Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events f (Left ) Ryan Fisher le a d s Charlie Ve negas on the 20 t h o f 25 laps of the Handicap ma in event a t Fast Fridays In Auburn, California. Asher went on to take the w in, and Venegas finished second. (Ab o v e) Lean , green n umb er 17 , Jack Mille r, po u rs It o n en route to h is th ird consecut ive w in in t h e Vet Nov ice class a t CRC's Satu rday n ight motocross in Palmdale, California . Sun day's USRA points race . Der scha n sta rted out fast, leadi ng Matt Button , Zack Boylen and Clark Ung erma n throu gh the first tum. Ungerman made a qu ick pass for second as Las Vegas riders Josep h Page and Joshua Thu rgood closed up to join the lead pack as they roared past the stands for the firs t time. Dersch an, out front in the clean air, kept improving his lead with every lap . Button muscled his way back into second. Pa ge went down in the ba ck of the track, and Th urgood wo n the bat tle with Un german for thir d. Derscha n won big, while Page go t up and bat tled his wa y back to fourth. Dersc han shot out in front in race two. With a better sta rt this time , Page was leading Boylen and Un ge rman as the y a ll cha sed t he mean green machine. Boylen mad e a pass for second , but Page got him back in the rhythm section a nd then set out after Dersch an. For a while, it was th e Derschan and Page show, as th e two lead foots left the pack and put on a great battle for the lead . Finally, Page gra bbed the point for good as the Desert Yamaha ace upped the frantic pace . Page opened up a leadin the late stages of the race and greeted the checkers all by himself to win the race . Derschan fini shed a solid second , w hich was good eno ug h to make him th e overa ll 125cc Junior-class wi nne r. Page' s first-mota score d ropped him to secon d ove rall, a head of Matt Button and.Iosh ua Thur good . Las Vegan Ronn ie Good win also struck gold a t Cedar Racew ay, as he push ed his Cob ra to double wins in the Pee Wee (7-8) class. Goodwin led the pack down the long sta rt straight, with Dillon Glend enning close behind. Tanner Krahenbu hl slashed into secon d at the ffrst tt:orner. A good batt le for th ird took place between Glende nning, Dacoda Soroch uk and jeagher LaFountaine. Gl enden n ing held off all cha llenges to ma ke it a Cobra one-two-three podium. Goodw in aced the start again and stayed on ' the pipe to put the second race in the bag. Glend enn ing finished a solid second, as Lafountaine led Krahen buhl an d Sorochuk across the line. Good win took first overall in the Pee Wee (7-8) di vision and Glendenni ng nailed down second . Kra he n b u h l earned th ird overall, ahead of LaFountaine and Sorochuk. Results P /W SHIT (4.8): 1. lack Stro ng (Yam); 2. Austin H unfoa M"f (Yam); 3. Bryce Smith (y a m); 4. Bryson Palacios (y a m ); 5. Tanner .Killmer (Ya m). P j W STK (4..fi): 1. Blak e Sava ge (laM ); 2. Con ner Butte rfield (Pol); 3. ja son Mu rph y (laM ); 4. Levi Hall (Lem); 5. Bo Welcher {KTMl. '" '" '" - 48 ' P j W STK (1-8) : 1. Ronnie Gl.'lud w in (Cob); 2. Dillon Glcn denning (Co b); 3. Jeagl'll'r LaFountdine ·(Cob) ;". Daccda So roc h u k {Lem]: 5. Mitch RoPl"L1to (H on ), . PjW O PEN : 1. Ronn ie Good win (Cob ); 2. Jeag ht"r LaFou nta ine (Cob); 3. Justin Walli ~ (KTMI; 4. Dakot" Hull ("' IM); 5. Tan ' nee Krahenbuh l (Cub ). PjW HEADS UP: I. [eeerny Allred (Ya m). 65 JR (Mi): 1. Au.<;lin Stucki O<.-t w ); 2. Ronn ie Gllodwin (Kaw l; 3. Travillll-aviu (Kaw ); 4. Co lby Soren~.·ll (Kaw); 5. lando n Po w· ell (Kaw). 65 JR (9-11): I. Brand on Keala makia (K'TM); 2. Brad y Powe ll (K. wl; 3. Ja rt'd Partridgt>(K.1W); 4. Jesw Fel ter (Kaw ); 5. Eri c Bar1 low (Kaw) . 85 BEG: 1. Na t ha n Davi5 (Ya m ); 2. Ty ler Da we (yd m ); 3. Tyso n Kidd (Ya m); 4. Cody Wallis (Kaw). 85 ' R (7· 11): 1. M ichael Po1Tker (Ho n ); 2. Mar k Pr~f'lIe OG1w); 3. Brad y Puwell (Suz ); 4. Joshua LaFountaine (Yam) ; 5. Orrin Wilcock (Suz) . 85 JR (12 -15): 1. Ja kf' C hrh>te n~e n (Ya m ); 2. Ste ve n Alba (Y.1m); 3. It.....·my o ' on/.cull (Yam); 4. ' a mes Beck (yam); 5. Justin . JenSl'n (Yam) . 85 INT (7·15 ): 1. Gr a y Deve npo rt (Ya m) ; 2. Ka p py Kea~a~ makia (Ka w ); 3. Jus ti n Frau ghton (H on ); 4. Tyle r Mo r tl"nse n (Kaw ). S/ MIN1: 1. G ra y Dav en port (Ya m) ; 2. Kapp y Kca lamakla (Ka w): 3. Mic hae l Pa rker IHc n): 4. Jus tin Frau~ h1 on (Hon], 5. [u snn Jl'lll;l-n(Yam ). 125/ 250 BEG: 1. Troy Taylor (Suz); 2. St... phon Tod d (Y.1m); 3. Travis Ro berts (Yamr, 4. Mikf' Healy (Han ); 5. Eric Ha nse n (Ya m ). 125 JR: 1. Jason Dersch an (Ka w ); 2. J(I'll'ph Pa';t" (Yam) ; 3. Ma tt Butt on (Ya m); 4. JO!Ihua Thurgood (Yam ); 5. Iayeon Allen (Yam) . • 125 INT: 1. Scott TIwoba ld (Yam); 2. MalW l Davts (Va m); 3. M.,l t B.1«.-s (Ya m); 4. Da n Price (Yam); 5. Ch.ln- Holyoak (Kaw). 125 PRO: 1. Brand on Barnes (Ya m); 2. K~'"1' Smi th (Suz). 250 JR I. jen n ie Boyle n (Yam); 2. T.J. Dewe (Y.1m); 3. Ro ry O'Neill (Y.1 m); 4. Richard Buh l{"f(Yam); 5. Jam l" Swett. 250 INT: 1. David Bw;h (K.:aw); 2 Jorda n Du la (Yam); 3. Nick Wa re (Yam); 4. Jerem y Dula (Yam); 5. Rya n Bush (Ho n). 250 PRO: 1. Kirk Hu ff (Yam); 2. Brock Krahenb uhl (Ya m); 3. Sum Mllrten~'n (Yam). O PEN JR 1. [oseph Pag e (Ya m); 2. [aso n Dcnchan (KJ.w ); 3. Rory O' Ne ill (Yam) ; 4. Jo rd an Baedc n (Ho n); 5. Brad Scott (Ya m). O PEN INT: 1. Scott Theoba ld (Yam l2. Che rley Ren nie (Kaw); 3. Dan Price (Yam); 4. Nic k Wa re (Ya m);:;. Jordan Dul a (Yam) . O PEN PRO: 1. Kir k Hu ff (Yam ); 2. Brandun Barnes (Y,'lm ); 3. Sa m Mort e nse n (Yam). 25+ JR: I. Chris Cham pli n (Hu n); 2. Cra l~ Fa rnsworth : 3. Ton y Bare (Hon); 4. Derri ck Ichrecn (Ho nl. 30+ JR 1. Wad e Welcher (Ho n); 2. Scott Ni xo n (Ho n); 3. Mark Smlth (Hon); 4. Joh n n~n (Kaw l. 30+ INT: t . Ken Lun d (Ho n); 2. Steve Whitn"",,(y am ); 3. Rick Ta pp (Hon ); 4. Wayne Hu nt (H us); 5. Rich Stucki (Ho n). 40+ JR 1. Ken ny Mee ker (Ho n); 2. Seth Bulli"l'field (JaM); 3. Jo hn Tapp (la M). WMN : 1. Kelley Adam s n(a wl ; 2. Kim Bush (Yam l; 3. Ca rolyn C arvey (Yam). Fisher, Faria fly at Fast Fridays By M. Sober P hoto by Gen Moore AUBURN,CA ,jULY2 Fifteen-year-old former multi-tim e U.S. Na tional Speedway Champion Ryan Fisher showed tha t somet imes yo u th can be a grea ter ad va n tage than experience, as he held on to take the win in the Fast Fridays Spee

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