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Volume 6 -Number 5 May 1989 In This Issue ••• Editor-Publisher Jean Calvin Associate Editor RicharJ K. Schwalm Editorial Associate Winnie Essenberg Controller John Calvin Circulation Jerry Lawless Traffic John Howard Concributors Darla Crown C & C Race Photos Leonard Day Daryl D. Drake Herner Eubanks Deb Freimuth Tom Grimshaw Mc.rein Holmes Elaine Jones Rex:! Koch Jan Flick Mazzenga Ca:n McRae David Ryskamp Judy Smith Jol-.n Sprovkin · -,-0 Photography Trackside Photo Enterprises Ken Vanderhoof Art Director Larry E. Worsham Typesetting & Production Michelle's Typesetting Services SNAPSHOT Subscription Rates: THE OfflCIAL VOICE ·o, CALJFORJ'ilA RALLY SERIES $12.00 per year, 12 issues, USA. Foreign subscription rates on request. Contributions: DUSTY TIMES welcomes unsolicited contributions, but is not responsible for such material. Unsolicited material will be returned only by_ request and with a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Classified Ads will be published as received, prepaid. DUSTY TIMES assumes no liability for omissions or errors. All ads may be subject to editing. DUSTY TIMES, USPS-305-690, ISSN 8750-1732, is published monthly by Hillside Racing Corp., 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301,(818) 889-5600. Copyright 1983 by Hillside Racing Corp. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permis-sion from the publisher. Second Class Postage paid at Agoura, CA 91301. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Dusty Times, ·5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Four weeks notice is required for change of address. Please furnish both old and new address, and send to DUSTY TIMES, 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301. OF THE MONTH ••• I I I I I I I I I FEATURES Page SCORE Great fyiojave 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ADRA Penasco Twilight 250 ........................ 32 WCR Rally of Portugal .... ., ........................ 36 Wings of Mercy ....................... : . . . . . . . . . . . 38 MTEG Stadium Racing in Seattle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 PAC Millican Valley 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Sand Drags at Glen Helen OHV Park ................. 48 Season Opener in Georgia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 DEPARTMENTS Soap Box by Jean Calvin ............................. 4 Trail Notes ........................................ 4 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Side Tracks by Judy Smith .......................... 12 The Losers by Judy Smith ........................... 29 Tech Tips by Bill Savage ............................ 35 Yokohama 6-50 Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 SCCA Divisional Rally Report by Lynnette Allison ..... 39 Pit T earn Register and Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 California Rally Series Report by John Elkin . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Goodies Galore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Pony Express ..................................... - 51 Good Stuff Directory .............................. 52 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ON THE COVER - A pair of first time winners in the SCORE/HORA desert series are featured on the cover. Ed and Tim Herbst have had some second place finishes, but until Mojave they had not won Class 2 in the series. Last month they not only won Class 2, but they won the race overall! The brothers from Las Vegas nabbed the overall victory in the Chenowth by less than a minute, and it was a happy time at the finish line. It was also a happy time for the Enduro Racing Team when Dave Ashley led the combined Class 3/14 battle from flag to flag in the full size Ford Bronco. Dave won the class by a substantial 52 minutes. Color Photography by Jay McNally and Peter Hatch of T rackside 'Photo Enterprises. /\~ DUSTY TIMES THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! □ 1 year - $12.00 □ 2 years -$20.00 D 3 years - $30.00 Take advantage of your subscription bonus •.. Free one time classified ad up to 45 words • . (Form on inside back page) Name----~-----------------------Sometimes there are pit bulls at the races, and usually there is a lot of bull .thrown around in the pits. But, at an ADRA event last season there was a real, full size bull that took a stroll through the pits. Few challenged this fellow for the right of way, and he eventually went about his business, ignoring the race action. Photo by Daryl D. Drake of 3-D Photography. · DUSTY TIMES will feature pictures of similar 'funnies" or woes on this page each month. Send us your snapshot of something comic or some disaster for consideration. DUSTY TIMES will pay $10 for the picture used. H you wish the photo returned, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Only black & white prints, 5x7 or 8xl0 will be considered. Address ----"---------------------City ------------------------State _________________ Zip ________ _ Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91.301 . (Canadian - 1 year $15.00 U.S. • Overseas subscription r.ites quoted on request) I I I I I I I I I I Dusty Times May 1989 Page 3

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SOAP BOX ••• By Jean Calvin The racing act1v1ty is in full swing this season, and since we missed pontificating on our annual Soap Box last winter, this seemed a good time to air a few disturbing trends in the sport of desert racing, at least they are disturbing to this long time observer. Of course as the sport grew this decade, it attracted hefty corporate sponsorship, and by mid decade a cadre of those sponsors succeeded in doing the impossible, convincing Sal Fish and Walt Lott to conduct a combined desert series limiting SCORE and HORA to four races each per year. That step probably advanced the professional aspect of desert racing more quickly than any other single factor in the past 20 years. However, while the tractor-trailer population in pit areas grows unabated, providing a high dollar appearance to desert locales without names, there are areas where the term profes-sional, in our opinion, is being misused. Many drivers today consider themselves profes-sional, paid to drive, usually a truck, in the desert, and some also have their own ·race prep facility.Certainly the term professional, making a living from off road racing, applies to these people. Of course they are professional, and deserve the term. However, among many drivers, the feeling is that the sport itself cannot be termed professional as long as the only race purse is the payback of the entry fees. Twenty years later off road racers are still competing for a purse comprised solely of their own money! Sure many of them do not pay their own entry fee, and sure many winners also earn contingency prizes, but the fact remains that desert off road race organizers do not supply purse in addition to a percentage of the entry fee. So while there are professional drivers, the sport itself has a lack of professionalism insofar as the prize money is concerned. Imagine if you will, drivers in NASCAR, CART, or Formula 1 driving for a purse comprised only of a percentage of the entry fee. Sure their race cars cost more, but we are in an era of 50 to 100 thousand dollar unlimited race cars, and double that for a winning truck. But, the purse problem will not go away until such time as the organizers acquire a series sponsor that is not involved with an automotive product, because they normally have a vested interest only in certain classes. Another most disturbing trend is that so many top drivers, and not just in the truck classes, are continuing to short course without penalty. See the IDRA Report in this issue about such behavior at Lucerne Valley. There is a certain group, not necessarily heavily sponsored outside family and friends, that seem to ta_ke pleasure in cutting a Page 4 desert course. Maybe it is the thrill of "getting away with it" and making good time on a dust free side trip, but this l?ehavior can only lead to losing the permission to use the course, not "that far down the road. Of.course that would penalize everybody, and the sport we enjoy · would cease to exist, in the USA at least. On the other side of the coin, many people complained about ~the poor course marking at Lucerne, too many people for the complaint not to have some validity. While most courses seem well marked, it could be because some, like Parker and Barstow, are more or less the same each year, so the bulk of the entry already know the course. But the courses vary a good deal each year at Lucerne, so the familiarity factor is not a safeguard there. Surely, as the entry fees go up, there should be enough money found in the kitty to put up enough ribbons and arrows so that plenty will remain after the first lap traffic has passed. One trucke!",, called to the Competition Review Board meeting after the Great Mojave 250, felt the reason he was there was because some car classes on the course were too slow. He suggested that the time might be right for Pro Classes and Other Classes, perhaps with the Other Classes running the course on a different day. Sort of a Pro and Sportsman type of series could evolve. It is a good idea if one were short course racing, but renting the desert for an extra day, remarking the course, keeping all the workers on station for another full day, hardly fits in the financial scheme of things. Besides the big time sponsors and contingency donors revel most in the vast amount of people going through contingency row, and visible all around a desert course. Naturally, the Other Classes would still make up the bulk of the entry, and so long as they pay the same entry fee as the Pro Classes, we feel they are entitled to the same racing conditions. At any rate, if a driver were truly professional, we think he should have his vehicle under enough control to avoid hitting slower cars, assuming he is professional in judging his closing speed. The IDRA came to life nearly · two years ago, with its stated goal to organize a Competition Review Board after every series race on which race officials would have no vote on the complaint. Overall it has worked very well, and the IDRA is made up of a representative from most of the major pit organizations. Now the IDRA is considering proposing that off road racers be licensed as they are in most other motorsport. The idea is keen, but who would be qualified to say that one is good enough for a license to run the series and the other is not. With a considerable variety of race vehicles, and their dynamics, it would be nearly impossible to judge if a driver is just slow or his car is a slug. Without meaning to cast aspersions, we can think of no better example of what could be this type of problem than Bill Reams. For many years Bill and various co-drivers raced the desert with much more enthusiasm than success. Last fall Reams bought a proven race winning 1-1600 car, sold his Class 10 car, and promptly went faster than he ever had in the Class 10. With his son Scott, Bill won his first race in the car, the Baja 1000, and the team also won the Parker 400 and Mojave 250 this year. Reams could well have been denied a license if his former car handled badly despite the work done on it. So, we don't think there is a committee anywhere in the sport qualified to judge on licensing a driver, at least not by his off road performance. We would like some input from active drivers on the license idea. Another plus from the IDRA is the formation of an active Class Representative program, and in at least half the car classes the reps have been very active, campaigning for their class on subjects that range from starting order to rules interpretation. Often, when the majority of the class responds to the rep, the situation is resolved to the advantage of the class. The IDRA is also considering the merits of hanging onto the pre-race impound concept. Last year HORA managed to stage its desert races without the burden to the competitors of an overnight impound. SCORE still clings to the concept of the in town impound and the early morning parade to the start line. At Lucerne it was a real chore for drivers, particularly when there was not enough room · in the impound for all the car classes. Perhaps the money SCORE spends on impound lot rental, police and other traffic control people, oiernight guards, and so forth, might be better spent elsewhere on race logistics. Well, it is about time to climb off the Soap Box for another year. If you have strong thoughts on the above mentioned subjects or anything else involving the sport, why not take your turn on the Soap Box. A year ago we had many contributors to this forum, but in recent months we have had nothing to publish. If possible, we would like to print some opinions_ of the major manu-facturer's representatives closely involved in desert racing. The -heavy cash contributions of the Manufacturers Advisory Board for logistical support to SCORE and HORA have born-fruit in many areas, but there are still some areas of the organization of the desert events that have improved little, if at all, over the four years plus two 1989 races since the Board was formed and the combined desert series. began. Volunteers are invited to climb on their "Soap Box" and fill this space with their thoughts about what is good and what is not so good about the state of the sport. Your words, short of being libelous, will be printed. So send along your praise or damnation on your Soap Box topic to Dusty Times, 5331 Derry Ave., Suite o, Agoura, CA 91301. May 1989 ·1,ail Notes .•. BINION'S MINT 400 UPDATE - A whopping 279 car entries were in the drawing for starting numbers for the Binion's Mint 400 last March 24, well above last year's drawing" total. At press time the entry had swelled to about 350, and many more are expected in the final week before the green flag falls at the Las Vegas Speedrome on April 22. The cars will start two every 30 seconds facing a lap of more than 100 miles, and for most classes it takes four laps for a finish on the traditional course that is known to be rough and rugged and full of surprises. Returning to another tradition, the race will offer a handsome medallion to all who finish four laps, or their class appointed number of laps. The two sided medallion has the race emblem and date on one side, and on the other there is a picture of a Nissan truck, natch, a banner over it that says 1989 finish, and below the truck the words "I finished the Mint 400." It will be quite a keepsake for those who complete the course. The medallions will be presented during the race awards ceremony on Sunday morning, April 23, on Fremont St. The catch is you have to be there in person to pick up your medallion, or you won't get it even if you did finish the race. BARSTOW POKER RUN - The now famous Poker Run on sections of the off road course near Barstow, CA is scheduled for May 13 and 14. The two day affair is promoted to raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The event headquarters is the Slash X Cafe, about 12 mile~ south of Barstow on Highway 24 7, Barstow Road. The Poker Run has a 30 mile course, starting and finishing at the Slash X. The entry fee is only $15.00, and a special low-ball hand is available for an additional two bucks. The Poker Run is open to any type of off road vehicle; however, green stickers and approved spark arresters are required on all California registered off highway vehicles, and that is a state law. The run is in the morning each day, and the awards for the winners will be presented at 2:00 p.m. along with a big raffle for all sorts of prizes and gifts. Budweiser is the official sponsor of the event, and all proceeds will go to benefit. the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Last year this two day affair drew over 750 entries and raised just over $7500. Hot dogs and hamburgers along with other refreshments will be available at the event and also at the Slash X Cafe. Win or lose, it is a great weekend of fun. To get all the details contact Tom Moessner, 891 Mescal, Barstow, CA 92311. RIVERSIDE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY is still operating with a variety of racing activity. The Skip Barber Racing School uses the track a couple of weeks a month, and there are motorcycle, kart and car clubs conducting. events, along with some vintage racing. RIR spokesman Betze Snead stated recently, "We'll be in operation until the first house is occupied, then the city of Moreno Valley will force us to cease operation." The probable date for that is the first of September this year. Meanwhile, the plans for a race facility at Palm Springs are still going forward, with some hangups about environmental impact studies and some endangered species of lizard in the area. And, the RIR management is still considering building a new, NASCAR acceptable racing facility, and rumors are they are still looking at a location near Perris. BRUSH RUN 101 UPDATE-They are gearing up for a fantastic season of off road racing in the midwest and it all starts early in May. The SODA/ STORE Series has more manufacturer support than either group obtained before they combined their two series into one for 1989. Flagship for the series, the Brush Run 101, run annually on the Labor Day weekend, scored a big plus for the 1989 edition last March. It has been confirmed that ESPN will be at the Brush Run 101, in Crandon, WI, next fall to film an hour show for broadcast later in the year. It will be the first professional off road race outside the two big western series, MTEG and HDRA/ SCORE, to have such national exposure on television. We congratulate all involved on this giant step forward for midwest off road racing. WORRA, the Western Off Road Racing Association, from Vancouver, British Columbia, have a tentative schedule of races that started April 15 at Penticton Speedway, Penticton, B.C. On May 6, June 3, July 15 and August 19, the events will be held at Hannigan Speedway, Bellingham, Washington, and the series finale will be September 17 at Ashcroft, B.C. Get the latest information on race dates by calling (604) 576-6256. THE PRAIRIE CITY SVRA, located 15 miles east of Sacramento in Rancho Cordova, opened to the public on April 8. The State Vehicular Recreation Area has been used by VORRA in recent years for short course racing. Now it will be open to the public, Friday through Monday, in the daytime. The Prairie City SVRA is 856 acres in size and offers miles of casual use with two-way riding trails. The state recently acquired the park from Sacramento County, but plans for regularly scheduled special events, motocross, mud drags, quarter midget events and off road racing have not been affected this year. Naturally, all off highway vehicles running around Prairie City must have valid registration, required mufflers/ spark arresters. CALIFORNIA STATE LEGISLATORS Senator Cecil Green (D-Santa Fe Springs) and Assemblyman Nolan Frizzelle (R-Irvine) were on hand at the SCORE Great Mojave 250 last March. They were involved in launching a campaign opposing the recycled Alan Cranston bill, now S-11, son of the 1988 S-7, presently before the U.S. Senate. The bill would close 9.4 million acres of desert in California to the general public, turning it into wilderness areas oi: restricted use parks. The state legislators walked down contingency row and talked to the host of donors and racers on hand. They took a pre-run ride on the Johnson Valley race course with such expert guides as Mark McMillin and David Ashley. Off roaders should remember the names of these two men who represent districts in southern California, and be sure to support them as they are supporting the cause of off roading in general, not just the racing side of it. · EGG ON FACE DEPARTMENT-Try as we may, there are still errors that appear in print on these pages. Last month in the coverage of the Baja Promotions season opening race the tag line said the next event in the series for cars was in June. WRONG! The next event is coming soon, on May 5-7, and it is the Gran Carrera de Tecate, which should be a nifty run through the rarified air of Baja's high country, complete with pine trees and logging roads. The 250 mile, four lap event will start and finish near the Hacienda Santa Veronica, located 17 miles east of Tecate, B.C. The ranch is race headquarters. Get the details from Baja Promotions, (818) 340-5750. ( more TRAIL MOTES on page 6) Dusty Timcs

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1989 HAPPENINGS ••• A.D.R.A. American Desert Racing Association P.O. Box 34810 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 252-1900 April 29, 1989 Western 250 Phoenix, AZ June 24, 1989 Snowflake Buggy Bash 250 Aripine, AZ September 3, 1989 High Country 150 Williams, AZ October 7, 1989 Penasco 150 Rocky Point, Sonora, Mexico November 18, 1989 Sonoyta to Rocky Point Hare 'n Hound Sonora, Mexico December 19, 1989 Annual Awards Banquet Phoenix, AZ BADGERLAND VW CLUB,INC. Terry Friday 5913 Fond Du Lac Road Oshkosh, WI 54901 ( 414) 688-5509 (All events located in Chilton, WI at the Fairgrounds Racing Facility) BAJA PROMOTIONS, LTD.S.A. Lou Peralta P.O. Box 8938 Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 340-5750 May 5-7, 1989 Gran Carrera de T ecate Tecate, B.C., Mexico July 14-16, 1989 Gran Carrera de Mexicali (night race) Mexicali, B.C., Mexico September 15-17, 1989 Gran Carrera de Campeones San Felipe, B.C., Mexico BONNEVILLE OFFROAD RACING ENTHUSIASTS Jim Baker P.O. Box 1583 Ogden, Utah 84402 (801)627-2313 May 13-14, 1989 Wendover Express Wendover, USA June 24-25, 1989 Twilight 200 Delle, Utah August 5-6, 1989 Jackpot 250 Jackpot, NV September 16-1 7, 1989 Desert Cactus 200 'Delle, Utah _ October 14-15, 1989 Bonneville Challenge Wendover, USA 1988 BRUSH RUN POINTS SERIES P.O. Box 101 Crandon, WI54520 (715) 478-2115 I (715) 478-2688 Page 6 June 24-25, 1989 Spring Run 101 Crandon, WI September 1-3, 1989 Brush Run 101 Crandon, W I CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES Lon Peterson 14550 Dos Palmas Victorville, CA 92392 (619) 241-4707 May 19-21, 1989 National & Divisional Rim of the World Rally Lancaster, CA June 24, 1989 Sasquatch Trails Rally Pine Flat, CA July 29, 1989 Glen Helen Rallysprint San Bernardino, CA September 8-10, 1,989 Prescott Forest Rally Prescott, AZ CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING ASSOCIATION C.J. Richards P.O. Box332 Fair Haven, VT 05743 (802) 265-8618 COLORADO HILL CLIMB ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 9735 Colorado Springs, CO 80932 July 9, 1989 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Colorado Springs, CO CORVA 1601 10th St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (800) 237-5436 FORDA Florida Off Roaders Drivers' Association 1 71 7 Marker Road Polk City, FL 33868 (813) 984-1923 (305) 823-4487 April 30, 1989 Convention & Race Lakeland, FL May 14, 1989 Lakeland, FL June 11, 1989 Lakeland, FL July 2, 1989 Crowder Pits Tallahassee, FL August 13, 1989 Lakeland, FL September 3, 1989 Crowder Pits Tallahassee, FL October 8, 1989 Lakeland, FL November 12, 1989 Lakeland, FL January 14, 1990 Lakeland, FL February 11, 1990 Lakeland, FL March 24, 1990 Florida 400 Crowder Pits Tallahassee, FL April 15, 1990 Lakeland, FL FUDPUCKER RACING TEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 August 5, 1989 Superstition 250 VI El Centro, CA September 30, 1989 Plaster City Blast Ill El Centro, CA December 31, 1989 Dunaway Dash Ill El Centro, CA GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O, Box 2937 San Bernardino, CA 92406 (714) 880-1733 Off Road Races May 21, 1989 August 20, 1989 September 24, 1989 November 19, 1989 United Sand Drag Association Sand Drags May 13, 1989* June 10, 1989* July 8, 1989* August 12, 1989* September 16, 1989* October 7-8, 1989 November 11-12, 1989 *(day & night race) GORRA Georgia Off Road Racing Association Box 11093 Station -A Atlanta, GA 30310 (404) 927-6432 May 28, 1989 150 miles June 18, 1989 50 miles July 23, 1989 100 miles August 20, 1989 50 miles September 24, 1989 100 miles October 29, 1989 50 miles November 25, 1989 250 miles (all events take place at Vienna, GA) GREAT LAKES FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION Bob Moon 915 So. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (313) 665-0358/ (313) 996-9193 GREAT WESTERN POINTS SERIES, INC. Ron Kiel 12840 Dexter St. Thornton, CO 80241 (303) 452-4013 Ir May 1989 . more ••• TRAIL NOTES VW PERFORMANCE INDUSTRY EXPO -The first Annual VW Performance Industry Expo and Conference Program is scheduled for April 29-30, 1989. The VW Performance Industry Conference Program will take place all day Saturday at the beautiful Griswalds Claremont Center. Manufacturers and W .D.s will meet in a series of conferences to discuss policies, new products and enjoy meeting each other. A reception party will follow the Saturday program and a highlight will be the induction of some of the pioneers of the industry into the Hot VW s Magazine Hall of Fame. O n Sunday the Expo will happen at the L.A. County Fairgrounds Grand Plaza Pavillion, and it is expected to be the largest VW car show ever assembled with VW powered vehicles of all kinds from stock to full race, industrial units to aircraft. There will be a swap meet area, novelties, toys and more. All VW Performance Parts Manufacturers, W .D.s and Dealers are invited to participate in the Conference Program, and all VW enthusiasts are invited to cruise the Expo. All VW powered vehicles are welcome in the Expo. Get the registration information from VW Performance Industry Expo, P.O. Box 1208, Lakewood, CA 90714, or call (213) 920-8194. BIG BUCKS FROM BFG - Just before the Parker 400 BFGoodrich announced a truly huge contingency and race support program for the 1989 HDRA/SCORE desert series. Topping the riches is the new, ten thousand dollar bonus, the largest ever offered in off road racing, to the driver who gives Goodrich a year end point championship in either Class 7S or Class 7 4x4. If Goodrich shod drivers win both classes, each winner will get ten grand. It is all part of the largest off road contingency program ever posted by Goodrich. In addition to the year end bonus, drivers in Classes 7S and 7 4x4 can earn increased contingency money on a per race basis. Now a win in either class is worth $3000, second place gets $1500, and third will earn $750. It could encourage more folks to go truck racing! The prizes have been doubled in Classes 3, 4, 7 and 8 for 1989 as well. A race win in these classes is now worth $1000, while class runner up will get $500. A victory in Class 6 will bring the driver $750, while second place gets $500. Classes 1, 2, 1-2-1600, 5, 5-1600, 9 and 10 drivers will continue to receive a free set of BFGoodrich T I A radials for every race win. Participants in Classes 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8 can also claim a $5000 bonus at the end of the year if they win a points class championship. And, there is a special$ 1000 bonus for any driver claiming an overall race victory. Goodrich's increased support for the 1989 desert series extends further than the wallet. BFG will add a second tractor-trailer team for pit support to all races of 500 miles or more duration. In addition, Spirit Racing has again been contracted to provide complete on site machine shop repairs. The Goodrich support group will be further bolstered by the addition of satellite pits for BFG equipped vehicles. And, that's not all! Off road racers in the SODA/ STORE Series will have · greater support in 1989 from BFGoodrich's grass roots motorsports club, Team T /A.Year end contingency, per event payouts, tractor-trailer service, trophies, and a special championship ring are part of the program. A season point championship will net a Team T I A driver in Classes 3, 4, 7S, 8 and 14 a cool $1500; second place will earn $750 and third $300. In Classes 1, 2, 1-1600, 2-1600, 5-1600, 6, 9 and 10 Team T I A members who win a championship will receive $1000, with $500 for second and $100 for third. And Team drivers in Class 11 will get $500 for a championship, $300 for second and $100 for third. A Team T / A trophy also will go to each member winning a class championship, and there is a special Team T / A racing ring for the driver who wins the overall championship. Per events contingency money in the midwestern series is also there for Team T / A drivers. In Classes 3, 4, 7S, 8 and 14, a class win nets $300, and in Classes 1, 2, 1-1600, 2-1600, 5-1600, 6, 9 and 10 winners will earn $200. An overall win in either the Heavy Metal or Unlimited Buggy events also will pay one set of four BFGoodrich tires. The big, black 60-foot BFGoodrich tractor-trailers that are the flagships of desert racing out west will soon become much more familiar to fans in the midwest. The fully equipped big rigs will appear at seven SODA/STORE events this season, providing tire support and service to all 'T earn T / A members. The seven races include Rockford, IL, Memorial Day 100, Lake Geneva, WI, Kiwanis Off Road Race, Antigo, WI, Spring Run 101, Crandon, WI, Traverse City, MI, and Santa Fe Speedway, Hinsdale, IL. THE SCORE/HORA DESERT SERIES is one quarter over for 1989 with two races on the books. With a lot of different winners from Parker and Mojave, the points are really tight going into the Mint 400. The overall leader now is Scott Reams, with two wins. Ed Herbst, with a second and a win is tied with Rich Richardson for second, Ross Craft is fourth and Hartmut Klawitter is fifth over~ll. ~ e_ wanted to print an in depth list of the points, but ran out of space m this issue. So here are the first few in each of the classes. Class 1: James Barbeau, 52, William Church, 42, Dan Cornwell, 37, Troy Herbst, 36. Class 2: Ed Herbst, 84, Mike Lund, 67, Matt McBride, 56, Jim Gree~way, 55, Frank Snook, 52. Class 1-2-1600: Scott Reams, 90, John Mar~mg, 74, Tom DeNault,_ 69, Curt Farrar, 64, Dan Araujo, 52, Doug FortmJr., 51. Class 3/ 14: Mike Horner, 48, Wes Banks, 46, David Ashley, 44, Jerry D~gherty, 42. Class 4: Jack Johnson, 58, Rod Hall, 42, Buddy Ranoe, 35, Larry Monroe, 33. Jack Johnson is the current Heavy Metal leader. Class 5: Hartmut Klawitter, 71, Marty Hart, 50, Greg Sanden 45 Lisa Dickerson, 37, Gene Norman, 37. Class 5-1600: Ross Craft, 74, 'ca~eron Steele, 69, Manfred Hove, 55, Darryl Cook, 49, Kim Mohr, 47. Class 6: Arne Gunnlrsson, 35, Mick Newton, 34, Larry Schwacofer, 33, Evan Evans, 32. Class 7: Manny Esquerra, 55, Roger Mears, 43, Wayne Lee, 35. Manny Esquerra is the current Mini Metal leader. Class 7S: Chuck Johnson, 52, Jack Schlaman, 46, Mike Falkosky, 40, Malcolm Vinje, 39, J.C. Urias, 38. Class 7 4x4: Darren York 51 Paul Simon, 47, Jack Ramsay, 37, Bud Sebelius, 37. Class 8: Dave Shop~ 56 Michael Schuringa, 46, Robin Tulleners, 44, Steve McEachern, 43. Cla~s 9; Rich Richardson, 84, Nick Gross, 72, Kent Lothringer, 59, Billy Ken, 54, N~rm Lester, 51. Clas_s 10: Steve Centurioni, 58, Craig Wat.kins, 57, Randy Wilson, 45, Scott Pfeiffer, 44, Greg Hibbs, 42. Class 11: Jack Zandbergen, 38, Ramon·Castro, 35, Earle Howard, 25. THE SNORE TWILIGHT RACE is next in the desert on May 27th, a long weekend for most folks. Sponsored by Per-Lux, Inc., the start finish line is at the Eldorado Dry Lake south of Las Vegas by the motocross course made _fa~ous by the last couple of Mint 400 events. Pre-running on Saturday ~ornmg 1s OK, the race starts at 6 p.m. on a 40 mile course. This is a fun day m the desert. Get more details by checking the ad on page 25 in this issue or call the Hot Line, (702) 452-4522. Dusty Times

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May 21, 1989 June 4, 1989 June 25, 1989 July 9, 1989 August 12, 1989 St. Francis, KS August 2 7, 1989 September 24, 1989 ( tenative schedule) (Most events take place at Mountain View Motorsports Park, Mead Exit, 1-25, north of Denver, CO) HORA High Desert Racing Association 12997 Las Vegas Blvd., South Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 361-5404 April 20-23, 1989 Binion's Mint 400 Las Vegas, NV June 30, July 1-2, 1989 Fireworks 250 Barstow, CA August 11-13, 1989 Nevada 500 Las Vegas, NV October 13-15, 1989 Gold Coast 300 Las Vegas, NV December 2, 1989 Off Roadsman Awards Banquet Los Angeles, CA HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Tom Freeman 3503 Hall St. Rapid City, SD 57702 ( 605) 34 2--0331 May 21, 1989 Capital City Stadium Baja Pierre, SD June 18, 1989 Winner Stadium Winner, SD August 20, 1989 Gumbo Buttes Pierre, SD September 23, 1989 Deadwood Off Road Grand Prix Deadwood, SD October 21, 1989 Last Chance Baja Wall, SD ICE CHAMPIONSHIP ENDURANCE SERIES P.O. Box 14824 Minneapolis, MN 55414 (612) 639--0801 (612) 890-8693 IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box36 Cleves, Ohio 45002 (All events staged at the club grounds in Cleves, Ohio) MICHIGAN SPORT BUGGY ASSOCIATION Keneth Coleman 742 E. Roosevelt Road Ashley, MI 48806 ( 51 7) 838-4483 Off Road Racing Spectacular June 18, 1989 July 9, 1989 August 20, 1989 September 16, 1989 (All events at Mt. Pleasant Speedway) MIDWEST OFF ROAD BAJA SERIES Rick Vasquez 1421 Lee Trevino D-1 El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 594-8266 May 27, 1989 150 miles Albuquerque, NM June 10, 1989 150 miles Las Cruces, NM August 26, 1989 200 miles Albuquerque, NM September 23, 1989 150 miles Las Cruces, NM November 4, 1989 200 miles El Paso, TX MICKEY THOMPSON'S OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group P.O. Box 25168 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714) 938-4100 May 6, 1989 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA July 22, 1989 Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Mid-September 1989 Mile High Stadium Denver, CO (T.B.A.) Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV ONTARIO ASSOCIATION OF OFF ROAD RACERS Barry Wannamaker P.O. Box688 Bancroft, Ontario, KOL lCO, Canada (613) 332-3811/(613) 332-1610 June 23-24 SkyDome Toronto, Ontario, Canada ONTARIO OFF ROAD Ken Jackson - Dick Gillap R.R.#2 Tiverton, Ontario, Canada N0G 2T0 (519) 368-7874 (All events at Bingeman Park, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) 1989 FORD RANGER FIBERGLASS NOW AVAILABLE! Update your current Ranger to 1989 aero styling, design to retain stock appear-ance and allow 34" tall tires. SCORE/HORA legal, bolts to stock panels or DZUS on. Reinforced hood to stop distortion at speed. Racers Price Available. Dimple Die Sets now In stock-½" - 1" -1½" -2" CALIFORNIA PRE-FUN 39067 Orchard St. Cherry Valley, CA 92223 Curt Leduc, Owner (714) 845-8820 Page 8 Heat Treated and Plated. Midwest Division Chuck Johnson Off Road Racing 8403 Vicki Road Rockford, IL61108 (815) 332-9681 May 1989 OUTLAW MINI STOCK RACING ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 204 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 (213) 375-4570 (213) 719-7036 May 6-7, 1989 Bakersfield Speedway Oildale, CA May 28, 1989 Ascot Park Gardena, CA June 3, 1989 Kings Speedway Hanford, CA June 17, 1989 Ventura Raceway Ventura, CA July 15, 1989 Bakersfield Speedway Oildale, CA August 5, 1989 Santa Maria Speedway Santa Maria, CA August 20, 1989 Tulare Fairgrounds Tulare, CA September 3, 1989 Ascot Park Gardena, CA September 23, 1989 Ventura Raceway Ventura, CA November 18, 1989 Kings Speedway Hanford, CA November 25-26, 1989 IMS Raceway Pearsonsville, CA PAC OFF ROAD RACING P.O. Box323 Seahurst, Washington 98062 (206) 242-1773 April 22-23, 1989 Two Day Spring Spectacular Hom Rapids ORV Park Richland, WA May 28, 1989 VORRA400 Yerington, NV October 14, 1989 Millican Valley 350 Bend,OR POST Pennsylvania Off Road Short Track Shark Saxon RD#3, Box 9 Towanda, PA 18848 (717) 265-3076 All events in Monroeton, PA at the intersection of Routes 414 & 220. May 20-21, 1989 June 24-25, 1989 August 5-6, 1989 Cayuga Co. Speedway Weedsport, NY August 26-2 7, 1989 September 23-24, 1989 October 7-8, 1989 SAREEA AL JAMEL 4WDCLUB P.O. Box 526 Indio, CA 92202 April 21-23, 1989 35th Annual Fast Camel 4WD Cruise Indio, CA S.C.A.T. INC. Michael R. King P.O. Box 277 Morrisonville, NY 12962 (518) 561-3208/(518) 236-7897 SCCA PRO RALLY SERIES Sports Car Club of America P.O. Box 3278 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 779-6622 May 12, 1989 Norwester Rally Olympia, WA May 14, 1989 John's River Lodge Rally Olympia, WA May 19-21, 1989 Rim of the World Rally Lancaster, CA June 2-4, 1989 Susquehannock Trail Rally Wellsboro, PA August 25-2 7, 1989 Ojibwe Rally Minnesota October 27-29, 1989 Press On Regardless Rally Houghton, MI November 17-19, 1989 Coachman Stages Rally Olympia, WA SCORE Score International 31125 Via Colinas, Suite 908 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 889-9216 June 2-4, 1989 Baja Internacional Ensenada, BC, Mexico September 8-10, 1989 Off Road World Championship Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix, AZ November 9-12, 1989 Baja 1000 Ensenada/La Paz, BC, Mexico December 2, 1989 Off Roadsman Awards Banquet Airport Marriot Hotel Los Angeles, CA SCORE CANADA 390 Chemin Du Lac Lery, Quebec, J6N 1A3, Canada (514)692-6171 SCORE SHOW Edgell Expositions P.O. Box 19531 Irvine, CA 92713 (714) 250-8060 June 23-25, 1989 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA SILVERBOWL OF MOTOCROSS Roger Wells 225 W. Foster Ave. Henderson, NV 89015 (702) 564-2677 ( All events but the finale held at Las Vegas International Raceway.) SILVER DUST RACING ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 7380 Las Vegas, NV 89125 (702) 459--0317 r:r Dusty Times

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SNORE Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts P.O. Box 4394 Las Vegas, NV 89106 (702) 452-4522 May 27-28, 1989 Twilight Race Las Vegas, NV July 29-30 Midnight Special Las Vegas, NV September 22-24, 1989 SNORE250 Las Vegas, NV October 28-29, 1989 Yokohama 200 Las Vegas, NV December 2-3, 1989 Showboat 250 Las Vegas, NV SHORT TRACK OFF ROAD ENTERPRISES S.T.O.R.E. Co-Ordinator: Tom Schwartzburg 2620 West Washington West Bend, WI53095 ( 414) 334-3858 SUPERIOR OFF ROAD DRIVERS ASSOCIATION Terry Prevost 1006 Cardinal Lane Green Bay, WI 54303 ( 414) 434-9044 May 6-7, 1989 Rockford, IL May 13-14, 1989 Off Road Challenge Sugar Camp, WI May 28, 1989 Memorial '89 Dresser, WI June 10-11, 1989 Kiwanis Off Road Race Antigo, WI June 24-25, 1989 Spring Run 101 Crandon, WI July 8-9, 1989 Fox Riverfest Challenge DePere, WI July 15-16, 1989 Traverse City, Ml July 22-23, 1989 U.P. Off Road 100 Bark River, Ml August 5-6, 1989 Hodag50 Rhinelander, WI August 19-20, 1989 Short Course Sprints Chilton, WI September 1-3, 1989 Brush Run 101 Crandon, WI September 16-1 7, 1989 Santa Fe Speedway Hinsdale, IL September 30-31, 1989 Colorama 100 Sugar Camp, WI UORRA United Off Road Racing Association P.O. Box211 Dunellen, NJ 08812 (201) 752-0299 (201) 359-2745 KC HiLiTES ..• ~ooi~ BUILT TO PERFORM uark t,AcM\\\in cl.ASS 1 ·"' Page 10 CLASS 5/1600 • Andy DeVercelly WITH DESIGNS ON WINNING It takes a magical blending of the right components to make a champion. It takes thousands of hours of unending planning and preparation. It takes dependable team-work of the highest caliber. It takes putting together the right equipment, built to perform when you need it the most. And, it takes an inner desire and determination to go for the glory; to keep driving through all conditions and obstacles to not only reach the finish, but reach the finish first. That's why we take great pride in the fact that these racers relied on the powerful brilliance of KC HiliTES to shine their way to 1988 SCORE/HORA CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS. CLASS 8 -Rob Gordon CLASS 11 -Ramon Castro Congratulations to all. CLASS 14 • Boone England Since 1970 There Have Been More KC Equipped Off Road Race Winners Than All Of Our So-Called Competitors Combined. KC HiliTES, INC. • WILLIAMS, ARIZONA 86046 • 602/635-2607 © 1988 KC HILITES, INC. May 1989 July 22-23, 1989 August 12-13, 1989 October 21-22, 1989 (All races at Trailways Speedway, Hano11er, PA) VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 May 27-28, 1989 VORRA400 Yerington, NV June 24-25, 1989 Virginia City 200 Virginia City, NV July 30, 1989 Prairie City OHV Park ( short course) Sacramento, CA September 2-3, 1989 VORRA250 Yerington, NV October 29, 1989 Prairie City OHV Park Champion Short Course Sacramento, CA WHEEL TO WHEEL,INC. P.O. Box 688, Dept. 4W0R Bancroft, Ontario, Canada KOL ICO (613) 332-1766 (613) 332-4128 WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 19125 -87 A Ave. Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 5X7, Canada (604) 576-6256 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP April 21-27, 1989 Tour de Corse Ajaccio, Corsica May 27-June 1, 1989 Acropolis Rally Lagonissi, Greece July 13-16, 1989 New Zealand Rally Auckland, New Zealand August 2-6, 1989 Argentine Rally Buenos Aires, Argentina August 23-27, 1989 1000 Lakes Rally Jyvaskyla, Finland September 15-17, 1989 Rally Australia Perth, Australia October 8-14, 1989 Sanremo Rally Italia Sanremo, Italy October 24-28, 1989 Ivory Coast Rally Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast November 19-23, 1989 RAC Rally England ATTENTION RACE & RALLY ORGANIZERS List your coming e11ents in DUSTY TIMES free! Send your 1989 schedule as soon as possible for listing in this column. Mail your race or rally schedule to: DUSTY TlMES, 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura,-CA 913oz. Dusty Times

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.Side Tracks ••• By Judy Smith_ the bikers had gone back no~th, . unable to go further south. But our friends had scheduled their pre-run for this weekend, and they figured they'd at least go take a look. they found a welcoming little cove, where they stopped for dinner and a much needed night's -rest. . In 1972, as NORRA began the final planning for their Ensenada to La Paz Mexican 1000, they ran afoul of someone in the Ensenada chain of command who saw a way to make some extra dollars from the race. Not eager to be plucked, NORRA's jefe, Ed Pearlman, looked for another way to run his race, and found Mexicali across the peninsula, eager to share in some of the income from the · racing tourists, and willing to welcome NORRA at no extra charge. So the start of the event was moved ( though the dash plaques had already been made saying "Ensenada to La Paz"). This was all new to most of the racers, who were familiar with the highway from Ensenada to Camalu, but knew little about the road from Mexicali.to San Felipe. The route was planned to go south from Mexicali, through San Felipe, and continuing on what is now known as the "old road", but was then the highway, to Puertecitos. After that it ran up and over the Three Sisters, past the beaches, to Las Arrastras and then to Calamajue Wash, and up onto the main road ( then unpaved) to Punta Prieta, and points south, more or less as it has gone in recent years, when heading to La Paz, from that point on. But, several weeks before the race, on a weekend, Baja suffered one of the most severe storms in many years. Floods wiped out big hunks of the highways on both sides of the peninsula, and some tourists were stuck for many days while they waited to be towed out. A group of pre-runners, including Parnelli Jones, Drino Miller and Bill Rush, if memory serves correctly, were isolated on the Gulf side, caught between two raging rivers where there had been dry washes just hours before. When they finally got back to LA., they told NORRA about th.e-·i:ei:rible conditions on th~ road ( which was to have been the course), and NORRA started casting about for alternate routes. They were concerned about the highway on the Pacific side also, because if it was in terrible shape the pit crews and check point people would have a hard time getting to their assignments. For a while there was talk of postponing the race, but on such short notice that seemed unwise. Meanwhile, racers kept heading south, to try to get a pre-run in. One group took off the weekend after the storm, which was about three weeks before race day, equipped with three Volkswagens; one a '59 sedan with a two liter motor, and two Baja Bugs. In them were John Howard and Tom Small, who'd been racing for several ·years by then, and their friend, Mike McKinney, and his friend, an older gentleman, 63 years of age, who'd never been off-roading and was curious to see what it was all about. The group had come up with an empty seat, and he'd been invited to come along. Unfortun-ately, his name has since been forgotten. Then there was Dave "Doc" Sauers, pre-running for his first race, and the late Ray Encabo, who worked on Doc's car in those days. The group towed their pre-runners to San Felipe, winding through the many detours caused by flood waters which had raged down out of the hills and eaten big holes in the highway. They started their pre-run at San Felipe, early in the day, and got to Puertecitos before noon, where they went into the local cantina for a brew or two. The Mexicans there told them they wouldn't be able to go any further, because the road had . been rendered impassable by the storm. They said, "Good motorcycle riders said you can't get through!", and reported that So they ate lunch and headed south. About four miles down the road, after descending some badly eroded downhills, they came to a place where there had obviously been a lot of water across the road. The bottom six to eight feet of the next uphill were complete! y gone, leaving a big gully and a steep climb. Says John, "We surveyed the situation.'' And they decided to try to repair it, because going back out the way they'd come in would be a big chore also. What they'd come down had been like stair-steps and would need a lot of towing and pushing to·go up. Anyway, they figured that if this was the problem with the road, they might as well fix it. There was a remnant of an old, old road going around the gully, and up, but the center was too high, and they got stuck when they tried that approach. So, at2:30 p.m., they unpacked their two army shovels and started throwing rocks and dirt into the ditch to fill it up. Just before dark a couple of Mexicans appeared, on foot, from the other direction. As they helped fill in the gully, they explained that their truck was broken on the other side of the hill, and they were on. their way to San Felipe to get parts. By nightfall the gully was repaired, so the racers were able to drive up and over - and, sure enough - there was the disabled Mexican truck, with a broken ring and pinion, and its innards strewn about, parked smack dab in the middle of the road. There was a drop off on one side and an embankment on the other side, and the truck, a '50 GMC half-ton, was an immovable object. So they unpacked the shovels again, and dug out the embankment enough to let them get by. It was now about 9 p.m. Down at the bottom of the hill The pre-runners got an early start the next day, and made it over the first of the "Sisters", and then arrived at an area where there was no road left. There was nothing but a wash strewn with big boulders. So they cleared the boulders as necessary, and carried on, up to and over the second "Sister". Things were looking pretty good. But when they had climbed "Sister" number three as far as the bend, they discovered another problem. A big one. The rain water had rushed down the hill, tearing away the center of the road, and then had cascaded off the end, just at the curve, creating a chasm. The washout was about 50 feet long, and over six feet deep. And it was wider than a VW, so that even if they got across the first part somehow, they'd be unable to straddle it. Our heroes tried to figure out what to do - and as they studied the area they could see that their Mexican friends had bypassed it by simply driving off the edge and going down the side of the mountain. It was scary just to look at, and far too steep to drive the VW s up. They decided they had no choice but to repair the road. There was a big embankment along one side of the road, so they climbed up there and started heaving boulders down into the gully to fill it up. They also had to dig away the embankment on the inside of the turn, because they knew it would be too narrow, even for their VW s if they didn't. They labored on, stopping now and then for a breather, and at one point they had to stuff Doc under one of the cars, to let him cool off in the shade, because he showed serious signs of heat exhaustion. It turned out that the hardiest of the group was the 63 year old with the forgotten name. He just kept heaving rocks into the gully, not These powerful competitors rely on our driveshafts to keep them running. They test our quality and craftsmanship in race after race with horsepower, torque and RPM well beyond normal design limits. ''The Company Drivers Keep'' Your 2x4, 4x4 or commercial truck drive shaft will be built or rebuilt to the same tolerances as these class 8s'. We offer prompt service, exceptional quality and competitive prices. Page 12 ONTARIO 4035 E. Guasti Rd. Ontario, CA 91761 (714) 983-7838 -May 1989 CORONA 1540 Commerce St. Corona, CA 91720 (714) 279-8026 complaining, and not needing to stop and rest . About two o'clock, when they were about two-thirds finished, a Mexican two-ton stakebed truck showed up, headed north, over the crest of the hill. The driver had four passengers along with him; a lady who was headed to the States to find her husband, and her three children. On the bed of . the truck was all their luggage, and two 55 gallon drums of gasoline. At least now our hard working road gang had evidence that the trail to the south of them would be passable if they ever got there. The lady and the kids got out and started walking towards p·uertecitos, while the driver helped throw rocks into the gully. But after he'd worked for about an hour he decided he could make it, and hiked up the hill to his truck. Small watched the· driver get into his truck and announced, "If that guy tries to get his truck down here and gets it stuck I'll kill the s.o.b.!" And, sure enough, he stuck it. In fact, he slid it into the ditch, nearly tipping it over, and stalling it in the process. And then his starter wouldn't turn the motor over. The gringos kept on throwing rocks into the ditch, and the Mexican decided to jack his truck up so it was level, filling in the holes under the tires with rocks. When he finally had it level, it still wouldn't start, so he and Encabo removed the starter and repaired it. The others kept on throwing rocks in the gully, even Doc, who was feeling better as the sun began to set. By now none of them was working very hard. When the starter was rein-stalled it worked fine, but the carburetor was so bad i:hat the truck kept flooding and stalling. Finally, our pre-runners told the driver to put it in gear, let the clutch out, and push the starter button, while they teamed up on the rear bumper to shove it out of the hole. Once it started rolling it ran well enough, and the guys went back to throwing rocks, not wanting to watch as the truck navigated the turn. Another half-hour of tossing rocks and the ditch was filled, so they went back down to get their cars. Small's wide rear tire hung over the edge of the turn by about half its width, but they all made it, and got past the repaired ditch a:nd to the top of the hill. Once there they emptied their pockets of all their change and left it as an offering in the little chapel. And they made it to Alfonsina's, at Bahia Gonzaga, in time for supper. The rest of the pre-run was fairly routine, and the whole group made it to La Paz in good shape. As soon as they got there they found a phone and called the NORRA office, to tell them the road was raceable. NORRA said they were sorry, but they'd already changed the course, and it would be bypassing the Three Sisters altogether. The race went up past Mike's and over to the west side. Subscribe to DUSTY TIMBS See Form Page 3 Dusty Times

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SCORE GREAT MOJAVE 150 few parade watchers on hand. Herbst, Herbst, and Herbst Led the Field While the motorcycle classes began racing at 6:00 a.m., the first cars were due to start racing at 7:00 a.m. With the heavy car entry, and a less than 60 mile route fo.r the cars, another problem emerged at the start line. Even starting one car every 15 seconds, it was doubtful if they would all get off before the first of the Class 2 starters would finish their first lap. Sure enough, Brian Collins, the first Class 2 driver on the trail, was back as the Challengers were starting, and he had half a dozen other chargers in his wake. Still, the HDRA timing team augmented by SCORE course workers got it all handled, with the Challenger, 3114, 6 and 11 cars getting off the start with their actual starting time recorded rather than a predetermined time. But it was confusing for a time at the start line as the bikes, halfway through their race, were also passing the timing area. in the Johnson Valley Dust By Jean Calvin Photos: Track.side Photo Enterprises Twenty~five starters in Class 2 · led the herd of cars through the pit area and off into the race course. Brian Collins started first in his Chenowth/ Porsche and he stayed there through the first lap, Troy Herbst completed the family sweep of the Unlimited classes running with the leaders all the way in the Chenowth/Porsche, and and he figured the dust free posi, Troy took the Class 1 lead on lap 3, won the ch1ss and finished third overall. tion was good for a minute or Ed and Tim Herbst took the Class 2 lead in their Chenowth on the third lap, and the brothers, each drM ng half the distance, held on to not only win Class 2 by seven minutes but th11y won the race overall by just over a minute. The annual trek to the tiny desert community of Lucerne Valley, CA has become almost a "rite of spring" for desert racers. In the past the event has been held in April, but this year it was moved back four weeks on the · calendar and held on March 11, a bit early to see the wild flowers blooming on the desert. But that was about all that was missing from the 1989 edition of the SCORE Great Mojave 250. The car entry was up by five vehicles this round, again like · Parker with a number of no shows, but a bigger entry was expected, since last year the event, due to scheduling woes, took place on Easter weekend. For inexplicable reasons the motor~Xfl,~,entry was ~till2own~ one third less than last year witli another location, and impound in only 43 starters in the numerous a dusty field, which turned out to classes for two and four wheel be too small for the car entry. The vehicles,despitethefactthatonce bikes were not subject to again SCORE made ·the monu, impound. mental effort to provide these The contingency donors turned classes with their own course, · out in droves to line both sides of which does produce some a new area which was far better logistical problems for the race, than previous spots in Lucerne with two courses, bikes and cars, Valley. However they ended up running at the same time and talking to each other half of the sharing a common start/finish time which stretched from 9:00 line. . a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Apparently Beautiful spring weather many racers chose to go directly greeted the racers as they did their to the tech inspection area, rather pre,race chores on Friday. Like than spend an extra couple of Parker, SCORE strings the hours talking to contingency activity all over town with donors. This development was registration at one end of the undoubtedly due to the fact that basically one main street village, the start/ finish area was some 30 the contingency row in another miles from town, and over ten _area, tech inspectjon in still miles of the tri was on a dust ¥-.. ' .. Mike Lund, with Buzz Combe riding shotgu_n, whipped his rocky, narrow desert trail posted more on time. Collins turned the at 20 mph and heavily patrolled onlyracelapunderanhour,doing by various law enforcement folks the route in 57:40, despite slow, from county mounties to the ing for the congestion. Next on BLM rangers. Also, unlike many time were Jim and Lisa Greenway events which put the tech at 1:02:01 in a Raceco/Toyota, inspection at the end of followedin35secondsbyEdand contingency row forcing Tim Herbst, Chenowth, and they competitors to go through the had Matt McBride/ Steve Soura, line, neither Parker or Lucerne pas, Raceco, a mere five more have this feature. seconds behind them, with Bob Staging for the cars began at Richey I Harold Hicks just ten 5 :45 a.m. Saturday morning a.: the more seconds further down in a impound area. Of course, those Raceco/Porsche. Following late starting clases for whom there · under a three minute blanket were was no room at the impound, had , Mike Lund/Buzz Combe, Frank to bring their race cars to this Snook/ Eric Arras, Bob Gordon/ staging from wherever they spent Cal Wells Jr., Jack Short, Jim and the night, and then participate in MarkTemple,-andLenNewman/ · the parade down the wash that Mike Gaughan. dissects the town out across the Overall Parker winner Danny desert to the starting line, and Letner did not cover a lap, nor did many said the parade route held Stuart Chase, and three more, rougher terrain than the race including Short went missing on course. Needless to say, at that the next lap. Collins slowed by hour of the morning the~ ere almost six minutes in t~;,.second ob ordon ha a little shock trouble with his Chenowth, but he picked up time on the last lap to finish second in Class 2 and fourth overall. Chenowth along the trail to a keen third in Class 2. The team is moving to Class 8. rear suspension trouble with the Toyota Raceco, but salvaged fourth place in Class 2. Always quic , Las Vegan James arbeau ran three fast laps in the Raceco, but trouble on the third round dropped him to third in Class 1. Page 14 May 1989 Dusty Times

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.,, .M·· -~ Frank Vessels and Jon Nelson led three of the four laps handily in Class 8, thundered across the desert in the Chevrolet and won the class by 14 minutes and took a close second overall. Scott and Kent Pfeiffer did the number on the Class 10 regulars, their Chenowth in contention all the way. They took the lead on the final lap and won the class by over 18 minutes. :~.:;;.:-· '%,·'{ .,.,.. .. J.:U~<·. _{:.-.< .. ., v~G""",.ftc• ,,-, ~~ It was busy at the start/finish line when the first cars finished a lap before all had started. Here Danny Cau gives the green to Matt McBride for his second lap in Class 2, as Evan Evans waits to start in Class 6. Photo by Judy Smith. lap traffic, but he led the herd on But, it would still be a sprint race decorated Raceco. time by six minutes midway in the on the final round. A fairly slim field of 11 cars race. McBride held second, a mere It was the Chenowth of Ed and took the green in Class 1, and they four seconds up on the Green-Tim Herbst that boomed across all got in at least one lap. Ivan ways, with the Herbsts, making a the finish line, first on the road, Stewart whipped off fast lap for driver change, fourth over a min- first in Class 2 and first overall. It the class, 1 :03:38 to lead the first ute back. Lund held fifth, just was the first overall victory, in lap in the radical Toyota, which three seconds later, followed by fact class victory for the brothers looked to be working just fine this Mark and Kurt Hamilton, three from Las Vegas in the SCORE/ race. But in his dust, just two minutes back, who were just 20 HDRA series, although they have seconds back, was Troy Herbst in seconds ahead of Bob Gordon, won before in SNORE events. a Chenowth/Porsche, and Jim who had stopped for some fresh They race the old fashioned way Stiles was just a minute behind shocks. Snook/ Arras were next with Ed driving the first two laps him in the Raceco/Toyota, with followed by Corky and Scott with Tim riding, then they switch Mark McMillin only another six McMillin and Bob Richey, now seats at the fuel stop, so Tim seconds down in his new Chen-without power steering and some -drove to the finish with Ed riding owth/Porsche. Jerry Leighton gears, all very close on time at · shotgun. They raced without was about two minutes back in · midpoint. second gear for most of the dis- fifth, and Jim Barbeau was a cou-Brian Collins ·lost a transmis- tance, but had no other troubles, ple more minutes back in his sion, and other front runners had and they were overjoyed with the Raceco. This bunch were really troubles too. After three of four victory. hauling. laps Ed and Tim Herbst had Bob Gordon did a quick final Leighton vanished on lap 2, nearly a four minute lead on the lap to haul his Chenowth into along with two others, and Hamiltons, who unfortunately second in Class 2, fourth overall, McMillin edged Stewart for the vanished on the last lap in the car just a couple minutes up on Mike lead by a scant 12 seconds. Herbst that won overall here last year Lund. With a sagging rear suspen- was back a half minute, with Stiles with Willis Hamilton and Marty sion Jim and Lisa Greenway sal- another minute in arrears, and Letner at the helm. Bob Gordon vaged fourth, 3½ minutes later, a now nobody else was close. But was up to third, another minute mere 43 seconds ahead of Bob on the next lap Stiles retired with down, followed in a half a minute Richey, Jerry Penhall/Dennis carburetion trouble, and McMil-by the McMillins, who had Lund Miller nailed sixth, followed by lin was down with engine woes, just 16 seconds behind them, as the McMillins, Snook/ Arras, and only six covered three laps the Greenways had rear shock McBride/ Sourapas, and a dozen and they all finished. troubles and dropped to sixth, cars finished in Class 2 including Out front with a lap to go was and Richey was on their bumper. Walter Prince in the Candy Cane Troy Herbst with 23 minutes in ~ hand over second running John -Kelly, Raceco. Despite losing about ten minutes Barbeau held third, and Stewart, who lost time with broken axles dropped to fourth, about five minutes back. It was quite a scene at the finish, as Ed and Tim Herbst waited for the youngest brother, and dad Jerry arrived just as Troy did, the frosting on the Herbst cake for sure. Troy ran solo in the Chenowth/Porsche stopping only for fuel, and he won Class 1 by 21 minutes and finished third .overall. They are probably still John Kelly brought his Raceco from Tucson to compete, and he ran a quick celebrating in Las Vegas. John pace, had no real trouble, and came home a good second in Class 1. Kelly, from Arizona, drove solo Dusty Times May 1989 to take second in class in his Class 8, Robby Gordon did not Raceco, about seven minutes up go a lap in his new Ford, with on James Barbeau, another unfixable-shock problems, and a stormer from Las Vegas. Ivan couple more failed on the second Stewart was less than a minute lap. Young Steve McEachern had behind in fourth, followed by his Dodge in the lead with fast Jacques de Roquancourt, Raceco, class lap of 1:03:21· on lap 1, but and William Church, Raceco, Frank Vessels had his-Chevy just who had constant timing gear astern, by 21 seconds. Walker troubles all day. All six finishers Evans was next, his Dodge doing a drove alone. 1 :05:41 with P .J. Jones, Parnelli's Among the dozen starters in son, ric!i__ng ~ This is the system run by most off road race winners TRl•MIL BOBCAT• CHROME DUAL CAN BOBTAIL FOR BAJA BUGS 2740 COMPTON AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90011 (213) 234•9014 WHOLESALE ONLY DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 15

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Jack Johnson took off fast in his Class 4 Nissan, did a class fast lap on the third round, and carried Manny and Tudy Joe Esquerra out ran the competition in the seven truck Class 7 field. Their Ford on with absolutely no trouble to win the class by 50 minutes and finish sixth overall. Ranger/ed from flag to flag, and ended up winning by 17 minutes, good for 16th 0/A. Ivan Stewart nailed fast lap for Class 1 on the first round in the Toyota but axle woes dropped a lot of time and Ivan was fourth in Class 1. Walker Evans, with P.J. Jones riding in the Dodge, flew over the sand to finish just three minutes back in third place in Class 8. Dave Shoppe and son Brent had brake trouble on· lap 2, but got moving fast enough in the Ford to finish fourth in Class 8. tr shotgun. Dave Shoppe was back about 18 seconds here and a couple minutes ahead of Chris Minor, who had big trouble on lap 2 and retired his Chevrolet riding along, kept up a torrid pace midway in the fray. to take over the lead by five min, On the second lap Frank Yes, utes from McEachern, with sels, with car builder Jon Nelson · Dodge boss Evans holding a .091 HEAVY DUTY DIFFERENTIAL Page 16 Made from 4340 Chro-moly. All surfaces ground for high concentricity. Pre-cision machined for the tightest tolerances. NEW FOR '89 ! CV BOOT HOLDERS Machined from extra strong alloy steel. Designed to provide for maximum axle angulation. Larger ball clearance. Available for T-2, T-4 and 930 Cl/s. Tired of replacing com-plete CV's? We now have the 930 CV Center ·stars available as a separate item. These new units are made from heat treated aircraft quality 300M Alloy steel and feature case hardened ball grooves. NEW FOR '89 ! TOP GUN SHOCKS BY DOETSCH TECH Top quality Doetsch Tech Off-Road shocks now available. MOVING May 1, 1989 New 4,000 sq. ft. Facility 2366 East Orangethorpe Anaheim, CA 92806 May 1989 minute and a half back, and Shoppe, with his son Brent in the right seat, was now down another seven minutes in fourth, and the others were well back. Not much changed on the next lap as Vessels, with the bit in his teeth, was going for the overall win and increased his leading margin. Evans did a 1:03:46 to take over second ahead of his mate. But on the final lap, McEachern had no troubles, and Evans dropped some time. But nobody was close to Frank Vessels who won Class 8 by nearly 24 minutes, and finished second overall, just over a minute out of the overall victory. Steve McEachern was a solid second, about three minutes ahead of Dodge mate Walker Evans, who had three minutes on Dave Shoppe. Well back but finishing were Robin T ullener /Dan Noyes, Ford, Dave Westhen/ Alex Bourland, brand new GMC, Michael Schuringa/ Jeff Bonnet, Chevrolet, and John Gable/Curt LeDuc, in a brand new Ford. Class 10 had a 19 car field, but three failed on the first lap, and it must have been tough running in the Class 8 dust. There was a good wind blowing, which helped a lot, but dust was still the major hazard. Mike and Wayne Withers did class fast lap on round 1 in the Raceco, a 1:10:18. It was tight though. Second was Steve Barlow, eight seconds back, followed by Kirk Van Matre, another eight seconds down, but his Raceco was not seen again. Scott and Kent Pfeiffer were half a minute back in their Chenowth, followed by Bill Poe, his ORE a · mere 11 seconds further down, but 20 seconds up on Michael Church who was 22 seconds ahead of Scott Dinovitz/John Hagle, and so it went down the line. Greg Aronson, following close in heavy dust coming toward Check 3, had a serious problem, with near zero visibility, and, as he saw some marker cones he also saw a person on the outside of the turn where he was driving, and unfortunately couldn't avoid hitting the man, although he had the Craig Watkins Raceco well slowed down by then. Workers and medics from the check were on hand immediately, and eventually Aronson went on down the course, but after Watkins did another lap in the car they retired. The man was airlifted to Loma Linda University Hospital with probably multiple leg and torso fractures, and was listed in serious condition at that time. Midway in the Class 10 bash, 14 were still in motion, but eight were gon~ shard y. Here Mike Williams had his Meco in the lead with a minute 50 second lead on Mike Withers, but Williams was seen no more. The Pfeiffers were another minute back, followed in 49 seconds by Poe's two seat ORE, and Michael Church was ne?'~,put IJ,r First lap leader Steve McEachern had a great day in the new Dodge, one flat for trouble and finished a strong second in the Class 8 action. Dusty Times

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ill!. Steve Centurioni and Bob Scott ran a good pace in the ORE, slowed some on lap 3, but zipped on home to take third place in Class 10. Bill Poe was just seconds out of the Class 10 lead for three laps, but late in the fourth lap a broken tie rod dropped him to fourth place. Rod Hall and Jim Fricker had a delay due to an endo on lap 1, but the boys got the Dodge together and went on to finish third in Class 4. Wayne Lee and Marc Cartwright had the Chevy second in Class 7 action for a time, and the team held on to finish well in third place. Kevin J. and Brian E. Smith had the Mirage in the front five most of the way, and they moved up to finish third in Class 1-2-1600. 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Res.Add 6% Sales Tax r;a-soon went to the pits for good with timing gear troubles, as did the Dinovitz car, here only another eight seconds back. Six covered three laps and Withers was back in front with 24 seconds lead over the Pfeiffer Chenowth. Poe, with Phil Kehoe riding along, was only four more seconds down, ap.d nobody else was close. But the final lap put Withers on the trailer, and Poe down for an hour with a broken tie rod. Scott and Kent Pfeiffer went on to win the class and place 14th overall, a fine finish for the ' former bike champions. Steve Barlow had his woes on lap 2, but came back strong to place second, 15 minutes laterin hisJMR. With a steady drive, Steve Centurioni and Bob Scott got the ORE home third, followed in by the luckless Bill Poe. A long second lap, but a fifth place finish went to Mike Petersen and Pat Dean in another of those quick Las Vegas Chenowths, and only five saw the checkered flag. With an all new percentage system of determining starting order, Classes 4 and 7 incredibly started ahead of Class 1-2-1600 this race. The incredible part is that the new system is designed to Renae/Donahoe, and Hall/ Fricker were now only eight more minutes down and seven were still running. On lap 3 Kelley lost a left rear hub which tossed the wheel into the desert, after banging into the cab and fender, and he lost over an hour in repairs. The order set on the third lap lasted through the race, with seventh running Greg Hindson failing to finish. Buddy Renoe and Bill Donahoe were second at the flag with a good run in the Dodge that, oddly enough, is race prepped by Rod Hall's boys Chad and Josh in Reno. Rod Hall and Jim Fricker had a quick final lap to finish six minutes later in their aging Dodge. Steve Kelley salvaged fourth with a 1: 11 final round. In fifth came Larry Monroe/Don Yosten in a Jeep J-10, and last was Tim Pruett's Ford. Seven started in Class 7 but neither Larry Noel or Don be a benefit to the very low entry , but high manufacturer interest groups. Anyhow, a big eight started in Class 4, but it was no contest for the win from the green flag. Jack Johnson, with Brent Foes riding in the Nissan racer, Rountree got in a lap. Zipping over the course in 1:10:30, Manny and Tudy Joe Esquerra led by ten minutes after one lap, and they never looked back, their Ford Ranger winning by 1 7 minutes after four laps. Wayne Lee and Marc Cartwright had the Chevy S-10 in second on lap 1, a mere seven seconds up on Roger Mears, Nissan. Russ Jones was down another three minutes in fourth, followed by Brian and Lynn Dolinar, Ford. Mears turned up the wick on the next lap to ta,ke over second, about seven minutes ahead of Lee, who was eight minutes ahead of Jones. Mears increased his margin on the next lap over Lee to 14 minutes, Jones had big trouble, still held fourth, but he and Rick O'Donnell failed to finish in the Ford. At the flag Roger Mears/Tony Alvarez were a clear ~ond r;a-whipped off a 1 :07 :03 first lap, Steve Barlow had his problems on the second lap but he came back fast to and the next three laps varied only move into second in Class 10 at the checkered flag. t by two minutes. Johnson won the class by 50 minutes with no strain and was sixth overall, the third of four victories of the day for Las Vegas drivers. Steve Kelley/ Ben Metcalf had their Chevrolet in second on lap 1, only three minutes back, with Buddy Renoe/ Bill Donahoe next more than seven more minutes down, followed in another minute by John Dyck, whoseJeepJ-10 went no farther. In fifth was Rod Hall who did a big time endo in the old Dodge on the first lap, but he and Jim Fricker carried on. With a pair of 1: 10 laps Steve Kelley held second midway in the bash, holding 19 minutes on May 1989 Buddy Renoe and Bill Donahoe had a trouble free race for a change, and they drove the Dodge right into a fine second place in Class 4. Dusty Times

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.~ Scott and Bill Reams won their third consecutive race in Class 1-2-1600, as Scott did class fast lap Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter led Class 5 from the second lap to the checkered flag, and it was the on the first round. The team led by seconds all the way and won by over a minute in the ORC. 22nd consecutive Class 5 finish for the brothers with the tidy race car. Tom and Bob DeNault had troubles with the Chenowth on the first lap, but they fought back to finish well, fifth in Class 1-2-1600. Lyn Mocaby moved steadily up the chart in Class 5 lap by lap, and after four laps Mocaby took third by just three minutes time. Greg Vaughan and Stan Parnell flew their Baja Bug quickly over the bumps, and charged right into a fine fourth in the Class 5 contest. ~ in the Nissan, 43 minutes faster than the Wayne Lee/ Marc Cartwright Chevy. Brian and Lynn Dolinar had big problems on lap 3, but got the Ford in for a fourth place finish. Class 1-2-1600 was the biggest by far, with 49 starters and 33 of them finished four laps. The sheer size and the close competition in this class made it difficult to follow, and we may have missed some top runners in the early laps. Scott Reams dashed off a 1 :09:44 first lap to lead the herd on time in the O.R.C. Defending points champs John Mark\ng and Gary Cogbill had the]imco second, less class line up, significant in such a than two minutes back, and Kevin big entry, but lost about half an and Brian Smith were another hour making repairs after his minute down, third in the Mirage, start: Four were missing, and bot merely 13 seconds ahead of three more vanished on lap 2. Curt Farrar/ Max Pina, O.R.E. By our count Scott and Bill Larry Martin, Chenowth, was Reams led midway by less than fifth, five minutes out of the lead three minutes over Marking/ followed in 23 seconds by Brad Cogbill, who were only a minute Inch, who was three seconds up on Kevin and Brian Smith. ahead of Duke Perrin, who had Ponte was fourth, another two nine seconds on Claudio Ponte. minutes back, 40 seconds ahead Well, you get the picture. Strong of Farrar/ Pina, and Duke Perrin contender Doug Fortin, Jr. found was another two minutes down. somebodyhadcuthisclutchcable Next, J.D. Ward was 18 more in the impound, so he was not seconds down, followed in eleven only shoved to the back of the seconds by Craig Forest, who had TIIE mllPGoodrich Page 20 .. #ff~ -~ * May 27th & May 28th 1989 * Lake Geneva Raceway Lake Geneva, Wisconsin CHAMPIONSHIP RACES (Heavy Metal, Limited & Unlimited Buggy) $5,000.00 (Min) PURSE $1,000 GUARANTEED FIRST PLACE 100% PAY BACK IN CLASS RACES+ $1,000 (Min) ADDED PURSE Class Races Begin at 11 :00 A.M. Saturday & Sunday Championship Races at 2:30 P.M. Sunday Admission Only $6.00 Per Day Age 11 and Under $2.00 For More Information Call Terry Wolfe (414) 271-3575 Tom Schwartzburg (414) 334-3858 Terry Prevost (414) 434-9044 May 1989 1 7 seconds on Brad Inch. Neither· Ward nor Inch covered another lap. Several of the quick cars had problems on lap 3, but 35 were still running. The Reams team led now by only 13 seconds over Marking and Cogbill, and the Smiths held third merely 45 seconds later. Farrar was back five minutes in fourth, followed in five minutes by Craig Forest. Coming back from a first lap delay, Tom and Bob DeNault had their Chenowth four minutes back in sixth, with Ponte just seven seconds to the rear, and Larry Martin was another 42 seconds down, ·recovering from a second lap delay, and Ed Pauley and Jon Iaudiorio were back another 45 seconds, and that was how close the top 20 started the last lap. Continuing their winning streak (Baja 1000, Parker) Scott and Bill Reams led all the way to victory in their ORC. They can't believe their good fortune with another trouble free race, and they won by a mere minute, 43 seconds. John Marking/Gary Cogbill held second by over five minutes, with Kevin and Brian Smith in for third. These three teams maintained position through the entire race! Curt Ferrar and Max Pina were fourth, just over another minute down but a comfortable nine minutes up on Tom and Bob DeNault. Craig Forest finished another minute, 17 seconds down, followed by Claudio Ponte, back another 3½ minutes, followed in less than two minutes by Pauley and Iaudiorio, who had four minutes on Jerry Rice. With a Roger Mears had only one delay, on the first lap, but he and Tony Alvarez came back quickly and the Nissan finished easily in second place. John Marking and Gary Cogbill had the Jimco just behind the leader all day and the points champs finished second out of 49 Class 1-2-1600 cars. Dusty Times

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Don Adams and Larry Olsen stayed close in the Jeep Wrangler and they finished third in Class 3/14, only eight minutes out of second spot. Ramon Castro and Enrique Alfaro had some oil leakage in' the Beetle, but they kept it moving for a solid and close third in Class 11. Parker winners Jack and Tim Zandbergen lost the floorpan on the Beetle on their first lap, kept on going for a fourth place finish in Class 11. i;r upon Darren York/ Steve Schlachter, Ford. Wayne Demonja had his Mazda just nine more seconds back; while Gregg Symonds was fifth in his Toyota, just a couple minutes up on Bud . Sebelius, Jeep: Simon and Simon held the lead midway, now nearly eight minutes ahead of Ramsay. Darren York/Steve Schlachter held third, followed by Symonds, then Sebelius, and Mike Randall/Bob Grumbein moved their Jeep into sixth. Demonja lost an hour to unknown woes and ·dropped to eighth. Simon dropped over ten minutes on the next lap, holding in second place but handing the lead to Ramsay. The others held position at this point and nine were in motion. Jack Ramsay held his lead with another 1 :22 lap, winning 7 4x4 honors for Jeep. Jack, another fast Las Vegas driver, said he had no problems, and slowed only with one flat. Darren York and Steve Schlachter were just 13 minutes back in second in the Ford, as Simon had an hour down time with ignition problems ancl TRI-MIL DEIST SUPERTRAPP 0 0 > 0 z 0 Q. :E ::> w z -...J a: w 1-z w 0 >< 0 IJ.. ► <t ~ I <t I ► <t ~ en IJ.. a.. <t :E <t :c 0 ~ 0 ► GERMAN! Thing or Type 111 Rear Drums Also Type l's New backing plates available Pulsar ~otorsport Batteries Large 135. 00 Med. 115.00 930 CV's 79.95 Type 11 or :nz: 49.95 We ship UPS or Truck 12 point 3/8 CV Bolts 2" or 2 1/4" 1.10 each (619) 691-9171 Page 24 M-F 9-6 SAT 10-3 VISA MC J: m r-r-)> -c, )> :::D " m :::D -c, C s: -c, m :::D m m )> :::D C en -s:: -c, en 0 z s:: )> en -4 m :::D 0 :::D )> "" -4 en Ro en " Ro z finished sixth. Gregg Symonds, with relief driver Mike Patrick doing the last lap, his first time out in a truck, held third, followed in three minutes by the Jeep of Bud Sebelius and Mark Johnson. Mike Randall and Bob Grumbein were fifth in another Jeep, Wayne Demonja salvaged seventh followed in by John Swift, Ford, and Eric Heiden, Ford. Fifteen started the four lap sprint in Class 7S and they all got in two laps. Taking the lead was the Nissan of Spencer Low and Paul Delang, with class fast lap of 1:16:34. Low would lead all the way to pay dirt. Rob MacCachren and Mike Smig were second here, the Jeep merely a minute 40 seconds off pace, and Mike Lesle ·was a mere second slower in his Jeep. Jack Schlaman and Chris Robinson were fourth in still another Jeep, followed closely by Scott Douglas, Ford, Willie Valdez, Ford, and' Mike and Pat Falkosky, Toyota. Parker winners Chuck and John Johnson lost a ring and pinion on the far side of the course, and an hour getting the part to the Ford in the heavy congestion on the access roads. Midway MacCachren was just 37 seconds behind Low, Schlaman was third, Lesle had 50 minutes of trouble, and Valdez was fourth about 14 minutes up on Malcolm Vinje/ Mark Hansen. Falkosky was less than another minute down, while Douglas retired after a lap of nearly five hours. Things shifted behind Low on lap 3. MacCachren dropped over an hour, and Willie Valdez/ Gil Divine moved into second, followed by Falkosky. Vinje/ Hansen were now fourth, followed b y Schlaman and Robinson, and Mike Lesle was up to sixth. Even this order didn't hold as Vinje's Toyota needed a part on the far side of the course, and it took way over an hour to get from the start/ finish to the Toyota, but they did finish, tenth and last in Class 7S. Spencer Low brought the Nissan home a big winner, a full 18 minutes ahead of Willie Valdez and Gil Divine in the Ranger. Jack Schlaman/Chris Robinson nailed third, back another 29 minutes, followed by Mike and Pat Falkosky, down another 14 minutes as this class really spread out. Rob MacCach-ren took fifth, nine minutes further back, followed in five minutes by J.C. Urias, Sr. and Jr., Johnson and Johnson , Mike Lesle, and Gerald Fries, Ford. A pack of 21 Bugs took off in Class 5-1600 and more than half of them finished.' All but two got in at least one lap. Out front on the first lap with class fast lap of 1:21:27 were youngsters May 1989 Cameron and Grant Steele, but -On lap 3 -the Steele Bug R.C. Jones and David Bark were · maintained the lead over Craft, 13 only back a minute 23 seconds, minutes ahead, with the Cook and they had Darryl and Wayne Bug holding third another minute Cook a minute 3 7 seconds to down. Fersch/ Patterson were up their rear bumper. Craig Stewart to fourth, back about three andAlanRepashyweredownjust minutes, followed in ten minutes another 44 seconds with Ross and by Hove/ Molina. Craig Stewart James Craft just 50 seconds broke an axle and lost nearly two behind them and Mario Panagio- hours, and Jones had trouble too topoulos was a single second and dropped to sixth, just ahead further down, with Lee Patten of Joseph and Steve Grier. another 22 seconds back in a tight Cameron and Grant Steele first lap. carried on quickly, the final three Steele led midway, now about laps all within the minute, and 4½minutestothegoodoverR.C. they won Class 5-1600 by a Jones and the Cooks were back whopping 19 minutes, a huge nearly two minutes. The Crafts margin for this class. Ross and were next, about two minutes James Crafr held · second place, further down with Craig Stewart finishing over three minutes only eight seconds behind them ahead of Rich Fersch and Steve and he was three minutes up on Patterson. The Cooks vanished Rich Fersch and Steve Patterson into the desert, and Manfred who had Manfred Hove and Mike Hove and Mike Molina moved Molina a minute behind them. into fourth, followed in by Joseph The Bugs were really racing! and Steve Dir · In the leading pack all day, Ross and James Craft moved into second in Class 5-1600 on lap 3, and.they stayed there to the finis~ line. Arturo Tiznado does a wheelie for the spectators, but he went fast on the course and took a close second place in the hectic Class 9 action. Mik: Schwelli~ger and Steve Kramer moved the Jeep CJ 7 into second spot on lap 3, and they drove home in second place, the first Class 3 rig. Dusty Times

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1989 RALLY OF PORTUGAL Lancias Finish in Front Formation, AGAIN! Text & Photos: Martin Holmes elta lntegrale I More off-road races are won on Bilste·ins than any other shock absorber, period. BaSTEIN •BORN TO PERFORM~ BILSTEIN CORPORATION OF AMERICA 11760 Sorrento Valley Road, San Diego, CA 92121 619/453-7723 For additional technical information and a complete catalog, send $2.50. Page 36 May 1989 The long anticipated battle of the giants between the reigning champion, Lancia, and the challenger, Toyota, at the Rally of Portugal came to an early and disappointing end. All three official Celica GT -Fours had to retire·, while three of the four works three pedal Lancias reached the end in 1-2-3 formation. The Toyota of Carlos Sainz led for the first two stages before being delayed with a flat, his teammate· Juha Kankkunen went off the road when lying third, and Bjorn Waldegard broke his transmission when lying fourth, again the best placed non Lancia. Miki Biasion drove a faultless rally, matching pace with reliability, and gave Lancia their 49th World Championship rally victory. Seven Deltas finished in the top ten, with Georg Fischer's Audi Quattro, the rear drive BMW M3 of Marc Duez and the Group N winning Mazda 323 4 WD of Gregoire de Mevius as the only interlopers. The only glimmer of hope for the opposition was that most of the Lancias also had trouble; clutch failure sidelined Auriol and delayed Alen who also suffered fuel pump trouble and twice went · off the road, and Alex Fiorio had transmission trouble in his two pedal Delta. The rally results have tarnished the bright hopes for an exciting season, with Lancia's only opponents now far pehind on points. The event promised to be a straight fight between Lancia and Toyota. Mitsubishi had stayed in England to consolidate their experiences so far, Mazda decided that performance related events were no longer for them. It was a rally bereft of novelty; Lancia decided not to use the two pedal electronic clutch on the official Martini cars, but the device was on the Jolly Club lntegrale for Alex Fiorio. There were some changes in the event style, a little more asphalt and some different stages to replace those which had become too damaged over the years to run safely. There was only one Superspecial this time, held on the mixed surface stage in and around the Estoril Grand Prix circuit. Estoril was a good place for television, but there were few spectators to watch the action. The best time of 4:05 was shared by Miki Biasion,' Markku Alen and Carlos Sainz. Then, more spectacularly the Swedish driver Soren Nilsson had the front right suspension break on his Group N lntegrale, and he drove the rest of the stage on three wheels with his co-driver sitting in the rear hatch the overall lead, but had a puncture on the next stage, and drove with a · flat front tire for several kms and fell back to seventh. The man of the moment was Didier Auriol. The French-man began inching away from his team leader Biasion. At the evening halt Biasion had narrowed the gap to eight seconds. Duez was hard pressed to hold off Raimund Baumschlager's VW Golf GTI for the honor of best two wheel drive car, while Pascal Gahan had established himself as the best Group N. Fiorio dropped back on stage 6 with transmission trouble. But there were clouds in the air, unconnected with the weather. News came that an Opel Kadett GSi had gone missing on the downhill stage 6. The rescue helicopter found the wreckage some 70 meters down a ravine. The co-driver had slight injuries but the driver, Augusto Mendes died on the way to the hospital. That evening co-driver Vitor Bento explained it was a bizarre accident. The car had skidded up to a drop beside the road and teetered on the edge. The driver undid his belts to get out, but as he did so the car toppled over the edge, and the driver was flung out. Still belted down, Bento escaped almost unharmed. · The remaining crews set off again after dark for five asphalt stages in the hills, where the weather is seldom nice. This time there was fog, rain and mud. Many drivers went off the road on the very first section, including Kankkunen and it cost him 16 minutes with a short road section just beyond the stage, and he dropped to 32nd. Others had trouble in the hills too. Auriol led through to stage 10, but then went off the road, hit a rock and punctured two tires, finishing the stage on a flat and down to fourth behind Biasion, Sainz and Alen. The Spaniard had passed Alen when the latter had brake trouble. Duez was the only two wheel drive competitor in the top ten after Baumschlager's VW slid off gently, right into a rock. Paola de Martini also gave up, losing the power steering on her Audi 90 Quattro on stage 7, then went off on ·stage 11. The dramatic Mr. Nilsson abandoned with broken shock absorbers, Gahan was 18 minutes late at a control stopping to fix damage incurred on a road section. Another driver arrivin too late at to help balance the car. He took a total of 11 minutes. First equal as the cars went into pare ferme were , two Lancias and a Toyota; fourth equal were another Lancia and Toyota. The rally really looked like living up to expectations. The day of the 'real' start dawned wet and wi•ndy, but gradually the weather cleared up. It was almost a two hour drive to the first stage, and the spectators were now out in force, well behaved and well controlled, though without much thanks to the police helicopter shouting warnings by loua hailers just when the first car was approach-ing. Sainz was quickest and took The current World Champion Miki Biasion does a little service work on his Lancia, adjusting the lights just exactly where he wants them to be. -Dusty Times

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Evan Evans and Phil Fareio had their Jeep Cherokee wired for Mojave, and they led all the way in Class 6, eventually winning the three lap run by over 47 minutes. i;w-Grier. R.C. Jones had more trouble on the last lap but salvaged eighth place, just three minutes faster than Craig Stewart. Last in class, 13th, went to Mike Norris and Ronnie Dunbar; their time of 8:43:42 was close to the nine hour time allowance, and they took the dubious honor of last overall of the four lap finishers. A hefty 29 Challenger cars started in Class 9, but alas, seven . did not cover a lap, and two more. were missing after one round. Points .cha11J.pS Nick Gross ·and Joe Valentine started out strong with a 1 :26:40 time to lead the-first lap by less than a minute over Norm Lester /Dave Ramocinski. Rich Richardson/ Kevin Perrault were half a minute back in third followed in just over a minute by Glen Elliott/John Knudsen, a half · minute up on Mike Currier and Joel Stankavich, and it was tight well down the ranks. Midway the Richardson/ Perrault Jimco was in the lead by over two minutes. The Lester Raceco was second five minutes up on Arturo Tiznado, and he was a mere 26 seconds faster than Gross/Valentine. The Currier Sandhawk held fifth, another half minute back, and the Elliott Chenowth dropped to sixth. The third lap was disaster for several front runners. Currier lost an hour, Lester broke a ball joint and lost more than that, and the Gross LaPlant dropped over an hour. Heading into the final lap Richardson/ Perrault held a good lead of almost six minutes on Tiznado and youngsters Dale and Darren Ebberts moved into third in their Jimco, just 19 seconds up on Kent Lothringer/John Bartolotti. A minute and a half later it was Ray McClain/Mike Daghlian in a car they call the Ghoster, just 16 seconds ahead of Elliott/ Knudsen. The leadingJimco did not falter on the last lap and Rich Richardson and Kevin Perrault won the big class by over five minutes. Arturo Tiznado drove all the way alone to second place, 27 odd minutes ahead of Kent Lothringer/John Bartolotti, who had a minute 4 7 seconds margin on Mike McClune and Rick Paquette who drove the Chenowth from seventh to fourth moved into fourth, and Dave • held on to second in the Jeep, Bryantookoverfifthjustaheadof eight minutes ahead of the Carl Cook. Wrangler of Don Adams/Larry Not much changed on lap 4. Olsen. Banks and Martinez held David Ashley won the class by 52 fourth followed in by Michael minutes in the Ford Bronco. Mike Horner/John De Vito, GMC S~ Schwellinger and Steve Kramer 15, and Dave Bryan, who lost a SCORE GREAT MOJAVE 250 Result& • March II, 1989 # Pos. Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle 110 104 103 107 108 208 200 219 204 214 1615 1600 1631 1604 1620 301 300 346 348 349 400 403 402 406 401 500 507 549 511 502 598 553 570 562 565 Class I • Unlimited Single Seat • II start• 6 finish I Troy Herbst (solo) Chenowth/Porsche 2 John Kelly (solo) Raceco/Porsche 3 James Barbeau (solo) Raceco/VW 4 Ivan Stewart (solo) Toyota 5 Jacques de Roquancourt (solo) RacecoNW Class 2 • Unlimited Single Seat • 25 start • 12 finish Ed & lim Herbst Chenowth/VW 2 Bob Gordon/Calvin Wells, Jr. Chenowth/VW 3 Mike Lund/Buzz Combe Chenowth/VW 4 Jim & Lisa Greenway RacecolToyota 5 Bob Richey/Harold Nicks RacecolPorsche Class 1-2-1600 -1600cc Restricted Engine • 49 start • 33 finish I Scott & Bill Reams O.R.C. 2 John Marking/Gary Cogbill Jimco 3 Kevin & Brian Smith Mirage 4 Curt Farrar/Max Pina O.R.E. 5 Tom & Bob DeNault Chenowth Class 3n4 • Short WB 4X4 -13 start· 9 finish I David Ashley/Danny Thomas Ford Bronco 2 Mike Schwellinger/Steve Kramer Jeep CJ 7 3 Don Adams/Larry Olsen Jeep Wrangler 4 Wes Banks/Rick Martinez Jeep CJ 5 Michael Homer/John DeVito GMC S-I5 Class 4 -Long WB 4X4 - 8 start - 6 finish 1 Jack Johnson/Brent Foes Nissan 2 Buddy Renoe/Bill Donahoe Dodge PU 3 Rod Hall/Jim Fricker Dodge PU 4 Steve Kelley/Ben Metcalf Chevrolet PU 5 Larry Monroe/Donald Yosten Jeep J-10 Class 5 • Unlimited Baja Bug -13 start • 9 finish I Hartmut & Wolfram Klawitter Baja Bug 2 Mel Vaughan/Dan Reynolds Baja Bug 3 Lyn Mocaby Baja Bug 4 Greg Vaughan/Stan Parnell Baja Bug 5 Marty HarVSharon Bruso Baja Bug Class 5-1600 • 1600cc Baja Bug • 21 start • II finish 1 Cameron & Grant Steele Baja Bug 2 Ross & James Craft Baja Bug 3 Rich Fersch/Steve Patterson Baja Bug 4 Manfred Hove/Mike Molina Baja Bug 5 Joseph & Steve Grier Baja Bug Class 6 • Production Sedan • 7 start• 4 finish (3 laps) 1 Evan EvanS/Phil Fareio Jeep Cherokee 2 Larry Schwacofer/Erich Wutzler '57 Chevrolet 3 Steve Russell/Neville Sharpe Chevy Camaro Time 4:23:19 4:54:08 5:01:12 5:02:00 5:44:15 4:17:42 4:24:29 4:26:33 4:30:00 4:30:43 0/A 3 19 24 25 59 4 5 7 8 4:53:46 18 4:55:29 . 20 4:59:44 22 5:0f:11 23 5:10:39 ,!9 5:52:32 6:44:18 6:52:19 7:16:16 8:13:59 65 96 100 115 128 4:28:41 6 5:18:07 35 5:21:23 37 6:08:24 74 6:56:05 103 4:53:42 17 5:27:29 . 44 5:46:39 61 5:49:33 64 6:02:28 7 5:36:09 5:55:18 52 69 5:58:49 70 6:14:27 77 6:42:12 95 Jal Larry Schwacofer had a good run in his '57 Chevrolet in the rough going, no . real troubles, and he took second place honors at the flag. on the last lap. Elliott/ Knudsen were· another three minutes back' 618 in fifth, ten minutes ahead of 603 601 604 619 719 703 702 704 705 4 Ame GunnarssorVJohn Johnston ill Saab 96 5 Mick Newton/Larry Tunnell Chevy Nova (2 laps) Class 7 • Unlimited Mini-Midi Pickup • 7 start • 4 finish 1 Manny & Tudy Joe Esquerra Ford Ranger 4:16:47 5:02:03 5:15:25 5:40:44 6:22:08 4:53:23 16 Andy Diaz and Scott Wagstaff stayed very close all the way, settle for second in the tight running Class 11 bunch. CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMETS & ACCESSORIES 5153 BOWDEN AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92117. TEL. (619) 279-2509 HELMET COMPLETE SYSTEM $195 $320 A FRESH AIR HELMET AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED FOR OF,' ROAD USE AT A REASONABLE PRICE BUILT AND BACKED BY BELL HELMETS LIGHT WEIGHT-REDUCES NECK STRAIN Page 26 COOL, COMFORTABLE TERRY CLOTH LINER BLOWER MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY ARE GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR SNELL SASS APPROVED McClain/ Daghlain. The Ebberts boys dropped to seventh, • followed home by Gross/ Valen~ tine, and 14 Class 9 cars finished the four laps. Class3/14 had 13 starters, and they all did the first lap. Out front by seven minutes was the refurbished Ford Bronco of David Ashley, and with co~driver Danny Thomas riding along, Ashley never looked back en route to victory despite troubles on the third lap. After one round Pete Sohren had his new Mitsubishi pickup in second, but he was not seen again. The Rick Sieman/W es Holmes Bronco was another five minutes down in third, followed by Mike Schwellinger and Steve Kramer, Jeep CJ 7, another five minutes down. Carl Cook had his CJ 2 in fifth here, two more minutes back followed in eight minutes by the Jeep W rangier of Don Adams/ Larry Olsen. Midway Ashley had a 20 minute lead on Rick Sieman, Cook was back another 19 minutes, followed in four minutes by Schwellinger/ Kramer. Adams was now fifth, and Wes Banks/Rick Martinez moved their Jeep into sixth, followed by David Bryan/ Debbie Keefe, Jeep CJ 6. With one lap to go Ashley's lead grew to 40 minutes. Schwellinger took over second,. nine minutes up on Adams, Banks May 1989 726 721 722 730 731 760 764 767 763 768 801 809 808 806 812 997 903 996 928 928 1008 1016 1012 1007 1019 1102 1198 1100 1101 1103 2 Roger Mears/Tony Alvarez Nissan 3 Wayne Lee/Marc Cartwright Chevy s.I0 4 Brian & Lynn Dolinar Ford Ranger 5 Russ Jones/Rick O1>onnell Ford Ranger (3 laps) Class 7S • Stock Mini-Midi Pickup • 15 start • IO finish 1 Spencer Low/Paul Delang Nissan 2 Willie Valdez/Gil Divine Ford Ranger 3 Jack Schlaman/Chris Robinson Jeep Comanct,e 4 Mike & Pat Falkosky Toyota 5 Rob MacCachren/Mike Smig Jeep Comanche Class 7 4X4 -stock Mini-Midi 4X4 • 12 start • 9 finish 1 · Jack Ramsay/Mike lesle Jeep Comanche 2 Darren York/Steve Schlachter Ford Ranger 3 Gregg Symonds/Mike Patrick Toyota 4 Bud Sebelius/Mark Johnson Jeep Comanche 5 Mike Randall/Bob Grumbein Jeep Comanche Class 8 • 2WD Standard Pickup • 12 start • 8 finish 1 Frank Vessels/Jon Nelson Chevrolet 2 Steve McEachern/Stephen Alcon Dodge 3 Walker Evans/P .J. Jones Dodge 4 Dave & Brent Shoppe Ford 5 Robin Tullener/Oan Noyes Ford Class 9 • Restricted Buggy • 29 atart • 14 finlah 1 Rich Richardson/Kevin Perrault Jimco 2 Arturo Tiznado (solo) Jimco 3 Kent Lothringer/John Bartolotti Lothringer '4 Mike McClµne/Rick Paquette Chenowth 5 Glen Elliott/John Knudsen Chenowth Class 10 • Unlimited 1650cc • 19 start • 5 finish 1 Scott & Kent Pfeiffer Chenowth 2 Steve Barlow JMR SS 3 Steve Centurionl/Bob Scott O.R.E. 4 William Poe/Phil Kehoe O.R.E. 5 Mike PeterserVPat Dean Chenowth Class II -Stock VW Sedan - 5 start - 4 finish (2 laps) 1 Earle Howard/Mike Monohan VW Beetle 2 Andy Diaz/Scott Wagstaff VW Beetle 3 Ramon Castro/Enrique Alfaro VW Beetle 4 Jack & lim Zandbergen VW Beetle 5 Max Trumpower/Marc Gann VW Beetle 5:10:14 28 5:53:35 66 7:11:41 ill 4:55:52 5:23:49 40 5:42:14 57 6:11:50 75 6:25:11 81 6:34:52 85 5:26:16 43 5:39:24 54 6:16:35 79 6:19:15 80 6:32:07 84 4:18:48 2 4:32:26 9 4:35:47 10 4:38:53 12 5:08:44 27 6:02:34 6:07:56 6:35:25 6:37:05 6:39:56 72 73 87 89 92 4:43.37 14 5:02:13 26 5:14:43 32 5:48:30 63 6:30:20 83 3:58:52 4:01:22 4:09:11 4:37:54 NIT Starters - Cars • 246 - Finishers - 144 Starters - Bikes - 43 - Finishers - 35 Race Distance - 240 miles (4 laps) lime Allowance - 9 hours (bikes 8 hours) Fast Time Overall (Cars) -Ed & lim Herbst - Class 2 Chenowth·- 4:17:42 Fast Time Overall (Bikes) - Randy Morales/Chuck Miller- Class 22 Kawasaki - 4:27:40 Dusty Times ..

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Dave Ashley took an immediate lead. in Class 3/14 in the strong running Ford Bronco, and Ashley Earle Howard and Mike Monohan dominated the two lap Class 11 bash, as they had their eetle out never looked back, whipping home an easy winner, 52 minutes ahead of second place. front early and they led all the way to win by just three minutes. drive line in sight of the finish trophy winners had gone home many bikers have another race on Miller co--riding the Kawasaki. beyond this race, barely time to line,droppedtosixth,followedin before the awards, perhaps tired Sunday. Randy Morales, who Nextfortheseriesregulars,and heal the race car and the wallet. three minutes by Carl Cook. Nine of the traffic hassles, and anxious won overall motorcycle honors many more folks, is the Binion's But look for a massive turnout in rigs finished in Class 3114. to get out of the area. Of course }ast year, did i~ ~gain with Ch~ck Mint 400, merely_ s~x weeks Las Vegas late in April. J~ Class 6 held seven starters, but the Stanley Herzog Bronco II vanished early on the first of the three required laps. The other new car in the class, the Jeep Cherokee of Evan Evans and Phil Fareio took a four minute lead on lap 1, and stayed in the lead to the checkered flag. Here Dale and Randy Jordan were second in the El Camino, but went no farther. Larry Schwacofer was another eight minutes back in third in the '57 Chevy, with Arne Gun-narsson/John Johnston next in the Saab 96 just ahead of Steve Russell and Neville Sharp, Camaro. On the middle lap the Evans Cherokee was out front by 40 minutes, Schwacofer was second, and Russell just over five minutes back in third, and they held position on the last lap. Evan Evans, who is beginning to look a lot like his dad Walker, won Class 6 by a huge margin of 45 minutes. Larry Schwacofer held second finishing 13 minutes up on Steve Russell. Arne Gunnarsson nailed down fourth 19 minutes later. Mike Newton and Larry Tunnell had a major three hour delay on lap 1, finished all three, but were five minutes overtime so only got credit for two laps, fifth place. Last off the line with all the heavy hitters coming past were the five Class 11 Beetles, facing two laps of the tough course. Earle Howard and Mike Monohan did fast lap of 1:56:13 on round 1 for the lead. Andy Diaz and Scott Wagstaff were four minutes back followed in five minutes by Ramon Castro/ Enrique Alfaro. Parker winners Jack and Tim Zandbergen lost the floorpan on lap 1 and were fourth, about 30 minutes out of the lead, and Max Trumpower did not cover a lap. Earle Howard held his lead to the finish line, driving all the way. Andy Diaz/Scott Wagstaff did a two hour second lap to match their first, and took second Z ½ minutes back in a tight race. With a rear deck covered with oil from the cooler, Ramon Castro was eight minutes back in third, well ahead of the Zandbergen Beetle. The race was over early with the last starters out of time at 5:00 p.m. In fact the overall winners arrived at 11: 15 a.m. and were cleaned up in time for lunch. The awards were held Saturday evening in the crowded confines of a barn on a nearby dude ranch, that does put on a great pre-awards barbecue dinner with tables outside. Sad to say many DustyTimes FUEL SAFE THE #1 NAME IN RACING FUEL CELLS ORY BREAK VAL VE Legal for NASCAR, USAC, IMSA, SCCA and SCORE. Mounts in variuos locations, this valve makes refueling safe and easy. It automatically closes when male probe is withdrawn to prevent any fuel spillage. Flows at a rate of 2 gallons per second. OBF300 -Female receptacle OBM200 -Male probe OESCRIMINATOR VALVES The ultimate in fuel venting. This valve offers fuel shut-off when refueling and eliminates the need for a catch can. Also offers positive shut-off in case of a rollover. OV100-1 in. OV175 - 1 3/4 in. 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The Losers By JuJy Smith The Great Mojave race, which had just 246 four wheeled starters, and 144 fin-ishers, left a crowd of Losers behind in the Mojave dust. But a few never even got to the start line. One of those, Steve Casa-grande, worked many long hours to get his car ready for this race, which he likes because it's nice and near where he lives. He tested the car three weekends in a row, to get it just right, and, on the last trip, a week before the race, he broke the lower right front trailing arm. And there went his race. Doug Fortin, Jr., had all his bad luck before the race also. When he got to the impound on race morning, he disco-vered that his clutch cable had been cut. He and his crew made temporary repairs, and he got out to the start area, where they worked on it a bit more. But then Doug was no longer in his correct position in the stag-ing line, and, when he tried to find his way to the staging area so he could start (he was number 1603 ), he came· through the only opening in the fence he could find, and was faced the wrong way, headed towards the starting cars. He made it into the start area just seconds before his own start time, but since he was faced the wrong way, couldn't get in line in time, and missed the start. Then the blow fell. He had to wait to start after all the other cars in his class had gone off the line. And there were 50 of the 1-2-1600s. He lost twelve minutes just sitting there watching all those other cars start in front of him. Doug went on to finish, so he's not strictly a Loser, but he surely got off to a miserable start, which must have made him feel like a Loser, though he kept his cool throughout. Robby Gordon, racing his new truck for the first time, couldn't even get through one lap. He broke some rear shocks, and they're so special that they didn't yet have spares to replace them, so he was out early. Also out early was Danny Letner, who broke on the first lap. Danny has recently gone to torque limi-ters on his car, and he used his old drive flanges to mount them. It was one of the old flanges that broke, in the splines. Jerry McDonald lost his transmission on the first lap, but got that repaired, after about an hour and a half of down time. And then, as he finished that long first lap, he blew a head gasket. Jim Stiles got in two good laps, but was having some trouble with his carburetor. He pulled into his pit, where they worked on it for a long time, and then, part way into his next lap, the top of the carb fell off. Dave Kreisler and Rick Scalzo also got two good laps-in, in spite of some front end prob-lems on the first lap. But on the third lap they broke a rear trail-ing arm and that was it for them. Steve Holladay was driving the Baja Bug powered by a Toyota motor that ran in Class 2. He made it through his first lap, but then something caught between the fan and the radia-tor and put a hole in the radia-tor, and he was out. He and car owner, Pete Buchwitz, have decided to put their motor and running gear into a two seat buggy, and forget the Baja Bug look. Jeff Quinn, in a 1-2-1600, and looking forward to driving a whole race solo for the first time, got into a corner a little too hard, nearly rolled over, and when the wheel came down, he had his foot too firmly on the gas pedal, and broke the ring and pinion. Jeff's a transplant from bike racing, and he hasn't figured out how to keep four wheels on the ground yet. Sherman Balch threw a rod before he completed a lap in his Nissan, and Rick Sieman lost the transmission in the Bronco on the third lap. Mike Church got to his third lap also, in his Class 10 car, when a mysterious ailment stopped his car. His dad, Bill, thought it was a broken timing chain in the Toyota. Brian Collins, who had the first start position, led the race for two laps, fairly flying over the desert, but then lost his transmission on lap three. And Lenny Newman-, from the same Valle y Performance team, ran well for two laps, but finished the second with a broken hub. Lenny said he didn't know why, he hadn't hit anything. But a piece of it had just fallen off, and he was down to just three lug nuts. His co-driver, Mike Gaughan, never got to drive. Mike and Neal Grabowski, who race in Class 5, found a cracked spring plate the night• before the race, and did a quick welding job, to fix it. But the fix didn't hold, and they wer-en't even able to finish their first lap. LeRoy VanKirk, who drives one of the Porsche Baja Bugs, the red one, had himself in second place in Class 5 for a lap, but his transmission started to disintegrate on lap two, and he never even tried for a third. Brad Inch did two fine laps in his 1-2-1600, and then his motor builder, Randy Jones got in to finish. And the motor broke. Mick Newton, in the Snortin' Norton Class 6 car, said they went through every driveshaft they had, and it was only enough to get them through two laps. Mark Hamilton ran really well in Class 2, and had got up to second place on the third lap, but then he lost his trans-mission on lap four, only about 10 miles before the fin-ish line. And Mark McMillin, who led Class 1 on the second lap, lost his motor on lap three when the rod bearings blew out. Mario Panagiotopoulos rolled his 5-1600 car, and, while he completed lap three, he never got through lap four. Greg Aronson was hot foot-ing along out near Check Three on lap one, following another car, when the dust cleared sud-denly and he found himself in the outside of a turn, which was marked with cones. And to his horror, there was a man standing in front of him. Greg smashed down on the brake pedal, but the car slid right into the fellow, and folded him up onto the hood. Greg was stunned. He wanted to stop his race right then, and climb out of the car. But there were other people in the area, and they took charge of things. Several came to help the injured man, and checkpoint personnel told Greg that he should go on to the start/ finish area. So, once Greg saw that the man had been properly attended to, he took off and finished his lap, and, having lost all enthusiasm for driving anymore that day, handed the car over to his co-driver, Craig Watkins. Craig did a lap, but when the car developed some kind of front hub troubles, he decided it just wasn't their day, and put it on the trailer. The injured man, who was identified as Al Perrino, was taken to Loma Linda Hospital by helicopter, where his injur-ies were diagnosed as fractures of both legs, and possible pel-vis injuries. He was due to have surgery, and was listed in serious condition later that day. We'll be back next month, with Losers from the Mint! See you then. BONNEVILLE OFF ROAD RACING 8.0.R.E SCHEDULE May 13, 1989 Wendover Express Wendover USA June 24, 1989 Twilite 200 Delle, Utah August 5, 1989 Jackpot250 Jackpot, Nevada September 16, 1989 Desert Cactus 200 Delle, Utah October 14, 1989 Bonneville Challenge Wendover USA ~'YYOKOHAMA Dusty nmcs Presents the Third Earn and Learn Season The 1989 Points Series Pro Classes for the Earners Pro/Sports Class for the Learners Sports Class for Pro Learners . All Loop Races -25 to 35 Mile Loops 200 to 250 Miles of Hills and Desert Entry Fees Include Insurance: Pro - $250.00 - Cash Payback and Points Pro Sports - $175.00 - Cash Payback and Points Sportsman - $100 - Prizes, Trophies and Points HEY GALS ... We hav~ a Powder Puff Run at Every Race For Entry and Race Information contact: Bonneville Off Road Racing (B.O.R.E.) P.O. 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, ADRA INTERNATIONAL CHAMP SERIES '89 Travis Tops at 1.3th Annual Penasco Twilight 150 By Daryl Drake Photos: 3-D Photography & Curt Hummel i Ed Beard called his Pro Class 10 ride "Boring." It didn't look that way to the other competitors, as he charged to the class win and second overall. Jim Travis put the Porsche-League-Chaparral out front early on lap 1, and he sailed on trouble free through the dark laps to take the Pro Class 1 and overall victory, and scored hot lap of the race. Proving his Sonoyta to Rocky Point win last year no fluke, Jim Travis opened the American Desert Racing Associatio n's Champ Series '89 with a resounding win at the 13th annual "Penasco Twilight 250." 1989 looks like an exciting year for ADRA. The action started at the March 7th drawing, when 75 plus folks turned out at the immaculately landscaped headquarters of Republic Off Road Centers in Tempe, Arizona. Chairs had been set up in a grassy area and we waited for the drawing to begin. But the automatic sprinkler system attacked with a vengeance. I've seen a lot of racing, but I'd never seen people move any faster! Anyway, 60 entries made the pre-THE entry deadline. Meanwhile in Mexico, the sleepy fishing village of Puerto Penasco is no more. A new runway has been built to accommodate international air traffic, hotels and resorts are popping up everywhere and the partying lasts well past midnight even for the locals. It's also been a very dry year and the sandy hills outside town, where the race is run, were their softest in at least five years. ADRA had marked a 45-mile circuit with reflective arrows over old ranch and well roads, and bladed a passing lane in spots. The course was almost all soft sand and very fast. Saturday, March 28th, race day dawned bright and <::lear with a WRIGHT PLACE~. COIL SPRING YOUR FRONT END! The coil springs you are seeing on cars in magazines and at the finish line, are products of The Wright Place. You can use them on Fox, Bilstein, or Rough Country's Nitro Charger. Springs are available in 1, 2, or 3 stages, and various lengths. Easy to install and adjust. Wrenches come with the kit for adjustments. Another great idea from the front end experts of off road racing. 9420 FLINN SPRINGS LANE, EL CAJON, CA 92021 (619) 561-4810 ~ ge 32 gentle offshore breeze keeping the pits dust free. At 10 a.m. the Sportsmen would hit the trail first for three laps or 135 miles. They left in this class order: 10, 2, 1600 Ltd., Challenger and 1. Nine cars turned out in the Sportsman Class 10 opener and at the end oflap one, Ron Fields had his Funco out front by 21 seconds over Bruce Mills/ Randy Miller. Jim Allison was third, four seconds back with Reuben Wood and Vicki Allison (back racing after three years!) a close fourth and fifth. Fields dropped from view on lap two and Jim Allison was in the lead.Wood moved into third and Ray Cassel/Shaun Darr took over fourth. Wood, an ex-ATV racer, took over the lead on the final lap but lost the race in the final turn. ADRA always puts a tight turn just before the finish line to slow the racers down for the stopping check. Wood got into it too hot, got off the gas, and snap-rolled over the berm. Spectators rushed to his aid and soon righted him, but then the rear of the car burst into flames! A shower of sand smothered the flames but by the time Wood was able to restart and cross the finish line, the clock on his win had run out. This gave Bruce Mills and Randy Miller the win by 1 :24 over Wood and Vicki Allison, tied for second. Cassel/Darr were fourth, Wally Holder fifth and the Hustin Brothers brought their Baja Bug in at sixth. Mills/ Miller's time of 2:25:4 7 in the Beard's SuperSeats/ General Tire/ K irk' s Auto-motive/M&M Racing Toyota-Sandhawk tandem gave the pair a 55.56 mph average and second overall. "It was dustier than I thought," remarked Miller. "Our alternator light came· on and had us worried. But it went out, and once we got through traffic everything was going alright!" Sportsman Class 2 produced the overall Sportsman winner, parked by the time the 10 cars started finishing. Keith Alger ran three quick, close laps to win with a time of 2:16:30 and a 59:34 mph average in the Pat Hughes Performance Sandhawk. Second throughout was Mike Gertsen May 1989 with T earn Jacobs third and T earn Sharp fourth. "Thanks to Yokohama and RaceKraft's John Isaacs. It was real tough getting by the 10 cars, but things went super for us and we're real happy to be here," said Alger. " I also want to thank Pat Hughes. Fast Course - lots of fourth gear out there!" Six racers tried their hand in Sportsma n 1600 Limited competition. Two never finished a lap while the rest chased Troy Churchman. Ed Faulkner was second ahead of Tony Hooper and John O 'Connor. The Churchman Racing/ Beard SuperSeats/Off Road Buggy Supply/Triple T Distributing ORBS single covered the route in 2:32:39 for a 53:06 mph average, the class win and sixth overall. "Hot race, hot motor, hot driver -thanks to all!" panted Churchman. In the Sportsman Challengers, a new team, Tom Struttmann and Bruce Samuels, led the way through the first lap with John Raitter, Don Morrow, and Dale Shirley close behind. Raitter took over the lead and held it to the finish. Morrow was second and Struttmann/ Samuels were third. . Raitter' s Kustom Koach Works/ Batteries Etc. Chaparral turned in a 2:57:41 to average 45.59 mph and finish 13th overall. "Never could pull fourth, but this is the sixth race for this engine and it's still pulling strong. Thanks to Kustom Koach Works." Despite starting at the back, Sportsman Class 1 set the hot Sportsman lap of the day as Steve Symmons clicked off a 44:45 on his· first lap. But on lap two, he missed a turn and the chasing Harden/Feldman team car did likewise, ensuring both cars a trailer ride back to the pits and no one in class finished. Overall, the Sportsmen enjoyed a 60.7% finishing ratio, not bad for a series opener. S ixteen Beginner division racers queued up for their 2 p.m. start under warm, sunny skies. Starting luck-of-the-draw, they would run five laps over a circuit shortened to 15 miles. Mike Kirk, after losing his way at the New Year's GP, showed he knew his way around a desert course as he led the first lap by 17 seconds over Brian Brown , younger brother of Pro racer Ron Brown. Third Unlimited was John Nault, ahead of Tim Heinrich/ Alan League, Robert Martensen, and 1600 Ltd. leader Travis Sellers. Nault took over the lead with the hot Beginner lap, an 18:43, on lap two and Kirk disappeared.· Brown was out front for the rest of the way though, after a long pit for Nault, and brought the ~om Keith Alger drove his two seat Sandhawk hard and fast, and he won the Sportsman Division overall and secured the Sportsman Class 2 honors. Richard Mann averaged better than 55 mph on his daylight lap, then stayed out front all night to take the Pro Class 8 and Closed Wheel wins at seventh overall. D1,1sty Times

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John Martensen drove a tough, but good, first race in Pro ranks, and he earned the Pro Class 2 victory and fourth overall by 18 seconds. ~ Tom Higgins teamed up with Bill Capatch for 1989, and they had a good run to take second in Pro Class 10 and fifth overall. Ross Whitmoyer and Mike Perez fielded this slick Mazda/Chaparral and they finished sixth overall in the Pro race, and second in Class 2. and Dad backe-d Chaparral in with a time of 1 :39:41 to average 45.14 mph. . Heinrich/League were second, with 1600 Ltd. winner Sellers' Woods Vulcan third. Keeping Sellers honest was Adam Johnston, fourth and second 1600 Ltd. Paul Rydzewski was fifrh overall and third Unlimited. The Beginner division turned in a finishing ratio of just 43.8%. I liked the format of this race. With the Sportsman and Beginner racers leading off, the excitement grew throughout the day in anticipation of the 5 p.m. start of the Pro division battle. Running five 45 mile laps would add up to 225 miles for the Pros. After a brief drivers' meeting, they left in this class order: 1, 10, 2, Challenger, 1-2-1600 and 4 and 8 mixing it up at the rear. Just two turned out in Pro Class 1, but both finished. Jim Travis built up a seven minute plus margin over Kirk Kontilis on lap one with hot lap of the day, a 41 :36 wi,h a 64 .90 mph average! With no troubles beyond the worst dust in five years, Travis cha:rged on to take the Overall win. Kontilis' big VW-Badenochs just couldn't keep pace with the Porsche-Chaparral, and after a flat tire and a pit stop to add oil, he ended up 20 minutes back at the checkered in third overall. Averaging 55.99 mph, the People's Car Shop/Travis-Helwig Inc.I General Tire/ Desert Rat Off Road Centers/ U .S. Army Guard/ League's Mobil Home Movers single covered the distance in 4:01:06. "I liked the first two laps better than the last three - real dusty - and after the wind died down the dust just hung in the valleys," said Travis. "When the weeds started coming in the car, you knew you were off course. Our General Tires worked super and together with Ron League's excellent prep work, made my job easy. We never missed a beat!" To no one's surprise, Ed Beard was out front in Pro 10 after one lap. A minute and a halfback was the Greg Oswskey/ Jack Woods team. Then came Tom Higgins/ Bill Capatch, and Tom Foley I Gary Underdown. Al M<;:Mullen had been right in there until near the end of the loop where his tranny exploded. Beard sailed on in his smooth style to earn second overall along with the class win for the Beard's SuperSeats/ Y okobama Tires/ KC HiLites Toyota-Chaparral with a time of 4:21 :45 and a 51.58 mph average. Tom Higgins was 13 minutes back for second with Foley/Underdown ending up third. "You run five laps and nothing _ Dusty Times happens and it makes it awful easy," said Beard. "I'd like to thank Yokohama, KC HiLites, and Stroller Engineering's Dunc Brown. The car ran super and we had a good race with Kontilis for about 30 miles." Out of the 11 starters in Pro Class 2, ten · had wins in past ADRA events. Jim and Jerry Everett led lap one with Gray Hendricks just four seconds back, . Doug Boelman another 25 seconds back for third, all, coincidently, in tandems. Twenty-eight seconds later was Gary Anderson in fourth with Alan League a minute back for fifth. Out early was the Finney/Foddrill team, now running in Class 2, with Porsche mirade we're here! I have to thank . my dad, Action Auto, DirTrix and everyone that helped. And I'll be back!" In at third (12 minutes later) was Paul Nolte, running with no alternator and not much light. League was in 11 · minutes after that for fourth, with '88 Class Champ Bill Cook fifth and Anderson 45 seconds back for sixth. A surprising! y small field of just .two Pro· Challengers raced, but they did enjoy a 100% finishing ratio H_~e Class 1. (ADRA, although it has used the nine series numbers for years, has retained the "Challenger" class name at least through 1989.) problems and Ron Brown , Perennial Class Champs Larry broken stub axle. Dimmett and Dave Anderson Hendricks moved ahead of the built up a 15 minute edge on lap Everetts on lap two, while one and increased·it to the finish newcomer John Martensen, son with Bill Clawson second. The of Ed Martensen, came from sixth Nelco Construction/Dimmett to third. The Ross Whit-Construction/Off Road Com-moyer/ Mike Perez team was now , munications/Black's Dynamic fourth despite an overly long Engines/Oreo Off Road driver change, and Boelman Centers/ Tucson Oil Products T-dropped to fifth. Mag averaged 37.04 to turn in a Lap three saw Hendricks 5:58:39-at 15th overall. Clawson enjoying a 3: 2 2 1 ea d on was the last official finisher at Martensen with Whitmoyer/ ~ ~ Driving in his first ever race. Brian Bro1-.n piloted the famiiy two seal Chaparral to first overall in Beginner Division, and took the Unlimited trophy. 6:14:19. "We were losing oil some-where," said Anderson, "and had to stop every lap. Otherwise we kept it floored and hung on. We'd like to thank all our sponsors." In Pro Class 1-2-1600, Nels Dutton put the Borel/Dutton entry out fr_ont by 1: 14 over the Bill Krugs, Sr. and Jr., on lap one and never lopked back. The Krugs fell out ori lap two and Tony Pierce took over second to finish there. Dutton/Borel ' s Foddrill Fabrication Chenowth stopped th I k 5 04 5/ ' e co..:.· ar : : o, ~1...h.h.l !.; ... t:...>ue .... for a 44 .2 7 mph average and tenth overall. "On the last lap the oil light came on. We stopped,· turned everything off, and then restarted. The light was off, so we nailed it!" exclaimed Dutton. "I had a ball, thanks to Dan Foddrill and Jim Borel. And our Hatz • motor and Pat Hughes tranny worked super." Last year, hot lap of the race was set by John Randall in a NASCAR-motoredJeep truck. This year, the trucks on hand, 4s -and 8s, decided i;r Perez less than a minute back for third. The Everetts had now fallen to fourth ahead of Boelman, who was picking up speed again. Just two miles into lap four, Hendricks cleared a small rise and landed with a clunk, another tranny gone. Martensen stalled at the same point, but after igniting his over-rich exhaust into four-foot flames a couple of times, got go1ng again before Perez could pass. Meanwhile, Boelman was the fastest car in the dark all nighi: (1:43 quicker than Travis' fourth lap) and had moved from fifth into the lead by 1 :40! Maybe the flourescent paint works! PARKER PUMPER HELMET CO. 714-894-8332 On the final lap, Boelman went out with engine troubles, Martensen ran his slowest lap, and Perez raced to overcome time lost to a balky fuel overflow vent, beating Martenseri's lap time by 3:03. Anderson was even faster after falling as far back as ninth with electrical problems earlier. But we had to wait for the computer to determine the winner. John Martensen, in his first Pro race, _had brought the Martensen Enterprises/ Action Auto DirT rix in at fourth overall with a time of 4:34:14 to average 49.23 mph and take the win by a mere 18 seconds over Whitmoyer/ Perez. "We,;it good! Well, actually, it went horrible the whole time," related the excited Martensen. "We never had fourth because our gearing was off, the car ran _horrible the last two laps and it's a _ 1985 SNELL APPROVED HELMETS * STANDARD VOYAGER W/90° HOSE FITTING * DELUXE VOYAGER W/MOLDED AIR INLET Each helmet has shi,eld and skirt included. 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-.. Jack Bailey finally cleared a checkpoint at this race, then went all the way in the Prescott based '72 Chevy truck to take second in Pro 8. Nels Dutton pushed Borel's Chenowth for all it was worth en route to winning Pro 1-2-1600, and he finished tenth overall. ·"· -,,. .X<,, -·M .• -.,.'>,; -,,.,_ • -¥. ,® Larry Dimmett and David Anderson had a good run, and they won the Pro Challenger battle with a 16 minute margin despite some problems. Troy Churchman had no trouble at all on the soft, sandy Travis Sellers led the Beginner 1600 Limited race from flag course and he grabbed the Sportsman 1600 Limited honors to flag, and was a swift third overall Beginner on the quick and was sixth overall. course. Bruce Mills and Randy Miller won the Sportsman Class 10, and they zipped to second overall as well. The Hustin Brothers ran their Rabbit powered Baja Bug in Sportsman Class 10, had fun and ended up sixth in the class. Craig Bell moved into the Pro ranks in the Honcho o his father Jim, looked good early, but he failed to finish after numerous woes. i;r to run together for the purse, but by class for title and points, and so started mixed together. Bill Howard returned to off road racing at Parker this year after major heart surgery and ran Arizona as fast as his grandson Richard Mann. So the pair have team~~ up for '89. But Howard gave Mann the wheel for this race, and at the end of the first lap the team's Class 8 Chevy was in the lead by 2:14 over Frank Turben. Jack Bailey, finally going further OFF ROAD RACING TRADING CARDS Racers In Edition I: Ivan Stewart Glenn Harris Frank Arciero Jr. Rod Hall Don Adams Rory Holladay Larry Ragland Nick Gross Dr. John Etchart Mark McMillin and more ... Cards are 2½" x 3½" and have a color photo of vehicle in action, with mug shot and statistics on the back. Start your collection now and have them autographed at the races. Edition I has 42 racers from Score, HORA, Glen Helen, AbRA, SNORE, MTEG etc., included. We pay contingency at all Score/HORA races. Cards can be purchased in random packs of ten cards, at $3.00 each-plus 25¢ shipping and handling. Send remittance to: Page 34 Off Ro~d Action Trading Cards P. 0. Box 700 Winchester, CA 90396-0700 (714) 926-2169 • (714) 652-9684 May 1989 than six miles, was third just another two minutes back tied with the Hinds/Randall team, now with Benny Hinds campaign-ing the old Roger Mears "Bud" truck in ADRA and leading Class 4. Rob McCabe was way back . with valve train trouble in his new truck, and Craig Bell/Walt Laycock were beginning their first hour of digging out a Jeep J-10. Lap two saw Mann increase his lead over Turben. Hinds moved 3: 19 ahead of Bailey, Bell and Laycock continued to dig and McCabe parked with a sick engine. Mann had 4:20 on Turben at the start of lap four, but Turben was moving faster. Bailey was now 35 seconds ahead of Hinds and Bell/ Laycock were starting their second lap. Turben's tranny said bye bye and stopped his race, letting Mann cruise to an easy victory with a 35 mi_nute margin on Bailey. Hinds, who'd lost his front wheel drive, got stuck on-his final loop but finished, 55 minutes later for third truck, first Class 4. Running out of time to complete the distance, Bell/ Lay-cock parked after their third lap. "This is the first time we've done well with ADRA in Mexico," said Mann. "Every other time, I've destroyed something on the truck. So just finishing is great! My crew did a super job, my grandfather is ready to go, the truck's in fine shape and '89 looks real promising. But we are looking for additional sponsorship this year. I want to thank my grandfather and my wife and BFGoodrich. We ran· this same set of tires all last year, at Parker and here and I just can't say enough about 'em!" Hinds was tired when he rolled in with the Class 4 win. "It was fun running with the 8s. They're a little lighter, but we had four wheel drive," he said. "It was rough after we lost power to the front end though, and we spent 45 minutes digging on this last lap. Thanks to Randall Racing and · Bf Goodrich." Overall for the Pros, 54.8% finished what had to be the toughest Penasco race I've attended. The soft, soft sand, high temperatures, dust and lack of wind after dark all added up to a real challenge, and my hat's off to all the finishers. And I'd like to thank Walt Laycock for his help after a long night. We don't have the awards totaled yet at this writing, but $43,795 in posted prizes and contingencies added to the 50% payback will net some nice purses for the big winners. The flu hit Phoenix and the entry was down some from last year, but 1989 looks good for ADRA. SNT Video was at Penasco to provide footage for "This Week On Pit Road" and plans to cover all the '89 events. ADRA is still soliciting various sponsorships for some '89 events, so give 'em a call. Yours truly is still trying to talk somebody ·out of a race car. Maybe Ron League could help me if I never say "Selsted" again. Next up on the '89 calendar is the third annual "Western 250" to be held outside Phoenix on April 29th. See you there! Dusty Times

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At our· Ta.st writing, we That has resulted in some mentioned that the issue of front confusion over what is legal in the end width9fClass 1-2-1600 and class and what is not. The hot 5-1600 VWs would get a close driver this year has been Evan lookattheSCOREGreatMojave · Evans in a Cherokee, and in 250 race in Lucerne Valley so that anticipation of questions about we could come up with a magic his very well built race car we number, a width that most of the went to his shop before the season racers can live with so that the and inspected it. At that time the vehicle tracks don't just keep vehicle passed inspection with get.ting wider and wider this flying colors, 100 percent within season. Track width was the rules. something inadvertently left out I have recommended to the of the rule book. class representative, Dale Jordan, We've taken our look now, and that he call a meeting of the Class the magic number is 50. That is, 6 competitors at the earliest these cars can be no wider in the possible time to go over the rules frontendthan50inchesfromthe and make sure everybody understands what he can and cannot do to a car in this class. Most of the objections to Class 6 "super cars" have had to do with front end suspension compon-ents, like pivot points and ball joints. We are still seeking a direction for Class 7 mini pickups to go in when we write the 1991-92 rule book. Other classes have moved closer to stock configuration if they have moved at all, but none of the competitors have given us an indication of what they would like to see in Class 7. So if you have ideas on the subject, this is the time to get the dialog going. Please write, don't call. There may be a new direction as well for Odyssey class cars. Honda has produced a new, little 4 wheeler that apparently doesn't quite fit the rules for Odyssey racing as they are now written. I haven't seen the new car and so can't comment yet. But I have a date to look at it and see if it can be corralled within our rules. If we ·are going to have them runPing with our existing Odysseys or to have them racing among themselves, it is going to be by popular demand. So owners of these new creatures will have to petition this committee, and if we get enough firm commitments from racers we'll add them however it 1s practical to do. So how many will it take? At this time, we couldn't consider anything without 12 commit-ments. And finally, there is the matter of the Chenowth Mini-Mags. They are being produced at Chenowth Products, and there will soon be enough to make up a class, I am told. Very shortly I will go down to the factory to look at the cars and see if the rules being suggested will work on the SCORE-HORA circuit. The Mini-Mag people are anxious to get started, they say. CHECK THE BONUS GIFTS For New Subscribers or Renewals IN CONTINGENCY ROW, APRIL21 at Binion's Mint 400 Las Vegas, Nevada innermost lip of the backing plate to the opposite backing plate. When we announced the inspection, we didn't know if there were going to be any cars in violation of whatever limit we set, and as it turned out there were none. The rule, or rather the rule interpretation, goes into effect immediately. Bullet-Proof Your There were bound to be some problems when we eliminated Class 14 for modified 4 wheel drive vehicles and folded the Class 14 4x4s into Class 3, which is essential! ya stock 4x4 class. For fairness, car owners who had been running Class 14 vehicles were "grandfathered" or allowed to keep running this season while they recouped their investment in these exotic hybrids. But stock and modified trucks don't really stack up together fairly, as we knew at the beginning, and now we are getting some letters from competitors. We are trying to come up with some way co make the two types of 4x4s competitive with each other. One thing we are looking at is allowing the Class 3 stock trucks to extend their wheelbase limit to 103 inches maximum regardless of the rule which states that they must conform to the stock wheelbase of that vehicle as delivered, with a 6-inch variable plus or minus. But this may not be the right way to go. Right now we are seeking input from the racers. Please write (don't call) and give me your viewpoint on the 103-inch "solution." Do you have other ideas we should be looking at? Write to me at T-Mag Products, 300 N. Clara St., Santa Ana, CA 92703. In the early days of off road racing, production automobiles, which we now call Class 6, were an important factor in the sport. In 1969 Erik Carlsson and his wife, Pat Moss Carlsson (Stirling Moss's sister), led the NORRA Baja 1000 almost all the way to La Paz before they broke down in a world championship Saab rally car. The Carlssons went away, and very little FISA rally car technology rubbed off on our sport. Production cars were relegated to the back of the pack. Some of them, like the Edsel that used to run in that class, were curiosities, but only a handful of racers took Class 6 serious I y. Recently Class 6 has evolved from one of the two slowest classes in recent year;; into a new breed of car. Dusty nmcs VW With SUMMERS BROS.! VW STUB AXLE Machined from aircraft quality chrome nickel steel and heat-treated for a strength level many times higher than stock axles. These are the only axles in the industry with the outer thread rolled Instead of cut, providing superior strength at the thread. Available for Porsche 930 C•Vs. $363.00 per pair VW FULL FLOATING HUB ASSEMBLY WITH ARTICULATING AXLE The state-of-the-art rear axle assembly. Features full floating hubs like tt,e class 8 trucks use (wheel stays on vehicle even If axle breaks). 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;.+"•'• ,_.;, di<~\¥.<>®. Marc Duez and Alain Lopes climbed up to fifth at the finish in the BMW M3, and it was the best finish of the rally for a rear drive car. Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya had the Toyota Celica GI-Four in the early lead, and were in contention when they crashed and were out of action. " ~ .c<:--The stance is familiar to off roaders. Soren Nilsson lost a right front wheel on the first stage at Estoril, so his co-driver hung on in the rear hatch to balance the car to the finish line. Povoa to continue was Kenjiro Shinozuka. He retired with constant brake trouble and a broken central differential. It started to look like the rally was over before the gravel stages had even begun. Only Sainz was able to prevent another Lancia walkover, his Toyota having led after stage 2, and he was now third. The day was overcast and dark, although dry as the cars headed to the three short Fafe stages. Sainz made fastest time on the first and third, and Biasion gained his revenge on the second. Just as it seemed Toyota were about to pressure the rally leader, Sainz went off, later found to have started with uneven tire pressures. Later the weather broke and it was raining. The stages became so muddy that Auriol 's co-driver Bernard Occelli joked about this being the Camel Trophy. Kankkunen put up respectable times despite having to overtake back markers all the time, but soon the engine broke. Bjorn W aldegard was the only team Toyota driver left. Gahan went off the road on the first stage of the day, and Gregoire de Mevius still held the Group N lead despite losing his brakes. The steam had gone out of the event. It was inconceivable that Waldegard, nearly nine minutes off the lead, could put any pressure on the three Lancias ahead of him, and he wasn't inclined to anyway. The third leg . started early, at 0630 from Povoa, and the final two days looked like being a hard drag. The drivers eased off. In fact, it was Markku Alen who made fastest times on the three repeated Fafe stages, then his car's clutch broke at the end of the fourth. There were six stages before Regua, and on the last one Markku hit the headlines again, going off the road where it narrowed suddenly due to road work, hitting rocks and wrecking the car's rear suspension. He dropped to third behind Auriol. After a short break there was an all asphalt hill climb and then two laps of forestry stages to the north of Viseu. Waldegard was calm and relaxed, saying he was not going to force the pressure. Then his transmission broke on the next stage. No works T oyotas were left; the only two GT-Fours still running were well outside the top ten with no chance of gaining World Championship points. What · domination it was by Lancia. So it was interesting when news came that Auriol stopped on the final stage before Viseu with a broken clutch. Georg Fischer was now up to fourth and Marc Duez was fifth. Auriol's departure was followed almost immediately by news that Alen was -off again, but only lost a few seconds. Unfamiliar drivers were climbing up, but through it all Biasion was calmly and precisely driving on. Dawn broke over the high Arganil hills, with clouds hanging low in the valleys below, bringing out the best of Portugal in the spring. There were more retirements, and Alen still had more trouble, losing the fuel pump before the mid-Saturday rest halt, but repairs were made in time for him to pass the control without penalty. The Lancia team was healthy, but there were many walking wounded on the final night. It was a glorious hot afternoon in Tomar, with just two stages left before the finish at the Casino in Estoril, but there were more teams suffering damage on the route. It was a disappointing event from a sporting sense. Even Lancia seemed to relish the thought of harder opposition. How much longer will we have to wait? At the flag Miki Biasion/ Tiziano Siviero won by ten minutes over Markku Alen/ Ilkka Kivimaki, who were 13 minutes up on Alex Fiorio/ Luigi Pirollo. George Fischer/Tomas Zeltner were fourth in the Audi followed by Marc Duez/ Alain Lopes in the BMW. The Portuguese team of· Carlos Bica/ Ferdinand Prata were sixth in another Lancia, and next came Group N winners Gregoire de Mevius and Willy Lux in the Mazda. Now Miki Biasion has a 20 point lead in the championship over lngvar Carlsson, and Lancia is 16 points ahead of Mazda in the Manufacturer's tide chase. Next in the series is the very different Safari Rally in Kenya, which could give Toyota some success. 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On Wings of Mercy By Dan McDaniel the area he is flying into. For instance, the remote dirt airstrips in Baja usually require a jet prop aircraft, but the major cities like Loretto, La Paz and San Jose de Caho can accommodate a jet aircraft. · all over the world. During the Baja 500 and the Baja 1000, Air Evac. Inter-national provides air transport only consisting of one fixed wing twin engine jet prop aircraft with a medical team of a doctor and nurse fully Intensive Care equipped and one jet. helicopter with a medical team. Both units have the latest in air-ground communication on both medical and SCORE frequencies, plus an air-land coordinator who, by way of radio relays is in constant touch with SCORE l:Iledical teams. Both aircraft are on full alert during the race and can be airborne on a moment's notice during the daylight hours. A stormy black November night on the west coast of Baja California, a chase crew trying desperately to keep pace with a race vehicle heading for the finish line of the Baja 1000 at Ensenada, a dirt road, a bad curve with a · huge mud filled pothole, too much speed and then a horrifying rollover. Tools and parts scattered all over the rain soaked landscape, the chase vehicle on it's side totally demolished, it's cab smashed down to the level of the hood, the driver and co-driver dazed and in shock, alone in the dark Baja night, miles from help and with major injuries. A story all too well known by SIMPSON. RACE PRODUCTS champions aualitY DRIVING SUITS _ _ J . I __ _ \ MADE IN USA GET READY FOR'89 DRESS TOW/N AVAILABLE IN 6 NEW STANDARD SUI~ ·.STYLES Your choice of Single Layer Suit. Double Layer Quilted and Three Layer Quilted. Nomex® Suit Colors Available: Red, Black, Orange, Blue, White, Green, Yellow. Trim Colors Available: Red, Black, Orange, Blue, Grey, Green, Purple, White, Yellow, Pink, Flours cent Orange, Flourscent Green. Contrasting colors available most styles. t..lf_'/J Off-The-Rack 1~ _._, CREW SHIRTS ft' in matchding colors .... Designe to compliment the greatest racing teams -color coordinated in our popular standard styles or made to your custom requirements. / Off-The-Rack Pants too. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED MADE IN THE USA. Call us today. CATALOG $3.00 SIMPSON RACE PRODUCTS 22630 S. Normandie Ave. Torrance, Ca. 90502 (213) 320-7231 • FAX 213-320-7179 Page 38 those who risk it all racing the Baja. Maybe not the exact scenario, but close enough and strange as it may seem usually with a happy ending, thanks to a flying Intensive Care Service known as Air Evac. International. In this instance an American nurse was at a nearby pit and there was a pharmacy at a nearby village. An emergency radio call was relayed to Score Head-quarters and Air Evac. was alerted. Leaving Ensenada at first light, the Air Evac. chopper landed on the highway in front of the pharmacy at dawn and the patients were flown to the Ensenada Airport, where a fixed wing aircraft was waiting to take them to Sharps Hospital in San Diego, who had been notified of the injuries and were standing by to receive the patients. All in a day's work for Air Evac. International and it's founder, Richard Williams. In 1979 Williams saw the need for an intensive care service to fill the needs of those who became critically ill or injured outside the United States and who needed evacuation back into the United States from anywhere in the world, sort of an Air Ambulance, but with higher standards of medical care. Each aircraft is staffed with a highly trained flight physician and an emergency room nurse with. special training in Aero-space Medicine. The type of aircraft selected for each transport depends on patient needs and location. Each carries on board medical equipment similar to that found in an Intensive Care Unit in an American hospital. Each pilot has a minimum of 4000 flying hours and is thoroughly familiar with Getting somewhere and back is just part of the job. There are permits and clearances needed, not only to land but also to leave. In many cases not only medical teams but foreign military forces become involved. Air Evac. has special perm~ts issued by the F.A.A. in Mexico City which allow flights into and out of Mexico without the usual delays. In a normal flight sequence, if there is such a thing, the patient's medical condition must be established to determine the appropriate medical team selected for the mission. Blood type must be determined and the entire team scrambled. The pilot must file a flight plan and notify the United States Customs and Immigration as well as their Mexican counterparts. Arrangements for the proper receiving hospital or _doctor must be made and put on standby. If the flight is at night, there are arrangements for airport lighting, many times flares or car lights in remote areas. Also aircraft refueling, patient transport to the aircraft and coordination with the attending hospital or doctor must be established. Once the patient is aboard for the trip home, constant communication between the aircraft and Air Evac. must be maintained so that the family, hospital and doctors are aware of the patient's condition at all times. Either land transport or helicopter transport to the receiving hospital are some of the final arrangements made by Air Evac ... and this is just one flight, many times there are several flights going on at the same time Off road car races are not the only races that Air Evac. covers. The Rosarito to Ensenada Bicycle Race usually has around 16,000 riders and requires more mobilization ... one land ambu-lance per 1000 riders, 11 radio teams, five first aid· stations with two medical technicians each. three helicopters each with a medical team and two fixed wing jet prop Intensive Care aircraft with medical teams, plus two medical care coordinators. Another example of mobiliza-tion was in 1987 when a small private aircraft crashed in Zacataacas, Mexico. All seven Americans on board were in critical condition and Air Evac. International dispatched five jet aircraft with four doctors and six nurses aboard within 15 minutes of the crash. Two were from Houston, Texas, one from San Diego, California, and two from Los Angeles, California. A triadge coordinator was also dispatFhed and upon arrival at the crash site, loaded the patients into the Intensive Care aircraft and dispatched them to major trauma centers in the U.S. The coordinator seeing that· all the crash victims were on their way ~~~ O·-· V.QHA-MA. 6-SO (I b I rl I and his son _A J got in _three laps l' N · U . . £po ! before runnmg out of time. · · By J~a11 Cal~•in ., With two races in the record ---------------------~....:...;..-~~-, book, Jack Schlaman leads the The second round in the nine lap. The 6-50 boys shone in Class points race with 88, earned with a race Yokohama 6-50 Club 1989 3, as both starters finished in the fourth at Parker and a third in points series was the dusty and money. Mike Schwellinger took Lucerne in Class 7S. It isn't often quick SCORE Great Mojave 250. second in his Jeep, just eight that a trucker leads the 6-50 Of the 246 starting cars at minutes ahead of third placing series! Our hero at Parker, Danny Lucerne, 24 were over 50 drivers, Don Adan:is in a_nother Jeep. Rod Letner is just one point back in and 15 of them finished. That is Hall and Jim Fricker trucked the second. And a trucker is in third an 62 .5 percent finish rate Dodge right into third place, and place too; Bud Sebelius has 78 compared to the total race average they were the only 6-50 starter in points with a -pair of fourths in of 58.5 percent. Experience Class 4. Class 7 4x4. Rod Hall is close with counts in the rocks hidden by Our lone starter in the 21 Bug 77 points for a second and a third dust apparently. Class 5-1600 battle was Walt in Class 4, and Class 1 driver In Class 1, of the three that Baranick, and he finished a fine William Church is fifth now with started, two finished. Jacques de tenth. A pair of starters showed 72 points, a third and a sixth. Roquancourt in fifth, and up in Class 7S, but Terry Lattes William Church in sixth. Chuck only covered two laps. Still Jack Sugar got in just one lap in his Schlaman got his Jeep around, Raceco. The heaviest 6-50 entry with Chris Robinson co-driving, was the seven starters in Class 2 into a third place finish and he is and four of them finished. Doing the new points leader! Two more the best was defending gold medal 6-50 guys started in Class 7 4x4 winner Corky McMillin, with son and they both did very well. Gregg Scott co-driving. They finished Symonds, with Mike Patrick seventh out of the 25 starters. driving relief in the Toyota, nailed Frank Snook and Eric Arras took down third in class, and just four eighth, Wayne Morgan was tenth, minutes behind in fourth place' and Candy Cane Walter Prince was the Jeep of Bud Sebelius and finished 12th. Jim Temple and Mark Johnson. son Mark got in three laps, Len In Class 8 new member Walker Newman covered two rounds and Evans whipped uncle r the Parker overall winner Danny checkered a close third in class in Letner did not cover a lap. the Dodge, but Stan Gilbert only A pair mixed it up with the 49 got in one lap in his Chevrolet. cars in Class 1-2-1600. Larry Ourtwodidn'thaveagooddayin Smith got his Meco around all Class 9. Dave Girdner was four laps for 20th in class, but knocked out of contention on the Jerry Higman was out on the first first lap. while Herman DeNµnzio May 1989 Moving into sixth is Class 2 racer Frank Snook, 61 points, followed by Mike Schwellinger with 55 points and fellow Class 3 racer Don Adams is next with 50 points, tied with Walker Evans and Gregg Symonds. Normally drivers in the buggy or Baja Bug classes dominate the 6-50 points, but seven of the top ten at this point are truckers. It is quite a switch. Although most of these truckers have done well in the past, it is just recently that some of them have attained the age of 50 and have become eligible for 6-50 Club points. Not that far off pace this early in the season, the next five on points are Corky McMillin, 41, George Tuttle, 41, Willis Hamilton. 32. Robert Knight. 30. back to the States, went back to thank the Mexican doctors and nurses for their help and when he arrived back at the airport remembered that he had dispatched his own ride home. Air Evac. International is on standby seven days a week, 24 hours per day with loc?tions in San Diego, Los Angeles, Imperial Valley, Houston, Texas and Miami, Florida and provide Intensive Care transport on the ground as well as in the air. Many times patients have been transported back to the States by ground transport after illness or injury in Ensenada, Rosarito or Tacate. Air Evac. is not limited to Intensive Air transport from outside the United States. Many special events such as the U.S. Olympics, Mickey Thompson's Stadium Races, ABC Wide World of Sports, and Thunder-boats Unlimited have utilized this unique life saving service. Whenever there is a need for quick, efficient transport of critically ill or injured patients whether into or inside the U.S.A., it is gratifying to know that such a service is just a phone call away. Many racers are unaware of this service, not only in Baja but all races. It should be of great comfort to all racers, their families, support teams and all involved in off road racing that in case of serious injury or illness, there is help, experienced caring help, help honed sharp by countless emergency situations, thousands of miles of critical air and ground transport and best of all, thousands of cases where. immediate response and proper care resulted in saving lives. For more information and your plastic Life Saver Card contact: Air Evac. International, 8665 Gibbs Drive, Suite 202, San Diego, CA 92123 -(619) 292-5557. tied with Jacques de Roquan-court, and Walt Baranick has 29 points. There may be some drivers of record out there who are 50 years old or maybe more that we have missed, since we use the ages listed on the·entry forms at each race for reference. If you would like to get in on this just for fun series, there is nothing to join; just list your real age on the next entry form in the SCORE/HORA Series event, which with the SNORE 250 constitute the 6-50 series. Your best six of the nine events count for your year end total points, and the prizes are real gold, silver and bronze medals for the top three, regardless of class, on points. Once again this year BDR Helmets and Filtered Air Systems in Costa Mesa, CA. is presenting the gold medal winner with a new helmet system. So the prizes are real, the competition among the more senior drivers on the desert trails is serious, and the Yokohama 6-50 Club requires nothing from you but your age on the entry form. We take care of the rest. The next 6-50 Club points event is the big and bad Binion's Mint 400, back home again in the rocks and dust north of Nellis Air Force Base in North Las Vegas, NV. There should be a good over 50 entry, and we'll have all the data from that race in t~e following issue. Dusty nmes

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SOUTHERN PACIFIC DMSION PRO RALLY REPORT By Lynnette Allison, Steward The Sasquatch Trails Rally is scheduled for June 24. Our So-Pac Neophyte Club for new rally organizers is working diligently toward the organization of their first rally, Sasquatch Trails. This co-efficient 1 event on June 24 combines the best of rallying with the best in weekend entertain-ment. Held in conjunction with· our annual Pro Rally Picnic on Sunday June 25, it will make an interesting weekend for competi-tors, crews and workers alike. The Sequoia Forest is a great place to spend your time, and who knows? Maybe we'll be the first to film Bigfoot dodging a rally earl Ric Bell, .Lon Peterson, Brian Paul and Sam and Patricia Moore are rounding up their organizing committee members. They are teamed with rally buddies Randy Hensley and Roger Allison, who often act as consultants and con-fidants of aspiring rally organiz-ers. And you all let these people know you 're ready to lend a hand! We need the unselfish efforts of many people to keep rallying a viable sport in the U.S. Let's do it! Just when you think you're headed straight for a touchdown, someone moves the goal - the snafu with fireproof underwear. Communication between March 1 and 16 with John Buffum, National Pro Rally Steward, and Erick Hauge, Divisional Pro Rally Board Chairman, finally clarified the issue of driving suits. After more than ten months, the "offi-. cial" information is here. There is some good news and some bad news. The good news first: Driving suits only are man-datory. The fire resistant under-wear is not mandatory, though highly recommended by our tech inspectors. Bad news: Those who prepared early for the 1989 sea-son are out their time, effort and money. My sincere apologies to all of you who ue conscientious enough to prepare in advance. The problem appears to be one of interpretation. I interpreted item 4 .8 a of the SCCA General Competition Rules (GCRs) to apply to rallies. Apparently only 4 .8 i was applicable. Herewith are the paragraphs: 4 .8 Safety Equipment: All drivers of auto-mobiles competing in an SCCA-sanctioned speed event, including practice, shall be equipped as fol-lows: a. Driving suits that effec-tively cover the body from the neck to. the . ankles and wrists, manufactured of fire resistant material, worn with underwear of a fire resistant material. .. The little item of Tow Hooks just sneaked through, and while many of you discovered this requirement at the vehicle inspec-tions in January and February, let's mention them again. Required for 1989 are two towing hooks, one each in the front and rear of your vehicle ( 1989 rule book, p.24 ), painted red or yel-low with interior diameter of 1 ½ inches and capable of supporting the weight of the vehicle if it were being towed out of a dangerous location. Some competitors may need four hooks, based on pre-vious competition, but the need for improved towing certainly makes sense. (Are you sure it's possible for a sensible rally rule? Isn't that somehow an oxymoron?) The Pro Rally Club meeting is on May 3. Don't forget the meet-ing at the Golden Dragon Chinese Restaurant, 2023 Harbor Blvd., in Costa Mesa. Gather at 6:30 to eat, and at 7 :30 the meeting will begin, though you can certainly eat whenever you arrive. Meetings usually end by 9:30. For the past five months post-cards with up to date information have been mailed directly to interested ralliests, potential competitors and a few workers. My list currently reaches almost three hundred people. Should I continue with them or are the monthly articles sufficient? Next time you see me, let me know. I am currently at a point "'.here I must expand to a full letter and request advertising in order to cover costs. ($60.00 x . 5 = $300.00.) If you find the post-cards of value, I'll do.my best to find a way to continue with them. COMING NEXT MONTH ... Binion's Mint 400 MTEG Stadium Racing in New Orleans & Houston Mazda Chattahoochee Rally Glen Helen Racing Action Badlands Baja 100 Indio Rally Stages ... plus all the regular features SCORE AT TOYOTA THE OFFICIAL TRUCK OF SCORE INTERNATIONAL This is the other one: i. .. All suits and underwear must be made of the following accepted fire resist-ant materials: Nomex, Kynol, FPT, IWS (wool), Fiberglass, Durette, Fypro, PBI and Kevlar. Underwear of Proban is approved. The following specific manufacturer(s) material combi-nations are also recognized: Simp-son Heat Shield, Leston Super Protex, FPT Linea Sport, and Durette X-400. Underwear is not required with 3-layer suits unless the suit so specifies. FIA Homol-ogated driving suits and under-wear are recommended. 4th Race in the 1989 SCORE/HORA Championship High Point$ Series Again, my sincere apologies for any problems created for you. Dusty Times DRAWING FOR STARTING POSITIONS MAY 12TH May 1989 Page 39 t

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.. Glenn Harris Awarded the Grand National Victory in Seattle By Leonard Day Photos: Track.side Photo Enterprises The Seattle Kingdome was host to the third round of the MTEG series of stadium off road racing, and the largest crowd, 38,426, ever to witness a motorsports event in the Kingdome was on hand. The Rough Driving Committee got to exercise its powers only a couple times during the evening. The most significant penalty was assessed to Robby Gordon, dropping his Toyota from an apparent win to third spot in the -Grand National Sport Truck main event. There were no yellow flag incidents all night, which enabled the show to stay right on schedule. The crowd was again treated to a good show of local dealers sporting helmets and riding gear and competing in a short duel on 4 wheel A TVs, mostly Yamaha Banshees. The Autograph and Meet the Drivers session is always a big hit with the spectators, The Super 1600 action was wild in Seattle. Mitch Mustard, leading here, and Larry Noel fought each other in the Trophy Dash and Heat 1, which Noel won and Mustard was second, but Mustard M!On the main event. especially the families with smaller kids who are not allowed in the pits. The Kingdome track was redesigned this year and the support trailers were fitted into the pit area with ample space for Glenn Harris pitted his lone Mazda against the Grand National Truck field, and Glenn came out the winner in the wild main event action, after the penalty phase. Colorado_'s Mitch Mustard ha~ his best night e~er in stadium racing, his Chenowth taking second in the Trophy Dash and the f,rst heat race, and Mitch went on to win the frantic main event. weve written the book on Off Road. We've completed the most comprehensive catalog of race-proven parts ever. From the people who have put more Off Road drivers in the Winner's Circle than anyone else. Whether it's a simple Dzus button or an elabo-rate race-ready engine. Call, write, carrier pigeon. anything. But do it now. Or you'll be at the back of the pack. PERFORMANCE FOR vom FAT PERFORMANCE CATALOG. SEND $5 TO FAT PERFORMANCE. DEPT. DT. 1558 NO. CASE ST .. ORANGE. CA 92667. OR CAL1 (714) 637-2889 Page 40 •FAT Racing Parts •Centerline Wheels • Bilstein Shocks •Sway-A-Way • Perma-Cool •S&S Headers • Weber Carbs •IPF Lights • JaMar Products • Wright Place ·• Tri-Mil Exhaust •Gem Gears • Beard Seats •Simpson Safety •Super-Trapp •Yokohama Tires • Petr~Tech 2000 May 1989 everyone. It isone of the better pit situations in the stadiums, and only the New Orleans facility is larger. Vince Tjelmeland, UltraStock, and Brian Manley, Ultracross, were totally dominant, winning both their heats and main events in class. Brad Castle had two wins in the Super 1600 action, the Trophy Dash and a heat race, while Larry Noel won a heat and Mitch Mustard won the main. Robby Gordon thought he had two wins in the truck contests until he was thumped for aggressive cl.riving in the main, eventually won by Glenn Harris. Danny Thompson won flag to flag in the other heat. The Superlite heat winner was Chuck Parker, and the main event was captured by Rennie Awana. The heat winners in the 4 wheel ATVs were Ken Delk and John Hemme, and the main event went to MaTty Hart. Local racers were numerous in the Superlite, 4 wheel ATV and Ultracross events. Only two local car drivers braved the evening 1600 battle. Both Roger Caddell, Graham, WA, and Steve Cocking, Sno~ homish, WA, experienced numerous mechanical (roblems throughout the day o practice and qualifying, but both made the final main event. The Trophy Dash was a six car sprint of Super 1600s for three laps, led from the green to the checkered flag by Brad Castle, who had the pole position. There were no position changes, with Mitch Mustard taking second, fol~ lowed by Larry Noel, Marty Coyne,Jimmy Nichols, and Frank Arciero, Jr. The first heat for the Grand Nationals saw a tight battle through the first two laps. On lap 3 Robby Gordon pulled out a commanding lead leaving Walker Evans and Ivan Stewart to push and shove for second place. On the fourth lap Danny Thompson got by Dave Ashley into fourth, and Roger Mears was detected by the Rough Driving Committee doing nasty stuff, and dropped a position to bring up the rear. Rob MacCachren finished sixth. In Heat 1 of the Superlite con-test, a three car jam up in the first corner enabled Chuck Parker to tour the entire race in first place. Allen Yaros, from Bothell, WA slipped into second and followed Parker all the way to finish second. John Hasshaw flipped on his lid, but was righted by the comer crew and managed to fin~ ish in the middle of the 14 car pack. Todd Meyer dropped from the race midway through the first lap, and Tim Baker was out on the fourth lap. There were twenty riders in the first heat of 4 wheel A TVs and the first comer found a half dozen of them floundering around in the dirt trying to sort out their rides. Roger Helsley spent the next four laps being attended to by track medics. Helsley was taken to Har-borview Hospital and treated for possible neck injuries, and he was listed in satisfactory condition. Ken Delk led the event at the checkered flag. Donny Banks battled his way through the pack to take second. Derek Hamilton started well, but fell back, and then had to fight his way through the riders to get the number three spot. Charles Shepherd came from way back at the start to fin-ish fourth. In the second 4 wheel A TV heat, another 20 riders were on the line and all made it through the first comer without mishap. John Hemme got a good jump on the rest of the field and took a lead that couldn't be bested and stayed in front for a first place finish. Marty Hart came from the back of the pack to claim second on the white flag lap. The first four fin-ishers had to pass many back markers to maintain their posi~ tions. Sean Finley worked his way from the rear and grabbed third on the white flag lap. Don Turk lost his second spot early on, and had to ride hard to finish fourth. The heat race for UltraStocks was an exciting race with six cars coming off the line. Vince Tjelme-land grabbed an early lead, but David Kreisler followed right on his bumper, and they occasionally . traded a little paint. They staged a really good battle on the last lap, with Kreisler coming out second. Jeff Elrod maintained third the entire six laps and Lloyd Castle took fourth. Fifth and sixth spots changed hands several times with Tim Lewis coming out best. The Ultracross heat race rev-ersed the direction of travel, and 20 motorcycles got behind their rubber bands and took the green flag with the fastest qualifiers in the rear. Home town racer Scott Tyler was the big winner last year, and was a favorite for the event. He didn't let the crowd down, but didn't manage to win either. Tyler and Lowell Thompson started in the rear, and Tyler went down Dusty nmci

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.~. howing the scars of battle, Walker Evans got a good second in the first truck heat in the Jeep, but had troubles in the other two events. Ivan Stewart started out strong in his Toyota, taking third in both truck heats, but he retired from the fray in the main event. Catching a little air over the jump, David Kreisler got his Porsche UltraStock working well, and took second in the heat and the main event. The fiberglass flew in the UltraStock action, but Vince Tjelmeland kept his Nissan together to have a perfect evening, winning both the heat race and the main event. right away after a collision with another rider. After remounting his cycle, a chase was on, and Tyl-er's fourth place finish really pleased the crowd. Brian Manley took over first place on the second lap and rode on to victory. Jim Holley rode hard and man-aged second place. Thompson passed all but two for third place. fourth. Steve Cocking, another home town driver, had cv and ignition trouble all morning, but got a finish in the heat. John Sprague was fifth. Through the first four laps they stayed in formation. Midway in the race a couple of slower vehi-cles stalled and were pushed off the track. Allen Yaros, from Bothell, WA, moved from the back to finish a respectable sixth. The race stayed close for the first four spots, and Awana hung on to take the victory. Pierce rolled over in the last corner before the finish and Archibald and Parker finish second, followed by Archi- best in second, followed by Banks bald and Parker. and Hamilton. Randy Grimes did The main event for 4 wheel a good looking flip on the fifth ATVs had 24 starters and when lap. the flag dropped the run for the The main event for the Ultra-first corner resulted in a jam up Stocks was exciting all the way, with two bikes rolling over. Sean with a lot of paint and fenders Finley had the pole and took the changing places. Lloyd Castle had lead after one lap, and held it for the pole and jumped into an early three laps. On lap 4 Derek Hamil- lead. Jeff Elrod collided with Cas-ton took over the lead, then lost it de and dropped to fourth while to Marty Hart who stayed there Castle maintained the lead. The for a first place finish. Finley duel for second was between battled back and forth with David Kreisler and Vince Tjelme-Hamiltonand Donny Banks in the land. Tjelmeland got around final four laps. Finley came out Kreisler ~ .... ---------....... ---------Twelve cars went off the line in the first heat for Super 1600s. Larry Noel was on the pole with Mitch Mustard alongside. They got off to a good lead and diced with each other the whole eight laps. Noel got the win with Mus-tard in second. Dwight Lundell and Mark Broneau dropped out early. Roger Caddell managed to nurse a sick motor around to fin-ish the heat. The middle of the pack saw a lot of position changes with Jimmy Nichols and Billy Beck dicing hard. Nichols placed third and Beck was fourth. The second heat for Grand National Sport Trucks was next. Ivan Stewart and Danny Thomp-son did battle for the lead through the first half lap. Crossing the line first at the end of one lap, Thomp-son had the lead and stayed there, but not without a struggle. Ste-wart and Gordon were right on his bumper. Walker Evans tried to slide under Gordon, but instead jumped on top of a barrier and watched the rest of the race from his high perch. Dave Ashley never cleared the start line, and had a good corner view of the event. Roger Mears challenged for fourth, but dropped out on the last lap. Meanwhile Gordon and Stewart were still going to second spot. Gordon managed to get by Stewart a couple turns before the finish line for second, and it was a crowd pleaser. Glenn Harris fin-ished fifth. narrowly missed him. This Danny Thompson had his Chevy out front frorri flag to flag in the first truck allow~q Frank Ch_avez tQ~Ss and heat, but engine damage kept him from starting the feature race. Heat 2 for Super 1600s had 11 cars. Brad Castle took the early lead and extended it. He was not seriously challenged for a wire to wire victory. Frank Arciero Jr. and Marty Coyne had the duel for second, dicing nerf to nerf the whole eight laps. Arciero scraped out second even with a flat rear tire most of the race, and Coyne was third. Roger Mears Jr. was The Superlite machines are fun to watch always, and the main event was no exception. The green flag dropped with Rennie Awana and Ron Pierce in the front row with Don Archibald and Chuck Parker in the second row. Robby Gordon, foreground, won the first truck heat and was second in the other, but here, mixing it up with Roger Mears, he got too rough and dropped to third in the main. 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Sporting a new sponsor, Bo/ink RIC Cars, on his 1600 Raceco Jimmy Nichols zipped into third spot in the first heat race. Leading here, Billy Beck was fourth in the first 1600 heat, and Doug Ingles, far left, finished fifth in the main in his Funco. Rob MacCachren kept his Jeep together well in Seattle, and he finished fourth in both the second heat and the main event. Defending UltraStock points champion Jeff Elrod was stuck in third spot in Seattle, his VW taking third in both the heat and main event. Displaying a fancy paint scheme, Christopher Neil kept his VW rolling in the UltraStock main event to take fourth spot at the flag. Marty Coyne kept his Chenowth humming, taking fourth in the 1600 Trophy Dash, moved up to third in his heat, and was a close second in the main. Roger Mears kept his Nissan tidy and fast in Frank Arciero Jr. took a second place in his Roger Mears Jr. is getting with the stadium 1600 Coming off a big win in the desert, Dave the truck main event and he drove on to finish heat race, but traffic and other troubles kept racing action, and he drove his Chenowth to Ashley's luck turned sour and his Ford ended up a fine second in the Seattle finale. him out of the money in the 1600 main event. fourth in his heat and seventh in the main. a long fifth in the truck feature race. i.. for second when Kreisler 6obbled and two wheeled it around a corner. Halfway around the last lap Castle went down with mechanical problems, allowing Tjelmeland to sneak by for the win. Meantime Elrod, Chris Neil and Tim Lewis were dicing in a good fight to see who wasn't going to be last. Elrod got third, Neil went for fourth and Lewis wound up in fifth. In the Super 1600 main event 22 cars lined up with Marty Coyne having the pole advantage. Twenty-two cars on a track this size is quite a feat, and there was quite a bit of pushing and nerfing until things got sorted out. Coyne jumped into the lead through two turns, but a giant jam involving almost all the cars happened in turn 3. Coyne managed to come out of it in first but was challenged by Mitch Mustard and Jimmy Nichols. Nichols rolled over on lap 4, got going, and still managed to place sixth. Billy Beck got by Castle, dropping him to third, but Beck was soon to drop out. Half-way through the race there were six broken cars littering the course. On the local hometown scene Steve Cocking dropped out midway with more cv trouble, and Roger Caddell managed a respectable ninth place finish. Meanwhile, coming down the THE"AR "ANT---=-=N '--" • '--" .I. &..i&.J. t ~U~ SIZE. ONLY 2-1/4" WIDE 76 OZ. (Alac,st 3 qts.) t CHECK VALVE IN TUBE PROVIDES AN l~~I~~I DRINK t INSULATED. 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OlympianScottTyler led through the first two laps with Holley in second. The field began to stretch out and Brian Manley worked his way past Holley for second spot. Passing slower traffic on lap 8 Tyler lost his lead to Manley, but Tyler managed to stay right on his pipe for the rest of the race. Man-ley won by only half a bike length. Jim Holley was third and Lowell Thompson was fourth. The Grand National Sport Truck 12 lap main event featured eight rigs. All the fans look for-ward to this last event of the even-ing as the most exciting of the three hours of non-stop enter-tainment, and all were standing and cheering as the flag dropped for the start. The Toyota camp May 1989 had spent the last hour changing the engine in Robby Gordon's truck to make the final. Every other crew cleaned up their trucks and found enough spare body parts to make them presentable. Roger Mears and Glenn Harris had the front row starting positions. When the starter dropped the flag Mears grabbed the lead with Harris hooked right on his door handle. Crossing the line to begin the third lap Harris had Mears by half a truck length. Ivan Stewart seemed to have trouble and was stalling out. He eventually left the track. Harris still had the lead, but seemed to be having difficulty get-ting around some of the corners. Mears and Harris did real battle through six laps. Up until now Rob MacCachren was fourth, but Robby Gordon put on his pat-ented move and got by Mac-Cachren and went after Mears. Harris and Mears had lapped Walker Evans, and when Gordon tried to take Evans, he spun him out and up ended the Jeep. That's where the Rough Driving Com-mittee comes into play again. Gordon caught Mears for second, then took Harris on lap 9 for an apparent win and a trip to the winner's circle, interviews and all. Evans eventually got back on his wheels and continued to bring up the rear. Gordon was assessed a two position penalty for his actions, dropping him to third. The final results were Glenn Har-ris, Mazda; Roger Mears, Nissan; Robby Gordon, Toyota; Rob MacCachren, Jeep; Dave Ashley, Ford· Walker Evans, Brad Castle started very strong, winning the Trophy Dash and his heat race, and he finished a strong third in the feature in the Raceco. Dusty Times

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.. THI YOKOHAMA/TRICK/PAC MILLICAN ISO A. J. Kielian Gets Another Overall Win in the Desert Text & Photos: Leonard Day A.J. Kielian, from Mattawa, WA, took the lead on the second lap, and he stayed out front to not only wm ass lap, but he won overall by 26 minutes, his second overall victory in as many races. The best thing that has hap- can town owner, Doug Becker, was approached last October and pened in Millican Valley, Oregon and Penny and George Behee, the asked if the move could be made, for the past seventeen years was to property owners, for giving the to bring the headquarters to the move the starting area for the PAC Off Road Racing organiza- town, and he was a little skeptical. PAC races to the actual town of tion a chance to prove it could be Behee also was contacted, and Millican. It took lots of effort and done, and done right. Millican's because his feelings were strongly time to convince the property new owner of eight months had for it, meetings were set up and owners to let the racers move in. watched from a distance all the discussions proceeded. But, let us give credit to the Milli- racing in the valley, for years. He George Behee and his wife REDLINE OIL SYNTHETIC LUBRICANTS BEAT THE HEAT! No other lubricant can provide the high tem-perature protection of Red Line oils, which use neo,pentyl polyol esters, the only lubricants capable of withstanding the tremendous heat of modem jet engines. Red Line has spent 10 years developing this high_-temperature technology into lubricants which provide the most power and ttie best protection available. IMPROVED THERMAL STABILITY Red Line lubricants are formulated without the use of the unstable polymeric thickeners which are required to make petroleum multigrades. This means that Red Line 20W50 will provide 25% greater oil film thickness than a petroleum 20W50, resulting in reduce9 bearing and valve train wear. REDUCED TEMPERATURES ·Red Line lubricants reduce friction, which reduce the source of heat, and will also transfer heat more effectively. In off-road use, temperature reductions of 15-30°F in air-cooled engines are typical, and differential temperature reductions of 15-70°F are common. These reductions in temperature can enable equipment to survive when other lubricants will allow a failure. DESIGNED FOR PERFORMANCE Red Line Synthetic Oil corporation is the leader in lubricant and fuel system chemistry. Red Line manufactures a full line of automo-tive products which are designed to provide noticeable improvements in performance: Motor Oils -5W30, 1 0W40, 20W50 Race Oils -SAE 30, 40, 50, 60 Two-cycle Lubricants Gear Oils - Lightweight, 75W90, 80W140 Manual Transmission Lubricant ATF - Synthetic Dexron II DOT 5 Silicone Brake Fluid CV-2 CV-Joint and Wheel Bearing Grease Assembly Lube Shock and Fork Oils For a free brochure and technical information call or write: RED LINE SYNTHETIC -OIL CORPORATION 3450 Pacheco Blvd., Martinez, CA 94553 Telephone: (415) 228-7576 or (.{300) 624-7958 Dealer. Inquiries Invited Page 44 May 1989 • Tom Scahill came from San Rafael, CA to compete, had a tough fight for the lead all seven laps, but he won the Pro 4x4 honors in his Chevy pickup and finished second overall. Penny are organizers of endurance horse races, and they felt strongly that the desert in this recreational area should be shared by all. So Doug Becker was convinced to give it a try. It couldn't have been better. Permission was also given by the county to use an old aban-doned air strip for the pit area. What a neat deal, with great access right off the main highway. No more torn up motor homes trying to get in the old beat up dirt roads, and easy chase vehicle access to the new portion of the track. A distance of 5 .3 miles was added to the length of the loop, making a significant difference in the impact the vehicles had on the land. More length is being sought to use in the near future. Thanks to Becker and Behee it was a great race. Only eighteen entries showed up to enjoy, and enjoy they did. The track was in the best condi-tion it has been for many years, due to· the weather conditions throughout the winter. There was lots of rain and snow to give the soil a good moisture content. The weather was lousy right up until race time Saturday morning, then it turned beautiful. Because of the small number of cars on hand, some classes have been combined to make better purses and more competition. Classes 1, 2 and 5 were combined, as were Classes 4, 7 and 8. The Pro 1600, the Sportsman Buggy and the Sportsman 4x4 classes remained , separate. Class 10 cars will be combined with the 1, 2, 5 group in an unlimited class. The cars started in one minute intervals and everyone had good clean air and visibility for a while at least. The fastest laps in each of the three classes running were by Gayle Hodson, Class 1, 40:01, Tom Scahill, Pro 4x4, 45:40, and Joe Chainey, Sportsman Buggy, 47:53. This course is quite com-patible in all classes, as it has a little of everything which equal-ized most of the cars. - -The three Class 112 cars left first with Gayle Hodson having the number 1 spot. Bob Rea was off second in his Class 2, and A.J. Kielian was third away. Just a couple miles off the line Rea's motor went dead due to his glove accidently shutting the ignition toggle switch off. A couple of cars got by before the problem was solved and he could get back in the hunt. About 25 miles into the race an oil leak developed and a fire started. No one was hurt, but Rea and his son Rob were pretty excited for a while. Three extin-guishers were on board and all were used, plus a chase vehicle in the area used theirs too, plus a little dirt. Hodson continued in the lead, and Kielian was having second gear trouble. On the second lap Hodson had a front flat tire and lost enough time to let A.J. get by. Hodson spent the next three laps trying to catch up, but on the fifth lap a rear tire blew. By the time it was fixed, Kielian was on his last lap. Kielian ran all seven laps with less than two minutes difference ' for a very consistent performance and the overall victory, his second in three of his last outings with a very small motor. - -Ten Pro 4x4s showed up and left the line next.Tom Scahill and Don Roemer pulled all the way from central California to race. Scahill requested the last start position, but he wasn't last for very long. Two-thirds of the way through the first lap he had only Gordon Scott left to pass to lead his class. Gordon Scott had the first starting spot, and he brought out a newly built CJ 7. But during testing it developed driveline problems and he had to retrieve his trusty old flat fender. Dianna Prine had been semi-retired to attend school back east, but is now back in the desert. She had the second spot. Starting third was Bob Nyeste in his Bronco, also a Ion wa from home in The brother and sister team of Dianne and Ki Chaine; 'had a tough battle most of the way, but ended up winning the Sportsman Buggy title by a full lap, and they were third overall! Dusty Times

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r , . _;.ffr'S,,wft Gordon Scott raced his trusty flat fender Jeep, led Pro 4x4 from time to time, but ended up second in class by over seven minutes and fourth overall. Scott Livernash and Del Mathews were in the hunt in the Mitsubishi until they caught a bad wash out, but they finished Ed Burnap lost front wheel drive on the first lap in the quick Bronco, but he soldiered on to finish seven laps, fifth in Pro 4x4 class. third in Pro 4x4s. · ;:i-...,_;.,.__ • "l',.,:..,"'_ "'"" Dianna Prine and Roger McKenzie had plenty of troubles in their first race in many moons, but they carried on to finish seven laps eighth in Pro 4x4s. S. K. Smith was in a tight dice for the lead in Sportsman Buggy Class for several laps, but eventually went a lap down, and still took second place. Forsaking the Odysseys, Earl and Dianne Fahrney went well in their Sportsman Buggy before they hit a wash out and broke numerous items. Don Roemer brought his rig from Petaluma, CA, but got in only four laps before retiring with constant transmission problems all the way. Kamloops, B.c: Fourth off was Don Roemer, followed by Stan Case in a Class 8 truck. Sixth and seventh were Bob Babiuk and Don Monk. Eighth and ninth starting spots were filled by Scott Livernash in a Mitsubishi Class 7S truck and Ed Burnap in his fast Bronco. Last away was Scahill in his almost new Chevy pickup. At the end of the first lap Scott was still leading, but only by a narrow margin, with Scahill clos-ing in fast. Rob Babiuk and partner Jack Mamo ran consi,tent laps and stayed in the hunt, but ran out of gas on lap 6 and lost enough time so they couldn't fin-ish in official time. Don Roemer had transmission problems every lap and pulled out after complet-ing four laps. Ed Burnap managed to finish all seven laps, but did it in2WD after he lost4WD o:1 the first lap. Ed finished fifth in class. Bob N yeste had the most severe problems of the day, starting with a hood flying off and impairing vision for a few anxious moments. Next was an electrical fire on lap 2 which put him in the pits for a long time. Then the Bronco became impaled on a stump in the rock pile, which tore up the oil pan and filter. Getting those fixed they proceeded to finish two more laps, but on lap 6 the center section on the front axle exploded causing numerous cartwheels and roll overs on a fast section. No one was hurt and they loadei up and headed for home to build a brand new truck. Dianna Prine finished all her laps, but not without lots of first race problems like wheel bearing, steering, and flat tires. She fin_. ished eighth. In the meantime, Gordon Scott and Tom Scahill were really going at it, with the lead changing back and forth on a regular basis. Don Monk also fin-ished seven laps, but had severe carburetion problems which cut him way down on power and speed. Monk backfired his way to a sixth place finish. Stan Case only made one comment about his day, "How about a gas station about ten miles out." Case finished the required laps in fourth. the Mit-Dusty Times subishi of Livernash and Mathews was doing great all day until the white flag lap. Livernash didn't see a wash out until it was too late, slammed into it, bounced around on two wheels for a while, then discovered a broken drag link, making steering a little difficult. Even so they finished in the money, in third place, just min-utes behind Scott and Scahill. The Scott and Scahill battle raged on until the very end with Tom Sca-hill coming home in first place just eight minutes in front of Gordon Scott. It was a good race with eight of the ten 4x4s finish-ing the entire distance. The finishing rate was a little different for the Sportsman Class cars. Only one car managed to fin-ish the required seven laps. Just a note to the PAC racers. The Deschutes County Search and Rescue Unit, that does such a great job helping at the races and is led by Sgt. Terry Silbaugh, is losing Silbaugh to a Sportsman Class car. He hopes not to be run over, but if he is, please stop and help him pick up the pieces like he has done for you so many times. Jeff Ostby left the line first in his single seater, had a very long first lap with the engine not run-ning well. On the second lap a spark plug hole melted out and put him out for the day. Earl Fah-rney and his mom Dianne have graduated from Odysseys toa two seat Sportsman Buggy. They left the line second and were doing very well when they hit the same wash out as Livernash had. The results were a little different with a broken frame in front, broken spindle and torsion bars, broken thumb (he was warned about that), and they also stripped second gear and lost the ring and pinion. Not bad for the first race; wonder what is in store for the second! The Chainey family, dad Joe, son Ki and daughter Diane, left next and wound up in a battle with S.K. Smith who was the last starter in the.class. Garth Ankeny was in between them at the start· and was ri~ht in the thick of things when a steering_ box broke a!l_d_ eventually put him down a lap. He couldn't catch up but he did finish in third place. The Smith/ Chai-ney battle lasted several laps, then the Chainey car got a lap up on Smith, and they coasted in for the victory from there. The next PAC event is sche-duled for April 22 and 23 in Rich-land WA. 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PIT TEAM REGISTER CHAPALA DUSTERS Jon Kennedy, President· 3117 Klllarney Costa Mesa, CA 92626 (714) 641-0155 CHECKERS Butch Dunn, President 19944 Chase St. Canoga Park, CA 91306 (818) 709-6800 C.O.R.E. Jon Snyder, President 180 Whitworth Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 (805) 498-9880 F.A.I.R. Jeff Randall, President 321 Copa de Oro Brea, CA 92621 (714) 996-4936 H.D.O.R.E. Carol Clark, Presl~ent 22264 Ottawa, Unit 1 Apple Valley, CA 92308 (619) 240-3186 I.D.R.A. George Thompson, Director P.O. Box 1683 Ojai, CA 93023 (805) 646-2903 LOS CAMPERONES Rick Frisby, President P.O. Box 421 Escondido, CA 92025 (619) 747-3366 MAG7 Bruce Cranmore, Race Director 11244 Horizon HIiis Drive El Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 440-3737 TIGHT TEN John Lippitt, Race Director 153 Lindell Ave. El Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 448-5500 (619) 447-7955 Thompson, CRB Marshal (IDRA), Mike Church, Class 10 Driver Rep, Jerry MacDonald, Class 7 4x4 Driver Rep, Ted Hunnicutt Jr., Motorcycle Rep, Dennis Rogers, Pit Support Rep (Yokohama Pits), Bob Richey, Alternate Rep. An incident involving charges of short coursing was lodged by one quad racer against another. Unfortunately, not only did the accused fail to show up, but the eye witness who lodged the pro, test also failed to materialize. I have no idea why this happened, but this ·sort of behavior does nothing other than waste the val, uable time of the members of the board. This protest was dismissed! Two prominent Class 2 racers were protested for abusive nerfing by a Class 3 racer who said he would be there to air his grfe, vance. But stupidity seems to run in groups, and again no one showed from either side. The pro, test was dismissed. Bear with me, this gets even better! Two heavily sponsored and well known trucks were observed a half mile off the course by two vehicles running in different classes. Apparently· these two competitors were "advised" by an unnamed SCORE Official that these short coursers would be dealt with in some obscure manner and advised them that their "Eye Witness Testimony" would not be required. So, of course, feeling that the matter was in good hands, they went home. This protest was not dismissed because it was never heard! The final paragraph of a note, We welcome all Support Team news articles. Typed and double spaced copy is acceptable. handed to me as an "unofficial" Copy deadlines vary slightly, usually by the tenth of the month to make the next issue. protest, in this case, is worthy of met at the Start/Finish line at mention here because it makes a 5:30p.m. on Saturday, March 11. point for us all to consider. "We Attending that meeting were: feel that all competitors should Steve Kassanyi, SCORE Race compete on the same course, and (619) 240-3122 To 11st your pit club contact here send the Information to Dusty Times. The service Is free to all pit groups. Independent Desert Raccn Association By George R. Thompson The Competition Review Director, Jeff Randall, Board that a select few should not be Board for the Great Mojave 250 Administrator(FAIR),Gf:orge allowedtoshortcourse."Because west Coasf Distributor fOff HEWLAND OFF ROAD GEARS ALL GEARS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY NEW RATIOS A Y AILABLE OUR PRICE $695.00 Per Set 2 Ratio's Available Valley Performance McKenzie Performance Products 3700 Mead Ave. 12945 Sherman Way #5 Las Vegas, NV 89102 North Hollywood, CA 91605 702/873-1962 818/764-6438 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 46 of the course of inaction these .racers were "advised" to pursue, 1or not pursue, it would appear that the other two were allowed to short course! I will send these rac, ers both a copy of this unofficial protest with the hope that, if these charges are true, they will see the wisdom of retraining themselves to observe the marked course. How about this one? I was handed a note which detailed an · account of a Challenger car, run, ning well, when suddenly a Class 2 car traveling at a high rate of· speed, although well behind in his own race, rammed the poor little guy with such intensity that it retired the Challenger from com, petition. In part his note read: "Let's keep it a clean, fair sport. Car # __ was way out of line. Please make it a warning at future drivers meetings." No protest was filed, therefore, no complaint could. be heard! As a reminder, my function IS NOT that of a private secretary to a group of whining race drivers who can't make it to the CRB meeting because of other com, mitments! At Lucerne we had to dismiss cases that would have profoundly affected the outcome of the race in at least four classes! By the same token, we are not going to hear a case based on some after race scribblings on a piece of paper. IDRA spends a lot of time and effort to assemble a fair and serious group of racers to hear these complaints. It is your May 1989 responsibility to your own race effort to take advantage of this system when you have been excessively abused by another entry. Beyond that, it is your responsibility to the sport to report to us any incidents of unsafe driving or cheating. There is no charge for non,technical protests, and until you all learn the importance of these reponsi, bilities, this sort of behavior will continue unabated in our sport. With that said, I will move on to the cases which the CRB did hear. Five competitors failed to take the green flag in Lucerne and instead started the race at the res, tart. After questioning race offi, cials and reflecting on our own experience, in addition to_ the comments of the involved com, petitors, it was determined that much of the confusion surround, ing the impound area and the start in town was due to a lack of com, munication on the part of certain officials. One member argued that over 200 racers toolc the original start and had to suffer the extra 18 miles of rocky abuse. Why then should these five be allowed to bypass this area without penalty? An interesting point and one . which was discussed at length. In the final analysis it was decided that enough confusion existed amongst the officials that no action was taken. There was one dissenting vote. Entry #92 7, Dave Girdner,, brought a complaint against Entry #801, Frank Vessels. Girdner stated, in his written complaint, that Vessels hit him so hard that he was out of the race within three miles. When we spoke with him, however, he stated that he had overestimated the amount of damage that resulted from the col, lision and did not feel that the incident was intentional. Appar, ently he was going along as Chal, · lenger cars do, when suddenly all he could see in his rear view mir~ ror was the word "Chevrolet." Clearly unnerved by this reality, Dave swerved to get out of the way, and in so doing struck some object which caused the extensive damage he had originally assumed to be caused by #801. Vessels stated: ''This course did the same to me last year. It's just a real dusty deal and you're in a close race, maybe chasing down a Walker Evans or an Ivan Ste, wart. Y_ou are running maybe 60, 70 mph and you get a guy running maybe 30 mph stuck in between there. It's just one of those situa, tions. I did get slowed down, as I remember, and then there were the bumps. I think he was coming up and I was coming down and I hit him a little bit too hard, but I think it was just racing. You know, I really believe that the time is coming when there has to be Pro Classes and there has to be other Classes, because the speed· differential is just too much. Maybe these cars need to run the same course but on different days." Certainly a point worth considering! It was unanimous that no action be taken on this case. · Entry #1603, Doug Fortin Jr., had an interesting problem. He claimed that, while in impound, his vehicle was sabotaged and his clutch cable was deliberately cut! This caused major difficulty for Doug and he was slightly late to the second start line up, which resulted in his being ordered to the rear of his class. This action cost him an additional 12 min, utes, which he thought unfair, and asked that this 12 minutes be sub, tracted from his official time due to the unusual nature of his prob, lem. After considerable discus, sion, it was decided that, although this was an unfortunate situation, he had failed to demonstrate that the reason for his rear start was due to SCORE incompetence. Throughout the world of motorsport things of this sort occur, and these situations could possibly be avoided by putting an end to impound, although not necessarily. It was Fortin 's responsibility to arrive at the stag, ing area at the appointed time, and, for whatever reason, he failed to do so. His request was denied. The Great Mojave 250 CRB was adjourned at 7:06 p.m. CORENOTES By Jean Calvin CORE had 13 starters at the Great Mojave 250, where it was a real challenge getting to the main pit area. While we didn't have a class winner at Lucerne, we did have three in the money. Doing the very best of the club cars, Mike Schwellinger and new co, driver Steve Kramer whipped the Jeep CJ 7 home second in _Class 3, and the Conejo team was on hand to greet them with champagne. In Class 10 Steve Centurioni and Bob Scott had some trouble on lap 3, but they finished third. Bill Poe was with the leaders all day, starting the last lap only 30 seconds out of the lead. But Bill lost an hour on the last lap with a broken tie rod, just minutes from the flag, and he still finished fourth in Class 10. Craig Watkins and Greg Aronson got in two laps in Class 10, the first a disaster. Greg hit a bystander who was on the track and hidden in the heavy dust. Watkins did another lap, but a broken front hub put them on the trailer. Doing equal best for CORE in his class, John Kelly zipped his Raceco/ Porsche to the finish line a keen second in Class 1. We don't know·if Don Weiser co, drove the car this round or not. The Class 10 team of Scott Dino, vitz and John Hagle got in two very competitive laps, then the car "just broke." With two of the eight races in the desert series over, Steve Cen, turioni is leading Class 10 on points with 58, but Craig Wat, kins is just one point behind him. So, CORE is 1,2 right now in Class 10. Dan Araujo is standing fifth on points in Class 1,2, 1600, and John Kelly is fifth in the Class 1 points standings. Good going for these drivers. None of our six in Class 1,2, 1600 went home with a trophy. Still, J.D. Ward did a pair of 1:15 laps and was seventh midway, but down and out on lap 3. Terry Jeffers and Tom Mattingly also got in two laps. Dan Araujo and Dave Ramirez finished a fine 11th out of 49, and Steve and Matt Ferrato finished 25th. Steve Schober did only one quick lap, and Dominic Borra did not cover a lap. Shaun Lee and Duane Smith did just two laps in Class 5, 1600. War stories were hard to find at the finish line, which had both bikes and cars arriving at the same Dusty Times

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time and most folks cleared out quickly. Robby Robison was Race Manager at Lucerne and Captain at the main pit, which was in the rocks. It got exciting mid-morning when a race truck came through the middle of the pit at full speed. Our thanks to the outlying pit Captains, Jon Snyder at Able,John Lind at Baker, Keith Dill at Charlie and Dick McCool at Dog, as well as all the folks who helped including the yeoman service done by the Race Manager. CORE had four cars running at the SNORE Bottom Dollar in · February, and they did quite well. The team of Kevin McGillivray, Don Angel, Jim Wagner and Greg Shapiro won Class 10. Congratu-lations to them. Robert Kleber was second in the 24 car Challenger class, and Duane Smith and Alen Winchester finished third. David and James Plum were sb:th in Class. 1-2-1600 after blowing the engine on the last lap. Next up for CORE is the big Binion's Mint 400, with a host of cars to pit along with a few who are guests. Before that is the FR T Buzz Bomb race on April 8 near El Centro, and in May the SNORE Twilight race ison Memorial Day weekend, with the start in the El Dorado Valley near Boulder City, NV. SNORE has so many prizes for racers fini,hing out of the money, that nearly everyone is going to go home with something. If you are interested in joining CORE or just working with CORE at the races, the club meets the first Tuesday of the month at 8:00 p.m. Starting with the April 4 meeting, CORE has a new location for its meetings. It is Don Ricardo's Restaurant, 8022 Vineland Blvd, in Sun Valley, CA, not far off the 1-5 freeway (Sunland exit). If you would like to participate it the races, but can't make the meetings, contact our President Jon Snyder at (805) 498-9880. · CONEJO OFF ROAD RACING TEAM By Mike Schwellinger What did everyone think of the Great Mojave 250? The mile markers were well placed for this race and the Weather was nice, and the wind blew in the right direction, for our pit at least. On the other hand there wasn't enough room in the impound lot, which forced some people to tow all the way out to the start/ finish on Friday, then tow all the way back to town it 4:30 a.m. race day. The parade itself took its toll on many vehicles. There were numerous places they could have been wrecked before the race even started! We don't understand why the start/finish was way out on Bessemer Mine Road. A start at Camp Rocle Road with no impound would have been much easier and more convenient for everyone. Thanks .to a majority vote at the drivers' meeting, Class 3 got to run four laps, as originally planned, instead of three. With nine out of 13 entries finishing, it's obvious there was no danger of being unable, as a class, to finish within the time limit. There were also problems at the awards. The room was way too Dusty nmcs small. Half the people couldn't get inside, and even if they did, they couldn't hear what was being said. It was a nice night, and maybe we should have all moved outside. We would like to remind everyone that all chase vehicles are supposed to use the numbers of their OWN race team, not those of someone else. We are proud of our second place finish. Our new co-driver Steve Kramer did an excellent job. It didn't take him long to adjust to driving our old trusty Jeep. We had a trouble free race again, with no flats ori our General Grabber MTs. Our radio communications were excellent, due to Bob Hynes and Uniden. Thanks to our Conejo T earn and CORE for their support and also to the Turner and Demonja teams for allowing us to share their pit. Our whole team was very glad to have Les Erickson's family at the race. We know it wasn't easy for them at times, but it helped us and some others get through this first race without him. We dedicated this race to Les' memory, and tried hard for a first. But, as he used to say, "We'll get them next time." By the way Rick, where is my · spare brake line? BAJA EXPRESS RACING TEAM By Glenn P. Wheeler After recent relatively good luck and results in the Parker race our team headed to Lucerne Valley. After an exciting and enjoyable weekend of pre-running and telling lies around the campfire, we were ready for the start of the event. After a touch of bad luck in the Baja 1000 and at Parker, Hayward Mendenhal~ and Gary Gilbert worked their 1-2-1600 around for a couple of good laps. Then they experienced some suspen-sion and carburetor problems, which slowed them down. They came around to get a finish in the pack after having a good start. With a fourth place finish at Parker, the team of Lee Patten and Ronnie Wilson started off well in the 250. Ronnie had two nice laps in the 5-1600 car before giving way to the real "Iron Man" Lee. With the help of his brother Lance, he changed a rear control arm out on the course. They managed to get in with a three lap finish. Ralf Barwig and Dave Lotz drove to a strong finish in only their second race in Class 1-2-1600. After having troubles with a front shock, the Camp Rock pit did some welding, put on a new shock and they were underway. Congratulations to Ralf and Dave. The Norm Wilson & Sons Class 10 car, after a fine fourth place finish last race, had problems early. Randy Wilson started the car and hit a large rock on the first lap and did some damage to the steering wheel, which hurt him too. Randy was forced to leave the race early and turned the car over to brother Rick. While Rick and co-driver extraordinaire Mikey-Mo were in their usual hammer hanging mode the crank decided to take the rest of the day off and so did the Wilsons. Wayne Collins and Packy Wheeler, coming off an eighth place at Puke,, brnke two' ~ ~ ~ , fu>m tbe to==•<= that you ~~i~:f1~~ ~ : ~!¥.~;;~;;;.~ togettheflagonathreelapfinish. •,,. ~F!:-ROAO_~AClt:IG TEAM I about this race, the main The Tl.dwell brothers Lance and pit/ start-finish area. First off, the ' 'The Straight Priop From Glenn, were moving along in their . The Big Waluoo' drivers started out the day with a 1-2-1600, and, as Glenn put it very long, single file ride in thick "feeling good". Then they Tne Lucerne Race -This race dust from town to the starting developed engine problems, and always seems to be a bigger hassle line. Next was the poor access to after some good passes retired the than it should be. I mean it is the area for the support people. car before the finish. The team of located nearby for most racers, Seems there was only one long Mark Manley and Gayle Klein . held in a designated off road area graded road into the start/ finish had a little more trouble getting and the community is behind it; it. area and that was guarded by a their 1600 around the course than should be simple right? Wrong! BLM ranger who was stopping they did getting on the cover of Most of the Checkers I talked to every car and checking for uzis, pit Score Monthly. They experienced had very mixed feelings about the passes or whatever. This logjam reartorsiondamageandtheirday race. quickly produced what is was cut short. First the good. Ross· Craft and commonly known as 'The Anthill Under club gossip, most his 5-1600 car earned the second Phenomenon'. This occurs any members felt that the recent place money in class just like he time you try to make a bunch of course was very fast and rough. did at the Parker race. With Allan people in off road vehicles sit in a Although most enjoyed the race, Cook co-driving, Craft is the only long line out in the desert for any the consensus was that registra-Checker entry that seems to length of time for anything. This tion and tech and starting currently have its act together. BLM fella must have felt kinda procedures were better at last Symonds, with some help from like Custer did with all his year's event. Happy 50th birthday Patrick, put his Toyota truck into Indians. Vehicles just drove all to the elder statesman in our a third place finish and Greenway around the guy. group, Hayward Mendenhall. picked up a fourth place in Class Whether you were a driver or Without his help and charismatic 2. Good job guys! support, getting in to the leadership, most of us would not Now the bad. The Checkers, start/ finish area was only half the be where we are today. Thanks for the third major race in a row, battle. Finding the Checkers pit and have a good time. failed to pick up a win in any class. was the next problem. The best Special thanks for all the This is ridiculous, I mean I've directions I heard were "go down support given to us by our friends heard of being in a slump, but the race course to the FAIR pit, and families at the Great Mojave what;s happened to the Club's hot hang a left and then go back 250. The club outing next month shots? Maybe this is part of the behind the rocks". Richard is a picnic at the Rock Garden on reason that the Club was assigned · Young was one irritated main Pit April 22. a main pit area that was so far ( continued on page 50) ~~-$5,500.00 CONTINGENCY THE USE OF MR. STICKER VINYL LETTERING ANO RACING NUMBERS IS REQUIRED. MR. STICKER \NILL HAVE RACING NUMBERS AND \NILL BE COMPUTER CU-:Y-TING RACE CAR LETTERING AND GRAPHICS IN CONTINGENCY RO\N AT THE MINT. ORDERS PLACED BY APRIL 17. 19B9 FOR DELIVERY ... IN CONTINGENSY RECEIVE A 10% DISCOUNT MR. 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United Sand Drag Association Opens Season at Glen Helen By Elaine Jones USA played Russian Roulette · in and when all was said and done with mother nature for the Jim George in the "Sand opening of the '89 season last Assassin" was the quickest with a February and even though the 3.726. Jim who owns Jim's Shell clouds at times were very in Hesperia gets help in his racing threatening they pulled off two effort from A-Action Auto-days of competition without motive. Mike Gibson, a framer getting wet. They did have a very also from Hesperia, took "Lite-N-chilly wind to contend with on Lethal" a 2387 VW Buggy with a Sunday which may have affected motorbyD.L.Kingtotherunner-some of the dial in times as the day up spot. progressed. There were quite a Pro V with a dial in time of 3 .90 few drivers who broke out which came down to Todd Groves from might be attributed to the Glendora in the 396 Chevy weather, first race jitters or "Groves & Co." and San vehicles that go a lot faster than Bernardino's Joe Linsmeier in the - they thought. Carol Brown Construction/ Glen Rick Cameron, an engine Helen OHV Park sponsored 402 builder from Riverside, made two Chevy called '• Sand Dragun''. exhibition passes in "Quick The nod went to Groves in a time Thrill" a 500 Keith Black top of 3.990. fueler. The Lonnie Concrete/ Cali-The starters of Pro VI with a fornia Engineering sponsored car dial in of 4 .20 were Gary Chez and made impressive runs but not the Dean Kuhn. Chez, a machinist best it is capable of. The fueler from Rancho Cucamonga, was with the double wide paddles just quickest down the lane in his 402 couldn't seem to hook up and get Chevy Jeep called "No Sence running on all cylinders. Left." DIR Precision Products of Two familiar names went head Buena Park and K&S Enterprises to head in Pro 1-3 and the Flinn are his sponsors. The winning Springs Contractor, Tony time was 4.422. Kuhn, in the Kotasek in the· " Flinn Springs Kuhn Communications/J&J Special", a 383 Chevy V-8, got 2442cc VW named "Kinda the winning light with a 2.787 for Bright" , was a whisker behind. 1 1 6 . 2 7 mph . Kotas e k is The dial in time for Pro VII was sponsored by Tony's Tractor 4.50. and Florian Meyer, from Work, lnc./Eddie George/ Huntington Beach in his 1971 Unique Metal Products/ Andy VW called "Hooker", lost it the Goldate and Bud's Trucking and hard way when he red lighted. Jim Scribbs ATC. He is no stranger to Gustafson of Norco was more winning as he captured the than happy to pick up the win in Wyoming Nationals last July. his2016VWBuggycalled"Mean Runner-up was none other than Green Machine #1 ". His sponsor the very respected D.L. King the is Advanced Water Conditioning retired, young at heart, man from a~cl _the time was 4.756. Apple Valley in the 149 VW Nine were able to dial in a 4.80 Dragster. His sponsors are Rimco for Pro VIII and when all was said Machine Shop and Deana's VW and done it was David Cox of Parts. D.L. comes with some Moreno Valley aboard his 500cc pretty impressive credentials of Suzuki Quad, aptly named his own. He was USA Points "Rapid", that collected all the Champ in '87, NSCA Pro Comp marbles with a winning time of Champ in '87 and NSCA D Pro 4.897. Cox was the '85-86 Pro Comp National Record Holder. Bracket Champ and Tri State Pro IV only had four that dialed Champ in the Sports Division. 'BIGGER IS .BETTER - . Upgrade the C. V.s and torsion axles on your pre-runner, IRS Baja Bug or limited horsepower off road race car by letting us convert your stub axles and transmission output bells to accept the larger C. V. joints. 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Ken Besette, a plumber from Riverside, was more than happy to take the win in "Mean Green Machine #3" a 1914 VW Buggy. His sponsors are D&D Plumbing. The dial in time was 5 .10 and the winning time was 5.195. Pro X was a dial in time of 5 .40 and was the domain of Mike Warren of Moreno Valley in a 454 Chevy Jeep aptly called "The Jeep". His winning time was 5.592. Mike is sponsored by O&R 4 Wheel Drive/Carol Brown Construction and Dave's Chevron. Bridesmaid's honors went to Sheri Herdon from Whittier who won't tell her age and lists her occupation as Party Animal. Her 1835 VW Sandrail is called "Minnie" . There were only three people in Pro XI who dialed in at 5.70 and of course only two made it to the final run and it was Curt Baumgarten of Mentone Beach, on the 250R Honda called "After Midnight", that collected the cash with a 5. 734. Mentone Auto Parts and his own company Late Bye Racing Fabrication are his sponsors. "After Midnight" is for saie and Baumgarten has already proven it goes fast. Mike Mata, a printer of Covina, brought his 350cc Quad to the light slightly slower. Life's a Banshee Racing of Covina & Carlsbad and Frank Hernandez Pools help Mike. In Pro XII the dial was 6.00 and David Den Hartog had the best time when he went 6.146 for the win: Den Hartog, a truck driver from Chino, topped Marla Kay Gustafson with his 350cc Yamaha Quad. Den Hartog's sponsors are The Curling Iron of Upland and Greg Den Hartog & Sons Trucking. Marla Kay was driving "Mean Green Machine #4" that's blue, a 2180 VW Buggy, sponsored by Advanced Water Conditioning. Jim Gustafson was on a roll as he collected the win in Sport I with a time of 4.560. Rocky Hensley had too good a reaction time and got a red light for his effort. "Bits-N-Pieces Too" a 402 Chevy Jeep was the Chino welder's ride. O&R 4 Wheel/ O'Neal Service Center/Chino I Radiator/H&W Welding and Western Exterminators are his 1 sponsors. ' Bob Moore of San Bernardino worked his way through a good size field to capture Sport II with a time of 5 .056. Highland 3-Wheeler sponsor his 250cc Quad. Richard Sekigawa of Garden Grove was runner-up aboard his Trinity Racing 500cc Suzuki Quad. Troy Tackett survived double break outs and red lights to win Sport III with a time of 6.337. May 1989 CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES By John Elkin By the time this gets to you, the first rally of 1989, Indio Rally Stages, will be history. Some of us will have tasted victory, most of us will still be tasting dust. Either way Indio is always one of the best events of the year, thanks to peo-ple like Roger Allison, Randy Hensley, and their crew. How many of you can name your 1989 Competitor Liaison? If you did not know then look at the byline above. Do you know what your Competitor Liaison does for you? Allow me to educate you. The person in that position is a . non-voting member of the CRS Board of Governors who repres-ents all CRS members. In shorter terms, I am your direct voice to the BoG. What this means to you is, if you have a suggestion or com-plaint about the Rally Series or if something needs improvement in your eyes, then relay it to me and I'll bring it up at the next BoG meeting. I am calling out to all of you CRS members for inpu_t. My job cannot be done without you. Write me now at 1410 Foothill Blvd., La Verne, CA 91750. In other matters we are proud to report that 1989 will be a banner year for our California Rally Series, although starting a shade late in the year. Our little Rim of the World has grown up to be the "California Rally Series National",andonMay 19-21 will be the focus of the United States rally community. Let's all getout and work or compete to put on a great show for our out of state friends. It takes a lot of people to make a National come off without a hitch. The Neophyte Club, headed by Lynnette Allison, is making great strides in organizing the Sas-quatch Trails Rally. The event will be run on the old LJT roads. Tackett, an oil ·field maintenance worker from Huntington Beach, was aboard a 250cc Honda and is sponsored by Pro Design Performance Products/We-B-Jamin Racing and Golden State Enterprises.Todd Lingren and his 250cc Yamaha Blaster were runner's-up. It was Honda Odyssey versus Suzuki . Quad in the Pee Wee Division and the Quad driven by Keith Stevenson, a student from Claremont sponsored by FDS Mfg. Co., outran Dustin Weeks of Upland and his H& W . Welding/DMCleaning/Chino Radiator/O&R and FWD Odyssey. The Pee Wees have a strict dial in of 10.00. The winning time was 10.501. A new face emerged in the winners circle in the Jr. Division. Mike Emery, a student from Orange, was there at the end with his Dune Master / Martin Blade Rental 250R Honda. Keith Stevenson of Claremont and his FDS Mfg. Co./U-Save Trailers of Pomona 350cc Honda Odyssey was not quite as quick. The winning time was 7.501. Anyone who remembers LJT knows that the roads up there in Pine Flat are A-Number-One. Ric Bell is the official organizer and Lon Peterson will be the Rally-master. The rally will run in con-junction with our Annual Picnic. InJuly Mike Blore will organize another Glen Helen Rallysprint. The event, held at the Don Brown Racing Facility, always produces close competition and is your best chance to catch everyone's driv-ing style. And, of course, it gives us a chance to critique each other. Up north near Carson City, George Gornik is searching out new roads for a CRS double points, co-efficient 2 rail y. Rumor has the Prescott Forest Rally back on the schedule with a new organizer. The Prescott roads give rally teams a chance at every type of terrain imaginable. (Remember stage 3 last year?) And it is a definite don't miss. Like my predecessors before me, Chad Di Marco, Don Lind-fors and Jim Love, I hope to represent you well with the BoG. Our rally series is one of the finest in the country, and with a little work we will make it the best. Have a Rally Day. Additional CRS news includes the driving suit update: While driving suits are now required at all rallies, fireproof underwear, shoes and gloves are not. The only· requirement is that the driving suit be made from an SCCA approved material, and single layer is fine. Frame inspections on an annual basis are required at the Divis-ional level but not at th_!.! NatjQ.nal , level. This is because the Pro Rally -Board created the rule, and they govern the Divisional series. If you have a complaint, or can think of an easier way for this to be accomplished, send it to a member of the Pro Rally Board. On vehicle eligibility, at the Divisional level there are very few restrictions on the vehicle you are allowed to run. Basically any street licensed production based vehicle is generally eligible. Some organizers impose further restric-tions because of constraints placed on them. by the owner of the roads they utilize. Confusion can occur because the National Pro Rally rules are much more restrictive, with specifications for each of the five National classes run. Further, the "Open" ( or "Club"- class at the Natiofial level is sometimes confused with the "Open" class at CRS rallies. The CRS "Open" class allows many vehicles that the National "Open" class does not. Some examples· are large engined vehi-cles like V -8 pickups and cars that have had an engine swap. National Licenses: If you want to run Rim of the World National but have let your National license expire, you are generally required to attend a National rally school. John Buffum has agreed to con-sider waiving this requirement on a case by case basis for expe-rienced ralliests who have . pre-viously competed extensively at the Divisional level. If you are in this situation, send your medical form, application, and resume of experience directly to John Buffum, P.O. Box 2113, South Burlington, VT 05403. A follow up phone call is also a good idea -(802) 655-5768. He will send the materials on to Denver immediately. Dusty Times

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. .J.Btftai'lftL Lindy Herrell, in Bi// Porter's Class 10 racer, was reeling in the field after starting in the back, but oil problems foiled his bid. James Hester drove the Hurst owned buggy quick enough to beat the combined Class 10 and 1600 field in the Georgia dust. It was the end of a long dusty day for Lindy Herrell, as he looks over the damage to his buggy by the side of the race·track. The Season Opens in Georgia . . -By Bob Rule ' Sammy Herrell in his 1600 is about to overtake the Lithia Automotive Challenger car. Despite clutch problems Herrell finished fourth in class. Steve Langley pulled Tony i.:Ttwich, driving a1600, off the line, but Tony sltpped under Steve in the irst lap and le from flag to flag, and the 1600 car was also first overall. The Georgia Off Road Racing Association opened the new season on March 11 at their own track near Vienna, GA. The temperature was in the high 70s, and while middle Georgia had some rain, it missed the race track. There can be several different tracks on this 44 acre site, and the first race used a course 1.25 miles in length. The club tried to use the 3 .5 mile track from last November, but part of it was under water. The March route was hard, dry and dusty, very dusty. As usual for the first race of the season, GORRA was short on cars. Thanks to the people who bro ht cars, the spectator turn out' was good. · There were not enough cars in Class 10 or 1600 to make a class, so they combined, and the 10 driversgave the 1600s a one lap spot. Scill, since there . were not enough cars, both classes raced for fun. Their season for year end points will be shortened by one race, but they will still have a throw away coming. However the Challenger class is growing. Six cars showed up at the first race, and several more are almost finished with the building process. It could be the best GORRA class in 1989. Steve Langley led the Chal~ lenger heat race from flag to flag, followed closely by Ronnie Whigham in a 16~0. Mike Isola ran third for four laps, then let Clay Hurst, Challenger car, slip under him on the fifth with just . two turns to go to the flag. J.D. Mitchell, our new President drew the lucky straw and drove the Lithia Challenger entry. He placed fifth, and newcomer Kerry Clark, starting his first GORRA race,was sixth. Kerry drove a few laps in the 250 la,t fall, but this was his first start. Lindy Herrell took only ten laps to catch the leaders and pass Dusty Times in the 50 lap main event, but he still had a full lap to go before he could assume the race lead. It never happened. Running strong on lap 19, Lindy was forced into the pits with a leaking oil problem. Before the race was over they had begged and borrowed ten or so quarts of oil. It paid off as Herrell did end up second in the combined 1600 and 10 class. Of course, all of the prize money probably went to pay off the oil bill. James Hester, in the Hurst owned 1600 car, finished first in the combined 10 and 1600 class. He had a fuel problem during the fifth lap, but quick pit work got . him in and out on the same lap. Jack Thompson was third and Sammy Herrell was fourth. Both Sammy and Jack had troubles and stops that kept them out of the hunt. Herrell had clutch cable problems, and Thompson, who had probably his best race in a couple of years, had stops for both a broken shifter and a broken condenser wire. In the Challenger Class, Tony Leftwich, Clay Hurst and Mike Isola all covered 40 laps and finished in that order. Steve Langley got in 32 laps, and spent a little time with the car on its lid on the back straight and did a couple of stints in the pits. J .D. Mitchell covered 16 laps, having shock bolt breakage and various other problems. Kerry Clark managed just one lap, and we don't know what the problem was. Ronnie Whigham had a fuel filter problem on the line in the heat . race, but had things cured for the ·main event, which he won, and he is the.Challenger Class points leader with one race on the books. The Herrells, Cindy, Lindy, and Sammy, did a great flyer sheet, then came to Vienna and passed them out around town. Nice flyer, nice job and thanks for the special effort to pass them out. Another good job was done by the Lithia group and our new President, J.D. Mitchell. ~·.:>. The next race for GORRA at Vienna is on April 9, a 50 miler, just after the Florida 400 at the Crowder Pits in Tallahassee, Florida. The always cool Tony Leftwich catches a little air en route to winning his class and he was first overall as well in the 1600 car. Off Roads Winningest Radios OVER 920 ON THE COURSE Comlink V · The Ultimate Racin~ Intercom ROADMASTER "A LEGEND" • Helmets wired - $100. (CF) May 1989 New! RF Pre Amp $95 30% to 50% more range! 2888 Gundry Avenue Signal Hill, CA 90806 We're next door via U.P.S.I (213) 427-8177 Page 49 r

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· Goodies Galore ••• New Uni Filter Uni Filter introduced the new Uni "Ultra Seal" air filter with built in grease grooves early this year. They have also returned to Contingency Row in the SCO-RE/HDRA Series with a program · for all motorcycle and A TV Classes in 1989. Of course they back the regular Uni Filter pro-duct line as well, and the company also has filters for off road going cars and trucks. Send for the new 1989 Catalog to Uni Filter, Inc., Dept. DT, 13522 Newhope St., Garden Grove, CA 92643. Fancy Fuel Injection The MEI Fuel Injection Sys-tem, Model 4000, is specifically designed for air cooled VW applications, with or without tur-bos. It is derived from the Model 8000 used successfully in IMSA OTO and SCCA TransAm rac-ing. That -system has been modi-fied for the VW application for track use, off road racing and mc;xlified street cars, but it may be illegal in some states. It . gives optimum performance for high horsepower engines, providing a much smoother idle, faster starts and quicker throttle response than carburetors or mechanical injection systems. It is a full sequential firing, port injection system, which has been accepted by domestic and foreign manufac-turers as the optimum perfor-. mance package. The MEI system is factory cali-brated for most engine designs, but can be field or factory adjusted for any application, or fine .tuned during engine dyno testing to optimize the power or each cylinder as an individual, rather than compromising one cylinder to match the others. Get full information from De Coppen Brothers, De Wurks, Dept. DT, 70 West Easy St., #6, Simi Valley, CA93065. Pro Runner Skid Plate Pro Runner, a San Fernando Valley based company dedicated to quality and functional off road vehicle accessories is introducing a full product line. One of their most popular items is the Pro Runner Toyota Skid Plate. This durable skid plate is made from strong,.light weight aircraft qual-ity aluminum, and it protects your investment from rough ter-rain which can cause extensive · damage to vital engine and front end components. Full protection is absolutely necessary for the serious off roader. The skid plate can be installed in minutes using existing holes. The skid plate and all Pro Runner products have been tested and proven in such races as the grueling Mint 400. For additional information on DE UNZIO RACING PRODUCTS ~ BUGPACKTM ~y'tOKOHAMA THE WRIGHT PLACE (805) 683-1211 Page 50 this item and the full product Hrie contact Pro Runner, Dept. DT, 6236 Willowcrest, Unit B, No. Hollywood, CA 91606. Pirelli World Rallying The latest annual on World Rallying from the prolific pen of Martin Holmes is now in print. Holmes covers all major rallies and championships around the · globe in this hard cover edition, the 11-th annual such report. Undoubtedly the most complete, accurate and best informed book on the subject, the 192 page book features breathtaking double page color spreads of fantastic rally action around the world, and the CHECKERS (continued) Captain and this was one of the-few times that you didn't have to understand what 'Mumbles' said to know what ·he was talking about! Are the Checkers becoming the Rodney Danger-field of off road racing teams? Stay tuned guys, I'm sure you haven't heard the last of this one. And I'm sure that goes for Dr. -Checker too! Hey what ever happened to that threat of no pre-running in 1989? Ya haven't heard that one in awhile have ya? In fact, some solid rumors indicate that the guys in the Las Vegas area have been pre-running the super secret Mint course weeks before the maps were mailed. This was not too tough to do since it is basically the same course as the last Mint race run out of the Speedrome. So who is kidding who on this issue? MORE ON THE MINT. It looks like once again the Checkers will come to the Mint 400 Race with over thirty entries and close to a million spares for the outlying pits. Some things never change do they? The Club has about 200 feet in the · Speedrome reserved for our main pit area. That figures out to be about six feet per entry. So with a $675 entry fee, that's more than $112 a foot -boy this kind of racing is sure getting expensive! RACE CAR RUMORS. Sugar is talking about switching his Class 10 car, that he made into a May 1989 text includes the fuli report on the 1988 FIA World Championship Series and the European Rally Championships, along with spe-cial features on Peugeot's invinci-ble Marathon cars, Toyota T earn Europe, Miki Biasion the current world champion, and technical descriptions of all major rally cars. Loaded with color photos and black and white action shots, the book also contains all the sta-tistics you ever want to read on rallying. It is a must for the rally enthusiast and sells for around $25.00. For information on where to ol,,tain your copy, con-tact Martin Holmes, Prospect Cottage, Pyrford Green, Woking, Surrey, England GU22 8UZ. New Bridgestone Dueler Bridgestone is upgrading its popular Dueler series with the new D-691 Desert Dueler, a tire built for improved on road per-Class 1 car, back into a Class 10 car. Said something about having to sell off some of his gold jewelry if he keeps racing it in Class 1. Hibbard bought a Class 8 truck and intends to race it with his 'Big Bearded Neighbor'. Ya OK, but what hap_pened to Chase/ Hibbard? Steve Brown bought ANOTHER Class 1 car and now he says he is not only going to race Koch and the guys, but he's going to beat 'em in Tom's old Curnut car. Go get 'em Brown! Howard Anderson has picked up another Baja Bug ride. This one is a 5-1600 car that is currently first in the points standings. · The Antelope Valley seems to have become the home to a lot of Checker race cars and racing activity recently, i.e. Anderson, Bates, Brown, Cooks, Craft, Gabbert, Loggins, Struyck, Utgard and Zimmerman. Now watch, it won't be too long before they'll want to move the meetings to some pizza parlor in Palmdale. Dave 'pick your part' Pick seems to have successfully turned his legitimate complaint about getting his pre-runner stripped and losing a tire into a regular Wednesday night snivel that has everyone groaning whenever Pick stands up to talk. Hey Dave, from one Checker to another, "will ya put a sock in it for a while?". At our recent meetings s-ome of our members are getting a little confused and I hope I can clear things up. Even though Peralta seems to do most of the talking during the meetings, I can assure you that we DID elect Butch formance. Bridgestone research found that many light truck owners in North America want a tire that is more than off road tough. To meet this changing demand, the D-691 was created to ramble through tough off road conditions, and also give the driver confidence and better han-dling on the pavement and a smooth quiet ride. Traction in sand, snow and mud has been improved with a computer designed tread pattern with deep shoulder groves, and better off road cornering comes with the square sh9ulder providing better bite. Check it out at your local Bridgestone dealer. • . y Design Light Grille Incorporating popular auxil-iary lighting within a custom tube grille, Peters Precision has intro-duced the new "DesignLight" grille for pickup trucks. The grille accepts driving or fog lights mounted adjacent to the head-lights, and comes with lights fully installed. Or it may be purchased without lights. The light options available are clear driving lights and amber fog lights. DesignLight grilles come with a one year limited warranty covering both grille and lights. For more details send $2 .00 for the complete 1 ~89 catalog to Peters Precision, Dept. DT, 10851 Capital Ave., Garden Grove, CA 92643. Dunn as the Club President. It is obvious that Lou is an incurable microphonaholic and just can't help himself once he gets a hold of that thing. So, with the exception of Hibbard yelling 'point of order' once in a while, it looks like we're just going to have to put up with it for the next eight months. Then again, maybe Pick has an . a sock for Lou? The Baja De Lou #2 in Tecate is May 6th and shoulq be a good race if they don't try to burn Peralta out of the area again. My 'Missing Checker of the Month' this month is Ivan Utgardsky, formerly Bob Utgard. Where ya been Bob? Quartz Hill can't be that far away, so come on down some Wednesday night and teach us some Russian cuss words! Well that's all for ·now but I'll leave ya with this final thought. If you are out on the Mint course and run across one of those Paiute Indians, whose land the race goes across, buy the fella a cold drink or something. I mean, we only have to visit that Rock Garden once in a while ... but that poor devil has to live there! In fact, invite 'em down to our next meeting and all their drinks will go on the Wahzoo's tab. P.S. Don't try any funny stuff Peralta; I can tell the difference between Indians and Lybians! So until next month this is the 'Big Wahzoo reminding ya that it all evens out in the long run and the Checkers will break out of this slump in a big way shortly - BET ONIT! -Dusty Times

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Pony Express ••• I have enclosed a subscription card from your July 1988 paper. I have never subscribed because I always read your publication at my work every month. But since I have moved to Arizona from Cali-fornia, I need to keep up on the racing action. If the amount en-closed is not the correct amount for a year subscription, please send me the correct bill. This was the only copy I could find. I really enjoy reading your publication. Your race coverage is the best! Could you tell Irie if there are any teams in Arizona looking for a fabricator or helper, please. I was with Church Engineering back in California, but I had to move to Arizona. Please pass along any information. Brent Mann Scottsdale, AZ Off hand we don't know of anyone in the Phoenix area, but no doubt there are teams that need help. You should attend the next ADRA race, right near Phoenix on April 29, and get to know the local teams and where they are located. Yes, the subscription price is still just $12.00 a year, the same price we started with over five years ago, and thanks for your kind words about Dusty Times. My name is Glenn Wheeler and I have co-owned and driven a Class 9 car in the 1988-89 season. When SCORE introduced the mandatory fuel cell rule in 1989 I was especially pleased, as safety is one of my main concerns in rac-ing. I feel we must do everything possible to make our sport safe for drivers, spectators and all who attend and make our events happen. It is with great concern that I write this letter. In our most recent race at Lucerne Valley, I had a most terrifying mishap that together I hope we can change for the safety of all concerned. While competing on my first lap, some-where after Check 4 in a downhill section, I experienced a brqken left spindle. I was on a section of the course that was lined with spectators and pit support-when my front left tire came detached from my car, and I was left with no brakes. With a lot of help from someone upstairs I was able to direct my car safely away from the innocent onlookers. I feel that this situation could have very eas-ily become a disaster to myself and those around me. Because of this mishap, I plead that SCORE and HORA and their technical staff consider a dual master cylinder brake system for our Class 9 cars. If my car under the rules was equipped with such a system, the almost disastrous situation could have been easily avoided. Please do not take this letter lightly, as I am concerned as I know you all are for the safety of all who compete, spectate and work around the course. I am looking forward to your reply, and thank you for helping our great sport become what it is today. Glenn P. Wheeler Long Beach, CA Dusty Times Checking the latest rule book it is true that dual ma,ter cylinders are specif-ically forbidden in Class 9, even though the scme rule, CR14, allows any combination of VW master cylinder and wheel cylinders. There are Type I dual VW master cylinder systems on the market, standard from '67 on, so the rule is open to interpre-tation apparently. Having once crashed a single seater, due to a wheel cylinder loss and a single mas-ter cylinder SJStem, we would urge all Class 9 participants today to cam-paign heavily for this rule change and/or clarification. By the way, Glenn approached this problem in the proper manner by sending the above letter to Sal Fish of SCORE, Edna Lott of HORA and Bill Sav-age of the Technical Committee. Those interested should do the same. This is just a note to let the Off Road Community know that the Environmentalists don't just pick on the off roaders. In Riverside, CA, Pepsi was planning on build-ing a plant, but is is being held up by Kangaroo Rats; a shopping mall is planned for near the old Raceway, but can't be built because of Kangaroo Rats; a hous-ing development in Moreno Val-ley is delayed because of the Kan-garoo Raes and the City · of Riverside is not allowed to weed abate certain fields because of Kangaroo Rats. It seems the Kan-garoo Rats are an "Endangered Species." As such, their natural environment must be left alone. So the plant, mall, and houses can't be built and the weeds may not be cut because it will disturb the poor little rats. If this much money and political pull can't beat the environmentalists, our sport hasn't got a chance! By the way, anybody want to loan River-side a cat? "Big" John Files Checkers Off Road Grand Terrace, CA I hope this gets printed, because public opinion and criticism will possibly upgrade desert course preparation and medical attention for the racers. Mark Garban was seriously injured in the Great Mojave 250 because of a bad drop off that was not marked for danger. Three of the top A TV riders were injured at the same place at the same time. They later parked a truck in front of the place and marked it. Mark was injured while competing on a Honda Quad. He is no novice, with the 1988 No.l plate in the AMA National Hare and Hound Series and the Best in the Desert Series. He scored a solo win at Parker early in 1989, and the accident will put him out of com-petition for at least the rest of the year, and keep him from making his car debut in SNORE's Twi-light race in a 1-1600. There was not enough care put into the motorcycle course at Lucerne. A number of people got lost pre-running and at least six people were injured in the race. Most MC racers like the Best in the Desert Series, Barstow to family and friends in your chosen Vegas, etc., with courses laid out sport.My son has grown up in off with the rider's safety in mind. roading, which has kept us close SCORE does not seem to take the through the years. It is truly a fam-extra time or have the knowledge ily sport. to do this. If a rider crashes on a I don't have "Big Bucks", but I well marked course,-that,'s race to win! Shouldn't anyone? expected. But when you get hurt The cost of racing has skyrock-due to a club's negligence, that is eted in the past few years, and different. without the dedicated help of a lot The medical attention is not as of friends, I could not afford to good as it should be. After his race at all. Yes, I am one of those accident, Mark did not get to the people who tear down their race hospital for three and a half hours car after each race. I've found that which complicated his injuries. If it takes three things to finish a person was in a life threatening races, preparation, preparation situation, such as internal bleed-and preparation, with a little luck ing, he would die! SCORE needs thrown in on the side. more than one medically I have a full time job, as do my equipped helicopter with good . friends. We work on the car and personnel, no matter what the the equipment at nights and on cost. You can't rely on some pri- weekends. I feel if you are going to vate helicopter for support. do something, hobby or other-We would like to express our wise, do it to the best of your sincere thanks to the civilian ability. It seems to me that you helicopter crew that transported should take some pride in your Mark to the hospital. work and be as professional as Larry Garban possible. T-shirts and jackets with Las Vegas, NV your team name on them go a long way in making folks feel that they "are a part of it." Also, if your car • is clean and good looking, people don't mind helping out, especially if the car works as good as it looks. A side note to this letter told of more problems, waiting at the Apple Valley airport for 40 minutes . wait-ing for the OK from a hospital to admit him, and the family being sent by a top SCORE official to a hospi-tal in San Bernardino instead of Apple Valley. We agree that com-munication is difficult at best in injury situations, and we have been told that there were three, maybe four serious accidents at the race, includ-ing this one, that happened just a few minutes apart, which would tax the medivac of the best planned pro-gram. We were unable to reach the Garbans by phone at press time to see how Mark is recovering. Coordinating even pit support is difficult at Lucerne Valley events, since the course(s) are changed con-siderably each year, and the start/ -finish area floats all over the Johnson Valley; making it difficult for even the most seasoned desert race team to locate their people in an emergency. Communications between race teams and race officials often reach a low point at this event as well, perhaps because the officials are trying to run two races on two different courses that share a common timing point at the same time, and they get stretched very thin. But we agree, there should be more said about medical facilities, where those injured will be taken, and so on prior to the race, preferably in_ a driver bulletin instead of being announced at a drivers ' meeting, so the written word is in the pit kits and readily available, should the need arise. Just one more thing about the rules. Ifl win a race and you finish in the money behind me, all it takes is cash and a few tools, and you can take my motor home with you. Thank you for the time. Rich Richardson Big Kids Racing Capistrano Beach, CA Thanks for your thoughts Rich, your ideas are great. For those who have yet to read the race story, Rich and Kevin Perrault won the 29 car Class 9 dice at the Great Mojave.:. 50 by a slim five minutes margin. The King of the Desert race, the first race of the FRT Superstition Series is over and the G.E. Good-rich Company Race Team man-aged to take first place in Class 5-1600. At this time I would like to thank the' following: G.E. Goodrich Company, Race Ready Products, Southern Impression Printing, Sunsett Paint Works, RLH Communications for fault-less radio communications as usual; my co-driver Dale Snaith and riders Charlie Watters and Vince Zoni. A special thanks to my wife Linda, Basore Racing T earn, and ALL of our pit support people who spend their own time and money to support us at every race. Again, thanks to you all for your support. · Brian Goodrich Carlsbad, CA Just a note to say thank& to Daryl Drake for the great cover-age of the ADRA races. Judy Nolte Scottsdale, AZ Daryl Drake, take a bow. It is nice to hear from folks who do appreciate the efforts of our far flung reporters, based all ot1er the country. Would you please send me a course map of the 1989 Mint 400. I just finished our Jeep and will see you at the race. By the way our new team name is "T earn 60 Plus''. It should get some free ink after this race. Chuck Morrison Buena Park, CA Your new team sounds like fun, Chuck. We haven't been affiliated with HORA for well over two years, so if you want a race course map, you must contact the race organizers, in this case HORA. · DUSTY TIMES welcomes letters from all comers of off road actit•ity. The Pon-v Express column will feature all the mail tl!e can fit into the space. Please keep your words fairly brief. Because of space limitations, your pearls of prose may be edited, but DUSTY TIMES will print your gripes as well as your' praises. Letters for publication should be at the DUSTY TIMES . office by the 15th of the month in order to appear in the next issue .. Enclosed is my subscription check to your great publication and a few comments on Dave Girdner's letter in the April issue. N SAHARA .....i~------1:i: VDO • Chenowth • Simpson I've been hooked on off road racing since my Jirst trip to the Baja 1000 in 1971. I've raced in Class 1, 1-2-1600 and 5-1600. I've campaigned a Class 9 (Chal-lenger) for the past four years. I think it is a great class. Everyone has the same chance to win. It is truly a challenge to compete in and finish a grueling race with the restrictions of the class rules.You don't' aim the race car, you drive it! 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115 OCTANE RACING GASOLINE Anaheim, CA .................. ......... (714) 528-4492 Bakersfield, CA ....................... ~. (805) 948-6044 Bullhead City, AZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (602) 758-5480 Chino, CA . ..................... ... .... . (714) 628-7596 Concord, CA ........................... (415) 676-4300 Denver, CO ............................ (303) 750-9619 El Centro, CA .......................... (619) 352-4721 CAROLYN FRICK Mon-Fri 9-6 Owner !!111,!-IIII..;: Siit 10-2 (714) 861-2606 1118 S. DIAMOND BAR BLVD., DIAMOND BAR, CA 91785 ~(' PAINT /INPC04TINGS,i,:_(;f<APII/CS-'K J,(Jf/OB t •RIJCI TO Ma MAINUMWC.f• Sf~IIY~~J,Fl1F.RINC-* '~$1'1 MY@u7B"ForFick.1lptlfl -~!l" o Fullerton, CA ......... . ................. (714) 635-5553 -·~--------------------~---------------------1 Hayward, CA ........................... (415) 783-6500 Lancaster, CA ........................... (805) 948-6044 Las Vegas, NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (702) 643-9200 Long Beach, CA ....................... . (213) 432-3949 Los Angeles, CA ................ ~-...... (213) 595-7208 Oakland, CA ........................... (415) 261-6900 Phoenix, AZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (602) 279-5000 • Pleasant Hill, CA ........................ (415) 798-2201 Riverside, CA ........................... (714) 877-0226 Salinas, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (408) 422-9808 Santa Barbara, CA ...................... (805) 963-9366 San Jose, CA ............................ (408) 294-4513 . Van Nuys, CA .......................... (818) 785-0902 Ventura, CA ............................ (805) 659-5609 Yuma, AZ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (602) 782-6543 P.O. Box610,333West Broadway,Suita202 (213) 437 4373 Long Beach, California 9080Hl610 - -. --· . 9-II 'Ra Ce n. 'P n. i.. Cell II 4,r,t~ ~ae-in'f "IN NO'RTlll'RN CALIFO'RNIA" l-Z U'P tANO'PllS (916) 373-1557 RICHARD LILLY LAURA STOUFFER Manufacturers of-Quality Drive Train Components SUPER BOOT PRODUCTS (714) 630-8283 Anaheim, CA 1988 BUDWEISER/FRT SUPERSTITION SERIES CHAMPIONS CRAIG DILLON · CLASS 10 RANDY ANDERSON -CLASS 1, 2-1600 CECIL WRIGHT • UNLIMITED CLASS JACK HETTINGER -CHALLENGER HERMAN MEISTER -CLASS 8 _ JON HURLEY -CLASS 7 GREG SANDEN -CLASS 5 TODD TEUSCHER • CLASS 100 CHUCK McCORMICK -CLASS 6 JAGG1TEAA4 Off Road Equipment Downey/Conners/~aker/Cal Gold Suspension Doetsch Tech/Bilstein Shocks Open 7 Days 14130 CULVER DRIVE "M", IRVINE, CA 92714 (714) 552-TAGG Dusty Times Trackside PhotQ, Inc. Commercial Photography Peter L. Hatch {213) &o9-1n2 1507 E. Del Amo Blvd. • Carson, CA 907 46 NACE TNANS BY JEFF RELJ)'S TRfiNSfiXLE ENGINEERING JEFF FIELD 998-2739 9833 Deering Unit H Chatsworth, CA 91311 TA~C~® 112 Octane Trick 118 Octane Super-Trick 100 Octane Unleaded racing gasoline Alameda County 14151 538-RACE Phoenix 1602) 952-2575 Bakersfield 18051 393-B258 Portland/Vancouver 12061 693-3608 Bremertt;;m 12061377-7951 Riverside 17141787-8141 Denver 13031 452-5239 Sacramento 19 I 61 638-RACE El Centro 16191 352-2600 San Diego . 16191 460-5207 Hawaii 18081 682-5589 Saugus 18051 259-3886 Huntington Beach 17141 536-8808 Seattle 12061 833-0430 Long Beach 12131979-0198 Spokane 15091 483-0076 Los Angeles 1213) 863-4801 TriCities 15091 547-3326 Las Vegas 17021871-1417 Tucson 16021 326-8770 Orange Co~nty 17141 634-0845 Wenatchee 1509) 663-2912 (iilPJ UNIQUE METAL PRODUCTS 8745 MAGNOLIA, SANTEE, CALIFORNIA 92071 619/449-9690 · Power Steering - Brackets Aluminum Fabrication - Tabs M LOUIE UNSER Racing Engines 1100 E. Ash Ave. Suite C Fullerton, Ca. 92631 Louie Unser (714) 879-8440 May 1989 'J'HE WINNERS CHOICE WEB-CAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS are used by the sports winning drivers and engine builders. Just ask the top professionals before buying your next cam. Our dedication to performance and quality keeps you on top. Call WEB-CAM for your winning cam for street , strip and off-road or send $3 for the complete ---"'" catalog. VW -PORSCHE -OFF ROAD 947 RANCHEROS DRIVE SAN MARCOS, CA 92069 Engine & Machine (619) 741-6173 PROS USE LOC-BOARDS! Be a PRO, use LOG-BOARDS instead :of peg-boards to hang expensive tools! Call 800-678-2552 toll-free for catalog. WOODS WHEEL WORKS Off Road Products Front ani:f Rear Trailing Arms • Spindles Suspension ~lallsts • CUstom Wheels 2733 W. Missouri Phoenix. AZ. 85017 YOKOHAM---Wants Be a Volunteer in a Yokohama Support Pit. G-et Involved ! Dennis Rogers 714 592-2271 Page 57

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Classified ••• FOR SALE: Class 5 Race ca.r/Pre-runner. Type 1 motor, bus trans., Fisk chassis, Fox, Wright, Unique, much more, used for pre-runner, raced 2 times, 4th at Parker, 4th at Baja 1000. Call for more details. Priced to sell, $7000.00, com-plete, $5500.00 less motor. Call, we're easy. McBride Racing, (714) 529-4466, leave message. FOR SALE: '56 VW Baja. NO rust, 3rd owner, stock suspension, 12 volt, 1600cc, daily transporta-tion. $1700.00, or trade for decent 2-1600 IRS Pre-Runner. (805) 522-5112. NEEDED: Rear AMS brake hat, 5 bolt Buggie. New or used. Please call Jim Struble ( 412) 694-8951, or (412) 539-2146. FOR SALE: Berrien 2001 Class 10 race prepped. Fresh Motor, Dry Sump, New Trans. Hewland gears, New Palmer Long Front, spindle 2½", power steering, pumper, New Fox Shocks, New Dura Blue Axles, Master Craft Seats, Neal pedals, Simpson Net & Belts. Best of everything, raced very little, includes trailer, $7500.00. Call Jim (601) 287-2937. FOR SALE: Raceco Class 10. FOR SALE: 1985 RacecoClass 1. Best of everything. Fresh Sii:igle Seat in two seat frame. Can Hewland 5 speed, new Goshen be converted to Class 2. 125" WB, 112 hp/VW, plenty of spares & Fox coil over front end, 2666 type extra parts. Race Ready. $12,000 1 V, Kreisler trans. W /Hew land · or best offer. Call ( 619) 695-gea rs, Curnutt torque limiters. 9441. Best of everything. $20,000.00 F_O_R_S_A_L_E_:_H-ew-la_n_d_5_s_p-ee_d_, complete, Call Jim at'(213) 591-$6,500. One race, M~ndeola 5665 days. preped, Goshen Class 10 VW, FOR SALE: Chenowth Short new 112 horsepower, Chevy Course Magnum Single Seat. Uni-rods, plenty of torque, great que Power Steering, Radiator, engine, $3,500. Call (619) 530-Fresh paint, No motor or Trans- 1999, ask for Bob. mission. 2 Fuel Cells, 5 gal. and 14 gal. $11,000.00 O.B.O. Fresh Transmission, Henry's Carrier, Good Gears, $2000.00 FIRM. (602) 271-9048, (602 )955-2461. FOR SALE: 1 /2 1600 SCORE/ HDRA legal racing engine. Built with best of everything by Mike Neal. Very competitive and dependable. Complete engine, a great buy at$1,000.00. Call Jim at (213) 591-5665 days. FOR SALE: Class 7 S Ford Ranger. All new '89 front end. Lots of spare parts for truck. Will take a Bronco in part trade. Call Eric, (619) 758-3984. FOR SALE: Chenowth two seater. 100 WB, 091 Bus trans., 1835 cc VW engine, Beard seats, 20 gal. aluminum tank, Wright Rack, Tall shock towers, type 2 CV s, Beefed up trailing arms. Great Pre-Runner/Play car! $3000.00. Call John or Randy. (213) 425-5904. FOR SALE: Single Seat 1-1600. Hawk Chassis, Fuel Cell, Neal Pedals, Sway-A-Way, Weld wheels, Wright Rack and Pinion. $3000.00 Ready to Race! (313) 652-8979, Rochester, Michigan. FOR SALE: 1988 Bunderson Single Seat Challenger. Fox, Arm-strong, Wright Rack, Filler, . Sway-A-Way, Fuel Safe. !\aced one time at Snore Showboat 250. This car is clean and simple! $8000.00, O.B.O. Call Joe at (805) 541-2012, leave message. FOR SALE: V.W. Thing. '73, Yellow, Mint condition. Gas shocks, 1776 engine, gas heater, adjustable spring plates. $4300.00. (714) 670-8561. FOR SALE: 5-1600 parts. New European 1600 engine, Don Strong bus trans. New Dura Blue stub axles, SPT Type 4 CV s, dash guages and switches. Acid dipped body, and floor pan etc ... $2700.00 takes all, or piece out. Call (213) 472-0957. FOR SALE: Tired of sleeping on a rock? Can't afford a $30,000.00 Motorhome? I have your answer!! • 7 5 Escapp;ide 25' Class A Motorhome, dual A.C, generator, full bath, sleeps 6-7, fully self con-tained, 440 Dodge. New: trans., brakes, tires, converter, AM-FM Cassette, runs great. All for $7200.00, O.B.O. Call (805) 524-0609. FOR SALE: Shocktech Shocks (re-built). 2-rear 65mm Chal-lenger, and 4 Shocks for ball joint front end. Total package, "Make Offer!" Call Ellis Cohen, (714) 381-4509. FOR SALE: 1971 Movfng Van, Race car haul truck. 22 ft. box, 3000 lb. lift gate, 3500 lb. Super winch inside of box, 4000 genera-tor, 110 gallon gas capacity. Good condition throughout. Call Mar-vin, ( 602) 684-5056 or ( 602) 427-3538 eves. FOR SALE: 5-1600. Built by Downey Race Haus. Wright combos, arms, rack, Fox Shox, Dave Folts Bus Box, 22 gallon fuel cell. Sway-A-Way torsions, axles, front leafs, rear adjusters, spring plates, with Pink slip and current registration. Raced only once. Finished 3rd Mojave 250 1989. New car forces sale. $7500.00. Will sell, less engine and trans. Rich Fersch, (213) 862-1671 days. FOR SALE: 2-1600.Mirage front and rear suspension. Wright combos, arms, rack, power steer-ing, Fox Shox, Super Boot. 115" wheelbase. Brand new Dave Folts Bus Box, Hewland gears, Henry's Diff. New Don Hatz motor, Jacks aluminum body. Car is very detailed. Powder paint, Zinc plat-ing. Finished 2nd '88 Fireworks 250. New car forces sale. $14,000.00 O.B.O. Rich Fersch, (213) 862-1671 days. -FOR SALE: Race Ready 1988 T-Mag Challenger Single Seat. John Say transmission, new Don Hatz motor, Fox Shox, Beard seat, Park~r Pumper, Fuel Safe cell, Yokohama tires, Sway-A-Way suspension. Some spares. Cur-rently in top 10 S.C.O.R.E./H.-D.R.A. Points Series. $9000.00. Call Glen Wheeler, or Wayne Collins, (213) 428-7949 or(213) 864-5267. FOR SALE: '65 Bug! All original, and in good condition. $3000 .00. Call (714) 530-2234. r-----------~-----------~------------------~~~ I . Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in . . I . DUSTY TIMES. I I I I I Classified A_pvertising rate is only $10 for 45 words each month; not including name, address and phone number. Add $5.00 for use of black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. NEW AND RENEW AL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DUSTY TIMES - A 45 word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now.and subscribe. If you wish to use a photo in your free ad, enclose $5.00. All classified ads must be paid in advance. Enclosed is$ ____ (Send check or money order, no cash). Please run ad ______ times. Name Address _____________________ Phone ______ _ City ------------,-------State _____ Zip _____ _ Mail to: DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 Agoura, CA 91301 Page 58 May 1989 I ·1 I I I I I I I __A( ·-• FOR SALE: Class 10 Funco. New rear suspension, Fox, Bilstein, S.A.W ., Wright, Neal, new Beard seat, Disc brakes, $3500.00! This car is ready to race. Call Stan in Phoenix at (602) 493-3865, or (602) 482-2078. FOR SALE: Class 2, Race ready. Fresh 3 liter Hatz motor, fresh Hewlano, power steerfng, Taylor made dual carbs. Several spares, quick jacks, dump cans, tandem trailer, 12 reservoir shocks, Wright coil over front end, Parker Pumper, dry sump, spare parts. $25,000.00 O.B.O.! Now racing Class 8. Call (619) 463- · ·7263. FOR SA.LE: Challenger Single . Seat Chassis, Beard seat, Saco rack, Bilsteins, CNC, German Auto trans., FBI fuel cell, with spares and trailer. $5500.00. Call (714) 670-2935. -FOR SALE: 1-1600 Mirage single seat. Best of everything. Very competitive race car! Will give trailer away with purchase of car. (Less motor, or trans. negotia-ble.) $5000.00. Call Hilding at (312) 869-6513 eve., (312) 724-4336 days. FOR SALE: Baja Bug pre-runner. Professionally built. Full roll cage, Wright front end, 13 gal. fuel cell, Bilsteins, Center Lines, 1780cc, dual Webers.· Must sell! $3000.00O.B.O. Call(916)477-8726. FOR SALE: 2 sets dual Zenith, ( 1) with UMP air boxes, McKenzie filters, $400.00 O.B.O.! Other $300.00 O.B.O. Simpson Nomex suit med., $50.00 O.B.O. Nomex under-wear, $30.00 O.B.O.! Call (818) 349-1364 Daytime. FOR SALE: 1-2/1600 $7800.00 O.B.O.! Built 1987, raced 4 times. Fresh VW motor and trans. Power steering, Parker Pumper, Curnutt suspension. Call (714) 645•5070. FOR SALE: Cylinde~ Heads; . Valve Jobs: Complete inventory professionally re-manufactured heads in stock for exchange, or 1 day turn-a-round on your own. Call (602) 278-6636. Dusty nmcs

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FOR SALE: Class 2-1600 Che-,nowth. Neth beam, combos, UMP power steering, UMP body, Fox, 25 gal. cell, Raceco trans., 930 Turbos, Neth rear arms, Yokohama tires, Centerline wheels. $9500.00. Call Rick at (714) 661-5965. FOR SALE: Jeep race truck. Low mileage, torsion secondary front suspension, Art Carr trans., full float rear, 35 spline spool, Wil-wood disc, Master Craft seats and nets. Many spare parts available. Would make great pre-runner! Needs a new home, storage is too expensive. Call (714) 247-0980, leave message! Will entertain any off er for cash! FOR SALE: '70 Baja Bug. Set up for Pre-Fun! Street registered, +6 front + 3 rear, Woods rear arms, Sway-A-Way, 25 gal. fuel, 1776cc Kennedy motor, Kreisler bus trans., Bilsteins, Rack and Pinion, Centerlines, fiberglass hood and scoop. Clean, ready to go! $5000.00, O.B.O. Ed (714) 537-0801 days, (714) 963-9164 eves. FOR SALE: '89 Hi-Jumper 2 seat Challenger. Rear arms boxed and welded, triple shocked, KYB's, front beam has high towers and torsion adjusters, Neal pedals and turning brake, 4 . KC Highlights, 1600cc German engine and tranny, ·Beard seats, skid plates - front & rear, (3 hrs. on motor). Cost $6000.00 WANTED: Briggsbuilt Stadium Superlite, complete car, or chassis and suspension,· with or without motor and transmission. Also want videos of Superlite races! Can be home video or one car in practice, and racing, or whole race. Will pay for video. Call (614) 772-1042. FOR SALE: Class 5 Baja. Race ready! 2180cc Race Kraft engine. 32 gal. cell, Super Seats, Wright front end, and much more! Over $12,000.00 invested. My loss is your gain! $5000.00. Call even-ings (602) 278-7611. FOR SALE: Jack Ramsey's 1-2-1600. DonHatzmotor,JeffFields trans., Fox shocks. Best of every-thing! Race ready. $15,000.00. Spare parts for sale also. Call (702) 363-2299. i. / w· j to build. $3800.00 O.B.O.! Call -anytime, (818) 704-4311. FOR SALE: Pre-Runner - Class 7 legal '79 Ford Courier. 16-Point cage, tubular A-Arms, 11.5" / 12.5" travel, 2.3 motor, Art Carr automatic, 4:88 with posi, 33 gal-lon cell, factory air, Beard, Deist, Hella, BFG, Rancho, Alpine, lots of aluminum, much more!! Brand new from frame up. Street regis-tered. Spares. Call Gary, (714) 593-7983 eves. .FOR SALE: f-1600 Chenowth, Wright Place steering, fresh SAW rear, 12" travel Bilsteins, Attig prepped bus box, RJS belts, Neal pedals, Centerlines w/fresh Desert Dogs & Norsemans, tor-sion adjusters front & rear, set up for short course w/3½ gal. tank also have 15 gal. cell, complete with rebuilt motor. $3650.00. Call Chris Raffo (312) 855-2889 work, or (312) 259-3810 home in Illinois. FOR SALE: 1970 VW Baja pre-runner, Hi Jumper front end. Full roll cage, 22 gal. fuel cell, bus IRS trans., Centerlines, new rear tires, 1600 dual port/ W dual W ebers, Beard seats, Diest lap & shoulder quick release belts, 4 KC Daylight-ers, alternator kit, new paint. $5500.00 O.B.O. (818) 285-9531. Dusty Times FOR SALE: Class 2 Raceco, and Class 2 pre-runner cars with 2 trailers, (Dico.) "Race Ready". Fox shocks, Summer hubs, Turbo C.V., Beard seats, Pumpers, 2500cc type IV Hewland bus trans. 24" rear travel, 16" front travel. Jamar pedals, power steer-ing, radios, helmets, intercom, Haylon fire system. New tires, many extras! Both cars have cus-tom car covers (canvas). Call Tommy Ford (702) 736-6984. =r FOR 'SALE: "class 2 °Raceco-Eagle. Business conditions dictate that I must sell. Absolute state of the art in design, fabrication, and equipment. 135" WB, 420 HP, 291 CID 90° Fischer alum. block Cheyrolet V-6, Powerglide trans., Winters quick change rear end, plus many spare parts. "Sacrifice" at $29,500.00. Will consider clean street car or truck for trade-in. Only raced 3 times. Excellent condition. Must see to appreciate. If you are serious about unlimited off road racing, this is the car for you. Call Dick Young, days (213) 426-1912, eves. (213 )498-7812. FOR SALE: V-4 Chevy, Donavan aluminum block race engine, Hil-born fuel injection, Moroso Dry Sump, 4¼" bore, Never raced, dyno time only on this engine. Make offer - Call Chuck at (702) 853-3448. FOR SALE: Class 5 convertible -two hours on complete rebuild. FOR SALE: 1-2-1600 - 1987 Everythingisneworrebuilt.8new Raceco. Best of everything, Fox, Fat, Hewland gears, Dura proven realiabi_lity. Finished fifth Blue, Summers, Parker Pumpers, in 1988 points standings. UMP, Beard, new cell, wiring, $14,000.00 Call Stuart Chase, motor, paint etc. turn-key. I have (818) 841-5080 days or (818) receipts, $13,500. Call Todd at 845-4714 nights. (602) 998-9081. --'----~~-~--FOR SALE: '72 Baja Bug pre-runner. Excellent condition. Wright rack and combo spindles, ~ power steering, 6" wider front beam, Beard seats, Fox shocks, Sway-A-Way torsions, Super ,._~,.. Boot axles and cages, turbo cvs, Centerlines; no motor or trans. $5,800. Call Brian (213) 928-MUST SELL-MUST SELL-0421 days, (213) 493-5113 eves. EVERYTHING MUST GO!: FORSALE:SingleseatChallenger Class 10, Fox shocks, 1650cc air car. Sway-A-Way, Beard seat, cooled motor, Centerlines, BFGtires,spokewheels,frontBil-Wright rack and combos, Dura steins. Rear Fox with bypass, pro Blue torsion & stubs, Fuel cell, built motor and trans., spare 4x4 rear arms, spare parts, wheels wheels and suspension parts. Runs and tires, also trailer. Complete strong and handles great. Excellent car, must sell fast, $4500.00 firstcarandcheapat$3,700.Call O.B.O. Call (602) 971-8362 AZ. (714) 980-7776. ~ WHERE DO YOU RIDE YOUR TOY? Your favorite riding area may soon be closed if the Wilderness Bill is passed! INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF OFF ROADING ... BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE. r.-:JOIN CORVA-:-:7 [1-800-237-5436! CORVA The California Off Road Vehicle Association Inc., is a non-profit corporation dedicated to preserving the land use rights for off road enthusiasts, and companies in California and the rest of the country. To Join: $20.00. Call Toll Free 800-237-5436 to charge on Visa and Mastercard or request a membership application. 1601 10th St INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Armstrong Tire Co. . . . . . . . Back Cover BDR Systems .. .. .. .. . .. .. . . . 22 Bilstein Corp. of America . . . . . . . . 36 B.O.R.E. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Boulevard GMC . .. . .. .. .. . .. . 23 Brush Run 101 . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Cactus Racing .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. 26 California Pre-Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Car Custom .. . .. .. .. . .. . . . . . 21 Champion Bead Lock Co. . . . . . . . . 18 Competitive Trailers . . . . . . . . . . . 45 DeNunzio Racing Products . . . . . . . 50 FAT Performance .......... ·. . . 40 Ford Motorsports . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Fuel Safe .. . .. .. .. .. . .. . . .. 27 General Tire Motorsports . . . . . . . . 19 Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. . . . . 30-31 Inland Empire Driveline Service . . . . 12 IPF Motorsports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Jeep . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 KC Hilites .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .. 10 McKenzie Performance Products . . . 16 Memorial Day 100 . .. .. . .. .. . . 20 Mr. Sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 Nevada Off Road Buggy . . . . . . . . . 51 Nissan Motor Corp USA . . . . . . . . . 17 Off Road Action Trading Cards . . . . 34 Parker Pumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 PCI Race Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Race Ready Products . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Red Line Synthetic Oil . . . . . . . . . . 44 SCORE Baja Internacional . . . . . . . . 39 Marvin Shaw Performance Products . . . . . . . . 48 Simpson Race Products . . . . . . . . . 38 SNORE Twilight 200 .. . . .. . .. .. 25 Song Dog Packs . .. .. . .. .. . .. . 42 Summers Brothers . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group . . . . . . . . . 11 Toyota Motor Sales USA . . . . . . 5 & 7 T rackside Photo Enterprises . . . . . . 59 Tri-Mil Industries .. .. .. . . .. .. . 15 Unique Metal Products . . . . . . . . . 41 Valley Performance -Hewland . . . . 46 Wright Place .. .. .. . .. . .. .. . . 32 Yokohama Tire Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Need action photos? Call us for proofs! Trackside Photo, Inc.-Racing photography since 1970 t:, ...... Trackside Photo, Inc. Photos for Public Relations, Promotions, Ads Commercial & Product Photography May 1989 Q 't 1507 East Del Amo Blvd. Carson, California 90746 (213) 609-1772 Page 59

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