Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

mistakes w ith th e whit e flag out. Going down o ne o f the steepest hills on th e cou rse. Plessin ger went for it and caught Summers before a tree a nd ano ther lapped rid er spe lled doom on the wa y down . Pl essin ger' s KTM hooked bars with th e slower bike and both riders went sp ra wling down th e hill. That ended Pl essin ger's chances for his th ird win o f th e year a nd left Su m mers with room to cru ise into th e barrels withou t further challenge. Finishing five minutes back of th e leaders was Lojak, R ussell passed McSwain for fourth overall , while Shepha rd lan ded six th, Zitterkopf seve nt h and KT M-m o u m ed Kevi n Brown eighth. Do ug Blackwell, who to pped the 250cc A class, fin ished n i n t h overa ll, w hi le Stan Lojak , aboard a Yama ha 125. rounded out th e top 10. H a rvey Whitaker captured the FourStroke A win wi th approximately two m in u tes to spare over KT M-mo u nted Carey Stump and H onda rider Tracy Warrington. Top 200cc A class contender Gen e Onail co llided with a tree ea rly in th e race, lea ving Kawasaki riders Craig Jones and Robert T ominel lo , a nd Suzu ki-mo u n ted Mich ael Burk to duke it o u t for th e number o ne positi on. J ones appear ed to have it in hand a t the two -hour stag e, but crashed a nd b ro ke a knuckle on hi s left hand. Burk jum ped into th e lead a nd held on for th e win over T om in ell o. Yamaha rider H arry G reenlee com p leted nine laps a nd was rewarded with th e Su per Sen io r A class win , wh ile J oe Lojak topped the Senior A battle wit h a narrow win over T erry Meal er. The number one B rider o f th e day was Ronald Pal ermo, a board a 250cc Yama ha. Finishing 50 seco nds behind Pal ermo was Ri chard Bryan. r~ Res u lts ~O: AA: I. See n Summ er s (H o n) : 2. Scou P lessinger (KT M); 3. Ed Lojak (Yam); 4. J eff Russell (Yam); 5. S'O"e McSwa in (KT M); 6. T im She p hard (Yam ); 7. G reg Ziu erk opf (AT K); 8. Kevin Bro wn (KT M); 9. Doug Blackwell (Ka w ): 10. Sta n Lojal ( Ya m) . AMA NATIONAL CHA MPI01"SHIP CROSS COUNT R V SERIES POINT STA N DINGS": I . J eff Ru ...,11 (73): 2. Tim Sh ephard (65): 3. Ed Loja k (53): 4. Gary Roach (43): 5. Sca li Summer, (40); 6. (TIE) Sta n Lojak/Frank Keegan (35): 8. Marl H yde (34); 9. Greg Zinerkopf (33): 10. Kevin Brown (27). - Best 10 OU I of 12 ro u nds co u nt towards the seri es cha mp ionsh ip. O PEN A: I. Kenneth J ohnson (AT K); 2. Mall Spigelmyer (KT M): 3. Ro bert McClelland (Han ); 4. Charles Rogerson (KTM ): 5. Gre g Ho lden (KT M). 250 A: Doug Black well (Kaw); 2. Tim Coombs (H on ); , . Manin xeh bn eier (KTM); 4. Scott Martin (Ya m): 5. Jell Murgrl (H a n). 200 A: I. Michael Burk (Suz); 2. Robert T om in d lo (Kaw); 3. David Fa llas (KTM): 4. Jell Sledge (Ya m): 5. J ohn Vincent (Kaw]. 4-STIlK A: I. Harvey Wh i13ker (Ha n); 2. Car ey Plan Now For AMA's 1990 Road Race Championship Series 1990 AMA NATIONAL ROAD RACING SERIES DATES LOCATION WINNERS/TICKET INFO March 2-11 Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida May 4-6 Road Atlanta Braselton, Georgia Superbike: Dave Sadowski 250 GP : Rich Oliver Pro Twins GP1 : Jamie James Superbike: Doug Polen 250 GP : Chris D'Aluisio Pro Twins GP1: Jamie James June 15-17 New Hampshire Int'I Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire (603) 783-4931 June 29-July 1 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin (800) 365-RACE July 21-22 City of Miami Mia m i, Florida (305) 665-RACE August 3-5 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio (800) MID-OHIO (419) 884-4000 August 24-26 Po rt land International Raceway Portland, Oregon (503) 236-8006 September 7-9 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kansas (800) 657-7223 (913) 862-RACE Sept. 14-16 Willow Springs Int'I Raceway Rosamond, California (213 ) 370-5651 CALL TODAY FOR TICKET INFORMATION Stump (KTM ); 3. Tracy Warringt on (H a n) ; 4. Craig Hayes (H u.) ; 5. Ra ymo nd Davis (Suz). SlSR A: I. Hany Greenlee (Ya m): 2. Budd y Nort on Sr. (Vam ); 3. Donald Norton Sr. (Va m). SR A: I. Joseph Lojak (Ya m); 2. Terry Mealer {Ya m ]: 3. Joseph H ull (Ya m): 4. Mile Parks (AT K): 5. Bro tt T riplett {Ka w). VET A: I. Richard Kreaic (Han); 2. Wa lly Wilson (KTM ): 3. Buren Hamrick (Vam ); 4. Ga llie Ward {Yam): 5. Pa ul Michel. (ATK). OPEN B: I. Flip Jend re (KT M): 2. Ro bin Mill er (H o n); 3. And y Bracke (C· A): 4. Dan iel Pa lerm o (Han): 5. Rick Now ak (Kaw). JR.: l. Micha el Grizz le (Kaw); 2. Tommy Ha rris (Vam); 3. Marl Mehuro n (Vam): 1. Adam Cadl e ( Ka w): 5. Jim Kallecker (KT M). 250 B: 1. Ronald Pal ermo (Ya m); 2. Vance Earl; 3. R ichard Bryan (Suz); 4. Rol and King (Sua): 5. J ellr ey Hupp (Han). 200 8: I. Steven Smi th (Kaw):2. T odd Da vis Il-lon) : 3. Kelvin Hu ll (Vam): 4. Ra lp h Thorn (Yam): 5. Ti mo thy Areu (Yam). . 4·STRK B: I. Ri ck Pa rsons {Yam ): 2. Don Bohn (Suz); 3. J am es Stanley (He n): 4. Ivan Thompson (H a n) : 5. Marl Niggem yer (Han). VET B: I. Manl ey Bradsha w (KT M): 2. Randy Mansberger (KTM ); :J. Michael Sch wartz (Suz); 4. J o hn Sherry (K.:.IW); 5. Sam Forr ester (Ya m ). SR B: I. David Gillian (Ha n ): 2. Jimmy Lyn ch (H us); 3. David Dehn er (Kaw); 4. Richard Sco u (Vam ); 5. Worth Carsw ell (C· A). S /SR B: 1. John Baker; 2. Earnest HuHman (KTM ): 3. Bill Hartsell (Kaw). NO V: I. Mile Decherd (Ha n); 2. Dean Ven oy (Kaw): 3. Eric Mull in. (Vam ): 4. J im Legg (H a n): 5. David Bailey (Ha n). TEAMS: I. T . Collee/G . Kendel (Suz): 2. M. Uchic/R. Uchi c (Ya m). VOUTH : J. Hea th Benn ett (Kaw); 2. Marl McG rath (Suz): 3. Raben Stock (Suz ); 4. Gregory G ill ian (H on); 5. J osh ua McLevy (Kaw ). 19

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