Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Austin tops Brid~estone tire days at Silverspnngs Motocross By Melissa Threadgill SILVERSPRlNGS, NY, JULY 31 Paul Austin was one of the big winners a t the Bridgestone tires-sponsored Silversprings MX, which featured the WNYSC's lar gest turnout of the year. A ll of th e overall win ners received a Bridge-stone tire whil e all other trophy winners went ho me wi th a discou nt certificate from many local and racing-re lated businesses. In the 201-0pen Expert cla ss, Austin took first in both mo tos for first overall. In the first mot o, Austin, on the Race Tools -sponsored Kawasaki, go t the holeshot followed by john Oes h le and Tod King . joe Elli n g ton was in fourth. Oeshle went d own and dropped back into seventh, putting King in second and Ellington in thi rd . Ben Trask, w ho wa s in fourth, passed Ellington. Then Tr ask got off the pa ce and dropped back int o fifth. King went down, along with Ellington, who dropped off into six th . While Au sti n opened up a lea d , jake Ellsw or th worked his way up into fourth an d Martin McDonald was in fifth . Trask later pulled off because of m echanical pr obl ems as Au stin took th e win, w ith King second , Ellswo rth thi rd and McDonald fourth. In the second m oto, Aus tin agai n got the holesh ot, followed by Chris Pecora, King, and McDonald . Aus tin, w ho wa s in first, and Pecora, in second , were battli ng it out when Pecora went down and d ropped back into forth . Ellington got a bad start but worked his way up into second while King was in thi rd . Pecor a pa ssed King, but Austin was unca tcha ble and took th e win, givin g him the overall. Elling to n took second, Pecora third, and King fourth. In th e Min i Co m bi ne d class, Brian Bar be r took firs t in the firs t mo to an d seco nd in mo to two for fir st ov erall. In the 201-0pen N ovice class, Don Carmen took first in bo th motos for first overall. Results 51 r/w : 1. M ile Sick (y a m); 2. T roy Cl.lrk(Yam); 3. Ktnny Nichols (Ya m ); 4. Steffen Ca r me n (yam) ; 5. Bra ndon Metree (Yam) . 60: 1. Jack Carpenter (Kaw ); 2. Mike Sic k (Kaw); 3. JoshUil CUJo (K.1 ; 4. Kenn y Nlchoht (yam); 5. Dan iel Place k (Kaw). w) JRMINI (7-11): I. Bf'l'tt Stl"ffen (~w); 2. M.J.r.ih.l1I McFa rland (Suz); 3. Jack ClI'p t·n ter (Kaw ); 4. Kirk Wozni k (Kaw ); 5. Joshua CisJo{Kaw). S R MINI; 1. Brian B.1~r (Kaw); 2. JUfotin Shepker (K.1w) ; 3. Dan ta ng (Kaw ); 4. Bryce Ste ffen (Kaw ); 5. Jos h King (K.1 w). MINI CO MB (9- 15): 1. Brian Barbe r (Ka w) ; 2. Tim Lee rs (Kaw); 3. Dan King (Kawl; 4. Josh King (Kaw); 5. Robt"I'tWojt-woda (K.tw ). 125 SC HBY 8; 1. Jeffery Mc Keo wn ( ~ w ); 2. Mike B.ar ker (Sw.) ; 3. Ma tt Sick (Suz ); 4. Ryan Terzian (Hon); S. Scott Rothledrr (Kaw ). 125 BEG: 1. P.J. Z ug no ni (Kaw); 2. J()l<;t."ph Henner (Kaw ); 3. Wilmer Caballero (Hon ); 4. Ml cholt!l Myc-n (Yam ); 5. Chilrles Rizzo (Hon ). n 20 1-or EN BEG : 1. Kt'vin Howe (Suz); 2. Ada m Rob in!iO (Hon); 3. Pat Fenrer (Suz ); 4. Tim Sop ko (Ho n); 5. Steve 8rwndagt' (Hon). ker 125 NOV : 1. Jeffery Mduvwn (Kaw); 2. MiM-B.ar (Suz) ; 3. John Harkness (Suz ); 4. Ja llOnPlumkey (Kaw); 5. IAo n Al'mlOtron a g (Sux ). 201-oPEN NOV: 1. Don Carmen (Hon); 2. Cuy Duls ki (KTM); 3. Ja y Ball ard (Su z ); 4. Euge-nr Kin g (JU w ); 5. Todd Plumkey (JUw). 125 AM : 1. Seth ENJow (Han); 2. Chris Bal"lCkrr(Suz) ; 3. John Gr ~ (Suz); 4. MM:hat!1 Thesing (K.lw); 5. J.mes Lilly (Kaw ). 201 -DPEN AM: 1. G~ Fregoe (Ka w); 2. Chris UVl'tmOI'\" (Xaw) ; 3. JOIIt'fh No thdngle (Suz) ; 4. James Lilly (K.1 ); 5. Randy w Abbey (Suz) . 125 EX: 1. Ben OressnlT (Suz); 2. JOI' Ellington (Suz) ; 3. Martm McDomJd (Suz ); 4. Scott C.m p (ICaw); 5. Molrk Van Norman (Hon ~ 201.()PEN EX: 1. Paul Austin (Kaw) ; 2. Todd King (Kaw); 3. Joe Ellington ($uz); 4. Martin McDonald (Suz) ; 5. Jake Ellsworth (Hun). 17·24 COMB: 1. 8m On.-ssncr (Su:l) ; 2. Jak.r Ellsworth (I-Ion); 3. Edd ie V.n BaUegooyin (Yam); 4. Tom Whaley Jr. (Suz ); 5. Ja mes Ully (Kaw~ 2S+ A: 1. Brya n Unnnan (y a m); 2. Todd King (Kaw); 3. Joe Ellington (Suz ); 4. Scott~mp (Kaw); 5. Omnia Kftlem.uth (KTM) . 25 + B: 1. Scott Rhinrhart (Kaw); 2. T im Becker (JUw); 3. Wa ynr B.1rber (lCaw); 4. Dnid Carmen (Yam); 5. Bob Sawdey (Suz) . S R A: 1. Paul Aw;tin (l<.1w 2J.1ik Bend er (Kaw). ); SR 8; 1. Bob Sawdey (Suz); i David Cannen (Yam); 3. Dave Bo. (Hon ); 4. Kevin ~JiIC (Hon); 5, Wayne' B.arbtT (Kaw) . SR C: 1. Rick Vernon (Yam); 2. John Chameli (K.lw); 3. Gary Du lski (KTM); 4. Jar Brnoww (Kaw); 5. Do ug Wilson (Hon ). VlNT/ WOODS: 1. $con Rhineh.J.rt (K.aw ); 2. Wayne 8.lrbt"r (Ka w) ; 3. Dea n Newman (S uz) ; 4. Kevi n Ho wr (Suz); 5. Jessie Smith (Kaw ). Dennisondominates Dunes GP By Mike Arno ld FARMINGTON, NM JULY24 , Ro und s ix of the New Mexico Desert Racing Club series saw Chris Dennison claim the 2SOcc Expe rt and overall win under the blazing sun at th e Du nes ORV recrea tion a rea near Farmington . The start dead·engine , with the riders st ra d d lin g th e fro nt wheel. The fir st row to launch fea tured the 1993 overall champion Rex Cameron a n d Ro b by Clauss , bo th pre-ra ce fa vor it es , a t the head of th e pack. De nnison was started in the thi rd row . From the start, Clauss began to open up a huge lead tha t las ted until he ra n o u t of gas m idwa y th ro u g h th e race. Ca m eron ass umed t he le a d b u t was in t he p roc ess o f be in g hunted d o wn by Dennison, w ho eve ntua lly ma de t h e p as s th a t wou ld secure th e win . Ca meron wo uld finish second w ith 30+ class winner Mike Medwin, aboard an RM 125, third. Jules Farm er earned the tru e-grit award for the day after an early race crash and a flat rear tire that res ulted in a five-minute stop to put on a new rea r-wheel setup. He charged back into fourth overall. Kei th Miller won overall in the Amate ur class, but the real surp rise of the race was Ryan O nan w ho rode his 1985 KX12S to the 200c c class win and to second-place ove rall in th e standings. Results 50 : I. Mark G radd y (Va m ); 2. Jer emy Farlry (Vam); 3. C hes tt!'r On a n (11j); 4. Z:u:hary Kenned y (S uz ); 5. Sar a Alcon (KTM). 80: 1. Gatn' " Ivereee (lC.J, w). 200 C: I. Chris C wnmingll (Kaw ); 2. Keith Zimheld (y am ); 3. Randy Zt-nonian (Kaw); 4. Troy Gammill (Ya m); 5. Mall.Ma rtinez (Ya m). 200 B: 1. Rya n O nan ( Ka w ); 2. Chris Ho lmes (K.l w) ; 3. 1lloJt\.olli Shaull (Kaw). 250 C: 1, Chdd Dunon (Suz) ; 2. Brian Haynes (H on); 3. M.J.rk Tran um (Kaw ); 4. Jo hn Side l (Kaw); S. Ran d y Zenonion (Suz) . 250 8: 1. Keith MiIIl.'r (Suz ); 2. Darin IA>whirst (Kaw); 3. M.It \:; Hogan ( Kaw); 4. David Weig.nd (lCaw); 5. David Adams (Hon). 250 A: 1. Chris Ol1'nn iso n (Hon); 2. Reo. Cameron (Hon); 3. J uln Farmer (Ka w ); 4. G reg Scrifo rd (H on); 5. Sta ce y 8 ri tian (Hon). 500 C: 1. Ed di e Far ley (Ho n); 2. David Sparlr.man (Kaw ); 3. Tim Kreider (K.aw); 4. Troy Jeffers (Hon); 5. Mdrk G rad d y (Yam) . 500 8 ; 1. St e ve Ras in (Kaw); 2. Kevin Best (Hon ); 3. Fritz Crempi on (H us); 4. Richa rd Deveney(Yam). ~ A: 1. G w in Va ughn (Hon) ; 2. Dan Will ian 80n (Ho n); 3. Jeff Po rter (lCaw); 4. Chuck Maddo. (JU w) ; 5 . Wade Th o rn hill (Kaw) . 4-STRK 8; 1. Alan Cark (Hon) ; 2. Robert Parry (Hon ); 3. Tim Wilk inson (Hon); 4. Eo geee Scht-U b ergtT (HUI ); S. C ra ig Skin~r l"fl (Hon). . 30+ 8: 1. George Shann (Kaw); 2. Mike 0n.1n (H UI); 3. Mike Whitman (Kaw); 4. Ma rk Sc h ul tz (H o n); 5. Ch a r lt's Sw in ne y (KTM). 30+ A:. I. Mike Medwin (Suz) ; 2. Jeff Kn-1c.T (Hon). 40+ C: 1. Keith Mdcduffe (Kaw ); 2. David Ive rsen (Hon); 3. In ll Pe rry ~ Hon); 4. Mick e y McMu rphy (H o n); 5. Jim Johnson (Hu s). 40+ B; 1. Jim Ferry (yam); 2. Steve u Neue (Hon); 3. Joh n Kennedy (Hon); 4. Kent Evt'l (Yam); 5. Melvin Banister (yam). Crash, bang, at LACR MX By Greg Robe rtson PALMDALE, CA, AUG.S What do Eric Anderson, Casey Lytl e and Mike French a ll have in common? All three rid er s posted convincin g first moto w ins , onl y to cras h in their seco nd motes and record DN Fs d uring a wild night of CRC Friday night motocross at Los Angeles County Raceway. Ande rson totall y dominated the first 125cc Novice moto. Mike Harris , Bob Arens and Kevin Tarwat er battled ove r second with Harris getting the nod at the finish and Arens holding off Tarwater for third. Anderson injured his right an kle when he went down ha rd in th e first tum of mota two , taking control for a lap before he, too , hit the dirt hard . Tarw ater and Harris swapped paint at the front of th e pack for two laps before the y also took some soil sa mples. Through attrition, Brit j ac kson found hi m self in the lea d when the checke rs fell. jackson 's 4-1 score gave h im the su rp rise overall victory. Harris recovered to finish third, and second ove rall. Casey Lytle eas ily topped the opening 125cc mot o ahead of D.j. Sweany and Nick Ma irose . Like Anderson, Lytl e ended up on the grou nd at th e sta rt of moto tw o and was unable to continue. Mairose snare d the holesh ot a nd ke p t his VSK/FMF /Sco lt 's /Fox/Q uad One Vi deobacked RMl25 out front to claim the moto and ove rall win. French picked up the first Vet Beginner moto win a fter Kurt Kliewer cra shed himself ou t of the lead at the e nd of a whoo p section on la p two. Bruce Te60 he ld on for seco n d ah ea d of Dean jennings a nd Mike O 'Donnell. O 'Donnell led moto tw o for a la p be fore sta lling his bike. French came from sev en th to challe nge jennings for th e lead a short time later. jenni ngs oversho t a turn and French followed him . . . right into the infield . Tebo was handed the lead, which he held until the end of the moto giving him the overall honors. In working back up th ro u gh th e p a ck , French collided w i th O'Donnell and su ffered a stuck throttle wh ich end his racing for the evening. Results P / W 8- 2: 1. JO!It."J'h HI'tt'rfa (K'TM); 2. Garrett Non (Ya m); 3. Jl"IUliferVerseput (Yam ); 4. Christopher Ja nc:i h (Ya m); 5. John Jol~ . c le y (Hun). P / W B-1: 1. Travia ~d1s (Yam); 2. ' .J. Noone 0 11); 3. Carl Uh l (Ya m); 4. TImmy Soliz (Ya m); 5. Aron TOmDUi . r / w I\:. I. JaredTebo (Yam); 2. Ryan Roybal (Yam) . r / w MO U I. Mk:hae l Parkrr (yam ). 60 BEG: 1. Chris Norr (Hon); 2. Terminator Garda (Han); 3. N ichous Burson (Ka w ); 4. Ju.<;tin Clena rd (lCaw); 5. Aron Tomot1 (](aw). 60 (()"' ): 1. Blake M.J.r eim (Ka w); 2. An tho ny Darbacovi 8 gh (Kaw); 3. SIt"'Vt'I\ Cisa r (Kaw ); 4. Brad Ho we (lCaw); 5. Breit Mountain (Kaw). 60 (9-11): 1. Scott: How e-(lGaw); 2. T.). Bera rio (Hon ); 3. Ben Boha nnan (Hon) . 80 BEG; 1. Ryan Hold er (yam); 2. D.J. You ng (K.tw); 3. Gany Dorris (Kaw ); 4. Brett Mountdin (Ya m); 5. Bobby Steffan (y am ). 80 (7~1 1 ): 1. Scott How e (Suz); 2. Jahner Faulkner (Hon) . 80 (l2~ 13): 1. Michael Young (Suz) . 80 (14-16): 1. 8rain Swuny (Yam); 2. Ceoege La Mon te (Yam); 3. Ito PDela (Yam); 4. Bry.n Lang (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Jim Cohen (Hon ); 2. Jerem y Langha m (yam); 3. Leston I:Mrick (Kaw); 4. Wn Dell (Suz); 5. ZKh Bobelh (Hon). 125 NOV : I. Brit Jac kson (JU w); 2. Mik t' Harris (S uz) ; 3. Michael Row la nd (Kaw ); 4. Bob Arens (Suz ); 5. Ke vin Tarwa ter (Suz ). 125 1Nf: 1. Nick Mai rose (Suz ); 2. D J Swe a ny (Kaw) ; 3. Casey Lytle (Han). 125 PRO: 1. Erik llndstrom (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. John MutTay (lCaw); 2. Chad Da vis (Yam ); 3. Cole To Wl1:ll"fld (Hon); 4. Mtrk U ba rd oni (Hon); 5. Nild Newlyn (yam ). 2SO NO V: 1. Pau l Gllm" rti n (Hon) ; 2. Robt"Tt Ph illips (Yam); 3. Fran k So tti le (Kaw ); 4. Dav id Tho mforde' (Suz); 5. Rick Sottill' (Suz). 250 INI': 1. Kenn y Zahrt (Yam); 2.Ca!W)' Lytle (H on ). 250 PRO: 1. Rya n Carlisle (J(.aw) ; 2. Pet e r WarY ( Hon); 3. Jason Oe-patto (Suz). 500 8EG: I. Jame Jolley (Hon ); 2. Michael Lew is (Hon). JR VET BEG: 1. Patri ck Collihai (Hon) ; 2. Able Lar a Jr. (Kaw) ; 3. Lance Burgdoff (lGaw ); 4. Jimmy Smit h (Ho n ); 5. Ca ry Irvin (Suz ). JR VET NOV: I. J ohn Jefferies (Han); 2. Randy Geniec (Hon); 3. Lee Saul (Suz); 4. Edd ie Butea uz (Suz). JR VET INT : 1. Merl e Hammer (Ya m) ; 2. Rick O'Donne ll (Hon); 3. Daniel Cleveland (Yam) . VET BEG: 1. Bruce Teba (Hon); 2. Dean Jennings (Ka w); 3. Mike O' Don ne ll (Ho n ); 4. Jerry Noone (Kaw ); 5. Kurt Kliew er (Suz ). VETNOV, I. J. . Hams (Su , ). ) VET INT: 1. JoelSHls (Suz) . VET PRO: I. Rodney Morri!lOR (Hon); 2. M.lrk Ho rton (Yam ). SR BEG: 1. Larry IGnIch (Hon). Mullen, Price double at Trail-Way Short Track By Len Breech . Photo by Ben Breech HANOVER, PA,JUlY30 Georgie Price retu rned to h is roots, making one of his infrequent sta rts at Trail-Way Speedway highly profi table wi th a doub le win, whe n he easily topped the 600cc Pro and Sportsma n finals on his T-Shirts Etc./Moroney 's H-D /Pop Sw eet en /Taylor Whi te-sponsored Rotax. Also taking a pair of wins in the 80cc and 250cc B classes wa s Donnie Mu llen. Price's wins were fairly easy, as he grabbt.>d the lead from his uncle Bob Sweeten, Eddie Hid den and Ken Yode r. After four lap s, Mike Klopp had moved into third, w ith Hidden dropping to fifth. But nobody could catch Price, who led the race to the finish . The Pro fina l fea tured Hidden, Dallas Baer and Phil Libhart trailing Price. Libhart took third as he ent ered the third tum on the second lap and, after most of the race challenging Hidden, finally took second on the seventh lap. Price cruiSed to another win followed by Hidden and Libhart. (Top) Rodney Morrison (7) and Mark Horton (19) finish ed 1-2 In bot h Vet Pro moto s at Los An geles County Raceway, carding fi rst and second overall, respectively. (Above) Donnie Mullen (29) beat Jake Joh nson (3A) for the wi n In the BOcc main at the Trall-Way Speedwa y ST. Mullen was also the 250Cc B featu re winner. In the 85cc fina l, jake johnson and Mull en jumped ou t to a lar ge lea d ove r Bru ce, Ingram and Ben Miller as they battled for the lead the en tire wa y. Wh en it loo ked like johnson had fended off Mullen's bes t stuff, he bobb led slightly as they came off the second turn on the fina l lap, and Mullen took the lead and the win . The 2SOcc fea ture found Mullen in front at th e s ta rt ever Mark Montg romery , Damian Koco vinos, an d Bronson Ruth. While Mullen was easil y in the lead , traveling bud dies Montgro mery and Kocovinos battled ov er se con d until Kocovinos took control of seco nd place for good on the sixth lap . Mullen scored the win followed by Kocovinos an d Montgro mery. Bob Sweeten too k contro l of the 600cc A fmal from Jim Hollister, Ricky Winse tt, Lowell Wherley and Da ve Les nia k. On the th ird la p, Mi ke Klopp got his long legs un wound and took over fou rth, while Hollister put his Babcock's Sun oco / Ted Rivard / Bob Kiser/ Mom &. Dad -sponsored Rotax into the lead for good a t the end of th e lap . Sweeten d rop ped ou t on the next lap , while Klopp d isp laced the yo uthful Winsett on the last lap for seco nd . Results 600 A: 1. Jim Hollister (Rex); 2. Mike Klopp (Hon); 3. Ricky Winsett (Rex); 4. L:!weU Wherley (Rnc); 5. Pa ul l ynch (Rb). k 85: 1. Donnie Mullen (Suz ); 2. Jol e Johnson (Hon); 3. Bruce Ingram (Ya m); 4. BenMiller (YAm); 5. Corey Hormt'I (Hon ). 600 8: 1. Tt"d Tr?)' (Hon); 2. Ed H yde (W·R ); 3. Bart Dellinger (Rtt); 4. Crorge McCelv ey (Hoo); 5. Nathan Cavill(Yam) . ten (Rn); 3. SPTS M N : 1. Geo rg ie Pri ce (Ra ); 2. Bob Swl"t!' Mike Klopp (Hon) ; 4. J<..-n Yod er (Hon); 5. Eddie H id den (Rn). . 55 (1· 8): 1. Jolson Ise nock (Yam ); 2. Zach Calcu tt (M-M) ; 3. J.lred Mt"l"S (I~); 4. Shawn Fo8ter (Yam). 600 PRO: 1. Georgie Price (Rtx) ; 2. Phil U bha rt (Rbt); 3. Edd ie Hidden (Rex); 4. Dal1.1s Baer (W·K); 5. Gary Clark (Rt.). 6S~ 1. Corey Hormt."S(Kaw ); 2. Bryan Buono (Hon ); 3. Bill Tri · esc hman (Kaw); 4. Matthew Hl-nrick son; 5. Rob b il' Re'yn o ld s (Kaw ). VET 30+: 1. BobSweeten (Rn); 2. Jim Holli!.lI.' (Rb); 3. Lowell r Wherky (Rbt); 4. Jim OIapman (Rbt); 5. George Mt:Celv~ (Hon). 55 (4-6) : I. Jake Wachter (I~); 2. Michael Nl'nlWig (Yam); 3. Rob er t 5 pl'nce (Y. m) ; 4. Da niel Ma rcoc ci (Ya m ); S. Je ffery McManuaJr. (Yam) 750 A: 1. Pau l C n.a mling (Hon); 2. Brian Eckhart rrri}. 40+ : I. Tony John (Yam) . 200: I. Ke ith Fitzg er ald (y a m); 2. JOt' Ead t"lO (Hon ); 3. Will RUSliell (Hon) ; 4. Abe Washoc k (Yam); 5. JOIlhYou ng (Yam) . 250 A: I. Paul Lynch (H o n); 2. Tim Eadl.'S (Ho n); 3. 80b Swfftm (Kaw); 4. Tom Shthway (Hon);S. Rus ty Evt"'5 (y am) . 250 B: 1. Donnie Mullen (Hon ); 2. Damian Kocovinos (Yam ); 3. Mark Mon tgromery (Hon); 4. Bron son Ruth (Mai); 5. urry Hofhnan (Suz) .

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