Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

; LOCAL EVENTS m e Bill Fulmer scored the overall win at the Bad Boy Enduro, held near Red Mountain. Jesse Finch led Chris Manchester and Bobby Schwartz at Costa Mesa Speedway. behind the m. Bristol made hi s mo ve [or second right a lter the finis h line ta bletop on lap one. Bristo l ch ased Saxton C urious ly , bu t the Suzuki p ilo t kept padding hi s lead . At. the checkers it was Saxton b y a comfortable margin over Bristol. It was a n ins tant replay in mota two, as Sax to n again go t the ear ly jump on Bristol a nd T rick le. S COll stayed close in second , a nd as th e race wor e on, closed th e ga p o n the lead er. The last coup l eof laps featured a good bat tle. but Saxton held Bristol orr to capture the mo to and o vera ll wins. J aso n Sentell sho wed q uite a bit of ingen uity an d deter m in ati on af ter he was acciderulv ikno cked do wn by Brya n Bigel o w during lineup [or the 200cc class. Alt ho ug h hi s clutch lever was brok en of f, Sentell cho se to circl e his Kaw asaki beh ind th e li ne for the stall ra ther tha n miss th e fina l. Sen tell came fro m way behind to pass )eri mia Beckers fo r second th en cha llenged BIgelow [or the lead. U n fo r tu na tely. Sentell experie nc ed more mech anical di fficulties j ust befor e the wire, and was unable to follow through with his cha llenge. Resu lts II/ W STK: I. Emi n K1inlt (h i): 2. Kevin Robn u (Ya m ); 3. Kyle Pa rtridge (Ya m ); i . Mich ael Co b b (Ya m ); 5. Chadd Reynold, (Ya m ). P/W MOD : I. Emitt Klin t( (h j); 2. j osh ua Conrad ( Y a m ~ 60 STI\. : I. Ju stin Buckelew ( Kaw); 2. Manit' Montagul: ( Ka w): 3. Iessie Williami [Ka w] . 60 Mo h : 1. Mont e Munld gue ( Ka w) : 2. Just in Buckel row (Kaw); 3. Jes ~ie William ~ ( Kaw] , BO STK: I. Gr t"gRYean ley (Kaw); 2. J ason Panrid ~ (Kaw ); 3. Chad Norton ( Raw ); 1. J erry Aleman (S Ul) ; 5. Regina ld Mitchd l (SUl). 80 MOD : I. Gr eK Yea rliley (Kaw); 2. jason Panrid ge (Kaw); .); 3. jerry Aleman (S Ul ); 4. Regi nald Mitch ell (SUI 5. But ch Ga bri d (S Ul) . 12.5STK BEG : I: Yanni('k T ru ch i (Hcm ); 2. Manhall Mielt' ( H o n) ; 3, Brian H emstrom (SUI ). 125 STK NOV: 1. DilVid Hick s (Kaw); 2. Eric Sttley (Ka w); 3. Steven Ful gh am (Stu) ; 4. Ga ry Yean ley (KawO; 5. Bryan I\ruok!. (Ka w). 125 MOD NO VI REG ; I. Yarmic k True-hi (Ho n ): 2. David Hick s (Kct w); 3 . Steve Fu lgham (S Ul ); 4. Er ic Set'ley (Kaw); 5. Brian Hern suom (lion). 125 ST K INT : I. j a llo n Melt o n (Kaw); 2. Lex Mala n (Sue), 125 MOD INT : l. J altOn Me lton (K.aw) ; 2. Le x Mabn (SUl). 12.5 STK PRO: I. Rich ard Sax to n (Sw ); 2. St.·OIl Bristol ( Ra w ); 3. Chris Trickl e (H a n ). 12.5 MOD PR O : I. Richard Sa xton (Suz); 2. Sco tt Bristo l ( Ra w) . . 2.5 ST K NO V/INT : I. G regg Cox (S Ul ); 2. Dian De n ison 0 (lf o n ); 3. T od d Cla rk (Kaw ); 4. j a son Melton (Kaw); 5. G regg Clar k [ Ka w ]. 250 1\.IO D SOYl i NT : I. j ason Meh an (KawO; 2. Kell y P iche! (Kaw); 5. Steve Cox (Kaw). 500 Kelly P ich cl ( lUow) . V ET: I. Terry ThOffiali (H an); 2. jay Zkkcr (H o n ). Fullmer wins Bad Boy Enduro By Donnetla and Bob Murray Photo by Mike Smith 26 RED M OUNTAIN, CA, M AY19 Bill Fu ll mer Jr. powered a borrow ed Honda XR600 aro und a cha llengi ng co urse to earn his first-ever overall victor y at the Bad Bo y Endu ro held at Teag le Wash nea r Red Moun tain. The Di strict 37 event was the first race hosted by th e Barbend ers West M.e. The 50-m ile first loo p offered a variety of terrai n wit h high speed averages fo r th e S75 rid ers. Altho ug h the Criders round i t d ilfi cult, the A riders seemed to breeze through the firs t long sectio n, wit h few drop p ing man y points . Fu llmer , who was rid ing a sto ne-stoc k bike borrowed fro m hi s fat her . dro p~ o nly o ne point, as d id KTM 's J im my Lew ,s, Kawasak i's Vet rid er Kenn y' Parry, T ea m G reen's T ed H unn icu tt a nd Gran t Pal en ske. Not far behind in th e po in ts, wi th two each . were 125cc rider Dar en Rivers. who was havi ng odometer pro blem s, a nd Ja son Ingerso ll. "The first secti on was reall y good," sa id Fu ller, wh o is sponso red by h IS dad , Morris Sorudne Charts a nd SCOtl USA. " I barel y mad e a cou p le of my chec ks. I was 58 seconds into my mi nu te. [ was co nscio us of my o vera ll pos itio n th e who le time and knew I had to make them . I' m su re th e first loo p was a lillI e ro ugh on the C riders, because o f the len gth of th e course an d th e speed average s." Fullmer felt it was a n acco mp lish ment to j ust fini sh the second loop, wh Ich offered a lot of tech n ica l sections for th e A and B riders. He idealized it as " perfect for the top ride rs" and he pr oved he was the close st to per fect tha t

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