Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVENTS ~ " .......t 0') 0') • 1969 Harley, th e last sidevalve to win the National Championship, and lem these bikes out to the you ng racers who co m pete week in and. out a t Lodi o n modem machinery. Robert Damr on, Nati onal n umber 64. go t one of th e T rium phs and rod e it to first pla ce i n th e O pen Expert cla ss both in sho rt tra ck an d in th e "IT race. Man y of th e crowd came to see th e old Class C bikes slid ing sideways wit ho ut brak es and th ey wer e no t di sappoimed. Gus La uer and Jack Hurst brough t o ut their Indian Sport Scouts a nd raced against Mar t Butl er. who no rmall y rides in J u nior races in Nationa l events, o n the Men Lawwill H ar ley and Cla ude Parker o n a . BSA Go ld Star. Parker came across the lin e first , with Butler in second . \\-' inner o f th e 250cc Novi ce class wa s Breu Den is. in his firs t ride in 14 year s. Den is, ridi ng a 250 .Yamah a , has on ly o ne hand a nd o ne eye. the result o f an exp losion. O ther riders were over 50, but a ll were o ut there racing like th ey were 20 again. Bergstrom is ad am an t abo ut bringing out his expensive an tiq ues 10 th e tra ck , " People co me to Set this sort of th ing. It's im po rta n t tha t people can see and hear these bik es." Ha r ley-Davidson factor y rider Chris Carr, who m issed out o n th e Ca me l Pr o Series tit le bY...lhe narro west o f ma rgi ns ear lier this mdrl th , was fou nd lea ning on the fence. wat ch in g the racin g. " I 'm a mem ber of the club and I came o ut here to wat ch th e races. It's nice to wa tch o nce in a while. I disqualified myself fro m raci ng - I had a beer." . :::. .......t ~ -.:::j-4 ~ Q) ..0 8 Q) u Q) 0 Tommy Martin sails through the air en route to a pair of Cain Creek MX wins. Ch ris Young (3) and Mike Young (14) navigate a Sunrise MX jump. Sinclair scores at Sunrise MX By Paul Kellen 80 tNT: I . Jdr &.Idwin (Ka w ). 80 EX: I. Ca~ Johnson ( K.aw) ; 2. John Leddy (Suz). 125 BEG 0 ·1: I. Steve Kyram an05 (ltaw) ; 2. J~Y lipton (lU w); 5. Shane Mrd rord (Suz); 4. Dua ne Boni ni (Kaw); 5. wig Humph~ (Su z). 12.S BEG 0-2: t. Brian Jrnki n~ ( K.aw); 2. Ben Viliill~ (Yiim ); 5. JoseSanchtl. (H on );4 . Milc.~ Gonza ln (S Ul ); S. Bryan OInT)' (V am ). 1:5 NO\' D-I: 1. Aclron Cantrell (Ha n); 2. Jimmy Scott (Ha n ); 3. Clad B~1Jon (Ha n ); 1. Jm Andrnon (Suz): 5. Donovan Placrncia (Ya m ). 125 NOV 0-2; 1. Troy Ameri ne (K.aw); 2. J ero rM Law tKaw); 3. Gori~ FJickinRn (Suz): .. Glm Munua (Suz): 5. Rid. Alves (Ya m ). 125 I~-r: I. Jdfrt"Y Brownlee (Suz); 2. Grq Allen ( ltaw ); 3. Stan Finnty (Kaw ); 1. Jake Win dham (Suz); 5. Mar ie. KJa wa (Kaw). 125 PR O : l. Dan ny Paladino ( K.aw) ; 2. Pa t Comm (H a n); 3. Pat Benneu (Han ): 4. T revor M~gher (Suz); 5. R usty H olla nd [Suz]. 250 BEGD-I: I. ~Ko~vilka (K.aw );2. TomConzaks (Suz ); 5. An tho ny Leimas [H e n): 1. ViDi~io Petruecicic (H a n ); S. Don Mendm hall (Sw ). 250 BEG 0 -2: 1. Robm Mo~lIo (Yam) : 2. Sean H ummel (S uz): 5. S t~ Moo "" (Ka w); 1. Robrn Vttducri (H a n); !J. Scutt Thompson (Yam ). 250 NO V: I. Rid. Alvo (Ya m ): 2. GmfI Woodl (Ka w ): 5. Bria n Dut'Lk (Suz); 4. Mikt':Scott (Va m); 5. Ma rt'lU Qaarlo (Kaw ). . 250 4-STRK: I. T(TI)' Pa Kt (Hon ); 2. j aso n V~i l a kos (Han). . 250 INT: 1. J~Hrt'y Brownlee (Suz); 2. K6th M..yo (Ra w) . 250 PRO : L Trevor Mt': gher (Suz); 2. Pa t Comm (Ho n ); a 3. Pa l Bennett (Ha n): 4. Jdf w a us (Hon); 5. Eric Sa nds tro m (Han ). . SOO BEG : I. Aaron Mattson (Ka w): 2. Ra nd y Medky (Ra w); 3. P('ICP ea rson (Kaw); 4. Ea rl Pea rson ( Ka w ): 5. Ad rea n ZaKar (H a n). 500 NO V: I. William Artau (Ho n); 2. T om Co n k.i n (Ka w ); l 3. David Dye (Ho n ); 4. B la i n~ Holl en beck (H a n); 5. Michael Renner (Raw) . 500 INT: L Rick Ho llen beck (Ho n): 2. Todd Luksa (Hon ): 3. Kevin Weimer (H o n); 4. Dave Math eson (Han) . 500 PRO : I. En e Sa nw tro m (Han); 2. Rick y Luu (KT M); 3. Kirk Sm ith (Kaw). 230-29 BEG : I. Randy Medley (Ka w ); 2. Steve KyramilriO<' ( RaW); 3. Aaron Ma u ~n (Ka w) ; 4. Sco tt Thompwn (Yam ); 5. Ea rl Da lcy (Han). 25-29 NOV: l. T im Alarco n (V.. m ); 2. Ro i Holster (H on ); ! . Da ~ Machl"'5On (H a n); 4. Stl"'Vl" Randazzo (Ha n); 5. T od d Lu k. .a (Han). a 25·29 INT: I. Groff Wooch ( K.aw) ; 2. Alan Cirlson (Han); 5. Aruh o ny Alvt'& {Ka w ); 1. Doug Johmon (Kaw) ; 5. Alex (]l('1l1"'W (V .. m ). VET I NT: I. Tim Alarcon (Yam ); 2. M;,nk PI"t "S (Ho n ): n 3. Jnry Wo hlegemuth (H on ): 1. G I('nn UtttTqui~ (H o n); 5. M-vin Wehner (H a n). VET PR O : I. Jdf Wa15 (Hon ): 2. Larry WOiid (H a n ): ! . Jo h n Dauth (Ha n): 1. lTV Achziger (Ho n ); ~. Sl~ Randauo (Ha n ). OT NO\': l. Tim Kr1cham (Hon); 2. Brian M"Chanl (Ha n ): !. T om Stratton (Sw): 1. Pal Grahoun (Hon); S. Ruu Paden (Suz). OT INT: l. ,R UM ~n (Ka w); 2. Bob Rivmbark (H an ): 3. Tim CoI~ (H a n); 1. Don Brumfidd (Hon): 5. Frank Trier (Han ). OT EX: 1. Terry Sag(' (Ha n): 2. Wrs Brob y ( JY.w); 5. Jnry Cal on t Hon ): 4. Richud Schillings (Ya m). Haynes, Fincher flyat Cain Creek Motocross By T on i Antoni 28 HEFUN, AI., NOV. 1 0 Dan n y H aynes and Wall ace Fi ncher were th e big winn ers a t ro u nd three o f th e Dixie Fall MX Series, held at Alabama 's Cai n Creek MX. Whil e H aynes had to work for hi s Senior Mini win , Fi ncher {"'w ered his Honda XR600 to co n vinci ng wins in bo th Open B motos. Suzuki o f Dalton 's Ada m Humphrey holesh ot the first Sen ior Mini mo to, 'fo llowed closely by Sco tt Pi nso n a nd Hay nes. By th e end o f lap one H aynes had overtaken P in son an d was houndin g H um phrey . At the m idway poin t o f the mot o, H aynes fou nd an inside line..in the sweepe r to take the lead and th e win . Humphrey pushed H aynes th e en tire moto to secu re second. Moto two saw AXO/ Scoll-backed Pinson put his Suzuki into the earl y lead with Humphrey in hot pursuit. Haynes suffered a midpad stan, but had his Tallad""" Cycle! O 'N ea l/Maxima-backed Kawasaki sto rm ing to th e front. \Vith two laps remaining, H aynes reeled in and pa ssed Pinso n. Ha ynes then mo tored away with th e win. Pinson su ffered a last lap cra sh th at allowed H um p h rey to p lace second. Humph rey retu rned 10 action in the 125cc C cla ss as he fo llowed Roswell H on da 's Rand y Westfall through turn one. Hum phrey was ted no lime puning h is Suzuki out front to stay . T eam G reen 's Brad Sim pso n had to overcome a bad star t, but came bad to displace Westfa ll for seco nd. In mo to two, Simpson powered off the line with Humphrey at his rear wheel. These two riders had a terrific battle as they qu ickly disappeared from th e field. Humphrey fina lly mad e a pass stick and held on for a hard fou ght win . Results P/W: l. Blak e Ca nnady (M. M); 2. Zach Ru tlt'dgr (Ya m); ! . M.1tC 8r'all y (Va m ); 1. Rohc=rt R icha rd~ (Yam ); 5. J am ie Pau l (Yam ). JR eye: 1. MotU Walk" (Ka w); 2. Aarnn LindM")' (Ka w) ; S. Chad Alhritt on (Kaw); 4. Scott McC.orvr-y ( Kaw ); 5. l.ach R urledge (Kaw) . JR MIN I: I. Ma liOn w illia ms (SUI ); 2. Mall Wa lkr r (Kaw); 3. Mick Ba iley (Ra w); i . Aaro n L in dM"Y (Kaw); 5. CrOj ig InrR~~"';;ttt Dan ny Ha ynes (Raw); 2. Adam Hum h rey (Suz ): 3. Scott P inson (Su z); i . Shey Ikn tlry (Raw ); 5. b a Yid Dishman (Suz). SCH BV: 1. Scott Bryant (Han); 2. Sca li Pi nson (Suz); :I. Pa nicle. H isel (Suz); 1. Dan n y Ha ynes (Kctw); S. Shea Bentl ey (Ka w ). BEG : 1. Bryo n Sheffi eld (Ka w ); 2. Mar k Cyph~u (Ya m ): ! . Mary Will iam s (Suz); 4. La n ny Sloan (Suz); 5. Don T a ylo r (Ha n ). 125 C: I. Ada m Hum ph rey (Suz); 2. Brotd Simpwn ( K.aw): 3. Tim Bru O" (Sw); 1. Shaw Whi taker (Kaw); 5. Rodncy Frazier (Han). 125 B: I. Dwa yne Bonl" (Hon); 2.. Scott Bryan t (H a n); 3. And re Pm e (Ho n); 1. Aaron Day (Han); S. Kl"vin Coudd (H a n). 125 A: I. Tom my Ma rrin (Ha n ): 2.. J onathon Blain (Suzl; 3. Jallln Law (Raw ); 1. Ji mm y Popt" (Ya m ): 5. T im J on n ( ~w ). 250 C: l. Brad Simpson ( K.aw); 2. aui, Schafn (Hon) ; .3. Dayid Bahb (Hon): 1. M..ron Lanford (Han) ; 5. Tim Bru« (Suz). 250 Ii: 1. Eric Pi mon (Hon); 2. Str'W' Sa undrn (H on); ! . Brya n Godl~ki (Ho n); 1. Aaron DOll Y (Ho n); 5. J on ;'lIhon McOrllm (Ya m ). 250 A; I. Mark. Crozi er (Ha n): i . Tom my Martin (H a n); ! . RoM J oh mon (H o n); 4. Tim Jo~ ()(aw) ; S. SoIm Sha xxo n (KTM). O PEN B: I. Wallac:r Fincher (XR); 2. Jay McCldlen (Ya m) ; 3. Don n y &tnb (Hon); 4. Juhn Tn~1 (Ho n ); 5. Knoin Mathew, (H o n ). PL US 25: 1. T o mmy Manin (H on l; 2. RuuJ oh n son (~on ); ! . S ~ SoIundrn (Han ): 1. Darryl Hei:>11"I (Ho n ); S. Jimmy Ston~ (H a n). 50+: I. Gr eg Ty~n (Suz ); 2. Krvin Ma th ews (H o n): !. Bill Ha nd ley (Suz); 1. Donny Ran h (Hon): S. j Oll y McCl ('l)m (Yam). 10+: I. Warner Wil bourn (Ra w); 2. Randy T i llery (Hon): 3. Larry Br in klcy ( Ra w) ; 1. Bobby Bishop ( Ra w); 5. Short y Coode (Suz). TEAM: I. f..ch«onne; 2. Alab ama ; 3. H illbill y Hilk. ; 4. Fr~whee ling Honda ; ~. H iKh Po int. French Cup trials won by Webb By Mike McCabe FRANK RAINES PARK, CA NO 1 V. 0 Kipp Webb po sted low sco re to ear n the win in the Masters class at ro und o ne o f the Paci fic International T ria ls Soc iety's Fa ll/ Wi nte r Series . All .toge ther, 56 riders sho wed up to com pe te in II diff erent cla sses. T hr ee tim e Nationa l Champio n Scott H ead was also o n ha nd in th e Masters class, but it was Webb 's mo re co nsistent loo ps o f 717/ 6 tha t won th e even t. Head posted loo ps o f 9/ 13/6 for seco nd overall. T he Masters class was not th e on ly cla ss o f th e da y to feature clo se fin ishes. Fred Mu sta and Robert H'oll y ended th e day tied with 32 points apiece. but it was MUSla who sco red th e Senior class win by virt ue of mor e clea ns. hi th e Amateu r class, Do ug Elliot and Bob Thompson tied wi th lo w scores o f 30. In a verv rare tum o f events, bo th riders ended th e with the same number of clea ns, twos, threes, fo urs a nd fives. Promoters awarded both riders first place points. The 10 sectio ns were ru n over a variety o f terra in . Steep. loo se hill sides were used to steal points away fro m the riders in sections on e, two and fou r. Sectio n three featured a deep water crossi ng fill ed wit h m ud and rocks. The remain ing sections consisted o f th e typi cal tight turn s, loo se sa nd a nd slick roc k steps. day Resul ts MSTR: L Kip Webh (Fa n): 2. ScOlI Head ( & 1); 3. Neil Belvoir (Fa n): 4. C1 i~ Belvoir (Mer) . EX: I, Howard Ga lbre ath (Apr ): 2. Ma rk Kowo layk. (lkt); 3. T ed Gan$hM"grr (Fan): 4. Ma ll H ("' (Ap r): 5. Jim Sla yto n ad (A p r). AM: I. Dou g ElJin Cl (Fa n ): 2. Ruh Thompson (&1 ): 3. RotX'T1 Burk art (Yam ); 1. T im Fergon (Apr ); 5. Rob ert w at ker (Fan ). NOV A: I. Ca rlo$ Npt" (G-G). te NO V 8 : L Ken Wilh Am!> (Fa n); 2. Eric- Rorl i ~ (G ·G) ; 3. J oan n IJen nfOl H ead (Ya m); 4. Min,,:; Gn (Ik-I); 5. Steve Ras m ussen (Yam ]. S/SR: L Paul Oll ijl;n (Ho n ): 2. Derek Rt lvoi r (Ya m); 3. Tum Cullen (y .lIn ); 'I. Ha wley SIOJ Ylnn (G·G); 5. Ed Ala ri (Ya m). SR AM: I. Ken M.udl' elt (Ya m): 2. Mik(' Fen ner (G-G). SR A: I. Fred M U~I;a (Bet ): 2. Robe rt Holl y (Yam) ; 3. Dian a T weedv (Ya m): .1. Ben Fu lwin der (Ydm ): ~ . Cfu u·k O liyer (Ya m)" SR B: J. Rob TuHord (Ya m). VINT: I. Ken ~br"cfOk (BSA); 2. Bill Kinn cy (SU.I). WMN : I. Karen O~wa ld (Mo n ). Fun in the sun at Lodi By Margie Siegal LODI, CA, ocr.20 Gary Milewsi wa lked his 1966 T rium ph off the blue groove of th e Lodi short track in central California, grinni ng from ear to ea r. "The tra ck is great. I won my heat. O f cou rse, if I had lost, the uack would be bumpy and slick. .. One day in 1951, Geor~e Lee and several other menobers of the Lodl Cycle Club found an abandoned pi t and th ou gh t it looked a lot like a fla t track o val. T hey bought the land and buill a sho rt trac k in that pit tha t has been graced by such racing gr eats as Joe Leonard, Mert Lawwi II, Dick Man n , Kenn y Roberts, Mert Lawwill . Ch ris Carr and Ji mmy Filice. When George Lee passed away a year and a ha lf ag o, the Lodi Cycle Clu b put on a vinlage race in his ho nor. The race and an exh ibi tio n o f vintage racers wa s a smash h it a nd the club, alo ng wit h Ken H eu ser of Chic ken Ran ch Racing decided to do a bigger a nd bett er repea t. This year 's George Lee Memorial featured a full sla te o f sho rt uack and IT raci ng, a swa p meet , o l ~ racin g newsreels, a conco u rs, and two po ker ru ns. T here were o ver 200 entries in the races a nd 3500 peop le on the grounds, look ing for parts o r ad miring the conco u rs ma chi nery . Racin g wa s sanctioned by AMA District 36 and th e Vin tage Dirt T ra ck Racers Association , m any o f whose mem bers trav elled across the co u n try to participa te. Three-ti me G rand Nat ional Ch a mpi on J oe Leo na rd served as G ra nd Marshall. Al Bergstrom brought seven race bik es. three Triumphs, three H ondas and Mert Lawwill's AlJELA1 'oITO, CA, NOV. 10 Si nclai r Machi n in g-back ed T im Sinclair do mi nated both mo tos o f the 125cc Ju nior class at the ope ning ro u nd of the 2nd An n ua l C\fC Ma n ufactu rer Seri es, held at Su nrise Cycle Park. Garey Carlson was first o ut o f the hole in rnoto o ne. followed closely by Sinc lai r, Chuck Enscoe , Mike Va n Noord t and Max Nelson. Carlson a nd Sinclair qu ickl y pUI distance between th em selves and th e rest of the pack. Lap two fou nd En scoe cras hing and dr opping 10 the back- o f th e pa ck , whi le Charl es Vice mov ed int o th ird. Sinclair chased Car lson aro u nd th e tra ck un til lap five. wh en Sinclair found room and slip ped by for the lead. With nothing bu t clear track a hea d o f him, Sinclair shot to th e fi n ish , wi th Ca rl so n , Vice, Ra ymond Bow ers and Van Noord t ro und ing o ut the to p five. Mot a two again saw Carlson grab the ho leshot , Wh en the pack came aru und in to th e firs t la p it was Ca rlso n in the lead , with Van Noor d t, Sincla ir, Jar ed H artshorn and Bobby Krajewski in to w. Sin clair bou nced arou nd th e ou tside o f Van Noo rd t o n lap three an d bega n pressuri ng Ca r lson. T his time it was on lap (our that Sincla ir sq ueezed by Ca rlson for the lead . T hey finished in that order with Sinclair ta ki ng the overa ll a nd Ca rlso n , Van Noor d t, Bow ers a nd H artshorn ro u nd ing o u t the top five. In th e 125cc Pro class , La H ab ra Suzuki rider Mik e Yo un g sco red the lar gest share of the Pro purse. Chris Yo u ng grabbed the holeshot in moto on e ahead of J ohn Ray, Mike Yo ung and Charlie Flip pen. Mike Young quickl y di spersed Ray a nd began moving on Chris Young, showi ng a wh eel a n the ins ide of Chris in th e comers, hopi ng to for ce a mi sta ke. l1'e banle was short-lived. however. as both Yo ungs bumped eac h ot her in the fin ish line double and fel l. This left an openi ng for Ray, who grabbed the lead a nd tried to dista nce himself fro m lhe o lhers. Chris was the first rider u p an d set chase with Mike behi nd him . Mike railed arou nd Chris. alter the infield do u ble a nd bega n selt i n ~ a blistering pa ce. trying to cu t down Ray's Itveseco nd lead. O n the last lap, Mike caught Ray and in the back section put a block pass o n Ray o ver a small double. Bo th- riders hit and Ra y fell , lea ving a clear tra ck fo r Mike Young. Ra y, Ch ris and Flippen rounded out the top four. Mo lO two b"l;3n wit h the fini shing order o f molO o ne. Mtke gra bbed the hol eshot and never loo ked back. Ray, Chris Young an d Flippen crnssed the finish lin e beh ind him.fI'j Resul ts P/W STK BEG : J. Dert"k Downey (Ya m) . P/W STK JR: 1. Dyla n Lord (Ya m). P/ W MOD : I. Sco tt Nd ~n (Vam ); 2. Eric Wood (Yam). 60 0·8: 1. Bryan Ja ramillo (Ka w ). 6() 9·11: I. ~ n Ham blin ( Raw ). 80 BEG : I. Ja cob Mcch uw sky (H on). ij() JR: I. Ca sey L yllc (Hon ). 80 O PEN : I. T ra vili Pro ton (Ho n ). 12!) J R: 1. T im Sinclai r (Yam); 2. Galt' y Carl~1I ( Raw); 3. Mikt Van Noordt (Suz); 1. Raym on d Bow m (Kaw ). 125 tN T : l. Terry Pa non, (Hon ): 2. Sieve Andrich (Kaw). 125 PR O : I. Mike You ng (Sw); 2. J oh n Ray (Sw). 2SOtNT: l. Aar on Wen~trup (H a n ). 250 PR O : 1. 0 ln5 Yo un g (Sw). !)OO PRO : t. Stevr D~ (ATK ). \ 'ET MSTR: l. Gmrge Wa llace (Yam ). VET JR: I. lLnny Sch wab (Han ). VET INT: 1. Gkn Wndma n (Suz). UTH JR: I. P;aul Ktll~n (Yam ). OT JR: 1. Rich Han M"D (H a n). OT INT: J. Robn"l Wyd oH (Hon). OT MSTR: l. Ga ry Doggrn (Ho n) .

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