Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

_ __ __ _'-- MA1_ A CN_ _ _ Ch_am~ionshi~ Observed Trials Series: Rounds 9/final A_ _ N T_ _ationa1_ _ Ryan Young's two-day sweep gave him the Na tional title and set a new win record. Young wins title, breaks record in New England By Michael Snyder WRENTHAM, MA, SEPT. 7&: EXETER, RI, SEPT. 8 like this one. I compe ted in Eu ro pe yan Young co m pletely dominated . the final two rounds of the d u ring a break be tween National National Championship Trials rounds and most of the top guys over there wo uld probably even consi der Series, winning the back-to-back New England even ts by large margins to th is an easy event. A lot of these wrap up his fourth National title. sections were used in the 1985 World Bu t sweeping both ro u n ds an d Ch ampionsh ip round held here in claiming the National Championship R h ode Isl and and the top riders wasn't the only th ing Young ach ieved, dropped 100 poin ts. T oday Ryan (Young) did the same score, so we're as his final-round triumph in Rhode Isl and put him atop the all-time getti ng there." Young dropped a to tal of 108 points Na ti o n a l Tria ls wi n list wi th 28 victories. Youn g b ro ke five- time o n his way to the Rhode Islan d victory, National Champion Marland Wha 50 fewer than runner-up Aaron. Ron Commo J r. finished third after dropley's mark of 27 wins. ping 195 points, while Farr followed " Now I wo uld lik e to break Bernie with a 206-point score. Kip Web b Schreiber's reco rd of 21 wins in.a row," said Young after the Rhode Island edged Ray Peters for fifth by one point, even t, "I have a mini-streak go ing no w 224-225. The King P h il ip M.e.-promoted with six in a row, so I ha ve a lo t of . work ahead of me." ro und in Wrentham, Massach use tts , featured what most of the Na tionallyOne rider who would like to ma ke ranked riders considered to be an easy the National Champion work very , course. Most sections were like a ma ze hard and prevent the stre ak from through rock p iles and other ob stacles, continuing is Young's Aprilia teamallowing the riders to zigzag their mate Geoff Aaron. The T ryals Shoppeway around , hazards. Though severa l supported Aaron finished 50 points ri ders' scores were on the high side, behind Young in Rhode Island followmos t of the Championship class ing a third place finish behind Mascompetitors said th e course wasn ' t very sachusetts runner-up Tom Farr. cha lle nging. ''The sections were really good (in Rhode Island), definitely tougher than Youn g' breezed through three loops yesterday's as well as a lo t more in Wrentham, only dropping 15 po in ts exciting," said Aaron. ' 'They chalal ong the way. Runner-up Farr tal lied a 56-point score, n in e less than th irdlenged the Championship class riders. In order for us to improve in the World place finisher Aaron. Across the border in Rhode Island, Championships, we need m~ev~ts R I TRIALS e e Geoff Aaro n finished third in Massachusetts and was the runner-up in Rhode Island. the Rh ode Rovers M.e. had set up a string of more challenging sections which sent the riders over many ~anges in elevation. . ','They can't say it 's going to be easy," said promoter Bill Mat hewson. "We've been working since January to get this right. " As the riders retu rn ed after three long loops, they appeared fatigued. Many elected to skip some of the more di££icult sections to conse rve energy for easier traps that would possibly tak e fewer da bs to com p lete. " Today 's event was a lo t m ore cha lle nging than yeste rday's," sai d Young after his Rhode Island victory. "Lately I've been winnin g with really big margins; in Pennsylvania it was 39 points , yesterday 41 and today 50 paints. Pennsylvania and Massachusetts were pretty easy eve nts, and today's was very hard. The gap is the same, though. "It was the kind of event they should have for the Cha mpionship class riders," said Yo ung. " Get those guys busting their bu tt. Let them kn ow what their potential is, wh at they have to work on, and what to work toward. " Beta-supported Commo explained h is th ird-place finish in Rhode Island, saying, "It was rough, but I had a good time. It was about 10 times harder and a lo t more technical than yesterday's run . I did better on my second lap and I cleaned section seven (a triple rock ledge) twic e, which was a personal triumph for me." drop from second FaITexplained histhe day before to fourth in Rhode Island. "The event was a lo t closer o n time and m uch mo re grueling on the body as well," he began. "There were only a few sections tha t I fel t I could clean, the o thers were really tricky. I had a ' n at tire which bought me a cou ple of points on ti me penalty and few more t:!'I for aggravation." Results MASSACHUSETI'S CSHIP: I. Ryan Young (Apr); 2. Tom Fan (H o n); 3. Geoff Aaro n (Apr); 4. Ro n Commo (Bet) ; 5. Todd Ro per (Apr); 6. SIeVe McNeal (Fa n); 7. Kip" W (Fan) ; 2. Wayn e Galvin (H on ); 3. Bill y Erwin (Be, ); 4. Spencer Co ffman (Be,); 5. Eri c Sch ertz (Bel). SlSR 40: I. Gary Sam psel (Fa n) ; 2. Dave Waldo (Fan) ; 3. jim Wal50n (Fan ); 4. Pete McQu irk (Bel ); ~. Lonnie Lykins. SlSR 45: I. David Hulse (Fa n ). VET: I. Bill Tbcmpson (Yam); 2. Carl Peters (Yarn). HS: I. Cory Pi ncock (Ga.); 2. Robert l.eggo (Fan ). RHODE ISLAN D C'S W P: I. R ya n Young (Apr); 2. Geoff Aaro n (Apr); 3. Ro n Co mm o (Bel); 4. Tom Farr (H on); 5. Kip W

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