Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

• to second place. Rawson was definitely cutting some last lap tim es and kept himself five seconds ah ead 01 Williams lor th e moro win and well -deserved overall. Williams earn ed seco nd overall a head 01 Wallenberg and Anderson. Yam ah a YZ250 rider Ern ie Kopasz appear ed to hav e the speed to win th e Intermediate clas s, as he won th e lirst rnot o over John Churilla , Gary Willison and Gr eg Rob ert son. The second mota was disastrous for Kopasz. He hit a ha y bal e in the first tu rn 'careen ing himself sideways a lmos t taking him self and a few other riders down. He mana ged to co n tin ue o n o nly to end up cras h ing a cou p le of tim es befor e th e moro a n d to finish a di stant seven th. Willison won the moto ahead DC a cha rged-u p Carl Powell a nd Churilla. Kopasz repl aced th e front wh eel and was abl e to sta y upright and finish just behind Churilla in th e th ird mot a . Robertson held o ff co nt in uing charges by Will ison for th ird . R obertson got a good start and led th e first two laps in the final moto, Kopa sz, Churilla and Powell all passed a lading Robertson to finish fir st, seco nd a nd third. respectively. in th e rnoi o . Churilla's co nsisten t 3·3- }-2 finishes gave him the overall (or th e weekend o ver -Ko pasa in second and Willison in third. BEG: I. Wiley Sciu ler (Ho n); 2. Eric fi sh (Yam); 5. Clemens John Hammond (SUI); 4. Chu ck Pritchard (Yam); 5. Roy Ii. ,.." (H on). NOV : I. Jim Freeburn (Yam); 2. Mark Allen (Ha n); 1. Mitch Langjahr (Ya m) : 4. Jot Churilla (Ha n ): 5. Dave Wtthaford (Ha n). INT: I. John Churilla (Ho n); 2. Erni e- Kopa u: (Yam); 3. Gary Willi son (Kaw); 4. Ca rl pow~n (Kaw);5 . Grq;: Robert son (Yam). EX: l. Steve Rawson (Yam); 2. Brad Williams (Kaw); 5. Scott Wallen berg (Kaw); 4. Mark Andenon (SUI); 5. Walt Olson (Han). .. Shallow sails at Dade City MX By Scott Shepherd DADE CITY, FL, MAR. 17 Honda rider Wesley Shallow took his SNR Racing-powered CR250 to a Senior class win during the second round 01 th e \990 Dade Ci ty Season Points Championship Series. Nearly 200 riders competed in a steady drizzle 01 rain. In th e lirst moto Shallow shot 011 th e ga te w ith Suzuki rider Johnathan Heid enthal in hot pursuit as SNR Racing's Richard Lee held th ird aboard his Honda. At th e hallway point Shallow began to put some distance o n Heidenthal while Lee, still in third, was losing the lead ers. H eidenthal started clo se in o n Shallow and the two riders were dicing o n th e la st lap when Heid enthal lost it o n a high banked berm 50 yards belor e th e chec kered flag . Shall ow aga in led th e seven sen iors down the front stra ig ht in mot a two. o nly th is tim e Lee was in th e second positi on. Heid enthal tried to pa ss Lee ear ly but slammed th e ground agai n and pulled 011 th e tra ck lor a DNF. Shall ow motored to an easy win with Lee in second. Honda rid ers Brian Sh ell, Fred Pr ee a nd Danny Ward completed th e top five. The O pen Mon ey clas s leatured a bailie between Yamaha riders Fred VanWagon er, Ri cky Hampshire and Kevin Seid l. VanWagoner holeshot th e lir st rnot o with Hampsh ire in second up th e middle 01 th e lront straigh t. Seid l kept th e two rid ers in sig ht and ass u med seco nd o n a Hampshire mis tak e o n the fourth lap. T he y linish ed in th at order at th e checkered flag . The second mota start was identical to the first. Hampshire go. past VanWagoner o n th e third lap as VanWagoner star ted to wear down after having raced five rnotos earlier. Seid l was in th e top three until he had a spec tac ular crash in th e first turn on th e seco nd lap. H e humbl y wai ted o ut the fini sh 01 th e mota and limped across th e linish line to keep his chances alive [or th e overall sco re. Hampsh ire set a blistering pace lor the rest 01 th e m ot o and took th e wm. Honda riders Clill Giles, J ohn T o rregr osa , David Sanderson and Eddie Sanderson also linished in the mon ey. '0 Results PIW STK: l. Tyson Hadstll (Yam ); 2. / non Vonfricke-n (Yam); 5. Olaz Northey (Yam); 4. Michal" Edwards (Ha n); 5. Paul Smith (Yam). . P/W MOD : l. Tanna Mathi s.(Yam). 60 AM: l. J.B. Ballard (Xaw). 60 NOV: 1. Sha wn ~I (Ka w ); 2. Sll"phm Low (Kaw); 1. Tram Galbraith (Kaw). SlMIN I: l. Kenn y Yoh a ( Ka w); 2. Brad Lu s.tic (Kaw). 80 A: l. Kmny Yoho (Kaw). 80 B: l. Anthony Poccorobba (Hon) ; 2. Brad Lu&tic (Suz); 1. Duid Scolt(Hon); 4. Jason PrmE(Kaw ); 5. Andnw Dnpain (H an). 80 C: I. Michad Morlon (Kaw); 2. /ac ob Kid ty (Suz); 1. JOC'Y Bennni (Han); ... Michat'l Ha Id (lUiw); 5. Shane l-farriwn (SUI). 80 BEG: I. D-olmian Galbraith {Ho n); 2. Jo s.hua Kielty (Yam); .5 Dal~ Sow~ (Han); 4. Victor Catignoli (Ha n ); ~. . Adam CrosoJe-(Kaw). 125 A: l. Ricky Hampa.h ire (Yam ). 125 B: I. Sha wn Caputo (Ka w); 2. T om Boyland (Kaw); 1. John TOfTegiou (Hon) ; ... Brian Morris (Hon ); S. David Sanlknon (Hon) . 125 C: I. La ne Stromrtn (Kaw) ; 2. Jay Pankey (Kaw); .5 . RicNlrd Howard (Yam); 4. Eric Harrison (Hon ); 5. Jr . Whil~ (Ha n). . 125 BEC: l. Bobby Maddock (Yam); 2. Billy Hockman (Yam); .5.John Kay (Yam); 4. Jason Blanton (Han); S. Vinn y Hop",", ( Yam~ %.SO A: I. Fmi VanW agoner (Yam); 2. Rick y Hamp6hire (Yam). 250 B: I. Jean Jacques (Hon); 2. SleVen Blakely (Yam ); 1. Tom Boyland ( taw). Bobby Schwartz won the Costa Mesa round of the Spring Classic Series. (Left to right) Schwartz, Kelly Moran and Charles Ermolenko battle during event 15 at Inland Motor Speedway. Schwartz won this heat and the main over Moran. 250 C: I. r.dd i~ San derson (Ho n); 2. Mark Wnley; 5. T om Allm (H on ): 4. Roy ROUlh (Suz); 5. Scott Smith (H an ). 25+: 1. Kevin Seidel (Yam); 2. David lkrgu (Ho n); 1. Russ Human (Suz): 1. Wesley Shall ow (Hon); 5. Paul Rid~ay (Yam). WMN : l. Ikth R~wi , ( Kaw) ; 2. Lau rie Ham pshire (Yam); 5. Je.mine Sm ith (Ya m); 4. Jmnirn Sellars (Yam); S. O wen Ru snak (Kaw). VlNT: I. Leo na rd Lawrence (Ho n); 2. Roy Pierce (Yam): .5 Rtek Hinkle (Yam ); 4. Dw ayne Jent (Ha n ). . SR: I. Wnley Sha llo w (Han); 2. Richard 1.« (Han); 5. Fred PrC'!' (Ha n ); 4. Brian She ll (H an ); 5. Danny Ward (Han ). S/S R : 1. Curln l.l"hin g (Ha n); 2. John Eaten (Ha n): 5. Richard Howard (Yam); 4. Mike (hbom (Han); 5. Frank FrC'drick (Kaw). OP EN AM; I. Ricky Ham pshire (Yam ); 2. FI't"d Van Wag. oner (Yam); 5. Kevin Seidl (Yam): 4. David SandC'T50n (Han); 5. Eddie Sanderso n (Han ). OPEN NO V: I . David Ikrga (Ha n ); 2. Tommy Strin Rfidd (Han); 1. Malt 04xJm (Hon ); 4. Michad Amnko (Yam): 5. Dwane Jmt (Yam ). O PEN MONEY ; I. Fred Van Wago na (Yam ); 2. Rick y Hampshire (Yam); 5. CU ff Gil n (Han ); 4. J ohn Tonegrosa (Ha n ); 5. Kevin Sei de l (Yam ). lead all the lin e. Lucero and Moran p in ched Oxley on the start and lelt h im in last. Lucero tried to co me around Moran at th e end 01 the lirst revolution , but Moran got defensive and pinched Lucero to th e wall and ollered him th e o p po n unity to eat som e wood. At the hallway point, Moran pulled to Schwanz' rear tire . H e tried to swing wide when they took the white nag but Schwartz. on th e Promotion Products/Russell &: Russell / Ma lco l m Smith/Bell /Cirello Racing Weslake, rod e th e middle groove. It left little room [or Moran and he had to settl e [or seco nd. Oxl ey grabbed third with Lu cero lourth. Results FI N AL: I. Bobby Schwartz; 2. Kdly Moran; .5 Brad O xll"Y: . 4. Schwartz dominates IMS Speedway By Scott Daloisio SAN BERNARDINO. CA, MAR. 4 Bobb y Sch wa rtz had a perlect da y to top th e Miller Genuine Dralt ro und 01 th e Speedway Spring Classic a t Inland Motor Speed way. Severa l of the top riders were lorced to scra tch [rom th e even t due to injuries suffered th e p rev ious ni ght a t Lo ng Beach Veterans Sta d ium . In honor 01 being high po int man Irom th e heat s, Sch wa rtz had his choice 01 sta rt ing gates. He pondered the situation and chose ga te two. Long Beach victor' Kelly Moran chose o ne with Bart Bast and Gr eg Han cock lilI in g in th e o utsi de slo ts. As soo n as th e tapes went up. two separate races developed on th e tra ck , Moran go t t he best gate. but Schwartz rod e aro und him lor th e lead . They moved away a nd Ielt Hancock and Bast to grap p le lor th ird . Wh en th e lir st lap closed National Ch ampion Schwartz had a two-length lead lor hi s Malcolm Smith /KNAC/Pr om otion P roducts/Oakl ey/Russell &: Russ ell GM . One lap la ter, Schwartz had three lengths over nearest cha llenger Moran and at the end Schwartz had opened hi s advantage to lour lengths over Moran. Hancock . despite a big wh eeli e o n lap two , managed to beat Bast lor third. After th e race was over Schwartz said. " 1 really wanted to win this on e. I thought J won last ni ght but they restarted th e race alter the big crash wi th Bill y (Ham ill) and Gary (Hicks). H opelully this will carry through next Friday and I can win again at Costa Mesa ." Resullll FINAL: I. Bobby Schwaru:; 2. Ke-ll Moran ; 1. G reg y Han cock ; 4. Ban BasL Schwartz flies again at Costa Mesa Speedway By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA, MAR. 9 The Orange Counry Fairgrounds opened its 1990 season with the running 01 the Coors Spring Classic, which went to hometown rider Bobby Schwartz. Kelly Moran ended up tied with Schwartz with 14 points after the preliminary rounds were completed. Schwartz Opted lor the pole in the main with Moran in gate two . Brad Oxley came lrom three with Steve Lucero in lour. Schwariz got a terrilic start and took th e SI~~ Lucno. Zitterkop£ stars at Ozark Mountain Hare Scramble By Arlene Hejlek BOUVAR, MO, M IS AR. ATK's G reg Ziuerkopl ca p tured th e firs t : o vera ll in th e second ro und of th e Misso uri H are Scram bles Series, hosted by Oza r k Mountain Racin g. Yama ha-mounted Ch ris Ca pli nge r too k th e hol esh ot and still held th e lead a t th e end of th e lirst lap , foll owed by Ka wa skai-m oun ted J im Sta n field , Ziuerkopf and T im Newell. These lo ur shu ffled pos itions as they th rea ded th eir way throul;h lapped riders o n th e 3.5mil e co urse, until th e thir d lap wh en Ca pli nger sunk in a mudhol e and dropped 011 th e pace. The ball Ie co nt in ued with Ziuer kopf, Sta nfield and Newell swa p ping pos itio ns for a to tal of II laps. T he muddy co urse a . on e poin t wen t up the dam and ar ound th e rim of a pond a nd back down. Sta nlield sa id he took a dip in th e po nd. Newell was seen goi ng over th e bar s at on e cree k crossi ng, a nd Ziuerk opf said he was kn ocked over severa I times while tryin g 10 pa ss lapped rid ers. Sta n field a nd Ziuerk opf were toge ther near th e en d 01 th e last lap wh en th ey each took a d iff er ent line to pa ss a lapped rid er. Zitt erkopl mad e it by a nd Stanfield didn 't. Zinerk opf pulled a way to ta ke th e overa ll win a lew seco nds ahead 01 Sta n field a nd Newell . Ziuerkopf wamed tc thank Donelson Cycles for br in ging him to Missouri so he co u ld get some woods practi ce. He rod e a box stoc k AT K that he put tog eth er a nd brok e in ' during practi ce. Yamaha-mounted Allen Haynes took th e lead in the 250cc cla ss on the first lap and finished in th e top 10 overall wi.h a live minute edge over seco nd place rider Doug You ngblood. Another top 10 linisher was Open cla ss winner Chad Busenbark. who had his Yam aha in th e lead lrom start to fin ish . The 200cc clas s winner Al Hejlek broke th e chain on hi s KDX on th e last lap. He quickl y repaired it with a master link and got go in g in tim e to linish ahead 01 KDX-mounted Keith Kibort. Resullll O /A: I. Grqc Ziuakopf (AT K). EX: I. Jim S~nfield (ka wl: 2. T im Nt'W~1I (Hon ); 5. Otrilo CaplinRn" (Yam); 4. Dwanc Miinch (Hon); 5. S tC"V~ LC'ivan (Ka w) . 125; I. C. Hun (Han); 2. P. Weber (Hon) ; 5. J. MOO«' (Ha n ); 4. S. Palm er (KTM); 5. C. Nobiu (Kaw ). 200 : J. A. Hejl ek (Raw): 2. K. Kibon (Kaw); 3. D. DdJinli{ham (Kaw); 4. T . Baker (l'aw): S. S. Turpin (Kawl. 250: 1. A. HaynC1 (Yam); 2. D. You nJtblood (Yam); 5. C. Hu uon (Ho n); 4. D. Simpson (Ha n ); S. R. Williams (Yam ). OPEN : 1. C. Bu ~nbark (Yam): 2. J. Will iam s (Kaw); 5. E. Laehana (Han); 4. M. Gudde (KTM): S. M. lkimund (Han ). 4-ST R K: I. M. H ~a VC"Il !o (Vam ): 2 8. St·rJ(c'.ml (1'11111 ); ~ . C. ll avid!O(lll ( H Ull) ; 4. C. '"Pmu 'l ( Hun ); rl O. Sl . John ( Hun) . . JR : I . J. HC'avrm f K.a w): 2. 1* R U'>(nb;nK ( HnJl ); ~. J. ('AIUII I!o ' ( Kolw); 4. O. WiIllIlll< (H u n ); 5. J. Morri !o (Y.un). VINT: I. S. YarblUlIl(h (Hu!o) . SR: 1. R. C.aI)linJ(c (AT K); 2. R. l.l ·RI·UC (Yam); ~ . C ·1 ' :. R i~'h kr ( VioI m l: -I. R. NUlbu !olr (Hu!o): S. J . Ort h;l h r ( H u!o). c; S/SR: 1. OUIH'I!O('1l (AT K); 2. P. Tay lUl (Hu n ): ! . R. H Olllr tl (K TM J; 4. J. l rtrll iM (KT M ); S. R. Ada m!o (Kaw). R.~G : I. R. C:l')fkc·l ~w) : 2. j\oj !>.~ (H un ); ~ . M . Sl;'h uh l ( Kotw ): 1. K. c.. (; 1Ir.illKt'r ( K.;IW); 5. D. Rr id (Kaw). Iwanaga continues roll at Monterey ST By Mike Vancil MONTEREY, CA. M 17 AR. A determ ined a rray of competito rs were a ll attempting to end the string of victori es o r Paul Iwan aga bu t came up sho rt agai n as Iwan a ga mas tered th e short track at th e Monterey Co unty Fai rg ro u nds. The victo ry in the R&D Ente rp r ises-spo nso red even t mark ed th e third week in a row th at Iwanaga ha s ta ken th e chec kers first. The hint th at Iwan aga was .sliII hot was served u p in the IO-Iap heal race wh ere he too k a hard-ea rned victory over Allon McBee. Wh en the g reen lig ht started the ma in it was a mad sena mble to the back stretch but everyo ne made it thro ug h turns o ne and two. Iwan aga had a sligh t lead over McBee but by lap four he had stretched il to abou t o ne Iutl bik e len gth. A spill by Dan Ca hoon in turn th ree wa s qu ickl y cleare d a nd th e Ya ma ha rider was uninjured. H owever, three q ua rters of th e way thro ugh th e even t J im H igu era was trying so har d to mak e up from hi s pe na lty lin e sta rt th at he o verd id turn two and crashed hard o n the back stretch. In or de r to ~e t h im and hi s disabled mac hi ne salely 011 the track th e red nag was brou ght out. H igu era was o n ly brui sed bu t his Ro tax would req u ire some ma in ta inen ce 10 aga in be race read y. A sing le-file restart was spec ified a nd th e race resu med. At the while n ag it was Iwan aga ahead of McBee. Robert Dam ron a nd J on Nunez. A. the checkers Nun ez had slip ped by Damron fo r third place while th e Front runnin g pair stayed in the same o rder . In ama teur an io n Danny Ha rt took [he 500cc Jun io r class win away [ro m race-lun g lead er Lon n ie Pau ley. It a ppea red tha t Pauley's ea rly lead would last a ll th e way to the chec kers un til he encountered a pair ol back markers and Han closed th e ga p. O n the exi t o f turn two o n the last lap Pauley tried to pa ss th e slower ~rou p o n th e o utside a nd Hart took to the in Side. Hart s' mov e was successfu l and Pauley's ca me up lacking. At the - nish lin e it wa s an ela ted Han and a fi very much dejected Pauley .h at headed lor th e pits. Third went 10 T ed Thompson. Results P/W 50: I. n-. i d Adkin lo (S w); 2. Kmny HC'!'51 (Yamr. m . 5. Bryan G rif'r (Yam): 1. Cilry G riswold (Mor); s, Jar rd Mast (Yam). MINI NOV 80: I. A.j. Kir k-patriell (K""w); 2. Kt"Vin OtClllman (K.i! W); 3. Am uld M"K' oIlIon (hw); 4. Gillry R(lK't'" (K.i!w); 3. J ohn Mnnt Knmt'ry (YioIm). MINI JR/ EX 80: I./nhnny Murph lft' (Kaw): 2. BriillnSKhriza (K""w); 3. Junior A Vl"l"tlCol l (KT M); 1. G.. ry Mill" (Kaw); S. St('v~ Hleb o (Kaw). 250 NOV: I. Brf'tt l...m dn ( Ra w ); 2. Gr~ Mill" (K..w); ; .'J Mark Gi tmn:! (SUI) : 1 . Jf'«'m y T will (Kaw): 5. Anthuny . POllIO"(G.A ). 250 J R: I. Lonn ie P.. ulf')' (Ya m): 2. Dimny Hart (KIlIw); .'J Pa ry La nl': (Raw); 4. J("Utf' S.mch~l (G· A); 5. John Hldx) . (Hu n). !JOO NO V: l. La rry C.l4lw{ord (Yam); 2 . Mac-II.G ilmed (S UI); 5. Jimmy Willi s (Yam ): 4. Brian So uthwoud (Yam); 5. T om L¥y(Yam). !)()O JR : 1. n 10lnn y Hart (K.i!w); 2. l...onnit' Pillul '"f (Yill m); C 5. T ed Thum pl.nn (Ho n); 4. Dillvid Fn:ne- (R u); 5. Kmny WaaKCHun ). 600 JR: I. Trd Thom~Jn (Ho n); 2. o..vid F~ (R lx): 5. Rich Fam ;ann (Hnn); 4. SIn'(" Grin (Yam); 5. Law rma Grttn(' (RIX). 31

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