Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS e '0 c-r ~ Q.) ..0 o ..... u o Sunrise MX saw Danny Woodard race to second in the 80cc Novice class. . R yan Carlisle (90) dives under Tim Telford (67) in a sandy LACR MX tum, him to crash and fall th e back of th e pack. With Carlson o ut, Cortevill e cruised th e first moto victory wi th little opposition from Roy Brernen our and Tom McLaughlin , wh o together worked u p from poor starts '0 finish second and th ird , respectively. In the second m oto , Cortevill e looked to be o f f to a repea t pe rformance as he took th e holesh ot and led th e opening laps. Like th e first mo to, Carlson turned u p th e wick and began to dog Corteville around m uch of the course. Carlson fou nd an opening o n a flat inside right turn, and slid into the lead On ce out front. no rider co uld mat ch Carlso n 's pace as he inched away to th e eventua l win . Cortevi lle fended off a la te race charge by Brernenour to secu re second place and the overall victory. J osh Stevens put in a hard rid e to rinish fou rth, in front of Sottile. n an T anner to pped the Vet Novice class in hi s second-ever ride as a no vice. T anner used 3- 1 finis hes lD h is adva ntage, topping Steve Sch ro bsdo rb and Ethan Selzer. Firstmoto win ner . Mar c Prince, fell in th e seco nd moto and was able to regro u p for seventh at the finish. Tanner's second moto victory gav e him eno ugh poi nt s to score the overall. Karl Linds trom scored the overa ll win in th e 250cc Novi ce class wit hout winni ng a single rnoto, J oe Haman was unsto ppable in the first m oto a nd easily won . Jeff Dinkin fi ni sh ed a s tro ng seco nd, in front o f Lindstr om . In th e second moto , Haman enco untered mech an ical problems o n th e sta rt ing lin e and was unable to start the second mo to, Kevin Knox picked up the lead and ra n with it to the fin ish , but a di sappoimint: ninth pl ace fin ish in the firs , moro left him o ut of th e top three. Li ndstrom fin ished seco nd in from of Bill y Pau l in the second moto , whic h was enough for the o verall wi n. '0 R esu hs P/W A: I. Scot t Howe (Yam); 2. J a rt'd Hemandea (PW); 5. John Sima novich (Y am ). • P/\\· B D-I; I . DonnirDunlM" (Ya m ); 2. Stl:'W Ci u r (Yam). n P/\\' B 1). 2; l , M ic ~1 Bragg (Yam ); 2. Adam Hapy (Ya m) ; 5. K.C Mili a (y a m ); t . Anlh ony Ba.rturovi (Yam); 5. Jack H adm (Yam ). 6OCJ.8; I . Scon H~ ( Ka w ). 609-11 : l. J onath on Shimp (K.aw); 2. MichMl Young (lUw); 5. Eu ~ Hmunein: (Kaw). 80 BEG ; I. Ada m Xnow ln (Ho n); 2. Ibnny Slttk (H o n). 80 S OV; I. Bobby Kill ian ( k. "TM); 2. KmM1.h geed (Kaw}. 80 S O y 9-11; I. Josh Ahnn (Hon); 2. JOfl.iIthan Shimp ( ","w). 250 A: L [ ron Ettrin . ( lUw): 2. Eric Wrdcm;,;yer (lUw) ; ~ .Sron NiC050n (SUI); 1. Ibn ~ B: I. K.m n Bu ~ (Sw): Milyer; 5. Jdf M('khn' (H a n ). 2. Dom J Mluon ( H a n ); 3. Doug H lltg'ins; 1. Paul Philbrick ( K;,w) ; 5. RoOI)' Pt'tbks.. 250 C: l. ) 'lOtn Ho lm" : 2. Gror ~ Istvan ek (Hon ); 3. Scot t Palmtnhri m (Hon); 1. 1..« Sldletu; .s. Krn Brobng (Sw ). OPEN: 1. Bob Ikhrnu (lU w); 2. Jdl Loi, (H o n) ; 3. Rohal ~uml (H on); 1. Erik. Ezn-ini (Hon); 5. Tony Ta mborino (Ya m) . VINT : L C~ Rc-ynolds: 2. Dmnis Dono van ; , . T om T WJ:lia (Hon); 1. u ri Vogdu ng; 5. Paul Dybul . MSTR : I. Chu ck Md cher (H on ); 2. MiktWiedmq er (lU w): 3. AI Ecka rdt (SUI ); i . Todd Sch midu (Ho n); 5. Boyd ulvn t (Y am ). VET : l. J im Sellon (lion ); 2. Cluck Ki n ~tad (Kil w); 3. TnT)' HOIhn ( K..a 4. "'lIke ~bj rwdi (Ya m); 5. Bra d Sordlor w); (Sw ). SR : l. M i k(' G<& b r~k y ( Hon ); 2. Mikl:'[IIi, ; 5. Friu Hu dmn (Bon ); t . Phil Schultz; S. Ji m Ricci. Faria slides away with Perris Speedway win By Scott Daloisio 32 PERRIS, CA, AUG. 29 Na,ional Speedway Champion " Flyin ' '.' Mike Faria came fro m last to first for a crowdpleasing victory in the Scratch main evem at Lake Perr is Speedway. On ,h e fim sta rt, Faria had lD lay i, down in the first turn a fter Bo bby Schwaru a nd Josh Larsen ta ngled . On th e restart, Schwartz steered h is Wesla ke fro m the number two spot o n ,h e gri d inlD first. Gary H icks, Larsen and Faria gave chas e. Fari a, o n ,he Russell Racin g/ Shoei /M J B P la ,ing/Oilzall/Coast Grain · backed Weslake, quickly disposed of Hi cks to mo ve into th ird . Seconds la,er, he assi gned teammate La rsen to th ird . The 31-year·o ld vetera n found himself up to second, and th e race was less th an o ne lap old. By th e ,ime th e firs' lap ended, Faria had it all. He chased down Schwartz and wen t aro und him as th ey com pleted th e open ing circuit. As th ey reached tum one o n lap two. Faria went low and took full contro l of th e lead. Hi cks mad e a charge from the bac k, passi ng Lu- sen firs t. O n the fina l circuit, H icks knifed his way inside Schwanz for th e seco nd spot, but was nowhere near Faria. Bart Bas' sa t o n th e 30-yard lin e in the Hand icap ma in, but wen t from third to sevent h o n th e start. J ohn Aden a nd Do ug Bower sat in the top two spots. Steve Lucero fought his wa y through th e traff ic, a nd raced past Larsen on lap ,h ree for th ird , but tha' was as far as he wo ul d get . Aden too k ,h e win o n h is Design's Ro yal e-sponsored Ja wa. Bowen hung o n to seco nd. with L ucero, Far ia and La rsen ro unding OUl the top five. Raul... SC RATCH MAI N: I. Mi kl:' F,u i.. (Wno); 2. Guy H lch (Wn); 5. Bobby Schwa nz (W o); t . J mh unm (Cd n). H ASDICAP MAIN : l. J o h n Aden O "w l; 2. Dou!; Bowl:"n (Wno); 5. SI~ LuttrO (cdn }; 4. Mikl:' ru (Wnol. DIV TIVO: I. G rq MilkT (Wn); 2. Cra~ h w.. 11 C.udofY (Wn); 5. Kt'Vin Rub io (G M). . SIDECA RS; l. P..rkl:'Wea vlM"/ Ern " Kut" (lU w); 2. Pna ng Lrwi,/JTO, CA, SEPT. I Ch ad Rager scored the overall win in th e 80cc Beginner class at the Ca lifo rnia Racin g Club Mot ocross, held at Su nr ise Cycle Park. Ra ger, aboard a Suzu ki of Ridgecr est-backed RMBO, rod e to a pa ir o r ma lO win s en rOUl lO his e victory _ In m olO o ne, Rager timed th e fall of th e ga te perfec,ly 10 nail th e hol esho t with S'even Seeba riding his shi rlla iJ as they ro unded turn one. 'Bria n McCo rm ick was a close th ird. As qu ickl y as Rager pulled awa y fro m ,h e pa ck, olher riders mo ved lhro ugh the ra n ks. L ucas J oyner , who su rrered a poor sta rt , was o n lh e gas , Josh Bap tista was the rirst victi m. Up £rant, Rager was run ni ng wit h a dear track a nd built up a sizeable lead . Seeba had fallen back a bit , and was now losin g gr ound lD Joyner. The trio of riders rode side-by-side in the corne rs, an d dra g raced each ot her down the straig htaways. Rager cruised across th e rinish line ror the firs t mo to win , with Jo yner workin g his way up thro ugh th e pack to finish seco nd. Bap tista pu' o n a lat e moto charge and sett led for third, with McCormick and Seeba ro unding o ut the lOp five pos it io ns. As lh e gale relJ ror moto two , Rager o nce aga in go t the driv e ou t o r lhe goIte. whi le J oyner was mired dow n lowards the back o r the group. Breathing do wn Rager 's co llar, however . was McCormick an d Seeba , with the rest of th e class only a heartbeat behind. Behind th e lead pa ck was Baptista, who was hard o n the throttle as he made his wa y th rough th e pack. Baptista sliced h is wa y up through th e ranks, fim disposing of Joyner and th en Seeba. As th e mo to came to a close, a ju bilant Ra!$ er soa red over the ta bletop finish lin e jump with See ba h ol d ing o ff Baptista for secon d. Baptista . J o yner a nd McConnick rounded o u t the tOP five. In mo to o ne of th e 80cc Novice class, Pa t Foster led th e pack fro m o ne end of the trac k to the o ther, never givi ng anyo ne else th e opportunity to ta ke the po mt posi tio n. Mark J en sen was second across the fin ish lin e, wi th Danny Woodard a nd Bryan Ca rrillo close beh ind. When the ga te fell for rn oto two , Fost er was firs t int o tum o ne and led th e pa ck aro und for th e second time toda y. Woodard was ho t o n his heels knowing if he wo n this moto, the overa ll would be his. Carrillo was right behind Woodard , and a lap lat er Lester closed on Woodar d, but co uld n 't fin d a line past. Foster was on th e gas, and cruised in ror no t o nly th e mo w win bu t a lso the overall vic tory . Rounding o ut the top three were Woodard and Carr illo. R esul ts P/W STK 0-8 H- I; I. JnTY Mart in ", ; 2. JnII Muck. P/ W STK. 0·8 8 -2: I. Aaron [mt'ry; 2. J ack H aden . P/W 0-8 MO D: l. nxly Elrod ; 2. Jo Nlr'iud . 80 BEG : I. Chad Ra~r; 2. j osh Bapti sta: 3. Lucas J oynr r: 4. Steven Seeba: 5. Bri an McCo rm ick. 80 NO V: 1. Pa l Foster: 2. Danny Woodarrd; 5. Bryan Car rillo. JR VET INT: 1. Jad Kt:11; 2. Frank Betcher. JR IT NOV ; l. ~ u l Zd in,ky; 2. Tim McAdams: 5. Larry Pl:'aCOCk. JR VET BEC : l. Robert Schndda; 2. Ron llilonr. VET LX: l. Larry &kn; 2. J im H oover; 5. c.R. Brumon; t . Crqit Itrim . . VET I~: l. Ouirlit' StronJr. 2. C~ Dickin!iOfl; 5. bOOy Ancknon; 4. Rich Dtllalu.n; S. Bob Tippil. VET NOV: I. Aln; Spi ne tli : 2. JO(' Up"!'bbed the lead at th e star t of mo'o o ne, WJlh J eff Wooledge in second. ahea d of Jack Steel and Katin . Katin mDlored ah ead of Steel on lap two. a nd too k o ver seco nd as Wooledge dropped to m idpack. Mavar held a thrcesecond lead o n Katin. as Marcu s Sella rds pi cked hi s way th rough ,h e field after a lO,h p lace Slart. Mavar was in touchable in h is sta rtterfinish mo to wi n. Katin held o n to seco nd , ahea d of S'ee le. Sellards motored a hea d of Jay Hershey to grab fourth wi th less than a half of a la p ,he checkered flag . Steele took hold of the lead to begi n mOlD two, wi th Ka,in, Chris Bodo and Sellards o n his rear wheel. Within the firs , half lap , Sellards had dispenced of Bodo and Steele, then wen t lD work on Katin. Sellards mo tored in on Kalin in a tir e-tertire race fo r the lead. Sell a rds ,ook over th e 'op sPO' ' wo laps into ,h e mo 'o. Steele held third. ahead of Brad O uear. Katin reta liated a ha lf lap lat er lD regai n hi s lead. Sellards stuck to Katin 's rear whee l. ror lhe remainder o r th e six.la p race, bu t was' un abl e to pass as the two rid ers rode int o th e final turn side-by-side. Kalin took the win inc hes ahead of Sella rds. Sreele, O uear a nd H ershey ro unded o ut th e lDp five. Brock Sellars po u nd ed the Sen ior Min i clas s, ta king do u ble mo to win s en route to h is victory. In moto o ne, Adam Bechd el sho t int o tu rn o ne ahea d of the pack of riders, o nly to have Sella rds gra b the lead befor e the en d of lap o ne . Bec h del h eld sec o n d thr ou gh th e rema inder o r lhe race. fini sh in g 15-seco nds beh in d Sellards. In moto two, Bechde l repeated his first mo to sta n o n ly to ha ve Sellards agai n ta ke hold of th e lead. Mid way int o the mOlD, Bechdel ex ~rienced bike troub le and dropped to m,dpac k, Kar l Sco tt held seco nd a ' the ch eckered flag, nearl y 35-second s behind th e winning Sellards. '0

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