Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

. ...: ee .n :" . e KA I PrG~ ...eUU •• .\tier' .. b- · · ildlRi~ •.. . . r~Th + + StuffiAg eut:efThe€ompefifio" ThiThQAk giviAg • These P ro C irc uit rid ers rode st ra ight to th e podiu m fo r a T han ksg iv ing feast wh ich incl ud ed T.T. , S upe rcross a nd Motoc ross eve nts at the 27th A n nual Winter Nation a l O ly m p ics. 2 7 t h Ann ual Wint er National O lympics 1st Harada hauls at REMGlen Helen Motocross By Roc ky Hash SAN BERNARDINO, CA, NOV. 21 Kawasa ki rider Ga ry Ha rad a mixed good starts, co ns is te nt rid ing a nd a bit of good fortune to create a wi nning recipe, as he bes ted the a lwaysco m pe titi ve Vet Novice class a t Racing Ent erpri ses Motospo rts' Satu rday Mot ocross, held at Glen Helen Racewav Park . After snaggi ng the ho les hot in mot o o ne, Harad a immediatel y opened up a fiv e-second ad vantage and beg an to demonstrate his di sappea ring a ct. KTM·moun ted Ke ith Stone r ran stro ng, as he di ced most of the mot o with Chris Alama ngos for the seco nd-p lace position. After a n unchara ct erist ic poor sta rt, Eri c C rip pa charg ed his CR250 up to the four th spo t by the halfway poin t and joined the Ston er / Alamangos fray . Kaw asaki rid er Eric Ca rr filled out the top five. At the checkers, it wa s Harada taki ng the moto win, with Stoner finishin g a solid second. Crippa moved u p to claim the third spo t aft er passing Alama ngos on the last lap. Th e start of moto two wa s drastically differnt, as C rippa grabbed the holesho t. Ha rada , always a strong sta rter, ga ted in second pla ce, w hile Sto ne r's KTM held d own th ird . Pe ter N eu rnel ler pus hed hi s H ond a int o th e four th spo t, an d Alama ngos was in fifth at the end of lap one. Stoner was the man on the move, as he shot hi s SX250 i n to th e le a d by lap thre e an d appeared to be p ulling from the res t of the race rs . Cr ip pa con tinued to hold d ow n second , though Harada was hounding him and loo king for an opportunity to pass. As the mota wore on, Stone r bega n to stretch his lead. Harad a ma de his mo ve aro und Crippa just after the halfway po int to move into the secon d slot. Ju st as it appea red that Stoner was on his way to the second- mote 'win and the Overa ll for the da y, d isas te r st r uc k. Sto ne r came around lim ping on the second-to-last hip wi th a flat rea r tire. Harada too k advantage of the situa tion an~ mo ved aroun d Stoner to take over the lead. At the checkers, it was Har ad a taki ng the mota wi n to complete hi s perfect day ah ead o f Crippa, who sco red a 3-2 to finis h in second. Alama ngos rounded o u t the top three when he m a d e it aro u nd Stone r earning a 4-3 moto tally for third place on the day. N ich o la s E ve n nou 1 st Gary Harada won both motos of the Vet Ju nior class at Glen Helen Racew ay's Saturday REM Motocross in San Berna rdi no, Californ ia. 6 5 c c 10-11 85cc 12-13 Edgardo Roj a s 2nd Don a ld M c G o u rt y 4th N ath a n Davenport 2n d 12-1 5 Yo uth Bobby B o n ds 3rd Jonathan S h imp 5th RJ T h omps o n 2nd 125 A 5th Ivan Ted e sco Ke it h J ohns o n 2nd 250 A Ke ith J ohns o n 2nd 125 B Bobby Bonds 3rd RJ Thompson 5 th Jonathan S h imp 3rd P lus 35 Tom Hu dson 5th P lus 25 R udy Wa ller We 'd like to conqratulate the riders listed a bove who competed a ll weekend in each of the thre e events (T.T., S upe rcross , Motocross ) a nd finished in the top five ove rall. Results 80 JR: i . Andrew pe tne (Kaw); 2. Brya n Simpson (Yam ); 3. Micky Ortiz ( Ka w ). 125 BEG: I. Joe Schrot'dt'T (Ya m); 2. Sean Boulware (TM ); 3. Chri s Hl."lTin (Suz ); 4. Ry.... n Ama ra die (Ya m); 5. Scott Frye!'

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