Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·.SUPERCRO.sS:: Round 2: Houston Astrodome : . AMA Series . .':.:. :. . : Supe~crosS (Above) Doug Henry (8) battled wlthJe1f Stenton (5) before fading with an aching shoulder. Stenton was fifth; Henry finished 12th. (Left) Michael Craig (19) rode an uneventful race and finished fourth. . .fl'..:.,." ..'.'. ..,' . .' .':. unexpiained no-shows; the 250Cc class boast-' Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Stenton, Doug HeniY · ·te;un;~s ~~i h~~~IOn!;lfir ~tictions in which' the ad only 37' entrants: Ideally , a larger field of .'.' and Steve Lamson were left 'scrambling to . rider:; can race :.. .. . .. . • • '. ' .entrants is . t ~ i n ne d dqwn toa 'f ield of 40 .. prepare .special riding !;lear.intimeeAt Orlando, . : , " . . , : . , . .. . .. .. . ' . .. .' ... :', ... . . . . .. .. .. through preliminary qualifiers held 'early .n the ' . MCGratlt and Stanton looked the best-dressed,': Team Sp htflre/Hot .Wheels/Kawasakl rider I :Attendance at the SROlPace 'MoiorSports~pi'q:: " :' day', but because of the smallturriout, all 37 ' . while Henry sported only 'a single H~~COL~· . . J!lmes Dobb crashed during his J 25cc. class mated event was down frliinpreviotis years, as . ., rlde rs .wllre " all owed to compete In . 'the ' . LECT sticker onhts chest protectorbecause of ··· heat race, and opted to sit out the' rest of .the. · Only·37,830.r,ms filled.the AstrQdoine. The pro- '. evening's ·prOgrani .- regardless of their speed". '. a contractual conillct with'his clothing sponsor; evening: "I .banged up my shoulder; said Dobb.· 'meters attributed the weakerll,JmOUllOthe lack', . arid. abilitles: .This.proved to be dangerous, as . Fpx ' Rac ing . ' At" Houston, .however, Henry ' . ." ll' s (lOthing special, really, but the team decided 'of advertising 'lime pn;tceedlng ,the event, "We ". a wide variety' of sk ill le vel s. wasapparent ', .reported that all was "straightened out; and his . that tt was in everyone's best interest ~ I waited: ~ only had one week to advertise the race; said "ampngstthe riders. While the established siars ... " ream ers featu red the new sponso r's logo ' -tocompete Until next week at Anaheim." Dobb . "SRO/Pace's .· Julie 'Hoffman: ~We d idn't:even . . sailed over. the many sets of triple and doubte' above the f, mlliar 'Fox. emblem. Lamson, on a atse 'announced that. he .and his longtime girlknow ~ it.was going to happen because of the . 'jumps; ~uite a few riders could be SPOiled sln- . .the ' other hand,.was seen . riding practice in a' f ri end: Nico.la Woodhouse , \Vere recently ' : NFL' plaYoi!s." Nevertheles s; the crowd was ' '.gle-jumping their way thr oug h. In their hear : ' pair of .somewhat cobby -look inq 1-80Cl-COL- . engaged, and plan to be wed sometime in 1996. 'd riven into a frenzy by'what many described as .r aces. McGrath and .laRocc9began· to' lap . . LECTlYoko leathers . "They .we re made by . r: , . ' '. ': '.. .: : .. :.. : .., ... .. '. ' . . the best eve'!t in years. . '.' .. ' : ' : '. -: : ' slower riders on lap two. In the main. event, .' Yokp Finland; said Lamson olthe odd-looking ' . Scott Goggles representative-Bevo Forti had .. . . . ... '. ,. '. ' .v , . • '.. .• • . • • . • '. " : early-leader Larry .Ward began lapping ' riders. . pants. Lamson. was. relieved when a new,bet- . happy' ne~s at Houston- he.and his new :wife,. · Fo/·his win; Jeremy M!=Grath earned $5000 of . ' on lap fiVe ~ ' One ' off icial : who 's~ al l rema in . ter looking pair showed up atthe track. last . Helen, are .expecting a new addition to their ·.the. $35,OO0250cc class purse, plus a.n ·addi:. '. anony mous - was ' overheard joking that .he . minute, via ovemightmaiL "1 was getting a little ". .family. "The doctors say that May 7 will be the · tional $l000 .for winning the CoorsUght Silver ' should have borrowed some .riding gear and ' . worried; admitted Lamson,' ."Those other pants . big day; said Forti. "1 can't wait." ', . 'Bullet Showdown. MCGrath's winning heat race . ·"made $100 for riding around in last " , .. . we're kinda goofy 'and I was hoping I wouldn't. . . , .time was over 10. seconds taster than' LaRoe-. . ' . . . . . . . . have to' race in them." -. . . Along with the machines belonging to team rid.' . ers· Ryan Hughes; James Cobb and Pedro co 's; and the Team Honda/1 -800-Co'LLECT. .. Thursday 's pre~s' d~y claimed several riders, ' : rider was presented with .hls second showdown'.. including Team Suiuki's' Phlllaw.-.nce. "Fac- ' Thciughhe has retiredfrolli his position as-Jeff ' Gonzalez, a fourth bike bearing a number-one ,'award of the season after his winning rnaln ,: tory .Phir crashed when his' bikir slipped into' a. Stanton's factory. mechanic, Danny Betley will . ·.·plate sat on 'display hi the Team. Splitfire/Hot event Performance.' 125cC'ciass winner Ezra false neutral and sent him overthe' barn: break- ..: still attend quite a few races with the Honda ' Wheels/Kawasaki pits. "lt'sbasicatly just for tusk '.was awarded 'a: $2000 :share: of the .' ': ing his knee brace in the precess.' Lawrance . team: "Basically: I'm 'serving as a KaYaba sus: 'show; said teammariager ·MikeHooker;.~last. $10,000:125Ccclass purse. . ': .. ' :' . '.', . opted to rest his .knees and spent the evening ' . pension technlclan fpr the team; Said Betley. "I ' year. Jimmy Gaddis won the championship: · ., ' . . . ..: ' . .. ... . .. . " " spectati ng in,' th'e:Cycle 'News VIP . suite .' .' make sure that all of. the suspension is ser b.ut he was ineHgibleto defend his title jnthe . Many fans were anxious to see Te!lm Kawasa- '. Lawrence was among those appalled by the . viced and whatever else needs to be done." . . 125cc class , so we won't ~e ab,le t~ run the ·kl'.s Robbl!! .. eynar!! perform In 'the · 125cc .· ".skill' level of many of the . iders, commenting on :.' Stantonis currently the only rider on the Honda· . number-one plate this year." ': R r . ··.race; b ut were surprised to see the .l6-year-old ..sevll·ral!tiroughout'the evening. :'Oh, man, that . team to use Kayaba suspension , as Jeremy . ' . . .. . .' ". · Oklahomari .C irculating the ' track ouiside of the. guy's not even a novice; he shouted. . . . ". . McGrath, Doug Henry and Steve Lamson com.'. . 'And speakirig' of Ihe Spl ilfire/Hof Whee lsl : toll l 0. Apparenlly. ReY~.rd C8lTle .doy/lJ.with a . ' ' . ' .: : . : . '" ;... " , : : : . '. .pete with Sh~wa untts..: . . ", .: ,)!. , . , ' Kawasaki machine,~I ..~ne of the four .,:",aS noti-.. severe case ;o! the flu only days before the . Team NCY,Yam aha's TC?mmy Clowers .was ;. ' .... ,.' ,:..... : '.' . . i ,; , cably. dIfferent than.. f!:l~ resl.· Hughes number :evel)l'an!f only showed a sfi(lht hint of his true ." ano. her ·rider injured on press day..According The 'R rch Wi n k le r- d esi gn ed trac~ ~at>t he.' 22 bike sportedl ;Pwo rks Kayaba fork and · t . potentiaJ. 'Obyiously very disappolnteihNith his. ' to 'his"teaniniilie Mike MetZger:' ClO wers cased : AstrOdome 'Was'regarded by most af tha ri~ers ' . 'shock, as well as a.set of handcmade magna-' !·13th' plaee'·finish, 'Aeynarcl'was' sa·enclo·se.to · . on a i riple jump and · brok ellis'right a nkle.: : . to be thEl best Years. ,.raelion was abimClant; . . ' siuen triple clamps. My contract .with Kawasak! . ,··tearn after the race. "I 'Co uldn" breathe 'or hold : ·.ClOw ers h'opes 'to be back in 'action in tlllie for'.. .and though the track was te<;hnfcalrlhe i:oiJrse · . states that I getwoiks suspension; said Hugh· on ', and my a im s we~e p'uin pi rig' up really . the February 5 San Dieg Supercross, "" ' .. ::offered many' places in' whiCh ·ti; pasS.' "1 think '. es. "Now if I wasl ' demoted to the .Splillire o ·bac;lly; ,he sa.id. · . · · . . .... ' .' : : ... .. . ' : . '. . : ' :, ." . . you'll see .a significant change in this yea r's team; .would . 1 still get works .stuff? " H.ughes ' . .': .' ". '. Wtth the announcement of 1-800-COLLECT's ' ' tracks ;~ said 'Roy Janson, AMA 's director of . was · referring to a rumor that circulated earlier ' : In keeping with t~e 'smaller-than:usu

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