Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Bria n S wi n k (42) battled fi ercely with Ezra Lusk in the first 125cc Pro m oto and finished third ov erall. Lusk set tled (or fi ft h . Floridian Ronnie T ichenor (left) and Californian R yan Hughes (righ t) begin celebra ting their wins in the 250 an d l25cc Pro classes. kn ow Brian wi ll hel p my motivation th is year ; I think we will make a good team. " In rnoto two , Bra dsha w outsprinted DeVane and J ackso n for the early lead, but Tichenor was on th e gas a nd moved by DeVane o n lap two. 'Bradshaw held a straig h ta way lead o n Tichenor until lap six , when misfortune struck th e leader and he pulled 0(( the tra ck , dism ounted and waved T iche nor by from trackside. " T he ign ition we nt o ut," sa i d Bradshaw. " We lat er learned th at the electrode' in sid e th e spark plug broke." " I was looking in th e nex t tum for Dam on ," said Tich en or. " I didn 't see h im and at first 1 thought that he had ridden 0(( from me. It was a bad br eak for him." DeVa ne, rid ing a box-stock H onda CR250 with su p port from Sco tt , Gear, a nd H on da-Suzuki Mar in e, locked u p second a nd Dowd, aboard a Mi ke Andrews/Factory Co n nec tion-backed Suzuki rod e to th ird. Naumec ro de ha rd from a midpac k start for fou rt h and th ird overall . In th e o pe ning l 25cc A rnoto, Ferry and Paggio mixed it up before Ferry too k th echeckered nag out in front. " I took the lead just after th e start, bitt Paggio was after me ," said Ferry. " H e took the lead a nd led for two laps before he slid out a nd 1 got by him." Moto two belonged to Lusk. . " Ferry had th e lead for a lap, but 1 caught him on the back sweepe r a nd tucked inside for a better line and th e wi n ," said Lusk. Paggio took revenge in th e 250cc A class with back-to-hack moto wins, dueling with Kevin Foley in moto o ne and Tommy Martin in rnoto two. " I j us t sta rted rid ing 250 s la st month; 1 thought th e l25cc class was my best chance," sa id Paggio. After a ti ght co ntes t in th e 85cc (1213) cla ss, winner Kevin Win dham said, "The track got reall y ro ugh . 1 swapped in a rut a nd Robbie Reyn ard got by me, but I had to use the limits of m y suspe ns ion to get h im back." The Sybert fami ly scored two wi ns , as Ja son Sybert to pped the 85cc (1415) cla ss after trading m oto wins wit h Greg Rand, an d Kim Sybert passed Beth Rewis in both Women' s mo tos for the overall victory. "Beth pulled both hol esh ots, but'I rode j ust as ha rd as 1 co uld a nd was glad to ca tch her," said Sybert. • " Kim rode grea t," sai d Rewis. " I'm 31, however, a nd proud to ha ve a 14year-old beat me. " Robbie Neeley won all four motos in the Plu s-30 a nd Plus-35 classes, The warm Florida sun shone on more tha n just race rs at Gatorback. Fact o ry Yamaha rider Damon Bradshaw won the first 250cc P ro moto but was sideli ned in the seco n d moto wi th a broken sp a rk plug. while Gar y Peak won both Plus-40 motos, despite injuring his thumb in th e P lus-35 race. Cl¥ Mo re tha n 650 pro and a m a teur racers fro m 3 1 sta tes , Ca n ada a nd Holl and co nverged at Gato rback (o r the opening round o f the se ries. Results 12S PRO : 1. Rya n Hugh es (Kaw); 2. Ronnie Tichen or (Soz); 3. Brian Swink (H on); 4. Anthon y Paggio (Ka w); 5. Ezra Lu sk (Suz): 6. Barry Cars ten (Suz); 7. David Beckington (Suz); 8. Kevin Wal ker (Yam ); 9. Steve H er man (Ya m) ; 10. Cl ifr Palmer (Sue). 250 PR.O: 1. Ronnie Tichenor (Suz); 2. Vince Dev an e (Han); 3. Gen e Naumac (Ka w); 4. John Oow d (H on); 5. T odd DeH oo p (Suz); 6. Kurt McMillen (Suz); 7. F..a rl May (Ya m) ; 8. Jdr Glass (Ho n); 9. Michael T rea dwa l (Suz]: 10. J oslin j ackson (Suz). 12S A: 1. Tim Ferry (Yam); 2. Ezra L us k (Suz); 3. Anthony Paggio (Ka w); 4. Ch ris Bro wn {Sua): jdl Yentz er (Kaw). . 250 A: 1. Amhony Pa gg io (Ka w) ; 2. Tom m y Manin (H a n); 3. Chris Brown (Suz); 4. Mike Norri s (Suz); 5. Bryan Smi th (Yam). PIW: l. T yson Hadsel l (Yam); 2. Joshua Fa ust in o (Yam): 3. Mitchell H olsten (Yam); 4. J am es Stewa rt (Ya m); 5. Bet el Jackson (Yam). 65 7·11 : I. j a m es Garrell ( Kaw): 2. Don a ld Leddy {Kaw ); 3. j eremrnv Shu ttlewo rd (Ka w) : 4. J essie Bullard (Ka w ): 5. Matt Wall er ( Ka w] . S5 7·11 : I. Rick y Ca rmic ha el (Ka w); 2. Robbie Horton ( Ka w }; 3. Kenneth J ones (H a n ); 4. Mason William s (Su z); 5. Matt Melt on (Ka w ). 85 12-13: I. Kevin Wind ham (Raw); 2. Robbie Reynard (Ra w); ~. Robbie Skaggs (Kaw) ; 4. j arr eu 'Ti p p in g (Suz); 5. jell Eas ley (Hon). S5 14-15: I. jason Sybert (H on); 2. Gre g Ran d (Ka w ): 3. Ken n y Yoho (Kaw): 4. Doug Dehaan (SOl); 5. R yan Pauley (K.1 W). . MINI A: l. Kevi n Wi ndham (Ka w): 2. Robbie Reyna rd (Ra w); 3. Jeff Easley (Han) ; 4. Kenny Yuho {Ka w) : 5. Ken ny j ones (H on ). WMN : I. Kim Sybert (H on); 2. Beth Rew is (Ka w): 3. Catherine Priest (Kaw); 4. J a net Stringfield (Ka w] : 5. judy Adam (So2). 16-24: I. Coby Roble (Suz); 2. Chad Ch an cey (Hon): 3. Todd Dorm an (Kaw); 4. j o hn Urbo n (Kaw): 5. jeremy Fogg (Ka w). YTH 12-15: I. Ezra Lusk (Suz): 2. Ch ris Brown (Suz); 3. Timmy Ferry (Ka w); 4. Ryan Reynolds (H o n); 5. Andrew Despain (H a n). PLUS 25: I. Kevin Foley (Ka w) : 2. Tom my Martin (Han) ; 3. Ed Hie ftze (H on) ; 4. Da rr yl H ei sl er (Hon). PL US 30 1)..1: I. Alan Andrew (Hon); 2. Don H ra h n (H o n); 3. Rick L ind ell (Ya m ); 4. j elf Stei uroc k (H on) ; 5. J ohn Bord ers (Kaw ). P L US 30 0·2: I. Robby Neeley (Kaw ]; 2. Monty Klien (Yam) ; 3. G reg Tyson (Ka w ); 4. David Bo wman (SUl) ; 5. Steve Dixon (Hon]. PLUS 35: I. Ro bby Neeley (Kaw ): 2. Don Gra h n (H on); 3. J o hnny Borders (Ka w): 4. Do nald Ledd y (Yam); 5. A.C. Burce (Hon). PLUS 40: I. Gary Pea k (Yam); 2.M;chad Kish (H o n); 3. Warner Wilbourn (Ka w): 4. Randy T i, lIery (H a n ): 5. Torn Bragg (H a n). 125 B: I. Tony Haynes (Ra w); 2. T ra vis Blackburn (Raw ); 3. Er ic Pinson (Ho n); 4. Bret Beauchamp (Hon ); 5. Will MeEmyre (Ka w) . 250 B: I. Bra ndon Smi th (Kaw); 2. Bryan Li st (Han); 3. Stacey Barnett (Ha n); 4.K('Vln Crine (Ha n) ; 5. Ed Heiftze (Hen). 500 NO V: 1. jason MeOanahan (H a n); 2. Qui, Smith (Ho n): 3.Kevin Knigh t (Ho n); 4. Rodney Orr (Hon); 5. Chancy Chad (Hon). 12S C: 1. james Adam. (Ka w] : 2. Erne" Cox (Su z); 3. Ray Mitchell {Ka w ): 4. Moo re Sco tt (Ho n ): 5. Bran Simpson {Ka w) . 2SO C: I. Mike j o nes (Kaw); 2. Sco tt Moo re (Ho n ); 3. j a y McClean (Yam ); 4. Lance Edwards (Soz); 5. Willia m Lewis ( Ho n). 7

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