Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

; LOCAL EVE~TS 125 P RO: I. J ack. Azevedo (Sw). 125 INT: 1. jerr Bro wnl ee (Sua). 125 BEG : I. Te rry Kennedy (Kaw ); 2. J ay Rhod es (Yam); 3. J dl Far avel h (Han ); 4. j osh Ha yden (Raw); !i. jason Kin g e ( Ka w) . • 80 J R: I. Curti s Kellerhals (Ho n); 2. St("'\lf' Kellerhals (SUl); 3. Gra nt Mitch ell (H a n ). 60 MIN I: 1. Craig Trug lio (Kaw); 2. T yson u ay (Kaw l; 3. aris Stopher (Kaw ); 4. Ran dy No rm an (Ka w). PIW; I. Ra ndy No rm a n (Ya m); 2. Manua l G uzma n (Yam ); 3. j a son Wa it t' (Yam ). Miller masters Lake Houston HS By Tom Tysl Factory Suzuki rider La rry Ward (17) made his move on the outside of Kevin Wal ker (97) in the 125cc A class at Camp Coker MX; Ward and Walker fini shed 1-2. Steve Cardwell (133) passed Shaun Martin at Lak e Houston H S. while and par ticipate in some th ing like this," said Ward. " I get to inte ract with the fan s and local ride rs here and that 's fun ." J oining Ward at the event were two o ther Suzuki riders, National Enduro Champion Randy Hawkin s and roa d race ace Mike Smi th. Althou gh they joined Ward in competing in the motocross, neither were any cha llenge to the other racers. "I'm ha ving fun toda y," said Hawkins. " If we on ly had some trees, rocks and logs out there on the track . .'. I'd be right at hom e." "There's just too much sand out th ere for me," said Smi th , wh o started hi s racing career in mo tocross . "But m y road race competltio n shou ld beware, after racing motocross like this aga ins t competition like Ward and H awkins and the rest of the crowd, I' ll be in awesome shape come road race season ." eN tried to cut the dis tance bet ween himself and the number o ne spo t. Mal in held o n for the win with Croft trailing by a bike length at th e chec kered nag. J ack Potter foll ow ed in th ird. ahea d of Brad Hei neck. '. Despite heavy snows and a m ild winter ham pering the produc tio n of good racing ice. the Ice held up well for the Open Pro MX fina l, the' last even t. The start was red-flagged when Win ger o nce again becam e en ta ngled with an o th er rider. Mal in had th e ho leshot on the restart but C roft quickl y moved in to th e lead . T he nex t eight laps of racing saw Croft. Malin, Potter and Winger all within striking di sta nce of eac h o ther. Potter and Mal in excha nged spo ts severa l times before Ma li n sett led Into second a nd set his sig h ts o n Croft, bu t Croft was not to be had and fin ished first ahead of Mal in . Win ger was loo k in g to take a la te race sta b at Potter, bu t did n' t gel the chance and Pouer was third at the checkered flag with Win ger in fou rt h. Ward tops Camp Coker MX' By Earl Walton SOCIETYHILL, NC, JAN. 6 uzuki factory rid er Larry Ward dominated bo th the 125 and 250cc Pro classes at the Camp Coker Motorsports Pa rk One-Track MX Series opener wi th across-the-board moto win s in bo th classes. Sunny skies and spring-like 7O-degree temperatures greeted the 300-plus riders and more than 1000 spectators to the Promo-T ech-promoted, AMA-sanctioned event. What greeted the racers and spectators on their arrival was a new mammoth four-tiered jump that towered above the track. The jump, according to designer-builder John Savitski ofStadium Dirt Designs, is the largest man -made jump in the world - larger than any ever built for supercross or motocross. "Thereare 250 l l-ton dump truck loads of clayin the jump," said Savitski. "That's about as m uch as we put on mos t supercross stadium floors." Nearly every participating rider stalked the jump beforepractice to determine how best to negotiate it Much of the pre-race chatterconcemed what Larry Ward would . do with the jump. That was answered in the first 250cc A moto. Ward came out of the gate third following holeshot grabber Kevin Walker and Mike Andrews. Walker dropped out of the moto on lap two with mechanical trouble and Ward quickly took the' lead, widening the gap between himself and Andrews to seven seconds at the halfway point At each encounter with the "super jump," Ward appeared to plot and calculate the next encounter. Starting with a clearance of the first two of its four stairstep levels on the first pass , Ward, along with the rest of the field, quickly progressed to level three. On the white flag lap and with a 14-second lead in hand , Ward flew to the top of the jump, almost clea ring even the fourth level, a feat which ended speculation and received a roaring ovation from the crowd. Ward went o n to win the moto with An drews seco nd and Chad Lo ugh nabbing third. The second moto produced the same results after Ward caugh t up to an d th en passed firs t Lough and then And rews at the halfway point. Kevin Walker battled wi th Ward in the first I25cc A rnoto, bu t on the white £lag lap War d too k the lead and rode on to victory. Lough took th ird wi th Andrews fourth. The second moto saw Ward pull th e ho leshot and he scored a commandin g victory with Walker once aga in second and Lough th ird. " It's good to get away from th e supercross travel schedu le .once in a S Results 250 A: I. Larry Ward (Suz); 2. Mike Andrews(SUI); Chad Lough (Hon); 4. Jim Neece (Kaw); 5. Jason Fowler (Kaw). . 125A: I. Larry Ward (SUI); 2. Kevin Walker (Yam); 3. Chad Lough (Hon); 4. Mike Andrews (SU 5. I); Jason Fowler (Kaw). . ' OPEN A: I. Ronald Dobbs (Hon); 2. Dale Gray (Kaw); 3. Joe Norder (Kaw). ~. no B: l. Stacey Barn ett (H on ); 2. Benjie Rutledge (SU 3. Mitchell Jones (Hon); 4. Jon Urbon (Kaw); I); 5. Mike Keller (Hon). 250 C: I. Gerald Gause (Hon); 2. Mike Waters (kaw); 3. Gary Miller (Kaw);4. Jared Decamps (SUI); 5. Keith Hicks (SU I). 125B: I. Stacey Barnell (Hon); 2. Richard Ibison; 3. Nathan Ramsey (SUI); 4. Ned Blackwelder (SUI); . 5. Jon Urbon (Kaw). 125 C: I. Marty Babb (Hon); 2. James Adams (Kaw]: 3, Wesley Garmon (Hon);.4. Gary Oxendine (SUI); 5. Chad Mayse (Hon). 65: I. Cam Dubose (Kaw); 2. Eric Flowe (Kaw); 3. Bryan Weatherly (Kaw). 50: 1. Stephen Martin (Yam ); 2. J ustin Rosser (Yam);3. Keith Martin (Yam). 80 7-13: I. Robbie Horton (Kaw); 2. . Caven Woodruff (Kaw); 3. Jacob Dunbroski (SUI); 4. Brian Ward (Hon); 5. Ashfey Bruce (SUI). 80 t2·15: I. Richie Horton (Kaw); 2. Robbie Horton (Ka w ); 3. Gage Fortson (Suz); 4. Sha ne Berryhi l (Hon);5. Jimmy Briggs (Kaw). l SCHBY I. Richard Ibison; 2. John Sharpe (Hon); : 3. Jason Baldwin (Hon): 4. Daniel Rich (Hon); 5. Patrick Greer (Hon). +25 A: l. Ronal d Dob bs (Hon); 2. Roger Riven bar k (Yam); 3. David Eller (Hon); 4. Joseph Dobbs (Kaw); 5. Rich ard Van Bo t tel (Han ). + ~ A: l. J ohn Thompson (Han ); 2. Ricky Gardner (Hon);3. Stuart English (SUI): 4. Darrell Bell(Hon); 5. Roger Rivenbark (Yam). +40 A: I. Randy Tomlinson (Kaw); 2. Kay Goode; 3. Bill y Priva ne (Hon): 4. Ed Don aldson {Ka w ): 5. Jim Evers (Ya m). SOIl AM: 1. Ricky Gardner (Hen): 2. Darrell Bell (Hon); 3. Anthony Marshall (Hon); 4. Arthur Swift (Kaw); 5. Bill Eubanks (Hon). Croft wins Melrose Ice Race By Ste ve Meikle M ELROSE, WI, JAN. 5 Tom Croft won th e Open Pro MX class a t the Cen tra l Wisco nsin Ice Racin g Association 's season-opening ice race a t Melr ose, If tod ay 's event was any indication , th is will be the class to wat ch the rest o f th e seaso n . Eight riders lined up for the heat race, but Matt Winger got arou nd corne r o ne [irsl. Mike Malin bega n pressu ri ng Winger. lead ing to a n eventua l tangle wi th Winger ending up on the ice. Mali n took o ver th e lead as Cr o ft Resul ts O PEN' 5TV O P RO : I. Gerry Thrune (C·A); 2. Scot! Winkler [Hon ]: 3. Hob Ko hner (H o n). SPTSMN: I. Reo Lewis (Yam ); 2. Doug Konbein (Suz); , . Er ic Fehrenb ach (Kaw). . 250 ST UD NOV; I. Tom Cro h (Han ): 2. Sm u Fanaose (Y am): 3. Kim Lewis (Y am). UN STU O: 1. Pete Th-is (H a n): 2. Steve Richa rdson (Yam ): S. Ga ry T hnme (H a n). JR : I. T ed Cop lien Jr. (He n); 2. Corey Foernmel : 3. Ti m Ronn en berg. NOV MX: I. J ohn Ronnenbetg: 2. Brad Wildes (e A): 3. G rep; Hei neck (Ha n). OP EN STUD NO \' : I. Steve Rich ard son (Yam); 2. Brad Wild" (C-A): 3. Brad Heineck (H on ). O PEN PR O MX: I. Tom Croh (H a n); 2. Mik e Ma lin (H a n ); 3. Ja ck Poner (Raw). j aehne jams at Altamont MX By N uklear Neu ka m TRACY, CA.JAN. I The Northern California chapter of the Over The Hill Gang us hered in 1991 wit h a New Year' s Day MX which fea tured three 20minute motos on 'the long, G P-style co u rse a t Alta mont Raceway. And it wa s Kawasak imounted Gary J aehne who came away th e big winner in the Expert d ivision as well as th e com bined 500cc Juni or / Beginner clas s. Jaeh ne ja mmed into th e lead of the first two O T H G Expe rt motes and spent the early going battli ng wit h Steve Lawrence . But Jaeh ne had an ad ded ad vantage o n Lawren ce as the ex tra po wer of j aehn e's 500 was no ma tch for La wrence 's 250 on the high -speed sectio ns of the tra ck. Plus j aeh ne is a regu lar at Altamont and kno ws th e track. Lawrence pulled into the lead of the third rn o to and roos ted to the wi n , wh ile jaehne rode smooth and co nser vatively in second th e en tire ra ce to secure the overa ll victory. A 5· 4-5 score earned J im Matton ey th ird overa ll whi le Rich Will iam s com bined 4-3-7 fin ishes for fourt h overal l. After a pair of sevenths in th e firs t two mo tos, Ala n McGehee was hot in the fina l race as he battled the en tire mota with Bob Clark, who wa s al so comi ng o n the pipe late in th e day after a sixth and eigh th p lace fin ish . McGehee took th ird in the last moro a nd finished fifth overa ll wh ile Clar k' s fo urth in the final p u t him in sixth overa ll. Results OTHG EX: I. Gary JaC'hn~ (Raw ); 2. Stt''IIt' Lawrence (SUl); 3. Jim M;,auon t>y (Suz): 4. Rich William, (Kaw); 5. Alan M( Gl'h et' (Han). . OTHC INT: 1. Sieve Nel son (KT M ); 2. Joh n Ya lelo (KT M); ~ . GilT)' Doffe tt (Ha n). OTHG NOV : J. Mart y Maioney (Han ); 2. Don Ca rver (AT K); 3. Jon Ha nsen (H o n); 4, Brad Huffer (KT M); 5. Ed Si mms (Ho n ], OTHG BEG : I. Ken McRaf' (Raw); 2. Darrin Srerh nski (KT M); 3. Scou Raben eau (Ya m); 4. ROil Hays (Ka w); 5. Glen n Brickey (Ka w] . 500 J R: 1. Ga ry jaehne (Kaw). 500 BEG : I. C ary DoUf'u (Ho n); 2. Ron H ~ Y('li (Kaw). 250 INT: I. Jdf Brown l ~ (Sw ); 2. Mall Hawt (Kaw). 250 jR: I. Bria n Ff'rro (5uz). $0 BEG : I. Km M cRa~ Jr . (Kaw ); 2. j o h nn y R(~er (H on); 3. Eric Ou (Suz); 4. Damn Sier ii nliki (KT M); 5. 5tt"Vf' Km nn:iy (Suz). HOUSTON. IX, DEC. 16 Mar k Mill er sp las hed hi s way to th e overa ll win in ro u nd seven of th e South Texas H are Scramble Series a t Lak e Houston Park. The ma in even t sta rte d under ove rcast skies bu t the course was i n gr ea t shape. The fou rmil e loop put toge ther by th e Trail R iders of Houston used th e o ld RIO Bravo MX track , a long w ith a reverse run around th e short track, th e n ight su pe rcross tra ck and every bit of woods th ey co uld find. Series leaders Steve Car dwe ll a nd Sha un Martin argued over the lead fo r th e first few laps u n til th e rains ca me . The positio ns changed in wholesa le fashion as the race track became a mudho le and the woods a o ne -line tre nch. " I came to the bridge a nd a 125 was stuck bloc king the way so I we n t for the wa ter," said Cardwel l. "My bi ke too k a big drink and ended my day ." Martin lasted a few laps lo nger but his day ended in a sim iliar way. Mill er went to th e top of the scor e sheet follo wed by .R o b Kimb ro ugh a nd Terry Bainbridge, and that's the way th ey fin ished. T he ' first race of the da y, held before th e ra in , p rovided exce llen t tracti on for the 40+ class. Ferdinand Hroch mot ored to the front by th e end of lap o ne foll ow ed by Jim McCain . Nick Ni ckelson a nd Ken Clar k. Fo llow in g th e 17 rider pack in last a fter th e dead- engine sta rt was An d y T rott. T ro tt 's sm ooth ridi n g p ropelled him to th e fro nt an d he mo ved into second behind Hrock at the o ne-ho u r mark. Hroch seemed to pi ck up the pace and held th e lead until he was forced to pit, givi ng T rott the lead. Cla rk moved up to challenge for th e lead wit h four laps to gO and fina lly passed Troll after two laps of dicin g. The fin ish saw Clark claim th e wi n with T ro tt just edging o u t H ro ch for seco nd . McCain was fourth and Nickelso n took fifth . Results O /A : 1.1\o1ark·Mill er (Yam ). O PE N A: 1. Ro b Kim bro ug h (KT M); 2. Te rry Bainbrid ge (KTM ); 3. J oe Benya k { H on]. 200 A: 1. Scou Dupe icha n (Ya m ); 2. DUAAa n H artzog (Ho n); 3. Mar k jenecka ( Ka w). OPEN B: 1. Scou Car leton (Ho n ); 2. Darren Port er (Kaw ); ~ . Sco tt Scho ua jsa (Ya m). 250 B: 1. Todd Fren ch (Ha n); 2. John Rol n (KT M ); 3. T om m y Fabr ega s (Ya m). 200 8 : 1. Ala n Kissee (Kaw); 2. Mar k Gan in ( Ka w);.1. David Mildr ew [ Ka w). 125 B: I. Gre go ry Flo res (Ya m) ; 2. Eric Wic-gel (Yam); It Michael Marshall (Kaw ). O PEN C: 1. Michael Traylor (Hon); 2. Nick Benefiel (Yam ); 3. Eddi e Stephens [Ka w]. . 200 C: 1. Michael Wa lker (Yam ): 2. Chris Jensky (Ya m ): 3. Gr rg: Martin [ Ka w]. WMN C: 1. Ma li nda Mart in (Kaw ); 2. Becky Colli ns (H o n); 3. J ackie Crouse (Han). ddie Harrison (Ha n ):2. Mike Wi lliams (H o n); 4·STR K: I. E 3. M ik~ Ha nce (Han). OVER 30: 1. P'n u r Baird (Yam ); 2. Robert Ha rris (Kaw); 3. Ron MUOl\un(Ya m). OVER 40: I. Ken Clar k (B us); 2. Andy Troll (SUI.): .1. Ferd ina nd Hr och (Ka w], J R BO YS: 1. Paul Diaz ( Ka w); Z. Ric ky Player (Kaw ); ,. Adam Rh od d (Kaw ). 80: 1. Brent ~rt ili ( Ka w) ; 2. Sea n Thoma s (Raw); 3. Bria n Canio n (Kaw ). . , 60: 1. Bria n j o hnson (Ka w);2. Lan ce Sm ith (Kaw); 3. jason Chi ldr e (Kaw). 50: I. Brent Klima (Ya m). WM N A: I. Kristy Shealey (Kaw ); 2. Chris tine Hu dspeth ( H o n). . Strangfeld dominates Lake Arbutus Ice Race By Steve Meikle HA TFlELD, \I~. JAN. 6 Larry Stra ng feld do m in at ed bo th th e hea t race and the fina l of the Pro MX class at th e WCC N Rad io Flyer on lee event he ld on Lak e Arbutus. Tom Croft didn 't set th e pa ce as he had at Melrose the previous day , and ha d to sett le for second. T he first Cen tral Wisco nsin lee Racin g , Asso ciation ch ampionshi p poi n ts paying even t br o ugh t out many riders absent a t the pr evio us day's warm-up round at Melrose, and th e in tensity o f th e da y's competition too k the edge off the coo l tem pera tur es. Steve Kasten managed the holeshot in th e Open Pro cla ss heat race , bu t surr endered the lead to Tony Koh ner in corner four. Kasten fa ltered in lap two and lo st a not her position to Bob Koh ner. A three-way baili e developed for th e lead and it involved Kasten and th e Kohners. Kasten finall y brok e free and went on to win the race a nd h is choice o f starting position for the main event . Kaste n 's choice wasn 't good enough to keep Scott Wink ler from stea li ng the holeshot . Winkler, Kasten , Mik e Laffman a nd Ge rry Thrune p roceeded to freight trai n around the

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