Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

, ... , ••' .,. • • • • r o u t h e r n Califor n i a -Arizona-Sou t hern Neva d a -S outhern Cali ' Rod ger McCa be (Suz) was out for gold and led the pack off th e line. McCabe found heavy competi tion from Yamaha-mou n ted Jim Harris in second, Rusty Boran holdi ng down the th ird pl ace slot and Honda support racer G len Wells in fourth, back in action after injuries. From the start the battle was for the fourth- p lace slot with tig h t dicing throughou t the pack. John Anderson held down the fort in fifth , the fin al tra nsfer spot. The top four finally broke away, and a duel shaped up between th em for the lead . Well s inched h is way into second, and Boran took over the lead by mote's en d. McCabe fou nd himself back in third with Harris ro und ing out the top four. On th e start of th eir fin a l round of action, Boran had his eyes on the gold and blasted off the line with Wells and McCabe foIl owing in hot p ursuit. A Bora n/ Wells duel shaped up a nd foIlowed the two men down to the wir e with WeIls taking command and Bora n pulling out all stops to try and recapture hi s lead. When th e finish line loo med into sight, Wells claimed the gol d, Boran cinched second overaIl h onors, and Harris took third overall wi th a 4-3 ride. AIl th ree men prepared to meet at the Coliseum . ' Results 60 NOV: 1. We sley Klein (Yam); 2. Ma rk Zaragoza (Yam). . SOBEG: 1. Steve Sali ng (Yam); 2. Tony Seckma n (Kaw); 3. Pete Pete rson (Yam). SONOV: 1. Scott Mu rphy (Yam); 2. David Thacke r (Yam); 3, Tim Young (Yam). 80 INT: 1. Wal ter Elic ker (Yam). 100 BEG: 1. M ike Pent a (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Todd St ubblefield (Yam); 2. Ron Ham mond (Yam); 3. Tim Howa rd (Suz). 125 NOV: 1. Dann y Sanchez (Suz); 2. Greg Wo lfe (Suz); 3 . M ichael Futc h (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Jerry An ker (Yam); 2. Chris Morray (Suz); 3. Brent Smit h (Suz). 125 PRO: 1. Don nie Best (Yam); 2. Dana Pat ao (Kaw ); 3. Ed Eckert (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. M ike Martin (Yam); 2. Craig W hit e (Yam); 3 . Paul Wa lms ley (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Philip Siekierice (Yam); 2. Ma rk Brown (Suz); 3. Kirk Goldie (Han). 250 INT: 1. Todd Simon s (Suz); 2. Pat Del Gada (Han); 3. Kevin Brown (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Greg Zitterkopf (Yam); 2. Dallas Rebell o (Suz); 3. Perry Scott (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. M ilan Chytil (Suz); 2. Kirk Litzenberg (Yam); 3. M icha el Shaw (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Philip Baray (Mai); 2. Kayo Knight (SUz); 3. Tim Kilgore (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Gle n Wells (Han); 2. Rusty Baran (Mai); 3. J im Harris (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Eric M acCracken (Yam ); 2. Bob Casper (Han); 3. Bill Homes (Hus). VET JR: 1. Perry Beach (Yam); 2. Gle n n Worrail (Yam); 3. Joe Marks (KTM). VET INT: 1. Raul Escamilla (Han); 2. Bob Barr (Han); 3. Ray Simmons (Suz). VET SR: 1. Dan Moore (Han); 2. Bill M illar (Suz). McGr aw, l e wis, Ray take Sunrise MX wins By Bert Va lenzuela ADELANTO, CA, JUN E 27 The pro absence was conspicuous, bu t the riders that didn't succumb to "Mammothitis" put on a helluva show today for th e Sunrise VaIley MX faith ful. James Lewis (Hon) p ut o n a 2-1 performance to beat out Pete Vetiano (H on) for a first place in 250cc Intermediate action. T he second moto was a th ri Iler as Lewis worked his way through th e pack to start a memorable d uel with Vetia no. From the fifth lap on it was a real dic e-o u t as both riders gave it their all for th ree la ps before Lewis finaIl y ga ined the edge at th e fin ish . Lynn McGra w (Hus) too k the com bined Open win over Dan Ayers (Yam) . Buster Ch erry ha d a rea l time fighting Ch arl ie Strong to tak e O pen Novice honors, and David Furbus h beat out Rod Lowe for th e 250cc Novice win. Ap ple VaIley's J ohnny Ra y kept his Suzuki uprigh t and under him for two entire motos and won the war of the l25s. It didn't come easy, though, as fellow Intermediate Jake Roach and Novice Tim T iley kept weaving in, out and around each other as they pressed Johnny most of the wa y. Ray did not gain a comfortable edge until near the end of both motos. Donnel Briley ran 1-2 in a wide open race to take the 125cc Beginner win over Jerry Webb (5-1) and John Mazzei (3-3). Brian Lay (2-4) was also in the thick of things right up to the end. Results MIN I BEG: 1. Kenneth Tate (Yam); 2. Eric Cardw ell (Kaw); 3. Brent lay (Yam). MINI NOV: 1. R. Borders (Yam); 2. Jeff Capt (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Donne l Brile y (Suz); 2. Jerry W ebb (Suz); 3. John Mazzei (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Tim Rile y (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Johnny Ray (Suz); 2. Jake Roach (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Tom Capt (Yam); 2. Paul Burt on (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. David Furbush (Yam); 2. Rod Lowe (Yam). ' 250 INT: I . James Lewis (Han); 2. Pete Vet ia no (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Buste r Cherry (Han); 2. Charli e Strong (Suz); 3. J . Brow n (Yam). OPEN INT: 1. Lynn McGraw (Hus); 2. Dan Avers (Yam). Owens doubles at SNRR By Don Akers LAS VEGAS, NV, J U NE 27 Lance Owens, after a long lay off, won both the 600cc Production and 750cc Prod uction races at Las Vegas Speedro me today. The opening race of the day was the Vintage class . Bo b Rapp, on h is Zimmer Tuning Specialties 250 Kawasaki took an early lead and was never headed. W.H. Wagner looked like he might be a th rea t on his Zimmertuned 250 Benelli but was forced out of the race early with mechanical di fficulties. That left only Albert H lebasko on a 250 BSA to try and shut down the fast running Rapp. Nice try, but no cigar. Next on the grid was the 600cc Productio n class. Lance Owens wasted no time and powered through turn one at the head of the pack. Sli m Stephens, rid ing a G Pz550 sponsored by Kawasaki WestiTPI /Waynes Machine Shop, was running a strong second, but the Wildlife Perform ancetuned bike of O wens seemed to have a sma ll horsepower advantage. Mean wh ile " Mr. Clean " Henry T ecza and Utah farm boy Jim Cox were havi ng a fierce battle for th ird . Cox, riding a G S450, managed to beat Tecza's GPz550 into the first corner. Tecza, however, is no t a ma n who gives up easily. He chaIlenged Cox in almost every corner until the next to the last lap, when he finaIl y got by the hard charging Cox. At the flag it was Owens first, Step hen s second, Tecza third and Cox fourt h. In the 750cc Prod uction class "M r. Clean" took the holesh ot. He held that position unti l the third lap whe n O wens slip ped by h im in turn three. Try as he migh t, T eczacou ldn't repass Owens, and at the checkered flag it was Owens first, Tecza second and Cox third. Rocket rocks 'em at Canyon MX By Pam Hardin PHOENIX, AZ, J UNE 26 Yam aha support rider R ichie "T he Rocket" Dobbs showed FREDDIE SPENCER, Belgian Roadrace G.P. Winner, Chooses ARAI So Should You! 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