Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

LOCAL EVENTS Mickey Thompson Off-Road Championship GP Series: Round 1 Clowers crushes Anaheim Ultracross By Dave Burgess Photos by Burgess an d John Doug h ert y ANAHEIM CA, JAN 1 , . 9 ommy Clo wers won his first 250cc U l tracross main even t a t the Mickey Thomps on O ff- Road Champ io nship Gran P rix at Anaheim Stad ium . T he Kaw asaki Team G reenbacked 18-year-old overca me Chris Radzins ki's ho lesho t to lead the ent ire 10-lap ma in event . " I got by Radzinski early, and I tried to stay smooth the whole time," said Clowers. " I ma de one m ista ke over the double j ump and almos t cras hed then I just ca lm ed down , and started concen trating." T he dou ble j u m p Cl ow er s was referr in g to was on e o f th e many new su pe rcross -stvle o bsta cles ins tal led on ly for the motor cycles wh ich also used mu ch of the co ur se as the off-road tru cks, bu ggies and AT Vs. :rhe o ne thing Clowers didn't do was grab the points lead since the Ultracross format awards Poin ts for finish positi on and for passing. After o ne round th e po ints lead er is former Ultracross Champion Jim Holley, who fini shed second in the main but collec ted 14 passing points in his char ge to the front of the pack . At the sta rt of heat o ne, defending Ultracross Champion Mich ael Craig stor med into th e lead with Lowell Thomson and Ryan Carlisle following. Craig was th e first rid er 10 clear the big double j u mp, and the crowd was on its feet as the ot her riders att empted 10 mak e it. As Craig, Thomson and Carlis le began to spread ou t, Tracy Monterone and Chad Pederson sta rted a bailie that would last a ll mot o long. At the checkered flag it was Craig taking the win over T homson, Carlisle, Monterone an d Pederson. Larry Brooks grabbed the holesho t in heat two over Chris Radzinski., whi le Holley q ui ckl y disp laced Je ff Fine for lhird. Brooks stretc hed out a big lead in th e early going, and began wicking his bike sideways over the big doubl e jum p , much to th e delight o f the mor e tha n 50,000 fans . Another rider who was on the move was Kawasaki's P hil Lawrence. La wrence started mid -pa ck and storm ed pas t Kyle Lewis an d Holley to claim second at the checkered flag beh ind Brooks. " It went prell y easy, I go t a good star t, and I though l I' d get the people p um ped, and have a lillie fun over the do uble," said Broo ks. The to p I0 rid ers of each heat race transferr ed 10 th e 20-man main event, and it was Radzinski with th e holeshot foll owed by Clowers, J oe Waddington ' and Kyle Lewis. Clowers immediatel y took comma nd as Radzinski began dropping back to an event ual 18thplace fin ish. Brooks, Craig and Holley all started at the back of the pack and began working their way up . At the halfway point Waddington was beginning to pressure Clowers, as Holley moved into th ird follo wed by Lewis and Brooks. Yellow flags came out as Kevin Geyer crashed hard over the double j ump, and with the ambulance crews out o n the track, no one else attempted to clear th e jump. As the wh ite flag came o u t, Waddington tried an all-or-nothing pass o n Clowers that caused him to crash hard, giving second place to Holley, who had fallen off the pace. 0'1 T Results HEAT I: Mike Craig (Kaw); 2. Lowell Th omson (Yam ): 3. Ryan Carlis le (Ka w); 4. Tracy Mon teron e (Yam ); 5. Chad Pederson (Ya m); 6. Shawn Wynne (SUL 7. Jot' Wad dington (S U1);8. Damn H oe ft (Suz); ); 9. Pa l Benn et t (Suz): 10. J uan Benavid ez (SUI ): 11. Brya n Noe (SUI); 12. David Ger mai n (Suz); 13. Ed Vt"TTlChSl (Ka w] : 11. Scou T abes (Hon) ; 15. Mike U lr ich (H o n ); 16. Sco u Myers (SU1): 17. Ri ch T ruc hi ns ki (KTM) ; 18. Robert Nad er (Suz); 19. Jeffrey Nordstrom (Ka w): 20. Ra nd y Moody (Ho n). H EAT 2: I. Larry Brooks (Ka w]: 2. Phi l La wrence (Ka w): 3. J im Holley (Yam); 1. Kyle Lewis (Yam); 5. Russ Wagem an (SUl ); 6. Tom my Clowers {Ka w ): 7. C hris Radzin sk i (Ka w}; 8. Kevin Geye r (S UI); 9. Frank ie Bru ndage (Ka w); 10. j eff Fin e (Ya m ); I I. Andy G rider (Kaw]: 12. Pa t Go m m ,(Hon) ; 13. Brian Swea ney (SUl ); 14. Dan Fresh (Yam) : 15. T ige r Ga rcia (Han); 16. David Krock (Kaw); 17. Jef[rey Nelson ( Ka w) : 18. james Mor ela (H a n ); 19. Ignacio Ri vera J r. (Ho n); 20. Dua ne Ben ner (Ya m ). MAI N: I. Tomm y Clowers (Kaw); 2. J im Holl ey (Ya m ); 3. Kyle Lewi s (Yam); 4. Larry Broo ks (Ka w); 5. Ryan Carlisle ( Kaw): 6. Mike Craig (Kaw); 7. Chad Ped erson (Ya m) ; 8. Ru ss wageman (Suz); 9. Pat Benn ett (SUl ); 10. Darrin Hoeft (SUl ): 11. Lo well T ho mso n (Yam); 12. Phil Law rence (Kaw); 13. Shawn Wynn e (SUl); 14. Fra nki e Brundage (Kaw) : 15. J ua n Ben av id ez (Suz): 16. Tracy Momeron e (Ya m) ; 17. J eff Fine (Yam); 18. Ch ris Rudzin ski (Ka w ): 19. J oe Waddingto n (S Ul); 20. Kevin Geyer (SUI ). Dymond pounds Perris MX By Tony Alessi PERRI CA, JAN. 19 S, Race T ech -b ac ked Mick y Dym ond rode ag gress ively en rou te to dou ble mot o victories in th e co mbined Pro class dur in g G FI Su per Sa tu rday MX at Perr is Ra ceway. Dymo nd led lrom th e dro p 01 the ga te to the checkered n ag unchallen ged in th e first mot a . G reg Zitte rkopl rode stro ng, fin ish ing seco nd in lront 01 Will y Mu sgra ve. Brian Manley started m id pa ck and was abl e to wor k u p to fourth by th e m ote 's end. Dymond agai n led the pa ck in th e seco nd mote with Ziuer kopf and Mu sgra ve in tow . Like th e first moto, Dymo nd set a smooth pa ce and appeared to be o n h is wa y to victory but suddenly lost co ntro l a nd n ew o lf th e tra ck. Dymond had bui lt up a large lead, but wh en -he re-entered the track he was o n ly inc hes in lront 01· Zitterko pl a nd Musgrave. Dymond was encu mbered with ban ners a nd a bi t Irazal ed. Zitt erkopl ca pita lized o n Dymo nd's situalion, and slam med by lor the lead. O n th e lin al laps, Dymond put th e pieces together and char~ after Zitterkopl. Dym o nd dove deep ins ide in a ru tted berm, and drove Zitter kopl over the berm a nd to the ground . Mu sgrave en tered the berm inches beh ind Dym o nd a nd promptly ran Zitterkopl over. Dym ond went o n to win th e o vera ll ahea d 01 Mu sgr ave, Zitt erkopl a nd Man ley. Norman Gomez started near th e front in bo th Vet Novice mOlDS, resul ting in th e o vera ll win. Gomez was u nsto ppable in th e firs t mot o, wi n n in g by more than 10 seconds o ver J o h n Spe igh t. In the seco nd mo ta , Kawasaki rid er Brad Mo rr ison co ntro lled most of the ra ce, wi th Gomez wa tchi ng in second. O n th e fina l lap , Mo rr iso n th rew away the lead a fter go ing o ff the trac k. Gomez went o n lO sco re the m olO and overa ll win. Mo rri son re-en tered lh e track in time to secu re seco nd in (ro m o f Freeman. Kei th Kau topped both mot os 01 th e 125cc Begin ner dass after heav y ba ttli ng wilh Ray Vander pool and Gart h Milan in bOlh motos. Brian Sch muckle rod e co nsiste nt ly wit h a pa ir 01 seco nds a nd sco red th e o vera ll Vet Int erm ed iat e wi ll. Marc Crosby wo n lhe fir st mo ta bu t a fou r th in the second moto .l eft hi m seco nd overa ll . Don Leib won' the seco nd mo to-o n a big bor e Ho nda but his first mo ta IiIlh left him lhi rd lor th e da y. Resu lts 50 D -I : I. Van«' fhTma n (Yam) ; 2. Michad B lo~ (Ya m) : 5. Da n ny Wih,nn (Yam ). 50 0 ·2: I. Tyler Sch mud dt' (Ya m ). . 50 MOD; 1. Ch rillo Pa nek (Yam ); 2. VOlner Frt't'man (Ya m ); 5. Dan ny W\ho n tYam); 1. Scott NdMKl (Yam). 50 H RST TIMERS; l. J a!iOll Ci.arlt'lia (Itj) ; 2. RUMy Lind le-y (Ya m ); 5. BryCf' Lindlt'y (Ya m ); 4, Danit'l ~an (Yam). 60 0.1 : I. Oil( J en nin ~ (Yam); 2. A n~n J n minftllo (Yam ). 60 D·2: 1. O1m Potnt'1r. (Kaw); 2. R yan Th innn (Kaw); 5. Ala n GlaM'T(Kawl. - 80 BEG : I. Travillo Ri lton th e seconds he needed to take the lead. Meanwhile Shawn Cisco an d J imm y Lewelly n ba ttled lo r lhird and lo urth wit h Cisco emergi ng ui um pha nt. . Mo ta lWO lou nd Anderson in the lea d and o ut in fro nt , leavi ng Palerno lO argue over seco nd place wilh Lewell yn . Pa tern o came o ut 01 the lina l curve a nose a head 01 Lewell yn a nd shm over lhe finish in seco nd place. Michael Blose too k lir st place in the 50cc cla ss, th en wen t o ut to " ride with lhe big bo ys" by ta kin g h is 50cc Yama ha and co mpe ting in the 60cc cla ss. BIns<: ma naged 10 hold h is o wn lor severa l la ps, a nd did ta ke first pl ace in the 0-8 catego ry. Mean wh ile Nick Beaver a nd Garrett Sm ith loo k to th e track qu ite im pressively lOco me ou t with firs t and seco nd in th e 9- 11 cla ss. Results !)()() PR O : I. Gary Dirks (H o nl : 2. TnT)' Simro (H o n); .5 . T odd J ohnKln (Hon); 4. ScaU Sla lla rd (Ho n ). 500 (NT; 1. Scau Flq' (Ho n ); 2. J Uiolin McMurrich (Ha n ); 5. Da ~ Burn s (H on ); 4. Judd Omnf!Y (H o n). 125 PRO : 1. J immy Bu u on (Yam ); 2. Ore')' Dir k.. (H o n ). 125 j R: 1. Bru~ Sylv(,51 (SU2) 2. Matt Eall;Il ol1er (Ha n); cr ; 5. M;u k Mycha ili w (Stu); 4. Dttek Get llot (Ho n): 5. J ri f Bon nn (S Ul). 250 J R: I. Jdf lllompso n (H a n); 2. Karl H" inK (Sut); 5. Ada m Hoster (H o n); 4. Ha ny Nevel (SUI ); 5: T im j oh nson (S tu) . O PE N j R: I. Pa u l Mill er (H o n); 2. Dale Rh oa ds (H on). 12S BEG : l. J~ m y Ciroir (Ya m ); 2. Dallas Brown (Kaw); 5, DlmK Ha.1I (Suz): 4. Dam a in Ly, (5 u.I); 5. Mi('h;ld GiKU [ Hen] , 80 J R :1. Rob Shddo n (Suz); 2. a u t Powell (SU.I); 5. Dylan Guthrie (SUI): 4. J ak t' lu !c.ow loki (Sw); 5. Q iflo rd Ca mpbd l (Hon). 80 INT: I. j a son T ier ~Hon r. 2. Ja.l!oOn Mauh t'wl (5 02). 125 t NT: 1. [ric Anderson (Hon): 2. Mich ad Pa tern o (Ho n); .5. J im Lewellyn (Ho n); 4. Stuwn Ci sco (Yam ); 5. AIOl McElyea (SU.l). 2S" t NT : I. Bryan ILu dell (SU.I); 2. Rich lI a nchl ifl (Yam) : 5. R ick Dra per (Ha n ); 4. Dan Boardman (Yam ); 5. Da n ny T ipto n (SU2) . PM ': 1. Mich ael BI ~ (Yam); 2. Hu n ter J o hn son (Ya m ); 5. Chad Oun erud (Yam, ; 4. Bobby Butler (H a n); 5. Douglas H amby ( Y a m ~. 60 ()..8 : 1. Mlchad IUo~ (Yam); 2. Bryan Allen (Kaw). 9- 11: I. Nick Beaver (Ka w ); 2. Du sti n Hamby (Ho n); 5. R. Co lq' Oenerud (Ka w); 4. Oa neu Sm ith (Kaw). 250 BEG : 1. JeT't' y G irior (Yam); 2. Dan Wood (H on); m 5. Derek g obin en e (SUl.); 4. David Nevel (SU.I); 5. Bran son Barlt'tt (Suz). 500 BEG : 1. Ken Beaver (Ho n). . 250 tNT: I. Joe Ma rrian o (Ya m); 2. Shaw n CiM:O (Yam ); 5. Robert Carhn (Hon); 4. Alvin Yelluwhcl.ir (Hon); 5. J.D . Cra wford (Suz). ~ PR O : 1. Orr, Dirlc.llo (H o n); 2. Bobb y Whit e (Yam ); 5. Brian H a yes (Ho n ). W " PRO; 1. C ary Di rcks (Hun); 2. l onni e Derem o (Hon). 25 .. JR: 1. Bret Boyd ( Hall ); 2. T odd McR t'C (502); 5. Ken 8t'a v('I' (Hon). 50-+ J R: 1. Hans Vall derw aall (Ho n): 2. Rich ard Barn er (Yam ); 3. Pete KellneOl (Hun); 4. Leo na rd II a ger (Hon): 5. Will Mundy (SU.I): 40. J R: 1. Bill Mt'ycr (Hon); 2. Ron Willo ugh by (Ya m). 50" tNT : I. Bruce Sy l v~ter (Sw ); 2. John Imbrial e (Yam); .5. Doull; Goodma n ( H o n) ; 4. OdlV(' Daydt' n (Hon). MSTR: I. Gary O1a ida (Ho n); 2. Dave Burn l (H o n). Brown cashes in at Dade CitySX By Kyle Myers D ADECITY, FL, JAN . 18 Dad e City Ra ceway's ann ua l $3000 Friday Nigh t Supercross dr ew 32 co mpetito rs, eager LO win a ch un k of the purse. Mike Brown was the big: money wi nner of the ni ghl , ta kin g secon d in the 125cc d ass and thi rd in the 25Oc c. Ezra Lu sk was th e favo rite rider to win lhe l25cc class, a fter wi nnin g the hea l race . When the ga te dr opped lor the 16 riderr lield, Mike Brown blasted o ut 0 1 the ga te wi th th e hol esho t lo llo wed closel y by Lusk, Steve Crow e, Mike Treadwell and Carl Va illanco urt. As the y headed dow n the back stra ig ht, Vaillan court passed T read well i n a tu rn . T readw ell then had h is hands lull wi th Ch ris Co lema n lor the li lth spo t. Back u p lro nt, Bro wn a nd L usk were batt lin g lor the lead, wh ile McElro y pa ssed bo th Co leman and T read well lor lou rth place. As they ca me do wn the lront stra ig htaway, Brown a nd L us k ta ngled with bo th riders go ing do wn . Lu sk got u p first and went o n 10wi n th e raa:. Brow n recovered to Cinish seco nd . Crow e cras hed la te in the race, lettin g Vailla ncourt and McEl ro y by. Wh en th e ga te dr o pped lor the 15-lap 250cc main, Bro wn pull ed the holeshot but was qu ic kly pa ssed by Vin ce DeVan e o n th e o uts ide with McElr o y, Vaill ancourt, a nd Todd Bai sd en i n lOW. Ped er son passed Ba isden down th e lro nt sl raig ht, wh il e DeVan e, Bro wn a nd McEl roy started to pull aw ay Irom the pa ck. Bro wn then cras hed , leuin g McE lro y by. Dowd l he n p ass ed Ped erson o n th e inside of a tu m . Brown checked Dowd , makin g Dowd cra sh in a turn a nd a llo wed Va ill an co urt and Pederson by. U p lro n t DeVan e and McElroy p ull ed away, wh ile Dowd was slicing his way through the pa ck. Dowd pas sed Pederso n and Vaillan · e e

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