Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

LeF e v re a n d Boyd stun wen t at it aga in mo to two, wit h Boydstun agai n putting on an ae ria l d isplay aboard the anci ent four-st ro ke while lead ing until th e ma ch in e succu m bed once a ga in, ex p lo di n g its rear hub afte r Boyd stun slam med the machin e back to ea rth on e time too many . Boyd stun's failure handed the overall win to LeFevre, wh o rod e to con sistent 1-1 finish es. The attrition rat e took its toll on seve ra l mach in es an d cla sses th rou ghout the day, and cons istency was the key to a cove ted class wi n. Tim Nash looked to be the rider to bea t after destroyin g the first Spo rtsman 250cc Expe rt class rnoto , but a DNF in moto two left him ou t of the hunt and opene d the doo r for Craig Ia ve ll r, w ho s tepped u p the pa ce and scored the rac e and ove rall wi n after a third -place finish in the first moto, N as h a lso fell victim to a bi za rre occu rren ce wh ile di cing wit h Dan Ber g for the Open Expert crown. Both ride rs w e re chargi ng h a rd on the d o wnhill tab leto p o nly to ha v e the ir v in ta g e Husk ys seize at the exact same mom en t over the downhill tabletop, prem aturely en d ing their race and all but h and ing the class title to Iavelli. " I felt it lock up," Nash sa id . "And whe n I slowed down to pull off, I saw Da n doing the sa me th in g. I co u ld n' t beli eve it when he to ld me what happen ed ." . The Sp ortsm an 250cc Intermedia tes took to the tra ck wit h the 250cc Experts, an d cons istency on ce again p layed a n im po rtant role. Forrest Haya shi rode a Kei th Lyna s-p re p a red Oss a Ph antom into the ground twice - even ge tting ru n over by a competitor - in moto one for a di sa p poin ting six th- p lace tall y before rebounding in the second mo to by taking the holesh ot an d ru nning away from the rest of the Interm ed iates to post one of the most convincing moto wi ns of the day. Onl y tw o Experts mad e their way aro u nd the flyin g Hayashi du ring the co u rse of the rnoto, bu t hi s wild rid e w ould only net th ird ove ra ll be hlnd winner Rick Price a nd run ner -u p John Grise . " I felt pretty g oo d o u t th e re, " Hayash i sai d . "Once I go t used to th e p ow er and sus pension of th e Ossa, it - was a blast . This brough t back a lot of memories, and yo u don't really rem em ber how fun it is until you go ou t and do it aga in." Lynas himse lf go t into the act and ensu red th a t th e Ossa marque had a good day by scoring a clea n sweep in the Premi er Lightweight II Interm ed iate division, while his "hired rider," Davi d Fisher, topped the 30+ Expert class w ith 1-2 moto scores. Fis her a lso excelled in th e Bomber class for bikes built bet ween 1975-S0, a di vis ion politely sh u nned by AHRMA at its Na tional and Region a l eve n ts, yet one tha t wi ll be featu red throughout the Ca l-Zona Series. "I think there is a grea t need for the Bomber class," Fisher said after winning the event with a 1-2 score. "The re we re a lo t of bikes built bet w een 7 5 and ' SO th at yo u can' t race against newer bikes an d that AHRMA doesn 't wa nt eithe r." One rider who failed to collect a win o n th e trac k bu t w ho d id ga th er th e a tt e n ti on of th e cro w d on h and was Be rg . Afte r losin g hi s H usqva rna to mechanical maladies ea rlier in the even t, the pro motocrosser rounded up a Suzuki TM400 Cyclon e to finish ou t his second 30+ Expert rnoto - the final race of the d ay - and p ro ceeded to d isp el the m yth s abo ut th e o p en cl a ss Su zuk i be ing unruly by th rilling the crowd with h is high flying "whips" over the pit-sid e tabletop. Berg han d ily won the mot o, but the victory - combined wi th a firstmoto DNS - la nded him fourth overall behind Fisher, Rick Lun dgren an d Mike Lillevig. "That's the first time I'd ever ridden a vin tage race or th at bike," Be rg sa id af te r wa r d , " I had to ge t o n th e TM because it wa s the onl y thing I had left tha t was running. But it wasn' t too bad , and I'm sure that I' ll come ou t and do thi s aga in." In add ition to the th und er of the vin tage bikes that rocke d the main track, a fai nt bu zz cou ld ,be hea rd coming from the speci a lly bu ilt mini track. A fairly h e a lt h y fi e ld o f 50 a n d 60cc r a cers turned ou t to d o battle on the cou rse, wi th th e First Time r classes being th e . most popular. . At the wave of the gree n flag, Mario DeM a ria zip p ed in to th e lead o f th e combined 4-6- an d 7-S-year-o ld Fir s t Ti mer ra ce . Ho llis Lu sk o ver took DeMar ia in the fir st co rne r, w h il e Ch risto ph er N ish im ura m ot ored in to third with a wild rid e through tu m on e. N ish imura w ast ed littl e time ch asing a fter De Ma ri a , a n d soo n moved into second. Lu sk, h owever, h ad al rea dy estab lished a health y lead, and was over 15 b ike lengt hs ahead . As the race wou nd d own, Ni shi mu ra actu ally began to close the gap on Lusk, bu t was foiled by lappers late in the race. Th e ba ckm a rkcr s d el ayed Nis h imura eno ug h to allow th ird-pl aced Da ne Johnson to close in and ma ke a lastla p p ass for secon d . Lusk h eld on for th e win over Joh nso n , N ish imura a nd DeMaria. Zac Wray decim ated the 60cc class, styling over the ju m ps as he romped away with a n easy w in over Jona tha n Rose a nd Rob ert Seeds . Wray didn' t have as easy a tim e in th e Mod ified Pee Wee class, however, as Joey Rose was able to fe n d o ff hi s cha rges thro u g hou t th e moto, Wray 'was forced to se ttle for second, while Seed s nabbed third . Team Splitfire /Pro Circuit/ Kawasaki rider Ryan Hu gh es was on hand to presen t the mini race rs with their trophies, and thou gh all of the kids we re thri lled to meet him, most wer e quite shy during the awa rd presentations. At the d ay' s en d, few riders if any left the track disa ppoint ed , and racerturn ed-prom ote r LeFevre a p pea red pleased wi th the way the eve nt had ru n. "We had an excellent day, and this is a great facility" LeFevre sai d. "The best part abo ut this place is the view ing . You can really see everythi ng on the track." Tra ck o w ner H arv ell a gre ed a n d su mmed the day u p: " Fo r a nyone who was n' t ou t h ere today, [ can tell yo u this," Harvell said. "You rea lly missed so me th ing ." ,~ Rainbow Motocross Park Pala , California Results: November 20, 1994 SPTS MN 250 EX: 1. C raig la velli (Bu s); 2. Rick Lundgren (Hu s); 3. Tim Nas h (H us ); 4. Mike Lillevt g (Yam) . SPTSM N 250 INT: 1. Rick Price (Ma i); 2. John Grise (Hon); 3. Forrest Hayashi (Oss); 4. H arry Backer (Hon); 5 . Mark T horne (H on ). PR EM SOO EX: L Jo hn Le f-ev re (B us); 2,' Da vid Boyds tu n (BSA); 3. Davi d Chrone (Due) . PREM UW N O V: 1. Phil Bene dict (BSA); 2. Bill Samsstag (Vii). S PTS M N 125 INT: 1. Donn Maed a (Han); 2. Chris Mo rto n (Han); 3. Joel Hansen (Yam); 4. Jack Alva rado (H us). BOMB ER: 1. David Fis her (Ha n) ; 2. S. Bchacek (Yam ); 3. G. Carter (Mai) . SPTSMN 125 EX: 1. Ros s Mac-dol (Han); 2. Mik e Lillevig (Han); 3. Nann Bigelow (Han). SP TSMN 250 NOV: 1. Sam D urick (lion); 2. B. (Above) Ross Maeda topped tht!'125cc Expert class aboard a Keith Lynas-tuned Honda Els inore. (Left) Christo pher Nishimura (left) nabbed a third-place finish in the First Timer (7-8) Pee Wee class. Team SplitfirelPro Circuit Kawasaki's Ryan Hughes (right) was on hand to present the Pee Wee awards. (Bottom) David Rsher (67) put together 1-2 moto finishe s for the Bomber class victory. Not approved for AHRMA Nationals, the Bomber clas s will be run at all Cal-Zona events. A 8 a G reene (Ho n); 3. J. Lowe llberg (Bul); 4. Sco tt Rousseau (lIon); 5. Steve Sagely (Hon). 40+ EX: 1. David Boydstun (BSA). 40+ INT : 1. Ken Greene (CZ); 2. Charlie Bt.d (Mai); 3. Vic Curti (Os s); 4. Bryan Benso n (Yam); 5. Bob Spicer (CZ). 40+ NOV: 1. Richard Smith (H us); 2. Craig Skinne r (BSA); 3. Toi ro Kent (B us); 4. D . Ml'im..r (Suz) . SI"TSMN 500 EX: 1. C ra ig f,lVl'lI i (H us); 2. Rick L undgren (Hus); 3. Dan Berg (H us); 4. Mike Lillcvig (Mai); 5. Tim Nash (Hu s). SPTS M N 500 INT: 1. L. Holt (CZ); 2. M. Parsons (M.1i) 3. Bryan Benso n (Yam~ 4. G. Whitalu:r (Hus); 5. ; Tom Seagroves (Hus). SPTS M N SOD NO V: 1. R. Dic kson (CZ) ; 2. Taira Kent (Hus); 3. 1". Hancox (CZ ); 4. Sam Durick (Mdi). PR EM UW II EJ(, 1. John Lefevre (H us). PREM UW II INT: 1. Keith Lynes (Oss~ PREM llW II NO V: 1. V. Elmore (Osst. 2. J. Sterret (Bolt. 3. Bill Samstag (Gre); 4. P. Bceedict (Oss), SO+- INT : 1. Denn is. Too ma n (H on ); 2. C . Fetty. . 50+ NOV: 1. Paul Elmore (BSA). 30+ EX: 1. David Fisher (Oss ); 2. Rick Lu ndgren (H us ); 3. Mike LiIIl.'vig (Yilm ); 4. Dan Berg (Suz) ; 5. 8. Oem (H on). 30+ INT: I. Ken Greene (CZ); 2. G. Ca rte r (Ma i~ 3. M. Arst..na ult (Ho n); 4. Rick Price (Ma i); 5. S. Boahce k . (Yam). 30+ NO V: 1. Bevan Greene (Han); 2. R. Renz ulli (CZ): 3. R. Dickson (eZ); 4. J. Lowellberg P/W 1ST TI M ER 7008; 1. Hollis Lusk (Y..m); 2 Dane Iohnso n (Ya m); 3. Ch ristopher Ni s hi m ura (Ya m ); 4. Ma rio DeMaria (Yam); 5. Matthew Bateman (Yam) . PIW 1ST TI M ER ~: 1. Pat Pennington (Yam); 2. Matt Rose (Yam); 3. BJ Bohrer (Yam); 4. Kameron Scott (Yam); 5. joshua DiCi.Jula (Yam) . PIW MOD: 1. [ocy Rose (Yam); 2. Zoe Wray (Yamt. 3. Robe rt Seeds (Yam); 4. Christopher N'ishim ura (Yam). 60: I. Zoe Wray (Kawt. 2. jona than Rose (Ka wt. 3. Robert Seed s (Kaw). ~ -.::t< 0\ 0\ rl 1:'--' l-< OJ ..0 E OJ u OJ c 15

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