Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a nd began to press ure Yo r k. T h is time how ever , Yba rra had eno u gh lime {Q overtake th e Yama ha rider as he o ut-bra ked York in the tig ht fin ish turn . Fay crossed th e li ne wi th a comfor ta ble lead o ver Ybar a , York a n d Horton . Fa y too k the overall unco ntested wh iJe Ybarra was seco n d with a 3-2. a nd York thi rd w ith hi s 2·3. Results PIW: 1. Br andon Mo rg an (Yam); 2. Bria n M organ (y aml : 3. M ike Kesse l (y am): 4 . Ian IgertClc (Yam): 5. Shad V iens (Ya m) . 60 {O~81: ,1. Reginald M itc hell (Kaw l; 2. Brian M org an (Kawl: 3_Ml cheal Monon (Kawl. 60 19· 11): 1. Jason Shirey (Kaw); 2. Paul Ito (Kaw l; 3. Shau n Per olio (Kaw l; 4 . J im my Var is (K8 W); 5. Jaso n Dani els (Yaml . 80 BEG: 1. t:huck Enscoe (Kaw l; 2. Eric Ada ms (Kaw l; 3. Shaun Per ollo (Kawl: 4 . A aron W inston (Suz); 5 . Rya n Cameron (Kaw). 80 J R: 1. TV Kady {Kawl: 2. Jeff W ill oh (Yam); 3. Larry Likogle (Kaw) ; 4 . Jason OoPan o (Hoo ); 5 . Ryan Came ron (Kaw ). 80 INT: 1. Steve Hengeveld (Kaw l; 2. Brian Teets (Kawl; 3. Terry Parson s (Han) . BO OPEN: 1. Trav is Preston (Kaw); 2. Paul Ito (Kaw); 3. Jason Shi rey (Yam). BIG \NHL: 1. Gregory Grieshaben {Kawi. 125 BEG: t . Kendall St anley (Han); 2. Ma rio Cano (Han); 3 .,Steve McCl ell and (Suz); 4 , Carlos Olivia (Han); 5. J ohn Cliffo rd (Yam I. 12 5 JR : 1. Ryan Paul s (Han); 2. Sam Hawley (Suzl; 3 . JJ Pe tcbe t (Yaml; 4 . Jerry J etton (SCR); 5 . Robe rt Kong (Han). 12 5 INT: 1. Raymond A nth ony (Han); 2 . Ma rk Easley (yaf!1); 3. Ste ~n Kotajarvi (Kaw ); 4. Charlie Flippe n (SCR); 5 . TIger GarCia (Han ). 12 5 PRO: 1. Mike Kiedrowski (Han ); 2. Chr is Young (S uz); 3 . Rand y Mood y (Honl ; 4 . M ike Cha mberla in (Yam ); 5 . Todd M jt chell (Su z). 250 BEG: 1. Tar ek Saba (Suz); 2. loy Soto (Yam); 3 . Joe Acuna (Han ); 4 . Donny M oor e (KawJ; 5. Joh n San Pedro (Suz ). 250 JR: 1. Bryan Curt is (Kawl ; 2. Rich Barton (Yam); 3. Danny Seyl er (Han ); 4. Guy GiHen (Suz); 5 . Bon er Pacheco (Yam) . 260 INT: 1. Scott y Tackacs (SCR); 2 . Bill Sauro (Han); 3. Sl even KOlajarv i (Kaw l; 4 . Ch ris Ridgew ay (Kaw) ; 5. J eff Fine (Han) . 250 PRO: 1. M ike Keid rowski (Han); 2. Low ell Th oms on (Suz); 3 . Rand y M ood y (Han); 4 . Dan Berg (Kaw ); 5. Gary Butch er (Han). 500 BEG: 1. M arc us Gord on (Hon ); 2. Dave M anr ig uez (Suzl; 3. Scan Johnson (Hon); 4 . Ja m ie M ort on (Hon); 5. Rodney W eesn er (KTM I. 500 JR : 1. Marc M alson (Honl ; 2. J oh n Riggle (Han); 3. Fred Hum mel (Hon l; 4 . Eric Clem son (Han); 5. Brad Sloan (Honl. 500 INT: t . Robe rt Gust ine (KTM ); 2 . Kevin Finge r (Hon); 3. Scott Lee (Han); ,4 . Oannon Burg (Kaw ). 500 PRO: ~ . Eddie Hicks (KTM); 2 ~ W illy M usgr ave (A TK); 3. Joe Memhen (Han ); 4 . Greg Zltt ertopf (ATK); 5. Cart Gazaty (Han). UTH J R: 1. Bill Fay (Han); 2 . Boy Buck Ybarra (Sul); 3 . Kent Yon. (Yam); 4 . Frank Horton (Han). UTH INT: 1. Jerry Jenon (SCR); 2 . Bob Nune z (Han); 3 . Dave Halverson (Han); 4 . Scon Lee (Hon). VET JR : 1. Don Cl ine (Kaw); 2. Rudy Chave z Jr . (Han); 3 . Franci s M cGee (Hon); 4. Bob Humph us (Han); 5 . Paul Ikeda (Hon). VET INT: 1. Brad Sloan (Han); 2. Brei Leet (Han). VET MST R: 1. Tim M aksin C Hon); 2 . Bobby Tippil (Cag); 3 . Brad Blel ec (AlK). VETR PRO: 1. Rell St at e n (Yam); 2. V ince nt Deluca (Han ); ~~r l Gazaty IHon ); 4 . Jerry J irkovsky (Hon); 5. Doug Boyd Hon l. OT JR: 1. Vasek Ul r tch ' Han,; 2. Rob lytle C OT INT: 1. John Hu egel (Han ). OT MS TR: 1. Lars Larson ' Honl. Bacon keeps cooking at Perris Night MX By David Procida PERRIS VALLEY. CA , j ULY 29 Pro Circui t's Ji m "Bones" Bacon, carried over his winn ing ways fro m last week , as he cleaned up the Ve t NOVIce cla ss to nigh t a t Perr is MX . G ~ I once again ran a th ree rno to program , and m mota one , Nick Wukm ir led the pa ck aro und th e tight and twi sty night co urse. Bacon was runni ng in seco nd, bu t dr opped hi s Ho nda remo un u ng at the rear of th e pack. Cagiva-mo u n ted Leo Sau l pi cked u p th e slack a nd bega n to close o n th e leader wi th G reg Pagan in th e n umber three sia l. Bacon was riding wildly, making u p for lost posi tio ns q ui ckly as he sliced an d d iced hi s wa y through the ranks. On la p six Bacon pulled in behind Saul for third a nd the two 125cc riders d iced for seco n d until two la p s lat er when Bacon slipped by. On the last la p . he ca u~h t Wukm ir napping a n d slipped b y for th e W in. follow ed by Wukm ir , Sau l, Pa ga n a nd Chuck Free man. In mota two. Suzu ki rider Wally Moore put hi s eggs all in o ne bas ket a nd went for th e gusto. On ce in th e lead, he wasn 't goi ng to let go and with Freeman. Wukmir and Baco n in to w, he rema ined in th e lead . The pos itio n be hi nd Moore changed with every la p • . as Bacon was o n the move a nd di splaced Sa u l a nd Freema n befo re m idmot o . p laci ng h im in seco nd. O n th < last lap, Sa u l got by Freem an 's Suzu ki for third. wh ile Paga n ro u nded o u t th e to p five. In the third a nd fin al ma lO. Bacon rea d th e ga te perfectly to lead th e pa ck th rough tum o ne, with Sa ul and Wukmir at the front of th e pack. Sau l was o u t for the win this mot a a nd was glued to Bacon 's rear fender . The two I25cc pilo ts bega n to leave th e bigger bi kes far beh ind, b ut Wukm ir was · not a lo ne . as Freeman was right there in the h unt a nd keeping h im cpm pa ny. As th e mo ta began 10 wi nd down, Saul los t a co u p le o f bike len gths to Bacon , but held on to seco nd in fro nt o f Moor e, wh il e Wuk mir a n d Freem an ro unded o ul th e to p five. When a ll was said a nd don e, it was Bacon wi th th e o verall win via a 1-2-1 showi ng , Sa ul in second wilh it 3-3-2 even in g, foll o wed by Moore (6- 1-3), Wu km ir (2-6-4) a nd Freema n (5-4-5 ). Results XR 80 : 1. Spike Groom (Hon); 2. Si eve W isem an (Han I; 3 . M ike Han ley (Han). 125 BEG: 1, Chu ck McCarty(Kaw) ; 2 . Randy 8enen (Yam ); 3. Bill Reim er (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Adam Spitz (Han ); 2 . David Ivory (Han); 3 . Oan Peterson (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. Jon Neill (Han); 2 . Rich ard Lu ndgren (Han ); 3. Richard McCarley (Honl . 125 NOV: 1. Roger Haupl man (Kaw ); 2 . Gr anl Gaspar (Yam); 3 . TIm Tucke r (Kaw~ Minicycle riders blast off at DeAnza MX. Tommy Paul and Joseph Roberts were the day's 80cc class winners. 250 NOV: t . Mike Giem (Hon); 2. J eff J ett on (Suzl; 3. Bryam O'Ne il l (Yaml . 125 INT: t . Randy Oanylo lKaw); 2 . Kelly Cha con . 250 INT; 1. Todd Cunningham (Suz); 2 , Tom Engel (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Bryan Paquett e {Suz}; 2 . l uke A ecid iacono (Honl . OPEN PRO: 1. Gr egg Young (Han) , 2 5· 2 9 NOV : 1. Bryan Holdren (Han); 2 . Bill Scott (Yam) ; 3. Randy Van Dyke (S uz). VET ~EG : 1. Joe Col ombero IS uz); 2. Bill W il son (Yam ); 3 . Dennis Russell (Yam l. VETNOV: 1. J im Bacon (Hon); 2 . Leo Saul (Cag); 3. Wa lly M OOf . e VETINT: 1. La rry Nann enga (Han ); 2. Randy Skinn er (Suz); 3. John M cCaughey (SOl). VETEX: 1. Br en t W allingsford (Kaw); 2. Bob Rutten (Hon ); 3. Charles Halcomb IS uzl. Strong streaks at · OlympiaST By Jeremy Bell OLYMI?IA, \VA, AUG. 6 La n a: Strong borrowed two bi kes and came from the second ro w to win the 250cc mai n at the Tacoma M/C O RV short track. Strong took h is j oe 's Loa ns / jeremy Bellbacked H on da into th e lead o n la p six a nd h ung it all o u t to gai n a half-track lead by th e en d o f the l O-la p main . " It sure leels good 10 do it li ke this," said a n elated Strong . _ In. t he 50cc A class ji mm y Ra g sdal e reta lia ted from a n over the bars cras h in h is heat to the ho lesho t a nd wi n in the mai n. He a lso won hi s heat after his crash. Results 50 : 1. J immy Ragsdal e (Yam ); 2 . Kal ie As h (Yam ); 3. To mmy Sheard (Hon); 4 . Ben Bushn ell (501 ); 5. Scoot er Ver non (Yam), 6~ : 1. Chri Sl la n Vern on (Yam ); 2. Josh ua Paul s (Han); 3 . J Im my Ragsdal e (Kaw ). 85 : 1. Nath an Bourland (Kaw); 2 . Jo sh Wels h (Kaw); 3 . Alan Visser (KTM ); 4 . Keit h And erson (Kaw) . 12 5 : 1. Ously Kirk (Han); 2. Jere my Belt (Kaw ); 3. Dan Samp son (Yam) . 250 B: 1. Lau r ie Coug hlry (C-AI ; 2 . Corey Vinc enl . 250 A: 1. Lanc e Si rong tHonl ; 2 . Hank Frennd (Hon); 3 . Tim Ball (Hon ); 4 . Randy Hart (M an). 30+ 250 : 1. Oave Si er in g (Cag); 2. Larry Sallto m (Yam); 3 . Tim Sail (Hon); ~ . Han k Frenn a (Han). OPEN AM: t . M Ike Hughes (Hus); 2. Kevin M errell (y am); 3. Lance Ham s (Hon) ; 4 . A aron W aggo ner (Yam). 30+ OPEN A M ; 1. M an Holm (BSAJ;2. Kevin M err ill (Yam); 3. Ma rk Watterson (Rtx ); 4. Ar len An derson (Tri). 40+ ~P EN : 1. Dan Kirk (Honl; 2. Tom Farr ant (Tri); 3. Ron Pnecmcre . V1NT SGL: 1. Jack Calli nsky (Yam ); 2. Steve Row {Ho nl; 3. Randv Hart (BSAI; 4 . Tim Hamilton (BSA). V1 NT'rW: 1. Tom Farrant (Tril; 2 . Ar len A nderso n Sr . (Tril; 3. Art Boust ead. OPEN PRO: 1. Don Paul (Rtx); 2. Kev in Bass (W ·R); 3 . Jeff Hiatt (W . RI. Miller masters Millville MX By Rolfe Otterness M ILLVILLE. M N.j ULY 30 Scali Miller proved 10 be the master at the Distr ict 23 co mpetition at the Spring Creek motOCTos~ f~ci h ty today as he lied up th e overall WinS In the O p:n A and Over 25 classes . Mill er 's top co mpeti tio n in both classes was J eff So~enscn, who throttled hi s way to seco nd both u rnes. In o ther classes, Sco tt Johnson a.nd ~o~~ ie Eng strom won bo th th eir respec· li ve d iVISIOns to become do ubl e.cl ass wi n ners. Saturday's ra in lelt th e track a soggy mess f?r pract.ice. but im p roving weather condi lions th roughout th e day a llowed it to dry . The maj or o bstacle lelt alter th e departure of the m ud wa s th e dr eaded sa n dwas h. in fested with killer wh oops. Ga ry Bron iko wski, ineligi ble for points as holder o f a pro licen se, ran in th e 125cc A d ass o n a Su zu ki 250. Bro n ikowsk i pulled th e holesho t wit h Engstro m mo untin g a q u ick pu rsu it abo a rd a Hond a C R. T hey pulled far a hea d o f the pack in a balli e o ver th e lead. Engstrom ma naged LO lak e the win aft er an int ense moto. Lee Eri ckson go t by Scott R uegg o n the last la p to ta ke th e official seco nd p lace wit h Da vid T ait th ird . Engs tro m an nihi la ted the co mpeti tio n in the second mot o to secure the wi n. Erickson gra b bed seco n d a lte r gellin g by J err Colbert a nd Tait by th e halfwa y ma rk o f th e ma lO. Col bert a nd Pa t Riley ra n 3-4 a t th e chec kered . En gstrom a nd Bro n ikow ski faced o rr agai n in th e first 250cc A mota a nd had a no the r great baule. They were hitti n g the sa nd was h mu ch fa ster tha n th e rest of th e riders. Da vid Ni emi . C hr i s Hug h es a n d john Ni e mi ro u nded o ut the top four official fin ishers. T he win in the seco nd mo ta wen t to Engstro m with Riley leadin g C h ris Ben se a t the chec kered for seco nd . j ack La ne took fou rt h o n his KX to wrap up a third overa ll. Resu lts Ka~=.E N c. 1. Frank Span el; 2. Dav td Elles\tO 3. Gr eg ld; OPEN A: ' 1. Scon M ill er; 2. J eH Soren sen ; 3. Chad Cu nnin gham . G~2 h~S:nH : 1. Sco tt Johnson; 2 . Er ie M cBr tde; 3. Troy Se~:I1~~~;":;~' Kaslauskas; 2 . Joe Bentf ield; 3. Roger SR A : t . Brian Carney ; 2. Rick Munson; 3. Dan Zelazny. S/SR: 1. J erry Becker; 2. Hank Brono w tcz; 3. Lar ry Noble . OVER 25 : 1. Scott Miller; 2 .JeH Sorensen; 3 . John Niem i. MI~ I PIW: 1. Shel ty Kann; 2. Ryan Broughlon; 3. Lance Cun ningham. S:~I~h~R : 1. Dust in Nob le; 2. Shelly Kan n; 3. Ryan 125 C G-1 : 1. M ike Lund; 2 . Kirk M or ehead.; 3. Kurt Koeste r. 12 5 C G· 2 : 1. Russe ll Wi ltseheck; 2 . Cha d Lillibridge; 3. P81er Ash ley. 125 B: 1. Scott Jo hn son; 2: Crai g Noack; 3. Mik e Wiedmeyer. 12 5 A : 1. Robbi e Engst rom; 2. l ee Erick son ; 3 . Je H . Colbert. 250 C G· 1: 1. Kurt xce eter: 2. J ason Tador a; 3 . Rod Ma theson . 250C G·2 : 1. Mark Gregor; 2. Bob Opa tz; 3. Paul Kramer. 250 B: 1. Craig Noack; 2. M ick ey Mi ck elson ; 3. Stev e M ilverSledt . 250 A : t . Robbie Engslrom; 2. Pat Riley; 3. J ack Lane III. .Merriam motors to DeAnza MX win By David Procida SU N N YM EAD, CA,j ULY 30 j oe Merri a m pi loted hi s YZ250 10 a p ai r 01 mot a wins to clai m the overa ll win in the Nov ia: clas s, tod a y a t DeAl11 Cyd e Pa rk . .a Merriam sta rted the morni ng o lf ri ght by ho leshotting the en ti re Nov ice class, beatin g the 125s a nd 500s up th e DeAn za uphill sta rt straight. Rob ert Baeh r had h is Kaw asaki tucked in beh in d Mer ri am wi th th e p ack runnin g a heartbeat behi nd th em. Su zu ki mounted Mik e So h" was makin g up for a slow stan by chargi ng int o th e number th ree slot behi n d Bae h r a nd began to p ressure th e KX rider. Fo r th e next five la ps, So h rt sea rched for a -li ne th at would tak e him into second a n d was fin all y rewa rded for hi s efforts wh en Baeh r bo bb led . Once into second Sohn began to. close th e gap of Merriam. but time was closi ng rast and at th e checkered it was Merr ia m with the win . follo wed closely by So h rt , Mall Wyckorr . Da ve Ga lford a nd Byron G reene, Mota two saw another wi re· to-w ire win for Merr iam. But this time, the battle for th e next four slots was even mo re in tense. Baeh r started in seco nd o n ly to be re pl aced by So hrt. Th

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