Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

I - - - - - -- - - - - Little Jory Morris ended up winning the 50cc class during TT rac ing action at Merango, Wisconsin. Morris masters Merango n By Tim McBride MERANGO \\1,SEPT. 12 , Jory Morris sailed to victory in the SOcc Mini class w hen the newlv founded No rth Central Dirt Track Associati~n worked in co nju nctio n with the Ashland County Fair board and a host of contri butors to bring AMA District 23 dirt track racing to orthern Wisconsin. After winning the prelimina r y 50cc Min i hea t race, Morris lined up for the main event and performed a repeat flag -to-flag run to the via checkers so me broa d-sli d ing a ntics that sur ely tick le d th e spec tat ors. Ni ck M at a ya a nd Natasha Was ch ek fini shed second a nd thi rd , BLOWOUT ·PRICES respectively, followed by local favorites Wade Clark and Bridgette Penny. DIRECT ~o'" MANUFACTURERS Fu tu re d ir t track s u pe rsta rs Jac ob Ma ta ya and Josh Koch have tr aded victories throug ho u t the 1998 seaso n, but it was Tracks ta r Mot ors ports' Mata ya ca rdi ng the wi n today. M at aya q uickly ca me to term s w ith the tig ht and slippery infield section, w her e he ou td ista nced his frie nd ly racing rival Koch d uring his d ash to the chec kers. Another loca l ra cer , Dylan Vand en hoek, finished an im pressive thi rd ahea d of Distric t 23 regul ar Jerem y An derson . -Jus tin Back - lund finished fifth. . • Troy Johnson wasn't intimi da ted by the slippe ry racing co nd itio ns, ei ther, as he raced to victory in the 125 and SOOcc classes. Johnson scored II the win in the 125cc final just ahead of 250cc event win ne r Willie Broten, Shawn Burr and the rest of the talent-laden field. Th e 500cc class provided th e most dra ma . howe ver. Johnson too k the lead a t the start and was heavily pressu red by Burr . But on lap two, Burr crashed at the exit to the front s tra ig h t. allowing Johnson plenty of breathing room for his run to the checkers. Troy Solnitsky finished seco nd . Afte r his miscu e, Burr scrambled back to his feet and restarted his bike well behind the field. Amazingly, he managed to claw his way through the pack during the remaining four laps to fini sh a remarkable th ir d . Tr a vis He nri chs and Koch rounded o ut the top five. Resu lts NOV : 1. Dan Zawistows lr.i 2 Jdf Olirhant; 3. JeffHannen; 4. ; Sha wn Bu rr; 5. Slll"Ye Mt. we. orEN A M: 1. Bu b Bo yd : 2 Kc-n Ut"keTt; 3. Willie Bro te n; 4. . John Rorio; 5. Eric Berg. O~EN P RO: 1. Ma rrus s" uer; 2. Verdl."("n Lan g la nd : 3. Eric Brouhard ; 4. Kurt Bt~hJ"e. 30+ : 1. Bob Buyd ; 2-.Kt-n Ut'kMt; 3. Mi" c.- Lc.odi n; 4. Tim G regory; 5. Juhn Plon o. 4{1+: I. Pa ul Koch ; 2. Bub Herma n: 3 . Tim Mc Bride; 4. Ro n Leem a n: 5. L1 0yQ T umt'1'. 50+: I. Ma rv in Oep pc; 2. Fra nk Rad lo ff MX KNB Y: 1. Da v e iam i!llowski ; 2. Brt'll Wa lrath; 3 . Jd f NO CHECKS ACCEPTED at 1-5 (714) 770-6544 24320 SWARTZ EL lORO, CA ~----------------------------------------------------------------, - ORDER FORM ~ ~ \.:J.J~ ~ . (Pleasefill out completely and print clearly) 0 YES! Start m y sub scrip tio n immediatel y to Cycle News. 1 yea r / 50 issues for $38 .00. (ca n be billed 2 m onthly payments) Name I l I I o Every week fo r two y'e a rs 000 iss ues for 570.00) i:l;;*~~ Address -------------------------~---'---- O Six m onths second class (25 iss u es fo r $20.00 ) Zip 0 This is a City _ __ _ __ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ Sta te o N ew Subscription o Renewal Order Date Ph one o Please bill m e 1 p aym ent of 538 .00 Hamnu nce . VI NT SG t : 1. P au l Ko ch ; 2. Ra n d y T h i!ltl e 3 . Richa r d wasc hek: 4. Bob H erman, 5. Eric BerK. VI NT TW : 1. Ro n Leem a n : 2. Fr a n k Ra d loff; 3 . Ro g er H iltune n. 50 M IN I: 1. Jury Mo rr ill; 2. Nick Mataya; 3. N ates he Wasch ek ; 4. Wade C1u k; 5. Brid ~lot Penny. M): 1. jaco b Mal a ya; 2. Jm h Koch; 3. Dy la n VandenhOl'k; 4. Jen- my And t'f1I(l ; 5. JUlitin B. cklu nd . n , 80: 1. T ro y Johnso n; 2. T ro y So ln its k y; 3. Sh a w n Bu rr ; 4. Travis H enricM; 5. JO!'ih Koch. .. 125: 1. Troy Joh n. w:m; 2. wuue Broten; 3. Sha un Burr; 4. Jd f o Ol ipha n t; 5. Adam HtMC hs. 250 AM: 1. W illie Brot en; 2. Ken Uc.-h ort 3. Ad am Hl.oruich5; 4. ; Tro y JohNun ; 5. Jon Baklu nd ron> Send to:(Eill~, Inc. o o P.O . Box 5084, Costa Mesa , CA 92628-5084 o 24-hou r FA X Ord er Line (714) 751-6685 · E-m ail: Subscribefscy cle new s.co m Signature Expiration Date Enclosed is my check o r m o ney o rder Charge m y 0 Visa Toll Free Subscription Hotline (800) 831-2220 L MC/Visa# Bill 2 p ayments of $19.00 . = Mastercard One year (50 issues), 2nd class Canada or Mexico and all other foreign countries $78.00 (US Funds). 1st class and airmail rates available upon request. eN~ fj 8 ~ ~ 00 0\ 0\ ,...... , ,...... C'l l-< Q) .g ..... U o 63

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