Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS e O PE N BI C: I. Dt'vin Gan o (H on) ; 2. Geo~ Myns (KTM ); 3. Seen Stevena (Han); 4. Rod~rick R~ II (H an ). "'25: I. Kurth Meek (H an) ; 2. Steve g ead (Ya m ); 3. Ti mo thy Federsp iel (Yam) ; 4. Ch a rles McClelland (SUI); 5. T im Briggs (H a n). +30: I. Larry Witm er (SOl); 2. Larry Lynam (H an) ; 3. Car l Vargo (H an);4. T eeja y McCin nls (Sul ); 5. Leslie T ro ver (SUI ). 125 C: 1. Jdf Ulwfer (SOl); 2. David Hu ey (Han); 3. Kevin H an tz (Hon ); 4. Brian MaUltt (SUl); 5. Chuck Wyan (SOl~. 125 B: I. Dua ne G riW , (S uz); 2. Doug Fi n l~y (SUl); 3. Brian Marshall (Ya m): 4. Everett Dahl berg (H on ); 5. Ja50n Figler (Han). 125 A: I. Kurtis MNk (Hon); 2. Duan e Ma ttix ~ H on ). 250 A; 1. David j ohn se n ( Xaw) ; 2. Larry Witmer (SOl); 3. Joe Subart Jr. (Yam ); 4. Carl H orv ath [Kaw ). 250 B: I. Ed Yc he (SUI ); 2. Steve n Smith (H a n ); 3. R ick Go rney (Hen ): 1. David Carne s (Yam) ; 5. T imothy Federspiel (Ya m). . 250 C: I. David Hu ey (H an ); 2. J(,ff Mot e (Ka w): 3. And y Selen t (H a n); 4. GrT'g Brown (SUI): 5. Gary Ell"'}' (Ya m). Daily doubles at Bear Creek Spdwy By Kevin George Joe DePatto (700) powers into Glen H elen's first turn in front of the 250cc Int ermedia te Division T wo class. CMC Trans-Cal Series South: Round I Staufenbeil stomps to Glen Helen MX wins By Paul Kellen SAN B ERNARDINO, CA, AUG. 31-SEPT. I ro Circuit/Thor/Poway H onda! Acer b i s / Motu 11S m i th l Ceetsponsored Tim Sta ufenbeil scored overall victo ries in both th e 125 a nd 250cc Intermediate classes at the fir st ro und of the CMC Trans-Cal Seri es South, held at Gl en Helen OHV Park. Staufenbeil's closes t competition came in the first 250cc Intermediate moto, in the form of Aaro n Wen strup. Wen strup blasted off the lin e ahead of Staufenbeil , Keith Mayes, Chad Schol z and Merle Hammer. Wenstrup and Sta ufenbeil quickly put two seconds on the rest of the field on the first lap . Sta ufenbeil lea p t to the insid e o f Wenstrup on the big tabletop jum p and sna tched th e inside line goi ng into the next turn. The two rid ers continued to trade the .lead, bu t on the th ird lap, however, th e ac tion go t a little too hot as both riders slammed togeth er and fell. Staufenbeil got up fast eno ugh 10 retain th e lead ; bu t Wenstrup fell to sixth. From th at po int o n, Staufenbeil poured o n the gas and crossed the finish lin e five seconds ahead of Chad Scholz, with Keith Mayes, ' Wen strup an d Bill Sauro ro undi ng out the to p five. The second moto belonged to Wen stru p , as Sta ufenbeil ga ted Poorl y and was never able to cha llenge. Wenstrup grabbed the holeshot and sp rinte d into the lead ahead of J ustin McMurrich, Jonas Dunn, Staufenbeil and Dennis Dahlin . Wenstrup was ch a ll en ged ear ly by McMurrich, who eventua lly fell and finished fifth . Stau fenbeil passed Dunn in the back 'section on lap three and narrowly m issed McMurru ch whe n he fell. Staufenbeil eventually worked i nto seco n d place. Sta ufenbeil's scores of 1-2 were good eno ugh for the overall victory, while Wenstrup's 4-1 scor e gave him second overall. T he 125cc Intermediat e class aga in saw Staufenbeil and Wen strup pitted against one ano ther. Lex Malan rocketed off the line in the first mo to ahead of Staufenbeil , Bob Sage, Wens trup and Steve Drew. H alfway through the first' lap, Staufenbeil found his way around Mal an P and took over the lead posito n. Sage began chi pping away at Staufenbeil's lead , an d on th e th ird lap o ut-j umped Staufe n be il o n th e back tab letop . Sta ufenbeil railed the o utside berm after th e downhill and passed him back. Sage la ter crashed on the back downhill, but man aged to remount an d fini sh in th ird position. Sta u fen beil crossed the finis h line first, four seco nds ahead o f Wen strup , Sage, Up ton and Dell sgaue. Wenstrup led the pack around th e first corne r at the star t of the second rno to. Staufenb eil bounced aro und Wenstrup on the fourth la p, and led until Upton ran aro und bot h Sta ufenbeil and Dahlin to take the lead. Upton kept the lead until th e finish, with Staufenbeil , Dahlin, Wen strup and Evilsizer fini shing out the top five. As in th e 250cc class, combi ned rno to scores gave Staufenb eil the overall win , with Wen strup fin ishi ng second. . . Mik e Young won the lio n 's share of the Pro purse in the 125 Pro class. Young led the pack around the first turn in th e first 125cc Pro mo to , but was passed by eventual rnoto winner Brian Manley. Young' hel d o n to seco nd, ahead of Eri ckson, T ravis Hodges and Billy Felts. Young got the jump in moto two , ahea d of Manley, Erickso n, H odges and Erick Hilton. Manley put th e pressure on Young, bu t Y o ung wicked up the pace. Wh en th e du st cleared, it was Young, lO-seconds ahead of Manley, followed by Eric kso n an d Hodges. Young's 2-1 gave him th e o verall win . D Results PIW STK BEG: I. Kyle Partridge (Yam); 2.Kevin Roberts (Yam). PM STK JR: I. John Ho pk ins (Ya m); 2. Michad Blose- (Yam ). PIW MOD: I. RoM Garcia (Yam): 2. Soon Nelse n (Ya m ). 60 008: 1. Josir Wi1Iillm& J r. (Ka w ); 2. Bri an jara m illo (K.a tll: l. Montr Mon tagur (K.aw) ; 2. Dustin Rl'l~ ( K.aw ). ~ 80 BE.G: I. J on Brown (Kaw); 2. R.]. Mitehl"l1 (Suz); 5. Canar Gal vo (Suz); 4. jerr Rob inso n (Suz); 5. Chad Racer (SUl ). 80 OPEN 9-- I. JerryAleman (Suz); 2. R.J. Mitehrll (Suz). 11: 80 JR.: 1. Josh Tarantino (Suz); 2. Doug Parson s (SUI); 5. / in Dostal (SUl); 4. Jttry Almlan (Soz). ~ BEG Dol: I. Lana- Levin (Han); 2. Paul Ktllm (Yam ); 3. Brad Peters (SUI); 4. Joh n Nelson (Han); 5. Pa ul G il martin (Ka w) . I ~ BEG D-%:. I. alUck En KOe (SUl); 2. Ja mes Summers . (Yam ); 3. Shad Murp hy (SUI); 4. Jason wood (SUI); 5. Ca,r1O$ Oliva (H a n). l~ J1l Dol : I. Angdo l ngrande (K.aw) ; 2. Aaron Wu na (Ra w); 3. Jero me Law (Ka w); 4. M ik~ Van Noo rd t (SUl); 5. J~ Cirocco (Yam). 12S Jlll).%: 1. John 81iar (H an ); 2. Sha ne Scarpiello (5 uz); 3. JatOn In gnaolf (Sw ); 4.SQn R undl e (Sul ): 5. G uy BattaKlia (SUI). %50 BEG: I. Kevin Ga~tt~ (Ha n); 2. S tev~ Flan ders ( Kaw ); 3. Rrytt Barker (Ka w) ; 4. Paul Kl" lIen (Yam) ; S. Bob Shi m p (SUI). .. 250 JIl: I. Angelo Ingrande ( Ra w); 2. H oml"le", Lonergan ( Ra w); 3. Robal Sheldon (Ya m ); 4.,Scott Mumford (Ya m ); 5. Brmt Smith (Yam) . 500 lEG: I. T ro y Cunn ing ha m (Han): 2. David Wolf l" (Han). SOO JIl: I. Sll" T ollilOn (H an) ; 2. J im Harri s (H a n). ve VET Jll: 1. Bill Payne (H a n ); 2. Tommy Woessner ( Ka w); 3. Rick lL il/;er (SUI); 4. T ommy Brackens ( K.aw ); 5. Steve l Fry (Ha n). UTH Jll: I. T im Wahl berg (Ya m ): 2. Rich Barton (Ya rn): 3. Ra ben. Moor l"(Yam); 4. Sco tt H offma n (Ha n). OT J R: I. a i~ Chdfiru (Ha n ): 2. Va5I"k Ulrich (H a n). 80 INT : 1. jedd Wi1Ioh (Ka w ); 2. G reg Yea rsley (S UI); 3. Jason Matt hewa (Suz). 80 EX: 1. JaMIO Part ridge (Ka w ). 125 INT D-I : I. J oshua Dunn (Vam ); 2. Mike M eu~ (SUI); 3. Rob Drew (Y a m ); 4. Rusty Holl an d (S uz); 5. Bn an Tt'MS ( K.aw) . 12S INT D-%: I. Tim Sr.aufenbeil (Ha n ); 2. Dona ld Up ton (Han): :t Aaron Wenstru p (S uz); 4. Bob Sage (Ka w ); 5. Ma rlo Painter (Han). ~ t NT 1).1: I. T im Stau fenbe il (Han); 2: Aaro n Wenu ru p (SUI): 3. Dmni, Dah lin n (Kaw); 4. 01ad Scho lz (Ya m ); 5. Bill Sawo (SOl). 250 INT [). %: I. Dona ld Up ton (Hon): 2. Bob Sage (Kaw); 3. Ja son Meh an (Xa w ); 4. Tony Seckerma n (Han); 5. Josh ua Dunn (Ya m). l 500 tNT: 1. Donald U pton (H an) ; 2. Kt-Iy Pichel ( K.aw ); 3. 0uU Murphy (H a n); 4. J.J. Pttchel (Ho n ). Its PRO: I, Mike Yo ung (SUI ); 2. Bria n Manl ry (K.aw); 3. Bubba Erickso n (SOl); 4. Travis H OO (Hon): 5. J ohn K" Ray (SOl) . 250 PRO: 1. Mik~ Young (SUI); 2. Micky DImond (Ya m ): .5. Damon Huffman ( Ka w ); 4. Mikt' O1a mlx-r Olin (Ya m ): 5. Sha wn wv nne (SUl). SOO PRO: 1. Bill y Frank (Hon); 2. R I"1l. Staten (H an). VE. tNT: 1. Davi d Zha n (H a n) : 2. G rqc Perolio (H a n ); T 3. David Lynch (Han ); 4. JI"Tt' Mali()n (Yam ); 5. J .S. Ha nso n (Hon ). VET MSTR: I. K~nZahn (Hon ); 2. Rod Richa rdson (Han). VET PRO: 1. Rn Staten (H a n). UTH INT: 1. Rod R ich ar d so n (Han ); 2. Larry Lawren ce (Vam ); 3. Ken lahn (Hon); 4. Edd ie Davi!!o (Yam ). OT tNT: 1. Ron T uzinski (H a n). OT MSTR. : I. BlDler La wrence (Ya m). Yohe grabs Read's Racing MX win By Larry Witmer NORTH W EBSTER, IN, AUG. 24 Ed Yohe captured the o vera ll wi n in th e 250cc B class after 3-l lin ishes at Read's Ra cing MX. Rick Go rn ey gra bbed th e hol eshot at the sta rt of the first moto and held the lead to the finis h. where he had Steve Sm ith g lued to his rear fende r. Yohe passed David Ca rnes on the last lap to capture thi rd. The second moto was a ll Yohe as he got the ho lesho t and went o n to the mo to victory. Smith held second from start to fin ish a nd well ahead of Go rney whe n th ey crossed th e finis h line. Nicolas Var go led th e l 2-rider Automatic 50cc 4-8-year-old field to the first turn in mo to on e. Mike Bro wn slo tted in beh ind for second ju st ah ead of Du stin Canno n , Mikey Klin ger and Levi Krider. On the seco nd lap Krid er moved to third whe n Klin ger and Ca n non cras hed. Klin ger got up fir st to resu me the race in fo urt h. Fro m the re th e runn in g order went u ncha nged to th e finish wh ere Vargo crossed the lin e first ahea d of Brown, Krider , Kli nger and Ca nnon. Vargo got th e holeshol again at th e sta rt of mota two with Bro wn and Krider in close pursui t. The' act io n go t hot on the last lap when Krider passed Bro wn for second in the stadi u m rocker sectio n, then sn uck Vargo over a do uble jump to tak e th e lead , which he kept to the finish. Var go cla imed second, whic h was good for th e overall victory, and Brown finis hed th ird. Results AUTO: I. Nichola, Va rKo (Yam ); 2. Ltvi Kridt:r; 3. M ik~ Brown (Ya m); 4. Mikt')' Klin K" (Yam); 5. DUMin Canno n (Ya m). 60: 1. &n Gra ~1 ( ~ w ); 2. Nichol.., Zappia (Kaw): 3. Brad ley Ca.n non (K.aw) ; 4. Jenn ifer Edwards (Kaw). Yrn: I. Ron ni~ Brow n (Ya m); 2. (knk Gay heart; .5 . Rich ard T royer (H a n ). 80 A: I. Hl"arh Cripe (H a n); 2. J aoSM'n SnOOgrau (Yam ); 3. T ravi!l. T ro yer (Ya m); 4. Scott Trier (Vam ); 5. Ja50 n Rt'ar (Ka w ). 80 B: I. Nichol.u Za p~ia (Kaw): 2. 8m Gra~ 3. Bobby P ugh (H a n ); 4. Mi kry Khngn ( Ka w). 16·24: I. Joe Suba rt (Ya m ); 2. Doug Fin l(')' (Ya m); 3. Dt'a n Whed y (SUl ). S. CANTON. OH, AUG. 24 Bria n Da ily fin ished o ut a perfect nigh t by chargi ng fro m his tum th ree starting posi tion to clai m the eig ht lap Handicap main event win a t Bear Creek Speedway. Dai ly, backed by Rocky's Antique Cycles, Bro wn En gineering, Ho lsho y Welding Supply, Ch in a Kitchen , Alibi Lou nge, Wal es Racq uet and Fi tness Center, had already wo n the Scra tch mai n event a nd both of h is hea t races. Da ily sat o u t the fir st heat, while Pat Reyno lds took a wire-to-wire victory o ver Mark Ma urer and Curt Cerw in sky. Dai ly also wen t wire-to -wire in his heat , with Mike Weaver and J eff T retara chasing him to th e fin ish. The th ird heat had th e ma tch u p of Reynolds and Dail y, wi th tou gh newcomer Cerwinsky a lo ng for th e ride. Reynolds pulled th e ho leshot wi th Dai ly and Cerwinsk y in hot pursu it. Reynolds p ushed a little too hard. and wen t o ff the groove into fou r. Cerwi nsky too k th e checkered nag first. Maure r won the final heat, with Weaver ta king seco nd for the fin al two spots in the , scra tch main. Dail y and Reynolds had the to p spots in the Scra tch ma in and reall y wanted to square off fo r th e win . Dai ly pulled th e hol eshot in the Scratch main , a nd tow ed Reyn olds, Maurer and w eaver in a four-lap freigh t trai n to th e fin ish. At th e gree n light in th e Handicap ma in , Mau rer mad e a quick move on Cerw ms ky to tak e secon d, while Reyn olds was movin g up fast from the 50 yard line. an d passed Maurer on lap three. T retara ran up fro nt, and after four laps, Da ily caugh t Reynolds. By th e lim e Dai ly passed Reynolds. there were only two laps to go to ge t T retara for the wi n. " I had T reta ra in myu sights, and he has been ridi n' real good. When 1 saw the white flag I kn ew we were go ing to have a close one," said Daily. Dail y's pr ediction was accura te. Tretara's d u tch ga ve out going into turn o ne, an d he co u ld n 't set up a slid e. Dail y ducked undernea th T retara and scored the win. Reynol ds cha rged ou t of turn four and nearly stole th e wi n fro m Daily, but came u p sha n . Results H OCP : I. Brlan Da ily; 2. Pal Rrynold~ ; 3. Jeff T reeera : 4. Mark Ma urer: 5. Curt Cerwinskv. SCR AT CH ; I. Brian Daily; 2. Pat Reynol ds; 3. Ma rk Maur l"T; 4. Mike w eaver. Hofmeister masters Montgomery Short Track By Jack Hanson M ONT GOMERY. MN. AUG.31 Bill Hofm eister ma nha nd led his Faribault HD backed Wood ·Ro ta x to a ha rd earned win over Verdeen Langlan d in the 600cc Pro main event , o n the fifth -mite Montgom ery Speedway di n ova l. The 600cc Pro main was a H ofm eister and I La ng la nd bar -ban ger, Hofmeister man aged to grab the pol e in to the first corne r , wit h La ngla nd trying every tric k to mov e Hofm eister ou t. O n la p three, Langland tried too ha rd, slid o ut and let Er ic Brouhard take his spot. La ng la nd passed Brou ha rd back o n the next lap, bu t lost hi s cha nce to o verta ke Hofm eister. At th e ch eckers it wa s H ofmeist er , La ng la nd, Bro uhard, Dou g Obert and Mike Terho. T he 250-DTX-MX main featured a battl e between Nor b G regory a nd Ron Bystrom. Gr egory go t the better sta rt, and seemed to make hi s scoo ter grow wid er for Bystrom. while T im Gr ego ry a nd Tim McBrid e ar gued over thi rd. Butch Kozid follow ed in fifth. O n lap three, Blackw ell fell hard in co rner two . Blackw ell str uggled to his feet and mana ~ed to get hi s bike o ut of th e line befor e co lla psi ng in the infield . On lap five. Kozid took fourt h p lace from McBrid e, and at th e checkers it was Nor b Gr egory, Bystro m. Tim G rego ry, Kozid a nd McBrid e. Medical personnel were still att endi ng to Blackwell 10 th e infi eld whe n th e Vin tage No vice riders came o ut for th eir final. j oe Blackwell rode over and spoke to his son brieny, decid ed th at he wou ld be okay, and jo in ed the starting gr id. Rob Redm ann sto le th e holeshot and led a parade to the fin ish.

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