Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events Temecula Short Track Ca mp be ll outpowered Osw ald on the back stretch and went hom e wit h fifth. Ed die. Mulder romped to the win in the Seni or class; riding a Harley XR750 w hile h is tru st y Tri u mph w as in the s h o p to h a v e the rock s and g r av el removed fro m his Pikes Peak acrobatics. Den nis Voll char ged to the runner-up spot, a h ead of Bill Silverthorn , Roca La Form e a nd Dick Fox . Marshal Jennings was the top Super Senior on a bor rowed Wood -Rotax, ahead of Sam Crev, • Doug Douglas and Ron Gould. Joh nson's se co nd wi n of th e n ight came in the Vintage 750cc race, best ing Sal Pel uso, Maurice Ortega and Ch ris App le, all riding Triumph twins, while the Yam a ha s of Ch u ck Clayd o n and Steve Mill e r he ld o ff Steve H ens ley 's Trackm as ter BSA. By Fred Wlndum Photos by Stan Hansen .'J TEMECULA,CA. JULY24 en en en 42 eff John son d oubl ed up on w ins at the San Diego Flat Track Associa. tion's monthly races a t Tem ecula Spee d way's quarter-mil e oval Satu rd ay night. It was the firs t race un d er the new lights, a nd th e track w as smoo th as a pool tabl e. A record tu rn ou t of rid ers made for a great night of racing. Randy Bereman's Wood- Rotax led the Open Pros a t th e s ta r t of the ni gh t' s money race, with Johnson, Travis Petton, Richard Pollock and John Dupree close behind . Bereman and Johnson began to build up a lead over Petton, whil e Pollock and Dup ree fought to decide fou rth. Dupree came into tum three hot, tryin g to make the pass on Pollock, lost the rear a nd low-sid ed out of the top five. H e rejoi ned the rac e in th e back . Johnson soon took the lead on his 650 Triumph at the eas t end of the track, slipping past in one and two. Pollock pu lled up on Petton, ru nning up the inside and hoping for a mistake that never came. Jim Steet pulled into fifth, hounded by Steve Furman and Steve Miller. Miller made it past Furm an, takin g Perry Proiette with him. Johnson skidded around up front to take the win over Berem an, followed b y Petton, Pollock, Steer, Miller and Proiette. Joe Steffen left the line with the lead in the 250cc Vintage class, followed by BuItaco rider Mann y Cru m me tt , Don Frauenberger and Chuck Claydon. Crummett moved in closer to the leader comin g aro u n d turn fo ur as Frau enberger squared off the corne r to get a big drive and close up the top three. Steffen continued to click off laps, while Frauenberger went into turn three wide and outside of Crummet, ma king a hard left at the apex to speed underneath the Bultaco rider on th e fro n t s traigh t a n d take seco nd . Fraue nberge r tried the same on Steffen, but Steffen held a fast, consistent line all the way around the oval. Frauenberger's high-and -square line through .three and four closed the gap on the leader, but one and two had begun to dry ou t an d get slippery, letting Steffen open the gap back u p by hug ging the pole, a lin e Frauenberger soon began to imitat e. Crummett held third, ahead of Claydon, with Bruce Reynolds joining th e top fiv e. At the white flag, Steffen still had the lead , but Frauenberger gave the high line one last try through three and four . This time Steffen got on the gas a bit too hard or a bit too early, and the bike p itched sideways in four and lost traction coming onto the front straight. Frauenberger was hard on the gas with his,bik e u pri gh t a nd was hooking up in a drag race to the line. Steffen's mish ap slowed him eno ug h tha t Frau en bcr ger cau gh t and p assed him , lead ing by the wid th of a w heel at the che ckered flag . Crummett he ld on to third, with Clayd on and Reynolds in tow. Ron Wood got the jum p in the Amateur 250 race, but the gree n flag hadn't go ne up ye t. On th e second tr y, Scott My ers and James Wood h it turn o ne together, followed by Chad Morse, Mark Prescot t and Ron Wood , alrea dy up to fifth from the pe nalty lin e. Ron Wood wor ked past Prescott and was soo n on Morse 's back wheel and running low , hoping for a mistake. Ron Wood held that low line out of four and down the front straight to take the third spot going into one , but Morse kept the gas on longer and drove around the outside to take the position back. Myers continu ed to lead James Wood up front as the checkered flag waved , w ith Morse keepi ng Ron Wood in fourth and Prescott in fifth. The You th class continu es to grow, both in size and enth usiasm. Alex Wood led the field on a trick C&J Honda 80, followed by Tommy Deu chars and Ricky Briggs. On the first lap, Briggs was joined by James Wood II and Jam es Foster, the tri o ru n ning side by si de in a rac e for third. Alex Wood continue d ou t front, wh ile Deuchars salvaged a big tank -slapper in tum four, never letting off the gas. James Wood and Briggs began to pull away from Foster, still racing side by side. Alex Wood took the win with a big lead over Deuchars , while Briggs took a solid third ahead of Jam es Wood and Robert Gutierrez. Foster, Wily Briggs, Tyler Bereman and Trevor Farrand followed . Keith Bradford took an early lead in the all-Yama ha Bomber class. Joe Steffen was right beh ind him, ta king the lead b riefly through turns th ree a nd four. Brad fo rd 's TT500.-powered machine motored awa y fro m Steffen's 360, a nd Rex Hailey, James Steet, George Fox and Paul Colston fell in beh ind the leaders. Brad ford 's bike tried to sp in him off in tum four , letting Steffen once again into the lead..Then Steffen's bike slowed d rasticall y on the fron t straigh t, letting not only Bradford past, bu t also Hailey and • (Above) Jeff Johnson (37) did a double take at the Temecula Short Track event, winn ing the Sportsman Vintage 750 and Open Pro classes. (Right) Eddie Mulder borrowed a Harle y and rode it to the Senior Over 50 victory. Steet, while Colston found a way around Fox for fou rth . Colston held the gas on in three and four, takin g a high line to pull aro und Steet at the stripe and the white flag, but Steet kept steady on the low line throu gh turn one to regain third . Brad ford continu ed out front with the win on his birthda y - and Hailey was second , Steet held off Colston for third. Fox took fifth.ahead of a recovered Steffen. Dinosaurs combined with the brakeless vintage bikes for a trul y classic race. Mearl Barn ell ju mped into the lead on the Mello Yello Veloce tte, followed by Jim McMurren's Harley Sprint, Gordon Menzie on a Royal Enfield , and David Brown, riding an early BSA Go ld Star. Eddie Ca stro, on th e Dodge Bro th ers' Ind ian Scout, made qu ick work of both Brown and Menzie, pitching the big twin into the cushion around the out sid e of the turns. Clark Edging to n a nd Ma ll Ca m p be ll, on a p air o f Tri umph 500 twins, fell in behind Menzie and Brown. Both Edging ton and Brown were soon sidelined by en gine grem lins, gi ving Cecil Oswald (on a twin of McMurren's Sp rin t) a sho t a t Ca mpbell. Castro ran high, tr ying to ge t around Mclvlurr en .: while McMu rren ra n th e middle lin e, tr ying to fin d a wa y a rou n d Barnett. McMurren was d iving into the comers, scru bbing off sp eed , pu shing th e fron t wh eel on the ou tside line, but the lillie 250 could n't qu ite get the speed to make an outsi de pass and he soon swi tched to the low lin e to try for th e lead agai n. Ca stro a nd Me nzie were com fortably settled in third and fourth, but Oswald was n't giving up on tryin g to mak e the pass for fifth, slipp ing insi d e Campbell in turns one and two on the last lap . Barnett continued to hold off McMurren at the finish, trailed by Castro and Menzie. Elliott Iverson took ano the r wi n in Open Amateur ove r Brandon Kent , both on Woo d -Rotax rides, af ter Bill Silve rthorn low-sided out of conten tion. Chad Mors e, Rob Reed a nd Sco tt Rou ss eau filled ou t the top five. Joh n Dupree mad e up for his Proclass gaffe with a win in the Vets race, th is tim e d efeatin g Richard Poll o ck, whil e Dennis Briggs, Don Frau enberger and Jim Steet wa tched from behind . CItI Temec ula Short Track Temecula, Califon ia Resu lts: July 24, 1999 V I NT 250; 1. Do n Fr au e nberger (Ya m ); 2. Joe Steffe n (Ya m ); 3. Manny Crummet {Bu l): 4. C h u ck Claydon (Yam); 5. Bruce Reynolds (Bul ). AM 250: 1. Scott My ers (H a n ); 2. Jam es Wood (H a n); 3. Chad Morse (H an ); 4. Ron Wood (Hen): 5. Ma rk Presco tt (Hen). NOV 250: 1. Craig Wood (Ya m) ; 2. Larr y Price (Bul); 3. Ch4 Ck McCon nell (BuD;4. Jeff Steffen (Yam); 5. Matt Fisher If-len). YTH SO~125: 1. Al ex Wood (H a n ) ; 2. Tom my Deuchars (Suz ); 3. Ricky Briggs (Ha n); 4. Jam es Wood Il (Ho n); 5. Robert Gutierrez (KTM). OM S R: 1. Keith Bradfor d (Ya m ); 2. Rex Ha iley (Yam ); 3. James Stect (Ya m); 4. Pa ul Colston (Yam); 5. George Fox (Yam) . C LSC V INT: 1. Me arl Barnett (Vel) ; 2 . J i~ McMu rren (H · D); 3. Eddie Cas tro Ond ); 4. Go rdon Menzie (R·E ); S. Ma tt Ca mpbell (Tri). . SR 50+: 1. Eddie Mulder (H·O); 2. Dennis Voll (W~ R); 3. Bill Silverthorn (Yam) ; 4. Roca LaFonne (W~R); 5. Dick.Fox (Yam ). Sl SR 60+: 1. Marshall Jennings (W-R); z. Sam Grey (Hon ); 3. Doug Douglas (ATK); 4. Ron Gould (BSA ). O nN PR O: 1. Jeff Johnson ITn); z. Rand y Bereman (w-R); 3. Travis Petton (W.R) ; 4. Richard Pollock (Yam ); S. James Steet (Yam). AM 400 : 1. Ma u r ice O r tega ( Bu l): 2. Do n Fra uen be rger (Yam); 3. Sa l Pel u so (H us) : 4. Bru ce Reynolds (Bull; 5. Scott Myers (Han ). N O V OPEN: 1. Randy Snodgr ass (Han ); 2. Randy Douglas (ATK); 3. Cha rles Clay don (Yam); 4. Douglas Lupo (Yam ); 5. Ray Hens ley (BSA). AM OPEN: 1. Elli ott Ive rso n (W· R); 2. Bra ndon Ken . (W-R); 3. Chad Morse (Kawh 4. Robert Reed (WR); 5. Scott Rousseau (Yam ). S PTS MN V[NT 1 50: 1. Jeff Jo h nso n (Tril; 2. Sa l Pel uso ITri) : 3. Ma u rice O rtega (Tri ): 4. Chris Ap ple (T ri); 5. Chuck Clayd on (Yam). VET 35+: 1. Joh n Du pree (W-R); Z. Richard Po llock (Yam); 3. Den nis Briggs (Yam); 4. Don Frau e nberger (Yam); S. Ja mesSteet (Yam).

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