Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS (Ab o ve left) Eric Rickma n (33W) and Speedy Ke ll (45) ba tt le fo r secon d in the Pro mai n e vent during the penu ltimate roun d of th e Oa kwood Arena's In d o o r S hort Track S e rie s in Roy, Wash ington. (Left) Winner Rich Brooks threads through the lo g s at the Be a r Garden Vintage Tr ial In Un io n Brid ge , Mary land, (Above) Pa u l Temmerman (19) le a d s Leo TIdwell (91) In the first moto of 125cc Intermedia te racing at the AMP Motocross in Hollister, Ca lifornia . TId well wo u ld w in t h e moto and o ve ra ll. Fay, Prindiville pound Oakwood Short Track Brooks mauls Bear Garden Vintage Trial By Cla y Light P hoto by Kar in La n g By J a ck Pearre R WA, MAR. 30 OY, Ind oor s p eci a lis ts Mi ck ey Fa y a n d George Pri n di ville , class d om in at or s th rou gh ou t th e Oakwood Arena's Ind oo r Sho rt Tr ack Series, once again prevailed at the next-to-last round of the seri es. Fay, the Pro-class winner, flew to a win in the first of two qualifiers . while fellow nat ional number hold er Troy Rose topped the other. A Pro Trophy Dash, which took the top two from hea t races, was' topped by Fay. A lthough Fay we n t un contest ed with a sweep of th e evening's Pro festivities, it was Speedy Kel t w ho de live re d the race ' s most im pressive performance. After a crash earl y in the la-rider, 2Q-lap Pro final, Kell, wh o started off at the tail end of the pack on the single-file restart. carved his way from last to third in one lap. Th is set u p a stellar battle fo r seco n d between KelJ and Eric Rickman, which ultimately went Rickman's way . Prindville won the 250cc A ma in aboard a Suzuki. stre tching out his class poin ts lead after beating Todd Hill, Byron Dotson and Dav e Mahler. Hill was on of three Oregonian rider s in the winner's circl e after an Ove r 30 250cc win. The others were Sean Ught, who won the 125cc A and SOcc B mains, and Over 40 win ner Todd Tracy . Res ult s PRO: Midey Fay (Ro:): 2. Eric Rickman (Rn); 3. SJ'K"dy Kell (Rn). o rL'\l A: 1. Jerry Sout hwort h (R tx) ; 2. Ch ristia n V.mon (AT K); 3. Nick MeBriJ...Sr. (H on ). l50 A: 1. C~ I~I' Prindvill t' (Suz); 2. Todd Hill (But); 3. Byron Outso;Jn (Bu l). . 125 A: 1. St'lln LiJo':ht (Su z); 2. Jerry HanSt>n (Hun ); 3. u tl M itchI'll (Kilw) . flO A: 1. J;lk... H u ld t>n (Hon ); 2w . Mik t· Roehl's lt'r (Kaw ); 3. Na tha n wh..trton (Hon ). 60 A: 1. Mike Roches t... (Ka wl; z.. Nick St>lteT'll ( Kaw~ , .'iOSR: 1. D,lIla s Mt'lby; 2. Dt'",k Sta lro p; 3. JO!ih a BakPl'. u SOJR: 1. Ot>r. k Sta lcup; 2. Ky l. Buch anon; J. Da llas Melby . . P / W A : I. Mik ~ J ohn ~on ; 2. Ty l~ r T ho m pson ; 3 . Ky l~ Buchanan. P /W B: 1. Crytlta l Kinnft>;2. TyleT MitdwD ; 3. M ackf')' Fay Jr. 1'10 8 : 1. Se.an L ght (Stu); :.. JE'TTY Hans.t'n (Hon); 3. Josh Jo . hn. s.... -... J-< 0.. -< o as.c;c B: 1. Tim Slift'r (Ya m ); 2. Rick Tumbusch (Yam); 3. Joon SWrk (Moo ); 4. Bob Ca rri er (Bu l); 5. ' .1mit' Ra n!lOphtor (Yam~ TW SH B: 1. Bill Kal"K (Ht m ); 2.. Gt'tl tf KIt"tS(Hon ). C: 1. M ar k Iereen (Hon); 2. Bria n Grove (Hon ); 3. Bru ce Sa nd W1JUnd (Hun); 4. Larry Marlins (Yam); 5. John 8rigu~lio (Bu l). 8 8 : 1. I..tol" C urry (Moo) ; 2 Maury BouteU (K.\ w); 3. Howard IOn( Hon). A (40+): 1. Tod d Tra cy (BuI). ::!SO (30+ ): 1. Tod d Hill (BuI ). orE~ (30+): J.. Ni ck Mc Bridt" Sr . (Ho n) ; 2. joh n Parrish C ... , . GnJVe(Hon~ CC: 1. 'df Chambt-rs (Osa ): 2. Bill Virwy (Mon); 3. Fred Slikor CO. ). UNION B RIDGE.MD, MAR 24 Rich Brooks rode to a conv incing Premier A ~ class win du rin g the Bear Garden Vintage Trial. Cons istency was Brooks' forte as on ly the deterio rat in g conditions in the mu d dy logs of section se ven caused any increase in h is loo p scores. Brad Eaton tu rned in competitive scores on the second an d th ir d loo ps , bu t num e rous d abs on the first loop caused him to finish in second place. Roger Annable was the w inner in the Pre-mie r B class, and his score of 2 on the da y left the co mpetition no margin for error. After a two-ye ar absence from Prem ier competition. Jeff Chambers returned to run head-to-head with Annable for the first two loops. A 5 on the log in section seven on the third loop left Chambers in second place on the da y. Warren KleIs and Bill Gallow ay ma tched each other sectio n by seetion throughout the da y to finish in a tie for third place. Scott Wocrth led from start to finish for the Classic A-class victory. Pete Slesser encountered difficulties in the fi~t fou r sections but halved his score on the second loop to move into third p lace , where he fini sh ed th e da y behind Ra y Donet . The highl y competitive Classic B class was tre at ed to the sight of some new face s at the head of the pack. John Stark set the pace on the first loop with a score of 6. Tim Slifer with 7 and Rick Tumbusch wi th 8 marks he ld second and th ird pia,,,. rl'5pcctivel y. Stark scored the maximum 5 in muddy section seven, whi ch helped to double h is second- loo p score and drop him to second p lace. Mea nw h ile, Slifer turned in an exce llent th r e e ~ m a rk loop to move into first place. Slifer contin ued his consistent ridi ng for th e w in on th e d a y . Tu m bu sh tu rn ed in an impressive three--mark final loop to gra b a second- place finish. Continued difficulty with section seven's mud caused Stark to finish third . Re sults ?REM A : 1. Rich Brooks (G~).: 2. Brad Eaton (USA). rREM B: 1. Rogpr Annabko (BSA ); 2. Jt"tf cnarnben (USA); 3. mE) Bill CalklW.y (C I"f') Wam11 Klt"h. (Tri); 5. Sh"Vt' OromtUm p / (R·E). a.ssc A : 1. Srott WOt. 'fIh (Bul ); 2. Ray Donn (Bul ); 3. sw-r (Moo ); -I. AJkonPa u Kh (Hon~ p~ MO NO L''T: 1. Tim Tay lor (8t't); 2.. Dav e &zan (Fan ). MO NO NOV : 1. Ca rro ll Plo wm an (Bt>t); 2. TPd Trey (Ya m); 3. JaMJt\Tyler (Yam) . MONO BEG : 1. Ed Rhysht'k (Ap r); 2. R.ay Dorwt Jr. (Ap r). a 3-1 finish. undoing the efforts of Morais' firstmo to win. Morais looked un beatable in the first mot e, but in mot o two, Lollor got the holeshot and a strong lead. He was able to hold off several attacks from Tidwell and Morais for the moto win and the overa ll.. Du stin Bloom field continued his w inn ing ways as he dom inated the I2Scc and 250cc Pro classes wi th a four-mote sweep. Results 50. 'OV: 1. Paul UWrt"OCI" I t... il.t~ .so BEG: 1. Oustm Enom!o(lEM); 2. J.J. A lca n ta r (Yam); J . An tho ny HeTndndt!'z ( KT Ml; 4 Dun Koi !otad (l EM); 5. Cody Wou d s (l,."1l.f). 00 (0-8): 1. l am" lea n (Kaw); 2.. Pa ul lawrpnce (}(aw ); J . Dnn Kolst.ad (K,aw);.a, DarroU Ca m dl (K.aw). 00 BEG (9- 11): 1. Eric Sto k o.' ( Ka w) ; 2. Ryan Mvn t~onK' ry (Ka....); 3. jeff Fajardu (K.aw); .a. Brandun York (K.aw); 5. Eric Pina (K.aw). 60 N OV (9--1 1;' 1. D&vid Dourwv (K.aw ); 2. B!"I"tt M .. rUl.ian (K.aw ). • 80 BEC: 1. Nick Da vis (Su z); 2. D.rin Pl,lh n (H oo); J . D.an Rt>p le (K.1w); 4. Skip :\'o nnan (Yam); 5. Steve Ml·rtM'UI (Hun) . log 80 NOV : 1. Mich ael Pa twNm (Hon); 2. Jon Rl"f' I~It" (Suz); 3. Robt"rt Harold (Yam); -I. Traft on Ch.l nd l.'f"(yilm); 5. Toby j orgen- son (Hon). 80 1m: 1. Ryan Murai s. 80 P /W; 1. Jak e Blackw ood (Yill ) . m 80 P /W: 1. Billy Ju re v;ch (Ka w). 125 BEG 0-1 : 1. Mark Vt'rh(luJ;!itrat't~ (Suz); 2. Mi'" Hunter (Suz ); 3. jt>ff Sh u ltz (Su z ); 4. Aaron Bourman (Ya m); ~. Du stin Rabe (Su z ). 125 BEG 0...2.: 1. Mo~an Burdl'nt> (K.\ w); 2..Scott Burg (Kaw); 3 . Billy Ja nn iro (Ya m); 4. Robt·rt Haun (Ya m); 5. Shawn AvalOli ( Ka w ~ Tidwell tops at Hollister MX By Dic k Archer HOLLISTER, CA. MAR.31 Leo Tidwell and Cory Morais split 12Scc Intermed iate-class moto wins with Tidwell getti ng the top honors ove rall at Hollister Hills SRVA du ring roun d two of the AM P Ra cin g 1996 Spring Series. As soon as the rost er an d race order were posted, it wa s clear that some serio us competition would be taking place in the 12Scc and 250cc Intennediate ranks. When the gate dropped on the first 125cc Int ermediat e-clas s moto, Hawk White got the holesh ot, bu t not by much. Morais jumped into the lead ea rly in the first lap. White kept close in seco nd wh ile Tidwell and Paul Temmerman wrestled for control of third. By la p four Morai s and Whit e began to pick u p the pace, pu lling ahe ad of the others. They stayed very close lap after lap. Tidwell got by Temmerman for third. In the last cor ner, 40 feet from the finish line, White mad e a desperate move to cut Morai s off. Crash ing his bike into Morais, they both went dov..'11 3..'; Tidwell and Temmerman went waltz· ing by ,nd crossed the finish line first and secon d . After they untangled, White wa s ab le to remou nt and finish thi rd , Mor ais would se ttle for fourth. In mot o two , Morais took the holesh ot with Tidwell, White, and Robert Simp son shad owing him . Wh ile all fou r bikes were streaki ng along for the nt..>xt fou r laps, Morais and Tidwell man~ aged to pull away from the others. Side by side, they fou ght for the lead all the way down to the last lap. Mea nwh ile, Wh ite pu lled ou t all the stops as he pa ssed Simpson and was gaining ground on the leaders. Catching them , the thr ee raced into the last comer and once again White d ived into Morais, and Tidwell, bu t this time onl y White went d own . Mora is ed ged out Tidewli for the moto win, but Tidwell won the overall.. Sean Lollar won the 250cc Inte rmediate with 125 NOV ; 1. Craig Tru~lio (Ka w); 2. JaliOl1 Ellil!o (HIm ); J. Mike A it'1 (Ka w ); 4. Danny Omt:'lu (Hoo ); S. Adam r'orwe (Suz). 1o 125 INT: I. Lee Tidwf'1l(Hun ); 2. Cory Morai" (Yam ); 3. H.aw k Whi le (Yam); 4. Pa u l Temmerman (Suz ); 5. Rllbt-rt Sim pson (Hon ). 125 PRO: 1. Dustm Blunmfit'ld (Yam) ; 2..Ju stin Quinn (Ka w); 3. Ben Shank (H on). 250 BEG: 1. Paul Sta fft>J"5 (Yam); 2. JamP)' r .ark" (Kaw ); Kurt long (Hon); 4. Jerry Ta ylor (Ho n); 5. Dam'1I Tayl or (HIm) . 250 NOV: 1. Jason Em. (KillW)2. [eremv Sant(lf'(J (Yam); 3. Ph il Segundo C on); , . Ste ve Vitton.. (Kaw '>. S. JO:"ffrfoy Moli na H (Yam). :so 1ST: 1. Sean Lollo r (Kaw); 2 Co ry Mo ra iJ. (Yam); 3. jeff Brownlee (Suz ); 4. Leo Tidw!'11 (H on );S. Da vey Duraru- (Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Dustin Bloom fidd (Ya m) ; 2. D ann y p..lad ino (Yom, SCHBY : 1. J.allOn MWT~U (Ya m); 2. Ha wk Wh it~(Yam). BEG (25+ ); 1. Sm-t" Rmold!> (Hon ); 2..Ton y Jilinw (K.aw ); 3. W illiam Serpa (Yam); 4_Mi ch a o.'l Fo.-olin (H o n ); S. J(lI\ Pf'IM'5 ( ' w). ~OV (25+ ): 1. Scott Cumm inS!' (Hen); l. Michael 5t"gundo (Hon); 3. PrteT Whi ppw (K.aw); 4. Jim COpN,n,j (Hon). L'''T (25+); 1. M.ark Kaoling (Suz); 2. Ma rc Tue.......(}ion ); 3. Rid Ma~ (Yam ); 4. cee t Uglow (Suz~ 5OOS0V: 1. Willif' Aruu(Hon);2 Davt"S.ndmo( Hun~ BEG (30+) : 1. Shawn Walk i n~!Otid; ( Bon); 2. Rob Su bato (Ka w ); J. Ronn ie Stilwell (Hon ); 4. Johnny Chavez (H"Ifl); 5. Dave :-.Jilfl'll»'t!'!'. NOV (30): 1. M.uk Dawson (Kaw); 2. To m Conklin (Yam); 3. Jim Datlara (Hon j;.''- Davi d Adair (Hem); 5. Ch ri !l COWt,1I (H l.Ifl). 1 (30+ ): 1..Willi4m Arta u ( Hoo); 2. Gary Moiat)t" (Yam~ m PRO (JO.o.): 1. Mike Jn hn'itln (Suz); 2.. Ran d y Mtodl..,. (Suz); 3. Gt"off \\ 'oods (Su.z);0&. Da vid Mon lgl'nwry (Hun). BEG (35+ ): I . SIt"Vt" Hall ( Kaw ); 2. fYnd y lynch (Yam ); 3. Robert :-.J()f"~nO (Ya m ). .a. Nt"'d Wig ht ( Hon); S. Chris Schb.n der (Suz) . BEG (40+): 1. Tim Donalson (Kaw); 2. Rtlbo.'rt Kosovilks (Hvnl; 3 . C ra ig Gi lmour (H on) . l':OV (oW+); 1. Kenn y JOo.' Wa lkt"r (Hun) ; 2. Bobby l ynch Jr. (Y.am ~ 1ST (.&0+): 1. John Handd in (Yam). WM.\l : 1. Tirw Handelin (Yam ). ' Ebesu wins W ailua Motocross By Da n Ah una and William Smith KAVAl. HI MAR. 24 , Kenla Ebcsu this weekend pu lled off the mainevent win in the 125cc.. Semi Pro class by d efea t~ ing his riva l John Ryan, to take the overall win for the da y and the winner's share of the purse monev at the Wailu a Motocro ss. Ebes u and Ryan battled one an ot her throughout the day. Ryan led approaching the finish~line jump in the main event, with a hard -

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