Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Larson and Lechien sp lit rno to wi ns in the stock class. Larson scored a first rnoto win on his H o nda as Lec h ien n ursed his wa y to second after being hit in a first turn collisio n. "T he impact must have jammed the gearbox. All I co u ld get out of it was second and third ," said Lechien. Lechi en used all of h is transmissioin in ri din g to a second moto win over Larson, leavig th e two Californ ia you th co mpetitors tie d in th e point standings. Lechien took the final mo to and the I25ccStock Youth Championshi p, with Mike Larson putting in another hard ride for second. A p air of Michigan riders won th e 100cc titl es. Mark McLaren bested th e 100cc Am a teur class with a second an d two rn o to wins. Dave T a mbl ing left his mark on the 100cc Youth ra n ks with two third place fin ish es, fo,IIowed by a s ~ect acular last rnoto wi n . McLare n cost h imself a first rnoto win in th e IOOcc Am ateur event with a spi ll th a t led to Ne vada 's Joh ner Kigh t' s firs t rnoto vic tory. " McLaren and Punky Stites were bo th in fro nt of me ," sai d Kigh t. " We were going through this corner and McLare n 's fro nt en d washed out and he fell. All I had to do was pass Stites to win. " McL aren ga ve away n othin g in moto two, though Kight was th ere to make su re. Rain left the course m uddy for the decidin g moto. ''I' m from Las . Vegas," said Kigh t. "I don't kn ow anything a bou t this mud ri din g stu ff. I do n't even like to get dirty." McLaren, desp ite ..h is familiarity with m ud, looked very n ervo us on th e line, yet wasted no time in chargi n g to a third rnoto victory. " I was lo oking for Johner Kig h t (who finis h ed sixth). I gu ess comin g fro m Mich igan h elps when you ha ve to race for championships in th e mud. I wanted 'to get ou t front early. Yo u can never tell when someone is going to fall in front of you and take you out. I rode the whole race with my go gg les on, too - that was an advantage." . Ray Da wso n led the 100cc You th point standings after two motos. Dawson h ad finished secon d to firs t rnoto winner Kight before claim in g rn o to two for himself . Kig h t was fourth in th e second moto and Da ve Tambling had logged a p ai r of th irds. Kight went down hard in the fir st turn of th e final moto a nd retired before the en d of the race , as Daw son moved to seal h is champ ions hi p bid by sto rming away with th e lead . Dawson was still in co m m a nd at th e halfway mark, with Tam bling ru n ning a stron g fift h . Thin gs began to happen with five minutes to go. Punky Stites moved Dawson into second, and on the next lap Da wso n crashed. Tam bling moved past Kigh t for second then charged ahead with a quarter lap left a nd reeled in Punky Stites to bag the lead, win and title. " I had the bike in neutral on the start." said Tambling, " I tried to ch arge in the corners to make up m y time." The 65cc Stock (7-11) cla ss was dominated by Idah o 's Lowell Tomson, who carded three wins. North Carolina's Damon Bradshaw recorded a pair of seco nds, but a 30th in the first rnoto threw h im out of contention. Second overall went to hardcharging Floridian Chris Marlin, who ran 2-7-3. Texan Danny Storbeck ruled th e 85cc A (12-15) divisions. Storbeck was even up with Californian Bo b Moore going into the last moto of th e stock class. Storbeck won moto one, a nd Moore rode to the second moto wi n . Storbeck and Moore sto rmed past Paul Denis to battle for th e lead in the final race. Storbeck held the adv an tage until the 15 minute mark , when Moore rail ed through the inside of a sweeper and took the lead. " He surprised me, " said Storbeck, " he' s been doing that a lot lately. There're some ruts in th e back where everybody goes slow. I set him u p, and gassed it." Storbeck kept the lead after regaini n g it to ace the 85cc A stock class. Storbeck wo n the first moto, a n d Moore won th e second, but Moore's first mo to 27th p lace fin ish left h im out of co ntention. Den is kept Sto rbeck hon est with ~ -3-2 p laci ngs, but Storbeck cha m p ione d th e class easi ly with 1-2-1 finishe~. Kyle Lewis topped th e 8J?cc Mo dified (7-11) .class, open ing with two moto wi ns. Lewis worked p ast Rob Hanson an d La rr y Ward to take th e lead in the fir st moto by lap three. Lewis had to get by H a nson to wi n moto two. Ward worked h is way ou t o f the pack for second. Wi th a two point margin goin g into th e fina l rnoto, Lewis was co nt ent to settle for seco nd behind Ward and claim the title. Ward wasn't going to tak e a bac k sea t to anyone in the 85cc Stock (7-11) class. The Kawasa ki rider bli stered the class wit h three moto w in s. Joh n Kitsch put together a consistent 4-4-2 performance to pl ace a dista nt second in the fin al point stan dings. L isa Akin trampled the Women's class with three moto wi ns. Reign in g Women 's Na tional Champion Kat h y Holman placed second in a ll th ree (Top left) Johner Kight is pursued by Mike Larsen in the 125s. (Top right) Brian Stanley (28) and Tom Wickham (36) head a charge of Juniors. (Above) Shawn Davidson leads Steven Nessel in the 85cc B class. ra ces. T his is the first yea r th e Women 's Nation al h as not been held in Carlsbad , Cal ifornia. " I though t there would be more .competitio n," said Holman , " some of the Califor nia girls were supposed to come. I guess I rea lly don 't have any thing to complain a bo u t. This track is a lot better than Carlsbad ." • Results 51 ccAUTO : t , Butch Smit h (Yam); 2. DavidYezek (Yam) ; 3. J eff Curry (Yam); 4 . M ich ael A lynn (Yam ); 5. Br ian W ell s (Yam ). 65 cc STOCK (7- 11): 1. Lowell Tomson (Yam); 2. Chr is M arl in(Yam ); 3 . Chuck Reed (Yam); 4 . Hank Mo ree (Kaw) ; 5. Richard Dickson (Yam). 65 cc M OD (7 - 11 ): 1. Greg Bowe n (Yam ); 2. Kyl e Lewis (Kaw); 3. John Kitsch (Yam); 4 Je rem y Naqui n (Yam); 5. Ryan Smit h (Yam ). 85cc STOCK (7- 11): 1. Larry W ard (Kaw ); 2. Jo hn Kit sch (Yam ); 3. Bill y Fosnock (Yam); 4 . Shane Siot her (Kaw) : 5. Tim Pr ice (Hon). 85 ccA STOCK (12- 15): 1. Dale Storbec k (Su z); 2. Bob M oore (Hon ): 3 . Paul Den is (Kaw) : 4 . Don Sch mit (Yam); 5. Frank Kn ight (Yam) . B STOCK (12- 15): t . J .T. Kurtz (Suz); 2. Sha w n Davidso n (Kaw); 3 . Toby Harr is (Kaw); 4 . Gary Paul (Yam); 5. M ark Tripp (Kaw ). 85cc MOD (7 -11): 1. Kyle Lewis (Kaw ); 2 Larry W ard (Kaw); 3. Junior J ackson (Yam); 4 . Bill y Fosnock (Yam); 5. Rob Hanson (Kaw ). 85 cc A MOD (12 -15): 1. Dan Storbeck (Yam); 2. Paul De ni s (Kaw); 3. Jeff Bowling (Kaw) ; 4 , Ma rk Me lto n (Hon); 5. Doug Harr in gt on (Kaw). 85cc B MOD (12 - 15 ): 1. Scott McCanhy (Yam ); 2. Shawn Davidson (Kaw); 3. Greg Trachy (Suz); 4 . David Hewitt (Hon) : 5. Danny Whelan (Yam ). l00cc YOUTH : 1. David Tamb ling (Yam); 2. Ray Dawson (Yam); ' 3. Punky St ites (Yam); 4 . Fra nk Knig ht (Yaml ; 5. Todd DeHoop (Yam) ssee l00cc AM : 1. M ar k McLaren (Yam); 2. Johner Kight (Yam); 3 Taylor Ma rcell (Yam ); 4. Randy Bry ant (Yam ); 5. Fred A nd rew s (Yam). 125cc A STOCK YOUTH: 1. Ron Lechien (Yam); 2. M ike Larson (Hon); 3. Rich ard Bello ra (Kaw); 4 . Morris Troxe ll (Kaw); 5. Je ff ·Bowlig (Kaw ). 125cc B STOCK YOUTH: i, Kelly Fou tch (Yam ); 2. : Bubba Wh itt (Yam); 3 . J im M ell ey (5 uz); 4 . Lon ny Hill (Yam ); 5. Steve Cond rey (Yam). 125cc A MOD YOUTH: 1. Ron Lechien (Yam); 2. M ike Larson (Hon) : 3. Tr oy Gra ham (Suz); 4 . M ike Vande W iele (Kaw); 5. Ron Ruggles (Yam ). 125cc B MOD YOUTH: 1. Ja son Prate r (Kaw ); 2. David Phillips (Yam); 3. Brett Wag no n (Hon); 4 . Scott McCla in (Kaw); 5. J im Me ll ey (Su z). 125cc A STOCK : t . Ed Wa rren (Kaw ); 2. Je ff Glass (Hon ): 3. Ma rk Bar r (KTM); 4 . W en dell Si mmo ns (Kaw); 5. Tom A lw on h (Hon). 125cc B STOCK : r . Todd Ben field (Kaw ); 2. Ti mot hy Bri ll (Kaw ); 3 . J im Batchel or (Suz); 4 Greg Robens (5uz);.5. Chuck Byers (Kaw) . 125cc A MOD: t . Ed Wa r ren (Kaw) ; 2. J am es Ve ugeler (Hon); 3. Barry Young (Yam); 4 . M ike Thi esen (Suz); 5: Ma rk Me red ith jKa w ). 125c c B M OO: 1: Todd Campbell (Kaw); 2. Todd 8e nfield (Kaw ); 3. Tom W ick ham (Kaw); 4 . J im Bat che lor (5u z); 5. Tim Brill (Kaw) . 250cc A : 1. Keit h 80w en (Yam); 2. Kevin Foley (Kaw) ; 3. Ti m Coomb s (Kaw); 4 . Wendall Simmons (Kaw ); 5 . A lf red Far mer (Suz). 250cc B: 1. Brian Champion (Hon): 2. Leslie Wo lfe (Suz); 3. Rob Postl ew ait e (Suz); 4 . David 8 liss (Kaw ); 5. Deuce W illi amson (Hon). OPEN A : t , David Scott (Hon): 2. Kevi n Jones (Yam); 3. Ti m Shepard (Yam); 4 . Tom Caldwell (Yam); 5. Tom Fendle r (Hon). OPEN B: t . Sanford Buchaher (Hon ); 2. Ti m Sm ith (Yam); 3. Greg W ill ia ms (Yam); 4 . Greg Conno r (Kaw); 5. David Salley (Ma i). WOMEN : t . Lisa Ak i n (Yam ); 2. Kath y Holman (Hon); 3. Tina Clary (Yam ); 4 . Kimberly Bozik (Yam); 5. Sandy Ackerinan (Suz). ~ : 1. Gordon Bowdon (M ai); 2. John Kone (Ma i); 3. John Nazionale (Hus); 4 . Bruce Lember (KTM ); 5. Oa~ Vandecar (5uzl.

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