Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·1 50+ INT: 1. George Spearing (Han); 2. Bill Malone (Hon) ; 3. Cuve Cheffins (Ka w); 4. Buu Modln' CHon). 40+ IR:1. Ira racing skills in the off-season. Frid ay's 125cc A main found Morgan wa tching the rear fender of Meibftger (Yam ). Shan e Templeton for most of the race. Lap after lap, Morga n p ressured and sea rched for a way around Templeton, a nd the pa_ir ope ne d up a respectable lead on the rest of the pack . There was plen ty of bar-banging from both of the comba tants, an d the last lap had the crowd on its feet. In the last tum, Temp leton wen t in a little too hot and left the tiniest opening. Morgan saw his chance and pushed thro ugh, ta kin g Temp let on wi der a nd w ider, un til he wen t over the berm. As Morgan took the checkered flag , Temple ton was force d to wa tch as Canada's Bill Wallin, Georgia teammates Adam Humphre y a n d Matt Shu e, a nd Hammerin' Hank Moree finished in the top five. Templeton could manage only 11th. Templeton p roceeded to thrash the 2SOcc A class. Saturday's performance began with Templeton vowing furth er vengeance, and he got it, but not quite in the way he had planned. A first-tu m pileup in 125cc A delayed over half the Pro field, including Templ eton and Morgan, and allowed Mike N u tt er to e me rge as the lead er . Nutte r held off ha rd-charging Todd Bennick until the ha lfway po int, whe n Bennick ou tjumped him to grab the lead. Humphrey followed a lap later, p utting Nutter in third and bringing him to the attentions of Wallin and Moree. Late in the race Moree's Honda swapped in the whoops, sending h im throug h the banners. Mor ee salv age d seven th place, whi le Bennick, Humphrey, Nutter, Wallin and Gaylon Dickson Jr. filled ou t the top five. Dete rmined no t to ge t caught aga in in the fir st turn, Morgan d ro pped the hammer on 2SOcc A and was gone, Dickson blazed to runner-up, followe d by Mo ree, Humphrey and Wallin . Temp leton again ran into difficul ties and finished in the back. • . Shane Slother ran to the front of Sund ay 's 2SOcc A pack, just ahe ad of the gnarly knot containing Morgan, Templeton and Moree . While ho ld ing Te mp le to n a n d Mo ree to thi rd a nd fou rth, Morga n wa tched and wa ited patientl y 125/250 PRO: 1. Ton y Am.1r,ldio (K.Iw); 2. Iy Kady (Suz) ; 3. Lars Erik Lanon (Han); 4. Bobb y Navarro (Hon). VETPRO: 1. Willy Mu sgrave (Hon ); 2. Mike ~ier (Yam). VET INT: I. Rich Boileau (Hon); 2. Tod McKay (Yam) ; 3. James DeRidder (Yam ); 4. D.R. Clement (K,aw ). VET JR: 1. Jim NMgIe (1<;I w); 2. Jeff Gr a y (Han); 3. Be.u W iI1ctte (Hon); 4. JerrySechler (JCI,w) S. Toby raki (Kaw). ; VETBEG: 1. Patrick M.trkham (Yam); 2. John O'Gr<1dy (Hon); 3. ]nTy YdinLor (Hon); 4. Ma rc Zwi llin ger (Yam); S. John O'G rady (Hon). 25+ BEG: 1. Craig RWJt;eU (Hon); 2. Bob Bryson (Hon). VETJR: I. Jim N.k-gle (Ka w ); 2. Jt-off Gray (1-100); 3. Beau Wi}.. lette{Hon); 4. Jerry Sechler (1<;Iw); 5. Toby rald (Kaw). 2SO BEG: t. Jeff M... "fri.I1 (Hon); 2. Kevin Crowther (Hon); 3. Nick Kellbaugh (Hon); 4. Matt Moniak (Yam); 5. Sh.awn ZiemhJ (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. JeI'Ol1'U!' Mage (X.aw) ; 2. Steve rhlllip& (Hon); 3. Mike Martin (Hon); 4. Jeff H.tin (Hon); S. Scott ~u (Suz). 80 BEG: I. Brandon fumktt (Kaw). 25+ INT: 1. Lance Johnson (Yam) ; 2. Steve Bulll'T (y a m); 3. Ken WU50n CHon). 125 INT : t . MJ lcolm Watson (Suz ). 125 JR: 1. J ohnNelson (Han ). 2SO JR: 1. 8ret: Milan (Yam) ; 2. Ownce D.l rllng (Yam); 3. . Seifert (Hon); 4. Robert Choal (Hon); S. JerryYe!1WT (lion). SOO JR: 1. John Took ey (Hon); 2. Eric Carr (Ka w). Jeff Morgan invades Asheville MX Hank Moree Jr. (137) and Mike Nutter (249) battle for the lead at the Victory Sports Racing Indoor Winter series MX. while Randy Richardson (222) runs Into trouble. Old pros Beier and Musgra ve tried to p ut the screws to Am ar adio by taking th e holeshot in moto two and trying to run away. But Ama radio kept his cool, leaving the wily veterans to race each other for two laps before making tw o relatively easy passes for the lead . Kady got off to a stro ng early moto run as well, sneaking by Beier and then Musgr ave by lap five. Ama ra d io again step pe d out to a healt h y .advantage as the laps wen t in the-books, incu rring an eig ht-second ma rgin ov er Kady , who ap peared to be fadi ng as Beier a nd Mu sgrave . ca u ght back u p . Kad y wa s fast in th e low er, more techni cal sections of the course, but on the fa ster se cti ons , M usgrave and Beier had a n advan tage, and they used it to drop Kad y to fourth overall. Late in the moto , Beier too k a few shots at Mu sgrave in an attempt to take over seco nd pla ce, bu t he se ttled down after nearly coming off his bike while trying too hard on the uphill d uring the last lap. Amaradio too k the w in to na il down the overall, while Mus gra ve finished second ove ra ll and first Vet Pro. Results 40+ EX: 1. CecegeKohler (Yam); 2. Alan Olson (Han); 3. Nid Coste llo (Han); 4. Tom While (K,aw); S. 8engt J oh.msson (Yam) . 50+ EX: I. Steve 8usllell (Han) ; 2. Chuck M inert (Hon); 3. Chuck Minm (Hon). 40 + tNT: 1. Denn il Middle ton (Ho n); 2. Frank Hamlett (H on ): 3. Phillip Ha ll (Hon); 4 . Bob Ko ller (~w); S. Ron Tuzinsky (Hon). By Barbara Will iams Photos by Loren Williams ASHEVIllE, NC, NO . 2S-27 V Kawasaki-m ounted Sha w n Mo rgan made the lon g trip from the Rockies of Color ad o to the Smokies of western North Carolina for the opening round of ~e four-even t Victory Sports Raeing /WKSF Kiss Coun try 99.9- FM Indoor Win ter MXSe ries. "I'm planning to ride at the othe r indoor arenacr osses thi s wi n ter, " Mor gan sai d. "Since I ha ve friends in Tennessee, I'll race her e, then stay with them and go on to Illinois next week. " Morgan got some excellen t rid ing time on the WNC Agricultural Center track, winning four of the six A-class races and clearing a cool $1600. The Thanks givi ng week end event d rew 830 riders from 16 states and Canada , taking advantage of the heated, d ry ar ena to ma in tain their ~JI#~ .. . . soU'THEASTERN - I I . REG ION A 7,762 riders rode the 94 MEGR SERIES. ARE YOU MISSIRG the BEST SERIES ia L;'I~ AKBBIC.a.? ~~HANlP'ONSHIP $389,225.00 t fACTO., CONTlNIfNCIlS YAMAHA H ONDA I

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