Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Left ) Jon Boy Monk (63) rode to the 250cc B-class win at the Smo ky Mountain Fall Cup ' in Sevierville, Tennessee. (Right) Rob Eng el (5) took the overall wi n in the Vet Int ermedi ate cla ss during at the weekly REMpromo ted Saturday motocross at Glen Helen in San Bernard ino , Californ ia. , ...... C'l ~ OJ .g .... u o 60 The rest of the 20~strong 125cc cla ss wa s busy argu ing over the rest of the top five, with Bailey lead ing th e way. The H o nd a rid er w as trying in vain to keep Walker in sig ht. and during this pursuit he managed to pull away from the rest of the hungry pack. Du ff quickly dis placed Whitmire to take over third, and he tried to make a break to the front, bu t Suzu ki of Gastonia /C ycle Su sp en sion /Hammerhead 's Jim Chester was not lettin g him get away that easily. By m idmoto, C hester was able 'to work past the Kentu cky r id er. The top thr ee re m ain e d un changed fo r the rest o f the moto . Five rid ers were vy ing for the final tw o top-fi ve positi ons. The out come would re main up in the air all the way to the flag. Duff controlled the number-four posi tio n lat e into the mo to . The Yama ha ride r ma de a miscue and slipped out of the top five. Th is left Yamaha-mo unt ed Mark C ulton , Su zuki ride rs Mat t Shu e and Jon Boruff. and Kawasaki Team Green rider Jeff Gibson to do battl e. The four riders w er e so close yo u could thro w a blanket ove r them. As the race ent ered the final lap, Culton main tai ned fourth a nd would hold on for the po siti on as Boruff qu ietly slip ped in to fifth o n the fina l go-aro und , leaving Shu e a nd Gibson hold ing the bag. In moto two, Walker again snared the ea rlymot o lead. Shue, G ibso n, Chester and A-cla ss roo kie Hans N eel were all in hot pursuit. Walker aga in set a torrid pa ce which no one co uld match and pulled a comfortabl e lead . Shue and Gibson, who both be nefited from .better starts, wer e bu>y wrestling over second . Chester and Duff paired up quickly and fought over fourth. By mid moto, G ibs o n had di s p laced th e Suzuki rid er and secured second . Duff hounded Chester unti l the final lap, when ChL'Ster left a sma ll opening and Duff exp loited it and took the positi on. The final tally read Walker - who took the win with relative ease - G i~n, Sh ue, Duff and Che-oter . The fir st 250cc Pr o mo ta kickL>d. off wi th a ban g, with Gibson a'n d Bail ey a ggre ssivel y vyi ng for the holeshot. The tw o rid ers collided and this caused a chain reaction wh ich collect eEI abo ut five rid er s, send ing Bail ey and YZ400mounted rid er Kenny Yo ho ·careening into the creek. Walker had the inside track and grabbed hi s third holes ho t o f the day. 'Th e re st of the pack was busy trying to sort the mselves o u t. . C ulton assumed the seco nd position , close ly fol lowed by Gibso n and Sh ue . Gibso n was on the move a nd slip ped into the num ber· tw o position by midmot o. Culto n could not res t in third w ith the two hun gry Suz uki riders hot on his heels. Walker maintained a d hnfo rtable lead o ver Gibson as the race en tered. the final lap . Meanwhile, Culton succumbed to the pressu re, allow· ing Shue and Ches ter to slip by in fina l laps . As the flag flew , Walk er took his third mo to win , with Gibso n second and Shue, Ches ter and Culton round ing o ut the to p five. ' w In the seco n d moto, ever yon e e xpe c ted another Walker ho les hot. but muc h t o th eir s u rprise, first-moto creek d w ell e r Yo ho sna tched the final Pro hol esb ot of the d a y , w i th G ibso n an d Wa lk er ho t o n h is he els . Wa lke r m a d e q uick w o r k of Yo ho and Gibso n and had already ass umed the lead as they made their firs t pass by the flag stan d , The Honda rider a ppeared to have th e final mo to of the day we ll in hand until he fell just past the halfway point. This opened the door for G ibso n. Meanwhile, Yoho, Bailev , Whitmire, Sh ue a nd Chester were all competing for th e fina l pod ium position. All eyes were focused on th e fron t-runners, though. Gibson seemed to hav e all the bases covered, but as the whi te flag fle w , Walker mad e an a ll- out as sault o n th e lead er. Gibso n countered his every move until th e tw o riders flew in to th e fina l quarter-lap. Gibson left the doo r ajar and Walker kicked it wide open and took full advantage of the opportu nit y as the rid ers a pproa ched the fina l tab leto p . Wa lker ga ined a slight ad van tage and hit the grou nd first , lea ping in to th e lead as they w e n t into the fina l right -hand er befo re th e whoop section. Gibson tried to counter bu t the d amage had a lready been d on e , and Walker took his fourth moto w in of th e da y . G ibs on came home seco nd , Yoho he ld off a hard-charging Ches ter for th ird , and Sh ue co m p leted th e top five. Results S.turd.y 50 SHAfT: I. Co lto n TIdle (Y" ml ; 2. Cldy Com~ (Suz) ; 3. Andrew Langworth (Yam) ; 4. Wesley Oddl (y.lm); 5. Elliott Mallo x (Yam ). 50 (4-tlI: 1. Brad ll"Y Bu nch (Cobl; 2. I.m Trt."ttd (Co b); 3. Mc K· inno n Wel bo rn (Co b ); 4. Ty ler G I.m e\" (Cobl; 5. Du!ttin Chdndlt."!' (Cob) . 50 (7 · H) : 1. Zilch Osbo me (Cob); 2. D.J, Ellil' (Cob); 3. Bruc Tickl e (Co b); 4. Lt. sSm it h (Cob); 5. Ga rre tt O1 u rch (Cobl . o no (7·9): 1. ' a kl' Gri ffis (Kaw); 2. Ztch Os b nr nt.' (Ka w ); 3 . Ju stin Sipes C Kaw l; 4. Davi n Price (Kdw ); 5. 0 .1. Ellis (Kaw l. f,() on· 1!) : 1. Brl'llt Ca rd <- Il (Kaw) ; 2. Ph ili p Ive rs C " Kaw) ; 3. C hrist o p h<->f ChlOSm'i,.' (Kawl ; 4. Taylu r Rd ll y (K" w ); 5 . Jlln.lt h.1n Rya n (Ka w ). JR MI NI: 1. C h ris Todd (Kaw ); 2. ).l kl· Griffis (Yam) ; 3. JOfohu.l Davi !l(Kaw); 4. Cha~ Wh itt en (I<.\w ); 5. Bn 'n t Ca rdt'1'l(Kaw ). 85 (12· 13): 1. Ryan Sipt.. (}(awl ; 2. Hu tch l....re (Yam); 3. Dou · os ~!1 Thoma,;"lR (Ka w ); 4. Stephen Shoot! (Suz); S. Ma lt Milll;"f' (Suz). 85 (J 4-15): I. Glad Ward (Ho n); 2. J u~h n JOIll..~ (Yam, ; 3. Zdch Ju h r\lioOt\ (Suz); 4. I.. !iobe Ba~ 0- C: 1. Cfolig Greer (Suzl; 2. A l1t.'T\ Bro w n (Suz); 3. Bobby Sa nd l-n (Suz); 4. Sa m King (Yam ); 5. Kt"ith Cottongin CHon). 30+ B: 1. Albn1: McCoy (Suz); 2. Larry Sparks (Suz); 1. Ron nie Ray (lion); 4. Chad Bryson (Kaw); S. Da vid Tuder (Suz) . 30+ C: t. Randy WhI te (Yam ); 2. Chff Dockery (Ya m); J . Sa m King (Yam) ; 4. Chad Vk-n (Yam); 5. Jeff Duncan (Ka w). 35+ : 1. Daniel Bell (5 uz ); 2. Ke vi n Kasey (}-I on); 3. Rege r Arnold (5uz); 4. Tolli e Bass an d B olidey (Cob) ; 4_LeoSm ith (Cobl; 5. G.u n'!:t Chun:h (Cobl. no (7·9 ): 1. bch Ot;bo me (f<" w ); 2. Just in Sipl'" (}(awl; 3. x an Ha cke y (}(aw ); 4. Davi n I'ncc (K..1 w); 5. C hase Beck (}(awl . no 0 {}-11): 1. C hrU. Os b orne (Kaw l; 2. Phi lip Ivers (Ka w ); 3. Bren l Coli rd en (K.\w); 4. Matth ew To wnsen d (l<.1 w); 5. Ch ris to p her C he!>nl"C ("a w ). JR MINT : 1. Jake G r iffis (Ka w ); 2. Joshua Da vis (Ka w ); 3 . Jus tin Sipt"S t K.1W); 4. C hitst' Whi n t"ll (Kawl ; 5. Ch ris Tod d (Kaw ). gS (12· 13): 1. Ryan Sipt."S(K.tw ); 2. Moltt Mill er (Suzl ; 3. Dcug1a!lTho maso n (K.1w); 4, SII' p hl'nShtl< (Suz ); 5. Hutch U"C(Ya ml . lf ISS 0 4· 15); 1. C had War d (H on ); 2. Justin Jo ne s (Ya m) ; 3 . u."!Iic Ba rTt"1t (lea wl ; 4. [os hua Wyatt (H tm); 5. Ronni e Ling (Ya m). l liS D: 1. Brandon Belcer (Su z ); 2. Jo nat h an Go ff (Ho n l; 3 . Jim m y Yat~ (K.1w ); 4. M.a ll hl"W M.u i d c (Suz); 5. Hcebte Adil m.o; (K.tw ). S/ M IN J; 1. Chad Ward (H on ); 2. Rya n Sipes (}(aw ); 3 . Josh ua Dilvi5 (K.J,w ); 4. Stephnt Sho af (Suz) ; 5. Terry Bla ke (}(.aw ). SCH BY: 1. A.lron U~ (Ya m ); 2. Ca..-.ey Barnes (Suzl; 3 . Adam Overn. (5oz); 4. J:R. Cartt"l' (Suz); 5. Aaron Stancil (Ya m ). ~ o 125 PRO 1. Moliit W alh.,. (tillR); 2. Jim Che-tlT (SuzJ; 3. Jl. ff G ibt;on (Ka w ); 4. Mdlt Sh ue ; 2. Da niel fIori!hKm (Ho n); 3 . Bo.'T\. jamin Rutll'd/;e (Suzl; 4. WiI!wm W il!lOtt (ya m) ; 5. ~ilr.e Garrett .t SuzI. 25+ B: 1. Ke vin Bla loclo. (Su.d; 2. 5h",lIl Jl"l'\kirul(Suz); 3. Richie e Oippard lKaw); 4. Stl'Ve Hl'l'l.o;k'Y (HtlR); 5. Albt.ortMcCoy (5o z) , 25+ C: I. Bobby S.mdl'TS (Suz) ; 2. Crolli/; G reer (Suzl; 3. Allen Brow n (Suz); 4 , Sam King (Yam); 5. Ja!lOl\Row e (Yam). y 30+ A: 1. Joel 8dk er (Suz) ; 2. J<-orry R.1 Jr. (Ka w l; 3. Mike ~r felt (5 u z); 4. 'ere Pop'-' (K.tw); 5. Bobb y Ousll')' (Yam ). 30+ B: 1. A lbe rt McCoy (Suz ); 2. David Tucker (Suz ); 3. Ch olld Bryso n (Kaw ); 4 , Robert Woody (K.tw ); 5. Mile!! Keller (Kaw ). ' 30+ C : ~ . C ra ig Gn'i,.f (Suz ); 2. s' lm King (Yam ); 3. Jm"'lth an Ya Lt nl;wo rth y (Y" m l; 4. Kl'ith G lfl"nd C m); 5. Jeff Dun can (l<.1 w )' 35+: 1. Joel B.ket" (Suz ); 2. kre Pope (Kaw); 3 . Grt'S Rtlbt.·rt~ l (Y,lm ); 4. Ron nie Ray (H on); 5. 5t"'vl'n Lew i" (Ya m). 40 +: I. Ronnie Ra y' (Bon); 2. WIlf1\l'r W ilbourn (Suz); 3. Terry BI.lk e (... M); 4. Stl'Vl'l\ Lt-wis (Yam ); 5. Roger Arnold (Su z l. i 4H+: 1. W.-.mer Wilbourn (Su z); 2.. Jo h n n y Gibson (Suz); 3. St<-'Vt"Corlec (Suz); 4_TlodShortridge (Suzl; 5. Sam u d Tush (Ho n l. 4-STR K: 1. Wayn e B.nrison (Ya m ); 2. Ronru e Adkins (Ya m); 3. Chad Vit.-n (Y.a . m) U / L A~ : 1. Timmy Mill igan (Soz ); 2. Tra vis Reagol (YoI ); 3 . n m Allen Booher (H on); .. . Ja!lOPSaund t."n (Kaiwl ; 5. Wt"S1ey McCoy (Suz) . U/ I..C/O: 1. Aaron Bt.'T\fu.old (Kaw); 2. Donnie Ad.un!l (Kaw l; 3. j.L'IOfl Ma rsh (I-fun ); 4. fcJn.ith.tn Riner (Yam); 5. Rid)' HoIJcir", (K.lw). Engel excels at REM Glen Helen MX By Roc ky Hash SAN BERNARDINO, CA, SEI'f 26 . Rob Enge l used good starts , good ridi ng and a bit of good luck to take hom e the ove rall victory in the hotly contested Vet Interm ed ia te class a t Racing En terp rises Mo tospo rt s' w eekly Saturd ay mot ocro ss, he ld a t Gle n Hele n Ra cewa y Park. Wh en the firs t mo ta go t u nder way, it was Honda rider Bryan Daniel showing the pack the fast way d own the start ch ute. Daniel's lead was sho rt-lived, however, as he bobbled on the first lap a nd wound u p th ird. Ta king advantage 0 Daniel's mistake were Kawasaki pilot Jeff Kaplan . who completed lap one with the lead , and Engel on his YZ2S0. Daniel was solidly in third , while Craig Sisi ro put h is Honda in fourth and fifth place was occupied by Dirt Bike magazine's Ron Lawson. Over the first few laps, Kaplan was able to open up a three-second advantage on Eng el. Lawson, tho ugh, was the man on the move, and by the halfway mark in the moto, he was already up to the third position - an d closing on Engel. Out fron t, Kaplan loo ked stea dy as he main tainEkt his thr ee-seco nd cu s hion on the Engel-Lawson ski rm ish . Yamaha rider Ty Swa rtz was com ing from way back , and he w as now up to the fifth spot. Lawson wa s putting the pressu re on Engel, and when the two-laps signal came out, he decid ed to make a move, passing Engel to ta ke over secon d . When the white flag came out, it looked like Kap lan wa s going to take the moto w in, as Lawson had been unable to close gro un d on him • but tha t was not to be. Just tw o turns before the finish line, Kaplan cras hed in a big. sandy bowl tum and was un able to rem ount un til both lawson and Engel had gone by. After th is un likely turn o f eve nts, the mote win went to Lawso n. Engel was runner -up, w hile a d ejected Kaplan rode in for third . Kap lan 's bad lu ck co ntin ued at th~ sta r t of mo to tw o, when he was in vo lved in a m ajo r pileup tha t brou ght out the red flag to re, tart the race . For tunately, Kap la n w a s unh u rt, bu t his machi ne had su sta ined too m uch d amage fbr hi m to make the restart, and he retired for the day. On the next go-aroun d , Engel grabbed a big holeshot and immL'

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