Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

I . ··~VENTS MTEG / U.S. Wom ens Team Stad ium-Cross Series. The eve nt marked the first time in the 15round series tha t the wo men we re introd uced to a "b ig tim e" su pe rcross trac k, -an d the racers respon ded by pullin g on a show for over 55,000 cheerin g fans. Ai; the gate fell for the main Shelly Ka nn appeared to have the edge, but Hu ghes wou ld not to be denied and pu sh ed her Suzuk i to the fron t. Kan n tu cked in behind and began her pu rsuit, followed by Jamie Pamintuan, Carina Chinen, Tami Rice, and Jod ie Hollow. Hollow was th e fir st to clear the b ig, rutted d ouble a nd so ared ove r Rice's head, m uch to the crowds appro val. Kann closed to the back whee l of Hughc-s on the exit from the the triples, bu t lost time in the rut s. Hollow wa s on the move and looking for a n o u ts id e p ass o n Ch ine n , 'w h o h eld her ground. keep ing Hollow at bay. Hollow had her hands full with the pu rsu ing pack of Rice, Lisa Hend erson. Bonnie Warch, Gale Webb an d Debbie Matthews, nip ping at her hee ls. Hu ghes was still ou t front and in contro l, bu t Kann was d oubling w hil e Hughes wa s not. Kann used this to her ad vantage to stay dose, bu t she never made the pa ss. Ho llow use d her ju mpin g ability to just nip Chi nen at the checkered flag. Deep ruts played havoc with the rid ers all nigh t, all owin g Ma tth ew s to gain two positions on the final lap. The final finish orde r was Hugh es, Kann , Pa min tu an, Holl ow , and Chinen. Results- - - - _~_---,--::----,_ MAIN: 1. A mb t'r H ug h C'll (SU7.) 2. Sh d ly Kann (Ya m ); 3. ; (Top ) John Larson (21) leads the start of the 30+ Vet class at the Elk Lake ice race. Larson added the feature win to his Open B division victory. (Above) District 23 Dirt Track Champions: (Front row left to right) Steve Hill , Bitsy Kantor, Keegan Iverson. (Back row left to rig ht): Verdeen Langland, Jim Eastlee , Bob Reynolds, Billy Hoffmiester. stopped for fuel and fre sh goggles. Sampson then took over the lead, Plessinger took second and Conner was third. Cunningham rejoined the race in fou rth position. Sampson led the entire third lap with Plessinger, Conner and Cunningham keeping pace. He adin g ou t for th e fourth lap, Sa mpson enjoyed a slim lead un til a high-speed get-off in one of the few ope n sectio ns left h im on th e ground. and Plessing er and Conn er shot past . Sampson rejoin ed the race in third, with Cunningham fourth and Dou g Blackwe ll mo vin g into fifth. Up front , Plessinger headed ou t on the final lap w ith about a 20-second lead over Conner in second. Sampson was hold ing onto third abo ut 15 ticks back . Cunningham and teammate Blackwell continued in fourth and fifth . Plessinger rode mistake-free to take the win abou t 30 seconds ahead of Conn er, who in turn put about 25 seconds on third-placed Sampson. Cunningham, came in a respectable fourth, followed by Blackwell In Four-Stroke act ion, Greg Prince on a n American Motorsports Honda XR250 and Dale Stallings waged yet anoth er racelong battle that end ed with Prince in the lead when it counted . Results AA : 1. Sco tt PIt.'5.'4in~e r (KTM); 2. Duane Co n ner (Yam); 3. Mike Sampson (Yam); 4. Ter ry C un n ingham (Yam ); 5. Dou g Black well (Yam ). S /SR: 1. John Gilt.~ (Yam); 2. G uy Anderson (Knw ); 3 . j,m SOll Du kes (Kaw); 4. Pa t Frdburgef (Hon); 5. s..-.b Cridt"f' (ATK). SR: 1. Pau l Miche lli (ATK); 2. L.my Still (Hon); 3. Brad Rensha w (yam ); 4. Ronni e H ackett (Suz); 5. Sid nEY Robinson (Ka w). VET A: 1. Ton y H en don (Suz ); 2. RobPrt Kirchner (Yam ); 3. Ken ny Sa tte rfield (Kaw); 4. Mack Stafford Kaw ; 5. C.n y Ho rton (Kaw) . OPEN A: 1. H a rvey Whitak er (H on); 2. Ma rk Thurman (K.1w); 3. MArk Hosb nch (KTM) ; 4. PhiUip Barkr (Hon) ; S. Bill Coil ven'lgh (K aw ). . 250 A: 1. De reyt Kuenzer (Yam); 2. Mikl" Mo rris (Kaw); 3. Stev e Gordun (Kaw ); 4. Tod d Boom- (Ka w); 5 . David Mull (KTM) . 200 A: 1. Rob Sur face (Suz); 2. Chri!' McDona ld (Kaw); J . Darin Phillips (Ya m ); 4. Ta ras Ma 8lit'y (Kaw); 5. Michaf.>l Un ge r (K.aw), 28 WMN : 1. Sa ra Arn old (H on ); 2. Suzy Fann (Yam) . 4·STRK 1. Gn--g Prinet--' (Hon); 2. [).l Ie Sta lling !! (Suz ); 3. Billy Proffitt (H un); 4 . Edd y Taylor (K.aw); 5. Stl"Ve Thol1'Llfi (Kaw). VET B: 1. Brian Breed (Yam ); 2. Rick y Mille r (Y.a m ~ 3. Bo-mie Titzer (Ho n); 4. ClIrl Kc-i th (Hon); 5. Glen Fe rgwoon (Soz ). O PEN B: 1. Clrls Bl.'ard (Ho n); 2. David Kidwell (KTM); 3. John Hamilton (Yam); 4. Robe rt Uch (Kaw); 5. Rog e r H ,md on (Hon). 2SO B: 1. Chri!> H icks (Kaw); 2. Tim Crllin (ya m); 3. Ht"ath Rob inso n (Ka w ); 4. Tim D'Pool Kt"w; 5. Lan ce5mith (Yam) . 125 B: 1. J{Jt'y Still (Kaw ); 2. Woody Bramb lett (K.1w);3. Thom all Bum pus (Suz); 4. G1 Wil'lOn (Yam); 5. Mark Erwin (Kaw). m. 200 B: I. Marty Stinl'lt."tte (Kaw); 2. O inl RobinSon (1«Iw ); 3. Richard Wor kin g (KlIw ); 4. Van~ Rochelle (Kaw); 5 . Steven Pipt>r (l<.>I w ). L/W T RA IL: 1. Do n n ie Ro~t"rs (Su z ); 2. Ke v in C ree kmore (Hon); 3. Mark A kers (Ka w ); 4. Rand y Hic ks (Ka w) ; 5. RUlity Rodgen (Suz) . . H / W TRAIL: 1. Rod Lyonhu rs l (Ho n ); 2. David Davis (Kaw); 3 . Cory Conkrigh t (Yam); 4. Ma rk Jt"I'Ikitlli (Stu); 5. JU.nHo lt (Suz ). Larsons lambast Elk Lake ice race By TIm McBride ZIMMERMAN, MN, JAN. 22 The fath er-s on combina tion of John and Jason Larson brought home th ree class victories when the Ridgewood Bay Resor t ho st ed the secon d Dirt Track Riders Association ice race of the season on Elk Lake. jason Larson struck first in the 250cc B class. Darre n Chelin jumped into the lead at the start of the featu re and led the pack for the first two laps before bein g passed by the junio r member of the Larson 's Cycle Racing Team . jason Larson a nd Ch elin then put a com for tabl e margin on the rest of the pack during the ir battle for the lead. Larson 's run to the checkers was mad e easier when Ch elin fell while en te ring th e fron t straigh t of the Shaggy You ng-prepared "scrambles" race cou rse. Becau se of Che lin's misfortune, Jesse Blomberg inh eri ted secon d p lace . Eric Reynold s finished third ahead of a recov ered Chelin and Greg jend ro. . The Open B fin al sa w a racelo ng battle between Mark Deal and John Larso n in which Larson hound ed Deal un til making a p ass for the lead on the final lap . Although ther e wa s some contact between the tw osome, there we re no hard feelings . John Larso n went on to score the win just ahead of Deal, who in tu m was well ahead of the rest of the Ll-rider field that included third - throu gh fifth-place finishers Dave [endro, Chelin and Tim Bohman . John Larson returned for the Vet 30+ main event and simply moto red away to the checkered flag virtually uncontested. Behind Larson, Deal jendro, Dan Zitu r and Joe Tromberg gave chase . Jay Tromberg turned in another strong per~ formance for the Lake Marth a's Ice Racing Team by scoring his second consecu tive w in in th e Stock Fram e Four -Stoke class. Fro mberg's broth er and teammate Joe Tromb erg. Mick Durham. Buzz Arndt Paul jones and Luke Wiitala cou ld only watch as he sped to victory unchallenged . Results 30+: 1. John Larson (KTM ); 2. Mark De a l (Han); 3 . Dav e [end ro (KTM); 4. Dan Zitur (W-R); 5. jut"Tro mbt-rg (Yam ). OPEN B: 1. John Lal'5tlR (KTM); 2. M.lTk Dea l (H on); 3. Dave [en d ro (KTM l; 4. Dan-onChelin (Yam ); 5. Tim Bohm ,m (BSA). 250 B: 1. J..e on La rson (H o n ); 2. J{"S/;(" Blom berg (H u n ); 3. Eric Reyno lds (Yam ); 4. Darren Chelin (yam) ; 5. Grq; Jm d ro (KTM ). STK FR.\1-: 1. Jay Trom bt-rg (Yam); 2. Joe Tro mbt"rg (Y<1m); 3. Mick Du rha n (li us); 4. Buzz Arnd t (Yam ); 5. Pau l Jont.~ {Hu ,;). N CV: I. M ik e D orham (Hus ); 2. To d d Ma thi s (Ho n); 3. Q ue n tin Blombt"r g (H o n) ; 4. To d d Li nd (Trl); 5. G re g Jl·ndro (KTM). . 80: 1. Adam De al (Yam ); 2. Ada m Hl"n rich s (H on ). .50: I. Tr a vis Hl-nr:idu (Yam ); 2. Cody Swt"r\!IOI'I (Yam ). Hughes wows 'em at Anaheim Women's Supercross • By D. Mathews ANAHEIM, CA. JAN. 28 Fiftcen-year-old Amber Hu ghes was too hot to handle as she won the first major supercross victory of her caree r at the Anaheim Su percross, which w as th e s ite fo r round t w o of th e Jami e P;lm int u.m (Suz); 4. Jodll-' Ho llow (Suz ); 5. Co rina Chinen (Kaw) . ken hand early in the season hinder his d rive to the 4(}+ class championship. Reynold s' detennination was evide nt, as he only missed thr ee races d ue to the inju ry. Keega n Iver son w as all busin ess in the' SO class. cc He domin at ed the serie s by scorin g five w ins during his quest for his second consecu tive title. Iverson is int ending to make the ju m p to the 250cc B class in '95. Ant hony Gardner won four races in the 60cc cla ss to cli nch th e cha mp ionsh ip. In only his first full racing season, Jacob Mataya picked up three victories in the 50cc class while on his way to his first title. Results 1994 Fin al Stand in~s 600 PRO- AM : 1. Billy Hoffrniester (76); 2. Ku rt Boehlke (75 / 1 win ); 3. Ran d y Triplett (73 / 1 ); 4. Pete r H ook (56 /2 ); 5. Eric • Brouhard (42). 500 PRO-A M: 1. Verdt"t."n Lang la nd (46 ); 2. Norb Gn-gory (20/2) ; 3. Mike H oh (20/1); 4. Mike L.llly (17); 5. Eric Brouhard (160). 250 P RO-AM : 1. v e rdecn Lang land (8913 ); 2. Dav t")' Durelle (40/2); 3. Rand y Tri p lrlt (37); 4. Brian Isbe ll (JO); 5. Duck y Lorentz (21). VINT TW: 1. SIt_", e Hill (113/ 6); 2. Jim Eestlee (105/1 ); 3. Joe Dl. ckw e U (63); 4. Fran k Radloff (31); 5. Mickey Hu tcheson (13). , VINT SGl.: 1. Jim Ea.ltlt.'t" (102/ 1); 2. Ch a rlie Langl.l nd (77/3); ' 3. Tim Gregory (52/ 1); 4. Joe Bladwt"ll (49); 5. Dennis Melch e r (26). _ 250 VINT: 1. jim EaStll't' (47 / 2); 2. T im McBri d e (4013); 3. Den nis Melch er (26); 4. To m Robertson (7); 5. AI Reeder (4). SR 40+ : 1. Bub Reynold !> (66); 2, JOt ' Black w ell (59); 3 . Fra nk R.tdloff (5-1); 4. John Su tht 'r1in (39/1); 5. Joh n G ustAfson (37). VET 30+ : I. Stev e Hill (131/ 4); 2. Lee Ft" (119 / 4 ); 3. Dave aly J{"flkirl-i (78) ; 4. Marty Mat aya (58); 5. Bill Berard (38) . ' o rEN B: 1. Lee Ft'aly (1 15/ 4); 2. Ste ve Hill (99 / 1); 3. Tim Gregory (87 / 1); 4. Da ve Jenk irul ((fl ); 5. Bill Berard (51/ 1). 2.50 B: 1. Bits y Ka nt o r (7 1/ 5 ); 2. T im McBrid e (50) ; 3. Er ic l n orslad (18); 4. Marcus Bauer (18 / 11;5. Mar k Ft'df'lt"Y, (8). 125 B: 1. Bi ~y Kantor (20/1 ); 2. Jason Sch uld t (7). 85 MINI : 1. Keega n IWT!JOn (82 / 5 ); 2.J.,Cl;lb Blackw ell (53); 3. Ver lon Lang land (44); 4. Ada m Malecek (25); 5. Anthon y Card m'r (16). 65 MI N1: 1. An tho ny G a rd nt"T(65 /4 ); 2. Troy joh nso n (4 1/ 3); Champions honored at District 23 Dirt Track Awards Banquet By TIm McB ride SHAKOPEE, MN, JAN.14 Om ar 's Gopher Racing's di rt trackers were hon ored a t the annual AMA District 23 banquet in the palatial Shakopee Ballroom . Friend s and family wer e also treated to an all-you -can-eat buffet dinner, the pr esentation of awards that included custom embroidered jackets for the class champions. Live mu sic fro m a rock group - appropriately named " oleshot" H topped off an enjoyab le evening. Most impo rtantly. an awar d of appreciation from riders and friends was pr esented to Phil "Om ar" Little, comme mo rating his time less energy in making D-23 dirt trac k racing possible. Her e are some stats from the 1994 race sea son; Billy Hoffrniester scored his third consecu tive AMA 600cc Pro-Am class champions hip in wha t proved to be the most competitive season in recent history . During the nine races held this yea r, the re were six different winners. The title wasn't decided until the fina l round . After the numbers were tallied , a scant thre points sepae rated the top three finishers. Although Hoffmi ester faile d to score an event victory, frequen t top finishes earned him the championship. Kurt Boelalke and Rand y Triplett. both of who m are one-time even t wi nners finished second and th ird in the point standing s. respecti vely. Pete r Hook ended up fourth overall and won the final two races . Eric Brouhard finished fifth overa ll, with hon orabl e mention going to three-time class winner Davey Durel le. Verdeen Langland also no tched his th ird consecutive title in the 250cc Pro-Am class. But most notably. he also proved to be able to coax the most out of a machin e by piloting the same Honda DTX CR250 to the SO cc Pro -Am title. O Langland never finished worse than third pla ce in the class while scoring two second-place finishes, including a heat race victory . Both Steve Hill and Lee Fealy compe ted in the Ope n B and 30+ classes . In the Open B class. Feely earned the championship by scoring four wins to Hill's one. A string of second-place finishes th roug ho u t the seaso n kept Hill close in the po int stan di ngs right to the en d, but Fealy was not to be denied . Th e 30+ class season wa s more dra mat ic. Hill and Fea ly ea ch scored fou r wins. But Hill edged Fealy for the champi ons hip by virtu e of his more consis ten t pod ium finishes. Hill is also the Vin tage Twin class champion by virtue of scoring six victories during the ni ne races held this seaso n. Bitsy Kanto r netted five wins in the 250cc B di vision to ea rn the crown. Kantor is also the 125cc cha m pio ns hi p wi nne r. Another d ouble class champion is jim Eastlee, wh o only netted one victory in the Single Vintage di vision . Consisten t top finishes, however, pr oved once again to be the answer. The vetera n Eastlee is also the 250cc Vintage champion . Bob Reynolds didn 't let the effects of a bra- A.J Larson ( 12); 4. Dan Riley . (11); 5. Clad Sorl'ID (4). MIC RO MI N I: I. Ja cob Mata ya ( 110 / 3); 2 . JOl>hua Ko ch (911/ 1); 3. Lt~· Mi~ Jr. (79 ); 4. C(llh man Ru blchuw (M/ 2); 5. AI(»( Ga rd nt.'f (56) . ' 3. Karnow outjumps competition atSummit Supercross By Jeff Goodwin AKRON, OH,JAN.22 Vince Kam ow captu red the 125 and 250cc A victories and wowed the spectators with h is highflying anti cs at the Fair-Cross Promotions indoor .. su percross at the Summit Coun ty Fairgrounds. Th e Team Gr een-supported Karnow rode unopposed in the 125cc A semifinal as his opponen ts boycotted the qualifier . Michael MeDon· -s aid doubled the weird nc s factor by jumping the s tar t and missing th e gate. Aft er a chilly 15minute delay for repairs, Kam ow motored into the first tum ahead of McDo nald, Sean Hogan and Gaylon Dickson . Dickson pushed his Yamaha past McDonald and Hogan on lap two and chased Kamow for the remaining lap s. Karnow proved invincible and cruised to victory. Chad Coon holeshot the 250cc'A main ahea d of McDona ld a n d Karnow while D ickso n crashed in the first tum. Karnow hammered into the lead when Coon bobbled in the whoops on lap three. Karn ow leapt to a five-second lead at the halfway point. Dick son kamika zied h is way th rou gh the pa ck to cha lleng e for the lead at the halfway point, and he closed to wit hin two seconds of Karnow, but his drive and engine stalled upon land in g from th e fin ishing-straight double. Karnow earn ed the wi n wh ile Dickson barely held on to second ahead of McDonald. Coo n fell back to mid pack . Results 125 A: 1. Vinet' Kamow (Kaw); 2. Cot lan Dicbun (Yam) ; 3. y Mich.l el McDon ald ($u z ); 4. Sea n H og an (Suz) ; 5. JOt"Jacobs. 125 B: 1. Kar l scou IV (H o n ); 2. Ky le Stric k la nd (Hon ); 3. M ikt" Clende nin ( Ka w); 4. Dave Kacma r (Ho n ); 5. Rya n Kelly (Kaw) . 125 C (0-1): 1. Dan Frku:.ka (l<.>I w); 2. Brian Kamow (Suz); 3. Chango Pear ce (Ya m) ; 4. Ad a m Smi t h (Hon); 5. Justi n Stl"Wart (Hon). 125 C (0.2): 1. John Du zicky (!Caw); 2. Ben Haen (Yam) ; 3. Doug You n g (H on) ; 4. Ryan Tow (H o n ); 5. Dan Forsythe (Hon). 125 C (0-3): I. Ma rk Bianucci (Ka w); 2. Ja51lfl Carben (Yam ); 3 . Brian F1ucker (Ka w); 4. Dan N ico ra (Su z ); 5 . Sean Robertson (Suz ). 250 A: 1. Vince xa m ow (!Caw ); 2. Ga ylon Didu;on (Yam ); 3. Michael McDon.l.Id ($uz); 4. Sean H og an (Suz ); 5. Rodney Phillips (Yam). 250 B: 1. Mi ke Oen dL"fl in (Kaw); 2. Ch ad Se rb'}' (Kaw) ; 3. Jaso n RegeN! C on ); 4. Bren t Ct"lltofan ti (Hon); 5. Randy Sma llH wood (Su z ). 250 C: 1. M ik e Bla nf o rd (H on); 2. Dan Misener (H on); 3. G n- g ory Griffin (5 u z) ; 4 . j oe l Marti n (Kaw); S. ja l"On In g ram (Kawj . OPE N : 1. Kl"V Dydin g (H Im); 2. Nt'al Davis (KTM) . in P/W : 1. Gc. l' Baker m (Cob); 2. A Ill'1\ Ha tte ry "Org (LEM); 3. Ad a m Keitt')' (Yam ); 4. Du stin Sefton (Cob); 5. JOt" Rice (Yam ). "'I JR ML (0-1 ): I. Ryan H olli d ay (Suz); 2. Deri ck E."ipan.'iChled w "W' (Kaw ); 3. Brian Gt.-rth (SU7:); 4. Jrif Melik (!Ca ); 5. MatthL Cow (Kaw). JR MINI (1)..2): 1. Bra nden J t"S~'m a n (Suz); 2. Pau l Kissi g (Suz ); 3. Matt Bamt"S (Hon); .4. Trevor Mo riva (Yam ); 5. Chris Han shaw (Kaw). SR MINI : 1. So Bowman (Kaw ); 2. Dam ien He.lrer (Kaw); 3. Kt"ith Fomy (!Caw); 4. B..lb 6t"nl"diet (Suz); 5. Mik e Bruno (Kaw ). S/ MINll. Brandt'n J~an (Suz); 2. Bo Bownwn (Kaw); 3. Da m i", H e a ter (Ya m ); 4. M att Bamt'ti (Hon); 5. Bob 8t"nt>dicl (Suz) . 'r.

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