Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS' - .Edited byScotl RousSeau ho le hot ho nors and keep the lead into s lap two before Reynard took the front spot in the first turn to the wh oops and led to the finish . l~ Results Frid.:av 125 MAIN : 1. jeremy Bueh l (Su z ); 2. Gr a yso n Good ma n (H on); 3. Sha wn Morgan ( K. w); 4 . Cliff Palmer (Hon ); 5. Billy Whitley (Kaw]. 2SO MAIN: 1. jeremy Bueh l (5uz) ; 2. Bill y Wh itley (Ka w ); 3. Giff Palm er (Hon); 4. Shawn Mo rg an (Kaw); 5. Jd!'>Oll Upshaw (Hon) . 50: 1. Kendal Owens (LEM); 2. Cody Dickey (Yam); 3 . Ju s tin Davidson (Itj) ; 4. Du st y Holl ist e r (Ydm ); 5. Justin Pin cka rd (KTM ). Sa turdav 125 MAIN: 1. Robbie Reyna rd ( Kaw); 2. Cli ff Pal me r (Ho n ); 3_ Gray son Go udman (He n): -I. Ieromy Bueh l (Suz), 5. Billy Whitl ey (Kaw). 250 M AIN : 1. Robbie Re yn ard (Kaw): 2 . Bill y Whi t.l'Y (Kaw); 3. Roy Sdwllenbcrgcr (K.:Jw ); 4. Denn is c Ha wthorne (Kaw ); 5. Gr ayson Good men (lion). 50: 1. Justin Da vidson ( I~ ); 2. Dusty Hollist er (Yam~; J . Jimmy Lay Jr. (Yam); 4. Cody Dickey (Yam ); 5. Justin Pinchard (KTM ). Price Powers to Timonium Indoor Short Track wins By Len Breech TIMONIUM, MD DEC 9-10 , AMA National Arenacross series: Round 4 (Top) Georgie Price (71) leaves the line with Scott Saunders (34) and Bob Sweeten (82) in the 250cc Pro class at the Timonium Indoor Short Track. Price . bagged wins on both nights. (Above) Jeromy Buehl had a good night during round four of the AMA National Arenacross at the Will Rogers Coliseum. Buehl topped the main events In the 125 and 250cc classes. Buehl, Reynard raid Fort Worth By Kat Spann Photos by ~lIy Jone _s _ FORT WORTH, IX. JAJ\l. &-7 r iv a tee r [erorny Buehl took Will Rogers Coli seum in Fort Worth to new heights when he blasted his way to the winner's circle in both the 125 and 250cc Expert events during Frida y ni ght' s Red Dog /Malcom Smith Racing AMA Arenacross NationaL But Saturday night played host to a stand ing room only crowd that was kept on its feet cheering on Team Kawasaki 's Robbi e Reynard, wh o too k his place in the winner 's circle after grabbing both the 125 and 250cc Expert top spots. "Th is is o ne o f the toughest tra cks we've raced in thi s series," Buehl sa id. "The technical whoops were the deciding factor as one mistake and it would cost you your position." Fourteen rider s raced 14 laps in Frid a y ' s 12Scc main, with Buehl and Shaw n Mo rgan sharing th e s p otl igh t together in the first turn . Buehl wa s first to exit ·th e turn a nd lea d through the whoo ps . Morgan kept the seco nd spot, fo llowed by Grayson Goodman a nd Cliff Palmer. Goodman reeled in Morgan by th e end of the bumpy section and cut him off in the sweeper before the big double. Palmer be gan to hunt P 26 d own Morgan, moving into third by the end of I'll' three. Palmer slid ou t on the 11th lap and lo st seve ra l p o sitions, which open ed the d oor for Morgan to finish third behind winner Buehl and Go odman. Billy Whitley g ra b bed th e holeshot to start Frid ay 's 2S0cc ma in, with Palmer in th e n u mber-two spot. Buehl hammered throu gh the whoops, passed Palmer on I'll' five and began to reel in Whitl ey . All three raced togeth er until Whitley caugh t his second wind and w as ab le to put some d ist an ce. on Buehl, and then Palmer hit the ground . Palm er worked his way back up to Morga n on lap 13 and passed for third with th e white fla g in sig h t, as Buehl a n d Whitley fini sh ed firs t a n d se co n d , respectively. . It d idn't tak e long for w'o rd to get out that Reyna rd, the '93 AMA Arenacross _ Na tional Champion, was on hand Saturday night to have som e fun and prepare for the Or lando Supercross. In the 125cc main, Reyna rd cha sed Whitley for three laps before blast ing through the whoops to ta ke over s econd and ch as e after Palmer. With thr ee lap s to go, Reynard got by Palmer for the w in . Th e 2S0cc m ain event s a w Wh itley take the Georgie Price took th e 250cc Pro wins on hi s Spectro / Moroney's H-D /Tucker Rockey / Ara lsponsored Yamaha when the Cockeysville O pti mist Clu b an d the Baltimore County Trail Ride rs a gai n hos te d th eir 19th a nn ua l Ind oor Sh o rt Track Series at the Cow Palace bu ildin g on the Maryla nd State Fairgr ounds. c In Friday'S 2SOc Pro class, Scot t Saund ers led Price, Bob Sweeten and Lewis out of the second tum. Price took comma nd when he nud ged Saunders as thev hit the third tum on the fifth lap . Lewis and~Sweeten also slip pe d by, but Price held on for the win . Price abo became the first winner on a 600as they he ld a Pro Invitation al for the big sing les. Kevi n Varnes grabbed the lead fro m Price, s Robe rt Lewis and Mike Varne . Afte r se ve ra l laps of trying. Price look the lead as the y entered the third tu m on the eig hth lap. Along with Price, the on ly other rider to win c both nights was de fendi ng SOc champ, Don nie Mulle n, in the 80s. All oth er classes ha d different winners both nights . Josh Wilso n and Brian Philli ps tra de d places in the 55cc (4-6), and Dan Guiseppe and Ch ris Klinefelder took the 55cc (7-8) wins. Todd Stith an d Steve Cro mwell wo n the 12Sce classes, with ' , Gary Clark and Larry Swee ten topping the 25Os and Mark Burkholder and Clarence Bull trading spots in the 360cc classes. ResuiiS Friday 55 (4-6) : 1. Brian Ph illips (Y.to m) ; 2. Josh WlI 'Io n (H o n); 3. MIke Brown (Y.l m ); 4. Chad Uh ler (yilm); 5 . Steve IllU ($11 y 7.). 5-5 (7-8): 1. Dan Gu iseppt' (LEM ).: 2. z.:.ch Cdlcu lt (M ·M ).: 3. J.Itf,C! Mt"t"l'i (Iq); 4. Dav id Farbman (H on); 5. Brian IAtUgla, (Yam ). " ftO: 1. IAmn ie Mull. ,," (StJz); 2. N icl Upir.l (Yol m); 3. ' oil.. Joh n 'Ion (l ion); 4. Brody M:iIIt"l' (KTM); 5. J~ Ead (Kaw). 125: I. Todd Stith (Hon); 2. To m Skt't h w.ly (Hon); 3. Da le V.-rzi (Kaw); 4. Jay Boarman (K.1w); 5. Jim Blair (H un ). 2SO: 1. G.:Jry aartt (Yol ); 2. L.trry Swt"t"ten (Yol ); 3. rYny m m pt'llI Il~ ( Hon); 4. Mile- Klopp (M.li ); S. Roy Mil kr (Y llm ). . 360: 1. MoIr k Burkholdt> (Bu l); 2. a"1T~ 8ull ( H u n ); J. r H. rold B~n (Bu l ); 4. Robbi e H.I.. (Yam );.5 . David Rittt'fthllU.'ot'(Yam ). 250 PRO: 1. GrorJ;ie Pric.. (Yam); 2.. Pa u l C nunllnji; (lion); 3 . Edd lt' H id den (YiIm); 4. Mile Vamt"'5 (Yam ); 5. Ken Yod t'f (y;t m ). Sa ru rday 55 (4~): 1. JoY, Wibon (Hon); 2. Brian I'h illl p!l (Y ol ); 3. Chad m Uhlt'l' (y.1m); 4 , Stev e Jolly (Su z); 5. }t.onomy Shtwa rd (Ya m I. 55 (7 -8): 1. Chris Klinefeldrr (}-Ion ); 2. 0..., Gu i!lt'ppl" (L"IT'l);3. z.ad'l u lcun (M-M); 4. Brian Douglalt (Yam); 5. Jllhn Kr..tt (y.. m ). 80: I. Don n ill" Mull ll"n(Suz); 2. 8ton Mill rr (Yam I; 3. Brody M iDt"I' (KTM ):4. Robert M cfadd t'n (Yam ); 5. COf'll")'HOfTnt:"M (H on ). &00 PR O: I. GeorgiE' Pri~ (Rt:.:); 2. K~i n V;t~ (R b); 3 ROOm Lrwi!io (Rtx ); 4. Mi ke Varnt"S(Rb );S . Mlk KIopp (Hon}. 125: I. Stl'V'f' C rom we ll (H on); 2.. Tod d St ith (Hlml; 3 . Tllm SloNthw. y ( tI•.,); .. . Tod d Hu m (Ysbee came out of a lO-year retirement quite triu m phantly by cap tu ring two wins durin g the indoor short tra ck racing at th e Clark County Fairgrou nds . Og lesbee wo n the 30+ and 250cc A mains to join 80 a nd 125cc A winner Beau Bro\\'Jl as the day's biggest win ners. Og les bee, li ke Brown , won a ll fou r of his hea t races to sit on the po le in both classes th.n he cont e sted. In the J(}+ final, Oglesbee and Triumph ISO-mounted Chu ck Hod son cont inued , battl e that started off in the heat races. Oglesbee esca ped with a na rrow win while Hodson, D..lR Dickinson a nd Open Am a teur winner Kenny McCa nn followed . Tim Ricketts put his Honda ou t in fro nt ci the 2.5Occ A main. but Ricketts ' lead didn't last for long as 0g1L'Sb<'C go bbled it up. Bultaco rider Rick Hill crashed , bringing out the red flags, but on the restart it was Oglesbee's Honda back out front for keeps. Terry Akin improved his position drastically after the restart and netted secon d ahead of Lance Overman, John Smith and Monty Price. Brown just keeps re ling in the wins in the e small-wheel classes, and today wasn' t much d ifferent. Brown and teammate Sca n Light ran 1-2 for nine of 10 laps in the 80cc A main but Light slid out and Timm y Ricketts, Ma tt McCoy and Jacob Currey got by him. Brown also net ted the 125 cc A win over a h a rd -ch a rgin g McCo y, Ho nda rid ers Steve Akin a nd Ma tt Agar, a nd Ligh t. Rex Fisher also continued his winning ways by topping an O pe n Pro fina le w it h re lati ve ease. The only battles the Nationa l nurnbertz pl a te hol der h od wa s d od ging la p pe d riders. Dan Kirk finished second ahead of McCann. Results O PEN PRO: 1. Rl·... Fi~·r {Rn }; 2..Doln Kirk (H on ); 3. KPlln)' (Y.tom);4. Mil e ~I(-.bt't' (Hu,' ); 5. Una!'~ (Soz) . O PEN AM : 1. Kenn y McC ann (y;t m) ; 2. Cp "-" Di clin!lOn y M~ann (Hon); J. Dom Didinooon erri). 250 A: I. Milo. 0g. 1 · (-.bt..• (H ('In); 2.. Tt"lT} Alln (y .,m); 3. U rK1' · Ov t"rm.m (Slu ); 4. )llJ'ln Smith (Ric); s. M.."'Y Pn ce (Yam). 125 A: I. Beau Brown tK.1WI; 2.. ~t.lttht-w McCau Brown ( tu w ); J. Jamb H olden (H on ). HO A: 1. Jacob H uMen (Hu n); 2.. 8l' Wait e (Hon). so KN8B Y: I. DaVt'y Pard .'(· (K.1w ); 2. Tyscm Blood (Su z ): 3. $l.-o HOIiStom.l n (Hun ). tl 60 A: I. Chris W olile (H on ); 2. Milt> Rocht-!i le r (l<.oIw ); 3 . JO!Jl Jtu'ln!olm (Y" m ). 50 M O O: I. Jod M"BriJ (' (Co b); 2. Tylt'r Wharton; 3 . Kl'Vin Urq h uart (Yam ). in SO STK: l. Jod McBride (Cob); 2.. Ktov Urqh uart (Yam ); 3. Tyw r Wh.Jrt un (Ya m). P /W: 1. Mottt HOUM"ll'loln (Y

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