Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Pine G rove ST winner L uke Zechman (3) found his way past Larry Weiss (8). Steve Nelson (578) and Rich Postma (164) rail through Albany Supercross' first tum. T erry Wisecup, 200cc cla ss winner, took th e lead fro m David Dillingham o n th e last lap ' and finis hed with a 30-second mar gin and Matt Jamieson topped th e I 25cc class. in spite of having to n u rse hi s bike around the last lap wit h a blown top end. . Geoffrey Monahan diced with J eff Lap pe early in th e race, bu t had clear sai ling at th e end to go home with the fo u r-stro ke cla ss win, whi le David Wilfong bagged the holeshot in the Junior class and held the lead wir e-towire for the first place trophy. to sett le C a di sappointing second after or seem ingly puttin g away the main o n th e first Results O/A: I. Ru~ty Reynaud (Ya m) ; 2. J er ry Hem ann (H bg) ; irt~"i: fK~~er (AT K); 4. Steve Leivan (Yam); 5. Lei gh EX: I. Jerry H em a nn (Hb g ); 2. Quis Caplin ger (ATK ); 3. Stevel.eivan (Ya m ); 1. Leigh Letel lier (KTM); 5. AI H ejlek (Yam). I~'T: I. vince Throckmonon tt'l on u z. Keith Kibon (Kaw); .!. Jay Williams (Kaw); 4. Chri s Hutson (Ha n ); 5. Bob Caplinger (ATK ). OPEN : 1. Tim Gi lli land (ATK): 2. Terry Gilliland (KTM): ". Mark Gudde (KTM); 4. Robert Brake (H o n j: 5. Mark Buckley (ATK). 250: I. Tom Sumners (Yam) ; 2. Mau Faletti ( )(aw); 3. Doug Friese (Han ): 1. na il' G u lley (Ya m); 5. K('Vin H armon (Ya m) . 200: 1. T erry Wisecup (Kaw); 2. David Dillingham (Kaw) : 3. Becky Lewi s (Yam ). 125: I. Ma ll j a mieson (KTMj; 2. Rich ie Cav iness (Kaw); 3. Dav e Ryan (Ho n); 4. Ken Youn t (H o n); 5. T . R~ (Ho n). 4-ST RK: I. Geo Hry Mon aham ( H bg ); 2. M. H""l eTS (H o n); 3. Jell Lappe (Ha n); 4. Steve Underwood (H bK); 5. Kevin Roylr (H on). SR : I. Roger Legene (Yam); 2. Da ve Ahmann (Ya m ); 3. R ick Ca rprrul'r (SUl ); 4.J im O rtbals (KT M); 5. Mike She r ida n (H us). S/S R: I. G len n j u ngm ever (Ya m) ; 2. Jim Letellie r (KT M); 3. Binn ey Ada ms (Kaw). JR: I. Da vid Wilfong (Ho n); 2. Ryan Bru ce (Hon); 3.J ot"Y Novelli (Ya m ). VINT : I. j esse La swell (H us). TR: I. Bo b G W M (Yam ); 2. Nick Cra wlord (Yam ); 3. n. Ha rris (Ya m ); 4.J or Zykan (Ya m ); 5. J im No ve lli (Ya m). Sassaman hot at Pine Grove ST By Len Bre ech PINE GROVE, PA, SEPT. \·2 Eric Sassaman dominated th e pr oceedings as the Flying Dut chmen M.e. closed o u t thei r '91 season with th e traditional Labor Day weekend short tr a ck . Sassaman h a d an exce llent battle on Sunday to tak e th e 250cc A win , and easily won the newly added DTX A class. After battling T om and Rob Maj eski for a few laps, Sassa man took th e lead in th e Open A main, only to fall severa l laps la ter and give the win to Rob Maj eski. In the 250cc A main, Mik e Hacker jumped o u t in front o f Randy Sh ank, Kevin Varnes, Ken Yoder and Sassa ma n. Sassaman moved in to fourth by the end o f th e first lap, but 'stay ed th ere u n til th e fourth lap wh en Varnes fell. T he n Sassaman got by Sh ank for second, a n d pressu red H a ck er . H a ck er bobbled sligh tly, giv in!; Sassam an th e open ing he needed to put h ISPenn State Cycles-sponsored machine into the lead in th e thi rd turn. Once o u t fron t Sassaman was u nc halle nged. At th e waving of the gr een flag, Tom a nd Rob Majeski a nd Sassamam pulled in front o f Mike Klopp, Mi ke H acker and th e rest o f the Open A class . For th e first three laps, the front three swapped pl aces repeatedl y. After three laps, Sassaman took the lead and started to pull away from the Maj eskis. While it loo ked like he was pulling away, Sassaman fell in th e seco nd tu rn o n the sixth lap. Sassaman wa s caught under his ma chine for over a lap , giving th e win to Rob Maj eski. Jack Franklin won th e Open B final on Su nday, but he had to ear n tt, as he started fro m the pe nalty lin e after crashing on the openi ng lap. After a few ot her chances, Shawn Roth stein too k the lead from R ick Hawk, Todd T em ple and Frankli n. Hawk too k th e lead o n th e second lap , wh ile Fra nk lin shot into second on th e th ir d lap, and stole the lead on the fourth lap. Franklin shot away to an easy wi n. On th e seventh lap , Ch uck Blessing fin all y go t by Hawk for th e second SpoL Resu lts SUNDAY 55: 1. Jimmy O wens (Yam ); 2. Bill y Stillw ell (Yam); S. See n Morri son (Ya m); 4. Ada m Gambl(' (Yam ); 5. J ustin Inbod y (Yam) . 65: I. J a ke j ohnson (Kaw ); 2. Ben Miller (Ya m) ; 3. will Russell (Hon ); 4. Billy Su llwell (Raw). 200 A: I. T odd w tnseu (H a n ); 2. Ph il Li bhart (Yam ). 85 A: I. J ohn Win sel (SU1.); 2. Ricky Win Sf"1 (SUI). 85 B: I. Mike McKee (Kaw); 2. Tom Skl:' hwa y (H o n); 3. t Brnd y Mill er (KT M); 4. Dona ld Mull en (Yam ); 5. Sha ne Hams (Yam). 200 B: I. Pa u l Lynch (H em ); 2. Mik (' McKee (Kaw); 3. J ohn Winsett (Ya m) ; 1. Shawn Mobl (')'(Ho n );5 . MikeQuick (Ho n ). 250 B: I. Dill on Ca va (Ya m); 2. Ace Phill ips (Mai ); 3. Paul Lynch (Ha n); 4. Pau l Shoemaker (Ya m ); 5. Ro y Miller (Ca r). 250 A: 1. Eri c Sassaman (Yam ); 2. Mike H acker (Ha n ); 3. Rand y Sh an k ( Kaw] : 4. Jot' Broml ev (SUl); 5. Ken Yoder (Ya m ). SR 40+: I. Luk e zec hma n (Yam ); 2. Larry Wei:>! (Yam ); 3. Wa yne Fra nklin (Yam); 4. Earl Y('ari ck (H -D). . DTX A: I. Eric Sassa ma n (Ya m ); 2. J oe Brom ley (Sw ); 3. Harold Brossman (Ya in ). DTX B: 1. Rick H awk (Yam ); 2. Todd T emp le (Han); 3. Len Cla rk (Yam ). O PEN B: I. J ade:Fran klin (H a n ); 2. Chu ck Blessing (KTM ); 3. Rick Hawk (Yam ); 4. Sha wn Rothstein (H a n ); 5. Jef f Sassama n (H a n). SR 30+: I. J oe Heberlin g (Yam ); 2. Luk e Zech ma n (Ya m ); 3. J im Sutter (Yam ); 4. John Win sttt (Rtx ). O PEN A : 1. Rob Maj rsk i (H· D); 2. Mike Klop p (W· R ): 3. T om Majeski (H· D); 1. Mike Hacker (Rlx); 5. Ran d y Shan k (Rtx). MONDA Y 55: I. Billy Slillwdl (Ya m); ~ . Ji m my O wens (Ya m ); 3. !itlll Inhod y (Ya m); 5. Rya n Sco tt Mo rr ison (Yam ); 1. J U Wil!tO (Ya m ). n 65: I. J a ke Jo hn son (Kaw); 2. Ben Mill er (Ya m); 3. Billy Still well (Kaw); 1. Will Russell (H a n). , 85 A: I. J oh n w inseu (Suz); 2. Ric:ky wi nsen (Suz); 3. Ganh Bastian (Kaw). 85 B: 1. Mike- McKet: (Kaw); 2. T o m Skerhwa v (Ho n]: 3. Brod y Mill er (KT M); 4. Donald Mull en (Ya m); 5. Bra ndon Bills (Ya m ). 200 A: 1. Todd Win sett (H a n ). 200 B: 1. Pa ul Lynch (H a n); 2. J oh n Winselt (Yam); 3. Mike McKee (Kaw); 4. Ga rt h Bastian (Ya m); 5. Char les Bills (H a n). DTX B: 1. R ick H awk (Yam) ; 2. T odd T emple (H a n ); 3. J oeG ar bos ki (Kaw); 4. Le n Cla rk (Yam ); 5. Brad Ran (H us). DTX A: I. Eric Sassa man (Ya m ); 2. Kevin Varnes (Yam ); 3. J oe Broml ey (Sua): 4. Billy Bro m ley (SUl); 5. Ma rk Cro sby (H a n ). 2,50 B: 1. Ace Phi lli. s (Ma i); 2. Ro y Miller (Yam) ; 3. Paul p Lynch (Han); 4. Pa ul Shoe maker (Ya m); 5. Dill on Ca va (Ya m). 250 A: 1. Eric Sassa man (Yam ); 2. Ken Yoder (Yam) ; 3. Robert Miller (Ya m ); i . Ken Cco tbetb (Han); 5. Mike Ha cker (H a n ). SR 10+: 1. Lu ke Zechm an (Yam ); 2. Wayne Fran klin (Yam ); 3. Dennis Miller (Ya m ); 4. Geo rge Pri ce (Yam ); 5. Glen Mill er (Ca r). O PE N B: l . Ja ck Fra n klin (H o n): 2. Rick Hawk (H a n ); 3. Chuc k Blessiu ll; (Rlx ); 1.·To m H annum (H ·D); 5. Todd T em p le (Han ). SR 30+: l .joe Heberl iuK(Yam );2 . H arol d Brossman (Yani ); 5. M"'rk Crosby (Ha n); 4. J o hn Win sett (Rlx); 5. Ed Smilh (H ·D). !!.ki O P EN A: I. Eric Sassama n (H a n); 2. Ro b Majt" (H . D); 3. Kevin Varnes (Ya m ); 4. Mike Varn es (H- O); 5. Ra nd y Shank (Rtx). I Schroeder, Bast jam at Gold Country Speedway By R .C. J o n es AUBURN, CA, SEPT 5 . A special Thursda y ni ght speedway ra ce for the opening of the 55th Annual Go ld Co untry Fair saw Dus tin Schroeder win Ihe H and ica p main and Bart Bast top th e Scratch mai n. Schroed er, comin g o ff a n inj ury, was reall y ho t hi s first night back. winn in g fou r o f his six heats plus the H andica p main and Scrat ch co n si. As the Handica p main unfo lded , Charlie Ve n eg a s led th e p ack behind Sch roeder. Jim Sisem or e and Bart Bast loc ked int o an early duel as th ey fought for poin ts towards the northern CalIfornia number o ne plate. Schroeder, aboard hi s C&E Auburn H arley/ Performance Cycle Wes lake/R&:R BodyWo rks/ Arai / AXO / RC Jones-sponsored Weslake, made it loo k easy as he went wireto-wire to wi n hi s first main this season. In the Scra tch ma in, a red flag cost Venegas a win in the first try. So mewhere clo se to the ha lfway mark Ro bert Curry and Sisemote tangled d ue to a mec hanical failure. Both riders went down and a restart was called. Bart Bast wasted no time on the second try, ta king the lead at th e first tu rn and never loo king back for his fifth Scra tch main this season. Venegas co uld n 't repeat h is firs t gate an d had try . Resu lts SC RATCH: 1. Ban Bast (Wes) ; 2. Char lie Venegas (G M); ! . Robert Curry (Wes); 4. J im Sisemore (Wes). HD CP ; I. Du stin Schroeder (Wes); 2. Cha rlie Venegas (G M); 3. Jim Sisemore (Wes) ; 1. Bart Basi (Wes). D·2: I. MaTty Mauhews (Wes ); 2. Sha ne Loesberg (Wes); 3. Dave Lewis (Wes); 4. Dave Huntoon (w es). D·3: I. La rry G reen (j aw ); 2. Chet Mill er (J aw); 3. Scan McClel land (Jaw ). Smith smokes 'em at AlbanySX By Don Schneider ALBANY, OR, SEPT. 6 Su san Smith scored th e win in th e Women 's cla ss, and backed it up with a second place fin ish in th e 30-40-year -old J u nior class at the 9th Annual Ulv en Forging Invitational , hel d a t th e Albany Supercross. Smith nailed th e hol esh ot in th e opening .Wo men 's mota, a nd went o n to score th e win ahead o f J uli e Sweeten and J ean ne VanBuskir k. Sm ith co n ti n ued her sweep of the class in mot a two, as she o nce again gr abbed the holeshot and rod e to a n uncontested wi n . Deanna H olbrook was hot o n Smi th 's trail ear ly in th e mo to , b u t her Cagiva 's thro ttle stuck wid e open and sent her flyin g o ff the tra ck. H o lbrook eventually recovered to fini sh eigh th. Fo llo wing Smi th acros s the finish line wer e Sweeten, VanBuski rk and Foster. · Sm ith retu rned i n the 30-40-year-o ld Junio r class and topped Scott Sherbert in the opening mo to aft er a hea ted d ice, whi le Dave Huerta followed in th ird. Sh erbert stormed back in mota two, and led fro m Start-to-f inish . Huerta found hi s way past Smith for second, while David Lyl e a nd Don Linneham ro u nded out the top five. Sh erbert scored th e overa ll , while Smith settled for second. J oe Cas ey out-classed th e 30-40-year-o ld Intermediat e class, as he ran away With both mot o wins. Casey gr ab bed both ho lesh ot s, an d was never seriously cha lle~ged. en route to his wins. Doug Tuller a nd J ack Coulters arg ued over seco nd in both rnotos, wi th T u lle r co m ing o u t o n top. Dan Mathis ro u nded. o ut the top four: ATK-backed Will y Musgrave topped both mot os i n the Open Pro clas s, eas ily o utdi stan cing Mik e H amness at the chec kered flag. In the Up The H ill Pro class, however, R on Su n made Mus grave work for th e win. T he two rid ers argued over th e point position . but at th e chec kers, it was Mu sgr ave in bo th mo tos. Rod Keller and Dennis Sweeten rounded ou t th e top four fin ishers. Shawn Highland recovered fro m poor starts in both 250cc In tennedi ate motos ,to sweep both motos an d score th e o vera ll win. R ichard Pos tma and Dave Akerma ns fini sh ed second and th ird , respec tively. W / P/ W : 1. R yan Co lema n (Ya m ); 2. T yler Fick (Yam ); 3. Uam Daw son (Yam) ; 1. J osh ua Phillips (H oo); 5. T im Ricketl~ (Yam ). 60 JR: l. Isaac Da wson (Kaw); 2. Michael Ga m by (Raw); 3. Ryan Co lema n (Ra w); 4. Jam es Ro vill ia (Raw); 5. T yler Fick (Kaw). 60 BEG : 1. Eric Willi am s (Raw); 2. Dav id Turner (Kaw); 3. Micha el Merin a (Kaw); 4. Ryan Anderso n (Kaw l. 80 BEG : 1. Eri c William s (Raw); 2. David Turner (Raw); 3. Ryan T er lecki (Ka w ); 4. Shaw n G ill (Kaw); 5. Ru ss Robbins (Kaw ). 80 JR : l. Ko ry Ra smu ssen (Raw l; 2. Billy Binckl ey; 3. Rus~ll Cree (Kaw) ; 4. Doug McKuhn (Kaw ); 5. Du sty (Suz); 2. Brian Maron (H a n ); 3. Cory Fuller (Kaw ); 4. Jessy Williams (Kaw); 5. Robert H~~Ed~~tt Slother hot at Pymatuning MX By Peggy Adamic LlNNESVlLLE, PA, SEPT. 6 Shane Slather scored two star t-to-fini sh motos en route to crushing the combined 125 and 250cc A classes at Pym atu ning. H oleshot Raceway. Siother took the lead a hea d o f Trevor Vine s, Mike Da mratoski and Chuck Nicholason at the start o f moto one. Vin es chased Siother throu~h lap five o f th e eig h t-lap moto, un til his bike screeched to a halt and sen t him sailing over th e bars. Damratoski inherited second, but Siother had alrea dy b uilt up an u n touch able 12-second lead. Vin es was back o n his bik e to began at th e start of mota two, but as in the firs t ou ti ng. it was Siother taking th e win. Damratoski mo tored in to second with Vin es and Nicholso n trailing. Vine s camped o n Damratoski' s rear wh eel fo r the first two lap s, as the two riders ran a tire -ta-tire ra ce for second. Vines cut to th e insid e of Damrat oski, but Damratoski refus ed to budge, and bo th riders found th em selves on th e f ound. While Siother co n tin ued to poun h is way around th e cou rse. Vin es and Damratoski enga ged in a healed argument. handing .seco nd place to Nich o lson. Siother to ok th e u nco nt ested victory . eN Results Results Lesoa~Nl(tN'ick Handsl=n (SUl ); 3. J ason Lov e (Raw); 4. Ch ad Reed (Ra w); 5. Pal McGovern (H a n). 125 PRO: l. Mik e Hamness (K.aw). 250 BEG : 1. Matt Benn ett (H a n ); 2. Allen T erlecki [Ka w ]: 3. Travis J o hnsto n (Kaw). 250 JR: l. Scott Allen (Han); 2. J ack Co ulter (H a n) ; 3. Scott Sherrell (H a n); 4. Ja son Su no n (Raw); 5. G reg Harmon (Hon). . 250 INT: I. Shaw n H ighl and (Ho n); 2. Richard Postma (Kaw); 3. Dave Akerman (Kaw); 1. Slew" Nelson (H a n ). 250 PRO: 1. Mike H amness (Kaw); 2. Den nis Sweeten (Kaw). O PEN BEG : 1. Trag MueJler (Kaw ); 2. Pau l Sh ierk (H a n). OPEN JR: 1. Ma rvm G ullings Jr . (H a n); 2. Bill Fasan o (Han); 3. Bob Allard (Ha n); 4. Chris Petersen (KT M); 5. j erem y H ard wood (Raw). OPEN INT: L Ryan Leach (H a n ). OPEN PRO: l. Will y MW igtav e (ATK) ; 2. Mike H amness (Kaw). _ 8TH: L justin Kir kes (Raw); 2. Sha wn H ighlan d (Ha n); 3. J oh n Wi Iia ms III (Kaw); 4. Ryan Ha gem a nn (Ho n); 5. Rya n Leach (H an). lITH: 1. WiJly Mu sgrave (AT K); 2. Rod Keller (KTM); 3. Dennis Sw eeten (Kaw). 30-40 JR: 1. Scott Sherbert (SDK); 2. Susan Smith (Kaw); 3. DaveHuerta (Han); 4. David Lyle (Raw); 5. Thomas Warberg (Kaw ). 30-40 INT:1. J oe Ca sey (H a n ); 2. Dou g Tuner (Kaw); 5. J ack Co ulter (H a n); 4. Dan Ma th is (Suz); 5. Michael Holbrook (Mai). VET PRO: 1. Ron Sun (Ha n) ; 2. G ary Beaver (Kaw). 30·40 EX: I. Milch Kirkpatrick (Yam ). OTH JR: 1. Ja ck T urn er (X TM ); 2. Pat Menna (Ka w ): 3. Vic Church (Kaw); 4. Ch Ef Kobemik (Yam ); 5. Dennis La uer (Han). a T H INT: 1. Walt er Smith (Kaw); 2. Milt Harden (SUI); 3. T erry Hamness Sr. (Kawl; 4. Dl-wey Lenaburg (Kaw); 5. Bill Na ylor (H a n ). . OTH EX: I. John Meusl ing (Hem ); 2. J erry De W itt (Cag ); 3. Dick Stidham (Ya m ); 4,Nick Rusinovich Jr. (Ho n); 5. Jelf Y o u nce (SUl ). O'T: I. Bill Na ylo r (Hon); 2. Dean Kn utson (KOjw); 3. Ed Parso ns (SUl ); 1. Don Burki n (KT M); 5. Clif£Ko bemik (Ya m ). w); WMN: L S usan Sm ith (K.a 2. J uli e Swee ten (Kaw ): 3. Jea n ne VanBusk irk (Yam ); 4. Cynt hia FOSler (Kaw); 5. Dean na Holbroo k (Cag). Buckm eier (H a n); 2. Brad Bru nka l (H a n ); 3. Bob Kitterman J r. (Kaw); i . BUlCh Ir.aaooo (Hon) ; 5. And y Kaiz(Hon ). 125 JR: 1. Jason Ma th ews (H a n ); 2. Chad Askrw (SUl ); 3. John Will ia ms III (Kaw l; 4. Justin Kirkes (Kaw); 5. h b T ivna n (Kaw) . 125 INT: I. Ryan Hagmlan (H a n); 2. Vy-Lam Ngu yen 50: 1. Brenl Maimon e (MM); 2. Bryan Salis bury (Yam ); 3. J o rdan H ale (SUl ). JR: I. J oe y Sedmak (Han ); 2. Ryan Edixon (Ha n); 5. W. Spliulon e (Han ); 4. J im m y Ga ka ntine (H a n ); 5. J oey Mayerchak (Kaw). • SR MINI ; I. J. Har tma n (SUI); 2. J ordan Saran (Kaw); 3. S. Yanit elli (SUI); 4. Scon Dean (Ha n ); 5. B.j. Cu fr (Kaw). SC H BY: I. Bill Roberts (Ha n); 2. Mall Keeney (Kaw); 3. Rick Lilli e (Kawj; 4.Mike Pan an en (Ha n). 125 C: I. Bill Roberts (Han): 2. JOf'I Balor (Kaw); 3. John H orvath (Kaw); 4. Eric Pa rker (Han); 5. David Cad m es Jr . (Ha n). 125 B: 1. Vin ce· Karnow (SUI); 2. Tim Pu stal ek (SUI); 5. Allan Lot ts (Ya m ); 4. Aaron Saran (SUl ). 250 C: 1. Dan McDonald ( ~w ); 2. J a y Slemmer (Suz); 3. Jason Move- s (SUl); 4. Tim ~11 (Suz); 5. Patrick James n (Ya m ). 250 B: 1. John Davi~ (Suz); 2. Tim Busulek (SUI ); 3. Alla n L otti (Yam); 4. Aaron Saran (SUl) . PLUS 25: 1. Ste~ Wil mi ngton (Kaw) ; 2. Neal Seelinger (Suz); 3. &al m o nd Rhoda (H a n ); 4. Ga >tge Stralton (Ka w ). SR I: 1. Jo h n Davia (Suz); 2. Blai ne DUWlster (K.a w); 5. Mark Oark.(SUI); 1. Clip Lubinieck.i (K.a w). 125/2 50 EX: 1. Shank Sla ther (Ya m ); 2. Otuck Nicholson (Sur); 5. Mike Oa mra t05ki (Stu); 1. T revor Vinb (KTM). 35

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