Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·:M TO R S .'. O C OS .AlIA Amateur NationaIIlX Championships . The Senior 40+ class saw South Carolina amate u r icon Robb i e Neel ey get b ack i n to the Loretta Lynn' s winner 's circle for th e sixth time in his career, this time on a KTM. N eeley tallied a 2-3-1 to edge defending class champ and South Carolina neighbor Stev e Lewis' 3-1-2. illinois' Gary Peak w as third via a 5-4-3 score. I ronically , Johnny Bor d er s, th e winner of the first moto, is also a South Carolina resident, giving that stat e three different moto winners in th e same class. The Masters 50+ division was topped b y the Professor h imself, Gary Bailey , w h o r an 2- 1-1 through t he week to clinch the first AMA amateur title of his long and d istinguished car eer . I d aho's Bob K r ah ran 3-2-3 for seco n d with M i chigan' s Larry Stewart a 4-3-4 thir d over all. " T h er e's som e new guys i n these cla sses and I know the y 're quick but I sh ou ld hav e been there," said florida 's Alan Andreu, another Loretta Lynn's veteran who suffered through an offy ear. "Tommy (Martin) rode real well but I didn't. I know Kevin (Foley's) mind isn't on this r ace but I don't know what m y problem w as out there. I can't make a com er to save m y life." " I'm v ery exci t ed about the w ay things turned ou t fo r me," sai d Vet B 30+ w inner Wyndell K ern of Orlando, Florida. " I 've b een to this race a f ew times an d n ev er had a good r ide, so winning a couple of motos an d the class ti tle is a pretty good feeling. " The Tom M organ's Perform ance-backed K ern was followed by a p air of Georgians Glenn Bates and Gary Graham. · .I · .Br·efl1"Y''". • • .. (Above) To no one's surprise, the 51cc Pee Wee Stock classes were filled with controversy. Here, Anthony Houser (47) pulls a monster holeshoL (RIght) Ricky Cannlchael ran undefeated all _ k long en route to his fifth and sixth career amateur titles .: made the program In ihe85teStock (14-15) 'Mech an lx Tlre'Changin·g . ·Contest , . the .TenneSS!l1l beiween his own··moios.· ·' figure . class. Hughes, a 14-year-old from Glen Burnie, . FoxNamaha Talent and Fashion Shows..Chili . that the best time to lead is the first lap or two ~ Maryland, has' now competed In the Pee Wee .. and pasta cook-ofts, horseshoe 'and volleyball because that's.when everyone .takes' all the . . . ' . _ . . . . . . . .. ' g~oup~ 65cc and ~II .three 85te Youth class.es' . . tournaments; Tug:O-War and the PJl Re~ote : photographsl 'Besides, I: get too .tired to' go . much longer than mat," COombs ended up sev- ·· During Monday evening's riders meeting Loret• . : Since she startedm 1987. Her career-best fin- Control Car Race. ta Lynn made a surprise appearance, riding in . ish v:- as the fO~rlh-place she eamed In this . . ' . , .. ' . . , . . . . enth and fifth overall I'; his two Classes. So~ on the back of a Kawasaki KX250. The leg- ': year s Wom~n s class .aboa.rd an RM125 .. Among the masses in Tuesday's long practice . ·times irs better to fade away than to bum out. . sessions were a ' pa ir of .fam iliar-looking. . " . . . . .' . . endary country singer and ranch 'namesake Amber also f,nlShed 23rdln the 85cc class. .. .... .. . ' .' Kawasaki riders not actua lly entered in the ' The 29 classes offered for the ·13th Annual , took to the stage to greet the racers and to Among the professional .motocross riders on :. amateur national. Team Green off-road .stars AMA Amateur. National .MX Championsh ips ; ~rethem 'that, contrary 'to rumors in the pits 1994 would not be the las1year forraces on he; : .:hand ~o sign autographs and ~Ik with the ama-Ty Davis and Danny .Hamel were allowed 10 , . were dominat~ Kawasaki riders, who won property. "Y'all are welcome here for another 13, teur nders.were.,Team Honda s Jeff Stanton, j U ~p Into a few pr~ctlce groups. as l! way to a total of 18 ,nd":'ihillipS 66 ' againSt the paramedics unlt and looked inside Rac ing Fuel ;Tony D. , Gary Bailey, Doc .·the.ambulance to see how his boy was doing. ' tion himself. "WIth the ,help. of FMF, Oernlc's ' . guests .onRad!o Fox '. included ' J er emy ' When informed that the boy had suffered a Racing , all the -et the factory teams and a McGrath, Mike Kiedrowski, Doug ' Henry, ' ,Medsker and Guts Racing. . , whole lot o.fother people we got enough nems '. Ryan Hughes, Phil .Lawrence , professional " " '' : ..f cial injury and needed surgery, tlie parent a jor a good auction: said.Mr. Daubitz."We had surfer Sunny Garcia , ESPN 2's Jerry Bernar- The' undisputed ~ Ho l e s h ot King ' at Loretta jumped into the fronl of the ambulance; rode to Windham's !ersey,Robbie ,Reynard's, Brian . . do ; theaforementioned Emig and several top . Ly nn' s was RacerProductlons'

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