Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

o n m y moto rcycles , I w o u l d n 't eve n n e v er seen it like t his . How can you h a v e th e chance to r u n up fro nt" screw up th e S a cr ame nt o M il e ? I R o e d er r oun d e d ou t t he to p 1 0 m ean , w hen I come t o t he r a c et r a c k , aft e r ru n ni ng a s h i gh as sixth in th e I 'm r e ad y t o ra ce . How come t hey fi rst few l a p s of t h e ma in even t . weren' t? Thi s was u n -f_king -believ - "Tha t's b ett e r th an 1 1 t h , and a t able ." le ast t he b ik e didn't b reak t h is t ime , " Roeder said . "Th e seat started falling McCoy e c h o e d Poovey's sent i- mechanical difflcu ltyThe bike fin ished where t h e track has been good , " M cCoy sai d . " W e 'v e gone t o a lo t of new c a m s in it this week , and I ha d to tracks wh ere the tra cks ha v e b e en fudge it a little t o g et th em in there. We good e ve ry yea r , and t h e tra ck wa s did all right tonight. We didn 't make pretty bad tonight. We c o uld put on a the main h ere la st ye ar becaus e the r ace, and n o one got hurt, but w e g ot ing e i g h t h . H e w as fo llowed b y 1st le- lucky . I don 't understand h ow su ch a track tha t is p erfe ct every y e a r c a n en d up so bad ." P egr am s i m p ly s a i d h e w as n ' t gal.com /USC Racing ' s T erry Po o v e y , w ho ba si c a lly r od e hi s p otent T eddy S EMI 1 ( 16 ride rs; Slaps. t op th ree tra nsfer ): I. Bryan Bigelow (H-D); 2. Willie McCoy (H-D); 3. Dale J enn em an ( H- D) ; 4 . Da n St an le y (H-D ) ; 5. Jess ' Roeder (H-D ); 6. Shaun Russell (H-D); 7. Ja son Tyer (H·D); 8. Nate Wait (H·D); 9. Tim Eades (H-D); 10. Jaime A guil ar (H· D); 11. Ronni e Brown (H· D) ; 12. Christ ian Verno n ( Rtx) ; 13 . Mi ch ell e DiS alv o ( D ue} : 14. Bryan Smith (ATK); 15.JacobLatimer (W-R). Ti m e: 5 min., 15.248 sec . SEMI 2 (1 7 riders: 8 laps, t op three t ransfer): 1. La rry Pegram (H· D); 2 . Nick y Hayden (H-D) ; 3. Paul Lynch (H-D) ; 4 . Gary Rogers (H· D) ; 5. Mark Corsetti (W-R); 6. Brett Landes (H-D); 7. Paul Bergstr m (Ho D); 8. Steve Beattie (H-D); 9. Steve Liberty (H-D); 10 . Mik e Ind erb it zi n (H ·D ) ; 1 1. J ess e Sanc hez (Ce M) ; 12. Don Wil son (Rtx) ; 13. Paul Sanburn (W· R) ; 14. Aaron Weston (W· R); 15 . Jim Kesler (Rtx}: 16. Royal Adderson (Rtx) : 17. J osh Currey (W ·R). Time: 5 m in.. 14 .486 sec. NA TI O NAL (20 lap s; 18 rider s) : 1. Rich King "I haven 't be en to a PACE r a c e th e ra c e . I was worried because w e put S chnabe l fini sh ed 11 th after start- sec. ments . off , b ut that do esn't coun t as a tra ck wa sn 't rough e noug h ." (CCM); 16. Josh Currey (W-R). Ttme: 5 min.. 13.174 (Left) Bryan Bigelow (11 ) returned to racing at the Fonnula USA Sacramento event after serving a one-race suspension in AMA competition f o r rough-riding. Bigelow put in a smooth perfonnance to finish seventh, while J .R. Schnabel (33) was 11th. (Above) Geo Roeder II (66) battled with Kenny Coolbeth (31 ) for much of the main event. Coolbeth eventually f inishe d e ighth, Roeder 10th . c o m fo rt a b le on the t r a ck . P o ov e y-tun e d RS7 5 0 ar o u n d th e " B u t th a t' s just a n excuse for th e trac k i n s urv i val m o d e , as di d F&S fac t that I co u l d n ' t h andle th e h ol e s Ha r ley -Da vids on' s Will ie M cC oy and a n d t h e bumps on th e tra ck a n d I w as Pegram , wh o fini sh ed 13 th and 14th re ally sc a r ed : Pegram sa id . Cal-Expo State Fairgrounds Sa cramento, Cali fornia Results: Septe mber 23, 2000 [Round 8 of 10J (H-D); 2. Joe Kopp (SU ; 3. Jay Springsteen (H-D); ,) HEAT I ( 15 rider s; 8 lap s, top four tr ans fer) : 1. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 2. Chris Carr (H-D); 3. Gee 4 . Chris Carr (H-D ); 5. Mik e Hack er (H· D); 6. Nicky Hayden (H -D ); 7 , Bryan Bige low ( H-D); 8 . Kenny Coolbeth (H -D); 9 . J ohnn y Murphr ee (H· D); 10. Gee Roeder II (H-D): 4. J.R. Schnabel (H-D); 5. Nicky Roeder II (H-D); II. J.R. Schnabel (H-D); 12. Terry Hayden ( H- D ); 6 . Mar k Cor sett i (W -R ) ; 7. Dale Je nn ema n ( H· D ) ; 8 . J ess Roe der ( H- D ); 9 . Brett Lan des (H-D ); 10. Steve Ubert y (H-D); 11. J aim e Ag uilar (H- D) ; 12 . Ronnie Br own (H-D ); 13 . Paul Sanburn (W ·R) ; 14 . J im Kesler (Rtx ); 15 . Mic helle DiSalvo (D ue). T im e: 5 mi n.• 13.449 sec. HEAT 2 ( 15 rider s; 8 laps, top fou r tr ansfer ): I. Poovey ( Han ) ; 13 . Willi e McCoy (H -D ); 14 . La rry Pegra m ( H· D) ; 15. Kevin Va rnes ( H- D); 16. Dal e J enn em an (H -D ) ; 17. Paul Lyn c h (H-D ); 18 . Will Davis (H-D). Time: 12 mi n., 48 .752 sec. FORMULA USA/WRENCHEAD .COM NATIONAL DIRT TRACK SERIES (After 8 of 10 rounds): I. Chris Carr (522/1 win); 2. J ay Springsteen (45 4); 3. Rich King (H-D); 2. Joe Kopp (SU ; 3. Kenny ,) J.R. Schnabel (443); 4. Gary Rogers (394); 5. Joe Kopp (352/1); 6. Rich King (330/4); 7. Dan Stanley ( 329 ); 8. Mike Hacker (3 16); 9. (TIE) Kenny Coo l beth ( H·D ); 4 . Terry Poovey (Ha n ); 5. Brya n Bige low (H-D) ; 6 . Dan Stanley (H·D); 7. Paul Lynch (H-D); 8. GaryRogers (H-D); 9. Shoun Russell (H-D); M emphis Shad es /Co zi ahr H-D's " T h i s [tra ck con d ition j reall y p iss- K ev in Varne s and Fronti er H-D/H -D Pegram (H-D); 6. Bryan Smith (ATK) ; 7. wnne McCoy (H·D ); 8. Steve Beatti e ( H-D); 9. Paul es m e off," Poov ey s a i d. " I' v e been Central's D a le J enneman rounded out c o m i n g h ere s i n c e 1978, a n d I ' ve th e fin ishers still running at th e end . CN Cootbe th (303 )/Ge o Roeder II (3 03); 11. Jaso n Tyer 10. Nate Wait (H-D) ; 11. Lonnie Pauley (W -R) ; 12. Don Wilson (Rtx} : 13. Christian Vern on (Rt x) ; 14 . J acob Latimer ( W-R); 15. Aaro n Weston (W- R). Tim e: 5 min .. 13.103 sec. HEAT 3 ( 17 riders; 8 laps, top four transfer ) : 1. Mike Hack er (H·D ); 2. J ohnn y Mu rphr ee (H-D) ; 3 . Wilt Davis (H-D ); 4 . Ke vi n Varnes (H- D); 5. Larry respe ctively . BRIEFLY••• South ern Californ ia speedway ace Ryan Fisher wa s amo ng the Pro Single s ride rs co mpeting at the Sacramento M ile. Fisher. w ho speedway insiders claim could make it at the sport's top level in Europe, also happens to dig dirt tr ack racing , and Sacramento was to be his first mile. " I'm just out her e to have fun and do wh at I can." Fisher said after practice . "I'm having a lot of fun. but my gea ring wa s way off. I've go t an all-new bike o ut he re . and it seems to be handling really good ." Fisher wo und up finishing sevent h in the first Pro Si ngle s heat race. with the top six goi ng straight into the main event and the LCQ being cancelled due to the acce lerate d prog ram. The new bike that Ryan Fisher rode at Sacramento was actually a prototype for what may become a new entry into the afte rmarket 600cc chassis mar ket. Built by longt ime San Di ego-ar ea flat tr acker John Du pree. the Vecto r Racing Frame is said to incorp orate so me o f the best ideas of several diff eren t chas sis. according to Dupree. " I'm still learning a lot of the design part of it." Dupree said. "I have to give Ron Wood a lot of credit for this projec t. I love his swingarm design for its ease of serv icing, and I also like the single-shock design like the C&Js, so I'm just pick ing up bits and pieces from here and there." Dupree said that he has no desire to take any or ders fo r his frames until he is 100 -per cent satisfied that they have been cpmp lete ly refined. Form er Grand National campaigner and A MA 250cc Grand Prix road race cham pio n Jimmy Filice was spott ed crui sing the pits at Sacramento, and he wan ted to make it clear that he was not looking for a ride. "N ah. I just came here to watch." Filice said. " Bes ides, I've never co me to a night race her e befo re where they were still preparing the track aft er the lights came on." Speaking of Jims, .Jim Odom was also spott ed in the pits afte r the races. You may recall that Odom w as one of the more prolif ic (296); 12. Terry Poovey (262/1); 13. (TIE) Will Davis (232/1)/Witlie McCoy (232); 15. Johnny Murphree (2 12); 16. Shaun Russell (204) ; 17. Michael Varnes (188 ); 18 . Greg Ty sor (1 76 ) ; 19. Da le J enn eman ( 174); 20 . (T IE) Don W ilson ( 164 )/ Beau Br own (164). Upcomin g Rounds: Roun d g • Phoenix, Arizona, September 30 Round 10 - Del Mar, California, October 8 Bergstro m (H-D); 10. J ason T y er ( H-D) ; 11. Tim Eades (H-D); 12. Mike Inderbitzin (H-D); 13. Jesse Sanchez (CCM); 14. Beau Brown (Rtx ): 15. Dan Hart privateers of the late '60s and early '70s. and was recently featured in the Bruce Brown video "On Any Sunday Revisited," a follow-up to the mot orcycle classic "On Any Sunday. " fo r which Odom did much of the on-bike camera wo rk. Odo m has continued to stay around mo to rcyc le s ever si nce . " lawn a bus iness in Tracy. California, and I still do a lot of trail riding. so I haven't gotten tota lly away from it," Odom said. "Tonight' s racing was great. but I wish someone had been able to give Rich a little more compet ition. " Despite the fact that he had a perfectly good-wor king XR750 in the pits. .Joe Kopp continued to log time aboard his Corbin Racing Suzuki TL 1000 in the hope that he could sort the bugs out of it on a grooved track . Early on in the night. it wasn 't looking so good for the Seattle Mile winner. " l'rn having a litt le bit more trouble getting it hooked up on this surface ," Kopp said. "I 'm j ust having a hard time keeping it from breaking loose too much going in. I'm about ninth on it right now . - Kopp refused to abandon the bike, however. " I told myself I'm going to ride this all night unless I wind up in the Last Chance Qualifier and I haven't made it yet. Then I'll probably get on the Harley. - Kopp earned a direct transfer to the main event by getting second. behind King. in heat two. Of course, he repeated that performance in the main eve nt. rnakIng It anothe r good night for Suzuki. J.R. S c hna bel wa s actua lly one of the rider s who did n't seem to mind the bumpy Sacramento track too much. Schnabel made both main event s on the night. finishing fourth in the Pro Singles main even t and 11th in the National class main event aboar d his Team Powell equipment . "It' s incon sistent . but it's not supe r rough." Schnabel said . "Still, I'm a litt le bummed that they je rked around as long as they did because the crowd was watch ing practice when we should have been racing. I feel bad for the fans. We can deal with this because we know what happened, but it' s hard to explain it to them." N ick y H ayde n wa s making his Formula USA deb ut at t he Sacramento Mile. and the Kentucky-based road racer immediately got everyone' s att ention by sett ing a fast time of 38 .602 seconds in the timed qualifying session s. That sat well with him despite the circumstances "The track 's not that great. but it' s the same fo r everybody." Hayden said. "We didn't get that much practice. and I'm really not sure which bike I'm going to ride yet. but I'm just here to have fun anyway . and hopefully we can get up there and have a good result." Indeed . Hayden was one of the stars of the show. " Nicky Hayden also commen ted briefly on the rumor that he may be aboard Honda-powered equipment if he rides durinq the 2001 dirt track season. "We have talked about it a litt le bit," Hayden said. "They really don't have a lot as far as bikes and stuff . They got rid of everyt hing, so to go back and start making parts again wo uld be so expensive. But who knows ? I wo uld like to ride Hondas. I enjoy riding Harleys. but I am a Honda guy. If I could put a deal togeth er to ride Hondas. I would like that. but either way. I am go ing to ride so me dirt tracks again next year because I love it. I really love the challenge of it. and I believe that it has helped me w ith my road racing." Popular lady racer M i c h e lle D isa lvo confirmed that she has split fro m longtime sponsors M itchell' s M odest o Harley-Davidson . At Sacramen to. Di salvo was riding the National class aboard Nor Cal rider Rob Damron's Ducati 750 dirt-tracker. " I quit riding fo r them [Mitchell' sJ after Springfi eld." Disalvo said. "This is just a fill-in deal. I'm going to another team next year. I'll be riding for JMK Pro Racing , and hopefully I'll be on a 750 at Du Quoin and fo r sure on an 883 . I knew that this lsplitl was com ing for a while, and it really is best for me because riding a 750 is my number-one priority ." P aul Lyn c h parked his ow n bike in favor of a ride on a Skip Fordyce Harley-Davidson. the former sponsors of Billy Martin . "B ob Herrick and Skip asked us to bring one of their bikes out west for them after Springfield. so we' re going to try it out for a couple races and then see w hat happens fro m there ," Lynch said. " I like the bike a lot. It' s the first center-shock C&J I've ever ridden , and it see ms to work really wel l. " Lynch made the main event. but dropped out early and was credited w ith 17t h place. cue I e n e _ s OCTOB ER 4, 200 0 13

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