Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Daily wins Bear Creek Speedway By An y T emple CA:>O'TO;l/, OR JUNE 23 On a hot , humid ni ght at Bear Creek peedway, a large crowd was o n hand for WON E/97.5 FM NighL " Flyin ' " Brian Daily rook both th e Handicap and Scra tch heat races. Kelvin Smith was set to win th e Handicap final a fter sta rting lrom 'he 40-yard mark, but with only three laps of the e l~h th mile cla y o val remaining. He lost a chain. Ir was a disappointing end to ;:I stro ng sho win g. Ronny Rail , th e well -kn own 52-year ·old nat tracker. racing for th e fir st time at this Ohi o speed wa y tra ck, put in a good per fo rman ce to tak e seco nd. Scouy Brown, the po p ular Ascot speed way rider and manager of Bear Creek Speedway , has th e help of former British Junior rider Ellis Byrd. 'They are hoping speedway will become as popular in Ohio, as it is in Cal ilornia. Resu lts H OC P: I. Bria n Da il y; 2. Ro nn y Rail ; 5. Randy 4. Mark MaUft'T 5. J ohn Racin. ; GUI~hoIl1 ; Dunfee tops muddy Amherst MX By Peggy Adamic A HERST, OH,JUNE24 M On a day wh en the rai n wo uld n 't stop, K'TM· mo unted Ro n Dun fee too k th e co mbined 125/ 250cc Ex pert class win a' Am herst Meadowlar ks Mo to rcycle Cl u b. 'The decision prior 10 race time to run o nly o ne more was welcome relief to both riders and track o fficials, Du nfee lined up a' the gate wi th the lew brave enoug h 10 challenge Mother Nature and bega n h is mud race by taking the lead off th e line. Chris G rasso, Kei th Perry and J ason Balas 'rai led Du nfee thro ugho u t the 20min ut e-plus race. Dunfee pulled to a quick lead and went u ncha llenged, buildi ng a bet terthan-Sn-second lead by mote's end. Grasso, Perry and Balas finished in the same positions they earned off 'he starting line. Bru ce Robinson was the o nly double class winner 01 the day as he smoked tfie competition in th e Plus 25 and l25cc B classes. Rob inson's off-seaso n snow and mu d rid ing pai d 011 as he rou ted his Ho nda to a startto-fini sh win in the P lu s 25 outing. Steve Wilmi ng to n held second, nearly 20 seco nds behi nd Rob in son at th e linish. Dave Kacmar held third. In l 25cc B action, Jay H ershey ro uted his Brunswic k-backed Suzuki into the lead ahead 01 Jeff Wooledge, Robin son and Kacm a r, Woo ledge dropped out 0 1 ' he race on ' he lirst lap wi th Robinson taking ove r the lead whe n He rshey fell victim to th e slic k trac k co nd itio ns and DN F. Boh McCo rmi ck moved in to second with Kacma r i n th ird ahea d or J ohn Harri ngton. Robin so n took the chec kered lIag with a hal f-la p lead . . H ersh ey bo unced back to take th e l25cc Schoolboy class win. Woo led ge lollowed Hershey th rougho ut the lou r·lap moto to ta ke second. Tuff McBride won the Handicap and Scratch mains at Champion Speedway. J im Cox (I) passed Dale Kieffer (113) 10 lak e th e Midd leweight Superbike Expert class win at Las Vegas In ternational Raceway. ScOIl Will ock (26) Finished th ird, T u ffs victo ries were not , however, a ny ru nawa y situa tio ns, as he was put to the task in ' he Scr at ch hea t by Arm & H ammer Remod el in g-spo nsor ed Tom Burge. Goi ng to th e lead 011 th e start Burge was replaced by McBride in lap two a nd he ld o nto it through lap three. O ut 01 turn two into lap lour McBride was lorced the o utside, whi le Burge too k to the pi pe and into the lead to claim me victory. Bu rge to p ped Mc Bri de , again . in 'he Ha nd icap semi. At Han di cap main ti me th e Cycle P ro/Ea st Si de Tavern -s ponsored McBride took his us ua l 60 yar d line position with Len ny McBride a nd Bur ge occupying the 50. A turn three, lap o ne ta ngle between Le nny McBride and Burge ca used a stoppage as both ride~s bit the dust. On the restart Burge again fell In tum o ne but the race continued with Lenny McBride taki ng his Mario Pizzassponsored Godden past Dam ien Cornwell and Kyle Dixo n on the inside of tum four in lap one. 'Tuff followed into second but, into circuit lour, Lenny, hol ding a good lead, experienced engine problems a nd Tull passed him o n the front straight lor the lead and th e checkered Ilag. 'The Scra tch ma in was developing to be a repeat per forma nce, Le n ny McBnde sat o n th e pol e position wi th Tull in two, and Burge and John Lewis ga ting lrom three and lou r. Off the sta r t Len ny beat the field tum o ne with Tuff a hall bik e leng th behind, and co ming 011 turn lour Lenny's engine began fa hering and T ull cru ised into first o n the lro nt straight at the end 01 lap one. Burge and Le wis a lso wen t by Len ny for secon d and thi rd but 'Tull by ' hen had ga ined a co mma ndin g lead a nd too k hi s second victo ry 01 the event. In five weeks 01 raci ng 'Tull McBrid e has won seven oC 10 main events wa rra nti ng the bo unty rumors. row Cor j umpin g the sta rt. Champi ne had won th e second heat over Aud ie H ull an d SIeve Kasten. Bret Beyer loo k th e o the r hea l ove r Jim Sum ner , a nd Reci ! Hart . Loncor a nd Ybe rna adva nced to ' he fina l by finis hing in that o rder in the sem i. With Cha mp ine o n the third row, Hart grabbed th e lead 011 the line and led Sumner, Hull a nd Beyer after o ne lap. Hulf made a clean pass in tu rns th reelo ur o n 'he seco nd lap to lake the lead. Champine had moved six th by usin g a hig h, loo se line. H ulf went dow n a' th e end 01 the back straight o n lap lou r, bringin g o u t the red lIag. Ha rt went to the fro n t 01 th e singleliIe restart a nd kept th e lead. Cha mpin e rook over th e second spot, but co u ld n 't pass th e cra fty Hart, who co ntro lled the groove. Beyer took over second o n th e eighth lap to set the linishing orde r. '0 '0 Resul ts H DCP: I, TuflMcBrid r- (j~w ): 2. lLnny McBride (Gd n ): John L.ewis(Wes); 4. Kylr Oi ..on (j a w):5 . Dam ien Comwdl . SCRATOI 0·1 : I. Tuff McBridto (J aw); 2. Tom BUT it' (Cdn) ; 3. John 1..Lwi, (W n ); 4. Lmny McBride (Gd n). SCRA'tOt 0-2; 1. Krlvi n AnTala (Gd n); 2. M;,t,rco Mort'l lo Gdn ); , . Kyle Oi..o n (jaw ); 4. Tim M~tht"W!oOn (jaw). ~. Resul ts (C .dn~ J R.MINI : I. 1...c'vi limning" ( ltoIw); 2. Chad Wright ( Ka w) ; 3. lnc Slevm~ (H on). SR MIN I: I. f..ric N~I (Suzl o 2. J""ke Daovis (lU w); 3. Tom DunCtt (H on); 4. John Din'i. (H a n); 5. ScUll Wal tz ( H on). 3. SOl BY, I. Ja y 1Insored nder left h is ow n a iling superb.ike at home, and rode Gen e Red mo n 's Yamaha FZR600 Superspo rt bik e to win lour ou t of th e rive classes he en tered o ver the weeke nd. Cox dom in a ted the2 1-lap Solo G'TU in the co mbined GTO/G'TU end urance race , and was ru n ning second overall behi nd Famil y Racing's David Duprey. Co x nearly 'ook first p lace overall. Du p rey had sell ied into a com fo rta ble pace, and Co x slipped by him alter turn ' hree on lap 18. It took tWO laps lor Du prey recover the lead. Cox raced agai nst Dale Kieffer a nd Scali Willock i n ' he Mid d lew eight Super bi ke sp ri nt. Kidler led 011 the lin e, and held ' ha ' position until lap th ree. Cox passed a nd kept first p lace for the rema in in g laps. Cox 's best lap lime lor the day was clocked a ' 1:03:84. Cox bo rro wed Bill Sylan's 500cc Su zuk i and raced to a lo urt h·place lin ish in th e Li~ht. weight Superbike sprinL He compe,ed agam.. Brad Stephe ns, wh o has been dominati ng the LightweIght Mod ified classes lor mon th s. Step he ns ' cl utch problems 01 last week were solved lor 'his race whe n he began using al tertnarket cl utch p la tes. '0 Resu lts f ·50 EX: l. David Dup,rt'Y(Ya m ); 2. Kevin Murn:y (Kaw ). SO LO eTO: I. DaVid Ouprtry (Sul) : 2. Ji m Co.. (Ya m ): 3. Ron Gentile (SUI); 4. Ma T BaUlztt (H -O). k SOLO GTIJ : I. Ji m Cox (Ya m) ; 2. Brad Stt'p hcn . (Y.un ); 3. John ny Pagt' (Yam ): 4. J Ot' J ac k!oOn (Y~ m ); 5. M idud Rftol (Yam ). M/W s/sP RT EX: I. J im Cox (Yam ); 2. Sca ll Wi lloc k ( Y a m ) : ~. J~ J ackson (Yam ): 4. Michxl Bttl (Ya m); 5. D;,t,vid Ca Ivn1 ( H o n ). M/W S/S P RT NOV: 1. Johnny Pa ~ (Ya m ); 2. O..vid Adang (K4tw ); 3. T .L Taylor (Ya m). M/W C P Ex.: I. Ji m Cox (Yam ): 2. Michac=J Bttl (Ya m): 3. Jot J ack wn (Ya m ). M /W G P NO V: I. Johnny Page (Yam) : 2. Anton Sma rt (Hon) ; S. Don Coal)'t'fl (H on); 4. T .L Taylor ( Yam~. UW C P EX: I. Brad Slrphms (Yam) ; 2. Ray Sm uh (Hon ): ~. Martin tbfV'C'1 (Y;,t,m); 4. J ac k Sa ktt (Ya m): 5. John Ja mn ( Yam). LIW G P NOV: l. M ~I HUJl:hn ( K. w ). NOV : I. Ron Pad ian (Duc). Grider glides to Glen Helen Motocross victory By T ony Alessi SAN BERNA RDl;l/O, CA, JUNE 17 Team G re e n / AXO ·bac ked Andy G r ider foug ht 011 A'TK's Willy Musgra ve in two heated 250cc Pro m otos to ta ke home ' he go ld d uring Ca lifo rnia Raci ng Cl ub motocross aClion a ' G len Helen OHV Pa rk. Chris Radzinski and Grider jumped to the front allhe start of the Ci rsl mo ta . G rider drove Radzin ski to th e outsid e of the first (ur n , a llow in~ Musgrave lO slip by. Mu sgra ve th en moved 10 on Grider an d set th e sLage for a gr ueli ng 15. lap doglight lor th e lead. Dustin Evans also passed Radzi nsk i and closed in on 'he d uel lor th e lead unti l he crashed when he d ipped a lap p<.-d rid er. Mu s!;T3ve dogged Grider lap alt er lap, sti cking a tir e under 'he lead er in th e corners o n ly to have Grider nutpo;'·er him on 'he stra ig hts. Grider held ;' [usgrave 011 tu 'he finish, while Evans held o n 10 'hird a head 01 Rex Staten and Radzins ki. Grider pushed Radzinski wid e in th e first turn agai n a( the starl or mOio two , givi ng Musgra ve a n opening to move in to seco nd . Musgra ve pushed Grider and made a pass when Gr ider go t o ut oCsha pe in a lum. Grider repas.sed down th e lon g fro nt stra ight,'hnu~ h . At th e ha llway point Mus~ve slowed w,th brak e problem s a nd let Gnder go . Radzin ski closed in on the AT K pilot but fell in a solt berm. Radzinski rem ounted a nd held o n to th ird as Musgra ve n ursed his bike lO st'COnd beh ind Grider. Greg Atkinso n was lIaw less in ' he firs, 25Oc c Nov ice mo LO as ·on ly Chuck Bennett and Paul Zelinsky were ab le to ma lch h is speed . Ben ne" chased Atkinso n O tl the C la p, bUI Alk in so n irsl slo wly pulled a wa y unt il he was sa lely o ut Cront. Zeli nsky hol eshot th e seco nd mot o and tri ed everyth ing to hol d 011 Atk inso n, bUI Atk in son preva iled. Zeli nsky held o n 10 second with David Bar low lin ishing th ird. Atkinson a lso went u ncha llenged in ' he Jun ior Vet Inrermed ia le class. Results 80 REG : I. J imm ir- ~ { Ya m ~: 2.. Mikr Moli n.il (SUI); 3. [).avid Slin c"hlidd ( Koiwr, 4. Scoll Rnod Jr. (Kaw); 5. Krn RrnI ( Ka w). 80 SO\': I. Jason IkJaRCT (u w). 125 BEG : I. Oanny Manin (H o n ); 2. J a m ir- YOURp;(Ya m); s. L.- Malar ( Ka w ); 4. Tommy Rnbnu (Ya m ); 5. Bria n 33

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