Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS:.. .;'.' ... . I Edited by Scott Rousseau· . : '1 . :':, : . . ,.j . • . -. . - Buehl blasting off the line and into the lead, where he stayed till the checkered flags came out. Gaddis had to battle his wa y around Hodges, but quickly found an o pening and took o ver second. Goodman got a med iocre start but was able to slip past several riders, including Phillip e Dupasquier, throu gh the whoops where he found an advantage. Buehl pulled a wa y with Gaddis only threatening a couple o f times. With Bueh l ou t front, Gaddis had to hold off Hodges ' a ttack. Goodman was right behin d Hod ges with less than a full bikelength separating th e three riders. Dupasqu ier and Terry Tinney were also cl os e, holding d own fifth and sixth. .When the checke red fla gs came out, Buehl took the win w ith Gaddis second. Hodges held off Goodman for third, and Dupasqu ier was fifth. SATURDAY (Above) Jimmy Gaddis (44) holeshot Fr iday n ight's 250cc main at the AMAlProLlte Arenacross In Clnnclnatl. (Below) TIm Wolt (333) escaped a fi rst-turn crash to win the . Sunday main event at the Kearney, Nebraska Vintage Short Track. AMA/ProLiIe Arenacross Series: Round 7 Buehl bests Cincinnati AX By Pam Lambert Photo by Jim Talkington CINCINNAn OH, FEB. 18-20 iverfront Coliseum opened its doo rs to arenacross again as Bud Ice pr esented round se ven of the AMA National Arenacross Series, and the weekend 's big winner was Lan caster Sport Cycle/AXO/Pro Circuit /Motul! Scott-sponsored Jerom y Buehl, who captured main event wins in Frid ay's 12Sec main and Dash for Cash, and Saturday's 250cc main event. Series points leader Grayson Goodman played Mr. Consistent w ith on e win, two seconds and a fourth-place finish to retain the lead in the series. Jimmy Gaddis continued to hold second place with his 1-2-3 finishes, and also pocketed about $1500 for winning Saturday's Dash for Cash. Misfortune struck Gaddis in the Saturday night 125cc main, however, causing him to barely finish the race in 11th place. "Arenacross is tough to adjust to," said Buehl on the podium Saturday night after winning the 250cc main. " Gad d is, Goodman and Billy Whitley have been rid ing the series and are used to riding this tight stuff. It really takes some getting used to, and I had to adjust in order to be competitive. R "But it was really great riding here in my home state with lots of my family here and all the people from the motorcycle show," Buehl sa id . "Mike Kidd puts on a great race, and I'm really glad I was able to come." FRIDAY At the start of the 125cc main, Gaddis nailed the start and grabbed the lead, but Goodman was faster through the whoops and overtook Gaddis before the "Bud Ice" catapult. Gaddis retaliat ed , executing a perfect bl ock pass befor e entering the triple-double section. Whitley was close behind trying to hold off Greg Rand and Buehl, w ho shadowed him for several lap s. Travis Hod ges had to fight his way through the crow d from h is second-row start a nd picked off rider after rider during the first ha lf of the race. Goodman dogged Gaddis contin ually and slipped by when Gad dis took a spilL Buehl slipped in to second and Rand th ird. Gadd is re mou n ted a n d quickly began to attack Rand, while Buehl tried valiantly to best Goodman. Lapped traffic wasn 't a problem in this main event as all the riders stayed close and few crashes occurred. To the de light of the crowd, Buehl found the opening he had been looking fo r a nd p assed Goodman just before th e w h ite fla g came out. Goodman tried to get ba ck around, but Buehl shut th e door and held on to take the win ; Good man had to settle for second. Gaddis fini shed third ahead of Rand , and Hodges completed the top five. Th e 250cc main action began w ith Bue hl nailed th e s tar t of the 125q: main event, but Goodman shadowed him for tw o laps until Buehl left the door open in th e turn before the big infield double. Goodman cruised around, picking his way through lapped tr affic while Buehl held off Gaddis' charge. Tinney went down hard in the triple-double section when another rider . jumped on him from behind. Tra ffic had to slow while Tinney was down, allowin g the top 10 to lap more riders. Just after the hal fwa y flags, Gaddis tried to m a ke his m ove on Bu eh l, but w e n t down in the same section where Tinney had crashed . Buehl also wen t down, but was able to pick it back up and hold on for second. Gadd is' crash gave Whitley th ird pl ace, a n d Rand moved into fou rth. Wh en the white flag came out, Gaddis was able to remount and finish, but was in 11th place. Goodman captured the win followed by Buehl, Whitley, Rand and James EickeJ. When the 250cc main event blasted off the line, Tinney took the holeshot honors and held the lead until Buehl motored past through the whoops. Hodges quickly followed, overtaking Tinney for second place. Dupasquier was charging close behind in fourth. Goodman and Gaddis were fighting their way through the pack. Buehl had no trouble holding the lead from starlto finish, but Hodges had to fight off Gaddis lap after lap when he moved up to challenge Hodges for runner-up honors. Though the leaders encountered heavy lapped traffic at the halfway point, they were able to pick their way through w it ho u t inci d en t. Buehl took the win with Gaddis second, Hodges third, and Go odm an ha d to settle for fo u r th . Dupasquier completed the top five. ~ Results Friday 125 MAI N: 1. JeroD!Y Buehl (Yam) ; 2. G rayson Goodma n (Han); 3. Jimmy Gad d is (lY w ); 4. G~ Rand (Suz ); 5. Tra vis Hod ges (Kaw ). 250 MAIN: 1. Jimmy Cadd is (K.aw); 2. Jeromy Buehl (Yam); 3. Cra~ Goodman (Hon); " Doug Stunr (lCaw ); S. Travis Hod ges (lCaw ). . 50 P/ W: 1. Brad ley Ripple (y am); 2. Michael Willard (KTM); 3. Ouis Robertson (Yam); 4. ChrIs Lazzare tto (ltj); 5. Larry Klin ger (Yam). Satu rda y 125 MAIN: 1. G rayson Goodm an (H a n); 2. jer emy Bue hl (Yam); 3. Billy Whitley (H on ); 4. G reg IU.nd (Su z); S. Travi s Hod ges (lCaw). 250 MAIN : 1. Jero my Buehl (yoIm); 2. Jimm y c.ddis (K.a 3. w); Tra vis Hodges ()(a w ); 4. Gra yso n Goodman (H a n); 5. Pbtlltpe Du pasquier (Yam ). 50 P/W: 1. Bradley Rippl e (Ya m); 2. Michae l Willard (KTM) ; 3. Sha wn Oark (Yam); 4. Chris Lazumto (ltj); S. Nicholas Ada ms (Iq). .......y 50 MO O: 1. Ni ch olas Adam s (Yam ); 2. Mich a el Willard (KTht:); 3. Chris L.uzardto Otj); ... Shawn Cla rk (Yam); 5. Lany Klinger (Yam ). 65 (7-11); 1. RobertTu rley (Kaw);2. Michael Klin ger (Yam ); 3. J.R Cu te r (K.aw); 4. N icho la. Ad a ms (iC.\w) ; 5. A nd y W illard (K.i w ). 85 (7-11): 1. Jeff Gibson (K.a 2. Ben Ridd le (K.a 3. Joshua w); w); Woods (Ka w); 4. Robert Turley (Suz): 5. Nick Petty (Hon). 85 (12-13): 1. Jeff Rya n (lCaw) ; 2. Brandon Bartz (y am) ; 3. lac Miller (Hon); 4. Cha d Ryan (Yam) . 85 (1.....15): 1. Mark Burkha rt (Han) : 2. John Covens m (y am ); 3. T~ Bush (Yam); 4. Luke Omann (Yam l; S. Chris Lowell (Stu). 85 BEG (12· 15): 1. Ke lly Tayl o r (Yam ); 2. Buddy Brooks (Yam ); 3. Matt Omann (Suz ): 4. Ju stin Ste w.J.rt (Kaw); S. Ju stin Kuhn (Yam) . 85 OPEN : 1. Mark Burkhart (Han); 2. jeff Gibson (Ka w ); 3. John CravmI m (ya m); ... Branson Bartz (Yam) ; 5. Ouis Lowell (Soz) . t~ 0: 1. Ralph StiU~Jl (Han); 2. Michael r,,1.mrr (Suz); 3Chri stopher Kuhn (!(aw): ... Kevin Taylor (Suz); 5. Seth TadJock (Han). • 125 C: 1. Brian Brown (Kaw); 2. J ohn Lubsik (Yam); J. Jeff Bry.ant (Hon) ; 4. Daniel Fristoe (Hon); 5. Gregory Nicholls (Suz) . 125 B: 1. Robby Cook (K.1w); 2. IA-vin TAdlock (Hen ); 3. Joey Mac"'Y ISuz~4 . Chad COOp''' (K.>w); 5. OW T""", (Han~ 125 OPEN: 1. CAl'\")' West; 2. John Luka sik (y am); 3. Noe l Spa rks (Kaw);". J0geph Hasan (Hon); 5. RobbyCook (lCaw). 2SO B: 1. Robby Cook ~w); 2. TraviS Md:rary (Suz); 3. Keith Shrldon (Ya m); 4. Rob Olerry (Suz); 5. RobertKnau (lCIM). 250 C: 1. Ritc hie Fraley (Ha n ); 2. Chad Spinosi (Ka w ); 3. Ada m Bolan (ICIM); 4. Lowf'U Mason (Yam); S. ROO Hook (Suz). 250 0 : 1. Ma lt h~w Campbl."l1 (lCaw); 2: M ik~ McFarlan d (Ya m); 3. Kenne th MeyeT (K.Jw) ; 4. Ronald Burri s (Han); 5. Bran110ft Prior (Suz ). 25+: 1. Brian Sta nley (S uz); 2. Ho bit' 8.lbb CH ); 3. jerry on Tucker (Suz). 30+: 1. Kelly Bowen (Hon); 2. Hable Babb (Hon); 3. David 'Thoma> (Han); 4. TIm Pock (Soz); 5. Srolt Mille< (_~ Richtmeyer roosts Kearney 81 By Mike Zbrozek KEARNEY, NE,FEB. 5-6 Gary Richtmcyer showed everyone the fast way ar ound in the VDTRA/Perfonnance Nutrition Vintage Classics VII Series opener at the Kearney Exposition Center, leading the charge in Saturday's 2SO and 600cc events on identically prepared Bultacos. . Richtmeyer showed he was the man to beat. In Sunday's action, he again won the 600cc class but could not overcome the fine start of BillSnyder and '7 0s Ascot ve tera n Tim Wolf in Sunday's 250 cc even t, settling for a respectable third . Heavy traffic on this liS-mile tracktook its toll on riders and equip ment as the track began to break down badly throu ghou t the two-day eve nt. Good starts led to good finis hes as the 4500-strong crowd cheered on the actio n each day. Open Pro Twin, with 14 riders crowding the main event , had to stumble through numerous restarts to ge t underway in ea rnest. Multip le p ile-ups in tum two a nd mo torcycle pancake stack-ups in tum three, how ever, helped to thin the cha rging ranks of eager starters. Saturday night's Open Pro Twin main event winner Johnny Isaacs wowed the crowd in Sunday's main when he chased down the very fast and stead y Yamaha 750 of Bob Braunreiter on the very last lap. Isaacs threaded his TPR Special Triumph 750 to the inside in tum three to take the win. Masters class rider Dave Barkley scored double victories on his Yamaha 750, holding off Dan Deuble r's Bultaco to win on the first night and then using a sweeping turn-three pass on the outside to relegate Deubler to second, again, in Sunday's main. Results Sotwday 2Sl>. I . Cory Rid",,>

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