Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

BE A PART OF HISTORY! INTRO DUCIN G Bennett , who also finished second overall last year, celebrated his AA class win with his wife, Toni, in the pits a fte rwards. Th e T X-I O/ Du n lop / Moose Racing/ P rospe c-backed rider said, " My CR250 ra n strong. I held a zero score until thos e fina l sections. Some people got lost in the fir st ha lf, there may have been some arrows to rn do wn ." H ines, wh o fin ishe d th ird in the AA cla ss said, " I am getti ng used to my Suzuki (after ridin g KTMs for th e las t five years). It 's fast and I really like it. I was riding on the ro w with Robb ie Neeley, and we had a real drag race to the last check." Defending National Enduro Champion Randy H awk ins . wh o was not competing due to a broken thu mb, was hel p i n g set up hi s Suzuki 's team man ager's (H alcomb ) compu ter wh en he said. " It kill s me to be smell ing race gas and not ridin g." Halcomb. who is not known fo r his timekeeping ability, fin ished the event with a credi ble 22 points . Team Suzuki's l25cc MX Na tio na l Ch am p ion Guy Cooper was on hand to cheer on the Suzuki guys and said, " H ey, thi s looks like fu n . I want to be out there." Roeseler, wh o finished second in the AA class. had a freak incident earl y in the da y. "The headlight socket po p ped out and jammed the steeri ng head, " Roeseler said. " I cou ld n 't control the bike and crashed. I stopped, pu lled it loose and repaired it at the next reset. " Keylon also su ffered mechan ical p rob lem s. " My flywh eel weigh t came loose, it made a horrible noi se a nd th e bike wou ld stall in the turns. I pulled th e ignition cover and removed it (the . weight) at the gas sto p. " T eam Green's J oey H o p ki n s. a former Alli gator Enduro winner. said, "T hat last wood sectio n was a kill er. I dr opped most of my 22 po ints in tha t o ne." Gravi tt had a two po int score going until the tight woods sectio n at the end. T he KTM rider said, " I glanced off the trail and hit a log and separated my sho u lder. It reall y hurt." Doug Dea to n, winner of the 250cc B cla ss, dr op ped 26 points, edging o u t Kreg Bigelow. Unlike previous events . there were no alligator sightings this year, but J erry Bittle of West Pal m Beach , Flo rida , said, " I loo ked down and saw a five- or six-foot diamondback rattler, right in the trail. " CN Results 0 / A: I. Blair Sha rp less (Su,). AA: I. Kevin Bennett (Han); 2. Larry Roese ler (Kaw ); 3. Kevin H ines (Kaw); 4. Kenn y Keylo n (Kaw ); 5. Kurt Hough (Kaw ). A-200: 1. Brian Blan chard (Yam) ; 2. Steve Smith (Kaw); 3. Chris P ull (Kaw ). A-200: I. Robert Neeley (Kaw); 2. Sco tt Lathro p (Sur); 3. Sco tt Miller (Han ). A-oP EN : 1. Ken ny Boyd (Yam); 2. Keith Mclmvre (KTM); 3. Mike Sha nk (KT M); 4. Ben An gi (KT M). A4- STllX: I. J im Mitch ell (Ho n); 2. Da vid Rh odes (H bg). SR A: I. Bill Gusse (AT K); 2. Kirk Braden (Yam) ; 3. Jo<1Lepley (Suz): 4. Charlie Brid ges (Ya m ). II t25: 1. T odd Mo ra in (Ha n ); 2. T im Kin g (H a n); 3. Ma rk Macmichael (H a n ). B 200: I. Steve Hill (Kaw); 2. Mark Hawk (Ka w); 3. Jell Kirch ner (Kaw]: 4. J elf Wingard (Kaw); 5. Do ug Dent on (Hon ). B 250: I. Cra ig Bigel ow (Yam); 2. Bill y No ble. . (Han); 3. Kevin Foley (Ka w ). B OPEN: I. Ph ilhp Doy le (Han ); 2. Keith Allen (Kaw); 3. David Cr ipe (KT M). SR. B: I. J oh n n y Thoma. (KT M); 2.· J im Seiher, (Sua ): 3. Ro n Mill er (Han ). B 4-STllX: I. Geoll Pool e ( Ha n ); 2. J ohn Hartis (Ho n ); 3. Art Whitney (Ho n). C 125:' 1. Robert Whis ena nt (H o n); 2. Harry Reese ·(Su, ). C 200: I. Ken neth Socaka (Kaw); 2. Pa u l Sebum (Kaw); 3. Steven Cooley (Kaw). C 250: 1. Robert Pearson (Yam): 2. Jonathon Fun khooser (Han); 3. Jo hn H urley {Sua). C OPEN : I. Barry Lee (KTM ); 2. Karl Johnson (KT M); 3. Allen Haynes (Ya m). S/ SR.: 1. Emmell Cox (Sur): 2. 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