Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Steve Charbonneau used a pair of moto w ins to top the 250cc Beginner class at L.A. County Raceway's Night Motocross. 3 . David Evil sizer (Sul l; 4. M arc Lippert (Suz); 5. Shawn O'Br ien (Sull. 80 BIG W HL: 1. Ju stin LUSlCXyk (Kaw ); 2. Br ian Ph illip s (Kaw); 3, Joh n reee (Kaw ) SR BEG; 1. Wiley SeilZle r (SUl ); 2. Dale Brockett (SUl) ; 3. J oh n W ebb (Hon); 4. Terry Rezek (Suzl. SR EX: 1. David Rogers (Honl; 2. Gary Doggett (Kaw) ; 3 . Ste ve Du nlap (Yam). VET BEG: 1. Mitch Banks (Hon); 2. Richard Swihart (S uz); 3. Stuart Nyren (ATK); 4. Robert Wyckoff IKaw); 5. Herb Allen (Kaw) . VET NOV: 1. Bret Greenin g IKaw }; 2 . M ark Neal (y aml ; 3. J oh n Sullivan (Yam); 4. Lou Gon l ales (Han). VET INT: 1. David O'S rie n (Yam); 2. Greg Benton (SUl); 3. Karel Kramer (Han); 4 . Brian Curry (Kaw ). VET EX: 1. M ike Boswo rt h (Suz). JR VET BEG; 1. Rich Scott (Yam); 2. Cave Mu llen (Su d ; 3. Ed Spurling (Yam); 4 . Forest Wasson (Kaw); 5 . John M cCord (Yaml . J R VET NOV: 1. Dan Peterson IHon); 2. Ron Hupf el d (Hon ); 3 . Dean Jen n ings (Kaw); 4 . Jo hn Brick ner (ya ml; 5 . Stanley Norwoods (Kawl. JR VET INT: 1. Karl Allen (Honl . JR VET EX: 1 . John Greenway (Hon): 2 . Jim Sendelbach (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. David Ev ilsi zer (SUl); 2 . J eff del Gaudio (Sud; 3. Kell y Cargill (Kaw); 4. Frank Cabr ill (Suz); 5. Gene Nardone (Ha n). 125 NOV: 1. J ason M el ton (Hon); 2. Donald Upton (Hon); • 3. Canny Sanch ez (SUl); 4 . Roy Brem enour (Han); 5 . Ow en Dickson (Yam). . 125 INT: 1. Derek W ill is (Kaw); 2. Tony Qua lls IKaw l; 3. Tony Barr ant i (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. Kyle Lew is (Yam); 2. Randy Moody (Han); 3. Tim Telford (Hon). 250 SEG: 1. Steve Olarbonneau (Hon); 2. Chr is Kunis (Sun 3. Abl e Lara (Kaw); 4 . Rick Collins (Han); 5. Peter Vaur i (Han). 250 NOV : 1. Will Dickson (Yam); 2. Georg e Andrews (Han ); 3. Matt Wyd(off (Kaw l; 4. Billy M ercier (Han ); 5 . Nick Santan a (y am ). . 250 INT: 1. Ton y Sulek (Kaw ). 250 PRO: 1. Jon Ort ner (Hon); 2. John Gree nway (Hon). 500 BEG: 1. Terry Voll and (Han); 2. J ason M yron (Han); 3 . David Para (Han); 4 . Steve Reeves (ATK); 5 . Keith Brown (Kaw ). 500 NOV : 1. Karl All en (Han) . 500 PRO: f . Troy Welty (Hon). Creed wins at Montrose MX By Hurley & Dot Short RAEFOR D, NC , SEPT. 10 The second ra ce of the Fa ll N.A.M.E. Ser ies was held at Montrose MX Park wit h over 200 riders sig ned up to co mpe te. Among the riders was a ma teur winner Sy Creed . In th e first runni ng of th e 250cc Novice cia ss, th e holesho t wen t 10 Creed , followed . by Richard Buckton, Rick Milk s a nd Lee Martin . They held thei r po sitions for th e firsl lap , th en Milk s too k o ver. How ever, co me finish time, it was Creed, Milks, Martin and Anthony Dyson and Buckton. Creed shot o ut front again in th e second mo to. He held on for th e finis h fo llowed by Martin , Dyson , R icky La nkton a nd Ni ck Allen . When the 500cc Am at eur cla ss roa red off the lin e in th e first mo to, it was Roger Line ber ger wh o took th e ho leshot, follo wed by Mar k Kiser and Dean Herr in . Lineber~er took a spill .an d Kiser mo ved into first. Mike 125 AM : 1. Rick M axson (Kaw ); 2. Paul Del avrier (Suzl; 3 . M ike Arnold (Kaw l. 125 EX: 1. Brian Au stin (Kawl; 2. Rick Pinn ey (Hon); 3. Rob Nessel (Kaw). ~ 250 AM : 1. P.J . Mulligan (Kaw l; Stan Nepa (Yam l; 3. George A ust in (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Brian Au st in (Kaw l; 2. Br uce Str atto n (Yaml; 3. Greg Nelson (Suz). OPEN NOV: 1. J eff Byrd (Yam ); 2. Forrest Taylor (Kawl ; 3. Jeff M arkham (S uz). . OPEN AM : 1. J im All en (Han); 2 . Corbett Campbe tl(Honl; 3. M atthew Cempa (Kaw l. O ~E N EX: 1. Rick Pinn ey (Han); 2 . M ike Dou gh erty (KTMI; 3. M lka M urr ay (KTM ). Willis, Ortner nail LA CR MX By Terry Rezek PALM DAL E. CA. SE PT. 8 ' Derek ""'iBis wo n both moios to to p the 125cc Int ermed ia te class , while J an Ortner used a pair of first -in-class fi nis hes to ta ke th e 250cc Pro win at L.A. County Raceway. . This was a double-head er weeken d for CRC mot ocr oss at LAC R. Some riders made it a full weekend by racing under the lig hts Friday ni gh t, practicin g o n the p rep ped track most of Sa turday, a nd raci ng agai n o n Su nday . Tony Quall s was out o n a new Kawasaki KX 125. It was h is first race o n th is bike an d th e suspe nsio n was n't qu ite sorted o u r. Quall s too k an early lead in bo th 125cc Interm ed iat e mo tos and held it for severa l la ps un til th e unpredictable hand ling slow ed h im . let tin g Derek Willis past for bo th rno tos win s and the overa ll. Qua lls go t a pair of seconds for second 125cc Int ermed ia te. T on y Sul ek was the o n ly ent ry in the 250cc In termed iat e clas s and spe nt ab o ut half of each mo ta racin g with Qua lls. John G reenway go t th e hol eshot in mo to o ne of th e 250cc Pro race. foll ow ed by J on O rner, T im Telford and Yamaha factory rider Kyle Lewis. Ortner cha sed Gr eenway for ha lf the moto , On lap seven, Lewi s swep t past th em both a nd Ort ner fo llowed Lewis into seco nd place o vera ll, wh ere he fin ished firsl 250cc Pro. In mo ta two, O rtner had th e early lead and Lewis too k it away in la p two, cruising o n fo r th e overall Pro win . Gr eenw ay was stuc k back in traffi c a nd co uld never ca tch Ortner, who took anothe r mo to first a nd first o vera ll 250cc: Pro. G reenway fin ish ed second o vera ll 250

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