Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Beh ind Hol as, Crippen and Chad Gravelle were fighting fiercely over fifth. With three laps rem ai ning, Hill rounded a sharp right-hand corner and cleared a set of small do ubles, launching him self a hea d of Doug Gravelle. Accelerating hard down th e cen ter stra ig ht, H il l began to erase th e cus hio n j en sen had mad e [or himself. Doug Gr avell e sta yed ri g h t with Hill , and soo n a three -man race [or th e lead had developed. Crippen, mean while , had passed Hol a s and was a ttem p ti ng to p u t himself back into th e contest as well . As the fro nt th ree riders co n tin ued to battle, Chad Gravelle passed first Holas and then Crippen to take over fourth. Finally, just seconds before the checkered flag , Hill powered hi s way by jensen and secured th e lead . Holas passed Crippen to cross th e finish line in fifth. Beh ind H ill , Jen sen ended th e ni ght second o vera ll wit h Doug Grave lle , Chad Gr avell e and Crippen roundi ng o ut the top five overa ll. Results W / PtW: I. Erin H uek e {Yam ); 2. Travis Beoguiere (Yam); 5. R usty Blackwell (Ya m) . P/W 6-8: I. G regory Blackwell (Ra w ); 2. Craig Bradl ey (Suz); 5. Mike Sto rm (H o n ). P/ W 9·1 1: 1. RoOOt Hoi tgre w (Kaw) ;2 . Kevin Eakin(Kaw); 3. Bria n Black wdl (Kaw) . WM N: 1. J uli e Sweete n (Ka w); 2. Ktolly Smith (Hon). MIN I BEG : 1. Ryan Dow (Ra w ); 2. j ason Ball (}(aw): 3. Jady Oark (Hon). MI NI JR: I. J osh ua Bnur (5uz) ; 2. Ernie Gmdron (Suz); 3. Brian Mar tin (H o n). MIN I INT: I. Cory Fu ll~ (Kaw); 2. T .j. Wtblxr ( Kaw); 5. T im How (Suz). 125 BEG 0 ·1: I. Emie Oe ndron (5uz); 2. Scou Farrell (law); 3. Ty ln Braw ley (Hen). 125 BEG 0·2: l. j ere my Por ter (Hon ); 2. J05 h T rue (Kaw); 5. JOr' Mun al o ~Suz ). 125 JR: 1. T im Mn ssn r'f (Yam ); 2. Donald Hucke (Yam) ; 3. Troy Bangs (Han). 125 t NT: 1. Foun t Transue (Kaw) ; 2. Ern ie Roberts (Suz); 3. Eri c Loney (H o n ): 125 PR O : I. J aso n McConnid. (Hon ); 2. Mike Bdl (Suz); 3. Adam Wr'S (Hon). t 250 BEG D-l : 1. Tony Sawyn (H o n); 2. Da rrm M oo~ (Ho n); 3. Gene Whiuakef (H o n ). 250 BEG D-2: I. Dav id Wint r't'rS (S u z); 2. J im Mars hall (Sw); 3. J a50n Li nse (KTM). 250 J R: I. I...arry Legarra (Yam ); 2. J am es Kni gh t (Ya m ); 3. J d l Nicho ls (H o n). 250 t NT: I. Montr Hill (Suz ); 2. Ed jensen (Han); 3. Doug Gravelle (Kaw). OPEN BEG : I. Ted Skipper (H an); 2. Monty Price (ATK); 3. T om Ntemeda (Raw ). OPEN J R : 1. Steve Hamm (H a n ); 2. Ken Wad di ngto n (H ",). OPEN tNT: 1. Ro by Leach (KT M); 2. Kip T empleton (H a n ); 3. Tony Martin (Han). OPEN P RO: I. Den nis Sweeten (Kaw)_ 25-50: 1. Steve Smith (Suz); 2. Kip Templeton (H a n); 3. · Mike j ohnson (Hon). • VE't C: I. David W int n-s (S u z ); 2. Gary ROr' (Han ); 3. B1'\Itt Stvner (H o n). VET B: I. Dave Hu cke (Ya m); 2. J a y Lo undagin (Ya m); 3. Kevin Greer (Suz). 40+ NOV: 1. Step hen For te (H a n). 40+ AM: I. Ray Fisher (H us) . 40+ EX: I. Mi ke Perry (Suz); 2. Jim La mkin (H a n); 3. Mike H ickman (Yam). Durkee dominates Canaan USA Speedway By Pete Giammalno CANAAN, M AUG.18 A, Roger Du rkee had the track dialed in as he won both heats and features in the 600 and 750cc Pro classes to take home the .lion 's share of th e money. The second ra ce of th e year held a' Canaan USA Speedway saw 60 riders co m pe ting for a $1000 purse and 10 sets of Syracuse Mile tickets co urtesy of Don Brymer. j eff Durand go, the hol eshot and was pulling away in th e fir st heat o[ th e Seniors until he [ell , handi ng th e lead an d th e win 10 Yogi Hildebrandt. T he second heat saw Doug Lent lead a co u p le of laps until Dave Bette nco urt pushed by co mi ng o u t o[ turn [our. ' Lent went dow n trying to go under Bett en court in turn three two laps later, giving · Bettencourt the win and Ri ch ard Carlso n second. Dave Bettencourt led every lap but th e one th a t counts in th e 250<:c Pro race. On the las t lap , Betten court went down in ,h e third turn, giving th e lead to Bob Gette, o nly to have jody P helps sneak under Gette coming out of turn four and beating hi m 10 th e flag. The fir st heat of th e 600<:c ~ros was led by Andy Sega lini with Durkee a nd j oel Ph elps in to w. On the seco nd lap, Durkee, then Ph el p s, go t by Segalini. T he tr ack was sha pmg up as everybody was trying different lines an d Mike Wilson got by Sega lin i o n th e last lap to fin ish third. The seco nd heat was led light-to-flag by loca l rIder Bob Hen ry, wi th pressure [ro m Bob Ge tte wh o finis hed seco nd . T he 250<:c Amateur race was led by j im Myrick [or five laps until bike pro blems side li ned him , givin g th e lead 10 Dan Gri Hin , [ollowed closely by Mike Tinker. Despite pressure [rom Tinker, G ri ffin fin ished first to ma ke it two fea ture wins in two race s a t thi s track. . The sta rt o[ th e Ope n Am a teur ra ce was shared by jim Myri ck and j eff Durand, until j oel Nabinger went around th e outside o[ bo th of ,h em on th e back stre tch. With Nab inger pulling away, Durand was bumping ' and pushing Mynck while Gl enn T atten watched [ro m fourth p lace . Durand bobbled on th e last lap, ending up third, while Mike Tinker passed Tatten [or fourth. In the 600cc P ro ma in , Durkee got the light · perfect and was gone. Beh ind him was a scra mb le [or position as j oel P help s a nd Andy Bob Barnett (left) leads Grant Steel in the 250cc Novice class at Perris MX. TOl1Y Ferragamo (54) and Mark Vandewall (107) battle for the early lead in the I25cc Novice class at the CRC Friday Night MX Series at L.A. County Racewa y. Segalini sliced their way into second and third alter poor sta rts . Bob Ge tte caught and passed Sega lini o n lap three wi th local rider Bob Henry not far beh ind. Segalini and Ge tte' s lines kep t the m bumpins a nd pa ssing till th e . six th lap whe n Segalini go t th e advantage. The finish was Durkee by 50 feet, then Phelp s, Segalin i a nd a last-lap cha rge by Henry nett ed him fou rth with Gette fifth . 50 MOD : I. Ro lan d Rodriquez (Ya m ): 2. JeUrey Smith (Yam) ; 3. Eri c Wood (Yam); 1. Ben Steulke (hj); 5. j c hner Faulkner (Yam ). 60; I. Cliff j en ni ngs (Kaw); 2. Kevin J en nin gs (ka w) : 5. Chris Wo rley (Han). . 80 BEG : I. Steve Meier (Suz); 2. Step hen Cox (Sw ); 3. J o hn 8ujdosn (Kaw); i . J acob Mado nn a (Raw): 3. Aric Prin5 (Kaw). 125 BEG : 1. Man Clemens (Yam ); 2. Steve No rma n (Yam ); 3. Chris DeCa n netl (H a n); 4. Rob Barnert (Ya m ): 5. Ji mmy Thoma , (Han). 125 NOV : I. Robert Shelden (Raw); 2. Lany Li nkog le (Kaw ): 5. Ja mes Ran del (Han ); 1. David Figu eroa (Hon ). 125 INT: I. Randy Danvto ( Kaw~: 2. Ran dy Lawrence (Kaw) : 3. Jason Sim mo ns (Kaw); 1. N ick MOTKan (Suzl. 125 P RO : I. Tiger Ga rcia (Ha n ). 250 BEG : I. Steve Estey (H o n); 2. Jim Da han (Ya m ); 3. Chris Lembo (Yam ); i . Chri5 Shaw (Kaw); 5. Bernard. Lei tner (Kaw ). 250 NOV: I. Morgan Slee l (SUI ); 2. J im Dorsett (Han ); 3. Steve Cla rk (Ya m). 250 INT : I. David Dye (Ha n); 2. Ryan Johnson (H a n ); 3. Chad Dogxrtl (Kaw); 1. J eff Lam bson (Yam ). 250 P RO : I. T racy Me nt ero ne (Yam) : 2. Pa ul Vill a (Kaw); 5. Scott Walker (Kaw ): 4. Ji m Henn (Ya m). 300 NOV: I. Pete Vetrano (Suz); 2. Ro bert Hed lan d (H o n) ; 5. J ohn Ritch ie (Ho n); 4. Branimar Kovac (H a n ). VET NOV : I. Robert Sheldo n (Kaw); 2. Chuck Freema n (Ra w ); 3. Mark Stroup (Ho n); 4. Ran dy Wysocki (Kaw); 3. Gttg Whitfield (H a n). VET INT: 1. Bria n Allen (Suz); 2. J. Ha nso n (Ha n); .3 . Joe Seals (Suz); 4. Geo rge- Kohler (H o n); 5. Riek Richards (Kaw). VET PRO; 1. Va l T ami eu i (Han); 2. Brent Wall in gsford (Kaw); 3. Bob Ru tten (Han ); 4. Steve Wiseman (Kaw ); 5. John McCaugh ey (H o nj . 25·29 BEG : I. Richard Worl ey (Ya m ); 2. Jim Rvonala (Suz); 5. Jim Osbourne (Raw); i . Steve G rachi (Raw); 5. Mitchell Klahn (Yam I. 25-29 NOV : I. Bill Sccu ( Suz); 2. Bill Fullmer (Sw ); 3. James Randel (Hon): 4. Frank Villa (Suz); 3. T ami Rice-(Suz). 25-29 tNT: 1. Jim He nn (Yam). G Ft OT : I. Ga ru Dogger (S w); 2. Don La llier (Han); 3. Steve. Jennings (ATK); i . R ich Stvelk e (ATK ); 5. W.J . Bradb ury (Suz ). Resul ts 60: 1. Mau Mu rra y (Kaw); 2. Aaron Crea mer (Kaw); 5. Mike Forish (Sw). 80: 1. Mark Go urlay (Kaw); 2. Aaron Creamer (Ya m ); 3. Ma lt Mu rra y (Kaw). SR: 1. Dave Betten court (Ha n); 2. Dan Gr illi n (Kaw); 5. Yo gi Hildebran d t (W-R ). S/S R: 1. Nonnan La violeue (Kaw); 2. Mike- Magoon (H D); 3. Charlie Su prenan t (Bul). . 125 AM : 1. Derek whitecc uon (Hon); 2. Mark Gourlay [Kaw]. 250 AM : 1. Dan G ri llin (Raw); 2. Mike T ink er (Han); 3. Glenn Tanen (Suz). OPEN AM: I. Joel Nab inger (Yam): 2. Jim Myrick (Han): 5. J eU Durand (Yam) . 250 P RO : I.Jad y Phdp., (Hon);2 . Dave Bettenoourt (H on ): 3. Robert Gene (Suz). 600 P RO : I. Roger Dur kee (Ho n ); 2. Joel Phelps (H on); 5. Andy Sqr.i lini (W-R). . --750 P RO : 1. ROf{t'r Dur kee (H -D): 2. Joel Phelps (H -D); 3. And y Sega lin i (H · n). Sheldon doubles at Perris MX By Tony Alessi and Kim Scott PERRIS, CA. SEPT. I Wh ite Brothers ' Robert Sheldon endured the hot weather and fo ur lo ng moLOS to emerge on topo[both the Vet a nd 125cc Novice cla sses during the Super Sa turday MX at Perris Raceway . Sheldon's day began in the l25cc Novice class where Larry Li nkogle aboard a bi~ wheel 80cc gave Sheldon th e most troub le. Lmkogle kept th e 80<:c machine pi nned to its [u ll poten tia l, not allowing Sheldon an o pport untty to close in. Dave Figuerroa and james Randall di ced [o r th ird but remained 20 seco nds behind the lead ers. Sheldon too k-off in the seco nd m ot o and established near a half tra ck lead by the molO'S end. First moLO winner Li nklogle was under suspended iIi the rough er second mot o and never ca me cl ose, fi nish in g third behind Honda rider James Randal. Sh eldon was back for more in the Vet Novi ce class po sting a pa ir of seconds to score th e overa ll win . Chucky Freeman pou nded away d uring the first mo to to come o ut o n LOp, bea ting Sheld on, Randy Wysacki an d Mar k Stro u p. Steve Banning bu sted loose by th e thi rd lap an d ran a way wit h th e second moLO, Sheldon \Ila intained a sma ll ma~gin over Mar k Stroup, Freeman a nd Wysach Val Tamlett i came away th e winne r of the Vet Pro class. j ohn McCaugh ey pro vid ed the hol esho ts in both mo tos but had pro blems and bad luck a ll day by cras hing in the first molO and running in to Brent Wallingsfo rd in the seco nd molO. Ro b Ru tten stayed smooth a ll day and wound up th ird [or the day beh ind Wallingsfo rd. Bill Scott and Bill Fu llmer [ought it o ut in the 25-29 No vice clas s wi th Sco tt ta king the overall after hol ding 0 [[ Fu ll mer [or eight laps in th e seco nd mo lO. james Randel came awa y th ird foll o wed by Fra n k Vill a and Am eri can Suzuki rid er T am i Rice. R ice rode strong in th e seco nd maLO an d took o u t Frank Villa on th e last lap o[ the second mo'o. Mor gan Steel was back in top form afte r a broken arm slo wed h im earlier in th e year , and went u ncha llenged in th e 250cc Novice class winning both mo'os by more than ha lf a trac k. Results 50STK D-I : I. Em in Klin g (h j); 2. Van a Frttman (Yam ): S. )ohner Faulkner (Ya m); i . Rol and Rodriquez (Ya m ); 5. En e Wood (Ya m ). 50 STK 0 ·2 A: 1: JU5tin e Maa (Yam) ; 2. Danny Pettingill (Ya m ): 3. Bobby Lara (Yam) ; i . Ben Styeike (Itj); 5. Kyle Mace (Yam). 50 STK D-2 8 : 1. Chris Lightfood (Sw); 2. I>ettk Downey (Ya m); 3. Chad Gymar (Yam) ; 4. Ada m Da5hwood (Yam ); 5. Dan iel Ltgg (Yam ). Schwartz, Bienert blast Ascot Spdwy By Scott Daloisio GARDENA,CA,A UG .~ Twenty.four hours a fter winni ng the inaugura l l6-lap main even t, Bobby Schwartz returned to victory circle at Chris Agaj anian's Ascot South Bay Stadium in the Scratch main. Ri ding the Budweiser/Silkolene/Sinisalo / T oys [or Pops/Bell- sponsored PPT from th e pole positio n , Schwartz took the lead when the tapes went u p. Mi ke Far ia was second o n the sta rt wi th Alan Christia n third. Wh en Sch war tz wheel ied off turn two th e first ti me, Faria and Christian tried to go underneath him. They ended u p battling with eac h ot he r [or second pl ace and th at a llo wed Sch war tz to mov e away. Christi an tapped Sch war tz as th ey en tered turn th ree o n lap o ne ' a nd took seco nd. Ho wever , Faria pulled alongside Christian on the back ch ute o n lap two and beat the 1985 National Champion th rough th e next bend and had h im by a half len g th at the race 's halfway po int. By the tim e Faria got past Ch ristia n , Schwartz was far out in fro nl. The race looked to be uneven tful after Faria took Ch ristian, but o n the last la p Rob Pfetzing, co m pe ti ng for the first time since crushing three vertebrae in Ju ne, went dow n hard in turn one. He hit his head on the ground and for a few minutes saw stars. Fortunately, he wa lked 0 [[ th e track under h is ow n po wer. Pfetzing tried to make the ca ll a few min utes later for th e Handicap main , but whe n h is mo to r died, he ended u p wa tching the proceedings [ro m th e center gree n. Steve Furman set th e ear ly pace, wh ile Don a do rn and Tony Bien ert were elbo w-to-el bo w for second j us t behind. Furman parked bi g time in tum four, forci ns ado rn to also pa rk avoi d hi m. ChristIan mad e :a sensa uonal mo ve to avo id adorn and went through th e infield in turn four. T he reshuf£l ing saw Biernert take o ver first. O n lap two . Faria went by Furman for seco nd. Furman aga in had a problem in tum fou i and again adorn par ked to avoid him. T h is time it cost adorn as he dr opped to ,h e bac k. With the o thers havinl: problems, Bienert had a mass ive lead on hiS Roland Engineeri n g / A-Act ion Tire/Sunwest Cycles /Gary Hicks Sr. Racing Weslake. '0 Faria a nd Schwartz occu pied second and third, but they could n 't get close enou~h to cha llenge Bienert. Fo urth went to Chnstia n with Phil Collins fi£th . Results SCRATCH: 1. Bobby Schwartz (PPT); 2. Mike Faria (Wes)j 3. Alan Christian (Wes ); i . Rob P leu:in g (G M). HDCP: I. Tony Bien en (Wes); 2. Mike Faria (Wes); 5. Bobby Schwam (PPT); 4. Abn Chrisuan (We-s). D-2: 1. Kevin Ru bio (Wes): 2. Mr k Castin (Wes); 5. O ri s MeG« (Wo); 4. Rob Ball (Gdn). D-3: I. Ji m u tes Oaw): 2. J oh n Aden (Jaw); 3. Harley Ha ll (Wes); 4. Peter Evans (Gdn). SDCA R: I. Ra nd y Mdntyre!Breu Fo x (Kaw ); 2. Ken Ohrt/ Doug Wh iuon (H -D); 3. Steve HardwicklRob Ball (Raw): 4. Steve Sta ntonlTom T ufu (Kaw). .Gates tops LACR Night MX By Tony Alessi and Kim Scott PALM DALE, CA, AUG. 31 Thousand Oaks Yamaha /Kawasak i-backed Dean G ates put together a solid set of motos 10 to p 'he Vet NOVIce class at the CRC Friday Night Series at Los Angeles County Raceway. Ron H u pfeld gated perfectly in the firs t Vet · Novice mo te followed by Dea n J ennings and Gates. By the seco nd lap Gates charged to the lead a nd bega n 10 pull away. At the hal fway mar k Gates was com fortabl y in front of all the vets incl udi ng the intermedia te and expert ride rs. Je n nings made a startling pas s on H up[el d near mo to's end , breakin~ H up[eld's concen tratio n and all ow ing SuzukI rider Gr eg Benton' to close in . Dea n G at es was ou t front of the second Vet Novice moto with expert rider Brad McCleod behi nd. McLeod pa ssed Gates before the first lap was com!?lete. Ga tes kept close to McLeod for the remaInder of th e race and won the Novi ce clas s by more than 20 seco nds. The battle for the runner-up spot turned .in to a three-way dog fight between Ron Hup[eld, Ken' Reed and Greg Benton . Reed rod e hard bu t faded near the end of the moto leaving the race for secon d to be decided between Ro n Hup[eld, G reg Bent on and Mark Reha. Benton and Reh a go t by Hu p[eld near mo lO's end with . Bento n finis hing 10 second. AXO /Pro Circui t-backed Bill y Mercier , con tin ued his do mi nance of th e 125cc Intermed iat e class by mo tori ng h is way to a pair of moto win s. Desert ace Eric Hallga th p ushed hard both mot os but was no cha llenge [or ,Merciet" Dave Evilsizer rod e his fir st Interm e. di a te race to th ird ove ra ll to p pi ng Dave La rso n and David Casa da. eN Results 80 BEG : I. Bobby Killian (KT M); 2. J oe H im J r. (Kaw ); 3. Kenne th Reed (Kaw); 4. Cameron David 50n (SUl ); 5. J a:\On So bie5iak (Ya m). 80 NO V: 1. Lanny T uron- (Suz) ; 2. Scou Reed (Kaw). 80 tNT: 1. David Evilsiler (Suz). 125 BEG : I. Anthony Bejaron (Raw); 2. Jo sh,Steven 5 (H a n); 3. Jeff Del~rdi o (Suz); 1. Nick Pe-rralia C 'suz); 5. T im Va ldez (H a n ). 125 NOV : I. J im Lavor a (Yam) ; 2. Ray Snider (Ya m); 5. Mar k Vandt"Walle (H a n): 4. T o ny Fenagamo (Han); 5. Jared Ja cob smeyer (Yam). 125 tNT: 1. Bill y Mercier (H a n ); 2. Eri c Ha lgarth (SOl); 3. David Evilsizer (Suz); 4. Dave Larson (Han); 5. Sean Bradl e-y (Ho n). 125 PRO: I. Rich Truchinslci (H a n ). 250 BEG : I. Ra nd y Gnnec (Suz); 2. Da vid Marti nez (Ya m); 3. Law rence lLwis (Yam); 4. David Sta tton (Hon); 5. Daniel Clevela nd (Kaw). 250 NOV : J. Tim Wahl berg (Kaw)j 2. J oe Ha man (Suz); 3. Shane Ramey (H o n); 4. Brent Palko vic (Raw); 5. Bill Pa ul (Yam) . 250 INT: 1. Rob bie Du n ha m (Ya m ); 2. Will Dickso n (Yam) . 250 PRO : I. Tim T ellord (Yam ); 2. Ken lhart (Ya m ). 300 REG : I. Ric hard Mar tin ez (Yam); 2. Todd Ailes (Suz). 500 NOV: I: Mar k Stra no n (Ha n). 300 tNT: 1. Mike Blair (Ho n). 500 PR O : I. Gary Sai lors (Kaw ). J R VET BEG : I. J oh n Tuckt'r (Ho n ); 2. Alon Sa ha r (Suz); 3. Adi Saha r (Suz); 4. Todd Ailes (SUI ); 5. Liar Ven ner (H on). JR VET N OV: 1. Mark H orto n (H a n ); 2. Da vid Ga u thier (Ya m) ; 3. Denn i, F05ter (Ho n); 4. G reg Keirn (Yam); 5. Mike Boli nK(Xaw). JR VET tNT: 1. Ri chard Bunch (Kaw). VET BEG : I. Jon Mar&h (Mai); 2. Michael Haine!> (Sw); all 3. Rob Bevington (Xaw); 4. Dua ne-Mill er (Suz); 5. Kell y Nagy (Hon). VET NO V: 1. Dean Galr'S (Ya m ); 2. G reg Bmton (Suz); 3. Ton Hupleld (Kaw); 4. Mar k Reh a (Han); 5. Dean J ennin gs , (Kaw ). VET tNT: l. u nny Baker (Ra w). VET EX, I. Brad McLrod (Hon). SR EX: 1. St~ Du nl ap (Ya m ).

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