Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Western hotline (Left) Todd Kessel took M ayer's Expert class in Ariz ona MX. (Right) Tim Locey (491) and the Open Pros sandblast at the Dunes CR C M X. 250 PRO: 1. Chris Flem in g (Suz); 2. Gordon Ward (Yam); 3. John Mazzacane (SuzJ . OPEN BEG: 1. Mark Molina (Yam); 2. Scott Deviller (Yam); 3. Dan Foley (Yam). VET JR: 1. Nick Beltran (Han); 2. D.J . Kakos (Han); 3. Al ice Moore (Suz). . VET INT: 1. Larry Low en (Suz); 2. Will iam Clin e (Suz). Anderson smokes Corona night MX By Kit Palmer CORONA, CA , AUG. 6 Chris Anderso n put his Yamaha to work as h e jammed to vic tory in the 250cc Begin ner class wi th a 3-1 score tonight at Cor- .. - o na Raceway. Can-Am-mounted Chris Rogers stole the sh ow in the first moto when he roosted to the front of the pack at the start, o n ly inches ahead of Dave Otramba (Suz) . The two leaders battled through ou t th e moto and it was R ogers wh o emerged with the win. ' Anderso n took third while Claudio Marquez (Ho n) settled for fourth. It was Anderson 's turn to grab the second moto holesho t followed by Ma rq u ez, Jim Ca rter (Ya m) a !1d Otramba. Anderson managed a slim lead w hile Ma rquez and Ca rt er fo ug ht over second. It wasn 't until th e final lap that Car ter wick ed it past Marquez for seco nd . T h e rno to a nd o verall wi n went to An de rso n followed by Carter, Ma rquez a nd Otra mba . Kinney J on es (H o n) was the spotli g ht in th e 250cc Intermed iate class a fte r h e rode to two magnificent moto wins. Jones had to work his way through '. th e pack for the .win while dethroning leader Steve WeId ler (Suz) on th e las t lap each ti me o u t. Dan Bre ch tel (Ya m) captured th e win in th e 60cc Pee Wee class with a flawless I- I combina ti on. Brechtel's n earest competitor was 3-2 fin isher Jeremy Applegate (Yam) . Third went to Ryan Dory (Ya m) while Jacob Sw a in (Ya m) settl ed for fourth . Results 44 50 PEE WEE: 1. David Ochoa II (Yam); 2. Kayle LeOllrande (Yam); 3. Billy Valko (Yam). Kessel cruises for 'M ayer Expert win kept hi s co ol a n d ja mmed o n to take a co m manding lea d. Wing made a costly mis take that all owed Stall ard a nd Nagle lO ge t by. Sta lla rd the n pulled ahead of th e two a nd left them to battle for third while he co ncentrated on Kessel ; who was ridin g ever so ca refu l a nd co nsisten t. By m id-way Kessel's bike started to so un d a little ra gged , h is head gasket had blown out an d h is front brake ca ble was bent a ro un d h is fork . " I was j ust wa it ing fo r my fro nt wheel lO loc k u p," h e sai d after wa rds. T he only thing th at locked up for Kessel wa s the win wh il e Stallard co m p la in ed th at his bik e was bogging over th e jumps. H e was the first to ad m i t th at " i t's no excuse, 1 j us t go t tired too fast. " The race for th ird between Wing a nd Nagle was a tug-of- war battle as the posi tions cha nged th ree times over the co urse of a few la ps . Nagle' s chronic jello kn ee went o u t and he had to co nce de. Just before th e seco nd mota Kessel warmed up h is bike on the straigh t, a nd making las t mi nute preparations he barel y made the o ne .m in u te sign to line up on the outside. Even with th e different li ne, he ca me o ut exa ctly as he d id in m ot a o ne, in fro n t. This time the l 25s had o ne , two and three fo r a lap w h ile Sta lla rd ' quickl y go t by Wing a nd began lO pressure David Witmer. Stallard m ade his move, a nd by th e thi rd lap h e was right behi nd Kessel as th ey both jammed a h ea d o f the pack. The posi tion s rem ai ned the . sa me till the finish with Joh n Part in cru ising in fo r thi rd. By Pam Hardin Results 60 PEE W EE: 1. Dan Brechtel (Yam); 2. Jeremy Applegate (Yam); 3. Ryan Doty (Yam). MINI BEG: 1. Paul Moline (Yam); 2. Todd Hayes (Yam); 3. Kevin Bussey (Yam). , MINI BEG: 1. Bryan Petrie (Yam); 2. David Church (Suz); 3. Tim Odehna l (Yam). MINI NOV: 1. Gary Lacey (Yam); 2. David Farris (Yam); 3. Brett Guyatt (Yam). MINIINT: 1. Arthur Huffer (Kaw ); 2. Keith Mora· bito (Yam); 3. Ron West (Kaw) . 125 BEG: 1. Raben Chaners (Suz); 2. Greg Kopp (Yam); 3. M ike Brase. 125 BEG: 1. Gary Thompson (Yam); 2. Ed Gurwell (Kaw); 3. M ike Diss (Kaw). 125 NOV: 1. Chad Barnes (Yam); 2. Kevin Mont· gomery (Suz); 3. M ike Daversa (Yam). 125 INT: 1. M ike Robens (Yam); 2. Ji m Owe n (Suz); 3. Bruce Harerow (Suz). 125 PRO: 1. Scott W ilkinson (Suz); 2. Bre nt Blount (Suz); 3. Scott Pascha l (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Chr is Ande rson (Yam); 2. Dave Otramba (Suz); 3. Claud io Marquez (Han). 250 NOV: 1. Matt Lamy (Kaw); 2. Ben Cholla r (Han); 3. Bruce Crisswell (Han). . 250 INT: 1. Kinney Jones (Han); 2. Steve We idler (Suz); 3. Kit Palmer (Han). 250 PRO: 1. Mike Mazzacane (Suz); 2. Kevin Gilchrist (Han); 3. Jerry Black (Suz). 500 BEG: 1. Bill y King (Suz); 2. Greg Saccomana (Suz); 3. Peter Guy (Suz). 5DO NOV: 1. Leo Saul (Yam); 2. Chuck Duram (Yam); 3. Anthony Torez (Suz). VETS: 1. Gary Chaners (Suz); 2. Lou Monterone (Yam). MAYER , AZ, AU G . 8 Twel ve Experts descended the h ill s of Mayer to have a go at . the newly-p rep ped tra ck with the massive uphill start. Top m one y winn er T odd Kessel wa s plagued with bike tro ubles, but man aged an impressive I-I finish a head of Scott Stall ard in th eir swee ps ta kes race . It was quickl y not ed th at th e uphill start would give a n unfair ad van tage lO th e bigger bikes. so th e tra ck officia ls quickl y found a sol ution. With th e 125s taking off halfway up the hill and the big bikes o n the line, the race was evened up. Kessel quickly too k th e lead with a no th er l2 5cc close ly behind. Pat Wing held off Stallard 's 250 Yamaha with R ick Nagle following on hi s 480CR . T h e fo ur rid ers jam med ah ead of the pack, turning un de r a m inute lap times on th e mi le-lon g-track. Kessel Y ZINGERS: 1. ChuckyCook (Yam); 2. Eddie Lucas (Yam). PEE WEE NOV: 1. Chip Young (Yam); 2. Damon Watkins (Yam); 3. Steven Bits illy (Yam). 'PEE WEE AM : 1. Ji mmy Button (Yam); 2. Kyle Killebrew (Yam). 80 BEG: 1. J imm y Button (Han); 2. J im Bachler (Yam); 3. Tim Burke (Yam). 80 NOV: 1. Nick Pietrasik (Kaw); 2. Jerry Tistl e (Han); 3. Tad Cupp (Yam). 80 AM : 1. Craig Nielsen (Yam); 2. Tom Hunt (Kaw ); 3. Raben Naughton (Han). 10 5: 1. Tom Hunt (Kaw ); 2. J amie Sims (Han); 3. Raben Naughton (Han). 12 5 BEG: 1. David Alexa nder (Yam); 2. Todd Hinson (Yam); 3. Scott Crowe (Suz). 125 NOV: 1. Keith Watk ins (Suz); 2. Paul Kellogg (Han); 3. Kip Schwabe (Yam). 125 AM : 1. Ar t Rose (Suz]: 2. Dave Fouquette (Suz); 3 . Scott DJ,Jvall (Han). 250 BEG: 1. Randy A llen (Suz); 2. Paul Ryan (Suz); 3. Coley Boyse (Han). 250 NOV: 1. Harry Espey, Jr. (Han); 2. John Awzelone (Yam); 3. M ike Ange lone (Yam): OPEN BEG: 1. Greg Ryan (M ai); 2. Paul At rola (M ai). OPEN AM : 1. Glen n Dawson (Han); 2. Bill Wh ite (Suz); 3. Denn is Parks (Han). FOUR,STROKES : 1. AI Maynard (Han); 2. Steve Mc Kinney (Kaw): 3. Todd Worden (Kaw). OT NV: 1. Gar y Sapdafore (Yam); 2. Bill Nicho ls (KTM ). OT AM : 1. Rick Tabor (Yam); 2. Mike Mcintyre (Han); 3. Monte Wh itaker (Yam). EX SWEEPSTAKES: 1. Todd Kessel (Han); 2. Scott Stallard (Yam); 3. Pat W ing (Yam). 'Valley 80y' bombs CRCDunes ' By Lee Taylor Photo by Greg Tay lor VALENCIA, CA, AUG. I American Honda's pride and 'joy, J oh n n y O'Mara, swept the course clean in the California Racing Club's 125cc Pro contest at the Dunes. II First time off into the Shadow b Glen, O'Mara found Van Nuys Cycle 's 1 Yamaha ace, Donnie Best, challenging him for the lead. "Valley I Boy" O'Mara inched Best out for the . lead. Best then held firm in the run- I ner-up slot. Late in the mota, in what " had to be the finest ride of his career J as a Pro, Best fought to hold at ba y Gary Bowman, Russ Wageman, A.J . Whiting and Roger Hensley. By mo- z to 's end, A.j. was out with a blown" engine and Best found himself set back to fifth. O 'Mara led the wa y I across the line with Bowman, Hens· ley, Wageman and Best roun d109 au t E thetopfiv~ ~ The second ro und found Johnny 0 ' once more in co m m a nd and lea ving Hensley th e unenviable task of ~ holding back a pack led by Wageman. 2 When th e checker ed flag waved them home, O 'Mara grabbed the pot of gold with a brillia nt pair of wins, Bowman scored second with a sm oo th 3-2 ride and third place was Wagem an . I John Nolind, a boa rd a Maico for ABC's W ide Wor ld of Sports, SImply " burned up th e turf in the Open .In terrned ia te class, claiming a super pair of aces for the day . First mota .... action sa w John Lovett, maneuvering a Yamaha for Attwood and Son Auto, out in front and fighting off Nolind. Nolind finall y snaked by for the lead and held it down to the wire. : By the end, N olind led back to . the ' .pits, followed by Lovett and John Bumgarner. When the big bore machines blasted out of the gate for their final round, Nolind once more wheeled his Maico down victory row. Bumgarner claimed second place an d third overall was Lovett. . Results 60 NOV: 1. Jeff Leonard (Yam); 2. John Shaver (Yam); 3. J im Chr istian (Suz). 60 INT: 1. Sean Blanchard (Yam). 80 BEG DIV I: 1. Glenn Cordy (Kaw); 2. A lex Baca (Yam); 3. David Mercado (Yam). 80 BEG D1V II: 1. Paul Me lin a (Yam); 2. Cary Wright (Suz); 3. Doug Allen (Yam). . 80 NOV: 1. Mike Kredr owski (Yam); 2. Kun D'Amoto (Kaw); 3. Jeff Clark (Yam). 80 INT: 1. Joe Lozano (Yam); 2. Shane Trittler (Suz); 3, Jeff Mat iadurch (Kaw).

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