Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Dave Ondas was fourth overall and third in th e O pe n class. Paul Kra use led th e pack at th e bomb a nd eventually finished third overall . Crandall , and Kawasaki KX250 riders Dan Richa rdso n a nd Roger H urd, a nd H onda's Dan Ash craft in ho t pursuit. Parry was half a minu te ahead o f Os tbo in the Vet division in 14th o vera ll; Capt was two pl aces ahead o f 'Su m mers in th e 125cc battle, and Maxim had hi s work cu t o ut trying to dea l with Seni or rival Ri chard J ackson . T he lead battle raged on for th e last 18 mi les of loop one . Roeseler and H unnicutt were still side by side wh en th ey hit pit row for the second time, but this time. Roeseler was out in front . T he ot her pos it io ns stayed mu ch th e sam e, except for Lewi s, who arr ived fo u r p laces back in sevent h and lost mo re th an a m in u te gearin g up fo r th e second loop. " I hit a roc k wit h m y foot a bo u t five miles fro m th e end o f th e loop a nd it ca used me to ca rtw heel. I broke m y helmet a nd tor e m y chest p rot ector off , so I had to stop a nd pu t on new gear," Lewis said. • The KTM priva teer , Lewis, da sh ed into loo p two and did not sto p to chec k hi s injuries until th e race was over. " I tho ug h t my toes were sor e bu t w he n I fin ally took m y boot 0[[ I knew I' d do ne so me damage," said Lewi s. " I was too scar ed to look a t it (t he Ioot ), but I g uess I broke so me o f m y toes ." T he next day Lew is had to have su rgery on th e foot. " I had to hav e th em o pera ted o n a nd I'v e got some wire a nd som e pins in m y foot right now," said Lew is fro m hi s home two da ys a fter th e race. T he 40-mi le seco nd loop ran east th rough Searles Valley, tu rned north to wa rds Na vy Ro ad a nd then head ed into a gr u e li ng tec h nical sectio n throug h th e m ountains. The top ru n n ing du o made sho rt wo rk of the firs t 30 mi les. " We had a grea t tim e," said Hu nnicutt. " W it h no du st you co u ld literally get I0 to 15 feet be h ind a rid er an d ke y o ff h im. You co u ld see everythin g he di d a nd make up for a ny m istakes he mad e. We just keyed o ff each o the r a nd swapped pos itio ns every now a nd th en . We did th a t 90% of th e race ." Ca pt a nd Su m mers were st ill nose to tail in th e 125cc battle, a nd Ostbo a nd Parry were d icing in Cl ass 30. " We hung toge ther for abou t the first 15 Don Griewe was third off the start but dropped back to fifth at the checkered flag. mi les of th e last loop ," sai d Parry. "Ostbo stretched it ou t and I got tired ." But tired th en was nothing co m pared to wh at th e last I0 m iles wo ul d br ing. "The second part o f th e loo p - tha t was a bit sad istic," said Over -38 ra cer Bob Wad low. " It was o ne rocky hi ll after a no the r. I don 't th in k th ere's an y hill o u t there that thev didn 't tak e us over," sai d H onda pi lot Ri chard J ackso n. "Every one we'd co me to , I'd th in k th is is the last hi ll before th e fini sh . If there 's a no the r one of th ese, I' ll di e. But whe n' you got to th e top, th ere'd Be anot her roc k pi le a nd another tra il o n the ot her side." ' . O stb o a ttacked the rocky terr ain wit h a vengence and rocketed up five places. " I wish th ere'd been more rocks ," said O stb o. " I rea lly started to feel good in the second loop a nd I pi cked o ff a lot of people. The young b ucks were ge tti ng tir ed in th e wh oops. T hey need to work out more." T he rocks began just as H un ni cutt lau nch ed his final assa u lt on Roese ler . A slight bobble put him behi nd th e leader and, in h is rus h to ca tch u p , he mad e a seco nd mi stak e just th ree mil es from th e fini sh . "I hi t a ro ck with m y rear wheel a nd it sp it th e bik e arou nd 180 degrees. I went down in th e roc ks and hu rt m y rib s." said Hunnicutt. " At tha t poi n t th ere was no wa y I was goin g to ca tch Roeseler, There wasn't enough tim e a nd I kn ew I wasn 't going faster th an he was in th e rocks. T here 's no body bet ter than him th ere." Nevertheless, H unn icutt closed to withi n half a minute of h is team ma te bu t time ra n o ut. After two-an d -a-h al f hours o f racing, Roeseler cross ed the lin e with a 38-second margin to tak e h is first overa ll win and his seco nd 250cc cla ss w in o f th e series. " It was a good race all day ," said Roeseler , wh o is backed by Ka wasa ki T eam G ree n , FMF. Race T ech, Tsu bak i, Shoei, Bel-Ray, Renr ha l, Oak ley, Trick, Thor, Acerb is and Sco tt. "I wo ul d lead for a wh ile th en H un n icu tt wo u ld lead. We went hack a nd fort h a ll da y. The course was a littl e fast but th e condi tions mad e it fast, too. It was marked rea lly wel l." Hunn icutt was ho lding hi s rib s wh en he dism ounted in the fin ish ch u te. "It hurts pr etty bad, " said Hunnicu tt. " Fall ing ruined my pl an. I was go ing to make m y move in th ose last few miles." Krau se crossed th e lin e two minutes behin d H unni cutt for th ird , a n d O ndas kept a steady pace going all th e way to fou rt h. Griewe sco red th e Four-Stroke class win in fifth , despit e losin g hi s rea r sh ock five m iles into th e second loop, an d Os tbo top ped th e Vet class in sixt h , six plac es ahead o f class riva l Kenn y Parry. . Lewis brought hi s KTM horn e in seventh overa ll for seco nd in th e 250 cla ss, edging Ash craft by just a few feet. . Op e n Exp ert Ro bert La ug h li n blas ted u p from 13th a t th e beg in ni ng of loop two to claim n inth a t th e finis h , a head of Rich ardson a nd Cra nda ll. Capt he ld Su mmers a t bay a ll the way to 15th overall to tak e the 125cc win a nd Maxim to p ped Wadl ow for Over 38 honors. Corev Mit ch ell led the Amateurs home in 57th over all , just a he a d o f Lost Co yot es cl ubrn a te Dam on Cardone. Anna Cody Merr itt top ped the Women 's division in 70th overa ll , an d Du stin House ho lde r led , the Novice ch arge . (:!~ Results (U nofficial) 0 1A: I. La rry Roeseler ( Ka w) ; 2. Ted Hunni cutt (Ka w ): 3. Pa ul Kraus e (Ka w ): 4. David Ondas (Ka w) : 5. Do n G newe (AT K); 6. Pa ul Ostbo (Kaw) ;7 . Ji mmy ' Lew is (KT M); 8. Dan Ashcra ft (H o n ); 9. Ro bert Laughlin (H e n) : 10. Da n R ichardson (Ka w ): I I. Chr is Cra nda ll (Kaw] : 12. Kenny Parry (Kaw): 13. Todd Peugh (Kaw): 14. Brent Fox (Kaw): 15. J eff Capt (Kaw); 16. J ames Summers (Ya m ); 17. Don ald Fra nkl in (H on ]: 18. Bill Fullmer (H a n ); 19. Roger Hurd (Ra w ); 20. Abe Ba uman n; 21. Scan Morri s (Ka w): 22. Dav id Rhodes (H bg); 23. Roge r McCa bt· (Ka w ): 2'l. Todd H oy (KT M); 25. Ro n Weh r (KT M). OPEN EX : I. T ed H un n icu tt (Ka w): 2. Paul Krau se (Kaw ): 3. D. vid Dudas (Kaw). a 250 EX: I. Larry Rce seler (Kaw ): 2. J imm y Lewi s (KT M); 3. Dan Ri chardso n (Kaw). 125 EX: I. J eff Ca p t (Kaw): 2. James Summers (Yam); 3. J aso n In gerso ll. OV ER 30 EX: 1. Paul O stbo (Ka w): 2. Ke n n y Parry (Ka w ): 3. Roger McCabe (Ka w). O VER 38 EX: 1. Bill Max im (Kaw); 2. Rob Wad low (Ya rn) : 3. Ri ch a rd Jackson (Ha n). OVE R 50 EX: I. David Rockwel l. 4/STRK EX: 1. Do n Gri ewe (AT K); 2. Do nal d Frank li n (H a n ); 3. Bill Fullm er (Ha n ). AMA :'o:ATtO:'o:AL CHA MPtONS H II' HARE Il: . HO UND SERIES POI:'o:T ST ANDI :'o:GS: I. 'Larry RC )(:'M'!l'r (51); 2. Pa ul Krau se (46); 3. (TIE) Da ve Ondas/ Ted H un ni cut t (33); 5. Dann y H a me l/Jimmy Lewi s (30); 7. Paul Ostbo (28,; 8. (T IE) Dan Richardson/ Ch ris Cran da ll (2'2); 10. Don Gri ewe (16); 11. Kenn y Pan)' (11); 12. Brandon Ge rber (12); 13. Dan Ashcraft (13): 14. (TIE) Robert La Hgh lin tTodd Peugh /Rogel H Uld (12): 17, Dwight Rudder (171: 18 ( rI E) Billy Fullrner/ Brem Fox /Lee Sch cffers ( 18). 11

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