Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Patrick Greer (16), overall winner Zac Bradshaw (2) and Chad Newton (3 8 ) head for the firsUurn in the 85cc (12-15) class at Camp Coker. a: w c iii z :I: U tJ) Z a c >CD ~ a :I: c, Honda-mounted Lauer also mad e up C or a dismal 125cc show ing 10 bag a win in the 250cc Intermediate class aCt r beatin g Cirst e mo to winner Kevin " Skr.Jab" Yeager. Lauer went 2-1 Cor the win while Yeager (1-2). Eric Rogers (3-4), Chad Gravelle (6-3) and Scott Holas (5-5) rounded o ut th e top Iive. Small -bor e action was a lso quite spec tacul ar , showcasing some of th e Northwest's honest up-and-coming riders, such as Kawasaki jockey Rob en Hol tgr ew, win ne r oC th e 60cc 9-11 Year-O ld cla ss. and Isaac Daw son , riding a Honda, victorio us in the 60cc (6-8) cl a ss. H oltgr ew won th e (9-11) por tio n handily with 1·1 sho wings ahead of Du sty Lenab erg and Wayn e Manning. In th e 80cc Junior clas s i t was T .]. Webb er picking up a win by vir tue of 1-2 p laci ngs to beat Cory . Fuller, win ner of the second rnoro , and J ohn Williams (2·3). Results Dan Mathis topped the Vet. Jr. class at Oregon's Roseburg MX. W ooda rd Jr. (Yam); 4 . Dary l Hall (Kaw ); 5. Luther St owers (Han), 105 : 1. Jo sh Valure (Suz); 2 . J ohnny Davis (Suzl . 60 ; 1. J ake Loft (Kaw) . MiXe D OPEN: 1. J oe Thormon (Kaw); 2. Hal Holloway (Yam); 3 . Jeff Caldwell (Kaw); 4 . J i m Allen (Kaw ); 5. Todd Mellott (Han ), Mi Xe D OPEN EX: 1. Barry W einberger (Hon); 2. Mark Lowry (law). 80: 1. Jo sh Valu re ISuzl; 2. Johnny Davi s (Suz ); 3. John Braquet (l a w ); 4 . Zack Ivy(Suzl. SR: 1. Hal Holloway (Yam); 2. Potts Thomas (Hon): 3 . Randy Dawson (Kaw) ; 4 . Jim A llen (Kaw) ; 5. J . Housewright (Suzl. . 250 NOV: 1. Johnny Overby (Kaw) ; 2 .Je11Caldwell (Kaw ); 3 . Joe Spencer (Hon); 4 . M ike Blissard (Hon); 5. Todd Mellott (Hon). Hall, Olsen haunt Salem AX By Clay Light 32 SALEM, OR, JAN. 26 Former Na tional number- holder Eri c Ha ll , of Camas, Washington, made his presence Celt by so undly th rashing the 125cc Pro coml?" tirion du ring the first of two consecu ti ve nigh ts of ar enacross racing at Orego n State Fairgrounds' Ja ckman-Long Arena. Joining Hall in the winner's circle was Sal em's Kenny O lsen . winner of the 250cc Pro cla ss. Hall, wh om rarely makes the trek to Sa lem . breezed to a double-mote route of the 125cc Pro clas s, riding a Pro-Caliber-sponso red KTM 125, to net top cash payo£! ahead of so u thern Oregon speedster Ch ad Berry and O lsen , both riding Kawasakis. Berry was Hall's dosest com pe tition in both motos, earn ing a 2-2 second overall . Olsen's 3-3 sho win gs netted him third overall. The 125cc Intermediates werecombined,led by Ml. Hood Honda·sponso red Sh ane Donaca. Donaca dauled the spectators o n hand with a second·moto win which p laced him in the winner's ci rcle aher 2~ 1 performances to displace Rod Comstock, secon d with 1·2 rides, and third overall Cinisher J ohn Woodley, a lo ngtime Pro rid er who recently came oul oC retirement. Woodley's 3-3 showings ne tted third, while Shawn Lauer (5·4) and Tony RenCro (4-5) C illed the top Cive. Ol sen rebounded Cromhis thlrd-place finish in lhe 125cc ranks to wi n the 250cc Pro class handi ly. The O'Neal/Cycle Sports oCSalem· sponsored rider beal Mike Tresch and Way ne Dixon, bot h riding Kawasakis, in moto one ,a nd came back to do a similar disappearing act in the seco nd con test .to take lOp cash payo£!. . W / P/W: 1. Todd Dowty (Yam); 2 . Chr is Lavender (v am); 3 . Isaac Dawson (Yaml. 606-8 : 1. Isaac Dawson (Honl ; 2 . Eric Williams; 3 . Andy Fisher (Han) . 60 9· 11 : 1. Robert Holtgrew (Kaw) ; 2. Du sty Lenaberg (Kaw ); 3 . Wayne Ma nning (Han). BEG: 1. Chris Johnson (Kaw); 2 . Gary Terl eki (Kaw l; 3 . Roben Holtgrew (Kaw) . J R: 1. T.J. Weber IKaw); 2. CO Fu lle r (Kaw); 3 . J oh n ry W illiams (Kawl. 125 BEG: 1. Bry an Fisher (Yaml ; 2 . St eve Ott ; 3. Fred Gesch w ill(Kaw). , 125 JR : 1. Ste ve lew is (Kaw) ; 2. Greg St ein (Kaw ); 3. Eddie Denhem (Hon). 125 ,INT: 1. Shane Donaca (Hon); 2. Rod Comst ock (Kaw l; 3. Joh n Wood ley (KTM) . 125 PRO: 1. Eric Hall (KTM); 2. Chad Berry (Kaw l; 3. Kenny Olsen (Kaw ). 250 BEG: 1. Jeff Nichols (Han); 2 . Breit Scree cn (KTM I; 3. Scon Secanti (Han). 250 J R; 1. Ryan Hagem ann (Honl ; 2. Bryan Lynn (Yam); 3 . Dave Ake rman (Kaw) . 250 INT: 1. Shawn Lauer (Han); 2 . Kevin Yeager (Yam); 3 . Eric Rogers (Kawl . 250 PRO: 1. Kenny Olsen (Kaw ); 2. M ike Tresch (Kaw) ; eo eo 3. cftl~B~~~Ot k":vi:!Cirove (KTM); 2. Carl Chadwick (Han ); 3. Rob Alford (Han). OPEN INT: 1. Rod Com st ock (Kaw) ; 2. Kevin Yeager (Yaml; 3. Doug Eck elman (Yam). OPEN J R: 1. Roby Leach fICTM). UTH: 1. Bill Wa ring (KTM); 2. Robert Egan; 3 . Greg Har mon (Hon) . 30- 40 $ : 1. Kevin McCart hy (Yam ); 2. Doug Eckelme n (Yam). 30- 40 INT: 1. J esse Dean (Hon); 2. Ron Kent (Yam). OT EX: 1. Mike Hick man (Yam). OT INT: 1. M .e. Rusinovich (Hon); 2. Rusty Garr ison (Kaw) . WMN: 1. Dean na Holbrook (Cag); 2. Jea nne VanBuski rk (Yam); 3. Laurie Stang e (Kaw l. Adams triumphs at Camp Coker MX By Hurley and Dot Short SO CIET Y HILL, sc, JAN. 28 Cob y Adams capitalized on Patrick Gr eer's problems to take th e o vera ll victory in the I25cc Novic e clas s a t Camp Coker Motor sports Park. Greer, riding for Honda-Yamah a of Sta tevill e and PJI took the ho lesbo t in mo to one with Terry Ware, Kenn y Curran , riding Cor SP.'?TlS Cycle s and Iro n Hor se, Coby Adams nding C M&H Suzuki oC Statevill e. a nd Gary or Oxendine close behind. On th e C irst lap, Adams pulled up to second place as G reer pulled away 10 a comCortab le lead . Adams remained in second whi le Ox endine and Ware raced Cor third when Marly Babb pulled up through ,he pa ck into Courth. At lh e Cinish it was Greer over Adams, Ox en dine, Babb and Ware. Chad Mayse, Greer. Ware and David Slewart were off lhe line quickl y in Ihe second moto. Greer wasted no ll me moving into first place. but while ho ldin g a commanding lead he began experiencing bik e problem s and Adam s overtook him for the lead . At the finish it was Ada ms over Mayse, Jason Mi nor, Ware and Oxendine. Bren t Lo ugh captured the holeshOl in Ihe Cirst 85ec 7-13 molo as Jeff Donaldson, Bill Cain and Kelly Kellis Collowed him off the line. Donaldson went down and a lth ough he recovered, he lost a lot of ground. Cain and Kelli s moved in C seco nd and th ird places. or Lo uj;h held on Cor first . Coliowed by Cain, Kel lts, Don aldson a nd David Pri ce. In th e second moto Kellis took the holeshot with Cain. Rh ett Wilson, Lough, and Donaldso n foll ow ing. Kelli s had wha t it took to wi n with Lou gh , Cai n , Donaldson and Cavi n WoodruCC close beh ind. The 85cc 12·15 clas s provided a lo t of exci temen t as Chad Newt o n, Greer, Dann y R ich a nd Zac Bradshaw zoomed orr the startin g lin e in th e first mota. Gr eer moved to first immedia tely. Brad shaw moved up to seco nd and Rich hung o n to hi s third p lace. Brad shaw kep t th e hea t on G reer while Rich conti n ued 10 keep a clos e third. John Sharpe and Bill Ch a rles bega n their move towa rd th e front. O n' the las t lap Brad shaw turned up th e burne r a nd took over fir st. Gr eer had to sett le Cor second followed by Rich , Sharpe a nd Char les. Bradsha w clea red the lin e first in the seco nd rnoto. Gr eer, Ga ge Fortso n, Cha rles and Jason Baldwi nwere in close pursuit. The top three held their pos itio ns but Baldwin a nd Rich were sli pping u p behind th em . Brad shaw look a sp ill. recovered and h un g o n 10 th ird. After taking over first, Gr eer too k a C com ing o rr all th e front jumps a nd Fortson moved right into th e lead . Bradshaw rem a in ed in seco nd . Bradsh aw a nd Ri ch kept th e pr essure on Fortson right down to th e fini sh , but Rich wouldn 't be intim idated and took th e checkered £la g first. Bradshaw, Baldwi n a nd Chad Newton fol lowed th e leader across th e finish lin e. Mitchell Jon es, Lee Kiser, Anthony Dyso n and Wade Riven bark. were at th e £ront of the pack in th e fir st 250cc Nov ice cla ss moro, Dyson q uickly went to first as Dwayne Daves mov ed up to second. Mike Keller began his move to jo in the fron t-runners. With Dyson still holding th e lead, Daves had problems and J on es moved back into second followed by Keller and Kenn eth DeIk. It turn ed into a race for po sition betw een Keller and Del k. At the fin ish, it was Dyson o ver Jones. Delk , Keller a nd Ri ck Mi lks. In th e second mo to Keller took th e holesh ot C owed by Dyson • .Iones and Milks. Jones oll mad e a pass u p to firs t positio n bu t Kelle r ' stayed clo se behind. Dyso n apparen tly had bik e problems and began to drop back. Jones held on C th e win Collowed by Daves, Keller , or Milks and Delk . Results . 85 7· 13: 1. Bren t Lough (SUlt 2. Kelly Kellis (Suz); 3. Bill Cain (Kawl; 4 . Jeff Oonald son (Kaw l; 5. Caven W oodr uff (Kaw) . B5 12 · 15 : 1. Zac Bradsh aw (Yam); 2 . Danny Rich (Han) 3. Patr ick Greer (Han); 4 . Gage Fort son (SUl ); 5. J ason Baldwin (Han). SCHBY: 1. Bo Shannon (Suz); 2. Todd Bennick (Kawl; 3 . Lee Todd (Yam ); 4 . Bren t Lou gh (SUl) . S/ M INI: 1. Dann y Rich (Hon); 2. Gage Fortson (SUl); 3. Caven W oodruff (Kaw); 4 . Rhett W ilson (Kaw) . 12 5 NOV : 1. Coby Ad ams (SUl ); 2. Gary Oxendin e (Suz); 3. Terry W ar e (Han); 4. J ay Crider (Yam); 5 . Patr ick Greer (Han) . 125 AM: 1. Todd Benn icll.(Kaw ); 2. Kent Rogerson (Yam); 3. Eddie Adda ir (Suz); 4 . Richard Ibiso n (Yam); 5. Tomm y Li nv ille (Han). 12 5 PRO: 1. J im Neese (Kaw ); 2 . lee Wa lsto n (Yam): 3. Larry Andrews (Su z); 4 . Chad Lough (Han); 6. Kevin Bowles (Han) . 250 NOV; 1. Mi tchell Jo nes (Yam); 2 . Mike Keller (Han ); 3 . Ke nne th Delk (Han ); 4 . Rick Milks (Han ); 5 . Ray Leat herwood (Suzl. 250 AM : 1. Kent Roger son (Yaml; 2 . Larry Wh ite (Han ); 3. Ralph Munde ll (Kaw ); 4. Gene Chu rch (Han); 5 . Kevin Cr in e (Ha n). 25 0 PRO: 1. Chad Lough (Suz); 2 . Kevin Bowles (Han); 3. Jim Neese (Kaw) ; 4 . Todd Ulm er (Kawl ; S. Tony Flores (Kaw ). . PLUS 25: 1. Joe Nord er (S uz); 2. Cra ig Elli s (Yam ); 3. Steve Add ington (Han): 4. Ralph Mundell; 5. Char les Todd (Yam). PLUS 30: 1. Stev e Star nes (Kaw); 2. J eff Biggers (Han); 3. Keit h Rivenba rk (Yam); 4 . Kenny Smith (Hon ): 5. St uart English (Suz). PLUS 40 : 1. Ed Donaldson (Kaw) ; 2. Ma rc M inor (SUl t 3. Harv ey Andrews (Yam ); 4 . Bill Estill (Su z); 5. Holt Sm ith (Kaw ). V1NTt ENOR: 1. Marty Baucom (Hon); 2. Danny Sim (Kaw); 3 . Evan Holl if ield tKaw~ 4 . Donn ie Tessneer (Kaw). SOO A M : 1. Dele Grey (Kaw); 2. Ste ve St arnes (Ka~); 3. Chr is Shortridge (Kaw); 4 . Cra ig Wa lt ers (Hon); 5 . Gary Duffy (Hon) . Sault overpowers RoseburgMX By Don Schneider ROS EBU RG , O R. JAN. 21 Rich Bau lt rode-his KTM I-I moto finishes to tOP th e combined Junior/intermedialeIPro 30-40 class a' Roseburg MX. The start saw junior rider Ken McCall Crom Victoria. B.C. Ca na da . pull th e holeshot, Don Schneider. an int ermediate aboa rd an L RD /O·Nea IiHills· boro Honda-Suzuki-backed Suzuki RMI25, pressu red McCall and when McCa ll got oiit ' oC shape up the rough uphill o n lap o ne, Schneider screa med by C th e lead . Close or beh ind McCall was junior rider Dan Mathis, pro Bault, and intermed ia te Rich Roberts . By lap three, Bault had powered by Mathis, -Ioo king for Schneider wh o was now up som e 15 seco nds. On lap three, Mathis and Rober ts ~O l by McCall. By lap six, Bault had reeled in Schnei der, when going up the u phill th e two rid ers tang led bars trying C the sa me or lin e. Just as they approached the right-hander, Sch nei der broke loose to mak e the comer, wh ile Bau lt n ew o rr the track. Bault reentered th e race to pursue Sch neider, and wi thi n half a lap passed C the lead when Schneid er or messed up in a left-b ander. Roberts tried a ll he co uld 10 cinc h Mathis , bUI was unable. Al mo to end it was Bault wi th the lead Collowed by Sch neider , Mathis, Ro bert s a nd JefC Amann. Moto two saw Bault pull the holeshot, wit h Ma this, Sch neider. Ro bert s and Ama nn following close behind . Bault's pace was 100 hot C the field, but a war rag&

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