Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

; LOCAL EVENTS e pos itio ns. At th e checkered flag , Keeney sco red th e win over Kempel , Carlson, Atkinson and J errod Fortune. R esul ts Dave Mankey was a winner at the Mid-Atlantic Vintage T rials in Pen nsylvania. Alsobrook aces LACR MX By Da vid A. Procid a PAL\lDALE, c.... ocr. 13 Brian Alsobrook scored the overall win in th e l25cc Beginner class during round three of th e California Racing Club's Tri-Race Series held at LA. County Raceway, Alsobrook put together 2-) moto finishes on th e supercrossstyle sand track. When the gate fell 10 start moto on e. Mark Libardoni rocketed out to th e front of the pack. For the first couple of laps, Libardoni took adva ntage o f an open track but this was to be only a temporary adva ntage as Scott Minster, Alsobrook and Phil Messenger closed the gap. [n the rocker section, Minster mad e his move on Libardoni and took command of the ra~ with Alsobrook pressuring Libardoni as well. Danny Woodaid made use o f the doubles to put Messen ger back into fifth . . Up fro nt, Minster opened up a little bit of a lead while Alsobrook motored by Lib ard on i, who was passed by Woodard over the double, Brian Miller al so p u sh ed hi s wa y pa st Libardoni and was gunning for Woodard. Mill er wa tched Woodard's lines 'lnd made hi s mo ve in the whoops. The top frve remained intact u nd er the while nag a nd Minster brought the moto to a close when he too k the chec kered flag firsL At the start o f mo to two, Alsobrook made it 10 tum one first with Woodard, D.]. Swea ny a nd Shawn Dol mage in the lea d pack . Also brook was im med ia tely pressured by Wo oda rd and picked up t he pace , b u t Woodard stayed wit h him and the pair began to leave th ird-place Sweaney behind . On th e last lap, Woodard closed to Alsobrook's rear fender and uied various lines to no avail and look a chance in th e rockers that almost bounced him off his bike. H old ing o n tightly, Woodard saved it and cruised to th e finish to tak e second behind Alsobrook. Results P/W STK D- B-1: l. Jttry MMtina (Yam ); 2. Ada m HtTP ,. S (Yam): ! . Donnit- Du lTtt (Ya m ); i . Michad Brau (Vam); S. Kit Kurulb (Ya m ). P/W STlt ~ 8-2: I. Shant' Sm ith (Ya m): 2. N;;illhan P am ihlu.m (Ya m); 3. Anthony Barbarovi (Ya m ); i . Br.md on B«kman (Yam ); 5. J"~ Mock (Ya m ). PI\\' 0-8 MOD A: I. Scol: Ho~ IYilm ); 2. O.a.ryl Ec'k1un d (OMS): 3. Wn Brook.\ (Yam ); -I. JohnSimmOinovi ch Jr . (V;lm). 60 0·8 : 1. Ryan Tan"" ( Ka w) ; 2. David Br~our (K.aw) . 60 9-11: I. Mich~1 VounR ( K.aw); 2. J.non Larkin (K..i wO; S. Rob by CoUSl:' ( Kaw) ; -I. T y:WlO Tiukmitt (Kaw); 5. Roy~ Lmziitta ( Koiw ). 80 BEG : I. Mich..d Villilna~a (Kaw); 2. (".nlhy SrKin (Hon): S. Mike Sh « u (SU1.); 4, Kris FullmoTf' (SUI); 5. J Ol!I Hult~ (Ka w ). 42 go 9-11: I. Tm.mtt M od (S U1); 2. Robhy Coul'e (Kaw): .m S. Eric Woods (Hon ): -I. J a30un u rldn (lUIwl ; 5. Rob by Odla. HOl"OV: I . J aso n Ho ward ; 2. Ouis l':nm-I (H DK); 3. Km ny RtTd ( Ka w) ; -I. Bryan un-illo ( K;i w). go INT: I. Jason Sh irl r-y (P VK). JR VET INT: I. J ack Krll (Ho n ): 2. Vin C"e Bc i (Stll). lion JR VET NO V: I. j dlny Dinkin ( Ka W); 2. Ala n Sothar (S01.). JR VET BEG : I. Paslur Ca !lClno vll( Kaw); 2. Danny M;trn (Vam) ; 3. J erome Re't'd (Yilm ). VET EX; I. Jim !ir nd rl b, I(:h (Ya m); 2. T o m Wrbb (Kaw) ; < 3. C. R. Bru m on (Ya m). VET INT: I. C had ie Stru nK (Ho n ); 2. Bob T ippit (Ho n ); 3. Krn Ren.a.ux (5w); 4. (',.(' e Dick in son (SUI.). n V ET NOV : l. Mitrc Pr iu("C' (KT M ); 2. Ra nd y Wy ~ld (I-IO K); 3. Gr~ R ()bM t.~on (Y,lm): 4. O;tn ieJ T a n nt' r (H u n) ; 5. Hr rbn"t Allen ·(lUw ). VET BEG : I. G reg H;tlK-r (Yam); 2. Mark M(C u lloc h (Kaw); 3. Wa ITen Bro wn (KT M); 4. Per ry Pam int on ; 5. Mi ke Jt'rvey (Ya m ). SR EX: 1. Slrwart R(X)t'J"s (Vam ); 2. Bob Millner (Ho n). SR NO V: 1. Mik(' Chobra ; 2. Bill W('lt miln n (H on ); ,. L,uTy KilTCh (Ha n ). ~ PR O : I. T im Trllord (Ho n): 2. Dan Ber g ( K..a w ). 2.SO P RO : I. Km S ('iuel (H OK): 2. S ick y Po u nth (SUI). 125 PRO: I. Tim Telfo rd ( Ka w); 2. J ohn R.J,. (5uz); 3. Duwin Evan s.(SUL): -I. Jdr BarboK uvi (Ya m). !JOO INT: I. Frank. Betcher. 250 INT: I. David Evils izer (Sul ): 2. j ason Si mmo ns (H OK): ! . Tracy Asher (DSR ); 4. Mttl(' Hammer (Va m); 5. Robbie Dunham (PS R ). 125 tNT: 1. Erik Lindstrom (Ho n ); 2. Tracy Ash('T (DSR ); ! . DOIvid Evilizn (SUI): 1. 1Lx Ma lan (So2); 5. jason R«d (Suz). 500 NOV : I. Bob BUleM (Ho n). 250 SOV: 1. Karl Lindwom (Hon ); 2. T om McLa ug hli n (Ka w): 3. Bill y Paul (SUI) : 4_Krith Katz (Kaw ); 5. Bob Bolt ch n Jr . (Hon). 125 NO\': I. uri Lindstrom (Ho n ); 2. Roy Branenour (Yam): 3. Car ey Culson ( K.aw ); 1. Scott johnton (Sw); ~. Josh B~('T (S Ul). 500 BEG : 1. Dal Truby J r. (Kar ); 2. Wihon lLwis (Ho n ); ! . Robnl McCord (Hon ). 250 BEG : 1. Eric Kkvm (Hon r. 2. David M,lttl OC"l (VOIm): ! . Scon Du val (H on ); 1. Tim Karl(" (Ya m); 5. Tony Tmta (Va m). 125 BEG : I. Brian AbobflX)k (Ho n ); 2. Dan ny Woodard (5w); ! . Ph il Messt'fI~ (H OK); i . Bru n Mill er (H on ); 5_ Scou Min:m'T (Sw). ~:~ r~~\\~~~Z~:':i(~!J)~ m). OTMX NO V D·I: l. Co n ni(' Hoh (Ya m ): 2. La ny Kirsch (Ho n) ; !. John Fland("ti (H on) : 1, Bob Klan (ATK); 5. J ohn Webb (Ho n ). OTMX NOV 0- 2; I. Hank Ow en (Ha n ); 2. We-ndall Park (Ho n); S. Pa le Kb ssm (H a n); 4. SIt"v Alt" nder (Ya m): 5. e xa Jack VOlion (Ho n ). OTMX AM: I. Ric-hard &a1" (Ya m ); 2. KC'n &.K·h (Ya m ); ! . Da vid ProcidoJ (SUI); 4. JM"ry \...·ood.tt d (Ya m ); 5. A., hM La rn kja rr (S UI). OTMX EX: I. Gary Willi son (Xa w ): 2. J im M;trtt"ns.(Ha n ): 3. JdCk Allt'n (H o n); 4. Tom Wid ick (Yam ); 5. H oll G rady (Ha n ). OTMX MSTR: I. SIt"Vt"Dunla p (Ya m): 2. Ron Way (Ho n); ! . Raben Fon ier (Ho n ): 4. J im Dra vl'1o (Yilm); 5.•Bob Millner tH o n ). Cunningham collects win at Berm Benders Motocross By Rolfe O tt erness M ORA. MN. ocr. 1 3 Craig Cunni ng ha m aced the Senior Min i clas s at the fina l po ints-paying District 23 motocross o f the year a t Berm Bend ers MX. Over 300riders ent ered the vari ou s classes, and so me o f the traditional year-end Berm Bend er fun races, such as th e Powder Puff class won by Michelle G ru ndhofer, were al so held. . Cunningham surged 10 the front o f the pack in the first mo ta and ran smooth for an easy win. Shelly Kann displaced Cory Corcoran on the first lap to take second and tried to gain on Cunni ng ham but to no ava il. Corcoran stayed in third over Keith Johnson for the duration of the race. In moto two , Kan n and Cunningham slid through the fi rst 'urn s id e· by -side but Cunningham was more aggressive and he slipped into the lead . Cunningham hammered around th e track to take the win whil e. Ka n n fai led to keep pa ce with 'he lead er and finished seco nd . Co rco ra n a nd J o h nson o nce again rounded o u t Lhe top four. Cory Keeney pulled the holeshot in ' he first 125cc A class mo to but slid wid e, allowing Rob Engstrom to ta ke over the lead. Engstrom dung to the point for th e first lap, but Keeney was on the move a nd wh en Engs tro m slip ped u p Keeney shot into th e lead. Keeney went on for the win with a good lead ovt"r Eng strom at the fla~. Jaso n Kem pe l won a duel with Mike AtkInson to car-ture th ird. David T ait trailed Atkinson for fifth . Jay Mercill nailed the sta rt a t the beginning of th e second molO an d led bri efly befor e Atk inson passed him befor e the end of the first lap . Keeney was moving u p and also dropped Mercill :i po sition by th e end of th e la p. Keeney closed on Atkinso n, who held him o ff u nt il halfw ay throug h th e th ird lap wh en he nailed a po wder berm a nd slid sideways. The bri ef mistake cos t hi m th e le~d as Keen ey sh m by, and Atk in son tried lO retal irat e but wenl down j ust a few (Urns larer , losin g severa l MIN t P iW: 1. Mikr Kann: 2. j ustin Pel tier: 3. CounOC"Y Sampson: 4. ~ Schneider. M.IN t JR: t. I..:ancr Cu n ningham; 2. Mik~ Oarl; 3. R yan '"Bro ugh Ion; 4. Mike Kann. MINI SR: l. Cnig Cunningham; 2. Shelly Kann; , . Cory Cor cora.n; 4. Krilh Johnson. YTH: l. Aaron Carls.on; 2. Jim PO¥Olny. Jr .; ! . Robbie McDowell; 4. JObOII Schill. 17-24 C: 1. Robert EJoyson: 2. Richard Wiitab; ! . Bill Mrde k; 4. T o n y Haver. 17-24 A: I. David Ni emi ; 2. Mauy Oark: 3. J ason Kempel: 1. Eric Mrugn-. 25 PLUS: 1. Dan Lulof l: 2. David T ail; 3. Scot t Sttin k: 4. ~1i kr N.uhe-. VET C: I. Kirk V"lrntrin : 2. Ctw-I n POIop is.il: , . J df Farnel l: 4. OOlivid ""mon. VET A; I. Mike Nathe: 2. Ruu Anl ho n y: 3. Rich Riehm; 4. David J end ro. SR : I. J o h n Alfo rds: 2. Tom Oark; ! . David Knt. pr: 4. J im Deoevan. 125 C O·) : I. Step he n T uo mda; 2. Milr. Mcurty; S. Juey e Ol son. -I. Gary G rot h. 125 C 0 ·2: l. Mati KInne; 2. Jdr R yder ; 3_ Jim Wyman ; 4. Craig Ran . 125 B: I. Brent Srevensen: 2. Ja ~JO Schill; 3. Robbie McDnwdl; 1. Slew Klar . 125 A: 1. Cory Kn.·nry ; 2. Ja !\On Kempe-l, 3. M ik (' AlkinJ>()fl: -I. Aaron Qlt l~. 2.)() CD-I : I. Jnhn Oelkers: 2. Ku rl G, wd l; 3. JrH 1 u Sa ndheck; -I. Step hen Tuomela. 250 C 0- 2: l. Tom Ram 'l("ht"r; 2. R (~ Kalli o : ! . Richard Wii r.al : -I. Kirk Vnter~le i n . a 250 B: l. Monte Mr"K3w: 2. Dave EnKMrum; 3. jrff 8M"K,: 1. Jdf Womrldor f. 250 A: 1. Lee Eric kso n: 2. C had Win «kt":! . jdf O ldrnbn"g; 4. M ilr.~ Atkinson . OPES C: I. Robert Roainn-; 2. Stephen Ft"dyk; 3. Johny Ik{)li,; 4. Jdf Wale-uk o . OPEN A: I. Bill En gserom: 2. Ma rty Cbrk: ! . j ohn Ninni; -I. Dave Je ndro. MODER N C: I. Rick Todd ('63 Bul). MODER N A (EXPE RT): 1. GaJe Petro ('74 SUllo MODER N B: I. Jeff Cnwford ('75 Han). Memphis HS win to Adams By Barry Riggsbee MEMPHIS TN, ocr. 6 , Brian Adams jumped ou t to a convincin~ lead in the Mid So uth H ar e Scra mbles Series by scori ng the overa ll win at the Mem ph is Trail Ri ders-hosted event. which wa s 'he third round o f the series. Adams showed Kerry Wisdom and 211 other racers th e quick way arou nd the twi sting six -mi le-a-lap co urse. Adams has racked up two firsts and a fifth so far th is season. Ken Arnold was the big winner in the Vet A class . He was pr essured by Brian \Vesson throughout the race bu r never gave in. Wesson was the ru nner-u p, whi le Charles Gi lbert, Tony Ligon a nd Ken J oyce rounded o ut th e ra p five, respectively. J ackie Potts an d RORer Crow ba tt led in the Fo u r-Stroke d ivision . w hen th e dust ha d sett led, Potts emerged o n top, foll owed by Crow, Rob Stevens , Craig H ump hrey and Robert Ja cks. Resul ts P RO : I. Brian Adam !o (KT M) : 2. Kt"ny W i ~om ( KT M). O PEN A: L Jack Railt'}' (Hun ); 2. Jrrry Cor""" (KTM ); IloKer Ma yn (ATK). 250 A: I. Necll R.;. ggt"tI ( Ka w) : 2. RntK"T1 Pa llt'nCJIt (Ho n ): ! . Jawn Mood y (S07): 4. wade Pm-y (H on ): 5. JMI E:roIl'1o 3. ( Ka ....). 200 A: I. Chad Froman ( II. JM); 2. Kt"Vin Brandon ( Ka wj: Mid-Atlantic Vintage Trials Series concludes at New Garden By Rick Men ap ace NEW GARDEN, PA. ocr.21 The 4th An n ua l New Garden Vintage Trial wa s th e final poi nts -payi ng even t in the Mid Atlantic Vintage Trial 1991 Series . AMAsanctioned, and ru n under AH RMA Vintage tri al rules, the event was promoted by the Corridor Vintage Trials Club. The wooded, hilly. New Brita in setti ng is a scenic made-for-trials venue ma t drew 35 co mpe litors - th e largest turnout yet - 10 th e fin al ro und of this 12· ro u nd series . Ri ders were di vided into eig ht classes and gi ven a choi~ of three increasing ly difficu lt lines throughout th e four· lap , eig h t·sect ion trials. True to the purpose o f such gatherings, there was as m uch fu n to be had loo king a r, and listening to, the array o f class ic bikes as ther e was watc h ing them negot iat e the cou rse. Dave Mankey brou ght hi s bea utifu l '61 Ro ya l Enfi eld 250, an origi nia l factory tria ls bike, and rod e it lO a first place in th e Pr emier Lightweigh' A class. A man who 's built and ridden Harley choppers for years, Mank ey has co m pe ted in bot h modern and vinLage tri a ls since 1988 o n his '87 Beta and '72 0 5.<3 250 Mick Andrews Repl ica. The o ther " Brit" bikes o n hand incl ud ed Jef f Chambers' '69 BSA, wh ich 'ook first p lace 10 Prem ier Lightweight B division, a nd Bowi e Pearre' s Bri ush Class ic class-winni ng ' 74 Cotton . Pearre, a Beta/ Montessa/S WM dea ler from Union Bridge, Maryland, sta rted th e Mid · Atla ntic Series last year by brin ging five cl u bs from the four -Slate area together. " La st year we had eig h t events in the series . This year al read y, we grew 10 12. Las t year th ere were fro m 12 to 50 riders competing. and now we're at 20 to 80," Pearre said. " We have a lot o f fu n, and people are drawn to tha L It's a whole differen t wor ld of mo torcycle co mpe ti tion. You could drop your wa lle t o n the grou nd a nd so mebody here wo uld pick it up and bri ng it bad to you.,. There was also a rep resen ta tive showing o f Montesas and Bul tacos mixed in wit h class ic Yamahas, H onda and Suzukis. But th e most unusua l entrant had to be th e "early 50s" Adler o f Fred Slifer. Slifer bo ug h t the G ermanbu ilt 250cc roa d racer in 1960, converted ir and competed as a dirt tra cker for two years, rhen let it , "Sit in my ga rage for years," un dl he changed ir to a tria ls bik e last winter. " . had to ma ke a lo t of the parts myself. like 'he pipe a nd seat," SJiler said . Compeung in every Mid-Atlant ic event th is S<'3son, Sliler and his Adl er also won the Rigi d class in thi s year's Nationa l tria ls event in Ocala, Florida. d uri ng Cycle Week , and th e AH RMA Nationa l in Toronto, Ohio. " And the bOllom end hasn 'r been aparl since: '591" added Slifer. Man y o f the New J:lritain pa rticipants were as classic as their bikes, ra nging from o ld time tri als rid ers to coll ectors . T he you nges t rider was l3 -year-old Jamie Ransopher aboard h is '74 Yamah a 80 . . . He looked preuy good in thi s, his first year o f compeution. He was joi ned by hi s father , J im . o n a Suzu ki, and a you nge r sister who served as a judge at section on e. Resul ts PREMIER H /W : I. Frt"d Slifrr (Ad l"). P REMI ER I./W A: I. Da ~ Mankey ('62 Ro y;tl Enfi eld ). PR EMlER lI W 8 : J. J rl f OliImbna ('69 BSA). BRITISH C LASSIC: I. Bow ie PeOlIl1t"("74 Co uon ). 3. Dan Ha m moc k (Ka w); 4. Donny Ledford ( Ka w ): .1). Tad Workinft' { H e n) . VET A: I. Ken Arnold (Ho n ): 2. Bnan WnM JO (Kaw); 3. Charlie Gi lbl"n (KTM); 4. T ony Lig on (KA 5. Km Joy ce w); (Ya m ). SR A: I. John Gi ll'S: 2. T o m Su lliv.m lSU1): ! . JeX'1 Dubo"t' (Ha n ); 4. David Graham (H o n) ; 5. Danny Ledford (Ho n). O PEN B: I. Tony Rod rigu o (Ho n); 2. M,n k j ra nt'ttt" (H o n) ; 3. Jd l Rl"'M'n (Ho n ); 1. EldridKr Sta nfi ll (KTM): 5. Jimmy Elhridgt' (ATX ). 250 B: I. Cod y Mu wel l (Ka w); 2. RobtTt Adkim, (Kaw); 3. Bill Williams (Ho n ): i . :\1ikeN,u ion , (Kaw ); 5. PhilSlanlill IKTM ). 200 B: 1. SIt'W' Gordon (Kaw): 2. john & hrioha un (Kaw ); .1 T odd Boont' (Kaw); -I. JnTY Ca:tllnn.1O ( K..J ): 5. La ne w War{ ( Ka w). 12!t 8 : I. Willum Short ( Ka w): 2. Ilttrn Ph ill iphs. (Yam); 3. Kip Ha ney (Ya m); 4. J ohnny Friedli (SUI ): 5. Au stin \\'a iu (KT M) . ~STR K: 1./ iI("kie POllS lI-1on ): 2. Rogn Crow (Hon); 3. Rob SInT11!o ( -Iun); 4. Ctaig lI u mp h rey (Hon): 5. Robert JOKh (Hnn ). VET B: 1. Scoct Bla n Len sh ip (Yam ); 2. T om Kr..g (H u!o); 3_ Dcllr St4IlIin~ (Kaw): 4. Rich Shrll (Ya m ): 50. Oa W' Lambl"Tth (L w). SR B: I. Ro n n ie HaC"kt1t 9Sw); 2. &nny W~lh"s (Kaw); ! . Jan,on Duk" (Kaw) ; -I. Ro n Pruieu (H us); 5. Mo m s Ph ('lp' IATKI . S/SR: I. Larue Hart ( Xa w ): 2. Emm('1t Cox (SUI).. H rfR : I. M.n k Co leman ( Ka W): 2. Mike- Stinwn (Yilm ): 3. O'tad CraiK (Ho n ); -I. JaMUl R USM"II ( lIon ) ;~. Ken Wilk in !> (Ho n ). , t..rrR: I. SetHt Hort on (Ka w}; 2. Steve Folrr (K

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