Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

wh eeli ed the length of th e street to take the chec kered flag with a to tal ela psed time of four ho urs an d o ne mi nute . " T he who le thi ng was aweso me it was unbelieveabl e," said the Kawasak i/Answer/ Pro Circu it/N Style/ Maxima/Scotts/ F&L/Metzeler/ Power Bar/ Acerbis/Scott/Sprocket Specialiies / R k / Back Canteen-backed rider. "T h e cour se was marked excellent bu t it was still pretty hard to ride becau se there were no berms. The whole course was pretty muc h brand ne w. "This mak es three (National wins ) in a row for me," said Hamel. " I do n 't kn ow how the points go now, bu t I kno w this will help. " Griewe thundered home four and a half m inutes la ter to take second overa ll and first Fo ur-Stro ke Expert. T he U pti te Husky/Roost Ameri ca/ Mo tu l/Dunlop/ Arai /Smi th Goggles/ AMP Research-backed racer described the co u rse as " the best I've ever ridden ." Hunnicutt and Roeseler came o n strong in the fin al loop and pass ed Krause, and crossed the line just four minu tes apart. Hunni cutt's th i rd overa ll earned him second in the Open Expert divisio n and Roeseler's fourth overa ll ga ve him five 250cc victori es in th e National series. I " It tak es a little wh ile to get used (0 the markings but I lo ved the course," said H unnicutt, wh ile inspecting a crushed pipe. " It was a tree th is time. I go th rough a pi pe a race." Roeseler was happy to add an other class victory to hi s growing list. " I pretty mu ch dominated (the 250cc Experts) this year," he said. " And the o vera ll win might still be possib le." Krause finished fifth overa ll, more than a minute ahead of Richardso n, wh o snatched sixth overall and second 250cc Expert from Rudder by just six seconds. Sw ee tland' s co me -fro m -be h in d effo rt took him all th e way to eig h th overall and Da ve Ondas fin ish ed ninth. " It was all bus hes," said Ondas. " Yo u can ' t really tell where you 're go ing. You have to really follow the ribbon. District 37 is like a wide open trai l com pared to this ." T he Vet class saw a close finish as Ostbo po wered home rig ht beh in d Curtis Dice. Wh en th e starting times were adjus ted, the to p Vets took 10th an d 11th o verall, with Ostbo ahead by just over a minute. " I ma de mi stak es an d pass ed the same 10 people three or fo ur times, but I had a great time," said Ostbo. Kawasak i KXI 25 privateer Almb erg top ped Palmer by exactly a minu te to take the 125cc victory in 18th overall and Bill Maxim topped the Over 40 racers by seven mi n u tes in 27th overa ll. Loren Wi lki n b rou gh t a 250 cc Suzuki home 33rd overall to top the Amateur pa ck a nd Nevada's Marc Lewi s overa lled the Novices on an Open class H usq varn a. CN Results 0 / A: l. Danny Ham el (Ka w ); 2. Don Griewe (H u s); 3. Ted Hunni cutt {Kaw ): 1. Larry Roeseler (Ka w) : 5. Pa ul Krau se (Kaw); 6. Dan Richa rdson (Kaw); 7. Joh n Rudder (AT K); 8. Ga rth Sweetland [Ka w): 9. David O ndas (Ka w ): 10. Paul Ostbo {Ka w ): 11. Curtis Dice (Ya m ): 12. Scott Morris (Kaw ); 13. Paul Pit ts (Sua): 14. Daryl Fo lks (KT M); 15. Darren San ford (Sua): 16. Dan ny Anderson (Yam); 17. Greg Sear le (KT M); 18. Jon Almb erg (Ka w); 19. Mike Pa lm er (KT M); 20. Ma rk L undgreen (Ya m ); 21. Cra ig Baker (Han); 22. Brian Miller (Ha n); 23. Ru ssell Bick le (Kaw ); 24. j am es Sum mers (Ya m ); 25. St eve P it ts (SUI ). OPEN EX: I. Danny Hamel (Ka w): 2. T ed Hunnicutt (Ka w ): 3. Paul Krau se (Ka w ). 250 EX: I. Lar ry Roeseler (Kaw); 2. Dan Ri cha rd son {Ka w): 3. J ohn Rudder (AT K). 125 EX: I. Jon Almbcrg (Kaw); 2. Mike Pa lmer (KTM); 3. J am es Summers (Ya m ). 4-STRK EX: I. Don Griew e (H us ); 2. Bob J o nes (H a n); 3. Da n Good. OVER 30 EX: 1. Pa ul Ostbo (Kaw); 2. Curtis Dice (Yam ); 3. Danny Anderso n (Ya m ). OV ER 40 EX: I. Bill Ma xim (Ka w ): 2. Richar d Jackson (Kaw): 3. Ken Maa hs (KT M). One good turn deserves another... 1992 M OTORCYCLEMADNESS ON PRIME NETWORK ' (W GPdenotes WorldGrand Prix; AMA denotes AMA NotionalRoodRace Series) Air Da te Apri/30 May 7 May 14 Moy21 May2B June 4 June 11 June 14June 18 June 25 July 2 July 9 EventNenue WGP- Japan W GP- Australi a W GP-Malaysia WGP -Spain AMA - Laguna Seca W GP- Italy AMA- LagunaSeca W GP- Germany WGP -Europe AMA- Charlotte AMA - Charlotte WGP - Germany Air Date July 16 July 19Ju/y 23 July 30 Aug. 2Aug. 6 Aug. 13 Aug . 20 Aug . 27 Sept. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 EventNenue AMA - Brainard, MN W GP- France W GP- Holland AMA - Brainard, MN WGP - UnitedKingdom AMA-Louden, NH WGP - Hungary AMA - Louden, NH WG P-France AMA - RoodAmerica AMA- RoodAmerica AMA -Mid Ohio Air Date Sept. 24 Oct. 1 Oct.B Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov. 5 Nov. 12 Eve nt N e n ue W GP- Unit d Kingdom e AMA-Mid Ohio WGP-Brazil W GP- TBA W GP- South Africa AMA - T exas World AMA - T exas World W GP- Season Review • This event;s broadcast some day de/oyed . 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