Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eSUPERCROSS AMA Camel SURercross Series: Round 8 ~ fa n s bu r tha t he co u ld h ear them pulling for h im . " It was helping me a lo t. Un fo rt unatel y. I co u ld n' t do bett er, " he sa id. J eff Wa rd hu ng o n for seventh, Dubach fin ished eig h t with Kal a s a nd 125cc Western Reg ion al Supercross Series lead er McG rath ro u nd ing O ul th e top 10, res pecti vely. I was look ing fo r th em to see if I co u ld catch the m. If n ot , I was go ing to rid e for third beca use th e cha m p io ns h ip is wh at I wan t. " Ferrv held o nto fourt h. Pederson was fifth, a'nd Mik e Brown was sixth. c~ Resu lts 125 H EAT 1: I. Bria n Swin k (Suz); 2. U Ta Lus k 3. Barr)' Ca rsten (SUI); .1. Ji m Neese (Kaw): (5 Ul ); 125cc Bayle appeared to enjoy returning to th e center of attention in th e winner 's circle. H e's flanked by runner.- up Sta nt on (left) and third-p lace finish er La rr y Wa rd (righ t). Button (left ) took time ou t from h is intervi ew with commentator La rry Ma iers to ackn owledge th e fans, wh ile Lusk (righ t) looks into th e ESP N cam era. 8 . to na a nd h ere, I' m no t happy. I' ve go t to do beller. T he Ka wasaki is worki ng super. I'v e got to get meaner a nd more aggressive. " Cooper fin ished fifth , th ou gh he did it th e hard way. After wha t he adm ille d was " n ot th e best o f starts," he was 13th a t th e end o f the first. lap . H e passed rid ers in b un che s, movin g up to sevent h o n th e eig h th lap befor e gell ing by Dubach a nd J eff Ward to tak e over fifth eigh t la ps from th e end. Co oper had begun to ma ke a ru n a t Kiedrow ski bu t was fo iled by a la p p ed rid er a nd co u ld n 't ma ke it u p. H e sa id it was a ha rd tra ck to pass on a nd that he did most o f hi s passing inan e sec tio n from the sa nd pi t through th e foll owin g whoops, " . . . ' if I go t set u p a nd d idn 't get blocked. ' 'I' m ha p py to be in th e top five wh en yo u're rid ing wit h 20 good guys. I felt good with m y riding, " Cooper added. Li ke Cooper , Bradsh aw had to mak e up for a bad start a nd th e cro wd monitor ed hi s every mov e a p p ro vin g ly. Eighteelllh a t th e end of the seco n d la p , h e moved up a p lace or two a lap by passin g rid ers a t every op po rt u n ity, a nd moved illlo eigh th a t th e mid way po int . From th ere it was to.ugher go ing . He pi cked o ff tea m ma te Du bach on th e 12th lap, th en moved past J eff Wa rd a nd int o sixth three lap s fro m th e e nd. Brads haw wa s a ll a cki n g Cooper, but ran o u t o f tim e. Bradsha w sa id he d idn ' t feel a ny extra p ress u re a bo ut raci ng in front o f hi s ho meto wn Suzu ki's Ezra Lu sk, o f Ba inbrid ge, Geo rgia . got th e hol esh ot in th e first o f two six-lap 125cc heats, wi th Cha d Pederson a n ea rly seco nd and Swin k away in fifth . Sw in k was up to third by the halfway mar k an d into seco nd nea r the end o f th e fourt h la p , passi ng Peder son in a whoop sectio n . Swin k tested L usk on th e sixth lap a nd passed h im whe n h e bo bb led on the fina l la p. Barry Carsten mo ved int o third o n th e sixth lap with North Caro lin ia n J imm y Neese taking fourt h. Texa n G rayson Goodman led th e seco nd h ea t, as Jimmy But ton q ui ck ly moved into seco nd a nd pulled a way fro m DGY teamma te Dou g H enry in th ird . T he ra ce wa s red -flagg ed w hen H onda -Suzuk i Mari ne's Vin ce DeVane cras hed nea r the fin ish ' Iine on th e fourth la p , wit h the race ca lled co m pl ete a n d fina l sco ring revert in g ba ck to lap three. Deva ne was tak en off th e track on a stret cher with a sus pec ted co llarbo ne injury. Goodma n wa s given th e win , Bu tton was a close secon d with H en ry th ird . T eam G reen 's T im my Ferry won th e last chance qua li fier, never headed , nor cha llenged , from th e sta n o f th e fo urlap -race. Virgi n ia n Sha ne T empleto n was second a ll the way, as was H ayd en R ich a rds o f O h io in third. T he fourth an d final rid er into the feature even t wa s' Florida's Gar y Pa ul. As he had in h is heat, Lu sk sped iruo th e lead a t th e sta n o f the- mai n with Pedersen seco nd , Bu tto n third a nd H enry fourt h. S win k was a wa y m id pa ck a nd had to p la y ca tch -u p. Henry cra sh ed early whi le running fou rth a nd rem ounted to fini sh 19th . But to n p u lled even with Lusk on th e fourth la p a nd too k th e lea d wh ile h ead in g fo r th e o pe n en d o f th e sta di u m. With a clear track ahead, Button qui ckl y pu l led a way for a seven-s eco nd margi n o f victo ry over runner-up Lusk. " I' ve been tra ini ng reall y hard a ll week and it pa id o fr." Bu tLOn sa id, add ing th a t it wa s because h e was th e qui ckest throu g h th e sa nd sectio n a p p ro ach to the j um ps that he was ab le 10 pu ll a wa y. " If yo u d idn 't do it right , yo u co u ld n ' t do th e do ub le. I go t it ri ght and it p u t me into th e lea d. I ho pe th e nex t few races me a nd Bria n Swi n k ca n swa p back a nd forth." L usk fini sh ed seco n d wi th a co m fori able e ig h t-seco n d ma rgi n ov er t h ird after m a st er in g th e sectio n BUllo n had used to ta ke th e lead. "The track's ver y tech ni cal ," h e sa id. " It took me a few la p s 10 get the part o f th e ira ck down th at J immy go t. My fini shes a re mor e co ns istent la tely. I'm jus t tryin g to finish in the lOp th ree and get some good points. " Sw in k was slow LO mov e to th e front as la p ped rid ers slo wed hi s adva nce . Six th a fter five la ps, Sw in k moved up to fifth o n the sevent h circu it a nd into fourt h when Peder sen cra she d ncar th e m idway p o in t. It wasn' t u nt il th e 11th lap that Swin k was ab le to pass Ferry and by th en the to p two were too far go ne. . ''I' m h appy wi th th e way I rode," Swink sa id. " I go t a bad start a nd got behi nd a few slow er guys. By th e time I go t into thi rd those g uys wer e go ne. 5. Jef f Dem ent (S Ul ); 6. T odd Benn ick (S Ul ); 7. Kevin Crin e (H on ): 8. Ch ad Pederson (l Io n ): 9. Shant' La wso n (B o n) ; 10. T im Ferry (Ka w): I I. H a yden Ri chards ( Kaw): 12. Ma n u ! Arnold (Kaw ): 13. Bra d Lockhart (He n ): 14. Bla ne Armbruster (He n): 15. Mall Sh ue (Ka w); 16. Rick Welle! (Hon ): 17. Trav is Blackb u rn (Ka w): 18. Ben Dressner (Suz). T ime o r R ace 0{ min u tes 17,29 seconds . 125 H EAT 2: I, G ra yMln Good man (S uz): 2. j im m y Button (Ya m) ; 3. Dou g Henr y (Ya m ); 4. Steven Herm an (S Ul) ; 5. Ch ris Brown (SUI); 6. Ji m C hes ter . 7. Mike Bmw" (Hon ); 8. Mike T readwe ll (Ya m) ; 9. See n S hea k (Kaw): 10. J osh ua Stee l (Ka w): (SUI ): II. J eU Cu rry (Kaw ]: 12. j oel Dengler ( Ka w); 13. Doug Stone (Ka w ): 14. Gary Pa u l (Su z); 15. Sh a nt' Tem pleto n (S UI ); 16. Bri a n Ca rrol l (Suz): 17. Tom Welch (Ho u): 18. Vin ce Deva ne (S UI ); 19. Da vid Beckin gtcn {Kaw ): 20. Ma rk Pillion (Ha n ). 'Timet No tim e due to red nag . . 125 LCQ: I. T im Ferry (Ka w): 2. Sha ne T emplet o n (Suz): 3. Ha yden Richa rds ( Ka w) ;·L Gary Paul (SU1): 5. josh ua SIt't.'1 (Ka w); 6. T om Wd eh (lion ); i . J uel Den gl er ( Ka w) : 8. T ravis Bla ck bu rn (Kaw ): 9. Malt Shue (Kaw ): 10. Brad Lockha rt (H o n ); 11. Blan e Armbruster (H o n ): 12. J d f Lampe (He n ): 13. Marl.. Pillion (Hon) ; 11. Ma n ul Arn old (Kaw): 15. J eff Cu rry (Ka w): 16. Do ug S tone (Ka w) : 17. R oss We!l eI (Ho n ): IS. Brian Carro l! (SUI): 19. Ben Dressncr (S U1): 20. Da vid Berk in gt on (Ka w ): 2 1. H a n k Mcree (H e n ): 22. \' lI1l'C Deva ne (S UI). T ime: 2:5 J.79. 125 MAIN : I. Jimm y Buu on (Ya m ); 2. Ezra Lu sk (S ill ); 3. Br ia n Sw ink (S UI) : 'I. Ti m Ferry (Ka w): Chad Pede rson (Hon) ; 6. M il l' Bro w n' (H o ri): 7. J im !\'t't'!>t"(Kaw): 8. H a yden R ich a rd!'> (Kaw): 9. Scott Shenk (Ka w) : 10. Barr y Ca rsten (SUI ); I I. Steven H erm a n (S u I) ; 12. Tod d ~('n ni (' k (SUI); 13. Gray so n Good ma n (SUI); H . C hri!'o Bro wn (S Ul ); 15. J eff Demen t (SUI); 16. Sha ne Law son (H u n ): 17. Kevi n Cr ine (H o n ): l B. Mi ke- Treadw ell (Ya m ): 19. Do ug Henr y (Yam) : 20. J im Ches ter (S UI ): 2 1. G ar y Pa u l (S UI ); 22. Sha ne Temp leto n (S UI ). ,I) . T imt' : 10:18. I5. 125 EASTER:- REG IO :,> AL POI :- T STANDINGS: I. Brian Swink ( I ~ O ); 2. Do u g Hen ry (82 ): 3. J im m y Button (79 ): 4. It lrr y Ca rsten (70): 5. C h ad Ped erso n (6':) ; Ii. E/ r~1 l.u!'o k (62 ); 7. M ike Brow n (55): 8. T im Ferry '(49); 9. G r~I Y M)n Good man (,16): 10. Chr i... Bro wn / j ero m y Ih whl (36 ): 12. S("QII Shcak (3:i); 13. Jt'fl Cu rry (3 1); H . Jd f Dem ent (30); 15. S teven H e- r m an / Ua vi d Beeki n g ton (20 ); 17. H a yd en Rich ard s ( 19,: l B. J :I ~elll Ed wa rds ( 17); 19. J im Nee se ( 16): 20. J o"h us; 13. Shane T empl eton ; H . lkn On 'ssllcr; 15. Mark Pilli on ; 16. Br ian Ca rrol l. T im e: ·1;0 1.32. . 250 SE MI 2: I. Mik e C raig: 2. M ike La Rocw; 3. Mi ke Fish er : '1. Todd Odt oo p; !). ('..arl Vai llancourt: 6. l>an id j .lIl1le1tl:; 7. Kurt McM ill cl): 8. Rya n Rt'yno ld:h Bamman :_12. Ki p Sa nddl : 13. R os!'o Johnston ; H . Lan)' Ward :·15. La nce Smail ; 16. G reg !\'aumt'c. Ti me ·1:09.90. 250 L C Q: I. l";lrry Ward : 2. Brian ~kEl ro y ; 3. i Ktith J o h m on ; 4. j a mes F. ckd : 5. Larry Brooks: 6. Da J;: Rtlyc St" n : 7. Kurt ~1 (M i! 1en ; 8. R ya n R eyn ol ds: 9. P ani(·) J an netl( ·; 10. Sha ne T empleton : I I. R yan Oean : 12. La nct· Sma il: 13. Earl May; 14. J eff G lass; 15. Ben Dressnl"r; 16. Mark P ill io n ; 17, Brian c.'lrro JJ: 18. Kip Sa ndt' lJ: 19. Mark MusM:'lma n: 20. j os h Bamman : 2 1. R yan j o h nsto n; 22. G reg Nau me c. T imt': 4:07.43. 250 ~A I:- : I. J . an ·M ichei Bayle (Hon ); 2. Jelf Stan lon (H u n );' 3. Larry War d (S u z); 4. M ik e Kil'd ro wski (Ka w); 5. Guy Coo per (SUl ); 6. Da m on Brads haw (Ya m) ; 7. j eH Wa rd (Kaw) : 8. Doug O u ba{"h (Ya m) : 9. S ha un Ka!o s (Ka w ); 10. J ef(' m y Me-Grath (Hon ); 11. Mike La Roc co (Ka w); 12. Mik e Cra ig (Kaw): 13. Mike Fisher (KT M); 14. Jeff Emig (Yam) : 15. Ro n Ticlwnor (SUl ); 16. Siefa n Evens (Suz): 17. Todd De H oop (SUl ); 18. Carl Vaill a nwurt (Ka w ): 19. Br i'lll McElro y (SUI): 20. J eff Ma ti a.'ievich (Ka w). T im e: 13:3:!.76. C A ME L SU P ERCR O SS S ER I ES POIN T STAN DI:'>GS: I. Dam o n Brad sha w (180); 2. J ea n· Mid...1 Bayle ( 164): 3. Jelf Slamo;, ( 16 1); 4. Mike LaRoc co (128 ); 5. :\'f ike Kit- drowski ( 126): 6. G u y Coo per ( 116); 7. La rr y Ward (107); 8. Do ug Duba ch (98); 9. Jdl Ma liasevich (93); 10. J el l Em ig (78); II . J df Ward (75 ): 12. Er ik Kt'h oe (48 ): 13. Ron Tichen or (-1 7): H . Shau n Ka los (4 1); . 15. Mike Cra ig (33 ); 16. Micky Dymond (24); t7. ~fi ke Fish er (17); 18. (TIE) T ra m pa s Pa rker/K eith J o hn son (16): 20. Mike J on t's ( 14).

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