Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

; LOCAL EVENTS ~ Joey C o le (1l4) and Mike Luke (292) diced throughout the 50-mile Solo GTU rac e at Moroso Raceway. Cole sco r ed the win and Luke finished second. Mike Nutter (249) and Brian Justice (31) avoided a first-tum crash in the 250 B class at Hidden Acres MX. Nutter sco r ed the win and Justice finished fou rth. among the top-three fin ishers. .fhe eveni ng's intermission featu red a ra mp- to-ramp jump over 15 cars, which was rrformed by non e o ther than Suppes hi msd . The Pro main event featured a wide variety o f equipment and riders. Among the co mperitors was desert racer Jd[ Dar la nd. who co mpe ted aboard a Honda CR500, bUI the winning co mbination was that of Roose and his Knight Frames-sponsored Ro tax. Knight Frames, formerl y o f California, has relocated to Roose 's home town o f Bellingham. Dan McConnell sto le the holeshot at the start o f th e main. wh ile Roose was stuc k back in lilth pl ace. Roose quickly motored into second p lace and bezan to stalk McConnell. McConnell appeared 10 be having trouble with tum two. and Roo se wai ted for an o pe ning. Roo se swoo ped past as they exi ted . turn IwOa nd cruised to the win . Kell y La rkin was nex t to snea k under McConnell in turn IW bUI McCo nnell made a last-lap pass to O. reclaim secon d p lace. "They didn 't just give me the win," said Roo se. " I had a real bad start. " The Arizona Vinta~ Mo to rcycle Ra cers were invited 10 the fan , to co mpete free o f charge. In the Vintage main even t, David Boyds tu n came from m idpack 10 cha lle nge Tom Rogers lor the lead p?sitio n. Boydst un and Rogers swap ped positions man y times. but it was Boydstu n who too k the win . Ro ger s and Je nsen rou nded out th e top th ree. Results o- PRO: I. Randy Ron I(' (Rlx); 2. an McDonnel l ( R tx ): , . KC"lI y Lar kin (Bul); 4. Ra y Du fot'ln (BSA); 5. Sha un Lar kin (Rlx). \ '1r\'T: I. David Boyth tun (Ma i); 2. Tom Rogns ( H ~l ; .5 Rot(" JenW'O(Rul ); t . Darin Hamby (Suz);5 . john Kovalid. . (H u:lo ). Jacks jamsat Moroso Road Race B y Joe M cKay Nutter cracks two wins at Hidden Acres Motocross J R MINI 7-11: I. Bria n Thornburg (Sw): 2. Jo n Boruff .5 Pa ul J u~tu~ (Ka w) ; 4. J ~h Scull i "",,w ); 5. J.u on . Wn hilm l Koi wl . SR Ml:oo.;l; 1. Shaun Schu lu (Kawl; 2. Sco u Gr.."a (lU w); ! . J imm y Bt i ~ (K.aw l; 4. j ason Bt-nwn (Kaw); 5. K r i. Swan~ (S UI): ( Ka w) . B y Barbara and Loren Wil\iams KI:-IGSPORT, TN, MAR. 21 Mike Nutter rod e three classes at the seco nd round of th e Gatorade Championsh ip Ch al len ge Series at H idd en Acres and went ho me with a sweep 01 th e 250ec Band Unli mited Amateur classes and second OVer.1 l1 in th e 125('c B cla ss. Todd Huffstetler gOI the drop o n everyo ne a t Ihe stafl of th e first 125cc B molO and led by three bik e length s th ro ullhou t th e molO. Chad Pill a nd Steve H yatt tned to catch him. Hyall slip ped arou nd Pi tt in the m idd le o f the race but cou ldn't cal ch H uffsletler. NUller stafled in midpack and didn't get hi s rh ylhm unti l near th e end o f th e mota and fim shed sixth. By th e tim e th e seco nd moto ro lled a ro u nd, Nutter blasled OUI of the gate a he r Ihe lasldi sap~.lring A class riders to cla im th e top B po sllion for h is own f~om wire to wire. H yau rolled across th e finish lin e in second , whi ch was good for Ihe overa ll win . J a mes Adams goosed hi s Kawasaki 10 the front al the sta rt o f the first l25cc C class mot o. Brad Sim pso n malch ed Adams in every co rne r a nd over eac h j u mp , fin all y gai m ng the ad van lage in the whoops at the end o f lap two. Adams bailled back twi ce more. bUI Si.m pson foug ht him off to score th e mo ta wIn . T im H odock go t th e drop o n the ~ 6-rider lield in molO IW and never looked back. If O he d id . he would have seen Adams and Simpson going a t il on c~ agai n as they ~ wrangled over second. Adams learned a Ihing or two in the first malo a nd was able to keep Simpson behind this time 10 earn th e overa ll victory . Nick Ci lron was com pe ling in his last 65cc race a t Hidden Acres. ·' My birthday is nex l week. so I'll hav e to move up to the Senior Mini cla ss,... he said. "I'd lik e 10 win today ." Citron a lmosl got his wis h as he ass u med the lead in th e firsl moto when Josh Scon fel L Citron cruised to the win as Scott Rot u p to linis h second. Citron wasn 't so lucky in mot a two as ScOIl grabbffi Ihe hol eshol and d idn 't make Ihe sam e mis la ke twic e. H is 2-1 fin ish es ga rne red • the overall victory whi le Citron had 10 senle for ru n ner-u p ho no rs. Results 50: 1. Pourick " a ynn (Y..m ); 2. Chad Hamplon (Yam): J OI\On ~uh (YioIm l; t . Tr..vil Rimmer (Ya m): 5. Thom a :lo H;lmby (hj). 6S 7-11: I. J(Moh Scott (K.o.w): 2. Nick Citron (Ko.w); S. T odd T ho t'Oburg t K..1w): 4. c"mdert G uylo n (K.oiw): 5. WiIIi;lm Hioimpton (K..w). ~. 28 ~ B Y: I. Pa u-ick Green (Ho n l: 2. BrOKl Si mpson (Kawl: 5. K"m Milb (Ho n): -I. Paige H illia rd (Hun): 5. Ryan Dun ( K;, w). [ N D R: I. Ki rk Ha ye10 (Sw ): 2. L,lUy .'i LhulD (KT M ); .5 . Otad M ull i n~ (Vilm ): 4. Raymon d 51 1(' (Sw ): 5. Rob in C i lo .. ( K.aw) . 1:5 A: I. Chad Lo ugh (Ho n): 2. Steve Childrn. (S Ui); .5. Cu rt Lib broy (Ka w); 1. P.IIUI D..h o n (H o n); 5. Ma nu l Arno ld ( Ka w). 125 8 ~ I. Sreve H y:ut ( Ka w ): 2. Mike NUll rr ( Ka w ); .s. lUm n OilY(Ha n); 1. Robbi .. Srurgd l (lU w); 5. Ch iKI Piu (Ho n). 1250 C: I. Jam n Adam !> (Kaw ); 2. Brad Sim PMIn (Ka w); .5.T im Hodn ck (Ho n ); 4. Co'f'RPillman (S III); ~. C li nt Pil f;rim ( Ka w). 12,S NO:"ll CU ~ R: L Bobb y Rhuad!> (H on ); 2. Ryan MeCum (K,;"w); .5. Jamn Brown (VioIm ); -t. Michiolrl Anint{l o (kiolw); o ~. RoMn Rudla.nan (Ho n). 2.JO A; I. Steve OJ,ild rt"M (SUl ); 2. Ch iold LUURh ( B oo ); .5 ' . C Url Lib bey (Kaw); -I. William (".ox (Sill); 5. J ohnn y Shir ld. (Hun ). ~ B ; I . Mike Nun" ( Ka w) ; 2. J ohnny Cox ( SUl )~ .5. R.. nd y Ridwd.\lln (Ka w); 4. Briioln JU ~li {"f' (Sill); 5. Ch nll WilMln (!\.aw ). 2.sG C: I. Oi nt PilKrim ( Ka w); 2. Chri\ Rc ~ (!U w ); .5. Krn nt'lh 83ilro; (Ho n ); -I. Du nal d Cri!F>p (lf o n); 5. Jon T yu. (Kaw). 2.~ S O:"ll-CURR: J. Drw .. yne Frn dn (V..m ); 2. Bmw .. M('(a U (Ho n ); 5. Gnn u Ha ynn (Ho n); i . Kyw Vermill io nro IHon); 5. Jrl£ rro;Sbtf' (Ho n ). 2.S+ A: l. Billy Adlin:lo (Ho n); 2. Mil r J oh n.cm; 5. Ricl Wood (H o n): 4. Q ui:lo Wilwn (K.itw): 5. Tim Jmnin ~ (K..1 w). ~. B: I. Dou g Kohr (K.itw); 2. Bobby G1 1 ~n ( ~ Iuo): .5 . Kirk H..yn (Suz) : t . SIt'W' KinkT (K..1w); 5. Lnnmr Tri« (Hu n ). 2,S. C: I . 83"1' ~ (SUl);2. Olm Row ( lU w l: ' . T ign M.. xridd (Sw:): -t. CU) H

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