Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

S~uthern California-Arizona-Sou t h er n Nevada- Southern Callfornla·Arizona-Southern Neva Western hotline 250 AM : 1. Bob Tomaw : 2. Danny Hodges; 3. Doug Goodma n. 250 EX: 1. Chappy Blose (Han); 2. Bob Blos e (Han); 3. J ohn Part in. OPEN BEG: 1. Greg Ryan (M ai); 2. Dennis Burks (Suz). OPEN AM : 1. Glenn Dawson; 2. Steve Akens. OT AM : 1. Mo nte W hit aker (Yam); 2. M ike Mci nty re (Yam); 3. Char lie Walters. BOb Wehm an is pre sid en l and c h le l eng iO@er o f SpeCIr O OIls 01 Arm m c:a and In te rc o n tin e n ta l I u bnc a n l ~ Corp THE LOGIC DEFEATS ME! Many oth erwise rational peop le go out an d buy a high perfo rm an ce motorcycle for $3,000 to $8,000. Then th ey econom ize by b uying c heap automotive oil to lubricate it. Gerig, Tripes post CMC Sunrise wins By Bert Valenzuela What the ir new bikes require for prolonged high performa nce is a STAY·IN·GRADE four -cycle motor oil designed to provide piston , cylinder, valve, cam, clutch and transm ission lubr ication . ADELANT O. CA . J UNE 20 'T was a beautifu l day for the ra ces, bo th h uman and MX. Da ve Gerig p u t two firsts together to wi n the Open portion Even if you change the cheap oil every 500 miles the lubrication ca pability of that oil was marginal when new and dimin ished during use . There is one supe r premium 4-stroke motorcycle oil that will preform a ll of those critical lubrication func tions and pr otect the perfo r mance of . your motorcycle for 4,000 to 5,000 miles before chan ge. That oil is Golden Spectro 4. When you use Golden Spect ro 4 you will immediately not ice: • Improved sh ifting • A qu ieter engine • Smoother clutch operat ion • • And you will get rid of the CL UNKS . Believe me when I tell you that you will enjoy moto rcycle riding more and you will ride more if you use Golden Spectro 4. Because of its low wear characteristics it should not be used for the first 2,000 miles of break in. Use Spec tro 4 premium 4-stroke oil for this. Make your change to Golden Spectro 4 now and enjoy the benefits all this Summer and for many years to come. Sh~~L Robert H. Wehma n SPECTRO Oil S OF AMERICA ROUTE 7 • P,O. -aX:lOll IIROOKFE LD, CT. ~ A Division Of Intercontinental Lubricanis Corp. Go Faster --9-Husqvarna Come in and see the New HUSKY SOOCR! ... 34 • F inancin AvailableOn g App roved Credit T & 0 Yamaha 24020 Narbonne Ave. (Torrance/Redond o area) Lomita, CA 90717 213-534-2311 Chris Burgess (29) and Young log air t ime at CRC Dunes. When th e second round of action broke loose, Matthews led the way a nd once more found th e indomitabl e L am b r idi ng shotgun . With " Bu bba " br ea th i n g down Lam b 's jersey, the action was intense, and the three riders all bu t set the track on fire. For Erickson, who foug h t so hard to overtake th e leaders, it was a mota full of disa p poin tme n t. Mechanicals forc ed him to DNF. Matth ews co nt in ued hi s co m man d down to th e wire, eme rgi ng tr iu m p ha nt with a super pair of aces . Lam b came home to seco nd place, and Eri ckson 's Yamaha li mped back to the p its in third for the Experts. When th e 80cc Novices blast ed off th e gr id , a battle took sha pe between -T o rn Holt of Ventura Kawasaki a nd Ch ris Burgess, Su zuki-moun ted an d o ne of PJ - L's most promising Min is. Lancaster Kawasaki ride r J eff Mabery, a lso riding for PJ - l was in th ird with Sunshin e Yamaha ace Alvin Matthews in fourth . Th e heat was on ! By m o to 's en d, H olt led th e wa y, and Burgess, Mabery, Matthews an d Young foll ow ed su it. Wh en th ey met on the grid for their final encounter, it was Burgess who eme rged the ir leader a nd had to fig h t to hold back Maberv in seco nd , Mik e Kiedrowski in third an d Matth ews riding fourth . By th e tim e th e chec kered flag wa ved th e race rs home, Bu rgess too k ho me th e gold, Mabery cinched seco nd overa ll hono rs, and Matthews too k a supe r th ird overall with a 4-4 tall y. Finishing th ird for th e moto was Kiedrow ski who fought lO th e wire to hold Matthews a t bay. Results PEE WE E: 1. J esse James (Yam ); 2. Chri s Pfates (Yam); 3. Basil Thacke r (Yam). 60 NOV: 1. Sea n Blanc hard (Yam); 2. Chr is Pfat es (Yam); 3. Frank Buck (Yam). 60 INT: 1. Shawn Bates (Yam); 2. Richard Saxton (Yam). 60 EX: 1. A lv in Ma n hews (Yam ); 2. Dan ny Lam b (Yam); 3. Bubba Erickson (Yam). 80 BEG DIV ONE: 1. Chuck Pegg (Han); 2. A lan Roth (Yam); 3. Er ick Hilto n (Yam) . 80 BEG DIV TWO : 1. Scott M ichaels (Suz); 2. Doug A lle n (Yam); 3. Ronnie Densford (Han). 80 NOV: 1. Chr is Burgess (Suz); 2. Je ff Ma bery (Kaw ); 3 . A lvin Manhws (Yam). 80 INT: 1. Je ff Reynolds (Yam ). Blose dominates MayerMX By Pam Hardin MAYER , AZ, J UN E 20 Alt h oug h th ere were n 't many Experts, th e co m pe titi on be- twee n the ones th a t were the re provided a grea t sh ow today fo r the spectators stre tched ou t in th e hills an d valleys a t Thu nder Vall ey Ra ceway. Chappy Blose made it a dou bl e feat ure for th e crowd as h e took both th e 125 and 250cc Experts. The H o nda rider ma de it easy on himself by. grabbing an ear ly lead in th e 125s and p utti ng a quick three seco nds between h im self and Pa ul Bowman in second and T odd Kessel in third. Kessel plastered Bowman's bac k wheel like pit too tsi es foll ow him. Bo wm a n 's Kawasak i so u nded a littl e sick, but he wasn't goi ng u nder yet; With Kessel's H o nda power on th e stra ig h ts a nd Bo wma n 's Kawasaki handl ing on the whoops , it could have go ne either way o n th e long Ma yer trac k. Kessel jam me d by Bowm a n o n th e eig h th la p after do gging hi m from th e sta rt . H e began to ea t up time betw een hi mse lf a nd the leader , but Blose had an almost in surmou nt abl e lead. H onda grabbed one an d two a t th e checkered, a n d Bowman 's Ka wasa ki, th at sounded more li ke a Mod el T Ford, lim ped in for th ird. Seco nd m o ta , Kessel used a ll th at power a nd jammed in the firstturn a hea d of Blose and Bo wma n. Kessel wen t u nd er by th e second lap a nd followed Blose line for line. ' By m id-mota Bo wma n got ca ught behi nd so me la p p ers and lost a few seco nds to Kessel. Kessel took a detou r th ro ug h some flags but di d n' t was te time sal u ti ng a nd kept h is second pl ace secure. Results PEEWEE NOV: 1. Damon Watkins (Yam ); 2. Kyle Killeb rew (Yam); 3. Chip Young (Yam). PEE WEE AM : 1. J immy Button (Yam); 2. Wes Parker (Yam). 80 BEG: 1. J immy Bors t (Yam ); 2. Wes Parker (Yam); 3. Chr is Dixon (Suz). . 80 NOV : 1. Bobby Kerr (Yam); 2. Dav id Pederson (Yam); 3. Nick Pietras ik (Kaw ). 80 AM : 1. 'Dennis Parke r (Yam ); 2. Jeff Riggle (Kaw) ; 3. Tom Hunt (Kaw) . 80 X: 1. Bryan Bruner (Kaw); 2. Bill Dalton (Han); 3. Robert Mason (Kaw) . 105 NOV : 1. Pat Loughra n (Yam ); 2. J im my Bors t (Yam); 3. J .J. Tunnell (Yam). 10 5 AM : 1. Bryan Bru ner (Kaw ); 2. Robert M ason (Kaw); 3. Jeff Riggle (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Bill McGregor (Suz); 2. Herb Scruggs (Suz); 3. Pete Niede rier (Kaw). 12 5 NOV: 1. M ike McG rego r (Han); 2. Doug Tepe (Kaw); 3. Jo e Marziano (Kaw) . 125 A M : 1. Russ Wi nkl er; 2. Eric Kirk (Kaw); 3. Mark Lucas (Suz), 125 EX: 1. Chapp y Blose (Han); 2. Todd Kessel (Han); 3. Paul Bow man (Kaw) . 250 BEG: 1. Paul Rya n; 2. Char les W iley; 3. Alan Wells. 250 NOV: 1. Edward W alte rs (Yam ); 2. Mi ke Forzano (Yam); 3. Chuck Haynes (Han). of toda y's Continen tal Mo te-sports Club card at Sunrise Cycle Park. G eri g ca me o u t in mota o ne to lea d wire to wi re. Mi ke Tripes followed Dal e Lewis and Dal e Anderson for five lap s befo re movi ng p ast Lewis on lap six. It took Tripes four more la ps to overtake Anderson. There- . after he held th e two Dal es off to fin ish second behi nd Gerig. An derso n and Lewis held their p osi ti o ns ahead of Bill Keefe a nd "Mr. Bill " J ewell. Mo to two was a repeat perform ance for Ger ig . but this ti m e "Mr. Bill " a n d T ripes ran two a nd three for the length of th e race . Dave Eropkin ra n fourth for th e fir st half of th e ra ce, then An derson put on a move to pass him. and tha t' s th e way they took th e checkered. Kurt Dietr ich did right well for a "more ma ture" typ e rider as he took a 2-1 in th e Open Intermedia te class to edge o ut La yman Gattis (1-2) and Verli n Va n Zee (3-3). J im L ewi s ra n fou rth in rnoto one wi th a DNF in num ber two. H owever, at th e same time, two of the yo u nge r rid ers p ut o n a good show as Ro b Barnum (I 25cc) led all the wa y in th e fir st stanza with geologist J ohnny Ray. staying on his mount for the entire race , finis hi ng third overall (seco nd 125cc Interm edia te) behi nd Gattis. Ga tt is led two-th ir ds of th e wa y in mota two before hard-p ressing Di etrich ' too k th e lead for good on la p eig ht. Gattis settled for a th ird overall th is time as Barnum flew pas t h im o n the same lap a nd took seco nd overall and first 125cc Intermedia te. Joh nny Ra y too k seco n d I 25cc In term edia te again (fifth overa ll) . Jake Roach was third, fo urth for th e da y. Results M INI JR : 1. J on Border (Yam); 2. Jeff Capt (Yam); 3. Eric Cardwell (Kaw) . M INI INT: 1. Nick Pounds (Suz); 2. Steve Sali ng (Yam). 125 JR : 1. Alex Lopez (Yam); 2. Don nie Herol d (Han); 3. Je rry We bb (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Rob Barn um (Su z); 2. Jo hn ny Ray (Suz); 3. Tony Bienert (Yam). 2501NT: 1. James Lewi s (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Kurt Dietr ic h (Su z); 2. Layman Gat t is (Ma i); 3. Ve rl in Van Zee (M ai). OPEN JR: 1. Bill Hair. 250 JR : 1. Doug Bearden (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Pat Hubbs (Su z); 2. Jeff Prieue (Yam); 3. Ray Tetherton (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. M ike Tri pes (Hus); 2. Pete Murray (M ai); 3. Woody Carlson (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. David Ger ig (Hus); 2. M ike Tripes (Hus); 3. Dale Anderson (Han). Scrap Iron Scoff takes OTHG MammothMX By M ike Wilcock MAMMOTH MO UNTAIN , CA. J UNE 19-20 For the 15th year in a row the Old Timers Association hosted the always popular Mammoth

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