Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

.e... dco.Colo...do~Wyo.lag ••oDt"•••o"'h D"ota·Soath D. .ot.·••b....k.·K.....·Okl.ho• •·T.xu••••••dco.Colo...do·Wyo.1J Central Pipeline ing himself to th e bac k of the 13 bik e field . Beckh am p icked his bike up a nd threaded hi s way through th e dust and the o ther riders to overtake DuBose a nd second p la ce wi th some very impressive and determin ed riding. Conway fin ished th e race wi th a convi ncing lead , took th e overall wi n and the cash. Results 250 EX: 1. Dan Conway (Kaw ); 2.Jack Beckham (Han); 3. Lee DuBose (Han). OPEN EX: 1. Jeff Ellis (Han); 2. Greg W il liams (Yam); 3. Joh n Perrin (Mai). 250 INT: 1. Joh n Stacy (Suz); 2. Joey Hardin (Kaw); 3 . Paul Horton (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Rusty Burns (Han); 2. Scan Hellam (Suz); 3. Rocky French (Han). 125 INT: 1. Donn ie Joe (Suz); 2. Larry Crenshaw (Yam); 3. David Sch litte r (Kaw ). 125 NOV: 1. Mark Kirby (Suz); 2. Joe Morgan (Suz); 3. Mi ke M urray (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Rocky French (Han); 2. Dan iel Mi lner (Suz); 3. Chuck Champ ion (Suz). OVER 40: 1. Dale Shank (Han); 2. Richard She lton (Hus); 3. Wa lt Zetne r (Mai). OVER 30 : 1. Dale Shank (Suz); 2. Bill Kasson (Yam); 3. Smoke y Joe M ilian (Yam). 250 OPEN BEG: 1. Tom McD on (Yam); 2. M ike Coons (Yam); 3. Donn ie Prade (Han). MI NI J R: 1. Derek Hanso n (Yam); 2. Kris Gaines (Suz); 3 . Tim Hodes (Kaw). . M INI SR: 1. M ike Merlo (Yam); 2. Mi ke Baily (Han); 3. Glenn Claypool (Kaw) . Zeppelin,Zach fastest at Suntana By Eric Raits SP R IN GV ILLE, UT, AU G . 20 Brothers Zeppelin and Zach Tittenson snagged a pair of win s in their respective classes to top the small bike Novices at (Top) Dan Conway flies at Austin on the way to the 250cc Expert win. (Above) Jeff Ellis was the victor in the Open Expert clan. Conway victorious at Austin Aqua-fest MX By Pat McClure AUSTIN , TX, AUG. 22 Despite the ' heat and dust at Austin Motosport Raceway , Houston's Dan Conway blitzed the 250cc Expert class. He had 40 to eat very little dust in doing so as he led every lap of both motos. The start of the first moto saw Lee DuBose grab th e holeshot followed closely by Conway, who two turns later sto le th e lead. By the end of th e first lap, Jack Beckham forced h is Honda into th ird position. With som e masterful riding he reeled in DuBose and captured second place on lap six of the nine lap mota. Conway viewed the checkered flag first with a sizable lead over Beckham and DuBose. The second rnoto, a carbon copy of the first mota, showed Conway powering his Kawasaki to an undisputed holeshot. Following closely behind out of the first turn were DuBose and Beckham, the latter of whom fell before the end of th~ first lap, relegat- Su ntan a ton ight. Angelique Tiuenson finished second to Tasi Dever in . the Mini Juniors. T rav is Whitlock, of th e hillclirnbin g Wh itlocks, followed Jarred Clayso n to a second place in the first 80cc Novice mota then won the next mota for an overall first. Clayson took the ru n ne r-u p spo t a nd Spencer Lunt was third. J im m y Brown was a double wi nner in the 80cc Amateurs, leavi ng Brook Beckstrom and Rob O stergaard to fight it out for second and third. Beckstrom had the lead in eac h mota, but couldn 't hold it , and Ostergaard aced him out in the last mota for seco nd overall. Troy Lerwill continued a week of frustration after blowing an engine Saturday and rebuilding only to drop out with mechanical problems in the second moto after devastating the 80cc Expert field in th e first. Corky ~M augha n stepped in when Lerwill dropped out and .took first. ahead of Vince Barnes and Ranch Pratt. Craig Wayman clawed and scratched through a tough pack of 125cc Amateurs, 'workin g up from third to win the first moto aided by Jeff Cun ico's late departure from the starting line. Cunico never got into the race until it was half over and . rode just to avoid a DNF. Cunico handily won the second mota, but couldn't get into the top three overall. Gregg Greenhalgh took . second and Jay Neve got third. Andy Ottesen won two to pace the I25cc Nov ices. Behind him were Bruce Bryant and Steve Osborne in carbon copy two, three finishes in both motos, Joe Warnick started out with a win in the 250cc Expert class th en lost his ch ain while leading the second moto, to the delight of Kurt Jensen , to hand Jensen an overall win. Stephen Fullmer celebrated leaving the Utah race scene to start college with a second over Warnick. Lynn Hiatt took advantage of a costly spin-out which dropped Jeff Cunico to last in the first mota to top the 250cc Amateurs. Cunico won the ! • secon d mota , but it wasn 't en ou gh as Hiatt was righ t behind him in second for th e overall win: Mark Younkin earn ed the secon d sp ot with a pair of steady rides. Curt Swee ten led all eigh t laps to win both 250cc No vice motos ahead of Ku rt Kell y's twin seconds. Gary York starte d way back both rnotos, but worked u p h igh enough for a third overall. Open Amateur Chris Dever won two aft er ch ief competitor Steve Hansink retired after dec id ing he and h is bike were not meant to be together th is n ight. Randy Gray four- stroked to second overall. Results MIN I JR : 1. Tasi Dever (Yam); 2. Angelique -Tit t enson (Suz). MIN I NOV: 1. Zeppelin Tin enson (Yam); 2. Sha ne Prescon (Suz); 3 . Chance Maughan (Yam). . 807- 11 NOV: 1. Zach Tittenson (Yam); 2. Shau n 8a lzly (Yam); 3. Galen Clayso n (Yam). • 80 12- 15 NOV: 1. Travis Wh itlock (Yam); 2. Jarred Clayston (Yam); 3. Spencer Lun t (Kaw ). 80 12- 15 AM : 1. Ji mmy Brown (Yam); 2. Rob Oste rgaard (Kaw); 3. Brook Beckstrom (Yaml. 80 12- 15 EX: 1. Corky Maughan (Yam); 2. Vince Barnes (Suz); 3. Ranch Pran (Yam). 125 AM : 1. Craig Wayman (Suz); 2. Gregg Gree nhalgh (Yam); 3.·Jay Neve (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Andy Onesen (Yam); 2. Bruce Bryan t (Suz); 3. Steve Osborne (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Kurt Jensen (Han); 2. Stephe n Fullmer (Yam); 3. Joe Wa rn ick (Yam). OPEN EX: 1. Kelly Smith (M ai); 2.J eff Boyd (Yam). 250 AM : 1. Lynn Hian (Suz); 2. Mark Younk in (Kaw); 3. Jeff Cun ico (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Curt Sweeten (Suz); 2. Kirk Kelly (Yam); 3 . Gary York (Yam). OPEN AM : 1. Chr is Dever (Yam); 2. Randy Gray (Suz); 3. Steve Hans ink (Yam). Hobbs, Norfolk nail Sturgis Rally fi nale By Brian George STURGIS, SD , AUG. 8 Wrapping up the opening weekend of motocross at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, the Rushmore Cycle club moved to Sturgis Racewa y for the final event today. The 'course had been totally reworked by heavy equipment th e week before, and riders were greeted by another beautiful track in its bes t shape of the season. Very warm temperatures di ssipated the track's moisture early in th e da y, and dust became a big handicap to many riders if they found themselves anywhere but out in front of their race , but overall it was a good afternoon for racing. In the Pro ranks, it was none other than Terry Hobbs running off with both the 250 and Open overall titles for the day , as Ben Norfolk came out on top of the 125cc division , which Hobbs opted not to ride with his old Honda, due to the steep hills and terrain changes. . First out of the gate were the 125cc Pros, and Norfolk wasted no time grabbing the lead as the pack headed into the first corner. Shannon Ivey, Todd Giklings, Billy Stork and Clint Pepper were in tow, but in the early laps, it was Stork making the fast moves for second. This position was short-lived, however, as Stork went down in the top section of the race course and had to remount way back in the pack. Gikling took over the runnerup slot from there and rode behind Norfolk to the wire. Ivey managed to hold off Pepper for a heated third slot, as Wade Rice moved from dead last on the first lap, to fifth by mota's end. Mota two was 'the same story for Norfolk as he roosted out of the gate first and went wire to wire for the moto and overall. Stork rolled into second and held ' on the entire way, while Gikling settled for a close third and second in the overalls. Ivey and Lee Vern Berry rounded out the top five for the moto.

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