Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

GEVENTS I BiII Vose (far lane) and Mike Nunley charged off the line at the Racewa y Park Drags. The racers wer e trea ted to a few new se ctions and a d ifferent twi st to the start straigh t to highli ght the evening's activities. In mot o one Bilker grabbed the holeshot with LaRosh, Chri s Alam an gos and the pack right on his heels . Baker led the pa ck over the new do uble jump in the infield, doubled his way thro ugh the whoops, an d promptly stalled his yz in the follow ing come r. LaRosh sei zed the o p p or tu ni ty and took over the lead be fore Baker got his bike restarted . Bak er on ly lost one sp ot, but Alamangos had now d osed to his rear fender, bringing Jerry He lm w ith hi m. Ala mangos, aboard a Suzuki DRJ50, cleared the new infield double, bu t had carried far too mu ch speed into the comer and oversho t the tum. This handed He lm third , who in turn sta lled h is Yamaha a few turns la ter, returning third to Alam an gos. While all the actio n was go ing on for third, La Rosh was ma in ta ining his lead ov e r Baker . Both fron t-ru nners we re dearing the Tw in Peaks do uble and were traveling at approximately the sa me speed. Back in third , Alamangos buried his front end in a soft tum and Helm sho t by on the inside for the repass . Mike Crane sat in fifth. With the wh ite flag out, Helm made his move in th e bac k sec t io n o f th e t ra c k and w ent b y Alamangos for good. Cran e wa s too far back by th is ti me a nd follo wed the four-stroke rid er across the checkered for fifth p lace. Moto two sa w La Ro sh grab th e holeshot wi th Baker, Alamangos and Helm res u m in g wh ere they left off in the first moto. Baker made h is mo ve, lau nch ing his way u p and over LaRosh and taking the lead with him. Moving up from the back of the pack was Jay Cumbey, who was now behind Helm. Crane was the first rider with problems in this moto, and retired in the early going while LaRosh was all over Bak er up fron l. On the next la p Baker almost handed LaRosh the lead as he got out of shape up on landing from Animal Leap, but man aged to stay on two wheels and hold the lead . Alamangos w as hold ing d own th ird with Helm only a short d istance behind, but this time the OCS rider was staying on two wheels and riding s mooth ly. Jenkins had n o w passed Cumbey for fifth , and as th e white flag came out, he got Baker. The last lap was a fast circui t for eve ryo ne, with no one gai ni ng on the other. Baker came across the finis h-tine tabl etop w ith a n ice nohander to show everyone how pleased he wa s with the ou tcome. Results 50 MO O OPEN: 1. Cole WoI U,aao (yoIm); 2. o",ton Bea vf1"l (yoIm) . SO STK OPEN: 1. Joshua G ranl (y a m); 2. Ryan Beal (ya m ); 3. Chris C.l ud ill o (Ya m ); 4. Kev in Foigherai ll!'r (Yam); S. Sco tt Holddad (y am) . • SOSTOCK B: 1. Justin Munyon (Ya m); 2 RickyOliver (Yam);; 3. Jame Balr.rr (y am) . su MOD B: 1. MichAel Beaver (y am ); 2 Justin Munyan (Yam); 3. James B.tker (Yam): 50 BEGSTJ(; 1. Scott Ha ddad (Yam); 2 Mark At kiN (yam); 3. Mkhael Bea ver (Yam); 4. Jus tin Coaly (Yl m); S. Nichow Lopez (Yam). 60 (6-8): 1. Nic k Alvarez (Kaw); 2. Col e Wa llace (Kaw); 3. 0Iy101l Be.1Vl!'n (K.w ); 4. Derrick McOi.n tock (Kaw ); S. NkholoU Wells (Kaw). tiO (9-11): 1. Emitt Kling (Kaw); 2. Chris Hunsingl!'t'(Kaw); 3. N ick Beaver (Kaw); 4. ChrisRogen'l (Kaw); S. SIeve Gon7 lez (Kaw). ... 80 ~11 ): 1. Bryan McC.vran (y am); 2. Sean Hamblin (Yam); 3. Croff Radrr (Suz ); 4. Nic k Beave r (ylm); 5. I.M. Bullf rog (Yam). HO (12.13): 1. Jeri Dosta l (Suz ); 2. Danny Carbon (Kaw ). 80 (14-16): 1. Danny Mon toya (Yam ); 2. Q;car Valdez. {Yam ); 3. Damon Loudd (Kaw). 80 BEC (12-16): 1. Nick Brav er (Ya m); 2. Toby lopez (Suz); 3. Din kins (Kaw ); 4. Sea n Oarke (J(aw); S. Corey Taylot- (ya m). 125 BEG: 1. Rlog:inakl Mitchell (Suzl; 2. Jason Omanson (Han); 3. En* Sanchez (Hon );4. Eddil!'Sanchrz (Hon); 5. Bryan U!mbo (Stu). 125 NOV: 1. Or .." VanRipu (K,Iw); 2. Ten Ama to (Hon); 3. Brian Hoq'pfWf (Hon). 125 tNT: 1. Raymond Bowen (Kaw ). 250 BEG: 1. John Aragon (Kaw ); 2. Sl,;ove Sku be' (Hon) ; 3. Lance While (Yam); 4. Jim Underwood (Hon); S. Tom St.anfo rd 'ohn 26 (Hon~ 250 NOV : 1. Ch ris Willen. (Yilm); 2. Gary Hei n (Suz ); 3. David McCow n (H on). 250 INT : 1. Bobby Hubbilrd (Kaw ); 1. Ga be Bolivar (Ya m); 3. J ~ika (Kaw ). ohn +25 BEG: 1. Larry Bake r (yam); 2. Scutt ~R05h (Ho n); 3. C hris Alama ngos (Suz ); 4. Jer ry Helm (Yilm); S. Pe ter Jen kin . (Hon). +25 NO V; 1. Darin G~ (~w); 2. Chm Wa ~ (Yam); 3. Jim MAngold (Yam); 4. Char1t"s Conzall"!l (Suz) . +30 BEG: J. IkonjiImin Srevms (Hon ); 2. Tun Hunzikn (lC.tw); 3. Ferr.an Piper (Ka w) ; 4. Mi ke Du nlap (lUIw ); 5. Ron Dovvak (Hon~ +30 NOV : 1. M.arc Keech (Hon); 2. Vincent C1Ir k (Hon) ; 3. Todd Varb le (y a m); 4. Dan McCllnlock (Yam); 5. Ron Taylor(Hon). +30 11\"£: 1. Jim Henn (Suz ). +40 NOV : 1. Ray SiJrunom: (C-Z);2. Fran k Drrby (Yam). Lang licks Raceway Park Drags By Dennis Victory LElCES1Bt NY JUNE 20 , Youngster Tony Lang defeated Mike Nunley to score the win in the Top Fuel class at New York Interna tional Racewa y Pa rk's IDBA Northeas t Na tionals, Sund a y ' s e lim inations were he ld a mong intermi tten t clouds and sun. Lang. who holds the wor ld record for the quickest and fastest passes, had most of the field tryin g to catch him all wee ken d . Bill Vose posted the number-two qualifying time . After his firs t-round bye run, Lang ma de some altera tions to compensa te for the cha nging conditions. In the se m ifi n a ls h e fac ed Tom Housteau, who had defeated Jerry Gra ves in the quarterfinals. Housteeu brok e, giving the win to Lang tho ugh he broke a primary belt in the run. 'That's why you can't say anything in racing is a sure thing." Lang said. "We got lucky. If he hadn't broke or the belt had bro ken on another pass, who knows. It's things like that you do n't hav e control over." Nunley defea ted Rich Neace in the quarterfinal s and Vose in the semifinals. But his tu rboch arged Kawasaki was no mat ch for La n g's nitro-powered Suzuki. Competitors showed especia lly tight racin g in the final round. Half of the finals were decided by breakouts on index eliminators or d ial-ins. In the final , Lang left the line one fu II 10th behind Nunley, as heavy rain clouds and lightning did their best to steal the show. Desp ite the slo w sta rt, Lang posted h is fas tes t time in the fina l, breaking his own tra ck record with a 6.88second /I96.50 mph run. M e wan ted to run over 200 miles per hour," W sa id Lang . " Depend ing on the ai r, we wanted to be the firs t to go over 220. If the air had been good, we 'd h ave lik ed to see w ha t the tra ck would handle. On e or two more runs and I think we wo uld ha ve had it dial ed in." For Lang. it was his seco nd win of the yea r. Lang finis hed in the runner-up spo t at his only other race of the season. Results lOP FUEL: 1. Tony Lang (Suz ); 2. Mike Nunley (Kaw). TO r GAS: 1. Ed GrothWi (KiIw); 2. Rick Bunting (Kaw). S/COMP: 1. Troy Jarrett (Su z ); 2. Jim Ins ley (Kaw) . PRO GAS : 1. Bill Hlmdricb (Kaw ); 2. Jimmito Nicho ls (Kaw ). S/GAS: I. Ronni l!'Will iams (Suz ); 2 Dwa~ Me,lflS(Kaw). 51ST: 1. K.irl Kramgel (Kaw); 2.Jl!'rry Means (Kaw ). S/ EUM:: 1. Jace Wooldridge (Suz ); 2. Jack D.1 s.(Su z). niel EI T BRCKT: 1. ~ In AdaTN (Suz); 2. Rod Barner (Su.z). ST EfT: 1. Nick Cerino (Suz) ; 2. Robrrt Williams (Kaw) . Mike Brown (54), here leading Chad Lough (81), easily aced bo th 125cc A class motos at Muddy Creek to earn the overall win. Kevin Walker (859) placed third overall. nod to win the Adv anced A class by virtue of his cleans . Wee kend temperatures settled in the 80s for . the fifth roun d of the Americ an Trials Association Cha mpionship Series. Hann on buil t up an 77-83 . lead on Saturday. Hann on and Croft had 24-and 2l\-point loops, but the "od d" loop score was 2531, giving Hannon his six-poi nt ed ge after three of the events' five I l -section loops . Sunday's opening lap aro und the exha usti ng five-mile loo p , th at was ru n in the opposite direction from recent years, nearly proved to be Hannon's u ndoi ng. Wh il e Croft turne d in a steady 17-point card, whi ch he repeated on his final loop , Ha nnon d rop ped 24 poi nts and surrendered the lead. Hann on settled down for his last circuit and shaved eight po ints off his pr evi ous loop , putting him in a tie w ith Crof t. Scorekeeper Ray Luna of the event-p romoting Southe rn Ca lifornia Tria ls Association was forced to tally the cleans to determine the win-ne ro Hannon had bu ilt up a four-clean lead on Sat urday and extended it by one on Su nday, giving him a 14-9 advantage and the win. Kevin No rton bro ke a lon g dry spell wit h an Expe rt-clas s victo ry . Six-ti m e re ign in g ATA Exp ert Champion Tom Ham ann was a t ho m e with his newborn son, Jordan. leaving the compe tition wide ope n. Jared Malmquist, p iloting a Beta Zero, lead Norton, 45-48, after Sat urday 'S firs t tw o loops. Malmquist wilted on the first d ay's last rotation, while No rton turned in his st ronges t card, allowing Norton to open a fivepoint lead that he never surrende red . Norton finished with the on ly Expert dou ble-digit final tally and a dozen -point margin over Malmquist. . Competition wa s tight in the Intermediate A class as the ou tco me wa s in doubt the entire weekend. Todd Rumsey opened up a threetou ch le ad o ve r Roger Guard o n Satu rday . G ua rd shaved th e lead to a s ing le dab a fte r Su nday's o p e ni n g trip around th e course. Ru msey repeated hi s first loop II-point/s ixclean card on the second loop , but Gua rd's score rose from nine to 13 to give the win to Rumsey. Brad McClellan took the show position to give the Plonkers Trials Club a 1-2-3 sweep. Results Results EX 1. KMn Norton (Mon); 2. J , anod t.Wmqu ~t (Bdl; 3. Mart Prlkhlrd (Y~ m). ADV A: J.CIM! H.a nnon (Fan); 2.P~Crolt (Ya m). ADV B: 1. R.ickjmldns(yam); 2. Lon Brand (Bet); 3. Kurt RoD (y .. m ); 4.1Jrenni5 Wibon (8Pt);5. Jaa Hnninway (G-G). INT A: 1. Todd RllImI!'f (Bet); 2 RogerGuard (G-Cl; 3. Br.ad 5OSTK: 1. Jeffrey RPIds(Yam); 2. Ch- Roberts (Yam) ; .3.ADen Tutt1e(Yam l; 4. St.tcl!'y Thomp!iiOl1(Yam) S. Adam I...rordy (YoIm ). ; 50 MOD: 1 .Jeff~ FII"1ds. (Yam); 2. Ma lt Milll!'r(Hon ). 6S: 1. Jeff Gibson (K.-w); 2. jo!lhu.r. Summey (K,Iw); 3. Ch.d Hampton (K,Iw); 4. kff~ F~It). SPTSMN 8 : 1. PeteTTlwtehrr(Ap r); 2. Dou gSlephms (Y.am); .3.Gilly Obom«(Hon);); 4. Ted Bmnick.; 5. ~ Va rnell (Fan) . SPTSMN C: I. Ted Zinamann (Fa n); 2. Sheldon r arker (Bet ); 3. Robt'rt Perrill (Y.aml; 4. Allan Ralls (Yam); 5. Richard Zlnsmann (F~n). NOV A:. 1. CJen Stone (Mn); 2 Bryan DeMon (Yam); 3. Tom Luh. NOV B: 1. Sh.wn r ickl!'ll (Fa n); 2. Brad Uannon (Fa n); 3. Dou g Fulton; 4. Greg B.tillie (Fa n); 5. Mik e Ebl!' (Filn). r Neese nabs Muddy Creek Motocross win Hannon hurtles to Big Bear Trial win By Barb ara Will iams Pho to by Loren Williams BWUNTVlI.LE, TN JUNE 13 , By Don Williams Tea m G reen's Jim Neese scored two perfect motos to wr ap up the 250cc A class ove rall win in round nine of the Pizza Plus MegaSeries at Muddy Creek, and put together 2-4 finishes in the 125ee class for second overall behind Mike ' Brown. Despite not making eve ry event of the FAWNSKIN, CA,jUNE 13-14 Clive Hannon tied Pete Croft with 117 points in the 55 sections at the 27th Ann ual Big Bear Tw<>Day Trial at Little Pine Aat, but Hannon got the series thu s far, Neese sits fourth in the 250cc A class point sta nd ings . Ove r 450 riders gath ered to ride the ·1.3-mile circuit backwards, "ju st for so me th ing dlffer- : ent," expla ined Victor y Spo rts p ro moter Sam Gammon . This me an t that th e ca me lb a c ks became a set of 9O-foot do ubles for those nervy enough to tr y the m, tho ugh a s m a ll " s lo wdown" jump cons truc ted before th e take-off foiled all but Ch ad Lough. Stevie Childress jumped to the ea rly lead in th e first 250cc A class mcto, but Neese stormed past comi ng down th e stairstep section for the first tim e. Ch ild res s answered ba ck , lead ing Neese, Todd Bennick and Brown across the back stretch, bu t at the end of the first lap Neese had regain ed the lead. Ne ese stayed th er e for a ll seven laps, leav ing all the ba ttling to the rest of the field . O n co m ple tion of 'la p o ne, Brow n h ad imp roved two spots to cha llenge Chil d ress for seco nd . As the pair ham me red throug h the tum a t the sco ring tow er, Brown had imp rove d two spots to cha llenge Chi ldress for seco nd. As the pai r hammered through the tum at the sco ring tower. Brown a ttemp ted to m ove C h ild re ss over. Brown bent his brake pedal. locking up his rear wheel and d rop ping him from conten tion. Ch ild ress remained s tea dy a n d kept second p lac e until Bennick ou tpowe re d him on the stairs . Kev in Walke r a nd Jim C hes ter pulled close r to Child re ss in an a ttempt to oust him from th ird, but Childress hel d o n , keeping Chester an d Walker in third and fourth, respectively. Neese repeated as point man in round two, followed by Chester, Lough, Wa lker and Brown. Ea rl y in the se co n d lap, Loug h sa ile d over Ches ter's head on th e came lbacks into second. Brown spe n t two lap s getting in to position to drop Lough to third with thr ee lap s to go and build momentum to run down Neese. How ever, Neese had stre tched out enough of a lead and maintained th e speed to s tay out of Brown's reach, s tea mi ng to h is second moto win a n d na iling down th e ove ra ll v ictory. Bennick clawed his way up to a second-mote fourth for second overall . (K.ow~ JR MINI: 1. ,erf G lb!lon ( Ka w); 2. Jl!' frey Ryan (Ka w) ; 3. f J05h ua Su mmey (Kaw); .fl. Hans N_ I (Suz); 5. Owd Ha mplon (Kaw ). SR M INI: 1. Chari" Dunaw.ay (Kaw); 2 M.arcus. Hl!'drid: (Suz ); 3. Josh Scolt (Hon); 4. Jaso n Viln Hom (Hon); 5. Rich a rd Him Jr. (K.aw). SCLBY: 1. Jimmy Briggs (Hon); 2. Ian Fort une (Hon ); 3. Brian Thomburg (Yam); 4. Charles Dunaway (K.aw); S. Jon Boru ff (Suz). 125 A: 1. Mike Brown (Hon); 2. Jim Neese (Kaw); 3. Kev in Walker (Yam); 4. Jim Olnln (Ya m); S. Todd 8n1 nick (Suz). U S B: J. Jim my BriS&' (lion); 2. Rya n Duff (SU7.); 3. Slla ne ~hill (Hon ); 4. Jon Boru ff (Suz) ; S. Lmil!'8ektwT (Suz) . J2S C: 1. Jerr my Wesl (Hon); 2. Brian Blanton (Su z); 3. Andy C.aldwd l (Suz) ; 4. David Dishmom (Suz) ; 5. Darren Reese (Suz). 125 0: 1. Travis Sm ith (Hon); 2. Tim Key (Suz); 3. Eric Reese (Hon); 4. Brian Ha ll (H on); S. W"ley McCoy (Yam ). 250 A: 1. Jim N~ (Kaw); 2. Tod d DeM ick (Suz ); 3. Chad Lough (Suz) ; 4. Kl"Vin Walkt"l' (ya m); S. Jim ~t" (y a m). 250 B: J. Tim Hod ock (Kaw); 2 Scott G raves (Hon) ; 3. Jeff Lafleu r (Hon); 4. Mickry Newman (Kaw) . 250 C: I. Fra nkie' Mullina x (Hon); 2. Jer em y WI"SI(Hon ); 3. Willl am Cassau ug h (H on ); 4. Geoff G iles ( Ka w) ; S. Michael GI.u..'ICOCk {y. m). 250 0: 1. Weslq McCoy (y am) ; 2. Scott Wood (Yam); 3. Kri th ~rl;lnd (Hon); 4. Oennili Dav is (Yam) ; S. Alben McCoy (Yam) . OPEN AM: 1. Ron Jonn (Hon); 2.. Ch ris ShortrId ge (Hon); 3. Jeff Mus hala (Hon);.fI. Ton y Smi th (I-Ion) ; S. David Joh naon (Hon). END RO/N..c: 1. David Whit llOn (Hon); 2. Randall R.1nd..U (y a m) ; 3. Pe ll"!' Jillaca ro (M.ai); 4. Bria n Renf ro (Hon) ; S. Chris WiIIi.aI1\5(Y . am) 2S+ A: 1. Krrg Bigelow (Yam) ; 2. Kip Bigelow (Y.am); 3. Ron Jones (Han); 4. Michael Andl"f"q (Su7.); S. Ditvid M.ck (Kaw ). 2S+ B: 1. Ovis Shortridge (Han); 2 T" rurtil!' Bowm.an (lion); u

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