Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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Show up and speak up. • J r; Fallbrook and De LUI, with a few "water barriers" to negotiate. , Lake Elsinore, shimmering in the heat, carne and went as the Brit bikers .tookto the famous Ortega Highway rwisties, visited this day by smokey skies due to brush fires with forest service airplanes dumping water overhead to add to the spectacle. , About "team ' time" the riders rumbled back to the JRC parking lot to swap stories about the far from dull ride. Rodriguez, Wageman wipe up atAMEDunes By Tom Corley . VALENCIA, CA, JULY 30 The 1982 Maico-Cross1ine Summer Series is proving to be the high point of the Friday night season at Indian Dunes. ~ 28 There is $40,000 in contingencies being offered to the Amateur and Pro rider who takes a top position while wearing a Crossline jersey and havinga Crossline sticker on the front fender. Tonight marked the third of the five race series. The heavy Pro winner was Russ Wageman who took his Kal-Gard supported Suzuki to the I 25cc Pro victory over rival Bob Kline. Wageman scored a second important win in the 250cc Pro class by defeating Jim Holley and Ken z'ahrt. To the series sponsors' delight, Randy Rodriguez scored with the 500cc Pro title on his Wheelsmith Maico. Anybody who spectates these Friday night races knows that Russ Wageman and Bobby Kline go together on a race . track like oil and water. The battle sometimes continues after the checkered flag. BK had the first moto rally to himself with Wageman and Jim Simons coming from behind. In the final bout, Wageman had the upper hand with BK taking second and Simons in third again . Wageman earned the top money over BK, Simons and Bruce Maynor. Wageman got the jump on the 250cc Pro pack in the Iirstmoto and this helped him take the win over Kawasaki's Zahrt, who was able to hold off charging Jim Holley. Final moto action saw Wageman get the jump once more, but it only lasted a lap as Rusty lost it on the finish corner and allowed Holley to soar by. There was no passing after . that. Overall it was Wageman, Holley and Zahrt. . Results 60JR: 1. Sean Blanchard (Yam); 2. Joel Tokarsky (Yam); 3. Keith Bowen (Yam). 601NT: 1. Joe Brown (Yam). 80 8EG: 1. Brian Felix (Yam); 2. Erick Hilton (Yam); 3 . Sean Blanchard (Yam). 80 JR: 1. Gary Wright (Suz); 2. Tony Mercier (Suz); 3 . Eric Wierman (Kaw). 801NT: 1. Guy Giffin (Suz); 2. Jeff Markos (Yam); 3. Jim Collier (Kaw). '100 JR: 1. Jeff Reynolds (Yam); 2. Tony Mercier (Yam). 125 BEG DIV 1: ·1. Andy Stix (Yam); 2. Greg Lipp (Yam); 3. Gary Welles (Suz). 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. Ric Reynertson (Yam); 2. Keith Smart (Hon); 3. Dave Chambers (Kaw). 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Jim Collier (Kaw); 2. Guy Arnone (Hon); 3. Lance Sloane (Suz). " . 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Danny Casson (Yam); 2. Mark Stuen (Yam); 3. Keith Farner (Yam). . 125 INT: 1. Andy Ellis (Yam); 2. 8ruce Delgado (Suz); 3. John Condon (Yaml. 125 PRO: 1. Russ Wageman (Suz); 2. Bob Kline (Hon); 3. Jim Simons (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Dean Lane (Yam); 2. Hector Barba (Hon); 3. Ernie Barba (Suz). ,' 250 JR DIV 1: 1. Greg Palermo (Hon); 2. Mitch Griffin (Yam); 3. Scott Nelson (Suz). 250 JR DIV 2: 1. Mike Krucki (Yam); 2. Eric Colbert (Suz); 3. Andre 8urgos (Suz). ' 250 INT: 1. Dan Fitzgerald (Suz]: 2. Steve Parry . (Yam); 3. Mike Watson (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Russ Wageman (Suz); 2. Jim Holley (Yam); 3. Ken Zahrt (Kaw). 500 JR: 1. Jeff Bouchillon (Mai); 2. Doug Kridell (Mai); 3. Andre Burgas (Honl . ' 500 INT: 1. John Nolind (Ma i). 500 PRO: 1. Randy Rodriguez (Mai); 2. Micky Dymond (Mai); 3. Chris Mallory (Mai) . VET JR : 1. Robart Fortier; 2. Gerald Williams (Mai); 3. Wiley Seltzler (Suz). VET INT: 1. Kent Shepard (Suz); 2. Jerry Johnson (Yam); 3. Ron Cole (Suz). VET EX: 1. Rick Hall (Yam); 2. David Rogers (Hus); 3. Randy Rodriguez (Mai). SIDE CARS: 1. Whitney/McDowell (Yam); 2. . WhitneylWhitney (H-D); 3. Schnoor/Pieper (Mai) . Cannon cashes in at CMC Ascot ST By Maureen Lee GARDENA, CA, JULY 29 Tonight's best racing at the Continental , Motosports Club Ascot short track had to be the fight between Chris Cannon and Jimmy Rosa for the control of the 500cc Pro class. First race, Rosa got out front fast, then Cannon, Dan Kane, Joel Windham and Merlyn Plumlee. They all held those positions and Cannon was worrying away at Rosa's rear wheel. First he'd come up on the inside, then the outside, and each time Rosa would get a good peek at that front wheel slongside his leg ...talk about maintaining your cool. Finally, Cannon pulled up alongside, buton that attempt still couldn 't quite make it. Coming around for th e flag, he tried again, .it worked and Chris got to the line first. Next round, same order, but this time Cannon was able to make his By Elaine Jones CORONA, CA,jULY 28 The turnout wasn't the biggest with a lot of the riders backeast to pick up much needed points, but tonight's Corona Raceway half mile and short track racing was still top drawer. Roger Thompson started the evening on a high that became a crashing low on the last lap of the 250cc Money TT. Thompson had the lead till the last lap when mechanical problems took him out with one turn to go and all he could do was watch Greg Nelson on his Orange County . M.e. Yamaha go by to pick up the gold. , Things were working much better in the 250cc Money half mile as he did go wire to wire, with no problems, to take the win over Nelson. In the Open Money half ·mile, Thompson had to work a little bit harder as Jim Rosa got the jump at , the start with Dan Kane in second and Thompson third. On the second lap, Rosa was out of it when he ran out of gas and Thompson had gotten by Kane and was king of the mountain . It was all over from that point on. . John Barricklow and Don Meiner fought tooth 'n nail for the wins in the Open Amateur classes. In the TT, Meiner got a super start while Barricklow found himself in last. Cary Tanner, down from Palo Alto on a small vacation for an internship as an orthopedic doctor, was second and Dave Alexander had the third. Barricklow was on the move immediately. He had himself in second by th e third lap. Meiner went on the defensive and in th e drag race to th e finish line, took th e win . Barricklow was second and Alexander got by Tanner for the third. On th e half mile, Meiner again went out on top with Bob Graves second and Barricklow third. With three laps down, Barricklow was knocking on' Meiner's door and on the fifth lap he had claimed the lead. • ~ , ,. , _ ~ : ,. J Results SHORT TRACK 250 NOV: 1. Ron Stable (Hon); 2. Denn is Turn er (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Jason Bell (Yam); 2. John Barrick low (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Steve Harris (Yam); 2. Mike Mat thews (Yam); 3. Mark Bailey (Yam). OPEN AM : 1. Don Meiner (Yam); 2. John Barricklow (Yam). 250 MONEY: 1. Greg Nelson (Yam); 2. Roger Thompson (Kaw). OPEN MONEY: 1. Dan Kane (Yam); 2. Jim Rosa (Yam). HALF MILE 250 EX: 1. John Barricklow (Yam); 2. Jason Bell (Yam). . OPEN NOV: 1. Don Billington (Hon); 2. Mark Bai ley (Yam); 3. Phil ip Gibson (Yam). OPEN AM : 1. John Barr icklow (Yam); 2. Don Meiner (Yam); 3. Bob Graves (Yam). 250 MONEY : 1. Roger Thompson (Kaw); 2. Greg Nelson (Yaml. OPEN MONEY : 1. Roger Thompson (Yam); 2. Dan Kane (Yam); 3. Jim Rosa. '0 Show' plays at AME.Indian . DunesMX 250 JR: 1. Mike Friedrich (Yam); 2. Larry Saxon (Mon) . 125 INT: 1. 8rent 80wers (Yaml; 2. Rex Wessels (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Jeff Springman (Yam); 2. Chris Cannon (Yam): 3. Mike Minnig (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Brent Bowers. 500 PRO: 1. Chris Cannon (Yam); 2. Jim Rosa (Yam); 3. Dan Kane (Yam). 500 INT: 1. Skip Cristy; 2. Nigel Gale. 500JR: 1. Jim Kesler (Yam); 2. Len Gambo (Hon): 3. David Dungey (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Jeff Springman (Yam); 2. Chris Cannon (Yam); 3. Dennis Pinheiro (Yam). Thompson reigns HM, Nelson takes ST " .It was a ll over as he brought it on home wi th Mei ner seco n d a nd Graves third. Results Bobby Kline leads 125cc Pro winner Russ Wageman at Dunes. iP • By Laura Richard VALENCIA, CA, JULY 25 Team Honda's Johnny O'Mara was unstoppable en route to winning the 125cc Pro class at today's American Motocross En. terprises MX at Indian Dunes. In the first moto O'Mara led from the gate. Second and third in the early going were, Kal-Gard/Suzuki of Van Nuys rider Russ Wageman and Bakersfield Suzuki's Gary Bowman. Those two quickly began a battle for second as O'Mara steadily pulled away. Bowman finally got by Wageman going into the sandwash and he held second at the end of the race, with third ultimately going to La Habra Suzuki's Pat O'Donnell. . Round two was much the same as the first, with O'Mara leading the way and Bowman and Wageman battling over second. Bowman again finished second, with Wageman in third. O'Mara and Bowman were 1-2 overall as third went to O'Donnell with his 3-4. Wageman and Bowman renewed their battle in the first round of the 250cc Pro class, wi th Wageman jumping the lead and Bowman and Suzuki of Santa Barbara rider Andy Segale hot on his heels. Wageman held them off to take the moto with Segale second and Bowman third: Bowman grabbed the second rnoto lead and carried it on to the finish . Wageman finished second, but that was enough to edge Bowman for the overall win. Segale took third overall with a 2-3 tally. In the Open Pros, Answer Products Yamaha rider Tim Locey passed early leader Steve Rawson of Kolbe Honda to win the first moto, and then led the second wire to wire for the overall win. Rawson was second ahead of Randy Lewis (Hus). Results 61 JR: 1. Brian Payne (Yam). 61 INT: 1. Kevin Peoples (Yam); 2. Joe Brown (Yam) . PEE WEE: 1. Patrick Wade (Suz). 83 INT: 1. Doug Fisher (Kaw) ; 2. Shane Trittler (Suz); 3. Troy Welty (Suz). , 83 JR: 1. Scott McElroy (Suz); 2. Eddie Tanner (Yam); 3. Tony Mercier (Suz). 83 BEG: 1. Byron Hedrick (Kaw); 2. Jimmy Lewis (Kaw); 3. Eric Hilton (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Johnny O'Mara (Hon); 2. Gary Bow man (Suz); 3 . Pat O'Donnell [Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Russ Wageman (Suz); 2. Gary Bow .rnan (Suz); 3. Andy Segale (Suz). 500 PRO: 1. Tim Locey (Yam); 2. Steve Rawson (Hon); 3. Randy Lewis (Hus). 125 INT: 1. Kenny Aitken (Suz); 2. Bruce Delgado (Suz); 3..Ron Bechard (Kaw). 500 INT: 1. Eric Silgero (Suz); 2. John Nolind (Mai); 3. Dan Baker (Hon). . 250 INT: 1. Frank Costanzo (Yam); 2. Tim Winslow (Suz]: 3. Randy Owen [Suz), ~,

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