Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

vas! ·Will .o.evi., wa~n't.the.onIY·.rid~·;' to suffer tbrou~h a· disappointing day. althe· DoQ·uoill· . · Mile, USC Racing's Kevin Veme. 10sHhe: · second of his two Johnny Qaad-built Hondas·to ·.a·motor failure in the·iast few seco~ds 0.1 the. 15.'lTlinute practice session, leaving him rideless. .The .~arn·b6r~owed·Dan· Stli.nlelo; s.econd. Schmulbech Recing Harley-Davidso~ ana · Varries went out and rode in tbe second heat· race. Varnes Was Nnning fourth when the·bike' s Chain derailed. kriockilig oui"f the.maigram·w.as star:ted .after.the finish ilf the· Grand National· ~in· event The ·mjliri Was·paid . · off according to tbe heat finishes with Badels·. · rider Eric ~~~ being· iiwa'!led ;he ·firit-: 1>"'ce JT1Oney'.. An.nuiln eVent gualifiers ~ived Ii. sin'gle point. .. . . : . .... P.rior to·the D:u·OU·OIO: Mlle·, S~ott P.,frke;'.s . : me6nan·ic· Bm W~rner ·made .a~ ihtere$ling··. commerit regarding the .Orand. Natlon"1 contino. ·genfsmile progralTlS for 1~96, ': You know, San Jos.'; us.ed·.to. bdhe 'first mile of the yea',:., .. Wemer..sai\i. ·.And that was where·. everyone. coUld come ·and see how they: d d"ne O\(er the . winter.as as· ail the·.haril 'York that.l\iey'd put·. in,. because San Jose was thabne place.wher<> You Could.~rr Wide open: l1'l's weren:!.a f3clpr. : · As .f,l' as I'.m cOncemed, noboily knoWs yet this ·Year, because ai IndY tires .w~e iiefiniiely a lac- . . . . : . . . . . . . ..... .tor: .. ... . FMF DESTROYS THE COMPETITION AT LOREnA LYNNS 1996 AMA GRAND tfATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS· FMF riders won more classes than than all of the performance product companies combined. Of the 29 classes that competed, FMF riders won over 50% of the total races and finished on the podium 39 times. check out these numbers! Congratulations Guys! tST JOHN HElNLflN CHAMP. 517-8 STK tST D4V1D MIl1.S4PS 2ND GRANT MORELAND 3RD KYLE CHISHOLM 65 10-11 STK tST JAMES STEW4RT JR 587-11 STIC · J~ K;pp'~ ·lllech~nlC. K.n~ T~it~ ~y. mlssion out ·01 KoW:s miler.· 'We'r" just .cheek.. i~g few things, ". Tolbe~ sai~l :. '.~ . . a >r;" ne~ei ·e?iOg b~ t~. Ho~da,; U$CRa~; I~g's Teny Poovey declared pribr to the Du· ·Quoln·.Mife:·: Al'this· point· I don:t· need·it. My· · HarleY 1s running ·great: '. Poovey has been a· Staunoh Honda· ridenince the RS75D debu·ted· i.ri jg84.·.. . . . . . . .. . .... 2ND BOBBY BONDS· :And. fina~: ~m the: b9Ys·wili be-boys·~p8rt-. ment: During.the rain delay, the sound oHligh: .:revv;ng XR100.ni9!ors could be·heaid em.hat-· .iniJ from one of the open.sheds In the·Du·QuOin · Mile·ptts es.an·anonYroous promoteilinstig3!or· .and· tj(ree-tirTie· dirt track· Champion· from· MiChl.. ga.. talked several of. hiS yoong teammafes into· .st8ging an ~utbIW .• ho;t. tr8c.k on tIle'shed'S · c()~rete ·ft06r: Severar·of the yolJ!lger Grand· National'riders took part In the eyen!; WhiCh. fin·: ·severtil ::an¥lhing go.e's· ~eat r~ce~· befqre : v:a.nsfe.riing ·contestants)nto two 8Clua11y Vio!<:rit· · W-I8p. main ·Il:"ents,. which ·paid a w~opping $.17: ··e~ch ·to: the wihn~r: ·Fao· enthiJsia~m "la's high · as :.Californja· "qet J~"nnY··Mu~.ph,.e" g.';'8bed ·the ¢ash In· the ·ftrsl. 1D-Iap main; and· ·the cr6wiJ was. Sen~ing a. ·repeat ltiCtory fQr the.. :.ya\llig Californ!".sp~edster when the I.~diana: Stilte l;'olice stepped in aOD ha~ed tile p'1'ccBd, . lnQs·jusi f.ve:illps Inti> t!)e ma.in event {ifteen- . Year~1d NICky Heyden woo· the secon.d main. .. even.~ by <;Iefaul~ Man~ ""itn.e~~ claimed t!lat: th.e·.event mliiked ·the best racing thel4d seen : aJ~day, , .. . , . .... tn MIKE CORDER 2ND MICHAel DI LORETO CHAMP. tST ROBBIE SUGGS 3RD JON BORUFF CHAMP. 250 A MOD 2508 MOD 250 e OPEN 2ND JOSHUA BROOKS 3RD JASON HARTNESS lie tiT RONNIE HlJCIWIEE CHAMP• PLUS 25 tn KEJIH BOWEN 2ND BILLY WHITlEY 3RD KEVIN WALKER CHAMP. + 'JO A tn KEJIH BOWEN 3RD JOHN GREWE CHAMP. 3RD JOSHUA SUMMEY SUPER MINI 3RDJOSHUA WOODS 125 A STIC tiT ROBBIE HORTON 125 A MOD 2ND ROBBIE SKAGGS 1258 $lIC 2ND KARL SCOTT 3RD SHAE BENTlEY 1258 MOD 2ND SHAE BENTlEY 3RD KARL SCOTT CHAMP. +40 SENIOR tn FRED \'ERl1JCCI CHAMP. 2ND JOHNNY BORDERS +50 MASTER tn Bill. VAN VUGT SR WOMAN CHAMP. 2ND DEE WOOD 3RD SHELLY KANN It just goes to show that FMF's proven Gold series PiP!Js, Power Core Silencers ultra-fast en~ines and precision tuned suspension really oU~i1orms the competition. FMF's skilled tec nicians are ready to serve you with their huge Ig Ri~ that travels the country throughout the year. No one lias an amateur support program tha can match FMFs. Wlien you're choosing a performance company for 1997, look no further. {310}539-6884 15910 B,II, P,tI, At'., R.,." Ci", CA 90110 :.~ · Ttie: quote OJ Ihe: 'lIoa. cam~ Jrom· Flat Ttak. ·Fotes ·pbotilgrapher oilve· Hoenig in ,efer-· · ence· to th·e grinil of. the Jndy/DuQu.olo week-. end: ·f".. been doing this stuff ·f.or 2D years, .. and today.it ~ &ke·.il·. .... . .. e MOD 85 12-13 STIC tST BRANDON JESSEMAN CHAMP. S~aliing of·Ho~·aas, .loral. take· R~cing te~ni · oWnerAf BervstfOnj ·had·~ sad,sto,yJo tell· regarding the· blowup· that sidejlned .hiS ·ri.d';;·. · ~nl. Jc!fteS .at the eomnusker MotorCyi:le Chilmpionships in Uncoln, N~braska. 'It killep · tti~. heads, the ·bartels,. the roos.:.everY!hiilg-,n the iop end, • Berg~lror!' ·said 'It just destroyep· eYerytning. We'll gei ft b~k tqget~r. bOt R.J. · won'tbe at. : ... : . ,-, ' springfield. .. . . " CHAMP. 2NDJEFF GIBSON 3RD JOSHUA WOODS : have UI1\leitaken the. mo.st amtiitious. project in: the ptts :priO, .10· the. early-mOrning praclivic;lson. lhey're·l.ow-l1!ainl!!hance motOrcyCles, tliey shoiJldJast twO ~s ' ~t.. · \east th8t's .what ~e tlr9chure S8Y'i,.' PBJj

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