Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

The team of Craig Dempster and Peter Lewis in speedway action at Ascot and Costa Mesa. Doug ~enfrow (60) edged M ike Su llivan for second in · the 750cc Production class at Seattle and won the F-1 and 750 Superbike classes. Renfrow stars at Seattle RR Brink blasts Sturgis TT By Jane Steele By Susan Leuthold KENT , WA, MAY 14 Dou g Renfrow beat o ut Kei th Pinkstaff for the For mula O ne victory a t th e Washington Mot or cycle Road Racin g Associa tion's May 14th meet. The two rid ers turned progr essivel y raster lap tim es - edg ing towards th e tra ck record - as th ey battled fierce ly lor th e lead. Earlier in th e da y, Renf ro w co nfirmed his resurgence as a dom in ant \VMRRA rider with a win in 750cc Superbike, wh ere he, Pinkstaff a nd J oe Pittman engaged in a tigh t th ree-way ba ttle. Each o r th e riders took a tum at the number o ne spot unt il Renfro w p ulled ahead at the li nis h. Pinkstall fini shed seco nd with Pittman relegated to third. All thr ee riders we re mou nted o n Suzu ki G SXRs; both P inkstall a nd Pittman o n Zlock Ra ci ng Superbi kes, and Renfrow o n his o ld war -horse a 1986-m od el built a nd tuned by his uncle. Rud y. In th e Formu la One lin al , Pinkstaff and Ren fro w were agai n mounted on th eir 750cc Superbikes. Renfrow too k the holeshot, w ith Pinkstaff right behi nd him. The two rode l ur iousl y, a nd in a repeat 01 th e 750cc Superbike main, qu ickl y pulled aw ay Iro m the rest o f th e field. Renfrow str etche d o u t a lead o ver Pinkstaff , a nd seemed to be headed (or a n easy vic tory. but th e Oregon rider had ot her id eas. On th e chec kered n a g lap, Pinkstaff mad e a last -chance dive for the win CUlli ng underneath Renfrow in turn ni ne u; tak e th e lead . But Renfrow's hi gh er corne ring speed a llowed him to slingshot past Pin kstaff a t th e exit of th e wide , fast turn. The two bikes stayed neck-and-neck down th e 50-yard stretch to turn 10 a nd the,fin ish , immediately afterwards. Renfrow was a lo ngs ide the Zlock Racin g mach in e through th e turn a nd a wheel ah ead as they fla shed across th e line. Re~frow is spo nsored by Evereu Suzuk i a nd Shoe . Helmets, but whe n asked will at tribu te his success to his ramily and frien ds. Pinkstaff is sponso red by Dunlop Tires, Shoei Helmets. Pau lson 's Suzuki and Zlock Racin g. Results . 450 PROD: 1. Todd Powell (Yam); 2. Dave Add ington (Yam); 3. RChard Matthews (Yam); 4. Ti m Race (Yamt: 5. Brent Sieward (Yam). 600 ~ROD: 1. Bruce Lind (Yam ); 2. Br ia n Sutton (Yaml ; 3. M aMn Braun (Yam); 4. Ron George (Hon ); 5. Todd Powell (Yam ). 7~ PROD: 1. Joe Pittman (Sur); 2. Dou g Renf row (Suzl; 3. Mike Sul livan ISuzt 4 . Shawn Roberti (Surt: 5. M ike McSrady (Suz). OPEN PROD: 1. Keith Pinltstaff {Suzt 2. Joe Pittman ISuz); 3 . Br uce Li nd (Suz); 4. Mark HaskinS (Suz); 5 . Sam 5o'oman ISuz). 450 S/BK: 1. Al an Schwen (Yam ); 2. Mike Kenyon (Yaml.; 3 . Bill Fill ion (Yam ); 4. Todd Powe ll (Yam); 5 . Rich ard M att hews (Yam). 38 600 S/~ K: 1. Joe Pittman. (yaml; 2. Brian S utt on (Vaml; 3. Bruce Li nd (Yaml; 4 . Manun Braun (Yam); 5 . Todd PoweR (yam). 750 S/BK: 1. Doug Renf row (5u zl.;2. Keith Pinksta ff (Sud ; 3 . ~oe Pittman (Suz); 4 . Randy Shemwell (Duel; 5 . Shawn Smith IHon) . OPEN 5 /BK: , . Joe Pittman (Yam); 2. St even u ttleJohn (~am); 3 . Shawn Smith (Han ); 4 . Mark Haskin s (SuZI; 5. Rich Levert (Han) F·1 : L Doug Renf row (Suz); 2. Keith Pinkstaff (Suzl; 3. St eve Littlejohn (Yam); 4. Sha w n Sm it h (Hon l; 5. Gor don Walanabe ISuzl . F·2 : ~ . M ike Sullivan (Hon ); 2. Brian S utt on (Yaml; 3. Bru ce LInd (Yam ); 4 Marvin Brau n (ya m); 5. Scott McM illan (Hon ). F .~ : 1. Scotl Soper (Han);. 2. O,?ug DuBuque (Yaml ; 3. Pat rick Salmon (Han}; 4 . DaVid W hit e (Duel; 5 , Jane Steele (Kaw ). 650 Bon: , . Mik e Corre ll (Han); 2 . Travi s Sti dham (Kaw )' 3 . Georg e Schw en (Kaw ); 4 . John Davidson (Hon); 5. Kir k Hogle {Due l OPEN SING LE: 1. David J ohnst on (Yam); 2 . Bi ll Filli on (Yam l; ~ . Dave Crock ett (Yam); 4 . Tony PIgnat aro (Yaml; 5 . Bill Bir cher (Hon ). DINO : 1. Robert Ca mpbell (Suz); 2. W ard Rogers (Kaw l; 3 . Rand y Gr em (Sua); 4 . John Brady ( K aw~ 5. Jo n lacey (Yam ). VINT; 1.Joe Sch mi dt(T ri); 2 . E?uncan Craik (Norl;3. Randy Shemwell (Vin); 4 . Dav td White (Due); 5 . Robert Br idge IHonl NOV: , . Jeff Pe<:htel (Kaw l; 2. Ja y Paul son (Hon); 3 . Wa l1 Scho enbachl er (Yam); 4 . Ti m Race (Yaml; 5. Robert CoStew (Yam l. STU RG IS, SD, MAY.21 The Ja ckpine G ypsies Motor cycle Club's first ,T! race o r the se.ason was h ighligh ted by th e : Vin tage cla ss racing. Bobby Kin g was the runaw ay wi nner 01 th e lirst hea t race with Darw in Brink in seco nd place. The second heat race was wo n by Steve Leuthold with Monty H ume in second pl ace. The mos t exciti ng race of th e day was the Vintage T ro ph y Dash class . Dwayne Burge grabbed the hol eshot and led into the first co,:,,~r wit~ Steve Leuth,?ld and Kin!; within striking d istan ce. The ri ders remained very close through th e first lap a nd mos t o r th e second lap . At the last corner befor e th e sta rt! finis h lin e the riders were three abreas t when Kin g bobbled o n the o utside. Bur ge went dow n tak ing Leu thold with him. In th e mea ntime. Mart y Beug, o n a borrowed bike, mo tored aro u nd the o utside to take th e Trophy Dash win. Brin k p laced second. King was the Vintage ma in win ner with Leut hold p lacing second, H ume too k third. In the O pe n Expert class first heat race, Corey Brin k won with Mike Coo pe r second a nd Dwayne Burge third. T he seco nd heat was won by John McCl elland, whi le second p lace went to Wayne Bench and thi rd pl ace to Mark Braun. Bri nk was the win ner of the Trophy Dash with Bertch seco nd and McClelland thi rd. Brink a lso dominated the Open Expe rt rna m Winnin g by a wide mar gin with a smooth a nd stylish rid e. McClelland put in a good performan ce to take second pl ace a nd Bertch took third. T he O pen Knobby Expert Trophy Dash class was won by Br in k wit h the hardcha rgi ng Bur ge o n his rear wheel th e enti re race. J ohn Issac was in thi rd p lace a nd Terry Rymer in fourth. The Knobby mai n even t was . a virt ual rerun 01 the Trophy Dash • Brink was th e victo r and Burge a close seco nd. - McClellan d rode a good race end ing in th ird place. T he a lways pop ular Mi ni class ended th e

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