Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

ton took t he overall win a head of Boru ff, Burha rt, Pinson and Thorn burg. When the 25+ class lined up , all eyes were on Bill Wall in and Pat Barton . Both rider s had ridde n on press day, so they w ere fami liar with the track and eager to win some Suz uki continge ncy mo ne y. As the field round ed th e firs t tum, Wallin and Bar ton were 1-2. Wallin would p u ll away sligh tly to take the heat win. In the main , Bar ton sho t in to the lead with Larry Sparks, Dell Ellenson, Bryan Ada ms and Gen e Hodge in hot purs u it. Wallin m issed a shift three fee t out of the ga te and en tered the first tu m dead last in the 26-rider field . Barton quickly established a hea lthy lead by clea ring all the jumps, while Wa llin was stu ck in the pack. Ellanso n moved into second by passing Sparks . Wallin b roke in to the top five at the halfw ay p oint, then di sp laced John Sheffey, Spa rks and Ellanson to move in to second, but found himse lf do wn eight seco nds to Barton. The JT / Shoei/No Um it/ Dunlop / Factory Connection /Devol/ BelRay / Pro Tap er / UFO/ Am erican Suz u ki-backe d Ba rto n took the victory over Wallin, Ella nson, Sheffey and Spa rks . Ellanso n had passed Sheffey and Spa rks on the last lap. Resulls P/W: 1. Zack Rutledge (Yam); 2. Rob Wood en (Yam) ; 3. Shan e O 'Banion (Yam); 4, Alex Hun ter (Yam ): S. Chri s Stuckey (y a m). 65: I. Robert Tu rley (K.aw); 2. Nick Wame-r ()(a w ); 3. Nate Dav en por t (Kaw ); 4. Nick Mo ulton (K.aw); 5. Robin WaUace (Kaw). 85 (7-11): 1. Jeff Gibson (}(awl; 2. Travis Pastrana (Suz); 3. &.'0 Riddle (Kaw); 4 . Robert Turley (lYIw ); 5. Ca sey Bullington (Suz ). 85 (12·13): 1. Matt Walker (K.aw) ; 2. A.lron Lind~ (Kaw ); 3. JObh Scott (Hon); 4. Gavin Burkman (Hun); 5. Jeremy Brown (Kaw ). 85 (14--15) 1. Mark Bur kha rt (Hon); 2. Jat;OnThomas (Kaw ); 3: Nick Citron (yam); 4. Trey Boyk in (ya m ); 5. Cha ne y Bry an t (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Robbie Horton (Kaw); 2. Charles Dunaway (Kaw ); 3R.unsay Bulkly; 4. Kris Swa ney (Hon); 5. Scott Pin500 (Suz ). 125 C: 1. Frank Boston (lGlw 2. Travis Willis (Hon); 3. lady ); Cooper (Suz); 4. Adam Burchfield (Suz); 5. David Sawyer (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Charlet Dunaway (Kaw ); 2. Ed Ray (Kaw); 3. Robb y Cook (Kaw); 4. Jeremy w est (Han); 5. Shane Jenkins (Kaw ). 250 C : 1. J ohnSheffey (Suz); 2. Chris Denney (Kaw ); 3. Mark Cleveland (Hon); 4. Troy Millo:!' (KoIw ); 5. Aaron Adams (Suz) . 12-15: 1. Robbie Hort on (Kaw); 2. Jon Boruff (Hon); 3. Mark Buthart (Hon); 4. Scott Pinson (Suz) ; 5. Brian Th orn burg (Yam) . 25+: 1. Pa t Barton (Suz ); 2. Bill Wal lin (Suz ); 3. DeU Ellanson (Yam) ; 4. JohnSheffey (Suz); 5. Larry Spa rks (Ho n). ~: 1. Cary M orris (Hon); 2. De ll EUanson (Yam ); 3. Bryan Adams (Kaw ); 4. Lou Volpe (Hon); 5. Allen GoJdstrin (Yam) . 35+: 1. Tony Smith (Kaw); 2. Lou Volpe (Hon); 3. Steve D0naldso n (Hon); 4. Ron Van Wagoner (Kaw ); 5. RobertPerry (Suz) . 40+ : 1. Ken ny Ha ll (H on ); 2. He nry Gre f (Ho n); 3. Skip Stew ere (Kaw); 4. Ron Va n Wagoner (Kaw); 5. John FOlli(Hon). Patterson pulls offThree Creek Hare Scrambles win By Paul Michels You, too, can race to the checkered flag with your own Yoshimura Duplex Race Only E xhaust System! * Contact your Yoshimura Dealer today! GREENVILLE, KY, MAR. 6 Robert Patterso n, on his Team Green / Scoll Gag gles /Sprocket Specialist / Tsubaki / Motor cycle St u ff / An swer Pr od u c ts / Ac erb is /N -St yl e / Kawa saki of Nashvill e and Sarges Cycle-backed Kawasaki, na rrowly edged ou t Dou g Jones three turns from the checkered flag at the Three Cree k Har e Scram bles, ro und n ine of the Mid -South Ch ampions hip Winte r Series. Jones was quickest off the line with the rest of th e AA rid ers in tow . Jones an d Pa tterson soon hoo ked up and started a bailie that lasted the en tire five laps on the technical, seven-mile Three Creek course. Jones began to stretch ou t a small lead on the second go-round when Pallerson d ism ounted, taking a soil sam p le and losin g his fron t bra ke in the process. Patterson p ushed an d caugh t back up, an d the two Kawasaki rid ers ra ged on un til the fifth and fina l lap when Jon es was leading but bo bbled mom en ta rily, an d Patterson sho t past for the win by a mere h alf -b ikelen g th a t the checke re d fla g . Ja re d Green kept pac e wi th the leaders all day, finishing third. Neal Ragge tl had already clinched the Vet A cla ss champion shi p and carded a respectable fourt h ove ra ll. John Maschino pu t in a solid performance, he ha s in the past few races, for fifth overall. In four-s troke action, Ke n ny Sa tte rfi e ld clin che d the se ries champio nship, scoring th e class win wi th jus t one race remaining. In 125cc B compet iti on Jared Smith continued his winning wa ys, with Jam ie Wynn pla cing second . Pr est on Sullins an d Ste p he n Hi nk le kept close company all day in the Ope n B class to finish 1-2, and Ta rras Massey p iloted his Kawa saki to first in the 250cc B class, with Gary Horton finishing a respectable second . Kyle Pulle y pu t in a consistent ride on his Kaw asaki to take the wi n over second- p lace rid er John Bingha m in the 200cc B class. The Hea vy Trail class boas ted the lar gest nu mber of entries for the day at 43, wi th on ly the top five riders in the class completing four lap s. Chris Beard, Dav id Zanet, Rob Zyonhurst, David Ridgway and Danny Billiard finish ed first thr ou gh fifth, respectively. Results [ BERT'S MOTORCYCLES AA : 1. Robert Pa rteracn (Kaw) ; 2. Do u g JOO&. (Kaw); 3. Jared 'I G reen (Kaw); 4. Neal Raggett (y a m); 5. 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