Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

NORTHERN DATELINE Word, Campbell, Whiting: Sunny Valley Champs By C lay Light SUNNY VALLE Y, O R , SE PT. 25-26 On what was billed as th e biggest race of the seaso n , a short track and TT blowo u t, Rich Word (R&B Suz) top p ed an exciting Open P ro mai n while riva l National number 70 Jeff Campbell (Grants Pas s Suz/ Elite/Simpson/Out Front Number P la tes/Suz) took a 10 lap 250cc main. AMA Junior David Whiting (D&V Electric Yam ) took the O pen A main by storm, u nder crystal blue s kies on Sa turday night. Sunday, however, was a to tal " wash out" for th e Cham p ionship TT race which had Mother Nat u re dump nearly an inch of rain on the raceway to nix ac tion for th e da y, whi ch was supposed to be th e better of the two da ys. The 250cc race wa s the fir st main in th e sh ort track progra m, wh ich was a two row, 10 rider field. Ca mpbell took th e lead on hi s Suzu ki to head ac tio n with Horban and T errv Phillip s (H-D ) in hot pursuit. Rob and Joe Klum (Gran ts Pass Hon ) were battling.for fourth a h ead of another m idpack shuffle : betwee n Sh ermerhorn a nd AMA No vices J eff Harsha (Med ford Yam ), Bob Ingle and Cl a y Li gh t (LOP /Ou t Fron t Number Pla tes Bul) on a 125. Campbell pulled away fro m second p lace .' Horban, wh o was out to clos e the ga p and in doing so shook off Phill ips, who then was faced with the Klum brothers. Horb a n pushed h is H onda extra hard an d was ri ding the wheels off his m achin e in th e process of ca tch ing lea der Ca mpbell , who rode at a . steady pace, a p ace tha t would take him across th e lin e with a sm all lead. Horban took second, Phillips third , Bob Klum fourth and J oe Klu m fifth. Horban later got revenge by com ing back to take th e Open Pro tro p hy dash , even ing th e grudge on th is super rac e weekend. Whiting shot off the line like a rocket wh en the Open A green ligh t appeared, followed by Shermer horn and Bob Klurn , who both were o u t to put th e stops on the AMA Pro . Wh iting made it look all too easy, ou tdis ta ncin g second place Shermerhorn , who pulled into second when Klu m tired. Results , OPEN PRO: 1. Rich Word (Suz); 2. J eff Cam pbell (Su z); 3 . Robert Horba n (Hon ); 4 . David Whil ing (Yam); 5. Ter ry Phil lips (H- D); 6. Bob In gle (Yam ); 7. Jeff Har sha (Yam); 8. Wayne Shermer horn (C-A ); 9. 8 0b Klu m (Hon); 10 . Bren Howard (Yam) . 250 PRO: 1. Jeff Campbe ll (Suz); 2. Robert Hor ban (Hon); 3. Terry Phill ips (H-D); 4 . Bob Klum (Hon ); 5 . Joe Klum (Hon) ; 6 . Wayne Shermerhorn (C-A ); 7. Bob Ingle (Yam ); 8. Clay Light (Yam ); 9 . Jeff Harsha (Yam); 10. Greg Reyna rd (Yam). OPEN A : 1. David W hit ing (yam); 2. Wayne Sher mer horn (C-A ); 3 . Bob Klum (Hon). 125 A : 1. Clay Lighl (Yam). 100 A : 1. Mike Jackson (Su z). MIN I A : 1. Kenny Craig (Yam). OT: 1. Bob Ing le Sr. (Yam). TROPHY DAS HES OPEN A : 1. Robert Horba n (Yam). 250: 1. Je ff Campbell (Suz). OPEN: 1. Rich Word (Suz). 125 : 1. Clay Light (Yam ). 100 : 1. Heat h Hutchens (Yam). MINI : 1. Kenny Cra ig (Yam). OLD MAN: 1. Bob Ing le Sr . (Yam). Martin, Church hot at All of Us Series Finale By Ga ile C hurch GARBERVILLE, CA, SEPT. 19 The champ io n sh ip race of French's Hi-Point motocross ser ies, spo n sored by All of Us , provided-high excitement, great raci n g an d spectacu lar finishes for the spec tators. In the 250cc Junior class, Don Martin (Han ) of Ri o Bell and Mickey Crenshaw (Yam) of Alderpoint dominated th e class. In th e first mota the riders traded th e lea d back and fort h, wit h Martin taking'th e mota by barely a bikelen gth. In th e second mota, it was Martin a nd Cr ensh a w again o u t in front. Martin slid out in a turn , but was instantly back up and " o n it" agai n , catchin g up with Crenshaw. The spectators went wild as the two riders came in to th e chec kered fla g in what is kn o wn in th e racing world as a photo finish . The dust clea red a nd the flaggers and lap co unters tall ied up, th e win ner was Ma r tin , bu t th e r a ci n g a b i l i ty a n d com petit io n sh owed both rider s a re to p rat e mo tocross riders . _In th e Mini 80cc class, th e J u niors, Intermed iates and Experts gave quite a show of competition a nd riding abilities. Scott Goff (Ya m) of Wh itehornjust moved up from the Beginner class and rode to two fir st place wins' in the Junior class. Don Church (Kaw ) of Rio Dell rode to two first place wins in the 80cc Expert class , but only after a slide out in a corner on the second moto put him down long enough to le t Expert Paul Lewis and Intermediates Byron Johnson and Greg Newman get by. Excitement was quite high as Church got back up and used all h is skills to catch up and pass th e three riders for his first place position. Anticipation continued to mo unt as Lewi s and Newman diced behind Church. The determination on each rider's part could clearly be seen in the expertly way both were handling their bikes. When the checkered flag went do wn for those two , only the width o f a tir e was between cla sswin ne r johnson and Newma n . Results PRE PEE WEE ITRAINING W HEELS: 1. Toby Newman (Suz). PRE PEE WEE: 1. Joe Mendes (Suz); 2. Jesse James Ellis (Suz); 3. Gina Chambers (Hon) . PEE WEE DIV I: 1. Todd Ear ly (Yam); 2. Corey Zano n i (Yam l; 3. Bruce Mendes (Yam). PEE WEE DIV II; 1. Kev i n Goff (Yam ); 2. Ricky Cren sh aw (Yam) . PEE WEE INT: 1. Gene Loga n (Yam). MINI BEG : 1. Peter Ellis (Yam); 2. J ayson Hagey (Yam ); 3. Jack Byer ley (Yaml. MINI JR : 1. Scon Goff (Yam); 2. Denn is Readi ng (Yam ); 3. Carl Goss ien (Yam). MINIINT: 1. Byron Johnson (Kaw); 2. Greg Newman (Yam); 3 . Tressen Sm ith (Kaw) . MINI EX: 1. Don Church (Kaw); 2. Paul Lewi s (Yam ); 3. Lance Homer (Suz). 125 JR DIV I: 1. Paul Lewis (Yam); 2. M ar k Tom asini (Yam ); 3. Daniel DelBiaggio (Suz] . 12 5 JR DIV II: 1. Joe Mabe (Yam); 2. Dav id ·P. Anderson (Hon ). 125 INT: 1. Br ian M iller (Suz); 2. Don Church (Yam ). 250JR : 1. Don Martin (Hon); 2. M ickey Crenshaw (Yam ); 3 . Mark Bonarcorso (Hon). 250 INT: 1. J ai me FOSler (Yam); 2. Da nny Villopoto(Ma i). OPEN JR : 1. Marty Neppar (Suz). OPEN INT: 1. Ken Shepp (Yam ). VET: 1. Ken Shepp (Yam); 2. Ric hard Sm it h (Suz); 3. Pete Porter (M ai ). MASTER : 1. Harold Noell (M ai). PP: 1. Pam MacDona ld (Yam); 2 . Bar bar a Peter son (M ai ); 3. Sheryl Faulk inbury (Hon). PRO: 1. Dana Bray (Suz ); 2. Dave Cree ch (Yam): Johnson, Payne almost perfect at Fall Enduro By EIRae Morgenth~ ler TENINO, WA, SEPT. 19 Open A rider Dana Johnson took 250 B rider Mike Payn e by one second to win th e Fall Enduro with a perfect 1000 point scor e - Johnson was seven seco nds into his minu te a nd Pa yne 56 seconds into his. The win for J ohnson was in addition to his Co yote win , also sponsored by th e Roadrunners earlier this _ seas0 !1: ~aYJ].e $0-4 Q.) ..0 o -....I U o Kurt Sager in turn seven, en route to Sears Point F-S victorv. Keezer held a p erfect score co mi ng into the final check, but underestimated the ti me n ecessary to cross the river at the en d a nd fin ish ed two seconds befo re his mi n ute turned. In an interesting a ppro ach to accom moda tin g th e A, Band C riders, a figure-eigh t loo p was run with both groups starting o n opp osite halves of the loo p . Five or six riders started on each minu te with the course for A a n d B splitting off fro m th e C course a bout 100 yar ds from th e star t. O verall , the first loop was physically tough, bu t timed slow enough to stay on time. The secon d loop was less p hysically demandin g, bu t req u ired exceptionally fast rid in g to stay on time. . Pro blems on the placeme n t of a check and a reset sign ca used the C event to be disqualified as a point event, but trophies were awarded. An additional Sportsman class was added to accommodate those riders ineligible to rid e C class because of former A or B status, bu t interested in riding a shorter cou rse. Results 125 B: 1. Tom McDonald (992). 125 A : 1. Joe Klokkevold (992). 200 B: 1. Ron Gray (999); 2. Pal Farrell (997); 3 . Ray Sm ith 1993); 4 . Bill Harvey (986 ). 200 A : 1. Wayne Keezer (9 98); 2. W ayne Anderson (994); 3 . Rex Seil (993). 250 B: 1. Mike Payne (1000); 2. Jim Pian Jr . (999); 3. J im Hickman (997); 4 . Dallas Puc ken (996) ; 5. Dan Klein (992). 250 A : 1. Kevin Bethards (997); 2. Dan Dillon (99 61; 3. Don Rhodes (994). OPEN B: 1. J im Wa lsh (997); 2. Brad Sea rs (996) ; 3 . Scott Weber (9 94) ; 4 . Tracy 8 urkey (972) . OPEN A : tDar-a Johnson (1 000); 2. Dave Bowers (998); 3 . Tom Jesmer (996). MASTERS: 1. Ron M orgenthaler (994); 2. Don Hammer (994) ; 3. Frank Curnutt (99 2). AA: 1. Lyle Duronso (999); 2. Ste ve Churc h (997); 3. Go rdon Oyler (996) . C: 1. Marc Wi ding (978); 2. Dave M ine r (97 8); 3 . Chuck Hussim (97 6); 4 . Paul Haggq uist (97 6); 5. Gary Turner (97 3); 6. Gar y Chil coal e (973); 7. Paul Nielsen (972). SPTSM N: 1. Ja ck Carlson (982); 2. Ga ry Me rr ill (9 67); 3 . Gerry Hoff er (958); 4 . Rich Schuller (91 4) . Dick, Canadian Superbike Champ • again By Alice M acpherson WESTWOOD, B.C., CANADA, SEPT. 19 After a long season of duespaying, Steve Dick ca me back to Westwood as the 1982 Ca nadian Superbike Champio n an d underlined that titl e with a pair of wins. After an initial dice in the Superbike class, Dick gr a bbed the front o f the race firmly a nd led Rh ys H oward to the flag. Howard , who has spent the season ca m paig ni n g the AMA National tra il, rode th e well handling wheels qff of his Eddi e Lawson Rep lica Kawasaki. H e had to ri de h ard for h is seco nd place as he had on ly the power of a relatively stock en gine, after to tally blowin g o u t one cyli nder on his race mo tor at the Sea tt le P ro- Am . As if the one /two finish in Superbik e was n' t enough, Dic k and Howar d went back out in the special Gran Prix and repeated the performance for the delight of the crowd. H oward had an even better .ti me with his 250 G P Ya maha when h e led from the start and proceeded to lap most of the field . H is main pursuers wer e Da ryl Cornwell in second and Greg Mac Ra e third. MacRae lives a mere 425 mil es from the track and while he doesn 't ma ke all of th e rac es, he a lso doesn 't seem to su ffer from lack of pract ice. An early cra sh in practice p laced Gary Goodfell ow out tem porarily. Exhibiting the resilance that he is known for, he was back out riding to take first in th e 750cc Pro du ction class and clinch th e title in a battle where he was crossing Katanas wi th Nick Defago . Yet a noth er crash took Goodfellow out of th e Superbike hunt with a broken swingarm sta y. Results 4 10 PROD: 1. Ken Stobbart (Yam ); 2. Daryl Hu ssey (Yam); 3. Ken McD ir med (Yam). 550 CAFE: 1. Ted Russo (Yam); 2. Bill Ma n y (Kaw); 3. M ichae l A nka (Kaw) . 250 GP: 1. Rhys Howard (Yam ); 2. Dary l Corn w ell (y am); 3. Greg McR ae (Yam ). SIDECA R: 1. W ildman/ Daviso n (Su z); 2. W ild · man lWildma n (Tri); 3. Sm ith / Ste vens (Suz). SUPERBIKE: 1. Steve Dick (Kaw) ; 2. Rhys Howard (Kaw ); 3. Ken Hague (Kaw) . 75 0 PROD: 1. Gar y Goodf ell ow (Su z); 2. Nick Defago (Suz); 3. Cra ig Turner (Su z). SPECIAL GP: 1. Ste ve Dick (Kaw); 2. Rhys Howard (Kaw). Sager takes Formula S at Sears Point By Frank Nellis Photo by Bobby Brannon SONOMA, CA, SEPT. 19 T he American Fede ratio n of Motorcyclists North met at Sears Point today . Ch uck McAvoy holeshot the Formula S race on h is Golden Wre nch Cycle Repair H on da 500. He was fo llo wed by Kurt Sager on his Yamaha, Alle n Yarrow, Mark Yarrow and Nick T heraux. McAvoy bega n moving away fro m the rest of the pack immedi ately. Kurt was able to keep McAvoy in sigh t, but cou ld not get closer than 10 Dikelen gths. Meanwhile, the three-way dog fig h t between the Yarr ow broth ers a nd 31

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