Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS Edited by Seoll Rousseau Tray Batey won several cl asses during the WERA southeastern regional season opener at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway . Talladega Gran Prix hosts WERA regional opener By Clair Franks Photo by Tiny Franks DEALERS! Sign Up to Sell America~ Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper JOIN THE HUNDREDS OF SUCCESSFUL, ACTIVE DEALERS WHO SELL CYCLE NEWS IN THEIR STORES. • Build WEEKLY FOOT TRAmC inyour store • Create ENTHUSIASM for new products, latest events and trends in the sport , . of motorcycling • Local COVERAGE of events In your area, In addition to National & Worldwide news about motorcycles· as Ithappens! RETAil PRICE $2.50/COPY 5 COPIES PER WEEK MINIMUM PLUS••.You get a free metal display rack and "authorized dealer" decals for your store GET STARTED TODAY! Call our Dealer Sales Manager at (310) 427-7433 24 Hour F~ Order line (310) 427-=6685 TALLADEGA. AL, FEB. 25-26 Tallad ega Gran Pri x Racew ay was the sigh t of this yea r's WERA sou theastern regional season open er, and you couldn't hav e asked for a bett er weekend, weather-wise or otherwise. A lmost 200 racer s took ad vanta ge of the op tim u m conditions and pu t o n an awesome display of close racing action. Novice and Expert alik e went wheel-to-w h ee l, la p -af te r-I ap, thrilli ng the large spectator crowd on hand. Satu rday's racing action sa w th e run n in g of th e four so lo SO· m ile rac es , which we re broken down in to Hea vyw eigh t Expert and Novice as well as Middleweight Expert and Novice, with the Lightweight combined class carried over to Sunday sched ule. Tray Batey started his weekend off right by takin g the chec kere d flag win in th e Hea vywe ig h t Exper t So lo 50-miler. josh ua H a yes grabbe d the ea rly lead w it h a g rea t ho les ho t only to have Batey catch and breeze by him on lap three. Batey then cruised to an easy victory . The race was red -flagged once, du e to down ed ride rs and the close p roximity of the amb ulance and comcrworkers to the track. Sprint racing Sunday saw some bar-to-bar racing that pac ked not only the stands bu t the infield par king area as we ll. Superstock racing Team Suzuki End urance-ride r Batey brought his '95 Suzuki GSXR 1100 across the finish line well ahead of second-place finis he r Patrick Lud wig in A Superstock. Bat ey tu rned in so me very imp ressive lap times, as he d ropped into the 58second range consistently. "We cam e here to sort out the 1100," Batey sa id . " Although it ran p retty qu ick tod ay, we still have so me adj u s tments to ma ke which should make the bike faster ." Ludwig, rid ing his Yamaha yzP 750, turned se ver al high ~59 -secon d lap s bu t was unable to catch the ultra-qu ick Ba tey on the larger-disp lacement mach ine. Lu dw ig took over seco nd place, from an always tou gh Kevin Rentzell, with . a risky late-braking man eu ver in tum one. With Lud wig now in second and RentzeU in third, the top three spots were set to the checkered . Results so Milc rs H /W EX: 1. Tray Batey (Su z): 2. Joshua Ha yes (Su z); 3. Sle ve n Bur nell (Kaw ); 4. Rob wuecn (Ho n); 5. Dw ig ht Lew is (Hon). H / W NO V: 1. Q ui s Wa ll (Suz); 2. Midwd Co nlon Jr. (Hon); 3. Tro y Hedrick (Ka w): 4. Cli nton Goff (Kaw) ; 5. Tony Sa wyer (Kaw ). • . M!W EX: 1. Rusty Willia ms (Ho n); 2. Lee A cree (Ya m); 3. Larry [A-nning (Hem); 4. Dan ny Phlbbs (Hon); 5. Reuben Frankenfield (Hon ). M / W NOV : 1. Sco tt H arwell (Hon); 2. Darren H",rtung (Hu n); 3. Jim my Willia ms (Yam); 4. Michoel Conlon Jr. (Ho n); 5. O ,ri s Reyn olds (Hun ). B: L/W COM- 1. Dave Knapp (Rtx ); 2. Wade Buffington (5uz): 3. An d rew TllmlinMln (Yam); 4. w alwr Sto val l (Yam); 5. Tim Bark e r (Ouc). Sp rints F-1 EX: 1. Tray Bdtey (Suz); 2. Pal rick ludw ig (Yam ); 3. Lee Am'l.' (Yam ); 4. Joey GII1t> land (Ka w); 5. Mike Pogreba (Kawf F· l NOV: 1. Scott Ha rwell (Hon); 2. Michael Killings worth (SUL); 3. Allen Bu m ha m (Suz); 4. J.1 Hollm an (Kilw) ; 5. Te rry Y Evans (Hon). F-2 EX 1. Lee Acn-e (y a m); 2. Tim Hill (Yam ); 3. Eric Ash: bau gh (Yam); 4. And rew To ml inso n (Yam); 5. Wade Bu(fin gton (Suz). F-2 NOV: 1. Jimmy Williams (Yam ); 2. Rick Ruhl (Yam); 3. C hu ma Hu nte r-Ga u ll (Yam) ; 4. Ro bert C ra ig (H on ); 5. Tren t Car ter (Yam). U/ L TW EX: 1. John Kennett (Hon ); 2. Tim Barker (Due) ; 3. Frank Stro m.ln (Kdw); 4. ).B. Balke (Hon); 5. j ame Stro ud {Kaw ]. s U! l lW NOV : 1. TI."Vls Stirw (Suz); 2. Glry Med lin (Hon); 3. Chum", Humer-Ca un (Hon); 4. Malt BI",sWIl'id (HlIn ); 5. Robt'rt Cr aig (HIm). A S/ STI<: 1. Tra y Batey (Suz); 2. Pat rick Lud wi g (Yam ); 3. Ke vin Rcn tze ll (Su z l; 4. Alan Abercro mb ie (H on ); 5. Phillip Sch roed er (Suz ). B S / BK EX: 1. P.ltrick Ludw ig (Y.l m ); 2. Rus ty W illi am ll (Hon ); 3. Kev in Rentzell (Suz ); 4. Ala n Abe rcromb ie (H on); 5. Ph illip Sch roder (Suz). B S / BK NOV : 1. Scott Ha r well (H o n ); 2. Mi ch ae l Kill ingsworth (Suz) ; 3. Jay H ollm a n (Kaw ); 4. Allen Burn ha m (Suz); 5. Scu tt Ehlma nn (H on j. B S /STK : 1. Kevtn Rentzc ll (Suz); 2. Patri ck Lud wig (Yam ); 3. La rry Denning (Hon); 4. joshu a Hayes (Hon ); 5. Dann y Ph ibbs (Hon). B PROD (NOV ): 1. Shane Reins (Hen ]: 2. Stoney Land e rs (H lln); 3. Patrick Wa rd (K.1W); 4. [A'onis Smith (Hon); 5. Jay HolIman (Kaw ). C S / BK EX: 1. Alan Abe rcro mbie (Ho n); 2. Reubc.-n Fra nken field (Ya m ); 3. Steve n Green (Hon); 4. Rus ty Wilia m s (Ho n); 5. Shane O ar k [Hun]. C 5 / BK N OV : l. Sc o t! Harwell ( Ha n ); 2. M ich ael KillinS.':iwort (Suz); 3. Michal'! Conlon (Ho n); 4. Stone y Land ers h (Hon); 5. Ch ris Reynolds (Ho n). C S/ STK: 1. Reuben Frankenfit'id (Yam ); 2. Larry De nn ing (Hon); 3. Jnsh ua Hayes (Hon); 4. Steven Ceeen (Ho n); 5. Da nny Phib bs (Hon). C PROD NOV : 1. William Me Nd! (H on); 2. Shane Rei ns (Hon); 3. Stoney Land e rs (H on) ; 4. Micha el Vestal Jr. (Ya m ); 5. Chris Reyn olds (HIm ). o S / BK EX: 1. Da ve Knapp (Rb::): 2. W.llter Stova ll (Yam); 3. Rlchilrd Brel·din g (Yam); 4. Wa de Bu ffin gton (Suz); 5. An drew Tom linson (y am ). S 5/ BK NOV: t . Gary Med lin (Ho n); 2. Tevis Stine (SUL 3. I; Chuma Hunlt;>r-Gau lt (Hon); 4. Tre Ca rte r (Yam); 5. Tod d Gibbs nt (Suz). CLBMN EX: 1. Dave Knapp (Rtx); 2. James Stro ud (Kaw ); 3. John Ken ne tt (KTM ); 4. Frank Stro mol (Kaw); 5. Mar k Hurt (SUL n ). CLBMN NO V: 1. Tevis Stine (Suz ); 2. Mark Morrow (Yam); 3. Mark Schmitt (Kaw); 4. Joe Templin (Suz) : 5. Al lt'O C ood win (SUL ). Turner jams at Bluegrass MX By Ray Bailey WINCHESTER, KY, MAR. 4 Nick Turner was u ns top pab le a t the Blueg rass Motocross Park seaso n ope ner, which dr ew over 150 rid ers. Turner wo n bo th motos to score the overall win in thc ·l25cc B class in his first race as a B rider. During both mot es, Turne r looked as if he had the tra ck wired . , James Russel Maxam won both motos in the 60cc class, one of the most hotly contes ted classes of the day. Shane jen kins got the holsehot in the first moto but wa s quickly pursu ed by Maxam. who quic kly passed Jenk ins and never looked back. The second moto was wilde r than the first. jenkins got another big ho leshot and was ope ning up a big lead with Michael Hardcastle in hot pursuit. Maxam was running third , befo re tu rning it on to pas s Hardcastle and jenkins. Maxam th en pulled away, makin g it look easy, as he topped the second moto for the clean sweep. David McWilliam s rode to a first ove rall in th e 250cc 0 class . Mc Will ia ms wo n the first moto go ing away, bu t the second mot o was a little ha rder, as he got caug ht in the star ting gate. McW illi a ms ca ug h t a n d p assed every rid er excep t the lead er, to card a second -p lace finish in the moto and lockup the overall. Conside ring how he ran in the second mota, McWilliams will be moved to the 250cc C class for the next event. Results 50 (4-6 ): 1. Dan iel Maxam (KlM); 2. Mich.lel Ak.yd in ( I ~ ); 3. Travis Redman (Yam ); 4. Mathew Akayd in (Yam ); 5. Jonathon You ng (Yam ). 50 (7-8 ): 1. Jordan Oxley (KTM); 2. Kar a Tay lor (y am ). 60: 1. James Russe l Maxam (Kaw ); 2. Shant' Jenk in!! (Kaw); 3. Michael H.lrdcastle (Kaw); 4. Ricky Paynter (lUIw); 5. Kyle Maeton tos h (Kaw ). 80: 1. Allt'n Ca ines (YiUJI ); 2. Noah Karnes ( !Caw ); 3. Sha ne Jenkins (yam ); 4. Tod d Pryer (Han); 5. Jacob Kames (y .am ). JR MINI; 1. Shan e Jtmkins (Yam) . SR MIN I: 1. Chri s Move ry (Yam); 2. J.T. Smith (Hon ); 3. J.R. G uie r (Kaw ); 4. Danny Gamer (Yam ): 5. Bren t May er (Kaw). SCHOY: 1. Mich"d Burba (Kilw); 2. B.l rry Ha ll (ya m ); 3. Ch.ld Ryan (Ha n); 4. Chri s Mavery (yam); 5. J.R. Ca rte r (Kaw). 125 D: 1. Troy McMast e rs (Suz );. 2. Larry Ta ylo r (Hon); 3. Jacob Chambt'rs (Hon) ; 4. Todd Donaldson (Ho n); 5. David Holcomb (Su:r.) • . 125 C: I. Ch ip Cu lto n (H on) ; 2. Micha el Bu rb a ( Kaw ): 3. Budd y Brooks (Suz); 4. Michael Martin (Hon) ; 5. Jl"try WPddlnf\:ton [H un }, 125 B: 1. Nick 'I 'urner (Suz) ; 2. Barry Hall (Yam): 3. Jimm y Broo ks (Suz) . 250 D: 1. David McWilliam s (Hon); 2. Chris Dunn (Kaw ); 3. Chris Dunn (Kaw); 4. Wayn.m Morgan (KiIw);5. Coby Sk

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