Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

CMC Trans-Cal Series, Round 1:·Glen Helen Raceway Events both th e 250cc Pro and Ove r 25 Pro classes . Walters' closest ri val w as Tv Kad y, w hose pair of third-place finis he;; was good enough for ru nner- up ho nors in the 250cc Pro class. Kad y also posted a stro ng third-place finis h in the 125 Pro class behind firstmot o winner Osca r Valdez and overa ll winner Tim Beatty, who used a pair of second -p lace finis hes fo r th e ov erall win . Rounding out the top six 125cc Pros was rookie Gerrit Or delma n, wh o won the final 125cc Pro race by upstaging the entire field in his Pro-class debut, but a problem ati c firs t m ot o left him six th overall via a 12-1 finis h. Chris Radzin s ki made a su cces sfu l return to .raci ng by w in n ing t he fir st Over 25 Amateu r-class moto . "Th is is my big come back," Rad zin s- ki said . "I lost 80 po u nd s and hav e been rid ing extra-lo ng 2()-minut e mo tos at the Max Track." Rad zins ki and Steve Pia tto ni w ent d own to the wire in th e a ll-im po rta n t seco nd moto, but Rad zin ski wou nd up fin ishing just a fe w feet behind cla ss w in ner Piat ton i, whose Shock Ther ap ybacked Suzuki just out hand led Radzin ski' s KX du ring t he ultra -r ou gh fin al CN moto. Glen Helen Race way Park San Be rna rdino, California Res ult s : Au gust 29,1999 (Round 1) 50 (4-6): 1. Chris Plo uffe (KTM); 2. Brvce Stewa rt (Cob); 3. Tanner Krahenb u h l (Cob). • SO (7-8): 1. B1.1 kt." Baggen < Cob); 2. Mk h.lt."1 Trugha (Co b); 3. Ro nnie Coodwin < Cob ); 4. Cod v Farrar (KT\ U; 5. Kyle Sm it h (KTM J. • 60 (0·8): 1. Travis C h ri s tense n (Kaw) : 2. Dustin Pipes (Kaw): 3. Ro nnie G o o d w i n ( Ka w): 4. Shawn Butler: 3. Kyle Sm ith {Kaw), &0 (9-11 ): 1. Mikl' Alessi (Ka w): 2. jared Partr idg e (Kaw) : 3. Rhet t Urscth (K.1W ); 4. Casey H u nt ley ( Ka w): 5. jere my Johnso n (Ka w ). 60 BEC : 1. Dylan Pembe rto n ( K,lW ); 2. C hris Deed.. (K T M) ; 3. [uvti n Euban ks (KT M ); 4. Michael Le ib (Kaw). (Left) R.J . Thompson (59) mac hi ne-gu nned his way to three out of f ou r moto w ins, ta ki ng th e overall vic tories in bo th the 125 and 250cc Intermediate cl as ses at the open ing rou nd of the CMC Trans-Cal Series at Glen Helen Raceway. (Above) Sp Ud Walters (75) also had a goo d da y in San Bernard ino , winning both the 250cc Pro and Over 25 Pro cla sses. By To ny Ale ssi 50 SAN BER! ARDlNO, CA, AUG. 29 housa nd Oa ks Kaw a sa ki-backed R.J . Thompson post ed an impressive three out of four mot o victories en route to overall win s in both the 125 and 250cc Intermed iate classes d ur ing rou nd one of the Sunstar Sprockets C MC Tran s -Ca l Se ries, h eld at G le n Helen Racewav Park . The 125cc In term ed iate class was the week's lar gest, with a field of 37 racers. The tw o eig ht-lap motos wo uld req uire racers to get a good sta rt if they hop ed for success . Thompson ga ted 15th at the s ta r t of th e fir st mot o . Local ho tsh oe Sea n O ' Conn or pu ll ed h is u su a l holeshot and led the troop s through the first lap . Team FMF racer Chris Tocco also had a good start and ran inside the top thr ee, w hile heavy favori te Thompso n was cha rg ing throu gh th e field . Tho mpson caug ht Tocco la te in the race and pushed hi m ou t of a large berm on the back side of the ra ce track to tak e over second . Thompson caug ht O'Con - nor almos t immediately, bu t Thompson ran ou t of time and had to settle for second . " A ll 1 n eed to w in is a top-thre e start," said Thompson . "Some race rs in this class ru n 167cc kits, so it's hard to ge t a good start on a basic 125cc!" Tho mpson's w ish ca me tr u e in th e second rnoto . He ga te d thi rd be h ind O 'Co n no r, w ho pull ed ye t ano t her ho lesh o L This time , T h om p s on was quick to catch O'Connor, and by the end of the first lap, Thompson had closed to within one bike len gth of the lead er. Ju st when it a p pea re d th at a co nfro ntation wo u ld eru p t for the lead, bad luck struck for O'C onner. "I watched him come into this corne r a litt le too fast ," Thompson sai d . "The tu rn was dry a nd his ba ck w heel slid out." Thompson took over the number -one s po t a n d w ent on to a co m ma n d ing lead . Wh en the checker flag waved , it was all Thompson , on his Pro Circuit / Thou sand Oa ks Kawasaki, follow ed bv Turbo Reif, hard-charging "college boy;' Tim Weigand, Jaso n Wood and Bra ndo n Milstead. Th ompson returned late r in the d ay for a pair of un contested moto wins in the 250cc Intermedi ate class , in whi ch he topped Turbo Reif, Jason Wood , Sean Thornton and Kevin Townsend . This yea r's Trans Ca l saw so me new, ve ry young racers take their firs t sho t at rid ing the 125cc class. On e suc h racer was ll-year-old Jeff Loop. "We bou gh t th is bi ke this morni ng from the s tarter, Rand y Roger s," Loo p said . "I have no experie nce at all, but I ha ve to rid e big b ike". becau se I keep breaking all my 80s." . Loop had a good d ay and fini sh ed fifth over all in the 125cc Begin ner class, behind Ryan Happy, Pau l Decoite, Brian And er son and 13-year-old class winner Matt Gomez . "Th is was my first bik e race tod ay, too," Gomez said. "I rode a 1991 Suzuki RMl 25. I am rea l happy." White Brothers racer Sp ud Walters was the top Pro of the weekend, scoring a s traig h t s wee p of a ll four motos in 80 BEG: 1. Steven Co lso n (5 uz ); 2. Steven Ho yce (Yarn ): 3. Casey Hu ntl e y (K.1W); 4. Dc rrc ck Mu rph y (Suz): 5. Z ach Bro wn (K.. W) . , SO(7-11): 1. Mikt.' AIt.>ssi (K.1W); 2. lcff Alt.ss i (K.n\'); ' 3. Casey H in so n (Suz): 4. Mich a el Parker IHo n): 5. Aus tin Whi te (Suz) . 80 (12-13): 1. Kyk' Par trid ge (5uz) ; 2. Robby Wood s (Ho n): 3. Jo s h G ra nt (Suz): 4. Paul Pearcy (Su z): 5. CMhlS GOllza k'S ( Kaw ). J 80 (14·1 6): 1. Sean Coll ie r (Kaw): 2. D.,ry l Eckland (Ya m ); 3. Dy l.1I1 Lord (K.1W); 4. C all' Willl,l Ct." (Yarn ): 5 . Ty ler Du nca n (Yam ). . Ir S/M IN I : 1. Sean Coll ier (K .1W); 2. Kyle Pa rtridge (5uz) ; 3. Da ry l Eck lund (Y am) ; 4. Robby wood s (H en) : 5. Ty Morrow ISuz}. SC HBY: 1, Ch ris top he r Tocco (Ya rn): 2. Rus s Ca rc ta (Yarn ): 3. Sco tt Ho we (Ya m): 4 . JlI~'p h Pa ge (Ya m) ; 5. Micky G riffin (Yam). 125 BEG : 1. , I.l tt Corn er (Suz); 2. Brian A n der....'in \ (SU7.); 3. Paul Dccoite (Yarn): 4- Ryan Happy (Yam) ; 5. . Jeff Lo op (Yarn ) . 125 JR : 1. Blak e [i rma n (Y.. n): 2. Corey Murph y u (Hu n): 3. Nick Mela nson (Ya m ); 4. Chad Fra nk (Y,l m ); ", C abe O~'SO (Ya m ). 125 INT: 1. R.J. Th ompson (K. h·); 2. Sca n O 'Conno r , (Yam) ; 3. Jason WlXxJ (s uz ); 4. Tim W~ig.1nd (Y.lm); 5. Brandon Milsh:.' (Su;.d. .ld 12 5 PRO : 1. Tim Bca uv (Ya rn): 2. O SCM Val dez {Yarn): 3. Tv Kad v (V., m); Michael Sleeter I'r'am): Brian Sweanv (Sui>. 2 50 BEG: 1. Donnv Emm er ( Ho n I: 2. Ronnie C eesi ng (Ka w) : 3. Kev in Lill ywhit e IYa m ): 4. Dean Bauer (Yam); 5 . josh Petrucci (Ya m ). 250 JR: 1. Mik e Embry (Yam ): 2. To m Bell (5 uz) ; 3. Zack Souri (Ya m) ; 4. Kirk Vasquez (Va m); 5. Paul Berto z {Y rnl. a 250 (N T : 1. R.J. Thompson ( K .1W); 2. Tu rbo Rcj f (Ho n): 3 . Ja son wood (Su z): 4 . Sea n Thornton (Yam ): 5. Kevin Townsend (Suz). 250 PRO: I, Spud WaHt.f'S (Y.lm) ; 2. Ty Kady (Ynm): ' 3. B~an Ne lso n (Yarn): 4. Billy Mercier (SU7.); 5. C raig ... Del VIS (Ya m). . WMN: 1. Au bria na D. (Ya m ): 2. Laync S. (Suz) . 25+ AM: I. Steve I'tattoni (5uz); 2. Chris Rad zinski ( K.,W ); 3. Tim Tv ma r (Vam ); 4. Vincen t Baioru (5uz) ; 5. Ch ris Sa nchirico (K.1W). 25+ P RO: 1. Spud W.lllt.'r.. (Yarn), 2. Bryan Ndson; 3. C ra ig Da vis (Y,l m ); 4. Billy Mercier (Su z); 5. j ustin 4 : 5: M u rrio n (Y am) . 25+ M ST R: 1. Brandon Milstead (5uz) ; 2. Jo n Z ahrt (Suz): 3. Nic k M.linN.· (Su z); 4. Joe Root (5u z). 30 + B EG : 1. C h uc k St. Romain ( K,l W); 2. Ad a m Boo th (Ka w): 3. Brya n C lea ry (Kaw): 4. Mar k Bo we n (Yam ); 5. C urtis Pim en ta l (Ho u ). 30+ JR : 1. Pau l Be r ton (Yarn ): 2. Mi k t' H or t~)n (Yam); 3. Steve A yler (Suz) : 4 . Alex Teno (Y. m) ; 5. Da ve 1 Lip pekt (Yam). 3 0+ INT : 1. C o lt' G rt,SS (5 uz ); 2. GM y wa g ner ' (Kaw): 3. Stev e Piattoni (Suz) ; 4. Jl·f Harrio tt (Ka w ), 5. Ch ris Radzinski ( K.,W ). orr AM: 1. Tom Bell (Suz) ; 2. Br.ld 510,111 (Yam ); 3. Rick Pt.'t t.· r~o n (Y,l m ); 4. Rl,b\.'rt (Y.lOl); 5. Brad Kt'lly ( H o l1). orr M STR: 1. Rod Richilrd s(ln (Yilm ); 2. Milton Ma 7. ; 3. Malt Ht>rtT4 n n (Kaw ); 4. 5 tt'\'t> Willia m ~ (Hon ); e 1 5. D. Leib (Yam ).

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