Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

and he d ecid ed to call it a d ay rather than do anything expensive to the rare m o tor. Busby went on to w in bo th motes, followed by the Rickman BSA of David Dewh urst in second . When the old guys on old bikes took to the track for +50 Expert, John Geer on his '65 BSA441 and Bultaco pilot Danny Davies went back and forth , with Geer ma naging to hold onto the lead wh ere it coun ted . After finis hi ng fourth in the firs t rnoto, Jim McClin ton passed Geer ea rly on a nd go t his '74 CCM rolling. Again, Geer topped Davies. The ove rall went to Geer by virtue of his 1-2 finishes ove r Davies' 2-3 and McClinton 's 4-1. As usual, the Sportsm a n 125 Exper t riders provided an abundance of action. Brock Suter and his Can -Am got the first moto holesh ot and never relinquished the lead . Beh ind him, though, a group of four rid er s tu ssled ov er second, w hich Randy Kirschbaum finally laid claim to. In the second moto, Kirschbaum held the lead throughou t the race, followed cl o sely by d ef end ing AHRMA class ch amp Greg Bast ek , on a Honda, and his rival, Bultaco-rnounted Tim Wea ver. Bas tek was no t a factor after falling and breaking his clu tch lever at the start of the ope ning moto. It took so me se rious calc ula ting for sco r e keepers to wo r k th is o ne o u t: Kirschb a um won the overall with 2-1 finishes, followed by Suter (1-4), Weaver (6-3) and Bastek (9-2). Road race Like past Steambo at road races, this one was a mix of su n and ra in, warm and cold. And like last year, the muchan ticipa ted ma tchup between the vi ntage mas ter rid ing injured and the relative newcomer ended when the you nger rider lost the front end of h is bike in the very same come r. Th at was the 500cc Premier race, pitting Tea m Obs ol et e' s Da ve Rop er aga inst Barber Dairy Product's Stephen Mathews. Both were on Matchless GSOs, thou gh the Barber machin e wa s a British-built replica of the famed 500cc single whi ch s uffe re d from teeth ing problems all season long. Roper, however, was working under his own handicap. After cras hing the Team Obsolete Benelli 350 four at the Isle of Man a few weeks ear lier, the affable New Yorker was st ill hobbling around on a cane. Last year at Steamboat, Roper was hurting after fall in g hard in practice but rode anyway, declaring there is no therapy like racing a motorcycle. When the flag dropped for the 500 Premier, the rain had end ed and the cou rse was mostly dry. Roper arrived first in turn on e, with Mathews close behind. As the pa ir emerged from the op posi te side of Mt. Werner to complete the first lap a t a hot p ace, it wa s Ma thew s lea di ng. But it ended all too quickly. The front end of Mathews' Matchless tu cked under as he turned into the slow first comer , send ing the bike sliding into the hay bales. Mathews was up quickl y to move the bike out of harm's way, his race over. Same as last year. Roper went on to open a command.ing lead that belied hi s injuries. Jonathan Terry put in a spirited ride to second on his beautiful '66 Honda 450, while Michael Green came back from a ba d start to finish third on his West Coast British Racing Ducati. Rick Doughty and his '72 Yamaha 250 had a close Formula 250 race with Bley on his Maico 175. Despite an all-out effort by Bley on the last lap, Doughty held on for the win. And in his final race on the multi-purpose Gold Star, Doughty almost managed to hold off BMW-mounted Ralph Auer for the Sportsman 500 win. In all , Doughty'S Gold ie logged second -pl ace finishes in road racing, tria ls and d irt track and a win in MX. L' Resu lts R.AT TR ACK D INO VINT: 1. Arthu r Ca r te r (AJS); 2. A lbert Ness hoe fer (Tn ); 3. Cra ig Breckon (Mal). C LSe VINT 1)-250: I . Bill And erson (H-D); 2. Jack Surber (Oss); 3. H oward Rahl z (Hon); 4. Rob Stickl er (Mat ); 5. Davi d Dean (Hon ). CL SC VINT 500 O Hv n so SV: I. Arthu r Cart... (AJS); 2. Rick Doughty (BSA); 3. Lee Pa rk er (T n); 4. C raig Breckon (BSA). MORN VlNT 1)- 50: I. Tim Wolf (Yam); 2. Brock 2 Suter (C-A); 3. Donnie Wa rf (Oss); 4. Frank Hardman (Ya m); 5. John McClelland Jr. (Yam). MOR N VI NT 251 ·600: 1. Cary Da vis (Han) ; 2. Dav id Boyds tu n (Bul); 3. Jonathan Terry (Ho n); 4. Crai g Bn:ckon (Ils A); 5. Gary Brennan (Tn ). MDRN VINT 601+: 1. Mickey Alzola (Tn); 2. No nn Lehfeld t (BSA); 3. Gary Davis (BSA); 4. Ma tt Geo rge (Tn) ; 5. Donn ie Wart (BSA). KNOBBY ~250: 1. Dave Par kinson ; 2. Russ Brenan (Han) ; 3. Brock Suter (C-A); 4. Fran k Hardman (Suz); S. Mar k Erickson (Hon). K NOBB Y 251+: 1. Fran k Stroman (Mail ; 2. Fra nk Hard ma n (Suz); 3. Rod Sch rage (Tri); 4. Dave Parkinson.; 5. Erich Essw ein (H us ). IT DINO VINT: 1. Albe rt Nes oefer (Tri). sh e LSC VINT ~2S0: 1. Davi d Dean (Hon). VINT 500 onvrrse SV: 1. Arth ur Carte r (AJS); 2. Wayne Ran tz (Hon ). MDRN VINT 0-250 : I. Bro ck Sut er (C -A); 2 . Howard Ran tz (Suz); 3. Gary Dav is (Bul); 4. Tim Wolf (Bul); 5. Frank Ha rd man (Ya m). M DR N V INT 251-600 : I. Gary Da vi s (Hon); 2. David Boyd stun (Bul); 3. Jonathan Terry (Hon); 4. Frank lIa rd man (Ya m); 5. Jack Su rber (Hus). MORN VlNT 601+: I . Gary Davis (Tn); 2. Mickey Alzola (Tn) ; 3. John McClella nd Jr. (Yam); 4. Lee Pa rke r (Tn); 5. Jack Ausm us (BSA). KNOBBY ~2S0: 1. Mark Erickso n (Han); 2. Step hen Nece (Oss); 3. Mon ty Allison (H us); 4. Edw a rd Seeber (H lJ!); 5. Dave Parlcinson. KN O BBY 251+: I . Daryl Ha mb leton (Tn); 2. Gary Davis (Hon); 3. fra nk Stroman (Ma i); 4. Erich Esewein (Hus); S. Dave Parkinson. c i sc TRIALS RG D INT: 1. Dalr 5chmutzlrr (Nor). PR EM HWT EXP: 1. o....k Belvoir (BSA); 2. Randy Lu sk (Tn); 3. Barry Higg ins (BSA); 4. Andrew Tamik (RE);5. Ken Man:ca k (AjS). PREM HWT INT: I. Robert Canner (Ma t); 2. Rkk Doughty (BSA); 3. Derrell Iohnson [Tri - G re); 4. Fred Mor k (RE); 5. James Jenny (BS~). PREM LWT EXP: I. Mike Aticins (BSA); 2. Robert Gi n d e r (G re ); 3 . Do n Schmutzler (BSA); 4. Ge rry Marshall (F-B). PREM LWT INT: I . T""Y Sterre tt (Tn); 2. Sonny Ande rso n (G rf" ); 3. Rob Stickl er (Tri) ; 4. Jim Sp rafk e (Gre); 5. Nelson Burrell [Tn) . PR EM LWT NOV: I. Do u g Sh e ph e rd (Gre); 2. Chris Mak ynan (BSA); 3. Gay le !hen Ma the ws (Mat); 2. And rew Ta mi l< (BSA); 3. Rus ty Lowry (H-D); 4. Bobby Win _ (BSA);5. Stewart Ragen (Nor ). 200 GP: I . Svm Bley (Mai); 2. Chris l.tCruze (Bul); 3. Micha el G reen (Due); 4. Byron Blen d (Ho n); S. Ken Ughthouse (BSA). 250 GP: I . Michael Green (Due); 2. Sven Bley (Mai); 3. Chris LaCruze (Bul); 4. Byr on Blend (Han); S. J. IUcha nison (Due). 3SO GP: I . Michael G reen (Due); 2. Chris Go rdon (Hon); J. Edword t..Cruze (Due); 4. Steve Arnett (Due); S. Harold Parks (Due). 500 PREM: I . David Roper (Mat); 2. Jonathan T""Y (Hon) ; 3. Micha el G reen (Due); 4. Ralph Auer (BMW); 5. Bill An derson (H-D) . SPTMN 350: I. John Wh itl ock (Due) ; 2. Gre g Tagaris (Du e); 3. Russell Foard (Hon ); 4. Tom Grimmel (Hon); 5. David Chrone(Duc). SPTMN SOO: I. Ralph Au e r (BM W); 2. Rick Dough ty (BSA); 3. Tim Stan cill (lIon); 4. Tom Antor (BSA); 5. Tom Grimm el (Hon ). SPTMN 7SO: I . Randy Bradesku (BMW); 2. Kei th Ma rtin (T n ); 3. Rood Ligh th o use (Tn); 4. Tom Antor (BSA); 5. James Comstock (Nor). F-250: I . Rick Doughty (Yam); 2. Sven Bier (Mai); 3. John Lou ck (Rok); 4. John Haberbosch (Mon); 5. Bnan Dawson (Suz). F-SOO: I . John Louck (Rok); 2. Rich Levert (Hon); 3. John Christner (Yam ); 4. Rich Baulch (!ert Nickel (Yam). r · 7S0: 1. Pel e r Wat~on (BM W) ; 2. Ku r t Mund (BMW) ; 3. G re g Frazier (BMW); 4. Bob Good pas ter (Nor); 5. Ca lvin Lewis (Nor). F·VINT: 1. Ran dy Brad es ku (BM W) ; 2. Pe ter Watson (BMW); 3. Jonathan T""Y (Hon); 4. R;ch Levert (Hon); 5. Keith Martin (Tn ). 15

• Cover