Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eEVENTS e Eric Matson (21A) navigated across a deep stream in the Pine Mountain Enduro. Dave Schultz (far lane) beat John Myers in the final at the Keystone Nationals. Poovey dropped to fourth on the opening lap, allowing Darling, Pegram and McCoy past, and would eventually fade even further into the pack by the time the checkered flag fell. Once past Poovey, Darling set out after Davis, but the pace set by the leader was too much. Nevertheless, Darling ran strong and fended off the repeated charges of McCoy and Pegram. It wasn't until the last lap McCoy was able to sneak past Darling and into second. At the checkered flag, Davis enjoyed a comfortable lead over a tight-knit group consisting of McCoy, Darling and Pegram. "The bike was working really good," said Davis. "I just tried to ride steady and pull away." . "This was my first race on asphalt," said McCoy. "I loved it! I'll definitely be back." "Well, I had two good rides toda y," said Darling. "I felt comfortable and I needed the money!" CN Results 26 600 MAIN: I. Lany Pegram (H-D); 2. Will Dav is (CA); 3. Robert Lewis (H ·D); 4. Mike Ha cker (Rtx); 5. James Hart (Rtx ); 6. Terry Poovey (H·O); 7. Ch ance Darling (H ·D); 8. Craig Es te lle (H· D) ; 9. Donnie Krus inski (Rh:) ; 10. Mike Dillon (Rtx); 11. Brent Annbruster (Rtx) . 750 MAIN: 1. Will Davi s (H-D) : 2. Will ie McCoy (HoD); 3. Chana: Darling (HoD); 4. Larry Pegram (HoD); 5. Geoff Clark (HoD) ; 6. Craig Estelle (H oD); 7. Ian Segedy (H·D); 8. Terry Poovey (Han); 9. Michael Varnes (H·D); 10. Chris Schmulbach (H-D) . HARLEY·DAVIDS ON 88 3 MAIN: 1. Scott Zampach; 2. Geoff Clark; 3. Donnie Krusinski; 4. Robert Crabbe; S. Robert Lewis; 6. Jam .. Hart; 7. Scott Stomp; 8. Brent Armbruster; 9. Shawn McNary; 10. Michael Varnes; 11. Bryan Graybeal; 12. Brian Tillson. MARS FINAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Will Davis (83); 2. Terry Poovey (65); 3. Brian Tillson (49); 4. Robert Lewis (35); 5. Jam .. Hart (32); 6. Larry Pegram (31); 7. Rusty Rogers (28); 8. Steve Burkholder (27); 9. (TIE) Sieve Beattie/Erik Graybeal (23). 883 FINAL POINT STANDINGS: 1. Mik e Hale (40); 2. Donnie Krusinski (35); 3. Jam es Hart (31); 4. Scott Zampa ch (29); 5 . C h u ck Blackmon (24); 6. Robert Crabbe (21); 7. (TIE) Bryan Vmena /Geoff Clark (16); 9. Michael Scott (12); 10. Larry Locklear (11). D RAGRACE NHRA Winston D R rag acing eries: . S Round 9 Schultz smokes'em at Keystone N at'l By Todd Veney READING, PA,SEPT.17·19 ave Schultz edged ou t John Myers in the NHRA Keystone Nationals Pro Stock Final, held at Maple Grove Raceway, but the real story was an incredible 7.59-second run at a speed of 181.85 mph that he turned in earlier in the day. A Pro Stock class run under 7.60 seconds has always been a remote possibility, but a 180 mph-speed was never even considered. "I never even dreamed of it," said Schultz. "My bike has run so good lately that I thought it might have a 7.62 in it, but a 7.59 at181 mph? Never!" With jus t two rounds left in the 11round series, Schultz holds a commanding 840-point lead over Myers, 85627722. Schultz has 16-consecutive round wins, and a 26-3 win/loss reco rd in 1993. The former 1987, '88 a nd '91 ch amp looks well on his way to his fourth title. "It's been a long time since I had this much continuity, but it's the first time D I've ever had an engine program strictly for myself," said Schultz, referring to his tuner Greg Cope. "About the only problem I had today was gelling the bike stopped from 181 mph." •, The shutout area at Maple Grove Raceway slopes slightly downhill and is surrounded on all sides by trees . There's room for just one turnout round, situated a t the very end of the track, and a sand trap for those who can't slow down in time. "I lost a brake pad and had to come down on the motor to get it stopped," -Sch ultz said. "Greg hates when that happens." In the wake of Schultz's landmark 7.59, a series of practically identical runs saw him through the ensuing rounds: 7.63, 7.64 and 7.66 against Kerry Larkin, Russ Nyberg, and in the final, against Myers. All of the times were quicker than the 7.674 time that he was required by NHRA rules to run to back up the 7.598 as a new Nati onal E.T. re cord. Schultz's last run would have been even faster had he not seen Myers ' foul and realized that he had the race won at the start. "Seeing red breaks your concentration," Schultz said. "I just kind of buzzed through there, going through the motions and I didn't even bother tucking in right." " Dave only had a .501 light, so if mine didn't come up red I would have won the race," claimed Myers. "He tried to give it to me and I wouldn't take it." Provided, had Schultz still run his 7.66 and Myers had a perfect .400 light, Myers would have needed just a 7.76 to beat Schultz. Myers went 7.74. "What can I say? It's not like I guessed this time either," said Myers. "People might think, 'Yeah, right,' when they hear that I saw yellow, but I did. I wasn't trying to beat a 7.59 anyway. I was just trying to beat another 7.64." Schultz's 179.39 set a new National record, as his incred ible 181.85 run was not eligible for the record because it was never backed up with the required one percent. The 179.35 was eligible beca use it was faster than the 178.35-mph record, and it did have the 181.85 run as a backup. CN Results NHRA WINSTON PRO ST O CK SE RIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. David Schultz (8562); 2. John Myers (7722); 3. John Smith (5844) ; 4. Ron Ayers (4662); 5. Byron Hin es (4240); 6. Paul Gast (4146); 7. Russ Nyberg (4052); 8. Michael Phillips (4048); 9. Lance Boyer (4006); 10. Keny Larkin (3638). AMA Districl 37 B oftheWestS est eries Matson masters Pine Mountain Enduro By Larry Langley HESPERIA, CA, SEI'f. 19 ric Ma tson was the only rider to post a five-point score at the Pine Mounta in Enduro, which was the first competition event in eight years to be held in southern California's San Bernardino National Forest. The promoting Checkpoint M.e. put in endless man hours laying ou t the 100mile course. Unfortunately, the course was sabotaged by local res idents a few miles off the start, and several riders on early minutes lost th e trail. The first check was thrown ou t, and there was talk of adjusting scores of riders who had lost time at other checks after getting lost. In addition, the finish check was off, and was switched to an obser. vation check. The en d uro sta rted a t the privately E owned Bowens Ranch, which is adjacent · to BLIYI land and is just four miles from the San Bernardino National Forest. Conditions were dusty for the approximately 300 riders on hand, b ut they were treated to a variety of unfamiliar terrain, including tree-lined trails and deep water crossings. Starter Dana Bell warned all riders that the first four miles of course had to be traversed at a sedate 18 mph, due to BLM restrictions. Several riders failed to heed her warnjng, and were subsequently disqualified. The trail led to the forest, where riders found themselves on a goat trail leading to a rocky crossing at Deep Creek. The creek is impassable during wet times of thl! year, but despite a huge bottleneck, it was negotiable on the day of the event. The club scheduled a reset after the crossin g, giving riders plenty of time to negotiate the water. Many of the entrants were desert racers, and were completely unprepared for the water despite the fact that the riders' instructions had warned them. They ended up beside the trail pumping water out of their drowned machines. . After Deep Creek, riders got a tour of the forest, including trails and roads normally closed to off-highway veh icles. The course included a loop high above Lake Silverwood, providing a spectacular view of the lake and the surrounding area. After stopping twice for gas, riders again -found themselves crossing Deep Creek, this lime at the T-6 crossing, a popular spot for four wheel drives. While the sandy bottom made for somewhat easier balance, the water was seat deep. Riders who took the wrong line ' found themselves playing submarine, and several opted to take the safe way and push across . USFS rangers from the Arrowhead Ranger District were on ' hand observing, and were at times impressed and amused at the wide variety of styles, both succesful and otherwise. Again, riders we re given a reset following the crossing, giving them time to dry out themselves and their bikes; only a few bikes refused to come to life. One of the hazards that riders were .faced with was traffic, as roadsand trails were still open to the p ublic. In addition, the enduro ran both d irections on some of the road s, though the roads were mostly us ed as transit sections, with slow speed averages. The special tests were laid out on more rugged terrain. Team Green's Pau l Kra use was en tered on a big Kawasaki KLX650 thumper, and though a burned check kept him out of con tention for the overall, he still had a good time. "It was great to see a club put out the effort to get us a new riding area," said Krause. "The water crossings were a little deeper than I anticipated. I took the safe way and jumped off an d p ushed across. I didn't want to end up like all those guys on the ot her side who had the ir bikes u p s id e down, pumping water out ! "I got screwed up on a course split and went the wrong way and then got lo w on gas," said Team Dual Dog's Damon Powell, who s till managed to win the Dual Sport class. "I had to ride into a campground and bum some gas, and sure eno ugh, there was a check right there to catch me when I got back on the course -19 minutes late!" Normally a dual sport rider, Randy Liebig was entered on a KTM. "I had a ball! I loved the water crossings. I missed a tum somewhere and ended up back on the course, not knowing I ha d gotten lost. I hit the next check 20 minutes early !" CN Uno ffi cial res ults O/A: I . Eric Matson (Han); 2. Rick Daniel (Yam); 3.

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