Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

R W;;;;;;;rh~~ii;;;vada- SouthernCalifornia-Arizona-SouthernNevada-SouthernCallfornia-Arizona-5 ~ 750 SUPER STREET: 1. Denny Fryer (Hon); 2.Steve Dyer (Hon); 3. Tony Guest (Due). OPEN SUPER STREET: 1. Earl Roloff (Kaw ); 2. W hit ney Blakeslee (Kaw) ; 3. J ohn We lls (Hon). 50 PROD: 1. Steve She lton (Kaw); 2. Terri We lls (Kaw) . '. 50 GP: 1. Dylan Code (Kaw). 250 PROD: 1. Rob Pritchard (Yam); 2. J eff Kra tka (Yam); 3. Mike Carr ell (C-A). 100 GP: 1. Dust y Behrman (Hon); 2. Royce Flora (Hon); 3. Richa rd Tr ask (Hon ). VINTAGE 1: 1. Marc Johnson (A ri el). VINTAG E 2: 1. Davi d Bree twor (BSA ); 2. Dan Fet ter ly (Tri). CLASS IC 1: 1. Greg J>hillipi (BSA). CLASS IC 2: 1. Bill Burdett (Nor); 2. Chr is Scott . 45 0 SUPER STREET: 1. How ard Mo nise (Yam); 2. Ji m Adam son (Yam); 3. Michael Bloes (Yam). 600 SUPER STREET: 1. W alt Nitt o (Kaw) ; 2. Denni s Kunste r (Kaw); 3. A I Ross (Yam) . Doug To land (2 51) and Aa ron Post battle at the AR RA Willow Road races. OPEN PRO: 1. Mike Tripes (Hu s); 2. Scott Cavness (Suz); 3. Br ian Fry (Hon). Blakeslee, Vreeke to Willow ARRA RRwins Whelchel wipes up CRCDunes By Lori Tyson ROSAMOND, CA, SEPT. 5 By Lee Taylor Photo by Greg Taylor After starting in 19th place in the 600cc Four Stroke GP , Champion Moriwaki 's Whitney Blakeslee snatched the win at VALENCIA, CA, AUG. 29 It was a wi ld and crazy kind of day for the California Racing Club at the Dunes. Yamaha Support and Answer the American Road Racing Association's Willow Sp rings meet fro m Steve Re ynosa ri ght at the. finish line. It took Whi tney four la p s to work his way up to second behind Reynosa , a nd they spen t the next four swapping the lead. Reynosa put up perhaps his toughest fight of the year, but, at the end of the eight-Iapper, Whitney snuck his wheel out in front to wi n. Lady luck di d not stay with them for long; la ter in the day both men had th e misfortune to grenade their mo tors. Reynosa's was due to an o ld h ead that . th ey were forced to use w hen the new one didn ' t a rrive; Whitney's was caused by a n une xpected neutral which produced megarevs. Jim Vreeke grabbed his usual early lead in th e 600cc Production race, but surprised everyone by staying on the pavement for once, easily taking the first place trophy. Aaron Post and Doug Toland had a tremendous battle for second in the early part of the race. They were joined by Joe Brus-, cella and Earl Roloff midway through for a four-way duel. Roloff took second, and Bruscella squeaked by Toland at the flag for the number three spot. Post and Toland also went at it hard in 600cc Box Stock, and, in another very close finish, Post took it by a wh eel 's length at the lin e to hold his points lead. Products ace joh n Whelchel, home town boy ma de good, turned a newlycrafted Shadow G len on end in th e 250cc P ro contest with a p air of backto-back wins. Whelchel came back later in the day to score for the Open Pros wi th another double victory. Whelchel had to fight for h is money. Thro ughou t both motos in ' the 250cc class, Whelchel fou n d PJ -I's Mike Sh oemak er (Hon) ou t in fro nt. ' Wheel to wheel with hand leba rs tangl ing wa s the na me of th e game for th ese two. Both ti mes out, Whelchel . reeled in " T he Shoe" and managed to slip on by. for the overall victory. " T he Shoe"held firm in second for second place loot, holding fellow Honda.racer, Larr y Bake r, with a 4-3 tally , to third place money. Yamaha support rider J im Coffey , out of Burbank Yamaha with a 3-4 ride, found himself claiming fourth place honors and fighting off half the world of top 250cc Pros, among them the Zahrt brothers, Jon and David. Result s . 60 NOV : 1. J esse James (Yam); 2. John Shaver (Yam); 3. Ryan Spurgin (Yam). 60 1 NT: 1. Jason Collier (Yam). 60 EX: 1. Bubba Erickson (Yam); 2. Kayle John' son (Suz); 3 . Alvin Matthews (Yam). 80 BEG DIV 1: 1. Abel Gayton (Suz); 2. Rick Reu bens (Yam); 3. Jason Collier (Hon). 80 BEG DIV 2: 1. Gary Wright (Suz); 2. Robert Forest (Suz); 3. Marvin Gaye (Kaw) . 80 NOV : 1. Jason Davenport (Yam); 2. M ike Kie drowski (Yam); 3. Scott Murphy (Yam). XR 75 : 1. Chr is St. Marie (Hon); 2. Troy W i lty (Hon); 3. Jim Kirby (Hon) . BO INT: 1. Ronn ie Ticheman (Yam ); 2. Chr is Burgess (Suz); 3. Shane Trittler (Suz). 80 EX: 1. Bobby Moore (Yam); 2. W illy Surrat (KX); 3. Kyle Lewi s (KX). 100 BEG: 1. Br ian Felix (Yam); 2. Eddie Tanne r (Yam); 3. Curtis Dougherty (Yam). 100 NOV : 1. Toby " Snake" Law es (Yam ). 125 8EG : 1. Bob Ste inbach (Yam); 2. Paul Thompson (Hon); 3. Brad Jordan (Yam). 125 NOV : 1. Jon Barr ick (Yam ); 2. Todd Wi mett (Yam); 3. M ike McGleneghan (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Bill Del Gado (Su z); 2. Randy Lippie (Suz); 3. Lance Jo hnson (Suz). 125 PRO: 1. Gary Bowman (Suz); 2. Ji m Si mo ns (Yam); 3. Robert Laughlin (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. J im We ltma n (Yam ); 2. Matt Dun lap (Suz); 3 . Roger Spencer (Hon) . 250 NOV : 1. Duane Quale (Yam); 2. J ohn Jelsma (Yam); 3 . Rick Perez (Hon). . 250 INT: 1. Kelly Pugm ire (Hon); 2. Dave Wel ty (Suz); 3 . Kev in Holmes (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. John Whelchel (Yam); 2. Mike Shoemaker (Hon); 3. Larry Baker (Hon ). . OPEN BEG : 1. Mike W ilson (Hon); 2. Dan St ilwell (Yam); 3. Dan iel Bell (Hus). OPEN NOV : 1. Gar r ie Turcotte (Yam); 2. Steve Lucia (Yam); 3. Vince Matranga (Suz). OPEN INT: 1. Ver l in Van Zee (Suz). OPEN PRO: 1. Joh n Whelchel (Yam); 2. W illy Simons (Hon); 3. Bob Schu lz (Yam). VET J R: 1. W iley Seitzler; 2. Tom Spu rgin (Hus); 3. Mick Mistretta (Suz). VET INT: 1. Dan Sanchez (Suz ); 2. Ron Cole (Ma i); 3. George Lazenby (Suz). _ _ , .vET ~R:.l. Bi!1 !JI!I'.,a~ (~!!Zl· • • • • • • • • • • • • • 28 Results •• 750 BOX STK: 1. Ear l Roloff (Kaw); 2. Martin Sharpe (Kaw); 3. Jeff Geh rs (Kaw ). OPEN BOX STK: 1. Bill Kinney (Suz); 2. Kirk Och. wa t (Suz); 3. Bruce McFa rland (Suz). 125 GP: 1. Tom DeWitt (Hon); 2. Ma rty Anderso n (Hon); 3. Dwa yne Lane (Hon). 250 SUPER STREET: 1. Rob Pritc hard (Yam ); 2. Jeff Kralka (Yam); 3. M ichael Carre ll (C-A ). 600 FOUR-STROKE GP: 1. W hitney Blakes lee (Kaw); 2. Steve Reynosa (Hon); 3. Doug Tola nd (Kaw) . . 900 FOUR-STROKE GP: 1. Ton y Guest (Due); 2. Martin Sharpe (Kaw); 3. Trevo r Dunne (Due). OPEN FOUR-STROKE GP: 1. John We lls (Hon); 2. Ji m Colli ns (Kaw); 3. G.C. Lord (Kaw) . 250 GP: 1. Danny Coe (Yam ); 2. Mike Hall er (Yam ); 3. Jon Siobom (Yam). 600 PROD: 1. Ji m Vreeke (Kaw); 2. Earl Roloff (Kaw ); 3. J oe Bruscella (Kaw). 750 PROD: 1. Denny Fryer (Hon); 2. Ma rk Thomas (Hon); 3. Jeff Gehrs (Kaw). OPEN PROD: 1. Earl Roloff (Kaw); 2. Bill Kin ne y (Suz); 3. Bruce McFarland (Suz). 450 PROD: 1. Howard Monise (Yam); 2. Clint Wh itehouse (Yam); 3. Jeff Braucht (Yam ). 125 GP: 1. Tom DeWitt (Yam); 2. Mike Flem ing (Yam); 3. Joe Paul (Yam). 500 GP; 1. M ike Haller (Yam); 2. Robert DeWitt (Yam); 3. Clin t Wh itehouse (Yam). OPEN GP: 1. Eddie Koc ina ; 2. J im laBine (Kaw); 3. Graham Lord (Kaw) . 450 BOX STK: 1. John Thornton (Yam); 2. Steve Fleming (Hon); 3. Rick Soloway (Yam). 600 BOX STK: 1. Aaron Post (Kaw) ; 2. Doug • .r~I!,~,<~'!.~);.3~ ~o"e.B!~~eJI~ K,!!,:,). • • • • • • • • • • McGurrin, Kline keep CRC Dunes night wins By Lee Taylor VALEN CIA, CA, AU G . 27 Noctu rn al riders are a breed set apart, a nd 250 cc Begi nner , Everett Ayle, was a prime ex. ample at the California Racing Club's Friday n ig ht In di a n Du nes race , Riding a Husqvarna, com plete with headlight, Ayle was prepared for whatever lay in stor e. First time out, Ayle found himself forced , back to fourth by H ondamounted Hect or Bar ba , Sh a wn McGurrin and QFC Racin g T eam entry Bill Collett. When the machines blasted out of th e gate for their final encounter, Ayle was ready and raring to go. McGurrin took an early lead and left behind a furious battle for the runnerup slot between Barba and Ayle . Ayle 's Husqvarna lit up the track, throwing stran ge sh ado ws in the turns. Bea mi ng h is way into second, Ayle was battling McG urrin for the lead, leav in g Barba in the da rk In th ird. When th e fini sh line loomed into sight, McGurrin lead the wa y home t o th e gold, Ayle, in second, emerged with third overa ll and Barba, foll owing the bouncing 'h eadligh t, took home second overall honors. Bob Klin e, a board a Honda for th e " j oh n ny 0 ' Show, " blitzed the en tire field of l25 cc 'Pros t h ro ughou t bo th ' motos for a grand slam victory . Results 100 BEG: 1. Tony Mercier (Yam); 2. Br ian Felix ' (Yam). . 100 INT: 1. J eff Reynolds (Yam). 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Paul Hau ck (Suz); 2. "Blazin' .. Bambino Tapia (Kaw); 3. Jon Newberry (Yam). 12 5 BEG DIV 2: 1, Rick Logan (Yam); 2. Kevin Alverson (Suz); 3. Dave Espinoza (Suz). 125 NOV : 1. Guy A rn ove (Hon); 2. Wesley Lurch .(Hon); 3 . Richard Lloyd (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Bill Del Gado (Suz); ' 2. Rich Tru sch inski (Hon); 3. Chris St. Marie (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Bob Kline (Hon); 2. Jim Sandelbach (Suz); 3. Ma rk Moscrop (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Shawn McGurrin (Hon ); 2. Hector Barba (Hon); 3. Everett Ayle (Hus], 250 NOV : 1. Mark Jablonski (Hon ); 2. Steve Randal ; 3. Rob Webb (Hon). 250 1NT 1. Kelly Pugmire (Hon ); 2. Mark Ameru: lor (Yam); 3 . Robbie Webster (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Russ Wageman; 2. J ack Greenberg (Suz); 3. J eff Hanzo (Suz). OPEN BEG: 1. Scott Whelcher (Yam); 2. M ike W i lson (Hon); 3. Victor Camble (Kaw) . OPEN NOV: 1. Mark Heiter (Hon ); 2. Eugene Bar gia (Suz); 3. Jeff Otten (Hon) . ' OPEN INT: 1. Greg Atk inson (Yam); 2. Bob Du n ham (Yam). VET JR : 1. Sa l Sen neo (Yam); 2. J oh n M osel ey (Hu s).· VET INT: 1. Robert Fort ier (Suz); 2. Skeets Holland. VET SR: 1. J erry Jon es (M ai). : Reynolds reaps CRC Dunes Mini • wIn , By Lee Taylor VAL EN CIA, CA, AU G. 27 in the first division of 80cc Beg in ners rackin g up an impressive pai r ' of wins. Ni gh tt ime racing doesn 't even faze Gayton. In the first rnoto, G ayton held Da n ny Hoskison, piloting a Ya mah a for his dad, to seco nd and Kolbe Honda entry, Chuck Kegg, to third. The second time around , Gayton had to fight for his win. Dropp ing his bike, he fought his way back up through an angry pack and into second, then, in a spectacular burst of energy, reeled in leader Kegg and took control by the checkered flag. Kegg held firm for second place go ld with Hoskison ending the even ing with third overall, a tally of 2-5. Ending the moto in third wa s j ason Collier. Ka wasaki pilot, jeff Reyn o lds, one -of the most respected Mi ni s on th e circuit, brought home the gold for th e 80cc In term edia tes in yet a no the r spectacular n ighttime rid e. Results 60 NOV : 1. Moose Wine (Yam ); 2. Joel Tokarsky (Yam); 3. Patr ick Rifley (Yam). 60 INT: 1. Jason Collier (Yam); 2. Shawn Bates (Yam); 3. Dust in Evans (Yam). 60 EX: 1. Bubba Erickson (Yam); 2. Alvin Matthews (Yam ). . PEE WEE : 1. Jesse James (Yam); 2. Marceno Folch i (Suz). 80 BEG DIV 1: 1. Abe l Gayton (Suz); 2. Chuck Kegg (Hon); 3. Danny Hosk ison (Yam). 80 BEG DIV 2 : 1. Ian B. Greenwood (Yam ); 2. Randy Moseley (Yam); 3. Jim Easter (Yam). 80 NOV : 1. Robert Makimoto (Yam); 2. Scott Sut ton (Suz); 3 . Tony Mercier (Suz). 80 INT: 1. Jeff Reyno lds (Kaw); 2. Chris Burgess (Suz); 3 . Tom Holt (KX). 80 EX: 1. Jeff Barbacovi (Yam). Williams, Russell Canyon ST, TT double winners By Jauna Balderston PHOENIX, AZ, AUG. 21 Canyon racers and fans met once again tonight to enjoy the , charge of flat tracking. In the 250cc Expert class, in the short track main, Darin Balderston captured the holeshot. Dennis Parks soon took over the lead position, then surrendered it to Rick Williams. Parks moved into the second spot and Guy . Warner took third. Williams finished first, Parks took second, and Balderston came back to snag third. . In the Open Expert short track main, the five riders met at the line to be divided with the shot of the green light. Bob R ussell snagged the start with Mike Yogerst and Tom Burcham close behind. Pat Antonides moved up to give Yogerst a fight for second and Bart Ben inati challenged Burcham for four th. Russell moved wa y out in front, and Aritonides moved into a strong second. Russell took the wi n, Anionide s fi nish ed second, and Burch am grabbed third. In the TT ma in event for the Open Expert class , Benina ti grabbed the holeshot wi th Russell running second a n d Antonides runn ing thi rd . Russell soon captu red the lea d wi th Antonides ru nning second and Beninati in th ird. R ussell p ulled far a hea d, and Antonid es held a strong second while Beninati battled for third wi th Yogerst and Burcham. Yogerst stole third while Russell h eld a strong lead a n d Antonides remained in a strong second. Russell finished wi th the win, Antonides to o k second, a n d Yogerst got third. Results .Abel Gayton,PJ-I 's p ride and ST joy, once more rocked the CaliY-ZINGER: 1. Eddie Lucas ; 2. Chuck Cook; 3. Mark Maynard. fornia Racing Club's DunesminiPEEWEE : 1. Marty Yogerst; 2. Brandon Beggs; 3. . , cross, ~i.t!I. ~p. j!I!pr~~~iYr. r!q~ __ Shannon Anderson. _

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