Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

fJ!Jth annual SCRU AHRMA MX Nationals (Lett) Mike Atkins (3V) beats Butch Cochra n (BOY) to the first tum in the Premier OpenTwins clas s during AHRMA vintage racing action at the Hollister Hills Grand Prix track. (Below) M arsh Runyon negotiates a big downhill on his 195B Harley-Davidson. Butch Cochra n ran first in the opening mota of Premier Open Twin Expert, but he ex perie nced either hea lth o r e q uipme n t p ro bl e m s in th e se co n d round , as he gravitated backward to finish sixth. Mike Atkins, meanwhile, got the holeshot in the secon d mo to to card the overall over Danny Davies and Ken Corpe. Clark Coleman won the Prem ier 500cc Expe rt class ove r Dennis Hansen and Matt Hilgenber g. Steve Davis wo n the Ove r 40 No vice class wi th '2 -1 m ot o scores ov er Je ff O' Brie n, J.W. Carver, Rich Yamane and John Ful ton . In the Over 50 Expert class, it was all Dua ne Jam es Spence - no t too bad for a 63-yea r-old . Texa n Law rence Lucia took second over [ohn.Huegel and Ken Ger ard. l~ Hollister HillsSVRA Hollister, California Results: October 1B, 199B WMN NOV: 1. T~re~a Fonseca ( Ka w): 2. Ellen Vocrmans tl-lon): 3. Betsy Crotts-Thombs (CZ). WMN INT: 1. Janet Borg (CZ) ; 2. Debbi e Poole tczi, WM N EX: 1. Peggy Cozart (Hon). CLSSC US NOV: 1. Robbie Codwal lder (Zu n): 2. Wayne Rantz (Hun); 3. Gavin Ho ush (Pen ). 125 INT: 1. Scott Fisher (Hon ); 2. Jo hn Sbcrv {Hus}; 3 . Morris Stoume n (CZ) . . CLSSC 125 EX: 1. Robert Borg (CZ); 2. Ken Ge ra rd (Han); 3. George Collin g IPen) . CLSSC 250 NOV: 1. Eugene C ra wford (AJS); 2. Ron Bres hears (Cre); 3. Cil Dri sco ll (A MFl. CLSSC 250 I N T : I. Je rry Brown ( AJS); 2. Ga ry Cochel l (AJS); 3..Darryl Alco rn (Ka w). CLSSC 25 0 EX: 1. Ro b ert Poo h.. ( BSA); 2 . Di rk Murphy (Oss): 3. Joe McCo y (T ri) . CLSSC sao NOV: 1. Kay Mann (BSA); 2. Eugene Cra wford (AJS); 3. Bill Dumas (lISA) . CLSSC 500 INT : I. Frank Rod ge rs (BSA); 2. Gary Coc he ll (AJS); 3. Ken Burningham (BSA). C LSSC 500 EX: I. David Boyd st un (Hu s): 2. Eugene Boere (Tri ); 3. Randy Hanson (Hus). SPT SM N OP EN TW NOV: I. Gord o n Edwards (Tri ); 2. Dennis Van Gu nd y (Tri): 3. Bill Rianda (Tr i). S PT SM N OPEN 1W' INT : 1. Don Dot son (Tri); 2. Shawn Sage fIri): 3. Joel Sweeney (Tri). S PT SM N O P EN TW EX: 1. Matt Bohr (Tr i); 2. Terry Hyde (T ri ); 3. Tim Hen ry (Tn). . SPTSM N 125 NO V : 1. Jo el H a n son (C · A ); 2. Lawrence Augustine (Hon) ; 3. Jim Atkins (C-A). SPTSMN 125 !NT: 1. Scott Fisher (Hon) : 2. Rober t Gro ves (H a n ); 3. John Sherry IH us) . SPTSMN 125 EX: 1. Mike Ha lpin (Hon ); 2. Howard Rantz (Hen): 3. St e ve Gibson (Ho nl . SPTSMN 250 N O V: 1. Joel Ha nson (Ho n): 2. Ca rlos Romero (Yam); 3 . Todd Badham IHo n). SPTSMN 250 INT : 1. Sco tt Silvia (Ka w ): 2. Bre n t Cain (Hon); 3. Jerry w inkelbaucr (Hon). SPTS M N 250 EX: 1. Do n Adams (Hon): 2. Randy Lewis (Oss): 3. Ed Sims (H en). SPTS MN sao N OV: 1. David SLur (Yam) ; 2. l yn n Shoup (CZ); 3. Bob White (~1.l i). SPTS MN 500 [NT: 1. Todd Kohlme ister (Man; 2. Christian Otero (Suz); 3 . C h arles Ditmore (CZ) . SPTSMN 500 EX: 1. Mike Hal p in (Ma O; 2. Troy Smalley (Hus); 3. P.,t Brown (Bul ). PR EM SOD NOV: 1. Ha nk wenzel (Nor). P RE M 500 tNT: 1. Ken Burningham (BSA); 2. Cork y Root (BSA ); 3. Terry P ratt (BSA). PREM 500 EX: 1. Clark Co leman (Ma t); 2. Dermi s Hanse n (lISA); 3. Matt Hilgenberg (Tri). • PREM UW NOV: 1. Ro ger Brophy (Gre): 2. Bill Samstag (Gre); 3. Wayne Ran tz (Ho n). PREM IJW INT: I. Randy Hi.1tt (BSA); 2. Larry Ma drigal (BSA). PREM IJW EX: 1. Allen w enz el (Gre) . PREM OPEN TW INT : I. Larry Madrigal (lISA); 2. Ma rs h Runvon (H-D). PREM 'O PEN 1W' EX: 1. Mike Atkins o Z 34 to fi nis h fo u rt h a n d second overall, ahead of Steve Parker. Wa yn e Sumner wo n th e O v er 60 Expert di vi si on a fte r b eatin g Bill McClinton to the first turn of the second moto. Rich McCormi ck outpoin ted Steen Hansen, as those two fin ished third and fourth, respectively. The Over 50 Novice class was big, and it was Joe Cook who took his B50 to a pair of seconds for th e overa ll w in . AMA vice chairma n of th e b oard of d irec to rs Dal Sm ilie w as second, wit h Ron No rell third over Dennis Rose and John Gulli ford. So me of the be s t racing of th e d ay came d u ring the Over 40 Expert class, with Pat Bro w n takin g his old So nny Ken yon Bullaco to the firs t-mota win. The bike, however, e xpi red in th e process of winning, and he had to ride a backup to third in the second mota. Ariz on a ' s Mike Halpin won the first of three hunks of brass, taking th ird and th en passing both Brown a nd Rand y Lewis for the overall. Halpin w on the first Sportsm an 50Dec Expert mot o, but he cou ld n' t ge t by Brown in the seco nd . Tr oy Sma lley, meanwhile , worked in bet w een the two of them for second place. Kay Mann was the toast of the Classic 500cc Novice class, taking home the win on her 1969 BSA 350 with a 3-2 tally over Eugene Crawford's 5-1 a nd Bill Dumas' 2-4. Scott Silvia managed to win both ends of the Over 30 In term ed ia te and 250cc Intermediate con tests for do uble wins on his KX. Ken Burningham took s ome mo re troph ies hom e to Ca nada after win ning th e Premier 500cc In te r media te class ove r Corky Root an d Terry Pratt. Pratt , however. i re tu rned to w in the Over 50 Inter me diate class ove r Lou Siega l and Bob White. Fortu nately for Pratt, Pau l Carruthers isn't ove r 50 yea rs old. Old Ed Meagor proved yo u ca n be old and still win, as he topped the Over 60 Novice class ov er Ha nk Cosio and Rich Mayer . Joel Hansen took his CanAm to fi rs t in the Sportsm an 125 cc Novice cla ss w ith a 1- 2 count o ve r Lawre nce Aug us tine, who was making his racing debut, and Jim Atkins. Hansen repeat ed in th e Sportsman 250cc Novice class , winning bo th motos on a Honda, with Ca rlos Romero seco nd ov er Todd Bad ham and Sco tt Brophy . Rom ero wo uld return to top the Over 30 Novice class, ahead of David Starr and Broph y. Todd Kohlmeister took his Maico 400 to both moto wins in the Over 40 Intermed iat e di vision , with Jerry Winkelbauer turning in a similar pair of twos over Darryl Alc orn, J.P . Morgen a nd Rick Nic holso n.

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