Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

rJl W Z a -, U ~ > CD 5 :I: 0. Rocky Robinson returned from an injury to win the Scratch main event at Gold Country Speedway. He led from start to finish. 250 BEG : 1 . Rick Brewster (Hon); 2. J im Swicegood (Hon); 3. Mike Hodges (Hon); 4. Michael Matson (Suz); 5. Jeffrey Eaton (Yam). 250 JR : 1. Jason Warren (Hon); 2. Shane Davis (Honl; 3. Brad Heatherington (Kaw); 4. Seen Prewitt (Yam); 5. Greg MacAnhur (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Kenny Zehrt (Hon); 2. Phil Douglas (Suz); 3. Russ Scott (Hon); 4. Eric Sandstrom (Kaw); 5. Danny Palad ino (Ha n). OPEN BEG: 1. Scott W right (Yam); 2. James Shepherd (Hon); 3. Troy Dulleck (Hon); 4. TIm Sarg inson (Hon). OPEN JR : Terry As h (Hon); 2. Steve Edmonson (Hon). OPEN INT: 1. Jo n Nicolaus (Kawl; 2. TIm Boone (Hon) . . OPEN PRO: 1. Dan Berg (Kaw); 2. Sean Conley (Kaw); 3. Glenn Harrison (Kaw) . VET J R: 1. Doug Johnson (Kaw); 2. George Golling (Hon); 3. Rich Kroske (Yam). VET INT: 1. Gary Remmen (Yam). VET MSTR: 1. Phi l Douglas (Suz); 2. Duane Hughes (Hon). OT JR : 1. Bill Kabage (Hon). Robinson wins at Gold Country Spdwy By R.C. Jones 36 AUB URN, CA, AUG. 19 After sitting out the majority of th e season with an injury Rocky Robinson retu rned to action and dashed to victory in the Scratch main at Gold Country Speedway. Robinson rode his Sierra/Belli A&:A Ra cing/Smith/Burba powered Weslake to victory after taking th e lead in tum one using a great start from his pole position. Following closely was Robert Curry and Dave Faria. Curry and Faria were locked into a wheel-to-wheel battle through the first two laps, allowing Robinson the breathing room he needed. As Robinson inched ahead Curry kept Faria at bay until Faria lost traction in some marbles and slipped behind Mike' Solis. Faria fought his way back to th ird as Curry chased Robinson. At the finish it was Robinson wi th his first win, Curry second, ' Faria third and Solis fourth. Michael Kain cranked up hi s Body Works Etc.-sponsored machine and never looked back while leading the six-lap Handicap main. With Kain leading, the others were working hard to get themselves sorted out. Rich Marcucci moved past the falteri ng Steve Orlandi for second to chase after Kain as Charlie Venegas held down th e th ird spot. Venegas and Marcucci traded positions as the white flag came out and Steve Martin closed in . On the last lap it was all Kain's as Marcucci edged out Venegas for the runner-up spot. In th e Division Two main Dave Worthen took the ear ly lead and held off a la te charge by Jeff Ochoa for the win. Ochoa lost an earl y chance at the lead when he almost fell on the second lap and lost valuable ground, After recovering Ochoa gave chase and got past Mark Squadrito during the last lap for second. Results SCRATCH: 1. Rocky Robin son (Wes); 2. Robert Curry (Wes); 3. Dave Faria Jr. (Wes); 4. Mike Solis (Wes). HDCP: 1. Michael Kain (Mor); 2. Charl ie Venegas (Gdn); 3. Char lie Venegas (Gdn); 4. Steve Martin (Wes) . 0 ·2 : 1. Dave Worthen (Wes ); 2. Je ss Ochoa (Jaw) ; 3. Mark ' Squadrito (Jaw); 4. Jo hn Grant (We s). 0·3: 1. Dan Wagner (Jaw); 2. Bill Thomas (Jaw); 3. Don Sparks J r. (Wes); 4. M ike Browne (We s). Whitney doubles at OCR Motocross By J eff Sherry BITHLO, FL , AU G. 13 Honda-mounted Rob ert Wh itney too k overall wins in bot h the 250cc a n d 'O pen C cl a sses a t O ran ge County Raceway's night MX. The first tum of the 250cc C start saw David Prince grab th e lead , but it was short-lived as he was taken out in th e seco nd tum. With Prince out of the way Charles Gambino took ov er the lead foll o wed by Whitney, Mike Mezir and Lee Martin HI. Gambino rode a perfe ct race to take the moto win, followed by Whitney and Martin, who moved into third. The second moto start had to be black-flagged due to lighting prob·Iem s. The restart saw Whitney grab the lead ahead of Mezir and Martin. Whitney held on to th e lead for the moto Win and the overall. Mezir used a 4-2 score for second overall. Joe D'Anna took his Yamaha to two moto wins in th e l25cc C class . D'Anna grabbed both holeshots and ran away with both motos for a perfect score. Scott Peters and John Noonan had the battle for second place, with Noonan bringing his Yamaha in for a second in moto one, but Peters edged him out by taking second in moto two. The Open C class racing was between Whitney and J eff H ines. Whitney took both leads and both motos with Hines taking seco nd in both motos. Rounding out the top three was Jeff Simpson. Senior class act ion saw Gambino put his Honda in the front spot as Sean McCarthey slid his Kawasaki into second followed closely by Ken Norten Jr. Gambino fought for the lead with McCarthey and held him off for th e win. The second moto was a repeat of the first. Some of the best racing of th e night was in the Woods II class. The first moto saw P ete Jordan on his Yamaha grab the early lead, followed by Jerry Thomas and Michael Schoen. Schoen started putting on the moves and by th e second lap he was putting the pressure on Jordan. Jordan stalled his bike in a tum, letting Schoen pull out a good sized lead. Shane Adkins brought his Catfish H ouse-sponsored Honda fro m a sixth -p lace sta rt all the way up to second by the end. J ames Russell also put in a great ride when he came from last p lace up to third at the flag . Schoen too k th e early lead in th e second moto and had a good dice with Danny Davi s for the lead , but Schoen was not ab out to give it up, leaving Davis with second. Russell • again mo ved up from a .bad start 'to take th ird at th e end. Results P/W: 1. Anthony O'Am ico (Hon); 2. Chr is Adkins . (Yam). MIN I BEG: 1. Brad Lustie; 2. Michael D'Amico • (Kaw); 3. Brian Criste (Hon). MINI B: 1. Scott Dav is (Hon); 2. Pierre Debu s (Hon); 3. M ike Flanagan (Kaw). WDS I: 1. Jason Kovere (Kaw); 2. Tim Endsley (Hon); 3. Jasson Christie (Hon). WDS II: 1. M ichael Schoen (Suz); 2. James Russell (Yam); 3. Shane Adkins (Hon ). 125 C: 1. Joe D'Anna (Yam); 2. Scott Peters (Hon); 3. John Noonan (Yam).' 125 A : 1. Dean Dyess (Yam). 250 C: 1. Robert Whitney (Hon); 2. M ike Mezir (Hon); 3. Lee Martin III (Kaw) . 250 B: 1. Richard Russell (Yam). OPEN C: 1. Robert Whitney (Hon); 2. Jeff Hines (Hon); 3. Jeff Simpson (Hon). SR: 1. Charles Gam bino (Hon); 2. Sean McCar . they (Kaw); 3. Kenneth Norden J r. (Hon). Barry, Herndon sizzle at Tampa Fairgrds RR By Eddie Kell ey &. Jack Roe TAMPA. FL, AUG. 7 Glen n Barry and th e Florida sun burned up the competition as he led . fro m begin n ing to end in th e Light. weig h t End ura nce race. Barry ' also collec ted wins in the Modified Class T hree and GP Three sprint features aboard hi s Morgan/Toorn er-spon sored Suzuki G SX600 Katana. As the temperature ro se, so did th e co m peti tio n in th e H eavyweight Endurance race as Rick He rndon held off fast-learn ing Novice Jim Ericson . When the checkered flag fell , Ericson's aggressivenes s, ab oard hi s HRC Honda 750 Superbike, was no match for the more experienced Herndon on hi s self-sponsored Suzuki GSXRlIOO. Herndon had an almost perfect day as he was victor- . ious in Modified Class Two, GP Two, Modified Class Five and GP Five spri nt races. Glenn Barry thoroughly dorni> nated the Modified Class Three and GTP Three features, leading from start to finish in both events. Herndon did the same in the combined Modified Class ' One and Two with an easy victory. He also led the Modified Class Four and Five feature, but Herndon really had to work for this one as Mark Foster, on his Yamaha FZ750, gave him all he could handle. . Herndon added to his trophy collection in the GP Two feature aboard his l2-year-old Honda 550, but not without a fight from beginning to end from Novice Steven Shaffer aboard his well-modified and fast Honda 423cc twin. In the combined GP Four and GP Five feature , Novice Nathan Donohen put on a show as he led from beginning to end on his Class Four Yamaha 750, beating the Experts and larger machinery. The Battle of The Twins was a Stan Friduss benefit as he led from start to fin ish on his Moto-Guzzi 1000. Joe Drost followed th e same format in the Vintage rac e on his immaculate 836cc Honda. Results FEATURE SPRINT PROD 5 NOV: 1. M ark Mo yer (Suz). PROD 3 NOV: 1. Jeffery Dim (Hon); 2. Micae' Lade (Yam). PROD 2 NOV: 1. Albert Sosa (Hon); 2. Steven Hooks (Suz); 3. David Berlound (Hon) . PROD 1 NOV: 1. Buddy Vm (Yam); 2. J ohn Groover (Suz). . M OD 5 EX: 1. Rick Herndon (Suz). M OD 4 EX: 1. Ma rk Fostar (Yam); 2. Stan Fri duss (M ·G) . MO D 4 NOV: 1. Nathan Donohen (Yam); 2. TIm • Howell (Kaw). M OD 3 EX: 1. Glenn Barry ISuz}; 2. Robby COIUI (Hen); 3. Eddie Kalley (Yam). M O D 3 NOV: 1. Thomas Watkins (Hon); 2. Micaal St ucch io (Kaw ); 3. Joe Lawis (Hon). M OD 2 EX: 1. Rick Herndon (Hon). M OD 2 NOV : 1. Zene Jacobs (Hon); 2. Robert Drost (Hon); 3. Mike Copley (Kaw); 4 . Steven Hooks (Suzl . MOD 1 EX: 1. Slim Pickens (Suz). MOD 1 NOV : 1. Steve Shaffer (Hen); 2. Victor McMahill (Yam); 3. Buddy Vltt (Yam); 4. Je ff Emery (Cag). . • GP 5 EX: 1. Rick Herndon (Suz). . GP 4 EX: 1. Mark Foster (Yam); 2. St an Friduss (M -G). GP 4 NOV : 1. Nathan Donehen (Yam); 2. Kev in Kinkaid (Yam~ 3. Timothy Howell (Kaw). GP 3 EX: 1. Glenn Barry (Suz); 2. Eddie Kelley (Yam); 3. Robby Costa (Hon); 4. Dwaine Williams (Hon). . GP 3 NOV: .1. Thomas Watkins (Hon); 2. Michael Stucchio (Kaw ); 3. Albert Sose (Hon). GP 2 EX: 1. Rick Herndon (Hon); 2. Slim Pickens (Suz). GP 2 NOV: 1. Steven Shaffer (Hon); 2. Vietor McMahill (Yam); 3. John Voll (Yam); 4. Zane Jacobs (Hon); 5. Robert Drost (Hon). GP 1 EX: 1. Bill Ba nnon (Yam); 2. Mark Stunevant (Yam). . BOn EX: 1. Stan Friduss 1M-G); 2. Slim Pickens (Suz); 3. Dwa ine W illiams (Kaw). BOn NOV: 1. Steven Shaffer (Hon); 2. Jeff Emery (Cag); 3. Duane Northrup (Duc). VINT EX: 1. Joe Drost (Hon); 2. Buddy Vitt (Yam); 3. Bill Bannon (Yam). VINT NOV: 1. Duane Northrup (Duc). ENDURANCED CL 5: 1. Rick Herndon (Suz); 2. Daryl Grave. (Hon). CL 4 : 1. Jim Ericson (Hon); 2. Nat han Donohen (Yam); 3. Jerry Cook ISuzl ; 4 . Mark Foster (Yam~ 5. Stan Friduss (M ·G). . CL 3: 1. Glenn Barry (Suz); 2. Roby Costa (Hon g, 3. Michael Stucchio (Kaw) ; 4. Jeff Lopez (Yam ~ . 5. Eddie Kelley (Yam). CL 2: 1. Robert Drost (Honl ; 2. St even Hooks (Suz); 3. Mike Copley (Kaw); 4. Albert Sose (Hon). CL 1: 1. Vietor McMahill (Yam); 2. Steven Shaffer (Hon); 3. Buddy Vltt (Yam); 4 . Jeff Emery (Cag). Schwartz commands Orange Co. Spdwy By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA, AUG. 12 For the 10th time this seaso n , Bobby Schwartz steered th e Budw eiser/CTI Bra ce /K&:N / KN AC /R us s e II 's Grandstands-ba ck ed Weslak e to victory in th e Scratch main at the Orange County Fairgrounds, It took three tries to ge t Friday's Scratch ma in underw ay. On the first attem p t, Sam Ermol enko - off the inside - and Schwartz were even out of the gate. But Ermolenko tapped the former National Champion and knocked him down in turn on e. Alan Christian, another former National Champion, laid it down and brought out the first red flag. On th e second try, Dubb Ferrell went down in turn three and the red came out again. . Half of the field down on the first lap' mandates a co mp lete restart. Referee Irwin Moon ruled that Ferrell went down all on his own and kicked him out, much to the chagrin of the fans. The fans booed while Ferrell pleaded his case, but Moon would not hear the protest until Christian came forward and said that he had caused Ferrell to crash. With that; Moon changed his mind and all four riders returned to the tapes. This time, Schwartz. coming from gate two, beat Ermolenko off the line and when they hit the first turn hepulled it down in front of Ermolenko. Ferrell and Christian also flew past Ermolenko before the end of the opening revolution. Ferrell was all over Schwartz. He continually tried to find a lane on the inside. Ermolenko seemed to throw in th e towel on lap three and he cruised the remainder of the way. Ferrell kept the heat on and was one length behind Schwartz when Jerry King threw the checkered flag. Christian took third. Andy Northrup took the Handicap main at Costa Mesa, Jessee Finch set the tempo for the first two laps before Northrup flew through on the inside. Once Northrup got by, he ran away for the win. Second went to Tuff McBride with Steve Lucero, coming down the back , third. Resu lts SCRATCH: 1. Bobby Schwartz (Was); 2. Dubb Farrell (Was); 3. Alan Christian (Jaw); 4 . Sam Ermolenko (GM) .

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