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Cycle News 1991 01 09

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9LOCAL EVN S ET e R es u hs 'so: I. Thomas H..mby (h j ); 2. M..l1 Bl l:'V in ~ (h j); 3. J immy Kril h (Ya m,: 4. Rou Hughn (Yam). J R MI:-.lI 7· 11: I. Ja cob Dombrosk y (S UI); 2. CJlfi ~ Flowe ( K.. w ); 3. Eric Flo we ( tu w). SR MISI: 1. Da nn y R( ~i (SUIt: 2. Shaw n(' H m~l~ (H o n j: 3. Curt Srlls (Sw). E~nR.: l. kich HMU, ry (S UI) : 2. J ohnny ~~r (SUI); 5. l T ...r- RiCT' (Ya m ): '4. Bill s..yb\ (K.1 wJ. l .. 125 A: I. Steve Chi)dJns, (SUI); 2. Curt Li b!)('y (S UI): 3. t:.ddir Adda ir (Ya m t: 4. Mik(' l..ill (Sw): 5. M il;.(' Brown (H nn ). 125 B; J. Jamn Nuner ( Ka w); 2. T .j. Hodock ( Ka w) . 125 C; 1. SI('V(' UU (SUI); 2. Danm R~ (Sw ); 3. Tim Hudn ..k (Yaml : -t. Scull ("arret (Ya m): 5. Lealie Ikkhn (Ka w) . .. 2.')() A; I. Mike' Brown ( H e n); 2. Sl: 'W' OtildrC"U (SUI); , . t Curt l. ibbf,.· (SUlj: 4. Eddir Adcbit ( y a m ): 5. jamie H..-k in g ( K.il".). 2."10 B: I . C'l"K RllW' (Hun ); 2. Jilmn ~UU" ( Kolw ): 3. J t mM. (Ho n ): .1. Grad~ Jonn (H u\ ). 250 C; I . Mikr Ed wa rds ( KoIw); 2. tb"i d Whil WJO. (H nn,: ~ . SroI I Carter (Ya m): 1. C1r1 i ~ Gtl"'Mlr cHun ): 5. Jamir .' h u ry h (Ya m). 25· A: I. Mike' Tay lOi (H nn ). H~ yn C i: ~~:;~I~:~: ~a~J;(l:Olriot~~(~iu~sar (S S. !;;; U I): OPEi' AM: 1. navid Fani!> (Knt ): 2. G..ry h McKin nt')' ( Ka w): 5. J'lIOt"S Ba yn (H on ). SR A: I. Milr Ta ylor (H o n ). SR B: I. T ommy HAyn (SU.l): 2. C o y 01obornf' (lton): lt 3. G...r) Krilh (Sut); 4. Chri ~ Rash ( K.. w) : 5. Rid( C.lM I pt" 1 (Ka w) . Jamie Hading (268) motored to the front of the pack at the start of th e first 250cc A moto at Dallas Ricker MX, Mike Brown (483) won bo th motos, 'Childress, Brown divide Dallas Ricker Motocross By Barbara an d Loren Williams GREENVILLE, TN, SOY. II Mike Brown divvied up rnoto wins with Steve Childress a' 'he last Dallas Ricker Co mplex MX race of ' he seaso n. Childress won the lock up th e o vera ll seco nd 125cc A rnoto win. whi le Brown domina ted bo th 250cc A class motDS. In the' firs' 125cc A molO Childr..s go t 'he hol..hOl and held first until he reached 'he last ,urn. Still gooey from the previous n ig ht's 'o rrential rain. Childr..s· Suzuki sli p ped. allowing Bro wn ' he critical spli' seco nd sq ueeze pas' and claim 'he checkered n ag. The seco nd mO!o was Childr... a ll ' he way '0 '0 as Brown rem ain ed in the p its -since his b ike suc ked a gas ket. Libbey mounted a determin ed cha lle ng e, foll ow ed closely by Eddie Addair. but C hi ld ress ' Barr' s Competi tio n- t u ne d Suzu ki was nat go ne. Bro wn o wned th e fir st 250(c A rnot o , lea p'i n g int o 'he lead o ff th e' ga te wi th Childress in row , On a bo rrowed RM2 50. Chi ldress threat ened Brown bu t sl id o ut in a hairpin at th e end of la p o ne, a llowi ng Curt Libbey and Jamie H acki ng br eeze past, Libbey di spatched H ackins on 'he next lap and co ncen tra ted on foll o wmg Bro wn 's lines. Child...s had recovered in fo urth an d ca ug h t Ha cking to fini sh third beh in d Brown a nd Libbey. Brown dominated the seco nd m o lO fro m th e Slarl with Childr ess maintai ning (he ru n ner· '0 up pos ition on his poor-running borrowed iron. Libbey mainta med th ird pla ce. ahea d o f Addair a nd Ja mi e H ackin g. Gilbert wins Cyc1eland MX By Mich ael Ri ch CHICO. CA DEC. 2 . J ake Gil bert was forced to wo rk hard agains t stiff co mpeti tio n to secure rhe ove ra ll win in rhe co m b ined 125cc Nov ice/Junior cla ss a t Cyclel and Rac eway . Novi ce Rickey McConn roosted away with ' he holeshot in th e o pen in g mo to foll o wed clo sely by J un iors class rid ers Jason Ri tch ey and J ake G ilbert. Self -Image Video-sponsored G ilbert was ab le 10 rind ;i way aro u nd both Ritch ey a nd McConn as th e riders en tered th e stad iu m for th e first lime. Brian Pierce ca me into th e stad iu m in founh . but qui ckly ch a nged 'hat as he leap, pasl Ri' ch ey a nd • McConn in lh e rockers to assu me second. Real izin g thaI he cou ld n' t let Gilbert ge' tOO big a lead . Ritch ey passed McCon n o n 'he back straight and moved in o n Pierce. As th e laps wore down. Gi lbert ex'ended h is lead while Pierce kepr Ritchey a' bay. Gilber, crossed th e fin ish lin e first with P ierce and Ri tchey so me ways bac k. Gi lbert had h is work cu t o ut for him at the sta rt o f th e seco nd mot o, After ga ting in fifth place. he could see Ritch ey disappearing in to th e di stance foll owed by Neal Peters, McConn and P ierce. H is luck cha nged for the better . h o wever . as Pi er ce a nd McConn tangled as 'he)' en tered ' he stadiu m with Pi erce goi ng down. This moved G ilbe rt to third behi nd Peters. G il ber t was ted no time and passed Peters o n 'he back straight and set out a fter Rit ch ey. On th e fourt h lap, Gi lbert caugh t Ritchey approachi ng the doub le jump. Ritchey took a line aro und th e j u mps while Gi lbert cleared them both and sai led in to first, Gil bert then ex tended hi s lead 10 the finish, R itchey was second. Peters finished third overall to claim first in the Novi ce class. In 250£:c J u n io r anion. Kawasaki-moun ted Mik e Heth domina led the lirst mote , taki ng an easy win from Ri ch Bolem an and Co lin Moaklev. In the seco nd mo to. H eth agai n found h imse lf uncha lle nge d at the Iro rn o f the pac-k. This lime arou nd he was foll owed by Moakley, T rent Thomas and Bol ernan, Bolernan stayed close to T homas a nd made a pass on th e fou rt h lap on ly to in jure h is wrist land ing o ff a big jump. H e wa s passed b y Thomas a nd tw o ot he r rid er s as he str uggled 10 maintain hi s pace. At th e finis h, H eth took 'he wi n ahe ad o f Moakl ey and T hom as. Bol eman , ho wever, was abl e to beat o u t Thomas fo r thi rd overa ll by fin ishing fifth ('~ in th e second mot o. R es ul ts P/ W: 1. :'oJi kki Ba n i!!. (Hun): 2. Knin Shimi,u (Yam ). 60: 1. Sll:'VmSh imuu ( K.aw ); 2. El U: Hagen (Hon). MISt: 1. j Ui lin Bm wn (Yaml: 2.80 Yat es (Yam) : 1. jason Merrill (Sw). 125 S O V: I. S ('" I Peters (Yam ): 2. Brlorn PitTC(' (Yam): ... 3. Ricky McCann (Ya m). 125 J R; 1. j ak(' G ilbttl (Sw): 2. j ason Ritl:ht')' (Ho n). 250 S Ol': 1. Ilanin lk-Ior m(' (Yam); 2. JnTY Douglas (H o n).. 250 JR : 1. Mik(' B C"Ih ( K.;twO; 2. Colin Moak. l~ (So2); 5. Rich Bol nnan (Yam ). O PES S Ol': J. T y SpoomT (H on); 2. SI("\'(' Youman!!. (Ho n). O PE. JR: 1. Bill Taykw ( Ka w).. ~ VET S O\': 1. :-k a l PC'1C"n(Yam}; 2. G rq Ph ill ip. (Ho n). VET jR: I. Dou g l.iul(' (Yam I: 2. Micbarl Rich (Stil) . VET 1ST: I. Ra nd y Obda (Hon ). EXJI l\": I. T om Odc-kirk (SUl): 2. S~ Eschd~ (YOlm): 1. Luwdl Mou ral Jr . (Hon ). woo wI7l he toe 1991 TOP EXPERT in natIonal coaDJpionsoip Supersport racing? For 1991, CCS is going to bring a new rider to the attention of the media and 'potential sponsors. The CCS ''Top Expert Program" will give the most talented privateers in American roadracing the recognition they deserve. To be eligible to compete for the TOP EXPERT AWARD, ride rs must be CCS expe rt-licensed riders or be rookie AMA professionals. racing in the National Supersport Series. Top riders will earn cash awards throughout the season and 10 yearend championship bonuses. CCS will provide the media on top with information contenders all season long with rider bios and photography as well as feature articles. Call (704) 684-4297 or (916) 442-7985 for more details. AMA .

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