Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ a:: a:: :;) ~ o '" '" >'" o I- o :r 0.. Hunnicutt hammers Charley's Place HS By Donnetta and Bob Murray RED MOU NTAIN, CA, DEC. 10 Ka wa sak i's T ed Hu n n icutt got the a ll i m p(~r ~a n ll ~ad right off th e start In very du sty co nd itio ns and stayed th ere to wi n th e Dirt Digge rs MC Win ter Har e Hare Scrambles held at Cha rlie's P lace near Red Mo untai n. T he 250cc ride rnearly lost tha t du stless lead ~hen he confused the red and wh ite stri ped n bbon co urse mar kers at the s ta r t of the tra il for the bo mb retu rn . Hunnicu tt had to sto p, check out the ho rizon , and fina lly spotted specta to rs and day glow mar kers up ahead SIgna ling he was o n the right co urse. "T ha t SLOp was a lmo st a big mi stak e, said "H un n icutt. " R igh t a lter I mad e the rig ht hand turn, so m ebod y go t righ t beh ind me." Makin g up [o r a two -kick start, Derri ck Paiement pu lled o ut a ll the stops a nd was abl e lO file in behind Hun nicu tt by th e end 01 the bo mb , Just seconds behi nd were Tom W illi s and Ra nd y Mosely, loll ow ed by the pac k headed by Abe Baumann, Sea n Bradl ey and Downh ill Alexander. T he nex t 25 miles was fast open desert for H un ni cu tt. Tryi ng to cha lleng e hi m for the lead was WilJis. w ho sa id every time he got c.l ose eno u.gh, t ~l e dus t wou ld change direcu c ns, forcing 111m to back of£. A determ ined Mosel y stayed on Willis' tail through the first loo p of the 35-mi le co urse, wh ile Pai emen t bro ug ht u p the rear 0 1 the leadi ng Foursome. The q uart et entered p it row in th e same order, H u nnicu tt a mi nu te-and-a-ha lf ahead of the o ther th ree. Fil th o ut 01 th e pits was ATK's Paul Krause, who had a bad stan and played ca tch-u p the en tire loop. • " All I ~id :~as eat dus t ana pass people," Kraus e sa id. I was ab le to pass G reg Sea rle and Sean Brad ley in the p its because I didn 't need ga s with my big tan k and fou r-stroke. T ha t ga ve me free trail to th e leaders." Sea rles was sixth out of the pi ts, followed by Brad ley , Stea rns , P h il Ga rgo ne a nd Bau ma nn . Hunnicutt con tin ued hi s trouble-free ride to tak e the checkered flag first o n h is Ka wasaki Team Grt-en / Dunlop/ Relll ha llTsu ba ki/ Pro Cir cu it/ Acer bis /Bell Ray/ Scoll USAI AXO · sponsored KX250. Willi s bu m ped in to a la p ped rider 15 m i!es lro,!, the Fini sh , a llowing Mo setv 10 pass him . \VI1 h s was soo n besid e Mosel y a nd th e d u o d iced thro ug h the r~ma md~ r of th e co urse wit h Will is' O pe n bike gemng the best 0 1 Mosely's 250cc at th e en.d . Paie me nt cru ised thro ugh the last few m iles to claim fourth place, whi le Kra use charged in filth.. Sea rles maint ai ned sixth to the finis h o ver B rad ~ ey , while St.ear ms a nd Go rgo ne claimed the eighth and n in th overa ll p laces. Vet rider Ken Pa rry rou nded out the top 10. J ohn Braasch was th e firs t l25cc lO fin ish at 15th overall. Braasch was pa ssed by 125cc rider J ell Black just two mil es past the bom b, but Braasc h too k a better trai l near the railroad crossi ng to over ta ke Black a nd ma inta in ed tha t pos itio n to th e end. Cra ig H unter was the first Am at eur to 'cross the checkered n ag a t 18th overa ll . Close beh in d wa s Am a teu r Ve t ri der C h a rli e Spe ll ma n who was 20th overa ll. Results to Team Green's Ted Hunnicutt aced the Dirt D iggers M .C .·s Winter Hare desert hare scrambles at Charlies Place nea r Red Mount an. . H arn ness' I -~ sho wings aced o u t Dou g Gravelle (2-2) a nd th e 4-3 placin gs 0 1 Kevin Yeag er. . The 12,1)<:c Pro class. however . wa sn't a s easy for Beyer . as he was faced wi th so me st iff co mpeti tio n from Chad Berry, who mad e the trek from southern Oregon . and loca l ride r Kenn y "Too Rad " Ol sen , both rid in g Kawasakis. Mow on e sa w Berr y. a new rid er to the pr o ranks. a nd Ol sen gi vin g Beyer fits; the KTM rider co uld do no beuer tha n second a t th e fin ish behi nd Berry. . M OlD t~o saw O lsen ~et. the jump on the held, whi le ~e ye r rode In seco nd and Berr y . was ca ug h t midpack. Ol sen pu lled away lrom , Reyer a t a stellar pa ce. but th at was o n ly unt il he hit lapped traffi c, a lluwing Beyer to close wit hin a whee l o n the last lap. T ha t' s wh en ~ ex er mad e hi ~ move. Beyer carved to the insid e of O lsen Jus t two turn s from the fini sh lO net the overa ll win via -2-1 perf ormances. Second wen t Berr y's way (1-3) and Ol sen clai med th ird (3·2). Rod Comstock . riding a Kaw asaki , won the I~5('c Int ermediate class. beating Yam ah a rider Tony Ren fro w (2·2) a nd th e 3·3 placin gs .• by Mike Boe. Twent y-seven riders were o n hand for th e evening's largest cla ss - the I25n : Begi nn ers. T hree heat races were o n lap 10 trim the field 10 its max im um for the co urse, whi ch is 10 f OT the A Main, and lik ewis e C th e B main or" even t. . In the A ma in. Yam ah a rid er Matt Krause taught th e co mpe titio n a Jesson in the ag ony of defeat by h is near wire-to-wire win over Honda rider s Steve Po lansk i a nd Ken net h Harwe ll. T he B main saw a Kaw asak i sweep in th e fo rm of Erie Mi ller, first p lace. a nd seco nd and thi rd place linishers Dan T ue nge l and Rick Fast. Yam aha rid er Todd Dowty sto p ped wha t co u ld hav e been a no the r two-cl ass swee p by bea ring Tyler Ka va ney in th e Wee Pee Wee class mu tus. Kavaney ea rlier wo n the 60cc (68) bu t lo llowed Dowt y in bo th sma ll wheel ou tings . Results W /PIW: 1. Todd Dowt y (Yam); 2. Tyler Kavaney (yam); 3 . Isaac Dawson (Yam). 6O.6 -S: 1 Tyler Kavaney (Kaw); 2. Isaac Dawso n (Hon); .. 3 . Enc Will iam s (Kaw) . 60 9 · 1 1: 1. Cory Joh nson (Kaw); 2. Robert ' Holtgrew (Kaw); 3 . Dusty Lendberg (Kaw) . 80 BEG: 1,' Kory Rasmu ssen (Kaw); 2. Kevin Pfifer (kaw); 3. M an W ill 18ms (Yam). 125 BEG A : 1. M an Krause (Yam); 2. Steve Pol anski (Hon ); 3 . Kenneth Harw ell (Hon). 1 ~5 BEG B: 1. Eric M ill er (Kaw ); 2. Dan Tuengel (Kaw); 3 . Rick Fast (Kaw ). 12.5 INT: 1. Rod Comst ock (Kaw); 2. Tony Renfrow (Yam ); 3 . Mi ke Boe (Han). 12 5 PRO: 1. Gary Beyer (KTM); 2. Chad Berry (Kaw); 3 . Kenny Olse n (Kaw) . 250.INT: 1. Terry Hamness(Kaw); 2. Doug Gravelle (Kaw); 3 . KeVin Yeager (Yam). 250 PRO: 1. Gary Beyer (KTM) : 2. M ike Tre sch (Han ); 3 . M ike Autio (Suzl. OPEN JR: 1. Roby Leach (KTMJ; 2. Pat Hickman (Kaw) . OPEN BEG: 1. Kevin Grove (KTM ); 2. Ken Pelf en ler (Yam ); 3. Paul M euslin a (KTM ). OPEN INT: 1. Rod Comstock (Kaw) . 30 -40 P.RO 1. Mi ke Chase (Yam); 2. Don Schneider (Suz); : 3 . Mark Dickey (Kaw) . ~0 -40 INT: 1. J esse Dean (Hon); 2. Ron Kent (Yam); 3 . Mike Dean (Yam). aT $: 1. Bob Leach (KTM). OT EX: 1. Mike Hickman (Yam). OT INT: 1. Rusty Garr ison (Kaw) . OT J R: 1. J .R. M eusl ing (Han). 30· 40 EX: 1. Pat Hickma n (Kaw ). Beyer, Berry win big at Salem Arenacross . By Don Schneider SALE M, OR, DEC. 15 . KTM support rider G ary " Bad Boy" Beyer and Um pq ua Valley Po wer Spo rts-bac ked Int erm edi at e Chad Berr y, went ho me wit h the o vera ll win s in th e co mbined 125cc Pr of In term edi at e classes. As !TIOl O o ne stagged int o th e gate for th e co mb ined classes, Beyer 's antici pation of the ga te saw him smo ke o ut fro nt wi th Ken ny O lsen (P ro), Berry (Int), Mike Tresch (Pro), and th e rest of th e Interm ed iates in lO W. T here w~re two d ifferent battles going on , as the Pros tri ed to ma ke grou nd on th e In termedi at es. By la p fou r Ol sen wen t wide in tu rn o ne, as Berr y slid under neath him. Beyer p ulled o u t a nine-second lead o n the rest of th e Pr os, as O lsen and T resch fell 0 11 hi s blisteri ng pace. Berr y pulled o ut a ll stops , as he cru ised to a {lawless wire-to-wire win . Hi s cl osest co m pe tit io n wa s To wn Cent er Yam a ha 's T o n y Ren fro w and Da llas Hon da/ Optimalspo nso red Mike Boe. Mo w two saw Beyer again grab the holesho t, with O lsen, Berry a nd T resch bat tl in g dose behind. By lap six, Beyer had tw isted th e throttle u p a nd held a seven-second lead o n the field. Berry was knock in g on Ol sen 's back door, but O lsen never let the aggressive Berr y by. Beyer held on lO his lead. H is steady drive ga ve him th e win as well as the overa ll victory. Berr y never reli nqui shed his lead in th e In termedi at e clas s as Boe a nd Renfr ow fell o~f th e pace. Berr y's. unscathed mo to win ga ve h im the overa ll vic to ry as Bee 's (3·2) a nd Ren frow' s (2-3) gave th em second a nd th ird, respectivel y. Results W / PIW: 1..Isaac Oa~son (Yam ); 2. Chr istopher Lavender (Yam); 3. ChriS Kobermk ISuzl 60 : 1. Kelvin Schoen (Kaw) . 609.-11 : 1. Robbie Ratl iff (Kaw); 2. Robert HoI1 grew (Kaw ); 3 . DaVid Tu rn er (Kaw) . 80 BEG: 1. Kory Rasm ussen {Kawl ; 2. M att Will iams (Yam); 3. Robbie Rat liff (Yam). 80,J R: 1. Brandon W h ite (Yam); 2. Doug M cKuhn (Kaw ); 3. Mi ke Ulven (Kaw ) 80 INT: 1. Chad Reed (Kaw ). PP: L Ju lie Hiersche (Kaw); 2. Deann a Holbr ook (Cag); 3 . lauri e Strange (Kaw ). . 125 BEG 0 - 1: 1. Steve Lew is (Kawl ; 2. Bryan Fisher (Yam); 3. M att Krause (Yaml. . 125 BEG 0 · 2: 1. Jared Sch ram meck (Yam ); 2. Chri s Houdek (Kaw ); 3. Hank Ell iot (Han). 125 J R: 1. Ryan Hagem ann (Han);' 2. Travis Berry (kaw); 3. Bry an Leach (Cag). 125 INT: 1. Chad 8 erry (Yam); 2. M ike Boe (Han); 3 , Tony Renfr ow (Yam ). 12,5 PRO: 1. Gary Beyer (KTM ); 2. Kenny Olsen (Kaw ); 3. M Ike Tresch (Han). . 25 0 BEG: 1. Gerald Pin s (Hont. 2. M att Bennen (Kaw) ; 3 . Ant hony Cree (Han). 250 JR : 1. Bry an Lynn (Yam); 2. Roby Leach (Cag); 3 . Gillson (Hon). 25, INT: 1. Scott Holes (Hon); 2. Kevin M cCart hy (Yam)' 0 3 . M Ike Boe (Hon). . ' 250 PRO: 1. Gary Beyer (KTM ). OPEN BEG: 1. Kevin Froeh lich (Han ); 2. Kevin Grove (KTM ); 3 . M att Claussen (Hon). OPEN JR: 1. Aoby Leach (KTM ); 2. J im Kasper (Kaw) . OPEN INT: 1. Rod Comstock (Kaw) . . OPEN PA~ : 1. Dennis Sweeten (Kaw) . 30 -40 INT: 1. Ron Kent (Yam). (y;~)~O PRO: 1. Don Sch ne ider (Suz); 2. Kevin M cCarthy OTH JR : 1. Nicho las Rusinovch Jr. (Hon); 2. M eushng (Hon); 3. Robert Com stock (Kaw ). OTH INT: 1. Rusty Garrison (Kaw ). OTH EX: 1. Mike Hickm an (Yam ). OTH: 1. Denn is Swee ten (Kaw ); 2. Bryan Lynn (Yam); 3. Dave Aker man (Kaw ). O/A : 1. Ted Hunn icu tt (Kaw ); 2. Tom w ii lis IKTM ); 3 . Rand y M osely (Suz); 4 . Derrick Pai em ent (Kaw ); 5. Paul Krause (ATK). 250 EX: 1. Ted Hunnicutt (Kaw); 2. Randy M osely (Suz); 3 . Sean Bradley (Hon); 4 . Greg Searl e (KTM); 5 . Scott Stearns (Suz). OPEN EX: 1. Tom W ill is(KTM); 2. Derri ck Paiement (Kaw ); 3. Paul Krause (ATK); 4 . Abe Baum ann (Kaw ); 5. Brian Holm es (Han), . 125 EX: 1. John Braasch (Yam ). VET 25 0 EX; 1. Ken Parry (Kaw); 2. Bill Becker; 3 . Scott Anderson; 4 . Denn is Tipton ; 5. Charl ie Inman. • VET OPEN EX: 1. J .C. Ray (Kaw) ; 2. Jon And erson ' 3 Robert Dunl op. '• . (K~ ). OPEN EX: 1. Bill M axim (Kaw l; 2. TV Holm es SR 2 50 EX: 1. Rick Claypoo l (Kaw) ; 2. Phi l Haskill ; 3. Dave Jo hn son; 4 . Don Doer ksen. S ISR EX: 1. AI G~zm an (Kaw ); 2. Don W hi teho rn . 250 A M : 1. CraIg Hun ter (Kaw ); 2. David Ondas; 3. Spencer Bloomer; 4 . Brad Sti et; 5. David Becker. OPEN A M: 1. Greg Herweq; 2. Dann y Reider; 3 . Nick Case; 4 . Enc Anderson ; 5. Chr iS M yers. 125 AM : 1. Jo hn Haskell : 2. J ames Sum m ers: 3. Brent Farrell . S / SR AM : 1. Bill Sizemore. VET 250 AM : 1. Charlie Spellm an; 2. Steve Gilmor e (Kaw ); 3 . Chip J ohn son ; 4 . J eff Prin ce; 5. Rav Gui lbea u . VET OPEN A M : 1. Kris Gool sby; 2. Chri s Peterson; 3 . Rich Karr (Kaw ); 4 . Keith Colli ns; 5. Richard Reed. SR OPEN AM : 1. W illia m Scales. 25 0 NOV: 1. J eff Patt en; 2. M ike Gaetz; 3. Tom Hendri cks. OPEN NOV: 1. Je rry Byrd; 2. J oe Custer; 3 . J im Ditson . SA 250 NOV: 1. Jo hn Full er (Yam). .Penton cruises to Bremen HS win By Ken Kelly BREM EN, GA , D EC. 10 Jac kie Pent on, son of former National End uro Champion J ack Pent on , was o n ha nd to co ntes t the O ·200cc A class at th e Bremen H are Scra mbles a nd bea ' the field o n a 1990 KT M 125. Penton was never serious ly th reat ened for the <,> vc:ra ll. Second pl ace wen t to mot ocr oss sp<'C1a hs t J ason Gr o gan a nd Brett Burki tt, also o n a KTM . ro unded O U I the lOp three. T he 20 I-Open A cla ss was Ihe closest 0 1 the da y. Whi le leadi ng on the first lap , KTM ridn Barry H iggins m issed a gear o n th e mo tocro ss po rti o n D the co urse and cras hed C vigo ro us ly, knock in g hi s gas cap of f a nd losin g a good bil 0 1 lu el. J oe Rogers was ha nded 'he lead and prell y mu ch cruised lor the next l i ~e laps. On the fifth lap , H iggins ha d reeled In Ro gers and too k over th e lead. H iggi ns appeared to be cruising , but the cras h earlier i n th e race proved to be costly. After th~ ch eckpo in t goi ng into the fina l lap, H iggi ns ra n o u t of gas . Once agai n, Hi ggin s was pu t into the pos ition of p layin g catc h u p. After gass ing u p, Hi ggin s' chased Rogers, bu t Rogers .edged o ut Higgi ns at the lini sh line. T h ud III the class wen t to J ell H ill. In 201-0pen B' class anion, the race was wo n b y Kaw asaki rider William Trammel l. Tram mell battl ed with KTM rider Ru ss Poe thro ugho ut most of the race and the two were the o nly o nes in their class to fin ish o n the lead lap. After lead ing the first three laps, Honda-mo u nted Mike Hen derso n was o verta ken by the two woo ds specialists to finish thi rd. T he 0-200 B class .wa s no contes t for Ge ne M au and his Suzu ki as he wa lked off wi th the class win. Second and th ird pos itio ns went to a pair. ~ f !, awasaki r iders wit h J oh n Ma tu sek Iini shing second and Kell y Denn is roundin g ou t the top three. Lea di ng every lap in the Super Sen ior class was Hon da p ilo t Brad Nelson, wh o was followed by Bu bba Best o n a Ho nda. Third in class went to Suzuk i-mounted Joe Hudak . Resu lts 20 1-0PEN A: . 1. Joe Rogers (KTM ); 2. Barry Higg ins (KTM); 3 . J eff HIli (KTMI; 4 . W yles Griff ith (Han); 5 . Red Bush (KTM ). . 0-200 A : 1: J ack Penton (KTM); 2. J ason Grogan (Ha n) 3 . Brett Burkitt (KTM J . J immy All en (Kaw ). ;.4 . 201 -0PEN B: 1. W ill iam Tramm ell (Kaw ); 2. Russ Poe (KTM); 3. M ike Henderson (Han); 4. J ames Blackm oore (KTM ); 5 . Oale Skipper (Suzl, 0·200 B: . 1. Greg M au (Suz); 2. Joh n M atu sak (Kaw) ' 3 . Kelly Denn is (Kaw ). . SR: 1. Robert Hender son (Han ); 2. Joe A lmon (KTM )' 3 Mik e Prevett e (KTM); 4 . Gerald Gresha m (KTM); 5. Rick Bryant (KTM J . . . • S /S R: 1. 8 rad Nelson (Han); 2. Bubba Bes t (Han); 3 . Joe Hudak (Su z); 4. Rod Caudle (KTM I; 5 . M ike Landis (C-A ). 2 01 -0~EN C: 1. Tony M or ris (Kaw ); 2. Scott M att y (Kaw); 3. Alan B,erowln g; 4 . Burt M ercha nt (Hon)' 5 . Dina Ruehle (KTM). ' 0 -200 C: 1. Keith Bell (KawJ; 2. Heath Hamr ick; 3 . Larr y Boggs (Kaw); 4. Carso n Dickens (Kaw); 5. Zachary M ath ew s. TR: 1. John Blackstock (Han ); 2. J im Ga uopu los; 3 . Mar k Ruehle (KTM); 4 , J immy Bragg (Kaw); 5 . J im M eads (Hon) V1 NT: 1. Be ne Rodi (BSA ); 2. Clyde Brow n (Bul ); 3. Ene Stoc kw ell (Yam); 4 , Phi ll ip Clark (Yam) Dahners wins Mason County Hare Scrambles By E. Kinney . SHELTON, WA, D·EC. 3 Jaso n Dahners co nq uered flood wa ters at Mason _Co un ty Fai rlP'Qund s to cap ture th e hare scram bles wi n III th e last of the NMA 0 11· Road Seri es poin ts even ts. A two -day sto r m crea ted pa rt ly lIooded co nd i tio ns throughout th e course. ' The 30 Experts sta rted the three-hour race at 10:00 a. m. in the o pe n field to the so u th of the gra nds tands. As the riders headed in to the first left turn o n th e to ·mile loop Suzuki rid er R us s Norma n m o tor ed a head o f Kawasaki-mo unted J ell Odom. Wi thi n th e nex t quarter-mi le, Od om con tro lled 'he lead . Da h ners was last 011 th e lin e o n hi s Honda but crashed in to t he wa ter o n the first tum: H e q uickly recovered but spu n out on th e way arou nd th e wa ter ho le. T he H onda rider - relined his sense 0 1 ba lance an d descend ed arou nd a do uble turn to overtake the back marke rs. T he rid ers emerged on to th e stra ig ht powerline road. Darren Wi lliams and Wayne Keezer pursued Nor man a nd Odom. At th e chec kpoin t a t the finish 0 1 lap o ne, O do m had a 15-seco nd lead o ver No rman and Will iams. Recoverin g fro m the early ordea l, Dahners edged around two-th irds 0 1 the ex per t riders during the first 27 minu tes. At the lin ish of lap fo ur , O dom ha d a mi n ut e lead over second p'lace Da hners, who stopped lor ga s. Mean whil e, Williams, Keezer a nd Norma n cha rge d th rough the pits. Da hners then swoo ped ou t o nto th e co urs e wi th th e co m p uls io n to cha lle nge a nd establish h is own pa ce. D.ahners was o n 'he gas lor the nex t to m iles, un til he motored aro u nd O do m a ttai n the lead. Odom lost 15 seco nd s in the chase, before Da hners di sap peared in to th e woods. Beh ind by severa l minutes, Williams, Keezer and Norma n ga thered mo mentum. Wi Uiams was soo n overtaken by Keezer. Dahners went o n to cap ture the win despi te being u ncerta in abo ut th e positio n he held. . " I j ust kept push ing," sa id Dah ners. . T wo m in utes lat er, Odo rn edged across the lm e lor second overall , and lirst in the 200<:c A class. !,~er skillfull y co mmanded third, w hile Wllhams and No rman captured lor th and fil th overa ll. Completing three loo ps. Ladies li rst pl ace went to Ca rol Williams. She said, "The hardest pa rt lo r.me was the u p ·hill cli mb ." • Results '0 0 1A : 1. Jason Dahn ers (Hon); 2. J eff Odom (Kaw) ; 3. W ayne Keezer (Yam); 4 . Darr en William s (Hon); 5. Russ Nor man (Suz). OPEN A: 1. Jason Dahn ers (Han); 2. Darr en W illiams (Han); 3. Russ Norm an (Su z). 200 A: 1. J eff Odorn (Kaw) ; 2. Wayne Keezer (Yam I' 3 J ay Burr ell (Kaw) . • . Ar~ieE~u~~~n.:~~rt Becht el; 2. Steve Emmi ck (Hus); 3 . B O~~~ : 1. M ike Vail (Kaw); 2. Scon Mc laughlin; 3 . Chuck SR: 1. J erry Davick; 2. J im Walker; 3 . Tim Kenn edy . CL 1. Jon Ale xander (Kaw l; 2. Taft Ma th erl y {yaml; c;: 3. Lew iS Pugh . . S /SR : 1. Ron Mo rgan th aler (Hu s); 2. Bob Wal sh (Hon l; 3. Gene Brown (Hus). LADIES : 1. Carol William s (Hon); 2. Cletha Walstrand (Han ).

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