Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

; LOCAL E E T VN S e Shannon Hudson (155) caugh t and passed Craig Godshall (22) du ring LACR action in the 250cc Beginner class, which was won by Peter Tunis (not pictured ). Powell victorious at LACR MX By ScOIl Hoffman PALMDALE, CA, j UI'\E 5 Robbie Powell cap tured the overa ll victory in the 125cc Beginner class after a set of chaotic mo tos at Cali fornia Racing Club's Friday nig ht motor cross series held at Los Angeles Count)' Ra cewa y. Karl H uey grabbed th e ho leshot in rnoto one with th e rest of the pack right o n hi s tai l. The o pen ing lap s were a perfect exa mp le of 125cc Begin ner style. Feel were flyi n g as Huey led with Ro bbie Po well and J osh Jenkins knocki ng at his back door. Powell co m m itted a n erro r o n lap two and J en kin s q ui ckly moved past lO cha lle nge Huey. Lap th ree was wher e the baili e hea ted , as th e lead ri ders were ru nning side by side. Huey cou ld not handle the pr essur e and finally ran off the tra ck, with Jenkin s jumpi ng into th e lead as Huey dr opped back to eigh th . Hall ut ili zed th e co m mo tio n to grab a no ther spot away fro m Po well. Things calmed do wn by lap [our and at me fini sh it was Jenkin s crossi ng th e line firs t. with Hall a nd Powell close behind. M OlO two did not provide th e excite me nt of rnot o o ne , a ltho ug h it had its mom ents. Mark Lib ard oni pulled th e hol eshot, but was quick ly pi cked off by Powell , wh o established a sizable lead in no tim e. J enk in s had a barba n~ing battle with Libardoni until fina lly getttng by o n lap thr ee. Hi s efforts were shortlived, how ever, as he went down o n lap four. J enkins quickly remoun ted but found him self running fourth. Pow ell captur ed the win with Libard on i in seco nd and Huey th ird . In 250cc Intermedi at e actio n, Karl Lindstro m put togeth er a set of wire-to-w ire wins to ca p tu re th e o ve ra ll vi ct or y. An other impressive ride was put in by Bill y Paul, wh o was riding hi s first intermediat e ra ce. Paul put in two cons isten t mot o fini shes to cla im runn er-up hon o rs to Lindstrom_ Resul ts PW A: I. 5mB Howe (RC P); 2. J nTY Martinez (Ya m). PW 8- 1: l. Rya n M'lInin (ha l Jet ); 2. T im Buntin (Yam) ; t~~il:~ her (~~. (Yam); 1. C.leb ~1;;Lu (Ya m); 5. PW B-2: f Dlri' Niha n (Yam); 2. Rand ~ (Yam ); 3. Blake MilChd l (Yam); 4. Blak ,= Marghrim (Ya.m ): 5. Anlhony Ib.rbacovi (Y..m ). 60tt 0·8; l. Da.ry Eckl und (Kaw); 2. Sha ne Mitcht-II (Kaw); 3. Jam o Thompson (V..m ): 4. MOlIn McDari s: 5. Rya n Cou~ (Kaw). 60cc 9·11: I. DlrnlOpher Couelaou (Kaw): 2. Jonadlan Shi mp (Kaw): 3. Todd Coudaar (!Caw ): 1. Jo hner Faulkner (Kaw); 5. Mike Meadow (Kaw ). 80cc 9-11: l. Micha d Young (Kaw); 2. Robb y Couse (Kaw); wn Mi teMll (Kaw); 1. Lan Lindstrom (H on); 5. Devin 3. Sho S«= (K.>w ). 80 BEG: 1. LnlOn £knick (Kaw); 2. Mike Co llier (Kaw); 3. Ow,lin Courtn~ (SUI ); 1. lknn y Bushty (Suz) : 5. I...arry V ffintU ( Koi ). w 80 NOV: l. Richa rd Powell (SUI); 2. Danny G uern sey (Hon): 3. Rand y Fik~ (H on). 1 80 1="iT l. 1.;; 001. Yurnn (Suz). : 80 EX: l. Jdl WI110h ( Koiw) . 125 BEG: I. Robb i~ Pow~1I (Suz); 2. Josh Jenkins (Yam); 3. Bobby Han (Kaw); 1. Mar k Libardoni (Kaw); 5. Karl Hu~ (Hon). . 125 NOV : 1. Ch ris Allen ; 2. JO(' O 'Hara (Hon ); 3. Sco tt Reed J r. (Kaw); 1. Tony Tr~na (Kaw);5. Sean M ed~i r05 ( Yam ). 1251NT: I. Gar~l <::ar ison (Kaw); 2. Eric Lindmom (Hon); 3. Roy Brem,= r (Yam); 1. Se'eln Bradley (H on ). nou 250 BEG: I. Mik~ Pi ch~t (Hon ); 2. j ohn Valko (Hon) ; 3. Craig Gods ha ll (Hon ); 1. J osh Rispo (tion ); 5. Pet~ Sha nk 36 2s0 (Y )'NOV : I. Scon Renl. (Kaw); 2. Aaro n uwis (Yam);' Rick Sottile (SUl); 1. Dan id Clevela nd (SUl ); 5. Kenn y Sta ffor d (SUl). 250 INT : I. Karl Lindstrom (H on ); 2. Bill y Paul (SOl) ; 3. Jot' Hammon (Ho n): 1. Rya n Von lo"~rg (501). S BEG: l. David uv~r (H on ); 2. Ro~ Scha nk (H on); oo 3. Lann~ Nich oll s (AT K). 500 NOV : I. Ja50n TruJxoy (Kaw ). PRO: I. Too Lt-hmann (H on) ; 2. Craig Hofmeister (H on ); 3. Brian Vargus (KTM ); 1. jdf Black (K.aw). JR VET BEG: I. T im W~lch (Kaw). jR VET NOV : I. S l ev~ Cortevi ll~ (H on ); 2. Juc:b Conevi l l~ (Ho n); 3. Kmny Surrord (Hon ); 1. ~k Borg ; 5. Bari Waalk (Ho n). jR VET INT: I. Pat \ 'rmola (Kaw). :t VET BEG : I. T om Cluuer ( Kaw ): 2. j ohn Albini : 5. Ti m Mendenha ll; .J. Max Selzer (Yam); 5. Sean H udson (Kaw). VET NOV : I. Cecrge Jim~nez; 2. Greg Berucn [ Yam) : 3. Conrad Broo ks (SUl); 1. Bob Shimp : 5. Alon Sahar (Yam ). VET INT: I . Karl All m (SUI): 2. David Williams (SUI). VET EX: I. Mark Horton (Yam ). VET P RO : I. Rich T ruchi nski (5Ul); 2. Cra ig H ofmei!ioter { H o n ]; 3. Bob Kline (H on). SR BEG: I. D-ell Trubey ( K.aw ); 2. Larr)' Kirif:h (H en). Brant bums to Glen Helen victory By M. So ber San Bernardino. CA jU:\E3 Russell Racing team member, Scou Bra m used th e adva n tage of an inside starting po sition to win h is seco nd Scra tch main even t of the 1992 seaso n at Gl en Helen Speedway. Sta rt ing to Bran t's rig h t in th e second slo t was Bobb y Schwam, wi th current Na tio nal Champio n Mi ke Faria in three and Steve Lu cero beside the wall in four. Schwam a nd Bra nt reacted sim ulta neously as the star ti ng tapes were triggered, an d dove sid e by side into th e first tum with Bran t gai ni ng th e edge, Schwa rtz had to stay wid e to avo id him a nd was slo wed by th e heavy dirt. But Schw artz was not don e, driving hard down th e back strai~ h t and enteri ng the seco nd set of tu rns just in ch es beh ind Brant. The two leaders. Brant a nd Sch wa rtz, stayed clo se for the.ne xt two laps as Faria and Lu cero lurked j us t a bike-len gth behind, looki ng for th e sligh test ga p. Eventuall y Faria foun d hi s way pas t Schwartz, as he rel entlessly attack ed th e bo ttom lin e and mo ved up behind Brant wi th a sin gle lap still to co mp lete, Fari a, wh o also rid es for Russell Racing. cou ld no t di spl ace Bran t and had to seu le for seco nd -p la ce mon ey. Lu cero, wh o sta yed clos e to Faria the entire race, crossed th e finish li ne in th ird. Sch wa ru . despite hi s errorts to make his o wn lin e wo rk, fin ished just beh ind lhe pa ck in fourth. Ch ari ie Venega s used a great sta rt fro m th e 30 yard lin e to propel himself past fello w 30yarders Jeff Jones and J ohn Ade n. In go ing o utsi de, Venega s a lso jumped aro und 20 yard sta rte r Greg Appleman. and by th e end of lap o ne had esta bhs hed an adva ntage that no rider co uld put a dent in . Jones followed Venegas for four laps but gave in to the insi de p ressure a p p lied by Gary Hick s and Faria, wh o finished second and th ird. The Speedway Sidecar main event brought th e cro wd to ilS feet with a rousing series of lead changes and daring moves. The team of veteran driver Peter Lewi s and young pa ssen ger Jam ie Macy, both from New Zeala nd. drove their machine from th ird to first p lace in th e spa n o[ five laps. The six- lap main originally featured th e team of Ross Miller/ Dal e Lead er in an earl)' lead wit h Do n Partain/ Mark Adams in second. but some [in e laps and a daring div e unde r lhe field to cap ture the preciou's inside pole po sitio n sealed th e Lewis /Macy victory . T he Support class main even t was conclu ded with a very close fini sh that was won by Greg Miller just in ches ahead of visi ting northe rn Californ ia rider Will Whiteside. Resul ts seRATCH MAIN : I. Sco tt Bram (ja.....); 2. Mik ,= Faria (G Ml; 3. Stev~ Lucero (Cdn); 4. Bobby Sch wa rtz (G M). HANDICAP MAIN : 1. Charlie Venegas (Vern ); 2. Gary Hicks (G M); 3. Faria; 1. John Aden (jaw ): 5. Robert Pf~tlin g (Wes); 6. Q ui, Manch otn- (j aw ); 7. Greg Appl em an (Wes); 8. j d f Jo no (Wn). SUPPORT a..ASS; 1. Greg Miller; 2. Will Whi to ide; ! . Mik~ Rf"rd; 1. J oh nny Walker; 5. Mik~ Bu~h ma n ; 6. Mikr Dalbey. SID ECAR MAIN : 1. Pf'ler l..Lwi /J am ie ~bcy ; 2. Rou $ Millar/Oal~ wder; 3. Don Partain/Mar k Adam,; 1. K~nn y Mdmyre/Mickry F..usL Keith Loonsfoo t (23) and Chris Repp (55) fought a close battle at Perr is Raceway. Ugarte unstoppable at Perris Night MX By Tony Alessi PERRIS.CA. jt.:I'\E6 Sal Uga rte en d ured two heat ed mo tos of barto-ba r racing with Ray Bow ers en ro u te to th e o vera ll 125cc Nov ice class victo ry du ring ro und two of th e G F[ " Win a Truck" ni gh t series held at Perris Raceway. Bo wers and Ugarte 'sta rted in thi rd a nd fou rth respec tively in the first mo to. while Robert Loft in pulled a trem en dous hol eshot in his first race sin ce moving up fro m the Beg inn er class . Desert racer Keith Loonsfoo t was ru nning seco nd but was no match for Bo wers. who simp ly bounced him off the track and O U I of the race. Bowers a nd Uga rte were (ha r~i n g hard. and both rid ers blew past Lof tin . Bowe rs ham mered Uga rte fo r th e remaining la ps but was u na ble to break h im down. Ugarte scored the first moto win foll o wed by Bowers, Chris Rep p . and Lofti n. T he second mot a saw Loftin again pull th e ho leshor , fo llo wed by Uga rte, Repp, Loonsfoot a nd Bowers. Ugarte wasted little tim e a nd new past Lofti n while Bowers was cha rging hard , first passing Rep p and th en Loft in for th ird . Bowers worked on Loonsfoot for two laps befo re mo ving to second but by th is tim e Uga rte had built a su bsta ntia l lead. Bowers th rew caut io n to th e wind a nd caug ht Uga rte with two lap s rema in in g. Bowers made severa l pass a ttem pts but each time Ugarte was able lO block h im . On the fin al lap il appeared as if Bowe rs wo uld mak e a last-d itch effort. but he hi t th e back of Uga rte's machine a nd cras hed. Uga rte won while Bowers picked him self 0 [[ th e gro und for second in front of Loons[oot. Repp and Bobb y Kraj ewski , Josh Wray top ped th e l25cc Begin ner d ass with a wir e·t o-wire first mo ta victo ry. \Vray rode without equal and built up an impressive fifteen-seco nd advantage by th e end o[ th e molO. Drew Holdem an was th e runner-up foll owed al a d ista nce by Cun Sma lley. lac H ybert and Chris Packwood. The second mo ta saw Holdem an lead the firs t th ree laps with first m ota winner \Vray in his shado w. Holdem an seemed in co n tro l a nd actua lly opened a sma ll ga p o n Wray. but a mo men tary loss of conce ntration caused hi m 10 fall over in a turn allo wing \Vray to squirt into th e lead. On ce in front \Vra y smo ked away to the chec kered flag . po sting back-to-back mota win s. Hold em an fini shed seco nd fo ll owed by McCain . H ybert and Sma lley. Results so FI RST T IMER R· l: I. T om my Coc hra n (Yam ); 2. Brod y Boll ing (SUl ); 3. Brian Adolmi (Y..m ); 4. Rick 5l umell (S Ol); 5. Joh n uhmann (SU l ). SO FIR ST T IMERS R·2; I. fr;;m sc:o Cobo (Ya m ); 2. J.B. d Robt'rt s (SUI ); 3. Brando n West (Ho n ); 1. Charli~ J~nk ins (Yam) ; 5. GarrNl Will ia ms (Yam). 50 STK D-I R·I : I. Supe r Dave (Ya m ); 2. Ca lf' Wall a("(' (Yam ); 3. Shad GaUffif"r (Ya m ): 1. j U!lolin Man" (CE ); 5. Nic k Alvarel (Ya m). 50 ST K 0- 1 R·2: 1. Dyl;m Lo rd (Ya m ); 2. Bri('k Bnllin K (I-J) : 3. Jason Ciar letta (Yam ); 4. Kyle Mace (CE); 5. Derrick . Mt-elimock (Ya m). 50 ST K 0 -2 R· l : I. T yson Burmf'isl~r (Ya m); 2. Cha d Mun n (Yam ): 3. fDt"y Christy (eE); 4. Gro Hrey Rob imon (Ya m ); 5. Doyle Mar qu es (Ya m ). 50 MOn 0 · 1 R-I: I. Ca l~ WallitCT (y ..m ); 2. Sh..d Ga umf'r (Ya m ); ! . Kyle Ma« (CE ); 4. Gory Burnham (Ya m ); 5. Linton Ainswon h (Yam ). 50 MOD 0 -1 R-2; 1. Rnlan d Rndriqun (Yam); 2. Super D.lV(' (Ya m); 5. Jason Ciarl~ ta (I.J ); 1. Nick A lar~1 (Ya m). 50 MO D 0 -2 R-I: 1. DIad Robbins (Yam ); 2. Q u is Maninr l (Ya m); 3. Rya n Kin g (Ya m) ; 1. jO(" Ch risty (Y..m ); 5. Kyl~ y Ib. rd~n (Va m ). 60 0-8: I. Ch;ui Robbim (K.aw): 2. Dylan Lord (K.:I w); 3. nJ ustin Macr (CE); 1. Clad GolUm (Kaw). 609 ·1 1: I. Bryan McGavr.ln (Kaw); 2. La nar Robb im, (Kaw l: lllp 3. Rohby &aupr~ ( l\..a w ): 4. Chri!o hC'r T occo (C E): 5. Gco (f Rader (Ka w). 80 BEG: I. NicK N oncu (SUl) ; 2. Bryan McG.ar\la n (Su,) ; 3. Pet e Roles (SUl); 1. JU Minor (SUl); 5. Chad Defri es (Ya m ). t· 80 l'OOV: I. J rn.h Fm k ( Ka w) ; 2. Eri r Ande' '''111 ( K. w); 3. Danny Carbon (K aw] : 4. M.nk 1' illry (Hun ). 125 REG 0 -1: I. j osh Wray (Y;lm ); 2. tlrtlt> Hod-man (Su,): 3. Cunis Smalle y ( Ka ",'); .1. nr . ~lcr ..ain ( H o n): 5. David Fgchaner (SUL). 125 REG 0 -2: I. Kr nny M urri ~ ( S Ul) ; 2. j (1\"' G.. llo (Hon ); 3. j Mf Fleming (Hr.nJ: " J nhnny Hrrnan de, (Ya m); 5. Erk Wrl!t"'t(S Ul). . 125 :\'O V: I. Sal Ugane (Yam); 2. Ravmond Bowru (Kaw); 3. Ch ris Rq 'P (Raw); .of. Bnbh )' Krdjew\ ki (SUl ); S. David Lo ftin (SUl ). 125 INT: I. Ra nd y Da nvlo (Kdw ): 2. Sieve Andri ch ( J\.;,J .....): 3. Joe 1'UII.111" (Hon); -t. Bubby Na va rro (Raw); S. Milx Nd!oon-(Yam ). 125 PRO : l. Steve Lamson (SUI): 2. Ra y H~ ...ey (Sw l: l 3. Brian Beac::h (l Ion). 250 BEG D- I: l. Steven Myer \ (SUl'; 2. Dr. McCilin (Honl: ! . Br,·an MiegllCh (Ya m ); 1. Johnny ArOlgon (Kaw); 5. MiLe Mull m (YAm ). · 250 BEG D-2: I. Melrl Sandn mier (Hon l: 2. Ch ris R;I,PP (Kdw); 3. Ch ri s GdlJO (B o n) ; -1. Chana Edm ond so n ( K.t w) : 5. Pete Mar in o (S ue). 250 NO V: I. John Holm n ( Koiw); 2. J im Hm n (SUI); 3. Ricky Fernandez (SUI); -I. Rober t Litt le (Bnn ); 5. Clint Bri!oka ( K..tw ). 250 1~'T: 1. Tr avis Co ry (Ya m ); 2. K~vi n ( Ka w); 3. E.J. Wrigh t (Sw ); 1. Willy H.m ry (H un). 250 PRO : I. Go rdnn Wa rd (Juw ); 2. T racy MOn!ero nt" (Ya m ): 3. Grt"gg Young (H lln); 4. Jt'ffrcy No rdst rom (Kaw ). 500 BEG: I. G r~K v erd ugo (Hon j: 2. Pau l Evan s (SUl) : on); ". La vtbo n Lun p (H un); 5. J a!ot:lO 3. Scott La ybo urn e (I-I Edmondsom (lion ). 500 NO\': 1. J im Smi th (Hu n ); 2. Ty H awki m (lion): ! . Karl H ol m ber g (KT M);·1. Todd va rble (Hun ). SOO 11'o'T: I. Ph il Go u ld ( Kd w) ; 2. Buhby Hu bbar d (Hun); 3. Dan Pa ulso n (AT K); 'I. T ro y Morga n (Hu n ); 5. Jdr Blackmore ( Ka w). +25 BEG n-r. I. Rill Ro bar (Ya m ); 2. Ril l. C.rilr lli (HolI); 3. Dua ne Va nadesn ne (HUll); 1. Eric Ha nsen (Silt ); 5. Tim wil liam s (Kaw). +25 REG 0 -2: I. C hri lO Ga lin (Hu n); 2. Dann Louren cu (H un); 3. Mark Sa ndnmier k(Hon ); - . Malk C 1 "()~Krnvt> (Ho n ]: 5. Darrin Wall (Ya m). • +2SNO V: I. J im H en n (Sill ); 2. Fran k Villa (SUl); 3. Pa trick Fri ng er (SUl ); 1. R(llw:-r! L ittle (H un); .~. Mark FUil1(Yam). ' +25 11\T: I. Kevin Fringe r (Ka w); 2. David Lyruh (Hon ); 3. Ran dy Dan ylu (K;lw): 1. Ran dy Skinne r (Sill) ; 5. T err v Varn er (Ya m ). +30 NO V: I. Frank Villi, (SIU); 2. David Hollan d (Hu n) ; ! . Gr,,~ PaKOm ; 1. J im Pelton (Ya m ); S. Chri:!o T jeeorum (H o n ). +30 INT : I. Da vid Lynr-h (H un); 2. Skinner (SUI);!. T rrry (Ya m ); 1. JOI"I Yah (SUI.); 5. Wi ll)' Ihnry (Hnn ). +.50 PRO: I. Gr~g Ynull K(H O n). +3S 1. Rol an d Rod riq ur l (Ya m); 2. Greg Rad r( (H on); 3. (;rnr ~r WaJ;nrt"(Ya m); -1. G ren Glttn (Hon). \';I, rn~r McNutt fastest at EI Paso MX By T im Sadlo EL PA SO,TX. ~I AY 24 Er ic McNutt Glme to the th ird round of the Southwesl Morocr oss Cha mp ionshi p in EI Paso, Texas, and went ho me with th e class wi n in the 125cc :-':ov ice ca tego ry. McNutt was forn:,d to overco me a stro ng cha llenge [rom Joh n McDon ald. with who m he is locked in an a ll-o u t ba ttle for th e series points lead _ In lhe firM mo te> McDon ald blew o u l o[ the ga te for lhe holt"ho l. but McNutt ga led second and im med ia lely bega n to app ly pr essure. McN utt hounded the Kaw asak i pil ot th rou gh ou t th e m o ta, making se ve ra l a ttem pts to pass , bu t McDon ald was able to ho ld him off for the mo to win . T his was th e perft:ct set-u p for a no-ho ldsbarred second mot o batt le, and th e fan s were nol 10 be d isap pointed. McDonald ga ted poorly, ar riving a t th e first turn in th e ninth po sit ion, whi le McNutt was sitting in second . McNutt qu ickl y dispa tch ed of lhe leader and began to pu ll away at an incredible pace. Meanwh il e, Mc:Dona ld lo st no tim e i n mou nting an impressive cha rge lhrough the pack. All eyes were on McDo na ld as he moved [rom ninth up to fourth spot. bu t o nce lhere, his progress was immediat ely slo wed. McDona ld event ua ll y wo rked his way int o lh ird, and th en set his sig ht s on seco nd -pla ce Baca, whom he was able lo pass with a beautiful inside diving move. It was apparent that McDonald knew tim e was ru nning out, as he

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