Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ LOCAL EVENTS Dou g Frieze ha d a wir e-to -wi re win in the 250cc clas s, whi le a fierce batt le went on beh ind h im . Dave Altman held on to second in sp ite o f a flat front tire. w hile th e other th ree co m ba ta n ts so rted o u t wit h L u ke Morgenroth in third, follow ed by" Mi ke H eaven s and Gary Mi tt leber g. . Robert Reed worked h is way up fro m a last p lace start to win th e Open class wit h over three m in u tes to spare. e Resul ts O / A : I. Chri i Cap linger (AT K); 2. Steve Lei va n (Ya m); ! . Je rry Hem ann (H bg ); 4. T im Newell [H o n): 5. J eU Sledge (H o n). EX; I. Steve Leivan (Ya m ); 2. Je rry He man n (H bS;l ! . ; Tim Newell [Hon ]: 4. J eff Sledge (H un) ; 5. Terry G il h lan d (KT M I. lN T ; I. Chris G ra ber (Ya m) : 2. AI HejJek (H e n): 3. Tim Gi lli la nd (AT K); 4. Rick y Horton (Yam); 5. Chr ir."JIutson ( ~~ . O PEN: I. Ro bert Reed (KT M); 2. Rodney O ller (H o n] . 3. Da n Zim merl y (Han ); 4. Sid Turpin (Yam ); 5. Robert Brake (Raw). • 4·STRK: I I. Ed LaC ha nce (Hon ); 2. Mark Kendall (H bg); ! . Or avla n East (Ho n ); ·1. j am es Zyka n (H bg): 5. Kevin Boyle (Hon ). . 250: I. Ro bert Freilt' (Han); 2. Dave Allma n (Yam ); 3. L uke Mor genro th (Suz); 4. Mik e H eav en s t j-lon): 5. Ga ry Miu lt"l rg w (Hem ). . . . . . 200; L Bill y james (Kaw); 2. Dave Diflin gh am (Ka w); s. Derek Ziur-h urk (Ka w); .1. Tum Crews (1u~' ) ; 5. william w etberalt . J 125: I. Pat Schmidt (He n): 2. Chr is H uff (Ho n); 3. Dave Wilfon g (Hon ); 4. Dave Ryan (H a n ); 5. Mike Liec h ti (SUl ). SR : J. Ro ger Legene (Yilm ); 2. Evereu Shinau lt (Hon): 3. Pa u l Krewet (AT k ): 4. Mike Snmneld (KTM ); 5. John Do merroc h (Yam). S/S R: 1. John O ller (Yam ); 2. Charles Ronifaciu ,,; j . Brock Yarnell (H o n); 4. Jim lrtd lirr (KT M); 5. Bin nry Ad:lm!> · (Kaw ). . JR: l. J eM"'f No velli (Ka w); 2. Travis Pi lanl (Ho n ); !. Brock Busen ba rk (Ho n ); 4. Jer em y Buckhart (Ho n). T R: I. Michael G ibM>n (Ya m ); 2. Barrv H ofslC"dIer; ! . Bryan McCart y (Ha n); 4. Denn is Vohs (KT M); 5. Mark Lower. VI NT: I. J df Ba rstow (H us); 2. Richa rd Bro wn e (CZ). . ·AlIen Wentzel styled to the LAC R Vintage MX win aboard his DOT Dem on. youngster. Foll owing O xley th rough the ga p left by Aden was Manch ester , wh o immediately renewed hi s a ttack on Oxley. Ma nche ster stayed very close to Ox ley, using th e fad ing remnants of the o utside lin e. It was almost enoug h, as Manchester p ulled up beside Oxley at the fin ish line, hut th e close sp lit decisio n went to Oxley, H icks wo n the Scratch main over Faria . Kossuth and Bran t, H icks holeshot the field from his slo t three starting po sition and held o ff repea ted attacks from the outs ide by Faria and Kossu th. Fai r was di splaced out o f th e second ru n ni ng spot by a ver y aggr essive Kossut h in the last tu rn on lap three. Once into secon d , Kossuth wen t aft er H icks. bu t the stubborn young ri der wo uld have non e o f i t and sailed flawl essly to the chec kered flag. Faria held o n to fin ish third wh ile fourth went to Brant, T he Seco nd Divi sion wi n wen t to rookie H ea th Ham monds. H ammon ds did a good j ob of blocki ng off the la te advances o f th e newly-retu rn ed Mike Da lbey. T he Third Division victory belonged to Robbie Sauer, while the Jun ior win s were take n by Stephen Dow ning and T im Coc hr en . Resu lts SCRA T CH : 1. Ga ry H icks ( W~s) ; 2. Lo ui s Kossuth (Wes); 3. Mike Fari a (w es): 4. Scott Brant (jaw). HD CP : 1. Brad O xley (Wes);2 . Ch m Man chester (jaw): 3. Shawn McConnell (Wes); 1. Scott Bran t; 5. H icks. 0 -2: 1. H eat h Hammonds; 2. Mike Dal bey; !S. Ra nd y Skinn er ; 4. Robb ie Ha ckman; 5. Ca rlo s Cardona. 0 ·3: 1. Robbi e Sauer ; 2. weiuek ! . John O 'Ne ill ; 4. Mike Boyle; 5. Mary Wa rren JR 0 · 1: 1. Step hen Down in g; 2. An gela Hal e; ! . Michael Hull; 4. Pete Peralta. J R 0 ·2: I. T im Coc hrm; 2. Steve Magdzia k; !. Scou La rsen: 1. Ryan Fisher . Wenzel wonderful at LACR Vintage Motocross By Matt Hilgenberg 26 PALMDALE, CA, MA 31 Y Alle n Wenzel a nd hi s DOT Dem on were " Devoid o f T ro u ble" as th ey dominat ed the Prem ier Lightweight In termediate divisio n at L. A. Co u nty Raceway. T he event was hosted by CR C and was rou nd th ree of the Am eri can Histori c Raci n g Motorcycle Association (AH R MA) Western Region Mo tocr oss Seri es. Wenzel was clea rly the cla ss of th e field , as he ran at the fro n t o f th e co mbined Pr emi er L ig h tweig h t, Premi er Open Twins, Women first moto , and was head ed only by Expe rt Greg Grouleff on h is Triumph 650-powered, BSA-framed spec ia l in the second moto. Mike Green , o n a BSA C15, was seco nd in the Lightweigh t In ter media te class, ahead of J ack Mo ng er's G reeves. T er ry Sterrett debuted hi s BSA C iS, and defeated usua l clas s winner Bill Sa ms tag (G reeves Mo tocr oss Specia l ) in th e Pr emier Lig h twei g h t Nov ice class. Sterrett th en bumped-up an era, ri ding th e same machi ne in the Premier Ligh tweight II No vice cla ss, where he also earne d the victory. Samsrag was aga in second, th is tim e aboard a G reeves C ha ll enger , after swa p p ing second-pla ce fin ishes wi th Os sa Stilleto -m ounted Verne Elmore. T ul are Kawasaki-Su zuki 's Ron Clawson swep t both mo lOS of the P lus 50 Int ennediat e clas s, while R ick " Su pe r Hunky" Sie man screa med a H on da CRI 25 to second place. Gary Mick les and Virgil EIin gs fo llowed th e lead duo. H onda rider T im Nash showed the way in the 250cc Expert cla ss, topping th e fin ishin g order each time o u t. Buha co-mounted J ohn ' Ha teley posted a 4-2 tally for the runner-u p spot, wh ile third went 10 Can-Am pil o t Broc k Sut er, who went 3-3. Maico-m ounied Pete Hurray was four th overa ll. Maico rider J im Bevi lle and . CZ-mounted Mike Vorndran split moto win s in th e 500ec Novices, w i th Vor nd ra n tak i n g th e tie breaking second 00 0 10 and th e overall. Phil Benedict rod e h is BSA to th ird on th e day. Phil Ellis str eaked to the l25cc In term edi at e victory by takin g the win in both mote s, wh ile Sta n Mendell ja m med h is H oda ka to seco nd in class ahead of Bill Clem's H o nda. T he P lu s 30 Interm ediates is a lwa ys a tough class, an d with 12 en tri es, today was no excep tio n. H o nda rider H ylto n Beat tie earned the first-place trop hy by defea ting former Expert class rider Ken Green e. They were foll o wed by H ugh Blacka , to make it a [-23 sweep for H onda CR250 Elsino re rid ers. Louis Harker b r?ught h is CZ home in fourth . Resu lts 125 NOV : l. Dan n y Reu sch (Ho n); 2. Gu y Don nell (Suz); 3. R ussell Heck (H us); 4. Pau l DuChene (R ic); 5. J ohn G un iford (Ric ). 125 INT; 1. Phil Ell is (Hon); 2. Stan Mendel l (Hod ); $. Bill Clem [Hon): 1. Rod Kirkbride (B o n ); 5. Ken G reene (Han). 125 EX: I. Norm Bige lo w (Han ); 2. Brock Sut er (C A); 3. Lee Fab ry (Fab). . . 250 N OV; I. Tom Ro gers (H us); 2. J ohn G ulliford (Ric). 250 tNT: I. H ylton Beatti e (Mai); 2. J ohn Lu nd gren (Bul); 3. Brad DeH or c (Yam); 4. Ronald Harr ison (H on ); 5. Frizby Sealey (Mal). 250 EX: 1. Tim Nas h (Han); 2. J o hn Ha telcy (Bul); 3. Brock Suter (CA); 4. Perl: Murra y (Ma il; 5. Jer em y H ick lcs ((2). 500 NOV ; 1. Mike Vorndra n (CZ); 2. J im Beville (Ma i); 3. Phil Benedict (BSA). 500 INT: 1. Rid Hi nch lih (Yam); 2. Jo~ n Lundf.en (Bul); 3. Keith Perran gelo (BSA); 4. Louis Ha rker (CZ); . Mich ael Grove (Kaw). 500 EX; l. T erry Alt mann (CZ); 2. Mike Li llevig (Ma i); 3. Pete Murr ay (Ma i). OPEN 'rw NO V: I. Len Anderson (Ric); 2. Terry Sterr ett (Gbe). OP EN TW INT: I. Myron La pka (T ri). . OPEN TW EX: I. J o h n Hatell ey (T r i); 2. Norma n Neuma nn (T ri). H O NOV: I. Tom Roge rs (H u:.); 2. Steve Dun n (H o n); 3. Mike Vorndra n (CZ); 4. Cli rf Judd (Ma i); 5. Ed Hensley ((2). HO INT :!. H ylton Beatti e (H o n): 2. Ken Gret'u e (H u n ); 3. H ug h Blark a (Ho n); 4. L ouis Ha rker (el); 5. M. Ro ler (BSAI. . ' , +30 EX; I. Da vid Bormlun (Ya m ); 2. Pete Mu rra y (Ma i); 3. Nor m Bigelow (Mal); 4. Mike L il1evig (Ma i); 5. John Haleler (T ri ). +40 NOV ; I. J o hn G ulliford (Mo n); 2. Joh n Orag ue:.ku (Ma i). +40 INT: I. Kl:ilh Pt'u an ge)o (BSA); 2. Rob Poo le (BSA); 3. T erry Pra tt (CZ); 4. J! (Ho n). 200: I. Dan Rauer (ka w); 2. Do u g Robe rtson (Kaw). 250: I. Bruce Cla rke (Koi w); 2. Mik e Kruger (KTl\I); ! ..Steve Ha lter (Ya m); 4. Roger War d (Yam ): 5. )e H L in ch (Kaw). O PEN ; I. Paul Weber (Ho n) : 2. En e Han sen (H a n); 3. C rady Hewa rd (Gag ); 4. Bria n Fleck (Ho n ); 5. And rew Ca rrier ( H o n). PLUS 30: I. Ro ger Legeue (Yam) ; 2. David Heal (Raw); ! . Gr ne Ra y (AT K); 4. G reg Aytes (H e m: 5. Da ve Os bor n. PLUS 40; I. Dan Ward (Ya m); 2. Ra nd y Ded ric kscn (ka w ]: 3. Bill Baeeman (C· A); 4. Wendell Geig er (AT K); 5. Ch uc k Panridge (S Ul ). 4·ST R K: I. Pau l Di PiI.'>qua le (AT K); 2. Ph il Ellsworth ( H u n). • 8EG; 1. Steve W ich man (Suz); 2. Sea n Cr iq ui (Ka w]; 3. Sroll Ober ma n (Ho n ); 4. Will Bisho p (Ya m ); 5. And y Sheley [ Kaw], Caplinger captures Stump Holler Hare Scrambles win By Arlene Hejlek POTOSI, MO, MAn l Chris Caplinger top ped th e iSO-rider field at the six th rou nd of th e Missouri H ar e Scra mbles Series, hosted by th e Pro Dirt M.e. Caplinger got th e hol eshot a t th e start o f the l wo~ h our even t, bu t lost the lead to J err y Heman n before th e end o f the first lap on th e si x -m i le co u r se . Cap linger d o g g ed H ema n.n 's heels as they negot iated the brutal course. Capli nger ·rega ined the lead on the fift h lap when H eman n began to suffer fro m hea t exhaustion . ATK/Mr. Mo torcycl e/ Do nelso n Cycles / Sp roc ke t Sp eci alists/KalGa rd/ Met Lift-spo nso red Capli ng er sailed in to earn the o vera ll win wi th a three m inute cushion. Steve Leivan demoted H emann to th ir d wh en he passed him on th e last lap . Leivan ba ttled WIth T im Newell and J eff Sledge for most o f the race. · Newell fini sh ed fourth, nursin g a faded front b rake , wh ile Sledge rounded oUl th e top five and was the las t r ider to com p lete eight laps. T im Gilliland had the holeshot in th e Intermedi ate cla ss, but lost the lead whe n he hit a tree SlUm p and did ;l flying W. Chris Graber grabbed the lead and ga ssed it to finish out front in the Int ermediat e clas s and claim sixth overa ll . while G illi land dropped ba ck to th ird positio n beh ind Al H ejl ek . Mark Kenda ll led th e Fo ur-Stro ke class until 50 yards from the fin ish, wh ere he threw a chain. Ed LaCha nce went hom e wit h the fir st place trophy after riding the" en tire race wi th a flat front tir e. In the 200cc class, Bill y James was tickl ed to win the first race he ever entered. by being ou t fron t fro m star t to finis h. Rand storms to Action Sports Supercross win By David L. Patton , J r. NELSO:;VILLE, OH, MA Y30 Ame rican Suz u ki's Greg Rand overcame a very ' difficu lt, mudd y race track and competitors ) fro m four sta tes to tOP the 125cc A class at round on e of 'the Coors L ig h t 1992 Action 1 Sports Summer Supercro ss Series, sponsored by Larry Simo ns Ch evro let and Mou nta in Dew. Tomm y Co llier go t a grea t start in the first 00010 . Co llier, w ho crushed the Schoolhoy class , led Brad Strunk and Rand at th e end o f the first la p. J ay Po li ng held fourth, in fro n t of Mark Musselm an and Davey Yezck. Co lli er was reall y flying and bega n to move I away fro m the battl e for seco nd as Str u nk tri ed to ho ld o ff Rand. By the third lap , Co ll ier had pu lled ou t an eigh t-second lead and Mark 1 Mu sselman sli pped pa st Po lin g. On the fou rt h lap, Ran d moved by Stru nk and set o u t after Co lli er . Co lli er 's lead wa s cu t in ha lf by the fifth lap, and as he came up sho rt o n a set . o f doub le jumps, Rand go t besid e h im . Co llier > la ter sta lled hi s bike in a turn, and gave Ran d " the lead . Co llier go t hi s bike started qu ick ~ enoug h to sa lvag e second p lace. Musselman caugh t Stru n k o n the fift h lap , and passed him before th e gra nd sta nd do uble ju mp . Strunk, su ffering fro m p umped up forearms, thr ew it awa y over the tr ip les and even tua ll y fi n is hed se ven th . Polin rode smoo thly int o fourth, and Yezek rod e in fifth . Rand earned the wi n ahe ad of Collier and Musselman. Poling a nd Yezek rounded o ut th e to p five. " Str u n k was tryin g to p ro tect second and he held me up. I tho ug h t [ cou ld ca tch Collier on ce I got by Brad and co uld see better," said Rand. : Ra nd p ull ed th e ho lesh ot in moto two a nd t h e 100%/ Sh o ei / Fo x/ Scott-backed r id er s di sap peared from th e rest o f the field . Po ling go t anot her good start, with Strunk an d Greg Krei nbrook ri gh t behind h im . Mu sselman a nd Yezek got-bad starts and fin ish ed th e first lap at the back o f th e field . With Ra nd well ou t front, Poling o pened up an eig h t second lead on th ird p lace Kreinbroo k. Strunk moved up to cha lle nge the Kaw asak i rider, and on lap four Kreinbrook ma de an error that gave Strunk th e op po rt u n ity to ta ke over thir d. Co ll ier sliced h is wa y through th e field , and passed Mu sselman o n hi s way u p to cha llenge fo r th ird . Co lli er th en came u p short over a double jump'·a nd though he saved it, decided to settle for fIfth. Strunk bega n to gain on Po ling. " My dad was n' t abl e to come with me th is weekend and my mi nd wasn 't o n raci ng," said Strunk. By th e las t la p, Str u n k had ga ined five seco nds on Poling, and a t th e fini sh, clo sed to within thr ee bike len gths. Rand won by 20 seconds over Poling, Stru n k,- Kreinbrook and Co lli er. . J eff G ibson overca me a ta lent ed field of loca l rid ers to win the 65cc class, whi ch Corey Ar no ld held off Eric-Saylor a nd Micro cIass wi nner David Wh itcraft for seco nd. Kyle leel carded fifth overall. Ma n y o f the ·same riders in the 65cc race lined up to cha lle nge G ibson in the Min i J u n io r cla ss. Gibson again ran away wit h a co n v ~ nc i ng vi ct ory, foll owed b y St even '

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