Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

(Left) Vintage racers and bikes at the Dirt Diggers Dinosaur TT. (Above) Doug Nicol holeshots CMC's Ascot night motocross. MINI EX: 1. B. Frank (Hon). 125 JR: 1. J . Crouch (Suz); 2. R. Hovis (Yam); 3. C. Gardner (Hon). . 125 INT: 1. T. Campbell (Kaw); 2. R. Dickinson (Suz); 3. S. Storer (Kaw).. 250 JR: 1. J . Almond (Suz);.2. R. Alvarado (Suz); 3. D. Jones (Yam). 2501NT : 1. R. Trone (Hon); 2. L. Deley (Suz); 3. B. Shermak (Hon). 500 JR: 1. S. Quinn (Hon); 2. B. Melanson (Yam); 3 . D. lyons (Yam). 500 INT: 1. D. Glover (Yam); 2. A. Olson (Ma i); 3. T. Marsh (Hon). VET JR: 1. M . Widgery (Yam); 2. D. Holladay (Hon); 3. J . Marks (KTM). VET INT: 1. G. Clark (Suzl; 2. N. Costallo (Yam); 3. R. Escamilla (Hon). VET MASTER: 1. R. Pisarsk i (Hon); 2. A. Olson (Suz): 3. K. Dietrich (Suzl. OLD TIMER JR : 1. C. Ellert (Mai); 2. M . Salisbury (Hon); 3. J. McClain (Hon). 125 PRO: 1. B. Myerscough (Hon); 2. R. Turner (Hon); 3. T. Meeks (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1. A. Jefferson (Suz); 2. A. Guth (Hon); 3 . C. Gormley (Yam). 500 PRO: 1. M . Dymond (Ma il; 2. M . Tripes (Hus); 3.0. Gerig (Hus). OTHG NOV: 1. Toad T. Comstock (Yam); 2. Boner Bob (Honl; 3. Endo Eric (Bul). . OTHG AM : 1. Jaws John (Mai) ; 2. Good Bye Gary (Suz); 3. Runover Ron (Yz). OTHG INT: 1. Maico Mike (Suz): 2. Jumpin' Jack (Yam); 3. Silicone Sal (Suz). OTHG EX: 1. Absurd AI; 2. Bentover Bill ; 3. John White. Honda haulers top AME Dunes Pros Arnet won both motos over Zahrt and Erin Buskirk. Greg Torgerson took his Yamaha to a sixth place in the 250cc Pro class but did better in the 500cc Pro class. Torgerson followed Arnet in both races and took the second place cash. Shaun Kalas decided to get away from the heat in his hometown of Litchfield Park, AZ. Kalas took home two wins in the 60cc Expert and 80cc Intermediate classes. Results · 60 EX: 1. Joel Tokarsky (Yam). 60 EX: 1. Shaun Kalos (Suz); 2. Danny Lamb (Yam); 3. Kayle Johnson (Yam). SOJR : 1. Tony Fleming (Yam); 2. Chris Burgess (Suz); 3. Robert Forest (Suzl. SOINT: 1. Shaun Kalas (Suz);2. Tony Toste (Yam). SOEX: 1. Lance Johnson (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. les Gal (Yam); 2. Barry Katz (Suz): 3. lee Jennings (Suz). 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Eric Casas (Han); 2. Tony Toste (Yam); 3. Guy Arnone (Hon). 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Jerry Tena (Suz); 2. Frank Darr ; 3. Mike Hughes (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Bruce Delgado (Suz); 2. Bill Delgado (Suz); 3. Herman Loaiza (Kaw). . 250 BEG: 1. Bill Collet (Suz); 2. Tink Bowman (Suz); 3. Tony Tena (Suz). 250 JR : 1. Paul Wolfe (Han); 2. Mark Wiklund (Hon); 3. Bruce Hiroshima (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Kenny Parry (Suz); 2. Darrell Melton (Hon); 3. Kevi Holmes (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. EdArnet(Hon); 2. Ken Zshrt (Kaw); 3. Erin Buskirk (Yam). 500 JR : 1. Rick Pratt (Yam); 2. Danny Casson; 3. Mike DeStefano (Yam). 500 PRO: 1. Ed Arnet (Han); 2. Greg Torgerson (Yam); 3. Andy Richard (Hon). . . VET JR: 1. Dan Ostrosky (Suz); 2. Jimmy Davis (Mai) . VET INT: 1. Kent Shepard (Suz). VET EX: 1. J im O'Neal (Mai); 2. David Rogers (Hus). Celebs at CMC Ascot night MX By Tom Corley VALENCIA, CA, JUNE 4 .. Bob Kline (1 B) at Dunes. snuck by Schlegal for fifth.. Turner ' won easily with Jefferson second then Guth, Todd Peterson (Yam) , Gormley and Schlegal, Mota two was all Jefferson. He put together a beautiful ride which bumped Turner right out of the overalL After a seventh place finish in mota one, Tripes also got it in gear for the second place ride just ahead of Gormley. The overall went to jefferson with Guth second. Gormley's 5-3 score was good enough for third overall. Brian Myerscough (Han) has hit ' the southern California tracks again and hit them hard. Myerscough rode two near-perfect rides for two mota wins just out of the grasp of Honda speedster Ron Turner. Turner's 2-2 score was second best with Tracy Meeks third. Results PEE WEE: 1. J. Winston (Yam). MINI JR: 1. C. Conoy(Suz); 2. L. Smith (Suz); 3 . N. Acevedo (Suz). MINIINT: 1. S. Kahos (Suz); 2.5. Gamble .lYam); ,. ·'3: P. Beckley (Yam). . .. . . . 40 ' ,. The Pro competition had to follow the leader in tonight's American Motocross Enterprises motocross at Indian By Tom Corley GARDENA, 'CA, JUNE 2 Ascot was visited by a couple of riders who were new to the Continental Moto-sports Club . line-up but well known in the . Dunes. Honda riders cleaned up in the Pro classes as Bob Kline top ped the 125cc Pro race wh ile Ed Arn et . took his Honda West machines to the top money positions in bo th the 250 and 500cc Pro races. Bob "BK" Kline dazzled the fans throughout the night and had some fun while he was winning both 125cc Pro motos. The jumps are high- . flying around the score tower, and BK would really get airborne. Other riders were not able to handle the large whoops. Robbie Healey (Han) was after BK in thefinalrace when he gottoo wild and took a tumble off the last whoop. Healey was not the only riderwhodid that; David Hussey performed the same act while closing in on BK. BK got his money's worth out of the race as he took home the top award. Edwin Arnet topped the small 250cc Pro class and received some cornpetition from Ken Zahrt. Zahrt could take his Kawasaki out front, but Arnet would end up controlling the race . ·.· • . Rawlinson the top brass over Me Millen, Bunn and Arnold. While Arnold had a good pack of riders to fight against, O'Neal was involved in a match race against Bob Ottow in the Vet Master class . Both riders chose the same weapon to do battle with and used Maico machin-ery. The first mota was exciting to watch as O 'Neal had a slight lead over Ottow, who was trying to make the pass in the corners. These two came into a corner, and Ottow made his move. His front wheel hit O'Neal's bike, and Ottow hit the ground. O'Neal swung the win. Before the start of the second mota, Ottow commented, "In the first mota I was a gentleman about it , but this time I'm not going to be." The ma tch race continued, and O'Neal got the start which lasted to the end. Overall it was O 'Neal and Ottow. 'Result s 50 JR : 1. James Summers (Yam). SOJR DIV 1: 1. Robert Makimoto(Yam); 2. Canon Squires (Yam); 3. Keith McMillen (Hus). SOJR DIV 2: 1. Rob Sassen (Hon); 2. Glenn Gordy (Kaw); 3. Mark Ronis (Yam). . SO INT: 1. Arthur Huffer (Kaw); 2. Brian Werle (Yam). SOEX: 1: Jeff Barbacovi (Yam). 125 JR: 1. Kenny Donelson (Kaw); 2. Mike Hughes (Suz); 3. Phil Lemmons (Kaw). 125 INT: 1. Rino Navera (Kaw); 2. Scot Clifton (Suz); 3. Jerry Anker (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Ron Turner (Hon); 2. Ross Maeda (Suz); 3. Doug Nicol (Hon). 250 JR : 1. Shawn Tracy (Hon); 2. Duke Rennie (Hon); 3. Scon Thiedeman (Mai) . 250 INT: 1. Steve Rawlinson (Hon); 2. Mike McMillen (Yam); 3. Ron Bunn (Kaw). 250 PRO: 1.' Ron Turner (Hon); 2. Craig Cable (Yam); 3. Ed Arnet (Hon). 500 JR : 1. Jeff Bunn (Hon); 2. Yandell Bishop (Hon); 3. Bill Melanson (Yam). . 500 INT: 1. Steve Van Zant (Mai); 2. Chris Mallory (Mai); 3. Chris Jackson (Ma i). 500 PRO: 1. Ron Turner (Hon); 2. Ed Arnet (Han). VET JR: 1. Mike McMillen (Mai); 2. Doyle Dodds (Suz). VET INT: 1. Dickie McMillen (Hus). VET MASTER: 1. Jim O'Neal (Mai) ; 2. Bob Onow (Mai) . Millner, Sanchez om,-nate OT motocross industry. Dav e Arnold, Honda Motocross team manager, put in an impressive performance in the 250cc Intermediate class with a fourth overall, Jim O'Neal of Jim O'Neal Distributing gave this track a go and By Bob Alloy took first place in the Veteran Master VALENCIA, CA, MAY 30 class. Today's Old Timers race was Arnold started off his night by takon the Indian Dunes Intering the holeshot in the first mota of k d h the 250cc Intermediate class . Several national trac ,an t ere were other riders held the throttle on longer lots of those stadium jumps. while going over some crash wall This was not a points race, but there jumps, and Arnold dropped back a wasa good turnout of Old Timers, 16 couple of places but still managed a in the Novice class alone. The track third place behind the leader Mike was well prepared and motos were McMillen and Steve Rawlinson. eight laps. Mid-Cities Honda ace Rawlinson Master Bob Millner nicely wrapped took second in the first mota, but in up the Master's class with a 1-1 to win the final race he.led with no trouble. the overall. Ron Bunn held second place confiIn the Junior Masters, Dick Mosley dentlyon his Kawasaki over McMillen blasted into the lead and took comand -Arnold. A super .2~'l ·tally. earned :' . ! ..mand.of the -track' for three laps, then d ' D t- unes ac ,on

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