Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

o ff m y front brak e lever in th e process." The first 250cc Pro moto was a shoot -out be tween fo rmer Tea m Suzuki tea m m a tes Tiche nor a nd DeH oo p. DeH oo p bl itzed the start and led Tichenor, J eff Frisz, Gary Pa ul and Brian McElroy up Yamaha hill. T ich enor cha llenged Del-loop and mov ed by to tak e the point on la p four. Tichenor saw hi s good lead eva po ra te as he also suffered a rear. flat. Dehoop closed in th e final turns a nd tried a fina l pass, but co ll ided wi th Tich enor. DeHoop sa id, " I jumped by Ro n ni e a nd brushed by his arm. H e held th e in side in the next turn and took the checkered flag ." Tichen or sai d, " I was pa ssing a lapper wh en T od d j um ped on me. There was no room . It was a dumb mov e." Series leader Brian McElro y pass ed Pederso n for third. Pederson said, "I hav e good ca rd ia vascular str ength, b ut my forearms ar e pumping .up a nd I cou ld n 't hol d McElroy o ff." Moro two saw Dennis Hawthorn.. beat Tichen or a nd Pederson for the holeshot, with Earl May , Carl .VailIancourt , McEl ro y and DeHoop in good positon. T ich enor sty led by into the lead by th e end of th e first rotation with P ed erson in to w. Pederson tried several passes before ma king one sti ck on la p II . He co m men ted , " Pro Circuit d id a good job on my eng ine . Ro n n ie is lighter , but I cou ld sta y with him. H e finall y got out in th e ro ugh stuff and I got b y. " Tichenor, who scored th e overa ll wi n, said, " I wou ld like to have won both motos , b u t my arms were pumping and I didn 't want to push it 100 hard." McElro y, w ho finished third, said, " I tho ugh t t ha t I was ru n ning seco n d, a n d th at P ed e rson was beh ind me. I g uess we need to wo rk o n o ur pi t signals." Joh n Dowd , who struggled hard for fourth ove ra ll sai d, " If yo u do n 't ge t a good start o n a fast tra ck, it ta kes ~ lo t of work to catch up." . Gary Paul ru led th e Ama teu r Expe rt classes for th e seco nd week in a ro w, swee pi ng all Iourrnot o s ~f 125 and 250cc co mpetition. Paul sa id, " In the seco nd 125cc moto Kevin Wa lker pushed me ha rd." Pa ul , whose raci ng is su p po rted mostly by his parents said, "James Eiche l and Kevin Fol ey gave me a to ugh time in th e 250cc motos. Fol ey was going fast in th e final mota but [ got by wh en he dum ped it in a co rne r." Cvcle Marine Center-backed Fol ey sa id: " Gary was fast o n this tra ck. I tri ed to ca tc h him agai n , but co u ldn't get it done." After four ro u nds of co mpeti tio n o n ly Ricky Carmichael a nd Ezra Lusk main tain ed perfect scores. Kaw a sak i /B a rr s/ P J I /Hi- P oin t/ Scott /Sh o e ilR en tha I/Ts u b ak i boosted Carmichael , who is leading both 7-1 1 Mini divisions said, " I lost my bra kes in th e first 85cc moto, crashed on a double and Scott P in so n won that one. I' m trying to learn to use my head and not win it all in cine or two laps." Georgi a 's Ezra Lusk has made a rapid adaptation in h is swi tch to th e Bell /Pro Ci rcui t/PJ I/HiPoi nt/Free Wh eeling H onda an d ha s won every m ota in 12-13 85cc co m petition. > T eam Green -backed T ony H ayn es wreck ed Kevin W indh am ' s wi n strea k with a n 85 (12-13) class win. Haynes sa id, " Kevin go t bett er sta rts a nd I had to p ass h im in both m Ol DS. " Chr is Bro wn sco red in three o O"l O"l ...... Jeremy Buehl won the second 125cc Pro moto. classes. He won the 125cc Youth cl ass, 250cc B di vision a n d wa s second in 125cc B. Barrs/Tsubaki/ Expr ess Sig n a/S cou-endorsed Brown had tough co m pe tition from Brett Bea uch a m p , wh o led both You th motos. Bro wn ma tched up with series star Bill y Schlag in the B divisions, and each rider won a class. Bro w n said, " We had a new 125cc engine, and guessed wrong o n jetting in the first moto. Bo bby Ba rrs straigh tened it out before mot o two ." R ya n Dean , who topped 125cc B division two said, " I ba ttl ed with Rusty Co leman until three tu rns fro m th e end. " . Tod d Ga rd ner , 500cc B class dom in a tor, co llected two m or e mot o wi ns a n d added a 250cc B tro phy to h is growi ng collectio n as wel l. T he Senior di vision is th ri vin g in Florida with th ree age d ivisions broken down into six ab ili ty classes , a nd averaging over 100 . riders per even t. Super Se nio r Gary Peak , sponsored by G ear and Chicks Yamaha o f Terre Ha ut e, Indiana , edged Woody Strickland in a close two-m ot a duel. Peak and his wife Nancy clos ed their paving business in IIIino is to race in Florida in th e wi nter. Peak sa id. " Woody kind o f sneaked u p o n me today. I look ed back a nd said to myself , 'hey , ge t yo ur bu tt in gea r.' " In 25 Plu s Expert action Kevin Fol ey o u tgu n ned David Serge a nd Fred Vertucci. Fol ey sa id, " I had a good time o n this tra ck. It' s a lot different a nd fu n to ride." Vertucci, who rebounded with a Senior A class win over hi s arch nemesis Robbie Neeley said, " I kn ew that th e ra ce was mine, but then I had to deal witha flat tire. " Keit h Yarnell outpointed Pl us 25 B moto winners wi th a pair of deuces to take hi s first class win of the seaso n . Ya rnell is from a true m o to cross fa m ily. Hi s d ad , Bob Yarnell , is referee; his mom, G inny, is head clerk , and his brother, Eric, wren ch es for l 25cc Pro racer J eff Gl ass. • Results 125 PRO: t , Todd DeHoop (Suz); 2. Ross Pederson (Suz); 3. Jeremy Bueh l (Suz); 4 . Berry Carsten (Suz); 5. M ike Brown (Kaw ); 6. Cliff Palmer (Suz); 7. Todd DeHoop (Suz); 8. Billy Whitley (Suz); 9. Justin J ackson (Suz); 10. Brian Carroll (Suz). 250/500 PRO; 1. Ron TIChenor ( S uz~ 2. Ross Pederson (Suzt. 3. Brien McElroy (Suz); 4 . John Fred Vertucci (111) leads an unidentified rider on his way to the Senior A class win. Vertucci was third in the Plus 25 A class as well, Tichenor (left) and Ocala MX Park owner Laurie Perry (center) look on as DeHoop answers questions in the winner's circle . Dowd (Kaw); 5. Todd DeHoop (Suz); 6. Dennis Hawt horne (Kaw); 7. G ene Naum ec (Kaw); 8. Car l Vai llancourt (Han); 9. J eff Frisz (Han); 10. Todd Tow nsend (Suz). 125 A: t . Gary Paul (Han); 2. Kevin Walker (ya m); 3 . David Beckington (Suz); 4 . David Gaylord (Suz); 5. M ike Brown (Kaw). 250/500 A: t . Gary Paul (Han); 2. Kevin Foley (Han); 3. J ames Eickel (Yam); 4 . Murray Sm ith (Vam); 5. David Serge (Han). PIW STK: 1. James Castleman (Yam); 2. Tyson Handsell(Yam); 3. Aaron Lindsey (Vam). PIW MOD : 1. Scott Perry (Vam); 2. Tyler Sh ields (Vam); 3. Kenny Burkholder (Vam). 65 7 -11 ; 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Scott Pinson (Kaw); 3 . Erik Waters (Kaw) . 85 7 -11 : 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kawl; 2. Scott Pinson (Kaw); 3. Kenneth Jones (Han). 85 12 ·13; 1. Tony Haynes (Kswt 2. Greg Rand (Kaw); 3. Kevin W indham (Ksw) . . 85 14·15: 1. Ezra Lusk (Han); 2. Zya Braun (Kaw ); 3 . Trey Small (Kaw). 125 YTH; 1. Chris Brown (Han); 2. Josh Lstina (Kaw ); 3. Michael 8rillinger (Han). S/SR : 1. Gary Peak (Yam); 2. Woody Str ickland (Suzt 3. Michael Kish (Vam). PLUS 25 A: r . Kevin Foley (Han); 2. Devid Serge (Hon); 3 . Fred Vertu cci (ya m). PLUS 25 B: t . Keit h Varnell (Yam); 2. David Wagner (Vam); 3. Gerr ard Chastee n (Suz). SR A: 1. Fred Vert ucci (Vam); 2. Robby Neeley (Kaw); 3. Tin Ealy (Kaw). SR B: 1. Jay McCl ellan (Yam); 2. J ohn Clurwick (Han); 3. Gary Peak (Yam). SR C: 1. Todd Hooper (Vam); 2. George Str ickland (Suz); 3. Malcom Oquehi (Kaw ). 125 B 0 -1 : 1. Billy Schlag (Kaw); 2. Chr is Brown (Han); 3. Bret Beauchamp (Han). 125 8 0 ·2 : 1. Ryan Dean (Han); 2. Aaro n Vates (Han); 3. Lonny 8ischoff (Honl . 250 B: 1. Chris Brown (Han); 2. Todd Gardner (Han); 3. Billy Schlag (Kaw). 500 NOV: 1. Todd Gardner (Han); 2. M ichael Richard (Kaw); 3. T.J. 8ramley (Ksw). 1250-1 : 1. Tom Brown (Han); 2. Jeff Voner (Han); 3. David Simm ick (Hon). 1250·2: 1. Scotty Hubbard (SUl) ; 2. Julio Chiang (Vam); 3. Margus Cannon (Kaw). 250 0 -1: 1. Marcus Cannon (Ksw); 2. Patr ick McCormick (Han); 3. Jeff Eller (Kaw ). 250 0 -2 : 1. Gardan Hewatt (Hont 2. Gary Peak (Yam); 3. Jesse MacDonald (Han). 13

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