Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

AUlO: 1. B. Ripple (Yam); 2. Z. Marshall (Hon); 3. F. KaITIe (Yam); 4. J. Sanders (Yam). 250/0PEN C: 1. B. Kops ho (Hon ); 2. M. Jones (Ho n); 3. C. Ma ss.l (Han) ; 4. D. Kwast (Yam ); 5. J. Nichols (Hon). 16-24 A: 1. C. Moore (Hon); 2. J. Wagner (K.tw); 3. M. Davis (Suz); 4. E. Bowman (Ka w); 5. J. Boyd (Suz). 14-24 D/ C: 1. J. Baker (Yam); 2. N. Ba.w.. (K1M); 3. B. Koptho (Han); 4. M. Samuelso n (Kaw ); 5. 1. Snod grass (Yam). 25+ 8 : 1. R. Farmer (Kaw ); 2. M. Jonell (Han); 3. 8 . Goi ns (H on); 4. B. Abel (K.1w ); 5. R. Payonk (Yam ). 30+ A: I. C. Feist (Ya m ); 2. C. Hamilton (Ya m ); 3. M. Maley (Hon); 4. D. Johnson (Kaw); 5. R. Holm (Hon). 30+ 8 : 1. D. Pscion (Suz); 2. D. Stan ley (Hun) ; 3. M. Fuller (Hon); 4 . B. Bowe n (Yam) ; 5. C . Koc h (Hon). 40+ : 1. A . Bow man (Han); 2. H . Lewi s (H a n ); 3. C. Koch (H a n ); 4. R. Cordon (H on ); 5. G . Pon tius. (Suz). Slabaugh sharp at Steel City Motocross By J ulie Kra mer DELMONT PA,OCT. 9 , Da le Slabaugh overa lled th e 250cc C class in fifth-roun d action of the Distri ct 5 Pennsylvani a Sta te Champion ship series a t Steel City Raceway. In the first mc to, the Rex Brow n was the first ou t of the ga te, bu t he wa sn 't abl e to hold the position for long. Gettin g a round him on th e first d ownhill were Tho ma s Winders, Charles Ellis and Slaba ugh, who began to work his way up, pas sing bo th Ellis and Wind ers on the second lap . On the fifth lap, Ellis wa s able to work h is wa y into second on the d ownhill afte r the woods section. After the white flag, Winders cras hed at the top of the uphill doubles, allowing Chris Knaus to move into the th ird pos ition . Winders wa s able to hold on to fourth for the checkered flag, followed by Jaso n Stoba t. In moto two, Slabaugh got the ho leshot, follow ed by David Burns and Ellis. Within half a lap, Burns lost five positions through the tough whoop section, and EJ1is wa s able to move into second, where he stayed for the rest of the moto . Two Ka wa sa kis fo llowed Ellis, Knaus was in th ird again, as in moto one, and he wa s being hotly pursued by Micha el Bowersox throug h the pro section. Bower sox made the pa ss bu t soon lost his third -pl ace position to Geo rge Kile y, who soon a fter stalled at the top of the hill and Bowersox rega ined fourth. Kiley put the p ressu re on Bowersox and outjum ped him on a set of uphill doubles. Kna us rounded ou t the top five for the checkers. Results 125 A: 1. Davey Ye'uk (Hon); 2. Josh Sweat (Ka w) ; 3. Shane Sloth" (y a m); 4. M ich.lel1...aw;t~ (Suz); 5. Cha ri... K1cin (Ka w) . :zso A: 1. D.tv ey Yeuk. (Hon ); 2. Gregory Kmnbrook (Yaml ; 3. M.trk Ne iderhi»er (Hon); 4. JoshSweat (lGaw); 5. Shane S10ther (Yam), VET A: I. M.uk Garriso n (Yam ); 2.. Kenneth Fran ken berry (Ho n); 3. David Griml'S (Hon) ; 4, D.1leTaylor {Kawl; 5. Louis AU (Ho n). 125 8 ; 1. Brock Sellard s (Kaw); 2. Shane McMillin (Kaw); 3. Jay Gri nnell (H on ); 4, Eric Nepodal (Suz); 5, JU!Jtin Paris (Han). 250 B: I. Brock Sellards (Kaw ); 2. Todd Streit (Suz); 3, Shane McMillin (KaW) 4, Fred Turja n (Suz); 5, Chad Opp y (Suz). i VET 8 : 1. Stanley Talago (yam); 2. Dean Auen (Hon) ; 3. John McConne ll (Ya m); 4. Kevi n Bailey (Ho n); 5. Mike Cat anzaro (Kaw). O f T 8 : 1. Ron T.lutkus (1Caw); 2. Michael Stelm.ck (Hon); 3. Edwa rd Mihocn (Hon); 4. David FOil; (Kaw ); 5. Mike Cata lU' .aro (}(aw) . 125 C: 1. Matt Aubele (Kaw); 2. Bobby Musgrove ()(aw); 3. Rob Goebel (Suz); 4. }.Imes Rodgers (Hon ); S. Mkhael Urlk (Suz ). 250 C: 1. Dale Slabaugh (Suz); 2. Owrles Ellis (Hon) ; 3. Otris Kna us (Kaw); 4. George KiL.-y (Hon); S. MichaI"lBo wenlOll; (Ka w) . OtT C: 1. Kevin Schroch (Hon); 2. Fid d er Thom pson (Yam); 3. JasonGoJwen (Hon); 4. Scott Malley (Hon), 80 (14·15): 1, Ma rk Kling ens mit h (Ho n); 2, Ch ri sto p he r ranucci (Kaw); 3. Michael Bobroski (Yam); 4 , Joshua Plumml"f (Kaw); 5. Ryan Puskarich lSuz). 80 (12-13): 1. Jeremy Brown (Kaw); 2. O101ngo Pean:e (Y.lm); 3, Daniel Palitur (Hon ); 4. Matthew Snid e1'(Kaw); 5. Duane Evans (Yam), 80 (7-11): 1. David Hill (Yam); 2. ColeCa1kiN ()(aw); 3. Gene Stu U(Suz l; 4. Larry Rust (Yam); 5. Ryan Hollida y (Kaw). 6S: I. Gene Stull (! Ann Wood (Kaw); 5. Allen Bell(Kaw). 250EX I. Roy Sch"'lenbergeT (Kaw); 2. Brad Woolsey (Kaw); : 3. Jeff Schwirtl: (Han ); 4. Chad Plumlee (Ho n); 5. Nick Moom.:an (Hon) . . 250 o rEN: 1. Sprin t H.tynes(lion); 2. Mike Batt.lill' (Yam); 3. Travis Spann (Suz); 4. Clinl Tred way (Suz); S. Allen Reed (Ho n). 500 OPEN: 1. Jason WilliiIIN (l<.Jw); 2. RayJennings (yam); 3. Kelly Aet' lwood (Kaw); 4. James 5tainton (lCaw); 5. Allen Reed (Hon ). ~25 NOV: 1. Ch ris Stilham (Kaw); 2. D.w id DePt.no (Kaw); 3. Andy Thomp son (Yam); 4. Scott Harpet (tiun); 5. Scan Knaac k (Kaw). ~25 INT: 1. Ray Jt'Ilnings (Yam); 2. Jlhcr!l(Ha n). ~30 NOV: 1. Kelly Fleetwood (Kaw); 2. Chris Stith.lm (Kaw); 3. Kinni e McC ra w (KTM) ; 4. David DePt a lo (Ka w); S, A ndy Thompson (Yam). ~30 INT: 1. Todd Wablon (Han); 2. Mike 5.1 ttt'l'field (Kawl; 3. Scot! u tta (H oo); 4, Ed Hays (Kaw); 5. EIIl"l')'Stowall (Hun) , ().30 EX: 1. Willito Ph«- (Hon); 2. Hunler Carothcr!l (Hun); 3, Joey Ha rdin (Ka w); 4. Dave Also brook (Kaw ); 5. Stacy Smith (Yam ). 40+ : 1. Kinni e McGraw (KlM); 2. Gary Beam (Kaw); 3. H .C. Tredway (Suz.); 4, Jack Siegrist (ya m); 5. Jjm JUcci (Suz). Silverole soars at Batavia MX By Melissa Threadgill B ATAVIA, NY, SEI'T. 25 Bill Silverole put together a I -I performance to come away with the overall win in the 201-Qpen Expert class at the Batavia MX track. In the first m oto, Joe Ell in g to n too k th e holeshot, followed by Scott Gh id u, Peter MalYi and Silverole. By the second stra ightaway, Silverol e was second, having passed Ma lyj a nd Ghid u. With Silve role hot on his tail"Ellington qu ickene d the pace. O n th e se ries of three jum ps, Ellington took th em double-single, but Silvero le launched his bike and made the obstacles into a triple. The m ove ga ve Silver ole an edge over Elling ton, a nd he went on to pass him a few seconds later. While Silverole opened up a lead, G hid u worked on pa ssing Ellin gton . He caught Ellington but crashed . and fell back into fourth. Meanwhile, Malyj passed Ellington and set his sights o·n Silverole. Although Silverole had a 20-second lead, MalYi closed the gap down to just under four second s. While Silverole did his best to ho ld up against th e cha rg e of Ma lyj, Ghi du managed to pass Ellington . In th e end, Silverole took th e win, followed b y Ma lyj, Ghid u, and Ellingt on . In th e seco nd moto, Ellington again got the hol esh ot , followed by Silverole , Ben Trask, and Ed VanBallyGooen. Ma lYi, with a bad start, was in sixth. Ellington wiped out and dropped back into fourth. Silverole took the lead, followed by Trask a nd Van BallyGooen . Ma lYi was in fifth · while Ellington closed in on VanBallyGooen and passed him. But Van BallyGooe n passed Ellington righ t back before Ellingto n was ab le to main-

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