Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

in t he second mote by Aaro n Ca ntre lle, 0 11 Kaw a saki. Neirh er rider cou ld do mo re th a n trai t. Fe-r rera a r-ros ttu- ,lint. to ga in seco nd , p lan '. Veu-ran j u n io r George Go ll ing rode a steady and faM rare to accom p lish do ub le mo to wi ns ove r hi s romper itors . The mu lt icia!'>!'> sl alls q u ickly sa w the- Vetera n Master s a nd O ld 'Timet :\1a ~lt' l !'l pull a head. bur th e tra ifing g-IOU p of five Vetera n jun iors was led by C ollin g. Co mi ng the rl o sest 10 Golli'lIg . was srrond -p lar c Hn ivlu-r bo th rime-s Vet j u n io l Sco u \\'rig h l on h is YZ Ya ma ha . D;tI1 Re-ger p ushed h imself a nd his C R 10 dou b le moto vu ror ie-, in th e h ig h lv contested 12:}('c· Ju n ior even tv. Rrgcr has develo ped into a much ... nu~H IIt' I ra( ('I ove-r rhe la·\( half '>C -a 'on a nd do esn' l cr;....h nca rlv as much as Ill" did ea rlv o n. Rt'gc'r had th(: lead in both moros hy Ilw l ime hi s rare wa( hed the rock er secrio u a fle r uu n two. He wa s never se r io u vl y r halle-n qed . a~ firsl Sh awn Yu ill a n d then Lauo- I ~un'ff ) h ad mee hani ra i diffi culties" OJ o ~ o > al o o ..... J: 0.. 150 1989 CRs IN STOCK NOWI CRSOO CR2S0 CR12S CH80 Haase best at Perris GP By David & Pauline Fraze PERRIS. CA . ocr. 30 j eff H aa se led near l y th e enti re 250cc cla ss race 10 ta ke the overa ll win a t the SR A G P a t Perr is Ra cewa y. T h ousa nd Oa ks Kawasaki 's Haase sh o t o ff the lin e 10 lead th e 250cc Expert class into t he fir st turn . C lo se beh i nd we re Greg Fou n tain, M ike Ba ke r a n d C li ff O akes. Fou n ta in was a b le 10 slip inside Haase o n the th ird tu rn and Ird briefly unti l H aase repa ssed h im o n the ba ck sectio n. As H aase extended h is lea d Baker pUI the pressu re on Fo un ta in . Raker. wh o had earlier wo n th e Open Ex pert class, was ab le to pass Fo unta in mi dw a y through th e seco n d la p . AI the sa me tim e H aase Mailed h is Kawasa ki in o ne o f the tight tu rn s a nd Ba ker used the opport u ni ty 10 close the gap a nd took the lead on th e third lap. \ Vil h the race half o ver, H aase repa ssed Baker in Irom o f the gra ndsta nds. Fo u rt h p lace Oakes 'was also sta rti ng to mak e hi s m ov e. Aft er 30 m i nu tes of h a rd rid in g Fou ma in beg an to ca tch Baker fo r seco nd p lace . Fou nta in made a spectac u lar p ass o n Bak er o ver the ta bleto p j u m p in fro n t o f the b leach ers. Oa kes wa s next ro pass Bak er. wh o se ha nds started 10 bl ister ea rly in th e race. fo rci n g h im to slo w a n d eve n tu all y retire after seven g rue l ing la p s. Oakes th en set h is sigh ts on Fo u n ta in a nd after half a la p he was a b le 10 pa ss h im lO ta ke o ver seco n d. H aase mai n tai ned h is fast. smooth sty le o ver the last three la p s to ho ld hi s lead over the hard -ch ar gin g Oa kes. T he two mad e it a o n etw o fin ish fo r Kaw asak i. Foun ta in held o n to th i rd o ve r J ohn n y Ca m b ell a n d J a son Bena cka. H aase ca me back to fini sh seco n d in the Vet class beh ind H onda-m o unted Dann y Sa nc hez. C~jg Adams root;' a strong race 10 fini sh th ird . Res ults 80: 1. Randy Ben er; 2. J osep h Nevons ; 3 . Kevin Burgeson . SR: 1. Ron Dugan; 2. Russ Robin son ; 3 . Vern Heath . OPEN: 1. M ike Baker; 2 . W ill ie Musgr ave; 3 . Tom my Wanket . . 200: 1. Soon Br istol ; 2. Gr eg Founta in; 3. Ed V il elli . VET; 1. Dan ny Sanch ez; 2 . Je ff Haase; 3 . Craig Ada ms. 250: 1. J eH Haase.; 2. Cliff Oakes; 3 . Greg Fountain. Hand jams to OIR MX win By Peggy Adamic RA VEN N A. O H. ocr. 23 H o nd a-mo u n led Da vid I-land lOok the overa ll wi n in the combined 125/25Occ A class via a doubJe ma lo SWttp at Ohio Imernalional Race wa y. Nea rl y 200 rid ers atte nded lh e tra ck 's season fina le which includt'd lo ng ju mp co nt ests, th e (rack cha m p io nsh ip a nd th e \ Vo men 's Po wder P uff race . Mar cu s Sellards po wered hi s Ho nda into the lead 10 beg in th e firSl 125/ 25Oc A mo lO c wi, h H and a nd Greg Whl'<'ler giv ing ch ase. Hand took o ver the It'ad 10 beg in la p two a nd th e o rder was H and, Sella rds a n d Wh eeler for five a nd a ha lf la ps. T hen \Vheeler ro ur f'd past Sella rds a nd held o n 10 the chec kered flag. Ro n Dunfee a nd Barne y Bar nett ro u nded O U I , he LOp five. Sellards sa iled 961> feet th ro u gh th e a ir 10 gra b the $50 long jump pr ize money, bea ti ng both Du n fee a nd Ste ve Gard iner by less Iha n a foo l. H and look the st3rt· w- fin ish win in moto 'wo o Sella rds. Wh eeler , Dunfl'<' a n d Barnell had a four-way battle for seco n d as H a n d began LO pull a way. Sellards held seco n d th roug h three la ps, th en \Vhecl er moved in to seco nd. Wilh Hand o u l to a l3·second lead a n d \ Vh eel e r h o lding so lid ly 10 second. .... Q.) Results 80 M INI BEG: 1. Brett Wh itmore (Kawt 2 . Ja red Spencer (Hon l. 3 _Chad Gr een (Yaml 80 M IN I JR : 1. A ar on Cantrttlle (Kawl: 2. Reno Al exander (Han) BIG WHL: 1. Don Bett encourt (Kaw l. 125 BEG: 1. Bren t Ferr era (Honl; 2. Aaron Cantrell e (Kaw); 3 . Marlt Gilbert (Han). 4 John Romanoff (Han); 5 . Greg Norman (Han) 125 J R: 1. Dan Reger (Han); 2 . Dave Koeets (Han); 3. Br ian Ross (Yam); 4. Dan nv W illiams (Han ); 5 . Sh aw n Yui ll (Suzl . 25 0 BEG : 1. Jeff A ndet'"son (Yam); 2. M ike Ram age (Yam); 3 . Chri S Babcock (Han); 4 . Ted Hen an (Hon). 250 J A: 1. M ike Hodges (Han); 2. Dave Kopels IKawl; 3 . Junco A ndr es (Han) 250 INT: 1. Er ic Pucelik (Han); 2. Joe Br uce (Yam). 250 PRO : 1. Russ Seen (SUl ); 2. Phil Doug las (SU1); 3 J on Ni chol as (Kaw ) VET JR : 1. George Galli ng (Han); 2 . Scott Wr igh l (Yam); 3. Fred Stefan i (Han); 4 . Rich Kroske (Yam ) VET M STR: 1. J erry Caton (Han ). (i(j C'J ..0 -8 Q.) ;> o Z Jeff Haase won the 250cc class at the SRA Perris Grand Prix. Dun fee mot ored pa st Sella rds wit h Barnett a lso getting Sella rds o n the last la p. Sha ne Smith po wered h is Suzu ki to th e do ub le mot e win s in the 250cc C class. Den n is w ade ho lesho t more one bUI He nr y Hauen stein gra bbed th e lead in tu rn two . J ason H u ffman a nd Sm ith fo llowed th e two riders through mid-ra re when Smi th passed Huffma n a nd im media tely moved in o n \ Vade. Ha uen stein held a slim lead as Sm it h ca ug ht a nd passed \ Vade. Smith dispensed o f H aucn stein on the fina l lap o f the mot o as Greg Ferris motored past Wad e to grab th ird. john Bell chased \ Vade over the fi n~sh line to ro u nd o u t th e to p five, ~I O IO two saw Smith gra b th e led off the lin e and hol d o n throughou t the five la p moto . Bell a nd Ferris ran 2~3 u nti l mi d -ra ce when Ferris powered around Bel l. H a uenstein and J ack Steel e chased th e three from runners lO th e checkered flag . Bryan j ones a nd C hr is G rasso swapped mo w Hnis hes in the h i ghl y~co m pel it i ve 250cc B cla ss. Grasso look the win in mo ta o n e as he led the field o f riders fro m th e d ro p o f th e ga te 10 th e chec kered flag. Duri n g h is sta rtto-Finis h ro mp. Grasso new h is KT M 82 Iee t off the sky j u m p to ta ke home th e five-Iocr trophy in th e Ama teu r lo ng jum p co n test. Bob Wersch ey a nd J ones swa p ped p laces severa l tim es befo re junes sell led in to seco nd place . fur good . G rasso a nd J ones were side by side in tu rn o ne to sta rt mo te two with J on es pull inga head in turn two . D.J . H eberlein a nd Steve Wooled ge gra bbed thi rd a nd fou rt h a hea d o f \\'ersch ey. J o nes immedi at ely pu t di stance o n th e ride rs be h in d . \Voo ledge mo tored past H eberl ein to begi n la p two wi th w erschey a lso mo vin g: a head o f Heber lein o n the same la p. w ool ed ge ca m ped on Grasso's back tire for th e rem a inder o f the race as j o n es Jan up a 12' SlCo nd lead . Chuck Emery mo tor ed past ' \ Versc hey to g-ra b fo urth with H eber lein ta ki ng a DNF. j one, 2-1 fin ish gave h im th e o \'era ll a nd Ihe season po inLS lead ahead o f • \Versc h e)' a nd Grasso. HONDA OF NO. HOLLYWOOD 5626 Tujunga Avenue North Hollywood. CA 91601 (818) 766-6134 Who did how? Read results. MICHELIN ROAD RACE TIRES Sticks. Rains & In t e r m e d i a tes 12 5cc 10 i oooee. M a ny Compou nds We lt Schae f e r Cy c le Supply Rt . 3 . Box 23 1 Al toon•• A L 3595 2 CONGRATULATlONS, PAUL BRAY : DONALD JACKS MARK CHIN· BUBBA BLACKWELL And All Other Michelin Shod 1988 R08d R8e1nC Ch8mplons! 205 /53 B·5906 Michelin Street Tire Distr ibutor Res ults 50 : 1. M ark Call ahan (ya ml : 2. Jesse Finlev (Yam) ; 3. La rry Rust (Yaml; 4 . Rvan A ndr ews (Yam ); 5 . Stevie Savase (Yaml 60 : 1. Brodt Sell ards (Kaw); 2 . Kart Scon (Kaw ); 3. Jesse At kin son (Yam l. 80 7-11; 1. Frank Bitn er (Kaw); 2 . David Bot ris (Han); 3 . J er emv Lawson (Kaw) . SO 12-13: 1. M ike Kati n (Han); 2. Trevor Trace (K.aw); 3. Jason Myers (Kaw ); 4 . Jay Hershey (Suz ); 5. John Grasso (KTMI 80 14-15: 1. Trevor V in es (Hon); 2. Tim Conti (Han I; 3 . Rid: Roosa (Hon); 4 John Caruso (Han); 5 . Ch ris Grev or (Suzl. 125 A 1. Barney Barnen (Hon N 2. Rob Yenulonis (Yam l; 3. Ed Snyder (Kaw) . 125 SCHBY: 1. Brad Quear (Hon); 2 . M ike Katin (Han); 3. Joe M elatesta (Han); 4. John Caruso (Han); 5 , Rob Coe (KawJ 125 B: 1. Chris Gr asso (KTM l; 2. Steve W ooledge (Han ); 3. Chuck Francisco (Suzl ; 4 . ChriS Bodo (Hon); 5. Ja son Huff man (Han) . 125 C: 1. J im Slaughter (Han); 2. James W agner (Han); 3. Chr is M iller (Han); 4 , Bill Kol eno IKa w l; 6. Kell v J ohnson (Kawi. 250/ OPEN A : 1. David Hand (Han); 2. Gr eg Wh eeler (Han); 3. Ron Du nfee (KTM); 4 . Ma rcu s Sellards (Hon); 5. Vern Zwe ife l {Yam l. 250 B; 1. Brvan J ones (Kaw); 2 . Chri s Gr asso (KTM t; 3. Steve Wooledge (Han ); 4 . Robert W ersch ev (Yam ); 5. Chuck Emery (Han). 250 C: , . Shan e Sm ith (SUl ): 2. Gr eg Ferris (Honl; 3 . Henry Hauen st ein (Han); 4 . J ohn Bell (Han); 5. Denn is W ade (Han). OPEN B: 1. Neal Davis (KTM I; 2. Je rrv Boyd (Han); 3. Scan Biter (Han ); 4. J oe Rist (Yam); 5. M ike Gorman (Cagl . SR 1: 1. Ken Frankenbery (Han): 2. Hal Dahr in ger (Kaw ); 3 . Blaine Ducaster (Kaw l; 4 . Hen ry Hauens t ein (Han); 5 Bru ce Davis (e -A ). SA 2: 1. J eff Pfaff (Hon); 2 . Larry St ah l (Han); 3. Jerry Boyd (Hon); 4 . Tom Kn app (Han); 5 . Dallas York (Kaw ). WMN: 1. Lana Ford (Han); 2. Theresa Pahanish IKa w) ; 3 . Li nda Rus t (Kaw); 4 . Gin a M cBay (Han); 5 . Patt v Harr ingt on (Han ). EXTRA : 1. M arcus Sellards (Han); 2. 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