Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

quick work of the field stre tch ing out to a 50-yard lead by th e fourt h lap and going on to win by mo re th an two and a half seconds. Brow used the same line in hi s heat tha t he'd used in q ualifyin g, dri ving deep into the cus hi on , sq ua r- . .ing it off, and driving do wn to th e exit. J ones ' techni qu e was m a rkedl y differ ent. " Riding the line I was riding, most rid ers get im patient and get in there too far ," Jones said. "A lot of guys have a hard tim e riding with me because they get impatient and want to gas it up." Watching Jones was deceptive. H e carried far less corne r speed than the others, but, by using a narrow arc, used far less of the track and was ted less time. But since the track was evolvi ng , and Jones' lin e didn 't work best until late in the n ight, he was o nly ab le to qualify ninth-fastest, not good enough for the Camel Challenge. Mo st of th e heat ra ce winner s, though, chose the mor e spectacu lar high line. Among them were Carr, Morehead, Brow , and Segedy, wi th Aseltine's line a com promise, workin g the m idtrack to th e th ird heat win, th e second fastest of th e program. It worked again in the Camel Challenge wh en he held off the determined Carr to the line. Graham and Duan e Veeder, in his first Camel Challenge along with Seged y, were third and fourth from th e penalty line with Segedy fifth and Brow las t. T erry Poovey had qual ified for th e Challenge, but blew up h is Daytona Budweiser-backed Harley in his heat. Seventh-fastest Segedy paid Poovey $500 for his spot, along wit h 50% of his earnings. " That's the first time I ever tasted 10 grand," Aseltine said o n the victory sta nd. "We're going to make some ch anges and get a couple of hundredths more ou t of the track." Aseltine would never find out if th e changes were effectiv e. Going into turn one at the stan of the fin al , he slid off the cu shion and nearly high-sided , before falling. H e quickl y rejoined th e pack and would finish 10th. . Ou t front, it wa s Carr leading Morehead wit h Bro w thi rd ahead of Segedy and Jones. By the fourth lap Carr had a ha lflengt h lead wi th Morehead ho ldi ng off Jones, Brow ahea d of Seged y wi th Dan In gram ahead of for mer cha m p io ns Graham and Sprin gsteen. As soon as J ones moved int o second, he began to close the ga p and there was a feeling that it was only a matter of time. The pa ss would co me exiti ng turn four ap proac hi ng th e halfway flags . A lap later and there was no question Jones would win. " I knew the cushion might work the first five laps, but not th e last five and that's when I would lead ," J ones sai d. Carr said he tried to ' foll ow J ones, but it didn't work. " I came down to the bottom and followed h im for one lap ," Carr began , " then I went back to where I was." After being briefly second, Mor ehead was moved back to th ird by th e sixth lap and would stay th ere, ho lding off a coup le of challenges. Fir st In gram made a run at him, cras hing in tu rn two on the 13th lap, and lat e in the race Segedy tried him, but th e veteran . held him off. " I was biding my time and trying not to run off the little black line," Morehead said. Segedy, who hails from Akron, Ohio, was ecstatic after making hi s fir st National, a race he near ly did n' t sta rt after Ricky Graham po inted out to him that his rear exhaust m ount was broken on the start line. Hasty repairs Two-time Grand National Champion Ricky Graham (3) finished sixth, Will Davis (21) seventh and Rich King (80) eighth. Ian Segedy finished a strong fourth in his first-ever Camel Pro NationaI. were made with safety wire and p lastic tie-wra ps and Segedy said he didn 't th ink about it unt il the race was over , thoug h he ad mitted he th ought there was no way it wou ld hold. It did and h e fini sh ed four th a head o f Sp ringsteen . Springs teen had gotten a bad start, finis hi ng the first lap in th e bottom five, befor e q u ickl y kn ifin g h is way , into the top half of th e 15-rider field . By the fourth lap he was stuck to Graham and wo uld pass him just after the halfway p oi nt. Never ab le to challe nge Segedy , he took fifth. "The race track was real sli ppery, more in the main tha n all day," Sp ringsteen said. " We had the fro m . end off three times , trying to ma ke it steer," he said, "and we tried de-tuning the engin e for the main because we ha d so much wh eelsp in." Graham , not kn ow n as a sho rt trac ker and in his fir st dirt trac k race since breakin g h is ar m at San Jose last year, was a content sixth wit h Wi ll Davis seventh, and Rich King eighth. Fast q u alifier Brow was never a factor, crashing in turns three a nd fou r, while well back in the pack. 0\1 Ga r vis Honda-sponsored Ronnie Jones acknowleges the fans.. The Camel Challenge win ea rned Canadian Steve Aseltine $10,000. Results 7. Audie Huff (\V-R ); 8. Scou Sau nders (H- D); 9. J im Su m nee r (H- D); 10. Bob Sweeten (H -D). Time 3:25.422 H EAT 6: I. Ian Segedy (H -D); 2. Ricky Graha m (Ho n); 1. La rr y Pegra m (Ho n); 5. Scou Scherb (H· D); 6. Cary Co nk h ng (\V-R ); 7. Greg Sims (H·D); 8. David U o yd (H- D); 9. J ohnny J ohnson (R lx); 10. Randy Roo se (H- D). .. • T ime: 3:28.286. SEM I I: 1. Don Wilson (H -D); 2. Kei th D.,y (H· D); 3. Dave Hebb (H- D); 1. J ean Bou rre t (\V-R ); 5. Soon Ada ms (H -D); 6. Charli e Orr (Ho n); 7. Troy Norris (W· R ); 8. Erik G ra ytJtoal (W-R ); 9. Kris Kiser (H -D); 10. Scou Stump (H -D); II. wnu- McCo y (H D); 12. R usty Rogers (II- D). Time: 3:26. 167 .' SEMt 2: I. Mike Hale (H -D); 2. Duane Veeder (H -D); 3. R ich Kin g (H -D); 1. Ro ger Dur kee (Rtx); 5. Darrin Erich sen (H- D); 6. Larry Pegram (H o n); 7. Bryan Vill ell a (\V-R ); 8. Soon Scherb (H· D); 9. Ga ry Co n kling (\V-R); 10. J on Corn well (\v·R); II. Terry Poovey (H -D); 12. Chance Dar ling ( H -D). Time 3:26.158. LAST CHANCE QUAU n ER: I. Rich Kin g (H D); 2. Dave Hebb (H -D); 3. Duane Veeder ( H-D); 1. Sco tt Adam , (H- D); 5. Keith Day (H -D); 6. Rog er Durkee (R tx); 7. Jea n Bourret (H -D); 8. Charl ie Orr (H o n ); 9. Larry Pegram (Hon); 10. Damn Eri chs en (H -D). CA MEL CHALLENGE; I. SIeve Aselti ne (II- D); 2. Ch ris Carr (H -D); 3. R icky Graha m (Ho nk 1. Duane Veeder (H· D); 5. Ian Segedy (H -D); 6. Garth Brow (H· D). Time: 1:44.291 NATIONAL: 1. Ronniejon es (H on); 2. Chris Carr (H -D); 3. Steve Mo reh ead (H· D); 1. Ian Seged y (HD ); 5. J.y Spri ngs teen (H- D); 6. Ricky Graham (Ho n ); 7. \ViII Davis (H· D); 8. Rich Kin g (H -D); 9. Don \Vil son (H -D); 10. Steve Aseltine (H -D); II. Mik e Hale (H- D); 12. Dave Dur elle (\V-R); 13. Dan In gram (H· D); 11. Gartb Brow (H -D); 15. Rodney Farris(H -D)_ T im e 8:33.160 Q UAl.: I. Garth Brow (19.73 1 sec): 2. Chris Ca rr (20.204 ); 3. Steve Aseltine (20.229); 1. Du a ne Veeder (20.268); 5. Terry Poovey (20.273); 6. R icky Graham (20.288 ); 7. Ian Segedy (20.290); 8. Dave Durelle (20 .295 ); it. Ronn ie Jo nes (20 .306 ); 10. Kei th Day (20.321 ); I I. Sco u Parker (20.390); 12. Do n Wilson (20.392 ); 13. Scott Adam, (20.112); 11. Troy Norris (20.1-17); 15. Scott Stump (20.160 ); 16. Jay Springsteen (20.1 7 1); 17. Cha nce Dar ling (20.181); 18. Sco u Scher b (20.193); 19. La rry Pegr am (20.195); 20. Steve Mor ehead (20.5 08) . H EAT (; Ga nh Bro w (H -D); 2. Will Dav is (HD); 3. Do n Wil son (H -D); 1. Dave Hebb (H -D); 5. Scou Ada ms (H- D) ; 6. Rust y Ro gers (H- D); 7. 1..Ls Wa,hOOn (W- R); 8. Cra ig Estelle (H -D); 9. J ohn Par ker (H -D); 10. J ason Fletcher (H -D). T 'imei .3 mi n. 22.625 sec, H EAT 2: I. Chris Carr (H -D); 2. Dan In gra m (H· D); 3. Eri k Graybeal (\V· R ); 1. Tro y Noms (\V· R ); 5. Will ie McCoy (H · D); 6. Kri s Kiser (H· D); 7. Da vid Cam lin (H -O); 8. Wad e Ca mlin (Ho n ): 9. Steve Beattie (H -D); 10. Scot t parker(H -D ). Time : :5:24.646 HEAT 3: l. Steve Aselt in e (H · O); 2. Roo ney Farris (H -D); 3. Keith Day (\V-R); 1. C ha rlie O rr (H -D); 5. J ean Bou rret (H -D); 6. Sca n Stu mp (H ·D ): 7. Brian Ti ll, on (W-R); 8. Billy H ernd o n (H -D); 9. Ted T ay lor (H -D); 10. J oh n Ho lm es (\V-R ). Time: 3:24. 110 H EAT 4: 1. Ro nnie J on es (Hon ); 2. Jay Springstee n (H -D); g. Du a ne Veeder (W-R); 4. J on Co rn well (\V-R); 5. Bryan Vill ell a (\v · R); 6. Dan-in Er ich sen ( H -D) ; 7. C h ris Evans ( H o n ): 8. Mike SCa li (Ha n); 9. Kevin Ath erton (H -D); 10. Keith j acob sen (H- D). Time: 3:27. 102 HEAT 5: I. Strove Mo rehead (H · D); 2. Dave Du relle (\v·R); 3. T err y Poo vey (H -D); 1. Mike Hale (HD); 5. Rich King (H -D); 6. Chance Darlin g (H- D); 19

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