Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

UJ ~ ~ rn Z 0 ., u UJ a: ~ UJ Z ~ a: >>- 00 a: a: 0 ~ I0 >- J: 00 0.. 0 0 I- 00 00 O"'l J: 0.. ,.....; ~ eo ..... en ;j OJ.) ;j ~ Eddie Ingels was a dou ble winner at Cal Expo Speedw ay . both the Scrat ch and Handicap mains. Scott Zampach captured w in s in both the Stock Expert and Formula Open classes at the WERA Wisconsin State Fair. Shawn Su m mers (Kaw); 5. Tamm ie Blew (Kaw ). 500 BEG: 1. Rick Holl enbeck (Hon); 2. Bryan Bergen (Hon); 3 . J eff W ell s IHon ). 500 JR : 1. M ike Brew er (Kaw); 2. Dann y u Jo nes (Kaw ); 3 . Bob Loiljon (Kaw) . 80 BEG : 1. Nat han Woods (Kaw); 2. Scott Ben nen (Hon); 3. Johnny Chavez (Kaw) . 80 J R: 1. Rusty Holla nd ISuz). 80 INT: 1. Danny Nel son (Kaw ). 80 EX: 1. Spud W alt ers (Hon). 125 BEG 0 -1: 1. Marc We myss (Kaw); 2. Lest er Hanks (Hon); 3 . John Wi lls (Hon) . 12 5 BEG 0 -2 : 1. TIm Madden (Suz); 2. Robert Sherrow (Hon ); 3 . Wi lliam Neely (Suz). VETS J R: 1. Ed Crawford (Hon): 2. Fred Linle (Kaw ): 3. Terry Euous (Suz). OT JR : 1. Dave Simmons (Kaw): 2. Bill DuCray (Hon). VET INT: 1. Mike McGinnis (Yam). MSTR: 1. Terry Deegan (Kaw ); 2. M ike New man (Yam); 3. Steve e Presl ey (Kaw ). PRO: 1. Ken larht (Hon): 2. Vic Hage r (Hon). Zampach zooms at Milwaukee RR By Larry Lawrence 34 MILWA UKEE, WI , JULY 9 Milwa uk ee's Scott Zampach didn 't · have to trav el far to win $1000 in Yamaha co ntingency money in th e WERA sprints a t the Wisconsin State Fair. " I live ab out eigh t blocks from here. I hope th ere's a lot more races here in the future," said the local racer who took wins in the C and D Superbike cl a sses a bo a rd hi s Dunl op/ EBC/RK /Fox /Spectro / Dyno-jet /Midwest Action Cycle Yamaha FZR400. This weekend marked the return to the fairgrounds for motorcycle racing after a 12-year break . " T h is w eek end wa s a nonspectator even t, so rt of a test run, " said WERA 's Buzz Pritz. " Since things went well this weekend, we hope to really promote thi s event in the future." Most riders ca lled the tra ck " rea ll y fun " but sai d th e ex tremel y bumpy infield sectio n needed improvement. Two riders wh o race d her e in 1976 were back this weekend. Ed Key and Al ex Bub (bo th form er WERA National Champions) showed up to race on the I. 7-mile circuit. " It 's pretty much how I remember ed it 12 years ago. We ran it in the opposite direction back th en ," said Key, who celebrated the return to the tra ck by winning the C Prod uctio n race. Ray Yoder set th e fastest lap time of the weekend during th e A Production race. On the third lap, he turn ed a 1:18 .68 on h is Suzuki GSXR 750. " I sort o f liked the bumps. I just rode loose and the bike seemed to hand le th em rea ll y well ," Yoder sa id. O ne man who could n't get used to th e rough infield was Honda RS250-mounted Gary Gibson. Gibso n stru/igled with the sens itive GP bike while leading all but the last lap o f th e Formula Two race. H e was pas sed by Alan Bertabnoli on his FZR400. " T he guy wh o designed th e RS never saws a bump in hi s life," jok ed Gibson after th e event. Resu lts A PROD EX: 1. Ray Yoder (Suz); 2. Charl es Buse (Suz): 3. Andy Fenwidk (Suz). A PROD NOV: 1. David Han sen ISuz): 2. Jo hn Larson (Suz); 3. Ken Tapscott IYam ). B PROD EX: 1. Ray Yoder J r. (Suz): 2. Tim Morrissey (Suz); 3 . Char les Buse (Suz). B PROD NOV : 1. Sam Wardr ip (Hon ): 2. Dave Hansen (Suz): 3 . Keith M erryfield (Hon). C PROD EX: 1. Ed Key (Honl: 2. John Love (Hon): 3. Dav id Klosterman (Hon). C PROD NOV: 1. Sam Wardrip (Hon): 2. Brian Pritz (Hon); 3. David Voelete (Su z). PROD EX: 1. Steve Panerson; 2 J im Still (Yam): 3. Matthew Wi nnack er (Yam ). o PROD NOV: 1. Craig Newforth (Yam): 2. Richard Knapp (Yamll; 3 . Chad Hilliker (Kaw) . 8 S/BK El(: 1. Scon lampach (Suz): 2. Ray Yoder Jr. ISuz); 3 . Tim Morrissey (Suz). 8 S/ BK NOV: 1. Sam Wardrip (Hon); 2. Davi d Hanse n (Suz); 3. Brian Pritz (Hon). VINT 4 : 1. Randy Ilig (Tri). VINT 5: 1. Rich Graver (Suz): 2. Al ex Bub (HD); 3 . Rand y IIIg (Tri). •. C S/BK EX: 1. Scott Zampach (Yam); 2. Ed Key IHo n): 3 . A lan Bert agnole (Yam). . C S/B K NOV : 1. Sam Wardr ip (Hon): 2. Keit h Merryfield (Hon): 3. Brian Pritz (Hon) . 5 /8 K EX: 1. Scon Zampach (Yam); 2. A lan Bert agnoli (Yam); 3. Jim St ill (Yam). S/BK NOV: 1. Craig Newfort h (Yam ): 2. Richard Knepp IYam); 3 . Chad Hilli ker (Kaw) . F OPEN: 1. Scon lampach (Suz); 2. Ph il Pummell (Hon); 3 : Charles Buse (Suz). F-2 EX: 1. Alan Bert agnoli (Yam); 2. Gary Gi bson (Hon): 3 .. Steved Pan erson (Yam). F·2 NOV: 1. Donn Lewis (yam); 2. Craig Newforth (Yam); 3 . M ike Hasek (Hon). F-3 : 1. J ames Doll (Hon). CLBMN EX: 1. Rich Graver (Suz): 2. Scott Doyle (Yam): 3 . Dan Saltori (Yam). CLBMN NOV: 1. R.H. Tapscon (Yam): 2. Ken Tapscott (Yam ); 3. Steve Heilman (Hon). VI NT 1: 1. Rich ard Roin iot is. VINT 3 : 1. Randy IlIg (Tri). o o o Himes hooks up at L.ake Gen eva MX By J ac k Biddison LAKE GENEVA, WI , J ULY 15 T ak e a star-studded field of top not ch riders , an expert ly prepared mot ocross course a t the Lake Geneva Raceway and you have a ll th e ingredients that came together Friday night a t the Lake Geneva Raceway for th e Friday night Suzuki Championship Stadium Motocross Series, in which Chris H imes ca p tu red the 125cc Amateur class victory. Himes, Suzuki, earned the overall rider honors points as he finished second to Brian Batagl ia, Suzuki, in th e heat and th en rode from far ba ck on the first lap in the main, to third on' th e second lap, seco nd on the thi rd circuit and then led on th e fourth la p of the nin e lap ma in , to win going away over Kawasaki riders jeff Michaun , and Brett Schacht. Bataglia had been fourth up until th e ' la st lap when he and jeff Schwartz, Yamaha, crashed together a nd fin ished only 16th and 19th . In th e 250cc P ro feature, it looked like Bob Nebel, Suzuki, who had finish ed seco nd to th e youngest rider in the class, 19-year-old Brock Powers was coming on for the win in th e main , but his motor seized and DNF earn ing o n ly six th overall in th at class. Results A M 124: 1. Chri s Himes (Yam); 2. Jeff Michaun .(Kawl; 3. Bern Schacht (Kaw). OPEN AM: 1. Robert Spiese (Hon): 2. Terry Hahn (Kaw) ; 3. Chris Berna vidos (Hon). PRO 125 : 1. Bob Nebel (Suz); 2. Bob Behr ens (Kaw ): 3 . Jeff Blaha (Hon). PRO 250: 1. Bob 8 ehr ens (Kaw); 2. Brock Pow ers (Hon): 3. Jeff Melcher (Hon) . A M 250: 1. Terry Hah n IKaw); 2. Mike Zo (Suz); 3. M ike Anderson (Yam). MI NI CYC: 1. J eff Mo ore (Suz); 2. Todd M ayer (Suz): 3 . Dan Kwajeskl (Hon). Ingels tops Cal Expo Speedway By R.C . Jones SACRAMENTO, CA, JULY 13 Eddi e Ingels raced to victory in both main events for th e second time this season at Cal Expo Speedway. Dave Worthen took home his first victory in th e Divi sion Two main and Steve Aren a won the Divi sion Three main for th e second time. Ingels, spo nsored by A&A Racing/ Peteri ch Cycles/Quaker State/ K8

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