Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

LOCAL EVENTS WIIEeO/YAMAHA/YOKOHAMA Nalional Cross Counlry Series Jdlill?Al 1992 Scheduleof Events ••• c " •••• March 14/15 March 28/29 April 11112 April 25126 May 213 May 16117 Jun e 617 June 2012 1 August 112 August 29130 Sep t. 19120 OCtober 3/4 OCtober 17/1 8 Greeneville. TN Hurricane Mil/s. TN Shelby. NC Brownsville. PA 8&ckley. WV Boyers. PA MiDfeld. OH i Davis. WV Newcomerstown. OH Waterford. OH Bunner Ridge. WV Mt. Morris. PA TBA" Saturday Quads , Sunday Bikes Firebird International Raceway action saw Stu Mor rison ( I) chase Kye G unn (362). En trio. ard Information SATURDAYS RACER PROOUCn ONS QUADS RACE · 1PM RI 1801 459 SUNDAYS ""'-' YNl65OS PHONE BIKES RACE · NOON (304) 594·1157 (Youth ro... In IlIOlning ) RIDE AWARE REGISTER TO WIN: • Ka w a sa ki Team Souve nirs • Leather Accessorie s from Skip's Shoes & Boots ]AI All Prizes Given Away Friday Night At Jai :"" 011 H N A 0 Children Welcome us 92 Across From ~ay DAYTONA'S ACTION ATTRACTIONS! FRIDAY, MARCH 6th - 7:45 PM .-cKawasaki NIGHT! SHOW YOUR HELMET - FREE ADMISSION REGISTER TO WIN: • Kawasaki Team Souvenirs. Leather Access. from Skip's Shoes & Boots All Prizes Given Away Saturday Night At Daytona Beach Kenn e l Club l '!~'lJ' - ~·tJQ~'Atir~Tu.~WA~IJ,~'tA~!t;II~~lr]~ NIGHTL Y at 7:4SPM 50 YOU CAN BET ON US! Iorrison sails to Firebird RR win w.. SHOW YOUR HELMET - FREE RESERVED SEAT NIGHTlYAT7:00 PM Tuesday thru Saturday MATINEES 12 NOON 1 pm Sun. Tues. .. sat. Edd Haymon pres ented Eric Mashbir wi th his number one yellow cross co un try p la te. After short tra ck-specialist Robert Damro n received th e n um ber o ne black pla te. the man y end uro classes lin ed u p for their rewards. After receivi ng his n um ber o ne white p la te fro m Jeff :-Jail , ISD E-regu lar Dave Bertra m cl utc hed it fir mly 10 hi. chest with the sa me pride he wo u ld h i. med als. Alon g wi th the a wa rd s that included co lorful jac kets with embro idery co urtesy of Cycle Gear, door prizes included rid ing gear fro m Yoko / Ime r link, boots from Western Po wer Sport>, a Metzler tire and a Jell Stantonrep lica Ara i. The Gra nd Prize was a brandnew uzuki DR350 , do na ted by th e Nor thern Califo rn ia a nd Nev ada Suzuki Dealers. By Na omi Bo u rne P hoto by W.J. Field Kawasaki NIGHT! DAY , me." j THURSDAY, MARCH 5-7 PM Kawasaki Demo Rides Noon-5 PM Wed. thru Sat. In Jal Alai Parking lot spo nsor ed McKenzie said, " I want to thank my girlfriend for standi ng ou t in the rain for MATINEES ! PM MON.,WED.•SAT. Children Welcome US '12 West of Speedway CHAI> DI.ER. FER. 1·2 Stu Mo rriso n loo k th e first -p lace $250 p ur se in the Unlim ited GP after a short battl e with Kye Gunn a t th e AMA /CCS So u thwest Reg io n road races at Fireb ird Int erna tion al Raceway. Morr iso n a nd Gunn were gridded against each o ther in Sa turday's Sol o GTO even t, bu t a run-in with the flu for ced a sha ky Mor riso n to for ego the race. The co nfro nta tio n betw een th e 1wo racers was po stponed. until th e next day . Although it was hIS first race in abo u t two ye;,t rlJ, G un o pil Olt"d his Yam a ha of Tucson·barked FZRlOOO 10 fim pl ace in th e Solo GTO race. Gunn used his bi gger engi ne to sta rt o u t in ,h e Ie- d of th e Un lim ited G P even t, but J Morr ison 's sma ller Yam aha FZR600 made up tim e in the curves. After two laps, Mo rr ison was o ut in front and the Team Red Baron i H iot l Co.-backed racer i n crea ~ his lead with every lap . !\lorrison finished th e 18· lap race with more tha n 10 seco nds sepa ra ting h im from second· pl ace Gu n n. Jeff Pepiot wan the Li g htw eillh l Superbike sprint by ta king o ver fir st p lace In the closin g lap. . Pep iot • •ponsored by Shod . Works Perla rm ance. and DeIAmo Ya maha , nearly ran illlo the tire wall dtlhe low er turn entra nce as he loo ked for a lin e aro u nd Kye Sharp and Mart in Harvey. Pepiot fou nd his cha nce in the ca rouse l at the so uth end of the track, and Rot the lead. Sharp cras hed a la p la ter , and Harvel moved. into second. Dou g Schmiu pa s~ Harvey 10 finish M'Co nd. Afler tak ing th e hol e. hot in the Heavy. weig hl Superbike race , J im J aquelle d ro pped back i nt o th ir d posi tio n. H e eve ntua lly re(:overro firs t pl ace from race lead er Steve Teschk e. A wavin g yello w flag in the b,lCk cu rve. prevellled pass ing and hel ped J aquelle ,a ke Ihe checkered n ag with Ihe win . Resul ts 1I/ L G P;" I. SlU Mnn h un (H im): 2. Kyr G u nn (Va m); 3. Juh n Rur ll:llyn,. (H on ); 1. J im J atl tlf'tlt' (.liun; rl. S'rvl"n Ru ,hlnrd (Vam ). U/ LS/ SP RT: I . Joh nn y Pdl{!' (K elw ); 2, Gl r n n ~1 i rt' ( Hun ): 3. na vid Ro y (l{aw ); 1. Krn Oo wn ir (Sill); 5. Ch;u ln ni xon (Yam) . tVW Sl SPRT EX: I. SlU Murr i'tlm (Hun); 2. Rirh ard Joh m.un ( S UI); 3. Sll"vt' n R u ~h£(lJd (Vam ); 1. MdTk 8t'ml..y SUI ); 5. G lenll Mirt- (H o n ). H /W S /S PTR AM: I. Bill 8(JJ~d l i (Vam ); 2. Ootvid B.un (Ya m); 3, Mikr C lr r y (SUI) ; 'I. Sc--..n K(l;Ip ik (SUI ' : 5. Cra ill: ... . Ske!lon IVam ). M/W EX: 1. Stu ~ I)rr i ,un (Va m) : 2. SIM'l"n R u~hlur d ( Ya m ); 3. Ton)' M .uhew~ (Hun): 'I. J uhn n y Pal{!' s/s.'n IHo n ): 5. G len n ~ i rl" (Ho n ), M/W S/S PRT AM: J. Bill Borltt'lli (Va rn i: 2. Oa vid B..ln (Ya m): 3. CrOl i~ Skrhnn (Va m) : 1. Ri ch.m! Fri \b ir (Su lI : 5. T imuthy ~ r."!>f·h (H a n) . LW SlSP RT EX: I. Jrfl Prpiu. (V;tm) : 2. I.I·nn.. rd KilTM. hn r r (Y..m ). . l.IW S/S P RT A M : I. SClm \ \'OIKMlwolll"l (Hu n ): 2. Kri!>I Y Ha rdi ng (Yelm l: 3. Thum a ' H ;IKan (Hun ); 1. j a mes H .. rnnuer (Ya m ): !J uik Bra ndl en (H o n). . IIIW S/R K EX: I. ji m jaqUl'lIt' (Su /I; 2. S,('\I(' T~h kt' (}-iun ); 3. RidlOIrd j u h n \ol m (SUI ); 4. jrlfrry Ruh ll ( u w); !J. Mykt:'1 C u u..... (S UI ). H I \\' S/R K AM: I. Sr'.m Kna p ik (Stu ); 2. Mikt' CI('a ry (Sw); 3. n an W;lrd (Y dm ); 'I. C.r; iK Skrh nn ( Yil m );!I. [til Srv CTi nn l (S UI }. M /W S/ RK EX: I. SIU Muui...m (Uun); 2. Juhlln~ Pal{!' (Hun ): 3. T ony M.n h r wll (H un ): 4. J uh n jam" (Vam ); !J. SIM it:'T Moi hk e (H n n ). M / W S/ BK A M : I. Bill Ronr lli ( Y.. m ); 2. Crai ~ Skel ton (V:.m ); 3. Rich 'lTd F t i ~hit> (SUI); 4. MiL.t' MlI~ (\'lI m ). LlW SI BI'. EX: I. Jc-f Pr pi or (V..m ); 2. Dou~ Schm iu f (Un n ); ~ . M.min Hdt\ot'y ( Y am): 4. Will iam Sl'bn tSuzl; !I. Kt'1' Sh arp (Va m) . l.I W S/RK AM: I. Kri ~l )' H.ndin K ()"i1m ); 2. J ~ mn H erna uer (Ya m I; ~ . Thum,n H.. J.;."" (H. JIl); 4. Eail Brandle- n IH o n): !I. C:hri~ O tfi Rl i ~ t Y~ m ). M /W GP F.X: 1. Stu ~' nr r i!lol.n (Ya m); 2. Stt'Vt' T O£M.t' (Hun ); 3. M...IL. F~," (Va m ); -toGlmn ~hrt' (Hun ); !I. Rob l"11 Tur!lot't (Hun ). ~tlW COP AM: I. n ...n Wa rd (Y il m ): 2. Thorn.n, Ua ~1l (Va m ); 3. (""'i1i~ Sl.r1tnn l Y. m l. I .lW G P F. : l. M.u k FQ.<>l l"l ( Y.. m ): 2. , Lm in H .. ",~ X (Va ,n) ; 3. j r ff Pr p iOl (Y.ll n ). l.IW CO P .. : l. KriMl ' ....rdinR ("'..m ); 2. CJui, Di riRI~ \M (Va m ). H I\\' S/ T W lX: 1. Rid . Wil1i.am:lo (lio n ); 2. RobCTt Ton.n (H' IUI;3. Tnm [);.hl (SUl ): -t. IlwJUKS<-hmi l/ {Hnn l;!I. lnnln;l~ Fujibd\';,u I HI ," ). .hi H /\" SIT\\' AM: I. Tom H ull (0 11('); 2. Sdm Wal(t'n....ller t H m ll : 3. RO'U SIOlH,.ldl (Due); -t. Da vid H ull (Mot). l.IW SlP.\" EX: I. R"'Jrrl Tur'oC'l (Hun ): 2. RieL. Wil ha m, IH o n) : 3, Tom ();Ih l (SUI) ; 1. Ilwm!1: Sch m ill (H o n l: !J. Thom;n Fujibaya~hi.I H()n ). l.IW S!T'o\' A~l : I. Tom H ull (Due): 2. Rnu SlaHd dl ~I i( hal'l T r.. fi... no (Hon ). " I'I "\1:" EX: I. Tnm Dahl (SUl) : 2. M.mi n H drvry (Ya m). " P 'l 'S\!:" AM: I. TI1I. ma\ Ha Ran ( H Im) ; 2. JClmn l lemauer f''i';lIn ). t ' ..... T \\' s PT S: I. Th..ma" M..",r (1 ~ . n J: 2. ('_nl{!' F.l rr m . H· OJ. , ()! .() (: -10 EX ; I. Ky,. Gunn (Ya m); 2. ("_)Hrry Mal on ry I \ '''Ill ); :t :\tll e Sh.JHt'r (Vam ): 1, jolm J am n (Yam i:.5 jI,hnny . II) Ull: ., . )'a KI' ( K..I Vo'I. ... !.O (;'10 AM : 1. Mi kr Bu rak (Vam ); 2. M il ,. C1rd TY O l'u I/J ::ol.C;r ;uu GaRnoll (Ya m ); 1. 7..uh Swala nder (SUI) . ",C)I J) crn! EX: I. Stu Mnrri!>ClI1 ( tl n n); 2. JIlh n RUfRuyn r l ~ " II J: ~ . _"' I I 'V(, I~ Rulthfor d (Yam ); ~ . John j am n (Yam): 5. ~lI l.t · R IM (Ya m). vo r.o rrr u AM: I. Truy Ga lld wCl y IHn n );2 . Crd iRSldmn ( Yalll): !. rllm H ull (Du e ): 'I. Mic"hat'l T""fiQno (Hu n ); 5. R.ic h.i1d h i..hir (Stll). Brown best at Las Vegas l\lX By Dick Goodwin LA. \'EGAS, I>\', FER. 2 \ 0l1l 1 a ~ l ed a to ug h fidd of ca ptu re the Vet cla s.s win at Las Vegas MotcKTos.s Pa rk. Bro wn won the fir"'l mOln a nd finished third the second tim e nut (0 earn the overall crown. Ro n Goodwin stu ck his SUluki out in fro m of mo la o ne with Brown, And y ~ e lson and S ('UlI Morrh br eathin g down hi s ne ck . Goodwi n held first for Ihe first lap beforr Bro wn 1 .apped him in the finish" line lums. The top fou r riders then pulled awa ), fro m the rest of Ihe pa ck and £reig hl·trained arou nd I he co ur!tC. Nelson struck for second over the roll ers on lap thrt"C but wen t dow n a few tu rns la ter, el iminating him fro m Ihe lap group. Brc )WI I co ntinued 10 lead Goodwi n and ~l orris un ti l Ihr ee-q uart ers of the way Ihr o ugh the lasl lap when Morr is sn uc k int o second. Brown was th e ("" Sy winner of thi s molO. d Moto two began with Brown ge tti ng the hol eshol a nd it bega n to look like a blowout. But Brown was racin g multiple classes and that m igh l ha\' e tak en ils to ll a. NeI. on blasted right past OIl th e roll ers. Morris stuffed Brown a lap la ter and set off all er Nel son , Morri s, a p relly tou gh descn racer, tried every trick in th e book 10 ge t aro u nd Nelson , but Nrl.on held o n to win motu two. Brow n hung in th ere for th ird p lace. r.J¥ Resu lts Benn ie Brown com pe ti lO ~ 10 P/ W: I. Diad W h ill in Klun ; 2. Vinc"!"" KU ia nOi. l 12!JRF. : I. n.anll YCnnpn-; 2. Rrya n RtI. lk:lo; 3.. Mi kt> Smll h; G ,1. Mikr Kt'n nry ; .,.. Grdlll Hu ry . 125 :"OV: I. R k h Aldrit-h; 2. Prlrr ('nmn . 2.')() REG : I. Seoll Ml"ITiJl; 2. 8ril ndun BlOul:I.. m 2:.0 ~O\': I. RU_\lY Whippk; 2. Mich.lr l Rc"... ; 3. Cui M.lfli nr z; i . n a n Cu llt'u i: !J. S; 3. FrnI _'\if j olm,...ln; 4. RoIYJl"wru: !J. Andy S rhoClll. \'ET: I. Rrnn y Rrow n: 2. SC Otl Morr i:lo; 3. An dy :'tl' rb.on : .1. Run Gntli lwi n ; ~. M.ark Mu K . t:'

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