Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

; LOCAL EVENTS· VET BEG: I. Max Selzer; 2. Bob Blake; 3. Gary Wright; 4. Steve Brown; 5. Rick Farr. VET JR: I. Dave Pallon; 2. Joe Flowers; 3. Daniel Tanner; 4. Ron Wade; 5. David Burkhardt. VET INT: I. lR. Tittlemjer; 2. Eddie Caldwell. VET PRO: I. Larry Baker; 2. David Zeman; 3. Luke Lombardo; 4. Richard Bunch; 5. Jere Mason. m Curran cool at Tri County MX By G. Ward MENDOTA, IL, AUG. 22 Pete Curran won the 125cc B class at round six of the Interstate Golden Cup Challenge at the Tri County Fairgrounds. Brandon jeffrey pulled the hole~hot in the main, with john Hartman and Curran in tow. Hartman soon tumbled to ninth place, while Curran moved up to challenge. the leader. As the two riders negotiated a section in front of the grandstands, Curran block-passed his way by jeffrey over the· finish-line tableLOp jump. Curran then immediately tripled a series of jumps while jeffrey hesitated, allowing Curran to pull ahead. Curran cruised to the win, with jeffrey following in second. After a poor start, Burt Lavens fought hard to work his way up to an eventual third-place finish. . Brein Fell gated first in the 250cc B main. He had Scott Miller and joe Carlino hot on his heels in the early part of the moLO, but Fell fought off the pressure. Carlino passed Miller for se ond, but was not able to reel in the leading Fell, who rode to the win. Results MINI: I. Brandon Roberts (5Ul); 2. Ryan Dauber (lU,w); 3. Shawn Kennedy (Hon); 4. Skee Hartman (Hon); 5. Brian SiS<'o (kaw). 125 PRO: I. Jim Randa (Yam); 2. Jack Lee (SU7.); 3. Travis Schnoski (Hon): 4. Jeff Hill (Yam). 12, B: 1. Pet" Curran (Yam): 2. Brandon Jeffrey (Hon): 3. Burt Lavens (Kaw): 4. Slevey Scott (Yam); 5. Ryan Dauber (SUl). 2,0 PRO: I. Breck Powers; 2. Jim Randa (Yam): 3. Ron Downen; 4. Sret Pooone (Hon). 2,0 B: I. Brein Fell (Hon); 2. Jne Carlino (Hon); 3. 5cotl Miller (Hnn): 4. John Allen (Hon); 5. Steve Blo,is (Hon). +30 VET: I. SIeve Judge (Hon); 2. Ron Downen; l Vic Faskus (Yam,: 4. Phil Banks (Hon): 5. Bob Kelley (Hun). +40 VET: I. Don HachmeiSler; 2. Don Boldan (Hon); 3. I,mny Goff (Kaw). Mike Embry (2) posted double wins at Ventura, topping both the Junior Veteran Novice and the 500cc Novice classes. Luke Lombard (696) outran Gary Sailors (858) for the win in the Vet Pro class. insurmountable lead, while Parsons held on to second over Erickson and Young. Scott Mumford and Brian Staben battled early in the. first 250cc Intermediate moto until Mumford turned up the wick and left the competition in the dust. Staben finished second in front of Todd Gould, who survived a number of close encounters. In moto two, Staben and Mumford picked up the battle where they left off in the first moto and hammered it out throughout the molO. Mumford bobbled late in the race and gave the moto and overall wins lo Staben. Jason Wood was king of the Novice classes and posted a four molO sweep of both 125 and 250cc Novice classes. Wood was one of the few novice riders to clear the triple jump. Tony Alessi finished a close second in the 125cc class, ahead of Chuck Enscore, Robbie Powell and Mark Allen. eN Results Lewis victorious at Ventura SX By Tony Alessi VENTURA, CA, AUG. 23 Oleen Yamaha's Kyle Lewis performed a hat trick with a three-. class sweep at the Ventura County Fair Supercross. Lewis topped the 125, 250 and 500cc Pro classes on his Donald Pluffe-tuned Yamahas. Lewis earned over $11 00 for the night in an event that drew over 5000 spectators and nearly 300 professional and amateur riders. The track featured double and triple jumps at the entrances of most every turn. N 38 Lewis rode without equal, topping six of the six motos he entered with wire-to-wire sprints. Arguably the best battIe of the night came during the second I25cc Pro moto, which featured a standoff between Mike Young, Bubba Erickson and Terry Parsons. The first mistake caJIle when Young over-jumped the triple and overshot the following sweeper. Erickson was quick to respond, as was Parsons with both riders diving under Young, who was now flat' tracking around the sweeper. The next move came some time later in the race when after nearly five laps of constant pressure, Parsons moved his Honda into the runner-up spot for good, dropping Erickson to third. Lewis crossed the line with an 80 BEG: I. Cody Evans; 2. Brian Martin; 3. Noah Adams; 4. Mall Tituemier; 5. Tory Henderson. 125 BEG D·I: I. Tony Gaddie; 2. Chuck Holt; 3. Brian Martin; 4. Gary Wright; 5. Kris Dudas. 125 BEG D-2: I. Cody Evans; 2. Mario Chacon; 3. Dave Denny; 4, John Pallerson; 5. Rich Hackman. 125 JR: I. Jason Wood; 2. Tony Alessi; 3. Chuck Enscoe; 4. Robbie Powell; 5. Mark Allen. 125 INT: I. John Alexaoder; 2. David Casada; 3. Jim Buntin. . 125 PRO: I. Kyle Lewis; 2. Terry Parsons; 3. Mike Young; 4. Bubba Erickson; 5. Chris Ridgeway. 250 BEG D-I: I. Dustin Gofourth; 2. Eldrige Perry; 3. Casey Patterson; 4. Chris Koettel; 5. Tim Konkol. 250 BEG D-2: I. Tony Ranu; 2. Frank Mecone; 3. Max Selzer; 4. Mike Palmateer; 5. Chris Houwen. 250 JR: I. Jason Wood; 2. Bud Burchette; 3. Tony Alessi; 4. Rick Antles; 5. David Patton. 250 INT: I. Brian Staben; 2. Todd Gould; 3. SCOll Mumford; 4. Rick Davis; 5. Joe Haman. 250 PRO: I. Kyle Lewis; 2. Bubba Erickson; 3. Terry Parsons; 4. Chris Ridgeway; 5. Robert Naber. 500 BEG: I. Patrick Wade; 2. Chris Tonoli; 3. Wilkerson. 500 JR: I. Mike Embry. 500 INT: I. Ed Matheny. 500 PRO: I. Kyle Lewis; 2. Rob Drew; 3, Robert Naberr; 4. Jon Zeman. JR VET BEG: I. Brad Southwick; 2. Kraig Himlee; 3. Tim Barr. JR VET JR: I. Mike Embry; 2. Marc Clark; 3. Jeff Hall. JR VET PRO: I. Luke Lombard; 2. Larry Baker; 3. Gary Sailors; 4. Jon Zeman; 5. Rick Davis. McDonald brothers hammer Hallett Road Race By Lawrence Patrick HALLETT, OK, AUG. 15-16 Sam McDonald won the Pro class and set a new track record in the process at the Hallett Motor Circuit. Beautiful weather greeted the large turnout of riders, who ran the track in the opposite direction than they normally do. In the first of tWO legs, Chet Meyer led the pack into turn.one ahead of Danny Dominues, hil McDonald and Charles Inman. Sam McDonald had suffered a poor start and had to work his way up through the field. By lap three, Phil McDonald had moved past Meyer for the lead, while Sam McDonald had carved his way up to third place. Sam McDonald displaced Meyer for second, then slipped past his brother Phil for the lead on lap six. Phil McDonald drafted back into the LOp spot at the white flag, but Sam made a move for the lead in turn three. The bauling brothers continued to swap first place throughout ·the final lap, and they brought the crowd to its feet as they exited turn nine side by side. Phil McDonald edged in front for the win. The start of the second leg was virtually a repeat of the first, as Meyer jumped ou't to the lead with Phil McDonald on his tail. Before the end of the first lap, McDonald had taken over the lead, while Sam McDonald was again mired in midpack. By lap four, Sam had moved into second place and was charging hard to catch his leading brother, who had a five-second advantage. Sam .McDonald picked up his pace and on the sixth lap set a new lap record of one minute, 23.09 seconds. He soon passed Phil McDonald for the lead and held it to the finish. The McDonald brothers also met with success in Saturday's Endurance race, where their K&N Racing team extended its winning streak to 28. Sam McDonald flew off the line and into the lead, opening up an eight-second gap on second place on the first lap. As McDonald pulled away, the real battle was between Team Duet Tape's Loren Swor, Motorcycle Doc's Ali Allen and Yamaha of Oklahoma's Robert Blevins, for second place. Swor and Allen eventually pulled away from Blevins, while McDonald continued to extend his lead. Swor and Allen both ran off the track when they encountered trouble with a lapped rider, allowing Blevins to move Yamaha of Oklahoma back into second place. Yamaha of Olahoma's day ended early when their motor began to make noise. This allowed Double·D Express to take over the second-place position, which riders Darnell Dorsey and Mike Sullivan maintained to the finish. Things didn't change for Team K&N

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