Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

uud a na lvzed hi s Iines . About hal fwa y t hrou gh lilt' ran' . Sulek made.' hi s move in a turn a t lilt' bo n um o f a do w n hi ll . u sed a n insi de lin e a nd ma de a e-lea n p ass. Su lek came alive, pulled aw ay fro m Ca rl isle and WO II th e mo to wi th ;1 seven -second lead . In 80n" Novice class. Arum, Kal -G ard spo nsored Jnt:y Cirorco curved through the park in both m ot os 10 lake.' th e overa ll wi n. Ch ris Al len a nd Shawn O 'Brian bauled fo r seco nd in bot h moue. with Allen finishing second overa ll a nd O 'Brian th ird . George Andrews wo n both Jun ior Vet Im ermed ia te class mo tos, b u t was pursued by Novio- cla ss winner Dean Kasse l for the early part of bo th motos, KasM' too k th e o verall 1 win with co mm a nd ing leads in bo th m oros fen' th e No vice cla ss win wit h Ch u ck Gu nther , and Brian Bro wn rounding out the top th ree. Res ults 80 BEG. 1. Jason OeJege r (Kaw); 2. Jason Reed (Suz~ 3 . Joe Hernandez (Kaw ); 4. Aaron Lamb(Suzl; 5 . Fred Ogr im (Hon) . BIG WHL: 1. Vietor Merez (Kaw). 80 NOV: 1. Joey (Han); 2. Chr is A llen ( Suz~ 3. Shawn O·Brien; 4 . Armando Overland; 5. Paul Gil mart in (Kaw l. 80 1 NT: 1. Steve Hengeven (Kaw ), ADULT M INI: 1. Scan Mu rphy (Han). . J R VET BEG : 1. George Tho mson (Kaw l; 2. George A tken (Han); 3 . Te rr y Puis l Hon); 4. Jack Brady (Han) ; 5 . ChriStophe r Dela mett (Han) J R V ET NOV; 1. Dean Kassel (Han ); 2. Chuck G unte r (H& G I; 3 . Brian Brown (Yam); 4 . Scott Hig htvanu (YUam l; 5. Bryan Robert s. Z JR V ET INT: 1. George A ndrews (Han); 2. Tim Ruash ceeeee IKTM). J R VET EX: 1. Kar l All en (Han ). 125 BEG: 1. M ar io Cane (Hon); 2. M ike Heavin (Kawl; 3 , Mark A llen (Kaw ): 4. Ron Brown (Suz); 5. Steve Ful sham (Suz) . 125 NOV : 1. Larry Camom ile (Ho n); 2. J ason M elt on (Hon ); 3 _Jeff Lewi s (SUl); 4 , Bob Sage (Suzl; 5. M ike Litlle (Suz) . 125 JNT; 1. Derek Nalv ig (Kaw ); 2. Jeff M oor e (Han); 3 . Derek W illIS (Kaw ). 125 PRO: 1. Jimmy Gadd is (Suz); 2. Bubba Erickson (e ag); 3 . M ike Cham berlain (Yam ); 4. M urray Shack elford (Suz); 5 . Tony Su lek (Han ) - VET BEG : 1. M ark Broad Head (Honl; 2. Ed M cBri de (Kaw ); 3 . Raben Wyckoff IKa w); 4 . Tim M cCuI (Han); 5 . Jim F reeburn (Yaml. . ..J VET NOV; 1. BreI Green ing (Kaw ); 2. Randy Pau l Wy socki (Kaw); 3 _ C.R. Brunson (Yaml ; 4 . Lenny Baker (Kaw) ; 5 . A _Oust)' Rode (Yam). I VET INT; 1. M ike ROChest er (Honl; 2. Stev e Clark (Honl; 3 . Fulto n Tidwell (Suzl; 4 . Pete Vetrano (Suzi. VET EX; 1. Brad W illiams {Kaw l; 2. Russ HoHman (Han). SR BEG; 1. J on Jacobs Meyer (Yam). 250 BEG : · 1. Scot t M umford (Yam ); 2. .Jeen-cnenes Mey net (Han); 3. Dav id Haney (Han); 4 . Jar rol Lew is (Kawl; 5 . Dave Mu llen (Suz), 'I 250 NOV: 1. Jason M elto n (Kawl; 2. Tony A lessi (Honl; 3 . J on Parks (Kawl; 4. Scan Higltusno (Yaml; 5. Jason Simmons (Kaw) . 250 1NT 1. Andy Gr ider (Kaw ); 2. larry Lawrence (Sud ; ; 3. Todd Br oussard (Yam); 4 , M att Wyck off (Kaw); 5. Ranny McKe e (Suz ) 250 PRO: 1. Tony Sul ek (Kawl; 2. Ryan Carlisle (Kawl; 3 . Scan John son ISul): 4 , Mart in Klossner (Yam l 500 BEG- 1. M Ich ael Vill a (Hon ): 2. Ed M cBr ide (Kaw) . 500 NOV . 1. Chad Nelson (Han ); 2. David Bl omgren (A TK); 3 . M ike Roch est er (Han); 4 Stev e Schloksdorf (Han). 500 INT: 1. Larry Law rence (Han); 2. Pet e Vetrano (Honl. Mork wins Kettleman City Vintage Trials By Steve Martin KE1TLDIA;.J C ITY , CA, DEG 10 :\Ion' th a n 40 vint a ge trials lover s ro de th eir pr ecious p iece s o f nosta lgia in to ba ttl e in the fin al ro u nd of the Antique Hi sto ric Mot or cycle Racin g Associa tion 's Vin tage Observed T ria ls Ser ies at Kettl ema n Hills. The even t wa s h eld in co nj u n ctio n with rh e "Greeves Ow ners a nd Breeders CLu b" an d the BSA C lub of N or th ern Ca lifor ni a , so ma ny rid er s wert' o n ha nd jus t to p la y in the d irt a nd have fun . . T he mac hinery ra n ged fro m a 1947 BSA 500r c.ri gi d 10 g leami ng Buhacos, Ossas and a few Ya maha s a nd S uzu k is, u p to vi ntage 1974. T here was a big Ariel H T , a Greeves Scottish squar e-piper bui lt by Fra n k Co nley , n ick Ma n n 's lates t Ari el crea tion , R ~40 BSA's and even a pl un ger Triu mph Cub. T he sec tion s were sp lit. var ied to su it th e ca pa b ility of the machines a s well as rid er ski lls , mor e su ited to lo w s,cores a n d safety for man and pr ecious machine, Riders ca n' t sto p mot ion o nce in a section in ('()()tras t to mo dern tria ls rul es, so succ essfu l n Jin pe li lOf!) had to tr y for a n a bsol u te min im um of m ista k~, foo tin g o r Slo p ping - erro rs th a t cou ld ca u se a sing le po int that mi gh t I ()~ th em 'the event. \ 'in lage \t"etio n s 3re made up ah er lh e sim p ler sen ions used in lrials o f th e o ld da ys, tight tur ns, up a nd dow n h ill runs, o f[ca m bers, 'iand, mud a n d sma ll logs that ca n ca u se a rider to dr op a foo t but seldo m fall. " So me o f these pans a re irr epl aceable." sa id Dick :\Ia n n. " Yo u j ust GJIl' t go dow n to yo u r local Ariel dea ler a nd bu y a ne w gas tank. \\' i t h on ly 16 st"Clio nft, th e pace was leisurel y. BUI ritle~ with ~m ()olh throttle ha nd s were fighti ng ten se ba ttles on th e deep silt y sand, Fred .\ fo rk ma naged to o u t-finesse ~1ann b y managing a n incredibly diffic ult climb o n sectio n fo ur. Larry Va rnell struggled tin succ" essfu lly agai ns t th e very experien ced Derek Bel vio r 0 11 hi s 175cc Yamah a whi ch p roved to hav e a so ft eno ug h sta te o f tune to eV ua lly Iri um ph . ('nl In the P rem ier Ligh tweig hl B class, steady Ed Cl ajka wo n co n vinci ng ly a nd mo ved h is way up to the A dass wit h a n o vera ll wi n. Ot her no ta b le ri des included clean rid es fo r Ron :\1cCab(' a nd P h il And erson who d idn 't lo~t a sing le poim durin g thei r ride!'t an d Sieve Varnell who wo n handi ly o ver Buck y Ma rt in , th e nUfl·nt AHR:\tA Na tional p()int s lead er in the J unior cia" . Results to RIGID HIW: 1. Ste ve M art In (BSAI . RIGID lIW: 1. Ph il A nd erson (Tri). PREM HIW: 1. Fred Mark (RE); 2 . Dick M ann (A ri l. PREM H /W B: 1. Rick Nabors IA ri). PREM U W A: 1. Erni e Stair l BSA ); 2 . J ames l er er l BSAI ' 3, Peter Cruttenden (BSA). PREM llW B: 1. Ed Czajka lGre) PREM U W C: 1. M ike M alon e (Gre ). SPTSM N PREM UW A: 1. J im Cam ero n (BSA ) SPTSMN PREM VW B: 1. Dun can Wr ight (Cal ) SPTSMN PREM lIW C: 1. Brett Mo rse head (Yam); 2. Mi ke Hammond (Pen I; 3 . J ames Brew (Bul ); 4 Kay M an n (ass); 5 . A lan Barnes (Bul). M OO CLAS SIC SPTSMN A: 1: Johnnie Varnell (Bul). J R (0- 9): 1. Steve Varnell (y am); 2 . Bucky Martin (Yam ). VETO TRIA LS PREM HIW B: 1. Joe Papa (AJ SI. PREM l/W B: 1. Ed Czajka (Gre ); 2 . Or . Jim Forr est lGre); 3. John Gr eer (Gre); 4 , M ike Bean w ay (Gre l. PREM LIW C: 1. Ron Cabe tGre) PREM LIW SPTSMN A : 1. Ricky Stecyk (BSA ). PREM l/W SPTSMN 8 : 1. Len ny Rodr iguez (BSA ). PREM LIW SPTSM N C: 1. Gus Varetkis (BSA ). M ODERN ClASSIC A : 1. Derek Belvior (Yam). M ODERN CLASS IC B: 1. J im Willis. MODE RN ClASSIC C: 1. M an Kyl e. E CL: 1. John Bar nes (Sud ; 2. Teri Rock (Yam );. 3 . Mike 'rcvev CYCLE o Crawford reigns at Santa Claus Enduro By T.C . Ca rson L UC ER N E VAL LEY, CA , DEG IQ Ya ma h a rid er Sl'OIl Crawford retu rn ed to the top o f the ' cha rts aft er scoring th e o vera ll vic tory a t the SCEC Sant a C laus Endu ro at Luce rne Valley. T he 250cc AA SCEC-c1ass rid er ni p ped long -time riva l J o rdan Cha ney by 14 tie-brea kin g seconds in the three- loop a p p ro x i ma te ly 75 · mil e e n d uro. H u sk y. mounted C han ey cl aimed th e Ope n A class victory, T h ird overa ll we n t to Ka wasakimourned j ason In gersoll , wh o topped a ll the 200cc class rid ers. Cra wfo rd, C ha ney a n d In g ersoll a ll dro p ped three points. whi le th e first o f th e fo u rs in fo u r th ov era ll was las t m ont h's Gobbler En duro o vera ll wi nner Craig fla nd ers, ridi n g a I 25cc Suzu ki in the 200cc A class. Ro u nd in g ou t th e top five was Rand y Bennet t. wh o to p ped the Four-Stroke di vision. H o nda rid er Martin Bla is took to p ho no rs in th e Vel 250cc A class in six th overa ll , finishing a head o f Vel 250cc A win ner Mark Cook, Open AA winner Tim Moore, 250cc A winner Brett Bai nbridge a nd Vet O pen A winner Ti m Beall. Kawa saki rid er Mik e Keen wa s th e overall vi ct o r in th e two-l oop div ision, while Donald Go ssen took seco nd . T op o ne-loop rid er was Brent :\teAl eer . A lm os t a ll the lOp th ree-loop riders (AA, A, B classes) had carded zeros following the first two loops. It wasn' t until th e third loop th at the top rid ers dropped po ints. Ch eck eig h t wa s th e fi rst check that ga ve Crawford, Ch aney, l ngersol! and Flanders grief. Ingersoll wa s th e fastest to th is chec k but was sti ll two secon ds lat e; Cha ney wa s six seco nds lat e, a nd Cra wford a n d Flanders wer e 14 seco nds behi nd sched u le. Check nin e was a check-in a n d Crawford, Chane y and Fl a nd er s went for th e ~ O . Crawford went 27; Chaney 2 ~ and Fla nders ~ l. Ingers o ll chec ked in a li tt le early with a 10. "T h e overa ll victory was o n th e line as th e top ru n ners aimed for th e chec k-ou t (ch eck 10). Crawford , C ha n ey and In gerso l l a ll ar rived a t the check -o ut tw o m in u tes lat e, whi le In gersoll 's ga mb le 10 h it ~ O a t th e chec kin backfired w hen he crossed the check-o u t ca rds th ree m inu tes la te with a 10. Wh en all th e seconds were ta ll ied it was Cra wford who preva iled ove r C ha ney . Results • • • • Direct Support With Team Honda During Series Racer Discounts (Even To Out-Of-State Riders) Full Stock of CR &KX Parts UPS Daily, One Day Service Anywhere In Florida Contact Scott Taylor At: (407) 277-6889 or Toll Free In Florida 1-800-367-6407 ~ First is always best! Read cyc le f\Jews! Motorcycles . Wh a t th. 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Werner , a l WO ~ time Jun ior Nat io na l Cham p ion, tu cked in r ig h t beh in d, whi le H an cock had to sta rt a ll th e wa y back 0 11 th e 50-yar d lin e. By th e time th e first circuit ended , he had passed th ree rid ers a n d occupied thi rd. H a ncock ca u gh t th e lead ers o n th e seco nd la p. T he lead ing trio slid int o turn Ihr l'e in tight formation' a n d th ey ca me o ff tu rn fou r th ree a breas t. Bur ba , in the middle of the sa ndwich , held a slig h t lead a, th ey opened th e third la p. H an u xk had been trying th e in sid e line , bu t he cha n ged stra legy on lap < ree. T he Ih United Stat es Lung T rack Ch a mpion flew to th e o u tside a nd raced a head o f W em e' as they exited turn (wo . 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