Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

1EyENTS · O PEN 8 : l. Tracy Cardncr (Kaw); 2. Edd il.·Harrison (yil m); 3. Jam es Porte r [Suz]: 4. Brya n Davi s (Hon); 5. Brent JOnt 'S (KdW). VET 8 /30+ B: 1. Rkhc rd Kep ler (Kawl; 2. Alan Kissee: 3. Do n Donald (Ho n); 4. An d y Wrigh t (Suz ); 5. Russ Clark [Yam]. • 20D B: 1. Tra vis A llen (yam); 2. Jimm y C I'O!IS (Hun ); 3 . Rick C.1ftw rig h t (KilW); .t. Kris Ste ven son (K.1W) 5. Judy Ma rti n (K.1W). ; SR BI40+ B: 1. Billy Click (H on ); 2. Charles Lau ren c (Kaw ]: e 3. Jo h n M ichlow sk y (Kilw ); 4. Dove Adams (K.1W); 5. Te rry Col.'O'l;l,' ('V. lm). O PEN C: 1. Brian Mulli nli (K.1W); 2. Eric Nl>s loney (H o n); 3. G lt'n Gemer(Yam)j 4. C u rt Co llie r (H on ); 5. Jarrod Goe rtz (H on ). 200 C: I. Treeey TI,'m'1I (Kaw); 2. Tho ma s Senesac (r h m); 3. Dav id Plu chcl (K. W); 4. David Ket ch um {Kaw ]: 5. J. S1 Fre rick 1 1 ," (Su z ). JR: I. Craig Ched ecy (SUZ); 2. Jonathan Bu ck ley- (H un ); 3. Mikt, V.leha r (V.1m ). 80: l. O iff Mol ti n (Yam ); 2. Barry Tu ttle (Suz ); 3. Dre w D u nr bar (Ydm); 4. [a rret Titu s (Ya m ); 5. Du st y Cr owder (Yam) . t S /SR /50+: 1. Bubby Rey no lds (KTM ); 2. Ken ntth La ng ham [Ka w ]; 3. Fran cis Hes s (Yam I; 4 , Mik e Da venport (Ho n ); 5. L lMY Whit~ (Yam ), SP'TSMN : 1. Bill Eric (Hun); 2. Ge orge Howard (K.1W); 3. Cliff Wickt'l' (Suz ); 4. Stev e KldUS (Ydm); 5. Mike Kincai d (H on ). WMN : 1. Lorena Hancock [Kcw}, (,(I : H.mk Hanson (Kaw); 2. z l ch Smith (Ko1W); 3 . Brian Bron ssa rd (K.1W); 4. Tre y Choee (Kaw ); 5. Kyle Martm {Kaw ). Neese on fire at Action Sports Indoor Motocross By David L. Patton Jr. (Above) Jim Neese (45) was the man to beat at the Action Sports Indoor MX in Huntington, West Virg inia, tak ing three of the four Pro main even ts held over two days. (Left) Jeff Wilson negotiates a tough, wooded trail en route to the AA class win at the lars Ranch Hare Scramble. JR C YCL E (0 -8) : 1. Ryan Bl'a t; 2. And re w W a~ l'm .1n ; 3 . Roma n Su m me rs; 4. Chris Ca ud illo; 5. Sh au n Con ne lly. P / ':1'1 (0-8) STK : I. Ryan &'ilt ; 2. Cas Sw ift; 3. Ch ris C lUd illo; . 4. A.J. Lee; 5. Ph illi p Bruscella. 125 BEG: 1. Ste ve n Cr u m; 2. St.lei Ellis; 3. Jeff Rob inson; 4. Kev in Roya l. MINI BEG: 1. N ick Cds i1Jas;2. F..dW.1Td Ch ighi~III .1; 3. Christopher Crum; 4. Jo rd an Eub anks; 5. Trav is Fri nk. ' JR CYCLE BEG: l. JOt.')'RuSt.. I NTR a TO MX: 1. Anthon y C r u m; 2. Mich ael Fei s t; 3 . Richa rd lloyd; 4. Gilry MOhlhilgt'n . r / w F / T: I. D" nt' Huaton; 2. A tm ee JOIlO-'s; 3 . Adam Kireht:r; 4. A .I . Montane z: 5. Chri stopher Moo re. Wilson tops Zars Ranch HS By Bob Windham I who managed to earn second overall - even after a late-season mishap white play-riding out in the dese rt. Chris Swift wa s a close third on the season. Del Oche ltree managed to d rag hom e one of the six-foot trophies for his fou rth overall effort. Ne lson d ominate d the 125cc (16-21) Stock . clas s to win the season cham pionship. N elson's tou ghest rival w as Sh awn Ellis . Third went to Josh Willia ms . Man ny Ari as took home one of the big trophies and a championshi p jacket for his domination of the 125 (12-15) Stock class. . Shawn Ellis will be wearing a championship jacket for his win in the 125cc Stock Open divisi o n . Ell is w as p ress u red a ll se as o n by John Emer son, who ma naged second . Thi rd for the class wen t to Bryan Currie, an d Wilson Nicho ls ma nag ed a lar ge trophy for his fou rth -overall finish. Scott Co nley prov ed hard to beat in bot h the Supermini an d Minicy cle (12-16) clasSL Emitt 'S. Kling also we n t home a d oub le wi nne r, wi th overa lls in the Minicycle and junior Cycle (9-11) classes. Jesu s Cam illas was rea lly close in the junior Cycle points battle and Antho ny Bruscella fin ished th ird on the se as on . john Hopkins kept Kling on his toes in the Mini class. Hopkins wa s a lso a n h on or e e as t h e M ost Improved Rider for t he season. \OVhen it ca me to Pee Wee compe tition, Ryan Beat stood out abo ve the rest . Beat took do uble championships in the ju nior Cycle (0-8) d ivision an d the Pee Wee (0-6) class as well. Result s 30 1994 Fin al Stilndi ng s 250 STK: 1. Da nit>lNichols; 2. Dustin Ne lso n. O LD PH ARTS: 1. Don Conn~ lIy; 2. Sll'Vt' L anino vi ch; 3. Chri s Sw itt; 4. Del Och eltree; 5. Pat 1n"I.m d . 125 STK: 1. Sh a w n Ellis; 2. Jo hn Eme rson ; 3. Bry.ln C u rrie; 4. Wil son N icholll Jr.; 5. JOll W illiam !!. b 12.. (12. 15): 1. Manny A rias. '> 125 (16--2 I . Duslin Nelson; 2. Sh.lwn Ellis; 3. JOf;hW illia ms. 1): S/ MIN I: 1. Set' tt Co n ley; 2. Em itt Kling; 3. John H op kins ; 4. Co lby Raym on d ; 5 . Billy Lan inovi ch. MINI (12.16): 1. Sa,tt Con ll'Y; 2. Co lby Raymund ; 3. Mich.1l'1 Fo x; 4. T ravi s Co nn ell y; 5. Ju n Mey ers . M IN I (9-11): 1. Em itt Kling; 2. Joh n H op kins; 3 . Billy L.ln in o v ic h ; 4. "je s u s C as ill a s; 5. (TI E ) Je r e m y Ke i p e r / C o r e y Mac ombt- r. JR CYCLE (9-11): 1. Emitt Kling; 2. Jesu s Ca m ill.ls; 3". An th ony Bru SCt>lld; 4. C ole H um phu s; 5. Dustin Good. FLORESVILLE, TX, JAN.8 jeff Wilso n p la yed a wa iting ga me and then eme rge d to the head of th e AA cla ss d u rin g round five of the AMA 'Texas Cha m pi ons hi p Hare Scrambles Series at the popul ar Za rs Ranch site on the San Antonio River. Former Na tional MX Cham pion Kent Howerton was expected to be the toast of the field in the pote nt AA class. The Hond a CR250-mo unted How er ton go t a m idpack sta rt and moved qu ick ly to the fron t be for e choosing to park it wi th a flat tire a t the end o f la p one . Clifford Goertz then engaged in an ea rly duel with Steve Cardwell for the lead . But Goertz fade d on the grueling course while Ca rdwell fough t sus pension pro blems, allow ing jeff Wilson and jerem y F~ p ps , wh o had pl ayed a sma rt ga me o f no t burni ng out early, to take' the two top spots. Wilson was in front at the checkered flag. Top A-class honors were domina ted by the Op en A riders with the excep tion of Vet A powerhou se AI Crave n. Alan Drane made an earlyrace dash for the d ivision lead with Todd Tarver and Mike Brad sh aw . Bert Reynolds then got his rhy th m go ing on th e ex tre me ly tigh t cou rse , cha rging past the ea rly lead ers and taking the win . je rem y Buckl ey d om inat ed th e 200cc A class. . Brian Mullin s, th e Open C win ner, scored , the su pport race overall win via his best finish of the season . Billy Click man aged a co mm~ ndab l e class win in Senior B, going the enti re d istance with 0 fia t rea r ti re . Bobby Reyn old s p roved mastery -of the Super Senior class, logging his fourth win of the season. Results AA: 1. Jeff W ilson (Yilm ); 2. 1t'rl'm y Fip ps (Hu n ); 3. Oiffnrd G<>t'rt7. (Su z); 4. Sh.lu n Milrtin (H...,n); 5. s tcvt" C1 rd wd l (KTM). A 0 / A: 1. 8,'rt Reeynulds (KTM); 2. Mik BI'ol&dld ~ (Yolrn); 3. A lan Dran c (KTM ); 4. A I C rilW nS (s uz); 5. Rip W oo dw ar d (Yam ). SHO RT 0 / A: 1. Brian Mu llin s (K.1W). OPEN,A : 1. fk'rt R"y no ld!l (KTM ); 2. Mi ke Brad sholw (Yam) ; 3. Al a n Drane (K1'Ml; 4. Rip Woodard (y am ); 5. Tr ilvi s ~hit e (Yol ). m . 'TM ); 2. Mikt" And n-w 'i (Hcm ); 3 4-STRK: 1. Richard Bilkkc (f... King Ti~kt'Jl (Kaw); 4. SI.-vt' W~lik (H Ull);5. " ..tt' H drd litt.'t-'11 (Kawl. VET A /30+ A: 1. A I C rave ns (Stll.); 2. Dou g: P.l1l·y (KdW); 3. m Dary l Sm ith (H o n); 4. Jeff Will;On(Yol ); 5. Mdrk Vicke rs (suz ). SR A / 40+ A: 1. Holrry Fra nk lin (KTM); 2. H oward Lo ve (Ka w); 3. George Sp a lding (Hon); 4 _ Ho w a rd Ju cke tt (Kaw); 5 . Ct 'o!.'H" o k" r (KTM ). 200 A: 1. Jl·re m y Bueklt oy (Hon) ; 2. Du a nl' &dgley (Kaw); 3. Idy Roy (Hon); 4. Stl'ven Selman (Kaw); 5. Mik e spt'lIlng s (K.1W). HUNTINGTON, WV, JAN. 7·8 j im 's Motorcycles / Pro Circu it /O'Nea l-back ed Jim Neese finally scored his first main eve nt win in the 1994-95 Action Spo rts Ind oor Mot ocross Series at the Hun tin gton ind oor facility. Neese had been one of the fastest riders in the first three rounds of the series but cou ld n' t pic k u p a w in as Dav e y Ye iek a nd Tod d DeHoop d ominated the Columb us roun ds. The ba ttle fo r the Pr o cla ss se ries cha m pio ns hip en ded in a tie; Yeze k gra bbe d the 125cc title ahea d of Del-loop and Neese, and Del-loop won the 250cc class w ith Yeze k a nd Ne ese seco nd and th ird. respectively. Nee se blasted through the firs t turn at th e head of the pac k in the 125cc Pro mai n event on Satu rday night. The stan d ing -room -only crowd was on their feet as Yezck and DeHoop chased Nee se . Jeff Yentzer, Shane Lawson a nd Mike Katin led the field trying to keep the lead ers in sight. Neese use d the open track to pull away from the battle for seco nd, which belonged to Yezek on the th ird lop . Yezc k tried to pick up the pace slowed hi s to catch Neese, but lap p ed rid e rs _ cha rge, a llowi ng De Hoo p to gai n o n Yeze k . Neese tried to ma inta in his edge on Yeze k bu t mad e a mistake and we nt down. Neese fell back to eighth place, whi le Yezek an d DeH oop finished 1-2. . Del-loop and Neese were rea lly p umped up for the 2S0cc main after coming so dose in the 12Scc m ain . Ne es e h ad never wo n an Actio n Sports m ain eve nt and he got an other good start in th e 250cc main . Mark Musselman, on a Gas Gas, got a gre at star t and head ed the field. GayIon Dickso n a nd Mik e Kat in le d a g ro u p of seven riders. Neese qu ickly negotia ted tra ffic and then leap t by Musselm an over the triple for the lead on lap four . Neese took the win ahead of Ka tt n , Yezek, Gay lon Dickson a n d Todd De l-loop. . Neese ad de d two more victories to the wincolum n on Su nd ay, as he head ed the 125 an d 250cc main events. Results Sa tu rd dY 50 : 1. D.R. A tw ood (KTM); 2. Tyll'r G ru bb (LEM); 3. Micha e l Wi lldrd (KTM ); 4. Jord on Ox ll'y (LEM) ; 5. Sa m Fitzwat er Jr. (Yilm ). 65: 1. Dav id Wh itCTaf!. (K.1W) 2. G.lVin G racy k (K.1W); 3. Ch ris ; ' w Whi tcraf t (KdW); 4. Charlil' Cart.)' (K.1W); 5. Cody Kov ach (K.1 ). 80 (7-11): 1. Rl' n Riddl l' (Kaw) ; 2. Da vid W hit cr ilft (5 uz ); 3. Cody Ko vm:h (H un ); 4. G.w in G r.ley " (Kaw ); 5. Briiln Ge rt h (Su z). so (12· 13): 1. 'dfn 'y Ry iln (Ka w); 2. Jd f Gi bso n (Kilw );3. Ja so n McDunald (Y"m); 4. Cb rey Arnold (Ka w J; 5 . RYiln Lut z (Ko1W ). 80 (14- 15): 1. Kell y Tilyl o r (Ya m ); 2. Chris topher Pol uc ci n (K.1W); 3. D;lmil 'n Hl'all' r lK ilw); 4. Ch ris Ch .l mbt~rl a i n (H o n); 5. Jerem y C lUd i1l(Honl. 125 B: 1. Kar l $roll II (H on ); 2. Ryan H'l int>S (Hon); 3 . T rav is Smi th (H un ); 4. Sle w n I...1vt'fld~r (s uz ); 5. Jim my Brook s (Su z). 125 C: I. Ju ..tin McCoy (Yam) ; 2. Mikl' C It'Tl en in (KilW); 3. d Wt'SIl'Y Ml"Coy (Ya m ); 4. Stev t' Hill (SU7.); 5. Setltt Gibson (Suz ). 250 8 : 1. So nn y M\lrOC<;1:I (Hon); 2. Jim m y Wi lson (Kaw l; 3. Milrk Roup ; 4. Jeremy Bilsham (Ka w); 5. Ch.l d Berkey (](a w ). 250 C: I . Mikl' O t'nd l'll in (KdW); 2. Jaml."S D il,trich (Su z ); 3. Jus tin Ml-Coy (Yilm ); 4. Da vid Pici rillo (Ya m ); 5. Robt."rt Runions (Suz ). O I'EN B: 1. Jason To llive r (Kaw) ; 2. Jer ry B.u luw (Kiiw ); 3. M.lrk Ch risti.an (Hu n ); 4. Sh,lUn Sw ich.'r (Hon); 5. Kl'Vin o..'yli ng (lion). 25+ : l. M.u k Musselman (G -C); 2. Mik e Mn rg.m (Y,l m); 3. G ay lo n Dick.'ion (Yam);.4. Rod nt'Y C

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