Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Prom otio ns' Frid a y N ig ht Su pe rcr oss. Fed or cha k was the mos t co nsis ten t rider in the class, ea r ning th e w in wit ho u t ta king a single rnoto victory. H is win puts him in prime position with thr e e r o u n d s remai n in g in th e MC Co nce p ts / Ho le s hot Mot u Acce s so ries / Carmichael Hondo-sponsor ed No rthern Ca lifornia Fall Moto cro ss Series . Fedorchak gra bbed the holesh ot in the first moto of the Schoolboy Beginner class , w hich is ju s t fo r b udd in g ri de rs 16 yea rs o f a ge a n d yo unge r on full-s ized moto rcycles. 'Behind him a n d pres su rin g for th e le a d we re Ho le-shot Moto-sponso red Josh Jen kin s, Ca pitol Yama ha ... ba cked C h ris Van Me ter, Brian Fe trow an d Kawasaki Pow er Sports of Vallejo's Garry Granfield , on a Kawas aki. Fed orchak a ppeared to be in contro l of the lead as Van Meter and Jenkins battl ed for the seco nd-p lace posi tion. These two riders have bee n trad ing victories for the second ha lf of th e seas o n in vt>ry e xci ti ng a nd eve n mat ch-ups. Th is tim e, ho wev er, Van Meter got the bett er of Jenkins, a nd on lap two he squi rted his Yama ha in to seco nd an d to w ithin striking d istance of Fedo rcha k. Fed orchak held on to firs t as Jenk ins ret al iated on la p fo ur an d regained second pl ac e from Va n Me ter . Jen kin s ma in tain ed his mom entum int o th e ne xt laps a nd , n with Van Me ter in tw o, zap ped Fe orcha k for d the number-one spot. The riders in the top posi T nons held on till the checkers, with Jenkins ta king the win , Van Meter second . Fedorchak third, and Granfield a nd No Toil's Joel Tenneyf ourth .a nd fifth, respectivel y. . Moto two sa w a new face up front, a s Racer s 1 Pi t Sh o p-s p o n sored " Ra d ica l" C a m Fo st e r smo ke o ut a holesh ot and the earlv lead over d Fedorchak, Tenney, Fetro w and Jen kins. Fos ler was in charge, d early in contro l on his ultratrick Yam ah a o ut of Cameron Par k. Van Meter was caugh t slee ping and rou nd ed the firsl lap mid pac k. He did not was te any time a nd raged past Enc Echols and Jenkins on the next lap, moving up to fifth . Aga in, the Jenk ins/ Van Meter battle developed, with Jenkin s making his m ov e o n Van Meter on the four th lap. Van Meter go t the be tter of Jenkins this mote with a wire-to-wire win ov er Fedorchak in seco nd . Tenney finish ed .solid ly in third o ver Fetrow, w hile Van Meter held on for fifth . . This motu sho wed just ho w evenly mat ched the riders in this class ar e, as the top six finisher s ,in the firs t motu all tra ded top-six positions in the second moto. Even wi th a ll the trading of p laces, Fedorcha k's 3-2 sco res were the best of the nig h t and ear ned him the ov er a ll hono rs. What followed was a th ree-way tie for second that had 10 be decided by the seco nd-mote tiebreak er ru le. Second then we nt to Foster, wi th 61 scores, whi le Van Meter's 2-5 ed ged Jen kin 's 16.for third. Tenney earned fifth with consisten t 5-3 finishes . Results rw / JR/ Z BEG: I . Nkhol.l.. Bacc h im (Y.lIn) ; 2. Kyl e Ti Pit' r l o),(Y.1m ); 3 . JI>("I Filtr o (Y.lm ); 4. Stl lo1 rt Lupe-r (Y,lm) ; 5. C.J. Bar hilm i (Y·lIn ). 50 (4 -6) BEG : 1. Tr e vor Fa u lk nt' r ( KT M) ; 2 . Kl'i lh Knigh t (KT M); 3. M" " H" nl ,m d cz (~ ik.. 'TM ); 01. Dillnn Moore (KTM) ; 5. T y Keenum (KTM). 50 0-9) BEG: 1. j'lr... L.1O~ (KTM); 2.. Kod y OncUa U.... ) ; 3. -d m Ji.-if Nickdl ([.l·m ); 01 A.non Ah..i.. (ICTM") ; ~ . Adam Bus he... (H u ..l. 50 NOV; I. J.D. MU' ln.' (l.A.'lJl ); 2. Stl'n !oOtl Wt'mad. · (l""m l; 3. Bri.1n Fosh :'r (l.l'm); 4. Rlckt-y AJ.lfl~ (Act); 5. lolkt· Lorson ([.A.'tll). 50 L\JT: L Ryan Perris. 05 BEG : 1. 5It"I\."(1I1 Wu m.wlt IKolw); 2. JUhlin Ma rtin t l(,lW); J. Kr amer rattl'rMln t Kaw ): 4. JOt'\! H .1rri:o (Kawl; 5. Ben Kahlin :("-'w ). . 65 NOV : 1. Ryan Ferrie O:.•aw): 2. Ma n bcw Spe ncer (l(,lW); 3. 1k .1l1 w tcg a nd ( K.1W); 4. J.D , Mtl<.lTl· {Kilw l; 5. Kcvtn Byfidd (K.1Wl. 85 (R-12) BFG ~ 1. Rya n F.'rri.. (Suz ); 2. Rt...n , Cu rci (l(,l W); 3. M.-.t1h t' w Sp l' nr t" (111m ); 4. Benu Wit' ~,mJ (S u z ); 5. T r .wi s wttuams (S lIZ.). 85 (I J-ltl) BEG: I. C.lf~un M,·yer.. (Ya m) ; 2. Da n ny Ha r ri s (Ka w ): 3. David Dawson (K41 w) ; 01 . Dnnny Sln mml'l (Y.1m l; 5. jo hn ve n Dvke Will the- l!iestigious ~998 AMA':Califorllia ~taJ~ . ~ham,Pioll • # ate. t Qualifying Races . for the AMA California State M oto cr oss Championship Kernville, Bakersfield JUNE 6 & 7 , 19 9 8 Central Qualifier Han~n Raceway May 15 & 16,1998 Glen Helen Raceway May 8 & 9 , 19 9 8 Glen Helen Receway Sept. 20. 19=9,8.11 All Classes! 500cc, 250cc, 125cc, BOcc, SOcc. veta. Senio.... Women. Evolution, Vintage, PeeWee Skill'lev": Pt,J CI .. 250/125 cia only. EIlp., Int. , Novice, .nd Beg . in .11 cl..... except =::::.... will go by • bike .ize, /lMA Membership.required. All riders must race a qualrtier to be eligible to race the /lMA Calrtomia State Championship , October 17 & 18, 1998, at Glen Helen Raceway. 4-moto racelormat. Riders must race bolh days to be eligible lor prizes. You C a n No_ Go OnLine ...... CYC. . . Na1IIIS (K.\ w). 85 :-':OV: 1. Mi ke Ma rson (Yilm l; 2. ],,·TIml .lh C .·, bl.·r (Y" m) ; 3. · Thuma .. Bu..ht·\! IK.1w ). 125 SCHBY BEG: I. Brloln Ft'lloTl:lhlk (Hu n ); 2. Ca m Foste r (Ydm); 3. Ch ris, Van Mt,!t'r (V.l m ); 4 , Jo-.h knkin.<; (Ya m ); 5. )(",,1 TI"T1ney (Suz ). 125 seU BY l\:O V: I. Kt'\'ill McGt lWrn (Y,l m ); 2. 0\1 1.10 Kern (Iiun ). • 125 BEG : J. G.w in La w re nc e C lIZ); 2. Jt't' Lillard (K, d ; 3. S w Mi"h ad Ca ml'!' (Y.1 m); 4. k if KUV.l,h ( K.1WI; 5. Run KtJ h l~trunk tIJ. 125 NO V: 1. Kt'\'in M.:Gm ·t·rn (Y.l m) ; 2. C ur li.. Tacklev ( K. I W ). (Ka w ); 3. Dy I.1n Ke rn (Hon ); 4 , Sh 'ven P" YI,.· \S\I]:). . 2S0 BEG: 1: Bryan Ga mbill ( l(.l W); ::" rolul C t·t hi (1 Iu n ); J. jtll'>h Ca rn ey (Yilm); 4 I.l kt' Mit'll (Kl'w ); 5. J.1 ~lM Ce-bi (Hon) 2,';0 NOV: 1. Tim SIt'Wt· (5 u:I.; 2. wavlon II.'I!I (l io n); J . Jt111 ) Styc h no ( I(. IW ) . . PKD-AM: I. Dilnil'l HIITl.l (Hu n); 3. Lo ui .. Webb (Ho n); 4 , G .lfY Wh ila kt.'1' \Su z ); 5. J-h tO:oih i A;7A1W.1 (Su ll. l.'t + :-.JOV: I. St,·V" Th i n~l·t (Hun ); 2. Curt i~ T;ICklt. y (K.1w); J. · John Moore (Kdw ); 4. Cudy L.mdt'n\ (Ya m) ; 5. Rub Mi lchdl (Ho n). VFf BFG : I. Eri k W,,·I.. (5 U2); 2.. Ricl Furht-.. (Suz) ; J. Rud nt')' Wdb lu!»; 4. LUUl<; Wt'b b il ion ); 5. Kirk Sho rt "r (KTM l. VET NOV : 1. Cod y L1nJI'T'i (Y. m) ; 2. Rub Milchl'l l (Hu n); 3. 1 Ru bt' r l Wut·htlt· il io n); 4. St u.ut N et!>...n (H{ml; 5 . G rt'K Vl.thlllo (Yam ) VETI:\IT I. John Muurl' (Ka w) ; 2. R()~er :"Jewma n (H on ). : O/ r I~EG: 1. Jim L1nt" (V.1m); 2. Ch u ck ~h lpll"Y IIlunl; J. Al.m Ruth (Hu n ). O f T NOV: 1. Jim Bn.-lwiSt·n (Hu n ); 2. SIUMI Nd...lM(HI .nl . O f T EX: 1. I.R. J,lm t-t

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