Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

· IRT TRACK 2nd Annual Four-Stroke Mini National D .... ('IJ J-< Q) ~ Q) > o Z Defendi ng 100cc National Champion Chris Carr racked up his second title. (Left to right) Runner-up Kenny Roberts Jr., winner Ch ris Carr and third-p laced Toby Jo rgenso n sprayed the victory apple cider on the winners' rostru m. Carr (1), Roberts Jr. (25)and promoter Frank Nye (0) were on the fron t row in the main. eight transfer positions.in a single fivelap semi. Silva jumped into the lead at the start wi th Ted Taylor, Jesse Dawson and Oliver in ho t pursuit. Although he got a good start, Taylor was seriously underpowered aboard his s tock bike. The d imin u tive rider ran his bike extrahard into the corners, but was not match on the straights. Dawson and Oliver got by and the positions were se t. Silva scored an easy win a nd led Da wson, Oliver, Taylor, Rogers, Jack Jensen, Craig Rog er s and Paul Bergs tro m in to the main. Carr zips to Lodi IOOee w in By Mindyz Mac Photos by Debbie Ande rson an d Stewart Barber WD!, CA, ocr.16 hris Carr had a feeling of deja vu as he fired up his Honda XRI00 and took to the track at the Lodi Cycle Bowl for the 2nd Annual Four-Stroke Mini National. "This is wierd," said Chris Carr. "I s ta rted racing min ibikes here at Lodi Cycle Bowl back in 1973, and now 20 years la ter he re I am back doing the same thing." For Carr, it was only the second time that he h a d competed aboard his Engines Only / Arai/StaciHall /Dunlop/Hap Jones/Sunoco/Supertrapp/ Yoke-backed minibike, and for the secon d time, the former Grand National C ha mpion emerged the winner when the dust finally settled at the end of the 25-lap ma in event. Chasing Carr across the finish line at the Lodi Cycle Bowl/Engine's Only-promo ted event were road racer Kenny Roberts Jr. and ll-year-old Toby Jorgenson . "I basically just got out front and rode the pace I had to in order to win ," said . Carr. "I expec ted Kenny to give me more of a run, but his bike was u nderpowered. I guess it was clapped out from all of th ose la ps a t Hickman. Little Tob y woul d ha ve d efin itely been mo re of a factor if he had gotten a better start." C The race was held in conjunction with the regular Lodi M.e. Saturday Night IT Races, and the loocc class boasted nearly 50 entries in the four d ifferent classes. The Expert class drew 26 entries, each of them anxious to earn their share of the $1500 in purse and contingencies. Heats The Expert field was d iv ided into three five-lap heats that each offered four direct transfer pos itions. Eric Bostrom pulld the holeshot in the opening race, but on the second lap surrendered the lead to Engines Only president Frank Nye, who went on to score an easy win . Bostrom held on to second ahead of Rob Damron, while John Hlebo edged o ut Gary Rogers for the final di rect transfer posi tion. The second hea t was all Kurtis Roberts, as he led the race wi re-to-wire over runner-up Matt Wait, who piloted the o nl y Suzuki in the field. C h uck Sorenson and Paul Iwanaga finished out the top four. The third heat offered a prelude of wha t wou ld come later in the main event. Roberts grabbed the holeshot and led "ho me town favortie" Carr for the first three laps . Carr found a way past on laps four and motored off with the win over Roberts and Jorgenson. Mark But ler nabbed the fourth and final direct transfer. Riders who failed to quali fy directly fr om a hea t ra ce compe ted for one of National Nye jumped into the lead at the star t of the 25-lap National and led Carr, Roberts [r., Wait and Ku rti s Robert s through tu rn one. Car wa ited until lap three to make his move, and passed Nye as they raced out of the infield. Mea nwhile, th e rid er o n the m ove was Jorgenson. After starting the on the second row, the youngster completed lap one in 10th , b ut by lap 10 had moto red all the way up to fourth behind Carr, Nye and Roberts Jr. Behind the top fo u r, Roberts and Silva waged a priva te war over fifth. Silva took control on lap 13. By lap 15, Carr enjoyed a comfortable lead, but continued to push after seeing that Roberts Jr. had gotten past Nye. For Nye, the trouble wasn't over yet, as Jorgenson began to breathe down his jersey as well. On lap 18, Jorgenson powered past Nye and into the place position, and this set the stage for the finish . Carr, Roberts Jr. and Jorgenson were evenly matched and the remaining seven lap s were relatively une ventfu l. Carr g ree ted the checkered flag in first, wit h Roberts Jr. raci ng home second ahead of Jorgenson's Redline Oil/Malots Hond a/Stockton Honda/ Tom 's Sa nd Hill Ranchsponsored machine. Rounding out the top five were Nye and Silva. race Amateur Racing action in the l 00cc Junior class was do mina te d b y Brandon Geo rge, who scored the w in over Steven Hlebo and Helder Alvernaz. The riders rode a close, bu t predictable I S-lap race. Aaron Cisco and Kenne th Moun tain filled out the top five. Kenn eth Holland took the lead form early lead er Jason Jensen in the 100cc Novice m ai n a nd never look ed back. Jensen he ld on to finish second over Craig Go nzalez, who had survived a mid-race sca re when Jim Grace crashed in front of him. Gonzalez rod e up and over Grace's machine without losing a spot. Rou ndin g out the top five were Tony Meiring and Chris Marquis. In the Women's 100cc class, it was Deb bie A nderson w ho p ulled t he holesho t and led the pack into turn one. An derson ran away with the win oyer Tam i Quan, Mindy Gonzalez, Michelle Linea wea ver and Kimberly Gonzalez. The top th ree finsihe rs in each class were presented with their tr ophi es, alo ng wi th a bottle of sparkin g ap ple cider after the races were concluded. m Results 100 EX: I. Chris Carr (Bon); 2. Kenny Roberts Jr . (Bon); 3. Toby Jorgenson (Bon); 4. Frank Nye (Hon ); S. Tyson Silva (Hon). 100 JR: 1. Brandon George (Hon); 2. Stev en Hlebo (H on) ; 3. Helder Alvemaz (Hon); 4. Aaron Cisco (Hon); 5. Kenneth Mountain (H on) . 100 NO V: 1. Kenn eth Holland (Ho n); 2. Jason jensen (Hon); 3. Craig Gonzalez (1-100); 4. Tony Meiring (Hon); 5. Chris Marqui s (Ho n). 100 WM N: 1. Debb ie Anderson (Hon) ; 2. Tami Qua n (Hon); 3. Mindy Gonzalez (H on) ; 4. Michelle Lineaweaver (Han); 5. Kimberly Gonzalez (Hon) . P/W ST K AlB : 1. Daniel Jenkins (Yam); 2. Scott Myer(Yam). PW 5TK C: 1. Zachary Flo res (Yam); 2. Bradley Hiler (Yam). PW MOD Al B: 1. Daniel Jenkins (Yam); 2. Travis Foulger (Yam ); 3. Charlie Morrison (Han); 4. Stewart Barber (Yam) . 60/8 0 RIC : 1. Brandon George (Ka w ); 2. Tony M eiring (Han); 3. Travis Fo ulger (Kaw); 4. Travis Patterson (Kaw). 80A: 1. Toby Jorgenson (Ha n ); 2. Jes se Dawson (Kaw) ; 3. To ny Souza (Kaw ); 4. Mickey Lane (5uz). W MN: 1. Mi ndy Gon za lez (Han); 2. Tami Quan (Hon) ; 3. Vema Ober (Kaw). 150 C: 1. Ceramy Rackley (Ya m); 2. Dani el Martin (Suz). • . 2SO B: 1. Hel der Alvemaz (I

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