Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ DIRT TRACK ill Grand National Championship/Camel Pro Series: Round 14 m Terry Poovey (18), Ricky Graham (3) and Larry Pegram (72) race their Honda RS750s through turns one and two. Parker relishes the thought of winning his fourth Grand National Championship. 10 get through it better than I was, " said Carr. On the 19th lap, Carr was again surprised when Atherton slid past, but Carr displaced his teammate on the following straight. Durelle suddenly came to life on the next lap, and blasted past Hale and Atherton to assume third, while Jones and Poovey looked for a way to do the same. "I was stuck in fifth for so long, but near the end I started to get more familiar with the track," said Durelle. "All of a sudden I found my self smoking past those guys, and I thought, 'Hey, alright! ' " Durelle proceeded to reel in Carr, bu t was unable to find his way past before the checkered flag appeared. Parker scored the win, wi th nearly a full straightaway to sp are, while Carr and DureIle sped across the fin ish line painfully dose. Ath erton and Hale rounded out the top five, with Jones and Poovey only inches behind. "I kept thinking th at Carr was coming, but he never did ," said Parker. "Then, I realized that I had gotten a good lead on th em, and I was one happy camper." . " When Scott y got away like that, we seemed to slow each other down," said Carr, who was in sur prisingly good spirits. " It didn't affect the race at all , but a fuel line broke and gas started to pour on my leg. Wh en we pulled off, man, did it burnl " . " H eyl Another onel " said a happy T eenager Mike Hale turned in the fastest qualifying 'Iap of the day. and finished fifth in the main event. Durelle, referring to hi s recent stri ng of top fin ishes. "I just wish I had gotten comfortable earlier in the race." "Aft er I slowed dow n , it was like a Sunday ride out there," said Ather ton. "T hat was fun out there, I coulda gone 50 laps!" " I was just in the wrong place at tIre wrong time," sa id Hal e, who finished fifth . " I was go ing for broke near the end, but I sli pped off the groove and I knew that was it." " Man, I stayed right th ere for the wh ole race, but I just cou ldn' t get by," sai d J ones of hi s sixth-place fini sh. " It seemed like everyone was fighting the track, it was really slick." Poovey seemed pleased with his debut performance on the Shobert Racing Honda , co n side r i n g the circu ms tances. " I think we still have 10 dial it in," said th e personable Texan. "Heck, we didn 't even stan the bike until Thursday, and it's been sitting for over three years ! I'm looking forw ard to the next two races, though." Nearly five seconds behind the lead pa ck, Morehead, Pegram and Farris ' spent the ent ire race swa pp ing pos itions, and rounded out the top 10, in that order. " It takes horsepower to run up there, . and right now, we don 't got it," said Morehead . " We just gotta go back t the dyno . Oh weIl, those good 01' boy I was racing with were a lot of fun ." " Yeah, I gu ess it was fun," repli Farris, who finished 10th. " Bu t no that fun l It would've been better if w were arguing over Iirstr not eigh th!" " I don 't know what happened," sai Pegram. " Once we lost the lead pa ck the y just got away." Behind Farr is; Davis, Day, Herndon Springsteen and Graham rod e rela lively alone in th eir respective places and crossed the fini sh line in . tha order. " Man, I couldn 't see ou t th ere," sai Springsteen . "T here were so man gu ys ou t th ere th rowing up din, I feI lik e I had on so meone's - bifocal s, 0 some thing. It was grea t to be out there th ough, everybody is so compe titiv nowadays. . . " Results . TtME TRIALS: I. Mike Hale (37.395 seconds) 2. Chri s Carr (37.453); 3. Kevin Ath erton (37.471) 4. Sco u Pa rker (37.526); 5. David Du rell e (37.555) 6. Ri cky G raham (37.600); 7. La rry Pegram (37.679) 8. Keith Day (37.700); 9. Steve Moreh ead (37.800) 10. Ro nnie j o nes (37.806); ll , J a y Sp ri ngs tee (37.839); 12. Will Davis (37.895): 13. Terry Poov (37.953): 14. SIeve Rasm ussen (38.000):..l5. Rodn Farris (38.009): 16. Bill y Hern don (38.076): 17. T Tay lor (38.083): 18. Steve Beattie (38.099): 19. Da Ingram (38.124): 20. Bob McDowe ll (38.150): 21. Dav Camli n (38. 160); 22. Sa l Hoffman (38.307): 23. Cur Rehmert (38.399): 24. Chance Darl ing (38.4 19): 25 Don Wilso n (38.454): 26. Kris Kiser (38.47 1):27. Stev Raymond (38.506): 28. T o ny Donahue (38.588): 29 Scon Slump (38.70 1): 30. Don Estep (38.877): 31 Aaron Hill (38.88 1): 32. Rex Fisher (38.988): 33. Da McDo nn ell (39. 129): 34. Rob Dam ron (39.283). HEAT I: I. Mike Hale (H · D); 2. Larry Pegra (H en ): 3. Terry Poo vey (H on); 4. Ricky Graha (H e n ): 5. Da n Ingram (Ho n); 6. S~~ Beanie (H D): 7. Will Da vis (H · D); 8. Don Estep (H · D): 9 Cha nce Darl in g (H· D): 10. Don Wilson (Hon ); l l Aaron Hill (H · D). Time: 6 mi nutes, 15.451 seconds. HEAT 2: I. David Durell e (H- D); 2. Chris (H -D): 3. Keith Day (Hon); 4. Ted Taylor (Ho n) 5. Jay Spri ngs teen (H· D): 6. SIeve Ra smussen (H D): 7. Bobby McDowell (H -D); 8. Scou Stump (Ho n) 9. Kris Kiser (H on ); 10. Curtis Rehm ert (Suz); l l Rex Fish er (H -D); 12. Ra ndy Roose (H-D). Time: 6:19.335. HEAT 3: I. Seen Parker (H · D): 2. Rod ney Farri ( H~ D); 3. Ronnie Jones (Ha n); 4. Steve Morehea (H · D): 5. Kevin Atherton (H· D):6 . Will ia m Herndo (Hon ); 7. David Cam lin (H -D); 8. Steve Ra ymon (H -D): 9. Sa l Hoffm an (H -D): 10. Daniel McDonnel (H · D); II. Dan iel McDonn ell (H · D); 12. Rober Damron (Du e). Time: 6:13.961 SEMI 1: I. Morehead ; 2. Davis; 3. Herdon; 4 Stu mp: 5. Ra smu ssin: 6. Raym ond; 7. Darl ing; 8 Rehmert; ; 9, Ingr am : 10. Taylor ; 11. McDonnell 12. Fish er. Time: 6:14.898. SEMI 2: I. Ath erton: 2. Gr ah am ; 3. Springsteen 4. Ganlin; 5. Beaule; 6. Kiser; 7. Estep; 8. H offman 9. Don ahue; 10. Wil son ; 11. Dam ron ; 12. McDowell Time: 6:14.612. 2S-LAP NATIONAL: I. Seen Park ", (H ·D); 2 Ch ris Carr (H- D); 3. Dave Du rell e (H-D); 4. Kevi Athe rto n (H- D); 5. Mike Ha le ff-l-D): 6. Ronnie j on (H o n ); 7. T erry Poo vey (H on); 8. Steve Mor ehea (H ·D): 9. Larry Pegra m (Ho n ); 10. Rodn ey Ferri (H · D): II. Will Davis (H · D); 12. Keit h Day (H on) 13. Billy He rndon (H o n ): 14. J ay Springsteen (HD); 15. Ricky Graham (Ho n ): 16. Dave Ca mli n (H D): 17. Sco tt Stu mp (Ho n). Time: 15:35.493. . Avera ge speed: 96.205 mph. AMA/CAM EL PRO SERI ES POINT STAND1NG s : I. Chris Carr ( 194) 3 win s: 2. Seen Park (193) 6 win s; 3. Ronnie j on es 165) .5 win s; 4. Kevin Ath erton (112): 5. Larry Pegram ( 102) I win : 6. Dav Durelle (92): 7. Steve Mo reh ead (9 1): 8. Rick) Graham (90) I win : 9. Rodney Farris (87): 10. (TIE Will Davis/Mike Hale (67): 12. T erry Poovey (61); 13. Billy Hern do n (54): 14. Jay Sp rings teen (46): 15. Dan Ingram (32); 16. Keith Day (28): 17. (TIE)Geor Roed er II/ RuSlY Rog ers (22): 19. (TI E) Aaron H il l Ri ch King/ Garth Bro w (17). J UNIOR HEAT I: I. Win k Freitas (W-R): 2. Tim Selby (W-R): 3. Ron Brown (Yam ); 4. J aim e Aguilar (H · D): 5. Steve Mayfield (W-R): 6. Woodrow Roger> (W-R); 7. Do na ld Pau l (W-R); 8. j ose ph Pineda (H· D); 9. Mark Butl er (W-R): 10. J oe Carrera (W-R); II. Ro bert Meirin g (Hon ). Time: 3:51.262. JUNIOR HEAT 2: I. Mich ael Dill on (W· R); 2. J elf Eklund (H- D); 3. J am es Hart (W-R): 4. Mark Sm ith (H-ll): 5. j oseph winston III (H -D); 6. Jell Ru ssell (W· R); 7. Stan Morris (W-R); 8. Robert Land (KT M): 9. Sean Pl ymale (W· R): 10. Eric Green (H· D): II. Bill y Coruales (H · D); 12. Stan Morris (W· R). Time: 3:53.2 16. JUNIOR HEAT 3: I. Allon Mc8

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