Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

C lem Sturdly overcame a dead-engine start to win the Ultralight Superbike race at Minnesota 's Bra inerd Internationa l Raceway_ front to a n earl y lead and taking the win over Shelly Kann and his brother Lance in the first moto. Kann led th e first lap of the second moto, but relinquished her lead to Cra ig Cunningham on the next lap. Danny Ed monson took third this time with Lance Cunningham in fourth. Results Winner Craig Cu nningham (202) looks for a way around S helly Kann (2 5 1 ) in the Mini Pee Wee race at the Midway Recreation Park MX. 80 JR/EX: 1. Jake Zemke (Yam); 2. Man Wa it (Kaw); 3. Ben Bostrom (Hon); 4. John Mu rphr ee (Kaw ); 5. Earnie Mart in (Kaw ). 125 NOVI JR: 1. Man Wait (Kaw); 2. Doug Grote (H o n ~; 3. Mart in Mon t es (Yam); 4. Joh n Navarec (Hon); 5. Rodger Robin son (C-A). VET NOV: 1. Robert M eir ing (W-R); 2. David Peters (Yam). VET JR/EX: 1. Frank Nye (W·R); 2. Lyn n George (Hon ); 3 . Lawrence Gre ene (Hon); 4. Willia m Rider (Hon); 5. M ich ael Bon o (Yam). 250 JR: 1. Troy Watts (Kaw); 2. Robby Peichoto (Yam); 3. Johnny McG ill (Yam). 500 OPEN NOV: 1. Gerald Pestoni (Hon); 2. Dwan e Franci sco (Hon); 3. Sam Lomanto (Hon); 4 . Scon Bricker (Hon); 5. H.P. Myan (W-R). 500 OPEN JR: 1. Tim Selb y (Hon); 2. David Sanchez (W-R); 3. Sherm an Gresham (W -R); 4 . Paul Polhemu s (W-R); 5. Francis-Shine (H· D). 500 OPEN EX: 1. Bobby McDow ell (Honl; 2. Ted Taylor (W- RI; 3. Bryan McDow ell (H-D); 4 . Paul Iw anaga (Hon); 5. J aime Ag uilar (H-D). PRO-A M : 1. Bryan McD ow ell (H-D); 2. Bobby Mc Dowell (Hon); 3. Daniel McDon nell (H-D); 4. M ark Key (H-D); 5. Paullwanaga (Hon). entire first lap. It appeared they may have been holding each other up, th ey were s o clos e. Bryan eventually edged ahead wh ile Bobby held on to a close second. .In th e main, Bryan McDowe ll grabbed the holeshot with Bobb y coming off fourth behind Danny McDonnell - on a borrowed Rotax - in second and Honda-riding Paul Iwanaga in third. H ar d-riding Mark Key was in fifth on his trusty Harley. In th e fourth la p , Bobby McDowell shot by Iwanaga on the outside of turn two to take over the third spot. Key also managed to get by Iwanaga to grab fourth , then took ou t after Bobby. Bobby was still on th e move and went by McDonnell to nab seco n d . Then he scooted up to brother Bryan 's back wh eel to put 'the move on him. Bryan held his ground though a nd cam e in first at the checkered flag . In the 500cc 'Open Expert main , Ted T ayl or took his Rotax into th e lead . Robert McDonnell , riding a Honda , was off second, followed by Bryan McDowell in third, and Bobb y McDowell in fourth. Bryan dashed by McDonnell to take over second with Bobb y o n hi s heels. Bobb y a nd Bryan went backand-forth, fighting for second but Bobb y managed to hold th e pos it ion and th en pass T aylor after th e 'w hite flag. Bryan tried hard to follow but came in a close th ird. In the 80cc Junior/Expert class, everyo ne was on - their feet as Yamaha-rid er J ake Zemke, H ondarid er Ben Bostrom and Kawasakirider Matt Wait rode lik e demons to outdo each other. Zemke sta rted with the lead , with Bostrom ge tti ng aro und him in turn two. Zemke go t him back on th e front straigh t while Wait tried th e in side, th en the o utside, looking for a way around. Wait fin all y go t by Bostrom to push hard on Zemke but didn 't make it by the checkered flag. Wait and Zemke battled it in th e l25cc Novi ce/Junior class too . This _ time, Wait got the ho leshot and Zemke tried everything to get around h im with Wait doing an excellent job of holding him off. On turn two , halfway through the race , Zemke tried to make a no ther mov e on th e outside of Wait when his engine blew and he dropped ou t. Results 60 NOV: 1. Eri c M art in (Kaw ); 2. Shaun Russell (Kaw); 3. Kenny Cypria no (Kaw); 4. Helder Alv ern az Jr . (Kaw). ' 60 JR: 1. John Mu rph ree (Kaw); 2. J eff Gabhart (Kaw ); 3. Helder A lvernaz (Kaw ). 80 NOV: 1. J esse Sanchez (Yam); 2. Eric Bostr om (Hon); 3. Justin Ownbey (Kaw) . . .. . Engstrom doubles at Midway Rec MX By Rolfe Otterness . KEL LOGG, MN , MAY 29 Robbie Engstrom co n tinued to rack up wins in the Distri ct 23 Expert classes by adding two more at the first race of the year at the Midway Recreation Park facility. En gstrom reeled off four perfect mot os in the 125 and 250cc classes. Other winners tak in g two classes were Brandon Backes in the Mini Heavyweight divi sion and th e l25cc Youth class, a nd Rick Munson winner in th e 25- and 30-Plus age groups. Rob Engstrom took th e lead in th e first turns of th e first l 25cc Expert moto an d led all th e way for a win. Brian Fern displaced Dan a Hunt o n the second lap ( 0 take over second p lace but co uldn' t ma tch Engstrom 's pace. Hunt came under attack fro m Tim Bartylla and dropped to fourth wi th two laps remaininl?' At the checkered the top four remained in that order tail ed by Bill Engs tro m and Bryan Hunt. Bryan Hun t p ulled the holeshot in the seco nd moto and held on to the lead for two laps wit h Engstrom and Scott Ruegg in -the next two places. Engstrom pulled away from Hunt to ensure a win after making a pa ss on the third lap. Fern pa ssed Bartylla and Ru egg on the same lap tomove into third. The race ended with Engstrom, H unt , Fern , Ruegg and Bartylla in the top five slots. The 250cc clas s saw Engstrom win both rnotos, bu t th ere was some excellent racing - including a good battle between Engstrom and J eff O ldenberg early in th e second moto. O ldenberg's 3-2 score topped Jim Scott's 2-3 for second overall. The Mini Pee Wee class featured ~r~i.g ~.'-! n~ i!1 gh~!,! _p u l.1ing ~ut . . _ MINI PIW: 1. Craig Cun ning ham; 2. Shelly Kann ; 3. Danny Edmonson . M INI LIW: 1. Robbie McDowell; 2. Tim Pospisil; 3. Cr aig Cunningh am. MIN I HIW: 1. Brandon Backas; 2. Cory Kenn ey; · 3. Eric Metzger. 125 YTH: 1. Brandon Backes; 2. Chad Cun. ningham; 3. Dusty McMill en. · 25 PLUS: 1. Rick Munson; 2. Russ A nthony; 3. Bill Engstro m. SR 30+: 1. Rick M unson ; 2. Jerry Schu lze; 3. Brian Koehle r. SR 40+: 1. Jerry Backer; 2. Roger Niedzielski; 3. Thomas Clark. 125 B 0 -1 : 1. James W akef ield ; 2. Dusty Mc M illen; 3 . Randy Stodol a. 125 B 0 -2 : 1. M ike Hanson; 2. Tad Orstad; 3. Aldo Cirell i. 125 INT ; 1. Chad Cunn ingham; 2 . Pet er McKeeth; 3. Donn ie Oreskovich. 125 EX: 1. Robbie Engstrom; 2. Brian Fern; 3. Bryan Hunt. 250 B: 1. Chris Schul ze; 2. Chr is Rasset; 3. Jo hn Sw eeney. 250 INT: 1. Brian Oelljan ; 2. Scon Steinl e; 3. Bru ce Schuttemeier. 250 EX: 1. Robbie Engstrom; 2. J eff Oldanberg; 3. James Scott Jr. OPEN B: 1. Brad Redfiel d; 2. Mi ke Rohl; 3. Joal Haas. OPEN INT: 1. Gary Pangburn; 2. Rusty Sorensen; 3. Richa rd Blei. . OPEN EX: 1. Jeff Sorensen; 2. Scon Miller; 3. Jerry Schu lze. · Williams, ChristiansQn hot at Brainerd RR By Gary Sjoquist BRAINERD, MN, JUNE 4-5 CRA perennial fast guys Scotty William s and Glen Christianson each posted three wins in weekend actio n at Brain erd International Raceway. Each took wins in Sprint racin g and wo n th eir respec tive clas ses in th e T rophy Dash events. Christian son, on his Burnsvill e Mo torsports Yamaha SRX600, cont inued h i s total domin ation o f U ltralig ht Prod uctio n ' and Supersport classes , posting flag-to-flag wins . Williams, still in th e process of sort ing out th e handling and power characteristics of his Lofgren Racin g-prep ared '88 Suzuki GSXR, . was pl eased with the results from the new bik e, but felt there was sti ll room for improvement. In Middl eweight Supersport, it was Ro ger Lundsten on a Honda CR600 Hurricane posting an impressive win. Lundsten, wh o began the season as a Novice an d was elevated to Expert sta tus after the May event, cam e from a back row gri d position to overt ake early lead er Wes Wicklund on lap five. Lundsten p ull ed aw ay for the win, wi th th e Hurrican es of Wicklund and Mik e Moores following. Lundsten nearl y won Middleweight Su perbike also, bu t wasn't able to make a last lap pass on seaso ned v~teJ?n. La~~<;. N~~~r .st~s~.• Norby took the win, with Lundsten second and Wicklund third. In H eavyweigh t Superbike, AMA Superbike regular John Jacob came from the fift h row of the gri d to lead over Todd Strang and Williams. Jacob , on a Yamaha FZR7 50,' dropped out after the eighth lap and Strang took the win followed by the FZR of J oh n Mulligan and the GSXR of Williams. In Unlimited Superbike, J acob ied flag-to-flag, turning low I:50 lap times to take the win over Strang and Mu lligan. Results HIW PROD EX: 1. Gene Radmer; 2. M ike Ruehle; 3. Bill Young . HIW PROD NOV: 1. M ike Petryna ; 2. Mike Tollerud; 3. James Oliver. ULT/L PROD EX: 1. Glen Chr istianso n; 2. Don Framstad; 3. M ike Dickinson . ULT/ L PROD NOV: 1. Vi etor Mrotz; 2. Peter . Hoefler; 3. Bri an Roger s. M IW PROD EX: 1. Bill Young ; 2. Doug MacCallu m; 3. M ike Seaton . MIW PROD NOV: 1. M ike Tollerud; 2. Bob Mak i; 3. Steve Schobe r. U/ L PROD: 1. And y Tocko; 2. M ike Ruehla; 3. Roger Hendr icks. LIW PROD EX: 1. Tim Dupont; 2. Joa Spooner; 3. John Mensch. U W PROD NOV: 1. SCOll Hansen; 2. Jon Erickson; 3. Bill Vaudr evil. HIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Scon Will iams; 2. Roger Lund sten; 3. M ike Ruehle. HIW S/SPRT NOV: 1. M ike Karm; 2. M ike Petryna; 3. Dave Hanse n. ULT/L S/SPRT EX: 1. Glan Chr istia nson; 2. Don Framstad; 3. Larry Sorenson. ULT/L S/SPRT NOV: 1. Lew is Lakey; 2. Vietor M rotz; 3. Peter Hoefler. MIW S/SPRT EX: 1. Roger Lundsten; 2. Was Wicklund; 3. M ika Moores. MIW S/ SPRT NOV: 1. Duan e Kopp; 2. Mi ke Lath am; 3. Mark Coan. U/L S/SPRT: 1. Scon Will iams; 2. M ike Ruehl e; 3. M ike Seaton . LlW S/SPRT EX: 1. Mi ke Moores; 2. Joa Spooner; 3. Dave Anderson. U W S/SPRT NOV: 1. Scon Hansen; 2. Ken Doble; 3. Tom Roskowsk i. HIW S/BK EX: 1. Todd Strang; 2. J ohn Mulligan; 3. ScottWill iams. HIW S/BK NOV: 1. Mike Karm; 2. Mi ke Tollerud; . 3. Dave Hansen . ULT/ L S/BK EX: 1. Clem Sturdly; 2. Ron Bohl; 3. Glen Chr istianson. ULTI L S/BK NOV: 1. Brian Gibbs; 2. Lewi s Lakey; 3. Vietor M rolZ. M IW S/BK EX: 1. Lance Norby; 2. Roger Lundsten; 3. Wes W icklu nd. MIW S/BK NOV: 1. M ike Tollerud ; 2. Duana Kopp; 3. M ike Latha m. . U/L S/BK: 1. J ohn Ja cob; 2. Todd Str ang; 3. J ohn Mu lli gan. . U W S/BK EX: 1. Dave Ander son; 2. Tim Dupont; 3. Pete Schow. U W S/B K NOV: 1. Ron Petri ck; 2. Scon Hansen; 3. John Voznak. Bad News travels fast at Talladega Endurance RR By Evelyn Chadwell TALLADEGA, AL , JUNE 4 Bad News Racin g's Bob Rentzell and co-rider Mike Smith took the GTO win in the AMA/CCS Four-Hour Endurance race at Alabama International Motor Speedway - the first time since 1983 tha t motorcycle roa d racing has been to the high banks of Talladega. Ren tzell an d Sm ith, aboard th e New River Motorsports/ Micheli n-sponsored stock Yamaha FZRlOO finished three la ps ahead O of secon d pl ace overa ll and first place .J. . . ._ ~ . • •_ .......... .. .. I • ... . . . ., I . .L _ ... .

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