Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

' (Jj w ~ ~ Z 0 ., u cr >!Xl 0 ~ 0 :I: 0. ~ Houston hot at Gold Country Speedway By R.C. Jones 00 ~. ........ ~ ~ ..... rJ) ~ eo ~ < John Houston Jr. leads Steve Crawford (left) and Robert Curry on his way to t he Scratch main victory at Gold Country Speedway. managed to keep their mistakes minimal to become the o nly rid ers in th eir class to go th e lull lour la ps. Action in th e 250cc class was hot and fierce. Prior to th e sta rt, Honda rider Mark Allman was saying that he needed to fini sh at least one pl ace in front of R icky Fra nkli n in o rder to maintain h is seri es points lead. But this wa s not to be Allman's day as a di sasterous fir st lap left h im o ut 01 contention. The real battle turned out to be between Franklin and Rusty Wilson. Wilson actually managed to charge the last three laps faster than Franklin but couldn't overcome the go-second lead Franklin held at the end 01 the first lap. With the top two slots take n, John H urley kept o ne eye over his shoulder to hol d oll Allman by seconds for th ird. In the Senior clas s Robert Cox appeared to be on h is way to a nother class win. With a five-minu te lead the former class cham pion ran out of stea m and pulled oll the course. "T he course is just too tough, It' s not wort h the win to go another lap " , sa id Cox . As a resu lt James Hu tson got his chance to walk off wi th h is first -ever Senior class win. Results . 0 / A: 1; Bryan Adams {Suli . . AlA : 1. Roland King (Hon); 2. Dwayne M iller (Kaw); 3. R.J. Fadd is (S ul l; 4 . Danny Mor rison (Kaw); S. Glen Holcomb (Hon). 100: 1. Robbie Felts (Kaw); 2. Wesley Mo ran (!(aw l; 3. W ill iam W ick (Kaw); 4 . Dan iel Morrison (Kaw l; 5. Ash ley HaIiIKaw ). 125 : 1. Brian Hess (Kaw); 2. George Greer (Han); 3 . Ti m Blevins; 4 . Bobby Phlegor . 200 : 1. Chris Shortridge (Kaw) ; 2. Montey Harley (Kaw ); 3. Geor ge Reed (Kawl; 4 . Denn is Rock (Kaw l; 5. Chr is Altice (Kaw ). 260: 1. Ricky Fran klin (Han); 2. Rusty Wilson (Hon); 3. John Hurl ey; 4. Mark Allm an (Han); 5. Rusty Epperson . OPEN: 1. Eddie Arm ent rou t (KTMI; 2 . Wesley Miller (Han); 3. M onty Orr (Suz); 4. J eff M itchell (Kaw l; 5. Philip Doyle (Honl . . SA: 1. James Hutson (Hon); 2. Robert Cox (KTM); 3 . David Olds (Yam); 4. Ronnie Hales (Suzl; 4 . Ronnie Hale (Suzl; 5. R.E. W ick (Su zl. $ / SR: 1. Sonny Wood (KTM ); 2. Stan Littl eford (Suz); 3. Johnny Bare (Suz). 4-STRK: 1. Mac Price (Han). TR: 1. Travis W ooct 2. Sean' Broyl es; 3. Philip Whi te; 4 . Chris Rose; 5. J im Lambui . Silvarole polishes off Batavia Motocross By Bill Robinson BATAVIA, NY , JULY 9 Billy Sil varo le stuc k lour moto wins under his kidney belt at Si lvarole's Bata via MX Park. Aboard a Silvaro le Cycle Sales-sponsored Kawasa ki, Silvarole was first o ut of the ga te in both 125cc Am ateur motos and never looked back. However , in the 250cc Amateur class Si lvarole ha d a m o m en ta ry scare w hen Kawasaki rider Brad Ghidi u had th e gate drop timed pe rfectly. G hi d iu held Silvasrole of f for two laps before Silvarole pegged his Preci sio n Performance-modified mo tor on one of the straights a nd that was the end of any threat he had o n this day . . The Schoo lboy class saw Ben Dressner, mo unted o n a Southe rn T ier Cycle Suzuki, pac k away both moto wins. Dressner led Irom star t to fin ish in bo th motos, In the lir st moto Chad Fleck finished second to Dressner wi th Brian T yler mo vin g inlO third place o n the las t lap. In the seco nd mo to Chad Fleck aga in chased Dressner through the wh ol e moto with Darrell Stone linishing third. Results 60 : 1. Casey Hi~iN (Kaw" 20 BEG: 1. Brandon Smit h (Suzl; 2. Bobby Philley (Suz); 3. Johnny Week (Suzi. 12 5 NOV: 1. W in ky Weath ers (Han); 2. Kevin Kn ight (Han ). 125 INT: 1. Wayne Thompson IKaw); 2. Farre ll Parker (Suzl. SA: 1. M ark Lowry (Kaw); 2. David Burn ham (Suzl. . 80 12- 15 : 1. Bra ndon Smith (Suz); 2. Kevin Knight IHon); 3. Kenneth Brous sard IKaw). M IXED OPEN: 1. P.J . 5 0rg (Hon ); 2. Mark Low ry (Kawl; 3. W ayne Thompso n (Kaw). MINI BEG: 1. Brla n Heinz (Yam); 2. Mark Mullen (SuzJ; 3. Chad Briggs (Yam); 4. Mart Emerson (Sud; 5. Ken Kra maR (Yam). . MINI NOV; 1. Joft Burdon (Suz); 2. Stuart _11 (Suz); 3. Chri s Blake (Suz); 4. Ma rk Krueger (Hon); 5. Adam Anderson (Kaw). MINI AM : , . Chr il Orme (Suz); 2. Justin Berg (Kaw); 3. Ted Saumgan (Kaw); 4 . Jason Luce (Kaw); 5. Scott Ghidiu (Kawl. 125 SCHBV: 1. Ben Dressnor (Suz); 2. Chod Fleet< (Suz): 3. Brian Tyler (Kaw ); 4 . Darrell Stone tlUw); 5. Justin Berg (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Brad Hebeler IKaw ); 2. Lance Cornelius (Hon ); 3. M ike Decardia (Kaw); 4. Mik e Breddy (Han); 5. cr~~E~c:teEh(:H,~nt'hUck Kunecli (Kaw ); 2. M ark Clark C Suzl: 3. Doug Mclaughl in ISuz t 4. Richar d Nordblu m (Kaw ); 5. Bruce Wilkes (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. Dean Armstrong (Suzl; 2. Rav W alk (Kaw); 3. Dave W ill iams (Suz); 4. Greg Fregoe (Kaw); 5. Cubby Lane (Yam). OPEN NOV; t . Ray Pratt (Kaw ); 2. Kelly Strassburger IKaw); 3. Jo hn Ouchsle Jr . (Yam); 4. Macey Castator (Hon); 5. Eric Bauer (Yaml. 125 AM : 1. Bill Silvarole (!Caw l; 2. Darr ell Stone (Kaw); 3. Mart in McDon ald IKaw); 4 . Brian Tyler (Kaw); 5. J .C. Krueger (Hon). 250 AM : 1. Bill Si lvarole (Kawl; 2. Brad Ghid iu (Kaw); 3 . Mart in McDonald (Kaw); 4 . Chr is Kiziar (Kaw l; 5 . Jason Scarpu lla (Yaml . OPEN AM : 1. Scott Wol fer (!Cawl; 2. Chuck Morgan (Han). 125 EX: 1. Don Schmidt (Hon); 2. Bob Dahl (Yam); 3. Paul McNaughton (Kawl; 4. Blake Vriden (Hon); 5. Jeff Ruston (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Greg Meeder (Kaw); 2. Oon Schm idt (Han); 3. Paul McNaughton (Kaw ); 4. J eff Robinson (Yam); 5. Bria n Kelly (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. Curt Holzer (Kaw ); 2. Marc Brown (Han); 3. Brian Kelly (Yam); 4. Richard Swarthout (Kaw). SR A : 1. Brian Broadwell (Suz); 2. David Carman (Suz). , SR B: 1. John Steinbrower (Yam); 2. Stephen Bird (Yam); 3. Thomas Ghidiu (Kaw ); 4. Oscar Dejac (Kaw t 5. George Manin (Hon). V1NT &. WD5: 1. Dave W aters IKaw); 2. Paul Fortunato IHon ); 3. Doug Hermann (Yaml; 4 . Dave Rutkawski (Kaw l; 5. Joe Allen (yam). PlUS 25: 1. Curt Holzer (Kaw) ; 2. David Carman ISuz); 3. Brian BroadwetJ(Suz); 4. Barry Mart in IKaW); 5. George Martin (Han). Marek wins Pearl MXmudder By Luther Stowers PE ARL, MS, J ULY 9 J ell Marek do minat ed the 250cc Novice class at Central Mississ ip pi Motocross Association 's race in Pearl. As th e class li ned up for mcto one. the da rk skies opened up, providing the riders with a slick , cha llenging track and plenty of close raci ng. Randy Dawson handled the slippery start well and exited the lirst turn in the lead with James H ousewrigh t and Marek close . behind. David Redmon d and David Burn ha m tangled in th e first tum and went down in th e mud. The mu ddy tra ck proved to be a great equalizer with position changes occ uring freq uen tly as riders got stuck in rutted comers an d had to dismoun t to free their ma chines. Redmo nd too k lull advantage of the conditio ns and by the end of the first lap had repassed everyone for the lead. Dawso n went dow n in a slick co mer and th e entire ,pa ck was by before he got going again. Lap two saw Marek bang his way pas t Redmond for the lead, a nd a few turns later Burn ham also got by to cla im second place. Burn ham th en fell in a dee ply-rutted corner and lell off th e pace. Redmon d had built a lO-second lead, bu t by lap four it was cut to four seconds, as Red mond prepared for a last-lap charge. With in sig h t of the checkered fla g, Redmond was putting his lro nt wh eel on th e inside of Mar ek in eac h tum. Bu t in the final turn , Marek drifted 10 th e o utside, ta king Red mond's fro nt wheel o ut a nd p utti ng the Honda ride r o n the gro und. Mar ek took the win with Redmo nd remounting to finish second and Burnham a d ista nt third. Dawson again too k the hol eshot in the second mo to an d the drying trac k allowed h im to pull out 10 a co m fortable lead. Wit h Dawson cruising o ut fro n t, Burnham a nd Marek were d ue h ng lor seco nd. On lap th ree, Marek go t by Burnham a nd made th e pa ss stick . Daw son was well ahea d but g hosted his bike over a la rge berm and lOOk lo ng enoug h restarting to let Mare k and Burnham by. Mar ek cruised to his second moto win for th e overall. Bu rnham took seco nd place a nd second overa ll. Daw son finished a d isappoin ting th ird and too k home th ird ove ra ll honor s. ResUlts 250 NOV; 1. Jeff Marek (Hoo ); 2. David Burnham (Suz); 3 . Randy Dawson (!Caw). AU BUR N, CA, J ULY 14 J ohn Houston Jr. ran away with his third Scratc h main victory over Rocky Ro bin son and Robert Curry at G old Co unt ry Speedway. Bill Zirk le put it o n cruise con tro l to win h is first Handicap main event. j ohn Hou ston Jr. powered his Classic &, Fash ion HairstylinglTrick/ Coca Cola/Bell sponsor ed J aw a 10 the lead wi th a great start in th e Scra tch mai n, and was never headed aft er th e first turn. While Houston was out fron t Robi nson a nd Curry were in a dogfight for the runner -up spo t. Curry kept Robi nson off un ti l th e last turn when Robinson found some tractionto hook up a nd stea l seco nd. In the H andicap main Zirk le, sponsor ed by Ca rl's Tire in Red Bluff, made it loo k easy takin g the lead lor good as the tapes went up. No o ne was able to get within 10 yards of th e part-time Division O ne rider. Asked lat er about hi s win Zirkl e said, " I was so scare d of getting run over I kept it gassed." Alter a n ear ly j um p by Mark Day, th e lineup had on e rid er on each of the yard markers from the zero to the 40. Steve Martin and Harlan Bast J T. turned o u t to be the riders to wat ch as th ey fou ght their way through th e pa ck. Wh en it came dow n to show time Jess Ochoa was ru nning in second behind Zirkl e with Bast a nd Mar tin brea th ing fire . On the last lap the th ree got tight as they en tered turn fou r looking towards the checkered. All th ree hooked up evenly a nd at th e fini sh on ly a wh eel length sepa ra ted the three . Co mi ng o ut on top for secon d was Mar tin, with Bast and Ochoa following. A new face appeared in the winner's circl e as Ron Clevenger pi cked u p his firs t Division Two win . The early leaders knocked th em selves o ut. leaving the smooth-raci ng Clevenger the first-place trophy. . Sha ne Loessberg has been flirting with winning th e Division Three mai n and tonight held on to win over Dean New ham. Loess berg's first wi n comes after a co u p le of second p laces and spills while leading. Results SCRATCH: t . J ohn Houston Jr . (Jaw) ; 2. Rocky Robinson ' (Wesl; 3. Robert Curry (Wes); 4 . Steve Crawford (Wes). HDCP: 1. Bill Zirk le (Wes); 2. Steve Martin (Wes); 3. Harlan Basi J r. (Gdnl; 4. Je ss Ochoa (Wes); 5. Shawn Reppert (Wes). 0 -2: 1. Ron Clevenger (Jaw ); 2. Tommy Hedden (Wes); 3. Sill Hermant (W es): 4. Simon Can n~ro IJ aw). 0 -3: 1. Shane Loessberg (Jaw); 2. Dean Newham (Jawl; 3. Bill Thomas (Jaw l; 4 . Scon Kudrn a (Jaw). Hyson edges Simonsen at Chehalis HM By Derryl Aderson CHEHALIS, WA, JUL Y I In the Pro-Am class Steve Hyson battled a ll da y long wit h new P ro- Am ri der J .P. Simonsen at th e Cheha lis Half Mile. The mu ch improved Simonsen too k his Honda 10 the li m it while chasing Hyson lap after la p. In th e heat race, Hy son led Sim on sen right to th e checkered flag wi th John Wi tmore and Pat Mu nyon close behind. w hile Gran t Dishon beat Jell Annen an d Matt Holm in the second heat. In the ma in even t H yson took th e early lead and never looked back. Simonsen was close but was u nable to ma ke a pass . Beh ind them in order a t the fin ish was Dave Wellander , Ken Whea to n, An nen , Mu nyo n. Whi tm ore, Disho n, Holden an d Bria n Lowe. In th e J unior/ Expert main even t Speedy Kell got the h ol eshot fo llowed by j ohn Wincewia, Ra ndy Roose, Marty Zirbel and Don Wilson. Win cewicz moved u p on Kell a nd the two of th em were super close whe n all of a sud den Kell wen t down in turn four. Speedy res tar ted quickly but down a la p. With a sizeable lead Wincewicz Slated to run th e outside line hanging it ou t, wide open in every com er. At the finish it was Win cewicz. Roo se, Zirbe l, Bass. Wil son a nd A.j. Esch wig. Results 50 : 1. Tyler Manley (Yamt 2. Jerod Moore (Yam); 3. J immy Ragsdale (Yam); 4.- Dale Ainsl ie (Yam); 5. Katr ina Ash (Yam). 60 : 1. Darr in Belcourt (Kaw); 2. Joshua Currey (Hon). 80 : 1. Noah Kirkland (Kaw); 2. Nathan Bourland (1Caw); 3. Kevin Belcourt (Kaw). 125 : 1. Noah Kirkland (Suz); 2. Jeremich Porter (Hon) ; 3. Qw;ght Parlee< (Hon). 250 AM: 1. Tim Will ~m. (Sw:); 2. Tim Ball (Hon); 3. Craig Bowman (Hon). 250 SEMI PRO: 1.J.P. Simo nsen (Hon) : 2. Ryan Andenon (Hon) . +30 250: 1. Tim Ball (Hon) ; 2. Craig Kanen (Suz). +30 OPEN: 1. Matt Hotm IBSA); 2. Kevin Merrell (Yam); 3. Don Frend8 (Yam). +40: 1. Sonny Burres (Tri); 2. GaryHrte(HD); 3. Ray Carroll (Tri). OPEN: 1. Jeff Ekulund (Yam); 2. Sam Marthallef (Yam); 3. Kevin MerTeIl (Yam); 4 . Don Francia (Yam). V1NT: 1. Sonny Burres (Tri); 2. Gary Hite (HO); 3. Ray Carroil (Tri) . PRO-AM : 1. Stew Hyson CHon); 2. J .P. Simonsen (Hon ); 3. Dave WeUander (Yem); 4. Ken Wheaton (Hon); 5. Jeff Annen (HD). JR/EX: , . John Winc:ewicz (Tri); 2. Randy Roose CHO); 3. Maty Zirbel (Hon); 4 . Kevin Bass (Hon) ; 5. Don Wileon (Rtx) . Bellingham ST topped by Dearinger By Jeremy Bell BEL LI NG H AM, WA, JULY 8 T od d Dear inger came from third to win th e 250cc Am at eur clas s o n H ar ley-Davidson Nigh t at th e Mount Baker Motorcycle Clubgr o unds' short track. Kawa saki -powered Kenny Church got the hol eshot when the main started followed by Dave Steri ng and Dearinger. By the end of the first lap Stering had tak en the lead followed by Dea ringer, Ch urch and a q uickcharging Steve Power. As Stering and Dearinger began to pull away . Power moved ahead of Church, taking Yamaha-moun ted Terry Kartis a lo ng with hi m . Dearinger muscled his way into first o n the last lap and kep t his undefea ted Siring, which has been going since 1987, a live. In Pro-Am action Honda-mounted Steve Hyson got th e stratc h follo wed by Harley rider j ell Ann en and Byron Lowe on a Yamaha . Hys on pulled a huge lead , and by the end of lap two it was Annen and J oh n Simonsen doing all th e battling lor second. Annen held Simonsen off to the checkers 10 tak e the runner-up spot beh ind H yson . Results 50 : 1. Larry Waggoner (Yam); 2. Dale Ainsl ie IYam); 3. Kat ie Ash (Yaml . 60 : 1. Jo shu a Pauls (Han). 80 : 1. Natha n Bourland (Han); 2. Eric M itchell (Hon). 125 : 1. Mark Klopp (Hon); 2. Suzanne Falkner (Yam); Je rem y 8 ell (Kaw l. ' 250 B: 1. J eremy Bell (Han): 2. Daren And erson (Yam ). 250 A : 1. Todd Dearing er tYam); 2. Dave Stering (Cag); 3. Steve Power (y aml; 4 . Terry Kertis (Yam); 5. Ken Church lKawl. PLUS 30 : 1. Dave Stering (Cag); 2. Stev e Power (Yam); 3. ~~~~ ~"o~': (f.~~ Schm idt (Yam); 2. Rick Ham ilton (Yam); 3. Steve McCaul ey (Rtx): 4. Terry Kenis (Hon). PLUS 30 S: 1. Rod Estes; 2. M ichael Hughe s. PLUS 30 A: 1. Rick Hamitton; 2. Steve McCaul ey (AIx); 3 . Matt Holm (BSA); 4 . Terry Kertis (Honl. PLUS 40: 1. Bill Fugg (Han); 2. Mik e An nen (Hon). PRO-AM: 1. Steve Hyson (Hon); 2. J eff Annen (H·D); 3. John Sim on sen (Hon). JR /EX: 1. M ickey Fav (Hon); 2. John Win cew icz (H-o); 3. Dan Stanl ey (Rtx ); 4 . Martin Zirbe l CHon ~ 5. Speedy Kell ~4 I Team North Dallas wins Dallas Endurance Mini RR By Audrey Menarik DAL LAS , TX., JU L Y 15 Doug Carm ich ael and Jay Deaton rode their North Dallas Yamaha YZR50 to victory at the o ne-and-o ne-hall-hour " Dash for Cash" end urance race sponsored by Mot o Liberty in Dallas, T exa s. They co mpleted a record 185 laps desp ite cras hes by both riders. Second place Team Pocket Rocket Ra cing completed 179 laps a nd finished o nly o ne lap ahead of the rea l ba de fo r third. T eam McAfee/Ray captured third pl ace over solo rider Bill LeSueur by fin ishing jus t seconds ahead of him as both teams comp leted 178 laps. Results FINA L: 1. Carm ich ael /Deaton ; 2. Ergle/Spears; 3 . McAfee/Rav; 4. Bill Le Sueu r; 5. Crooka/Menarik. Jones hammers to Malvern MX win By Peggy Adamic MALV ERN , OR J ULY 2 Kawasaki-mou nted Bryan J ones routed h is Gear Ra cewear / Yo ko h a m a T ires-backe d KX250 to a double rno to win in the com bi ned 125/25Occ A class at Ma lver n MX Park in Malvern. An d rew s Honda rider Marcus Sellards powered his CR I25 into turn one ahead of Jones, Ken Frankenbery, Keith Perry and th e rest of the pack of Expert riders. Sella rds and Jones ran a tig ht tire-to-tire race for the firs t lour laps whe n j o nes powered hi s ride ahead of Sellards. Fra nk en bery held Perry a t bay un til Perry dro p ped out handing Chuck Nich ol son fou rt h place. J ones held a bett er than 2Q-second lead on Sellards when he crossed the lin ish line. Fra n ken bery and Nicholson were chased by J oh n Diezic in fift h. J on es too k th e wire-to-wire win in moto two . Frankenbery grabbed second th ru turn o ne with N icholson a nd Sellards in tow . Within th e first h all lap, Sellards rou ted past Nic holso n and Fra nkenbery to take second. Jones was out to a 24-second lead ahead of h is roommate Sellards by the end 01 the 20minute rno to, Fra nkenbe ry hel d oll the hard riding Nichol son to hol d third. Phil G auther ro unded out the top five. . Pen nsylvan ia 's Brad Quear rode his R M250 to the overall win in th e 250cc B class scori ng match in g first pl ace rnot o fin ishes. In eac h 01 the two o u tings, the battle was for second pl ace as Quear ran two perfect start-to-finish races. J im DeFranco routed his Kawasaki in to second overa ll scori ng 4-2 moto linishes. T im Baker ro uted his RMI25 to double moto victories in I25cc Bclass action. An drews Honda rider Jack Steele chased Bak er from sta rt to finis h of the fir st moto. Shane Sm ith ro uted his Suzuki a hea d of T im Conti an d Gene Kelley o n the final la p 01 th e mo lO to grab third. Steele holesh ot molO two wi th Baker doi ng the chasing in th is outing. Chris Bodo, T revo r Vin es and Sm ith rounded o ut th e to p live to begin lap two. The live rid ers he ld th eir positio ns through the final lap when Baker

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