Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.EVENTS·..'-;. . .. ' , . Ed~ed by ScottRousSeau· Sean Goff earned some respect w ith three championship-earning wins on a bike tha t had not been removed from the van since its last outing three weeks pri or . "The bike ran good, I ran good,' what can I say," Go ff said. "I was focused on these championships." Go ff's w ins ne tte d him four Great Plai ns Champion s h ip s an d th e s tatus o f Top Ama teur. When the best too k to the grid for the $1000 Unlimited GP, Gira rd lined up on the pole with six rows of hopefuls, including the big Suzukis of Burke and Cottrell. Results Cellular One Sound of Thunder Series: Round 5. Kalos king at Albany Motocross By Mike Young Sr. ALBANY, OR, AUG. 7 haun Kalos brought his Husaberg to Albany Supercross to do battle in the Sound of Thunder Series, and when the day was done, he had notched another victory in the Pro class and dashed the hopes of several local riders , as well. Led by former AMA National 500cc Champion Chuc k Sun, Gary Beyer - an excellent local Pacific Northwest pro fr om Albany - and Salem's Kenny Olsen, hopes were very high that the Pacific Northwest riders could upset the series regulars. Unfortunately for the folks from the Northwest, their hopes of victory wer e very short-lived. At the drop of the gate for moto one, Gary Beyer snatched the holeshot from fellow Northwesterner Grayson Hart, but Kalos assumed the lead by the third tum with both Mike Young and Greg Zitterkopf moving into second and third, respectively. Zitterkopf moved by Young on the fourth lap as Zitterkopf's KTM was just too quick for Young's heavy ATK. Zitterkopf moved up on Kalos, aggressively challenging him for the lead. For five more laps the battle for first raged on, with Young a few bike lengths back, in third. The three front-runners were lapping the field when Zitt erkopf stalled his KTM trying to pass a lapper. Young immediately assumed second w ith Terry Fowler moving into th ird. Zitterkopf managed to get restarted in fourth. Young sensed that Kalos was tiring and moved up to Kalos' rear fender for the remaining three laps. Another battle royal raged, but Kalos managed to hold off Young for first. Young was second, Fowler third, Zitterkopf fourth and the first rider from the Northwest, Kenny Olsen, was fifth. The second moto was similar to the first as Sun and Hart led into the first tum and were immediately passed by Zitterkopf, Kalos and Young. Zitterkopf never looked back on his way to the second-moto win, but the battle for second was unbelievable, as Kalos and Young continued their duel from the first moto. S Tom Girard (1) earned his fourth Regional championship and the 1994 CCS Great Plains Championship with a pair of victories at the Heartland Park Topeka RR, Kalos' Husaberg was just too strong for Young's overweight and underpowered ATK, and Kalos took secon d, w ith Young in third. • The battle for fou rth w as eq ua lly competitive between Fowler and jus t about every Northwest rid er. First, Fowler had to pass Sun to earn fourth . Then, Fowler had to fight off Hart, and finally, Beyer. Fowler's front wheel was losing spokes with each lap, to the point that when he crossed the finish line, the wh eel was bouncing off the inside of the front tube . Fowler held Beyer off by less than one bike length to fin ish fourth. Beyer came in fifth and yo un g Erik Anderson from Arizona in sixth. ('N Results PRO 0 1A: 1. Shaun Kalas (Hbgl; 2. Greg Zitterkopf (KTM); 3. Mike Young (ATJC) 4. Terry Fowler (Hus); 5. ; ~ Bey (Hbg). er Girard wraps up CCS titleat Topeka Road Race By Bob Applegate Photo by Brian Nelson TO PEKA, KS, AUG. fr7 Wisconsin's Tom Girard w rappe d up the CCS Great Plains Championship for 1994 w ith a pair of w ins at Heartl and Park Topeka on his Mo t~ tune /Don&Roys /Tri-R Dist ./N G K/Regin a / Bell /Factory / D u n lo p-s upporte d Ho n da CBR600F2 Superbike. Girard went into the final round of racin g at the 2.5-mile course w ith three Regional championship s in th e bag - by vir tu e of a points win over c h a llen ge r a n d fa s t Minnesota rid er Mi chael Ruehle - to bring h is t o ta l to fo u r Regional titl es and earn enough points for th e numherM one plate in the Grea t Plai ns . Gira rd held th e number-one pl ates in b oth the Great Lakes and Mid west Regio ns for 1993. Co lora d oa ns fa red well against loca ls and Midwest erners, w ith invaders Dennie Burke and Steve Co ttrell each taking wins and Suz uki contingency mon ey. Burke po wered his GSXRlloo to the win in Unlimited Su pe rsport class while Cottrell p icked up a win in Heavyweigh t and a seco n d in the Unlimited cla ss. Th e tw o too k $1300 in Suz u ki contingency with their finishes . Am erican Flyers- bac ke d rid ers Todd H a rrington an d Mike Mu rphy rav ag ed the 600cc classes wi th Murphy slid ing his Honda all ov er the track for win s in Mid dlewe ight Supe rb ike and Solo GTU . Harrington be at Murphy in the Middleweight Supers port class. Amateur racing ahvays reaches a fever pitch by the halfway point of the season, and this weekend provided sp ectators with pl en ty of action . Local racer John Layton scored four w ins, sweeping all three Ughtweight classes on a crisp sounding FZR400. AM L/ W 55 ; 1. John Layton (Yam) ; 2. Timo thy An s tead (Yam): 3. Richa rd Wesse l (y a m); 4. Da niel Matt (lGIw). EX L/W 55: 1. Shane Clarke (y am) . AM M/W SS; 1. Sean Goff (Hon); 2. Thane Bumi gh t (Yam); 3. Ja mes Aoyd (Hon ); 4. Scott Larm (Ho n); S. John Overton (Hon) . EX M/ W 55 : 1. Todd Har rington (Ho n) ; 2. Mike Murphy (Hon ); 3. Ja mes Milroy (K.awl; 4. Micha el Gaherty (Han); 5. Mike Mcl ntyre (Yam). w); 2. Sea n Goff (H on); 3. AM H /W 55 : 1. Paul Mason (K.1 Th ane Bumigh t (Ya m) ; 4. Toby Brown (Kaw); 5. Ja mes Floyd (Hon) . EX H /W 55 : 1. S te ve Co tt rell (Su z); 2. Tod d H arri ngton (Hon); 3. Mike Murphy (Hon) ; 4. Denni e BW' e (Suz); 5. Mich.el k Ruehle (lCaw). U/ L SS: 1. Dennie Burke (Su% 2. Stev eCottreU (Suz ); 3. Mike ); Murphy (Ho n); 4. Scott Ruehl e (Kaw ); 5. Stev e Johnson (Kaw ). AM SOLO GTU : 1. Sea n Goff (Ho n); 2. Br..ndon Welt on (Hon); 3. Thane Burnight (Yam); 4. Jam es Floyd (Hon) ; S. Tren t Wolford (Han ). EX SOLO CTU : 1. Mike Murphy (Hon ); 2. Michae l Gahrrty (Hon ); 3. James Milroy (K.w); 4. Troy Nelson (Yam); S. Chris Pau li (Hon). AM SOLO CTO: 1. Paul Ma!lOfl ~w);2. Grt'g Bend er(Ya m); 3. Arthur Holthues (Kaw); 4. n.nr Bumight (Yam); 5. Scott Bock (Hon) . EX SOLO CTO: 1. Michael Ruehl e (K..w); 2. Den nie Burke (Suz); 3. louis G1llU (Hon); 4. Scott Ruehle (lCaw ); 5. Paul Drlia (Hon ). AM L/ W GP : 1. Gr eg Bende r (Yolm ); 2. Poltrick Lambert (Yam); 3. Rod Ga ss (Yam); 4. Richard Wessel (Yam). EX L/ W GP: 1. Bria n Okubo (Yam). AM M /W GP: 1. Sean Coff (Ho n); 2. Brand on Welton (Hon); 3. Greg Bender (Yolm) ; 4. Cha.rles Jondoll (Hon) ; 5. Rand y Norian (Yam). EX M / W GP: 1. Tom Gira rd (Hon); 2. Mike Murphy (Hon) ; 3. Brian Ok ubo (Yam) ; 4. Ch ris Pauli (Ho n) ; 5. Roger Ha m ilto n (Yam). lilt GP: 1. Todd Hanington (Hon) ; 2. Tom Girard (Hon) ; 3. Dennie Burk e (Suz); 4. S teve Co ttrell (Suz l; 5. Mik e Mci nty re (Hon) . AM L/ W S /BK: 1. John Layton (Yolm ); 2. Piltrick Lambert (ya m); 3. Jl"ff A~ls ()(aw); 4. Rod Gilss (Yam); 5. Timot hy Anst ead (Yam ). E/X L/ W S / BK: 1. Todd Nord by (Ka w ); 2. Mark Bernal (l(aw); 3. Jeff Fuhnnan (Yam). AM M /W S/BK: 1. Brando n Wl"iton (Hon); 2. Joh n Overton (Ho n); 3. Tren t Wolford (Hon); 4. Cha rles Jon da l (Ho n); 5. Scott Lann (Ha n). EX M / W S / BK: 1. Mike Murp hy (Hon) ; 2. Ch.ld Byn um (Hon ); 3. Mike Mci ntyre (Yam ); 4. Chri s Paul i (Hon) . AM H /W S/ BK: 1. Paul Mason; 2. Brand on Welton (Hon ); 3. Arth ur Holth ues (Kaw); 4. Toby Brown (Kaw); 5. Michael Bender (Soz) . EX H / W S / BK: 1. Tom Gira rd (H on) ; ·2. Mi cha el Ru ehle ()(a w); 3. Scott Ru ehl e (Kaw ); 4. Cha d Bynum (Hon) ; S. Mik e Mcintyre (Hon ). AM t /W Sf: 1. John Layton (Yam) ; 2 Greg Field fouc); 3Richard W~l (Yam); 4. Da niel Matt ()(aw) ; 5. Jeff Abels (Kaw). EX L/W 51': 1. Tod d Nordby (Kaw ). AM H /W 51': 1. John Layton (Yilm); 2. Greg Field (Du e). ; EX SPTSMN : 1. Brian Okubo (Yam); 2. Todd Nordby (K.1w) 3. Jeff Fuhrman (Ya m); 4. Mark Bernal (Kaw) . AM SPTSMN : 1. Greg Field (Duc); 2. Rod Gus (Yam ); 3. Richard Wes sel (Yam); 4. Daniel Matt (Kaw); 5. Willia m BunkeT ()(a w). SECA It : 1. To m my McComas (Yam ); 2. Tr ac y Mcln ty t"l" (Yam); 3. Thomas Rose (Yam ); 4. Kevin Mclaughlin (Yam) . Top crowd turnout for Mtn. View CMClGFI Motocross By Dave Shelton TUCSON, AZ,)ULY16 One of the largest racer and sp ectator turnouts of all time for a local motocross in Arizona greet~ e d the Mou ntain Vi ew Off-Road Ra ceway CMC / GFI MX series . CMC joined wi th G FI to amass ov e r 270 entr ies for 18 moto s of wheel~t o-wheel action . .Two full Pro classes were join ed by a third Pro class for the vete ran generation . The big 125cc Pro mone y winn er was Justin McMurrich w ho wo n the ov erall and finis hed seco nd in the 250cc Pro class. Ted Ca mpbe ll won both 250cc motos. Jason Mathres wa s credited with second place in the 250cc Pro class after a protest was filed aga ins t Campbell for allegedly cutting the track. Ca mpbell was docked tw o places in the first moto. Erie Anderson su rp rised many as he rode w ith a br oken middle-finger and finish ed run~ ner~up to McMurrich in the second 125cc Pro moto for third place overall in the class. The Vet Pro class featured Dan Bo nham d o ing battle with Jo e Petruska and Jonnie Denno from Phoenix. Bonham handled the pressu re from Petruska in both motos to take the top money . Petruska h eld a comfortable margin ov er Dermo to take second in both motos. The 250cc Intermediate class was a hot and hea vy contest as Jeremy Giroir held off one of the toughest fields in some time for bragging rights in th e class. Pat Eggman won the first moto, but Giroir had things go his way in the second and decid ing moto. Jeff Piasecki was third overall, followed by Cary Kent. The 125cc Intermediate ran ks were just as competitive, but Casey Peck ran away with the second moto to seal his victory. Adrian Leffer' s 2-3 sco re ea rned him se co nd overall, while Giroir was third ove rall aft er winning the first mot o but failing to b rea k into the top three in the seco nd. Results 50 BEG: 1. Patrick Murp hy (Yam); 2. Stl*VeR Stul tz,;3. Esleva n Moreno (KTM); 4. Richard Mullins (H on); 5. Brandon Ca rlson (Ya m). 50 NOV: 1. Kane Cox (Yam); 2. Cris Blose (Yam); 3. Michael l Beavrr{Yam); 4. Sean Shr hon (Yam). 50 O PEN: 1. Ronnie Gamble Jr. (Yam); 2. Cris Blose (Yam); 3. Michael Beaver (ya m); 4. sPa n Shelton (Yam ); 5. Rane l COlt(y am). 60 «().8): 1. eris Mayo (Yam); 2. Scan She lton (Kaw); 3. Ronnie Gamble Jr. (Kawl; 4. Sean She lton (K.1w); 5. Michael Beaver (K.a w). 60 (9-11): 1. Michael Blose (Kawl ; 2. Nath.m Rivera (Kaw); 3. And rew Moreno (Kaw ); 4. Brillnd on Ca po ne (Kaw) ; 5. Na than Mitchell (Kaw). • 60 OP EN: 1. Michael B10se (K.aw); 2. Na tha n Rivera (Ka w); 3. And rew Moreno (K.Jw); 4. Brandon Ca po ne (Kaw) ; S. Nath an Mitchell (Kaw ). 80 BEG: 1. Jared Decke r (Hon) ; 2. Jeremy Campbell (Hon); 3. Rya n Wilson (Hon); 4. Tom Duncan (Yam) ; 5. Pa ul Burg er Jr. (K.Jw). 80 (7-11): 1. Bryan Allen (Su.z); 2. Bryan Aldrich (Suz). 80 {l2~16l: 1. Nick Beaver (Yam) ; 2. Bobby Sawyn- (Hon) ; 3. Jerem y Lall80tivica (yam) ; 4. D.J. Um phries (Yam ); S. Rya n Brenn (Soz) . 80 NOV: 1. Bryan Allen (Suz ); 2 N ick Beaver (Yam); 3. J oe Sanwick (Kaw); 4. Bobby Sawyer (Hon ); 5. Matt Earls (Yam). 80 OPEN : 1. George Hammel (Kaw); 2. Matt Smith (Suz ); 3. Nic k Beav er (Ya m) ; 4. Klint laPlant (Yam ); S. Mile s Culligan (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Mike Foster (Yam); 2. Jeny Davis (Yam); 3. Chad Kasmar (Hon ); 4. Jeff Renfron (Suz); 5. Jam ie Del.aOs.!.l (Suz) . 125 NO V: 1. Thomas Stuckey (Ha n); 2. RYilin Evans (lion); 3. Wesley Biesm (Hon) ; 4. Ray Pens ki (Suz); 5. John Froeschke (Suz ). 125 INT: 1. Casey Peck (Yam) ; 2 Adrim Lefler (Suz ); 3. J~ my Gi roir (Yam); 4. JallOflFields (Yam); 5. Jeff landis (Hon) . 125 PRO : 1. Ju stin McMurrlch (H on); 2. Ja son Mathews (lIon); 3. Eric; Anderson (Suz); 4. Ted Ca mpbe ll (Yam); S. Des Piihl (Suz ). 250 BEG: 1. Chuck LeGrand (Hon) ; 2. larry Ayers (Hon ); 3. Greg Etch.art (Hon) ;'" Lou Mazza (Kaw); 5. Kevin Laycock (Suz). 250 NO V: 1. Kevin Ca rpenter (Hon); 2. Dennis o.y (Yam); 3. Th om as Stu ckey (H on ): 4. Steve Stu ltz (Hon ); 5. Jason Ale gri a (Hon ). 250 INT: 1. Jerem y Giro ir (Yam);:z. Pat Eggman (Yam ); 3. J eff Piasecki (Suz ); 4. Care y Kent (Hon ); 5. Jayson Fields (Suz). 2S0 PRO: 1. Ted Cam pbe ll (Y.lm); :z.Justin McMurrich (Hon ); 3. Jason Mathews (Hon ); 4. Sne ll Johnson (Ho n); 5. Troy Kalina (Hon) . VET PRO: 1. Dan Bonha m (Yam) ; 2. Joe Petruska (Hon ); 3. .. 'onnie Denno (Hon) . BIG BK OPE N: 1. Co lema n Mancht·sll.."I' (Hon ); 2. Ben Earls (Kaw) ; 3. Jam ie De LaOsy (Suz) ; 4. Phill ip Curry (Yam); 5. Greg Brydle (Yam). 25+: 1. Steve Stultz (Hon ); 2. Chris Jord a n (Hon) ; 3. Dennis Day (ya m); 4. Cns Hemnes (Ho n); 5. Gra nt Port er {Hon ). • O PEN BEG: 1. Steve GilrrillOn (Ho n); 2. Tim Heathcox (Hon) ; 3. To m Sh inn (Hon ); 4. Lou Maz.z.1 (Ho n); 5. James Me (Hon) . ohnBeav er (Hon) . . O PEN NOV : 1. J OPEN tNT: 1. Co lt'man Manchestt'r (Hon) . SR tNT: 1. Pat Eggman (Yam); 2. Garey Kent (Hon) ; 3. Todd McRee (Hon); 4. Cass Morgan (Hon); 5. John Janssen (Yam). SR NO V: I. Dennis Day (ya m); 2. Rocky Robling (Yam); 3. Pa ul Burger (Yam) ; 4. Ka rl Adams (Ho n): 5. Mark And e rson (Hon) . 60 TROP HYLESS RDR: 1. Skip Sharp (Yam); 2. Bryce D' Atri~ tio (Suz); 3. Tim HrihcDx (Hon ); 4. Jerrmy '~(Hon). . BG BK TROP HYUSS RDR: 1. Teny Fritz (Hon) ; 2. Frank Vie-. torine (Ya m); 3. Jo h n Sa en z (Ya m ): 4. Seji s Ga be ra (Hon); 5. William Finch . Dahlgren destroys Starwest MX By David A. Procida MORENO VAL LEY, CA, AU G.3 ~ Brandon Dahlgren finall y had his day in th e sun at Starwest Supercross Park. After many runner~up finishes ~ along with a few thirds and fourths - the NCY / Anton Con -' struction-s pons ored Dahlgren put together a n impressive se t of motos to take the overall win in the 125cc Novice class du ring roun d six of the Starwest-hosted U.S. Su zuk i~ sponsored For d Truck Giveaway series . Dahlgren holesh ot th e first moto with Joel Nunnally and Darren Rivers giving chase. Nunna lly came close, but Dahlgr en was not to be denied the win on this night, as he rod e a flaw, less first moto to take the win. In moto tw o, it was once again the familiar . NCY Yamaha of Dahlgren out front and there to st ay . However , N unnall y an d Rivers ba ttl ed back and forth for second pla ce during the entire moto, with Rivers fina lly getti ng the nod . In th e 250cc In t e r media t e ran ks John Burr /PC Racing's Jimmy Dee vers had a night he 'd rather forget, but Deevers did manage to give Tim Sharp a run for th e money when he stayed on tw o wheel s. Sharp went 1-1 for th e overall, but the "effort of the night" award goes to Deev ers, wh o never ga ve up in sp ite of his mis haps. In the 25+ N ovic e cla ss, the "hard lu ck " award went to Pat Oldknow, who wa s in the proc ess of chasing down the series leader, Darin Murdoch, when he came up a little short on the grandstand double jump. The impact sheared off the suspension linkage on his Noleen rep lica bike, en d ing his bid for the lead . Sean Peer won both motos to take the overall in the 12 to 16-year-old 80cc class. Bryan Frost chased him to the checkered in both motos whil e Matt Jorgensen went 3-4 for third overall. The Titus Brothers showed up too late for the first

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