Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events (Left) At the next-tolast round of the AHRMA National MX Series, held at Hollister Hills in California, Butch Cochran (BOY) blasted to the lead in the first Classic 500cc Expert mota but faded, ta king third overall in the clas s, while David Boydstu n (5V) won both motos. Cochran got a special reward anyway. .(Right) Allen Gravitt grabbed his first win of the s eas on at the Orange State Enduro In Brooks ville, Florida. J R VET EX:·l . Jeff Fine (Yam) . VET BEG : 1. R.1Y Becke r (Ka w); 2. Thomas Fu lla m (Ya m); 3. Mike Spa r hawk (Kaw): 4. Bro ce Legg (Yam ); 5. Kevin Jo hnso n (He n) . VET NOV: 1. Milto n Mlze (Kaw) ; 2. Ed N iemela (Kaw); 3. Dawson Leach ma n (Suz) ; 4. Ch uck Willett s (Kaw): 5 . lee Rad d er (Yam) . VET lNT: 1. Robbie Jam es (Ya m); 2. Randy Danylo (Kaw). VET EX: 1. Terrv Fowle r (Ya m). SR NOV : 1. Cl enn Shea re r (Ya m); 2. Don Bizzv (Yam ); 3. Jeff Newman (Yam); 4. Kip p Flet cher (Ka w), 5. Dan Wallace (Ya m ). S R INT : 1. Kirk Ba ssett (Yam ); 2. Milton Mi ze (K.1W); 3. Jaso n Yodogawa (Yam). SR EX: 1. Ron Turner (Ya m); 2. Mike Altcnhofel (Hon): 3. Bob Ma xwell (Yam), AHRMAISpeed &Sport N tiona M a l XSeries Round1 ollisterHills 5:H Davies'day By W.H. Spencer HOLLISTER, CA, OCT. 1i t t h e penultimate roun d of th e Am erican Historic Racin g Motorcycle Associa tio n / Speed & Sport Natio nal Mot ocro ss Series , nearl y 400 rid ers to ok to th e G ra nd Prix tra ck under mostly id eal conditions. Dann y Davies topped the Pr em ier Open Twin Expert class over Ken Corpe and renewed hi s p opu lar title, w hi le Canad ian Ken Burningham was a wi nner in th e Premi er 500cc Exp ert class with yet another pair of wins. Rob Poo le took seco nd with 4-2 sco res ov er Joh n Hu egel and Kelly Sha ne. Th e Sportsman Open Twin Exper t mot os w ent to Cana dia n Terry Hyd e after a good ba ttle w ith Clark Sumner. They excha nge d wins, but Hy de got the nod w ith the second-round win. The Premier 500cc Expert and Over 40 Expert classes fea tu red so me excelle n t racing between Mik e Halpi n a nd Pa t Brown . Brow n and h is Bult aco had a great start and led most of the first moto in th e Prem ier d ivis ion , but s ta lw a rt Ma ico- mo u n ted Ha lpin took th e wi n, wi th Troy Smalley also getting by Brown. Brown had a good start in the second Premi er round and was never headed , while H alpin had numerous troubles thro ughou t the se co nd round s (asid e from wi nn in g th e Sp ort s man 125cc Expe rt contest), but he too k second over Sma lley (2-6), Jerry Win kelbauer (4-5) and Ron Fish (7-3). With 20 riders in the Over 40 Expert class, Brown rod e a tru ly excellen t set of motos, w in ning both, with Halp in second in moto one and then fallin g early in the seco nd round but remounting to pl ace six th a nd se co nd overa ll. Third w ent to Jerry Winkelbau rer, over Rob Borg a n d Ed Sims . J.P. Mo rgan w as sixth after a first -moto bail. A ,..: ~ ~ ell .c E ell ~ Z 22 Paul G riffin exhib it ed s o me good numbers in the Sportsm an 500cc Novice class, his 4-2 score good for the overall. Chris Wilkes combined a win in the first mo to wi th a sixth in the second mo to for seco n d, ov er Steve Da v is wi th a 7- 1 tally. John Sherry won both portions of the Sportsman 125cc Intermediate eve nt. Jim Atkins was tops in the Novice portion , ove r Jeff Anderso n and Ellen Voermans. The Sp ortsma n 250cc Expert class was an other hot one. Rand y Lewis we nt 2-1 fo r th e wi n , over ex- fla t- trac ker Kenny Nett o, w ho took second by go ing 4-2 after so me very heated compe tition. Ed Flaniga n Jr . was third over Dall as Nyblod and Charlie Richardson. The Intermediate portion saw the top thre e s ha re th e le a d a t o ne tim e o r ano ther, wit h Jim Row wi nnin g wi th a 1-2 sco re ov er Tor ey Norell (2-3) and Brent Cain (7-1). Billy Arbogas t topped the Ov er 30 In termediate clas s wit h a 2-1 tally over Jay Wahl, w ho held the opposite score. The senior Arbogast, Bill, joined the trop hy li ne w it h a sec ond overall in th e O ve r 60 Intermedia te cla ss , behind Ed Ott (1-1) and in fron t of Dou g Archibald (3-3). . The Class ic 500cc Expert show wa s a g oo d o ne fo r Da v id Bo y d stun , wh o ecsta tically won both mot os and extended hi s w in s treak a ll th e way to th e cha mp ion s hip - no easy feat. Ro n Mel to n to ok s ec ond , over Bu tch Cochran, who blasted to the ear ly firstmoto lead but faded as qui ckly as a pair of jeans in hot wa ter. Coch ran was justly rewa rd ed at th e trophy presen tati on with a kis s from National TT cha m p Chuck Joyn er. Robert Borg ov ercame the first-turn melee of the first Classic 125cc Exp ert moto to win the second round and the ove rall, with a 6-1 count. Ma rk Arsenau lt (3-2) came home second, over Ed Flaniga n Jr. Mike Atkins was still the man to beat in the Premier Lightweight Expert class. Rob Poole ruled th e 250cc Exp ert portion with a 2-1 score over Dirk Murphy, the pr etti er of the Washin gt on Brothers. In the O ver 60 Expert co ntes t, Du an e Spence passed Wayne Sumner and Bill McClin ton to w in the fir s t battle a nd then dropped it in the first tum of the se co nd mo to, a ll by h im self, a nd finish ed a d ism al fou rth, whil e Sum ner' s tw in was th e winner over McClin ton's sing le. Suzette Stam ey top ped the Women No vice po rtion with a pair of wins over Elle n Voer ma n s a nd Ca ro lyn Ka utz. Roger Ken yon d oubled in the trophy line wit h a wi n in the Sportsman 250cc Novice even t, over Jon Wall and Lou Hamil , and a second numb er -on e p late in the O ver 30 No vice class, ov er Rolf Greenhill and Jeff Anderson . The largest class w a s th e O ver 40 Novice class, w it h 28 en tries, a nd the win we n t to Bill Stame y with a pair of se co n d s over Stev e Da vis (4-1), Mike eN Tillman (3-3) and Jim Atkins (5-5). Hollister Hills Hollister, California Res ults : Octobe r 17, 1999 (Round 15 of 16) PR EM 500 IN T : 1. Dave Janice (AJS); 2. Den nis Moore rnsA); 3. Michael Anderson (BSA). PR EM 500 EX: 1. Ken Burningham (BSA); 2. Robert Pool e (BSA); 3. John H ueg el Gnd). PR E..\.t OPEN TW INT: t . Joe Sweeney CBSA); 2. Dav e Ianle (AJS); 3. Doug Archibald (BSA) . c PR EM OPEN 1W EX: 1. Danny Davit"!'> ITri·BSA); 2. K...., Co rpe ro SA). PREM lJW EX: 1. Mike Atkin s CBSA); 2. Terry Pratt roSA); 3. Allen Wenzel. SrTSMN OPEN 1W NOV ; 1. Wayne Rantz (Ya m); 2. Pete Silva (Tri): 3. Ral ph Pouch (Yam). SPTSMN OPEN TW tNT: 1. Tom Damsen (Yam); 2. John McCoy (T ri) . S PTSMN O PEN TW EX, I. Terry Hyde (T,i); 2. Cl ark Sumner (Tri): 3. Lee Shepherd (Tri) . SPTS MN 125 NOV: 1. Jim Atki n!'> (C-A ); 2. Jeff And erson (C-A); 3. Ellen Voermans (Hon), SPTS MN 125 tNT : 1. Joh n Sherry (Hus): 2. Russe ll Held (Pen ); 3. Jo hn Bogus (Bull . S PTS M N 125 EX: ·1. Mike Halpin (H e n ): 2. Ed Flanigan Ir. (CZ); 3. Howard Rantz (He n). SPTS MN 250 NOV : 1. Roger Kenyo n (Ya m); 2. Jon Wall (Yam); 3. Louis Ham el (CZ) . S PTS MN 250 tNT : 1. Jim Row (Ho n) : 2. Torey Norell (Hen): 3. Bren t Cain (Hon) . SPT SMN 250 EX: 1. Randy Lewis (Os s ); 2. Kenny Netto (Yam ); 3. Ed Flanigan Jr. (CZ). SPTS MN 500 NO V: 1. Pau l Griffin (Mail; 2. Chris W ilkes (Hen): 3. Steve Davis (Bu ll . SPTS MN 500 INT: 1. Jay Wah l (Rok); 2. Jim Row (CZ ); 3. Vince Balch (M ai). S PTSMN 500 EX: 1. Mik e Ha lp in (MaD ; 2. Pat Bro wn (Bul); 3. Troy Smalley (Hus). WMN NOV: 1. Su zette Stamey (CZ) ; 2. Elle n Voennans (Hon); 3. Caro lyn Kautz (Hon ). W M N t NT: 1. Deb Poo le (C Z ); 2 . Chris ty Lighthouse (H on) . CLSe 125 NOV: 1. Wayne Rantz (He n): 2. Dav id Myk lebust (Ric); 3. Pat Knopp (Yam). elSe 125 tNT: 1. Joh n Sherry (H u s); 2. Cav in Housh (Pen); 3. Russell Held (Pen) . Cl.SC 125 EX , I. Robe, ' Bo ,S (C Z ); 2. M a r k Arsenault (Hus) : 3. Ed Flanigan Jr. (CZ) . CLSC 250 NOV, t. John Culliford (Oss): 2. Debbie Poole rson. ctsc 250 tNT: 1. Gary Coche ll (A JS); 2. Kim Morgan (CZ); 3. To mmy Mcf ar lan d (Bul ). CLSC 250 EX: t. Rob Pool e (BSA); 2. Dj,k Murphy (Oss); 3. Joe McCoy (BSA). CLSe 500 NOV: 1. David Dean (BSA); 2. Euge ne Crawford (AJS). ctsc 500 IN T: 1. Gary Coch ell (AJS) ; 2. Ken Ma rkling (H us): 3. Dave Beeching (Due). Clse 500 EX: 1. David Boyd s tun (Hus): 2. Ron Melt o n (Bul) ; 3. Bu tch Cochra n (Che). 30+ NO V: 1. Roger Kenyo n (Yam); 2. Rolf Greenhil l (Mo n); 3. Jeff Anderson (C-A) . 30+ INT, 1. Billy A rbogast (H on ); 2. Jay Wah l (Rok); 3. Mike Joh nson (H us). 30+ EX: 1. Randy lew is (Oss): 2. T roy S m a lley (H us ): 3. Ron Fish (Yam). 40 + NOV: 1. Bill Stamey (CZ); 2. Stew Dav is (Bu )); 3. Micha el Til lman (CZ ). 40+ t NT: 1. Wes Wil lis (H us): 2. A bra ha m Ring (CZ); 3. Tony Failla (He n}. 40+ EX: 1. Pa t Brown (Bul); 2. Mike Halp in (MaD; 3. Jerry Winkelbau er (H o n). 50+ NOV: 1. Lane Allen (Bul): 2. Dill Smilie (Ho n): 3. Michae l Wallace (}ius). 50+ tNT: L Wes Wil lis (H us): 2. R. G len n McM inn (MaD; 3. Chuck DeRan (Yam ). 50+ EX: 1. Rob Poole roSA ); 2. Rick Willia ms (CZ); 3. John Huegel (Yam). 60+ N OV: 1. David Dean (CZ); 2. Ed Meager (BSA); 3. Harvey Williams (Yam ). 60+ t NT: L Ed Ott (Yam); 2. Bill Arbogast Sr. (He n): 3. Dou g Archib ald (Hus). 60+ EX: t. Wayne Sum ner (BSA); 2. Bill McClint on (BSA); 3. Dua ne Spe nce IHo n). SETRA Enduro series Round 4: Orange State Enduro Gravitt grabs it By Kenn eth King BROOKSVILLE, FL, OCT. 10 T M' S Alle n G rav itt claimed his fir st w in of th e se a so n at th e Orange State Enduro in wha t cou ld only be described as a perfect day of racin g . G ravitt - who has ha d so me ne ar misses in the first three rounds, just second s off a win - posted a score of eight p oints to take the victory over curren t Florida Trail Rid ers enduro champio n Ashley Brew er, who put in his best ride so fa r a nd finis hed the day w it h nine po ints. Team Green rider Tommy Veator dropped 13 to claim the third spot. Us ua lly it is eit her ho t or rainy or bo th at this ra ce; this yea r, the weather was gorgeous . Temp eratures in the 80s, not too much humidity, and dust-free cond itio ns on the trai l mad e for a totally enjoyable day. The Su ncoast Trail Riders put on the r a ce, w h ic h is co -sa nctio ne d b y th e Flo rida Trail Riders and SETRA. Held o n th e ou tskirts of the Croome ORV park in Brooksville, Florida, it' s a firstclass race, and a five-t ime FIR Enduro of the Year winner. The trail goes from sand y to rocky to root y to hilly, which is unexp ected in a Florida race. The trails were n' t w hooped ou t, as th ey are in most sa nd races, and there were close to 70 miles of trail, with no roads. The club placed 10 checkpoints throughout the co u rse. Not all were che ck -in / checkouts, bu t they we re placed well. At the far comer of the off-roa d park, rid ers exited th rough a ga te and right onto the trail. The firs t check came at 4.4 mil es and was basically a check-in to 8 miles of trail. All the AAs zeroed it, with th e e xcep tio n of KTM r ider Do u g Masencup and Vea tor; bot h bu rn ed it for tw o hot points. The following trail was tig ht , and had th e d is tinc tio n of bein g called "Sna ke City ." Th ere was a big "Bewa re of Snakes" notation on the ro u te shee t, which may have bu mped up the speeds a bit. The trail also contained probably the tou ghest obstacle of the day; a sma ll mo und of d irt covered wi th slick palmett o roo ts that gave rid ers fits. Bikes were strewn all along the small hill, and they crea ted an obs tacle fo r t h e AAs . M a s e n cup wa s a mong those who go t tangled in the mess. K

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