Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

elL...-_ _ For the second month in a row, the F-l event was full of surprises as the two leading competitors in the class, Chuck Graves and Curtis Adams, were forced out of the race with mechanical gremlins. Paul Mumord, last month's surprise F-l winner, look the holeshot but was pushed back into fourth after being passed by Adams, Graves and Tokey Beck in the first lap. Two laps later, Mumford was caught and passed by Montoya on his Ya:naha TZ25O. The next five laps of the 12-lap event saw no change in the top four. However, at the end of lap eight, Graves pulled into the hot pit lane and out of contention with a mechanical problem on his motorcycle, leaving Adams in the lead with Beck second and Montoya third. However, Adams developed problems with his rear tire and a lap later, he joined Graves in the pits. Seeing the sudden tum of events, Montoya quickly dosed the gap on Beck and went around the -outside of him as the racers rounded tum five. At the finish, it was Montoya with the win followed by Beck second and Mumford third. In the Coors Light/Tom Sera Racing Formula Two race, Graves was at the front of the pack off the line but was immediately challenged and passed by Montoya. Running in third was Steve Teschke, who pulled alongside Graves in the back straight of the first lap and was soon past him, moving into second. Near the completion of lap four in the IG-Iap event, Brian GarbeBini had fought his way through the middle of the pack and was suddenly right on Graves' rear lire. At the "halfway point, Teschke suddenly slowed in the front straight and pulled out of the race with a broken shift mechanism. Simultaneously, Garbellini powered past Graves in tum two and moved himself into second. During lap seven, Garbellini misshifted, allowing Graves to move back into second. Garbellini remained in third, but in the remaining laps dosed back up on Graves. However, there just wasn't enough lime and Graves finished in second behind the winner Montoya. Results F-l: 1. Michael Montoya (Yam); 2. Will"m Bed:: (Suz); 3. Paul Mumford (Kaw); 4. Steve Tekhke (Hon); S. Brian Gube:lIinl (Yam). • F-2: 1. Michael Montoya (Yam): 2. Oluck Graves (Suz); 3. Bri.ln Garbellinl ev.m); 4. Troy Maturo (Yam); 5. Clinton White""",,,(Yam~ F--3: 1. Vtcky jacbon-Bell (Hon): 2. Masahito Iizuu (Hon); 3. Wmey Totsubo (Hon); 4. LaVaup Montgomery (Hon); S. Kevin Murray (Apr). F1O: 1. DavKl Pern: (Due); 2. Stephen Hewitt (Hon); 3. 'Douglu Newhouie'(l(awl; 4. Steve Poore (Yam); 5. ThomollSSen (51.1%). 500 S/ST'K; 1. Jason Milloy (Yam); 2. Roger &ker (Yam); 3. Ross Wells (Yam); 4. Butch Erwin (Yam); 5. Joe Hylton (Yam). 600 S/STK: 1. Chue.k CrAVes (Su.z); 2. Harold Winkles (Yam); 3. Kenny Canedo (Hon); 4. Robert Yampol,ky (Hon); S. William 8 I. C""" Ad.... (Suz~ 2. J

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