Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~j) ~YfJ~~SS "ff'._ . K eeney kept a d o s e eye o n them in f ifth. Su ddenly, Ferry w ashed ou t in a tu m, and b oth C arsten and Ramsey m otored b y , but Ferry quickly r ecovered an d p assed them b o th righ t b ack. Th e crash en ded any ch ance h e h ad of catching Pichon . D o w d h ad cl i m bed up throu g h t he p ack , p assed R amsey an d C arsten, then closed i n o n Ferry with fo ur l aps to go. D o w d waste d l ittl e tim e i n ge tti ng arou n d th e Suzuki rider an d to ok co ntrol of seco n d place. Picho n t ook the ch ecker ed flag with plenty of room t o spare over D owd an d Ferry . Ramsey came out o n top o f h i s ra ce - l on g dice w i th Carsten . Sheak cl imbed from 13th to si x th, while Deegan, Jeff C u rry, Jim N eese an d Anthony Pocorobba r ounded ou t the top 10 . E arli e r h e at-race winner Dav e y Yezek cras hed o n t h e fir st l ap but r eb ounded b y finis hin g 11 th o P ichon was p lea sed with h i s win. " E v ery t h i n g j ust w ork ed o u t so w ell toni ght," h e sai d . " L ast y ear I o n ly g o t one h o l esh ot all y ear, b u t toni ght I g o t two . T h e b ike i s so good . I didn 't really like the track, tonight. It w as t o o f ast, too easy. I lik e mor e technical track s, b ut if you ca n win o n tracks you d on't like, that' s v ery good ." rx . . Round 1: CitrusB owl - i-t-u-s-- w-I - -C r B o- - - -- - - - - Or lan do, Fl orida Results : J anu ary 13, 1996 125 HEAT 1 (6 lap s, top 9 riders tra nsfer): 1. Davey Yezek (Suz); 2. Bar ry Cars ten (Suz); 3. Natha n Ram sey (5uz ); 4. Shau n Perolic (Kaw). 5. Matt Sh ue (Yam); 6. Steven He rman (5 uz ); 7. Anthonv Poco robba (5 uz); 8. Robbie Skaggs (Kaw): 9. je f Ianesc n (Yam); 10. Tony Lorusso (Ho n); 11. John Dowd (Yam); 12. Davi d Kratz (Suz ); 13. Gayl on Di ck son (Yam); 14. Chad Shepard (Suz ); 15. Tr avis Kobush (H on); 16. Wi lliam W ilson (Hon ); 17. Kenneth Jon es (H on); 18. Alex McElyea (Suz ); 19. lames Eicke l (Yam); 20. Ne il Woerner (Sua). · Ti me : 5 min., 27.83 sec. 125 H EAT 2 (6 lap s , top 9 ride rs tu n sfe r) : 1. M ickael Pichon (Ka w ); 2. Ti m Fe rry (Suz); 3. Bria n De e gan (Han); 4. Tommy Clo we rs (Suz); 5. Co rey Keen ey (Yam ); 6. Jim Neese (Hon); 7. Jim Curry (Suz); 8. Mike Trea dwel l (Suz); 9. Joe Oeh lhof (Suz); 10. Sco tt Sheak (Su z); 11. Je ff H edden (Suz); 12. Joel Dengler (Suz ); 13. Jim Povo lny (Kaw): 14. Carlo Coen (SU2); I S. Ji m C h es ter (Suz); 16. Doug Sto ne (Ka w); 17. Je ff Yen tze r (Kaw). 18. Sha ne Lawson (Hon ); 19. Ryan Duff (Ho n); 20. Paul Cu rrie (Kaw). Tim e: 5 20.14 se c. 125 LeQ (4 laps, to p 4 r iders tra n s fe r): 1. Jo hn Dowd (Yam ); 2. Scott Sheak (SUl); 3. Joel Den gler (Suz); 4. Davi d Kratz (Suz ); 5. Gay lon Dickson (Yam ); 6. Jeff Yen tz er (Ka w); 7. Ca rlo Cce n (Suz); 8. Alex McElye a (Suz); 9. Willia m Wilson (Hon); to. Jim Povo lny (Kaw ); 11. Kenneth Jones (Han); 12. Ryan Duff [He n ): 13. Ton v Lorusso (Hon ); 14. Jim Chester (Suz); 15. Dou g Stone (Kaw); 16. Chad Sh e pa rd (Suz); 17. Tr a vi s Koh ush (Han); 18. Je ff Hedden (Suz); 19. Shane Lawson (Han); 20. Nei l Woerner (Suz ); 21. Paul Cu rrie (Kaw). Time: 3 min., 35.21 sec. 125 MAIN (l S lap s): 1. Mic kael Pichon (Kaw); 2. Jo hn D owd (Yam); 3. Ti m Fe rry (Suz); 4 . Nathan Ramsey (Suz); 5. Ba rry Ca rs ten (Suz); 6. Scott She e k (Suz); 7. Brian Deegan (Han); 8. Jdi Curry (Suz); 9. Jim Neese (Han ); 10. Antho ny Poccrobb a (Suz); I I . Davey Yezek (Suz ); 12. To m Clo wers (Suz); 13. S hcun Per olio (Kaw); 14. Mike Tre ad we ll (Suz); 15. Joe Oehlhof (Suz); 16. Robbie Ska ggs (Kaw): 17. David Kratz (Suz); 18. Steven He rm an (Suz); 19. Ief Janssen (Yam); 20. Matt m in.. Sh ue (Yam); 21. Cory Keeney (Yam ); 22. Joe l De ngler (Suz) . . T im e: 13 min, 18.79 sec. AMA EASTERN R EGI O N AL 125 ee SUPERC ROSS SERIES POINT STANDINGS: (After 1 of 12 rc undsk I . Micha el Pichon (25); 2. John Dow d (22): 3. Tim Ferry (20); 4. Na th an Ramse y (18); 5. Barry Ca rs ten (16); 6. Scott Sheek ( 15~ 7. Brian Deegan (14); 8. Je ff Cu rry (13); 9. Jim Neese (12); 10. An tho ny Pocorobba (ll); 11 . Davey Yezek (10); 12. Tom Clowers (9); 13. Sh a u n Perolio (8); 14. Mike Trea d well (7); 15. Joe Oehlh of (6); 16. Robbie Skags (5); 17. Da vid Kratz (4); 18. Steven Herm an (3); 19. Jef Janssen (2); 20. Matt Sh ue (1). 250 HEAT 1 (8 la p s, to p 4 ri ders tr a n s fe r) : 1. Damon Huffman (Kaw) ; 2. Mike' laRocco (Suz); 3. Phi l Lawrence (Kaw); 4. Larry Ward (Hon); 5. De n ny Ste phenson (Kaw): 6. Jeff Emig (Kaw ); 7. Kyle Lew is (Yam) ; 8. Thierra Bcthys (Han); 9. Ieff Dem en t (Han); 10. Danie l Obcftco (H an); Il . Mike Cra ig (Hon); 12. Larry Brooks (Yam); 13. Danny Castillo (Kaw); 14. Ava Le a k (H a n); 15 . Ch ris Brown (Su z); 16. Chris to phe r Bailey (Hon); 17. Gene Naum ec (Yam); 18. Kevi n Crine (KTM); 19. Dou g Stone (Kaw ): 20. Jeff H edden (Suz ~ T ime: 6 min. , 58.14 sec. 250 HEAT 2 (8 b ps, to p 4 riders transfer) : 1. Jeremy McGr ath (B on ); 2. Steve Lamson (Ha n); 3. Ryan Hughes (Ka w ); 4. Ezra Lu sk (Suz ); 5. Greg A lbe rty n (Suz); 6: Brian Sw ink (H on ); 7. Dam on Brad..haw (Yam); 8. Mike Bro w n (Han); 9. Kev in Wi ndham (Yam ); 10. Shau n Ka le s (Ya m) ; I I. Bud d y A ntunez (H a n ); 12. Travi s H od ge s (S u z ); 13 . Jon Ortner (Yam ); 14 . And r ew Catan z aro (Ha n ); 15. Travis Bla ck burn (Ka w); 16. Aus tin Squ ires (Suz) ; 17. Jimmy Butto n (Yam); 18. Barry Cars ten (5 U2); 19. Mike Treadwell (Su z ); 20 . Cayton Dickson (Yam) . Time: 6 min., 50.46 sec. 250 SEMI 1 (6 lap s, top 5 rid ers tra nsfer): 1. Mike Craig (H a n); 2. Jeff Emig (Kaw ): 3. Denny Stephenso n (Kaw ); 4. Kyle' Lewi s (Yarn); 5. Gene Naurnec (Yam); 6. Lar ry Broo ks (Yam); 7. Th ierr a Bethys (H a n); 8. Chris Brown (Suz); 9. Ava Leek (Han); 10. Jeff Hedden (Suz); . ·Briefl· of the purse . .Of course M cG rath.took home his share In co nti ngencies and bonuses . f ro m Honda. as wel l. Team Yamaha's Kevin W indham made his 250cc-classdebut at Orlando and was happy to Fo r his firs t win 'o f t he season , Jeremy Mc.Gr at h earned a $5 000 share of the $30.200 . finish inside the top lO in his first try. "Every250cc-c1ass purse . ' Runner-up P h i l Lawrence .thing is easier to j ump on a 250 becau se of the wen thorne $ 3 5 0 0 ric he r. and thi rd-placed power," said Windham, who crossed the finish Damon Bradshaw was awarde d $2 000 . Eastline seventh. " I was a little tight in practice and Reg io nal 125 c c -cl as s winner Mickael in my heat race, but I loosened up in the main: .I'll Picho n took hom e $2000 of the $ 10 ,20 0 be racing the 250 at all of the rounds that aren' t 125cc-c1ass purse. 125 cc West races. - After watching his elde r teammate John Dowd turn in an impressive Team K awasaki de bute d a shoc ki ng n ew seco nd-place finish in the l 25cc Eastem Regionlook at Orlando. as the factory KX250s .ridde n al main . W indham .exci t edly declared , " N ext by JeH Emig . Damon HuHman and Ryan . week in M inneapolis (an East/West combined Hughes were fluorescent green . The fend- race) . me and J D are gonna team up and work ers :' r adiator shro uds and frames we re of. the toge ther," ' . . bright new co lor -while the seat covers remained purple. The new look brings 10 memory the 199 2 . After spendinq the 1995 seaso n abroad and finishing fift h in th e 12 5cc World MX C hampi-. seaso n. whe n Team Honda unveiled their fluorescent red C Rs. The new Kawasakis look spec-, ons htp S eri e s. Ari zo n a' s Jimm y Butto n tac ular, making the stoc k lime-green colo r look . jumped at the chance to sign wi th the rece ntly formed Xtreme /PJ 1 /Atomic .drab in co mparison. Oddly enough, there were 22/Bumsville Yamaha Team . "I hated it in no stoc k-loo king' Kawasakis in the 250 cc-c1ass main. as the Kx 250s ridden' by the G reat W est, Europe, and I definitely didn't want to go back ," ern t e am o f , Phi " Lawrence , Buddy . said Bulton. "Thisdeal came together 12 days An'tunez and Denny S t e p h e n s o n were ' before this race. I realized that I had to 'stay in white and blue. . Am erica when I finished in the top five at most of the off -season superc ross races . W hy should I be racing GPs when I can be competitive in And sp eak in g o f the. ne wly f ormed Great Americ an Supercr oss? It wo uld have been stu· Western Ra ce Team , th e Jim Castillo · owned team was quite succe ssful in its first out-, · pjd. " B utto n crashedon t he firs t lap o f th e . .250cc main a~d retumed to th~ pits. ing. Though David C a st illo failed to make the ·.main ·e vent. finishing 15th in' the last 'chance Every 'member o f the Honda of Troy team -. · qualifier, the three more'" experienced team mem~ b ers did qu ite we ll 'w it h seco nd -plac ed P h il · Larry. Ward , Mike Craig , Mike B row n and ' · LawrenCe be ing the siand out .performer. Mak- .B ria n S w i n k ', had hybrid exhausi pipes filted on their' Hon da CR 250s. All of the pipes feai1ig-Law rence:s performan ce even more i mpres~ sive' is the fa'ct t hat th'e Kawasaki KX250 he · tured stoc k headers with Pro Circuit' built cones on top. Pro Ci rcuit sil encers were .used. " We · co mp'eted aboa rd boas ted a bon e, stoc k motor . Lawren.ce· u ~ed a Pro Circuit pipe and .te·ste d ·a lot o f di ff erent combinat io ns , " sa id . silence r. Apparently . Law rence tested seve ral. Team Manager Erik Kehoe, ' but the stoc k' · headerpipe was i he besl. " . modified engines. but preferred the stock er . X tr em e /P J1 / Atomic 22 /Burnsvi'lIe .Y a m a h a and Chaparral squads . Acco rding to manager Roger D eC oster, Tea m S uzuki will debut a semi similar to Kawasaki' s at the Ana heim r o und . T e am Hond a /1 ·80 0 · Collect/Fox will keeptheir fleet of box vans for at least one more seaso n. . . ·the gea r all' ready was unbelievably st ress f ul." .' W hen asked if he ever imagined his team being as large and as powerful as it. is now .. Alderton replied, ' Back in 1993 whe n I sponsored Erik Kehoe. that was a dream come tr ue. B ut the team I have now , we ll. it's pretty incredible. " Former factory Honda mechanic D an Betley joined the Honda of Troy squadron and will seiv e as the team's senior tech nician: " Basically, I will oversee all of the mechanical stu ff and take care of the 'team 's suspension, - said Betl ey , who tuned for 'Jeff Stanton feir several years befo re declaring burnoutand retirin q, " I gq t really tired ' In the off-sea son. R y an H u g h e s enlisted the help of ·Professo r" G ary B ailey . " Every . of. all the travel and had to quit back in 1993.. I other professional spo rt seems to have coachmoved to Idaho.and opened up a Snap-On Tools es , so why shouldn 't motocross racers?" .satd franchise, but I found out that I'm no salesman-I Hughes. ' It's not that I wanted Gary to change need to work with my hands . I'm act ually excited my riding sty le - and not that he could if he want- .. about the travel again " the stress level dealing ed to : I just neede d some help fine tuning my ' w ith a team isn'tas high as it was work ing f or , tech nique. I fee l that I've improved, it's just . 'j ust a single rider, " '. . . gonna take some time to' do everything that he's taught me. ' New 'Tea;" Yamaha member Doug He'nry was on hand as a spect ator at Orlando . 'I'd sey that I'm . abo ut 85 t o 90 perce nt rig ht now. : ' sa id )n the Eastern Region al 125cc main eve nt. it Hen ry . w ho w as seriously injured in a crash looked as if one racer was competing in his towa rds the end of the 1995 season .. ' My back street clothes. Former Team NCY rider Tommy doesn 't bother me at all anymore , I'm jus t waitC lowe r s took to the t rac k ina set of snow, ing to get a doct or' s release. I'm hoping to be boa rd gear, which co nsisted of a nylon jacket and baggy pants , . .ab le t o race b y th e A t lan t a Sup erc r os s." Becau se he -wlll miss severa l s upercrcsses. Approximately halfway throug h .t he 250cc -c1ass · Henry w ill foc us his sig hts ' on t he up coming main event . p l astic and wood began to show ' 250cc National Championship Series: "I think I through the dirt in deep rut following the finisn- -can. win the outdoor titl e." he said. " I won't 'be line jump. ' . 1do percent by Gainesville. but then' aga;"n - no one else will be either. ' '. B e f ore t he s ta ri of t he 250c c -c l. s s m ain, a Though J ';rem y M cGrath scored yet' another ' D amon Bradshaw co mmented that it was tiis . goa l to " be In t~ e "rac e ... . A P9dium f inish at runaway win i~ the 250cc main , the hard est every round is niy goal, but we'll have to see. " ·charger in the field had to have been Kawasaki' s said Bradshaw . W hen asked if it was goo d to be Damon Huffman . The. roo kie start ed poorly back. Bradshaw smile d and replied: "Oh yeah, · and set a blazing pace as he raced up to fourth, it' s a lot of fun. I've been riding.at t he' Yamaha erid tumed .in 'some of the evening's fastest trips supercross track quite a bit, and in compariso·n . throUgh the whoops along the way. On average• . this track is easy .: . M cG rath r equired 7 .p3 seconds to negol iai e the extra- long whoop. sectio n. ' but Huffman repeat Fo rm er 250 and 50 0c c N at ion al C ham pi on ' edly tac k le d t he o bstac le jn 7 .2 0 seco nds . . Immedi at e!y fo llowing th e 2 5 0~c -class ma in Several of the race teams - factory and privateer Though he mis sed t he ·podium. Huff man was Orlando. Tea m ' M i ke LaR o c c o dec lared th at he was up to . even t , tal k was heard t hat runner- up Phil : " debuted new race r i g s at _ .happy wit h hiS performance. " I'm pumped with . Lilwrence wo uld be ineligible for the Kawasaki Kawasaki had the largest , as thei r new tra iler · speed, in spite of the time off he need ed to rehabilitate his injured left knee . " With braces fo urt h," he said. : 1 felt really fast towards . the Team Green 'Contingency because his machine boasted three axles. According to team manager on. I'd say I'm at 100 perce nt," said laRocco . .e nd of the race . I just need to get a better start . failed to have any green bodyw ork or Kawasaki , Roy Tume r. the three-axle design provides more " Ideally. I'd like to be to the po int where I co uld ' next week. ". logos. Team 'ow ner J im Castill o: however. laid . interior space. At the bottom of the steps was a be 100 percent. without braces, but I' ll never sign warn ing riders, 'No boo ts in the lounge . " t hose ,'rumors ·to rest. " W e ia lked to Team race again Without them on. " Although laRocco John. Dowd was equally pleased with his runG reen 's M ark J oh'nson right after the race, and ' Yeah. ·that wi ll last 'about two months," jo ked injured only his left knee. he wo re a brace 'o n his ·ner-up finish in the Eastem Regional 125cc main. . he said that' Phil wo uld sti ll be paid," said CasUI, Ryan Hughes as he remo ved his boots before right leg as well . " I don 't want to go through that "I can 'act ually get sideways on a 125!" joked 1 " W e don't have th'e bikes co mpletely done entering. 0. hell again, no way .". he s.aid. . the 30 -year-old : who 'is hardly known for his a'eri- ' up as they sho'uld be yet - we 're shoo ti ng for: al acrobatic abilities. ' I don't recog nize most of An aheim: W e 're goi ng ·to get so me gree n on ' T e am SplitFire/Pro C i rc u i t / K awa s a k i rep laced their old fifth-w heel trailer with Kawasa Team Honda of Troy owner Phi l"Alderlon was the guys I' m racing against. but it's. still tough. t here so mehow . ~ Cast illo said tha t the .b ik e a picture of relief at O rlando , as the first race Riding a 125 is harder in some areas. but easier wou ld have different ly shaped radiator shrouds ' ki's ol d fact o ry se mi, and Honda of T r o y had .finally arrived and ' hisieam ' was co mplete. . in .o t hers. ·so I guess it evens .o ut. I need the that gave a full-coverage.look. Law'rence will be . ditched their numerous box vans in favor o f a "The last few weeks have been really hectic," new .semi. as yYell. Several new 'privateer tea ms most .work ori my starts. 1 never know whether paid $6000 in co ni ingency by Team G reen . a ' .. · full $ 1000 more 'than M cG rat h's winning share . had fifth ,whee l t railers . inc l udi ng t h e .he said. 'Gettin g the 'new semi. .the bike's and 't'o use first or sec ond gea~.." .' . ' ern 10 Yamaha's John Dowd looked impressiv e in the 125cc ma in. He came from way back to fi ni sh second after passing Suzuki's T im Ferry (20) late in the race. Before the start of the program , a ·tribute was held in memory of Kawasak i Teani Green 's J .D• . Collins . a 19-year-old racer who was killed in a crash at Oc ala MX Park ihe previous weekend. a

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