Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

GDIRT TRACK Series: Round 19 e Hocking (Rtx); 6. Lonn y Kop p (Rtx); 7. Ron nie Brown (Yam ); 8. Tr oy Rose (Yam) ; 9. Russ Yama moto (W-R); 10. Mike Ha le (Rtx); 11. Gary Strode (Rtx); 12. Sha ne Ube rty (Rtx). Time': (No time due to restart.) HEAT 3: 1. Dan Sta nley (Rtx); 2. Andy Tresser (WR); 3 . Da n McDo nne ll (Rtx); 4. Sco tt Parke r (H-O); 5. Kris Kiser (Rtx); 6. John wincew icz (Rtx); 7. John Hlebo lJt (H an) ; 8. Shane Butcha rt (Rtx); 9. Mike Sulliva n (Rtx); 10. Ricky Henson (Ho n); 11. Jeff Russell (W-R); 12. StE.'V e Hyson (Rtx). Time': 3:39.18. H EAT 4: I. Chris Ca rr (H- O); 2. Aaron H ill (Rtx); 3. Ron nie Jo nes (Rtx); 4. Jay Sp ri ng s tee n (I-I-D); 5. Eric Bostrom (Rtx); 6. Bre tt Landes (Rtx); 7. Rodney Farris (Rtx) ; 8. Don w ilson (Rtx); 9. Del Schnitzer (Rtx); 10. Sco tt Mcl'herson (Rtx); 11. Ryan Anders on (Han); 12. Pa ul lw anage (Hen). Tim e: 3:35.87. S EM I 1: 1. McDow ell; 2. Jones ; 3. Strode; 4. Parker; 5. Hlebo ; 6. Lan des; 7. Henson: 8. lwa n age: 9. Schnitzer; 10. Aguilar; 11. Hocki ng; 12. Rose; 13. Ha rsha. Tim e: 2:56.19. S EMI 2: l . S imo nse n; 2. Br o wn ; 3 . W ait ; 4 . Springstee n; 5. Fa rris ; 6. Kise r; 7. Graha m; 8. H a le; 9. Drow n; 10. Butcha rt; 11. Tru lso n; 12. McPh er son; 13. Ru ssell . TIm e: 2:57.88 . SEMI 3: 1. A n nen ; 2. Roose; 3. Wilson ; 4. w tncewtcz. 5. McDonne ll; 6. Yamamoto; 7. Kopp; 8. Dam ron; 9. Bostro m; 10. Hyso n; 11. Tay lo r; 12. Sullivan; 13. Libe rty. Time: 2:57.48 . 25-LAP NATIONA l.: 1. Chris Ca rr (H-D); 2. Aaron Hill (Rtx); 3. Dan Stanley (Rtx); 4. Rex Fisher (Rtx); 5. Joe Kopp (W- R); 6. Ben Bostrom (W -R ); 7. Ronn ie Jon es (Rtx); 8. Jef f Annen (W- R); 9. Bryan McDow e ll (W-R); 10. And y Tresse r (W-R); 11. Rand y Roose (Rtx); 12. Ma tt Wa it (Rtx); 13. J.r. Simo nse n (Ho n); 14. Ronn ie Brown (Yam); 15. J.n Eklund (Rtx); 16. Don Wilson (Rtx); 17. Gary Strode (Rtx). Time: 8:55.97. . AMA GRAND NATIONAL C'SHIP SERI ES POINT STAND IN G S (Afle'r 19 of 21 rounds): 1. Ricky G raham (304/l t wi nsj ": 2. Chris Carr (264 /4 ); 3. Sco tt Par ker (202/ 1); 4. S teve More he ad (134); 5. Kevi n At herto n (126/1); 6. Rodne y Farri s (124); 7. Will Davis (117/1); 8. M ik e Ha le (115); 9 . Ro nnie Jon es (1 14); 10. Ja y Springsteen (76); 11. Aaron Hill (58); 12. Terry Poovey (49); 13. Dav ey 0.,. 11. (41); 14. Steve Beattie (40); 15. Jason Fletc he r (39); 16. Geo rge Roed er II (38); 17. Don Estep (37); 18. Rusty Rogers (32); 19. Dan Ingr am (29/1); 20. Billy Hernd on (24). "Clin ch ed title. (Left to right) Dan Stanley, Chris Carr and Aaron Hill were all smiles after the race. Carr's win was p opular with the capacity crowd that filled the stands. 6 the test, " Hill said . "I stayed w ith Chris for a couple laps before he s tar ted to really pull awa y. I w as go ing good in turns three and four, bu t h e wa s smokin' through one and two . When he started to get aw ay I looked back and saw that I had a pretty good lead over third ." Beh ind H ill came the re st o f th e front-row starters: Fisher, Stan ley, Kopp and Bostrom. Fish er ran s tro ng and loo ked se t to fend off th e repeated a d va n ces of Stanl ey and Kopp, but d isaster struck on lap six. "I s tepp ed on the rear brak e a nd it jus t lock ed up," said Fis he r. "I had to start kickin g the master cylinde r before it wo uld let go, and from then on out I didn't have a rea r brake. After tha t I had to jus t u se th e fro n t bra ke a nd po le pu tt." Never th eless, Fis he r ro de smoo th and managed to guard his lines for just over half of the race. On lap 16, Stanley fin ally fo und an openi ng and zip p ed past Fishe r for second. "I go t a cruddy s tart," said Stanley. "I thought I had third off the line but Rex got unde r me. I wis h I had gotten away ahead of him, beca use he was rea lly hard to pass after that." On ce pa st Fishe r, Stan ley picked up the pa ce and began to close the gap on Hill, but tim e wou ld run ou t for th e rookie. At the b la ck an d white, Carr enjoyed a fiv e-second le ad ov er H ill, wh o in turn led Stanley by a com fortable 20-bike leng th margin. "My who le deal wa s to get the s tart," sa id Ca rr, who came one race closer to tyin g Steve Eklund for first on the alltime TT w in lis t. "This is my eigh th Gra nd Nati onal TT win and now I'm tied for second with Dick Mann. Eklund ha s nine w ins, a nd to e ve n tie hi m would be a grea t honor, not only for me, but for his mem ory as well. I kinda w ish this race was three weeks ago, th en I could have kept my title hopes alive a little longer." After bein g passe d by Stan ley, Fisher gritted his teeth and upped the pace a b it, an effort that rew arded him with a career -hi gh Nation al fini sh of fou rth . Try as he might, Kopp wa s unable to find a way past Fisher, but in finishing fifth a lso enjoyed his best -ever fin ish., Bostrom finished a d ist ant six th with Jones hot on his rear tire. "I started the main with a new rear tire," said Bostrom . "Th at was a mistake - it d idn't sta rt working u n til pa st the halfway point. Once it d id, I was able to pick up the pace." Bostrom 's sixth-place finish equa lled h is career-best, as he also fin ished sixth at th e Pe oria TT ea rlie r in th e yea r. Annen and McDowell round ed out the top 10, only a few bike lengths behind Jones. CN Results TIM E TRIALS: 1. Ben Bost rom (21.404) ; 2. Joe Kopp (21.449); 3. Da n Stan ley (2 1.459); 4. C hris Ca rr (21.482); 5. Aaron Hill (21.518); 6. Scott Pa rke r (21.575); 7. Gary Strod e (21.613); 8. Matt Wait (2 1.633); 9. Rex F;.he r (2 1.645) ; 10. Jeff Ekl u nd (2 1.720) ; 11. And y Tresser (21.753); 12. Jay Springs teen (21.756); 13. Brett Landes (21.787); 14. Dan McDonnell (21.792); 15. Rand y Roose (21.802); 16. Ricky Gra ham (21.814); 17., Brya n McDo w ell (21.814 ); 18. J.P. Simonsen (21.855); 19. Sha ne Butchart (21.877) ; 20. Ron nie Jones (21.881); 21. Eri c Bost rom (2 1.902 ): 22. Kris Kiser (21.903); 23. Ro nn ie Brow n (21.955); 24. Lars Trul son (21.% 1); 25. Jeff Anne n (21.966); 26. Rick H oc king (21.973); 27. Joh n H I.bo III (21.998); 28. Pau l lwen aga (22.014); 29. Del Schn itz e r (22.01 4) ; 30 . Jo h n W in cew ic z (22 .057); 31. Ru ss Ya ma m o to (22.062 ); 32. Robert Da mro n (22.094); 33. Cha rlie Brown (22.105); 34. Lonny Kopp (22.109); 35. Jeff Russe ll (22.150); 36. Don Wil so n (22.t 66); 37. Rodney Farri s (22.228); 38. Mike Sul livan (22.233); 39. Mike Hale (22.234); 40. jaime Aguil ar (22.234). H EAT 1: 1. Rex FISher (W-R); 2. Ben Bostro m (Rtx); 3. Ma tt Wai t (Rtx); 4. Bryan McDow ell (W-R); 5. Je ff Annen (W-R); 6. Lars Tru lso n (Yam); 7. Je ff Ha rsha (Rtx); 8. Robert Damron (WoR); 9. Cha rlie Bro wn (W-R); 10. ja ime Agu ilar (W-R); 11. Ted Taylor (W-R); 12. Ricky Graha m (Rtx). Time: 3 m in ut e , 37.08 seconds. s HEAT 2: I. Joe Ko pp (W-R); 2. Jeff Eklund (Rtx); 3. Rand y Roose (R tle); 4. J.P. Simonse n (Han); 5. Rick

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