Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Tru hn. As' the mota wore on, Truhn was able to d istance hi mself from Quayle for a perfect 1-1 finish and the ove ra ll victory. Randy Bruc e also p ut on a mud riding clinic for the Int er med iate cla ss, taking bo th mo ta wins for the overall. Results BEG: 1. Tun McCue ; 2. Stev e Latham; 3. Doug las Kirk. NO V: 1. Ernie Whitl ock,; 2. Ray Brown, 3. Kirk I...aKrofka 4. ; John Cu rran. tNT: 1. Randy Bruce ; 2. Rob Townle y; 3. Bill Sch~tz; 4. Fred Th iel. EX I. Doug Truhn ; 2. Duane Quayle; 3. Dan Town send : 4. : Kyle Parsons. PRO: 1. Willy Musgrave. Hart beats Pros at St. George Motocross f8£4t'11fA Gil Me, MUNICIPAL STAD IUM . OTORCYCLE M 'vee"- DAYTONA BEAC H BUDW'IS,Il/WIS'CO DI", 'IlIAC. S'.,'S rz By Erich M. Sagers sr. GEORGE, UT, JAN. 14 Yamaha r ide r Ca ry Hart hammer ed ou t 1-2 mota fin ishes to top the 125cc Pro class at St. George Raceway. Mo ta one sa w Judd Palmer explode off the line to take the earl y lead , with Hart, Kelly Betts, Chad Wa llwork and Steve Liedbe rg chasing. Palme r's lead , however, was short-lived, as Hart and Bells qu ickly releg ated him to th ird . Hart wasted no lime in bu ild ing an ea rly lead which he wo uld never su rrender. Betts held second po siti o n fo r th ree laps, then bobbled in th e' whoops and allowed Wallwork to pa ss. Lied berg then scooted by the shaken Betts for third. Moving forwa rd, Liedberg passed Wallwork for second on the following lap, but he cou ldn ' t ho ld on after the tricky d ouble an d he hit th e dirt. Wallwo rk a nd Betts took ad vanta ge of Liedberg's misfor tu ne tomove up a po siti on, but Liedberg caught and passed Betts th rough the whoops for third on the last lap . At the finish, it was Hart followed by Wallwor k, Liedberg and Betts. In the seco nd m ota , H a rt go t th e holesh ot with Liedberg in tow . The tw o quickl y dis tanced them selves fro m th e pack. Me anwhi le, Bells pa sse d Pa lmer a nd Wallwork to capturethird p ositio n with a dramati c in sid e mov e on a fast, right-ha nd sw eep er. At the ha lfway ma rk, Ha rt lost traction in a loose left-hander and Liedberg blew by in to the lead, never lookin g back . Bell s slip p ed fro m thir d to sixth after cross-rutting a double jump, h and ing thi rd to Wa llwork and fou r t h to Palmer. Mota tw o en ded with Lied be rg taking the win. Hart, Wallwork , Betts and Tad Porter roun ded out the top five. Results P/ W BEG: 1. Teaco n Kirk (Vam ); 2. N icho las Last (KTM); 3. Robert Farnswo rth (KlM). P/ W NO V: 1. Eric Barlow (Yam) ; 2. N ick Nelson (yam); 3. N icole Burt on (Ya m). 60 NOV : 1. Chase Nelson (Ka w ); 2. Cha se Nelson (Kaw); 3. Tyle rMortenson (Kaw ). 60 EX: 1. Ty Wall (Kaw ). 80 BEG: 1. Jace Kirk (Suz ); 2. Gene Ga rdner; 3. Mike Ov ard (Kaw) . 80 NOV : I. Kev in Bourgi n (Ka w ); 2. Ty Wall (yam); 3. IJer.. c DBfIDN4BVDWIJIS CHAMPIONSHIP "Idlly, Mllllhl' RACING ACTION BEGINS AT S PM AMA S AN C T ION E D rick Polson (Hon). . 80 lNT : 1. Shawn Last (Han); 2. Larry Leavitt (Ya m). 80 PRa: 1. Mon ty Montague (Ho n); 2. Lando n Leavi tt (Yam). 125 BEG: 1. Rob Philhps (y a m); 2. Ryan Sulli van (Su z); 3. Ben Rushi ng (Suz). 125 NO V: 1. Matt Welch (Yam ); 2. Tra vis Turner (Suz ): 3. Steve Medran o (Suz). 125 INT: 1. Darren Atkin (Yam); 2. Randy Sielan (Suz); 3. L.mdon Leavitt (Yam ). 125 PRO: I. Cary Hart (Yam ); 2. Sieve Liedber g (Han ); 3. O lod Wallwork (Yam) . l 250 NO V: 1. Brad Simons (Ka w ); 2. Ryan Sagers (Ha n ); 3. Wesley Ma lm green (Hon ). 250 INT: 1. Erich M. Sage rs (Yam); 2. Sam Mortenson (Ka w ); 3. Skip Smith (Yam ). 250 PRa: 1. Ca ry Hart (Ya m ); 2. Brad Fra mpton (Vam); 3. Judd Pa lme r (Kaw). OPEN NOV: 1. Russell Bezz.ant (Han); 2. Troy Harris (Han) ; 3. Tyler Tip ton (Hon). 0-25 VET; 1. Erich M. Sagt"I'll (y a m ); 2. Wayn e H un t (Ka w) ; 3. Rusty Whipple (Ka w ). 0-35 VET: 1. Wayne Jahnson (Ka w ); 2. Ala n Bezza nt (Kaw ); 3. Terry Knight (Yam). Now Available Through Cycle News Video Theater CMMC stars'shine at Barona Oaks Banquet By Homer Eubanks RAMONA,CA, JAN, 14 A total of 116 riders were honored at the California Mini Motorcycle Club 's ann ual awa rds ban- quet. Honorees included class w i nners from the Zl -race, 1994 series that marked the 21st consecut ive year of mot ocross racing at Barona Oaks Raceway . Dani el Nicho ls was able to edg e out Dustin Nelson for ov era ll honors in the 250cc Stock class. N icho ls rel ied on consistency to take the titJe as N el so n w as awa y fo r several of the events . Don Conn elly ma naged to lake home the gold in the Old Pharts class . Connelly recei ved most of his competitio n fro m Steve Laninovich, 1994 BUDD'S CREEK 250cc MX USGP "When the World Comes to Ride" (#149) The Ame rican s should have seen him coming, wearing number n on a Honda wrth shou lder-length hair hanging out from the back of his helmet. This French motocrosser from Marseilles stole the show from the American stars on their very own stage, onlythis time rtwasn 't Jean-Mic Bayle. hel Tea m Pepsi-Handa's Yves Demaria shocked the American motocross fa ns when he won the U.S . round of the 1994 250CC World MX Cha mpionsh ip Se ries at Budd's Cre ek, Ma ryland. Dema ria, who is managed by Roger DeCoste r, led a massive European revolt eager to beat the dominant Americans at their own round of the Wortd MX Championship. The race saw a trend of European success in America continue as Demaria and "93 U.S. GP winner Stefan Everts stood on the highest steps of the podium. Americans were able to hold their heads high with a spectacular first-moto win by Yamaha's Jeff Emig, while the Europeans carried their championship battle to the most consistent set of moto finishes for the best overall results of the day. There was only one 1994 motocross Grand Prix in America, and YOU'll see all the color, action and excitement in this 47minute show from Motovideo. To Order Videos, Call (310) 427-7433 - Charge to 29

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