Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Dan Smith fli es through the air, taking the overall Over 38 Inter mediate wi n wi th th e greates t of ease at th e Over The Hill Gang eve nt at Baron a Oaks in Ramon a, Califo rn ia. races for the OTHG. Smith was ted little ti me d omin atin g t he co m p e ti ti o n, g r abb ing th e shot in bo th rnotos for the wi re-to-wire vichole tories . In mot o o ne, the D&D G rowers /Escond ido Cv cles-ba ckcd Sm ith s na re d th e hol es hot and disap peared from the field . Behind Smith. a bat- tle ensued be tween Dan Can eva, yz rider Mark Jon es and Ch uck Wa r ren . The Long Beach M otor sports-back ed Jon es quickl y d isplaced Ca ne va, taking over seco nd , with Ca nev a third. and Warren fourth . Th e man on the gas was C raig Hamilton , wh o turned th e fastes t lap t imes to cla im seco nd place a t th e chec ke rs . Peter Ncumuetler fo llowed Ha milto n to the fin- WIth Us On The Webl ish to secure third place, Smith, wh o rides Ba ro na Oak s frequ ently, used h is experience to on ce agai n g ra b the holeshot and show the class the fast wa y around the tec h nical, jump-filled track. In tow were Wa rre n , C h ris C umbo a nd Cane va. C umbo quickly secured seco nd a nd was un der extreme press ure from the ha rd-charging Hami lton , who once again was recov erin g from a poo r start . At the fini s h, i t was Sm i th cru ising to vi ctory . Hamilton was d esp erate ly pressuri ng Cumbo for second place. Cumbo used the added ponies of hi s RPM' s/Too Tech-backed YZ to hold off Hamilton at th e checkers. Ha milton's 2-3 wa s go od eno ugh for second over al l. Ncumucller took third overall, with a 3-4. In the reg u la r Int ermed ia te class, a not he r Barona Oaks local, John Willis, d om inated the • Complete and current happenings "Inthe Wind" • T 1999 C N M he ycle ews otorcycle Buyer's Guide • Current International and National C hampionship Calendar Listings • Instan~y updated race results in"R acewatch" • R Coverage Highlights, M ace otorcycle T and Interviews ests, • T latest offerings fromC N Videa Theater he ycle ews • Online m otorcycle advertising fromthe leading companies inthe industry • Team Smitty A rchives • Back Issue Archives of Cycle N Online ews • Real·Time Event Coverage in"Virttial Grandstand" day' s events. M uch li ke Smith, Willis absconded with the holeshots and cru ised to victory with a comfo rtab le lead for the overall honors. The real action was the battl e for the second through fifth spots between jacques Ge rman, Kip Co ntre ras a nd Rick Tatlow . In mota one, German, Contreras a nd Ta rlow were ru nning so close tha t the y cou ld ha ve been covered. by a blanket. The trio excha nged position.s several times , but at the checkers it was the KTM of German taki ng second, with Tatl ow and Contreras in tow . In mota two, it was all Willis, as he took the hol eshot a nd th e un contest ed victory. Once again, Germa n and Con tre ras we re involved in a dogfigh t. Tatlow went d own in the first tu m and did not finish . John Rizzo reb ound ed fro m a mid pack start to join the battle for seco nd place. The last -lap running orde r was Willis, German, Contrera s a nd Rizzo, un til YZ-moun ted. Cont reras made his move , d ispla cing Germ an to third at the chec kers . Ge rma n won the war, with his 2-3 bes ting Contreras' 4-2 on the day, for seco nd and third overall . Results BEC: I. Kev in Kc.lwdy: 2. SI\'\It' M.m~i (lnc; 3. Jilck Tan m'T; 4 John Ham monds: 5.C hri!; C a nz . 38. BEG ; I . Frank De rb y; 2. Ma r y An n Hob bs; 3. Barry Si mu n; 4. M,lrit' McMll k n; 5. 1 Billll1";!!. 1111 NOV ; I. Richard Renlse ru 2. Bu b Mora les: 3. Tommy King; 4. David Oul;'obt; 5. David Vin luvt ·. 3R+ NOV : I. Z ,c k Lind be rg: 2. C h uck [ h t',l; 3. David Ward; 4. J.lOn«; Hol m'lll; 5. Tom a'lm.,n. INT : 1. Joh n WiI1i ~; 2. j acque Ccr m.m; 3. Kip Con tn'ra~; 4 s Joh n r~izz,,; 5. Walt Hc·l\lwt. .:»I... INT: I. Da nie l Smit h; 2. Craig Ha mi lto n; 3.PctC1' Ncumuclh-r: 4. C hris C umbo; 5. 0 .111 Cilllt...' a . EX: 1.511'\'t' Pi. tlo ni; 2. C hri s Sc nchinclI; 3. Chuck Bt.-nnl'l; 4 l l In .}' Criswell: 5. j-n Scou . ' 38+ EX: 1. S.P. Qu., lc; 2. G.uy Schl'iJ lcr; 3. Dave Rodriguez; 4 Jl'ff Blht; 5. Mitrty Wt'!

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