Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVENTS ~ Jason McCormick (84) swept the Intermediate classes at Clark's Branch MX. Royal Mountain Motocross action saw Tom Ri ce (238) rule the Senior Expert class. Faria. on the Ru ssell Racin g/A-I Plank! Shoei /Oilzall Weslak e, got a perfect start from ga te four. The 35-year-o ld northern California native held a nar row edge into the first bend, but by the tim e he came off (urn two , was joined by Brant a nd Bobb y Schwartz. It was three abreast act io n as the riders jocke yed for th e lead down the back ch u te. Faria ma nalled to fend off Brant and Sch wam, and carr ied a one-Ienllth lead into the third turn. Brant, nding with his front tir e o n th e ins ide line, disposed of Schw artz as th ey came off tum two on the second circu it . He immediatel y set his sigh ts on the lead er and pulled to his rear tir e, looking for an o pen ing that never sh owed. When th e chec kered ca me o ut. Faria was still a bike leng th in front of hi s 23 year-old teammate. Division One roo kie Gr elt Appelman led the Handicap ma in for th e ftrst three circu its from the short yardage. but at th e end of the third la p , young J oh n Aden go t i nside Appelman and took over the lead . Aden , 19, had lillie chance to build a lead . As soon as he went by Appelman, Brant did the sa me. Brant ca me close to Aden, but th e teenage sensation did not wilt. On th e next-to-last lap, he moved away o n his KAAT Equipment Leasing/Designs Ro yal e/ Speed way USA f Jim's T ow ing J awa, and scored a four length victory . Results the first (Urn slig h tly ahea d of th e rest of th e fi eld. As Sc hwanz entere d tu rn o ne he suspected that Fari a had a lso ga ted well and was using the o u tside lin e in an attempt to ta ke the lead . Sch wa rtz drifted wide co mi ng out of turn two. effectively blocking the charg ing Faria, wh o had 10 back off 10 avoid hilling the front-runner. Lu cero used a decent sta rti ng spo t, co mbined with a good driv e o n the fast line at th e po le, lO pu ll even with Sch wartz as th e two screa med down th e back stra igh t. The crowd of 3029 spectator s were in a frenzy as the two veteran riders stayed , side by side for th e first two-and-a-half lapsl Lucero held th e in side th rou gh out tn e event a nd kept th e lead a ll th e way to the chec kered flag. . The fir st d ivision Handicap main be lon~ed to two of the Ru ssell Racin g team 's enmes. Foll o win g u p o n his third-place finish in the Scra tch ma in , Fari a followed Scott Brant across the fin ish line in th e even ing's final race. Bran t and Faria both started o n th e 50 yard lin e, behind Rob Pfetzing and Chris Man ch ester o n the 40. " j am m in" Jeff Jon es ' a nd Cha rlie "T he Edge" Venegas started o n th e 30 and j e" e O ch oa and Gr eg App leman were o n the 20 yar d mark er. Appleman was th e first r ider to reach ' th e turn , but co uld no t keep the machine head ed stra igh t o ut of turn two and per form ed a " park" , effectively block in g lines of the riders directl y behind him. Brant was far eno ug h back to rind a line throu gh the cl uster, and was im media tely propell ed to th e fron t of th e pa ck, enjoying a safe lead a ll the way to the fini sh line. SCRATCH: I. Mike Far ia (Wet ); 2. Scou Brant (Jaw ); ~ . Bobby Scbwar u C Wo): 4. Cui. Manch esct:r (Jaw) . HDCP: I. John Aden (Ja w); 2. Scott Sram (Ja w); ~ . Rob Plewng (wes) : 4. Mike' Faria (Wes). SUP : I. Richard Jon es (Wrs ).JR D-l : 1. Steph en Downing. JR D-2: I. Ryan Fisher . McCormick clobbers 'em at Clarks Branch Motocross By Don Schneider 28 ROSEBURG, OR MAY 30 , Jason McCormick swept five In termediate classes by winning 10 motos at the AMA Northwe st Am ateur Regional Final Qualifier for Loretta Lynn's, held at Clark s Branch MX Pa rk. T he PJ I/Sco ll / Bell AXO/Renthalbacked rid er led every lap of every moto. MOIO on e in the com bined 125cc B Stock and 125cc Stock 12-15 year-old classes saw McConnick gate perfectly. Justi n Kirkes, John Williams III and Sha wn Highland foll owed in hot pursuit. Forrest T ra nsue, wh o started in sixth. moved by Ar ic Mu se early on. Sh ortly aft er passing H ighland, he also moved by a downed Kirkes halfway into lap o ne and scoo ted into third pl ace. Heading into lap two, William s went by Highland and Tran sue. Up front. McCorm ick was turning in on e minute 38 second lap tim es which was within o ne second of the Expert class tim es. McCormick 's lead stretched to over 15 seconds by the moto's end. T he ord er behind him stayed the same to the checkers , with the exception of Grant gett ing by a downed Roe o n lap six. MOlD two was another McCormick runaway. After pulling the holesh ot , McCormick led Highla nd , Williams, Bleckov a nd Kirkes, on lap two. Transue mad e a perfect in sid eo utside move o n Kirkes at th e bo tto m of th e hill for fifth, but Kirk es stTUck back over th e tabl etop. On lap three, Kirk es and Transue motor ed by Bleckov and set out to ca tch Williams. At mid-moto, McConnick slid o ut in a rilththander and scurried up to keep his posiuon. Devin Roe gradually turned up the pace and made a pass on Bleckov . . On the fina l lap, Kirkes returned the pass at the bouorn of the hill , and held th e positio n to th e chec kers. The top five never cha nged a fter th e ha lfway fla gs, end ing up with McCormick holding on to a 10 second lead. Resul ts WMN : I. Su san Sm ith (ka w}; 2. Jeannie Pr uitt (Ha n); 3. Shannon Starb ard (Ha n ); 4. Rh onda f letc her (H o n]. 51 AUTO; l . T yler Fick (Yam) ; 2. Levi Hu ffman (Yam) ; 3. Cor('f Wlie- ily (Yam ); 4. Jack Gabbert (H on): 5. Aa ron c Hinzman (SUl). 65 ST K 7-11: I. Eric Will iam s (K.aw 2. Zachary Woodw ar d ); (K.aw); 3. T yler Pick (Kaw); 4. Dona ld T hompson (Kaw); 5. Corey Wh t'aly (Han). 80 BEG: I. Sha wn Bu shn ei! (SU 2. Coy WimbeTly (H on ); 1); 1); 3. Michad Pierce (SU 4. Eric Thom as (SUl); 5. Adam Jon es ( H on). 85 STK 7-11: I. Eric William s (Kaw); 2. CaK'y Wht'aly (Ha n ). 85STK 12-13: I. Josy WiUiams (Kaw); 2. Jimmy LaMas lrTI (SU1); 3. Kevin Eak ing (H a n ); 4. Shaun G ill (Kaw). 85 M00 9·13: I. Josy Willi ams (Ka w); 2. J imm y LaMas lM"S (SU 3. Eric Willi am s (Ka w ). 1); 85 STK )4·15: I. Brian Ma rtin (Hon). 85 MOD )4-15: 1. 8ri an Manin (H a n ). 125 aEG: I. Lnnny Saylo (Kaw); 2. Ed Cr ippm (Raw); 1); 3. Dustin Iksl (SU 4. Tra vis Pierce (K.a w); 5, Patri ck Bu tsch (SU1), . 125 NOV ST K: I. Erie GICIn Sutton (H a n ); 3. Ru uell Cree (H a n); 1. Kory Ellill (SUI ); 5. Cor)' Bauder ( ~ w ). 125 STK 12-15: 1. John Will ia mll III (Kaw); 2. Gn-g G r.m l (Suz). 125 MOD 12-15: 1. J oh n WiIJi",ms HI (Kaw): 2, G reg Gr an t (Suz); 3, Cory Bauder (Kaw ). 125 B STK: 1. J~n McCormick (H on): 2. Sha wn H ig hland (H on ); 3. Forrest T ransue (H a n ); 4. Matt Blec kov (Han); 5. J w.tin Kirkes (H a n ). 125 B MOD : 1.J ason McCorm ick (Hon ); 2. Forres t T rans ue (Ha n ); 3. OlarJie Clarlton (Han); 4. Tony Roo o('f (Ya m ); 5. Devin Roe (Suz ). 125 A MOD : 1. Sp ud Walter s (Kaw); 2. Rya n Huffma n 1); (ka w); 3. 8ri an Roth (Kaw): 4.J ason Klubben (S U 5. Dan Uf ven (Kaw).· 250 BEG: 1. T odd Brown (Kaw); 2. Ro bert Nu nez (Hon ); 3. Bub R ussel l (H a n); 1. Peter Bro wn (Hon); 5. Jen Freem an (Han). 250 NOV STK: I. J.ason M"'tht-ws (H on ); 2. Kory Ellis (SUl ); 3. J usun Smi th (Suz): i . Allen McCo mb (SU1);5. Rom Sherrell (Ho n ). 250 NO V MOD : I. J ason Malh ew5 (He n): 2. Johnny Wil 1i.am III (Kaw); 3. Kor)' Ellis (SUl); 4. J ustin Smi th (SU1). s 250 B STK: I. '[a son McCor m ic k (H a n ); 2. Da rin Mc1..I BER:>IARDl NO, CA, MAY 27 Former Nat iona l Spee dway Champion Steve Lucero cap tured the Scratch ma in even t in convi nci ng fashion , outdi stancin g an im pressive field at G len Hel en Speedway. I Lu cero was sta ni ng fro m the least enviable starti ng rositi on, th e th ird slot, wh ile current Nati ona champ Mike Far ia ha d the o uts ide fourth spo t a nd Bobby Sch wa rtz was o n th e po le. T he recently returned , a nd form er third In th e world La nce King ro unded out the field in la ne two. As ha s been the case so ma ny ti mes in recent yea rs, Schwartz used th e optim um inside starting spot to gr eat ad vantage and reach t-d Resu lts SCRAT CH : I. Sl('vt- Lu cero (Cdn ); 2. Bobby Schwanz (G M) ; 3. Mikt' Faria (G M ); 1. La nce King (G M). u nep: I. YO" Rrant (ja w); 2. Faria ; 3. G reg Ap plem an ( \ ....n ); 4. Ch ri~ Man chn l" Oa w); 5. j err jones ( W n ). SU P: I. G rt'JI: Millrr ; 2. Rob Rich ards: 3. Rob bie H ackma n ; 4. Johnny Wal kf't; 5. Mikr Reed. Dougherty dominant at Royal Mountain Motocross By Carla Ne lso n CAROGA LAKE, NY, M 24-25 AY Mik e Do ug hert y and T om Rice were kin gs of th eir class es o ver th e Memori al Day holiday a t Ro yal Mo untain MX Park. Over 280 riders atte nded Sunday 's race, a nd were subjected to steady ra in a nd unseasonable 40·d egr ee weathe r. The Open Expe rt class was run in very mu ddy conditions. Dou g Flem in g too k th e lead early, the n was pa ssed by Mall Deloren zo. Mike Dough ert y held third. closely follow ed by j ohn Young. Lead er Delor enzo slid out at th e finis h line turn, a Howing Flem in g to return br iefl y lO fir st, until Dough ert y used hi s mu d-r iding skills to pass Fleming a nd stead ily p ull away. H e won th e race by a lar ge margin . T ony Wh aley, also an excellent mudrid er, had q ui etly ga ined ground o n th e leaders a ll mo ta, and fini shed a clo se th ird behi nd Fleming. Mon day's track conditio ns were perfect and Golden Spectro/S- IOO/ Fun in MOllon-backed Dougherty was again able to come aw ay with the overa ll win . In mota one Larry Loudis led Delor enzo and Dougherty for three laps, ' until he miscalcuJated a whoop section, and wen t down. Delorenzo and Dougherty were just a bike length apart for the next few laps. Dou gh ert y took ad vantage of a slight bobble and took the lead which he held for the rem aining two lap s. With just on e tum to go . Delor en zo used fin esse to sneak under Dough ert y and take a well-deserved win . MOlO two was anot he r baule, this time betw een J ohn Young a nd Dou gh ert y. Delorenzo led o ut of th e sta rt but Young and Dou gh ert y sho t by on th e fir st lap . Delor enzo exp lained , "This is my third da y of raci ng; two classes, and I'm sta rti ng to get tired." Yo un g rod e directl y beh ind Dou gh ert y the en tire motel, then go t by for the win o n the last lap. Dou gh erty ear ned th e overa ll, as Delor enzo fini sh ed a d istant thi rd. T om Rice and form er pro J ohn Gurga met in Mon day's Seni o r Expe rt class. Go ld Spo rt S u zu ki /Sco tt / Pro C i rc u i tl An sw er lDo ug . Blake-backed Rice won mo to o ne after a n early battl e with G urga. In the secon d mo ta, a determined La rry Loudis new ou t of the gate and into th e lead, followed closel y by G urga . Rice eventually pa ssed Gurga a nd wen t bar -t o-ba r with Loudis for th e rem ainder of the race. Loudis was aga in abl e to lake th e lead wh en they came up on a lap ped rid er. In a last-d itch effort, Ri ce j umped a set of wh oops near the fini sh lin e. and barely took hi s seco nd moto win of th e da y. Resul ts SU NDAY 5OYTH: I. Ju stin Murr ay:2. G r~ Myen;3 . Jen-my Lra hy: 4. Ron ald Vinttnt jr.: 5. Ryan Fra sier . JR MINI : I. Mike llouJ;hen y Jr .; 2. j ason Fox ; 3. Ju stin Stem. SR MI NI NOV : I. Jf'J"m1 Y Bellin ger : 2. Iknni s Clark; 3. John An.u jo; 4. Ben Race. SR MINI: I, Michat'l BiMo('l 1Jr .; 2. J l"ffMcMah on; 3. Rohert G"'gg. SCHBY : I. Mich at"i Frisch : 2. jerr McMahon: 3. G ~ McCulloch ; 4. Dan iel H uhler; 5. j oshua C Jot"lbrr. CO LB Y AM: I. Sha wn G raha m; 2. Am hony Pavia; 3.Jn l Frut chey; 4. Sha ne LiP:e; 5. j ason Ricci . . CO LB Y EX : I. David Bur gn-; 2. Sha d Wil Mln; 3. Rob Mann ; 4. Mario Darpino. PLUS 25 AM: I. Dean Livern oi s, 2. Smu Detrick; 3. Rkk Howe; 4. Robn"t Lo rin i; ~. David Decato. PLUS 25 EX: I. G r~ Neb-on; 2. Onu g Fleming: 3. Ronald KMT 4. David Phelan : 5. O1.arlie Augu r. ; SR N O V: I. Mark Witth ohn; 2. John Baum gardn er: 3. Coli n Fra ncet t: 4. W. Lill ie; 5. Donald Morgan . SR AM: 1. Ch uck Bryant ; 2. Dani el Murphy; 3. David Vannordm ; 4. Lio ld Thurston ; 5. Ga l')' Haskett . SR EX: I. J oh n G urga ; 2. Mik e Mur ra y; 3. T od d Kishpaugh; 4. Ron Vin c: ll : 5. OoUR Powen;. n S/S R; l. Lron Whaley: 2. Richard nradl ~ ; 3. John Rradl roy: 4, Donald Kf'ndziora; 5. T . Seller. 200 NOV; t. Matt Snyder; 2. Brrlll Muhl bt'rJ.;t'r: 3. Richard Marl{iasso; 4. cttri~ Passage; 5. Jacob Kidner. 125 AM: I. Chris Rower: 2. John Blak e: 3. Mike Sna no; 4. ; ;ct;X: r~i~~ 5N~~FlMl~~t:al1ahan; 3. Rob Brown J r.; 4. T erry Kuhn ; 5. Shad Wilson . 250 AM; I. Olrill Bower ; 2. JoM! H ur lbuu; 3. T odd . La ng lo is: 4. Jdf R ug-u : 5. J3IiOn Bowm a n. 250 EX; l. Rob Nt'Mt'I; 2. Greg Nelso n; 3. John Gu rga; 1. Jo hn Yo un g; 5. T om Co le. O PE N NO V; I. Ron Bacon; 2. Mark Belli nger ; 3. Bob Lapointe Jr.: 4. Micha el Ri5i; 5. Marc Howe. O PEN AM: 1. Da ve Sherw ood ; 2. Shawn G raha m; 3. DouJl; Powen ; 4. Bill La forl.t'. ' O PE N EX: I. Mike Dou gherty; 2. Doug Flemi ng ; 3. Amh on y Whaley; 1. Mike Mu rra y; 5. Ma ti Iklort'n lO. VI:"

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