Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

"Bra ndon (Hooper) holes hot me , th en we came down the first hill-side by side:' Pastrana sa id . "W hen we went in to th e left tu rn before the big double, he a lmost pushed me into th e woods! I passed him on the very next do ub le:' Pastran a, while lead ing the Super Mini class, exploded his rea r wh eel and pulled off the track. The n ine-yea r-old Hooper went on to wi n the mote. Hoo pe r's holesh ot became the hot top ic a t the start of the second mota . As the gate fell, the two yo u ng Suzuki p ilot s hea d ed fo r the first tum, each determined to take the holeshot. When the dust settled, Pastrana had th e holesh ot and Hooper was picking up his bike. After the race, Hooper explained his change.in fate. "At the start of the seco nd mot o, Mr. Robert (Pastra na) sa id he'd give me ten bu ck s if I hol e shot Travis agai n. ! go t psyched out!" The el der P as tr ana w as unav a ilable fo r comment. N ick Sess a an d To m my Jone s took ad van tage of Hooper's first tum sp ill, bre aki ng away w hi le ba ttling for th e lead. Sessa pushed h is Kawasakiahead on lap th ree to take the seco nd mot o wi n. Jones rod e his best race th is yea r to take the overall with his 2-2 finis hes . Results Bobby Ingle (7) gets the jump on the Open A field at the start of the main event In dirt track act ion at Diamond Raceway. Ingle went on to win the race. 125 A: 1. Rick Wannbo; 2. SIeve Akin . VINTTW: 1. Mike Harritt; 2. jim Pe rry . 250 30+: 1. Rick Hill; 2. Bob Elder. OPEN J(H. : 1. JimPert)' . 80 A: 1. J acob Hold eru 2. Kurt Hilwk; 3. Kyle Bunger. 60 A: 1. Chris Wai te; 2. Cody ThompiOJ\: 3. Kt"Vin Bun ger. SOSR:1. Andy Fay; 2. TI'n"O'l' Wha rto n; 3. Eric Deboer. 50 JR: 1. Matt HoU5t"I1\o1n; 2.}ohn NIemi; 3. Carter Man n. 50 MOD: 1. And y Fay; 2. Ma rk Studebaker; 3. Tyler Cioc>8. Saturday . EX: 1. Dann y Stanl ey; 2. }oq Kopp ; 3. Mickey Fay; • . '[)(>I . Schni tzer; S. Rex FiSher 80 A: 1. Jaoob Holden; 2. Chris W.u le; 3. Ku rt Hawk. 60 A: 1. Ch ris Waite; 2. Mike Roches~ 3. Kevin Bu nger. 50 SR: 1. Andy Fay; 2. Trev or Wharton ; 3. Eric Debeer. 50 JR; Ljon Niemie; 2. Matt HousmYl n; 3. lJrereok Sta Ucob. 50 MOD: 1. Andy Fay; 2. Mark Studebaker; 3. Tyler Goos. Pierce, Ingle pulverize Diamond Short Track By Clay U ght ROSEBURG, OR ,MAY 21 Despite taking nine months off from flat track ing to p ursue a m ot ocr oss ca reer, local rider Mike Pierce proved he hadn' t lost his touch after winning the 12Sec A main at the opening round of th e Diamond Raceway Short Track Series. Also hot on the all-new Bob Stro ng-promot ed 1 /lOth -mile oval wa s Yamaha-mounted Bobby Ing le. who wo n both Open qualifiers a nd backed it up with a convincing win in the Open A Main event. First on board in main events were the BOcc Experts, with Suzu ki rider Bo Ingle on the po le. Ingle had a brief encounter with Chad Feely, but that only las ted a lap . After tha t. Ingle mainta in ed th e le a d to the finis h w hile a ba tt le behind him could have gone any which way. Feely scored second. w hile Shawn Bigham took third over Da m ie n Saltzman and first -time Expert Sean Ught, who was fifth . Ingle also sat the pole in the 12SecA main, but Pierce had other ideas . After suffering a narrow loss in the secon d heat race, Pierce wasted. little time putting his Yamaha ou t front for keeps. Ingle used a variety of lines trying to gel past him bu t wo und u p second ahead of Pat Wanner. Bobby Ingle took an imI1lediate liking to the track' s oonfiguration and breezed to a win in the Open A main. Ingle wen t wire-to-wire with only ex·miniey cle star Wayne Frampton ab le to keep him in sight. Frampton though, was well under· pow ered and did all he oould to keep SOOcc Hond a rider Cliff Helms behind him . Frampton, Helms, Tim Nav arro and Ed Derda filled the top five. Results OPEN A: 1. Bob Ingle (YamJ; ~ . Wayn e Fram pton (HOi'll: 3. CliffHdms Qi on ); 4. Tim Navarro (Kaw); 5. Ed-Derda (Yam). 125 A: 1. Mike Pit'1"Ce (Y am); 2. So Ingl l!'(Suz); 3. Pa tri ck Wan~ ncr (Yam). 80 EX: 1. 50 Ingle (Suz); 2. Cha d Feel y (Yam); 3. Sha wn Bigham (Ka w ); 4. Damit"l1 Sa ltzma n CHon); 5. Sto Light ( K.1w). an SOA: 1. Eric Sal yer (5uZ); 2. Brad 5tron ~ (Suz) . Mudders rule MAMA Motocross on Mother's Day By John Hooper B UDDS CREEK. MD, MAY14 Th e Middle Atla n tic Motocro ss Association 42 hosted a Mother' s Day motocr oss a t Budd s Creek which was ush ered in by hard showe rs tha t led to a shorte ned day for the 120 rid ers willing to brave the storm. Nick Eve nnou was the big wi nner, taking home first in 50cc Expert and 60cc Su pport classes. Evenno u, fres h from the Bailey School hel d during the two day s before the race, dominated 50ccclass action, taking a n easy 1-1 overall in the mu d . How ever, the 60cc Support race beca me a knock-down, d rag-ou t ba ttle between Even nou and Derrick Forrester. Evennou grabbed th e holeshot, slipping past the first-tum crowd with a ru naway-a nd- hide look in his ey es. Forrester fo ug h t ba ck a nd was on ly a bike ba ck at th e ha lfway ma rk. The two Kawasaki riders battled the oonstant rain, and each other, into the tricky off-camber. Forrester lost traction and fell in the turn, allowing Evennou to escape with the victory. By the lime Forrest er had remounted , Shane Sanft also got by, taking the checkered just a head of the m ud covered Forrester. As it turned ou t, th e se co n d moto was cancelled and the final results were based on moto one . Eight 60cc Novice riders took to the sloppy track. m aking fo r so me exciting action. Like most the classes toda y, th e first moto would decide the day's winner. Morris Hopkins powered to the win, using an aggressive mud riding sty le in the turns . Hop kins wa s followed by Don Scilipote an d Steven Rizza . Results 50 EX:1. Nick Evennou (LEM): 2. Dnid Holt. 50 SUP: 1. Ch ris Thom~n (LEM); 2. Shawn Dll~ (Ya m); 3. Michael Grov es . . 50 NOV; 1. Cory Rose' (KTM); 2. Bobby Wall (KT M); 3. Stpp hen Mace (KTM); 4. Noah Coffma n (Yam); 5. Todd LaFo IIl"tte (Ya m). 60 SUP: 1. Nicholas Evennou (I(.,w); 2. Shane Sanft ()(;aw); 3. DL-nick FO lT\'llt r (Kawl. e 50 NO V: 1. Morris Hopkins (Ka w); 2. Dan Sdlipot... (Ka w); 3. Steven Rizza (Ka w): 4 . Shawn Do rsey (Kaw ); 5. Cody Smith ( )(a w) . 800·11) EX; t. Nick Ses..-.a (Ka w), RO (7· 11) SUP : 1. M icha el Mon~ (Ho n); 2. [Nrrkk FOm."S ter OCaw); 3. Matthew Long (Ho n}; • . W illiam Batris fSuz). 80 n o-15) EX: 1. Tra vis Pas traNi (Suz) ; 2. Jaso n Hooper (Suz). 80 (to-IS) SUP: 1. Michael Sweeney ( Kaw ); 2. Sa mu el forres ter (Kaw). 80 0 0-15) NOV: 1. Brian Man tooth (Yam); 2. Idf Rayle (K.aw); 3. To m Lago (Ya m) ; 4, Andy Ja rv ia (Yam); 5. Brandon Se xto n (Kaw). 115 EX; 1. JMiOJ\ Rud ol ph (Kaw l; 2. Robm Bowling (K. w). 115 SUP; 1. Mitch ell Hod ges (Ka w);2. Dan iel Rudol ph (](a w) ; 3. Pnul Hood (Suz); 4, Randy Harri s (Ka wl . 115 NO V: 1. Ro nni e Lac key (Ya m) ; 2. Jilmi e Bdl (Hon); 3. Jus tin Jacobs (Hon); 4. Zachary Tru n l"O (Ka w ); 5. Bria n Boo na (Kaw). S/MINI: 1. Tra vis Pastrana (Sud . SR: I. Do n McKenzie (Yam) ; 2. Arnold Hasting (Yam ); 3. [).an Sw eitzer (Hon); 4. Kt."Vin H os t (H on) ; 5. Howard Jones (Kaw) . Pastrana returns to Budds Creek Motocross By John Hoope r B UDDS CREEK. MD, MAY 7 Ama teur Na tio na l Cha mp ion Travis Pastran a returned to his roots for the first time this yea r, enter tai n ing the Middl e Atl a n tic M otocross Association w hile wi nni ng the p remier 80cc class at Budd s Creek. Tea m Su zu ki' s sta r mi n i a ce ba ttled wi th Aaron Day, who was aboa rd a Kawa sa ki. for two laps in the first moto. Past rana bro ke away desp ite the blisterin g pace, flashing his patented " no-foo ter, one -hander" over the "Big G ulp " uphill double. Day maintain ed his pace to take second, whil e Ryan Jones pushed to third .. Mechanical woes bit Day in th e second moto, hand ing seco nd overall to Jon es, Pas tra na led wire to wir e for the overall. Pastrana's most exciting mot o came ea rlier in th e day , in a co mbi ne d Super Mini (7-11) Expert m oto. 50 EX: 1. Nicoln Evermcu CLEM) 2. Ken n y Day (Ya m ); 3. ; o..vki Ho lt (l.EM). 50 SUP: 1. Cody Sm ith (LEM); 2. Keith Rose (K!M); 3. Chris Tho m ps on (LEM) ; 4. Ch ris Coopt'r (KTM); 5. M lch al1'1 Groves (lITM ). ); 50 NOV : 1. Bobby Wall U;(LEM); 5. Bud Ca to (KTM). P/ W (7-8): 1. Jake Griffi... (Cobl; 2. Ph il H tow.," (Cob); 3. Da ve Milba ps (Cob); 4. Jeff Lucido (LEM); 5. John Roberson (Co b). 60 (5-8 ): 1. Davi MillSolpei (Ka w ); 2. John Ro berson (Kaw); 3. Trav is w rnebrenner (Kaw); 4. joey H iggi ns (Ka w l; 5. Trey Thomp- son (Kaw). 60 (9-11): 1. Jam~ Stt'Wllrt (Ka w); 2. Pau l Perebijnoe (I<. ); 3. aw Wes St-g /lr.l (Kaw); 4. Jmlti n Hols tein (}(a w); 5. An tho ny Grifli" (Kaw l. 80 BEG : 1. Jarrett Padfil1'ld (Yam ); 2. Mike McGourty (Suz); 3. Jon Farne r (Hon); 4. Drew Kain (Suz ); 5 . JI. 'Y Emberton (Kaw). 80 (J·l 1): 1. James Stewart (Kaw); 2. Pa ul Pere bijnos (Hon ); 3. Jeff Moo re (Suz); 4. Wes St.'g<1r.1 (Kaw ); 5. Jeremy McDow (Kaw). 80 (12-15): 1. Ma lt Walker (Ka w) ; 2. Troy Adams (5uz ); 3. Oint Shealy (Yam ); 4. Jeremy Shuttl('WOrth (Yam ); 5. Tun Banlle (Ka w ). S/ MIN I: 1. Tro y Ada ms (Suz> ; 2.. Ma tt Wa lkerO ; 3. RobertFaIcone (H o n); 4. Jt'll Slusher (Han); 5. Ryan G ruber. 125 NO V; 1. Casey Weikle (H o n) 2. Robert Miller (Hon); 3. Richa rd Spean (Ho n ); 4. Jamie Abe ll (Hon); 5. Mark Matthews (Ka w) . SR: 1. Dan Sw eitzAor (H on ); 2. Jim Palmer (Hon) ; 3. Bill Ma ntol;AA (Hon); 4. SteveProudfoot (Kaw); S. Joh n Thom as (H im ). S /SR: 1. Rick Sbide (H on ); 2. Pet e Berg (Kaw ); 3. C u rtis Kirby (Suz); 4. John Robusto (Yam ). S / MIN I: l.]arrett Rhood C5 (Kaw) ; 2. Chris l.eM (Suz); 3. Ryan Camp. gna (Kaw); 4. Richard Tang ;3 . Gt>orge Lamonte .( Suz ); 4. Kefmy Hees (Ya m); 5. Robert Ham id (Suz). 80 A: 1. Bry a n M cGa vra n (Ya m ); 2. Mike Storm; 3. Dann y Carlson (yam); 4. Bobby Bond... , . . 60 B: I. Jeff North rop (Ka w ); 2. Ito PO e (Yam); 3 . Dus tin lIC Nillcr (H o n); 4. Daniel Bla ir (Yam ); 5. Mi ch.e1 Diloreto (Yam ). 125 C C O-]): 1. Jason E1li~ C Hon); 2. Billy Bright (Kawl ; 3. Ron DejE'sus (5uz ); 4. Beau 8dron (H on); 5. Aanm Cheselo;ke (Su z) . 125 C ([). 2): 1. Ni ck Pappas (Hon ); 2. Darin Pol:lt'Y (Ho n); 3 . Mi ch .lel McC ra ry (Suz); 4. Ja mes Mal t bie ( Hon); S tu Pe rr y (Kaw). 125 C ([). 3): 1. Tyler Eva n!> (Yam); 2.. Cory Moral" (Yam); 3 . Oscar Va ld ez; 4. Mike Mo rg an (Ya m ); 5. Glt'f\ W illiams (Suz). 115 B: 1. Brett Rad ne (Kaw): 2. Oiff Cook (Kaw) ; 3. ea...ey Lyt le (H on ); 4. Eric Schn ell (Suz). 250 C (0-1) : 1. Troy Cardie l (Yam); 2. Jt"t'e'Dly Cade (Suz) ; 3 . Da vid Dua rte CHon); 4. Dal l' COli (Y am); 5. Ia n Hub!lon (Hon). 250 C (0-2): 1. Nick Pap pa s (Ho n); 2. C h ris O!> una (Hon ); 3 . Robert Stone ()Caw); 4. Kr vin Roach (H on ); 5. C od y KilIia m (Han>. 250 B: 1. Casey Lytl t' (H on); 2. Ju.'>ti Quinn (Ya m); 3. Leo Tid n we ll (Hon); 4. Oint W illis O'oIm); L!l n Radich (Hon). 250 A: 1. Dustin Nelson (Ka w) ; 2. Chad 8u rle;on (Hon). lITH C: 1. Troy Ctrd il'i (Yam ); 2. Loren Tumt!l" (Kawl; 3. Bob Pimentel (B on ); 4. Bra d Ct-o; 5. Ton y Rodriguez (Yam) .

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