Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ DIRT TRACK AMA Gl3Dd National Championship/Camel Pro Series: R.ound 3 ~ Georgie Price (64U) and James Hart (16P) finished 1-2 in the Junior National Final. Parker celebrated his 38th National win. just shy of the record 40 won by Springsteen. 8 Natio nal J oining fast-heat winner Pa rk er on the fron t row for th e start of th e Nation al were Moreh ead on th e inside p ol e, Ca rr , Roeder , H erndon a nd Rogers. Row two consisted of Day, Springsteen , Athe rton , Du rell e and Darl ing, while Poovey, J on es and Pegram sat on row three. At th e flas h of th e gree n light, Parker stormed o rr th e line and led Moreh ead , Roed er a nd Rogers into turn one for the first of 20 tim es. Parker wasted Iittle tim e, a nd immedia tely began to establish a command ing lead. Meanwhile, Ath erton stormed up fro m th e seco nd row and began to wo r k towards th e front -runners. Ath erton draft ed pas t hi s teammate Carr, and took over fourth o n lap th ree. Moreh ead and Roeder were next to succu mb to Atherton 's cha rge, as th e White Pigeon , Michigan, nati ve rode th e ins ide lin e th rough tu rns three and four and emerge d in th e ru n ner- up p o sition o n lap five. Roeder trie d to retal iat e o n the next la p , b u t lo st co ntro l a n d fou n d himself on the ground. " I slid off the groove co m ing out in (turn ) three and that was it ," sai d a disappointed, but unhurt Roeder. Meanwhi le, Parker contin ued to lead with a healthy 20 bike length lead. Ath erton mai ntained seco nd , well ahead of Morehead, Carr, Springsteen and Farris. Lap 10 ended with Atherton closing on Parker and cuttin g the cha mpion 's lead to 10 bike lengths. Much to the approval of the crow d, Springsteen too k over fourth when he drafted past Carr go ing into thr ee. T he race from that point on was a foll ow-th e-lead er affair as Parker went on to score an easy win. Atherton foll owed a few seconds back, as did Morehead. " I got a good jump on everyone in the first five laps," said Park er. " I was pushing the front end a bit, and they were catching me a litt le, but I still won and therefore they didn't." T he win, Parker's 38th in Grand Na tional Champion sh ip dirt tra ck events, left him two shy of the record 40 logged by Springsteen. Park er's win mark ed the 74th time tuner Bill Wern er has wren ched a Grand Nat ion al winning bik e. " I felt just great ," sai d a delighted Atherto n. " I moved into second pretty easi ly, and then I could see myself catchi ng Scotty. Then I slipped orr th e groove a coup le of times and said 'Whoa, second's good enough, calm down!' " " I had a little bit of push, but it was nothing that I couldn 't handle," said Morehead. "Scotty and Kevin were just on the gas harder than I was." . When asked if he had to call h is tuner Hank Scott on the phone for hel p with bik e setup like he did at the Sacramen to Mile, Morehead smiled and rep lied, "No, I'm riding my Old Pa int chassis for th e half mil es, and we know what each adjustment will do on this particular bike." After starti ng on th e second row , Springsteen methodicall y passed his competitors and greeted the checkered flag in fourth place. " I was go ing reall y fast, as fast as Scotty, bu t I was back in the pack and he was out fro nt ," said Springsteen , "We did good. though , I' m happy with fourth ." Carr struggled with his motorcycle as tuner Kenny T olb ert had set it up for drier track conditions, and he crossed the fin ish line in fifth p lace. " It just didn't go good for me, tonight , I guess, " said an obviously disappo inted Carr. "The track turned out to be pretty nice. but we made the wro ng tire choice after riding it dry all day." Farris finished in sixth place after working up from a poor start, " I carne from behind, but cou ldn't pass Carr." said Farris. "Sixth ain 't bad though, my motor's finally staying, together and it makes me happy that it fini shed the race." Poov ey turned in a strong ride. stormin g through the field from the last row to finish seventh. " I'm getting more time on th e bike and feeling better each tim e out," said Poovey, referring to his new Texas Harl ey-Da vidson-backed XR750. " I ha ven' t felt that good on a half mile in five yearsl " . After struggling with his motorcycle throughout th e evening, Jones fin - , ished in a disappointing twelfth place. " I rod e the same bike that I won Ascot on last year," said a surprisingly ligh thearted Jones. "We thought the track would be a lot tackier than it was. Our box van broke down on the way hom e from Sacramento and we were only able to bring that one bike out, I think otherwise we would've been Cl'I right in the thi ck of things." Results Q UAUFYING T IMES: I. Sa", Parker (30.514 sec.); 2. Rust y Roger (31.092): 3. Will Dav is (3U35); 4. Chris Carr (3U60): 5. Ch ana: Darlin g (31.426): 6. Steve Mor ehead (3 1.'17.5 ): 7. Kevin Ath ert on (31.612): 8. Billy Hernd on (31.626): 9. Geo rge Roeder II (3 1.639): 10. La rry Pegram (31.695): tl. J ay Springsteen (31.719): 12. Dan Ingram (3 1.786): 13. Da vid Durel!e (3 1.829 ): 14. Bo bb y McDowell (31.944): 15.Steve Aseltine (32.043): 16. Rodney Farris (32. 117); 17. Ronnie Jones (32.150): 18. Do n Estep (32.338): 19. Don Wilson (32.383): 20. Bryan Villella (32.407); 21. Cra ig Estelle (32.429): 22. Scon Stu mp (32.i 51): 23. Aaro n Hill 32.461); 24. Mike Hal e (32.503): 25. Terry Poo vey (32.583); 26. SIeV Beattie e (32.652): 27. Keith Day (32.706): 28. Ted T aylor (32.828); 29. Speedy Kell (33.078); 30. Ian Segedy (33.279): 31. Kri. Kiser (33.378): 32. Rob Damron (33.380): 33, SIeV Rasmussen (33.412): 34. Steve e Raymond (33.562): 35. Dan McDonnell (33.669): 36. John H olmes (33.8i6): 37. Michael McDonnell (33.88i~ • EX HEAT I: I. Scon Parker (H·D): 2. SIcV< Morehead (H· D): 3. Kevin Atherton (H ·D): i. Mike Hale (H·D): 5. Terry Poovey (H· D); 6. David Dur elle (H·D): 7. Dan Ingram (H on ): 8. Ian Segedy (H· D): 9. Don Wilson (H on): 10. Kris Kiser (H on); II. J ohn Hol mes (H on) : 12. Don Estep (H· D): 13. Michael McDonnell (H on) . Time: 5:05.238 EX HEAT %: I . Bill y Herndon (H on ); 2. Rusry Rogers (Hon ): 3. Jay Springs teen (H·D); i. Ronnie Jon es (H on ): 5. Chana: Darling (H·D): 6. Bobby McDowell (H ·D): 7. Aaron Hill (H· D): 8. SIcV< Beattie (H·D); 9. Bryan Villella (H·D): 10. Da n McDonnell (H on); I I. Speedy Kell (H ·D): 12. Rob Damron (Due). Time: 5:08.691 EX IlEAT 3: I. George Roeder II (H ·D); 2. Chri, Carr (H·D): 3. Rodney Farris (H· D): i . Larry Pegram (H on): 5. SIeVe Aseltine (H· D): 6. Will Dam (H· D): 7. Keith Day (Ho n): 8. Steve Rasmu ssen (H·D); 9. Scott Stump (H on ): 10. Crai g Estelle (H·D): II. S ~e Ra ymond (H· D): 12. T ed T aylor (Ho n). Ttme: 5:09.811 EX SEMI I : I. David .Du relle; 2. Chana: Darling; 3. Larry Pegram: i . MIke Hale; 5. Aaron HilI : 6. Bryan Villella: 7. Craig Estelle:; 8. Steve Rasmu ssen : 9. Speed y Kell: 10. Kris Kiser: II. Ian Segedy. Time: 5:11.389 EX SEMt %: I. Keith Day; 2. Ronnie Jo nes; 3. T erry Poov ey; 4. Dan Ingram; 5. Steve AKlti ne; 6. Sca n Stump; 7. Steve Raymond; 8. Steve Beattie : 9. Don Wilson; 10. Dan McDonnell; 11. Bobby McDowell: 12. John Holmes. Time: 5:12.t95 CAMEL CH ALLENGE: I. Steve Morhead (H·D); 2. Chri , Carr (H·D): 3. Rusty Rogers (Hon); 4. Scott Parker (H·D): 5. Chana: Darling (H·D): 6. Will Dam (H ·D). Time: 2:35.068 NATIONAL: I. Scott Parker (H·D): 2. Kevin Athcnon (H· D): , . Steve Morehead (H ·D): 4. Jay Springsteen (H ·D): 5. Chri. Carr (H ·D): 6. Rodney Farris (H·D); 7. T~ Poovey (H ·D): 8. Billy Herndon (Ha n); 9. DaVId Durelle (H· D): 10. Larry Pegram (H on); II. Rusty Rogers (Ha n): 12. Ronn ie Jones (H on) : 13. Keith Day (Hon): Ii. Chana: Darlin g (H ·D): 15. Geo rg< Roeder II (H· D). rUDe: to:Ol.838 A.IlA CAMEL rao SEalES POINT STAND' INGS (After 3 of 17 .-.enll); I. Chri . Carr (46): 2. Ronnie Jones (39): 3. Steve Morehead (35); 4. Scott Parker (33); 5. Kevin Atherton (26): 6.]ay Springsteen (22): 7. (TIE) Rodney Farris/Ricky Graham (17); 9. Larry Pegram ( 16); 10. Terry Poovey (Ii): II. Will Dam (t2): 12. Ian Segedy (II); 13. (TIE) Billy Herndon/David Dueelle (10): 15. Rusty Rogers (9): 16. R ich King (7): t 7. Don Wilson (6): 18. SIeVe Aseltine (5); 19. Mike Hale (i): 20. Keith Day (3): 21. (I1E) Dan tngramlBobby McDowell (2): 23 . (T IE) Chana: Darling/George Roeder lllDon Estep/Garth Brow (I ). ] I HEAT I: I. Jamca Han (W·R ): 2. Paul Polhemus Jr. (W·R): 3. IIlark Butl er (H· D): i . Tim Selby (W· R); 5. Joe Cancra (W·R): 6. Joseph Pineda ( H · D~ Ja HEA T %: I. Wink Freitas (W·R); 2. Harold Doney (W· R): 3. Steve Mayfield (H ·D ): i . Jell Eklund (W· R): 5. Jess Roeder (H ·D): 6. Robert Bacoaa (H · D ). ' ] I H EAT 3: I. Georgie Price (H ·D ): 2. Dale jenneman \H .D) : 3. Clinton VahllCholtz (W·R): i . Michael Di Ion (W·R ): 5. Cory Perreault (H· D); 6. Kevin Bricker (Yam). ] I NATIONAL: I. Georgie Price (H· D); 2. Jama Hart (W·R): , . Wink Freitas (W· R): 4. Clint Vahscholu (W·R): 5. Dale Jenncman (H ·D) : 6. Jell Eklund (W· R): 7. Paul Pol hemus (W·R); 8. Michael Dill on (W·R); 9. T im Selby (W·R); 10. Mark Butler (H·D): II. Harold Dorsey (W·R): 12. SIeVe Mayfield (H· D). AMA Ja NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS: (af ter three of 15 even u ) I. Win k Freitas (53): 2. Paul Pol hemus (3i); 3. Georgie Pri cc (28): i. Cory Perra ult (26): 5. James Har t \25): 6. (TIE) Allon McII«ISt

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