Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

o C"l C"l ..... Kevin Walker chases 125cc Pro class runner-up Jay Mann thro ug h a sea of mud during Sunday's ra in -soaked event. Overall winner David Beckington (878 ) le a d s Kevin Foley (111 ) and Kevin Walker (1 9 7 ) at the start of a 250cc A c lass mota . pair wedged elbo w to elbow out of th e mud pit and up a ru tt ed hill. T he y th en lea ne d o n ea ch o ther in a slippery turn and Mann sli d down. Bro wn said, " I di d n' t kn o w it was J ay, I co u ld n't see a ny co lo r; j us t a blur o f red mud. " Mann recovered a n d , after Bro wn 's cl u tch fried , he owne d seco nd p la ce. Man n ex p la i ned a ft er th e bout, " Colema n was o u t th ere goin g for iI. H e rides thi s stu ff really fast. " Ans we r / Ba r rs -bac ked St eve Chi ldr ess, wh o mov ed up into a thirdp la ce fi ni sh sa id, " T he scorers co u ld n 't read numbers a n d missed me o n a la p. I appreciate th at they took th e tim e to strai g hten it all o ut lat er. " Mo to two fea tu red Vince Deva ne's Kawasa ki a t th e poin t wi th Co lema n, Mann , Kevin Walker , Barry Ca rsten a n d Bri an Ca r ro ll o n th e gas . Devane, who has returned to ra cin g a fter a long inj ury to hi s wrist, rode ten aciously a nd held o ff Colem an for over tw o lap s. Colem an mad e his I move o n lap three and th en h ydrop la ned th e co u rse for th e o vera ll win. Deva ne clung gamely to a th ird -p lace Ii n ish , The Scott US A/ Randy Yoho backed rider sa id, " I feel good o n th e ,~ i k e aga in, but need so me sponsors. " ) Mann , who d ue led with J erom y Bu ehl befo re cha llengi ng Devane, co m m ented , "The bi ke r an well h ere a nd I fe lt s tro n ger thi s week . " Oklaho man Cli ff Pa lmer rode h is Suzuki 10 a '1-4 per forma nce and a well ea rned third o vera ll. ' Co le m a n , a ft er co llec t i n g his seco nd co nsecu tive series ' victory, added , " It wa s a tough co u rse, but I f never fell , a lt hough I got stu ck a co u p le o f lim es. Pi ckin g yo urse lf up o u t of the m ud reall y slo ws yo u down. " In the 250cc P ro class opening act . Joh n Do wd q u ickl y pl o wed a head o f Fred Andrew s, Ca rl Vaillancou rt, :r o d d T ow eed , J eff Fr isz, C l iff Palmer a nd J ason Buttle, Andrew s worked o n Vaillancourt a nd m o ved Iby o n lap four. Es so /H ond a C anad a / An sw er / Arai -sponsored Vaillancourt said , , " And rews knows how to ride this slip pe ry stu ff. I was up with him " u nt il my goggl es clogged and I lost . my momentum." Moto winner Dowd added , " I fell o nce in a turn and m y bike felt like n it weighed 900 pounds when I werit " to pi ck it up. I sa w Fred ba ck th ere a nd had 10 reall y push to h o ld th e ' lead ." Andrew s sa id , " I picked th e wron g side o f a p udd le o nce and got stuck in a ho le. The ru ts were to tall y full of wa ter and yo u co u ld n 't see th em. " Ge ne N aumec wo n th e day's tenacity a wa rd wit h a co meback fro m la st place to th ird. Naum ec exp la ined, " I was st uc k in th e ga te, ca me off last, but kep t ridi ng hard . An ythi ng ca n happen if you do n 't give u p ." Do wd roosted th e field aga in in moto two a ll th e wa y to th e chec ke red flag ah ead of Andrews, a nd Bria n McE lroy. McEl ro y, who held second for two la p s sa id , " My eyes were full o f mud and felt like they were o n fir e. It was so hard 10 see." An swer /Pro Circuit/ RKIAndrew s S u zu k i/ Ho m b re I nte rn a t io n a l! Acer bi s/Smith -sponsored An drew s got close 10 Do wd before end ing it in the seco nd place SPOI. H e said, sha king hi s head, " T he mud felt stickier in th e' fin al mo to, It seemed to g ra b my Suzu ki a n d j us t slo w it down. " Kawa saki City's Dennis Haw tho rne hustl ed up from six th to clai m fourth a nd th e third o vera ll spOI. Bill y Sch la g co n ti n ue d h is win n ing strea k in th e 125 a nd 250cc B classes, but was unable 10 repea this triple ' wi n from ro u n d o ne . T he Maryl an d b a sed , Ka wa saki / Sin isa I o / Pow e r m is t/ D u n lo p / Sea It / S& D P a int in g -sp on sored ri d er ex p la ined , " Since I am 16 no w , I am no lo nger eligib le for th e Youth cla ss." Sch lag wo n a 125cc B tiebrea ker from Iirst- rnoto w in n er R usty Coleman. Coleman elabora ted o n hi s ride, " I bent mv bra ke lever ba ck in th e seco nd mOIO nd co u ld n ' t 'a sta y with Bill y." . In th e first 125cc Expert cla ss moto, Kevin Wa lker led th en fell, bUI fought ba c k fo r th e win. Th e Ya maha of Lu mb ert on/Barrs/ G ear / Du n lop-backed rider expla in ed , " I slid out, gOI stuck a nd Da vid Beckingto n and Dan J a nelle ga l by me. I ha d 10 pass them back for th e w in . It was laugh." G ary Paul, who. well! a ll th e way to win rnoto two , sa id, "Th e tr a ck is starting 10 ge l ba d a nd I didn 't want to g ive Kevin a cha nce 10 gel by. " Wa lker fini shed seco nd a nd co llected th e o vera ll ahead of Paul and Beckington. . Beckington rolled 10 a pair of 250cc Ex pert class m ot o wins , hi s Iirst victory on the T UF Suzuki . Beckingt on withstood pressure from Kevin Foley, Earl Ma y a nd Kevin Walker 10 tak e th e win . Beckington sa id, " T U F provided me a bike al rea dy set up, read y to Ch ris Co leman (le ft) watches Joh n Dowd spray cha mpagne d u ring t h e P ro c la s s awards p resentation . Bo th riders swept th eir re spective cl a s ses. go. T he co n tinge ncy money th at Su zu ki offers is reall y good too ." Pee Wee Champi on J osh SCOII joine d th e series for a Modified class win a nd Aa ron Lindsey ea rn ed h is firs t-ever wi n in Stock class ac tio n . Sco u sa id , " I had th e £Iu last wee k a nd sta yed in C ha tta nooga." The Min i (i - I I ) class domina tor, R ick y Carmichael, romped agai n in th e 65cc class, bu t lo st to SCOll P in so n in 85cc action. Ca rm ichael co m mented , " I was leadi ng , fell o n the la st la p , and SCOll was there. to pi ck up th e win." Kevin Win dha m and Ezra Lusk ha ndi ly wo n their 85cc .(12- 13) a nd 85cc ( 14-15) classes. The 125cc ( 12- 15 ) cla ss raced in the mud o n Sunday a nd winner Timmy Ferry sa id, " It wa s wet a nd slippery a ll da y. I pas sed J osh Larina o n the a n t hill a nd just tri ed 10 keep it toge the r after I had t he lead. WI' vo ted unamim ousl y 10 scra p the seco nd rnoto. " T he P lu s 25 clas s was divided in to abi li ty divisio ns this wee k. Usua l wi n ne rs Fre d Ve rtu cci , R obbi e . Nee ly, Ea rl Ma y and Ri ck Lindel sa l it o u t wh il e Dennis H aw th orn e a nd Dav e Wa ~n er slugged it O U I, ea ru ing to p poin ts. Tim Ea ly an d Neeley warred in th e Se n io r divi si on s, h ow ev er, eac h laking a moto, bUI Kaw asak iz'Tsu baki / An sw er/ Sm ith / S&S/Bo yesen spo nsored Neeley won th e o vera ll with a fin al m oto win . . Th ~ 500cc B duel o f T .]. Brantley a nd G ardn er pl ayed a ga in , this week with Ga rd ne r' s Cycle Marine Center Honda in better tune a n d swee p in g b ot h mo ros . Ga rd n er sa id , " I th ou ght th e track wa s kind of fun to ride, b ut . yo u had 10 wa tc h vo u r lin es." • Results 12 5 PRO; 1. Chris Coleman (Kaw) ; 2 . Jay Mann (Ka wl; 3 . Cliff Palm er {Suz] . 4 . Stev e Childres s (S uz); 5 . Barry Cars ten (Su z). . 2 50 PRO ; 1. J ohn Dow d (Suz); 2 . Fred A ndr ews (Su z); 3. Denn is Hawthorne (Kawl; 4 . Car l Vai l lancourt (Hon); S. Gen e Naumec (Kaw l. 125 A ; 1. Ke VIn W al ker (Yam ): 2 . Gary Paul (Hon); 3 . Da vid Becki ngt on (SUl): 4 . A shley Epps (Hon); 5. David Gaylord (Suz ). 250/ 500 A : 1. David Beck ington {Su zl; 2. Kevin Foley (Hon); 3 . Earl M ay (Vam); 4 . Kevin Walker (Yam ); 5. Dean Baker (Hon) P/ W M O D : 1. Josh SCOl! (Yam ); 2 . Kenn y Burkho lde rr (Vam ); 3 . Ryan Hawk (Yam) P/ W STK: 1. Aaron Li ndse y {Yam l; 2. Tyson Hads el (Yam ); 3 . James Castleman (Yaml . 65 7 -1 1;' 1. Ricky Carmic ha el (Kawl; 2. Scott Pinson {Kaw}; 3 . Erik W aters (Kaw ). . B5 7 · 1 1; 1 . SCOl! Pinson I Ka w); 2 . RIc ky Carmichael (Kaw); 3. Kenn et h J on es (Ho n). 85 12-13 : 1. Kevm W indham (Kaw); 2. Kenny Yoho (Kaw); 3 . G reg Rand (Honl. 851 4 . 15 : 1. Ezra Lusk (Hon ); 2. Tre y Sm all (Kaw ); 3. Zya Braun (Ka w) . 125 12 -15 : 1. Tim my Ferry (Hon ). 2. Br et Beauc ham p (Hon ); 3. Chr is Brow n (Hon). PLUS 25 0 -1: 1. Denni s Hawthorne (Kaw) ; 2. Dave W agn er (Yam). PLUS 25 0 -2 : 1. Robert Handy (Yam); 2. Keith Oe lerich (Kaw); 3 . Richard Van Bort al (Han ). SR D· 1: 1. Robert Neeley (Kaw); 2 . Tim Ealy (Kawl; 3 . Den ny Swartz (Ho n) SR 0 -2 : 1. Barry Br azier (Hon ); 2. M ike Edward s (Hon); 3 . Gary Nievelt (Ho n). SR 0 -3 : 1. Robert Edhimstem (Ho n); 2 . Jeff Kish (Ho n ]: 3 . Tommy Hay es (Su z). S/S R: 1. Wa rn er Wi lbourn (Kaw) ; 2. Bobby Bi sh op (Kaw); 3 . Kennet h Brow n (Yam I. 125 B: 1. Bi ll y Schlag (Kaw) ; 2. Rust y Cole ma n (Yam}; 3 . Car ey Jon es (Hon) . 250 B: 1. Billy Schlag (Kaw); 2. Todd Gardner (Hon); 3 . Chri s Brow n (Hon). 500 NOV: 1. Tod d Gardn er (Hon ); 2 . TJ Br antl ey (Kaw); 3 . Rob Bla ck (Hon ). 125 C 0 - 1: 1. Tom Brawn (Hon); 2 . 5 Hubbard (Su z); 3 . Jeff Tode r (Yam) . 125 C 0 · 2 : 1. Josh Hi ns on (Ho n ); 2 . J oh n Urbum (Kaw); 3 Scott Moore (Hon). 250 C 0 -1 :- t . Bi ll y Sexton (Han); 2 . John Garar io (Yam ); 3 . Th omas M alone (Hon ). 250 C 0 ·2: 1. Br yan A bel (Han); 2 . Chris Pur cell (Ho n); 3 . Phil lip Callacy (Hon). 15

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