Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Rob Edwards was the Open Beginner winner at Ascot. Jeff Emig (47) grabs t he holeshot at the start of a 2 50cc A Stock mota at Goodtimes Motorsports Park.· to ge t back up to speed a nd eventu ally fell back to 12th. As the race progressed the top five .continued to change as Truj illo dropped back near Smith, surrendurin~ the number five position to Mi ch ael Esparanza. Nearing th e halfway point J ulio Miranda moved up and challenged O sman for third. Wi th only two laps remaining Mira nda jumped past Osman over a new step-up ju mp to take command of O sman 's position. On the las t . lap Ear ly lost hi s front end nearing the finish line zig-zag and dropped to third. Longergan took a narrow win over Miranda, Early, Osma n and Esparza. When th e gate dropped at the stan of th e second moto Osm an sprung out of the gate to lead Miranda, Lon ger ga n , Ea rly a nd Es parza. Longerga n swiftly snuck around Miranda the n soo n fou nd his way into th e lead as O sman faded to fourth. At the checkers Lo ngergan took the win and the overall ahead of Early, Mi randa , Osman and Esparza. In th e 250cc Pro clas s O'Neal's "Radical" Ron Turn er stol e both mota wins to ta ke home his share of th e largest purse of the nigh t. In the first mo to T urner grabbed the holesh o t with Bo b Klin e, J ohnny Posca , Rick J o hnson and Eric Sandstrom close behind. Turner slowl y pulled away as Posca challenged Kline for seco nd. Turner took the ch eckers first with Kline holding off Posca for second. In th e second rnoto Klin e benef. iued from a clean holeshot to .lead . Turner, Posca, Sandstrom and Johnson around the first turn. Within a few laps Turner found his way past Klin e in a tight S turn , taking over the lead. Once into th e lead Turner contin uou sly edged away from th e pack and eventuall y took th e win and th e overall over Kline, Posca, Sandstr om and J ohnson. Results 50: 1. Corey Hoeft (Yam); 2. Shawn Igercic (Yam); 3. Joel Nelson (Yam ); 4. Br ian Anderson (Suz); 5. Scon Alexander (Yam). 60: 1. Jeff Willoh (Kaw) ; 2. Paul tto (Kaw); 3 . JayTheys (Kaw); 4 . Jason Shirey (Kaw) ; 5 . Reginald Mitchell (Kaw). BO BEG 0 -1 : 1. Keno Deary (Kaw); 2. Jason Shirey (Yam); 3. Shawn O'Brien (Suz); 4. Scooter Jones (Kaw); 5. Marc Uppert (Suz). . BO BEG 0 -2 : 1. Carlton Herderson (Suz); 2. josh Bun e (Yam); 3 . Robert Best (Kaw); 4 . John Ruiz . (Hon); 5 . Rene lopez (Yam). BO JR ; 1. Donald Upt on (Kaw); 2. J eff Willoh (Kaw); 3 . Kevin Busell (kaw ); 4. Armando Overland (Kaw). BO INT: 1. Chr is Kefa las(Suz). BO OPEN: 1. Ryan Thacker (Yam). ADULT MINI: 1. Ron Bunn (Suz); 2. David Kelsey (Kaw); 3 . Scott Char les (Kaw). 125 BEG 0 ·1 : 1. Chuck Lippert (Suz); 2. Ben Barnhart (Vam); 3 . M ike Loebig (Yam); 4 . Bernard Miller (Hon ); 5. Kevin O'Br ien (Hon). 125 BEG 0-2; 1. Greg Longergan (Kaw); 2. Larry Early (Hen); 3 . Julio Miranda (Hon ); 4. Rodne y Osman (Kaw ); 5 . M icha el Esparza (Hon). 125 JR : 1. Er ic Ja sper (Hon); 2. M ike Buff (Vam); 3 . Chr is Kela las (Hon ); 4 . Marc Laidl er (Kaw) ; 5 . David Casada (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Dan Bar nen (Suz); 2. Randy Moody (Hon); 3. Maneo Cose nt ino (Ca g); 4 . Hira Yamamoto (Yam); 5 . Cli ff Fredrick (Kaw ). 125 PRO: 1. Kyle Lawis (Hon); 2. M ike Bell (Hon l. 250 BEG 0 · 1: 1. Tim Wi ll iam s (Kaw); 2. Todd M artin (Kaw ); 3 . Rodney Jensen (Ho n); 4. Craig W ilkinso n (Hon) 5. Shawn Anderson (Kaw). 250 BEG 0 -2 : 1. Bill Perking (ya m); 2. Paul Kowalski (Yam); 3 . M icha el Hanman (Hon); 4. Don Valli er (Yam); 5. Aa ron A nderson (Kaw) . 250 JR ; 1. Kevin lopa (Ho n ~ 2. Ch ris Ridgway (Yam); 3 . Gary Wa gner (Yam); 4 . Denn is Chaf e (Yam); 5 . Donny Maeda (Suz). 250 INT: 1. David Benedeni (Suzl ; 2. Man eo Coestino (Ceg ); 3 . Ja mes W hit ehead (Kaw); 4. Tony Fu ll er (Suz); 5. J im Dom in ici (Ho n). 250 PRO: 1. Ron Tu rnerr (Vam); 2. Bob Kl ine (Hon); 3 . Joh n poses (Rok); 4 . Eric Sand strom (Kaw); 4. Rick Johnson (Hon ). 500 BEG: 1. Rob Edwards (Hon); 2. Don Gr ant (Kaw); 3 . Oon Anderson ( S uz~ 4. V. Lussier (Hon); 5. Grego ry Davis (Hon ~ • 500 JR: 1. Brian An etersan (Yam ); 2. Brad Sloan (Hon); 3 . Bob Wag ne r (Ho n); 4 . Tom Lyman (Hon). 500 INT: 1. Ken Faught (Yam). 500 PRO; 1. Craig Hofmeister (Hon); 2. Tom Webb (Hon) . VET JR ; 1. John Dic iaula ( S u z~ 2. Tim W ill iam s (Kaw l; 3. Ji m Sten tz (Yam); 4 . Ma rk Hayakawa (Hon); 5. Ja ck Landers (Hon). VET INT: 1. Larry Forbis (Suz); .2. M ar k Hell er (Hon). VET PRO: 1. Ron Turner (Yam); 2. Rick Jo hnson (Hon) . Emig brothers b'ast Goodtimes MX By W arren E. D omke SAN ANTONIO, ri, MAY 28-29 South Texas' no toriously u npredictable spring wea ther cooperated thi s year, providing ideal racing conditions for hundreds of top yo ung motocross riders a t the Lo ren a L ynn 's AMA South Central Regio nal Championship. Amo ng th e stando uts of th e event were the Kawasaki-moun ted Em ig brothers, J eff and Bryan , from Kan sas City . Jeff aced the 125cc A Stock event and the 250cc A Stock race. Big brother Bryan placed second in two events, the 125cc A Modified and th e 250cc A Modified, beh ind the Honda of Texas J ason Langford both tim es. In each of his four mo tos, J eff Emig, 17 go t the holesho t an d easi ly stayed o ut Iront. " T he Kawasak is are working real good this year," Em ig said. " And th e trac k is excellent, real fu n." J eff's brother Bryan, 19, had a tougher battle, but ra n well aga ins t La ngford, who won th e starts a nd stayed in front. . Stephanie Carlyle rode impressively in the Women's cla ss. Carlyle switched from Hondas to a Yamaha YZl25 , a nd dominated th e class. The petite 17-year-old T exan bested Leslie Lancaster's second place in both motos. Another rider who gave an impressive performance was Pedro Gon- zal ez from Mo nterrey. G o n za lez placed in the top five in three classes, a nd wo n first place in the 250cc B Stock. H e also took a second pl ace in the 125cc Stock and a th ird place in 125cc B Stock. The Min is were fun to wa tch, as us ua l. Texan H ea th Kirkl an d, a H onda rider, aced th e Stock clas s and came in fifth in th e Modified 85cc classes. He was one of the sta ndouts , alo ng wi th fellow Texans Will ie Bowden and J eff Dement. Bo wden won the 85cc Modified and placed fourth in the 85cc Stock. Dement too k first place in th e 85cc Stock (ages 12-13) and th e 85cc Modified (ages 9-13), In the 51cc Automatics, Carter Sch neider, also from Texas, rode his little yellow Yamaha li ke a pro, taking the jumps and sta ying well ahead of the co mpe titio n. Results 125 A STK: 1. J eff Emig (Kaw ); 2. Robby Clau ss (Ceg); 3. Ben Benn en (Hon); 4 . Gary Selton (Vam ). 124 B STK: 1. Chad Montero (Vam); 2. Tim Hodes (Hon); 3 . Pedro Gonzales (Hon ~ 4. Michael M er lo (Yam ); 5. Tyler Larson (Yam ). 250 A STK: 1. J eff Emig (Kawl; 2. Robby Clauss (Cag); 3 . Ellion Jones: 4. Vanc e Norwich (Kaw); 5 . Bo Steegall (Kaw). SR 30+: 1. Kenn eth Sum mers (Vam); 2. Edwa rd ' Havles (Hon); 3 . Thomas Pon s (Hon); 4 . Steven Mc Combs (Kaw ); 5 . Brad Boody (Hon). SR 40+ : 1. J imm y Redwin e (Yam); 2. J erry Boren (Vam); 3 . J esse Parker (Hon); 4. W ill iam Childs (Hon ); 5 . Dan ny Moore (Kaw) . WMN 0- 125cc: 1. Step han ie Carlyle (Vam); 2. Leslie Lancast er (KBW); 3 . Snoo kie Timmerman (Hon); 4. Melissa Hendrix (Vam); 5 . Lana Ford (Hon ). 250 C NOV STK; 1. J eff Tall ey (Kaw); 2. Br ian Vounger (Yaml; 3. Gl en Guedry (Suz); 4. Steven Rathmann (Hon); 5 . Doug Browning (Yam ). 85 STK: 1. Heath Kir kland (Hon ~ 2. Jason A . Edwards (Kaw) ; 3 . Coll in Edward s III (Yam); 4. William Bowden (Hon); 5. Jody North (Hon). 250 B STK: 1. Pedro Gon zalez (Hon); 2. M ich ael Lord (Hon); 3 . J erry Benn er (Kaw ); 4. Trey Philli ps (Kaw~ 5 . Tyler Larson (Yam). 65 STK 7 -11 : 1. Reynard (Ka w); 2 . Kevin Windham (Kaw); 3 . Clinton Latham (Kaw); 4. Jeffrey Easley (Kaw ); 5. Tara A ll en (Kaw) . 125 STK 12-1 5 : 1. Jack Ricks (Kaw); 2. Pedro Gon zalez (Hon); 3. Trey Phill ips (Ka w~ 4. J .J . Slagle (Hon ); 5. Stanley Chom er (Yam). . OPEN A:. 1. Ben Ther iot ( Kaw~ 2. Lance M or ick ( Ka w ~ 3 . Elliot J one s; 4. M ar k Wod ig (Kaw) . 125 A MOD: 1. J ason Lang ford (Kaw) ; 2. Bryan Em ig (Kaw) ; 3 . Gary Salter. 85 STK 12- 13; 1. J eff Dement (Kawl; 2. Steve Olson (Hon); 3 . Clin t Cer hon ; 4 . Brett Beau champ ( Kaw~ 5 . Brian Dug an (Kaw) . 250 B STK: 1. John Deegan (Kaw); 2. A ll en Ross (Hon ); 3 . Chr is Ryan (Kaw); 4. Doug McCe rty; 5 . Timothy Woodruff. 125' B MOO : 1. M ichael Merlo (Yam); 2. M an Harlan (Vam) ; 3 . Ricky Wa r e (Hon ); 4 . Tim Hawthorne ( S uz~ 5. Kevin Dollar (Kaw). 250 A MOO ; 1. Jason Langford ( Kaw~ 2. Bryan Emig (Kaw); 3 . Ben Theriot (Kaw); 4. Bo Stegall (Kaw); 5. Elliott Jones. 250 B MO O: 1. Terry Cling lort (Kaw) ; 2. Tyler Larson (Vam); 3 . Trey Ph ill ips (Kaw); 4. Man Harlan (Vam); 5 . Tim Hawthorne (Suz). OPEN B: 1. Mark Benson (Kew); 2. Mark Marshall (Hon ); 3 . Bill Fleming (Yam); 4. Kevin Thornhill (Hon). 25 PLUS: 1. Robert Riner; 2. Sanee Tabess' (yam); 3 . Dave Partlon (Hon); 4. Mike Harris. 5 1 STK AUTO : 1.'Certer Schneider (Yam); 2. Clayton Martin; 3. Bo Russell; 4. Dusty Weygandt (Vam); 5. Duane Forester (Suz). B5 MOO 9 -13: 1. Jeff Dement (Kaw); 2. Bre t Beauchamp (Kaw); 3. Steven Olson (Hon); 4. Brian Deegan (Kaw) ; 5. Cody Green (Hon ). 85 MOO 14-15; 1. William T. Bowden (Hon~ 2. J ason Edwards (Kaw); 3 . Joseph Falla . Jr. (Hon ); 4 . Collin Edwa rd s (Vam); 5 . Heat h Kirkland (Hon). 12 5 MOO 12 -15 : 1. Ja ck Ricks (Kaw); 2. Stan ley Chomer; 3 . J .J . Slagle (Hon); 4. Trey Phill ips (Kaw) . 125 NOV MOD : 1. Bennen (Yam); 2. Brad Lisan k (Hon); 3 . Marcus Pepper (Hon ); 4. John Deegan (Kaw ); 5. A ll en Ross (Hon) . 250 C NOV MOO : 1. St even Rathma n (Hon); 2. Glen D. Guedry (SUl) ; 3 . Jeff Talley (KawO; 4. Kenneth Summers (y am); 5 . Bill y DePr iest (Kaw ). 85 STK 7- 11: 1. Kevin Wendham (Kaw); 2. Clinton latham; 3. Reynard (Kaw l; 4 . Dust in Tray lor IHon); 5. Jeff rey Easley (Kaw ). Sao buzzes Englishtown MX By Rosanne Lukaitis E T GLISHT O WN, NJ , MAY 29 Kawasaki-mounted Ed Bao belted o ut o ne of his smoothest races th is season to tak e the victory in th e 125cc Expert clas s at Engl ishtown's Ra ceway Park. In the first rn o to Brian Carroll, aboard a Kawasaki, jumped ou t to an earl y lead and powered over th e Wood bridge Kawasaki steps. Bao, Charles Wh ite and Joe Reill y followe d closel y. Carroll started to open a large gap on th e rest of the pa ck whi le Bao went dow n and lost so me posit ions, When the checkers fell it was Carroll wh o took first as Wh ite grabbed the seco nd spot. Rounding out the top five were Baa , Dave Peron e and Joe Reilly. In th e fina l moto Bao grabbed the lead, White was right behind to apply pr essu re and Reilly was a clos e th ird. Bao raced smoo th and stead y a nd never looked back as he dominated and took first in the moto for th e overall victory. White brought home a second all ar ound followed by Reill y, J oe Montrella and Mike Culkin. Chris Brynildsen pulled down th e hol eshot in the firs t rnoto of th e 250cc Expert class. Mickey Kessler was right on Bryn ildsen's rear tire and made a pass a nd Br ian Carroll followed suit as h e m o ved into second. J erry Seip also passed in th e back section of the track to posi tio n hi mse lf into third, and Mark Costa dropped Brynildsen to fifth . Kessler put some space between himself and the rest of th e pack while Seip kept clo sin g th e door o n Costa. Kessler took th e win. Carroll was seco nd, with Seip, Costa and Phil Carlin third through fifth . Brynildsen again took th e hol eshot in th e final moto with Costa, Seip, Carroll and Kessler at his back door. Costa passed Brynildsen but Carroll got by Co sta to tak e th e lead . Kessler moved up and passed Costa, then Carroll went down and Kessler inheri ted the lead. Kessler pulled away from the rest of th e pa ck and was followed home by Seip, Costa,

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