Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS Edited by Scott Rousseau Results so(4--6) STK: 1. P.ascal H..-mand e z (LEM ). so OPEN: 1. M i ke A ~si(KTM). 60 FI T: 1. Eric Cook (Kaw);2.G~OfY Jon l"S(Kaw ). 00 BEG: 1. Ju.tin Ha rgrove (Ka w); 2. K.. vin Fav. (Kaw); 3. .. Ryan Mcln tyre (K.w ),:4. Marc Abo:-malh y (K.aw); 5. NOi.h Ht-mandtc' (Kaw). z so F t T: 1. David P.aul""",(Suz). 80 BEG: 1. Kerin lenning... ( Kaw ); 2. Broc wallace (Kaw); 3. M ike Ales...i (Kaw); 4_ Mi ck y G ri ffin (V.am); 5. Brian P.pp.a.la rd o (Youn, (Above) Chuck Clark (12) won both 125cc Beg inner motos to take the class win In the Saturday night motocross action at Starwest Supercross Park. (Left) Rob Healey (4) styled his way to 30+ and 35+ Intermediate-class wins In the GFI Supe r Saturday MX at Perris Raceway, 80 BEG: 1. Sea n O' Connor (Yam ); 2. OU1s r aulson (Hon); 3. M.uk VillcoR' (Yam) ; 4 . Richard Albach (V.amJ; 5. O.anny Mohr I Hon~ 80 WM.'l: 1. Shannon O' Con nor (Hon). 125 BEG: 1. Chuck CLJ (Suz ); 2. Mike Power (Sw: ); 3. Brian d Miler (Sw:);4 . MiktoW agrwr (Hon);5. ConyT.a~(5uz). 125 LVf: 1. Dan iel Nkhol (Suz ); 2. Oscar Vald ez (Suz ). s 125 PRO: I. ShvFretw!'11 (Suz ). 250 BEG: 1. c."ry He1n (Suz ); 2. Duid Andnw (K.aw); 3. Fa ycal Fakh ry (Ka w). 250 NOV : I. Lydon Cauda (Yam ). 250 PRO: 1. Ed Rfodman (Hon); 2. C ra ig Hohnei~h.... (Hon). 500 NOV: 1. Ch ris Drake (Hon). 2.5+BEG: 1. Brian Miller (Su z); 2. Ot-n-k Dyncan (Suz ); 3. Matt Mo rg an (Hon). 30+ BEG: 1. Jim Hol loman (Hon); 2. Bruce Morh-n. lt'!'\ (K.aw),: < 3. Cra il; Ansnwn (Kaw); 4. Ta ylor Jocelyn (KAw). 40+ NOV: I. G reg McCarthy (Hon); 2. Doug Stt>phen s (H on). 40+ MSTR: I ~ ChrisSchl ickenmt')'er (Hon ). Healey.doubles at Perris MX By Tony Alessi Wallace prevails at. Starwest Motocross By Tony Alessi PERRIS, CA. APR. 6 Cale Wallace pushed his Axo-backed Yamaha to a d ouble -mo te victory during Saturday night racing at Starwest Supercross Par k. Wallace fou nd traction on the concrete starting pad and pu lled the holesho t during the first moto of the BOcc (9-11) d ivision . Daniel Taft, however, ga ted poorly and later fell while trying to catch Wallace. " I th in k I can bea t Cale, " sa id Ta ft. "I ju st have to sta rt out w ith him ." Wa llace we n t on to firs t-mote vic tory while Ta ft recovered. to take second in fro nt of Shane Fox and Jason Med ina. ... Th e second m oto saw Taft get h is cha nce whe n he fell into line right behind Wallace at th e s ta r t. Th e tw o pret eens battled for three laps be fo re Ta ft m a d e h is m o ve by p a ssing a n d pulling away fro m Wall a ce. But W all ace, no t one to thro w in the towel. dug do wn and foun d the extra spee d to repa ss Taft. In the end, Wal· lace we nt un de feated and posted the overall win in front of Taft, Fox and Medin a. Chad Go res again proved to be a dom inant force in Pee Wee competition by to p p ing th e charts on both the ma in track an d the Pee Wee track. Gores had to work for the win on th e ma in track a fter an eight· la p battle wi th bo th Kame ran Scott and Cody Longe necker . Wh ile Go re s was b u sy fighting up front, Brandon Millin gradually worked his wa y u p from outside the to p 10. During the final laps, Million put th e ped al to the metal and passed Lon gen ecker, Travis, Christensen and Wa rren Davis to secure the runner-u p s pot beh ind the cham p Gores . Heavy favori te Bryce Terzian had an off night and finished fifth. we ll off the pace of the lead ers. Results p", W", T rac k STK A; 1. Bry ce Ter zian (KTM ); 2. Owd Co res (KTM I; 3. Brandon Mill ion (LEM); 4. warren Davis (KTM ). STK B: 1. Cody Bradbu ry (KT M) ; 2. Cody Longe necker (KThf) ; 3. Ph illip Aube (KTM); 4. Trior Pined .. (KTM); 5. Jon McC.nhy (K"TM ). STRTR (4-6) 0 -1: 1. Rober to Jiron (Yam ); 2. Mich~l:"l Hall (KTM); 3. John Alt'k (Yil m) ; 4. Jon 8altu ( LEM); 5. Johnny IUikollky (Yam ). . (4-6 ) BEG STK: 1. BnK"eRutheTford (K"J1o,I); 2. Tr.vb Chris· tt.orulon (KTM ); 3. Kalin Goodsit...(KTM ). (7-8) BEG STR11t: 1. Brys Kun tz CL EM) 2. ena ld Rodri gu n (KTM ); 3. O.Jvid Hough (LEM ); 4. Dav e G n't'f'lt' (KTM ). STRTR (7-8): I. Mich,n-' Ya rd ll"y (Yam) ; 2. J.D . Mendall (Ya m) ; 3 . Bl!'rtnshot Cunn in~ham (Ya m) ; oJ. N ic k A rmli t rong (Yam) ; 5. Mimu-I.Faill.. (Yam) . MOD A: 1. Cha d Go res (i.. 'TM); 2. Bra n d on Milli tm (L EM) ; J. BrvceTt>ni.m (KTM). • MOD B: 1. M irn~1 Perry (KTM); 2. Kameron Scott (KTM).; 3. Tylo r Pined. (KTM); 4. B.J. Bohrt' r (KTM); 5. Mile Mt'ad e (LEM ). MOO BEG : 1. Kalin Good sit e (KTM) ; 2. Trn il' Ch n ~ ltc'n (KTM). STRTR (4-6) D-2: 1. Brad y H un i l ~ (KTM ); 2 Du nn ie Kt"am t"y (KTM); J. BI. ke Ba~t'tt (Lem ); 4. Mark Blis.. (KTM ); 5. Nick Ha m . man (yam ). M ol n Trolck i 50 (4.6) STK : 1. C h a d Gores ( KT M); Z. Brandon M illi on (KTM ); 3. Co dy Longt"lWCke (KTM ); 4. Warrl!f1 D.vi ~ (KTM); 5. r Bry ct"Tt'TZi n (KTM). a 50 (4-6) M OD: I. Michael Perry (KTM). 50 (7-K) STK: 1. Ta ylor Pint"d.t (KTMj; 2 David Huu !;h (tEM ); J. Gt' ra ld Rodriqut'z (KTM); 4. Brys Kunt z ClEM). 50 (7-8) MOD: 1. Mik e Aleossi (KTM); 2. Jarr ed Bro wn e (LEM). 60 (6-8) : 1. Jct Browne (Kaw j; 2. Mike Alessi (Kaw); 3. Je ff Wl.Ip (Kaw); 4. Jus tin Workman (Ka w); 5. Chris A I..k (Kaw ). hO(9-11): 1. CM IO!iGonzalez (Kaw) ; 2 J,w,on Mt'dlnR (Kaw ); 3. Ty!lOflTalkin gton (Ka w); 4. Scott Haddad (Ka w). flO (0-11 ): 1. Ca le Walla ce (KiIw ); 2. Dan iel Ta ft (Suz); 3. Shane Fo il. (Kaw); 4 , Ja. ...I'1 Mt'di na (Hon) . . l SO(12-13): 1. sP an Hamblin (Yam) . PERRIS, CA. APR. 6 N-Sty le p resid ent Robbi e Healey sta mpe d his autho rity over the Vet class by posti ng a double class win in both the 30+ and 35+ Novice di visions during the return of the GFI Super Saturday MX at Perri s Racew ay. . Hea ley fell victim to a poor start du ring th e ope ning 30+ No vice mot o bu t stea d ily worked his way toward s the front . Lead ing the race was Ron Mowry on his Kawasaki. Healey spe nt most of the 12 laps jumping over, cutting under and sliding past th e field, and just when he caught Mowry, the whi te flag waved. Mow ry blocked Healey on the fina l circuit a nd posted the moto win while Mar k Sandz imier finis hed a dis tant third in fron t of Rob Smith and Steve Reeves who com pleted the top five. The second m ot o saw Hea ley cha se d own and pass Mowry for the mo to an d overall victory, which in a nutshell settled the issue of who was the fastest vet of the day. Hea ley returned later an d han d led th e 35+ Novice division as well by way of a d oub le moto victory where he to pped Robe rt Pfetzing and Dave Fava . Once agai n Don Upton proved he is the king of Perris with his victory in the com bined Pro class. The single Pro race saw Spud Walters get the jump on the pack, bu t Up ton red efined the term "quick study" by simply out RO'isi (Su z); 2. BraTldo n Sta d d an (Su Z); 3. Chad GaU mf"l' (Hon); 4. J.]. H.an (Ya m ). 125 BEG: 1. Mike ~i (Su z ); 2 Ryan Orr (Su z ); 3. G iU lennin!:!, (Suz); 4. Jeremiah POWJ;;el (Suz); 5. Brian Horton (Hun). 125 SO Y: 1. Joh n Sandl'tS (Suz ); 2. H(lW~ F.rick.o;on (Hon ); 3. Shawn Mci n tosh (H o n); ... w rit Wa ll.la (Kaw); 5. Bryan Dav is (Yarn ). 125 I~'T: 1. Oscar VolIldn (Su z ); 2. L Lewi s (H o n); 3. g..olIn H am blin (Yam); 4. Da vi d Hu ghes (Suz); 5. Wl"SCarey (Hon). • 125 PRO: 1. Do Upt on (H on ); 2 Chad rli'def!lOl\ (Kaw); J. n Sea n Pag el (!;jwn). 2.iO BEG: 1. Teny lWal (Yam ); 2. Joh n Holldett (Va in ); 3. David ' v mlove (H on). . 250 NO V: 1. Coh n V.at.. lI (Suz ); 2. D.R. M cC a in (Vam) ; 3. Cha se Bank head (H o n); 4. Dave Favoll (H un ). 250 INT: 1. Lawrence u-wi!io(Hon). 250 PRO: 1. Sp u d walters (Suz ); 2. LaI1l Larsson ()-Ion); 3. Tcmorttro 5h ibu ya ma . 500 NOV : 1. Brad Whi te (H un). 30+ BEG: 1. M ike 50 1'la (Kaw); 2, Ta m i RiC\' (Ka w ); 3. Les Aberna thy (Hon); 4. Ti m M cCue' ( H o n) ; 5. La wr en ce Cov el l! (Yarn). 30+ NOV : 1. Rob H"a ley ( Ho n ); 2. Ron Mo w ry (Kaw); 3. M a rk Sa ndzim ie r (Va m ); 4. S tev e Ree ve s (Hon); S. Rob Smith (Yam ). 30+ INT: 1. Je ff Scott (Kaw) ; 2 Gnog Maz.zio (yam); 3. Marc Crosby (K. w ); 4. Brian Alle-n (Suz) ; S. Mar k Strou p (Yam). 30+ PRO: 1. W illy Mus grav e (Hus). • 35+ NOV : 1. Rob H eilly (Hon); 2. Robert PftotzinK (Han); 3. Dave Fava (Hon). 35+ If'Io'T: 1. Jim Domann (K& ). w 40+ NO V: 1. Bm Leef (Kaw). 40+ INT: 1. Norm Schi ..1 (Hon); 2 Mar k Moore (Suz). 40+ EX: 1. Rich Eilmh>dt (Hon); 2. Bob Rutte-n (Hon); 3. lars Larsson (H on ); 4. Jody Weiwl (YAm). Fitzhugh, Holford fast at Elma DT Championship By Clay Light EL\IA, WA, APR. 6 Nation al number 49 Ch ris Fi tz h ugh pu t th e hammer d own on th e Expe rt class a nd came away with a win at the final round of the E1ma Ind oor Short Track Series in the Elma Pavilion. In the Exp ert class, Troy Rose and Mickey Fay were the heat -race winners, but in the final, Fitzhugh, wh o rid es a Yamaha, pulled out to an ea rly lead and held it for th e duration whil e Rose and Pay -batt led for second . Fay then hit a slick spot and crashed wh ile attem p ting to go insid e of Rose. allow ing Eric Rickman to settle into third, and that was the final finishi ng order. Fay carved his wa y th ro ug h the pack from 10th to fourt h to fin ish one s po t a hea d of Jason Ende rso n. Also joinin g Fitzhu gh in the winner's circle wa s Pro-Am rider Jeff Holford , who in his class d ebut, p ulled off the upset of the season. Holford led the IO-ride r, IS-lap Pro-Am fina l from sta rt to fini sh for a wi n a head of Todd Hagmann , Ma rk Patt erson , Bob Moran and Christian Vernon. Holford . also later wo n the competitive 30+ Open class, bea ling Dan Kimbel. O ther im p ressive rid es a t th e fin a l round a ffected the se ries points stand ings. Such was Tim Mitchell's case in th e 40+ class. Oreg on 's Todd Tra cy held a four-poi nt lead comin g into the final race, but by virtue of Mit chell's win and a fift h -p lace fin ish fro m Tr acy, th e tit le we nt Mitche ll' s way. Second in the main wen t to Lee Jensen wh ile Vince Holt, Dave Mahl er an d Tracy filled out the top five. One of the mos t po pu lar classes of late has. bee n the BOec DTX class, new for 1996. In the 10rider A mai n. Chris Waite wen t wire- to-wire to b e a t Mic h a e l Roch es ter, Kyl e Bun g e r, Sean Ligh t, Jerry Hansen an d Nick Sellers. Eri c Bee rs be a t minicycle s peedster Ja ke Hold en. who ear lier wo n the 80cc A ma in. for a win in the 250cc A ma in. clinchi ng the class title. Results EX: 1. Chris Fitzhu~h (Yam) ; 2. Troy Rose (Rtx); 3. Erit:Rickman (Rtx ); 4 . M ickey Fay (Rtx); S. 'a'lOfl Enderson (Rf)l) . rRo-AM: 1. JcoU Holford (Yam) ; 2. Tod d Hagmann (Rtx ); 3. Mark P.attt>rson (Y.am); 4. Bob Moran (Ya m); 5. Chri!ltlafl Vemon (ArK). OPE-'\! A: 1. Chri1>tian Vt>mOn ( A Tl<); 2. Tim Mitdwll (Vdm ); 3. Gary Moore (Hon); 4. Fr ank Mock (Vam ); 5. Nick McBride Sr . (Hon). • 2S0 A: 1. Eric a-n (H on); 2. Ja k" Hu ldl!f1 (H on ); 3. Robert Ros ie (Suz ); 4. Gt.>orgt' Frindiville (H on); 5. Byron Dot!lOfl(Bul ). 125 A: 1. Kurt H awk (Han): 2 Nid. McEride (Hon) ; 3. Bra d Smith (Kaw). 80 A: 1. Ja h H ol d t.> n (Han); 2. Ch rill Wa it.. (Hon); J. Ky le Bungt'r (Hon); 4. Kurt H a w k (Suz ); 5. Brad Sm ith (Ho n). M DTX: 1. Ch ris Wa il(' (Hun); 2. Mit-hat'l Rochl'1'lltr (Kaw) ; 3. ' Kyl~ Bu n gt!r (H on ); 4. Sea n li~h l (5u z); 5. Jer ry HanSt"ll (Hon ). 60 A: 1. M ich...·1 Roc ht!S (KdW); 2. Kil'v in Bunge r (Ka w ); 3 . t..r N ick Sellers (Ka w ); 4. Tyle r Coos (K.aw ); <&. Tim H a yatek (Kaw). 30+ (250): 1. Robert Rosi t' (Sw: ): 2. Todd Hill (Aul); 3. DouK And t'1'!lOf\ (Hon); 4. Dana SC Ol'lt' (Vam ). h 40+ A: 1. Tim Mitrnt'll (Va m ); 2. t...- Jt'ru!it'n (Rtx); 3. Vin~ Hu ll (R tx); 4. Dav e Mah ll'l'" Sr. (Hon); 5. Tod d Tra cy (Bul) . r /W A: 1. Josh Bake r; 2. Dt-nokH..arding; 3. St t"VI" Marshall; 4. Doug Rochester. 50 JR: 1. Mike Johman; 2 ROO Hay cock ; 3. Dustin PrusaiMy ki; 4. Del'f'k Ha rd mg; 5. Jus ti n McMill an . 50 SR; 1. Andy F.a 2. Tim H..ayM; 3. Jos h Baler; .. . [)e.rek y; St.allrop ; 5. Ty lt-r Thompson.

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