Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

+S(l: 1. Chris Douthi (Hon); 2. J.D. Stockton (Hon); 3. Wes Shallon (Hon); 4. Earl Parker (Hon); 5. Jim Painter (Hon). +40: 1. Ted Donnan (Kaw); 2. Charles Lehing (Hon); 3. Steve Reeves (Hon); 4. Mike Layo (Kaw); 5. Tom Fogg (Kaw). . OPEN NOV: 1. Mitchell Holstein (Hon); 2. David Kuxhausen (Hon); 3. Mike Amedeo (Kaw); 4. Andrew McElroy (Hon); 5. Steve Rush (Hon). 12-15 SCHBY: 1. Scott Lamb (Hon); 2. Kyle Kopachik (Hon); 3. James Joiner (Hon); 4. Clint Frank (Hon); 5. Corey Cotter (Hon). MINI C: 1. J.B. Ballard (Kaw); 2. Jason Freeman (Yam); 3. Dave Polege (Kaw); 4. Jeremy Doctor (Kaw); 5. Ray Hansen (Kaw). MINI B: 1. August Lausberg (Kaw). OPEN $$: 1. Kenny Yoho (Suz); 2. Ricky Hampshire (Suz); 3. Bobby Proulx (Suz); 4. David Sheren (Hon); 5. Scoot Barnes (Hon). OPEN AM: 1. Kenny Yoho (Hon); 2. James Scarborough (Hon); 3. Scou Lamb (Hon); 4. Simon Hallet (Hon); 5. David Sheren (Hon). West scores LACR MX win By Scott Hoffman PALMDALE, CA, JULY 5 The fireworks were over but the heat was still intense as young Ricky West captured the overall victory in the Pee Wee B-1 class during California Racing Club's motocross at Los Angeles County Raceway. Anthony Barbacovi grabbed the first moto holeshot with Nathan Pamintuan and Kyle Barden close behind. Action was mild during the opening laps, but on lap three riders started swapping positions. Early-race leader Barbacovi encountered trouble and quickly dropped back to fourth. Pamintuan jumped into the lead while West charged through the pack. By the last lap, West had worked his way up to second behind Pamintuan. At the finish, it was Pamintuan across first with West second, and Barbacovi rounding out the top three after Barden dropped back to fifth on the last lap. In moto two, West did. not waste time, as he pulled the holeshot and led the race from start to finish. Blake Mitchell put on an impressive ride in moto two, as he ran second after lap one and held off the competition to the end. First-moto winer Pamintuan and Barbacovi ran third ang fourth, respectively, until lap four when Barbacovi passed Pamintuan and held third 'to the finish. Shawn O'Brien dominated the 125cc Novice class with a set of wire-to-wire wins. Fred Ogrim grabbed second overall honors with solid third and fourth place finishes. Results P/W A: 1. Jerry Marinez (Yam); 2. James Thompson (Yam); 3. Ryan Martin (hj); 4. Kit Kunath (Yam). P/W B-1: 1. Vince OeUla (Yam); 2. Chris Nihan (Yam); 3. James Sendekbach (Yam). PIW B-2: 1. Ricky West (Yam); 2. Nathan Pamintuan (Yam); 3. Blake Mitchell (Yam); 4. Anthony Barbacovi (Yam); 5. Kyle Barden (Yam). 60 0·8: 1. Justin Jorden (Kaw); 2. James Thompson (Kaw); 3. Cody Elroy (Kaw). 609-11: 1. Brian McKrUght (Kaw); 2. Shan Mitchell (Kaw); 3. Grant Moore (Kaw). 80 BEG: 1. Jason Abbou (Yam); 2. Jamie Pamintuan (Suz); 3. Larry Venema (Kaw); 4. Greg Andrew (SUI); 5. Tyler Buck (Kaw). 80 NOV: 1. Jacob Machowsky (Hon); 2. Michell Young (Suz); 3. Brit Jackson (Kaw). 125 BEG: 1. Danny Bushey (SUI); 2. Wade Kaminski (Yam); 3. Mike Odom (Hon); 4. Eddie Staab (Suz); 5. Jamie Pamintuan (SUI). 125 NOV: 1. Shawn O'Brien; 2. Fred Ogrim (Hon); 3. Annando Overland (Hon); 4. Loren Jenkins (Hon); 5. ScOl< Minster (SUI). 125 PRO: 1. Tiger Garcia (Hon). 250 BEG: 1. Darin Smart (Hon); 2. Brett Forner (Hon); 3. Danny Brobst (Hon); 4. Jimmy Simeone (Kaw). 250 NOV: 1. Loren Jenkins (Hon); 2. Bob Boucher (Hon); 3. Mike Maute (KTM). 250 INT: 1. Erik Lindstrom (Hon). 500 BEG: 1. Andrew Laviolete (Yam). 500 NOV: I. Charlie Strong (Kaw); 2. John Darby (Hon). JR VET INT: 1. Scott Murphy (Hon). JR VET EX: 1. Rich Truchinski (Sw); 2. Chris Radinski (Yam). . VET BEG: 1. Tim Mendenhall (Kaw); 2. Jon Hall (Sw); 3. Tim Whisnant (Yam); 4. Jim Earhart (Hon); 5. Ruthann Rerraux (SUI). VET NOV: 1. Steve Schrobsdorf (Yam); 2. David Kaiser· (Suz); 3. Grant Moore (Kaw); 4. Louis Springer (Yam); 5. Mike Almen (Hon). VET INT: 1. Larry Baker (Suz); 2. Gene Dickinson (Kaw); 3. Charlie Strong (Kaw); 4. Ken Renaux (Hon). VET EX: 1. Brad McLead (Hon); 2. Jim Sendelbach (Yam); 3. Randy Tittlemier. SR INT: 1. Bob Dunham (Yam). Roeder romps at Frederick Half Mile Marathon By Len Breech FREDERICK, MD, JULY 4 George Roeder put his Mike's H-D/Roeder H-D/Herb Harris/KK/Bell/LC Racing/ Southeast H-D/Sartain Trucking/Sherman Farms/Johnsons Body Shop-sponsored Harley into the lead on the sixth and final start to win the Expert main at the 70th Annual. Frederick Lions Club-sponsored Barbara Fritchie Classic. James Hart easily outdistanced his brother Roy on their Hart Racing/Neil Keen/Lou's Leathers/Bell/Hog Wash/Dale"'s H-D/ Bryan's Graphics/Mom & Dad-sponsored Wood-Rotaxes for the Junior win, while Mike Hacker scored his fourth Pro-Am Regional final of the season when early leader, Chuck Buchanan, got a little high in the top turn on the third lap and Hacker shot into the lead. The 23 Pro-Am riders were divided into three heats with the wins going to Hacker, Buchanan and Shawn Clark. At the start of Jim Sendelb~ch was the Vet Expert class winner at L.A. County Raceway. the final, those three quickly put some distance on the remainder of the field, led by Jesus Crawford, Jack. Franklin and Eddie Hidden. While Hacker was pressuring Buchanan for the lead, Buchanan got a little high coming off the first turn, tapping a hay bale slightly, letting Hacker into the lead on the third lap. Hidden and Franklin got into a battle for fifth, then fourth when Buchanan dropped out on the fifth lap. With the top three on autopilot, Todd Hunter moved up w pressure Franklin for the fifth spot, taking it on the eighth lap when Franklin drifted a little high off the second turn. The 12 Juniors were divided into two heats that went to the' Hart brothers. At the start, James was first out of the second turn, with Bill Newkirk, Kevin Varnes and Jess Roeder bunched closely behind. Roeder took over second, as they went down the back straight on the second lap. After a slow start, Roy Hart took over third, passing Newkirk on the outside of the second turn on the fourth lap and moved in to challenge Roeder for second, while Varnes began challenging Newkirk for fourth. Roy Hart finally got under Roeder as they came off the second turn on the eighth lap, while Varnes took fourth at about the same time. The 22 Experts were grouped into three heats, with three transfering to the final, and the remaining running a somewhat unpopular. semi for the last three spots. Heat wins went to Jason Fletcher over Rodney Farris and Ricky Graham; Steve Morehead easily taking his heat after one of the top qualifiers, Rusty Rogers crashed hard entering the first turn. Dan Ingram took the last heat over Roeder and Larry Pegram. Kris Kiser took the semi. The first two starts were red-flagged for riders jumping the start, most of the remainders were for downed riders. In all the starts, it seemed like just about every rider was close to the front, or rear also depending upon which start. On the start that was finally the good one, Roeder grabbed the lead from Kiser, Dan Ingram and Randy Texter. On about the fifth lap, both Fletcher and Rodney Farris got by Texter with Fletcher moving up to pressure Ingram for third and in the process they moved up to the rear of Kiser. While it stayed close to the end, the top six stayed the same to the end, one hour after they first received the green flag. Results PRO-AM: 1. Mike Hacker (Rrx); 2. Shawn Clark (Rrx); 3. Jesus Crawlord (Rrx); 4. Eddie Hidden (Rrx); 5. Todd Hunter (W-R). JR: 1. James Hart (W-R); 2. Roy Hart (W-R); 3. Jess Roeder (H-D); 4. Kevin Varnes (W·R); 5. BilI'Newkirk (Hon). EX: 1. George Roeder (H-D): 2. Kris Kiser (Rrx); 3. Dan Ingram (Hon); 4. Jason Fletcher (Rrx); 5. Rodney Farris (HD). Grief grabs Paducah ST win By Brent Menser PADUCAH, KY, JULY 4 Hometown favorite "Robbie Grief won the Open class at Carson Park despite piling his Rotax into the turn three fence during practice. After the crash, which Grief survived without injury, his mechanics strUggled to repair his bent bike in time for the heat races. When it was time for the Open class heat, Grief's bike was ready and he grabbed the holeshot and pulled away for the win. The main event was a repeat performance, as Grief was never challenged, although a good battle developed over second place. Mike Kolenda, John Faulkner, Vic Hensley and Chris Boone traded positions for the entire race, and while Faulkner appeared to be the strongest, it was the Harley-Davidson of Mark Faria was undefeated in Scratch racing at Costa Mesa's annual Fair Derby. Kolenda that eventually crossed the line in the second spot. Results 50: 1. Chris Smith (Yam); 2. Shawn Walker (Yam). 85: 1. Joshua KnOll (Suz); 2. Corey Henserson (Yam). 200: 1. Joshua KnOll (Suz); 2. Tim Revelette (Hon). 250: 1. David Menser (Hon); 2. Joshua KnOll (SUI). AM: 1. Mike Collier (Hon); 2.John Mariner (Yam). SPTSMN: 1. Mike Kolenda (H· D); 2. Dave Kolenda (H· D). SR: 1. Victor Hensley (Hon); 2. Dave Kolenda (H-D). OPEN: 1. Robbie Griel (Rtx); 2. Dave Kolenda (H-D). Myers roCkets to Malvern Motocross victory By Peggy Adamic MALVERN, OH, JULY 4 Andrews Kawasaki rider Ty Myers started his July Fourth celebratin~ a little early, as he routed to the overall VICtory in the 250cc B class, scoring 2-1 moto finishes at Malvern Motosport Park. , In moto one, Myers grabbed the early lead through turn one with Dave Bernard and Larry Bellman in tow. Myers held the lead until mid-moto, when he landed track side as he overshot a berm. Bernard took over the lead while Myers remounted behind Bellman in third. Within a lap, Myers was back on track and motored ahead of Bellman and went to work' on Bernard. Bernard took the win, three bike lengths ahead of Myers. Bellman, Bud Mohr and Jim Smith trailed behind. In moto two, Bellman was .first off the line ahead of Bernard, Myers and Jason Howard. Bernard and Myers dispensed of Bellman within the first lap, with Myers routin~ into the lead a lap later. Bellman moved m on Bernard as the two riders diced for second. Myers held a seven-second lead at the moto's end, with Bellman routing past Bernard to grab second. Mohr and Howard followed. Brent Abel piloted his Honda to 4-1 moto finishes en route to his 125cc B class victory. Moto one was a wire-to-wire romp for Suzukimounted Dave Jones. Black Hawk Cyclebacked Mike Kochman chased Jones into turn one and remained on his rear wheel while the riders behind diced for third. Larry Bellman passed Jeff Pape and motored in on the two front-runners. Jones took the checkered flag with Bellman motoring into second on the last half lap. Abel was fourth, ahead of Marty Ling. In the second outing, Abel turned up the throttle and-posted the start-to-finish victory. Ling kept hIS Kawasaki in second ahead of Pape and Kochman. Bellman was back in fifth and quickly began working his way to the front of the pack, passing Kochman on lap one. Bellman and Pape swapped places several times in the remaining five laps. Ling held second throug:h the. final l~p, .when he slid out only to find hunself m fIfth when he remounted. Abel took the win. Pape was second with Bellman, Kochman and Ling behind. Results 50: 1. Brent Maimone (MM); 2. Tim Klase (Yam); 3. Ryan Pape (Suz). JR MINI: 1. Andy Wickens (Kaw); 2. Joey Sedmak (Hon); 3. David Hill (Hon); 4. Derick Hayes (Hon); 5. Tyson Leggett (Kaw). SR MINI: 1. Andy Wickens (Kaw); 2. B.J. Culr (Kaw); 3. Cory Hill (Kaw); 4. Patric)c Klase (Kaw); 5. Derick Hayes (Hon). SCHBY: 1. Brad Lightner (Yam); 2. Dylan Toussant (Suz); 3. ~ndy Moran (Hon); 4. Mike Wagner (Yam); 5. Shawn Shaman (Hon). 125 B: 1. Brent Abel (Hon); 2. Larry Bellman (Hon); 3. Mike Kochman (Yam); 4. David Jones (SUI); 5. Jell Pape (Hon). 125 C: 1. Bryan Bellinger (Suz); 2. Jeremy Bonnell (Hon); 3. Donny Lewis (Hon); 4. Lance Dreher (Suz); 5. Mike Rulfner (Suz). 250 A: 1. Brad Quear (Yam); 2. Phil Gauthier (Hon). 250 B: 1. Ty Myers (Kaw); 2. Dave Bernard (SUI); 3. Larry Bellman (Hon); 4. Bud Mohr (SUI); 5. Jason Howard (Hon). 250 C: 1. Tom Hann (SUI); 2. Ben Jaberg (Kaw); 3. Frank pazel (SUI); 4. Rick Bailey (Kaw); 5. Pat Riley (Suz). OPEN: I. Johnny Young (KTM); 2. Bill Rose (Hon); 3. Colin Lowery (Hon); 4. Charlie Gullo (Yam); 5. Bryan Krebs (Kaw). SR 1: 1. Vic Sutek (Yam); 2. Erine Lightner (Suz); 3. James Kostival (Kaw); 4. Ron Nicholl '(Hus); 5. Tony Pastings (Kaw). Faria wins Costa Mesa Speedway Fair Derby By M. Sober Photo by Jim Thorn COSTA MESA, CA, JULY 10 Active Speedway legend "Flyin' .. Mike Faria continued to display the style and speed that has endeared him in the hearts of southern California speedway fans everywhere. Faria's latest conquest came at the Orange County Fairgrounds' annual Coors Light Fair Derby. Faria was undefeated in five Scratch rides, including the four rider/four lap Scratch main 'where .!I$-pr~vailed over Shawn McConnell, Andy Northrup and Gary Hicks. An eight rider/eight lap Handicap main event was also staged with former northern California .wildman Charlie Venegas finishing On top. Rounding out the night's winners was ·Speedway's only current female rider, 15-yearold Ansela Hale, who took home the honors in the fust division Junior Scratch main. The sidecars were also on hand and their main event win was the ownership of the Ross Millar/Dale Leeder team. Faria, who hails from Colton, California, rode his Russell Racing/A-I Plank/Shoei HelmetlOilzall-backed Weslake to perfection in the opening three qualifying heats. Coming out of lane two twice, and from the pole once Faria mana~ed to beat all comers, including former Natlonal Speedway Champion Brad Oxley, Andy Northrup, Chris Manchester, Scott Brant and Lance King_ The initial attempt to wrap up the night's proceedings ended with Gary Hicks and Shawn McConnell going down in an ugly heap near the first turn pit gate. The Scratch .mam was red-flagged and restarted with no exclusions. The restart began just as the original attempt had, with Faria taking the first lead and parlaying it into a comfortable lead that was never in jeopardy. Hicks made the only serious challenge to Faria's lead but put any chance of snealQng into the lead aside, as he had nowhere to go in the first turn and ended up sprawled in the deep dirt. Charlie Venagas took advantage of some questionable Handicap yardage placement to walk away with the Handicap eight-lap main event win. Typically, Venegas starts on the 4O-yard line, however, for the Fair Derby he was told to run off the 30. Twenty-yarders Mike Dalbey and Jesse Ochoa set the early pace, however, both participants were down and out before two full laps were in the books. The failure of the two low-yardage riders to remain in the race allowed Ve!legas to seize a generous portion of the lead early and establish a lead that neither Gary Hicks, who finished second, or third-place finisher Robert Pfetzing, could put a dent in. Sidecar racing at promoter Harry Oxley's tiny Orange County track always seems just a short step shy of total chaos and the Fair Derby main would prove to be no exception, as the teams of Joe Petraglovic/Alan Bilger, Peter Lewis/Jamie Macy, Kenny McIntyre/ Mickey Faust and Ross Millar/Dale Leeder all occupied the lead position at one time or another before the checkered £lag finally came out to signal Millar/Leeder the winner by less than a front tire length margin over McIntyre/ Faust. 33

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