Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

O"l 00 O"l ....... In the f irst lap of the Michigan Grand Prix at Grattan, Randy Gaddey (4 0 8) led w inner Fritz Kling (40), Steve Patterson and Mike Karm (98), Brockwell; 4 . Pal Bradhem. 200: 1. Monte Starks; 2. Chris Boone; 3. Charlie M ersh; 4 . Tommy Hayden ; 5. Paul M orgen. 250; 1. Joel Barrow ; 2 . J ohn Lewis; 3. Chuck A llen; 4 . Jj07'l:I~~~ecii Hart; 2. James Feulk ner. SR: 1. Monte Starks: 2. Kevi n Wood ruff: 3. David Flowers. Kling wins s econd Michigan Grand Prix at Grattan By Larry Lawrence • Donnie "Mr. Clean" Simone captured the 200cc A class victory at the Ventura County M.C. Mountain Qualifier Enduro near Gorman. SR B: 1. Jim Gibbons (Kawl; 2 . Robe n Free ma n (Hon); 3. Philip Terry (Kaw ); 4 . Gary Erickson (Yam); 5. Roger M cGee IKaw ). WMN: 1. Kar i Anderson (Ha n); 2. Cindy Lindgren (Hon); 3. Linda Sacq uit ne (Hon). Postel tops Ventura County Enduro By Donnetta & Bob Murray 34 GORMAN. CA. AUG. 6 Ridin g o n h is horn e turf and an early minute prov ided Peter Postel with an edge o n th e co m pe titio n as he em er ged the overall victor in th e Vent ura County M.e. Mountain Qualilier Enduro held at Hungry Vall ey State Park and Los Padres Nat ional Forest near Gorman. The race was the first District 37 even t to be staged at th e area since 1986 and was nearl y sn uffed ou t befo re it began du e to stage two fire co nditions in the Ca liforn ia mountai n area. Cooperative efforts between th e forest servi ce and the club kept th e race open. with cl u b members hanging up closed signs a t trail ent ra nces as th ey took down th eir co urse markers. Postel . ridi ng a 25Occ, dropped zero points at hi s chec ks. claimed th e low est lim e o n the first special tests, had co ns isten tly low scores o n two o the r tests and th e motocr oss test to linish with th e da y's low est number of points - 2292. " I did a ll th e right moves, used my grace a nd moved ahea d for th e spec ial tests." sa id Postel. H] love this area . it 's my pl ayground." Nearly 400 riders rod e through Postel 's playground o n a course whi ch included tighl, rocky creek bros; big, 0r.e n mead ow s, narrow, c1ill -hangin!; goal tra Ils, uphill jeep trai ls; tight downhllls; and plenty 01 bOlllenL 'Cks in th e dusty terrain. Tied [or second overa ll in the four hours· plus race were Yam ah a's Grant Pal enske and Bru ce O gilvie pilotinll a 25Oc Pal enske c. topped all A co mpe tinon in th e thi rd and fourth speci altcsLS (the second test was thrown out of th e A co mpe titio n sco ri ng dI;Je to misinformation to th e riders at the beginning 01the test). He and Ogilvie. aboard an XR600 , each co mp iled a total 012338 poinLS. ·'It was (un up in th e mountains. gelling away (rom my norma] telT3in. " said Pa lenske. who was ridmg lor both desen a nd enduro district paints. as were man y other riders. " The club did a great jo b, especially considering the fire da ngers." Ogilvie added that he too ha d " loLS 01 fu n ridi ng in somethi ng di llere nt lrom th e desert . I like th is format: ' KT M·s Open rider Dan Smith was top finis her in the fifth special test. a mo tocross raced individ ually after the trail event, wit h a time of lwo--minutes, 16 seconds. His to tal points lor the day Were 2355. As with alllhe lOp 16, john Braasch. aboard a l25cc Yamaha. zeroed the course. He p laced lifth with 2396 points. A mere 32 poi nts behind him was another 125cc rider. Mickell Brix. Team Green's Ted Hunnicutt had a few problems in the trail testing areas. "It was so dusty and th ey were all bunchi ng u p," he -sa id, "You could only get by il a guy was nice enoug h to move over. This was dif fereru, I'm go ing to rid e a ll th e qualifiers next year. " Hunnicutt, aboard a 25Occ. fin ished eigh th with 2475 points. Results OIA: 1. Peter Postel (Hon); 2. Grent Palenue (Yam); 3. Bruce Ogilv ie (Hon); 4 . Den Smith (KTM); 5 . John Braasch (Vern). ENDURO 250 A: 1. Pele r Postel (Hon ); 2. Grant Pelenue (Yam); 3. Tony Meg la (Hon);4 . M icheel Brown (ATK); 5. Craig Avery (Kaw i. 250 A VET: 1. Manny Caslillo(Yem); 2 . Devi(fWood (Kaw l: 3. Scott Forward; 4. Tom Karos (Yem); 5. Lyn Bernes (Yam). 200 A : 1. Donnie Simone (Kaw ); 2. Jason Ingersoll (Kaw); 3. Stephen Bead (Kaw); 4 . J eson Gerdner (Hon) . 200 VET A: 1. Rick Munyon (Kawl . OPEN VET A : 1. David Babruff (Husl ; 2. Jamie Linon (KTM); 3. Jon And erson (KTM ); 4 . M erk Gelrlrid (Han): 5. Rich Caselli (KTM ) OPEN A : 1. Eric A nderso n (HUll; 2. Tim M oore (Yam); 3. Dan W orl ey (Hus) S/SR A: 1. Morris Norman (Hus); 2. Ed M azenko (Han) . OPEN 4·STAK A : 1, Tom Deem (Han). 250 SR A : 1. Phil van Wey (Kew ); 2. Clyde Litton (KTM); 3 . Ross Term in IHon); 4 . Pat Souze lKaw1: 5 . Terry Nichol s (law). 4 ·STRK A : 1. Skip Von Adenbraek (Hon); 2. Pete Vetrano (Veml . OPEN SR A : 1. Bill Daniel (KTM ):: 2. Rick Claypoole (lew). S/SR 250 A : 1. Ron Fry (Kaw) ; 2. J esse Goldbe rg (Kaw) . S /SR OPEN A: 1. Neil Keit h (ATK); 2 . Tom GBIrlrid(Honl. DESERT . EX250: 1. Granl Pelenue (Vam); 2 . Ted Hunn icutt l Kaw); 3. Kenj i Geuthier (So2); 4 . Paul Kreuse (l ew}; 5. Joh!, Rudder (Cog I. . EX OPEN VET: 1, Bruce Og ilv ie IHon ); 2. CIar1f.e Coleman (Hon); 3 . Gary Scheidler (Veml ; 4 . John Anderson (KTMI ; 5 . Ken Ehlers lHonl. EX OPEN; 1. Den Smith IKTM); 2. Cli ff Thoma s (Yam ); 3 . Derrick Pelement lKaw); 4 . J ason Aeck (Yem); 5 . Eric Ander son (Hus). EX 175 : 1. Joh n Braasch IVam); 2. Mick el! Brix (Suz); 3 . Jeso n Ingerson (lawl; 4 . Keith Met er (Yam); 5 . Tim M ort on (Kaw t. EX 250 VET: 1. Kenny Parry (Kaw); 2. Shawn Hyberger (Suz); 3. Scott Forw ard IKaw ); 4. Cherli e Inman (Yam); 5. M ichael Jo nes 1502). EX OPEN SR: 1. Gary Garl and (Yem ); 2 . Don Burch (Yaml : 3 . Robert Torgerson (Japl ; 4 . Rick Cleypoo le (Kaw). EX S/SR : 1. AI Guzman (law) Hayden finds pay dirt at Paris Short Track By Pat Barrow PARIS, TN. AUG . 5 After a short rain delay , T ommy Hayden dominated the racing action in the popular 80cc class at Paris Short Track. Hayden led the pack of nine riders around the first tum. then fired up the alterburners and pulled away lo r the Win. He was chased by Paul Mo rga n during th e en lire race. j arrod Bar ro w passed Ch ris Goodwi n during th e lou rt h lap to take over filth pl ace. In the 5lcc class, Beau Braswell led the en tire race a nd took the win a hea d of Dou gg ie Broc kwell . j osh Peck, Tracci Brockwell and j ill Kno th . Results 51 : 1. Beau Braswe ll; 2. Oouggie Brockwell; 3 . Josh Peck: 4 . Trec:ci BI"OdcweII; 5 . Ji ll Knoth . 65 : 1. Joshue Knott; 2. Beau Brl lw eU; 3. J enny Hayden; 4. J..-. Goodwin; 5. Ndy H. -. . 80: 1. Tom my Hayden; 2. Paul MorgIln; 3 . Aaron Ladet 4 . Chris Boone; 5. Jarrod Barrow. 250 AM: 1. o.vMI Brockw eU; 2. ..John Lambert; 3 . Doug G RATfA:-.I . MI. AUG.6 East La nsing, Mich igan-based road racer Friu Klin g beca me the fir st two- ti me winner in the 1989 Mich igan G ra nd Prix Ser ies by winning round [o ur of th e five-race series at Grattan Racewav. Klin g'. wh o was absent from the last ran; d ue 10 a broken toe, battled with fellow Michi gan rider Randy Gaddey, who led early befor e being pa ssed by Kli ng, and la ter recorded a DNF due 10 a crash. Sieve Pa tterson , 18. of Detroit, Mich iga n , inheri ted second place wh en G add ey crashed to take a narrow lead in th e series poi nt standings. Yamaha rid ers dominated th e GP, taking eight 01 th e lOP'" 10 fini shing posi tio ns. A co u p le 01 th e Michigan GP regu lars missed thi s round, namel y series leader Phil Pummell and Mart y Miller; both had o pted to race near horne in Ohio. The bi ggest benefactor 01 their absence would be Gaddey. who was in second place in th e sta nd ings com ing int o th is round th anks to his consisten t to p-fiv e fin ishes in th e fir st three ro unds. Gadde y to ok th e lead lrom _th e stan. loll o wed int o tum o ne by Kling who blasted up from th e th ird row, and Patterson. Pauerson was rea lly ru nnin g his Yam aha FZR600 deep into the turns and was able to break aw ay lrom the rest 01 the lield while keeping th e 750s 01Gaddey and Kli ng in sight. After .a couple 01 laps Gaddey and Kli ng mo tor ed away and it wa s a two-bike battle lo r the lead . Meanwhile. a tr em endous battle was going o n thr ee seco nds beh ind Patt erson in a fracas lor loun h. Bob Sandy on his Kawasaki ZX7 was holding off seven other rid ers in close formation. The guy a t th e tail end 01 that eight-bike freight tra in was And y Fenw ick , wh o sta rted from the back 01th e grid. Fenwick had sliced through th e 37-bike field with rela tive ease until co mi ng upon thi s moving roa dblock. The o nly chance Fenwick would hav e at a top-three Finish was if he cou ld ge t a rou nd this cro wd, and fast. Back u p lront, Kling PUl hi, R H Cyclel Four Seasons Yama ha /Capi lo l Painting/ Mich elin-sponsored FZR into lh e lead on lap four. Ga ddey was on hi s tail for two more lap s belore almos l high-,iding, running 011 into lh e wei grass a nd cra sh ing wh en he hit a deep wat er puddle. \Vith Gaddey o ut of th e picture it was clear sai ling fo r Klin g. wh o crui sed to a 12·second mar gin o r victory. Pallerson fin ished second, a n im pressive feal co ns idering he was o n a 600cc bike. This was th e best Michi gan GP finish ever lor Patt erson . a nd it propelled him into th e series lead. Fenwick lin all y was able to pas s that large pa ck. a nd o n the last lap com pleled his cha rge by passing Sandy on the last lap to na il dow n third pla ce. \Vith o ne round remaining th e championship is slill up in Ihe air - as many as 10 riders have 3l least a slight chance o[ wi nning lh e series. Pa nerson is the one rider wh o can co ntro l his ow n destiny; a top· lhree fin ish in the fina le would secure him the ti tle. Results MICHIGAN GP: 1. Fr itz Kling (Vem); 2. Steve Patt enon evem); 3. Andy Fenwick (Yem); 4 . Bob Sandy (Kaw); 5. Gene Burcha m IYeml . F-USA 1. Fritz Kling (Vern); 2. Andy Fenw ick (Yam); 3. Bob Sandy lKaiw)::4 . Randy Gaddey (Suzt 5. Alen Benagnoli (Yam~ A S/ BK EX:. 1. RandyG.tddeyCSuzt 2. O....e Bissett (Vern); 3 . Gary Hatherly (Suz). A S/BK NOV: 1. AI Hell (Hon); 2. Lennie Wel tz (Suz); 3. Dave VoeIzIle C Suz). B S/BK EX: 1. Fritz Kling (Yam); 2. Ant:tv Fenwd {Yam}; 3. Bob Sandy CKowl- B S/ BK NOV: 1. AI Hall tHan); 2. Lenni e Waltz ISuzl 3. Ray Johnson (Suzl . e $ /8K EX: 1. Fabian Cortez (Yam); 2 . Keit h Merryfield (Han); 3 . Steve Patt erson (Yam). C S/ BK NOV : 1. Scon Seter tan (Honl ; 2. A I Hall (Han); 3 . Ray Laven tur e (Honl . S/ BK EX: 1. J eff Vas (Yam); 2. Ste ve Patt erson (Yaml; 3. Kurt Koops (Yam). D S/BK NOV; 1. Kurt Reuille (Yam); 2 . Gr~ Hut:.heson (Yaml; 3. G. Bertolini (Yam). A S/STK; 1. Gary Halherly ISuz); 2. Johnathan Raney o (Suzl. B S/STK : 1. Bob Sandy IKaw); 2. Ken Kosieracti (Yam): 3. Johnalhan Reney (Suz). C S/STK : 1. Ken Kosiereck i (Yaml; 2 . Jeff McKinney (Yem); 3. Rend Ken nedy (Veml . A PROD EX: 1. Keith Merryfield IHon); 2. Vince Bauer (Suz); 3. Oeve Bissett (Yam). A PROD NOV: 1. larry Martin (Yam): 2. Scott Set enan (Han); 3. Sieve Heilman (Hon). B PROD EX: 1. Keith Merryfield (Hon); 2. Jimmie Kemp (Han); 3. Bob HIIIISuZ). B PROD NOV : 1. Scott Selerien (Hon); 2 . larry Martin (Yem); 3. Robert Rich (Suzl. e PROD EX: 1. Steve Patterson (yam) ; 2 . Sam Wardnp (Vam); 3. Keith Merryfield (Han) . C PROD NOV: 1. Scon Seier ian (Han ); 2. larry M art in {Yaml; 3. Steve Heilm an (Han). o PROD EX: 1. John Durk in (Yam); 2. Ch uck Orath (Yaml. o PROD NOV: 1. Elvis Nicholson (Vern); 2, Robert Rich (Yam ); 3. Todd Stanl ey (Kew) . F·2 EX: 1. Steve Pa1terson (Yam): 2. Jeff Vas (ya ml; 3 . Kurt Koops lYa m). . F-2 NOV: 1. Greg Hut cheson IYem); 2. Les White (Vern); 3 . Kurt Reuill. (Yem). F·3 EX: 1. Tom Exinger (Kaw); 2. Ralph Fermer (Hon t; 3 . Gordon Ham ihon (Kaw) . F·3 NOV: 1. Delbert leeky (Han ); 2. Dave Hatch (Hon) . ClBMN EX 1. Rich Graver (Suz); 2. Paul Morris (Hon~ : 3. Tom Foerch (Yam). CLBMN NOV: 1. Steve Heilmen (Hon ); 2. Carl Morris (Hon); 3 . Roy Nicholson (5 02). VlNT 2: 1. Mar1l J ones (Due); 2. Jeff Done1h (Hon ). V1NT 3 : 1. Tim Richards ISuz); 2. Jeff Ooneth (Hon) . VlNT 4 : 1. Jefl Ooneth IM·G); 2 . Mark Brown (Due); 3. Tim Richerd5 (Suzl . V1NT5: 1. Tom O'En orre (Kaw); 2. KevIn Fardoux (Kew ); 3. Broder ick Welker (Suz). SDCR: 1. J . MilIer/J. Hart: 2. T. Bamberd/E. Jeffery: 3 . M . Orehar dlG. Orcherd. POINT STANDINGS M ICHIGAN GP: 1. Ste ve Patt erson (223); 2. M ike Karm (21 8); 3 . (TIEl Gus Chris tensen/ Paul Vital e (206); 5. Fritz Kling (20 516 . Ken Kosierack ! {1951; 7 . Scott Sele ri an (1941; B. Ph il Pummel! (190); 9 . Randy Geddey (1881 10 . Ma rty ; M ill er 11741 . St avish styles to Paul Bunyan Enduro win By Roland Gerken and Roger Grill AKEL EY, MN , J ULY 30 Minnesota AA rid er Malt Slavis h took th e overa ll win at thi s year', Akeley End uro in spite of the fact that he was sti ll wearin g a GIst o n hi s right wri sL Sla vish , riding a Honda CR250, dropped 17 po ims durin g th e 137.6mil e co urse that led co m pe titors thru such places as The Maze, H igh Line North, and Bruce' s jungle. Stavi sh , wh o had broken hi s wrist at a race in early spring. was overheard trying to tell the sign- up crew lhat he was o n ly ridi ng for fun . However, when they o££ered to add 10 points to hi s sa)re at each chec k. he declined. Not to be PUl 011 by Stav ish 's AA sta nd ing , Steve Nard gave Stavish a run [or his money and linished Ihe da y with a scor e 01 on ly 18 pain IS. Nard. wh o rid es a Yam aha. was actua lly leading after th e lirst , ix checb but th en dropped a poinltoStavish a t chec b ",ven and nine. Rillht behind th e leaders were Craig Holasak, ridmg a Honda, in th e 200cc A cla ss a nd j ohn Kucera riding a Honda in the Open A class. Craig dr opped 20 poinLS while john dropped 21. Top B ho nors went 10 joe Cartwright. riding a Kawasaki , in the 200cc B clas s wit h a score 01 29 points and lOP C honors were awarded to Todd Segfrid with a score 01 35. Key ti me was 9:00 am and th e co urse consisted 01 two separate loo ps with plen ty 01 resets. The layo ut crew 01Floyd Maru neau. Mike and BOb Freema n . a nd Bruce j ohnson did an exce llent jo b 01 com bi ni ng fast lorest roads. overll'0wn two track, and tigh t. h ill y woods sectIOns . with enough resets so lhat every rider level was chal1enged while still allowing almost everyone to finish. The course: ollered very Iinle m ud but an overabundance 01 half buried rocb that were particularly troublesome duri ng th e early go ing when they were generously covered wi th the heavy morning Ikw.

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