Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS ~ OIA 8 : I. Stacy Hollis (He n). . . .250 8 : I. Dax Bro wn (Kaw); 2. David Co il:' (Suz); ! . T om Dill on (Hon), 200 B: I. KMl Mu rp hy (Kaw); 2. Bob Babinski (Ka w) ; 3. Paul Engel (Kaw). O PEN B: I. J~H Ha rkwell (Kaw ); 2. Keith Rh oll (Hon); 3. Ed H ockensmi th (KT M), . 4·STR K B: I. Bryan j oh nse n (Ha n ). '. SR B: 1. Jerry Coy (ATK) ; 2. Den ni s Citlins (Kaw); 3. Ron Henry ( Yam ). O /A C: 1. Ira Pufpaff. 250 C: I. D.ennis McDona ld (Ya m); 2. Robert Parr (KT M )' 3. Tom w all is (Kaw ). ' 200 C: J. Da n Bowe n (Ka w ); 2. Eric Wa tson (Kaw)' .! Michael Do n mo yer (Yam ). . . OPEN C: I. TormodHa uKen (KTM ); 2. Ken Rom ek (ATK)' 3. Bruce Cum m ins (H e n). • S/SR: 1. Bill Will iam s (H us): 2. Bill O bert (Yam ); 3. Ra y Pe non (KT M). 4-ST RK C: 1. Gra m Holl is (Hon): 2. Gor do n Joh nso n (KT M); 3. See n Bunr enbah. SR C: I . Cra ig Be m an [ Hon ]: 2. Ra nd y Br i ght (KT M )' e 3. Steve Ran dall (Kaw). • S~S M N : I. Lloyd Bowers tvam j: 2. j ace Anderson (KT M); 3. T im Lyon s (Ka w). LOS: 1. Debra Thorson (KT M); 2. j enny Mur ph y (Raw)' . 3. Sue Chamber lain (Ya m). Liedberg claims Rock Springs Supercross win . By Dale Bohm Dan Ingram (31) be~ted Ted Taylor (7;;) and Mike Hale (32) in the Sturgis Regional HalfMile Expert main event. Ingram tops Sturgis Regional Half Mile By Dave Hoenig STURGIS, SD, AUG. II an Ingram powered h is H on da RX750 to a close win over Ted Tay.lor at the Sturgis Region al Half Mtle. Ingram 's Bloo m ing to n Honda/ A&R Racing/ H am p ton Raeing/Shoei/Road Rider MC-sponsored Honda was the only 750 in the main. " I though t it was easier to ride. We had it geared so' it would come off the corners and I was topped out threequarters of the way down the straights. I was using the engine to slow down going in, so I could run in harder" said Ingram. ' Ted T aylor 's tim ed lap of 25.612 seconds was the fastest of th e day , but well off the record of 24.03 set by Chris Carr in 1990. Durelle was second fastest wi th a 24.751, foll owed by Aaron H ill 's 24.959 and Mike Hal e's 24.968. Dave Camlin was fifth fastest expert tu rnin g in a 24.972 lap . Taylor toppe d th e fir st hea t in runaway style. Kris Kiser finishe d a close secon d over Mike Reid , Ri ch King and Mickey Fay. In gram bu ilt up a big lead in th e second heat , only to have Durell e work his way through traffi c and fin ish on In gr am 's rear w hee l. La rry Pegr am rode alo ne in third. Aaron Hill worked around Du an e Veeder then held off Bobby M ~Dowell to win heat three, while MIke H ale passed Dave Camlin to run away with heat four. After ' failing to q ualify via a heat race, P~gram and Dave H ebb topped the sem Is. , . Lap one of th e Expert main saw Ingram , T aylor, H ale, Durelle Hebb Hill , Dan McD onn ell a n d Bria~ Anderson tightly packed. By the halfway mark, the lead ers had sp lit into two-rider pack s of Ingram and T aylor, Hale and Durelle , Hebb and Hill and McDonnell and Pegram. A flat tire on lap eig h t stopped Hebb, as Pegram caugh t fire arid began a charge th at would carry him to fifth. Althou gh the racing was close, the top four positions n ever cha nged, an d In gr am scored the win. T aylor was secon d, ahea d of Hale, Du relle and Pegram. Sam Lo manto j umped into the lead of the Pro-Am main, bu t could only hold Brett Landes back for four laps. On ce Li lli e R &D/ Zo o m Cyclesponsored Landes took over first, he pulled out to a large lead. Loman to was a very safe second, while Kurt Boehlke work ed his way up to third D past J ohn McClelland, T im Hlebo and Brand on H an cock . The Junior main saw Steve Mayfield , J am es H art and Perreault lead the pack off th e line, bu t Mark Smith , Je ff Annen an d Georgie Pr ice were close behind. The halfway mark found a big sha ke-up, as Smith's Harley broke ' an d Perreault shot his Majic Scoop/ Mom an d Dad/'] D So to/ Advance Proto/ Ara ii Deiss Mara thon /Dav e Bird-s ponsored Harley into the lead . - Hart foll owed into second, and Price moved i n to third w i th tw o laps left. CN R esults PRO -AM: 1. Bren Landes (W-R); 2. Sam Lom anto (W-R); 3. Kurt Boehlke (KTM); 4. John McClelland . (Hon); 5. Brandon Han cock (H-D); 6. Bryan Graybeal (W-R); 7. Ph il La sh (Hon); 8. T om Sherma n (H -D); 9. Pau l Lavoie (Ho n); 10. Sh ane Butchart (H on ); 11, Dan Zitur (Rrx]: 12. T im H lebo (H-D). ' JR: 1. Cory Perreault (H·D): 2. james Hart (Rtx); 3. Geor gie Price (H-D); 4. Steve Mayfield (Rtx ): 5 Jeff Annen (H-D);6. T im Selby(W·R); 7. Jef(Ek l~nd (H ·D): 8. Lonn ie Pauley (Yam ); 9. J aim e Agui lar (W-R); 10. Dale j en neman (H- D); 11. Ben Bostrom (Rtx); 12. Mark Smith (H·D). EX: I. Dan Ingram (Hon); 2. Ted Taylor (H-D)' 3. Mike Hale (H-D); 4. Dave Durelle (W-R): 5. Pegram (Hon); 6. Aaron Hi ll (H-D); 7. Dan McDonnell (H-D); 8. Dave Camlin (H-D); 9. Bobby McDowell (H-D); 10. Kris Kiser (Rtx); 11. Brian Anderson (W-R); 12. Dave Hebb (H-D). LarrY between Beck ham a nd Rathman , Beckh am bega n to p ull away o n th e second la p fin ish in g bo th mOlDS wit h abo ut 25 seco nds to spare . over Rathma n. Results M) : 1. Cha rlie .Sm ilh (Yam ); 2" Aubrc=y Landfried (Ya m ); 3. erofrrcy Mayfteld (Ya m ); 4. Ja red Lucha (Yam ): 5. Steven Rasberry (Yam ). . 60 JR: 1. Sea n Roden ( Ka w ). 60 SR: l. j oshua Lu cher (Kaw): 2. Bria n Johnson (Raw)' 3. Brad Hi ser ( Ka w). ' . SO BE9 : l. Alan Hodde (S w ); 2. Jo sh Rou se (Suz); 3. Joey . Siminski (Ya m): 4. Carl Davis (Hon ); 5. Chad Leeds (Suz). 80 J R: I. Caner Sch neider (SUl) . 80 SR: l. Jot" Lu cher (Ka w ). 80 OPEN : l. Gantt Schn ieder (Suz); 2. Alan Hodd e [Su a); 3. j o!>h Rou se (Suz): 4. J. W. Ba (C!lo (Kaw). 125 BEG : 1. Ala n Bro ussard (Ra w ); 2. Brian Donk (Kaw)' ~H~:): Thornton (H on): 4. Bran! Gen ii (SUl); 5. Kodj o t.eeeh 125 NOy : I. T im Kipl t" (Hon); 2. Ro bert H all (SUl) ; 3. y Ja50n Roslil er (KTM) : 1. Ch arlie Armstron g (Kaw); 5. Mike Mall ol (SUl). 125 EX: I. j iKk Bekham (Hon); 2. R~wdy Flana ga n (K:Iw): 3. .51(" Rat hm an (Ho n); 4. Brian RIM (Kaw); 5. j a mes v(" er Mu c.:hdl (KT M). I ~ YTH: 1. Robert H all (SUt); 2. j ason Rosil ier (KT M); 3.. Rlc:ky P layer (Ya m ); 4. O, ri ~ Haseloff [H on ]: 5. Kenn y Vlerbeek (Ho n). ( ~;\? P E N : I. Ch arl n ArmmoJlp;( Ka w ); 2. Dave-Mc:C..ow("n 250 BEG: J. T racy Pa xton (KT M): 2. Brian H asten (Yam ); 3. Gary Anderso n (Ra w); 4. Gene Valentino [Ho n]: 5 La wrence Mall et (Gag). . . 250 NOV: I-.Ken~~ Templ e lon (Yam );2. Shayne Brig htw ell (H on): 3. Dav.td G lhso n (Yam); 4. Rocky Fren ch (KT M); 5. Randall Harm (Suz). 250 INT: I. Sprint Ha ynes (SUl) : 2. Dave McGowt'n (H on). 250 EX: I. J ack Beckham (H on): 2. Steve Rathman (Ho n) ~OO OP EN : 1. Marek janecka (Raw). . . ().30: I. ) erry Ramp (H a n); 2. Rock y French (KT M): 3. j im my Hln (Ya m ); 4. Roger Seuth (B on ): 5. Emerso n 1...« (H o n) . ().40: I. j a ke Warr en (fla w ); 2. Gary Anderson (Raw) ' 3 Herb Verbeek (Ho n). . . Beckham master of Lakeside MX Bruckbauer blasts Calamity Pass Enduro , . By Ted Heckerman By Roger Dowden BASTROP, TX, JULY27 The South Texas Sum mer Series started with a roar as . 30-year-ol d Jac~ Beckham p roved o nce again th a t he IS still the undisp u ted master of the La keside Motosports T rack Expert classes. . . T he firs t 125cc Expert mo to saw Steve Rathman stea l th e holeshot foll ow ed by Brian Rister a nd Ro wdy Flan agan. A slow start saw Beckha m o n his Rock y's Performan ce Cycles Honda back in fourth pos itio n, It took four laps for Be,:kham. to di spl ace th e front-runners ~ nd mo ve Into first. Flan agan foll owed hi m lO LO second and the two were never to be sep~ra ted by mo re than two bike len gth s during th e rest of th e mot o, The pa ir finished In th e sam e o rder as Flan aga n was never able to get a wh eel under th e winner Rathman was. ~ble .to work h is way back ~p to th ird pos inon by th e chec kered flag after ha vi ng fall en back early in th e moto. The.second moto saw Flanaga n leading the way aro und th e tra ck with Beckh am in tow foll owed by Rathman . For seven la p, flanagan led the way wit h Beckh am on hi s heels. _Lap after lap Beckh am would try new lines i!, a n effort to ge t by th ~ youngs ter , bu t eac h lime Flan agan stoo d h IS ground. With less th an a half-l ap to go, Beckham worked hi s wheel u n de r Fl a na ga n com in g a rou nd whoop-de -do curve and slid in front o f Flan.agan to begi n his sp ri nt to the fin ish . But II wasn't over, as Flanagan tried to rega in t~e lead fro m Beckham in every tu rn, bu t each t!lt!e B e c ~h am defen ded h is lin e. They hnlshed ~ llh ~eckham in fro nt and Flanagan , econd wtth hiS fro nt wheel rubbing right o n Beckham's boot. About 30 seco nds back Rathman came across in third with Brian Rister just behind in fourth. Both motos of the 250cc Expert class proved Beckha m once aga in to be th e fastest rider o n the tra ck. After a close sta rt in bo th mOlDS RAND, CO, JULY 21 Bruckba uer topped a field of 240 riders to WIn at the Ca la mi ty Pass End uro. T he Calamity Pass End uro, located in th e brea th-t aking moun tains o u tside the small nor th ern ~Iorado tow.n of Rand, has !;ained a rep~ta tlo n for th e tigh test end uro In th e Rocki es, T he Vic ke ry Yamaha spon so re d r ide r pos ted a score of 27 poi nts • w hich was a fu ll fOUTmi nu tes a head of second overall fin ishe r Geo rge Villanyi. ' Ni ne minutes back, 250cc A rid er Hugh Kelley scored a 40 to earn third overa ll. A sco re o r 42 minutes gave Kevin Davis th e hon or of being the fastes t gray head of the event . Fifth overa ll went to Dwain Taylor o n his KTMl25, who also carded a 42. In th e B class, th e overa ll trophy went to Stacy Hollis, who moved himself to th e B class for th e first time a fter winning th e C class at a pr evious even t in Woodland Park Co lorado. Hi, score of 62 was just o ne u p 'o n Dax Brown, wh o put it all togeth er for first in th e 250cc B class. The o vera ll C class win went to Ira Pu fp aff o n another 125. Puf paff rode his 125 th rough the tigh t Ca la mity Pass tra ils to top th e , hort co urse riders with a sco re o r 52: Tormo d H augen used no time keep ing equipme nt a nd attacked th e tig ht tra ils wi th hi s KTM540 to score a 52 for second overa ll C rider , and first Open c. J oh~ Resul ts O /A A: I. John Bruckbauer (Ya m). A~ : 1. Grorj;te Villan yi (Ka w): 2. Kevi n Oavi!; (H a n): 3. Dwam T a ylor (KT M). 25 ~ A: I. H ugh Kell y (Ya m I; 2. Ken G iI~s (SUl ); 3. Rall Serafin (Hon). . . 200 A: I. J im Wey ( Ra w ); 2. Roy McMu rtry (Yam): .Ii Ed Bcanmo nl ( Kaw ). . O PEN A: l. T im Willb a nk s (Han); 2. Brad Schwru: (H on); 3. Ka::;ey Co lber t (AT'K). SR A: 1. Jo~ph j a nt"Cky (Han ); 2. GreK LahlM- (Ki M)' 3. Eldo n Kuney (KT M). . ROCK SPRINGS, WY, JULY 27 Newga t.e H onda / O 'N eallFM F-spo n so red Steve Liedberg exploded th e co mpetit io n at th e Sweetwat er Cou nty Fairgro unds Series ope ne r. T he su pe rcross race was held in co nj unc tio n. wi th th e stock car races ; and a packed stadi u m was trea ted to a £ine night o r racin g. Lie dberg grabbed th e ho lesh o t an d proceeded to style hi , way aro u nd the tra ck, while Cha d Wall wo rk, Brian Call and David Bab el followed in hot pursuit, Ca ll was o n th e move and pas sed Wa llw or k o n lap two. Call set o u; a fter Liedbe rg, Bab el went do wn, allowing Ro dney Co le and Steve Sava la int o fourt h and fift h, respe ctivel y. Co le went down o n lap three, bu t was soo n up a nd runn in g. Col e caught Savala , and the two riders battl ed heavil y, wit~ Cole.coming o ut o n to p , M eanw ~l le , Li ed berg was enj o yi ng a c? m ma nd m g lead , but was soon lapp ing rtde~s. Ca ll manag ed to close the ga p in lapped trafft.c,.and I?ulled to wi thin five seconds by the finish. Liedberg held o n to wi n o ver Ca ll Wallwork, Co le a nd Savala. ' Resul ts nNA L: I. Steve Liedberg (Hon): 2. Brian Ca ll (SUl ); 3. Chad Wall wor k (Suz); 4. Rodn ey Colt" (Hon): 5. SIt"'Vt" Savala (Ho n). Pounders, Cobb dominate Roebling Road Race By Bob Applegate SAVANNAH, GA, AUG. 3-4 Lee Pounders spli t eight wins with fello w T uned by Ro ger (TBR) ri der La ney Co bb a t th e A ~ A/CCS Pro-Am ro u nd at Geo rgia's Roebling Roa d Racewa y. The two rid er, often race d agai nst each ot her in some of the co mbined classes, and in wh a t seemed to be a TBR strategy, Pounders won all three Middl ew eight Expert cl asses while Cobb clean ed up the Amateur divisions o r th ose races. . On Saturda y, Pounders set th e pace early In the Sol o GT l! 25-lap race, leading from £la g to flag . while Cobb and Jason Clay swa pped th e Amat eur lead behind him with Cobb taking th e win. . . Kevin Hunt di spl ayed simi la r dominance In th.e GTO .class by o utpoweri ng the field o n his Suzuki GSXRlloo wh ile th e real race went on beh in d h im wit h Doug Kidd and Frank Kinsey bi ck ering o ver seco nd an d A~ateur winner Mike Nunn han ging right with th em. For the rema inder of Lhe weekend Cobb', cl osest co mpe ti tio n wo u ld be l 6-year- o ld J amie Bowman. wh o chase d th e duo of P ounders a n d Cobb th rou g h a ll of the c~ m b i ned Mi~dl eweight class race s. Bowman pi cked up a wm aboard his 750 in th e Amateur H eavyweight Supersport class. The lin eup in th e SIOOO U nli mited GP I ~ked lik e a good o ne with. an y one of six .n de~s favor ed for the win and pr ize money. K~vm H~m had alrea dy flexed his muscles With a WIn as had Bru ce Nield. Kinsey, Kidd a nd Co x all , ported big -bor e m otors for th e fin al and a gr ou p of tou gh 750s and 600s eyed each o ther o n th e sta rting grid. .At th e d ~op of the gree n it was Hunt o n hi S Ch ampIOn Honda/Orient Express Suzuki GSXR l loo leaping o ut fro nt with" Po'ttiider, in tow foll owed by Wayn e Lee, Nield an d Rob La Co mbe. P ~unders pushed hard, passing H ur,tt bu t lOSIng !!"ou n~ o n the lo ng fro nt stratght. On lap five Ni eld mad e hi s move and too k th e lead while J oh n Cox mo ved around Pounders for th ird behind H unt. A th ree-wid e argumen t was settled in tum o ne between LaCom be, Lee and Freeland as th ey all went dow n in a jumble of bik es and ride rs. ! he bikes and riders wer e cleared away by q UIck corner workers and the raci ng connnued. Cox moved to second wit h a lat e-braking ·move into the fast turn o ne righ t-ha nder. In

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