Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Once into second, Murray reeled in Staten and stole the inside line in a tight right-hander to inherit the lea d o n lap four. On that sa m e lap, though, Murray swa pped vio le ntly w hen la n d ing from the canyo n d o u ble, a n d Staten reto ok the lead . Murray's troubles co ntin ued when he lost control in a who op section a n d allowed Semics to pass, but the La H abra S u zu kil E nzo R a cing /Cycle Servi ce /Sin i sal o /Pe eWe e D esi gn sbacked rider d o ve to the i ns ide o f a flooded left-h ander a n d splashed past both Sem ics a n d Staten . " I h ad enou gh of b eing roosted ," said Murray. " So I h ad to pass th o se guys." Staten dropped off th e p a ce shortly a fter a n d faded to fifth be h i n d Myerscough a n d desert a ce Larry Roeseler. "The throttle stuck wide open" said a disappointed Staten. " Tha t' s not too good on a 500 1" Murray scored the win a h ea d of Serni cs, My erscough , R o eseler a n d Staten. Jeffrey Brow nlee led a snarli n g p a ck of 250cc Intermediates through turn one, bu t before the first la p was completed, American S u zu k i /PJ 1/ 100%/Peak/Splitfire/JT U SA/ Ts ubaki /Sunsta r /WD-40 / Sh o e i / A p a c h e . Suzuki-backed Da vid P in gree motored into th e point position. P in gree turned up th e wick a n d pulled a w a y from the field, and blasted around th e track with a substantial lead. Mik e Metzger left the gate in last , b ut b y la p three h a d worked into fourth behi nd Pingree, Keith M a yes and Dennis Dahlin. Metzger blitzed past Dahlin a n d M a yes, but began to en co u nter m echanical p rob lem s o n la p four. " T he- rear disc guard got b ent o nto the caliper and I lost th e rear b rakes," sai d Metzger. Metzger overshot a tum o n lap five and Dahlin snuck into seco n d. P ingree scored the win well a hea d of Dahl in , Metzger a n d Brown lee. "I'm not really used to the 250 ye t," sa id P ingr ee , w ho o n l y last season co mpeted a board 80s. "It p umps my arms u p . I just tried to set a good pace. " Brownlee grabbed another holeshot in th e l25cc In ternediate class, ahead of J oe Depauo, R obbie R eyn a r d and PJ IIVHT/ AX O -ba cked J ason McCor· mick. McCormick ca me to life in the wet con ditions a nd blasted past hi s rivals on the opening lap. O n ce out front, McCormick was never headed, a n d rode to a co nvincing win. Brow n lee came h o m e second with a comfortable lead over Terry Lee P a rsons, who battled wi th R eynard throughou t the moto. De p atto h eld o n to fifth. Cycl e En gine e r in g /H oun d Do g R a cing /Krause/ N ewhall Ka wa sakiba ck ed J ason H owa rd p o sted co nsisten t 2-4 scores to earn top h o n ors in th e 80cc J u n ior class. H owa rdgrabbed the h o les h ot in the opening moto and led the majority o f the race before being passed by J erry Aleman. In moto two, Howard followed John Ra ymond , Doug Parsons and Eric Schnell acros s the line, while Aleman cras h ed out of contention and finished 25th. G reg Schnell swep t both moto s in th e 125cc Jun ior class a board his Bill 's Pipes-sponsored Suzu ki w ith re la tiv e ease to score the o verall win. Mike Atkinson a n d Jason Kempe l were originally awarded first and third in the opening moto , bu t we re disq ualified before the start o f the second m oto. J ose G onzalez of Kawa sa k i Team Green recognized th em as b ei n g Pros fro m Minnesota. Chris Allen 's 2-3 scores edg ed out Johnny Williams' 7-2 performances for secon d overa ll, whi le Ya nnick Truchi and Shawn Ellis rounded o ut th e top five. Manufacturin g /O ' N e al G oki spon so re d Karl Lindst rom m a d e short work o f the 500cc Junior class as h e ro m ped off to d ouble m oto w ins. Daren McLaughlin fo ll o wed Lindstrom h ome in both o u tings, whil e R obert Sheldon m o tored a cr o ss the line third i n both m oto s for th at sa me overa l l. Gale Webb stole the holeshot i n the Women 's class race a nd never looked back. Susan L ee left th e gate secon d, but co u ld n't resist th e p ressu re a p p lied b y a hard-charging J amie Pa m i n tu a n . J odi H ollo w a lso forced h er wa y past L ee i n th e closi ng sta ges of the moto.. Webb cr o ssed th e fin ish lin e wi th a com fo rtab le lead over P a m i n tu an , H ollow a n d L ee. Lance Burgess slipped a n d sli d his Suzuki to th e win in th e Vet Intermed iate class. T railing Burgess across th e finish lin e o n ly inches apart were Gary Denton and Da vid Zahrt, Mark Brooks a n d Daniel Scharf battled throughout t he m oto for fourth w i th Brook s comin g o u t o n top. Mi cha el Blo se d ec im a ted the Pee Wee Stock class with two co n vin c in g moto wins. The DMC-sponsored ri der led Johner Fau lk ner a nd Em itt Kling across the finish line in both motos. In moto o ne Fa u lkner came home second, b ut in the concluding race Kl ing pulled off a da r in g pass th a t n etted h i m secon d . Klin g's 3-2 topped Faulkner 's 2-3 for secon d overall. £N R esul ts PIW STK BEG: Partridge (Ya m); ~. Da mon Huffma n (30) a n d Mike Healey ran a way from the rest of the 250cc Pros. I. Kit Kunath (Y am); 2. Kyle Buck G u lley (Yam); 4. Willia m Hammer (Y am); 5. Jacob Gregg (Yam). P/W STK JR: I. Micha le Blose (Yam): 2. Emin Kling (Yam); 3. Johner Faulker (Yam); 4. Kevin Roberts (Yam); 5. Dylan Lord (Yam], PIW MOD: I. Michael BI05< (Yam); 2. Robert Harold (Yam); 3. Emiu Kling (hj); 4. Scou Nelson (Y am); 5. JohnerFaulkner (Yam). 60 0-8: 1. Ch ris McN an (Ka w) ; 2.Bryan Jaramill o (Kaw); 3. ScouNelson (Kaw); 4. BohhyBonds (Kaw); 5. Michael BI05< (Kaw). 60 9-11 0.1: 1. Scou Conley (Kaw); 2. Michael Young (Ka w); 3. Dan iel Blair (Ka w); 4. Gi o Tedesco (Kaw): 5. Billy Payne (Kaw). 60 9-11 0.2: 1. Scou Conley (Kaw); 2. Monte Montague (Kaw) : 3. Eric Will iam s (Kaw) 4. Rober t Blake (Kaw); 5. Sean Hamblin (Kaw). SO BEG 0.1: 1. Jacob Machowsky (Hon); 2. Eric Chase (Hon); ". Nick Nolte (Suz); 4. Cory Morri s (Kaw); 5. Chad Norton(Kaw). SO BEG D-2: I. j esse Ketcham{Suz): 2. josh Poole (H on) ; 3. J am ie Pamintuan (Suz); 4. Michael Cingm ars (Hon); 5. Cory Hoeft (Kaw). 80 OPEN: I. Monte Montagu e (Ka w) ; 2. Scott Conley (5Ul); 3. Ju,tin Buckelew (Ka w); 4. Travis Riley (Kaw); 5. G,OTedesco (Kaw). SO JIt: I. Jason Howard (Kaw); 2. Doug Parsons (5Ul); 3. Jimmy O'Neal (Hon); 4. Jon Raymond (5Ul); 5. Eric Schnell {Suz) . SO L'l/T: 1. Dustin Nelson (Suz); 2. Jeff Willoh (Ka w); 3. Jason Shirey (Kaw); 4. 5haun Perolio (Hon); 5. Cody Crawford (Kaw). SO EX: 1. Casey Johnson (Kaw); 2. jason Partride (Kaw); 3. Tyler King (5u, ); 4. Ryan Clark (Suz). t25BEG n-i. 1. Eric Caner (Hon);2. Clar. Gillen Pierre Oxelmark (4C) and Yannick Truchi (181) battled in the 125cc J u nio r class. Jeff Brownlee (3D), J oe DePatto (700) and Robbie Reynard (67) sli de into turn one. (Ho n); 3. Shaun Fortier (Yam ); 4. Paul Gilmartin (Kaw); 5. Paul Kellen (Yam). t25 BEG 0.2: 1. Sean Raga" (SOl ); 2. Deron Stidman (Yam); 3. Judd Scanlan (5Ul); 4. K evin Barclay (Suz); 5. Eric w hir e (Suz). t25JR n-i. I. G re~ Schnell (5u,); 2. Chris Allen (Suz): 3. JohnnyWilham, (Kaw); 4. Yannick Truchi (Han); 5. Shawn EIIi,(Kaw). 125 Jll.0.2: I. Corey Holcomb (Suz]; 2. Donovan Pl acenci (Yam); 3. Aaron w asn ea {Kaw) : 4. Giovann i 5pinalli (Kaw); 5. Paul Ito (5Ul). 125 INT o.I : I. j asonM cCormick(Hon);2. Jeffrey Brownlee (H o n); . t T erry Par son s (Ho n); 4. Robbie Reynard (Ka w); 5. joe Depauo (Hon). 125 INT 0.2: I. Ty Kady(Kaw);2. Chri, Kawasaki (Kaw); 3. Mar k Desch (Suz): 4. Alex M cElyea (5u,); 5. Garey Carlson (Ka w). 125 PR O : l. Roy Sn ell in gen {Suz): 2. Mike Heal ey (S uz): 3. Scott My('fs ( Ka w ): 4. Rod ney Sm ith (SUl) ; 5. Ray Sommo (Suz). 25() BEG: 1. Jay Mintyala (Yam); 2. john Sain (Y am): 3. Daniel Castro (Yam); 4. Bo Phillip, b (H on ); 5. Anthony Leimas (Hon). 25() JR; I. Joey Mendoza (Hon);2. Kazl Lindstrom (Han); 3. Brian Magee (Suz); 4. Kevin Knox (Hon); 5. William Nash (Yam). 250 INT: 1. Davi d Pi ngr ee ($ uz); 2. Denni s Dahlin T aylor (Han) : .!I. Dan Berg (Han); 4. Rex Staten (Hon); 5. DreyDircks (Hon). 4·STK PRO: 1. Mik e Young (H us) ; 2. Ran d y Moody (H us): 3. Pete Mu rray [H us): 4. Murra y Mike Metzger [Suz): 4. Jeffrey Brownlee (Hon);5. Robbie Leach (Hon). 250 PRO: I. Mike Healey (Sur): 2. Damon Huffman (Suz): 3. Larry Br ook, (Yam); 4. Ray 5haklelord (Hus). Som mo (Suz); 5. Bader Man neh (Hen). 500 BEG: 1. Derek Gamer (Han); 2. Joe M alich (Honk 3. Dave Wotfall (Hon): 4. Chris Brown (5u,);5. Richard Oliver (Kaw). UTH INT: I. Lance Bur gess (Kaw): 3. (Hon);5. Roger Oreh {Hon ).' SOO JR: I. Karl Lindstrom (H o n) ; 2. Dar en McLaughhn (Hon); 3. Robert Sheldon (Hon); 4. james Harris (Han); 5. Steven SIOTi~ (Yam ). SOO 11"-7 I. Dennis Dahlin (Ka w ); 2. Bill Sau ro : (Hon); 3. Kevin Y eager (Hon): 4. Robbie Leach (Hon); 5. Tim Whitlock (Hon). 500 PRO: 1. GrejI; Zitlerkopl (Kaw); 2. Richard UTH JR: l. T im Nash (Yam); 2. Kevin Knox (Hon); .!I. Giovan ni Spina l1i (Ka w) ; 4. Mark Broo ks (SOl ); 2. Merle Ha mmer (Ya m ); .!I. Rob Petrin { Ka w ): 4. Gary Den to n (Yam); 5. SIeve Reeves(ATK). VET JR: I. DanielCastro (Yam);2. Fritz Schlegel (Yam); 3. Joe Brown (Y am); 4. Thad Friday (Yam); 5. JetTY Correy (Hon]. . VET INT: 1. LanceBurgess (SOl ); 2. GaryDenton (Yam); 3. David Zahrt (Hon); 4. M Brook, (Suz): ark 5. Dani l Scharf (SOl) . e VET MSTR: 1. Kenn y Zahn (Yam ): 2. Rob Petrin (Ka w); 3. Rod Richards (Hon); ·1. Tim Marsh on (Hon);5. Bob Maxwell (Hon). VET P RO: l. Pete Murra y (Suz); 2. Gary Semi cs (Hon): 3. Bria n Myerscou gh (Hon); 4. Larry Roeseler 5. RexStaten{Hon]. OT JR: 1. Tim K ettcham (Hon); 2. Let: Johnson (Ka w): (Ha n ); .!I. Vasek Ulric h (Hon ); 4. J ohn Mou slin g (li on); 5. Rich Hansen (Hon). . OT INT: I. Bill Cook (Hon); 2. Ron T uzinski (Hon); 3. Dennis Middleton(Hon); 4. RobertWykoff (Han). OT MSTR: . I Gary Dogeu (Ho n); 2. La rs La rsson i . Dennis McAdam (Yam); 3. Carl Gazafy (Hon); (Han);5. Adrian Mesa (Hon). WM N: l. Gal e w ebb (H a n) ; 2. Jamie Pa m uuua n 3. Jodi Hollow(Suz); 4. Susan Let: (Kaw). (SOl ): 13

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