Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

CYCLE NEWS '999 SA N C T IO NED Nat:ional Dual Sport: S e ries take the lead at midrace. Happle took an extrem ely slip pery uphill lin e ou t of a ra vin e, lost tracti on and wou nd up a t the bottom with the bike on top of him. Staton mad e th e p ass on Happle and took first place, despite losin g his kickstarter. Lancaster took second. Warren · Stimpson came in third. Ya ma h a ri d e r Craig Ra n d le sho t a cross th e pastu re off of the 250cc Bclass sta rt to take the ea rly lea d . KTM rider Dale Shaffer found a wav aro und Randl e in a gnarly rock sec tion to take the lead and the wi n at the finish. Rand le held on to seco nd , while Kawasaki rid er John Becker came back from a last place sta rt to take third. In the Fou r-St ro ke B class, Ho nd a rid er s Tommy Tomlinson and Stephen Cro y battled for first pla ce in the first few lap s of the -race. Croy go t tan gled up in a bottleneck in a nasty br idge section , allowing Tomlinson th e opportu nity to take a hig h line to make the winning pa ss. Croy ca me in se co nd. Kawasaki jockey Allen Shaffer rod e a consist ent race to pla ce third. The Vet B class was led by Yam ah a · rid er Rand y Fink, wh o passed holesh ot sna tche r Christ opher Main. Th e battle for se co nd w as between Main, An dv Ph illips a nd Ernie Host etl er. Ph illip's bounced pa st Host etl er ac ro ss a rock section to take second . Main also gotby Hostetl er to take third , a nd Hostetler came in fou rth. In th e Senior B cla ss , Honda rider Wally Turfb oer took control with an impres s iv e hol esh ot. Turfboer m a in tained his lead even as he found himself plastered to the side of a tricky off-cam· ber. Knowing that second -placed Bob Wick wa s coming up fas t, T u rfboer unglue d himself from the hillside and came th rough the finish barr els in first. W ick ca me in secon d, with H o w ard Roquet thir d . . The Su permini class was d omi nated by Cycleworld /WERKS En gi neering / Fox-backed Bryan Hap p le, who m anaged an impressive finish despite losing his brakes on the firs t lap. Ha p ple was third in the woods, passin g Danie l Parker and Tim m y Craddock in turns and tight corners. Kawasaki rider Mic hael Sharp came from dead last on the start to pass the pa ck on a bridge crossing to take over second , despite the handicap of a flat fro n t tire . Ch ris Cooper also pulled a few slick moves to earn th ird plac e. CN Rattlesnake Hare Scrambles Wytheville, Virg inia Results: Augusl15, 1999 (Round 9) O /A : Stephen Edmo ndson (Kaw). AA: 1. Jason Greer (Yam ); 2. Daniel Morri son IKaw ): 3. Tommy Handy (Yam); 4. George Greer (Ho n ). DUAL SPORT . TOUR W'A YNESBURG:, PA Nestled in the munta so o in fsouth-western Pennsylvania isquaint Waynesburg -scene of the final round of our tour. This inaugural"B Burner"inclu e arn d splenty of single tra kboth days,with afewa c lternate advanced sections to wet your w histle. This run ish memory of our eldin T Boss,Greg Barnhart -o o good g rail ne fthe uys. S c h e d u le o f E v e n t s : Friday: saturday: AWARDS I~ Silver Fox (Old sl R e ider) IronBtt u ard H Luck Sportsmanship PRE ENTRY FEES 2-0oy R ider: l-D R oy ider: 2-0ay Passenger: l ·O Passenger: ay VET A:. 1. Mon tie Orr (Yam); 2. Karl Johns ton (Yam); 3. Darrell Harley (He n ): 4. Gil Griggs (KTM); 5. Ch uc k Honey cu tt (KTM). SR A: 1. Robe rt j one (I(TM); 2 Larrv Ada ms IHus): 3. s Fred Brown (Hon): 4. Tim Norris (KTM") ; 5. Je rry Par ker (Hen ). . 200 B: 1. Dus tin Staton (Yam); 2. Mike Lancas ter (Kaw): 3. Warren Stim pson (KTM); 4. Scott Ca pewell (Kaw): 5. Brya n Happle (Suz). 250 8: 1. Dale Shaffer (KTM); 2. Craig Rand le (Yam); 3. Jon Becker (Ka w): 4. Jeff Allgood (Ho n); 5. Bob White (KTM) . 4-STRK B: 1. Tommy Tomlinson (Ha n); 2. Stephe n Croy (Han ); 3. Allen Shaffer (Ka w ): 4. Chuck Hannock (Hon); 5. John Hai ley (K.1W). VET B: 1. Randy Fink (Ya m); 2. And y Ph illips (Ha n); 3. Ch ristop her Ma in (KTM); 4. Ern ie Hoste tler (Yam) ; 5. G reg Stalla rd (Suz ). SR B: 1. Wall y Turfboer (Han;; 2. Bob Wick (Suz ): 3. Howard Rcq u e t (KTM ); 4. Ro b ert Blake (Ka w ): 5. Buford Arnn (Hon). 200 C: 1. Brian Thom pson (Ho n): 2. Don Th ompson O(.lW); 3. Ch ris Coo pe r (K.1 W); 4. Eric Add iso n (Ka w): 5. Gu y Stu mp (Ka w) . 2SO C: 1. Richard Henry (KTM); 2. Rick Huffman (Ho n); 3. Bobby Keys (Ha n); 4. Dexter Willis (Yam); 5. Eddie Scar berry IKa w ). SIM IN I; 1. Brya n Happle (](a wl ; 2. Mik e Sharp (Ka w) : 3. Chris Coo pe r (Kaw): 4. Timm y Crad dock (Ka w ): 5. Todd Johnston (Kaw). DNOP Scaven UL gerHunt·Win 4CarTires ANSWE PkerRn·Win a Ro u nAnswer Rin id gJackel K head nuckle Annie Oakley(Fm chieve el) e aleA mn Sunday: 6-9PM 7-8:30AM 8:30AM 9:30AM Registrationat Headquarters Registration Mandatory Riders' Meeting Last Check· Out KTM Lunch 6:00PM Last Check-ln 6:00PM CYCLE NEWS/DUNLOP/ANSWER/ SUZUKI Dinner. Contingency Prizes &Awards. FREE to all2·Day entrants . (Family & Friends welcome for additlona! fee) 7-8:00AM Registration 8:30AM Mandatory Riders ' Meeti ng Last Check-Out 9:00AM KTM Lunch 3:00PM Awa rds A«OMMODATIONS HEADQIJARTERS Com fort Inn 724/ 627 -370 0 Econo Lodge 724/6 27-5544 Supe r 8 724/627-8B80 Castl e Vidori a B&B 7 24/627· 554 5 Greene County Fairgrounds Greene G abl e s B&B 724/62 7·4391 Mor g antown H o tels : Econo Lodge 304/599-818 1 RACER PROD UCTIONS, Inc. 1 H R 66 arner un M organtown, 'IN 26508 (304) 284-0084 or 284-0083 (304) 284-0081fax www.racerxill.com 1-79 at PA Exit 3 then SR 21 W approx. 1i2 mi est (45 min. North of Da ys Inn 304/598-2 120 Hampton Inn 304/ 599- 1200 Morgantown, WV; 1 hour. S. of Pittsburgh) ~~ICT~.z,~.JF- L,-,rv J.. " I I ~ ....J "'~ ~SUZUKI ~ ~_ . SIFc:k __ Uh Lh ::::~e"j. --r;::s:~~ ~ UI,~~rl'fJ ..,.,5.60 (KTM). (Yam). $80.00 $40.00 $40.00 $20.00 n ovFo~lCif)ll11S eligblel E uro Suites 3 04 /5 9 8-1000 200 A: 1. Tommy Reyn old s (Kaw) : 2. Brian Morgan 250 A: 1. Wesley Mora n (K..1W 2. Tony Dt-al (Kawl; 3. ); David Ash ley (Hon): 4. Larry Trent (Suz ); 5. Randall Ellison (Kl'M). 4--S K A: 1. Ricki e H uffman (Ka w): 2. Je ff Soli nger TR APPALAC~/A/V ~HONDA BARNHARTS Rider 's Club ofAm en'ca HONDA $ suaJ SUZUKI~ ~ ~ ELKINS s m ,m . w w s . .. ~~. JI,.H;o SCOTT €7$ - .2 !JJiffJJdR" ~TM t i 1V~f'Ar::. C. TI. Requirements What You G~t! ! ~ AlIRidersMUSTbelegal~ liceosed; Pareotalconsent required forminors. ~ All B M be leg al~ licensed fo ikes UST rhighway usein its state of registration, ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ and MUST be equ with aUSFS-approvedspark arrestor a m g ipped nd ufflin system no lo d rthan 98db ue (A),measured a .5 meters. t0 All bikes willbesubjecttosound testing by the organizer. Testing w be ill disCletionarywiththeorgan ~er.inotherwo rds,if itsounds loud,we'lItest i!. Converted off·road competition machines may s be used provided they are till propertylicen sedforstreetuseandcomp~withtheabove .requiremenls. . All Pa~cl~nls MUST be currentAMA members A p p lications Wb vailable ill ea a egIStration. tR WE DO NOT PROV M IDE EDICAL INS URANCEa dw n eurgeyou NOTtorid e a bikewithout ~. ' No N umbers on Bikes. Expect 125 miles the first day and 80 miles the second with designated gas stops along the route You will be •• . . eq Ulp~ed W a route sheet for roll chart ith mounting. Our group leaders and sweep crew riders will be on hand for assistance if needed. Your entry includes 2 full days of dual sport adventure Saturday night . ' dinner, Poker Run entry, Scavenger Hunt entry, and eligibility for our great contingency rizes from our s onsors. . C> C> en CI> .c E CI> a.. CI> lJ) 57

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