Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS e Carr, Filice honored at MPA By Bill Sp en cer SANTACLARA. CA, J"'\I. II Bill Spencer (left) presented Jimmy Filice with the Sportsman of th e Year Award at th e 29th Annual Motoring Press Asso ciation banquet. Mo tospo rt media members , fans and fam ili es gathered at the 6th Annual World of Mot orsports Sh ow a t the Santa Cl ara Convention Center for the 29th Annual Mo toring Press Association awards banquet. On hand to accept mo torcycle awards was Chris Can for his efforts in win ni ng his founh stra igh t 600cc National title and his tying Scott Parker in the Camel Pro Series poi nts race. The highligh t of the evening's festivites was the all importa nt Athl ete of the Year award which was presented to Modesto's Jim Filice in honor of his return to racing from the horrific Gil accident that ha ppen ed two years prior, to .the da y, and his cha mpionship win ning effort in the U.S. 250cc Grand Prix Series. Filice thanked the ma ny members of the media for his third award from this gro up . "I will be raci ng in the Uni ted States in 1992.There ju st wasn't eno ugh tim e to get a good G P effor t together and so I will concentra te on defending my title and try and put together a serious effort toward a 1993 GP race ream. " He also stated tha t he wou ld switch to Honda , adding. "I am just star ting to get the team together to ra ce at Daytona and we will defini tely be at Laguna Seca in Apri l." Filice tha nked Tom Knowlton of the LA Mctorworks team , Shoei Helm ets, Bel-Ray Lubricants. Tsubaki Chain. Sunoco Fuels. RS Taichi and Dunlop T ires for their su pport. Jim Cox (7) and Stu Morrison (I) battled for the lead at Firebird Int'l Ra ceway. Morrison wins seven atFirebird RR By Naomi Bourne Photo by W.J . Field Perris Motocross win to Smith By Greg Robertson PERRI CA, JAN. 1 S. 2 Kawasak i KX250-mounted Andrew Smith star ted o ut the new year righ t with an overall win in th e O ver The H ill Gan g Novice class at Perr is Ra ceway. Smi th grabbed the ear ly lead in the first mota and rode uncontested to th e m oto win. The real 'ra ce was for second, as Bob Chocas and Cu rtis J ablonski spe n t the entire race glued to each o ther. Chocas held off countless charges to take th e well deserved runner-up posit ion. Jack T rotter collected fourth over Gary Pan gborn and Mark Ensign.. who had 'worked u p to six th in the 25-rider field after getti ng stuck in the starting ga te. J abl onski snagged the second moto holeshot but thi s time Ensi gn ga ted with everyo ne else and was right o n his rear fend er. By the end of lap one Ensign was in fro nt and pulling away . First mo to wmner Sm ith sta rted seventh and wor ked tow ar ds th e lea ders . Midway through the mo to, En sign enjoyed a sixseco nd lead over J ablonskl . Bill Bradley and Smith. Smith won the battle for second and started to close in on Ensi gn , but tim e ra n ou t and he ha d to settle for seco nd. Ensign's second m oto win was good enough for th ird overa ll behind winner Sm ith an d ru n ner-up J ablonski. R esul ts 32 OTH BEG: I. Art Riv.u (Kaw); 2. Q uis M cCon n~ 1J (Kaw); 3. Tim McCu e (Suz); 4. Rob Doug herty (Yam); 5. Slew utham (YOIm ). OTH NOV : 1. Andr~ Smi th (Ka w) ; 2. Cums J ablon ski (H a n): 3. Mark [n"igo (Ya m): 4. Gary Pan gborn (Han); 5. Bill B rOldl~ (Han). OTH tNT: 1. David FajMdo (Han ); 2. G~ Rober l&On (Ya m); 5. D-dW' BrMlo (Suz): 4. Louie Spri ngtt (Yam); 5. R id. Purcd l (Suz). OTH EX: 1. David Biesiada (Sw / ; 2. T im T ol160n (Suz); 3. Rand .,. Andttson (Yam); 4. Wa t Ol son (Kaw); 5. Gary Sheroh man ( K.iw). OT NO V 0 ·1: 1. John F1andrn (H a n ); 2. BiUMiM'ner (Ya m); 5. Jim Swindd ls (Ha n ); 4. Stew' Popj oy (Kaw); 5. Frank Ikrby (Yam ). aT AM: I. Dona ld Grttn (Kaw); 2. K~n Beach (Ha n ); 3. AI Smith (Ya m); 4. Buzz MOt"IIn; 5. Gabe Guti m-o: (H on). OT EX: L Gary Wilbon ( K.aw); 2. W.G. wilson (SUl); 3. Mikt Brooks (Ya m); 4. Geo rgt' Spari ng (H on); 5. Larry Popp (Hon ). OT MSTR: I. Alan O lsofl,(Suz); 2. Oecrge Kohla (AT K); 3. Jody w eisel (KTM); 1. Ray Pisarski (Ha n); 5. J ack Kdl (Yam ). 3. PIW A: 1. Scot t How,= (Yam ); 2. Todd Gosa I'A.n (Ya m ); W~ Brook a (Ya m); 4. De nni e Dunn (Yam ). P/W 8 -1: 1. Jnry Martinez (Yam ); 2. Steven Cisar (V

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