Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

rd~n o - V~ntur. - Au~,.rn - N 1 o. AMA S A N CTI ON ED Dave Busby (Busby /Sch wart z) took the lead from Ryan Evans on lap one and made his second tri p to victory circle in less than one week in the Junior main. Jesse Finch ended up third. T he return of J im Fishback brough t ou t th e largest crowd of the season, 5,500. The red flag flew a to tal of 12 times on th e night with one rider go ing through the crashwall. Fishback returned everyone's th oughts to the da ys of yesteryear wh en he got o ff o n the front chute at the en d of th e Scratch Consy. The popu lar rider tu m bled down the straight for over 25 feet but as usual bounced righ t up. TIO - ' " AMA WINSTON PRO SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP ROAD RACES l[j ..~ SANCT IONED I S RACEWAY' e ·Hig hway 37 and 121 Sonoma, CA URDAY . SUNDAY UGUST 21 .22 Results SCRATCH: 1. Tom Burba (Jaw); 2. Keit h Chri sco (Wes); 3. St eve Luce ro (Jaw); 4. Mi ke Bast (Jaw ). HANDICAP : 1. Buddy Robins on (J aw ); 2. J im Law son (Jaw) ; 3. Den nis Bransford (Jaw ); 4. Danny McNeil (J aw ); 5. M ike Faria (Jaw) ; 6. Denny Scopelin e (W es). SECOND DIV: 1. Ron Blanton (Good); 2. Chris Rei chardt (Godd); 3. Steve Flanagan (J aw); 4. Tim McCasland (Jaw); 5. Kenny Bencheck (Wes); 6. Don Bovee (J aw). THIRD DIV: 1. Bob Bechtold (Mae); 2. Robby Stone (Jaw); 3. Kenny Hansen (Good); 4. M ike Coni glio (Jaw); 5. Brian Speaks (Jaw); 6. Stev e McFarl and (Jaw). JR: 1. Dave Busby; 2. Jesse Finch; 3 . Ryan Evans ; 4. Jordan Dun can; 5. Tr inon Cirello; 6. Marshall Toppi ng. Christian, Bransfo rd blast Cost a Mesa Team Honda Mike Baldw in Team Kawasaki Eddie lawson Team Su zuki Wes Cooley Team Yamaha . J immy Filice By Ken Kell ogg CO ST A MESA, CA, JULY 30 Al though he was the winner of the American Speedway Fi nal and the top American in th e Inter-Continen tal Final, Dennis Sigalos didn 't fare well at th e O range County Fa irg ro u n d s, where Alan C hr isti a n and Dennis Br a n sfo rd emerged th e winners. T he Divi sion Three main event, for th e fir st time in many years, featu red a father and son in th e same event. The son, Mark Dwyer came in first in the main event a nd th e dad , Mi ke Dw yer , finished fou rt h just behi nd Mike Coniglio and Pa m Ben nett. Ron Bla nto n began the Seco nd Division ma in in second place, then on th e third la p he pass ed Way ne Leutz, The race was red -flagged on that lap a n d called officia l. Ch ris R eichardt was third a n d Ro b in Bourgeois fin ish ed fourth . Most of th e Handicap main looked like the battle of the rookies. Dennis Abbott , riding' fro m the 20-yard line, led for three laps with Den n is Bransfor d on his rear tire. On lap fou r Alan Christian had moved into the n umber two spot and Bransford into the lead. However, th ere was a co ll ision and the race was red flagged . Christian was disqualified and give n sixth place. Bransford retai ned his first p lace spo t, Abbott was given seco nd , Sterling Cogar third , Keith Chrisco fou rt h and Mike Mazzaca ne fifth. The final event, the Scra tch main , featured Gene Woods in lane on e, missing a co ntact lens. Joh n Sandona was in la ne two with Mik e Bast in the number three spot a nd Christian outside in lan e four. Woods and Bast took turns trying to run over th e starting tape, wit h Woods gelling th e holeshot. On lap two Christian passed on the inside to take the lead. Sandona came ou t of the ga te th ir d and although he challenged several times for the lead he was never able to move out of the th ird p lace position. Bast , who like Woods was ridin g with injuries, came out of the gate outside but wou ld onl y run in the unfamiliar spot of fourt h . • SEARS POINT INTERNATIONAL RACEWA Y MUSHROOM&> While You Do e Grippin' pin' ~ ~ This new innovation in grip design combines the comfort desired in street use, with the grip of a Great White. Also Ask/ Your Dealer Abou Dis tributors Contact: Slope & Ass ociates P.O. Box 5449 Fulle rton. CA 92635 17

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