Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ L C LEVENTS OA e 3. Mark Bid ()Suz); 4. Sha ne Wrigh l (L w); 5. Rou Swnland (Ha n). M PM : l. bndy Norl1\.iln (Yam); 2. j Ol n1 W.aighl (VOIm); 3. Christiphn Loredo (Y.am): -t. Mlkry f r.akn (V.am); 5.KtIIm Oladwick (I tj ), , 60 I. Chad 81f'J (Kclw); 2 Dlggtt Smith (K.aw), 3. R..iJndy Norma n (Kaw): 4 Chri stop her Silva (K.aw). 80 JR · I. Bn.. n CrU l ( K.:Iw). 2 Terrv Blrl (Suzl. 80 BEG : I. S n-a n.a Silva (K.aw), 2. M.a Hmdrnon (SUl ), re 3. D.]. Nelson j Ka w): 4. Olri. Funch (Sw). I ~ I:\'T: 1. Scou Wilson (K.a w). 125 J R: 1. j am ie Ha skin (Ha n ); 2. Clm MurOilu (Yam); 3. Sr~ MuraLa (Y.am): 4. Rick Thomas (Yam); S. Sh.1wn Par ks ( K.aw). 125 BEC : I. Patr ick G rah.olm IHan}: 2. M i k~ Bm lO (V;lm); n .tC 3. Edd ie ~fcCJ i n uJ(k (Y.am): -I. Ib'·ld 8r h (Hun); 5. Jim Waltt:lo l K.itw). 2!10 JR: 1. Crq: Norm.a n (Ho n); 2. AI"- Chf' I " IV.am): 3. San R~ (Sw): ~ . Brian Ferro l Hon ); S. Ro i Ho lster (Hun). 2!10 BEC : 1. :\iidtOl Smu b ( lion); 2. Robbl" Deacon. JI. d (Sw) : 3. DOIn H .ilI ~· (".am); 1. Bill wvman (linn ); S. Paul FJ OI O (Hom. 500 BEC : I. Joh n Niewoehunce (Hon); 2. J.u nn Dyknn.m (Ha n): 3. Bob MOIJlwdl (1 Ion ): -I. Dan O 'MOIun (Sill); 5. wavn e Sd£ (Hon ). Gosselaar soars to Sunrise Motocross win By Tony Alessi Mat Bateman captured the 250cc Novice class win at Sunrise motocross. Back on the track after being sidelined for most of the summer, Patrick Greer captured the 125ccC class win and placed second in the Schoolboy class at Silver Creek MX. Greer grabs Silver Creek MX win By Barbara &: Loren Williams MORGAI\'TON, NC, NOV, 4 ver have one of your fondest dr eams come tru e? Imagine a cris p autumn da y graced by golden sunshi ne, and a tig ht little track with great dirt and j us t enough technica l stuff 10 make it fun . This lilli e gem is set in the North Carolina hills, ami d hard woods with leaves so brilliant they mak e your eyes hurt. The riders ga thered here for the th ird ro und of Aaron Bollinger' s Silver Creek Fall Series were read y to put on some Ilatout raci ng. Practice laps heighten the anticipation, and then Patrick Greer flashes by. Patrick Greer?! The young Honda pilot from Taylorville, North Carolina, was a fast kid who usually finished in the top five wherever he raced. At a Loretta Lynn 's qualifying race in June, every mother's nightmare struck when Patrick crashed hard .going over a jump and was oui lik e a light. In fact, he was in a coma for over a week. After Patrick regai ned consciousness and got some streng th back, he spe nt the rest of the su mmer in rehabilitati on. Hi s paren ts were trying not to get their hopes too hi gh , tell ing th em selves th ey'd be happy if he cou ld just regain normal function s. Wh ile hospi tal ized, one of th e firs t things he said was , " I want to race again ," but no one serio usly thou gh t tha t was possi ble. In the fall , Patrick returned to school in the ninth gra de with th e rest of h is class, and enrolled in adva nced classes as hi s eig h th- g ra de tea ch ers had recommended in the spring. At the end of the first quarter, he brought home one B in geometry and As in all the rest of hi s subjects. He suffers no ill effects from his head injuries, and according to his ph ysician ha s no greater chance of gelling hurt now than any other MXer. In th e first Schoolboy molO, Greer was second to turn one behind William Wilson , who leads the class so far for the Fall Series. Wilson ran up the hill like a scalded cat, leaving the mor e cautiou s Gr eer to hold off second-p lace series con tender J ason Bridgeman. Thou gh Wilson put a fair amount of distance on the rest of the field , Greer acq uilled himself well in the first molO E 6 of his second comeback race, fini shing a convincing runner-up. Greer tip toed th rough the first turn aga in for the combined 125cc BIC contes t, ending up behi nd B-riders Mike Milem and Byron Hager, and Cclass lead er Paul McDan iel. Sti ll bei ng carefu l, he rode a safe and sane, but still secu re, second in the I25cc C class, un willing to take a cha nce to pass McDan iel , who bro ught home th e rno to win. Whi le the secon d Schoolboy moto was virtua lly a carbo n copy of th e first, with Greer finishing second to Wilson for th ose placings in th e ove ra ll, Greer 's othe r 125cc moto tu rned ou tquite differently. From the sna p of th e band, th e spectators could begin 10 see signs of his earlier rh ythmic riding style, as he settled into th ird pl ace in th e co m b i n ed pack. On ce a gain Milem , the B winner, and McDaniel were ahead, and this tim e perennial C class threat and I25cc C series leader Terry Ware passed Josh Dombrosky and made a challenge 10 Greer from behind. On the early part of lap thr ee, McDaniel's Suzuki got a bit squirrely go ing up the hill, and Greer saw hi s cha nce. " I thou ght, if I was go ing to pass him , I'd better go ahead and do it," said G reer. " I won 't get any faster if I do n ' t try." For the rest of th e rn oto , alt houg h he cou ldn 't catch Milem , he successfull y held off the rest of the field to win the 125cc C class. Ware slipped around McDaniel on lap three , taking Dombrosky along for the ride and relegating McDaniel to fourth for the moto and second overall. From these fin ishes, Ware maintained h is sizeable series lead, and Dombrosky cemented hi s second-place series placing. Accepting hearty congra tu la tio ns for a super beginning to hi s co meback, Patrick sported a ·grin as bi g as h is goggles as he clutched hi s first -place trophy. When his dad was asked if they'd be racing in the next few weeks, he grinned. " Well, we don 't want to rush things ," he said. " Besid es , Patrick's grandparents are coming for a visit and they don't know yet that but -next year he's back to racing. O¥ will be fun !" Results 50: Cra ' Childs (Han); 2. Wayne McLaughlin ~ (Han); 3. oey Gam es (Yam): 4. Daniel Franklin (Yam); 5. oby Biddo ( 5uI~ III MINI 7-11: I. David Clark (Kaw); 2. Jason Sam (Han); 3. Jacob Dombrosky (SUI); 4. Gran! . Gibbs (Han); 5. Ilrad Edwards (Han). SR MINI: I. Patrick Brown (Yam); 2. David Clark ( Ka w) : 3. Gran t Gibbs (Han); 4. Jason Sain (Han); 5. Robby Miguel (Han). . SCHBY: I. William Wilson (Han); 2. Patrick Greer (Han); 3. Jason Brid geman (Han); 4. Shannon Huffm:m (Suz); 5. T ravis Lov elace (Han). ENDR: I. Mike Bodenhamer (S UI); 2. Mark Donaldson [Ka w) : 3. Jimmy Dishman (Kaw); 4. Brent R utherford ( Ka w); 5. Mathew Hamilto n (Han). PRO: 1. Aaron Bol li nger (Sw); 2. Wi lliam Wilso n (Han); 3. SIev Addinl;lon (Han). e l :e5 B: 1. Mike: Milern (Ho n); 2. (Han ): 3. Chris Messer (Yam). B yro~ Hager _ 125 C: I. Patrick C reer (Hon): 2. Paul McDan iel (Han): 3. Terry ware (Ha n): 4. J osh Dombrosky (SUI); 5. Mike Edwards(Yam). 125 D: l. David Rudisill (SUI ); 2. J.ohnn y Van ce (SU 3. Chad Biddix(Suz): 4. Jason Gilleland (Han); I); 5. Reagan Boone (SU I). 250 B: I. Greg Rose (Han); 2. Mike Keller (Han); 3. Scou Linkons (Ka); 4. Dwayne Da ves (Sw); 5. Mike MilC'11l (Hon). 250C 1).1: J. Billr Ownby (S UI); 2. Randy Roberts (Ka w]: 3. DarrellBailey(Ha n); 4. j eramie King (S UI ); 5. Mike Edwards {Ka w] . 25=: J. Nicky Baker (Yam): 2. Allen Lunsford (Ha n); 3. Dean Herrin ( Ka w): 4. Dee McDaniel (Yam); 5. Bill Eubanks (Han). OPEl'. AM: I. Dean Herrin {Kaw) : 2. Bill Eubanks (Han); 3. Sam Reece(Ha n). U/ L ' AM: I. Mike Keller (Han); 2. Billy Ownby (Kaw]: 3. Dwayne Daves (5uz): 4. Glm Chase (Kaw); 5. P a ige Hi lliard (H o n). Lamson lands Altamont SX win By Nuklear Neukam TRACY, CA, NOV. 10 The 1990 CMC Pacific Coast Supercross Finale was held a t Altamont Raceway and Pro Circuit/R enthal /Dunl op/Works Connecrion /Honda-sponsored Steve Lamson new to bo th the 125 and 250cc Pro overa ll victor ies. Fairf ield Kawa sak i-mounted Ray Crumb cap tured the first 250cc Pro mote win after Lamson e nco u n tered diffi cult ies in th e be~ n ni ng o f the mo to . Lamson landed o n a dirt ledge alt er the H igh -Lo w jump and mud pa cked h is rea r brake ca liper and the wheel lockedup into the foll o win g ' urn, as he was chal lengi ng Suzuki- mou nted Pa t Ben ne tt fo r second. Lam son restarted a t the back of the pack and rod e through the full field o f Pro s to adva nce to second, but Crumb had o pe ned Up a cons iderable lead and Lamson would have to settle for runner-up thi s mo ta . John Star k fin ish ed a strong third with Benn ett and Honda-m ounted Ja ck Azevedo ro u nd ing o u t th e top five. Moto two was all Lam son 's. however. as he ripped into the lead a' th e start and styled hi s wa y to the win and the overall . Ben nett finished an impressive second and clai med third overall, wh ile Cru mb work ed his way fro m a mid pack start '0 fini sh thi rd, and second o vera ll. A fo ur th earned S'ark fourth overall with Azevedo fifth overall . Lamso n was in vin cibl e in the 125cc Pro class, as he ra n away to both mo to wins for ,h e overall. Crumb ,ook seco nd o vera ll with a 3-2 tall y, w hi le Scott McEl ro y cla imed third overa ll after a wild ride to second in the (irst mo to foll owed by a second ro u nd fourth. J oe Bruce fin ished fifth in the first mota , but looked real good in mOlO two as he advanced his Yamaha to third a nd fourth overa ll.· H onda·mounted Brett Comer (6-6) ,ook fifth overall. Results 250 PR O: I. SI('V La mson (Ha n); 2. R.ay C.rumb (K.aw); (' 3. Pal Rmn f'1t (Suz): 4. John Surk (Suz); 5. J.ad A ~ (Hon). 125 P RO: I. SI('W' Lam !llOn (Ha n ); 2. R..iJy Cr umb (Kaw): 3. SoooIt"I' McElro y (Suz); 4. Jot' 8ru« (Yam); 5. 8ml Com" ( Hon). VET P RO: 1. Cla yton Blood (Ha n ); 2. Jt1't'Y CaIO (H on ); " 3. Mark Smith (Suz); -t. Doug Sodl (Ho n). VET JR.: 1. Alo: Ow-llrow (Y.am); 2. Ga ry J.a~hn~ (K.a w); ADELWfO, CA. NOV. 4 Mik e Go sselaar used th e power o f h is bigbore H onda to soa r to the overa ll Vet class victory a t round four o f th e Cal iforn ia Racing Club MX Series at Su n rise Cycle Park . T erry Davi s led the wa y early o n bin soo n had pressure from Russ Ri ell y, Mik e Roch ester and Randy Anders on . Fifteen min utes into the 45 minu te race Gossel aar ca me alive. Du ring the follo win g two cir cu its . Gosselaar displaced a ll o f th e co mpe ti tors and moved into the lead. A' the sa me ti me T ra cy Hrach screa med h is l 25cc H on da to second in fron t o f a fad in g Davis. The top th ree ri ders held their posti tions but were sp read out of sight o f each o ther. A, th e chec ker ed it was all Go sselaar follo wed by Hrach, Davis, Rielly a nd Randy Titt lemier, Yamaha rider Mat Batem an barely squeaked out the 250cc Novice win after a 45 minut e ba ttle with Suzu ki rider Tracy Asher. The two riders excha nged the lead mo re than 10 times, locking bars th ro ug ho ut th e ra ce. Ow en Dickson ra n uncha lle nged in th ird. On the final lap Asher tried a last di tch pas s attempt that failed. '" never won a gra nd prix be fore, I wanted thi s o ne real bad . but Mat rode a good race," sai d Asher. Thousand Oa ks Yamah a sponsored Mar k Eas ley pulled o ff ano the r win in th e 125cc Intermedi at e class. Eas ley start ed near the ba ck carving hi s way in to the lead a ' 'he halfwa y point. Easl ey styled to 'he checkered flag followed by Parsons and Simmons. Eri c Casas was untouchable in th e Vin tage class. winning by more than three minutes over Dennis Ivarsson and Norm Francis. Casas was th e onl y Vintage ri der clear th e bi g table top jump d u ring th e 45 minu te race, '0 Results 80 BIG wm, J. Ph il MOM'nger.· 80 BEG : J. Ca~ Lytl~: 2. J.a ~n Howard; 3. Ben Bejar an o ; 4. Britt j ackson; 5. Stephen Col(. 80 NOV: I. Scou Joh RfoOn; 2. Ann.ando Overlan d; 3. Paul Cilmartin ; 4. Fred OKrim; 5. Mike weed. 80 INT: I. Ph il Richm on d; 2. J ;L Reed, \On 12S BEC : l. b y Morai n ; 2. Jim Bunli n ; 3. David Coo k: 1. Anlhon y ~.arano; 5. La rry Long. 250 BEC : I. Bob Bouchn Jr.; 2. AM Blu nda : 3. J.acob Pa lmer : 4. Thomas Wo lf: 5. Danny Osbourne. SOU BEG : l. MichKl Lucal: 2. Eric Schru.btl ; 3. Joh nny Crou: i . Ca ri. Scoll; 5. T im Wolf. 12SNO V: I. I..n. ~l.an; 2. c..~ C u l:wln;3. J.amn Madt .ay; 4. Chris Con no r: 5. jared J ~'Ob&mryn. 250 NOV : I. MOIl &ouemOln: 2. TrOK)' &h('Tj 3. Owm Dickson: 4. aim Briala; 5. Mikt Haol e, 500 NOV : 1. Scou C illy; 2. Frank Betcher; 3. Richa rd Martina. t25 IN!": l. MOIrk E.a.slry ; 2. Terry Parsons; 3. JOI.5OR Simmons. l 250 Jt."T: 1. Will Dic: uon; 2. Doug Allm ; 3. Ken Nri utl: 4. j ason Ml'hon ; S. M i~ Blair . 500 Lvr; I. Olarlie Strong. 125 P RO : L Tim Te lford. 250 PR O: I. T ony SuirL 500 PR O ; I. Tim Windo w. JR VET BEG: 1. ,"wi. Crorntr : %. Mark. &k.n : 3. Bill G.a.rc:ia;i . John jduna Jr .: 5. T roy Thunn.;IR. J R VET SO": I. Ti m McAdami: 2. T om Salaz.ar; 3. Bryan Jordan; 4. Mi1.~ Ovnby; 5. Bob Michad. • J R VET I ~'T: I. M.a Duval; 2. Milt Edmonds: 3. Todd rk Wnnnl; 1. DlUck G URItr . VET BEC : I. Bob IblUman; 2. Fm:I Lin lr, 3. Rob &vingron: 4. Lantt Messntr; 5. W.arrro Brow n. VET NOV: I. Alain I..nn('l" ; 2. C rrg Bnllon ; 3. Rand y Suidlin ; i . Bill Kolkman. VET If'I. : I. Ru Sit'lI Rrill y; 2. Cu rt J.amn: 3. Paul " Tomorie: 4. Michael Roch nl. tr: 5. Bob Maxwdl. VET EX; I. M i kr ~laar: 2. T racy H ruh; 3. TtrT)' Davis; 4. Randy Tiu..lnnitt; 5. OLarJi~ Suo",. SR BEG: I. Denn " P.an~non ; 2. Tnry Hamrick; 3. Miclutl S~; i . Larry Xirach: 5. Bill Wdlman. SR NO V: I. Mil t O·u ary. SR INT: I. Ran dy Bura k. SR EX: I. Sam C~ 2. lim Dravn: 3. T ommr Pori. VI:\'T NO V: I. Denn is varwn; 2. Frizby Sea ry : 5. Dan Hdlfi: 4. Scon T rnnblay: 5. Lo ui. B ~httn. VINT INT: I. Eric Ca !oOlS; 2. Ron Aldrich. VINT EX: I. Norm Fran a . ; 2. C ary Eglon. WMN NOV: 1. Jamir Pamimuan; 5. Elltn T aylor ; 4. Mary Sulli":"iln. TEAMS 80 BEG: I. Damn W.aIl/W .aIt" Wright; 2. Jim Bumi nl Jim W. Bumin. NO V: I. Brent Grrtt/ Mark. Allm; 2. Rod Sprin kJd Mikt Ma Ult ; 3. Edd it Tan nf'r / J im: 1. David M.artin tzlTim McAdi.ms. INT/PRO: J. Tony SuldtlDtrrid: Will is; 2. Quis Evans! Jason Simmons; 3. Scuu C illy/Tony H.ayn; 4. Brian Ktilhl J im Anduson; 5. Oan bani/SItv(' Mudd. SPTS MN: 1. Tracy Ashtr. 80: I. Fm:I Ogrim/SI~ Cox : 2. J ason How.ard/ Ca:lot"Y Lydr. IRMN 80: J. 'M ry Su llivan . IRM N Il'oTIPRO: I. Nicky Pou nds. ' lRMS SPTSMN : 1. Owtn Dickson : 2. Craig Simp5OD; 3. J.amit Gui di..

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