Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

AHRMA Pro-Flo/Progressive Suspension H istoric Cup Road Race Series and Singles, Twins & Thunder Series Rounds 15-1 &: Putnam Park R Course oad Svensson,S~anson Serve Up Some Successes By tract ion , but in the end , it was Hatten fi r st , Pod olsk y seco nd and Charles thi rd wit h ident ical fini shes in each roun d. Gri dd ed t ogeth er , th e Spo rt sman 750 cc and Formula 750cc c ont est s provi ded so m e great raci ng . Th e Sportsman cla ss wa s a bat tle from th e start , wi th a few lead changes in th e early goin g. Yamaha-mounted Da vid T em p le soo n took ov er fi rst and bega n to brea k away. YMRacing Yama ha pil ot Mik e Di xon and Tr iumph -m oun t ed T im Li le sett led int o sec ond and thi rd, and that' s how they finished in both roun ds. In r ou nd 15 ' s F ormu la 750 c c co n tes t, Yama ha pil ot J ohn E lli s j um ped o ut to th e early lead . M cD aniel' s Ha rley -David son XR m ount ed J oh n Sc h ul t z ga v e c h a se cl os e behind for sec ond , w it h BMW rider Mi c hael Bu rk e in third. Aga in, both rounds saw ident ical fini shes. Sound Of Th und er and Fo rm ul a Vi nt ag e were th e final races of th e day, and th ey are two of the most heavily co nt ested classes. In round IS , Duca ti pilot Hatt en j um ped out front at th e sta rt , follow ed cl ose ly by Du c ati -m ount ed Charles and A p riJi a -m ounted Podols ky . T wo laps in , leaders Hatten an d Podolsky had ope ned a sm all gap over th e rac e for thi rd . Lap four saw th e leaders' ga p wide n over Fu ll Lean Racing 's Hon da pilot K ris A ug ust. By lap five, the leaders had begun to c atch the back m ark ers and pick the ir way th ro ugh. Hatten finis h ed f i r st , wit h Pod o l s k y sec on d a n d Au gu st third . In roun d 16, A ugust m ade a tir echange deci sion that allow ed hi m to better his lap tim es. Nev ertheless, it was Podolsk y who do minated the field. August charg ed int o second , and Hatt en was third . Roun d 15 ' s Fo rmu la Vintage even t sa w Mot a Guzzi pil ot Cha rles Co le lau nch int o fi rst pl ac e. A s th ey m oved acr oss th e pai nt on lap t wo, Co le held th e lead , wi th Kawasa ki ri der Da vi d Cru sell in seco nd and Bo retec h Yama ha T odd "T NT' T aylor in third . By lap th ree, Co le had c reate d a fo ur -second lead on th e race for seco nd. Cruse ll m ade a hard run to ca tch Col e but fell abou t 50 feet sho rt at the fin ish , tak ing seco nd . T ayl or p laced third . Rou nd 16 saw very di ffer en t resu lt s. as T ayl or battled his way into the lead and held off Yama ha -mount ed Steven Ente r, who took seco nd . Yamaha pi lot Mik e Azza r was third. GR EG P OOLE MO UNT M ERIDIA N, IN , AUG. 16- 17 A HRMA Roa d Racing returned t o th e sleep y li tt le vi ll age o f Mo un t M erid ian , In d ian a , for rounds 15 and 16. The 200cc GP class co ntinues to be one of t he larger o nes in th e series. At roun d 15 , Ben ell i pilot Cr aig Co ng leto n took the lead , o n ly to be p as sed o n l ap f o u r b y Hon d a m ount ed Mik e Par k er , who then m ain t ain ed th at lead to th e finish, fo llowed by Congleto n and Puch pil ot Matth ew Q uirk . At round 16 , B SA - rn ount e d C r aig Bre ck on sli p pe d i n t o tak e th e w in . w ith Congleton sec ond an d Park er th ird . Bat tle Of Th e Twins Fo rmula Two featured a sma ll fi eld bu t a gre at rac e. A t ro und IS , YMR a c e S c hoo l in str u ctor Jan Sv ens s on , Duc at i-m ount ed, led th e ga m e o f follow -th ele ader w ith Atlanta Ha r ley -Davi dso n -ba ck ed B uell p il ot Ch ri s Ca rr . T hese tw o wen t at it tooth a nd na il, but S ve nss o n p ro ved to be impassable. Svensson too k first. with Carr ni pp ing at his heals for seco nd. Suzuki- mounted K e vi n B u rn s finish ed t hi r d . At r o u n d 16 , Sv ens son , Bu rn s and Hon da -m ounted D ou g McPeek fin ished on e, tw o, thr ee. Th e So und Of Sin gles Tw o -Strok e cla ss is g ro w ing. pr o vid in g so me v er y close ac t ion . Hon da -m ou nt ed Dr ew Swa nso n put hi s head down and never loo k ed back as he broke for th e lead from the sta rt li ne and nev er relented. Sw anson w as not t o b e ca ug ht; even with Honda rider Colin Cameron , Yam aha -mounted Ch ris M an fr in, and the Super Sonic Scooter Hon da-m ou n ted Scotty Smallwood in pu rsuit, Swa nson opened u p a 10 -sec on d lead by race' s end . Cameron placed second , and Man frin was third in both rounds . Battl e Of Th e Tw in s Formula On e dr aw s some fa st modern m ach ines and great rid ers , and it's proving to be one of the premier cl asses i n A HRMA . Du cati p il ot Ma r k Hatt e n jum ped o u t t o the lead , fo ll ow ed clo sely by Chi ck en Hawk A pr ilia -mounte d David Podol sky and Du cati rider AI Cha rles . On lap thre e, Podol sk y o u tbra ke d Hatt en do wn the fro n t str aig ht in a short -lived dr iv e at fi rst p lace . Hatt en ret ook th e lead throug h the bus stop. Both ride rs we re vis ibly t estin g the limits o f Putnam Park Road Course: Drew Swanson slew all in t he Sound Of Singles Two-Stroke class at both round 15 and 16 o f t he AHRMA Pro-Flo/Progressive Suspe nsion Hi s t ori c Cup Road Race Series in Mount Meridian, In d ian a. 66 S EPT EMB ER 2 4 , 2003' cue I e n e vv s Putnam P ark Road Course Mount Meridian. Indiana R es u lt s : August 1 6· 1 7, 2003 ( Ro u n ds 1 5 and 16) Round 15 PRE-1940: I . WUIHltrding (Ind); 2. Doc Betsleer (Ind); 3. Jerry Ficklin. CL·C· FOOT : I. Will Harding (Jn 2. Doc Batsteer (Ind). d); ctsc '60s: 1. Johnny SlOldrak. '60s 650 : I. Robert Good pa ster (Nor). 200. ape; 1. Mike Parke r (Hon ): 2. Crllig Cong leto n (Ben ); 3. a.sc M"tthf'w Quirk (~ ); 4. Debbe Kin sey (Han) ; 5. Karl SWllrtout (B ri) . 25 0 GP; I. J onatho n While (Duc) ; 2. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 3. Larry Poons (Duc) ; 4. Jody Hance (Duc) ; 5. Patric k Dempse y (Duc). 35 0 GP: 1. Bruce Y oxsimer (AJS): 2. Jim Neuenburg (Bul); 3. Kenneth Baker (Due) ; 4. Jody Hence (Due); 5. Roger Swartout (Kitw). 5 00 PREM: I. Bruce Yoxsimer (AJ S); 2. Larry Peons (See) . BEA RS : I. Ro be rt Good paste r (No r) : 2. Gre g Bouchonville (Nor): 3. Michael Burke (BMW) : 4. Scott Stnckle r (BSA) . F·l25 : 1. Greg Steinbeck (Han); 2. Neil Pooler (Can); 3. J emes Pooler (Hon ); 4. Michael Schneider (Hon): 5. Harrison Wlthen (Suzl . F·25 0: 1. Craig Breckon (C·A) : 2. Jim Neuenburg (Bul): J . Jerry Herman (Yam ); 4 . Jerry Kiru l (Yam ). F-SOO: I. ~ v id Crussell (K aw); 2. Roger Swarto ut ( K ~w); 3 . A.J. DU5e ( Yam ): 4. Todd Tayl or (Yam); 5 . David Keeley (Hon). k F·750: I. Joh n Ellis (Yam ); 2. Jon Sch ultz (H-D); 3. Michael Burke (BMW): 4. Charles Cole (Mot) . F·VINT : I. Charles Cole (Mot); 2. ~vid Crussell (Kaw): 3 . Todd Taylor (Yam ); 4. Karsten H1g (Yam) : 5 . Mik e Azzar (Yam ). SPTSMN 35 0 : I. Tim Kinsey (Han); 2. Ken Debelak (Hon): 3. Dale Nincehelser (Hon); 4. Gary Swan (Hon ). SPTS"'N 500 : 1. And rew Cowell (Tn ): 2. Nick Rotvold (Han); 3. Tim Lne (Tn); 4. Brid Ceveney (BSA) ; 5. Dale Nlncehelser (HOI'l ). SPTSMN 750 : 1. David Tem ple (Yam) : 2. Michael Dixon (Yam); 3. Tim U le (Tn): 4. William Umstead (Yam ); 5. Jeff Mort (Yam) . HSTRC PROD l./W: I. Joh n Wild (Hon) ; 2. Patricia Kay (Tri ); 3. Ed Eilennan (Han); 4. Tan Watson (Hon): 5. Ju lius Baur (BSA ). HSTRC PRO D HIW : 1. Joe Grosso (Yam); 2. Lawrence Corbi n (Kaw) : J. Glenn Maxwell (BMW). VINT S/BK l./W: 1. Neil Pooler (Yam) ; 2. J im Killy (Yam) . VINT S/BK MJW: 1. M.ikeParl<. er (Hon ). Vl NT S/BK HIW : I . Gary Swan (Suz) . S/ MONO : I. Albert Charles (Due) ; 2. T. Bruce Brown (MI) : 3. Ken Debelak (Rot ); 4. Trent Thom as (MI). S/fl'lO NO 2: 1. Craig Breckon: 2. Daryl Foster. PROD SGL..: I . T. Bruc e Brown (MIl; 2. Trent Thomas (Ml) . 2 -STRK : I . Drew Swenson (Han) : 2. Colin Cameron (Hon): 3. Chris Manfrin (Yam ): 4 . Scott Smallwood (Han): 5. Palrick McCabe (Han) . BaTT F·I: I. Mark Hatten (Due): 2. David Podolsky (Apr); 3. Albert Charles (Due); 4. Kris August (Han ): 5. Robert T erando (Apr) . BOlT F·2: I . Jan Svensson (Due) ; 2. Chris Cerr (Bue]: 3 . Ke-v in Bums (Suz ); 4. Doug McPrek (Han ). sson (DlK); 2. Kl." vin Bum s (Suz ); 3. BOlT F· 3: 1. Jan Sve-n Lerry Rogers ($w); 4. Tony Presti (Han); 5. Raoul Graham (Hon). BOn 2 ·STRK : 1. Col in Came ron ( Yam) : 2. Kr is J epsen : 3 Chuck Davis (Apr) : 4, David Keeley (Yam) . sas SOT: I. fI'IlIrk Hatten (Due); 2. Davi d Podolsky (Apr); 3 Kris August (Han) ; 4. Steve Heilman (Apr); 5. Albert Charles (Due). Round 16 PRE·1940: I. Will Harding (lnd) ; 2. Jerry Fic klin . Cl·C - FOOT : I. Will Hardi ng (Ind). CLSC '60s: I. John ny Szoldt.llk. CLSe '60 s 650 : 1. Robert Goodpaster (Nor). 200+ GP: 1. Craig Breck on (BSA); 2. Craig Congleton (Ben); J. Mike Parser (Han ); 4. Matthew Quirl<. (Puc); 5. Debbie Kinsey (Han) . 25 0 GP: 1. Jonatha n White (Due); 2. Jim Neut'flb urg (Bul); 3. larry Peons (Due); 4. Plllnek Dempsey (Due) : 5. Jody Hance (Due). 35 0 UP: I . Bruce Yoxsimer (i\JS): 2. Jo nathan White (Due); 3 . Ji m Neuenburg (Bul ): 4. Roger Swartout IKaw ): 5. Kmneth Baker (Due) . 50 0 PREM. I. Larry Poons (See); 2. Bruce Yoxsimer ( AJS) . : BEARS: 1. Robert Goodpaster (Nor); 2. Scott Striekl er (BSA ); J . Greg Bouchon vi lle (Nor): 4. Michael Buril.e (BMW). F· 125 : I. Greg Stei nbeck ( Han): 2. Ja mes Pooler (Hon ); J . Micha el Schneider (Honl : 4. Harrison Withers (Suz ); 5. James MUr1Z (Han). F-2S0: I . Craig Breckon (C· A); 2. Jerry Herman (Yam ); 3. Jim Neuenburg (Bul): 4. Jerry Kiru l (Yam ). F·500 : I. David ( russell (Kaw); 2. A.J . Dusek (Yam ): 3. Todd Taylor ( Yam ): 4 . Bill Hurst (Yam): 5. Roge r Swartout (Kaw). F· 750 : 1. John Elli s (Yam ); 2. Jon Sdlulu (H-O); 3 . Michae l Burk e (BMW): 4. Charles Cole V'I.-G) . F· VINT : I. Todd Taylor (Yam); 2. Steven Enter (Yam ); J . MikeAua r (Yam ): 4. Bill Hurst (Yam ): 5. David Crussell (Kaw). SPTSMN 350: 1. Tim Kinsey (Hon ); 2. Ken Debelak (Hon); J . Gary Swan (Hon) ; 4. Dale Ninc ehdser (Hon ); 5. John Taylor (Hon ). SPTSMN 500: 1. And rew Cowell (Tri ); 2. Nick Rotvold (Han ); 3 . Brld Ce venev (BSA) ; 4 . Adem Kiria n (Rot) ; 5. Dal e Ntnc ehelser (Han ). SPTSMN 750: I. David Temple (Y.Ilm ); 2. Michael Dixon (Yam ); 3. Tim Lile (Tri ); 4. Willi am Umstead (Yam): 5. Jeff !'\orr (Yam ). HSTRC PROD L.JW: 1. Juliu s Baur (BSA ); 2. Patricia Kay (TrI ); 3. John Wild (Hon) ; 4. Ed Ellerman (Hon ); 5. Tan Watson (Han) . HSIRe PROD H/W : 1. Glenn Maxwell (BMW); 2. Joe Gl"OS~ (Yam ); 3. Lawrence Corbin (Kaw). VINT S/BK l./W: 1. Neil Pooler (Yam ): 2. Jim KiUy (Yam) . VINT S/B K M/W: I. Mikt! Perxer (Han) . V1NT SjBK H/W : I . Oary Swan (Suz). S/ MO NO : 1. Albert Charles (Due); 2. Ken Debelak (Rot). S/ MOrtQ 2: 1. Daryl Foster, 2. Roger Preston. PROD SOL: I. T. Bruce Brown (MI): 2. Trent Thom as (MI) . SO S 2· STRK: 1. Drew Swanson (Han ): 2. Colin Cameron (Han): 3. Chris Manfrin (Yam); 4. Scott Smallwood (Hon); 5. Patri ck McCabe(Han ). BOTT F· l : I . Marl<. Hatten (Due); 2. David Podolsky (Apr) ; 3. Albert Charles (Du e); 4. Kri s Aug ust (Han ); 5. Wally Schleper (Apr ). BOn F·2 : I. .Jen Svensson (Due) : 2. Kevin Burns (Suzl ; 3. Doug McPeek (Han) . BO n F-3 : 1. J an Svensso n (Due); 2. Kevin Bum s (Suz); 3. Larry Rogers ($wl : 4. Tony Presu (Han): 5. Raoul Graham (Han) . Bo n 2 -STRK : 1. Colin Cameron (Yam) ; 2. Kris Jepsr'n; 3. David Keeley (Yam) . SOT : 1. Devld Podolsky (Ap r): 2. Kris Aug ust (Hon) ; 3. Mark Hatten (Due): 4. Steve Hellm an (Apr): 5. Wall y Schleper (Apr). International Old-TImers Annual Race Series Round 10: Blackfoot Motocross Park Chase Makes the Cut B v G ENE H IGGINBOTHAM CALGARY, A B , CA NADA, A UG. 16 · 17 For those ol d-timers wh o live so u th of th e Ca na da /U ni t ed Stat es bord er , pa r t ic u l a rly th ose liv ing in Californ ia, a trip to Ca lgary for a wee ke nd ra c e requir es m o re tha n a little pla nning. A few days of vacation are requ ired , and to m ake the trip affo rdable at today 's gas p rices. joining in a sha re -the- ride ca rpoo l is rec omm end ed . A m axi van w ith three bik es and rid ers c an cut the cos t to less tha n $200 each for gas and food. Th is is important infor mation , bec au se ma ny old -t imers feel th at such a trip is not possibl e fo r th em . In th e cas e of this repo rte r and his trav elin g co m pa nio ns , we had a grea t time, sharing th e d rivi ng and m ak ing it back home Monday eve ning aft er a round tr ip of 3500 miles. Bl ac kfoot Mot ocr oss Park is , basic all y , in the heart of Ca lgary, surro unded by ta ll bu ild ing s. Th e ci ty of Calg ary uses c om m on sense in providing a pla ce fo r its po pulatio n to ride th eir off -road m achines and m otoc ro ss bi k es. H o w ev e r , th o se w ho ca u gh t w it h th e i r mach in es in a n unautho riz ed area w ill have their bikes co nfisc ated. Th e cit ies in the St ates could learn a lot from o ur Ca nad ian friends. Th e Al bert a O ld -T im ers cha pter pr esid ent is Go rd on KolI , an d what a j ob he a nd h is t eam di d in o rga ni zing th is fabul o us ev ent! Beg inning with g r eat tr ack p re p ara t io n (a track o n natur al hill y terrain, whi ch was gr eat fo r spec ta to rs) and a sc hed ule th at wa s run on ti me and safely, Saturday ended with a gr eat all-you-could -ea t m eal. Smoky sk ies blurred t he ci t y sky li ne on Satu rda y, and tem pe rat u res in th e mid-90s req uired lots of hydration . Forec ast s o f ov er 100 degr ees Fahr enh eit for Sunday turned out to be wron g , and there wa s ev en a littl e rain , with cloudy skies and temps in th e J aw 80s . It was really grea t raci ng weath er all weekend. Gary Chase fro m Washington was the big gun in t he Ov er 50 M ast er cl ass. It wa sn't easy, th ough. Chase, on his big 200 4 CRF450R, d iced all week en d with Yam aha ri der D oug Hauck and British Co l um bi a's D on T och er , also o n a CRF4 50R . Toche r had a big cha llenge from th e Sierra chapte r's Steve Mach ado , who was ca rv ing turns on his Yamaha two stro ke l ik e h e was ridin g a carvi ng kn if e . Nev ertheless, Chase too k thr ee win s and two se co n ds for t he overall victo ry . Hau c k d id ha ng tou gh with two wi ns of hi s own for the seco nd slot. T he Ov er 50 Ex pe rt cl ass also had some close co m petitio n , w ith W a shington ' s J eff Ki ssinger taking the overall. How ev er, the nex t four rid ers - Al berta 's AI Gill , Washin gt on ians Fred Part on and John Mu rph y, and Ed Perr iton , who c ame all th e wa y from Wyomi ng were so close in sc oring all weekend th at eac h spo t in th e ov er all wa s up for g rab s. Sin c e m oving up from the Ov er 50 A m ateur cla ss, K issing er has bee n a t op rid er in th e Expert class. B riti sh Columbia's M ike Dow ney ca m e on strong in the Over 40 Am at eur cl ass with a ve ry co n vi nci ng w i n, ofte n co m i n g from behind . Downey usua lly had so me troubl e o ff th e li ne but ca me through to th e front in sho rt o rder. T he tr ack ' s ro lling hills allow most of the track to be visible, exce p t for some secti o ns that dr op off the ba c k side int o so me in te res t in g do wnhill turn s and sect ion s that gave rid ers th e same feeli ng as a roller c oaster. Downey did th em all with ease, taking the overall ahead of A lbert a's Ross Clarke -Davis, who ke pt Downey ho nes t all weekend. Bro ck Turn bull fro m Van c ouv er Isl and , Brit ish Columb ia , gave series po ints leader Bri an Swa nson from Wa shing ton all he cou ld hand le, as di d O reg onian Go rdo n Howe. In th e fir st moto , Howe placed ninth, bu t after tha t he was in th ere with T urnbull and Swanson, mi x ing it up . Tu rnbu ll took his thre e win s to the o vera ll, and Sw an so n ga rn ere d so m e m ore va luable po ints to ward the cham p ionship with sec ond ove ral l. In the Ov er 70 Ex perts class, Tony Arma d a fro m th e Si erra Chapter was the o veral1

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