Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS e At Penis nigh t MX, Chad Smart (42) sped 2M) NOV ; I. Ma rk Mill " (Ka w); 2. Orvin Lac kt"Y ( Ka w) ; " . R(lIM"rt DilIvj (Ya m ); 4. CrClig Dotson (Yam) : 5. T o ny Ma rrin , (Y am ). . 2!rO AM: I. Scott Rollsmr yt'r (Sw): 2. jama Ha neu ( Ka w) ; 3. BriOin Pacheco (u w) ; 4. John Howlan (Yam): 5. David Bbu ( Hon). 250 PRO: I. Kip Sandell (Yam): 2. j a nd urlso n ( Ka w); 5. Wa ynt' Billlittl (Han); 4. Olua Jntsrn (Ka w); 5. John Muwin (Bon). OPEN NOV: 1. M.rk Miller ( Ka w) ; 2. Mark o-.mon (Hon): . 3. Don Warmuth (Yam); 4. Robert Davis (Ya m); 5. Devin l...adr y ( Kaw). OP EN AM: I. Norm G rttnlt't' (Yam): 2. Jim Arnold ( Ka w); 3. Tn:I StuU (lUw ); 1. Gary Beckman (Hon ): 5. M'IlIt Lavine (Ya m) . OP E..~ PR O : I. Robert Han r..han (Honr. 2. ~ilh Cilmpbd l ( K.aw); 3. Derek Brown (Ka w); 4. Wa yM Ramell (Ho n); 5. Juhn Muwin (Hon ). VET NO V: I. Scott Wi!W11\an (Hon); 2. John O ld ( Ka w ); , . Km Mou (Hon); ... John MOIJu m < SUI); 5. Mil t' Lu ndqu~ ( "TM~ VET AM: I. Don W a rmurh ( V~m); 2. Ed Ro y (Ho n); ! . Eric Pall;Ol n (H o n); ... M~rk Li zone (V..m ); 5. Don f.c kturdl (H o n). VET EX: I. Arlo Eng lu nd (H uiIo); 2. Robnt Hanranan (B o n) ; ! . BIMI! Smi th (Hon );". Bill No la n ( V~ m); 5. Dw ig ht Q UOlla nd (Yam). SR NOV : 1. John turnn (Ya m); 2. Quck Sandi ('k'""m); ! . John S,illRJj;n" (H on); ... Bill Ja nl (K.Jw); 5_ Joh n Lrich. (H on). SR AM : I. Ra y Arndt (Varn ); 2. J im Thomas (B on): ! . Iln m i Giuinilo (luw): ... Joh n O tmsred (Vam); 5. John Rodwd l (Ya m) . SR EX : l. Melvin Kyl~ (Va m) ; 2.. Mi k~ Jono (Ya m); , . J ohn M.. lsa m (SUI); ... John lkavns ( H on). WM N : I. A ngi R iKK1 (H on ): 2. Kim bnly Gonday (Hon); ! . P;,;r,m Nrl 50n (KoIw) i . T :mya Tyln (Kaw); 5. Mar «lIa ; D-.Ih o n (Ka w ). VIl\'T: 1. Do n Brew~r (Hon ); 2. D-.IV~ Stew:m (H un); ! . Tim Po lan d (S uz); ... J ohn H ow la n (Hon ); 5. Stt'W' Rapp (H u,). Galvez unstoppable at Perris Raceway Motocross By Tony Alessi PERRIS, CA, AUG. 3 32 Ten ·year-o ld Ceasar Gal vez sto rme d to a rourmOlo , w''''p in bOlh the 60cc (9- 11) cia" a nd the ult rd co mpetitive 80cc Beg in ner class, a t round ei!;h t o f 'he G FI Win A T ruck N ight Ser ies held at Perri l) Ra cew ay. Ga lvez go t the ball rolling wi th the hol eshot in the open ing 8Gee Beginner molO. Galv ez was p ursued ea rly by Eri c Ander son, Dave Eych., ner a nd Reginal Mi'chel l. Galv « let it a ll ha ng out, as he quickl y lell th e field behi nd , while the battle for seco nd be twee n Anderso n, J u stin Rita llo and Mitch ell raged o n, Ga lvez roo sted o n ror the win, as Anderson held tough for second . Nine-year-old Mitch ell mad e a grea' ch a rge that landed him th ird in fro nt o f Rita llo a nd Eych aner, M itch ell pu, hi s Su zu ki into the lead wi'h Gah'ez bre- ,h in g down h is neck a t 'he start d o f ' he seco nd molO, Anderson, Carey Wosl ey_ a nd n anny Ca r lso n wer e scramb li ng for po siti on ins ide o r the wp rive. By th e sc.-cond lap Galv ez powered into the lead and neva looked back. Mitchell rode stro ng all mOlo but los' second to a very persistent Anderson near the end o r the m olO . 'Da n n y Carlson rod e to a fourth ·place finish in fro nt of Wo sley and Eychaner, Ga lvez was back for more in th e 60cc 9I I class, Ga lvez simplv smoked th e field, la ppi n~ a ll bu' ' he seco nd a nd third p lace riders In bo th mot os, Chris Pa nek· fint shed st'Con d in fro nt of Joey Fier ro , bu ' bo th riders we re nearl y 45 seco nds beh in d Gal vez at the fin ish , Andy Kyler posted a pair of wi ns in the 250cc Begin ner class after very int en se raci ng in bo th motos. Kyler follo wed Mark Sandzimier ear ly in th e rirs l moto un til he entered a left sweepe r raster tha n he expec ted. ' " Ma n , I saw Kyler overshoot th e berm a nd fly into me; he n ever left o [f until I was o ff the track an d o n the ground." Sandzimier said of th e pass. Kyler went on and scored th e first -molO victory. Bret Mila n mad e a not eworthy cha rge o~ the line ahead of Sean Rundle (28R). Scotty Brown (left) and John Lewis (right) battled at the Bud Open Speedwa y. Ir orn m id p ack ' to sec o n d ;' w hi le Robe rt Gonza les rounded o ut the top th ree. Ea rly race lea der Sa ndzimier remounted and finis hed seven th. Kyler a nd Sa ndz imier sta rted firs t and seco nd . respect ivel y, 311he start o r th e seco nd moro. Sa nd aim ier gave it h is all b u t was u na b le to ma tch Kyler 's p-"ce and even tua ll y faded a n even tua l ftfth behind Milan, Will iams . G onza les a nd o vera ll wi nne r Kyler, a nd looked as if he was well on h is way 10 a nother victory. Faria rod e lik e a maniac o n th e o utside a nd passed every body lik e th ey were sta nding still. Far ia dropped a poi nt Bobby Schwartz in his seco nd rid e, but won every th i ng else uruil the fo urth race, In race four , Faria held a co m ma nding lead u nti l th e last turn or me last lap, when h is engine we n t a way. Sch wa m d ro p ped a poi nt to Ed Casro in his fir st ride, a nd a nother 10 Ga ry H icks in his fin al heat rid e, Larsen su ffered his o n ly loss to Schwartz in hi s thi rd ride. In th e main even', Larsen grabbed th e ho leshot a nd for a ll intents and purposes 'he race was over by turn o ne. Larsen went o n uncon tested, whi le Ca stro held o ff Hi cks a nd Schwam for seco nd p lace, '0 Resul ts !'JO FIR ST TI M~R D-I : I. Sroll Sim on (Va'!'): 2. J ory Olri,u (Yaml ;!. Bn a n Adam,(Yam ): " . David Sp"lthl (Yam); 5. Rubn t Tobon (Vam) . 50 nRST TIMER 1)..2: L J u ~(i n Fierro (V.. m): 2. T ywn Ta lkington (Va m); 3. G il ~ui"rl (Yam ): • . j ur Mor g-In . (Y.il ); 5. MichMol Ra mo n (Yamj. m 50STK 1)..1 : I. Va~Frttman (Ya m ); 2. J u ~ l i n Marr (Yam ); ! . Kvle M:w.? (Vam). 50 STK 0 ·2: l. D-dVf')' Freem a n (V.. m ~ 2. R i!:h;, d Tolson u (Yam): ! . Jrr mlY M' Ilt" t (Va m); ... Ca ll" " ,';llIaC!' (Vam) ; 5. . ();,;r,nil"l $ran (Y;lml . SO MO D: I. Eric- Wood (Ya m); 2. Sroct Nel so n (V;lml ; !. juui n MM'T (Y.. m ); ... \'.ilnC!' fnT1nilln (Y;,;r,m ). 60~ : I. Eddi~ frl"£hru~ ( K.oi w r.2. Erid\'oodOuw ); ! . ();,;r,nn y N~lwm (K.il w); " .M.illt :'Il~bon (Yam). 60 9-11: I. ~r C.ilIYI"l (K.oiw): 2. Ch ri., Pa fM'k (K.JW); ! . Juf')' FinT O (K.il w). 80 BEG : I. Cea....r G ;,;r,IVC'1 (Suz); 2. El i!: Andrnnn (K.Jw); 5. R~ilU l Mi u:hdl (SUI): 4. Da vid Eychant'r (S UI ): 5. Dan n y Ca rbun (Kaw). .. 80- 105 BIG WH L:: I. Craig Carinl{(' lIa (K.a ; 2.. O1 ip w) jrnki nt ( ~ w). 80 NOV : I. DouR Pa rson~ ( Sul ); 2. Ke" in J() hm IOn~ (Kaw); 5. Sotm D-nis (Ho n) ; 4. Ootvid HURhn (Kaw); 5. ~n Van . Riprr ( JrI..<.I w ). 125 BEG D- I: I. Sa l Uli!:'lrU' ( Koiw): 2. Chri, Rrpp (K.Jw); ! . Sotmmy Dot"i, (H a n ); 4. Ry;;an Bran ror d (K.oi w); 5. Bry.. n Le mbo (JU. J. w 125 BEC [)' 2: l. Eric Cart" (K.a ): 2. O\fi ~ Ilt-Ca nnt'll w (H on): 5. Tim Will ia m, ( Ka w); 4. Erir Wm'r (SUI); 5. Mikt' Ba rney (Yam) . fi!; 125 NO V: I. Raym on d BOW (K.:IW); 2. Robb y Hubbard (Stu): 3. C h;,ut Sma n (Ka w); i . Robhy S avaro (SuI.); 5. Troy MnrRan (SUI.). 1 2.~ t NT : 1. F.rtr Wri Kh t (SUI ); 2. Todd Da vi ~ (H on) ; ! . L.any Link oKI ~ (H u n); 4. Jot" Tu tloht'n~ (SUI). 125 PR O : I. Chri, VOllnK; 2. Todd c..mpbdl (Kaw ); ! . Ra y H t'nM'lry (SUI); 1. Tr.lviilo lfOOIi!:"(lio n). 2.JO BEG D-I : l. St('Vf'Myrn (SUI ); 2. G ary Hardda. (SUI ); ' 3. Rnb rrl M I (" y (SUI); 4. Ma rk R M" (Kaw): 5. Eric H amon ~ (hj ). 2.lO BEG 0 -2: I. And y Kylt'T (H o n ); 2. Rnl)("fl r..onlal~l ' (SUI) Brn Mila n (K.aw); " . Jim Will iam ~ (K.a 5. Mark Sa nd/im irr w); (H o n). . 250 S O V: I. J mb RY (Ha n) : 2. Eri c lkin t;nM't (Ya m ): t'D ! . Bobb y HubboJ.rd (Suz); 4. SIt"VC' Ful gm m (SUZ); 5. Robm BriW (Ya m) . 2500 1!'o 1. Larry GrOM (Va m): 2. J.lm i~ Ca m pbrll (H n n ); 'T: ! . Brnl Si ubs (Kaw). 2500 PRO: I. Mik~ OLilmbnlai n ( h m ); 2. Gordon Wa rd (Va m);!. O'.In Frnh (Ya m); 4. Ed \'nhr l ~1 (Kaw). 500 BEG : 1. Ricm rd Sh4Iw (Varn I; 2. J tif H m dl"' o n (H a n ); u 11lt'an Bro wn (H a n) ; ". Grql; Vrntup;o (Hon ); 5. Pa u l Evam (K.aw). 500 S O\': 1. Bill H a ndal (Kaw ); 2. Rolx.n p (Ha n): 3. John Bn m ttl (AT Ko). 25·29 BEG 1)..1 I. Grorgt' Moorr ( H on I: 2. G lenn tkb lorr't' : (Sw); !. Ro y W~kh (H on ); ... Cu m r U u mor (H on ); 5. Tim Willi.ilms (Kaw ). $-29 BEG 1).. ; I. Dirk FkjlI"'J (Y;,;r,m l; 2. Q u i, lUnwol 2 (Ya m ); 3. Emil" Garcia (Sw); ... BITtI l..rading (Ya m); 5. J ohnny 8on4lIc:ci (Suz). 2S-29 S O \': 1. Ma n l'O ~I KKI (S UI): 2.. Lou 5010 (KawO; ! . 10ll1tph IbJttlaCU (Kaw); 4. An l{t"lo MOfJt"lln (Kaw); 5. Fr;,;r,nk VilL. (S w ). ~29 I NT: I. Ouu Lana (H o n): 2. Bill [rb (SUI); ! . R;,;r,nd y Skin n" (Sw): 1. Rod ri Jto D ill (K.aw); 5. Liuk ? Tucln (Ya m) . VET NOV 0 - 1: l. Robocop (H o n ); 2. Fra nk Villa (Suz); ! . Pnn Acko urMY (Va rn); 4. J df MUfTi, (H o n); 5. Mark Moo IT {Sw ). VET NO\' D-2; I. ~101 t1 Ndwn (SUI); 2. Rill n .illndal(Ka w ); , . Ken l...r-ybo urn (K.1 wl; 1. T om S;,;r, 1,;u.oI (Suz): 5. Kiclun' r Bill (Xa w ). VET 1ST: I. Rill Erb (Suz); 2. R;,;r,ndy Sk.i n nt'T (Suz): ! . Pat WOm;Jck (H on ): 4. Don WallinRSf rd (K.;;a w): 5. Lany o Gr OM(Yam ). VET P RO : I. BITn t Wa lJinp;sford (Kaw ); 2. Bob R utten (H o n ); ! . Ed Vnhr isl ( K.ilw) . OT 10+: I. Gr ('JC ROJt~ n (KT M); 2. Char!r s Zim mt-rm an ( K.ilw). Larsen scores at Ventura Spdwy By Bill Locey VENTURA, CA, AUG. 10 J osh Larsen po wered to the main even t win at Vent ura Speedway in fro n t of over 2700 specultors. The even t marked the rirs t lime in over rour years that a race ha s been held a t th e ratt lra ck. Defendi n g National Champio n Mike Faria was the: last rider to win a t Venlu ra in 1987, '0 Resul ts I\IAL 1. J l»h l..antn; 2. £d "'J: Robb y Schwartz. SOCAR: I. SI~ ~lro; ! . C a ry Hicks; ... Resul ts CSHIP POI ~'TS: l. Scotry Brown ( I I); 2..John Lrwi, (8); 5. Bri;,;r,n D;,Uly ("I; 4. Pal RI"')'T1OIds ( 1). Fayflies to Peoria Short Track win By Dave H oenig PEORJA.lL. AUG. 3 SUnlonITom Tufu. Brown bags Bud Open Spdwy By Kevin George S. CANTO:-l, OH, AUG. 3 Scotty Brown , o p p ed the fi e ld a ' th e Budweiser-spon sored Ohio Sta te Championsh ips held a' Bear Cr eek Speedway, Brian Dail y. Randy Gutshall, Ro n Rail a nd Brown scored th e wins in th e first set o f heats. In round two , J oe Gr eene and J o h n Lewis ea rn ed wi n s, alo ng wit h repeats by Gutshall a n d Brown. Pa ul Orlandi won th e o pe n ing round o f th e third set. Da ily posted a nother win, a nd Dal e Wakefield pi cked u p a wi n , A prev iew o f the cha m p io ns hi p ca me up th e fourth h ea ' o f this sel, whe n Lewis lined up neXl to Brown. T he two riders kepl the: large crowd o n th eir [ttt as th ey stayed side- by·s ide for most o f the race. A wh eel ie across lh e rinis h li n e a lm osl cost Brown lhe win. In lh e fourth set o r hea ts, the four rider s wh o would vie for th e ch a m p io n sh ip each took wins, Pa t Reyn ol ds made it to 'he fron' a ller 'hree close seco nd p lace fin ishes, Dail y, Brown a nd Lewis co n tin ued to sh o w why th ey shou ld be in th e championship, In th e fifth a nd fina l set of hea ts, Bro wn ran a way with an eas y win. Daily came o u t top h is o f a tough bailIe wi'h Gutshall hea' a nd post a final score o f 14; his o n ly loss was to Brown. Smith was not having a good nigh ' . but gave Lew is fits for fou r la ps wi'h Lewi s taki ng th e win, Lewis advanced to th e cham pio ns h ip with 13 P."ints, taking seco nd place finishes only to Da ll y a nd Bro wn , Reyn o lds need ed a win beco me the fo ur th man in the cha mpionship, bu, when Orland i got by ror th e WIn il set up a thr~ way lie with II po ints each~ Reyn olds, Orlandi a n d Gutshall were to sq uare off for one final ~sition, O rl andi aggravated a previous ri b m jury wi th th e win o ver Reyno lds a nd decided 10 become a specta,or, G utshall a nd Reyn olds p u t on a bar-ban ging sho w, wi th Reyn ol ds co min g o u t o n top . I n ro und o ne o r lh e finals, it wa s Brown a ll the wa y, w ith Da ily takin g second , Ro und two saw th e besl aClio n of th e n igh t. Brown p ull ed th e h ol eshot as he a nd Lew is sta rted from 'he m id dle, Lewis was r igh ' with him and passed into 'urn three, The 'w o riders swapped the lead a t least twice o n every la p. On ' h e final lap, Lewis led down ' h e ba ck stra ig h t a nd into tu rn th ree. Le wis ca me o ut of turn fo ur h igh eno ugh for Bro wn to ge' un de r h im, bu, had enoug h power 10 h ol d him o ff by ha lf a whee l a nd keep Bro wn fro m going per fect for th e n ight. Bro wn lapped ro u nd lh ree with Le wis in seco nd , Dail y in ' hird an d Reynol ds fo urth , Lew is was th e o n ly rider with a chance: at Brown as th ey wen l lO th e final ro un d. As '0 '0 in th e previous three ro unds , th e fou rth round ha d a ll four rid er s withi n five or six b ik e: len g ths, If Lewis co u ld p u ll in a wi n , Brown would need to fin ish th ird for a tie and force a runoff , Bro wn p u lled th e hol esh oi , bu t Le wi s was hooked up wi th h im as th ey h i' the back straig h t, Lewis co u ld n' t pull o u t th e magic h e n eed ed , as bo th r ide rs ra n fl awless. . Reyn o ld s a nd Da ily were rig h t there, bu t the show belonged to Bro wn a n d Lewis. Brown h eld off Le wis , Washingtonian Mickey Fay rook advanla(:C o r a fell ow racer 's misfortune to sco re the Win in th e Expert ma in even t at th e Pepsi sponsored, TOle-Gray-promoted sh or t track race at the Peoria M.e. Fay led th e closi ng laps o f the race after leader Will Da vis' HarleyDavidson broke a timin!; bel L Dav is, a boa rd th e Eddie Ad kins-t u ned H a rley, top ped th e first o f th ree heat races, while A· R Racin g 's Dan Ingram a nd Aa ron H ill lOpped 'he seco n d a n d th ird heats, respectivel y, Davis edged Ingram in th e first semi-final, while Rich King and H ill dueled throughou' th e second semi. Hill held o n for th e win , H ill had th e fastest reactions at lhe start o f th e fina l, a nd led Fay , Da vis, Ingram, Da n Mcnonnell and Dave H ebb into turn one, Fay took 'he lead mom entaril y, bu' Hill retook th e lead a rew turn s la ter. Davis b lasted past bot h Fay a n d Hill stea l the lead just past the halfway point , One lap la ter , Fa y d isplaced H ill for second, bu t Da vis co ntin ued to pull a wa y, Su ddenly, Davis coasted to a stOP in lu rn o ne, th e victim o r a broken timing belt. Fay was happy to inherit the lead, and cruised '0 th e win a board h is Bay Area Forklift! Lest er 's Mach / Peiroli Racing/ Bell rrsubakii McCoy's Ra cing P rodu cts-spo nso red H ar leyDavidson. Hill foll owed in seco nd , a hea d of McDonnell a n d Kin g, " I was wa tchi ng Davis a nd H ill. an d they were sta yi ng the same every la p, " said Fa y, " I changed my lin es a nd it worked , but I don't thi nk I would've caught Da vis if he hadn 't broken ," '0 Resul ts P RO -AM : l. OloJd Ibrth (H. D); 2.. Sha M Bu tchart (H on): 5. Knin Olli ~ (H· D): ... Wn Bt-ckrn,;,tn (Hon); 5. Bryan Graybr,;,tl(\\t . R ). JR: I. J ;amn, H o (R Ut); 2. GeorKie Pri er (H·D ); ! . JaUnt' Ul Aguilar (H · D): ... Jdf Ek lu nd (H · D); 5. Vern Browl'lt" (W. R). EX: I. Mick ey F..y (H . O ): 2. A.il on Hi ll (H · D); ! . Da n r McDonndl (H · D); ... R ich Kin g (H · D): 5. Erick Gruba (WR). Faria fries IMS Speedway By M. Sober SAN BERNARDINO, CA, AUG. 7 Reig n in lf Speed way Natio nal Champ ion Mike Fart a ca me from the extre me rear o f th e wi n the H andi cap main a t In land pac k Motorcycle Speedwa y, The H andi cap ma in began w i'h lowyardage rid er Rick Webb 'a kin g the initial lead , fo llowed closel y b y J esse Fin ch , Ton y Beiner' and G ary Ackroyd. As one lap was recorded , Beinert found h im self lrailing Ack royd with Chri s Manchest er a nd Scott Brant j ust behind h im lookin g fo r a wa y around As the basic front gr o up of riders circled th e track , Faria hun g back Ju st bevong 'he fringe, sizin g u p the field. Just behind '0

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