Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS th e form er factory ride rs in th eir sig hts. In som e po rtio ns o f th e co u rs e, Murp h y wou ld open up a com forta ble lead , bu t throug h th e rougher sectio ns Pomeroy wo uld close th e ga p . Coming ' into the fina l two turns, Pomero y got within a whee l o f Murphy, trying to get under him , but Murphy held o n to win by three feel. Capps carved through th e pack to tak e third o n hi s CZ a head of DeLay a nd Bernert, G ibone y managed to pull o u t a bi g lead and net a win in th e Premiere H eavy weig h t class , but w h en h e retu rned in an attempt to ca p tu re win n umber two in the Over 40 class, he was faced with un usuall y stiff co mpe tition in the form of Grant. Grant wh eelied his Gen e Boere-sponsor ed Bultaco o ff the line and fro m that point was never serio us ly cha lle nged. T he battle for seco nd kep t the fans on their feet, as Gi boney and Bul taco ri der Arlen Anderso n exchang ed posit io ns, wit h Giboney fin ishin g seco nd a nd Anderson ne tting a clos e thi rd. CN ~ Sherri Lyons (2) leads Bob Vizcarra (9) and the rest of the pack into the first tum at the Amago Raceway YSR Mini Roadrace. Lyons finished th e race in second position. The Edw ards MX Vet Expert class was won by Craig Hoffmeister (198), wh o led Rand y Tittl emi er (24V) and Martin Ci sar (50) into the first tu m of moto two. Resul ts 125 A: I. Dalla s Nyblood (H on) ; 2. Sta n Capps (Han); 3. Sco u Allen (H e n ). 250 A: 1. Dall as Nvblood (H Olt): 2. J oe McCormick (C· A) ; 3. Jeff Y o u n g (Ya m ). SOO A: I. Buck Mur phy (CZ ); 2. Ron Pomero y (Mai); 3. Stan Capps (CZ). OVER 40 A; I. Doug Gran, (Bul); 2. Richard G ibo ney (Ric ); 3. Arlen Anderson (Bul). PREM HVWT A; I. Richard Giboney (Ric); 2. Ross Poi tras (Mat); 3. Mark J ulian (Mal). PREM LTWT A: I. Del Schnitzer (Oss); 2. John U hler iCZ): 3. Phil Barton (Yam) . Hofmeister hot at Edwards AFB Motocross By Tony Alessi ~IOjAVE, CA. M AY31 Cra ig Hofmeister rode hard all day and was rewarded wit h the Vet Expert class victory at the final round of the Ca liforn ia Raci ng Club Dunestown Series held 3 1 Edwards Air For ce Rase. 34 riding a 1975 H on da Elsinore, beat L arr y Saxton , wit h bot h rid er s tra nsferr ing directly to th e A main. T he second 125cc pr eliminar y featured Orego n' s Scott Allen a nd Stan Capps, also rid ing Hondas, battling for fir st positi ons with All en co m ing o u t o n top. T he best heat race acti on came in th e 500cc Sp o rtsm an class whi ch, due to th e lar ge a mou nt o f riders, was div ided in to fo ur heats transferring th e top two finishers to th e A main. Ro n Po mero y rod e a 1974 Maico 400 to an easy win in th e first heat . whi le Penton rid er T ed Bernet t, CZ·mounted Capps, and Murphy, riding a 1974 CZ, won the remai nd er o f 500cc qualifi ers. Likel y th e most nostalgic of th e day's racing to ok pl ace in the P rem ier Heavyw eig h t and Ligh tweigh t events. Ri c km an -M a tchl ess r id er R ic ha rd Giboney wo n the H ea vyweigh t heat rac e after shaki ng o ff Ma tchless jockey Ross ' Po itras, whi le Ossa pi lo t Del Schn itzer gave everyo ne on hand a snea k p re view o f th e Li gh tw ei ght main even t by beat in g CZ rid er J ohn VIver in th eir qualifier. Riders wh o did no t transfer directl y to the A ·main had to win C a nd B ma in even ts in o rder to gain a ticket to th e el ite A main featu res. Most B a nd C winners, however , elected to p ick up a class win a nd not contin ue o n to th e A main. Capps put hi s H onda in front o f the I 25cc A ma in , but did n 't spe nd m uc h time in th e number o ne position as Nyb lood , riding a Rick Weidmanspo nsored H onda, pull ed into the lead co m ing out of turn two. Nyb lood never looked back to witness th e incredible five-way battle for second. which went Ca p ps ' wa y after he fended o ff last year's winner Allen . Fou r th went to Saxton , and Jon Wiley pi cked up fifth . Nyblood ca me back in the 250cc race to lead Jeff Young, Joe McCormick a nd Denny McN anna y at the start, a rid like he had done in 125cc co mpetitio n , left th e field well behind in h is q uest for two wins. The seasoned pro was victorious, the only rider of th e da y to wi n two classes. McCormick Iollow ed Honda -mounted N ybl o od across for seco nd , wh ile Young, Bernert and Eri k Giertsen fill ed th e top five. A valia nt ride was turned in by AMA Na tio na l number hol der Del Sch nitzer, a sta n d-o u t din tracker, who was making a rar e scramb les appearance. Sc h n i tzer a n d U lver traded lead s several times throughout the Premier Li ghtweight fin al , but th e in credi ble performance ca me w he n Sch ni tzer brok e hi s th rottle cable a nd pulled it , brok en end in hand, to barely edge Ulver a t th e fin ish . Murphy, Pomeroy, and Brent DeLay shot ah ead of th e two-ro w, 10 -rider 500cc Sportsm an main event, wi th th e rest o f th e competitio n unabl e to keep Hofmeiste r got the progr am u nderw ay with a clea n ho leshot a t the sta rt of th e firs t Vet Expert rnoto, Scott w alker Jr . waso n the mov e and quickly moved into second only a few seconds out of reac h of the leader Hofmeist er, who was no w begin n ing to ride a bit on th e wild side. Ran dy T iu lemie r moved into thi rd a nd was un der heav y pr essure from j e[[ Ha rr iott wh en H ofmeist er left the door open for Wa lker,who promptly mad e th e pass for the lea d a n d pu ll ed a w ay . H of m ei st er remained in co n tro l th e rest o f the race, finish ing a short dis tan ce ahead of Wal ker, wh o was welJ o ut of reac h of Harrio tl. H ofmeister ag ain hol esh o t in the seco n d mota a nd was burni ng up th e tra ck while Wa lker wor ked into second in front of Cisar and Harr io tt. This tim e Hofmeister seemed to have quickened hi s pa ce, and held Wa lker a t ba y the en tire rnoto , scorin g the victory . Wa lker rode co ns isten t but wo uld ha ve to sett le for seco nd o n th e day , foll owed by Cisar _ and H arriot t. J erem y H ackney turned a pair o f runnerup finish es in to a n o vera ll win in th e 125cc Beginner class. Cliff Cook smo ked in th e openi ng mo to aft er a med iocre start. rippin g through th e field until tak ing th e lead two la ps from th e finis h. Hackne y rode consis tent ly for seco nd in fro nt of Kenny Reed a nd Sh awn Dolmage. Dolmage tu rned o n the_afterburners in th e seco nd mo to a nd sco red an impressive victory ove r Hackn ey, Reed and john Turn er. Hackn ey received the first p lace trophy for hi s co nsistent moto finishes while Do lmage and Reed rou nded up the top three. 125 P RO : I. Tim T~Hord. 250 SOV: I. Mikt Davis (Ya m): 2. Billy Apu l (Sur ): ,. :Mik Maak (KTM ); 4. Mal colm Solley (H on); 5. Robert e Webbn- (Ka w ). 250 1:'Io"T: I. Bill Sa uro {Hon]: 2. Eddi e Davis (Yam ); 3. Karl Li nds com (H on); -I. Roy Bren na (Yam) . 250 P RO ; I. Todd Lehmann (Hon): 2. T im T elford ( Ka w ): 3. Jdf Black (Ka w ). 500 BEG: 1. Wilso n Lewis (He n): 2. Co ry GarO.. (Knt); 3. Rob in Dickson (Hon). 500 NOV : l. Olarlie Snong (Kaw). 500 INT: I. Will Dickson (H on ); 2. Rob Engel (H oo ). JR VET BEG: I. Kimo Vica ukg (H on ); 2. Dari n f ryt (H on ): 3. Brian Mat hehot(H on): 4. aim Hami lto n (H on ): 5. Lenn y Drehan (H on ). JR VET :":OV; I. frank Villa (Suz); 2. Derrick Borg [Kaw ]. JR VET I%'."T: I. Tom Enge l (H on);2. Paul Zd ituky (Kaw ]: 3_ Rob Engd {Hon ): 4. viace Bainni (Sw ). JR VET EXP ; I. J ack Kdl {H on): 2. Rich Truchinski (Suz). VET BEG: I. Warren Brown (kiM); 2. Mike Almen (Hon ]: 3. Rem y Pami n tua n (Honl: 4. Ken Busse [H onj; 5. Jon Han (Suz). SR BEG ; I. Joh n ful ler (Yam ). VET NOV : I. BJ Leh n (Sw ); 2. T im McAdam s (Kaw); 3. Ro land Bailey (Ka w) : 4. Fra nk VtlIa (Sur ); 5. S(~ Schrobsdorf (Yam). VET 1ST: I. T om Engel (H on ): 2. Joel Harriott (Yam): 3. Ern ie Hendr ixs (Yam); i . Tip Web b (Ho n); 5. N ick Youn g (Suz). - . VET EXP : l. Craig Hofmeister (H on); 2. Sccuy Walker J r. (H on): 3. Mart in caar (Hon): -I. Jef f Harri e tt (Yam); 5. Randy T inlemier (Yam ). Castillo takes Amago YSR Mini Roadrace By Al Lyons PALOMAR,CA, JUNE6 T wo Bro the rs /NEO Oj l/ Barneu/Lockha rt/ REVCO ·sponsor ed Sherri L yon s and Chris Cast illo battled for the overall wi n in the Amateur Mod ified class a t the American Mini Road Raci n g Association rac e a t Amago Raceway, wi th Castillo fina lly coming out on top. Thirteen rid ers lined up on th e gri d for the first heat, Lyons was first 0 [[ the line, followed by Bob Vizcarro and Castillo. In lap two, Castillo passed Vizcarra a nd set his sights on Lyons. By lap four, Castillo was right on Lyons' rear wh eel , but Lyons managed to sh ut the door o n every a tte m p t to pass. Castillo tried everythin g possib le to ta ke number one spot but Lyon s held o n un til th e chec kered n ag. In th e second heat Vizcarro held the lead spot, with Lr.ons and Castillo within strilc.ing distan ce u n u l lap five when Vizcarro's engine ceased. On lap six Castillo mad e h is move on Lyons a nd took over t h e first ' p lace position. At th e chec kered it was Castillo ta ki ng the overall win with Lyon s less tha n hal f a bike-length behind. fn th e Begi n ner Stock class j erry Lo we ran away from th e rest of the field in both heats , posting a I- I for the overa ll win . In the firs! heat Lowe, j oh anna Mar shall , Mark McCo rd a nd Gordo n For bes were fir s' off the lin e. McCord a nd Forbes made the ir move on Mar shall on lap th ree, dropping her to fourth. T he battle for second pl ace co nt in ued until the chec kered. wit h McCord crossi ng the finis h lin e first. In th e second heat Lowe, Chan tha Lueung, McCord and Fo rbes all sta rted strong ly. Forbes took over third on la p fou r but co uld n 't ma ke u p the distance to catc h L ue u ng. Results BEG. STK: I. Jerry Low e (Ya m); 2. Cbamha Lu eun g (Ya m ): 3. Go rdo n Forbes (Yam); 4. Mark McCo rd (Yam): 5. Erick Aquilar (Yam) . BEG. MO D; I. Rick Richards (Yam) ; 2. j orge Arroyo (Ya m): S. Gordon Forbes (Ya m); 4. John Funahashi (Yam) : 5. Mark McCord (Ya m). A.\1. $TK: I. Nyle Schafhaw.er (Ya m): 2. Bob Vizcarra (Ya m); 3. Rick Lasch (Ya m ): i . Sherri Lyons (Ya m). AM. MOD : 1. Chris Cas tillo (Yam); 2. Sh erri Lyo ns (Yam ); 3. Rid Lasch (Ya m ); i. Nic k Tierno (Ya m): 5. Cary Truex (NS Hon). PR O STK.: L Rod Fee (Ya m); 2. Richard Fry (Yam); 3. r Lo ren Mei..Iot"r (Yam): 4. John McKmz.ie (Ya m ); 5. See n Nor d (Ya m). PR O MOD : I. Brian Hutchinson (Ya m); 2. Bria n Jadson (Ya m). BOa::: 1. Rod Fee (Yam ); 2. Curtis F1rteher (H a n ); 3. Dan · GrolZ(Ya m ). . 2 HR. E....OUR : l. Scott Nord/Jerry Low e 2. Mark McCor d/Rick l...a!£h; 3. Mar k Pa tle:noniGordon Forbes; of. Andr ew Len a/Chantha Lue ung; 5. Erid. Aq ui lar /Nick T ierno. Moore is enough at Paso Robles ST Resul ts By Mike Vancil PW A: 1. J ~rry Martin~r (Ya m); 2. Kit Kuna th (Ya m ); 3. Jam n Thompson (Yam ). PW B I: 1. Ca leb Gosselaar (Yam): 2. Vinnie Ocutc (H on j: , . Micha el Bragg; 4. Sha ne Smith (Yam ). PW 8 2: I. Olris Nihan (Ya m ): 2. Bla k~ M i teh~1I (Yam): , . Ga rren Bull~y (Ya m ); 4. Nat ha n Pamintua n (Ya m ); 5. Anth on y Morr ill(Ya m ). • 60 0-8: L Sha ne Mitchell (Kaw ]: 2. Jo Jo Neiuel [ Kaw] : 3. Mi k~ Brown (Kaw). tiO 9· 11; 1. Christo pher G05.Ir'laar (Kaw): 2. Bla ke Vien s: ' , . T odd Go!;sdaa r (K..ilw): 4. Perry Richm on d ( K.aw) ; 5. Kurt Nelsen ( Kaw) . ao BEG: I. Richard Pow ell (Sur ): 2. j oel Nelson (Kaw): 5. Matt T ittlemier (Kaw); 4. j arme Pa m im uan (Suz.): 5. G reg Andrew (Sur). SO NOV ; I. Chris V'lliquez (K..ilw): 2. J ulltin Vienll; 3. Ran dy Fike (He n ). 80 9-11: 1. Sha d vtens: 2. Lars Li nlhtrom; 3. Shawn Mitchell : 4. Denn is Seeger (Yam). PASO ROBLES, CA, JUNE6 (S~~ :'E~~n~/Re:dy(~~n? b~ffn~·k ~~aa';):~I~:~ Kamimki (Yam ). 125 NOV : I. Pat Fost er (Sw ); 2. Phil Rich mon d (Sur): , . Nick Malrolor' (Sw ); 4. Keith K.au (k.aw); 5. Dann y WC'f'dard (Sw ). 125 tNT: I. Jason Simmoru (JU.w); 2. Erik Lindstrom (Ho n); 3. Jimmy Lavorci (Yam ): 4. Sean Bradl ry (Hon) . Da nny Moore was far mor e tha n a nyo ne co u ld handle in bo th th e SOOcc and O pen Expert classes at the Mid -Sta te Fairgr ounds in Paso Robles. Wh ile Er ic G reen wo n th e heat races in both cla sses, Danny Moore mad e all the ri ght ad justments, co ming back to win both finals o n the ever-ch anging tra ck. In th e SOOcc fin al , Moore was 0 [[ th e lin e lik e a shot a nd had th e lead by th e second lap. Eri c G reen was hampered by a m idfield start and had to work past severa l co n ten ders. H e was n ot a ble to launch a co ncen tra ted cha llenge to Moore beca use of pr essure being app lied by expert sensa tio n johnny Murphree. The pre ssure finally go t to Green, wi th Murphree getti ng by for th e second at the checkers. The Open class final saw Mich elle DiSal vo get a n even start wi th Danny Moore. Kevin

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