Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

cr ~ W ~ U III III ::J e cr >- '" o o l- :t: c, O'l 00 O'l 1""""4 ~ O'l ..... en ~ co ~ < J oe Pittm an won four classes and $2000 worth of cont ingency money in OMRRA ro ad rac ing action at Portland Internationa l Raceway. Bremenour lights up LACR Night MX By Terry Rezek PAL MDAL E. CA . J ULY 11 Roy Brerneno ur showed. a lot of grit and a lair amount of ridin g style tonight a s he loo k a pair of mota wins for fint overall in the 125cc Begi n ner Div ision I class a t L A. County Racewa y. Brem en our gra bbed th e mota o ne holeshot a nd started to p u ll a way [rom"the o ther 12 riders. For tw o laps it looked as if he had the race 10 himself. bUI by lap three. j us ti n Ian naflo began to d ose in . Brernenour kep t u p th e pace a nd ca me in well a head of lannallo . In mor o two . Brerneno ur o nce more jumped off the line wi th th e lead. Iannafl o was closer th is ti me a nd , b y th e en d of lap o ne . was right o n Bremenour's Coa l tai ls. Bremenuur fo un d a n ex ira reserve of energy a nd sta yed doggedly in fro nt, sla m m ing every door lannafl o tr ied to ope n. Bremen our look th e rnot o two wi n a nd a well -deserved o vera ll. In the 250cc Intermed ia te class ac tion , Ryan Ca rlis le a lso grabbed bo th hol esh ots a nd led every lap o f bo th rnot os for an a lmo st easy win in th ai class . N ear th e end of mo to o ne his bike was br eaking up under hard accel- era tio n but held to gether to ge t him the win. Erich Broesel jumped to 'he i m m edia te lead of the 125<.·c Novi ce class in moto o ne. He was closely foll owed by j ason Melton and Ch ri s Co le. By lap IWO. Melton had the lead and Charlie Love had sli p ped a h ead of Co le, Melt on look th e moto w in and Cole moved up 10 secon d o n th e last la p , fol lowed by L ov e and Broesel . Co le got the hol esho t in mote two and led a ll the way to earn First overa ll. Lo ve go t seco nd for the moto a nd seco nd overall , Randy Moody had th e early lea d as the l 25cc Pr o 'class ro lled fo r moto one. bu t Je remy McGra th was with in spitti ng d ista nce. T bev we re elbow to el bow [o r five la p s when McG rath fi na lly b u lled 10 the lead. Moody did n 't back o ff bUI ch a sed McGra th un ril they came up on some lap ped rid ers two tu rns fro~ the fin ish. A. McG ra th got trapped by the slo wer rider s. Moody jammed to the insi de, took th e lead, a nd crossed th e line fi rst . H owever , ' ra ck o fficials decid ed he had gOl too far ins ide a nd cu t the 'rack, They awarded the win to McG rath , It wa s' McGrath all th e way in mot o two. win ni ng with a five-second adva ntage and laking HISt mo ney. Re s u lts 80 BEG: 1. MIke W eed (Kaw ); 2. Carlos MuriUo (Suz).; 3 Jaso n Hell er ISUl l; 4. Serg M ur illo; 5. Jeremy Heller (S uzj 80 NOV: t . Jack Cox (Kaw); 2. O.vft:i Evilsizer (Suzl; 3. Jimmy Lavorc i (Yam); 4 . James Theyson (Sulk 5. Pa bto Lara lKaw). 80 EX: 1. Jesse t ewbbury (SUZ) . SR BEG: 1. Larry Kirsch (Hon); 2. John Flande rs (Honl . SR INT: 1. Gary PhIllips (Honl. SR EX: 1. Steve Dunlap (Yam~ 2. DlIVid Rogers (Hon). VET.BEG; 1. Kim Seeger (Suzl; 2. M ike McAlpin {Kaw ); 3 . Chr iS verner {Honl ; 4 . Alan Busby {Hon ); 5 . Carmen Paul Lipari {Yaml . VET NOV; 1. S. Mi chael Bry ant (Kaw l; 2. John Topor IKaw); 3. Greg Robertlon (Yllm l; 4 . Bob A . Rell ano (Han); 5. Rob A nastaria (YamI. VET INT: J . Curt James (Yam); 2. M ark Matteson tHon l: 3 . Russell Spence (Yam l; 4 . Russ Hoffman (Hon); 5 . M ark M angold (Sul i. VET EX: 1. Jo hn Bumgarner (Sull; 2. Rick Gren t (Hon). JR VET BEG: 1. M el Brown (K.w); 2. Pete DeGrand is (Yam); 3. Gary Songstad (Hon ); 4 , Stanley Norwoods (Kaw ): 5. M.rk M arQU8l (Honl . 125 BEG 0 - 1: 1. Roy Brem eno ur (Hon); 2. M Ike Gower (Yam); 3 . Josh Gug gen mos ISuzr 4 . Jordon Lieberman (Hon); 5 . Cliff Raberge {Kav4 125 BEG 0 · 2: 1. Randall llpple (Sut); 2. Roger Fonesca (Sull; 3 . Aa ron Van Oycke (Yam); 4. M ic:hdel Gilmor e (S:Jz): 5 . J im Nutt er (Kaw ). 125 NOV: 1. Chr is Cole (Sull; 2. Charlie Love (Hon ): 3 . Ja sson M elton {Honl; 4 . Erich Breesel (Kaw); 5 . C.R. Bru nson (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Derek Nat vig (Kaw); 2. J immy Chamberlin (Hon ); 3 . Ma tt Drury (Honl; 4 . Ton y Barrnati (Hon ); 5 , Andy Grider(Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Jeremy McG fllth {Kaw); 2. Troy W elty (S ull; 3 . Erick Hilton (Yam); 4 . Randy Moody (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. M ark Gonzales (Hon); 2. Rod Spr inkle (Han I; 3. Jim Taton e (Kawl; 4. Daniel Pete rson (Hon); 5. Stanl ey Norwoods (Kawl . • 250 NOV; 1. M Ike Gai m (Honl : 2. Eric Casas; 3. Nick At han s (Yam); 4 , Byron Greene (Yam); 5. Tom Smit h (Yaml. 250 INT: 1. Ryan Carli sle (Kaw); 1. Sean Bra dley (Hon); 3. Ada m Pont ious (Hon l; 4 . Scott Stearns (Suzt 5. David . A lfourd (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Jeremy McG rath (Kaw l; 2 . Terry Fowler (Hon); 3 . Randy Mood y (Hon ); 4. Tim Telford USuz); 5. Erick HIlto n (Vam ). 500 BEG: 1. Dave Tieskoener (Hon~ 2. Gene Farnell (Hon l; 3. Ron Thompson (KTM). 500 NOV: 1. Jo hn Cash (Ho n); 2. Danny M cKee (Hon); 3 . Sean Pearson (Honl . 500 PRO~ 1. Glen n Commans (Hon). Pittman scores P.I.R. Road Race win By Russ Cazie r PO RTL.AND , O R . J ULY 23 j oe P ittman used a sta b le of Suzukis a nd Ya m ahas to win four classes, a ll fo r big contin ge ncy mo n ey. a , the Oregon Mot orcycl e Roa d Racing Association mee t at Por tlan d Internatio nal Ra ceway. Pillman , riding Su zukis in Suzu ki co n tin gency cl a sses and Yamaha for Yamaha 's payoffs. pocketed $2000 fo r his fo ur wins, H e h ad o ne easy race, in Open Superb ike. o n a n FZRlooo. whi le h is mam co m pe tition , Keith Pinkstaff a n d Shawn Smith were o n 750s. Pittman wa s CUllin g personal best lap limes o f low 1:12s. but wasn 't being pushed enough to approach the 1:10.9 track record. Putman had to work for hi s other three victories, Pi cksraff had taken advantage of a bobble and gotten by on the fifth la p of the 10-lap Open Production fi nal, only 10 crash out in turn four on the next lap. Piu ma n was in third in 750cc P rodu cti on class until the fourth lap and had 10 battle to stay in front of Michael McBrady and Mike Sullivan, Pr eliminary heats in th e mo rning were characterized by ca u tio us riding a n d fairl y slow la p limes . TI,e track, tom up badl y by the Indy cars run ni ng a month before, had be-en res urfaced in many spots•. a nd the resurfaced a rea s had bee n leeched o u t with a wh ite su bsta n ce. Keith Pickstall said , " It 's p retty h a rd 10 co nvince yourself yo u ca n go a ll o u t on a trac k th at looks like it 's co vered with grea -sweep.' By the afternoon ro unds , however, everyo ne rea lized ' h a t traction was excell ent a nd la p ti mes dr o p ped sharply in all classes, Middlewei ght Superbike saw some interes ting march u p s. The class, a new one for th is yea r. defies rational description bUI somehow incl udes everything fro m Don H o m 's 900cc Du ca ti to Do ug Guthrie 's a ncient TZ250. Yama ha FZRTs dominated the class• .but H om a nd j eff Doan , o n a much modified RZ3 50. staged a long-awaited grudge mat ch , wi th Doa n ca p turi ng braggi ng rights o n the nimbleRL • Results OPEN PROD: 1. Joe Pm man (Sul); 2. Dave Deveau (Suz); 3 . Mich. .1M cBrady (Sud . 750 PROO; 1. Joe Pin m an (Suzl; 2. Mich. McBrady (Sw); 3 . M ike Su lli ';'8n (Suz,l. • 600 PROD: 1. Phil Dombki ns {Yam ~ 2. Marvin Brau n (Yaml; 3 . Oave Dewau (Suzl . 460 PROD: 1. David Addington (Yam); 2. Sean Stevens evaml; 3 . St ua" M iller (Yam). OPEN S/81( 1. Joe Pittm.l n (Yam); 2. Keith Pin kstaft ; (SUl ); 3 . Shawn Smith {Han). 750 S/ BI(: 1. f';eith Pinkstaff (Suz): 1. Sh8Wf1 Smi t h (Hon); . 3 . Shawn Robert i (Hon). 600 S/8K: 1. Joe Pittman (Yam); 2. Shawn Robert i (Yam); 3 . M ike Sull ivan (Hon). 450 S/BI(: 1. Steph en Rodden (Yam); 2. Ala n Sch wen (Yam); 3 . 08 ve Sjobfom (Yam). MlS/BK: , . Ala n Schwen (Yam t. 2. Rtck Gunderson (Yaml; 3 , Robert Hin ojosa (Yam). UW S/ BK; 1. W illia m Fill ion (Yam); 2. Chris Callan(Yam l; 3 . Jon Lacey (Yamt EX VW S/BK: 1 Cli ff Bakflf (Han ).: 2. Chr isto phe r M ay (Hon l; 3 . Ja ne SteRle (Kaw) . OPEN BOTT; 1. Don Horn IDue); 2. Steve Sanders {M . Gt. 650 BOIT; , . Mi ke Corre ll {Hon): 2 . Georg e SChwen (Kawl; 3 . Chfl!rtl an Nina ud (Ka'olW). NOV: , . Kell y Heal h (Yam); 2. Keith NIE/Isen (Hon ); 3 . Ed Schr oder (Vam). DISTRIBUTOR OF MOTORCYCLE & RELATE D parts/accessories is in need of a qual if ied Rep. San Jose area. Send resume to : WPS, 5272 Irving Help Wanted St, 80i.., 10 83 760. Technicians Needed Earn $$ Top pay and benefits. clean shop, excelle nt worlting Jet Ski Mech Needed Larg e SoCal Dealer looking for aggressive self starter. year 'rou nd employment. generous com miss ions & medical benefits . Send resume to : Templ e City Honda Kawasaki, 5300 N. Rosemead Blvd.• San Gabr iel. CA. 91776. (230- 32) (231 -34 ) Harley Davidson Instructor Tired of t he same old rout ine ? You can use your experi ence tr ain ing dealer & entry level Harl ey st udents in Phoeni x. AZ. W e are t he factory schoo l & we 're in need of on e Instructor tra in ee. You must have a minimum of 5 years experience & a sinc ere desir e to pass your k nQY;~vjge onto ot hers. 'wVe off er excellent ben efits in a gr.-t climate. For mor e info call Dave Ko.hollek at (BOO) 528-7995. AZ. (226TTFN) conditions, grow w ith us . (704) 652 -9403. NC. (130-3 1) WANTED: MOTORCYCLE. JET SKI MECHANIC, Kawasaki & Yamaha dealersh ip exp er ien ce necessary . own tools , work & play on the Colorado River, BULUiEAD BIKE CENTER, (60 2) 758-3200. (230- 3 1) I'Z.. Raceway Honda Experienced motorcycle mecha nic needed. w it h own too ls. Shop very bu sy, f u n atmosph er e. ContaCl Kirby or Chuek, betw een 9:00 & 6:00, Tuesday/ Saturday, (7 14) 943-2061 , CA (223TTFN) Harley-Davidson Mectianic CARL'S SPEED SHOP. Interesting hi-performance Design Engineer ACERBIS PLASTICAUSA is seeking an innovati ve, creative Designer to he lp push our product .Iine im o the 1990's. Respon sibilit ies inc lude product design, advertisement and catalog creat ion . Send resume with salary history to : Acerbis Plast ics USA, 10911 -H Wheat lands Ave , San te e, CA (229-31) 9207 1. Mechanic $30K Guaranteed South Florida. experienced Honda Mechanic. 5 days. ben ef its . App ly now. Fax resume to : (407) 683-1B77. Attn : JM L,or ma il to: HONDA MARINE. 82 1 N. Military Tra il, West Pa lm Beach, FL33415. (229·3 1) Are You A Hi -Performance Tuner? If you like to t une engines to t heir peak - we may have the position you' ve been looking for . The MOTORCYCLE MECHANICS INSTITUTE in Phoeni x. AZ. and Or lando, FL are tooking for a few performance or iented professionals to teach their skills. We wilt train you to be an Instructor in the largest & fastest growing Motorcycle Training Inst itute in the Country. We are endorsed by Harley·Davidson , Honda . Yamaha & Suzuki. We'lI give you all the suppon you need to excel. Our excell en t benefit package inc ludes Company f unded pens ion & health. dental & li f e insurance plan. If th is sounds li ke the opportunity you've been wait ing for ca ll Dave Miller al(BOO)52 8-7995. AZ. (229 -32 ) work in clean, well equipped. modern, air cond itioned shop in So Cal. Top pay with benefits for qualifie d Me cha nic. (213) 946-5208. CA. In business for 20 Yea",. (328 -3 1) Mechanic &. 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(231 ) Motorcycle Mechanic Major So Cal H.D. Kawasak i agency has two Experienced Service Techs Worlds largest sport veh icle dealer has immediate fu ll ti me openings. Great earn ing potential for experienced motivated Technician. A ir cond iti oned . fully equipped shop . Excellent pay and ben efits . Reloca t ion and housing ass istance ava ilable. COLEMAN POWERSPORT. (703) 237- openings for competsnt Mechanics w ith good learning skills. (213) 326-3622, CA. (331 -321 San Diego Honda Yamaha Dealer Expanding. Has immediate open ings in all positi ons. Experience necessary. top pay -benefits. Call Steve (61 9)442-0941 , CA. (231 -32 ) 3400 Ed Duncan. Northern Virg in ia (10 miles outside of D.C.) (229 ·32) SOUTHEASTS LEADING GOLD WING Service Cente r needs reg ist ered Honda Techn icians. Located in Central Florida. Excellent pay scal e for qua lified Indivi duals. Ca ll Gary (904) 787-72 52, (229·32) Service Writer Opening Experie nced on one or more-HD. Honda . Yamaha . Kawasaki. 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