Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

'E E TS " VN .>' .Edited byScoll Rousseau ': ' Buehl, Barry Ca rsten, Car l Vaillan cou rt, Bill Wallin, Jimmy Eickel and Greg Rand . Plus, the "horne team" of riders who terrorize the Southeast were well rep resented b y Ji m Cheste r, N ath a n Ramsey, Hank Moree [r., Shane Templeton, Kevin Walker and Mike Nu tter. The large number of entries made do uble qu alifiers necessary for each event, in orde r to pick the 14 rid er s who w ou ld ride in the main. Wh en the last kill- switch wa s pushed and the WNC Ag Center arena was quiet once more, Jim Chester had pocketed the purse for 125cc A on b oth d ay s . Jim Neese owned 250cc A on Saturday, and Canadia n Ca rl Vaillan co u r t took the 250cc A win on Sunday in a terrific battl e with Chester and Whitle y. Honda-mou nted Moree holesh ot Satu rday's 125cc A contes t, with Ch ester, Neese, Rand and Carsten yapping at his heels. H arnmerin ' Hank looked settled in th e lead until earl y in lap th ree (of 12), wh en h e crashe d over th e infi eld double. Cheste r took ov er and fended off all challen ges from first Neese, then Rand after Greg sacked Jim in the back of th e cou rse for se con d. Ramsey h ad dealt with Car sten early, ad vancing to fo u rt h and d ro p ping Ba rry to fif th , where they remained . Buehl flogged his Suzuki to the fron t on the start of Satu rd ay's 250cc A main, engaging in a fanta stic four-wa y battle with Neese, Rand and Whitl ey until he fell at the halfwa y point. Neese assumed the lead and ra n out front like a scalde d dog, obliv iou s to Rand ' s efforts fro m second p lace. Wh itl ey was secu re in third , follow ed by the kn ot of Carsten, Chester and Ram sey. Eickel led the pack in Su nd ay's 125cc A main after a restart caused by Wh itley jumping the gate. Un de r int ense p ressu re from Chester, Mor ee, Tem p leto n an d Neese, Eickel came down off th e finish- li ne jum p on h is fro n t w h eel, crashing out of com petition . Jim my was able to resu me racing, bu t crashed aga in in the back sectio n and never regained his rhy thm. Ches ter fill ed th e void crea te d by Eickel' s su dd en departure an d qui ckly pulled ahe ad, taking advan tag e of the fierce battle am on g Moree, Neese, Templ et on and Vaillancourt. When N eese so mersaulted the Honda in the whoops, Moree was left to pursue Chester, but by then the Suzuki rider.was out of reach. Tem pleto n and Vaillanc ourt caugh t up to Mo ree, but were too bu sy bickering over third to be much of a threat for second. Walker turned in a strong ride for l~ fifth over Rams ey and Whitley. Results Victory Sports IndoorW Series inter No cherries By Barbara Williams Photo by Loren Williams ASHEVILLE, NC, FEB. 4-5 esp ite the fact th at there were no cherries available for easy picking at the la st rounds of the Victory Sports Indoor Winter Series (it is winter, after all), the Sam Ga mmon-promoted race d rew some of the best riders in the eastern half of the U.S. and Canad a. T rey Owens a nd his frien d Jason Owens (no relation, though they like to put peo ple on about it) drove 15 ho urs from Oklahoma becau se they' d heard the A-class competition was relatively easy. "Shawn Morgan carne fro m Col - D (Top) Nick Mairosa (46) duels with Dustin Evans (191) at the United Sports Arenacross fi nale in Victorville, Califo rnia. Evans won the 125cc Pro class while Mairosa was the top 250cc Pro. (Middle) Jimmy Elckel (700) leads Jeromy Buehl (60) and Kevin Walker (859) through tum one at the Asheville SX: (Abovo) Jimmy Gaddis left round nine of the AMA National Arenacross Series at Milwaukee's Mecca Center with another three main event wins and a ~int lead over Jeromy Buehl in the series standings. orado in November and won four out of six races in 125 A and 250 A," exp lained Trey . "Th e money looked decent, so here we are. Unfortunately, there are a lot of other fast guys here, too." The Owens duo faced com pe tition from visitors Billy W hitley, Iero rny SATURDAY .50 (H): I. Logan Bell (KTM ); 2. Bud d y Biagi (Yam) ; 3. Cha se Black (KTM ); 4. Kei th Rose (KTM ); S. Joshua Sta nley (Yam ), 50 (7-8): I. Za chary Ma rsh all (LEM); 2. Jak e Pose y (LEM); 3. Bud dy Biagi (Yam ); 4, Chase Bec k (KTM ); 5. Log an Bell (KTM ). 65: 1. Hutch Lee (Kaw); 2. Jeffrey A. Fields (Kaw ); 4. Dev on Hedrick (Kaw ); S. lan Riddle (Kaw). JR M INI: I. Ben Riddle (Kaw); 2. Jason Bault (Suz); 3. Jacob Say lo r (Kaw ); 4. Da niel Tcssn eer (Yam ); 5. Jeffrey Fields (K aw). SR M INk l. Jeff Ryan (Ka w ); 2. Ch ris Mow ery (Ya m); 3. Nicholas Bums (Hon); 4. Travis Reagan (Kaw); S. J.R. Ca rter (Kaw ). SIM IN I, J. Jeff Ryan (Kaw); 2. Ben Rid d le (Ka w ); 3, Pa ul Ju stu s (Yam ); 4. Bobby Ranke r (Su z) ; 5. C h ri s Mowe ry (Yam). 125 A: 1. Jim Ch ester (Suz ); 2. Greg Rand (Suz ); 3. Jim Neese (H on ); 4. Na tha n Ramsey (Su z) ; 5. Barry Ca rste n (Suz) . 125 B: 1. Ja cob Do mbro sky (Su z ); 2. Chris Bault (Suz); 3 . Brian Lane (Kaw); 4. Grady Shee han (Ho n); 5. Jason Sain (Hen). 125 C: 1. John Robe rt son (Hon ); 2. M att Eas on (Ka w ); 3. Luke Presnell (Ho n ); 4. Cod y Marets (Ka w ); S. Walter Allen {Ka w ), 125 0 : 1. Aa ro n Ell e n b u rg (Ho n) ; 2. Timm Morrison (Kaw ); 3. Chris Stott (Hon); 4. Greg Thompson (Yam); 5. Michael Baxter (Ka w). . 250 A: I. Jim N eese (Han); 2. Greg Rand (Su z); 3. Bill y Wh it le y (Kaw ); 4. Barry Ca rs te n (Su z) ; 5. Ji m Chester (Suz ). 250 B: 1. Jason Baldw in (H on ); 2. Jeff Mu sh al a (Ho n); 3. Chris Brocio us (Ka w); 4. Jon Krieger (Kaw); 5. Brian Lane (Kew ). 250 C: 1. Furman Parton (Hon ); 2. Scott Min yard (Hon ); 3. Ada m Burchf ield (Su z) ; 4. Ro bert G ree n (Kaw); 5. Cameron Sh uga rt (Yam ). . .. 250 D : 1. Ios he Clark (Hon); 2. Steve Anneshansley (Ho n); 3. Roy Dennie (Ho n); 4. Edd ie Hamil ton (Kaw); 5. Gary Broo ks (Hon). U/L A M : 1. Ja son Bal dw in (H on) ; 2. Ja co b Do mb rosky (Suz): 3. Rob er t H uston (Kaw); 4. Ch ri s Bault (Suz ); 5. C len Hoffman (Hen). 25+ : 1. Randy Richard son (Hon); 2. Fu nnan Parton (Hon); 3. Rober t H uston (Kaw ); 4. Brian Justice (Suz); 5. Jon Kriege r (Kaw). 30+: 1. Robert Hu ston (Yam); 2. Rick Wright (Ho n); 3. Daniel Tra vis Bell (Yam); 4. Willia m Co llins (Ho n); 5. Nicky Allen (H en). SUN DAY 50 (4- 6): 1. Chase Be c k (KT M ); 2 . Buddy Bia gi (Yarn); 3. Joshua Stanley (Yarn ); 4. Kassie Wilks (Yam); 5. Zane Clardy (Yam ). 50 (7..g): 1. Zachary Marsh a ll (LEM); 2. Jake Posey (LEM); 3. Chase Beck (KTM); 4. Cody King (Ya m) ; 5. Heather Biagi (Ya m). . 65: 1. Kevin Stone (Kaw) ; 2. Jeffr ey Fields (Kaw); 3. Hut ch Lee (K a w) ; 4 . Ia n Rid d le (K aw); 5 . Devo n Hed rick (Kaw). JR MINI: 1. Ben Riddle (Kaw); 2. Jason Bault (Suz); 3. ja cob Say lor (Kaw ); 4. Tyler Burnett e (Yam ); 5. Je ffrey A. Fields (Kaw) . S R MINI: 1. Je ff Ry an (Kaw); 2. Ch ris M ow e ry (Yam); 3. Bobby Ranker (Suz ); 4. J.R. Ca rter (Kaw); 5 . Corey King (5uz ). ~ SIMINI: 1. Jef f Ryan (Ka w ); 2. Ben Riddle (Ka w); 3. Bob by Ra nker (Su z ); 4. Pau l Ju stu s (Yam) ; 5. Ch ris Mowe ry (Yarn) . 125 A: 1. Jim Chester (Suz); 2. Ha nk Moree (Hon); 3. Ca rl Vaillan court (Ho n); ~ . Shane Tem p le ton (Suz); 5. Kevin Walker (Yam). 125 C: 1. Cody Ma rek (Ka w ); 2. John Robe r tson (Hon); 3. Joey Pittm an (Kaw ); 4. Jason Thompso n (Kaw); 5. Wa lter Allen (Ka w). 125 0: 1. Ti mmy Mo rri son (Ka w ); 2 . Steve Anncsha ns ley (H on ); 3. Josh e C la r k (Hon); 4. Kelly Mitchell (Hon); 5. Michael Johnson (Ho n). 250 A: 1. Car l Vaill anco u rt (Hon); 2. Jim Cheste r (Suz); 3 . Billy Whitle y (Kaw) ; 4. Barry Ca rsten (Suz); 5. Shane Templeton (Suz). 250 8: 1. Je ff Mus hala (Hon); 2. Ch ris Brocious (Kaw); 3. Philli p H ayes (Suz ); 4. Glen Hoffman (Hen): s. Ronal d Wood s (H en). 250 C: 1. Fu rman Pa rt on (Hon) ; 2. Scott Minya rd (Hon ); 3. Sha ne Fenw ick (Su z); 4. Camero n Sh ugart (Ya m); 5. Brian Renfro (Hen) . 250 0 : 1. Steve Anneshansley (Ho n ); 2. Ios he Cle rk (Ho n) ; 3. Reggi eCur tts (Kaw); 4. Ed d ie H a m ilt on (Kaw); S. Bob Fros t (Su z ). 25+: 1. Ra ndy Richa rdson (Hon ); 2. Funnan Parton (Hon); 3. Brian Jus tice (Suz); 4. Rick Wrigh t (Ho n ); 5 . David Eller (Kaw ). 3l», 1. Rick Wright (Han); 2. David Eller (Kaw); 3. William Co llins (Hon); 4. Billy Ha rrison (Hon); 5. Sam Reece (Hon ). UIL A M : 1. Jacob Dom brosky (Suz); 2. Chris Bau lt (Suz ); 3. Kevin Rothrock (Hon) ; 4. Chris Seigler (Yam); 5. Sha ne Fenw ick (Suz). U nitedSports Arenacross series:Final round -S e a pe dw yUSA wraps arenacross season By Michael Maher G VlcrORVILLE, CA, FEB. II ene Woods' fir st Speedway USA Arenacross series wound to a close with the season finale that attracted the ,season's biggest crowd and crowned the division champions with a few special guest riders thrown in for good measure. In the day' s first event, the race for the 125 and 250cc Beginners, Joe 'Blackmore took the early lead on his 125, but he soon found himself being challenged by 250-moun ted John Ad en. A speedway regu lar, Aden so o n moved by Blackmore to take the overall lead and held on to take the victory. , In th e second moto, Aden took th e lead off the start but completed less than half a lap before his bike spit its chain, leavi ng Aden dead in the wa ter . Aden's fail ure gave the lead to Jeff Robinson, who h e ld on un til the finish . Meanw hil e, Blackmore took a tumble that dropped him back bu t h e go t u p a nd charged right u p th rough t he pack to salvage fourth place overall and seco nd in the 125cc class . The final moto of the class saw Aden re tu rn with a vengeance to lead wire-towire while Blackmore came back from his second-mo te debacle to chase Aden across the line an d win the 125cc division. Despite his charge, Aden's secondmoto DNF cost him the 250cc wi n, as

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