Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Abo ve) Revelle Harrison handily won the Over 25 Intermediate class with a 1-1 at the GA Warmup MX, held at Perris Raceway in California, (Left) Jared Malmquist won the Expert class and the class championship at the final rou nd of the ATAlSCTA Trials series, held in Big Bear , California. Fedorow fastest at GFI Warmup Motocross By Greg Robertson Bill Math erson and Dale Leeder and the latter rig flipped. There were a few anxiou s moments as Mat herson did n't ge t up rig h t away, but he w as probably doing a body inventory; he was able to restart the race. The second time around, it was aga in Lew is and Macy w ho go t the d rop on the field , and they left the fig ht fo r seco nd quite a w ay behind them. Mather son and Leed er we re run ning second, while Duane Carm ont and Richard Talin g were playing touch yfeely with Hall and Votaw. Ma therson and Leede r ca me awa y wi th the place money, with Carmo nt and Taling snagging third from Hall and Votow . Bent ley Bar re tt , w ho has bee n improving every week, put it all togeth er and led wire to wi re to wi n in the Su pport main over Reg Sta rcevic and Brya n Th o m pson. Su p port B hon or s went to Greg Corona, who also led from start to finish. Followi ng him across the line was Sea n McDou gall and Davi d Enloe. The Mission Yamah a PWSO winner s we re "Psyc ho" Mik e Evans a nd Keith Bram iette. l~ Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, California Results: June 20, 1998 SCR: 1. Bobbv Schwartz (CM); 2 Sean McConnell (GM); 3. John Aden (Ja w); 4. Ed Cas tro (Jaw); 5. Cary Hick5 (C M ). HDCP: 1. Cha rlie Vene gas (CM); 2. Sean McConnell (GM); 3. Gary Ackroyd (Jaw); 4. Brad Oxley (GM); 5. Bobby Schw art z (GM). SDCA R: L P. Le wi s ,"]. Mac y (Yam ); 2. B. Math erso n/D. Leeder (Ya m); 3. D. Carmont /R. Tolling IHon): 4. A. Hall / D. Vota w (Ya m). SUP : 1. Bentley Barre tt (Jaw) ; 2. Greg Starc evic (j.1w) ; Brian Thompsen (Ja w); 4. John Def-ries (j.1W); 5. Allan Mcbee (j.1W). SUP B: 1. Greg Co ron a U-'W ); 2. Sean McDougall (JdW); 3. David Enloe (Ja w); 4. Craig Specher (Wes); 5. Brad Rud y (].lw ), Malmquist tops ATAlSCTA Two-Day Trial By Bill Markham BIG BEAR, CA. /liNE 67 42 Beta-mo u nted Jared Malmquist became king of th~ mountain by ,·..in nin g"the Expert class at the final ro u nd of the eig ht-rou nd ATA Cha m pi. onship Series, held in Big Bear. Ca s Ca s rider Kevin No rto n looked like he was o ut for a win as he held the lead over Ma lmquist after Saturday, 46-50. Bu t whe n the sun came up on Sunday , Mal mq uis t decid ed to keep his feet on the pegs, and he dropped just 15 poi nts compa red to No rton's 43. The w in also gave Mal mquist the 1998 ATA Cha mpionship. Satu rday's big dab area for the Expert s was section seven. They en tered uphill to a big d uster o f bo ul ders tha t ga ve ·t he m all fi ts . O nce throu gh this, it was d ownhill to the left to more d rop-off boul ders and then ou t to the right. O ut of three loops, No rto n ha d two threes and one five in the secti on, wh ile everyone else had all fives . Jim Co llins, ridi ng his Cas Gas, won the ba ttle in the Masters class by only one point ove r Mo ntcsa rid er Oli Tho rd arson, but Th orda rson wo n the war by ea rn ing the '98 Championship in the class . Mon tesa-mou nted Kent Graham won the Advanced A class over Clive Hannon and hi s new Scarpa , but Harmon alr eady had the series championship locked up . There was a tie comi ng into the event in the Advan ced B class be tween Kellv Bellma r and Barret Deck. but Bellmar ca me 'o u t the victor when it was all said a nd done . They both a re going to have to contend with Kevin Geyer, who is moving up from the Intermediat e class ne xt season. Geyer rod e Saturday' S event an d wa s o n ly o ne poi n t behind Bcllmar, w hic h sho u ld make thin gs interesting next year. The sections were a bit hard for some of the classes and riders. s ince the hig h a lti tu de d oes take its toll on you . The 7-mile loop that was rid den five times was a lot of fun. The re were a few Dual Sport riders wh o rod e the loop, and they su re fou nd out that it wa s not such an easy t..1Sk. Results NO V A: I. Art Ha ll (Fa n); 2. Lis.1 Dreec hli er Nouri.lnlBt-tl. ( Be t); 3. AI NOV B: I. }del., Da lke (Hun ). ll"o.'T A: G u y Van C.aa!lbtoek (Bet); 2. John M"''C~(lr ( Boot ); 3. J.O. M IlleT (Yam); -I. AJ;Jn Malmqtlli;t (Brl); 5. M",rk Hugan (Fa n). INT O: 1. Ad .1m Buo; (Mon); 2. Jim Sm it h l&,-t); 3. Philip LUnd h (Fa n ); 4. Lo_1I Belli'\. ADV A: 1. Kent G ra ha m (Mon); 2. C live Harmon (s..·o ). ADV 8 : I. Kt"lIy Bdlm.lr (G-C); 2. B. et Dt"Ck(C-Gl; Kevi n m Rl.'ynolJ ~ (Monl , EX: 1. J.lnod M.dm q u i" t (Bt>tl 2. Krv in Norto n (G-C); 3. John ; ' Rot>l!'bon (G-C); 4. ~e Smi th IV. MSTR: 1. lim Collin:> (C -G ); 2. Oli Tho nLr!oon (Mon ); 3. M..,.k 0 1J,u (F.ln); 4_M.-.tt Priteho (G-G); 5. Rick knJUru; metl. trd SrTSMN A; 1. Wolf g.-.ng Bu rkl.' (F.-.n); 2. I? hn ny SchOl rnWc.'- .... SPTSM. i a I. Ron fu.l o;op; 2. Gerald Bi&f; t!i Uk-t); 3. Rogt'T " r M.1. (G-G). SrT'SMN C: I. Gill B.l1 1.lltol? (G-C); 2. D. JUR; Fult on (1M); 3. RKk Gu ,,~. PERRIS, CA, MAY30 R\"On Fedorow took his Pro Circuit /Jeffco biicked KXI25 to a two-mote sweep of the 125cc Novice class d u ring th e G Ft Wa rmu p race at Perris Raceway. Greg Ha lverson grabbed the ea rly lead in the firs t 125cc Novice mot a ove r Fedoraw, Cody Knauss and Ada m Bisso . Kna uss go t a round Fedo row fo r seco nd a nd before th e hal fw a y poi nt was a lso around Halv erson for the lea d . Halverso n wen t d own a nd dropped to mid pack, while Fedorow chased Knauss for the top spot. Knauss looked to have the win in the bag until a last-lap fall lef t hi m w ith a sixth- p lace fin ish . Fcdorow took the win a head of Bisso a nd Chuck Henson. Fedorow had the quickest reaction time out of the gate an d would lead the seco nd moto for two laps befor e Knauss decided to run out front. Fedorow p layed a lon g fo r a co up le of lap s before retak ing the lead once and for all. Hen son came up through the pack to keep Fedorow hon • est during the final laps an d earn ed the seco nd place trophy with 3-2 ride . Bisso wa s th ird ove r s T.). Berario an d Knau ss. james Turne r and Steven Forsyth e traded the 80cc Beginner lead back and forth in' the first moto, with Tu rn er coming out on to p for the win . Brva n Minter held off c.J. Mahon at the check~ for third . For syth e ret u rned wit h th e second-mote holes hot to lea d Mahon, Turner a nd Phillip Bruscella. Ma hon pushed Forsy the back to second ea rly in the moto , with Tu rner droppin g him a nothe r spot by the midwa y po int. Mah on a nd Turner diced ov er the lead up u ntil the whi te-flag lap, wh en Forsythe za pped them both to cla im the overall \\0; 0 . Ma hon kept Tu rner at bay for the runne r-up finish , but Turner still collected the secon d-place trophy. The Over 25 Intermed ia te class was a Revelle Harrison benefit, as he went 1-1 for the win . Thc O ' N ea l-backed KTM ri der turned a pai r of hol cshots in to decisi ve vi ctories o ve r Craig McCall and Chris Tu rner . Results 50 FIT : I. Stcpht"flKearn ey (Ya m ). 50 BEG (4-6): 1. D ilkm Kuntz (Yam l. N) BEG: I. Bri.m Hi ne r (Kaw ); 2. M icha el Ra in.", (Ka w ); 3. Jus h n Fa lk (Kaw ). bO NO V: 1. Ja ke Hu let t (Kaw l; 2. Bra ndon Sp..'n('('r (Ka w); 3. BI')'!' Kunt z ( Ko ). lW (,()INT: I. Brando n Hiner (Kaw t, lIDBEG: 1. Stev en Forsvth e (Ya ml ; 2. Ja ml~ Tu m ..r U (awl; 3. .1· Mahon (Ya m) ; 4. Bry~n Minter (Su~); 5 . Ph ill ip Bru~ccll'l (Y.lm ). 80 NOV: 1. Chrio; McDa nid (I-Iun ); 2. Ch.-.!M;' Ml"im' kc (Yam ); 3. Da nny Mu hr ("(am ); 4. C hris A lt-bu.·jayk (K.lw ); 5. Ch uk w ildi Ud l'h M~'Dan ,d (l-ion ); 5. Br.lndun Stildd an (Yam ). 125 BEG: 1. Jdt r. wli", (Ya m ); 2 BrOlndon Paw lN ISud : JOannv (Hon); 4. Kvk De Quilll'ttc.~ (Ydm); 5. ~l.Inul'i lu ba la (Ya mi. . 1::5 NO V: 1. RV M.odt-.row (K.1w) ; 2. Chuck Heeecn (}ion); .ln 3. Adam Bi. IO (K.l ~); -I. T.). 8c.orario(Y.lm l;.s . Cody Knawe (5uz:), Y 125 lJ\'T: 1. C h rn. & m'tt (Su z ) . OUTLAW: I . am H.amblin (Yam) : 2. Q;car V.llde z (Suz ); 3. Ga rv Trachv IY.lm ). . 250 BEC: 1. C.lrl A~A ("( .1m ); 2. P.lul Rna Jr. Uc..w); O. 5t..--n Harve y (Suz); 4 Ry.ln Orr ("(a m ); S. Chmtian Rolland rorkT s.. (Suz). 250 NOV : 1. o.-mc Swmford ( Ka w ); 2. Jwocn Mi lNor (Suz); 3. C h uc k AN va (Hoo t 250 1 'T: 1. Chrilt 8.lm'tt ($uz). !\o PRO: 1. U go s.ato (Sud; 2. Da v id Rl't.'5 (Ya m ); 3. Shi n ic hi 1 Kaga (H u n ); 4, Ste~'e [)now (h m ). 25+ BEG : I. ]dfn:y Pdull; 2 Rigo La Fon lailW t K.-iw); 3. Seeve Mo rris (f-lon ); -I. Bill Andt"fKIR (Ya m ). 25+ NOV : 1. Dt.rri c Swinf.urd (Ka w ). · I 3. Ch~T: ~rl(~:;.IJl" Ha rriso n t KTM): 2. C ra ig McColl! (Kaw'f, JO+ BEG: 1. Sco tt PIl"T'Cl!' {K.1w }; 2. z.-.ch LindbufJ; (Ya m); 3. Stt"V't' M orri!>(H e n) . 30+ ='lOV: 1. Robert B rlAA~ (Kaw); 2. G.-.ry Thom pso n (y.1m); 3. J.l!ilm C " rd nc r (Yam); 4. C T. Falk (Yam ); S. Gary Ha rada tKa w l. Too 35+ NOV : 1. Cho u (5uz). 40+ NO V; 1. Tim Willia m" l Kaw l; 2. 1..lch LindborK (Y" m ); 3C hris Cum bo (Ya m). Simonsen again at Castle Rock TT By Clay Light CASTI.E ROCK, IVA,JUNE14 Rotax-mounted j .P. Simonsen scored his second win of the yo u ng AMA District 27 IT season, beating the only other rider victorious this season , Eli Price, during the Expert main eve n t at the Castle Rock Fairgrounds . Simonsen, who in between events here has compe ted in the \'Vest Coast Flat Tra ck Series (in which he finished on the podi um at the Lod i rou nd) , was one of the three preli mina ry winners in Expert action. The o th ers were Price and N a tio n a l n umber 4 9~ Chris Fitzh ugh. It was local rider Ron Waters, thou gh , jumping out in fron t of the 12·rid er, IS-lap fina l, follo we d by Pri ce, Del Sch ni tze r and Fitz h u gh . spite a prim e stagi ng spot on the front row in De the fina l, Simonsen sta rted off in sixth, but lap af ter lap Simonsen 's su rge forw a rd soo n sa him mo ve to thi rd pla ce, behind Wat ers and . Price. w at ers ' bes t pe rformance of the season , however, ended ea rlv on as he drifted off the g roove. a ll owing Pri ce to tak e the lead. Th ' BBRP / C VSG/ Bu d w e ise r -ba c ked Simonsen dogged Price for several laps and then made his move to take the lead for kelt's. Finish ing second and third wer e Price and Fitzhu gh. who p icked , off sev eral riders late in the race. Schn itzer, Eric; Rickman and josh Currey filled out the top six, 8 Kur t Haw k, who last race 'soared to a threedass decima tion of the 250~c A, DTX and Open A mai n even ts, looked to be in a positi on to do the sa me after posting \\';ns in the Open A and 250 cc A cl asses . Hi s re p e at wa s thwa rted , though, as Chris \- aite feU in front of him in a' V hea ted battle for second beh ind Scooter Vernon in the DTX clas s. Vernon went on to w in the DTX class o ve r Jeff Rister, w hile Waite and Hawk DNF' d after their high-sp<.>ed collision.

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