Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Vl ~ ~ w Z ., 0 .. u a: > Ul 0 .... 0 J: 0. 00 00 O"l .......... ~ r.......... .... en ;j eo ;j Heavyweight Expert d ivis ion w inner John Van Keeken le a ds Middleweight expert w inner Don Canet in the aOec Exotic class in Oxnard. ~ Dave Faria J r. (lead ing) w on the Coors Invitational C ha m pio ns hip in Napa. California. beating Jim S ise more . who finished third. backed Don Canet reeled in 'the Midd leweight Modified Expert competition. Results 50 STK BEG: 1. Man Harrison (Ya m ~ 2. Lisa Peterson (Yam); 3. Yuichi Furukawa (Yam); 4. Nival do Lopes (Yaml; 5. Ellen Taylor (Hon). 50 M OD BEG: 1. E.T. Samson (Yam); 2. Kevin Senior (Yam). . 50 MOD NOV: 1. Gary Garner (Yam). 50 MOD EX: 1. Henry Rodarts (Yam); 2. Dennis Honon (Yaml. 50 M/W M OD BEG: 1. Fred Baracco (Yam); 2. John Benavente (Yamt, 3 . Randy Ross (Yam); 4. Kevin Cunningham (Yam); 5 . Anils Kernacs (Yam). 50 M/W M OD NOV: 1. Jim Cicero (Yam); 2. Chris Taylor (Yam): 3 . Ben Williams (Yam); 4 . Ritchie Thorup (Hon). 50 M/W M OD EX: 1. Mark McDonald (Yam); 2. Ken Peters (Yam); 3 . Steve George (Yam); 4. Thomas Pet rus (Yam); 5. David Trager (Yam). 50 H/W STK BEG: 1. Roben Gallo (Yam). 50 H/W M OD BEG: 1. Sean Taylor (Yam~ 50 H/W M OD NOV: 1. Mike Flint (Yam). 80 EXOTIC MOD M/W NOV: 1. TIm Tillman (Hon). 80 EXOTIC M OD M/W EX: 1. Don canet (Kaw). 80 EXOTIC M OD H/W EX: 1. John VanKeeken (Yam). Chris Carr won the Pro class event at the Sapulpa Short Track. Harrison hauls at Oxnard Mini RR By T .D . Deat herage 30 OXNARD, CA, JULY 24 Riding against a strong field of riders in the 50cc Lightweight Beginner class, Matt Harrison collected first place finishes in both motos at the Kal-Gard/Croakies-sponsored, SREpromoted race. Putting in a strong showing for the girls in the same class, Lisa Peterson netted a 3-2 tally for second overall ahead of Yuichi Furukawa. Some of the best racing of the day took place in the 50cc Middleweight Modified Expert class where Mark McDonald stood tough to collect the class win. Ken Peters rode his YSR50 to a 3-2·score for second overall while strong contender Steve George had problems keeping a new set of tires on th e pavem ent and had to settle for third overall with 6-3 mote finishes. Jim Cicero battled it out with Chris Taylor all day to land first place in the Middleweight Modified Novice competition. Taylor had to settled for second ahead of Ben Williams. In the spectator-pleasing 80cc Exotic class, three separate classes were run together. Tim Tillman rode a Honda 80-based bike to his class win. Yokohama Tirea/Top Flight Raci n g l AmsoillTrick Fue l / j R HesslT&O Yamaha-sponsored John VanKeeken won in the Heavyweight Expert "Bruiser" class. Mounted aboard a screaming Kawasaki KX80, SLO City Cycles/Shoei/Fox Racing- Faria fast at Napa Speedway By R.C . J ones NAPA, CA, J UL Y 30 Dave Faria Jr., sponsored by Rich mond Yama ha -BMWlTruman Bailey and Frank Diaz, won the Coors Invita tional Championship with an eveni ng of perfect rides, receiving the maximum of 15 points. Following in second with 14 points was Mike Delacy and third went to J ini Sisemore with 13 points. Faria has been on the comeback trail after an injury kept him out of . speedway for two years. For the past two seasons Faria has worked to get his skills back in top Iorm, and tonight's rides let everyone know that Faria is back. Faria was the only rider to move into th e last round with a perfect score as the other top riders had their problems early. Sisemore and Ingels could only muster seconds in th e first round as both riders coming from th e outside gates found little traction on the dry track. Robert Curry, Delacy , and John Houston Jr. along with Faria picked up first round wins. In round two H ouston beat Ingels in a thriller while Faria, Delacy and Sisemore were win ners. Ro und three went pretty smooth as Faria really cranked it up, with Delacy, Sisemore and Ingels winning as Houston dropped a point back behind Delacy in their heat. In round four the excitement started. In the first heat Houston gated poorly finding' himself behind Steve Martin and Harland Bast Jr. as they headed down the back chute. Houston rallied and went flying around the narrow Napa track passing first Bast then during the last lap Martin, from the outside cushion in a remarkable run to the front. Scott Yarbrough won his first race in ' the next heat and Faria received his 12th point in his four th win in the following heat. Delacy dropped his first point in this heat by losing to Faria as a grea t battle ensued for the four laps. Faria was in the groove, riding ei th er inside or outside, winning handily. . At the end of round four, Ingels broke the tape and was disqualified, dropping him out of contention. In the last round, Curry picked up his second win, and Parsons won his race in the first two heats. Delacy , esco rted by Ingels, won his heat and waited to see how Faria did in the final. It took three starts to finish the last race , and on every gate Faria took the lead from his pole position and went on to win convincingly over Sisemore. Sisemore fell on the first try and had to ride Ingels' bike on the restart. Houston was knocked over the hi!?jh side in the second start, injuring his wrist enough that he cou ld not continue. When the dust cleared though it was Faria with a perfect night, three great starts in the last race and a deserving trophy to the winner. Results . C'SH IP: 1. Dave Far ia Jr . (Wes) 15 pt s; 2. Mike Delacy (Gdn ) 14; 3 . Jim Sisemore (Wes ) 13 ; 4 . John Houston Jr . (Wes) 1 1; 5. Roben Cur ry (Wes) 10. 0 · 2: 1. J oe Kelly (Ja w); 2. Steve Or landi (Wes); 3 . Bill Zirkle (Wes) ; 4 . Mark Sque drito (Jaw). Carr cops Sapulpa S T By Frank Harrison SAPULPA, OK, JULY 31 Harley-Davidson factory rider Chris Carr set a blistering pace on his way to victory in the $5000 2nd Annual Miller Mid-America Short Track. After getting off the line in third, Carr passed early-leader ' Ro n n ie Jones for good late in the race. Jones finished second and Terry Poovey was third. Promoter Emmett Hahn capped a successful racing doubleheader that was enhanced by the presence of long-time announcer Jack Miller who came to the event from Florida, and AMA starters Don Bargman and Mike Sheridan from Illinois. With dirt track racing veterans Norm and ' Phil McDonald serving as advisors, the weekend's racin~ was expected to be first rate, and It was. The 20race short track program took place in front of a packed grandstand and was over at 10:30 p.m. Pro q ua lifying heats were won by Scott Adams, Kris Kiser, Poovey, Jones and Carr, with the subsequent semis going to Bart Schmulbach arrd Greg Teague. The first semi saw misfortune strike Steve Morehead, who had made the lo ng trek to Sapulpa from his ho me in Ohio. Morehead, who was on a borrowed bi ke, was sidelined for the night when his mount suffered a broken rod. Jones repeated his previous night's victory in the Dash for Cash, being followed home by Carr, Poovey, Kiser and Adams. Mai n event time saw Poovey pull the holeshot and lead the field into turn one, but by the end of the second lap Carr was in front, with Poovey, Jones, Kiser, Adams and Schrnulbach right behind him. Jones soon took over the lead and at the halfway point the order was Jones, Carr and Poovey who were having a battle royale, and Kiser. Back in the pack Sammy Potter was on the move and he 'd eventually finish fifth. Carr regained the lead from Jones and by the 16th lap he had a comfortable lead over Jones, who hada full turn lead over Poovey, Kiser, Schumlbach and Potter. When the starter waved the white flag signifying the next to last lap, the 19th , everything had settled down except the Harley fans in the stands and when the checkered flag came out they greeted winner Carr with a thunderous round of applause. . Resu lts PRO: 1. Chr is carr (H· D); 2. Ronn ie Jo nes (Hon ~ 3 . Terry Poovey (Hon ); 4. Kr is Kiser; 5. Sammy Poner. BO: 1. Bill y Kennedy (Kaw); 2. Scott Stevens (Kaw); 3. Marc Will iams; 4. Tim Case; 5: Bill y Mclaughlin. 125: 1. Ricky Walker (Yam); 2. Brando n Hancock (Hon); 3. Ph ill ip Lash (Hon); 4. Sh ane Duke (Hon ); 5 . Billy M claughlin (Kaw). 2 50: 1. Danny Bill ing s (Rtx); 2. Ja mes Brockway; 3 . Tye Howard (Hon). OPEN: 1. Joe Mo ff at (Yam); 2. Bill Snyde r (Hont, 3 . Den ny Sowd ers (Rtx); 4. Tom Haas (Yaml. OVER 3 0 : 1. Da n ny Cartw right; 2. David Bur leigh; 3 . Johnny Issacs . Sapulp a TT to Adams By Frank Harrison SAPULPA, OK, JULY 30 Scott Adams ' rode his Phil McDonald-tuned, Bell Helmetssponsored Harley-Davidson to victory in the $5000 2nd Annual Miller Mid -America Championship TT at Creek County Speedway. Fellow Oklahoman Ronnie Jones finished second with Hawaii's Kris Kiser taking third. Pro mo ter Emmell Hahn presented a perfectly-prepared clay TT track to the competitors. Utilizing portions of the speedway's short track oval, the . TT course featured a hairpi n turn into the infield at the ova l's first turn, then an infield jump, and then a dogleg turn back onto turns three and four of the o val. The Pro heats were wo n by Ch ri s Carr, Terry Poo vey, Ada ms and J ones, with semi-final races being won by Bill y Herndon and Kiser. Prior to the Pro main a Dash for Cash was run. The race featured a different twist in that the winner . would draw a ticket after the race and

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