Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

EVENTS EDITED BY CAMERON COATNEY By Tony Ale s s i r-, 0'\ 0'\ ...... et5 .... QJ ..0 o .... u o 58 PIRU, CA, SEPT. 21 ul ti -time na ti ona l m inicycl e champ Bobby Bonds made the l.oi~i\lII.move to th e mo to rcy cle d ivision and came away th e wi nner of the Schoolboy class during round three of the CMC Sunsta r Spr ockets Trans-Cal Se ries h eld a t Cra ig Lynch ' s Lemon Grow Cycle Park. Bon d s, who a t 13 may see m yo u ng for th e 12Sec class, s ho w ed no respect for his elders as he pushed his way to the front of the Schoo lboy d ivision and sco red a m em orable first-ever 125ccclass win. " I just got too b ig fo r m in icycles," Bonds ex p la i ned . " My d ad is re al happy, too, since I am not bending up my bikes anymo re."· Bonds may be young, but he' s ve ry big in experience, stature and riding talent, and he sou nd ly took comma nd of both m otos to s h oo t d o wn a n d pa ss heavy favori te Chris Gosselaar . " I fe ll in th e secon d rno to," sai d a deject ed Gosselaar. "They wa tered this turn and I slid out. Even worse is that I was in the lead." Bonds went o n to a hands-down runaway in th at second mo to and scored the win wi th roo m to spare over Gosselaar, wh o put fo rth a lat e- ra ce cha rge that brou ght him all the way to second pl ace in front of "Wi ld Thing" Emilt Kling , Chris Barrett and Brad Terry . An other first -lime winner was Matt Ca rpen te r, wh o se co ns is te n t rid ing earned him the 125cc Novice-class victory. Ca rpenter, w ho sta rted outside th e top five in the first moto, made a stro ng charge through the pack to earn the ru nner~up spot behind firs t-mote win ner Kurt Longo n on his R&R Spo rts-backed Hon da. "I just concentra ted on passing guys every la p," Carpenter sai d . "I was able to ge t a ro u nd Ch ris Barrelt w he R he blew a tu rn in the back section." Dstar Sprockets Trans-Cal Series, Round 3 What abou t series points leader and class favorite Scott Mumford? "I wa s a victim," claimed Mumford . "After 1 got a bad start, the whole situalion went from bad to worse." Mumford a nd Brad Terry w e re in volved in a co n tact collision a t the base of the ho rsesh oe turn. " His fron t lire was stuck between my rear wh eel and back fender," Mumford said . "A fte r th at, I was 15 seconds behind the last -place rider." M u m fo rd ra ced a fte r th e fie ld at w a r p s peed, b ut th e be st he co u ld must er at th e finis h was se ve nt h, be h ind Chris Wilson , Joey Cirocco, Mike Storing , Barr ett, Carpente r and m o to winner Kurt Lon g. The seco nd moto sa w Mumford gate third and then make short work of Ca r. penter a nd Jeff Eide to ta ke o ve r th e lea d. Mumfo rd m o tored away for an uncont ested victory , whil e both Carpenter and Eide we nt a t it for the second spot for the rem aind er of the race. Carpent er slowed the pace la te in the race and settled int o third . "Jaso n of T.R.E. told me I had it wo n, so I took it easy to the finish," Carpenter sa id . . When the dust settled , Carpenter had posted his first-ever Novice-class victory wit h a 2-3 finish over Long's 7-1, Mumford's 7-1, Greg Chimits' 4-1 and Cirocco's 5-5. And wh ile the ama teu r ran ks we re full of surp rises, the 125cc Pro class had its share as well. Honda of Tro y-backed Ca sey Lytl e and rookie Pro Brett Racine set the pace in th e firs t 125cc Pro race and flat ou t ran away from the field , "When you move up to the Pro ranks, it's ha rder to make passes," Racine said, "because when you pass a Pro, you're taki ng his money - and no one wants to have their mon ey taken awa y," Racin e' s runner·up fi nis h w as th e first surp rise of the 12Scc Pro d ass, after he finished behind Lytle and in front of Rusty Holland, Don ovan Mitchell and "Movie Sta r" Mike Metzger . T he second moto saw Lytle take a "su rp rise" off-t rack excu rsion a fter he missed a turn and flew bo dily off the side of the mountain. The next surprise came when a group of Pros ail ran into one another and recorded DNFs; these riders incl uded Racine (whose bike su ffe red a broken p ipe ), [i r i Dostal a nd Andy Anaya. In the end, Holland pos ted the moto and ove ra ll victory, topping Lyt le, wh o regrouped for second overall in front of 'Mitchell. Erik Kehoe sho wed no mercy to th e 250cc Pro class and simply ou tmuscled, o u t ro de a nd o u tcl assed his wa y to a sweep of bo th motos abo ard his Ho nd a ofTroy-backed CR250. Kehoe topped Clawson Mo torsp orts Kawasaki racer Rusty Hollan d, the Simi Valley Kawasak i-ba cked Billy Joe Mercie r, Do s ta l, a nd A nd y Ana ya fo r th e day' s overall victory. Tea m Green's Billy Payne and South African Michel Consta nlinou picked up where they left off the previou s round at each o ther's throats. Payne po s ted a perfect 1-1 finish in th e 125cc Intermediate class, rid ing a way with b ig leads i n bo th m ot o s abo a rd his T.O . Kawasaki, while Coostantino u struggled to seventh overall. "I a m a bi t too hea vy (fo r) a 125," Constanlinou said . "I have a ha rd time getting any kind of a start." Payne finished ahead of former mini cha mp Chris GosseIaar, who co nlinues to improve an d was repo r ted to have been ra ci n g o ne of Steve Lamson' s wo rks bikes tod ay, finishing in front of th e N-Stvle-backed Kawasaki of Chris Coo ley, An d reu Labrad or and rising talent Bobby Bonds. Constanlinou got his reven ge in the more powerfu l 250cc In termedi ate divis io n, w here he posted a d o uble-mo te win ove r Payne. Constantinou had a cakewa lk in the firs t mot o a fte r Payne sta rte d ou tsi de the top 10. By the tim e Payn e got to second, Con stanlinou was lon g go ne. The second mo to saw Payn e pull out all th e st ops and keep th e pressu re o n Co nstantinou rig ht up to the checkered flag, but he missed the wi n by less than a wheel len g th . Jas on Wood a nd Ron Gi lbe rt d iced for thi rd for m os t of the day, wi th Gilbert getting the nod , wh ile Ch ris Ne itzel turned heads with a solid fifth after lead ing both Payne and Co nsta nlino u for a few laps during the second moto. Jonathan Shim p was king of the mini ra nks wit h a fou r -mot e sweep of the BOcc (14-16) and Superm ini di vis ions. Shimp sta rted behind ho leshot artist Brian Hulsey in bo th motos, '1 had trou ble shifting o n the start: Shim p said . . Shim p wasted little time and passed Hulsey ea rly in both mot os and pulled away for a convincing set of moto victories. . Shi m p re tu r ne d to d o battle with Team Suzuki's Sha ne Bess in the Supermi ni d ivision, but once again th e results we re all too familiar, wi th Shimp again posting both moto wins aboa rd his Harriot t Brother's Thousa nd Oaks Yamahabacked VZ8O. The Alessi bro thers controll ed the 60cc division, with youn ger (and taller) Jeff getting his first win of the series in the 60cc (6-8) division after cas hing in o n an Edward Herrin g get-off. Ol der (and sho rter) brother Mike took co mma nd of the 60cc (9-11) d ivis ion and won both m otos of co mpetition, while the ever-improving Robert 'Memoli had his bes t finish of the series with second , in fron t of the bruised an d battered Paul Pearcy, wh o took a bad ,header in praclice bu t tou gh ed it o ut for third overall. Mi ke Alessi wa s on his way to th e 80cc (7- 11) d ass win as well after heavy favori te Kyle Partridge had pro blem s, b ut a las t- la p crash allo wed Vince Rhoads to ta ke the wi n. Rhoad s posted a stro ng 2-1 finish over Alessi's 1-3, Matt Gomez's 3-4 and Partridge' s 6-2. Pee Wee trem ors were felt tod ay after Bryce Ter zian posted bo th mo to wins in the 50cc (7-9) d ivi sio n. Terzian pulled both ho les hots and pulled full wheelies up the biggest hills to take the first-pla ce tro ph y after defea ting Cole Seely in both motes, with Billy Ballester o and Myles Na il beh ind . ,:Lemon Grov e MX Plru, California Result s: September 21. 1997 50 (4-6) : I . Sha w n Butler (Ac ll ; 2. Du stin Pipes (jaM); 3. Kyle SmIth (KTM); 4. Bra ndon Poll (yam); 5. Ch ns C azafv (KTM) . .SO(7-9':' 1. Bryce Terzian (K1M) ; 2. Co le Seely (Act) ; 3. Billy Balles eero (KTM); 4. Myles Na U (Cob); 5. DJIvid Med ina (Act l. . 60 (0-8): 1. Jeff Ales si (Kaw); 2. Edwa rd Herring (Ka w): 3. T ve Ha m es (Ka w); 4 . Cole Seely (Ka w); 5. J..uYd Partrid~e ~ w). 60 t9--Ur. 1. Mil e Absi (lY w ); 2. Robteort Memo li 3. Paul Pl"d rcy (Kaw ): ... RVilin Ruvb.ll (Kaw l; 5 BuclCuILt-y ~w) . •• 80 BEG : 1. Alvinv Cenoa (YeUn) 2. And rew Pet ri ; (IY w ); 3 . Stt-"Vl" Ourfon) O<.Iw ); 4 . Ihn id Pt.'U"Oo (Yam); 5 . Seeve Sh eo (Ya m) . 80 (7· 1U: 1. Vincent Rhoad!'> {Yam}; 2. Mike AkMi (Ka w ); Matthew Gomn (5uzJ; 4. Kyle Partridge (Suz); 5. Ryan Roybal (Han). 80 (12-13): 1. Shdne lks!i (Suz); 2. Kevin Rcberts (Hon); 3. Daryl Ecklu nd (Yam); 4. 50 Williams (Hon); 5. ~ Ca rria (Yam). 8 0 (14 -161 : I. Jo na tha n Shi mp (Ya m ); 2. Bria n Hulsey (Yam); 3. Levi Reid (Yam ); " . Jason Terry (Yam) ; 5. Jared Williams (Ka w). SlMINI: 1. Jonathan Shi mp (Yam); 2. Sha ne Besll (Suz) ; 3. Levi Rl"iJ (Yam); 4. Daryl Ecklund (Yam ); 5. Jason Terry (Yam). . 125 BEC : 1. Cerard Patin (Ya m); 2. Jl"ff Wright (Kaw); 3. Chri~ Clark (Ka w); 4. Mike Kl"lIey (Hon); 5. W("5Cla rk (H on). 125 JR: 1. Meltt C ell'J"l'"Q-r (Suz); 2. Kurt Long (HOII); 3. Scott Mumford (Kaw); 4 Greg Chimib;.(Yam); 5. JOl')' Ciroccu (Hun) . • 125 I N T : 1. Bill y Pa y ne (KclW); 2. Christo pher Guo;_lcl dr (Hun); 3. Ch r i!i Cooli-y ( KclW); 4. An dr.. u Labra dor (Yam ); 5. Bobby Bonds (Yam ). 125 PRO: 1. Ru. .ty Holland (Kaw) ; 2. Casey Lytle . (Hen): 3 . Do novan Mi tchell (Vam) ; 4. Mik e' Metzger (Kaw); 5. Brett Racine (}U W). S CHBY: 1. Bo bby Bonds (Vc1 m ); 2 . Christo p her Cosselaar {Honl; 3. Em d t Klin g (Su z); ~ . Chras to phe r Be,rrctt (Suzl ; 5. Brad Terry (Ya m). 250 BEC : 1. Adam Kno w les (!Caw); 2. Pa ul Shu ltz (Ka w); 3. David Dubas (Ho n); 4. Jason Aec k (Suz); 5. RKh Bart lett (Suz ). 250 JR: I. Mike Little (Suz ); 2. Shane McBwan ey (Kaw); 3. To m 8l"11 (Suz); 4. Domi nick Cayton (Suz); 5. Rick Smi th (Ya m). 250 INT: 1. Michel Co n sta nti no u (Yam); 2. Billy Pay ne (Ka w ); 3 . Ro n Gilbert (K.lw); 4. [a so n Wood

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