Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

'E E TS' ,' ., VN .Edited byScott RousSeau Results AA /PRO: 1. Robe rt Patt er s o n (S uz); 2. Ter ry Cunningha m (Ya m); 3. Dua nne Conner (Yam); 4. Do ug Jones (Ka w ); 5. Micha el Co rne tt (KTM). OPEN A : 1. H a r ve y Whitak er (H o n ); 2. Mark T h u rm an (KT M ); 3. P hill ip Barke r (Ho n ); 4 . Rod Thurley {Hus]. , 250 A: 1. Mike Morr is (Kaw) ; 2. Darryl Keunzer (Yam); 3. Steve Go rdo n (Ka w); 4. Tod d Boone (Kaw ); 5. Sieve Eze ll (Kaw) . 200 A: 1. Ch ris McDonald (Kaw) ; 2. Jim Parsons (Kaw), 3. William Sho rt (Hon) ; 4. Ca ry Copeland (Yam); 5. Jerry Castleman (Kaw) . VE T A: 1. Scott Martin (Ka w) ; 2. Ba rr y Bra zi er (Ho n) ; 3. Ken ny Sa tt e rfi eld (K a w) ; 4. Gary H o rton (Kaw); 5. Bob Kirchner (Yam) . SR: 1. Ala n Bru tto (Kaw ): 2. Larry Sti ll (Hen): 3. Sid ney Robin so n (Kaw); 4. Ron nie H a cke tt (Suz) ; 5. Tommy Tod d (Ho n), . SlSR.: 1. John Gilt-s (Yam); 2. Da n Free la nd (k'IM ); o 3. C uy Anderso n (Ka w ); 4. M ik e Ga rrett (H us) ; 5. Janson Du kes (Kaw). WM N : 1. Suzy Fann (Yam); 2. Sa ra Bro ugh to n (Ho n); 3. Eile n Cru m (Suz ). e 125 B: 1. Dav id McCa ll (Yam); 2. Woody Bramblett (Kaw); 3. Greg Jo nes (Suz ); 4. Gle n Wil son (Kaw); 5. Robe rt Clark (Ho n). 200 R: 1. Ma rty Sti nnett (Kaw), 2. Clint Rob inso n (Kaw); 3. Tho mas Ca m pbell (Kaw ); 4. Kelly Wo rk ing (Ka w ): 5. Van ce Rochelle (Kaw). 250 B: 1. Todd Wilson (Yam); 2. Chris Hi cks (Kaw ): 3. Timmy D'Pcol (Ka w); 4. Lance Smith (Suz); 5. Da vid Davis (Kaw) . o rE N B: 1. Da vid Kidwell (KTM); 2. Chris Beard (Hon); 3. Robe rt Lich (Kaw); 4. Roger Hen don (Hon); 5. Barry Riggebce (KTM). • VET B: 1. Br ian Brecci (Yam); 2. Dwane M unch (H o n); 3. Rob Ste phens (KTM); 4. Joh n Brou g h to n (Ho n); 5. Kip Haynie (Yam) . 4-STRK: 1. Steve Thoma s (Kaw); 2. Eddy Ta ylor (Kaw ); 3. Cody Maxwe ll (Kaw ); 4. Greg Prin ce (Hon); 5. Billy Proffitt (Hon ). L/W TRA IL: 1. Kev in Cree km ur (Hon) ; 2. Scott Ho rton (Kaw); 3. Rusty Rodgers (Suz ); 4. Donn ie Rogers (Suz); 5, Jay Hopper (Su z). H/W TRAIL: 1. Rod Lyo nh ur st (Ya m); 2. Ma rk Jenkins (Suz); 3. Jason Ta nkersley (Suz ); 4. Kenne th H olt (Suz) ; 5. Charles Lankford (Hus). Indoor Trial ofM onteCarlo Colomer carries on By Igna si Bertran Transtatlon by Martin Belair MONTE CARLO, FRANCE, FEB. 19 fte r winning th e Ind oo r Trial of Monte Ca rlo, Marc Colomer is ever closer to repeating his victory in the FIM Wo rl d Cup of Indoor Trials. The even t was h eld ben eath an eno rmo us circus tent wh ich crea ted wh at m ay h a ve b een th e w orld ' s fir st ou tdoo r ind oor tr ial. Th e 3000 se ats available were quick ly sold ou t, and it was standing roo m only for eve ryone else as they watched the new Montesa factory rider romp to his third major victory aboard his factory Co ta 314. Six very d ifficult sections greeted the world's best ride rs, many of who m suffere d mech an ical m iseri es . Fin lan d's Tommi Ahvala broke the rear brak e on his factory Fanti c Section, whil e Co lorner su ffered a flat tire and Doug Lam pkin broke h is Bet a ' s ha ndlebar. Don at o Migli o's Gas Gas su ffered overheating problems. For their part , Bruno Camozzi and [or di Tarr es both took huge tumbles off the top of the cas tle section. Brit Steve Colley was th e on ly man able to kee p Colom er in sigh t. Colom er, ever on for m, carded th e on ly singledigit loop score of the evening w ith an eight. Colley was four points back with 12, followe d by new Beta man Camo zz i wi th 19 and Lampkin w ith 21. Lam pkin has yet to become a factor in the indoor eve n ts, th ough h is p articip a tion h as been steady. Colom er was aga in the best man on the night with only one five and a victory agai nst Co lley in th e raci ng sho wdowns. Colorn er's lead in the Worl d Cu p is now 141 ove r Tarres, who again failed to ma ke the transfer to the final. Wit h on ly th ree rou nds rema ini ng, Colomer's lead is very cozy. "Our victory her e is the best demonstra tion of the effectiveness of the work Montesa is doi ng," said Colomer. "I can- A AMA Mid-S outhWinter Hare Scramble Series: R 7 ound Patterson pounds out Lawrenceburg .. win By Paul Mic hels LAWRENCEBURG, TN, FEB. 19 eigni ng series cha mpio n Robert Patterson rode h is Sarges Cycle Suz uki an d came out on top of a star-stu dd ed field of AA rid e rs d u rin g ro und se ve n of th e AMA M id -South Winter Hare Scramble Series, which was hosted by the North Alabama Trail Riders on th eir 6.7- m ile co urse in th e So u th ern Tennessee wood s. A t the end o f the fir s t of six la ps, Gene O' N ail eme rged from the woods first, followed closely by Steve n Smith . Dou g Jo ne s ca me th ro ugh in th ird . Du ane Conner worke d hi s w ay into fou rth and Pa tterson was on the move from a le ss- than-ste llar s tart, ta k in g fifth. Conner wasted no lime in moving to the fron t of the pack, and he di spl aced O'Nail by the end of the second lap. Patterson moved past Jon es to hold down th ird . Terry Cunningh am was also on the mov e from a slow start to move in to fifth . Pa tterson came th rou gh first a t the end of lap three as O'Na il had problems R (Above) Team Kawasak i's Robbie Reynard appears to be healthy and ready to go for the 125cc MX Nationals as evidenced by his win in the 125cc Expert class at Okla homa City Raceway. (Top) Many ri ders stopped at th e Pozo Saloon dur ing the Hi-Mountai n Dual Sport Ride, hosted by the Cal Poly Pengu ins. an d dropped fr om th e top fiv e . Cu nnin gham p icked up se cond as Con ner also h ad a m ino r se tb a ck and ca me th rou gh in th ird . Jones con ti n u ed in fourth as Conner moved stead ily backward through the pack to fifth . . Lap four pr ov id ed m o re le a d changes tha n any other all day as Con ner moved back int o the lead at lap ' s end . Palterson held onto second only a couple of clicks ahea d of Cunningha m. Mike Corn ett moved his new KTM in to fourth after a slow sta rt, and Jon es consistently hung in fifth. Con ne r contin ue d in first un til hi ttin g a tr e e, s m ash ing hi s han d a n d aggrava ting an old thumb injury. Pa tterson th en ba ttled with Cunningham fo r th e le ad bu t ca me thro u gh jus t clicks ahead at the end of the lap. Cor neti kept pace wit h the leaders ab out 10 secon d s b ack . O' Na il reco vered from proble ms to move b a ck in to th e top five. After a long d ry spell, Patterson put it all together to win a well-d eser ved overall with Cunningham takin g second ju st a b ik e le n gth beh ind . Co n ne r dro p p ed off th e pace sli gh tly, and a dete rm in ed Jo nes m o ved b a ck int o fourth. Cornelt came in a respectable fifth. 1'N not deny that my lead on th e championsh ip is large, but s till, with three rounds to go th er e are a lot of. points a vail able . I consider it premature to 1'N think about the title." Resu lts FINAL: 1. Marc Co lome r (Mon);.2. Steve CoUey (GG); 3. Brun o Camozz i (Bet). Dual Sport, Penguin style By Cliff Ranney Photo by Toke Thompson SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA, FEB. 12 The Cal Poly Pengu ins M,C. pro ved that college students are capable of more than cra mming for finals and chugging beer with their annu al HiMou nta in Dua l Spor t Ride, a replacement for the historic (but now de func t) H i-Mountain Endu ro. Ov er 100 rid ers left the start on the Calif ornia State Unive rsity ca m pus , crosse d throu gh town and tu rned onto Perfumo Canyo n Road . At the top of the hill, the view to the north of Morro Bay a n d th e Paci fic w as spectac u la r. Fro m th e su m mi t, r id ers h ead ed do w n See Canyo n to Pismo. Beach SVRA, north along the beach at the poste d 15 mph limit to the ex it in the town of Arroyo Gran de. Many par ticipan ts sa id they found riding on the bea ch to be a big thrill. From ther e, they he ad ed northeast pa st Lopez Lake into the Los Pad res National Forest. After a qu ick stop at the Pozo Saloon, riders fou nd themsel ves a t th e ha rd way!.l>asy way sp lit. Those who chose th e hard way got to experience some of the OHV I motorcycle trails of the Pin e Mo u nta in a rea of La Panza a n d Bla ck Mountain. Both the vistas and the rid ing challenges were exhilara ting . . After approximately 30 miles of aggressive dirt ridin g, most were ready for the road section th a t foll owed . The rou te wen t n or th w est on H ig hw ay 58, w it h a n o p t io n to t ry out a motocross track. Pa rticipa nts then turned onto La Panza Road for a short pavemen t sectio n to ano ther bit of p rivately ow ned land. The hard way offered a very tigh t single-track trail. After seven miles, many were hungry for the ba rbecue and were read y to view the mountains atop the grassy hill. The road back to Ca l Poly wa s unev entful, aside fro m th e rid e d own Qu esta G ra de on Stagecoach Road .' After 155 mil es of aw esome ridin g, the campu s was a welcome sight. Reynard roosts Oklahoma City Motocross By Malcolm Wood OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, FEB. 19 Team Kawasaki 's Robbi e Reynard was back to race speed at Oklahoma City Racewa y on Sunda y in a t u n e- up fo r th e s ta rt o f th e AMA Natio nals in Gainsvi lle, Florid a. Reyn a rd a p pea red to be un affected by his sh ou lde r as he mad e easy wo rk of th e 125cc expert class, finis hing 1-1 as he motored to the o vera ll victo ry. Rey na rd felt w ell eno ug h to . claim his share of money from the dash for cash, too, and earn ed some spen ding money for Florid a. The othe r half of "Tcam Reyn ard : ' Robbie's father Rober t, wa s also in fine form. The elder Rey na rd finish ed 1-2 for seco n d overall in the 35+~ cla ss . Robert looked stro ng w ith a first-mote win, but he cou ld n' t ho ld off overa ll winner Truitt Rogers in moto two . . Lead by example seemed to be Mini Ou tlaw winner Johnny Madey's theme for the day. Marley showed the compe tition textbook form and blazin g speed as he reeled in the overa ll victory . The sa me. spee d w as a lso dis p lay ed by Cha n Baker in the 250cc Intermed iate class. Baker left the competition beh ind as he motored to take the checkered flag twice for the overall victory. Baker celebra ted by roosting the finish- line flag man. Results PI W STK: t . Ken ny Cart w righ t (Yam ); 2. Shawn Crtlll (KTM); 3. Justin Mark")' (Yam); 4. Trey Canard (KTM); 5. Steven Dearman (Y. m). 1 r /w MOD : 1. Shaw n Co o k (Yam) ; 2. Chense Dev enport (KTM); 3. Kendall Ow en s (K,l W). MINI BEG: 1. David Willia nu; (y am ); 2. Ch ris Dol is (Ya m); 3. V Joey Rawl s [Kaw]; 4. Josh Duk e (y am ); 5. Lu is urtw right (Ho n). MINI MIN I (6-8): I. Aaron Ca na rd (Ka w) ; 2. Shawn Con k (K.1W); 3. Preston Hamilton (Kaw); 4. Kendall Ow e ns (Kaw ); 5. uck O'lv is (Kaw ). MINI MINI (9--11); 1. 50 Ra lls [ Kaw]: 2. Tho mas Ha hn (KdW); 3. Josh Cory (Kaw); 4. Cha d Coo k (Kaw ); 5. Jeffrey Simo n (Kaw ]. MINI NOV : 1. Dennis Hotson (Suz); 2. Ryan Shipley (Suz ). MINI OtITLA W: 1. Joh nny Ma rl<-'y (Yam ); 2. Heath Frazier (Kaw ); 3. Devin Ramse y (Suz); 4. Adam Carro ll (KdW ): 5. Mike Od nm(Hon ). MINI INT: 1. He ath Frazier (Kaw ); 2. Cha d Cook (!

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