Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Opening nig ht at Ca liforn ia's Au burn Speedway saw Bart Bast lead Ro bert Curry . and Steve Martin in turn one of the Scra tch Main. Bast won with Curry second. m ounted John T h oma s finished -th ird overa ll. T a v Weinrick traded mOI O wins with Honda-mourned John Dauth in the Vet Pr o class. with Weinrick winning th e seco nd and deciding moro for the overall. In th e co mbined Intermediat e class Jason j ohnson topped j ohn Star k in th e first rnoro, but j ohnson jumped th e ga te in round two a nd the resultin g o ne- la p penalty gave Stark tlie o vera ll. th e bank in g and both were even a, they da shed to a photo fini sh with Feli cia ge tting th e nod from referee Fred Spencer. J ason Fletcher (6U) lead s Georgie Pricej I ) in 250cc Expert short track ac tion at Pennsylva nia 's T rail -Wa y Spee dway. Fletch er wo n with Price fin ishing second. 3. Mi kt' KC'ulC'r (Yam); 4. Oall a Ji o H arru hon (Ya m) ; 5. Bill Murra y (BS A). VtNT JR / EX: I. Ted T ay lor (Yam ); 2. Sco tt Eich elbaug h (Yam); 5. Mar k Rutl l'r (Tri ): 4. Shony Seabu m e j'I'ri ): 3. Ralph ~ (Tri). Results SCRATCH : I. & n Base: 2. Robm C urry : 3. Rock )' Rob in so n : • . S I~ Marl i n. H OCP: I. v a nce Felicio: 2. Seeve- Mart in; 3. Ban &m: 4. Rocky Robi n 'iO S. Mikt' Kain. n; 0 -2: I. Dana PI:'tri; 2. jtTomr Hri brrgn-; 3. Steve- Ma" yn ~ 4. Har la n Sa.., Sr.; 5. Ron Clevenger. D-3: I. Brian Holland. rrrx NOV: I. Brandon Carnahan [Ho n]; 2. BTC'U Land es (Koi w); , . Har old Gf:opfor (SU!); 4. Don Shiplf'l' Jr . (Hon ): d 50. Krith Cr u m (SUl). DTX JR ·.:X: 1. M..nhew Wa il (SUl) ; 2. Fran cis Sh ine Jr . ( V.. m l; 5. Nathan Wait (Ka w): " . Timothy Hle bo (Yam). 250 NOV -JR : I. Lo n ni e Pa u !C'y (Yilm) ; 2. Bran d on Carna ha n (Ho n ): .5 Scou Ayist (Ya m); 4. Rocky Macea ro nC' . (Hon); 3. Bill Ho lla nd (H o n). 550 EX: 1. Mau hf'w Wilil (RIX); 2. Dan iel Mallau i (Ho nl : 3. Rob G ra n l (R. C); 4. Al Biscaglio (K..a w) ; 5. Crai g Rogn-s (H o n ). 3. 2.)() PRO: L Seun Md'] ro y (Sill); 2. Ya h Conlt')' ( KoIw); ' r. l~ Ti , ~i mn (Hun) . 1 't PRO: I. So .. . M. F.lrny ( S UI ); 2. S l~ NdvJfl (Ya m) : .2. 1. J.,h n Thn Tll;l:lo ( K.o& w ). ~ I"RO : I. Eric S;,mbtrom (Un n l; 2. Sngio Frrn.m dc"l ( KoIw). VET PRO : I. T a v Wn nr K-1.; (SUI): 2. John Daurh ( H o n ); 3. Abo L,,«,dn ( lU w). .",.: 1. Juh n Star" ( u wl: 2. G U'!. Brrqui!>I IStu); 3. Michaf'1 SumCHI ( H u n). VET tNT: I. M.trk Rtorqu illo' ( K..a 2. Rob" 1 Hansen (S Ui); w); 3. Julin MKl rid (SUL). 80 RE. D- l : I. Kmny Da vis ( SUL~ 2. Sh a wn Ra pp (KA G w); 3. Brian Smir h U:.. W). . tiO BE. 1).2: I. Sh awn Ra p p (lY w ); 2. Bill y Man in (K.aw); G 5. a..ulit Tracy ( H u n ). 80 fR : L Brt H Kl i ~gn (Koi wl; 2. T im Ca mpbd l (JUtw). MO fIro'T: I. Jak r Windh am ( ltaw ). 125 Kf:G 0 - 1: I. Ji m Row t' (K..w): 2. St('\' t' G iovannoni (H un ); 5. Mar c Vil-krn U:..aw). 12.1) BEG 0 -2: l. J im Row t ( u wJ; 2. J ay Linmmh (Hon); 3. j d CViTti (Ya m ). 12S J R: l. J()~h Bu ykin (Ho n); 2. 1..oIn« Rollin ~ (Hon); 3. j t fem y Ca l o h (lion ). . tn,,: 1. nan- in G ravi n (Ya m); 2. Ran dy Medl ey ( SUl ); 3. SllM' Siur it (Yam). t 250 8[G 0 -1: 1. Dan Stahr (Hon l: 2. Mark. jm~n (Yam); 3. l....amal J on es (li on ). 2.1)() BEG 0 ·2.: 1. Mik t Brayton (lio n) ; 2. Ji m Zig-dn (Sw l; 3. Stt'Vt" ZimmtT (Ya m). VET JR: 1).1: 1. Mitch Sylv.. (I-Ion ): 2. Ren Cr occo ( I-Io n ); 3. Juhn T a ylor (SU.l:). VET JR 1)-2: I. Mik t ...... llo (H un ); 2. Paul (" nn en (SUl); .o 3. Ed Cu m m ing 5 ( Kclw ). OT J R: I. Frank Ca rt'vich (11 ); 2. RUM Paden (SUl); 011 3. Denn is PanKburn (SUI.). 2.)() JR D-2: I. Randy Mt'd ll')' (SUI); 2. Mik t' Gnu.oli (Sw): 1 5. .It'll WriKht (lI u n ). i'Jo JR 1).1 : I. Aarnn Atha rus (SUI); 2. Mikt Hodgo (SU1); 3. J~h a.lvnt (Ya m). 300 BEG : 1. StlM't G iova n noni (H o n ): 2_ David Hagnl (Hn nl: 5. AlOin Kt-lly (Hon ). 500 JR.: I. SIt'Vt' 5wrir (Yam ); 2. T o n)' La mprni (Hon); 3. Will V.m T aut'l (Hn n) . Bast, Felicio fast at Gold Country Speedway By R .C. Jones AUBURN,CA. APR. 27 . Fa>! Friday, opening a' ,h e Gold Country Speedway was jam-packed with specta,or> who saw Ban Bast Win th e Scratch main and Vance Feli cia lOp a dose Handicap ma in with a lhriller o ver Steve Manin. By th e tim e the victors lined u p for the Scra ,ch main. mo>! of the ho' , hoe> had j u" about d ialed in th e len gthen ed a nd banked rejuvena,ed Auburn · 'rack_ When th e ta pes new up i, was Bast with th e best ga te and ' he co m me ncrd to sh ut the door at th e first tum. Martin was d ose and kept pa ce for a lap o r so until a bobble let Rober t Curry close in. Another bobble by Martin a nd Curry , ho t past looking for Ba'L Rock y Robinson was cau gh ' ,Ieeping at ,h e , tart , wa, ,till playin g catch-u p and se' hi , ,ights on th e ,iring Martin. Ba,t had it locked up a, Robinson mad e it pa,t Mar,in 10 fini,h third behind Curry. In the Ha ndicap main 16-year-old Du, tin Schroeder was ridi ng for the first time with ,h e big boy, and won hi, hea', finis hed seco nd to Bast in the M:mi then led the main fo r th e fir>! lhree lap, unt il ,h e pa ck hunted him down. Felicia loo k the lead as Martin, Bast and Robinson were in a tuss le. Finally Martin broke Iree from Ba" during a darin~ pa ss thro ug h Mike Kain and Sch roeder. Wllh ,he other> hung up in a tigh, ba ili e Martin , ho' after Feli cio . With th e white nag hanging o ut Felici a and Marlin were dead even . Felicia kep' the in sid e as Martin worked up high o n McDowells 1-2 at Lodi Cycle Bowl Short Track By Mikki Mc Bride LODl, CA. APR.22 Mor e tha n 30 Pro-Am riders turn ed o ut for the first sho rt tra ck of th e seaso n at the Lodi Cycle Bowl. Highl igh ting the night were Bryan a nd Bobby McDo well who went I -2 in the Pro-A m class. H onda rider Bobby McDowell won th e fir>! hea t wi th ROla X rider Bob Dam ron righ t behi nd h im in second_ In the seco nd hea', Brya n McDowell 1e'dpt.-d in to th e lead positio n wi th anothe r Ro tax rider Mark Bu tler, comi ng in a dis ta n t seco nd. j imm y San ch ez ,ook the th ird hea t o n a H onda ro llo wed by Mike G resham o n a H arley. Aaron Hill was back in time to lake the rourth hea, with j ose Aguiler close behind on anothe r Harl ey. In th e main even t, Bryan and Bobb y were off the lin e into th e fir>! and second spo' with Gr esham close behind in third. Damron took o ver th e four,h · ' PO' with H ill behind in a clo se fifth . About ha lfway through th e ma in, Gr esham developed bik e troub le and headed for ,he pits. Hill'ook over ,he th ird ' PO', while ROlaXrid er Rex Fisher from Warren , Oregon , ,ook o ver fifth. In ,h e O pen Exper' clas, . Bobb y McDow ell go ' ,h e lead po,ition fo llo wed by Harl ey rider Robert Bacosa , but beca use it was beg inning to driu le a lillie, Bobby slid o u ' in 'urn two on th e seco nd lap, and Damron got by Bacosa 10 ta ke o ver fir>!_Bryan came in ,hird foll ow ed by Gr esham. wh o had ' tra igh ,ened out ,h e earlier bik e probl em , and S,ephe n Mayfield ca me in fifth o n a Harley. Dave Bostr om dominated th e Vet Expert cla ss, wh ile J ohn T ay lor came in a close , econd Don Shipley ca me in ,h ird ahead of Francis Shine. In 80cc Expert action , Kawasaki rider , ta y a head of th e Na,han Wai, ma naged pa ck in th e ma in . Eric Bostrom tried severa l tim es to get aro und \Va il a nd a llhough a lmo st ma de i, at th e checkered flag, Wait wa, s,ill a half a bike len gt h a hea d. Don Hart ca me in ,h ird foll owed by Ern ie Mar,in a nd j eff G abhart. In ,h e 350cc A cia» Mall Wait rode way ahead o n a 250 10 ta ke ,he fir>t ' PO' foll o wed by Daniel Malf alli , Bob Grant . AI Bi>eag lio and Crai g Rn ger>. Lonn ie Pau le y d o m ina ' ed th e 250c c Novice/junior race fo llo wed by Brandon Ca rna ha n and J im H an sen . '0 Resul ts P /W C· B: I. jim HanM'1l (Ydm); 2. Tony Mr:irin g (Ya m) : 5. Br..nli u n Gror/(f' (Yam): ". Michat'l Erl (Ya m): 5. Robe rt Harold (Yam ). 60 &: PP: 1. And y I-Ian !l("n (I-Iun ); 2. T ob y j o rgrl1!1("n (Ka w ): 3. Vt'tII'1 O brr (Kaw): 4. Aa ron Ga ylr (Kol w); 3. Mi('h.u·1 Palt t'Ul)n (Ya m). 80 NOV /jR: I. Billy MaTlin (Kaw); 2. C a ry Rog f'lS ( Koiw) ; 5. Brandon Ca rn.. hdn (Hnn) : 4. Fric Mdrlin (ka w). _ RO EX: I. N;llhd n Wail (Kclw ); 2. Er ic Bo su n m (H o n) ; 3. Dun Ha n (kolw ); ". Em iC' Manin (K.aw): 5. j r H G..b ha rl (Kaw ). VET NO V: t. O..vil Wi nl t'rs (Hon ): 2. M lly Sha nt' (BSA): .5 RH-k M urr..y (BSAI: 4. Jrr ry nougIOb (Y..m ) : ~. Frdok Fon di . (Yaml. v ... J RlEX: 1. D-dvr Bm.ltom (W· R); 2. J ohn T aylur (W. i R ): .5 Do Ship l!'J (W-R): 4. FranOl Shint' JI . (Y.u n): 5. . n Timo lh y Hl rbo (Y..m ). \'t NT NO V: l. Ric k MUrT y (RSA,: 2. Kell y Sh.anr (BSA): a O PEN jR: I. Lo nnie Pilulcy (H o n ); 2. T ed Thompson (Hon ); .5 Jcll Ma!oOn (Ya m ); 4. Soon Bricker (W · R I); 5. . Nor man Suae (W. R ). O P EN EX: I. Robtrt Damron (W-R): 2. Rober t Baccea (H-D); 3. Bryan McDowdl (W· R) ; 4. Michaf'1 G,""ha m (H 0 ): 5. Srepben Ma ylid d (H- D). PR O-AM: 1. Brvan McDowd l (W-R): 2. Bobby McDowdl Ol on); 5. Robat 'Da mron (W-R r. 4. Aaron H ill (H .O): 5. Rt'll Fisher (W-R ). Fletcher, Majeski top Trail-Way Short Track opener ' By Len Breech Resul ts 55: I. J acob j ohnson (Yam): 2. 8m Millt'r (Ya m); 5. Bill y Slill wd l (SUI); 4. Scon Mor r i!oo l1Jr - (Ya m ): 5. 'Tho ma s DIOt'Rl' (Ya m). 65: I. j ohn w tnsen ( K..a w); 2. Mik t' McKtT ( Ka w ): 5. Brody Mill n (Yam): 4. Alt on ~ mer (Ya m)j S. Ben Wa llrn .. (K..a w). 85: I. Todd Win \('u (H u n ); 2. Rick y WinY:1.l (S tu) ; 5. J Mr Alnand rr (Kaw );i . MikC' Hat kt'r (Ka w); 5. Pa ul L ynch (H o n) . 200: I. Mikt Ha ck" (Hon); 2. Ricky Win Y:1.l (Yam): 3. Thomas Du po n l (K.aw); 1. Bria n Ntwma n (Kaw); 5. o .n ·id Fain (Ka w ). 750: 1. Barry Hall (Tri ). Vlf\rol'T: 1. William AJlm (Yam l: 2. Jo hn Beauy (Bul). SR: I. Bob Swee ten (W-R): 2. Bob Babcock (II·D): 3. 5~ Wilion (H -D): 4. j oe Heberhng (Ya m ); 5. Jim Oupman (1-10 ). 600 EX: 1. Rob Ma joki (H-D); 2. Grorg1C' PriCC' ( W. ~): , _ Bob Sweeten (W. R ); i .. Stt'Vt' Burkholder (H- D): 5. Mlk C' Klo p p (W-R) . 250 AM: I. xen CoolbC't (Ha n ): 2. Mike H ac krr {Ho n) : h , . Bria n SlTOnK ( Ka w ): 4. jim H al deman (Ma i); 5. Thomas Dupo nt IKaw). HA;I;OVER. PA, APR. 28 After three straig h t rai n-o uts and a n aborted "art two week, ago, T ra il -Wa y Speedway fin all y launched it> 1990 o utdoo r sea,on with Jaso n Fletch er and Rob Maj eski Laki n~" the 250 a nd 600cc Expert fi na l" respecll vely. Fletche r had a good shot a ' rak ing th e 600cc fi n a l, ulllil it wa, red fl a g ged for j im Holl ist er 's vici ous get -o ff, a n d Fletcher co u ld n 't get his ma chine to sta rt o n th e restarl. Another rid er who_had a shot at two wins wa, Ken Coolbe,h a, he ' tayed clo se to Mik e Hacker in the 200cc fin al . o nly ge t ,a ngled up wi,h Rob ert Miller 'wo lap , rrom ,h e end. He ca me back ea,i ly bea' Ha cker in ,he 250cc Amat eur final. Thi, year th ere is a major cha nge at Trail · y.'a y as a ll Sa turday nigh t sho rt tracks will have an auto ma tic rain da te [or th e next da y si ~ce Ihe arc:a seems to ge t hit by weekend '0 '0 ra ltl . Coolbetb came back and quick ly pu t h i, R&:I Manufacturing / Edmond , R a cingspo nsored H onda in fron t of Brian Stro ng, Hacker and jim Ha ldeman in th e 250cc Am at eu r class. On th e next lap , Hacker look o ver seco nd with Stro n g re mai ni ng h is co nsta nt sha dow to th e end. . T o say th e 600cc Expert final was pa cked was an understatem ent, as 10 o[ Lhe 12 riders have ta ken feature wins here. After H ollister's get-off and Fletch er ', igni,ion failure. Majeski ,ook the lead from Georg ie Pri ce. Bob Swee,en a nd Mike Klopp. Pri ce ,tayed close, wi,h S,eve Burkholder mov in g into fourth by th e third lap. In 'he la'e ,tages. Majesk i's D&:S Cycles Wood·Ro tax pulled a rew yards away over Price', D&:S Cycles/Dor>ey Builder> Wood· Ro ta x_ Burkholder worked very cl ose Sweeten in th e la te la ps , bu t ju st came up short. Mik e Varnes jum ped o u ' th e lead at th e , ta rt of the 250cc Expert fina l. with Pri ce, Fle' ch er and Burkholder close behind. Com · ing off the fourth turn of ,h e seco nd lap, Fletcher put hi, Ed mo nd, Racin g/ Spectro Oi l/Mo m &: Dad·,pon, or ed Hon da in rro nt o[ Price a nd Varnes. \Vith that th e order was set, as they sta rted to sp read ou t. After j acob j ohn,on ea, ily won ,h e 50cc cia», j ohn Wimeu jum ped o u t a lar ge lead a ' the " art of ,h e 60cc fi na l and it looked lik e a no lher of hi s man y runaw ays of last year. But a fter a rather poor " art, Mik e McKee sta rted to mov e, getting right o n Winsett 's rear halfw ay through ,h e race. While gelling up ,h ere loo ked ea,y, gelling by wa, differen !. Win sell held o n to win by a len gth . . H a ck er , Coo lbe th a nd R o be rt Mi ll er q uic kly jnmped in front of ,h e re" of ,h e 200cc cla» . Mill er 'ook seco nd o n th e nex' lap, o n ly 10 ha ve Coo lbe ,h regain i, ,h e foll owing go'ro u nd. Coo lbeth stayed close for severa l la p , . Wi,h three lap, to go, Hacker pu lled away to a th ree len gth ma rgin . On th e next la p, Coo lbe,h got ,l iSh' ly CTo»ed u p . with Miller j ust tou chIng hIS rear tir e, send ing both to the cla y and g iving th e win 10 H acker 's Sponseller Racin g Honda _ '0 '0 '0 250 EX: 1. jason Fincher (Ha n ); 2. Oecrgie Pri CC' (H o n ): 5. Mick Varn es (Yam ); 4. Steve Burkholder (H- D ): 5. Tom D-dnidlt' (Ha n ). . 600 AM.: J. P hil Libha n (Yam); 2. Bill Harptr (H- o l; 3. Tom Hannu (H- D); 4. Olad H t'i nnnan (H on): 5. Rngn lknm ytt (Ho n r Sandell snares Cheyenne MX By Sheryl C hew CHEYENNE. WY, APR. 29 Ch eyenne Cycle Club ho,ted th e SRAC race a nd Kip Sandell took away th e ho nor> with h i, perrect I-I in both ,h e 125 and 250cc Pro classes. Sandell claimed ,he ho le>hot in bo,h 125cc Pro mot os desp ite keen co m pe titio n [rom Andy Atkin, and Rob ert RevOlr_ In fro nt of ,h e pa ck. Sandell in crea>ed hi, lead with every lap; A,kin> and Revoi r h ad lillie troub le keeping th e seco nd a nd third pl ace> for th em,elves. SCOll Fu lcher and T oby Hammond made bid> for th eir ' pol>. but ,h e overall fini sh >eemed to be set from ,h e , ta rt . In ,h e 250cc Pro cla», Sandell wa ' equally impressive. Sandell was led to th e [irst corne r in mot o number one by Derek Brown, bu t he pa s>ed quickl y into th e number on e SpoL Bro wn a nd Gilbert Mu rra y rod e hard narrow Sa nde ll ', lead, but had 10 sell ie for th e number two and three positions. The seco nd mot o saw no cha ng e in th e cast of characters at th e [rant of th e pac k. The 80cc Am ateur cla ss overall win [or the da y wa' ta ken by Todd Robertson. Robert>on came o ut o[ th e hole in th ird behind Brian J on es and J ason Ril ey in Ihe first mo to. H e managed to pass int o seco nd bUI co uld n' t keep ,h e moto wm fro m j on e>. Ril ey rell into th e fifth po,iti on after a mid pa ck pu,h put rider Sha ne Bennett in to thi rd. Seco nd mot o actio n was dom in al ed by Robertson fro m sta rt to finish. Diein g a nd pa» in g, Bennell . j oey Ken dall and Den ,on Sha ffer fough, hard keep ,h eir po,ition> beh ind Rob ertson. The o vera ll tally for th e day found Robertson out in [ro nt wi th hi s 2· 1 a nd th e necessary mark to race h is next MX in th e Expert cla». j oe y Kendall took seco nd wi,h a 4-2; Shane Ben nelllanded ,hird with a 3· 3, and Brian jones fin ished rourth with a 1-6. . '0 '0 Results 60 NO V: I. j dl C rr-rnwund (Kaw); 2. JO!ih Pcrnlon (Kawl: 3. :"lichola s PC'ttTson (Kaw); -t. ScOIi Meyl'r (Kaw); 5. Chad Sh arp (Kaw). 60 AM: I. Ch ri s C h('w t KaW); 2. T ra\lir. R ill')' ( Ka w) . 80 NO \' : J. Co ry p~ rma n (Kaw); 2. j ohn MorJr,m ( Ka w): .. 3. Bodi l' Em!> ( Ka w ): 4. jacob F.rrinK" ( K.aw); 5. Kylf" Britt 1 ( K.a. ) . w 80 AM: I. Todd Robe Tl!o n ( K.aw) : 2. J ory Krn cLII IKaw); i 3. Sha nr Rnmrtl ( Ka w); 4. Brian Jou n (.....w ): s. (Wntnn Sha flrr (Kaw). 80 EX: I. Shawn Mor ga n ( Ka w ): 2. Mica h M oy~ (Kaw ): 37

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