Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS ------- Edited by ScottRousseau ' PREM UW II EX: 1. John Lefevre (J--f us). PREM lI\V II INT: 1. Keith Lynes (Oss). P REM 125 NOV: 1. Mik e Neal (Hon ); 2. Ken Lootzenheiser (OKW). PREM LIW NOV: 1. Ph il Bened ict (O ss); 2 . Jim Wilson (Hus): 3. Bill Sam ..tag (Gre]. PM': 1. Jeff Zo rnes (Yam); 2. Steph Wad elton (Yam). BMBR: 1. G reg Ca rte r (Mai ); 2. Ste ve Boh a ce k (Yam); 3. Da ve Fish er (Han). 30+ EX: 1. Da ve Fish e r. (Os s ); 2. Rick Hinchliff (Yam ). • 30+ INT: 1. Q uis Nash (H mo) 2. Rick Price (Mai); 3. ; Harry Becker {H on] . . 30+ NOV: 1. Fra nk Wad elt on (Su z ); 2 . Ry a n Dickson (CZ); 3. Sam Durick (Mai). 40+ EX: 1. Ed Zo rnes (Ya m ); 2. John Sco tt (Tri ); 3. David Boydstun (Bul). 40+ IN T : 1. Ti m C ur tis (KTM ); 2. Bryan Benso n (Yam ); 3. Bob Spicer (CZ l. 40+ NOV: 1. Do n Mein er (Suz); 2. Mik e Ha rcourt [Tri ]: 3. Tra cy Stump (H us ). 50+ NOV: 1. Jim Wilson (H us ); 2. Dav e Dean (CZ); 3. Le slohnson (yam /BS A) . 50+ INT: 1. Hen ry Nu nneu mac her (T ri): 2. Gene Fe tty (Hus). Goodman grabs one at Rockford go the top five were Goodman, Gaddis, Palmer, Ped erson and Curry. Goodman continued ou t fron t but Gaddis s uc cumbed to a crash in the left-hander out o f th e sta rt s tre tch while Palmer and Peders on m otored around . Gad d is quickly remounted but the checkered flag came out before he had a chance to make any pa sses. Goodma n took the win followed by Palmer in seco nd. Saturday' s main event started looking like a repeat of Friday's with Goo d m a n g ra bb ing the h olesho t a head of Ga ddis, but Gaddis set a qu ick pace and pulled away wit h speed, leaving Goo d man to hol d off Ped erson a nd Bue h l. Ga d dis took ano ther wi n; Bu ehl wa s seco nd and Good ma n made his second podium appearance in third . Brian Deegan shot off the line in the 250cc main eve nt, bu t Gad d is set sigh ts on Deegan. Tho u gh Deega n he ld h im off several laps, Gad d is outbrak ed Deegan going in to a left-hand er to take the lead . Ga dd is secured the win followe d by Deegan in second. Pederson , Palmer and Morga n rounded ou t the top five. l~ By Pam L.,!Imbert Results AMA National Are ssS ries:Round 3 nacro e ROCKFORD, lL, DEC 2-4 efending AMA National Arenacross Cha m pion Grayson Good ma n was the only ride r to keep Jimmy Gaddis from making a clean sweep of bo th classes du ring both nights at round three of the MSR / Answer / AMA National Arenacross series at the MetroCentre . The Pla no H o nd a / MS R / Oakley / Du n lo p /L CS /J e ff Lon g G ra p hicsbacked Goo d man powered his CR250 to th e ma in event wi n o n Fri day w h ile Gaddis took home the go ld in the three other weekend main s. Alth oug h Billy Whitley took cha rge from the start of Frida y's l25cc main, he was only able to hold off Gaddis for one lap until Gaddis skim med the wh oop s an d took the lead. Junior Jackson had his hands full staying in front of Jaso n Upshaw, Goodman, Chad Pederson and Gre g Rand attack. Gaddis began to put re a l es t a te b e tw ee n h is Tea m Green / Sp litFire / Pro circuit-sponsored bike and Whi tley'S. By the halfway flags Gaddis ha d a 10-second lead over th e rest of the field and wa s running into lapped traffic. Cliff Palmer pa ssed rid er after rid er each lap, always going through the rough whoo ps like a rock ski p ping on wa ter. Mid way throu gh the race Palmer h ad passed several riders, but a major get-off in the whoo ps with only two laps to go left him unable to finish . Rand and Goodman faded a bit towards the end of the race allowing Buehl oppo rtuni ties to pass. Gaddi s w heelie d acro ss th e fini s h line for the win wit h Whitley in seco nd . Ped erson was close b eh in d in third . Comi ng in behind several lapped rid ers we re Bueh l and Jackson to round ou t the top five positions. Goodman was in great form in the 250cc class as he rocketed off the sta rt and never look ed back. Bue hl, Sh aw n Morgan, Jeff Cu rr y and Upsha w we re close behind but Goodman had a clea r course in front of him while the rest of the field did battl e. Bueh l, Mor gan an d Cu rrry held the ir li nes and posit ion s while Gad dis and Palmer began to put press ure on Ups h aw . Both riders we n t pas t in the whoo ps wit h Gaddis moving rig h t up on Curry . Gad d is fou n d th e spo t an d flew pa st Curry ove r the trip le, th en go t b y Morg an in th e w h oop s. Buehl was the next victim, and after sev era l laps, Gad di s wen t by w it h Buehl bob b li ng in th e w hoop s. Bu eh l w ent d own brie fl y in th e d oub le / d ou bl e which opened the door for Palm er, Ped erso n and Curry . With only four laps to Frid ay D AHRMA Cal-Zona MX Series:Round 2 Cal-Zona MX Series rolls on at Thrasherland By Mark Hayzlett GLENDALE, AZ, DEC.II embers of the Arizo na Vintage Dirt Racer s Associa tion an d the Califor nia rid ers of AHRMA conve rged at Phoenix' s Thrasherland Race Park for a day of vintage motocross w ith a Bomber su pport class. The eve nt was the second of a fourrace in ters ta te con test, and 100 entries co mpete d for th e op po rtu nity to ta ke home the Cal-Zona Cup. Sunny skies com plemented a field of p erfe ct race co nd it io ns p ro vid e d by Roger Jo nes o f Thrashe rland and th e staff from CMC. The Arizo na club raffled off a raceready CZ 250cc rnotocrosser do na ted by Arizon a Motor cycle Sales, and a vintage trivia con tes t ke pt con versation livel y for prizes, also cou rtesy of AMS. So me ri d e rs ve n tu red fr o m as fa r aw ay as Salt Lake City and Albuque rque to joi n in th e eve n t. Th e va rie ty and w o rkm a n s hip of th e m ac h in es wa s as to u nd ing . Th erewere a n u mber of BSAs, a Trium ph Rickma n, Ducatis and late-60s-era Greeves tw o-cycles, as well as the usual assortment of Huskies, CZS and Bult acos. A fana tical dedication to the Maico colors was made by Ma tt Parsons of the Carte r Collision Race Team, wh o showed up wi th tw o box vans full o f the m, includ ing a u niqu e '74 radial M , '"""" '"""" 32 (Top) Jimmy Gaddis (2) and Grayson Goodman (1) scored Pro class wins at the Rockford Arenacross. (Above) Bird's-eye view: Thrasherland Race Park in Glendale, Arizona, was the site of round two of the AHRMA Cal-Zona Motocross Series . The event played host to 100 entrants. 250, and one that emerged from basket case status just two weeks pri or to the event. Machines weren't the only thin gs blowing off the cobwebs, as 1981 AMXA Cha m p Bob Blese mad e hi s return to motocross raci ng at this event. Burni ng the midnigh t oil to get his Husqv arn a 125 ready, Blese su ccee ded in w inn inghis class after 15 years away from the spo rt. Even thou gh names wer e dra wn at random for th e 10 riders to represent each state for the points tally, the victories were surprising ly nu merous. With a ma ximu m possible score of 100, both states ga the red 94 each at th is event. Arizon a s till h old s th e poin ts lead, a margin of eigh t poin ts from the opener in Californ ia. The next race is sched uled for [anuary 15 at Rainbow MX Park in Pala, Call~ ifornia. Res ults S PTS MN 500 EX: 1. Tim Na s h (H u s ); 2. Rick Hinchliff (Yam ); 3. Ed Zo rne s (Yam ). SPTS MN 500 INT: 1. Gil Whita ker (H us); 2. Ch ris Na sh (Hus ); 3. Lee Holth (CZ ). SPTSM N 500 NO V: 1. Ryan Dickson (CZ); 2. Tim Sheed y (Mai); 3. Chris Reed (Yam ). PREM 500 EX: 1. David Boyd stu n (BSA). rR EM 500 INT: 1. Dave Chronc (Duc). PR EM 500 fl EX: 1. John Lef-evre (H us) ; 2. John Scott (Tri). PREM 500 II NO V: 1. Mikl' Harc ourt (Tri ); 2. Da ve Dea u (BSA); 3. raul Elmo re (BSA). SPTS MN 250 EX:1. Tim Na sh (H us ). SPTS MN 250 NOV: 1. Fran k Wadelto n (Suz ); 2. D. Tro tta (H an) ; 3. Tom Rogers (Hus). S PTSM N 250 INT: 1. Rick Price (Ma i); 2. Ha rr y Becker (Ho n); 3. Keith Lynas (Oss]. S PTS M N 125 IN T: 1. Mark Ar senault (Ho n) ; 2. Paul Dye (H od); 3. ChrisMarton (Ho n) . P R EM 125 I NT: 1. Bo b Blo se (H us ); 2. T om Seagrov es (H us ); 3. Kevin Zlat ty (Ric). . 125 EX: 1. J immy Ga dd is (Kaw ); 2. Billy Whi tley (Kaw ); 3. Ch ad Ped ersen (Hon); 4. jeremy Buehl (Suz); 5. Juni or Jackso n (Yam ). 250 EX: 1. Grayson Good man (Ha n ); 2. Giff Palmer o (Han); 3. Chad Pederson {Hon] : 4. Jimmy Gaddis (K aw ); 5. Jeff Cuny (Suz). 50 ST K: J. Ch ris la zzarctto (L EM) ; 2. Bradl ey Ripple (Yam ); 3. Willia m Hicks (LE.. 4. And rew Wells \1); (Yam ); 5. Au stin Kress (Yam ). Sa turday 125 EX: 1. Jim m y Gaddis (Ka w ); 2. Je ro my Buehl (Suz ); 3. Grayson Good ma n (Hon ); 4. Chad Pederson (Hon ); S. Greg Ran d (Suz). 250 EX: 1. Jimm y C a dd is (Kaw); 2. Bria n Deegan (Han ); 3. Cha d Ped erson (Ho n); 4. am Palm er (Han); 5. Shawn Morgan (Ka w ). 5 0 STK : 1. Ch ri s La z za re tto (LEM ); 2. Bradley Ripple (Yam); 3. William Hicks (l EM ); 4. Shea Knuth (Yam); 5. Justin Pinckard (KTM). Sun da y (Amateur) 50 MOD : 1. C h ri s Lazza rctto (LEM ); 2 . Kod y Molitor (Yam ); 3 . Brian Wen de ll D (LEM); 4 . Ma tt Stokes (Yam) ; 5. Dian Klinger (Yam). 65 (7·11) : 1. Ku rt McCa be (Kaw); 2. Teddy Maier (Kaw); 3. Brad Rippl e (Yam); 4. Brae johnso n (Ka w); 5. Dusti n McDon ald (Ka w) . 85 (7-11 ): 1. Kurt Jenn iso n (Suz); 2 . Ra n d all Wood rin g (Yam ); 3. Adam Yo ung (Yam); 4. Ben Maier , (Han); 5. Mike Kling er (Yam). 85 (12-13): 1. Brand on Ba rtz (Yam); 2. Ch ad johnson (Kaw ); 3. Jason Billi ngs ley (Ka w ); 4. Ju s tin Hop kin s (Hon); 5. Jak e Gray (Hon). 85 (1 ....15): 1. Justi n Guthrie (Kaw ); 2. Jeffrey Riley (Han ); 3. Bry an Kreme r (Yam ); 4. Budd y Bro wn (Yam ); 5. Greg Oswald (Yam ). 85 BEG: 1. Dea n Hofmastcr (Yam ); 2. Doug Leavitt (Kaw ); 3. Mike Izza re lli (Kaw); 4. Jorda n Rose (Yam); 5. Barry An glern eyer (Yam ). 85 OPEN : 1. Just in Gu th rie (Ka w); 2. Brandon Bartz (Yam ); 3. Scott Meye r (Ka w ): 4. Jason Billingsley (Ka w ); 5. Co urtney Sam pson (Kaw). 125 B: 1. Matt G rail (Kaw); 2. Josep h Miller (Han); 3. C h a d McDo nal d (Yam ); 4. Sha n e Wenzel (Suz ); 5. Brandon Yates (Suz). 125 C: I. Rick Smith (y.m); 2. [cs h Van 0 (Ho n); 3. M ike Ju d ge (Ha n ); 4. Kevin Hol st e in (Han); 5. Skee Hartman (Hon). 125 0 : 1. Ted Pe titgou t (Han); 2. Brian McQu een (Hon) ; 3. Brian Pin ch (Ho n) ; 4. Le e Pe te r (Yam) ; 5. Dus tin Rum (Ha n) . 12 5 OPEN : 1. Ch a n ce Pe rsons (Han); 2. Chad McDona ld (Yam ); 3. Rusty Phares (Ka w ); 4. Robert Palmer (Suz ); 5. Lee Klein (Han). 125 SCHBY : 1. Rick Sm ith (Yam ); 2. Josh Van 0 (Ho n) ; 3. Kris D.hl (Hon ); 4. MitcheU Wel ls (Yam); 5. Keith Seeger (Ho n). 250 B: 1. Sha ne Wen zel (Suz); 2. Jason Donahue (Ha n); 3. A.J. Tu cker (Suz); 4. Steve Schme rback (Kaw); 5. Brian Kulsek (Hon ). 250 C: 1. M ichael Pra tt Jr. (Ka w) ; 2. Rob Erschen (Hon ); 3. Rand y Doroff {Yam}; 4. Joe Beaulieu (Hon ); 5. Rob Koscielski (Han) . 250 0 : 1. Alb ert Burgess (Ho n); 2. To m Ferguson (Han); 3. Tom Smith (Yam); 4. Danny Miller (Hon ); 5. r aul Ca m p bel l (Ho n). 250 O P EN : 1. C h a n ce Pe rson s (Han ); 2. Ro y Nafzger (Kaw ); 3. Brian Kulisek (Hon); 4. Aron Yakima (Yam ); 5. Da ve Black {l-ion ). 25+: 1. Cy Ch este rm an (Kaw) ; 2. Steve Sch me rback (Kaw); 3. Richard R,... d (Ka w); 4. John Old (KTM); S. Bill Allen (Suz). 30+ : 1. Roy Mafzger (Kaw); 2. Rich Rt.'t.-d (K.1W); 3. Scot t Mille r (Hon) ; 4. John O ld (KTM); 5. Alle n Art z (Suz ). Davis downs Wild Turkey GP By David A. Procida SAN BERNARDINO, CA, NOV. 20 Once again, Davis ran away and hid from the compe tition on his KX2S0 at CRe s Wild Tur key GP a t Gle n Hel en Racew ay . N o, nol Tea m Green's Ty Davis; we' re biking about his father Terry Davis, who too k the ove ra ll win in th e Senior Expert class.

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