Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

- - - - -- - - - - - _ .. _--~ Czechoslovakian MX Champion and ISDE Trophy Team rider Boh umel Posledni abandoned his normal Jawa mount for a Suzuki R MX250 and fin i~hed fifth overall. Kurt Hough's younger brother Aaron negotiates one of the many slippery water crossings en ro ute to the 125cc class victory. He finished sixth overall. th e back end foll ow. You can 't let up just because you 're in front. Everything is done by time so you have to push ." Whi le Fredette was running aw ay, a ba tt le for seco nd developed betw een Kell y G etz a n d H arvey Whippl e. Whipple gave away 50cc in power to Getz but was co m pe nsa ti ng by tak in g full adva ntage o f th e downed co u rse markers. The pai r bumped and jostl ed for th e full three laps a nd were goi ng down to th e wire wi th Getz holding a sli m lead. Wh ipple made a fin al a ll ou t bid a t th e fin al tum but lost control and went down ins uring C etz's win. T eam Yamaha 's Ed Loj ak fin ish ed eig h th overa ll a nd had th ese co m me nts on th e race: " I lost m y fro nt brak e cable on th e last terrai n test a nd it cost me a lot o f time. On a fast trac k like th is you ca n't do too m uch withou t a front br ak e. I had to go into th e turns a nd use the gea rbo x a nd you ca n on ly do so much th a t wa y. My test scores weren ' t wha t I th ough t they sho uld be. I d idn 't come to just q ualify, I ca me to wi n. T h is was o nly a on e da y, I wo u ld have don e better if it was longer. Today everything ca m e down to the fina l test, which is th e wa y it usu all y is exce p t that thi s yea r th e ISD E is in Swede n, a nd it will be tou gh . That 's th e m ain reason I wa n t to q ualify." Hugh Flemmin g, AM A a ma teur event director sai d, " For a first-ti me clu b I think th e Bush Poppers did a fin e job . I've been talking to th e riders all day long a nd I'm ge tti ng nothing but sm iles. l:.'\l Results 0 / A t NT ENT : I. Kurt Hou gh (Raw) 1835: 2. Mall Stavis h (AT K) 1816: 3. J ell Frede tte (Ra w); 1853: 1. Da ve Ben ra m (Suz) 1851; 5. Boh umel Po sledni (SUl ) 1870: 6. Aa ron Hou gh (Raw) 1887: 7. Jan Hr ehor (S Ul) 1893: 8. Ed Lojak (Yam) 1894: 9. Dick Burl eson (KT M) 1898: 10. Kevin H in es (KT M) 1915. 125 INTENT: I. Aaro n Hugh (Raw): 2. Ala n Ra nd , (KT M): 3. Brian Walker (KT M); 4. Brian Lo hm an (KT M); 5. Pa l Flynn (Raw). 250 INT ENT: I. Kurt Ho ugh (Raw); 2. Jell Fredett e (Kaw): 3. Boh u mel Po sledni (Suz ); 4. j an H rehor (Sur): 5. Ed Lo jak (Ya m). OPEN tNTENT: I. Mall Slavis h (AT K): 2. Dave Bertram (Sur): 3. Phil Do uglas (AT K): 1. J ue Zierman (AT K): 5. Chris Craber (Yam). 350 4-STRK IZ''TE!'T: Brian Mull (Yam) ; 2. Dwight Rudder (Sur). OPE.'\' 4-5TRK INT E. IT : I. Bob Bean (H us): 2. " Crai g Hay es {H us ): 3. Scali Su m mer (H o n); 4. Tim Surdy ke (H SB); 5. J on Ander son (H BC) . 5 R IIoo'TENT I. Dick Burl eson (KT M): 2. Dona ld : Ho ugh (Ka w );!. WadeSum mt"r (Ho n );4. Gary Doerr (Raw); 5. Ca rl Berbbren (Raw). A 0-200: I. Kurt Alba (Raw); 2. Dan Buck (Ra w); 3. Steve Vo llm ar (Ka w) ; 4. Roge r McO lrm ick : 5. Brya n Dixo n {Ka w) . A 201·250: I. T erry Cun ni ngham {Ka w): 2. Jell Russell (Yam); 3. Ch a rles Mathis; 4. Bria n Terry (Ka w): 5. Dani el Wacket (ATK). A OPE.'1 : I. Larry Steuck (Hon); 2. Alan Blah nik (H u s): 3. Ron aJd Ma xey (H us); 4. Brian Reider (Ya m) ; 5. Da ve Seyller (AT K). A 4·ST RK: I. J erry Holasek (KT M); 2. T im Chrlsn-nsen : 3. Dave Kiesow (H us); 4. Ra ym o nd Davis (Suz); 5. Al Black {Hon). A SR : 1. Rod Gorzny (Ka w): 2. Ro ger Aupperl e (H us): 3. Denn is Schwuk (Suz); 4. Jim Spe ncer (I-Io n ); 5. Roh er Kau ( KT M). R 0-200: l. Aa ron Bar th (KT M); 2. Do uglas Wit tm an (Yam) ; 3. Ru ss Reynard; 1. Mar c T err y (Ka w ): 5. Kevin Cro mer (Kaw). aw): 2. Dav id Pet ers: R 201·250: 1. Aa ro n Smu t O~.. 3. AI Cravens (SU1); 1. Joh n H ardin (Ka w ): 5. Kyle And erson (AT K ). R OPEN: I. Da n Lin gefelter (Hon ); 2. Ron Cham pi o n (KT M); 3. Tito Nap pi {Ho n): 1. Ma x Brandenbu rg: 5. Jdft''fY Stout (H on) .· B 4·STRK: 1. Bob Wisely (Ho n ); 2. JeH Curtis (J Io n ); 3. J im Fisher (Ho n ); 4. Daniel Ferman (Hon ); . 5. Chu ck La ng e (H us) . B SR: I. Rex Rich ard s (KT M); 2. Rober t Voll mar (Raw); 3. Ro bert McGee (Kaw): 4. Joh n Drall (lio n); 5. William Chava la. S/SR: I. Joh n Cygn or (Raw); 2. Doug Craham (lion) ; 3. Did Lencvet (Kaw): 4. Al Berquist (H us); 5. Ted Schwa ru (Raw). Local favorite a nd m an y tim e ISD E gold m eda list J eff Fredette flew his T ea m G reen -backed KDX200 to third overall and seco nd place in the 250cc class.

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