Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

''1 went down the downhill ski jum p with too much confide nce," sai d Plotts. " I ju mped too far and landed in so me braking b umps and went down. Barry was right behind me and ran .over me and my bike. He was pretty nice about it, tho ugh; he stopped to see if I was all rig h t before he got goi ng again. After tha t I was hurting. so I just rod e to the finish." - DeHoop motored to an un contested win an d also enjoyed the overall honors as well. "Tha t w as m y goal to da y:' s a id DeHoop. " I 'm on ly one poin t behind Cars ten now." The s tart of the first 250cc/ Open Pro moto saw DeHoop and Carsten lead the way into the first tum an d battle for the fi rs t few laps. Mea nwhile, Childress, Glass, Dale Spangler and David Hand filed in behind. Ferry gated poorly but worked up to fourth within onl y a few laps . Within a few more laps he had motored pa st Ch ildress and Ca rsten to cl ose in on DeHoop . Ferry finall y claimed the lead at the 22-minute mark w hen he dove unde r DeHoop on the inside of an off-eamber tum and out-ran him up the followin g hill. "I d idn't get a good start but I rod e . smooth ly a nd caught up," said Ferr y. "Del-loop 's 500 wa s just pelting me. I was surprised that I passed him on an uphill. " Ca rsten would also motor past DeHo op o n th e sa m e section o f th e cou rse. "Todd pa ssed me ea rly in the race b ut I thin k he got tired o u t, " sai d Carsten. "I paced myself the wh ole time and cau ght him with three laps to go." "I hit that same rut at the bottom of th e hill that I d id in th e firs t 125cc moto," said DeHoop. "I've got to find a better line." At the finish, it was Ferry w ith the win over Cars ten and DeHoop. "I didn' t ge t my 250 sus pensio n back in time from Pro Circuit, so I had to race a 500:' said DeHoop. "Its been over a yea r since I raced an open bike." DeHoop pulled another hol eshot in mo to two ahead o f Hand and Ferr y. Within a lap , Ferry had disp laced Hand and was breathing down DeH oop 's jersey. Ferry over-revved his motor in the slow comers, making su re that DeH oop knew that he was there. Ferry took over within a few laps and motored off to an ea sy win. DeHoop held o n to second over Childress . (l" Sponsored By Kawasaki Suzuki of Yuma Friday Night Saturday Sunday 3 Day All Event General Adm. Pit Pass Adult 12 Adult 10 & Under · & Under 2.00 4.00 2.00 4.00 5.00 12.00 6.00 10.00 4.00 8.00 4.00 6.00 12.00 7.00 15.00 10.00 Kids Under 5 Always FREE Res ults 125 OIA: 1. Todd DeH oop (Hon); 2. Damien Plotts (Suz); 3. B.my Ca... ten (Suz); 4. Steve Child ress (Suz); 5. Do ug Stone (K.aw); 6. Roy SneUinglm (Suz); 7. Sha n~ u W>On (Suz); 8.'.ff Gla.. (Hon); 9. Tf Ha rris (Hon); 10. Doug DoHaan (Suz); 11. TIm Ferry (Yam); 12. Damyn Swanepoel (Y4Im); 13. Steve Hennan (Suz); 14. Chris Ritter (Hon) ; 15. Wall y Silva (Kaw); 16. Jimmy Evans (!Caw); 17. TIm Pus tolak (Suz); 18. Chad Mill..- (Han); 19. Chuck Nicholson (Suz);:ro. Ryan Duff (Hon). AMA DIRT SHIRTS FALL CLASSIC MX 125 SERIES POI Nr STANDINGS (Aflor 3 of 6 to und.): 1. Barry Ca...on (129/1 win); 2. Tod d DoHoop (128/1); 3. TIm Forry (6S/ 1); 4. Damten Plo tts (61) ; 5. Anthon y Pocorcbba (59); 6. Wally Silva (57); 7. Doug DoHaa n (53); 8. Doug Stan. (Sl); 9.'off Curry (50); 10. Ty Harris (47); 11. (TIE) [ohn Kitsch/David Gaylord (42); 13. Steben Horman (38); 14. Steve Ch ild ress (34); 15. ' ''''I Dengler (31); 16. Roy Snollingon (29); 17. Shano U W>On (26); 18. Ryan Hughes (25); 19. Dan 'annotte (24); :ro. ' .ff . Glass(23). 2S0/0 PEN O / A : 1. Tim For ry (Yam); 2. Todd De f-loop (H on); 3. Steve Child ress (Su z); 4. Barry Carsten (Suz ); 5. Dag Bcyesen (Ya m); 6. Da le Span gler (Suz ); 7. David Hand (Bon) ; 8. Cha d Lough (Suz) ; 9. Doug Stone (Kaw); 10. Shane Slather (Yam); 11. Doug Def-laan (Suz) ; 12. W arT~n Reid (Hon); 13. Ch ris Rid gw ay (KTM); 14. G reg Bo we n (Yam) ; 15. Ma rk Weave r (Suz); 16. Jeff Glass (Ho n); 17. Dave Bittn er (KTM); 18. Tim Pust elak (Suz); 19. [ef frey Pro va nce (Hon); 20. 'ohn Stieg!er (Kaw). AMA DIRT SHIRTS FALL CLASSIC MX 250/OPEN SERIES POINr STANDIN GS (Aftor 3 of 6 tounds): 1. BarryCa rsten (104); 2. Todd DoHoop (91); 3. Tun Forry (70 /1 win ); 4. Da g Bo yes en (62); 5. (TIE) Mike u Rocco /Mik. Kied rowski (SO/I win .ach); 7. (TIE) Doug Ston. / Greg Bowen (49); 9. Ch ris Ridgway (45); 10. 'ohn Dow d (44); II. , .If Curry (40); 12. Ste ve Childress (38); 13. Koilh johnson (3,5); 14. (11E) David Gay lor d / Antho ny Pocorobb a (33 ); 16. (TIE) Mike Trea dwel l ZDa le S ~a n g l er (29); 18. 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