Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events AA-class competitors come to the starting line of a Mid-South Hare Scrambles race in Vanleer, Tennessee. (Kaw); 3. Daniel Nelson (Hon); 4. Robert Memoli (Yam); 5. Bobby Romero (Yam). . 80 INT: 1. Mike Alessi (Kaw); 2. Jarred Browne (Yam); 3. Ben Ramsaran (Yam); 4. Scott Simon (Yam); 5. Tyson Burmeister (Yam). 80 OPEN-EX: 1. Jesse Casillas (Yam); 2. Daryl Ecklund (Yam); 3. Donnie Gritton (Yam); 4, Micky Griffin (Yam). S/MINI,: 1. Brandon Layton (Yam); 2. Daton Beavers (Kaw); 3. Jesse Casillas (Yam); 4. Donnie Gritton (Yam); 5. Scott Simon (Yam). 125 .BEG: 1. Dan Hutchinson (Yam); 2. Kevin Holmes (Suz); 3. Matt Dymond (Yam); 4. Bryan Ehrman (Kaw); 5. Christopher Marcell (Yam). 125 NOV: 1. Chad Gaumer (Hon); 2. Kane Jameson (Yam); 3. Nathan Jones (Yam); 4. Brandon Ham.lett (Yam); 5. Billy Arnone (Yam). 125 INT: 1. Chris Sprenkel (Suz); 2. Dusty Walters (Yam); 3. Sean Hamblin (Yam); 4. Billy Laninovich (Yam); 5. Michael Sleeter (Yam). 125 PRO: 1. Michael Brandes (Suz); 2. Andy Harrington (Vam); 3. Brett Racine (Kaw); 4. Steve Andrich (Yam); 5. ~asaki Hiratsuka (Hon). 250 BE{;: 1. Ash Hodges (Hon); 2. Bryan VazUU)3 (Hon); 3. Garrett Mathews (Hon); 4. Kevin Barret (Kaw); 5. Joe Brauch (Hon). Sean Peer 250 NOV: 1. Nathan Jones (Yam); (Kaw); 3. Matthew Proc;haut (Hon); 4. David Fox (Yam); 5. Mike Bozarth (Yam). 250 fNT: 1. Sean Thqrnton (Yam); 2. Dusty Walters (Yam); 3. Michael Sleeter (Yam); 4. George Merry (Hon); 5. John Burr (Yam). 250 PR.O: 1. Michael Brandes (Suz); 2. Bryan McGavran (Yam); 3. Akita Narita (Hon). 500 PRO: 1. Mark Workentine (Yam); 2. Joe Root (Suz); 3. Kevin Lane (Hon); 4. Keith Mayes (Hon); 5. Trevor Black (Yam). 25+ BEG: 1. Wayne Cook (Kaw); 2. Garrett Matthews (Hon); 3. Tim Dollat (Kaw). 25+ NOV: 1. Jason L:arson (Kaw); 2. Ed Niemela (l(aw); 3. Tim Konkil (Yam); 4. Philip Taboada (Suz); 5. Tom Bell (Suz). 25+ INT: 1. George Merry (Hon); 2. David B-agwe11 (Hon); 3. Cole Gress (Kaw); 4. Craig McCall (Kaw); 5. Jon Levey (Yam). 30+ BEG: 1. Ken Kinnucan (Yam); 2. T.J. King (Yam); 3. AI Garcia (Suz); 4. Kevin Gotto (Suz). 30+ NOV: I. Randy Rush (Hon); 2. Tim Konkol (Yam); 3. Ed Niemela (Kaw); 4. Tom Bell (Suz); 5. Philip Taboada (Suz). 30+ INT: 1. Craig McCall (Kaw); 2. David Bagwell (Hon); 3. Jon Levey (Yam); 4. David Johnson (Yam); 5. Jeff Gianni (Suz). 35+ NOV: 1. Ed Niemela (Kaw); 2. Dan Jones (Yam); 3. Dave Simon (Yam); 4. Milton ~ze (KaY{); 5. Val Fukunaga (Kaw). 35+ (NT: 1. Mike Altenhofel (Hon); 2. David Johnson (Yam); 3. Bob Johnson (Kaw). 40+ NOV: 1. Kevin Lane (Suz); 2. Dennis Burns 2: (l(aw). 40+ EX: 1. Jeff Gianni (Suz); 2. Tim Marsh (Yam); 3. Mike Altenhofel (Hon); 4, Mark White (Kaw); 5. Joe Root (Suz). AMA Mid-South Hare Scrambles Series Round 9 Ricketts cashes in By Debbie Allen VANLEER,1N, FEB. 21 had Ricketts was rough and raring to go, and he took his third win of the season in the AMA Mid-South Hare Scrambles Series. Ricketts claimed Vanleer's $700 overall winner's purse, beating out former GNCC and National Hare Scrambles Champion Scott Plessinger and GNCC runner-up Steve Hatch. Ricketts also broke the tie in series points with Blair Bersano at the event. . "1 only fell once, so 1 had a pretty good ride," said Ricketts, who got a S §! -... .c ~ III ~ 60 third-place start. Team Suzuki OffRoad's Hatch got th~ holeshot, and Plessinger followed. "I had a good start and just flowed with Shad and Scott pretty much the first lap," said Hatch. Scott Plessinger made his move on Ha tch just prior to the end of the first lap. Plessinger made a clean pass on Hatch just before the scorer's tent, and Ricketts followed through still in third. The second and third laps saw some changes for Plessinger and Ricketts. Plessinger slid back to third place when Ricketts carnes out of the woods in first. Hatch continued to race in second place throughout the first three laps. "1 think 1 got the lead halfway through' the second lap," said Ricketts, "and 1 kept it for a lap and a half. After the third lap, Steve got around me. He was in the lead for the fourth lap, but 1 got around him when he stopped for gas. After that, 1 never saw him again, because 1didn't have to get gas." Hatch's account, of. the race was a little different. "My elbow hit a tree and the next two laps 1 crashed on two tree roots," said Hatch. "I made a few more mistakes, my hands went numb, and 1 didn't get to finish therac~, but 1did get to practice with the bike more." Which is exactly why Hatch and Plessinger were at the event to begin with. . Both riders were prepping new bikes for the upcoming GNCC series. On lap four, Hatch was still in the lead, but he dropped back to second place on lap five, and that was all he wrote: He left the track, leaving Shad Ricketts in first place and Plessinger in second. Blair Bersano circled the scoring tent in third. Bersano also had his share of problems, as his goggles kept fogging. He worked his way up lap by lap. from seventh off the start to third overall. Bersano was followed by Scott McLaughlin and John Maschino, who slid his 1M machine in to finish fifth. _ Mid-South Winter Hare Scrambles Series Vanleer, Tennessee Results: February 21, 1999 (Round 9) O/A: L Shad Ricketts (Yam); 2. Scott Plessinger (Suz); 3. Blair Bers.,no (Suz); 4. Scott Mclaughlin (Yam); 5. John Maschino (TM); 6. Rodney Judson (Hon); 7. Gary Hendricks (Kaw); 8. P.A. Allen (Suz); 9. Robert Patterson (Suz); 10~ Steve Gordon (Yam). AA: 1. Shad Ricketts (Yam); 2. Scott Plessinger (502); 3. Blair Bersano (5uz); 4. Scott Mc.Lnughlin (Yam); 5. John Maschino (TM). 250/0PEN A: 1. Gary Hendricks (Kaw); 2. P.A. Allen (Suz); 3. Andy Shea (Suz); 4. John Roth (Yam); 5. David McWilliams (Suz). VET A: 1. Robert Patterson (Suz); 2. Gene O'Nail (Kaw); 3. Phillip Barker (Hon); 4. Jack Bailey (Hon); 5. Brian Niehaus (Yam). _ 4-STRK A: 1. Harvey Whitaker (Kaw); 2. Robert Uch (Yam); 3. Jeff Stoess (Yam); 4. Marty Michel (Hon); 5. Billy Proffitt (Hon). 200 A: 1. Chad Froman (Kaw); 2. Kevin Creekmur (Kaw); 3. David Durkee (Hon); 4. Robbie King (Hon); 5. Ron Scharphorn (KTM). SR A: Gary Co~la'Od (Kaw); 2. Paul Michels (Han); 3. Jerry Castleman (Kaw); 4. Fletcher Lambert (Hus); 5. Mark Hosbach (Bus). 2SO B, 1. Jason Dick..- (Suz); 2. M",k Wood (Hon); 3. Ryan Wubberllng (Yam); 4. Tim Baker (l

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