Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

250 AM: I. Nick Van Praap; 2. And y Ru shford , 3. Todd ; Langl ois; 4. Robert Alfred; 5. Mike Brady. 2!lO EX: 1. Bruce' Stra tto n ; 2. J\ob N e~~e1 ; 3. G reg Nehon; 4. Tom Rict'; 5. Doug Flem in g. O PEN EX: l. Brian Carroll; 2. Ji m Hillenbrandt; 3. Marc H nwf'; 4. Bub Lapointe jr.: 5. Ed Macri. OPEN AM: I. Donald wanat: 2. Ji m Allen ; 3. Jot' Slcuopand.i; of. Do ug Peers: 5. Patrick Donahue. O P EN EX: I. Mike Dougherty; 2. Matl Delorenzo ; 3. Jo hn Yo ung; 1. Doug Flem in g; 5. Mike Murr a y. . VI:'IrI T : I. Go rdo n Roberts; 2. Matt DWY II ; 3. Dav id f'r Rathbun; 1. Sha hin Finl ey. 1 5 2 SOD NA T Brant brutal at Glen Helen Spdwy . A By Scott Dalo isio JULV S, 19 9 2 SAl' BERl\ARDl:>lO, CA, ~IA Y20 Twent y-thr ee year-o ld Sco tt Brant showed everyo ne the Iastest way aro u nd Gl en H elen Speedway when he won bo th the Scra tch a nd Ha nd icap ma ins o n the seco nd ni gh t o f the seaso n. The Riversid e, Cal iforn ia , resident chased you ng C hris Ma nc hest er and National Champi on Mi ke Fain when the Scratch ma in hit tu rn one. Faria got the dr ive o n th e outside of tum two and looked like he was goi ng to put hi s Ru ssell Racing G M o u t fro nt to pull a way fro m the pac k, but Man chester and Brant had ot her ideas. Man chester, mourned on a Jawa , got a good drive o ff th e seco nd turn and took over first. As he hit turn o ne o n lap th ree, Manch ester had Faria a nd Brant brea thi ng d o wn h is neck . T hey tr ied to sa nd w ich th e youngster do wn the back chute on lap two , but he hel d the lead un til dr ifting wide in (Urn fou r, with a Ila t rear lire. That a llowed Bra nt and his Ru ssell Racing/Pri me T ic ket/Even t T ech n ica l Services/Vents Go g g les G M to fly un challen ~ed into the lead. While Bran t was ru nning away , Fa ria had to slow to avoid hiuing th e slo wi ng Man ch ester. By the time he go t by, Brant was go ne and headed for th e checkered flag . Manchester was in th e thick o f th e h unt agai n in th e Handicap ma in, bu t ended up retiring Iro rn th e even t, with motor ill s. Bra n t, clawing hi s way (rom th e 50-yard- line, wa ited unti l th e dosi ng seco nd s o f th e ra ce befo re passi ng lead er C h ris Castin [Dr his th ird ma in event win of 1992. For Additiona l Information: L ~=ri:i)3 lJi) _ ~(lct(lati~n int:o MOTO ~.~ CROSS _ , ·: u·· t 616·695·6405 ~COTTJ 13638 N. Red Bud Trail --' Buchanan,MI49107 • • ,.... I ' Located 3 miles north of Buchanan, Mi chi gan, on Red Bud Trail CONFINED CAMPING Sunday, July 5 No one perm ined on hill un til sunday morning - 6:00 A.M, Morning - Vintage National Malcolm Smith Products + S r, Class' State Cha mp ionship Nite - No.4 National Series ·125 - 250 Pro Nat'l $27,500 Purse All Classas - Practice 4 PM - Races 6 PM 9:00 AM Prac. 1:00 PM Races SORRY NO FIREWOR KS Practice - 8 AM Races - lO AM OF BUCHAN AN ~ ~ HURRY a GET YOURS BEFORE SMITTY'S MOM BUYS THEM ALL! I , "' u l'"'ts-- - - - - - - - - - -- R:-es'"'"' SCRATCH; 1. See n Brant (G M); 2. Mi kf' Faria (G M); 3. r Steve Lu cero (G M); i . Olri~ M,mch~ler UilW). H DCP : I. Scou Dram (G M); 2. Q ui, Ca.'oli n ( Wn); 3. Mike Faria (e M); 4. Ed Casuo ( W~). SU P: I. Mikt' Rent (\\'es). SDCA R: I. Ross MiJ)ar/Dale Leeder ( Ka w). P grey and black design printed on quality ink, 100% cotton white T-Shirt. Available in sizes Medium, Large, X-Large and XX-Large for j ust . . . , Holley hauls in Silver State Motocross win ", By Roy Kni ght CARSON ClTY, NV, M AY2.\·24 O ver The H ill Gang member Jim Holley gave Gang's Exp ert / Pro class a tas te o f National ca l ibe r racing technique and sty le as he roos ted to the class win at the two day even t hosted by OTHG 's Ren o chapter . H olley pu t o n an exce llen t show by racing to th e front o f th e pack , the n dro p ping bac k to see how hi s friends were do ing . H oll ey was not without fast co mpa ny however, as Mike Bo sworth did h is best to give the fo rmer fact ory rider a ru n [o r h is mo ney a nd even managed lO wi n mota one on Sa tu rday . T he rest of the weekend was a ll Holley's . thoug h, as he sty led hi s way to th e nex t th ree m ote wins and the overa ll victory. Rounding o u t th e top th ree was H oll ey' s co usi n. Robert Hanson. This year's event incl uded a Over The Hill G ang Wom en 's clas s, which was wo n by fast lad y Ann ett e Barron from t he northern Cal ifo rn ia cha p ter, Barron ca rved her wa y to fo ur first-pl ace finishes. Beh ind Barro n , a batt le for second place raged between the Sierra chap ter 's Julie Ande rso n, and Ti na Kuff el from the Reno chapter. Wi th even scores C Su nda y's races, the or seco nd place troph y went to Ande rso n due to her bett er fini shes o n Sa turday . Ta k.i ng th e fourth a nd fifth -pl ace posi tio ns were She lby Sp resser from th e So u th er n Ca lifo rni a cha p ter a nd Reno' s Crysta l Pon sock, respectively, I In the Novi ce class, north riders cla imed the top th ree po si tio ns with Ma rk Mulliner earn ing th e overa ll after wi nn in g three o ut of fou r mote s. Stay ing close to Mull in er a ll weekend Jong and taki ng home the secondp lace tr oph y was Dann y Lowers. But the big su rp rise was H on da rider J on H a nsen wh o , after pl aying second fiddle to L owers and Mulliner, ca me alive in th e last moto . After foll ow in g Mulliner and Lo wers arou nd the trac k for a short wh ile, H ansen picked off the two front-runners and di sap peared fro m th e pack. H ansen 's performa nce enabled him to hang on to third o vera ll, just a head o f Ren o rid ers Dan Schaller and Bill Kish. After Su nday's race the host Reno chapter provide d th e Ga ng with a free bar becue , along wi th th e trophy pr esent a tions at a nearby pa rk. H olley, exp ressing hi s commi tme n t to O ver The Hill Ga nl; raci ng, presented eac h of the riders with their trophies and provided much. tbrdReS Saturday, JULY 4 95 EACH INCLUDES SHIPPING & HANDUNG r:.i -~ [ VISA 1 . 1 ..:- ~ - _ _~ Credit Card Orders areOK T-Shirt (Back Design) To order your Team Smitty T-Shirt, use the order form located below the Advertisers Index in this issue of Cycle News, NEW VIDEO RELEASES Now Available Through Cycle News Video Theater "ON A.NY SUNDA.T" (# 1 40 1 Motorcycle sport and th e m en who ride " On Any Sunday...• featuring Mert lJIwwili. Malcolm Smith a nd Steve McQueen. Bruce Brown", classic 1971 film w hich covers virtually every form of motorcycle competition from AMA"s Grand National Tour t o Motocross; Desert Racing to Ice Racing ; the Intemational S ix Day Trial. to the Widowmaker Hill Climb; the Bonneville S.h Flats to the Elsinore Grand Prix . Now on video 8S its creator int e nded ...completely rearnastared in 1991 by producer, director and write' Br uce Brown. "On Any Sunday" ia an Academy Awerd nominee for the 8elt Documentary in 1971. and was cho se n by the United Nat ions as t he outstanding American film for 1971 and screened for the General Assembly. '"Masterful. extraor dina ry... t hrills th at ca n't be described. A t errif ica lly e ngro ssi ng film " • San Fran.iKo Exam iner ''Thrilling. entertai ning, fu nny and info rmative . Bruce Brown is • su pe rb filmmake'" ~ WPIX~ TV " A film t hat a lone stands a. 8 spe ctac ular piece of filmmaking " - Daily Variety " s..vi. u. lly stunning. very funny . At tim es it is als o remark ab ly gentle" · The Hollywood Reporter 9 0 m inutes from KWB Mark et ing Group. 29

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