Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Rid ers Association, it w a s a popu lar even t for specta to rs a nd racers ali ke, paying out over $6()()() in prizes. Ama teur and mini classes ra n on Saturday and loosen ed th e hill up p ret ty good fo r th e Pr o s th e n e xt d a y. Alth ough many people o p te d n ot to make the trip up the hill, it did not sto p them from watchi ng. Because yo u could see the course from almost anywhere on th e grounds of th e Ski Ra nch, heads everywhere wo uld turn tow ard the hill eac h tim e a bik e took off. Espec ially so in the big Pro Modified , most of wh ich ran eleven or twelv e hundred cc in-line fo u rs s t uffed in to m oto cr o ss b ik e fra mes. Whe n one of them took off, it so unded like a d rag race, and it was a d rag race to the top. "The hill 's really d ry and powdery with so me big hid den rocks," said eighttim e North Ame rica n Hillclimb Cha mp ion Travis Whitlo ck , w ho rod e five classes this weekend . BUELL BATTLE TR AX Th e Buell Battle T ra x s h o w ca s e s mo torcycle opera ti ng a nd racin g in a gy m ka n a or s pec ta to r-friendly autocross-style course. Participants we re tim ed throu gh a ti gh t cours e in th e parking lot in front of the lod ge. Ridin g every imaginable type of two (or three) w heeled ve hicle, from t h e featu r ed Bue lls to "po cket rockets," from a vintage Vince nt with sidecar to at leas t one full dress Harley. This eve nt was a pop u lar one, a ttracting both a stead y strea m of ri d e rs and s iza b le a u die nce t ha t packed the deck of the lodge for most of the da y on Sunday. SUPE RTRIA LS "This is th e second year th at we've don e the Donner Invi tational Supertrials and wh at we' re trying to do is to ge t Trials ou t into the mainstream. This eve nt (Old . Highway 40 Mo to rcycle Days) attracts a lot of different types of people and it 's a g reat ev ent to debut Trials beca use of th e area ," said five -time Na tio nal Trials Cha mpion Geoff Aaron. The Beta ride r and Montessa -rnounted nation al nu mber -two rider Ryon Bell lai d out a nd rod e fou r sec tio ns in a n Exh ibition /Competition . The sections ranged from a rock an d log pile near the bottom of the Dirt Hillcli mb to a spectacu lar, thrilling sect io n in the boulder cliffs overlooking Hi ghway 40 and the Rainbow Bridge w it h Donner Lak e in the distance. Man y of the spectators had never seen Trials befo re and we re captivated by the balance and finesse di spla yed by th ese rid ers. Following each section , Geoff and Ryan put on a d isplay of tricks, showcasi ng so me of the skills that make a good Tria ls rid er. Tail-d ragging wheelles. lon g fron t wheel wheelies and 180 degree hops held the spectators spellbound, after w hich they wo uld stay to talk to the riders abo ut the sport. At one poin t Geoff rod e across the flat parki ng lot and hopped over six voluntee rs laying sid e by side, on e of them snapping his picture as he fle w .over. Geoff was th e off icia l wi n ne r of th e competition although th e real winner was the spo rt of Trials, gai ning a lot of · new fans this week end. The weekend wa s also one of the five eve nts includ ed in the Cla yton Memorial Foundation's V.J.P. Super Ticket. Others w ere the Ha ngtow n Nationa l Mo tocross, th e Sacramen to Mil e , the AMA Superbike ational a t La guna Seca and the AMA Speedway National Championships at Fast Fridays. Th e Donner Ski Ranch has been instrumenta l in originating a nd supporting the VIP Super Ticke t, d on ating 200 p asses for the week en ds events. CN Famil y tr oubles: Casey Yarr ow chases fath er Allen in SuPer TT act io n. Dad wo uld ho ld on for the win . With th e co-pilot barely vis ib le in an effort to che at the wind, Wade Boyd (ri ght) approaches th e fini sh of th e threemile Paved Hillclimb in his si decar. Old Highway 40 Mot orcycl e Days Norden, Cali forn ia August 14-15, 1999 Supe r IT Resu lts srrr I' REM: 1. A.] . H erre ra (ATK); 2. Don Ho ward (Hen): 3. Paul Hart (Hon), 4. Rick Pea rce (Honl : 5. Stev e Hlcbo (H on). . SITT M fW : 1. Bro k McAllis te r (Hen): 2. Ty le r Sandell (Yam ); 3.Casey Yarrow (Yam) . SI'TSMN: 1. Allen Yarrow (Yam) ; 2. Casev Yarrow (Yam ); 3. C urtis Brunn (Ho n l. • KN BY: 1. C h C't Dubui s (Ya m ); 2 . To ~d Repshe r (Yam ); 3. Peter Fem en ia IHon). Pav emen t Ililiclimb O PEN S /B K: 1. Do ug P it co ck (SU.l.); 2 . Ha r o ld Pa rk er; 3. Rob Ha rdy (Dud . OPEN 5 /5PT: 1. Mike C o n s er (S uz): 2 . Br ok McAllister; 3. Tu cker Fran sen (Yam) . OPEN: 1. Dan Cook {Yam}; 2. Jaws Ingalls (Bue ), 3. Adnen Webb IHon). BUELL BOrr: 1. Jaw s Ingalls (Bue): 2. Lan ce Say lor (Bue): 3. Cory Ca ll (Bue) . 1W: 1. Bro k McAllister (Hon): 2. Rob H ardy (Dud; 3. Brad Coc km.. n (H e n). t S CL: 1. Dale Fra nklin; 2. Rick Pearce (H e n ): 3. A.J. H errera (ATK) . 250 GP: 1. Dennis Gregory (Yam ). F-250: I. Pa ul Shocn (Tri); 2. Steve Hipp (Hen) . SPTS MN 2 50: 1. Ron Do tso n; 2 . W vli e W il so n (H en ). • SPTSMN 350: 1. Pet er Hip p (Hun); 2. Pau l Dunning (Hen ): 3. Scott Miller . BOlT F-3: 1. Chris Denzle r (Ho n ). BOlT 2-STRK 1. Robert Worrel (Yam) . 50S F-l : 1. Ted Kasparian (Yam) ; 2. To m Fitzg er ald (Yam) . SDCR: 1. Rick Mu rr a y ( Ka w): 2. i,vry Bo yd ; 3. Wa de Boyd . Dirt T ra ck S.lturd .. y 0-50: 1. Garret Duarte. 51-60: 1. Petey Krunich; 2. Lars Hegst rom; 3. Shane Sm ith . 6]-80: 1. Jaso n Smith; 2. Pet ev Kru n ich ; 3. Aaro n Strong . . PP : I . Angel a Th oma s; 2. Ka ti e Hansen; 3. Led ia Carlsen 8] -125: 1. Jared Wal den. 250 STK NOV: 1. Den ny Stor lie; 2. Iason Smi t h; 3. Brad ford Adarns. 250 STK EX: 1. T ra vi s Witlock; 2. Darren Morris; 3.Bra ndon Witl ock . O PEN STK NOV: 1. Corey Wil son; 2. Peter Tap ley; 3. Keith Thomas . O PE1'I: STK EX: 1. Scott Bums; 2. David Mason; 3. Scott Kooreman. O PE N 4- STRK: 1. Mic hael C al laghan : 2. M att Roger; 3. Toby Murra y. . OPEN MOD: 1. Darren Morris; 2. Sco tt Burns; 3. David Mason. 40 +: 1. Dennis Spencer; 2. Georg e Sauer; 3. Jeff Barger. 50+: 1. George Sa u er ; 2. Ke n t Mcwilliams. VINT: 1. Jimm y Gard ne r; 2. Kent Williams; 3 . Richard James. DFC: 1. Dusty Beer; 2. T ra vis Willock ; 3. Brandon w itlock. • Sunday 50+: t. Lefty Fru ech ; 2. De nnis 5chinkle; 3. George Sa uer . 250 MOD: 1. Dusty Beer; 2. Travis Wil lock ; 3. Pette Krunich. PRO MOD 0-600: 1. Travi s Witl ock; 2. Du sty Beer; • 3. David Ma son. PRO MOD 601-QPEN: 1. Travis Wi tlock ; 2. jeremy Paget: 3. Dusty Beer. • 0-700 EXHIB : 1. Dust y Beer; 2. Paul St offers ; 3. T ravis Wit lock. 701- OPEN EXH IB: 1. Travis Witloc k; 2. Du stv Bee r; 3. Me l Kimball . • 17

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