Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern Californla:Arlzona-Southern Nevada- Southern Callfornla-Arlzona-Southern Nevada- Southern Callfornla-Arlzon Western hotline before tomorrow's 125-500cc National event. Every entry received a free tic ket for th e following da y plus there was a $3000 purse for the Pros and $3000 wo rt h of Hallman awards for th e Sportsman riders. Several top caliber Pros came for th e purse money wit h Ron Lechien ru n n in g away wit h the I 25cc Pro race, Mike Tripes edged ou t Rick Johnson for the 250cc Pro a ward and J im T arantino bagged the 50pcc Pro cash with Ri ck Johnson la nding second pl ace. T he I 25cc Pro riders started off th e lo ng da y of racing and th ere was a tough line-up which included equally matche d riders like Ron Lech ien , Ron T urner and Rick Joh nson. Wh en the ga te dropped , Lechi en took his Yama ha to th e lead position and outdis tan ced the rest. Kawasaki mou nted Tim Asto n a nd Gary Bowman came through the fin ish lin e in seco nd a nd th ird place, but durin g the race R ick Johnson controlled secon d p lace unti l he hit a few ro ugh spots. Johnson descri bed , " I fell o nce and I dropped back because I scratched m y back all up! " Pa t " H o t Dog " Hubbs was fourth a head of Ron Turner. Bob Stabile (79) and Steve Fleming drag race down one of Willow Springs Raceway's straights. Fleming's thumper is allowed to run down a class. Wolff, Pietri dazzle at Willow By Lori Tyson Results ROSAMOND, CA, AUG. 15 1ST 125 GP: 1. len Gamba (Han); 2. Tom DeW itt (Han); 3. Gary Pendergrass (Han). 250 SUPER STREET: 1. Rob Stubile (Yam); 2. Robert Pritchard (Yam); 3. Stephen Shelton (Yam). 600 FOUR·STROKE GP: 1. Steve Reynosa (Han); 2. Doug Toland (Kaw); 3. Russell M iguel (Yam). 900 FOUR STROKE GP: 1. Kevin Bracken (Due); 2. M ick Ofield (Nor); 2. Jeff Gehrs (Kaw ). OPEN STROKE GP: 1. Carry Andrew (Kaw); 2. Kevin Clark (Suz); 3. John Wells (Han). 250 GP: 1. Chris Steward (Yam); 2. Mick Of ield (Yam); 3. Tom Sera (Yam). 600 PROD: 1. Aaron Post (Kaw); 2. Joe Brusce lla (Kaw); 3. Doug Toland (Kaw). . 750 PROD: 1. Denny Fryer (Han); 2. M ike M inn ig (Kaw ); 3. Steve Gardner (Kaw ). OPEN PROD: 1. Terry Statum (Kaw); 2. Graham Miller (Kaw); 3. Bill Kinney (Suz). 2ND 125 GP: 1. Len Gamba (Han); 2. Marty An derson (Han); 3. Gary Pendergrass (Han). 450 PROD: 1. Howard Monise (Yam); 2. Mark Capell (Yam); 3. Clint Wh itehouse (Yam). 500 GP: 1. Chr is Steward (Yam): 2. J im Leonard (Yam); 3. Ken lobnow (Yam). OPEN GP: 1. Carry Andrew (Kaw); 2. Roberto Pietr i (Suz); 3. J im Collins (Kaw). 460 BOX STOCK: 1. Rick Soloway (Yam); 2. John Thornton (Yam); 3. James Cox (Suz). 600 BOX STOCK: 1. Aaron Post (Kaw); 2. Jim Vreeke (Kaw ); 3. Joe Bruscella (Kaw). 750 SUPER STREET: 1. Denny Fryer (Han); 2. Carry Andrew (Han); 3. M ike M innig (Kaw). OPEN SUPER STREET: 1. Kevin Clark (Suz): 2. Kevin Bracken (Due); 3. John Wells (Han). 50 PROD: 1. Stephen Shelton (Kaw); 2. Terry Maves (Kaw); 3. Dylan Code (Kaw). 100 GP: 1. Royce Flora (Han ); 2. Dusty Behrman (Han). FORMULA4: 1. Jim Collins (Han); 2. Don Hale; 3. Jerry leughlin (Yam). 250 PROD: 1. Dan Diaz (Yam); 2. Mike Carrell (C-A); 3. Jeff Kratka (Yam). VINTAGE I: 1. David Fiorelli (BSA). VINTAGE II: 1. David Breetwor (BSA); 2. Bill Bur dett (No); 3. Dan Fetterly (Tri). CLASSIC I: 1. Richard Smith (Tri); 2. Ken Kanega (Nor). CLASSIC II: 1. Mick Ofield (Nor). 600 SUPER STREET: 1. Steve Reynosa (Han); 2. Robert Holdsworth (Kaw); 3. Walter Nitta (Kaw). 450 SUPER STREET 1. Eddie Kocina (Yam); 2. : Howard Monise (Yem); 3. Jim Adamson (Yam). 750 BOX STOCK: 1. Mike M innig (Kaw); 2. Steve Gardner (Kaw); 3. Mark Thomas (Han). OPEN BOX STOCK: 1. Terry Statum (Kaw); 2. Bruce McFarland (Suz); 3. Kirk Ochwat (Suz). Escargot's Thad Wolff and Team Honda 's Roberto Pietri came out to the American Road Racing Association 's Willow Springs double points race and dazzled everyone with 1:34 lap times, but, true gentlemen that they are , they let the club racers have the points as Thad pulled in early and Roberto gave first place to Carry Andrew on his Hypercycle Kawasaki. Wolff and Pietri piloted a pair of RG500 Suzukis and diced it up pretty well in preparation for the Sears Point National. Len Gambo took another well deserved first place trophy in I 25cc GP after an excellent battle with Tom DeWitt and Barry Smallwood. Cycle Service-sponsored Gambo was shadowed by the two until the last lap, when a lappee got in the way. DeWitt managed to get by, but, unfortunately, Smallwood did not; he and the lappee collided in turn six and both went down unhurt. Second went to DeWitt. . Beca use of the first mota mishap, Joh nso n did not ride the second mo ta . T he track was very dusty, particularly a t the sta rti ng turn . When the second mota go t underway, a smoke screen covered th e area. Wh en it cleared, J on Ortn er and anot her rider were left on th e ground. Lechi en con tin ued his winning wa y and left everyone in the dust to tak e th e final mota win. Roost Factory ri der Robbie Brown put on the second most im pressi ve ride a nd foll owed Lechien. Turner took his Honda to th ird place over Hubbs. The top money went to Lech ien , Brown, Turner and Hubbs. managed to sal vage fourth pl ace. Aaron Post 'took th e wi n af ter goin g at it with Vreeke, J oe Bru scell a, a nd Doug T oland. Twelve-year-old Dylan Code, son of California Superbike School's Keith Code, had his road race debut in the 50cc Production race and took third on an AR50 Kawasaki. It is rumored that Dylan will be sponsored next year on a GPz 550 by Eddie Lawson. In 750-0pen Box Stock, Terry Statum took an easy win, but Steve . Gardner and Mike Minnig in the 750cc class fought it out all the way , and in the end, Minnig was the victor by a very small margin. Battling for fourth overall were Mark Thomas and Chris Mencher, so close that they were side by side down the front straight. Thomas finall y took it for third 750cc. CM·C pre-National to Tripes, lechien, Tarantino There were 32 cont estants in the 250cc Pro cla ss and u nl ike the 125cc Pro race, there was no single rider wh o ran a way with th e race. Clin t Hardick took his Suzuki to th e lead posi tion an d was foll owed by LOP rider J im Tarantino. Mike Tripes was in third but got a free pa ss to second place when Tarantino pulled off th e track with a wobbly rear wh eel. Dunes regular Mike Shoemaker held off Rick Johnson for th ird and fourth place positions. Hardick didn 't ha ve the luck that he needed in the final mota, and even though he knows the Carlsbad track well , he was still thrown off his Suzuki. Hardick placed fourth this time. Mike Tripes gassed his Husky in first place for four laps over Woody Carlson and Rick Johnson. The "T oo Hipp" kid was on the move and zapped Carlson on the uphill where he swapped around. Johnson took over the lead from Tripes and afterwards Rick stated, " It seemed like Mike just sort of let me by." Tripes . was bumped back to second place with Shoemaker moving up to third ahead of Hardick and Carlson. Tripes had a consistent 2-2 tally which earned him the top money over Johnson's inconsistent 4-1 tally, Hardick's 1-4 and Shoemaker's 3-3. By Tom Corley CARLSBAD, CA, AUG. 14 IRC and Hallman USA pre- 36 After leading th e first six laps of sen ted the Continental Motothe 600cc Production, Jim Vreeke, again being inventive, took a dirtSpOTtS Club motocross prefn b}l l!:

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