Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

J im Ford. Ford rode a t bla zin g speeds to ta ke to p hon ors over Arty Spencer, wh o rod e from six th to second place 10 two laps to a lmost tak e the lead. David Sweatt, riding a new 1989 KDX200, brok e it in to ta ke th ird , lourth place wen t to J ohn Kea ley o n hi s . Kawa saki a nd ro u nding o ut th e top five wa s La rry White. T he lar gest class 01 the da y wa s th e 20 IO pen class w ith top ho nors goi ng to Kei th Ray on h is Husky. Ray rod e two lap s in seco nd but managed to pa ss Bernard Or est to tak e o ver , fir st p la ce . G en e Hindman passed Dou g las Young to tak e third. T he 0-2 00 Ro okie class wa s th e mo st exci ting of the day. First pl ace went to Je rem y Ha rtsfield who started in second, moved ba ck to fourth , a nd rod e hi s wa y to acq uire first p lace. Ka wasaki rid er J oh n Jon es rod e a very Impressive race to tak e seco nd pl ace. T h ird place we n t to Ro n n ie Fau lkner o n hi s Kawasak i. Larry Boggs rode to a safe fourt h. T he mu d d id not deter the Beginner class en tra n ts. David Murph y. o n a Kawasaki , beat n u t J df Pierce who cha rged lat e. in the race bUI co uldn' t come within striking di sta nce. lack C u m m in g fo llo wed lor th ird while on e olthe rwo fem ale ent ra nts, Sue H eath , took fourt h 0 11 her Suzu ki RM80 wit h Lee Clay ro u nd ing out the to p five. . Res u lts OPEN: 1. Bob Shi lli nger (KTM); 2. Dann y Bur halter (KTM ); 3. Breit Bu rk itt (KTM ); 4 . Mark Brown (Yam); 5 . Benn y Hank Moree (37) led Rusty Coleman (94) to the f inish in both motos for the overall win in the ' .25cc Amateur class at Camp Coker MX. (Yam ); 3. Gr egory Enyart (Yam); 4 . M ichell e DiSalvo (Vam ); 5. John Pierce (Yam ). . 500 JR : 1. Lonnie Pau ley (Yam ); 2. Bob Pack (Vam ); 3 . David Freeze (Yaml ; 4 .. Dan A rg ano (Hon); 5. Ti m W alla ce (Yam ). 600 NOV: 1. Allen Gris w old (Yam); 2 . Mi ke Reynolds (Yam ): 3 . Bob Griswo ld (Vam ); 4. M ike Sa unders (Hon ); 5. Chu ck Patt ers on (Kaw) . 600 JR: 1. Bob Pack (Yam); 2. David Freeze (Yam); 3 . Greg Sow le (Hon); 4 . Dan Argano (Han); 5 . J ohn Dawson (Ya m) . 500 PRO: t . And y Tresse r (RUt): 2 . Paul Iw anaga (Hon); 3. J im my Higuera (Ab); 4. John Nunez (H·D); 5. Daniel M cDon ne ll (H-O). VET: t . Ti m W all ace (Ya m); 2. Larry Edwa rds (Yam); 3 . Dave Clarlt (Yam). BIG GUY$/UITLE BIKES: 1. Dav id Sanchez (Kawl; 2 . Jo hn Pack (Suz); 3. Char lie Pott s (Kaw) . . Bradshaw blasts Camp CokerMX By Henry Muller 22 SOCIETY HI L L , sc, ocr. 30 Tea m Yamaha /M X Fox /Scott USA's Damon Bradshaw cli nched th e 250cc Pro class tit le with a double mota sweep in the fin a l round 01 the N.A.M .E. Fa ll Natio nals MX Series a t Camp Co ker Mo tocr oss Park. The 125cc Pro class wi n fell 10 Ba re Bro s.lGear/Barr's Competition sponsored Jim Chester with Sharpe Bro s.lS&M Suzuki 's Jim Neese cr uisin g to lilth overall and the series title . PPM / MX Fox/Kawasaki support ri der H ank Moree had a lready wrapped up the I25cc ama teu r seri es tide bu t showed h is stuff o n hi s home track and ro mped to a do u ble-moto wi n over Rusty Co leman. . Bradshaw parlayed tw o ho les hots into ru naway victories in the 250cc Pro class as J im Chester edged Robb y Neel ey lor second In moto o ne . Neeley earned runner-u p hon ors to Brads haw with a second p lace finis h in m oto two over Sh a ne Ken nedy. Senior class ac tion saw Team Green l Answe r Prod ucts-sponsored Neeley charging to a do ub le-moLO win o ver J ohn Blakely and Bob Maner. Rust y All ison 's lourth overall finish was eno ugh to tak e th e series title over Ma ner and Frank Stroman. Iron H orse M/ C-sponso red Roger Lineberger made a ca meo a p pea ra nce in the 500cc Amateur cla ss and swep t both mOlOS with R. VanBortei surviving a ho rrendo us crash to land second overall ahead 01 Je£[ Allen and Rick Morr is. Hank Mor ee was o n h is way to demolish ing th e 250cc Amateur clas s when hi s bik e seized whi le leadi n g moto two. Ti m Dohm led wi n ne r Moree earl y in the o pe n i nK mota before settling int o second with Kevin Bo wles, J ay H auser a nd J oe Nor der lilli ng out the top five. Bow les and Lo n n ie T ay lor had a fierce baule to th e wir e in the seco nd maLO wit h Bowles answering T aylor 's cha llenge to wi n with Ha user th ird . Bowl es 3-1 ta lly earned the o vera ll wi th Hauser 's ,1-3 score good for second o vera ll a nd th e series champ io nshi p . . Tom my Linvill e ho lesh ot the lirst 250cc Novice mo to a nd never look ed bac k with,Bill y Reel push in g past Cha d Windham lor second as ser ies po int lead er Larry \Vhite was mired in the back 01 the pack. T he top three remai ned the same to the chec kers as \Vhi le co ul d on ly man age a six th·p lace finish. Moto two saw Linvi lle and Reel once aga in out .front wi th \Vhile third. Li nvi lle held o n lor the win o ver Reel wit h White's lourth o vera ll earn ing hi m Ihe seri es tit le. The lirst I25cc Schoolbo y motu got u nderway with Ji m Neese and Pa trick Slat e in a battle tha t Neese wo n with T ilden Sty ro n thi rd o ver Ned Blackwelder. Slate ran off with the second mo to whil e Neese ca rded a DN F. Styro n came on stron g lor second overa ll loll owed by Blackwelder a nd Je rry Laga tvia. Slat e' s wi n moved h im to second in the final poi nt sta ndi ngs beh in d Neese. The largest class 01 the day was th e 0-85cc (12-15) d ivisio n with the Iirst motel wi n go ing to Styron lo llowed by David Dick erson a nd Dabney Bowen, T he second m oto a nd o vera ll went to Dickerso n wit h David Cantrell 's 4-2 score topp ing Bo wen for second o vera ll. Chuck Shirley go t the series tit le o ver Cantrell with a six th place fini sh. Cantrell had a cha nce to win the Super Mini title but a ,DN F in mo to two dropped h im LO th ird behind T .W. McLa in a nd Gage Fortson in the Iinal poi nt standings . Dabney Bowen wo n the o verall for , the day via aI - I moto sweep wh ile Richi e H o rton was seco nd ahead of J ason Baldwin an d Dan n y Ri ch. ' , Robbi e H ort on was th e o nly doub le-class wi n ner 01 th e day as he to p ped Bill Ca in and series winner Cave n Woodrull in th e 0-85cc (7-11) class a nd th en ret u rn ed LO win the 65cc (7-11) class as well. Results 0-6517.11 ): 1. Robb ie Honan (Ka wl; 2 . Jason Tr ipp (Kaw) . 0-86 (7 -11 ): 1. Robbie Horton (Ka wl: 2. Bill Cain (Kaw); 3. Cave n W oodruff (Kawl: 4 . Paul Canada (Yaml ; 5. Rho" Wi lson (Yam). SU PER MIN I: 1. Dabney Bowen (Kawl; 2 . Richie Horton (Yam I; 3 . Jason Baldwin (Yam) ; 4 , Danny Rich (Han); 5 . Bill y Char les J r. (Kaw) . 125 SCHBY: t . Patr ick Slate (Yam ); 2. Til de n Styron (Kawl: 3 . Ned Blackwe lder (Kew); 4 . J erry LaSa lvia (Honl: 5. Dale Hill (Yaml. 125 NOV: t . Bill y Cox (Suz); 2 . Brian Tho mas (Kaw); 3. Troy Brewer (Yam ); 4 . Ned Blackwelder (Kaw); 5. Todd Bennick (Han) . 250 NOV: t . Tommy Li nville (Han); 2. Bill y Reel (Suzl ; 3. Chad W indham (Kaw); 4 . Larry W hit e (Kaw); 5. Chuc k Va ught (Kaw ). 12 5 AM : t . Hank M oree (Kaw ); 2. Rusty Cole man (Yam l; 3 . Patr ick Slate (Yam); 4 . Lee Wa lston (Yam); 5. Char les Todd (Kaw) . 250 AM: 1. Kevi n Bowles (Yam); 2. Jay Hauser (Kaw); 3 . Lon nie Tavlor (Yam l; 4 . M ot o Joe (Suzl ; S. Steve Star nes (Kaw). . 500 A M : 1. Roger Li nebe rger (Honl; R. Va nBort al (Ho n); 3. Jeff A lle n (Hon) ; 4 . Rick M orr is (Han I; 5. Ronnie Ho lt (Ka w l. SR: 1. Robby Neeley (Kawl; 2. John Blakely (Han); 3. Bob M aner (Han); 4 . Rusty Allison (Yam); 5. Frank Stroman «(a w l. S/SR: 1. Herman An dr ews (Han); 2. Harvey A ndre ws (Yam l; 3. Ji m Rice (Han) . 12 5 PRO: 1. Ji m Chester (Su z); 2. larry A nd rews (S uz); 3. Richie Clippard (Han ); 4 . A shley Epps (Hon ); 5 . J im Neese (Su z). 250 PRO: 1. Dam on Bradshaw (Yam ); 2 . Robby Nee ley (Kaw ); 3. Sh ane Kennedy (Yaml ; 4. Jim Chester (Suzl; 5 . Kir k Jo hnson (Yaml. .Shillinger rips Borderline Hare Scrambles By Kevin Kelly TALLAPOOSA, GA , NOV. 6 KTM-mounted Bob ,Shillin ger rode a £lawl ess race to win top ho no rs in h is class as weB as th e overa ll lor the day a t the Borderli ne Hare Scram bles. Dan ny Bu rk nah er ro de a co nsistent race ,to tak e seco nd, an d he was loll owed by Brett Burki tt , who a lso ran well. The 250cc class, co nsisti ng of seven rid ers, was won by J oe Rogers who ra n second for on ly p ne Jap and fro m there on out he led it to take to p ho nors. Cagiva ride r T erry Mea ler had a good da y and took second beh ind Rogers. T he two d ueled for a lew laps, but Mealer lell victim to lati gu e. Suzu ki rider T om Cousins look a resp ectabl e lhi rd. Ro hb y T ravis LOok founh and L ... nce Brannon , riding h is second hare scra mbles, took lilth. The Sen io r cla ss, wh ich wa s the seco nd largest 01 the da y, was wo n by H on da rider Ou rr ou gh (Macl. 250 PRO: 1. J oe Roger s (Han ); 2. Terry M eel er (Cag); . 3 . Tom Cou sins (S uz); 4 . Robby Travis (Kaw) ; 5 . Lance Bran non (Hon) . 100-200 ROOKIE: 1. Ronnie Cice ro (Yam); 2. Kev in Ke lly lKa w ); 3. Nol an Deal (KTM) ; 4. Kerry Martin (Kaw) . SR: 1. Ji m Ford (Hon); 2 . A rty Spe ncer (Kaw); 3. Dav id . Swe an (Kaw) ; 4 . John Kealey (Kawl; 5 . larry White IHusl. S/SR: 1. Rand y Tom li nso n (Su zl; 2. Billy Bu rt on (Han); 3. Richar d Patt ers on IKTMI: 4 . To m OSborn e (Han); 5. Bob Haeh n (KBW). ROOK IE 20 1-0PEN : 1. Keith Ray (Hu sl; 2. Bern ard Orest (KTM ); 3 . Gen e Hind man (KTM); 4 . Do uglas You ng (KTM); 5. Scott M claren (Yaml. ROOKIE 0-200: 1. J er emy He rtstield (Kaw); 2. Jo hn K. J ones (KaY:iW 3. Ron ni e Faulkner (Kaw) ; 4 . La rry Bogg s l; (Kaw); 5. Ricky Yo ung (Yam) . BEG: 1. Dav id Murphy (Kaw); 2. Je ff Pierce (C· AI ; 3. Zack Cu m mi ngs (Yaml; 4 . Sue Heath (Suz); 5. l ee Cla y (Kaw). Daunell topples Twins at Sears Point , By Tony Sakkis SO NO MA. CA, ocr. 23 Olin Daunel l rod e h is Kaw asaki EX500 to th e win a nd the title in the closest poi n ts chase o f the season, in the 650<:c Twins class, at the lin al AFM race 01 1988. . , T he 650cc Twi ns tit le ca me down to th e last race, wit h a mere three poi n ts separati ng th e top three. J o hn Kirk led Daunel l, 112·1 11, wit h the third co nte nder, Rand y Decker. absen t from the weeke nd's activities. Kir k jumped o u t to a n early lead , wit h Dau nell wail ing unt il th ey encou n tered traffi c o n la p six to ma ke hi s move to tak e the win a nd the cla ss champ io nsh ip. T he two opened up a good lead over th ird-pl ace J onas Ek lu nd, wh o lell back as.far as six th onl y "to make hi s way back up in th e Iin al stages. Kirk's mach in e then o verheated and he retired . T he Singles race was less dramatic altho ugh just as cr ucia l in terms o f o vera ll season sta nd in gs. Going into th e fina l race two men dom inated the po ints sta ndi ngs, wi th Craig McLea n lead in g Ero n Flory, 140 LO 127. Flory needed to win whi le McLea n o nly needed to finish fift h, a nd in the end it was McL ean tak ing the win and the title ' when Flor y wa s held up by tra££ic. Eric Kondo wo n the dramat ic Formula 2 race, com ing in th ird overa ll against the more powerlu l Open GP bikes ru n co nc u rrent ly. Kon do a nd his day-g lo ka leidos copic Yamaha TZ250 left in the seco nd wave of the t w o - wave start and q uickly ca ughl Phi l Kress, the leader in Open GP. . \Vayne Mo ntoya lurned in an impressive performa nce as he navigated a n eight -year o ld Yam aha, tha t was supposed to have been re!ired ea rlk r th is season , to a so lid second spo t. Vintage' racing took a strange tum a t Se-.ars Po int Raceway as the H arl ey-Da vidso n XR 750 · 01 All en Sa tte rke led the entire eig h t-la p race to win hi s cla~s. Satterlee near ly wo n" th e ove ra ll, having ca ugh t both cla sses whi ch Starll'ti befor e him a nd working u p th ro ugh th e pack towar d th e lead. Results F· 1: 1. Eric Kondo (Yam I; 2 . J erry 'Ernst (Ya m); 3. J ohn Frey er (Yam) . . 250 PROD : 1. Francis Mazur (Kaw l; 2. Mi chael Sha ne Earne st (Kaw) ; 3 , Sie ve Natt (Ka w) , F-4 ; 1. Eron Flory (Kaw l; 2 . Raym ond Kinne r (Kaw) ; 3 . Charles Ramage (Hon ). VINT : 1. All en Sanerlee (H-D); 2. Andrew Sa unde rs (Tri) ; 3 . Jeff Hecox (Due). 450 S/ ST: 1. M ark Sch ubert (Ya m); 2. Kirk Hoeppn er (Yam); 3 . Stephen Rodden (Yam). F-40: 1. Go rdon Seim (Yam ); 2 . Denn y Doherty (Hon) ; 3 , Thom as Silman (Yam) . ~ 75 0 5 1ST: 1. Richard Arn aiz (Suz); 2. J im Jepsen fSu z); 3. Bob Van grin ISuzl. 600 5 1ST: 1. David Deveau (Han); 2 . John Frever (Yaml; 3 . Mi ke Kr eyn ock (Honl: • TW 750: 1. Eric Swo nsfigure (Nor); 2. Pau l Rasm ussen (Duel; 3 . David Craig fDuel. F-TW OPEN: 1. Go rdo n Seim (Du e); 2. M8(k Yarrow(Yam ); 3 . Arthur Cha mbttrs (Du el. OPEN 5 1ST: 1. Phi l Kress (Yam ); 2 . Peter Koci IS uz); 3 . Kenneth Louk etl s (Su zl . TW 6 60 : , . Olin Daun ell {Kawl: 2 . Jona s Eklu nd (Kaw l: 3 . Robert Lumuscio (Han). F· SG L: 1. Crai g M cLean (Han); 2 . Brian Aghajani (Yam); 3 , Eran Flory (Honl. 2 50 S/ST: 1. Fra nc is M azur (Kaw); 2 . M ichael Shane Earne st (Kaw ); 3 . Steve Natt (Kaw). 450 PROD: 1. Darrell Parker (Yam l; 2 . Dar r ell Cl in germ an (Yam); 3 . Joa nne Thede (Yam) OPEN GP 1. Phi l Kres s (Yam); 2. Pel er Koc i (Su z); 3 . Denn y Dohert y (Han). F-2 : 1. Eri c Kondo (Yam); 2. W ayn e Mo ntoya (Yam ); 3 . Vance Spech t (Yam). 750 PROD: 1. J im Je psen (Suz); 2 . Bob Vangrin (Suzl ; 3. Pat Ryan (Suz) . OPEN PROD: 1. Vietor Losada IS uz); 2. John Robert a (Yam); 3. Robert Pfeiffer ISuzl. 600 PROD: 1. Dav id Devea u (Suzl ; 2. Dwayne Ch ung (Han); Peter Wenslotf (Suz). CONS!; t , Audie An drews (Yaml; 2. Daniel Fernandes (Yam); 3 . Blair All en Carmichael (Ho nl. Bean wins Snowy Burr Oak HS By Shorty IIURR OAK , IN , NOV . 6 Mo re th an 75 fid ers bra ved a (:0 10 and snowy day 10 ride th e Plymo ut h Bla rkhawks' a n n ua l hare scra mbles. \Vith a n inch o f sno w on the grou nd and mor e fallin g thr ou ghout the day ~ t was a cha lleng e j ust 10 fini sh th e 6.:) mil t, ' co u rse, but not o nly did H usk y r ider r Bob Bean fini sh, he ra p tu red the overa ll victor y. Todd C u p rvs. ridin g a H usky ·100 from Toledo. Ohio , was the Firs t rider throu gh th e bands o n the first lap . fo llo wed by Eric ~'! u££l "y and Bean . . Be- , riding a borrowed 250 H usky, was .,.lI1 the firs t rid er th ro ugh on the secn d lap. " 1 did n't ge t a goo d sta rt a nd had to work my way lip th ro ug h th e pack. w hen I ca ug h t ~f uff'ley and Cox, I knew I was near li lt" front. ~t urr l ey :s Ho nda was ho p p iu B side ways through a ll the whoops a nd I was Just wa u ing for hi m .to cat it," sa id Bea n. C u prvs a lmost mi ssed th e- sian, when he left Oh io rhi nki ng th at Ind ian a was a ll hou r beh ind Ohio. L uck ily for h im. th e urn' had been delayed for ha lf a n ho ur, wa ili ng for lhl' am bu la nce to arr ive. " 1 d rove like mad to gel t here aft er findingo ut they were o n the same li me as us. Wt" arri ved in time for the start, b ut missed the parade lap," sa id Cuprys. T hrougho u t the race, Bean , Muff ley an d C uprys were o nly 30 to 40 seco nd s a p a rt. : ' 1 got by Bean in o ne section of whoops go ing in to an open field . bu t he go t me back a lill ie later. My shock oi l is bad an d the bike was hoppi ng badly, so I backed dow n a l iule." sa id Muffley. " I knew if Bean got ou t o f sight, il wo uld he ha rd to ou ch bark lip to h im." " I wa n t 10 tha n k a ll the peo p le w ho worked so ha rd . to pu t th is race o n an d braved the sno w and co ld, " sa id Bea n, " All o f u s riders rea lly apprecia te a ll th e work th e club nu-m ber s do." Results M INI : 1. Chr is Koch (Yam); 2 . Dave W illoughby (Yaml; 3 . Zack St one(Yaml; 4 . Jeremy Sto ne (Yam); 5 . Brian Howell (Kaw ). 125 A : 1. Phil Sander s (Han) . 125 B: 1. Dave Hart tl age (Suz); 2. J im Hun t (Yaml ; 3 Brett Dubo is (Honl; 4 . Eric Good {Hont. 5. Stev e Lock (Honl . 200 B: Chns Sma rt (e ·A ); 2 . Rick Eby (Kaw); 3 . Art Pick (Kaw): 4 . Rod Yoder (Yaml . 250 B: t . J im Tremaine (KTM) ; 2. Steve Rickett s (Yam): 3 . Perry Sta bler (Kaw l; Dam on Ha rre ll (Kaw ); _5 . Chri s Hart lage (Ho nl . OPEN B: 1. Todd Snide r (Yam); 2, Ja n Warner I Hon); 3 . Robe rt Thar p (Honl; 4 . Bill Bur ns (Husl; 5. Gordon Br adfi el d (Kaw ). 125 A : 1. Ph il San der s (Hon). 200 A : 1. Bob Bea n (Hus) ; 2. Eric Mu ffl ey (Hon); 3. Je remy Garbe r ~ on); 4 . Gr eg Cox (Han I; 5. Carl Horvat h (Kaw ). OPEN A : 1. Todd Cuprvs (Hu s); 2 . Pal Flynn (Ho n): 3. Herma n Pett it (Han); 4 . Je ff Kirkwood (KTM ). SR: 1. Tim Hoffm an (C-A»; 2. Jeff Keega n (Hus); 3. Cha rles Koch (Yam); 4 . Rog er Howell (Yaml; 5 . Rick Holloway (Kawl. S/SR; 1. Lon Walters (Kaw) ; 2 . Cha rles A lber (Cagl; 3 . Ja mes Bentley (S uzl; 4 . Rick Rot h IKaw) ; 5. Stan Hause (Yaml . Moore masters Octoberfest Trials By Rich Allman SAN D SP R INGS, O K, ocr. 15-16 . Mall Moore took the ov erall- victory in the Roo kie cla ss with a dean sweep of both days at Oc-tcberfes t Trials, the fina l ro u nd o f the Centra l Reg ion al Cha m pi onship Ser ies. Paul Ho len had two st'cond pla(·e fm ishes wh,ile Ou slin C hase cr uised in wit h third. Saturday's mo r n i n~ seclions wert: designt'd wit h fun in mind and th e lesscnt,d

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