Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Honda-mounted 'Kev in Foley (39) styled to the Junior (25 -Plus) class by winning all three motos. Second place went to KTM rider Steve Stith . Yamaha-mounted Steve Lamson won the 125cc A Modified class and settled for a second-place finish in the 250cc Modified division . ~ Billy Fosnock celebrates his win in the 250cc A Stock class. Jeff Emig won all three motos in the 250cc A Modified class. the event took pl ace in th e 5 Icc (48) Pee Wee di vision. Chris Considine, a top-not ch 65cc rider, as well as the defendi ng 51cc cha mp, went up again st as ma ny parents as he did fellow Pee Wee . riders. Considin e domin ated all three motos wit h less troub le than he wo uld hav e ans werin g a swa rm of protests concern ing everyth ing from his carburetor to his birth certifica te. Wh en all was said a nd done th e eig ht-year-old Mich i-, gan youngster endur ed for th e second n um ber o ne pl a te of h is yo ung career. The 3-2-2 of Dustin Allman was good for second with Mich ael Ka nn lacin thi rd. T he toast 01 B class raci ng at Loretta Lynn 's was Team Green's Si lvarole. Silvarole topped th e 250cc B Mod ified class wi th a perfect I-I I score. Ryan Carlisle gave Si lvarole the most chase a nd accounted fo r second overall with a 4-3-7 tally. H onda-mo unted Co by Robb rode to third with a 6-8-6 sho wi ng in th e d ivision. Si lvarol e's 125cc B Stock was not th e same runaway. He used co ns istency to p ick up th e titl e, bettering KX l 25 rid er Derek Natvig's 8-1-3 wi th a steady 3-2-2 of his own. Kawasak i rid ers T omm y Clow ers and J oel Albrech t each won a moto but cou ld not gather th ree good fini shes to co n tend for th e ti tle. Texan J ason Krempin used a 2-5-7 to snea k u p int o third overa ll. Natvig wo uld return to get his d ue i n th e 125cc B Modifi ed fin al , putting toge the r a winning to ta l of 1-1-3. Clo wers was next with twos . all ' th e way across the board , while Albrech t went 3-3-4 for thi rd. Texan J ason Edwa rds fin ish ed stro ng a nd wo n the final rn o to but co uld on ly muster fourth in th e final sta nd ings . Carl isle also got a shot at the top in the 250cc B Stock class . He swept up the competition wi th a trio of wins. earning a trip to J a pan fro m Yokohama in the process. Michi gan 's Brya n Weiler was second with a pair of seconds a nd a fina l third. whi le Kawasa ki rider Trey Clingfrost capt ured th ird. The O pen BI C win ner was H onda rid er Dean Bak er. H e p os ted a consistent 2-2-4 tall y for the class ti tle a head of Yama ha rid er Du stin Evans' 8-1-1. David Mitch ell scored th ird wit h a 1-7·2 score. Eddi Smi ley won th e 250cc C Stock Ch ampionship af ter hea t two leader Sha ne West faltered in the third moto. J ay Rassa fo l low ed Sm i ley 's 4-2-3 a n d Washington 's West (2-1-6) with a 63- I of hi s o wn : In th e Mod ified class it was Ray Mci nt osh leading th e way wi th a 3-3-1 show ing. Kevin Kuhn ra ced his Kawasaki to second wi th a 1-5-2 a hea d of J ason Everha rt. In the hi ghl y co mpeti tive 125cc C classes West recovered fro m h is 250cc C slip to ta ke Mod ified ho nors with a 2-2-3 ride. YZ 125 ri de r T rey McCart y appeared to have th e title in hand head ing into the mo to bu t suffered four falls in heat three to go 1-1 -10 forthird. Gary Sq uiersplit the difference betw een the two with a 3-5-2 ride. Ano th er tough rider to win was Ch ad Brown. The Kaw asak i rider battled Scott Run yan , th e first rno to winner in th e 250cc C Stock class, into the fin al heat a nd ca ptured th e ti t le wi t h th e last -l eg w in. Su zu ki- mo u n ted Sq u ie r put in a no the r fin e pe rformance for thi rd overa ll (9-3-4). Per h a p s t he m ost co n vi nci n g cha mpio n of them all was Wo men 's class winner Mercedes Gonzalez of California. The current q ueen of th e co urse oblitera ted the co m pe titio n in T ennessee, wi th three so lid win s. Suzuki-mou nted Carla Nelso n was next wit h three threes, whil e Cynth ia Co le placed third with a 4-4-2 effort. In the process of winning her third ti tle, Gonzalez, 26, also p ut in a spiri ted Junior cla ss ride to p lace 11th wit ha 9-11-1 3 rid e. It was th e hi gh est sho wing ever for a wom an in that division. • Results OPEN A : 1.Miek St ah lman (Yam ); 2. Keith J ohnson (Kaw); 3 . Ea r l M a y (Hon); 4 . Tro y Bradshaw (Hoo t 5 . Todd St ot (KTM) . h OPEN B/ C: 1. Dean Baker (Hon); 2. Dust in Evans (Vam ); 3 . David MI tchell (Hon); 4. Scott Stall ard (KTM I; 5. Lee W inn ing ham (ATK). 250A STK: 1. Billy Fosnock(yam ); 2. M ike Brown (Kaw) ; 3 . Ryan Hu gh es (Kawl; 4 . Er ic McClear (Yam); 5 . J eromy Bueh l (Suz). 250 A MOD , 1. Jeff Emig (Kaw ); 2. Steve Lamson (Vam); 3 . Tallon Vohland (Kaw); 4 . J . Bobby Mann (Kaw); 5. Lanc e Sma il (Suz). 250 B STK: 1. Ryan Carli sle (Kaw) ; 2. Bryan W eil er (Kaw); 3. Trey Clingfrost (Kaw); 4 . Craig Noack (Kaw ); 5. Gen e Swa in (Vam ). 250 B M OD, 1. Billy Silvarol e (Kaw) : 2. Ryan Carl isle (Kaw); 3 . Coby Robb (Him) ; 4. Craig Noack (Kaw ); 5. Robert M cPherson (Kawl. 250 C STK: 1. Eddie Sm iley (Kaw l; 2. Shane W est (Vam); 3 . J ay Rassa (Kaw); 4. Jason Everhart (Vam l; 5 . Ray Mcinto sh (Kaw) . 250 C MOD , 1. Ray M cin to sh (Kawl; 2. Kevin Kuhn IKaw ); 3 . Jason Everhan (Yam ); 4. Cunis Urp s (Kaw); 5. Shane Peck (Hon). 12 5 A STK: 1. M ike Brow n (Kaw ); 2. David Beckin gt on (Hon ); 3 . Bill y Fosn eck (Vam): 4 . Ryan Hughes (Kaw ); 5 . Ray Crumb (Kaw) . 125 A MOD : 1. Ste ve Lamson (Vam): 2. Greg Bow en (Hon); 3. Jeremy McG rat h (Kaw) ; 4 . Sean Dukes (Honl ; 5. Gr ayson Goodman (Vam). 125 B STK: 1. Bill y Silvarole (Kaw); 2. Derek Natvig (Kaw); 3 . Jas on Kremp in (Hon); 4 . Tommy Clow ers (Kawl; 5. Joel Al brec ht (Kawl. 12 5 B MOD: 1. Derek Natvig (Kawl; 2. Tommy Clowers (Kaw); 3 . J oel A lbr ech t (Kaw); 4 . Jason Edwards (Ka w); 5 . Dana W igg in s (Yam) . 125 C STK: 1. Chad Brown (Kaw); 2. Scott Run yan (Kaw ); 3 . Gary Squier (Suzl; 4. Brandon Sm it h (Kaw t 5 . P.J. Kerr (Suz). 125 C M OD: 1. Shane We st (Yam); 2. Gary Squier (Suz); 3 . Trey McCarty (Vam); 4. Chr is Povall (Hon ); 5. Chad Brow n (Kaw). JR +2 5: 1. Kevin Foley (Hon); 2. Todd St it h (KTM); 3 . Marl< Ashworth (Yam); 4 . Fred Vert ucci (Suz); 5. Joe Rogers (Hon ). SR +3 0 : 1. Robb ie Nee ley (Kaw ); 2. Mark Ashworth (Yam); 3. Phil A ldert on (Hon); 4 . Rick. Munson (S Ul); 5 . Ke ith Mann (Yam ). SR +40: 1. Steve Lew is (Yam); 2. Gary Peak (Yam); 3 . Dave Curry (Kaw); 4. Henry Gre f (Yam) ; 5. Bill M eyer (Hon). WM N: 1. M ercedes Gonzalez (Kaw); 2. Carla Nelson (Suz); 3. Cynthia Cole (Yam); 4. Bet h Rewi s (Kaw ); 5. Lau rie Hampshire (Yam). 125 SCHBV STK: 1. J immy Butt on (Hon); 2. Je ff Curry (Suz); 3 . Scott Sheak (Kaw); 4 . J im Neese (Kaw); 5. Shawn Morga (Vam). 125 SCHBV MOD: 1. J im my Button (Hon); 2. Bill y Sch lag (Kaw); 3. Chad Lough (Suz); 4 . Jeff Curr y (Suz); 5. Scott Sha ak (Kaw) . B5 STK 12 · 15 : 1. Hayden Richards (Kaw); 2. Tim my Ferry (Hon ); 3 . Shane Lawson (Hon); 4. Spud Wal ters (Kaw): 5. Dan Ulve n (Kaw) . 85 MOD 12·1 5 : 1. Spud W alters (Kaw ); 2. Hayden Richards (Kaw) ; 3 . J ason Fowl er (Kawl; 4. Timmy Ferr y (Hon); 5 . Steve Ol son (Hon). 85 STK 12·13: 1. Ezra Lus k IKaw); 2. Craig Decker (Suz); 3. Matt Shu e (Hon); 4 . Brian Deegan (Kaw) ; 5. Gregory Rand (Vam l. 85 MOD 9-13: 1. Craig Deck er (Suz); 2. Ezra Lusk (Kaw); 3. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 4. Kevin W indham (Kaw); 5. Bri an Deegan (Kaw) . B5 STK 7 -11: 1. Robbie Reynard (Kaw); 2. Kevin W indha m (Kaw) ; 3 . Robbie Skaggs (Kawl; 4 . lac Bradsh aw (Yam); 5 . T. Ryan Kaich en (Kaw) . 65 STK 7- 11: 1. An dy Bowyer (Kaw); 2. T. Ryan Kaichen (Kaw); 3. J oey Schu eler (Kaw); 4. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 5. Robb ie Honon (Kaw) . 5 1 STK 4 -B: 1. Chr is Consodin e (Yamt 2. Dust in A ll man (Vam); 3. Michael Kann (Yam t 4 . Aa ron Day (Yam); 5 . Donald Leddy (Yam).

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