SUPERCROSS
THORIPARTS UNUMITED AltA
SUPE,RCROSS SERIES
Texas Stadium
Dallas, Texas
Results: April 26, 1997 (Round 7 of 7)
1.2.SC'c HEAT 1 (6 laps, top 9 transfer, 20 riders): 1.
Robb;e Reynard (Hon); 2. Shaun Perotio (Hon); 3. Casey
Lytle (Han); 4. Chris Wheeler (Suz); 5. Rusty Holland
(Kaw); 6. Anthony Amaradio (Yam); 7. Travis PreSton
(Yam); 8. Jiri Dostal (Suz); 9. Pedro Gonzalez (Kaw); 10.
Mike Metzger (Kaw); 11. Da.x Kastrin (Suz); 12. Scott
Davis (Kaw); 13. Chris Torrance (Kaw); 14. Andy
Harrington (Yam); 15. Earl Kephart (Yam); 16. Mark
Culton (Kaw); 17. Terrance Malan (Suz); 18. Michael
Brandes (Yam); 19. Josh Tarantino (Yam); 20. Jason
Thomas (}(aw).
Time: 8 min., 45520 sec.
USec HEAT 2 (6 laps, top 9 transfer. 20): 1. Kevin
Windham (Yam); 2. Brian Deegan (Suz); 3. Casey
Johnson (Kaw); 4. Jeff Pestana (Kaw); 5. Grayson
Goodman (Yam); 6. Tommy Clowers (Yam); 7. Ryan
Clark (Suz); 8. Erick Vallejo (Kaw); 9. Tyler Evans (Suz);
10. Jeff Willoh (Yam); 11. Lex Malan (Suz); 12. Paul
Lindsey (Kaw); 13. Matt Bateman (Suz); 14. Tommy
Johansson (Suz); 15. Eric Schnell (Suz); 16. Travis
Hodges (Kaw); 17. Michael Peacock (Yam); 18. Cory
Keeney (Yam); 19. Tom Harrison (Suz); 20. Ryan Duff
(Han).
Time: 8 min., 44.310 sec.
l .
125ee LeQ (4 laps, top 4 ~ransfer, 22 riders): 1.
Mike Metzger (Kaw); 2. Jef Willoh (Yam); 3. Scott Davis
(Kaw); 4, Ryan Duff (Hon); 5. Matt Bateman (Suz); 6.
Travis Hodges (Kaw); 7. Eric Schnell (SU.z)i 8. Dax
Kastrin (Suz); 9. Andy Harrington (Yam); 10. Michael
Peacock (Yam); 11. Ea.rl Kephart (Yam); 12. Terrance
Malan (5uz); 13. Cory Keeney (Yam); 14. Lex Malan
(5uz); 15. Paul Undsey O(a\'o'); 16. Jason Thomas (Kaw);
17. Chris Torrance (Kaw); 18. Tommy Johannson (Suz);
19. Mark Culton (Kaw); 20. Mkhoel Brandes (Yam); 21.
Tom Harrison (Suz); 22. Josh Tarantino (Yam).
Time: 5 min., 41.420 sec.
12See MAIN (15 lops, 22 rid....~ 1. K.vin Windham
(Yam); 2. Robbi. Reynard (Han); 3. Casey Lytle (Han); 4.
Shoun Pero);o (Han); 5. Rusty Holland (Kaw); 6, Mike
Metger (Kaw); 7. Travis Preston CYam); . Tom Oowers
Team Honda of
Troy's Casey Lytle
finished third in
Dallas, the besl
supercross finish of
his career.
Jr. (Yam); 9. Jeff Pestana (Kaw); 10. Pedro Gonzalez
(Kaw); 11. Brian Deegan (5oz); 12. Jiri Dostal (Suz); 13.
Erick Vallejo (Kaw); 14. Casey Johnson (Kaw); 15. ScoM
Davis (Kaw); 16. Anthony Amaradio (Yam); 17. Ryan
Dull il was their non.stick spray of choice.
SpeakIng of factory bike trickery, Team Yamaha's Ez.. L...k has
been using a handlebar-mounted switch that cqntrols lw9 separate timing curves - one for starts and one for the rest of the race.
It basically looks Jike the bike has two ignition switches on it.
"He's been using it for about half of the series," Lusk's mechanic'
Steve Butler _reported. Some of the other factory teams tested
similar setups earlier in the year, hut bave since stopped using
them.
Team Kawasaki/Shift's ...... Em. was the winner of the 1-900Pro-Race HoIeshoI A_ret in the 250cc class and picked up
the $1000 check in the process: Team Yamaha's KevIn Wlnd"'m grabbed the holeshot in the 125cc main and made an extra
$500. .
.
Snap-On Tools
. My ribs and stemum are still pretty bruised so I'll take another.
week and a half off without riding and' hopefully' I'll be ready.·
Swink .finished one position behind Washougal MXITom Morgan
Racing/AXO-backed Ryan Huffman in 16th and trails Huffman in
the standings by six points, 70-64. after Dallas.
TM/Husaberg's
Guy
Coop...
{right} came down
from his home "n
Stillwater. Oklahoma. to race the
250cc class on a
Husaberg F'C501
and tried to become
the second rider
ever to qualify a
four-stroke for an
AMA Su'pe!cross
main. KTM's Lance
Smail qLlalified ih' Oaytona i~ March. 'I'm racing .selected races foi .
. Husaberg and KTM. - Cooper said from his box van before the
race. "' was going to race the 'Glen Helen Four-Stroke National in
Clllifomia. but I saw tlie forecast here for rain and '1 thought it
Would' be fun cn the four-str.oke. I've raced it two times so far and'
. It's a 101 of)nm. I'd .ride the electric-start 660 if I 'could {the AMA
·.Iimit for·~or.strokes in the 250cc ~Ias.s is. 5S0cc}.· Cooper also'
used a WER steeri"ll st~bilize:r on. his bik..... after. geiting 'accus'
-. tom!"d te;> it the last couple of'years riding Nation.al off-ro'lc
eventS. Coope, 'WOn his qualifier an,d 'missed~ the. nIaln when he
finished third (the top two qtialifyhn the last chance qualifier_
(right) again preTh" ..in that began .on Friday ,caused the r..gular preetic!> sessented the winning
riders' mechanics
sions to .be canceled for the day and.limited S_aturday's' practice
in each class a set
session to'. one 10-f)'1inute session. for each group of riders. ,Most
of te'ani colorol.the track was' covered with tarps on Friday as the rain contlnued through early Saturday. but the track was stlU'a sloppy.mess. . maiched screwWith rain predicted fOr· later that evening, many were companng . drivers.... -The 'rac:
.the event to the Dallas Sup.ercross in.'95 where rain' turned the ·ers get all the glory .
race inlo a ",udfest {Doug Hen,ywon his first 250c(: Supercross -: for ...winl1ing.. -.
as a member of Team Honda that year}. ·There was also the
explamed Snap-On
repres'entatives
chance that the event woul'cl have to be canceled or modified'due
·to the situation. but· the'rain didn't show again' until 'the '125cc' Jim Phillips and
.
F&S Kawasaki/Fox/Amette's
Metll••·r rode in Dallas: his
main event was already in progress. -Even then it. 'fell only in. the
Rusty Patillo. - But there Is always a' good mechanic behind the
first ride back since breaking a femor at the .P.aris Supercross in
scenes in' these wins who are just as important. and we are rec'form of a 'slight miSt. permitting th'e show to run as planned. -I
Novemb'er. Metzger won !lie 125cc last chance qoalifier to get
ognizing these achievements. - Snap-On did the same thing in
don't want to have to modify tonight's schedule' unless absolutely
.
ioto tAe main. He finished sixth.
-·necessary. - said the AM,A's Duke Finch' on SaturdllY after- 'Houston and the same two mechanics. Aile,. ·s._r (Windham's mechanic) and ........,. Albrecht (Emig's mechanic) won
noon.•At ;3: 15; the ~de~ are going to take a walk-thro~gh and at
T~e T. .ni Honde transporter was back in the pits in Dallas,
the tools when their'respective riders won: they will get a set 'of T'3:45 each group (a total of foun will get a 10-minute practice seslending a hand to primal Impulse team riders Shaun' Perolio and
sion. We haVe two extra scor'lrs to keep track of the riders. Canhandles for these muddy wlns. Snap-On will also be giving awards
Ro~bie R!"y"ard: The Team Honda ha~ler did nClt show up at the
out at the final round in Las Vegas in three weeks, and i.s entercellation is not even in our li'ocabuiary.· Surprisingly..the track
previous round i~ Pontiac, Michigan.
talning sponsoring the se~ in some capacity in 1998.
didn't rut-up a~ badly as .might.be el National Motocross Series
of weeks and it felt okay. but I haven't ridden a supercross track
but came up ,short and Jlearly c",shed..
by six points, 47-41, ·after orie round.
.
yet. I haven't done any big triples. b'u~ I don't think anybody's
The mud ana muck on the track-was so bad tha.t Dirt Wu.... the . going to be ·tripling tonight ·(because of the mud). I'm still using
Former SOCcc World Road Racing Champion KeVin Schwa_.
~bout a roll and a half of tape on' the ankle. I'm thinking ii should
track construction and maintenance crew. was forced to clean out
former !'!V0-time World Superbike Champion ~ Polen and
be close to ~90 Percent in about a week and a haff." Kuffman finevery single starting gate between motos to ·ensure that they
~is wife Diane and son Martin. and AMA Grand· Nafional dirt
ished 2011) after cra~hing in the first tum of the ",,!in and sp':Bining
",,?uld not sl!"k or be impaired.
his·wrist.
.
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tracker Terry P-.y came to Texas Stadium, "I w~s going to
go to Talleclaga mbat the roost-and'
crash muck that accumulated in the mllddy conditions. Coarse .the team passed out CDs and ·stickers. The team was reportedly' decided to come her", and check oul the races. I baven't been to
asRed to stp!, passing out promotional mliterial.after "inappropri,
been one of these in years, -so I wan!ed to see. what was going
. foam was packed' in """ry nook and·'Cra.nny of. mos:t of the comate markings and language - were found on some. of the materiar on." Schwantz also spoke about his future plans in auto racing: "I
'petitors' bikes to keep the.mud:w'eight to a' minimum. a~d liberal
and in the printed lyric9 at 'an earlier round. After a semi-heated :just Jinished up In' Australia and I plan to start doing some Busch
amounts oi cooking. ons, silicone sprays or oil lubricants were
exchange' between the AMA's Duke Finch and· team manager' Gr~nd National races sometime here real soon. - Schwantz. the
applied to the bikes for the same·reason.and to aid in post-race
.
Kenny' Watson. the team stopp,ed handing out the material..
. Polens and Poovey are' all Texans.
qleanup:
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The Tum I(aw8saki bike.s of Jeff Emig. Ryan Hughes and
Damon Huffman were. b'y far: the most prepared bikes in the pits
f.or the muddy situation at hand. Aside from the tricks used above,
mechanics E?rian Lunniss {Damon Huffman}. Ron Wood CRyan
Hughes} and Jeremy Albrecht
