Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

world's or iginal extreme sport in all its high-flying. gravity-defying glory! Seeth e planers Catch the stalked Reynard before finally making a pass that had the part isan crowd on their feet. After that, Carmichael pretty much had clear sailing all the way to the checkered flag , though Reynard was never more than a straightway back on . his way to second place. "I'm so stoked to win three in a row, you don't even know," Carmichael said. "I can't wait fo r Daytona, either, because I'm ready to kick some ass there, too . It's going to be rutted and a really long mota, and that's my type of racing . Tonight, I was just riding as hard as I could withou t taking too many chances. Next week I will really be able to get it going." Behind the long -gone leaders, Smith was holding third until a crash on the six th lap handed the po sit ion ov er to Horton. Lytle had fallen on the first lap and finished si xth. For the rest of the race, Horton fende d off the advances of Sella rds and Keeney, and he appea red to be safe un til Sellards' fran tic last-lap push fo r th ird. But when Sell ards' aggressive move left him on the ground u nder the KTM, th e advan ta ge we nt back to Horton. "I got real te nse and maybe a litt le shaky, and Brock (Sellards ) got right up behind me," said KTM! Fox! Innovation Sports! Oakley! Karche r ! Boyesenbacked Ho rton, who is 18 years ol d. "There were two ruts com ing up into that turn that come into each other and we bumped into each other. I gu ess I just came out on top." Ca rmichae l's perfect score of 75 po ints has him 18 digits ah ead of Reynard (57) after three rounds in the battle for the 125cc Easte rn Regional title. Lytle is third wit h 51 points, followed by Sellards (41) and Carsten (29). C'I t op riders pushed to the edge of thei r abilities by 75' ju"Tlps, ' 7 0 mph stra ightaways, hairpin b6ns and whoop-de-doos. all janyned into a 3/4-mile man-made dirt track! It·s all part of th e 1998... ® _;,.s Serie s Upcoming Rounds: Round 4 - Daytona Beach, Ronda, March 14 Round5 - New Orleans. Louisiana, March 21 ~ . Cf!1I!TJ! Featuring... tfl@;'"!l$P Jeff B'nig JerellY lVIcGrath Kevin Windham Ricky C a r m ic h ae' & many more! _t_presents ... ... Round I I - Sat., March 2 In, 7:30 P.M. H .H.H. Metrodom e - M inneapolis, MN Gates Open 5:30 P.M. Ea rly Entry begins at 12:30 P.M. Action Passes available at participating Subway Sandwich Shops and the Metrodome Box Office day o f show only. Tickets available at all Tlcketmaster outlets and the Metrodome Box Office (day of show only). Houliha n's Stadium Tampa, Florida Results: February 28, 1998 (Round 3 of 8) 125 HEAT t (6 lilpS, 1· 9 tra ns fer to m,ain ): 1. Casey Lytle (Hon); 2. Robbie Reynard (Suz); 3. Mar co Dube (Su z); 4. Pa ul C urri e (Kaw); 5. Ty Walla ce (Yam); 6. Brock Sella rds (Hon ); 7. Je ff Dement (Yam ); 8. Robbie Ho rton (K T M) : 9 . Je ff r e y Baker (Kaw); 10. Jam es Povolny (KTM ); 11. Rob bie Skaggs (Ya m) ; 12. G uy Coop e r (KT M); 13. Kelly Smith (KTM); 14. Joseph Oeh lho f (Ho n ); 15. Doug DeHaan (Hon) ; 16. Vine e Devane (Yam); 17. Ryan Duff (Hon); 18. Derrick Sha e (Kaw); 19. Mark C ulton (Suz); 20. Shaun Peroli o (Suz ). Ti me: 7 min., 1 3.28O ~. .125 HEA T 2 (6 laps, 1·9 trilns(rr to m.ain ): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw ); 2. Danny Smith (Han) ; 3. Cor y Keeney (Ya m ); 4. C ha rles Du naway (Han); 5. Ryan Clark (Kaw); 6. Erick Vallejo (Kaw); 7. Char ley Bogard (Suz); 8. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 9. Tom Clo wers (Hon); 10. Jim Neese (KTM); 11. Steven He rma n (Su z); 12. Tom Welch (Suz ); 13. Jimmy Wilson (Suz); 14. Ronnie Renn er (Yam); IS. Chad Sanner (Kaw ); 16. Nic Wey (Kaw); 17. Barry Carsten (Suz); lB . Edgar Torronter as (Kaw ); 19. Matt ShuC' (Suz); 20. Jason Thomas (Ka w). TIME: 7 min., 25.850 SIL"C. 125 LeQ (4 I~p s,. 1.... tra ns fer 10 m ~ i n): 1. Derrick Sha e Bentl ey (Ka w ); 2. Kell y Smi th (KTM); 3. Jason Thomas (Kaw); 4. James Povolny (KTM); 5. Jim Neese (KTM); 6. Nic Wey (Kaw); 7. Doug DeH aan (Hon); B. Chad Sann e r ( Ka w); 9. Josep h Oehl hof (Ho n) ; 10 . Ronnie Renner (Yam); 11. Guy Cooper (KTM); 12. Vince Devane (y am); 13. Tom Welch (Suz); 14. Sha un Perotio (Suz); 15. jimm y Wilson (Suz); 16. Ste ven Herman (Suz); 17. Ryan Du ff (Hon); 18. Mark Culton (Suz); 19. Robbie Skaggs (Ya m); 20. Barry Carsten (Su z); 21. Ed gar Torronleras (Kaw); 22. Matt Shue (Suz). 125 MAIN (I S I. ps): 1. Ricky Car michael (Kaw); 2. Robbi e Reynard (Suz ); 3. Robbi e Horton (KTM); 4. Brock Sellards (Hon); S. Cory Keeney (yam); 6. Casey Lytl e (Ho n ); 7. Derrick Sh ae Bentl ey (Ka w); 8. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 9. Mar co Dube (Suz); 10. Danny Sm ith CHon); 11. Kelly Smith (KTM); 12. Erick Vallejo (]

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