Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Richard H orne (; 3) co uldn ' t hold off Steven Lawler (hi dden ) in the Open Junior final, but Horne had the best heat finishes and earned the overall win, behind th e m ountains o n S u nda y evening , O' Mara blasted into the lead with Ma tiasevich and Rya n H ughes foll owi ng. At the end o f the first lap , O 'M ara fell o yer in a co rner a nd dropped to fi ft h behin d Duba ch . H ug hes assumed the lead with Ma tiasevich and Vohlan d right behi nd , a nd the th ree bro ke a way from Dubach. O n lap five, Ma tiasevich too k the lead when Hu gh es go t sideways com ing o ff a corner. Mati asevich cou ld n 't p u ll away, th ou gh , as Hugh es a nd Vohland stayed with in a few bike-leng ths for severa l laps. O 'M ar a moved in o n Dubach , which p ushed them closer to the top th ree as well. T hen, H ugh es went do wn o n la p I I. "After Mat iasevich passed me I just tried to stay behind hi m. I clipped the fence wi th my ha ndl ebar s and fell ," said Hughes, wh o too k several minutes to get up a nd return to the race in whi ch he fini shed 23rd. r After H ug hes fell , Vohland began to fade a nd was quickl y passed by Du bach a nd O ' Mara . O ' Mara clos ed in o n Duba ch la te in th e race, bu t fell over in a tu rn and fin ished third. Dubach closed sligh tly o n Ma riasevich near the end, but still fini shed a few seconds behind. Voh land was fourth ah ead o f Rodney . m ith . "Th~ whole weekend was a disaster until today," said Ma tiasevich. who dropped o ut o f the 125cc Expert fina l with first-lap mecha nical p robl ems a nd the n a lso strugg led with bike problems during his 250cc Ex pert qualifier. " I to ld th e T eam Gr een mech a ni cs th a t if the bike wou ld last the whole race I wou ld win." " I knew it wo uld co me down to O 'Mara and me for the $5000," said Dub ach. " I was just hoping I could put o ne of th e lead ers betw een us, but I ran o ut of tim e." In the l O -Iap Vet Expert final , Ron T urne r took com ma nd when John Silva fell at the begi n ni ng o f la p two and open ed up a few seconds o n Rex Staten. At the halfw a y point, however , State n began to cha rge and was soo n o n Turner 's rear wh eel. But St aten 's charged ended on the sixth la p wh en hi bike quit with ignition problem s. Turner cru ised to th e win and collected 450, whi le Brad I\IcLeo d in herit ed second and held o ff SCali J ohnson to the fini sh . . Craig Decker tried to fight off Dam on H uffm an in the Min i Expert class , bu t Huffma n powered by halfway through the five-lap fin al to wi n and co llect $200. Merced es Go nzalez had no tro u ble winn in g th e Wom en 's Expert final as she took th e lead from T ami Ri ce on the first lap a nd pulled away for a $200 pa y check. Rice ca me under a ttack from J eann ie Pruitt. but Pr u itt ra n in to a fall en rider o n an uphill and dro pped back to fifth. Tara H arrison fell fro m second o n th e first lap , but charged back up to third and was cha llengi ng run neru p Rice o n the fin al lap. Step ha nie Jones fin ished fourth. In one o f th e mos t exciting ama teu r finals , Aaron Wenstru p grabbed the hol eshot at the sta rt o f the 250cc J u nior main, but was joined by Will ie Miller on the second lap o f the seven-la p race. For the next two la ps, Miller made severa l at tempts to get by, but each tim e Wenstrup slammed the door. O n la p four, Wens trup fell back to fourt h a nd Mill er cruised to th e wi n. Tom T emplin held off Andrew Olivia for second, "..hi le Wenstrup took fo urt h on th e track but was bu mped back to fifth by Ray Groom, who had a low er poi nt tota l from hi s two qual ifyin g rnotos. Steven Lawl er started fourth in the Open J uni or fin al but picked o ff Brian Sharp a nd T o m Bolton early in th e seven-la p race and closed in o n leader R ich a rd H orn e. After two laps o f pr essu re, H orne slid side ways a nd La wler slip ped by and pulled away to th e win . However, Lawl er's 10-2 score from h is divi sion thr ee qualifiers left him fourth o verall, a nd H orne, wh o had a I-I score in th e th ird division , grabbed th e overall win with his ru nner-u p fin ish in th e fin al. Brian Co rnel iu s fin ished the final in third pl ace a nd was second overall, while Bolton's fifth · pl ace fini sh in the final gave him third overall. Derek Na tvig (23) surprised ever yon e in the early laps of the 125cc Expert main, Tallon Vohland (40) eventually got by.and won while Natvig faded to eighth. Jim 0' eal was chasing Ken Ra u lo ff early in the Senior class final when he fell, but O 'Neal maintained second an d cha rged bac k near th e end o f the fivelap race. At the beginning of th e final circu it, O 'Neal stuffed Ratzlaff a nd too k off to the win . " It was a n aggressive pass, bu t I had the lin e and reall y wanted to wi n," said O'Neal. O 'Neal didn't have any tim e to rest before he ra ced aga in in th e Vet In term ediat e ' class. J on Mill er cha llen ged Doug Taft for the lead early in . the race, but J ohnny Adams passed them both in a corner. Mill er quickl y reta liated a nd took the lead for good as Adams slipped o ff the pace to 12th and T aft dropped bac k to fifth. La wler charged u p to take second at the finis h wi th O 'N eal trai ling, a nd O 'N eal 's com bi ned scores gave h im seco nd overall behi nd Miller. Mich ael Bra ndes won both 125cc Int ermediat e Division One qual ifying motos, then topped the final as well after he passed Chris Ridgeway early in the race. Ridgeway fell back to a 30thplace fin ish , whi le Ton y Amara dio a nd T y Birdw ell dis p uted second. After bauling for a cou p le of la ps, Arnaradio got by and was closi ng the ga p on Brandes befor e time ra n out. Bill y Felts passed David Cas tillo to finish fourth in the fin al. Felts easily wo n the Open lru ermediate fin al o ver Cas tillo , but both riders ra n into bad luc k ' in th e 250cc Int ermedia te final. Cast illo cras hed in the first tu rn a nd went to the hosp ital wit h a co ncussio n, while Fel ts dropped from a ba ttle for second to 30th a t the fin ish. La rry La wren ce easily won the fina l for the overa ll victory. \ :N Results WMN AM :!. Brenda N utt all ( H o n) : 2. Pa m M d lfmald ( Ka W): 3. Laura Ha rr is ( Ka w) ; 4. K.O . H ('vlch ( Kaw): 2. Do ug Dubach (Ya m); 3. J o hn ny O 'Mara ( Ka ....'); 4. T a llo n Vo hiand (Ka w ); 5. Rodney Smith (SU1); 6. Steve Lamson (SU1); 7. jeremy McG ra th ( Ka w} ; 8. Mike Craig (Ka w): 9. T y Da vis ( H a n ); 10. Phil Lawren ce (Yam) . OPEN JR : I. R ich ard H ome {H o n) : 2. Bria n Corndius (Kaw ): 3. Tom Bolton [Ho n): i . Steven Law ler (Ya m) : 5. Brian Sha rp (Hen); 6. Robert Marti ndale (H e n); 7. J ohn Matal amak i: R. j e- f)' f Ehlers: 9. Brad And erson (U ll,'); 10. Rill Lea (Ho n). OPEN INT: 1. Billy Feh , ( Ka w) : 2. David Co.. illo (Ha n); 3. Larry Lawre nce'; 4. Mark Easley (Ya m); 5. Chris Rid gew a y (Su z): 6. Gl enn Commans (Ya m); 7. Joo Miller { Ka w ): 8. J ohn Silva [ Ka w ): 9. Paul Donn ell y ( Ka w): 10. T o m Eng el IHon ). OPES EX: I. Duu ~ Dubach (Yam ); 2. Johnny O'Mara (Ka w ); 3. jerem v McGrath ( Ka w): 4. T y Davis {H on ]: 5. Ryan H u gh es ( Ka w]: 6. Rodney Sm ith ( Ka w ): 7. Tal lo n Voh land [ Ka w): 8. Lo well Thomso n: 9. Brian Myt"TY"ou gh (Ho n ); 10. Larry Broo ks ( Kaw ]. VET JR: I. Mark Si ro ta (Hon ): 2. Pal Brow n (Hon ); 3. john Rocha (H o n ): 4. Steven Alarco n (Ya m) ; 5. B.J . Lthn (S UI ); 6. Troy Deherr era (Ya m ): 7. Ch ri s Bu rgeso n ; 8. Ri ck Gui lmett e (S UI ); 9. Gera ld Fasold (SUI ); 10. Don Cuthhurt (Yam). VET INT: I. J on Mill er (Yam); 2. Ji m O 'Neal (Ho n ]: 3. Brad Eyre (Yam ); 4. Karl Allen (lion); ., . Steve n La wl er (Ya m) ; 6. DOUK T a ft ( Ka w) : 7. Mar c . Cro~hy (Ya m) ; 8. Da rin La yto n (Ya m] ; 9. J ohnn y Adams (Hun): 10. Ga ry Sche id ler {Ya rn). VET EX : l. Ron T u rner (H o n] : 2. Brad Md.c·od (Ho n]: 3. Scott John son (SU1); 4. Fra nk Mencha ca _ (Ka w); 5. Pelt" Murra y (SUI ): 6. J o hn Si lva (K.aw): 7. Al Berlutti ( Ho n ): 8. Mil.: t" 'Tripes ( Ho n) ; 9. Mike Sh oemaker (Ya m) . 10. B. \.... a ll i n ~ \fof(.1 ( Ka w) . SR : I. Jim O't"ral ( Hem ): 2. Ken RauloU (Hem) : 3. fl.Jrry Ma yo (Hon ); 4. joh n Wh itto(H o n ); 5. jae -k Md ;nrm id (H o n) ; 6. Ro hen Fo rt ir r ( K;: w ): 7. Md l Eddy ( Ka w); 8. ()a vid R()gt'n ( H l ln ); 9. l o Sw("(ott'r ylt· (H un); 10. SU"V("()u nl a p (Ya m ). 17

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