Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

w U Z w 0: ~ ~ W .. 0: ~ ~ >- >- o: 0: t- 0: 0: :5 :5 >- >- '" '" 0 ~ .... 0 :I: 0- 0 :I: 00 00 O"'l 0- ........ -- C(j ..... (FJ ~ bJJ ~ ~ Mike Harth (88) leads Scott Russell (22) and Jamie James (58) in the . A Production class at Gateway International Raceway. (Vam); 3. Dan Johnston (Kaw). 250 AM : 1. Darre ll Shar man (Han); 2. Bruce Sylvester (Kaw ); 3. Kir k Adcock (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Tim Buch li (Va m~ 2. Derek Brown (Kaw); 3. Bob Hanr ahan (Kaw). OPEN NOV: 1. M ike Riley (Han); 2. Jon Leskinen (Han); 3. Dale Schocke (Han). OPEN AM: 1. Mike Sagel (Vam); 2. RussJennings (Kaw). OPEN PRO:: 1. Bob Hanrahan (Kaw ). VET NOV: 1. James Vern er (Kaw ); 2. St eve Bosw ell (Kaw ); 3. Mike Marshall (Han). VET AM: 1. M ike Manin (Vam); 2. John Mo rgan (Vam); 3. Bobby W int er (Vam ). • VET EX: 1. Je ff Thomas (Vam); 2. M ike Kappel mann (Han). • SR NOV: 1. Tom Schauger (Kaw). SR EX: 1. J im And erson (Kaw). Russell romps at GatewayRR By Larry Lawrence EAST ST. LOUIS, IL, J ULY 17 Production raci ng ace Scott Ru ssell cleaned house a t Gatewa y International Ra ceway, winning $2100 in Suzuki contingency money by win ning the A, B and C Producti on races on hi s Dunlop/EBC/Team H ammer/ AGV / So lm ax/Kal-Ga rd/Va n son /Wa gn er /Cycl e Works/Fo x / Dyno-J et sponsored Suzukis. • T he event was marred by th e deat h of Ba ton Rou ge, Louisia na's J ohn T auzin. Tauzin was a n excelle nt club racer a nd was leading th e points in his region in the C Supe rbike class. The P roduction Money events were some of th e most inten se races o f the yea r. The w ildest racing happened in th e A and B'Production races. In A P roduction, Mike H art h p ut hi s big Suzuki o ut fro nt, fol lowed closely by Russell and J amie James. By the th ird lap, J ames forced ' his . way in fro nt of Russell to grab second. Fairin g s we re bangin g toge the r, th e big Suzukis were slid -. ing in every comer a nd th e riders were push ing to the edge of the trac k and then some exi ting th e turns. 1. Things really ' started to happe n when it began to rain. Russell 's "get it sideways" ri di ng style was perfectl y suited o n th e slick pavement, and when he made his move on J ames with just thre e laps to go, J ames slid ou t on th e sweeping turn seven. Russell went by H a rth in th e hardbraking turn one a nd held o n to win. James and Harth cras hed out in th e B Producti on race when J ames tri ed to pass seco nd place Kurt H all on th e inside of a turn. " I went undern ea th H all thinking he wo uld ta ke a normal lin e a couple of feet o ut ," J ames said. " But he ca me down to the grass leaving me no where to go." H arth 'cr a s h ed when Jam es ' machine slid into h im. Ru ssell wa s well ah ead of th e trouble a nd took the win ahead of H all. Kevin R entzeII survived yet a!l0ther c;rash in th~ mornin~ prac- ' nce session to Will $500 III th e Yamaha-paying D Superbike race. Rentzell got by Gene Burcham on lap three and went on to a convincing win. Ren tzell, who has crashed at least a half dozen times this year, quipped: " It seems like I'v e had my all ot me nt of crashes for th e season. It has to sto p pretty soon. " Results A PROD EX: 1. Scott Russell (Suz); 2. Mike Hanh (Suz);3. Dave Probst (Suz), A PROD NOV: 1. Kerry Sher man (Suz); 2. Greg Voung (Suz). B PROD EX; 1. Scott Russell (Suz); 2. Kurt Hall (Suz); 3. Sha w n Nicoloff (Suz). B PROD NOV: 1. Dan Probst (Suz); 2. Curt is Talbert (Suz); 3, Raben Bru gion i. C PROD EX: 1. Scott Russell (Suz); 2. Ja mi e J ames (Suz); 3. Kurt Hall (Suz), C PROD NOV: 1. Dani el Ray (Han); 2. Jerry Carrens (Suz); 3 . Tom M cMann is (Hon). o PROD EX: 1. Chuck Honeycutt (Vam); 2. David Hone ycutt (Yam); 3 . Steve Patterson (Yam). o PROD NOV: 1. Craig Newf on h (Vam); 2 Mark . Haves (Vam); 3. Char les Manin (Han), B S/B K EX: 1. Shaw n Nicoloff (Suz); 2. Kurt Hall (Vam); 3. Larry Schwa rzback (Han). ' B S/B K NOV: 1. Curtis Talbert (SuzO; 2. Greg Voung (Suz); 3, Jeff McDaniel (Kaw ), C S/B K EX: 1. Larry Schwarzback (Han); 2. Brad Peterson (Han); 3 . Gene Burcham (Yam). C S/BK NOV: 1. Danie l Ray (Han); 2. Tom . McMannis (Hon); 3 . Jerry Carrens (Suz). o S/ BK EX: 1. Kevin Rent zell (Vam); 2. Gene Burcham (Yam); 3 . St eve Patterson (Yam) . o S/ BK NOV: 1. Craig Newf onh (Vam); 2. Chr is Muenks (Vam); 3. Mike McA te e (Vam). F-OPEN: 1. Scott Russell (Suz); 2. Kurt Hall (y am)' 3. M ike Harth (SuzO. . ' F-2 EX: 1. Boonie Knott (Yam); 2. Stev e Patterson (Vam); 3. Ralph Farmer (Vam). F-2 NOV: 1. R.H. Tapscott (Han); 2. David Barn ett ; 3. J im Vaup (Vam). F-3: 1. J eff rey Mills. , , VINT 2: 1. Don Treese (Han). ,VINT 3: 1. Tim Richards (Suzl; 2. Don Treese (Han), , VINT 4 : 1. Tim Richards ISuz); 2 . Don Treese (Han). CLBMN ; 1. Kenneth Tapscott (Vam ); 2. Dave Barnen ; 3 . R.H. Tapscott (Han ). . Russell grabs Graftan RR By Larry Law rence G RATTAN ; MI , J ULY 3 Scott Ru ssell overca me his disappointmen t of being penalized in the Mich igan GP by setting a new tra ck record of 1:26.65 while winni ng th e Open Formula class during WERA Sprin t acti on a t Grattan Raceway. R ussell ac tually bro ke th e record in th.e Michiga n GP ear ly in th e day , turmng a I:26.83 a nd breaking Andy Fenwi ck's m on th -o ld reco rd o f 1:27.65. Russell 's jQY fro m start ing fro m the sec o n d wav e, passing mult itudes of r iders , a nd fin all y ca tchi ng a n d p assin g defen din g Michigan G P champ Sco tt Zampach to Will the GP, turned in to disappointment wh en he learn ed th at he was penali zed a lap for jumping the sta rt, ha nding th e victory to Zampach. Winner Scott Russell (4), Gene Bucham (887) and Kurt Hall (60) battle in the Formula Open class at Grattan Raceway. - , R ussell took ou t h is frustra tion in the Formula Open class , blasting out of the gate and opening u p a twosecond lead on Kurt Hall on the fir st lap. Russell never loo ked back 'and, o n the fourth lap, broke the record, riding a So lmax-sponsored Suzuki GSXRlIOO. Hall fini shed second, 10 seconds back on a Yamaha FZRIOOO, .and Michigan GP winner Zampach too k th ird. "T he tra ck was starting to get pretty bad a t the end," Russell sa id. Ray Yod er cont in ued his winn in g ways a t G rattan, winning both the A and B Production ' races by bi g marg ins on hi s Rich De an-tuned GSX R 750. . A cou p le of novices had a pretty good da y a t Gra ttan. Former rno to cro sser Bob Sandy won three classes o n hi s Downers G rove Yamaha/ E&H Services-sponsored GSXR750. Sandy, who sta rte d road ra cing lat e la st yea r, has dominated hi s class all year here a t Crattan. " I feel like I'm ge tti ng fas ter every weekend, " he sai d. " I ca n run with th e experts now a nd th at 's p retty positive. My goal is to go down to Atlanta a t th e end of th e year a nd win some novi ce champ io ns h ips." Another u p -and-co ming novice is 17-year-old Br ian L an tz, so n of WERA director Evelyn Pritz. Lantz took two Novice class wins on his Hond a Hurricane, beating riv al T im La mpe in both races. Results , GP: 1. Scott Zampach (Suz); 2. Kurt Hall (Vam); 3. Phil Pummell (Han); 4. Ray Vader (Suz); 5. John Eidenberger (Yam). . A PROD EX: 1. Ray Yoder (Suz); 2, Eric LaCr uze (Suz); 3. Rick Bullock (Suz), A PROD NOV: 1. Bob Sandy (Suz); 2. Dave Han sen (Suz); 3. Doug Sholly (Suz), B PROD EX: 1. Ray Voder (Suz); 2. Tim Morrissey (Suz); 3. Er ic LaCruze (Suz). B PROD NOV: 1. Bob Sandy (Suz); 2. Dave Hansen (Suz); 3. Brian Lantz (Han). C PROD EX: 1. Shawn Nicoloff (Han); 2. J im Still (Han); 3. Robby Braun scheid el (Suz). C PROD NOV: 1. Brian Lantz (Han); 2. Tim Lampe (Han); 3. Kirk Revill e. o PROD EX: 1. St evie Patt er son (Vam); 2. Mall Wi nnacker; 3. Jim Still (Yam ). o PROD NOV: 1. Raben DiCeli o (Vam); 2. Elvis Nicholson (Yam); 3 .Ken Schiefelbe in (Yam). B S/B K EX: 1. Kurt Hall (Vam); 2. Fr itz Kli ng (Vam); 3. Ray Voder (Suz). B S/B K NOV: 1. Bob Sandy (Suz); 2. Dave Hansen . (Suz); 3. Brian Lant z (Han), . C S/B K EX; 1. J ohn Eidenberger (Vam); 2. Kevin Rentzell (Yam); 3. A lan Ben agnol i (Yarn). . S/B K NOV: 1: Brian Lantz (Han); 2 . T im Lampe (Hon); 3. Darrin Chic (Han). o S/BK EX: 1. Kevin Rentzell (Vam); 2. John Eidenberger (Vam); 3. Gene Burcham (Vam). S/ BK NOV: 1. Ken Kosieracki (Yam); 2. Elvis Nicho lson (Vam); 3 . Chic Cecchin i (Yarn). • ' F· OPEN: 1. Scon Russell (Suz); 2. Kurt Hall (Vam); 3. Scott Zampach (Suz), F-2 EX; 1. Scott Zampach (Yarn), z .xevtn Rentzell (Vam); 3. A lan Ben agno li (Yam). F-2 NOV: 1. Paul Vitale (Vam); 2. Don Lew is (Vam); 3. J im Elias (Yam). F-3 EX: 1. Tom Exin ger (Kaw ); 2 . Gordon Ham ilton} Kaw ). o F-3 NOV; 1. Keith Truesdell (Vam). . CLBMN EX; 1. Paul Morris (Han); 2. Tom Exin ger (kaw) ; 3. Pat Kenney (Vam). CLBM N NOV; 1. Steve Hellman (Han); 2. Carl Morr is (Han); 3 , Paul Black (Vam). ' VINT 1: 1. Phil Pumm ell (Suz); 2. Rich Roin iof is (Duc ); 3. Heidi Smakul a (H-D). VINT 2; 1. Phil Pummell (Suz); 2. Gregg W ill s (BSA); 3. Pete Smakula (Yam). . VINT 3: 1. Phil Pummell (Suz): 2. Rich Greenway (Tri); 3. Pet e Smakula (Suz). . VINT 4 : 1. Phil Pummell (Suz); 2. J eff rey Doneth (M -G). VINT 5 : 1. Tom Foerch (Yam); 2. Paul M orris (Vam); 3. J effr ey Doneth (M-G) . SDCAR ; 1. M ike/ Grett a Orcha rd (Kaw); 2. Edwar d J eff rey; 3, Orchard /Cornwell. . McCann moves at little Olde MX By Mark Staab MADERA, CA, JULY 2 Dan McCann LOok the overa ll victory in th e 125cc Jun ior cla ss with a seco nd mo to wi n a t Li ttle Okie, Mo to one saw J aso n McCullough ge t th e hol es h o t fo llo we d by McCann , Leon Fi tzgerald and Eric DuC ray . McCull ou gh h eld o ff ' McCann through th e wh ole race to tak e th e first mo to win. . In mo to two McCan n go t th e h o lesh ot with J ohn Cull well in -secon d and Randy Ri tch y in thi rd. Cull well mad e a grea t pass over th e rockers and had the lead down the front straigh t but lost hi s front wheel in a rut through the fir st turn a nd went down. Ritch y was going after McCann as McCullough was reco ve ring from a bad start. ' Ritchy was trying to get by McCa nn but was under pressu re from Mike Laza no. On lap five McC ull ough ta ngled with Kevin Jones and both riders went down. McCull ough had a bent p ipe which burned through hi s gas tank, end ing th e race for h im . At the sa me time Laza no passed Ritchy and went aft er McCa nn . Lazano pressured McCa nn for the last two laps but McCann never made a m istak e a nd took the overall win with hi s 2-1 score. Results 125 JR: 1. Dan McCann (Han); 2. Leon Fitzgerald (Han); 3. Randy Rit chy (Kaw ). 250 JR : 1. Richard Hambli n (Han); 2. Jerry Johnson (Hon); 3 . M ike Brew er (Kaw ). 250 PRO: 1. Tallon Vohl and (Kaw); 2. Steve Lamson (Yam); 3. Chri s Neal (Kaw). 250 INT; 1. Billy Woo ds (Kaw ); 2. Eddie Reed (Kaw); 3. Steve Nelson (Kaw). 125 1NT; 1. Pat Gomm (Han); 2. Eddie Reed (Kaw ); 3. Bri an Roth (Kaw ). ' 125 PRO: 1. Steve Lamson (Vam); 2. Tallon Voh lan d (Kaw ); 3. Chris Neal (Kaw) , 500 PRO: 1. Sean Conley (Kaw); 2. Mi ke Garci a (Han); 3. J im Quaschn ick (Vam). 250 BEG 0 ·1 : 1. Anthony Castr o (Han); 2. Tom McKay (Han); 3. Steve Ross (Han), . 250 BEG 0 -2 : 1. Gr eg A lle n (Suz); 2. J R Ceicchetti (Kaw ); 3 . Tim Du nn(Hon ). . 60 : 1. Nathan Woods (Kaw ); 2. B. J. Hann ah (Han); 3. Mi tc h Osborn (Kaw ); 4. Powder Puff 33

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