Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

lSu%); 3. J~~ urllOn (K.1w); 4. Jos h Kellogg (Ka w); S. And y A llUm (K.lw ). 250 r RO: 1. Robb ie Rtynu d ( K.1w); 2. Denny Stl"phmson lSuz ); 3. Shawn Morg an (lC.Iw ); t . Josh ~llogg ~w) ; S. J~rrd Clr'bon~w). VET PROL 1. Ma r k Flftu (SU%); 2.. wry $.lilOB 15uz); 3. BryAn Curtis (Y.am); t . D.uft'li Milln (K.aw ); S. Diivid etab.augh (YMn). 5R PRO: 1. Dw igh t c.t.lLtno (Yam ); 2. Pete Edmis ten (Han); 3. Edgar Peniton (Hon).:t . Bruce (y oIm); s.. M IIChad K.ish. SjSR: 1. john M.l1wm (Suz). WM.'l: 1. Mollir BourJu.o (K.aw ); 2. c.rrir M£CMthy (Yam) . s.u. Isaacs takes Davenport Vintage Short Track By Ed Ahlf DAVENPORT, lA, SEPT. 2-3 Johnny Isaa cs rode his TPR Triumph twin to the Pro Twins victory in the YDTRA portion of the 6th Annual J&:P Prom otions Antiq ue Flat Track Races at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds. The large Pro Tw ins field took three he a ts an d a semi to fill ou t the 12-man final. Heat w inne rs incl uded Da le Jones, Mickey Greene an d Matt Geo rge. John Clark took the semi ove r John Fike and Steve McGee. Isaacs too k the lead a t the green flag to sta rt the fina l and led through lap six be fore Greene too k the point for thr ee lap s. But Isaa cs, who is the Nationa l points leader, regained the top spot on the last la p to cla im the w in a nd th e $175 first-place mon ey. Gree ne finis hed second ahead of George. I Over 120 en tries regist er ed for th e even t, m aking it th e la rg es t fie ld fo r this premie r antiqu e di rt track event After 20 hea t and semifina l ra ces had been ru n Friday night, the rain ca me and dela yed the remainin g two semis and 10 finals until Saturday morning. Kenny Th oma s took the 165cc class ove r Dennis Mom chilov and Mike Momchilov. John Chadwell took his second Board Trac k win in a row over Gary Oakford, Mike Lange and Gen e Baron. All fou r w er e m o unt ed on H arl eyDavidsons. Ron Lancaster took his Harley 250cc Sp rin t to the win in the Classic 250cc class for rig tdfra med br a keless quarter-liter mach ines of the '60s. Jim and Randy Kers ting finished in the next two spots ahead of their rival, Coa tes. The Foo t Sh ift class is composed of ma chines raoed in the '50s and '60s, such as Harley-Da vidso n KRs, BSA Go ld Stars and T riumph 500cc twins. Robert Litton won the fina l ove r Kelly George, Craig Breckon an d Gary Oakfo rd . _ Resu lts 165: 1. Krony Thom.lI (H -D ); 2. DennisMomchilov (H -D); 3. Mike Momchilov (U-D); 4. Tom B.:al..er (H-D). BOARD ntACK: 1. John ChadweU (H -D); l. Gary Q.tklord (H-D) ; J. Mike Lang\" (t-I-D) ; 4 . c..one Baron (H -D). HAND SHIfT AM : L Lee Jovanovic (H ·D ); 2. QiH Eckes (H~ 0 ); 3. Jim W.all (1nd) ; 4. D.tvt" DuValTIl.")' (lnd). HAND SHIfT PRO; 1. Coorge Wills (H -D); 2. Fred Pe"u. (liD); 3. Wade CamHn (Ina) ; -I. Steve Brink r (Ind). FOOTSHIfT: 1. Robm Litten (H -D ); 2. Fred Pe ttis (H -D ); 3. wede Camlin (lnd) ; 4. Steve Brinker (Ind). OSSIC 250: 1. Ron LancollSll"f' (H -D); 2. Jim Kersting (H -D); J. Randy KeDting (H-D ); 4. Rkh Coalt.'s(H- D). VDTRA 250 : 1. BiIl 'Snyder (Bul) ; 2. IYndy Tacey (Hon); 3. Oon l.IRul!' (Oss) ; t . Dmnis Md c hoc-r (CA5). VDTRA 600: 1. Mark Robinson (Y~m); 2.. John Pike (USA); 3. Cro3lg Breckon (BSA); t . Bill Snyder (Bu l). VDTRA OPEN 1W : 1. Norm Gruber (Tri) ; 2. MiU Zbrou-k (Tri);3.1oo H.lrding (Nor); 4. Don Fields (Tn). VOTllA PRO 1W : 1. johnny ls.wn (Tri ); 2. Mickey C~ (1lSA); 3. " '. e-g. (H·O~ ' Jijd n.c.) (IlSA; Bull Run Motocross belongs to Johnson again K & K Insurance Group, Inc. Proudly Presents The .20TII ANNuAL MIA POOffMIONAL RACINe &NQillJr (6 AwARD PmENTATIONS &TuooAY, .NOVEMBER 19m Join the stars of America 's premier motorcycle racing organ ization for an enterta ining and fun filled evening to honor the best of the best. Larry Maiers and Dave Despain will co-host the even ing's program , which will include a cocktail hour, dinner and awards presentations. Highlights will also include seas on review videos, and presentations of the AMAIMotoWor ld Pro Athlete of the year and the AMA Pro Sportsman of the year awards . To reserve your seats, remit $40 per person to: AMA Professional Racing Banquet, P.O. Box 6114 Westerville , OH 43081. For more information, or to charge with MasterCard, VISA or Discover call 614-891 -2425, ext. 258. Please respond prior to November 11thoFormal attire is requested. See you there! K&K.. INSURANCE C ; .· • • u p . l n c .· _ ~IIEQATON LONG BEAar IIOTIL 333 East Ocean Boulevard, California Call 3 10-436-3000 for special room rates. For trave l arrangements, call the AMA Travel Desk: 800-AMA-Desk. By SIeve Kelley GREENE, ME,SEPT.5 A cold, m ud d y, Maine labor Day wa s the scene of yet an oth er Bull Run MX romp by Yamaha's Keith Johnson. With all the Expe rt rid ers back from Unad illa an d tired of wa tching Johnson walk away with all the cas h, the da y's racing wasn't jus t another ride in the mu d, a t least in the 125cc class . Ride rs persevered in a stead y rain all da y w hich turned one of New England's fines t technical trac ks in to a slick mire, with the seco nd hal f being cance lled du e to hi gh-wi nd gu s ts. Ma ny classes w er e red uced to o nly five laps, and only one 125cc Expert-class moto was run. Scott Ca rter, a ve ry agg ressive rider at his best, w as on th e throttle o ut of th e ga tes, and grabbed the holesh ot. Johnson went d own but was ba k on in fif th behind Shane O 'Connor. Mike Treadwell was S<.'COnd ove r Pat Barton. For th e firs t four laps Carter rod e unchallenged in the lead , altho ug h Treadwell consisten tly gained on him each lap . The real ba ttle was for fourth betwee n O'Con nor and the veteran Johnson. O 'C onnor repeated ly loo ked over his shou ld er as Johnson reeled him in. This was only O 'Connor's second Expert race, and he held Johnson o ff for th e firs t half of it. O n several occasions , Johnson and Q 'Connor tangled, one Have You Had a Winning Season? Looking for Sp onsors Next Year? I • Say "THANKS" to your sponsors and supporters with an "Appreciation Ad" in Cycle News. You'll showyou're a"class act,"people will notice, andyou'll have the edge before your next season gets started. Special Low Rates .. Fast Lead Time" Easy Ad Layout CallToday to Place Your •Appreciation Ad" 310·427·7433 Western us 404-934-7850 Eastern US .---.........-v--r--r-~--...---.. -.:f< 0\ 0\ ...... N ...... l-4 ClJ .c o ..... u America's W eekly Motorcycle Newspaper o 43

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