Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

A lan Christian (out side) and Bobby Schwartz launch off the starting line at Speedway USA . Schwartz fin ished th ird in the Scratch Main. Junior Mini class overall w inner Phil Hayes (036) leads runner-up Ben Ricks (63) and t he rest of the pack at Devil's Ridge. Coleman crushes Devils RidgeMX . By Hurley & Dot Short SANFORD. NC. MAY 14 R u sty Co lema n took the 125cc B class overall wi n wit h a pair o f fir sts in the North Carolina Sta te Cha m pi onsh ip MX a t Devil' . Ridge. T en sta tes we re re presented " amo ng 250 entran ts a t the even t. As th e first moro roared off the l in e. Coleman led Vince n t Brown and Kevin Boles. Pa tr ick Slate moved up [ 0 fift h, bu t look a spil l. Rro wn wen t down , a n d a h houg h he 0" made a recovery he 1 a lot o l gr ound. 801es lo o k over second and se t his sig h ts on Co leman. Coleman managed 10 ex tend h is lead on every lap. wh ile Sla te moved back up to fourth as Shane T ernplercn moved in to third. Slate soon passed T empleton . a nd Coleman co nti nued to stre tch O U I his lead lO abo ut 15 seco nds. At the fin is h it was Coleman follo wed by 801es. Slate a nd Edwa rd walston. In' the seco nd moi o J amie H ock in g took th e hol esh or but Co lema n kept th e press ure on H ock in g un ti l he fo u n d a n open ing a n d sl ipped past him. Once in the lead. Co lema n sho t ahead lik e a bullet. Bol es moved iru o seco nd wi th just minu tes ( 0 go u nt i l th e finis h . Slate mad e it up to th ird a nd was o n th e move, but he had to settle [or a th ird-place Iinish behi nd Co leman a nd Bol es. In the I25cc C cia ss. We. Cave ga rn ered th e hol esh ot foll ow ..d by Ch uck G reen . j ason Morgan and Chris Selle rs. Morgar t moved int o se cond o n the first la p, dropping Green back '0 third. ewe e xte nded hi . lead over the _ field. leav in g th e field to battle for positions. Mor gan mad e hi s mov e and wo k o ver first while Ca ve h ung o n to seco nd . Rich ard Ih iso n moved in to fourth. As Morgart co n tin ued t'o ho ld the lead . th e rest o f th e field kept cha ngi ll~ pos itions. Cros sing the fin ish line it was Mo rgart a head of Troy Brew er , Ca ve a n d Ibiw n . In th e seco nd molO C.ave wok th e h ol esh ol foll o wed by Grl"t" a nd ~I org rt~ G reen went n ... down a nd Morga rt lOok over second a nd ran right o n the TeaT fend er of Cave. waiting for his mOffil" nl. The mo me n t came a nd Mo r!?rl lOok firs t a nd c..,ve- was dr o p ped back to third. \\'it h one lap lO go, Brew er wo u nd it up tigh t tryi ng to make a pa" [or th e lead but :\Iorgart held on for the win. Brew er was seco nd a nd Cav e third. In th e I 25cc A cia .. Mik e Bro wn roared 0[[ the line in mOlOonefollowoo by Kevin \Valker and Jim C h..ter a. Ch ad Lough quickly moved int o fourth . Brown wem down. bUI wa. up a nd away in a lIa.h. holding th e lead as \ Valker kep t Ihe pressure o n h im. Brown continued 10 h old o n wi th \Valker abou t five "",,o nd. behind a. t hey cro • ...-d the [i ni. h line. Chest er and Lough had to ..tt le [or thi rd a nd foun h. In th e seco nd moto it was \" al ker orr th e li nr first .wit h C hester a nd Rich ie C lippard do,• . hetll nd . Chester ~nd Wa lker .wapped pos itions a few urnes wnh Ch ester taki ng tlll~ lead when il rea lly co u nted. O nce in th e lead , Chc.~s tc.'r set sa il a nd bui ll up a n eight-second !ead over \Val ker a nd Win slo w. At th e fini s.h , u was C heSler ovt'r \,\'alker. Joh n \ Vin slo w a nd To ny Flores. Results P/W: 1. Robbie Horton (Kaw) ; 2. Andv McLamb (Kaw) . JR M INI: 1. Phil Hayes (Kaw); 2. Ben Ricks (Yam); 3 . Jas on W . Baldwin (Yam); 4 . Chris Carlso n (Suz); 5. Patri ck R. Greer (Kaw) . S~ MI~ II ; 1. Tilden Sty ron ; 2. lac Bradshaw (YamL 3 . KeVin Crlne {Honl; 4 . Patn ck Greer {Kawl; 5. Ben Rldts (Yam). 125 C: 1. Jason M orgart (Kaw!; 2. TracY Brew er (Yam); 3 . W es Cave (Han); 4. Ch uck Green (Han); 5 . John Hainline (Kaw) 125 A:. 1. Ji m Chesu,r {Suz ); 2. Kevi n Walk er (Yam); 3. John Wlnslow(Kaw); 4. Tony Flores (Yam); 5. Davtd M cCayrt (Yaml . 125 B: 1. Rusty Cole ma n (Yam); 2. Kev' n Bowl es lHonl; 3 . Patrick Slate (Yamt; 4. Jamie Hocking (Hon ); 5 . Shane Templ eton (Suzi . SCHBY; 1. Paul Dalton (Han ); 2. Patrick Slat e (Yam); 3 . Tilden Styron (Kaw) ; 4 . Jeff Hen sley (Han); 5 . David Mclawhorn {Yaml . SR: 1. R~er Rivenbark (Yam); 2. Chris Brew er (Yam); 3. Steve JarJabka(Honl; 4. Tim Julian l Kaw}; 5. Bill y Privett e (Hon ). 250 C: 1. larry Wh ite (Vaml ; 2. Richard Burt on (Hon ); 3 . Sa ndy Creed (Yam); 4 . Billy Taylor (Kaw ); 5 . Ant hony Dyson (Kaw i. 250 B: 1. Kevin Bowles lH onl ; 2. Rusty Coleman (Yam); 3 , Paul Oalton (Hon ); 4. J a, Hauser(Kaw l; 5. Vincent Brown (Hon). 250 A:. 1. Kev' n Walkei' {Kaw l; 2. Jim Ches t8f (Suz.; 3 . John Winslow (Kaw); 4 _ Chad Lough (Suzt 5 . Shane Kenn edy (Yam). OPEN AM : 1. RM::lt ~rdne r (Hon); 2. Denn iS Snellings (Han); 3 . Mi Chael Turlington (Hon); 4 . Billy Ham son (Han); 5 . Mark Kiser (Han). Stacy sizzles at Hunt MX By M ~ Harasmisz H U!'o NY . AP R. 23 'T. Suzuki-mou n ted An dy Stacy look o verall win s in th e 250cc Expert a nd Pl us 25 cia sses a t th e Sco tt US A/ Du n lo p / Fi ni.h Line p roduc tsspo nso red even I a t Hunt Raceway. Stacy led th e first 250cc Expert moto with Brian Yea rs a nd Stuart Pl at t close beh in d. Sta cy went on to finish first with Years in seco nd. Mar c Brown moved u p to th ird a t th e lIag . The seco nd mo ta was a repeat wit h Stacy leading [allowed by La rry Fitzgera ld a nd Steve Hess. Stacy took th e win with H ess seco nd a n d Fitzg erald third.' G reg Fin ch nai led the ho lesh o t in th e first Plus 25 ciass motu with Sta cy and Dave Ca rme n on hi . rear fend er. Sta cy qu ickl y took th e lead with Brian Aust in mo vin g into seco nd, With th e chec kered lIag in sig ht Stacy slo wed 100 mu ch , allo wing Au stin lO ta ke th e wi n. T he seco nd mot o was an Austi n -Stacy show agai n . This tim e Stacy look lh e win with Au"in . econd a nd Fin ch ,h ird . In Senior Bc1ass ac tio n P io neer MOlor spon· sponso red Tl-rry Armstrong holesho t bOlh mOlas lo lead every la p and tak e a co n vincin g win over Gary H inton a nd Sleve Kopc io wsk i. Don Sch mi d t. o n a D.P . Tool-.pon.ared H o nda. took the o vera ll win in the Sehoolboy cla ss o ver Ben Dressn er and Gary Sq u ire. H e th en Glme back o u l 10 win the 25Occ: Ama teur class wit h Brad G h id i u in seco nd a nd Mart in McD o nald in .th ird. Results 60: 1. Troy Livech e (Hon ). MIN I BEG: 1. Greg Hall (SUlI ; 2. Mart. Mu ll en (Yam); 3 . Steve Herman (Suz); 4: Brian Hinz (Yaml; 5. Pat M ins (Suzl. MIN I NOV : 1. Chris Buckley (Yam); 2. Scott Ketch lKaw); 3. Dave W alsh (Suz); 4 . Oougla s Rel erer {Kawl. M ark Krueger (Hon). MI.NI AM: 1. Ch ris Orme (SuI:); 2. J usti n Berg (Kaw); 3. Benl l Trask (Suz1; 4 . Jason Luce (Kaw); 5 . Ted Baumg art (Kaw l. 125 SCHBY: 1. Donald Schmmidl lHon); 2. Ben Dresner (Suz); 3 . Gary SqUier {SUl) ; 4 . Scan Fitzgerald (Kaw l; 5. J eff Baker (Suzl. . 201 -BEG : 1. Chns Rice (Kaw); 2. Tim Oleary (Kaw); 3 . Eric Bowe r (y am); 4 . Sleph en Mal herson (Kawl ; 5 . David SWitala IKaw ). 201 ·0PEN NOV : 1. Mi ke D ifi or e IKaw); 2. Kell y Str assburger (Kawl; 3 . Pat M claughli n (Kaw); 4 . Jim Cory (Hon); 5. John Fahy (Suz). 125 AM : 1. Brad Ghid iu (Kaw); 2. J ason Ragan (Suzl; 3 . Jamml e Goodno (Honl ; 4 . Steve Overslaugh (Kaw ); 5 . Todd King (Suz). • 250 AM : 1. Donald Schm idt (Han); 2. Bred Gh idi u (Kaw) ; 3 . M art in M cDona ld (Kaw ); 4 . Scott Frenz (Kawl ; 5 . Gary Walk er (Kew) . OPEN AM : 1. Russel Reltin ger {Kaw); 2. Mart. Gill ete (Kaw); 3 . Peter Nico los i (Kawl; 4. Si eve Kopciowsk i (Honl ; 6 . Daryl QUigley (Han). 125 EX: 1. Brian Aust in (Kawl; 2. Peter M alyj (SuzJ; 3 . Larry Fitzgerald (Kaw); 4. Siev e Hess (Kaw); 5 . Rusly Hess (Kaw l. 125 BEG; 1. M ike Decard ia (Kaw); 2. All en Halsey (Yam); 3. Jeff Eller (Suzl; 4. Cubby Lane (Yaml . 125 NOV : 1. Tom W hal eey (Han); 2. Robert Kelly (Kawl ; 3. Dean Newman (Yam); 4. Joh n Irv inelKaw ); 5 . Terry Reed (Kawl. . Vl NT: 1.. M ark Stokes (M ai); 2. Jam ie Goodno (Hon); 3. Cub Dunn ing (Han); 4 , Ji m M Urph y {Yam); 5. Timothy Bech t (VIm). 25.: 1. Andy Slacy (SuI:): 2. Bnan Austin (Kaw); 3 . Greg Finch (Kaw); 4. Gerry Develbliss (Kaw!; 5 . David Carmen (Yam). SA B; 1. Terry Armstrong (SuzL 2. Gary Hinton {Kawl ; 3. Steve Kopciowski (Honl; 4 . Richard Piaa (Han); 5. Wade Blood (Kawl. SR A; 1. Bart Lucas {Kaw ); 2. Mike Robinson lKaw ); 3. Brian Broadwell (Suzl; 4 . Terry Strong lKawl; 5. Keilh Westendorthf (Yam). 250 EX; 1. Andy StacY (Suz); 2. Sieve Hess lKaw); 3 . Br tan Years (Honl ; 4 . Pet er Malyj (Suz); 5 . Bob Dahl {Yaml . Sisemore masters Speedway USA By Scott Da loisio VICTO R VIL LE. CA . MAY 13 Fo r the seco nd night in a row , Jim Sisemore a rr ived at a race track reel in g the effects of the Ilu, a n d [or th e seco nd ni ght in a row . it di d no r bo ther hi m . Sisemor e won th e Ha nd icap main a n d p laced seco n d in th e Scra tch main at Speedwa y US A. Sisemore had to co me a ll th e 'wa y fro m th e 40-yard line [or hi s Handicap main win. The 1988 AMA Rookie 01 th e Year . j osh Lar sen , b lazed 0[[ the 20 [or th e ea rly lead. Tony Bien ert , Sisemore a nd Lo uis Kossuth mad e up th e next th ree as th e o pe n ing circui t ca me loan end Bill y Ha mill . o ne o f th e hottest rider. o n th e circ u it, moved to fourth o n lap tw o. Sise more, itchi ng for a shot a t Larsen , tried .. to for ce h is wa y in sid e Bien ert for secon d. Bien ert held him at ba y. One lap lat er. bo th Sisemo re a nd H amill got pa st th e "Bean Man " fo r second and third. Ti me favored Larsen. H e had built up a co mfor tab le lead th at Sisemo re and H amill di d not have time lO cho p down. Tha t lead ca me to a screechin g halt on la p five. Bien en we n t down in turn two and smac ked the back of hi . head on the cras h wa ll. The red a rne o u t and cancelled Larsen's lead. Momentarily dazed , Bien en wa s read y for th e restart. when th e gr een ca me back o u t, Sisem or e stuck the Viking Computer Produ cts/ Ara i/ O ilza ll Weslake into th e I lead. The experie nced rid er ra n a way [or hi . second win in 24 hou". Lar..n d id a good job o [ righti ng 0 [£ H amill to tak e .econd. Results SCRATCH: 1. M ike Faria (Gdn l; 2. J im Sisemore IW es); 3. Bobby Schwartz (Wes !; 4 . Bill y Ham ill CW esl. HOCP: 1. J im Sisemo~e (Wes); 2. Josh Ul'$8n (Wes)' 3 . Bill Hamill (Wes); 4 . MIke Faria (Gd n). • 0 -2; 1. Greg Mo lina (J awl. 0 ·3 ; 1. Chri s Castin (Wesl ; 2. Dan Fraley (Wes !; 3. Scan Thurtow (J ew); 4 . Ryan Evans (Wes). J R 0 -1: 1. Brent W erner; 2. Chr is W erner, 3. Danny Wn ght; 4 . Hugh Pierce . J R 0 · 2; 1. Ryan Maneson; 2. Heath Hammonds; 3. Aaron Ma n eson; 4 . Stephen Downing Adams aces Texas YSRSORR By Audrey Menarik DALL AS. T X. MAY 20-21 Team Carmichael / Marti n do m in at ed the [i", YSRSO Da.h For Ca.h en d u ra nce race held in co n j u n c t io n w i lh th e T e xa s ' T ra ck Challe nge Race Ser i.. at th e Wi7 .zer Karl Trac k. Carmichael / Marti n (P rod uc t io n) ma i ntai ned a ",ong lead over Team Erg le/ Spea " (Su pe rb ike) [rom the "arL They [illished th e o ne-and ~o ne - ha l£· ho u r race fi rs l ovtra ll , co m p let ing 180 lap. o n th e 3/ 10-m ile track. T he real battle wa. [or thi rd. betw een Bill Le Sueur. A .010 rid er. a nd T eam Sterli ng/ Da vies. T hey wer e wilhin one-h alf lap o r eac h o~ her w i tl~ just minutes lO ~o wh en Le Su eur's bik e faltered , and lefl Sterlmg/ Davies to move up to tbird o vera ll. Su!,day·. ~pri Ol' .ga ve 'I"'ctator. p lemy o [ exo ll ng ra cmg acUon wh Ich cul m mat ed in lh e Production Race o f C hampions. After fierce co m pe li lio n in q uali fying for the fina l. reign ing cha m p io n Doug Ca rmichael a nd J o hn Ki n dh a rt do ve in lo lu rn o n e a nd ..rugg led [or the lead u Olii Kindhart 10.. the rear en d in th e sweeper a nd left Ca rmic hael with nowhere 10 go. In th e co n fu sion, N ovice Jimmy Adam. o f H o uston gOI arou nd th e two [allen riders, and with a thumbs-up past the spectators , h eld on to th e lead [or th e win. Results ROAD RACE 0 I.A: 1. Charmic.haeIlMartin; 2. Ergel /Spears; 3. ~~e~:~£Davies; 4. Bill LeSueur; 5 . Spears /Ergle/Estes. BEG: 1. Barbi e Spears; 2. Wil hem Esl es; 3. Rick McAfee; 4 . Audrey M ena rik; 5 . Lamoon Gardner. UW: 1. Barbi e Spear s; 2. Audrey Menarile.; 3. Larnoon Gardner; 4 . Robert Pandya . Ca~~4~~~~;/:~~:~X: ~;lt~"S-r.e~ms; 3 Michael . MIW EX; 1. Joh n Kindhert; 2. Doug Carmichael ; 3. Eric: Fait. H~: 1. Brad Kindha rt; 2. Wimam Wiese; 3 . Phil Lang; 4. Rd McA fee; 5 . Norman Estes. 12 ·24 VAS: 1. Brad Kindhart; 2. John Ew;ng; 3. J immy . Adams; 4 . RobertPandya. 25 ·28 YRS: 1. Doug Carm ichael ; 2. John Kindhart 3. OennlS McBride; 4 . M ichael Carter; 5 . Danny Flett . 29. & UP: 1. Eric: Fait; 2. Barb ie Spers: 3. Bill Le Sueur: 4. W illiam W iese; 5. Phi l lang S/SPRT: 1. John Ewing; 2. Doug Carm iChael; 3. Barbie Spears; 4 . W ill iam W eise . S/BK..: 1. John Kindhart; 2. Brad Kindhart; 3. Chuc:kErgle ; 4 . Jay Deaton. U / L; 1. John Kindhart; 2. J ay Deaton; 3. Bill Hefl ey; 4. Chuck Ergle . R~ STK: 1. Jimmy ~ms; 2. John Kindhart 3. Doug Carmichael; 4. John EWIng; 5. Barbi e Spears. ROC S/BK: 1. John K.ndhe rt; 2. Jay Dealon; 3. Brld Kindhart. Reynaud rocks Jamestown Hare Scrambles By Arlene Hejlek J AM ESTOW N . MO . MAY 14 Rusty Reyn aud ma de it tw o in a row with hi s ove ra ll w in a t th e S pare Parts Me· sponsored Misso uri H ar e Scrambles Seri es a t Jamestown. Reyn aud and Jim Sta nfi eld hauled heatedl» from the sta rt, increa sing their lead o ver the rest o f th e field by hall a m inute a lap. until Stanfield had to stop a nd Iix a flat tire. Reynaud was in h is element on th e rock y terrain and con t in ued to keep his Yamaha YZ250WR at th a t brutal pace [or th e Iull two ho urs 10 la ke firs t overall for th e second time thi. year . Stanliel d rode brilliantl y in hi . drive to ca tch Reyn a ud a lte r Iixin g hi. lIat.. o n ly to h ave b i. ho pe. da.hed when the la.. bolt fell o u t of th e rea r sproc ket o n hi s Kawasaki KX250. Chri. Capling er took bi. Cagiva through th e light, rock y course (() fir sl place in lhe EXP':rt cia... Alter a doglig h t [rom .rart to [i nt. h tha t never let them get [a r apart . H onda · mou nted Dwan e r.liinc h a n d Leig h Letell ier on h i. KTM [ini.hed a lew ,"",o nd. apart with ~tiinch co mi ng a way wi th seco nd in th e Ex p ert cia.. a nd Let ell ier tak in g third. Ya m ah a-m o unted Wa yn e S tr uc ko H wa . [ourth . [ollow ed by Everelt Sh inau lt o n h i. H onda . In th e 200ec class, win ner Kevin O 'B rien remai ns undefeated. O 'Bri en p Ul hi s KDX o u t fro n t o nce more a nd kept il Ihere th rough all seven la ps o n the 6.7-m ile co u rse. Carlo Cracchiolo ra n away with the lead o n h i. H onda in the 250

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