Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

LOCAL EVENTS KAWASAKI 1991 YZ Models In Stock Now JOIN OUR 1991 RACING TEAM SPECIAL DISCOUNTS ON BIKES AND PARTS TO ALL RACERS DRIVE A LITTLE SAVE A "BUNDLE" Call Us First Before You Buy We Will Not Be Undersold Now In Stock 1991 YZs Winner Ken Mallow (23X) steals the holeshot in front of Troy Archer (II), Bruce Forinash (23) and the rest of the 250cc Beginner class at Carlsbad Raceway MX. YZ 125 B1 YZ 250 B1 A ll Prices plus Tax, License, Dock, Set -up and Freight 2388 E. Thousaed Oaks Blvd.• Thousand Oaks. CA 91360 (805) 497-3765 . WHO'S #1 in the Baja 1000? TRICK Racing Gasoline powered EVERY WINNING MOTORCYCLE at t he BAJA 1000. Not to mention the 125,250 & 500cc Pro Class Champion at CMCs Go lden State Nationals, and the M ickey Thompson Entertainment Group Ultra Cross and ATV Champions. 01 th e leaders. Alan May mad e a serious run o n P iercey lor fifth , hound in g th e Su zuki pilot for th e en tire mot o to no avail. . Smy th's debu t o n h is KX co mes a fter a lot of ex pe rience aboard his 80cc en deavors. Keeping the KT M Ca na dia n d uo with i n striking range th e entire mot o to fin ish up third, Graves had to seu le lo r the ru nner-u p position. as Hegele go t to stay clea n for his efforts. Moto two saw the abse nce of riders on th e line. As in moto o ne Cra ig For d was sidelined after crashing out, May and ~ar a lso failed 10 ma ke the grid, after determining the ter rain was too much to con tend with. Rod Piercey gated well pulli ng th e early lead. Graves, Hegele, and Smyth rounded out th e field. . Graves wa nted no part of the roo st, as he took over the lead on th e firs t circ uit. Hegel e was bac k i n th ir d getti ng th e tas te of wh a t he di shed out the first mo to, P iercey held off the adva nces 0 1 Hegele lor th e runner-up spot. Howev er . his fiflh in mot o o ne ga rnered hi m th ird overa ll. Smyth's 3-4 was good for fo urth . Graves came home the victo r via 2-1 o ver teammate Hegel's 1-3. good for seco nd. Jerr y DeWi tt was ano ther big wi n ner , taki ng hom e the overall in the Open Jun io r a nd 30-40 Expert classes, respec tively. Resul ts 60 6·K: I. Mil'hoa Camby (Ka w ); 2. J~mes Roulli~ f ( K.t w ). c! MO REG: I. Tim Milln (Kaw); 2. tllOld Kel ley « K.c. w); 3. Rob Fabr jck ( K.aw ). 12!J J R: I. JeTmlY Harwood ( Kilw ). 125 PRO , I. Gary 8k~ (Yam ); 2 . Robnt Faili ng (Hon ); 3. COIl)' IkFornl (H on). VET P RO: I. Ti m M.;t h (H on ); 2. JO Mt"fTih ('W (Ya m ): u (· 3. J im Od le (Hon). OT JR: I. Mikr S I~II (KTM); 2. Ch url!: Cailolon (Hon); , . Qu-is Tu u~ (H on); 4. Robnl Bndyck (H on ). . OT 11\T: I. Dmni. David (Xa w) ; 2. Bill Ma ~ (Hon). ' . OT EX: l. J Mk McCor mir k (H on) : 2. Gcnl!' Phd p' (Sw). . BQ MBERA; 1. Robm Fai linK (Yam): 2. M i kt SttJ~ ( Kaw ); 3. Harold H t"gK'ic (Hon); 4. Gary DcFornl ((2). Smith smokes Sandhill MX By N u klear Neukam BREN1WOOD. CA, DEC. 2 Rod ney Sm ith roosted to th e win in every rnot o he was ente red to capture the overa ll vict ori es in the 125 and 250cc Pro classes at Sandhill Ra nch. Smith jumped out fro nt early in both 250cc Pro mOlOS and was never seriously challenged as he new to the win s. Shaun Wooten work ed his way in to seco nd in each moro and was ab le 10 close the gap o n Smith , bu t second was as Iar as he wo uld reach this day , Sca n Myers fin ished just. ahead 01 Kell y Andris in the seco nd mot e to loc k u p third overall. Sm it h bega n the fir st l25cc Pro molO bau ling with Greg Tirheimer. but Tirheimer wen t do wn ha rd after a couple of laps and Smi lh loo k o ver and stayed o u ' Jro nl lor lhe wi n, Chris Neal lou~ht up 10 seco nd and g'dined ground, bu t ume rdn ou , a nd Neal had to setde fo r r un ne r-u p ho nor s. Smit h a lread y had 2O·l eet o n ,he pack when he hit tu rn o ne in moro two and tha t was as close as it gaL As Smith roosted to th e win. Ne-dl o nce agai n wo rked u p to seco nd and sta rted to reel him in, But ju~ t like in the [ir st mota . ti me ran short and Neal ha d to seu le for a not he r seco nd. Da nny Palad ino o n ly need ed a 6-4 score to clai m third overall wh ale J oe Bru< rod e (0 (hi rd in the first mo to :e and th en came fro m near lhe back of the pack in the £inal go- rou nd ( 0 fin ish S("\,("nl h and

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