Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

J: U w w a: al z· W , ..,J , >. al l o fo ::t: CL. c-r ;.., Q.) ...0 8 Q.) > o Z Harold Dorsey won two Expert classes at the Harrington HM . eo EX: 1. Randy Shank (Kaw l: 2. J ohn Winsett (Yaml . W in ner Jimmy Cham berlin (91) gets sandwiched by the 125cc Novice class at the start of a mota at LACR. betw een Sarginso n a nd Dull eck, was Ch ris J ohnson . . Tom Co nkli n celebrated his birthda y with a pair of wins in th e O pen Intermedi a te class LO ta ke the overa ll wm and did it on h is Kawasak i sP.'m sored by Keeton Structural and by Rock 0,1. Resu lts 80 MINI BEG: 1. Nei l Goodman (Kaw ); 2. Chad Gr een (Yam); 3. Brian Bar rington (Yam); 4 . Aaron Salinas (Hon); 5. Brea Wh itmore (Kaw) . 80 MIN I JR : t . Aaron cantrelle fKaw l. 12 5 BEG: 1. J eff Ingram (Hon); 2. Jamie Haskin s (Hon); 3 . Shan e Garrehy (Han); 4 . Eric Grass {Yaml; 5. Craig Oku (Ho n) . 125 JR : 1. Peter Wh ipp le (Ka w l; 2. Tyr Denl ing er (Hon ); 3 . RiCh Tho mas (Ya m); 4 . Larry Moniz Jr. (Hon) . 125 INT: 1. Eric Pucelik (Hon); 2. Matt Hawk (Kawl. 2 50 BEG: 1. J eff And ru ss (Hon); 2: M ike M organ (Han); 3. Tom Bit ner (Hon); 4 . Joe W agner (Yam); 5. Chris Babcock (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Randy Dent on (Yam); 2. M ark Pon er (Suz); 3. M ark Olund (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. Troy Dulleck (Han); 2. TIm Sarg inson (Hon); 3. Chris Johnson (Han!; 4 . St eee Smith (Han); 5. Jim Borkh an (Hon l. OPEN JR : t , Tom Conkl in (Kaw): 2. M ark Olmstead (Han) . OPEN PRO: 1. Phil Oougl as (Han); 2. Kun Kuhn (Kaw): 3. Jeny Caton (Han). Q PRO: 1. Dave Freeborn (Han): 2. Phil Doug las (Han): 3 . J eff Olk (Han). VET JR : 1. Ken Campbell (Hon ); 2. Scott Wr ighl (Yam ); 3. Tom Qucik (Han); 4 . Bill Baker (Han). VET INT: 1. Erik Schaffe r (Han). VET MSTR : 1. Duan e Hughes (Han); 2. lany Baker (Han). Carlisle slices to LACR MX win ' By Terry Rezek PALMDALE, CA . OCT. 9 ' , Ryan Carlisle was back in town for Sunday's California Racin g Club MX and left th e 250<:c Interm edi at es wishing he was still back o n the road. Carlis le has been searching for go ld at ot her tra cks with som e su ccess and now it was LACR's turn. Carlisle took th e lead in rn ot o o ne at th e drop of the ga te and never looked back as he led all 'he way for an easy win. Adam Pontiou s foll owed Carlis le into turn one but fell back just a bit with each lap until jack Lawren ce ca ug h t and passed him in lap five of 'he 10 lap race. La wre nce held off repeated challen ges by Pontio u s and fini sh ed second behi nd Ca rlis le. La wre nce was secon d go ing into the firs t tum in moto one with Carl isle and Pon tious close behind. Carlisle n ipped La wrence before th e mo to was a half -a-Iap along a nd se' o ut after th e ear ly lead er. Carlisle ' ook 'he. lead in the m idd le of lap ' wo and Law ren ce soo n foll o wed him inta seco nd. That set the to p two finishers . Pontous co uld not move up a nd £inis hed the mOlo in four th to ·earn th ird overall. Eddie H icks an d T im T el ford blasted off the line a t the stan of mota o ne in the 250cc Pro event and hi t turn o ne sid e by side. Hicks came o ut with the lead and was ocr for the win . T elfond hu ng wi 'h him for most of the mota but tired under the un usual heat a nd finis hed founh behind ·' Rocke'" Rex Sta ,en and Erick H ilt o n. The start of mota two was a first hea t repea t. With the lead in a strong righ ' han d. Hi cks o nce more sailed off for th e moto and th e o vera ll win . T elford found a second wind and stayed in a pos itive, i£ somewhat di stant, seco nd a ll the wa y to th e chec kered. Tha' second gave Telford seco nd place mon ey for 'he day . Mark Vanderwalle ou,dragged jason Simmons into turn one of the 125cc Beginner race. Greg Martinez was in a close third. Rich Thomas got a dismal start, gellin~ off the lin e in the middle of 25 riders. By lap five, Manina 'ook 'he lead and Thomas had worked hi s way up to seco nd, then slid o ut in lap six a nd dropped founh. Marinez 'ook the win ahead of Simmons and Vandewalle. Mo'o ,w o became 'he stage for 'he best racin g of the da y. . Thomas and Martinez were sid e by side into . tum o ne with Martinez getting th e edge.. '0 30 T homas went ou t. for o ne in 'seco nd. For the n ext three laps, Thomas was ri g ht o n Martinez's fend er looking for an openi ng. O ne mis take co uld put him o ut of the ru n ni ng for th e top six rid ers were all in a two -seco nd wide knot for more th an ha lf the race. T ho mas too k ' he lead at ' he sta rt ol lap four a nd Casey Beets followed hi m into seco nd . T homa s held onto the lead u nti l th e last lap despi te some serious challenges from Beets. Thomas ble w a big sweepe r tum in the midd le of ' he last lap and droppedto second. Three turns from the fini sh , Thomas pulled a bea utifu l block pass on Beets and too k the mo te wi n. Martinez too k third and the overal l o n four points. Thomas, with five, had to settle for a well-earned second. Resu lts eo BEG: 1. Jo hn Harding (Hon): 2. Mar1l. Lippert (Sud; 3 . Shawn O' Brien (Suz); 4 . Aaron W asnu (Kaw): 5 . Roy Bremeno ur (Yaml . 80 NOV: 1. Cory Davis (Han) Vl NT: 1. Matt Hilgenber g (Bul); 2. David Vinson IHon); 3 . Ron AJdrich (CZ); 4. Paul Falassi (CZI: 5. lee Fabry (Yam). SR BEG: 1. Terry Rezek (Suzl. SR NOV: 1. Jeny Purkett (Kaw); 2. Gale Webb lHon I. SR INT: 1. Robert Lin ville . SR EX: 1. Ron Cole (Suz). VET BEG: 1. A. Dusty Rode (Kawl; 2. Andy Green (Yam): 3 . Roben Wydtoff (Kaw ); 4 . Tim Si orey; 5. Walt er Brecheen (M ai). _ VET NOV: 1. Mike Nowi cki (Honl 2. Vietor Parker (Kawl: 3 . Randy Paul Wysocki (Kaw); 4. Russ Hoffman IHon); 5 . Bob Dunham (Yaml. VET INT: 1. Todd Petersen (Yam): 2. Randy Anderson (Yam); 3 . Cun James; 4 . Michael Robinson (Yam ). VET EX: 1. Jon Miller (Kaw); 2. Tom W ebb (Han); 3 . Mark Johnson (Sud ; 4. Terry Davis (Kaw); 5 . Mik e Webb (KTM ). WMN NOV: 1. Joy Ame s (Honl : 2. Carie Maninez IHonl : 3 . Teal Nakayama (Kaw) . WMN INT: 1. Katy Senger (Hon ); 2. Candy Hateley (Yaml ; 3 . Maria Gonza lez (Kawl: 4. Tina Zahrt (Han); 5 . Kathy Jo Ehrp (Han). WMN EX: 1. Mece rdes Gon zalez (Kaw): 2. Li sa Peterson (Suz): 3 . Bonnie Warch (Suz): 4. Tami Rice (Suz); 5. Dana Evenson (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Greg M an inez (Honl : 2. Rich Thoma. (Kaw): 3. Jason Simmons (Kawl ; 4. Casey Beet. (Yam): 5 . M ark Vandewalle (Han). _ 125 NOV: 1. Ji mmy Chambe rl in; 2. Jon Hughlett (Yam); 3 . Jason Melion (Kaw !; 4. Colin Couto (Han); 5. Erik lindstrom (Honl . 1251NT : 1. Dustin Evans (Suz ~ 2. Ronni e Densford (Hon); 3 . Joel Toitarsky (Han); 4. Je ff RalZloff (Hon ); 5 . Raymond Anthony (Han). . 125 PRO: 1. Erick Hilton (Yam); 2. Troy Welty (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Shawn Travi s (Yam); 2. Can Aug ino (Han ); 3 . Tom Anderson (Yam): 4 . Stanley Norwoods (Kaw); 5. Joe Haman (Honl . 250 NOV: 1. Rob Webb (Han); 2. Frank Coslanzo (Hon); 3. Robbie Dunham (Yam); 4. Vin ce Bajon i (Hon); 5. Clar ence Abbo tt lHanl. 250 INT: 1. Ryan Carlisle (Kaw): 2. J ack lawrence (Yam); 3 . Adam Pont ious (Kaw): 4. Scott M urp hy (Kaw); 5 . Ken Erh (Suz). 250 PRO:- 1. Eddie Hicks (Yam); 2. Tim Telford (Hon); 3 . Rex Stat en (Yaml; 4. Todd Campbell (KTM); 5. J on Zahrt (Hon). . 500 BEG: 1. Andrew.Am our (Han); 2. Peter Yauri (Han); • 3. W ill iam Fisher (Hon ); 4 . Keit h Je nsen (Han). 500 NOV: 1. Greg Keim (Hon); 2. Keith Burn ight (Hon). 500 INT: 1. Bill Em (Hon). Jenkins rips Malvern HS . By Jeff Sa nders MALV ERN, O H, OCT. 9 KT M· mo un,ed j oel j enkins 'urned in 16 laps to ta ke the Pro class win at the Malvern Mo ta Spon Par k, Bun Buster 100 Hare Scra m bles. Jen kins fough, a ll elements indudi ng a broke n bridge crossing that slowed everyo ne to fin ish five mi nutes ahead of a very hardchargi ng. Honda-mounted Greg Wh eeler. jim Miller finished third. KXI25 Kawasaki-mounted Mar k Pahanish won overa ll Amat eur hon o rs turn ing in an impressive 16 lap rid e. Paharish and 200cc dass winner Ro n Laghlin sta yed toge,her early until Laghlin faded at the one-hour mark. . Novice class winner Chuck Boreman was on the gas 'he entire three hours edging Wooster Appliance-sponsored Brad Veres by 'hree minutes. john La'chie 'ook a strong third. Tom Rickbrodt edged William Miller and Robin McClain on 'he last lap win the h ighly competi,ive Senior II dass. McClain led most of the race until gettin~ stuck at the creek crossing. That's where Rlckbrodt a nd '0 Mill er mad e 'heir move tak ing a different line. leaving McClain in 'he water. McClain go, his bi ke o ut and back o n tra il. Keeping o n 'he th ro ttle 'he. rest of the lap. bu t could no' catch 'he leaders. He fell 20 seconds short of 'he leaders. Results O/A: 1. Mar1l Pahanish (Kaw) . PRO: 1. Joel Jenkin s (KTM); 2. Greg Wheeler (Hon); 3 . J im M iller (Han); 4 . Keith Bucher (Kaw). 125 : 1. Tim Mosberger (Suz); 2. Kreig George (Suz). 200: 1. Ron taghlin IKaw); 2. Jon Nagy IKaw~ 3 . Jack Glase rer (Han); 4 . lonnie Gibbs (Suz). 2 50: 1. Byran Mahoney (KTMl; 2. Keit h Spit ler (Han ); 3 . Denver Orm istan {Kawf; 4. Donald Kehl (Han l. OPEN: 1. Byran Vos i (Hon ); 2. Scott Rine (Hon ). NOV : 1. Chuck Bor eman (Han ); 2. Brad Veres (Yaml; 3 . John latchic (Suz); 4. Gary Lewis (Yam ); 5 . J ohn Myel'S (Suz). SA I: 1. Doug Worley (laM); 2. Steve lalezalo (Yam); 3 . Davtd Simmons (A TK); 4 . Gary laisy (laM); 5 . Frank. Trunk (Suz). SA II: 1. Tom Rickbr odl (KTM); 2. W ill iam Miller (Honl 3 . Robin McC lain (KTM); 4. Don Stanl ey (KTM); 5. Walter Smilh (KTM) . Dorsey doubles at Harrington HM 125 AM : 1. Joe Mei er (Han): 2. George Price III (Han). 250 AM : t . Eddie Hidden (Yam); 2. Randy Buzzard (Han); 3 . Bill Gei ssel e (Vaml : 4 . Joe Mei er (Han). 250 EX: 1. Haro ld Dorsey IHon); 2. Warren Diem I M~); 3. Mike Vane s (Suz); 4 . Kenny Dahlin (Han): 5. Georgi e Pric e (Kawl. 600 AM: 1. Dalla 8 Baer (Yaml : 2. Jerry Hash (Hon); 3 . Darry l Baer (Yam ): 4 . Tom Kis ielnicki (Yam); 5 . Jim Haldeman (M-). 600 EX: 1. Harold Dors ey (Rtx J 2. Georgi e Price (H~ O I: ; 3. M ike Varn es (Hon); 4 . Kenny Oahlin (Han); 5. Roy Collins (H-DI. SR: 1. BanyWorthingion (BSA): 2. George Price III (Yam); 3. Brian Eckhart (Tri ). 750 EX: 1. Georgi e Price (H·D); 2. Clarence Bull (H-D); 3 . Jer emy Lucy (H-D): 4 . Nick Taylor (Yaml 5. Joe Gat ety (Tri). V1NT 1. Bob Babcock (Tri ); 2. Ma lcolm Daving (Tri); 3 . : Je ssie Edw ards (Tri). PRO: 1. Gary Foard (Rtx);2 David M iller (Han); 3 . Scott Saund8f"S (H ~D t 3. Scott Saunders (H-D); 4 . Kenn y Dahlin (Hon ): 5 . Bob Sweet en (H-Dl . J S/SR : 1. Davtd Sassma n (Ind). , Wooten returns, wins Sacto SX By N uklear Neuka m SACRA MENTO, CA, OCT. 7 After ret urning to raci ng actio n after an exte nded layoff due a broken foo l. Hi Po int/Kawasak i-rn ourued Shawn Woo,en, sti ll sporting pin s in his bones. came out on top of th e Pr o class at Sacramento Ra cewa y Park's Friday night stadi u m motocross. Arai/Hi-P o in tlTeam Green Kaw a sakimounted Tallon Vohland pulled the hol esh ot in round o ne while Woo'en played ca tch -u p. Vohland was able stretch a lillie bit of a lead 'he chec kered nag while Woo'en was co n ten t with a safe, accident-free seco nd placing. M oto two started out mu ch the sam e as the first but Woo,en held Voh land within striking range. Then, with three laps remaining, Vohland tasted turf as he washed out in a tight right-hander before the whoops. Wooten went by as Vohland remounted and th e two Kawasaki-aces picked up the pace. Vohland dosed in but Woo'en held him at bay for 'he win and the overa ll. In Intermediate Class action it was agai n a pair of Kawasaki's th at banled for the win. Al oha Window 'Tinting-sponsored Steve Nel son won th e first moto ahead of jerry Wri ght: • In moto two Wri ght sho t out to the lead and began pull away. Nelson reeled Wright in and th en mad e h is move over the whoops. Nelson pulled a lo ngside Wrigh, midway through the sectio n and th en rolled it on from the outside a nd sh u' th e door in th e foll owing tum. Nelson went on to win and score the overa ll wi'h Wrigh' seco nd both times ou' for th e runner-u p SpoL Resu lts '0 Len Breech H ARRI NGTO N, DE, OCT. 2 Ha ro ld Dor sey pu t ' hi s Dorsey Builder ssponso red mach ines in front of th e 250 and 600cc Expert field s a ' ' he begi nn ing of th e seco nd lap of both finals o n h is way a double wm a ' th e second First Stat e Racin gsponsore d half mile a , the H arrington Fairgrounds practice track. Of course, call ing th is trac k a half mi le is like calli ng 'he Rockies a cou p le 01 hillsl - he straigh t is normal half T mile len gth, but th e turns have more sweep than most mil es. While Dors ey was taking his double wins, G ary Foard won hi s first race as a n Expert rid er, holding off 'he challenges of Camel Pro co mpe titor David Miller ta ke the Pro class a fter early leader Bob Sweeten blew h is Harley up. Mike Van es grabbed 'he lead from Georgie Pri ce a nd Dorsey a' 'he sta r' of 'he 250cc Expert final , but Pri ce and Dorse y go ' by before th ey hi' th e third ' urn . Dorsey took 'he lead a ' th e en d of th e first lap, Foard dr ifted a lilli e hi gh, letting bo th Dorsey and Pri ce by. During th e res' of the six-la p final Price pressured Dorsey for the lead . but came up short. Price came back to cla im th e 750cc Expert final fairly easily aCter he took the lead from Nick Taylor as th ey came off the second turn on th e openi ng lap. Cla reoce Bull an d j erem y Lucy also go' by Taylor by the end of th e opening lap. Price l' ulled away, wh ile Bull closed the ga p o n Pn ce a lillI e. Bob Swee,en j umped into th e lead a t th e start of 'he Open Pro final wi' h Gary Foar d, David Miller and Sco tt Sa u nders balliing over ' seco nd. Swee ten sta rted to pull away in th e first half as he appeared o n his way to an easy win. Tha t went up in smo ke, a lo ng with his engi ne, on the fou nh lap , givi ng Foard the lead with Mill er right behi nd him. Over 'he remai ni ng two laps Foard kept Mill er 'hree len gths back, wi ' h &oil Sa underssevera l leng,hs behind Mill er. . Closest of the Amat eur class fin als was th e 250 A dass as Eddi e Hidden took a wir e-towire win, bu' from 'he seco nd lap o n, he had a co nsta n t shadow on e to three len g ths behind in 'he form of Randy Buzzard. While Buzzard go, up his tail severa l times, he couldn', comple,e the pass. Dallas BaeT again won th e 60cc Amateur final, going by hi s brother Darryl on th e o utside of 'he first turn as they star,ed 'he seco nd lap and pulling awa y an other halflap win, th is time over jerry Hash who had tak en over second on the third lap. Results '0 '0 '0 '0 50: 1. John Winsett Jr . (Yam); 2. Tom Skethway (Yam); 3 . Chr is Dowell (Yam). 80 AM: 1. Ricky Winsett (Ylm): 2. Phil libhatt (Yaml . '0 '0 '0 PRO: 1. Shawn Woo ten (I(aw); 2. Tallon Vohland IKawl. INT: 1. Sieve Nelson (Kaw); 2. Jerry W right (Kawl. Barton storms to Blackfoot MXwin By M ike Thuleen BLACK FO O T , 10 , SE PT. 25 Sm ith Spon Optics/ Boise Hon da -sponsor ed Co rey Bar ton , afte r a d isast erous firs t ro und a t th e EIMAlO MC 1988 Idah o Sta ,e MX Champ ionship Ser ies yesterday, go t rid of his frustra'ion by cl inc h ing bo th 250<:c Expert motos in round two of the series , a t th e Blackfoo' Racing Fa cili , y, promo'ed b y Wayn e Men. Boise Honda 's Mark Hall hol esho' the first moto ahead of Barton and a h ungry pack of riders. Barton chased Hall down 'hen zapped by into first. Bar,on set a diZlyin~ pace which th e o thers cou ld n' t match, winning by about 18 seconds in th e firs' moto. Men Diesel backed Travis Men finished only fee' behind Hall with Baulemountain, Nevada's Vernon Lindskog cap tu ri ng founh in front of Lance Kelsey and Roben Hayball. The seco nd moto was essentially a replay of 'he first , with Bar,on running off to hide. While running up with Bar,on and Hall, Men

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