Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

GDIRT TRACK AMA Grand NationalChampionship_C-,.-am_el_Pr_o_Ser_ies_:R / _o_un_d6 ~ Don Estep (14) got off the groove while di cing wit h Will Davis (21) in a heal ra ce. Believe il or not, he saved it. Ca mel Cha llenge winner SCOII Parker ho lds hi s $ 10,000 chec k hi gh. H e's fla nked by ru nner-u p SIeve Morehead (left) and third pl ace finishe r Rusty Rogers (righ t). Nationa l winner Chris Carr gives tuner Ken n y T olbert a vict ory lap ride. _ Reh mert , Hal e, a nd Davis in tow. Moreh ead was tota lly fru strat ed with h is in ability to pa ss a nd ended up ISth.' By th e time th e white fla g was d isplayed , Sp ri ngstee n had slip ped a nd Park er and j on es pu t h im back to fourth. Poo vey was unab le to close o n th e leaders. " T hey were dragging stuff onto th e groove from th e in sid e," said Poo vey lat er. Farris ended up sixth a fter " p u u in' around th e bott om. Bill y (Weib ler) and I had a talk after we lost th e clutch in th e number o ne bike. We decid ed to take th e spa re a nd putt to th e front," expla ined Farris. Durell e a nd Rog ers a lso kept slip ping o ff th e groove to a minimum 10 finish seven th and eig h th , respec tively. Carr kept the H- D! Arai/Hap j o nes! Alpine Sta rs!Tsuba kilWh ite Broth ers / Su pe r Trapp!Y ok o Racewarespo nsored, Kenny T olbert-tuned H arley up front for th e fin a l tour of the Lo ui svill e Downs ova l and com p leted hi s " per fect" day with th e win. " It felt rea ll y good. II h as been frustra ting to wat ch that number one wi n every week , sai d Carr. " We tried to stay lo w in th e groove a nd road race the corners a nd save th e tir e. We started with a tire th at had four laps on it from Sp ri ngfield last week. I felt more com forta ble o n the first lap with a scu ffed tire." l'X Results TIME TRIALS: I. Ru sty Rogers (23.683 sec.): 2Scott Par ker (23.710); 3. Steve Morehead (23.824); Ch ris Carr celebrates h is Natio nal wi n in wi n ner's circle in th e company of ru nn erup Sco ll Pa rk er (left) an d third p lace Iin ish erRonnie Jones (righ t). Du relle a nd th e field . T he fro n t ro w read: Poovey, Parker, Ca rr , Spri ngsteen , j on es, a nd Durell e - o utside to ins ide. No soo ne r had th e g ree n Iigh I flash ed th en the race had iIS first cas ua lty. Ti m Mertens ca me toge ther . with Durell e a nd lost his cha in , a nd was out relegat ed to the last fin ish in g spot, ou t o f the po ints. H al e an d Dav is were th e first o f man y to slip o ff the groove a nd lose pos it ions d uri ng the sh uffle on the o pen ing' la ps. After five laps, Carr was u p front, bein g pressu red by Parker, Ingram . j on es, Rogers, Durell e, Farris, Stu mp, Hale, Moreh ead a nd Rehrn ert. After th ree more laps Ca rr, Parker, Ingram, Spr ings teen a nd j on es began to ge t awa y fro m th e rest o f th e field . Pa rk er was n 't sa tisfied with th e runner-up spo t an d worked to get by Ca rr, b u t Ca rr was having non e o f that. At o ne point, Parker's charge alm ost go t him o ff th e groove in . tum s o ne a nd two and crea ted a sma ll o pening. In gra m went for th e vacant space o nly 10 have Pa rker bring hi s bik e back do wn . Stories differ as to the a mo u n t o f th e co nt act if a n y, but th e end result was Ingra m go ing down betw een turns one a nd two. T wo laps lat er , Parker lo st the seco nd pl ace spot to Springsteen whi le j on es wat ch ed from a n advan tag eo us po sition , Poo vey held down fifth with Rogers, Farris and Du relle right on his rear lire. Stump was in ninth with -to Ronn ie j ane>(23.849); 5. Ch ri s Ca rr (23.85 1); 6. Mike H a le (23.85 1); 7. Da n In g ra m (23 .9 18); 8. j ay Sprin gst een (23.962): 9. Tim Merten s (23.9&1 ); 10. David Du rell e (24.033); 11. T erry Poovey (24.090); 12. Curr Reh mer! (24.175); 13. Do n Es tep (24. 180); 14. Kevin Ath erton (24.347); 15. Sca n Slu mp (24.349); 16. Cra ig Es tel le (24.376); 17. Cha nce Da r li ng (24.403); 18. Sieve Burkholder (24.436); 19. Brian Ath erton (24.496); 20. George Roed er (24.545); 22. Mart in Lavoie (24.567); 23. Darren Eri ch sen (24.608); 24. Devo n P rit ch ard (24.830); 25. Bob Sweeten (24.905); 26. j o hn Ho lme> (2'1.970); 27. Rod Farri s (25.003); 28. SCUll Sa unders (25.032); 29. Kell y Bowl by (25.264); 30. j o h n Fau lkner (25.473); 31. T im Best 25.688); 32. Paul Vi, ba l (26.772). H EAT I: I. J ay Spri n gsteen (H· D); 2. Ru st)' Rogers (H · D); 3. Tim Mert en s (Han) ; 4. Craig Estelle (H ·D); 5. Chance Da rlin g (H -D); 6. Devo n Prit chard - (H- D); 7. Bob Sweeten « H · D); 8. Paul Vi, bal (H · D). Time: 3 min., 59.999 Sl:"C. .... HEAT 2: I. SCOll Pa rker (H · D); 2. Dave Dur elle (H -D); 3. Dan Ing ram ( H u n) ; ·1. SCOII SL mp (Hen) : u 5. Darr iu Er ich sen (H · D); 6. S tl'VC Bu rkh ol der (HD); 7. Ti m Be" (11·0); 8. j o hn H ol me, (H a n ). Ti me: 3:57.381. HEAT 3: I. Terry Poo vey (Han) ; 2. Mike Hale (H -D); 3. Steve Mo reh ead (H -D): 4. Rodney Farri s (H -D); 5. Brian .Athen o n (H a n ); 6. Mart in Lavo ie (H · D); 7. Jo hn Fau lkner (H -D); 8. Kevin Alhenon (H · D). Time: Non e due to restart. HEAT 4: l. Chris Ca rr (H · D); 2. Ro n n ie j ones (H a n ); 3. Will Davis (H -D); 4. Cu rt Reh mer! (H . D); 5. George Roed er II I (H- D ); 6. Don Estep (H D); 7. See n Sa u nders (H- D); 8. Kdl )' Bowlby (H D). . Time: 3:56.892. SE MI 1: I. Scott Slum p (H a n ); 2. Cha nce Dar lin g ( H -D); 3. Devon Pr itchard ( H -D); 4. Ro bert Sweeten (H · D); 5. Tim Best (H · D); 6. Da rren Erichsen (HD); 7. J o h n H o lmes (H o n ); 8. Steve Bu rkh older (HD); 9. Craig E,t ell e (H · D); 10. Pa ul Vi,ba l (H ·D). Time 4:01J.689 . SEM I 2: 1. Rod ney Farr is (H- D); 2. Cu rt Reh mer t (H · D); 3. Geor~e Roed er III (H· D); 4. Don Esiep (H -D ); 5. Ma rtin Lav oie (H -D ); 6. J ohn Faulkner (H · D); 7. Brian Ath erton (H a n ); 8. Kell y Bowlby (H -D); 9. Kev in Atherto n (H · D); 10. Sco tt Sau nders (H · D). Tim e: 3;57. 187. LA ST CHA:-; C E Q UA U fJE R: t. CUrt Reh mer t (H -D); 2. Don Estep (H· D); 3. Ma rrin Lav o ie (H 0 ); 4. Dar ren Eric hse n (H- D); 5. Cha nce Dar lin g (H -D); 6. Devo n Pri tchard (H · D); 7. Robe rt Sweeten (H · D); 8. j uh n Faulk ner (H· D); 9. T im lies' (H · D); 10. George Roed er III (H · D). . Ti me: 1:00.553. CA ME L CHALLE:-;GE: I. & 0 11 Par ker (H· ll) ; 2. SIt."Ve Morehead (H· D): 3. Ru sty Rogers (H -D); 4. Ronnie J ones (H o n ): 5. C hris Ca rr (H -D); 6. MiJ(e Ha le (H · D). NA T IONAL: I. Chris Ca rr (H -D): 2. S COll Parker (H -D); 3., Ro nnie J o nes (Hon ): 1. J ay S prin ~t ce n (H- D): 5. T t'fTY Poo vey (H o n) : 6. Rodn ey Farris (H. D); 7. Da ve Durel le (H -D); 8. Ru sty Rogers (H· D ): 9. Scali Stum p (Hon): 10. Mi k ~ H al e (H· D): I I. CUll Reh mer t (H· ll); 12. Will Davis (H· D); 13. Steve Mo reh ead (H- D); 14. Dan Ing ra m (H o n ); 15. T im Merten s ( H e n). Time: 7:50.234. C AME L PRO SE R IES POINT STANDINGS: I. Chris Ca rr ( IOI ): 2. Sm{ 1 Parker (98); 3. Ronn ie J 0110 (58); 4. Jay Sp rings teen (57); 5. Dan In gram (5l ); 6. Steve Morehead (49); 7. Rodney F

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