Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

SEVENTS closed the ga p lap after lap , un til he came within stri king distance on the final circuit. Not one to give up , Decker kept the pr es. ure , on Hensley righ t up to th e fi nish a n d w as rewa rded when he pa ssed him two feet (rom the checkered flag to nip Hensle y for the runner-up spot behi nd McGrath. Results ~ 50 1ST TIME : t . Michael laPAglia u tj); 2. Devin FAir bam (Yam ); 3. Q\ad Wrlrtts (Yam ); 4. Jimmy WilJiamI (Yam) . SO BEC ; 1. Jason little (YAm ); 2. O.all u Peick (Y.a.m ); 3. Ch ristopher Renshaw (Yam) ; 4. Jeff Bissinete- (Yam) . 50 S /STK NO V: 1. Jeff Bell (Yam ); 2. MiIr.r A&e.i (Yam ); 3. Ma r" A tUns (Ya m ); 4. OAv ii S~igh t (y Am); 5. Aron Tomato (YA m). SOS/ ST'K EX; 1. Owl Munn (Yam); 2. Ridy O live:r (Yam ). 50 MOD NOV : 1. Justin Wilio-I (Yam); 2. Mart. Atkins (Yam); 3. Da llu Prick (Yam ); 4. K.G. Fai.rbam(Yam). 50 MOD EX: 1. OlArhe Jenkins (Y.a.m); 2. Chad Munn (Yam ); 3 . M att h ew C lark ( Ya m); 4. Riclt y Oli ver (Ya m) ; S. Brya n Mat~(Ya m). Jeremy McGrath (2) battled Craig Decker (141) for the Pro win at Perris MX. 32 Vintage 600cc lead and took off. Behind him, BSA B50-mounted Craig Breckon moved Weinert back to third and started off after Blackstock. But Blackstock slowed suddenly, his engine pinging, and Breckon inherited the lead. The Modem Vintage Open class was divided into two groups. In the first, it was BSA-mounted Wad who got the best of the field. The second race was a showcase for Arnie Mahnke and his fast '68 Norton, with Aldana second. In the 'pre-'68 Classic Vintage 500cc OHV /750cc Sidevalve heat, Keen got past Moroney on a Team Obsolete Matchless G50 and opened a fairly comfortable lead. Moroney made a run at the BSA rider late in the race but came up short. The Dinosaur Vintage final looked a lot like the heat race as Breckon built himself a sizeable lead over Jovanovic and Moro ney. By contrast, Modem 250cc class had an edge-of- the-seat race. Warf a nd Alda na were both off quickly, followed by Ossa-moun ted Rick Soles a nd Blackstock, on a Yamaha. While Warf ran low, Aldana used the high line in his attempt to overtake the leader. Warf got a little sideways in the last tum , allowing Alda na to get a better drive in the run to the checkered flag. They made the cool-down lap, unsure which had won, but when they arrived back at the start-finish line, it was Aldana who was handed the flag for a victory lap . Breckon rocketed into the lead of the Modem 600cc final on his BSA thumper, g iving it up on lap three to the hardcharging Blackstock. Blackstock's lead, howev er, was s ho r t-li ved . A nasty tank slapper on the back stretch did little to help his just-healed shoulder, and he dropped out Though he opened a nice margin on the pack , Breckon didn't get much of a chance to savor his position either. Weinert caught the Michigan rider and took over the lead on the white-flag lap . Having twice the engine displacement of Weinert's Honda wasn't enough, and Breckon had to settle for second. It didn't take Mahnke long to get his No rton ou t front in the Modern Open final, b ut in tight formation were Moroney on the ex-Dick Mann Matchless, BSA-mounted Warf and Aldana on a '70 Triumph twin. Moroney dropped back to fourth at the halfway point, and things began to get interesting . As Aldana made his move to the outside to pass in the rough, slick first tum, Warf made the job easier by crashing ou t of contention. Aldana then set his sights on Mahnke, pulling within striking distance on the final lap. Had Mahnke started his victory wheelie a little sooner, Aldana might have picked up his second win . Moroney rode three different classes on the Matchless and finally got his win in Classic 500/750cc. BSA-powered Keen stayed close throughout the race, but Moroney stayed in command. The Classic 250cc win went easily to Todd McDonald on his '62 Parilla. 0 Resu lts DI NO VINT: 1. Craig Brec kon (M a t); 2. = = L~o Jovanovic (H-D); 3. Pal Moroney (lnd). V1NT 2SO: 1. Todd McDonald (par); 2. Bry an McGui... (Bul); 3. TomLeach (Soz). VlNf 500/750: I. Pat Moroney (Mal); 2. Neil Keen (lISA); 3. Craig Breckon (BSA). MORN VINT 250: 1. David Aldana (Bu l); 2. Donnie War! (Oss ); 3. Rick Soles (Oss); 4. David Decker (Oss); 5. John Blackstock (Yam). MDRN VINT 600: I. Jimmy Weinert (Han); 2. Craig Breckon (BSA); 3. Pat Moroney (Mat ); 4: Rod Anderson (BSA); 5. GaryBrennan (Tri). MORN VINT 600 ...: 1. Arnie Mahnke (N or); 2. David Aldana (Tn); 3. Pat Moroney (Mat) ; 4. Rick Soles (Yam); 5. TerrySpeed(Yam). McGrath motors at Perris MX By Tony Alessi PERRIS,CA.ocr.2 • So what does a Camel Supercross Champion d o in the off season? Race of cou rse! And race is exactly what jeremy McGrath di d , to a dou bJe- mo to win in the co mbine d Pr o cla ss a t GFl's Super Saturday Motocross at Per ri s Racew ay. " It's fun to come out 10 my home track an d do some fun racing,-- said McGrath . --Even my mech anic Skip No rfolk raC!"! in the Vet class." Local racer Ray Hen s ley p u lled his usu al ho les ho t a t th e s ta r t o f the first moto w hile McGrath, Crai g Decker and Sean Pagel fun nelled in behind . Hensl ey didn' t stand a cha nce agai ns t McGrath. who simply motored by d own the front straight. firing a plethora of rocks and di rt into the face of Hensley. Decker almos t immed iate ly began to pressu re He nsle y for seco nd . Decker see med full y reco ver ed fro m a br ok en leg. and mad e h is move on Hensley during the third lap of a 10lap mot o. Decker was riding his new Ho nda with rema rkable preci sion, and actu ally caug h t up to the rear fender of McGrath . Decker and McGr ath raced closely fo r th e next five laps, bu t Decker faded off the pace duro ing the last few laps and ultim ately se ttled for second. Steve Andrich worked hard all mo to long after starting last and was rewarded with a t hird-p lac e finis h in fro nt o f Linko g le and Hensl ey. Hens ley pu lled a repeat holeshot in the secon d moto b u t by the third turn McGrath had taken co n trol. McGrat h pinned it during th e opening lap s and pulled out a n imp ressive lead , w hile Decker seemed to be struggling in fourth. Eventually Decker go t back on pace, b ut collided with Andrich down a fast straightaway. Both riders crashed hard, but Decker regro uped more quickly and rejoined the race in third . Hens le y held down seco nd, but De ck er 60 BEG; 1. Da vid Sullins (](aw); 2. Matthew Clark (K.w); 3. Jus tin laVoie (Kaw ); 4. R&d Nwma (Kaw); 5. Kane Thompson (Kaw). 60 NOV: 1. Chris Roge1'1ii (Jegan a few laps la te r. Deegan th en held onto first w it h Step henso n, Ped erso n. Morri s and Hunter followin g. Results 125 EX: 1. Bri&nDeegan (lUIw) ; 2. Denny StephenllOft (Suz:); 3. Chad Pederson (YA ; 4. Mark Morril. (Yam ): 5. OU tS Hunt~ m) (Suz ). 250 EX:1. Denny Stephenson CSuz); 2. O\ad Pfdenon (Y.am ); 3.. Brian Deegan (~ w); 4. Mull. MorriI. (Yam ); S. Chris Hunter (Suz). 125 B: 1. Ch.ld Spidell (Kaw ); 2. Clad Kroll (lUw); 3. Mark Mood. (Suz); 4. Mark Wertz (Han); 5. Kffemy Fey(Yarn). 250 B: 1. Chad Spidell (Kaw ); 2. Paul Laughlin (Suz ); 3. Gary Miller (Hon); 4. Mark Mood. (Suz ); 5. john Urbanu!oky (Hon) . 80 A : 1. O .J. Kunke l (S u z ); 2. Ch.ad l il e ( Ka w ); 3. Jay Goosmann (Suz ). 80 B: 1. Brandon Ho ff ( Kaw); 2. Za g Miller (Hon ); 3. Ma tt GeUerbeck (~w); 4. Ty MUmgaard (Ya m); S. Juon Ruggi (Han). 60: 1. 8oomet' Jorws (K.aw); 2. Silm Fltunl' (1C.aw); 3. J~y Rinenberg (K.1w ) ; 4. M.a.tthew Fuuere ( lU w) ; S. Skk BryAnt (Kaw ). 80: 1. Sam Fituere ( Ka w ); 2. Ou at y BJak..e ( Hon ); 3. Matt . Sadscht'"WSky tsuz); 4. Oak WilliarN (K.aw); S. Scott Burldund (Suz ). P /W: 1. Matthew Fheune (Yam ); 2. Rya n lilt' (Yam ); 3. Matt Huffman (Yam ); 4. Alan Peterson (Yam ); S. Wright (Yam). VET A: 1. Jeff Bargell ~ w); 2. Alan Regm- (Kaw); 3. Milo.e Daly (Suz) ; 4. Ma.rk Stier (Yam) . VET B: t , Greg Dnewer (Hon); 2. Rand y Drit'WeT' (J(aw ); 3. Ouis l.enz (K.aw ); 4. Mi" e Hughe. (Kaw ); 5. Bob John!lOn(Suz ). NOV: 1. Loren Kellen (Kaw); 2. Oay Ogden (Yam); 3. John Stevens (Hon); 4. Eric Jus tis (K.aw); 5. Barry Keith (Hon). BOMBR: 1. Bob Johnson (Suz ); 3. Rob Goodwin (Suz); 3. Jon John'iOl'l (yam); 4. FTanIt Blake (Hon); 5. Kenl Taylor (Y.am). BEG: 1. Rick Willenborg (Hon); 2. JilY Goosmann (Suz); 3. Rob Bauer (Han); 4. Brian McKim (H a n); S. Ice Feyen (Yam). 40+: 1. Randy OrWwer (Kaw ); 2. James Baht (1(.aw )· . VINT: 1. Ken Ule (Suz); 1. John Knopp (Suz); 3. Shawn McNeil (Yam) . ;.J OPEN OL A: 1. Chad Ped e rs o n (Yam); 2. Tren t Ha nsen (Han) ; 3. Rob Badberg (S uz ); 4. C hris Fa rley (Kaw); S. Todd Hermann (Yam) . O PEN Ol B; 1. Tim Peter1l0n (Kaw); 2. fallOnMagnett (Ho n); 3. Je rem y And e rsen (Hon); 4. Scott Grolisma n (Kaw) ; 5. Tony Bacon (Suz) . 'osh Speth bags Hilltoppers MX By Pat Ruddick UNIOflITOWN, 1N. SEPT. 19 Shawn Spe th put th e w inn in g touch on the Hoosier Hilltoppers Motorcycle Club's fall season opener by finishing first in alJ four motos he entered in the 14-24 B and Heavyw eight B classes. respec tively. Speth grabbed the holeshot in the first 14-24 B rnoto and never looked back. He was followed by Da vid Mu ll, Brad Len tz, Jaso n Law and Richard Lowe. Spe th won by a big margin, with Lentz getting by Mull for seco nd . The second moto star t aga in went to Speth w ith Len tz, Mull and jamie jackson in a tight battl e for seco nd spot By lap tw o. Speth was pulling aw ay . Tim Pr id em ore mo ved past jackson in the doubl es on lap th ree while Lentz fell back to fou rth. Th e fin ishing o rder was Speth. Mull, Law Lentz and Lowe. In u Sec B class action Lentz jumped into the lead in the fir st m ot o fo llo wed by joshua Alexand er, who was riding in his first race since . breaking his wri st in a pr act ice cra sh. Lowe, Brad Elder and Mike Greeley rounded ou t the top five. Alexand er sho we d he ha~n 't lost his ,form and shot around Lentz when he stumb led in the off -camber at th e top of the d ow nh ill. Lentz tried to stay close, nearl y jumping on top of Alexander over the tab letop. Alexander then started to pull away whil e Nick Barber moved up to challe nge Low e for fourth. Barb er got around Lowe only to fall a lap later in the wood s section. Alexand er won the mot o with Lent z, Lowe, Elder and Casey Clark making up the top five.' The second mot o saw Lentz w ith an other h ol esho t fo llo wed b y Ale xand er, but Low e moved up to second when Alexand er got squir. reled up in the do ub les. Alexan der regai ned second in the the woods a nd qu ickly closed in on Len tz, wh ile Bar ber and Clark were in a tight battle for fourth. The two leaders p ulled aw ay in the fight for the molo a nd overa ll vvin at stake. Alexand er stayed close enough to read Lentz's shirt size, but Len tz was no t about to ma ke a mistake this moto. Alexand er mad e a bid for the lead in the scoring tum and agai n over the tabletop, bu t he had to sellle for seco nd. Lowe, Elder and Cla rk ~ere third through fifth, respectively. Results so AUTO: I. Eric:" Wie!'lman (Yam); 2. ~t in Brown (yam); 3. Peter Gridel (Yam); 4. C h. r1es Hoke (Ya m); 5. Dev in Brown (Y.am). SR MIM : 1. Jt"'R'TI'ly PU"Ihor (Kaw); 2. D.nny GameT (y.m); 3. Ray Van Wye (1-101'1). 125 A; 1. Bri.n Walker (KTM). 125 B: t. 8 r.d Lc.-nlz (Hon); 2. Jmlhua All!llandl!r (I-Ion); 3. Richard lowe 0-100) ; 4. Brad Elder (Hon ); S. u!IeY Oark (Su7.). 125 C: 1. And y Albe rt (Hon); 2. Micha d Brown (Hon); 3. P.trick AtcM (K. W); 4. fm:Id ie Held (K.w); 5. If'ff Hou~ (&u·.). H /W A: I. Ma r k Smi t h (Ho n); 2. Jeff S tei nroclt (Ho n); 3. larry Gessner (Hon). H /W B: 1. Richa rd Sprth (Hon); 2. fa'lOf1 law (KTM); 3. Tmy Chastain (Suz); 4. Brad Abel (Hon); S. David Mull (KTMI . H /W C: 1. Kdth McKlnn l!Y (Hon) ; 2. Jam es Finchu m (Hon ); 3. C urtill To lson (y am); 4. Eric rerdue (Ya m); 5. Mieh ....1 D.avid!lon .(Suz ). 16-24 A: 1. Mu ll.Smith ( Hon). 14-24 B; 1. Richard Spcth (1-100); 2. Dav id Mull (KTM); 3. Brad lrntz (Hon); 4. Law (KTM); 5. Richa rd lowe (Hon). 25+ A; 1. le ff Sldnroclt (Hon) ; 2. larry Gessner (Han); 3. Jay 8.Jumm (Suz) ; 4. Brian W.II~~.. (KlM); 5. &b Fkld ll"f (K.w). 25-+ B: 1. Milch Kelkor (Kaw); 2. Steve Donald!lOT1 (Hon); 3. .Jefh'ey Davi5 (Han); 4. Rick Goodin (Hon);5. J~J Tru !lty (ya m). 30. A: 1. )f!ff Stcinroclt (Hon); 2. 'ay Baumert (Stu.); 3. Michad Har ker (Han) ; 4. Danny PridMl(ft (Kaw); 5. Bob F"lddler (1C.a w). 30+ B: 1. Mitch Ke ller (Kaw); 2. SkYe Don.k1son (Hon); 3. oel Bill Sulli van (K.aw); 4. J Tnmy (Yam); 5. Bob Uowis (Hon). 40+: 1. Bill Sullivan (kaw) . '-:m ~

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