Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

-, unfamiliar dry terrain , ironi cally crashed , in one of th e few wat er crossings. Bill Fullmer Sr. spe n t part of th e morning trailside workin g on his bike of the week (a Husaber g having replaced his CCM). Welcome break s fro m th e fog li ke d us t w ere provid ed at Gull La ke Park (w here rid ers took in a wedd ing w hile mun ching th eir b ar b ec u e-b eef sa n dw iches) and Brown's Camp grou nd: Tritip steaks and ba rbecu e ch icke n w ere served at Gru mpy 's Sports Bar for that evening's d inner, wh ere Mammoth Visitor Bureau 's Ralp h McMull en and Mono Lak e coun ty s u pe rv iso r Joann Ron ci ad d ressed the crowd. Th e close to 50 rid ers wh o begged off of Su nd ay's 80 miles missed ou t on a good th ing , a s less du s t an d m ore sce n e ry h ad m o st s ing ing th e d a y ' s prai se s. Part icul a rl y p op u la r wa s a "hard" sectio n through a ravine-bott om stre a m, but th e en tire cou rse (w h ich too k in th e Diabl o Ca sa Hot Spri ngs . . Long Vall e y an d Dead Man regi ons ) h ad m o st r iders ch uc k li ng throu gh the ir grimy dentures. fX Walker shows the way in Pro Sports Motocross By Steve and Peg gy Corlee WYTHE\1LLE, VA, JULY19 Yamaha of Kingsport 's Kevin Walke r showed that he is fully recove red from the injury he incurred last fall by """"ping both the 125 and 250cc Pro classes at the Wiscco /Tucker-Rocky / Sco tt USAsponsored Virginia Sta t~ Cha mp io n~hip . Ride rs from 12 states conve rged on the Pro Sports ra cin g facili ty: and grea t wea ther and track p reparation as we ll as first-class com pe tition pr ovided exciting racing all day long. Wa lker ' s w ins wer e by no mea ns easy, as Nor th Carolina' s Jim Chester a nd Penn sylvania's Gaylon Dickson Jr. applied pres..s ure in the 250 cc clas s . Vir gi n ia ' s Tim H ud o c k join e d Ches ter in the 125cc class in an at tem pt to keep Walker hon est. In the first 250cc motu. Dickson an d Ches ter took each other out - no t once, but twice - in the first lap , a llow ing Walker to get away . In t he second ra ce, Wa lker too k the holes hot and led wi re to wire. After a holeshot and a br ief stint in the front of the 125cc Pro s, W es t Virginia ' s Richa rd Prath e r cras he d out as Walker to ok o ve r to begin a two- moto sweep of tha t class, followed bv Chester and Hod ock. ~ In B-class action, Team Creen /Podiu rn On esponsored Ben Ridd le totall y d omin a ted bo th the 125 an d 250cc classes, much to the delig ht of ° Team Green 's Jeff Chambers, who was on ha nd , along with his cre w to provide support for Riddl e as we ll as for the multitudes of Ka wasaki rid ers in a ttenda nce. Riddle was never headed in any of his races, and it is easy to see why he is bein g tou ted as th e next "grea t one" from the Team Green ranks. Ridd le wa s followed hom e by No rth Carolina 's Josh ua Capps in the 250cc class and West Virginia's Timmy Milligan in the 1255. In the Over 25 Avclass actio n, Ches ter and Dick so n mana ged to ho ld Walker to a th ird ove rall, wi th North Ca rolina's Ben Rut led ge and Tim Hod ock rounding oo t the top five. Pee Wee action was hot as Cobra-mounted riders swep t the top spots in both divisions. In the 4to e-year-old class, Maryland's Colton Bailey held on for the win, ahead of North Carolina's McKinnon Welborn and Om;tin ChandlL.,.. In the 7- to 8year-old class, No rth Carolina 's Austin Stro upe bested Maryla nd's Scan Hackey and Jm;tin Boston. In C-elass action, consis tency was the key as No rth Carolina' s Brad Ro be rtson topp ed the 1255 w ith 1-1 fi nish~ a nd Suzuki·mounted Evan Ow enby di d likewise in the 2505 while their fel· Ben Ridd le dominated both the 125 an d 250cc B classes In the Vir ginia State Championship MX, held in Wytheville, Vir gini a. SC BBY: 1. Chase Bamt., (Su.z); 2. Dan iel Tcs h (Su1:); 3. Sh.me . H agee (K.1w ); 4. Dou g E.lrl~ (5uz); 5. Chlislu p twr Hov is (Y.l m). 125 PRO 1. Kcvjn WalktT (Yam); 2. Jim C hes ter (5uz); 3. Tim Hodoc k (Suz ); 4. Br.l nd on Tu rli n~tlln ( Ya m ); ~. Terence Kennedy (Yam ). 12513: I. Ben Riddle (K.1w) ; 2. Timmy ~iI1 i ga n (Su z); 3: Dan iel Tesh (Suzl ; 4, JOShUil Ca p ps (K.1W); 5. [oseph Prather (K.1W). t 25 C: 1. Bradl t"Y Robl'rb.un (Y.lm ); 2. Silt'T Chapman (Suz ); 3. BVH lIntsi n~t'T (Suz ); 4. leha Woud (Kaw l; 5. Ma lt Blevins (Suz.). d 12.i 0 : 1. Pollrick Mt'AM (Yam ); 2. Ch arl t"!l MCil ows (Suz) ; 3 ' Bobby Prater < ); 4. Brian Prok upek (I<.lw); 5. A.lro n Bond (Su7o). 5uz 2.50 PRO: I. Kc"in Wa lker (Yam ); 2. Jim C jws rer (Suz ); 3. G.lyIon Dickso n Ir. {Kawl ; 4, Tim Hod o (Sur.); 5. Terence Kt'l1mody ck (Y.l m). 2''1(] B: 1. Bt'n Ridd lt· (K.\ w); 2. Joshua CapP" (Ka w); 3. Shane Jt"f\ki llS (Suz l; 4. Jon Boy Monk (I-Ion); 5. J~'Ph Prather (Kaw l. I low competitors struggled with up-a nd -down mo to results. Results 50 SHA FT / JR: 1. Adam Iven (Ya m); 2. Tylt"r Robe rtson (Yam) ; 3 . SllImeH.t1l (Y am) . 50 (4--6) : 1. Col ton Baile (Cob ); 2. McKinnun Wl·lbom (Co b ); y 3. Du snu C h.m d ll·r (Cu b); 4. Michad Ha rtwell (KTM) ; 5. Chris Goodman (Act). 50 (7-8 ): 1. Au st in Stro u pe (Cob); 2, ~d n Hacke y (Co b,; 3. Ju s tin Do!;ton (Cob); 4. Garre tt C hurch (Cob): 5. Za ck Osborne (Cob>. 60 (7-9': 1. Jalo.e Gri ffis (Kitw); 2. Chad W.lgCS(I(., w); 3. Au s tin Stroupe (Kitw); 4. SIt"Vt'Tl Houser (K" w ); 5. Sean Ha ckey (Kdwl. 60 O O-t tl : 1. rhilip Ive rs (K., w) ; 2. Jor d a n Troxe ll (Kaw); 3 Ch ri srop hcrChe nee (Ka w) ; 4. Taylor Rl'ill y (Ka w) ; 5. M.1Uh,·w s Town~ 'OJ (K.1 w>. 85 0 2-13): 1. Ch.l d Ward (Hon l; 2. Ma tt MllIt'T (Suz ); 3. Bl1

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