Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

AHRMA Speed & Sport National Vintage Trials Series A l'Int"ge Wltt.....nn S ..... ple. By LANE LEAVITT PHOTOS BY SHElDON HEFlIR/SPOT ON EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY e sand of the Arizona desert made for a tricky, points-stealing AH RMA N at io nal Tria ls opener. Three loops of 10 sections o n and around Speedworld's Vintage Motocross track created 30 safe and fun and yet challenging section s. T he be st pe rfo rmance was that of three-time U.S. Champ ion Lane Leavitt , with a clea n ride o n his Bultaco in the Mod ern Classic Expert class. He was followed closely by Yamaha riders Dave Cooper, with two po ints, and Alfredo Rodil, wit h eight points. The 2002 AHRMA Nat ional Ch amp io n, Len Sims, had to sett le for fourth , losing 15 points. T Saracen rider Terry Sterret won the Classic Expert co nte st with a single-point score, over Bultaco jockey Eugene Waggoner, with two points. Piloting a Penton to third place was Rick Wolf, who only lost one more point . The Prem ier Heavyweight Expert winner was AHRMAregular Mike Fenner, drop ping just a single point on his Triumph. The Premier Ughtweight Expert class was topped by the BSA -mounted Wolf, Jerry Sterret borrowed his brother's Triumph and entered in the Premier Ughtweight Novice class in his first -ever Trials competition ' and won, finishing with zero pointsl with 15 points. Riding the Exhibition class, just for fun (and practice), were two of the U5A:s best Youth riders, 9-year-old National Champion Brian Roper and National number fo ur, Daniel Leavitt , wh o bot h ride Beta 80s . Todd Roper, Brian's dad, also rode on a modern Beta , giving the Vintage guys a look at what the new-school sport of Trials is all about. Todd was a member of t he 1992 U.S. Trials Des Nations team, which has the distinction of being the bestfinishing squa d of all time at the Wo rld Team Cham pionship. But even on their more modern bikes , no ne of those riders could bett er the sco res of either Lane CN Leavitt or Cooper (2). SPEEDWORLD MOTOCROSS PARK WmMANN, ARIZONA RESULTS: JANUARY 31, 2004 (ROUND 1) BEG : I. SI ~lIan Tingstrom (Bul). RIGID INT: I. Jim Upscomb (Jam). PREM lJW NOV: I. J""1' S,....,t (Tri). PREM lJW INT: I . Don Kelley (Tri). PREM lJW EX: I. Rkk Wolf (BSA). PREH HIW EX: I . Mike Fenner (Tri). CLSC NOV: I. Ric _ k ( I~) ; 2. Roger Brophy (But); J . Mike Becker (Hon); 4. Wade Qu ick (Gre). eLSe EX : 1. Terry Sterret (Sar); 2. Eugene Waggoner (Bul); J. Rkk Wolf (Pen). MDRN ClSC NOV: I. John Beegene r (Hon) ; 2. Tammy Rittheimer·Mount (Hon ); J. Donna Kelley (Yam) ; 4. Rik Smits (Kaw): 5. SteveSagety (Yam). MORN ClSC INT: I. Tony Do wn (Yam): 2. Sam Vandemoot (Bul): 3. Tom Sharltey (Hon); 4. Shawn Warne, (Mon) ; S. Michae l McPeters (Suz] . MORN CLSC EX, I. Une Leavitt (Bul); 2. o."' d Cooper; J .Alfredo Rodil(Y am); ".len Sims (Yam); S. Da vid WU son (Bul). AHRMA Northwest Maieo & CZ/Pro-Flo National Post-Vintage MX Series n nne Vintage Sea/on Beginl By ROGER BROPHY PHOTOS BY SHELDON HEFLER/SPOT ON EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY S atu rday 's season opener of the AHRMA Northwest Maico old Pros Bill Silverthorn and "Diamo nd Do n" Rainey. Po rt land's Jim Row and Roger Kenyon put on a good show in t he 500cc Expert class; their hard- fought battle ended with Row, on the CZ, getting t he nod over Kenyon, on his Suzuki. Montesa fans had something to shout abou t w hen GP 500cc Expert Brett Miller easi ly outran a field of Maicos on - - - - . , his classic VR, w hile the mighty 490s co uld on ly give chase. A lastlap spill spo iled Miller ' s attempt ~~~~ at a repeat in the ~~~J Open Age class sha des of Jo hn & CZlPro-Flo Na hosted by iII¥'-":i:'I.t De Soto and Ro n Ne lson! Vintage MX Seriest,ional post- l l l l i l l David Boydstun at the SpeedJeff Clausen world com plex, was on target with a t=~I= bagged double dust -free, nicely groomed track well suit- ' . w ins in the Ultima 500cc and ed for the 150 eager "long-trave l" entrants Over 40 Intermediate classes , while Ron on hand. Rinden and Denn is Carlock finished oneThe Historic 125cc Expert class was two in the GP 500cc Interm ed iate contest. won by Scott Lawson with a 2-2 tally, over Anyone watching this class co uldn't he lp Scott Davis and Larry Towney. Meanwhile, but notice 7-plus-foot-tall Rik Smits (of the 250cc class only saw the back of Mark basketball fame ), who rode well and got several middle-of-the-pack finishes . Smits Mitche ll, who was chased to the finish by makes a Maico look like an XR75. A talent -laden field of Over 50 Experts had to deal with Bruce Sass, as he held off t he likes of Dan Greenwood, Brad Lackey and a horde of AHRMA reg ulars. Dave Coupe won the Over 40 Expert contest but lost out in the GP 250cc class to a fast and consistent Kenyon, aboard a Maico. It' s a pleasure to wa tch Post -Vintage racing, and as the sport gets more popul ar, we'll get to see mo re of the Euro pean name brands that ruled in those golden days prior to the cur ren t Japanese "cookie cutter" do mination . eN SPEEDWORLD MOTOCROSS PARK WInMANN , ARIZONA RESULTS: JANUARY 31, 2004 (ROUND 1) HSTRC 125 NOV: I. J.w. Cervec HSTRC 115 EX: I. Scott lawson (Hon ); 2. Scott Davis (Hon ); J. Larry Towning (Y . am) HSTRC 2S0 NOV: I. Brian Essary (Hon) ; 2. Bill Ramsey (Kaw); J. 1""1' Momsoo (Han ); 4. Scott Knauf (Yam). H STR C 15 0 INT: I. Eric Noyes (KTM); 2. Paul Heir" (Oss ); J. Don Matthews (C Z); 4. Fred Bates (Hon) . HS T RC 150 EX: I. Mark Mitche ll (Soz); 2. Bill SU verthom (Hus); 3. Don Rainey(KTM ). HSTRC 5 00 NOV: l. Wd liam He"')' (Bul); 2. Ron HoIhfoeld (Yam); J. C,..ig H>g>r (Hus); 4. Paul Ne.1l(Hus) . HSTRC SOOINY: I. Darrel Sedig (Mai): 2. Gene ""tty (Hus ); J. Glenn Neal (Hus ); 4. o.vid Pearce (Hu.) . H STR C 500 EX, I. pm Row (CZ); 2. ~ Kenyoo (S.,,); 3. Daryl Bad< (Hus); 4. 10ny Boswell (Suz) . ....STR K NOV: I. Scott KNuf (Yam). ....STR K INT: I . James McLaughl;n (Hon) . ....STRK EX: I. David8oydswn; 2. jerry Re-m (CCM ). GP 125 NOV: I. T""1' J"'l"" (Hon) . GP 115 INT: I. Fred Bates (Suz); 2. lance Munnery (Y am); 3. N rll.awe.-ence (Suz). GP 12S EX: I. Steve Gibson (Hon ); 2. David Mires (Han ); J. Larry (Y . am) _g GP 250 NOV: I . Thomas 0wW>gs (Hon ); 2. Ger.>Jd www.eyclenews.eom Ma. . - (Han ): 3. Wes 01lrien (Yam 4. Jeff O 'Brien (Han ). ); GP 2 50 INT: l. Bill Oem (Hon ): 2. Nrl LawelI (Han) ; 2. Tm Hamolon (Mal) J. 1

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