Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events • (left) Charlie Venegas leads Bob by Hedden in t he Scratc h semi at Fast Fridays in Auburn, Californ ia. Venegas won the Scratch main event over Hedden , Mike Faria and Bart Bast. (Right) Andy Northrup took the win by a tire-width in the Hand icap main even t at Costa Mesa Speedway in Southern California. WM N: I. [es slca Morrison (Kaw): 2. C hristine Blake (Kaw) : 3. Hea ther G reer tHoo);:t. jen nifer Canada (Suz): 5. Cindy Bishop (Ka w ). MINI: 1. R.J. Ferguson (Kaw): 2. Jona than Hill IKaw ): 3. Charlie Harley O<' W} 4. Taylor Faddis (He n): 5. Prest on 1 ; Blake (J(.l W). JR MINI: 1. Z lC Crad d ock (Ka w): 2. Cory Long (Kaw ): 3. Brad Bakke n (Kaw ): 4. Ben Phillips (Hon l: 5. Pierce Blake (Kaw) . PIW: 1. Billy Morrow (KTM) ; 2. Ca rl Austin (Suz): 3. Bradl ey Gree r (Hus) : 4. Kelsey Hon eycutt (Yam). Ferris takes a ride to Fast Fridays win By M. Sobe r Photo by Gen Moore '" '" '" ~ ..; 1l E -E. CD en 58 AUBURN, CA. AUG. 6 Former Junior Speedway racer Ian Ferris won his first main event of the 1999 Gold Co u ntry Fairgrounds racing season. taki ng the Ha ndicap feature ahead of Tommy H ed d en and visiting Speedway icon Billy "The Bullet " Ham ill. "I rea lly needed th is win here tonight : ' said Fe rris aft er the race as he was swa rmed by yo u ng speedwa y fa ns o u t for his a utograph. "I' ve won a couple this year a t Ca l-Ex po . bu t th is is my first o ne up here at my favori te track." Ferris. who sta rted the race fro m the .2Q.-ya rd s tri pe . worke d his way arou nd ze ro- ya rdage rid er Matt King in the early go ing an d we nt on to take the chec kered flag on his Peterich Cycle'sponso red G M, Hed den , coming fro m the 40, d too k over seco nd place on lap two and ma nage to hold off Ha mill, w ho finished a close third . H amill, th e 1996 Wo rld Ind ivid ua l Spee dway Cha mpion, was also sched uled to star t from the 40 bu t decided to move himself back to the 50ya rd line before the mai n began. Tommy' s older brother Bobby Hedden was fou rth; last week's win ne r, Chri s Man chester, was fift h; an d Ma tt King picked himself up after collecting his tum one so il sample a nd finished in sixth . Charlie "The Edg e" Venegas contin ues to trea t the A&S BMW I Fast Frida ys Scratch main as if it we re his ow n personal proving ground. Venegas, who d rew the inside starting posi tion for the second week in a row, also grabbed. the victory for the second consecutive week aboa rd his Borge l Affordable RVI Arai Jawa. " Eve r y n ig h t, e ve ry week, the turns just see m to get tighter and quicker," said the Edgy One while attending a family ga thering after the meeting, "We just got this motor back together tonight befo re the race, an d it was perfect." Venegas' victory was his fifth of the season, wh ich leaves him jus t one shy of Mike Faria 's season-bes t six overall Scra tch ma in wins, with just two reg u la r poi nts eve n ts left in th e 1999 season. Bobby Hed d en, who wa s the only rider to make both ma ins, d rew slot numbe r tw o a nd wa s the seco nd rider off the line, behi nd Venegas , w hen the ta pes went up. Fa ria d rew lane three and Bart Bast on ce aga in star ted from the o utside. Faria beat Bast out of the gate but was fo rced to tra ipse after Bobby Hedden. w ho had a solid hold on seco nd place, on the outside line . Bast also tried to run th e o utside d ir t line but, like Faria , he found the traction to be a bit wanting a nd ended u p finishi ng in four th , Hedden was un abl e to track d own Venegas and collected the st"Cond-place points a coup le of bike lengths ahead of third -p laced Fa ria , Richard Pow ell beat Mark Thomas and Har lan Bast to the checkered flag in the seco nd -division main. The third -d ivision first -p lace trophy went to Ron Wood sfo rd, wh o ou td ista nced Greg Hoot on and Brian Leventon . Eric Carrillo wo n hi s sev e n t h firs t-d iv is io n Ju nior m a in of th e year, Alex Marcu cci topped ou t the seco nd divi- sion , and Chris O lney beat Danny Easley to wi n the Jun ior mai n. Results SCR: 1. Chiltli", V('n~ga!i (Ja w ); 2. Bobby H,·,J.il·n (Jilw);3. Mik(' FM'\ \ (GM) ; 4. I~Ht Bast (Jaw) . . HOC : I. Ia n Ferris (GM); 2. Tom m y H loddt"n (Jaw) ; 3. Billy " Ha mill (JdW); 4. Bobby Heod .m O.,w); 5. C hri" Manches ter (GM). d [).2; I. Richard Pow,'1I (Jaw ); 2. Mar k Thomas (jaw); 3. Ha rtan B.l!il (W .....); 4. Rachelje Kerr (Jaw) . 0-3: I . Ro~ Woodsford ewes); 2. Greg Hooton (Jaw); 3. Brilln Leventon (Jaw ). 0-1 JR: 1. Eric Carnlto Odw );2. Bri"n Yarrow (Jo1"" ); 3. J.I. Ma rtynse ( W~) . 0-2 JR: I. A leA Ma rcu cci (Wes) ; 2. Greg Hooton (Wt"O); 3. j .T. M41bry(j.aw); 4. Brenton 8.ls l (BSA). [).3 jR: 1. Chri~ Ohwy (W e'S) ; 2. Danny Ea~ltry (W('f;); 3. Pau l lohreon (Ho n). Marsh swamps Spokane ST By Crys te lle Whitney SPOKANE. IVA, JULY30 In a close ra ce with Todd Somer s and Lonny ap Ko p p, Larry Marsh wo n the 15-1 Pro main ev ent a t th e Spokane Sho rt Track in Airway Heights. Somers stole the holeshot and managed to hold Marsh nff through mos t of the race. with Kopp right beh ind the whole way, bu t Marsh took the win. Erne st Cam. do stole the holeshot in the Vin> tage ma in e ven t. Wit h Rand y Ray and Tony Goodner follow ing close beh ind. Ca nedo man aged t o ro ll away w ith the wi n in a very com pe titive race. w arr en Os tro m do mina ted the Over 40 class by sna tching the holeshot and running wi th it to cap ture the wi n against Mik e Ha mmo nd a nd Mar k Lang , w ho took a close second and th ird . Chad Primmer and Keith Anderso n foug ht for the wi n in the 80cc class. Primmer took the holes hot. and it was a fight to the finis h, wi th the nod going to Anderso n. In the Open Ama teu r class, Dean Ha rris on took the holes hot and used it to tak e the win agains t Lang. Rory Wh itney and Hammond, Results 50 A: 1. wy au Molf;uire (KTM); 2. Kyle Keeling ( K'Tht); 3. Sam Schue!> (!h Fl.annif;an (K"w); 4. Wyolu M" guire ( Kot w) ; 5. Nid.. Andt·n;on (Han). OPEN AM : 1. o..·a n H" m so n (ATK ); 2. M.ark L..a.ng (ATK ); 3. RoryWhilnt.·y (Ho rd; 4. Mike Hammond (Suz). \o1NT: 1. Ernest Canedo (Yam); 2. Rdnd)" Roll' (Y" m); 3. To ny Goodnc.-r (K.1w) ; 4. Pete lk-nnrll CY.am); 5. Man.. 8«kr (Yam) . 40+: 1. Warren Q"trom (Hon); 2. Mike H.lmmond (Suz); Mark un g (An:: ); 4. DtMn Hol rio;o (A no . r n OPEN PRQ 1. Larry ~1d l"5h (Rb:); 2. Todd Somers (Rh,) ; 3. lonny Kop p (Rtx); 4. Rob Kopp (Rbl);5. Brian W.ahoon (Rt..). Wheelwright wheels right to Cahokia HC double win By Bud Northrup WHffi CITY. IL AUG. 7 . Eric Whl..~ l wrig ht, from Hanov er, Illinois. ma de a ra re tr ip to so u th er n Illinois to rid e in th e Ca ho kia Creek Dirt Riders' hillclimb. and ma de his trip worthw hile with a perfect evening: two class w ins and fast time of the night Wheel wright 's fir st wi n ca me in the 250cc class, in w hich he wa s the first rider to post a s u b · fo u r·seco nd t im e o n hi s YZ2 50 , a fin e 3.924-second effort on his firs t rid e. Big p ressu re, however, was app lied by Eric Donald son and Cra ig Scholz, w ho had d riven a ll the wa y from Atc h ison. Kansas, fo r th e event. Schol z fir s t sli p p ed un d er Wh ee lwrigh t w it h a fa st 3 . 918~seco nd tim e on his H ond a, an d then his buddy Don aldson p ushed into the lead with a slic k 3.840-second time on his CR25 0, Wh eelwright was ready , though, an d lau nched his Yamaha with th rott le wide opt!n a nd deli vere d one of his incredible high -flying rides, topping the hill in a blazing 3,824 sec onds to take the wi n. Whee lw right con tin ued his fas t-time a ttack in the 600cc class, w here he set the first -ro und time to beat at 3,827 seco nds on his CR500, just ahead of Donaldso n, who was close behind wi th a 3.852-second tim e on his Hond a. In secondround action, Dona ldson ass umed the class lead and the fast time with an exce llent 3.753-Sl.'Cond ru n, only to see Pau l Hackba rth , Whee lw rig ht's traveling buddy, na il a 3 .697·seco nd tim e to mov e out into the lead and set yet another fast tim e. But Wheelw rig ht wa s not to be denied, a nd he flew his Hond a high ov e r the top in a crowd-thrilling 3.631 seconds to take the class win and the coveted Fast Ti me trop hy . Do ug Campbell joined the three-second club w ith a 3,974-second ru n on his KX500 for fou rth , whi le [ohn Scro ggins was almos t there with a 4,010seco nd time on his Honda for fifth. "Flyin'" Bob Fisher had a no the r one of his good ou tings on his Superior Cycl e Sportster, as he a lso picked up tw o class wins . Riding in the Seni or class, he carded a 4.377-seco nd time for the wi n, with Gay le jen kins claiming second in 4.438 second s on his Hond a , just barely good enough to beat Tim Wigg ins and his Tri umph with a 4.464-sccon d time. Fisher was even faster in the Push rod class , posting an excellent 4.134SL'COnd time on his first run. and it held up for th e win . Bu t ch Fetters too k second o n h is Har ley. just edging yo ung Josh Carrier, who pu t his Tr iu m p h ove r in 4.224 se co nds for thi rd . Wiggins too k fou rth on his Tr iu m p h in 4.309 d secon ds, just ahead of Harley-mounte Jo hn Jolliff, w ho stop ped the clock in 4,333 seconds for fifth, Results 85 YTH: 1. Damon May o (Ho n); 2. N ld...Mayo (H o n); 3. lacob Tackln (V, m); 4. Robby Noyes (Kaw): 5. Hol'o i,' Smith. l . 200: 1. Dere k Birkcnkamp (Ho n); 2. Sco tt S h ~('ls (K,1wl ; J. O.wid Su m men. (Ka w); 4. Dan [anu s (Hu n l. 250: 1. Eric WhC'l;"lw right (Yam); 2. Eric Donaldson (H lln); 3. Cratg Scholz (Ho nj: 4. Justi n Meyers (G ·G); 5. Do ug Whitten (H(1n). 400: 1. Paul Hackbarth (KTM) ; 2. Matt I'et crs (Hen), 3. Bren t Land (Hu s); 4 . Do ug Ca m p bell (H us) ; 5. Bill Sta r k (Ho n). 600: I. Eric Wh\"dwri~ht

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