Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

• over th at spot. Coolbeth held the a dvantage, but Bigelow woul d u lti mately ca rd ninth after th e res tart, while C oolbe th dropped to 12th. Parker was still o n clou d nine w hen he came d own the front ch u te, ex pecting to see th e w hite fla g on lap 24. Instead, h e go t th e red flag, as Eva ns h ad cras hed and was u n abl e to clear h i s m otorcy cl e fro m the tra ck. T he wo r k area o n th e fro n t st ra ig h t teemed w ith ac tivity , a s r id ers an d m e chanics sea rc hed for i m p ro veme n ts . In th e m ea ntime , AMA re fere e Bru ce Bober mad e th e d e cisi on to h a ve th e track groomed 'for th e fiv e-lap dash to th e finish. It may have fa ctored into the o u tco m e of th e race , a s some riders who had b een h o t w e r e s u d den ly no t a n d v ice versa . Morehead, who had b een ru nning fifth, got ho t. " W e pu t a to oth on , a n d i t r e a ll y seemed to wake up m y motorcycle," he sa id . . , A t he rto n was n o t, as h e dropped from fourth to seven th . " A bs o lu tel y id io tic call," A t her to n sa id of the res tart. "T here w as no passing going on o ut there. If there w as, that might ha ve been different. I don't want to sou n d like I'm bitching , but the race was set with 10 lap s to go. That was jus t a ba d d ecision. I kno w that we have to en te rtain th e fa ns, but...." Da vis go t h ot, m o vi ng around Atherto n as well to fin ish fifth . " I'Il take it ," Da v is sa id . " I d idn' t think that I w as going to ca tch Ko pp . It w as just o ne of them bogus d ea ls. From th e racers' poin t of view, no, it's no t fair, but fro m the fans' p o int of v ie w, they ca m e to see a ch eckered flag ." Kin g co nceded th at th e r estart w as th e right thi ng to d o, bu t he took issu e w it h the fa ct tha t the race tra c k was regroom ed by th e AMA. "W hen I set m y bike u p , I'm no t trying to se t it up fo r a perfectly groomed tr ack , becau se I kno w th at tha t's going to deterio ra te. I set up to run the bottom tonight, th ink ing th a t a s guys got tired la te in th e ra ce, that w ould be th e easies t pl ace to pass. Then th ey w ent o u t there and groomed everything but the bottom, which effectivel y took m y se tu p away. I can' t cornpetely -change m y motorcycle in just eigh t minutes ." Su ffice it to say th at th e cha nges were m ade, the race res tarted, and C arr got th e n ecessary dri v e th a t he n eed ed to launch past Pa rker off tum four just o ne la p a fter the y ca me off t h e lin e . He qui ckly p ulle d a w a y to sc o r e Grand N ational win number 35, leaving Parke r behind to d eal with th e sud den end of an incredible stri ng of lima wins. "I just bea t th e cushio n fo r the last five laps," Carr said. "M y fas test la p of t he r a ce was th e second la p after t he res ta rt . On the box, Scotty told m e, 'Yo u ca n thank the AMA for that o ne: I just tol d hi m, ' Yo u' ve had a lot of luck in your career. It was just time for someone else to have some: " " H e y , it h a p p e n e d ," Pa rker said. "T here's no th in g that I can d o a bout it now. Ind y, next week, we're gonna go get 'em." _ Allen County Fairg ro unds Lima , Ohio Results : June 26, 1999 (Round 6 of 21) H EAT 1 no lap s; 11 ri ders, to p th ree tra nsfer): 1. Chris Ca rr (H· O); 2. Rich King (H -O); 3. Bryan Bigel ow (1-1-0); 4. Dan Sta nley (H-D); 5. Chris Eva ns (H· D); 6. Willie McCoy Oi-D); 7. Pa u l l ynch (H- O); 8. Nicky H a yd en (H -O); 9. Dal e [ennema n (H- O); 10. Marco Morello (H-O); 11. J.. .rry Sulek (Tn). Time: " mi n., 18.797 sec . HEAT 2 (to laps ; 11 ri ders, top three trans fer): 1. Ceo Roe d er II (H -O); 2. Will Da vi s (1-1-0); 3. Kennv Coo lbe t h ( H· D) ; 4. 1.1 Y Springst ee n (H· D) ; 5. J.R. Schnabe l (H· D); 6. Mike Varnes (H ·D ); 7. Tim Ead es (H· D); 8. Garth Bastian (H-D ); 9. Jerry Vand er koo i (H -D); 10. Rob Willi ams (H-D): II . Steve Gill (H-D). Ti me: 4 min., 18.815 sec . Contras ting styl es: Rich King (80) ran around the bottom a ll nigh t, while Steve Beattie (26) liked the midd le and Kevin Varnes (89 ) ran way up at the top of the track . Beattie finis hed e ighth, Varnes 11th and King 13th. H EAT 3 (10 I.lp s; 12 ri ders, lop three Innsfu): 1. Sco tt Par ker (H-O): 2. Steve Mo rehead (H· O ); 3. Stev e Be ttie (H -D ); 4. Mike Hacker (H- D); S. Brei Bever (Ha D); 6. Sliaun Rus sell (H -D); 7. Gary Rog ers (Il-D); 8. Robert Knapp (H -D): 9. David RaybUrn (H ·D ): 10. la ime Aguilar (H- D); It. Ken Yoder (H- O): 12. Joey Brock (H -D). Ti me: 4 min. , 21.445 sec. H EA T 4 I.l p!; 12 riders, to p three tr.lnsf~r): 1. Joe Kopp (H- D); 2. Kevin A th erton (H -O); 3. Ke vin Varnes (H-D); 4. Dan Butler (H- D); S. Jason Sentell (HD); 6. Bre tt Landes CH-D ); 7. Da vey Camlin (H -D ); 8. Kyle Long (H -D): 9. Billy Ma rtin (H-D ); 10. Chris Boone (R -D ); 11. Jam es Mdlvena (H-D); 12. Bryan VilJell.l (H ·D ). Ti m e: 4 min.. 20.356 sec. SEM I 1 (8 laps; 11 ri ders, to ~ two tr.lnsf er) : 1. Dan Stanley (H-D); 2. I.R. Schnabel (H-D): 3. Iaso n Sentell (H-D ): 4. Paul Lynch (H-D); 5. Shoun Russell (H -D): 6. Ga rth Bastian (H.D): 7. David Rayburn (H .D); 8. Ma rco Morello (H -D); 9_Kyle Long (H-D); 10. lam es Mcllvena (H-D): II . Steve Gill (H-D). Tim et 3 mi n.• 32.057 sec. no Brieflv.. ~ . '!'" SEM I' 2 (8 "'P!; 11 rid ers , top two tr.ansf~r): 1. Jay Sp ringsteen (H -D); 2. Chris Ev ans (lI-D) ; 3. N ick y er Hayden (H-D); 4. Brei Bey (H· D); 5. Brett Landes (HD); 6. Tim Ead es (H- D): 7. Robert Kn.1pp (H-D): 8. Billy Martin (H ·D): 9. Rob Williams (H-D): 10. Ken Yoder (H· . D ); I I. jerry Sul ek (Tri). Ti me : 3 min ., 27.316 see. SEM I 3 (8 l.lps; 12 ri ders, top two tr .lnsfed: 1. Dan Butler (HpD); 2. Mike Hacker (H- D); 3. Willie McCo y (H-D): 4. Mike Varn es (H -D): S. Ga ry Roger> (H -D): 6. Dav ey Ca mli n (H·D); 7. Dale Ien nema n (H-D); 8. Chris Boo ne (H -D) ; 9. Jerry Vand erkooi (H·O): 10. Jaime Aguilar (H -D ): II. Joey Brock (H -D): 12. Bryan VilleUa (H-D). Ti m~ 3 mi n., 26.442 sec, G RAND NA TI O N AL (25 laps ; 18 rid ers): I. Chris C ur (H-D); 2. Scott Parker (H -D): 3. Roeder n (H D): 4. Steve Morehead (H -D); 5. Will Da vis (H-D); 6. Ice Kopp CH·D): 7. Kevin Atherton (H-D ); 8. Steve Beatti e (H- D); 9_ Bryan Bigelow (H·D): 10. Dan Stanley (H-D): II. Kevin Varnes (H- D): 12. Kenn y Coolbe th (H-D) ; 13. Ri ch Kin g (H - D ); 14 . D a n BUller (H -D); 15 . J.ay S pri ngs tee n (H· D); 16. J.R. Sch nabel IH-Dl ; 17. Chris Eva ns (H· O); 16. Mike Ha cker .(H-O), Timer n / a. d ue to red fla g A M A G RAND N AT IONAL DI RT TRACK SE RIES POlms STANDING S (After' of 21 ro unds): 1. Chris Ca rr 009/ 1 wi n); 2. Sco tt Pa rk er (87 /)); 3. Ke vin A therton (SO/1); 4. Rich King (71/1); 5. Will Da vi s 163/1); 6. Ja y Springsteen (58/J); 7. Bryan Bigel ow (54); 8. Geo Ro e d er II (51); 9. [oe Kopp (45 ): 10 . N ic ky Ha yd en (44); 11. Ke vin Va rnes (39); 12.

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