Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

w N « cr u, 0 s « 0 cr ~ ~ W CIl :::J « ~ C- ::;E W >>'" '" '" 0 I- 0 0 I0 ~ C- ~ C- co 00 CJ') ..-I ~ CJ') v , ..0 > ~ v 0 Z Jim Draves (231) gets passed by Ron Way in the .Old Timers Master class at the West Coast Nationals. • win and Li sa Peterson taking th e 250cc Women 's Pro class victory. Zahrt timed th e ga te perfectl y to lead the pack into turn one to start 0 [[ th e first Vet Pro class · mot a . Beh ind Zahrt wasoneof hi s o ld ri vals " Rocket" Rex Staten. T he two exfacto ry racers q ui ckl y pulled away fro m Suzu ki-mou nted Joe Broussard, wh o had hi s han ds full with Ru ssell Ga rcia, Mark j ohnson and Art Olivier. 2, Up fron t, Zahrt becam e the firs t a nd o nly rider to clear the do uble, but it didn 't seem to be m uc h of an advantag e as Sta ten was on th e gas a nd clos ing . Sta ten was soon knocking o n Zahrr's back door a nd the two ri de rs freight -trained th eir wa y through th e sandy terrain. Garcia still occ u p ied third, but was feeling the heat from J o h nso n. After studying Zah rr 's lines, St at en so ared alo ngside Zahrt, but barely edged h im a t the next corner. On the next la p Staten used the sam e line an d as Zah rt do ve in to the deep, sa ndy corn er followi ng th e jump , he lost the front end and gave Staten the lead. Wh ile a ll o f thi s was goi ng o n , Greg Wi nters had sprinted pas t j ohnson and Garcia in to the n u m ber th ree slot. Zahrt was u p and go ing before the pack had caugh t up, bu t Staten was long go ne a nd took the wi n . Zahrt ro lled p a st th e .checkers in seco nd wit h Winters, Garcia a nd j ohnson making th e top five slo ts. Zahrt and Staten dragged to th e , first turn to start mota two , wi th Zahrt getting th e lead. Behind the pair was Rawso n, John Hateley and T err y Davi s. Zahrt opened up a sixseco nd lead almost immediately, but by lap three Staten had reeled him in and was looking for a place to pass . A sh ort distance behind the pair, was a four rid er battle for third betw een Rawson , H at eley, Davis a nd ' Winters. Lap five found Ra wson being challe nged by Davi s, with Winters in tow. Staten stuck his front tire alongside Zahrt again and again , but Zahrt wasn't budging. Staten made a bid for the lead under th e whi te flag, but Zahrt hung it out and soared over a jump, caugh t a gust of wi nd, .and landed hard on the front tire. Sta ten couldn't cap ita lize o n th e mi shap but did manage to pull alongside in the next corner. Zahrt emerge d from th e co rner with a bike's lead on Staten , and although Stat en re main ed within striking range for th e rem ainder of the .la p , he didn ' t get the opportunit y he needed for the win. Winters took home third ah ead of Ra wson and Davis. T odd Peterson was th e overa ll Vet Intermedia te cla ss winner by domin a ting both motos. Mike Rochester took seco nd behind Peterson in both mot os, while Randy Anderson ca me home in third. Ken Dickson swa p ped fourth p la ce fin ishes wi th C urt j ensen a nd Dickson's second mo to fo urt h ga ve him fourth overall. In th e Women's 250cc Pro class Mercedes Gon zal ez pu t h er Tea m Green / AXO/Sco tt/ Max ima/Shoei / DMC Ka wasa ki int o the.lead a t th e drop ofthe gate in moto one. Beh ind her, Lisa Peterson was in front of Dana Evenso n a nd Brenda Conner. Gonz al ez a nd Peterson set down a pace th at left everyo ne far behind a nd b y lap fiv e were . e n co u rn e r i ng la p pers. La te in the mo ta, one of th o se backm arkers p layed a n important role as Gonzalez went to mak e a pass o n an insid e line , cro ssed pa ths with a slower rider, and both went down. Peterso n ca me b y, a nd once pas t the pa ir , didn 't back 0[[ un ti l she too k th e checkered flag. Gonzalez recovered to finish second ahead o f Evernson a nd Co n ner. In mo ta two Gonzalez wired it to the stops in an attempt to pu t mi les between herself a nd Peterson , bu t Peterson stayed g lued to the KX's rear fender. Lap after lap th e two battl ed back a nd forth with th e small ga p between th em co n ti n ua lly sh rin king. T he n on th e last lap Peterson took adva n tage o f Gonzalez's deflating rear tir e and pow ered by to tak e her second win of the day , and the overall win. Even son follo wed Gonza lez across th e lin e a hea d o f Conners in a repeat of mota o ne. In mo ta one o f th e 125cc Pro class Gonzalez led th e la rge class into turn one. Close on her heels were Tara Harrison, P eterson and Bonni e Warch . By lap three, Peterson found a line a ro u nd Ha rr ison and took over second. Sh e began to close o n Gonzalez, but the gap proved to be too much to bridge before th e end of the mota . At the finish, it was Gonzalez with the win, Peterson a sho rt distan ce behind with Harrison, Warch and T a m i Rice rounding out th e five slots. Peterson led Gonz alez, Harrison, and th e pack into turn o ne at th e start of m ot a two. Peterson and Gonzalez pulled away fro m H arr ison a nd halfway th ro ugh the firs t la p , Peterson dropped her fro m end in a deep wh oop, sendi ng the bike up a nd over th e follow in g berm . Bill Cain (95) and Robbie Horton swapped wins in the 0 -85cc (7-11) class at Hell Hole Greek with Cain taking round two for the overall win . Gonzalez monopolized on this error and took th e lead a nd ran. Peterson recovered quickly and set out a fter Gonzalez, but th e gap was too much for her to bridge.. The remainder o f th e mota proved to be a copy o f mota one, with the overall results being G onzal ez , P et er son , Harrison , WaKh , a nd Ri ce tak in g th e top five slo ts. The Oldtimer Club was a lso o n hand todayin th e Master class, Bob Millner led Ron Way and Jim Draves in both mot os. In mo ta o ne, each rider too k his turn in th e lead , on ly to hand the win over to Millner. In th e Expert cl a ss Al Smith smoked to a p air of wins wh il e R icha rd " Pap p y" Beal er a nd David Breetw or bum ped a nd shoved before Beal er too k co mma nd o f second. Breetwor , Tom Widick , a nd Asker Larnkj a rer ro u nded out the top five. O ld Ti mer Ama teu r class rider Kurt Sa rka a lso enjoyed a double moto wi n. Wend a II Park fin ished seco nd in mota o ne a head o f Sa m En glis h , Dal e Bro cket a nd Pa rk . Englis h 's 3-2 earned hi m second overall with Brocket's 4-3 good for third overall. Ro un ding au t th e to p five were Park and Pyle. Gi lles Vaillancourt went I-I in the Novice class with Larry Kirsch a nd J ohn Webb m aking th e top three • a head of Bill WeIt man. Results VET PRO: 1. Kenny lahn (Ha n): 2. Rex Staten (ya m): 3. Greg Winters (Han). VET INT: 1. Todd Pet erson (Yam); 2. Mike Rochest er (Hon); 3 . Randy Anderson (Yam). VET NOV: 1. Kent Reed (Han); 2. Ron Wade (Kaw); 3, Randy Burak (Han), VETBEG: 1, J ere Mason Jr . (Yam); 2. Steve Lee (Suz); 3 . Keith Sonderman. OT MSTR: 1. Bob Millner (Han); 2. Ron Way (Han); 3. J im Draves (han). OT EX: 1. AI Smith (Yam); 2, Richard Bealer (Ya m); 3. David Breetwor (Atk). OTAM: 1. Kun Sofka (SUI ); 2. Sam English (Ha n); 3. Dale Brocket (SUI). OT NOV: 1. Gilles Vaillancoun (Mai); 2. Larry Kirsch (Han): 3. J ohn Webb (Ha n), WMN 250 PRO: 1. Lisa Peterson (SUI); 2. Mercedes Gonzalez (Kawl; 3. Dana Evenson (Suz). WMN 125 PRO: 1. Merced es Gonza lel (Kaw); 2 . Usa Peterson (Suz); 3. Tara Harrison (Kaw) . WMN +30: 1. Debbie Mathews (Kaw); 2. Denise DeVines (SUI): 3. Anne Darby (Ya m). WMN INT: 1. Katy Senger (Han); 2. Dianne Spizzirri (Hon); 3 . Lori Hedstrom (Hon), WMN NOV: 1. Sue Downey (SUI); 2. Joy Ames (Ha n); 3. Sue Sinman (Soz), Hauser burns Hell Hole Creek Motocross By Henry Muller L EESVILLE, SC. OCT. 16 CSS /FoT>yt h Mo ro sport s-s p o nso re d j a y H auser loo k o ver th e 250cc Am a teur cla ss poi nt s lead wi th a 1-2 mote fin ish wh ile Grady Miller H onda / Barr's Co mpet ition 's J a m ie H acking edged Tracey Barnell for the 125cc Am a teur cla ss win in round five o f th e N.A.M .E. Fall Nationa ls MX Series at H ell H o le Creek MX Pa rk. Barr's Com petition / O ' Nea l/Scott USA 's Ma rk Spriggle p ilo ted h is Phil Fla ck Racing / AI Lane Suzu kis to the 125 a n d 250cc P ro class wi ns wit h Da vid Ca nt rell sweeping th e 85cc ( 12-15 yrs) a n d Super Min i classes for the seco nd week in a row . The o pe n in g 250cc Amateur class more saw Stacey Barnell launch his Kawasaki in to th e lead o n ly lO be sidel ined whe n his mo tor lo st po wer. . " T he packing in the silencer ca me loose and clogged th e ex haus t pi pe ," sa id a dej ected Bar n ell be tween rno tos. H a user in herit ed the lead a n d held o ff a lat e c hal len ge from Steve Sram ess for the wi n, In hi s firs t 250cc ride. Ca rl Fog le finish ed th ird a head of R .}. Va n Ba r tel a nd Phillip Ca ld wel I. Harriet t gra bbed th e lead at the sta n o f th e seco nd 111010 a nd never loo ked back as Ha use r wo rked h is way up from fifth 10 seco nd . Sta rnes put his Kawasaki in th ird but co u ld n' t get close enough to th reat en Hauser for the overa ll. Barnell' s mow wi n sal vaged fou nh o vera ll beh ind H a u ser, Starnes a nd Fogle. Upsta te Cycle's Chuck Blackmon powered his Cagiva into the lead in th e first l25cc Ama teur moto a head of Tracey Barn ett and Ka la n Bun ch . J a m ie H acki n g was on the move a fter sticki ng: his fro nt wheel in the ga te a nd wo rked int o fourth as Ba rn ett too k the lead from Black mo n , H ackin g ca ught Ba rnell a nd maul' a pass o nly to ge l ou t o f shape a n d sm ac k . hi s ch in o n h is crossbar. Ba rn ell shot pas t a nd held o n for th e wi n over Ha ckin g a nd Bu nch . Blackmo n was q ui c kest off the lin e in mote I W O wit h H acking a nd Barnell next . Blackman cras hed on lap two and dropped to fifth wh ile H ac kin g enj oY a th ree-seco nd lead 0 11 {'d Barncu. At th e fin ish it was H ackin g wi th a well-ear n ed win over Ba rn ell a nd Bu nch. Bill Cain and Robb ie Ho rto n traded mo to wius in the O~85 ( 7~ II ) class with Cain scoring the o vera ll win by virtue of h is second motu win . Ho rt o n domina ted th e first motu o n ly to crash har d wh ile lead ing moro two . H ort on reco vered fo r second ahead o f series poi nt leade r Caven w oodru ff. Sen ior cla ss ac t io n saw Frank Snonan with the j u mp off th e gat e in moro o ne ch ased by Bob Ma ner a nd Rusty All ison. Strona n led u nt il the half wa y po in t when Ma ner LOok over th e lead a nd th e wi n. Ma ner ho un ded Strona n in motu two and charged past o n ly [ 0 wa sh o u t a nd dr o p lO th ird beh ind Al lison . Lap three sa w Allison pick up hi s p ace a nd ta ke the lead fro m Srrona n. Man er needed to pass Stro na n to d inch the ove ra ll a nd mad e h is mo ve wi th two la ps to go. Man er la nded th e o vera ll fo llowed by All iso n, Stro na n a nd Freddie Smit h. jeff Alle n h ad every th ing h is wa y in th e 5()(kc Ama teur class with a do ub le mo m win w hile H a rri son H a ir held 0 [1 th e ch a rges o f R icha rd Spivey for seco nd overa ll. Results 0- 85 7· 11 : 1. Bill Cain IKaw~ 2. Robbi e Hort on (Kaw); 3 . Caven W oodru ff (Kaw); 4 . Rhett W il son (Yam); 5 . Greg U lt le(Hon) . 0- 85 12 -15 : 1. David Cantrell (Honl : 2. Rich ie Horton (Yam); 3 . Chuck Sh ir l ey (Kaw); 4. Danny Rich (Hon); 5. G. J eff erson {Kaw l. S/ M INI : 1. Dav id ca ntr ell (Hon); 2 . Gabe Fortson (Yam); 3. An th on y Sanders (!

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