Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

METZELER LAG UNA AMA H-D Supertwins 3 out of the top 4! they headed down the front stra igh t in lap four, Schnackenberg tr ied to d uck und er tr a ffic in tum one, but Montano swerved to the outsi de of one backmarker and the n weaved har d inside a n o t h e r to keep p a ce with t he lead rider. Schnackenberg los t the rea r end in tum fou r. Realizing tha t the fron t wheel and clip-ons were facing opposite directions, Schnackenberg had to wa tch from the infield as Montano bu ilt up a huge lea d over ev en tu al second place-finis her Ma rk Foster. Schnackenbe rg fa iled to ma ke the 600cc Superbike grid. Foster shot off the line first, only to slip back to fourth as the pack entered turn one. Montano ducked un dernea th the front-runners and p ulled a way. Going into lap two, Montano had a hu ge lead while Kevin Holman and Foster tried to d ra ft second-run ni ng Akiharu Shigeno. Holman go t arou nd Shigeno head in g out of turn two. This order held for a lap, but suspens ion tro ubles caused Holman to drop to fourth. Foster wen t aroun d Shig eno as the pair entered turn fou r. Steven Engelbrecht pa ssed Hol man o n the back half o f the track before heading into lap four. Montano got h eld up by traffic in lap five . Fost er 'start ed closing th e ga p on laps six an d seven an d pulled within half a bike length of the lea der a t the start of la p eight. Fost er s tuc k a w heel to the insi d e of Montan o through tum one b u t co u ld n't get by. One lap later in th e sa me tum, Foster tried th e ou tside, dropped back b efore e n te ri ng turn tw o, a n d fina lly stu ffed it underneath Montano in tu rn three. Monta no d rafted by him go ing into the final lap, only to watch as Foster wen t aro und him in tum one. Montano made the sa me move in tum three as Foste r did a lap earlier to regain the lead and was ab le to break Foster's dra ft for the victory. Results F-PAC : 1. sw- R.pp (K.tw) ; Joe Bren Gftp Tenanov.. (YAm),; .... WiDilims (H on ): 3- au;. Vod"," C ); S. tlcJu& Ddykr Hon (Yam ). OPEN: StOIC;1. Chris VodbT (Hon),;2. eou,OfoRyu O'.Im); 3. Scott Bigiey(Hon); .c. Mike Ndlen (Han); S. fllD Fife (Suz). 750 S/OIC; 1.)or 8R!'tt WilliAms (Hon); 2. Tom Aquino (Suz); 1. r a ul Vogd (Suz); ol. Cory un (Suz); s.Tun Blisqun (Su;,r:). til)) S/BK: 1. Tom Mon~ (Hon); 2. MMk Fosler (Han); 3Aldharu Shigrno (Hen); 4. Keovi.n Holmin CHon ); S. Sttovm ~l bh!Cht (Hon). 450 S /BK: 1. D.tmoU Paru-r (Vilm); 2. Ro. Writs (YMn): 3. o.vM:I Coly n(Yam ); 4. M.UM t-(Y~m); 5. o.ve~atd (Yam ). :z5O SI Ble: 1. J~ CuriUo (Y~m); 2. Phillip To"," (Yam ); 3. s eeve M.t ye~u (Suz); 4. Kress WilI.i.ams(Ap r); 5. auit McGrail (K.t w ). OPEN PROD: 1. Scott Bigley (Hon); 2. FIetchrs-Wibon (Hon); 3. Tom 8relin (Ho n); 4. Jamrs ICing (Yam ); 5. Calvin Sprenger (BMW) . 750 PROD: 1. Zoran Vuj.sinovic (Su.z); 2. Tun 8luque:z (Su.z); 3. Bob Simmons; 4. M.t.rtin ~ (1C.Iw); 5. Iago Bm'l L bOO PROD: I. Tom Montano (Hon); 2. Mark. Fo6ter; 3. ~ Holman (Hon); 4. Bn.., B.ar11ow (Hon ); 5. 0Nn Curntlwr (Hen). 4.50 PROD: 1. Ito. Wells (Ya m); 2. o..,-id Colyer (Yam ); 3. Eric: Schreppel ( Y~ m); 4. MoU lin Lee (Yam ); 5. One Norgard (Ya m ). 250 PROD 1. Tt'tri V~I ()(.aw); 2. Fr.ncis MilZW" (K.w ); 3. Thomq Dorwy (K. w ); 4. Seua Murp hy (K.aw); 5. Chris McGrail (k.1w). O PEN CP: 1. ChriJ Voelker (lion); 2. Doug D.:Ryke (YoUI'l); 3. Mik Nissm (Hon ); 4. Jim Fik- (Suz); 5. Bob Sirbentuar (Hon ). f..1: 1. Joe Brrit Wi1Ii.J.ma (Hon); 2. P. ul Voge l (Suz ); 3. Cory c..Il (Suz); 4. Ch", Thorwn (Suz); S. Dan Thorsen (Suz ). f..2: 1. MIt. Inga llll (Vam); 2. Da n Cook (Yam); 3. Michael Altilmirano (Yam );". One Muon (Yam ); S. Tom Montilno (Yam). f..3 : I. Cl"IIlg Avrry (Hen ); 2. Mike Mondo (Hon); 3. Ca rlos m); Nn'a (Hon ); C. Tom Aud n..>dge(Ya 5. Chril Wallace (Yam). F-4O: 1. Mark Inga lls (yam); 2. Denny Dohmy (Yam); 3. Bob SM.obenN.lr(Hon);". Daniel Rftwr (Hon ); 5. ~mar Potts.. F-SGL: 1. Brian Brown; 2. John Hammond; 3. JOt' Abe yt .l (Yam); C Rwa Me.lgtwt (Yam ); 5. Ivan TIwhn (lUw); 6. Da niel . c. mbini. F-TW OP EN; 1. Paul OrlAndi (Duc: ); 2. James Coda (Due).. 3. Tom Trny (Due);". Brian 8.lrtlow (Y&D'l);S. Ar1 Ch.imben (Due ). F-TW 65(k 1. Mik VOl" kn' {Hon); 2. Dillnit'! RftSt'T (Han); 3. l SNwn RriUy (}-Ion ); 4. BiDllrincknhoff {Hon); S. ICrn e-r (X.1w ).; 6. Ed MArdUni (Hon). F-TW 1. o.v\d ChowftUllill. CJ',aw 2. ~ Ban' (1C.Iw); 3. ); 8Mt Whitnwn (X.aw}; 4. ~ Smith cx.w); 5. MMkI-Wt (k,aw ); 6. Alan &rtidt (X.1w). S/ DJlo,X); 1. Dousl- Elliott (X.aw); 2. Enm FftTan (Yam ); 3. Mi b Mru (Y.lM); ... Jove Shapiro; 5 . ltalph Aun (BMW); 6. Mict\wl Va n S1yb (Han). VINT: 1. Ralph Aurr (BMW); 2. ~ Stone (BSA); 3. Stew Van Hom (lion);". Dave ItuNdJ (BSA); S. Jove SNpUo (BMW). 1st - Ben Bos trom, Barte ls' H-D 3rc! - Dave Esto k, Barte ls' H-D 4th -Eric Bostrom, Bartels' H-D METZELER WI 5 AMA NATIONAL ATLAGU A On Metzeler's ME 33 Laser racing fro nt and ME 99A racing rear. Remember, every racer gets our best tires! METZELER POMONA AMA H-D Supertwins 3 out of the t op 5! 2nd - Ben Bostrom, Bartels' H-D 4th - Brian Gibbs, Hal's H-D 5th - Hikaru Miyagi, Bartels' H-D THE MAGIC OFMETZELER Motorcycle TIres Are All We Make. Ride themlRace themlWin with them! See them at your nearest Metzeler dealer. For information and brochure: phone: (61 0) 458·9662 I fac (6 10)~9663 410 Eaglev iew Blvd., Suite 106, Exto n, PA 19341 sm: Tucker rolls at Oklahoma City CC By MIke Connell OKLAHOMACITY,OK,APR.28 Chris Tu c ke r chalked up a nothe r w in at th e fourth round of the Ol:.lahoma CrossCountry circuit at Mo torcycle Raceway near Ol:.lahoma City. Th a t's tw o in a row for the 1994 acCRA overall champion, bu t this win d id not come as easily as the last race. The trac k was a six-mile loop tha t included po rtions of three motocross tracks tied togethe r with dense woods sections. A sp ring cold front that a rriv ed that morning contained a light mis t that, co upled w ith a few dusty sections, cau sed the riders to deal wi th goggle problems all race long. Many riders co m pla ined that they were . ou t of tearolls midway through the first lap . Tucker had to wait and watch as Chris Griffin holeshot the Expert class and showed the fast wa y around for the first two lap s. Griffin was Donate to THEelAYTON FOUNDlnO G m 2201 -Cherry Avenue Long Beach, CA 90806 \0 0\ 0\ ,.....; . ... 310/427·7433 N N ·Wewant to be yourfavorite charity" ~ >. ctl 39

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