Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Gatorback Cycle Park (Left) Much like he did last year, Barry Carsten roosted the competition at the Gatorback Amateu r Supe rcros s . Carste n won the 125cc and 25+ A classes. (Right) Robert Farne ll (23) launch es his Yamaha off the start ing line in the 85cc (12-13) class ; he finished second to J essie Ballard. (Below) Adam Rake topped the 125cc Schoo lboy division. By Davey Coombs GAINESVILLE FL, MAR. 3 , ~ ew Je r se y Pro-Am priva te er Barry Carsten topped two m ain W ev ents at th e 1995 AMA / Worid Sports Am ateur N ational Su pe rcross at Ga torback Cycle Park, an event often ref e rred to as th e D aytona Am ateur Supercross, Ca rsten top pe d the 125cc A and 25+ A cl a s s e s aboar d a M ontgom eryville Cycle/MSR-backed Suzuki RM125 on the Friday before the facility h osted th e o pen ing ro und of the 1995 AMA N at io n al Motocross Champions hip Series for pro fessionals. "They were h a v in g D u n lop D a y practice over th ere on the big track bu t it was hot and d usty and prob ably a little bit cro w ded ," explained Carsten of h is reason for be ing in this race, "so I d ecided to just enter the amateur supercross an d have fun all day instead. I t's a good track and a I go t a lot of rid ing in - an d I made $400 fro m Su zu ki in conti ngency money!" The course used for th e event, which was p resen te d by Suzu ki , was set u p next to the st arti ng li ne used for the a ctual mo toc ross t r a ck . Th e M ark "Bomber" Barnett supercross circuit is u sed severa l tim es a yea r an d h as its own starti ng ga te and g ran dsta n ds . It has all th e tra p pings of a real su per cross track, tho u gh most of th e dou ble and tri p le jum ps a re a ma teur-frien d ly in d es ig n . And it a lso featu res a cl assi c over -under br id ge, once a sta ple on the professional supercross circuits . Carst en's 125cc A class wi n came at th e ex pense of Pennsylvania Pro-Am p ilot Mich ael McDo nald, another regular visitor o n th e p ro fessional scene. Carsten took th e early lead in the shortened four-lap main event and crossed the over -u nder b rid ge as the victor. M cD on ald bettered Ge orgia's Chris topher Bailey for se cond w ith Suzu ki-mounted C h ad M urphy sco r ing fo urth . In the 25+ A r a n ks Ca rs ten wa s forced to fol low everyo n e o n th e fi rs t la p after getting tan gled in the slick first tum w ith a fallen rid er . But before the halfw ay m ark in th e ra ce th e ve te ran Suz u ki rider had the lead and was well o n h is way to th e w in in th e 17- ri der class . Flori d a's own Jeff Reyn o ld s was secon d with Suzuki-mou n te d Rodney Carrier of Kentucky takin g third. Carsten passed on the 250cc A clas s, leavi ng Mc Donald a s the pre-race favo ri te . Howe ver, th e 23-y e a r -o ld Pennsylva nian could not match the pace of Bailey, who glided to the wi n in both th e heat race and main event. McDo nal d was again second wi th Cary West taking the thi rd and final podium spot. Defending AMA Amateu r National M inicycle Cha mp io n Travis Pas trana ha d a go at the supercross track and the ll -year-o ld 'p rove d to be o ne of the d ay' s sta r perfo rm ers . With an assort m ent of b ig air tri cks a nd so me pure speed Pastran a mo tored away w ith the 85cc (7-11) class victory . At the fin ish lin e h e thre w o ne of h is soon-to -be pa tented one -han de d, no-footers. "There was some good riders in my class, but I was able to get in the lead at th e beginning and get away ," sa id the Ma ry la nder. " It's a reall y good su percro ss track an d the jum ps are se t u p to ha ve fun on. It was a littl e slick an d dry tod ay but everyone h as to ride on th e same track, I guess." Kawasaki-mounted Ben Ridd le wa s seco n d behi nd Pa strana and H ond a rider Cha d Albri tton was th ird. Delawar e's Joe Dellaversano wa s th e The 51cc Auto Stock class for sevenand eig ht-year-olds was led by Michael Lozaw, w ho bl ast ed his Cob ra flyer to th e m ain even t wi n in fro n t of seven o ther g ro m mets. LEM-moun ted Travis Wi nebren ner wa s secon d w ith So u th Carolina 's Jake Griffis - ano ther Co bra rider - ho ld ing down third at the finis h. Lozaw also top ped the Su per Pee Wee class with young Ricky Renner th e ru nner-u p and Alabama's Bradley Wright placing third. In the 51cc Auto Stock, for reall y little kids, Renner was the winner on a Yamaha with Wang Ha ynes second and Georgia' s Jam es Graham thi rd . Jumpi ng to th e other end of the age spe ctru m, Barry Mayo of Michigan was the fastest o f the Senio rs, taking th e main event win in the Senior 40+ grou p ahead of Ohio's Henry Gref an d Hond am ounted Cha rles Lehi ng . Georgia 's Gary Grah am w as the Vet 35+ wi n ner wi th Ohio tourist Kenneth Franken be rry second and local Vet Steven Dixo n th ird . Th e Vet 30+ class lead er s were Florida racers Steve Dye and John Lu ndy and North Carolina's Kevin Austin. 0 Gatorback Cycle Park Gainesville , Florida Resu lts: March 3, 1995 to p 85cc M in i Seni o r r ider with Louisian a's Mike McAnelly - the wi nner of the h eat race - taki ng seco nd in the main. Ohio's Damien Heater was third on h is Ka wasa ki. Jessie Ball ard of the Sunshine Sta te was th e 85cc (1 2-13) main even t win ner with Robert Farnell second and heat race w inner Paul Carpenter third. Top Kawasaki 65cc class rider w as Mississip pi's Nathan Davenport, who led Georgia's Wes Segars and Ind iana's Brad Ripple at the checkered flag . The top 125cc B Inte rm ed iate rid er was Team G reen no r thern fa vorite Charles Du n aw ay, w ho m ade th e trip south from Ohio to notch the m ain event win in th e 24-rider class. Tex as-based Caleb Leath was th ird in th e heat race beh ind Flo ri da loca l hotshoe Ken neth Jones but moved up in to second in th e m ain eve nt. Third went to another fast local, Yamaha-mounted Ronnie Ren ner, with Su zu ki rid er Darren McE lha ttan an d Jones rou nding ou t the top five. D una wayap p eared h ea d ed to th e 250cc B class w in as well after topp ing ev eryone in the heat race but a s lip in the m ai n le ft him 12th a t th e fi n is h . Instead, the wi nner was Jarrett Tip ping wi th Ohio 's Ty My ers second and Jaso n Wadsin third . Fastes t Schoolboy on th e d ay was South Carolina Honda pilot Adam Rake, who won bo th his heat race an d m ain e ven t in t h e 125cc Sc hoo lboy class. McElha ttan was se cond with Kawasaki rid er Jon Simmons th ird. 125 A:. 1. Barry Ca rsten (Su z); 2. Mike McDonald . (Su z): 3. Ch risto phe r Bailey (Ho n ); 4. Cha d Murphy (Su.); 5. Carey West (Su z). 250 A: 1. Christ o phe r Bail e y (H on ); 2. M ike McDon ald (Suz ); 3. Ca rey West (Suz); 4. Rod Ca r rie r (Kaw ); 5. John Coen (5=). . 125 B: 1. Charles Dunaway (Kaw); 2. Ca leb Leath [Kaw]; 3. Ronn ie Renn er (Yam); 4. Darren McElhattan (5uz); 5. Kenn eth Jones (Hon ). 250 B, 1. Jarrett Tipping (su.~ 2. Ty Myers (Kaw); 3. Jason Wad sin (Hon); 4. Rode rick Purn ell (Ka w); 5. Jason Lejeune (Ka w) . 125 C: 1. james Webb (Suz); 2. Eric Parham (Hon) ; 3. Dustin Keu ntjes (Hon); 4. Bryan Ripp le (Kaw ); 5. Kevin Cagle ff-lon), 250 C: 1. Jeff Crisafulli (Ho n); 2. Randy Jernigan (Hon); 3. Keith Morgan (Yam) ; 4. Tim Hosf eld (Hon); 5. Kevin Cagle (Ho n). 500 C: 1. Ro na ld Mensforth (Hon) ; 2. Ste p he n Beckw ith (Hon); 3. Jason Ward (KTM) ; 4. A nd rew McElroy (Hon ); 5. Craig Stone Wrigh t (Hsbg), 25+, 1. Barry Carsten (5uz~ 2. Je ff Reynol ds (Yam~ 3. Rod ney Ca rri er (Suz ); 4. Steve Dye (Kaw); 5. Joh n Coe n fSuz) . 3D+-: 1. Steve Dye (Kaw); 2. John Lundy (1-1on); 3. Kevin Aus tin (Suz); 4. Kenneth Frankenberry (Hon); 5. John Coen (Suz} 35+: 1. Gary Graha m (Hon) ; 2. Ken ne t h Prankenberry (H on); 3. Steven D ixo n (Hon); 4. Stua rt English (Ho n); 5. Danie l Crawford (Yam). 4l>+' I. Barry Mayo (Kaw); 2. Henry Gref (Hon~ 3. Charles Lehi ng (Ho n); 4. Skip Stewar t (Kaw) : 5. Paul Dwi wa nowski (ADB). 125 (1 2-15) : 1. Adam Rak e (I-I on ); 2 . Darren McElhattan (5u z ); 3. Jon Simmons (Kaw); 4. Aug us t Lausberg Jr. (Ka w ); 5. James Webb (Su.). 85 (14 ·1 5): 1. Joe De lla versa no (H on ); 2. Mike McAnell y ( K aw): 3. Da m ien He a ther (Ka w): 4. Joe Brewe r (Ka w ); 5. Brandon Smith (Yilm). '. 85cc (12-13): 1. Jessie Balla rd (Suz); 2. Robe rt Farnell (Yil m ); 3. Pau l Ca rpe nter (Hon ), 4. Rand y Dovials (5uz); 5. Derrick McKinne y (Kaw ). 85 (7· 11): 1. Tra vi s Pastrana (Sua): 2. Ben Rid d le (Kaw): 3. Chad Albritton (Ha n); 4.Kurt Jenni son (5uz); 5. Keena n Hibbard (Ka w) . 65 (7-11) : 1. Na than Davenport (Kaw); 2. Wes Segars (Ka w); 3. Brad Rip ple (Kaw): 4.- An thony Weber (Kaw); 5. Antho ny Grippis (Kaw) . 51 STK (7-8): 1. Michael Lozaw (Cob); 2. Tr avi s. Win e bre n ne r (LEM); 3. Ja ke Griffis (Cob); 4. Jeffrey Luci do (LEM); 5. Michael Gra ha m (LEM). 51 Auto S to ck (4-6): 1. Ricky Re n ne r (Yam ); 2. Wang Wan g Haynes (Yam); 3. Jam es Graham (Yam); 4. Luke Griffis (Yam ). . SUP/P1W: 1. Michael Loza w; 2. Ricky Ren ner, 3. s Brad ley Wright 4. Michael Graha m; 5. ja me Graham.

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