Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eEVENTS Roy Sears put his '88 Suz uki in the winn ers circle with an 8.21, 160.62 as he wo n the final round o f P ro Modified. Se ars d efeated Art Engs tro m wh o lost for the second straight time in an NMRA fina l, as he ran a tou gh 8.28, 136.44 wi th his '93 Kawasa ki. Mike Strawd er on a n '85 Suz uki wo n his seca nd stra igh t event in what could ha ve been one of the tight es t races of the seas on when he ran an 8.640, 137.69 in the Super Co mp (8.60 fnde x) final, defeating Henry Peters' 78 Kawa sa ki. Stev e Humphrey rod e his '84 Kawasak i to victory in the Pro Gas (9.20 Index) class when he ra n a 9.68 a t 118.37 as Sco tt Valentine d rew a red-light stag in g foul. Supe r E.T. was won by Russe ll Caste r's '83 Suzu ki, running a ] 0.90. 128.53 (10.60 dia l-in) to defe a t jerry Go rdon's 10 .32, 137 .21 (10 .00 dia l-i n ). Don Les li e [ r ., recor ded a w in in the Harl ey E.T. class, running a fina l round 11.57, 113.43 (11.30 d ial-i n) over john P it re ' s 10.36 , 124 .39 (10.60 d ia l). R ick He ndricks ran an 11.76, 92.67 (11.19 di a l-in) wit h hi s 70 Kawasa ki to d efea t LeRoy Hood 's 7 3 Kawasa ki a t 11.27, 116.50 (10.99 d ial-in). ~ Mon Wai fast at SIR RR Pete Steuri (near lane) b eat out Cla rk Sargis in the Bakersfield Sp ortsman Eliminator. Fike strikes at Kansas HM goo d for the nearl y fu ll hou se cro wd on ha nd . Par ker's efforts really paid off as the track wa s two seco nds fas ter than Monday nigh t with only a few we t spots and no d ust , A field of. ten machin es m ustered to the fiag fo r the ma in e ven t which Babcock's Harley, aga in led off the line. Gibson, Blythe, Frye and Keen jockeyed for the seco nd spo t out of tum two, chased by Burr, Mcgee, Laird and Zbrozek. In tum four Laird 's borrowed BSA lost its mag neto be lt an d agai n he p arked it. As Babcoc k cont inued to pull aw ay, Gibson dis tanced himself from Keen, Burr and Blythe. As this group made its wa y to the checkers un changed, agai n the field evaporated in the nigh t heat with first McGee 's Yamaha, th en the Tr iumph 's of Frye and Zbrozek rollin g to a stop. La ter in the pits, Ne il Keen whe n as ked to comm en t on his ride and mechan ica l woes of the last two nig h ts sa id simp ly, "Stoc kto n ha sn' t cha nged one bit in forty yea rs, d on ' t ever say the . word rod to" friend here". By Mike Zbrozek STOCKTON, KS, AUG.9-10 One hu nd red degree plus heat and high hu midity gree ted the VDTRA racers at this yea r's Rook Co u n ty Fa ir, ho m e o f the h is to ri c Stock to n Kansas half-m ile, Augu st 9th and 10th. Monday n ight 's act io n sa w si xteen riders p rese n t th eir p re 1975 Britis h, Japanese an d American mounts for p ractice on a fast but pe rilously d usty track. For over forty years motorcycles' gr eat ones hav e taken o n this fas t 1/2 mile o va l and tonight ve ter an Neil Keen wa s am ong them, ridin g his 1954 BSA Golds la r after a piston seizure stilled his Trium ph tw in. Nei l wo uld def initely no t be a lo ne w ith his mecha nica l mal adies as no less than eigh t of the sixteen en tri e would succum b s to the speed and hea t of the night's program . In the ma in even t twel ve rid e rs mad e the grid with jo hn Pike, Dall as Babcock a nd To m Laird out to a fast sta rt followed closely by Ma rk Gibso n , Rand y Feld hau s and Keen . By tur n three Laird slow ed with a broken p rimary chain leaving Babcock , Pike, Fe ldha us and Gibson d icing for the lead un til the end of the front stra ight wh er e Fe ld haus' Trium p h broke a rod . Gibson mad e a fine move to pa ss the leaders on la p four but h is BSA "just qui t on him" leaving Babcock, Pike, Mike Blyth e, Mike Frye, Bill Bur r, Keen, Steve McGee, Doug Stew art and Mike Zbrozek to con tend. From the halfway point to the end the dust on the track beca me su ch a problem the riders wer e becoming impossible to follow . In this confus ion two wh ite flag laps wer e sho wn while three more ride rs lost power includ ing the leader who slowed wit h a tom inner tube before he could finish . Undisturbed, Bill Bu rr mo ved his Yama ha to second be hind Nat iona l point lead er Pike, with Frye, Blythe, McGee and Keen filling the six-pack wh ich CI"OS..-c:;ed the line. De ter mined to ha ve the track "s w ee t" fo r Tu esda y n ig ht 's ra ci ng , refe ree Le e Pa r ker po ured most of Stockton's wa ter supply on the track th roughout the day th en pa cked her in Resul ts MO NDA Y o rEN r RO T W: 1. John Fike (BSAI; 2. Bill Burr (Ya m); 3. Mike Frye (Tri); 4. Midwcl Blyt he (Tn ); 5. Steve MeGer. Sr. (Ya m ). TU ESD AY orEN I'RO 1W : 1. D.lUds Bab coc k (H- D); 2. Mar k G ibso n (BSA); 3. !'Icil Keen (Tri ); 4. Bill Burr (ydm); 5. Michael Blylht" (Tri). Steuri takes Top Sportsman at Bakersfield By Bob Joh nson BAKERSFIELD, CA, AUG.14 Pete Ste u ri upset number one qu alifi er Clark Sa rgi s in th e fi nal ro u n d of the Na tio na l Motorcycle Racing Assn., Mid-Seaso n Cha llenge at Bakersf ield Raceway. Steu ri, rid ing a '9 2 Kawa saki, recorded a fi na l rou nd 7.97, 145.02 to d e fe a t Sargis' '91 Kawasaki a t B.06, 132.54. Sargis, racing for only the second tim e thi s sea son, wa s the quickest qual ifier with a 7.19, 192.20. In the se m ifina ls, Sargis ran a 7.13, 189.99 to stop Ken Shurtz wi th a 7.90, 177.09, while Ste uri received a bye ru n. . By Wayne Chan KENf, WA, AUG. 15 Damon Mon Wai and h is Dyn oWor ks Ya mah a FZR400 we re the class of the 450cc Prod uction field a t Sea ttle Int ernati onal Raceway, as Man Wai won the class going awa y. The fifth race on this p artl y cloudy Sunday a t SiR was fon d ly n ic kn am ed "The Kit ch en Sink" because of the th ree wave start and all the diffe rent classes that we re run in th is race. The fir st wa ve off was the 450cc Pro ductio n class, wi th Mo n Wa i a nd Rick Matthews, a lso on an FZR400, go ing side by side int o tum on e. Tom Rice, Kevin No rm et, Tom Ma rx, a nd local fas t girl Dani Saxman followed close behind. Then the starting grid roared to life wit h the star t of the second wa ve, the Open Singles class . Gerry Bead le o n h is u lt ra tr ic k RP M· spo n s o red Tigeraft Suz u ki and Michael Grant on a br igh t yellow Yama ha disp uted who had the ho le shot. The thi rd wav e s tar ted two classes, w ith Formu la 500 and the Suzu ki GSSOOE spec. class gr idded in fron t of Fo rm u la III clas s . Greg Froberg see me d to have the fastest GS500 thi s d ay, w ith Dave Zenger and Bill Kearney runn ing clo se on th e ir GS500s. The Fo rm u la III class sa w a ha nd ful of Kawasaki Ninja 250s, a n old Ho nda CB35O, and Bruce Bille on a hyb rid TZ250 fram ed RM250 two-str oke. In th e 450 Prod uc tion class, Ma tthews a nd Mon Wa i quickly ope ned a ga p on thi rd place No rme t. Mon Wai wou ld d raft by Matthe ws down -the fro nt strai g ht, only to be out braked goi ng into tu rn th ree a t the dow nh ill "Stai r Ste ps". The first three laps saw Matt hew s and Ma n Wai exc hange th e lead seve ral times, but on th e fou rt h lap, Mon Wai pa ssed Ma tthe ws aga in , a nd Ma tth ews d ecid ed to follow Mon Wai for a litt le whil e. Th at wa s a m ist ake, as Mon Wai took advant age of the clear track and s a id go odbye, n e ve r to be c ha lle nged by Ma tth ews a ga in. At the checkered flag it wa s Mon Wa i in front of Matthews by five seconds, and another nine seco nd s to Norm et. Marx and Mike Ort en rou nded out the top five. Open Singles saw Gr a nt and Beadle battle for the lea d for th ree lap s. G ra nt th e n fo u nd so me ex tra ad va n tage and left Beadle for the w in. Richar d H uffma n took third . The GSSOO class wa s crea ted by a. gro up o f local Suz uki Dealers with support from Metzeler tires and DynoWorks . The rules are "Do n' t mess with the bik e!" The box stock ru les ens ure d ose racing, and th is class provid ed some of the most d ram a tic ba r ban gin g on the track. Froberg and Zenge r bo th wa nted the lead exiting the sing le line " Bailey 's Bus Stop " chicane. This disagreement resulted in a big collision, with both riders pushi ng on each othe r, still tryi ng to ge t ou t a head . Neithe r rider fell, bu t a t the end it wa s Zenger over Froberg for the win. Bill Kearne y ca me in th i rd . Stua r t Hutch in s a nd Dwaine Tru rnmert finished fourth and fifth. Tod d Hahne and jeff Wa lker were ou t front in Fonnula il l, but the excitement was with long time Formula IIi regulars Bre t Par ker and jeff Savoie. Pa rker and Savoie held a race- lon g battle for thi rd p lace, freq ue ntly swap p ing places on their 250 Ninjas. On the las t lap, Savoie tried a last di tch pa ss at Bailey's Bus Stop, but Par ker still beat him to the line. Hah ne took first, followed by Wal ker. Par ker, Sav o ie a nd jones round ing out top five. Results 600 SUPER: 1. Sha w n Roberti (Hon); 2. AILm Schwen (Hon); 3. Lee Brown (Ho n); 4. Eric Disch (SU7.) 5. Matth ew Brow n (Hon ). ; orEN DINO: 1. R. Leverl. (Han ); 2. r ete Nielson (Suz); 3. C 1 Witlle (Suz); 4. J. lbold (BMW); 5. I. Wa tsc.m(BSA). BABY DIN O: 1. JolI be~ He ese (ya m ); 2. A. Scheen (Yam); 3. Bob Molirtin(Yam ). 750 r ROD : I. Mike Su lliva n (Suz); 2. Joe Pitt man (s uzl; 3. Shol n Robe rti (Suz ); 4. Todd Caso n (Suz) ; 5. Da mo n Man Waj w (Kaw). 750 55 : 1. Eric Disch (Suz ); 2. Lee Brown (li on ); 3. Scotl M~.es (Suz ); 4. G u y Webs ter (Suz) ; 5. Bren t LuivK>rt" (s uz l. F-U/1 .: 1. Joe Pittman (Due) : 2. Keith Pinkstaff (Kaw); 3. Mike Su llivan (Yam ); 4. Chri, Ca lla n (Suz ); 5. Ada m Faus.sett (yam). 600 rRO D: 1. Shawn Roberti (Ho n); 2. Alla n Schwen (Hon); 3. Simo n Bell (Hon); 4. Ma tthew Brown (l ion) ; 5. J. I'ad d (Hon) . 6SOBOTT 1. Ced ric Smith (Suz) ; 2. Sam Nelson (lion); 3. [){oil : Knysh (!(aw); 4. J. Botrtzcn (H(lfl ): 5. Mark Op linger (Hon ). 450 PROD : 1. Damon Mon Wai (Ya m); 2. Rick Matthews (ya m); 3. Kev in No rme t (Ya m l; 4. Tom M,arx (Y. m); 5. MikeOrien (Ydm ), O PEN SGL.:1. Mich.acl G ran t (Yam ); 2. Gerry Be,adle (Suz l; 3. Richard Huffma n (Yam) . F·500: 1. Da ve Zen ge r (Suz) : 2. G reg Frobe rg (Suz); 3. Bill K-o,une y (Suz ); 4. Stu a rt Hutch in s (Su z); 5. Dwaine Trum mert (Suz). Form u la III: 1. Tod d Ha hrw (Ka w); 2. Jeff Wal lu!r (!Ca w); 3. Brei r ar keT(Kawa llaki); 4. Je ff Sa voie (Kaw ); 5. Dan J~ (Hon ). 750 S/ BK: 1. J(l(O Pittm an (Duc ); 2. Chrill CaII. (Suz); 3. Eric m Disch (Suz); 4. Tod d Cason (5o z ); 5. Otris Tow nsend (Suz ). Form ula II: I. Mike Sullivo1 n (Yo1 m); 2. Ad. m Fa mM"tl (Yam); 3 . Edw.rd Sad var (Yam); 4. Simo n Bd l (Hon); 5. sreve Dahlstrom (Yam). o rE N rROD : 1. Sha wn Rober ti (Ho n); 2. Alla n Sch we n (Honl; 3. Damon Mon Wlii (Kaw ); 4. Cary Ricci (Suz ); 5. Neville Rl'd mood (!Ca w). Open BOTT: 1. [koli n Conti (Due); 2. Ced ric Smit h (Suz); 3. Robert Ccs tew (l Ion); 4. [kIt Ke ysh (Kaw) ; 5. J. Btortnl"r (f lon ). 450 S /BK: 1. Karl Sc he n k (Ya m) ; 2. Ric ha rd Sch ue rm. n (Yllm ); 3 . Mik e WU!lam ille r (Ya m); 4. Kev in Norme t (Ya m ); 5. Mich .wl Grant (Ya m ). NOV: l. D. Slevens (Ka w); 2. , . Roberts ; 3. Brent Su lliva n (y a m); 4. K. Aan n.1ry (Yam); S. T. Heller . Aden family rules Glen Helen Speedway By Eiai l,\e Jon es GI.EN HEl.EN. AUG. 18 If your last nam e was Aden you were a sure winner at Glen Helen Speed way Wed nesday nigh t. It was Jerem y Ad en aboa rd th e new Brian King /Gene Wood s / Rocket Rex Staten /Ma rk Cok er jawa that stru ck gold first in the Support main . It was a runaway for the you ng man from the high deser t even from the 30 yard line. josh May wa s actua lly into the tum first but smacked the wa ll b ig tim e com ing out of tum tw o a nd had to watch from the sidelines. With such a big lead bu ilt up the battl e was for seco nd , and joe Erhardt w as a b le to w iths ta nd a very hard charge by Pau l Colston for the seco nd spot. 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