Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

.-...,EV N S ET Wheeler wins CMMC Mini Nationals MX By Homer Eubanks Pho to by Once Upon a TIm e RAMONA.CA, AUG. 29-31 Pit Pro / Su zuki /FMF-backcd Ch ris Wheeler d ominat ed th e 250cc Pru ra nks wi th wins in bot h m ote s at th e Ca lifo rn ia Mini Mot orcycle Cl ub' s (CMMC) 12th annual Min i Na tionals at Barona O a ks Raceway. Th is a n nua l event is used by the nonprofit organization to d issemina te' the season's profits. Prizes this year tallied nearly $30.000. wh ich was spli t am on g th e 259 rid ers broken in to 36 classes throughout the three-day extravaganza. Besides the high -caliber mo tocross action provid ed , the event proved to be a manufacturer / d istributor showca se. and those in attendance were also treated to evening entertainme nt in the fa nn of a d isc jockey, as well as a dunk tank and games. Wht"f' l'"f got off the line first in moto one and ! used the clea r trac k to his advantage as he dista nced himself from Motoworld /ZLT/FMFbac ked Dustin Nelson, who was busy holding off Applied /8m',. Pipes./Zing-backed Tim Beat ty . Beatty remained a thr eat to Nelson for scve r- : .II laps but , in the end, Nelson was able to pu ll ahead for a solid second-place finish. Whee ler then won the seco nd moto to lock up the overa ll win ahead of Nelson and Beatty. Wheeler also took repeat wins in the 125cc (16-25) Open d ivision. wheeler then looked as U he would make a clean sweep of his eve nts by winning the first 125cc Expert mote. However, in t he- seco n d round . Whee ler s a w Pro Ci rc uit /Spy /Suzuki-ba cked [iri Dustal g~t off the line first. Dostal held the lead th rou ghout the rac~, with Wheeler clusing in with ea ch la p . l With two l..ps to go, Wheeler lTh)dehis move in a ti gh t left-h aml er af t!;'r a trip le. Wheeler cu t ins ide. on ly to get his fron t wheel crossed up , which ca used Wheeler to step over the bars on his way to the ground . Wheeh ' r re mo un ted for second bu t Do~ ta l was lon g gone, earning the ovt"rall wln OVt'T' Wht-'t"lt'r and Andy Harrington . NCY / Alp ines tars /Thor-sponsored Sean Hdw blin easily took home the 80cc Ex~rt ca:lih bu t, whi le riding out front . miSSt.'d the gr eat racing action between RP Raci n g / I T / G a to r zbacked Billy Lani novich and Bell /R&D Racing/Thur-sponso red Ross Garcia. In the first round, Garci a t>d ged ou t Laninovich , but when the gat e droppt..-.d in the next round, things reall y hea ted up . Laninovich got the early jump, with Garcia shddowin~ him dt~l y. Garcia was able to pull alongside Lanin ovi ch and actuany take the lead Iledr the end o( the mo to. laninovich retook the position the final time by hammering through the whoop!> and , o nc~ out fro n t. Laninovich qUickly put some breathing roo m between him!>4:'lf and Garcia. In Su permini actio n, Garcia came ou t on top "-'ith a 2· 1 sho\o\'ing. Lanin ovich ed ged out Gar· cia in the first moto and also b.1ttlt."Cl with Sean Hamblin un til Hamblin retired with mech.1nical woes. In tht" st"COnd mot o, Garcia got ou t fronl ith Hamblin. early and left l...aninO\.;d\ to race "" At the checkert.-d flag, it was. Ga rcia, Hamblin a nd Laninmich. Laninovich's 1-3 score earned him second overall. Re sutts (Abo ve) Chri s Wheeler (586) man aged to edge out J irl Dosta l (' 47) In the 250Cc Expert c lass, but Dostal managed t o w in the ' t zsee Expert divisio n at the CMM C Mini Nat ionals in Ramona, califo rnia. (Rig ht) Marc us Hedrick soared t o a pair 01250Cc Pro maln... vent w ins in Gree nsboro, North carolina. Hedrick heads up Greensboro MX StPYrn Ccord.a (ICTMI; 4. 1lf'yft Tft2Yn (lCT M); S. (Jayton MunDo «:do'. r /w (1~) M(X)- 1. Buddy &no ..... (Cob); 2. Elr)'a'T.m..n ncn.fl; l. CLilr-t Murillo /Cobl; 4. Mid-oi ~ (Act); 5. Tyn11munr 4COO). 60 (0-8) STX: 1. Edw. rd IicTnn& (K.l w); 2. T",Uc;s ( K41wl 3. Mol... ~ (I(.I w); 4. ; UnU (~w~ 5. Cot.: a...- 5-fy (KoIw). flO (9-11) STK; 1. M,klf' Ale.I /K.lIw); 2. Ryan flIf'1 (koIw) ; 3. K.olJy Tntdrr , 2. Mlko: AkwN (K.iw ); 3. 4, Nic k o.Vl5 CY", ); S. Gull<' Morrison m J"~ Brown (Sqz); (K.a w). *,l'IOVSTIC; _lHnn, I.se.-- ~ (Yam); 2. V,toe.-l1.o5(Yam); J. b:Notd Ahch (Yam); 4. SNiun ConrwIIy (Stu); S. David MIf'yflO (9-.11 ) MOD: I . Cho rlir M< .-ri...... (l(.a w); 2. Oy Lin Mi..... (Y",m ); J . Cory Mco.nid (Y",m); 01, J,u 'r'\l Browno: (5w:); 5. Dr-an l UnS:imil~ (YoIm) ; fY.m); 2.1.oKan M.,.trr!ol'" 4.).au IJl.ins (~w ); 5. Jon ~ (KoI wl . 1250 NOV MOl): 1. ~n ~ (Y.m); 2. J<-AIM Welt (Stu); 3. ItJdu.rd W ~ m ~; 4. tlri.a n M~","",," (y ",m); 5. n.-r.ltau....(Y.m ) 12S I!'IT; I. Bry.n M<-C vr... (Y. m ); 2. 1..;1"" y Turno ... (HoWlI .. ; 3. [),pty WoIlkn fYam ); 4. Brandon Morg.r.n Zi ng" (Su z ); l Mill.hdl B.iJy (K.w l. 4. John'"'"- b o...n~", tSury ( Iud Fo" (Sou). r.o (704); I. KriIo.....n r uw "r lK.lw); 2. Rkk,1' Sir...,nu,~ IK.twl; 3. ' Mickl")'RhC1lllln. UYw). 00 n O-I l l: 1. Sk"nen M.1rtm {K.awJ; 2. DI. 'f'nCkc"w<- l!Y w ). 1lOC7·II ~ I . Si~ By Jay and Sharon Hauser P /W (0.41) MO O; 1. ROOmo Jmm (Cob) ; 2. MicbMol H.l1I (K1Ml; J. Mtotthcw SIIIi (ICTM); 4. A!.r.nJiron 1. Buddy Bnmo:r(Cob); 2. Cok Sedy 1251'R(). I . W illi.r.m Wi!aun ckud ( Hon); 4. Andy Fostn (Y",m): 5. Cok Tuckn ....., . 250 f"RO 1. M.rna Hrdridr. (Suz); 2. WIlI;"'m W ibw.. CY....1 ; J. A1kn Alford t5uz.); 4. B"bb,. Stov",U (K.r.... ); 5. Clu'U. W"'pws' .....,. 250 II, I. Mattt- Frwd CSuz ); 2. Mib Brown (Kawl . 2.'Wl C: 1 Flry.n ~ (KoIw ); 2.C.....y Ki ng (Hun); 1. Sto.-phoon 8ctq' (Y.r.rn); -t, J4>d...., ribon O-fon) S. Ooua11olkn Ok>nl. ; 250 0: 1. ~ HKb (Kaw); 2. ron H.:nmon ~z.); J. Lury Onughn (Hon); 4. MdweI O....id. (Y.&Jn) Jeff Wd fSo,W. ; 2:S+ A: 1. }.o ..-Coy 2. Mike flodr.nhmw.r (5uzJ ; Brown blitzes Las Vegas MX By Dick Goodwin LAS VEGAS, NY, AUG. 30 Ryan Brown bested a stellar field of flOcr (~1 1) rid ers at the Las Vegas Motocross Club's Satur day night Motoc ro ss. Brow n took tht! overall ti tl~ in the combint."li 60cc race, which featun..,j hots ho(.S fro m scveral statl'S, as well as ' !;()m~ stiff loca l l.1lt!nt. Brown bla sted hi s FMF-sp on sored KX in to the fino t corn er just ahe ad of Sierra Air' s Taylur Gilmore an d Ja re d Pa rt ridge. Gil more wa iled p<1st in th~ ba d section fur lhe lead wh ile Brown had h i~ h and s full ho ldi ng off Pa r tridge, Hawaii ' s Sha ne Patao a nd Ce dar C ity, Uta h , rid t"r Brandon Kt"alamaia . Gi lmore bt"ga n stn.>tching and Pa rtri dge was just hammering on Brown. trying everything he could to flOd a way into s eco n d . Gilmore kept t he hea t on a nd casht..J. in wit h a first-p lare finish . Brown and Partridge continued their duel for tht>rE'St of the race, with Brown gaining the edge at the finish line . Patao finished a d ose fourth. Brown wa s the blur at the hc.1d of the pack muntiing the finot turn to start ra ce two. with Gilmore and Kealamaia glued to his rear fender. The action W eb ev t.*f\ wilder tha n in ra~ one, .is. Patao and Partridge joined th e fra y. Gilmore went down hard and rejoined the race in 10th. Th t> top four s tayt>d ultra -compt>titi,,·t> for th e nat co up le of laps. Pata o was the next to take a soil !'a m ple, leaVing Brown. Partrid ge and Keal.1maia to fight over first - and fight they d id, a ll the wa y to the finish lin e, with Brown just ed gin g out Partridge, who jw;t t.-dged Kcalama · id. Bmwn's win earned him the overall crown, while Kcalamaia and ratao captured second and Lhird overall Me Ce ntral's Results 250 8: 1. J-wl tl.r.dwm (Suz). l 250 C: I . Bry.... MoI n(J(,.w) ; 2. m Dooniool P.rlirr (Suz. ). 80 <12 : 1. Bry.n Nkklcaton (Kaw); 2. Bri.n Whi lnid~ ·15) (l ion) ; 3. I'IuU'p Slucld. (Hon), 80 D: 1. 8nInc:lem f nAI.. CSuz' 2. Brad Nidlntoll (V. m); 1. ; ' o h n n y R,>brrf.M", ( KoIw ); 4 . JeW")' W oI h b u rn (Hon); !Ii Oian,rl o; . 2. Kp. ~ (Y.r.m); 3. Jdf IGns , 1. Danny Kn>nedy (l ion); 2. Aaron EnnD(K.Iw); 3. T.J. F~ (lion.l. v.... cu... o-tnrU 30+ B/ C: 1. 5trvtonSlmJ-Wl fK.r, ... l;2. Ktoirh Hio :b(5ou). :wk A; I ........, JS.+ I . Ja~ fruXr-tHnn). : "iO (U )' 1 L1nTf"lTri (1CtMI ; 2. Ty\o!r Bright (1CtMI ; J . RYIln Zimmn ocn.tl; 4. Damon Gotn o

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