Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

00 00 O"l Tony Souza Jr. shows he's seen the big guys race on a half mile . He was not only stylish, he was fast and he won the 50cc final at Chehalis. 50cc class competitor Josh Currey f ini shed third at Bellingham, won at Castle Rock, and was second at the Grand Nationals finale at Chehalis. Matt Wait, Brian Strong, who also finished thi rd in the 85cc Stock (1215) class, and Anderson. Also com pleting a clean sweep was Georgie Price who once again topped the l25 cc Schoolboy cla ss, this time ou t leading J ake Zemke a nd . Wait across the finish line. Price had to work extra hard for th e win this tim e ou t as Zemke came u p from a fifth pl ace start to glue him self to Price's rear wh eel after two laps. The pair battled right down to the finish with Pri ce gett ing th e nod and bo th riders getting cheers fro m the cro wd, Price for winning yet a no the r championship and Zemke for n earl y upsett ing the multi- tim e champ . Kevin Varnes, wh o fini shed fourth in the l 25cc Schoolboy fin al , came home the winner over Zemke and J.P. Simsonsen in the I25cc Amateur final. Pegram had had enough of finishing second to Price in th e 250cc Amateur class and he stormed to th e lead on the fairgrounds oval and buil t up an uncatchable lead to win . over Price and H.P. Hiatt. Pegram came right back and chalked up his thi rd straigh t win in 5011cc Amat eu r competition, topping Paul Polhemus and Will iam Ru ssell this time ou t. P rice's string of wi ns was broken in the Open Ama teur final as T im Selby was first across the finish line, . ahead of Price and Lance Strong. Selby had followed those two across the li ne at Bellingham and had fin ished fourth at Castle Rock. Danny Stanley remained unbeatab le in 250cc Pro-Am competition but met defeat in the 500cc Pro-Am class as Cory Perrea ult , who had finished third at both Bellingham and Cas tle Rock, ca me home the victor a t Ch ehal is. Stanley had to settl e for second and Jeff Russell too k thi rd. Steve H yson added th e 750cc ProAm half mile win to his pr evious sh o rt track vi ctory w hi le Matt Ho lden added a runner-up tro phy 'to the two third pl ace finish er trophies he had earned in short track and TT compe titio n. Larry Legarra made it th ree dif ferent winners in th ree differen t events as he won the 30-plus Senior class fin al over Castle Rock winner Matt H olm and Buck Murphy. Former Grand National Championship Series competitor and twotime Nation al Championship TT winner Sonny Burres was a last minute en try in th e .40-p lu s Senior division and he wasted no tim e in showing that he still kn ow s how to get aroun d a dirt track. Burres, form er National #69, and Rocky · Wat son went at it in their heat race with Burres, aboard the G eorge Adams T riumph, taking th e win. T he o ther class heat race was won by Seattle 's Roger Sta n ley, who is known for the suppor t he provided to Mickey Fay over th e years. Wh en the final roc keted off th e start it was Burres with the holesh ot, follo wed by Stanley, Mike Annen , Gary Hite and the rest of the field. Bu rres looked right athome and he left th e field in his dust, but his ride came to an end when th e Triumph's clutch gave up the fight. With Burres sidelined th e fight for the win was being waged by Stanley and Annen and after a lead-swa pp ing duel th e nod went to Annen over Stanley. • Jerod Moore. mixed it up with Currey and Souza in the 50cc Stock class at all t hree events, and logged a win at the Bellingham Short T rack. McCaUley; 4 . David Fair; 5. Terry Kertis; 6. M ike Ster ing; 7. Sam Morthall er; 8. Tom Blac hek; 9. Tom Stein; 10. Rocky W atson . 40 SR: 1. Bill Fogg; 2. Mi ke Ster ing; 3. Rocky Watson ; 4. Dan Kirk; 5 . Wayne Frankli n; 6. Tom Tarr ant; 7. Robert Russel l; 8. Mike Annen; 9. David Stanfield; 10 . John Graham . 250 P-A : 1. Danny Stanl ey; 2. Chris Sta ley; 3. Joe Kopp; 4 . Matt Holde n; 5. Jeff Hiatt; 6. Corey Perreau lt; 7. Lonny Kopp; B. J eff Kirkland ; 9. William Brom ley. 500 P,A: 1. Danny Stanl ey; 2. Troy Rose; 3. Cory Perreault; 4. J oe Kopp; 5. John Engelcke; 6. Pat : Munyon ; 7. Paul New man; 8. Man Holden; 9. Dick LeRoy; 10 . Kevin Bric ker. 750 P-A : 1._Steve Hyson; 2. Brian Baldwin; 3 . Man Holden; 4 . Tony Thorn. Results SHORT TRACK 50: 1. J erod Moore; 2. Tony Souza J r.; 3. Joshua Curr ey; 4 . A nthony Kautz;5. St eve Lin gle; 6. J immy Ragsdale III. 65 STK: 1. Jeff Gabha rt; 2. Beau M anley: 3. Jos hu a Curr ey; 4 . Matt War d; 5. Curtis Moore; 6. J er em y Morse ; 7. Darr in Belcou rt. 65 MOD : 1. Jo hnn y Murphree; 2. Jeff Gabhart; . 3. Rand y Shank II; 4. Beau M an ley: 5. Tracy Honeck . 85 STK (7-11 ): 1. Noah Kirkland; 2. Nathan Bourland. 85 MOD (7- 11): 1. Randy Shank II; 2. Kenny Coolbeth; 3. Nathan Wa it; 4 . J ohnn y Murphr ee; 5. Steve Hlebo; 6. Noah Kirkl and; 7. Tracy Honeck. 85 STK (12- 15): 1. Ryan And erson; 2. Bri an Stro ng; 3. Jason Ayers; 4 . Jason Nelson; 5. J osh ua W elsh; 6. Ole M adsen; 7. Kevin Belcourt; 8 . Dwight Parker. 85 MOD (12-15 ): 1. Matt Wait; 2. Brian Strong; 3. Ryan Anderson; 4 . J ake Zem ke. 125 S8 : 1. Georgie Pr ice; 2. Kevin Varnes; 3. Man Wait; 4 . Jake Zemke; 5. J .P. Simonsen; 6. Scott M cPherson Jr.; 7. Je remy Bell; 8. Jason Ayer s. 125 AM : 1. Kevin Varnes ; 2. Matt Wait; 3. J .P. Simonsen; 4 . J ake Zemke; 5. Scon Mc Pherson J r.; 6. Mark Jo hnson; 7. Suzanne Falkner; 8. Joe Juenemann; 9. Chad Mc Bride. 250 AM : 1. Georg ie Price; 2. Larry Pegram ; 3. Paul Polhemus; 4 . Ste ve Prud'zinski; 5. J .P. .: Simonsen; 6. Steve Power; 7. Kerry Kertis; 8. Ed . Beyers; 9. Tad Abernathy; 10 . H.P. Hyatt . 500 AM: 1. Larry Pegram; 2. Paul Polhemus; 3. Don Paul; 4 . Ed Byers; 5. David Bachmeier; 6. H.P. Hyatt ; 7. Will iam Russell; 8. Scott Creager; 9. John Bradf ield; 10. Becky Schneider. OPEN AM : 1. Randy Patterson; 2. St eve McCauley; 3. W illiam Russell ; 4. Rick Russell; 5. Leonard Sundholm; 6. Tom Tarrant; 7. Rick laVoy. 30 SR: 1. Brian Larcom; 2. Matt Holm ; 3. Steve rr I 50 STK: 1. J osh ua Currey ; 2. Tony Souza Jr.; 3. An thony Kautz; 4. J immy Ragsdale III; 5. Steve Lingle; 6. Je rod Moore. 65 STK; 1. Beau Manley; 2. Joshua Currey; 3. Darr in Belcou rt; 4 . Man Warm ; 5. Curt is Moore; 6 . Jeremy Morse; 7 . J eff Gabhart . 65 MOD : 1. John ny M urph ree; 2. Randy Shank U; 3 . Beau Ma nley; 4. Tracy Honeck; 5. J eff Gabha rt . 85 STK (7-11): 1. Noah Kirkl and; 2. Nath an Bour land. : 85 MOD (7 -11) : 1. J ohnn y Murphree; 2. Randy Shank II; 3. Kenny Coolbet h; 4. Nathan Wait; 5 . Noah Kirkla nd. 85 STK (12 -1 5): 1. Ryan An derson; 2. Br ian Strong; 3, J oshua Welsh; 4.Jaso n Ayers; 5. Dw ight . Parker. B5 M OD (12 -15) : 1. Ryan Anderson; 2. Jake Zemke; 3. Brian Strong; 4 . Man Wait . 125 SB: 1. Georg ie Price; 2. Kevin Varn es; 3. Ja ke Zemke; 4. J.P. Sim onsen; 5. Scon Mc Phearson Jr.. , 125 AM : 1. Kevin Var nes; 2. Jake Zemke; 3. J .P. Simo nsen; 4 . Man Wai t; 5. Jo e Juenemann. 250 AM : 1. Georgie Price; 2. Larry Pegram; 3. Joseph Bromley; 4. John Bradfield. 5OOAM : 1. Larry Pegram; 2. Ed Beyers; 3. Joseph Brom ley; 4. Don Paul; 5. Paul Polhemus. OPEN AM : 1. Georgie Price; 2. Buck Murphy; 3. Ken W heaton; 4. Lance Str ong; 5. Peter Simonsen. 30 SR: 1. Matt Holm ; 2. Jim Roseth; 3. Steve Mccauley; 4 . Duncan Harkness ; 5. Ron·Evans. 40 SR: 1. Dan Kirk; 2. Ray Carroll; 3. Gary Hite; 4. Rocky Wa tson; 5. Mike Annen. 250 P-A : 1. Dann y Stanley; 2. Ma tt Holden; 3. Chr is Stale y; 4 . Joe Kopp; 5. Wi lliam Bromley. 500 P-A: 1. Danny Stanl ey; 2. Kevin Br icker; 3. Cory Perr eault; 4. Troy Rose; 5 . St eve Hyson . 7 50 P-A : 1. Tony Thom; 2. Brian Baldwin; 3. Ma tt Holden; 4. St eve Hyson. HALF MILE 50 STK: 1. Tony Souza Jr.; 2. Joshua CUrTey; 3. J erod Moore; 4. An t hony Kautz; 5. St eve U ngle . 65 STK: 1. Jeff Gabhart; 2. Beau Man ley; 3. Joshua Currey; 4. M an Ward; 5. Darr in Belcourt . 65 MOD : 1. J ohn M urphree; 2. Randy Shank; 3. Jeff Gabha rt; 4 . Tracy Honeck; 5. Beau Manley. · 85 STK (7-11 ): 1. Noah Kirland ; 2. Nathan Bourland. • 85 MOD (7-11): 1. Kenn y Coolbeth ; 2. Randy Shank; 3. Nat han Wa it; 4. Steve Hlebo; 5. John Murphree . 85 STK (12 -15 ): 1. Ryan And erson ; 2. Jason Ayers; 3. Brian Str ong; 4. Ja son Nelson; 5. Joshua W elsh . 85 MOD (12-1 5): 1. Jak e Zemke; 2. Matt Wa it; 3. Brian Strong; 4. Ryan A nderson. 125 SB: 1. Georgie Price; 2. J ake Zemk e; 3. Kevin Varn es; 4 . J .P. Simo nsen. 125 AM : 1. Kevin Varnes ; 2. J ake Zemke; 3 . J.P. Simon sen; 4 . Scott McPhearson; 5. Ma rk J ohnson. . 250 AM : 1. Larry Pegram ; 2. Georg ie Price; 3. H.P. Hiett ; 4. Don Paul; 5. J .P. Simonsen. 500 AM : 1. Larry Pegram; 2. Paul Polhemus; 3. Willia m Russell; 4 . Ed Beyers; 5. Don Paul. OPEN AM : 1. Tim Selby; 2. Georgi. Price; 3. Lance Str ong; 4. Larry Legarra; 5. Ken \,Vheaton. 30 SR: 1. Larry Legarr a; 2. Matt Holm; 3. Buck M urphy; 4. Steve McCaulley; 5. J im Roseth. 40 SR: 1. M ike Ann en; 2. Roger St anley; 3. Gary Hite ; 4. Wayne Franklin; 4. Roben Russell ; 5. Rocky Watson. . 250 P-A : 1. Dan Stanley; 2. Chri s Staley; 3. St eve Hyson; 4. Matt Holden. 500 P-A: 1. Cory Perreault; 2. Dan Sta nley; 3. Jeff Russell; 4. Troy Rose; 5. Tom Sheirers; 6. Pat Munyon. 750 P-A : 1. Steve Hyson; 2. M att Holde n; 3. Brian Baldw in. . 19

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