Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

MOTOCROSS NMA PONCAC G A NATIONAL ITY R ND MOTOCROSS C A P NSH S H M IO IP Ales si raced wit h Arizona's Dennis jonon an d fell ow Ca lifornian Ed wa rd Herring for most of the week in the 60cc division, while in the 50cc Modi fied division, Aless i pu lled ou t 30-second plus leads for th e cham pions h ip over Florida's Ricky Renn er and T.j. Rhonelli. Alessi was also on his way to victory . in both the 50cc Stock and Su per Pee Wee classes , but mechanical gremlins stopped his charge. KT M' S Mike LaPaglia wen t o n to score the Stock victo ry on his high-po wered KTM, while Ricky Renner inherited the cham pionship in the Su per Pee Wee d ivis ion af ter Kyle Chi s ho lm bro ke a chai n on the final lap of the race. It was a big weekend for Kawasa ki Motor Corpora tion and Kawasa ki japan, wi th th e u n veil ing of their ne w 1998 KXBO. "Chase Reed and james Stewart wi ll be ra cin g th e n ew produ cti on 1998 KX80 in the Modified 12-13 a nd 7-11 d ivis ions," said Tea m Gree n' s race coo rdi na tor, Mike Raring . Stewart was on a roll by win ning five out of six rno tos en tered en rou te to the 80cc (7-11) Stock-class victory and placing seco nd in the M odified divisio n, behind Ne vada's jimmy Nelson . "We got to rid e the new bike at Guy Cooper' s tra ck in Still water on Friday and Satu rda y: ' Stew ar t said . Stewart has bee n training wit h Ricky Carm ichael' s mom in Florid a fo r th e past few mon th s and says much of his success is d ue in par t to rid ing his bicyde so me 14 miles a d ay and rid ing and tra ining with th e Carmichaels. "T h e only pa rt o f rid in g w ith th e Ca r mic haels that's not g rea t is w he n you mess up: ' Stewa rt said. "She makes you wa lk aroun d the track." Reed also had a banner weekend by scoring the cha m pions hips in bo th th e 80ec 0 2-13) Stock a nd Mod ified divis io ns . Re ed to pped Te a m Su zu ki's Sha ne Bes s a nd Bobby Bonds in th e Stock divisio n, and Bonds and Bess in the Mod ified class. Pee W ee entries skyroc keted at th is year's event. with Pee Wee riders and par ents on their best behavior in recent tim es. The yo unger age division (4-6) was' the property of Mu rrietta, California's Bru ce Rutherford , whose smooth. sma rt, na tur al riding ability carried him to his first-ever NMA National Championship in the 50cc (4-6) Sto ck d ivi sion a nd a close se co nd in the Modified di vision, behind joseph Marburger. Tyl er Evans was the we ek's m ost successful Pro racer, with class wins in both the 125cc Stock and 250cc Mod ified Pro divisions. Evans, however, was shot down by fu tu re ationaI Pro rid er Dannv Smith, who was top dog in the 125ee Modified A ~ ~ ~ Pro race. Kawasaki Pro racer Travis Hod ges ha d h is holes hots down and led both rnotos. while Smit h started third in the firs t race. After regroupin g fo llowing casing the step-up tab letop jump, Smith caug ht a nd passed Jaso n Partridge, then Evans and fina lly Hod ges o n the final lap for the moto win . The second m o to saw Smit h pa ss Hodges in the sam e exac t spo t as in the firs t mo to, the n powe r awa y for an uncon tested mu tu and overall victory. 1:\ Ponca City Raceway Ponca City I Oklahoma Results: July 29- Au g ust 2 «().6r. 50 STK 1. BrlXY Ruthtmord (Cob); 2. JO!'o<'Ph Mdt h u rgt·r (Coh); 3. Au!'>tin Stn>upt" (Cub); 4. Br.md(lJ1 L u gl" (Cub) ; 5. }dll."ErH.!>(.In (Cob), . 50 MOD (0-6); 1. Jm.ep h Mdrbu ro... (C(>b); 2. Bruct' r Rutherf o rd (Coh); 3. Bran do n Larg.. (Cob); 4. Jak tErick.'IOn (Cob); 5. Jeffry Fa~ (Cob). 'IoncaCity, Oklahoma (Left) Branden Jesseman took top honors in the 125cc Ope n Nee -pre class. (Above) Mike Alessi won three classes. (Below) Tyler Evans was the top Pro rider, winning both the 1250c Stock and 250CcModified Pro classes. s a ST K (7-8 ): 1. M ile laPa glia (KTM); 2. Rick y Rt'1\net (Ad); J . Brad ley Graham (Cob); -t. Buddi Brunn (Cob); 5. Zachary Kennin~ (Cob). s a MOD (7-8': I. MIke Al es~i ( KT M) ; 2 , Rick y Renner (Act); 3. T.). Rhonelli < Cob); 4. Mike La Pa glia (KTM); 5. Ike Jos t (Cob). 50 S /P /W M O D (6-4): 1. Ricky Renner ( Act); 2, Ricky HI.>fJUJ1e (lem); 3. Milr.e laPagli a (KTM); 4. T.}. Rhon d li {Cob}; 5. n,t' Po--l(Cllb ). bO STK (60fl); 1. Milt' Alt"'o.!'>i (KdW); 2. Denni.. Junon {KdW}; 3. Ed ward liming (Ka w) ; 4. J<-·ff Wop (Kaw); 5. Ricky Renner {Ka w t sc MOD (t >-tj); I. Mike Al e s si (Ka w ); 2. Denni jcnon (Kaw); 3. Ed wa r d H erring (Kaw); 5 . Jeff A11.~sl ( ~' w ) . 60 STJ<:- (9-1 1): 1. jOl'hua Davis (K.-tw) ; 2. Dan iel Taft (Kilw); 3.j(lhn Debn (Kaw); 4. Kod y Scha ntzen (Cob); 5. Paul Pearcy (Kaw) . 60 Mod (9-11): I. Ryan O' La ughhn (Kaw ); 2. levi jl 'n !'>!'n (K,lw ), ~ . Pau l P!',HI'y (Kilw); 4. La nce Hiser (K,l w ); 5. Romi Will idm!'> (Kotwl . flO STK 19-11): 1. j.,mt"'o. Ste wa rt (KolW); 2. Brandou Layton (Ya m) ; 3. Jim m y N elson (S U1: ); 4. And rew ,\1oltu:ock (Suz l; 5. Scott Simo n (SUlO:). 80 MOD 19-11 ): I , limmy NcI"On (SU7.) 2. [a me a ; Stewart ()(.l W); 3. Andrew Matusek (SUl:); 4 . Brent Lin e ' (Suzj: 5. Daniel T.,tt (Suz) . 80 ST K 02- 16): 1. Ctav ton Millt,-'r (K.:iw ); 2. Ph ilh p wtt ktns (Kaw); 3. Iaysc n M()!;I.'9 (Yam ); 4.. Ju!>tin Too le (Hon) : 5. $c(, tt Th eobald (S UL). 80 STK (12·13): 1. C'hol!'04.' RE't.>d ( Kaw); 2. Shane Bess (SUI.); 3 n. ,hhy Bt'mh (Y" m); 4. Cha d Cook (Ka w ); 5. Bill y SW.lpp (Suz). ' SO M O D 112 13): 1. Ch.1'oe Rt"t'd (K.lw) ; 2. Ruhbl : BonJll (Yam ); 3. Shdm' B-;. (Suz); 4. Ceae Stu ll (Sur); ::o. J.I. P<-'OOk (Yam ). 80 STJ< (H·Hl): I. lu sem Buckt.'k-w (Yam); 2 Johnny Ma r te y (Yam); 3 . Jo n.lChan Shimp (Ya m); 4. Ma tt Whitmarsh (Hun); 5. Soan H.lmblin (yam). 80 M O D (14 · 16): I. Jus ti n Buc kelew (Ya m ); 2. joh nn y M.lrll-Y tin Buckdt'w (Yam); 2.juhnny M.lrl t' y (Yd m ) 3 . Adam Mt'n nt'n g.a (Kaw ); 4 , Chad John","" (KAw); 5 . 50-,'," HAmblin (Y<1m) 12 5 ST K BEG : L JOt'y Powell (S u z ); 2. Ky.n She m a rna n (Ho n): 3. Ia son Taylor (Sud; 4. Paul KrU {Kaw}:5. Crol i~ Welch (Hoo >. 125 MO D BEG: 1. Ryan G ree n (H on ); 2. Danny Jones (Suz); 3. Bri.ln Th.lckcr (Ka w); 4. Paul Kd l (Raw); S. Ryan Shem.1man ( l-fon). 125 STK NOV: L Steve Sul liva n (Yam); 2 Robbv McQw.ry (Yam ); 3. Randall Williams (Ya m) ; 4. Patrick Wright (Y" m); 5. Kyle WiIl i.arm.(KAw) . 125 M OD NOV: 1. Slt-w Sull ivan (Yam) ; 2. Du!.tin C. n t rrll (K. w); 3 . Na t h. n Crai~ (Suz); 4. Rohb y McQuary (Yam); S. Randall WillialIl."(Yam). 125 STK I NT : 1. Billy Payn e (Kaw); 2. Brenden Ic ssem a n (S uz); 3. Andrt'w Sh ort ( Ka w); 4. Keith John.o;on (Yam); 5. Mon te ,,",Ol'ltague ($uz). 125 MO D INT : L Billy Payne (Ka",); 2 Tra vis Rik-y ' ( Kaw); 3. Bran d " n JI.tiSc m.aR (Su z); 4. A nd rew Short ()(a w ); 5. Keith Johm;o n (Yam ). US STK PRO: 1. Tyl~ E\'ans (Suz); 2. Odnny Smi th ; 3. Jim my Wib.on (Suz); 4. JI.n')' Akman (Yam); S. ' Cory Frd nci~ lSuz). U S M OO PRO: 1. Danny Smith (Ya m ); 2. Travis n Hod ges {)(a w l; 3. J..lOO Partri dge (Suz ); 4_Ty ll"t Evans (Suz); 5. J'-""Y Akman (Yam ). 125 OPES N ON P RO; 1. Branden Iessemaa (Sur); 2. Andtt'w Short ( Kaw); 3 . Donovan Mitchell (Ya m) ; 4 . Tim Lan gdon (K aw) ; 5 . Ttdv i~ Ril ey C Kawl . 250 ST K NOV; 1. Nic k Br a ver (Su z ); 2. Robbv McQuary (Yam); 3, JoiICIt. McMurrough (Yam ); 4. Edward s (Kaw); 5. DoilrinStu bbs (Kaw). 2SOMOD N O V: 1. Robby McQuary (Yam) ; 2. Dan n Stubb!.c (Kaw); 3. Carl Ch.M>e (Kaw t; 4. John Ada m (Sw;); S. Rand.111 Williams (Yam). . 250 STK INT : 1. Keith John!lCln (Yam); 2. Andrew 8n.n Sho rt CKaw); 3. And y Anaya (Yam ); 4. Paul Ca rpentee (Ka w ); S. Jason Wood (Suz). 2Sa M O D INT: 1. Travis Riley {Kaw}; 2. Keit h j ohnson (Y.l m); 3. N irt'k Metcalf (Suz); 4. And y An.a ya (Ya m); S. Travi s Cage (Su z) . 250 STK PRO: 1. Travis H od ges (K.tw); 2. Dell llis Owl"t'l!o (Kaw); 3. jimmy Wilson (5uz); 4. }u...tin Wohletz (K. w);5. Jt'J1.·my Ahn~.'Y (J<.t,w ). 1 250 M O D r RO : 1. Tyl ..r fun .. (SuJ:); 2. J,,~un Partridge (Suz ); 3. Jimmy Wihon (Suz); 4. Kt' n ny B.1rtra m (Suz); 5. J u~hn Wohletz (Ka w ). 30+ NO N PR O : 1. Kev in Dunha m (Su z); 2. Phil Lo n ~ (Ka w ); 3. Sc ott Morg a n ISuz); 4. Jet Harriott (Kaw); 5. MoiIrk lowry (Kolw).

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