Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

A field of 750cc Experts leaves the line at th e Terre Haute haU mile. Scott St ump (n) put It all together to score the main event victory ove r Steve Morehead (42) and Kevin Varnes (B9) . Club's Friday night motocross a t Los Angeles County Racewa y. Adam Bohannan had the quickest reaction time to lead Ho lder, Kenny Wrigh t a nd Je ff Verseput as moto on e go t underway. Ho lder wa s on the gas an d had made his wa y into the lead with on ly a lap completed. Holder wo uld contin ue to pu ll away to take the win by a comforta ble margin. Boha nna n took seco nd ahead of Wright, w ho held off Bobby Steffan. Steffa n go t the second mota holes hot bu t wa s qu ickly pounced on by both Bohannan and H older and was for ced ba ck to third place. Hold er again took his YZSO to the fro nt while being chased by Boha nnan. who wasn' t abo ut to let Holder slip away thi s time and shadowed his ev ery move. Ho lder did n't make an y mista kes a nd was rewarded with h is seco nd w in of the night. Bohannan finis hed a close seco nd ahe ad of Wright, w ho came all the way fro m the back of the pack to take third aga in. In what wa s proba bly one of his last rides in the 125cc Beginner class, Jim Cohen used a 1-2 scor e to ta ke hom e ano ther flrs t-place tro phy. The first mo ta was a Coh en benefit, as he led from the drop of the gate to the chec kered flag . Wes Dell and Bryn Baker fought over the runner posit ion u ntil Bake r slid out a n d dropped back to fini sh fifth. Jeremy Lang ham tracked down Dell and sailed off the finish- line jump side-by-sid e w ith Langham taking second by mere inches. Mota two exploded into an immediate threerid er battle between Dell, Baker and Co hen. Dell lasted a cou ple of laps before crashing himself out of contention, but Baker and Cohen went at it for the entire race with Baker prevailing at the checkers. Langham earned second overall with a third-place finish . Baker's second mota win netted him third overall. 6up Results P/W S-2: 1. Jmnifft' Venrput (Yam); 2.. Wes fficb (Yam); 3. Sean Goodrn.1ln (Yam); 4. funm y Bemlt'd; (Y Am).. P /W B-t : 1. Aron T ornata; 2. 0uUt0phrr Janc:ich (Y.un). P/W A:. 1. 5Pn Collier (Y"m); 2. Ryan Royb.II(Yam); 3. J oU'fti Tf'bo (Y.un); 4. Qyrlft M4"IWr(Yam ). P/W MOD; 1. MkhaeI P&rbr (y am). 60 BEG: 1. Nicholu Burson (Kaw); 1. JustinOmud (IC.Iw); 3. Rym Roybal (l:Iw); 4. Aron Tomota (K.w ). 60 (0-8); I. MiIChftl (Ka w ); 2. Bmt Mountain (Xa w ); 3. Strv en Cisar (Lw). 60 (9-11): 1. Scott Howr oc.. w); 2. Sean <:oJlin' (K.Iw ); 3. CrrMd P..tin (K.r.w). 80 BEC: I. Ky,," HoIdt-r (Yun); 2. Ad.m BoNnNn (K.r.w); 3. Kenn y Wright (L w ); 4. Jdf VrTM'Put (Suz) ; 5. Bobby Slr ff.. n B1I.u (Y~~ 80 (7-11): 1. Scott How r (Suz ); 2. Gft'ard P;IIM(Y.un). 80 (12·13): 1. Shiwn Scott(Suz ); 2. CNz Smith (K.r.w ). 80 (14-16 ): 1. Grorge l..I Monte (Suz). B/W: 1.ChriI TotIft(lC.aw); 2.ChriI Andrrws (K,Iw). 125 BEC: 1. Jim Cohnt (Hon); 2. Jrlftny Ungh.lm (Yun); 3Bryn B.krr ( ~ w); 4. JUdi n Scoll ( K.. w) ; 5 . Alvin Z.al.. mr a (Hon). 125 NOV: 1. ~l CoI1ie1' (IC.Iw); 2. Oint Shep.ard (Suz); 3K.rny Tnncri;ano (lion ); 4. Bril JackJon (K.Iw); S. [kAn OI trAndft (Suz). 125INT: I. Cary lytlr (Hon); 2. Nkk MoIi..roflr (Suz ). 250 BEC: 1. Sran Trottier (yam); 2. JU5tin Dawson (Yam). 250 NOV: 1. Kyln Purslry (K.Iw): 2. CoIr Townwnd (Hon); 3. John SUch (Kaw); 4. AbkoLar.. Jr. (Kaw); S. 0aI Tnabry Jr. (Kaw) . 250 !NT: 1. RIchTruchinski mon). PRO: 1. jelf willoh (Lw); 2. Shaun Perolio (leaw); 3. Owm Dicbon (Ka w ). 500 BEG: 1. Lany Dwyer (Xaw); 2. Ridwd ota (Suz ); 3. Bud 00llV is(Hon). 500 NOV: 1. Midw!1l..ucu (lCaw). JR VET BEC: I. Lara Burgdorf (lCaw); 2. Ron Grqg (Yam). JR. VET NOV: 1. Naill' Otto (Yam); 2. MicNellucas (IUIw ); 3. John Erickson 56 (Hon ); 4. AbIr Lara Jr. (K.r.w); 5. Eddie ButNw: (Su%) . JR VET INT: 1. Dafftn Ell iott (Han) ; 2. S trv r Co rt rv lllr (Yam~ 3. II.o""y c...;., (Suz~ VET BEC ; 1. BI'lIC'e Tebo (Hon) ; 2. Dran Jennings (Kaw) ; 3. Scan Mou n tain (y a m); 4, RU58RO!lt'Rtha l (Hon ); 5. Ron Bell (Yam). VET NOV: 1. John Stich (K.aw ); 2. Jowph Billing! (H on); 3. Kurt Klit-wt'f (Suz); 4. John Knight (1(.Iw ). VET INT: 1. JOl."I SNIs (Stu ); 2. Tony Pulliclm(y..m); 3. Tom Wtbb (lton). VET PRO; 1. Roclnry MonUon (Hon ); 2. M...... Horton (Yam). SR BEG: I . BiUWr ltman (Hon): 2. Latty Kinch (Han). SR lJIofI': 1. HC'I'bert AUom (Y.am). Babcock, Isaacs duel at Stockton Vintage Half Mile By Mike Zbrozek Sl'OO.lON, lG, AUG. 15-16 Wh en it's Fair time in Rooks County, it's race tim e fo r the VDTRA Open Pro-Twins a t the Roo ks County Fairg ro unds in Stockton , Kansas. Thi s ye a r's event gave fa ns so met hi ng to chee r about as Harley-m ounted Dallas Babcock and Triumph-mou nted Johnny Isaacs swapped victo ries in close action at this two-nigh t Pro Twin shootout. Th ree heats of vintage riders com pe ted for two fro n t row transfer spo ts, with two semifinals tra ns ferring th ree riders each to a backrow start pos ition in the feature eve nt. As the racers roared off in Monday's ma in ev ent, tr a ct ion wa s a t a premium fr o m th e sta rt, as each rider tr ied h is best to keep h is mach ine po in ted strai g ht. To his a dva ntage, Babcock go t th e p ower d own in the na rrow groove a n d t ook an ea rly le a d . Back in th e pack, David Barkl ey made a nice ru n to sixth from a bad sta rt, while Mck ey Blythe go t by Bill Burr for fourth w ith John Fike rac ing to a solid third . Babcock he ld off the advances of Jo hnny Isa acs in the closing la p s to ta ke th e win in thi s Io-Iap affair. Unfortunat ely, a last corner m eeting with a lapped rider fo rc e d Isaacs high in tu m four, leaving littl e chance for a run a t Babcock to the flag . Tuesday nig h t, the track came in much bet ter for re fe ree Lee Parker, and the speeds as well . The action was better and the racing in the heats was intense with a second turn altercation between Rick We rner, Mckey Blythe and Doug Stewart resulting in St ewart h igh-siding and Blythe sliding down. Stew art suffered a broken shoulder, but Blythe was able to continue aft er repa irs . In another incident in the first sem i, Doug Stewart's b ro ther Ryan also to o k a n ambulance ride from a first-turn crash after taking the third main event transfer spo t in a close race. In the main event, Babcock d id not get a good start, and Isaacs' Triumph charged into the lead followed by Filce and Troy Keithley . As the race went on, Babcock worked his way past the other riders to challenge Isaacs but it was too little too late, as the flag fell on Isaacs. Again Fike was third wi th Werner maneuvering ahead of Troy Keithley for fourth. Results Mond.oy OPEN PRO TW: 1. Oillias Babcock (H· D); 2. Johnny ISUD (Tn) ; 3. John 1'. . (BSA); '. McUy Blythe (Tn ); 5. BillBWT (1lSA). .. T.......y OPEN PRO TW: 1. Johnny I:sucI (Tri ); 2. DA &bcock (Hllas 0 ); 3. J ohnFlu (BSA); Rick WeTnft' (Yam); 5. Troy Keithky (Yam) . Italia tops Bear Creek Speedway Short Track By Kevin George S.CAN1'ON. OH. AUG. 20 Charlie lta lia outdueled the competition in both 60 and 80cc classes at the Bear Creek Speedway yo uth sho wdown. ltalia proved himself in less tha n ide al cond itions , as the rain dela yed race wa s con tested on a s lic k, d am p clay trac k . With mo re s to rms threatening and several out of sta te riders, the promoters prepared the best tra ck they cou ld . In 60ee action it wa s a duel between Itali a and Tom Link all the wa y. Link looked to be a wo rthy invader to Italle 's home track after taking a heat wi n on a dry track. But Ita lia pulled the holesh ot and ran away as the others tested the slick track. Link held on for seco nd . In th e SOcc race it was Italia an d U nk battling aga in wi th Link figh ting for tra ction an d falli ng a t th e ha lf wa y mark. Brad a nd Bill y Burgess too k up the cha se to finis h seco nd and third to ltalia, Unk remounted to fmis h fourth, while first -time racer Sierra Megofna rod e to a fifth- place finish. Bill y Burgess ca me back to capture the 10Decclass ove r Kevi n Townsend . In the ho tly contes ted SOcc class it was sixyea r-old Stephen Ha yes ca tchi ng o n fire for the main after so me lack luster hea ts for the young rider. Ha yes lapped half the field an d led Brant Ralston to the finis h by 10 bike lengt hs. Kathy ltal ia fmish ed in third. Dan Ree d co ntinue d to d omin at e the Fbt Tra ck U te class altho ugh-Kenn y Arnold foun d a new line of attack. While Reed likes to take the short way and ru n low, Arnold moved up high to make a supe r main event, " I've been ru n ni ng h al f-mile tra ck s a nd decided if Dan wan ted to run the bo ttom I'd just go up and make it a bigger tra ck," sai d Arn old . lt wo rked well for both rid e rs, th e spec tators loved it, and the starter had no idea who won. Aft e r a handshake o n th e ba ck strai gh t A rnold hea d ed for the pi ts while Reed ca me around fo r t he checkered fla g . Star te r Ro b G ree r said the riders themselves had ma de the ea ll, and he was n't abo ut to argue if the y were sa tis fied . Results YI1i SO: 1. Strphn'l Hayes (y.l m); 2. Brant b 15 (Yun); 3. ton K.lthy ltillia (Suz) . YlH 60: 1. Charfieo ltalia (K.lw ); 2. Tom Unk (K,aw ); 3. Mikr ~(ICow ~ YI'H 80: 1. Qwrlir lIalia (Han); 2. Brad BurpM (Han); 3. Bill y ........ (Hao ). YIlf 100: 1. Billy Burgrs (lion); 2. Krvln T~ (Y.am); 3. Brian Burrid gr (lion). KNOBBY: 1. J ohn Clark (Y.am); 2. Larry Hoo ps (Hon ); 3. R.tnd y }ilDlft (Yam.~ L/W; 1. ~n Rftd (Han); 2. Kmny Amok!: (Bul); 3. Bobby Prwn (Hon). H /W: 1. Inn Carl (Hon); 2.. laITY Hodg" (YAm); 3. Da n ..... (Hon~ SPEEDW/\Y: 1. ~ Smith (Jaw ); 2. MMk t.burw (Jaw ); 3. John Buslier (Jaw); " . Rick MftTy Oaw. ). Stump burns atTerre Haute Regional Half Mile By Bert Shepard TERRE HAlITE. IN AUG. 21 , "I knew I could win it all day, we are ready!" Scoll Slump sai d with conHdence after winning ' th e 750cc Expert event at the Wabash Valley Ha rley-Davidson-sponsored Regio nal at the legendary Terre Haute "Action Track.· Steve Moreh ead and Kevin Varnes inh erited the pla ce and the show spots when Geo Roeder fell w ith two laps to go. Th e 600cc Expert heats w er e con tro lled by James Ha rt and Tommy Colson. Buckeyes Roeder and Stump won the two 750cc Expe rt hea ts. James Hart selected the outside po le for the 600cc main, but his Hart Racing tea mma te Paul Mo rgan led the charge to the fllSt tum. Morgan and Hart would take turns at th e point position with Hart taking over for good at the halfway m ark. To m my Col son, Da le Jenn eman and points leader Les Washbon p rovi ded the acti on for the third-place money. Sixth place was also in doubt as John Faulkner and John Hlebo battled . Wit h two lap s to go, Morgan put a wheel und er Har t. Har t pic ke d up the pace o n th e Hart ra cing / Dal e 's H-D /Wren ch /Donnelson Cycles/Bell/Motion Pro / Lou 's Leathers /Rotax and had Mo rga n by a bike length at the checkers. Roeder put the Roed er's Harley on the pole for the 750cc Expe rt ma in w ith the hope of a reg ional title still very much ali ve . With a sligh t wheelie by Morehead and a very qu ick sta rt by Stump, Roeder found h imsel f in sec ond a fter one tour of the 12-lap ev ent. Stump p la n ted himself in th e midd le of the groo ve in one an d tw o and in the midd le of three a nd four th en wa ited . Roeder was in the une nviable posi tion of ha vin g to attack Stump w hile u nd er a ttack by Mo re head . Ke v in Varne s wai te d in th e wings w hil e keeping Kris Kiser and Ian Segedy at bay. W ith six la p s to go St u m p h a d th e M &r M /Bie ffe /Motion Pro / H og Was h / Ts uba ki/ Torco /Marion Trotters /K / Stu m p Designs / Dad -backed RS750 a wh ee l in fron t of Roeder, who made his mo ve high in three and four to take the lead. The lead wa s short-lived, as Roeder fell between tu rns one a nd two. Morehead and Varnes p icked their way past Roed er to victory lane. James Ha rt got the be tter of his 600cc stablemat e Pa ul Morgan to claim th e vic tory in the 600cc Expe rt event. Gary Stogsdill's Pro-Am win tighten ed h is g ri p on t he Regional Championship points chase in tha t d ivision. Results PR(). A M ; 1. Cary Stogsdill (Rbi); 2. Dan Brown (W- R); 3. J.uon Smtell (lUx); 4. G. Oark (lUx ); So On.., ~nYn CHon). 600: I. James tun (W· R); 2. Paul Morgan ID (ROl ; J.. Tommy ) CoOOn{Rtll;); 4. Calr lennrman Sr. (H .O); 5. 1.ft Washbon (WoK). 7SO: 1. Scutt Stump (l Ion); 2. Scc-vr ~ (Ii·D); 3. Krvin VamL"I (H .O); 4. Kris IC.*" (lion); 5. LanSrg«ty (H· D). Higgins hauls at Honda Hills Vintage Motocross By Rupert F. Pellett 1lNV1LlE, OH. AUG, Tl Harry H iggins d rove up from Breme n, Georgia, to com pe te a t round 16 of the AH RM A's Viotag e Iro n National Motocross Series, and wh ile he wasn 't the furthest traveler, he was definitely the old est. Se ve n ty- si x-y ea r-yo u ng H igg in s ra ced in th ree classes on his im ma cu la te BSAs, a nd the sm ile never left his face on any of the ma ny laps he rod e. H iggins go t the overall win in the 500cc Pr em ier N ovi ce cl a ss a ft e r fig h t in g off the advances of Jim Walk er and his BSA. However, H iggins faced stiffer competition in the 50+ class and the Premier Heavyweight Novice classes in which he finished second averaII. Tim Wea ver and his beautiful Bultacos were un beatable in the Sportsman 2SOcc Expert and Sp ortsman 500cc Expert classe s a s he swep t both classes wi th four mota wins. Weaver was th e quickest man on the track, and he blasted around the fast an d hot Ho nda Hills circui t as if he were on a present day m achi ne. Phil Hanford and his m igh ty CCM was able to battle with Weaver ~ but Weaver p re va iled in b ot h motos. In the Sport sman 250cc Ex pe r t class, Weaver ha d Canada's Rick Hudson to conten d with, as the Honda Els in ore rider followed Weaver all th e way to the checkered flag in bo thmotos. At an AHRMA motocross mee t, you w iD see everything from the familiar Ho nda Elsinores and Suzuki TMs to more obscure ma chines like Matchless, AJS and even Puch. According to the AHRMA's Jeff Smi th ( who handily wo n the 50p lus Expert class), this was a great track for the vintage bikes, and the 150-plus riders had a blas t chasing each other on thei r old bikes . Results SM'SMN 125 EX: 1. Miu Boggia lHon); 2. Darin Fnuwiler (Han); 3. Jay IGndn (Han); 4. Phil l"umd (Suz); 5. ~rl MoIbrq' (Hon~ SPTSMN 125 tNT: 1. BtUn SugaslrJ (H a n); 2. John Zisk.l (Ho n); 3. Josh Hconry (Ho n ); 4. Ja mes Smit h (e GA ); $. Chris Jankovc (Hon ). 5PTSMN 125 NOV: 1. JalOn Eull (KlM); 2. D.wi d Eva ns (Hod) ; 1 .... Monndo CHao). PREM l /W INT: 1. Eric Pritchard (Tri) ; 2. Brian 0' Connrr \Du<~ PREM l/W NOV: I. Jim Walur (BSA); 2. Many Higgins (BSA). SPTSMN 250 INT : 1. Todd Hamilton (Mai) ; 2. JOl." Collins (Hon); 3. Miu Tread way (Hon) ; 4. tknnis Blevins (CZ); 5. Blake Wibon (lion). SPl5MN 250 EX: 1. Tun WravCT(Bul); 2. R1ckHud.oo (Hon); 3. Rid\.ard Humphftys (H us); 4. Phil Pumel (Hon). SPTSMN 2SO NOV: 1. Dd n Colry (On); 2. Ja so n ExceU (K"TM); 3. David Ughl (Bul) ; 4. Gro rgr Nancr (CZ): S. RAndy Brod

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