Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

I.·EVENTS. as a tuneup for the Trial des ations and completely dominated the Expert class. Mike Komer was second with 46 points while Peters only dropped rour points for first place. The Advanred class saw Scorpa rider Jonah Leon win over Beta Techno rider David Reed by a score of 84 points to Reed's 94 points. The Intermediate class saw a pair of Aprilia Climber riders contest for the top two spots. Dana Guest won the class with 4S points and Noah Leon was a close second with 51 points. Laverne Bowen won the Senior A class on a Fantic Section with a total of 45 points. Gas Gasmounted Eric Reed won the ovice Gass over Aprilia Oimber rider Brian Kavanagh by a score of 29 points to Kavanagh's 32 points. The Senior B-c1ass winner was Don Allis on a Yamaha TY350. Doc Kavanagh won the Super Senior class on a Fantic Section. The Rookie-class winner was Daniel Benjamin. a~d the Vintage class was won on a Yamaha TY175 by Tom Boynton. Results Rusty Holland (86) nells down the holeshot In the first 250cc Pro moto during the third round of the GFI Reclng North Fell Series at Sandhill Rench. Scott Myers (98) we. the overall winner. Birkel-Back started the first moto with a bang, taking the holeshot and never looking back. ShOwing his better experience he created some early distance on the pack, and had time to style and nac-nac. David Hicks grabbed the allimportant second position in the race, which put him in first on the scoreboard. Tony Wright grabbed third and pressured Hicks for second. By the third lap Birkel-Back had put a la-second lead on the pack. The real race was for second as Wright continued to challenge Hicks at every opportunity. Hicks got a little out of shape and let Wright get up beside him. Further back, Jimmy Spiers decided it was time for a little action of his own. By the white-flag lap, he made his move on Jay Blanchard to move up to fourth. It looked as though he had the position when the two touched and Spiers went down. He managed to pick it up and finished fifth behind Jay. Up front, Birkel-Back took the win while Hicks held on for second with Wright still knocking on his back door. In moto two Hicks took the holeshot followed by Blanchard. Birkel-Back was stuck back in third. Tony Wright stalled his mount in the first corner and had to begin the race in last. Hicks tretched his lead out early; perhaps just knowing that Birkel-Back was somewhere in the pack behind gave him the incentive to try for as much of a lead as possible in an effort to hold him off, But Birkel-Back was extremely fast through the whoop section. On a short section of about eight whoops he'd only touch about two of them giving him such an advantage that he got around Blanchard for second. Birkel-Back then caught up to Hicks to challenge for the lead. The two ran handlebar-ta-handlebar into the next straightaway. Hicks held on for as long as he could but no one could match Birkel-Back through the oncoming whoop section. But since Birkel-Back was not scored, Hicks took the overall win in the 250cc Intermediate class. Results 125 NOV: 1. Neil Mabon (Yam); 2. $h;Iwn Knobloch (YMnl; 3. • """"" K'J' (Suzt' Rowell James (Suz). 125 BEC: I. Jim Vandiver (Kaw);2. CNd Maney (tc.w). 2SO BEG: 1. Ri1~ Fagin (Yam); 2. Zak Mambum (Yam); 3. Brian Berry (!Caw); 4. Tony Tumer- (Suz); S. Zeb Foster CK-w). 250 OPEN: 1. RAndal Fowler (Kaw); 2. Rogeor RogeB (Kaw); 3. Kerry Robuuon (KIiw). SOIl OPEN: 1 Junmy Spift"S (Hon); 2. Ellery Stowell (Han); 3. Billy Jl!n5On (Hon). 250 NOV: I. Rogeor Rogers (Ka~); 2. Tony roor (Kaw). 250 INr: 1. Dnid Hkb (Suz); 2. Tony Wnght (Kliw); 3. Jay Blanchard (Kliw). . 80 86G~ L Diim!n Fowler (Suz); 2. Chad McCright (Kaw); J DavidJeruon (Hon); 4. Aushn Turner (Yam). 80 NOV: 1. Titfer Wright (Kaw); 2. Bnndon Wood5 (Sw:); 3. Bobby sna'P (Suz),'. Ronny Roo..,,,,,, (K.ow). 80 !NT: 1 Taylor Wa (Yam); 2.justm KudM (Yam). 80 0PE.'\l: I. Taylor" Wat (Yam); 2. JU5tln Kucthe (Yam); 3. Bobby Slwp (Snz). 60 OPEN: 1. Oad McCright (Kaw); 2. Ryan Mitchell (KTM). 50: I. Ryan Mitchell (KTM); 2. Tnvis Tl1lmmell (Yam); 3. Doug Bowden (Suz); 4. Tyler Turner (Hon). Abbott runs down AA Experts at Dry Valley Cross Country the AA Expert lead. Darryl Smith chose to jump into the water hole at the third turn, passing David Gamer and Mike Abbott as they swung wide to avoid it. After the woods section, Nielsen passed Culpepper down a fifth-gear straightaway. Smith also passed Culpepper moments later when he chose the~alternate around the moon rocks. Nielsen pulled just out of Smith's sight, while Abbott climbed to third by the end of lap one. Near the halfway mark, the Rogers Yamaha/IT-backed Abbott began to close in on Smith. Abbott outbraked Smith before entering the barrels at the end of lap number three to m6ve into second. Smith dropped off the pace with some blown fork seals and blistered hands but held on to finish third. Abbott continued his charge, passing Nielsen on lap four. Abbott was not able to shake Nielsen and rode the final lap with the Yamaha rider in his shadow. Nielsen gave it everything he had but could not retake the lead. Abbott took the checkers with inches to spare over ie1sen. Results PRO 1 Dun I..ane (KTM); 2. Clay HoenthdJ (Suz); J. ~y Fipps (lion); 4. Donni4! McM1.Uon (KIM); 5. Ohver Benrt" (Suz). -AA EX: 1. Mike Abbott (Yam); 2. Erik Nielsen (Yam~ 3 Darryl Smith (Yam); 4. Tom Robinson (Suz); 5. Oavld Culpepper (Yam). OPEl''': EX: 1. Stl!'Ye Mack (Hon); 2. J,m McQueary (Hus); 3. Robert Smith (KIM); 4. Uroy Schmidlkofer (Hon); 5. R\I!IS Oark (KTM), 2.50 EX' l. Donnie Oudt (Yam); 2. Jemny Ahlman (Suz); 3. Marty Ishmael (Kliw); 4. Ricky Rhod~ (Yam); S. Aaron Mizar (yam). 200 EX: 1. Lance CfO'wford (Kaw12. Joe B,lI Pyle ~w); J. lim Gillis (Kaw); 4. Rick Yale (Kaw); S. David Holybee (Kaw~ 125 EX: l. Eric Hlllhou5e (}(aw); 2. Randy Sawyer (yam); 3. Chuck James (Hon); 4.. M'IIhp ReiteT (Yam); S. Bri"n Bam (Yam). 30+ EX: 1. Dana Wright (Yam); 2. AoclT4!w Cooksey (Kolw); 3. David Koontz (Kaw); 4. Norben Grome:lski (Kaw); S. Roben Galle-g08 (Kaw). 38+ I. Frank Shacklee (Yam): 2. Jim Mallewlck (Hon); 3. Neil Blnckbum (Kaw)i 4. Don Fitzsimmons (Hon); 5. Sam Baker (Hon). 45+ EX: I. Gene Pannell (Yam); 2. Loyd Morgan (Yam); '3. Dusty Tower (Kliw); 4. Sonny Truitt (Hon).: S. Freddie DeJamelltt (Yam). 50+ EX: 1. Bobby Reynolcb (KIM); 2. Bill Fleming (Suz); 3. Hum Smith (Hon); 4. Charle!l Pritchett (Suz); S. Larry Perry (yom), 4--STRK EX: 1. Tom Ehmke (Hen); 2. Kenny VoweU (Suz); 3. Jeff Sollinger (Hbg); 4. Courbl4!y Christian (Hon); S. Duid Lucas (Hon), 250 IJ\,,'T: I. Ricky Lambert (Kaw); 2. jimmy W,lhamil (Yam); 3. Steve Millet' (Kaw); 4. Glenn Hibbard (KIM); 5 Todd Hutxm (Yam). 125 IN!: 1. Aaron Cay (Hon); 2. Mnrk Week! (Yam); 3. Rodney Currin (Hon); 4. David Burkam (Kaw); 5. 8rady Snow (Mus). 30+ INT 1. Doug Daxan (K~w); 2. Thoma McGlaughlin (Hon): 3. Larry Preston (Kaw); 4.. john Dieb (J,.'TM); 5, Chns Man- ex: nmg(KTM). 38+ INT~ 1 Bryan Speed (Yam); 2. Ronald Mullen (Hon); 3. Mike Horton (Kaw); 4. Wayne Reeve (Yam); 5 Curt Larsm (KlM). 45... INT: I. J,m McElvain (KlM); 2. Tim Anstice (Suz); 3. [Joy" Rogm (Yom~'. Lany Dop ("'wt •. CaIvm """"""" (K.owt S. Cn;g Tnogtio (K.ow). 125 NOV (0-2): 1. Sergio Fernandez (Suz); 2. Justin Sadlm (Suz.); 3. TraVIS Hudson (Hon); 4. Phil Segundo (Han); 5. Steve M.rty (H

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