Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Jimmy Button (50) dominated the 12 5cc Intermediate classes. overall in bot h classes ahead of Spud Wa lters. J im m y Button also used three mo to wi ns en ro u te to a pair of overall wins in the 125cc Stock and Modified ' Interm edi ate classes . Bu tton s uffered from poor sta rts throughou t the weekend, but' was always at th e front of the pack when it cou nted. . In the first moto of the 125cc Stock Interm ed ia te class Button chased Richard Saxton across the finish line, top ping Bu bba Erickson, David Germain an d Steven Ko taja rvi by a comforta ble distance. Saxton shot ou t front early in round two with But ton bar el y ga ting among th e top five. Bu tton ra pidly picked up posit ions and near th e halfway point was hounding Saxton. T he hounding o nly lasted a short time as Button motored on by to a . narrow win. Eri ckson was th ird over Mike Chamberl ain a nd Kot aj arvi, The I25cc Stock Intermedi ate class saw most of the same top con tenders chase Button from a di stance across the finish line. Saxton again was forced to tak e th e runner-up position a hea d o f Er ickson w i th Du an e Benner taking a 4-5 tally to fourth overa ll. Kotaj arvi completed th e top five with 5-6 fini shes. Shawn Mor ga a lso won three o u t o f four rnot os, but was o nly able to take home o ne overa ll. Chamberlain was th e rid er wh o upset Morga as he took a 2-1 score to the winner 's circle in th e 250cc Stock Intermediate class. Mor ga topped J am ie Morobito, Benner, David Bagwell and Mike Mennig in th e Modified class . Chris Kefalas wrapped up the 125cc Sto ck a nd ' Mod ified Novi ce classes with a perfect scor e. Ke£alas won both of hi s stoc k qualifiers and th e ma in, th en moved o n ' to th e Mod ified class wh ere he was ag ain vic to rio us. Joshua Dunn, th e winner o f th e o ther qu alifi er, fini shed seco nd in th e Stock class with Colin Co u to, Matt Pol osky and Mik e Fin ch co mp le t i ng th e to p fiv e. Mark Hi gham , Cou to, Guy Griffin a nd Darren Donal son foll o wed Ke£al as across th e lin e in th e Modified class. Bill y Felts a nd Robbie Reyn ard swa pped wins in th e 80cc Intermedia te classes af ter battl in g in n earl y every mot o. Felts' win came in the Stock class where he finished with a 2-1 sco re to top Reyn ard 's I-4 ta lly . Dann y Nelson was th ird a head of Da vid Pin gr ee a nd J acob Swain. Reyn ard a nd Felts a lso tra ded wins in th e Modified class w ith Reyna rd enjoy ing the upper hand. Nelson, Pingree a nd J esse J ames followed in the ove ra ll co lum n. . What wa s expec ted to be a good battl e in th e Women 's Pro class bet wee n Mercedes Gonz alez a nd Li sa Peters on turned to du st as Gonzalez seized two bikes during th e earl y part , o f th e da y. Peterson easily dominated bo th motos w ith Bonnie Warch holding o ff T ami Ri ce fo r th e . number two slo t. Patricia J acques was fourth a nd Gale Webb fifth. In th e 80cc Beginner class Brett LaDue proved that consi stency ca n pa y off as th e Yamaha rider used a Ty Davis (1) leads Broc Glover in the first 250cc Pro moto. They also battled in th e 125cc Pro class. 3-2 ta lly to cla im the overa ll win. J er em y Giroir . rever sed La Du es mot o fin ishes for seco nd, wh ile first mo to winner Da vid Fa rr too k a fourth in mot o two for third. Brian Wolf's 4-5 earned h im fourth over Ryan Clark 's 9- 1 score. T he 125cc Beginner class saw Dave Sh elton come back from a third p lace finish in moto one to win round two a nd th e overa ll. Eddie Patteron took the runner-up position with hi s 13 score a head of Troy Kalina' s 2-5. Mark Oesch .used a 9-2 tall y for fou rt h with Steven Knox com p leting the top five at 5-6. Mark Fields was the overa ll winner in the 250cc Beginner cla ss. Fields ca me from a third place start in mot o one for the win ahead of Morgan Adams, Rusty Nowka, Curtis Mineer a nd Wall y Gross. In round tw o Fields go t th e early drop on the ga te to hol esh ot Gross, Adams, Nowka a nd Min eer. Fields' perfect I-I sco re earned him the win. Adams was seco nd with a 2-3 score, toppin g G ro ss' 5-2, Nowka' s 3-4 a nd Min eer 's 4-5 scores. • Results P/W: 1. J er ry Aleman (yam); 2. Justin Buckel ew (Yam ); 3 . Monte Montaque (Yam ); 4 . Nick Beaver (Yam); 5. ce asar Galvez (Vam). 60 STK 0·11 : 1. John Meng (Kaw ); 2. J ason Manhews (Kaw ); 3. Salvador Delgado (Kaw); 4 . Josh Locker (Kaw); 5. Jerry Aleman (Kaw ). 60 MOD 0 ·11 : 1. Ja son Panr idge (Kawt 2. John Meng (Kaw); 3 . Sa lvado r Delgado (Kaw); 4 . J ason Man hews (Kaw); 5. Dylan Guthe rie (Kaw). B3 (9· 11); 1. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 2. Ja son Panr idge (Kaw ); 3. Chri s Wheeler (Vam); 4. Phil Richmond (Kaw); 5. Jo hn Meng (Yam). BO BEG: 1. Bren laDue (Yam); 2. J eremy Giro ir (Kaw ); 3 . David Farr (Kaw); 4 . Brian Wolf (Kaw); 5. Ryan Clark (Kaw). 60 STK NOV: 1. Greg Schn ell (Kaw t 2. Steve Hen geveld (Kaw); 3 . Tyler King (Yam ); 4; Chan ce Caravans (Kaw); "5. Tim Staufenbeil (Hon). 60 MOD NOV: 1. Tyler King (Vam); 2. St eve Hengeveld (Kaw); 3. Tim Staufenbei l (Han); 4. Jeff Willoh (Kaw); 5. Tom Johnson (Yam). 80 STK INT: 1. Billy Felts (Kaw); 2. Robbie Revnard (Kaw ); 3 . Danny Nelson (Kaw); 4 . David Pingree IKaw); 5 . Jacob Swa in (Kaw). BO MOD INT: 1. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 2. Billy Felts (Kaw); 3. Danny ' Nelson (Kaw ); 4 . David Jeffrey Grafton (Grand Tommy Clowers swa pped win s in the 80cc Expert class. with Clowers taking moto two f or the ove ra ll victory. 125 STK INT: 1. Ji mmy Bun on (Han); 2. Richard Osborn (Han); 3. Ted McHug h (Han); 4. Chr is Sa xton (Yam ); 3. Bubba Erickson (Cag); 4 . St even Kotajarvi (Kawl; 5. Der ek Natvig (Kaw ). Bergstrom (Yam); 5. W ill ie Giboir (Ho n). 125 MOD INT: 1. Ji mmy Burton (Han); 2. Richard Saxto n (Vam); 3. Bubba Erickson (Cag); 4 . Duan e (Kaw); 3 . Scott Stallard (Han); 4 . John Anderson Benner (Yam); 5. Stev en Kotajarvi (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Mi ke Kiedrowski (Han); 2. Ty Davis (S uz); 3. Broc Glover (Yam); 4 . Phil l awrence (Yam); 5. Ker ry Mulligan (Suz). 250 BEG; 1. Mark Fields (Vam); 2. Morgan Adam s (Han); 3. Wally Gross (Han); 4 . Rusty Now ka (Han); (Han); 5. David Rosen (Han). OPEN PRO; 1. Larry Brooks (Han); 2. Gary Sailors (Kaw); 3. Greg Pierce (Kaw ). VET AM 25+: 1. Eric Casas (Han); 2. Jim George (Suz); 3 . Brya n Ho ldr en (Han); 4 . Cass Mo rgan (Han); 5. Mark Fields (Vam). VET AM 30+: 1. Bob Blose (Han); 2. Lacy Coven . (Han); 3 . Will ie Gi roi r IHon); 4 . Chuck Whee ler Pingree (Kaw); 5. Jesse James (Su z). . 250 STK NOV: 1. Eric casas (Han); 2. Chuck BO EX: 1. Tommy Clowers (Kaw); 2. J eff ery Grafton (Suz); 3. Spud Walters (Kaw); 4. Craig Bagwell (Hon) ; 3 . Kevin Geyer (Yam ); 4 . Kir k Puern ef (Yam); 5 . Daryl Hawkins (Hon) . . (Yam); 5. Bill Bearup Jr . (Vam). VET PRO: 1. Mark Meredit h (Han); 2. Dennis Deck er (Yam) ; 5 . Patrick McMullen (Hon). • S/MINI : 1: Tommy Clowers (Kaw); 2. J effery Grafton (Suz); 3. Spud Walters (Kaw); 4 . Patric k McMullin (Han); 5. Shaun Secrest (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. Dave Shelton (Han); 2. Eddie Patterson (Yam) ; 3 . Troy Kalina (Hon); 4 . Marck Oesch (Yam I; 5 . Steven Kno x {Yaml. 125 STK NOV; 1. Chris Kefalas (Han); 2. Jo shu a Dunn (Vam); 3. Colin Couto (Han); 4. Man Polasky (Kaw); 5. Mike Finch (Han). 125 MOD NOV: 1. Chris Kefalas (Han); 2. Mark Higham (Kaw); 3. Colin Couto (Han); 4 . Guy Giffin (Vam); 5. Darren Donaldson (Suzl. 5. Cu rt is M ine er ISuz). - OPEN INT: 1. David Bagw ell (Han); 2. J im Cusson 250 MOD NOV: 1. Cnuck Bagwell (Han); 2. Bill Sauro (Han); 3. Ray Mcintosh (Kaw); 4 . Kenny Somm er (Kaw); 5 . Ph ilip Wurster (Hon) . 250 STK INT: 1. Mi ke Chamberlain (Vam); 2. Shawn Morga (Kaw ); 3. Ryan Carli sl e (Suz); 4 . J am ie Morabito (Yam) ; 5 . Jeff M oor e (Hon). 250 MOD INT: 1. Shawn Morga (Kaw ); 2. J am ie Morobito (Yam ); 3. Duanne Ben ner (Yam) ; 4. Dav id Bagw ell (Han); 5. Mi ke Mennig (Vam). 250 PRO: 1. Sh aun Kalas (Va m); 2. M ik e Kiedr owski (Han); 3. Brae Glover (Yam); 4 . Steve Lamson (Yam); 5. Raben Naugh ton (Suz). OPEN NOV: 1. Chuck BaRweli (Han); 2. Scan Hilgendorf (Suzl; 3. Stev e W iseman (Honl; 4 . Michael Goodri ch (Kawl; 5. M ik e Tripes (Kaw). OT: 1. Bill Meyer (Han); 2. Gale "MX Mom " Webb (Han); 3. Bob Cusson (Han); 4. Jim Keeton (Han). SDCAR: 1. Ducken/Furgson (EM L); 2. Pete W hit ney /Scan Whitney (Hon); 3 . Dave M cDowell !. Ram sey Harris (Han); 4 . Randy Mcintyre/Denny McIntyre (Yam) . WMN AM : 1. Jullian Roth (Han); 2. Tamyr a Tracy (Han); 3. K.O. Halfhill (Kaw); 4. Mar ia Gonzales (Kaw); 5. Andre a Chamberla in (Kaw ). WMN PRO: 1. Lisa Peter son (Suz); 2. Bonnie Warth (Su z); 3. Tami Rice (Suz); 4 . Patricia Jacques (Vam): 5. Gale "MX Mom " Webb (Han). 13

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