Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

really have to thank Dan Th ompson of V-Twin Specialitie s fo r build ing m y engines. He 's been wit h me the last two. years ." "I jus t w asn' t ge tting hooked up off the com ers, " Poo vey sa id after his fifth place finish . ." We jus t sw itched the tire befo re th e ma in and ma ybe we shouldn' t have." Sixth place wen t to Ronnie Jones, th ou gh not without a fight a nd some late luck. Jones had been moving forward, then fell back to tw elfth on the sixth lap after Parker 's fall. He was up a spot on the ninth la p, then mov ed up to ninth two laps later passing Chris Carr and Scott Stump. Ca rr was d iscovering tha t he 'd ma d e th e wron g tire choice and had burned it up . "We we re struggli ng a lot. 1 think we mad e the wrong choice on the tire. It go t too hot too fast and it went away. 1 compensated a little at the end, but it p robably d idn ' t matter. The thin g started skating like it had all night lon g," he sai d on his way to a ninth pla ce finish. With five laps to go Jones w as seventh, but moved up a spot when George Roed er II fell off in front of him in turns thr ee and fou r. Sixth wo uld be his best finish of the yea r. " I go t the thing up behind Carr a nd the n Par ker fell and they go t away," Jo ne s sa id. " It to ok a wh il e to ge t a round Davis," which h e d id about ha lfway into th e ra ce. Seven lap s later Davis wa s out of the race w hen his oil fi lter ca me loose at th e sta r t-fi nis h line . "Th at was a scary ride," Davis said. " It dumped two quarts of oil on the rear tire immediatel y. It just wen t completely side ways." Davis wa s behind Rust y Rogers a t the time, Rogers go ing on to a seventh place finish in front of Stump. 883 National Th e one ev e n t that Ricky Graham d idn' t w in all night wa s h is 883 hea t, a nd he alm ost didn't ge t to finis h it. Grah am crash ed in turns three and four on the first lap, but the ra ce was redflag ged and he was given a secon d chance. On the re-start his bike stalled and he wa s away well last as James Hart took the lead . By the end of the seco nd lap he wa s up to seve n th, sixth on the four th, and fourth on the fifth . He gained two m ore s p o ts, but coul dn ' t ru n d o w n Rob ert Crabbe who took th e wi n b y about 15 yards . The se cond heat b e longed to Ja y Springsteen who wa s out fro n t for th e d uration, Don Estep, and Jason Fletch er stretching ou t behind him in second and third. Heat lightning flashed at the start of th e 883 N ational and with it Graham wa s go ne. By the fourth lap it was obvious the ra ce was his unless so me thing went wro ng, and it d id at abo u t th e halfwa y mark of the 12-lap event. "You've got to gear it to get through th e corners and it's revv ed o ut about halfway d ow n the s traigh t," Graham sai d . "You have. to baby th ese th in gs through the race." The gap closed suddenl y at the end, but Graham held on for h is fou rth w in in the series. Th e race for seco nd was a good one, p ittin g Springsteen ag a in s t Flet che r w ith Springsteen moving down on the g roove h a lf w a y through th e race to protect his line . It wasn' t until th e very last lap tha t Fle tch er was able to di slodge Sp ringstee n and take second to the line . " It wa s close, but 1 kn ew Ricky was go ne," Fletcher said. Heat race winne r Crabbe held fourt h much of the race, only to be drop out on the final lap allowi ng Don Estep to take over four th with Dave Clark/Bell /Dan Greene-sponsored Geoff Clark ta kin g fifth . (;N Results TIME TRIALS: I. Scott Par ker (24.502 seconds); 2. Ricky Graham (24.548); 3. Terry Poo vey (24.588); 4. Rex FISher (24.648); 5. Kevin Atherton (24.665); 6. Chris Ca rr (24.673); 7. Ha rold Dorsey (24.698); 8. Steve Mo rehead (24.714) ; 9. Kevin Varnes (24.nO); 10. Rus ty Roge rs (24 .728) ; 11. Mike Ha le (24.749 ); 12 . La rr y Pe gr am (24.790); 13. Geo rge Roe d er II (24.809); 14. Will Davis (24.834); 15. Jess Roeder (24.845); 16. Craig Este lle (24 .852); 17 . Dave Ca mli n (24.85 4); 18. Don Es te p (24.859); 19. Jay Spri ngs teen (24.876); 20. Georgie Price (24.925); 21. Sco tt Stu mp (24.926); 22. Michael Varn es (24 .927); 23. Robert Mill e r (24.968); 24 . Aaron Hill (24.008); 25. Rod ney Farri s (25.020); 26. Tommy Co lso n (24.034); 27. Sco tt Sa unders (25.044); 28. Jason Fletcher (25 .046) ; 29. Bre t Beye r (25 .06 7); 30. Ro be r t Lew is (25.0 72) ; 31. Mike Seotl (2S .073); 32 . Brett Lan d es (25 .077); 33 . Ben Bos t ro m (25 .077); 34 . Kr is Kis e r (25.083); 35. Ian Segedy (25.084); 36. Ch a nce Dar lin g (25.112); 37. Robert Majeski (25.164); 38. Paul C rumling (25 .18 4); 39 . Greg Sims (25 .204); 40. Ro nnie Jo nes (25.244). HEAT 1: 1. Sco tt Pa rke r (H -D); 2 . Rod ney Farri s (H- D); 3. Steve Morehead (H-D); 4. Ronnie Jones (Hon) ; 5. Craig Este lle (H-D); 6. Aar on Hill (1-1- 0 ); 7. Dave Camlin (H-D) ; 8. Brett Landes (Han); 9. Kevin Varn es (II-D) ; 10. Jim Sumner (H-D); 11. Oen Bostrom (H- D);12. Jim Holli ster (II -D). T ime': 4 minutes. 11.56 seconds . HEAT 2: 1. Ricky Graham (Hon ); 2. Rus ty Rog ers (H-D) : 3. Don Estep (II- D); 4. lI arold Dorsey (Hon); 5. Robert Mill er (H· D); 6. G reg Sim s (H -D); 7. To m my Colso n (Ii -D); 8. Jess Roed er (H -D); 9. Dav id Ray burn (H-D); 10. Mike Scott (Ho n); 11. Leo Wash bon (H-D); 12. Kris Kiser (Ho n). Ti me: 4:08.18. HEAT 3: 1. Terry Poovey (Hon); 2. Mike Hale (H . D); 3. C hris Ca rr (H-D); 4. la y Sp ringsteen (H- D); S. Micha el Vam es (H-D); 6. Will Davis (Hon); 7. Ro bert Crabbe (H-D); 8. Ian Segcdy (H- D); 9. Rober t Lewis (HD); 10. William Adams (Hon); 11. Paul Cru mling (Hon); > 12. Scott Sa un ders (H -D). Time: 4:09.09 HEAT 4, I. Scott Slu mp (II- D); 2. George Roed er II (H-D): 3. Kevin Atherton (H- D), 4. Rex Fisher (H- D): S. Larry Pegram (H-D) , 6. Georgie Price (H-D): 7. Rand y Tex ter (H- D): 8. ) .150n Fletche r (H- O): 9. Da vid Lloyd (Ho n); 10. Chance Dar ling (H- D); 11. Bret Beyer (H-D); 12. Rob Majes ki (H- D). T im e: 4:11.94 SEMI 1: 1. Estep ; 2. R. Jon es; 3. Springsteen. Ti me: 3:22.99. SEMI 2: 1. Carr; 2. Davis; 3. Landes. Ti me 3:19.71. . SEM I 3: 1. Moreh ead ; 2. Vames;3. Price. Ti m e: 3:22.27. NA T IONAL: 1. Ric ky G ra ha m (Ho n); 2. Ste ve Mor ehead (H-D); 3. Rod ney Fa rris (H -D); 5. Terry foovey (Hon); 6. Ronnie Jon es (Ho n); 7. Rusty Roge rs (H-D),8. Scott Stump (H- D): 9. Chris Carr (H-D ): 10. lay Springsteen (H -D): 11. Geo rgie Price (H-D); 12. Mike Hale (H-D): 13. George Roeder II (1-f-D): 14. Ke vin Va rn es (H ·D): 15. Will Davis (l-Ion) ; 16. Brett Landes (Ho n); 17. Scott Park er (II-D) . Tim e: 10:16.97. AMA G RAND NATI ON AL CHA MPIONSHI P SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 10 of 21 ro unds) : . I. Ricky Graham (140 / 4 wins) ; 2. Chris Ca rr (114 / 2 wins); 3. Scott Park er (96 1 1 win); 4. Rodney Farris (66); 5. Stev e Morehead (63); 6. Kevin Ath erton (59 I 1 win); 7. Mike Ha le (55); 8. Jay Sp rings teen (53); 9. Will Davis (38); 10. (TIE) George Roeder II/ Ron nie Jon, . (34); 12. . Terry Poo vey (32); 13. Dan Ingram (29); 14. (TIE) Rusty Roge rs /Steve Beatt ie (26); 16. Dave Ca m lin (20); 17. (TIE) Rich !Gng / Aa ron Hill/Don Estep (19); 20. Jason Aetcher (18). 883 NA T IONAL: i . Ric ky G ra ha m ; 2. Jas on Fletcher; 3. Jay Springs teen; 4. Don E. tep : 5. Geoff Cla rk; .. 6. Greg Sims; 7. Scott Stu mp; 8. Step hen Cha mpine; 9. Joe Winst on; 10. Ben Bostrom; 11. Ja mes Ha rt; 12. Brent Armbrust er . T im e: 6:36.58. AMA 88 3 DI RT T RACK NA TIONA L CHA M PIO NSH IP SE RIES (After 7 of 11 eve n ts): 1. Ricky Graham (105 I 4 wins); 2. J. YSp rings teen (89 / 1 1 win); 3. Jaso n Fle tcher (72); 4. [a mes Ha rt (58); 5. Mike Ha le (45); 6. Don Estep (38); 7. G reg Sims (29); 8. (TIE) Ro bert C ra bbe /Georg e Roed er II (26); 10. (TIE) Mall Wait /Scott Stump (22); 12. Garth Brow (20 / 1 win ); 13. Steven Champi ne (11); 14. (TIE) Steve Aseltine/Geoff Oark/ Rich King lJoe Wins ton (10); 18".O in t Vah.sholtz (9); 19. (TIE) Donald Aul / Devin Va rnes (8). Talk about a long and winding road. It took 24 hours, 2,042 miles and who knows how much sweat and blood,but theYamaha-powered Force RacingTeam triumphed at the grueling 25th annual endurance race at Nelson Ledges. JU dging from the number of breakdowns,the punishing track proved to be too much for a lot of otherteams. But the Yamaha FZR 1000 powered through,finishing a gaping nine laps ahead of the'next guys. Congratulations to Jeff James, Dean Hayes, Chris Hughes; Ron Crum, Mark McDaniel, Shawn Higbee and Rick Pagniano. By the way, this was the very last 24 hours at Nelson Ledges. Too bad. Itlooked like the FZR1000 could have kept going another 25 years. 11

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