Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

w ho was cred ite d w it h the $500 TH Q holesh ot award . As the riders rounded th e s w ee pe r th ou gh , Pin g r e e and Carmicha e l w e re s ide . b y sid e. Ca rmichae l took over the lead before the second turn and set sa il. Pingree, Ramsey, Vohla nd , Sellards and Motow orld of EI Cajo n's Andy Harrin gt on se ttled into the next few position s as Carm ichael began to pull away. Ron cad a and Casey Johnson tan gled in the second tu rn a nd had to start their cha rge fro m the back of the pack. Vohlan d kept his sights on the lightnin g, fast Carm ichael as he was stretchin g his lead a nd ma de hi s move b y Ramse y fo r th ir d in th e hills o n la p three. Roncada had put on a -nice cha rge and was up to 13th by lap four. Vohla nd was closin g in on Pingr eee and a lap lat er he mad e a nice ins ide pass in a sweeping uphill corner for seco nd p lace . A s th e tw o w ent a t it , Ca rmic hael gained ev en mor e distan ce and had seven-second lead over Vohland a t the 12-minute mark of th e 30minute-plus-two-lap moto . Four laps later, Ca rm ichae l had doubled his lead to 14 seconds as Vohland held down second . Pingr ee stayed with Vohland as Ramsey rod e in fourth. Sellar d s, McCormi ck , Lytl e, H arringto n, Fonseca and Wey freight-train ed together for a fe w laps until Wey mad e his move. Mo to XXX's Travis Pres ton and Fon seca go t together in a tight corn er a nd bo th wen t down , letting Wey move by. Wey, who wa s ridi ng a severely vibra ting bike wi th a bro ken head-stay, eventu all y passed Harrington and Lytle to move up to seventh . Ronca da followed in We y's foots teps in eigh th a nd was moving up fast as well.. With th e tw o -l ap bo ard o u t, Ca rmic hael backed a bit off the pace but still had a comfo rtable margin ove r Vohland , Ron cad a mov ed by Wey for seven th th en pa sse d Se lla rds, w ho went d own on one of the roug h downhills, for sixth. Carmich a el cro ss ed th e finish lin e tw o laps later with his fis t in the ai r, knowing th at he had jus t clinched his third consecutive 125cc National Championship. Vohland came next w ith Pin gree, Ramse y, McCormi ck , Roncada, Sellards and Wey rounding ou t the top eight. "The la s t co uple of weeks had me ner vous becau se a lot of th in gs have bee n going wrong, but it felt real goo d to get tha t good sta rt," Carmichael said from the team tra iler . "The track was good and the weather is perfect. Three cham pionships in a ro w, it feels good ." " I fe el th a t I'm co mi ng ba ck to myself," Vohla nd said af ter .the moto . "My arms kind of pumped up and I've go t all these blisters on my han d. I just need to ge t off the line with Ricky be tter next moto." Pingree's s te llar s ta rt allowed t he Suzuki rid er to stay up fron t all mo to long. "I kind of rod e in Ricky's pace and I stayed up there to the finish ," Pin gree said of his third -place ride. "I d id n't get tired at all so tha t is a good sign too." Rams ey was not all that happy wi th fourth . "I mad e a lo t of mi stakes ou t the re and was losing a lot of ground in the back section . I'd ge t frustra ted and then ma ke so me mor e mi stakes, but I know w hat I' ve go t to w ork o n ne xt mo to." Voh la nd , McCormick a nd We y w ere back in 10th , 11th and 12th. Rams e y p a s s ed Pin gre e h alfwa y through th e fir st lap a nd Carmicha el mot o red by for second sev.era l turns later. Before the riders even co m p leted the first lap, Carmichael nudged his way . by Ramsey on the inside of a downhill off-camber corne r for the lead . Ramse y end ed the first lap in second, followed by Ping ree, Ron cada, Casey Johnson , FMF / Honda ' s Danny Sm ith an d Sellards. Ron cad a moved by Pingr ee for third on the seco nd lap setting his sig hts on Ram s e y . Ramse y s li d ou t in a fas t (Above) As the series grows older, Yamaha of Troy's Stephane Roncada keeps gelling hotter , The Frenchman chased down Carmichael In the second mota , finis hing second. Combined with a so-so first mota , Roncada finished third overall. . (Left) Nailing two good starts, Nathan Ramsey raced to two fourth ptaee finishes, earn ing fourth on the day. (Below) David Pingree was near the front at the start of both motes, finish ing a strong third in the first outing and ninth in the second. Pingree rounded out the top five when scores were tallied. a MOT02 Coming off a stron g third-pl ace finish, Pingree nail ed the sta rt the seco nd tim e ou t. Ramsey, Carmichael and Ron cad a moved into position qu ickly while sweeper later that lap and lost s evera l positions as Roncada mov ed into second and th en be g an to cl o s e in on Ca rmicha el. Roncada was the man on the move as he gai ned some gro un d on Carmichael. Johnson moved by Pingree and Ramsey an d was in third while Pingree d ro pped fro m fou rt h to 11th in a ma tter o f one lap. A lap later, Joh nso n went down in a corner and was re passed by several of his rivals. At the halfwa y point of th e race it was Carmichae l with a five-second lead over Roncad a. Vohla nd was up to third after passin g Ramse y, and Smit h was up to fifth. Sellards and McCo rmick were goi ng a t it once again, while Wey an d Joh J1S<)n followed. Ca rmichael d ug a little deeper to ge t so me more distance on Roncad a, and he did so throughout the next few laps as the lead ers go t into lapped traffi c. Vohland and Ram sey held third and fou rth with Sellards now in fifth after getting b y hi s teammate , Smith , w h o w e nt down . Carmichael cru ised the fina l few laps and crossed for his second mot o victory on the day. Roncada held stro ng to finish second, wit h Voh land and Ram sey coming in next. "Tha t was a fun mot o," Carmichael said from the p odium. "Step ha ne w as rid in g good and we wer e clicking off so me good lap times ." Roncada ag reed. "1 was rid in g good and was on his ass for half the mot o but mad e a few mistakes and he pulled away." Ron cad a said . "It's pr ett y hard to catch him when he pulls awa y, so [ backed it off a little." Ron cada was not the on ly rider on the track that has gro wn accus tomed to finis hing runner-up to Ca rm ichael. " I've go t to g e t a h o lesho t n e xt w e e k ," Vo h la nd s ai d, who fi n ish ed t h ir d in th e m oto . "I h a v en 't g ot a holes hot all yea r and tha t' s go t to be a big part of the race . I'm looking forw ard eN to battling RC and Ch iodi', too." Broome-Tioga Sports Cente r Binghamton, New York Results: August 29, 1999 (Round 11 of 12) MO TO 1: 1. Rick y Ca rm ichael (Kaw) : 2. Ta llo n Voh land (H o n ): 3. David Pingree (Suz ): 4. Natha n Ramsey (Kaw): 5. jason MI. 'Cormick (Hon); 6. Ste phane Roncada (Yam); 7. Broc k Scllclrds (He n): 8. Nic k Wey (Ka w ): 9. Casey Johnson (V.1m) ; 10. Er nesto Fo nseca (Yam): 11. Travis Pres ton (Suz): 12. David Kratz (Ya m); 13. Casey Lytl~. (Yam); 14. Christop her Gosselaar (Hon ): 15. Andy Hamng ton (Yam ); 16. Isai ah Johnso n (Ya m); 17. Brad Hagseth (Hen) : 18. Tony Lorusso (Suz): 19. Keith Jo hnson (Yam); 20. Ryan Cla rk (Kaw): 21. Barry Carsten (Suz) : 22. Do nova n Mitc hel l (Ya m ); 23. Joe Oehlhof (KTM); 24. Ma tt Sbue (Suz ); 25. Matt Maximoff (Ka w ): 26. Carlo Coen (Yam) ; 27. Jam es l'o volnv (Yam); 28. Kelly Sm ith (J M ); 2CJ. Ryan Duff (Yam) ; 30 J .l~n a . Conlon (Hon); 31. Jcff Gibson ( Ka w ), 32 Chuck Mesle v (Ho n); 33. Johnny Onl sko (Ya m); 34. Mike Kann (Yam) ; 35. Damien Plott s (Ya m); 36. Branden Iesseman (So2 ); 37. Du stin Miller (Ya m); 38. Danny Smith (Hen ): 39. Matt Wal ker (Yam ); 40. Paul Currie (502). MOTO 2: 1. Ricky Cannichael (Kaw): 2. Ste pbarw Ron cada (Yam ); 3. Tall on Voh land (H e n): 4. Nathan Ramsey (Kaw ): 5 . Bro c k Sell ards {H o n I: 6 . Ja ... n o McC or m ic k (Hon ); 7. Nick W ey (Ka w ); 8. Case y johnson (Yam); q. David Pingree (502); 10. David Kratz (Suz); 11. Paul Currie (Suz); 12. Christopher Cosselaar (H on ); 13. Keith johnso n (Yam) ; 14. Matt Walker (Ya m); 15. Ryan Dark (K.1w ); 16. Barry Carsten (Suz) ; 17. Ma tt Maximoff (Kaw): 18. Brad H e gseth (H e n ), 19. Casey Lytle (Yam); 2O .Tony Lorusso (5 02); 21. Jam es Povolny (Yam); 22. Danuen Plotts (Yam ); 23. Jeff Gibson (Kaw); 24. Matt Shu. (Suz); 25. Joe Oehlhof (KTM); 20. Andy Harrington (Ya m); 27. Ryan Duff (ya m); 28. Carlo Coen (Ya m) ; 29. Tra vis Pr est on (Suz) ; 30. Isaiah Johnson (Ya m) ; 31. Emesto Fon seca (Yam ); 32. Du stin Miller (Ya m) ; 33. Johnny Onisko (Ya m ); 34.. Jas on Conlon (Ho n); 35. Chuck Mesley (Hon); 36. Da nny Sm ith (Ho n); 3 7. Mike Kann (Yam ); 38. Kell y Smith (KT M); 39. Do novan Mitchell (Yam); 40. Branden Iesseman (Suz). 125 O /A : 1. Ric k y Carm ichael (Ka w) ; 2. Ta llon Voh land (Hon); 3. Stephene Roncada (Yam ); 4. Natha n Ramsey ( Ka w): 5. Dav id Pin gre e (Su z) : 6. Ja s o n McCormick (Ho n): 7. Broc k Sellards (Hen): S. Nick w cy IKaw ); 9. Ca sey Johnson (Ya m ); 10. David Kra tz (Ya m); 11. Christopher Goseclaa r IHo n j: 12. Ern est o Fonseca (Ya m); 13. Paul Cu rr ie (Suz) : 14. Keith Johnson (Ya m); s 15. Casey Lytle (V .1m ); 16. Tra vis Pre to n (Suz) ; 17. M.ltt walker {Yam}; 18. Ryan Clark (Kaw) : 19. Brad Hagseth Il-ion) : 20. Andy Harrtngton' {Yam): 21. Barry Carsten (5 uz); 22. Isa ia h Johnson (Ya m ); 23. Matt Ma xim off IKaw ): 24. Ton y Loru sso (Suz ), AM AI M AZ DA TR UCK S NA TIONAL C'S H IP I2 See M X S ER IES PO IN T STA N DING S (Af ter 11 o f 12 ro u nd s ): 1. Rick y Ca rmic ha el (499 / 8 wins); 2. Brock S<-1I. 1rds (38 1/ I ); 3. Tallnn Vohta nd <354 / 1) ; 4. Nick Wf.>y (3031 1) ; 5. Natha n Ram se y (27 0 ); 6. Michael Bran des (249); 7. Stcp ha ne Ron cnd a (228 ); 8. Emesto Fonseca (224); 9. CaM'Y Juhnson (202); 10. Case y Lytl e (192); 11. Dannv Sm ith (179); 12. Tra vis Pes ton (177); 13. Ia son McC orm'ick (70); 14. Budd y Antunez ( 37) ; 15. David Pin g ree ( 33); 16. Pau l Cu rrie ( 30); 17. ScoU ' Shee k ( 06 ); 18. Matt Wa lker ( 02 ); 19. Kelly Smith (t al); 20. Mike Craig (03). Upcoming Round: Round 12 - De lmont, Pen ns ylya nia , September 5 9! .... !ii i5.. Cll In 15

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