Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.MOTOCROSS Round 1:RiverfrontPark MSRlCMC Golden Slate Nationals brakin g bumps off a high -sp eed ju mp, just b efore t he finis h-a rea h a i rp in turn. Th is p rove d t o b e the painfu l d ownfall of m an y throughout the da y. Esposito wa s one who cooll y avoide d the m ayh em to m ove in to sev e n th, then p a ss both Windham a n d Hummel. Next, Esposito and Walters battled for fifth until Esposito se cu red the po sition w ith on ly one lap remaining in th e eight-lap contest. area th at h ad proved so . trou blesom e. Eme rgenc y m e d ica l te am m em b e rs signa led to s top the e v e n t, and th e chec kered flag flew , en d ing th e race. Riders came off the track, some angry or confused, and were summoned to con fer with o fficia ls. Aft er much d iscuss ion a n d a democratic p oll , the results w ere .d ecla red final ba sed on the fourth-lap finishing order. Rounding out th e top 10 were Espo sito, H u m m el , Nat han Wo od s, Vo h land and Lowell Moural jr. In th e 12 5cc Pro' co n tes t Sha ne Esp osit o sp lit a pair of m oto w ins wi th Holl an d , w ith Esp os it o g e ll in g the ov erall w in and Pestana goin g 3-3 for third. Tyson Vohl and wo n th e hardluck aw ard in th is cla ss after leading both motos for a few laps onl y to crash ou t. Voh la nd came back strong in th e 25+ Pro race, ea sily topping a s tro ng field with a perfect 1-1 score. The t op Interm ediat e rid er w as Donavan Mitchell, who w on handil y o ver Br ian Sweane y and . Hawk White. (Left)After some bad luck in the 250cc Pro class, Honda-mounted Tyson Vohland rebounded to top the Over 25 Pro class. (Below)A consistent Rick Ryan rode to the victory in a cras h-filled 250cc Pro race, top ping off-road ace Rodney Smith, who finish ed second. Riverfron t Park Marysville, Ca liforn ia Res ults: Jan uary 7, 1996 , MARY5\1LLE. CA, JAN. 7 ick Ryan em erged as the top professional racer in the 20th annual Golden State Nationals opener at a fo g -s h r o ud ed ' Riv e rf ro nt Park. Ryan competed in 125, 250, an d 500cc pro con tests, and although he won onl y a single moto for the da y, his consistent fini shes (n ever o u t of th e top five in six motos) garnered him the 250cc Pro overall, as well as third 500 and fourth ov era ll in the 125cc rac e. Ryan's co nsi s t e n cy w as in marked con trast to the majority of competitors, as the la rge turnou t of p ros made for an u npredictab le, cra sh-filled contest, a n d mi xed result s wer e the n orm . Over 470 riders wer e on ha nd incl ud ing 90 Pro entries, requir in g 22 indiv id ua l races that (Incl u di ng crash ca u sed delay s) s pa n ned fro m 9 a.m , until 8 p.m ., the last three hours under th e tra ck' s p owerful lights. Wh en th e gat e dr opp ed for th e day's first eve n t, 30 250cc pros raced for the first turn d own Mary sv ill e' s tr ademark on e- te n th- m ile d rag rac e, led by Yoko / La mso n Po rti ng -ba cke d Rusty Holland, wh ose bikes were blazingly fast all da y. Jockeyin g for position behind Holland were Tyler H ummel, j.R . Mason, Rodney Smi th , Jak e Windham and Rick Ryan. In a sign of t hi ngs to co me, Honda-m ounted R Mason was the fir st to pa rt with h is machine, crashing ha rd in the sa ndy back section. "I was running th ird , bu t we (top 10 rider s ) were w a y close, " sai d Mason. "One of the bi kes sla mme d me and, boom! I was oii-the tr ack and in the trees." Mason's C R wa s w edg ed in t h e thick branches of a trackside will ow, wh ile Ma son w as bri efl y kn ock ed un conscious wh en h e la nded some d istance away. Altho ugh his bike was extracted inta ct ' a n d u nda mage d , Mason wi sel y e lected to spectate the rest of the d ay. While frantic place-sw ap p in g con tinued m id pack, th e lea derboard w as stabilizi ng by the seco nd lap . Holl and s tre tc he d h is lea d o n hi s screa m ing Su zuki, w it h Ry an, Humme l, Sm it h a nd Tyson Voh land giving chase. A sho rt distan ce back, a second gro u p of riders, led by jake Wind h am, batt led it ou t. At m id race, Spud Walter s pa ssed Wind ha m, th en foll owed a ch a rg ing Voh land int o the top five.whi le Wind h am , Pat Gornrn, P at Fo ster, De an Matson an d Jeff Pest an a ar gue d over who wo u ld fill ou t the top 10. Foster w as the next top rid er to go d ow n , cr a shi n g o ut o f th e mot o , a ltho u gh back-m ar ker endos brou ght ou t ye llo w fla gs in severa l locations d u rin g th e race. One p ar ticularly difficult s tretc h w a s whe r e fas te r ri de rs needed to land in di fficult rut-cro ssed Out front, Holland 's lead began to sh rin k as Vohlan d and Ryan closed the gap while th ey di ced for se con d . Ho lland had a good cushion, and held on to take the win, followed by Voh land, Ryan , Smith and Esposito . Ne xt across we re Wa lters, Gomm , Windham, Hummel an d Ma tson, completing the top 10. Vo h la n d nail ed the holeshot in a big w ay for moto two, although some riders la te r claimed Vohl and, among others, jumped th e g ate . 'O ff i ci a l s watchin g th e ga te saw it otherw is e, and ru led a fair start. "Voh land hit the gate when it w as three-qu arters d own; tim ing it perfectly - fair start." said Charlie Sext on, the CMC official in char ge. Vohl and led th e first lap, followed by Matson, Ryan, Ju stin 'Tiern ey an d Sm ith . Tiearney was typical of m an y talented ride rs wh o had mi xed res u lts, as he cou ld d o no better tha n 20th in the first moto . Onl y a h alf-lap into th e race, ye llow flags we re flying du e to a crash in dee p wh oops near th e river. On th e previo us ly mention ed finishline stra igh t, ano the r rider w ent down, post ing yet another yellow flag . Vohla nd led the next two (relatively ) uneven tfu l laps, followed by Matson, Ryan , Tiearney and Smith. While th e lea de rs w e re in th e ba ck sec tion, Vo h l a n d cras he d but w as a b le t o restart jus t insid e of the top 10. Mean while, a no th er rid er fell in the sam e ~ soo P R O : 1. R u st y H oll a nd (Ho n); 2 . D e a n Ma tson (H o n ); 3. Rick Rya n (Hon); 4. Ra y C ru m b (H on); 5. Mar k Klause r (Hon ). 250 PRO: 1. Rick Rv an (5 uz ); 2. Rod n e v Smith (Suz) ; 3. Spu d Walters (5 u 2.): 4. Sha ne Esposito (5uz); 5. Tyso n Voh land (Ho n). 125 PRO: 1. Sha ne Esposito (Suz); 2. Rusty Holland (5uz) ; 3. Jeffery Pestana (Hon); 4. Rick Ryan (Suz); 5. Rodney Smith (Suz) . 25+ PRO: 1. Tyson Voh la nd (Hon); 2. Pat Camm (Suz ); 3. D. Bisceg lia (Suz); 4. G reg Tirhei mer (Suz); 5. Robb For sbe rg (Hen ). 30+ PRO : 1. Rodney Sm ith (Suz); 2. Da ve Cou pe (Hon); 3. Bre tt Cross (Suz); 4. Mik e Johnson (Suz); 5. Pa rry Klasse n (Yarn ). 30+ MSTR: 1. Jon Za hrt (Yam ); 2 . Jay Schroeder (Han). 30+ INT: 1. Steve R ich a r d s (Y a m) ; 2. Jo hn Mata lamak i (S uz); 3. Jo e M cC r u m m e n (Ya m); 4. Randy Kersiake (Hen); 5. Don Me ndenhall (Yam) . 25+ MSTR: 1. Brian Sweeney (Suz); 2. Jon Zahrt (yam) ; 3. Travis Sluder (Ka w). 25+ AM: 1. Steve Hatch (Su z); 2. Mike Hod ges (Suz); 3. John Ma ta la maki (Suz); 4. Shawn Freiling (Kaw); 5. Shad Echel berger (KOlW). 30+ JR : 1. Cooper Stu bbs (Kaw ); 2. Jim Duanza (Han); 3. Em m it Ram ir ez (Han); 4. Mark Dawso n (Ha n) ; 5. De rek Tass is (Hon). 30+ BEG: 1. D on H o d g es (Y a m); 2 . Sc o tt Sa n derso n (Hon); 3. H a n k Fan (Su z ); 4. Jon Smith (Han); 5. Ron Dott o (Han). 40+ MS T R: 1. P ar r y Kl assen ( Hon ); 2 . Da ve Eakam (Han); 3. John H an d lin (Yam); 4 . Jim Lam kin (Han); 5. Robe rt Ha nsen (Suz). 40+ AM : 1. Rich a rk Schilling (H an ); 2. Brod erick Wadlo w (Han); 3. Chuck Ham ilton (Han); 4. Ji m Vandivie r (Ho n); S. Jim Ar boga st (Hon). SOD AM: 1. Mike Hod ge s (Han) ; 2. Cl iff Cook (Han) ; 3. Da vid Pile (Hon); 4. Da vi d Montgomery (Han); 5. Ph illip Sug un do (Han). 250 tNT: 1. Do no van M it ch ell (Ya m) ; 2. Brian Swe an ey (Suz); 3. Ha w k Whi te (Han ); 4. Josh Ch isu m (Ha n ); 5. Mik e Hod ges (Su z). 250 J R: 1. Jo hn M an t e vf e l (K a w ); 2 . Li n c Lin ebaugh (Ha n ); 3. Ze b Arm st ron g (Yam ); 4. Mik e Morg an (Hon); 5. Steve Ienken s (Han ). 250 BEG: 1. Rick Cre nsha w (Kaw); 2. Lou Lopez (Kaw); 3. Joe Rod ri gues (Hon); 4. Tim Meli ns (Suz); 5. Jason Ca in (Ho n) . 125 IN T : 1. Je ff North ro p (Kaw): 2. Tyler Evans (Suz); 3. Danny Smi th (Yam ); 4. Doug Parsons (Suz); 5. Steve Ha tch (Suz). 125 JR: 1. Cory Morais (Yam) ; 2. Stan Lundquist (Suz ); 3. Jim m v Totten (Hon) ; 4. Cal v in Andl ove c (Kaw ); 5. Aar on Bums (Hon). 125 BEG n-r. 1. Matt Slu der (Su z ) 2. Arnol d D ut ra (H o n ) 3. Le e Mc Laughlin (Suz); 4 . C lay to n Backlund (KTM); 5. Co ry Bunse (H en ). 125 BEG 0-2: 1. Tra v is McDonald (Han ); 2. Jeff Antaine (H e n ): 3. George We bb (Suz) ; 4. Rich a rd Santos (Han); 5. Zach Smi th (Yam) . 80 (7·11) : 1. Bobby Bon d s (Kaw); 2 . Eric Nye (Su z ); 3. Bran don Layto n (Yam) ; 4. Cole Siebl er (Su z ); 5. Robert Ha rold (Yam ). 80 BEG : 1. N ick [arret (Ho n ); 2. Chris Lored o (Kaw); 3. Vincen t Blair (Suz ); 4. Scott Stetler (Suz:); S. Kyle Marsa lla (Suz ). 80 (14-16): 1. Dustin Miller (Hon ); 2. Mike Mason (Su z ); 3 . Michael Patterson ( Ka w) : 4. M ic h a e l Patterson (Hon ); 4. Michael Patterson (Kaw ); 5. Joey Allan (Suz) . 80 (12·1 3) : 1. Danie l Bla ir ( Ha n) ; 2 . N a t h a n T le arney (Su z ); 3. Ra n d y Norma n (Yam); 4. David Boothe (Han ); 5. Fre ddy Wie che rs (Hon) . . . 60 (9 ·11): 1. Bra ndon Layt on (Ka w ); 2. Cha rlie Morriso n (Kaw) ; 3. Kyle Rytt e r (Kaw) ; 4. Nick Davi s (Kaw) ; 5. A. J. Per ez (Ka w) . 60 «()...8): 1. Jared Morrison (Kaw): 2. Ryan Da lton (Ka w); 3. Rya n Mon tgomomery (Ka w) : 4. Darren Nye (Ka w} 5. Tony Lavezzo (Ka w). P!W (7-9 ): 1. Jake Weim er ( KT M) ; 2 . Kyl e S t ambad: ( KT M ); 3. Joel G rossko pf (Suz); 4 . Norm aje an Jean (Yam); 5. Wal t Williams (KTM) . PIW (4-6): 1. Rvan Fer ri s; 2. Brvar M iles (KTM) ; 3. Stenson Wom ack (KTM ); 4. Ma tt he w Spen cer (KTM); 5. Ty le r Dalt on (KTM:).

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