Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

BLOCAL EVENTS ~ ~~ 250 SCH BY: I. Bill y Mar t in (C A): 2. J ohnny Murph ree (Ho n); 3. Nath an Wa it (RIX); 1. Ear n ie Ma rt in (SUI ). 250 C: I. Grorge Cummi ngs (Yam); 2. J am es Pi tchford (Ya m); 3. Ceci l Short (SUI); 1. Ed Mill er (C A); 5. Da vis winter ,C Al. 250 Al B: I. J ol~ nn y Mur phree (Hon]: 2. Bill y Mart in (C A): 3. Nat ha n Wa ll (R IX): 4. Eam ie Martin (SUI.). .sOO C: I. Kevin Deup ser [Yum]: ~. j eT ' Wu or i (Ya m); T) 3. Larry Thurma n (Ya m) ; 4. Sieve Bc rscv (Hon ): 5. Mike Saunders ( Ho n ). 500 B: I. Allen McClell an (\V. R); 2. Sherma n Lee (Hun); 3. Mike Ca rdoza (Ya m): 4. JUMin Ow nbe y (Ha n ). . OPEN 8 : I. Don Wilhite (Ho n ); 2. Allan McClella n (H un ); 3. John Oor vales (H -DI: 1. Kevi n Gonzales (1-'1 -0 ). VI NT C: I . S4::0tl Medley (Hon ]: 2. Ron ald Ash craft (Yam ); 3. Ha rol d GeRford (Ya m): 1. Ch ri ~ Ma rq u is ( H o n) . VI:'Il A IR : 1. Ro ber t Damron (Due ): 2. Ada m Sab ed ra T (Yam); 3. j a mes Mah o ney (H a n); 4. Rob M l'irin g: (T ri) : 5. Ga ry Milewsld (T ri ). \V IR : I. T a mi Q uan (RIXj; 2. Debbie Anderso n [Kaw]. O PE:'IJ A: l. Mark Key (W-R); 2. Ruben Damron (W-R); .3. Robh y Mdlowd l (H- o ); 4. Steve Mayridd (H . D); 5. L onnie P;.IIII(" {Hon ). y PRO ·A ~f : 1. Rol:M."11Dam ro n (H -D): 2. Ron Bro wn (Yam) ; ~ . Ric-k}" Sm it h (Rtxl; 1. Sll"vr- Mayfirld (H- O); S. Rubh y Md1owt'1l (l-l·O ). Miller masters Shamrock GP By Tony Alessi Jon Miller (5) won two Expert classes at the Glen HeIen Shamrock G rand Prix. Mike Chamberlain (18) chased Damon Huffman (30)at Perris Raceway without success. SA:'iBER:'i AR DlNO, CA. M 17 AY J o hn Mi ller mo to red to wins in th e 40 Plus Expert a n d ' 30 P lu s Expert classes a t th e Shamrock Gra nd Pr ix, hel d a t G len H elen Cycle Pa rk. . Scott Wal ker J r. led mu ch of th e 30+ Ex pert cla ss. b ut lost co n tro l a nd crashed off the track . While Wal ker re mo unted ninth, Miller pi cked u p th e lead a nd never looked ba ck. Kenn y Perr y sco red ru n ner -u p ho nors. S COll Sterns rode aggressi vely all da y, a nd finished third in fro n t of Sch nieder a nd Wa lker, who made a no tewo rt hy charge to fifth after h is m idrace misfortune, Miller h ad a ca ke walk in the 40+ clas s, a nd blew a wa y th e com pe titio n wit h a 40seco nd lead at the finis h. T erry Davi s rode in seco n d fro m start to fin ish , well a head o f Lee j ohnson , Ea rl Sh u ler a nd T i C. H o lmes. j ohn L u n dgre n proved to be the domina nt Vin tage ride r of the day by wi n ning wi th a o ne- m inute lead over h is nearest competi tor . Lundgren was inv ol ved in a la te-race battle for ove ra ll wi n h onors with Bomber-class leader, Dal T rubey, jr. Lu ndgr en fough t hard, bu t th rew in th e towel two laps from the fi nis h. Trub ey proved that the better-suspend ed Bomber bike from th e ea rl y 80s was su pe ri or a t G len H elen . Results Resu l ts 125: l. Stan Ca pp..<; (H o n ); 2. Jon Wiley (Ya m); 3. Cla y Li§ ht (Mnk). ~50 : 1. Stan Ca p p. ; (B us); 2. Den ny McNa nn ay (C·A); 3. < Steve KauCfman (et.). OPEN : I. Sta n Ca pps (CZ); 2. Rick Ball (BSA); 3. Mike BUlsch adt (Due). O VER 40: 1. J im MeNan nay (CZ); 2. AI Padu r (CZ); 3. j ad. McCo y (lI us). G P L I. Sw nCapp s (Honl ; 2. Rick Ball (BSA); 3. .lim MeN anna y (el); 1. St~e Kau l man (CZ); 5. jdf G lea!>On (CZ) . Damron dashes to Lodi ST win By Mindyz Ma c 40 LODI, CA, MAY 23 Rob Dam ron made a la te-race pass to take the lead and earn the wi n in th e Pro-Am class at Lodi Cycl e Bow l's Saturda y n ight short tra ck. . Donnie H arrell gr ab bed the ho leshot a t the gre en ligh t a nd led out o f tu rn two , fnllowed by Ricky Smi th and Damron. By la p fo u r, Smith was leadi n g wi th Damron a nd Harrell foll owi ng clos e behind. Damro n p ressured Smith whi le Harrell slip ped back to seventh. Da mr o n was ab le to p ower by Smlth o n the next -to -Iast la p , movi ng Smith orr th e gr oov e, Ron Brown was a b le to pass Smi th o n the white n ag la p . At the fin ish, it was Damron , Brow n, a n d Smith , in th at o rd,..r. Steve Mayfiel d a nd Bob by McDow ell had a race o f theIr nwn for the fo urt h sp o t, wi th Mayfie ld cr o ss i ng t h e fi nis h l i n e just a hea d o f McDow ell. [n the Open Expert main , it was Mark Key , leadin g th e way to the ch eckered n ag. The riders were ove rly a nxious a nd kep t ju m p in g the start lin e. O n th e founh try . Key da rted into the lead . Key held the co nt ro ls througho ut th e ra ce , with Da m ro n a n d Bo b by McDow el l fightin g it Du t fo r second. Da m ron prevail ed . The race for fourth wa s between Mayfield a nd Lon ni e Pa ul ey. Mayfi eld ro de hard enoug h to bea t Pauley by a b ik e len gth a t the finis h. Damron .rode hi s 750cc Ducati in th e Vin tage Al B class , a nd Adam Sabadra. a board a 750cc Ya ma ha, gave him some co m pe tition. Damron and Sab adra exch a nge d lea d s th roughout th e race with Dam ron p u lling a hea d o u t of turn four fo r me wi n. Jim Mahoney, riding his su per-fast 350cc Yamaha , held down th ird p lace. Mah oney tri ed hard to ca tch th e leaders' 7505, bu t to no avai l. Bob Meiring finis h ed fo u rt h , a hea d of Ga ry Milewski. j im j u lson wo n the B po rti on o f the race in hIS last B ride, as Ju lson was pro moted to expert a1 th e end o f th e night. Resul ts P/W : I. SNllI Meyt'f (ya m); 2. F.dd i(' Ht'/{aflY ( Ya m) ; 3. Travis Foul Kef (Ya m ); -I. Carlo~ A~lIi ler (Yam ). VET B: 1. Jim Jubon (Ho n); 2. J o h n Gon z.a l ~ (H -D): 3. Kevin ('.o nJ;ll" (H · Il). VET A: l. Dan Bomom (Ro, ); 2, Rnh M('irinK (T r i); 3. l.awrenct"GrI'Tn (W-R). 60/80 C; I. Mir key La n(' (Kaw ); 2. T Y Il Silva (Rilw); 3. Ml Luk r Iverson (Raw ); 4. Sha wn Ralit tio (Ka w I; 5. J es~ Dawso n l (Kaw). 80 AlB : l. T oby Jor~("n~n (Ho n ); 2. J UTlis Ro lwrt5 Jr . (Kaw); 3. Tony SoUl..3 (kd w). \Vith mos t o r th e front-r unners on th~ grou nd, Edd ie Staab in herited th ird , but was a lo n g cry from Bria and lead er Ba rcla y. Staab spe n t th e rem aining la ps reeli ng in the leaders , bu t wa s unab le to mak e a move th at woul d sti ck. Barclay won, followed by Bria an d S ~~ ., Bria nailed the second moto hol eshot by h o ld ing the th rottle o n two seconds Jon ger tha n a ny o the r rid er. Bria a lm ost o versho t the first turn, bu t saved it whi le Wi ll ie J ackson a nd Barclay funneled in behind. Bo th Staab a n d Nash were cha rg in g th rough the rack' , a n d by the th ird lap were with in SInk in g di stance of th e leaders. t,l> Nash proved to be th e fastest o nce again', and powered p ast both Sta ab and Barclay to take over third . Nash moved into th e sha dow o f j ackson a nd began to push hard from beh ind. jackson responded to the pressure by flying off h is ma chine o n a whoop-filled stra ig h ta way , a nd cra sh in g spec tac u la rly in front of a terrified corne r worker. Nash spen t lill ie time reeli n g in th e leader, a n d was soo n o n the rear fend er of Bria when he becam e cross- rutted in a deep ber m and cra she d. Bri a cru ised across the fini sh line with th e rnot o a nd overa ll wi ns, fo llowed by Barcl a y a n d Sta ab. Tee n a ge r se n sa ti o n Damon HuHm an tu rn ed in a fo ur -mow swee p in th e 125 a nd 250cc Pr o clas ses. Huffman outdistanced the co m petition in each moto, toppin g Steve Lamson in th e I 25cc class a nd New Zea lander Shayne Kin g in the 250s. Resul ts 50 Fl RST TIMER D- I: I . Rya n Ha ys (Ya m ); 2. Kyle Viciose. (Yam ); 3. Er ic Ma thew... (Ya m ); 4. Sea n Wanl ess (Ya m); S. T ommy Visser (Ya m). 50 FIRST TIM ER D-2: I. Step he n Ma hon (Yam ); 2. Gl'Offr{"y Rubinson (Ya m ): 3. Cla rk Manhews (Yam ): 4 Nicholas Lope z (Ya m ); 5. J am es Ba ker (Yam ). 50S T K D-I : 1. Dylan Lurd (Ya m l: 2. J aso n Ciartena (Yam); 3. Chad Gaumer (Yam ); 4. Ryan Picard (Ya m ); 5. Cale w allace (Ya m ). 50 STK 0 ·2: 1. Joey Christy (Ya m ); 2. Jo !teph And erson (Ya m): 3. Ty son Talkington (Ya m); 4. Chad Munn (Yam); 5. Ch ris Ma rtinez (Ya m ). 50 MO D D-I: I. Chad Ga umer (Y

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