Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS n Supnbik(' No v; I. Ruehm FrOlnk~nfirld (YOIm): 2. WilIiOim Sweenev (YOIml; S. j ason Tressla r (YOIm) : 1. Ihrrrll Wmdr.~ (Va m); S. Brian w eber (Yam). A PR O D EX: I. Dan Hayno (u wl: 2. ~y S.mdOl (YOI m). A P ROD NOV: I. Br~ u Ha rrel son ( Ka w): 2. M.uk FI~i ,chm .m ( Ya m): , . Dona ld F tne (H o n): 1. C hri!. fkomopoulw. (Ya m ); 5. J d f Wi ld" (Y.. m ). B PR O D EX : l. Dean HOlY (KoI w): 2. Doutt H m ry ( V.. m ); " 3. Ra y San oo.. (Ya m). B PROD ~OV: I. David MOIuhm o (YOIm); 2. Donald Fine {H om, , . SI('\'(' RoudW" (Ho nl : 4. Q ui, Demopoulos (Ya m): r La n n v Allm (H on). C ~ROD EX: I. Dean l- otyn (Hon ); 2. Do UR: H nll')' (Ya m); f ~ , . Rnan Conl~ (VOIm ). C PROD NO\': J. D.nid M,u c.hino (YOIm): 2. Lanny AUm (H on ); , . Jrff Wi ldn (Yaml; 1. Dmuld r iM (Hon): 5. MOIt lt FkUc-hman (VarnI. n PR o n EX : I. BriOl n Conky ( YOlfO). n PRO n :\:OV: J. Willi.oIm SwffnrY (Ya m); 2. J ~ Trrubr (Ya m); , . Da rrell Wmcl~ (Ya m): 1. BtUn \\'rbn (" OIrD); S. Jor Kninly (Ya m). O-BMN EX: I. Mark S I,1\o'm!lo (H~ ): 2. Pa ul Morri, (H on); , . Fra n k SrOlZ(Kaw). CLBMflo; NO\': J. Km nMh Taporou (Yam ); 2. !\Iouk nn!W. hman (YOIm); , . J rl r RandMra (H on); -t. H~Kii Sma ku lOi ( S UI): 50. n Olvid Hidn " (Va m ). Sisemore scores Auburn Speedway win B y R. C . Jones Ray Yoder (52) scored the big bucks in the Suzuki Cup races at Blackhawk Farms. Jim Sismore (left front) easily won the S cratch main at Auburn Speedwa y. Yoder blisterS Blackhawk RR Ha lfway through th e race . Erdric h forged ahea d o n hi s Mu zzy-prepared Kawasaki ZX7 and held on 10 ta ke second, foll owed by Han sen . Pat ella and Bertagno li. Erd rich went o n to a co me from beh in d win in Ihe Formula O pen race o n hi s E&H Ra cin g Kawasaki . Pallerson gOI off to a fast sta r t a nd pulled o ut to a four-second lead . Erdrich bogged hi s bik e off lhe lin e and had a lo t of ground to mak e up. Erdrich di spat ched of And rew Perk in s th en se t h is sig hts o n Patterson. . Wilh on e lap 10 go, Erdrich finally pulled in to Patter son"s d rah. After a co u p le of unsuccessful pass attempts. Erdrich fin all y look the lead jus t befor e th e last turn. On ce o n th e front stra igh t, th e well-tuned Kawasaki had enough power to ho ld 0 [£ Pallerso n 's Suzuki by a bik e len gth. Dean Hayes had th e most wins o n the weekend The Eng lewood. Ohio, rider loo k three wins o n his Valley Raci ng-sponsored mach ines. The besl win for Hayes was o ver veteran sprint and endurance racer Do ug Hen ry in B Prod uctio n. Hay es pa ssed Henry with a lap to go the n mad e il look easy as he led to the . chec kered flag. Henry was im pressed with the first· year expert. " I think he was p laying wi th me a lillie bit, " sa id H en ry. ·'O nce he got by me I knew it was all over." By Larry Lawrence Results S. BENOIT, II..JUNE 16 Raj' Yoder J r. rode his pa ir of Fo ur & Six Cycle -spo nsored Suzu ki GSXRs 10 victory in bo th Suzu ki Nation al Cu p races a l Blackh awk Farms Racewa y. Yod er, of nearby Stream· wood, Illinoi s, was by far lhe fasl esl rider o n th e weekend and wen l home SIOOO ric her for h is efforts. In the A Su penlock race, Yod er faced light co mpeli tion from T eam Hammer ·backed StevIe Pallerson . Pallerson hung wilh Yoder for a lap befor e Yoder graduall y pulled aw ay to an easy eight-second victory . In B Superstock , lhe olher Su zuki paying race, Yoder aga i n led from flag to flag. This lim e a gr oup of four rid ers Slayed fairl y close to Yoder. The chasing quartet was made up o f Alan Bertagn oli. J ohn Erdrich, Steve Pal ell a and Dave Han sen. With Yoder slo wly pull in g a way, Ih e a ue n lio n was focu sed o n th e seco nd. p lace bailI e. Berla~oli had h is brighl p ink a nd white SuzukI o ut front of th e grou p early. A SiSTK: I. R<.I'I' Vudn (Sw ): 2. Sln'ir p..u tnOn (S Ul): PakUa (Su r): -t C u rti, Piml"'nle! (Su r). . R S / STK; I. RoI Yodl"'f (Su r); 2. J o h n Erdr ich (K..a w); , . y Da v~ H OIn~ (Su r); 1. SIC'Vt' P..ldiOli ( S UI): 5. AlOIn 8ntOlignoli (SUl ). C S/STK: I. Charks Ruwo (Ho n) : 2. AI H OIIII (Ya m ); ! . R ush fo rd (Yam ): 3. Mik r Burak (Ya m ); 4. Bill Bonrlli (Ya m ); S. Bill Bowron (Sw ). LlW StBR EX: 1. John Ja m~ ( Ya m ); 2..Leo nard Kinc hnn (Ya m ): 3. T om Dah l (Sw ); 4. Stefan Fieldi ng -Isaa cs (Yam). uv.' S/ BK AM : I. Robm T OrM"t (H on); 2. Mi kr MQrlow, ( Koiw) : , . 'Thoornas T rapp Jr . (Vam); t . David Ro y (Ka w ); S. Richar d W.m in skr (H on). MIW GP EX: 1. Stu MorrilioOn (Yam): 2. J im Cox (Yam); 3. G lenn MiT (H a n ): -t. Cary Burn ham (H a n); S. JOM'ph f' Garnciluw('ld (Yam ). MIW G P AM: I. Slnm Rush for d (Yam ); 2. Thoma:\ Sala s J r. (Hu n ); 3. Bill Bowron (SUl) . LlWGP EX: I. JohnJilImn. (Y...m );2. l~ph Gamrauwrld (Vilm ): 3. Tom D-dhl (SUl) ; 4. Sidan Fir d i nK-baillCl (Ya m). L./ W G P AM : I. T horn .... Tr.il pp Jr. ( Yam). H /W S/TW EX: I. Rick WiIIi.. ma (Ha n ); 2. Will ia m Syfan (Suz ); , . Tom Dahl (Sur ). H /W SI'nV AM: I. Robnl Torwol (H on); 2. Micharl Pear e)' (Ho n) . L!'W srrw EX: I. Rick Will iOims (Ho n) : 2. WilliOim Sybn (Sur); , . T om D..hl (Sw). AM: I. Robm T OlYt (Ho n); 2. Mik~ Meadows L/ W (K... w): , . Michat-I Pe;;are)' (Ho n) ; 1. DOIvid ~u~h (Sw ). SPTSMS EX: I. WiHia m Syf.m (Sur) ; 2. Tom o..hl (Su r): S. M~nin H~ (Ya m ). SPTSMN AM: I. Miu Me;;adows ( ll:.3w); 2. Dav id Ro y ( K... wl. SOLO GTO EX: 1. Cluck Cra\U (S w ); 2. SlU M orri~n (YOIm); , . M~rc Shaffn (Ya m); 1. J~n Rogm. ( Sw); ~. David Ad;;Jng ( Y~m ). SOLO eTO AM: I. Mik r R~ (Sw). SOLO CTU EX: 1. SlU Morriwn (Ya m ): 2. G lm n Mi rr Uf on); S. John J a mn (Ya m); ~ . Cid l...oJxr (Ya m); S. J m.tph G.J.r nrau wd d (Ya m). SO LO GTU AM: I. Strvn1 R lUhfor d (Ya m); 2. Bmt P roct or (Ya m) : , . TIlom.u Trapp J r. (Yam ): 1. Gra nl COignon jYOIm ): S. Ric~rd FrU.bi~ (Sw). snw ~ . SI~ GainnDnI~. FO RM ULA O PES : I. J ohn Erdri('h ( K..a W): 2. SIn-t Pa llnvln ( SU I );~. AndJrA' Pn-k in' ,(YOIffl): 4. St.iln M... cinO)' k · (Su r). F-2 EX: 1. Jd f Vos (RIX); 2. Ku rt Koopt (Ya m ): , . Andr~w Pa kin , (YOI m); 1. RriOln Conley \YOIm ); 5. Kirk Rru ill~ (YOIm ). F-2 NO V: J. Ru~ Franktn idd (Ya m): 2. Chris Swt'!'ney (YOIm): ~ . Will iOim SWff ney (Yam ): 4. J aMln Trl"'Ular (Ya m ): 5. D.tndl Wmk ~ (YOIm). F· ' EX: I. Paul Morris (Ho n ): 2. Frank Droll (K........). A S/ RK EX; I. SIn- if' Paun-: m (SUl): 2. Ra y Sa ndo l (Y..m ). w A S/ 8 K NOV: I. Eric Sm it h (SUI): 2. S IM'~ Bouchl"'r (Sw ): , . C h ris W ick" (Yam ): 4. J .. m i~ Worthingto n (Ho n) S. Bruc~ Ln;~~~~~X: I.' n OlW' H.ilOr.m (Su r ): 2. SIl"'W' Pa ld la (Su r ); John Erd rich (Kaw); 4. Dou g H ~n ry (YOIm ). II S/ RK NOV : I. Eric Sm ith (Su r): 2. Br~u HOIrrd wn ( Kaw): , . Strvt" Bouch ('r (Su r): 1. Chris Wick" (Ya m ): 5. DOIvid Sh in~ (Ya m ). CS/ BK EX: I. Do ug H ('nry (YOIm) : 2. OlOI lt"S Bu!lt'(H on ): r S. C ..in n Dellog~ (H on ): 1. AI HaU (YOIm). C S/BK NOV: 1. Brnl H a lTt'h on (Hon); 2. David M'lf(:h ino (Y;,un): 3. unny Al lm (Ha n ); 1. Rurbm Frankmfi('1d (Ya m ); 5. Clri,. Swttnry (YOIm ). D S/BK EX: I. Ku n Koo p60 (YOIm l: 2. Bria n Conley (Yam ). ~. AUBURN, CA,JUNE 21 J im Sisemore look his Surf'n T ur f Performance/Oi lzall/ Arai -sponsored Weslak e 10 th e fro nt ear ly and was never pressured go ing o n to wi n his seco nd scra tch main a t Auburn Speedway. . Sisemore ga ted o ut o f two and was th e first o ne out when the tapes went u p lea ving Jess Och oa , Bart Bast and Darr ell Busby to battle am on g themselves. O choa keep to th e insi de a nd was ab le to kepe Bast ru nning o n the o utside [or two laps befor e taki ng co ntro l of the runner-up spo t. BaSI the n had 10 Iigh t off Busby to keep third. Ted Scrug~s ' efforts 10 mak e it into the handicap mam were payin g off with th e lead un til the white na g ca me out. Then the rider th at had been following bl ew the whi stle and went cha rging pa st. Bo b Co lli er , sponsored by So la no Co ncr ete. spent the race closing ill on Scruggs. At the beginn ing of the last lap he shot int o th e lead and won hi s first ma in a t th e Auburn track. Harlan Ba st Jr. had bee n tr yin g 10 ge l pas t Collier a nd every time Bast wo u ld tak e a ru n, Sisem or e would get a whee l ill from behind the n Bast J r. would have 10 let Co ll ier go 10 Iighr off Sisemore. \ Vith Bast J r. a nd Sisemo re ba ng in g o n each other Co ll ier had a rrell Y safe last lap, with Ba st Jr. ho lding of isernor e by a nose [or seco n d. In Division Two ac tio n Craig Elstins look home his seco nd trophy th is seaso n. The win was a lso the second time thai he had 10 hold off a last-lap cha rge by Derek Co le the seco nd p lace fini sher . J ess McKen na too k th e lead in the Division T hree main as soo n as th e light went gree n . McKenna raced to th e checkered with J ohn O 'Connell second a nd Sim on Qicy foll ow ing. Bill Newby had flirted with the lead ers ear ly but had 10 settle for fourth. Results SCRAT e H : I. J im Sl~mOf~ ( W~ ); 2. J r ss Oc hoa (Wn): , . Bou t B Ol I ( W~ ) : -t. Darft'JI Busb y (WI:S S I. HDCP : I. Bob Co llin (Wr ..); 2. l-Lulan IWb Jr . (Cdn ); I S. J im Si~mOft' (Wn): 4. Ban nasi ( W~). b -2: I. Craig E.llOtin.. (Jaw); 2. Dttd . C() I~ (Wnl: , . M..n y l\. ht ws OOllW); 4. Da ~ H u nt oon (Jaw). 1all D-:5 l. J b-S McKm na (j a w); 2. J ohn O 'Cu lindl (Wn l: S. : Sim on Ca ey (Jaw); 4. Bill Nt"Wb y. J R: 1. A ll ~n Kra u!io(". Hicks hauls at Speedway USA B y ScOll Dal o isi o V ICfORVIIll, CA, JU:'oIE I Gary H icks won Ihe Scratch ma in even I at Mike Sullivan 's Speedway USA. H icks gOI a super start, and led Brent Werner at the o utsel of the four lap' affai r. Werner hung close to Ihe lead er unul he fell betw ttn turns three a nd four o n the first circu it. all owi ng Steve Lu cero a nd Scott Bra n t by for the second a nd Ih ird SpolS. Lucero cou ld han g close 10 H icks in th e comers. but o n the straights, H icks wo u ld p ull away . Al Ihe end o f the fo urt h ci rcull, H icks h ad a co mfortable lead aboard his Ru ssell Racin g/ Dashugger/Shoei/C irello Racing·sponsor ed .Ja wa. Lucero rod e hom e in second, foll owed by Brant a nd Werner. In Ihe eig ht lap Handicap main , Archi e Perez sleered his Weslak e to th e front wh en lhe race roared off th e lin e. Bill y Gray manned lhe second spot, chas ed by J ohn Aden and Wern er. Aden went after Gray o n th e Ihird lap a nd pa ssed him as the y exited lurn two. G ray found himself trapped on th e o utside, a nd befor e he co uld gel back 10 Ihe pol e, he was in fourth. After gelling Gray, Aden aimed hi s gu ns at Perez. He chased down th e vetera n and turned up th e temperature al th e halfway po int. Aden found a n opening o n the fifth go aro und when Per ez bobbled o n the back strai g ht. Per ez recovered quickly but it was too late, as Aden had th e lead and was moving ou t. On lap seven. Aden got traction and wh eelied o n th e back ch ute. He got hi s front tire back down fast, bUI before he could scram ble back - to Ih e pole, Perez, Chris Man ch ester and Jessee Fin ch went by. The white na g ca me o u t a nd Manchester was all over Perez. Man ch ester looked hi gh and low , bUI before he co u ld find a spo t 10 pa ss, the checkered ca me o ut. Perez collected hi s first ma in even t win of th e season . Man ch ester , Finch. Aden and Dukie Erm ol en ko ro unded o u t th e top five. Resul ts SCRATCH MAt S : I. ("..try Hi cb O OlW ): 2. SlnT Lucno 5. s.:uu Bra n l (Gd n): 1. B"""I Wnnn UOIW). H OC P MAIN : I. Arch ir Pt'tn' (Wn); 2. Qni.. M.lJlCheMtT . ( Cdn); (j,1w): S. J ~ Finch (Wo): 1. J ohn Aden Uaw).. DlV 2: l. Cllis Hourington ( Wo). DlV 3; I . S ick Rr.. k(jaw ). Green grabs Mississippi MX win By Luther Stowers PEARl., MS. JUNE 9 Sco tt Green scored the overa ll win in the Beg in ner cl a ss at th e M iss iss ip pi Sta te Mot ocr oss Cham pionshi ps, at the Cen tral Mississippi Motocr oss Associati on tra ck, In th e openi ng rnot o , Scull Gr een ga ssed his Hon da into th e lead o ut of the ga te, and quickl y pu t d ista nce betw een himself and J imm y Ward. Ward was closel y tra iled by Craig Craft , T erry Tynes. Daryl Hajj, Nick Goff a nd the rest of the field . War d was abl e to ge t by Gr een in th e back sectio n of th e track, wh ile the remainder of the class began to stre tch o ut . Robert Bingham was making u p for a poor sta rt, and laid clai m to third. Bm gh am quickly PUI G reen beh in d h im and attempted to take the lead over th e fro nt set of doubles. Bingham cam e up a bit short on the lan din g and cras hed back to n inth . Green closed on Ward o n lap three, and recla imed the lead for good on the stra ight. Gr een held o n to take the chec kered flag , foll o wed closely by Craft, who go t by Ward on the las t lap . Brando n LeBoeuf came from well back in the pa ck to grab th ird from Ward. In mo te IW Gr een qui ckl y grabbed th e O. lead and ran awa y from the rest of the pack, leavi ng Bria n Kirkla nd, Russell and Cra ft to battle for the runner-up spot. Gr een took the .mot o a nd overa ll wins. followed by Kirkland, Russell , Craft and Ward. Clad Mo ntero took home th e lion 's share of th e Expert purse, by winnin!; th e 250cc Expert cla ss and fini shing second m th e l25cc Expert class to Bret Beau champ. Beauchamp. wh o recently moved up into th e Expert ra nks , rod e co nsis ten tly in both mot os to tak e the ove ra ll, Montero seemed det erm ined to ru n away from the pa ck, but suffered a Ila t ti re in mo ro 'o ne, and dropped off th e pace. 'In the 250cc Expert clas s, Mo nt ero went wireto wi re in bo th mo tos, easil y winn ing th e o vera ll. Results 8OSR: I. Kevin Windham (Kawl;2. F«'ddi ('M il c ~J1 (x.aW); S. j os h vature (SU1): 4. And y ~ (Kaw): 5. John ny Davi d. BEG : I. Scou Green (H o n); 2. CraiR Cra h {H a n) ; S. Bryan K.i kl a nd (K.aw); -t. Jay R u~1I (Sw): 5. J imm y Ward (Ra w). r +25: I . Cary Mom . (Ho nl: 2. S I('v~ Ashaaft (Ya m): S. Todd M ~JJon (Ha n ). +30: 1. StnT AshcTaft (Yam ); 2. PaUl Thom a:\. (Ho n ); , . Ra nd y Da wwn (Ka w) : 4. Ma rk Lowny (Kaw ); 5. Don n i~ Olipruml Sr. (H on) . 125 NOV : I. Kn-in Knip;hl (Ho n ): 2. K('ith J>avi ll (Ya m ); 5. C10lIy J ohmo n (K.il w); 4. Eroi(' Wh il~ht-- d ( KoI.....); 5. ROI Y ... MitchrlJ (Hon). 125 INT: I. Cary Morris (H im ); 2. J ohnny Ovnby (Kaw); 5. Q ui.. Cra ft (H o n) : 1. Scotl Slrphms (){;;aw). 12.5 EX: I. 8 ft't 8t'" ucham p (H on ); 2.~dMolllno (Hon ): .. 5. Cr~iK Ma yha n ( Ra w); 1. Ibrry Wt'in bnp;n (Hon). 250 NOV : I. Br... Malo ney (K...w): 2. Kevin Knigh t (Ho n ); d 3. fUn d y Oa w!iOf1 (Kaw): 4. MOirk &Ut'Io (){;;aw); S. Slew Spt'i Kh ls (Ya m ). : 2SO INT: 1. J ohnny Ovnby (KoIw) 2. Cary Morris (H o n ); ,. l.rT bo unlh (Ho n ): 1. Albm Ibrb.il r« (Ya m). 250 EX: I. Chad M onl~ro (H o n ): 2. Ea mnl H arb in (H o n ); 5. CraiR M..yhan (Ra w): 4. 8 ft'1l Ikoiluc~mp (H o n ); S. Ba fTy Wt'i nbngtT (H o n ). ().IOS O PEN: I. Kevin Windham (K.lw); 2. Andy ~ (Kaw): S. J m h V..luft" (Hon): 1. Jcry LtBl.anc (H on): S. Johnny David (SU1). Q.6O: I. Tim Fan('U (Ka w ): 2. Aln Hc-ndricb (K.a w); , . Rick y Milln (S w); 4. auis nawM>D(Kaw). 500 : I. POIUo 1boma.. (H on); 2. WOIrTm Tnnll (Hon): S. John Stephm, (H on): 1. Will T~I'J('JI (H.ml. MICRO: l. OonnirOliphanl ( Y~m); 2. DalJi. Clark (Ya m ); S. Eu~ Olnamit' (Ya m ); 4. Sidrwy Ovnby (Yam) : S. Ouna Effln (YOIm). Herman tops at Raceway MX B y R o san n e L u k a i tis ENGLISHTOWN. :'oIJ, JUSE9 Steve Hennan scored th e win in the 250ec Expert class a t th e ~ t h Ann ual Suzuki New Jersey Mot ocross Ch ampion ships, at Raceway Park. When th e gate dr opped in th e first mOIO, Joel Den gler led Ezra Lu sk, SIeve Herman, Brian Carroll and SeOll Sh eak lhrough Ihe first turn. The positions remained unchanged for Ihe first five laps of the eight.lap molO, until Lusk sailed into the lead over the stepup jumps. Alt hough Dengler made repeated allempts 10 regain the lead, Lusk held o n for th e mo to win. Ro unding out the top five were Herman, Carroll and Sheak_ Herman shot out of the gate in Ihe second molO. with Kurt McMillen and Ty Wallace in lOW. Wallace swooped past McMillen o n th e first lap and set ' aft er Herman. Wa llace tried every trick in the book to overtake Herman, but came up sho rt al the checkered fla g. . Herman scored the moto and overall wins , a hea d of Carroll . McMillen and Wallace.

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