Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

M n' ust: In AMIen d TR I o ate MUSlbl12 Y U:'1Dld To Race I to cut under Harris in a tight comer only to catch a bal e and go down. Laughridge qu ickly remounted without losing position but he had lost a lot of ground to the lead ers. Back up front, Burns was com ing under heavy pressu re from Harri s an d on lap five bobbled mom entarily in the hairpin leading 10 the start/finish line. This was all Harris need ed , as she blasted pas t into second . Olsen went down in a com er and allowed both Ch ris MeAvoy and Michae l Patterson by. Meanw hile, Laughri dge was on the gas and closing on the leaders. On lap six he caught and passed Bums and set 011 afte r Harris an d Garner. Ha rris cou ld feel the pressure from laughridge and carried too much speed into the corner leadi ng onto the back stra igh t, and she we n t wide, losing her drive. Laugh ridge seized his cha nce and passed Harris to take over second spot. Gamer had managed to dist ance himself a lit tle from th e battle behind and en tertained hi mself and the crowd with some spectacular leaps ove r the 70-foot triple . At the finish it was Garner followed by Laughridge, Harris, Bums, and MeAvoy . Results P/W: 1. Bobby Barnes (yam); 2. Adam Kow alozyk(Yam ); 3. Kyle Cor chero (Yam); 4. D,a,rren Nye (Yam); 5. Brad ley Powell (Yam) . 60: 1. Eric Nye (Kaw); 2. Josh Hanson (Kaw) ; 3. Daniel Fowler (Kaw); 4. Brent Triplett (Hon); 5. Sdh Harris (Kaw). 80: 1. Kyle Gam~ (Suz ). 2. Even Laug hridb>e (Yam); 3. Nildci Harris (y am); 4. Aaron Bums (Yam ); 5. Chris McAv oy (Suz). 125; I. Lowell Mou ral (Hon); 2. Dyla n Blackw ell (Hon);..3. Andy Kopp ing (Ya m); 4. Danny Ornela s (Kaw); 5. Todd Boyd (Hon ). 250; 1. Lowell Mou ral (Hon): 2..Joey Rodrigues (Yam); 3. Tom Oder kirk (Hon ); 4. Davld Booth (Hon ); 5. Wayne Pe ters (Kaw ). ATV RACES S lgn·up 1:30 ' 8 am. :45 IstRace ~ins 9:00 a.m. 1st Race11/2 HDUB Lcng SATURDAY OCT 8th ~ _ Pre·Entry · 516.00 ..20.00 . " ,,,,, ' J ' _ .'JI': ~ "'" . Sign-up 7:30·8:30 a.m. MinibikeRace Sta rts al 9:UO a.rn. Race is 1'~ Hrs. l ong Pre-Entry - $16.00 Post·Entry - $20.00 Rider must baminimum(l'l ·.2year! :'C1 & not moretha 15years old. n wneer sizemustnotexceec ;9'" CLASSES O·IID" 4 Whnl (UfIIlty Velllele only ) Beyer, Lightblast Albany ST Powder Puff(la dles) GRAND PRIX Tull Rldl r -(1 Yelt or lns RilclnllEJlPerlence) By Clay Light ALBANY, OR, AUG. 26 Hu saberg-mounted Gary Beyer and Kawasaki rid er Sean Light each scored impressive double class wins at the next to last round of the 13round Albany Flat Tr ack Series a t A lba ny Speedway. Beyer scoo ped up wi ns in the Op en and Knobby A classes, while Ligh t stormed to ., wins in the 80 and 12See A mains. Beyer had an easy time with the competition, sweeping all three Knobb y class races, which were run in a mo tocross-style formal. Clay Ligh t led the O penin g lap of all three events, but Beyer breezed p ast to easily wi n with a 1-1-1 tally ahead of Shawn Brown , who was Beyer's closest competition an d whose 2-3-2 scores beat Light, Charlie Brown and Larry Reed. . The Gra n Pr ix Cycle/Sinisa lo / Axo/Oakley/Kevin Gr ove /Dirt Pro Cy cle-sp on so red Beyer came blazing back two races later to do a si mil ar d isappearing act in the Open A class, , where he beat Lance Overman, Richard Arnold and local te rro r Steve Lorain in all th e th ree motos. Second overall went to Ove rman. Sean Light virtually clinc hed class champions hips in the 80 and 125cc classes alter winning r both classes. Light use d 1-2-2 tallies to take his hard es t foug h t wi n of the season over Eric Stevenson. Stevenso n 's 4-1·1 scores netted the 10-year-old second, while Kawasaki ride r Cody Sprague went 3-3-3 for th ird . Light also faced tough competition in the - 125cc class, But just like in the 80cc class, the _ Cycle Trax/Sinisa lo-ba cked Ligh t used consistency to pick up a wi n and his second class champ ions hip, ed ging Nick Slupe, Stevens on, Brandon Brown and LaFay McCarver, who won the third moto on a Hod aka 12See Super Combal. Results 5 RIDE RSCON STITUT CLASS EA 100 KM ATV RACE . Sign-up CLASSES li!~ /'n· Entry. $20.00 Pm Entry. $25.00 ~tl.a -l'· O C T .e.lr~{~ 7:30 - 12 : 3~O EXPERT Class· 4 Wbeel p.m. 2nd • .slroke & 200cc2 Strok e R .3 C e 1:00 P .M. . ,. S.nlor - 4 Wheel (30 yrs and Olde, 2Siroke OPEN . 5 R I DERS CONSTITU TE A CLASS Pre-Entry $20 DO VINTAGE • ~. . OCT 8 h SATURDAY . .. ... ' ~ '>~ /I. • t ~ . ,_.~:: ~ .' '~ ' '. . - . . :"C , .w .1ii4,~~ ~~n~~7e4~kb~d~rust 1Hour GRAND PRIX HARE scRAMif.1f:O~am, 3 Man Team $20 00 Team • per AA · Expert · . A -I nterrnedate ~b1E~~50CC - EClass 7·00 PM o pen to a ll at ROSENER'. BanquetCenbrr participants sATU ~DAy· C meRide, V'IS H& have D , inner with "'me olth«Racing Heros ollhe Wo;( I Sign-up 7:30-11:CO a.r.J . RACE STARTS AT - CClass 12:15 p.m. 0 - 125cc Riders Meeting 4 Stroke 11:30 a.m, Seniorover 35 Super Senior over 45 0 - 200 :lightTraii Rid

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