Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

; C\l , 00 . ~ • .....-4 ... ; C<':I ~ ; ~ , V ,D. o -.J ' U '0 .- Jim Cox leads M ike Williams & Slim Stephens at Las Vegas; Theraux for third place was heating up into a real shoot out.Third place changed hands in almost every corner with o ne bike havi ng a bra king advantage, the ot her having better torque out of a turn and the third having a little extra top end. After McAvoy pulled off with a blown magneto, Kurt Sager took th e lead with second place 'n o where in sigh t. The pass and repass battle had taken its LOll, slowing all three riders a n d allowing Jim Brandt to p u ll th e group in. When Brandt made an outside pass on all three of them in turn I I , the action really picked up, making th e previous lap's look like a Sunda y rid e. Every man strained to get an edge on the others, and when th e smok e cleared , Theraux and Brandt m a n aged to get a few bikel engths of breathing room on Mark and Allen Yarrow. Wh en the white Ilag ca rne o u t Kurt Sager was in th e lead with a large margin on Theraux, who was being chased by Brandt. Brandt mad e one last pass attempt befor e th e chec kers, but it didn't stick. The race ended with Sager first , Theraux in seco n d on his Donsco/Quaker State Yamaha, and Brandt in th ird. Mark a nd Allen Yarrow took fourth and fift h respectivel y. Results FORMULA I: 1. R. Oliver (Kaw ); 2 . D. Doherty (Kaw ); 3 . B. Koe gler (Han ). FORMULA II: 1. K. Peltz (Su z); 2. J . Robertson (Han); 3 . M . Cane pa (Yam ). FORMULA III: 1.0. Ch un g (Yam) ; 2. N. Theraux (Yam ); 3 . G. Hedermark (Yam) . FORMULA IV : 1. E. Kondo (Yam); 2 . T. Yeager (Han); 3. G. Pendergrass (Han ). FO RMULA S: 1. K. Sag er (yam); 2. N. Theraux _ (Yam); 3 . J . Brandt (Yam) . FORMULA T (0- 750): 1. M . Johnson (Yam ); 2. M . Riolo (Suz); 3 . G. Furey (Yam ). VINTAGE: 1. D. Tro ets chler (Duc); 2. F. Mark (Ducl; 3 . C. Qui nn (BSA) . OPEN SUPER ST: 1. D. Doherty (Kaw); 2 . B. Koeg le r (Han); 3 . M , Ka uzlarich (Su z). 601 -750 SUPER ST: 1. K. Pelt z (Suz); 2. J . Robertson (Han); 3 . S. Gray (Kaw) . 230-600 SUPER ST: 1. K. Sager (Yam); 2 . W . Montoya (Yam); 3 . J . Brandt (Yam). OPEN MOD PROD : 1. D. White (Kaw) ; 2. M . Kauz lar ich (Su zl; 3 . K. Evan (Su z). 601 -750 MOD PROD : 1. S, Gray (Kaw) ; 2. P. Beard (Kaw); 3 . D. Fryer (Han). 451 -600 MOD PROD : 1. F. M azur (Kaw); 2, T. Chew (Yam); 3 . J . Montoya (Yam). 251 -450 MOD PROD : 1. H. Monis e (Yam) ; 2 . T. Kelley (Yam); 3. C. Wh itehouse (Yam). 0 -250 MOD PROD : 1. G . Overman (C-A); 2. H. Slayton (C-A); 3 . A.J. Parks (C-A). OPEN STK PROD : 1. D. W h ite (Kaw) ; 2 . M . Kauz lari ch (Su z); 3 . K. Evan (Su z). 601 -750 STK PROD: 1. M . Kro lick (Kaw ); 2. D. Fil a nger i (Kaw); 3 . P. Beard (Kaw) . 451 -600 STK PROD : 1. F. Mazur (Kaw); 2. J . Montoya (Yam); 3 . T. Chew (Yam) . Q-450STK PROD : 1. F. Th om as (Yam); 2 . M . Riol o (Suz); 3 . D. Kieth (Yam) . McKenna tops two at Prairie Cit y By " Nuclear" Neukam SAC RA MENTO, CA, SEPT. 19 """ I Eric McKenna topped the 250cc a nd Open Pro classes today a t Prairie Ci ty OR V P a rk i n Sacramento. " Flyin " 'Bria n Jodry too k co ntrol Expert race and Pf f9Q ¥fl'ftl!lil . 9 Of th e first 250cc 3 . . ~ ~ s t~r~d in.cpp tro l t9 I came from a mi dpack start to finish a close second. Ken Klein was third and Bryan Wargo fourth : After a poor start in the first moto that only allowed him to finish seventh, Dave Wood used one of his patented holeshots for moto two. Mike Reim ers pulled his Honda in behind Wood's Yamaha. Mike Wenzel's R M was third and McKenna's Yamaha fourth. M c Kenna methodicall y worked h is way by Wenzel first and then Reim ers. By lap three he had his sights set on Wood. At th e white flag, McKenna had moved to within striking distance of Wood. Then with only two turns to go, Wood 's " g ua ra n teed unbreak- , a ble " bars broke. The throttle side snapped, nearly sen ding Wood 'into the ch ain lin k fence. " I saw that fence and decided to jump to the inside of the track," Wood related after the race. Wood obviously DNF. _ McKenna motored by the checkered for the win and the overall. Mike Wenzel was second, but D F the first moto and was out of th e overa ll. Jodry was third for second overall, Ra n d y . Kerslake co m bined two sixth place fin ishe s for third overall and Randy L osh put h is Mai co into fo urth for fourth overal l. In the Powder Puff ra ce J ean ie Mor gan was first overall in th e Expert ca tegory o n h er H o nda and J er i McC linton to pped the Ju niors o n a Ma ico . Melodye Al icea took home th e No vice trophy o n her Kawasaki. Klaudt made it look easy once again with his full throttle, yet very sm oo th riding style a nd wr apped up th e moto over Jacobson, wh o h eld off a charge from Moen. Fourth went to Stan Lund (T a co m a Kaw ) who grabbed a pi ece of th e cash after holdin g David H enden Jr. (Ya m) off to th e flag. The second outing had Klaudt and J acobson lead th e battle aga in, pulling ahead of Moen, Lund and Ro n Halvorson (Hon). Leader Klaudt gav e everyone a lesson in th e agony of defeat, beating Jacobson and Moen by a good margin; all three are excellent sand riders and proved no match for fou rth place L und and Ha lverso n. Results OPEN PRO : 1. Mike M ohr bacher (Hus) ; 2 . Tod d Pau lso n (Suz); 3. Tom Moen (Yam) . 2 50 PRO: 1. Cory Klaudt (Han ); 2. J on J acobson (Suz); 3 . Tom Moen (Yam ). . 12 5 PRO: 1. Cory Klau dt (Yam ); 2 . Ke'nny A l m qu ist (Suz); 3 . lance Ric ho tt e (Suz ). 2 50 EX: 1. Tim M cCoy (Yam) ; 2 . Keith Ke ndall (Suz); 3 . Ron l arter (Han) . 100 EX: 1. James Clendenen (Yam ); 2 . Ryan Kierney (Yam) ; 3 , Brad Miller (Yam ), PEE WEE EX: 1. Casey J ones (Yam ); 2 . Da nny Stanley (Yam); 3 . Rod Stan ley (Yam ). PEE WEE B: 1. Boris Portnoy (Yam ); 2 . Randy Munson (Yam ); 3 . Tara Harrison (Yam ). PEE WEE C: 1. Frank Harkness (Yam); 2 . M ike Hurst (Yam ); 3 . Justin Halterman (Yam). 100 B: 1. Greg Hopf (Yam); 2 . M ike Gustine (y a m); 3 . Keith Kn ight (Yam). 100 C: 1. J ustin Pettis (Yam I; 2. J oh n W hitmore (Yam); 3. M ike Brewer (Yaml , 12 5 EX: 1. Jeff Chapman (Suz): 2 . Steve Oster (Suz); 3 . Bobby Monroe (Kaw) . 12 5 B: 1. Kev in White (Han); 2 , Ken Plach (Suz ); 3. Pete Hessel (S uz). Smith two, Brandt won at Baylands Result s M INI NOV : 1. Tony McGrath (Yam ); 2. Wayne Rolls (Kaw ); 3 , Alan Go ltz (Kaw ). • M INI JR : 1. Tallon Vohland (Kaw); 2. Scott McEI· roy (Suz); 3. J.J. Taylor (S uz). MINI EX: 1. Tyson Vo hland (Hon };.2. Randy Kay (Kaw); 3 . Shaw n Wooten (Kaw). PP NOV : 1. Melodye Alicea (Kaw). PP JR : 1. Jeri McCl inton (Ma i); 2 . Nina Bev ilacqua (Han). PP EX: 1. J ea ni e Morgan (Han ); 2. Pam Wahl (Han); 3 . Dorene Payne (M ai) . OT EX: 1. Jim Sa itone (Han ); 2 . Richard Schilling (M ai); 3 . Dua ne Spence (Ha n). OT NOV: 1. Ron Clawson; 2. Glenn Pru itt (Mai); 3 . Dick M ilani (Mai). VET EX: 1. Buzz Presser (M ai ); 2. Bill Gr igg (M ai); 3 . Rich lokke (Han ). , O PEN EX: 1. Eric McKenna (Yam ); 2. Dave Wood (Yam ); 3 . Joey Schlag (KTM). 250 EX: 1. Eric M cKenna (Yam); 2. Brian Jodry (Suz); 3 . Randy Kersl ake (Suz). 12 5 EX: 1. Ed Minton (Suz) ; 2. Rodney Smith (Yam); 3 . Rick Ryan (Suz) . OPEN J R: 1. Steve Parker (Yam ); 2. Robert Stone (Han) ; 3 . Je ff Herndon (M ai ). 25 0 JR : 1. A I Rolls (Yam); 2. Chuck Barker (S uz); 3 . Kev in Gree n (Han). . 125 J R: 1. Kei th Fox (Yam) ; 2 . Doug Richards (Su z); 3 . Stan Conley (Suz) . OPEN NOV : 1. Bill Perk i ns (Suz); 2. Randy Thorso n (Han); 3. M ik e Hu ll (Han) . 250 NOV : 1. Ch r is M it che ll (Han); 2 . Scott Rohrs (Suz); 3 . Davi d Tutt le (Suz) . 12 5 NOV : 1. Jimmy Barn ett (Yam); 2. Nick DeBe ll a (Su z); 3 . Ric h Slacks (Han). By Bill Spencer FR EMO NT, CA, SEP T. 16 R od Sm ith a n d his RM /CancilIa Caliper special co ntin ue to do m inate th e classes h e rides by taking both 125 and 250cc Klaudt takes two at S.. R. MX I • series opener By Suanne Light KENT , WA. SE PT: 19 Yamaha-mounted Cory Klaudt swep t two professional classes at Sea ttle In ternational Racewa y for top buck s in the opening ro und of the Northwest Challenge series, billed as the richest to hit the area excl uding th e Yamaha Gold Cup, wh ich is where Klaudt last left off with his last big wi n. Klaudt took all four of his P ro motos for a slice of the mo ney, in fact, a 50% chunk! Klaudt was the only rider contesting two classes after Richo tte had problems with his Husky and dropped o ut. Off the lin e the leader was ...well, you g uesse d it, Kla ud t. Klaudt led hot Suzuki rider J o n J acobso n (Paulson's of La cy), wh o a ppears to be on the gas after numerous injuries. a nd T om M

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