Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

GLOCAL EVENTS ~ ~IOD ~t OD ~I OD CLSC SPTS~IN EX: I. John Wurden. CLSCSPTSM:oi AM: I. Jim W i lJi ~ CLSCSPTSMN S OV: I. Debra W ilJ i~ j R (0-9 ~ I. Naomi WilJ i ~ j R (10-14): I. Joe McCoy; 2. Buckv Martin. 1990 Suzuki World Cup Blair best in France By La rry H uffman Steamboa t Springs hosted the final round of the AH RMA Vintage Trials Series. (Ya m ); 3. W~~lOn Reid ( Kaw ): 4.. Lo u ie Pei ck (Hon): 5. Bill Reimer IKaw ). 25-19 [NT: I. Kevin Frin ger (Han ); 2. Ken Erb (Su z): 3. SCOl( Wal ker (Kaw): .1. Ro b Engel (H on ); 5. Ti m May (Hon). VET NOV : I. Jim Peters (Han): 2. Bill Ra nda ll (Kaw); 3. Mau Nelson (Suz); 4. Kelly Franklin (H on ): 5. Greg Pagan (Han). VET 1!'7 : 1. Da vid Sarai a n (Han); 2. Scott Cu rtis {Ka w ): 3. Philip Taboa da (Han); 4. Frank Steiner (Kaw»5. Robert Temple ( H e n ). VET PRO: I. T ,m Lunde (Kaw); 2. J oh n McCaughey (Hon). OT NOV: I. Robert Wyckoll (Kaw); 2. Th omas Coleman (H en ): 3. Greg Lamb (Suz). OT INT: I. Adrian Mesa {Hon ). OT EX: 1. Buster Lawrence (Kaw): 2. Gary Duggeu (Suz). AHR~IA National Historic TrialsSeries: final rouDd Belvoir best at Steamboat Springs By Mi ckey Wood STEAM OA SPRlt\GS, CO, SEPT. 1 B T 3 orthern Cal ifornian Derek Belvoir turned in a stunning performan ce in the final round of this year's American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AH RMA) Natio nal l-listoric Trials Cham pion ship Series, dropping only four po ints on his way to the Premier Lightweight Expert victory. Riding a BSA B10, Belvoir defeated BSA Cl5-mo unted arch rival Mike Adkins and England's j ohn Husband, who was experiencing carburetor troubles with his borrowed Greeves An~lian. Beno Rodi was the sole doub le winner, riding a Mat chless to th e Premier Heavyweigh t Expert win ahead of Fred Mork 's Royal Enfield, then losing j ust 12 points on his way to a Heavyweigh t Sportsman Expert trophy aboa rd a Norton P-ll twin ! The largest class was the Modem Qassic Amateur, where Bill Martin pre\'ailed after turnin g in an 18-point ride to runner -u p Mi ke Ha m mond 's 30 poi nts. Six challe ngi ng, th ough na rro w, sections greeted the riders with everyth ing from silt and rocks to a trip through natural spring water bu bbli ng up from below. Approximately 40 riders competed in wha t was just th e second running bf thi s event , hosted by the Timberline Trailriders. CN N 80 NOV: I. Angelo Ingrande (Kaw); 2. Phil Richmo nd ( Kaw); 3. David Ferrier (Raw); 4. Scon J ohnson (Suz): 5. Arma ndo Overlund (H on ). 80 1S T : I. Ty kady (Kaw); 2. Larry Linkogle (Kaw). 80 EX: I. Craig Deder< (Kaw). 12!; BEG 0. 1: I. Ji mmy Martinez (Hon); 2. j oey Cirocoo (Hon); 3. Richard Too le (Hon); 4. Daniel Ch iaramonte ( Raw); 5. Kevin Wozni ak (Suz). 12!; BEG D-2: I. Charles Vale (Suz); 2. Chri, HU Khe.,.(H o n) ; 3. Mike Carr (Hon) ; 4. Mike Battist a (SCR); 5. Raymond Morales (Suz). 125 NO V 0..1: I. Brian T avlor (Yam); 2. Sean Rundle (Kaw); 3. Kri, Keeler (Suz); 4. Billi Reimer ( Ka w); 5. Aaro n Wasn ea ( Kaw). 12!; NOV 0.2: I. Duane Dearman (Kaw); 2. Jason Fox e (H on) ; 3. Shay Frrtner (5 uz); 4. Bobby Hubbard (Suz); 5. Mario Cano (Hon). t2!; I. Donald Upton (Hon); 2. Freddie Villagra (Suz); 3. David Casada (Suz); 4. Charlie L "': Fl ipI'm (S uz); 5. Aaron Wen strup (SU2). 12!; PRO: I. Buddy Antun ez (Suz); 2. Kyle Lewi, (Kaw);3. j eremy McGrath (Kaw); 4.Mike Chamberlain (Yam); 5. Erik Kchoe (Hon). 2!;0 BEG D-I: I. Lawrence Lewi, (Yam); 2. Bobby Phillips ( Kaw); 3. And y Slix (Yam); 4. Alan Violette (KT M); 5. Ron y M amo ya (H a n). 26 2!;0 BEG 0.2: I. Mark Fitzgerald (Suz); 2. Matt Edward, (Hon); 3. C. T. Watanabe (Hon); 4. Brian Hill (Yam); 5. Brian Easley(Yam). 230 NO V: l. Jason Faxe (Yam); 2. Mat Bal.elll3n (Yam); 3. Donnie Dearman (Suz); 4. Jimmy Butler (Suz); 5. T racy Asber (Suz). 2!;0 INT: I. David Dye (Hon); 2. Billy Mercier (Suz); 3.Je[[ Moore (Hon); 4. Jeremy Albrechl (Kaw); 5. Matt Polosky (Suz). 2!;0 PRO: I. j eremy McGrath (Kaw); 2. Erik Kehoe (Hon); 3. Randy Moody (Kaw); 4. Buddy Antune, (Suz); 5. T im T elford (Yam). 500 BEG: I. Scou Churchill (Hon); 2. Greg Mau io (Kaw); 3. J im McKenzie (Kaw); 4. Kelly McDougall (Hon); 5. Dean Brown (Hon). 500 NOV: I. Frank Steiner (Ka w); 2. Dan Paul son (AT K);3. Raymond Ande, (Hon); 4. Michael Wygant (Hon); 5. Tim othy Silkwood (Hon). 500 INT: I. Scou McKey (AT K); 2. Tom Engel (H on); 3. Mike Do ugh er ty (AT K); 4. Steve Reeves (AT K);5. Mike Seeley (Kaw). 500 PRO: I. Mickey Dymond (Kaw); 2. Willy Mu,grave (AT K); 3. Jell Soou (Kaw). 25-29 BEG: I. Ricbard Worley: 2. James Randel (Hon); 3. C. T. Falk (Yam); 4. Mike Carr (Hon); 5. Clay Willison (Hon). . 25-29 NOV: I. Lou Soro (Kaw); 2. Eric Beingesser Resul ts RIG ID 8 1W EX: I. Steve Martin. RIGID UW EX: I. Phil Andm"n. PREM HIW EX: I. BenDRodi; 2. Fn. dMork. P R EM LiW EX: L Derek Belvo ir; 2. Mik e Adkin s; 3. john Husband. PREM U W AM: I. Sonny Anderson; 2. J im Holbrook. PREM UW SPTSMN: I. Jim Cameron. H IW SPTSMN EX: I. Ben Rodi . D MO D CLSC EX: I. Denni s Davis; 2. Adrian Moss. MODCLSCAM: I. Bill Martin; 2. Mike Hammond: 3. DickHeadwell; 4. GaryT u.cker; 5. Hugh Ca m~ lI. MOD CLSCNOV: I. Jarllle j enny; 2. Rob Suckler; 3. Doo SchmuuJer Jr.; 4. To m Meyen; 5. Bill Moore. MODCLSCBEG: I. Barbara Gernpler. '0 '0 '0 TOULON, FRANCE, SEPT, 22 all Blair, a 26-year-old building contracto r from Austral ia, swept both l2-l ap races to take the overall win and the 6000 purse at the 1990 Suzuk i GSXR World Cup, The event , billed as a preliminary to the 801 d'Or 24-Hour was witn essed by a crowd estimated a t over 80,000, Second overall went to West German metal worker, Rainer j ani sch with two thi rd-place finishes. Third-place hon ors went to Sweden' s Tony Hogstrom, who finished seventh in the first round and second in the fina l hea t. Hegstrom, 33, finished seco nd in the 1990 Swedish Superbike Championship, There were severa l crashes. Both of the Canadian entries, ex-rno tocrosser Rob Mu tch of British Columbia and j eff Gaynor of T oronto , crashed a nd suffered bad ly sprai ned ankles. One of th e j apanese entries, H iroshi Seno, crashed hard in the second heat and was taken to the hosp ital wh ere he rem ained overn ight; his cond ition was reported as sa tisfacto ry. According to Cana d ia n Mutch. who was taken OUI by ano ther j apan ese rider in the first heat, "These gu ys have a 'win or die' a ttitude! 1 never knew wha t hit me!" English journali st Oli ver Duke, 37, suffered a broken leg when he crashed early in the first heat. According to English sources, Duke was entered with the idea of doing a story on racing the - Suzu ki Fra nce-specifica tio n stock GSXRi5 0 in the World Cup. Overall, Suzuki Motor Compan y, Ltd. officials were very happy with the event. This was the first time it was held in France after the first two champ ionships were staged in j ere-L, Spain . Thirty riders from 15 count ries took pa rt in the competition. CN M Kenny Olsen (758) takes the ear ly lead in the 125cc Expert class at Albany MX in Oregon. Ton y Graves (219) ended up taking th e class win and champio nship . The seco nd day o f racing saw Ken n y Ol sen ta ke the holeshot in th e first l25cc Pro mot o . H art, Grav es , Bisceglia , Bell a n d Dail y rounded o u t th e top seven. After a half lap , . G ra ves blew by H art and q uickly reeled 10 O lsen : Graves took an ins ide line to pass Ol sen , bu t slid o u L By th e time he go, his Honda ru nn in g he was down in l l th p lace. Han, mea nw hile, went by Olsen on lap two . Olsen tried reta liate, but cras hed while tryi ng do triples. By th e fifth lap. Graves was up to sixth. H e wou ld con u nue to move up eventuall y fin ish fourth. through th e pa ck U p fro m H art a nd Bisceg lia crossed th e line with Mik e Bell edging Graves by inches fo r th ird . Dail y a nd Berry rounded ou t th e top six. . Mot o two saw O lsen aga in geuing the nod in the first turn . Bell, Gr aves, Bisceglia and H art ro u nded o ut th e top five. After the first half lap, H art had po wered by Biscegl ia for fou rt h. with Graves snea ki ng past Bell fo r seco nd . Lap two saw G ra ves take the o u tside . lin e topass O lsen for the lead . Bell took Ol sen o rr th e trac k o n the th ird la p wi th bo th riders go in g down. This made th e o rder; Graves , Biscegli a , H art. Dai ly a nd Po rt na . On th e fo urt h lap , Po rt na moved by Dai ly to fini sh fourth. Graves, mea n while. too k th e moro win while Bisceg lia 's 2-2 rides nett ed hi m Ihe daily overa ll. But G raves' 1-1·4-1 gave h im the ti tle, aga in. . Results ANAL: I. Mall Blair (AllS); 2. Rainer Janisch (W. Ger); 3. T ony HogslrulO (Swe); 4. Ju rgen Hallinder (Swe); 5. Jer[Gaynor(Can); 6. Philippe ('.. mbray(Fra); 7. Michel Simo n (Bel); 8. La uda ti Ugo (Ita ); 9. ROb~r Ka rlsson (Swe); 10 Rogier 111ierry (Fra); II. Gunter . R",ier (W. Ger); 12. D-dvid Va"lUCZ (Spa); 13. Rob Mutch (Ca n); 11. T res Flavio (I b); 15. u n Kim Jensen (Den). Graves takes title at Albany MX By Don Schneider . ALBANY, OR, SEPT. 22,23 Tony Graves scored imp ressive 1· 1-4-1 m o tD finishes hold on to h is 125cc P ro MXN W Oregon Sta,e Champion ship during th e 'woday MX in Albany. Graves o u, po wered ,h e field ea rly o n as he held a large lead by the l5 -minu,e ma rk in , he firs, mo lO. A" ha, poim Graves gOl tangled in some banners after run ni ng wide in a wa te r · fill ed co rner, giving Grayson H an and J eff Daily a chance to ga in ground. Grav es. however. managed to sta y in front o f H art for the rest o f th e mo lO, even th ou ~h the ban ners had melted arou nd his fea r di SC and he no lo nger had an y brakes. Dail y fin ished , hird. MOIO two saw Har' take ,h e ear ly lead , but Graves had o the r ideas and he soo n ,ook over th e top spot. Graves wen t through m o LO two unsca,h ed, 10 co llec' the overa ll for ,h e day . Women ' s ~ d i v i s i o n racing sa w Deanna H olbrook ta ke , he hol esho t o n her Suzu ki R M 125. J ulie Sweeten and Cindy Fester d id battle u m il Sweeten wicked it u p. At , he end o f lap three, Swee ten was close enough to make a pass o n H o lbrook for th e lead. Although Holbrook stayed close the finish , it was Sweeten taki ng th e win. MalO two was a Sweeten / Holbrook ba ttl e ro yal. Swee,e n pulled the holeshot and rod e a m istak e-free race. H o lebrook held o n for second to ca p tu re seco nd o vera ll wi,h Swee, en 's I-I ta lly ,akin!: ,h e overa ll . '0 '0 Resu lts W /P /W : O /A G rf'go ry Blackw ell (Ya m ): I. Issac Da vison (Ya m):2. G rrogo ry Blackwell (YOlm): 3. Ryan Colem an (Ya m) . 60 6-8: a lA Eri c W il1i.am~ ( Kitw); I. J.a!tOn Hanson ( Ka w); 2. Eric Wi llia m s (Kaw ): 3. Gu'gof)' Blackwel l ( Ka w). 609-11: O / A Robnl H o h ll: t'w (Kaw); I. Robert H oh~r'W r [ Ka w]: 2. DU'ly Lcnaburg ( Ka w) ; 3. Adam West [ Kaw ]. WMN: Q / A J ul i,= SWt'('trn (Kaw); I. j uli~ Sweet en ( Kaw ): 2. Deanna Holbrook (S UI); 3. j ea nne V.abu" cuk.. 80 I~-r: O /A Co rry Fu ll" ( Ka w ); I. Cury Fulln ( Ka w ): 2. J o h n Wi lliams ( Ka w) ; 3. Mike Utven ( Ka w) . 80 BEC O /A : Jan'd SaJ1lOn (Hon); 1. Dav,= H a m pl un (H o n). O PE N P RO: O / A 1 'h."O n i ~ Swt"t"lrn (K.aw): 1. Ro n W~tJ il k,= (KT M I: 2. I'h·nn ir.Swt 't"lcn (Ka wl. UTH; O /A Ru n Wro!iot l akt' (KT~t ) : 1. Denn is Swenm (Kaw); 2. Ro n We' llak ro (KT M ); 3. Frank MeKuh n (KT MI. , ~O- 40 JR : I. Ca l l Ch adwi,:k (KTM ): 2. M i,·haro Sc.:hwl"I"lM" l (Hon ). • ~O· i O INT: O /A j uro ca~y (H on ); I . Kd l y W hd chrol (H on); 2. l Or' Ca!>t')' (Hon ); 3. jim Harri~ (H o n ). . 'w -10 A: 0 1A Don Sch n,= r (Sill) : I. Don S<-h idror(Sw ); iclr nro 2. Dan Ma lhi s (SUI) : 3. M ikro H o lb rou k (Ma i). 30-40 PRO : 0 1 A Ron Sun (Hun): I. Ron Sun (Han): 2. Ra y G arn o n (Y..m ); 3. Kn- in McC.anhy (Ya m); 1. J im umkin (H a n ). OT JR : O IA ~ey l..ma bu ' ~ . (Ka w , ; I. ~wt")' 1...nuborg (Kaw); 2. J im Bro wn ( Kaw); 3. .Ch ff Koban ik (Ya m );-4. ~ n . Kn ull.on (Ya m ); 5. Gene O1 im m (H o n). aT Il'oT : a lA N ick Ru~innv i eh (Hon ): I. Eric Bur k in !oha w " (Stu): 2. Bob Harri !JoOn (S UL); 3. John ~bck (u g) . O T A: L M ik,= Pt'l'1')' (SUI) ; 2. J)-.. ~ Merk in (SUI): S. Guy Ronds (Ka w ). O T PRO : 0 1 A Ji m La m k in (H o n) : I. jim I...iImkin (H on); 2. Bob tr...ch ( Ma l) . Royko roosts Dade City MX By Kyle Myers DADE em', FL,SEPT 16 . Ro und ,wo of ,he AMA Wo rldSpons Flo rida Gold C up Ser ies was held a' Dade Ci ty Raceway and J im Royko pu lled o ff ,h e o verall win in the 125cc class. A, ,he start of molO o ne Royko p ulled the holesh ot wi ,h Rick Perry , J erry T ayl or, S,eve Ra ybo rn a nd Da vid McP her so n beh ind. Ro yko fell a' the end o f la p one. letting o n ly Perry by. McPherson passed Ra yborn 10 the . back sweeper , bu, Raybo rn repassed McP her son o n the inside of Lhe next tu rn. Raybo rn also passed Taylo r in , he back j u m p section. David Kuxhausen passed a fadin g McPherso n for fifth whil e T ,m Deward is passed Kux hausen a nd McPherso n after a bad start. At th e fini sh it was Perry with the moto w in followed by Ro yko , Raybo rn , Deward is a nd Ku xhausen. MOIOtwo saw Ro yko pull ano,her ho lesho , with Gra ham Kimble, McP herson , Taylor and Kux hausen on his tai l. Kuxh ausen and Perry both passed McPherson and Taylor in ihe back sectio n, whi le Royko started p u ll away . Rodney Reber passed McPherson 10 a turn wh ile Perry passed Kuxhausen in th e back sweeper turn. Perry then passed Kim ble down the long fro n t straIghtaway, Ku xhause n passed Kimble goi ng into ,h e back section on '0

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