Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

didn't win the dra g race to the first turn (polesitter Mike Far ia d id) , he d id have the lead by the se co n d lap . Faria , Pf etzing a n d Chris Manch est er fre igh t-trai ned the ne xt three laps with every one clos e to throw a blanket ove r. They finished in that orde r. It was Doug N icol from the 3O-y ard line wh o took the lead in the Handicap mai n. Nicol. who has had noth in g but bad luck since his return from Engla nd, loo ked like he had e verything well in hand, but fa tigue se t in and tha t was all Pfet z in g n eed ed , a s th e Cohon a n d H icks Racing /TMC / Hot Sho ts/Unocal 76/ Smith/Tun Foster-backed rid e r a nd Faria ble w by. Th ey pu lled awa y from the rest of the field and the battl e was on for th ird . Nicol held on for two more laps before Hicks got by w ith Bra nt, Bobby Schwa rtz , Jim Estes and Ch arli e Venegas rig ht there with hi m. N icol had fallen all the way to the back and could on ly be h appy about not brea kin g h is b ik e, The fi ni shi ng o rder wa s PCetzing,Faria and Hicks. Mi ssi on Yamaha /Larry Jacinto /ITT / Norm's Cycle-supported Ross Milla r a nd Dale Leeder rode their FZR to the win in the Sidecar class, besting Peter Lewis a nd Jamie Macy. The Millar I Leeder team J wire to w ire for the win. ed Pau l Colston must have decided he needed some ex tra mo ney fo r h is upcoming h one ymoon , as he ran away with a no the r crash-a nd bu rn Support m a in . C hris Har ri ngton a nd Rodney Sherman were second a nd th ird, a nd the only three to finish out of the six that started. Resu lts SCRATCH: 1. Scott Brant Oa w); 2. Mike Fan.. (Cdn); 3. Rob Pfdzing (Wes) ; 4. Quia ~nctlesll'T aaw). CONSI: 1. Bobby Schwartz (Wn ); 2. Brad Oxl~ (Wes); 3. Gary H icb (Wn); 4. Mi~ MaZZKal'W (eM). HANDICA P: 1. Rob Pfdzing (Wes) ; 2. Mike- hria (Cdn); 3. Guy Hicb (Wes); 4. Scott Brant Oaw ); S. BobbySchwartz (W f'S). SIDECA R; 1. R. MilWr /O. Leeder (y a m); 2. P. M.acy (Ka w) ; 3. O . r art.in fR. Ste ph e ns (K_ w); 4. J. Simmo ns /So Hopnamp (MG). SUPPO RT: 1. Paul ColNorl (Wes); 2. Otris fUrrington (Wn); 3. Rodney Shenrw.n· Oa w); 4. Bryan Buffinston (We); 5. IUnd y Fannin (Wes). Lewisn. Brooks blasts Tecate SX By Ignacio Reigoza Heredia TECATE. ac, MEXICO MAY2'f. 0 , 3 Noleen Yamaha's Larry Brooks celebrated the Memorial Day weekend by posting a doublemoto sweep of the 250cc Pro class at the Sucro Racing-promoted Tecate Supercross. Ra y Crumb g rab bed the holeshot in the opening 12-lap moto and led Billy Joe Mercier for the first four laps. Mercier took over the lead on lap five, a nd on ce into the lea d began to estab lish an immediate lead . Crumb was left to ba tt le with Broo ks , Tom my Clowers , Scott Mye rs and Lex Malan. At the ha lfway poi nt, Cru mb bega n to tire and Brooks motored. into second. Brooks bega n to close in on Mercier, a nd a treme ndou s b attle fo r t he lea d deve lo ped , Brooks ended that ba ttle wi th a pic ture-pe rfect pass and s tarted to pull away. At the finish, Brooks enjoyed a Io-second lead over Mercier. C r u mb was t hird, a head of C lowers and Myers. Brooks got the holesh ot in moto two , while Clowers and Myers were victims of a first- tu m crash. Brooks lau n ched h is Yamaha over the triple jump and immediately s ta r ted to pull away. Behind him , a dog fight between Crumb and Mercier developed. Mercier started poorly, but by lap seven was breathing down Crumb's jersey for second. Together, the two riders set a torrid pace but were never abl e to catch a glimpse of Brooks' rear fender. Crumb cased over a triple jump and crashed, allowing Mercier to rid e off with second place. Crumb remounted in time to salvage fourth behind Oowers. Brooks was uncontested for the ov erall win, while Mercier nabbed second overall ahead of Clowers, Crumb and Myers. Crumb nabbed the overall wi n in the 125cc Pro class. Crumb ba ttled with Cory Keene y and Clowers for the first half of the first moto before pulling away with a commanding win. Behind him, Keeney and Oowers battled tooth-in-nail, with Oowers coming out on top. The second moto saw Keeney out fron t in the ea rly stages, but once aga~ it was Cru mb a nd Clowers w ho led him past the checkered flag, Resul ts 80 OPEN: 1. M_tt Willi_ m . ; 2. Ho r_do Quij_d.l ; 3. N ene smlW. 125 NOV : 1. Terr_ftC'eM.dan; 2. Ricky Zrigk'l'; 3. Julio Zlu.i.. 125 INT: 1. Ore., Anchet_; 2. Ricky Fe m _n d ez ; 3. ChrlJ <>deN. 125 rRO: 1. KAyCrum b; 2. Tommy Oowrrs; 3. Cory Krenry; 4. Billy Joe MerO!r; S. ScottMy~ 250 NOV: 1. Bob Konrady; 2. F ra ndKO 3. Frank Amafitano. 250 INT : 1. Billy McCllntoclc; 2.. Chris Kefa i.s; 3. RoMrt c.•••; AIl'IafiLino. 250 PRO: 1. Llny Broo b: 2.. Billy Clowfts; 4. RoyCnunb; 5. 5a>tt Myon. • VET PRO:1. But: Yban-• . JOlt' Mercier; 3. Tommy Larry Brooks fle w to double-m ote wins in the 250cc Pro clas s at the Tecate SX. Hicks flawless at Glen Helen Speedway By Elaine Jones SAN B ERNARDIN CA,JUNE 16 O, Gary Hicks ordered up a perfect night at Glen Hele n Speedway on Wednesday night, and came away with the wi ns in both the Scratch and Handicap ma in events. In the Scratch, the Cohon and Hicks Racing/Sisco Roofing /Cirello /STP-backed Hicks outgated the field from the number-three slot and simply ran a way with it. Mike Faria, out of the number-two spo t, locked in behind him while Scott Brant, coming from fou r, went to work on the ou tside and nipped Fari a at.th e c hec ke red to take th e place sp o t. Charlie Venega s completed the field with fourth. In the Handicap, Hicks ca me from the 30yard line and threw a wrench in the plans of Jim Estes to pick up another win when he got by on th e third lap. The two riders were extremely close, and neither would give an inch. Brant, off the 6O-yard line, went to work again on the out side and had worked his way up to fifth before getting high and crashing. Bobby Schwartz, off the 40, got by Bobby Heden on the fourth lap to claim third. Peter Lewis and Ja mie Macy became th e spoiler in the Sidecar main, taking the lead from Ross Milla r and Dale Leeder on the second lap , and never givi ng them a cha nce to take . it back. Lewis and Macy have been a thorn in the side of Milla r and Leeder this season, as they are the only team to ha ve beaten them this year . Dirk Ga rd ner and Doug Lynch were third. Mitch Hall. a border patrolman, came away the winner in a crash-marred Support ma in. The race actually ended on a red flag, but Hall had been in the lead a nd the go ld was his. Mike Reed and Rodney Sherman were second and third, respectively. Results SOtATOf: 1. Cary Hicks (Wn ); 2. Scott Brant a_w); 3. Mikr Fan.. a_w ); 4. Charlie Venrg_s a.w) . CONSI: 1. Bobby Schw.rtz (GM); 2. Chris ~ a.w); 3. r.t (itt (We); " Doug Nicol (eM). • H A NDICA P: 1. Gary H ic ks (WIt'S); 2. Jim Estn U_w ); 3. Bobb y Sch w.utz (C M); " Mike F.n. a. w); 5. Ow'lie Venegas a_w). SIDECAR: 1. P. L.wis / J. May (X.w); 2..O. Uoedft"/ R. MillM 3. O. Gohrno/ E. ClJb

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