Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Northern Californ ia-No rthern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-Alaska-Cana da- Northern Californ ia-Northe rn Ne\ NORTHERN DATELINE "" , .~ " " , < "~' ''. _of \ :::.::.= ~ =.=:.n-: S-'",OU. l ubric8nts Corp , "You only kn ow If your 4-stroke engine oil is inadequate AFTER it's too late." If you have been using cheap or- even moderately priced automotive oil in your 4-stroke bike, you have been asking for trouble! The kind of troub le you can expect is: Viscosity loss through oil breakdown Sticky valves Excessive oil consumption ' Carbon Deposits and , after it 's too late, Strange noises. The motorcycle lubrication capab ility of most automotive oil is, at best, on ly marg inal when NEW. No matter how often you change your oil , its lubrication capacity after only 200 miles of average road riding is probably inadequate. Golden Spectre 4 is a super premi um synthet ic/petroleum blend desi gned specifically for 4-st roke motorcycles. It will STAY-IN-GRADE and provide excell ent engine and drive lin e lubrication for 4,000 to 5,000 mil es. Whe n yo u switch to Golden Spec t ro 4, we guarantee that you will notice these important im provements. * Easier shifting. * A quieter eng ine * A c leaner eng ine * Smoother clutch ope rat ion * T h i s adds up to a lo ng e r and happ ie r engine life. * And , you will get rid of t he CLUNKS. Ridi ng can be more fun, less work and safer when you progra m yourself and your equ ipment for peak performance. SPECTRa OILS - OF AMERICA P.O. BOX 208, 1IAOOllFElD, CT. 0ll8CM 12QJI T75-12111 RIDE AWARE -, . John Glover leads Laguna Seca Formula-Four after a third place start. Green burns Bellingham 3/8 mile, $1,000 FT By Clay Light BELLI NGHAM, WA, SEPT. 4 A m e r i ca n H ond a ' s R and y Green en de d the northwest AMA seaso n on a win ning note, by taking th e 250cc a n d Open Ex pert main events at Hannegan Speed way's Cham p ions h ip ~ mile fla t track. One tho usa nd do llars was up for gra bs and G reen took the majorit y hom e to Lak e Stevens wit h h im. The Open mai n even t was underway firs t a nd saw a red bl ur go into turn one. The blur was none o ther tha n G reen , who smoked off th e line followed by a n II rider field , none of whom were going to let th e Honda speedster off the hook that easi ly. Green was being hounded by Mi ke Kearn ey, R a n d y. Pa tt erson , Chri s Fit zhugh (Sea tt le H on ) and Steve Pru czin ski (Ya m), but aft er a lap, G reen opened up th e afterburner to settle into a huge lead, leaving th e a rguing for second between Pa tterso n and Kearney, who were back in the d ust followed by a radica l p ack of lat e starters which consisted of AMA hot- sh oes Jake Billings (Yam), Bob Moran, Jeff H arda n a nd Greg J ohnsto n. Billings co n tro lled that portion of th e argu me nt wh ile up front it was still G reen all th e wa y a t th e half. Patterson, a fine Expe rt , held on to his secon d pl ace to ward th e lat er stages , but co u ld n ' t muster th e necessary sp eed to clo se th e gap on Green 's factory-ba cked ma chinery. Patterson held Kearney a t ba y all th e wa y to th e flag, a quarter lap behind Green for seco nd . Kearney, Fitzhugh, Billings , Pruczinski a nd Moran were in the hunt, but were fourth through seventh a t the flag. Green a nd his 250cc Honda were on the line again later, and ready to do it again. The start was the closest anyone would get to Green in this race. Don Wilson (Yam), Hardan, Billings and Patterson were ramming from the rear off the scratch, but once again Green prevailed with a wicked holeshot. Wilson and Hardan provided the spectators with the real racing in a battle for second as Wilson, more familiar with a 250, held Hardan at bay . Meanwhile, back in the dust were Billing-s and Patterson, who couldn 't get th e drive he gets on the big bikes a n d remain ed stuck in fifth place by h imself . Spea king of pl aces to hi m self , th at 's pretty m u ch the story o f G reen all n ig ht; h e wra p ped up a no th er wi n for an ade quate payoff. Wi lso n too k second an d H arda n ·th ird , h olding o ff Bill in gs, Patterson a nd a n all -ou t war between Randy Roose (Yam), Du a n e Gerra rd (Yam ) a nd Lon gview Ka wasaki riders G ary Trull a ndS teven Liebran t. Trull, by the wa y, took a week o ff to h eal after a cras h a t Castl e Ro ck a nd a p peared to be back on th e gas, still holding th ird in points in th e AMA Novice class in th e USA! Results OPEN EX: 1, Randy Green (Hon) ; 2. Randy Patterson (Yam); 3. M ike Kearney (Yam); 4 . Chr is Fitzh ug h (Hon); 5. Jake Bill ings (Yam); 6. Steve Prucz inski (Yam); 7. Bob Moran (Tr i); 8. J eff Hardan (Hon ); 9. Gre g Johnston (Hon); 10 . Don W ilson (Yam). 250 EX: 1. Rand y Green (Hon); 2. Don W ilson (Yam); 3. Jeff Hardan (Hon); 4. Jake Billi ngs (Kaw); 5. Rand y Patte rson (Yam); 6. Randy Roose (Yam); 7. Duane Ger rard (Yam); 8. GaryTruIl IKaw); 9. Stev en Liebrant (Kaw); 10 . Wa yne Marks (Yam). TROPHY DAS HES OPEN: Randy Green (Hon); 250: Randy Gree n ( H o n~ . Wosick, Holland top California MX Qua lifier By Su e Ellis SAC RA ME NT O, CA, AU G . 29 Factory Suzuki rider G eorge Holland and Honda-mounted Larry Wosick were the top riders this weekend for the third California Stat e Championship Qualifier a t Prairie Cit y OHV Park. In thefirstmotoofthe I25cc Exper t class, Holland grabbed the holeshot, fo llo wed b y Rodn e y Smith and Suzuki-mounted Rick Ryan . When th e dust cleared, John Nelson (Ya m) snaked aro u n d the top three and took th e lead. Not far behind lurked Holland, and Shawn McConn (Hon). Holland got by Nelson before the end of lap one. Rodney Smith moved past McConn to take second and Tim Aston followed McConn for fourth. In the second moto McConn pulled the holeshot followed by Holland and Ryan. McConn and Holland rode neck and neck till the halfway point. when Holland took the number one position and held it for the win. At the end of the moto McConn held off Smith for the second; Smith took third and fourth went to Ryan. In the 250cc Expert class, Smith got the holeshot with Wosick and .... - __ .. _ ~ _ _4 ... • . . Suzuki rider Dave Coupe hot on his tail. Wosick got past Smith and Honda rider Scott Rebuck got by Coupe and the positions were Wosick. Smith, Rebuck, and Coupe at the checkered flag. In th e second moto, after a first turn pile up, Wosick took the lead and cruised home for another win. Rebuck held second overall for th e da y. Brian J ordry took the third and fourth went to Dave Coupe. Jim Ellis (H a n) pulled a clean holeshot in th e first moto of the Open Expert battle w ith Ch ris Irgara y behind in secon d and Coupe third. Ellis stretched his lead and Coupe mov ed into second. On lap six , Coupe passed Ellis and Maico-rnounted J erome H eib erg er moved into third with Wosi ck fourth. Coupe took the win a t th e en d of the moto with Ellis second, H eib erger third and Wosi ck fo ur th . In moto two Wosick pulled th e holesh ot , followed by Coupe and Ellis. Wo sick stre tch ed his lead as Randy Losh pass ed Ellis and went aft er Cou pe , bu t slid ou t. He ib erger moved up to second a nd Losh recovered to take th ird; Coupe fin ished fou rt h. Results 125 NOV DIV I: 1. Marty Cooper; 2. Scott Com mi ng; 3. Rodney Harryer. VET: 1. Jean Job; 2. Norme Morris; 3. Frank Sernello. 125 EX: 1. George Holl and; 2. Shawn McConn; 3. Rodney Sm ith . 125 JR : 1. Andy Tresser; 2. Ray Freitas; 3. Steve Nauman. PP NOV : 1. Renee Leveque; 2. Danitta Gibson. PP JR : 1. Pam Wehl; 2. Tracy Gallo. PP EX: 1. Jeanie Morgan; 2. Pam MacDonald. 125 NOV DIV II: 1. J immy Barnett; 2. Dar rick Lucchesi; 3. Kevin Smith. 250 EX: 1. Larry Wosick; 2. Rodney Smith; 3. Scott Rebuck. 250 NOV DIV I: 1. Bob M ilan ; 2. Clark Holm; 3. Bruce Lamppert. ~ 125 NOV DIV III: 1. Craig Ham ilton; 2. Char les Venegas; 3. Rodney Harrington. 250 JR : 1. Rick Mythen; 2. Lament Fross; 3. Howard Ross. OT NOV: 1. Eric Rifenburg; 2. Bob Del. OT JR : 1. J im McCrary; 2. Gary Arnold. OT EX: 1. Richard Sch illing; 2. Bill McClinton. 250 NOV DIV II: 1. J im Whipple; 2. Arlen Sab il; 3 . A I Rolls . 80 JR : 1. Dean Matson; 2. Jay Knoles. c; 80 EX: 1. Tipen Voh lard; 2. Don Church. OPEN NOV : 1. Tom Macklon ; 2. Dave Cira ulo; 3 . Bart Carr igon . 80 NOV: 1. J .J. Tayl or; 2. Rupon Rifenberg; 3 . , T Bryan Johnson. 60 : 1. M ike Pascaulla. OPEN JR : 1. Ric hard Boe; 2. Scott Jo hnson; 3. Greg Rarb . OPEN EX: 1. Lar ry Wos ick; 2. Jerome Heiberger; 3. Dave Coupe . Glover wins F -4 1 Laguna Seca RRa' By Frank Nellis Photo by Bob by Brannon MONTER EY, CA, AUG. 29 The American Federation of Motorcyclists (AFM) North met at Laguna Seca Raceway today for the second time in the 1982 season. The sun was warm and the races sizzled. Some of the hottest racing of th e da y occurred during the Formula IV and IVA race. The class is limited to 125cc motorcycles, but the small displacement doesn 't mean they don 't go fast. These Yamaha and Honda GP bikes have the same power to weight ratio as a TZ250. Terry Yarger took the holeshot, followed closely by Jeff Leggitt on his D&D Foreign/Dunphy's Tavern TZl25 and John Glover. Glover managed to pass Yarger in the corkscrew on the first lap, while ri ding Yarger's backup bike - an air cooled Honda that Yarger bought for $600. Talk about cheap racing! . J eff Leggitt passed Yarger going down the hill in turn seven , but lady . luck did not smile on the class points ' I I . ,. •

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