Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events took home the 250cc Pro purse after placing Sl."Cend in the first moto and then thi rd in the second moto. Though he had a rocky time in the 250cc Pro contest, Motow orld's Andy Harri ngton was the overa11125cc Pro with a pair of moto wins. In the first 250 Pro moto, Tim Beatty took his SMP / Pro Prept Suzuki into turn one a head of the pack. Beatty held the position for tw o laps whi le fcn di ng off the advances of Mike Cra ig. On la p three, Cra ig took the lead wit h a qu ick move inside Beatty on a left-bander just after the whoop> . Once out front , Craig established himself by pulling out a five-second lead . The action heat ed up fo r sec o n d, as Beatt y had Todd Mit ch ell and An gel o lngrande p ressuring his every move. Mitchell, aboard his One/JT / Tagsponsored Suzuki, managed to take the second spot early on, but Beatty came back on the nex t la p . The Alba /FMF/P ro Prept /SMP SuzukiSponsored Ingran dc stayed within str iking distance but had to settle for fou rth at the checkered . Andy Harr in g ton m ana ged to be in the battl e ea rly bu t face-planted on the slick Barona hard-p ack and DNFed . Mot a two go t crJ.zy right off the ga te. Tim Beatty had the holesho t and Craig was up front go ing into turn one, bu t he got push ed to fifth before coming ou t of the turn. Ingrande grabbed the second spot. and Mit ch ell and Ha rr ington were a ll over eac h other. Craig drop ped hi s Kawa saki back in the wa sh section and lost 20 seco nds' before returning to the battle. Ingrand e used the wa sh section to his advantage on lap three and took the lead from Beatty Harri ngton was in third and all over Beatty, whil e Tod d Mitchell wa s keeping pa ce in fourth.. Harrington was trying every inch of the track to put a move on Beatty, and on the last lap Harrington closed in with just tw o turns to go in the moto .. Beat ty went wide and Harrington came across his line, causi ng Beatty to run off the track. Beat· ty came back on the final turn and T-bon ed Harrington, knocking him down, while Beatty held on for th e third spot. Results INT RO TO M X: 1. Sco tt crCo n nt"t (Ya m ); 2. J\l{" Sc hry "'t"r (Ya m ); 3 . Curtis Fro!il ( K.l W); 4. Nathan Dunn (H on ); 5. Mkh.wl J(usm as (Ho n). P / W F/T: 1. Brad Pifl"f (Yam ); 2. Tylt."1' Ht'd rill.(I>..'TM); 3. Cd r· re t! )a ck!;o n (KT M): 4. Schay l\"I'Sh tlt"makt"r ( Lt-m); 5 . C h ri!;tia n Campo!l (KTh U. P /W STI< (O-n l: I. Austin B,lllilrd ICt1b); 2. Kyle Corf m iln (C uh) ; 3. Jo sh Farf;o (KT M); 4. Cody Summit (KTM); 5. Sh 'ven Lu un :;bury (Cob). P /W (0-6) MOD : l. Austin Balla rd (Cobl; 2. Kyle Co rf ma n (Cob); 3 . Jtl!>h Fargo (KTM ). P /W STK (7-14): I. C h ris top her Lounsbury (Cob); 2. Caml."ron Co rfm,m (Cu bl ; 3. Krist o p he r C hambers (Cob); 4. C cxly Tro ttt'r (Cub); 5. Stewn B.1Ilu ial (KTM). P /W MO D (7-8): t. Ca m tc'ro Co rfm.ln (Cob); 2. Kristo ph tc'r n C hilmbt.·1"!1 (Cobl; 3. CuJ y Trott l."r (Cob ). S/ P/W: I. Ca me ron Co rlm.1n (Cob); 2. Co d.y Trotter (Cob ); 3. Au...tm B'-ll Md ("' M); 4. Ch ris top ht>rLounsbury (C \,b); 5. Krist ol 1 pht."1' C ha mht-r.; (Cob) . JR CYCLE: I. Co ry McC ra n", (I(aw); 2. Eric Fi...ch r (K,lW); 3. c Ryan Ma lio n ( Kaw) ; 4. Kristop hcr C h.l mber5 (Kaw); 5. Cdrr~tt Lanon(KTM). no STK (7.11): 1. BroJ M.L"it t!l' (}(a w ); 58 2. Cury So>evt'f!O (lGlw ); 3. Travi!t Fn-:.lat (KIM); 4. Britdley Baquial (lGlw ); 5. Josh Bt.>mi!I (laMI. 80 BEG: 1. JarobG.tddis(Kaw); 2. Carlos Adame (HonJ; 3. David J(un kel lHon ); 4. Cl\ast' To1kac5 (Ya m); 5. Bra nd OCl F~ t (Hon). (Rig ht) Chase Reed (155) steals the holeshot from Cole Brown (385), Travis Elliot (11), Chris Torrance (B1B) and the re s t of the field during P roll ntermediate 125c c action a t Mosie r Va lley USA Park in Fo rt Worth, Texas, Reed s tayed out fr ont t o w in the overall. (Be lo w) Brandon S pe n c e r won the first 80cc Novice mota and finished fifth overall at G FI Night MX at S tarwe st Mot o cro s s Pa rk in Mo reno Valley, Ca lifo rn ia. 80 NOV : 1. Bobb y Romero (Yam) ; 2. Ju...tin No ble (lGlw l; 3 . Brandon EllinP'l" (Hon); 4. Ty lt."1' Roberts (Ya m ); 5 . Jt"ffVau,;han (lGlw ). SO INT : 1. Dav id Meyers (H o nj: 2. Josh Navarro ( Kdw) ; 3 . Shaun C on nelly (Yam ). 80 STK (7· 11): t . Marc Abernathy (Hu n); 2. Bra d M.lstt'"' (Ka w) ; 3. Anthony Charette (Yam); 4. Ca ndin- MOOiha/o.>-erI (Yam l; 5. Ma~ Ad.lm!. (Hon). ('J"S U1on '; 3. S / M lN l 1. Jrn.h Na varro (Kaw); 2. David Me-y BobbyRorTlt"fO (Ya m); -I. Brandon Ellingwn (Hon); 5. Justin Nob le (Ka ¥o ·). 125 BEG: 1_ Dan [AoWall (Suzl; 2. ~Luc Sbomwker (IIonl; 3. Frank Eb4m (Yam) ; -I. Jonathan Robison (5uz); 5. Chris Fulk. r (H on ). 125 NOV ; 1. Cory C riss (Yam); 2. Peeer Scull y (Ya m '; 3. u n')' Sutton (Ya m); 4. Dustin Watson (Yam ); 5. Zack Shirtev (Suz). 125 1 :vT: 1. G.'Off Walten (Yam). . 125(12·15): 1. Tr avis Bemis (Yaml ; 2. Kyk Dt.-Qu,ilktte!> (Yam). 125 (1(..25): 1. bck Sh ir ley (.. C;Uzl; 2. Ja\WI" RodriJ;U l'7.(y o1 m). 125 O PEN : I. Mikt- Hopstel' (Yaml ; 2. Geoff Waltl'TS(Ya m); 3. Cooper Jan ie (H i m) ; 4. Ky le Yos t (Yam ). 125 PRO: 1. Andy Harrington (Y.ll m); 2. Mikt- Crai~ (K.tw ); 3. Da\ 'id Demang~ (Yam). 2.;0 BEG : 1. Ma rc Robertson (Kaw); 2. Ryan R..~ (lGlwl ; 3. Jim m y Hl cb Ul on ); 4. Ja rod Scoggin l K.1 5. Bri tto n &- (Ya m). w); 2.'l NOV : 1. Steve Slad e (Ho n); 2. Pt'tl.'T leo (Su:t); 3 . Ky le 0 Yost (Yam); 4. Kid MiltbMm (I-Ion); 5. M ike HUf'!;tliT(Yam ). 250 PRO: I. Tim Beatty (Suz); 2. Mike Cra ig (K.1w); 3. An~dt' Ing ra nd l' (Suz); 4. Todd Mitchell (Suz ); 5. A ndy Hamn,;ton (Ya m ). VET BEG: I. Jeff Foland (Suz) ; 2. Tod d F~t.ll (Yam); 3. Scott Bnlwn (Ya m); 4. Darin Sha rp (K.tw); 5. EJ Fol.m d (Ya m). VET NOV : 1. Danny Yuu ng hu!;ba nd (Yam ); 2. Jim Schmidut z (Kaw ); 3. Rod t....m d ry (Yilm ); 4. Da wso n Lcdch miln (Suzl ; 5. KtOn Lumltlk (Su z). VET INT : I. Pa ul Co rte z (Kaw ); 2. C n-g Mt'yt'T'li (K.lW); 3 , lily Pav lnvl'("(I-it'"); 4. Joh n Willis III (H o n); 5. Don C on ne lly (Suz ). .Reed top gun in Texas Series By Deb He rshman FORTW ORTH, IX, JUNE 6 Chas e Reed wa s heralded as the top big-bike am at eu r, w inning four e ve n ts in th e fin al round of the 1999 Texas Series, held a t Mosier Valley USA Park. Althou gh th e re w ere n o tripl e event winne rs, several rid e rs went hom e fro m th e series as do uble event cha m ps . Reed won his series cha mpions hips in the 125cc a nd 250cc In term ed iat e a nd th e 125cc a nd 250cc Open eve nts . Ama teur Reed demonstrated hi s wi n ning edge in mota one of t h e co m bined 250cc Pro / Intennediate ga te. R Ct.. cha rged hard ou t -d of the ga te and took the holes hot awa y from the six Pros and two other Amateurs contesting this eve nt. Centra l Yamaha /No Fea r / LCS-bac ked Reed maintained his stranglehold on the lead as he finished moto one with a fou r-seco nd ma rgin of vi ctory over Pro rid er Tr a vi s Elliott. The hott est action in the mot o was be hin d Reed , as Pro riders Elliott, Bra d Woolsey a nd Ma rk Thompson waged their ow n wa r over the num ber-one Pro spot. Ellio tt and Woolsey charged the track as Thompson paced them, looking for his cha nce to pass. An opportunity pr esen ted itse lf on lap four wh en Woolsey ran int o trou ble in the wood s, and Thompson moved up behin d Elliott . Elliott held the lead of the Pro class as he tried to reel in Reed , without success. Thom pson a nd Wool sey co ntin ued th eir battle until the whi te-flag lap, wh en Woolsey on ce agai n ran into trouble, drop pin g down to seventh place . In mota two, Reed repeated his dominance over bot h Pro an d Int ermed ia te classes, taking th e o ve ra ll w in in t h e Int e r m ed iat e cla ss . Woolsey got his act togeth er and ran a grea t bard to-bar race aga ins t Elliott as the two Pros duele th rou gh out th e firs t fo ur la p s . By lap, five, Woo lsey he ld a slight edge o ve r Ell io tt tha t increased when Elliott had his turn with trou ble in the woods. The ov erall w in went to Elliott with 1-2 motes , which beat Woolsey's 4-1 tally. Third overall went to Thompson with 2~3 finishes, followed by North Texa s Yamaha's Chris Torrance (5-4). Pla no Hond a' s Brian PiccereIli rounded out the top five, finishing 3-6. The Minibi ke Open has alwa ys been th e event in which to check out future big-b ike ra cing stars. The riders to watch in moto one were Brand on Fulton and Jon athan Kerr. Fu lton kicked his KX int o gear and stole the ho leshot, but fellow Kawasaki jockey Kerr wa s not goin g to let Fulton get away. Kerr caught Fulton in the whoo ps on lap on e and slip ped around him for th e lea d ju st before the fin ish lin e. The du o pushed 'ahead of the pack as the intensi ty heated up in th eir battle for the win . Kerr kept his small edge, crossing the fini sh line w ith less than a bike len gth to spare . Cross ing th e line in th ird after a ha rd-fough t run wa s La nce Hollist er . who weaved his way down the tou gh path left by Ryan Ha ring a nd Cody Dre we k, who finished four th and fifth, respectively, in this 13ride r even t. In mo to two, it was Drewek's turn to check out wi th the holesh ot. Drew ek fen de d off th e hard -ch argin g Ful ton an d he ld th e lead u n til Ful ton took over in the wh oop s. Right behind the two leade rs was Lanc~ Hollist er, who put major p ress u re on Drew ek until Holli ster spun ou t right a fter Mo sier Mount ain on la p four. Tiffer Wrigh t moved in front of Holli st er, wh o on ly dropped one position du e to th e sa fety cus h io n th is gr oup held ove r t he res t of th e ga te. Fult on went on to win mot a two with a "' 15-sccond ma rgin of victory . St.Cond was land ed by Drew ek as he held off Wri ght, w ho finished th ird . Follow ing in fourth was Hollister, a nd Jose Fernande z completed th e top five in th is mo to. Results TEENY MINI STK (4-8) : 1. Rodolfo Fe rnand t.'z (C o b) ; 2. YQIit (Cob ); 3. Bryson Power.> (Cobl; 4. Cod y Rt."t"d fUon); ' 5. Ty k'!' Hee msbergl.n (Cob). Math~ TEENY MINI MO D (4-8) : I. Rudolfo Fe rnJ.n dt.'z (Co b ); 2. M,lt hl.·w Yost (Cob ); 3. Brylion P \IWt"l'S (Co b l. MIN I M INI 5TK (6-11): 1. Jt."\ol·ph Marbu rger (Kaw): 2. Logan I Melton (Yam ); 3 . Ryan St"IT, (KTM ); -I. Cory Pl.-NUl' (J (Kaw). MINI MINI MOO (bol1 ): 1. Ryan C ra ntu m (I(.}w ); 2. Scotty weneerstrom (((awJ; 3. joseph Marburger (Kaw); 4. Logan Melton (Yam); 5. Ry an Serrano (KTM I. MINI BEG: I. Set h Rakest raw (Yam). MI NI JR (7-11): l , LaOC'l' Ho Ui'it\' r (Kdw); 2. M.lnud ~m.Jn· del' ((o~tt (Ka w l; 3. C h ri s Istre (Ka w) ; 4. Ty Con n e r (Ka w ); 5 . Br a d ley Barham (Ya m ). 125 EX: 1. Travis Ellion (H o n); 2. Co le Brown (KTM ); 3. Ma rk Thompson (Ya m) ; 4. Bryan Piccirelli (Hon): 5. Chris To rra nce (Yam) . 250 BEG: 1. J.lY Murray Jr. (Su z); 2. Jeraro Joh n. .ton (Kaw); 3. . Kelly Pie rce (Kaw); 4. Kyle T ra han (Honj. 250 NOV : I. Les Craif; (y am ); 2. Andy Oppenheim (Kaw ); 3. Kevi n McGo wen (Yam); 4. Rya n WiJlia. m~ (Hu n); 5. Rya n Schaaf (Ya m ). 250 INT : 1. Chase Reed (Yam ); 2. Na than Halt.'(Ya ml; 3. Rya n St. Cyr (Yam ). 250 O PEN AM : 1. Na tha n Hah- (Ya m ); 2. Les Cr a ig {Yam); 3. C h ris tia n Pnva (Ya m); 4. Rya n G.lm ett (Yolm); 5. Cr~ Wolf (Kaw). 2SO EX: L Travis Ellio tt (H e n ): 2. Brad Woolllt'y (Yam I; 3. Mark Tho mpson (Y,lm ); 4. Chri~ To r ra nce (Ya m); 5. Bryan Piccirell i (Ho n). 25+ NO V: 1. JL 'n.'m y Dt.'Vl.0J'!l (Ya m); 2. Ryan Cd-m'tt (Yam); 3 . Ed wa rd Esco bedo (Kaw) . 25+ INT: 1. Lee Upt o n (Kaw l; 2. O;\V;d Chandle r (5uz) . 25+ EX: 1. [ames Sk inner ( H~lnl; 2. Billy Mo rri son (Suzl ; 3 . Mi ke Walling (Ya m). 30+ NOV : 1. Bubba Schultz (Ya m); 2. To m Settle (ibt-q;t>n (Kaw); S. Lee Upton (Kawl. . 30+ EX: 1. Ma r k Rakestraw (Ya m ); 2. Mik Klement (KTM). 40 +: I. C raif; Co rdes (tYw); 2. Ed !-by" (Kaw); 3. Ra ndy Nerren ( Hon ); 4. Rell. Ea.oJey (Ya m); 5. Whilnt.'y Fan ning lKaw). OPEN 500: I. Ryan ShOolf (Y" m); 2. Bobb y r .aylor (Ya m); J. Mike Klement (KTM ); , . Ed WillouJ!:hby (Ya m). Collins collects win at GFI Night Motocross opener By G reg Robertson MORENOVALLEY, cA, MAY 29 Th e 10t h seaso n of GFI nig ht m ot ocr oss go t und er way at the Starwest Motocross Park, with Nathan Collins using a 2-2 score to emerge the 80cc No vice-class overall winner. Bran d on Spencer put hi s KX80 into th e first-moto lead right from th e drop of the gate. Jeff Vao gh n held d own seco nd for a litt le over a la p before Co llins d ecid ed he wa nted the position a litt le more. Coll ins slid ou t in a corner a sho rt tim e la ter and handed th e runnerup p osition ba ck to Vaugh n . Wit hin a lap, Co ll ins ;..vas ba ck J.round Va ug hn agai n a nd closing in on Spencer ° Collins 'made his wny aro und Spe ncer to s(''C th e w hite fla g fir st. Spe ncer was no t abo ut to give u p and he stayed clos e to Coll ins whil e bein g pushed from behind by Brett Rothas, who was ove rcoming a rnidpack start. Spencer put a la s t~ l a p pass on Co llins for the first-moto win. Rothas was all over Collins for a close th ird , .with Vaughn and Robbie Gatan fourt h and fifth, respectively.

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