Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Above) David Schultz (far lane) captured the win at the Mopar Parts Natio nals, sett ing a new National E.T. record In the process. (Below) Tim Weaver (143) holds off Daniel Field (91D) In the Sportsman SOOcc Expert class at the Unadilla AHRMA Vintage Nat'l MX. could get the maximum possible poin ts: 1382." a Results FINAL: Dav e Schultz (7.62/175.81) del. John Sm ith (7.70/172.71). NHRA WINSTON P R O STOCK POI N TS STANDINGS (oilier 4 of 11 fa ce s) : 1. Dave Sch ultz (4474); 2. John Myers (3512); 3. John Smith and Jim Bernard (2304 ); 5. Russ Nyberg (2 282); 6. Michael Phillips (2278); 7. Hector Arana (2152); 8. Gary Tonglet (1632); 9. Kerry Larkin (1470); 10. Ron Ayers (1460). Th is time it was Wein ert holding the lead, with Clemence following closely. Higgi ns was aga in thi rd, but he lost gro und to the leade rs as the race wore on . Coming up th e large, rough hill before the finish line side by side with Weinert, Clemence wo n the race to the flag as well as the overall victory. Norman Smith and his 1974 Yamaha 250 were unbeatable in the Sportsman 250 Intermedi ate "B" and +30 intermedi at e "B" d ivision s . Smith's first 250 rnot o, however, was a wild affair. The Ith aca , New York, rider g ra bbed the holeshot, bu t then cras hed on land ing from the infamous Gravity Cavity. The lead then went to Bul taco rider Peter Rodriguez, who bailed out in the very same spot on the next lap. Penton pilot Rich Bau lch found himself with the lead next, bu t half a lap later fell victim to Smith, who had quickly gotten himself back up a n d into th e action. Baulch's 3-2 finishes were good enoug h for second overall. Hugh's Bultaco-mounted Tim Weaver al so ha d a good day, pu t ti ng in 4-3 finishes beh ind the Nash-Weinert fray in Spo rts man 250 Expert. In Sportsman 500 Expert, Weaver lost a close first-mote race to Daniel Field and h is CZ 400. The second moto saw Weaver hold off Field for the entire race, despite a determi ned effort by Field as th e pair approached the checkered flag. Field also had an excellent race with Weinert in +30 ~ Expert. Results AHRMAIVintage[ron National MX S eries Round 6 nadillaValley Sports Center :U Weinert, Clemence clashat Unadilla By Matt Benson NEW BERLIN, NY, JUNE 11 . id ing at a take-no-priso ners pace, form er fac to ry m ot oc rosser Jim Weinert won th e +30 Expe rt" A" d ivision on a 1974 Honda 250 and was second overall to Husqvarna-rnounted Tim Nash in Sportsman 250 Expert. Meanw hile, David Clemence of Narragansett, Rhode Island, took a pair of co me- fro m-be hind moto w ins on hi s 1974 Bultaco in the +30 Expert "B" division after running off the pace in Sportsman 500 Expert. When Weiner t and Clemence cam e together la ter in +40 Expert, the stage wa s set for a couple of the da y's best races. Following a two-year absence in the series, nearly 350 vintage entries turned ou t to tackle America 's premier naturalterrain mo tocross course. Riders got to sa mple one of racing's unique experiences: knocki ng down Unadill a's thick grass to create a motocross track of deep loam rolling up and down the Unad illa Riv er va lley hill sid e . The w ea the r ranged from sunshine to light rain and back to sunny again, so neither dust nor mu d was a factor. The firs t +40 Exp ert moto sa w Clemence grab the lead, shadowed by Weinert, the 1974 and '75 AMA National 500cc MX Champion and '76 Supercross Champion from Pine Bush, New York. Barry Higgins trailed at a slight di stance on his Dick Mann-built BSA 500 thumper. On the final lap, Weinert made his move into the lead, holding it to the line. The pace appeared to be even faster when the second moto got under way. R NHRA M Parts Nationals opar Schultz comprehends Englishtown By Todd Veney ENGLISHTOWN, NJ, MAY 2()'22 oh n Myers lo st an NHRA Mopa r Parts Nationals semifin al race to Dave Schultz, and with it a shot at tying Schultz's 'active record of five consecutive victories at the same race. At Raceway Park in Engli sh town, New Jersey, where Myers was undefeated in 18 heats in the 1990s, Schultz won with not just the top run in Pro Stock history but the top three: 7.54, 7.58, and 7.57, in that order. In the abbreviated (due to rain) three-shot qualifying format, Schultz's Sunoco Suzuki ran quicker on its worst qualifying lap than any other Pro Stock bike ever. The .58 backed up an off-the-trailer .54, within the one percent required by the NHRA for a national record. John Smith, Pro Stock's third-ranked racer (after Schultz and Meyers), met J ... 0\ C'l a> 1 50 Schultz in the final, wh ere his competitiv e 7.70 /172 .71 fell to Schultz's 7.62/175.81 - one of the best 10 runs of all time. It was the thir d fin al of 29.year-old Smith's ca ree r, all against Schultz. He won the 1993 Gato rna tionals in Gainesville, FL, and was second at the prestigious U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. In those races, the last rider off the starting lin e was first to the finish. This time, both were out of the hole with identical .416 re action times. " It seemed like I got out on him a little, bu t by the time we go t to second gear, he w as right there. Then he put a bo ut a bike length on me fo r good when I hit th e bum p s," Smit h said . "Once yo u're tucked in and can tell if you're winning or losing, it's pretty predictable. Normally, you're not going to catch an yone if you're still losing at that point, but you stay on it in case something breaks." · . As always with Schultz's Greg Copetuned two-valve Suzuki, no thing did, and if his performance at Englishtown is any indication, it may take 7.5s to win from here on ou t. "I d idn't run any 7.5s in elimina tions because I didn't want to take a chance at blowing it," Schultz said. "We had the advantage and we already set the record, so I tried to just pace myself and not make mistakes in eliminations so we SPTMN 125 EXP: 1. Mike Boggia (Hon); 2. Darin Emswiler (Ho n); 3. J.1 Kinder (Ho n ); 4. Doug Wentzell 1 (Hon) ; S. Thomas Bentivegn a (Yam). SPTMN 125 [N T: 1. Tho mas Se p h to n (Suz) ; 2. William Na ze1rod (Ho n); 3. John Ziska (Hon); 4. Joseph Sephton (5uz); 5. James Smi th (C-A) . SPTM N 125 NO V: 1. William Brow ne (Yam); 2. Jason Eze ll; 3. Matt Mora ndo (Hon). SPTMN 250 EXP: 1. Tim Na sh (Hus); 2. Jim Weinert (Hon); 3. Tim Weav er (Bu l); 4. Da n ie l Field (CZ ); S. Rich Hu dson (Ho n). S PT M N 250 [NT " AN: 1. Stuart Besse r (Bul); 2. Robert Farrell (Suz); 3. Peter Kolos (Suz) ; 4. Paul Havir (Ma i); 5. Timothy Jackson (Mo n). SPTMN 250 INT "B": 1. Norman Smit h (Yam); 2. Rich Baulch (Pcn); 3. Bill y Moran d o (Pen); 4. Dennis Blev ins (CZ); 5. John Ziska (Ho n ). S PTMN 2SO NOV, I. Daniel Co ley (Oss) ; 2. Roger Horst (Ka w); 3. Jas on Ezell ; 4. Eric Brtllo (Yam ); 5. Shawn Wadsworth (yam). SPTMN SOO EXP: 1. Tim Weaver (Bul); 2. Daniel Field (CZ); 3. Davi d Hu rley (Yam); 4. Richa rd Hein s (Suz ); S. Wesl ey Fu ller (Hus). SPTMN 500 INT "A ", !. Tod d Ha mi lto n (Mai); 2. Alex Mor oz (Mai); 3. Eddie Lambert (5uz) ; 4. Ja mes Kostival (CZ) ; S. Eric Kellne r (CZ ). SPTMN SOO INT "B" , I. Gary DiP ietro (KTM) ; 2. Daniel Payne (Mai); 3. Ronald Smolinka (Hu s); 4. Jeff Fishe r (BSA); S. Les Moh ler (H us) . SPTMN 500 NOV: 1. Roland Beck (Yam ); 2. j ason Ezell ; 3. Dan Courtwright (Yam); 4. Dennis Moo re (Ma i); 5. Scott Boschen, . SPTMN TWIN EXP: 1. Rick Doughty (Ric- Tri). SP'TMN TWIN INT: 1. Denn is Blevins (Tri); 2. Tom Frana: (Hon) ; 3. Eric Pritchard (fri). PREM LWT INT: 1. Eric Pritchard (fri). PREM LWT NOV, 1. Jim Walker (BSA). P REM LWT II EXP : 1. S te v e Tucker (BSA) ; 2. Richard Hems (Gre) . PREM LWT IIINT: 1. Tom Frana: (BSA); 2. Robert Tru eworthy (Bu1); 3. Jay Wilson (AJS); 4. Mike Smith (AJS); S. Dean Hu tchinson (fri). PREM LWT II NOV: 1. David MacKinnon (Tri ). PREM 500 INT: 1. William Fuller (BSA). PREM 500 NOV, 1. Jim Wal ker (BSA). PREM 500 II EXP: 1. Steve Tucker (BSA); 2. Hu gh Weav er (Bul). PREM 500 II INT: 1. David Tucke r (BSA); 2. Eric Pritchard (fri); 3. John Hart (Due) ; 4. Peter Everson (fri). PREM 500 II NOV: 1. Jim Walker (BSA). PREM TWIN INT: 1. Mike Sm ith (No r). +30 EXP - A -: 1. Jim weinert (Hon); 2. Daniel Field (CZ) ; 3. Richard Heins (Suz ); 4. Jay Kinder (Ho n); S. Carl Mab re y (Ho n). +30 EXP - B-: 1. Dav id Cleme nce (Bul) ; 2. Joel Nic holson (He n); 3. David H ur ley (Yam ); 4 . Dou g Wentzell (Hon); 5. Richard Shipman (ya m). +30 INT "A " : 1. Timo th y Jackson (Mon); 2. Eddie Lambert (Suz); 3. G uy Hend erson (CZ); 4. Peter Kolos (Suz); 5. Eric Kelln er (CZ). +30 INT -8-: 1. Norman Smit h (Yam) ; 2. Neal Wh itn ey (CZ); 3. Stua rt llL 'SSCr(Bul); 4. Ronald Smollnka (H us ); 5. Rich Baulch (Pen) . +30 NOV: 1. Dani el Coley (Oss); 2. Rog er Horst (Kaw); 3. Dan Co urtwrig ht (Yam); 4. Tim O'Rourke (ya m); 5. WiUiam Browne (Yam ). +40 EXP: 1. David Clemence (Bul); 2. Jim Weinert (Hon); 3. Barry H iggins (BSA); 4. Ron Melton (Oss); 5. Steve Tucker (BSA). +40 INT: 1. Charl es Emery (CZ); 2. Spencer Balentine (Pen ); 3 . Raymond Weir (eZ) ; 4. Gary DiPietro (KTM); 5. Alex Moroz (Mai). ' +40 NOV: 1. John Linnens (Hon); 2. Steve Simpson (Hon); 3. Fred u-Vana: (Hon); 4. Alan Boyd (Bul). +SO EXP: 1. David Ezell (KTM); 2. Robert Hayes Sr. (Suz) .

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