Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Jim Povolny (83) scored his second Pro main-event win In as many attempts during the Bud weiser Supercross at th e Sco tt County Fairgrounds. he started to come into la ppa) traffic, and M usg rave used the o pportunity to close in on hi m. Beyer bega n to d rop off the pace, as he see med not to ha nd le th e traffi c we ll. When the white flag came ou t, Frank still held the lead , bu t Mu sgrave was ri ght on him and loo ked d etermined to go around them. As th e du o eme rg ed fr om th e ba ck sect ion of the trac k, it wa s Mu sgrave who showed up first , havin g mad e the las t-lap pass for the lead. Beyer had fina lly cleared the traffic a nd was now right on Fran k's fen der. The last lap p roved to be a diffi cult one for Frank. as Beyer fo u nd a way a ro un d h im t h ree tu r n s before the finish and took aw ay the second slot. At th e pod of mot o one, it was Mu sgra ve with the wi n: Beyer was ru nner·u p a nd Fran k rod e in for third . The sta rt of mo to two loo ked like a Xero x copy of the first , as once agai n the quick-starting Beyer shot his Yama ha into the lead . Mus grave's YZ occu pied second , and Fra n k was in third, al tho ugh tha t wo uld be sho rt-lived . as he bobbl ed in the ch ica n e d u rin g th e firs t lap an d turned the pos ition o ver to Sarian . At the end of lap one, it was Beyer w ith the lead , Musgr av e in second a nd Sar ian in third. Beyer looked fast and smooth ou t front , and du rin g the next few laps he pu t a lead of abo ut five bike lengths on Mu sgr ave in second . Sarian st ill co m forta bly held the third posi tion. A t the hal fway mar k, Beyer was still lead ing bu t Mus grave had turned up the wick and wa s d osin g fast. What everyone hoped wou ld be an exciting battle rem in iscent of mo ta on e never materialized, as Mu sgr a ve moto red mo und the Yama ha of Beyer rat her eas ily o n th e next lap a nd im mediately ope ned up a five-second lead . Mea nw hile, Frank had recovered from his firstlap miscu e and was mou nting a cha rg e toward Sarian and the third spot. With two lap s to go, Mu sgr ave continued to pul l away ou t front , and Beyer retaine his second pos ition . Pran k ca ught d Sarian just be for e the wh ite flag and made the pass for third. Sarian wanted no thing to do wi th the four th positi on , and as the two riders completed the last circu it, he ma de the pass on Frank at th e downhill ro lle r co as te r and reclaimed third . . At the checkers, it was Mu sgra ve wi th the win an d Beyer finishing up in second . Sarian held on for th ird . On the d ay, Mus gr av e ea rned the overa ll victo ry by virtue of his perfect 1-1 moto finis hes . Beyer' s 2-2 SCOTC'S garne red him the second spot , and Sarian 's 4-3 finishes were good for third . Results KO lit !. Tyler Roh.. rtsCYolml; 2. Dann y fu m tSuz}. o 125 J R: 1. Brin n Stonl'T (KT M I; 2. M.u. Edd y (Hon); 3. ~1il tt VET INT: 1. ROil Lawson (Kd W); 2. Fr,..,j Nichob (Hu n ); 3. Bry an Daniel (H un ]. VET PRO : 1. W lI1y Mu sgr aw (Ya m ); 2. M ik,' Beyer ( V.lm ); 3. D.wid S" ri.m (Yam) . 40 + JR: I. Slt'\I(' Ro ark (Ydm ); 2. Jeff Ar:w u m,1n (Yam); 3. Jim McCo nn ell (Kaw] . 40 + I:"IIT: 1. Bob Sull iva n (Hun ); 2. G n 1\ Whitfield (Hu n ); 3. Mdrk Hall CY.lm l. 40 + EX: I. Dan Stoner (KTM); 2. De nnis Boulware (Yam ); 3. G.lry Scott (V,l m ), .w+ \iSTR I. Rich Eirs tad t (Ya m ); 2. Tracy Hrecn (V. m ); 3. 1 G.,('~l· Koh l.". (Hu n) 50+ U\. : 1. Den ne, Rosenberg (Yam ). i 50+ MSTR 1. 8i~1 Juhan.-.m {Yolm l; 2. HlIr--l Lellnt .1" (Ya m ); ' temperatures in the low ' &)s. The Hu nt crew kept the track in exce llent shape thr oug hou t the day, which made for close an d exciting racing as many of the classes filled the 4D-rider starting gat e, Also added to the da y's prog ram was a Vintage Exhibition race and the WNYSC Spring Series awards, which were given out d urin g intermission. Tak ing the ea rly lead in the first 125cc Amateur mot o was Robinson, wi th Aaron Shep herd a nd Jesse Mi lley close be hind . These three ride rs stayed cl ose fo r tw o la p s un til She p he rd dropped out of the top 10 as Robinson picked u p the pace to pull awa y for th e w in. Milley : en ded up seco nd , wi th Co rey Kand fer th ird . Shep he rd came out sw inging in the second moto, grabbin g th e lead as the pa ck exited the second comer wi th Robinson and Jason Ragan in his roost . Sheph erd and Robinso n bega n to pull away from Raga n as th ey battled for th e lead , Shepherd took the moto w in while Robinson wa s seco nd - slig htly off the pa ce, but knowing tha t the ove ra ll was his, as Shepherd was o ut of the top 10 in the first mot o. Ragan was third , which wa s good for second overall on the da y. Shepherd 's 12-1 mot o scores were enough for fourth ov e ra ll. Robinson a nd She p he rd w ere th e 1\..'0 3. R.1Y PiSdr.;ki (Kaw ). Robinson takes two at Hunt Moto Park MX By Micha el Harasm isz Edd y (Hen), 125 B~G : 1. C rilig B.lkl'r (Yitm) . 250 JR: 1. lchir o N"k.l ya (Suz l; 2. Gle nn Cu nn ing ham Il-lon l, 250 INT: 1. Kevm Coleman (Yam). son P RO: 1. ra u l Kraus e (Ka w); 2. Mi ke Ulr ich (Yam ); 3. I.lmil' Cam p bell (H rml . VET JR: I. SkphL Wa tsun (lI o n ); 2. Rock y H.1 h (H u n ); 3. 'n S Eric:Crippsa (H on ). .. VET BEG; l. Kevin Gu ll o (Suz ); 2. Steve Mdnj;ione (Suz ); 3 . Steve Stems (Ya m ) HUNT, NY, JULY26 Ja m ie Rob ins on too k the ov erall wins in the 125cc Schoolboy and the 125cc Ama teu r classes a t rou nd fou r of the New York Sta te Cha llenge Series . held at H unt Mot o Par k.. Just over 500 riders turned out to compete on the natu ral-terrain .track under sunny skies with SECOND ANNUAL AMA GRAND New Hampshire Intemational Speedway SeptemIJer 25-27, '998 . Test yourself aga inst racers from other reg ions. Pre-entered riders gridded first by random draw - deadline September 1. Six AMA Premier Champio nship Cla sses for Experts. 17 N otional Classes for Experts, Amateu rs & Newcomers. A ttract ive Entry Incenti ves fo r top rid ers from recognized org an ization s. licenses from all recogn ized notional & regi onal orga niz ations honored AMA membershi p, b ut no speci al license required, top p rofessional rid ers excluded . . • Pengui n Rood Racing School and open pra ctice ava i l~ble September 25 ~ (Peng uin Schoo l qualifies riders for competitio n). ~ • Entries: $50 per closs. $80 per solo endurance clo ss. • , ~ ~ AME//ICAJI IrI0TtJRt:n:UST ASSDCIA11011 For a l'ef'isfration package, call: 18001 AMA·JOIN and asIc for Member Activities. For race infonnatfon, call: 19141 679·5547. For Pengvin Road RaCing School inlonitation, call: 15 0 81 339-4673. For ticket infonnatfon, call: New Hampshire. International Speellwrry 16031 783·4931 00 0\ 0\ .- -:.D N ..... (fl ;:l ~ NEW HAMPSHIRE SPE E D W A Y I N T E R N ATI O NAL eo ;:l -< 47

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