Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

250 PRO: 1. Sha wn Morgan ; 2. Kip Sandel l; 3. Trey Owens; 4. JO!Ih KeU ogg; S. Pau l U nd!le)'. l O rEN NOV : 1. SI" p h" n H ill ; 2. Dar in G u ,-orri.'; 3 . Randa ll Cladron; 4. Keith Lar.lO 5. Man Godfrey. n; O PEN AM : 1. Tom Kendrick; 2. Chu ck Mc:C1sland; 3. Cu rt Elworthy; 4. Michad Coodm.tn. O P EN PRO : 1. Sh awn Mo rgan; 2. Jos h Kell ogg ; 3. Kip Sand ell; 4. Trey Owens; 5. Paul lindsey. VET NOV: 1. Randa ll Gladron; 2. Robert Wilk es ; 3. Darn.on Clifford ; 4. Mike 1nomton; S. David HWilon. VET AM: 1. StacyDittrr; 2. Mike Lundq uist 3. David Clason; 4. Stt'Ve Hill; 5. Jeff Qu inzer. VET PRO: 1. Bryan Curtis; 2. AOl'n Smith; 3. Darrell MilleT; 4. Cary Sailon; S. David Oabaugh.. SR NOV; 1. Ed Overa cker; 2. Tom Robertson; 3. ~rt Funk; 4. Stl"Ve Hilburger; 5. BmSherman. ' SR AM: 1. T,-"Y Fryd endall; 2. Sam Hcpper Ik 3. Emo pozs.. gai. SR EX; 1. Dw igh t Ca ta la n o; 2. Pete Edmisten; 3. Mar k Polnd ~; 4. Michael Kish; 5. Melvin Kid. S/SR: 1. John Malsam. WMN NOV : I. Christine Donovan; 2. Dawn Wincrwsld; 3. Chl!T)'1 Place; 4. Aman da Wa-nnan; 5. Brenda Du tton. WMN AM : I. Mol lie Bourke; 2. 8rookie Renker . McC~y 1996 ~ ~./ VA M A H A / «:,- , J lJ> Supercross SlNeepstakes emember how awesome last year's YZ's were? Great bikes - but they're history now, because while everyone was getting pumped over them, the guys i n the white engineer coats and the guys in the helmets were busy re-designi ng the YZ250 f rom j ust about g round zer o. masters Marathon MX By Bob Fabel FERNLEY, NY, FEB. 11 Ed McCoy too k top honors in a 50 -r ider Vet/Old Timers field at the end of an hou r-long race at Fernley International Raceway's long, sandy track. McCoy, Tim Oyer and Richard Thorwaldson foug h t for the lead in th e early racing, bu t McCoy was in charge for the second half . Oyer sta yed close and looked to be pr eparing for a la te charge, but he ran out of gas on the last lap . Thorwaldson was second across with Mike Riddle in th ird . Richard Barke r nailed the lead at the beginn ing of the Juni or class, but Greg Muto took it from h im ear ly in t he race. Mu to c ra shed, restarted at the back of th e pa ck a nd fina lly p ulled off troubled by a recent ankle injury. Jeremy Evans charged to the front with a commanding lead all the way to the checkers. Evans took the first with Adam Portue passing Bar ker late in the hour to secure the runner-up spot. The Expe rts a nd Int ermediates sha red the gate for their power hour on the whooped out track. Expe rt Brian Elder, back from a se veralyea r hiatus from racing, showed he had not lost sty le or speed as he led the field from flag to flag makin g IS laps in the hour. Richie Tho rwaldso n rode a Honda thumper to bring the win home in the Intermediate class. Justin Mastalka raced for the lead ea rly before T ho rwa ldso n es ta b lis hed hi s p osition wi th Mastalka never far behind. Honda p ilot Jimmy Craig finished thir d. Results ne lucky winner will take home a new Yamaha YZ250 and a set of THOR gear at the end of the 1996 A MA Sup er cr oss Series. ·While you're at it, sign up to subscribe to Cyc le News, America 's Weekly Motorcycle Newspaper, featuring complete .same-week coverage of every AMA Supercross Ser ies round! What are you waiting for? Sign up today! 80 NOV: 1. Jimmy Nelson (Suz) ; 2. Kenny Bell (Y...m); 3. Nick Jarre t (Hon);". Tom my J('an (5uzl ; 5. Tra vis Vizino (Kaw). SPTSMN BEG: 1. Pete Ca n nauro (Hon); 2. Gi lbert C hic k (Suz) ; 3. Jeff Covington (H an ); 4, R. Ryiiln Grill s ( Kaw ); 5. Jos h M unns (Suz) . SMSMN JR: 1. Jeremy Evans (Hon ); 2. Adam Portue (Suz); 3. Richard Barker (H<>n); 4. Ron Hon ea (Ho n); 5. Dave Ik>lton(Hon ). SPTSMN INT: 1. Rictu.rd Tho rwaldson Jr. (Ho n); 2. Just in Mol!ilalu (Hon ); 3. Jimmy Cooney (Hon); 4. Richa rd Barker (Hon) ; 5. Justin Morton (Hon). SPTSMN EX: 1. Brian Eldl'r (Hon) , 2. Chris Strong (Han). VET JR: 1. Harry Tra inor (Hon ); 2. Eddie Lynn Moo re (Hon) ; 3. Scon Ferr is (KTM); 4. Shawn McCo rd (Hon) ; S. Donnie Bird (Ho rn. vcr [NT: 1. Gilbert Grieve (Hon); 2. Harold Welch (Suz); 3. Eric MI'te.11f (Han); 4. O.1Ve Harre ll (Suz); 5. Dan Mills {1C.Iw ~ VET PRO : 1. Ed McCo y (Ya ml : 2. Richard Tho rw a ld son (Han); 3. Mike Riddle (Han); 4. 'i m Fry (Ho n); 5. Jon Vamn(Hon) . or B: 1. John Milk., (tuw ); 2. Bob Fabel (Hon); 3. K.C Moser l~); 4. Jim Nyrehn (K.w) . or A:. 1. Larry Brow n (Ho."; 2. Robert C~lan (Yam); 3. Pete Vandl'nbl."rg (Ho n) . OT (50+) : 1. Tom Mu m (Hon); 2. Oaytun R08S (Suz); 3. Ron Kt't1' ing (Hon ); 4. Phil Anderson (Hon); 5. Russ J ohnson (I<4w). r------------------------------------ ----- ------, ~ ~ /VA M A H A/ 1 996 Supercross SlNeepstakes Official Sweepstakes Entry/Order Blank Simpkins conquers Spring Valley Motocross o No. I don 't want to subscribe, b ut p lease CLYDE, TX. JAN. 28 Zack Simp kins overcame a near d isaster to pu ll off a doubl e moto swee p in the comb ined 125cc Int ermediate /Exp ert class at Spring Valley's 1996 season-<>pener. The da y would prove to be full of obstacl es for the 24-year-<>ld spee ds ter from Grapevine. On h is first tour over the tripl e jump he landed nose firs t. Th e near end o caused the crowd to gasp and everyone' s hea rt to skip a beat. Simpkins took the ear ly lead and tried to run away with it whi le Jesus Marquez took the 125cc Intermediate lead and chased the lone expert all da y. The two engaged in an all-out dogfight for th e nu m ber- one position wi th Rick y Moreno and Davy Smith running third and fourth. Marqu ez beg an to reel in Simpkins late in the race. By the last tum of moto one the two we re side by side for the final d rag race to the checkered flag. Sim p ki ns pulled it off by ab out a b ik e • length. By moto two the, West Texas winds were ere- o YES. 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