Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Gary Benton (719) grabbed th e holeshot from Brent Shaw (705), Ad rian Jacobs (752), Tracy Anders (755) and David Gamer (706) at the Jimmy Jack Cross Country. O'Boyle, Bucha na n tried again only to be shu t ou t a t the w ire. Armbruster, Eric Q'Boy le a nd Bryan Villella charged across the wire in tight fo rmation fo r fourth-, fifth- a nd sixt h-place mo ney, seve ral lengths in back of Buchanan. Results 50: 1. Justin H um phries (Yam); 2. Do ug La wre nce (Itjl ; 3. James Henson (Yam); 4. Casey Erridge (Yam). 65: 1. K.C. Knodel (Kaw) ; 2. Brett Pankey (Kaw) ; 3. Billy Humphire (Kaw). . 85: 1. K.C Knodel (Kaw); 2. Billy Hum p hries (Kaw); 3. Brett Pankry (Kaw); 4. Benjllminr Evans (Hon) ; 5. Jason Kincaid (Kaw). 200: 1. Mike Porro (Ka w ); 2. C hri s H us" (Hon); 3. Brian Hadfield (Kaw ); 4. Allen Co leman (Kaw). . 250: 1. Jeff R.and olph (Y..m ); 2. Ch.ld Dnis (Suz ); 3, Da le Pudney (Ha n); 4. Bill Maynard (Yam). COMBO: 1. Bryan Villella (H~D); 2. Jack Mayer (W-R); 3. Eric O'BoyIe(Rtx); '- Doug O'Boyle (H -O); S. Brent Armbru:'lter (Rn). DTX 1. Chad Davis (Suz); 2. Oa k! r udney (Han) ; 3. Luke : Oliv", (Hon) . . 500 A; 1. Steven Cha rles (Ho n); 2. Tim Danke (Y1Un); 3. Jason Wilke (Yam) ; 4. Don Dewe (Hon). 500 B; 1. Jaramia Becker (Rlx); 2. Jeff Randolph (Rtx); 3. Steve Martineau (Rtx ); 4. Q\lp Grt!t'n (Hon) ; 5. Brian lYN50n (Hon). 4(1(); 1. Lonnie W.dle (Yam ); 2. John Belliel (Yam ); 3. Mike Pu tman (Yam); 4. Joh n Love (Suz); 5. Glen O 'BoyIe (Hon) . VET : 1. Mark David~on (H -O); 2. Tim O. n ke (Ya m) ; 3. Eugene Cope land (Rtx); 4. John Love (Suz) . 1W: 1. Kirk Wirick (y ,lm) ; 2. Mer lyn Wertz (Tri ); 3. Jerry Sulek (Tri) ; •. Tom Ha rpe r (Yam) . OPEN : 1. JallOn Wilke (Rtx); 2. Mike Kolenda (Rtx); 3. Craig Parkinson (Hon ); 4. Jason ~teU (Hon) . SR: 1. Merlyn Wertz (Tri); 2. Ma rk Froelic h (Rtx); 3. Joh n Kolenda (H-D); • . Ph il Man n (Rtx); 5. Sam 8.lI5JleI" (Hon) . VINT: 1. Bill Ma yn ard (Ya m); 2. Craig Bredon (&a); 3. Dave Valiket: (Bsa); 4. Brian Hadfield (Yam); 5. Glen O'Boy1e(Hon) . PRO / AM: 1. Dou g O'Boyle (Rtx); 2. Dave Kolenda (H-o); 3. Pat Bucha nan (H·D); 4. Brent Armbft.ls tcr (Rtx); 5. Eric O 'Boy le (RIX), Wall collapses competition at Jimmy Jack Cross Country By Mark Childre 30 ST. jo, TX, jUNE 13 Iody Wall and Tobi Fisk ro uted their respective classes, but it was Wall who squea ked out the hard -fou gh t Ama teur ove rall by 23 seco nds at th e Ji m my Jac k Cross C oun try in north ern Texas. Althou gh located in a hilly area , the t n-mile cou rse was laid out in fairly flat section by the Trailblazers Endu ro Oub. After the initial sa ndy wo ods, the course opened up into a tw o-m ile grass track tha t work ed back and forth across an ope n field . Th e oak woodl ands sec tio ns were broken up w ith a few additional straighta ways until returnin g to th e s ta rtin g a rea. The two miles prior to the finish were com posed of dee p sa ndy wh oop s thro ugh the trees, and pr oved to be the most challenging and ph ysically demanding . The first of the three races held throughout the day was for the Pro and Expert-dass ride rs. _ Topp ing th e li st was KT M / KT M o f Fort Worth /Dura lub e /MSR/Super B Fue ls-bac ked Dean Lane, who dom inated the Pro d ass. Lane's sta rt wa s medi ocre, but tha t didn't pr ove to be mu ch of a setback as the lead was secured early in the firs t lap and n ever re linquishe d . Clay Hoenshell made h is b id, chas ing Steve Mack _ through the first lap. By lap two , Hoenshell was chasing in second but couldn't d isplace Lane. The Expe r t overa ll ca me from the Open Exp e rt cla ss in a close battle betw een Mi ke Abbott and Bert Reynolds. Abbo tt and Reynold s pu sh ed each other throughout the race with a number of lead changes early on . In the en d, Abb ott held Reynol dS at bay, bu t on ly by seconds. The 2s 0ee Exp erts sp en t th e d a y chas ing Gary Benton , who finished with a small ad vantage ove r Brent Shaw a n d Bobby South ard. Benton 's pe rformance p ut him through scori ng in the lead for each of the five laps and earned him third pla ce OlIerall, with Shaw taking home second in class and fou rth overall. Th e heat of the afternoon belonged to the Ama teu r rid ers. Leading the charge was Russ Clar k, taking the Open class holesh ot. Clar k's fi rst -la p cr ash p ut him a t a disadva nt age in "itch-up mod e. With Clark 's misfo rtu ne, Todd Ha me l inh erited the lead until a se t of hi ghspeed braking bumps combined with too much front brake action se nt the H usky rid er turn- bling, nearly destroying his bike. Billy Dessinger was there to take the fron t spot , hold ing it un der th e rel entles s a tt ack fr om C la r k, w h o ha d worked back to the front. Dessinger and Clark went side by side a t full throttle down the last straigh t to the finish with Dessing er preva iling. Results PRO: 1. Dean Lane (KTM); 2. Clay Hoen she U (Suz ); 3. Steve Mack (Hon ); 4. Jeremy Fipps (Hon) ; 5. Jackie Uddell (Yam ). EX 0 / A: 1. Mike Abbott (yam); 2. Bert Rl!)'"old s (KTM); 3. Gary Benton (Yam); 4. Brent Shaw (ya m); 5. Darryl Smith (Yam) . OPEN EX: 1. Mike Abbott (ya m); 2. Bert Reyno lds (KTM); 3. EU Harris (KTM); 4. Todd Glu ves (KTM); 5. Ca l Burch (Hon ). 250 EX: 1. Gary Benton (Yam); 2. Bren t Shaw (yam); 3. Bobby Southhmd (Hon) ; 4. David Gamer (KlM); S. Erik Neilsen (Yam). 200 EX: 1. Tom Robi nson (Kaw ); 2. Mark Wall (Ya m) ; 3. Ed die U nn (Kaw); 4. Darryl Priche tt (K,lw) ; 5. La.rry Presion (Kaw). 125 EX: 1. Tad Myen (Hon) ; 2. Chuck u rlin (Hon); 3. Glen Boyett (Yam); 4. Stev e York (Yam); 5. SIeve Bames (Yam). MIN I EX: 1. So Baker (Kaw) ; 2. Robert Sche rer (Ka w) ; 3. Corey Pratt (Kaw); 4. Ma rk Weeks (Han); 5. Jason Childre (Hon ). +30 EX: 1. Darryl Smith (Ya m); 2. Mar k Chil dre (JCTM) 3. ; And rew Cooksey (Kaw); • . Prank Shacklee (yam); 5. Jlm J.arobsen (Hon). . +38 EX: 1. Sam Baku (Hon); 2. John Kraw czyk (KIM); 3. Rid Htllbouse (Hon) ; 4. Da n Burch (Hon ); 5. Eddi e Gill is (Hon ). . +.f5 EX: 1. Loyd Morga n (Yam); 2. Gene Pa nne ll ('iIUn); 3. Dusty To w er (Kaw); 4. Richard Thorn e (Ya m ); 5 . Fr ed d ie DeJameatt (yam). WM N EX: 1. Seri na De/ameatt (Yam) ; 2.•Cy nt hla Wee ks . ()(aw) ; 3. Laura Hancock (K.Jw); • • l is.l Scherer (Suz). 250 INT: 1. Fra nk Frazier (Yam) ; 2. Oavld Sellen (Hon); 3. Jeremy Ahlman (Suz); 4. Kevin Virgil (Kaw); 5. Carl Brow ni ng (K.aw). +30 INT: 1. Larry Zlmmcnnan (Hon ); 2. Eric Hobbs (Yam); 3. Randol Wofford (Ho n); 4. Norbert Gro mels ki (Ka w ); 5. Rona ld Holman (Han). . +38 INT: 1. Randy Ha mli n (Yam); 2. James M.rtin (yam); 3. Bill y H u tso .n (Ya m ); 4. Jim Eve rh ea rt (Yam) ; 5. Ml ke Fus se ll (Yam). +45 INT: 1. Larry Dodson (Suz) ; 2. Mike Nalle y (Kaw); 3. Bob Ballard (Kaw); • . Doyle Ragen (ya m); 5. John Miera (Kaw) . AM 0/A: 1. lad y Wall (K.aw); 2. Tobi Fisk (Suz); 3. Mike Toberma n (Ya m ); 4. Russ ell Wee ks ( Hon); 5. Greg Law raecn (K.a . w) . OPEN AM: 1. Billy Das inger (Hon); 2. Russ Cla rk (KTM); 3. Robert Sm ith (Hbg); 4. Bill Wrig ht (Kaw); 5. Ralph Brockway (Hon). 250 AM: 1. lady Wan (Kaw) ; 2. Mike Toberman (yam) ; 3. Ru ssell WHk. (Hon); 4. Tod d H u tso n (Ya m); 5. Don He nson (Kaw). 200 AM: 1. Kurt Ga iley (Kaw);2 Shane Paee(Kaw); 3. Eddie Roberb (Kaw); 4. Pa ul Miza r (Kaw); 5. Talmage Lawson (Ka.w). 125 AM : 1. To bi Fis k (Su z); 2. Greg Law r,lllO (Ka w) ; 3. n RJchardDux (Kaw); 4. ScottySims (Kaw); 5. Brian Bames (Yam ). MINI AM: 1. Shane Gave (Kaw); 2. Eric Hillhouse (Kaw); 3. Jos h Craddock (Yam); • . Cody Harris (KTM); 5, J.D. Evemeart (Yam). . +38 AM: 1. Wa yne William s (Kaw) ; 2. Thomas Moore (Yam); w); 3. Willey Grov e (Kaw); 4.J lUnrs DeJarneatt (K.a 5. Mary Ballard , (Kaw). +45 AM; 1. Ted Kerico (Hon) ; 2. Bud Johnson (Han); 3. John Davenport (Kaw); 4. Rick Lang ford (Yam ); S.,Dale Utt le {Kaw). +30 AM; 1. Danny Surford (Yam); 2. Ronny Donald (Hon); 3. Roy Thacker (Y,lm); • . All en Forsythe (H us ); 5. Kyle H ughes (Yam). WMN AM : 1. leslie Fin negan (Hon ); 2. Syl via Lang ford (Yam); 3. Sherry Mullins (Kaw); 4. S hawna Rail a (Kaw); 5. Jo Boswell (Hon) . BEG: 1. Mar k Franklin; 2. Bud Hutchison; 3. Ja!!lOn Chit!ey; 4. Jeff Armstrong. 4-STRK: 1. Brad Ohlemeier (Hon ); 2. Jeff Solinger (Suz) ; 3. D.1vid Mckelvey (Hon); 4. Courtney Christian (Ho n); 5. Dav id Siano (HWI) . Carsten conquers Powerline Motocross By Paula Brown NEW EGYPT, NJ, JUNE 20 Barry Ca rsten too k the 125 and 250cc Expe rt wins at Powerline Park's Father's Day races, but not without a struggle. Steve He nnan and Pete Jas tre mski d id thei r best to keep Carsten from takin g his usu al first-p lace wins. Th e eight-lap first 12see Pro Expert moto was Ca rsten's race. From the holeshot to the final flag, the Montgomeryville Cycle Center- backed Cars ten was first in line. Jastr emski and Jim Mcll vain e trade d o ff between sec ond and third , with an occasional appearance from rookie Neil Woern er. As Carsten sailed thr ou gh the checkered flag. [astremski was busy fend ing off H erman, w ho ha d e me rged from a mid p ack sta rt, bumping off both Mcilvaine and Woerner. Herma n r a n ou t of ti me an d to o k th ird to [astrernsk i's second. The ope ni ng of the 125cc Expert fina l gav e Ca rsten a rough time. After going down hard in the firs t tum, Carsten wa s to fall once more in the second lap. He rma n took ad v a n tag e o f Carsten's misfortune, speeding ahead in to first a nd staying the re for all eigh t laps. McIlvaine and Ty Wallace spe nt their time vying for second with Mci lvaine s tay ing up front. Carsten could only catch up to second place by the last lap , bu t ea rned the first overall with a 1·2 score . Her man's 3· 1 b rou ght h im se co n d ov e rall; Wallace posted third for the day. Ca rsten me t w it h a differe nt cha lle nge in th e 2s0ee Pro /Expe r t races. Both th e 2s0ee Am a teu rs a nd Exp e rt s ran co m bi ne d mot os wi th a staggered sta rt and separate sco ring . In the Expe rt class , Mar c Ties ler took one of his man y holesh ots of the day, followe d by Jerry Seip. Seip was ted n o ti me in pullin g o ut in . front. Ca rs te n cam e up fr om b ehind a n d p a s sed Seip in th e s u pe rcr oss sectio n ". Jast rems ki put on quite a show, fly in g ove r tw o ri ders a s he sa il ed o v er th e Dunlop Dou ble. Carsten managed to keep h is first spot th rou gh the la st six laps. He rm a n made hi s ma rk in seco nd, Seip and Jam es Kapitan cam e in thi rd and fourth. Jastrem ski' s acrobatics go t h im the fifth spo t. Tiesler o pened the 2s0cc final w ith the holeshot but relinquished his sp ot to Ca rsten early on. Hennan took two laps to get by Tiesler and Seip , th en se t ou t to ove rco me Ca rs ten. [astremski found his niche in fifth, jus t in front of Kapitan. Mid mo to the ama teurs became a facto r . Ca rs te n a n d He rm a n began to zig -z ag through the slower rid ers, Ca rsten able to build a bigger lead as He rman got stuck in a pa ck of a ma teurs . [as trems ki got h ung up in the sa me p ack of a mateu rs and Kapitan u sed it to h is advantage. Swingi ng wide on a right tum and passing the traffic jam, with Jastr em ksi in the mids t of it, Kapi tan moved into the fourth positio n. Wit h two la ps rem ainin g, Carsten a n d Herm an still were in the lead and Kapita n was lea ning on Seip in thi rd . Ca rs ten an d Herman took first an d second for the moto and for the overall. Seip and Kapitan wer e third and four th, bo th for the moto and for the day. The 25+ an d Veteran Experts were combin ed in the 10th and 24th motos of the day. The vets sta rte de firs t w ith Jerry Seip hol eshottin g the first moto and dom inating each of the six lap s. Rob Tiesler di dn't let him get too far away, staying several b ike lengths behind in second . The 25+ Experts opened with Marc Tiesler taking the holesh ot, Jim Mcilvaine and Jim Kapitan following throu gh i n seco n d and th i rd . Kap itan swi ped second from Mcilvaine m idway thr ough the second lap , then took first awa y from Tiesler seconds before the finish- line table-top . Kapitan sha dowed vet e ran Se ip in firs t, both ri d ers retaini ng their lead spots thr ough the rema inder of the moto. Mcilva ine brought in the 25+ second spot, Rob Ti esler was se cond for the Veteran class. Seip took the Veteran Expert fin al m uch as he had the first race. Out in fro nt earl y in the race, Seip took each lap in first, building a bigger lead each time aro und. Seip scored first overall, Ed Szul ecki an d Rob Tiesler took secon d -a nd th ird . Th e exci te me n t was in th e 25 + cl as s. Mcilvaine, who led Kapitan in the first five laps, lost his top spot to Kap itan secon ds be fore the checkered flag. Kap itan chalked up first ove rall, McIlvaine a nd Ma re Tiesler were second and thir d. Results WMN: 1. DoNUl ~is. 80 P o-l1) : 1. Brian Woerner (Kaw); 2. u ri And erson (y am ); 3. Greg lurch (Xaw); 4. Scott Ada ms (Yam ); 5. Mike Davis (Kaw). OPEN MINI : 1. All. [)uigen (Hon); 2. Lawrenre Monbrlardi m (Hon); 3. Ian HiggiN (Hon) . 80 (12-13): 1. Law rence Monbelar di (Hon); 2. Joe McGa hn (H o n) ; 3. Rya n Lurch (Hon); • . Ian H igg in s (H on ); 5. Clay Compton (Hon) . • happert (Yam); 3. 80 (14-15): 1. Alla n Dui gon (Hem); 2. Jed Sc:y Milr.e Attaviani (Hon); • . Sean Ga ugha n (Suz ); 5. Jeff Scag neli (Suz). SCHBY: 1. Neil Woerner (Hon) ; 2. Ron Fawt (Hon) ; 3. Jam s Morgan; 4. Jeff Du nla p. CLGBY: 1. Rich Schmi d t (Suz) ; 2. Wayne Powers (y.m); 3. Ed Blewett (yam); 4. Kevin Nowak (Kaw);5. Rob Mielu!lO(Kaw ). 125 BEG: 1. Kurt Robb ins (Kaw); 2. Kris To mpkins (Kaw) ; 3. Ja mes Jetmoar (Kaw); '" James Kane (Kaw); 5. Scott Davis (Ka w) . 125 NOV: 1. Joh n MtCinni s (Hon) ; 2. Fred Syventon (Kaw); . 3. Kenny Sa d low llki (Ka w); • . Ge ra ld Clarke (Hon); .5 TOlNs Pa slit'rClla(Hon) . 125 AM: 1. Don Did.llo (Suz); 2. Ron Faisst (Han); 3. Victor Rovani (Suz); • . EriC'Swa rtwood (Hon) ; 5. Jude Harper (Kaw ). 125 EX: 1. Barry earstm (Suz); 2. Steve He rma n (Suz) ; 3. Ty W.1101ce (Hon) ; 4. Ne il Woerner (Hon) ; 5. Pete Jalltrembi (Suz) . 250 BEG; 1. Joe Renzetti (Han) ; 2. Fran k Eckel (Hon); 3. Bruer Hyde (Kaw); 4. Michae l Nagy (Hon) ; 5. Da vid Esteves (Yam ). 250 NOV : I. Mike Arpa (Kaw); 2. RIck Butt"ra (Yam); 3.1ason Hills (Suz ); 4. BNa!' Slnclai r (Hon) ; 5. Phlllip Webster (Hon ). 250 AM: 1. Rkh Schmi d t (Suz) ; 2. Ed Blewett (Yam); 3. Kevin Migliore (Hon); 4. Eddie Hololob; 5. Ron Durham. 250 EX: I. Barry Canten (Suz); 2. Steve Herman; 3. Jerry Selp (Kaw); • . J.mes K.apitan (Suz); 5. Pem- Jaatmnsk.l (Suz) . 500 AM: 1. spencer Smi th (Kaw); 2. Mik e lewis (Hon); 3. Mark Coo pe r (Kaw); 4. Brian Smi th; 5. Scott Sarithyers. 500 EX: 1. Je rry Seip; 2. Bob Burfield; 3. Jim Cus son; 4. Rob Mel uso; 5. Joe Merrill SR NOV: 1. S teve n Le w is (Yam); 2. C ar l Graf (Ya m) ; 3 . Anthony Tucker (!

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