Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS SR NOV : J. Don Kiidkc [ H on] : 2. C ene Drm ~ (Ydm ). SR 1ST : L ~hom;&!o S pu ~in (H on ). SR EX: I. J im O ' Sl"al (H a n ). ~ Lane, Cesmat top Colorado Road Race season opener By David L u cas Kyle Lewis (center) swept all four motos of the 125 and 250cc Pro classes at L. A. County Ra cewa y. Here. Lewis chases Darryl Atkins (203) and R yan Carlisle (90). Aaron Merriman (61) passed leader Jim Marchbank (129) to clai m the 450cc Superbike class win at Denv er, Colorado's Second Creek Race way season opener. DE:\I'ER,CO. ~IA Y6 T he Mo tor cycl e Ro adr acing Associ ati on 's (MRA) first event 01 1990 de mo nstra ted th at springtime in th e Rock y Mounta in s br ing s out the desire in race rs to get o n th e tra ck alter a lo ng winter. Second Cr eek Ra ceway pl ayed host '0 the MRA's fir st race 01 th eir lO-race 1990 sched ule. T he Race o f the Rocki es even ts were both start-to-finish affairs. The GTU even t began with o ne 01 the largest gri d. 01 the day. T he field leaped towa rd tur n o ne as severa l rows o f th ree -abreast riders jos tled for th e racing lin e. One o f th e serio us contenders for the lead went down as th e other rider s managed to avo id him - J. T . Terry's Yama ha FZR600 was undamaged, but a wob bl y ank le made it dear he wo uld be un ab le to co rnin ue. Dieter Lan e, Mar k Dim ick , Bobb y Mio sek , a ll Ya maha FZR·m o u nt ed, led Den n y Bur ke o n a Suzuki Ka tana o ut of th e mayhem. Lane built a lire in h is FZR600 a nd began to stretch a lead through the rem a inder 01 th e lirst lap . T he final o rder rem ai ned th e sa me. Race 01 the Rockies GTO ru mbled 10 lile as the big-bo re mach in es mad e a d ean start. T he field quickly separated into a threesome in fro nt , lo llowed by a tight five-rider pack sq uab bl in g o ver lo u rt h p lace. Cycl es 01 Bou lder Suzuki-mounted Geoff Cesmat was lead in g Dan Turner's Y:\1S-sponsored Swuki, loll ow ed closely by Californian Dave Deveau 's Swuki. Deveau 's position was impress ive due to h is last- row sta rt ing positio n. Cesmat pr oved wh y h is ma chine ca rries th e GTO num ber o ne plate as he powered a lo ng in front 01 Turner. A slig h t di sta nce behind, Deveau waited for all opening which co uld imp ro ve hi s thi rd pl ace to seco nd. The action in the ba ttle for fou rth con tin ued as Guy Cl ausen was bein g tested a t every o p po rt u ni ty b y a newco mer to the front ranks, Ri ch Stark. bo th o n Suzukis. Cla use n pr eva iled lor Iourth, with Sta rk ta ki ng a close lilth a t th e linish line. . Results 2!JO NOV: 1. Byro n Pan u ns (Ho n ); 2. Wa h Wttl (H o m . 2.iO JR: I. Coli n Moa kl("y (S UI); 2. M.nt T a lbo u (CaK ). O PEN NO V/JR: I. Scu ll Par k" (Ya m): 2. T odd Wut f> (H on). VET : l. La nre Sr Jlan (SUI); 2. Ga ry Dra ws ( K.aw) . t NT/EX; I. DOirin Killmill ('r (Ha n ); 2. Tom Od~k i r k (SUI); 3. Troy WinR ( Kil w) . second. T he three r id ers exc ha nge d t he p o sitr o n to o ma n y tim es to co u nt wi th Peterson makin g a last-lap pass in the second mot o to tak e seco nd o vera ll lo llow ed by Man inel a nd G reenw ay. Resul ts Lewis levels LACR Night MX By Tony Alessi and Kim Scott 30 PAL DAll. CA. MAY II \l Pro Circui liFox-sponsored Kyle Lewis swept four mo tos in the 125 and 250cc Pro classes a t the open ing round 01 th e Ca lilornia Racing Club's Frida y N ight S.".ies at L.A. County Raceway. Lewis sta rted ,h e n ight o u t by pow.".i ng his Do nny P.· tu ned Kawa sak i to the lront 01 thefirst 250cc Pro race a nd strea ked away lro m j im H oll ey a nd Dana Wiggins. Wiggins. rid ing his lirs t pro race . was a p p lying heavy pressure 10 U ltracross champ H oll ey. wh o bobbled in ,he roc kers and crashed oIl the track. ha ndi ng seco nd ove r lO \\' igg in s. O ' Neal -backed Chris Radzinski closed on \Vigg in s la te in the mota b u t 'wa s un abl e 10 mou n t a charge. Ryan Carlisle hol esh o , th e second mo lOb u t had Le wis a nd H oll ey cra wling all over h im. Car lisle held o n lo r o ne lap before Lewis blasted by. H olley was o n the move a nd was laster th an anyone th ro ugh the roc k.".s. H o lley passed Ca rlisle th ro ugh th e wh oo p s and closed down on Lewis but h it ,he ba ck wheel 01 , he lead er and went dow n . Lewi s strolled to the checkers, lo llowed by Wi gg ins . H oll ey reeov.".ed 10 linish ,h ird , loll o wed by Teleford and Rad zinski. Lewis was ba ck lor the 125cc Pro race and co n tin ued hi s winni n g ways. Lew is star ted midpack and worked up to th e lead pos itio n in bo th mo lOS. Wiggin s and Carlisle swa pped positio ns wit h Ca rlis le com in g o u t second and Wigg ins third. . Yamaha rid.". Mar c Easely clea ne d ho use in ,he 125cc Int ermediate class. Easely sta rted last in both mot os a nd pas sed every ri d.". en ro u te to a dou ble mo to victory. Kenny larht won both Vet Expert class molOs while G reg Marti nez. Todd Petason and jolln G reenway argued al l n ight o v.". 80 BEG : I. Ma lt Clrmt'n, (Sw): 2. IM-n fkoj ar ano (Kaw): 3. n .). S...~ ,tny (Ya m ); 4. J imm" O 'N~ (H n n ); 5. Bobb y 41 Kt'lI io (Ya m ). lR . 80 NO\': I. Roi mond Mo r.ln (Kaw); 2. Tim Sointa ru (SUI); y 3. Jim BUnlin (SUl); -I. J ay Th~·~ (KTM ,. SO1ST: I. David Evil, il i" (SUI). 125 BEC n-I : I. J n t'd J arob,mC')'t'I' ( Y~m ) : 2. Mouc Lippt'fl (Hon ); 3. I~ Brt'Wn' (Suz); 4. GOlf)' MfC u a (Hon ): 5. GrorK" fut"lII (Hon ). n 12!t BEG D-2: I. Rulwn Amkn on (SUI); 2. Brian E.ailolC'}' (Vilm): 3. J oWl Da vis ( ~ w); 4. Tim V..ldr l t Hon ); 5. j ordan lirix'rm;1n (Han). 125 NOV: I. Ryan Spurg in (Ho n ); 2. Clart"ncr Abbou (Ho n) ;.s . David Evil Wn" (Suz); 1. jefl Fi nch ~ H f)n); 5. Rich Bart on (H a n ). 125 I ~.: 1. MOlle [a,It)' (YOIm ); 2. T ikt'l' G.. rria ~ H on): 3. Co lin CouIO ( ~ W); 4. T on y Barr olnli (H u n ); 5. J aroon Simmo ns (Ra w). t%5 P RO : l. Kylt' lLwi, (Kotiw ); 2. Ryan C;uli,lt' ( u w); , r .s. o-,m .. W illtXin (Yam ): 4. n-ol yl Aiki n, (Ha n) : 5. Er ie Samproon (K.il w). 250 BEG : 1. Ibvid Ochoa (YOIm ); 2. C. T . W.. ilalUltw (H a n ); 3. Jo h n J rllmn (H on I;4. J ;uon M y ron (HfJn ); ~. Rria nSnytkr ( Hon). 250 N"OV : I. JOt" O 'Hara (Hon); 2. Owm Dickson (Y.. m ); 3. C lUck DrmpM'y (SUI): i . Mikt' Blai r (Hu n}; 5. RodSprinl t' (H a n ). 250 I~.: 1. Eddi t' Da vh (Yam ); 2. Rill y Mncit'1' (Ha n): 5. AdOu (HUll): 3. Arian Curry (Kaw) ; 1. C ur t j am" (Va m); 5. In johman (Ho n ). VET EX: I. Kt' nn y Zah r! (Ya m); 2. T odd Prl r rw n (Hon ): 3. G rt"ll: Mart in el (Ho n ): 4. j o hn Grrrnway (Ha n): 5. ]im Sr ndd bach (Han ). JR VET BEG : I. MOi n y Hnlr r (H on ); 2. WOIdr Ca rlt"y (H on ): 5. Do n Dt-myyan (Ho n ): -4 . Kdl y u WMln (Ha n) ; ~ . Fr..nk Sc:h~tlj ni (AT K). JR VET NO V: I. Chad Nd!lOn(H a n) ; 2. Richard Bun ch (Ll w): 5. Gnlll Cobtwrt (H a n ): 4. Danit"l P("lr l10n (Hon ); 5. Ro y Fan (H on ). J R VET INT : I. Dt'an IU Mor'I (Hn n ); 2. Eric Ca 500lS ( ~ w ). j R VET EX: l. Mnic Hamtnt'r (Yam) : 2. Gr t'K M;,mina (Han); .s. J efl Blacl (Ha n) : 4. K<.rl Alit)' (H a n) ; 5. Todd Pn tnOn (H a n). BIC WH L: I. Sl:rw Mn n; 2. JOlCOb WadonlUl . ROR -GT O : I. Dan Turner (Suz): 2. Dave Deveau (Suz); 3. Guy Clausen (S UI) . ROR -GTIJ: I. Dener La ne (Vam) : 2. Ku n Dimick (Ya m ); ~ . Bob by MiO.!tt'k (Ya m). -150 Sl BK: I. Aaron Merrim an (Ya m ); 2. Chip Kill inm (Ya m ); .s. jim Ma rchbank (Yam). 600 S/B K: I. J. T . Terry (Ya m ): 2. Mar k Sch t'l lingn (H o n ); 3. Kurt Dim ick (Yam ). 750 S/BK: I. J.T. Terry (Ya m); 2. Rich Sl.. rt (S UI) : 3. Bria n Jo'ldlUlgan (SUI ). . ) O Pl.N S/BK: 1. GroU Comil! (SUl ); 2. Mik l"Surran (SU.l : 3. Gn-g Curt i, (JU w). 600 S/SPRT: I. Kurt Dim ick (Va m ); 2. Da vt' Deveau (SUl): 3. Bobby MIOM'k(Yam ). 750 S/SP RT : I. Da ve Dt-vt'"olU(SUI): 2. 8 rian Fbnh (Ha n) ; 3. Dave Ada m!lo (H o n ). 250 BEG 0 ·1: I. Mark j en sen (Ya m ); 2. Mikt Brayto n [H e n ): 5. Tim Benoi t ( Koiw ). 250 BEG 0·2 : I. Robert Schu ltz (SU 2. SIMI" Zimmer .l); (Yam); 3. Eddie Sandova1 (Yam). 250 jR: 1. BrOid Ly n n (H o n ); 2. Jd f WriKh t ( Hon ) ; ~. JOI" Thoma s (H a n ). trrH : 1. Skid Ro we (SUl); 2. SmH Con ne rs (KT M): , . Dan in Gr.l vit'l (Yam ). 500 BEG : I. Oa vid H agen (Ha n) ; 2. Kt'ith Jo no (J(aw): ~. Dude CO Ul:t' (H a n ). VET jR: I. Pa u l Co nnt'T' (Sw); 2. j ohn Taylor (Sw); 3. Edwin Simms ( Hen). VET 11'0. : I. I'm Sch r!M"dt"r (Hon]: 2. Ro n j unk" 1(Kaw); ~. J o hn Madrid (SUI). McDowell tops Lodi ST By Mi kki McBri de LOD!. CA. APR. 28 Wi,h th e Lodi West ern Reg io na l Cha mpionships just a week a way, so me o f th e ou t-oftown riders began dri fting in to ge t a better chance to di al in th e track before th e big o ne. H owev er. in th e Pr o-Am, R O laX rider Bryan McDow ell was o ff the line and into the hole pos iti on like a shot from a ca n no n. H e rode a pe rfect a nd smooth line all th e way to the chec kered nag in first , while another Rota x rider Bob Dam ron rode har d to sta y j ust ahea d 01 H ar ley rid er Danny McDonnell . McDon nell , who seems to be ge tti ng fas ter each year, has becom e o ne rider th at is di lli cu lt to stay ahead 01. Ro tax ri der Mark Key stayed just ahead 01 H on da rider , Bobby McDowell in the fourth spot wh ile Bobb y stayed in lil th. In th e O pe n Ex pert class, Da mron gra bbed the ea rly lead with Bobb y McDowel l a close seco nd a nd br o ther Bryan ri der on his back wheel. Bryan had a bad start, but did a rea t job ca tch ing up to Bobby by the end 0 the race. McDonnell ca me in lourth wi th Mike G resha m stra in ing hard to ge t aro u nd h im to no avai1. In th e 80cc Expert clas s, Earn ie Martin won' th e hea t hands d own with Eri c Bostr om co mi ng in second. In the mai n, Bostro m took lir st. while Na th an Wait ca me in second al ter mi ssin g th e hea t, and Martin ca me in a fast third lo llowed by Shau n Russel l. The Vet Experts, agai n . watched Dave Bostrom domi na te the class. j ohn Taylor gave Bostrr'tn a good workout. J ames Du nlavey took ,he th ird spot lo llowed by Roy Fish .".. and George Cooper was bac k o u t o f retireme n t to take th e l ilt h spot. J im H ansen dominated the Pee Wees aga in, but ru mor has it tha t he is soo n to mo ve up to the 60cc class. Toby J o rgensen was lirst to get ,he checkered nag in the 60cc Novice class, just a head 01 H a nsen 's bro,he r. Andy H ansen _ Resu lts PI\\' Jl..C: I. J im HOImm (Ya m); 2. T on y Ml"irinfl: (Ya m); .s. Robnl H arol d (VOIm}; 4. M ich~1 &1 (Ya m }; ~. Br.ilndon ('~rkl" (Yilm). 60 SOY: 1. T ob y j orgm!im (Kaw): 2. And y lbn!o('n (Hon ): 3. T on y Souza (K2w); 4. Michal"l POIlt n-JOn (Vam ): 5. Oms Ma rq u il (Yam). PP : I. Ikbbit" AndnlOn (Kaw); 2. T am i Quan (}fa n): 3. Cam!: l.lT (SUl ): 4. Vt'rna Olx-r (JU w). VET NO\' J R; I. Willi ..m Rider (H a n ); 2. AI IkHoyOl tHan ); 3. Pt'1T T um" (II· D): 4. Hmf)' 5cl.nch t'l (Han); 5. 1 D;n; , Win l"' (H o n ). VET EX: I. OOlVI" Bostrom (W-R ); 2. john Taylor (W. R): 5. j am a Du n laVt'Y (Y.. m ): 4. Roy f ish " (W. R): 5. ('~ Coopt'l (\V-R). SO NOV jR: 1. Hdd" Alwrnal (Ho n) ; 2. Bill y Ma nin ( Kaw); 3. Bra ndon Carnaha n (H a n ); 1. Eric Martin (Kaw); 5. T o n y So uza (1'01"') . 80 EX: I. Ene Bomo m (Han); 2. Nathan Wa it (Kaw); 3. [ ,unit' t\. rt in (K...w); 1. Sha u n Ru udl (Ya m); 5. Slrvm Hld K b l (Kawi. 250 NO V·J R: I. j ohn Hl ebo III (Han ); 2. Don Wilh ite (Ya m); 3. Rocky t\. iIc 1 cawne (Ho n ); 1. Er ic Bo!\olrom (Hon ); ~ . Bill HoJl Olnd (Ha n}. ·1 VINT EX: I. D'II1u Mdlm ui (H o n); 2. j a ml'l Mahon ey (Ho n ); .s. Rid lOird Ma rq u is (Ha n) ; 4. Gary Milew ,k i (T ri); 5. L yn n Grorge (Ha n). DTX NO V: I. Brt'u La noo (Ka w); 2. Don Sh iplC')' (H on): 3. Mik l" Zit'mink i (Ya m): 4. Kt'ilh Crum (KawO; S. uri Dt'roboam (SL I.l). Dn 500 SOV: I. Keith WdlU (K.iJ w); 2. St:on Willi;;um; (Ya m); .s. Thoma, L nt" (Han ); 4. J o hn Auiuo (YOIm). DTX EX; 1. Mauhew Wa il (JU w); 2. Nath.ir.n W.u l ( u ....·) ; 3. WilJioIm ArbogdSl (Sul): 4. u n a EvatU (Yam ). _ O PES NOV : I. FI~Sa nc:hrt (Hon ): 2. Mark J o inn (VOIm); . 3. Jim Poll ( V~ m ) ; -t Stt'Vt' Sron ( y .. m ); S. I-fmry ~ l (Hon)..

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