Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Sf'TSM~ SOO If',,'T: 1. Aoo h.·w H a rd in (H I.L';); 2. Chd r li.· 5p. mn ' mSA); 3 . G n'/; Q ui c k {Ma l}; -I. M.lr k Thom pso n (M.u ); 5. Ro n . W inlo";ct (Mail. Sf'TS M N 500 EX: 1. St.1Ct y Stew art (K.IW); 2. w ade Su m me~ · (Husl; 3. Bernard St.·k~ki (J(.l w l. 30+ NO V: 1. Stev e Honnct (H un): 2. T im Holtd in ( H u~); 3 I 'au I jensen (lIon) . 311+ INT : 1. Molrk Th om pson IM'l ll; 2. Jim Brander (Hu n) ; 3 . Da vid N.l il [Hrml . 30 + EX: I . Stan')' Srew a rt ( Ka w ), 4{l + L 'IT: L Andrew Hardin (Hu s); 2. u rn Gn,;u!ikt' (Ya m); 3. Tu m A ntnr IC· A I; 4. M.u k Thomp:;cm (Mal); 5. Terry Sch wa rk (H u n ). 40+ EX: 1. Bria n O'CUrtnl,>r (H un ). 50+ vo v, 1. Peed KlinK (M" i); 2. Ed Kub ik (Pl"ll). 50+ INT : 1. Ro y MalL (M..i); 2. Oanid Bt.-hl"r( H u ~); 3. Kim ')' 4. Rolndy Ill.. (C· A ); 5. la me:o> weavee lA JSl. 50+ EX: 1. Wad.· Summ l"B (H us ). A rm ~tronl; l~l.I il ; Bentley heads Hillbilly Hills MX By Gary Crider 00 0\ 0\ ,..... -:::1" l-< OJ .n E OJ :> o Z 46 ROB TA, GA, OCT. 11 ER Th e la rge rid er tu rno u t at Hill bi lly Hills MX included at least five current Amateur National C h a m pi o ns, en suri ng t ha t the co m p e t itio n wou ld be as tough as it had been all seaso n. AMA /Loretta Lynn 's 250cc Pro-Sport-class Cha mpion Shae Bentley was on hand tn do bat tle w ith Loret ta Lynn 's 125cc A-class w in ner Ma tt Wal ker , a nd in t he 50cc ( 4- 6 ) di vi si on , Bran son USA 50cc (4-6) Mod ified -class Cha rnpi- . on Ar thu r Cofield sq ua red off aga inst Lorett a Lyn n's SOcc Sha ft-Drive Cham pion Forres t Lane. J.J. Malesk e, the AMA / Loretta Lynn 's 50cc (7·8) Na tional Cha mpion, was a lso on hand, bu t he did not ride his 50cc bike tod ay; Malt"Ske inste ad piloted his 60cc mo unt to the 60cc (7-9) win . The event wa s round 11 of the 10th an nua l Geo rg ia AMA C ha m p ions hi p MX se ries . Just on e rou nd remai ns in the .s eries, and many of the title ba ttles are still up in the air. Moto one of 125cc A racing So: W Pro Circuit' s l Bentley co me from behind and eventually pas s ·race leader Walker for the moto win. Moto two wa s a d iffere nt story, as Wa lker wa s sidelined after bein g sha ken up in a cra sh just after the sta rt. Me an wh ile, Bentley ran a way wit h th e moto wi n, nett ing a perfec t score. Brian Ra ymond t. d ged Josh Whitmire for the runne r-up hon ors in a close ma tch. Bentley rctuml.-d to wi n the 250cc A divis ion bv wa v of his 2-1 sco re after first -moto wi nne r . Wa lk';r d id not fini sh the second mot u. SYD Racing's Wh itm ire was sl.~ond overall via a 3-2 " score, ea rni ng eno ugh point s to ta ke the seril.'S lead away from Ch ristopher Baile y, w ho sco rt.c.i > a fifth an d a DNF for the day. Whitmire lead s Bailey by four poin ts \o\; th onc roU!'d rem.li ning in the series . Th e 50cc (4-6) div ision's ba ttle of chnmpions saw Cofield absco nd with the hol eshot in th e o pe ning moto. Series lead er Lane soon too k contro l, how ever , a nd e mergl:'d with a 1-1 sco re . Cofield had poor luck, finishing with a seventh and a DNF fo r 13th ovcrn ll. Eamt.'St Lopt..'Z pos ted 3-2 finishes to claim the silve r and to mov e in to sec o nd in th e se ries standings, ah et Lane (Cob); 2. Earnl· ~t Lope z n;> O(a w l; 2. Chri~ Iw y (suz) ; 3. Aus tin AIb.:11i (Y.lm) ; 4 . Richard Shl·riff (5 117.); 5 , W .L Ml"Carky l Hon ) &) (12-15) : 1. O.c. Th um.l0;0n (Kaw); 2. Mich.l el 5 izemor~ (K.1W); 3. Ma tt Ho wa rd (Ho n ); 4. Cory Cone- (Suzl; 5. C hri'l Iv(' y (Suz ). S /MJN I 100: 1. D.C. Thom ,\ ~n n I Kaw); 2. M.ltI II n w .u d (H o n); 3. ClIry Co ne' (SU7.); 4. Du ..tin Co rle·y (Suz ); 5. Millt W "tt~' (5u 7. . ) YTI~ 125: 1. Ca~y Bullingt on lY" m ); 2. Chi ld Minh'r (Suz); 3 . < De m cL. Fbllt.'I" t5uz) ; 4. Cody W.l tford (SUL); 5 . B.... tt H ,lSty (5u7.). 1:5 BEG : I. C u rtis Forsma n (Y",m ); 2. J,NllI H.lIll'Y (lio n); 3. RON 'r t Bloo d w o r th l K.lwl; 4 , Joe Ale' ),an de' r (Suz ); 5. T ho m as Bry an t (Ho n) . 2.">0 BEG : 1. Hu ward G illian lSuz ); 2. Tudd Wilkt:v (Kot ) ; 3. w Tim Jolm l'!J, (Hon ); 4. Ron TWilley (lio n ); S. 8 i11 A rm~trc ~ (Ka w l. 125 C: 1. Tn")' Taylo r kl W(Suz); 5 . Sotm K.J rTOIo (K., W). 125 B: Jak l' H.l m lin (5uz); 2. endy Wa liord (Sw ); J . D.'ITiclt U Fas"'-"!'lSu z ); 4. Tr ..vi.. CnlW(" (Ka w ); 5. 8 n 'tt H,Lo;ty (Suz). 250 B: I. D.1nk'1 Hlondl'TSOn O<.1 w) ; 2. Ja kl' H .un hn (Suz); 3. Lee Multi.. (Y.l m ); -I. Rusty Buffo rd l K.Jwl ; 5. Ty Rl't-VC,"S IKdw ). 1(,.24 A M: I. Tra vis C ro we ll ( K.Jw); 2. Sl'an Ll'C mv (Su d ; J. Jo..h Thllm~JIl (Suz); 4. Ry.m Tu~lt' (Hu n ); S. Kt'ith G ra ha m (Su z ). 2.'i-t-: I . MiL.> G.uTe tt (Su z ); 2. To m my MoH n (S uz ); 3 . Rud ' ti StUl:kl'y (K. W); 4 , G ll'nn B.1Il~ (K,l W); 5. D.m i.·1 . h ·nd t'r.'t .n (Kaw ). 1 s 30+ : I. J);llI iel Ke'lI C:"y (Ya m ); 2 . Re.!< Jo hn s to n Ohm ); 3. l:;si To mm y Martin (Suz); 4 . G Il' n n B.ltl'S (K.l w ); S. G rt'J; Lo t l' ( ' (K,lW). JS+ : 1. Rn..s Jnh ns ln n ; 5. Da ve D.·RlIld IPO). e 50 I'W/ fR/ Z BEG: 1. JlIl·1 FiUn l (Yam) ; 2. Stuout Luper (Yam ); J . Kyle Ti/;ert (Ya m ); -I.e.,. Baetem (Y,l m) ; 5. Nichol.l'; Bitl"Thi n i (Yam) . SO (4-6) BEG : I. Trevor Fa u lk ne r t KTM I; 2. lu.·y P,l!>Oln.'lIa (KTM ); 3. Keit h Kn i/;h t (KTM ); 4. Mik l: Hl·m .lIld l·J: (KThIl; 5. 1,1n Mu rr av (Cob). . s(l (7· 9) BEG: 1. J..red Lilll/oi (KT MJ; 2. C h,.d Sm it h (Cu b); 3. Aa ro n Alvis (KTM) ; ,1. Jd fre y N icke ll ( Lc m ); 5. T....v nr Fa u lkne r lKT M) . 5fl NOV; I. Hri.ln Fost er (Le m); 2. Ridv Ad .lms (Act); J . J.l k.· La rso n (u 'm) ; 4 Cod y L ambott (Le m ); 5. Oyl:m Nl')" ("' M). 1 65 BEG : 1. Kra mer Patterson (Ka w ); 2. Bton Kas lin (!(a w) ; J . Joe y H"rris I K.Jw ); 4 . Mkha d Su ll iv a n ( Ka w ); 5. j U1'b(1'10 5. m n k Ch.l\'l'Z (Honl. 11); 2..~ NOV: I. Ma tt KinK (Ya m); 2. PeteT Crowl,n (I(aw); 3. CUI'Ii TOCk1l'Y (!(a w l; 4. Da n D:Nuzzo (Hon ); 5. Ons Wl~ha.I . .. VET BEG: 1. Rick ~ lSuz); :!: . EriCWl,,", lSu z ); 3 . Jun Kclk"l" (Ya ml ; 4 . !'l'll"!'Ham.:1(Huld ; 5. Loui<; Wl'bb (Hu n ). VET NO V: 1. Jim 8refll-'i!lt-'1'l(HtJIl): 2. 0.11I De uzzo (Hon); J. :l\i Cody Land l'r.<(Y,lm) ; -I, Ro!;/1. R"b(:t1:son (Yam ). VET INT : I. John Moore (Ya ml . .0/1' BEG : 1. a.u k Plumml"l" (I-Iun); 2. Ch ut·to. Shipll'Y (Ho n); 3. M.uk Cu m ,'.! IK.1W); -I \1 .ui. Fed or chak (ATK); 5. Ouug McLe an (AT K). Klimms king of Carbondale HS By Br ad Jones CARBONDALE, KS, SErf. 27 Wa lker Racing 's To m Klimm came away wi th anothe r wi n in fhe Kan..~s Hare Scramble Champion shi p. With four wins undl.~ his belt, KJimm accum ula tl.-d eno ugh poin ts to clinch th" num e ber -one plate for the 1998 season.

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