Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

South~r'n Calif';rnia-Arizona-SouHlern "Nevada- Southern Califo r nia-:Arizona-Southern Nevada~ Southern Ca lif o r n i a;Ari z e' We stern hotline befo re th e fin ish , Bowman dropped h is Suzuki, a nd Norton took over th ird, and J ablonski moved up to fourth. DeGrandis a n d Mandie went a t it and were delayed whe n they met up wi th Bowma n wh o was being dela yed. No d o u b t Bo wman had trouble with the sli p pery su rface also. O verall it was DeGra ndis, Mandie, J ablonski and Norto n. Results Johnny 0' played the O'Show at Indian Dunes and won in 125cc Pro . ride, and Curt Carpenter rounded out the top three trophy win ners. The second division was squirrlier than the first, and emerging triumphant for Kawasaki Central w as Jimmy Lewis. Tony Seckman, also Kawasaki-mounted, gathered second place honors, and ta king home third place gold . was American Honda entry, Ronnie Densford. Results 60JR: 1. Tony Sulek (Yam); 2. Chad Stuen (Yam); 3. Moose W ine . 60 INT: 1. Shawn Bates (Yam); 2. Dust in Evans (Yam); 3. Joe Brown (Yam). 60 EX: 1. Kyle Lewis (Kaw l. 80 BEG: 1. Alan Roth (Yam); 2. David Mercado (Yam); 3 . Jody Tapia (Kaw). 80JR: 1. M ike Kiedrowski (Yam); 2. Arthur Huffer (Kaw); 3 . Glen Gordy (Kaw). 80 INT: 1. Curtis Tr imble (Yam); 2. Shane Tr ittler (Suz); 3. Chr is Burgess (Suzl. 80 EX: 1. Bob Moore (Yam); 2. W ill iam Surratt (Kaw ); 3. Kyle Lew is (Kaw l. 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Kirk Chr istman (Suz); 2. Greg Lipp (Yam); 3. Kevin Berger (Su z). 125 BEG DIV2: 1. Andy St ix (Yaml ; 2. Tim Telford (Suz); 3. Dave Marmion (Suz). 125 JR DIV 1: 1. Guy Arnone (Hon); 2. Ric Reynertson (Yam); 3. Julian Guerra (Kaw). 125 JR DIV 2: 1. Perry Frohlich (Yam); 2. Randy Anderson (Suz); 3. Bob Ledesma (Suz). . . 125 INT: 1. Lance Jo hnso n (Suz); 2. Danny Kud · rave (Suz); 3. J im Collier (Kaw) . 250 BEG DIV 1: 1. Todd A nders (Yam); 2. Bret Barbe r (Hon); 3. Danny Haupel (Hon). 250 BEG DIV 2: 1. J im We lt man (Yam); 2. A lbert Rocka (Hon); 3 . Dave Casner (Su z). 250JR DIV 1: 1. Chris Colq uhoun (Yam); 2. Marty DeSerow (Hon); 3 . Brett Bannerman (Suz). . 250 J R DIV 2: 1. Pete DeGrandis (Suz); 2. Steve Mandie (Kaw); 3. Mark Jablonsk i (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Eddie Guajardo (Suz); 2. Randy Knox (Yam); 3 . Chuck Denny (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Ji m Holl ey (Yam); 2. Russ Wa geman (Suz); 3. Jo hn Whe lche l (Yam). 500 JR : 1. Jeff Bowchill on (M ai); 2. Jeff Otte n (Hon); 3. Mel Brown (Hon). 500 INT: 1. Shawn Lane (M ai); 2. Dan Baker (Hon). 500 PRO: 1. J im Holle y (Yam); 2. Phil Larson (Hon); 3. W illy Simons (Hon ). VET JR : 1. Jerry Thayer (Yam); 2. Steve Dietrich (Suz); 3 . Richard Drolen (Hus). VET INT: 1. Kent Shepa rd (Suz); 2. Robert Fort ier ; 3 . Art Seibert (Hon). VET EX: 1. David Rogers (Hus); 2. Bob Dunham (Yam). O'showaf Shadow Glen Ken Zahrt beg ins his skyward leap t hat took him 125 feet. By Lee Taylor Photo by Greg Taylor VALENCIA, CA, SEPT. 19 Moore, DeGrandis win at Summer Blow-Out By Tom Corley VAL EN CIA, CA , SEPT. 17 Val en cia's Indian Dunes wa s packed by 8,000 spectators who ca me to th e American Mo tocross Enterprises' Fox- H unt and Su m me r Blo w-O u t eve n t. The Mo to cro ss en th usiasts were joined by people from aroun d the valley who ca me o u t for the h a p pen in g; and th is was the first race that th ey had ever atten ded . The $ 1000 Pro purse ra ce wa s only part of theexcitement. Ken ny Zahrt made a su ccessfu l jump of 125 feet on hi s Honda CR480. Two ro ck ba n ds and a wet T -sh ir t contest lured most of-the crowd into th e p ark, but whatever th eir reaso n wa s for co ming-to the Dunes, few left unsatisfied , a nd the rain didn 't stop th e action. Ken Zahrt was th e man of the night as he leaped over a ro w o f I I pick-ups located in th e middle of the In tern ational track. Thousands o f peop le li ned u p against the fence to see th is brave, or crazy , rider attempt the lea p. T he ten sion was on and Zah rt was o n edge a bo u t th e fact th at it ha d started to rain. T he narrow wood ra mp was uncovered, and Zahrt gassed his H onda, and with in the blink of a n eye h e la nded safely past th e last vehiclel All of th e racers were enthused a bo u t th e modified tra ck, and they liked the extra jumps. Kawasaki factory rider Kyle Lewis brought out his 1983 Kawasaki 60 and 80 water-cooled machines. Last week Lewis showed what he could do on the J u n ior Cycle, and he roosted on the class again tonight. He took the 60cc Expert wi n over Danny " D u n es" Lam b on a Dick Allen Yamaha. The 80cc Expert class was a clean victory for Yamaha su pported Bobby Moore who won both mo tos. The Kawasaki riders, " Wild Willie" Surratt and Kyle Lewis, had to follow the fast Yamaha r ider. T ractio n was a problem in the final round of action, and Lewis dro p ped h is machine o n the seco nd tu rn. After that, th ere wa s no catchin g up to Moore and "Wild Willie. " Moore took home the top trophy over Will ie a nd Lewis. More than a few riders bailed over the new section of jumps. In the final moto o f the 125 Junior d ivisio n one race, first moto winner Guy Arnone followed Paul Thompso n. Thompson really improved h is tally, because he placed last in th e first moto. With a 13-1 tally T homps on di dn't have a ch a n ce of bea ting Arn on e's 1-2 tally. Arnone placed fir st overall ahead o f Ric Reynertson, J u lia n Guerra and Ken Gauthier. Mark J a blonski took his Roost Factory Honda to th e first moto win in the 250cc Junio r division two class. The final moto was in the hands of Pete DeG ra ndis who was followed by Steve Ma ndie, Tink Bow man and Kai Norton. O n the corner The "J oh n n y O 'Show" played Indian Dunes to a capacity crowd and the Shadow Glen course will never be the same. Not when local racers, such as A.j. Whiting, stay on to p of O'Mara throughout a race , pressuring at every turn for command. And that's what A.j. (lid throughout the 125cc Pro's first moto, barely ahead of Gary Bowman in third with Roger Hensley and Willy Simons rounding out the top five. This was a qualifying run for the California Racign Club's Nov. 7 San Diego Stadium race. When then men gathered on the grid for their second round, it was O'Mara and Bowman, drag racing for the lead with O 'Mara taking charge. A.J. was a close third and Hensly fourth, Mike Larson zoomed in , rounding out th e top five. O'Mara pulled away, leaving in his wake a bone-jarring charge between Bowman, Hensley and Whiting that carried them down to the finish line. O 'Mara wheeled h is American Honda machine into the winner's circle, Bowman cinched second place loot and gathering third overall honors with a 2-4 ride was Whiting. The 80cc Stock-Beginners, divisions one a nd two , tumbled onto Shadow Glen and gave th eir fans one of the tightest races of th e day. Throughout th e pack, duels were the name of the ga me. When th e dust finally cleared , Alex Baca took home division one top honors, Da vid Larson scored a close second overall with a smooth 2-2 60 STK EX: 1. Bubba Erickson (Yam). 60 MOD EX: 1. Kyle Lewis (Kaw); 2. Alvin Matthews (Yam); 3. Bubba Erickson (Yam). 80 STK BEG DIV 1: 1. A lex Baca (Yam); 2. David Larson (Yam); 3 . Curt Carpenter (Yam). 80 STK BEG DIV 2: 1.Jimmy Lewis (Kaw); 2. Tony Seckman (Kaw); 3. Ronnie Densford (Hon). 80 STK NOV : 1. Mike Kiedrowski (Yam); 2. Glenn Gordy (Kaw) ; 3. Tony Mercier (Suz). 80 STK INT: 1. Tony Toste (Yam); 2. Shane Trittler (Suz); 3. Jason Davenport. 80 STK EX: 1. William Surratt (Kaw); 2. Bob Moore (Yam). BO MOD BEG: 1. Mark McDonald (Yam); 2. Pete Peterson (Yam); 3. Jeff Dunlap (Suz). 80 MOD NOV: 1. Mike Kied rowski (YamI; 2. Scott Murphy (Yam); 3. Scott Sutton (Suz). . 80 MOD INT: 1. Tony Toste (Yaml; 2. Chr is Burgess (Suz); 3. Shane Trittler (Su. ). z 80 MOD EX: 1. William U. Surratt (Kaw ); 2. Kyle Lewis (Kaw); 3. Joe Lozano (Yaml. 100 BEG: 1. Curt is Dougherty (Yam); 2. David Handley (Suz); 3. M ike Penta (Suzl. 100 NOV: 1. Brian Felix (Yam); 2. Eddie Tanner (Yam). 100 INT: 1. Toby " Snake" Lawes (Yam). 125 BEG DIV 1: 1. Paul Thom pson (Hon); 2. Joey Handley (Suz); 3. Alex Teno (Suz). 125 BEG DIV 2: 1. Troy Welty (Suz); 2. Ric Rey· nertson (Yam); 3. Jon James (Suz). 125 NOV: 1. B.J . Lehn (Suz); 2. Guy Arnone (Hon); 3. M ike Morrison (Suz). 125 INT DIV 1: 1. Lance Jo hnson (Suz); 2. Bill DelGado (Suz); 3. Chris St. Marie (Yam). 125 INT DIV 2: 1. Tom Stout (Yam); 2. Andy Ellis (yam); 3. Rich Truc hinsk i (Honl . 125 PRO: 1. Johnny O'Mara (Hon); 2. Gary Bow· man (Suz); 3. A.J. Whiting (Yam). 250 BEG: 1. Roger D. Spence r (Hon); 2. Bill Collet (Suz); 3. Greg Griffin (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Rich Lloyd (Suz); 2. Paul Wo lfe (Hon); . 3. B.J. Lehn (Suz). 2501NT: 1. Randy Owens (Suz); 2. Randy Lippie (Suz); 3. Reggie Lamson (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. John Whelchel (Yam); 2. Randy Morales (Yam); 3. Zoli Meszaros (Suz). OPEN BEG: 1. M ike W ilso n (Hon); 2. Danny Newholm (Suz); 3. David Donnelly (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. Jerry Whelchel (Suz); 2. Paul G. Foster (Ma i); 3. Steve Gallard (Mai). OPEN INT: 1. Shawn Lane (M ai); 2. Steve Luc ia (Yam); 3. Ruben Falcon (Yam). OPEN PRO: 1. Tim Locey (Yam); 2. Phil Larson (Hon); 3. Chr is Cole (Hon). VETJR: 1. Bryan DeWald (Yam); 2. M ick M istretta (Suzl; 3. Kurt Sofka Sr. (Suz). VET INT: 1. Dan Sanchez (Suz); 2. Raul Escamilla (Hon); 3. Roland Thompson (Yam). VET SR: 1. Bill Millar (Suz). ~ e c-r 00 ~ .......4 "' so ~ V ...0 0 ~ U 0 ',. Tripes takes two at CMC Sunrise By Bert Valenzuela ADELANTO, CA, SEPT. 19 In a dandy duel with Andy "Bro-Sho " Jefferson, Mike Tripes took a thrilling win in the 250cc class , then doubled up and won the Open race as he put on a dazzling display of MXing at the Continental Motorsports Corporation 's motocross at Sunrise Valley Cycle Park. In the -first 250cc moto, both lads got off slowly, but by the end of lap one, Andy overhauled Woody Carlson to take the lead. Mike had to thread his way through several other riders before he displaced Woody on lap two. Both Jefferson and Tripes steadily pulled away from the rest of the pack as they diced around the mile and a half course. Mike came close several times, but couldn't Quite get around Andy as they fin ish ed a close I -2 with Carlson third. In the second rnoto, An dy shot out to a quick lead as Mike again worked past a couple other bik es to take over second near the end o f la p two. Then came the show of shows. An dy repeatedl y shut th e door on T ri pes as they put on another sp ectacular. T h ey left the rest of the field. , Meanwhile, Carlson was workin g his way back up to th ird , although, n ever th reaten in g th e leaders. Then ... 29

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