Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

OPEN B: 1. Todd Snider (Yam); 2. Chr is Rehm ert (!(aw); 3 . Bren Parks (KTM); 4 . Randy McCauley (Hus). SR 8: 1. Chu ck Woods (KTMI; 2. J ames M cVicar (Kaw) ; 3. David Gidcumb (KTMI; 4, Joe Estafan (KTM). Smith inherits Willow Springs win By Richard D~ Thompson ROSAMO N D, CA, NOV. 12 Georgian Mik e Smith was handed th e ARRA Miller Hi gh Life Formu la O ne win on a platter w hen a t the end of th e ra ce, leader Lee Shi ert s had a mech anical problem and was forced ou t of the race a t Willow Springs Interna tio na l Raceway. . At th e start it was Shiens rid in g a Su zuki GSXR 1100 a nd Barry Burke wh o left the oth ers behind. La p after lap th e two leaders went a t it full bore, with no o ne in co ntentio n fro m behind. Little did an yon e kn ow, ho wever , tha t a fter stall ing a t th e sta rt o r th e ra ce, Smith had his mind set o n winning and was picking off the o the r racers: " I pi cked them off three by three, " he said. . . Smith , rid ing a Suzuki GSXR750, sponsored by Yoshimura , The Wax Shop, R.K" F&L and Fox contin ued pick off the bikes betwee n he and the leaders, By th e seventh lap, it loo ked as if he had a cha nce o r ca tching Bur ke: " I knew Sm ith was ca tch ing u p, " Burke said. It seemed impossible tha t anyone wo u ld ca tch Shierts , as he continued to ga in gro und on the ot hers . Raci ng for the fou rth pos itio n were Cur tis Adams , Ken t Kun itsugu, Bria n Bernard a nd Kenny Kopecky . T he fourso me was clos e toge the r for th e ent ire race. Dal e Kieffer , o nce in th ird , 'was black- flagged du e to a leaking radiator. Kopecky at one poi nt felt the spray of the water an d had to pull back . Squeezing by Kopec ky, edging by Bernard, pushin g by Kunitsu gu and fina lly getting arou nd Ada ms, Smi th set his sights on Burke . Neari ng the end of the race , Sm ith got right up o n Burkeand reall y put the press ure on. Going into tur n eight, Smit h was just inches beh ind Burke. In 'urn n ine, Smith let it rip and the two wen t side -by-side dow n the fro nt straight. . "T he fro nt tire slid a nd th at sealed my fate," sai d Burke. "'I knew I couldn 't ca tch h im. " Smith, a fter havin g passed every ot he r racer, mo ved into second . Shier ts, then ex pe rienced a mechanical problem in tu rn one and pu lled off the track and o u t of the race. Burke tried to catch up but it was to no avai l an d Smith went o n to take the checkered '0 ~ z flag for the win. Burke crossed for seco nd a nd Curtis Ada ms finished th ird . Resu lts Bon UW: 1. Jason Pereira (Kaw); 2 . Frank Domino (Yam); 3 . Paul Shi llito; 4 . Gordon Smith J r .; 5. Kevin Johnson (Yam). Bon H/W; 1. M ick Of iel d (Due); 2. Trevor Dunne (Duel; . 3 . Bud Rogers (Due); 4 . Erwin Rainek (Du e); 5, M ark Cruz (Duel . 600 S/ST : 1. Kent Kudi tsugu (Yaml ; 2, M ike Gose laar (Yam ); 3 . Rodney She rma n (Yam); 4 . Ross Hahn (Yam ); 5 . Dale Kieffer (Yam ). 750 MO D PROD: 1. Ken Reynold s (Su z); 2 . J eff Harr is (Suz); 3 . Rodney Sherman (Yam); 4 . Scott Chaytor (Kawl; 5. Scon Eichbe rge r (Hon) . 500 MOD PROD: 1. Edw ard Bagante (Yam); 2 . Morg an Seim (Hon): 3 . M ichael Orsul an (Kaw); 4 , Eric Sherrer (Hon); 5. Gordon Smith J r. (Kaw) . 400 MOD PROD: 1, Patr ick Murray (Yam ); 2, Darr ell Park er ( Ya m~ 3 . Hirosh i Nakajam a {Yam); 4 . M ike Fryn ock (Yam); 5 . Mi c hael Hughes (Yam). F·3 : 1, Kevin M urray (Hon); 2. Clar k Twetvetrees. 3 . J eff Walker (kaw) ; 4 . Loren Poole Kaw ); 5. Je ff Oyer (Yam). F· 1; 1. M ike Smit h (Suz); 2. Barry Burk e (Yam); 3 . Curtis Adams (S uz); 4, Kent Ku nit sugu ; 5. Brian Bern ard (Hon). 750 STK: 1. Ja son Pridmore (Suz); 2. Bret M eacham (Yam ); 3 . Greg Terr anova (Sl,&z); 4 . Chr is Mau lhardt (Yam); 5. Rich ard Kovacs (Suzl. Bon VINT: 1, Mick Ofield; 2. David Fiorelli . 600 5T K PROD: 1. M ichael Huber ; 2. Steve Mikola s (Yam); 3 . Alan Sm it h (Yam); 4 . Saroch Hanbintrony (Hon); 5 . Greg Bent on (Hon). F-SGL.: 1, Nick t .enetech (Yam); 2. Frank Domino; 3 , Paul Sh illito (Rtx); 4 . Joe Sh elton (Yam); 5 . Kevin Johnson (Yam). 500 5TK : 1. Mi chael Ors ula n (Kaw ); 2. Doug Steph ens (Kaw) . 400 STK: 1, Hiros hi Nakajim a (Yam); 2. M ike Kry nod s (Yam ); 3 . Rand y Borg (Yam); 4. M ichael Hughes (Yam); 6. Jer ry Carl son (Yam), 600 SG L.: 1. Nick le natsch (Yam); 2, Frank Domi no (Yam); 3 . Eron Flory (Hon); 4 . Jo e Shelton (Yam ); 6. Rick Thompson (Yam) . 600 MOD PROD: 1. Kent Kuni tsug u; 2. Rodney Sh erm an (Yam); 3 . Tony Mathew s (Hon); 4 . Tim Tillman (Hon); 5. Alan Sm ith (Yam). F·2 : 1, Kent Kuni ts ugu (Yam): 2, Joe William s; 3 , Nick lenatsch (Yam); 4. Mike Goselaa r (Yam); 5; Stave Bigan ski. 750 S/ST: 1, Mi ke Sm ith (SUl); 2. Bar ry Burke (Yam); 3 , Kenny Kopecky (SUl) ; 4 . Brad Hazen; 5. Jason Pridm ore o en 0.. ::?; o :I: ~ c:i o a: <{ :I: U a: > CD ~ (5u,l . OPEN 51ST: 1, tee Sblerts (Suz); 2. Curti s Adams; 3. Robert Miller (SUl); 4 . John Livings; 5 . Doug Kam holz. 400 S/ST: 1, Dale Kieffer (Yam); 2. Nick Ienatsch (Yam); . 3 . Patr ick Murray (Yam ~ 4, Darrell Parker ; 5, Mike Hughe s. 500 S/ST: 1. Andy Milton; 2. Jason Pere ira; 3 . Ero n Flory ; 4 . James M alou in; 5 . Edward Brigante, Smith scores Argyll NIX win By Nuklear Neukam DIX O N, CA, OCT. 29 FMFlTea m Chesterfie ld Su zuki ace Rod ney "Rocke trnan " Smi th roo sted hi s way to victory ove r FMF Yamaha-powered Shaun " Scootin ' .. Wooten in bo th 250cc Pro rnotos a nd th us claimed the o vera ll in the CMC motocross races a' Argy ll Park. T he 500cc Pro class , mea nwh ile, was do mi na ted by H i-Po in t/ Dav is Honda-moun ted G ra nt Michaelson. T he 125cc Pro class victory went to Team Green Fairfiel d Kaw a saki -sponsored Ra y :I: 0.. Mike Smith rode a Yoshimura Suzuki Superbike to the ARRA Formula One win at southern California's Willow Springs International Raceway. Cr um b and Kawasak i R&D ho tsh oe Michael Preston retu rn ed to his ol d hau ntins grou nds a nd scored the Vet Pro win over di rt trac ker -Alex j or gensen. Sm ith shot into the lead of the first 250cc Pro moto and never looked ba ck as the GP contender displayed his speed a nd style all the way to th e checkered flag. Woot en pro ved his na tural ab ili ty by holding off Wrig ht Mo tor s Yamaha -mounted " j am m in ' " jed Green for seco nd . D&R Racing/Al oh a Window Tinting/ Pro Bike Ka wa sak i-spo n sored R o n " Ali en" All en he ld o n fo r fo urth wi th Mich aelson round in g out the to p five. Wooten hooked up a nd took the ear ly lead in mota two, but Smith soo n found his way by a nd agai n greeted the checkered firs t for the o vera ll. Wooten stayed relatively clos e for second, a nd second o veral l. cwh ile Green was agai n third. Kawasaki's risi ng star Brian Ro th too k fourth, but first round problems held hi m to a 10th overa ll. Allen secured fou rth overall wi th a fifth this time out while fift h overall wen' to Ho nda -mounted Kurt j orgensen (7- Michaelson to pped both 500cc Pro ba ttles wh ile Yoko USA/Concord Honda sponsored Clayton " Bad " Bloo d played second fidd le bot h mo to s for secon d overa ll. Ho ndamounted Kurt j or gen sen and Surf-n-Turf/ So ut h Bay H on da -sponso red Eric Sandstrom traded thi rd an d fourt h in eac h rno to-rnission with j or gen sen secu ri ng third overa ll wit h th e better fin ish in th e seco nd a nd deciding ro und. D&M Products' jon Nicola us bro ke u p th e Honda sweep with two fifths aboard his Kawasa ki. . T he Vet Pro class feat ured a return to north ern California racin g actio n by Kawasaki hot-shot Michael Presto n. Preston wo n bo th mo tos in th e smooth an d ra pi d sty le th at mad e him a local favorite no t so man y years ago. Mile, half -m ile and TT tracks ma y be Alex Jorgensen's domai n but he pr oved to be fast in th e ro ugh stuff as well by finis hi ng seco nd aboard his Kawasaki in bo th motes for second overall. jorgensen wo rked his way to second from th ird the firs t rno to, but had h is work cut o u t in the second ro und when he found him self bu ried in mid- pack after the 6). . MOTORSPORTS PAR~ @1~~6~ Society mn.sc eh presents AL ~U Winter Series 0.00 ~30.~11'G £'ClES .. carolina . . . . - iOifo,l PRr'LE. 2 WHEEL 0-85. ':'7-13 0-85, 12-15 'SU R MINI PE 125 NOV 125 AM 125 PRO 250 NOV 250 AM 250 PRO 500 AM SENIORS, +25 SENIORS, +30 IOR SEN S, +40 ATV nHEEL AM 4 WHEEL PRO GATE FEE - $7.00 O THER ' CLASSES MAY BE RUN AND SCORED FOR THE DAY ONLY •.. 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