Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

"Ow G4MI1. To GIN Y_ Jh Bat 1Iotot:ro.. 1 ~ Ar"""''' All Bike Brands Welcomed Ken Sykes was the Expert class wi nner during the trials event at Greaves Days '94. JOin ed by a group of fi ne sponsors to produce an out sta nding series of rid ing schools and indoor semina rs. Al so operating priva te and small group lessons. Sign up soon for t he on e near est you , SUZUKI OWNERS " FREE"!! See you r local dea le r for details 1994 SCHOOLS & ACTIVITIES LIST CITY/STATE TRACK/EVENT DATE Gainesville, Florida Special Guest - Guy Cooper' Whitney. Texas Casa Grande. Arizona Moreno Valley, California Special Guest - Guy Cooper' Rancho Cordova, California Washougal, Washingt n o Watkins. Colorado Special Guest - Bob Hannah' Central Village, Connecticut Seattle. Washington Macon, Georgia Buds Creek, Maryland Mount Morris. Pennsylvania Johnstown, Pennsylvania Southwick, Massachusetts Millington, Michigan Buchanan. Michigan Lake Mills, Wisconsin Englishtown, New Jersey Special G uest - Guy Cooper' Millville, Minnesota New Berlin, New York C lifford , Pennsylvania Special G uest - Guy Cooper' Troy. Ohio Special Guest - G Cooper' uy Casey. Illinois Special Guest - G Cooper' uy Buds Creek, Maryland Hurricane Mills. Tennessee Aquasco. Maryland Binghampton . New York Delmont, Pennsylvania C lifford..Pennsylvania Englishtown . New Jersey Gainesville, Florida Gatorback MX Park March 4 Lake Whitney Cycle Ranch Paradise City Raceway Star West MX Park March 7 March 19 March 22 NOTE: SUBJECT TO CHANGE da y 's winners we re : Matt Hilgenberg (Su pe r Master class); Steve Martin (Master); Ken ny Sykes (Expert); Lynn Boyer (Intermedia te); and James Wilburt (Novice). (Yam). There 's no need to travel hal f way across the count ry to atte nd a motocross school . Not when t he best one w ill come to you . TONY 0 .• mu lti -ti me U.S. M otoc ross Champio n. w ill soon be in your area :0help you sharpen. your riding skills and show you how to mak e a track wo rk fo r you. He has been . EX H /W S /B~ 1. John Blessed (Hon); 2. Bill Zearley (Kaw); 3. Thomas Annis (Suz) ; 4. B.mjamln Torsiello (Suz); 5. Dave Hardy (K.w ). AM H/W S/ Bl(: 1. Sha ne Prieto (K. w); 2. Jim Dickenson lSuz ); 3. Brad Jackson (Suz): 4. And rew Peas lee (}(awl; Otark.S ' Bran k (Suz ). EX M!W S/ BK: 1. John BIes8ed (Han); 2. Bill b.uley (Hon); 3. Eric C ray (Hon); 4. Michael Len ning (H on); 5. Steve Cla rk ' (Hon ). AM M/ W S/ BK: 1. Ma rk Reed (Ka w); 2. James Bronso n (Hon); 3. Jon Schrod t (Hon ); 4. P.bick W~uley (Han); 5. Charles "'ani< (Suz). . EX L/W S/BK; 1. Ron Perry (Yam); 2. lee Fra nk (yam); 3. Richie MorriJ (y<1m); 4. Steve Housley (lUw); S. Ian LincbcTgt'l' TIJRLOCK. CA. FEB. 6 Michael Brandes an d Tallon Voh lan d bea t all comers in the 125 and 250cc Pro classes, respectively, w hen the GFI North Winter MX Series came to the Turlock MX facility. When the gate dropped on the first l25cc Pro moto, local favori te Rusty Ho lland led the pa ck into the first tu m , followed by Brand es, Jeff Pestana , Rick Ryan and Tyson Vohland. However, wi thin the first lap Pestana had gone down, taking much of the pressu re off the leaders . The race then became a battl e between Holland and Bran d es, who d iced for the lead several tim es durin g the 10-lap moto before Hollan d could pull away eno ugh to ens ure the moto win . Th e second 125cc Pro mota saw the sa me g roup o f ri ders, w ith the addi ti on o f Craig Keeriey, racing for the lead . In a textboo k pass on the h igh-speed uphill, Brandes go t by Ho iland and began to pull away from the rest of the pack. Bran des never looked back, and with a combined 2-1 finish took the overall victory. Tallon Vohla nd grabbed the holesho t in the first 250cc mota of the da y and was closely followed by Ryan, Holland and Pestana. This quarlei set a blisterin g pace on the track as each rider attempted to catch the man in front of him . The first major p osition cha nge came when Pestana gra bbed a h andful o f throttle th r o u g h th e rh yt hm sec tio n a n d carried that momentum th ro ug h th e tum and onto the next str aighta wa y. Pestana 's drive allowed him to rail the next comer and get past Ho llan d, who was not ha p py w ith this move and immediately wen t abou t catching Pestana . As the du o went over the up hill doubl es, Holland dove to the 'ins ide, blocking Pes ta na o ut of the n e xt turn a n d repassing him. Whi le this du el was being waged, another confrontation was taking place in the front of the lead pack. Ryan set up Tallo n Vohland on the spectator str aighaway, and wh en they entered the chicane at the end of the straight, Ryan dove to the inside, momentarily forcing Vohland off the track . With few laps rema inning, Vohland was unable to recapture first. Vohland finished second behind Ryan, followed by Holland, Pestana , and Cory Keeney in that order. Mota two sa w Tallon Vohl and again with the hol esh ot. Wanting to avo id a replay of the first mota, he im medi a tely ran away and h id from the other ride rs. The battl e for second became a three-way race betw een Holland, Pestana and Brandes. Pestana , how ever, got"into tro uble and went down, taking himself out of the top five. Holland was able to hold off the advances of Brandes to finish second . Bran des finished third , wi th Rick Ryan and Dan Paladi no rounding ou t the top five. Results s. AM l /W S/BK: 1. Cra ig Westwood (Yam); 2. Kl!i.th Phillips (Yam ); 3. Jaso n H ump hries (Yam) ; 4. Dustin Sperber (Yam) ; S. . stw wn Rode! (Hon ). EXH/ W $: 1. Eric Gn.y (Hon); 2. John Oliver (Hon ); 3. twfike Reed (Kaw) ; 4. M.1rk Moyette (Suz ); 5. Dave Ha rdy (}(awl. AM H/ W SS; 1. Joe Warrm (Hon); 2. Larry Dodson (Hon); 3. Cha rles Bra nk (Suz) ; 4. Shane Pietro (Kaw); S. Jim Dickenson (Suz). EX M/W 55: 1. Bill barley (Hon); 2. Mike Reed (K.lw ); 3. Micharl leh ning (Ho n); 4. Mike Bum ! (H on) ; S. Joh n Oli ver (H on). AM M/W S& 1. Joe Warren (Han); 2. James Bronson (Hon); 3. kUm O imie (Han); 4. Robert Cavey (Han); S. Ow'les Brank (Suz ). Prairie C ity-SVRA Washougal MX Park Watkins Sports Center March 26 April 2 & 3 April 9 Central Village MX Park (NEMA) King Dome' " Echeconnee MX Club Potomac MX Park Highpoint MX Park' " Pleasure Valley MX Park SC) MX 338 (NE Baja Acres Red Bud MX Park Aztalan Cycle Park Raceway Park April 29 & 30 May 7 May 13 & 14 May 23 May 29 June 3 & 4 June 27 June 30 & July 1 July4&5 July 8 & 9 July 11 Spring Creek MX Park Unadilla Valley Sports center " Hurricane Hills Sports Center July 11 & 12 July 17 July 18-21 Kenworthy MX Park July 25 & 26 Lincoln Trail Motor Sports July 27 & 28 Potomac MX Park' " Loretta Lynn AM Nationals' " Aquasco Raceway (MAMA) Broone-Tioga Sports C enter Steel C MX Park' " ity Hurricane Hills Sport C enter" Raceway Park'" Gatorback MX Park' " July 31 August 9-13 August 19 & 20 August 29 September 4 September 11 O ctober 1 & 2 November 22-26 " ' PROMOTIONAL SEMINAR •SPECIAL GUEST TDMXS / 616 Mulberry Lane, Dept. eN I Edgewood, MD 21040 I (410) 676-8234 EX L/W 55: 1. Rich ie Mor ris (Yam) ; 2. Paul Nette rs tro m (y am); 3. Ian Lint.-t>erger (yam) ; 4. George Reavis {Yam); 5. David Pabst (Yam). AM L/W 55: 1. Cra ig Westwood (Yam) ; 2. Sha wn Rodel (Hon ); 3. Iamn Ha nlon (Yam); 4.Ia9Of1 Hu mphries (Yam); 5. Krith Philli ps (Yam). EXSl'TSMN: t. Kevin Brown (Yaml; 2. Stev e Housley (Kaw); 3. An thon y U~ (K.aw); 4. J.8. Balko (J-Ioo); 5. Carl Ander. aon (Yam). AM SPTSMN: t . Chuck Menotte (Yam); 2. Derek ICing(Yam); 3. Robert Brooks (Ka w ). Enthusiasm runs high at Creeves Days '94 By Matt Hilgenberg POW. CA. FEB. 12 ·13 This year's Greeves Days event d rew enthus iasts from six states to Mike Bean w ay 's ra nch just outs ide Santa Margarita, California. The annual get- together each sp ring is hos ted by Frank Con ley, who is the number one so u rce of Gr eeves parts in the US . Conley in vites all of h is customers for a "thank you" tha t features two full da ys of allGreeves activities, including a bike sh ow, open trials and scra mbles riding on Saturday, dinner and mo v ie s at t he Pozo Sa loon Sa t u rday evening, and a trials event on Sunday. A lot of good people, a bea uti ful selling and a rela xed environm ent make Greeves Da ys one of the most enjoya ble events on the vintage schedule each year . One spe cial a tte ndee w as former U.S. Greeves importer Nick Nichol son, who rode an Ang lia n in the tr ials competition on Sunday. Sho w bike aw ards a re give n in fo u r ca tego ries, with judg in g based on bo th original ity and execution. The trophies we nt to the followin g: Best Ea rly Greev es - Chuck Sa les, 1964 Road Tw in ; Best T ria ls - Art Yell in, 1967 Anglia n; Best Challenger - Glenn Cro ssno, 1967 250cc MX5; Bes t Gr iffon - Bob Joh nston, 1970 3BOcc Griffon. Seven sections, ridden two times each, made up Sunday's trials . All the competitors rode as a single group, so everyone coul d enjoy the show . Conley laid ou t the sections "just like they used to run 'em " with sma ll climbs , off-cam bers and tricky tu rns to ga ther points from the rid ers . The Brandes, Vohland tame Turlock Motocross By David Allen so NOV; 1. SlC'Yen HL 'mAndcz (Yam). SO P/ W: I . 8rt'nt Hannon (Yam ); 2. Nathan Brock (Yam); 3. JWlti Roberts (Yam); 4. Jamesl..con (yam); S. Eric Pegexb (Suz ). n

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