Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Ty Myer dominated moi o two as he again held the lead from the drop of th e gate to the checkered flag, building a better tha n 10second lead en rou te to the victory. Batton chased Myer throug ho ut the six-lap rn oto but was unab le to ca tch hi m. Greg Myer, Alex Davis and Jeff Goodwin ro unded out the top five. Results 50: I. Eric C~lIion (Yam); 2. a ri, Ha rri s (Sw ); S. Triy Co..." ,., (Suz~ SR MISI; I. Brian Ikllin ~ ( ~ w ); 2. Shaw n Rohr (Yam); S. Mo Sfto1inll (Yam); 4. Scott Fruin ( K.o. w). m 5O-I 8Y: I. Jay Hers hey (Sw); 2. Jim I...arlr.man (Yam ); S. T .J. Somtn (Sw): 4. Todd C Ulhri " (Hon ). 125A: I. Phil Gaul her' (Yam). 250 A: I. O1a d Coo n (KTM ). 125 B: I. Jay Hershey (Sw ): 2. La rry Bellman (Ha n); 5. D.aW' K..Jcmar (Hon ): 1. Kevin Bur key (Ha n); 5. Grq: Lnnon '''-aw). 125 C: 1. OaW'J~ ( ~ w); 2. Eric Klein { ~wl; 5. Currie Ma ri n ko (Suz); 1. Aaron S;&ran(Sw); 5. Bob H ('1bM ( ~ w). 250 B: I. Kl"Vin Deyli nK (Ya m ); 2. Oui, Opliger (K41w ); S. Ron Sryarly (Ha n). O PF.N B: I. Clip Adam , (lU w); 2. Mikr- Ha use (Ha n ). 250 C: I. T y Myn ( ~ w); 2. Tom BoUlon (H an ); 5. Grq My", (Ha n ): 4. AIM: Davis (Yam); 5. Chip Adams (Ka w ). Pl.US 25: I. Les Etzwizer (Ha n); 2. Mikr Hannry (Ho n ); S. Jrrr Gond win (Kaw): i . Oaw Frrral (Ho n); 5. Pal Cipullo (CA l. SR I : I. Ji m Ci pu tlo (CA ). SR 2: 1. Jo(,: Ja cob ~ ( Koiw) . Johnson unstoppable at OIR MX By Peggy Adamic RAVENNA, OH, ocr. 1 4 Steve J ohnson took I -I mot o fini sh es in the combined l25/250ec Expert class at Ohio International Raceway. Bill Koleno shot into the lead begi n mo to one wit h Johnson cam pi ng on his rear wh eel. Mike Boggi a, Greg Wheeler a nd Brad Qu ear chased th em through tum one a nd out of sight. On the firs t la p , Johnso n mot ored into the lead and im medi atel y bega n pulling awa y fro m the dozen riders behi nd. By the beginning of lap t wo, John Shay moved from his eig h th-place start to grab fourth behind Johnson , Koleno a nd Wheeler. Boggia had dropped to sixth. By midm oto, Johnso n held a ni ne-second lead. Shay ca mped on Wheeler's rear wh eel and with two laps rema in in g motored around him and then moved in to cha llenge Koleno for second. Boggia moved back into the to p five as he mot ored past Ou ear, J ohnson took the win as Shay pa ssed Koleno for second thr ee tu rns before the chec kered flag. Boggi a and Qu ear rou nded ou t the top five. j ohnson a nd Allen Beech were side by side thro ugh tu rn one a t the start of moto two with J ohnson pulling ah ead in tum two. Kol en o, Wheeler and Boggia were hot on their tracks. Within the first lap , Koleno and Wheeler p ut the moves on Beech as Boggia fell bac k to sevent h. Sha y once again began movig th roug h the pac k, pas t Beech a nd .moved in on Kolen o a nd Wheeler to make it a three-way race for second. Johnso n held . a 15-second lead on the riders behind as he took the checkered flag, Kol eno , Wheeler and Shay rode the fina l th ree la ps in a heated battl e for second with none of the riders ga in ing nor losing positions as they filed by the checkered flag less than a bike length apart. Beech rounded out the top five. Brock Sellards too k the do ubl e-m o te wins in the 80cc Senior Min i class with a stan-to-finish lead for h is 10th C. R.A. class win in I I tries this season. Dave Sul ecki rode to the first Open B moto . win as he took the early lead from Mike Katin in tum two. Sulecki held o n to take the win with Katin press uring from behi nd throug hout the five-lap rnoro, Sulecki too k the lead off the line to begin moto two with Katin motorin g past to bcJrin lap two. Katin a nd Su lecki ran 1-2 with Jonn Harrington an d Chuck Boru chas ing the duo throug h the checkered flag . '0 Results 50: I. FmI P~ I (Yam); 2. 8rnl1 M.aimo~ (IITM); S. Bo Wagnn (Yam); 4. Eric cOlman (Yam); S. Ph il Brdurl (Yarn). J R MINI : I. jordan Saran (K.aw); 2.. SroI l Fr.u:in ( ~ w); S. Sam Yann ild i (Hon); 4. Jor Willmotl (Kaw). SR MINI, t. Brod< s. tlanl. (Hon); 2. A. 1. o-,m ll

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