Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

'~ ffiv SEPTEMBER 2·3·4 Frlday_ PRACTICE Saturday AMA11!UR Sunday PRO ~ $27.500.00 ~ PURSE I!I!i!EC!!J DIRT/. SHIRTS 80 NO V: 1. Chris Rogers (Suz ); 2. Rand y Clar k (Yam) ; 3. John C ran lund (Yam ). 80 INT: 1. Scan f-ldm blin (Y.am). 80 OPEN: 1. Robby Co use ; 2. Jiri Dos tal ($uz). 125 BEG: 1. Da vid Sta nton (Yam); 2. John Sa nders (Suz ); 3. RobPrt Colton (}(a w ); 4. Wa rTm Klure' (J(aw); S. Ryan On' (Ho n). C.am.-r (Yam); 2. Ryan Brandt"rburg (Hon); 125 NO V; 1. 3. Bom be r Hern a nde z (Ho n); 4. Chad Sma rt ( ~ w ); S. Da m ion Lo udd (tea w). 125 INT: 1. Nathan Woods (Ho n); 2. J ohn Emerscr . (Suz ); 3. talKaw); 4. Joe Ryan (Stu); S. ea-y Mus ic1o: ,lCaw ). Mike Batreo J25 PRO: 1. C reg Schne ll (Suz ); 2. Spud Walters (Suz); 3. Mike Cha mbPrlain (lCaw ); 4. Larry Linkogle (Hon) ; S. Jdf TIlton 'O!ih lSuz). 2.50 BEC: 1. Ryan Banford (Hon); 2. Co~ H udson (Suz); 3. Todd Moore (Ho n l; 4. Chrn Weed on {I<.lw) ; S. David ~ky (Yam) . 2.50 NOV: 1. Da vid Qunyl (Hon); 2. CT.aig Willi;uns (Han); 3Elton Ya tes (H on). 2.50 INT: I. David Hu ghe (Ka w) ; 2. An thony Hadsall (Hon); 3. ~ vid Mct:own (Hon). 2.50 PRO: 1. Spud Wa lle n (Suz ); 2. Tod d Downs (Hon); 3. Ry u ich i Ya mada (Suz); 4. Jeff Tilton (S uz); S. Sh.ly Fre twell (Suz) . SOD NOV: I. CoItoman Mandw5tn- (Hon); 2. Karl H~ (JCTM); 3. M.att Dodd (Hon); 4. HeIUy Kokosenski (Hon) . 25+ BEC: 1. Muk Cosgrove (Hon); 2. Da M PioeTao (tea w) ; 3. Les Hol land (Hon); 4. Scott ~ (Kaw); S. JohnHeaston (Kaw). 2S+ NOV: 1. Tod d Johmon (Suz); 2. Gary Harada (Ya m); 3. Darre ll Sta tlia m (Yam ); -t. Tony Ngu yen (Han). 30+ BEC ; 1. De n ni J GlI1l.1'g he r ( Ya m ); 2. T im Willia ms (leaw); 3. Strve &erg (Ya m); 4. Kyw Rl"U tgen (Ya m); S. Mi u Tor res (H an). 30+ NOV: 1. A nd rew Smit h (Suz); 2. Cary Harada (Ya m); 3. Todd J ohmon (Suz); 4. M.U"k.Sdndzimirr (Ka w ); S. K.trl Holmberg (KThl). 30+ INT: 1. Kev in mnb (Kaw); 2. Molrk. Stroup (Ya m ); 3. "-"" Dav e Jvory (Han); -t. Jim Hanson (Ha n). 30+ PRO: 1. Greg Zitt"kopf (lCTM) . 35+ NOV : 1. Dave Simon (leaw ); 2. Skip Cristy (Hon); 3. ]ad: Phinn (Hon); 4. Greg Pa gan (Han ); S. C.L. Willia~ (Hon) . .w. AM; 1. Rich JI. f1flOfl (Ho n); 2. Ste vl"8I"b«k (S uz). Faria, Castro merciless at Costa Mesa Speedway By Orenthal James Photo by Jim Thorn COSTAMESA,CA,JULY 29 "Fl yin'" Mike Faria opened up the AMA summer speedway season at Costa Mesa Speedway in fine sty le by scoring the Scratch main event win on Fan Appreciation Night. Faria, who wo n back-to-beck Nati onal titles in 1990 and 1991, and cu rren tly leads the points a t all Souther n California tr acks, gave Costa Mesa fans a previe w of his p la ns for the main even t by racing to victo ries in his Scratch heat and semi. In the Scratch main, Faria was joined by Gary Hicks, jos h Larse n, Shawn McConnell and none other than returning visitor, Razzo the Clown. When the tapes went up Faria took the lead immediately from his number-two startin g pos ition, followed by Razzo and Hicks . Razzo slid his way into second place early in the race, and tried to ap ply press ure to the stre aki ng Faria. But as the race un folded , Razzo's sty le - which , virtuall y mirrors that of 1987 Natio nal Cha mpion Brad Oxley but w ith more flair and speed was no mat ch for Faria, who held the good line on the blue gr oo ve and refused to yield. Th e Shoei/ jack's Disposab le Ser vice /BK /Terr ycab le /Seo tt / USA / Oilza ll /Ro x-b ac ked Fa ria brough t ho me the w in ah ead of Razz o, Hicks, Larsen and McConnell. Faria would start from the 4O-yard line in the Ha nd icap main even t, bu t thou gh he wo rked his wa y through the pack to a respec table finish in the eigh t-tapper, the win wo uld elude him. The ba ttle for Ha ndicap sup re macy came do wn to Eddie Cast ro and - once again - Razzo. Castro bolted from his post on the 3O-yard line to grab the lea d fr om fellow 30- yard -liners Andy Northrup and Don Od om while Raz zo got a good jump off the line and led the 4O-y ard-liners to the first tum. Northrup followed Castro for fou r lap s bu t quickly foun d himse lf having to concentrate less on the pursu it of first place an d Mike Far ia cont inued h is do m inance of So ut he rn Ca lifornia Sc rat ch ra cing by posting the win In the Sc rat ch f eature at Costa Mesa Speedway . mo re on the d efense of his seco nd-place position, as Razzo was charging hard. Razzo fmally did ge t aroun d Northrup abo ut two lap s later, bu t th er e was sim p ly not eno ug h time left to catch the fleeing Castro, who took the win. Faria wo rked his way past Northrup to salvage third at the line. Results l.ID1E1L1'iJ(())~1'lf\j ~i, ... 12 m i. east of PA Tpk on Rt. 22 near Delmont. Rt. 66 north 3 rnl., then right on S lickville Rd. half m i. approx. (be fore VW on pole) - Info. (304)594- 1157 ICdn~ sur: Smith sizzles at Bear Creek Speedway ~ ~ . . 'lW"7' 1lK-at- SCR.ATCH : 1. Mike Faria (eM); 2. Razzo ~ Clown (Wes ); 3. Cary Hic k, (Wrs); 4. Jos h I...arsen eWes); S. Shawn McCo nnell HOCP: 1. Ed Casee (Wes); 2. Brad Oxley (Wes); 3. Mike F" N (C M); 4. }o!;.h W ~ (Wes); S. Don Odam (Gdn). 1. R..nd y Enns (Wes ); 2. Mike Reed (Wes); 3. Randy Skinner Oaw); 4. Bria n Pa p pa Lardo (We5); S. Bea u kv.nd os ki O.aw). SUP B: 1. Scott gcesseau (Wt"'S); 2. Mike Boyle Oaw ); 3. Jim Sulunn O. w); ..... John Ddrics (Wes); S. Danny Jones (Gdn). lPA ; TEAM GREEN WEEKEND SCHEDULE OF EVENTS 1 9 9 4 ~ Friday, Septem ber 2nd : Press Day & Pro Practice· 11 a.m. • 2 p.m. Amateur MX Practice: 2 - 5 p.m. Admission: $34 (includes Sal.\S un. Tick et - No Refunds ). There will also be practice Saturday moming. Saturd ay, September 3rd : Team Green Fall Nationals - Amateur & Quad Rac ing All classes. (No pre-entry required .) Adm ission : $28 (includes Sun . Ticket · No Refunds .) Rider fee $20 - Reg. 7 - 8 a.m. Sunday, September 4th: Adm. $17 - 12512SOcc Professional Motocross National Championships . Race 1 pm. Rain or shine. By Kev in George s. CANTON, OH, JULY23 Kevin "Kalv i ri" Sm it h took n o pris on ers in sp eed way actio n at Bear Creek Speedway, as the App lied In nova tions /Blendzall /Lea thers By Linda /Under Custom Sport Cycle /Shoei He lmets /Discou nt Cycle Supply-backed rid e r top ped the competition in four heat races as well as the Scratch and Handicap main events . Randy Gutshall and Mark Mau rer did their best to keep Smith from d ominating, but each cam e up sho rt . Gutshall, in only his second race after a twa-year "retiremen t," dogged Smith in two of the heat races and thro ugho ut the Scratch main. Maurer wa s in th e hunt for tw o of th e hea ts as well but had to se ttle for third in the Scratch main. jo hn Busler, in his first full year of speedway, qualified for the Scratch main and wa s con tent to take fou rth. Busler ha s shown marked improvemen t in his riding. Smith started the Hand icap main from the 75 yard line with Gutshall at the 60 and Maurer at the so. Maure r led the charge throu gh slower traf fic, then with tw o laps to go, Smith charged past Gutshall on the front stretch, then Mau rer as they exited tu m two. " I mad e up my mind to win it all tonig ht. 1 wan t to take the momentum into the U.s . Open and beat the boss," Smith said, referring to bike owner Scotty Brown, who is the defending US. Open Cha m pion. Flat track actio n also had a dominant rider as Dan Reed took the che ck ered flag si x t ime s. Reed (Cornerstone Chapel of Medina) wo n four heat races a nd ma in event s in bo th Lite a nd Heavy fla t tra ck action. Reed also top ped the b ig-bore class with john Massey seco nd . jo hn Clark won the knobby class after racing side by side with Barnhill for six laps. Barnhill came up half-a-wheel sho rt a t the finish. Kevin Townsend ou t-powered Sean Massey and Brant Ralston for CN the Youth bike win. Resu lts . mi BK: 1. Kevin To wnsend (Yam); 2. Sean Masse (Yam ); 3: y Brant Ralston (Yam). KNB BY o rEN: 1. JohnClark (Yam) ; 2. Tom Barnhin (Suz ). l / W: 1. Dan Reed (Ho n); 2. Tom &mhill (Bu l); 3. Kerry Ku~ (Bul); 4. Chri...tia n Ad a ms (Bul). H/W: 1. Dan Reed (Hon ); 2. John MaSSt")' (Yam); 3. Tom Barnhi n (Yam ). SC RATCH : 1. Kevin Smi th Oaw ); 2. Randy C u tshall O"w ); 3. Mark M.W'ft" O.aw ); 4. John Busler Oaw ). HOCP: 1. Krv in Smith O"w ); 2.. Muk Ma urer (Ja w ); 3. K.ilndy Cubh.iJ.IU.w); 4. John BWi1er(JIIw); S. Rick ~ Oaw) . - -- - - -.- .- L.A. SLEEVE CO. - ~ ~ .. . . . 1' ::::::::..- - - --- .... -.-.GENUINE RACING PARTS ~. ~--~ ~ -~-. HI-PERFORMANCE PISTONS MXlATV High performance race style pistons manufactured from special high-silicon aluminum alloys. Piston kits supplied with rings, circlips, wr ist pin. For leading makes and models, see your dealer. 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