Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

I LOCAL EVENTS " • •• For race proving the "Winning Combination" P hi l Dougla s (cen ter ) was the Vet A class winner at the Di rt Diggers' Lilliputia n Grand Prix a t th e Prairi e Cit y OHV Park iii Cali£ornia . M itChell I Racing Whee 5 the downed Graves fo r fourth. Graves had mo ved up o n Bailey by lap three, while Waring had a five second lead o n Ham ness by by lap four. One lap later; Bell mo ved u p and mot ored by H amness for second Bailey's momentum carried hi m into third as th e race progressed, while G raves seemed 10 back off his pace. Just past the halfway poi nt. Bell fell . ha nd in g second 10 Bailey. Bailey tried reeling in Wari ng bu t to no avail. Wh en the checkered n ag new , it was Waring, Bailey a nd Bell in that orde r. I Action Billetcalipers Ce DUB perfO!",CI~IIC. .. chille, 15535 Garfield90723 Ave., . . ." BoX1739. CA p.O, . Resul ts nt ' W/ P/W : I. A.J . Km nish (Y.lm ): 2. Ric- ar d Sipp Jr . (Hon) : h 3. Erin H ucke (Ya m ). P/W : I. lsaa c Dawson ( K.1w ); 2. Ju.cin RUlh ( K.1w ). Pf1,V 9-11: 1. Robert Hoh grew ( lUiw ); 2. David Turner (Kaw ): 3. j csbua Knighl ( lUiw) . MINI BEG : I. Jod y Oark (I-I ); 2. Ryan Will iam s (Ya m ); on 2. 8.J . Lyng~ ( K.1w ); -t. Se Dlihkn (f{.aw): S. And y an paramou , ""A-6532 ~13) DoJ"" W~vn (K.4Iw ). MINI JR: 1. I n!oYWilli am s (K,,,IO' ); 2. Rill y Rine-klt")'(Ya m); 3. Ja wn &11 (Kilw ); 4. Bria n M.utin (Ho n): 5. gobe n H oll!{ft'w (Kaw). MI NI INT: l. Cor y Fuller ( itaw) ; 2. Ni ck Ha nsen (SUI ). Got an opinion? Try Voices. 12S BEG : 1. Michad Bru ndle (Ka w ): 2. Kory Elfis (SU I ); 3. Kevin Ph·iltr (Ka w): 4. Mike Tholl,on (He n ): 5. St('wa rc Linck (SUl ). 125 JR : I. Mauhew Sta rbard (SUI); 2. MOnl y Ha rr ill(H on): 3. T om Mo li n' (Kdw); 4. J(,ff 8cJf' (Sill) : 5. Mark Bju rkq ui llot u (Hon). 12~ 1ST: I. j a son McCorm id (H o n ): 2. R usty Ga rman (li on ): 3. Mikl: Koehn ( Ka w ): 4. David Myt n (SUI): S. Jona s Dunn ilion). 12S PRO: I. Shawn Waring: (S UI); 2. Mi kl: &-11 ( S UI ): 5 . Da vid Bailey (Suz): 4. Mikt Ham ness ( Ka w ): 5. Tony GratT!'. (H u n ). 250 BEG : I. Adam Jones (Hu n) : 2. JOf' Scrickland (Ya m ): 3. Kevin Zimme rma n (Ka w ): 4. Rich ard RU.!oh too (HolI): S. J.R. Newman (Ya m ). 2SO JR: I. Krich Mxri (S UI): 2. Kt lly Harn ess (Han): 3. Bruce I ~ (Sw ): -t Mall Starbard (H on): 5. CoI"f1" Shepard . prerequsite for success IS surrounding the best p'eo le and the best ( K.aw ). 250 1:'101: I: Dou g Orkney (Ya m ); 2. Rk hit Lee (H o n ). O P£""\:' BEC : 1. R..a.ncbl l Jamb!. (H oo ): 2. Mike Lambert {K.oa w) ; 3. Robtrt Co mstock ( ~ w). OPEN JR: I. David Hampson (AT K):2 . Md Orknty (Yam ): 3. M.ucin Wobbtrly ( Ka w): 4. Grqt C ,lIn (Ho n); S. Momy Pritt (ATK). OPEN'I:'IIT: l. Roby Leach (KT M). 250 PRO: 1. Scou SltUy (SUI): 2. Terrr Ham ll('S.$ ( ~w). O P EN PRO: I. Don Bonpllup; (Kaw): 2. Sh.1wn Co lan go (Kaw); 3. lad Howard (Kilw). • 1.1TH: 1. ,Dou g Orkney- (Ya m ): 2. Dnn Bonpflu,; ( Koiw): 5. Strvc' Sm llh (SC,); -t Mikl: Kill" (H(WI); 5. (mw Truhon . (Ya m). 3Q.40 JR: 1. M.rk Koonu (JU w) : 2. GlTftK Blanchfidd (Hon ); 3. H obty Katts (H on); -t. EuKMW' Md)onflf"11 (H on ); 5. W:.lIh Woollty (H on). WMN : 1. Shannon Starbard (n on): 2. Shr lly Buni~ (Ho n). .50- 0 1ST: I. Kip Timpleeon (Hon) ; 2. Donald H uekl:' 4 (Y.lm l; 3. David Hampton (ATK); -t. Je~ Caw-y (H on); 5. Jim H;,"u {Han). 5Q.40 EX : I; Ron Sun (H on ): 2. Daw- Eakin (Ho n); 3. ROI)' C amon (Youn): -t. Richard Mnrin (Hon ). OT SO\': 1. Skip Waddt-Il (SUl): 2. Norm Du vall (Yam). OT AM: I. b y Fiilin (H us): 2. DIns Ch'TRt (SUI); 3. John Foster (Sw ); -t. David Aln:andn (Hon ): S. G ary Back trom (S w ). OT EX : I. J im umkin (H on ): 2. Wayn" Kom i (ATK): 5. Evn,," Wa hmirl: ( Ka w ): 4. R0 R:1'r Knip;ht (Hon ); 5. Gary . R()nd~ (Kaw ). Mashbir leaps to Lilliputian Grand Prix win By Bill Spencer RANCHO CORDOV , CA. NOV. 1 A 8 1990 AMA National Hare Scrambles Champion 1990 AMA National Cross Country Champion District 36's fina l rou nd of cross co unuy rdcing capped a 20-race cha mp ionsh ip seaso n al the Prallie Cit y OHV Park wit h Ihe 191h runn ing of the Lilliputian Gra nd Prix, p ut o n by the Dirt Diggers No rt h Me. The club an nounced that th e 23rd An n ua l Ha ngtown Nati onal Mot ocross Classic was set fo r March 23·2 4, as th e firs t race got underwa y at 9:05 a.m . with near ly 100 riders on ha nd Dan Reger led th e foray on h is 125cc H onda . but il was Eric Mas h bir th e overa ll wi nner at the end of the two hours. " I really wa nted to win one," sta ted the Hayward Hondal Advanced Machine Tool-sponsored fonner pro mo tocrosser, •.And this one was great. to It proved beneficial in th e overa ll top 10 Sportsman Pla te run as he fin ished sixth in hIS firs; full season o n the 20 race series. Reger turn ed a quick 15:40 minute lap and led Mashbir by a m inute with Kenn y McKatzie riding a co nservative third on his RM over ISDE com pe titor P hil Dou glas. The only bailie left u ndecided for a n umber o ne plate was th e Sen ior A where Edd Haymond led Pete Francini by two points comi ng in to the ro und. Francini led Ha ymond o n the first lap by nearl y two min utes. but that was reversed o n the seco nd go-round a nd wou ld rema in a t thai d ista nce un til the final la p wh en Fra nci ni disa ppeared wit h a wh iskered plug on hi s mou nt. Reger look lap two in over 16 m in ut es with Mashbi r and the rest in to w, but the most amazing ride was once again, by Bill Max im , who was last o ut of cam p a nd closin g in o n And y Borth , Maxim had entere d as an Open A en try o n hi s KX, and th e Nat ional number o ne ran ked Hare & Hound Senior, abo u t 45vears-old , di d n 't wa nt to int erfere in the Ha ymon dJFran ein i batt le, so rode o rr wi th first in class and fou rt h o vera ll. Ken McKen zie had. some good pit stops fin ish in g thi rd overall a nd second in 250cc A with Bo rth fifth behi nd Max im . . Sha wn H ybar ger look six th o vera ll and seco nd in th e 125cc class as Reger pined o n th e last lap with cram ps in his han ds. Ph il Do uglas had sewed u p th e Vel titl e some weeks bac k. bUI iced the ca ke with a seven th overall and first Vel A. Brian Dickey was ei!;h th and four th 250cc A just in front of Chris Carr who is really ready for hi s trip Ital y ea rly next mo nth , . Rod Willia ms rounded OUI the top 10 overall with Tom Barbero I l th and second Vel. over Nick Co lli n and Clo yse H oll and J r. Jerry Fouts was 14th after a seco nd lap bash , right in fro nt of th e pi ts. Louie Mar shall was 15th overa ll a nd firs t Senior with Haym ond the jubilant win ner of the war rig ht beh ind. Francin i ca me in wi th the sweepers, a di stant th ird in th e class. Resul ts '0 250 A: I. Eric ~bmbir (Hon ); 2. Ken Mct'.mtit (Sw ); 5. And y Borth (Ka w). • OPEN A:. 1. Bill Maxim ( Ka w) ; 2. Jnry Fouu (Hon r. 5. Marsha ll Rrnoe {Ho n). 125 A: 1. o-.n Rcgn (Hon); 2. Sh.i&wn H yb;ugt'I" (KT M). . VET A; I. Phil Ooug lall (H us); 2. T om Barbtr (Hon); 5. Nick Co ll in (Ya m). SR A: 1. Lo ui t Man-hall (Ca g); 2. Edd Ha ymon d (Ya m ): 3. Pt tt Fra nci ni (KTM ). S/S RA: l. R ich.ard a.ti ~t i

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