Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

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Rodney Rodste in (S uzl; 4 _Keva n Heffanh (Ya m); 5. Ji m Malon in (Han ). 500 MOD PROD: 1. Eric Sh err er (Han ); 2. Kevan He ffart h (Yaml ; 3. Frank Domin o (ya ml; 4 . Gordon Sm ith (Kaw); 5. Fra nk Aragaki (Yam). • SOOSTKPROD: 1. Gord on Smith (Kaw); 2 . Doug Stephens {K508 ~ri~~~~ ~~t:~~': ~J' (Yam); 2. W. Burr (Yam); 3 . : B. Shreffle r (Yam); 4 . C. Wh itch er (Yam); 5 . M. Montoya (Yam). 400 51ST : 1. Nick tene tscn (Yaml; 2. Da le Kieffer (Yaml ; 3. Ra ndy Borg (Yam); 4 . Patrick Murray (Yam); 5. Steve Ellmore . 400 MOD PROD: 1. Randy Borg (Yaml; 2 . Patrick Murray (Yaml; 3 . Hiros hi Naka jima (Yam); 4 . Michael Hughe s (Yaml; 5. Hugh March (Yam). 400 STKPROD: 1. Palriclr. Murray (Yaml; 2 . Mike Hughes (Yam); 3 . Hugh March (Yam); 4 . Leonar d Kirsch ne r (Yam); 5 . Jerry Carlson (Yam). Bon HIW: 1. Ted lumpkin (Yaml; 2. Mick Ofie ld (Due); ·3 . Erw in Ra ina k IDuc); 4 . Eron Flory (S ui);5 . Thomas Moor e CD CD Brett DeVries rode a pair of Hondas t o overa ll wins in both t he 125 and 250cc Pro classes at Washington's Wood lan d Motocross Park . It's lenafsch's day at Willow Springs RR finale By Brian Catterson RO SAMO N D, CA , DEC. 16-17 " I'm a journalist; I'm n ot supposed to be fast ," said Ni ck Iena tsc h at a 1988 end ura nce race, What a di fference a yea r makes , , , Duri ng the course of 1989. Ien atsch rose from th e ra nks of a wo u ld-b e racer to claim no less tha n eight class cham p ionshi ps three at the WE RA Gra nd Nati onal Finals and five wi th southern Califor ni a 's American Road Racing Associa tion. Bu t th e crow n in g jewel h as lO be th e AR RA's overall num ber o ne plate, whi ch Ienat sch earned with a n unprecedented 895 points - a qua ntum lea p over th e seco ndhi ghest total in club h istory set by Ear l Roloff three years ago wh en h e won th e number o ne plate with 574 points, Ien atsch, 28, capped o l f h is stel lar seas on with a pair o f wins at th e ARRA 's fina l even t of the decade a t Willow Springs Internati onal Racewa y, R id in g a ' pall o f Dun lop-shod Yama h a FZRs originall y built by St eve J ohnson (forme rly o f Kerker. now with Vance 8c Hines). Iena tsch topped both the 400 a nd 600cc Superstreet cla sses, takin g th e 600cc w in wh en he u sed a beuer drive o u t o f the rin al tu m to edge pa st simila rly-mo u n ted Mik e Go sselaar by a fracti on of a bik e len gth. "[ could see that he (Gossela a r) was o n a nd o ff the gas a bit in turn eig h t. so [ kne w I co u ld get him betw een th ere a nd th e fini sh lin e, [ didn't th ink it would be that close, th ough." Ienatscb sa id afterwa rds . In addit ion to the FZRs o n which h e won the 600cc Modified Producti on. 600cc Supersport a n d F ormula Two c lasses, len at sch a lso rode a J ohn Cordo na /Fours'n 'M ore-built Yamaha SRX600 to top th e600cc and Form ul a Single s divisions. In 1990, Ienatsch will aga in ca m pa ign th e FZR s w ith support Ca m r Vanc e &: Hines Motorcycl e Center of T o rra nce, H e'll also try hi s ha nd at 2 5 0cc Gra nd Pr i x -cla s s racing o n an ex-Tea m Viceroy Yam a ha TZ250 sponsor ed by Del Amo Yamaha, With t he e x ce p t i o n of Iena tsch and se condp lace J. Andrew Milto n , th e AR RA o vera ll serie s poi n t sta ndi ngs were e s p e cia ll y close thisJca r, wit h a m ere seven po ints bla n k eting th ir through six th places. Fini .hing in six th . position was l e n a tsch ' s c o ns ta n t riva l Ihi s •ea so n - 1988 AR RA nu mb er o ne Ke nt K u n i ts u g u . who l o s t hi s s h Ol a t th e ti ll e a fte r missing th ree ra ce s due 10 a c rash o n h is Yam a ha FZR600 early in th e , ea. o n. T od ay, K u n i ts u g u w o n t h e 600cc M od ified Proch lc · lion rac e , but a c1ulch Cailure k epi h i m fr om Ih e la te r 600cc Superstrcet ra(:e. 20 11. w~ Barr y Burke, 26, from Ag ou ra Hill., C alifo rnia, rode his Y amaha FZR to a n easy w i n i n the da y's feature race - the final r ound o f the ARRA Miller High Lif e Formula One Series. Burke h ad clinched the serie s c hamp ionsh i p a t th e precedi ng r ound . but toda y h e iced the ca ke by defeat ing two o f America ' s top Superbike p ilot s - Sco tt R ussell , in his la st ri d e o n a Yoshimura S u zu k i Superbike and n ew V a n ce & Hi n es recruit T homas Stevens on a Yam a ha FZR750RR OWOI. The fi r st star t wa s red-Flagg w h e n t h ree ed r ide r s tang led a n d fe ll unhurt in t u r n one . Burke th en look t h e le a d at t h e restart, a nd t urn ed lap times in t h e lo w I:27 b ra cket (u n o fficia l stopwa tches show ed h ig h I:26s) on h is way to a n u ncon tes ted vic to ry . Be h i nd hi m , Russell and S teve n s came f r om th e last row of t h e g r i d 10 wage a war fo r second p la ce wi t h Steven s s h owing r e n e w ed v i g o r af ter a year spen t in the shadow of fo rm er Team Viceroy Y am a h a t e a m m a t e J o h n Koci n s k i. S teve ns ca u g h t a n d passed R u s se ll o n the ins ide o f hi gh -speed t u r n eig h t before pullin~ i n to the pits wit h just o n e l a p rem aining in the 1O-lap affair . Stevens ' retirement pro moted K u n i tsug u a nd hi s H oll ywood Yam aha FZR 1000 to th ird , foll ow ed clo sely b y Lee Sh iens a nd Curtis Adams o n Suzuki G SX Rs . " T h is is the lirst ume w e 've used the l OOOc'c mo to r si nce I w on th e F ormul a U S A N ational h ere . " said B u r k e o f his Yamaha , which is prepa red by brothers Jim a nd Mit ch Leonard: " b ut that (the F-USA Nat 'l ) was like 'sleep rid ing' alte r th e 24-H our (wh ich Burk e helped the Human Race T eam ' win . ) w hen w e get a Iinle time to ma tch t h e c hass is to the mot or, we'll be better off." Burk e i• •ponsored by Yamah a Mot or Corp" R K Ch a in , 'z' Leathers . Dr, J ohn 's Frame Sh op. Ara i, Spectro, Fox , HTS Raci ng Fiberglass, Ba rn ett , Dyne -j et. Kerker a nd (C RT. Result s F·1 : 1. Bar ry Burke (Yam); 2. Sca n Russell (Suz); 3 . Kent Kunltsugu (Yam); 4 . l ee Shiens (Suz); 5 . Curtis Adams (S uzl. F-2 : 1. Steve Biganski (Apr); 2 . Kent Kunlts ugu (Yam); 3 . Mart. Drucke r (YamI; 4 . Mike Gossela8r (Yam); 5. Thomas Stevens (Yam). F-3 : 1. Kevin Murray (Hon); 2. Duncan Griffiths {K l; aw J . Jeff Wa lker (Kawl; 4 . Steve Dyer (Kaw). F·SG L: 1. Frank Dom ino (Yam ); 2. Ted lumpkin (Kawl; 3 . Andy Millin (Yam); 4 . Kevin Johnso n (Yaml; 5 . Kirk Thompso n (Yam). OPEN S / ST : 1. Da le Kieffer (Yam); 2 . Lee Shierts (Suz); 3 . Cun is Adam s fSuz); 4 . Robert Mille r (Su zl; 5 . AI Garz a (Yam). OPEN NOV: 1. E. Nugent; 2 . D. Fran cis; 3 . S . Reed; 4 .J . Lucchesi; 5. T. Patt or. 7 50 S/ ST: 1. Barry Burke (Ya ml; 2 . Thomas Ste vens (Yaml; J . Kenny Kopecky (Suz); 4 , Brad Hazen (Yaml; 5 . J eff Haga n (Suzl. 750 MOD PROD: 1. Jeff Har ris (Suz); 2. Scott Cha ytor IKaw); 3 . Robe rt Miller (S uzl; 4 . Mike Tihany i; 5 . Paul Harr ell . 750 STK PROD: 1. Micha'el Huber (Han); 2. Ste ven Mikola s (Yam); 3 . Alan Smith (Yam); 4 . Rick Kovacs (Suz); 5 . Greg Jackson (S uz). . 600 S/ST: 1. Nick lenatsc h (Yaml; 2 . Mike Gosselaar (Yam); 3 . Scott Cona way (Yam); 4 . Ross Hahn (ya ml; 5 . Alan Sm ith (Yam). . 600 MOD PROD: 1. Kent Kunltsugu (Yaml; 2. Ross Hah n (Yam);: 3 . Sar och Hanbuntrong (Yam); 4 . Soon Cona way (Yaml; 5 . Ala n Sm rth (Yam). BOn UW: 1. Jason Pereira (Kawl; 2 . Frank Domino (Yam); 3 . Andy Milton (Yam); 4 . Birgit Rodste ln (Suz); 5 . Kevin Johnson (Yam). VINT Bon: 1. Mid. Ofie ld (Due); 2 . Eron Flory (Suz); 3 . Dave Forrelli (H-D). FINAL OVERALL SERIES POINT STANDINGS : 1. Nick lenat$Ch (895l; 2. J . Andrew Mlhon (37 8); 3 . Da le Kieffer (33 6); 4 . Frank Domino (334); 5 . Leona rd KU"SChner (332); 6 . Kent KunitsUfilu (329 1; 7. Alan Smit h (31 9); 8 . Kevin Murray (31 8); 9. Mike Hughe s (310 ); 10 . Patrick Murray (3041 DeVries takes double Pro win at Woodland MX By Derryl Anderson WOODLAND, WA. DEC. 23 PJ I / G ear -bac ked Bre tt Devrtes too k hi , H onda to m a in event w i ns in both the 125 a n d 250cc Pro classes a t Mot ocross Park MX in Wood l a n d . A la rge turnout o f r iders s howed up o n - a per fe c t r a c e day w i t h the la st mo to fin ish ing just befo re dar k. In m o w o n e of the 250cc Pro cl a ss M ike ' s Su zuki -bac ked Mik e & 11 I;0t th e in itia l lead fol low ed b y Breu Dev ries. Da r r e n R o g ers a nd .. Don Biseg fia , T he cro wd gathe red q u ick ly, as a ll of th e P ros were j u mp ing a set o f doubles tha t were a bout 60 feet apa rt at near fu ll speed. Bell loo ked great for two la ps but DeVries ca me u p a nd passed him to ta ke co n tr o l of th e lead, Devries went th e dis ta nce with &11 close beh in d, Mea nwhile. Biscegl ia chased R o g e r s the e n t i re m ota . At the fini s h the order remained un changed, & 11 1;01 the early lead in th e second moto but o n lap two h e cras hed hard on th e doubles a n d DeVrie s i n heri ted the lead a n d ran a w ay with it. R o g e r s was lead i n g Bi scegl ia but h e too had a problem on la p six, a n d went o ut for th e day. Rogers took seco n d, At the finish it was DeVries. R o g e r s a n d Bell . D e V r ies a lso w e n I I-I in th e I 2 5 cc Pro c la s s ahead o f J a son Ba la ski-givin g him a double win for the da y. In th e Open Pro . cl a s s T own C enter Yamaha / Kawasaki-backed Don BoespHug look h i s Ka w a sa k i to the cla s s w in o ver Scan \\'i ll iams a n d D enn is Sweet en. Fla t tracker Larry Lagarra went 2- 1 to edge out. Ro by Lea ch 's 1-2 and claim the overall in the Open juniorclass. Results . 60 6 -8 : 1. Tyler Kavan ey (Kaw). 609-11 : 1. Ricky Gten (Hon ); 2. Robert Holtgrew (Kaw); 3. J ohn Burgoyn e (Honl . PP: 1. Kari O'Briant (Kaw); 2. Caro l You nce (Kawl. 80 BEG: 1. Mike York (Hon); 2. Mike Thorson (Kawl ; 3 . Elias Alvord III (Kaw); 4 . Keven Pfeiffer (Kaw); 5. J .J . l ytle (Kaw). 80 JR : 1. J eff Bjorkqui st (Han ); 2. Brad Hagseth (Suz); 3. Scott Watson (Kaw ). 80 INT: 1. Ben Rhoa des (Kawl; 2. Nick Hansen (Kaw); 3. De stry Scon (Kaw); 4 . Aaron Schweitzer (Suz). 125 BEG: 1. Bria n Good in (Suz); 2. Sea n Coite ux (Hon); 3. Larry Jones (Kaw); 4 . Bill Wh ites (I<.aw); 5. Adam Linbe rg (Yam l. 125 J A:1. Rust y Garma n (Hon); 2 . Ryan Hagemann (Hon); 3. Ryan l each (Cag); 4 . Tom Ma rlin (Kawl:-5. Chris Bailey (S uz). 125 INT: 1. Jus lin Homan (Kawl; 2 . Mike Koehn (S uzl; 3 . S ha wn Sco leri (Ya m); 4 . Todd Burche n (Ya ml. 250 BEG: 1. Brian Good in (S uzl; 2 . Bill J ones (Kaw); 3. Scott Sta rbar d (Yam ); 4 . Steve Sager (Hon ); 5 . Ke ith Bowman (Hon). 25 0 J R: 1. Adam Evans (S uz); 2 . Matt Gabl e (Hon); 3. J ason Nichols (S uz); 4 . Mike Alf (Hon). 250 INT: 1. Rich ie lee (Han); 2. Doug Orkn ey (Ya m): 3. Terry Ham nes s (Kawl. OPEN BEG: 1. Kevin Grove (KTM); 2. Doug Ue ttschi ( H o n ~ 3 . Mike locke IHonl.

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