Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ SHORT TRACK/TT/MX IdahoTTWeekend n igh t's sho rt track ran as scheduled , a sus ta i ned downpour o n Frida y caus ed th e ca ncela tio n of th e even in g's Sportsman IT, a nd cha nged Saturd a y ' s l\lX fr om a mud- sw amped su m me r-track, 10 th e sand-whooped wi nt er-seaso n track. Despite a poor rid er turnout on this co ld da y, th e ac tion o n th e trac k was ho t, with Wash in g lOn's Mike Larson pulling off th e 250 a nd 125cc Expert class victories. Idaho 's La rry J ackson grabbed the first 125cc Expert moto win , bu t stepped o ff in th e seco nd, a llowing La rson to wi re the overall wi n. ~ Mike Larson (14) an d Larry Jackson (608) battle during 125cc Expert class action. La rson was the winner and h e al so topped th e 250cc Expert class. Del Sch n itzer (44) blasts into th e first turn at th e start of th e IT underneath win ne r Ch ris Ca rr (20) and ahead o f Troy N orris (85) and Randy Roose (67). Short Track As th e icy wi n ds raced from o u t of th e mountains, Ro ta x-rno un ted J eff R ussell a nd Yamaha rider Troy Rose kicked o ff IT Weekend by being the fir st transfers 10 th e Jun ior / Expert ma in. Troy Norris wi red the seco nd heat , g la nc ing back to see Kris Kiser beh ind him , to ma ke the mai n. Speedy Kell a nd Kit Far ley foug h t off J oel H uskey in th e th ird heat for the fin al heat transfer po sitions, whi le the semi mat ched up Kevin Bass, J eff Ann en, Chris Stal ey, Steve Libert y, and T om Sh ivers. Ba ss a n d An nen emerge d victorious a nd co llec ted th e fina l two spots on th e line. In the main, T &D Raci n g/ Shoe il H onda of Ca ldwe ll/Lew Alter/ K&N/ Dee' s Leathers/ Ken & J o h n 's Auto su pported Norris blasted into th e lead on th e Gl en Sa lpa ka -ru ned WoodRo tax, " I just kept o n riding hard until m y dad showed me th e pit board a nd 1 loo ked ba ck 10 see th e rest of th e rid ers across the track ," related a eu phoric Norris a fterwards . " It's a good way to begin th e weekend." TIle rest o f th e field in cluded Kiser in seco nd p lace, ho ldin g hi s o wn agains t Farl ey a n d th e battling tri o o f Kel l, R ussel l, a nd Rose. Despi te winning the Pro-Am heat , Bruce Scou was un ab le 10 repeat in th e main, a llowing Boise's Todd Peu gh to gra b the win. Peugh held th e lead while Scott repeat edl y hammered away, tryin g 10 mak e the pass. He was slam med o ut by Peugh, as the pai r raced wheel-towheel past the chec kers. Bud weiser/ Circl e Bell / An de rson Cycle' s J. P . Sim onsen co ll ect ed third a head of Byron Lowe and T om Sherman . T he Ope n Ama teur/Expert ra ce prov ided serious exciteme n t as the ma in carne do wn to the wir e between Mulkey Ra cin g /Chr is Carr/ Arai /Tsubaki / Blendzall/Motion Pro / Electro Racing 's Ryan And erson , racing legend Son ny Burres, a nd Ra y Carroll. Carro ll kept o n th e bubb le long eno ug h 10 secure the win in Iront o f Burres a nd And erson. Motocross Carr, Larson storm Idaho By M ike Thuleen BOISE, 10, APR. 26-29 a r ley-Da vi d so n fa ctory team rider Chris Carr mai ntained a blistering pace to garner h is seco n d co ns ecu tive O wy hee M. e. TT Weekend Expert class win in Sund ay's $5000 p urse IT race over local rider Tro y Norr is' a m id a brea k in th e torren tial rain a nd hai lstorms , Hawa ii's Kris Kiser aced the Junior main over Wash ing ton du o Speedy Kell and Don Sta n ley. In the Pro-Ani IT race, Bru ce Scon held off a fierce Todd Peugh for the victor y, Over $14,600 was on the line H 20 for the weekend 's riders, a nd th e winners sm iled broadl y as th ey ope ned their payout en velopes. Precipitation h as been co n sp icu o us ly absent th is spri ng in Ida ho , with 'worr ies o f a maj or drought occ u rring th is su mme r. To th e ben efit o f th e . farmers, a nd the chagrin o f the racers, this week 's wea th er may cha nge th is. A co ld front eme rged in the Northw est, sho wering th e mountains with snow and bringi ng heavy rain and ha il into t h e vall eys. A lth ou gh Thursd a y at urday mornin g mark ed the running of the Amat eur classes, and th e weather sho wed no mercy as th e motos were pl agued by rain, sleet, a nd snow, bringing visibi lit y down at tim es to th e point where the rid ers disappeared into a vacuum of white, o n ly 10 reappear after va st stre tches of tim e. Wash in gton 's Eddie Gerrish blazed through m e whoops in the first l25cc Interm edia te moto , dici ng it out wi th local riders Steve Saba la, Kris Wilk erson , and Shad Greear. Sa ba la and Gerrish battled throug h th e rnot o , with Sabala cras hi ng o ut lat e in th e mot o 10 score sixth . Saba la ra iled the second rnoto , pulling away from Ge rr ish a nd G reear, who fell victim to a quick zap by Jason Temple. Gerr ish ended u p with th e overa ll victory over Saba la a nd T emp le. Lit tle Da nny Smi th pi lo ted hi s 60cc Ka wasaki th rough the BOcc Beginners in both motos to gra b the class win. As the riders roos ted 10 th e top o f th e sand hi ll in the first I25cc Expert moto, KaI-G ard/O'N ea IlSm ith /Pro Circuit! Ma ier/ Sudco -b acked Larry J ack son wired the ho leshot a head of Larson, A.]. Belch er , Phi l Forbord , and Danny Furhmann. Jackson a nd Larson pulled away, with Larson slicing by into m e lead. Jackson quickl y retaliated and pulled away to win me mo to over Larson. as Mi cha el O liver sla she d through the pack to third over James H endrickson and Ken neth O liver. Scott USA/ Brother's H onda/Larson Raci ng/ Bell Helmets/ AXO-sponsor ed Larson corrected hi s lin es in me second mot o as J ackson trai led by severa l seconds. Midw ay, J ackson bounced off a wa ll, and step ped o ff 10 wa tch Larson disappear. Larson ran away with the moto over Jackson, a nd th e battling Oliver brothers, Ken neth a nd Michael. H endrickso n ran in fifth unti l throwing a cha in on the fina l lap, giving it 10 Fuhrm a n n. Larson proved un beatable in th e 250cc Expert class, sailing 10 both mo to victories over loca l riders Mark O lberding and T rent H owie. Mar k H all domi nated th e Open Expert class over Jami e Steelsmith and Ph il Pru tsrna n, win ni ng both motos by over 20 seco nds, whi le Smith/Bomb Shelter's Derr ick Personeue hammered th e Over 25 Expert class, winnin g born motos over J ason Hawkes a nd Kurt " Psycho" Lee. Lee and Hawkes fought intensel y in the second moto until Lee cho ked in a corner a nd washed out. handing third over 10 Butch Veenstra. rr As me hea t races ended, m e skies ope ned up , soaking the track, riders, a nd fans. The rai n turned to hail, transforming th e IT track into an iceska ting rink. As the storm aba ted. the track o fficia ls a llo wed cars and tru cks out onto the track in order to dry it o ut. After a ha lf-hour of th is, the track was good to go, a nd the 10 lap ProAm main began. J .P. Simonsen green-lig h ted ah ead of BBRP's Bruce Scott. Gordon Smith, Ken Wh eat on. T orn She rma n, a nd Todd Peugh. SCOl! quickly made a move aro u nd Sim o nsen , hut was unab le to pu ll aw a y. Sim u lta neo us ly, a n aggressive Peugh rocketed by Sherman and Whea ton. With in a lap, Wheaton took th e inside a nd di sp laced Peugh. Th e in cr ed ib le fight for the lead intensified until Simonsen and SCOLI flipped 0 [[ h is bike. TIie race was sto p ped a t thi s point. Aft er bc i n g a trend ed to by th e medi cs, Simonse n exp ressed hi s desire to co nt in ue. H is mech an ics repl aced th e trashed handl ebar s o n hi s bike within th e co n fin es o f th e grace period a nd the race restarted . Scott led the race, hut no w had 10 co n tend with the determined Peug h. T he remain ing five laps witnessed Peug h pressuring Scott, tryi ng unsuccessfully to mak e th e pass, a s Simon sen m ad e a trem endous charge from last pl ace to fourth behind Ken Wh ea ton. The break in th e weather cont inued a s the 15-lap J u n ior mai n go t underwa y. H a rt R a cin g / Arai /Tsubaki / Scott/ H onda of Ma u i/ AXO 's Kris Kiser bla zed into th e lead , wi th Dan Sta n ley, Speedy Kell , J oel Huskey, and Do n Pa ul hanging in tight beh ind h im . Troy Ro se a nd Steve Libert y battl ed in th eir wa ke. Kiser, Sta nley a nd Kell d ista nced th em selv es from the pack with Rose a h le to slice b y Lib erty o n th e sixth la p. Kiser a ttac ked th e tra ck, p u lling to th e o uts ide o f th e sw ee pe r , th en driftin g hack in to get so me space.on Stan ley. On th e se venth lap , Kell p us hed o n Stan ley to tak e over second, b ut Kiser managed to slipaway, Kiser took th e win over a n even ly spaced three rid er set o f Kell , Sta n ley, an d H uskey. Next ca rne Rose, o nly a few

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