Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Last year's winner Tim Norton had his front fork £all apart but still finished sixth. two a bou t the woo ds and j umped all the way up to third overa ll before the rains began to fa ll on th e th ird lap. At that tim e Hyde was 11 min u tes' down on the fleeing Sum mers , bu t j ust two minutes o H of Conner 's pace. Norton was riding with H yde for th e better part of two hou rs a nd .was beginning to m a ke prog res s o n Conner's position befor e the bottom fell o ut of his forks. " I had just ca ugh t Hyd e at the river crossing when it went," said Norton of his mech anical failure. "We were dicing back and forth and th en I thought I blew a wh eel bearing. About a mile later m y bars pitched to the left and I looked down and my left fork looked lik e a twisted pretzel." As Hyde sped aw ay towards an even tual th ird-pl ace o vera ll fin ish Norton pl odded o n with o ne fork towards the checkered flag. His last lap . would take nearly two hours and both Blackwell and Cunningham would pass him within three miles of th e finish lin e. Nort on still won the 200cc A cla ss a head of n inth-place overall finisher Craig J ones and Kawasakimounted JeH Fredette, wh o was celebrating the 10th ann iversary of his own Blackw ater 100 over all win. Summers acce p ted th e chec kered flag six minutes ahead of Conner. " It was just a perfect day for me ," said Summers of his first Blackwater 100 overall victory . "M y mechanic Fred Bramblett and Honda 's Eric Crippa did a fantasti c job of keeping tim es on everyone else and letting me know where I stood. I cou ldn't have done it without them. " . Conner was happy with what turned out to be his fourth runner-up fin ish in seven series races: "This is the best finish I've ever had here. The co urse was fairly easy but that rain sure changed things around. After Scott went by me I had to hope for a little luck to win but he rode well , made no mistakes, and the bad lu ck never happened. Still , th is helps solid ify m y place at the top of the standings and now I can conce n trate on winning some races instead of always getting second." Con ner was foll owed in the final 250cc A class sta ndi ngs by teammates Blackwell and Cun n ing ham . KTM 's Ru ssell finished fourt h in the cla ss ahea d of ano ther Kaw asaki rid er, Lee Helliwell. H yde would fin ish 15 m inutes o rr of Russell 's runner-up pa ce but still claimed the Open A class victory ahea d of a KTM parad e. Steve McSwain , an ea rly overall co nt ender, was seco nd with Paul Lemon, Michael McHale and Tony Van et rounding ou t the top five. T ommy Harris was th e top Vet A pilot of the day. The Yamaha rid er fin ish ed an ex tr ao rd ina ry seven th overa ll while on his way to winning the clas s by 13 minutes. JeH Murgel (12th overall ) and Rick Kresic (13th) foll owed in the class standings. Mik e La gomarsino to pped th e Junior class by almost 20 minutes. Series conte nder J ohn Vincent fini shed second with David Molnar third. Yamaha rid er J oe Lojak finished 3 1st o vera ll o n his way to the Sen ior A (+40) victory . Undefeated in th e di vision so far th is season, Loj ak was the on ly rider in th e group to register all four laps. The Super Senior A cla ss winner was Dave Coombs. Sr. , the . founder of the Blackwater 100. Suzukimounted Rich Karr was second with Yamaha rid er Donald Harl ess third.cs Res ults . O /A:1. See n Summers (H o n) ; 2. Du an e Co n ner (Kaw); 3. Mark H yde (KT M); 4. Doug Blackwell ( Ka w); 5. T err y Cu n ni ng h am (Ka w]: 6. T ho mas Norton (KT M); 7. T omm y H arri s (Yam); 8. Harvey Whitaker (lion) ; 9. Cr ai g J on es (Kaw]: 10. j eff Fredene ' { Ka w ); II. Ge ne O'N ail (Yam ); 12. J ell Murgel (lion); 13. Rich ard Kresic (Ya m) ; 14. J ell Ru ssell (KT M); 15. Lee lIell iwell (Kaw ); 16. SCOIl Ph elp s (H us ): 17. Mich ael Bu r k (Yam) ; 18. Steve MrSwa in (KT M); 19. Sta n ley Lo ja k (Yam) ; 20. Mike Lagoma rs ino (KT M); 21. Mich ael Co rne tt (H o n) ; 22. J o hn T owslee (KT M); 23. Davi d Fa lla s (Ya m); 24. Dave Gun n (Ka w): 25. J ohn Viucen r (Ya m); 26, Rober t Ru by (B o n) ; 27. Da vid Black (Ka w): 28. Pa u l Lemon (II:.T I\1); 29. T rac y Warrington (Hon ): 30. David ~1 ol n a r (Ya m); :U . J osep h Lcjak (Ya m) : 32. Kt'nn y Wor kma n (S UI). OPEN A O /A : 1. ScOIl Summer (Han) : 2. Ma rk Four-time Blackwater winner Mark Hyde claimed third overall. Kurt Hough chases Rod Bush out of one of '!'e Blackwater lOO's many stream crossings. lI yde (KT M ); 3. Steve McSwain (KTM ); 4. Mich ael McH al e (KT M); 5. T on y Van et (KTM ). 250 A: I. Du ane Co n ne r ( Ka w): 2. Dou g Blackw ell (Ka w): 3. Terry Cu n n in g ha m (Kaw ]: 4. Jeff Ru ssell ("1M); 5. Lee lIelliwell ( Ka w) . 200 A: I. Thomas Nonon (KTM); 2. Cr ai g J on es (Kaw); 3. J eff Frede tte (Kaw ); 4. Gene O 'Nail (Ya m); 5, Micha el Burk (Yam ). 4/STRK A: I. Harvey Whitaker ( Han) ; 2. Michael Come u (H a n ); 3. Robert Ruby (Hon ); 4. T racy Warrington (Hon); 5. Matthew Spi gelmyer (H on ). JR : I. Mak e La gom ar sin o (KT M); 2. John Vin cent (Ya m ); 3. Dav id Molnar (Yam ); 4. Kenn y Workman (Suz); 5. Mich ael H endrix (Yam). VET A: 1. T omm y H arris (Yam ); 2. J c:ff Murgel (H o n); 3. R ich a rd Kresic (Ya m): 1. Jack Penton (KT M ): 5. Mike McCarren (Yam) . SR A: I. J oseph Loja k (Ya m ): 2. Warren Finch (Yam ): 3. Alai n Desro siers (SU1): 4. Denis La liberte (H us ): 5. Ca rl Wa tso n (M-Star). S/SR A: I. Dave Coombs; 2. Rich ard Karr (SU1); 3. Donald H ar less (Yam): 4. Harry Gr eenlee (Yam) ; 5. Do na ld H ough (Ka w). OPEN B: I. Samuel Dyke (KT M); 2. Mar k Sny der (Kaw); 3. Do ug las Mill er (Ka w): 4. Er ic Houck (KT M); 5. Law rence H uffman (KT M). 250 B: 1. Rich ard Bryan (SUI); 2. Ru ssell Wei st (KT M); 3. Shaw n Brell (Ya m); 4. J el l Lowery (Yam) ; 5. Daniel Ford (SUI). 200 B: J. Timolhy Areu (Ya m ); 2. T odd Mo ra in (H a n ); 3. Ern est Lec lerc (Ya m ); 4. CraiK S benigc (KT M); 5. Kel vin Hull (Ya m ). . 41STRK B: l. Mark N iggernyer (Han ); 2. Doug H yatt (H a n ); 3. Mik e Tread way (H a n ); 4. John Thompson (Ha n); 5. Warren Depr ee (Han ). VET B: J. Manley Bradshaw (KT M ); 2. Adam Cad le (Yam ); 3. Marty Stro use (AT K); 4. James Myr ick (Han); 5. Sa m Forrest er (Ya m ). Sit: 1. Buster Dancwood (SU1): 2. Davi d Dehner (Kaw ); 3. PhilipAndrews (lIon ); 4. Bud Wyatt (lio n ); 5. Frank Erho (Yam) . S /S R: 1. Roger Sc h u ltz (ATK ); 2. Vin cem Vredenburg (Hon ): 3. Larue Hart (Ya m) ; 4. William Yon tz (Suz); Ron Throckmorton (B us ). NOV: I. David Bai ley (Su z); 2. Kenn eth Minn ix (SU2); 3, J ohn Hugel (Ya m); 4, Daryl Allm an (Kaw); 5. Mik e Denison (Suz). TEAM : 1. Thom as Bataill e/Mark Adkin s (KT M). GNCC PQtNT STANDINGS: J. Duane Co n ner (118); 2. Terry Cu n n ing ha m ( I I I): 3. Doug Blackw ell ( 102); ·1. Jel l Russell (93); 5. Th om a, No rto n (85); 6. Sco tt Sum men. (80); 7. Craig j o nes (76); 8. T im Shephard (69); 9. Aar o n H o ugh (54); 10. Fran k Keega n (47); II. (T IE) T o mmy H arris/R ick Kresic (43); 13. Tony H en do n (421: 14. Stan Lo ja k (35 ); 15. (T I E) Dav ey Coombs I Ro ben T omi ndlo (32); 17. Sc ott P less inger (30); 18. Guy Perrett ' (28); 19. s Ha rvey Whitaker (22); 20. Jeff Mu rgel (2 1). II

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