Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

~ ARENACROSS Rounds 1&2: Memorial Center AMM'J1N IONA AT L ~ W ARENACRO SERIES SS to triple as Wey went for the quad, grabbing the lead in the proce>s. How ever, as Stephenson took Wey high on th e fol lowi ng berm, Goodman dived ins ide a nd passed both riders for th e lead . Demu th was wa tchi ng all this happen from his fou rth-p lace position and was the only rider co nsis te n tly doing the quad. Stephenson and Wey went at it for the next few laps u ntil Stephenson came up short on the triple, allowing Wey to move in to second . De muth made the pas s into third on the 11th of 20 laps and dropped Stephenson to fou rth . (Rig ht ) Defending champ Boddy Antunez (1), here d icing with Woolsey, went 4-315-5. (Be low) J os h Demuth had so me promising ri des. coming from beh ind to fin ish th ird twice. UfO 1. Chad Pederson (K.1w). JUMP OFF: I. G rant Walt s AM Afrn ARENACllOSS SER IES POINT STANDINGS CAftC'r 2 of 2S rou n d s ): 1. Cliff Palmer (69 / 1 win) ; 2 , Ch.ad Pe derson (52); 3 . (TIE) C ra yson Gooo.Jmoln /l",lic::k wey (51/1); 5. Buddy An tu nl:!'z (49); b . J... rumy Bu ...h l ( 48) ; 7. Br .. d W uul!>I:!'Y (46/2); 8 . lNnny Stt·ph""n"'JIl (44); 9. Jo..h De muth (43); to . Jim Chl ...t e r (41), 11. H... th VO"o." (35); 12. Chari..,. Dogard Brieflv... Mike Kldd 'e Arenacross se ries sta rted Its 14th year at De s M oine s. One significant change is that it is now owned by Pace M otorsports . There was not much different with the program. thoug h, as Kidd is still in charge of the events. Supe rcross directors Roy Janson and Todd Jendro were seen cruising the arena, always on the hunt for new ideas. (321; 13. Cory Keeney (HI; 14. Mile Kahn (23): 15. Jimm y Ca d d is (22); lb . Todd DcHoop (IS) ; 17. Treve Hedges (12) ; HI, Tom Hofmaseer (11); 19. Eron Ez"riru; m. Upcoming Rounds: Rounds 3 & 4 - Albany , NY, November 21-23 Rounds 5 & 6 - Rockford, IL. December 5-7 Boyer were nowhere to be found . Jones is currently r&cing overseas for some pretty good start money. Owens and Morgan have apparently hung up their leathers for other interests, and Boyer is recove ring from a major get -cff in South America . B roc Clover is beck! W ell, sort of . On both nights o f rac ing , the slx- tim e AMA Nabonal Champion was seen walkin g around with 3 PJ l jacket on . - I've moved to De s M oi ne s, - the always-smiling Glover said. -Actually, r m here on a consulting basis for PJ . -Tbey 'v e sponso red me emce 1977 and w e've been fnends ever since ." Glover was referring to P.J , Her. vey, the ow ner of PJ 1, w ho was also in atten dance with Glover , Se v e ral ne w teams w er e in force at D es M oine s. G rayson Goodman, Cli ff Palmer and Brad W oo lsey are all now under the Kawasaki of Carrollton/Thor banner. Last year's champ, Buddy Antunez, is on the new P rima l Im pulse Suzu k i team . along with Ch arley On Sa turday night , the usual Das h for Cas h Bogord . The biggest surprtse fer . mo st was had a litt le diffe rent flavor to it .· Norma lly, the that hom e stat e he ro Chad Peder so n is now heet-ruce winners ore invite d to a four-lap, win- . riding for N i el sen K awasaki with his new ner-take -ell race. with the money co ming from te a m m at e Jimmy Gaddis. When ask ed how don atio ns from the cro wd. Well, this time the long ogo this deal came throug h and how long top .seven rider s 'f rom last yea r's point series he ha s be en on the bi ke s. Ped er s on s aid, were invited: but the catch was that all dena- Ab out an hour. - Also under the Nielsen tent . tions w ould go to OJ w oman fro m Iowa w ho is is the 18·year ·old J o sh De muth , alt hough he . due to deliver seven babies (s eptuplets). Fans will be nding Suzukia. were allowed on th e track for abo ut 15 minutes to put their money in a po t and say ~ hi · to their favo rit e riders. Donat ions (ranging anyTeam TUFfThor Honda showed up in force at Des M oine s. D en n y S tephen s o n is still on . whe re from $1 to $100> were taken from the giving fans, The biggest chunk came from the the t e am . b ut his ne w par tner is J eromy television c rew o f Chet Burks Pro duc tio ns Buehl . who frlled the spct vacated by Buddy Ant unez. Buehl and St ephenson looke d at A El ~ r-, 0\ 0\ ...... C"'i' ... Q) ..0 Mike Karin , mean while, crashed hard o n th e quad a nd walked o ff th e tra ck wi th blood all over his face from a big gash. GoOdman and Wey rode well u p fron t to finish first and second, a nd Dem u th crossed the line for his second podium of the night in third. "I' m pretty excit ed about th e win," Goodman said. " I got a good start, and these Carrollton Kawasakis are working g re a t. T h is is th e m ost prepared I've ever bt..-en·going int o the season." f~ Mem o rial center Des Moines. Iowa E Q) Results: November 14-16, 1997 (Rou nds 1 & 2 of 28) Q) 125 PR O: t. Cliff Pa lmer (Stu); 2. Jimmy (;ad d i.. (K4 w); 3. N tc" W . -y (Kaw); 4. Ruddy A nlunt"7. (Suz); 5_ u o 12 Friday Chad Pedeeon {Kaw); 6. Cha rky Bogard (Suz); 7. Jeromy Buehl (Ho n k 8. G rayso n Goo d ma n (KolW); 9, Den ny Sk p hc nso n (Ha n); 10. Tr avu.. Hod ges (Jter (5 uz); 9. Heat h VU·.N (Hun ); 10. Jt"Tumy But"hl (lion); 11. Cbe rtey Bogard (5u1:l; 12. Eron F rin" (507.); 13. Cury K....n..y (Ydm); ...... 14. Tom Hofml'l!d.. r (Suzl ; IS. Mike Kahn (Yam ). $ 140 . PACE and PJ l also threw in $500. home in the pits and on the track . When asked ' bringing the grand total to $2 6 18. if he still shares track in fo w it h Antunez. For the first time 10 the history of the arenaStephenson replied : ~ Actually, we 're pre tty cross series. holeshot a wards wi ll be gIVen tight, but we 're on different teams this year away at each round . 1-900-PRO-RAC E will and there's no need for us to share secrets give $100 to the first ride r who c rosses the like we did las t year. N ow I ta lk to J er omy chalked line in the first tum in both the 125 and abou t stu ff like this, - St ephenson was still rid 2SOcc ream events . ing his 1997 CR125 because he hasn 't had much hme to ge t used to the new aluminumWyatt S e a ls is now tu rn ing w renches for frnmed Honda . Grayson G oo dman . - I worked for Grayson Since many of the teams and riders had jus t back in '93 : said Seals. "and l'rn going to secured new deals , most of the bikes were not help him through the end of arenacross. then It sporting new graphics . T e a m T U F /T h o r may extend Into the final supercrcsses. Then I'm goi ng to wo rk for his fat he r, who bui lds Hond a was an exception . as Tuf' s owner, Dave Antolak, also ha s a little say in th eir homes in the Dallas area. graphics sponsor - Factory Concepts. The new Honda's graphics loo ked similar to those of Headed to an erenecross near you? Here are test year's , but the numbers are more Euro the top 10 riders and their new numbe rs: 1. pean-style: big and tot. B ud dy An tu nez ; 2 . C liff Palm er : 3 . D enny Steph en so n: 4 . Ch ad Pedersor1 : 5. Jeromy Several o f the arenacross regulars we re noBuehl; 6: Shawn Morgan: 7. Todd Del-loop: 8. shows at Des M oi ne s. Mike Jones, Trey Grayson Goodman; 9. Jimmy Gaddis: 10. Brad P Owen s . S h a w n Mo rg an a nd A ndy Woolsey.

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