Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Winner Pete ' Hook (77) goes inside of Larry Pegram (1 N) and David Lipscomb (27 ) in the Open class at the Lawrenceburg short track. the re is no do uble jumping allowed and you can no t have more than o ne year racing experience. T his was the largest class of th e night and provided som e of th e even ing's mos t exci ting raci ng. H onda-m ounted Ricky La m b took the maiden victory, toppin g both motos o ver Taft J o nes a nd Greg Cra btree. Results 60 : 1. Scan Pin son IKaw}; 2. Bryon Jon son IKaw}; 3. J ason Smith (Kaw). 80 JR : 1. Bruce Pin son (Kaw); 2. Gary Kellum (Kaw); 3. J ason Nail ISuz). BO SR: 1. Peanul Ulrich (Kaw); 2. Bradon Smith IKaw}; 3. J onahton Blain (Kaw) . 125 C: 1. Sam Gallegly (Kaw); 2. Paul Wilson (Suz); 3. Richard Jayo (Yam). . 125 8 : 1. Kim Tomlin (Kaw); 2. Kevin ,Dollar (Kaw); 3. Paul Street (Kaw). 250 C: 1. James Barton (Kaw); 2. J eff Martin (Han); 3. Charlie Owens (Han). 250 B: 1. Lynn Hicks (Han); 2. Benny Durrough IM·S); 3. Shorty Goode (Suz). SR MEN ; 1. Benny Durrough (M·S); 2. James Barton (Kaw); 3. Ricky Lamb (Han). ENDR: 1. Marty Williams (Kaw); 2. Eric Starr (Cog); 3. Thom Willimson (KTM). NOV; 1. Ricky Lamb (Han); 2. Taft Jones (KTM); 3. Greg Crabtree (Yam). , • Hook runs away at Lawrenceburg ST By Steven E. Smith LAWRENCEBURG, IN, JUNE 3 Pete Hook took the hol eshot in th e Open class o n hi s H onda th en opened a 20 foot lead that never narrowed in Lawrenceburg short track racing. With Hook out front, th e racing action was up to Arthur Tresser and Grady Phillips. They went handlebar-to-handlebar until th e finish with Tresser in front at ' the end on his Wood-Rotax. In th e 80cc class, Daniel Do tson from Indianapolis put the pressure on local riders in a clo se run for first pl ace. Brian Knippenberg ga ve him a run for his money and took second. Matt Auxier a nd Ben Bellman were another pair wh o kep t the fans' attentio n , as they battled for th ird , switch ing back' a nd forth fro m lapto-la p. Auxier was th ere when it counte d th ou gh and logged a .third pl ace fin ish. Grad y Phillips took the 250cc class in a clear victor y over number-two fin isher Larry Pegram. A respe ctable th ird pl ace went to T om my Hensler as he pu t his I25cc H onda up against the bigger mach in es. The O pen B class was an interesting mix, listed for Beginners, 250cc and above and Old Timers over 30. T wo of th e Seni ors took th e two pl aces out fro nt, with Bill Montgomery taking th e win . Frank Hum phries fin ished second " righ t on th e leader 's back wheel. Mike Daniels rode third. Results BO: 1. Daniel Dotson ; 2. Br ian Knippenberg (Han); 3. ManheY" Auxier (Han); 4. Ben Bellman; 5. Brad Hollander. 250: 1. Grady Phill ips; 2. Larry Pegr am; 3. Tommy Hen sler (Han); 4. J eff Craig (Bu l); 5. Jam es Reeves (Suz). OPEN B: 1. Bill Mon tgom ery; 2. Frank Humphries ; 3. Mike Dani els (Han); 4. J im Beck (Yam ); 5. Hersche l Benkert (Han). OPEN A : 1. Pete Hook; 2. Arthur Tresser IRtx); 3. Grady Phill ips; 4 . Doug Davis; 5. Pat Behr ie (Han). Inge's doub'es at Cal Expo Speedway By RC Jones SACRAMENTO, CA, J UNE 8 Eddi e In gels took a dou bl e victo ry for th e first tim e by winning both Scratch and Handica p mai n events du rin g speedway action at Cal Expo. In gels, aboard hi s Peterich Cycles/ A&A Racing/Cham p ion/K&N Filters/Sierra Products/Bell-spon sored G-M scored th e double after eigh t weeks of racing on th e tough Ca l Expo tra ck. Jim Sisemore pl aced second in th e H andicap main and a fourth in th e Scra tch main. Bill Zirkl e moved up to Division Two and won th e main event hi s first tim e o ut. J ohn Pi erce pi cked up hi s second win this seaso n in Division Three. Sisem ore chased Ingels throughou t th e six-lap Handicap race. As the main unfolded, J oe Leduc was out in front with a comfortable lead aft er four laps. Ingels and Sisemo re had been trying; to get within striking range. of Leduc for most of th e race wh en Leduc's froni tir e sta rt ing bouncing from hitting a hol e as he entered turn one. . As Leduc went wide to correct h is error, Ingels do ve inside and streaked past for the 1ead as the white flag ou t. Before Leduc cou ld recover , Sisemore also slipped past, leaving Leduc to fight off th e no w charging Bob Hi cks. Hi cks al so tried to sneak past the faltering Ledu c, but Leduc held off H icks with a mad dash over th e last 50 yards, taking thi rd by a whe el " length. After a bri ef rest, Ingel s lined back up for the prem ier Scratch main event. Hi cks had th e pole position wi th Rober t Curry next to him in ga te two , and Sisemore in gate three. That left In gels in his favorite spot, on the far ou tside in gate fou r. In gels shot ou t of the starting gate takin g away the inside edg e from Hi cks as th ey entered turn o ne. Sisemore went too wid e an d dropped to fourth leavin g Curry to battle with Hi cks. Hicks took a short lead over Curry as they went do wn the back chute . On lap two Cu rry moved inside of Hicks, passing H icks as th ey exi ted the turn . Ingels meanwhile was gone, putting on a sho w for the crowd. The race was for second, and a lap lat er H icks swa pped pos it ions wi th Curry to tak e back the second sp ot. On the last lap, Curry mad e a desperate move ·to get past Hi cks, bu t Hicks held his ground to finis h beh ind Ingels. Bill Zir kle was able to take the checkered flag wi th a win over Dou g Mign an o and Dave Worthen. It was Zirkle's first ride with the Division T wo gro up after starting the season in Division Three. Zirkl e had take n h is Weslake to two wi ns in Division Three ma ins before tonight's Division T wo race. " J ohn Pierce, aboar d his Chino's MC of Fremo nt -spo nsored Weslake, won the Division T hree main event for his second win thi s season, Pete Mar coccia, a local crowd pl easer, foll o wed in second. Dustin Sch roeder continued to dominate th e J un ior main with a win over T ommy H edd en. Results SCRATCH; 1. Eddie Ingels (G-M); 2. Bob Hicks (Wes); 3. Robert Curry (Wes); 4 . Jim Sisemore (Wes). HDCP; 1. Eddie Ingels (G-M) ; 2. J im Sisemore (Wes); 3. Joe Leduc (Wes); 4. Bob Hicks (Wes). 0 ·2 : 1. Bill Zirkle (Wes); 2. Doug Mignano (Wes); 3. Dave Worthen (Wes); 4. Miek Browne (WesO. 0 ·3 : 1. John Pierce (Wes); 2. Pete Marcoccia (Jaw); 3. Lyle Gossen (Jaw) ; 4. Bill Thomas (Jaw). " JR: 1. Dustin Schroeder; 2. Tommy Hedden. I Getz gets 'em at Flat River Enduro By Bruce A.Clark FLAT RIVER, MO, MAY 22 Kelly C etz slid to a slim, four-point win ahea d of National Hare Scrambl es co mpetitor Tim Newell at the Fla t River Enduro . . Getz and Newell were tied after th e first loop which had an 18 mph speed avera ge. H ow ever, on th e second loop Ge tl dropped one less' point at each 01 the lour timed checks in th e second loop to finis h with a to tal ofTf points in a steady do wn po ur of rain that started abo u t two hours " before key tim e and contin ued to fall throughou t the event. Both C etz and Newell had to overcome problems to finish. Getz had a flat fro nt tire, and Newe ll had a broken shift lever and he completed most of th e second loop with hi s bi ke in third gear. Results . 0 1 A ; 1. Kelly Getz; 2. Tim Newell; 3. Bill Rogers; 4. Steve VanZant; 5. Steve Fow; 6. Steve Travis ; 7. Duane Ell er; 8. David Pierson; 9. Damian Trujillo; 10. -Joe Porterfi eld. . AA: 1. Kell y Getz; 2. Tim Newell. A OPEN: 1. Bill Eddy; 2. Chuck Cannon. A 250: 1. David Preison ; 2. Damian Tru jillo. A 200: 1. Randy Jones; 2. Ron Throckmonon. A INT; 1. Duane Eller ; 2. Buddy Rigg. A SR: 1. Joel Dubose ; 2. Stewan Nowl in. 5 S /SR : 1. Charalie Burk; 2. Jack Shoolmire; 3. J im Letell ies; 4. Sam Corea. B OPEN: 1. Joe Porterfield ; 2. Walter Morris; 3. David Rozell. B 250: 1. Steve Travis; John Koch; 3. David Morlan; 4 . Dave Altmen; 5. John Jepson. B 200: 1. Everet M eador s; 2. Keith Voss; 3. Vince Throekmonon; 4. Tom Grizzard ; 5. Jeff Jepson. B INT; 1. Marven Upton ; 2. Marty Beers; 3. Jim Ortbals; 4. Larry Bast . B SR: 1. Rick Bobinelt; 2. Tom Wadley; 3. Gary . Ja ckson ; 4 . Bill Felber . B S /SR: 1. M ilton Ladd; 2. Jack McCutcheon; 3. Jes se Lasw ell; 4. Don Herndon. C 125 : 1. Benny Richard s; 2. Cheeryl Burr ; 3. Mike W erne r. C 200: 1. Gary Hawv er; 2. Monty Shinn ; 3. Ron Grudy; 4 . David Ryan. C 250: 1. David Loggin s; 2. Mark Baughman; 3. Phil McDonald; 4 . Randy Harmon ; 5 . Keith Thompson. COPEN : 1. Mike Shown; 2. Phillip Gilliand; 3. Ben Clev eng er ; 4 . Rocky McMahon; 5. Rick Brightwell , C SR; 1. Mark Lyons; 2. James Well s; 3. Bob Pike. B WMN : 1. Yolanda Holman. A YTH; 1. Creed Wells; 2. Jason Wilson; 3. Jason Moore; 4. Scott Branstetter. B YTH: 1. Jeff Alexander; 2. Ricky Alexander. ., Hadlock hot at FernleyMX By Kathi Davis FERNLEY, NV, MAY 22 Robbie Hadlock was th e rider to beat in both the Open and 250cc Expert classes a t the Fernley MX tra ck today. Hadlock was the dominant force in the Open Expert class with impressive wins in both motos, but his 250cc Expert class win was a tougher battle. In the first 250cc Expert moto Dane McCombs got the holeshot coming out of the starting gate and set o u t on a pace that would keep him in the lead for the whole rnoto. Hadlock was hot on his trail and tri ed to pass ,several times but McCombs n ever gave him an opening. But in th e second moto it was Hadlock in th e lead after one lap with McCombs foll owing. The two of them stayed this way to the end of the moto wh ich gave Hadlock the win for the da y with his better second moto fini sh. . . The 60cc clas s also had exciting racing with Dave Roberts and Jeff Baldw in trading pl aces both motos. Bu t Roberts wo n th e tie-br eaking second mo to to give h im th e win for the day. One of the most exci ting classes of th e day was the 80cc No vice B class. Reggie La ndberry dominated by easi ly winnin g both motos. J ason McMahan came back in th e second rnoro for a stro ng second pl ace fini sh and second for th e day, edging ou t Denny Fran ch in. Results 60 : 1. Dave Roberts (Kaw); 2. Jeff Baldwin (Kaw); 3. Blaine Willis (Suz). 125 JR: 1. Billy Wh ite (Kaw) ; 2. Dylan Gallagher (Hus); 3. Tib Thomsen (Kaw). VET EX: 1. Larry Wright (Hus); 2. Rich Timess i (Kaw); 3. Larry Brown (Hus). VET JR: 1. Rex Hibon (KTM); 2. Dave Rials (Kaw); 3. Alan Tiensudd (Hus). 125 NOV: 1. Jason Miller ISuz); 2. Craig Laird ' (Kaw) ; 3.Jeff Brownlee (SUl). OPEN JR : 1. Albert McElroy (Hus); 2. Steve Miller (Hus); 3. Sam Key (Hus).

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