Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVENTS ~ JR VET !NT: I. Steve Fernandez (Hon). J R VET EX: l. Rich Truchinski (Sw): 2. Je ff Black (Hon). VET BEG : l. Ra ndy james (Han); 2. John Mu rray (SUI); .5. Rick Flores (Hon): 4. Doug Hallmark (Ho n); 5. Dan Bemandino (Suz). VET NOV: L Bob Shimp (Suz): 2. Dare Oseeerman (Yam); 3. Jam es Aibaurer (Kaw); 4. Joe Zipay (Ha n ); 5. Bob Wagn a (Han). VET tNT: I. Alan Anderson (Kaw); 2. Mar k Neal (SUI). VET EX : 1. Bob Kline (Ha n ): 2. Mike Bosworth (Suz). SR BEG : 1. Larry. Whitfield (Ha n). SR INT: I. Bob Dunham (Yam ). SR EX : I. David Rogers (Han). Blake tops Royal Mountain MX By Carla Nels o n Carl Carlson(362) grabbed the holeshot ahead of Randy L ip p ie (97) a t LACR MX. Henson (Yam); ! . Ivan Hills (Yam); ... Dave Cross (Yam); 5. Brian Mills (Hon). ' M/W S/S PRT EX: I. Mike Luke (Yam ); 2. Rober t Zerbiaias (Yam); 3. Ken Pru itt (Yam); 4. Danny Arno ld (Yam); 5. Chri s Temme (Yam ). M/W S/S P RT NOV ; 1. Lmey Cob b (H on); 2. Sha wn McNary (Yam ); .!S. Ca rlos Ga rcia (Ya m); of T od d . K~ (H on ) : 5. Jamie Bowman (Ho n). !-IIW S/S PRT EX: l. Mike Lu ke (Yam); 2. Ta m 5oro h (Ka w ); 3. Joh n Spit ulski (Yam); 4. Paul Flem ing (SUI); 5. Brett Ra y (S UI) . H /W S/ SPRT NO V: I. Jamie Bowma n (SUl); 2. Ralph Herr ero (Suz); 3. R ichad Perry (Suz); 4. Lan ey Co bb (Hon); ~5~n;j~~~~ ~x~)i . 5. Tam Soro h (Kaw): 2. Paul Fleming (Suz): 3. Brett Ray (Suz); 4. Tom Lombardo (Ya m ). SPRT CO MB: 1. Ga ry Stumm (Yam); 2. Rudy Rub (Yam); 3. Keith Floyd (Yam); 4. Robert Norva ll (Yam ); 5. Jam es Bann on (Yam). VINTCOMB: 1. Todd Hen ni ng (Ya m); 2. Jo h n Lon g (Tri); 3. Steve Ouanche (Tri); 4. Pe le Migli (BMW); 5. G regg Lombardi (T ri). . SITW EX: 1. J oh n Long (T ri); 2. Mark. Dalto n (Duel : 3. Steve Guanche (T ri); 4. Joh n Costa (H· D); 5. Pete Mig i (BM W) . SITW NOV: I. Chae Flanagan (Ho n); 2. wes Bladow (Due); 3. Pierre Lacsee (Ha n ); 4. Gr egg Lombardi (T ri); 5. Paul T avilla (Due). Smith wins Troy Motocross season opener B y S usa n Willian TROY OH, MAY 19 , Ryan Sm i th rode to the overall victory in the Heavyweight A class at the seaso n opener at Ken worthy"s Motocross. Smith blew by Mike Le ffler at the start of mo to one to cru ise in first on the grass-covered course. Smi th was chased by Bla ne Arm bruster but commanded th e lead until the chec kered fell. Armb rus ter filed by in second after being pus hed around the versati le co urse by Allen Home, who cha lked up third. . Smith shot off the gate first in mo to two , but H orne opened hIS th ro ttl e to bl ow by Smi th for the lead. Ho rne, Smith an d Annbruster rode wh eel to wheel. Smith tried th e o utside lin e as Home took an inside lin e to ge t enough dr ive to pull away from Smith in th e set of 12 wh oops named the " Dir ty Dozen." Smith again tried th e outside lin e, th ough h is ap proac h was not a hel p in catching Horne. Sm ith pulled up o n Horne again th ro ugh th e di rty dozen to mak e a serious attempt to pa ss H ome. Smith leaped three jumps at a try but Horne was still uncatch able, Horne fin ished first o ver Smith with Armbruster rem aining some distance back in third. Joshua Steel earn ed do ubl e overa ll wins as he rod e four unblem ished motos to win th e 125 and 250cc B class es. · J .D. Collins won th e Mini -Senior clas s with a clear shot but he returned to the Sch oolboy class and had to work for his second.. p lace fin ish with a 2-2 sco re. Benj am in Stevens landed first in th e Schoolboy with a 1·1 tally. Resu lts 32 65: I. Mark Burkh art; 2. Chris Ikrry; 3. Scott Memillan ; 4. Derrick McKinn ey; 5. Brian Banlett. AUTO: I. Bobby Turley: 2. David Wh itcraft : 3. Brian Bartlett: 4. Ch ris Whitcraft; 5. De~k Stur~lI. MINI SR: 1. J .D. Collins (Kaw); 2. Ja son Strw an (K.aw); 3. Brad Ritch ie (SUI): 4. Conrad Willmoski (Suz); 5. Jake Ma nis (Kaw). SR: I. Phillip Alderton (Ha n); 2. Har old Combs (Yam); . 3. Ti m Shr-pha rd (Yam); 4. Micha el Gilleran (Kaw); 5. Randy Win (Suz). H /W A: 1. Ryan Smith (Yam); 2. Allen Home (Han); , . Blane Armbruster (Kaw); 4. Brian Hawk.i (Yam); 5. Jim KrauM:t' (Kaw). MINI J R: I. Mark Burkha n(K.aw ); 2. Scon McMill in (K.aw); , . Jason Frt'Ck('T (Yam); 4. OJ,ris Berry ('Raw); 5. Ja son Cavinder (Hon). 250 B: I. Joshua SI ~I (Kaw): 2. Bill Hastings (Ha n); , . Don Robi.nson (Ha n); 4. Bill Bennell (Raw); 5. Sieve Kiesler (Kaw). 125 C: l. Paxlon Menddsodlin (Kaw): 2. Daniel Bodo (Ha n); 3. Michael Nichols (Ha n); 4. Dan Gri mm (Hon); 5. Deutt Kin (Kaw). 125 B: l. Jmhua Sted (Kaw); 2. Roland Diilmond (Kaw): elie\" (Han); 5. Mati 3. John Brunck (Ha n); 4. Vincmt De{ Powers (SUI). • OP EN B: 1. Michael Grant (KTM ); 2. Dave Osborne (Kaw): '3 Randy Thibaut (Hon); 4. Joh n Van horn (Ha n); 5. Mike Welsh (Kaw). 125 SCHBY: 1. Iknjamin Stevens (Kaw); 2. J.D . Collins (Ho n ); 3. Billy Harbert (Kaw): 4. Chad luck (Yam); 5. Ryan McH ale (SUI). 250 C: I. Paxton Mendelsodlin (Kaw): 2. Boyd Woll e (Yam ): 3. Step hen Bolin (Han); 4. Mel Lewis (Han): 5. Ron r ischer (Han). . L/W A: 1. Ja son Gray (Suz); 2. Allan Horne (Ha n): ~. Scott Walk ins (Suz): 4. Den ick Roe (Yam); 5. Keith Perry (Ha n ). 250 B: 1. Lenny Sauer (Suz): 2. Matt Powers (SUI); S. Jackie Welka (KT M); 4. Ken Thomas (Raw); 5. Mike Abplana lp (Yam). 125 C: l. T eJT)' G iles (Kaw); 2. Andy Basham (Suz): 3. Michael Faulk (SUI): 4. Phil Swisher (K.a 5. Andre Fran cois w): [Kaw] . Lewis sizzles at LACR Night MX B y Tony A lessi PALMDALE, CA, MAY 24 Kyle Lewis mystifi ed the competition in the combi ned Pro class with a unique met hod of wi n n in g both m o tos d uring Ca li fornia Racing Dub night motocross a t Los Angeles Co un ty Raceway. Lewis easi ly 'pulled th e first moto ho leshot on his Donald Plauffe-tuned Noleen Yamaha. Le wis opened a 10 bike leng th advantage the n su ddenly pullled over for no apparent reason . Tim T elf ord inheri ted the lead with Darrin Hoeft behind th em pushing. Lewis q uickly pulled to th e back of the two riders and bega n to toy with th em for th e next couple of laps. During th e la te stages of the mo to , Lew is passed bo th riders an d went on to ta ke the chec kered flag first while Telford and Hoeft raced down to th e wire whe re Telford scored second in fro nt of Hoef t. Wh ile Lewis was playing u p front in the secon d mot a , serious racing was taking place between H oeft and Telford. Hoeft held on to second and fou ght off Telford all the way to th e chec kered flag. Telford trie d to make a last-ditch effort pa ss at the checkered flag but Hoeft got there first by a q uarter of a wheel to top the 125cc class over Telfor d a nd Eric Wicker. J oe Haman topped Scott Mumford in th e 250cc Novic e class a fter two mo tos of close racing. Mumford started near ly last in th e first moto bu t pushed hi s T.R.E. Yam aha through th e en tire fiel d, passin g Haman th rough the tri cky rocker secuon to ta ke th e first moto win . Haman again , was ou t fro nt in the second mota with Owen Dickson, a 500cc Novice rider and Mumford in tow . Mumford worked past Dickson and put the pressure on Haman for the next four laps. " I was going much faster than him but he kept locki ng up hi s back tire and I kept thinking I was going to pl ow him ," Mumford said. Haman scored the moto an d overall win while Mumford finished second in fro nt of Billy Paul, who jo ined the battle for the lead late m the motQ. Resul ts PIW A: I. Scott Gl'3y (Yam). PIW B- 1: 1. Wes Broo ks (Yam): 2. Robby Roberts (Yam). PIW B·2: 1. James Thompson (Yam); 2. Steve Cisa r (Yam); 3. Anth ony Barbacovit II (Yam). 609-11: I. Michael Young (KX). 80 BEG: 1. Mark King (Yam); 2. Steve Cannen (Raw); 3. .Tu n Scullen (Kaw); 1. Ryan Sh imp (SUI); 5. Rohal sti Whitfield (Yam). . 80 NOV: I. Bobby KilJian (KTM ); 2. JaMln Fonseca (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. earl Ca rlson (Suz); 2. S,~ Gon~ville (Han): 5. T om McLaughli ( Ra): 4. Ra ndy Lippie (Sw ); 5. Grorge Fuentes (Ha n). 125 NOV: I. Chri .Allen (Suz); 2. Jared Jarobsmeyer (Yam); 3. Ryan Spa~t h (Raw); 4. Marc Lippert (Suz); 5. Brent Greer (S...). ~ ~~:li~AbeBBi~da(YH~~); 2. Ch uck Kober (Koaw); 3. Bob Wood (Hon); 4. Erik Kt:ht'n; 5. Jason Aick (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. J~ Haman (Ha n); 2. Scott Mumford (Yam): 5. Billy Paul (Suz); 4. Ji mmy Chamberlain (Ra w); 5. Chm Yea~(Hon). 250 INT: l. Bill Sauro (Han): 2. Ryan Vonlossberg (Suz). 250 PRO: 1. Kyle Lew is (Yam ). 500 BEG: 1. Srou Gien~r (Ho n); 2. Jason Met=k (Ha n); 3. Pete' Thomas (Ha n). 500 NOV: I. Owen Dickson (Ha n). 500 PRO: 1~ Craig Ho fmeister (Hon ). JR VET BEG: l. Grq Hu nsakn (Suz); 2. Craig Godshall (Yam); ~. 1l0. Halfhill (Raw). J R VET NOV: l. Eric Seider (Yam); 2. Eric Harr ison (Yam). CAROGA LAKE, NY. MAY 25 John Blak e held off the competition to win th e 125cc Schoolboy class at Royal Mountain Ski Area MX. Blake came off the li ne with the first mo ta ho leshot, but Eric Rei lly was righ t on his tail. On th e second downhill , Reill y scooted in side of Blake and too k over th e n umber one sp<>t. After . three lap s, Reill y had opened a sh gh t lead on Blake. Reilly sto p ped with bike probl em s and Blak e mo tor ed away with the win. Reilly was back on track in mota two, and he and Blake went ha nd lebar to handlebar for most of the moto. Greg Frutchey was third, but a long way behind the leade rs. Bla ke held off Reilly th e entire race , despite n umerous attempts to pas s. T he win gave Blak e the overa ll win and Frutche y earned second overall. . Qualifiers were ru n in teh 200cc Novice clas s. Craig Mayers topped his q ualifier and th e final. Steven Rourke was Mayer 's main cha llenger in the final. Rou rke had the lead for a portion of lap two , bu t Mayer regrouped an d too k charge for good. Maryer wo n with a three-seco nd lead . Step hen Brand, who won h is q ual ifier, fin ished third in th e final. Results 50: l. Ju stin Mun ay; 2. Lonny Thurston Jr .; 3. Ryan Frasier . JR MINI: 1. Paul Bradley; 2. Mike Dou gherty Jr.: 3. Brad . Fisher. SR MINI: 1. Jeff McMahon ; 2. Jaso n Ricer ; 3. Michael BiMeIl Jr . SR MIN I NO V: l. Scott Wafers; 2. Brian Storch : 3. Keith Michel : 4. Vince Cro wley: 5. Jason G ray. SCHBY: 1. Joh n Blake; 2. Greg g Frutchey: 3. An lhony Pavia: .1. Michael fr isch: 5. G reg McCull och . PLUS 25 AM: I. Jo hn Niles: 2. Ed Ladd jr.: ~ . Hah n Mcl nty~; 4. Danie l Mu rph y: 5. Gary Chase. PL US 25 EX: 1. Dou g Flemi ng: 2. Gng Nelson ; 3. Doug Stephens: 4. Brian Stickles; 5. Tony Whaley. SR AM: l. Doug Powers; 2. Tony Pettit; 3. Jdf Simmons; 4. Terry Criscc ne; 5. Jo hn Colling. S/SR: 1. Step hen Donbeck; 2. Richa rd Brad ley; 3. R. Belltng hausn Jr .; 4. Rober t Bowma n: 5. Tom Krawczyk. SR EX: I. Jo hn Gurga; 2. Mike Muttay; 3. Bruce Stra tto n; 4. Ed Down ing; 5. Nicho la5 Dup rey. 200 NOV: I. Craig Mayer; 2. Steven Rourke; 3. Stephen Brand ; 4. Michae l Southwor th : 5. Jd f Gi lma n. 125 AM: I. Eric R"lIy; 2. Henry Mormi le; 3. O1ris Bower: 4. Ed Ladd Jr .: 5. Robert Brown Jr. 125 EX: I. Bruce Stratton; 2. Rob Nessel: 3. Grt'g Nelson : 4.Mike Callahan : 5. Gr~ Maurer. 250 AM: 1. Dean Live rno is: 2.Jim Mailloux; 3.Mar k Nickerson : 4. Brian Croh; 5. Adam Butler . 250 EX: I. Bruce Stratton; 2. Rob Nef,.~e1: 3. David Burger; 4. Denni s Baldwi n : 5. T im La riviere. OPEN NOV: I. Todd La ng lois; 2. Gng Stempel : 3. Dan iel Maesha l1; 4. Aaron Perer: 5. Steve Masala . O PEN AM: I. Matt Delorenzo; 2. Doug Po wers; 3. Gi l Wistr up; 4. Je ff Crozien 5. jerr Simmons. OPEN EX: I. flou g Flemi ng: 2. Latty Locdis: 3. John Young; 4. Mike Dought'ny; 5. Mike Murra y. VI NT : I. Kim Mar tin; 2. G~ Stempe l: 3. J ohn Brad ley; 4. Ph ilip Slmglein ; 5. Jd f La nU. Sheets rips to Cycleland MX win B y Michael Rich CHICO, CA,JUNE I J im Shee ts used co nsistency and a hard char ge throug h th e pack to come out on top of the 125cc Novice clas s at Cyclela nd Speedway. As th e ga te dr opped for the first mo to, Aaron Rogers forced hIS way to the fro n t follo wed closely by Darren Pierce and Sheets. Roger s opened up a substantial lead o n his pursuers , wh o were having a dogfight over second place . Sh eets repeatedly showed P ierce his fro nt wh eel, o nly to have th e doo r slammed on' him in eac h turn. O n th e third lap, Rogers' race came to an ab rupt halt when hISthro ttl e cable broke. This left Pierce and Sheets to argue over first. In the last turn, Sheets ma de a desperation move th at came -u p inc hes short a t th e line, handing the moto win to Pier ce. As th e riders came around th e first tum at the start of mOlD two , Shee ts had th e lead followed by Scott Martinez and Roger s. On th e secon d lap , Sheets went down in one of the high-berm turns, dropp ing him to fifth . Rogers wasted li ttle time in passing Martinez, who was starting to fade. Once in first, Rogers pulled o ut all the sto ps and opened u p a seemingly-unassa ilable lead . O n la p five, however. Rogers wen t into a ta nk·slapper on the high speed back straight an d went down. He was a ble to remou nt j ust as Sheets, wh o had wor ked his way ta second, was abou t to ~o by. Even though Rogers had lost his cl u tch In the fall , he was able to main tain ih e lead to the finis h. Sheets too k another secon d p lace Hnish for the o vera ll victory. ]n the first mo to of th e 60cc class, Evan La ughridge and Ni kki Harris came out of th e start. side by side. As th e riders came aro und the first turn H arris lost th e fron t wheel and went down as th e pack roared pas t. Laugh- ridge was able to esta blish a strong lead ah ead of Steven Shimizu and Chris McAvoy. By th e last lap, Harris had mo ved her way u p to fou rth, just behi nd McAvoy. Mak in g a quick piv ot in the las t tu rn, Harris was abl e to take thi rd at th e line. Laughridge too k the win , foll o wed by Shimizu. In the second mo to, it was La ughridge's tu rn to go down in the firs t turn. This left ' Shimizu in the lead followed by Harris. On q th e second lap , Ha rris got impatient and ju m ped her Honda in to Shimizu's rear wheel and cras hed hard. As the laps wound dow n, La ughridge dosed on Shimizu unti l he was I inches beh ind goi ng into the last lap'. Shimizu looked to have firs ' sewn u p unul he went wide in the last turn, allowing Laughridge to take the win by inc hes. ' Resul ts P/W : 1. Eric Nye (Yam); 2. Kevin Shimizu (Yam). 60 NOV; 1. Steve Shimizu (Kaw): 2. Nikki Harr is (Hon). 60 JR: 1. Evan La ug hri dge (K.aw). MINI NOV: l. Robert Stout (Kaw); 2. Casey weeks (Kaw); 3. Nathan Pe terso n (K.aw). MINI JR: 1. Justin Brown (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Jim Sheets (Han); 2. Darren Pierce (Yam); 3. Scott Martinez (Han ). 125 JR: 1. J ason Rit chey (Ha n). . 250 NOV : 1. Jerry Douglas (Yam): 2. Bret Ro sen berg (Suz). 250 1R: I. Damn Delorm e (Suz). OP '£N NOV: 1.Todd Mu llen (Yam ); 2. Michael Rich (Cl) . VET: 1. Mike Cru ll (Yam); 2. Lance Sellars (KTM ): 3~Vic Hagen (Ha n). PRO: l. T im Nob les (Suz); 2. Lo well Moural Jr . (Han). - Plessinger pounds Ligonier HS.-l) By Jan Warner UGONIER, IN, M 19 AY Seventy-five riders fro m four states made th e trek to th e nor theast comer of India na, for R iders' Motor cycle Cl ub 's second har e scrambl e of the seaso n. In stead of th e usu al deadengine start, the competitors were ins tructed to stradd le their machines' fro nt tire and face th e flagman who was pos itioned behi nd each row of bi kes. When the green flag dropped, th e riders swung ar ound their mot orcycles . started, and were o n their way. KTM 's Scott Pl essin ger grabbed the early lead and was never serio usly challenged aga in. After two hour s on th e grueling 3.5 mil e co u rse, o verall winner P lessinger ha d a :) co mfortabl e three mi n u te lead over Chris H artlage. Rob Surface was 42 seconds behind H artlage in third. Fourth overa ll was rookie "A" rider Jon Funkhouser on a fou r-strok e. Finishing four minutes behind Funkhouser wa s Eri c Muffley. Resu lts 0 / A: l. Scott Plessinger (KTM). MINI: l. Richard Troyer Jr . (Yam): 2. T ravis T royer (Yam);,,) 3. Barry Anglemyer (Han); 4. Brand y Riley (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Andy Cregg (Raw); 2. Crai g Scou (Yam); 3. Les Troyer (Kaw): 4. Steve Locke [Hon]; 5. Mon ten O mdanieJ (Han). 200 B: l. Mark Spriggs (Kaw); 2. Scott Lis ton (Kaw); ~.Phil England (Yam); 4. Ken Mills (Kaw): 5. Jeff Mote (Kaw). 250 B: l. Jdlery Copas (Hen): 2. Rodn ey Reese (Kawl; 3. Scott Matthew s (Yam); 4. Howard Riner (Raw); 5. James Dill man (Yam). OPEN B: I. Brett Chitwood (Hus); 2. Scott Rugen stein (Hus) : ~. David Thons (Ho n): 4. Jim Cuprys (U us); 5. Kyle Bruce (Yam). 4-STRK B: 1. Ken £b y (Ho n): 2. Jam es Binkl ey (Hon); 3. Jerry Weldy (Suz): 4. Tom Funkh ouser (Hon). LIW A: I. Rob Surfa ce (SUl); 2. Mike Garvey (Kaw); ~. Terry Bender (Yam); 4. Bill Bean (Kaw). HIW A: I. Orris Ha rt lage (KTM) ; 2. Jon Funkhou&er (Ha n); !. Eri c Murn ey' (Hon); 4. Scott Rober ta (Yam); 5. Rodn ey Stout (Ho n). VET: 1. Bria n Reider (Yam); 2. Neil Petit (Hon); 3. Mar k Jor dan (H on): 4. Jo hn Fugit (Kaw); 5. Dan Caner (Kaw). SR: I. Lo n WaltttS (Kaw): 2. Bob Fox (Hon); 3. Roger Johns (XTM). S/S R: 1. Roy Ga ~u (Hon ); 2. Charlq- Alber (Ha n ). TEA M: 1. Ji m Hunt/B ruce Denn ey (Yam); 2. Tt"t'TY Flynn! Bri an How efl (Kaw); 3. Daryl HowelllRoger Howell (Yam). Atwell awesome atSummit Point By Steve Hegg SUM IT POINT, WV, MAY11-12 M Jeff Atwell re-established his rep utation as " Aweso me " Atwell wi th a convincing, $250 AMAlCCS Unli mited GP victory over th e 1990 Unlimited GP champ Glenn Szarek, who earned $150 for second, toda y at Summit Point Raceway. After a rough 1989 get-off.at Rockingham, Atwell struggled through the 1990 SCISOO trying to regain th e form that made hi m a _ Summit Point Raceway lap record holder. If his ULGP per!ormance IS any indication, Atwell is an m timidating force o nce again. . In the 12·lap final, Atwell led Szarek, Jay Bartlow, and new Advanced Design Leathersow ner Diff Bigoney around the two-mile, 10tum circuit. Atwell began his ride to victory with a series of 1:24 and 1:25 laps, putting the Yamaha FZR600-mounted Szarek about one -half second further behind each lap. Bartlow on a Suzuki 750 add Bigoney 00 a Yamaha TZ250A were working hard through the traffi c to catch the lead pair; Bigoney sta yed dose to Bartlow in the battle for third and went though in the carousel after a few laps. By the m idpoint of the race , Atwell J had worked his laps times down to th e mid to high 1:22 range. Szarek and Bigoney stayed close with lap times in the 1:23 and 1:24 ranges, but were falling visibly further behind. The fast lap times were attributed partially to the vastly improved track surface, mucll

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