Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

4 t h Annual US TOYOTA O fficial Truck of Glen Helen AII"~ ~ CJlDrj pre s e n t s Last Race of PRO/AM CHAM P IONS HIP .. .-:AMIIIITMCmETASSU:IATDI the Century W arm up for the 2000 AMA sx,~...~... --~.~ ~ . . . ~~ - Pro Purs e t o exceed $20,000 P r o R a c e on Sunday, D e c ember 1 8th , 1 8 8 8 by Invitation On ly! Invite e s include McGrath , Ferry , & more Round #2 Southwest Amateur Championships . Paul Hackbarth (here fl yin g his CASOO to second overa ll In the 600cc class ) was th e fastest man at the Indian a State Championship Hillclimb in Cay uga , ta king the Fast Time tr ophy fo r hi s 400cc-cl asswi nni ng ti me. The Amateur race consists of three different typ e s o f motorcycle rac in g : S t a d iu m cross , G.ra nd P r ix & M o toc ross T here will be a n A M A A m a teu r C h a m pi on in each class a nd individua l w inners for each d ay. Special AMA Amateu r Championshi p Trophy in e ach cla s s Paul Ha c k ba r t h from Rock Fa ll s , Ill inois , showed once again that the biggest is not always th e fastes t in m oto rcycle hillclirn bin g. Ridi ng a 360c( KTM m od ified by Jackso n Performance, Hackbarth not only ""O~ the -lODec Ind iana State Hilklimb Cha mpionship, he also cla im ed th e o verall fast time of the day. Hackbarth flew his KTht over th e top o f the 150-foot hill in . 1.055 seco nds in the first rou nd to set an early fast time. He was challenged hard by Na tional Cha mp ion Brent Stewart, who blas ted o ver in 4 .130 seconds. Ste wa r t h ad previ ousl y been u n beate n in Distri ct 15 and 17 clim bs this ye a r, a nd he had tw o fas t tim es in 1999 to hi s ~edit. A light rain was fa lling and it co ntinued into the secon d ro und , making the hill much more di fficult to rid e, but nea rly all the riders took their second-rou n d opportu nities. Stewa rt w as quick aga in but ca rne up jus t a bit short wi th i1 4.173-second time, a nd he had to set tle for secon d place. Hackbar th nearl y pulled off a double wi n, as he blazed over th e top in 4.177 sec o nds in the 600cc class. H e was It:S5 th an th ree-hu nd redths of a second slo wer th an yo u ng Mark Goodma n Ir.. who nailed a 4.148-SL -'Cond time on h is Hond a for the wi n. And y Fortner claimed the th ird spot on his Hon d a w it h a 4.222-second time, with Eric Wheel wri gh t close be hind in 4.255 second s. Lan e " Lig h t n in g " Sc h u ltz w a s a d ou bl e cham pio n on h is 8SO Norton, winn ing both the cc O pe n a n d Pu sh rod classes. He turned a good 4.812-sec ond tim e o n hi s fir st- round rid e on a wet and s lip pe ry h ill to ta ke th e wi n - but ju st bar ely, as Rand y "Buzz " Green pu t th e pres su re on in th e sec ond ro u nd . as he cha rged over th e top in 4.840 second s o n hi s big Harley. Young gu ns Sco tt "Scoo ter" Sheets, 15, and Jacob Bailey, 14, too k th e th ird an d fou rth spol-i". Schu ltz tossed his chain o n his snortin' No rton o n hi s fir s t-r ound Pu sh rod -class rid e, a nd Steve S ha fer to o k the fir s t-ro u n d lea d on h is Harley with a 5 .01 1 -~co nd time. Sch ultz ca me back w ith a fine 4.497-St'C nd run in the seco nd o ro und to take the class w in, an d Green slip ped into seco n d pl ace again wi th a 4 . 80 1 ~ sec ond time . Young Bailey took his 800cc Triumph over in 4.934 seco nds fo r third p lace, p us hing Shaf er d own to fo u rth. Ot her Amateur-class w in ne rs included Mel Piontek in th e 200ee class , Eric Wheelwrig h t in the 250cc c11s5, And y Fortner in the 750ec class, and Kevi n wea ver in th e Seni or cl .1SS. Results 511 YTH: 1. Ju!otin MIlO T\'(KTh1); 2. Dylan Br. J y (5uz);3. Z ,ch , Grubb (KT M); 4. Mill\' HUllSollu {Su l.); Ci. Troy Sk,aAA ILem ]. 'r !i 1\5 YTlt J. C lu b. Scnn (Su z ); 2. lacob Ta cki tt (Y.1Il ); J. Co rt 1 B.llt'll (Su z); 4.N ic. M" yll (HUll); 5. JtI!oh Den.. ," (Kaw) . , 200 : r. Md l'i llOll'. t KTM); 2. Mdr . Goodman Jr. tSu zl ; 3. Scort Sheets Jr . (K.1W);4 . C hr i.. RiwT"\ (Y.1m) ; 5. Kcllv Scn n (1<., w l. 2.~: J. Eric Wh t,·lwr iJo;h l (Y,l m ); 2. M.uk Cri.ll..J nl.l1l Jr . (K.1W); 3. Kevi n C:' p pl'1ln (Kaw) ; 4. Du n B.lrbo.r Ir . (Hlln); 5. And y Furtm-r · (Suz ). 4011: J. I'"ul Hac kbarth (KT M); 2. Bre n t Sll·Wilr t t KTM) ; 3 . D"u~ C.l mpb,r-ll t l-lu!o 4. Bill SI.uk t !iO Il); 5. Sll'\'\' Sho,l\" (Ya m ). J; I. Molr Gl)(lllm.ln If , (1 II lll); 2. r. lIll l l"c U,.,rth (l-Ion): 3 k Andy rnrl ntorl Hu nl ; 4. hil- Wlw "'wrlJ.:hl (HIlld; 5. Richoud Alle n I'll)} (H u n). c Gat es Fee $ 1000 Hackbarth hacks it C~YUGA,IN.OCT. 3 ••• S upercross T rac k - All A mat e u r c lasse s $ 1000 $1 5 00 $1 5 00 FR E E ( Saturday, December 18) Motoc ross o n Nat ional T r a c k - A ll Amateur c lasses CSunday, Grand Prix (45 Minutesl & the 1 25 / 2 5 0 Pro Shoot Out • B a m- 2501openl4Strokes a ll skill lev els • S am - BOccl6 0ccIWomen a ll skill le v e l • 1 0 am- all 1 25c c • 1 1 am- SeniorsNetsl.Jr . V e t s all skill le v el s Pro Event (~-----~) 12 pm 24 Hour Information Line 909·880·3090 www.glenhelen.com ___ per bike-Open p ractice Thursday per pers o n p e r d ay for S u nda y for both d ays f o r ch ildren 5 & under f o r 6 - 12 y r s Gates Open T hrusday, Dec. 1 S O p en p r a c t ic e B am Gate c lose at 1 0 pm Decem ber 19 ) P r a c t ic e starts a t $7,00 0 ~1IIIiiiIIIIll India State Championship Hillclimb na By Bud Northrup prizes t otaling F riday, C e c . 17 6 am - 10 pm S a turda y , Cec. 1 a 6 am Sunday , Cec. 1 S 6 am G ate c lo s e s 1 0 pm each n ight ( Rac er's Entry Fees ) ,, :11.1.1 6 fl .' . #I #4'" RllCETEDI I. $60 00 $BOOO $35 00 $15 00 P re -En t r y - t h r e e days Post Entries-th ree days p er class, per day f or p e e wee each d a y ~~a 'c • YAMAHA I=k'Y!- ~ ..... Vnir /:Zbi=tcj,/l C 'ayton Memoria' oundation • '" '" '" ,..; ~ N ~ .c '" o U o 41

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