Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Hemsley heats up Las Vegas MX METZEl By Dick Goodwin LAS YEGAS. NY. SEPT. 8 Paul Hemsley dominated the 250cc Inte rme diate class a t La s Vega s Mot ocr o ss Par k, as he swep t to do uble mota wi ns . Casey McKinney was the first Int erm ediate cla ss n der throu gh th e first corner in th e com bined Pro/Intermed iate race. H em sley was mired in midpack. Gregg Cox qu ickl y work ed his way past McKinney an d int o first place, wh ile Mark Frehner moved up to th ird o n the first lap. By th e th ird lap , Hem sley had passed both McKinney and Freh ner and slid mto second, behind Cox. O n the next to- las t la p, Cox wen t do wn in th e ro llers. breakin g his fro n t bra ke. This was all th e help Hemsley needed as he sq uirted into th e lead and took the checkers by a healt hy ma rg in over Richard Antho ny. McKinney grabbed the Intermedia te clas s hol eshot aga in in mow two, with H em sley glued to hi s rear fender. With Cox and Frehn er both out with mechan ical prob lem s. the ra ce was Hemsley's to wi n. McKin ney had other ideas ho wever, a nd it look Hemsley severa l laps to finall y figh t his wa y into th e lead. When he did, he ro mped home to a big wi n over the second-place McKinney. T he first 250cc Novice class mo to sa w Dion Deni son blast to th e lead ju st ahead of Ray Bellow s and Brandon T rueb . Deni son opened up a big lead , and wh en Bellows went do wn in a . co rne r , Sco tt Morris sta rte d reeling Denison in but ran ou t o f tim e a nd had to sett le for seco nd place. With Deni son not sta rti ng rno to two , Morri s blew away the fiel d a nd wen t wire-to-wire for the mota win as Mi ch ael Bo wen fi n ish ed a dista n t second . Resu lts P/ W; I . RO~rI Reyno lds (Ya m ): 2. Ryan Brown (Ya m ). 60: I.J .W. Beller (Kaw). lID I. Butch Ga briel (SUI) : 2. Billy Eis rer (Kaw). 80 MO D: I. BUI Ga brie l (Suz): 2. Billy Eister ( Ka w) . Ch 125 BEG : I. Dan n y C'.c» pt·r: 2. Erro l Kell M'"; 5. Sco t Sloner: u i . Ra ndy Stefan: 5. Ash lt"y H ;ltd l (S UI ). 125 NO\'; 1. Maaha ll Mil"le; 2. Bla ke Min nig: 5. David srx. METZELER DOMINATES HARE AND HOUND SERIES For the sixth year in a row METZELER takes the desert by storm, winning the AMA National Hare and Hound Championship. Anderson grabs win at Canyon Raceway By Karen Guthrie ' PHOENIX, sz; SEPT. 22 Mark And erson top ped th e Vet Master class at Can yon Ra ceway at the fourth round o f the CMC Arizo na Co pper State Classic. After cra shi ng i n th e fi rs t m ot a a nd wat ching Gary C ha rdez cr u ise to th e wi n , Anderson ca me back in th e seco nd mot o to fifth for the overa ll. Cha rdez led th e mot o, wit h Anderso n and Dave Bums o n hi s ta il , but on the second lap of the eigh t lap mo to , . Dave Burns took !th e lead and Anderso n took over seco nd . Burns held o ff An derson un til midrace, when And erso n passed h im o ver th e tab letop to take th e lead . Burns came back to challe nge, bu t a cras h in the lower loop put Burns in third and Cha rdez stepped in to second to gi ve And erso n p ro blems . C hardez sna tched th e lead in a hai rp in turn a nd seemed to have th i n~s well in ha nd when he fishtailed in a tur n, givi ng Anderso n j ust th e edge he needed to take the lead on ce mor e. As they cha rged up the hill fo r th e finish, Cha rdez gave it a ll he had in a last d itch effo rt. bu t the ph o to fin ish ga ve th e win to Anderson . ].J . Petchel led th e 250cc Intermedi a te cla ss, hounded by Justin McMurriek and Rob ert Carli n. Carli n cras hed in the triples and Mike Pat ern o and David Pingr ee motored past. Petch el dealt with McMu rrich, who dogged h is every move. McM urrich soared past o ver the tabletop for the lead . Then it was Pingree at Petch el's back door. Pingree found his way aro u nd o n th e last la p , a nd head ed for McMurrich . Bu t tim e had run o u t, as McMurrich cla imed th e win . In the seco nd moto , it was Petchel a nd McMurrich a t it agai n, with Pingr ee in th ird and hungry for more. Pingree put th e pressure on McMurrich. hangin g with him through th e cu rves, lookin g for an y opport u n i ty to mak e his move. At midrace, Pin gree made the pass and set after Petch el . P in gr ee was on th e move, a nd by th e sixth lap, P ingree fou nd hi s line in th e lower loop a nd shot in to the lead to take th e win, and first overall. Lawrence R inehart sto le the holeshot in th e 80ce Begi nner class, with Ni ck Bea ver. Brandon Frost a nd Wi ll Smith follow ing in tigh t form ation. Rinehart missed the tu rn to ta ke a ride through th e desert . and the lend .0 o ......, • National Champion -Danny Hamel, Team KTM • 2nd Overall - Garth Sweetland, Team Kawasaki • Na tional 250 Champion -Jimmy Lewis, Team KTM u o Year after year, ra ce after race, MET ZELER tires provide the winning edge. Our 5 ply MotolMulti cross tires hold up under the grueling conditions of high speed dese rt racing. Built tough to avoid flats and chunking in rocky conditions. @ METZELER d Chamll ion eand Houn M \99\ National :~el : 'feam R'f Danny 4520 - 107th St . S.W. Mukilteo. WA 98275 BEL-RAY CO. a nd SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ~E~-MY OVE~oT~R~SS'!!h~ES~ANG THE 1991 MOTOCROSS NATIONALS OCTOBER 19th and 20 t h, 1991 Zi~~~~)i. Dan McN utt. 125 PR O : I. R icha rd Saxto n. 125 NO V MOD : I. David Ziegler (SUL). 250 BEG : I. Sa mm y j oeck el ( K.aw): 2. Brad Lo veda y (H o n); 5. Joe Arney (H a n ): 4. tdd ie Loomis (H a n); 5. Derr ick PUriM'" (Ya m). 250 NOV : 1, Scou Morris; 2. Michael Bowen ; 3. Ra y Jewell . 250 INT: I. Paul Hem sley (5 uz); 2. CaM' McKinn ey: 3. y Oon Par ker: 4. Rich ard Anl ho n y; 5. C rt-Kg Cox (SUl ). 250 PR O : I. Kevin Bartleu. . 500 P RO : t . R ichard Wil it. (KTMl. O VER 25: 1. Ri cha rd Wilk (KT M), ""VET : 1. Rkhar d Anrh uy; 2. Ray Bdlo ws: 3. Dra ke Smith: 4. Rtb ty. Wh ip pl e; 5. T o m Hewlett, .... Q,) GLEN HE LEN RACEWAY - SAN BERNADINO, CA • Two Day, 4 Mota Combined Score For Club Classes • MustBe Member Of OJ.MX Club Or-OJ.H.G. • Pros Paid Back7 Positions! • Lots Of Contingency Prizes (Except 4 Stroke Races) • Huge Ra1fIe And Drawings Thru-Qut The Weekendll • White Bros.4-stroke RaceSot. - MX& Dual SportClasses • Free Ovemight Camping (No membership lequlred for 4-sfroke race, but 30+ )I7S only) . • Special Slow Bicycle RaceSat., Support Riders Sun. • OJ.H.G. Pro Purse Will Be At Least $500, Sponsored By.BeI-Ray Cycle Rider Torra nce Bill Saltzma n Moto rcycles Caps Enerzyme s White Bros AMP Rese a rch Si ns alo Pa cific Dr. J o na tha n Rose n, D.C. Buck's Alignm e nt AM/PM Ma rkets Ma in Street Art and Framing Bret Leef Tu nin g Bob's Cra zy Brus h . 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