Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eLOCAL EVENTS was also hooked up, and tried to use the o u tside li ne to o verta ke bo th Hi cks and Schwartz. but had 10 sett le fo r a very close third p lace. The Su ppro t ma in was a close ride to the finish, as Jan Eri k O 'Connell bar ely wo n over Mike Dalbey. ~ Results SCRATrn: I. KnlJby Sc'hwa Mz(Wn): 2. Ga ry Hick ~ ( W~): 3. Soon Brant (jaw ): -I. La na Rin K (Wn). H OCP: 1. Chri:lo Mane he'Sl" (Jaw ); 2. j rl f j nn n (Wn); 5. Bnnt; -t Kinlt: S. 8r mt W",""" (Wn). . SU P: I. J an Eri c O "("onndl; 2. Mikr Ilal bc-y; 3. Heath . Ha m monds : 1. J or Erhardt; 5. ~ta rk Hesse. SDCA R: 1. K. ~tdn l yrf'/ KC'1ch;;am : 2. PC1rga IO\"1c/BilKtt: 3. Hor,If')'/ Ha rr('ll; 1. Pan ain / Ad:lm, . Kell flies at Stateline Short Track By Derry) Anderson Ron Yamamoto (97) led the 600cc Pro class, but it was Speed y Kell who event ually claimed the victory at Stateline Speedway. move up. pa ssin g riders left and right. With two laps remai n ing, Burnell moved int o Iirst, Scott stayed close in seco nd, wi th Dav is third and the charging Mosley in fourth . It was a dose race at the fin ish , with Burnell hanging o n for th e win . It a ppeared Davis ha d first o vera ll in the bag. but he was promptly d isqualif ied by race officia ls. Co nsequen tly, Mosley was awarded th ird in mo to two , which co mbined with a Iirst-mo to second to earn him th e overall win . An o utsta ndi ng ride was also pos ted by Du bli n Ka wasaki-backed Don Mendenhall . :\lendenhall com pe ted in th ree d iff er ent classes. laki ng home a firs t a nd tw o seco n ds for hi s iron man effort, Co nsisten t finis hes in every mo to were th e key to Mendenhall 's success . Resu lts 125 BEG : I. Ken ~1 ~ ky (Suz); 2.. S id: No rt h ru p (S UI); 3. Ph il Scu ll (Ya m). 125 Ir-. 1. j ake Windtum (Sm): 2. Stan Fi n ~ ( Ka w); 'T: 3. {)(orek \\'adc. m. (Ho n ). i 125 JR.: J. Tbec Ikmh;nd (S Ul ); 2. Eric Phi p ps (Sill); 3. Sha n Medfor d (SUI). 80 1~'T: I. Cody Oa wtord ( K.aw) . 80 J R: 1. ]df Sorthrop (Suz): 2. And y Grqat ( Ka w); 3. Ryan DUni sc h (S tu). AO BEC : I. e lffi Wm iam i (Su z); 2. ~la. lt Knigh t (Ho n); 3. Brf'U R.acinf' (Ka w) . . 60: 1. Q uis MCi\vny ( Ka w); 2. Ch ad [ii nM" (Ka w). 3. ~ ~n;~? ~;..?J;(~~;~hrim" (SUI ); 2. Scot! McEl roy (Suz); 500 JR: I. H oward Minll (Hon ); 2. Thoma ~ Hampmn ( H u ~ ). 250 Bt:G : I. Don Mffidf'n hall (S UI ); 2. Bryan Grttr (Ya m); 3. Brau J ud Kf' (H o n) ; 4. Phil Soon (Ya m); S. Rich ar d Quin o n" Jr. tH on) . 2!"JO PR O : I, Sm ll McEl roy (SUI); 2. John Star k (Su z); 3. Ty ler H ummrl (SUI.). . 250 INT: I. Kf'Vin Cord ua (S Ul); 2. T om Ikrry (Ho n). 250 JR :. I. Mike I- lh (H o n ); 2. Wa h Du ra n (Yam); 3. k Kevin Smuh (Y'lm). UTH JR: I. Sron Sc-huhM"1 (Ya m ); 2. Do n Mf'ndf'nhall (S ill); 3. Brian Rono ( Ka w ). UTH 1:"olT: I. Emmet Ram irez. VET PR O : I. Tavin WMnr ick ( Ka w). VET I NT : I. Erie II MV~ (lio n ). VET J R: I. Sl ~ Pa lly (Ho n ); 2. Dar): Men denhall (Suz): 3. T om Murphy (lio n) . Bostrom wins Lodi Pro-Am By Mindyz Mac 40 LOD!. CldlAY30 T ory Bostrom of Brisbane stol e the show in the Pro-Am main, getti ng th e holesho t and lead in g every lap to take ho me the win o n LocH's fast quaner ~mi le short tra ck. It wasn't an easy w~ n as Bostrom was challenJ:t:din the first half of the race by Mark Key and Da n McDonnell. Key actually got hi s (ront wh eel inside of Bostro m to try a pass but slipped wide , allowing McDonnell 10 pa ss Key and ta ke o ver second. Mean wh ile Rob Dam ron was wo rking hi s way up from a poor stan. By th e whi te nag-lap Dam ron was in thi rd, bu t co uldn 't pass McDonnell , who was ru nn in g an excellen t race. At the fiinish it was Bostrom ridi ng a whee lie across the line to take first , wit h McDonneH a nd Damr on right behi nd. In the Open Expert main . Damron made up for hi s poo r start in th e Pro-Am . He gra bbed th e hol esh ot and rod e a wire · to-wi re victory . Mark Key and Dan McDonnell were in hot pu rsuit of Damron, but co uld n 't man age to mak e a pass o n th e leader. The co mbined 250cc A/B class saw a little mot ocr oss actio n as G ary Mill er and Shawn Russell tan gl ed in turn o ne , with Mill er and hi s bik e go ing o rr th e track , over th e Cyclo ne (ence a nd landing in th e bleach ers. Fortunatel y, no o ne was hurt and th e rid ers went back lo the lin e for a resta rt. On th e restart it was Johnny Mur phree shooting in to th e lead with Billy Martm in second. Leading th e B riders was Helder Alvarn ez with Shawn Ru ssell in second pl ace. Both classes finished in tha t order. Results PI\\': I. ColllOl Aguiler (Ya m); 2. Scotl Mf')'et (Yam ); 3. Jrnna Elli, (Ya m). VET AlB: I. SIan Morrii (Ya m ); 2. Lawreme G rt'm (W. R); 3. Qui!> Fischer (Rtx). 60 C: I. Mickf'YLane (Ka w) : 2. j r"lM' Daw son ( Ka w ). I«) C: l. Shawn Roiggi u ( Ka w ): 2. Jdrnn J u h oll (Koi wl: 3. Brandon Ceorge ( Kaw). 80 AlB : I. T ob y jorgen sen ( Hon): ,2. K.C. Rigm aide n l K41....): 3. T yson Silva ( Ka w ); 4. A4tron Cisco ( ~ w). 250 SCLBY: I. Johnny Mu rp h,", (H o n]; 2. Eric ~uum j Hon ): 5. S athan Walll (CA) ; t. Billy :\b.n m tC·M. 250 .C: I. Cecil Shon (Suz): 2. Jamo P itchfor d (Yam I: 5. Ed Mi ller leA ): 4. Ro lf Glffnhl ll [Ho n ]: S. Oa'm Win lf'r (C A ). 230 A/ B: l. j ohnny Mu rphree (H on ); 2. Billy ~Lrti n (C A ); 3. Hd dn Alvamn ( h.aw);". Shawn Ruudl (Y;am). 500 C: I. Kf'Vin Ikupoon (Yam I: 2. Larry Thurman (Ya m ): 5. Randy MuOOl (H on); 4. nil Mnilf')' (Horn: 3. Bill H ig h land (Yam). 500 B: I. j u un Ownbey (H a n): 2. Mik f' Ha m ih on (Yam) : 3. Will iilm Luker g Yam); 4. Sher ma n Lee (Hem ). O PEN 8:: I . J ~ San chez (Hom: 2. J im Polf (Rtxl; 3. Don Wilhur- (Uo n); 4. Kevin ConzO!In (H· O,: S. Juhn Gtmz.;lln ( H- D). W/R; 1. Vnna OhM"( h.aw ); 2. Tami q,uan (R tx). O PES A: I. Robn-t Da mro n (H· D): ... M.nk Ke, ( W . ~ ); 3. Danie! Mc Don ndl (H- D); 4. J akr- Zem ke (R tx ): 5. C ~n ( W ·R ). En.' PR O AM : 1. Tory Bostr om (Rtx) ; 2. Daniel ~t cD()nnrll (H· D); 3. Robrn O..mro n (H· D): 1. Mark My (W· R); 5. Ricky Sm ith ( R lX ). HoHmiester hammers Cambridge Short Track By Tim McBri de CAM BRIDGE, M:'i, MAY 30 Fari bault Harl ey-Davidso n-backed Bill Hof(mei ster sco red th e Open Pro class win d uri ng th e openi ng ro und of the Dirt Track Riders Associa tion 's cha m pio nship sho rt track seri es, held at the Isan ti Cou nt y Fai rgrounds in Cambridge, Minnesota . Su berba n Cycle 's Mike Hoe had the quickeSl react ions 0 (( th e lin e in the hea l race leading firs lti me Pro-Am rider Norb G rego ry, expe rt d irt trac ker Peter Hoo k, Chris Per man and Hoffmeister down th e back straight. At the end of la p o ne, Hook sli d by Gr egory an d set his sig hts o n Hoe. After three laps Hook reeled in Hoe , passing him o n the o utside of turn four . H ook stretched his lead to ha lf a stra ightaway, a nd cru ised to victory. O n th e final lap H offmeister snuck by Perman [or fourth , but could no t ca tch G regory. In th e fifteen -lap main, H orrm eister th undered orr the line first, with Boelke, Hoo k, Hoe , Perm an and Gr egory close behind. O n the back straigh t Hoo k passed Boelk e and settled in beh md Hoffmeister. As the laps wound do wn, th ree separat e battl es took pla ce. Hoffmeister and Hook fo ught for the lead, wh ile Boelk e and Hoe argued over th ird . and Perman and Gr egory diced [or the fifth spot. On lap eig ht , Gr egory bumped into Perm an 's back ure and went dow n hard, bu t was unhurt. Meanwhile Hook was hound ing Hoffmeister, waiti ng for a m ista ke thal would ne\'er co me. The d uo p ull ed away fro m the rest of the field , and o n th e fin al lap, Hook made o nc las t run a t Hoffm eister as they exited turn (our, bu t Horrm eister held o n for th e win . Resu lts BEG : I. T im Zann ovick (Yam) : 2. Ph il l....mblC't"l (Ya m); 3. Todd J ohmull (Yam) ; 4. j or T rn mhulfl:; (I-Ion ): 5. G lr-n La w (Yam ). • 230 : I. Ch r i~ l' rTma n (Kaw); 2. Tim Zo!.n nov ick (Ya m). O PEN B: I. BUll Arnd l (Ya m); 2. (Jllii P('Jm"n (Ka w): 3. John Pi ('Jick (Ha n ). 250: I. Dorn Pr-IM" wn (Yam) : 2. j a'iO La rwn ( Yam) : 3. n j rr ald Pr"I r-rw n (Han) : 4. Gabby LundC'n'l (KT M): 5. Rln.:", "then (B o nl . O PE N: I. Dan Zitu r (Ha n ). S R: I. BULl Arndt (Yam) : 2. Fred Prudhnmmr- (BSAJ: 5. JO(' BlackwdJ (Y;lm ): 4. Frank Radl olf ( Ya ~ ). VINT: I. Buu Arndt (C .,,); 2. Tim McBn de (CA): 3. fred P rudhom m~ (BSA): 1. Ron Shuhz (Ya m); 5. J or Blaek wdl (Ya m ). O PEN PR O : 1. Bill H o ffJnf'i, tn (H- O); 2. PrItT H un k (Ya m ): 3. Kur t Bot-Ik(' (\\i · R ); 4. Mi ke H Of' (H o n ): 5. allh P",na n ( Ka w ). Combs conquers at Daniel Boone Motocross By G wen n H arris LO:\DO:\. KY. MAY 24 Mike Combs dominated th e Open class at the new Daniel Boone :\IX Par k. In th e first moto, Kawaska i-rnoumed Combs esta blished his lead early a nd kep t it throug hout. The seco nd mot e a lso saw Co mbs ju mp into an early lead wit h a n even faster pa ce o n what had become 3 rai n-slick track. Co mbs was fol lowed by a determ in ed Reese Mar tin , w ho pushed Com bs but had 10 sett le for second . Both racers ma intai ned a co nsiderable lead o ver the rest of the pack. leaving (our rid ers in a tight race (or thi rd p lace, 3 po sitio n which was finall y ta ken by Eric Reed. Results 60: I. Chris Heath ( Ka w): 2. J. R. Caner (Ha n) . I«) ) R: 1. Q ui!>Heidrick ( H o n) : 2. MicbJid La mbert ( h.aw): Bn a n Hod l:" (Ho n ); 4. Ada m Vaughn (SUl ): 5. Chm Ual ker (Yam ). SCH RY: 1. Toby Pusbell ( loWw) ; 2.J t»h Sndl (Ka ","). 125 REG : 1. Hippie Ha rdin [H o n ]; 2. Gray RakM" (Uo n l: ! . F.r ic I k Ha non (Suz). V OPES : I. Mikt' C.om b, ( Ka w ); 2. Rt'r!ot" Martin (Ho n) : 3. Eric Rrrd (Hu n ). 2.~O C: I . Rt"f'W' Mall in (Sm); 2. Oil:kiC' Roftr Uo (Yam ); 3. l .cmn if' Abboll (S UL). ~ R: I. ~I ik l" How ard (Yam ): 2. Dan iC"i NeI!oOll (H o n ). n EN DR : I. Grqr; O Wf' (Ya ml . 30 P L US; I. Lo n ni e Abbo u (SUI): 2. Bue-k HudKC"i (Yam ): , . R;m ny Hader (Ho n ). ~. Manchester wins Speedway USA By M. Sober VICTORVILLE, CA, MAY 30 T eenage sensatio n Chris Man ch ester survived a scary crash a nd su bseq uen l restart lO wi n h is [its t Handica p mai n l'Vent of th e 1992 seaso n. A sello u t crowd of approxi matel y 4000 a lso saw Bobby " Boo ga loo" Schwa rtz win his first Scra tch ma in of th e year at San Bern a rdi no Co unty Fairgro un ds. The six rider /s ix lap Han d iC" p mai n began d with Brent \Verner taking lhe in it ial ad\'an· ta ge from the 30-ya rd · li ne _ Sh ar i ng th e starting po sit ion was (ormer motocross rid er "J am m in " Jeff J ones. On th e 40 were Lan ce King, Steve Brant a nd :\ta nchester , whi le 32year-o ld vetera n Rob Pfetzin g was a lon e o n th e 50 yard -marker. As th e starti ng tapes wenl u p . Pfet zi n g' s bike produced a dazzling d ISplay of fire and spa rks as his primary cha in gave way, forci ng h Im to pull of( to the m field. Meanwh ile \Vern er had taken the:- ga le ahea d of J on es a nd had sett led int o a lead tha t looked like it wou ld last all th e way to the c hec ke re d flag . Beh in d J on es wer e :\Ian ch ester, Bran t and King. Werner held a two bike lenglh lead over Jo nes on th e inside and Man chester o n the o utsid e as the group ente red (urn three on lap (our. It was at th al point that \ Vern er su ffered th e same fal e as Pfetzing, as his cha in d isintegrated. Jon es a nd Man ch ester were so close to Wern er tha i they barely had time to see him ra ise h is han d , let al on e change their 1ines to avoid the d isabl ed bike and rider. Wern er was effecti vely run over by bo th rid ers, whi ch brou ght o Ul a quick red flag. Wern er W'dS abl e to wa lk awa y under his own po wer, but was una ble lO resta rt. O n the restarl Man chester took the lead and finished up th e last two la ps ahead of Jon es, Brant and Kin g. Bobb y Sch wa rtz used a patented flawless g"d- te to ta ke the scra tch mai n victory ove r Gary Hicks, Sco tt Brant and La nce Kin g. Schwartz was the first rider lO reach turn o ne an d mad e hi s advantage ho ld up ove r a d~termi ned Hicks, who repeatedl y tri ed to di ve underneat h th e fo rmer British League rider. Brant S POKAI\ E. WA. MAY23 Ara i/ Ceccanri/Rainier MOlOr Sports/ U ltimat e Machine/Downtown Harley-Davidson / Act ion Cycles-bac ked Speed y Kell got the hol esh ot aft er th ree restarts to win th e sho rt track ma in event over local ho t shoes J oe Kopp a nd Ron Ya mamo to at Sta telin e Speedwa y. There were two Pro heat races, wh ich co mbined th e Amateurs. J unio rs and Experts. In heat o ne R icky B en son went wir e-to-wire wi thou t looking back . Batt lin g it ou t for the runner-up posi tio n were Sco tt McP herson, Kell a nd Todd Tracy. O n lap three Kell went und er McPherson and the final o rder was set. with Hens on ta king th e checkered. In heat two Ron Yam am oto , loo k th e lead and never let it go as .Rya n Anderson , T om Sherman a nd Joe Ko pp fou ght it o u t for seco nd. w i th a lap to go , Kopp slid under And erso n as did Ru sty Yam amoto j ust before th e chec kered. Two huge row s jammed the- starting area (or th e main even t. It look two resta rts to get th e a nxious rid ers away clea nly, but it was fil)a lly Kel l who took the lead and held on for the d uratio n. Behind Kell, Kopp Ron Yama mot o, Henson a nd Rusty Yam am oto were batt lin g wi ldly for pay off pos itio ns. In the back, Anderso n came fro m a last pla ce start to bat tle wit h McPherson , h ut :\-lcPh CTso n held him off. Resul ts so; I. R.J. Yam ;amu lo ( \' a m): 2. Steve K.ilw-hko (Ya m »: S. Rven Tan (Ya m). SO MOO : I. Klimo n ~ldLaine (Y.lll ). n 60: I. na nrel Adkini ( Koiw) : 2. Sick Snider I Ka w ): 3. j erod I-Id U£ (K.o. ). W SO L Kenn et h 5.dndri ( Ka w ): 2. Sha wn Lawson ( Ka w); : 3. Jakr Knight (Kawl. 200: I. SIM,i Smith (lio n): 2. Loury Parker (Bun ); 3. Keith e Andn"On t Hlm ). 2.1)(): I. SIn- ie Smi th (Ho n): 2. M i K~ Bo:~ (I-ton ): 3. Marl. Sltt'\Ie (Hu n): 4. T It'V r Shl'l mdn O hm ). n 600: I. Brian lll in g'lol)ll (B o n): 2. Rc-n Ma n.h (Hu n ): 3. Rue k,. lIardl.a nd (I-Ion ). +10: I. T om Slll'nnan (R Ill): 2. [h 'nn y l.OCl ' (R lx):.5 . A llm I ~1ori ll vi ll(' (H o n l. n \' : I. J oeK oP ll (II ·0): 2. Mdllj Olml'!> (T ri); 3. SIl."W'LihC'1"IY (l 1. O j. 2.'iO PRO: I. La nn y Ko p p (HUll ): 2. Mall J am~ (Hon): 3. Todd T racy (Hu n ). 600 PRO: I. Spl'C 'tl y Kc-I I (H· D); 2. j r)f' Kopp (lI un ); 3. RUll Y,lIU mfllCi (RIll): 4. Ru sty Yam am o fn (R lx ); 5. Ri d ,y a It t·IlM (H u n). .m Blackwell bags Cycleland MXwin By Michael Rich CHICO, CA. MAY29 Hon da-mo unl l-'d Dyla n Blackwell C3. n:te lrom behind 10 win both co mbined 125 a nd 250cc Novice motos at Cycldand Sp<'edway. Scott Presm tt po wered ahead of th e Held a t the sta rt of the first mot a o n hi s Yamaha YZ250. Presco tt was fo llow ed closely by R.J. Will iams, a nd lI a ro ld Sac k o n hi s 125. Blackw e)) ga ted in sevent h, bUl was soo n on th e move ( 0 th e fro n t. As th e rid ers came arou nd to end lhe (irst la p. Sack mad e his move o ver the doubles and pas sed Prescou and Williams. . By this tim e, Bla ckwd l had mov ed to fourth. and o n th ~ next lap used th e doubles to move into seco nd behind Sac k. \Vith Blackwell app lyin g pr essur e. Sack stall ed his engi ne ente ri ng th e rockers , but was ab le to restart and maimain hi s lead. O n the next lap, howev er , Sack wenl dow n hard o n the back straight , all ow ing Blackw ell to take over th e lead. Sack was ab le to re-enler th e race, but not un til PreM:ou had go ne past for second place_At th e finish. Blackwell earned the win , foll owed by Pr escott and Sack . Will ia ms blasted o ut of th e sta rti ng ga te in th e second moto wit h Sack and Blackwell in lOw. Both Sack a nd Blackwell were ab le to move arou nd \Vill iams do wn the back stra igh t. Blac:k well repeatedl y showed Sack his front whee l. but co uld nol make th e pass. At midra ce, Blackwell was able 10 put a wheel under Sack in the lurn befor e th e doubles, then ou tj u m p~d h im for th e lead. With the laps runnin g out, Sac:k sta rled to tire and a llowed Prescot t to close in o n him. On the last lap , Prescoll was ab le to get th e ins ide lin e in a hairp in and pass Sack (o r second. Blackw ell ear ned th e win. Presco tt was second and avera)) winner in the 250cc class . In Mini act ion , Jerra d Fisher was the class of the field in bot h motos. Fisher sto le the hol eshot in both races a nd was never head ed

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