Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

shortly after, but remounted right ahead of Ricke to maintain second. Jorgenserl went o n to win easi ly ahead of Adcock. Brink came in third ahead of Ricke, a n d the overal1 resu lts had Adcock in firs t, Jorgensen seco nd and Brin k third. J ust before the 125cc Novice main at the en d of the day, a brief downpour left th e track gr easy and slick. The 40 qualifiers were a llo wed to test the cir cuit before th e ra ce, and Jim Lockett was right a t home, while others wer e less ecstatic. Wh en th e ra ce wa s run , Lockett took th e vict ory. Result s 60 NOV: 1. Corcy Pearman (Kaw) . 80 NOV : 1. Erric Hoff ner (Kaw); 2. Shawn Corliss (Kaw); 3 . Kirk Hunte r (Kaw). 80 AM ; 1. M icah M oyes (Kaw) . 12 6 NOV : 1. J im Lockett (Han); 2. Chr is Ph illips (Vam); 3 . John Wh itm arsh (Han). 125 AM : 1. Phil Stevens (Kaw); 2. Bob Sem bors ki (Han); 3 . Ji m Agnew (Kaw) . 250 NOV: 1. W ill ie W atson (Kaw); 2. Tom Lee (Vamt, 3 . Stacy Rogers (Han). 25 0 AM: 1. Kirk Ad cock (Yam); 2. Bjo rn Jar· gen sen (Yam); 3 . Cor ey Bri nk (Suz). OPEN NOV: 1. Forrest Fr idlund (Kaw); 2. Br ian Thoms en (Han); 3 . St eve Hill (Han). VET NOV : 1. Steve Bosw ell (Kaw); 2. Ji m W ild (Vaml ; 3 . M ike M arshall (Han) . VET AM : 1. Bobby W inter (Vam ); 2. Randy Loewe n (Vam); 3 . John Morgan (Varni . VET EX: 1. Bru ce Field (Han); 2. Dave Sterm er (Suz). SR NOV ; 1. Larry Johnson (Vam); 2. Roger Howe (Han). SR A M : 1. Bob Krus (Han); 2. George Chapm an • (Ho n). SR EX: 1. Bart Kell ogg (Han) . EX COMB : 1. Kevin M agee (Han); 2. David Clabaugh (Yam); 3. Mike Stan! ill (Kaw ). Suehlbags COCR Motocross By Susan Willian SU GA R GROVE, OH , J U L Y 17 J eromy Buehl went 1-1 in the Schoolboy class for overall honors at the fou rth and fi nal race of the Bu dweiser 'Seri es at the Central O h io 's Compe tition R iders MX _ Buehl led start-to-finish in moto one despite effo rts by Ri ch ard Carpenter to catch h im. Ca rpen ter took seco nd overall with a 2-2 score. T he L ightweigh t P ro class was more challenging for Bu ehl as h e had h is work cu t out for him against Chuck Reed. Bu ehl a nd Reed duked it ou t in mo to o ne, bu t Bu ehl hun g on to first at th e checkered with Reed close beh ind a nd Brent Blevins third, Moto two fo und Bueh l again in the fro nt p o si tion whil e R eed 'p la yed chase. Th e du o zo omed around the wel1- prepped co u rse unti l Buehl slid down in th e back section putting Reed in co m m a nd. Reed strettch ed h is lead out over Bueh l for th e win an d the overall with a 2-1 whil e Bu ehl settled for second with a 1-2. Blevins was a no sh ow in m oto two. Blevins took charge in the first round of ac tion in th e H ea vyweigh t Pro foll owed by Bryan Moose a n d Reed . Moose swung too wide, a llowing Reed to ta ke over seco nd, Reed dosed th e gap o n Blevins to ride o n h is rea r fender. Reed and Blevins collided, putting th eir b ikes in a tangl e. Moose took advantage o f the situation and moved by th e mishap, taking over firs t wh ere h e remained at th e checkered. Reed fired from th e line in m oto two with Moose seco nd and Blevins third. By lap two, Blevins was a no show after ta kin g a hard cras h in th e w hoop secti on. Reed held a com fortabl e lead as he cruised to the finish, followed by Moose. Len n y Sauer charged ahead of th e pack in the first m ot o of th e Senior Mini class as he wa s pursued by Joshua Steel, Joe Woodfork a nd Rob b ie St urgell. Woodfork dropped to fif th as J ason Williams moved into fourth, and Steel moved by Sauer to take th e lead. Steel held to firs t a t th e checkered followed by Sauer. Sturgell a nd Will iams battled for third as Williams tried everyw he re to get by Stu rgell . Williams erred in a tum to take the heat o ff Sturgell , who grab bed third. Steel was quick o ff the ga te in mo to two , foll owed by Sturgell a n d Sauer. Sauer pressured Sturg ell keeping him o n h is toes th e en tire moto as Steel rode for first with some distance over seco nd-p lace fin ish er Sturgell, and Sauer in third . Return in g to motocross after a la yoff , Scott Bobst aced both motos of the Open B class for th e overall while Greg Ra n d won four rno tos, taking ov eralls in th e 65cc a n d . Junior Mini. James Ei ckel perfected four motos taking overalls in the 125 and 250cc B classes. Res ults VET, 1. M ike Treadway (Suz); 2. Gerald Ben nett (Han ); 3 . Mike Jenkin s (Kaw) . 125 C: 1. Coby Robb (Han); 2. Shane Peck (Han); 3 . Bill Burba (Kaw). OPEN B: 1. Scott Bobst (KTMt, 2. Bill Hoover (Han); 3 . Ja y Enke (Kaw) . .. L/W PRO: 1. Chuck Reed (Kaw); 2. J eromy Buehl (Kaw ); 3 . Scott Dav is (Kaw) . 125 B: 1. J ames Eickel (Yam); 2. Dean Baker (Han); 3 . Chr is Don aldson (Suz). 250 C: 1. Anthony Newman (Yam); 2. Jack W elker (Su z); 3 . Jim M iller (Han ). 65 : 1. Gr eg Rand (Kaw); 2. Pat McPherson (Kaw ); 3 . Nate Barn hart (Kaw). 25 0 B: 1. James Eickel (Yam); 2. Brad Davis (Kaw); 3 . Bob M cPherson (Kaw). HIW PRO: 1. Brya n M oose (Kaw); 2. Chuc k Reed (Kaw); 3 . Bren t Blevin s (Kaw). SR MINI: 1. Jo shua St eel (Kaw ); 2. Robbie St urg ell (Kaw); 3 . Lanny Sauer (Kaw). A UTO : 1. Damien Burkhart (Vam); 2. Jeremy Berwanger (Vam ); 3 . Scott McMill an (Vam). SCHBV; 1. Jeromy Buehl (Kaw); 2. Richard Carpenter (Kaw); 3 . Bill Burba (Kaw) . J R M INI: 1. Greg Rand (y am); 2. Tommy Collier . (Kaw); 3 . Jesse Thumser (Suz). McClain claims Canadian 'ROC C'ship By M . R. Edge WHITEH O RSE, Y.T. , CANADA, JULY 8-10 Jim McClain from An chorage , Alaska, topped the best riders from th e Far Northwest to win th e overall honors in the 12th Annual Int erna tional Race of Champions. Riders from a ll parts of Alaska, The Yukon T erritory and Northwest Territories co nverged for three days of co m petition in Whitehorse. Even rid ers as far as Alb erta and California were present, Kawasa ki of An chorage's McClain had to do well in three types of riding a gravel road race, cross coun try and m o tocro ss - to ga rner th e champ io nsh ip. Fello w Alaskans Bru ce Sti ngley a nd Ra lph Blanch ard and Yu kon Terr ito ry m o to cro ss champio n Tren t H agga rd gave McC la in th e best run . McCl ain was th e favorite with bo th th e 1987 IROC a nd Alaska Sta te 500cc Ex pert Motocross Ch am pionship ti tles u n der h is be lt. McCla in wo n h is class in th e gravel roa d race and with a second in the cross country a nd third in th e m o tocross wrap ped u p hi s seco n d IROC title. H aggard DNF the cross co untry, a lo ng with h a lf of the starters, an d saw h is chance for the title disappear. A thrown chain in the cross co u ntry p u t Stingley out o f th e po ints runn in g w hi le Blan ch a rd lost his way a n d ended up eigh th . Resu lts SATURDAV 125 : 1. Fran cis Good (Suz); 2. Collen Rich er (Hon); 3. Greg Chatterton (Kaw ); 4 . Lei! Forsythe (Kaw); 5 . M ichael Rayno (Yam). 250: 1. Trent Haggard (Yam); 2. Ralph Blanchard . (Kaw); 3 . Gerald Wrens (Han); 4 . J im Stewart (Suz); 5. Ken Sionski (Han ). 500: 1. Jim M cClain (Kaw ); 2. Trevo r Haggard (Hon); 3. Travis Price (KTM); 4 . Bruce Stingley (ATK); 5 . Gerald We ins (Hus). PRO: 1. J im McClain (Kaw ); 2. Trent Haggard (Vam); 3. Ralph Blan cha rd (Kaw); 4. Br uce St ingl ey (ATK); 5. Gera ld W eins (Hus). EX: 1. An dy Workman (Suz); 2. J im M cCl ain (Kaw); 3 . J im Stewart (Suz); 4. Wh it ey Davis (Kaw); 5 . Dale Hirs ch (KTM ). NOV : 1. Pat M cLau gh lin (Han); 2. George Thie l (Yam); 3. J amie Linxw il er (Yam); 4. Aon Soule (KTM); 5. Barr y Ja ckson (KTM). SUNDAV 125 : 1. Greg Chatterton (Kaw); 2. Franc iss Good (Suz); 3. Colle n Richert (Han); 4 . Lei! Forsythe (Kaw); 5. Chr is Banner (Yam ). 250: 1. Tren t Haggard (Yam); 2. Ralph Blanch ard (Kaw); 3 . J im St ewart (Suz); 4 . Edwin Sim s (KTM); 5 . Andy Workman (Suz). PRO; 1. Jim McClain (Hon t, 2. Trent H_rd Z '" 5 :x: c.. Chuck Reed (312) beat Jeromy Buehl (10 3 ) in the second moto of the Lightweight Pro class to win the overall at COCR in Sugar Grove. (Yam); 3 . Francis Good (KTM ); 4. Graig Corl is (Suz); 5. Gary Skagg s (Han). Whitley whips 'em at Wolfcreek MX By Joyce Ladd RIO VISTA, TX, J U L Y 2-3 Bill y Whitley dominated th e First Annua l Firecrack er Nati onal at Wolfcreek MX Park, taking wins in the I25cc and 250cc Expert classes. .T ra ck owner T ed Edwards offered a $100 . bountv in both classes to th e rider w ho could bea t the Cagivasponsored Whitley. Several tri ed but no one co u ld get around Whitley. In th e 125cc Expert class, Whitley wa s pushed hard by J eff Ba iley. Bu t wh en the cheche red flag came o u t it wa s Whi tley first. In th e 250cc Expert class, Whitley was fo llowed around th e tra ck by T odd Schberger a nd Chuck Tresidder. When the checkered flag came out, Wh itley powered h is Cagiva across th e fini sh lin e first. Moto o ne of th e 125cc Open class saw Brad Moran bag the hol esh o t, with J.J. Slagle seco nd, Brent Peterso n th ird an d Joey Bloxom fourth. Slagle p us hed Moran hard a nd passed in a sweeper to take over th e lead o n lap two. The first fo ur riders th en kept th eir positions for the rest of th e m oto, Peterson took th e lead in mo to two followed by Bloxom a n d R.C. Ben n ett. By la p two, Bennett took over th e lead an d lap th ree saw Slagl e move up to ta ke position three. At the finis h it was Bennet t, Peterson a nd Slagle. First overall went to Slagle, second went to Peterso n and th ird to Bennett. In the 80 Novice class, Str ipling Smith shot out front in th e firs t moto fo ll o wed b y Brad Wo ol sey a nd Lanny Cox II . By lap two , Smith was p u lling away and go t a co mfo rtab le lead , wh ich he h eld for the rest of the m oto. At th e checkered flag it was Sm ith first, Cox second and Wool sey th ird. When the ga te dropped for moto two, Smith was out in front agai n with th e h oleshot, Smith kept th e gas on a nd lap ped the last place ri der before th e moto en ded. Taking th e checkered flag firs t wa s Smith , seco n d was Che R otr h m b le and third was Doug Boyd. Smith took th e overall win with a perfect I- I sco re. Mot o o ne of the Over 40 class sa w Hazin Smi th take the h o les h ot followed by Ole Jay Finstad first, Smi th seco nd an d H agin s third. Moto two saw Finstad out first, which he held till the checkered flag . Finishing second was Sm ith a n d th ird was Hagins. Results PIW: 1. Joshlia Lucher (Yaml; 2. Shawn Gurley (Han); 3 . A my Haner (Vam); 4. Jake Jones (Yam) . 60 : 1. Br ian Oestr ick IKaw); 2. Charl es Booth (Kaw); 3. D.J . Davis (Kaw); 4 . Brad Woo lsey (Kaw ). 80 BEG: 1. Lon n ie Holder (Vam); 2. M ike Gr ey (Yam ); 3 . Rex Thomas (Kaw); 4 . Jason Narramo re (Vam). 80 NOV: 1. Str ipling Smith (Vam ); 2. Lanny Cox II (Kaw ); 3 . Che Rot rhmble (Han); 4. Heath W allis (Kaw ); 5 . Brad W ool sey (Han). 80 INT: 1. Jason Edward s (Kaw) ; 2 . Jared Hamby (Han); 3 . W ill y Bowd en (Han); 4 . Steve Olson (Han); _ 5 . Clint Carlton (Han). MI NI OPEN: 1. Jason Edwards (Kaw); 2. St eve Olson (Ha n); 3 . Jared Hamby (Han); 4. Clint Carlton (Han); 5 . Willy Bowden (Han ). 12 5 NOV : 1. R.C. Benn ett (Yam); 2. Jason Krempin (Han); 3 . Frank ie Ladd (Han); 4. Jeff Johnson (Kaw); 5 . Den nis Bonn er (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Clay Branch (Cag); 2. Brent Peterson (Han); 3 . J oey Bloxom (Kaw )o4. Brad M oran (Han); 5 . Matt Harlan (Vam). 12 5 EX: 1. Bill y Wh it ley (Cag); 2. J eff Bailey (Han) . 125 OPEN: 1. JJ. Slagle (Han); 2. Brent Peterson . (Han); 3 . R.C. Benn ett (Yam); 4. Bred M oran (Han); 5 . Chad W alters (Han). 2 50 OPEN: 1. Kiff Barke r (Han); 2. Steve Evans (Yaml; 3 . St eve Rich (Yam); 4. R%ich ard Pae (Han); 5 . Chuck Doggett (Han ). 250 NOV 1. R.C. Bennett (Yam); 2. Scott Sau lters (Suz); 3 . Ch ip M unn (Hon t, 4 . Charlie Farrar (Kaw) NT: 1. TreyClingfrost 5 . Trey M cCarty (Kaw) 250 1 (kawe) 2. Clay Branch (Cag); 3 . Tyler Larson (Vam) 4. Keith Hagi ns (Yam); 5 . Matt Harlan (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Bill y Whitley (Cag); 2. Todd Schberg er (Ha n); 3. Chuck Tres idder (Han ); 4. Dan ny Storbeck (Han); 5 . Scott Chesser (Suz). 500 OPEN: 1. J oey Hardin (Kaw); 2. Mark M ar sha ll (Han); 3 . Brad Rand el (Han ); 4. Derr ick Sims (Kaw); 5 . Kelly Epperson . . OVER 25 : 1. Bad Dog Callaway (Kaw) ; 2. Joe y Har din (Kaw); 3 . Br uce Dugan (Hon) ; 4 . Jerry Hill (Suz); 5 . Wayne Green (Kaw) . OVER 30 NOV : 1. A rt h ur Voung (Suz); 2. Hazin Sm it h; 3 . DaveAliand (Yam); 4 . Ste ve Rich; 5. John Bass (Varni . OVER 30 INT: 1. Eri c Berg (Vam); 2. Lonn ie Hale (Vam); 3 . Dann y Hagins (Vam). OVER 30 EX: 1. Ch uck Tresidder (Han); 2. Bill y Sm ith (Han); 3 . M ichael Spark s (Han); 4. J erry Hill (Suz); 5. Ole J ay Finstad (Suz). OVER 40: 1. Ole Jay Finstad (Suz); 2. Hazin Sm ith (Han); 3 . Dann y Hagi ns (Vern). labordus lands lawrenceburg ST win By Steven E. Smith LA WR EN CE BU R G, IN , JULY 15 In the Open A class at Lawrence burg, Steven Labordus grabbed the holeshot for a n early lead a nd never ga ve a n in ch as h e sla m m ed the door on th e p ack to tak e the wi n . Don Lewis su rvived th e many crashes on the track to finish seco n d while Nicky Sterl in g took th ird. Mike Da n iels rode hard to stay out front for th e di stance in O pen B ra cing , though Mik e Gurl ey and Robert Craig stay ed righ t on his rear. AndrewBreitenbach and J oe Bastin did battle in th e 250cc class Da sh for Ca sh. With two laps to go , Bastin ca p tu red th e lead an d wouldn 't let go as he a nd Breitenbach h eaded for the flag. Bastin hooked ' up to ge t th ere first a nd Da n Dotson rode close o n their h eels for a third-place finish. Ma tt Auxier won with one lap to go in the 80cc chase. Results 80: 1. M an Auxier; 2. Dan Dotson; 3 . Sam Lowe' 4. Br ian Kn ippenberg; 5. Gary Stog sdill. • 125/250: 1. J oe Bast in; 2. A ndr ew Breitenbach; 3 . Dan Dotson; 4. Jeff Black; 5 . Ken Sargent. OPEN B: 1. M ike Daniel s; 2. Mike Gur ley; 3. Robert Craig ; 4. Bill Montgomery; 5. Jeff Cra ig . OPEN A: 1. Steven Labordus; 2. Don Lewis; 3 . Nicky S te rl in g; 4 . Tim Humph ries; S. Ke it h Vanessen. 39

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