Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

9TART WINNING ToDAY! 1989 YAMAHA YZ250W Fo r e xperienced rid e rs only. 91ZZLING SUMMER "YZ" SAL£ -DRY WEIGHT 2141bs. - UPSIDE DOWN CARTRIDGE FORKS. - M IKUNI 38M M FLAT SLIDE CAR8. - SM OOTH, FAST, TORQUEY MOTOR. PRICES SO LOW W E CAN'T PRINT THEM I Overall winner Jason Chisom (1 8) sails over runner-up Jonny Chavez (4 7) in the 125cc Beginner class. Daniel Balbas chases from beh ind . ahead of Da rr en Melto n , Jimm y Rivers and Jason Chisum. Chisum mov ed into second by pa ssing Riv ers and Melton o ver th e doub le jump, and began to reeli n Lewis, Chisum took the lead on the last lap a nd crossed the fin ish line in front of Lewis, Rivers a nd J onny Chavez. Chavez holeshot the second mo to a hea d of Chi sum , Danny Agius and R ivers. Chisum made ma ny attemp ts to tak e th e lead, but Ch avez rode a steady race a nd held on for the moto win. A lt ho ugh Chisum lost the battle, he wo n the war with hi s 12 fin ish es. Jimm y Ste wa rt bu zzed hi s y . Zinger th rough th e li rst turn ahea d of J ason Larkin , Bobby Bonds a nd Brian Morgan in th e first Pee Wee cla ss rnoto. Stewart began to ope n up a lead wh ile Larkin was try in g to hold off Brian Moran, wh o had jumped past Bonds for third, Morga n ran o u t of time a nd had to settle for th ird beh ind Stewart and La rk in. Stewart dupli cat ed hi s fir st mo to holesh ot in mot a two, but went over the bars o n th e fir st j um p. Brandon Morgan was happy to take over the lead, a hea d o f Ta nya Fa ul kner , Larkin a nd Brian Mor gan. Fa ul kn er los t tra c tion in ' a muddy turn, a llowi ng both La rki n a nd Bria n Morgan to pass. Bra ndo n Morgan cruised to the moto win ahead of Larkin , Brian Morgan and Faulkner. Larkin took the overall win via a 22 ta lly, whi le Bria n Morgan 's 3-3 bested Stewart 's 1-5 for th e ru nneru p spot. Pa ul Ito gra bbed th e hol esho t in the firs t 80cc Open class moto, bu t rig ht on hi s fender wer e Travis Preston , J a so n Shirey a nd T im T ilton. Preston held it on a little lon ger tha n Ito a nd o ut-bra ked the early leader in the first turn. Presto n then began to ope n up a lead while Ito a nd Shi rey a rgued over second . Ito held hi s lin es a nd held o n to second place as Pr eston took th e win . Shirey led Ito, Preston a nd Nathan Wood s o ff th e line in th e second moto. Pr eston o nce again out-brak ed Ito and set after Shirey. Preston soared pas t Sh irey as the lead duo negotiated the double jump section, but went down in the next turn , Shirey too k th e mo to wi n a head of Preston, Ito, and Woods. _ Results P/W; 1. Jason Larkin (Yam); 2. Brian Mo rgan (Yam ); 3 . Jimmy St ew art (Yam ); 4 . Tanya Fau lkn ey (Yam); 5. Br andon M org an (Yam). 60 0 -8 : 1. Regin ald M itchell (Kaw ); 2. J esse Ketcham (Kaw ); 3. Paul Ito ( K a w ~ 4. J ess M odeley (Yam); 5. Chad 8iel (Kaw). 60 9 -1 1; 1. Jason Shir ey (Kaw ); 2. Jimmy Var is (Kaw); 3. David Keeney (Kaw); 4 . Jerry Harvey (Kaw ); 5. 8 utch Gabriel (Kaw). 80 BEG: 1. Todd Koehne (Kaw); 2. 8 illy Ezermach (Han); 3. Brian Cruz (Kaw); 4. Goof Lanini (Kaw); 5. Jason Hatch er (Han). 80 JR: 1. Jeff Willoh (Kaw); 2. J ake Windh am (Han); 3. A aro n Wenstrup (Suz); 4. J ohn Leddy (Suz); 5. Jeff Tilton (Suz). 80 INT; 1. Casey J ohnson (Kaw); 2. M ike Metzger (Suz); 3. Tim Keenedy (Han); 4 . Rusty Holland (Kaw); 5. J ason DePano (Han I. 80 EX; 1. Spud Walters (Kaw); 2. Danny Nelson (Kaw); 3. Jesse James (Suz); 4. Jeff Ives (Suz). 80 OPEN; 1. Travis Presto n (Kaw); 2. Jason Shir ey (Yam ); 3. Paul Ito (Kaw); 4. Nathan Wood s (Kaw ); 5. Tim Til ton (Suz). 125 BEG 0 -1 : 1. Ronald Fluke (Han); 2. Todd LEATHER SUPERSTORE Complete Line For Street & Track One Piece Suits, Two Piece Suits, Boots Gloves, Back Protectors, Knee Sliders Toe Sliders, Rainsuits, Jackets Canale (Kaw); 3. John Na tte (Hon); 4 . Greg Norman (Han); 5. Albrt Correa (Han). 125 BEG 0 ·2 ; 1. Ja son Chisum (Kaw); 2. Jonny Chavez (Kaw); 3. Jimmy Rivers (Kawl : 4 . Jason Lew is (Kaw); 5. Daniel Balbas (Suz). 125 JR 0 ·1 : 1. Sam Hawley (Suz]: 2. Eric DuCray (Han); 3. David Casada (Suz); 4 . Travis Fleming (Han); 5. Chad Doggett (Kaw). 125 JR 0 ·2 ; 1. Donald Upton (Han); 2. Ryan Pauls (Han); 3. 80bby Hock (Kaw); 4 . Sean Hammond (Han); 5. Richard Stephens (Suz). 125 INT; 1. Joe Bruc e (Han); 2. Scon McElroy (Han); 3. Kenny McG rath (Kaw ); 4. Brian Roth ; 5. Derrik Willis IKaw). 125 PRO: 1. M ike Pascarella (Suz); 2. A.J. Wh it ing (Han) ; 3 . Chris Neal (5uz); 4 . Gr eg Tie rhei me r (Suz); 5. J im Clay (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. Keith M ayes (Kaw); 2. Frank Nyback (Yam); 3 . Melton Mor ales (Hon); 4. Steve Vanon i (Yam); 5. J im my Rivers (Kaw) . 250 JR 0 -1: 1. Er ic DuCray (Han); 2. Eric Casas 3. Chad Doggen ( Ka w~ 4 . Troy W ing (Kaw); 5. M ike Morgan (Han). 250 J R 0 -2: 1. Phil Butler (Yam); 2. M ike Giem (Han); 3. Ty l~r Hum mel (Suz); 4. M ike Hodges (Yam); 5. Tyler Young (Han). 250 INT: 1. Brian Roth (Kaw ); 2. Scan McElroy (5uz); 3. Andy Gr ider (Suz); 4. Kurt Kuhn (Kaw); ( DG ~ All Colors, All Sizes Also: Complete Line of Arai Signets and Dunlop K591Rs SUZUKI OF PALM BEACH UPS Daily 845 N. M ilita ry Tra il We st Palm Beach, Flor ida 334 15 (407) 683-3722 5 . Oarr i n Gall ag her (Kaw) . 250 PRO: 1. M ike Pascarell a (SCR); 2. Dean Matson (Suz); 3. Ray Crumb (Kaw~ 4. Todd Nelson - (Han); 5. Tim Telfor d (Suz). 500 BEG: 1. Tom Hunter (Han); 2. Scon Hoffman (Hon); 3 . Oaid Manri guez (Suz); 4 . Keith Brown . (Kaw); 5. David Berg ( H o n~ 500 JR: 1. Dave Kopels (Kaw); 2. Tom Fry (Han); 3. Steve M atlock (Han); 4. Robert Au stin (Han); 5. St even St or ie (Suz ). 500 INT: 1. Eddie Reed (Kaw); 2. Scon Nickerson (Hon); 3 . Bob John son (Hon); 4 . Sco n Brown (Kaw); 5 . Eric Sandst rom (Kaw) . UTH JR: 1. Frank Lowers (Han); 2. St eve M atloc k (Yam) ; 3. David M atheson (Han); 4 . SconThompson : (Han); 5. Steve Wenger (Kaw). UTH INT: 1. Steve Piatoni (Suz); 2. Tom Ber ry (Han). VET JR: 1. Steve Dombo (Suz); 2. Tim Diyori o (ATK); 3. Gary Doggen(Kaw); 4 .John Cicch et (Han); 5. Danny Lowers (Hon ). ' VET INT: 1: Kelly Meye rs (Honl : 2. Klau se Baker (Han); 3. John Slingerland (Han); 4 . John Willis (Han). VET MSTR: 1. Tim Mar sh (Han); 2. Duane Hugh e. (Kaw l. VET PRO: 1. Rex Staten (Hon); 2 . Kenny Zahrt (Yam); 3 . M ik e Newman (Yam) ; 4 . Pete Hann (Yam) ; 5. Jon Daut h (Han). OT JR: 1. Jim McCracken (Kaw); 2_Pat Graham (Han); 3. Greg Young (Hon ~ 4 . Larry Rivers (Han). OT INT: 1. Gary Doggett (Kaw). OT MSTR: 1. Larry Baker (Hon). Keep your cool. The right technique will help you maintain traction, even on a wet road. And that's what separates advanced riders fromthe rest.Take a Motorcycle RiderCourse., Call 1-8Q0-447-4700. W MaIoIcycle SCIftlfy FoundaIIon 23

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