Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.DIRTTRACK : . .AMA R egional D irtTrackC hampionship Seri.esIFlorida Ratrrack Series R d1:Oglethorpe Speedway oun co n trol of the 600cc m ain, with Keith Ja cobsen h old in g secon d until Roger D u rkee slip ped by jus t passe d the hal fway point. One lap la te r, Jacob se n slipped down exiting tum four. The bike spun onto the front straigh t wh ere Donni e Krusin ski cli p ped it a t full speed . Krus inski ca r twheeled d o w n the st raig ht to the entrance of turn one. Fortuna tely, Krusinski sustained "only" three broken bo nes in his foot. The race wa s calle d co mple te w ith Armbrus tergetting the win over Durkee and likable New Yorke r Les Washbo n. Th e 600cc Pro-Am main also had to be s to p ped w he n tw o Ill ino is riders, Jack Tou chette an d Troy Thames, tan.gled o n th e fron t straigh t. The resta rt found Brian New m a n back o u t fron t with Chris Boon e givi ng Newman all the challen ges he cou ld stand bu t unable to mak e a pa ss for th e lead before th e e n d o f the r a ce . Bill Be rge r m oved a roun d John W insett for third . James Dean Fau lkner wo rked h is way up to fou rth.' The ne w 250cc Pro-Am main was (Left) Will Davis (21) was all smiles after topping the 750cc Expert main event when the first round of the Florida Rat Track Series visited Oglethorpe Speed way in Savannah, Georgia. Kevin Atherton (23) and Steve Morehead (4~) finished second and thir'd, res pectively. By Dave Hoenig Photos by Flat Trak Fotos SAVANNAH. GA, MAR 3 ill Davis killed tw o bird s wi th one stone at Oglethorpe Speedway, as th e seri es o pener for both th e AMA Regional Championship Series and the Florida Harley-David son Dealers I Drag Sp ecialties I Wiseco-sponso re d Florida Flat Tra ck Serie s were held in conju nction. It wa s the first time that professional mo torcycle racing had returned to th e Ogl ethorpe Sp eedway half-mile in 13 years. Comin g. into th e dirt track activity su rrou nd ing Camel Motorcycl e Week , insider s were tabbing vet eran ha lf-miler Steve Morehead as th e man to beat. -r w on h ere 13 yea rs a g o and \ should be ab le to d o it again ton ight," sai d th e ever co nfi den t g rand-master Steve Moreh ead. But it was n o t Morehead who grabbed th e gold, ra ther it was North Carolina's Davis who sent the assorted Yanks and Snowbirds packing. " I felt pretty fast in p ractice, but I m essed up my qualifying heat," said Davis. "That ma de it a little harder, but it all came together for the main. All it took was a good start and sta ying on the groove." Finishing a strong second wa s Total Control Racing's Kevin Atherton. "I th ink it's a nea t race track, really fast," said Athe rto n. "Th e groove is a little narrow, but it' s smooth." Well ove r 100 entries swe lled th e five classes, with the 600cc Pro-Am d ivision being th e la rgest with 47. Thi rty-three 750cc Experts cha sed after the ir share of the $10,000 series point fund . Af ter fi ve qu alify ing hea ts, three elimination he ats set the 12-rider main in th e 750cc cla ss. A therton ran away with the first heat and would sit on the pole for the final. Dave Hebb rode alone a di stant s e co n d . Paul Morgan and James Hart topped a seven-ri de r battle \ \ for th e last tw o transfers .Chance Darling got the holeshot In th e seco n d heat. On lap two, Rusty W Rogers took command, bu t his time at th e top was short lived, as Davis shot by. Georgie Price worked his way in to second over a fadi ng Rogers and Darling. Dave Caml in was th e odd man out at the finish . Even thou gh there were few positi on changes in the last he at, it was a six-man battle for fou r transfer tickets. Rodney Far ris led wire to w ire, but Moreh ead and Chris Evans stayed right on his rear wheel. Dan Butler got a round Steve Beatti e and moved on to the m ain. Mike Hacker rounded out the lead se ven. Farris led the main in to tum one, but was qu ickly se t back by Davis. Athe rto n a lso go t b y a s Fa rri s s li p pe d b a ck. A therto n closed so mewhat o n Da vi s, bu t co u ld o n ly draw so close. Farris gave u p ano ther posit ion as Mo rehea d moved by o n lap five. The lea d d u o (Above) Surpris ingly, DaveCamlin (27), shown here dicing with Morehead, failed to make the cut for the 12·man 75Dcc main. (Left) Mike Hacker ran away with the 883 main eve nt win. pulled away as Moreh ead and Fa rris stayed close together. Roger s held fifth, whi le Evans and Hart battl ed over sixth . The top five then remained unchanged as Da vis stormed home wi th the win. Scott Stump, spo rti ng his new number -on e plat e as 883 National Ch ampion, led the 883 ma in into tum one. He was closel y followed by Hart, Donnie Kru sinsk i, and Hacker. At the halfw ay po int, Hacker had moved to third. and his Moroney' s /Spectro teammate Price was a lso o n th e mo ve . On lap fi ve, Hacker charged from third to first. A lap lat er Price took over third, then rode the ou tside aro und Stu m p for seco nd . Hacker was lon g gone, with Price tak ing seco nd ove r Stump, Hart and Kru sinski at the finish. Brent Ar m bruster too k immed iate dominated by Scott Shinn. Casey Burton . ran a di stant second well ahead of Roy l~ Miller, Mike Gurda and Jeff Earl. Oglethorpe Speedway Savannah, GA Results: March 3, 1995 7SO EX: 1. Will Davis (H on); 2. Kevi n Atherton (HD ); 3. Steve Morehead (H ·D); 4. Rodney Farris (H -D); 5. Rusty Rogers (H -D ); 6. Ch ris Evans (H-D); 7. James Hart (H -D); 8. Chan ce Darlin g (H -D); 9. Dan Butle r (H -D); 10. Dave H cbb (H-D) ; 11. Paul Mo rgan (H -D); 12. Georgie P riee(H·D). 600 EX: 1. Bren t Armbruster (Rtx); 2. Rog er Durkee (Rtx ); 3. Les Was hbo n (W-R); 4. Sco tt Slu m p (Ho n); 5. Bill Newkirk (H on); 6. Ch ris Hart (Hon ); i . Dou g Beattie (Rtx); 8 . Scott Soh l (W-R); 9. Bobby Myers (Rtx ); 10. Lonni e Pa u ley; 11. Donnie Kru sinski (KTM ); 12. Keith Jacobsen (Rtx). 883 H -D : 1. Mik e H acker; 2. Geo rgi e P rice IV; 3. Scott Stu mp; 4. Do nnie Krusinski; 5. [ames Hart; 6. Rob Cene : 7. Geoff Cla rk: 8. Jim McIlvan a; 9. Pa u l Mo rga n; 10. Eugene Copeland ; 11. Jaso n Lorg e ; 12 . Keith Jaco bsen. 600 PRO -AM : 1. Bri a n N ew ma n (R tx); 2. C hris Boone (Rtx); 3. Bill Berger (H a n ); 4. Ja m e s De a n Fa u lkner (Rtx); 5. Sam Lowe (Hon); 6: To ny Kohn'lii ' (Rtx ); 7. Nick Dani els (W-R); 8. Charly Kinca id (Rtx); 9. Jo hn Wi nsett {Rtx-); 10. Rya n Brown (Rt x); 11. Ja ck Touchette (W-R); 12. Troy Thames (Rtx) . 250 PRO-AM: I. Scott Sh inn (Ho n); 2. Casey Burton (Ho n); 3. Roy Miller (Ho n); 4. Mike Curda (Kaw); 5. Jeff Earl (ATK); 6. Nick Daniels (Yam ); 7. Tim Eades (Hon); 8. Jeff Hiers; 9. Joe Baumann (Yam); 10. Garth Bastain (Hon) ; 11. Scott Clevenger (Bu l); 12. Richard Jones (Yam). _

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