Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

GLOCAL EVENTS Sisemore sizzles at Gold Country Speedway m By R .C. Jones T ony Gra ves (219) toppe d the 125 an d 250cc Pro classes at Washington's Woodland MX. Here, he leads Mik e Bell ·(648) and Don Bisciglia (677) du ring a 250cc sta rt. Bob Co llier leads Handicap Main winner J ess Ochoa at Sacramento, Ca liforn ia 's Cal Expo Fairgrounds Speedway season opener. Collier finished fourth. SACRAMEIiTO, CA, MAY4 AMA speedway raci ng ret urned 10 the Ca l Expo Fa ir g rounds a nd Jimm y Si semore mo ved back to northern Ca lifornia aft er a season down south. pi cki ng up wh ere he left 0 [£ in the win ne r 's circle. When the ta pes went u p in th e Scra tch main , Sisemore blew out of ga te three to lead th e o thers to the turn. \Vith a clear track in front Sisemo re hoo ked up, and was go ne for th e four-lap affa ir. Bob H icks. Joe Leduc and Mark Day went to battle for the ru nner-up spot as Sisemore d isappeared. Leduc slipped past Day to ta ng le with H icks for two laps ' unt il H icks dialed it in and let, Leduc to fight off Day. Sisemore wrapped it up as the checkered came out with H icks, Leduc and Day following . As the eig ht-lap , eig ht-rider Handicap ma in unfolded it was Bob Co ll ier leadin g the way in hi s debut as a d ivision o ne rid er. Co ll ier had never go ne th e dis ta nce in the rugged eight-lap race befo re, and after lead in g for th e first six laps Co llier began to tir e as J ess Ochoa kept tryin g to reel him in. Back in th e pack H icks, Sisemo re and Led uc were strugg ling to close in o n the two at th e fro nt. Oc hoa, riding wi th a very tender wri st injured in a n early hea t. was han ging o n for dea r life wh ile tracking Collier. As the whi te flag ca me ou t Och oa scoo ted Co llie r over a t the turn to ta ke the lead . With Co llier loo se in th e marbles, H icks and Sisemor e moved up a posi tio n before Co llie r cou ld regr o up and hold o n for fo urth . Och oa held o n for the win with H icks clos ing in and Sise mo re third. Resul ts SCRATCH: 1. jim Sisemore: 'L Bob H id u ; 3. JOt' Led uc; 4. Mark Dol,.. HDCP: 1. j~ Oc hoa; 2. Bob H icks; 3. jim Bob r .olli n; 5. j oe Leduc. Si~or(; 4. Texter cashes in at Summit Point Road Race By Steven H egg Graves wastes Woodland MX By Don Schneider WOODLAND, WA, MAY 6 T ony Graves took the open in!,: ro u nd of the Pacific Co ast Championsh ip In the 125 and 250cc Pro classes at Woodla nd MX. The first I25cc Pro moto saw O 'Neal / Scott/ LRD/Screwy Designs/Pro Circuit/Maximal White Bros./Eugene Suzuki-backed. Graves rag e throul$h 12 of his adversaries to win. Up from. pulhng th e ho leshot was rookie Rian Gan t, fo llo wed close ly by West . Ol sen and Grimm. By th e end of la p one, Olsen ha d pulled a double pa ss for the lead. By lap three, Graves had pulled ou t all the stops. Coming from last, he was knocking on Grimm's back door, puuing on h is aerial show for th e fan s, glidi ng over Grimm, gassi ng it by Gam in th e woods, a nd th en o u threaking O lsen to take over th e lead. By malO'Sen d the vetera n pros worked their way pa st th e newcomers. Graves won th e mo lO by 25 secords over Bart McDaniel and Grayson Han, with Don Biscigl ia inches a way from fourth. The first 250cc Pro moto saw Graves pull th e ho leshot and go unscathed to win. The war beh ind, th ough, was in the form of Mik e Bell, Hamness, Han and ex-National co ntender J im Anderson. O n lap two, Anderson hauled by Hart, and on la p four he hammered by Hamness for third . O n lap five, Ham ness tried 10 retaliate, bu t un ders hot th e do uble j ump, taking a mea n soil sample, On lap six. 28 Anderson ou t-smarted Bell and cruised to a second-p lace finish . By molO's end, Graves had again pulled in 25 seconds o n An derson, Bell , H art and Biscigli a. Mota two in the 125cc Pros saw H art p u ll th e ho leshot follo wed by West. Da ily, Strode and Graves. On lap o ne Daily and Strode wen t by West. O n lap two, Graves ju m ped the long double imo the pit, landi n g beside Strode. As th e two rid ers hit the bOllom, Graves co uld n' t tum as Strode took his line . Graves took a soil sam ple and remounted in eig h th p lace. O n lap fo ur. Hart handed the lead to Daily after crashing in the w hoops. Strode, West , Gam and Bisciglia tried to sto p a smoking G raves, bu t to no avail. G ra ves picked off Biscigl ia , Gant, West and Str ode by the end of lap six, but this took too lon g a nd Daily stayed u p fron t. Whe n th e checkers fell on lap seven, Graves had mo ved to within th ree seconds of Daily, Graves' 1-2 mot o fin ishes net ted him th e overall win, wi th th e cons isten t finishes of Don Biscig lia (4·3) for seco nd. Strode's (7-4) and Dail y's (11· 1) neued them third and fourth. Results W/P/W: I. Isace Dawson (Ya m): 2. JUi in Ruth (Yam ); u 3. Scou j ohnsen (Vam); of Michat"1 Toda (H on ). . P/W D-l : I. jOly William, (Xaw ): 2. Robnt Hol ~ (Kaw); 3. Knrin Eak in (Hon); 4. Ph ill ip Joh nson ( Ka w). PIW D·2; I. Ja son Ha nsen (K.aw); 2. Wimam, (Kaw); .5 Andy Fisher (H on ). . P P: I. Dawn Piaua (Yam ); 2. julie Swt"n.t n ( ~w): 3. Sha nno n Sta rbord fRaw). VINT: I. Stnt' Corril (Yam): 2. j im Lriningn (Hus). MINI BEG: l. Michat-I Thonon (Kaw); 2. Bill M~ (Ya m ); 3. Cordon Youn g (Hon): -4 . Robb it:' R.uliff (Vam): ~. Beau Manl~ (K.aw). MINI JR : 1. Mikt" Ulwn (Kaw ): 2. Jason SUlton (Kaw); 3. j oh n Will iam s ( Ka w); -4. Brad Ha gwth (Suz); ~. T im H a las (S UI). MINI EX: I. 0uU Pat erson (Ho n ). MIN I tNT: 1. Vylam Ngu yt"n (Kaw); 2. Br.adlry &rhm (Kaw); 3. Nic k ibn,,", (Kaw). 125 BEC : I. Dawn Piazza (Ya m); 2. Mall Bleckov (K.aw) ; 3. Robn1 Man ~1 (ATM). n 125 jR.: 1. Pal McGov t"rn (Ho n ): 2. G lt" Noli n (H a n) : 3. 8ft! Rh oadn (Raw ). 125 INT: 1. Rya n HuUman (H a n); 2. JalOn McCormick (Hon); 3. Dan U1vm. (Kaw). 125 PRO: l. T on y G raves '(Sw ); 2. Don BilCigl ia (SUI); 5. Cary 5trodr (Hon); 4. j df Dai ly (Hon); 5. Scott Gri m m (Kaw). 2SO BEG : l. Waynt johruton (H on); 2. Mik( Go u lan (Hon) ; 3. C regory Hannon (Ho n). 250 JR: 1. J dl &ti ll:)' (Han); 2. Ern i( T ru l!On (H a n ): 3. Tim MtiMntr (Yam). n 2SO.INT: I. Rya n H ull ma n (Hon); 2. Da n U lvt" (Kaw); 3. Rn-m Yeager (Yam ). 2.5 PRO : I. T on y G ravn (SUI): 2. j im Anhlon (Han): 3. eff Pa pk( (Han ). OPEN INT: I. Kn- in Y(a gr:r (Yam ): 2. Rod Co m!iotock (Kaw); 3. Kip Templeton (Hon ). UTH: I. J im And(twn (Kaw ): 2. Stt"v~ Sm ith (SUl) : 3. Mikt Kat" (H on ). OP.EN PR O: 1. Scou William~( Hon ):2. Mik ~Cadt"l"(Hon ): 3. Rt:ld Go ldmann (H a n). OTH: I. Stan Capps (H us); 2. mikt" Man-hall (Han): 3. Mik( Thompson (Ha n). . OTH B: I. John Wi1Iiam~ (Kaw); 2. Ron Kronl (Yam ): 3. Randy Wing (kaw). JR OT: 1. Gmt OJ,iuim (Hon); 2. SI(~ For ti (Ho n). INT OT: I. Maynard Richa rca (Kaw); 2. Dick Slidha m (Ya m ); 3. SI~ Jensen (Xaw ). EX OT: 1. t~1 Waltmor( (Kaw); 2. Mike Hickman (Yam); 3. Dave Merklin (Suz). SUMMIT roerr, WV, MAY5-6 Randy T ex ter captured the $300 U.S. T win Sports winners' sha re a nd G len n Szarek took home $250 for his Un limi ted Gra nd Pr ix victory to hi ghl ight an exci ting Sum m it Po int AMA/CCS roa d racing weekend. New Pro vidence, Pennsylvan ia 's Tex ter pa cked u p the fa mil y bus right after taking third a t Sa turday 's U.S. Twin Spo rts race a t Road Atlanta, then dr ove a ll night 10 Summit Poi n t fo r a chance to win more cash wi th his Harl ey-Davidson 883 Sportster. As the Harley twi ns rumbled 0 [[ the lin e, T exter quick ly established a five-second lead o ver Jim McG urrin. Fu rt her back, Devin Ba ttl ey, Matthew Sc hneider a nd C la r ke Ohrstrom engaged in a side-by-side dice for third. At the midpoi nt of the race, the o nce-blue West Virginia sky had da rke ned as the winds picked up an d rai n threatened. After six lap s, T exter and McGum n had pulled away to sizeable margins for first a nd secon d. with Ohrstrorn , Bartley and Schneider still ba uli ng for third through fifth . Drizzle bega n falling o n the whi te flag lap, turn in g pa rts of th e two-mile, IO-turn road course Into black ice. The slick surface in tum 10 tried to take the win away fro m Texter wh en it threw his Sportster into a wicked sli de as he turned home for the checkers. But th e skill ed din tracker put a foot down to keep th e bik e upright, and hung on for the victory. Bauley did not fare as well when he dropped his 883 In slip pery tum six, but recovered to pick up fifth place. McGumn was a ll alone fo r second whIl e Ohrstrom held off Schneider -fo r third. T exter is spo nso red by Penn Sta te Cycles, La ncaste r H arl ey-Davidson , Bell , Castrol, Su noco and the Lancaster Harley Owner's Group. Resul ts SO LO CTO: l. Cl tonn Szarek (SUI); 2. Randy H OI (Suz); 3. Ch a rln Ntoigho ff (Suz): 4. jay Bartl ow (SUI); 5. Pau l You ngma n (Yam ). LlW S/ SPRT EX: I. Dan Midd l(t on (Yam) ; 2. William Sha na ma n (Yam): 3. T om Grant (Ya m): 4. Grorgt' Fiu (Kaw). LI ~ S/ SPRT NOV : I. Michad Vadn()' (Yam ): 2. Mont y Wamng (Yam): 3. G lenn SentiI:)' (Ya m); 4. Rodn ( y G ibson (Ila w); 5. Sam FI(m ming (Ya m). LlW srrw EX: I. Mau hew Schnroidror (Kaw); 2. j im McGurrin (H -D). L/W srrw NOV: I. Kt"vin Begl(y (flaw ): 2. Mich ael Uwis (Ila w); 3. Rich Scurgt'!o (){aw): 4. Dani el Rogt'fs (Raw); .5 . Carolyn Brown (Han). M /W C P NOV : J. Ray Dun n (Yam): 2. Tt"d PI(i l (Han); 3. j a m~ Dri~kel l (Han): 4. jdfI"(y Brad y (Ya m ); 5. Sron Mt1iill.J on n (Han ). U/ L S/S PRT EX: I. C I(nn Sta r( k (Suz): 2. Stn- ffl H a rri son (){aw): 3. Rand y Hns (SUI); 4. Will iam Wyau (Suz). SO LO CTU: I. DaVid Murray (Ya m ): 2. Bryan Bnnisdtorfer (Ya m); .5. Pau l You ngman (Yam); 4. Ikan Middlnon (Yam ): 5. David Flam m (Due ). MIW S/S PRT EX: l. Pa ul Yo un gman (Yam): 2. Todd Do rne meyn (Ya m ); .5 O u ii Cuomo (Ha n); 4. Pa ul Simps.on . (Han ); 5. T om Crant (Yam). MIW SlSPRT NOV : ~. Prapancha nkoro (Vam) ; 2. Evan Semo l! (Ho n j: 3. Ted Plt"il (Ho n ); 4. j am es Driskell (Hon) ; 5. David T al e (Yilm). LlW GP EX: I. Todd Domtm~~t (Yam): 2. Dean Middletun (Ya m): J. C. Ta )"l~r M a~5ot'Y (Yam): -4. Will iam Shanaman (Ya m ): 5. jam" Sr-h lln (Yam ). U W C P KO V: l. MOlHy \...·iln inl/;(Ya m): 2. Brendan Ikgl~ (Ya m); 3. G Iffi n 8rtJ llry (Yam): 'I. jM'll"f'y Brady (Kaw): 5. P res to n Hopk in) (Ya m ). H /W S/ SP RT EX: I. C It" SLa k (SOl ): 2. Rand y H ~ lln I"( (SUI); 3. Steven H'&rri ~m (Ka wl: 4. Brya n Bermsderfer (SUI ): 5. t...rry Go l

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