Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

100 MOD PR OD ; I. Wi lliw Burr (Yam ): 2.J amn Randnl ph (Yam); 3. Riteh ir Tho ru p (Ya m): 1. Hi ro \ hi Nakaji ma (Ya m); 5. J ohn Iacob ucci (Ya m ). 500 MOD PR O D: I. j errv J ir ko v'\ky [ Ka w]: 2. J Olof'ph Par k Jr . (Sud; 5. Dave Wolf ( Hon ). F·SCL: I. J. And rew Mi ho n (Yam) : 2. Eric:SIIt'Hr r (Y<&m) ; 3. Trevor Du nn e (Suz); 1. Ero n Flory 1RMW ); 5. Archi r Slaven (Yam). 600 MOO PR O D: 1. Micharl Rrll!>o n (Yam) ; 2. J. Andrrw ~ Milt on (Ya m ): 3. ScUll ('.rm a wilY (Ya m ); 4. Tom Aqu ino (Yam) : 5. Rodney She rma n (Ya m). 400S / ST: I. J am es Randol ph (Ya m); 2. WilI il· Bu n (Ya m); .5. John Iacob ucci (Ya m ): 1. Mich;fl"1 Tamavn: 5. Leo nard Kirsch ner (Yam ). 500 51ST: J. J. And rew Hill on (Yilm); 2. Dav id Fra n ken bac: (Ya m); 3. Oa nid t:.r~ ui hua (Va m ); 4. Fr;m k Ar;.aKaka h (Yam ): 5. Jt'H YJ irkuv\k y (Ka w). Schmit sizzles at Perris MX By Tony Alessi PERRIS, CA,JAN. 12 Donny Schmit, I25cc World cha m p, powered a Pro Circuit Su zuk i 10 a pair o f mo to victories in the 250cc Pro class during G FI Super Saturday Mot ocr oss at Perris Raceway. Sch mit won both motos with appar ent ease, a nd cashed in o n the 200% Pro pa yback. Greg Zitt erkopl li ni shed second both motos while adj usti ng to h is new Ho ndas, whi le Joe Waddington ro un ded the top th ree. . Steve Banning made h is a ppearance known in h is first race as a Vet Pr o. Du ring the open ing laps. Bannin g engaged in an in tense battle lor th e lead with j ohn McCaugh ey. In a hast y a tte m p t to o vertake the lead , Ba nning locked bars wi th McCaughey. Ne ither ri der let 011 th e gas as th ey approached a series 01 ruts. and McCaugh ey was lo rced into dee p mud and o ver th e handlebar s. " At least it was solt o ver there!" sai d McCaugh ey. Bann in g went o n to win his first-ever Vet Pro rno to, inch es in fro n t of Ste ve Wisema n. Bann in g 's luck was n o t p resent in the . secon d mot a . as h is mach in e de veloped a mech anical p roblem thal leh h im sidel in ed for th e day. Wisem a n went on to an easy victory and first pl ace cas h . so BEG : 1. Sieve Cox (Suz): 2. Co ry Sirvtn (Suz); S. Wt"l> I~ Cny (Kaw); i . Waldo Rackmaw (Suz); 5. T ravi s R il~ ( Koiw). SO NOV : I. David Ferner (IY w). l25 BEG : t. Kt-ith Katz (Suz): 2. Sinor Norman (Ra w): 5. Jac k Ph inn (Kaw); 4. Mark Sherwood (Han) ; 5. Ga rt h Mil an (Hon), 125 NOV : I. Krlly Poor (Ho n ): 2. T im Olson (Kaw): S. Mlke Ra ltl sta (Suz ); i . David Ola\t' (Kaw ): 5. Ro n Mow ry (Ho n). 125 INT: I. Ran d y Danylo (Kaw ); 2. Rya n j ohnson (Ho n ); 5. JntTunobenr (SulI: i . Chuck Kin nr (Kaw) : 5. joh n C riffin (Suz). 125 PR O : I. j a!iOn Kawell (SUl ). 250 BEC : I. Ro bert Sm ith (Ha n): 2. Cla y Wi1Ii:r.o n ( Ho n ): 3. Ma rk CosgTOVt' (Hun ); 4. Bryan ja"""l (Suz): 5. Gary Harada (Suz), 250 NOV ; I. Rrn &rnharl (Vam ); 2. Aaron Kueb ler (H o n]: S. Ran dy Ski n nr r (SUI:). 250 INT : J. Donald U p to n (Hon); 2. SIr"W' Drew (Ya m); . 3. Mark H igham (K..w); 4. Rya n Ju h nson (Ho n ); 5. Aaron Kur'bler [ H o n ]. 250 PRO: L Ilo llflit' Sc::hmi l (Suz); 2. G rqc Zillr'rkopr (H o n): 3. j ur Wa J:KIOl/:On ; i . Our,. Grrrad (Ha n ): 5, G u y Decker t l (S UI) . 500 lNT : I. Chad Mdlllrn.h (Kaw ): 2. Kell y Pichd (Kaw), 25·29 REG: I. C T . Falk (Yam ): 2. Crai ,; Pelr rMIIl (Raw): 5. Sen ti CUllningh.un (H o n ): 1. Ron SahUx-rK (Yam ); 5. Ro ne<&ld Gn"l"tl (Ya m). 23-29 NOV : I. R'lIld y Sk inut"( (Sw); 2. lkn Barnhan (Ya m); 3, Chris Swank (Hn n): i . Micharl Pubybky (Sw ); 5. Scon Fo~tt"J (Cag). 2.'j -29 INT : I. Robt-n Sh e1dun (Ya rn); 2. David Sa rian (H on ); Lotw!o(m (KTM ): 4. Robrn BnHan d (H on ): 5. Tony ~. Ron Sp~·u . . VET NOV : I. Norman Gomt'z (Uo n ); 2. J ac k Ph in n (Ra w): ~. Frank Mirr;au (Hu n); i . O lUck Frt'e'man (Kaw); 5. j.J. h A!. naft (Han ). VET If'o'T: l. Will y H.m C")' (H o n): 2. Pt'll" Vt'lrano (K.a w); ~ . Ron Law !l n (KT M): 4. Don;.ald Lt'i b (Kaw): 5. Robnl o Hed l.md (Hu n ). aT NOV : I. Man ud &rrano (Ya m ); 2. Ariv~ Ad kinson (KTM); 5. SIt'vt' Jt'n ni ngs (ATX ): 4. Dan Fid w. (Va m ). OT tNT: I. Bob Richa rd (Ya m ): 2. J im Uo llo n (Ho n ). OT EX: l. AlOIn Olson (KT M ): 2. kay Pisanki (H o n ): 5. GnnICe KohlM (SUl): 4. Marino B.iI!OtionwrJl (Suz); 5. Ron Wa y (Ho n) . VET PR O : J. SteV(' Wilot"man (H a n ); 2. j od Sea ls (Sw ): ~. SIl"Vf' 8.oInni nK (Hon); 4. J nhn M(<:aug ht'}' (H a n). Waddington wins at Perris MX By Tony Alessi PERRIS, CA, JAN. 5 J oe Waddin gton won in the 250cc Pro class alter lendin g o il a n eli te grou p 01 MX ride rs lrom Spain d u rin g GFI Super Sat u rday MX a t Perri s Ra ceway. Waddin g ton grabbed the holeshot in molO one as reigning Spanish 125cc cha m p j ose Alon so was close in seco n d. Wad din gton rod e the ru ts superbly and began 10 i nch away. Rain had soaked th e track earlier in th e week, leav ing i t fil led w it h deep ruts , wh ich a p pea led to Abel Bemandez, another 01 lh e spanish elite. Al the hallway poi nl Waddi ngton 's mach in e bega n to blubber and pop, allowi ng Alon so to close rapidly. O n the li nal la ps Wadd in gt on 's silua tio n worsened a nd Alonso was rea dy to pass . But Alo nso's race ca me to a sudden en d whe n his KTM seized down a las t straightaway. Waddi n gto n nu rsed · it ho me lo narrowly beat Abel Bemendez an d h is brother Moised Bernandez. Wad d ington q u ick ly put to rest any doubts abou t an American victory with a wi re-lo-wire win in th e second molO . Alo nso repaired his ma chi ne and rode strong to fini sh second in lro nt 01 Mosied Bernanda .. Steve Banning was untouch abl e in th e Vet In term ed ia te cl ass wi lh a pai r o f mota victories. Banning even had li me to crash and still linish more than ha ll a tra ck in lrom Randy Danylo scored the l25cc Intermediate class win at Perris MX. 01 Steve Clark and Ro ben H edl a nd in both motos. Bann in g an no u nced h is move to Vet Pro class for Iutu re races. Richard Stuelke powered hi s ATK to a I2 li nis h lor the O ld T imers Novice o vera ll wi n, Bann in g finished seco nd and Charles Wata nab e ro unded o ut th e .top three. Resul ts 50 FIR ST T IMER: I. Chad Rob bilU: 2. Jt'r~m y Malo tt (Ya m ). 50 D· I : I. Emitt Klin K (h i>: 2. Van ce Freeman (Ya m): 3. Eric Wood. 50 0·2: 1. Chad Gaumer (Vam ); 2. Danny Pen ingill (Ya m) : 5. Hea ther MAlt hrw:r. (Yam ): 4. Ryan Pica rd (Ya m), 50 MOO: J. Em itt KlinK (lti); 2. Van~ Freem an (Yam): 5. Eri c Wood (Va m ); 4. ('ha d Gaumer (Yam); 5. Quis Dan it'ls . (Yam) . • 60 0·1 : l. CliH j r n ni nJP (Kaw). 60 0 -2: J. K~ i n J r"n n m f!:~ (Kaw ); 2. Chris Pa nt'k (Kaw ); ~ . Iknjamin Sruel ke (Kaw). 80 BEG : I. J oh n Buj do so (Kaw); 2. Dan ny Qar l:r.on (Kaw): 3. Adam McDtrmiu (IU w); 4. Kn'in Fletcher (Ya m): 5. Bow Perr yman {Kaw]. 80 EX: I. Lar ry Linkogl t' (Suz).. 125 BEG : I. Mario Aguirn= (Kaw ); 2. Ch arl es Mt"'}'r r (Ho n): 3. Roty vanderpoel (H on); 4. Brya n La mborn (H(m ); 5. Ch ris M ~tt ( Hon ). . 125 NO\': 1. Kevin Wozniak. (Suz). 125 INT: I. Randy Dany lo (Kaw). 250 BEG : I. Mark Cm.Kt'Ovt"(H a n); 2, Da nn y Pa bo n (H o n): 3. Kri~ Hawk (K.aw); 4. Ala n Chr istopher (H o n). 2SO NOV : I. Mik e Foster (SUI ); 2. Hugh Jdrrey~ (Ka w). 2.SO tNT: I. Ton y Spear . 2!JO PRO: J. J~ Wadd ingt o n: 2, Moi st'S Berna rdez (Yam); 3. Akl Bemandez (Ya m ); 4. J OSt' Alo nso (KT M): 5. Javi er C' lo mt"f (Ya m). .u SOO BEG : 1. Dav id OIa o5s (AT K), SOO NOV ; J. Petr v eira no (Kaw). 25-29 NOV ; I. Steve Clark. (Ya m); 2. Robert Hedlund (Ho n) ; 3. Stt"Ve Ca!lto n (Ya m); 4. Mil t' Fost er (Suz). 2!)·29 lNT: I. Tony Sptar: 2, Randy Danyl o (Kaw ). 30· 59 NOV : I. R.ly Pi~ksk.i (Hon); 2. Norman Ocmea (HUIl);.5, Brad Mo rri !ioOn [ Kaw] : -t. J a il Sp ug hl (V,u n ). VET INT : I. SL Ban ning (H a n): 2. Stt"Ve Chlf k (Ya m ); tVt' 3. Robl"rt Ht"dland (l io n); 1. Alan O lson : 5. Ga ry St:ou (Ya m). VET PRO : I. Stt'vt' Wi ~m",n (Ho n): 2. John M"C' .aught'y (HUll). aT AM: I. Omoi.s Midd lt'ton (Kaw); 2. Mallud &rran o (Ya m ): .5. Bob Rich.a.rd (Yam ). OT NO V: 1. Ri chard Studke (AT K): 2. j ",mn Ban ning (Suz): 5. OIa rits W"'lan abt' (H on) . aT EX: 1. AI",n O lson (Ho n ): 2. j oh n While" (Uo n) , Champs honored at D·36 Awards Banquet By Bill Spencer RANCHO CORDOVA, CA, JAN. 19 T he 12t h An nual AMA Dist rict 36 Awards Din ner d rew a near-packed h ou se 01 400 a nd th ey witn essed t he pr esen tat ion o f nearl y 200 awards . Cross Country steward Ma c Ro bertson p resented the largest gro uping o f awards, cu lmin ating wit h the Vetera n Ex pert class n um ber o ne plate which was accepted by P hi l Douglas. The ISD E ride r then Cllled his tuner. Dave H arris, to th e podiu m and p resented h im wi th his ow n version o f th e Golden Wrench award . " If il wasn 't for Da ve's effo rts. it wouldn 't hav e ha ppened," sa id Do u glas. " 1 beli eve that Da ve H arri s is the only wr ench to hav e wo rked wit h a rid er who won th e n u mber o ne p lat e in a ll three categories.,. Do u glas was referring to th e lo ur p lates wo n by Gary Vanderpool in th e '70s a nd '80s - the Cross Country title as a Sportsman and th en tw ice as a Vet a nd O ld TImer. Ro b Dam ron, resp len den t in a tu xedo , accepted h is second n u m ber o ne p la te during th e n at tra ck aw ards presenra t"ion. H e thanked hi s pa ren ts and g ir lfriend for their siJp port. T he Vintage div ision number o ne p la re went to Dan Malfani, wh o wa s co ngratu la ted by lormer ch am p Mark Sm ilh a nd H arl eyDavidson fact ory rid er Chris Ca rr. Ma llani than ked Steve Forchmer 01 Zoom Cycles, Z-Gal1er ies, h is lo lks a nd h is wile lor th eir su pport. Alt ho ugh MaHatti had sa id before th e banq uet th at he wo u ld rerire and co ncen trate on helping rider Win Davis a nd tuner Eddi e Adki ns on th e Ca mel Pro Series circui t, he's n o w saying th at he might chan ge h is mind and defend hi s lit le. Thal decision mi ght have been prompted by j im Mahoney, Larry White (J3A) and Larry Nobles (13C) blast off the line at the start of the Swamp Fox Enduro. White earned first place honors in the Senior B class. the runner-up to Ma lfatti, who Slated th a t th e p lat e was " h is" this seaso n. Irv Achz ige r a n d Dave Wood accepted nu mb er o ne p lat es for their pe rformances in th e Sportsman a nd Vetera n MX di visions. respectively. Com panies th at deserve a thank you lor th eir su p port o f th e banquet include American Suzuki, Concord Motorsports, Cycl e West, D&D Kawasak i/Suzuki, DH Cycles , Du blin Kawasaki /Suzuki, Fat or Mo torcycle Sales. Goodtimes Kawasa ki /Suz uki, H a y w a r d H on da / Suzu ki, South Bay Suz u ki , Bridgestone Tire Co .• Cycle Gear, In terlin k, Arai, Wester n Power Sports. Su n River Cycl es an d Dirt Alert. Hangover Marathon Scrambles draws 523 By Bill Spencer B RENTWOO D, CA, JAN. 1 H avin g su rvived New Year's Eve, at the Annual Raw Butts 500 Di ck Mann lined u p with 20 other Vintage ra cers a t 7:55 a.m, o n New Yea r's morn in g to esta blis h the proper pre ceden t for nort hern Ca lifornia orr-road racing for the' a n n ua l Ha n gover Scram bles. But when the checkers lel1 alter 45 minutes o f ice-st yle riding o n th e 2.6-mile. Tom And erson track, it was Dieter Klausing th e win ner o n hi s Husky. J erry Edi e kep l him ho nest thruughout with Du an e J oi ce out of ac tion ea rly and Phil Dou gl as havi ng to d o repai rs on hi s Cl. john Anderson too k third o n his elderly Honda with S COll Dunlavey finis hed fo u rth , a nd Mann lilth. " I had a good run ,'" sa id Mann, " b u l it's r~lIy ha rd to get the ci rcu latio n go in g in th is co ld." T emperatu res near freezin g mad e for much sli p p ing a nd cra sh ing , as was abundantl y clear when Joice took the lead a t th e first turn, bUl h igh -sided soon alter. Bil1 Ri p ley linished sixth beh ind Mann, Ra ndy H a nso n. Dave Do tson , Bill McCl in ton a nd Rod Brasel. As th e su n rose , th ere were 47 Mi n is o n lh e lin e. Sa u l Sm oak ca p tu red th e win ahead 01 j ohnny Cipolina an d Chad Hodges. Ben Sh ank and J erem y lipton ro u nd ed ou t th e to p five. R..,ce number four brou ght o ut an onslaught 01 Vets, as 146 riders lined the staning grid Alex j orgensen lorged ahead lor the victory, desp ile lormer cross counny ace Lance McPh ee's and Dave Eakin 's attempts lO stop him. Eakins danced awhil e witll McPhee, but tile Yamaha rider finished run ner-up witll Eakins dl ird. Kipp Classen worked up lor a hard loug ht lourth over lorm er GP racer Gaiy Rave. The onslaugh t con tin ued witll over ISO riders lining up lor the 250cc race, Numerous din trackers mixed it up wilh c:rrn;s lu unny meeTS and M"Xers in a veritable melee of scorin~ numbers. Camel Pro Series comf'l'litors like Orris Carr and Aaron Hill - finishm g 13th and 24th, respectively, - went up agains t MXers like lorm er GP contender Rodn ey Smith, two-tim e South African MX cha mp Larry Wosick, and World Superbike star Ftro Merkel, made lor qu ite a show . MXer Danny Paladino ended up winning the IS-lap race with Eric Mash ir a very close second. MOlocrosser Pal Gomm slipped in lor third over Sergio Fernan dez and Urrry Coleman. T he O ld T imers race WdS a liule easier to score wid, on ly ·1 riders. Dean Bro wn go t by Steve 9 Ferron i and Van DePicro for '3 nip and tuck win , wh ile DePiero slipped by Ferroni lor ..:m nd Ferroni had tile lead lor mu ch 01 dIe rdce, but had his problems tow..ro the en d lO finish third over Mike Menesini and Don M3Z7aJTO, Hopkins wins Swamp Fox Enduro By Elaina Reynolds CHARLESTON, sc, JAN. 13 In th e Hurricane Hugo devastated Francis Marion Nationa l Forest , AA rider J o ey Hopkins had an excelle n t ride in hi ghl y com petiti ve AA class , dr opping o n ly 25 points lo r the o vera ll win a t th e 19th Annual Swamp Fox Enduro. At the start 01 Family Riders Associatio nhosted 97-mile enduro, th e riders went into thei r first tigh t woods section, which consisted of eigh t miles.Most AA riders emerged lro m this section tied with th ree poi nts . After a short reset a nd auxiliary gas the rid ers wen t into anothe r 14 miles 01 u gh t woods. Coming out of t his sectio n H opkins and three-ri m e Na tional Enduro Champion Ran dy H awkin s were tied with eigh t points. The pressure wa s on an d aft er an eig h t-mile reset , th ey went in to th e last sectio n of the firs t loop befo re the main ga s. As th e AA riders arrived a t th e gas sto p Hopkins had taken the lead , dropping 12 po ints, with Hawkins o n ly o ne m in u te beh ind wit h 13 p?ints an d Alle n Gravitt an d Mark Eaddy WIth 14 points. As th e rid ers co m p leted th e lirsl sectio n 01 the seco nd loop , 10 miles 01 more tig h t woods, H opkins had main ta ined h is lead with 17 poims a nd H awkin s, G ra vitt a nd Eadd y had a three-way lie going for second overa ll with 19 points. Du e to mud and do wned trees, the la st 15 mil e secti on proved to be th e most dillicult a nd ch a lle n gIn g. This sect ion too k th e most points lrom a ll ri ders. At the finish H o p kin s rode to victory with 25 poi nts, Eaddy wo n th e tie break er by 16 seconds lor second overall with 28 poi nts. Gr avitt took third with 28 points and H a wki ns linished lourth with 29 CN po in ts. Results AA; I. Jury Hopkim (25); 2. Ma rk Eadd y (28); 3. Allt'n Cravitt (28 ): 4. Ran d y H a wki n!o (29); 5. AI",n Randt (51). A 250: I, J oh n n y McCoy (35); 2. Mit ch McR tt (57); 3. Ttrr)' H ughell (i I ); i . StUll MiU("f (45 ); 5. Slan Gra m (43). A 200: J. SC eD Smith (33): 2. Mak. 1..oKan(47); 3. Kenneth rv Krlly (18) : i . Pa ul ThislId 51 ): 5. David Wra y (51). A O P £ N: 1. Wadt" Ba x l~ (59); 2, T rav ili H ayn (42): 3. M"'nlc-y B r.ld ~haw (49 ): 4. Cn-ald J on o (51): 5. Ma rk Barbtr (55) . A VF.T : J. Gnu gr Eadd y (.5'): 2. RobtTl Nt"t'ly (12); ~ , Charln Bridl/:"l> (49 ); 4, Urn WOOl n (53); 5. Mikt' Rt"'}'no ld \ t e (55) . S/S R A: I. l...arry Bax1~ (54); 2. Skip Wyman eM): 3. Frl'd H...mm o nd (59); 4. Ourlit Burk (60 ); 5. H ;uold Hall (62). 4-STRK A: I. Dalt Crou (44); 2. Gro ff Poo lt' (47): 3. SlC"Ve Hermansen (56); 4. Gr eg H o ldlT (65); 5. Cu n h Pexll e (78). SR A: I. j im Ford (i 8); 2. Mikt Sha n k (48); 3. Jimm y Lynch (49) ; 4. J o Va nsetten (76 1; 5. Jaml"$J;:VM hart (78 ). B OPEN : I. David Cript" (53): 2. Phill ip Myt"f. (55); 3. Ri ck Chapp l~ (61): 4. Dale Runou gh (63); 5. T im Rou!>h (651 . B 250: J. Dou g Drawn (13); 2. Knl h Rot (47); 5. Brt'U y Bur kitt (5 1): 4. Greg Ma u (51); 5, And y Bark ley (56). B 200: I. David Swr-u (46 ): 2. Ma rk Hdwk (58); 5. Hu . Mdntosh (61); 1. Ala n Moo n (65): 5. Tim IkxJt~r (73). B 125: 1. Ala n Gi d dl"ns (46): 2. Todd Holton (55): 3. Tim KinK(56 ); 4. J ay Slt"rJl (60 ): 5. Do ug Sand"!> (62). VET B: I. Ltt Herman:w=n (57); 2. Run C1t- m o m (57); m 3. Bob Schl em mer (62); 1. David Andr u o n (6'1): 5. J ohn Strange (66), SR B: 1. Lany Whilt' (56); 2. Tim Van dt'-rplatts (61): ~ . SlrVr u willo (64); i . Rich a rd H avmar (68); 5. Sonn y RnbM"15 (7 1). S/S R B: I. Frank Amos (66); 2. Budd y Cai lLud (85 ); ~ . C ar et t (89). 4-ST R K B: 1. Slevl" H ard t-man (48): 2. Pal Duthfi d d (52); .5 Cha M" Furna ' (54); 4. J oh n n y Kirb y (58): 5. Ma rk MUlin . Mik~ (601. e O PEN: I. J o hn Lotng:u o n ( 5~): 2. J..(:L Ik-rr ybn ry (65); 3. David S m i l~ (66); .1. Ho ward l~U Khm l/: (7 1); 5. t .c'!'tl it" Jo n("S (81), C 250: I. Rill y Shu ma kt"1" (52): 2. J)(J uKl a~ Ritchit' (54); 3. Kt'rry Co m("J" (55): '1. David Rubt'rt.s (56); 5, j t"H C"bon (561 . C 200: I. Ru !o~1I Ara nt (17 ): 2. Keith Olarpc"'m ier (60): r I 3. Rr..t lt>y S hot f.X' (6.j ): 4. T im joh n ~n (7~ ): 5. Byron Lan~ d l7Sl. C 125: J. Ro ht"n Whi!ot"nan l (51): 2. lui McMa nis (60 ); 3. An tho ny Allt"n (fl6); 4. DOll C(JI~w n (75). MSTR : J. Jut' Hal t")' (65): 2. j amn Brau ll.(or d (65 ); 3. Paul Rich ardson (82): 4. Ju hn Mello n (84); 5. F"'rrd Lo rd (87). W MN : 1. Linda l. u h n (90);2. Do ri!O Oemmo ns (141). 35

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