Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

the 250cc B, Open B, and the 250cc DTX classes in convincing manner. Buzz Arndt enjoyed similar success. The 52-year·youn g veteran ran away with the 50+ class, then went on to win the 250cc Vintage main starting from the penalty line. Results 600 EX: 1. JOf' Kop p (W -R); 2. Be- Bostrom ( Rlx); 3. BiUy n HofImi5tc:r(Rtx); 4. ~ f"l!ohn(W·R): 5. SkYe H)"'Of\ (RlX). J'RO..AM; 1. Tony kohnM' (! Ion); 2. ThonwlI Shnman (W -R); 3. RAndy Deeke (Rtx); 4. Norb Grqory (Hon); S. Timothy St-ant (}-Ion ). AM: 1. G"'Z ChKn info {KIIw); 2. 0.".. BoNrom (Rtx); 3Rathan Wa it (Rbl): 4. Jim Forin~ton (Yam); S. Peeer rap km Olen). 250 AM : 1 . C~ Chicoin~ (Kaw); 2. Tn-vo rSh tTTnln (Yam);J... Jim Fo ring ton (K.w); 4. Jlmit- VDl1m~ (yam); S. Paul G utienoz (Ya m). 250 IJTI(: 1. G""I Ch icoilM' (K&w); 2. Mark Braun (I-Ion); 3. Ni k Sho r t (Vi m); 4. J~ U ttJc r (yam); 5. Joh n McCl ella nd . Jr. (Yam) . 600 VINT: 1. r . t Moron.,. (RTX); 2. C ry Prlt ill (801); 3. John .. McOdLand . Jr. (Ylm ); 4. Jim Forin g ton (Yam ); S. Rick Wteczordt (Yam). I 250 VINT: 1. Bu7.2 A rnd t (C · A ); 2. Ja m ie Vo llmn (Ya m); 3Joh n McClMland.Jr. (Ya m); 4. Dan lJcooub ln (BuI)• .50+:1. Bu.u: Arndt (C-A); 2. 0I.n Onab lrr (Bul); 3. Bud RidcU c orm (Y~). <10+ : 1. One 8051ro m (Rtx); 2. C ary Pettis (Bul) ; 3. Jo h n McClelland. Jr. •. T~SliNo(Ya m);5. Jon 1lm~,, (Ya m). 125 AM : 1. Bitl'ly Kan lor (Yam); 2. Sht-ldon Wm.z (Suz) ; 3. Jot Uhln' (Yam); 4. DWItin P~I·l'f1c.ln (Suz); 5. Jeff HtenJ (Suz). 80 AM: 1. Br-au Brown (Hon) ; 2. Ja m~ Mailloux. (Kaw); 3. Shrl do n Wcn z (Suz) ; • . Josh ua Fu n~ (Kaw) ; 5. J~M Petersen (Han) . P/ W: 1. O .J.J t'Tl" rr n lln (Yam); 2. 0."" pfjrl (ya m). ~ I. Tami Qua n (lion); 2. Sand ra Secua (Bon ). Inch measures up at Bear Creek Short Track style sliding out of turns two and four wit h feet on the pegs and the power on. Um pleby held off Don Herron in a good battl e for third. Charlie ltalia handled the Youth class on his modified SOccYamaha with new racer Tommy Rohn on a Ho nd a finishing second after leading ea rl y. Steven H ayes finished third on a stock Yamaha 50. In speedway action it was Scotty Brown taking both the Scratch and Handicap wins. In the Scratch main it wa s Brown all the way with Pat Reyn olds and Mark Maurer in purs uit. Jeff Tre tera ma de the main , but dropped out early. As u sual the Hand icap ma in provided the exciteme n t as Brown had to cha rge from the middle of the back straigh t to pa ss Pat Reynolds on the last lap of the g-Iap race . Mar k Maurer came off the 40 and w as lea d ing by lap th ee, . looking for his second win in a row. Reyno lds started from tum thee andslipped by Maurer with fo ur laps to go. Brown was having a tougher time with traffic than Reynolds, but was on his tail with three laps to go. Brown mad e his move to the insid e as they hi t turn one the last lap and went on to capture his first double main event wins of the year. Results VITI: I. Charlie ltalia (Yam); 2. Tom my Rohn (l Ion); 3. Steve n llaym (Yam). FIT: 1. Jamie InI"h (Hon) ; 2. Krrlny Arnold (Bu l); 3. lrrIny Umpkby (Hon); • • Don He rron (Bul); SCRATeB: I. Scotty Brown O.aw); 2 .Pat Reyno lde Oaw); 3. M.uk MaufCT Oaw); 4. Jd f T"" lI'no (Jaw) . Hlx::P: 1.5colty Brow n (Jaw ); 2. Pa t Reynold ", Oaw ); 3. Jeff Trdcra Oaw); 4. Mar k Mau""r (Jaw). By Kevin George 5.CANTON,OHjULY31 Jamie Inch slimmed down the Ll -rider main event holding off a lo-lap challenge from Kenny Arnold to top the sho rt track event a t Bear Creek Speedway. Inch, in only his second race at Bear Creek, had the competition covered with two heat wins and a good main event dual with Arnold. Lenny Umpleby joined three former fea ture winners in pursuit of Inch as the front five pulled out from the pack. Arnold could close in the corners and pull alongside, but once Inch rolled on the throttle , the straights w ere his. Inch show ed great Scruggs scores at Auburn Spdwy ByGenMoore AUBURN, CA,AUG. 13 Ted Scruggs held off a charging Bart Bast to win his first Handicap main event in front of a cheering Fast Fridays' aowd at Auburn Speedway, Riders for the Handicap ma in in cl u d ed Scruggs and John Grant on the 10 yard line . Rich Marcucci sat all alone on the 30. Bob Collier and Darrell Busby both held down a spo t on the 40, . whil e Bast was alone on the SO Collier was quite Handicap main winner Ted Scruggs (left) leads John G ran t at Auburn Speedway. anxi ous and got off to a rolling start a cou ple of times, eventually ending up star ting from the 60. Scruggs went into the comer first wi th Grant right alongside him. The y bumped each other several times as they went thro ug h the comer, bu t both were able to stay upright. Scruggs came out of the comer first to maintain the lead . As they started Lip three Bast , Busby and Marcucci came acro ss the line three abreast with Scruggs an d Grant still out in front. As they went in to the ro m er Marcu cci slid wide and Busby pas sed putting him into th ird . In the next ro mer Grant bo bbled. allo wing both Busby and Bast to pa ss fo r seco n d and th ir d behind th e still-leading Scruggs. By the start of the w hite flag lap , Busby and Bast we re gaining on Scroggs. Bast go t a good drive and passed Busby to take second . Scruggs was able to withstand the pressure Bast put on him and held on for the win. Bast took second and Busby came in thir d . Uning up for the Scratch main we re To m Hedden on the pole, Jesse Ochoa in the number two spot, Dustin Schroeder in the third gate and Bart Bas t on 'th e outside. In the first corner Hedden, Schroeder, and Och oa all tried to p u t their motorcycles in the same place. All three crashed, causing a restart, O n the restart, Ochoa took the lea d with Schroeder and Bast right beh ind him. Bast was able to pass Schroeder on the back straight to take second place behind Ochoa . Ochoa led until the very last comer when Bast was able to get alongside him. Ochoa drifted wid e in the comer giving Bast the opportunity to pass for the win . Ochoa was second ahead of Schroeder and Hedden. Schwartz takes seventh Victorville Speedway win By Tom Thomas VICTORVILLE, CA, AUG. 14 Fo llowin g a tw o-week layoff du ring the San Bernardino Count Fair, speedway's first division r id e rs a n d a lar ge co ntingen t of race fa ns returned to Speedwa y USA for a full slate of racing Saturday nigh t. An d for th e seventh time this season it was Bobby Schwartz riding aw ay wi th the win in the Scratch main event. - 7993 United States Motol'cycle S,.apd Pl'ix, Laguna Seca Raceway, Septembe,. 70-72

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