Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

rophy team, good luck shined upon he U.S. J unior World team. The French, Swedish and Spanish unior World teams a ll lost at least one ider on the da y, which shot the erican team from fifth to second nd within striking distance of the eading Czech team. "Lewis, Smith, Rhodes and Hatch ontinued to click off consistently fast imes in the special tests, keeping them ell ahead of the third-p lace Du tch earn. The leader in the 250cc class, Peteransel moved into the overall individal lead by just four seconds over 500cc lass leader Podmol. Edmondson also ound himself heading the field in the 25cc class. Day three saw the third U.S. rider op out as Gary Doerr, a member of he Senior U.S. Club, failed to make t to the finish line after crashing and njuring his ribs .. Day fou r By Thursday, most of the attention the American camp turned to the unior.World team, that now had an bvious shot at the win. Less . than an hour into the da y, umors were already circulating that e U.S. had taken over the lead when ech Junior World rider J aroslav era n, riding an Italian-made Gas-Gas n the 80cc class, crashed in the grass ck special test and broke his collarone. Shortly thereafter, it was comirmed that Bera n had indeed crashed d was sidelined, and that the U.S. am was the new leader. Desp ite the fact that they had taken ontrol of the lead, 'Lewis, H at ch, hodes and Smith weren't about to oun t their chickens before they atched, knowing quite well that nything could happen. This was also an important day for , he Swedish and Czechoslovakian rophy teams. After Po sledni had gotten lost and opped five minutes the day before, e, as well as the rest of th e team, gave thei r all to catch the Swedes, who nj oyed about a two-minute lead after y three. On day four, Posledni posted e fastest times on all the specia l tests, ffectively cutting th e Swedish team 's ad in half. Day five Friday was an uneven tfu l day for the .S. J unior World team . Enjoying a th er comfor table lead over th e Du tch am, Ha tch , Rhodes, Lewis and Sm ith knew they had to take it easy on their machinery and themselves, and not worry too much about their speci al test times. " I was reall y nervous, " said Sm ith. . "I didn 't want to take any chan ces. I rode really conservatively." Their plan paid off as they easily maintained their lead over Holland at the end of the day. But there was plenty of action in the Trophy competition. After cutting the Swede's lead in half the previous day, the Czech Trophy team was hoping for a repeat performance on day five. However, disas ter struck once again, when Posledni's of dust just about blanketed the entire facility . After th e 80cc moto, the 125cc class took the customary parade lap and when they had finished, Great Britain's Paul Edmondson told officials that he felt the track was too dangerous because of th e bl inding dust. He, backe d by the rest of the 125cc racers, refus ed to stage for their moto until water was put down on the track. An emergen cy meeting was held, attended by ea ch country 's jury member, and it was decided that if the track wasn 't wa tered down within an hour, the races would not be held, or they would be hel d but not timed. "There's no reason why we can 't do c:N it again next year." R esu lts WO RLD T ROPHY: I. Sweden (633.06) ; 2. Gennany (1065.58); 3. France (1173.i7); 4. Grea t Britain (1635.85); 5. Holland (2075.76); 6. Pol a nd (2589.04); 7. Spain (3459.63); 8. USA (4665.77); 9. Australia (12564.80); 10. Czechoslovakia (30755.46); II. Finland (32030.23); 12. Switzerland (43070.18); 13. South A1rica (96637.43); 14. Ital y (105393.91); 15. Ireland (151632.94); 16. Ganada (142668.44). JUNIOR WO RLD TROPHY : I. USA (2095.57); 2. H o lland (3945.32); 3. Pola n d (4906.45); 4. Czechoslovakia (46643.55); 5. Sweden (61068.53); 6. Spain (63555.62); 7. Germany (76356.63); 8. Finland (93576.27); 9. Great Britain (64730.77); 10. France (121422.22); II. Italy (150450.82). 80: I. Bus Vladroir (KTM) CS; 2. Marro Franceschetti (TM) Italy; 3. Pierfranro Muraglia (Raw) Italy; 4. Mario (TM) Italy; 5. Aml""j Tomiczek (TM) Poland; 6. Maciej Wrobel (TM) Poland; 7. Andrea Cabas (TM) Italy; 8. Rail lolles (TM) Germany; 9. Mariusz (Sirn) Poland; 10. Wiktor Iwanski (TM) Poland. 125: I. Paul Edmondson (H us) GB; 2. Lubomir Vojk uvka (KTM) CS; 3. J ohnni Fossati (TM) Italy; 4. Jell Nil son (KT M) Sweden; 5. Radek Matoska (KTM) CS; 6. jaume Colom (KT M) Spain; 7. Arm in Sponsel (KT M) Germany; 8. Randy Hawkins (Sur ) U.S.A.: 9. Dominique Cosies (Yam) Franc e; 10. J imm y Lewis (KTM) U.S.A.; 18. Jonathan King (Sur) U.S.A.; 22. Jell Odom (KT M) U.S.A.; 39. Peter Ruggiero (KT M) U.S.A. 25&: 1. Stepha ne Peterhansel (Yam) France; 2. Giovan ni Sala (KT M) Ital y; 3. Kari Tiainen (H us) Finland; 4. Giorgio Grasso (Ka w) Ital y; 5. Joch im Hedendahl (Sur ) Sweden ; 6. J an H rehor (KTM) CS; 7. Fredrik Thomasson (5uz) Sweden : 8. Dirk von ' Zitzewitz (Suz) Germ an y; 9. Uwe Weber (KT M) Gennany; 10. Thierry Magnaldi (Yam) Fran ce; 16. Steve Hatch (Sur ) U.S.A.; 18. Kevin Hines (Sur) U.S.A.; 22. Dan Nielson (KTM) U.S.A.; 28. Jefl Fred ette (Raw) U.S.A.; 39. Raymond Davis (Sur) U.S.A.; 42. Bru ce Field (Hon) U.S.A.; 45. Ron La wson (KTM) U,S.A.; 55. C1uis Smith (KT M) U.S.A.; 59. Lyle Duronso (Sur) U.s.A.; 66. Kelby Pepper ( K~ ) U.S.A.; 68. David Bowers (KT M) U.S.A.; 77. Richard Math ers (KTM ) U.S.A. 500: I. Li bor Podmol (KT M) CS; 2. Davide T rolli (KT M) Ital y; 3. Svenerik J ons son (H us) Sweden ; 4. Alain O livier (KTM) France; 5. Fabi o Fasola (KT M) Italy; 6. Dick Wicksell (KTM) Sweden; 7. Rai-Armin Pfefferle (5uz) Germany; 8. Carl o Rossin i (Yam) Ital y; 9. Joakim J ohansson (Hon) Sweden; 10. Martin Kremel (H us) CS; 32. Paul Krause (Kaw) U.S.A.; (Above) Frenchman Stephane Peterhansel was the top overall individual finisher. (Right) Most of the terrain was mountainous and predominately dry. Husqvarna came to a grinding stop in the cross country test. Posledni reportedl y flew over a jump, and when he landed with the throttle wid e open, the bike's transmission disintegrated and blew a hole in the engine cases. With Posledni ou t of action , Sweden found themselves with an insurmountable lead. Friday was also a heartbreaking da y for U.S. Club Team rider Blaine Ostafin. Running 35th in the 125cc class, Ostafin was within a few feet of finishing the day when his Kawa sak i's engine locked up with a broken crank. Day six A sh ort 25-mile trail led th e riders to the fin al MX special test, a mo tocross facilit y loca ted just a few miles outside of town. An estimated 15,000 specta tors lined th e hilly track for the grand fin al e, bu t it was obvious even before the first moto was ru n that dust was going to be a serious problem. This becam e a real ity when the first mo to of the 80cc class was star ted. By the time the bikes rounded the first tum , a thick cloud Alt ho ug h water tru cks did apply water on portions of the track, it wasn't enough to sat isfy th e riders or j ury memb ers. It was eventually decided to ru n the motos without timing th e riders. This decision effectively ended the Six Days right then , and the U.S. had won th e J unior World T ro phy and the Swedes, th e World Trophy. "1£ feels great to finall y win at th e Six Da ys," sai d American J u ni or World team member Rhodes. " Maybe now people will start tak ing the Six Days more seriously. By fin ally winning, hopefully people will rea lize that we don 't go to the Six Days j us t for a two -week vaca tio n. We go over there and work hard every time. This tim e it fin all y pa id off." • " I knew we h ad a chance of winn ing right from the start," said Lewis. "We .had the speed on our team, bu t we just need a little bi t of good luck and we got it, 35. T om Webb (KTM ) U.S.A.; 38. Doug J on es (KTM) U.S.A.; 39. Dave Bertra m (Sur) U.S.A.; 4~. Fred Hoess (H us) U.S.A.; 55. Sha wn H ybarger (KTM) U.S.A. 350 4/ STIlK: I. Kent Karlsson (H bg) Sweden; 2. Marc Mor ales (H us) France; 3. O takar Kouba (H us) CS; 4. Mar tin Karas (H us) CS; 5. Stefan Bernhard (H bg) Ger ma ny ; 6. T ho mas G us tavso n (H bg ) Sweden ; 7. Massimo M igliora Li (Hbg) Ital y; 8. Rem o Fauorv (H us) Ital y; 9. J oh n Deacon (H us} GB; 10. Eric Lejeu ne (H bg ) Belgium : II. David Rh odes (Hbg) U.S.A.; 21. Drew Smith (H bg ) U.S.A. . 500 41ST RK: I. J arosla v Katri nak (H bg) CS; 2. Bert von Zi tzew itz (KT M) G erm a ny: ~ . Emi l Cu nde rlik (Hus ) CS: 4. Bill And ers son (Hus) Sweden ; 5. J ean Paul Charles (H bg) France; 6. Dusan Kotrla (KT M) CS; 7. Pierre Gatinea u (H us) France; 8. Martin Macek (H us) CS; 9. Simo n Schram (H us) Holland ; 10. Valenti Far gas (Hbg) Spain ; 14. C Url Wilcox (Ho n) U.S.A.; 25. Rob Riley (Hbg) U.S.A. U.S.A GOLD MEDAL: Rand y Haw kins (Suz); Ji m my Lewi s (KTM) ; J on a than Kin!! (Suz); Steve Ha tch (Suz); Kevin H ines (Suz); Dan Nielson (KT M); . David Rh odes {H gb). U.S.A SILVER MEDAL: J ell Odom (KTM); Peter Ru ggiero (KTM); ) ell Fredette (Kaw); Raymo nd Davis (Suz); Bru ce Field (Ho n); Ron Lawso n (KT M); C1uis Smi th (KT M); Lyle Duronso (Suz); Pa ul Krause (Raw); Tom Webb (KT M); Doug Jones (KT M); Dave Bertram (Sur ); Fred Hoess (Hus); Drew Smith (Hbg); CUrl Wilcox (Hon). U.S.A. BRO NZE MEDAL: I. Kelb y Pe pper (KT M); David Bowers (KT M); Richard Mathers (KT M); Shawn H ybarge r (KTM); Rob Riley (H bg). U.S.A DNF: Jason Dah ners (Hb g); J ames Gray (Yam); Ga ry Doerr (Raw); Blaine Ostalin (Raw). 7

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