Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

ier's rear fender, while Nesbitt struggled to find . is rh ythm and rode in fifth. Mile after mile, Th iele sta rted to close the ap on Wind mann, a nd by the fo urth of five ps ha d dosed to wit hin striking dis tance. Onl y h a nd ful o f s ec o n ds b ehind the lea d e rs , ap li nge r and Lete ll ier h ad a si mi la r ba ttle oing for the final podium spot. Thiele wa s ab le o make a pass on the fourth lap but went down Don after a nd Wind mann got it right back. iete, however, wa s able to catch back up, and hen Wind ma nn stru ggled to pass a lapper just efore the white flag, Thiele made his move . "Once Chris ,passed me, I tried to stay close," aid Wind mann, "but he had enough of a gap hat w e had to work the lappers individually nstead of toge ther an d he just pu lled away." And pull away he did, str etching his lead to me 50 seco nds on the final-lap , while pointing is J&W·Cydes/Moose /Renthal-backed KX250 award the checkered flag. Wind ma nn completanother great ride on his Pro Dirt KTM to fins h second for th e s ix th ' t ime t his s e as on. apli nger comp leted his most solid ride since a in at rou nd tw o to clai m third on his Donelson yc les Ya ma ha, desp ite ta king mor e th an his ha re of soil sa mp les. Fourth went to Letellier, is best perform ance th us fa r on his se lec ted ch ed u le. Jeff Lappe ke pt h is litt le 125 KTM inned to win the A class for the fourth race in a ow , an d he finished fifth ove rall. Chrome slip-ons available for all '98 Buells including this 5-3 Thunderbolt Slip ·ons lind full systems i n al umi num. carbon fibe r, ceramic and chrome avai lable for other popular sport bi D&D owner, David Rash has been building, dyno testing and racing the best 4-s1roke exh austs you can buy for over 25years. David personally Dynos the latestbikes. His meticulous attention to detail results in an American-mad e, superbly-fitted exhaust with the lightest weight and highest power increase of any • system in the same price range. Just ask anyone who has raced with D&D pipes. Then askyour dealer 10 D1SIRIDUI£O Y B IUtlIR ROtlY/IIMPCO order a set for you. D&D has a great system10 fit your bike. T ' S10HARl E HAN v.DAVlD D FD S N"O ALlAS FOR T B ElL S3 1liU E B ll HE U ND R O esults O/A: 1. C hris Th iE'le (Kaw) : 2. Mike Wind ma n n (KTM ); 3. hris Ca pli nger (Yam): 4. Leig h Letel lie r (KTM ); 5. ' E'l f Lap pe K1M) . AA: 1. Mile Wind m.lM (KTM); 2. Chri s uplingt.or (yam): 3. ig h Le te llier (KTM ): 4. Ken Yount (Yam ): 5. Tanner Engl a nd am). A: 1. jeff Lappe (KT M); 2. Ies cn Co u nt:!> (Ka w) ; 3. Mile ruger (KTM ); 4. Tom Klimm (Kaw); 5. Cha rles Thiele (Ka w). 125 8 : 1. john Struckhoff (Suz ); 2. u'Vi Raw so n (Yam); 3.Kurt ibell (y a m); 4. Case y Hinke l (Yam); 5. Luke Manion (Yam). 200 B: I. Sieve Crew!> (Kaw); 2. Dav id Hawo r th (KTM ); 3. verert Shi na uJt (Kaw); 4. Robert Armon (Ka w ); 5. Dae Lederle K.1w). 250 B: I. Co llin She ridan (Ya m); 2. Ryan wcebbetmg (ya m); . Doil vid Bish op (Su z) 4. Matt w ets (YoiI m ); 5. Nick C ra wford am ). 250 C: 1. Tim Gibso n (Ho n); 2. Lars Valin (H un); 3. Dan Ho d k (Kaw); 4. Brya n Roy (Kaw ); 5. Jo Ba nes Jr. (Kaw ). hn O PEN B: 1. M"tt Co ffTTwn (KTM); 2. Tom Pren gt.'T (KTM); 3. ~ff Kuech en mei ster (ATK); 4. Ma rty Smi th [Hen]; S. Larry Port ell KTM ). 4-STR K B: 1. Tr avis Pilan t (Ho n); 2. Gary Pilant (Hon); 3. hawn Taylor (Ya m); 4 . Ra lph Ge rd ing [Hon}; 5. Do ug Jon es Yam ). VET: 1. Rkk Ma ttesu n (Yam): 2. Gdry Mlttul berg (Kaw) ; 3. >Wa yne Munch (Hon) ; 4. Dave Berry (Hon): 5. Tom HUM (Yam) . JR: 1. Robert Duncan (Yam ); 2. Je re my Wisec up (Kaw); 3. k Mabe ry (Ho n); 4. j ee es Sloa n (Yam ): 5. Ste ve Akers (!Caw). SR: 1. Ron Ribc lzi (y,lm); 2. Bill Go ld (y ,lm); 3. Willidm Gu fey (Ya m ): 4. Kdth Kibort (Yam): 5. john Newberry CHon). r S / SR: L Eric Hansen (Ho n); 2. Jim lett'll icr (f(Th..f) ; 3. Rick arpent e e (KTM ); 4. Gerald Frericks (KTM) ; S. Bob Co pe la nd layton oundation Ka w ). TR : L Craig Delong (H o h); 2. Iod y Sm ith (Su z ); 3. Gregg Van Derwood tHo n); 5. Bryan Donley (Suz). i~ht (KTM) ; 4. Sea n errific turnoutat enworthy's amateur MX y Rupe rt X. Pellett OY,OH,jUI.Y 25 turda y's pre-National amateur mot ocross races t Kenw orth y's GP Club con tinued to exceed p"'" ious yea rs' record turnouts, as almost 9

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