Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

D/STi/(T.7 _ 7~q m; C O MP , ,, " O O Di .. t r ict =37 R.. r..r.... Jesse Ellico (818 1303-1177 Or For Race Inlo Only 13 10) 376-1329 On all o ff- roa d event s . g ree n st ic kers & sp ark arrps to rs <:I re reqUi red . No th ree wheel ATV's nllowed - qua d cyc les okay . A.M.A. full memb ersh ip IS req uired. Presence of a parent or leg al gua rd ian is reqUIred for mi no r s to race . Date F9b .27 Mar.6 Mar. 13 Competition Schedule Club Event H.B .M.C. NarIHare & Hoond Location: Lucerne Vaney Info: Bm(909) 944-3279 ChaparraJs M .C. Localion: Red Mountain Info: BiD(71 4) 528-3007 Invaders M.C. Location: Lucerne VaJ1ey Info: Joe (619)244-<1169 prospectorsM .C. Hare &Hound Enduro Location: RedMountain Info: George (818)332·1573 Gran Prix Mar 26 & 27 Prai.eDogs M . .C. Location: Glen Helen Info: Doug (714)898-4599 Hare & Hoond Rovers M .C. April 10 Location: Lucerne Valley Info: Dennis (805) 265-9574 Mar 20 . Dual Sport Schedule • Info(81 8)249-2141 Date Club Event Feb. 27 Cal PolyPenguins DualSport san '-"is Obispo, CA Info: Brent (805)542 -9157 Dual Doggies ' PalomarAdventure' Dual Start:Temecula Cy cle, Sport Info: Damon(818) 701·1913 Dual Sport H ondaRide tor Kids Start: Colton Info: Jim(818)890-2209 DualSport CTR 'Frazier Min. 100" SIart: Hungry ValleyAd Cl 1 -5 Info: larry (714)992·9291 Sart Mar. 5 & 6 M 20 ar. Mar 27 . T hu rsday - Sunday MARCH 10-13 Volusia County Fairgrounds Buy - Sell - T rade New & Used Ports Golore! Indoo r,4 Big Da ys , Ra in or Sh ine De a lers from All Ov e r t he C o untry Open s 10 a .m. Da ily . Ve nd or Spac e Avai lable. Special : T.HUR S DAY: "Si decar & Tr ike Day & Show". All Sidecars & Tr ikes get in FREE. S ign-up 12:30 - 2 :30; Judg ing 3 :00 . FRI DAY; " An t iq ue Bike Da y & Show". All Stock 20 Yea rs orOlderget in FREE . 10 Classes; S ig n - up 12:3 0 - 2 :30; J Ud g in g 3 :00 . S ATURD AY: " Eu ro pe a n B ike Day & S h o w " . All B ike s from Eu rope in FR EE. S ig n- u p 12 ;30 - 2 :30 ; Ju dg ing 3 :00 . JAM-ON PRODUCTIONS Fo r m ore Inlormat ion call (3 01) 77 9-3 23 5 i [L ':~:J!] ~ ~ BERT'S MOTORCYCLES 48 818·334-1288/818·334·2926 Shane Templeton (929) w ra p ped up 125c c A cl ass title at the C lemson Arenac ro s s . When the gate d ropped for the second moto, Johnson again too k the p oint position with Blackburn, Barton, Io [o Keller and Silva following . Johnson and Blackburn used the d ear track in front of them to motor away from the pack. Barton , Keller and Silva battled for th e thi rd positi on with Carsten joining in after a first-turn sp ill. Jo hns o n, on his Broc ton Cycle /Performance Engineering/Factory Connection/Dun1 /HJC /FMF/Scott /Ren th a l/ l OO'l'o / Sin isa0p lo/Sidi-backed Yamaha ad ded a few seco nds to his lead on Blackburn as Keller took a soil sa mple, letting Silva and Ca rsten by . Carsten then railed around Silva to take the fourth spot, bu t time ran out, and Johnson crossed the finish line first ah ead of Blackburn, Barton, Ca rst en , and Keller afte r Silva hi t a lap ped rider in th e last tum and crashed. In the 12.5cc A class, Johnson jumped out to th e early lead on ly to reti re two laps into th e race after his coil wire came off. This gave local rider Anthony Pocorobba the lead that he wo uld hold onto for the whole race. Carst en, Barton, Crine and Silva rounded ou t the top five. When th e second moto go t u nderway, Ca rs ten snagged the holeshot ove r Pocor obb a an d Johnson . Johnson followed the leaders until th e ha lfw ay po in t th en moved in to the lead . Joh nson n ew by Pocorob ba and closed in on Ca rsten. Johnson passed Carsten to tak e the mot o wi n, but Ca rst en 's second gave him the ove ra ll vic tory on his MSR / DG / Ara i/ Du n lop / Scoll / Sun st a r / C a s tr ol / N ·Sty le / KPS/MontgomeryviIle Suzuki Pocorobba, Barton and Silva rounded out the top five. Results P/W: 1. Burett Smith (y.am); 2. ~nd y CNrron (Yam); 3. Robm Ho lstein (Y. m); 4. Kyle Wil.li.I mao n (Yam); S. Michael Loz.aw (Y..m). 85 (7-11): 1. Robl:"rt Fam.=U (Y.am); 2. Chu Northey (KI w ); 3. Troy Al:Wns {y.m}; 4. Mitch Holstein oc.w ); S. J05h & krr (Yolm). 6S (14-1~ 1. Juan 1lIooY3I (K.w); 2. Ray H.m.m (K.twJ.; 3. l.ouiI Uvt'ly (Yam ). S! MlNI: 1. Juon Thom as (Xaw); 2. Kylr FoAmeU (Y.a m),; 3. b y H.u\son (lUiw );4. Ctint SbYJy (Xaw); 5. ~ U w ly (Yam ). 16-- 4: 1. J~f( Neil.Andc!1' (H on); 2. Ronn~ hnnn (Ya m ); 3_ 2 ~ Joirwr(Hon); .. J-;Jn Thomas.(K.lw); 5. Itannir Wt'bb (lion). 125 A:. 1. B.ny CA.~ (Suz.); 2. An thon y ~ (Suz); 3. r at Buton (Suz); 4. Wdy Sitv a (Suz:);S. Krvirl ~ (Hon). 125 C: 1. Ronnw. Renner (Yam ); 2. J.ames Joftr (Hon); 3. Clint Pilgrim (Kaw); 4. Rob MaW"O (Han); S. Drrrft. Ray (Han). 250B: 1. JDOIlSybm (Kaw ); 2. Bryan Abd (H on ); 3. Jdf Nt·... landn'(Hon),;4. SrottTrrichrl (Hon); 5oJohn Lund y (Hon). 30 +: I. 1010 Keller (yam) ; 2. lohn Lundy ( Ho n); 3 . Robtert Majhol (Y.m); t . Tim l..ouw (Y~); S. Danny o.vw (Hon). 40+: I. Tom Pagg io (Hon) ; 2. Tom Fogg (K.1w ); 3. Cha rb LdUn g (Hon); 4. Randy ~lley (Ka wl; S. Ron Webb (lion ). 250 A: I. Knin John5on (Yam ),;2. Barry Drstm (Suz); 3. Pat Buton (Suz); 4. Travis Bl.x:kbum (K. w); S. foJo ICrlkT (Yam) . 2SO C: 1. Orrrick Ja nuszky (Hon); 2. wm~ Broc.k (H o n ); 3. [Mn Uf'IOO (yam); 4. Cr'f'g Boyle(Hon); 5. Bmt Bohannon (lGIw). 25+; 1. Pa t Barton (Suz.); 2. Bryan Abel (Han); 3. John Lww:1y (Hon); 4. Tim Louw (YAm) ; S. Steve Dumond (Suz ). 35+ : 1. Do nny Davis (Han); 2. Les Bumskks (Hon); 3. Tom Fogg (I(.1w); 4. Owrlrs Lehing (Han); 5. Carl DdotiJ (Han ). OPEN NOV: 1. Richa rd Ltoon d (H a n ); 2. Ro be rt Wood ar (H on); 3. Rudy Savelli (H on) ; 4. Giles No rrtn gton ()(a w ). motions /Syd Da m Ch evrolet-sponsored supe rcross inside Portland's Memorial Col iseum and in f ro n t o f sold -o u t crowds of 10,000 bo th nights. Hea t races were uti lized on Friday in ord er to trim the riders to a single, t z-ride r main event in the unlimited dis placement competition. Don Boespflug won the first qualifier, which took the top five to the main event, over Corey Shepherd an d Mik e Bell. Grayson Hart won h eat tw o ahead of Biere k and Bailey. In the main ev en t, Boespflug pus hed to th e head of th e pack on the single-track course, which m a d e p a ss ing ve r y d ifficul t. Core y Fuller, on e of the few Int ermediat e rid ers to mak e Frida y's main , gav e ch ase onl y to crash, moving Bailey and Hart up a notch. Bailey then assumed t he point a fte r Boes pfl ug go t h is KX500 out of sha pe . Things got chao tic as the very quick lap times by the leaders found them la p p in g s lowe r r iders b y la p three. Ba ile y dod ged all the obstacles to post the win on his Enu mclaw Suzu ki-backed RM 250. Boe sp flu g hung on to secon d d espi te challenges fr om Ha rt and Biere k. Lou Ca ulkins comp leted the top five. Bail ey a nd Josh True fin ish ed 1-2, in the fir st of tw o qualifiers on Saturday, a head o f Keith DiBrino and Jim Price. Bierek a nd Shepherd waged a battle for the lead in th e cra sh marred seco nd qualifier. Boespflug wa s on e of sev e ra l rid er s to tangle in a tight comer , but then came from behind to nab third at the finish af ter winner Bierek and runner-up Shepherd. The cou rse, run the opposite d irection of the previous night, was much preferred by the rid ers, mo st notably Bierek , who got a h u ge jump on the pack at the start of the main event Bierek, rid ing the Quality Rentals /IT Racin g_backed CR, opened up a slim lead , but as with all racin g throughout the weekend, lapped rid ers early in the main caused havoc for the leaders . Bierek never went down, b u t had se veral close encounters with slower riders, es pecia lly sin ce several more Interemdiate rid ers were in the field on Sa turday, which allowed Bailey to close in. Bailey, though, had his hands full with Robb Floth , w ho ca m e throu gh traffic and s tay ed glued to Bailey for the dura tion. Bailey could n' t find a wa y aro und' Bierek and had to se ttle for se con d . Floth, Boespflu g and Ch r is Kes sell rounded out the top five at the finis h. Results FRhy MA( N : 1. David EN ilt")' (S uz ); 2. Do n Boetpflug (Ka w): 3. C ra)'1Klf\ Han (Hon); 4. Bmt Bkm: (H on); 5. Lou c..u lking (Hon). Satu rda y MA IN : 1. Bmt Bierrk (H on ); 2. Da vid Bailey (Suz) ; 3. Robb Ruth (H on ); .... Don 80espflug (lCAw); 5. Chris JCe8stoll (Suz ). Bailey, Bierek star at Portland Supercross Bostrom blazes at Willow Springs Short Track By Clay Light By Fred Windum ROSAMOND, CA. FEB. 6 PORTLAND,OR.FEB. 4-5 Wa shin gton riders David Baile y a n d Bre tt Bierek starr ed during tw o ni gh ts of USA Pro- Aztec Racing/Ve ntura H-D /Fres no H-Dbacked Ben Bostrom took to p h on o rs in th e 75Oc:c Pro class on his XR750 at the International Sports Promotions sho rt track races at Willow Springs Raceway. Ben beat brother Eric by just inches after a race-long battle, swa p pi n g the lead with his Honda-mounted brother for the entire race. Eric Bostrom led the start of the main followed by a crowd of Harley s. Ben Bostrom was in second and leading the entire stable of Dodge Brothers Racing XRs. Whi le th e Bostroms waged thei r own battle up front , Eddie Dodge sta rted wo rking on Andy Dodge, dropping him to fourth on lap three. The Bostroms then began swapping the lead , with Ben Bostrom taking the poin t only to have Eric Bostrom , who was making the most of Willow's cushion, run a round him in tu m fou r. The Honda /Harley dice continued unt il Ben Bostrom drove ou t of tum four on the final lap to beat Eric Bostrom to the finish by inches . Eddie , Bart and Darryl Dodge followed, rounding o ut th e top five. The Bos tr o ms continued to battle in the 600cc Pro class , but this time they were fighting over th e runne r- u p spot as Mark Le dbetter leaped ou t fron t on his Ron Wood / Ch ampi on Mot or cycl es / G .M.-backed Wood Rot ax a n d never looked back. Ben and Eric Bostro m once aga in went to wor k on each other, trying high and low lines to catch Ledbetter, but they nev er got the momentum to make a move. Ledbe tte r led to the checkered flag with Ben Bostrom just ahead of Eric Bostrom. A.J. He rrera a nd Dave Pelton rounded out the top five. The Seniors and Super Seniors left the line and lunged int o th e firs t tum three-w ide, with Gary Davi s taking co ntrol of the number-one spot tra iled by Rick Reed , Dave Bostrom and Mic key Alzol a . Bostrom found th e fas t line through Willow ' s d e ceptive turn two and passed Davis for the lea d only to get stu ffed by Davis in th e foll owing turn and return~d to second pl ace. Then Reed a lso got by Bostrom to retake seco nd a nd followed Davis to the finish. Alzo la was now wa rmed up and p roceeded to run h is Tri u mph arou nd Bo strom, as well, relega ting him to fourth p lace before the check ered flag . Wayne Warringt on followed in fifth . Results 600 PRO: 1. Mark u.-dbrlter (W-R); 2. Eric Bostrom (W ..R); 8fon Bostrom (W·R); 4. A.I. H~a (W-R); 5. Dave Peltm (W -R). 3. 750 PRO: 1. Ben Bostrom (H· D); 2. Eric Bostrom (H o n ); 3. Edd ie' Dedge (H -O); 4. Bart Oud gro(H·O ); 5. Danyl Dod ge-(H·D). 600 SP'TSM 1. Elliott Iversen (W· R); 2. Ad.tm Enlicknap N; (Yam); 3. RDbbic Anric."l (Yam); 4, 8n..ott 8t'mia (Yam) ; S. Bobb Cobb (Ya m). 500 SPTSMN : 1. Guy o.~(Y' D\); 2. ChrisCatnpoll (Hoo ); 3. Eric Wood (Yam); .... Adam Enlicknap (Ya m); S. Ct'off Arnold (Yam). VET: 1. Jeff jen!Il"I'I (W..R); 2. Geoff AmoMi(Y.un) ; 3. Cha rlet Koog(Yam); 4. Mi ke Rya n (Yam). SR: 1. ~ry Da vis (Hon ); 2. lUck Reed (Yol ); 3. Wol r'lt' Warm y rin gton (H on ); 4. RickCn~·(Tri ); 5.Cuy Ouch·tt (H on). S/ SR: 1. M ickey A l7 ..ola (Tri) ; 2. DaVit' Bostrom (W..R). CLSSC VlNT: 1. Rick C reeee (Tri ); 2. Je ff T uliniWl (BSA); 3. Ch ris WakuJa (Tri); 4. Matt Ce mpbell (Tri). MORN VlNT: 1. Cary Dolvl, (Tri); 2. Mic..... AlzoLJ (Tri l; 3. ")' Brett Bemis (Tri ); 4. Wa y n e Wa rringto n IBSA) ; 5. M ik lt' Ry an (y am). DINO: 1. Chris Dod ge (Ind) . m BK: 1. A.J. H ere lTa (5uz); 2. o.w t' Pelton (yam l; 3. M.lr k Ledbetter (Hon); 4. BobCobb (y a m ); S. Rick Reed (y.un). Templeton sweeps Clemson AX By Barbara Williams Photo by Loren Williams sc. UEMSON, FEB. 12 Shane Te mp leton feels he 's on the verge of a breakthrough, and if recent perfonnances are any indication, h e may be rig ht. At the final round of the AMA Interstate Cycles /CSP Carolina Ind oor Winter Seri es in the T. Ed Garrison Arena, Templeton tu ck ed both the 125 and 250ccA ove rall titles under his kidney belt. It's not as if there was n't any compe tition. Temple-ton went up aga ins t su ch big guns as Greg Rand , Jeff Glass, Ma tt Maximoff, Bobby Stovall and Kevin Walker. This la s t ra ce o f the Indoo r Series drew nearly 250 riders, plus a packed house of spec tators. Tem pl eton trounced the l25cc A field, holding off Stovall, Todd Bai sden, Ga ylon Dickson and Bill Wallin, plus the rest o f the field of 19, for 14 ten sion-packed lap s. Mike Nutter, winner of the 250cc A class in the p revi o u s round, ac tu all y cl aimed t h e 125cc A holesh ot and looked good for a top-five finish un til he dropped his YZ halfway through th e contest. Templeton cruised to th e win, using lap pe d riders as blockers between himself and Stova ll. On the start of the 25Occ.A main, Templeton gated horribly be hind Stova ll, William Wilson, Robbie Taylor, Di ckson, Ro n a ld Bean and Michael Bear. Stova ll led for the entire race followed by Kevin Walker, Taylor, Dickson a nd Wilson, who remaine d str ong in a n excellent effort . Tem pleton took the flag in sixth, lockin g up the series title in 250cc A class . "Tonight I slowed do wn to keep my feet on

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