Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Motocross Damon Huffm.m CK.1W); 13. J.lnll"S Evan.. CK.w.·); 14. Tv w al lace (Yam) ; 15. J..·. O Sebastien Rov (Ho n): 16. H,·.,t h 1 v oss (H on); 17. Dovev Yt.,zd .. (5u ; ); 18. Mi ll' K.lli n / (Su ;,.:); 19. Takeshi Koi J,.l-~.l (Y.1m); 20. Kevin rim- (5tll ); 21. Anthon y Amarndi o tYarn) : 22. Paul Ca r pe n te r (He n): 23. Bla ir Morgan (K.1W ); 24. Dou g Dehaan (K.wv); 25. Cla rk Stiles ( K., W); 2b. Br,ld Wool"t;...· (Ho n): 27. Rvan Te rlecki (Su;,.:); 28. [iri Dostal (Su~); i9. J."...1O Fren;·tlt.· . (Ya m); 30. Vincen t Karnow (Suz) ; 3 1. Zeb Arm~tn1Og (Ya m) ; 32. Cbarle, Duffy (S\u;) ; 33. Ron Bova-, (Y.l m) ; 34 T v ler Evans (SuL) ; 35. C.utl·r C u mce (Y.un ); 3&. RnnnttR~nnt'r (Y.1m); 37 . Do na ld U pto n ( Ho n): 38. Keith John son (Y.1m ); :N . Steve La mso n (V,l m ); 40. J()..h Dem u th (Ya m) . • i0TO 2: 1. G reg A lb e rt yn (S u z ); 2. Ke v in ' Windham (Ho n): 3. Jimnw Button (Y.l m ); 4. Tim Ft..-ny (Yam ); 5. Ezra Lu~1.. ( H 0~1; b. Mike Lak occo (lIon); 1. Robbi e Reynard (SUL); 8. Doug Hen ry < Y.lnl); 'J. Joh n Dowd (Y.1m ); 10. Larrv ward (SUL ); 11. jean Sc w ..til'1l .... Rov (Ho n): 12. Steve ·1...rmeon (Ya m) ; 13. Mike K.lti n (Suz); 14. Anthony Amaradio (Ya m) ; 15. T y wallace (Yam ); 16. Kevin C ri ne (Suz); 17. D .lmC)11 Huffm an (K.1w ); 18. Dav e y Y\,..... .. (Suz l; 19. Ryan Tl'fl l"(L.i (Suz) ; 1 · 20. Takeshl Koikeda (Y.lm); 2 1. la mes Eva ns (K.wv); 22. Clark Stiles IKnw ): 23. Dona ld Upt on HI(m ); 24' ,81. Ir 1 (Left ) Yam aha's Doug Henry rode his last race as a l actory ri der at Steel City. He and his wile. Stacy , celebrate a lo n g an d successfu l c aree r. (Ri ght) J immy Bu tt o n made it l our top-three fin ishes in a ro w. Morgan ( Kaw ): 25. Vincen t Karnow (511.1); 26. C h MI ~ Duffy (Su z) : 27 . K,-it h jo h nson ( Ya m) ; 28 . Zt· l'> Ar ms trong (Ya m) : 29. Ron Boy.1S (Yam ); 30. Ronn u.· people were hitting it and the gate kept sha king. They finall y dropped it and I go t up there really good . Jo hn Do wd was first and I was seco nd . Somebody cu t in from the outside and Dowd's rear w heel kind of w ent wide and hit my fron t w heel. I thought I wa s okay, but then the g uy from the o utside came across and I high-sid ed over him . Th en , I got run over two or three times. There was nothing I could do." Out front and with Albertyn on his heels, Ferry put in one of the strongest performances of his ca ree r, holding off the new National Champion for the bet ter part of the lap. "Th is is th e fir st outdoor a tio na l mota I've lead in quite a few years now, s o I was pr etty pumped to g e t th e shot," said Ferry. "I got a little tired. hole Brieflv... -, , Albee wa s pushing there a t th e beginnin g and I was still a little tired from the first mota. I've ,never really run at th eir pac e yet this year and I fig ured I had better ba ck it down . O therwise, I may have ended up on the gro und ." Ferry kept Albertyn in his sights until ju st before the ha lf w a y point, when Windham charged by for second. Determined not to let a great fin al-mote-ofthe -year ride slip from his gras p, Ferry put his head down and sta yed with the leaders. With just two laps to go, Button clo sed on Ferry and , aft er s eve ra l a ttem p ts, finally took the position a t the top of Steel City's large uphill. " He didn 't q uite have m e th e fir st time," said Ferry. "I thought he might land on me on the next double, so I kind of went wid e. The seco nd tim e he just Renner (Yarn): 3 1. J.N :m Fren ett e (Yam); 32. Heath V, IHon): 33. Tyler Evans (5uz); 34. Paul Ca rpen ter (I ion ; 35. Brad Woolse y (Hen) : 36. Jiri Dostal (Su z); 37. Doug De haan (Ka w ); 38 . Robbie Horton (Yarn ): 39 , j O!'o h Demuth (Yam) ; 40. Ca rte r C umce (Yam), O /A : 1. G reg Albcrtyn (Sux) : 2. Ke vi n Wind ham (Yam); 3. Jimmy Button (Yarn ): 4. Larry Ward (Suz l; 5, Tim Ferry (Yam); 6. Ezra Lusk (Ho n): 7. Mike Lak occo ( H o n) : 8, Robbie Reynard (5u;,.:); 9. John Dowd (V. m); , to. Do ug Hen ry (Yam); 11. jea n Sebastien Ro y (Hun); 12. Ty W.1JI.ce (Tam) ; 13. Damon Huffma n (K .1W); 14. , M ike Ka tin (Suz ); 15. Ro bbie Hort on (Yam) ; 16. Stevo Lamson (Ya m ); 17. J.lrn l-:'o Evans (Kaw j: 18. Antho ny " A ma ra dio (Yam); 19. D.1Vl' \· Yeze k (SU7.); 20 . K...-vin C rine (Su.. ; 2 1. Heath V""", (~I,1O); 22 T" l..l~h i Kn iL.l d (Yam) ; 23. Ryan Terl t. cki (Suz). o AMA /MAZDA T RUCKS NATION AL C1IA M PIO S HIP 250cc MX SERIES FIN AL POI NT STA NDI NGS (Af te r 12 of 12 rou nds): 1. Gn,; Albt.-rtyn (477/ 3 win,;); 2. Kevin Wind h.tm (448/ 4); 3, Mike Lak occc (406/ 1); " Ezra Lusk (347 /1); 5. Jimm y Button (328/1); 6. Doug Hen ry (314/ 1); 7. J()hn Dowd (2( 8); 8. Larry ward (2 y 9. Robbie Reynard (274); to. Tim Ft.-rr (2&U; 11. Ie f Emi g (262); 12. Sebastren Torte lli (245) ; 13. Da mon H uffm an (206); 14. jean Seb.l~ tie n Rev (144); 15. Slew Lamson (1.2ii ; 16. Take-hi Koikeda (lIS); 17. Heath VCK" (84); 18. jl'1!oh Demuth (68); 19. Mick.wl Picho n (55); 20. Anthony Amaradao (53 ). ki nd of mo to red by me up the hill. It wa s pr etty tou gh to bea t him up the hill on that 400 ." Albe rty n aced th e mo ta fo r his second mo to win of the day - a tru e cha mpions hi p ri d e . Win d ha m fo llowed in second, Butto n was third and Ferry was fou rth . Lus k matched h is first mo to sco re of fif th , followed by LaRocco in sixth. Reynard was seven th, fqllowed by Henry in ei ghth and Dowd in n int h. Ward recovered from his first turn crash CN to round ou t the top 10. 'Steel Cit y Rac eway De lmont , Pennsylvan ia Res ul ts: Septem ber 5, 1999 (Fi nal Round) MOTO 1: 1. Gr eg Atberryn (5 uz ); 2. Larry Ward Windh.lrn C o n); 4. Jimmy Bu tton (Yam); H 5. Ez ra lu",l (Ho n): b . John Dowd (Yam ); 7. Tim Ferry (Ya m); 8. ROObi~ Revnard (Suz); 9. Mike Lageecc (SUL); 10. Dou g Henry (Yam); 11. Robbie Horton (Ya m); 12. (5U I:); 3. Kevin lowed by Team Chaperral/ Yemaha's Tim Ferry in the second moto. those events. The next step is trying to get some sort of team support for the U.S. Open; After that, I'll worry abo ut next year." W ith his championship. G reg A lbertyn become s only the third for-eign r id e r ever to wi n ' a n AMA Nat ion al m ot o cro s s title . M otocros s p ion eer Pierr e Karsm ak ers . fr om th e N eth erla·nd s. . showed the yo ung Americans what the sport was all about by tak ing the 1973 500c c National Ch ampionship, and the 1974 Supercross Champion ship. and in 1991 - some 17 years later - French man J ean·M ichel Bayle scored his now ·legendary sweep of the 25Occ, Superc ross, 250cc National MX and 500 cc National MX titl es: Also making an appearance at Steel City was teenage amateur-sensation Travis PaStrana. "I just signed with A meri can Suzuki. said the 15·year-old from Annapolis, Maryland , " I was really eXCIted · to be able to actually get a Suzuki ride. I can't wait to tum pro next year. It' s going to be a dream come true. " Pastrana topped the 125cc and 250 cc A classes in Saturday's amateur program . . . To narrow the field to 40 'rider s per National class. a series of qua lifiers w er e ru n o n Sunday morning . KTMiThor' s Kelly Smith won the first 125cc qualifi er. fo llowed by Team Primal Impulse/Suzuki/BIll' s Pipes' David P ingree in 125cc qualifier two. NCY Yamaha' s K eith Johnson took ,the 125cc consola'tion victory in the 25 0cc class : it was Team' ChaparrallYamaha' s Aft er the races had been comp le'ted on S~nday: a b~nefit auction Tim Ferry taking the w in in quanfier one - the faste st qualif ier ~f was held for injured rider Tony H aynes , M any of the' top riders' the day - followed by Kamesport s/Pro Circuit/ Pir<;lIi·backed Suzudonated pants, jerseys: helmets. boots and number plate s and all ki rider Mike Katin . who won the seco nd 250c c qualifier. Two Albertyn's title also marks the end of an 18-year champio nship dry the pro ceed s went to Haynes for a han dlcap .a'cc~sslb le ' va n -l Wh eel/Kawa saki/MSR 's Doug D eHaan took the win in the , spell forS u zu k i in the 250 0c class . The last timelhe manufacturAlbertyn' s pant s and je rsey earned $550. Carmichae l' s pants . 250 cc co nsolation race. ' er won a 250 cc outdoor title was in 198 1, w hen Texan Kent' "The went for ,$250 and Tim Ferry,s he.lmet we nt for $300., Ferry even' ' donated his'$500 THQ holeshot award to the cause . The highest , Rh i~es tone Cowboy" Howerton we nt head·to-l1ead with Bob U .S. Tobacco/Team Roost e r presented the highest-placing nah fo r the crow n. bid of the day wen t for Trav,s Pastrana's jersey, sold for $200~ ; and seco nd-highest ·placing privateers' in each National class wi th and bought by Doug 'Henry. "As a co nd1lion of sale. Travis ha~ 1 awa rds of $ 1000 and $50 0. respectively. RRP/S ussex M ot or· W ith the 125cc W orl d Championships now complete, several pro mised me his fir st AMA Nat ion al number ·one je rsey ," said spor ts' T y Wallace took top honors in the 250cc class for his Grand Prix stars made the trip to St eel City , DKN Y/Husqvarna 's Henry of his exorbitant purchase.The auction raised ove r $14 .000 14 - 15 . 12th ·overall r ide , foll owed by Kamesports / Pro Alessio " C hi c c o " C h iod i was the main attraction. The tWoand all of the ite ms we re no t even sol d . The remaining ite ms will Circuit/Pi relli's Mike K a t i n . w ho wen t 18-13. for 14th overa ll. time and reigning 125cc World Champion finished 34-31 for the · still be sold at a later date . Team M oto Planet/AI Lane Yamaha's M att Wal k e r was the top daY, but remained optimistic about h,s plans to roce in America 125cc pilot , finish ing 13· 12, for eleventh ove rall. Right behind full-time. next year. "Today was a bad day for me,", said Cli iodi. As the National season ends. people are already looking forward Wa lker was R&S/KawasakilThor' s R y an Clark. who went l S" My bike did not work very good and I ended up crashing." Yamato the Supercr oss series. Pace M otorsport 's P at Schutte was I i , for 12th overa ll. at the event and released the ev ent schedule. " I~ will start on Jan- . ha UK ' s C arl Nunn fared beller. as t he B ritish 125cc' ·r ider uary 8th at Anaheim and return to that same venue a week later . " charged to 8·6 .moto finishes for sixth overal l. . U .S. TobaccolTeam Roo st er also announced the winners o f the Schulte explained. - W e will also go' to Pontiac twice this year and covete d year.end Top Privateer Awards at Steel City . Yamawe have a neW event in 'the Ch icag o area . On ce again, it wdi wrap On display at St eel City was the 'much-anticipated Cannondale ,ha of J apan/H olley Rac ing 's T akeshi Koikeda wa s the top up in Las Vegas. " . · . MX400. -This is the firSt t,me the general public has been able 250Cc rider. wit h two top privateer h.nishes and four runner-ups . ,He will receive a $5 000 award , Big Valley Hond a/Great Lakes . to see the mo to rc ycle, " explained Product Ma nager M ic hael On Sunday. an'invitatio n;,1 8cCc race was ·held befor e and after Guerra. "This Particular motorcycle is-going to the Gravity Games Aviation 's Heath Voss was the 250cc runner ·up for the year, the first set of Pro motos, St . Cl oud. Florid a's Davi Millsaps with two top priva t. e r finishes and three runner-up s .' V oss w ill . next week and will also be in a photo shoo t for Gentl€man's Quar · e was. the big winner of the event and Cemic 's Suzuki·sponsored terly (GQ) Magazine. Then. it goes off to M ilan. Italy. for the inte r· receive $2000 . In the 125cc class . Moto XXX/ Tho r' s Travis national trade show there . Broc Hepler t o o k s ec o nd . Y am aha ·moun ted ,D o n n i e Preston will take home the big check . wit h four top privateer fin: · McGorty rounded out the podium , ishe s and three runners ·up s. foll ow ed by AXO /Dunlop/Smith Guerra reports that C annondale will also be' fielding a race team back ed P aul Currie . who finished both top privateer and runne·r· for 2000. - The flf st time the bike wdl be raced w~ 1 be right around up tw ice ~~ch . . . Missing from the race once ' again was Parts Unlimited 's Walker Ja nuary ." said G uerra. " National numbe r 45 , Keith Johnson Garrison and his wife Joan . The two have not been to the races {of NESC fame>. will do the Flori da W inter Series. the Four-Str oke since W alker' s heart transplant back In April. P.U.' s Alan RutherIn its con tinuing eff ort s to aid injured mot orcYclists throu gh the ford said that W alker is doing well on'the road to recove ry. W orld Cha'mpionship race. assorted Four·S troke NatIOnals and Clayton M emorial Foundation . U.S . Tobacco donated 33 the complete National outdoo r series." said Guerra . - We 'r e still cents per paying' spectat or - 18.634 strong . at Steel City , result· not sure if 'w e'lI have aneit her rider. W e're going to pretty ' much ing in a donat ion of $6211 to the non -profit organization.' U.S. foc us on Keith .". ' Toba cco then made good on the ir init ial pled ge to pro vide a An industry race was held at Steel City during Friday 's amate ur progmm. Attracting journalis ts . 'industry rep s 'and eve n a few m cwhoppi ng $70.000 of support by rounding out the year-end dona· tion figure to 'that amount.. . . Making an appearance at Steel City wa s four ·bme National C hampiers, like Alessio Chiodi and Chri stopher Go sselaar (who were trYing to get in some much.needed track time). the race is intended on Jeff Emig . Emig . who was ,recent ly di smissed from Team Kawasaki . is giving 'careful cori~jderntion ' to his options for the future . THQ P laystation Championship .Motocross Featuring the road show a chance i o g'ive the people who iravel as part Ricky Carm i c h ael Holeshot Awards in the amount of $500 " The phon e has rang. but I' m taking it one step at a time ." said to ge t out o n the track arid ride . The ov~rall win w ent to Denny were prese nt ed to th e riders who hol es hot ea ch of th e four Emig. - The immediate future is the fact that I have tw o races in Stephenson , who finished ' 2-1. Gosselaar won the first moto , Nationa l mot os, Team Primal Impulse/Suzuki/ Bill' s Pipes' David Europe to do ,- the Manchest er Super cross and the Fastc ros. in but crashed in the second moto. Forty-six entries paid $20,apiece Pingree .flew to the hole shot in the first '125cc moto. followed by to race . The co llected entry money . which was in turn bumped up Italy. I needed to get something together for those races. A friend Yamaha of Troy 's Stephane Roricada in the second mot o . was kind enough to loan me a Yamaha VZ250 to ride. test and practo $1000 by t he National p romoters Group {N PGl. was then Team Yamaha's .John Dowd holeshotthe first 250cc moto . foltice on. SO I can get some engine and suspensiOn setli ngs going for donated to the Tony Haines / Jeff Everly fundralser . H a,,- o f , , . ~ .

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