Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No; it's a D&D Equipped Rl! Bell's error prov ed very costly: At day 's end, aron and Bell tied with 37 mar ks, Aaron taking he win with the mos t cleans. The Satu rday vicDry w as Bell's first Na tio na l win. Ray Peters, in consistent sty le, finis hed third th days . Matt Moore was fourth place on Satrday, while Denn is Sweeten took the spot on unday. Rebounding from a serious toe injury ustain ed a t the las t Na tiona l, So u th African rian Capper pos ted fift h-p lace finishes bo th ays. As usual. form er World Champ ion Tommi hva la wa s in a cla ss by himself . Ah va la outod e the Champ class with ease, posti ng d aily otals of nine and seven in the Exhibition class. di ng without a minder, an d barely glancing at ach section before rid ing th rough, the famous inn was poetry in motion. The fact that he has a ream job showed through in his style and his mile . Notoriou s for its g rueling rain y-d ay tr ials, his Spirit Mou nt ain trial ba sked und er sunny k ie s . T hi s was th e fi rs t-e ver A MA/ N ATC No hype, Y amaha IJ lull systems available now. ius' a killer pipe. ' -Show In Go chrome & new black (eramic coating. -Aluminuml Black Satin & Carbon Fiber silencers. b e ational round to held in Du lu th , but the -enue is a landmark in the Upper Mid west TriIs Assoc ia tion circu it. Local clu b the Northland otorcycle Riders Associati on a nd the City of lu th's Spiri t Mountain have teamed up for a umber of yea rs to bring the thr ill of tria ls to o rthe rn Minnes ota . NMR A pr esiden t Steve hlers pointed o u t th at th e sco res we re low c pared to other Nati onals. om "Scores tended to be low becau se the secions were set to be ridable wet, which it often is round here," Ahlers said . Day two w as not iceably more d ifficult than he first da y, with higher mar ks for most comtitors. Each day of the two-d ay National conisted of three 15-section loops; three of the traps ere restricted to the Champ class only. AU secions were new on the second day. The only secion that remained on the map on both days wa s tion 15, which wa s transformed overni gh t rom a cakew alk to a rocky nightmare. Ahlers an d h is crew like to give the riders me variety. "The reason we went to the extra effort is hat these are two d ifferent National ro unds ust because the two da ys areIn the sam e locaion d oesn ' t mean th e sections should be the 'm e," Ahlers said . "An d in addi tion, I' m a gluton for punishmen t!" 0 D & D EXHAUST Fort Wortht, TX USA .l (8 17) 8311-8y61 Inteme~ Bonnie goes with the gold medal performance of M'1l1dSpring. Its fast, reflable access takes her direct to the Internet. No delays. No detours. No laIsestarts . . So, exercise youroptionsand get a speedy. easy-to-use MindSpring Internet c:onnection. You'llget a software suite with a top-mted browser. great fHTlail, newsgroups and more. MindSpring-the fast, reliable Intemel Service Providerthat's heads above the crowd . For mind-blowing speed on the plrit Moun ta in ulut h, Min nesota esults: August 1-2, 199 8 (Rounds 8/9 ) WithMindSpring you get • Free 24·hour technical support • Free Web space with most plans • Aexible pricing - from as low as $6.95 to $19 .95 a month for unlimited access • Local phone access to Inte me t in over 270 cities • Free software for Mac or Windows • And , a no ris k. 3(klay money back guarantee turd.y O -IAMP: 1. Rya n Bd l (Mo n ); 2. Gt.-off Aa ro n (Bet ); 3. Rayn d Pt."teD(G -G ); 4. Mdn Muo n- (Moo) ; 5. Bria n Ca p per (G-G). EXfIlB: 1. Tommi Ah va w (G-G) . EX/SPTSMN: 1. Mike Youn g (G-G); 2. Da vid Rchrschnei der Fan ); 3. Ian M. B.m fit'ld (Mo n). EX: i . Ma rk Ma nniko (G -G); 2. Ro n Co m mo (8c.'t); 3. Dol n ohaso n (G-C); 4.lodf Hursh (Mo n ); 5. JoI!lOf'l Carpe oree. HS: 1. And y Joh ns on (Mon); 2. George 1- Sm ith (Mo n) : 3. ~ ris flori n (Mon); 4 . C reg Tm k.a; 5. lU;oi th Wim·l.md . SPTSMN: I. De r ek MoIttinson (CoG) ; 2. Ad .sm Blumho r.;.t Bet); 3. Will iam Caron (G -G) ; 4. David Mon tgomery (Mon ); 5 . . r1 E. uVillloIu gh 1G-G). - SR 3 0: 1. Tom Elb.-rt (C-G ); 2. Ro n lee' (G ·C); 3. C a ry ha moc k; 4. WiIli.lm SUnge (Mon) ; 5. Gregory L An..nts (G-G ). SR 351": 1. Dennis O ..v il ; 2. C.ry Nason (G-G); 3. T o n y u:.e;.ing (G-C); 4. Timoth y l'r ltchoJrd (1k1); 5. Keith Dum.1ine (G- Bon nie Blair, Gold Meda l Speed S ka te r SR 40 +: 1. Stun MooR' 1G-C) ; 2. M iIwK~,..(Sco); 3.joeStw .Iief (Sco); 4. Jim Wi ld er (G-G); 5. Sam Wineland. SR -I5-t-: 1. JoI~ Foll (G-G ); 2. M.. rvi n Edgington (e.G);-3. www.mindspri ng.com Call toll fr ee 1-888-M-SP RING (677-7464) U MindSpring · D irect To The Interne t . oJNthan Rentschler (Moo). SR 50 +: 1. Larry lund (e.G); 2. Bob rid (Bet ); J. Da llas W. esk (h n ); 4. l im Wabon (G-G); 5. D.lv id Bolnjdl (G-G). SR55+: 1. Carl Sw;mson (G-G). SR 60+: 1. Cui Pl"tt.'r.> (Sro); 2.Ik-rnie Caron (lkot) . SR 65+: I. H.wley Sl.lylOO (G-GI. WM N: 1. Erika Lund (G-G); 2. La ur. BuS5ing (G-G) RYAN YOUNG Y11i (b): 1. Connor Ahlers,; 2. Fr..nlr. ~IJ?do RYAN YOUNG Y11i (9): 1. Jordoln Young. RYAN YOUNG Yrn (8); 1. .Ron Commo 01. RYAN YOVNG Yllf (10): I. M ike W.mer; 2. Moin Ahkr;. RYAN YOUNG Ylli (11): 1. M itch tI.UlM.'fl. RYA N YO UNG Y1lf (12): 1. Scott z..'WII'n; 2. Eric Trn~; J . da m Md Jonough. u nd.y CHAMP: I. Gt-Ulf Aotron (Ik,t); 2. Kyon 1k·1I (Mo n); 3. Ra y' nd Pt"tf'1"lI (G-G): 4. Dcnnili SWL"l"tt."O (Moo); 5. Bria n Capper (G- -I. EXHl 8 : 1. Tommi Ah v.. la (G-G). EX/ SrTS MN: 1. Milu.-Youn g (C-G); 2. D.w id Kohnochnelder Fan ); 3. Noel Sm.lgt=; 4. Jan 6.lniield (Mon). EX: 1. Ma r k Man n iko tG-G); 2. Da n Joh n~ (G -G ); 3. Jef f (ur.;h (Mon); -l. Ron Commo (Bt.-t); 5. Mil'ha d HcMro m (G-G) . 1 . HS : 1. JL~:;e Wl!lIens tein (G-G); 2. George J. Smi th (Mon) ; 3. -ith W inL'la nd ; .4. Bria n Trnka (Mon); 5. C n.'S Trn k.1 . " SM'SMN : 1. Robe rt Cavanaugh (C -G); 2. W iUiMn C.ron (G); 3. De rek M artin!tun (G-G); 4. Dol id Mun tgo mery (Mo n); 5 v d am Blumhol'S l(Bt-t). ; S R 30+ : 1. T o m Elht"f t (C -G) ; 2. Ro n I.t't' (G -C ); J . G a ry h.lm uc k; 4. WiIli

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