Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OPEN S/SPRT: 1. Guy Cl ase n (Suz); 2 , Dan Turn er (Suz); 3 . Philip Noyes (Suz); 4 . Mik e Surr at (Su z); 5 . Rich ar d Stark (Suz). F·COLOR AD O : 1. Dann y W alker I H o n~ 2. Don Hough (Yam); 3 . Tony St eng el (Yam); 4 . J im For ingr on (Yam ); S. Art Sch w adron (Yaml A M -GTO : 1. M ike Balkerna (Yam): 2. David Gu rt ler (Yam ); 3. Gene Lew is (Yam); 4. Ray Rossi (BMW); 5 . Jay Yarrington (Hon). A M -GTU: 1. Mark Schel li nger (Ho nl; 2. W illiam Zempel (Han); 3. Br ent M ill er (Yam); 4 Gr eg Koch is IS uz); 5. Br ian W ilson (Ya ml. NOV-GTO: 1. Mik e Balkema (Yam ); 2. Chu ck Ort iz (Yam); 3. Gene Lew is lYa m~ 4 . Doug Lyle (Yam); 5. John Weiss (Hon). NOV-GTU: 1. Bill Zempe l (Hon); 2. Greg Kockis ISuz); 3. Brent M iller (Yam); 4. David Adang (Kaw); 5 . Joe M in er (Varni. Lucero lands Speedway USA win By Scott Da loisio VlcrO R VIL L E. CA. AUG. 19 Nat io nal Speedway C hampion Stev e L u cero ended up layin g in the turn four dirt. b ut h e received the victory in the mai n eve n t in round fou r o f th e A ~ A N a ti o n al Qual if ier a t Speedway USA. Lu cero wo n all th ree of h is hea t races. a nd th e to p 16 after th e hea ts moved in to the four semis. P h il Co ll ins eas ily wo n th e first sem i, a n d semi two saw Mike Fa ria lead unt il Bill y H a m ill swep t under h im and ran away to ear n h is po sition in the mai n. Sem i th ree sa w seri es poi nt s leader Bo bby Schw a rtz tak e Ala n Ch risti a n w ide in th e firs t t urn to ta ke com ma nd of th e lead , C hr ist ian dropped to th ird u nti l Cha r les Ermo lenko did a 360, a nd gave seco nd back to Christia n , wh o fin ished far behi n d Schwartz. L ucero a nd Edd ie Ca stro sta rte d ne xt to each o t h er in th e fi n al semi, a n d th e crowd a nticipa ted a not her knock-down, drag-o u t batt le like the y had in thei r hea t. But L ucero pu t Cas tro a wa y o n t h e sta rt a nd we nt un co nt ested a ll the way 10 the che ckered . oors Ligh t/Shoei / L ucero, b rin gin g h i, C Epic Surf & Skat e/ O ileal t/ Hog w ash /O' Neal USA Godden fro m th e po le. ' bea t Sch wartz into turn o ne a t the sta rt of the mai n. H a m ill gambled in tu rn three o n la p one. ra n it hard to the in side o n veteran Sc hw artz a nd relieved. h im o t seco nd. Every la p Ha m i ll crept c los er to Lu cero, and a t the while flag H a miJl was camped o n L ucero's rea r t ir e. Lucero ma intai n ed 3 . n a rrow adva n ta ge down th e back ch u te but Ham ill agai n went hard into tu rn three on ' he fina l la p. A, th ey h it tum four, H a m ill dro ve into Lucero a nd k nocked him down. H a m ill bob bled a nd went throu gh the in field wh ile Sch wartz and Co llin, went a ro u n d 'he fallen Lucero . All three crossed u nder th e chec kered bu t referee Da nny H ull was hol d in g u p hi , red clipboard . H e ca lled th e o fficia l' , booth a nd a n nou ncer T erry Cla nton in formed the fans o f H ull 's deci sion. H a m ill was excl uded for ca u sin g the crash , a nd the wi n went to Lu cero fo llow ed by Schwartz a nd Co llins . 6th Annual WERA24 HOURS WEST EBC Brakes Natio nal Endurance Series Race Willow Springs International Raceway Sept 9 & .10 & Toyota/Dunlop Formula USA Series FRI. SEPT. - 8 SAT.SEPT.-9 SUN. SEPT. - 10 • Kerker Ouick Stop Competition • 24 Hour Start 1:00 PM Practice Gates Open .24 Hour Finish 1:00 PM • Toyota/Dunlop Formula USA • Superkarts WEEKEND PASS - 515.00/ Tickets Available at the Gate & at Selected Area Motorcycle Dealers Results MA IN; 1. Stev e Lucero (Gdn); 2. Bobby Schwartz (W es); 3. Phil Collins e es); 4. Bill y Ham ill (W es). W FOR MORE INFORMATION: Call WERA at 18031 681-9372 or Willow Springs at 18051 256-2471 McDowells dominate LodiST By M ikki McBride LO D!, CA. AU G . 19 Bobby McD o well held o ff th e cha rges of brother Bryan to win the P ro-Am cla ss a t th e Lodi Cycle Bo wl. Bobb y Mc Do well . rid in g hi, Bob Coddsponsored H o n da , gra bbed the ho lesb o t jus t ahead o f broth er Bryan a nd Mich ael Gr esham, who ca rne o ff th e li ne side by side. R0l3X rid er Brya n and H a rl ey rid er Gresham fought di lige ntly for th e second spot unti l Brya n edged ' a h ead at tu rn two, heading down the back stra ig ht. Bryan went aft er Bobby in fir st while Gresham was sril! tryin g to gai n the seco nd spo t from Bryan wh en h is bik e washed o u t at th e a pex o f turns three a n d four. Bob Damron on hi s Rotax took over th e third spot behind Bryan. At th e chec kered flag . it was still Bobb y McDowell in th e lead foll owed by Bryan McDo well , Da m ro n , Randy Fisher a n d Mi ke McDo nnell in th e fif th spot. . In th e Open Expert cla ss Da mr on ho lesho t with Gresham aft er h is fa ll 10 ho ld o u ro seco nd place a ll th e way , th is time . withou t a ny further mi sha p. Bryan Mr-Do we l! a n d Bobby :'.lcDow ell got o ff to a bad sta rt th is time bu t sti ll managed to gel into third a nd fourth . respective ly, with ha rd -ridin g Ma rk BUller co mi ng in fifth o n a Ro tax . J eff G abha rt , ri d ing a Ka wa sa ki, was lookin g good in the 60cc class in the first spot with T on y Souza co m ing up fast fro m secon d . It loo ked li ke Ga bhart mig ht ge t the chec kered flag when a la p per went wi de a t turn th ree a nd p u lled back o n to the trac k d ir ect ly in fro n t o f Ga bha rt. Ga b ha rt was for ced to slo w hi s pac e whic h allow ed SOUJ.a lO gel b y both ride rs o n the o utside a nd ta ke th e checkered Ilag in the first spot. In th e 80cc Expe rt class, a lot of action was going o n. 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