Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

by. j ones took the wi n , bu t Morgan locked up th e o vera ll vic tory with a co mbined 1·2 score. j o nes was second overall, wi th H on eycutt a consisten t thi rd. Resu lts t50 I!'IoT l. Rogn Camp ( Ka w}. : 125 111."1': l. QuiA Cnh {Hon ], 125 NOV: 1. Beau Sidm (Sw ). 0-105: 1. JOIoh Va lu re (H on). . m BEG : I. t>- .nny Mor g;, (H a n I: 2. R~lI J on es J r. (Hon ); 3. Daryl Ho nry cu u (V..m ): 4. Rob MunrO(' (K.3w); 5. Ma rk Mib.1.iloff (Kaw). 250 SOY IS R: 1. Mark Lowry (Ka w); 2. Otrii Dai~h: (Hon ); 5. body Dawson ( Ka w}, OPEN EX: I: Clad Monll"rO(H a n). 80 SR: 1. 10m Valure (Hon). MIXED O PEN: I. OlriiCr.aft (H o n}; %. OuU DOlig lt' (Hon ); S. Br2u Sidm (Sw) ; 4. Johnny Ovnby (Ka w ); 5. Rogn Ca mp (Ka wl . Scott scoots at Berm Benders MX By Rolfe Otterness MORA. M ~ , SEPT. 9 Ji m Sco n ca rne o ut o n top in th e co mpetitive Ove r 25 class a t Berm Benders MX. j ohn Ni emi pulled the hol eshot as th e riders veered through the firs t turn bu t went too wide into the seco nd corner, a llowin~ Sco tt to jam by o n the inside. At th e co ncl us io n of the first lap Sco n held the lead over Niemi , Mark Rob inson a n d Don Bo nn icksen . Sco tt stre tched h is lead o ut o ver the next lap, whi le Robinso n and Bonnickson engaged in a duel a nd pa ssed N iemi ar o und the fi rst tu rn sweepe r o n th e next lap. Bonnickson man aged to power his Suzuki pa st Rob in son 's Suzuki o n th e next lap in th e sa me p lace while their pace brought th em closer to Scou, Bonnickson moved into the lead after pulling alongside Scott o n a series of ju mps but Sco n didn' t give u p a fter the pass. Going into the sandy back portion of the track o n the las t lap, he passed Bonnickson bac k 10 rake the wi n . Robi nson held o n for third ove r Niemi. There would be no rematch in th e second moto, Ear ly in th e day the track was in prim e cond itio n wit h only a small amount of rain [rom the th rea teni ng skies leavi ng it tacky for the firs t few mo tos. TIle threat from th e clouds was no bluff though, a nd rain started falli ng qui te heav il y lon g enough to for ce canrellation of the seco nd round of motes. The Min i Junior class ra n o n a nearly dry track and Sh awn Wehlage look advantage of the ni ce co ndi tio ns 10 run a way with th e win . Lance Cunnin gham held second for most o f the mo io, but Shell )' Kann go t by near the end of th e mo to after mov ing up [rom a poor sta rt. Cory Co rco ra n sco red fourth overa ll. Robbie En j:strom pulled a hol eshot to get ou t in from In the 250cc A class, which ra n on a very muddy track. Dav id Niemi sta yed fairly d ose to Engstrom for several la ps whi le they both pulled away from Chad Winecke. Engstrom kept charging and bui lt a good lead in the la ter la ps as N iemi slowed sli gh tly. TIle top three riders held on throughou t the mow whil e SCUll Steinle su rvived th e actio n back in th e pac k to take fourth. Results MI:"l1 PI \\': I. L m ( r C unni nghilm; 2. Ryiln 8 roughlOn ; 3. Rl an M ~ w : -I. Mikr Kann . M NI JR : I. Sh.-wn Wrh ldgr ; 2. Shdly ltann: ~ . Lan er Cun ni ngha m; -I. Gory Cor~ran . MIS I SR: I. Mll;,r Alkm!\oOn; 2. Tim Po..pi..il; :. Jilmr"\ i Porolny. J r.; 4. Rubbi r- Mdlo wdl . 'Ill . : I. Brandon Rack" ; 2. JiI!oOn Kempd ; 5. Aoiroll Car IMln; -I. Mil;, All;,ins.on. r OVE R 25: I. I.im Sco fl. J r.; 2. Marl;, Rub il1'lon; 3. Oun Booni ck§('n: 4. Mlkr- N'llhr . C~~~ ~~~i ~h~:I~~.nd..mo..d ; 2. Rohf'u Pilngr-r1; ~. G.ny f \' ET A: I. Brian C;u nf"Y: 2. J;lI'1;, P;;Jrrnlt'illll: ~ . RidlOllrd Bin : 4. R.mdy NalC"l W C f)· I: I. I)oarwin Zill Ion ; 2. ~m.r S I.,.;h; ~ . Mil;,r H ~; -I. Rohrrl Vl nr . 125 C 0 ·2: l. rlavid Supan ; 2. Ch.; ln Pu~pi !oil ; ~. Jrd u C .nphom; 4. S" lhiln N-...... II. 125 R: I. RU~)M" t WMrn bMll:: 2. ,\ Iikr Lrmkr; ~ . Jrif Womddorf; 4. Gmu Oton in;lrd. ......, KrMl""f ; 2. F.rie M M1KM"; ! . Bra ndun Ib d .n : 125 A: I. C " ·larrod-Furlu nr . 250 C n -I : I. J.. IO" Hnll hnu: 2_ Ric-h.ald Wi i tol b. ; ~. Mikr SlMhuur; 4. Krn Gub lir:M·h 2.lJO c n -2: 1. ~ I I F .ck.-uh ;2.Jrlrr'1' Bn g; ~ . J am" Puvolny. Jr .: 4. Scon IUl ill... 2.)() R: I. Chris Hind..: 2. Rill ("",)lwr",n; ~ . D..urn Chrlin: l 4. Cr.-ill:SchwOlu. 250 A: I. Rob bir EnKslrom; 2. David Siemi : 3. Chad Winrckr; 4. SnMI Slri n lr. O PE N A: I. JilYHumk; 2. Mil r :"lalh r; 3. DonOViiln· NybrTg: -I. J;wl P.u r nlra u. Shan Moor e won the Championship class at th e NTTA tr ials in Mu enster. J ason Fletch er (6U) led at the start of the 250cc Expert featu re at SDR Raceway and stayed ou t front to th e finish . Fletcher also topped the Open Expert class. nea rly go t by Sch war tz an d Pefui ng as th ey ente red turn th ree. Sch wartz d id managed 10 ge l Pfeuing a nd he was the new lead er. While th e bail ie ra~ for the lead, Ph il Co lli ns did an i ncredible wh eelie do wn th e entire back chute, Wit h his front tire h igh in th e ni ght ai r, hi s rear lire slid from side 10 side as he Iought for co ntrol. The cro wd went wild as th ey saw rhe actio n packed lap. Schwartz had the lead, but Pfeui ng was no t goi ng to give u p with out a figh t. O n lap three Pfetzin g went wid e off tum two. He then da rted to th e insi de. Sch wartz sa w the move at th e last possible insta nt and thwar ted Pfetzi ng 's adva nces . From th a t point o n, Schwam ma in tained a sli m lead un til he look the Roy Keuing-ch eckered fla g. P felZing too k a wel l-earned second with Lucero and CoJli ns third and fourth. o ut in the last co up le of laps, but it di d n't ha ppen toda y." j ohn Churilla a nd G ary Willison wer e both ho pin g Ikeda would lire o u t as th ey chased him from th e opening lap in th e fir st mot o, Churilla showed Ikeda his fro nt wh eel a couple of li mes, but Ikeda hel d steady to tak e the mo to win. Williso n sta yed clo se en ough in th ird lO tak e ad vantage o r an y mi sta kes. Rob ert son led th e first two la ps of rno to two. Ikeda too k th e lead o n th e th ird lap and never looked back. Ro bertson had his hands full wit h an aggressi ve Churilla o n his tai l the entire mo to . Ikeda look th e mo to and o vera ll wi n. Churi lla settled for a th ird wh ich gave him seco nd overall. Willison's 3·6 score was good enough for a third-p lace trophy. Steve Go rdon contin ued h is winning wa ys in the Novice cla ss by co mp letely dominating th e first mow from th e drop of the ga te 10 th e checkered flag . TI,e rea l race was for second place betw een Dave Wetherford and Carlos Mari n. The lWO riders bat tled througho ut the race with ~Iarin finally sli pp ing into second o n th e seventh lap. Wetherford stayed close fo r third o ver David Neal. The second moto also belon ged to Cordo n as he went th e en tire di stance uncontested . Marin held down second for IW laps befor e O Weth erford came cha rgi ng past after a six thplace stan. Weth erford didn 't want to bailie with Mar in again and {lulled aw ay to secure th e runner-u p po siti on in the £inal standings. Mar in held o n for third in front of Neal and Bill Shultz. Resul ts SCRATCH : I. Robb, Sc h wilru (P PT): 2. Robrrt PfM.1 na; j (e M); 3. SlnT l.ucrro (Gd n );

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