Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Force went o n to win the H eavyweight Pr oduction race and moved into second in the series sta ndi ngs a head of Hall N ' Still who m issed the Seattle ro und. Ron Crum an d Ri ck Pagnion o were the o ther riders on th e Bob Bernard-tuned , 7-Up -spo nsor ed Force Yamaha. San Francisco-based Arclight Ra cing won the Mediumweight Production class on their Honda CBR600. Ch arles Warren , Ben Roeder and Peter Hively rod e th e bike to a seven -lap victory over Brisco Racing. Team Lou Saare Body Shop won th e Lightwe ight class o n a Yamaha FZR400. In the final hour of the race a lot happened at the front of the pack. Team Suzuki II lost the lead wh en a battery went dead a nd had to be rep laced. Minutes la ter the same th ing h appened to T ea m Suzu ki 's bike giv in g th e lead back to Suzuki II . " I ca me around and rea d th e pi t board which said we were 30 seco nds ahea d and I tho ug h t someo ne had made a mi stake," said a happy Cooley, who fin ished th e race for Team Suzuki II . Hall tri ed his best to reel in Cooley in the fin al minu tes bu t o n ly man aged to get wi thin 20 seconds at the check ered flag. Some of the riders from the lead team felt that Cooley should have been ordered to slow to let the lead team win. Team Captain J o h n Ulrich vetoed the idea , however. "I can 't tell guys who've gone out and busted their butts for six hours to slow down and fini sh second," Ulrich said. " If the championship was on the line that would be another matter, but as it is we're in a co mfo rtable position in the standings at this point. " Jacks gave Cooley a big pat on the back as he pulled victorious into the pits after six hours of rac ing. "That was a great ride!" shouted Jack s. Cooley later said he felt like he had the speed in him all the time but just needed a chance to prove it. Renfro w/ L i ttlejo h n had worked back up to third in the fifth hour before brake problems hit again . In th e closi ng minutes of the race , 23-year racing vetera n Bruce Li nd moved the Hu tchins Racing Yamaha past Ren frow to take third. The margin betw een the two Sea ttle area teams at the finish was 12 seconds. Team Suzuki II finished 236 laps o n the 2.31-mile SIR circu it a t an average clip of 90.86 miles per hour. t:N Results OVE RALL: 1. Tram Suzuki En du rance" II (Suz); 2. T ram Suzuki Endurance (Sua): 3. Hutch in s PLAN NOW FOR AMA'S MAJOR 1991 CHAMPIONSHIPSERIES Da te March 1~10 Ma rch 3 March 9 March 9 March 16 March 24 Event Type Na tional Road Race Na tion al Motocro ss (125/250) : Ca mel Supercross Camel Pro Short Track Camel Supercross Nation al Motocross(125/250) Location Winner{Ticket Info . Daytona Beach. Fl Gainesville. Fl Daytona Beach. FL Daytona Beach. Fl Tempe. AI. Sacramento. CA Miwuel DuHamel Je Stanton Jeff Stanton Ronnie Jones Jean-Michel Bayle Henry/ Dawd April 6 April 6 April 13-14 April 18-21 April 20 April 27 Camel Superc ross Camel Pro Mile Camel Supe rcross U.S Road Race Grand Prix . Camel Supercross Camel Supercross St. Petersburg. Fl Sacramento. CA Pont iac. MI Monterey. CA Charlotte. NC Irving.1X Jean-M ichel Bayle Chris Carr Bayle/Bradshaw Wayne Rainey Jean-Michel Bayle Damon Bradshaw May 4 May 11 May 18 May 19 May 26 May 26 Camel Supercross Camel Pro Half-mile Camel Supercross Camel Pro Mile Nation a l Mot ocross(125/250) Camel Pro Mile Las Vega s. NV Pomona. CA East Rutherford. NJ San Jose. CA Mt . Morris. PA Springfield, IL Mike LaRocco Scott Parker Jeff Sta nton Scott Parker Swink/Stanton Ricky Graham June 7-9 June 8 June 8 June 14-16 June 15 June 22 June 28-30 June 29 World Championship Superbike Camel Supe rcross Camel Pro Half-m ile National Road Race Camel Supe rcro ss Camel Supe rcross National Road Race Camel Pro Half-mile Brainerd. MN Oklahoma C ity. OK Louisville. KY Loudon. NH San Jose. CA LosAngeles. CA Elkha rt Lake, WI Um a. OH Jeff ard Scott Parker Scott Russell Doug Dubach Jean-Mic hel Bayle Ja mi e James Ch ris Carr July July July July July July July National Road Ra ce National Motocross ( 125/250) Ca mel Pro Half-mile 250cc Motocross Gra nd Prix National Motocross (125/250) Camel Pro Half-mile National Motocross ( 125/ 250) Charlotte. NC Buchanan. MI Ha g erstown. MD New Berlin. NY Axton. VA Oklahoma City. OK Troy.OH 704 616 301 tiJ7 703 405 513 Aug. 2-4 Aug. 4 Aug. 4 Aug. 7 Aug. 9-11 Aug. 11 Aug. 24 Aug. 25 National Road Race National Motocross ( 125/ 250) Camel Pro Tourist Trophy Camel Pro Half-m ile Nat ional Road Race National Motocross (1 25/ 500) Camel Pro Mile 500cc Motocross Grand Prix Lexington. OH Southwick. MA Peorla.IL Rapid CitY. SD College Stat ion. 1X MiIMlle.MN Indi anapolis. IN Son Bema rd ino. CA 419 884-4000 413 569-6801 309 697- 1285 605 393-2123 409 690-2500 507 753-2779 317 927-1482 tiJ2 948-4137 Sept . 1 Sept . 1 Sept. 6-8 Sept. 15 Sept. 20-22 Sept. 22 Sept. 29 Na tiona l Motocross ( 125/500 ) Camel Pro Mile Nationa l Road Race Camel Pro Mile National Road Race Nationa l Motocross ~125/500~ National Motocross 125/500 Washougal. WA Springfield. IL Topeka. KS San Jose. CA Rosamon d. CA Bingha mton. NY Delmont. PA Oct. 5 Oct. 6 Oct. 12 Oct. 13 Camel Pro Half-mile Nationa l Motocross(125/500) Camel Pro Mile National Motocross ( 125/ 500 ) Pomona . CA Budds Creek. MD Sacra mento. CA New Berlin. NY r14~ 475-2000 301 533-4444 National Road Race Miami. FL ( 305) 665-RACE 4-6 7 13 14 21 27 28 _Nov. 9-10 , DaU~POlen 251-060 1 695-6405 582-D640 965-8784 650-3030 948-6800 335-4763 ~~73-1 671 217 753-8866 37-2237 . ~408r38-3210 805 256-2471 tiJ 7 648-4997 304 594-1157 714 533-4444 tiJ7 965-8784 - Carage Ra cing (Va m ); 4. Renf row /Littlejohn (Ka w ): 5. Foret' Ra cing (Yam ) 6. Peuibon Ra cing (Yam); 7. T am Lips (SUI) ; 8. T am Pas ta Marin (Yam); 9. Madness Racin g (Yam); 10. Lon g Beach Yamaha (Vam); 11. Doubl e E Racing (Scz): 12. Three Men k A Bike (Vam); 13. Arcfight Racing (Hon ); 14. SB Racing (Hon); 15. Team Haw aii (Yam) : 16. Brisco Racin g (Vam); 17. S.I.H .O. Racing (Ho n); 18. Flyin g Aces (SUI); 19. T eam Lou Saa re Body Sh op (Yam); 20. Cannon Racing (Han) ; 21. H i Hopes (Yam) ; 22. Clo ud 9 Racing (Hon); 23. T eam Belchfir e II (Vam); 24. The: Performa nce Lab Racing (Yam); 25. T ram Belchfire (Yam) : 26. East Side Mot or sports (Yam) ; 27. Tram Control T ech (Ya m); 28. Fla shlight Ra cing (Yam ); 29. M&R Ra cing (Ka w) ; 30. T~ Ren n verg nugc:n (Ho n); ' J.~u ndrclh Monkey Raci n g (Suz); 32. Thunder Struck Ra cin g (Ya m); 33. Team Extreme (Ho n); 34. Ros well Ra cing (Suz); 36. Poor Boy (Kaw ); 37. T eam T orco (Yam). HW/ SBI(: I. T eam Suzuki Endurance II; 2. T ea m Suzuki End urance: , . Hutchins C a rag e Ra cin g : 4. Ren frew /Li ttlejohn : 5. T eam Lips. HW/PROD: 1. For ce Racin g; 2. Flyin g Aces; 3. T eam Co n tro l T ech ; 4. M&:R Ra cing; 5. Poor Boy. M W /S BK: 1. Pettibon Racing; 2. Team Pasta Marin; 3. Madn ess Racin g; 4. Lon g Beach Raci ng; 5. Three Men Be A Bike. MW /PROD: I . Arclight Racing; 2. Bri sco Racin g: 3. Cannon Racin g: 4. Clo ud 9 Raci n g; 5. Flash light Racin g. . LW: Team Lo u Scare Body Shop; 2. Hi Ho pes : 3. Tea m Belchfire 11 . WERA NATIONAL END UR ANCE POINT STANDINGS: I. 'foa m Suzuki End ura nce (1024.13); 2. Force Racing (738.13); 3. Hall 'N Still Racing (650.93); 4. Roswel l Racing (593.94); 5. T eam Lips (564.99); 6. Madn ess Racin g (523.42); 7. T eam Pasta (491.84); 8. Archgh t Racing (478.89); 9. Long Beach Yamaha (415.00); 10. T eam Belchfire (363.66). WHEN WINNING IS THE NAME OF THE GAME", BEL-RAY IS THE NAME OFTHE OIL Kurt Hough, 1st Larry Roese1er, 2nd AMA Nat'! Reliability Enduro McMinnville,OR 25

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