Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

CONGRATULA TlONS T orkko also rod e strongly in the h ighl y-com petitive Mini-Modified race. T orkko finished behind Bobb y Langin and Mik e Baker in th e first leg, th en powered from mid-pack to the back fender of lead er Baker in the second leg. T ork ko rod e li ke a wild man tryi ng 10 ge t around Baker, but settled for second. T im H ool e took founh pl ace away from Steve Wisem an wi th a better pai r of fin ishes. S u n day M oto cross Greg Ziu erkopf held the ins ide line fro m the ga te 10 th e first turn a nd led th e Open Pro s from the open ing lap to the checkered flag to wi n the first mot a . T y Davis borr ow ed a Whi le Bros. KTM 10 fin ish in the second spo t. " I ha ve never rid den a KTM befo re a nd I was tryin g 10 figu re it out during the first mot o, " Davis sa id. Will y Musg~ve was star ting to move in fourth pl ace, closin g on Cra ig Davi s in thi rd. when Musg rav e su dden ly crashed. " My bike was n 't sta ying 1I1 gear. Every tim e I let off it wou ld go into ne utral," Mu sgrav e said . Peter Mu rry rode a coo l a nd co ntro lled mot o to finis h fou rth in fro nt o f Randy Rodriquez and Tim Teleford. Ziuerk opf a nd Davis en tered the fir st turn side-by-side 10 sta n the second rno to with Ziuerkopf edging himself in to the lead. T he two riders imme diately separated themsel ves from th e park. a nd began their mo te- long du el. Da vis stayed a few bike len gths back in seco nd. wa itig for Ziu erk opf to get tired and make a m istake. While Davis was watch in g Zit terk opf's lin es, he got th e break he wa nt ed whe n Ziu er kopf fell in a ru ned , rig h t-ha nd turn. Da vis powered by the downed AT K rider and p u t a few bik e lengths o n him. Davis .l ed for tw o la p s bef ore Zi u er kopf re passed him in fro nt of a ll the specta to rs on the fro nt stra igh t. When th e wh ite flag waved , bo th rid ers dis p layed a n in credible desire to win by excha nging th e lead three times on the fina l lap. Enter in g th e fin a l turn with Zitter ko pf on th e o uts ide and Davi s o n 'th e inside, they drag ra ced 10 th e ch eckered flag wi th Ziuerk opf winning by a tire. . , Pete Mu rray was th e overa ll win ner in the Vet Pro class. Murra y foll owed R andy Rod riq uez a nd Gary J ones in th e first moto, Jones and Murray d iced th e en tire seco nd rno to wit h Jones try in g a last -lap pass th a t resulted in Jones h illin g the hi llside and inj urin g his sho u lder. DG rider Ray G roo m swept fou r motos back-to-back in both the 500cc j ' o vice and 80cc Mod ified classes . G room started by dominating the entire 23 rider field of th e Mod ified Minis. Groom's on ly co mpetition came from LanglOwn ow ne r Bobb y Langin, who stayed a few turns back in seco nd. th e en tire mot a . Pro Tceh employee Mike Baker led ·th e first .!hrce laps o f th e second mota with Gr oom hot on hi s hee ls. Baker cras h ed a fte r h ea vy pressure fro m G room , dropping hi m back in the pack. G room powered away and dalzled the cro wd wi th no-hander s and o the r aerial ant ics in front o f the spectalOrs ga thered around the fini sh line tab letop ju m p. Sco tt Murph y was th e star o f th e Stoc k Mini class. Murphy used a Suzu ki DR80 to ho lesho l ho th mo tos and bui ld L!P leads o f up to a mimue in each mo ta . Murphy a lso ran near the front in th e Modified class, fini shing fou rt h overa ll. Chad Mclmosh rod e a sm an race in th e Open Novice race. Mci n tos h rod e an o lder mod el Can-Am to two seco ndplace fin ishes and the overa ll w in. Mcintosh worked up to second beh ind Dave Ivory in the first moto, the n foll owed Chuck Demsey in the second molO to earn Ihe overa ll victory . C\' DOUG POLEN Team Yoshimura R esu lts 1st Place, AMA National Road Race Road Atlanta, A tlanta, GA IT SCRA MBLES "US I STK: I. Rob Macewen (Hon ); 2. J err y Dro wn (Ho n ); 3. J o n Noc ho ls (Hon ); 4. Mike Lapaglia; 5. Rober t Fiesl er (Han ). . MI:"I ~fOD: I. Michael Baker; 2. Eric TOl"kko (H a n ); 3. T im H ool e (Hen ): 4. Steve w isem an (Yam ); 5. J o hn Killian ( Ho n ). 200 J R: I. S I(·H~ Cool ( Hon); 2. WilJi" m Brei tman ley {Ho n): 3. G len n &011 (Ho n): 4. . An d y Kylf'r (Ho n j: 5. Sha n no n Hoole (Yam ). 200 EX: I. J ohn Kill ian (KX): 2. Brad Tieu (Ha n ). :50 A ~I : l. Do na ld U p ton (Ho n): 2. Scot YoIS(" (H a n ); Mike Ceiger (Ho n); 4. Ma rk Aragon (H on ). . 250 j R: I. j d £ Blackm or e f l l on ): 2. Da ve Alexander (Ho n ); 3. Fra nci.. McG ee (H a n); 4. j on Ro w {H on): 5. ShoK3Y Ha ji mz (Han). ~ LX: I. Da ve Bu sh ( Ha n ): 2. Di rk \'an d("l tx-lIl~ (Ha n ). 350 AM: I. Steve Harr is (Ho n) : 2. Todd Ai les (S uz]. 350 JR: I. S I('V~ Ba rker (Ya m ); 2. allis Smi th (Ya m ): 3. Ken Ri dley ( Ha n) ; 4. And l' So merv i tle (Ha n ). 350 EX: I. Don G riewe (H us): 2. Bill Mann ley (Ya m ); 3. Da ve Bu sh (SUl); 'I. Michael Baker ( Ya m ); DUTCHMAN RACING 1st Place, A MA / CCS EBC Brakes Endurance Challenge Series, Roun d 2 Road Atlanta, A tlanta, GA a. "Yo u Too Can Be A Winner --Ride With EBC" i~ ~ 5. Sco tt Bell (Ya mj . 500 AM: I. Tom W h i t ~ (Su z): 2. j eH Moor e (Ho n): 3. Rob er t Kilfi .uu (lI o n ); 4. Steve Cook (H us); 5. Ed G l'i ~f'r (H on ). 500 J R: I. Mikt' Wayne (Hon ): 2. G;lry Sewe ll ( KT M) ; 3. Pet e M a yfo r rh (Ya m); 1. M icha e l Mr Pherso n (H o n ): 5. Ch ris Pirciril !o (l io n) . VET AM: I. Ala n Ch nsria n (li n n ); 2. Do n Wall ingsfo rd (l in n); 3. Mar k Kaiser (Ho n); 'I. T o n y Pa rsons (S UI ); 5. Greg Min or (H on). VET JR: I. Urad Vande nb er g (H u n ): 2. Pa ul Ikeda (Hon): 3. Shog h szaja mz (Hem); . . Da ve- Alexander 1 ( H u n ): 5. Ni ck w u km ir {Ho n]. VET EX: I. Bob R utt en (Ho n): 2. Gary Junes (KT M ): 3. Bren t Wa llin gsfo rd (H on) : 1. J oh n Sperry (li on ): 5. Dir k Va nd en ber g. OT AM: I. Dewey Sea ver (Ho n) : 2. Mon te [)arli n K (Ha n ). OT JR: 1. Arnie Adkison ( H us. ;2. Dempsey Billt")' } (H u n ): 3. Bruce MC irr ( Ho n ). 'G OT LX: 1. Tom White (Su r): 2. Rarry Hi RRim (KTM ): 3. Vic Ha nna n (H us): 4. Bill Man lf'Y(Ya m) ; 5. Bill Reams (C A). O PES AM: 1. Eri c TorU:o (Han ); 2. Jeff Moore (l io n); 3. A.J. Killian ( Ha n ). O P£. t JR: l. Ben Schultels ( Ho u ): 2. R U..l Y ' Ma lpa ss (H o u ): 3. Greg M ino r: 4. Chris Gendusa (H u n) ; 5. jd£ Smith. O PE ="" EX: I. Do n Griew e ( H us]: 2. Will y MU"'KT3\'e (AT K): 3. T )' Davis (H em) : 4.. Dennis BriK~s (H us]. , OP EN PRO: I. Goo l Breker ( KTM ); 2. Gary Jane, ( KT M): 3. Will y MU' Kra \"e (AT KI; 4. T y Da vi, (H o n ); 5. n o n Gri ~w e (II us). SDC..AR: I. Mcl nt yre/Ketch a m (Ya m): 2. Brown! C ano (Yam ); 3. Myers/ La u x (Yarn); 4. I lC'nt'yl Sh ep ha rd (Ho n) . VI S T SC I..: 1. J im Lew is (li o n); 2. Ch uck Miner t (8 SA); 3. J im Green (H o n ): 4. Ken Rid ley; ,. Mar k Obert { H on ]. VI=""TTW: 1. Larry Bird (T ri); 2. Rill Barlo w (T ri); 3. Vic Hannan (T ri); 4. R ic-hard Alexan der {T ri). BRAKES THe IlItiJHtrte 8toppiHg Power! ~IOTOC ROSS :\flNI 5T h:: I. Sc o t t Mu r p h y (S uz ); 2. C hase Ba n khead; .1, Jdf Moore (lio n) ; -I. Mi ke Ulric h (Ha n ); 5. Donn ie Lu ce (lio n) . MIS I MO D: I. Ray G roo ( K 'XR): 2. Rohhy La ng in (KI ll ); 3.' Michael Bak er (P ro) ; 4. Scot t Mu rp h y ( H en ): 5. Ti m Hool e. 0·200 NOV : I. Don Zipl; 2. Andy Kyler (Ho n) : 3. Ron Sa m mo ns ( Han) ; 1. Steve Coo k; .r,. Gl enn Smll (Hon) . 0-200 INT: 1. Da vid Sa n a n (H e n) . 0-200 EX: I. Brad T ietl (B o n); 2. j o h n Kill ia n (KXS). 250 NOV jR: I. Dav e:' Ivo ry (H o n ]: 2. j df Blackm or e ( Ho n): 3. Car los O liva (Ho n ): 4. l.:UT)' Ailt·!'io .jr. (lion) : 5. j aso n Dempsey (Ho n ). 250 INT: I. Tony Spea r (Ho n ); 2. Soo n Sease . (H e n) : 3. j im Ruse (H o n ); 4. Do nal d U p ton (Hon); 5. Ku rt Sommerm eyer (lio n ). 250 EX : I. j o hn Hateley (H a n ); 2. Gary Holl o n ( Ha n ): 3. Rob Nunez (Hon ): 4. Brad Tir:11 ( Ho n ). 350 NOV jR.: l. C huck Dem p sey (Suz); 2. J ~ffer y Kinn ey (SUl) : 3. Darrell Co mreras (Sua ): 1. Cunis Uda ll (Yam ); 5. Steve Ba rke r (Ya m ). 5000 SOl' JR: I . Ra y Groom (Suz]: 2. Curran Saxev (H us): 3. Ed G e iger (Ha n); 4. J el l Well, (C A): s. T ad W.. il (Ha n) . SOO I NT : I. j ("(£ Moore (Han ); 2. Tom While: 3. Steve Cook (H u!'io); 4. B. Nes~ul (H o n ): 5. J im O 'Ne-J l o ( H u,) . 500 PRO: 1. Craig Dn is (SUl); 2. Grt:g Zin erk opf AT K); 3. Keith O ·Neal. VET N'OV D-I : l. j ack ROlen (AT K); 2. Do u glas C.a\'r (AT K); 3. N ick Wu kimir (Ho n ); 4. Ro b Rex (AT K); , . T im Shook (H u,) . \ ' ET • ' O l' D-2: 1. J im Bacon (Sw ): 2. Gr~ Minor (AT K); 3. Pau l Akeda tH o n ); 1. Brad Van den ber g ( Ha n ); 5. Dave M ora l ~ (Hon ). VET INT : 1. G<.'Orge Ko h ler (H em); 2. ScOIl Walh'nberK (KT M); 3. J im Rase (H o n ); -1. Don Wall in gs£o rd (Ho n ); 5. Pele \'etr::m o (SUl ). VET P RO; I. Peler Mu rr.Jy (H u,) ; 2. Ra nd y Rodriq uel ( KT M): 3. Bob Ru tten (Han ); .1. Gar y J on es (KT M); 5. Brent Wall in gs£or d ( Ho n ). O PEN NOV J R: I. ' Cha d Mel llIo ,h (C·A) ; 2_ Chu ck Dempsey (AT K); 3. He Schu lters (H u n): 1. rt Jdl Sm ilh (AT K); ' . R U>ly Mat pa, (Han ). O PEN 11' T : I. Sca li Wall en ber K (ATK); 2. T o hy i H ("ndr-rmn (l ion ); 3. Ti m T o lleson ; 4. l .arr y Gross ( li o n ): 5. Ha rr y Leiter (AT K). O PEN PR O: I. Gr egory Zitter kopf AT K); 2. Ty n a vis (Han) ; 3. Cra ig Da vis (Suz); 4 ~ Pe ter M urr ay (KT M):,. Ran d y Rudriq ucl (KT M). OT NOV: I. Ad ria n M e~ ( Ho n) ; 2. Arni t"Adk iso n (Hun) ; 3. Billey Dem psey (Han) ; 4. T o m C.o lr lna n (HQ n) ; 5. David H ardmg (H u n ). OT I~T: I. J o h n Etch an (H o n ); 2. Chuck KoiSlra (AT K); 3. 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