Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

as dozens of riders were stuck and the ir day was to end within on e m ile of the start line. This section was used four times by the co mpe titors throughout the day. By the fourth go-round, it was virtually unridable, with deep grooved holes swa llowing motorcycles and riders. Not only was mud a factor to be dealt with. in on e sectio n riders had to shut th eir engin es off and push th eir bikes for two-tenths of a mil e. The sectio n of n ail was closed due. 10 Red Cockaded Woodpeckers , which ar e on the endangered species list but seem very plentiful in th e Sam Ho usto n National For es'. Once riders started their bik es, they were put right back int o th e mud which made up th e remai ning majority of the: COUTSC'. • Even t chairman , Eddie Mulli ns stated, "When the course WOolS originally la id out the name Easy Ride Enduro Ii, perfectly. Speed averages were set, which wou ld 've been a good ,es, 01 timekeepi ng as well as riding ability for all levels of riders. Unfortunately Mo th er Nature did no ' comply with us. " Results O/ A:.1 . Terry BIIin br Jdge (KTM I OPEN A & 200 A: 1. John Maldanado (Yam); 2. Kenny Jones IKTMl; 3. o.nny Mach ecelc.. OVER 40 A:. 1. RK:h Rulau (KTMt. 2. Nick Nickelson (ATKt;: 3 . Chris Hardy (KTM ). WMN A: 1. Bonnie Phill ip' ( Kaw~ 2. Sheil a Mehr (Hon). (~:);~. ~~~D~~~ (~. Guidry (ArK); 2. Dale Kana . OPEN C: 1. Randy M eacham; 2. Mike Shi pp (Ka w); 3 . Scon Carleton. 200 C: 1. Doug Kli ma IKawl; 2. Robe rt Kellev (K.w l; 3 . Gary W indham (~ wl . 4 -STRK: 1. Bob Ma cKenzie IHon ); 2. Wa lt er Boyd (Yaml; 3. Mike W ill iams . BEG: ·1. David Frazier; 2. Lubo Jakab; 3. Paul Peuret. SEAT OF PANTS: 1. J aV Huffman (Yam); 2. Terry George ; 3. David L;vings ton . BOYS 16 & UNDER: 1. Damon Kerr . GIRLS 18 & UNDER: 1. HJoIli Kaiser . YTH().9 : 1. Brent Klima . YTH 1o-12: 1. M icheal Newman. Swink swift at Dade CityMX By Scott Shepherd DADE CITY, FL, FEB. 11 Kawasaki Team Green/Hi- PointlPJ llBeIl/ C'I'i-sponsored Michigan rider Bria n Swink wrapped up the l25cc A class.competition a, the second round 01 the Worldspons/Dade Ci'y Raceway-p romoted Florida February Series . The tOP three finishers in each class compe ting in 'he series will be guaranteed a starun g position a ' the March 24 Atlanta S u percro ss. Swink's interests were not on me Supercross Seri es, though. " I'm using this race to get back in to sha pe, said Swink. "I broke my leg twice, o nce in October 1988 and again In my firs' race back seven months ago. A very strong ra in 'he nigh, before, during the opening ro und of the Dade Cny 1990 season points series did no t slow down th e full y recovered Swin k, as he whipped up o n some of the top 125cc riders in this co nti ne n t. " I 'hough, II was go ing '0 be pretty muddy toda y but it ended up pr ett y good," said Swink. Randy Yoho a nd his dad wor ked all night before '0 prepare the track for today's events. Swink sho t off 'he lin e ' 0 take th e firs' 125cc A moro hoel s hot. Suzuki-mounted Jeff Becki ngton pa ssed Swink when a couple 01 riders wen t down in a tum before th e fron t stra ighta way. Swink said, "Be ckington was good co rnpeLition in the firs t mota." Canad ia n Bill Wallin tu rned up the wick and earn ed th e third spot o n 'he fir s, lap . Swink and Beckington were wh eel '0 wh eel o n the back sect io n of 'he extended Dade Ci'y nig h' track. On the third lap, Beckin gton bobbled co m ing out of a tum, got into a ru t, and Swink agai n too k over th e lead. After that Becking tc n ran o lf th e trac k o nto th e infield 0 1 ,h e front section 01 th e track and a llo wed Sink' some more brcaLhi ng room. Wa llin at th is lime was chargi ng hard behi nd th e leaders in th ird spot. Beckington sho wed an excellent d isp lay of sportsma nship and allowed Wallin by, no' in ,erferi ng with his snong forew ard mo mentum . Fo urt h th rough eighth pl ace were ba ltlinR so c1o~e 'thal you could throw a bla nke, ove r ,h em by the filth lap wi,h Si lvarole a nd Mi n nesota Ka wa sakI rider Michael Treadwell roundi ng ou' th e 'op five positions_ On the white flag lap Swink se' a fas' pace, as Wall in held off Beckin g' on. Swink won the bailie; Wa llin ,oo k seco nd. Becki ng,on backed off the pace and sell ied lor thi rd , while Si lvarole held o lf T read well '0 ro und ou' ,h e lOp five. In 'he second l25cc A mo 'o, Swi nk, again, grablx.'ti the lead '0 the lirs~ 'urn fo llo wed closely by lell o w Team Gre, n ,eammale Si lvaro le. Five riders went dow n in th e first tu rn in a whoopc."t.1 o ut sectio n. \\-'allin made it pas t the bloc kag e and mo tor ed into seco nd spot. Silva ro le and Treadwell weIe again ba,t1ing a l 'he green flag as in th e lirst mo 'o. Treadwell wenl dow n o n the seco nd lap and lost two places. Derek Youngbl ood moved up to 'he leaders during th e fourth lap. Si lvarole and Bec~i ngton foug h t too th " and nail to the finish . as Swink looked ha~k an d s"lW no clo se to c h a llen ~ es . Results PIWSTK: 1. Tyson Hadsell (Yam); 2. Chllz NorthevIYam). PIW MO O: 1. Daniel Leddy (Yam); 2. Kllnny S-urtr.holder (Yam~ 3 . Sean Perry (Yam),; 4. Tyler Shields (Yam ~ 657- 11: 1. Ricky Carm ich aet IKaw) ; 2. Donald Leddy l!Ca w); 3 . Jeremy Sh un leworth IKawl; 4. Daniel LeddV (Kaw); 5. Robert Fulton (!(aw). 867-11 : f. RickVCarmi chael (Kaw l; 2. M arit Perry (Yam): 3 . Donald Leddy (Yaml ; 4. Farren McEln at ian IHon) . 85 12 - 13; 1. Greg Rand (Kaw); 2. Tony Havne. (Yam); 3. Jarrett Tipping (Yam); 4 . A nthonv Pocor oba C ); 5. Hon 1B~~,u;: (~i~' HONDA SUZUKI. of POMONA .G I A N T ACCESSORY PARKING LOT SALE · (K~w); ZeSEr Braun IKaw); 2. Noel Kil son 3. DannV Seavelli (Kaw) . 125 A : 1. Brian Swink (Kaw ); 2. Bill Wa lli n (Hon); 3. Bill y Silvarole (Kawl; 4 . Jeff Bec kington (Su zl; 5 . Mi chail Treadwell (!(awl. 125 B: 1. RlckV Hampshire (Yam); 2. Rob Casaube IHon); 3 . Ryan Dean (Hoo ); 4. Wallv Silva (Yam): 5 . Br ian Beh rman IS...I. 125 C: 1. John Urban ( ;' 2. Josh Hinson (Hon); 3. Vannlck Trucni lHon); 4. Mike McNamee (Sud : 5 . Dusl ln Rounds (Hon). 125 YTH: 1. Josh Latma (Kaw); 2. Duslin Rounds (Han): 3. Travi s BIKkburn (Kaw). 250 A:. 1. Jeff Frisz (Hon ); 2. David Beekingl on (Sud; 3. Earl May (Yam); 4 . Serge David (Ho n ); 5. Barry Cars lOO save u p to 50% off - Street & Dirt Accessories ~. Factory Rep will be here with Bargains & Close-outs GREAT SALE PRICES ON THESE BRANDS : SCOTT U~'\ · ~!I05M"'" IS...I. 250 B: 1. RtekV Ham psh ire (Yam); 2. Unknown; 3. Brian Behrman ISuz); 4 . Richard Rike (Su.z1; 5. Gary M ich ael (Kllwl. . 250 C: 1. Rod ney Orr (Yam); 2. Roger Ambs (Yam); 3. Jon Grant (Hon t 4. Si eve Voung (Yam); 5 . Rich ard Russell (Yam). SOO NOV: t . TV BranUey lKaw ); 2. Daryll MeKenz,e (Hont 3. M ichae l Anedeeo (Yaml . 25 +: 1. Earl Mav (Yam); 2. Serge David l Hont 3. Dave Wagner (Yam); 4. M onty lOein (Yam); 5 . 51eee Voung (Yam). SR: 1. Davtd Wagner (Yam); 2. Jon Heidenthal (Suzt 3. Nic:ho'as Duprey ISuz); 4 . Roger Ambs (Vam); 5 . Donald Leddy (Yam ~ S/SR: 1. Kenneth Brown (Yam); 2. Frank Carillo (Hon); 3. John Kitsch (Yam); 4 . Vorit Sommervill e IHoo ); 5 lou Wh it ney (Honl . ~ ~,~ ~. a l ·.-oc:nn.':' $ .... ,_,arm' 0") ........ ~Int " ...., lJ';A ~ , : , 'd ~ ~ . .. PLUS MORE! Voll takes Carlsbad 2 BIG DAYS: Saturday, February 17 & 24 9:00 am to 5:00 pm STopener By Elliott Iverson CA RLS BAD, CA, FEB. 3 Dennis Voll ca me from behind ' 0 la ke the Ve' (over 10) cIa ss win in Dirt Sport Promo tion 's sho rt tra ck races at Car lsbad Racewa y. Ha lf of th e win ni ng bikes in Sa turday nig ht's even t were converted mot ocrossers, like th e AMA's new DTX racing cIa ss. The Open Expert and J unior cIa sses were both runaway wins for the leaders.. Pal os Verdes, Ca lifornia's Skip Cristy led both Expert he ats a nd the main on ' h is e xSuperbikers Yamaha YZ490 while the rest 01 th e cla ss paraded behind. Junior tra ck ch amp Loren Bjorkman al so had wi re-to -wire victories, slowed o n ly by the mayhem caused by newcomer Bob Tryon, who found himself tak in g so il sa mples o n severa l oc casi ons throughout th e nillh' . However , Tryon stayed up lon g enough In the junior final 10 ta ke seco nd. . The Ov er 40 racers sho wed their experience with J oe Winston stuffing hi s Yam ah a 500 in front of Suzu ki 500 rider Dennis Voll an d H onda-mounted Ken Ba rr ow . The two hammered o n Winston 's lead in the firs t heat , but neither found a way by. At th e sta rt of 'he seco nd heat , Win s'on took off into turn on e, wh ere Barrow tried to sli de around the o utside, with o ne lap to go. Win ston 's Yam aha sheared the rear sprocket bolts, tak ing him and Barrow wide and letting th ird -pl ace Dennis Voll sq uea ked by 10 gra b the seco nd hea t win . The Vets lined up [or the main and when 'he 'gr een nag flew , Voll led the pack into turn o ne: Winston promptly stuffed in side o n his borrowed bike 10 lead down th e back ch ute. . By lap three, Voll and Barrow found a way pa st winston, and chased each other to th e chec kered flag. Voll held on '0 his lead '0 ta ke hi s first mai n even t win of th e seaso n. "We Will Not Be Undersold" HONDA SUZUKI. of POMONA 1485 E. Holt Pomona, CA 91767 (714) 623-6451 10 FR EEWAY * ~I[ 1485 E. H OLT Try Voices. Got an opinion'? ·E D Y WE O AV E IJ AMS P _ t M M I Res ults 250: 1. Ellio tt Iverso n (Yam); 2. Mark Ledbetter (Vam); 3 . Dunca n Harkn ess C Hon); 4 . M ark Aragorn IC-AI . OPEN J R: 1. Loren Bjorkman (Vam); 2. Bob Tryon IYaml; 3 . Pete M ayfort h (Yam); 4 . Joey Wi nston (Vam). VET (OVER 401: 1. Denni s VolIlSuz); 2. Ken BarrowIHon); 3. Joe W inslon IYam). OPEN EX: 1. Skip Cristy (Yam); 2. Elli ott Iverso n (Yam); 3. Duncan Haritness (Han); 4 . Ma rit Ar agarn (C-A I. U! Richmond. CA - 'W e at MM I be lieve th at America need not take a back seat t o anyo ne in hi gh perform ance eng ine te chno logy. W e su pport that beli ef w it h an aggress ive development pro gram . The resu lt ing advanced en gin e t echnol og ies ar e i ncorporat ed int o t h e " A m er ican . Cha lleng er," an A m erican - designed and built con tender in the Int ern at iona l Li ghtw ei ght class. Creating the " A meri can Challenger" has exha ust ed ou r funds and w e are appealing t o yo u t o su pport us in gening to Dayto na. W e have reached a poin t w here we have bu ilt an Amer ican motorcycl e capable of competing on eq ual terms. Please help us put 'on a first class effort at Dayton a - I thank yo u for your sup port." • DA VE IJ A M S. President San Diego. CA - " I can 't say for sure that we'll w in. but I can say that they're going to kn ow w e w ere there!" DAVID A LDANA-Ride r . OAVIO A LOA NA Rid.. Hall hot at Salem AX THE MEGADYNE "AMERICAN CHALLENGER" By Clay Lig ht SAL EM, O R, FEB. 9 KTl\I-mounted Eric Ha l l, sponsored hy ProCa liber , had 101lgh ·com pe llli o n from Kawasa ki rider G ra yson H art In lhe 125cc Pro cIa.. du r i n g Mo tocro ss Nort hw es i-sanctio ned arenacross at th e O rego n Sta te Fai rgr ounds but preva iled in bo th mot os for a I-I sweep. Hall-and Hart fo ug h' loo ,h and na il in th e first molO which saw ' he d uo side by side ' h ro ug ho ut ,he Io-lap event. Hart had , he slig ht adva ntage wi, h the lead , bUl o n th e nin , h lap Hall carVed inside 01 Hart a nd too k ,he mo'o wi n. Han finis hed second a hea d of Ch ad Berry. Mo tu two was a lso a two-rider swa pfest for Ihe em ire race_This time, how ever. Hall held down th e number o ne SIXH whi le H an did all he co uld ' 0 lind an opening. Hall held off Halt 's la le-race antics to t..'lke the second motu to cap off his sweep, while Hart was left with runner-up laurels and Berryfinisht-d third overa ll vi:l 3-3 showings. . Shane Do naca . riding for Mou nt Hood Hon da , easily o utrode th e com pcl itio n in bOlh l25cc Intennediale motos. Shawn La ue r an d Yama ha rider Tony Renfro [ille d .h e to p ,hr ee in th e firsl molO, w hile Mike Roc and Renfro trailt"d Do naca in mo to two. Lauer was the domin ant forc(" in th e 250cc Int ermt?d iate class ab oard hi s Honda as he Lreelt.'d lO I-I wins. Do ug Cravelle co u ld n' . mat ch La uer 's pace, resul tin g in a seco nd overall wi,h 2·2 placi ngs '0 ,op Roe a nd Ch ad Gravelle, wh o was lourth o vera ll wit h 4-4 showings. In the 80« Int erm rdial e cla ss Ch ad Reed a nd T ravis Webber, bo ,h rid ing Kaw asakis, [ill ished 1-2 in both m ot os . T h,y wer e ho un ded by a h uge pac k 01J un ior riders . Ird ~~ . o 0") ENGINE CONFIGURATIO N; Single Cylinder. Water-Cooled 4 -Stroke DISPLACEMENT: 600cc VALVES: Two inlet. two exhaust IN D UCTI ON: IV - Induce d Vonex ' FUEL DE UVERY SYSTEM: Carbodyne InjectionIGNITI ON : Xta ld yn e M egej ew e!· 'MMI Proprieuiry SHOW YOUR SUPPORT! SEND A $25 DONA TION. GET A T-SHIRT/ All profits fro m the sale of shins go tow a rds sending the "Ame rica n Challenger" to Da ytona . TO PLACE YOUR ORD ER. CA LL TODAY Phone (415) 674-9610 or FAX (415) 825-2610 . Telep hon e orders shipped same daV UPS-COD (cash onlv) --------- - - --------_._ - - -------- o r se n d in co u po n lto order by mail. I I I I I I TO : I I I ==-======-==== STATE 27

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