Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

'EVENTS ..... .Edited bySCotlRO.usSeau Can-Am 250 narrowly ahead of Maicomounted Jean Ramsay and Bultaco man Hugh Weaver. Smith and Weaver closely hounded Ramsay in the second moto, with Weaver slipping into second late in the race, Ramsay's 2-1 finishes. earned 'him the overall, while Smith's 3-1 made him runner-up ahead of Weaver. Another close one was Sportsman 500 Expert, where Tim Weaver (Bultaco) spent the first moto battling with Hudson and nearly nipped the Maico rider at the checkered flag, Todd Hamilton (Mai) freed himself from a dice with Doug Wentzell (Yam) to place a close third. In the second mota, Weaver grabbed the holeshot and never relinquished the lead, despite the determined efforts of Hudson and Hamilton. Weaver's 2-1 finishes were good enough for the overall, with Hudson earning second with 1-2 placings and Hamilton's 3-3 giving him third for the day. fN Results AHRMAlVlntage Iron Nationalliotocross Series: Round 10 Treadway's day By Matt Benson LINNVILLE, OH, AUG. 12 mid gates filled with Maicos, CZs, Husqvarnas and other lightweight two-strokes, New Lexington, Ohio's Mike Treadway chose a somewhat unlikely mount - a Honda XL350based thumper - for his four-mota sweep of the Sportsman 500 and 40+ Intermediate classes on the fast Honda Hills circuit. Treadway also went up against the "youngsters" in the 30+ Intermediate class and rode to third overall. While Kerry Jackson (Han) handily won each 30+ moto, Treadway lost out on the number-two spot overall after Joe Collins (Hon) topped him in a close battle for second in mota two. Nearly 180 entries turned out for the last AHRMA National MX east of the Mississippi this season. Even with a blistering sun and humid temperatures reaching the mid-90s, the track was in excellent condition and remained fairly dust-free all day. Mike Boggia of Hubbard, Ohio, won Sportsman 125 Expert on the standard weapon for that class - a Honda 125 Elsinore - but then he rode the same .machine to a pair of mota wins in the A 58 (Top) Jean Remsey (811) leeds the wey In 50+ Expert with Jeff Smith (4) end Hugh Weaver giving c:h8s8. Remsey won the c.... with 2-1 finishes. (Above) Steve BeattIe (middle) prspsres to pop the ch8mpsgne In ceIebndIon 01 his two c.... vtctorIe8 at the TroIe-Rlvleres CsI1lldllln N8lIonsl Helf Mlle. hotly contested 30+ Expert class, besting the open-class bikes of Canadian Rick Hudson (Mai) and Toledo's Eddie Lambert (Hus). The BSA-mounted Quebec contingent, as usual, placed welL Steve Tucker split Premier Lightweight II Expert wins with Dan Johns and got the overall by holding off the AJS rider in the second mota. Tucker traded his 250 for a 441 and came out on top of Phil Hanford (BSA) and Johns (AJS) in Premier 500 II Expert. Marc,Comut took his B25SS to a pair of close moto wins over New Jersey's Paul Havir in Premier Lightweight II Intermediate and was second overall on a B40 after splitting wins with Indi. an-thumper rider John Huegel of Alta Lama, California, in Premier 500 Intermediate. Tucker's son David, meanwhile, earned second behind James Smith (BSA) in Premier 500 II Intermediate. There weren't many of them, but the 50+ Experts provided some of the day's most exciting racing, In mota one, twotime World Champion and now AHRMA Executive Director Jeff Smith arrived at the finish line with his '74 PREM LWT!NT, 1. Brian O'Connor (Due). PREM soo EXP, 1. Phil Hanford (BSA). PREM 500 INT, 1. John Huegel (Ind); 2. Marc Cornut (BSA); 3. Brian O'Connor (Dud; 4. Stephen Pinkston (Mat); 5. William Fuller (BSAl. PREM LWT II EXP, 1. Steve Tucker (BSA); 2. Dan Johns (AJS), PREM LWT II !NT: 1. Marc Comut (BSA); 2. Paul Havir (BSA); 3.. Jay WHson (AjS); 4. Michael KavuJa Jr. (AJS), PREM ULTRA-LWT II INT, 1. Gary Poland (!\ull; 2. Joshua Henry (Ric); 3. Daniel Seher (DKW); 4. ffich BauJch (Mrk); 5. Dale Schmutzler (Hon). PREM soo n EXP: 1. Steve Tucker (BSA); 2. Phil Hanlond (BSA); 3. Dan Johns (AJS). PREM SOO II INT: 1. James Smith (BSA); 2. David Tucker (BSA); 3. Daniel Seher (Ouc); 4. Ron Winget (Hon). PREM SOO II NOV, L Matt Benson (Hus). SPTMN US EXP, 1. MH

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