Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVEN S T ~ Bruce Johnson (686) led R yan Huffman (208) Pat McGovern (45) and -J ason McCormick (84) early in the 125cc Intermediate ma~n. Huffman got by for the win. Jason Dempsey (51) .earned the win in the 65cc 7·11 class over Jessy Williams (252). Dustin Lenaburg (42) scored fifth place behind Danny Smith (26). AMA Amateur Supercross Series: Round 4 Friesen, Huffman scorch Kingdome Amateurs By Brian Barnes SEATILE, \VA, FEB 2 . . ea tt le's Kin gd ome a ttracted so me 385 a ma teur MXers to engage in battle Sa turday morning on virtu all y th e sa me track tha t fac tory H onda rider J ean-Michel Bayle raced to victory o n lat er th at ni ght at the fourth ro u n d o f the AMA Came l Su percross Seri es. T he Wo rl dS ports-promoted event drew o ne of th e lar gest, perhaps the la rgest, turnou t of a mateu r riders in the Kingd ome's lon g hi story of supercross racing. T hree riders who definitely looked strong a ll day were Canadian Steve Fries en , and Oregon 's R yan H uffma n S 28 a nd G reg Blackw ell. Friesen scored the victory in the 125 and 250cc A classes, whi le Huffman aced the 125 a nd 250cc B classes. Black well sco red a big win in th e h ighly competitive 51cc Auto class at both Sa turd a y morning's action a nd durin g Sa turday even ing's intermission show. Friesen took total control o f the two classes he entered, a nd whi le th e l25cc A class on ly had a few riders, Fri eso n look ed very good en ro ut e to hi s hea t wi n a nd th e fin al. The 250cc A class featured a substantiall y larger field, a nd it looked as if Bill Stark, Tim H ill is and Adrian Moelder wo uld be heat race wi n ner Frieson 's ma in com petitio n during th e. fin al. Friesen was definitel y u p to th e task, th ough, a nd took a well-deser ved wi n over J ohn Verdo nk , Hill is a nd Sta rk after th eir four-lap ba ttle . In th e 5lcc Au to class Ben Baer looked stro ng in th e hea t, winn ing o ver T ravis Taylo r, ' Lars Trulson , Travis H o ward and Bobbie Wa tki ns, whi le Blackwell lurked back in sixth. " In th e fea ture, Baer was, o nce aga in , near th e front but Baer develo ped bik e troubles, which allowed Blackwell to take the win o ver ' Dallas Stewa rt , Trulson, Howar d , and Watkin s. The 65cc(7-II ) class was as exciting as a ny class a ll d a y with 17 com peri tor s. In th e heat race Oregon 's J essy Will iams took the win over Idaho's Derrick Driggs and Dusty Len aburg , but in th e fin al a race-long battle sa w J a son Dempsey Wi lli am s, Jimm y Lamastus a nd Danny Sm it h go ing a t it too th a nd nail for th e duration o f th e race . Dempsey p revail ed after th e race-long ba ttl e p ut very litt le room between himself and Will ia ms, whi le both La mastus a nd Smi th were right o n Willia m s' tail for third a nd four th , respectively, at th e checkers. All th ree 125cc C divi sions feature d full ga tes a nd pl enty o f actio n. Wi th some 70 r iders entered , Eric Waunch edged Cha d Reed in d ivision one, Monte. H arris to p ped Rob Will iam s in div isio n two, a nd Da vid Smith looked to be a shoo-in for th e divisio n thr ee wi n on ly to crash a nd a llow J ason Mathews the victory . Three di visions were needed in th e 250cc C class to acco m moda te nearl y 70 rid ers. In di vision o ne Mike Rautenberg led J oe Mal ich early o n, but Malich fou nd his way past to ta ke th e wi n o n the last lap of th e .race. D i visi on . two was a ll Daren McLaughlin ' s, a s he qui ckl y d ispatched Reid Duncan, wh o grabbed the hol eshot a nd cruised to victory over Sk ip Hanson and Steve Matthew, both of whom sta rted m id pack. In th e th ird di vision , R yan L each co m p le te ly do mi nated th e field, leading th e main event from start to finish . T he O pen Novice class sa w a no ther Leach o n top o f th e ros tru m, this time i t was R yan 's brother, Rob y, wh o roos ted to victory over J ohn H od ges, T on y Cree and Mark Kastnin g. _ J ohn Verd onk backed up hi s runnerup fini sh to Fri esen in th e 250cc A cla ss by win ni ng th e h ighly com pe ti tive Pl us-25 class o ver Kaw asaki pi lo t Mik e Mo hrbacher , T ed Devo l a nd Steve Smith. In th e Plus-30 d ivisio n, a no the r Ca nadi a n T ige r W in g irt aced o u t Wash ington 's Dall as Nyblod in a close ' battle, whi le Pete Degraff scored the Plus-35 win. Jim Lampkin topped yet another Ca na d ian Ge ne Clark to take the Pl us 40 Senior di vision. The 125 a nd 250cc Intermediate classes starred Ryan Huffman. In the 125cc cla ss H uffman was dogged in the heat ra ce by' ano th er local ho tsh o t Jason McC ormick for the du ratio n of , the race, bu t in th e main McCormick's bik e began to run sou r. leavi ng Huffman a lo ne to win over Mi ke Koeh n a nd Pa t McGovern. T he sec o n d d iv i-ion had Jonas Dunn o ut dis ta nci ng hea t win ner Ryan H agem an for th e overa ll. In th e 250cc Interm edia te bout, Huffman was th e hands-down winner, while A.J. BeIch er of Idaho , held off Ca na da 's Brian Sto ne for second. O'f Results 51 AUTO: I. Gre g Blackwell (Yam); 2. Dallas Stewart (Yam) ; 3: Lars Trulson (Yam); 4. Travis -Howa rd (Itj): 5. Robbie Watkin s (Yam ). 6S 7-11: I. jason Dempsey (Kaw}; 2. j essy William s (Kaw);.3. J immy Lamasters (Ka w): 1. Da nny Smith {Ka w ): 5. Du stin Lenaburg {Ka w). 85 7-11: I. J essy Williams (Kaw); 2. J aso n Dempsey (Ka w): 3. j ereme Armstrong (Kaw); 1. Beau Ma nl ey (Ka w) : 5. Jim Lama stus (Ka w]. 85 12-\3 ; I. Brett Boehm (Kaw); 2. Cory Full er (Kaw); 3. Bill y Bin ckley (Ya m); 1. Rick Glenn; 5. Cory Bauder (Kaw). 8514-15: I. Casey j oh nso n (Kaw); 2. Stan Sloboda (Soz); 3. Nick Han sen (SU 4. Chad Frak lin (Soz); 1); 5. Shane Heberlein (Suz). 125 CD-I: I. Eric Wa unch (Ho n); 2. Chad Reed ( Ka w): 3. Lo well Fretz [Ka w): 1. Gary Terlecki {Ka w ); 5. David Hilpert (H o n). 125C 0.2: I. Monty Harris (Ho n); 2. Rob Williams (H on); 3. Dan T uengel (SU 4. Chad Askew (Soz); 1); 5. Rob Wiebe (Ho n). 125 C 0.3, I. jason Mathe ws (Hon); 2. Mike: McMil lan (Soz); 3. Andy Barber (Hon) ; 4. J efl Boe (Suz). 5. David Smith (Ka w). 125 YTH 12·15: I. Fa rrest Transue (Kaw) ; 2. Kevin w ineskin g (Yam): 3. Ernie Oeud ro w (Suz); 4. Jerry Clark (H o n); 5. Scott Watson (SU1). 125 80.1: I. J on as Du nn (Hoo );2. Ryan Hageman (H o n ); ~ . Ben Rh oa des (kaw); 4. Fa rr est Trans ue; 5. Brian Goodin (SUI) . 125 B D-2: I. Ryan Hulfman (H on); 2. Mik e Koeh n; 3. Pat McGo vern (Hon); 4. Brian Stone (Ho n ); 5. Brad ley Boehm (H o n). 125 A: I. Sie ve Friesen (SU1); 2. Dan Moo re (Soz). 250 k I. Steve Friesen (SU1); 2. J ohn Verdonk (Hon); 3. Ti m H illi s (Kaw); 1. Bill Star k: 5. Adrean Moelk er (Ka w). 250 CD-I : I. J oe Ma li ch (Ho n ); 2. Mike Ra uten ber g; 3. R"" Ray (Kaw): 1. Mike Woelord (Ho n); 5. Ro b Riley (SU1). 250 C 0.2: I. Daren McLaughl in (Hon); 2. Ski p Hansen Jr . (Kaw); 3. Steve Matth ew (Ra w); 4. Butch Seven ney (Hon); 5. T ad d Win (H o n). 250 C 0.3: I. Ryan Leach (Yam); 2. Charles Daw ni ng; 3. Eric Fri stad (H o n ): 4. Gordon Ru ssell (Suz); 5. Brian Sco tt (H on). 250 B: I. Ryan H ull man (Ho n ); 2. A.J. Belcher (H o n): 3. Bria n Stone (Hon); 4. Monte Hill (Soz); 5. Doug Gravelle (Ra w).

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