Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Southern Caliiornla·Arlzona-Southern Nevada- Southern California-Arizona-Southern Nevada· Southern California-Arizona th i rd , " D- t wo" a n d " J ]" are begin- nin g to run ver y cl o se , . Results MINICVCLE CLASSES STK EX : 1. Bad er Manneh IKawl: 2. Cory Falter (Kaw); 3 . Fra nkie Bru nd ag e (Kaw) . STK INT: 1. M ike Alle n (S UI); 2. Anthon y Gori n (Suz); 3. Danny Hembree (Suz). MOO INT: r. M ike A ll en (Suz); 2. An th on y Gor in ISUI); 3 . Danny Hembree (Suzl . 10 5 M INI: 1. Bad er Ma n neh (Kaw l: 2. Fran kie Br undage (Ka w); 3 . Jo hn Flores (Kaw) , STK NOV(1 2-161: 1. Steve Furuya (Vaml: 2. CliH Sch ul en be r g (SUI); 3. Ch r is Hea d (Kawi. MOD NOV (12-1 6): 1. Steve Fu ruya (Va ml; 2. Dav id Ger m ain (Hon); 3 . Cliff Schulenberg (Suzl . STK NOV (0·8. 9-11 ): 1. Kory 8yers (Kawl; 2. Dennis Dahlin (Kaw); 3 . Jimm ie Johnson (Ya m ). MIN I BEG : r . Br ia n Miller (Yam ); 2. Robert Chr is· n a na (Hon); 3 . Darr e n Sa nf or d (Yam). 125ce MOTORCVCLE CLASSES STK EX: 1. Terry Fowler (Yam ); 2. Mitch Palmer (Hon); 3. Mark SCOll (Hon). MOO EX; 1. Ter ry Fowler (Ya ml; 2 . M it ch Palmer (Hon); 3. Mark SCOll (Hon). STK INT: 1. Da n Southwon h (Kawl; 2. Ric h Sch u - len be r g (S Ul); 3. M ig ue l Ar a ujo (Kaw) . MOO INT: t . Anthon y OeBeneden i (Ya m); 2. Dan Southworth (Kaw); 3. Rich Schulenberg (Suz). STK NOV : t , John Lewis (Yam ); 2. Lance Rieman (Vam); 3. 8illy Wigg ins(Vam). MO D NOV : 1. Lance Rieman (Yam ); 2. Dan Crouch (Vaml; 3. Edd Siler(Kawl. 1258EG : 1. David Malusiak(Vam); 2. Mart< Reed (Hon); 3. Don Schuibold (Vaml. JUNIOR CVCLE CLASSES STOCK (9-11); 1. Tommy Clowers (Vam); 2. Kory Byers (Kaw); 3 . Ken Turchner (Yam) . MOD(9-11); 1. Tommy Clowers (Vam); 2. Kory Byers IKawl. STOCK(0-8); 1. Sean Thornton (Vam); 2. Dennis Dahlin (Kaw); 3 . Ji mmie Johnson (Yam) . MOD (0- 81; 1. Sean Thornton (Yam); 2. Dennis Dahl in (Kaw) ; 3 . Jimmie Johnson (Yam) . STJ( PEE WEE: 1. Eric Hawes (Vam); 2. Marco Thompson (Yam) ; 3 . Justin Urata (Yam) . MOD PEE WEE: 1. Dennis Dahlin (Va m): 2. Eric Hawes (Yam ); 3 . Marco Thompson (Yam ). Mason, White sweep Experts in NMA qualifier By Pam Hardin BLYTHE , CA , MA Y I In th e fir st race o f a series o f qu alifi ers for th e N ation al Mo - torcvcl e Asso ciation Nati onal, RO~rl Mason a n d Bobb y While sw ep t the I 25cc a n d 25 0cc Experts . M a son w on bo t h t he l25cc S toc k and M o di fi ed classes a n d score d a th ird overa ll i n his fir st ra ce o n a 250 cc. L ancer' s White to ok th e 250 cc w in a n d tw o seco n ds i n the l25 s. The 250' s first m oto h ad T om Witt takin g a s u r p rise lead w ith Ari zon a 250 cc c h a m p Scott S ta lla rd a n d Bruce Peters co m i n g in beh ind. Stallard took o ve r after a lap a n d P et er s h ad th e " M a n o ," E ri c Ki rk . a ll o ve r him . R ic k Nagl e jock e yed int o fifth , Whil e Witt felt h eav y pres sure from Peters a n d Ki rk. S ta ll ard ra n aw a y in th e lea d . Then Nagl e j ett ed up fro m behind a n d p a ssed Kirk . The " Ma no" go t ba ck by soo n aft er a n d left N agl e in th e d ir t. Ah ead , Witt h ad go tte n b y P et er s, a n d th ey exc h a n g ed p o sitions three tim es i n a lap. Aft er P et er s h ad set tl ed into seco n d, Kirk w a s o n h is w a y up. ,W i tt , was leh .oeh ind , [inishin~ sev- Sader blasts CMMC Sarona SR 175 EX: 1. Lar r y Gorde n ; 2 . David Kerst i ng ; 3 . Lou Monterone. SR 500 INT: t , Cha rle s Sims; 2 . Jim Peterson ; 3 . Gary Gibbons . SR 250 INT; 1. Wendell Rapp; 2. Edward Phelan. SR 175 INT: 1. 8ud Gowing. SR 500 NOV : 1. John Baker ; 2. Bill M isener. SR 250 NOV: 1. Kurt Sofka; 2. Ga ry8rick; 3. Ray M ontoya . W O MEN ' S M X EX: 1. Karen Leni nge r; 2. Char- leen Ho; 3 . Tam Tracv . W O M EN' S DESERT EX : 1. Lo r i Farmer; 2. J o len e Payn e; 3 . Dian e Ho le m an WO MEN'S INT: 1. Debbie 8eck; 2. Cheryl Wag- gone l: 3 . Patr ice Pay ne. W O MEN' S NOV : 1. Bon n ie Collins; 2 . Roxa n n e Ray; 3 . Pat Stuebner. 250/500 NOV : Not avai lab le at press time . ALL PRO: i . Rand y Norman; 2. Da n Ashcra ft ; 3 . Dan Sm ith . (Left) Open class rac i ng at the Dunes ' AME motocross. (Abo v e) M ike Stewart leads Kevin Todd in Canyon 250cc Expert short track action. By Rod Esc henburg T he la st r a ce o f th e da y w a s for th e wh en s he hit a g rass-covered stump Photo by Photo Cross D- 37 a n d D-38 Sportsman , totallin g n ear t he gas pits. S A N DIEGO , CA, APR. 24 100 in number. N ow picture thi s, th e Ch arl e en H o th en m o ve d i nto Kawasaki Motor Corporation bann er dropped and 100 rider s fired sec o n d foll owed by T am T racy, Lor i rider " Bullel Bader " Manneh th eir en g i nes and hurtled into each Farm er, J ol en e Pa yn e a n d Di an e o t her while trying for th e number Holeman. That o rder h eld to th e went six for six today at Barona one position. At the en t ra nce to th e fini sh . Oaks' California Mini MOlar- motocross course there was a 35- b i ke The winn er-take -all Pro ra ce wa s cy cle Club motocross a s h e sw ept th e pile-up. The lead reportedl y changed last, and off th e line Dan Ashcraft Stock Minis, th e 105cc Mini s a n d th e some 200 times and, as yo u m ay h ave was firs t. Chris Crandall took th e 125cc Open classes. The I 25cc Open guessed, there were no offi cial results, lead a short tim e later with R a n d y class? Yes, in a n ex per i m e n ta l ra ce a t Word in th e pits h ad Mssr s , Tamm Norman right behind, Cranda ll' s Baron a , CMMC officials a ll owed the and Foland first a n d second , but s h oc k m ount broke a n d N orman led Mini s to run with th e 125s, w ith the n obody co u ld swea r to it. to th e flag with Ash cr aft a n d Dan result being a di sa st er for th e " Big On Sunda y the Old T imer s beauti- .Srn ith i n pu r suit. Gu ys !" • fied th e co u rse a s th ey a tte m p ted to Unofficia l Results N ot o n ly did Manneh go t wo for dry up so me of th e muddy mush , The MOO OOVSSEV: 1. 8ill Cope: 2. Mark Clemens. tw o for th e o ve ra ll, but Iel low-Kawa- fir st w av e h ad Bill Saltzman , Denni s STK ODVSSEV: 1 . Robert Torgeson; 2. Nan sa k ia n J ohn Co n nev p arl a yed tw o Guzman . J ] R o senbu rg , D an Merritt a n d Ken SIDEHACKHWT: 1. JohnlVietor Palfreyman; 2. th irds in to a seco n d o ve ra ll! N ev er M cClean l eadin g for m an y laps. J a y Tom /Scott Whitney: 3. 80b Schnoor/R andy uga i n, sa y th e l25cc r id er s as th ey W eav er , C har l ie M o rr is, La rry Esca- LaSF;E~ACK LWT: 1. Ron Hall /Les Ketchum. sl ip ped a way to li ck th ei r wou n ded mili a a n d Bob Sull ivan led th e seco nd ATC (2Dl ·5ODce1 MOD: 1. Corki Moore; 2. Ray p r ide. wave . Weaver a n d j ' IOITI·s bat tled whi le Sloppy; 3. John Maroney. I th 'I ' . I d ' S ki " ATC (201-5DDce) STK: 1. Weslay FeelenJ r. n e o 1111 n rerme rat e s, U ZU 'I Su ll iva n pushed hard , VET 500 EX: 1. 8illSaltzman; 2. RichardJackson: rider M ik e A ll en h a d his bi gg est da y W ea ve r said th e co urse looked li ke 3. Pete Eunice. of th e vear as he took th ree firsts a nd a VET250 EX: 1. GaryCharters Sr.; 2. Mike 8oal; 3. . a piece of cake, bu t a t t he end of t h e Jeff Va ughn. se cond to ta ke bo t h the Stoc ks a nd the event h e lo oked lik e h e h a d fa lle n VET 500 INT; 1. Danny Drew: 2. Oon Merritt: 3. M o difi ed s. N e w Intermed i a te ri d er . bo f fro sri Bruce Cornell . mto a w i 0 choco la te ro sung . VET 25DINT: 1. Kenny McLean: 2. George Erl; 3. A n rho nv G o rin r ecord ed t wo scra m - Saltz ma n a n d R o senburg took th e Mika Goodwin. bl in g seco nds as th e ru n ner- u p spo t Ma s ter s ' cl a s s , a n d M err ill a n d VET 500 NOV; 1. Roert 8udyc k; 2. Jim Smith; 3. w a s a rea l d o g Iight in both classes, J im Ferrand. h McClean th e Junior Ma st er s. , VET 250 NOV: 1. Kurt Sofka; 2. Tommie Gowing: In N o vi ce Mini ac tio n, S te ve th e The 250 and 500cc Intermediate 3. Ward Landis. " F lyi ng Furuya " to ok hi s Ca p tai n 's VET 250 BEG : 1. Mike Ka tz; 2. Greg Silberg. a n d Expert riders wer e o u t for bl ood , MIN I0-175 EX: 1. John Rudder; 2. Duane Sum- G all e y Yam ah a s to a four-fo r-four D ann y Sanchez, Dan Smith , R andy mers: 3. Danny Sanchez. w in bin g e o ve r tw o larg e fi elds. The N orman and Clark Coleman crammed 3.~~~~~;~~m~M;I .DanThee l;2.StirlingHOpson : seco n ds b y David G erm ain ( Ho n o f their way through th e fir st turn. Out MIN I0·175 NOV: 1. Dale Kanpp; 2. Charlie Mor· O ceanside ) a n d Cliff Schulenburg f d I · O 'N I 'd ris: 3. Steve M iranda . (S ) . h Mod d h S k ront a n Sly m g was ea n er MINI 0-175 8EG: 1. Scott Twanbly: 2. Mike u z m t e J sa n t e to c .s. re- Sanch ez. H e w a s closely pursued by Oowbrowski. s pecrive ly , wer e career hi ghs for both N orman , Smith , #641 a n d Dan Ash- 0-37& 0·38 SPORTSMEN : No available at press o f th ese rider s. _ t im e. craft, OTMASTERS: 1. 8ill Saltzman: 2. Dennis Rosen- T he 0-8 a n d 9- 11 N ovi ces w e re a Th e p o sitions swa p ped so me, a n d berg. ' li ttl e li gh t S u n day, so th ey wer e run f · OT JR MASTER : t . Don M e rr itt: 2. Ken McLean; a t th e la g Smith took th e Open 3. 8uff Moeller. a n d sco re d together w ith th e result E x perts over L ee Scheffers and Chris OT EX: 1. Dan Drew; 2. AI Smith; 3. Kurt Softka . th at 9-11 rider Kor y Byer s to o k a h ard C ra n da l l. Robert Charters wa s th e OTAM : l .JayWeavar;2 .CharlieMorris. f h Ii 08 'd D . .. OT NOV: 1. Ray Montoya: 2, 80bSull ivan; 3. Jim o ug t rr st o ve r - n er s e n rns final head man in th e 250 cc Ex pert Peterson. "Too T all " D ah lin and Jimmi e cl a ss w ith T i m Sincl air a n d H oward 500 EX: 1. Dan Smith; 2. Lee Scheffers: 3. Chris " R ic k's Cuzzin " J ohnson . Crandall . McCa sl and in th e pla ce a n d sho w 250 EX: 1. Robert Charters; 2. Tim Sincla ir; 3. T he " M ig h ty Mites , " in both t he spo ts . Howard McCasland. Jun ior Cycl es a n d th e P ee W ee s, had Kar en L eiting er led th e w omen B~~tINT : 1. Pete Eunice; 2. Mitch 8erger: 3. Jim larg e fi elds fill ing th e s ta rt ing ga tes . from s ta rt to fini sh to win th a t class . 250 INT; 1. Mike 8oal: 2. Greg Couston. Wh il e bo th 0-8 Junior cy cle classes Natal i e S t u b ner put in a n e xce llen t SR 500 EX: 1. 8ill Saltzma n: 2. Dennis Rosen- went o nce a g a in to Sea n T ho rn to n, berg; 3. JHV Weaver . r i de , but h er e ffo rts w er e devas ta ted . . ·511-250 EX:.l. GaryCharters Sr.; 2. MGuzman. . -w i t h D . ~ ~!1!1)_0..h_1!s2,!1_s.!f2I]g ~ l1d I ,~ -- - - - --- -~.-------------- ----~- ~._----- - - - - -- - --- --- - - - - - ------- -- (A bove) Th e 1 2 5cc Pro st art at Blythe with winner M ason (66) secon d . Western hotline f3 ~ ~

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