Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVENTS 125 C: 1. Mike WaIn'S (h w ); 2. jamn Mor pn (Xaw); , . Lnljf' Bdchn (Ho o) ; 4. J aDlIin McCa.11 (Xaw); S. Rot dy n Wrs.d.a:lI (Hon). 125 BEC : I. Jdf Ca rter (Stu); 2. Mark ~ (Sw): 5. lboma" l..rw is; 4. OIris C raha.m (Sw.); S. Whit G raham (Suz). 250 A: I. Rock Wood (Ho n): 2. Bill y Adkins ( Han); , . Sean Oukn (H on); 4. BoUT )' T OlPP (Stu); 5. Mi lLt Goolsby (Hon ). 2SO B: I. Knth Twpin (SUZ); 2. AaJ:on Da y (Hon); 3. IloUllb& Mom ' ,,",w) ; • . J.fl Ilwchfi (SUI:); .1. Bryan G rif'r (Ya m); 5. Rich Ro hr n (Ya m ). MIN I HO EX; l. Bria n S!(h t'i.r:.a (Ka w); 2. Gary Mill t:r (Kaw). l 250 NOV : I . RotH'n Sf'OlY (Ya m ); 2. And y H n' nandt'" (Yam) ; 3. Jt:rry Wuor i (Yan'l); 4. Jo h n n y JnhO!lon (Ya m); 5. Srou Thom.u (YOl m ). C 500 NO V: I. Mi kf' Carm ie-had fHon ); 2. JM! & x.I 'r (Yam ); 5. Ricky Roa e- (Ya m); 4. ~1.Jrk lloHO. CA. JUNE 2 Kawasaki -moun ,ed j im McConnell used a 2I sco re to ca pture th e o vera ll win in th e Over T he Hill Ga ng Beginner class at Su nr ise Cycle Park. Nil e Mathews jumped o ut to an early lead in the firs ' molO foll owed by Mik e Fernand ez, Kirk L ukro £ka a nd McConnell. Mathews was di splaced by bo th Fernandez and McConnell by the second lap and eventually finis hed 10th. On ce ou t fro nt Fernand ez and McConnell engaged in a heated battle that allowed them to pull away fro m the rest of th e pack. Persistent Fernandez kept his ATK gl ued to McCo n nell and fin all y go t aro und him to wi n Walk tT (KOlw ); 2. Aaron Lin d loOlY , . n ..mi.,.n ; OId H t" ri ck (Ka w); 4. Miek Ba il r y (KOl w); 5. j mh ScOIl (Kaw). J R MIN I 7·11 : I. J o n Oxfo rd (SUI ); 2. S ri..n TIlOrn b urg (SUI ); , . J on Boruff (S U1); 1. J os h Ha lo ( Kaw) : S. MAli WOl lk" ( lUw). SR MI NI: I. J a:>on Benton (Kaw): 2. Scott G ravo (Kaw); , . J im my Briggs (Kaw); 1. Dann y Ha ynt:s ( Kaw); 5. Buddy H u ~h f'lo l Kaw). SC H BY: I: Ryan Rf'yno ldr.(H on ); 2. Child And l'T son (K..oi w); 5. Kt'Jlh Ball I:')' (Kaw); 4. POligf' H ill ia rd (Ho n); S. Chn Pa rson s (5 u.r:). EN DR : I. Ma rk ThomP-'On (SUI:); 2. Kirk l-Layn (SUI); , . Brml Mn-cn (Stu): 4. T im Mou ( Koi w);~. Curti. Slovt:r (Ho n) . I ~ A: 1. Sf'an Ouko (H o n ); 2. Ma u Shue (Ho n); , . Tommy I ~bnj n (Ho n) ; 4. Pa u l Da lton (Ho o); 5. Mik~ Goolsby (Hon ). 125 B; I. Kn th T UrplO (Sw ); 2. H u g h Nf'W1o(HTW' (K.a.w): , . Bry..n Ci li lOlm ( Ka w); 4. Todd H u rrstt:t1n ( Ka w); 5. M ic~ 1 Po rtrr (KOlw). the moto. Robert Ruder finished a distant third in front of Mark Davis . McConnell ran prett y much uncontes ted in th e seco nd moto as he got the ho leshot and stre tch ed it into a 20 second lead by the finish. Davis ga ted filth and worked up to second by the second lap. Third place Ruder had his ha nds full fig h ti ng ba ck j im Swindells, Lukro £ka and j oe Po pp. Davis cruised to an easy seco nd place fin ish, whi le Ruder kept the tri o at ba y th e entire mo to for a well deserved th ird in the m oto and th ird overa ll. Dave Bren o pulled th e o ther 16 Novices do wn the lo ng star t straight a nd stayed in th e lead, until Mich ael Rigdon fo un d a way around midway throug h th e moto. Rigdon saw th e ch eckered £lag first in front of Rick Perce l, who push ed Breno back to third by m ote' s end. Randy Bru ce charged up from a ninth-p lace start 10 fin ish fo urth. Ri gdon ope ned up a few seconds lead by the thi rd lap of mot o two. Bren o, Bru ce and Purcell got hoo ked-up together and closed in on Ri gdo n. A four-way battle ensued lasting th e second half of th e moto. Pur cell appeared stro ngest as he slowl y wo rked through the group to ta ke the mot o a nd o verall win. Breno held on for seco nd o ver Ri zd on and Bruce. ~ Brad Eyre came down from the northern Californ ia cha pter of th e OTHG to show the _ in termediates how to go fast. Eyre didn 't waste mu ch tim e as he too k over first place from early lead er Gre g Rober tson on lap two and had clear sail ing to the fin ish. Lynn Barn es worked up to fi n ish seco nd, while Greg Benton slipped pa st R obertson for third four turns (rom th e fin ish . Ben ton was o n th e gas th e entire second mo to, taki ng away Eyres' ch an ces of a double mo to sweep . Eyre seem ed co nten t with second knowing his 1-2 fin ishes would better Renton's 3· 1 score. Results BEC : l. J im McCoone ll ( Ka w) ; 2. Mar k Dam (Hon); , . R.obe:n R ud.eT(Ya m); 4. ~rk Lubolh (Mon); S. Jot' Popp (Hon }. NOV: I. Rick Purcrll ( $w); 2. Michxl Rigdon (Hon); , . D3ve Brmo (SUI); 4. b ody Brutt (Yam ): S. Pd Trotttt. INT: 1. Brad E~ (H oo); 2. Grq Bmton (YilID); 5. John O lUrilb (Yam ): 4. Crq Robnuon (Y:uu ); S. f.rnXo ~ (Yam ). EX: ) . Bria n Alkn; 2. Fra n k Stri ntT; 3. Mar\. Obm; 4. Ibod.y ~ (Ya m ); S. AnKrio Morpn ( Kaw ). PRO : I . Pat Hubbs (Vam ); 2. Carl e.az..fy (Hon).. Fish nabs Slate Mountain Trials By A.S, Hanson DELTA,PA,MAY 19 The 5th An n ual Slate Mountain T rial proved to be a mo re challe nging even t than th e previo us year 's trial, but was eviden tly to th e liking of a grou p of trials riders ha iling from nearby Lancaster County. The four regular ridi ng bu dd ies wh o practice weekl y in the rock y ledges of th e Pequea Creek area took three cla ss win s. and a fifth place rrophy. Vetera n of the gro u p is Expert class winner Cra ig Fish, with Dan HOrlo n takin/: the Adva nced class and Bryan Kimmet rol h ng to a very co nvin cing win in the Interm edia te class. Kevin Mowrer held up his end by placing fifth in a very competitive Novice class. The riders go t a taste of what lay in store for them early in section o ne, aptly named Up, U p and Away" , A near 1()()1; cli mb up a virgin hillsid e provided the main obstacle for al l rider classes, with varying degrees of difficulty in th e a pproach depending upon ski ll level. First loop scores were all fives as riders searched for traction in vain. Thus. the (ront·running co mpe titors in the Expert class all cam e into sectio n two with identical scores. Fish and Distri ct 6 reigning champ Gary Sampsel both posted zeros, while AMAID-6 number two rider T erry Anselmo erred with a big five whi ch wo uld keep him just out of the lead range for the remainder of the day. Anselmo regained some gr ound on th e loose sha le of section three - Ca nyon Ridge - by dr opping only three to the solid fives of Fish and Sampsel, but Fish pulled o u t som e breathing room by negotiating the slick offcamber of "The Ru ins " of section four with but a single da b. A brill iant first loop clean o n th e tigh t rock slab array of section five " Rock Gard en " by Fish served notice 10 th e o thers that he was ~oin!i to be the ma n to bea t at Slat e Mo un tam th ISyear. Sampsel made a serious a nd daring run back a t Fish o n sec tio n six by choosi ng th e do wnhill lin e for wh ich th e sectio n was named " Gaonim o l" Wh ile o thers o pted for the steep, loo se off-eamber descen t on the righ t, Sampsel took th e di rect approa ch o ver the exposed tree roo ts on the left and leapt off into mida ir, wheels not touchin g the gr ound until he had descended some 15 feet of the 35-foo t dr op. Had he cleaned th e o pe ning part of the sectio n, it would have gained him some ground on the lead er, but both he an d Fish . emerged with identical threes. The ~p closed agai n o n lhe seco nd hump of secUon seven. with Sampsel showing th e grit that earned him the number one plate to close within four poi nts of th e lead. The round ended wi th th e lead trio racking up ones and twos in section eight for a tall y =ding Fish in the lead wi th

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