Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

In the 500cc Expert class th e two heat race winners were Lonnie Pauley and Dam ron. These two riders were expec ted to p U I o n a race-long battle in the to-l ap final but an ea rly-race erro r o n th e pa rt of Pauley pUI him ou t o f the act io n. Tresser in herited the lead a he r Pauley leh th e gr oo ve an d kept his Woods-R otax o n th e fast est part of the race track . Damron came to do battle, and with three laps to go bega n h is at tack 10 take th e lead. On the chec kered n ag lap , Damron en tered tum three on a high line and a t th e apex 0 1 the tum CUI inside lor the das h 10 the n ag. 'Tresser was ab le to ho ld onto the lead and look th e win by half a bike length. In Open Expe rt ac tio n th e o nly heal race was won by Pauley with Tresser second and Damron third. The lin al started with Pauley dashing int o th e le ad with Damron and T ressel in tow . Damron wasted as littl e Lime as po ssibl e and gra bbed the lead away lrom Pa ule y in turn two. Tresser tried (0 make th e same in side pass but co uld n' t get the necessary driv e off turn three to mak e it stick. The finishing o rder was Damron, Pauley and T ressel . A much-improved J eremy Santoro scor ed heat race a nd final wins in th e holly co nte sted 80ce Novice class. The oili er heat race winner was Troy Seay , and the IW battled hard O throughou t th e In-lap li nal. Sea y was o nly a bi ke l en ~ th back a t the chec kers , a nd li n ish ing th ird was A.J. Kirkpatri ck. A pa ir o l win s made Junior rider Bill y Luker very happy. A heat race win in the 250cc J un ior clas s sta rted it all , and Luker came bac k in the fin a l lor a green lig ht-to-ch eckered nag wi n. Chasi ng him was All an McCl ell an. Lu ker had a much ha rder job in th e O pen class . as he co uld o nly m uster a seco nd in th e heal race behind G reg Mill er. T he second hea t race win was tak en by J erem y Twitl. In the l O-la p final, Luker grabbed an ear ly lead and was never head ed. L uk er felt pressure lrom Gr eg Mill er, but held o n lo r Ihe win . Results P/W 50: l. Amhony HO~ (Y3.m ); 2. Co le Lambert (YOlm); 3. Rev Edwards ($uz); 1. Co lby Rcid (Ya m) ; !J. Micharl Cra mer (Ya m ). MI ~ I 80 r-oOV: I. Jeremy San tor o (Kawl; 2. T roy St'ay (Kaw); 3. A.J. Kir kpoltri ck ( K.3. w): 4. Luke Iverson (Kaw); !J. L ME E E ELEBRATES ~ (I GTIRESUCCESS ~ O"l O"l ...... moo M£1170/60VB18TL RACING SUZUKI: GSXR 750 (86-871 GSXR 1100 (86-88) YMlAHA: fIR 750 (87-88) fIR 1000 (87-88) M~T~~L ~:Ii>iSalvo (Tn ); 2..Sam Freeee (Va m ). 500 EX: 1. Andy Tresser (W-R); 2.. Rob Damron (H on); 3. "EricCll'('n (W.R): 1. j oe Carrera (Va m); 5. Ruu So:;a (Va m j. O PEN EX : I. Rob Damron (Ho n ); 2. Lo n n ie Pa u ley (H o n ); 3. And y Tresser (W. R): 1. Eric Gr een (W· R); 5. J eJ(" Ca rrera (Ya m) . See your local METZELER dealer S ALE $1 28.95 ME1 170/60VS1aTl Racing. SALE $144.95 ME1 140noVS 1sn, Racing· Find out why were celebrati ng, call now for a free reprint of Motorcyclist's "Sport-Tire Comparis on: The Limit of Adhesion, " Dec. '91 (ilMETZ~~ 4520 1071h Street SW .· Mukilteo, WA 98275 (206)34 8-4000 ~~ SUPER CYCLE Trade-mark@ JOlMHI Thompson ( YOl ~). 250 NO V: 1.)amesPllchford (Yam ); 2. Rick Ro h rer (Yam ); 3. j ered Tennis (Yam); 1. Ceci l Sh on Jr . (Suz); !J Arthur . Bro wn (YOlm). 250 J R: I. In-erny Twin (K.1.w); 2. Gary Mili a (Ya m ); 3. Bill y Manin (e A ); 4. John ny Mu rphree (H o n). ~ N O\': l. Krl vin Hil deb ra nd ( Ka w); 2. Larry Thurman ( Y am); 3. K('V [}(oUPM'l" ( Y am ); -t. (;(orald T enret ( R t x ). in OPES NO\': I. Kelvin Hil debr an d (Kaw); 2. MkhM I Carmichael (Hun); 3. Ja m~ Pitchford (Yam); 1. j ered Tennis (Yam ); !J. Mall Wilbrd (Va m ). .soo ]R: I. Bill y Luker (Va m); 2.. Allan McClellan (Ho n); .). 3. Roben St'ay ( RlX ); 1. J Mry Wuori (Va m ); 5. Jim Polf (Rnr OPEN JR: 1. Bill y Luker (Vam ); 2. G~ Millrr (Va m) ; 3. Rolx-n Sr.ty (R l X); 1. ] rr rm y T will (Ho n ); S. J ohnny Two Ultra High Perfonnance Street ME1 Racing compound sizes now at a reduced price. Get Racing perfonnan ce at below Comp K cost. M£1140!70VBl 8ll RAONG H ONDA: VF7D Vf7S0 (83-85) V Of, fR700, VfR 750(86-B71 KAWASAKI: GPUSO (83-85) IX7 0RN (87 S inja -90) Ninja (84-86) YMlAHA: fIR 400 (88-90) fli 600(89·92) fl7S0 (85-88) C LA S 5 , C A full weekend of two-wheeled thunder over America's finest road-racing circuit. A factory vs, factory showdown featuring the country's leading riders and teams. Witness outrageous speed and acrobatics including Superbikes, 250 Grand Prix and Pro Thin competition in a comfortable park-like setting. Eakin masters Woodland Vintage Motocross By Clay Light WOODLAND, WA, APR. 5 The opening ro u nd of the No rthwest Vin tage Dir t Ra cing Association's Motocross Series saw Dave Eakin pick up the overall wins in the 125 and 250cc classes at Woodla nd Mot ocr oss Park . The closes t raci ng came in th e 12?cc class where Eakin, Scott All en and Sta n Capps were never mor e than a lew feet apart du ring bo th mo tos, Alle n jum ped ou t in lro n t of the lield in mo to one and o nce Eaki n wo rked through traffic, na bbi ng Mon ark rider Jeff Gleason an d Capps, it became a whee l-to-wheel battle be twee n Alle n and Eakin. Eakin too k th e lead o n the next-to-last lap , but la ter cras hed giving Allen th e win and movi ng Ca pps 10 second. Eaki n was ted no time at all in the second co ntest. moving out to an early lead w hic h he maintained throuj:hout th e moto. Alle n . carved through traffic 10 settle in behind Eakin, but couldn' t close th e gap and tra iled Eakin at the finish. J oe McCormick, riding a 1974Can-Am, heal Eakin in the first 250cc class moto, but the second was much more exci ti ng as Eakin took . the lead from th e wave 01 the start nag and had little pres sure until three laps lrom the end. That's when McCormick, who started poorly, moved within striki ng range or Eaki n , bUI Eakin held under pressure lor his seco nd overall wi n 01 the da y. In the Pre -'70 class , whi ch ran combined wit h the Over 40 co n testants, John Ulver, ridi ng a 1970 CZ250 sidepiper, took command 0 1 th e Iirst moto and looked well on his way to victory until his thro ttle assembly succumbed to the soupy sand, allowing Jim MeN an nay , also aboard a CZ, 10 take the lead. McNannay stayed in fro nt 10 finis h ahead 01 G reeves rider Ben Ha ll and Honda rider Wade Clark. Hall jumped OUI fro n t in the second mete, wh ich was staged during o ne 0 1 severa l 01 th e day 's do wnpours, while Ulver rode in the June 26-28 ~ROQd TICKET INFORMATION call Toll Free 1-800-3 6 5- RACE lYJ(1'~. Children under 12 admitted FREE w ith Elkhart Lake. WisconSin paying adult. (One Hour North of Milwaukee) America TBEM RE YOUKNO~ . 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