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with unwelcomed gu ests of hi s own. Kurt
Dimick's Yamaha Motor Sports of Lovelandsponsored FZR was the first to bid "goodbye"
to the group a s he set off after Hjelm. The
party broke up ear ly as j on Terry found the
door open and left aboard his G ran Prix
Motorsports/ Super T ech /North Star Texacosponso red Yamaha. It too k Dim ick until the
closing lap s to catch Hjelm on the back
strai ght and seize the lead . Dimick brought
along T erry to keep Hj elm company on the
final lap. Hjelm's best efforts to ent ertai n his
guest were turn ed aside as Terry mad e a bid
to trade pos itio ns. At the end of the back
straigh t he braked h is way into second place
for the finish. Only eig h t points cover T erry ,
Dimick, Schelligner and Hj elm in the top four
positions of the 600cc Superbike sta ndi ngs
wiLh five mo re races to go.
. Results
ROR ·GT U: I. Run Dimi ck (Yam ): 2. Aaron Merri man
(Yam ): 5. Jon T erry (YOIm ): 4. Bobby Miosek (Ya m ): 5. Don
Hough ('Vil m ).
RQ R·GT Q: I. Cnlff Co~a l (SUI); 2. Dan T urn er (Sut) :
3.
G r~
Cur li, (Kil w) : 4. Ph illi p Noyes (SUI ); 5. Rich Stark
(Suz).
150 S/B K: 1. Aa ron Merr iman (Ya m): 2. J im Marchb a nk
(Yam): 3. Mark Erickso n (Ya m): 4. Ja y j ensen (Yam ); 5. Bill
Pee ples (Yam) .
600 SlBK: I. Kurt Dim ick (Yam ); 2. Jon T erry (Ya m); 3.
John Hjelm (SUI ); 4. Bobb y Mio~k (Yam); 5. Aaron
Merriman (Yam).
750 S/ BK: I. Jon T erry ( Yam ); 2. Grq Curtis (Kaw ); 3.
Rich Slark (S UI) ; 1. Mike Surra u (SUI ); 5. Jim Forington
(S UI ).
OPEN St BK: I. Gfoo Cnmat (SUl) ; 2. G uy Cl asen (Suz);
H
CUrli~ (Kaw ); ... Mikr Surra U (S w:): 5. Pete Homa n
3. Greg
(Sw).
600 S/S P RT: I. Bobby Mi~k (Ya m ); 2. Kurt Dimi ck
(Yam); ! . T~ny Harnish (Kaw); ... Robttt O 'Dd) (Ya m); 5.
M i~ Swralt (SULI.
750 SlSP RT: I. GnJIr Cnma l (Sw); 2. Rich Sta rk (SUl ):
! . Mike Surr att (SUl); ".jim Forington (S Ul); 5. Rober r O'Ddl
(Y~ ).
O PE N S/SPRT: I. Dan Turn~ (SUl) ; 2. Gu y CI.ilien (SUl ):
! . Prl t' Homan (Sul ); i . Phillip Noy~ (Suz).
F-COLO: 1. jim For ing ton (Rlx ); 2. Don Ho ugh (Yam );
! . Jim Son nleit ner (Ya m); i . Mikl!' Cu nni ng ha m (Rlx); 5.
Mark Erickso n (Ya m).
AM GTU: I . DOlV(' "rl!'rty(Ya m); 2. Danny Adamson (Yam );
! . Ymukl!' H asrgawa (Ya m ): i . J im Son nlri mn (Ya m) ; 5.
john lkldod (S UI) .
•
Md GTO: 1. Brad Holack (SUl ): 2. BmIt MilIn (Yam );
!. Doug Lyll!' (5 UL); i . Rich ar d Kimba ll (Suz): 5. j im Bro wn
(H an ).
NOV GTU: I. John Bddock (SUI) ; 2. Ja ck Jf'n!m (Yam );
! . Cui, Dudl~ (Hon) ; ... Oiril TOIylor (Yam ); 5. Lachary
EpP'(Ho n ).
NOV CTO: 1. Br.ld Bolack (Sw); 2. Richar d MOIrUn (Sw );
! . Dou g Lyle (SUl); .of. Aaro n Dickey (Sw); 5. Sroll BaiIt'Y
(Ya m ).
Lucas, Silvarole shine at
Broome-Tioga Mo~ocross
By Carla Nelson
USll, NY, JULY 4
GP Racin g spo nsored the 5th Annual GP Day
at Broome-T ioga Sports Center on the Fou rth
of J ul y. O ver $4500 wo rt h o f tires a n d
accessories were aw ar ded 10 the top fin ishers
in each class.
Western New York's Bart Lucas too k on
Central N~w York 's j erry Newby in the Scnio r
Expert class. Newby was leading mo to one
in the beginnin g, while beh ind h im was Lucas
and Gene Nighman. Within one lap , Lu cas
was in front. leavin g Newby and Nighman
to decide second and third pl ace. Lucas had
a five-second lead at the finis h line a head of
Nighman. Newby ended up thi rd foll owed by
David Ahou se and Bru ce Stra tto n Sr.
Newby was aga in the 'luickest th rough the
first lurn in mota two . Nlghman . Ahou se a nd
lucas were trailing in that order. Ahou se
moved into second on the first lap. Lu cas was
on the gas, and by mid-m olO had pa ssed
everyone , inclu ding Ne wby. Newb y had a
comforta ble gap betwen him self an d Ahou se.
Aho use was ridin g hard, tryi ng to keep
Nighman from pa ssin g him. With Ni ghman
close, Ahouse pa used to throw off h is goggles
a nd Ni ghman was able to spring by at that
poi nt. Ahouse faded once hi s goggles were
off and fini shed fourth, just ah ead of fifthplace rider Duk e Fin ch. Lucas won the overall
while Newby wa s second overall and Ni gh man th ird for the da y.
Over 20 of the top l25cc Exper ts in the
Northeast put on an exciting sho w for the
crowd. Doug Flemin g eame from ,h e far
ou tside of the gate and took the holesh ot. Eric
Koch , Bruce Stratton and Rob Nessel quickl y
displaced Fleming from the lead. Flem in g lost
his throttl e grip and had to ride the whole
mota without it. Bill Silverole work ed his way
in lO the lOp five on the first lap. Koch was
leading, but Stratton was so close that an y
mistake would result in a pa ss. Nessel was
third until Silverale charged past h im.
National rider Kurt McMillen was moving up
through the pac k after a poor star t. The best
battle of the day was between McMillen and
Nessel for the fourth and fifth positions.
McMill en tried everything he cou ld to II"t by
Nessie. Nessel rod e flawl essly, maintaining
hi s pace the entire race. McMillen wasn't abl e
to pass and settled for fifth in the mota. Back
up front, Koch fell victim to Stratton. Stratton
won the mota by a five-second cushion ahead
of Silverole, wh o also passed Koch. Nessel
brought the crowd to its feet with his fourthplace finish, ahead of McMillen.
Silverole and Ty Wall ace raced for the lead
in mota two. For five laps, they rode sideby-side around the track. Stratton was only
one second behind, watchin g thei r fierce
battle. On lap six, Sil vero le went do wn a nd
Walla ce to ok over the lea d . Silverale
remounted just in front of Stratton , who had
faded sli!;h tly. Silverole was able to ma in tain
his speed and hold off Stratton . Silverole 's
second in th e moto was good enough for him
to secure the overa ll win , while Stra tton's third
in the moto earn ed him second overa ll.
Results
PLU S 25 EX: L Mike Do ugh erty (KTM): 2. C reg Nelson
(Stu); 3. Da ve Gree n (Yam ).
PLUS 2S AM: 1. Scou Stewa rt (Sw); 2. Rich Ha na ha n
(Han); ! . Scon Garrison (Kaw).
SR AM: l. Kim Martin (Sw); 2. Steve H askell (Suz); 3.
Jeff Simmons (KTM).
SR EX: I. Ban Lucas (Kaw ): 2. Jerry Nt'Wby (Ha n );
Cene Nighm an (Kaw).
S/SR: 1. John DiDomenico (Kaw ): 2. En Brau n (K:lw) ;
! . ~rgt' Denke (Suz).
.
50: L Mike Dougherty (Yam) ; 2. jusun Tyler (H a n); !.
Lo nny Thunton Jr. (Yam).
J R MINI 60: I. Casev H iggins (Ka w); 2. Chad Rockwell
(Kawl ; ! . Cnrty T yner [Kaw ].
JR MINI 80: I. Casey Higgins (Kaw) ; 2. Matt Rockw~1I
(Raw);!. Paul Bradl ey (Yam ).
SR MINI NOV : 1. Scott Rich (Kaw ); 2. Tom La ke (Kaw) ;
3. Robert Manin (Raw ).
SR MI NI: I. Wayne Scott (H a n ); 2. Larry Lashway (Kaw) ;
3. Rich Dal y (Suz).
SC H RY: I. Wayne Scott (Han ); 2. Eric Reill y (SUI ); .!. Joh n
Blakf' (Kaw).
WMN: l. Carta Nelson (S Ul ): 2. Darlene Kapi ta n (Raw).
0·200 NOV : I. Kevin Sisson (Kaw ); 2. Bill Miller (Han):
! . T ony Kapko (KTM l.
125 A.\f : 1. Brian Ty ler (Suz); 2. Scan Skutnik (Kaw) ; !.
Krvin Grin e (H a n).
I ~ EX: I. Rill Silvt'TOl~ (Ka w); 2, Bruce Stra tto n (Ya m) ;
5. T y w at lace (Ra w ).
250·0 PEN NOV : I. Jdf Ma rk ha m (Suz); 2. Br ian Cro h
(Han ); 5. DaV(' KristoH (Ka w).
..
.
250 AM; I. Tom CoI~ (Kaw); 2. Kevin Cri n~ (Ha n); ! ..
Bill y Maut'f (Kaw).
250 EX: l. Kurt McMilIni (Hon); 2. Rill Silveeole- (Kci w );
! . T om Ri ce (Kaw).
OPEN AM: I. earl WeilS (Kaw); 2. Jon Mor t'f (Hu n ); !.
Bemi~ Andttjack (KTM ).
OPEN EX: I. Dmck ~ u ino (KcIw); 2. Barl LUCOII (Kaw);
! . Joh n Young (Kaw).
VINT: l. Larry Arno ld (K4J w ); 2. Cary Ch alit" (Kaw ); 3.
Kl!'vin Ma hn er (Han).
.s.
Gutshill comes back to take
Bear Creek Speedway win
By Ellis Byrd
.CANTON, OH, JULY7
After taki ng a heavy fall and br eak ing h is
finger a week earlier. Randy Gutshill made
an appeara nce at Bear Creek Speed way, ju st
hoping he could make it through the whole
sho w with his injury and a pair of twisted
front forks. G utsmill made it th rou gh j ust fine
as he to pped the Handicap ma in .
Sta rti ng on the 40 yard line, with Dale
Wak efield, Guts hill didn 't get a good start,
being passed by j ohnny Racin who sta rted
on the 50-yard mar k.
All nine riders were so close together you
could throw a to wel over them and with on ly
two lap.s left on the eight h-mi le oval, Racin
moved off of the ridi ng lin e just enough for
Gutshill to move ahea d to take first.
Results
H DC P: I. Ran dr Gutl hill: 2. Da le Wa kdi~ ld ; !. J ohn
Rari n; 4. Rria n Dai y; 5. Kt"Vin.Sm ith .
SCR AT Oi : 1. Daaly; 2. Racm; ! . Wakerit' ld; 4. Hodga-.
McDonald scores five
at Hallett Road Race
By Simone Janssen
HAll.£1T, OK, JULYI
Hallett Motor Racin g Club's thi rd event for
1990 was less than desireab le with lOO-degree
tempe rat ures. But man y rid ers weat her ed the
hea t for the Yama ha mon ey that was posted
for this even L
The first race of the day, Middleweigh t
Su pers!?"rt, Middleweight Gran d Prix and
Unli mned G ra nd Prix combi ne d, was a
warning for the day 10 come. Ed Miles on
a Kawasaki ZX7 go t the holeshot , but was
qui ckl y overta ken by Phil McDon ald on his
Yamaha FZR600-sponsored by K&N Racin g,
Sudco, Bel-Ra y, T subaki, Bell Helmets a nd
Metzeler . However, before the first la p was
completed, a red n ag SlOpped the race as Ma tt
Greene had high- sided hISFZR600 coming off
tum two.
On the restart, it was Phil McDonald wh o
go t the holeshot with Steve Rhodden on
another FZR600 in tow. Sam McDon ald,
P h il's br o th er o n a not he r K&N Ra cing
FZR600, passed Rodden in turn eig ht a nd set
out after his brother. By th e end of the third
lap, Phil held a two-bike lead over Sam and
th e two began to put distance between
themselves and Rodden, wh o held a fivesecond advan tage over Miles. Mark Suggs on
an FZR600 had moved int o fifth . On lap five
Sam came around leading with the next lap
finding Phil back in the lead. On the white
flag , Ph il and Sam crossed the line with Phil
less than a wheel ahead. Sam made a mov e
in turn two, taking the lead, with Phil tak in g
it back in tum six. Sam made an ou tside pa ss
in turn 10 to take his first win of the da y
by a bike-Iengrh over brother Phil. Rodden
was third with SuW'-compe ting in only hi s
third road race, finIshing an im pressive fourth
and first novice. Ed Miles took fifth.
Race two. for Heavyweight Supersport and
Ligh tweight GP machines saw Ed Mil es
getti ng a good jump to lead Robert Blevins
on a Suzuki C SXR 750 around for the firs t
lap. Sam McDonald, on a borrowed FZR400,
moved from a 10th place star t up to fourth
on lap two. Blevins moved around Miles, with
McD on al d moving into third. Bu t th en
Blevins bega n to ha ve problems with h is
gearbox: "T he th ing started downshiftin g on
It ow n," he said after taking a close win .
McDo na ld finished thi rd to take the win in
the Lig htweight GP class.
Results
M / W C P: I. Sam McDo nald (Ya m ); 2. Phi l McDo na ld
(Ya m );!. SIeve Rodden (Ya m); 4. Mark Su~ (Yam ) ;5 . Dan ny
Dominqu ez (Sw).
l../ W S/ SP RT : t. J n ry P~rry (H a n); 2. Fred Ada mi (Yam) ;
5. Mark Hansen (YOIm); 4. FR"d j en sen (Ya m); 5. Ra ymond
Kierl (Ya m) .
U/ L S/S P RT: l. Ed Milo ( Kciw); 2. Robert BIt"Vins (S UI );
!. lames Kidwel l (Sw).
IIIW S/ SPRT: 1. Roben Bleviru (Su.r); 2. Ed Milo (Ka w );
! . Jamie Ne n (Yam) ; 4. Larry Denn in g (Suz); 5. Ch r is Mila m
(H a n).
UW GP : l. Sam McDonald (Yarn ); 2. Ali Allen (H a n);
3. Jimmy Adam i (Ya m ); 4. Mike Ha nsen (Ya m); 5. Dal e
Sorrels [Ka w].
MI\\' S/BK: I. Sam McDona.ld (Yam); 2. Phil McDonald
(Ya m); ! . Sieve Rodden (Ya m): i . Mark SUKJ{5 (Yam); 5.
William Houlto n (Ya.m ).
.
l../ W snw: I. Jerry Perry (Han ).
H /W S/ BK.: I. Sam McDonald (Ya m ); 2. Phil McDon ald
(Yam): ! . Steve Rodden (Yam): 4. Robert Blevin s (Suz); 5.
Ed Milo ( K.aw) .
U/ L G P: l. Sam McDonald (Ya m ); 2. Steve Red den (Ya m );
! . Ed Milo (Kaw); 4. OJ,arlo Martin (Sw) .
M /W SlSPRT: lJ.am ie Nrtt (Ya m); 2. Danny Dom in qu ez
(Sw ): ! . Willi am o usto n (Yam) ; 4. Oris Mil am (H a n) ;
5. T ob y Grace (Ha n).
YAM GOLD CU P EN DU R: I. KJcN Racin g (Yam) ; 2. G P
Raci ng (SUI); 3. Inm an Racin g (H a n); 4. Romani Racing
(Ya m) ; 5. T eam Slam (Yam ).
Lee, Rider top Bremen
Team Hare Scrambles
By King Kelly
BREMEN, GA, JULY I
T ony Lee, an ex-MX ride r, team ed wi,h KTM
rider Keith Ri der to take the overall win by
a scan t seven seconds in the two-ho ur Team
Har e Scrambles. T em peratures of 95 degrees
made the T eam even t a welcome format.
gi ving riders an opport un ity to coo l off. KTM
riders All en Gravi tt a nd Mich ael Grizzle
worked their way from fourth to th ird by the
thi rd lap , and then moved 10 second on the
seventh lap , bu t cou ldn 't overtake Lee and
Rider in the next five laps. H&H KTM rid er
Bob Shilli nger rod e the en tire 12-lap even t
by himself, finish ing th ird , followed by KTM
rider, Bryan Adams, also opt ing to ride solo,
as did the fifth p lace rider , Cycle Specialty
Yamaha rider, T erry Meal er. Barry and Patti
Higgins, owners of H&H KT M of Mableton ,
Georgia, do nated a $200 cash awar d to the
top three finisers of the A class.
H&H KTM rider Brett Burkit t teamed with
Suzu ki rider Martin Pruett to win the 201Ope n B class, leadi ng from star t to fin ish.
Mar k Short and p hillip Dri ver held off Forrest
and Steve H ardeman for the number two spo t.
Fourth place wen t to Mi ke Levin e a nd
Reginald Ja mes, follo wed by Bubba Best an d
Ray mond Jon es for fifth .
David Swea tt rode his Kawasak i KDX200
solo , leading for the first two laps, only to
be overtak en by the team of Gary Barr and
Sammy Paulk. Swea tt took the lead back on
the fifth lap but was repassed on the sixth
and held onto second the remai nder of the
race. Third went to brothers Michael and
Rober t H end erson , who led laps two , three
and four. Robb ie Travis teamed with Mar k
Fennell for the number four spot with fifth
place go ing to Jaudon Bryant a nd James
Dickin son _
Greg Mau won the 0-200 B class riding
alo ne, j ohn Matu sek and J am es Ganopoulos
were second with th ird go mg to the husbandwife team of David a nd Sue H eath.
Honda rider Tom Osborne won the Su per
Senior class. T he team of Leo Sti nne tt and
G lenn Bridges fin ished secon d, with th ird
going to Rod Ca udle on a KTM.
The 201-0pen Rookie class winner was
Mike Waters on a Suzuki. Pa t Williamso n and
Doug Baum gardn er overtook the team of
Brent Mercer and j oh n Hoover on lap six and
held on for the number two position. Third
place wen t to Bren t Mercer a nd John Hoover,
Honda rid er Patrick Brow n an d Ch am p
Cheek led alIIaps o f the Bein nge r class,
followed by Randy Harper and Edd ie Day.
Third place belon !;ed to the team of Michael
Williams and Ketth Ruth. Fourt h placed
_finisher was Buddy j ohnson on a Yamaha
foll owed by Ronny jones, also on a Yamaha.
A ,otal of 84 riders mad e for excellent racing
and du e to the hea t and dus t, a creek section
was added. At tim es, riders could be found
layin g in the creek for a qu ick cool -off.
Results
A: I. T on y I...ee (Yam )/ Kf'ith Ri~ (KTM); 2. Michael
Criule/Allm C r.lviu (KTM);!. Bob Shi lli ngn C
IITM).
2OI-OPEN B: I. Brt"tt Burk iu (KTM )/ Ma nin Pruet t (Sw ):
2. Mar k. Short (KTM)/Ph i11ip DriYt'l"; ! . FOITnt Har