Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

The last hour was anticlimactic, as Conner could not make up the lost time on Summers, and P lessi n ger completely faded from the lead picture. Summers took the checkered nag with a two and one-half minute lead on Con ner. Plessinger was two more . minutes back, while Russell crossed the line fourth, an additional three minutes back. Shephard rounded out the top fiv e o vera ll, foll owed by Keegan a nd Blackw ell. " T he re's one guy who probably works harder than I do to win th ese races ," said Summers. " And that's my mechanic Fred Bramblett. He gets th e equipment read y and he gets Scott Summers read y. He deserves this titl e as much as I do ." Pri va teer Jeff Lauth blasted into th e 200cc A class lead at the start aboard a Kawasaki KXI25 and did a masterful job of ho ld ing prerace favorite Tom No rton off for the -first 30 m inutes. No rton po wered his facto ry-backed KTM a nd was ho p in g to cap his class titl e-winnin g season wi th what would be hi s ninth class victory of th e year . Norton mo ved past La uth late in the second la p and di rected his efforts towards a top 10 overall fi nish . Norton managed to work his way into eigh t h overall at th e finish and was the last rider to complete all nine laps . Yamaha-m ounted M ichael Burk was a so lid second-place 200cc A fin isher a nd ninth overall o n th e da y. Lauth placed l Oth o vera ll . th ird in cl ass. John Vin cent ran his Yamaha WR500 into th e Junior 25-Plus class winn er ' s ci rcle, clinching second overall in th e final class stan di ngs behind winner Davey Coombs, who DNF at th e series finale. Yamaha pilots Dave Santi and David Molnar finished .. a two, three on th e da y. JeffRusseU KTM's Second National Championship. KTM has spent the year on one helluva win streak. Take Team KTM Enduro rider Jeff Russell, for example. It only took Jeff 8 races to clinch the 1991 AMA National Enduro Championship Series!Jeff dominated the field, finishing in the top three no fewer than seven (count 'em, seven) times! Add that to Danny Hamel' s big win at the 1991 National Hare and Hound Championship, and that makes two championships this year for KTM! Four straight 1991 National Cross Country Championship Event Victories! Has Scott Plessinger been on a tear lately, or what? Scott - riding his truly nasty KTM 250 D/XC- dusted tough competition to take the win in four consecutive National Cross Countryevents. Scott ruled in Edmonson, ew York; Waterford, Ohio; Millfield., Ohio; and then again in the prestigious Rat River GP, Missouri. Big time congrats. Congratulationsgo out from KTM and team sponsor Duralube Resu lts 0 / A: I. Scott Summers (Hon); 2. Duane Conner (Kaw); 3. Scott PI< ..inger (KT M); 4. J ell Ru ssell (KTM); 5. Tim Shep hard (Yam) ; 6. Frank Keegan (AT K); 7. Doug Blackwell (Kaw): 8. Tom Nort on (KTM); 9. Michael Burk (Yam); 10. Jol La uth (Kaw); I I. Dwain Miller (Kaw); 12. Michael Cornett (Hon ); 15. Tom Harr is (Yam ); 14. Jolin Vincent (Yam); 15. Jell Murgel (Ho n); 16. Bob Sloa n (Ho n); 17. Terry Cunningham (Kaw ); 18. Steve McSwa in (Kaw ); 19. Harvey w hitaker (Ho n); 20. Dave G un n (Kaw). OPEN A: 0 / A. Scou Summers (Ho n); 1. Frank Keega n (AT K); 2. Sieve McSwain (Kaw ): 3. T im Mcintosh (KT M); 4. Ron Palermo (AT K); 5. G reg Holden (KT M). 250 A: 1. Duan e Ca nna (Kaw); 2. Scott Plessin ger (KT M); 3. Jell -Ru , s<1I \KT M); 4. Tim Shep ha rd (Yam); 5. Doug Blackwel (Kaw). 200 A: 1. T om Nonon (KT M); 2. Micha el Bur k (Yam); 3. J o l Lau th (!(aw); 4. David Black [Kaw); 5. E. Alex Cox (Hon). 4-ST ltK A: 1. Bob Sloa n (Ho n); 2. Harv ey Whitaker (Hon ); 3. Gary Roach (Hon); 4. Tracy Warringron (Hon ); 5. Don Bohn (Suz). Jit A: I. J ohn Vincent (Yam); 2. David Santi (Yam); 3. David Mol nar (Ya m); 4. Davey Coo mbs Oil to Jeff, Scott and the rest of Team KTM: Allen Gravitt, Alan Randt,and Jack LaffertyJr. - all of whom are lop-ten ranked in the National standings. We're proud to have been instrumental in the stunning success of these championship riders. After all, monster wins and serious fun are what KTM is all about.Gel serious about your fun . DURAl.UBE ~ ScottPlessinger Call your KIM dealer today. fa". KTM Dealer neansI y?u call: East(2 16) 246-1060. West (6 19) 25U300. Canada (4 16) "6-6S 14. (Suz ). " ET A: l. Tommy Hams (Yam): 2. David Fallas (Yam): 3. Alan Bruu o (Ka w) ; 4. Justin whhe (Hon). Sit A: 1. Terry Mealer (Ya m); 2. Bruce T riplett (Hon). S/Sit A: I. Harry Greenlee (Yam). OPL'I/ B: 1. Lawrence Huffman; 2. Unknown; 3. Tim Mo.t>

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