Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Events t (Left) Th e Proc h navy brothers took three class victories at Starwest Cycle Park in Moreno Valley, Cal ifornia. Ma tthe w P roch navy wo n th e 125c c Nov ice contest, (Rig ht) Dennis Spence (15U) s c o re d 1-1 finis he s fo r the overall Ove r 40 victory, ahead of Brad La c ke y (69), who went 3-2 fo r second o verall in c la s s at the la st AHRMA Speed & S po rt Nat ional Motocross of 1999 , he ld at Tulare Cycle Pa rk in Cal ifo rn ia, In the second moto, Hartshorn agai n dogged the earlv leader , a nd this time he was able to make hi s move by Gibson and take a welldeserved mota along with the overall victory . Behind th e lead d u o, Suzuki rider j a so n "in: Sheets battled Ck-mounted Travis Ward. Sheets p revailed in the first moto b ut \OVa I'd got his revenge in the second, securing third overall, followed by Sheets and CR rider Darrell Pitsinger. In 125ccC action, the CR-moun ted Tim Kelly dominated both motes. Kelly took the holeshot in the first moto and led to the en d , ex tending his lead every lap. In the second moto, YZ pilot Nicholas Bukky nabbed an awesome ho leshot an d was able to put a little dis tance between him sel f and seco nd- place sta rter john Wisenbarger, also on a YZI25. Kelly had sta rted in fourth bu t quickl y found himself right behind the leadin g pair of d ueling Yam a has . A s Wise n barger p res s u re d Bukky, S tarwestC P rk ycle a Prochnavy clan conquers Starwest By Tony Alessi M ORENOVALLEY, CA, NOV. 6 Tea m Ca nada ca me and co nq ue re d, with the very im pressive Pr oc hna vy fam ily do ing so me serious dam age by winning three classes du ring rou nd th ree of the Fall Conti ngency Series , held at Starw est. Bran do n Prochnavy wo n the 12See ln termcd ia te class, Ma tthew the 125cc Novice class and Bru ce the 125cc Beginne r class. Bran don Prochn av y bat tled with local ace N ik Hen sley in the 12Sce Interm ed ia te co ntes t. Hensley proved faster in the first motu, scoring a con vin cing wi n. Hensley loo ked to be on his way to a repea t in moto two bu t tossed it away near the finish line and han ded the moto and o verall victory to Prochna vy. Brand on's brother Ma tth ew came o ut on top of the 12 Novice class after postin g a 2-1 fin5cc ish for the overa ll victory . David Valdez was the winner of the first moto, despite stalling his bike on t he li ne just m omen t s b e fo r e th e gate drop ped . Proch navy came back wi th a flO S/ I\.1 l1'1 : 1. Milo.l Ak~i (Ya m); 2. Jdf Ak~ lY"m); 3. [eon · Mtuind 0'1(0); " . Cub. Gonz.alcz lKaw); 5. BrutT rrochrwvy Ulurd . 12." BEG: 1. Bruce Prochnavy (Him); 2. Andre Lopez (Yam); 3. Ryan Ca m p be ll (Ya m) ; 4. Brandon Prahm (Hu n) ; S. Kit Kunath (Yam) . 125 NOV : I. M a tthew Prochnavy mon ); 2 . Cod y Her te l {Ho n ): 3 . Bill W all ll (K a w l ; 4 . Brent line (Ya m) ; S. Ro land Rodriguez (Yam ). 125 INT : 1. Brandon I"rocIuuIvy t Hon); 2. Nik Ht'1t."iilt"}'(Yam) ; 3. Mattht'W Slt-pht-'I\II(Suz); 4. [).lnny Muhr (Yam ). 250 BEG: 1. Dan Ashbrook (Suz). 250 NOV: 1. Alvino Gtrcta (y am): 2. [eeon Larson UCaw }; 3. Eric Rca!lnt'" UUiw); 4. Ja.-'Klfl Bm u ....... d (Yam ). r 2.'iO INT : 1. Nik Hdtliley (Yam ); 2. Rich.ard Wickham (Suz); 3. Dwne Btonner UCaw). 2SO PRO: 1. Da nny C... lson (Suz). r 30+ NOV: 1. Bob Mor al("5 . 40+ NOV: 1. Kirk Lu kro flta (Hon). WMN: I. .Tanya EIben (H o n). Tulare Cycle Park Spence relentless By Dennis S ut e r TULARE, CA, NOV. 7 Th e la st A H RMA Sp ee d & S po r t a tio nal Mo tocross o f 1999 was held at Tu la re Cycle Park , wh ere the Monger family has been promoting vintage races since 1992. A full field of 245 en tries raced under beautiful, sunny Ca lifornia skies on a we ll ·groomed , vi n tage·bike· friendly race track. A nu mbe r of Na tiona l-class championships we re won on the day . suffered from a poor start and general bad luck and ended up 12th ove rall. Dave janie< won both the Premier 500cc and the Open Interm ediate titles, and j.T. Southe rn Bill Wa lls post ed a consis ten t 4-3 showing tra veled from Ten nessee to win the Sportsman SOOcc Novice crown. Sportsman 125cc Novice ji m Atkins a nd Pre m ie r Open Expe rt Danny Davis bo th ad ded enough points to wi n their "I love racing 125ee bikes," Line sai d . "This is Sean Hamblin's old bik e, and it' s a roc ket. " Mike Mead e, on hi s AC /No lee n-backed tumsdown." caught leader Spence on the second of five laps . Resu lts The Husky rider pressured Spence at every corner , but Spence's thund ering fou r-stroke prevailed for the win. Premier Open Twi n Exp ert Da vis and Sportsman Open Twin Expert C la r k Sumner treated the race fans to a classic Triumph battle. Canadian Dennis Hansen, o n hi s Gold Sta r, joined the fray in the first moto. The final o rder wa s Sumner, Da\"is, Ha . D<1vis was a ble to pass Sumner on the last lap of the Sl"COnd mot o; hO (~ 11l: 1. Mike A lt"1'ilii (KTM ); 2. Shawn H.lyl'8 (KTM); 3. Mike Mt.'i d t· {KiIw l; 4 . C hri., Taft (K., w); S. Pa rlu.r Eckm a n (Kdwl . l ' lill BEG {I2· lt1I : 1. Ja!oo n Hildebrand (Ya m) ; 2 . Jere m y M., n ht.·w!l (HoN. ISO BEG «().11): 1. Mik e Mt,ad t' (K.1w) ; 2. Bro wn UCaw) ; 3. Kt-vin Bt-lkt"!l (Yam ). i flO (Q.11): I. Miltt" AII~ (Yam) ; 2. Jdf AlelS i (Yam); 3. Shdwn Mohr (Yam) ; 01 , Brandon Spmcrr (Kaw ): S. Tony c.puto (HOld. 1IO (12· 13): 1. C..r k-. Go nuin (K.i w ). KO (14--11'1) : 1. Jol!M.," Mt-odina(lIon) . z.rn zso SPTS~N 125 INT: 1. Jo h n Sherry CHud; 2. Ron Le-sale-y (Hod); 3. MlIllip Reye (Ho rd . SPTSMN 125 NOV : 1. J im At l..ina (C · A) ; 2 . JIt'rT)' l..e!>roley (H od ); 3. Justm AlnIIl'lde!' (Hoo t SI""TSMN250 EX: 1. Ken Netto (Yam ); 2. Ed Ra ni!;an Jr . (CD; 3. Charlie IUch.- d !OOn {ez>; 4, Pct er V'dlaaro (CJMi,); 5 . J.P. M~n n (Pt"fll. ; SP'TSMN 250 L"-'lT: 1. Mikt' JOMlOOIl (H Ull) 2. Gene CoIU'lOr'll IHon); 3. Kyle Hal lto la. (CZ> ; 4 , Abraham Ring (CZ>; S. Tony Failla (Hon). SPTSMN 250 NOV: 1. Ro d g e r Ken y on ( Ya m l; 2 . C r ai g Alex.andl'T (}-Ionl. 3. Louis Ha mil (CD; 4. Ca lK')' J.to!t...m-y CHon); 5 . l.saac Hull (lion). 5P'J"9I,iNSOO EX: I . Troy SmaIk-yOIus); 2. JI.f1')' Winkleba.U ' l'f; 3. Ron Melton lOu!); 4. J.D Bramk't (CZl; 5. Ed A.lnlgan Jr. (CZJ. . SP'TSM N SOD 1l\, T: 1. Al ex Rc-id (Bu !); 2. C hriliti.an Ot ero ' (Suz) ; 3. David Sla rr (Yam); 4. O liv er Mork (eZ); 5. D wayn t' 5criVTl\)r (Husl SI'T$MN 500 l'\: V : 1. J.T. Suuthl'Tll (Ma D; 2. Chris W ill..cs O (Ho n ); 3 . SIt"Ve Davis (Bun; 4 R.C. McMiII (Man: S. Tro y Smi th ~nnis I la nse n (GSA ). PREM 500 I!\IT: 1. Dtonni i!! MOM t· (BSA) ; 2. De b b ie Poole (BSA1; 3. Dave Jan il'C'(AJS). P REM OPENlW EX: 1. Dimnv Ddvis (T ri) . P REM O r EN TW INT : 1. J;w l Sw t'e nt'Y (8S A); 2. Da vid From his mid pa ck start in moto tw o, L..1 ckey {KTM }. CLSC' 125 EX: 1. M,Jrl.. An;l.'ThlU11 (HUll); 2. Char lit' Richard!lOn (CZ) . Cl5C 125 INT : 1. Kyl t· H a ll..ola (CZ>; 2. Steve Sagely (Ho n):3. Curt Lange (Bull ; 4 . Jt'ff Snydt-r (f IU!ll: S. Gavin I l ou l>h (1\'11 ). eLSe 125 NOV : 1. W,Jynt' R,Jnt z (H o n ); 2. [ason Lessley (}-Ion); 3. Mil..e Folt,",l lC hd; 4 . Norm Str,.J II·ig h (r ue); 5. Dav e Rymal (Yam ). CLC:;C 11\.'T: 1. Gary Coc hel l (A'S); 2. Kyle H.lIltol oi (Q;s); 3. R4 Breflne a 1'1' (G rd; 4. Danyl A kom (Ka w) . tn CLC:;C 250 NOV: I. Louie H ilmil (QwI); 2. Joh n Gulliford (~); 3. Eu~Crawford (AJS); 4, Jim Camt.'n.lfl{BSA} . cisc soo EX: 1. Stt'Ye Ad.J.y(BSA ); 2. a.m.SumneT (DSA); 3. Robm Doriln 16SA); 4. Fra nk Roo~ (8SA); 5. Ron Melton (BuU. ClSC 500 1m: 1. Cary Coche ll (AJS); 2. Brian CLJn. (AJS); 3. Ron Bret-~ (GAo); 4. Feed M ark (BSA); 5. J.rl. Mongn (BSA). ctsc 500 NOV: 1. Gene ~errio (l5A); 2. Jim Slonf' (85A ); 3. EuG"lt' Cra wford (A15); 4. John PnlChke; 2. A rmen Oa~ ear n eno ug h points for the Sportsman 12Scc Interml.li iat e title. ' jerry Winklebauer for second place at the flag. • 50 STK B (l4l1 : I . J..m cs Frigo (Cob); 2. BM Boha nnon (Cub); 3. R.I . Hoc h (KTMI . 50 MO D B (~l ; I . Jamt'!lo Frigo (C ob) ; 2 . Brent Bohanntm (Cob) ; 3. R.' . H nch (KTM ). ' R ~J (406): I. Du .,.tin Phan..~ (Yam) ; 2. Megan f'lore5 (Y~); 3. c..m:t Edunan (Yam) . fR.50 (7-,U: 1. M"nht-w 5ch w d ,..·1(Yam) . Main Tr.ac k 50 (4--6 1. Eli Ta rnal.' {Co bl; 2. Za k a ria h C hal'lC (Co b); 3. 1: Daniel Pa luui (Cobl. 50 (7· K); 1. N it' P,J.1uzzi (Cob); 2. [).wid Meade (C(lb); 3 . Qu.,d ChaSt" (Cob) ; 4. Jaltt" Mt'tll-nhalllKTM). SO SfK: 1. Quad Ch.1St' (Cob); 2. Jake M~ndenh.1l1 o (Cobl; 3. k n.. y McCool (KTM I; 4 . Co le You ng (Co b l; 5. '1R And n..'W M u.l~'W {! Willi (H u!I); 2. Glenn ~tMlnn (M a i); 3. "'a Ch uck I:N Ran {Yam}; 4_Ron CLlW"".Un <. U; S. Larry Ekaty (Bull himself and the previously invin cible Williard , who d id everything he could to retake the lead but this was Sturg ell's race. Resu lts P /W 5C:k 1. Corey s.ponto (Ya m); 2. Connor-UlYJI1"'In (Ya m); 3. Alex R.itai (Yam); 4. Ab MtGa mbridgt" (Yam) ; S. Trent Boky (Y.un). 50 (4-6): 1. DyLtn B.mlam (Cob); 2. Chri...nan Parri!.Jl (Cob); 3Bbk YortheiDlot"l' (1ClM); 4. Kod y l.uLa~ (Cob); 5. An thoo y Cona· do (Lt.-m) . SO(7-8); I. Andrew MIII'TYOle (Cob); 2. Zad Whedand (Cob) ; 3. Alex Ratili (Cob ). 65 : 1. Kyk Sm ith OCo1w); 2. Ikandon Btwgen (Kaw); 3. ROOt'l"t Wh ile ( }(a w ): " . ' Ut'Y Leadbcah.'T ( K.t w); S. Mu ku!I Willi!! cx.. wl . MI NI JR. I. Stl"Ynl u rna ha n (Yam); 2. Ky lt' Sml th ( Ka w); 3. Ro be rt Wh ite (lC .a.w); 4 . Matthew SpauldinK U(aw ); 5 . H a v e n Ho ld croft (Suz) . ML I SR: 1. Midwel Williard 1'1). 125 B: 1. Andy G ibllon ( K'Tft..I); 2. Darrell [,'il"iiin~.... (Yam ); 3. Dt.'lTic l Stur~I'1l (K.1 W); 4. 5o..'(.n Stanford (SW); S. JI.'TL'my K.1n.hm·r (!-Ion ). 12 C/ O: , . Tim Kdly (H un) ; 2. John W i.It·nbargt'T (Ya m l; 3. 5 ' David Johnlton (Yam); 4. Nichl,.... Buldy (Yam); S. 8ri.m G I'\"l11 (5wt.l. ' 250 1\:.1. Tr avi.l H.H't~hllm (Ya m ). ' 250 B: 1. Rod Hook (Su z); 2. Bry.nt Torn.-s (K. w l; 3. J..n"m y Rd.mSt.1'(Suz); 4. Ja ~tn Sho.... ts(Suz.); S. Bri.m Gon.<;t", Uiltn). o 250 C /O 1; 1. Sie ve L:ndt'fWllod (Ya m ); 2. Brv ..n Wulfo rd lKa w) ; 3. Emit' Wht'l.'l a n d (Su z ); 4. Tim Ga m- tt (Ka w ); 5. Ru.15 ' B1.l (Yam ). u 250C /O 2: 1. Rid 8.lrnt."!I (Bo rl); 2. J.uon Harr OC w ); 3. J.boon ... CundJf CSuz.I; 4. MU D.ld!ltlfl OJ.,flJ; S. Mitch W. TTl"fa (KA I l w). o r E.J; 1. Kidl..Jrd Spanglt.... (Ki w ); 2. Lucu Sargen t (KnoB; 3. " Calffomia M id-State Fairgrounds By Mark Blis s Payne, Willoh scare up Arenacross wins W, NILLE, OH,NOV. 7 jeff G ibson p ut i n some g re a t rides o n his mighty CR125in the 125ccA and 16-24classc'S at the season finale at Honda Hills MX. The young managed to hold Gibson at bay for the first few 30+ EX: 1. Troy Smalley (H us ); 2. Randy Uowi!l (eM ). 30+ INT: 1. Bi ll Ar~d st (H on ); 2. C u rt Fu u r nkr (CZ); 3 . classes. Williard rod e well eno ug h to win thr ee of the four mot es , wi nnin g the 12Scc B class over Stu rge ll, though Stu rge ll won the piv ota l seco nd mo to of the Scho olboy class to cla im th e class victory . In the fina l Schoo lboy mo te , Sturgell ag ain ga ve chase for the firs t ha lf of the mot o befo re ma king his move for the lead . Once in the lead , he began to pu t so me dist ance betwee n Gibson takes the Hills Results Kyle Halkola diced \\;th the two Expc-rts, bu t he Th e day wa s marked by hea ted ba ttles in a nu mb er of cla sses. KTM SX12S rider And y Williard had his hand s full wit h IQ(-mounted Derr ick Sturge ll in the Schoolboy and 125cc B Jim M<.Umbndge {M.d. could not find a way around . Wo men's Expe rt Ta mi Rice fini shed fo u rth overall agai nst the Classic riders in the firs t mot o. for the overall . Oassic 125cc Intermed ia te rider w tsen barger ga ve chase but ended u p seco nd , followed by fellow YZ riders Cay Smith, David johnson and Bukky. Honda H MX iDs Pro rider pu t togeth er so me awesome s tarts and nearly mistake-free ri des on his way to victory in o ne class and a clo~ se'Cond place in another . In the first 125cc A moto, whic h was run w ith the 125cc B class , Gibson too k the holesho t and waltzed a way from everyone etooe. YZ rider joh n Sim ms gave c hase bu t G ibso n si mp ly checked o ut. Simms maintained his po sition be tween G ib son a nd H onda -m o unted Matt Robinson to the finish. In mo to tw o, Simms too k the earl y lead and both motos, with Arsenaul t \\;nning the second Kell y found a line a ro u nd bo th of the YZs. lap s. Gibson made his mov e for the lead in the in field sect io n and qu ickl y pu t so m e d ist an ce betw ee n him self and Simm s, ma intai ning th at position to the fin ish. In the 16-24 class, Gibson battled with Travis Hartsh orn , abo ard a YZ2S0. In bot h motos, Gibso n go t o u t fron t b ut wa s un ab le to s hake Hartshorn. In the first moto, Gibson was ab le to match Hartshorn's every move a s the two freighttrained around the circuit, with Gibson holding on to the finish . By J ohn S ilva PASO ROBLES, CA, ocr. 30 In a warmup for the upcoming National ArenaO'oss St..'TiL"S, Tea m Ho nd a /Thor 's jeff Willoh a nd Team Green's Billy Pa yn e s p lit the lio n' s sha re of the $4000 Pro purse at the Paso Robles Arenacross, while lo ngti me local hero Jeff Pes-ta na raced to co ns iste nt th ird-place finis hes to also gra b a fair share of the booty. An excellent turnout of pro racers ga ve the enth us iastic fan s plenty to cheer abo ut and ma d e for an exciting Hallow een event. In the 125cc mai n, WiIIoh absconded with the holeshot, with Payne, Harold Hageman, Pestana, Nat han Wood s, jerrad Fisher and the rest of the field in pu rs uit. Fis her mad e some early mistakes and was playing catch-up when a spill sent him spra wling . Fisher ..vcntua lly rcmou n t~ ed to finish the race a lap down. Mea nw h ile, o u t fro nt, Willoh mad e q uick work of th e typica l Arenacr oss o bs tacles as he circled the track at a lead -building pace. In seco nd place, Pay ne a lso sremed rig ht a t hom e o n the track, as he easi ly stayed ahead of Hageman. Pestana settled into fourth, followed by Wood s.

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