Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

too tim id either , o r you'll fall behind. If yo u go too fas t you start ma king mi stakes . 1 do n ' t thin k m y tim e s ha d enough to ho ld Randy (Hawkins) back to day . But after mi ssin g four roun ds with a broken arm, I' m trying to d o th e best 1 can, and hopefully q ualify for th e Tro phy team." Summe r s le a d s the H ea v yweigh t Four-Str o ke class in Eva luation Points, bu t only has five days in so far . H e'll need six scores to qualify. " Afte r rebr eaking my arm this year 1 really wa nted to co me here and wi n an ov erall," Summers said . "I'm still relea rning how to do this; 1 haven 't don e this since '89. Ho pefully, 1 can do better in New York for the final rou nd ." St eve H a tch finis hed the event in fifth p la ce after gi v ing g r o u n d to Rh o des durin g the first te s t of Da y Two. "1 go t a little ou t of shape on th e firs t test when a series of rocks sent me sid ew ay s and 1 hit a tr ee head-o n, " Hatch s a id. "My b ike s ta lled and 1 ca me to a complete s to p . Ra ndy was about 15 seconds b ehind m e , and 1 could hear him coming, so 1 started kicking and kicking to stay in fron t of h im. When I got the b ike goi ng, m y go gg les had fo gged . It was r a ining sligh tly during th e test , and w as real dark so it made it hard to see. I pulled over to cle a r m y goggles and let h im by . As he came up to m e h e s lowed down to see if I was okay, and 1 to ld him to get going. 1 turned it up and fol. lowed him to th e end of th e test. " Ha wkins sa id, " I k ind of slowed d o wn to make s ure that Ste v e was okay during th e firs t te st. He lo o ked like h e m ight ha ve been h urt because he was s topped o n th e tra il and was s ta n d in g the r e kind of we ird. So I slo w ed d o wn to ask if he was okay. (Above len) Scott Summers, winner 01 the Heavyweight Four-Stroke class, powers 011 the start of a special test. (Top) Sieve Hatch was fifth overall in his first race s ince Injuring his loot and linger. Hatch Is concentrating his ellorts on the National Enduro Series. (Above) Scott Mclaughlin screams his CR125 through a special test. He won the Ughtwelght division and finished eighth overall . . - ' · ·Brle I..''.'., ... . ' 1' · Trask Mountain Qualifier McMinnville, Oregon Results: June 25-26 (Round 7 01 8) O /A : 1. Rod ney Smith (Suz); 2. Dav id Rh od es (Kaw); 3. Ra ndy Hawkin s (Suz ); 4. Sco tt Su m me rs (Ho n); 5. Steve Hatch (Suz) ; 6. Jaso n Dahners (Hon); 7. Eric Mashbir (Hus); 8. S. Mclaughlin; 9. David Lykke (Hon); 10. Ieff Od om (Ho n); 11. lames Gra y (KTM); 12. Rick Bozarth; 13. Iohn N ielsen (H us); 14. Phil Oveland; 15. M. Walla ce; 16. Pa ul Kra use (Kaw); 17. Da na Va n Stee ( K aw); 18. E. Duceay: 19. (T IE) D. Kna pp / D. From.an. AMA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REUABILITY ENDU RO S ERIES POINT STANDINGS: (Bes' 6 018 ruunds count), 1. Rodney Smith (165/3 wins)"; 2. Rand y H aw kins (a7/2); 3. Ty Davis (94/1); 4. Danny Hamel (91/1 ); 5. Da vid Rhod es (78); 6. David e TrulU (65);7. Fred Andrews (SO 8. Larry Roese l... (SO); 9. Fred Hoess ); (46); 10. Jason Dahners (42). • C inched championship Upcoming Round: Rnal Round- Speedsville, NewYork,July9-10 f' 1\1 . ·· . ' sleep on iIIe highway linta moming,~ said TIV~. '.. Ii. "Then we made it to Bakersfield arid the : .l y.1I I ' . . . . . a ltemaior. failed. When we got" here: we lost . . . _ . ' . .. . . . .. . ". our.(hotel) room because we were late gEitting Though the WII; seWed up :the title for Rod- . here: TroUi's bad luck continued in the race, .. ney Smith," he wasn't' sure' 01 that until Mon• .: as he suffereda flattire on Day Two. " . dily morning. "Randy (Hawkins) knew ·all ttie ' pOint cOmbinatioris for' him'to keep the senes . Now 'that hi~ tea mmate Rodney Smitii has ' a iive ·lor ·a snewdow ntn Spe ed sv ille next · clinched the title, Randy Hawkins will sll out month," 'said Smith,"but he had to catch a' : the final round 01 the se ries in.Speedsvill e; piane 'right afterlhe eveni.belore they posted :.. NewYork,Sfl that h~ canconcentrate o~ . the : the scores. He called: me .Monday morninq' : ISDE and the. re~nlng ~n~ of th7 N.at~on after he found out the scores and laid me that : al Enduro CirCUIt. Haw kms ·IS a five- tIme I ned clinChed thel itle: ' : champion in lh.at series, but presen tly trails . . . '. '. Steve Hatch and Kevin Hines in mapoints seen Summers has: been riding well. since chase··: .. " . '. rebreaking his arm last month in T~lamook; . . . : ... . .. ..:.... '. '. · Oregon."m··riding with a sPecial wriSt cast to .' .Shannon. Poe ' crashed .hard during the .Iinal prevent any niore wrlst" injurles ," SsidSum- · . rnotocrcss 'test and had to be flown by heli· · rners. vt may jtisi weer.~ . indefin·i tely. In lact, .cootertc a Pontand hospital..Poe, who was "I'm'. co nsidering wearing one on my othe r . compe~ing i~ the amateur division, swapped :. wrist for pretection," . . . . " . out in.a rutted straight, and hit a tree. "tie.suf" " . ' .. . . . . : .. ". lered a broken leg:·qollarbone and nose.": RodDey Smlth 'tried'o ut a Pair o(conventlon· ·, said Poe's lather, Mike. ~H is helmet was pre," 'a l Marzocchi Ma gnum' forks prepared .by . ty mess ed up, and with .hlm brea king .his . · Race Tech; but 'sa id he didn't think the event lemur, w&figured we:d better get him.to tt)e . · was a gOod test: ' Righi off'the bat, they sta n- .' hospitalas soon .as possible, It looks like he's ' ed to get caught in the deep ruts. and it" start' . ': 'going'to be firie.". ' . '. . ' .' .' ed to affect my riding style," sa id Smilh. ' But I' . . : '. :. ' : .. : ' . was stuck with the m be cause' , co uldn 't Because 01 injuries;' Sieve Hatch has orlly change them after the race stan9d. 1Just tried . . completed four.daYs in tl)e se ries so'tar.'He'll : . to stay out 01the ruts sci that they wouldn't Dei ' need six to gUl:llify lOr the stic Days. "Coming . a tactor.": . . .. : . here, aliI wanted 10 do was finish both days;' .' . ' . ; . .. . ' ., . '. .. so that Icould 'get iWo' more' days (towards '. 'T hough he had anoutslde chance at the title, . qualifyi'n~)," 'Hatch said. "I still need 'to .finish· Ty Davis sat out tneround to compete at.the ..: both days in New'York'lo 'quallty; but it's . · Mammoth Motocross 'with 'Kawasaki Tea m . beihg held 0~1y a lew miles from my house, Green cohorts'Danny Hamel and Larry Roe- .. so I know what I'm in.for. Trask usually runs . · seier. . ::. .. ". :... . .: . , ,: . :' . , ....: shert-and-sweet tests.tandlt you crash. once ' . .. ... ... " . . : . , '.: ::. ... . . . yoU're outotlt. T hat maklls il importam to. Italfan'DlIvlde Trolli hada.bao Irip to the . back off a little. ·] didn't comehere with 'the · race. "I'auf Kr3Ul!ll 'and I had iro.uble w~h .the.. . 'intll"tiO~ of "Vinning • just finishing. I think,the battery "On the way up here and.we ~ad to sh on. tests workedin my favor." ' .. . . .. .. 29

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