Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events Ma tthews nailed the holeshot in the second 250cc Open C moto . Trailing him were Good rich, Jeff Hoffman, Ran di Hoffman and Hughes. Near the end of lap on e, Matthews went down after the single on the tree line in the back of the race course and dropped fro m the top five . Good rich wa s gone by the end of lap two with a 14-second lead . Mas ters passed Ra nd i Hoffman to ta ke third, droppi ng Hoffman to fourth. Then Artonouvlia blew by Jeff Hoffman to take thi rd , Hoffma n d ropped to fourth and H ughes moved u p to fift h. Go odrich took the chec kers wi th a mor e-th an-2 0second lead . Rounding ou t the top five were Artonouvlia, Hugh es, Masters and Jeff Hoffm an . Goo d rich's 1-3 score was good eno ug h to earn him the overall. eN 2SOINT: 1. D.J. Umphres (Ya m); 2. Jimmy Robinso n (Yam). 250 PR O: 1. Don a ld Upt on (Ha n); 2. ja so n Dubin (Suz ). Young guns it at Dunestown Motocross (Le ft) Nic Results P/W (4·8): 1. John Heller (Yam); 2 Jonat han Daniels (Yam) ; 3. Kev in O'Laug hlin (Yam) ; 4. Brand on We hr (Yam ); 5. Ia mes Doo little (Yam) . 50 (4· 6): 1. Anthony Poreg rin (Co b); 2. Jona than Dani els (Co b); 3. jacob Erbe (KTM); 4. Cody Ch affee (KTM); 5. Nikol as Desid erio (KTM). • 50 (7-8): 1. Edw ard Izykowi cz (Cob); 2. Jon Reber (Cob ); 3. Phillip Bell (KT M ). 65 (7·9 ): 1. M a r sh all Hu r d (Kaw) : 2. Edward Izyk ow icz (Cob); 3. Rick Erbe (Kaw): 4. Abbi 10 Bard o (Ka w) : 5. Justin Ma ylat h (Ka w ). 65 n 0.11): 1. Michael Tippin (Kaw): 2. Sean Walla ce (K.1w); 3. Daniel Zebrowski (Kaw ); 4. Jordan Bell (Ka w ): 5. Billy Jen kin... (Kaw). 85 (7·11); 1. Michael Tippin (Kaw ): 2. Ton y Esgro (Ka w); 3. Ryan Rickners (Kaw ): 4. Ron nie Bardo IKaw ): 5. Micha e- Mazu r (Yam) . l 8502-131 1. Pa trick Simpson (Kaw); 2 Ryan Scott : O'Laugh lin (Yam); 3. Stephen Coram (Kaw): 4. Jacob Feast er (Kaw ); 5. Isaac Bell (Han). 85 (14·15): 1. Za cha ry Fe a st er (Ya m) ; 2. Micha el En ery (Ka w ): 3. Jus tin M ei xs ell ( Ka w): 4. Se a n Mclaughlin (Ha n); 5. Glenn Slick ( Ka w). S/M IN I: 1. Patrick Simpson IKaw): 2. Ryan Scott O' Laughlin (Yam ); 3. Ste-phe n Coram [Ka w }; 4. Ton y Esgro (Ka w ); 5. jusnn Meixsell ( Ka w). 125 BEG : 1. Ste p he n Buss (Ya m ); 2. Bry an Berry (Suz ); 3. Michael Flan agan (Yam ): 4. Vernon Johnson (Yam ). 125 A: t. Jam es Mcilvaine (Yam ); 2. Ch ad Kresge (Suz) ; 3. Jaso n Harper {Ho nk 4. Paul w aslin (Ka w ): 5. Mark waldele (Ka w j . 125 B: 1. David G ino lfi (Ka w): 2 Ge ne N ighma n (Ka w ): 3. Daryl Erskine (Ka w ); 4. John McKean (Suz); 5. cj, Talarski (Suz). 125 C: 1. Matth ew Kleukens IKa w) : 2. Josh ua A c kle v (H a n ); 3 . Richard White (Kaw ) : 4. Da vid Brocavich (Yam ); 5. To m Wha rton (Ha n).. 250 BEG : 1. Bi ll Ma tthew s (Ka w ): 2. Jo h n Frederickson (H a n); 3. David Nyzio (Ya m) ; 4. Da vid rklicati (Suz); 5. Roy Francis (Kaw) . 250 A: t. Dag Boyese n (Suz ); 2. C ay lo n Dickso n Jr. (Kaw) : 3. Jam es Mci lvain e (Yam); 4. Chad Kresge (Suz ): 5. Ste phe n Des ide rio (Kaw ). 250 B: 1. Gle n Bo ye sen (Yam); 2. Da vid Gi nolfi (Kaw): 3. Carl Snyde-r (Ha n); 4. Daryl Erskin e (Ka w) : 5. Ph il Buck IKa w). . 250 C: t. Derrick Goodrich (Ha n); 2. Frank Hughes (Ya m) ; 3. And rew Ma st er s (H a n) ; 4. B.J. Sta fu rs ky (Yam); 5. Jeff Hoffman (Ka w) . SCH BY: 1. Matthew Kleuken s (Ka w) : 2. Ge ne N ig h ma n (Kaw) : 3. Richard Wh it e (Ka w ): Josh ua Ackley (Han); 5. Micha el Shay (Yam) . CLGB Y: 1. Anto nio Poccia (Ka w); 2. Glen Boyesen (Yam); 3. Ca rl Snyder (Han);.4. Bear H ug hson (Ka w ): 5. Ed Kul es (Yam). 25+ A: 1. Dag Boyesen ($02); 2. Caylon Dickson Jr. (Ka w) : 3. Stephen Desiderio ( Ka w ): 4. Larry Ha rp er (Kaw ); 5. Joh n Walton (Yam) . 25+ B: 1. George Molna r Jr . (Ka w ): 2. Phil Buck (Kaw): 3. Je ff Armstrong (Kaw): 4 . Keith Crothers (Honk 5. Joseph Marshall IKaw ). 30+ A: t . Oag Boyese n (Suz); 2 Gayl on Dickson Jr. IKa w): 3. James Mcilvaine (Yam ); 4. Stephen Desiderio (! (S uz): 4. Brand on M0T'Kan (502 ). 250 BEG: 1. Josh Olquin (H a n); 2. Garrett Mathews (He n): 3. Doug Coney (Han); 4. Kyle Sh lnae k IKaw ). 250 NOV: 1. Michael Bozarth (Ya m); 2. David Angelo (Hon); 3. Adam Quintard (Ha n); 4. Mike Fal1llt."l' (Hon ). By Greg Robertson PALMDALE. CA. MAY30 Yamaha-mounted Michael Young put tog ether fou r impressive motes, gunning down the competition-to clean up in the 125cc and 250cc Pro classes at Los Angeles Cou nty Raceway d uring ro u nd four of Ca lifo rni a Racing Cl ub's 22nd annua l Du nestown Series . Rich Tr uch in ski pulled o ne of hi s u sual holesh ots to lead You ng and Chris Neitzel ea rly in the firs t 125cc Pro mot o, By the com pletion of lap one on the } .B. Mem ori al Track, Young had push ed fellow Yama ha rider Tru chin s ki back to second pl ace a nd wa s s ta rfi ng to p ull a w ay . You ng 's blistering pa ce allow ed him to greet the chec kers wi th 10 seconds to spa re over Ne itze l. Tru chinsk i hung tou g h for th ird o ver Ty Kad y and [esse Bat h. True to form , it was Truchinski leading the seco nd -mote cha rge , ahead of Young a nd Eady. Truchinski blew a be rm, handing Young a lead he wo uld not reli nq uish. Kady was also aro un d Truchinski early in the moto but could n't catch the fleet Young an d ha d to se ttle for seco nd in the moto and thi rd-place pay back be hin d the 2-3 rid es of Ne itze l. Truchi nsk i (3-4) and Bath (5-5) ro und ed o ut th e top five. . Truchinsk i and his YZ250 won the d rag race to the first turn at the o nset of the opening 250cc Pro mo to to lea d Bryan Nelson, Neitzel and Troy Welty. Nelson o utj um ped Truchinski for the lead as Kad y slid up into seco nd place after a lap. Kad y block-pa ssed Tru chinski and reeled in Nelson. Young overcame a poor sta rt to make it a th ree- ride r battle for the lead with a cou p le of laps rem ain ing. Kady found a fas ter line through the w hoops to get by Nelson, but Nelso n qu ickly re taliated by keep ing his YZ400's throttle pinned as they sa iled over the over-and -un de r section. Ne lson look the " 'hite flag mere inches ahead of Kady a nd Young. Kady bobbled a turn a nd You ng was up into second place. Nelson o vercooked a jump. lan d in g slig htly off the track. a nd that was all Young needed to run out fro nt for the last half of th e lap to ta ke the win. Nei tzel 'came across the line in fourth, be hin d Kady . Neitzel led ro u rrd two for just o ve r a lap bef ore Young outbraked him a t th e e nd of a straig ht. Young quickly opened up a five-seco nd advantage on his borrowed YZ400 and motored away for a 's w e e p of th e class. Kad y passed N eitz el at the midway point to go 3-2 on his Pro Circu it/ MSR/ Mo tul/ Cect -sponsored YZ250 to ear n the second-p lace money. Ne lson foug ht his way from o u l o f th e pack to go 2-4 for third , over the 4·3 of Neitzel. Results P/WYAM BEG: 1. Pa nos Br.wI ... (Y.lml; 2 Eric K.1h (Yam ); lt.-r 3. Nick Fran co (Suz) . P/W BEG : 1. Eth.1n Kennedy (KTM); 2. Dalt on Costa haude • (KTM); 3. Chand ler Quimette (KTMl; 4. Sean Spri nger (Cob ); 5. Dav id Hill (A TK). P /W ADV; I. C brt sto p her Bracke t (KTM ); 2. Armando Aguilar (Kn U; 3. Jaml"S H ill (ATK); 4. Kt'\"in Ca rro ll ( JCTh.I) s / r / w (~); I. Ch ri~ Dtot

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