Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OPEN JR : 1. Steve Miller (Hon); 2. Mike Cullen (Han); 3. Sam Key (Hanl. • 125 EX; 1. Steve Lamson (Yam); 2. Br ian Elder (Kaw); 3. Mark Nason (Kaw). 125 NOV : 1. Darin Channel (Kaw); 2. Darrell Chapma n; 3 . Joe Frech . VET EX; 1. Dean Perry (Han); 2. Rich Timassi (Kaw ); 3. Carry Wright. OPEN EX; 1. Mitch Gallagher (Han ); 2. TIm Dry er (Han); 3 . Mark Nason (Kaw ). VET J R; 1. Jack Morgan (Han); 2. Randy Chester (Han); 3. Gary Mahoney (Hanl . 250 EX: 1. Stev e Lamson (Ya m~ 2. Br ian Elder (Kaw ); 3 . Dave McCombs (Suz l· . VET NOV: 1. Dan Harold (Kaw); 2. M ichae l M insch (Suz ~ 3. Dary l Rabens (Han). OT NOV : 1. TIm Han na (Hus); 2. Ern est Kolbe IKaw ); 3 . Stesve Rich (Su z). 250 JR : 1. Mark Lawson (Kaw); 2. M ika M enn ig (Yaml; 3. Stave Nelson (Kaw). BO NOV : 1. Shane Esposito (Yam); 2. Shawn M acDon ald (Han); 3 . Tony Padov ano (Kaw). Bostroms blasts Baylands ST By Mike Vancil FREM ONT, CA, J ULY 8 The Bostrom team of Dave, Ben and Eri c'won all fo ur clas ses th ey entered at Baylands Ra ceway Park's short trac k. For the elder Bostrom, Dave, father of Ben a nd Eri c, the vict ory ca me in . th e h ig h ly co m peti tive Expe rt class. Da ve h ad in ten ded racing in th e Vetera n class , but wh en no o the r vets showed he obtained th e pro en try. In his heat race Dave was able to m us ter a thi rd behind fast-charging J on N unez on a H arley-Davidso n sporiso red by Shoei H elmets, T su ba ki Ch ain , N-D Spark Plugs a nd H y-Tec h P o wde r Co ati ng and seco nd-place Ma rk Corsetti on a Woods Ro tax sponsored by Shoei H elmets , H o g wash Cl eaner a nd Corsetti racin g. . The final for th e class brought both hea ts together but severa l fal se starts put all but Bostrom and Steve Raymond on the penalty lin e. At th e green ligh t Ra ymond had th e lead but was soon overtaken by Mark Corsetti. Two la ps la ter, th e lead went away for Co rsetti as he raised his hand to signify engi ne trouble. At thi s poi nt Bostrom grabbed the lead an d held off th e few remaining charges of Nunez. Action in th e 80cc classes brought ou t the ta lent s of th e Bostrom boys. T he junior ra nked riders were lined up in th e first row while th e expert, Ben Bostrom, was positi oned in th e second row. If Ben wa s to ta ke home a tro phy he had to bea t everyone. At th e green light it was Eric into an immediate lead but by th e th ird lap hi s brother Ben caught and passed hi m . They finish ed the hea t race with a clea r win for Ben but Eric los t o ut on th e last lap to J immy Alvernez. T he start of the final was much the same a nd it took two la ps for Ben to ca tch the lead ers fro m hi s second-ro w start. The pace was faster and thi s time Eri c kept glued to hi s brother 's rear fender to make it Bostrorns o ne a nd two across th e finis h li ne. This gave the wi n in th e Expert class to Ben a nd the win in the J unior class to Eri c. ~ O ne more Bostrom win came in the Vintage clas s when Ben rode hi s H onda four-strok e to first over David Tucker ·o n an ea rly Suzuki twostro ke and J eff Waddell. Results 50 NOV P/W: 1. M ichael Patt erson (Yam ); 2. Mi chael Ray Er l (Yam); 3. Joshua Russ ell (Yam); 4 . Br ian Gonzales (Yam ); 5. Ryan Leo u (Yaml. 60 M INI NOV/ J R: 1. Helder A lver naz (Kaw); 2. Craig Gon zales (Kaw). 80 M INI NOV/ J R: 1. Eric Bostrom (Han); 2. J im my A lv ern ez (Yam); 3. J esse Sanch ez (Yam ). BO M INI EX: 1. Ben Bostr om (Han). 250 NOV/ J R: 1. A ll an M cBee (Yam); 2. Sta.,. , Ledou (Yam). 500 NOV 0 -1: 1. Dw an e Franc isco (Han); 2. Jed Hill (Han); 3 . Stacy Ledou (Yam); 4. Jeff Smat hers (HanI; 5. Raben At kis (Yaml. 500 NOV 0 -2 : 1. All en A uzenne (Han); 2. Gr eg Sowl e (Yam ); 3 . J ohn Ganza' es (Yam); 4 . Ad am Nuye ns (Ho n); 5 . Sam Freeze (Yam ). 500 J R: 1. David Freeze (Yam ); 2. Duane Hughes (Han); 3 . A ll on McBee (Yam ); 4 . Kevin Gonzal es (Han); 5. 8 i11 Tiern an (Han ). 500 EX: 1. Dave Bost rom ( Rtx~ 2. Jon Nu nez (H- D); 3 . St eve Raymond (Rtx); 4. Jimmy Sa nchez (Han); 5 . Raben Damron (Rtx). VlNT: 1. Ben Bostrom (Han ); 2. David Tuck er (Suzl; 3 . Jeff Waddell (Yam). Scott great at Baylands Motocross By M ike Vancil FREMONT , CA, J ULY 13 H o nda- mounted Russ Sco tt finall y go t th e upper ha nd on Ken ny Zahrt to capture the overall victory in the 250cc Pro class at Baylands MX. Scott came fro m beh ind to win the first mo to a nd led from start to finis h in the second ro und. Wh en the gate dropped for the start o f the fir st mo ta , Zah rt nai led h is cus tomary hol esh ot but lost the lead a few lap s later whe n he had to back off the throttle in order to keep from going off th e track. Wh en this happened, Scott sn uck by and shot" into the lead with Zah rt resumin g in seco nd. H o wever , Za h rt bobbled a few more times befo re it was all over a nd dropped to fourth , ha nding J eff Pestana a nd Danny Pa lad in o seco nd-and th ird. In round two, Zah rt , once agai n , jammed in to the early lead bu t was passed by Sco tt in the sam e place as in th e firs t moto. This tim e, Zahrt maintai ned seco n d bu t couldn 't ca tch Sco tt. Scott went on to take hi s second mot a win for the overall, wi th Zahrt settlin g in to second for second overa ll. The 250cc J r. class featured th e most riders o n th e starting line, a nd when it was all over, it was Su zuk i ri der Sea n Hummel the vict o r. Hummel top ped bo th motos with ease, whi le Scott Prewitt and Marc Pennings fin ish ed in second a nd third. Results 60: 1. Jerry Harvey (Kaw ); 2. Dary l Selik (Kaw); J . David Keeny (Kaw); 4. Davis M cElwee {Kaw} . 80 BEG: 1. A nt hony Larez (Kaw); 2. Brian A lve s (Yam); 3. Trav is Olesen (Kaw); 4 . Clayton Keate s (Yam); 5 . J eff Elder (Han ). BO JR : 1. Rust y Ho lland (Su z); 2. Do n n ie Ben enco un (Kaw ); 3 . Val Schweizer (Han); 4 . Aaron Cantrelle (Kaw). 80 INT: 1. Dan ny Nel son (Kaw); 2. Chr is McCallie (Yam); 3. TIm Keeney II (Han). 125 BEG I: 1. Ja m i Goyne (Ha n); 2. Kevin W ise (Suz); 3 . Danny W illiams (Hon) ; 4 . M ike Sexton (Han); 5 . J immy M echem (Kaw ). 125 BEG II: 1. Leo Salazar (Kaw l; 2. David Romer (K aw ~ 3 . Kun Nelson (Han); 4. Chris Hops (Han); 5 . M an Brake (Han). 125 JR : 1. Scali W ilson (Han ); 2. Rick A lves (Han ); 3 . Chr is Kaw asaki (Kaw); 4. Jo hn New ell (Hon); 5. Chris Sti lle (Han). 125 INT: 1. Tyler Edw ard s (Han); 2. Steva Bon it a (Hon); 3 . Eric Sho fstall (Kaw); 4 . Kevin Boult ier (Yam). .125 PRO: 1. Danny Palad ino (Han). 250 BEG I: 1. Raben Baardw ay (Han ); 2. J im SwicegoOd (Hon); 3 . Ste ve Nicholson (Su zl; 4 . Rob Baker (Han); 5. Mark Poling (Yam ). 250 BEG II: 1. Rodney Dingman (Han); 2. Jeff Anderson (Yam); 3 . Keith Antes (Han); 4 . David Peel (Kaw); 5 . Michael Olmsted (Han). 250 JR : 1. Sean Hummel (Suz); 2. SCOIl Prewitt (Yam ); 3 . Marc Pennings (Han); 4. M att Heth ermqton (Han); 5. Mall Phipps (Han). 250 INT: 1. M ark Lau be ( S uz~ 2. Scali Schroeder (Suz); 3 . Phil Dougl as (Han); 4 . Sergio Pemand ez (Suz); 5. Bill Fern and ez (Kaw) . OPEN BEG: 1. Dean Ma y (Yam); 2. SCOIl W righ t (Yam ); 3 . Dave M atheson (Han ); 4. Gary Bernal (Hon); 5. Jame s Steph en (Han). OPEN J R: 1. M icha el Renn er (Han); 2. Pet er Renner (Han); 3. Kevin Anderson (A TK); 4. Lay ne Castner (Han); 5. Dave He nde rson (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Jon Nico laus (Kaw); 2. Glenn Zen erqu i st (Han ); 3. Ti m Fergo n (Ha n); 4 . Greg Kamhalz (Han); 5. Raben Congd on (Suz). . OPEN PRO: 1. Clayto n Blood (Kaw); 2. Sean Conl ey (Kaw ); 3 . Brett Cahars (Han); 4. Glen n Harrison (Kaw); 5. Man A rena (Han ). VET JR : 1. Do u gl a s Cla r k (Ha n); 2. Dave An derso n (Han); 3. Paul Flores (Han); 4. George Galli ng (Han)); 5 . Dan Russ (Kaw). VET INT: 1. Kevi n A nderson (ATK); 2. Gary Selb y (Kaw); 3 . Layne Cast ner (Han); 4. TIm O'Hara (KTM); 5 . Joe Wytman (Han). VET MS TR: 1. Phil Douglas (Han); 2. Duane H ughes (Han); 3. Du ane Jo ice (Kaw); 4. Lar ry Baker (Han). OT JR : 1. Frank Lan ma n (Kaw); 2. John Cipoll in a (Kaw); 3 . Tim Hershm an (KTM ). OT MSTR : 1. Do n Sw earin gen (Han ); 2. Geoffrey Fox (Han). York scores win atAscotMX By Ken Faught GA R DENA,CA, J UL Y 22 Yamaha-mounted Ken ny York used a 1-2 rno to finish to win division one of th e 250cc. Beginner class in round three of the CMC Summer Seri es at Ascot Park. When the gate dropped for the start of the first mo to Tim Williams grabbed the early lead followed by ... :r ~ o :J « u. Z w e '" '" 0 ... )0- 0 :r 0.. 00 00 O'l ,....,.-4 0 '" ,....,.-4 ..... en ~ bI:J ~ < Lan ce Tu cker (K11) and Steve Steve nson battle for third in t he second 1 2 5 cc J unior.cl ass m oto at Ascot. Tucker finished third overa ll. York, T im o th y Cava llo, Dan n y R udd and Ro my Ra tli ff. O n th e firs t lap Ca vaIl o cr ashed h a rd wh il e negotiating a slippery S tum, droppi ng well o ut of th e top 10. Cavallo 's crash aIlo wed Ratliff to move to th ird over Rudd and Marc Deslauriers. U p front the battle for th e lead bega n to build as Yo rk ca ught Williams , and at the halfway point York dove underneath Williams to take over th e lead. Williams tri ed to regain the lead, but a t th e finish York took th e win followed by Williams, Ra tliff, Rudd and Desla urlers. Second rn o to ac tio n sa w Ra tliff holesh ot York , Deslaurlers, Williams a nd Rudd. Kenny Craft, who fin ished seventh in the first mota, q uickly shot arou nd Rudd to ta ke over fifth . As the race progressed the top five spread ou t with Ra tliff in ' co m plete con tro l. Ratliff cruised to an easy wi n over York, Deslaurlers, Williams a nd Craft. York's 1-2 score barely top ped Ratliff' s 3-1 for th e o verall win. Williams' 2-4 tall y gave him th ird over Deslaurlers' 5-3 a nd Rudd's 4- Callan (Yam ); 3 . Dan Va ll ier (Yam); 4. Nick Scin tana (Han); 5. Joe Hammer (Kaw) . 250 BEG 0 -3 : 1. Ma rk Beckwith (Suz); 2. Steve Pollack (Kaw); 3 . Hank Gunerr en (Han); 4 . Richard Todd (Han) ; 5 . Dale Coli ngtan (KTM ). 250 BEG 0 -4 : 1. Jo hn Hamach er (Kaw); 2. Joe Awano (Han); 3. David Lamben (Kaw); 4 . Ray Ball (Han); 5 . W est Fernandez (Yam ). 2 50 JR 0 -1 : 1. Gary Wa gner (Yam ); 2. J im Langston (Yam); 3. M ark Hell er (Han); 4 . Bry an O'N eill (Kaw); 5. Raben Kong (Yaml . 250 J R 0 -2: 1. Ja son McCormick (yam); 2. Mike Buff (Yam ); 3 . J im Carley (Kaw ); 4. Eric Samson (Kaw); 5. A ll en Curry IKaw). 2 50 INT: 1. Keven Lopa (Han); 2. SCOIl Takacs (Suz); 3 . J ohn Edwards ( H an~ 4 . J im Dom in ici ( H an ~ 5 . Tony Fu ll er ISuz). . . 250 PRO: 1. Bob Klin e (Han); 2. Kenny Zhan (Han); 3 . M ike You ng (Cog ); 4. Lance Jo hnson (Suz); . 5 . Rick Johnson (Han). 500 BEG: 1. Don Gr ant (Kaw); 2. Rich Hanson (Rtx); 3. Tom Ma dsen ( H on~ 4 . Frank Honan (Hon); 5. Kevin Kipp (Han) . 500 JR : 1. St eve Ferna ndez (Han ); 2 . Fred Hom me l (Han); 3 . Brad Slo an (Han); 4 . David Tha yer (Han); 5. M ark Stroup (Han). 500 INT: 1. Br ian Mangen (Han); 2. Steve Coster (Han ); 3. Bill Erb (Han ). 500 PRO: 1. Dan Berg (Kaw) ; 2. Sean Conley (Kaw); 3. Joe Stern (y am ); 4 . Tom W ebb (Yam); 5. J im Rutherford (Kaw). V ET JR : 1. John DiCiaula (Suz) ; 2 . Brian A nderson (Yam); 3. Mark Olsen (Han); 4. J im Stentz . (Yam); 5 . Ron Seaman (Han). VET INT: 1. Mark Heller (Han); 2. Brad Sloan (Han); 3 . Larry Forbis (Suz); 4. Mark Howard (Han); 5 . Gerald Fasald (Suz). VET PRO: 1. Ron Turner (y am); 2. Rick Johnson (Han); 3 . M any Moates (Yam); 4. Joe Stern (Yam); 5. David Maas (Yam). OT JR : 1. Ken Fuelner (Han). 6. McDowells dominate Hills Ferry Speedway Results 50 : 1. Corey Hoeft (Yam ); 2. Shawn Iger cic (Yam ); 3 . Chris McNall (Yam ); 4 . 'a n Igerci c (Yam). 60: I .' Jeff Willah (Kaw); 2. Jason Sh ir ey (Kaw); 3 . Ja y Theys (Ka w~ 4 . Paul Ito (Kaw); 5 . Regina ld M itchell (Kaw ). BO BEG 0 -1 : 1. Ronald Robinson (Han); 2. Jason Sh ir ey (Yam); 3 . Ma rc Lippen (Suz); 4 . Shewn O'B rien (Suz); 5. St even Knox (Yam). BO BEG 0 -2: 1. Tyso n Kady (Kaw); 2. Josh BUller (Yaml ; 3. Keno Deary (Kaw ); 4 . M ar iano W h it li ck (Kaw) ; 5 . Ste ve Erickson . BO JR : 1. Ryan Oaly (Kaw); 2. David Cliffared (Kaw ); 3 . Joey DePalla (Han); 4 . Perr in Busse ll (Kaw l. BO INT: 1. Eric Chavira (Han ); 2. Chr is Kefa'as ISuz); 3 . St eve Andr ich (Suz). BO EX: 1. Dust in Evans (Suz); 2. Derek Natv ig (Han). BO OPEN: 1. J ason DePalla (Han); 2. J eff Willah (Kaw ). . AOLT MI NI 4 -STRK: 1. J immy Lewis (Han); 2. Ray Groom (Han); 3 . Ron W ood (Han ); 4. Ken . Faught (Han); 5. Sean Marlando (Kaw) . 125 BEG 0 -1: 1. J im Rice (Yam); 2. Tim Enoch . (Suz); 3. Br ian Ratl iff (Kaw); 4 . Bry an Hanson (Han); 5. Kev in O 'B rien (Han). 125 BEG 0 -2 : 1. Danald Upton (Suz); 2. Ad am Jones (Kaw ); 3. Glen Camera (Han); 4. Babbv Graham (Han ); 5. David Nichols (Kaw ). • 12 5 BEG 0 ·3: 1. Larry Ear ly (Han); 2. David III (Yam); 3 . Skip Early (Kaw) ; 4 . Al ex Paul (Han); 5 . Rodn ey Osman (Kaw). 125 JR 0 -1 : 1. Derek M yer (Han); 2. Taka Yama mo to (Yam ); 3 . Lance Tucker (Yam); 4 . David Casada (Su z); 5 . Jamie Kno x (Yam). 125 J R 0 -2: t . Chri s Kef al as (Han); 2. M ike Buff (Yam) ; 3. Ka rl Fern an dez (Su z); 4 . Kevin G eyer (Yam); 5. Roger. Saenz (Yam). 1251 NT: 1. J usti n Sou za (Yam) ; 2. Charlie Flippen ;Ka w ); 3 . Scali Takac s (Suz); 4 . Todd Mi tc he" (Yam); 5. Dani el Bush (Han ). 12 5 PRO: 1. Kyle Lewis (Han); 2. M ike Young (Cag); 3. J eremy McGrath (Yam); 4 . Paul Canez (Han); 5:Jan Levey (Han). 250 BEG 0 -1 : 1. Ken ny York (Yam); 2. Ramy Ratliff (Hon); 3. Tim W i lliams (Kaw) ; 4 . M arc nesteuerers (Yam); 5 . Dan ny Rudd (Yam). 250 BEG 0 ·2: 1. Russ A nderson (Suz); 2. Bill By M ikki McBride NEWMAN, CA, J ULY 22 _Bryan and Bobby McDowell were th e ones to bea t in th e Pro -Am main at H ills Ferry Speedway Short Track, today, but no o ne cou ld. Bryan edged brother Bobby to nail th e win with Rober t Damron finish ing third. In the main event Ro tax rid er Ra ndy Berernan was off the lin e firs t with Yamaha-moun ted Woddy Rogers in seco nd with a fast riding Kevin Bricker bringing u p a close third on a R o tax. During the second lap, Rogers went wide comi ng out of tum two and Bricker , Bryan McDowell a nd Damro n were ab le to scoo t under hi m . Bryan, ridi ng hi s old Ro tax, was in the fir st spot by the fourth lap and hung o n to it all the way. Brother Bobb yMcOowell , rid ing h is trusty Bob Codd special Honda d id a fan tastic job of coming from behi nd. From th e 10th spot off th e lin e, Bob by was in fifth by the time Brya n took over first and still moving on up. Bobby whizzed by Bricker on the outside, ca ught Bereman on the inside a nd was driving ha rd on Damron by the eighth lap. Du ring th e n inth lap, Bob by wa s 33

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