Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS e In th e Open Production cla ss, Pittman ran away from the field a rid won th e ltl-Iap race wit h a 21-second lead. Pittman had to fen d o rr Keith Pinkstaff and Rand y Swenson in th e 750cc Superbike class , bUI in the Open Superbike class, Pittman won with ease, as he was the on ly co n tender on a ge n u i ne o pe n mach in e. In th e 750c c Producti on class, Pittm an cra shed in the slush in tu rn o ne whi le lead ing o n the second lap . T he 600cc Su perbike race was a Swen son show. Swenson Io u nd more tractio n than anyo ne else and J'u l1ed o ut to a sizeable lead. Swenso n sq uare 0(( turn n ine in fro n t of th e gra nds ta nds, and di d wheelies for the cro wd. Wa rd Rod gers worked his way to th e fro n t to win bo th the Di nosa ur and Middl eweight Superbike classes. In the Din osau r class, Rod gers worked int o seco nd behin d Kevi n Normet , hut o n lap five No rm et crashed in turn seven and ha nde d the win to Rod gers. fn th e Middlewe igh t Superb ik e class, Rodgers needed five lap s [ 0 work hi s way pa st Todd Yoa st, wh o stayed wi thi n a few feet of h im th e rest o f the race. 25-29 INT : I. Mikr 5t't'ley (Kaw): 2. Todd McKay (Suz). VET BEG: 1. Michael Ro th (Kaw); 2. Dan Earhart (Han): 5. Ga ry Cox (Yam); 4. Cam Gamero n:5. John O 'Gra dy (H en) . VET J R: I. Bob Lloyd (Kaw); 2. Chr is Perez (Ho n); t Dr. Jeff Gray (H a n); 4. Ch ris jackson (Kaw); 5. Joseph Go nu)('I (Mai). VET INT : 1. Cary Scon (Ya m ): 2. Mike Jones (K.aw): 3. J; m B<.l y ( H~). VET EX: 1. Robert Failing (H a n). OT BEC : J. Wilso n Nich o l, (Sw). OT JR; 1. Robert 8rn::I ck (Hon ). y OT INT: 1. Bill ~fa lonr (Hon); 2. Ira Mti bage (Yam ); 3. Or.w;:k Cas ton (H a n ); 1. Mike-Slrll (KTM ). OTHG PR O: I. Rex Sta ten: 2. Bob Casper : 3. Mark Andenon; 4. Carl Cawfy. OT EX: 1. John Knight (Kilw); 2. Lars Larsson (Y;;amJ; 3. Gen t' Phelps (Suz): -toT im P-di]y (H a n); 5. Lee Ama radi o (Yam ). BOMBE R A: 1. Ro bert Fai linK(Ya m); 2. Mi kC' ~l coy ( H UIo ). OTHC BEG: 1. .lce Stephe nso n: 2. Kirk Lukrofka; 3. Jim w McConnel l: 4. Debb ie Mauhe- s; 5. Q ui" McCo nnell. OTHG NOV : I. Bob Chocas; 2. Cu rtis Ja blon ski: .5 Bill . Schu]tz; 'I. Cui" Mod ic; 5. Richar d Purcel l. OTHC t NT : I. Many w esierman : 2. Joe Liccia rdi ; 3. Wa h O ]50n; 4. Phillip Ha ll; 5. Car l Powell . OTHG EX: I. Cra ig Breiha n: 2. Rudy Olavc:z: 3. Ran dy Anderson: -toGary Shc:tohma n. Resul ts INDIANAPOLIS, IN, APR7 Kurt Hall made th e trip north to fndiana whe re he fir st began road racing and made a clean sweep of th e Suzuki National Cup races he en tered at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Hall, ridin g a pa ir of T eam Hammer Suzu kis, pounded the co mpe tition in both th e A Supers tock and B Su perstock ra ces to win $1200 in Suzu ki and Dunlof conti ngencie s. Ha ll 's earning potentia in Suzuki Cup races was seriou sly jeo pa rdized earlier in th e season when his pair of Suzuki GSXRs were stolen in Georgia foll ow in g a race. Hall fin a lly got a GS XR I IOO just prior to Indy but was still without a 750. To th e rescu e ca me Jo hn Still, brother of Hall N' Still Racin g co-founder Jim Still . Still loa ned Ha ll his new Su zuki, so Hall mad e th e trip to Indy fro m his hom e in Sou th Caroli na . In the A Superstock race Ha ll quickly jumped ou t to a big lead . Steve Patterson was in seco nd holding off a big pack that incl uded Steve H eilman, Ray Yoder and TOdd Hoge, Hall to bu ilt o n hi s lead . until his margin over second was eig h t seconds a t midway th rough th e race. On lap three Yoder passed Patterson to take over second, while Andy Deatherage moved by Heilman and Hoge to gr ab fo urth o n th e next lap. Hall went o n to win the race easil y with Yoder a lonely second and Patterson third. Deatherage held on to fourth wh ile H oge held o rr Tom Wil son and Heilman for fifth. Hall had a tougher tim e in th e B Superstock . race , Smyrna, Georgia , rider Mike Reed was a surprise lead er for most of the first lap. Unfort una tely for Reed, he lost the front end of hi s Suzuki in th e so me times slick car ou sel and went down. Reed promptly hopped up and kicked hi s bike i n di sgust. Hall and Yoder we re o n ly in ches behind Reed wh en he crashed. " I saw him lose the fron t end," said Hall. " At first I th ought he hit hi s arm pretty hard and was reli eved next lap wh en I saw he was alright." . By th e halfway poi n t in th e race Hall and . Yoder had pu lled clear of earl y contender Todd Hoge. Hall , rid in g on the borrowed bike, seemed to be riding o nly hard eno ugh to sta y in front of Yoder, wh ich Hall would later say was pretty hard. At th e chec kerd £lag it was Hall over Yoder by 1.3 seco nds. Tom Kipp brou ght hi s Wiseco Yamaha OWOllO Indy for practic e. Kipp ran the fastest lap of th e weekend (1:37.38) o n the wa y to wmnin g th e Form ula O pen race. Kipp also eas ily won th e A and B Superbike races o n hi s Yamaha Superbike. DAK Ra cing upset Hall N ' Still Racing in the two-hour regional endu rance race o n Sa turday. DAK's Steve Heilman and Tom Wilson teamed to fini sh o ver half a lap ah ead of Kurt H all and Jim Still. D ilE N PR OD : I. Joe Pinman (SOl); 2. Keith Pink, taff (S w ); 3. Dave Deveau (SUl). 750 PR O D: I. Dave Deveau (SUl): 2. Gf"OHrry Lambe rt (S Ul); 3. Sha wn Ro bert i (SUI). 600 PRon: l. Shawn Robert i (H un); 2. j eff H iKKin tham bo " (Ya m ); 3. Ha ral d G I:a (Hon). Gene Phelps (10) and Wilson Ni chols diced in th e Old Timers class at Carlsbad. Kevin Normet (2 ) tak es the wide line around several unidentified riders on hi s way to the 450cc Production class win at Portland International Ra ceway. 4SOPROD: J. Kc:vin Nor met (Yam): 2. Stua rt MiJlt'r (Yam ): .s_ Pau l Lu dwig (Ya m). OPEN S/B K: I. Joe Piuman (Yam); 2. Keit h P innLafi (SUl); 3. T roy Bun t yk (Ya m). 7SOS/ BK: I. Jot' Pinman (5 02); 2. Ke-ith Pin kn aH (Sw ); .s. Rand y Swenson (Ya m ). 600 S/ BK: I. Ra nd y Swenso n (Ya m); 2. Shawn Ro berti (Hon): 3. Jdl H igginbu th:lm (Ya m). . 4SOS/ BK: I. T odd Yoa~t (Y;;am );2. Richar d Mat bew, (Yam ); 3. Jdl lk- (Ya m ). ..n M /W S/BK : 1. Ward gcdgers (Kaw); 2. Ro bert Hinojosa (BMW); S. Todd Yoast (Ya m ). Ll W S/B K: I. T im G ibson: 2. Jon Lacey (Y;;am ): S. Bill Birch er (Hon). U/ L S/ RK: I. Ral ph Yenn e (H YH) : 2. Scott Sope r (H on ); 3. Mike Olrre ll (Kaw ). OPEN BOlT: I. Robert Hinojosa (BMW); 2. Brian Hender son (BMW): 3. Chri" May (Kaw). 650 BOTI: I. Ceo rge Schwen : 2. David Rookai rd (H a n ); .s. Del Kn y"h (Kaw). DlSO: I. ward Rod gers (Kaw): 2. Bryan Hen derson (BMW); 3. Eric Timberlake (Ya m). O P EN VINT: I. Dun ca n Crald (No r); 2. David Mill rr (BMW):.s. Milton McRa e (Han). 500 VINT: I. Lory j ohnson (BSA): 2. Ch ris Kerber (Arr); .s. Cluck Sowarcb (H a n ). 250 VINT: I. Ant hony RiVf'lIi (D ue ); 2. Mike RiyeJli (Duc); 3. La nce Raber (Ha n ). NO V: I. Tim Ell iot (Yam ); 2. Joh n Cle mem s (Yam); 3. T om RiN' (Ya m). Staten styles to Carlsbad Motocross win By Dave Bu rgess round of th e 19th Annual Texas Series a t Lake Wh itn ey Cycle Ra nch . In the first rnoto Kei th Mundie too k the lead on the secon d lap and stayed ahead of the pack to score th e win. O lson had to wor k h is way th rough the pack fro m eig h th pl ace to secon d, wh ere he Iinished. Tim Chapma n bounced from third to fourth but came ou t with third a t the chec kered [lag. Darren Braun, wh o led the first lap was th e rider Ch apman displaced and he had to settle for fourt h . The sta rt o f mo to two saw O lson j u mp o u t fron t a nd stay there to sco re the win . Cha pman gav e h im competition for four la ps until he was overta ken by Brian Car lso n. Carlso n stayed ahea d of Cha pman to clai m secon d leavin g Chap ma n thi rd a t th e fi ni sh. Mundie had 10 manuever fro m 10th pl ace on th e first lap to claim fourth at the fin ish. Joey Prall held th e lead for th e first four lap s in the fir st mo to of th e I 25cc Novice class. Mall Golema n slipped by Mall Feil for secon d on lap two and stayed there until th e last lap , w hen he pas sed Prall for th e win . Prall fini sh ed second ahea d of J oey Moore an d Feil. The second moto belon ged to Prall. Deacon J ames stayed be hind Pra tt for two laps an d th en was rep laced by Moo re. T he last lap saw Go leman move in to second. and when th e chec kered £lag £lew it was Prall taki ng the win over Goleman , Moore a nd J am es. The first 250cc Novice moto go t sta rted with J aso n Arunger mov in g into first pl ace o n th e second lap and stay ing th ere to take the win. Moore h eld second to the fin ish whil e Freem an Kirb y, Jr. held onto th ird for three laps until Chad Plumlee pas sed him on th e la st lap to finish th ir d. Dave McG o wen hustled from 15th o n th e first lap to grab fourth pl ace as th e chec kered £lag waved, leavin g Kirb y fifth. Seco nd mot o action saw Moore dominate th e. firs t four laps. bu t Artiriger go t around him to ta ke th e win. Plumlee a lso got by to fin ish second. Moo re fin ished third. MINI SR 11·16: I. Cl im Latham (Kaw); 2. Billy Akrr lo (Kaw);.5. Travis Span n (SUI); 4. Brad Benner. 125 NOV : I. J~ Pr an (Ka w); 2. Matt Go lnna n (SUI); .5 J~ Moore (Kaw); 4. Danny Boynton (S Ul); 5. Ch rilo . H am ilton (Yam ). 1:8 INT : 1. St('V~ O lson (Kaw); 2. T y H arr i\ (Kaw); 3. Brian Sauer (Suz); 4. Jad y No rth (Hon ); 5. Mike Mn lo (H on ). 125 EX: 1. T erry T in ney (Kaw); 2. Dave Shade J r. (Kaw ); 3. j ason Kremp in (Ha n); 4. Kaylosn YOUlll(; 5. Ja mn Mitchel! (,,", w i· 250 NO V: I . J asonAnin~r ( H on) ; 2. Chad Plu m lee (Ho n ); 3. J~ Moore (Raw); 4. Dave McGow r n (Ho n ); 5. Freema n Kirby J r. (Kawl. 250 INT : I. Steve O lson (Kaw); 2. Keith Mundir (Kilw); 3. Tim Chapman (H a n ); 1. Bria n Carbo n; 5. Dwa in Gau rf (Han ). 250 EX: I. T erry T inn ey (Kaw); 2. Dave Shade Jf . (Kaw); .5 Kaylom You ntr. 4. Joe Brn yak (SUl); 5. Trey McCarty . (Han ). O PEN : 1. Bill y IkPrio t (K.aw); 2. Qui, Pritc hett (KoIw); .5 Jot")' Ha rdin (Kaw); 1. Pa ul Bisho p IHon ); 5. Jerry Mood y . ( lU. w) . OVE R 25 NOV : I. Donni e Ma rgra va (Kawl; 2. Oui, Scup;p;i m (H a n) ; 5. Dan- O Tayler (Hun): 4. Ronnie Hemarlinp;(Raw); 5. Brian Cel mer (Hon). :k; OVE R 25 INT :1. Dan McKin ley (Yam ): 2. Sea n KrutiU 3. G rq;; .·ra nks (Yam) ; 4. BruC(' DUKan (H un ): S. S lev~ McCom b, (Yam ). OVE R 25 EX: I. Keilh Mund ie (Kaw); 2. Joey Ha rd in ' (Kaw): 3. Kt'\'in Will ia m" (Hon l: 4. Joc. Jordan (kaw); 5. Jerry Moody (Kaw). OVE R JO NOV ; J. Scot Manin (Ho n ); 2. Swtt bbeJl (Ya m): 3. David Gu illc:u (Ha n ); 4. Jeff Ha nu (Ya m); 5. Rick Rowr. OVE R JO I NT : 1. Bria n Dora n (Kaw); 2. DouKlalo H all (Yam): 3. &an Knaack (Kaw): 4. David j on M(Kaw ); 5. Dclbtort McDo nald (Han). O VER JO EX: 1. JO('Jordan (Kaw); 2. J im Vau Khn (Kaw); S. Myron Freund (Kaw); 1. Jerry Joinn (Kaw): 5. Bill y Sm ith (H on). R~~E:a:::"~'n~:)~~~~I\t~;(:~~); ~f~~H&~~:; (Kaw). 125 O PEN : I. Joq Pra tt (K.aw 2. Jody Nort h (H on) ; 5. ); T y Harri" (Kaw); 4. Mike Mer]o (H on); 5. Bria n SalK'r (SUI). MI NI BEG: I. Robbi~ Stoff (Han); 2. Albm Florry (SUI): 3. JerR'm y Irvin (Kaw): 1. Olris Torra ncr (Kaw); 5. Cha rley Keplin~r (Kaw). 125 BEG: ]. Kar] Ga u]dock (Kaw):2 . Alan McGeh « (H on ); .s. Tommy R:tpp (H a n); 4. T im Kiplr y (Han): 5. Bre-ni G ra blr (H a n). ~/O PEN BEG: 1. Alan Bell (Hon): 2. Alan McGehtt (H on): 3. Jamn Hugoo (Kaw): 1. Scott F'uJlc:r; 5. Ph il Pl ymale (Kaw). Pittman fastest in rain at PIR Road Race Results By R uss Cazier TEENY MI NI: l. Dus l)' f ounta in ; 2. StoanRoden : ! . TiU~r Wright ; 4. Clad Kirkland: 5. Du~uy Carprnle r. MINI MINI: I. Shawn Smi th (Xa w ); 2. Ja kr Jon es (Kaw); .s. Dusty Fou n tai n (Ra w) ; 4. Danny Jono ( K.aw); 5. Barry Tuu]r Jr . (Kaw). s MINI JR : 1. Brandon Saru::irr (Kaw); 2. Micharl Brock (Sw); S. Car ter Schnridrr (Suz); 4. Jim Boyn (KTM); 5. T ra vu Ellio H (Raw ). • in MIN I SR 12-15: I. Rabbir Rq-nard (Kaw); 2. Kt'V G raw n (Suz); S. Kristy Shraly (Sul); 1. O1ri :.Cadirux (Ya m): 5. Sha un Mollett (K.aw). PORTLAND, OR, APR. 7 Joe Pillman won th e O pen Superbike, O pen Producti on and 750cc Superbi ke classes at th e Oregon Motor i:ycle Road Racin g Associa · tio n's season opene r at Port land Int ern a tio nal Raceway. Pittman set no lap reco rds in th e pr ocess, as th e races were ru n in wet co ndi lio ns. CARLSBAD, CA. APR. 13 Rock et Rex Staten mad e it look easy as he domi nated th e OTH G Pro class a t the Racin g Enterp rises Sa turday MX at Carlsbad Raceway . Racing Enterprises ra n 30 m inute mot os, and the " Over The Hill Gan g" came do wn to ta ke pall in Sa tur day 's races . In the first OT HG Pro m ote , Sta ten nail ed the hol e, hot ahead of Mark And erson a nd Bob Ca spe r. Sta ten ran away from th e pac k and Anderson and Casper arg ued o ver second. Ca rl Oazofy brie£ly ran wi th th e leaders until he dropped back. wi th mech an ical trou.bles . Casper zapped And erson at th e 15-mmute mar k, bu t Stat en was long go ne and took th e checkered nag with a o ne -m in u te cushion. Mo to two was more o f th e same , as Sta ten moto red away (rom the pa ck at th e rate o f two seco nds a la p. Staten mad e th e track look smooth aboard his Honda CR500 . Sta ten ro mped home the easy winner with Casper hol d in g o n for seco nd, and Anderson and Ga zofy ro u nd ing o u t the top (our. Mik e Seel ey bla sted down th e sta r ting straight aboard a 1970 Husquvarna at the sta rt o( the Bomber "A " d ivision. T ucki ng in beh ind Seeley was Robert Failing o n a 1977 Yam ah a IT . Seeley seemed to have co ntro l as he established an early lead. At the ha lfway point, Failing reeled Seeley in a nd the two picked u p th e pa ce. The strain was more tha n ' Seeley's Husky co uld stand, as it blew up a nd for ced him to retire (or th e day. Failing motored awa y with bo th moto wins. Resul ts 80 BEG!: I. ('.ory Sit'V~n (SUI); 2. Mann y Aria.\ (Yam ). 80 lR : I. / os hua Ama radio( Hon ); 2. Bria n Rod nqurz (SUl); 3 . Bobby A len (Kaw). I ~ BEG : I. Sro u Huhgrrn (Kaw); 2. T odd Mill ikan (Yam): 5. Dnon Slid ma n (Ya m): 1. Eric ~ Iey (Kaw): 5. Brt.K't' Foriruuh (Yam) . _ ~ 2!J j R: I. T y Kady (Kaw); 2. Jt'll Morri" (H on); 5. u n Enk Lar 550n (Yam ); 1. Char ln SimPMln (Yam ); 5. Doanid Nichob (Ya m). 12!J INT : I. Justin McMu mch (Hon). I 12!J PR O: I. Anlho ny Amar.illdio (Ya m ): 2. Gary Sq uire (Sw ); 5. Vin«' Wiln r n (Hon ). 250 BEG : I. Ric hard Worl ey (Yam ); 2. Travh Louther (Hon); .5 GnJrp;eGri q;;:o (Hon); 1. T odd Maron i (Ya m ); 5. . Oren Dt'nnry (Ya m). . 250 J R: 1. St('V(' Mar tz (Yam); 2. Ja mn DeR i dd~r (Suz); 3. Dan e Andrunn (H nn): -t Ni('k Ab:.uo(Yam ); 5. K("n Mallow o (Kaw). 250 INT : J. Bill y McCormick (Ho n). 500 BEG : I. Dan Campbd ] (H a n); 2. Robc:rt Bc:rdy (Hon ). ck 500 JR : I. Ch ri" Perr z (I-I ); 2. Mikt' Joon (Kaw); 5. Ene on Chr iuLilm o n (H on). !JOO INT : I. Roben Fai]ing (Hon); 2. Todd Fre-iuat (Hon J. 25-29 BEG: I. Jdl Par ks (H a n); 2. Jon Go ug h (Xaw); S. Sco tt Ball (Ha n ). 25-29 JR : I. Brian Ford (Yilm ); 2. Doa ve- Bur geu (Hon ); 5. Bari Wulk (5 Ul ); 4. Kenn y Sallo rd (Kaw). Hall hauls at Indy Road Race By Larry Lawrence Results A SlST K: I. Kun H..II (SUI ); 2. Ra y Yader (SUI): .5 SI('V(' . p.. ttt'rwn (SUI); 4. Andy Dea t hera~ (Suz); 5. T odd H ~ (SUl). B S/STK: I. Kur t H..1I (SUl); 2. Ray Yodt"r (Suz ); 3. T odd . H uge- (Suz); 4. Tom Wil wn (SUl ); 5 . Andy De-. thrra~ (Suz). C SlSTK.: I. J im KUlLar (Yam ); 2. Steve- Wykio (Yam ); 5. AI HaU (Ya m ); 4. Brian LanLl (Suz). A S/ BK EX: 1. Tom Kipp (Yam ); 2. Ray Yoder (SUl ); 3. Tom my Sloa n (Yilm): 1. St('Ve Pa utTson (SUl ); 5. SteveH eilman (Suz). A S/BK NO V: J. Mike Co llin" (SOl); 2. Kru. Badger ( y .. m ); 3. Tert'Dtt Crrw s (Kaw): 1. Slacr V.. nhoy (Kaw); 5. J imm y Wh ile. Jr. (S uz). B S/BK EX: I. T o m Kipp (Yam ); 2. Sha wn Nicololl (Ya m ); 5. T om Wilson (SUl) ; 1. Ra y Yad f'f (SUl) : 5. Jdl Gay nor (SOl.). B S/ BK NO V: J. Ottll Ihrrebon (Kaw); 2. k.rU Badten' (Y.. m ); 5. TeteI"Ia:' Crn¥. (Kaw); 1. Stacy Vanhoy (Yam ); !J. Mike Shrflield (So2). C S/ BK EX: I. Sha wn Nico lofl (Yam); 2. Dean Hayn ( Ya m); .5.Pa l Kenn ry (Yam ): 1. Prte Kight (Due): 5. A] H an (Ya m). C S/BK NOV: I. lke Uaulnrr (Yilm); 2. Ken Fineis (Ya m): 5. · David Marchino (Ya m ); -to Chris Demopoulot. (Yam) ; 5. Scott T em ple (Yam). o S/BK EX: I. Kurt KnoJ» (Yilm); 2. Tr,,~ Doyle (Yam): 5. Brian Kell y (Ya m); 1. D;a.n d rmens (Han). D S/BK NOV : I . ChrisSwrmc:y (Y..m ): 2. WiJliamSwttnr, (Ya m ): .5 Ma n navis (Ya m); 4. Dartf'1I Wmcke (Ya m ): 5. . Roy u nison (Y.. m ). A PROD EX: I. lkan Hayn (Yam); 2. Paul Volpr (SUl) ; .5 Doavid Kubik (SUI ); 4. Scott Kocan (Kaw); 5 . Ray Sandol . (Ya m ). A PROD NOV: I . ~n Fin eh (Ya m); 2. Ternw:c Crtw. (Kaw); .s. Ikr Zaulnrr (Ya m); 1. Chri s Drmopoul os (Yam); 5. Dona ld Fin e (H on ).

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