Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

I·E E T · V NS ·' 1 (Above) Rob McWh orter (1) ba tt les w it h Sc o tt S h ip le y (22 ) in the 2SOISOOcc A c lass at the Birch C reek MX s e aso n opener. McWh orter went on to ta ke the overall w in. S h iple y was t hi rd. (Le ft) Joshua Steel was the.top d og in t he A c lass e s at th e Centra l Ohio Competition Rid e rs MX. SRX600 in the infield to an ad vantage over the power o f Stevenso n's usually "d om inan t Kawa- STA RTER (4-6) 0-2: 1. C hris A lek sie zyki (YOlm) 2. C ha d ; Gores (Yam); 3. Michael Ant ho ny P reci do (Ya m ); 4. Elizabeth Butikofer (Yam ); 5. Brian Hine r (y am ). S~ARTER (7-8) : 1. Spenser We rn li (Yam ); 2. Cod y Johnson (Ho n); 3. Brand on Hin er (Yam) ; 4. Dustin Roberts (Yam); 5. Terren ce Schoclef (Ya m ); 2. Da vid Su llin s (Yam); 3. An tho- saki. 'Race tw o also saw Ro n Kauffman pass d efend in g Vintage Two nati ona l cha mp ion Rixon Breckon for th e win in that class. Gary Stu mm led race one, held und er dry conditions, from start to finish to top the Vintage Four class which had the largest field with 17 entries. Paul Garland and Jimmy Clark finished second and third, resp ectively, as 350cc Yarnahas dominated the class, which hosted both twoand four-stroke entries. Gary Smith overcame a poor start to win the Vin ta ge One class over Breck on and fini sh th ird ov era ll in th e race, pa ssing all bu t Stu mm and Ga rland from the Vintage Four clas s. On ly the few and the br ave dared the wet condi tions for race three as Stevenson took the win in the Vintage Six field, while Julian Poozatek won the Vintage Three batt le on his Hond a 400. Res ults VINT O NE : 1. Gary Smith (Hon) ; 2. Rixon Breckon (Ha n); 3. Ron Kauffman (Yam) . VINTTWO: 1. Ron Kaufftndn (Yam ); 2. Rixo n Breckon (Hon ); 3. Eric Kata ma ja (Su z ). _ VINT TH REE: 1. J ul ia n Po ca atek (H on); 2. H ugh Wade (Yam); 3. Robert Cle rk (Yam ); 4. Eric K.1l aja (Suz ). m VINT FOUR: 1. Cary Stumm (Yamt 2. Paul GarLa (Yam); nd 3. Jimm y O ar k (yam ); 4. Richard C ru hn (K.1 w); 5. Michael Cum• mi ngs (ya m) . VINT FIVE : 1. Dani d LRvine (Yam ); 2. Aaron SteVt' nso n (Kaw); 3. St roma n (Ka w); 4. Th om a!> D' Ettor e (Ka w ); 5. Mar k. Schmitt (1rN Bla ck (SU7.); 4. J;lm~ G.lnTtt (Suz) ; 5. JOl'h Wood (Kaw ). Sf MINI: 1. Josh Woo d (Kaw); 2. Ja mes Beve rly (Kew) : 3. B..m Carpenter (Ho n); 4. John Gos s (1 H od ges (KdW); 2. Lee Will iam s (Kaw ); 3. 1I Steve Eag le r (K.aw); 4. Ma rk Wa gn er (Kaw ); 5. Da vid Plo reace (Kaw ). 250 C: I. Bryan Gibbs (Han); 2. Stanlf.')'Pure tt (Ho n); 3. Melan McFarl,l nd (H un ); 4. Freddie Lawson (SU7.) 5. Mike Bracht (Suz ). ; 250 D: 1. Hil ton Hol d ren (Ka w); 2. Ky le Gra n t (Ya m) ; 3. Mich al'l Flyn t (Ho n); 4. P.lUl B.lrbt-r (Suz ); 5. W("Sley Kite [Ka w}, 25+ A: 1. Robert McWhorter (Ho n); 2. Scott Shi pley (Suz); 3. Sha ne Te m ple ton (Suz); 4. Rob ert Ct ' rke n (Ho n); 5. Bill Finc h (Han). 25+ B: 1. Dea n 5.llver (Hon); 2. Kevin Austin (Suz); 3. Robe rt Talbott (Ya m); 4. J Hoo ks (Suz); 5. Danny Skip per (yam ). eff 30+ A: 1. Tod d Stith (Ho n ); 2. Scott ShipiL (Suz ); 3. Vann ')' Gibson (Ho n); 4. Robert Cerken (Hon); 5. Jay Ha use r (Suz ). 30+ B: 1. De an Sarver (Ha n ); 2. Sid ney Willia ms (Kaw); 3. Sandy Fu lk (Suz ); 4. Oo y Hilton (Hon); 5. Kevin Aus tin (Suz). .>nn 35+: 1. De nny Hi lton (Ho n); 2. So nny Mitche ll (Kaw); 3. Dennis Prillama n (Kaw ); 4. Roger Arnol d; 5. Jay Lankford (ya m). 40+: 1. So nny Mitche ll (Kaw ); 2. G reg Drescoll (Suz ); 3. Mike Bodenham e (Ha n); 4. Ken Jord on (Ho n); 5. O PEN B: I. De n n is Prilla ma n (Ka w ); 2. Kev in Ro th ro ck (Hon );' 3. Sta nlt')' Put'tt (Hon ); 4. Rogl' r Arno ld (Kaw ); 5. Ch a rll'8 Ca rlton (Kaw). U fL: 1. Mark Wa gn e r (Kaw); 2. My le s Sca ra no (S uz); 3. Dan n y Daily (Suz); 4. Wt>Sley Ga nnon (Suz); 5. Doug Ne igh bon (Ho n). (! ck McCl int ock (Suz); rri 3. JV5hua Brown (y am ); 4. Daniel r aft (Suz ); 5. Robe rt Seeds (Suz). 80 (12-13): 1. Bryan McGa v ra n (Hon); 2. Ch ris Rogel'll(s uz ). . 80 (14-16): 1. Dann y Ca rlson (Yam) . 125 BEG: 1. Ni ck Wa ters (Suz); 2. Ch ris Uustr e (Kaw ); 3. Andy Cam plX- I (Han); 4. John C rurella (Ho n); 5. JUl'ti n Murr ay 1 (Suz). 125 NO V: 1. Tyso n Taylo r (Ho n); 2. Mike Gibso n (Hon); 3. Bullfrog Nt'wcomer (Ho n); 4. Sha wn HdYwood (1c lo.er (Hon); 2. Ch r is Berry (Yam); 3. Jl·ff Gibson (Kaw); 4. Brian Kamow (Kaw );S . Rob Welch (Yam). 250 C: 1. JefTTT1Y Jone s (SU1.); 2. Jim Will is (Suz) ; 3. Pete Henderson (Hon); 4. Greg Tina ll (yam); 5. T roy Cra igle r (SU2). 17-24: 1. Cha rlie Du naway (K.1W); 2. Wa lt Lodarsky (Kaw); 3. C hri s Clevenger (Hon); 4. Pat Thrall (Kaw); 5. Bre tt Le meiste r [Kaw ]. 125 B: 1. Olris Berry (Yam); 2. Scott Sha fer (Suz); 3. Pax ton Mendollson (SU7.); 4. Troy Swartz (Suz); 5. Adam jo hnso n (Hu n). 125 A: 1. Jos h Steel (Hon); 2. Vince Karnow (Kaw); 3. Ch uck Reed (Suz); 4. Lemy Bake r (Suz);· 5. Josh Dem uth (Yam) . 250 A; 1. Josh Steel (Hon); 2. Jos h Demuth (Y"mj; 3. Ch uck. Reed (Su:r 4. Vince Kamow (K.1W); 5. J.D. Collin.. (Kaw). .); Ludwig, Rentzell rule Talladega Road Race By Chester Fie lds TAL LADEGA, AL, MAR. 25-26 Local hotshoes Kevin Rentzell and Patrick Lud wig domi nated the money classes at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway, winning five races between the m 'at the WERA Mid-Cen tral Region al roa d race. Rentzell, now rid ing Kawasakis, took the top spot in C Superbike and B and C Supe rstock on h is ZX-6 R, while Ludwig, on h is Yama ha YZF750, won A Su pe rsto ck and B Sup er bike . Ren tzell too k home at least $1800 in Kawasaki continge ncy for his sprin t race victories. The B Su pe rbike race was a hea ted cla sh between the two riders as they battled for the lea d fro m the g reen fla g . Ren tz ell go t th e holesh ot , but Lud w ig ran hi m d ow n, fin ally o ver ta kin g him wi th a d aring outbraki ng maneuve r in tum two, p ushing Rentzell out to the grass, where he was forced to back off. Ludwig, riding on slicks, took the po int and was never headed, while RentzeIl, always an aggres~ sive rider, had to set tle do wn for second on his DOT ti res . Rentzell later accused Lud wig of un safe rid ing, bu t Lu d w ig sh rugged it off as good raci ng and effectiv e us e of so me of Rentzell's ow n tried -and -true techniques. Rentzell was do min an t in the B Su pers tock race on his 600 Kawa saki against the 750 power of second- and third-place finishers Steve Patterson and Lud wig. Rentzell wh eelied his way to victory while Ludwig and Valvoline Suzuki's Patterson bange d handl ebars d isputing second, with Ludw ig getting th e nod on his private er Yamaha. In a d di tio n to Patters on , Team Suz u ki 's MIchael Martin showed u p try ing to get some track time in preparation for the upcoming sea~ son. Martin set a new lap record in Su nday morning pr actice, wrestlin g the big Team Valvoline GSXRllOO arou nd the V I·mile track in 57.4 seconds, two tenths of.f the pr ev ious best time set last season by Tray Batey. Martin was push ing it hard enou gh to be black-flagged in practice' after comerworkers spotted smoke coming fro m the mach ine . Wh en Ma r ti n p u lle d in, WERA officials and Team Suz uki's Keith Perry determi ned that the only thin g smoking was his rea r tire! Marti n won the 50-miler on Saturday and stayed around long eno ugh Sunday to win the Formula One even t with ease. O t her bi g w in ne rs on the da y incl ude d Novice rid er Chuma Hun ter-Gault, and Expert rider John Kenner, both Honda Hawk-mounted. Each too k thr ee races in the ir resp ecti ve divi sions. Kenn er also took the Lightwe ight 5O-miler on Saturday. Results 5O-Mih. n · H /W EX: 1. Michael Molttin (Suz) ; 2. Steve Pa tterson (Suz); 3. Da ne Whaley (Yam ); 4. G rant Lope z (Suz) . H /W NOV : 1. J.lmes Hilli s (H on); 2. Dan Fogarty (Hon ); 3. Byron Barbour (Su z ); 4. Ik>mie Terrell (H on ); 5. Ma ttht·w Brown (Suz ).

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