Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

DIRT TRACK AMA GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES .~ 26 ; " . _ • c.~_', ... ~.,c..r '~''''~'''. ' af raid to ' take th is o ne off. It go t 'so s lick tha t we w ere laying th e bikes o ve r a lot more, an d I th ink th e n arro w rim wou ld h av e fold ed m y ti r e a ro u nd a li t tle more ." Sp rings teen, w ho co n tin ues to put in o ne so lid ride after ano ther, al so had the brake p roblem s th at p lag ued h im a t th e Du Qu oin Mile co n ti n u e in this m a in even t. " I w as g oing a ll ri gh t ea rly in th e race; then, one time going into tu rn o ne, I h a d p r obl e m s w ith t h e b ra ke ," Spri nge r s a id . "Going int o thre e , it fa ded , but th e r e s t of the ra ce I h a d bra kes , and w hen I ca me in it worked . Ju st t hose t w o tim es , t h e pe d a l went clear d own. I d on't know what's w ro ng . I' m going to have to call P M, beca u se I' ve go t P erformance M a ch in e bra ke s , It' s a ll o ld s t uff; I wa nt b r and -n e w . Tha t' s the third ti me this year I' ve had a brake failu re, a nd this place, m an, yo u have to ha ve brakes. I go t into th ree ho t a nd just slid righ t off th e g roove." Sp rings teen ca me home seven th , P romoter / p art-time r ace r R onnie Jon es came away with a solid eig hth in hi s fir st ride of 1998 o n a 750. Teammates Hacker a nd C a m li n battled over ni nth. Th e spot w ent to H ack er. "I' m a little frustra ted with m y self," Ha cker sa id. " Ev e r y weekend , I ju s t don't get o ff th e line with th em - me and Davey s t a rted d ead l a st. I'm h a p p y with the w a y the b ik e ran. I'm tu rnin g t h e s a m e times a s a ll th e to p g u y s , but I'm just g iving them that h e a d s ta rt off the line . I 'm .k i n d o f ha p p y w it h a top-I O fi ni s h . I just wish I cou ld get a wa y fro m n i n th; it seems like th at' s my n u mbe r t h is ye a r (th is w a s Hacker ' s fou r th ni nt h-place finish). I was just working on everybody o ne by o ne - it was really hard to pass . I really think that with a little bit o f lu ck we ca n pu t the bi ke up fro nt and ru n with th em," Camlin w a s able to get b y a fa din g Bea ttie on the la st la p for 10th. Beattie .was su fferi ng th ro u gh his second fail ed sh ock of th e d ay. " I' v e g o t t o ' ge t some h o le s h ots ," Bea tt ie sai d . "O u r s hock q u it durin g th e m ai n; that's two tonight. W e had to bo rrow o n e fr o m TCR . I was coming up th ro ug h th e pa ck, a nd I thin k we co u ld h a v e gone to th e fro n t. I woul d h a ve been in big trou ble if I ha d n't had Phil Da rcy h ere to h e lp . O u r g uys d id n ' t ma ke it d o wn (fro m Ca nada), a nd Phil ste pped in ." Coo lbeth was g lu ed to Parke r and followed h im to 13th . "I got a nother bad s tart," Coolbeth said. "I th ink if I could ha ve go t a good start, I wou ld ha ve been in the h un t. It was just a n a rr o w g roove , and y ou need ed a good start. We had the chassis hoo ked up rig h t off th e bat. It' s s tarting to com e togeth er , I'm happ y. We've s till got nex t week." Bu tle r ca me ho m e next. " We w ere ru n nin g good all nigh t," Butler s ai d. "W e made a fe w c hanges before th e m a in event. We p u t a new tire o n, a nd I got a g reat holeshot, but I just co uldn't get a good bi te on th at groove for se veral la ps. I thi nk I was ru nnin g it in a li ttl e too ho t to co mpensa te. I w ent fo rwa rd , then went back, then went for w a rd again, M y knee is back to about 80 percen t, bu t I los t my foo tpeg about the second or th ird lap, so I was holding my leg u p and it was killing my k nee. T he bik es are w orking great. I' m s tarting to get used to th em, a nd I can hard ly wa il fo r the nex t cou ple of weeke nds." Roed er and Morganrounded o u t the finis hers , Kevi n Varnes was th e first to dro p o u t, o n la p 20, a fte r being hit o n b y the hand .~' rock. Varnes ap pea red to h ave pos si b ly b roke n a fi n ger in t h e in cid en t. ' Sta n ley was bla ck-flag ged o n la p 21 after hi s clu tch ex p loded . HARLEY-DAVIDSON SPORTSTER PERFORMA NCE NATIONAL Ju st when it a p pea red Je ss Roed e r was going to run away w ith the poin ts ba tt l e , d e fend in g series cha m p ion Davey Ca m lin is a tte mpti ng to m ake a race ou t of it. Ro ed e r put h is M ill e r Electric /Las Vegas H a rley -David so n Sportster into tu rn o n e firs t o ver C am li n a n d Sco tt Stump. Th e two lead ers p ulled away as Stu m p fell ba ck to ba ttle Bria n Kromro y a n d Bill y Ma r ti n. By la p four, Ma r ti n ha d hi s Ski p Fo rd yce H arley-Dav idso nba cke d ride into thi rd . Ca m li n wa s ab le . t o ge t fr e e fr om Roeder , a s Mar ti n ca u gh t up, Ca m li n eas ilv w e nt o n to his sec o nd win of th e yea r: s to p p ing Roed er' s w in s treak a t twoina ro w , Sha u n Russell go t by Brian Krom roy o n t h e last lap (o r fo u rth . S t um p d ropped to six th o ve r Gary Rogers, Gera my Ra ckley a nd homet own rid er Scott Deubler. Yu h ik o H ira o, m akin g his first Natio nal as an Exp ert, ro unded ou t th e top 10 . A l Ea die, Tim Ea d es , Donald Pa ul, John Faulkner a nd Tom McGra ne Jr . rounded o ut t h e fini s he rs . P a u l Berg strom fell o n la p fou r. He was quickly up, bu t his ra ce w as over , Mik e Hacker blew h is e ngi ne o n la p nine while running eigh th . f :\ State Fair Speedway Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Results: July 18, 1998 (Round 8 of 19) HEAT 1 (IO laps; 9 riders, to p th ree transfer): 1. Dan Sta nley (H ~D) ; 2. Brya n Bigelow (H- D); 3. Kevin Varnes (H-D); 4. Sha un Russell (H-D); 5. Bret Beyer ( H ~ D); 6. Pa ul Lynch (H-D); 7. Mike Varn e (H-D); 8. Dale s ' jenn eman (H-D); 9. Brett Landes (H-D). Ti me : 4 min ., 06.394 sec. H EAT 2 no lap s; 10 rid ers, top thr ee tra nsf er): 1. Rich King (Hon ); 2. Will Da vis (1 -1-0); 3. Dan Butler (Hw 0); 4. Ch ris Carr 0 -1 · 0 ); 5. Pau l Morgan III (Fl- D): 6. Bill y Martin (H ·D); 7. Ju hn ny Murphre 0-1 -0); 8. J.limt' e Aguila r (H-D); 9. Iim'Mcllvena (H·Dl ; 10. Joe Duvall (Hun) , .. Ti me: 4 min., 04-993 ~'C. . H EAT 3 (10 b ps; 10 ride rs, to p three tran sfer ): 1. Joe Kopp (H · D); 2. C e o Roe d er II (H· D); 3. Ken Coolbet h Jr . ( H~ D) ; 4. Ronnie Jon es (H-D); 5. Da v e Ca m lin (H· D); 6. Mike Hacker (H- D); 7. Gary Rogers (H-O ); 8. Brent Annb ru...ter (H·D); 9. Rand y Sh< l.. l1 (li· m D); 10. Tim Eades (Ho n). Timer -l min ., 04.009 St'C. H EAT ' " (10 laps; 10 rid er s, top three trans fer): 1. Ste ve Morehead (H-D ); 2. Jay Springsteen (H-D ); 3. St eve Beattie (H-D ); 4. Sco tt Pa r ke r (H ·Dl; ·5. Ter ry Poo ve y (H u n ); 6. J.R. Schnabel (H· D); 7. Paul Bergstrom (H· D); 8. M<1rcO Morello (H -D>; 9. G reg Teag ue (H-D); 10. Willie McCoy (HwD). Ti m e: 4 rrun., 06 .090 Sl-'C. SE.\1 1 1 (8 I~ p!'l; 9 ride rs, lop tw o tran sfer) : 1. Pau l Morgan 111 (H-D); 2. Ron nie jon es 0 -1-0 ); 3. Brett Landes (H· D); 4. Terry PUOV l.'y (H-D); 5. Pau l Lynch (H-D); 6. Jaime Aguila r (H-D); 7. Mar co More llo (H ~ D) ; 8. Guy Roger s ( H ~ D); 9. Tim Eades (He n). Ti me: 3 min., 14.835 sec. S EM I 2 (8 laps; 9 rid ers, top two tra nsfer): 1. Chris Ca rr (H-D); 2. Da ve Camlin (H-D); 3. J.R. Schnabel (HD); 4, John ny Murphree (H-D); 5. Bret Beyer (H-D); 6, Bren t Armbr us ter (HwD); 7. Dale Jen neman (H- D); 8. Gre g Teague (H-D); 9. Joe Duvall (Hon). Ti me: 3 min., 15.254 sec. SEMI 3 (8 lap s; 9 riders, top two tran sfer): 1. Mike Hacker (H- D); 2. Scott Parker (H-D); 3. Sha un Rus~1I (H· D); 4. M ike Va rn e (H-D); 5. Billy Martin (H-D); 6. s Pa ul Bergstrom (H· D); 7. Will ie McCoy' (H-D); 8. Jim Mcllvena (H· D); 9. Rand y Sha nk II (H-D). Time: 3 mi n., 16.019 St-"C. GRAND NAT IONAL: (25 laps; 18 ri den); 1. Rich King (Ho n): 2. Chris Carr (H-D); 3. Will Da vis. (H-D); 4. Steve Morehead (H -D); 5. Bryan Bigelow (H- D); 6. Joe Kopp (H- D); 7. Jay Spri ngsteen (H- D);.8. Ronn ie Jon es (H-D); 9. Mike Hack er (H- D); 10. Dave Ca m lin (H- D); 11. Steve Beattie (H-D); 12. Scott Par ker (H· D); 13. Ken Coo lbe t b Jr . (I-I-D ); 14. Dan Butler (H-D ); 15. Ceo Racer/promoter, repeat: Ron nie J o nes put in a ra re race appea rance - made all the rare r by the lact that it was .o n a Harley Davidson - and finished eighth in the mai n e ve nt. Roede r II (H· D); 16. I'au l Mo rgan III (H-D); 17. D.m Stanley (Hw 18. Kevin Va rnes (H-D). D); Ti me: 10 mi n., 03.203 sec. AMA GRAND N ATI ONAL C H A M P IONS HI P SERIES POINT STA ND INGS (After 8 of 19 rou nd s): 1. Scott Park e r (135 / 4 wi ns): 2. Rich King (110/1); 3. l Chris Carr (98); 4. Will Davis (90/ 1); 5. J

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