Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

CuJlon (Suz); 13. Brian Stone CKaw); 14. Tony Graves (Yam); IS, Jeff Baker (Kaw); 16, Ty Wallace (Yam); 17, Dax Kash:in (Suz); 18. Darren Mc.Elhattnn (Yam); 19. Jason Edwards (K11A); 20. Gio Tedesco (Yam); 21. Timmy Pustelak (Kaw); 22. Doug DeHaan (Hon). Time: 3 min., 58.780 sec. 125 MAIN (15): 1. Ricky Carmichael (Kaw); 2. Robbie Reynard (Suz); 3. Tyler Evans (Suz); 4. Shae Bentley (Kaw); 5, Erick Vallejo (Kaw); 6. Jim eese (KTM); 7. Paul Currie (Kaw); 8. Jeff Dement (Yam); 9. Brock Sellards (Hon);IO. Cory Keeney (Yam); 11. Jason Thomas (Kaw); 12. Ryan Duff (Han); 13. Tom Clowers (Hon); 14. Casey Lytle (Hon); 15. Jam~ Povolny {KTM}; 16. 01arlie Bogard (502); 17. Charles Dunaway (Hon); 18, Kelly Smith (KTM); 19, Robbie Sk>ggs (Yam); 20, Tony Lorusso (502); 21. Shaun Perolio (Suz); 22. Matt Shue (Suz), Time: 14 min., 52310 sec. Margin or victory: 17.004 sec. AMA 125ee EASTERN REGIONAL SUPERCROSS SERrES POINTS STANDINGS (Ait.r 5 of 8 rounds), 1. Ricky Carmichael (125/5 wins); 2. Robbie I~eynard (101); 3. Brock Sellards (73); 4, Casey Lytle (72); 5, (TIE) Jim Neese/Shae Bentley (53); 7. (TIE) Tony Lorusso/James Povolny (40); 9. Paul Currie (36); 10. Cory Keeney (34); 11. Shaun Perolio (33); 12. Jeff ~ment (32); 13. Barry Carsten (29); 14. Tyler Evans (28); 15. Erick Vallejo (26); 16, Ryan Oark (2B~; 17, Robbie Skaggs (22); 18. Jason Thomas (21); 19. Tom Clowers (lB); 20. (TIE) Ma" Shue/Ty Wallace (14), sports/RPI/Thor's Jason Thomas, P&S/Factory Connection/JT- ponsored Tony Lorusso, One/Pro Circuit/Sinisala's Ryan Duff, and'kTM/Fox/EVSbacked Kelly Smith, who took the final transfer to the main in ninth, Carmichael won the last-chance qualifier, although it took him until the last laps to finally work up to first due to a mediocre start, Honda of Jackson/Thor/Pro Circuit's Charles Dunaway maintained second over 2Xtreme Performance lnternationalsponsored Jeff Dement, who led most of the race, and Evans moved up to take the last transfer in fourth, MAIN Povolny and Clowers wanted the holeshot money and never let off into the first corner, but it was Clowers getting the nod as the two riders then careened over th~ 'other side of the track. Vallejo jumped into the early lead but fell over in a turn, handing the lead to Bentley, Carmichael came around on the first lap in seventh and immediately began attempting both of the track's tricky triple jumps, This tactic was helping him make up time, but it also made onlookers cringe as he continually came up short very harshly, yet somehow saved it every time, Neese gated well and ran second, in front of Sellards, who cartwheeled in the whoops soon after, taking Lytle down witl!l him. With those two out, Carmichael' and Reynard assumed third and fourth and continued to climb, Carmichael wheelied by both Neese and Bentley in the whoops to take the lead by lap six, and Reynard followed suit a lap la ter to la tch on, to second. Carmichael continued to frighten the crowd as he attempted both triple jumps a few more times in order to increase his lead on Reynard a little each time. It worked, but it wasn't pretty. Once out front and comfortable, Carmichael calmed down and took the win with just over 17 seconds on Reynard. Meanwhile, Evans, who had been involved in the first-turn pileup, was charging through the pack from 15th on lap one to fifth by the halfway mark. On the last lap, Evans moved by Bentley to take the final podium position in ,third. Vallejo recovered from his early fall to claim fifth, ahead of Neese, Currie, Dement, a recovered Sellards, and Keeney in 1Oth, f~ Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana Results: March 14, 1998 (Round 5 of 8) 125 HEAT 1 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer to main): 1. Robbie Reynard (Suz); 2. Charlie Bogard (Suz); 3. Erick Vallejo (Kaw);.. 4. Casey Lytle (Han); 5. Jim Neese (KTM); 6. Paul Currie (Kaw); 7. Shae Bentley (Kaw); 8. Matt Shue (Suz); 9, Robbie Skaggs (Yam); to. Jeff Dement (Yam); 11. Ty Wallace (Yam); 12. Joseph Oehlhof (Hon); 13, Jeff Baker (Kaw); 14. Scott Davis (Suz); 15. Jam.es Eickel (Kaw); 16. Timmy Pustelak (Kaw); 17. Dax Kastrin (Suz); 18. Brandon Roberts (Kaw); 19. Mark Culton (Suz); 20. Jason' Ed wards (KTM), Time: 5 min .• 50.450 sec. US HEAT 2 (6 laps, 1-9 transfer to main): 1. Brock Sellards (Hon); 2. Cory Keeney (Yam); 3. Tom Clowers (Hon); 4. Shaun Perotio (Suz); 5. James PovoLny (KTM); 6. Jason nlomas (Kaw); 7. Tony Lorusso (Suz); 8. Ryan Duff (Han); 9. Kelly Smith (KTM); 10. Brian Stone •. Brie.fly.-',--'_-----'-'-.'. . . O

• Cover