Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a: ~ ~ w C ii: u > a: -c e > l:Q CJ) 0 0 I- :r a. Cil 00 Cil ....... 00 ....... >-.... C\l ::l c C\l ~ Damon Bradshaw (left) presents Jim Neece a t rophy at the N.A.M.E. Fall Awards Banquet. Keith Ellis (265) leads the start of the second 125cc Novice class moto at Camp Coker MX. 250 JR : 1. Guy Comer (Han); 2. John Detweil er (Han ); . 3. Dan Allen IKaw) . 250 BEG: 1. Sha ne Wheaton IKaw) ; 2. Aaron Alhanus (Yam); 3 . Andy Borth (Yam). OT JR : t . Russ Sears (Yam); 2. Stan Woods (Hon) ; 3. Vern Hoelhouse (Honl . OT INT: 1. Leon Price (Han); 2. Bill Green (A TKl; 3 . Gary Daggett IKawl. VET PRO: 1. Irv Achziger (Hon): 2. Cloyse Holl and J r. (Suz ~ 3 . Ale x Jorgensen (Kaw ). VET MSTA : 1. Rick Long (Yaml ; 2. Johan Dall aire (Yam ); 3 . Dan Sturgeon (Hon) . OPEN PRO: 1. Tyson Vohland (Kaw ); 2. Tim McClintock (H~';l~~' T~a.r°,~ BJ~ ~~~~ensen (Hon); 2. Erich Von Shofstall (Hon); 3. John Chanteutel (Yam). . 80 J R: 1. Jake Windham (Kaw) ; 2. Val Sch weizer (Han); 3 . Justin Ownbey (Suz). ' 80 BEG: 1. Neil Goodman IKaw~ 2. Kevi n Halligan (Kaw); r 3 . Nick Scarmazzo. OPEN BEG: 1. Deren Kozenko (Hon ~ 2. Dave Showmaker (Hon); 3 . Jim Phillips (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Tallon Vohland (Kaw ); 2. Danny Paladino (Hon); 3. Tim McClintock (Hon). 125 INT: 1. Ray Crumb (Kaw ); 2. Er ic Pricha rd (Han); 3 . Eddie Reed (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Eric DuCray IHon ); 2. Bria n Ross (Yam); 3 . Kei l h Steinmetz (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. Blain Kissi nger (Yam); 2. Gary Showmakler (Yam); 3 . J im Robinson (Han). Naylor dusts Hollister Cross Country By Bill Spencer HO LLIST ER. CA. DEC. II Ro n Nay lor du sted the 250cc Expert class at the 2 + 2 MC"s 12th Annual Cow Puncher cross cou nt ry even t at Hollister Hills. II was26 mi nutes after th e stan when Naylor arrived in the lead by two minutes. Paul Funa ro was seco nd tailed closel y by Sam So raceo . Da n Neil son trailed in four th overa ll. ju st in fro n t of Ga ry Fargo a nd vet Ken Krah asz with Eric Schaffer seventh over Ron Day. j err y Fouts a nd Ken McKen zie. _ T he re was little cha nge o n th e second lap exce pt th at Nay lor was now three minutes a hea d and McKenz ie had tak en over sevent h overa ll. T he o nly other rid er rea lly on the move was Mike Bru mit, a 250cc Jun ior class rid er wh o went from the second ro w to abo ut 24th in two laps an d was movin g up qu ick. Na ylor had a len gt h y p it stop a t th e sta rt of th e third lap but was still over four minutes o u t front from Funa ro and Saracco. Both pi ned wit h less th an 30 seco nds between th em . McKen zie was eig ht minutes beh in d and in six th whi le Brumit had moved up to l Srh o vera ll, Na ylor cleared la p four wit h nearl y six minutes on Soracro wi th Funar o back in thi rd by nearl y a minute. Neilson still held fourth but had McKenzie rig ht on him . Fargo and Day were still sixth a nd sevent h with the Vet class bash a loose o ne with Kramasz less than a minute ahea d of Fouts a nd Mike Har per, O n lap five Naylor co nti n ued to widen th e lead and a lap lat er fin ished wit h nearl y eig ht m inu tes o ver Saracco. Fun aro . topped the Open Expert class some 45 seconds behind Saracco and 40 seco nds u p o n Neilson and McKenzie. Results OPEN EX: 1. Paul Funaro (Han); 2. M ike 'Carlson (KTM); 3. Erik Schaff er (Yam). 250 EX 1. Ron Naylor (Suz); 2. Sam Saracco (Hon ) 3 . : 28 Dan Neilson (Han). VET EX 1. 'Ken KramBSZ IHo n); 2. Mike Harper (Han); : 3. Jerry Fouts (Hon); . SR EX: 1. Louie Ma rshall (Suz); 2. Robert Engli sh (Yam); 3. Dave Taylor (Han). S / SR EX: 1. Fred Sumrall (Yam ); 2. Cloyse Holl and Sr.,; 3. Rod Brasel (ATK). OPEN J R: 1. Gu s Mu eller (Han); 2. Kenny Sundwell (Kaw); 3. Jerry Dixon (Hon ). 250 JR: 1. M ike Brumit ISuz); 2. Brett Lafayettte (Yam); 3. Mark Olund (Han). VET JR : 1. Ron Dom inqu ez (Yam); 2. Rob Schm idt (ATK); . 3. W ill Fargo CHon). SR J R: 1. Wa lt Peterse n IHon ); 2. Rick Beckstr om (Hon); 3 . Ron Goehring (Yam). S/SR J R: 1. Dick J obe (Han ); 2. Karl Ryser (A TK). OPEN NOV: 1. J ames Craig (Han); 2. Pete Hampel (Han); 3 . Greg Hesch ke (Kaw). . 250 NOV: 1. R. Smith (Han); 2. R i~k Parker (Kaw ); 3 . Mike Brow n (Hus). 200 NOV: t . Robert Ouimerc IKaw); 2. Eric Lillund (Kawl; 3 . Mik e Demar ee Jr. (Kaw) . VET NOV: 1. Monly Tavar es (Hon); 2. Steve Blake (Hon); 3 . Mik e Denton (Kaw) . SR NOV : 1. M ike Spangl er (ATK); 2. W ill yWoolman {ATK); 3 . Mik e Dem aree IKTM ). S/SR NOV: 1. J ohn Percival IAT K); 2. Tom Sherping (Han). Bradshaws, Moree top Camp Coker MX By Gary Crider SOCIETY HILL. SC. DEC. 4 Round o ne of th e N.A.M.E. Winter National s MX Series a t Camp Cok er MX saw H ank Mor ee romp to perfect scores in th e 125 and 250cc Amateur cla sses. while th e Bradshaw bro thers, Zac and Dam on , took a clas s win each in 80cc and Pro actio n, res~ctivel y. Yamah a /Fox /P j -I / Alumi l i te -ba c ked Damon Bradshaw ca me back from a firs t lap spill to tak e the openi ng 250cc Pro win over Robby Neeley and Shane Kennedy. The seco nd moto sta rt found Brad shaw a t the back of the pack. "I went too far o u tside and cou ld n 't getback in. but that was o kay becau se it for ced m e to rid e hard " sa id Bradshaw. Bradshaw 's hard riding too k him to th e front Ior a perfect score over Kennedy's 3-2 and Neeley' s 2-3. T sub ak ilAn swer's Neel ey returned in Seni or (30+) actio n and posted a perf ect sco re over Steve Gen ter and Steve Starnes. First m o ta mech anical p rob lems held Brad shaw to a DNF-I tally in 125cc Pro an io n.. wh ile Larry and Mike Andrews earn ed th e top two slo ts over Schoolboy class wi n ner , j im Neece. Patrick Creer had the ini tia l lead in both 80cc (7-13) mot os but lac Brad shaw fought hi s way to th e front both times for wi ns. Chuck Sh irl ey go t by Creer in moto two and claimed runner-up honors via hi s 3-2 score o ver Gr eer's 2-3. Shi rley returned to win th e Su pe r Mini 'class over David Dicker son . Mor ee eas ily wo n bot h 125cc Ama teur rnot os , but in 250cc act io n, Moree faced cha llenges from Rusty Co leman and Kevin Bowl es. . The seco nd 250cc rno to was a th riller as Bowles came back fro m a sp ill a t the star t to fin ish third. Mor ee cras hed from th e lead on lap one and rap idly adva nced th ro ugh the pack u ntil he enco untered race leader Co leman. The last -lap Co lema n / Mo ree dice saw Moree slip 'past for th e win and top go ld over Co lema n and Bowles. The o pen ing I25cc Novi ce mo to saw Todd Bennick nail the holeshot. Bennick's lead went unch all enged until the th ird lap wh en Brian 1110ma s moved up to bid for Ben ni ck 's po sitio n. The pair swapped th e lead back and forth a few tim es befor e Thom as secured the lead la te in th e 15-minute rnot o. Thomas held for the win over Bennick and Keith Ellis. Thomas had an easier tim e in moto two and by th e second la p had ope ned up a good lead . Thomas held o n for a perfect score while Wes Cave's 4-2 tally net ted runner- up gold. Bennick and Ellis encountered problems and had to settle for fourth and fifth o vera ll . re spectiv ely. Former Mini ride r Da bney Bowen made a very strong debut on his new 125cc mount but was forced into the DNF column when' he reinj ured h is shoulder. Results SO (7·13): 1. lac Bradshaw (Yam); 2 . Chuck Shirley (Kaw ); 3. Patrick Greer lKaw t 4. Chri s Carl son ISuz); 5. Dann y Rich (Hon). 80 (12 -1 5): 1. Davtd Dickerson (Yam); 2. Lee Gator Todd (Kaw); 3 . Jaso n Minor (Yam); 4. Bill Charl es IKaw); 5 . Ch ris Sell ars (Kaw) . SPR M INI: " Chuck Sh irl ey (Kawl; 2. David Dickerson (Yaml; 3. Danny Rich (Han); 4. Chris Carlson (Su z); 5 . Patr ick Greer (Kaw) . 125 SCHBY: 1. J im Neece (Suz); 2. TodcrBenn ick (Han); 3. Wa s Cave (Hon): 4. Dale Hill (Yam); 5. Jer ry LaSalvia (Han ). 125 NOV: 1. Brian Thoma s (Han); 2. Wes ca ve (Han); 3 . Ned Blackwelder (Kaw); 4 . Todd Bennick (Han): 5 . Keit h Ellis (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Tommy Linvi lle (Han ); 2. Chad Windham (Kaw ); 3 . Bill y Taylor (Kaw) ; 4 . l ee Martin (Yam); 5. Sluart EngliSh (Han ). • 12 5 AM : 1. Hank M oree IKaw); 2. Lee Wal ls l on (Yam); 3 . Kevi n Bowl es (Hon); 4 . Kenl Roger son (Yam); 5. Charles Todd {Kawl . 250 AM ; 1. Hank Moree (Kawl; 2. Rusty Coleman (Yam); 3 . Kevin Bowl es (Han); 4 . Ralph M undell (Kaw) : 5. Sie ve Smilh (Yam). 500 AM : 1. Richard Va nBorte l (Han); 2. Sie ve Starnes (Kaw I 3 . Jeff Allen (Hon); 4 . David Graham (Hon); 5. Chris Brady (Hon). 30+: 1. Robby Neeley (Kaw); 2. Steve Genter ,Hon); 3 . Stev e Starnes (Kaw) ; 4 . Craig Collie (Kaw ). 40+: 1. Mark Minor ISuz); 2. Ed Don aldson (Kaw) ; 3 . Harvey And rews (Yam); 4._J im Rice (Honl: 5. Herman Andr ews (Honl . 125 PRO: 1. Larry A ndrews (Suz); 2. Mike An drews (Su z); 3. Jim Neece (Suz); 4. Tony Flores (Yam); 5. Damo n Bradshaw (yam) . 250 PRO: 1. Damon Bradshaw (Yam); 2. Shane Kennedy (Yam); 3 . Robby Neeley (Kaw); 4 . Va nn Gibson lKaw); 5. Ronald Dobbs (Suz). Bass on the gas at Woodland Scrambles By Derryl Anderson WO OD LAND . WA. DEC. 18 Kevin Bass took th e o vera ll win in th e Open Fo ur-Stroke cla ss of th e scra mbles held at Woodland Mot ocross Park . In' th e first rnoto Aaron Wagl;0n er go t th e scra tch ahead of Bass, Longview Honda's Flo yd ' Beise l. Bryon , Low e. Mike Todd . Rich ard Ripp, T eri T ho mpso n and Brandon Boyce. Bass was a ll over Waggoner unti l lap th ree whe n Waggon er spu n ou t. Bass ran aw ay with th e lead while Beisel tried to catch him. Waggoner q uickly resta rted quick ly but in a di stant th ird. Ripp moved up to fourth and the fin al o rder was Bass. Beisel. Wag gon er, · R igg a nd th e o thers. In th e fi na l mot o Wag gon er , got th e holeshot a hea d of Bass. Beisel. Lowe. Ripp and Todd. Once al;a in Bass was right o n Waggo ner but thi s nme they had Beisel with th em for the durati on . Lap after lap you cou ld cover th e th ree with a bl anket. T wice they were a lmost three ab reast while flyin g dow n th e back stretch , but sti ll th e o rder rema in ed un changed , Mea nw hi le Ripp a nd Thom pson moved u p a spot. At th e checkered flag it was Waggon er . Bass. Beisel. Rip p, Low e and tile rest. T he first th ree position s were o nly a point ap art. Bass was the o vera ll winner follo wed by Waggoner. Beisel. Ripp,' Lo we and th e ot hers. In moto two Bowman go t off the lin e q uick wi th Welsh and Mon ge battling it out. Both riders wen t down in turn four and Porter took over the lead ahead of Lu cas. Nelson and th e restarted Welsh a nd Monge. At th e fini sh it was Bowman , Port er, Lu cas, Nelson, Welsh and Mon ge. T he over all went to Porter foll owed by L ucas. Welsh . Nels on a nd Mon ge. The feature a ttrac tion for toda y's program was a women 's race, and Candy Yeo took her husband's Ho nda CR500 off the lin e in fron t. Racin g was clos e, but th e order remained th e sa me . At th e checkered flag it was Yeo foll owed by Robin j on es. Marilyn Waggoner. Linda Schneider and Kaye Kinnish. Results 50 : 1. Evan Dal ey; 2. Mike Todd; 3 . Dale Ain grie. 60 : 1. J osh ua Currey . 80 : 1. Jeremia h Porter; 2. Brandon Lucas; 3 . Josh W elsh; 4 . Jason Nelso n. 125 : 1. Den n is McConnell; 2. Ryan And erson; 3. Chr is Clark. 250: 1. Craig Bow man . OPEN: 1. Troy Yeo. 4 -STRK OPEN: 1. Kevin Bass; 2. Aa ron W aggoner; 3 . Floyd Beisel; 4. Richard Ripp . N.A.M.E. hosts Fall Awards Banquet By Gary Crider SO CIETY HILL. SC. DEC. 3 Damon Bradshaw was the gu est speaker at the N.A.M.E. 1988 Fall Awards Banquet. Br adshaw 's speech included a thri lling. detailed acco unt of his performance in th e recent Supercross events in Japan. Afterward, Brad shaw assisted Master of Cennonies Ear ) Mil sap with th e awards pres entation. Contingency awards were provided by Gear Ra cewear, Barr's Competition, Armou r-All and Gemini Shirts. In addit ion to trophies. Amateur clas s winners received a SIOO U.S. savi ngs bond. , j im Neece received first-pl ace titl es in the 125cc Schoo lbo y and 125cc Pro ca tago ries. Neece also claimed th e distinction of being th e only compe titor to earn a double titl e. The clo sest fought division was the Super Mini where T erry McLain edged Cage Fortson by a two-poin t m argin. The evening's ceremonies were preceeded by a " Fun Day" of co mpe tit io n in target and skeet shooting. archery and riding skills. Points were tallied throughout th e da y and Robby Neeley came out th e top scorer. Resu lts Q..85 (7 ·11): 1. Caven Woodruff; 2. Rhett Wilson; 3 . Robbie Hort on; 4. Bill Cain ; 5. J eff Donaldson . o- B5 (12 .15): 1. Chuck Shi r ley; 2. David Canl rell ; 3 . Danny Rich; 4 . Gage Fortso n; 5 . Bill y Charle s Jr. S/ M INI: 1. Terry Mclain; 2. Gage Fort son; 3 . David Canlre ll; 4. J ason Baldwin; 5 . Chris Carlson . 125 SCHBY: 1. Jim Neece; 2. Pal rick Slate; 3 . Dale Hill; 4 , Paul Oallo n; 5 . Mike Martin . 125 NOV: 1. Troy Brewe r; 2. Todd Benn ick; 3 . Chuck Green ; 4. David Hill ; 5. Chris Messer. 125 A M: 1. Hank M oree; 2. Lee W alsl on; 3 . Rusty Coleman; 4 . J amie Hacking ; 5. xe nt Rogerson . 250 AM : 1. Jay Hauser ; 2. Ste ve Stemes. 3 . Hank Moree; 4. Tim Wil ker son: 5. Lonnie Taylor , 500 AM : 1 . M ike Wood ; 2. Kevin Austin; 3 . Randy Ring; 4 . Chris Brady; 5. Robert Curtain. . SR 13 0+);. 1. Rusty All ison; 2. Frank Siroman; 3. Bob M aner; 4. Steve Jarjabka; 5. Raymond Daws on. 125 PRO: 1. J im Neece ; 2. Mike An dr ews . 3 . Larry Andrews; 4. Damon Bradshaw ; 5 . Jim Chesl er . 25 0 PRO: 1. Dam on Bradshaw ; 2. M ike Andrews; 3 . Jim Chester : 4 . Sha ne Kennedy : 5. M ark Spriggle. Carroll quick at Clark Co. ST By Derryl Anderson RIDGEFIEL D, WA. DEG. 17 Ra y Carroll too k his Lo u Kinnish T ri um ph ' to the +40 A class win in the short track held at th e Clar k Co unty Fa irgrou nds. Less than a whee l beh ind was Sonny Burres, w ho was making h is first sho wing thi s year. -r In th e first heal race. Danan Kirk wen t wire;" to· wir e·with Carroll all o ver him but he was un abl e to mak e a pass stic k. Beh in d th em at th e checke red n ag was j erry Ha lvorson. Ron Mehner . Lero y Thompson an d jim Krist. Bu rres took immed iat e co ntro l of th e seco nd race followed by j ack McCo y. Chuck Hodson and Dick Slusher. H odson got by McCo y but Burres was too far gone before the laps ran out. In th e ma in event Carroll barely edged his wa y past Kirk and Burres for -th e lead , Burres passed Kirk then Kirk repaid the favor less . than a lap la ter. Meanwhile Carroll rode flaw less by him self while th e duel behind h im " . went wild. Behi nd them was Halvorson, McCoy. Mehner and Slusher. Hodson was in th e middle of things u nti l his pipe broke. retiring him for the nig ht. Burres finally passed Kirk for good and began to reel in Carroll. Wit h two laps to go Burres was all over Carroll. Coming out of turn four on the fina l lap Burres wen t for broke but Carroll held on by a wheel. The rest of the class finished in the same 'order. The Open Pro class was to tall y wild. Rex Fisher too k his Dave Bird /Knight Frame/

• Cover