Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

back to the pits and fixed my handl ebar s a nd too k off agai n. It was the mos t d us t I have ever ridden in - insane!" Oregon's Terry Bennett managed to avoid th e downed riders and event ua lly took o ver th e lead for almost a lap until he seized his bik e. Jon Almerg too k th e class win ahead of hi s brother, B.J. , wh o fin ish ed a position in fro nt of T im Morton. Edd ie Egyed claimed the Senior A win ove r Bruce Ru st a n d Whiz McNeal , who fin ished the race in similar fashion to many o ther riders' - with a flat tire. California' s Dennis H ausmann took th e Super Senior A victory by a large margin. Perhaps the iron man aw ard should go to Ron J on es in th e Open B class, who reportedl y broke hi s arm in ,a crash on th e firs t lap, and contin ued to race - a nd ac tua lly brought hom e th e class win! T he first 250cc B, J ames Gray, came from Col orado with Fritz Kadlec to clai m h is first win in Idaho. The Novices as well as severa l Intermediate classes com pe ted o n Saturday on th e same cou rse, but with several of th e toughest sectio ns deleted. Idaho rid ers filled the top three positi on s at the finish . Darren jonesdefeated Blak e Barrymore by 44 sconds to take the overall a nd 250cc C wins , as Alan Myler collected third overall and first Open C. Rob ert Quitero led th e 200cc Gclass until the very end, wh en he ran o ut of gas just severa l hundred yards from th e finish. U n fo rt u na te ly, Quintero ran out of gas o n the backside of a steep hill, but even tu, all y pushed hi s wa y to fifth in class, while Larry Leale too k th e victory. William Gr atteau pilot ed a Suzuki to the Antique B class win, as J ohn Cumm in gs char ge d to tak e th e Din osaur B clas s hon ors. • Results SUNDAY 0 / A: 1. Seon Plessinge r; 2. Ron Nay lor; 3. Cork y Maughan; 4. Fritz Kadlec; 5. Scorn Summers; 6 . Kevin Brown; 7. David Rhodes; 8. Du ke Dowell ; 9 . Dan Richardson; 10 . Mike Bird sley; 11. Brent Fox/Brandon Gerber; 12. St eve/Bruce Qual e; 13. Mark Lundgreen; 14 . Scott Knod ell ; 15 . Tommy "'~AMA .. I When you lead the pack you don't have to shout , One th ing about being a winner - You don't have to shout for people to lake notice. That's true for racers and race series. The 1989 AMAlea; Yokohama Supcrspon Series has quietly made a name for itself - already paying out over $80,000" in contingency awardll after just r"", races. That's not a result of luck or bold public statements. It took the right racing fonnet and it took the support of leading companies in the IDOton:ycleindustry. Yokohama Tires, AGV Helmets, Arai Helmets, Bel-Ray Lubricants, 0.1.0. Chain, Kawasaki Moton:ycIes, Kerker _ Exhausts, Klotz Special Products, RIC Otain, Suzuki Moton:ycles, Vance &: Hines Exhausts and Yamaha Moton:ycles hIM: provided a foundation that allows the AMA Supcrspon Series to showcase America's best road racing talent, . We know the riders listed below arc grateful. AI> contingency award winnCts they're quietly voicing their appreciation all the way to the bank. III p: ~ 1&1 loc: III J ¥ • (,): John Al>hmead, Mike Barnes, Glenn ~, William Bccsclt, Bob!?>, Bossardt, Titian Bue, Gene Burcham, Peter Carroll, Doug Otandler, Mark Otin, David a~e, Fabian Cortez, Gary D'A1uisio, D8Yld Deveau Na than Donohcw, John Eidcnbe.!XCr, Jeff Farmer, Andy Fenwick, Bemie Fritz, Bill Graef, John Griffin, Kye GUM, Bob Hanson, Mike Harth, Otns Hartone, Tod Hebert, Mark Heiser, Bowe Herron, Newton Heston, Nick lenatseh, John lIIich, John Jacob) Jamie James, Jed Kintla, Tom Kipp DaVId Klosterman, John Kocinski, Eric K.;ndo, Ollis Lance, Dieter Lane, Bill Loomis, Paul McMillan, Mike Moores, Thomas Murray, Lance Nordby, Ricky O rlando, Jeff Perry, Calvin Raytxim, Ma rk Reynolds, Cam Roos , Scot t Russell, David Sadowski, 0110 Schmutenneier , Larry Schwarzbach, Mi ke Scoll, Gary Sherrod, Da vid Smith, Mike Smith, Doug Tosten, Robert Wrublevski, Ray Yoder , Scott Za mpach. ra: 11.1: I Ady; 16 , Curtis Dice; 17. Eddie Egyed; 18. Roger Hurd; 19. Allen Sine ; 20 . James Gray. OPENA: 1, Ron Naylor (ATK); 2, Scott Summ ers (Hon): 3, Curtis Dice (Hon); 4 , Allen S ine (Hon); 5, Chris Riddle (Hon), 250 A: 1. SCOll Ples singer (Kaw); 2. Corky Maughan (Suz); 3, Fritz Kadlec (Yam); 4 , Kevin Brown (Hon); 5. Duke Dowell (Hon), 125 A: 1, J on Almberg (Suz); 2, B,J , Almber g (Suz);3, Tim Morton (Kaw) 4 , Richad Dooms (Hon), ; 4 -STRK A: 1, David Rhodes (Hus ); 2, Mar sh all Rose (Hus), SR A: 1, Eddie Egyed (Hon); 2, Bruce Rust (Suz); 3, Whiz McNeal (Kaw) 4 , Knat Holben (Kaw ); 5, ; "Includes awardll eamed in 600cc and 75Oa: compe titi on. Don Toussaint (Suz). S/SR A: 1, De nn is Hausmann (Hon); 2, Thayne Ferguson {Hus); 3. l oui e M arshall (Suz); 4. Willard Root(ATK 5. Char les Galbraith (Hus), ): ANTQ A: 1. Doug Behren s (Hus). DINO A: 1. Duane Quale (Suz). ' IHA: 1. Harvey Mushm an (Hus), ; OPEN B: 1. Ron Jones (Hon) 2. Ray Neill (Hon); 3. Brett Smith (Kaw) 4. Brant Trinhart (Kaw); 5. ; Todd Longhurst (Kaw) . 250 B: 1. J ames Gray (Yam); 2. Mike Woods (Hon) 3, John Damele (Hon) 4. Doug Taylor (K ; ; aw); 5. Herb Nachtigall (Yam). 200 B: 1. Cody Sanders (Kaw); 2. Greg Mikel (Hon) 3, D. Andrew Hardin (Kaw); 4 , Brian Peterson ; (Kaw). 4-STRK B: 1. Bill Byran (Hus); 2. Joe Carlson (Hon). . SATURDAY SR B: 1. Dan Smith (ATK); 2. Brian McLean (KTM); 3. Denn is Haymore (KTM); 4. Chuck Elderton (Yam); 5. Ed Lanphier (KTM). S/SR B: 1. BillWoolman (ATK); 2. Louis Sanone (KTM); 3. Maur ice Burton (KTM); 4. Iruin Scarbrough (Yam); 5. Gerald Rowley (Yam). ANTQ B: 1, William Gralleau (Suz); 2. William Poe (Hus); 3. Beau Burks (Hus). DINO B: 1. John Cummings (Hus); 2, J ack Baughman (Yam); 3. Dez-It (Rok), OPEN C: 1. Alan Meyler (Hon) 2. Marty Smith ; (ATK); 3. Chuck We atherford (Hon); 4. Bart Prestwich (Kaw); 5, Robert Bitner (Hon). 250 C: 1. Darren Jones (Han); 2. Blake Barrymore (Yam); 3. Gary Yearsley (Yam); 4 . Thom as Bitner (Hon): 5. Richard Anderson (yam), 200 C:1. Leroy Leale (Hon) 2. J ames Lea le (Hon); ; . 3 . Dave Everman (Kaw); 4. Bruc e Mo rrison (Su z); - 5. Robert Quintero (K aw), 4-STRKC: 1. Craig Harts ell (ATK); 2. Robert Ricks (Hon); 3. Todd Wendle (Yam); 4. Richard on (Hon); 5. Michael O'Steen (Hon). SR C: 1. John Van Der Lieth (Yam); 2. Wally McGrath (Hon) 3. Jo e Pratt (Hon) 4. Don Gross ; ; (KTM); 5. Robert Koch (Yam), S/SR C: 1, Ron Ramont (KTM); 2. Ji m Hopkins AMA Championship Cup Series Sell yourold motorcycle with a Cycle News Want Ad! JOHNNY 0 COOPER Opening Round SATURDAY, AUGUST 19 . of 1989 500 Nationals . SUNDAY, AUGUST 20 $25.000.00 PURSE (Han); 3. Owen Downard (Hu s); 4 . David Carm an (Yam); 5. Jack Bunch (Hon). WMN: 1. Melva Lees (Hon), BEG: 1. Michael Polatis (Kaw) 2. Alan Riddle ; (Yam); 3, Les Bartausky (Yam) 4. Lincoln Assen; drup (Kawl; 5. KyleJorgensen (yam), P.O. Box 447. Skyland. NC 28776 (704) 684-4297 M N INFO : 9507) 753-2779 Gates Open Practice 7:00a.m. 9 :00a.n. $12.00 Admission Free Under 5 Camping $10.00 per night Refreshments on Grounds 13

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