Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Segedy scoops up Pana HM ByT.L. Coss PANA, lL, AUG. 13 "F1yin'" Ian Segedy sailed his TLC Racing Rotax to his second win of th.e weekend during the Expert Main at the Pana Tri-County Fairgrounds Half Mile. Brent Armbruster grabbed the holeshot but was quickly sandwiched by Dave Hebb and Segedy. With the competition bumping elbows close behind him, Armbruster edged into ihe lead and held on for over a lap. Segedy maneuvered past on lap two and built a comfortable lead while Hebb and Armbruster jousted for several laps. Hebb eventually emerged in second place and made a substantial effort to catch Segedy, but the leader had it dialed in perfectly and led all the way to the checkers. Armbruster held off a charging pack to nail down"third. The Dash for Cash featured the top-two finishers from each of the three Expert heats. Hebb and Dan Koelsch took the honors for heat one, joined by Bret Beyer and Segedy from the' second \leat, and Armbruster and Steve Gill from the third. They would be racing for the winnertake-all $1000 prize. At the start it was Armbruster with the holeshot while the entire pack jumped onto his rear wheel. Koelsch slid high, taking himself and Segedy to the top of tum two. Armbruster tried to leave, but Beyer overtook him on lap two. A dogfight ensued, and a determined Beyer maintained the lead to lake home the big bucks. The 600cc Pro-Am win went to Chris Boone followed by Troy Thomas and Ryan Brown. In the Senior 40+ class, 64-year-old Grandpa Jim Beck handily won the heat race. The main saw Beck off the line last, however, and he had to work his way ihrough the pack. Despite a good effort at reeling in the leader, Beck had to settle far,a close second behind winner Gary Brennan. The Senior 30+ final saw a battIe between Kevin Sievers and Steve Johnson with Sievers taking the victory. Heat winner Ron Cochran got off to a bad start in the main but worked his way up to third by the flag lap. Results EX: 1. Ian Segedy (Ra); 2. Dave Hebb CH-D); 3. Brent Armbrusttr ai-D); 4. Reed Bertolino (W-R); 5. Bm Beyer (Rtx). DASH: 1. Bret BeyeT (Rlx)i 2. Brent Armbruster (}-I-D); 3. Dave: Hebb (Ii-D); 4. Ian 5egedy (Rtx); 5. Dan Koelsch (H-D). 600 PRo.AM: l. Chris Boone (Rtx); 2. Troy Thomas (Rtx); 3. Ryan Brown (Rtx); 4. James Faulkner (H~D); S. Steve Johmon (WRl. 250 PRO: 1, Scott Shinn (Han): 2. Josh~a BuUer (Hon); 3. Dwayne Willlams (Rtx); 4. Ben Knight (Hon); 5. Paul Malone (Han). SR 40+: I. Gary Brennan (Rtx); 2, Jim Beck. (Rbl); 3. David Chr.i5riaNOn ITrO; 4. Robert Collier (Han): 5. La Eslinger le, and they took the win with Steele and King earning the runner-up spot over Matherson and Cole. Results SCRATCH: 1. Sieve Luttro (Gdn); 2. Brad Oxley (Wes); 3. Rob Pletzing (Wes); 4. Bobby Schwartt (Wes), HOCP: 1. Andy Northrup (JAW); 2. Lance King (Wes); 3. Rob Pletting (Wes); 4. Steve Lucero (Cdn); S. Brad Oxley (Voles). SUP: I. Brian Thompson (Jaw); 2. Joe- Erhardt (Wes); 3. David Lynch (Wes); 4. Tom Collier Oaw); S. Danny Holt (Jaw). SDCAR: I. Lewis/Maey (Yam); 2. S1ed-e/King (Jaw); 3. Matherson/Cole (Yam). Hodges rules Moriarty MX By Jim Wagner MORIARTY, NM, AUG. 20 Visiting Pro Travis Hodges was the rider to watCh as he captured the 125cc A-class victory at the Moriarty MX track. Hodges, who finished in the AMA 125cc Western Regional Supercross races at Las Vegas, Nevada, and San Jose, California, won both the 125cc A motos, but not without presSUIe from RyanOark. ISaiah Johnson, an aggressive 16-year-old, got the holeshot in the first 125cc A moto, but Hodges blew by him six turns into the race. Clark also swept by Johnson into second place, and in a bold move halfway through the first lap, out-gassed Hodges over a 100-foot tabletop jump. Two turns later, Hodges muscled his way inside Clark in a . sharp tum and forced him ofI the track to take a permanent lead. Clark lost another position before recovering. but by the end of the moto he was only two seconds behind in second place. "He's coming along real well," Hodges said of Oark. "He just needs more experience against the fast guys - needs to learn the tricks." "[ knew coming into the Pro class that everybody's going to be more aggressive," Clark said. "You can't give anybody the inside line or ihey'li take it, especially at the Pro level." In the second 1250c A moto, Clark got the holeshot, with Hodges second. Hodges made his move on the third lap, sweeping past Clark in a turn to take the lead. Hodges would go on to take the 'win, scoring a sweep for the overall vi.c~ tory. 45

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