Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Larry " A ct ion" Jackson busts a berm on his way to the 250cc Expert w in at the Boise Supercross, Jackson also bested the 125cc Experts. Bruce N ield rode his ex -Doug Chandler Honda Superbike to the Formula USA and A Superbike w ins at Nelson Ledges. Sa n d st ro m topped Yoko US A/ Concord H onda-mounted Clayton Blood. Blood took the win in the shon ened fi rst mota. bu t a second- mo te cras h o n th e doubles com bi ned with another slip-n-s lide low -side wa s a lmos t enoug h to end h is ca reer. T o Blood's credit he was able to finish the race . Resu lts 500 PRO: 1. Eric Sand st rom (Hon); 2. ClaytOn Blood (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Ron All en (Kaw); 2. Jed Green (Yam); 3 . J immy Robertson (S Ul ). 500 INT: 1. Ken Schroeder (Hon); 2. Dav id Burruso (Honl . 250 1NT t . Jerry King (Yam); 2. J erry Wrig ht IKaw); 3. : Matt Srown (Kaw l. 50: 1. KC Ri9m aiden (Yam); 2. Jared Wa shabaugh {HonL o 3. Hoh Sm it h (Suzl. 60: 1. Andy Han sen (Ho n); 2. JJ Cumming s (Kaw); 3 Chad Siel (Kaw ), 80 BEG D·' : 1. Shawn Burrell IS uz); 2 . Casey Jones (Kaw); 3 . Jak e Gilbert IKaw) , • 80 BEG 0 -2 : 1. Gilbert (Kawl; 2. Brian Thords en (Yam); 3 . Scott Towry (Kaw) . 125 BEG 0 -' : 1. Mark We ldy{Kawl; 2. Dan Murphv(Kaw ~ 3 . J erry Scaggs (Kawl. 125 8EG 0 -2: 1. We ldy (Kaw l; 2. Murphy (Kaw); 3 . Dwayne Nystr om (Kawl. 125 JA : 1. Jeff Brow nlee (Suz); 2. Joe Canepa (Hon l. 250 BEG D· 1: 1. Dennis Kritzer (Yam); 2. Eric Vandeg riff (Han); 3 . Steve Vanotti (Yam). 250 BEG 0 -2: 1. Vanotti (Yam); 2. Kritzer (Yam~ 3 . Je rry Miller (Yam). 250 JA : 1. Brad Lynn (Han); 2. James Randolph (Kaw); 3 . Sam Sorracco (Han). VET JR: 1. Jim M oe (Han); 2. Ed Simms (Hon ); 3 . Brent Poplawsk i (Kawl . 500 BEG: 1. Moe (Han); 2. Aaro n Croney (Honl; 3 . M ike Jolliffe (Han). 500 J R: 1. Jim Tipto n (Honl ; 2. John May IHui). Nield nabs Nelson Ledges RR · By Larry Bell G ARRETTSVILLE, OH , SEPT . 3 Bru ce N ield; Steve Pinkley and j ohn Lopez turned in very stro n g perform a nces in \VERA Na tio na l Sprin t roa d raci ng action at Nel son Led ges Road Course by swee pi ng th e ro stru m in B Superb ike, fi ni sh ing o ne -two in A S uperbike and agai n a lmost clea n ing th e to p three in th e p remier Formula USA, but for Pinkley blow in g th e lead .and lea vin g Niel d and Lopez o ne- two. Pinkley, ri d in g h is S u zuk i G SXR750 . sponsor ed by Cycle Craft and Cycle Cou ntry, had one of h is fines t weeken ds a t Nelson Led ges a nd p icked up h is first Nat ional win as an expert in B Su perbi ke. H e diced with Ni eld a nd L opez before sett l ing in to a com forta ble 1:15 lap time range, and fini sh ed with a co mmand ing 12-plus-second bulge. But in F-USA he co rnrniued th e unforgi vabl e erro r of mi stakin g the white nag for th e chec kers. a nd slowed just past the tow er. H is race lon g nem esis. Ni eld, made no suc h mi stake, aft er running wheel -to-wheel with Pinkley and Lo pez, a nd powered on to th e wi n. Nield, on the ex- Do ug Chandler H onda VF7 50 Int ercep to r , sponso red by Telco Co nstruc tio n, Commonwelath Co n tra cting and A.T. Trucking, landed a no ther victo ry in A Superbike, which amounted to h is first two o f th e season. Ni eld sa id he was one tooth off in his Reari ng in B Superbike (he finished behind P inkley) and corrected it for A Superbike. Nield took that wi n by one and a half seconds; he had los t B Superbike by almost 13 seco nds. "In Formula O ne, I had 10 p ush harder than normal to ca tch Lopez, because he was so smooth in th e ca ro usel a nd I had to ca tch him on the rear straighL I knew the re was a backm arker ahead of h im a nd I had to sling pas t a t th e most cri tica l area:' said Nield Lo pez, o n hi s home-b uilt GSX R750. spo nsored by RK-BMW and Sport Cycle, finished ha lf a bi ke-length behi nd Nield, after gelli ng past the slo wer rider. Da n Reif led Form ul a Two fro m the n ag o n h is Yam aha FZR400. and on ly needed a couple o f laps to p u t a four-seco nd d ista nce o n the Yamah a-mounted pair of David Bloo m a nd jake Cove. Bloom held fast 10 Reif for ha lf o f th e eigh t laps before bein g overtaken by Coye with a couple laps remai ning. Reif took the win by th e len gth o f th e front stra ig h t, with Coye and Bloom nowh ere in sight, Resu lts B PROD NOV: 1. Tim Drake I S uz~ 2. Ken Knier (Suzl; 3 . David Ross (Yam); 4 . Burt Lipe (Yam ); 5. Scott McK ee (Yaml B S/ BK EX: 1. Steve Pinkley (Suz ); 2. Bruc e Nield (Honl ; 3. John Lopez (Suz); 4 . Cart M usat ( S uz~ S. J ay Endre (Suzl . B S/ BK NOV: 1. Jeff Taylor ISuz); 2. David Ross (Yaml ; 3 . Rick Leventhal (Suz); 4 . Burt Upe (Yaml; 5 . J udson Hibbard (Suzl. CLBMN EX 1. Greg Alt (Yaml; Rick Oldakow ski (Yaml ; : 3 . Chri s Kallfelz (Han); 4 . Mike Graham (yam) ; S. Elmer Boyd IDuc). CLBM N NOV: 1. Barry Hill (Yam); 2 . Stev e Heil man (Han); 3 . Bill Al ston (Yam); 4 . Joe Gil more (Yaml; 5 . Chas Schramm (Kaw) . C PROD NOV: 1. David Ross (Yam); 2 . Steve Vaber (Han); 3 . Alistar Smith {Yaml; 4. Steve Heilman (Han); 5. Doug Art er (Han). C S/ STK EX: 1. Mike Leslie (Han); 2. Brod erick Walker (Han); 3 . Doug Woods (Han). , C PROD EX: 1. Don W ill mot Jr . (Yam); 2 . Scott Evans (Han); 3. Rick Pagni ano (Han); 4 , Dan Kerekes (Yam); 5. Jeff M cKin ney {Yaml . D PROD EX: 1. Doug Griffin (Yam); 2 . Daniel Reif (Yaml ; 3. Bruce Egan (Kaw ); 4. Thomas DuPont (Yam); 5. Lynn Reithmiller (Yam). o PROD NOV: 1. Taylor M assey (Yam ~ 2. Brian Kell y (Yam); 3 . Robert DiCe llo (Yam); 4 . Dan Miller (Kawl; S. Jim Kusa r (Yam). F-3 EX: 1. Elmer Boyd (Due); 2. Jack Brill (Kawl ; 3 . Dave Hald eman (Hon l; 4 . Ralph Farm er (Han); 5. AI Lainhart (Han). F·3 NOV: 1. D.A. Henry(Yam); 2 . Charle s Sch ramm (Kaw ); 3 . Al Clawson. A S/STK EX: 1. Jonathan Raney (Suz). A PROD EX: 1. Paul Rohall (Yam); 2. Kevin Warner (Suz); 3. Jeff McK inney (Yam); 4 . Morrie Annis ISuz~ 5 . John Ehrhart (Yaml . A PROD NOV: 1. Alister Sm ith IYam); 2. Steve Hei lman (Han): 3 . Tim Drake (Suz~ 4 . Chr is Sweeney (Yam); 5. Sam Clemente (Yam). F-2 EX: 1. Dan iel Reif (Yam); 2 . Jak e Cove (Yam); 3 . David Bloom (Yam); 4 . Thomas Dopont(Yam); 5. Jam esCampbeau (Yam l. F·2 NOV: 1. Taylor Massey (Yam); 2. Brian Kell v (Yam); 3 . George Collins (Kaw); 4 . Bob Weber (Kaw); 5 . Martin Hard ingIKaw). A S/BK EX: 1. Br uce Nield (H on~ 2. Stev e Pinkley (Suz); 3. Charle s Elstn er; 4. Jay EI'ldre (Suz); 5 . Ken W elty (Yam). A S/BK NOV: 1. Chr is Reiner (Han); 2. Tim Drak e (Sud; 3. Jeff Taylor (Suz); 4: J im Kusar (Yam); 5. Steve Craft (Yaml . B S/STK: 1. ea rl Musat (Sud; 2. Jonathan Raney (Suz); 3 .Joh n Lopez (Suz); 4 . Kevin Warner (Suz); 5 . M ike l esli e (Han). PROD EX: 1. Scan Evan s (Hon); 2. DonWillmot Jr . (Yam); 3 . Tom Dunn (Suz); 4. Daniel Kerekes (Yam); 5. MorneAnnl& (Suz). . C S/BK NOV: 1. Chr is Reiner (Han); 2. Alistar Sm ith ( Hon~ 3 . David R~ss (Yam); 4. J im Kusar (Yaml; 5 . Ste ve Vober (Hon). C S/8K EX: 1. Rex M iller (Yam); 2. Brian Gristick (Yam); 3 . Greg Alt (Suz); 4. David Bissen (Han ); 5. Rick Pagniano (Hon). F·USA EX; j • Bruce Niel d (Han); 2. J ohn Lopez lS uvt); 3 . Char les Elstner (Han); 4 . Ken Welty (Yaml; 5. Brian Gristick (Yam). o S/ BK EX: 1. David Bloom (Yam ); 2. Do ug Griffin (Yam); 3 . Dan iel ReiflYaml; 4 .J am es Cam peau (ya ml; 6. Ken Welt y (Yam). o S/BK NOV: 1. Taylor Massey (Yam); 2. Raben mceue (Yam); 3 . Ji m Kusar (Yaml; 4 . Brian Kelly (Yam); 5 . George Coll Ins (Kaw) . V1 4 : 1. Broderick Wa lker (Han); 2. Rick.Livergood (Honl; NT 3 . J am es Hami lt on (Nor); 4 . Bob Stanley (Hon); 5 . Michael Breed (Nor) . V1NT 2: 1. Bill Bloom (Kaw l; 2. Mark Brown (Due); 3 . Lawrence Watts. V1 5: 1. Jake Cays (Kaw); 2. Bru ce Egan (Han); 3. Todd NT Welch (Duel; 4. Brode rick ( Suz~ 5 . Bill Bloom IKawl. VlNT 3 : 1. M ark Brown (Due); 2. Elmer Boyd (Due); 3 . Lawrence Watt s ( Duc~ 4. M ichael Breed (Nor ). Jackson jams at Boise SX By Mike Thuleen BOI SE, ID . SEPT . 3 La rry " Actio n " j ackson brought home a doubl e-class victory a t O wyhee M/C" s Stadiurncross, swee p ing both th e 250 a nd 125cc Ex pert classes. T he Experts co mbined with th e Int ermediates for bot h 250 a nd l 25cc d isplacem ents. Intermed iat e A.j . Belcherlut hi s 250ec Honda ou t fron t, but crashed an left Charlie Kouba wit h th e lead ove r Mike Sater lee and Mel Prather. In sho rt order th e lead ing edge o f the Ex perts began to slas h through the ranks o f Int erm ed iat e with j imm y Lyngar at th e vangu ard in front o f j ackson . With in severa l la ps Lyn gar la un ch ed ove r Kouba into th e lead. bu t this situa tio n didn 't last for long as j ackson hammered by Lyn gar for th e vic tory. By movin g from seven th to first. Belch er cla imed the Intermedi at e mot o win by o n ly inc hes over Kouba a nd Sa ierlee. In th e seco nd m ot o j ackson and Lyngar asce nded to the lead and th e pair ball led until jackson finall y decided th e issu e by pulling far a hea d to an inco nquera ble lead. After expe r ie nci ng tr ouble a ga in Be lch er was un abl e to reenact his first moto feat , trai ling Sarerlee and Kouba. In th e last mom ents of th e mote, Saterlee sliced underneath Kouba to tak e th e win but Kouba co llected th e overa ll victory. T he first 125cc Int ermed iat e/ Expe rt mota saw J am es H endri ckson pu ll th e ho leshot over Kenneth O liver, j ackson and Michael Oliver. Kenneth O liver bailed and Mic hael Oliver blazed in to the lead. Ja ckson jetted into seco nd as H endrickson . th en Michael Oliver went do wn. H endrickson was back up qu ickl y. but J ackson co m forta bly cruised to th e moto win. H endrickson took the Intermedi at e victor y o ver Belcher , Steve Saba la a nd jim Noll. H endrickson aga in ho lesho t th e seco nd moro. but j ackson was q uickl y ripped into first a nd esta blished. another winning lead . Mich ael Oliver bounded by Hendrickson into second. The Intermedi at es aga in belo ng ed 10 H endrickson, with Belch er again topping Sa ba la a nd No ll. Results 250 EX: 1. Larry Jackson lHon ); 2. Ji m Lyngar (Yam); 3. Jer ry Schockmel (Suz). 125 EX: 1. Larry J ackson (Kaw); 2. Michael Oliver (Yam); 3. Kenneth Olr.., r (Yaml . e 80 EX: 1. James Hendrickson (Kawl. VET EX: 1. Herb Nacht igall (Yam);'2. Bruce Garman (Yam); 3 . Bruce Harr is (Kaw ). VET INT: 1. Joe Cook (Yam); 2. Phil White (Cag!; 3 . Dudley Do-Right (KTM). OVER 2 5: 1. Steve Moore (Ceg); 2. Tony M urkle (Yam); 3. Herb Nachtigal! (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Chart ie Kouba (Suz); 2. A.J . Belcher (Han ); 3. Mike Satterlee (Suz). 125 INT: 1. J ames Hendr ickso n (Han); 2. A...J. Belcher (Hon l; 3 . Steve Sabal a (Kawl. 80 INT: 1. Jason Rich (Kaw); 2. M ike Douglas (Kaw); 3 . Shad Greear {Kawl . 250 8 : 1. Will Stone (Han ); 2. Daron Young (Yam); 3 . John Saba (Kaw) . 125 ,8 : 1. Bod ie Bates (Honl; 2. Doyle Savelberg (Ya m~ 3 . ChriS Kelley (Kaw) . 80 8 : 1. E.Z. Easley (Kaw); 2. Randy t fnsenm enn (Hanl; 3. M ike Fuller (Han). MICRO: 1. Josh Easley (Kaw); 2. Matt hew Rosin (Yam ); 3 . Brandon Chaffi n (Kaw) . Segedy claims Mathias STrecord By T.L. Coss NEW PHILADELPHIA, OH, SEPT. 15 " Flyin ' Ia n " Segedy new h is Freedom H·D/ Street &: TraillTLC Raci ng/Skat Racingba cked T erry " Ra t" Rastell er·tuned WoodROlax to an impressive Open class victory Friday night at Mathias Raceway, boa sting a 16,96-second lap, a new reco rd for th e sho rt tra ck . acco r d i ng, to t rac k owner Hug o Mathia s, He at races were ho t indeed wi th form er Nation al Ex pert Ron Rail leading Segedy for three laps of th e first heat , then gi ving up not so gracio us ly wh en Segedy found a stro ng lin e a nd p ull ed away. T he second heat gr een light saw La rry Kin sey with th e hol esh ot , but a pass b y Todd Co na nt left Kin sey to set tle for a close second. In the feature, Segedy managed a five-second lead over Co na n t and Rail, wh o battled hot and hea vy th roughout th e race wi th Co na nt ta king second pl ace from Rail o n lap five and holdin g it till the fin ish. In 250ec action, Eric Thorla grabbed th e lead a fter co m ing th rou gh traff ic in tu rn s o ne a nd two. o n ly to be passed by j ack Bartrum. Thorl a pi cked a bett er line a nd recaptured th e lead. thi s tim e to be halted by the red nag a fter third-place rid er Dennis Brad y co n nec ted wi th Bartrum 's back whee l and left th e tra ck a irbo rne. The restart saw Tharla stay o u t front fro m th e sta rt to win , with Mik e Sm ith working his wa y up to fin ish second o n his 125. Anthon y Wicken s led th e 50ec pa ck th e en tire race with Mike Mill er reeling in a second p lace fin ish. The Senior class saw som e back -and-forth action betw een Rail and Kins ey, with Rail tak ing the checkers after Kin sey hobb led. Results 50: 1. Anthony Wi cken (Yam ); 2. M ike Miller (Yam); 3 Carlo s Bon signor e (Yaml; 4 . M ickey M arshall (Yam ). , 80: 1. Bryan Bell inger (Kaw ). 250: 1. Eric Thorla (ya m); 2. M ike Smith Jr. (Yam); 3. Jack. Bartru m (Suzl; 4 . M urr ay Anderson (Bull ; 5 . Jamie Inch (Han). OPEN: 1. Ian Segedy (W-RI; 2. Todd Conant (Honl ; 3 . Ron Rail (BSA); 4. Scott Morrill (Han); 5. Murray An derson (Han) . SR: 1. Ron Rail (BSA): 2. Larry Kinsey (Rul. Duncan captures Kentucky HaN Mile By Rosie Starks PAD UCAH . KY. SEPT . 16 Murray, Kentucky. rid er Brian Duncan proved that he was the fastest rid er in th e O pe n clas s at the Ca rso n Park half mil e. Duncan held th ird place until lap th ree when he throttled hi s way past fell ow rider Recil H art who was rubbing wh eels with Ill in oi s rid er j am es Hart for first place. Duncan chased Hart for two laps un til he gra bbed an insi de line o n lap six and left the pack behind. Bart Schmulback o f Ill inois, moved up to th ird while Recil H art and j oel Barrow s battled for fourth. On the last lap, Barr ow s darted past Hart. At the checkered na g it was Duncan, Hart, Shmulback and Barrow s, In th e 250ec . class Phillip Palmer a nd Mars ha ll Patrick carried first and second p laces throu gh out th e race a nd never looked back. On th e fifth lap, Victor Hensley and jelf Middlebrooks of Alabama rubbed boots u ntil Middlebrooks shot out in front of H ensley to nab th ird. On the final lap , Palmer a nd Patr ick eas ily took first. a nd second: Midd lebrooks p la ced third with Hensley . directly behind h im . The Senior class was do minated by Marsha ll Patrick, who held o n to first p lace with every lap. Monte Starks, aboard his CG R Yam aha, claimed seco nd and jim Kidman crossed the line for third. In 200cc action, Chris Boone of Goodlettsville. Tennessee. had some pr oblems in the heat . No one was th e wiser in th e main a\ Boone took a n incredible lead and kept first

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