Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVENTS e the win in front of Rad zin ski a nd di stant th ird p lace finisher Ch ad Bru ce. Radz in ski was back la ter in the day to score th e Distr ict 27 250cc In term edi at e win wi th a wir e-to-wire victo ry. Radzi nski did how ever, enco unter a despe rat e mom ent wh en a lap ped rider cras hed m front of h im in a har sh wh oo ped area. " So me lap per sta lled in th is set of wh oo p's , I smashed him wid e open a nd cased my bik e o n h is fra me, th en s ta l led." R adzinski ex pla ined. Rad zin ski was able to di slodge his machi ne in time to scoo t aw ay for th e win in front o l Steve All an d Gary Wagner. Mall Po losky won the 125cc Nov ice class a fter ear ly race lead er J oey Cirocco crashed in a series of jumps. Cirocco rem ounted and chased do wn Pol oski lat e in the race, bu t Pol oski responded by gass ing it harder and pulling away for th e even tual win . Cirocco settled [or seco nd in Iro m of Chad Cook. Res ults Joey Cirocco (54) holeshot the 125cc Novice class at Glen Helen Grand Prix MX. in close pursuit in seco nd both motos. Cory McDermIl was third overall, Aaron Yoder was fourth, and the fifth spo t and first lad y was Casey Rinker. justin Blake won the 80cc (12· 15) Expert divi sion on his j8cH U nion 76 OillKayl/AXO / . MC Supply of Hastings/Michigan En gineerin g Par ts Kawasak i. Heth Cripe was a di sta n t seco nd and Man Martin finished th ird. The first 125cc cla ss moto wa s domin ated by Kenny Dasse, and he was o n his way to a seco nd moto win but hi s bike sp it its cha in , giv ing th e second moto wi n to Tom Alampi, wh o finished third the first mo to. Pete Sassa nd ta llied a pair of seco nds for seco nd overall. Resul ts AUTO: 1. Ri tchie Moon: (Ya m) ; 2. Niwlall Vargo (Yam ): $. Cory McDerm itt (Yam). 60: l .Mike Rob in son (Kaw) , 80 C; I. jw\(in Sloci um (Ka w ): 2. Ben Furrow (Ka w); ~. Kevin Step henson (H on). 80 EX: I. J U 5100 Blal t"(Ka w) ; 2. Hea th Cripr (Hon ); ' .Man Martin (Kaw ). 125 A: I. Aaro n Pim (SUI); 2. Duan e Ander son (SUl); 3. Duan (' Ma ttix (SUI). 125 B: I. Adam Ma rtin (Ra w); 2. j ay Baum m (SUl); , . Lee And erso n (SUI). 125 C: 1. Thom as Ala mpi (Su z); 2. Pett S.u.u.n o (S Ul) ; 3. Ru~.. Vana lor (Hon) . 250 A: 1. Aaro n Pitl ~ (SUl); 2. Malt Wh rrlright (Kaw); 3. Darrin Korahki (Hon). 250 B: I. Rich Luca ~ (Yam) ; 2. Chad Miller (Han); 3. RUA.'i('1I Sil" g('rt (H on). 2.')0 C: I. Mart y Schra ubm (Yam): 2. Bill S pnlO1i k~ (Ho n): 3. RotH-rt Ha n (Kaw). 12-15: 1. Heath Cript'(Yam ); 2. Clad Miller (H on ); 3.J witin ~ Bla ke ( Ka w). 16-24: 1. Ja y Wagn~r (Kaw); 2. Darr m Koralnki ( H on~ 3. Duan~ Matt ix (Sm.). +25: l. Pet~r Mawn (Suz); 2. Larry Witm t:r (Suz); 3. Ed t Hit>ltj> (Hon). +30: I. Larr y Witm er (Suz); 2. Craig Pickett (KTM ); 3. David Bowma n (SUl) . +40: 1. T om Ja nkowsk.i (Yam); 2. Fr-mk Helm~ (Kaw); 3. . Ran dy Slt'ph en w n (Han ). +50: l. F.d Hil"hjr- (H on ); 2. Robert Sha nk (Yam ); 3. Robn"l Dradin (Ya m ). Feldhaus fabulous at Sturgis TT to pass Walklin until lap eig ht in corner four. McClelland out-braked Walkl in , and was abl e to slide past. McClell and kept h is lead to win the race. Feldhaus took second a nd jamie Vollmer placed third. The lar gest clas s of th e day was th e Over 50 Vintage main. Ph il Ray took a wire-towire victory. getting th e hol eshot and pu lling a way throughout th e race. Lee Parker and AI Nesshoefer provided the show, dueling for second place. Parker held hi s ground to take the number two spot a nd Nesshoefer was a close th ird. In the 250cc Vintage ma in, David Barkley grabbed the ho leshot, o nly to be passed by J ohnny Isaacs com ing o ut of turn o ne. Randy Feldhau s also got pa st Barkley in turn two , wh ich set the stag e [or a wh eel-to-wheel co nfro nta tio n between Isaacs and Feldhau s. Feldhau s pUI pressur e on Isaacs. but was unabl e to get past until lap eight , whe n he passed Isaacs in th e switch backs. Feldhaus was able to keep the lead [or o ne lap , until he went high in the sweeper a nd a llowed Isaacs to regai n th e lead. j ohn McClellan d, after a poor start, worked hi s way through th e pack to finis h th ird. Results VINT 250: I. j ohnny Isaa cs (Yam ); 2. Randy Feldhaus (8ul); 3. Joh n M cCl~Ua nd (SUI ). MIN I: 1. Lee Feldhaus (JU w ): 2. J O M" Blakerrnm ( Kaw) ; 3. l.Lif lvnK'n (Ya m). 250 OTX: I. John McClell an d (Yam ): 2. n an Fel dha u ~ (Ya m): 3. Jaim~ Vollmt>r (Yam ). VINT 500: l. Randy Feldhau' (Ya m); 2. John Fik(' (BSA); 3. Jrl r", y Abel>(Yam). VINT OVER 50: I. Phil Ra y (Tri ); 2. Lee Pa rker (SSA); 3. AI Neuhod"r-r (BSA). . CiA); VINT 750: 1: Joh nn y lsaao (RSA); 2. Joh n fi k~ (B.. 3. Steven 8oAA's (Ya m ). 500 PR O·A~ : I. Ryan Anden o n (Rtx ); 2. Darin Com b ~ (H -D); 3. Ca ry Malon ey (H on ). : 600 PRO·A M: I. Mark G ibMln (Rtx): 2. Rri. m Andn son (Rtx). By Susan Leuthold 30 Johnson rocks Glen Helen Motocross Grand Prix STIJRGIS, SO, JULY6 Rand y Feld haus was th e runaway winner in th e 500cc Vin tage mai n. Feldhaus was under som e pressure fro m J ohn Fike initiall y, bu t Feldhau s stayed in cont rol and pulled away for the win. Fike finished the race in second p lace wit h j effrey Abel s placing th ird. In the Mi ni main , J esse Blakeman led th e pac k unt il corne r num ber fo ur , whe n he highsi de d , givi ng th e lea d to Lei f Iversen . Bla kem an immed iat el y rem ounted in the th ird pos ition. Iversen was consta ntly pus hed by Lee Feld haus in secondllace, who outmotor ed him to tak e the lea in lap two. O n lap [ive, Bla kem an passed Iversen on the outside to ta ke seco nd. Feldhaus kep t th ~ gas o n to take th e win. Bla kema n placed second and Iverse n was third. T he 250cc DTX class ra cin g was exciting, with th e competitio n being very close. Bria n And erson , in an aggressive move in the first corne r , took th e lead with Aaro n Walklin a nd Dan Feldha us clos e beh ind. Wh en And erso n went hi gh in th e ·sweeper, Wa lkli n slipped undern eath to tak e th e lead br iefly, on ly to be repa ssed by Ande rso n in th e swi tchbacks. In th e meantime, J ohn McCle lland po wered past Feldhau s in th e sweeper to ta ke over th ird positio n. On lap three, And erson o ver-coo ked corner four, gi ving th e lead to Wa lkli n and second to McCl ell and. McCl ell an d was unable SAN BERNARDlSO CA, JULY 7 , Ryan Joh nso n endured 45-minutes o[ hi gh · spee d Grand Pri x racing, to top th e Paul Revere Double Cross /Distr ict 37 AMA "Best of the West" Grand Prix, held at G len H elen Cycle Par k. Over 650 riders assembled lor what promo ters ca lled " the biggest Ju ly event ever." The co urse held u p gr eat all day providing fast raci ng a nd tx7 £ect tra ction throu gh ou t each even t. Near ly 100 riders li ned th e start [or th e Exhibition even t. Wh en the Intermediates roared throu gh the fir st turn it was <;:h ri~ Radzi nski o u t in fro m of th e pack. Radz lnskl se t a blisteri ng pa ce a n d p ulled aw ay . Radzi nski bega n to reel in th e Expe rt riders, when Ryan J oh nson popped int o the pict ure. At th e hallway ma rk, Jo h nson appeared to be closi ng o n Rad zi nski, wh o wa s now cruising with a com fortable lead. just 15 min utes ' [ro m the end of the race, Johnson cJnsed on Rad zin sk i. J oh nso n ham mered through a fast set of roc kers and passed Radzin ski [or the lead. Radzins ki went a fter Jo hnson whe n h e di scov er ed what ha d hap pen ed, but su ffered problems. " My arms pumped and I go t tight," he said. Radzinski stayed with in stri king dista nce o[ J ohnson , but it was Johnson who scored By Tony Alessi DO UBl.E CROSS 60: 1. Er ic Wood; 2. j essie William ~ Jr .; !. Blake vi ens: 1. .jerem v waners: 5. Renja m in Sluelke. .. flo BEG : I. j on Brown : 2. Ezra Brock; 3. Frank h n Zigk r: 4. j osh ua Cart ia; 5. Billy N icol. fl AOV: I. Mik.t> Meuger; 2. John Sereika. O 25+ VET AM: I. Dean T eague. 25+ VET REG: 1..Tom Dunham ; 2. Ro bert Van Dam me; 3. Leaonard Xirchnrr, 1. Lewis Grn'r; 5. Gt' nt> Farnell. ZS+ VET NO V: L Joe BaKnaK o: 2. Richa rd Wor ley; 3. ' Bria n Pla ne: 4. Ronal Ha rrison: 5. O Uil Brook e. 25+ VET MSTR: 1. Da ve Dona roni ; 2. Gary Wagnn. EXU IB BEG : 1. Mikr Bau ista; 2. Ch ip Rotan; 3. Mikt' Gooda le; 4. ),on Brower; 1. Mark Avalow. EXH IR NOV: I. Jot" Fern an dez; 2. Mari o C:mo; 3. David Hic ks: 1. Jack Landen: ~. Steve Thorton. EXH IB INT : l. R ya n J ohnwn; 2. Chr i!' Radrin~ki ; 3. Chad 8rua:-; 1. Steve Reeves: 5. Kevin MOOlI(Omery. . EXH IB EX: I. Ted Hunnicut; 2. Paul Krau se; 3. JeU Fine; 4. John Ca mr.be U; 5. j imm y Lewi s. 125 BEG: . Eric Set:ley; 2. John Serei ka: 3. Brian RadiH; 4. jason F.che; 5. Ra ymond Oro gley. 250 BEG: I. O uh Prokopow: 2. Bill Schulu : 3. Dan Osbou rne: 4. Kenny Ho lm" ; 5. Rob Van Darnrn e. 500 REG: I. Eric Sch na ber: 2. Ron Cu m in . 125 AM: I. Ryan j oh nson : 2. Derik Mroyer; 3. Doug Yarn dl. 125 NO V: l. Joe Fernand ez: 2. Mati Polo~ky ; 3. Un kno wn; 4. Robnt W~ton ; ~. Pa t McLaul{hlin. 125 MSTR : 1. Mikr Meu gM". 250 NOV : L Tony Alt'n i; 2. Steve Baint er; 3. Kirk Bro wn ; 4. Eric Har rison : 5. j imm y Butler, 250 MST R: l. Mikr- Healey: 2. Dave Donoroni: 3. jerr Nordtrom; 4. joey Lane; 5. Ra ben Wi lJiam ~ . , 500 AM: l. Steve Reeves; 2. Chad Bruce; 5. Scott Smith; 4. Tim Ha n is; 5. Bert Schu hi n. soo NOV: 1. j ason Brickncl l: 2. Olri~ Brook e; 3. Cbns Scott: 5. G r~g Ga mble. 500 MSTR: I. Dan Ikrg; 2. Paul Kta u! Fer nandes: 4. J im Madlkn: 5. Denn is G uuerrea, VET NOV : 1. T o ny Aleui; 2. Do n Salmen : 3. GR'g Robensoru 1.Jo hn Cu ccia; 5. Don Benson . VET INT : I. Mark Barne tt; 2. Mar k Maueson: 3. Dave Si mon: 4. Wah O lson; 5. Tony Par"10 5. VET MSTR: 1. Rod Richa rdso n; 2. Cra il( Adam ~: 3. Y OU Sm ith : 1. J.S. Hamon: 5. T racy Hrach . SR Ms1"R: I. Joh n H ut"gel: 2. Moure Lee . ~ 50 Me: l. Jaco b McCo nn ell; 2. jared He~nand("l; 3. Brian McCotlt't" 4. Scoota Bumb ard. ; AMA 125 BEG : l. Darren Mar- n; 2. Dan irl Lo pez; ~. Robt:n o n. Knm ·k1 125 NOV : I. Matt PolO'-k 2. Ju roy Cin K:"ro; ! . Olad Conk ; y; .1. Tom my Rober ts; 5. Eric Oilbo.. . 250 BEG : 1. Bill Schu ltz; 2. Shad c..c-xl)Jt'r; 3. Marc Mir-lI1do; 1. Jell Mamlidd. 250 NO V: I. Mark [ ('kma nn ; 2. Scm l P ickrn ~: 3. Chrir. . R.lY 4. Micha el Ada m1o. ; r~ BEG : I. Chrir-5n llt; 2. Rou Mart in ; 3. Pau l Ja rami llo . M~it~~~~ dtlf{:~ub~~~tri~:5~Wnj i~mB~ri~I~. :t Ro ben 250 INT : I. Chrir. Ra dzin r.ki; 2. Steve Alt; 3. Ga ry Wa Knr-r; 1. John Stud ke; 5. T im Thompwn. 2.')0 EX: 1. J imm y Lew is; 2. Mike Hr aley; 3. T im Wimlow ; i . Jo hn Rud drr; 5. D-dnRichard sOlL 500 JR : l. Cary La Olarill~'; 2. Jamn Fow ler, 3. T odd H oy; 't. na ir T ruht'y J r. 5. Rob \\o· h i l ~. 500 EX: I. Grt'R Zitter kopf; 2. Pa ul Krau se; 3. Tt'd Hunn iruu; 4. Jo hnn,! Camp bdl; 5. O uh Cr-dndl"lJ. 125 INT : I. David Wt'ntz: 2. John F1or~ ; 3. Ed Lamerd. 125 [X: I. Jd l Capt; 2. Rog rr Hurd: 3. Dave Onno toni; 1, Jam" Summr n; 5. Ga ry Chri5tir . V "~T 250 RF.G: I. Oen n i ~ Brown ; 2. Monk H uston ; 3. Davl' . MacP hr-no n ; -t John Cha p ma n: 5. SIO r- Dill ion . VET 250 NOV : 1. Ra ndy G illr"!;pit'; 2. David H('n ll:; 3. na Dave Dohm; ... Nebon lf l'T ndr l: 5. Gary Wibon. 250 INT : 1. La rry Kunkrl; 2. Bill K. 3. Ji m Brown ; 4. Rid.. Kana t.r.ar: 5. J( I(' Ellir.. VET 250 EX: I. Cr a ne Palrn ~kt:; 2. Ken Ehler s; 3. Sha ne McDon ald : i . Lrr Srht'rrl'T~: s.. Phil Gorr;;:on t'. VET 500 BEG: I. R,1ndy Window ; 2. SIr"Vt' Ca n er: ~ . Paul Jaram illo . VF.T 500 NOV : I. Ja,·k t.andl" ; 2. Ron Rourn ~ ; 3. Michael n Folry; 4. Rill Sr hulu; 5. Rand y Klau!ot:n. VET:>oo INT : I. Sl ~~ Dalton: 2. Ja mes Fow l~r: 3. M atth~ w Miu·hdl : 4. Ot'nni ~ Knuckles. VET 500 EX: I. T t'ny Davi~; 2. Gary Sch ieder; ~. Scott Walkror: 1. Chri r. P~t~r wn ; 5. Da lln yR eid~r . WMN NO V: I. Rh on da Algl"l; 2. Anllil W{xxi; ~ . Amy Wril'{ ht: 1. Cari n j on es; 5. J(·anm·tt ~ Bll·hm. WMN 1ST : 1. SU50tn McWill iam s; 2. Slrphanie Lt'uku !>. WMN EX: I. An na MtnitL SR 250 NO V: l. Oon lfuddll'lt on ; 2. Mike O lea ry;~. Tt ·rry Ha m ric; 4. Den nis Wa! Ikryr-r 2. Jim Fra ncir-: 3. Do n La.llier: ; 1. Rob O ·C.onndl ; 5. Clint Swafford. S/S R : I. John HUt'KeI: 2. Curt }fonl ; 3. AI C U/.ma n : 4. TMT)' McDonald: 5. Anhur Morr . Webb wins Donner Trail By Mike McCabe NORDEN, CA, JULY21 . Ro und two of the Pacific Int ernati onal T ria ls Socie ty ,Don ner Series dr ew 49 rid ers, that made up 12 dillereni classes. Th ree of the na tion 's top- 10 riders were o n hand to compe te i n the Master class. Mill ers Mo tor cycles-sponsored Kip Webb , riding th e new Fantic K-Roo , posted a low score of 40 to score first. Kenny Ledu c o n h is Aprilia, lin ished seco nd with 94. Taking third with 96 wa s Andy Sa um . In the Expert class, Howar d G albrea th an d Neil Belvo ir fought it o ut all day. Each rider ended th e day with 40 points dropped. Ga lbrea th had loo p s o f 12/1 2/1 6, wh il e Belvo ir 's loops were 17/1 4/9. The win was gi ven to Ga lbrea th wit h 14 clean s, co mpa red to Belvo ir 's 11. Kenny Lane mad e it a clos e th ird with 46. Most of th e sections were long and fair ly wide, givi ng the riders room for mor e than jus t o ne line. T he section terra in co nsisted mostl y of granite rocks and loos e sand. Two sectio ns wer e th e exceptions. In sectio n seven . rid ers had to negotiate steep hi ll side s, tight turns a nd ve ry loo se din th at made it cha lle ngi ng. Making the Master class interesti ng was a steep downhill in to a larg e four foot lo!? Secti on nine was a run up a dry creek bed , WIth a large moss covered step and an extreme right tu rn to exit. Resul ts MST R: I. Kipp Wr-bb(f a n): 2. Kenny l .l"duc (Apr); 5. And y Sa um(G .G) . EX: l. Howa rd Gal brea th (Apr); 2. Nei l Belvoir (fa n); 3. Kr-nny Lane (Fa n); 4. Tony Led uc (Bet): 5. Kent G rah an . AM: I. Do UR Etlio u: 2. Mike McCa be (Apr ); 3. Bob Thomp!lO 1. Do n Will iam s. n; NO V A: I. Dua ne KirchnH: 2. Guy Fasa nro: 5. Patri ck Wa5hinRf,on (Hon);4. Ca r lf)~ Nr Ktltle (C'r G ); 5. Gordlln Peckham . NOV R: 1. Norm an Mar.on; 2. Rnt)('T1 TuHord; 3. O1a rln DeWi tt. SR A: l. Bob Savarino; 2. Krn Flah ~rl Y; 3. Dean MillM"; 1. Bert Fullwider. SR B: I. Robert Holly; 2. Krn Mirt:lI. SR AM: t. Ken M.un:ak (Yam ); 2. Rotrry Lowery (Fan ); 3. Bill Flewelling. S/S R: I. Holl y Slayto n (G-G ); 2. No rm Saylor (8t' I). LO S: 1. Lor i Da na (Ya m); 2. Lori Fulwi der (G ·G) . VINT: 1. Mike Fenner (Kaw). KIDS A: l. Malwlm Walk er. KIDS B: l. Mati Hory ; 2. Logan Wa~hinKton . K ennedy cashes in at Canyon MX By Karen Guthrie PHOENIX: Al., JULY20 Pete Kenned y cashed in his lWO "m o to wins for first o verall in the Vet J unior class at Canyon Raceway [or th e [inaI round of the CMC Arizona Midsummer's Nig ht Classic Ser ies. In moto one, Kennedy was th ird oil the line beh ind Rocky Robling a nd J im Conner. Larry j ones quickl y moved fro m fourth place 10 pick o f( Ke nned y a n d Conner to ch a l len ge Robling. J on es pa ssed him o n the insid e a nd sett led into a com fortable lead . Mea nw hile, Kennedy was clos ing distan ce on Robling and overlook him in th e wh oops. At midrace Jones found Kennedy breath in g down h is neck , wai ting [or any o pportun ity to stea l th e lead . Jon es held o [f numerous pass a ttemp ts by Kenned y, until the last lap , when Kenned y charged by Jon es for the win . In ma lO two Kennedy was u nca tchable as he came o[f th e lin e in the lead and was never serio usly cha lle nged . J erry Fren ch a nd Ken Beaver battled in th e Up T he H ill J u nior class. After Fren ch dominat ed lhe first mo to. Beaver turned the tabl es in ro und two by stea ling th e lead . Fren ch was kn ock in g hard al Beav er's back doo r, trying to shake hi s lead . Beaver kept Fren ch o n th e bac k burner as he took th e night's wi n, an d firsl overall for the series. Cha d Scho lz sna tched the lead fro m j .]. Petchel o n th e last lap 01 the 250cc Int erm ed iat e class first m o lO. After eating Petch els' du st th e en tire mota , Scho lz sla m med th e ha m mer dow n a nd left a sta rt led Pet ch el to pic k up seco nd pl ace. In moto two, Scholz gra bbed the hol esh ot , wit h Petchel hot on h is tra il. Scho lz fish tailed in a corner, and Petchel sna tched the Ie-d.d. Scho lz reco vered [ast 10 ca tch Petchel , and stuck to him li ke glue. O n the last la p , Scliolz ma de hi s mo ve, bu t took the berm too high a nd Crashed. Petchel secure d th e win a nd first overa ll in the series. The 125cc In termediat e riders Kell y Poor, Eric And erson an d J im my Lewell yn man eu · vered through a [our-bi ke pil eup o n the suaightaway to form a tig h t gro u p as each struggled [or the lead. Poor and And erson ba nged bar s in a corne r causing Poor lOcras h . And erson ass umed the lead . Lewellyn moved in to pressure And erson . bu t couldn' t sha ke him from a first mo ta win . MOlO lWO was a wh o le new ballgame, with Mike Pat ern n 0 [[ th e lin e [irst, and Poor kn ocking at hi s door. Poor's kn ock s were , unan swered however , as Pal erno cruised to victory. Anderson was seco nd and Lewell yn was lh ird . Resul ts 80 9·11: I. Ni ck Beaver (H on); 2. Michad Sulliv (SUl) . t 80 INT: l. JaMln T ir-> (Hon); 2. T rd Ca mpbe ll (Ho n). 500 INT : I. Ro~rl Ca rlin (H a n ); 2. Doug Buckl ey (Han ); 3. Rid HinchdiH (Hon). . 250 PR O: 1. Sha un KaI01i (Kaw); 2. O", y Oirlu (Hon ); 3. Trav i~ Hod~~ (Hon); 4. aui~ Knickerbock er (H on). VET MSTR: 1. Cary Chai dez (Ha n): 2. Mark An d~ rlO n (Ha n); ~. Dave Bum s (H on ). 80 BEG: I. Chm Go(Hr~ (H a n); 2. Man Morai nt" (H a n); 3. D..ylo n Rap" ~ Kaw ); 4. Nathan ~a MY (SUI).

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