Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Resu lts SCRATCH: 1. Bob by Schwanz (G M); 2. Mike Faria (G M): 5. JO&h Larxn (G M); 4. Bill y Ha mil l (G M). H DCP: 1. Jodl La rsen (G M); 2. Mike Faria (e M) ; 5. Don Odom (GM) ; 4. John Adm Uaw). 0-2: 1. R UN WagtlTlan (Wes); 2. Milu=R~ (Wo); , . Bobby Campbdl (Wn); 4. Ronnie Kemp (Wo). D-~: I. Rick Wd>b (Wn); 2. K('V O 'N eil (Wts); 3. Ricky in Ritch Uaw); 4. Robrn Sallbury (Wn ). SDCA R: I. Rand y Mdnlyre/ Robn1 Fox ( Ka w); 2. Kn11 IkniIndn/ Cary Poll a rd ( Ka w) ; 3. Craig Dnnpsl~/ P"r'f lLwis (K.aw); 4. Ken Ohrt/DouK WhilloOn(H. D). Abbott wins again at San Manuel Hare & Hound By Michael Ross SAN MANUEL, AZ, APR.28 Destry Abbott muck agai n at round three of the American Desert Racing Associa tio n 's Deser t Championship Series with h is third consecutive win in as many races. Abbott do m ina ted the 55-m ile long co ur se while others like curren t number o ne plate holder Jdf Darland and Sen ior Experts Ken Ko zlik and Craig Connor stru ggled wit h cras hes a nd mechan ica l prob lem s. 'This was my best race ever," said the KTM , B&:R Developm ent , Dirt a nd Street U nlimi ted sponsored Gl endale resident after the race. "I was worried ab ou t Darland, so when I loo ked bac k a nd didn 't see anybody I started to th in k [ look a wrong turn," . But th e reserved dese rt ace had nothin g to worry abou t beca use Darl and cras hed four times on th e first lap and decided to ca ll it a day shortly alter the second. " It's been a lo ng tim e since I haven't finished a race," said the four -time number one p la te holder . Darl an d wasn't alone, perennial ADRA front-ru n ner Rob Hend eson was o ut fo the race a lmos t before it started. H en der so n cras hed shortly alter the first turn and was take n to th e local hosp ital with a suspected broken leg. O pen Expe rt Ken Kozlik had a good race go ing for second pl ace on the first lap but suffe red an engine seizure while Craig Co nnor dropped O U I o n the second lap while runn in g in fourth. After the dust had settled it was the 28+ Senior Expert class rid ers that scored seco nd and third o vera ll . Pat Prosser led the Prosser famil y assau lt with a secod overall 15 minutes beh ind Abbott whil e father Joe took the 50+ Seniors ti tle. Pat narro wly beat third-p lace Mike Kozlik by 16 seconds In a race that came right do wn to the wire . Mini action go t started with Ma tthew Murphy leading wire to wire for nin e la rs on hi s H on da CR80. Dan Dobosz ga ve chase early o n but seized hi s Kawasaki tigh t on th e six th la p. Min i Novi ce rider Cha d Kasm er too k seco nd o vera ll ho no rs o ne min ute beh ind Mu rp hy. Anot her no vice, T erry Webb , scored th ird five min u tes beh ind Kasmer. Jerry Smi th too k fir st-place hon or s in th e 58+ class wi th hi . 29.25 mph avera ge speed a hea d of Dest ry 's fath er, Boyd Abbott, who endoed twi ce wh en h is re- r bra ke locked a up . Results . O PE N EX; l. DollY Abbott (KTM ): 2. John Ha ggard (H a n); 5. Ken KOllik (Ha n): 1. J eff Darland (Ha n); ,;. Cra ig Connor (lU w). O PEN AM : l. warren Sm ith (H a n); 2. Sha wn Schmiu (Ho n): 5. Brian Sind;tir (H a n): 1. M ik~ Hil lenbrand ("-aw): S. St.atty Mill" (Ya m ). 200 AM: 1. SIn-~ R icha nh ("-aw): 2. Ji m Dobosl: ("-aw); ! . j ason 1klisl~ (H on )/ 28+ EX: I. Pa t Prow=T (KT M): 2. Mik~ Kmlik (H an ): 5. William Cha.mbtn (lta w); 4. Ti m Abri l (KT M). 58+ EX : 1. Jary Smi th (Yam ): 2. Boyd Abbott (KTM ): 5. Elton Ongl~ (KTM). J()+ AM: 1. Wayn~ Ikckkva (Hon ): 2. K)T G unn (H a n ): 5. Jd f Sanden (Hon ): 4. Han k LaPorte (Hon ); 5. Hank LaPon~ (Han). .50+ NOV : I. Oil( Hagan (Hon ): 2..G n'S Bauman n (KT MI; 5. Many Grauman (KT M): 4. T im Cuni~ ( KTM); 5. Nnl Goodma n (Hon) . 16+ NO V: 1. Ron Pau l!l("fl (H tu); 2. Joh n Van Harm ( H on ); 5. Wry Moch el (Hon) ; 1. Ron kll im ; 5. Larry Boyd (Yam). 45+: I. John lozlik (Hon ): 2. AI For~ (Ya m): 3. Ja ck . Dill on (Ya m); 1. Tom Su lm.;1IR (Raw). 50+ SR: I. Joe Proun (KTM); 2. Cork y Behrle (Stu); 5. Ja m ie Jami50n ( Yam ); " . Tony Hoh l (Ya m ); 5. Ddbttl Gar~ ( KT M) . . . O PEN NOV : I. Parr im T ra wttk (Hon); 2. Larry V~ (H on) ; 5. Doug ug l~ [Hon]: t . Brian Roberu. (Ya m); 5. Snh ..>n tH"" 250 NOv; I. Loren Ca lhou n (Ya m); 2. Gary Cam~1I (Hon); 5. John Hudock ("-aw); 4. Ray Kmt (KTM ); 5. J ames G ray (Ha n). 200 NO V: I. Ja mo Murller (Kaw): 2. Rodney H ubbard (H on) : 5. Dan Yancey (Ya m): 4. O1ri$ Freedman (KT M). C Dl NO: I. Ron Smi th (H a n); 2. Scot t Katha n (Ha n): ! . T im Hob a n (Yam ): 4. Jam es H icks (Suz); 5. Jim Edwards (Yam). V D1NO: 1. Robert velasquea ( H u~ ); 2. Alan Kim (Hon) ; 5. Pa t Allen (Han); 4. Marc Bonin (H a n). O PEN BEG: I. Tom Freim uth (H a n): 2. Ala n Ruch (Ho n); 5. Eri c Mon~ (KTM ) : 1. Steve Kram er l KT MI: S. Da n R.Hh ~ (Han ). z,;o BEG: I. Mike Krt ugtt (Y am ); 2. Mark Milne {Hon) : 5. T erry Jon an (Yam ): 4. Leo ne rd Ch ilton (ka w]: 5. Byro n Taradene (H a n). 200 BEG : 1. Cullen Crab ~ (K.aw ): 2. Heat h Mitchell {Hon]: 5. Jdf Hill (Yam): 4. Ed Cum m ings ("-aw): 5. Ben Ty mi n ~ki Hamill hot atCosta Mesa Spdwy By Scott Daloisio COSTA MESA, CA. APR. 2ti Visiting Bri tish Lea!l"e rider Billy Hamill wo n the Handicap mam a t the O ra nge County Fa irgr o unds. Only back for three nights of raci ng in southern Cal ifornia , H amill was o n a tear. In th e first ha lf of the program, he won hi s heat and semi before enteri ng th e Ha ndi cap main. Offi cials had a har d time ge tting the eig htla p race underway. On the first try , a fi V ~ rider pi leu p in the first tum caused a red flag . Jesse Finch , ru n over by severa l riders in the inci den t. jumped th e restart and referee J im Fish bck sent him to the penalty line. O n the third try, Don O do m screamed into the lead with Hami ll second . Ham ill tried to pry the lead away as they exited tum four th e first time, but Odom held him off. Ham ill sped ins ide Odom and ga ve h im a tap as they bega n lap two . That sho t Odom to the o utside a nd gave Hami ll the lead all to himself. . O nce Hamill p ut his Ci rello Racing l Mon rov ia Diesd /B ieffe/ Brant En g in eering G M o u t fro n t, th e race was effectively over. Brad Oxl ey moved to Second place, but he was unab le to close 0 11 the 20-year-o ld leader. . The officia l order of fini sh was Hamill, Ox ley, Rob Pfetzin g and Mike Faria . H eadin!; into the Scra tch main, Hamill had five win s In five ou tings and if he won the Scra tch main he wo uld ha ve a ra re clea n swee p. Steve Lu cero and Bobby Schw artz sh ut Ham ill o ut when they entered cum o ne th e first tim e. Sch wartz and L ucero were side by side th rou&h the first bend wit h Schwartz ta king a sh m advantage into cum three. As they came out of four, Schwartz tried to pull it down on Lucero, but he couldn't ge t clear. Lu cero held hi. ground a nd by the end of th e lap he was bac k in Iro nt, H a m ill , hopi ng to fi nd a hole 10 go throug h, came in -t oo hard in tum o ne on th e second lap a nd had 10 pa rk 10 avoid dri lli ng Lucero a nd Sch wanz. That ended his hopes of snaring an el usive dean sweep . Lu cero took a o ne-length advantage o n lap two. He kept his Shoei/Tearn Scopeliue/ Ra ceera hers/ O ilzall/ O akl ey Weslake glued to th e pole and at the finis h had his second Co sta Mesa win of 1991. Schwartz finished a clo se second followed by H am ill and Pfetzing. Rodney Farris powered to the main event win at East Win dsor Speedway short track. Bill y Hamill won th e Handica p main event at Costa Mesa Speedwa y. Resu l ts SC RATOi: I. St~W' Lucero eWes): 2. Bobby Schwa rU' (Wn ): S. Billy H..m ill (G M): 4. Rober~ Pfeuing (Wn). HD CP : I. Bill y H am ill (G M ); 2. Bra d Chit"}' (Wn); 5. Robert Pfrtzing (Wn); 1. Mik~ Faria (Wn). SDCA R: I. Craig rlit"m~terlPrtrr L.rwi~ (K.aw); 2. Rand y Mdn lyre/ R~rt Fox (KoJ.w): 5. Ken t Iknandn/ Cary Po lla rd (Kaw). Goodwin grabs Eddyville ST win By Kathy Goodwin EDDYVILLE, KY, AI'R. 26 Jason Goodwin cap tured the win in the 65cc class ma in event at Eddyville sho rt track. Jenny Hayden came 0 [[ the line with the ho lesbor with bro ther Roger Hayden in second and Goodwi n in th ird. Goodwin worked his way into second place after passing Roger Hayden. Good win got th e inside lin e 0 [[ of tum fou r to closely overtake Jenn y Hayden and drew ou t the lead 10 take the 65cc win . Jen ny Hayden fini shed second ahead of Roger Hayden in third, an d Bra ndo n Rose finished fourth. In the 85cc class Nicky Hayden got 0[[ the line with the lead and won the race by a straightaway. Jen n y Hayden scored second and Beau Braswell finis hed third The 86-2OOec class started 0 [[ with a red nag resulting fro m David Menser of Hendersonville, Kentucky, falli ng in turn one. Tommy Hayden holeshot the 20fkc final. Nicky Hayden started in seco nd, but was unab le to ho ld 0[[ David Men ser, who took o ver second on the inside straightaway. Menser ho leshot the 250cc fin a l, a hea d of Eddi e Reagor and T ommy Hayden. Hayden wor ked his way int o second a nd j eff Jon es scoo ted in to third, Men ser sli p ped h igh a nd H ayden too k o ver the lead. J o nes a lso sn uck pas t Men ser, and took over seco nd . Je ff Kluge fin ish ed in th ird , while Men ser sa lvaged fourth. Tommy Hayden retu rned to take the Open class win over Denn e Will iam s an d Victor Hensley. Results 50: I. RuW'T HaydtOIi ( K..