Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

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O K, APR . 24 Race num ber five o f th e 15-race series for th e Okl ah om a Cross Count r y R acing Asso cia tion featured id eal weather a n d a re- turn to OK C' s Inter stat e Mot oc ro ss P a rk . T he 10-lap, five-m il e co ur se used a portion of th e regular m o to- c r o s s c o u r se a lo ng with W FO stra ig h ts. cree k cro ssin gs a n d tight wo od s sect io n s. First to the checkered £lag was th e Kaw asaki of Gu y Co oper. T h e £la g dropped a n d eig h t Pro s ki cked th eir bikes to life. The Kawa- saki of local motocross star Trey ]orski s lid through th e first co rner ah ead of th e pack, but Cooper was right behind. Meanwhile, 12 oth er cla sses a wa i ted th eir turn for th edead en g ine start seq ue nce . Shortl y a fte r th e last class left th e sta rti n g line, ] orski appeared at th e start/finish line. ]orski continued to build his lead , but Co oper n ever lo st sight o f th e leader. Somewhere o n lap three ]orski dumped it, and new lead er Co oper took ove r th e lead. Several minutes lat er ]orski appear ed in th e p its with a broken clutch lever. After. repairs ] orski made a valiant effo rt to reg ain th e lead, but th er e wasn 't en ough tim e. ] orski h ad to sett le for fourth behind Gu y Cooper, hi s broth er Chuck Cooper a n d Greg Brown. In th e Over 30 Amateur cla ss, moto- cros ser Bill y Denton led th e fir st co rn er c ha rge on his semi-retired Open cla ss Montesa . Denton has been campaigning current yea r Husky s a n d Hondas in th e lo cal motocross wars. Toda y. the o ld iron proved up to the ta sk as Bill y was untouchabl e in winning his cla ss. Results M INI: 1. Ma tth ew Hopm an; 2 . Peter Hol comb e: 3 . Ti m Spur gi n. 125 NOV: 1. Robert Zumm alle n; 2. Br ian Aosen · Quist ; 3 . Mike M cKinn ey. ~ 125 AM ; 1. J im my Cooper; 2 . 80bb i Sou th ard; 3 . David Czevezyki. 200 NOV: 1. Tom Rh ude; 2. Steve Fowler; 3. 80b Nor ris. 200 AM : 1. Don Catlett; 2. John King ; 3 . Danny Sm ith. 250 NOV: 1. Robe rt Conner ; 2. Steve Heidson : 3 . Phil Broadeck . 250 AM ; 1. Richard Catlett; 2. Ralph Cooper ; 3 . Greg Gordon . Key (Kaw), a n d Cycle Barn 's Fra n k H a rd m a n (S uz) for th e fir st m ot a win . Fernl in g d ropped o u t a n d ] ohn - so n ed g ed out Key a t th e fin ish line with Ha rd ma n sliding in fo r fourth. As th e ga le d ropped , T.] . pu lled h is H u sk y i nt o th e first tu rn a hea d o f th e pa ck on ly to go wide and hav e R ug gl es a n d J oh nson s lid e by o n th e insid e. T .]. sta rted to reel R u gg les in but ran o u t o f real esta te a nd had to sett le for second . Fem ling pu lled do wn th e thi rd spo t with ] o h nson a g a in h ol d in g o ff Key for fourth a nd seco nd o vera ll. T.]. go t hi s day on th e r ig h t tra ck in th e 250cc P ro cl ass with a pa ir of devas ta ti ng h ol esh ot s th at sho wed th e 83 Husk ies h ave so me poop . H e wa s ch a lle nged fo r a sho rt tim e in ea ch mot o by P at Woma ck (Su z) and T ed Key (H u s), Woma ck and Key rod e hard , but h ad to sett le for a batt le for seco n d with Wom a ck forcing Key to pi ck up an other third pl ace trophy . T he Open Pro a n d Open B ri d ers lined up to g eth er for th e big bo res as n o t eno ug h bikes sho wed up for th e m in imum bi ke requirem ents. Mont- go mery agai n sho wed hi s sty le a n d power with a pair o f h ol esh ots ba cked up with mo to wins. Montgomery, Quicke: two each at CWRA opener MX cl ass, Mon ty Blan d ho leshot, bu t was qui ck ly passed by Kit Vick. Vick, just th e week before, won th e T exas Seri es in th e 125cc Interm ed iat e class. Vick pull ed away . le tti n g Wen d ell Trigg have seco nd. Th e seco n d m ot o sa w G len Nort h tak e the h ol esh ot . Vick soo n disp lace d him back to second. Vick won the ov era ll fo llowed by North a nd Mont y Blan d . As th e l2 5cc P ro cl ass ro u n de d th e firs t turn it wa s Steve G aut hi er wh o to ok th e lead . Br yan A be rna t h y slip pe d by him fo r fir st . Dann y Stor- beck fell ea r ly in th e ra ce a n d went ba ck to e ig h th pl a ce a n d worked hi s way up to seco n d. Th e fir st moto fin- ished u p with Abernath y in fir st th en Storbec k. G authi er , a n d Kyle Lan - d ru m . The second rn oto found Landrum in fi rst with Storbeck way ba ck . Stor- beck was a ble to pi ck hi s way to th e fro nt of the pack to th e lead and th e overa ll win . n Abern ath y was a ble to han g in for a 1-4 for seco n d and La nd r u m went 4-2 for th ird o vera ll. Res ults 6 1 STK PEE WEE 6 -8 : 1. Ross Dha yer (Va m); 2. Shane McGee (Yam ); 3. Kenneth Polk (Yam ). 6 1 PEEWEE MOD 6 -8 : 1. Ross Dhayer (Vam ); 2. Mich ae l Coker {Ya m l; 3 . Ben Schooley (Ya m). 6 1 STK JR 6 -8 : 1. Cr ispy Vr eeland (Kaw); 2. Ross Ohaver (Hon); 3 . Shan e McGee. 6 1 MOD JR 6 -8 : 1. Cr ispy Vreel and (Kaw) ; 2. Terry Rich ard s (Ya m ). 61 STK OPEN 9 · 11 : 1. Jerr y Norwood (Kaw ); 2 . Col e n Edwards (Ka w l; 3 . Er ic A istrin (Yam ). 6 1 MOD OPEN 9 - 11 : 1. Cody M ar ek (Kaw) ; 2. De rek Hanson (Yam ); 3 . Er ic A istr in (Yam ). 83 STK 9 · 11 : 1. Dave Shad e (Kawl; 2 . Derek Hanso n (Vam); 3 . J .R. laRose (Vam). 83 MOD 9 ·1 1: 1. J .R. LaRose (Vam ); 2. Der ek Han so n (Yam ); 3 . Den n is Rich ar ds (Ya ml . 83 STK NOV 12 -16 : 1. Dave Clar k; 2. Chr is Gun - te r; 3 . Dav e Campbe ll (Kaw) . 83 MOD NOV 12 -16 : 1. Steve Hill (Kaw); 2 . 80b Cla y (Ya m); 3 . James Pra sifka . 83 STK INT 12 -16 : 1. Scon Thomas IKaw ); 2. Shane LeBla nce (Kaw l; 3 . Michae l Me rlo (Kaw l. 83 MOD INT 12-16 : 1. Jason Langf ord IKaw); 2 . Scott Thomas (Kaw ); 3 . Shane LeBlanc (Kaw) . 83 STK EX 12 -16: 1. 8 ill yWhitley(Kaw); 2 . Stacy Mar ek (Kaw); 3 . Eddie Vr eeland (Kaw) . 83 MOD EX 12·16: 1. 8illy Whitley (Kaw); 2. Eddie Vreeland (Kawl ; 3 . Tom my Collier (Kaw) . , l 0 5 M OD OPEN: 1. 8illyWhit ley(Kaw); 2. Eddie Vreeland (Kaw); 3. Stacy Marek (Kaw) . 100 SCHOOLB OV STK: 1. Dwight 8 raussard (Vaml. 100 SCHOOLBOV M OD: 1. Dw ight 8 raussard IVaml . 12 5 STK NOV: 1. Billy Com pton (Vam): 2. Ter ry Pringl e (Kawl ; 3 . Chad Parker (Yam). 125 MOD NOV : 1. Carl Christoph (Hon); 2. Lee Hawthorne (Hon); 3 . Terry Pri ngle (Kawl. _125 STK INT: 1. Ki t Vick (Kawl: 2. Glen Nort h IKaw) ; 3 . Mon ty Bla nd IKaw) . 12 5 M OD INT: 1. Kit Vick (Kaw); 2 . Glen North IKaw) ; 3 . Jason On o (Vam). 125 STK PRO: 1. Danny Stor beck IVam); 2 . Bryan Abernathy (Yam): 3 . Kyle Landr um (Kaw). 125 MOD PRO: 1. Kyle Landrum (Kawl; 2. Steve Gauthier (Vam); 3. 8 ryan AbernathyjVam). 250 NOV; 1. Bubba Neal ; 2 . M arkWedeg: 3 . Tony Lasater. 250 INT: 1. J erry Le81anc (Suzl ; 2. Glen North (Kaw) ; 3 . James Felts (Hon). 25 0 PRO: I. Da nny StOl'beck (Vam); 2. Kyle lan- drum (Kaw): 3 . Keith Si m mons (Kaw) . GLENROCK, WY, AP R . 24 European Cycle Village-spon- sored T im "T.] ," Montgomery popped the cl u tch of his C R500 Husky in the second mo to o f the Open Pro cla ss a n d pulled his fifth ho leshot of th e da y a n d proceed ed to his second overall victor y of the da y. T .] .'s perfect day was spoiled twice in th e 125cc P ro class, first when a bad spar k plug side lined his C R I25 water- coo led Husky. a nd second when Kawasaki -pi lot Dale R ug g les proved his first moto victory was no nu ke. Ru ggl es moto o ne holeshot put th e team gr een rider in good shape to cross th e fini sh o f lap one with th e lea d. Ruggl es held off cha rg es by T om- Fe m ling, J oe J ohnson (Hon ), T ed

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