Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

nada- Northern California-Northern Nevada-Oregon-Washington-Idaho-Utah-AI Sportsman sunshine at AME Sprockets MX By Mik e Johns BAKERSFIELD, CA, JAN. 16 It had been one month since anyone in Bakersfield had seen any sunshine, but the American Motocross Enterprises motocross at Sprockets Park saw some come in with th e riders for th e first race of '83. The sun warmed the air as the riders heated th e competition.· In the 125cc Junior competition, Tom "T h e Butcher" Holt took his Butch Campbell tuned Suzuki to the front ofthe class and left the cornpetition behind in both motos. Randy Anderson pulled in second in moto one, but a flat tire put h is ride to an end in round two. Tony Seibert (Seibert Roofing) and Leland Ayer (S&T Kaw) battled for third in the first race, but Ayer m ad e a mistake in the ba ck secti on that cost him. This moved Seibert to third and George Delfino (H onda Center ) to fourth . Round two, o f co urse, saw Holt grab th e lead. From th ere it wa s a battle for second between Seibert, Ayer and IOOcc rid er Alan Pi erce. Pierce sep ara ted the two riders until the las t lap wh en Ayer got by Pi erce, bu t co u ldn ' t get by Seibert. Holt held th e ove ra ll with Seibert seco nd and Aver th ird. Minicycle ra cing wa s exci tin g as Brian Peoples (Kern Sport Cycle ) jumped to an early lead in th e Junior clas s. Behind him, Barry Willingham wa s working h is bike into second. Shawn Evans h eld down third with no problem an d the three riders chased each other around th e track. At th e chec kers it was Peopl es, Willingham a nd Evans. Moto two saw Peoples again tak e the lead, only to give it up on the last lap as Mike Bitner 's pressure became too much. Bitner chased Peoples the entire race until he got his chance with an inside drive. Evans pushed ' his Yamaha hard for third and Willingham DNFthe th ird lap. In th e 250cc cla ss, it looked like J erry Evans (H onda Center) should have moved up a cl ass. Hedidn 'teven see th e Juniors excep t during lapping. In fact, h e beat a good portion of th e Intermedi a tes. T ony Seibert rode well for a seco n d place in his fir st rid e on th e bigger m achine a nd Kevin Peaker (Honda Chemical ) rode a co nsistent 3-3 for third overall. T he 250cc Intermedi at es saw no thin g but th e shi rttai l of Sha wn McKeown in m oto one, but Danny T hom pson cha nged that in ro u n d two as h e swept by for th e wi n. T hom pson's first moto th ird, th ough , co u ld only m anage a seco nd overa ll. McKeown 's 1-2 punch sco red th e overa ll wh ile J eff Spoor ro de a 2-4 to finish th ird . 620 to 540, but no less a matter of tremendous competition with two tracks running most of th e day to accommodate the crowd. The Lake Madera facili ty proved a challenge for most with deep sand and double jumps making th e d egree of d ilficu lty paramount. The Mini kids had a good da y for th e most part. Bobby Pas carell a took top 60ccclass honors in th e up to age eight category over Damon Huffman, both on tri ck little KX60s. Texan Eric Alstrin was hoping one more rider would enter h is class so h e could qualify for points tow ard th e top honors in th e 60cc Jun ior 9-11 category that he con tinues to dominate. Todd O'Rear was not too far in th e rear with a pair of deu ces over Don Piantanida. Mike Pascarella sa ys he wo u ld rather forget the whole day, fin ishing last in th e 60cc Intermediat e race while Buddy Antunez evened the score ·with Steve Kotajarvi from Saddleback, Tallon Vohland had th e best p art of th e da y scoring wins in th e 80cc ·Intermediate Stock and Modified races wi th Pascarell a lea ding and th en crashing, leading th en crashing. Mike led out the first round of Stock with so me tr ick moves includin g a cha nge of lin es through th e low parts of th e co urse that su rrounds th e lake. Just lik e a ny o the r kid th at sees wa ter wh ile playing in the di rt, Mik e (also known as Li'I Fox) m oved the line closer to the lake along wi th Vohland. Promoter Doug Baird the n had ·to co me over with the tractor and cu t out an ot her part of the tra ck a little fu rt h er inland to make the seco n d rounds a little drier. _ T yson Vo h la nd remain s unbeaten in th e 125cc Intermediate class and is probably th e cro wd favorite for th e tiddl er class. H e usuall y co mes from behind and astonishes th e assembled with tremendous jumps a nd a style of hi s ow n th at sho u ld lend itself to Honda 's contract time. H e won both en ds of di vision two 'co m petitio n o ver Mike Mo o re (5-2) a n d Kurt H endrickson (4-3). • Petty/CMC MX By Bill Spencer MAD ERA , CA, JAN . 15 Round two of Sportsman Day at the seventh annual Petty Products/Continental Motosports Club Golden State Series • • • saw a dechne ••• _. • In entries, down from - •• _ ••• _.___ _ - a(") 00 0') sho~ hila this... Dear Dealer, As a Cycle News dealer, you' ll not only have t he pleasure of dispensing a lot of good cycle news to your customers, but you'll also have t he pleasure of. pocketing 50% profit. A 'rninirnurn order of 5 copies per issue makes_you an official Cycle News dealer. As a dealer, you'll receive a handy Cycle News counter rack, an Open/ Closed sign and point of purchase sales aids included in .vour one time set up fee of $4.00. W hy wait? Wherever you are - East, or West, there's a Cycle News edition for you to sell out of. And a Cycle News staffer is waiting for your call, 213/4277433, or write Cycle News West, P.O. Box 498, Long Beach, California 90801. , Result s Vohland, Vohland rollin' at a_ If your dealer doesn't handle ••• 60 O·B: 1. Robby Pascaralla (Kaw): 2. Oamon Huffman (Kaw) . 60 JR 9-1 1: 1. Eric Alstin (Kaw l: 2 . Todd O'Rea r (Kaw) . 60 INT 9 ·11 : 1. Buddy Antunez (Kaw); 2 . Steve Kota jllrv1 IKaw); 3. Kayle Johnson IKaw). BO JR 9 ·1 1: 1. Sean Blanchard (Yam ): 2. Todd Nelson (Yam ). 80 JR 9 ·1 I MOD: 1. Sean Blachard (Vam) . BO INT 9 ·11 : 1. Tallon Vohland (Vern): 2. Mike Pascarella (Kaw); 3. Ronnie Oensford (Hon ). BO INT 9 -11 MOD: 1. Tallon Vohland (Yam): 2. M ike Pascare lla (Kaw) . BO JR 12 ·16 DIV I: 1. A lan Pierce (Yam); 2 . Tim , Galeeran (Kaw) ; 3 . Mike Kiedrowski (Kaw) . I 80 JR 12 - 16 DIV II: 1. Abel Gayton (Kaw): 2 . Dave Snyder (Suz); 3. Jon King (Hon). BOJR 12· 16 DIV III: 1. TIm McCl intock (Yam); 2. Cra ig M iller (Suz): 3 . Pat Lockran (Yam ). BOJR 12-16 MOD DIV I: 1. Jeff Mabery (Kaw): 2. Steve Kenda ll (Sud ; 3. A lan Pierce (Vam). BOJR 12 -16MODDIVII: I .Abel Gayton (Kaw): 2. Stev e Flanders (Yam ); 3 . Tim McClint ock (Yaml . BO INT 12 -16 DIV I: 1. Ch ris Burge ss (Kaw) : 2 . Shane Tri tt ler (Hon ); 3. Craig Nielse n IKawl. BO INT 12 · 16 DIV 11: 1. Dea n Ma tso n (Yam ): 2 . Ter ry Basta rd (Vam): 3 . Todd York (Suz). BO INT 12 - 16 MOD: 1. Cra ig Nielsen (Kaw) : 2. Lanc e Barnen IKaw); 3 . Terry Slucsko (Kaw) . 125 JR DlV I: 1. M ike Antcliffe (Kaw) ; 2. Kevin Brown (Suz); 3 . Trav is Roberson (Kaw) . 125 JR DIV II: 1. Rod Harriger (Varni: 2. Dale Himmelreich (Su z); 3 . Greg Flanagan (Kaw). . 125 JR DIV III: 1. Robert Farm er (Yam): 2 . A aron Pipes (Hon ): 3 . Joe Crouch (Suzl. 125 INT DIV I; t . Steve Stewart (Kaw) : 2. Dan ny Storbeck (Varni: 3 . Eric Liddell (Suzl . 125 INT DIV II: 1. Tyson Vohland (Honl : 2. M ike Moore (Kaw); 3 . Kun Hendricksen (Yam) . 25 0 J R DlV I: 1. Mike J ohnston (Vam ); 2 . Ron Ecom o (Yam); 3. Phil Siekierke (Yam ). . 25 0 JR DIV II: 1. Dave Moore (Varni; 2. Scott Yenzer (Hon); 3 . Stacy Magarian (Hon). 250 INT DIV I: 1. Larrv Lawrence (Hon) ; 2. Roge r Gates (Hon): 3 . Luc De Ley (Suzl. 250 INT DIV II: 1. Frank Valado (Hon l; 2 . Don Goettling (Suz): 3 . Ryan Beair (Suz) . 250 INT DIV III: I . J im Hipple (Hon); 2 . CurtJaimet (Vam ): 3. Rick Luther (Hon) . 500 JR DIV I: 1. Darin Lundqu ist (Hon) : 2 . M ike Wilson (Yam); 3. Calvin Sakis. 500 JR DIV II: 1. M ike Garc ia (yam): 2 . Scott Venzer (Hon): 3 . Jim A nde rson (Hon) . 500 INT: 1. Rich Boe (Hus); 2. Ron Lawson (Hon ); 3. J im Dalla,. (Hen) . . -. >' • - ••• - - _ . -_ •• , •• --------------------- !DEALERS...OEI WITH IT! I I I I I I I I I I I I I Okay, what can I lose7 Start m y store selling CYCLE N EWS with the next issu e. I understand you w ill bill me m onthly an d I have f ull return privileges on unsold papers, by ret urn ing t he issu e number and date with my ch eck f or t he balance. 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