Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

·ARENACROSS PJ1Su rArenacross series R u d4:Will Rogers Coliseum on National Ch ampion Guy Cooper took the lead spot from Buehl in the whoops after the start, w ith Gad dis th ird and Oiff Palmer fourth. Cooper led for two laps before Buehl took back the lea d in th e sa me spot where Cooper had taken it from him - in the whoops. Gaddis held his gro und in third ahea d of th e ba ttl e bet ween DeHoop and ·Charley Bogard for fourth. Bogard hounded De Hoop and caught him in the corners bu t lost him d own the brief st ra ight. Bogard fina lly made his move over the trip le on lap six and established a hold on the fourth spo t. By Kat Spann Photos by Chris Boice and Chris Deutschen FORT WORTH. TX.JAN.5-6 uf Racing teamster Jeromy Buehl left quit e an impression on Texas race fans durin g both nights of com petition at the Will Rogers Coliseum d urin g th e MSR / An s w e r / KBC Arenacros s, ro u nd fou r o f th e PJ1 Super Arenacross Series. In front of a combined crowd of over 16,200, Bue h l rode his Team Green / Tho r-backed KX to 12Scc Expert victories on Friday and Saturday night while his Tu f teammat e, Tea m Gree n/ Tho rbacked Jimm y Gad d is, pro ved to be too tough for the rest of the comp etition in the 250cc main event on Saturday. Todd DeHoop was th e only rid er to spoil a perfect weekend for the Tuf Racing team by win ning Friday' s 250cc Main eve nt aboard his F&S Suz u ki/ Ans we r/ Scottbacked RM. A mere six points now separate th e fir st- p laced Buehl and the ru n ne r-u p Ga d d is in th e ser ies points sta nd ings w ith DeH oop remaining a stro ng con tender in third place. The race was run in conjunction with th e Fourth Annua l Dallas /Fort Worth Motor cycle and Sports Expo, produced and man aged by Mike Kidd Promotions. T FRIDAY NIGHT Frid ay's 125cc main event jum p-started the evening crowd when Buehl blasted off the rubber-band start to lead the 14-r id e r g a te . Former AMA 125cc (Above left) How close can arenacross raci ng be? This clos e. Tod d DeHoop (18) and Guy Cooper (50) rubbed elbo ws duri ng rou nd four of the PJ1 Super Arenacross Series at the Will Rogers Coliseum. (Abo ve) Jeromy Buehl was unstoppable In the 125cc Expert ranks. The Tuf Racing rider claimed feature wins on both nights of competition. (Left ) Reigning AMA National Arenacross Champ ion Jimmy Gadd is gives a post-race interview . Gaddis performed a f1ag-ta-f1ag romp In the 250cc main event on Saturday. Buehl he ld his ground out front for the w in wh ile Cooper fended off Gaddis d esp it e swa ppi ng posi tions halfway thro ug h the m ain event, when Ga ddis fle w p as t Cooper ove r the rockers. Cooper wicked it up and was first to the next turn, securing second on the podium. "I k ne w Coo per was go ing fas t," Buehl said on the podium. "A nd I knew I had to be a little faster if I was going to win." Friday night' s 250cc main event was destined to be the race of the weekend as Bueh l was left on the ground in the fir st turn a fte r his success ful 125cc bid ju st 30 m in utes pr ior. De H o o p ra ced o u t fro n t th rou gh th e who ops at the start of th e ra ce, w ith Co op er in ' th e second posit ion. Brandon Lacey s ta r te d in th ird, but h is posi tion was sho rtlived whe n Pa lmer breezed through the whoops an d passed Lacey for th e number-three spot. The race tigh tened up with DeHoop defending his lead against both Coope r and Palm er, who gave it h is all in th e whoops at the beginning of lap six and passed Coop er for seco nd. But the top three met in the ne xt turn as th e y prep are d to ju m p the Red Dog Trip le. Cooper and Palmer landed side by side, wi th Cooper squaring o ff th e tu rn , p us hi ng Palmer high into the berm. Palmer tr ied to return th e favo r to Coop er in the next tu m at th e end of th e follow ing ju m p section, but Cooper wo uld have no part of it as h e conce ntrated on ca tc h ing DeHoop. Two laps lat er, Palmer had to bow ou t of the race w ith 1 laps to go. 2 " My CD I box came loose .and w as bou ncing betw een my forks and number plate, which killed my bike and any chance at a good finish," Palmer said. DeHoop continued to lead the race w ith Cooper breathin g do wn his airb ox, and Gaddis moving up to third. In the meantime, Buehl hadn' t let his first-turn fall hold him back, an d he gradually worked h is way throu gh th e pack to sixth. Cooper began to wor k magic on lap 14 when he caught DeH oop and then raced side by side wit h him over m ost of the jumps and into the turns. The white flag cam e ou t and everyone came to their feet wit h less tha n 30 secon ds rem aini ng till the fini sh . Th e Su z u ki r ide r s kept up t he ir s peed throu gh the w hoops, over the trip le, ou t of th e turns, and over th e step-up . With only three jumps and on e turn left be fore Vern Bell' s checkere d flag, Cooper ju m p ed in to th e last co rn e r, caug h t h is sho ul de r on the insi de ba rrel and went down. DeH oop ralli ed to t he fi n is h and the win a s Coope r recovered and finis he d seco nd before G a d di s, wh o r a ced in t h ir d , co u ld catch him.

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