Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Anderson, who has sh own an aweso me display of riding a bility, won every mota he competed in ex cept for the second 250cc mota in Missoula. . H e rode with a flat tire fo r the last few laps of that mota only to be passed at th e finish line by Yama ha /MX Fox tea m ma te Rick Burgett, w ho got the overa ll with h is 2-1 score. Great turnouts in a ll th e classes provided Montana ra ce fans with so me of the best racing seen th is yea r, a nd let th em get a look a t the strong co nt i nge n t of riders who made the trek east from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Jim Anderson gave other 125 and 250cc Pros but one view in Montana . .. Holt, Crisman, Irwin master Mt. View By Brian Barnes SANDY, O R, JULY I I Another great day of mo tocro ss racing took p lace today a t Mt. View Cycle Park wit h Pro titles fall in g to D&S Cycles Suzuki .. 36 rider Ted Holt in 125cc , Ra ndy Crisman in 250cc and Suzu ki Northwest 's Bruce Irwin in O pen . With many loca l riders attending the Gold Cup race bei ng he ld to the east in Idaho, some new faces were fo u nd in th e win ner's circle in many classes. T he 125cc P ro clas s sa w H olt wi nning both motos, but not without some stiff co mpe titio n to begin eac h race. Kaw asaki rider Joe Spangler is getting to be quite a holeshot artist around th e area, and today was no exception. Spangler shot to the lead in the first mota with Bellevue Suzuki's Mitch Lorenz, Ted Harry (Suz ), and Honda rider Keith Foidel in tow. Holt wasted no time getting into the lead and ran an excellent mota, winning with room to spare. Lorenz .showed some style, taking second with R W Racing/Yamaha of Salem rider Robby Watilo moving up for third. . In the second mota Spangler again balled into the lead with Hall, McCormick arid Watilo trailing. Holt was back into the lead again with Watilo and McCormick filing in behind. That order held to the flag wi th Holt putting some ground between himself and other riders. Eastside Kawasaki rider Skeet Hise took the 250cc Pro holeshot but had some problems, letting Rick Bozarth, a Gresham Suzuki rider, take his finest ride ta date with a well deserved win. Second was Watilo, and third was Crisman. The second mota saw Yamaha rider Dave Heuinga lead the whol e race until Crisman pulled to within striking distance on the I~st I~p; the tW? raced side by side until Cnsman deci ded he wanted to take over. And that he d id , ta kin g a close decision over H ettinga a nd th e overall wi n . Bozarth rode to th ird a nd p icked u p seco nd overall. Suzuki No rthwest's Bruce Irwin, Shoppert Logging Maico rider Lyle Sh o p p ert a nd Sm all En gi ne Specialties Husky-m ounted Brian H all placed first, seco nd a nd third in eac h Open Pro mota, p icking u p those positions o vera ll. Results PEE WEE J R: 1. Chris Cate (Yam). PEEWEE EX: 1. Gran t Berg st rom (Yam); 2. Travis Whitaker (Yam). MIN I J R: 1. Troy Stewart (Yam); 2. J im Larson (Han); 3. Edwa rd Portz (Suz). MIN I EX: 1. Randy Klenke (Han); 2. Kevin Ma nn . (Kaw); 3. Joel Sins (Suz). 100 JR : 1. Cra ig Clark (Yam); 2. Dan Cook (Yam). 100 INT: 1. Roger Sherrell (Yam): 2. Jeff Mi les (Yam). . 125 JR: 1. Ben Will iams (Han); 2. Chr is Swa la (Han); 3. Jay Overfield (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Doug Eichner (Suz); 2. Steve Jones (Suz); 3. Bill Kent (Yam). 125 EX: Mike Klenke (Suz); 2. Mike Hausk ins (Han); 3. Darren Monen (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Ted Holt (Suz); 2. Rob Watilo (Yam); 3. Mitch Lorenz (Suz), 250JR: 1. Keith Eckelman (Yam); 2. Louis Cornel ison (Yam); 3. Terry Davis (Kaw ). 2501NT: 1. Rick Wylder (Kaw); 2. Scan Williams (Yam); 3. Steve Jones (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Dan Fitch (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Randy Crisman (Suz); 2. Rick Bozarth (Suz); 3. David Heninga (Yam). OPEN JR: 1. Ron Meyers (KTM); 2. Dale Sahleen (Yam); 3. Jim Redden (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Ron Evans (Han); 2. Mark Spooner (Yam); 3. Ric Fandrey (Han). . OPEN PRO: 1. Bruce Irwin (Suz); 2. Lyle Shoppert (Mai); 3. Brian Hall (Hus). OTH NOV: 1. Eric Reuther (Yam). OTH INT: 1. Jeff Yaw (Yam). OTH EX: 1. Ron Long (Suz). OT NOV: 1. Dave Scan (Mai) ; 2. Rocky Robinson (Kaw); 3. Neil Roman (Suz). OT INT: 1. Sonny Neff (KTM); 2. Bill Testor (Mai) . OT EX: 1. J im Newman (Mai) ; 2. John Semmler (Han). . Anderson ambushes Montana GoldCups By Brian Barnes MISSOULA, MT, J ULY 3 CORVALLIS, MT, J ULY 4 MX Fox/Yamaha support ace Jimmy Anderson traveled all the way from his home in Longview, WA, to dominate Montana 's Gold Cup rounds and sew up the 1982 Yamaha Perpetual Gold Cup Series Championships in the 125 and 250cc Pro classes. Missoul a Anderson took both wins in 125cc Pro with another Washington hotsho t, Robb Manning (H i-Point/American Han ) taking both runner-up spots. Yet another Washington rider, Don Gores (Olympic Yam), went 4-3 to ta ke third overall. Gary Kuest, fro m Airway H eights Yam a ha in Sp ok ane, wa s fourth , and Lola, Monta na 's own Kevin Little (Suz) struck a blow for the home state fans with a fifth .' . In 250cc, Burgett was able to wr estle the wi n a way from Anderso n with a last-lap pass. Anderso n wo n the firs t m o ta a n d had the seco n d virt u ally sewed u p until , as mentioned earlier, h is tire started to go flat. T hat left the doo r open for Bu rget t, w h o got the mota wi n and the overa ll. Anderson was seco nd with Ne wberg, Oregon 's T im Mic hl itsch (DG / Kaw support) taking third wit h a 4-4 score. T he Open race saw a Manning/ Burget t sl ugfe st in both motos wi th the Honda rider tak in g his firs t Open Gold C u p win . Burgett won th e fir st mota but fin ished mota num ber two in the secori d spot. T h ird wen t to Idaho Yamaha rider Leon McDo nald. (Yam); 3. Tim Michlitsch (Kaw); 4. Danny' Diesso . (Suz); 5. Warren Hickman (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Robb Manning (Han); 2. RIck Burgen (Yam); 3. Leon McDonald (Yam); 4. Scan Tyler (Mai) ; 5 . James Karr (Yam). CORVAWS 125 PRO: 1. J im Anderson (Yam); 2. Cory Klaudt (Han); 3. Tim Michlitsch (Kaw); 4. Gary Kuest (Yam); 5. Robb Manning (Han). 250 PRO: 1. J im Anderson (Yam); 2. Rick Burgen (Yam); 3. Warren Hickman (Yam); 4. Danny Diesso (Suz); Bryan Hayes (Yam). , OPEN PRO: 1. Bob Buffaloe (Han); 2. Rick Burgen (Yam); 3. Leon McDonald (Yam); 4 . Robb Manning (Han); 5. Scan Tyler (Ma i). Skiver heads straight to SIR' exhibition RR win By Bruce Scholten KENT, WA, JULY 3 Hoping to spice up the sports car format of their "Trans-Am Weekend ," Olympia Beer phoned Claude Hammond (of Corvallis Due to the powdery dust conditions that were encountered on the Corvallis track, only one mota was run in each class. That meant full money and Gold Cup points would be awarded to the lucky winners. Anderson took full advantage of the opport u nity by taking the 125cc P ro win in th e dust-sh ortened even t. Seco nd went to Seat tle Honda's Cory Kla udt. Mi chlitsch took a ni ce th ird, Kuest was fo urt h , and Ma nning grab- . bed fifth. In 250cc Pro, Anderson was again up to th e task, leading the entire race for a perfect afternoon. Burgett and Idaho's Warren Hickman (Ya m) took seco nd and third with Burien Suzuki rider Danny Diesso fourth, Bryan H ayes , a Yamaha rider all the way from Arizona, grabbed fifth. In Open Pro, Highland Hon~a/ H i-Point rider Bob Buffaloe ran first from start to finish on his CR480 to take a very well deserved first overall. Leon McDonald held Burgett at bay for all but the most important lap, th e last one, with Burgett scooting by to take second. McDonald was a strong th ird. Manning guided his Honda in for a fourth, a Maico Northwestmounted SCOll Tyler was fifth . As mentioned earlier, Anderson sewed up both the 125 and 250cc Pro Gold Cup titles with only three races remaining. Anderson 's record speaks for itself as he won eight of II races in th e 125cc Pro class and seven of II in 250cc, showing everyone his titles are very well deserved. CEHE motorcycle racing promoter) a bou t the m iddle of June. They came to the right place. Today th e ca r-o riented cro wd at Seattle International Raceway was surprised at the fast pace of the early laps, how cl ose th e rid ers passed each other and clipped th e turn 10 p ylon a nd the strange sight of limbs rasping pavement. Tha t bikes costing j u st one- tenth have lap nrnes comparable to T ra n s-Am cars was . one th ing. But even seasoned race dnvers were aghast at the wheelies. They won more hearts tha n the chili cookoff! About 20 ride rs sprinted 14 laps in an Open cl ass ex h ibition race that started off dry. . Randy Skiver led from star~ to finish on h is Bellevue SUZUkI 1200. Brian Su tton never quit pressuring him , but Sk iver seld om ma kes m ista kes. Sutto n 's U n i tversi ty Honda/ Dewey's Cycle/RSC 900 Honda is just too far down on horsepower, During la p seven It began to ra m . Sutton 's soft street treads h elped him gain on Skiver , running on sl icks. Bu t Sutton bra ked too late goi ng into the tu rn eig h t swee~r, where his n arrow 3.50-19 front ure put him on the ground and dropped him to fifth. T h o ug h the ta ng was broken from his shift lever, he forged through what had become a downpour, taking second beh!nd Skiver. Mark and Claude HISlop had a good fight for thi.rd. Mark's 750F l~ his brother's Bunen Honda 1000 til] lap eight when things got really wet. Meanwhile, Devin Eng (Honda 749) had moved from the rear to pass Mark, who narrowly repassed Eng in turn 10. Eng regained fo~rt~ but crashed in the turn three halrpm on the final lap. The rain brought down many riders, including Daryl Eng (also Honda mounted), Web and Ben Beste and others. Brother, what a storm! . Pat Marinacci, Joel Ittner, and Wayne Tanner had a good dice for fifth, but it ended as it began with Marinacci's Burien Honda leading. john Br a d y's Z-I barely s~cu~ed eighth, ahead of Scott Moon s ramsmart KZ550. With no season championship points at stake riders enjoyed the chance to show off - especially the ones who stayed upright long enough to divide the $6501 The next regular road race at SIR is Aug. I. Results Results MISSOULA • 125 PRO: 1. Jim A nderson (Yam); 2. Robb Manning (Han); 3. Don Gores (Yam ); 4 . Gary Kuest (Yam); 5. Kevin Linle (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Rick Burgen (Yam); 2. J im Anderson MAIN: 1. Randy Skiver (Suz); 2. Bria n Sunon (Han ); 3. Claude Hislop (Han); 4. Mark Hislop (Han); 5. Pat Marinacci (Han); 6. Joel Ittner (Kaw); 7. W ayne Tanner (Suz); 8. John Brady (Ksw); 9. Scott Moon (Kaw); 10. Greg Froberg (Han).

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