Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

J> I .. . ... Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arlzona-S'outhern Ne';'ada~ Southern California-Arizona Western hotline Johnny O'Mara leads Todd Ca mpbell (411), Roger Hens ley (2 31) and a ho st of 125cc Pros at Saddleback. Soon after, R yan swooped down a nd passed Mapes. Near the end of th e rnoto, fa tigue caught up with Dim rnit, handing Ryan and Mapes first and second. When th e checkered a p peared, no more changes had been made. Moto two was just as exciting as the first. Mapes and R yan again duelled for the lead while Dimmit tagged along in third. The two leaders never separated more than a bikelength, but Mapes held on to capture a hard-fought win. Steve Planausky (Yam) walked away with the first place trophy, after completing the day with a 2-1 score, in the 250cc Novice class. Planausky 's bigget threat wa s Suzuki mounted John Dimmit. Dimmit took the win in the first rnoto, but he could only manage a third in moto two. , Steve Nelson (SI1Z) captured third while Andy Barth (Ya m) settled for fourth . Res ult s PEE WEE: 1. Jerry Hildeman (Suz); 2. Bryan Lew is (Yam). PEE W EE: 1. W esley Klein (Yam); 2. Brian Sanchez (Yam). . PEEWEE: 1. M ike Metzger (Yam); 2. Charles Vice (Suz); 3. Lance Chast ain (Han). M INI BEG: 1. David Sharp (Han); 2. Frank Smith (Yam); 3. Jason Collier (Han). MI NI NOV: 1. Ken ny Collier (Suz); 2. Chad Smart; 3. David Church (Suz). M INIINT: 1. M ike Magallanes (Yam); 2. M ike Fitigerald (Han); 3. Terry Szucsko (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Joe Wo lf (Kaw); 2. Dave Herbert (yam); 3. Scott Wil son (Suz]. 125 NOV: 1. Ray Ame y (Yam); 2. Mike Cooper; 3. Don Feeley (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Danny cant ley (Kaw); 2. Jimmy Palmer (Yam); 3 . J im Pearson (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. J im Carter (Yam); 2. M ickey Bran nan (Han); 3. Doug Ossanna (Suzl. 250 NOV: 1. Steve Plana usky (Yam); 2. Jo hn R. Dimm it (Suz); 3. Steve Nelson (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Duane Mapes (Suz); 2. Colin Ryan (Yam); 3. Larry Dimmitt (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Edd ie M ich ett i (Suz); 2. Chr is Flemming(Suz). OPEN BEG: 1. Bart Carr igan; 2. Scott Devillier (Yam); 3. Paul Foreman (Yam). OPENINT: 1. R. Rice (yam); 2. RoyJohnson (Han). OPEN PRO: 1. John An derson (Suz); 2. Ray Cates (Yam); 3. Dan Paulson (Mai). VET JR: 1. J im Harienberg ( Suz~ 2. Bill Harris (KTM ); 3. Nick Beltran (Han). VET INT: 1. William Cline (Suz); 2. J im Castillo (Suz); 3. Larry Lowen (Suz). O'Mara, Campbell compete for IRC final win By Lee Taylor Photo by Greg Taylor ORANGE, CA , AUG. 22 Todd Campbell, piloting a 1983 pre production Kawasaki for DC Performance, took the 125cc P ro s by storm! Campbell, fresh fro m the Intermediate ra nks, took on American Honda ace J oh nny O 'Mara, and h is works bike , a nd ga ve hi m a run for his money in th e fin al round of the California Racing Club's IRC Seri es. " The firs t moto, a d us ty co m ba t field with rac ers dropping th eir bikes in dust bowl turns, saw O 'Mara take command and figh t off Campbell in the runnerup position, Honda teammate Ron Turner in third, Suzukimounted Roger H ensl ey and Chris Heisser , a U.S. Suzuki en try. Ame rican Horida swept first and second with O'Mara and Turner holding Campbell to third. When th e gate dropped for their second round, Campbell did the un thinkable. He had th e audacity to grab a five-bike holeshot over O 'Mara, and everyone else for that matter. Campbell proceeded to hold O 'Mara to second for half th e moto, showing a maturity and control most Pros spend their first year or two developing. O 'Mara was all over the track in pursuit, nearly executing a classic "Flying W" in the process. Campbell finally missed the mark in a turn and O 'Mara took charge; a few inches were all he needed to slip on by. Going down to the wire, a three-way duel shaped up for second between Ca m pbell , Hensley, and Suzuki of Bak ersfield entry, Gary Bowman , A cliff ha n ger if ever there was one, Ca mpbell held seco nd to the end, Bowman snaked third, H en sley fourth and A.J. Whiting rounded ou t the - top five. O 'Mara scooped up top mo ney for the day, Campbell clinched second place and Hensley took third place money with a 4-4 ride. Larry Brooks, aboard a Suzuki for R&D and "Oa kley, racked up an impressive pair of wins in th e 80cc Expert contest. The first time out, Brooks found hea vy pressure from Prem ier Yam aha entry, Mark Toyama, pilo ting a preproduction 1983mach ine wi th Honda rider Mi ke H eal ey in th ird a n d Kawasaki-mounted T im Rutherfo rd in-fourth. Brooks held firm , holding Toyama and H eal ey to second and . third respectiv ely. When the Minis blasted off th e lin e for their fin al encounter and last chance at th e $1,000 in gift cert ificates offered by Suzuki of Van Nuys, it was Brooks, Paul Den is and Toyama for the top three. Brooks a nd Denis were side by side for th e lead and finall y tangled and disappeared in the dust bowl. T oyam a lost no time in snatching th e lead only to find Brooks back up in front and holding . to the end. Toyama clinched second , overall honors and Van Nuys Cycle entry Jeff Barbacovi's 5-4 tally brought h im th ird place honors. 1983 Prototypes wer e th e news of the day. Tim Loce y, riding for Answer Products, took Yam ah a 's '83 Open ma chine on its maiden race for a beautiful pair of back-to-back wins in th e Open Pro class , holding Will y Simons to second and Brian Fr y, out of T amm Racing, in third. Results 50 : 1. David Ochoa (Yam). 60 EX: 1. Bubba Erickson (Yam); 2. Ste ven Kotajarv i (Yam); 3. Buddy An t unez (Yam). , 80 BEG: 1. Brett Guyatt (Yam); 2. Jimmy Ryder (Suz); 3. Alex BaC8(Yam). 80 NOV: 1. Sean Delvenne (Kaw); 2. Ja son Davenport (Yam); 3 . Scott Murphy (Yam). 80 1 NT: 1. Ronnie Tich enon (Yam); 2. Greg Vowell (Suz); 3. Steve Gamble (Yam). 80 EX: 1. Larry Brooks (Suz); 2. Ma rk Toyama (Yam); 3. Jeff Barbacovi (Yam). 100 BEG: 1. Brian Feli x (Yam); 2. Mike Penta (Suz); 3 . Mike Cagle (Suz). 100 NOV: 1. Toby Lawe s (Yam); 2. Chuck W hit more (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. John Barn ard (Yam); 2. Keegan McGrath (Suz); 3. John Dellar ipa (Suz). 12 5 NOV DIV 1: 1. Kenny Clift on (Suz); 2. Jimmy Matinsevich (Han); 3. Lance Gort on (Kaw) . 12 5 NOV DIV 2: 1. Ron Hunt (Yam); 2. Oren Beck II (yam); 3. Greg W olfe (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Jerry An ker (Yam): 2. Scott Keles (Kaw); 3. Jo hnny Clark (Suz). 125 PRO: 1. Johnny O'M ara (Han); 2. Todd Campbell (Kaw); 3. Roger Hensley (Suz). 250 BEG: 1. Paul Wa lms ley (Suz); 2. Bob Huff (M ai); 3. Pat Mo rt imer (Kaw). 250 NOV: 1. Dean Kassel (Yam); 2. Randy Knox (Yam); 3. Duane Qua le (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Pat Delligatta (Han); 2. Ray Wim mer (Suz); 3. Todd Simmons (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Rick Johnson (Yam); 2. J im Tara ntino (Han); 3. Ron Turn er (Han). OPEN BEG: 1. Oarrin L Yenzer (Han). OPEN NOV: 1. Mark Stubbs (Han); 2. M ike Norr is (Ma i); 3. Ross Johnson (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Frank Emerso n (Han ); 2. Jeff Conlin (Hus); 3. Alan Olson (Ma i). OPEN PRO: 1. TIm Locey (Yam); 2. W illy Simons (Han); 3. Brian Fry (Han). VET JR: 1. Ron Way (Hus); 2. Bill Otson (Han). VET IT: 1. Raul J. Escamill a (Han); 2. Hofst Leitner; 3. Bob Barr (Han). VET SR: 1. Ray Pisarski (Han); 2. M arin o Bast ionell (Suz); 3. Bill M illa r (Suz). Garratt, Arnold clash at Saguaro Ra~eway By Lori Hanna TU CSO N, AZ, AUG. 14 When the mud settled, R icky Arnold had the holeshot in the first moto of Saguaro Raceway's 250/ 0pen P ro class. He didn't see a n o ther rear fender for the rest of the moto. Second p lace Mike Garratt fought to close up th e growing space between his Honda and Arnold's Suzuki, but thereal action took p lace in the ba ttle for th ird. Mike Looper came out of the hole in third , but Ron Watmore, Joe Petru ska and Rick Wa tmore all had their eyes on that spot. Ron Watmore pulled it off on the . sixth lap a nd finished third, a very respectable come bac k after hi s threemonth la y-off due to a broken wrist. The first 125cc Pro moto saw Pat Eggman out of the hole first . with Roger McClusky, Jr. close behind. McClusky decided to check out some real estate on the fourth lap, leaving the wa y for veteran Mike Goodrich to pass on the fifth . The n ext moto was much the same with Eggman out firs t and McClusky in second. Goodrich p assed McClusky on the fourth lap and ended up with a second overall. Pat Eggman took top honors and McClusky fin ish ed th ird overall. The 250/0pen Pro class started out the even ing with nine contenders , bu t only four crossed the finish line at end of th e second moto. G arratt shot out of the hol e with R ick Watmore arid Mik e Looper clos e behind. Arnold was fourth off the start, but quickly mo ved up to second leaving R ick Watmore in third, Looper in fourth and Ron Watmore, Joe Petruska and Phoenix rider Bobby White closing in. Looper dropped back and Ron Watmore took over fourth . His wris t injury began to tell and h e dropped out on the sixth lap. As Ron was pull ing off , brother Rick los t it on a set of double jumps, putting him ou t of the race . Petruska and White jockeyed for third, while Arnold enjoyed a comfortable second p lace ride. Garratt left th e pack and missed all the action going on behind him. The race ended wi th Ga rratt first, Arnold second, Petruska third and White fourth . Results M INI M INI: 1. Todd Davis; 2. Greg Guerin; 3. Dani el Caldwell. Y-ZINGERS: 1. Ste ve Brown; 2. Brian Cook; 3. Steven Matt hies. 80 BEG: 1. Tony M art ine z; 2. We s Parker; 3. Tim bo Reeves. 105: 1. Dennis Parker; 2. Bryan Bruner; 3. Shawn Hilton. MI NI NOV: 1. John Van Hook; 2. Ma rio Mamu di s; 3. M ike Baily. MI NI AM : 1. J ed Green; 2. Ken Hilt on; 3. Shaw n Hilton. MINI EX: 1. Bryan Bruner; 2. Brad Wa cks; 3. Denni s Parker. 125 BEG: 1. Todd Inn o; 2. M arlin Elma; 3. Robert Culbe rt son. 125 NOV: 1. Larry Hamen; 2. Scott Well s; 3 . Jeff Asher. " 125 AM : 1. Johnny Brown; 2. Scott Booker; 3. Chuck Chagno n. 125 PRO: 1. Pat Eggman; 2. Mike Goodr ich; 3. Roger McC lusky. Jr. 250 BEG: 1. Fred Lili kes; 2. Vi nce Johnson; 3. William Paulson. 250 NOV: 1. A lbert LaPsavskY; 2. Curt is Lansing; 3. Todd Elam. 250 AM : 1. Tim Lickliter; 2. J im Seeger; 3. Scott Davis. . 250/0PEN PRO: 1. M ike Garratt; 2. Ricky Arnold; 3. Joe Petruska . 250 SR: 1. Bill Gree n; 2. Mike Mota. OPEN BEG: 1. Lacy Covert . OPEN NOV: 1. Neal Hanna ; 2. M ike Mota; 3. Jan Brugger. 'OPEN AM : 1. Bill Duffner; 2. Gary Kennedy; 3. Joey Reed. Springman speeds to Ascot CMC STwins By Maureen Lee GARDENA, CA, AUG. 12 T he Pro riders still keep th ings ex citing at the weekly Co ntinental Mote-sport Club Ascot short tracks; this week it was Jeff Springman 's turn to get the most at payoff by winning both the 250 and Open ' Pro classes. In the first 250cc race , Springman got ou t fro nt first, then Jay Lewis, Darren H ulbert, Roger Thompson a nd movedup -a-class Brent Bowers on a Honda. Springman waltzed off with the win while H ulbert moved by Lewis, and, on the very last lap, Roger T homp son did th e same to out-drag Jay to the line and third place.

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