Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events f 5.1cramento R cewa a yPark Barham the one, bar none Koch cooks up two short-track wins By Bret Eckert SACRAMENTO,CA AUG. 27 , Redline Oil /Pro Grip/Guts-backed C). Barha m used two stellar rides to take top honors in the SOcc (7-9) Beginner class at round th ree 01 the Racers Pit Shop / Apex Moto rspor ts /Capito l Yamaha /MC Concepts-sponsored Fall Series, promoted by KB Racing Pro motio ns . Barham, ridi ng a Cobra mini cyclc, claimed. the win a head of mor e than 20 other pint-sized rid ers, and he is in co mma n d of the class w ith three ro und s remai ning. Mo to one s ta r te d off wi th a ba ng as the entire field of riders converged in to the left-hand fi rs t- turn fu n n e l, w i t h Ba r ham ea r ni ng th e ho lc sho t. N ex t out of th e turn wer e Josh u a Phillips, Crys tal Lay ton , Jake Ha mel an d Jake Thom pson. While Bar ham set a blisterin g pace, a lot o f jockeyi ng for posi tion wen t on be hind h im. Mid way thro ugh the rnoto, Dirt Digger s North Me's Casey Sherman ad vanced to filth , di splacing Thomp son. On the final lap, Hamel zapped Layton . When the checkered flag finally flew , it was Barha m out ill front, w ith Phillips a nd Ha mel filling out the top th ree po si tions . Layton held on lor fourt h, with Sherma n earn ing filth. Insp ired fro m his first-mo to charge , Ham el g a rne re d th e h o les h ot i n mot a tw o , wit h Ph illips and Barha m hot on his fender. Recoverin g fro m a firs t-moto bo bb le, Lonni e Owe n wa s fourth. Shenna n was fifth. Barham wasn't. content back in th ird , and on lap tw o he swept past Phillips. Owen fell back a coup le of spo ts, ha nd ing fourth to Sherma n, with Layton ma king up for a bad start and mo ving into fifth. As in the first moto, the top rid ers freigh t-trained as a group arou nd the KB circui t un til they saw the w hite flag. A d etermined Ham el motored on lo r the win , with Barha m kee ping him honest, finis hing seco nd . Philli ps was the thi rd rid er to takc the chec kers , with Layton adv ancing to fourth a t the finis h. Thompson rou nd ed out the top five positions afte r a gallant last-lap cha rge . Barham's one-two finis hes were the best on the night, and the win mov es him into the top five in the series, e ven after missin g th e firs t round. Ham el wcnt hom e wit h a ,second -place trophy and is current ly running second in the se ries, while Phillips ea rned the last podi um spot bu t maintained his series lead . Results 50 SHAFT BEG: 1. Andy Taylor (Ya m ); 2. Sawye r Adams (Ya m ); 3. Eric Haddon (Yam ); 4. Derrick Fisher (Yam); 5. Danie l Cleve land (Ya m ). 511 SHAfT NOV : t . Brcc Jum p (Yam); 2. Bret t Sch up p (Ya m ). 50 (4·6) BEG : 1. Ia co b Th u mps o n (KTM ); 2. C, }. Ba rha m (Cob) ; 3. Sebmy Gos !lt't t (ATK); 4. And y Taylor (u.m); 5. Ca lvin L. C ur d lt' (Pul). 1 50 (7-9) BEG: 1. C.}. Barham (Co b); 2. Jak e H am el (KTM) ; 3. jos h uil Ph illips (Co b ); 4. C rysta l Layton (KTM); 5. jake Thompson (KT M ). 50 NO V: 1. Au stin Howell (Co b); 2. ja r ed Lan g (Leml, 3. Dy lan Ney ( Le m ); 4. [oshua Mc Ph e rr.on ( KT M); 5. jared Ney (KTM ). tiS BEG : 1. Luke Lay to n ( Kaw); 2. Dyl an Ney ( Ka w); 3. Austin Ho well (Ha n); 4. Matthew Ferry (Kaw) ; 5. Cody Lambott (Kawl. 65 NOV: 1. Kr am er Pa tterson (Kaw); 2. Mi c ha el Su lli va n ( Kaw); 3. Nethario Jun es (Kaw) ; 4 , Kevin l uca s (Ka w). 65INT: 1. Matthew Sf"C11C'"' (J(aw); 2. Beau Wiega nd (Koil ). w 8...'; (8-12) BEG: I. Kevi n By field (K.aw ): 2. Garre« Ht'I1domon ( K.1w); 3 . Enc Byti t."i,j l K.1wl; 4. Cary Tiede (Han); 5. Jl,ll' lUCol!' (K.l w). 85 (8- 12) NOV : 1. &'au W ieg and (Suz) ; 2. Carl Mad "it"fl (Kaw); 3. Brad Kd ly (Ya m); 4. Ryan Rdfnn- (Yam) . !l5 (]3- Ib> BEG: 1. Tony Sh(-'ft!\an (yam); 2. Jamt-'s Sparhawk (Hon): 3. Doltrel Saville (Kaw); 4. M ik e Kn"CZkow5ki (Kaw); 5. Matt Sullivan (Honl. 85 (lJ-16) NOV : 1. BlaM- Ken\, (Ydml. HSIf\rr.'T: 1. M i kt-'M.1 l.·.on (Ya~). 54 Josh Koc h (87) and Travis Henr ic hs (4) were th is close through out th e 80cc fi nal , fi nishi ng one- two at the Cambrid ge Isanti CountyFairgrounds S ort Track h SCH BY BEG: 1. Dl-re k ChMlt')' (Ka w ); 2. Creg No lt.·n (Suz); 3. Yla tt Sullh'an ( Hon); 4. Cart MadSt'n (Kaw); 5. Court T iede (Y.lm l. SCBBY NOV : I. Mike M Yolnwrtti (Yam ): 2. Fra nk C havez (H un ); 3. Pau l C"..-rb (Hun); -I, Grt'g C.. nt,,·r (H un ). . i P I':(). A M: 1. C h n i'l Ve-nJIo.'Y (KoIw); 2. jes.w OISlJn (Yam ); 3 . David Lod t·rmi.-r (Yam); 4. Shawn Parks (Kaw); 5. Bria n Jo n("!l. (Yflm ). 25+ BEG : 1. Nkk I t'n a c (Su z ); 2. Bry.m Gam bill (Su z ): 3. C h,ld Litlle (Y,lm); 4. Rob W,l~nt'T" (H(lnl . 25+ NOV : I. Ti m Compton (Suz); 2. Pet e H.l m e! (Hon); 3. FrlInk Ch"v ..z (H u n). 25... INT: 1. Shaw n Fish..r (Yam); 2. Brian lo nd (Ya m ). VET nEG: 1. jt>ffG'o rma n (l«lW); 2. /o h n Hud ge (K.1w ); 3. Rob Wdf;ne r (Hon); 4. StUolr [klug lilS (tlon ); 5. To m Lang (Ha n). t VET NOV : 1. r..t... H.tmd (Ho n). VET INT: 1. Jim Ru~-rtsun (s uz) ; 2. Sha w n Pa rb (J(;IW); 3. Shawn Fbht'r (Ya m); 4. Scott Stor er (Ho n). O fT BEG : 1. Ke n Fittro (H us) ; 2. M ich ael Wit t (H o n ); 3 . Rohn1 Byt'T!l (H on ); 4. Scott Su rdy k.l (Suz) ; 5. Rick Oa k"!l(K.1w). O f T :'IJOV : 1. G Rog [)O Ug!ky (Suz ); -I. Kirk Kellerma n (H o n); 5. Pau l Wf'f'nCh(Yam) . STK FRM: 1. Richa rd Wa!lChek (Ya m); 2. Stev e Doty (Ya m); 3. Rich A nderso n (Y;am); 4. Eric Berg (Ha n); 5. Bob Becker (Yam). YlNT SG L: I. Sa m N is ka n e n (Yam); 2. Rich ard Wu chek (Ya m); 3. 811b Herman elwrig:h t (Yam); 2. Kevi n Ca PP'"lIu (Ka w) ; 3. Ma rk Goodman Jr. (Kilw ); 4. Harold weddell (Ho n l; S. Do n Barber jr. (Ho n ). 400: 1. Paul Hackbar th (KTM); 2. Ma tt I'et ees (H on): 3. Do ug Ca m p ht.- o;us ); 4. Stev e Shaft'r (Yam); 5. Joh n Putter (Suz ). U 600: 1. Eric Wheel wri gh t (Hon); 2. Ha ro ld Wot ddl (Hu n); 3. d Mark Goodma n Jr, (Hon); 4. Kaleb No rth rup (Ha n); 5. r a u l Hackbarth (H e n) . 750: l , Wade Sch u ltz (Ya m): 2. Lan e Sch u ltz (Yam) ; 3. Jo hn Hi llard (K.1 4 . Andy Fortnt'1' (Kaw l; 5. Bru ce At'Sht.-'l' (Trt ). wl; OPEN : 1. Wade Sch ult z (H- D); 2. H a ro ld weddel l (Suz ); 3. I<.ll-b Northrup (Tri); 4. Lan e Schu ltz (No r); 5. Butch Fetter.> (1-1. t P leasure Riders Hlllclimb Wild Wade ~s wild ride 0 ). By Bud North rup CAYUGA, IN, SEI'f 4 . "Wild Wad e" Schul tz has earned his nickna me with his full-throttle, no-fea r rid ing style. When asked only a few weeks earlier about the chance of in jur y, the yo ung man from Marion, Iowa, merely shrugged, noting tha t his style 01 rid ing would mos t likely lead to injury at some time in his careL His prophecy ca me tru e at the Plea "I'. sure Riders hilldi mb. Schultz wa s riding his hot Harle y in the Open dass, locused on taking the class win and also the 4·foot-la ll Fast Time trophy. Eric Wheelwright had set a very fast 4.03O-second time on the ISO-foo t hill in the 600cc dass, so Sch u ltz atta ck ed th e hi ll w i t h hi s u su a l fur y . Th e hol eshot wa s aw esome and th e ju mps we re nearl y p e r fec t, b ut ne ar th e top he drifted toward the rough far right side. Flying over the top with the throttle still on, he caug ht a kicker , '

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