Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS ! H on da rider David Bell and Honda rider Ala n Koca tos, J eff Bro wn came o ut of the p ileu p near last and had hi s wor k cu t out for h im . Ken Brown sti ll held down the to p position a hea d of Bell and Kocatos with a hardcharging Je U Bro wn o n th e mo ve in fourth. Half wa y through th e mot o Ken Bro wn crashed hard tryi ng to j ump th e triples with Bell in heriti ng th e lead . Bell pulled o ut 10 a comfo rta ble margin which he held 10 th e finish. Behind Bell, Jeff Bro wn put o n a cha rge to try and get around Koca ros, and-as the two entered a ru tted section of th e co urse a la pper go t in th e way of Koca tos, That a llowed J eff Bro wn to slip by to finish seco nd wi th Kocatos third and Gary Morris round ing o ut the to p four. The start of th e seco nd mot a saw Ken Bro wn o nce agai n out front foll ow ed by Jef[ Bro w n. Bell and Morris. Morri s jumped past Bell and into thi rd, then caugh t u p to JeU Bro w n. Brown fell in a slippery tum ha ndi ng second to Morris, all o n the first lap. T he second hi p arou nd saw Ken Brown overshoot the trip les and Tun o rr the track, a llo wing Morris to lead. Jeff Brown was soo n back up and o n th e move again , wh ile Bell go t back aro u nd Morri s to lead . J eff Brow n found a lin e aro und Moti: i~ to move into seco nd and set hi s sights o n th e lead er Bell. J eff Brown soo n go t around Bel l a nd wen t o n to ta ke the win in the mot s well as the overa ll [or th e day . Bell wo und up seco nd wi th Mo rr is th ird, Ken Brown ended up fo urt h and a d isa ppo in: ed Kocat os recovered from a first-la p mi shap to ro und o u t the top five in mot o two. R esults WM~; l. Matt Wykoff (2) and Robbie Dunham (72) lead the 250cc Intermediates at LACR. Matt Dru ry (64) was th e overall winner. Barbacovi, Sulek battle at LACR Motocross By Terry Rezek PALMDALE, CA. FEB. II T ony Sulek a nd Jdf Barbacovi waged a pri vate baule in the Pro even t at today's CRC motocross at LA. County Raceway. Barbacovi, the only 125cc Pro class rider, was righ t behind th e 250 of Ron Meyer as they en tered th e first tum but he was m th e lead when th ey came out of tum two . Befor e th e first lap was over, Sulek had moved up to a clo se second and was pushin g Barb acovi into som e frenzied riding. The two quickly put several seco nds on Meyer. who was now bade in third. To keep h is 125ahead, Barbacovi had to keep the speed up and was taking the sweepers as high as he could, trying to " ride the rail. " He went too h igh and bogged momentarily. He was back ul' to speed quidely but Sulek had pulled alongside and used the 250' s top end to power by in the next straight, Barbacovi stayed with Sulek for the next four laps and. when Sulek bobbled just a bit in the home straight, he squeaked by for the lead Barbacovi hold that lead to finish th e moto as lead pro. Sulek easily won the 250cc Pro class. Barbacovi was on ce again beh ind Meyer at th e stan of moto two and lOOk th e lead by th e middle of th e first lap. Sulek came off th e lin e las t and ha d to fight h is wa y u p th rough some very fast traffic. Brad McUod, who had finished second 250cc Pro in mo to o ne . was leading the 250ccclass and was close 10 Barbacovi. By lap three, Sulek was up to second Barbacovi was still ha ving problems wi th those soft berms a nd both McUod and Su lek go t p3SL McUod and Sulek went a t it for six laps. Sulek finally got th e lead at th e stan of la p II and quidely pulled away to win with a three-second edge two laps la ter. eamin~ top pro money. Barb acovi wore out and fimshed about fourth overall. but a t leas t won h is en try back. James Biro got th e holesho t in mo to o ne of the 250cc Beginner d ivi sion two race with T im McAdams right beh ind. McAdams was a ll over Biro, but appeared a liule gun-shy of the faster ins ide line. He finally go t pa st Biro near the end of lap ei~ht and pulled away to win the molO while Buo slipped to third behind James Baumgarten. Mota two was almost a repea t as McAdams cha sed Biro for th e en tire race. Carl Renezader showed up at the last minute and took second away from McAdams with less than a quarter hip to go to th e ch eckered. Renezader went down seconds later and McAdams retained second for th e moto to earn first o vera ll. Results 80 BEG: 1. Miu- Anch$ (Sw:); 2. Ben Bn anmb (Xa w); 5. Cli ffo rd Cox (Kaw ); 4. Bril Jackson (Kaw ); 5. J immy ~ (Yam ). 58 80 NOV : I. Sha wn O 'Bri m (Sw); 2. .Armando OYn'land (Hoo): 5. Pa ul Gi lmanin (hw); 4. Mikt W~ (Lw); 5. Bobb y K.i liar (Yam ll ao tNT: 1. David [viwlft (SUI). 80 EX: 1. T~ Parson (Hon). 80 AD ULT: J. SooU Murphy (H on). VLVT: 1. Mark Nea l (H on); 2. Sieve Pyk (Yam ). Sa. EX: I. J im Draves (Hon). VET BEC : I. Mike Robres (Yam) : 2. Hnbm: AUnt (L1w): 5. RichMd Pu rcrll (Suz); 4. Jilck Po well (L1"",): S. Robn1 WydoU ( l.aw). VET NO V: 1. C.R. Bru mon (Yilm); 2. Bob Ounhilm (Yam); 5. Bobby H u nt (Yam): 4. Jo hn L Sulli y.1In (Yam); S. Alo: Spi nelli (Ya m). VET INT: I. Crqg: M:utintz : 2. Mi.ke ~Wr (Hon); 5. M'i.chatIRochrstc=r(H on); 4. Olris Leiker (Vam ); S. Randy C. Andcnon (Yam ). VET EX: l. Brad Mcl..zod (Hon); 2. Brad Will iams (lCaw) ; 5. Randy Tiu~r (Suz); 4. OliiIrlie Strong (Hon); S. Todd Pncnon (Hon). J R. VET BEC : I. J ay UOIn (s Ur); 2. Milrk Cromer (Hon); 5. R oy Fan (H on); 4. Terry Puis (H on ); S. Sta cy SU ggS. J R VET NOV : I. T odd Wimet t (Hon); 2. B.]. Lean (Suz); 5. Eric Col bert (Suz); 4. c.1t. Bru nso n (V;un); S. Ern i.e 8a.tb' .mny LnUord (Kaw); 3. Dan Goode (SUl) . 125 PRO: I. A~ h l r'f [ PI» (I-Ion); 2. Ra y Boruff (SUl) : 5. Johnny Sh i el d~ (Ho n); 4. J a~n Grogan (Han); 5. Mik(' Ga rret l (KT M). 2SOPR O ; I. Mik(' Bro wn (Kaw); 2. Murr ay Smit h (Yam ); 3. Jo hnny Shields (H a n ); 4. Ja~nn CmKll n (Hon ): 5. Ray Boruff (SUl ). Brown blasts Dillwyn MX By James Jarman DI L LW YN, VA, FEB. II Jef f Brown put in two im pressive moto rides aboard hi s new 1990 Yamaha to cal' ture the overa ll ho no rs in th e 30+ di vision 10 ro u nd th ree o [ th e S. M.E . W i n ter Seri es Champ ion sh ip. Ken Bro wn p u t his Honda o ut front a t the start of the first mo lO, whi le behind him th ere was a pil eup of rid ers hol ding up th e field momentaril y. Ge tting through th e pi leup was Ib.rbaf'3 Wil~n (Ya m) ; 2. Md illl ie Fanish ( H OIlF. 3. Pa tsy For d { Ka w). 50: I. Mil){. GJ",Mo (Yilln) ; 2. lsha Wood (·...... m ). 60 : I. &hley Bruce flU w); 2. Michaf'1 Ford (Kaw). j R MINI: 1. Ai bley Bruce (Xilw). S R MiSt: I. Tree Bruer (Kaw); 2. Ryan Bachman (Hon). 125 A: I. Bill y Co x (Sw); 2. J"'mie Fruin (Hon); 3. KMtin Spill" (Hon); -I. Jack Euk.nk (Va m ). 125 B: l. Tf'3" i. Dan id . (lU w); 2. John Drumheller (Vam ): 5. Kn-in Bf'3nch (Yilm ); 4. Robert Li ven good (H on ); 3. Jdl Hamihcn (Yam ). 125 C: I. Joh n ny Co" (Stu) ; 2. Steven f.a gkT (Ya m) ; 3. Daniel Spangler (Sw); -i. Scot t Wood (Hon ); 5. Wa yne Maddox ( Hon ~ 250 A: l. Mike Hilms (V",m ); 2. Wa yne Conn (Vam )' ' . j im O1 ioaMon (Ila w): 4. John H ill (Xilw). 2SO8 : 1. T ravi s Dani el!. (Kaw); 2. Jamo PHer (H on ): ! . J ohn Ha ro ld; 4. Keith Kerr (Kaw); 5. Fred Kunkl e (Ya m ). 250 C: I. joseph T ashhuian (H on): 2. Robert Wa lnl ( Ho~ ! . Robert Wagn er (Va m )j -t. j eU Day (Yam ); 5. Srott Thompson (Sw). J OPEN A: l . Alan Kocatcs (Hon); 2. Mik (' Cu ny (Yamr. 5. Todd w ebster (H a n ): 4. A.c. Bruce (H a n). O PEN B: I. Mike T aylor (H on ); 2. Jerry Ca lver t (H a n); 3. Steve Williams (Kaw); 4. Doug Holf man (Kaw). 25+; I. Sonny Mi tchell (Xilw): 2. Jo hn Hill (Kaw}; 3. Fred Kunk le (Va rn); -i. Todd w ebster (Ho n). 30+: 1. j d f Bro wn (Ya m ); 2. David Bell (Hon); 3. G ary Mom s (V",m ); 4. Alan Koalas (H on ); 5. Richard Blal ock (H a n). 40+: 1. Mike Lopicol o (H on) : 2. Warre n C laM (Yam). Rewis roosts at Dade City MX By Scott Shepherd DAD E CIT Y, FL, FEB. 10 I A torrential downpour ca used 108 of th e 250 rid ers who signed up (or th e o pe ning round of th e 1990 Dad e City Raceway Seaso n Points Cha mpio ns hip Series to DNF, but Kawasak iSuzu ki of La ke Wal es su pported Beth Rewis sliced th rough th e goop 10 win th e rainsho rtened first mot a of the Wom en 's class. The o vera ll finishes were de termined by one mo ta results si nce track co nditions and safely co ncerns prom pted track man ager Ran d y Yoho to cut th e ra ce program. The Women 's class was stag~ed with th e Vintage class a nd Rew is, n d i ng a 1990 Kawasaki KX I25, grabbed the hol esho t with Yamaha rider Laurie Ham psh ire Cdming up hard in second SpoL • Rewis sta ted " I thoug ht she had a p retty good line o n the gat e bu t min e worked beuer. I co m e o ut a nd it kept on pulling - no sen se in backin g o ut.·' Rewis kep t th e early lead while Ham psh ir e ha d problems with her bike o n th e bade section of the tra ck. The four-ti me Wo men' s Florida Trail Riders class cha m pio n bega n to pick off the Vintage riders and closed th e gap on th e vintage leader a nd pa ssed him befor e the halfwa y point of the race. Rewis won the race wi th a romfo rtable lead. T he O pen Money class also had to dea l wit h th e sli my clay-sand co nd itio ns. Brian McEI· roy , aboard a Woody Kyle Racin g prepared Suzuki , ca me off th e lin e first an d go t a little wobbly befo re th e fir st tum , but held th e lead over Ca na dia n Bill Walling on a Honda; Ri ck y H a mpsh ir e , Lau ri e H am p sh ir e' $ brot her , held th ird. Wallin go t in tro ub le o n the rear po rtion of the track and Kawasaki rider Brian Au stin moved into th ird . Visibility was diff icult by th e half way po int of the race as th e rai n fell harder. McElro y mad e fast worl> of the mu d with Hampsh ire in second. At the fin ish , McElro y ro lled under 'h e check ers fir s!, taking hom e the biggest pot of go ld . Ham psh ire was secon d. Austin thi rd, Kawasaki riders Ian Mulli ns a nd Mike T readw ell ba ttled to the end a nd rou nded o ut th e lOp five. Results P/W : I. J OIWln VanFrickm (Y", ): 2. Tyson Had!loell (Ya m); m 3. J~h u n tie (Y",rn): i . u nCf' Ca mp (Yam ).

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