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Volume 8 -Number 1 Editor-Publisher Jean Calvin Associate Editor Richard K. Schwalm Editorial Associate Dominy Smith Editorial Assistant Janay Smith Controller John Calvin Circulation Winnie Essenberg Contributors Darla Crown C & C Race Photos Leonard Day Daryl D. Drake Homer Eubanks Deb Freimuth Judi Gooch Martin Holmes Elaine Jones Ron Kiel Rod Koch Jan Aick Mazzenga Cam McRae Bob Rule David Ryskamp Barb & Marilyn Schultz Judy Smith 3-D Photography Trackside Photo Enterprises Ken Vanderhoof Art Director Larry E. Worsham Typesetting & Production Michelle's Typesetting Services January 1991 THE OfflCIAL VOICE OF CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES PROFESSIONAL • AMERICAN • CANADIAN Off-ROAD \l RACING -.5-1---:--<-~ Subscription Rates: ~-., $15.00 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 permission from the publisher. Second Class Postage paid at Agoura, CA 91301. POSTMASTER: Send address change 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. . Best Wishes Ver~ fl I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I All for aJo~ u to . f l d Success u an 91 Season in 19 . In This Issue ••• FEATURES Page SCORE Presidente Baja 1000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I 0 MTEG Stadium Race - Candlestick Park .................... 20 WRC Sanremo Rally .................................... 24 SODA Series Finale at Oshkosh ........................... 26 Ford Explorer ·. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Pharaohs Rally .......................................... 29 Georgia Race Report ............ • ......................... 29 ADRA Penasco Twilight 250 ........................ . ~ .... 32 HPORRA Deadwood Grand Prix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 La Rana Racing in Lucerne Valley .......................... 36 WRC Ivory Coast Rally .................................. 40 Sand Drags at Glen Helen ................................. 41 CRS Pace Note Rallycross ................................ 42 PAC Millican Valley 400 ................................. 43 Fixing Up an Older Truck ................................ 45 SCCA Press On Regardless Pro Rally ....................... 46 SNORE KC Hilltes Midnight Special ....................... 48 DEPARTMENTS Side Tracks by Judy Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Trail Notes .............................................. 6 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Competition Review Board . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1991 Competition Calendar ............................ 30-31 C. R. S. Report by John Elkin . ............................ 44 The Losers by Judy Smith ................................ 47 Checkers Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Good Stuff Directory .................................... 52 Yokohama 6-50 Club Report .............................. 57 Pit Team Reports ........................................ 57 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ON THE COVER - Bob Gordon did the number on trucks and Porsches in Baja, winning overall car honors by 53 minutes in his well prepared Chenowth that is powered by a VW Type 4 engine. Bob, who had no real down time, took the overall car lead at Borrego, drove the entire distance himself in the two seater, with co-drivers Fay Hooker and Gregg Till, and his teenage daughter Robyn, who finished the race with her dad. She plans to drive herself next year so there is another Gordon on the off road racing horizon, although brother Robby is moving on. Danny Ashcraft, with Dave Mason co-driving, proved emphatically that his Class 6 victory at the Gold Coast 300 was no . fluke as he flew the Ford Bronco II to another Class 6 title on the rough and rugged Baja 1000 course. Ashcraft finished over an hour and a half ahead of his nearest competition in Class 6. It's taken over a year to make the Bronco a winner, but it sure looked good in the last two desert _races in 1990. Color Photography by T rackside Photos Inc. f\~ _., DUSTY TIME!' THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! 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·sidetracks There we were, grungy, sticky and dusty from two days of · marking the Baja 1000 course, and one night of sleeping on the ground. We were settling in for the night in the parking lot of a grocery store on Highway 5, when one of our group, Javier Tiznado, disappeared. He had gone, I'd been told, to take a shower! And sure enough, in a few moments he was back, polished and glowing, and fragrant with the scent of aftershave. 'Tm next!", I said, "Where is it? And what does it cost?" He said he'd show me, and after gathering up my clean clothes, shampoo and towel, I trundled off after him. The grocery store was a long narrow building, lengthwise across the back of the lot, and the end to the left was the grocery store, while off to the right was obviously living quarters. There was a counter cut into the front wall of the store, from where the salesperson waited on customers. To the right of that a few feet there was an innocuous old wooden door. Javier led me to that door. Behind it was a narrow space, about three feet wide, and eight feet long. A bare light bulb hung on the end of a frayed cord, a faucet projected out of the wall about 18" up from the floor, and a low bench ran along one side. The floor was bare concrete, there was a narrow shelf for shampoo and such, and there was a mirror. On the floor there was a five gallon bucket full of beautiful, clear water, and on the bench there was By Judy Smith a two quart plastic mixing bowl. To have a shower all l'needed to do was dip the bowl in the bucket, and then pour it over my head. It felt wonderful! And five gallons of water goes a long way. To tidy up between showers, we used the broom to sweep the water down into the drain. · Each of us had a shower that night, and it couldn't have felt better if we'd had faucets to adjust. I never did find out what it cost - it was Javier's treat. We slept well by the side of the road, only one noisy truck bothering us at all. Sal and Javier had the 4Runner to bunk in, and Sal slept in the reclining passenger seat, with his feet out either the passenger or driver's window. Javier slept in the cargo section, head in, feet out. We wondered what would happen if they both rolled inwards. Would their mustaches tangle? We were all up early, eager to get on with marking the course. While we gassed the cars from a drum stored on the grocery store premises, the lady of the house made coffee for some of us, while others breakfasted on soda pop. This turned out to be short day. We traveled from there to Morelia Junction, just about 100 miles. Sal Fish and Javier went on ahead, by way of the pavement, while we filled in after marking done by Bill Rodriguez the day before.We were concerned about the markers across Diablo Dry Lake, and actually went back across it and followed them again, moving one to make it fall in line a little better. There's not much material for hanging ribbons or spraying paint out in the middle of Diablo Dry Lake. Steve Kassanyi and Paul Fish were still following us, putting up the five mile markers and additional danger arrows as needed. We got to San Felipe about S p.m., with Steve and Paul right behind us. We were supposed to meet Sal for dinner at 7 p.m., according to a note he'd left, because he and Javier had taken off at about 4 p.m. to mark the course from Morelia through Matomi Wash.We thought it was a·little optimistic of them to think they'd be back by 7 p.m. It was. They got there at about 10:30. We had long since had a nice civilized dinner in a restaurant, and were retired for the night. We were all up early the next morning, and if we hadn't been, Sal came knocking on the doors just to be certain. After a brief strategy meeting, the J efe and Javier took off for parts unknown, and the rest of the troops were left to their own resources. So we went to George's for an early breakfast. By 8:20, we were on our way out to Morelia Junction and then south through Matomi Wash. The plan was that we would mark the whole lower loop and back up to San Felipe, and then quit for the day. John and I took the lead, tying ribbons and occasionally painting an arrow, following the markings put up by Sal and Javier the evening before. - --,<: ,♦ ~ .,.,¥ '""'' ,~ ... ~ •~ i\~>,l' '~ ...... ,~: l't. ~, ,( ;', \ -. Part of this section was a lot of fun, but one portion was soft, and obviously going to get much softer. We had brief radio contact with Steve and Paul, but didn't see them at all. When we dropped down into Matomi we were surprised to see a couple of young Mexican men sitting in the shade of a big bush. We stopped and asked them if they were o.k., and they said their truck had broken down, on the way to Puertecitos, and they were waiting for a friend to come back and tak'e them out. We gave them each a soda, and went on our way. After the pass with the biggest rocks and the narrowest trail we stopped to take some snapshots and to have a cold drink. We also thought it would be a good idea to give Steve and Paul a chance to catch up a bit. But, unknown to us, at about that time, Steve and Paul had come face to face with a troop of Mexican drug enforce-ment police, armed with semi-automatic weapons. They'd had to stop, show their i.d., unload the truck, open their luggage, and explain their presence_ out in the wilds of Baja at approximately the time and place that the drug agents were expecting a big drug drop to be made from a Colom-bian plane. Steve and Paul finally convinced them that they were not drug smugglers, and they were allowed to go on. They didn't see any young men sitting in Matomi Wash. John and I, after hearing their story later in the day, wondered just what kind of friend those men were waiting for. We followed the markers up out of Matomi, and onto the northward bound course, and then we sat in the shade of the first tree we saw and ate our lunch, apples, cheese, crackers and sodas. We also tried to reach our compadres with the radio, but it had died again. So we just carried on, marking the course as we went. And we discovered that Sal and Javier hadn't done this section, it was all ours. But there weren't many places to go wrong here, and it was easy to mark. The car was working perfectly, the weather was beautiful, the scenery was lovely, we were in no pain. We found . the point where the course came back out on the Puertecitos Road, and just kept heading for San Felipe, deciding that Kassanyi and Fish would either be coming along, or they wouldn't, and sitting and stewing about it wouldn't do any of us any good. By 4:40 p.m. we were back in San Felipe, at the liquor store next to the new Pemex Station, where we refilled our ice chest, and loaded up on Gatorade. We had marked another 100 miles. We had a quick shower and then adjourned to the patio of the Cortez for a margarita, while we waited for Steve and Paul to get back. And they finally showed up about 6 o'clock, a bit frazzled, explaining that their battery had failed when they tried to start the truck after buying gas in town. Steve then made a hurried trip to the auto parts store, to buy a replacement battery .. We had dinner at the El Nido that night, and then retired early again, because the next day was scheduled to be a long one. 1990 SCORE/HORA 5-1600 POINTS CHAMPION Rich Fersch would like to thank all the people that made it possible -Crew, riders & Co- Drivers. Susie, Casey, Mary, Pat Todd, Harry Dunne, Dana Douty, Barry Peterson, The Vegas Boys, Ron Honea, Darryl Gibson, Rick MIiis, Jack Ramsey, Don Hatz, John Clayton and, especially FAIR Pit Support. SPONSORS Downey Race Haus, Dave Folts Trans, Pat Todd Racing, Mirage Racing Products, V-Enterprises, Super Boot Products, Don Hatz Racing Engines, Kinders Auto Body, S & S Headers, German Auto Thanks doesn't sound like it's enough, but it's about all I have left. Thanks a million. Page 4 January 1991 Dusty Times

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Trail Notes ••• OFFROADSMAN CROWNED FOR 1990 • The HORA/SCORE Desert Series ended the season the first of December with a gala banquet at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas,· NV. After a neat cocktail party hosted by Gold Coast Owner, Michael Gaughan, the troops sat down to a sumptuous beef dinner in the packed ballroom, and applauded the points winners in the 16 car classes and multiple motorcycle classes who had struggled all year for this night of glory. Of course Ivan Stewart won everything in sight, Class 1/2 and the overall points title as well in his Toyota, and on top of that he was voted Driver of the Year by his desert racing peers. It seemed fitting that Gaughan's hotels, Barbary Coast and Gold Coast, should win Entry Sponsor of the Year title, and even more_fitting that the popular Gaughan, who has been racing off road for 20 years, was voted Person (Man) of the Year by the racers. Watch for the full report of who won what honors in the desert and in the MTEG Series in the next issue. THE MANUFACTURERS ADVISORY BOARD to HORA/ SCORE had its third meeting in as many months before the awards banquet in Las Vegas December 1. The major topic has been separating high powered, heavy cars and trucks from slower, smaller desert vehicles in the eight race series, and at the recent meeting they discovered that proposals mentioned in November have caused grave misunderstandings in the racing community. Sal Fish, President of SCORE stated in Las Vegas that there is a common but mistaken impression that several proposals to enhance safety had already been adopted for 1991. despite the fact that they were apparently unpopular with a large number of racers. Fish and HORA President, Danny Cau, will spend several weeks discussing safety ideas with racers, mainly at a series of regular off road club meetings the board was told:Fish said that nothing has been done yet, and there will be no changes in class starts at Parker or in the near future. Marty Reid, producer of desert racing on ESPN reported that the cable network will air only the HORA Nissan 400 and the Pahrump Station Nevada 500 in 1991. He is also developing a 30 minute magazine format show for ESPN that would include highlights of races not covered by ESPN, plus driver, crew and manufacturer profiles. Computerized scoring of races will eventually come to the desert providing better and quicker results and improved safety conditions at checkpoints, the committee was told. It is basically a matter of when such a system can be financed, Danny Cau reported. Fish and Cau agreed to consider a proposal to eliminate the "best six of eight races" format of the championship . point system, allowing instead for drivers to count all their results. Technical Committee Chairman Bill Savage reported that only stock cylinder heads will be acceptable in both Class 7S and Class 7 4x4 for the 1991 and 1992 seasons. Ruled out was the use of4 cylinder aluminum cylinder heads in place of the cast iron V6, a petition by Chevrolet. Savage agreed to test Ford's 4 cylinder aftermarket (Esslinger) head to determine if it had an advantage and to formulate a flow restriction rule if it does. Manufacturer reps continued discussion of the ruling by Savage that allows Class 3, 4, 6, 7, an:d 8 vehicles to use transmissions other than those that come showroom stock, and Savage said "Open" transmissions will remain the rule through 1992. Finally, a date change will move the HORA Jeep Desert Championships short course race at Willow Springs to the weekend of September 6-8, a date swap with the HORA Nevada 500 event. GROWLINGS FROM GRR • Golden Rule Racing of Arizona, has announced its 1991 event schedule. First off is the Buckeye Blast, a 150 mile jaunt slated for the desert near Phoenix on January 12th, then it goes to Wickenburg and the historic Vulture Mining District on February 16, for the Gold Nugget 150. March-23 finds GRR near Tonapah forthe Saddle Sore 150, then takes the summer off. On September 28 is the Forked Tongue 400 on the San Carlos Indian Reservation east of Globe, and the final event, the Haunted Hills Classic, is October 26 west of Phoenix. GRR has adopted SCORE/HORA rules with minor excertions (no motorcycles or ATVs, no restrictor plate in 1-2-1600, for example). It also offers two special classes, solar powered and Alternative Fuels. which will have a shorter race. Entry fees are $200 plus a $50 insurance deposit, and each entrant gets a T-shirt and the payback is SO percent. For complete information contact GRR, P.O. Box 40211, Phoenix, AZ85067 or call (602) 263-5329. MOTORSPORT HALL OF FAME. More than 500 racing faithful and industry leaders gathered in Detroit in June of 1990, for the second Annual Induction Ceremony for the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. It is of interest that Mickey Thompson was one of the 1990 inductees, but he was listed as racer, promoter and innovator. Too bad they didn't mention one of Mickey's favorite victories, the Baja 1000. The evening was chaired by Johnny Rutherford and emceed by Ken Squier of CBS, and a highlight of the evening was a spectacular multi-screen video production featuring historic footage of all inductees. A special video segment spotlighting the proposed Motorsports Museum of America was narrated by Chris Economaki, who just last month celebrated his 70th birthday and announced his semi-retirement as a motorsports reporter. The inductees in 1990 included Jim Clark, Indianapolis and Formula 1 Champion, Glenn Curtiss, Aviati'on Pioneer, Mark Donohue, Sports Car and Indianapolis Champion, Bill France Sr., founder and guiding light of NASCAR, Kenny Roberts, Motorcycle Champion, and Gar Wood, hero of early powerboat racing. Heading the list were Mario Andretti, Indianapolis 500 winner and Formula 1 Champion and Shirley Muldowney, 3 time NHRA Top Fuel World Champion and the first female motorsports superstar. The Hall of Fame is located in Novi, Michigan. ROBBY GORDON, who seemed to have no trouble adapting to IMSA style pavement road racing last season, in fact he won his very first race, and a couple more in the Mercury Cougar. Gordon finished out his amazing year in competition, where he found time to drive a couple ofMTEG events as well as the entire desert series where he won Class 8 points again, trying yet another type of competition. Last November Robby had the opportunity to make his oval track stock car racing debut along with IMSA teammate Dorsey Schroeder, who won the GTO Championship for 1990. The place was the Atlanta Motor Speedway, the event the ARCA 500 km event, a Saturday curtain riser for the Sunday Winston Cup race. After a couple of days of coaching on the high banks, Gordon qualified his Thunderbird on the pole for the ARCA race, ran up front from the start, and led for several laps, until he met with some oil dry and banged his Ford into the wall. He got fixed up somewhat by a good pit crew and finished 21st. Meanwhile Dorsey Schroeder, whose total high bank experience came in the 1990 IROC Series, ran in the top ten, moved steadily up, led the race for some time and took second place in his oval track stock car racing debut, his Thunderbird less than two seconds out of the win. The Jack Roush IMSA teammates had the ESPN announcers goggle eyed and nearly speechless, turning in such top performances with no real experience. '"'"". TflAIL NOTE\"'',~,~.-,, 1 Page 6 1991 Happenings ••• A.D.R.A. American Desert Racing Association P.O. Box 34810 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 252-1900 ARMSTRONG OFF ROAD JAMBOREES Four Wheel Drive Excursions P.O. Box 1154 Arcata, CA 95221 (707) 822-8508 April5•7, 1991 Kern River Jamboree Kemville/ Lake Isabella, CA May 10-12, 1991 Redwood Coast Jamboree Fort Bragg to Eureka/ Arcata, CA June 14-16, 1991 Ghost Town Adventure South Lake Tahoe, CA/Stateline, NV BADGERLAND VW CLUB,INC. T ~rry 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 Golden Crown of Baja Desert Series (cars) Feburary8-10, 1991 Gran Carrera de San Felipe San Felipe, BC, Mexico March 15•17, 1991 Gran Carrera de Mexicali Mexicali, BC, Mexico May 17-19, 1991 Gran Carrera de Tecate (SC) T ecate, BC, Mexico July 26-28, 1991 Gran Carrere de Ensenada Ensenada, BC, Mexico September 20-22, 1991 -Gran Carrera de Campeones San Felipe, BC, Mexico SUDS SHORT COURSE SERIES ( all events at Santa Veronica OHV Park Tecate, BC, Mexico) March 9-10, 1991 May 25-26, 1991 July 13-14, 1991 October 19-20, 1991 BONNEVILLE OFFROAD RACING ENTHUSIASTS Jim Baker P.O. Box 1583 Ogden, Utah 84402 (801)627-2313 BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 Brighton, Ontario, Canada K0K-lH0 (613)457-1102/Fax(613)475-3250 1991 BRUSH RUN POINTS SERIES P.O. Box 101 Crandon, WIS4520 (715) 478-2115/(715) 478-2688 January 1991 June 22-23, 1991 Spring Run 101 Crandon, WI August 31 • September 2, 1991 Brush Run 101 Crandon, WI CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES Mike Gibeault 149 No. Rawhide Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (619) 375-8704 January 19, 1991 Awards Banquet - Griswolds Clairmont, CA February 15-17, 1991 Big Bend Bash Terlinqua, Texas March 15-17, 1991 Prescott Rallysprint Prescott, AZ April 19-21, 1991 Rim of the World Lancaster, CA July 12-14, 1991 Prescott Hillclimb Prescott, AZ September 21-22, 1991 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 CORVA 1601 10th St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (800) 237-5436 FORDA Florida Off Roaders Drivers' Association 1 717 Marker Road Polk City, FL 33868 (813) 984-1923 (305) 823-4487 January 13, 1991 February 10, 1991 March 23, 1991 (all events at Lakeland Speed«'<ly) FUDPUCKER RACING TEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 February 16, 1991 King of the Desert 150 Lake Superstition, CA April 20, 1991 Buzz Bomb 150 Plaster City East, CA August 3, 1991 Superstition 250 VIII Lake Superstition, CA September 28, 1991 Plaster City Blast 200 Plaster City East, CA December 31, 1991 Dunaway Dash 150 Plaster City West, CA (All fmlts in the El Centro, CA area) GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O. Box 2339 San Bernardino, CA 92406 (714)880-1733 February 2-3, 1991 Off Road Challenge April 20-21, 1991 Off Road Challenge June 15-16, 1991 Off Road Challenge November 16-17, 1991 Off Road Challenge GORRA Georgia Off Road Racing Association Box 11093 Station -A Atlanta, GA 30310 ( 404) 253-1033 March 17, 1991 50 mile Vienna, GA April 28, 1991 SO mile Vienna, GA May 26, 1991 150 Night Miles Vienna, GA June 23, 1991 50 mile Vienna, GA July 28, 1991 100 mile Vienna, GA August 25, 1991 SO mile Vienna, GA September 22, 1991 50 mile Vienna, GA October 26-27, 1991 Rules Meeting & SO mile Vienna, GA November 20, 1991 250 mile Vienna, GA December 7, 1991 A wards Banquet GREAT LAKES FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION Bob Moon 915 So. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Ml 48103 (313) 665-0358/(313) 996-9193 GREAT PLAINS OFF-ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION K.C. Huggins 2233 N. 140th Avenue Omaha, NE 68164 ( 402) 496-9431 (All events at Timber Ridge Ranch) GREAT WESTERN POINTS SERIES, INC. Ron Kiel 12840 Dexter St. Thornton, CO 80241 (303) 452-4013 May 19, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO June 15, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO Dusty Times

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July 14, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO August 7, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO September 7, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO October 6, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO (All GWPS dates are tentative) GRR Golden Rule Racing P.O. Box 4011 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 263-5329 January 12, 1991 Buckeye Blast February 16, 1991 Gold Nugget 150 March 23, 1991 Saddle Sore 1 SO September 28, 1991 Forked Tongue 400 Octoher 26, 1991 Hnuntcd Hills Cbssic HORA High Desert Racing Association 12997 Las Vegas Blvd., South Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 361 -5404 March 1-3, 1991 Nissan 400 Las Vegas, NV July 5-7, 1991 Fireworks 250 Barstow, CA August 9-11, 1991 Nevada 500 Las Vegas, NV September 6-8, 1991 Willow Springs Raceway Rosamond, CA October 11-13, 1991 Gold Coast 300 Las Vegas, NV HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Pat Roberts 878 Main St. Deadwood, SD 57732 (605) 578-1654 April 6, 1991 Badlands 100 Wall, SD May 18, 1991 Bowman, ND June 22, 1991 Pierre Baja Pierre, SD August 17, 1991 Gumbo Buttes Baja Pierre, SD September 21, 1991 Deadwood Off Road Grand Prix Deadwood, SD October 19, 1991 Last Chance Baja Wall.SD (All above dates for HPORRA are tentatiw) IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box36 Cleves, Ohio 45002 (All events staged at the club grounds in Cleves, Ohio) KAMLOOPS BRONCO BUSTER 4WDCLUB Randy Chamberlin 835 WawnRoad Kamloops, B.C. V2B-6N3 LA RANA DESERT RACING 22769 Chambray Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92387 (714) 924-2226 January 4-6, 1991 New Years 200 Barstow, CA February 22-24, 1991 Presidential 250 Barstow, CA May 3-5, 1991 Spangler 150 Ridgecrest, CA June 21-23, 1991 Lucerne Valley 200 Johnson Valley, CA August 23-25, 1991 Mini Baja 400 Johnson Valley, CA October 4-6, 1991 California 200 Ridgecrest, CA November 22-24, 1991 Hct Desert 250 ( ouble points& Lucerne Valley, MICHIGAN OFF ROAD November 1991 CHAMPIONSHIPS Awards Banquet M.T.B. Enterprises Inc. 15519 Jones Road Grand Ledge, MI 48837 MICKEY THOMPSON'S (517)627-5200 OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP MICHIGAN SPORT GRAND PRIX BUGGY ASSOCIATION Mickey Thompson Keneth Coleman Entertainment Group 742 E. Roosevelt Road P.O. Box 25168 Ashley, MI 48806 Anaheim, CA 92825 ( 517) 838-4483 (714) 938-4100 (All events at January 19, 1991 Mt. Pleasant Speedway) Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA MIDWEST OFF ROAD BAJA SERIES February 23, 1991 Rick Vasquez Jack Murphy Stadium 1421 Lee Trevino D-1 San Diego, CA El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 594-8266 March 23, 1991 All Desert Races Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA MIDWEST OFF ROAD RACING April 13, 1991 Tommy Bowling Sun Devil Stadium 9801 E. Highway 80 Phoenix, AZ Odessa, TX 79765 April 27, 1991 (915) 561-5222 Kingdome ''The Texas Challenge Seattle, WA Off Road Points Series" (All events at Notrees, TX) May 18, 1991 February 23, 1991 Texas Stadium Dallas, TX April 6, 1991 July 20, 1991 May 11, 1991 Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA June 8, 1991 Sefetember 1991 July 13, 1991 Mi e High Stadium Jack Rabbit 150 Night Race · Denver, CO August 9-11, 1991 September 1991 2nd Annual Rock 'N' Roll 250 Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV September 14, 1991 October 1 991 October 26, 1991 Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA I& F1RsT RACE oF THE Budweiser /Bud light 1991 SERIES ~-6~· /✓~ f-M~ / I' SANCTIONED ---~ ~ ~ / CHAMPIONSHIP SATURDAY FEBRUARY 16, 1991 FUDPUCKER RACING TEAM • AMA DISTRICT 38 W@·. . . Sponsored by: Race Ready Prooucts, The Wright Place & Schilling Corp. LOCATION: WEST OF EL CENTRO AT . LAKE SUPERSTITION INFO: (619) 427-5759 Dusty Times January 1991 Page 7

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CAMEL SUPERCROSS SERIES January 26, 1991 Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA February 9, 1991 Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA March 16, 1991 Sun Devil Stadium Phoenix, AZ · May 4, 1991 Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV June 22, 1991 Los Angeles Coliseum Los· Angeles, CA ONTARIO OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION R.R. 4 Bancroft, Ontario, Canada K0L-1 CO (613) 332-4363 OUTLAW MINI STOCK RACING ASSOCIATION P.O. Box204 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 (213) 375--4570/(213) 719-7036 PAC OFF ROAD RACING P.O. Box323 Seahurst, Washington 98062 (206) 242-1773 PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 SAREEA AL JAMEL 4WDCLUB P.O. Box 526 Indio, CA 92202 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 April 19-21, 1991 Rim of the World Rally Lancaster, CA May 3-5, 1991 Tiadaughton Rally Williamsport, PA May31-June2, 1991 Susquehanock Trails Wellsboro, PA August 25-27, 1991 Ojibwe Rally Grand Rapids, MN October 25-27, 1991 Press On Regardless Escanaba, Ml November?, 1991 Mazda Coachman Stages Olympia, WA SCORE Score International 31125 Via Colinas, Suite 908 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 889-9216 January 25-27, 1991 Parker 400 Parker, AZ April 5-7, 1991 San Felipe 250 San Felipe, BC, Mexico June 7-9, 1991 Baja Internacional Ensenada, BC, Mexico Page 8 November 7-10, 1991 Baja 1000 Ensenada, BC, Mexico December 7, 1991 OffRoadsman Awards Banquet Las Angeles, CA (Date and location of the Off Road Woild Championships TBA) 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 S.C.T.A. Southern California Timing Association Jack Kolan (619) 292-4444 SNORE Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts P.O. Box 4394 Las Vegas, NV 89106 (702) 452--4522 February 9-10, 1991 Bottom Dollar Las Vegas, NV March 23-24, 1991 Twilite 200 Las Vegas, NV May 18-19, 1991 Caliente 250 Caliente, NV July 27-28, 1991 Midnight Special Las Vegas, NV September 27-29, 1991 SNORE250 Jean, NV December 6-8, 1991 Showboat 250 Las Vegas, NV SHORT TRACK OFF ROAD ENTERPRISES S.T.O.R.E. Co-Ordinator: Tom Schwartzburg 2620 West Washington West Bend, WI 53095 ( 414) 334-3858 SUPERIOR OFF ROAD DRIVERS ASSOCIATION Terry Wolfe 7839 W. North Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213 ( 414) 271-3575/ ( 414) 257-0422 May 25-26, 1991 Memorial Day 100 Lake Geneve, WI June8-9, 1991 Antigo Kiwanis Race Antigo, WI June 22-23, 1991 Spring Run 101 Crandon, WI July6-7, 1991 Fox Riverfest Challenge Depere, WI August 17-18, 1991 Great Northern Challenge Ionia, Ml August 31-September 2, 1991 Brush Run 101 Crandon, WI September 14-15, 1 991 Midwest Points Championships Oskosh, WI TEXAS OFF ROAD GRAND PRIX Short Course Racing -Texas Style Class 10, Sportsman, Challenger Mike Bernardo 1606 Lancelot Circle Grand Prairie, TX 75050 (214) 855-2232 TORA Truck Racing Association Ray Carney, Director 7 Prutell Drive Apalchin, NY 13732 (607) 625-5676 UORRA United Off Road Racing Association P.O. Box 211 Dunellen, NJ 08812 (201) 752-0299/(201) 359-2745 (All races at Trailways Speedway, Hanover, PA) VENTURA RACEWAY Business Office 2810 W. Wooley Road Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 656-1122 VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 March 17, 1991 Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA April 21,1991 Hollister Hills SVRA Park Hollister, CA May 25-26, 1991 Yerington/VORRA 400 Yerington, NV June 22-23, 1991 Virginia City 200 Virginia City, NV July 28, 1991 Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA August 31-September 1, 1991 Y.erington/VORRA 250 Yerington, NV October 20, 1991 Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 19125 -87 A Ave. Surrey, British Columbia, V3S 5X7, Canada (604) 576-6256 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E. Grovers Phoenix, AZ 85032 (602) 971-3730 January 5-6, 1991 February 2-3, 1991 March 2-3, 1991 April 6-7, 1991 May4-5, 1991 (All events at Canyon Raceway) FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP ATTENTION RACE & RALLY ORGANIZERS List your coming events in DUSTY TIMES free! Send your 1991 schedule as soon as possible foz listing in this column. Mail your race or rally schedule to: DUSTY TIMES, 533 1 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301. January 1991 more ••• TRAIL NOTES TOY OT A TRUE GRIT AW ARDS. I van Stewart who dominated the point championship race in the HORA/SCORE series also topped every driver in cumulative average speed to win both the Toyota True Grit and the Milestone awards for 1990. Stewart averaged 53.69 mph in covering the total distance of 3126 miles in 63 hours, 2 minutes, 27 .2 seconds while he was winning four races overall and capturing his unlimited class championship six times. In True Grit competition drivers count only their best six performances. As the season ended in Baja only 37 drivers had crossed the finish line in six of the eight events. Ivan was also one of only nine drivers to complete every racing mile of all eight SCORE/HD RA desert events, and all nine received Toyota M ii es tone awards. Brian Stewart finished second overall behind his dad in the True Grit race and won the Heavy Metal truck division title with an average speed of 44.49 mph. Rob MacCachren was fifth overall and won the Mini Metal honors at 42.56 mph. Ivan, Brian and Rob split the $10,000 True Grit purse three ways. It is a keen competition and a neat, non partisan set of awards from Toyota. If memory serves us, this is the first time a Toyota driver has won the top True Grit honor and cash at the end of a season. ENVIRONMENTAL ALERT. 1990 was the year when the wilderness freaks got the upper hand over ranchers, miners, recreationists and other groups as well as off road racers. Pre-running went down the drain in many areas of California and Nevada, and yes, entry numbers dropped partly because of that fact. Flagging tortoise burrows added enormously to the logistical costs of putting on a desert race also, and access road restrictions precluded chase trucks, even, in one case we know of, medical aid folks, from intersecting the race course to aid downed drivers or riders. The restrictions would make sense if there was delicate plant life or animals in great profusion in the race course areas, but in California and Nevada that just isn't so. We have raced these trails since 1970; seldom if ever have we seen anything bigger than a rabbit above ground or the occasional rattlesnake. The ultimate blow came Thanksgiving weekend with the Barstow to Vegas motorcycle race, a long standing tradition, cancelled by the BLM, the cancellation was appealed by District 37 of the AMA, and finally the restrictions put on the race, if it even got a permit, were more than the organizers, all volunteers, could handle. Some riders, led by the Sahara Club folks, said they would hold an unorganized ride of their own along the traditional B to V course. In response the BLM issued a closure order on all land for all motor vehicles along the traditional course that starts near Camp Irwin and crosses the Nevada border before finishing in the desert. About 100 bikers showed up at the traditional start and were met by about a dozen various law enforcement officers, who arrested ten of them including Sahara Club President Rick Sieman. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's helicopter chased three bikers, who eluded the federal rangers at the start area, for about40 miles, then the bikes had to stop for fuel. Louis McKey, the Phantom Duck of the Desert, was taken into custody after he attempted to block a U .S. Army tank from nearby Fort Irwin from motoring across the closed lands. "These tanks are doing more damage than a bunch of motorcycles." McKey yelled before being led away and handcuffed. It is a shame· the BLM officers and county sheriffs having nothing better to do on such a busy weekend for recreation in the desert than spend the time and money to chase down a few bikes going over land that is open all year around to motorized recreation, except this past Thanksgiving weekend. THE HORA NISSAN 400 will probably get back a good deal of its aura trom the days when it was the Mint 400, and the "happening" was the closure of downtown Las Vegas streets for tech and contingency row. For years manufacturers who posted contingency prizes for the entire series, but seldom came to races appeared when the street scene happened in Las Vegas. Last year a strike against Fremont Street casinos cancelled plans for the program on Friday, but the strike is over and plans are nearly cemented for the street scene to appear again as part of the agenda for the Nissan 400 race. Also on tap is a course very similar to last year, operating out of the Las Vegas Speedrome, under new management and much fancier than it has been in the past. There are plenty of grandstands to watch the racers come through the stadium course en route to the end of each lap, before they sail off to do battle in the desert for yet another 100 miles. Make your plans now to attend as a driver, pit person or just spectator. It is coming.up soon, March 1-3, and will be a really big show this year, a real Las Vegas style extravaganza. BAJA PROMOTIONS announced its most ambitious racing schedule to date for 1991, including the Golden Crown of Baja Off Road Desert Series, the Gran Prixs de Baja Motorcycle and ATV series, and the newly formed "SUDS" short course stadium series. All three series have classes for desert and stadium vehicles, including Odysseys. The Golden Crown of Baja Series begins its fourth season with five desert events scheduled in Baja California, and the Gran Prix de Baja for motorcycles series also begins its fourth season. The new "SUDS" series for short course racers will combine the four events in the Miller High Life Series run at Glen Helen OHV Park in San Bl·rnardino with the four events in the Tecate Beer Good Life Series run at Santa Veronica Off Road Park and Raceway near Tecate. In "SUDS" there is a minimum of a $10,000 cash purse for the top ten overall on points in the eight races, regardless of class, at the end of the season. QATAR WIN GIVES AL HAJRI CHAMPIONSHIP· With a triumphant wave Saaed Al Hajri acknowledged the cheers from the delighted home crowd who had gathered at the Doha finish of last week's Qatar Desert Raid. It was Al Hajri's third successive win with his Rothmans Ford Bronco in . the 1990 Desert Challenge, a win which ensured the Qatari ace the coveted Championship title. After his classic victories in Oman and Jordan, Al Hajri was determined to make it a hat trick in Qatar, and after setting fastest time on Thursday's qualifying test was first off the start line early next morning. Nine special stages totaling 230 km lay ahead, over some of the roughest terrain ever experienced in the Desert Challenge Series. The closest rival, Suhail Khalifa from the UAE, fell an early victim to the rocky tracks and retired his Mitsubishi Pajero on stage 2 with a fractured turbo pipe. His teammate Saudi Arabia's Mamdouh Khayyat in a similar Pajero later suffered the same fate. Al Hajri, meanwhile, was driving his Bronco at a leisurely pace, aiming to finish without problems, hut a spirited drive from the promisingQatari driver, Nassar Al Attiyah, kept the Rothmans star on his toes. Mohd Al Mannai was third in a Nissan Patrol. Said a jubilant Al Hajri, "I am h:rppy to win this, my home event, and happy to win the Championship for the Rothmans Ford team. At their first ever attempt on the 'Raid' Desert Challeng~, Al Hajri and the Roth mans 450 BHP Ford Bronco left the competition trailing and proved to be an unbeatable combination. Al Hajri now adds the Desert Challenge 'Raid' Championship to his former Gulf Rally Championship and FISA Middle East· _Rally Championship crowns. Dusty Times

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PRESIDENTE/SCORE BAJA 1000 Bob Gordon Takes It All By Judy Smith Photos: Trackside Photo Inc ~1·-·,i:"-.~ Bob Gordon led on the road most of the way. took the lead on time at Borrego in the VW powered Chenowth, and kept his lead all the way home. finishing first overall and in Class 1 /2 with his teenage daughter Robyn in the right seat. SCORE's Baja 1000, the final event in the eight race HORA/ SCORE desert series, proved to be too tough for the favorites, and dark horse Bob Gordon ran in front all day in his VW powered two seat Chenowth to take the overall win. The course, which started in Ensenada with a ceremonial green flag and restarted officially in Ojos· Negros, got to the east side of the peninsula by way of El Rayo and the Summit, and then wandered north across Laguna Salada to Highway 2, and then south, zig-zagging out to hit Highway 5 twice, and running on it for three miles, and then continued southward, through the "mini-summit", and over to Borrego, and the big double pit area near Highway 3. Then the trail continued south, across Diablo Dry Lake, down the Zoo Road, way south to Matomi Wash. From the lower end of the wash the course turned back up, eventually coming out on the old Puertecitos Road, and arriving at the southern edge of San Felipe. Then it headed north, paralleling Highway 5 again, and turning westward at Three Poles, to slide through Borrego and the double pits again. It continued westward on the pole line road, to Matias, then crossed Highway 3 and ran the length of Matias wash, to the village, and up to Mike's Road, and on to Mike's Sky Ranch. Then it turned down, past Simpson's Ranch, into Valle Trinidad, and a 15 mile stretch of pavement, to the neighborhood oflndependencia, where it turned south off the pavement, and then snaked its way to T res Hermanos, and out toward Ojos Negros. The finish line, at about mile 660, was actually about a half mile before the pavement intersection of Highway 3 and the Ojos Negros Road, at the windmill. It was one of the roughest Baja 1000s in memory, and also included a lot of very soft sand, some mud and a couple of long dry lakes, to test the engines of the race cars to the max. The time limit was 25 hours, and it was the same for all classes. The race enjoyed a hefty entry of 310, of which some 122 were bikers and ATV pilots. And, of the big crowd of bikers, approx-imately 40 came from Japan, having signed up for a fantastic vacation deal which included a race prepped bike and an entry in the Baja 1000. This year's race didn't suffer any pre-race complications from unhappy farmers, and things looked rosy as SCORE made their early arrangements. But, after the course was marked someone with a nasty sense of humor went along the trail and occasionally either unmarked it or remarked it so racers would be directed off course or into someone's yard. Most of the changed markings were dis-covered early enough that they could be corrected, but on race day there were still a few stretches with no markings and some mis-marked spots. SCORE had no way of knowing who the mis-creants were. The starting order, as usual, began with the fastest class and worked back to the slowest group, and the unlimited one and two seat vehicles, or Class 1/2, was the first to go, followed by 8, 5, 10, 4, 1-2-1600, 7, 7 4x4, 7S, 3, 5-1600, Mini Mag, 9, 6, and 11. The unlimited cars had a big group of hot shoes, any of whom could be expected to battle for the lead, including Corky McMillin and Brian Ewalt in their Porsche Chenowth, Troy Herbst in another Porsche Chenowth, Bill and Mike Church in another Chenowth and Jerry Penhall teamed with Bud Feldkamp, in a -.·.x,, ... " ~·~ -Brian Stewart lost a trans in the Class 8 Dodge right off the start. but like his dad Ivan, he pressed on regardless and amazed folks at the finish line by winning Class 8 and grabbing sixth overall for the race. Raceco. Larry Ragland also ran at the front of the pack, in his one off Chevy truck, and Danny Letner had his Porsche Raceco near the top of the heap, too. Also near the front were Stuart Chase and Steve Barlow, in their Porsche Raceco, with the fuel injection that could be fine tuned only by the use of a lap top computer and an umbilical cord. Does that require a mechanic, or a data entry person? Most of this group made it through the first 80 miles or so, and over the Summit, which was extremely rough this year, after some heavy rain, which left the rocks unpadded by any dirt. That made the two difficult uphills before the Summit really tough, and the downhill side featured rolling boulders and washouts that could swallow a truck. At the base of the Summit the course dropped into ''The Wash", which was very soft, and miles long, and led to more long, soft trails. By the time the race cars got to mile 125, a small Ejido on the edge of Laguna Salada, they'd already been thoroughly stressed. The 25 mile jaunt straight across the expanse of the dry lake finished some of them off. Letner disappeared along here, his motor gone, and Penhall got up to the top, near Highway 2, and lost all his oil pressure. Chase was also out of the game in this area, and Gary Hymes, in a Porsche Raceco, misjudged his fuel consumption, and ran out of gas about 1 7 miles from the top. He, at least, was rescued. But Bob Gordon, in his two seat Chenowth, powered by his Type IV motor, and with the transmission he'd intended to run with his Chevy, (until Tuesday before the race), was running strong, as was Ivan Stewart in his Toyota, Bob Richey and Bernard Jourdain, in their Porsche Raceco, and Ragland in the Chevy. Gordon stormed on, but Stewart lost his rear end before he got out to Highway 5, and Richey and Jourdain had a strange problem with their dry sump. Ragland's truck was running hot, but he was moving at a fast pace. At the Borrego pit, just before Checkpoint 4, and about mile 310 on the course, Gordon was the first car through at 2: 18 p.m. But Ragland, who'd started six minutes behind him, came along just three minutes later, in the lead on elapsed time. However, he pulled into his pit, and after about 20 minutes of grim consultation, the truck was parked. The diagnosis: a blown head gasket. In the meantime, no other car had come along. Finally, about 40 minutes after the first two vehicles, Steve Holladay showed up in his Moulton two seater, with a three liter power plant, running second. And then they started to come in more steadily, but still not close by any means. Herbst was the next car along, and then Corky McMillin, about third on elapsed time, followed by the Tom Bradley Jr. and Sr. team, in their Raceco. Holladay put Matt McBride into his car for the second part of the race, and he got only a couple of minutes into the race before the crank broke. Mark M~Millin and his Porsche Chenowth had succumbed to ignition troubles, and Jim Greenway's Toyota Raceco was parked a few miles down the road, co-driver Craig Watkins reported, after an electrical fire had destroyed the wiring. Gordon made the two hundered mile loop back to Borrego in three and a half hours, still in the lead and running strong, and now it was an hour and two minutes before another car came behind him. It was McMillin and Ewalt, who'd found themselves having more flats than they expected, due to the heavy dust. T he Herbsts were running third, having changed a starter and worked on the brakes, and Richey and Jourdain ran fourth, being careful to make the turns, since they'd Gorky McMillin and Brian Ewalt had the Porsche Chenowth in the hunt all day, had a few flats on the trail. but still took second in class and overall. Troy Herbst and brothers Tim and Eddie came back from a roll over to take third overall. and finishers Troy and Jim Smith said they had some mechanical woes but a fairly good run. Bob Richey and co-driver Bernard Jourdain had some suspension trouble. lost reverse gear, but still got the Porsche/Raceco in fourth in class and fifth overall. Page 10 January 1991 Dusy Times

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Chris Robinson was one of several leaders in Class 8. but the Chevy had overheating problems most of the way, and he and Steve Borden were second. Scott McMillin had a big lead in the Ford midway, but later co-driver Ron Stacy lost the trans. but got the Ford rolling to finish third in Class 8. Few of the favorites did well in Baja; Robby Gordon had trouble early, then rolled, had to leave for Del Mar. but his truck finished fourth in Class 8. ""'" ~ Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter missed most of the season. but they came back strong for the Baja 1000. and the brothers showed familiar domination and won Class 5 by over an hour. lost reverse gear. They stayed in their relative positions to the finish line, with Gordon, who drove all the way, taking the overall victory in just 12 hours and 30 minutes. McMillin and Ewalt closed up a little, and finished second 53 minutes later. The Herbsts were third, followed in by Richey and Jourdain, and then the Bradleys finished fifth. Stewart, who'd lost about three hours with his rear end replacement, finished sixth, a disappointment after his suc-cessful year, but giving him a season with a 100% finish rate. The trucks were the next group to start, and their lot was not as easy as that of the unlimited cars. Frank Vessels flattened a tire on his Chevy on one of the narrow hills before the Summit, and as he worked to repair it, Walker Evans in his Dodge and Scott McMillin, in his Ford, sat twiddling their thumbs and waiting, because Vessels' truck blocked the trail. Once they got going again, Vessels and Evans did some bumping and grinding, entertaining McMillin, and then Vessels ran out of steam at the base of the Summit, and Evans charged on, but he was running hot. Meanwhile, Robby Gordon's Ford lost its steering, and repairs took a long time. Brian Stewart, in the meantime, had got his Dodge about 100 yards off the start and blown his transmission, and his crew was making frantic repairs, while Mel Vaughan and Roger Rolfe, in a Ford, broke their steering on the down side of the Summit and caused a major traffic jam. Estimates of the number of jammed up cars go as high as 100, all impatiently waiting for a clear trail. Interspersed among the cars and trucks were bikers, mostly inexperienced Japanese, wearily walking their bikes up the front of the Summit and then walking them down the other side. Rolf and Vaughan had to be moved off the course, no easy job. Some of the detained drivers, which Dusty Times included 1600s, Class Ss, Class 7s, late unlimited cars and Class 10s, tried to go around, and some got themselves into serious hot water. It was such an interesting mess that ESPN landed their helicopter to film it close up. But eventually it opened up. Dave Westhem, in his GMC truck, also had a problem on the Summit, and lost a lot of time there. Chris Robinson made it down the other side, but his Chevy ran hot. McMillin was motoring along smoothly, as Evans pulled out with a blown head gasket, and at Borrego, where he was the fifth vehicle on the road, McMillin had a lead of an hour and four minutes. The next truck along was Robinson, who'd taken his lower lights off the truck to try to improve air-flow and keep the engine cool. Running third at Borrego, amazingly, was Brian Stewart, who'd already had that transmission transplant, and now was overheating also. It seemed as if the rest of the trucks had fallen off the face of the earth. Ron Stacy had taken over for McMillin, to run the loop from Borrego, through Matomi Wash, and· back to Borrego, and it was his misfortune to lose the transmission. Robinson contin-ued to overheat, and also broke a tie rod, while Stewart had things going his way for the latter part of the race. He had no flats, and no more time consuming problems, and surprised everyone, including himself, by taking the win, and finishing sixth overall. Robinson came in ten minutes later, followed by McMillin and Stacy, an hour and 45 minutes back, in third. Five and a half hours later, fourth place went to Robby Gordon, who'd rolled his truck, and then had to get out and head for Del Mar where he had a Saturday morning GTO race to win. His passengers, Mike Schoffstall and Russ Wernimot shared the chore of bringing the truck to the finish line. W esthem, who'd solved his early problem, only to get into trouble near Matomi Wash late in the day, finished fifth, and last, two hours after that. The Class 5 troops enjoyed the luxury of being the third class to start, and Rich Minga had his Porsche Bug up at the front early in the day, with Bill Hernquist, in aJ imco Convertible chasing hard. Also running fast were Marty Hart in his Jimco VW, and Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter, convertible, in only their second race this year. Greg Vaughan and Val Dodd were also in the running in their pink sedan. Minga lost his motor about 200 miles into the race, but the others kept running well, although Hernquist and Hart had both been held back a bit by the traffic jam on the Summit. Hartmut Klawitter was the 11th car to Borrego, arriving with no right front tire, but otherwise in good shape, and a half hour in front of Vaughan and Dodd. Hernquist was third, five minutes later, and in another seven minutes it was George Seeley. Hart had blown reverse gear, run 40 miles on a flat, and had shifter troubles, and came aloang a half hour later. The Klawitters had a problem with their torsion adjuster, but had no disasters, and motored on to the finish line in good shape, to get the win, finishing seventh overall. Hernquist lost his alternator, and co-driver Mike Lund drove 60 miles with flashlights to light his way, then they fixed the alternator, and it broke again, for good. Vaughan and Dodd settled permanently' into second place at that point, and finished an hour and 1 7 minutes behind the Klawitters. Hart was two hours later in third place, and Seeley, who'd been both stuck and lost out of Mike's, was fourth. Class 10 was the next group to start, and there was a big group of potential winners, including Kurt Pfeiffer and Jeff Quinn, in their Raceco, Dan Blain in his Mirage, Rick Romans and Barry Cavanagh in a Raceco, John Hays in his Raceco, Todd Davis and Kevin Derby in a Chenowth, Bill Poe and John Hagle in an ORE anc Greg Hibbs and Mike Falkosky, in aJimco. The traffic jam at the Summit caught some of them, including Hays, and the Hibbs/ Falkosky team, but Robert Land, Collin Roundy and James Bunty, in a Chenowth, moved into the lead. Pfeiffer hit a booby trap with a water hole and stalled his car, and then had a bottle of orange juice dumped on him, which messed up his goggles, and ran about 20 minutes behind the group for a while. Land and Bunty were the first January 1991 Class 10 car through Borrego, but they had only about six minutes on Hibbs at that time. Pfeiffer had lost his motor by about mile 125, and was out, and Romans and Cavanagh had lost their clutch, and also their fuel pit, and had also got themselves thoroughly lost. Hagle broke a thrust washer, and everything on the front corner of the car worked loose, and a wheel took off into the brush. He had a long pit stop to fix that. Falkosky took over for Hibbs for th~_~econd h::ilf of the c0mse. This is the system run by most off road race winners and he passed Land, who later became confused and lost, trying to find the road down to Simpson's. Hays, who hadn't pre-run, was lost at the same time. Poe took over for Hagle, and ran into some problems of his own, but kept moving. Falkosky narrowly escaped disaster when he missed a shift and stuck the car in Matias Wash, but his chase crew were nearbv and r .1 ·,vn to give him a shove. Fron, t!·nt point on he had clear snil ing. nnd Hibbs and Falkosky took the win, and finishe,1 r.w-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 11

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Greg Vaughan and Val Dodd had a great race, and were second in Class 5 at the first Borrego stop and stayed a strong second at the checkered flag. Marty Hart and Lance Bryson blew reverse gear, had more shifter trouble, but kept the Bug r.olling despite flats to claim third in Class 5. John Hays ran solo on the long race in his Raceco, and he must be a strong man, had plenty of delays, but took second in Class 10, just two hours back. i;...-11th overall. Hays, who -.p1, ,ed. finished two hours later in second place, followed in by Poe and Hagle in third, over an hour behind him. i, C1;-iss 4 Steve Kelley and his Che,--. were finished when the motor went on Laguna Salada, and Roger Mears, Jr., in a Nissan, lost a transfer case and flywheel early in the day, and also ran out of gas before the Summit. But Rod Hall and Jim Fricker moved along smartly, at least until they got to Laguna Salada, where their _engine "gave up". From that point on they said they "just motored", with a top speed of SO miles per hour. Meanwhile, Timmy Pruett had got his Ford stuck in a hole in the pine forest. But another Class 4 vehicle, the nearly stock Ford driven by a team of journalists, including Chris Jensen of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Csaba Csere of Car & Driver Magazine, CraigSinhouse ofMotoweek, and Jensen's friend Bill Sadataki, happened along and gallantly pulled Pruett out of. the hole. 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He had to keep adding oil from that point on. Hall and Fricker had one flat, and moved fairly quickly for a truck with a sick engine, earning the win, their 12th Baja 1000 victory, and finishing 10th overall. Schwellinger, and co-driver Bill Holmes, used 24 quarts of oil from Borrego to the finish, but salvaged second place. Sadataki, Jensen, Csere and Sinhouse, the journalists, who'd never driven off road before, brought their Ford in third, over four hours later. Bob Nyeste and Dave Levy, who'd come down from Canada, were fourth in their Ford, while Pruett, and co-driver Jerry Bundy, finished fifth and last. The 1-2-1600s were all behind the Summit traffic jam, and it served to bunch them up a bit, and let those with early problems catch back up. Rogerio and Rodrigo Ampudia, in a Neth, took the opportunity while they were parked and waiting, to adjust their fuel pressure regulator. Willie Melancon tried to work past the jam, and slid sideways into a ditch, and needed help getting his Mirage unstuck. Louis Silva and Danny Fogel, in a Mirage, had an oil leak because a stud was backing out of their engine, but enough dirt packed around it to slow the flow. They were in a close group when the jam up finally cleared, and it was Tom and Bob DeNault, Chenowth, who got to Borrego first, but only a few minutes ahead. Silva and Fogel came along next, and Jerry Higman and Dave Bufe, in their Chenowth, with Danny Porter amd Mark Ruddis, in their Suspension Unlimited car on their bumper. The Ampudias were next in line, and the team of Tom Schilling, John Marking and Bill Reams followed them, in a Jimco. Jim Fishback, St., and his co-driver Graff Moore, had their Chenowth in the lead pack, and Jim Fishback, Jr. an~ his co-Most of the Class 10 was delayed in the traffic jam, but Greg Hibbs and Mike Falkosky made up time fast, passed the leaders on the second half of the course and won Class 10 in Hibbs' Jimco. driver, Tom Neth, in a Neth, were also running well. Melancon got out of his car at Check 2, and put in Dan Blain who'd lost his Class 10 motor, and Blain then lost the motor in Melancon's car too. The Am-pudias, driving in their first Baja 1000, ran well, and Mike and Morley Williams made up some time lost early in the day, in their MECO. Marking was chasing the Fishbacks down near the zoo road, when a torsion bar let go in his car, and that needed some lengthy repairs, losing them about five positions. The Ampudias had only one flat all day, and no other problems, and took their first win, finishing 12th overall. Fishback, Sr. and Moore were second, only 18 minutes later, followed in by Fishback, Jr. and Neth, 11 minutes behind them. Tom DeNault, who'd done so well early in the day, lost a lot of positions when he stopped to help an injured motorcyclist. Class 7 had only five entries, and three of them didn't make it. Kim and Axel Mohr, in a Ford, broke at mile 125, and the other two entries faded from the records early. But Roger Mears, Sr. had his Nissan moving well in front, after being caught in the jam up for a while. His motor went sour early in the day, and he didn't expect to finish, but kept pushing on. Meanwhile, Manny Esquerra got his Ford a little past N uevo Junction, but not yet to the Summit, and lost his clutch. He turned back, got his crew, and had a new one installed. When he took off again, that clutch failed also, and by then Esquerra said he wanted to push his truck off the Summit. But his crew perservered, and installed another clutch. In the meantime Mears was adding oil and limping along. He broke an axle near the end of Matomi, and the combination of the broken axle and being down on power caused him to be stuck on five different occasions. But Esquerra was now moving along stea9ily, although Mears had received a spurious report that he (Esquerra) was out of the race. Ultimately, Esquerra got to the finish line first, his clutch smoking, but redeeming himself for the Gold Coast race, where he was disqualified for not attending the driver's meeting. Mears, who'd had to take off the hood of the Nissan and install a long hose leading into the cabin, so his overworked passenger, Tony Alvarez, could pour oil into the engine without needing to stop the truck, finished only nine minutes later. In the 7 4x4 class the race up front was close, with the lead trucks taking turns at being in front. Paul and Dave Simon, in their Ranger, dueled with Darren and Doug York, in another Ranger, and Jerry McDonald and Jeff Lewis, in a Chevy. Marty Reider and Gregg Symonds had their Toyota moving right along also, and Mike Lesle was there in his Jeep. Rod Hall and Jim Fricker figured the game was over when the Dodge engine went sour in 100 miles. but they carried on spitting and pinging and surprised themselves by winning Class 4 by over an hour. Lesle lost his motor when the computer misbehaved, so he was out fairly early. Symonds and Reider had a couple of flats and changed an alternator, while the Yorks had some mysterious motor problem they couldn't solve. Simon and Simon had a couple of flats, one in the mud on Salada, where their jack sank so January 1991 Dusty Times

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Bill Poe and John Hagle had serious front end trouble, had to chase a front wheel in the brush, but kept moving to take third-i_n Class 10. \ Mike Schwellinger and Bill Holmes got stuck in the Summit traffic, had an engine that drank gallons_ of oil, but drove to the finish, second in Class 4. The team of four motorsport journalists headed by Bill Sadataki helped other rigs on course, but continued a good pace to take third in Class 4. ._ _______________ .....,. ____ & The 1-2-1600 were all bunched tightly at Borrego, but many had troubles in Matomi Wash. Rogerio and Rodrigo Ampudia tuned the car waiting at the Summit, had no more trouble and took their First Series win in the Neth. deep it was useiess. Some Mexican spectators helped by holding up the rear of the truck until they could put the new tire on it. McDonald and Lewis lost their power steering pump after Check 2. The Simons also broke a rear housing, and needed repairs for that. At Mike's the three lead cars were still close, but then McDonald broke a wheel bearing on the steepest hill, and had to back down to a wide spot to leave room for traffic while he made repairs. The Simons now had a fuel problem and had to stop for a fuel filter, and that put the Yorks in front, but they fell victim to the Black Hole, a muddy spring not long before the finish line, where they got stuck. When Dave Simon got there he offered to pull them out, if they wouldn't pass him between there and the finish line, and the Yorks agreed. So they got to the finish line in first and second place, 10 minutes apart. Symonds and Reider were third, about 50 minutes later, and McDonald, who lost another wheel bearing near Alamo, was fourth, another hour later. None of the others finished. In Class 7S the cars experienced a wide variety of problems, starting with Rob MacCachren's usually indestructible Jeep, which lost a transmission at the top of Laguna Salada, and had an enforced two hour down time to make a change. John Johnson and Chuck Johnson reported that their Ford's brakes were "funny" all day, and Ramon Castro's Ford lost an alternator and broke a ring gear. Willie Valdez and Gil Divine stopped their Ford for a while at the base of the Summit to help an injured Japanese motorcyclist move his bike off the trail, and to radio for medical help for the man. Spencer Low reportedly had his Nissan in front of the crowd when his engine went away, and Malcolm Vinje and Mark Hansen lost the igniter in their Toyota. This is such a rare occurrence that their one spare was at their pit in Borrego, about as far as they could get from the point 125 miles into the race where the truck was parked. They lost four hours. _ Johnson and Johnson moved into the lead as MacCachren's trans was replaced, and they had only minor troubles, including one flat and some brief shock problems, and they were the first 7S to Borrego. But, before they were out of their pit, Dan Reynolds and Jerry Whelchel, in a Toyota, went through, and they left the pit area virtually together. David Ashley astounded the pit watchers by getting his Class 3 Ford Bronco up front before half distance. and Ashley. who had the class title sewed up anyhow, charged to the victory and placed an incredible fourth overall. Dusty Times Valdez, who'd had a broken cross~ member and a broken spindle, was third at that point, and MacCach~ ren ran an unaccustomed fourth. The Johnsons and Whelchel and Reynolds ran a close race, but then Whelchel lost an alternator belt, and cracked his exhaust. He added to his misery by getting stuck in the Black Hole, where he watched MacCachren go by. Johnson and Johnson, out in front, sailed on in to take the win, making it four for Chuck and 13 Baja 1000 wins for Johnny. MacCachren was second about 35 minutes later, and Whelchel and Reynolds got out of the mud in time to finish third. Class 3 had 11 entries for this race, and they had the best finish rate of the event, with 72% of the starters, or eight trucks, finishing the tough course. Maybe having four wheel drive is the secret; Class 4 had a similar statistic, with five out of seven completing the race. Many of these folks were held up in the Summit traffic jam, but one, Dave Ashley, in his Bronco, was able to take advantage, and find a way around, passing a bunch of stuck cars as he picked his way past the boulders and ditches. He motored on as the others struggled behind him. Curt LeDuc and Madelene Lesle had early problems with the computer in their Jeer, and got to the start line late, while Don Adams and Larry Olsen, in a Jeep Wrangler, had alternator belt problems. Rick Sieman was riding in his Bronco with Felix Giles, a new driver, when it rolled at about mile 200, doing mostly cosmetic damage, but destroying their lights. Ashley blitzed his way down course, having no problems, and was the 14th vehicle to get to Borrego. Considering that he'd started in the 127th position in the lineup, it was a truly remarkable achievement. One begins to wonder just how many cars he did get around at the Summit. He went on nearly trouble free, with just some minor brake problems, to take the win, finishing fourth overall. Adams and Olsen, who lost their power steerinp. wPre •rconJ, nearly four hours latn. ~1att Pike and Jim Hummel, in their Plymouth, ran third, 12 minutL's later, and LeDuc and LeslL' were fourth, followed ,:W-A Winning Tradition In Off-Road Racing Bilstein gas pressure shock New Applications absorbers were first introduced to the Dimensions Valving American market in off-road racing in e1tl ~2. l2H~tlgll20 EKl,lC2II, B~b.lC2m;, the late 1960's. Over the past 20 AK1310 3/4"shaft . 36.02 X 20.86 150/50 years, more off-road races have been 15.15 inch travel won on Bilstein than any other shock AK 1320 3/4" shaft 33.00 X 19.48 170/60 absorbers. 13.5 inch travel Today, with their proven record of performance, Bilsteins continue to be AK 1330 3/4" shaft 27.00 X 16.88 255/100 the choice of serious off-roaders who 10.11 inch travel coil over run to win. Now Available - Repair and Revalvlng Services. 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~ ., '< ~ • 4Uic Ii M,...~ Jim Fishback Sr. and Sam Castro were in the lead 1600 pack all the way, and with Graff Moore co-driving their Chenowth they took second in class. · Jim Fishback Jr. and Tom Neth ran almost side by side with Fishback Sr. and they finished that way, Juniors' Neth third in 1600 class, 11 minutes down. ·Dan~'y Porter and Mark Ruddis were in contention most of the way in Class 1-2-1600, but dropped time somewhere and to fourth place in class. ·======================--Don Adams and Larry Olson lost'the power steering on the Jeep Wrangler, but they soldiered on determined to finish, and they did, second in Class 3. Roger Mears lost engine power early in the day, and co-driver Darren and Doug York led Class 7 4x4 more than once. but stuck the Ford near the finish, got out thanks to the Simons, and finished in second spot. • Tony Alvarez rigged a line into the cockpit to keep adding oil, so they got second in Class 7 and a checkered flag. ~ in by Sieman, and his co-drivers, Lee LaGorio and Eric Heiden, who'd had multitudes of prnhlems, in fifth place. As for hack in the field as Class 3 started, they found themselves coming upon late running bikers, mostly Japanese, who were too •"'1. exhausted, or too inexperienced, to get off the track and out of harm's way. Several racers, in various classes reported bikers who just leaned their wheels on the berm and stood aside, waving Class 7 developed into a survival exercise. and Manny and f udy Joe { sq~erra lost the clutch before the Summit and nursed the Ford Ranger all the way round to win Class 7 and the points title. · FOR SALE the four wheeled racer by, and damn the consequences. Vessels is reported to have flattened a tire on the kick-stand of one such DAVE SHOPPE'S CLASS 8 FORD ;.;;,,,, START THE SEASON RIGHT WITH A REAL WINNER TRUCK IS FULLY PREPPED AND READY TO WIN YOU GET ALL THIS -TWO 600HP RACING ENGINES - OVER $40,000.00 IN SPARES -ENGINE PARTS, BODY PARTS, WHEELS/TIRES, TOO MANY SPARES TO LIST. ALL THIS FOR ONLY $135,000.00 - INCLUDES EVERYTHING BUT THE DRIVER. FOR MORE PARTICULARS CALL 714-654-3683 Page 14 January 1991 tired biker, and another big truck tells of squishing the wheels of a biker who wouldn't, or couldn't, move his bike, and simply waved the truck through. Class 5-1600 was the next group to go, and they ran in a tight pack, except for the Cook brothers, Wayne, Alan an d Darryl, who had their new car out in front from early in the morning. Running about 15 minutes behind them at Nuevo was the team of Rich Fersch and Don Hatz, in second, and then a small gap, and Steve Taylor and Wayne Lacher came along, almost side by side with Steve and Tim Lawrence's· car, both wandering a bit off course. Doug West and Gary Cogbill were up near the front at that point also, along with Ron Lister and Rich Heim. Scot Jones and John Holmes were also doing very well at that point and so were Guillermo Quintero and Fran-cisco Ortiz. Joseph and Steve Grier were playing catchup after some problem that had them stopped on the highway between Ensenada and the official start at Ojos Negros. As they came down off the Sum-mit the team of John Becker and Jack Glazener spotted the injured biker that Valdez and Divine had helped, and they stopped to offer assistance. The biker, Kazou Tokunaga, from Kanagawa, Japan, had apparently gone into shock by then, and was The Class 7 4x4 lead swapped a few times, between at least three trucks, but near the finish the Ford Ranger of Paul and Dave Simon took the lead for good, and won the class and the title by just 11 minutes. It was a Ford day in Mini trucks as John Johnson and Chuck Johnson had some brake trouble, minor woes. and needed the win for points. and they won Class 7S handily, by over half an hour. Dusty Times

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,::::t~ Usually completely reliable, Rob MacCachren's Jeep lost a trans near Mexicali. but quick work by the Evans crew got Robby back on the road to finish second in Class 7S and win the points title. Dan Reynolds and Jerry Whelchel drove the first 7S truck out of Borrego, but their luck turned sour later on and the Toyota was third in class. St;~e 'ray/or and Wayne Lacher had a few stops to fix an oil plate, replace lights, and so forth. but finished second. an hour down, in 5-1600s. in very bad shape. Sadly, he died before help came, in spite of the efforts of the good samaritans in the 5-1600 car. The Cooks, who'd lost engines in the last two races, had changed jet sizes drastically, and had no ·trouble in Baja, extending their lead handily, and running smoothly through Mike's. But on the road coming out of Simpson's they came upon a big boulder, and PRESIDENTE SCORE BAJA 1000 Results -November 10-11, 1990 # Pos. Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle Time 0/A Class 1/2 - Unlimited Single & Two Seat - 24 start -12 finish 102 Bob & Robyn Gor<ion ChenowthVW 12:30:45 1 134 2 Corky McMillin!Brian Ewalt Chenowth/Porsche 13:23:06 2 118 3 Troy HerbsVJim Smith Chenowth/Porsche 13:43:53 3 103 4 Bob, Richey/Bernard Jourdain Raceco/Porsche 14:00:40 5 128 5 Tom Bradley Sr & Tom Bradley Jr. Raceco 14:51:11 8 Class 1-2-1600 • 1600cc Restricted Engine - 23 start -12 finish 1616 1 Rogerio & Rodrigo Ampudia Neth 15:23:11 12 1614 2 Jim Fishback Sr JSam Castro Chenowth 15:41:41 15 1605 3 Jim Fishback JrJTom Nethq Neth 15:52:43 16 1619 4 Danny Porter/Mark Ruddis Suspensions Unltd. 16:23:04 21 1698 5 Ralf Barwig/Glen Wheeler Raceco 16:45:53 25 Class 3/14 -Short we 4X4 • 11 start - a finish 300 1 David Ashley Ford Bronco 13:56:00 4 349 2 Don Adams/Larry Olsen Jeep Wrangler 17:44:00 32 306 3 Matt Pike/Jim Hummel Plymouthj 17:56:33 35 305 4 Curt leDuc/Madelene lesle Jeep Cherokee 20:07:49 52 308 5 Rick Sieman/lee LaGorio Ford Bronco 21:21:16 61 Class 4 • long we 4X4 • 7 start • 5 finish 403 Rodney Hall/Jim Fricker Dodge 14:55:49 10 449 2 Mike Schwellinger/Bill Holmes Ford F1SO 16:28:53 22 448 3 Bill Sadataki/Chris Jensen Ford 21 :04:55 58 405 4 Bob Nyeste/Dave Levy Ford F150 21:27:16 64 , 404 5 Timmy Pruett/Jerry Bundy Ford F150 22:32:37 77 Class 5 -Unlimited Baja Bug • 9 start - 5 finish 500 Hartmut & Wolfram Klawitter Baja Bug 14:47:40 7 506 2 Greg Vaughan/Val Dodd Baja Bug 16:05:58 18 502 3 Marty HarVlance Bryson Baja Bug 18:16:01 42 503 4 George Seeley Jr. Baja Bug 20:07:21 51 507 5 Conrad Diaz Jr Jlarry Hayes Baja Bug 22:00:50 73 Class 5-1600 • 1600cc Baja Bug • 20 start -10 finish 550 1 Wayne, Alan & Darryl Cook Baja Bug 16:42:56 24 560 2 Steve Taylor/Wayne Lacher Baja Bug 17:47:37 33 555 3 Rich Fersch/Don Hatz Baja Bug 17:4g:34 34 562 4 George Fishback Jr/Clifford Whetstone Baja Bug 18:03:3g 38 598 5 Guillermo Quintero/Francisco Ortiz Baja Bug 19:15:09 50 Class 6 - Production Sedan • 10 start • 3 finish 619 Danny AshcrafVDave Mason Ford Bronco II 20:13:19 53 602 2 Scott Douglas Jeep Cherokee 21:52:49 72 606 3 Steve Russell/Brian Coats Chevy Camaro 23:43:41 83 Class 7 • Unlimited Mini-Midi Pickup - 5 start - 2 finish 719 1 Manny & Tudy Joe Esquerra Ford Ranger 21:12:03 60 700 2 Roger Mears/Tony Alvarez Nissan 21:21 :58 62 Class 7S • Stock Mini-Midi Pickup -13 start - 9 finish 726 1 John Johnson/Chuck Johnson Ford Ranger 15:31:00 14 720 2 Rob MacCachren Jeep Comanche 16:07:49 19 728 3 Jerry Whelchel/Dan Reynolds Toyota 17:16:08 29 722 4 Terry Brown/Bill O'Brien Ford Ranger 20:26:13 56 758 5 Malcolm Vinje/Mark Hansen Toyota 21:10:16 59 Class 7 4X4 -Stock Mini-Midi 4X4 -12 start - 4 finish 760 1 Paul & David Simon Ford Ranger 18:01 :00 37 764 2 Darren & Doug York Ford Ranger 18:11 :59 41 762 3 Gregg Symonds/Marty Reider Toyota 19:02:39 46 761 4 Jerry McDonald/Jeff Lewis Chevy S-10 20:16:27 54 Class 8 • 2WO Standard Plckup-13 start - 5 finish 805 Brian Stewart Dodge 14:45:44 6 807 2 Chris Robinson/Steve Borden Chevrolet 14:55:47 9 808 3 Scott McMillin/Ron Stacy Ford F150 16:41 :21 23 804 4 Robby GordorvRuss Wernimont Ford 22:07:00 75 809 5 David Westhem/Randy Salmont -G.c 24:03:46 86 Class, 9 • Restricted Buggy -19 start -7 finish 907 Pancho Bio/Sergio & P. Gutierrez Tubular Design 17:59:44 36 905 2 Roy & Wade Prince Chenowth 18:05:05 39 908 3 Ray & Russ Miller Chenowth· 21:24:42 63 998 4 George Erl/Gary Colbert T-Mag 21:30:51 68 902 5 Vic Gifford/Phil Keeler McOO 24:03:29 85 Class 10 • Unlimited 1650cc - 12 start - 7 finish 1014 1 Greg Hibbs/Mike Falkosky Jimco 15:02:42 11 1012 2 John Hays (solo) Raceco 17:02:53 28 1007 3 William Poe/John Hagle OE 18:17:12 43 1009 4 Todd Davis/Kevin Derby Chenowth 19:15:04 49 1010 5 Steve Myers/Tim Medcalf Raceco 20:23:27 55 Class II • Stock VW Sedan ~ start - 0 finish Class Mini Mag - 2 start - 0 finish Starters-cars· 188 •Finishers-cars• 89 - 47.3% - Time Allowance. 25 hours Race Distance - 665,8 miles • Fast Time Overall - Larry Roessler, Ted Hunnicutt, Danny LaPorte• Kawasaki -11 :11 :45 - 122 bikes start - 73 finish - 59.8% Dusty Times when they tried to squeeze by it, the .5-1600 was caught in a trap. With the boulder on one side, and another big rock on the passenger side, neither door would open, and Wayne and his passenger, Eddie Miller, had to climb out the rear window. They were able to move the boulder just enough to loosen its grip on the car, but not so they could open the doors, so they climbed back in through the rear window, and slid past the obstacle. Their lead dwindled even more when a cotter pin fell out of the throttle pedal, and the cable fell off. Their repair broke six times before the finish line. And they also had trouble getting past the Black Hole and the Whel-chel/Reynolds truck that was stuck at the time. But they did preserve their lead, and took their lights, put things back together only win for 1990. Taylor and and took second, an hour behind Lacher, who'd lost their oil plate, the winners . .-;cr~, h and Harz, and also knocked off most of their who'd had f.111' The Cook brothers. 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Rich Fersch and Don Hatz nailed third in Class 5-1600, only two minutes out of second in a very close finish, and they had no big trouble en route. ' ·~,--~::y,:)~%\t:iw w" Roy and Wade Prince had a fat, a loose brake line but no major trouble, and they got the Chenowth in a very tight second in the Challenger race. Ray and Russ Miller had plenty of problems apparently, but they drove on in the Chenowth to third in Class 9, over three hours out of second spot. ~ » 1 problems. Erl and Colbert got stuck in Matomi Wash, and then later broke a torsion bar, and had to borrow a replacement from a broken Class 9 car. Richardson and Perrault broke their trans-mission in Matomi Wash and replas.e8 jt with one from their pre-iunner, but dropped many positions. and Randy Jordan lost the head gasket in their El Camino on Laguna Salada, and Mike Horner had a big hole in the aluminum head of his GMC. of the race when they lost their transmissions trying to get over the Summit. One of those was Rene Ortiz, Jr.; whose swing axle car had started the day with a handicap, anyway. Jack Zand-bergen was the next to fall out, when he broke a pushrod at about the 90 mile marker, and was reduced to three cylinders. It would have been automotive suicide to try to go on. Pancho Bio and co-drivers Sergio and Porfirio Gutierrez stayed close to rhe front and came on fast in the second half ,of the race in the Tubular Design car, and they won Class 9 by just over five minutes. Bio and the Gutierrez brothers caught and passed the Princes to take the win, finishing just six minutes in front of them. Ray and Russ Miller, in a Chenowth, were third, over three hours later, followed in by Erl and Colbert in foutth. Richardson and Perrault managed to finish 14 minutes and 20 seconds before cut-off time, seventh in class and dead last for the race. But the finish secured their second in a row season championship. Ashcraft had had some brake problems, and then he lost his electrical system at Matomi, but things were repaired and he carried on, and took the win, finishing over an hour in front of Douglas, who was second. Russell and Coats, who'd devised a system that used their deck lid and hood for· traction whenever they got stuck, also got lost coming out of Mike's, and managed to finish third, almost two hours later. Nobody else in the class made it. John Howard led the group into Check 2 and beyond, but then he lost a c.v., and a little later, found himself stuck. Once he'd unstuck the car he began to do some arithmetic in his head, and deduced that there was no way he could finish in time, so when he got to Borrego, he parked the car, rather than drive down into the silt before Matomi Wash in the middle of the night. At least one other car was still running, and it did go through Borrego, but there is no information about how far it went, except that it didn't get to the finish line. It was a sad day for Class 11. -r:a·· trouble locating their g.1~ pits, were third, just under t\\'.i 11-inutes behind them, and fullowed by George Fishback, Jr, and Clifford Whetstone, 14 minutes later. Q _uintero and Ortiz were fifth. The Mini-Mags stayed away from this race in droves, and only two showed up to try their luck. Both failed. We don't know what happened to the team of Mark Bowman and Doug Dawson, but we do know that Steve Kramer, in Yoshi Ogasawara's car, first had a flat ( this class is not allowed to carry on board spares) and then lost his motor at mile 125. In Class 9, the first car through Nuevo was the Chenowth of Wade and Roy Prince, and they had Alex and Jose Melero, in a homemade Apache, close on their heels. Pancho Bio and Sergio and Porfirio Gutierrez, in a Tubular Design chassis, were also in the lead group at that point. The Princes continued to lead, and they were first through Borrego, with 41 minutes on Bio and the Gutierrezes at that time. The Meleros ran third on the road, but George Erl and Gary Colbert, in a T-Mag, who'd had a rear start, were close behind them, and ahead on elapsed time. Rich Richardson and Doug Perrault, also with a rear start number, ·came along next in their Jimco, and they needed about seven minutes in the pits before Perrault took of£ into the second half of the race. The Princes had one flat and stopped for a few minutes to fix a loose brake line, but had no major Class 6 had a rough day. Scott Douglas had the lead at Borrego, his Jeep just 11 minutes in front of Danny Ashcraft in his Bronco. And in third, and the only other car in the class still running, were Steve Russell and Brian Coats in the Chevy Camaro, an hour and 18 minutes later, having had a broken spindle and a broken pitman arm already, but sounding strong and solid. Everyone else was either already out or in deep trouble. Arne Gunnarsson and Greg Moser had lost the c.v.s on the Saab, while Larry Schwacofer and Sid Spradling's '57 Chevy had holed the oil pan on a rock. Dale Class 11, which was required to complete the entire course in the same time allowance as everyone else, went into the race with a sense of doom. There was very little chance they could do it, and it would mean a trouble free run, at an average 27 miles per hour. At the driver's meeting Sal Fish had announced that anyone not getting to the finish line would not get a finish, or a position, or any purse money or points. SCORE would not, he said, score any vehicles according to the check-points they'd passed through. So, if a car didn't finish, it would not matter that it had done more checkpoints than another, because they wouldn't be counted at all. So Class 11 had no finishers. Three of the little cars were o~t Except for the unfortunate accident that claimed the life of the Japanese racer, the 1000 was a smooth event. The glitches were minor, the missing course markers were annoying, but not devastating, and the layout was convenient for pit setup and chase crews. But it was tough; much tougher than is generally expected at a Baja race. It was a good one to end the season. ( aJJirinnal (>hnrn.< nn 11,•xr f>a~c) PUT YOUR FUEL IN A SAFE PLACE. went onto WIN the race. Fuel Safe Cells are ap-proved by all major rac-ing associations. And for a good reason. 5271 Business Drive, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (714) 897-2858 (800) 433-6524 Class 6 points champion and usual winner in 1990 Scott Douglas led mid-distance, but then had real time costing trouble, but finished second. Steve Russell and Brian Coats catch som·e air with the Class 6 Chevrolet Camarosran third in class all the way from Borrego and finished in third. This is a Fuel Safe Rac-ing Cell after a rear end collision. The Fuel Safe Bladder survived with only minorscracthes and No Leaks! And the car Fuel Safe Racing Cells. 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Competition Review Board Report B)' Gl!orge Thomf1son In what had to be the sleaziest location ever for a CRB Meeting, the Competition Review Board for the 1990 SCORE Baja 1000 was convened at 2:00 Saturday afternoon in a vacant store across from the Villa Marina Hotel. Speaking as if in an echo chamber, CRB Administrator Malcolm Vinje, President of Los Camp-eones, expressed concern about the number of cases, 13, that were scheduled to be heard at the afternoon meeting. Members of the board included Jeff Quinn, Class 10, Timmy Lee Pruett, Class 4, Tom DeNault, Class 1-2-1600, Jerry McDonald, Class 7 4x4, Mark Johnson, Kawasaki Motors, Olga Vernon, General Tire Corp., Frank Vessels, Alternate, Steve Kassanyi, SCORE, Reese King, SCORE, and George Thompson, CRB Marshal. Under missed Checkpoint Rule G-37, failure to pass through a Checkpoint was the charge leveled at six different competitors after post race verification indicated no records of these entries passing through various checkpoints on course (Wonder if they checked the stubs in the cans -ed.) The accused were; t:403 Rod Hall, #476 Ricardo Malo, #628 Eizaburo Karasawa, #678 Jack .Johnson, #822 Jim Harris, #899 Dave Hetzel. The CRB was willing to accept the probability that a few racers might have missed a checkpoint here or there, but were hard pressed to believe that pro-fessionals like Rod Hall and Jack Johnson, who know the Baja terrain like the back of their hands, could be guilty of such a foolish infraction. We summoned records for these checkpoints, and while we were waiting, heard from Jim Fricker, Rod Hall's co-driver. The silver tongued Fricker had a very keen memory of passing through Check #2 and defended Hall with great elo-quence in his absence. Two members of the hoard had seen him in the area of the check in question and it seemed unlikely that anyone would miss this checkpoint without losing a lot of time in the process. Entry 882, Jimmie Harris and Roland Miles came all the way from the Texas panhandle to run the 1000 and remembered the ·point of their alleged infraction, CP #3, with great clarity. This was particularly meaningful because these racers had never been in Mexico, had not pre-run, and yet recalled details about the checkpoint which only someone who had passed through it would remember. In a humbling experience for the review board local racer Ricardo Malo, #476, could remember no details about CP 6, which he was said to have missed, and things did not look good for this fellow until the checkpoint records finally arrived. After finding that several of the accused entries, including Malo and Hall were listed as having gone through the very checkpoints they were accused of missing, all these cases were dropped. Under Racing on Highway rule Dusty Times G-39A there were more cases. Just when we thought that SCORE officials were beginning to understand the importance of bringing the protesting Official to the CRB to supply testimony in these Checkpoint violations, we see four cases with no more than a radiogram message that they were "seen on the highway in the area of the San Matias road crossing." The entries charged with violating rule G-38 were, #662 Steve Platt, #673 Greg Zitterkopf, #685 Ron Lawson, #851 George McMahan. After discussing the matter of the ambiguous course markings which existed in the area of these reports, the board heard from entry #662, Steven Platt of Lubbock, Texas, who claimed the entire report was bogus!! The board discussed the matter in great detail with Platt and it became increasingly apparent that his entry was the victim of a case of mistaken identity. The fact that so many questions were raised in all of these cases and there was no Official present to answer these questions prompted Steve Kassanyi to state: "He is absolutely correct that confusion could have existed in that wash, by our failure to remove old race markings at the time that we put in the new ones. Last time we raced there we did take the left side of the wash and came up to the little gravelized clearing, which is about two kilometers below where we now come out and across the highway. For someone who had not pre-run that section, coming through there at night; He sees ribbon. This is the way we are used to going and that is the way he goes. I think that is an honest mistake and I have to accept the responsi-bility for it. In the absence of the Officia 1, in the case of #851, 662, 673 and 685, I hereby withdraw the complaint!!" The problems were just beginning for entry #673 Greg Zitterkopf, however, as the next case before the board had his entry protested for violation of rule G-38, Illegal Towing!! Five witnesses came forward to testify against him for illegally towing his motorcycle from San Felipe, where he was seen in a Pemex station with his hike on the trailer, to Borrego, which was his nearest pit. After towing to Borrego for repairs he resumed his race and ultimately finished. The witnesses came forward after noticing that the entry had received a finishing time when they understood that he was out of the race. Accorking to rule G-38, you cannot legally tow a race vehicle more than I<}{> of the total distance of the race, in this case 6.6 miles. Clearly the distance between Borrego and San Felipe is considerably more than the allowable distance, and the fact that so many witnesses came forward to testify in this case did not go well for Mr. Zitterkopf. This was complicated by the fact that #673 failed to appear to a ns we r some of the many questions raised about his finish, and the hoard voted unanimously to disqualify his entry! Other decisions and notes from the meeting included what could have been a very serious case of Abusive Nerfing. Entry #6, the ATV entry of Bruce Carroll, came forward to protest a Class 2 vehicle of unnecessarily ramming him. Carrol had problems from the very beginning in trying to file his protest. At 7:30 a.m., shortly after finishing the race he went to the finish line to find the race director in an effort to file his complaint. The Race Director was not available nor was anyone else who could take the information. He spent several hours being " jacked around" before finding an HORA Official who took the information and the entry was flagged. Satisfied that all was well he returned to his room and awaited the 2:00 p.m. CRB meeting. At 1 :30 p.m., a half hour before the meeting, Carroll realized that he had been mistaken about the number of the Herbst car and that his protest should have been against # 118 instead of #200. To add to his frustrations the CRB Marshal informed him that he could not legally change the protest because, at this point, it was less than one hour to the CRB meeting and all protests must be filed one hour or more prior to the me~ting. As if this wasn't complicating matters enough for the weary ATV racer, he was told that Herbst was not driving the car. Jimmy Smith was, and the whole matter was fast becoming unnecessarily complex and stupid. None of this mattered to Carroll, who was beginning to view incompetence as a trademark of the entire event. He would be there and he would be heard and the Hell with SCORE and the IDRA. Around 3:00 p.m. he got his chance as the CRB Marshal ·called his case and introduced him to the board. Carroll was as mad as a nest of angry Yellow Jackets. "I was running first in class, about 10 miles from the Borrego road crossing in 6th gear, wide open and running as fast as my 250 will go. The next thing I know I was being pushed forward by Troy Herbst's car, no horn, no warning of any kind! I'm just a little guy out here and I'm not racing trucks or cars. All anyone has to do is honk and I'll move over. When you guys are out there banging into each other, all you do is bend some fenders and bumpers and whatever, but he's gonna bend my body! That's the point that I want to make! That someone is going to get hurt out there if you don't do something to control these guys." The CRB apologized to Carroll for his difficulty in gaining access to the board and instructed the CRB Marshal to work with SCORE to make sure that this is not a problem at future events. They also pointed out the importance of observing proper procedure in the filing of all protests and noted that because of the fact that the proper entry had not been flagged according to established procedure, there was nothing the board could officially do in this matter. However, the CRB Marshal was instructed to send an unofficial letter to the driver of the vehicle seeking an explanation of the charges as presented by Mr. Carroll. The CRB for the Baja 1000 was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. after meeting for almost three hours. As we come to the end of the 1990 racing season we are all concerned and saddened by the controversial death of entry #688, Kazuo Tokunaga, a Japanese motorcycle racer. I have heard much rumor and specula-tion about the events surrounding this accident and have spoken with SCORE and several of the active participants in this tragic incident. Somewhere amongst all of this rhetoric lie the facts and SCORE has asked that IDRA participate on a panel of impartial racers to investigate this accident, publish our findings and make safety recommendations in an effort to prevent a similar incident from ever occurring again. At IDRA our primary concern is and always shall be the safety of all racers on the course. If we decide to participate in this investigation it will not be to attach blame and engage in meaningless finger pointing; but because it will give us the opportunity to address some serious problem areas and work toward solutions for the better-ment of the sport. .,..,.. . ••• ., .. 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By Homer Eubanks The Finale at Candlestick Park Photos: Trackside Photos Inc Ending a glorious season in stadium racing Ivan Stewart took fast time in truck qualifying, finished third and fifth in the heats, and drove the Toyota to the main event victory and the points championship. I started this season off by saying the 90s appeared to be very promising for stadium racing. The first event drew over 65,000 fans as well as several new teams. Well · I'm here to report that after all 10 Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Gran Prixs have been completed the future appears even brighter yet. For 1991 the series expects several new teams, including a new two truck factory team. And don't be surprised to see a couple of the one vehicle teams introduc-ing another truck for '91 . In 1990 there were over 30 new entrants, with the biggest jump displayed in the already competi'tive Super 1600 class. 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Last year was to be the first event but it had to be cancelled due to a devastating earthquake. But the only earth shaking this evening was the Chunk of Baja laid out on the stadium floor. As the racers entered the arena, three of the class championships had already been decided. After already winning four main events this season Ivan Stewart had but to show up for the event to become Champion of the Grand National Sport Trucks. Charles Shepherd had won three events already and earned enough points to be named Champion of the 4-W heel ATV class, and Mike Craig, whose only win of the season came at Seattle, had ridden consistently throughout the season for top honors in the UltraCross action. There was plenty of action in the making as the UltraStock shootout boiled down to two Northern California drivers, Larry Noel and Jeff Elrod. Besides the first event of the season, these two had taken turns winning all the events. Going into the Candlestick event Noel led with 358 to Elrod 's 339 points. And as Elrod lined up against Noel he had the confidence of knowing he was tied with Frank ArcieroJr. for the most career wins in the MTEG series ( 14 wins), regardless of class. The other title still to be resolved at Candlestick was the SuperLite battle waged between defending champ Rennie Awana and Rory Halladay. Halladay went into the final round leading with 242 to Awana 's 233. Holladay went into the event with 10 total main event wins to his credit. As stated earlier, the Super 1600 class is always competitive so it is no surprise that any one of four drivers could use this event to earn themselves a title. Defending champ Mitch Mustard held the lead with a 15 point cushion over Frank Arciero Jr. Mitch Mustard went into the event with three main event wins to his credit, while Arciero was · tied for most career wins with Jeff Elrod. Bob Gordon is usually in the thick of the battle, and again had a good chance. Jerry Whelchel got off to a slow start this year but regained momentum with his automatic tranny equipped Chenowth. After the Qualifing times had been posted, it was Ivan Stewart turning fast time among the truck drivers. This not on! y let the other drivers know Stewart came loaded for bear, but it officially earned him enough points to run the number 1 plate in 1991. Stewart stated, "It feels very good and now I can relax and have fun. But for Toyota and myself, I still want to win tonight. 11 The first event of the evening drew eight Sport Trucks to battle. Due to an inverted starting order Ivan Stewart sat on the back row with the second fastest qualifier Roger Mears. Danny Thompson ( third fastest) and Walker Evans shared the third row and row two consisted of Jeff Huber and Roger Mears, Jr. Last year's champ, Robby Gordon was able to take time from his busy IMSA road racing schedule and sat on the pole in the Venable Ford. Glenn Harris shared the front row. At the start Gordon and Harris argued over first but Gordon was able to keep the inside line. But at the end of the lap, a hard charging Walker Evans put his Jeep in the lead. Robby Gordon sufferf>d power steering failure (lost the January 1991 Robby Gordon, last year's points champ, made a rare appearance in the Ford. and Gordon won the second truck heat. but was a ways back in fifth in the main. belt) and Evans' teammate Glenn Harris settled into second. Team Jeep then took off and left the battle to be settled over third place. Ivan Stewart had Roger Mears crawling all over him in this battle but Mears· was to settle for fourth when the checkered came out. Fifth went to Danny Thompson. With only 12 points separating Thompson and Evans, Evans' win put him in the lead for second place. In the second truck heat Robby Gordon and Jeff Huber shared the front row. Roger Mears Jr. Glenn Harris, Danny Thompson, Roger Mears, Walker Evans, and Ivan Stewart lined up behind. Once underway, Robby Gordon managed to use the pole position to his advantage. Jeff Huber settled his Toyota into second, until he rolled, landing on his wheels. This put Roger Mears Jr. into second place, followed by a determined Glenn Harris in a Jeep. Roger Mears had third but let Harris know he was in contention. While Harris and Mears provided the entertain-ment, Gordon was able to keep his Ford together and pull out a comfortable lead. Glenn Harris actually lost his second place position to Mears on the next to last lap. But, Harris had the Jeep hooked up and was determined. On the last lap he found a hole around Mears. Mears showed some determina-tion himself and became Harris' shadow. In fact they were so close at the finish the two tangled and flipped crossing the finish line. Harris' teammate, Walker Evans, watched all the action from his fourth place position. And Ivan Stewart was fifth. In the truck main event, it was Ivan Stewart sitting on the pole. Stewart had already gained the points to win the championship but wanted to win the main for himself and Toyota. The points battle was left to Walker Evans (sharing the front row with Stewart), and Danny Thompson who sat back in the third row. Roger Mears lined up behind Stewart and Glenn Harris' Jeep was positioned behind Evans. Robby Gordon sat across from Thompson on the third row. Jeff Huber's Toyota was not in the competition as team manager Cal Wells decided "There's no point, there's nothing to be gained in trying to repair the truck after Jeff turned over in the second heat." Instead the crew devoted their effort to Stewart's Toyota. When the final event of the season got underway, Stewart took advantage of the hesitant Evans and grabbed the early lead off the line. Roger Mears pulled his Nissan into second place and young Mears closed in for third. Robby Gordon put the Ford in the heat of things and Harris was able to hold off Thompson. On the second lap Gordon came around the sweeper too hard and tipped the Ford up on its side causing a yellow. Walker Evans had pulled off with mechanical woes and Robby Gordon was unable to return. On the restart, Stewart had Roger Mears to contend with. But before a real battle could get started, Danny Thompson drove the Chevrolet up on the hydro barriers, and then drove off again. But during the wild ride he broke the steering and had to retire the Chevrolet. Glenn Harris was blamed for the incident and sent to the penalty box. When Ivan Stewart crossed the finish line he wrote himself into the history books in several ways. The win was his fifth main event win for the season, more than any other person has done within a season. The win became Stewart's 11th victory in the Grand Greg George had a perfect evening in his Briggsbuilt SuperLite, qualifying fastest, and going on to win both the heat race and the main event. This is his first season racing the tiny cars. Dusty Times

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Roger Mears, Jr. , #11, and Danny Thompson, #4, seem to be going in opposite directions, but it worked out. Mears was second in the truck main and Thompson got the Chevy home fourth. ·Roger Mears had some problems with his Nissan, with a good finishing score anyhow, fourth and third in the heats and third in the main event action. Walker Evans flew his Jeep Comanche to the win in the first truck heat but had troubles the rest of the night in both the second heat and the feature. --------------------~•!!" ••. Tommy Croft has his Charger charging in the first 1600 heat, and he won that round, and did well in the main also. placing third in the traffic. Frank Arciero, Jr. has had mixed results this season, and at Candlestick he drove the Chenowth to second in heat 1 and fourth in the main event. Larry Noel, who won the UltraStock title, keeps busy by racing in Super 1600 as well, and Noel got third in his heat and sixth in the main event. National Sport Truck competi-tion. And as stated earlier, he had captured the individual points championship for the season. Stewart also shared top honors with teammate Jeff Huber by winning for Toyota their eighth straight Manufacturers Cup. After the race Stewart was asked about his win and his outstanding season and he replied, "I love it. There is no other profession in the world 1 would rather be a part of." Although he was unable to complete the main event Walker Evans earned three more points than Danny Thompson for the season for second place. Stewart finished with 573 points with Evans and Thompson earning 476 and 473 respectively. Roger Mears was able to put a couple of wins together in '90 to earn the number four plate and Jeff Huber was fifth. Glenn Harris, who started the season out in a Mazda and then switched to Jeep , finished sixth. Roger Mears Jr. was eighth and Rod Millen, Dan Esslinger, and Robby Gordon completed the top 10 points positions. In the Manufacturers T ire Jerry Whelchel really came on strong late in the series, and he won the Super 1600 main event in San Francisco, was second in his heat race, and flew the Chenowth with great style. Defending points champ Mitch Mustard flew the Chenowth to the first heat win, then took second in the main event, and he won the 1990 points title by a narrow margin as well. Dusty Times Wars, BFGoodrich was champ-ion, with Goodyear placing second. The title for Tire Manufacturer is based on points earned in the Sport Truck, Super 1600 and UltraStock classes. The points winner in the UltraStock division was Volkswagen with an outstanding 845 to Jeep's 593. Honda dominated the 4-Wheel ATV class and Kawasaki was the champion of the UltraCross field. The Super 1600 heat race #1 had nine cars in the field at Candlestick. Tommy Croft shared the front row with Kevin Smith. Points contender Frank Arciero Jr. sat inside row two, with Greg George alongside. Danny Rice and Jimmy Nichols made up row three.Tommy Croft jumped off the line and never looked back. Kevin Smith stayed within striking distance but had Frank Arciero all over his tail. The front three ran away from the field and kept most of the action among themselves. Then with two laps to go, Arciero cut inside the right switch back and moved Smith into third place. Arciero's problem was that Croft was nowhere nearby. Tommy Croft crossed over for the checkered with Arciero a distant second. Kevin Smith held his third place and fourth went to Danny Rice. Fifth was Marty Coyne. In the second group of Super 1600's, eight contestants lined up behind point contenders Bob Gordon and Wes Elrod. Jerry Whelchel sat inside row two with defending champ, and current title contender, Mitch Mustard next to him. Former A TV rider Marty Hart was inside row three with Don Kolt alongside. 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Bob Gordon, who won the Baja 1000 overall, also ran at Candlestick in November. but his best finish was fifth in the Super 1600 feature race. Lloyd Castle, foreground, flies his Jeep past Brian Stewart's Toyota in UltraStock action. Castle won the first heat, but•not much more that night. Tim Lewis has had a good year in his tidy Porsche UltraStock racer, and he placed second in heat 1 and second in the main event at Candlestick Park. Brian Stewart leaps his Toyota ahead of the similar rig of Paul Nissley in UltraStock action. Stewart got fourth in a heat and fifth in the main. Jim Smith sails his Jeep past the VW of Chris Neil in side by side racing by the UltraStocks. Smith finished fourth in the first heat race. Danny Thompson parked his Chevy a bit awkwardly in the sport truck heat. but he came back later to race hard and finish fourth in the main event. t:r the lap ended, Jerry Whelchel cut inside for the lead. Gordon settled into second with Don Kolt third. But before the lap ended, Gordon and Elrod tangled and spun sideways, causing a restart. On the restart Mitch Mustard used the open real estate to his advantage. He was able to put several car lengths on Gordon. Gordon didn't have much time to concentrate on Mustard as he was busy defending himself against third place Don Kalt. While these two were having their fun, Jerry Whelchel snuck up and put it on both of them for second place. Then on lap three, Larry Noel moved into third ahead of Kolt. Brian Collins was running fifth. With Mitch Mustard running all alone he made it apparent why he wears the number 1 plate. And at the checkered he gained more valuable points towards wearing the plate again next year. Jerry Whelchel brought his Sage Council Chenowth across for second and third was Larry Noel. Don Kalt crossed over fourth and fifth was Brian Collins in an all Chenowth show. During. the Super 1600 main event, 17 cars prepared for the open wheel battle. 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So Mustard was now fourth and fifth was Larry Noel. The leaders remained the same until the midway point and Whelchel who had been all over Arciero found his spot. Whelchel moved into the lead after the rough section and Arciero then had to contend with Mustard. Mustard played it safe until the last lap, and then stole second from Arciero, and Arciero had no time left to regain the position. Jerry W helchel won the last event of the year with Mitch Mustard taking second. And by taking second place, Mustard earned enough points to capture the championship. Third place went to Tommy Croft and Frank Arcieto ended up fourth. Arciero was limping in with his left rear wheel assembly on fire. Bob Gordon managed fifth. With Mitch Mustard totaling 337 points for the season he earned the title of champion. Frank Arciero will again run the number 2 plate. Third place for the season was Jerry Whelchel (296). Fourth went to Bob Gordon and fifth was Danny Rice. Sixth place for the year was Marty Coyne and Greg George was listed seventh. Larry Noel earned eighth place with 185 points. Kevin Smith was ninth and W es Elrod was 10th. The first UltraStock event lined up for five laps and Brian Stewart(Ivan's son) was sitting on the pole. Alongside Stewart was January 1991 Brian Collins. Tim Lewis sat behind Stewart and Lloyd Castle finished out row two. Castle had set fast time at Candlestick. Christopher Neil and Joe An-chondo were row three and Jim Smith was the only car on row four. Brian Collins got off the line first with Stewart holding onto second. While the other drivers were sorting themselves out Christopher Neil drove up on the hydro barriers but was able to get back going again. Collins was out front all alone and lost steering in his Porsche. Stewart took over the lead in a Toyota. The lead changed again going into lap four. Lloyd Castle snuck inside the young Stewart and quickly put some breathing room between his Jeep and Stewart's Toyota. Stewart was able to fend off the advances of Tim Lewis, Porsche, until the next to last lap. Lewis got by and was able to hold onto second behind Castle. Stewart took third and fourth went to Jim Smith. Christopher Neil came across fifth. The second heat race took on a hometown flavor. Both points contenders, Jeff Elrod (San Jose) and Larry Noel (Concord) sat side by side in row two - with only 19 points separating them. The front row was made up of Jack Millerd and Vince Tjelme-land. The third row had Dan Chittenden and Paul Nissley. On the start both the front runners went through the left sweeper side-by-side. Tjelmeland drifted a little wide and Millen•; took over. As they crossed over for lap two it was Millerd, Tjelmeland, Noel, Elrod, Nissley and Chittenden. During the third lap Noel made his move for second place, however Elrod shot through the confusion and took over the second place spot. Noel had to settle for third. The next couple of laps saw a fierce battle between the front three runners. Millerd was feeling the pressure of Elrod and Elrod was driven by Noel's persistence. Jack Millerd was able to fend off the last ditch efforts of Jeff Elrod. Larry Noel took third and kept the battle for points very much alive. Paul Nissley was fourth. The main event was for all the marbles. Jeff Elrod failed to gain any points and still trailed Noel by 18 points. Elrod needed a win and needed lightning to strike Noel. Elrod had the advantage as he sat on the front row with Tim Lewis. Row two was the second heat winner, Jack Millerd, and across from him was Lloyd Castle. Brian Stewart was inside the third row while points leader Larry Noel was positioned next to him. 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m. Roger Mears. left, and Glenn Harris finished the second truck heat the hard way, tangling near the finish line and rolfing over it to finish second and third. The stadium 1600 racers got fairly wild on the crowded track. Here Marty Coyne does a flyby almost over Jimmy Nichols, who has already landed. Former desert r.acer Kevin Smith took a new Mirage stadium bashing this year, and has done welf. He finished third in heat 1 at Candlestick. total of 12 cars lined up for the seven lap main event. When the checkered fl1g came out Jeff Elrod let his intentions be known. He was after the win. Lloyd Castle· settled into the second spot and Larry Noel moved ahead of Brian Stewart. Paul Nissley followed with Millerd, Neil, and Tjelmeland in close contention. With each consecutive lap Elrod gained some valuable real estate and appeared headed for a win. However, the sky was clear for Noel and he too was running a consistent race. The front three stayed in that order throughout the race. The man on the move was Christopher Neil. He moved through the pack from his fifth row starting position into fourth place by the last lap. When the race was over, the championship had been decided. Not for the event winner Jeff Elrod, but for third place finisher Larry Noel. Jeff Elrod could not go away a loser; as his win made him the all time MTEG event winner. He now has 15 wins, more than any other series contestant. Larry Noel won the champion-ship with 392 points. All time event winner Jeff Elrod was a close second with 382. With 327 points Tim Lewis earned third overall and fourth for the year was Christopher Neil. Last year's champ Lloyd Castle was fifth. Sixth place went to Vince Tjelmeland with Brian Collins, Doug Bath, Brad Castle, and Paul Nissley finishing out the top ten spots. Greg George started the evening out by setting fast time during Superlite qualifying. And before the evening was over he had won both the heat and main events. Once the heat race was underway Rennie Awana used his pole position to capture the early lead. Awana was in need of points. Entering this event he was nine points behind Rory Holladay. After starting from the second row Greg George quickly moved his Nature's Recipe Pet Food Briggsbuilt into the lead, and never looked back. Rennie Awana was able to hold onto second place until the next to last lap. That's when Holladay was able to put the slip on him. And Lady Luck was not shinning on Awana as he quickly began falling to the rear of the pack. Greg George remained in command of the event until the chech-red. Holladay was caught snoozing by Tim Baker and Holladay crossed over third. Fourth went to Joe Pierce and fifth was Don Archibald. Rennie Awana crossed over 13th. In the main event Joe Pierce and Rory Holladay shared the front row. Row two was Don Archibald and Greg George sat outside. Third row consisted of Mercedes Gonzales and Frank Chavez. From the word go, Greg George took command of the event. This left the battle for second place. Holladay settled into the spot but before the lap was over he had to pull off with mechanical woes. Joe Pierce inherited the spot, but was passed a couple of laps later by Gonzales. When the checkered flag came out it was Greg George winning and teammate Mercedes Gonzales crossed over second. However, after the event, Gonzales was disqualified for missing the tech inspedion. So with Gonzales out, Frank Chavez inherited the second place money. Third went to Rick Marshall and John Gersjes was fifth. For the season championship Rory Holladay earned champion status by totaling 262 points. Rennie Awana earned 10 less points for second overall. Third place went to Greg George and Allen Yaros was fourth. Fifth for the year was Frank Chavez and Joe Pierce, Ed Moore, Oksnevak Holgier, Ron Pierce and Sean Finley rounded out the top ten spots. In the first 4-Wheel ATV heat arry oe ,sp ays his championship winning form in his VW UltraStock car and his third place in the main event was enough to clinch the title. Dusty Times race a hefty crowd of 16 riders turned out. Off the line it was Greg Longie that took the lead, but he was to get hung up on a hydro barrier and give the lead to Donavon Holland. Holland appeared to be in control of the event and held the lead for four laps. That's when "Mr. come through the pack" Charlie Shepherd took over. Shepherd had set fast time during qualifying and knew the fast way around Candlestick. Once out front, Shepherd was unstoppable and went on for the win. Second place went to the early leader Donavon Holland and Don Turk grabbed third. Doug Eichner was fourth and Chris Couto was fifth. In the second heat race 15 riders lined up., Donnie Banks. could not capitalize on his pole position and had to settle for second behind Derek Hamilton. Banks put a strong challenge in for the lead but Hamilton had the Suzuki on line. Just as things were heating up between Banks and Hamilton, Mark Ehrhardt entered into the picture. He flew past Banks for second place. At the checkered flag it was still Derek Hamilton in the lead and Mark Ehrhardt captured second over Donny Banks. Fourth was Nicholas Granlund and Craig Teel was fifth. In the main event Charles Shepherd had already been proclaimed champion but still lined up to attempt another class win.· On the start Donavon Holland jumped out front but had Shepherd crawling all over him. Shepherd used the wear him down strategy and with only two laps to go found a way around Holland. Charles Shepherd not on! y won the event but also became the only person to win six main events within a season. A new title for · any MTEG class. Holland held onto second place and third went to Mark Ehrhardt. Fourth was Bryon Sundoval and Nicholas Granlund managed fifth. Charles Shepherd had 146 more points than his closest competitor to become champion. Donny Banks was second with 316 points. Third was Don Turk and fourth Mark Ehrhardt. Donavon Holland earned 177 points through the season for fifth . In the first UltraCross heat race 18 riders lined up. Mike Craig, who already had enough points to be crowned champion, was not in · the line up due to an injury. Tallon Vohland, aboard a Kawasaki, grabbed the early lead and never looked back. Ray Crumb had to settle for second place and third went to Kerry Mulligan. Fourth was Treavor Meagher and Pat Gomm was fifth. The second heat race had 16 riders but Rodney Smith was the January 1991 one that saw the checkered flag first. Smith took over the event on lap two from second place Scott Myers. Mike Young held onto third place and fourth was Randy Moody. Lowell Thomson crossed over fifth. In the main eventLarry Brooks took off and left the pack. He was never headed throughout the event for a wire to wire victory. Tallon Vohland managed second and third went to Steve Lamson. Fourth was Lowell Thomson and e Mike Young trailed in fifth. As stated, Mike Craig had won the championship before the event began. So Lowell Thomson could only get the number two plate for his consistent year long ride. Third overall was Jim Holley and Jeremy McGrath was fourth ahead of Mike Young. The '91 seriesopensJanuary 19 at Anaheim Stadium and will travel to five other states before returning to Candlestick Park in October. • IS . ' n . ' '-"~ITT ... ..iiiiiiiiiiii.C EiiiiiiioiiiiiiiNl'E R l-1 NE RACING WHEELS THE STRONGEST OFF-ROAD WHEEL MONEY CAN BUY! FAT Performance has in stock the largest inventory of 5-lug \/W CENTER LINE wheels in the country. Whether you need wheels . with polished or satin finish, FAT hos them in all popular styles. Need them in a hurry? FAT con ship the same day as ordered ... and with the best price in the industry. 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WRC RALLY SAMREMO OF ITALY Lancia Wins the Rally • Sainz is the New Champion . Text & Photos: Martin Holmes - ..,.,, Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya drove a steady race for the most part to finish the Toyota Ce/ica GT-Four in third place, less than two minutes out, and secure the Driver's Championship for the Spanish driver. score at all. Reigning double your car gently into an event. World Champion Miki Biasion, Alen had power steering failure, winner at Sanremo for the past Paola de Martini stopped with no threeyears,washopinghisfourth lights, Wilson forged along win would put him equal with worried about the brakes on his Shekhar Mehta as the most Sierra, Cunico made one fine "I could never have been happier coming third than today", said the 1990 World Rally Champion Carlos Sainz last October. He achieved the placing that gave him the extra points which makes him uncatchable in the Championship. Lancia took the first two places with Didier Auriol and Juha Kankkunen to become Manufacturers' Champ-ion on home ground. Sainz had been gradually consolidating his lead on the day 4, when he crashed and lost over two minutes. From then on he concentrated on making no errors in the remaining asphalt stages to gain the Title with ease. Auriol drove with caution after a series of expensive mistakes on earlier rallies, while Kankkunen, Sainz's only rival for the Title, had a faultless run. Ford were the only other manufacturer to get into the top ten, despite fast stage times their Group A cars had many troubles and their best represen-tative was Group N winner Alex Passina, son of a former European Rally Champion, in tenth 0 / A. Didier.Auria/ and Bernard Occelli moved steadily up the charts to put their Lancia in the lead late in the rally, and the French team stayed in the lead to the finish line, winning by 45 seconds in Italy. leader Gustavo Trelles continues Mazda 323 GTX, but Mitsubishi to edge towards the prize. As was missing also. Toyota never usual Sanremo was a rally full of put Sanremo on their original controversy; only unprotected event list, only deciding to enter road cars were allowed for train- the automotive equivalent of the ing; FISA officials called press 'Lion's Den' when Championship conferences to give unconvincing requirements dictated. t4, ' dominant rallyman in his own attack and then retired when the country. But, what would happen throttle cable broke on the next if on the final night Biasion was stage, while Chatriot was lucky to leading and Kankkunen was cruise downhill to the end of stage second? Even Biasion knew his 4 when the transmission on his chance of a fourth victory here Subaru failed. Four Titles had been waiting to be resolved, and the two premier ones were· clinched at Sanremo. Louise Aitken-Walkers drive has now put her one point away from the Ladies Cup and only the Group N series remains open. Tommi Makinen gained second place in this series on his first rally in Italy, despite many troubles, while Alain Oreille's event was meaningless as he has now started to drop points, and championship D reasons why they have increased New in Sanremo was a rule the size of next year's series. It also limiting training cars to standard was perhaps one of the most open vehicles and forbidding roll cages, events in a long while. No fewer · racing seats, stickers and dry than 13 drivers scored fastest weather racing tires. The rules stage times, Pirelli tires were brought predictable criticism. noticeably better than their rival Carlos Sainz said "We know there Michelin, yet the familiar old is a problem and we must adjust, Delta was reliable and won. but we don't like the rules which In a rally where sabatage and mean the training cars must be trickery have played their part in less safe. They forget we have to the past, the feeling was that spend many hours a day in these anythingcouldhappen.Notevery cars." And, what about team top team was present: Mazda orders this year? 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January 1991 would have to give way to Pentti Airikkala stayed in the Knakkunen's chance of a World event after losing some nine Title. minutes with a fire caused by a The rally started dramatically. crack in the lightweight exhaust Markku Alen could not start his used for the asphalt stages, but he Subaru in Pare Ferme! He was also went off on the first gravel penalized 30 seconds, and then a stage having forgotten to change further minute, 30 seconds, while the brake balance bar for gravel. mechanics changed the electronic The reason for bad stage times by box, and he was already far Mikael Ericsson remained a behind the leaders. Five drivers mystery. He didn't know. There shared equal time on the were four asphalt stages in Superspecial on Sunday morning, Liguria, and the positions as the but then Cunico discovered the rally moved towards Tuscany timing was actually being were Biasion 9 seconds ahead of calculated to the tenth of a Auriol, Cerrato 20 behind the second, and that his Ford was in leader, and Lancia 1-2-3. Sainz fact the fastest of all. Both Cunico and Schwarz in their T oyotas were and Malcolm Wilson we re next. In 74 km of a.sphalt stages officially equal fastest along with Lancia only pulled out 21 seconds Kankkunen, Sainz and Armin on Toyota. Interesting days! Schwarz, while in Group N There were interesting clanking Tommi Makinen and Gwyndaf noises com in g from A le n's Evans were also equal. The cars Subaru on stage 6, the first on were locked up for the afternoon, gravel. It seemed to be the same journalists wetesummonedtothe problem that had delayed Press Office to hear the President Chatriot, and after 9 km he pulled o f t h e Rallies Commission off to the side, out of the event. explain why the 1991 World The Prodrive helicopter landed Series would be bigger not on the stage in a gap between the smaller, why FISA ban many TV cars, picked up Alen and stations from showing rally Kivimaki and left the Legacy reports and why the Champion-behind. The speed of Schwarz ship rotation idea was dropped. soon became the talking point. In You were either with it or you six gravel stages he whittled his weren't on the second section. deficit from Biasion from 33 to The hills behind Sanremo have a just 7 seconds, and rose from fifth strange effect on drivers. Either to second place passing teammate you ad just to the seemingly Sainz. Wilson was going well, endless tw is ts throught the having the advantage of running wooded mountainside, along further back on several stages and roads which offer no natural enjoying cleaner surfaces than the rhythm, or you are soon many leaders. minutes behind the leaders. Piero Liatti was up to seventh in Eitheryourcarisfitforthefrayor his two pedal Lancia before you are soon out of the event. The having power steering trouble, Ligurian Hills are no place to ease while the Jolly Club cars of Dario The Group N titles are still up for grabs as Allesandro Fassina and Massimo Chiapponi won Group Nat 10th overall in a Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4, but are not in the hunt for year end honors. Dusty Times

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Louise Aitken-Walker and Tina Thorner raise some dust with the Opel Kadett GSi on their way to 18th overall in the rally, and Louise needs but one more point to win the FIA Ladies Cup. --r +>_;._,(;. • -., '..;t::c:h{~4i)':. ·,_, _,.__ .'" Markku Alen and 1/kka Kivimaki corner hard in the Subaru Legacy 4WD Turbo, as the spectators crowd to within touching distance of the cars in Italy. x,·-,_-,,.-_ . Paola de Martini and Umberta Gibellini saw their Ladies Cup hopes vanish when the electrics failed on the Audi, after they swept by this beach scene. Rallies draw huge crowds of spectators in Europe, as the crowd on this corner cheers Malcolm Wilson along, but his Ford retired later with suspension trouble. This interesting Iron Curtain car, Skoda Favorit 136L, took first in its displacement class driven by Ladislav Krecek and Borivoy Motl. Cerrato and Alex Fiorio were delayed, the former by a spin and the latter by a gentle roll. Famous people came along as the rally neared the night halt at Arezzo. Ferrari team manager Cesare Fiorio had no sooner wished Alex well than his son went off the road. Last year when Dad did the same thing he broke his gearbox on the next stage. Ferrari President Piero Fusaro dropped by to witness the fun as well. In Group N Fassina 's Cosworth 4x4 pulled well ahead of T relies after Gwyndaf Evans lost two minutes with a puncture, but their rival Tommi Makinen was proving almost unbeatable on the gravel stages. Louise Aitken-Walker had the lead in her class. Tuesday saw the rally on nc,!w ground in Umbria and finishing that night at Perugia. The stages did not have the same flowing character that has made those in Tuscany so popular, but by going further away from population centers, they could be longer. There was a group of six stages totaling just under 100 km, which were tackled a second time on Wednesday morning, so in this area alone one third of the event was being held on virgin stages. The cars were now in order of classification. Schwarz had no illusions about his difficult task running far up the field, and found that on the gravel surfaces the car was almost uncontrollable. "The car one minute is oversteer-ing, the next understeering", the German explained. On stage 13 he rolled on a first gear corner, fortunately landing on the wheels, losing a minute or so. Then, on the same stage, Wilson stopped to change a flat tire and Marc Duez drove the stage with a broken throttle. The weather was cooler than the humid conditions of Monday, and this caught the tire advisers off their guard. Pirelli had tried their assymetric tires on Monday, but found in the heat this was not a great advantage. Fiorio tried old MS tires and made best times on stages 13 to 15, but as the stages got longer Pirelli seemed to have the advantage. Evans punctured and fell behind Makinen while Fassina continued to lead Group N despite a gearbox change and only driving the 4x4 for the first time on the day of the start. Wilson also had to change a gearbox. Just behind the top cars Deila and Liatti both had gearbox troubles after spinning and having to find reverse. Schwarz had his cross-member changed and the car became competitive again, while Sainz took the lead and increased it when Bfasion was punctured by a stone on stage 19. Maybe Sainz was able to breathe a little easier, but was still alone against the might of the Lancias behind him, since Schwarz lost more time in the afternoon with a flat, then road penalties from having the suspension changed. Many others had flats, but the surprise was the increasing speed from the Fords of Wilson and Airikkala. On stages 18 and 21 they were first and second overall. Some overnight rain made the five stages on Wednesday surfaces firmer and faster and Fords were first and second on the first stage, Toyotas won all the _others, but the excitement on the final gravel stage had quite an effect on the rally. A km or so after the start, Sainz, running first Results -1990 Sanremo Rally of Italy Didier AurioVBernard Occelli F Lancia Delta lntegrale A• 7:30:38 Juha Kankkunen/Juha Piironen SF Lancia Delta lntegrale A 7:31:23 Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya E Toyota Celica GT-Four A 7:32:23 Dario Cerrato/Giuse'ppe Cerri I Lancia Delta lntegrale A 7:33:25 ' Piero Liatti/Luicano Tedeschini I Lancia Delta lntegrale A 7:36:52 Mikael Ericsson/Claes Billstam s Toyota Celica GT-Four A 7:37:12 Pier-Giorgio Deila/P. Scalvini I Lancia Delta lntegrale A 7:37:49 Alex Fiorio/Luigi Pirollo I Lancia Delta lntegrale A 7:38:23 Giuseppe Grossi/Alessandro Mari I Lancia Delta lntegrale A 7:56:57 Alessandro Fassina/M. Chiapponi I Ford Sierra Cosworth N• 7:58:13 Gustavo Trelles/Daniel Muzio (15th) u Lancia Delta lntegrale N 8:06:40 Alain Oreille/Michel Roissard (17th) F Renault 5 GT Turbo N 8:19:53 Louise Aitken-Walke/C.Thorner(l8th) (8 Opel Kadett GSi •• A 8:20:41 • Group winners - •• Ladies Cup 104 start - 47 finish Winner's average stage speed - 81.88 kph Dusty Times on the road, was deceived by a long tightening righthander went off the road and rolled, losing a couple of minutes or so. Kank-k unen was next along, found spectators slowing him down, but passed safely, and then Biasion, lying third, suddenly saw debris ' on the road, was distracted, braked impulsively and smashed the rear suspension against a rock and was out. So Sainz fell to third and the surprise leader was Auriol, who had been mostly off the pace so far. The other T oyotas of Schwarz and Ericsson gradually pulled up the field, and at the end of the day it was still three Toyotas and seven Lancias at the top. Wilson hit a tree stump, wrecking his suspension, Duez had to change a gearbox and then had turbo-charger trouble, while between Airikkala 's good times he incurred road penalties with front differential failure. Passina continued to lead Group N, and Makinen finally replaced the pads and a clutch that had been slowing him. In the Ladies Cup Louise Aitken-Walker was running 20th, the lowest spot from which she could gain needed points. Since the accident Carlos was content to finish third, which would provide the points to put him beyond the reach of Kank-kunen and save Lancia the need for tactical team orders and avoid risk. When rain fell a couple of hours before the last day start, he must have been relieved that he was not opening the road on the asphalt stages. The hills were gloomy, the first two stages had rain with fog on the higher ground, and any effort could cause doom. Schwarz made another fastest time and then went off the road, braking too late a_nd hit a bridge trying to catch Cerrato. Fiorio had a flat and changed it himself on the stage. The world got ready to welcome Spain's new hero. Their Minister of Sport came to Italy to see a rally for the first time, and meanwhile a lo, of notice was being taken about the pace of the Fords. Lancia T earn Manager Claudio Lombardi said they would "undoubtedly obtain some successes next year;" before taking the chance of adding his fu~l to the increasing anti-FISA fire. "And so~~ people forget January 1991 what rallying really means. It costs three times as much to do a rally as enter one Formula 1 race. FISA's wish to· have 14 rallies is far too much. Ford and Toyota completely agree with us." 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Oshkosh, The Last SODA Race for 1990 By Barh & Marilyn Schultz Dave Woulf got the jump at the start of the first race of the meet, and he beat off the challengers in C,lass 11 S, losing a wheel to the mud on the last lap, but winning anyhow. He also won Class 11 D on Sunday. The Badgerland Midwest Off Road Championship Race was the last in S.O.D.A.'s eight race series. You could tell it was the last of the season's races. There were two days of rain prior, a tinge of Fall and a brisk wind that circled the track. Dave Friday, track announcer, started the week-end with all eyes staring skyward for the National Anthem. Three skydivers exited a plane as the National Anthem played. The third skydiver had the American Flag and smoke bomb attached to his leg. As he descended the Flag unfurled in the wind, the smoke trailed behind and for anyone with American Pride there were tears in their eyes at the beauty of such a sight. Under the bright sky Class 9 lined up in the pits for entry to the track. At the green flag, John Greaves on General Tires and Lee Wuesthoff came out like a shot from a gun. Jeff St. Peter was breathing right down the_ir necks. The battle continued to darn near the end of the race when W ues-thoff had to pull off. At the finish it was Greaves in first, St. Peter in second and Don Ponder in third. The mighty Class 11 S was at the starting line, 22 strong and seven wide. The flag dropped, engines wound out,mud flew and nobody went anyplace. Finally, traction was made and cars went every which way but loose. BFG's Dave Woulf was up and over the table top first. Chad Ramesh cut Wqulf no slack as the mud made everyone look alike. Ramesh fin-ished second behind W oulf who snaked his way through the third turn losing his left front wheel but still sliding his way up the table top and to the checkered flag.-Fred Babinchak banged his way to third. Mud covered Mark Stein-hardt and Corey Friday slipped and slid their way through the pile up that cost Woulf his front wheel. Six entries came to the line for Art Schmitt has mixed results from his multiple entries this time, but he did win Class 10 and Class 2 in his very tidy two seat Berrien Laser. ·CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMETS & ACCESSORIES 5153 BOWDEN AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92117. TEL. (619) 279-2509 HELMET $195 COMPLETE SYSTEM $320 A FRESH Affi HELMET AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED FOR OFF ROAD USE AT A REASONABLE PRICE BUILT AND BACKED BY BELL HELMETS LIGHT WEIGHT-REDUCES NECK STRAIN Page i6 COOL, COMFORTABLE TERRY CLOTH LINER BLOWER MOTOR AND ASSE~IBLY ARE GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR SNELL &\85 APPROVED Photos hy Rich Riddle Class 3 and those entries gave the crowd something to cheer about. Ron Hill, Bill Schirm and Mike Savage played bumper mud tag most of the race until Schirm developed tranny trouble. Run-ning in first place Ron Hill took the table top a tad too fast, landing too hard, doing a 360 degree turn! This was the move Armstrong's Mike Savage needed to take over first and keep it. Hill settled for second and Schirm for a respect-able third. Rain started as Class 1-1600-18 entries, eight wide in the front row took the green flag. The classic Greg Smith and John Greaves battle waged forth with-outScottTaylor. Due toa motor-cyde injury, Scott's vehicle was driven by Mike Hicks. Smith held the early lead until Greaves and his General Tires took over. Jeff St. Peter moved in to give Smith further problems. Bryan Frank-enburg looked skyward three times as he barrel rolled. At the table top finish it was Greaves in first, Smith in second and Mark Hameister in third. Class 6 lined up at a new start-ing line as track officials deter-mined the mud was getting too deep at the original start line. It was a Spring & Brush Run repeat with a General Tired Fay Statezny and Al Fannin run away. Despite the new start line all drivers looked like "sticks in the mud" as turn 4 grabbed nearly everybody. Table top ending found Fay Sta-tezny first, Fannin in second and Thornton "Ed" Schultz in third. Class 5-1600, under drying track conditions, put on a show stopper race!. Terry W olfe held the lead from the green flag with Jeff Therriault, Mike Brue, Chuck Johnson and Doug Bils buzzing on his tail like bees after a honey tree. Wolfe held the lead until he and Johnson tangled on Mud Hill put-ting both out of contention. Ron Karlman zipped into first on his Armstrong's with Doug Bils on his bumper for second. Paul "Froggy" Dallman hung in there for third. From the beginning of Class 4 everyone was on their feet, as Greg Gerlach and Jack Flannery took the green flag and cleared the table top in one motion. Zonkers!! GeofDorr did his share of specta-tors spectaculars in his campaign to take the lead. The trend setters made it almost impossible for the rest of the class NOT to try the one motion table. As racing con-tinued it was Armstrong's Jump-ing Jack Flannery with a com-fortable lead and the win. Good-ness Gracious Gerlach, he main-tained second place fending off Dorr lap after lap until the lap that counted. Dorr passed for second with Gerlach finishing third. Growing Class 13 with 12 entries lined up five wide on the front row and seven in the back row. Green flag, left turn and John Schultz was in the lead. Schultz was challenged by Tom Jensen and Pat Barney as the entire pack went round and round the track. AHA! Enter SODA newcomer Bruce Shilts who drove his way throught the crowd and put on January 1991 the ultimate challenge. Tom Jensen came into turn four and stayed there -stuck in the mud. Pat Barney pulled off with mechanical problems as Robert Flanagan came up into conten-tion. Schultz overheated and began dropping off the pace. BFG's Shilts took his first win, Flanagan was second and Schultz took third. Pepsi Challenge Class 10 was the final race of multi-weathered Saturday. Armstrong's Art Schmitt put the pedal to the floor and ran flag to flag for first place. Terry Stotzheim and Kevin Probst scrapped for second and third. Whew, it's been a hard luck sea-son for the Proost men as Kevin experienced numerou·s ignition problems stalling and starting throughout the race. Stotzheim drove to second with Probst zip-ping, yet stalling, for third. As the crowd started to leave, the Engine blow up contest began. Everyone stayed put as several Class 11 drivers stated "wish I had that engine". It sputtered and spit and still kept running. The crowd mourned its demise after 11 minutes of prolonged suffering. Clouds rolled in and the sky turned black. Another typical S.O.0.A. event, but as Scott Tay-lor and Dave Hockers blew out the candles of their birthday cake the wind picked up and all clouds went south. · The Badgerland VW Club never fails in its efforts to raise money for Children's Hospital. This year everyone had a chance to lock up his/ her favorite ( not so favorite??) person in the Jail and Bail Fundraiser. Anyone buy a BFG jacket? Were those goose-bumps we saw on Don Minton? Contributions from all events topped $3,000. Sunday dawned cold, overcast and windy, but this did not stop the skydivers as they again jumped into the wind carrying our Country's Stars and Stripes. Awesome, in the true sense of the word. As the crowd shivered Class 1 took yet another starting posi-tion. The start line was moved 25 yards from the table top. Art Schmitt and Yokohama's Lee W uesthoff began their usual duel. Enter Jeff St. Peter and Scott Schwalbe and racing action. It was goodbye Schmitt as he died on the hill, and hello to Wuesthoff as he took over the lead and held it to the checkered flag. In the middle of the action Jim Struble barrel rolled twice, tore the hood clean off his machine and it looked nasty! Fortunately Struble came out of the mess okay. St. Peter drove to second position with Scott Schwalbe taking home third. Guess nobody told the drivers in Class 11 D that this was NOT the Chicago Freeway at rush hour! These boys took the green flag and it was every man for himself. Amid hectic traffic and numerous breakdowns, Dave W oulf pulled off a neat flag to flag victory on his BFG Tires. Chad Ramesh, Mark Eberhardt and Fred Babinchak hashed it out for position with Babinchak running off the pace. At the end, Dwayne Walkowski drove through to second place and Eberhardt took third. INCREDIBLE!! The first lap of Class 14's race was just that -INCREDIBLE! Brad Mihalko came off the table top in a nose dive, flipped end over end and kept running as soon as all four wheels made contact with good ole Mother Earth. While Brad had to drop out later, he put on quite a show. In the racing action, Matt Foltz saw a quick challeQge and lead change to Dave Hameis-ter hard charging in Mark Seidler's machine.Wow! Hameis-ter relinquished the lead back to Foltz who in turn had to give it up again to Armstrong' s Jack· Flannery. Flannery took the win with Geoff Dorr right on his bumper for second, Foltz driving to third. Heavy clouds now obscured the sun as Class 2-1600 took the Jack Flannery. who had good success with his Class 4 Ford, also won the Class 8 title in another Ford, and here is putting a pass on Rob Renk as, on his way to the victory. Mike Hicks drove Scott Taylor's Class 8 Ford very well, leading for a time and held a strong second all the rest of the way to the checkered flag. Dusty Times

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It was side by side racing in Class 3 as Mike Savage (313) Ron Hill and Bill Schirm ran down the straight. Savage won the race over Hill and usual winner Schirm was third. . Fay Statezny has a habit of winning in Class 6 in his Chevelle, and ·he did it again at Oshkosh, as his teammate Al Fannin followed in his wake. Those Crandon built Chevelles seem made for mud racing and Allan Fannin drove his to a close second place at the final SODA Series race of 1990. · -While Class 13 produces some odd looking machines, they must be 2WD and John Konitzer churns along in the mud, but finished well down the field. John Schultz built his Class 13 to look like a real truck to attract more sponsorship. He had the early lead but dropped to third at the flag. Brad Mihalko does a real nose dive in Class 14 action, and this was the first lap. He rolled, but Geoff Dorr, #417 went on to finish second. There were ten trucks in the Class 7S Challenge, but it was Tom Hackers who ran away with the class honors leading flag to flag for the victory. Dave Hackers always runs well in Class 8, and at Oshkosh he Dennis Ferdon stayed with the Class a leaders most of the moved up to the leaders and grabbed third place on the very last distance in the Class 8 Challenge race, but he faded back in lap for a good finish. clouds of smoke at the flag. track. Seven vehicles lined up in the front row and as the flag dropped John Greaves on his General Tires put his foot to the floor and never looked back. Bryan Frankenburg held back numerous challenges . for second position from GregSmith,JeffSt. Peter, Rob Renkas and Dave Woulf, driving Mike Sorenson's buggy. Frankenburg finished second followed by W oulf in third. Dave Yakim Ford sponsored the Class 7S challenge. Ten vehi-cles took the green flag and Holy Hockers, it was a run away by Tom Hockers and his General Tires. Jim Wiggins gave serioui, challenge but came off the notor-ious table top too hard resulting in a flat right rear tire. Enter hard. charging Jim Bradley and Dave Van Den Elzen. Both competitors wanted second place but Bradley took it home. Van Den Elzen placed third. Class 2 took the track as the wind picked up and everyone in the stands wrapped blankets around themselves. However, Art Schmitt and Scott Schwalbe made sure the racing action was hot. Schwalbe tried every buggy trick in the book to get around but Schmitt kept closing the door. Schmitt and Armstrong took the win, Schwalbe took second,. Doug Bils gave it all he had for third. Jeff Probst continued his string of bad luck, having to drop out early in the race. The Dave Yakim Challenge Class 8 heated up the day even more as 12 entries took the starting line. Mike Hicks driving Scott Taylor's truck took an earlv lead until Jack Dusty Times ------- ---=-------------Flannery put the power on and with Schultz still placing third. many classes who was to be the tators headed for home. This time waved Goodbye. Flannery races The Midwest Off Road Cham-1990 Class Champion. Awards instead of saying "See ya' track on Armstrong Tires. Nice work pionship Race not only ended the were presented, race machines side" we'll leave with "See ya' at Mike Hicks! Hicks held second SODA season but determined in were loaded and racers and spec-The SODA Banquet!" place despite threats from Jon Alu· MINUM RACING RA.DIAT'• OR Kaempf, Dennis Ferdon and Dave Hockers·. Jon Kaempf tryirfg to maintain third position came around turn 4 and put his wheels skyward. As the checkered flag waved Flannery took first, Hicks finished second and in a last min-ute move Dave Hackers slipped into third. It was great to see some new metal on the track as the Women in Rear Engine Buggies came out. Racing in Women's Unlimited was Rhonda Smith on General Tires, Ruth Schwartzburg and debuting Karen Wolfe. The ladies ran flag to flag in that order. The Limited Ladies found Paula Parsons in the Eberhart . buggy and she proved that it isn't just her buggy that makes a winner. Paula and her General Tires placed first. Terri Moser maintained second and Betty Plummer drove to a third place finish. With a mixed bag of machines, Women's Heavy Metal lined up ten entries strong. The racing action was hot and heavy with the ladies as serious about point standings as the men are. Nancy Vanden Heuvell rolled her machine and G~il Brand -was off the track with a mechanical break down. Marilyn Schultz and Sherri Parsons ran an excellent race com-ing in first and second respec-tively only to be docked a lap each. This gave the official win to Linda Bradley on General Tires. 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• 1n Explore in Comfort the 1991 Ford Explorer Text & Photos: John Calvin .,. The 1991 Ford Explorer 4 wheel drive, 2 door version with the Eddie Bauer dress up package is really a sweet vehicle. Dusty Times ·was fortunate enough to test this mid-size sport utility, compliments of the local Ford Public Relations people, for a few weeks, and it was really fun to drive. We liked it for its siz~ and versatility. All the Explorer models come with the same engine, the 4 liter V-6 with fuel injection and it performs wonderfully. It develops 155 horsepower and it will take you anywhere you want to go. This unit was hooked up to the 4 speed automatic transmission with overdrive and the perform-ance was superb. According to the book this rig should get in the neighborhood of 20 mpg on the road and 15mpgintown. Weg,)t slightly over 23 mpg on the road and somewhat over 16 in town, and we weren't even trying. Couple this to the Explorer's 19.2 _ gallon gas tank and you can do some serious cruising. This unit was fitted with Firestone Radial ATX P235 75 R15 MIS tires, and tht.·y were quiet on the road yet got us where we wanted to go off road. The tires were wrapped around really good looking cast aluminum wheels. Underneath the entire lower exhaust system is heat shielded, to improve both passenger comfort and to prevent the exhaust system, including the catalytic converter, from burning dry foliage off the road. The lower muffler heat shield also acts somewhat as a skid plate :md the gas tank is shrouded on the bottom and the sides. The exterior paint scheme was a deep Cabernet red with sandle-wood trim, whic en e nice y with the sandlewood interior · decor. The all leather front bucket seats have inflatable lumbai support and also inflatable side bolster support for the hips and legs, although we did find the seats, part of the Eddie Bauer package, rather hard and also uncomfortable on the long haul. Besides, there is not a lot of room in the passenger foot well which is probably a byproduct of the fancy aftermarket seats, that didn't seem to have the usual amount of fore and aft adjustment. The front bucket seats are divided by a console which has lots of room inside and a nicely padded arm rest on top. The back seats are comfortable for adults and fold down with ease to increase the cargo area immensely. · The instrument panel consists of a speedometer with resetable FIBERGLASS TRUCK BODY FABRICATORS -864 1-70 Industrial Drive • Wentzville, MO 63385 · 314-639-6724 We have the ability for Custom Design • Hand Laid AVAILABLE NOW -90 Chevy Full Size & 90 Ford Full Size COMING SOON -90 Dodge Dakota & 90 Ford Ranger Supercab "We Build Them One At A Time" PagcU January 1991 r:x,, ._ . -·. • ... __ • . L@il~@Biilt:t;;{"" •H The Explorer is halfway between a mini and a full size Bronco, and it is the wave of the 1990s in bob tail size. The two door model with the Eddie Bauer extra items is a most handsome town and country, all purpose machine. odometer, tachometer, fuel gauge, oil pressure rind \\'att.•r temperature gauges and bnttery condition meter. The usual chimes and lamps warh vou if seat belts are not fastened, the door is open, etc. The layout is good and all the instruments are easy to read in motion. The wipers and delay action are stalk mounted but the headlight switch is on the dash. The night time display on the instruments is most readable and also pleasant to the eye. The tilt steering wheel is covered in black leather and the cruise control buttons are most con-veniently mounted on the steering wheel itself. The 4 wheel drive engagement is really trick. There are two buttons located just to the right of the instrument cluster, indicating 4x4 and Low Range. All you do is push the button and 4 whed drive is engaged, along with a lamp alerting you that the Explorer is in 4 wheel drive. That's it. Just push a button and you're in or out as you desire. The same applies for the Low Range, a push of the button and you're there. It's called Electric Touch Drive and so it is, but manual locking hubs are also offered on the Explorer. The Ford comes equipped with front disc brakes and rear anti-lock drum -brakes and they do the job. The brakes feel very positive, from normal braking to panic stops. The rig was also equipped with gas shocks and, coupled with the twin traction The instrument panel is easy to read night or day, and contains all the extra goodies, from fancy sound system to trip odometer, and cockpit storage bins are ample for most needs. The styling is definitely Ford from any angle and the rear cargo area access is available either through the window only or by lifting the entire rear door for more bulky items. beam front end, the vehicle was quite smooth riding both on and off the road. The handle on the rear door allows you to open only the glass upper portion of the door or the entire lift gate. The rear rain wiper is housed off the glass panel which allows this two way utilization . There is also a rear glass defrost system for coJd mornings. The rear cargo area has four tie down hooks mounted in the floor; these to secure the handy cargo net or the case that holds the sunshade or glass panel of the tilt-up/removable sunroof. There is also a sun shade mounted in the cargo area to screen your parcels from prying eyes or just to hide them from the sun. It works just like a horizontal window shade and can be removed or installed in seconds. Creature comforts abound. The ashtray and lighter are located centrally in the front dash and the ashtray is a usable size. The climate control system is legible, efficient and easy to use. The air conditioning unit is frigid and the heater reminds one of the Sahara in summer, The audio system is AM/FM/ Stereo/Tape with a clock and has all the usual push button goodi'es and enough volume to be heard in the next county. The electric controls for the windows, door locks and outside mirrors are located on the driver's door, with everything engaging at the touch of a finger. The rear step bumper is standard and will handle 3500 pounds of trailer. A full size spare tire is housed outside, beneath the rear floor and is raised or lowered easily with the jack handle inserted into a crank located just inside the rear bumper. The Explorer was fun to drive. It handled well both on and off the road, and was basically comfortable. There was absolutely no wind noise at speed and the cruise control helps a lot on long trips. The mid-size utility is the wave of the '90s and the Explorer provides luxury, good fuel economy and fun, all for $21,500, a barg~in today. The entire Explorer line features the same, 4 liter V-6 engine with fuel injection, with ample horsepower for any job and good fuel economy in the 15 to 20 mpg range. Dusty Times

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Pharaohs Rally 1990 Text & Photos: Martin Holmes should have been Mitsubishi, but Kenjiro Shinozuka retired on the second day with engine trouble in his latest version long wheelbase Pajero, though Pierre Lartigue then inherited the lead. relation to fellow Frenchman Didier Auriol who won the Sanremo Rally the next day. Hubert, however, had twice won the motorcycle section of Paris-Dakar. Auriol gave up two wheel sport when he had a bad crash within sight of the finish one year. Since then he had competed in two wheel drive single seat buggies, and Lada were the first team to give him an orthodox car for competition. This was Lada's third win in Egypt; they won the inaugural event in 1982 and the next year scored an impressive 1-2-3. Now comes the Paris Dakar for 1991 for which the Pharaohs had been the final event in preparation. With three teams taking turns at leading the Pharaohs,prospectsforthe winter event look exciting. In Egypt Auriol's teammate Patrick Tambay was second, over an hour behind in another Lada Samara, followed by Lartigue, Pajero, Vatanen, then Ickx in Citroen ZXes. Of the 115 starters only 49 finished the rally. Hubert Auriot with Pierre 'Monnet navigating, won his first desert event on four wheels since converting from bikes to buggies for Paris-Dakar a few years ago. Auria/ also gave Lada their first major motorsport victory for over half a decade. Group B cars are alive in the desert it seems. Bjorn Waldegard and Fred Gallagher, however, rolled this Citroen ZX and had electrical trouble, but did finish the Citroen eighth overall, eight hours behind the winners. Citroen were distraught with worry about their wheel stud problems. The engineer said the parent Peugeot cars never had the trouble. Brakes and transmission troubles were also plaguing the Citroens, but Waldegard was third behind Lartigue and the Lada of former motorcyclist Hubert Auria!. Then Auria! went into the lead when Lartigue drove most of a day on three cylinders. After Waldegard did his double roll, Porsche engined Ladas were first and third. Waldegard also had electrical trouble which led to trouble wth navigation and a penalty for missing a control. Auriol's teammate Patrick Tambay retained his second place despite suspension trouble near the end. The thirteenth time was unlucky! After their run of 11 unbeaten wins with Peugeot and their 12th win the first ti me Citroen competed under their flag, the French PSA company met their Waterloo. And, Lada Georgia Race Report By Bob Rule The October race was the next to last for the year, and it seems the further into the season it is, the harder it is to find things to write about. The Sunday race was typical, the usual end of the year turnout, down from the mid season entry. As usual on the G.O.R.R.A. 50 milers, heat races were run for the classes. Chris Williams led from start to finish in the Challenger heat, and Joey Hester drove brother James' "points leading 1600" to a first place finish. Larry Porter drove the Steph-ens/Breitenbach Challenger car in the heat and the feature races. Usually Larry can be found behind the wheel of Rule's 1600 racer. Another old timer, in terms of experience of course, was Charles Lowery. He had Mike Isola's Challenger out for a Sunday drive. Nice to see you back, Charles. In the main event Sammy Herrell took off and looked like he was gone for the day. But, running on the 19th lap the rack and pinion steering broke and Sammy was through for the day, with 20 laps done and sixth place in Class 1-2-1600. So, James Hester did it again, winning the 1600 honors and padding his points lead, Going into the season finale, all he has to do is start the race to win the points champ-ionship. The dreaded, first out, Jeff Lucas finished second, four laps back, after a rollover cut into his dash for the checkers in 1600 action. Lindy Herrell finished third, another two laps down, after a broken throttle cable put him in the pits. He was probably the fastest car at the end of the race. Clint Hurst was out testing Bob Rule's two seater, to be driven in the Thanksgiving race by Jimmy Nichols, finished fourth. A broken header pipe ended his day after 28 laps. Mike Notary, winner of the September 100 miler, cut his day short at 23 laps as he lost a coil, then got dirt in his contact lenses and retired. Mike's becoming a GORRA regular and always is a welcome sight. He's a good racer and he and Dusty Times gained their first major motor-sport victory for over half a decade. Right from the start Citroen, the favorites, struck trouble. Vata-nen's car, made best time on the opening prologue, but Jacky Jckx landed heavily and broke a hub on his girl friend are good people. The Challenger class race had a little scoring confusion. J.D. Mitchell, in Robin Williams' car was flagged, and awarded first place. A recheck of the scoring Sunday evening(as usual) showed Chris Williams was the actual winner, andJ.D. was second, and they both did 48 laps. Chris had one flat along the trail, but J .D. reported no trou b !es at a 11. Anyway, the Williams kept first and second place money in the family. Charles Lowery had no problems all day and finished third in class covering 4 7 laps. Steve Langley got in 46 laps for fourth in Challenger action, stopping to fix a broken CV joint. Dusty Chitwood did 32 laps then vanished, and Jack Thompson covered 23 rounds while losing a front shock mount, after losing a CV joint in the heat race. Larry Porter got in just 18 laps before a link broke and put him on the trailer. Heading into the Thanksgiving 250, the points race for first is over in both 1-2-1600 and Challenger classes. But, a quick look at second through fifth in both classes shows it is still wide open. We'll have the season wrap up next month .. Our 1990 General Meeting is history. Our proposed schedule was approved ( check the calendar section this issue) and rule changes were proposed. In Challenger Class no combos allowed, rack and pinion not allowed, and the car must start the race on steel wheels. Both classes must have "CLEARLY VISIBLE" four inch brake and running lights. The new officers are President, Sherry Thompson;· Vice President 1600, Mickey Smallwood; V.P. Challenger, Steve Rule; due to his injury and one year of no racing, we need to elect another V.P. Joy Porter is the Secretary I T reasurer, and Tate Thackston is Race Director. Alternate Race Directors are Rick Smallwood, Darrin Stephens, and Rick Breitenbach. The Protest Committee is Harold Trader,Jack Thompson and Bill Porter, with Alternate Gillees. The Trophy committee is Jack Thompson, Mickey Smallwood and Lindy Herrell, while the Bomber Committee is Rabbit Haire, Harold Trader and Lindy Herrell. The Birmingham Committee is his ZX. Then Ari Vatanen had a series of problems with wheel studs, and later Bjorn Waldegard had a high speed accident. This not only damaged the car badly, but hurt the Swede's back, but he carried on. Citroen's main rivals headed by Sammy Herrell and the Memorial Day Night race head is Jack Thompson. Our GORRA desert racers didn't fare too well at the October Gold Coast 300 in Las Vegas. Steve Rule, riding the first lap on his 21st birthday, in his first ever desert race, was injured when the car dropped off the race track in the blinding silt. He required surgery to repair a crushed E G This was the first major four wheel win for Hubert Auriol, no (cracked) .. vertebrae in his back. He and his dad spent an unex-pected nine extra days at the Valley Hospital in Vegas. Steve will wear a specially made brace for 90 days, but a complete recovery is expected. Steve would like to thank everyone for the cards and phone calls, and would like to thank Jack Thompson for driving his car Sunday. The desert car finished three of four laps at Vegas. A five hour lap with a broken. rack and pinion, put it out. GORRA had a new score keeper Sunday, and we thank Travis Hurst for a great job. All our usual helpers were there too, and their help is always apprec-iated. All but one that is, as the gate lady was late. We do appreciate the major efforts by all the volunteer help. T The so-le f111larnwf.actwrer mf swper--wide 091 gears, as w,e Ill as 002 aind staindard 1 1 3 gears. No welds. Dass I, stadium, drag race, and numerous other ratios in stock. 094 5-speed sets available. Custom orders welcome. The most consistently accurate 091 diff available uses heat-treated chromoly. A true bolt-together kit -no wasted installation time. Special ARP chromoly dowel-bolts minimize scuffing and facilitate disassembly. Replaceable dog ring / synchro cone assemblies. Numerous st,4les ~ -113, 002, splined, extra tall [adapt 113 gear to 002 shaft]. Custom c:niers 'dll'elcome. Our original chromoly pinion nut has been copied by others, but not successfully o ,plicated Rerhoval is as easy as installation, and nut is reusable' -----PHONE (BOB) ll7IMS8t:I MANY NEW RATIOS AVAILABLE INCLUDING: 1.77 & 1.-:sRD GEARS (SPECIAL BEARINGS>, AND 1.:SS & 1.45 4TH GEARS. CONGRATULATIONS TO _,OHN BROOKS, BA.IA PROMOTIONS CLASS 10 POINTS CHAMPION 2 ~ARS RUNNING ( _,EIIII IIIELD, TRANSMISSION BUILDER ). January 1991 Page 29

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ADRA INTERNATIONAL CHAMP SERIES '90: ROUND #4 Travis Tromps 'Em At 13th Annual Penasco 150 By Darryl Drake Photos: 3-D Photography/ Curt Hummel : ~ -.k-~*<'!~~ ' ,, :~\ ✓ Jim Travis came back to the desert after a year long absence and won the Penasco race overall in his Porsche Chaparral, covering the 252 miles in 4:17:55, taking the lead for good on lap 4. · Tucson'sJim Travis came back strong after a long first lap and a year long absence from the ADRA circuit to take top honors at the American Desert Racing Association's 13th Annual Penasco 250 in Puerto Penasco, Sonora. The race, co-sponsored by the Penasco and Sonoran Department of Tourism, drew entrants from as far as Las Vegas to "Rocky Point" and the hot, sandy terrain in early October, but it was Travis' race again at the end of the seven lap main event. His Travis-He lwig/Genera l Tire/People's Car Shop Porsche Chaparral covered the 252 miles in 4: 17 :55 to average 58.62 mph for the Unlimited win and First Overall. "A real gas eater course!" said Travis. "The sand was super soft this year and it was hard to get on top. My thanks go out to Ron League for his excellent race prep and Volker Bruckmann for building us a motor that never missed a beat and ran cool all day." The course was 36 miles long, and 95 percent deep sand, with the start/finish line at the municipal ballpark at the north end of town. Temperatures were unseasonably warm in the high 90's. Motors and trannies were stressed to the max. The Pro division was first off at 8:30 a.m. with the Un limiteds off first, followed by Classes 10, 4, 1-2-1600, 9 (Challenger) and 8. Lap one saw Jerry Finney out front with the quick lap of the day, a 33:51, and a 43 second margin on Gary Anderson. In third was Mike Perez and Ross Whitmoyer, just 33 seconds back. Then came Keith Alger, Steve Simmons, Bill Cook, Travis ( on a flat with a torn CV boot), John Thul, Jerry Everett in his new Thunderbird-powered two seater and Greg Holman. Tom Murray was out with valve troubles. Finney increased his lead to 2: 19 over Anderson the next round, Perez/Whitmoyer went out when a rear hub came apart and Alger took over third. Simmons was now fourth and Travis fifth. Everett's fuel injection was suffering from fuel Page 32 starvation and he went on the trailer. Anderson caught Finney on lap three and moved out front by three seconds. Alger pitted for fuel and Travis took over third and Simmons was now fifth. Holman's ignition problems had grown insurmountable and he parked rather than melt the motor. And Cook was cooking his automatic transmission, which spewed out so much fluid that at one point he stopped, hitchhiked into town and bought a case! Travis moved into the lead for the duration on lap four as Anderson stopped for oil at checkpoint 2 and pitted for fuel. Alger was now second, just 2:02 back, in his first Pro race. Anderson fell to third, Simmons took over fourth and Thul was fifth. Finney was now a distant sixth with major CV troubles and Cook parked after going through another couple of gallons of ATF. On lap five, Simmons' tranny went out and Thul took over fourth but was way back after stalling and being unable to start his hot motor. Dan Foddrill took over for Finney but their makeshift duct-tape CV boots failed and they were out. And so it went 'ti\ the final lap when Anderson regained second while Alger begged and borrowed enough fuel to continue. So, at the finish, it was Travis with Anderson 7:43 back for second, Alger 36 seconds behind that for third and Thul another hour back for fourth. The desert was tough on Class • 10. Out of six starters, one would finish. Ed Beard was roaring but blew his motor on the first lap as did Bill Ca patch. Walt Bronick had carb trouble and did not complete a lap. Steve Cheuvront held the lead over Greg Oswskey by 1 :21 and Jim Pierce was third with a flat tire. On lap two, Oswskey suffered from carb trouble and fried his clutch trying to keep the R's up. So Pierce was now second, but 5:25 behind Cheuvront. And on lap three, Pierce lost his alternator and ran on his battery 'ti\ it went flat. So Cheuvront charged on alone, to finish with the win at fourth overall in the Foddrill Fabricatio.n /Trick Fuel/Off Road Communications VW Chenowth at 4:44:09 and a 53 .21 mph average. "I ran as fast as I could all day", said Cheuvront. "And it tickles me to death to win one. Beard had passed me but broke and I want to apologize to Pierce for hitting him. Special thanks goes out to my wife Vicki and my father-in-law Bub Alison." Class 4 had but two competi-tors, but both finished. Team Bell, Craig and Mike, broke a front axle before the race and ran in two wheel drive with no front brakes but still held nearly a 17 minute margin over Jack Rose after lap one. By the beginning of lap four that lead had increased to 23: 18, but then the Bells had some wiring come loose, lost power and got stuck. Rose was running quicker now and managed to get out front by 48 seconds. His lead was short-lived though, after the Bells got going again. Craig put the pedal to the metal to take the class win at tenth overall with a time of 6:00:25 and a 41.95 mph average in the Bell Concrete/ Bell Cement Tools & Accessories/ Armstrong Tires/KC HiLites Jeep Honcho. Rose would finish 15 minutes later. "Hot and dusty", said Craig Bell, "but fun!" "This time we made him earn it!" added Rose. Four entries turned out in 1-2-1600, but it was the team of Nels Dutton and Jim Borel out front wire to wire. After lap one, Bill Krug Sr. was just seven seconds back with a new motor, Tony Pierce was third another 38 seconds behind, and Don Weiser was out with a blown motor. Pierce took over second on lap two after the dust got to Krug's points and cost him five minutes. Krug went out with distributor problems on lap three and Pierce closed to within a couple of minutes of Dutton, who had Todd Ponegalek co-driving this time instead of regular Barbara Bayles. Then Pierce cooked a CV on January 1991 -. John Lee drove Doc Shirley's challenger to another Pro Class g victory in the best race of the event, taking the class lead on lap 4 and winning by over four minutes in the Chenowth. "Matt Thul, son of Pro driver Joh'n, took his first trip around an off road race course in the Funco and scored not only the Sportsman Class 10 win, but won the division overall on his first time out. lap four, replaced an axle and fell an hour behind. Rolling again he went on for the finish but on lap six his fan shroud self destructed and he had to turn in a DNF. So Dutton took home his first win of the 1990 season with a sixth overall in the Foddrill Fabrica-tion/Y okohama/ N .D. Prep/ F\y-N-H i/Off Road Communica-tions/Lake's Machine Shop VW-Chenowth, turning in a 5:45:24 and a 43.78 mph average. Class 9 presented some of the day's better racing. Team Struttmann led lap one by 45 seconds over Donovan Morrow with John Lee third, Ron Dalke fourth and Bill Clawson a distant fifth. After two, Lee had moved into second after Morrow suffered a flat tire and fell to third. Lee moved into the lead on lap four as the Struttmanns were slowed by clogged air filters and fell 26 seconds back. Morrow held onto third and Dalke had his motor explode. Lee then increased his lead to the finish to beat the Struttmanns by 4:46 and finish at eighth overall with a time of5:53:52 and a 42.73 mph average for the Shirley Racing/ T.U.F. Off Road/Land L Painting VW-Chenowth. Morrow had more tire trouble, but finished about a half hour later. Just two entries again in Class 8, and it was Frank Turben all the way after Tony Harbeck/Jim Wood had a distributor cam gear break and then popped a piston on lap one. Turben pitted for a carb problem and then again for fuel but roared in at fifth overall in the ArmstrongTires/Rancho Sus-pension/ K C HiLites/ SuperSeats by Beard/MSD lgnition/ Valvo-line/ Art Carr Transmissions Chevy. Turben's time of5:16:45 gave him a 47.73 mph average. "We lost the secondaries in the carb, but my pit crew found the trouble quick and we had a good smooth run," said Turben. The race had been a rough one, with just over a third of the starters finishing. The Sportsman division ran three laps, the Novices two, over a now churned up and even hotter and dustier course starting at 1 :30 p.m. They left in this order: Class 10, followed by Unlimited, 7S, 9, Novice Unltd. and Novice 1600 Ltd. Once again, a first time racer took Class 10 and the Overall. Matt Thul, son of Pro driver John, piloted Al McMullen's car to a flag to flag victory. The Arizona Precision Sheet Metal/Fly-N-Hi/Yokohama/Foddrill Fabrica-tion/Uni-Fi I ter /Pat Hughes Transmissions VW-Funco set the pace with a time of2:02:57 and a 52.70 mph average. "Fun! A thrill!" said Thul. "I'm surprised that it went so well. It sure was hot and dusty. I'd like to ,, . r Jeff Strickling had what.he called a "flawless good time " in the Chenowth, and here he kicks up some dust on his way to winning the Novice Unlimited title and the Novice Division overall. Dusty Times

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Craig and Mike Bell got the Jeep Honcho stuck on course, had mechanical troubles on the route, ran in two wheel drive all day and still won the top honors in Class 4. Fra'7:k Turben _cruised.to victory in Class 8, with scant class competition, but he kept up a quick pace to finish the Chevy fifth overall in the Pro Division. -N~ \ .. ffe/4:i-,. ,:::-y ~~ • ½i: =,.; Steve Cheuvront, left, led Class 10 wire to wire, and ended up the ·only Pro 10 finisher out of six starters, his Chenowth also taking a keen fourth overall to add spice to his first victory. ~ ·"' ~ .,,, Team Marciano survived a clogged fuel filter that stopped them on course got fixed and cruised_ to the Sportsman Unlimited victory and the 1990 Class Championship in Penasco. Chris Harris came visiting from Las Vegas, NV, to race in the sand, and raced hard enough to captur(J the Sportsman Class 9 Challenger victory. R.K. Smith and Fred Wilson made it three in a row, as the team drove to their third·consecutive victory in the Novice 1600 Ltd. competition: thank my dad, Albert, Danny, Nels, and the rest of my pit crew." Vicki Allison was second, 1:02 back, but ahead of bmther Jim Allison, third, by an even seven minutes.James Taggart was fourth, after running a close second 'ti\ the final lap when he ran out of gas. No other car finished. . Erik Jones went out with an oil leak, Reuben Wood blew two CV joints, Travis Sellars' new Toyota was just plain hot, Rudy Warren never got a lap finished and '89. Class Champs Randy Miller/ Bruce Mills said "1001 is an unlucky number!" John and Peggy Jacobs had a comfortable 16 minute margin in Unlimited racing over Team Marciano until halfway through the second lap. Their steering broke and the pair flipped hard twice over a berm, coming to rest back on their wheels. Peggy was shaken up but unscathed and John just got a little cut from his glasses while their Sandhawk bore the brunt of the impact. With duct tape and hose clamps they were able to make enough repairs to limp into the next checkpoint. Meanwhile, the Marcianos had come to a stop, their motor dead. Then they discovered the cause of their troubles: A plugged fuel filter. Fixing that and seeing their competition sidelined, they cruised on to a fifth overall finish to bring the Marciano Custom Graphics VW,Woods Vulcan in with a time of 3:03:30 and a 35 .31 mph average. Alone again in 7S, Joel Schildkraut lost first gear in the Nissan, overheated the motor lugging it through the sand in second gear, spent some time digging and never completed a • ower It starts with Toyota Motors ports' Contingency Award Program. Ifs Toyota's way to show their commit-. mentto off-road racing. And they're putting their money where their mouth is .. Toyota-powered SCORE-HORA and MTEG finishers are TOYOT'A eligible to win contingency money From Toyota Motorsports. All I ~ classes of SCORE-HORA receive $2,000forfirst and $1,000 m e>t:c:Jl~~ for second. The overall 4-wheel vehicle gets a $3,000 bo-~&r' - - - - · nus. The HORA or SCORE World Champions get $3,000 for first, $1,500forsecond. First and second place in the MTEG Ultra-Stock andSupe· 1600 classes get $1,500 and $1,000 respectively.* Ifs cash thafs there for the taking. And FAT Performance can be your ace in the hole. We can get you much closer to that first or second place win. Have FAT design the perfectToyota combination for you. More than two years of dyno and racing develop-ment work on Toyota powerplants puts us way out in front of the pack. Whether ifs an Unlimited3.0 V6, 16-valve 1600cc Class l O (short course and desert), Classes 7, 7S or 7-4x4, we're the ones. PERFORMANCE . One glance at our Toyota win results proves our point: lap. And all alone in 9, Chris Harris brought the Nevada State Plastering single in for the win at sixth overall turning in a 3:03:38 and a 35.29 mph average. Not quite 50 percent of the Sportsmen finished. In the Novice ranks, Jeff Strickling had a "flawless good · time" in the Strictly Paint, ing/T.U .F. Off Road/Chirco Auto VW ,Chenowth to take First Overall and Unlimited as the class's only finisher. His two,lap time of 1:42:03 yielded a 42.15 mph average. R.K. Smith, with Fred Wilson Porker 400/Closs l O Baja 500 Willow Springs-HORA engine builder of the year l st: Jim & Mike Zuponovich 2nd: Ray Croll, Tom Day Son Felipe 250 l st: Ray Croll, Tom Day 2nd: Gary & Dick Weyrich MTEG Son Diego/Super 1600 l st: Greg George l st: Ray Croll, Tom Day Fireworks 250 l st: Jim & Mike Zuponovich 1989 SCORE-HORA Milestone Award Winner Jim Greenway Class l l st: Jerry Welchel Stadium l O 1 st: Greg George MTEG, Los Vegas l st: Jerry Welchel MTEG, San Francisco 1st: Jerry Whelchel Baja 1000 1st: Greg Hibbs/Mike Falkosky co,driving again, made it three in a row with another 1600 Ltd. win for the Beavers Exterminat, ing/ Rainbow Buggy Works VW, Beard's, coming in at second overall with a time of 1 :53:22 and a 38.11 mph average. Tim McKenzie and Richard Pyle were second 12:08 later. W ith three finishers out of five starters, the Novices posted the best finishing ratio. The final race of the 1990 ADRA series is the "Sonoyta to Rocky Point" point,to,point event. Watch DUSTY TIMES for the whole story. · For your FAT Performance Catalog, send '5 to FAT Performance, Dept. OTT, 1558 N. Case,Orange, CA 92667 or call (714) 637-2889 - Subject to change. To be eligible, you must pre-register with Toyota Motor-sports. Call Greg Glander 213-618-5328. Dusty Times January 1991 Page 33

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Justin Parry, from Sioux City, IA, was the early leader in the Class 10 heat, ran hard in the main to finish third, and was. third overall on points. Byron Crown drove his Chevy powered Ford pickup hard all day, placing a strong second in both the heat race and the main event in Class 8 action. Boyd Kitterman, from Wall as is Crown, drove his winged creation to third place in Class 8, placing third in both the heat race and the main event. HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING Second Annual Deadwood Grand Prix T <?Xt & Photos: Darla CroMt Harvey Wald had a perfect day, winning the -heat race and chasing the eventual Class 10 main event winner to a close second place, and Wald, from ~ierre, won Class 10 for the day on points. If you were inclined to go to the Dakota. driving range to hit a few golf balls Four classes of cars were on at the Tomahawk Country Club hand to compete on the 1.4 mile near Deadwood, South Dakota, course, which actually began on late last September, you would the driving range. Ten of those probably have been in store for a entries were in the Class 8 two real big surprise. Instead of little wheel drive class. As each class of white balls and driving clubs, you cars were getting their machines would have found twenty-four off warmed up in the hot laps and road racing machines and a couple testing out the course, there were of hundred spectators. They were already mechanical problems. there to witness the second annual Mark Jarvi, from Belle Fourche, Deadwood Off Road Grand Prix. SO, broke a spindle on his buggy Once again it was a beautiful brisk and Steve Comer, from James-fall day where we were, nestled in town, ND, was having transmis-the middle of the pine and aspen sion problems with his Class IO trees in the Black Hills of South car. They were frantically ; . BIGGER IS -1;3ETTER -..;: . Upgrade t_he_ C.V.s and torsion axles on yqur 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. · Convert Type I stub axles and output bells to accept Type 11 or Type IV or 930 C.V. joints. Convert Type II stub axles and output bells to accept 930 C.V. joints. _ All axles and bells for Type II or Type IV C.V.s can be threaded 3/4-24 or stock 8mm. All axles and Bells for 930 C.V.s can be threaded 3/4-24 or stock 10mm threads. FIT YOUR OFF ROADER WITH UPGRADED AXLES AND BELLS Only $49.95 per flange on your supplied parts. MARVIN SHAW ENG. P.O. BOX 845 • 101 BROADWAY ' YARNELL, AZ 85362 (602) 427-3551 _SHIPPED BY UPS DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 34 working to make the repairs in time for their respective heat races. . The racing day began with the Class 10 buggies lined up for their heat race. Steve Comer made it out-in time to start the heat race, but that was about all the farther he made it, when he broke on the first series of bumps and jumps. Jason Edwards broke an axle on' his machine. Harvey Wald certainly was not having any mechanical problems as it became evident that he would be the one to try to catch. He was flying around the course and developed a huge lead to finish first in the heat race. Justin Parry was actually the early leader in the heat race with Jeff Schemp, from Montpelier, ND, close behind when things got sorted out in the dust on the first lap. KC Huggins had problems about midway through the heat race and Harvey took advantage of that to pass him and win the heat. Then, in the main event Steve Comer made it back out only to develop transmission problems once again. He couldn't get it to go in to third gear. "I had to drive in ~cond gear, that was all I had", said Steve. While many people come to Deadwood to test their good luck at the legalize d gambling in this Old West Town, Steve Comer thinks he might be jinxed when it comes to the Baja races here. "I think I'm jinxed at Deadwood'', Comer stated. "This is the second year in a row that I have had bad luck". Perhaps he will have to try his luck ln the casinos downtown after the races. In the main event, KC Huggins from Omaha, was the early leader · with Harvey Wald, Jeff Schemp, Justin Parry and Lyle Hogue following the leader. Lyle was the first one to have mechanical problems. KC Huggins hung on · for the victory in the main event with Wald chasing him all the way. Huggins win wasn't enough for the overall; he was second and Harvey Wald came out the big overall winner in Class 10. Harvey Wald, from Pierre, SD, had a great day. "It was a long time coming", he said after the races. "I had a lot of fun coming off that first jump. It was a fun day, and I was really having a good time trying to catch Huggins in the main event, so I could have both wins, but I was just too late to get after him." Justin Parry, from Sioux City, IA was third and Jeff January 1991 K.C. Huggins came from Omaha to race, and backed his second place in the Class 10 heat race with a win in the main event by the closest margin possible and he was second in points in the event. % In Class 8 action Andy Wald drove a '57 Chevy neatly to dominate the class as he took the sed_an to victory in both the heat race and the main event, making it a great day for the Wald brothers from Pierre. Kevin Graff drove Arlen Dahlin's sedan to the heat race victory in Class 7, and also won the main event after a side by side tussle for the lead, and got the class points for the day. riggs comes from Nebraska to compete, had no uc in ass , u ,s own Class 4 machine ran well and he won the heat race, was second in the main and first points for the day. Dusty Times

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Mike Cromwell grabbed the Class 7 lead occasionally in his Toyota, but at the checkered flag the Murdo, SD driver had to settle for second place. Jim Olson and his son overcame mechanical trouble in the Gary Todd's racer looks like a Class 3 machine, but Todd raced Class 4 heat race to come back and win the main event. The to second in the heat in the Bronco and finished third on points Colorado based team ended up second on points for this event. in his home town race. Schemp, Montpelier, ND, took fourth for the day in Class 10. Both the Waid brothers were having a great day! In Class 8 Andy Wald, Harvey's . brother, driving the bright red '57 Chevy, dominated the day and won both the heat race and the main event. Andy got the early jump in the first Class 8 heat. Bryon Crown, in his bright red, Chevy powered Ford pickup, was a close second. But Crown stayed in second all day, as he just didn't have the handling ease that Andy and his '57 showed all day. Thad Briggs was taking on the driving duties for hot shoe Monte Tibbits, because Monte was injured in a motorcycle accident a few weeks before the race and had surgery on his left shoulder. Well, it wasn't meant to be for the red short box Ford either. The housing in the rear end broke and that ended the day for Thad in Class 8. But it was only the end for him in Class 8, as Thad was definitely hack in Class 4. Behind Andy Wald and Bryon Crown, from Wall, SD, the rest of Class 8 looked like this. Boyd Kitterman, also from Wall, was a consistent third in hoth the heat race and main event. Brad Blow from Pierre, SD and Wes Jobgen from Rapid City, SD, battled back and forth for fourth until Brad hroke down and Wes passed him. Then the alternator came loose and fell of of Wes' hlue truck to allow Travis McDonnel, driving Curt Willuweit's truck, to t'lke fourth away from Wes on the last lap of the main event. But, on points for the day Wes Johgcn was fourth and Brad Blow was fifth. It was an intersesting way to begin a honeymoon for Kevin and Joelle Graff from Rapid City, SD. Kevin took on the driving duties in Arlen Dahlin 's Class 7 Ford enduro car in the heat race. Kevin and Joelle were married the night before the race and decided to - begin their honeymoon at the Baja race. Joelle assured me, however, that they would he doing more than just Baja racing on their honeymoon. A trip to the Big Horn Mountains to Jo some backpacking is coming up after this race. Well, Kevin Graff and Mike Cromwell, driving his white Toyota, really put on a show for the spectators in the heat race. The lead changed several times as they came around and around on the driving range of the golf course. Mike, from Murdo, SD, even passed Kevin once while they were maneuvering over a series of jumps and bumps with Mike taking over the lead while in the air. Then Mike got his car high centered and Kevin passed him to finish as the winner. David Waisamen, from Deadwood, Dusty Times ---~-------------------finished third in Class 7. Deadwood in a bright red Bronco, fourth in their clean white Jeep. In the four wheel drive Class 4 were too much for him to beat. They were having some problems it looked as if it was going to be Jim got his machine fixed and keeping their Jeep running tough to beat Jim Olson, from came hack out to win the main smoothly. This race provided an Edgewater, CO, in his Jeep. But event. Overall it was Thad Briggs opportunity for them to get things Jim, with his son Jim co-driving, taking first place on points, with tuned up for the Gold Coast 300 had mechanical problems in the Jim Olson second and Gary Todd in Las Vegas, where they headed heat race and Thad Briggs, from third. Phil Swaney and Al justacoupleweeksafterthisrace. 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- < LA RANA HIGH DESERT 150 Bob Richey Sweeps The Field, Again By Carol Clark Photos: Track.side Photos Inc. Jim Pierce had a few mechanical problems with the O.R.E .. but he kept it mostly together well enough to win Class 10 and also place third overall. '»:: ~ ' J. '• ·,. Bob Richey brought his 'big' Porsche powered Raceco out for the series final fling, and had the usual result. He past 13 other Class 1 /2 starters to rack up yet another overall victory in the rough desert. The largest field to date for a La Rana race was on the line, ready and revving for the green light at the La Rana High Desert 250 in Lucerne Valley last November 17, on an almost winter morning. For this, the final event in the 1990 series, there was a total of 105 entries with 101 taking the green flag and leaving the starting line. The tech and contingency inspection was set up in an Apple Valley shopping center parking lot, a civilized area, on the Friday evening, and many competitors were within commuting distance of home for a good night's sleep before the early Saturday morning start. We had some of the faces usually seen only at SCORE/ HORA events show up for this end of the season event. This was a good feeling because the La Rana ·series is evidently getting some well deserved attention.Jim Temple of Palm Desert, CA and Rick Vasquez, from El Paso, TX, were a couple of newcomers who brought their Class 2 race cars to give Bob Richey someone to play with. But, a rough course, unfamiliar to these two gentlemen, put them out of the running. Now that they know how tough our courses can get, I think they will be back to try again, possibly using a little different strategy. But I talked to Jim Temple and he is really excited about the series. Still my friend Rick Vasquez did some pretty hairy flips on the first lap, but I think he'll be back too. He was pretty shaken up, but for the most part OK! In Class l /2 combined there was a total of 14 entries. Billy Bunch's Class 8 truck was put in this class, possibly due to some technicalities which were noticed Joseph ·Trimino fought dust all day. as did most everyone on course. but he kept moving to win the Class 5 cash. and in fact he was the only finisher in class. I . #· by the other Class 8 racers and they objected to having to race against the vehicle. A face we have become familiar with in this series is Bob Richey, owner of RCR Plumbing in Riverside. He took first overall by an easy hour. Bob's first lap was 1:17:21. He said the first lap scenery looked like a graveyard for race cars. There were people upside down all over the place. Some got back on all fours and continued on and some were too shook up, or their cars too badly damaged, to go on; so they put them on the trailers and called it a day. Poor Bob said he had to use the Porsche powered Raceco race car this time instead of his VW powered pre-runner, because the latter car got somewhat destroyed pre-running the Baja 1000 earlier in the month. But his race car, that finished fifth overall in Baja, did _'b-.. ~-~--i'' :;_· :---"'-~ rt'fl Douglas Castillo calls his race car a T.S., but whatever the name it goes fast. and he had no real mechanical trouble on course and he not only won Class 1-2-1600 but he placed a swift second overall. just fine. It got a fast three day prep job from his boys, got loaded on the trailer and headed for Lucerne Valley. This guy just loves off road racing. I've never seen him climb out of a car with a frown. He is always grinning from ear to ear. Bob's total time was 5:13:11. Usually quick Don Cornell got his Raceco home second in Class 1/2 at 6:40:54, followed by Jeff Stiles, Raceco at 7:07:45. Another familiar name is Bud Feldkamp, who brought his Chenowth out to play, giving his children a ride lap by lap, and he came in fourth in Class l /2, despite the frequent stops. Keith Jackson was fifth in a Raceco. Class 10 saw a total of eight entries with Jim Pierce bringing home the first place honors in his ORE. Jim had only a few minor problems, broken shocks but no flats. He also said it was very rough with lots of roll overs, and he took third overall. Just three minutes later Tim McDonnell was second in Class 10. He had one flat and when he stopped on course to change it, he found the jack had flown off the Raceco somewhere, so he got some spectators to help him change the tire and continued on to fourth overall. Ron Moore only did two laps but he was credited with third in class in his Hi Jumper. McDonnell figured he could have won without the no jack flat tire problem. Mick Newton ran away from the combined 3. 4. 6. and 14 bunch in his older but still potent Chevy Nova. and he took top honors in the combined class in a car that sounds as good as it looks. Class 1-2-1600 pulled 14 entries. The first finisher was Doug Castillo from Crestline. He and his wife Wendy were really excited to bring home a finisher and were on Cloud 9 bringing home the class winner. Doug had no trouble with the car, but there was a 7 truck stuck and apparently abandoned on the course since no one would come to his aid. So, in trying to get around the little truck which was in the sand, he blew reverse gear. But he finished second overall, an hour behind Richey! Good going Doug! Brad Inch, from Burbank, brought his car to the checkered flag for a Don Cornell plows a little of the infamous Johnson Valley silt. but he hit so hard that it slowed his pace, but he and David Kreisler were second in the Class 1 /2 Raceco. Jeff Stiles came out of the north to do a little desert racing. and even though he had to dodge a spectator. he got the Raceco in third in Class 1 /2. Bud Feldkamp brought his Chenowth out for a fun day in the desert, and to give some of his kids a ride. and former champion Feldkamp was fourth in Class 1 /2 despite numerous pit stops for co-drivers. Page 36 January 1991 Dusty Times

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It!;- ~ Tim McDonnell looked strong all day in his Raceco, had a flat and had lost the jack, but carried on to place second in Class 10 and fourth overall. Ron Moore only covered two of the four laps required at Lucerne, but it was enough for him to earn third in Class 10 honors in the Hi Jumper. Brad Inch had good luck for a change at this race, and he did the solo bit, despite a hard landing, and carried on to place second in Class 1-2-1600. good second place. He really Class2ofDonCornell.Hesaidhe didn't want to stay in the car after hit or flew over a road crossing the first lap, due to a very rough, and nose dived into an embank, unanticipated landing that hurt ment, which left him hearing little his back and chest when he came bird noises for a few seconds, and down. His pit crew said nobody then found he had some severe was signed up as a co,driver, so back pains. It was not a good Brad had to stick it out himself, course for backs. His co,driver taking fifth overall. I'll bet a good was David Kreisler of Raceco stiff drink and a boiling hot jacuzzi fame. After shaking off the would have felt good when he woolyboogers from their sudden climbed out of the race car. landing they proceeded on only to Our home town boy Greg find David's own race car upside Akins brought his hot pink 1600 down. This car was being driven Bunderson in for third in class, by Michael Hammer, grandson of just 11 minutes behind Inch. His Armand Hammer. Since they only problems were a flat, and a were competing against each broken left rear shock, plus other, they had to flip him· right trouble with the coil over off his side up and then hot foot it back right front shock. to their car so they could pass The next car to finish was the · him. Fun huh? Hammer finished Bame Thompson and Rick Johnson teamed up in a Baja Bug they just bought and while they got stuck in the sand they kept moving forward and they won Class 5-1600 by 20 minutes. Billy Bunch was listed as Driver of Record on two different· trucks. but whoever was driving this Ford of Bunch's did a fine job and won top honors in Class 7S. Mike Mitchell does a little flying past a spectator area. and had only minor woes along the tough route. covering all four laps in the Toyota for the win in Class 7 4x4. Dusty Times just one lap in Class 1/2. That is one of the things that make off road racing such a good sport. Everyone stops to make sure everything is OK with downed drivers before they continue on. Jeff Stiles came from Northern California to pilot his Class 1/2 to third place with minor problems. A spectator drove onto the course right in front of Jeff who was traveling at a pretty good clip. It happened so fast Jeff had no choice, and hit him, since there just was no chance for evasive action. He would like to find that spectator so he could send him the bill for damage to his race car. Jeff said he did enjoy the race, and had one flat and lost second gear for time costing trouble. lnci, dentally, the spectator was in a Flying neatly here Greg Saavedra kept going lap after lap to win the Class 8 title. and his Ford was actually the only four lap finisher in the class. . blue Blazer or Bronco, not unprotected, and no one was started the race, but got in only hurt. Jeff's brother Jim, who has three of the four laps, with no now moved to Sacramento, report r;r When Peter Piper Picked A Parker Pumper Helmet, How Many Drivers Wanted The Helmet That Peter Piper Picked? Helmet includes Nomex Skirt • More Nose Room • Lighter • Seals Better Against Dust• 30% More Vision • Also Available - Full Line of Simpson Products • Bell Helmets • Glass Shields • Drinkers • Kool Pac's • Pumper Motors • 4'-8' Hoses • 1985 Snell Approved Helmets We Also Convert Helmets! We Ship UPS Fax (714) 923-3118 ""-!(~)(,.:,.:.: Parker Pumper Helmets 2318 S. Vineyard, Ste B VISA • _O_n_ta_r_io~,_C_a_lif_._91_7_6_1•_P_h~o~n~e~(L7~1~4)~9~2~3~-7~0~1~6:.__-=====---' •• January 1991 Page 37

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. ... .. Greg Akins worked on winning the points championship all day, and he ran a good pace. here passing the stopped Don Cornell. and got the Bunderson in third in Class 1-2-1600. John Eagle was back some distance on time from the winner, but he got the venerable Gadzooks Jeep Commando around for second in Class 4. 3. 6. and 14. Larry Stephey calls his tidy race car a Scorpion, but it didn't bite him last November as he drove to a fine fourth in the very busy Class 1-2-1600. Tom Coon usually starts out strong in the Class 8 Ford, and he did just that at Lucerne, but his handsome truck vanished on the last lap. Ed Pauley met up with some disaster after three laps in his classey Bug, but his three lap time was good enough to place his second in Class 5. Mike Abbott flew over the rough stuff with style in his Baja Bug. and he kep t on flying to finish second in Class 5-1600. a big class at the race . Rich Hayes has the driver's door open here and tied on. but it didn't slow him down too much as he was third in Class 5-1600. 13 minutes down. Mark Deshane leaps off one of the many high berms at road crossings in the Johnson Valley, and he carried on in good shape to fourth in Class 5-1600. Dave Girdner drives another Barstow built Challenger and he had a nearly trouble free race, and he is a big booster of racing in the high desert. ·Ir on what the problems steady competitor and has raced Jim. might have been. I hope the Stiles the entire La Rana series on the The second Class 9 at the finish family shows up at more La Rana same set of tires, plus four other was driven by Dave Girdner. He races, as they are a nice bunch of events here and there. He said he's said he had a nearly trouble free people. had those tires on his car for two race, just spent a lot of time in the Class 9 had the largest of all years. I would think the tire air, but he liked the course and starting fields at 22 cars waiting manufacturer, Yokohama, would likes the· series. The third place for the green light. Barstow racer put those tires in the hall of fame. Class 9 was Ron Brady, whose Jim Clements brought home first This final win gives Clements the Chenowth ran out of gas, because place, which was no surprise. He's overall points Championship and old dad forgot to put gas in the another nice fellow who is a good the Class 9 title. Congratulations car. Oops. Fourth went to more --- ----------~--.,;,;,,;..;....;_;,;.;.;...;.._ ___ ~--- -home town boys Bob and Jason YOU CAN'T FINISH THE RACE IF YOUR NUTS FALL OFF You can prevent this with the Nut SAFTBLOK Available from Racer's Tool & Supply. Easily drills safety wire holes in nuts and bolts. Heat treated nickel plated steel for long life. Kleber, and just to think that Bob was going to sell the race car and give up the sport temporarily. Bob, once off road gets in your blood you can't give it up. Stop reading this and get out to the garage and get the car ready for January 5. Somebody has to chase a Barstow boy around that course, and if you have a chance, maybe passing wouldn't be too much to ask? P.S. Don't fl ip the car anymore. The midway leader, Tony Cassetta, broke an axle, drum and spring plate at the bottom of Bessemer Mine Road, NUT SAFTBLOK and two laps was all Tony did. 9" safety wire plier $41.50 $21.80 + Shipping Class 5 had six entries with Joseph Trimino bringing his Bug home first. In fact his was the only Class 5 to finish four laps. Ed Pauley had good time for three laps, and was second, while Doug 1 lb .032 stainless safety wire $9.00 Call or write for our FREE CATALOG of fabricating tools Wager took a long time to do his three rounds and was third. RACERS TOOL & SUPPLY 4290 Bells Ferry Rd. * Suite 10634 * Kennesaw * GA * 30144 r~_ 1 (404) 924-4543 ~ - 24 Hours a Dav 7 Davs a Week i..iilll Page 38 Ten cars started in Class 5-1600 and Barrie Thompson and Rick Johnson teamed up to win the class. They put together this keen showing in a car they just bought. Barrie said they got stuck January 1991 in the sand, got pushed out, switched drivers and kept going. They knew they were definitely in the hunt! Mike Abbott got second about 20 minutes down, but 13 minutes ahead of third placing Rich Hayes. Mark Deshane was fourth, followed by the final four lap finisher Darryl Gibson. There were four in Class 7S, and a Billy Bunch Ford Ranger came in first. Michael Dean was second with just one lap done in his Ford. Class 7 4x4 fielded three starters, and Mike Mitchell did all four laps in his Toyota for the win. Alberto Tejera, Toyota, and Douglas McCoy, Chevy, each covered one lap. The Class 8 honors went to Greg Saavedra, whose Ford was the only four lap finisher. Tom Coon got in three laps for second in his Ford, and Gail Gould did a lap in a GMC. Four started in Class 11 and once again it was the Beetle of Travis Howard that won by hours and a full lap. Butch Burch finished two laps for second, and the other two did not cover a single lap. Class 3, 6, 4 and 14 were combined, but the result was the same. Mick Newton swept this field in his swift Class 6 Chevy Nova, winning by over an hour. John Eagle got his Jeep around all four laps for second place. Rodney Inch did three laps in his Jeep for third in the class. Class 15 Stone Stock had four starters and two finishers with a familiar result. Dan Groff took first place in his Toyota, by just over a minute, as Kenneth Parr, Chevy Blazer, pushed him all the way. Scott Sells did a lap in his Toyota, good for third place in class. 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Ron Brady took third in Challenger action after running out of gas. and that does happen often. but the Chenowth went well the entire day. Robert and Jason Kleber changed their minds about quitting the sport after their t-Mag behaved at this race and they finished a good fourth in Class 9. Butch Burch salvaged second place in Class 11 in the Johnson Valley. as he covered two laps before some terminal trouble made him park for the day. Kenneth Parr had his Stone Stock Class 15 Chevrolet Blazer moving right along at Lucerne. and he lost a real squeaker. second in class just over a minute behind the winner. Doug Wager took almost eight hours to get in three laps, but it was good enough to earn him third place in Class 5. and some points. Frank Muscia had his disaster early with his Ford Ranger. as he did not record a single lap time on the tough course in Class 7S. on points and could drive his race truck to the awards banquet. Class 44 started two entries, but neither vehicle recorded a lap time, even though they had but one lap to do. Meanwhile back in the pits Jim Moses, the BLM-OHV Coordin-ator, AKA Moses of the Desert, the coffee toting, pipe smoking, smiling face we have gotten to know and like real well, was somewhat relaxing and enjoying the action. Then this reporter got a radio call about a chase crew being unable to extract a race vehicle from a position they no longer wanted to be in. The chase truck didn't have the HP to pull the stuck truck out or over a hill. Moses and Dave Clark, of Desert Race Support, hopped in Jim's Dodge, a big one, and grabbed a "jerk strap" and went to the aid of this downed group. Upon arrival at the Lucerne Valley Sand Trap on the 19th hole they found many race vehicles buried up to their axles in sand and silt. So Jim put his truck in 4WD, Dave hooked up the tow strap, and they extricated approximately eight vehicles and sent them on their way to race again. It would be real nice if some of these rescued racers would send a note of thanks to Jim's office at the BLM in Barstow and let the office know what a really good guy Jim is. Hey, he's on our side. Who knows when you may need him again. He might think twice about saving you if you just forget about him. This Good Samaritan gesture is not a part of] im's job description. A fellow who has his second Travis Howard really dominates Class 11 in La Rana events. and the young man won again on his home course. once again winning by hours. and also by a full lap. The Stone Stock trucks had four starters. but only two finished the required distance. and to no one·s surprise Daniel Groff won again in his well maintained Toyota pickup. Dusty Times race and second finish under his belt, not bad, a 2 for 2 record, is Dennis Peterson, Class 9. He finished eighth in class, but he finished. Dennis is one of Apple Valley's Fire Department's finest. He loves the desert and loves at the brass ring of off road racing. racing, and last but surely not How many ladies out there would least, he loves his wife Lisa, his do that for their honey. Dennis main sponsor. Lisa has given up will be one to watch next year, a new carpeting, furniture and a real good steady driver who doesn't kitchen to give her honey a chance .. push beyond his ability. .091 HEAVY DUTY DIFFERENTIAL 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 C\/'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. 114-441-1212 McKENZIE'S 1~g~1~~;s 2366 ORANGETHORPE, ANAHEIM, CA 92806 INVITED FOY. SHOX NEAL YOKOHAMA HEWLAND TRI -MIL REDLii11E OIL January 1991 Page 39

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... Patrick Tauziac Won The lvOry Coast Rally on Home Ground Text & Photos: Martin Holmes Patrick Tauziac and Claude Papin sweep past a native village in the Mitsubishi Ga/ant VR-4. en route to the overall victory in Tauziac's adopted country's International Rally. They won by a full hour! Patrick Tauziac, a man who has never rallied outside his adopted country, has won the Ivory Coast Rally in a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, thus becoming the first Asian born driver ever to win a World Championship rally. He inherited the lead after hot favorite Japanese driver Kenjiro Shinozuka crashed halfway through the event. Shinozuka wasn't the only hopeful to leave Africa empty handed, as Gustavo Trelles crashed on the opening section, leaving the Group N Title open to a last minute fight on the Lombard RAC between T ornrni Makinen and Alain Oreille. Shorter, smoother, but of a lower profile than before, the Ivory Coast Rally was run by new organizers, who once again gained a 'last chance' last October from the FISA authorities in Paris for inclusion in the World Rally Series. With more finishers than ever before, they achieved many of their objectives, but the small size of the event coupled with an almost complete lack of inter-national interest from competitors still compels a doubt over the event's continued top level status in future years. It is difficult to know how seriously to take this event. The difficulty of getting there, of making the necessary importation and making definite entries has always existed. And corning near the end of a close season there were special games. The minute that Lancia would announce in advance they did not intend to compete here it was a chance for Toyota to declare that Carlos Sainz was the World Drivers' Champion. Far better to say that Kankkunen was going to Ivory Coast, then Lancia could an-nounce their Constructors' Title at the same time as Toyota the Drivers'. There was a day of fun when first Toyota asked the organizers for a copy of the road book, and shortly afterwards Lancia rang Abidjan to ask if Toyota had asked for a road book yet. However, both titles were settled in Italy, so the next bit of interest was to know what would happen with the Ladies Title. If Paola de Martini won both the Ivory Coast and RAC she might take the Title. She stayed at home and Louise Aitken-Walker by default won the Ladies World Cup. By virtue of good placings by local drivers here last year they had no fewer than five A-Priority drivers on the list. From Ivory Coast came Alain Ambrosino, winner in 1988, Patrick Tauziac and 63 year old Adolphe Choteau, respectively second and third last year. Returning to a happy hunting ground was last year's winner Alain Oreille and this year's Group N leader Gustavo T relies. The route was planned by a previous organizing team, contin-uing the earlier theme of being Group N-friendly, but the route~ at 3100 km, was some 400 km shorter. It included several new stretches and abandoned the notorious and remote Tai Forest section where popular driver Rudi Stohl had a serious crash two years ago. The change of organizing committee came at a bad moment, and their anguish was heightened by a decision to hold the first Presidential election in 30 years on the day the event was due to start. FISA {the Ivory Coast Federation) asked FISA Paris for dispensation to defer the start, but Paris said this would only be possible if World status was abandoned, which wasn't acceptable. The rush was on to get the show on the road. At Sanrerno FISA Paris Rallies Commission President Guy Goutard came under attack at allowing the rally to continue its championship life, and if it had to be held this year, why defer a decision on allowing the Champ-ionship status to carry on in 1991. "They have new organizers, a new headquarters and a new chance, we must let them prove thern-sel ves," he said. The negative evidence lay in the length of the start list, a total of 32 starters, three more than the smallest ever, the Olympus in 1988. But a positive pointer was the decision to import help from a new source, Belgium. Franz Thevelin, pro-moter of the Ypres, a top coefficient event in the ECR, was J Alain Oreille and Michel Roissard proved that last year's Renault victory was no fluke. They were third overall and kept their hopes for the Group N championship very much alive. brought in as Clerk of the Course. He previously served similarly at the Safari du Zaire. Pre-Event Dramas were surpris-ingly few. Trelles had to go back to Spain for a gravel championship event, leaving Muzio to do most of his training with a mechanic. He entered an eight valve Delta Integrale, the only rally ready car they had left. Oreille had no problems with his Renault, and T auziac just received his Sonauto Galant VR--4 in time, and this was to be his first rally with a 4WD car. Shinozuka was bouncing and blinking with enthusiasm. He did a six day recce before the Pharaohs, then when he retired early in Egypt he came back to do another six days' training. Stohl was happy to be back, particularly enjoying the new twisty roads around Man. The scrutineering was over and the rally folks hoped and prayed the political problems would not spoil the rally the following day. The start went off quietly with no trouble, but the streets and roads away from the rally on election day were strangely subdued. But children, with their uncanny sense of the unusual, began their normal chanting of "Rally, Rally", as a rally car approached their villages. There had been early morning rain in Abidjan but it was clear and dry when the rally hit the trails and the tracks were dusty. Patrick Tauziac at number one had quite an advantage and managed to stay first on the road until the cars reached Yamoussoukro after midnight. Tauziac drove with caution. "There are non-compet-ing cars just where you least expected them, so I have been careful," while Kenjiro Shinozuka said the dust made him cautious. At the evening halt the Japanese driver was a minute in front of Rudi Stohl, and Alain Ambrosino was ten minutes further behind, and not enjoying his Nissan March Super Turbo. "It's just too small." Oreille was already some 40 minutes adrift after breaking two shocks, but he was heartened by the big news of the day, Trelles was out. The full story is not known, but the Lancia went off the road, hit a leaf covered tree stump, smashed the battery and damaged the rest of the front end. Cars had already started to drop away for other reasons. The cars left Abengourou after dark giving Tauziac a great advantage. The up-country town of Yamoussoukro was unchanged, even the famous man who fed the crocodile each evening was still there. In the dust Shinozuka hit "something" which turned out to be an enormous hole. It opened the front suspension and broke the radiator, he lost 15 minutes to repairs and arrived at Yamous-soukro behind Stohl on the road.· Tauziac was red-eyed, as he had electrical trouble and his spot lights were not working. Oreille had climbed back to sixth place, leading Group N and was only a minute behind fifth placed 22 year old Patrice Servant. Several rally cars and some chase cars were missing, but the main story was that 21 were still running and in the pare ferme at dawn on Monday, proof of the ease of the route. The longest loop left Y amous-soukro just before dark Monday evening, towards a late evening halt at Seguela then a drive through the savanna regions and down towards Man the next morning. With stories about Man being used for the insurgent forces in neighboring Liberia, with warnings not to stop for marauders who seize vehicles thought to be useful in their war effort, with visual sightings during pre-rally reconnaissance of wounded troops being brought to hospital there, this was adventure with a capital A. Things were back to normal in the rest of the country as the rally hit the road again Monday evening. Shinozuka got ahead of Tauziac on the road when the Vietnamese driver had a flat, then another, and Stohl got in front of him also. Shinozuka's clear run ,JI ,:· Patrice Servant and David Carbonnel moved steadily up the charts in their Toyota Corolla 16v, had some quick times and took fifth overall at the finish line. Patrick Tauziac, left with navigator Claude Papin. celebrated his first World Championship win, and it was the first such triumph for an Asian born driver as well. The Mafa/1/Suzcau Mazda 323 4WD competed in Group 9. and here speeds past a typical crowd of spectators in a village. Note that the driver wears no helmet and wears a standard T-shirt. Different rules in Africa maybe? Page 40 January 1991 Dusty Times

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minutes in the process. Oreille, the next car along, found no official and continued down the intended route. Originally there was talk of canceling the time penalties, but the Renault team prevailed on officials to enforce the standing rules that apply when a control is missing, namely that competitors should continue to the next control and clock in at a time that was the two ideal times added together. It didn't matter much, meaning that Stohl was now 52 minutes behind Tauziac instead of 15, but still in second _ i t place. Interesting ~as the progress Charging through the countryside, Rudi Stohl and Ernst Rohringer brought of Vi via ne Evina from the the Audi 90 Quattro in second overall. It was the best result in the Austrian's Camerouns, who was now up to 21 year career driving rally cars. eighth out of 14 cars still running. was to be for nothing, as later he past three years he had finished The pressure was finally getting hit a rut wrecking the suspension 4th, 3rd and 2nd here. Creeping to the surviving drivers. Tauziac and radiator. His service crew into the top ten was the all ladies roared off from the restart at arrived quickly, but nothing crew of Evina and Chastagnol Daloa Wednesday morning, could be done. Tauziac even withafrontdriveToyotaCorolla. leaving Belgian Clerk of the stopped to check on his teammate, The confusion of the off route Course Franz Theve lin sti II but continued without any marshal at CH 54 was bizarre. holding his time cards! Good trouble,nowleadingontheroad Stohlwasthefirstcarontheroad, Samaritan Rudi Stohl kindly when Stohl found himself eventually finding the off route agreedtogiveittotheleaderatthe confused by a missing marshal. official, clocked in and assumed next control. Stohl was phlegmatic Oreille had clocked in two he should have been told about a about his lost half hour. "You are minutes early at Seguela so he route change. So he continued always happy in Africa when you / could get in front of Ambrosino down the road towards the next are still in the race." Ambrosino and gave himself a dust free run time control, finding a passage was seen taking time at his service from there onwards. Tauziac check still expecting him to have stops, particularly when he badly looked relaxed, sensing the wheel stayed on the original course. damaged his front suspension, of fortune turning his way. In the Stohl back tracked losingsome37 but he finished a long fourth By Elaine Jones Kotasek Top Eliminator at USA Sand Drags Tony Kotasek took full advantage of the Glen Helen/USA Sand Drag Facility last August to put on an awesome show as he topped the 16 car Top Eliminator field with a scorching final pass of 2.863 and 106.00 mph. The Flinn Springs Contractor in a 383 Chevy V -8 aptly named the "Flinn Springs Special" is no stranger to winning as he won the Wyoming Nationals in July of'88 and also in '88 was the USA Top Eliminator Champion/Sportsman of the Year and NSCA Ruel Points Champion. His sponsors are Tony's Tractor Work, Inc./Eddie George/Unique Metal Products/ Andy Goldate and Bud's Truck-ing and Scribbs A TC. A tick behind Kotasek was friendly rival Bill Lefever in "Whooo Yaaa" a 427 Chevy Buggy sponsored by The Dunemasters/Doo Dah Racing and Toyo Optics Photo-graphic Accessories. His time was 3.479 for 95.44 mph. George Walters, a mechanic from Banning, took sole control of Pro 4 with a winning pass of 3.710 for 82.11 mph. He was driving a 135 VW sponsored by Walter's Buggys. Runner up was V ictorvi lie Fire Department Captain, John Becker in "Wild-fire", a 2334 VW. Poorhouse Racing/CHR Craft and Howards Muffler Service. His time was 3.908 for 67 .97 mph. The dial in for the bracket was 3.60. The dial in for Pro 5 was 3.90 and Bob Cambridge a carpenter from Apple Valley got about as close as you can without breaking out as he went down the lane in 3.915 for 89.20 mph. The 327 Chevy Buggy is sponsored by his wife with thanks to Jim Cambridge and Butch Zutabern. Todd Groves, always a driver to be reckoned with, turned a 3 .964 for 80.07 mph. The "Groves& Co." 396 Chevy Buggy is owned by Dusty Times Virgil Groves. Only seven cars dialed in at 4.20 to be eligible for Pro 7 but it was a new face that was there at the end. Roy Farley a welder from Rialto who took his 350 mid engine Chevy to the light first with a time of 4.309 for 72.46 mph. He gets help from Bob Toon's Mobile Muffler and Backyard Buddies. In the brides-maid spot was another new face in Rick Thomas from Hesperia. His 427 Chevy Jeep, "After Fourplay" went down the lane in 4 .360 for 75.56 mph which was actually faster but the reaction time was slower and that made the difference. O&R 4-Wheel Drive/H& W Welding and Fourplay Racing help with his effort. 4 .50 was the dial in time for Pro 7 and it came down to Greg Den Hartog a Truck Company owner and Jeremy Ray a student from UCLA. When all was said and done it was Den Hartog in "Rat T Now" a 427 Chevy Water Pumper that turned' the best time with a 4.627 for 68.28 mph. Den Hartog and Sons Trucking are his sponsors. Jememy Ray in "Dirty White Boy" a 327 Chevy Jeep sponsored by O&R 4-Wheel Drive/O'Neals Chevron/H& W Welding/ Chino Radiator/ Western Exterminator and Mom and Dad turned a time of 4 .656 for 71.42 mph but was fouled at the line and eliminated. Jeremy was the '88 NSCA Sport Bracket Champion and has a special thank you to Clark Harris, Mike Bolton and Dad for all their help. David Cox went for his third straight win in Pro 8 and when it was all over he had the hat trick. The Moreno Valley Construction worker took "Rattler", his 500 Suzuki Quad to the light in 5 .062 for 46.46 mph. Again it was reaction time that did it because Greg Cunningham a Police Officer from Glendora, driving "All Her Income" a 401 AMC Jeep turned a 5.139 for 65.07 mph. Bell Helmets and his wife help with his effort. The dial in time was 5.10. Ted Burton came all the way from Visalia to pick up the win in Pro 10. The Service Writer for a Ford Agency traded brands as he drove his 183 4 cylinder Chevy Funny Jeep called "The Hard Way" to the light in 5.469 for 54 .61 mph. Low Buck Racing is his sponsor. The win was again decided on reaction time as Ed Neal of Fontana aboard "Mr. Ed" a 500cc Suzuki Quad turned a 5.446 for 56.96 mph. Ed Neal Trucking picks up his bills, The dial in was 5.40 so both competitors cut it real close. Pro 11 had a dial in time of 5.70. ltwasJimHammond Day as the Diamond Bar carpenter took his 500cc Quad to the win with a time of 5.822 for 53.12 mph. Runner up Brent Larson an auto repair mechanic from Santa Ana in "Mean Green #6" a 1835 VW was a tick behind with a time of 5.855 for 52.53 mph. Brent's Auto Repair are his sponsors. David Den Hartog a truck driver from Chino picked up his third win of the season in Pro 12 as he turned a time of 6.122 for 37.73 mph. The 350cc Yamaha Quad is sponsored by The Curling Iron of Upland and Greg Den Hartog and Sons Trucking. Again it was reaction time that made the difference as Mike Emery a 16 year old stud~nt from Orange took his 250R Honda sponsored by the Dunemasters and Martin Blade Rental to the light in6.037 for46.92 mph. The dial in was 6.00 Bob Cambridge picked up his second win of the day in Sport 1 January 1991 overall. Still the rally was very he finished third overall and first dry, though the run back from inGroupN. Buthemustnowwait San Pedro began in a huge for the outcome of the RAC thunderstorm. before knowing if he keeps his Nobody was taking risks. Group N crown. Trelles thought Oreille had another broken thetreethattookhimoutwasput shock, and the roads were some of in the road intentionally, for him, the roughest of the event. Tauziac as no one else had trouble there. lost a service truck in a road Stohl was happy, in second place accident, but all 14 cars made it to · in the Audi, and Viviane Evina the finish. "It took a bit of wasninth,secondinGroupNand courage for us to come back after won the Ladies Prize. But the day winninglastyear,butweprovedit was Tauziac's. His win was one was no fluke," said Renault's more step closer for the peoples team manager Patrick Landon. of the Far East towards the center Oreille _said it had been shorter of rally sport, for so long such a and easier than 12 months ago as European experience. w ... ,.._:.;: Alain Ambrosino and Danielle s"'a7Jx workedhard in the smaii Nissan March Super Turbo, and they finished a long fourth overall. third in Group A. where he topped Mike Bolton with a time of 4.508 for 67.01 mph. Bolton a welder from Ontario drove "Ford Tuff Ill" a 289 Ford Jeep a tick slower for a time of 4.745 and 66.91 mph. O&R 4-Wheel Drive/H&W Welding/Chino Radiator /OM Cleaning/Natural Light Racing and Moron Brothers Racing T earn are his backers. Jerry Tally Sr. collected all the marbles in Sport II as the Riverside construction foreman took "Talley Ho Racing" a 400 Small Block to the light in 5 .312 for 59.96 mph. Webber Trans-missions and Campbell Oil are his sponsors. John Burton an auto technician from Santa Barbara driving "The Hard Way" a 4 cylinder 183 Mercruiser Chevy Funny Jeep sponsored by Low Buck Racing Team, turned a 5 .656 for 54 .02 mph and the runner up honors. David Den Hartog collected his second win of the day in Sport Ill with a time of 6.024 for 39.85 mph. He capitalized on Marla Kay Gustafson's break out as she turned a 5.958 for 52.69 mph. "Mean Green Machine #4 That's Blue" the 2180 VW Buggy is her ride and she is sponsored by Advanced Water Conditioning. Jacklyn Kurtz an 8 year old from Hesperia aboard "Jumpin -Jack Flash" a 60cc Yamaha Quad won the Pee Wee Division with a time of 12.068. Mom and Dad help with her effort. Deidra King a 10 year old student went too fast and was D.Q. King Racing Fabrications are her sponsors. Brother Rudy Kurtz didn't fare as well as his sister as he claimed runner up honors in the Junior Division. Rudy was aboard a 250cc Honda sponsored by Mom and Dad and the Cycle Store. His time was 7.423 for 33.54 mph. The winner was Kevin Stevenson a student from Claremont driving a 350cc Honda Odyssey spon-sored by FDS Mfg. Co., Inc. and U-Save Trailers of Pomona. His time was 71.24 for 37.37 mph. ~ Al R.L.H. COMMUNICATIONS 1111111111 ~ RACE RADIO SYSTEMS 337 W. 35th STREET, SUITE "F" NATIONAL CITY, CA 92050 (619) 585-9995 THE CHAMPIONS CHOICE TOM & BOB DeNAUL T RICK VASQUEZ PERRY McNEIL REG. PRICE s599oo RACERS SPECIAL 1989 OVERALL H.D.R.A/SCORE 1989 OVERALL MIDWEST RACING 1989 OVERALL GRAN CARRERA Intercom HELMETS WIRED $175.00 HANDHELD RADIOS 10 CHANNELS $450.00 REVOLVING LIGHTS AND ELECTRONIC SIRENS/HORNS Official BFGoodrich Radio Relay Page 41

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Pacenote Rallycross By Rod Koch Photos: Tmcksidi: Photo Inc. Harris Done and Lisa Scheer learned their lessons very well. and took the Mazda RX-7 to the Stock Class lead early in the rally. and they stayed out front all the way in the class and were sixth overall. Carl Jardevall and new navigator Joe McGhee won two of the first three stages. and all four second half stages to take first overall and Open Class honors with ease in the Saab 99. It had been two years since the California Rally Series put on an event in the mountainous hills and valleys surrounding Gorman, CA. The weekend of October 12th-14th ended that dry spell, as the Bridgestone Rally Weekend took place at the Hungry Valley State Recreational area, just west of Gorman off Highway 5. Thanks to organizers Mike and Paula Gibeault the weekend started with a Friday evening pacenote workshop, given by Tony Sircombe, Rod Millen's navigator. Saturday gave drivers and navigators a full day of _ >-instruction and practice, using videotape recordings, pacenotes and a G-Analyst. Now a G-Analyst is not an ecdysiast, but an accelerometer with a data acquisition system to gather acceleration, braking and corner-ing data in a moving car. Very nice for comparing vehicle perfor-mance and driving style. Top CRS and SCCA Southern Pacific Divisional drivers, acted as instructors and navigators for beginning and intermediate competitors. One of SCCA's finest national drivers, Chad DiMarco came out to lend his expertise to the Saturday instruc-tion and practise sessions. On Sunday the Pacenote Rall-vcross started at8:00 a.m., and the ·talk amongst drivers and navigators, was that the previous day's instruction with the use of pacenotes and practice was well worthwhile. 24 cars started the smooth and fast North Boundary stage of three miles. This stage would be run two times in each direction comprising the first four stages. Stages 1, 2 and 3 saw current CRS points leader, George Daland in his Starion Turbo battle for overall best times with Carl Jardevall and Jardevall 'swell prepared Saab 99. Jardevall won the first two stages, with Daland in for a close second. Daland then won stage 3 with Jardevall in for a close second. Both teams carried new navigators. Joe McGhee navigating for Jardevall, and Pat Hanson for Daland. It was also Pat Hanson's first ride in a rally car, and what a wild and exciting first ride it was. Former SCCA So. Pac. Div-isional rally champions, Jeff Griffin and Lon Peterson were running third and fourth overall in that order, not far behind Jardevall and Daland. On Stage 4, Lon Peterson poured on the power to his Arrow and with Ni SAHARA VDO -Chenowth -Simpson ~ X ~ > ~I ..J ..J <· > SIRIUS SPRING MTN . :i: !-:J 0 CJ) c:i ~ co > ..J T riMil - K & N Filters -Bugpack Bilstein · Centerline - Cibie Hewland -Porsche Turbo CVs Beard's Seats-Parker Pumper Yokohama Tires -Super Trapp Gem Gears - KYB Shocks Sway-A-Way Transaxle Parts Wright Place -Dura Blue Ultra Boot - Neal Products SEE PAT OR DAVE OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK Monday-Friday - 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Saturday - 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. NEV ADA PHONE ORDER HOUSE 3054 So. Valley View, Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 871-4911 • (702) 871-5604 Pagc4i experienced navigator Jim Love, took second overall less than one second behind CarlJardevall. Jeff Griffin with brother Chris navigating, took their Volvo into third spot with Daland and Hanson coming in fourth. With the Open class CRS cars dominating the first four posi-tions, GT class leaders, Gary Luke and Mark Williams in their Dodge Shelby were running a consistant fifth overall. Giving Luke and Williams a goo<l battle in the GT class were Tony and Carlos Tavares in the Toyota Celica All-Trac, the only 4 wheel drive competitor at Gorman. Rui Brasil with Paula Alves in their Toyota Corolla, and Norberto Gomez and Jorge Facio in a GT class Starion, were also making a bid for the GT class win. Harris Done and Lisa Scheer in the Mazda RX-7 were setting up a very fast pace in the CRS Stock class. However, Sam Moore with navigator John Elkin in Moore's Arrow and Lauchlin and Farina O'Sullivan in their Datsun 610, were swapping second fastest Stock class times throughout the first four stages, and wishing Harris Done would make a mistake. A service break followed Stage 4 and thereafter came the four, rough twisty mountain stages, known as Powerline Road. This 3 odd mile stage, was to be run ..,,..a...,__.,,. • • Rui Brasil and Paula Alves had the small Toyota Corolla cranked up for the stages. and moved into the GT Class lead late in the game and won the class. twice in each direction, making up Stages 7 and 8. Stages 5 through 8 . The tight In the GT class, Tony and corners and soft silted areas were Carlos Tavares set fifth fast time perfe~t for Carl Jardevall 's front on Stage 5, and third on Stage 6 wheel drive Saab, asJardevall and right begind Peterson and Love's McGhee won all four stages and Arrow. Luke and Williams still the event, overall. Lon Peterson maintained the lead in GT class took second on stages 5, 6 and 7, through Stage 6, when they were then settled for a fifth on the last forced to withdraw due to a stage after spinning out on an broken front axle on the Shelby. embankment and losing a few It looked like the Taveres' had the seconds. George Daland backed GT win, but an off course off his challenge for overall, excursion on the last stage cost finishing third on Stages 5 and 8. them over 15 minutes of down His overall time was still good time, placing them last overall, enough to tie Lon Peterson for but still third in GT, behind Rui second overall. Brasil 's Corolla, and Norberto Jeff and Chris Griffin took Gomez's Starion. second fast time on the last stage Harris Done and Lisa Scheer behind Jardevall, but they kept drove their CRS Stock class RX-7 the venerable Volvo consistently in for the class win and won six of up in the top positions to have the eight stages in Stock class. third fastest overall time. Last Brother and sister, Lauchlin and year, Eric Wilson surprised a Farina O'Sullivan won Stages 5 number of CRS Stock class and 7 in Stock class over Done drivers, with his fast times in the and Scheer, and took the second heavy Dodge Sapporo. This year, Stock class spot, finishing just he added some modifications and, ahead of the third Stock class now running in Open class with team of Sam Moore and John navigator Pete Horne, finished a Elkin. Sam Moore said it was his fine fifth overall at Gorman, best finish, and he attributed it to taking fourth fastest times on '""""""'" ,,111,agq4l . .. ~ ~,,.,. -~-.¥~ •• .,.·• :~;::_--if.\,;_,;~ ~'~~-'"'""' Despite a spin and time loss on the last stage, Lon Peterson and Jim Love had enough top stage finishes to tie on oints for second overall in the Arrow . George Daland and Pat Hanson slide a dusty corner in the Starion en route to a keen third overall and in Open Class in Pat's first rally car ride. Jeff and Chris Griffin had the Volvo in third at the service break, had a top finish on the last round. and ended up fourth overall and in Open Class. January 1991 Lauchlin and Farina O'Sullivan ran second and third all day on the stages. and they sailed right into second in Stock Class in the 610 and 10th overall. Dusty Times

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PAC OFF ROAD RACING Yokohama/Trick Millican Valley 400 Text & Photos: Leonard Day Gordon Scott stayed close to the Pro 4x4 winner all the way in his Jeep, and his second place finish earned him first place in the season points. Tom Scahill and his racing team from San Rafael, CA took a keen first overall at the Millican Valley 400. The Chevy 4x4 led Pro 4x4 class from flag to flag and outran the field. The Scahill Racing T earn took everything is proving to be a great first overall in the best race of the site for our off road races. year last October in the Millican Great big thank yous are in Valley in Ore;1on. So the Pacific order for all the great folks who Northwest is supposed to have permit us to race on their land, be the reputation of rain, rain, rain. it private or public. The BLM Well, where the heck has it been Prineville District, the Deschutes the last four years when we really County Public Works Office, the needed it!!! Just a few sprinkles DeschutesCountyDepartmentof fell during the two weeks prior to the Search and Rescue Team, the race day with promises of a deluge private land owners, principally the day of the race. But, no such the Leslie Ranch, George Behee luck; it was nothing but sunshine and Earl Cooper, the new owner and dust after the first few laps of Millican, Oregon. To those making it really hard to see on the folks and more we thank you for course. After racing five times allowing us the privilege of using now, using the 'new' starting area your propety for our races. Also right in the town of Millican, in order are more big thank yous Earl Fahrney and Scott Rea were going very well in Sportsman Buggy Class when a rear diagonal arm broke in half. putting them on the trailer early. for all the volunteer workers who give of their time and do such a great job, so we can enjoy this · sport. PAC off road is a success because of them. The search and rescue cycle medics conducted their opening sweep of the 38 mile course, reporting and clearing the .course to the start crew from each checkpoint. Duane Larson a,n~ Ed Bussman, the honchos at the start line, flagged the first Pro 4x4 off at exactly 10 a.m., and the first start honors were won by a Pro 4x4 overall win at Richland. Scott Livernash had the driver's seat and the clean air off the line first in the team's spanking new Class 8 Ford, but the motor came apart about seven miles out making for a very short day. The one minute starts found Gordon Scott next off and quickly out front .. The quick Bronco driven by Ed Burnap was next out of the chute followed by the tidy little flat fender of the Eric Kosel Racing Team. Next away was the Toyota/ Chev or Chev/Toyota driven by Robert Hanseling of Seattle followed by the Scahill Racing Team's Chevy 4x4. Sparwood British Colum-bia's Gary Holland, Jriving a Dodge 4x4, was next followed by Phil Dean in a Bronco. The last starting Pro 4x4 was Bob Nyeste, out ofKamloops, British Colum-bia, in his also spanking new Ford 4x4 pickup, powered by propane. Scahill had the time lead after completing the first lap, but Scott was still in the clean air up front. Gary Holland had shock prob-lems right from the start and man-aged only one complete lap. Kosel started the race with virtually a new Jeep, having gone through the , entire rig from the engine down to Todd Francis, with Brian Johnson co-driving, scored the victory in Pro Buggy class in his comeback drive. The team from Vancouver, WA had some down time but finished a lap up on the field. the springs, and he ran a consist-· radiator mounting problems and ent race staying in the dust of had to pull out after six laps and Scott and Scahill the first two was in fourth place. Kosel fin-· laps. Ed Burnap had good times ished eight laps and was still run-.for the first two laps, but the ning when the time ran out and tranny exploded on the third finished a respectable third. round putting him out. Bob Meanwhile Scott was still chasing Nyeste managed only three laps, Scahill in the extreme dusty experiencing icing problems on conditions. both Scott and the new propane system, then Tom Scahill saw their lap times tore the teeth from the ring and get longer and longer as the course pinion on the fourth lap. Phil broke up badly. Final! y Scott Dean had problems on lap 3 and exploded a tire right off the rim that dropped him back quite a and that was the difference ways. Then he got high centered between first and second. By in a silt bed that developed on a virtue of Scahill's overall win the new portion of the course and Pro 4x4 Class will start first again that took away any chance to fin- next spring. ish in the money; but he did grab Only three entries showed up fifth spot. for the battle of the Pro buggies, Robert Hanseling experienced and all three were in the hunt for more fuel problems, and had too the point championship. Todd sm,:1ll a tank, only 55 gallons, and Francis was coming back after too big a hole in the carb. He kept breakinJ! his leg in three places at a running out of fuel but also had race last [Ir The Wait Is Over!!! Now there is a GENUINE 8740 chromoly cylinder head stud kit tor the Type 1 engine. No more settling for a second rate head stud kit that leads to blown heads & burnt pistons. The new RACEWARE Aerospace Quality head stud kit is available for all dual-port style Type 1 and water-cooled VW engines. These kits ir.clude 190,000 PSI tensile strength studs, thick hardened, ground, chromoly washers, & Aircraft style 12 point nuts with a special anti-friction coating. RACEWARE studs are THE choice for stock or full bore racing engines, including Turbo applica-Bob Rea and A.J. Kielian survived serious rear end trouble to get back in the race and take second in Pro Buggy class and take first in the points. Joe Kellog made his first race in a year, and with Dan Paxton co-driving the Yakima , WA driving sailed to second place in the Sportsman Buggy tions. Don't take a chance on imitations.:. 0 _.,, Paul Scott came,;;;~ ;;:;naimo, B.C. to race in 4x4 action, and he kept his rig together to fi,nish third in the Sportsman 4x4 Class. Dusty Times class. · Eric Kosel has an almost stock looking Jeep, but he comes from Tacoma, WA, to compete in Pro 4x4 action, but time ran out befo:e he could finish. January 1991 ...INSIST ON GENUINE 8740 CHROMOLY RACEWARE FASTENERS! 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' ~ _Tun..-in Canada. (Yes, he slipped in a mud puddle.) He was assisted by Brian Johnson. Gayle Hodson had able help from co-drivers Bob Holzwarth and Lloyd Kruse. The two seater of Bob Rea was co-driven by A.J. Kielian, who had the start because of the promise of rain, and the riders were John Johnson and Duane Pray. Francis had the first start with Kielian a minute back and Hodson following them out on course. The race was close with all three turning good laps early on. Hod-son was first to have trouble, breaking a rear torsion bar. The Rea and Kielian team loaned them a pair and they made it back into the race. Than Hodson got caught up in a rut around a corner to find a stuck Sportsman buggy in the way. Not able to clear the rut in time, Hodson tagged the rear of the buggy and eventually blew a tire and broke a CV. joint, putting him alongside the track for a while longer. Meanwhile Kielian and Francis were having a good run and both entries changed drivers. Brian Johnson began to have carb prob-lems and Bob Rea had a rear axle nut come loose. Both parked side by side at the Spencer Well cross-ing to do repairs. Rea's crew had to replace the complete right side from the axle out, everything having been destroyed including the backing plate, brakes and drum. Johnson picked up a lap, passing Rea at Spencer Well. Rea continued on in pursuit but couldn't get the lap back. Francis/ - . hnson finished first and Rea was second, which was good enough to capture the season championship title, and Hodson finished third. The largest field of the year for Sportsman Buggies was next to Pacenote Rallycross ( continued) the workshop of the previous day. 22 cars finished out of 24 and most competitors felt that the previous day's training and . practice gets c"redit for the first Gorman rally with no serious crashes or roll overs. For the newcomers to the performance rally sport, the Bridgestone Rally Weekend was a chance to learn the right way, first time out, rather than spend a Joe Chainey and family seem almost unbeatable in the Sportsman Buggy class. This round they won handily and also placed first in the season points for the big Sportsman group. · start led by Jeff Ostby and his partner in a newly built 5-1600 Bug. They were followed by Ken Dare in a rig that hasn't been raced for a long time. The next entry was driven by Joe Kellogg, who also hasn't been out for several years, and now with a new partner Dan Paxton. The next slot was filled by new racers Perry Warren and his son Chris, driving a very sano single seater they just recently purchased from Califor-nia. Than came the Sheriff and his sons, the Silbaugh family from Bend, Oregon, then another fam-ily effort, the Joe Chainey group. They have been extremely suc-cessful, winning this race and twelve of the last fourteen races entered. They were followed out by Gary Johnson, also from Bend, and then the newly acquired car entered by Ron and Jeff Hart from the Marysville, Washington area. The Earl Fahrney/Scott Rea two seat entry requested the last start in class. Jeff Ostby only finished one lap as they had numerous 'first time out' woes. The Hart brothers also experienced first race troubles and finished only two laps. Fahr-ney was racing his most sensible season or two, trying to learn through the old school of hard knocks and broken cars. The experienced drivers and navigators had an opportunity to improve through professional advice and instruction, with modern teaching techniques and aids. Besides, it was a great way to get together, · have a good weekend, and go real fast, with real cars·, on real roads. All the CRS teams could soon put all that instruction and practice to good use. On Nov. 9-11 th, the SCCA Divisional run-off's took place out of Olympia, . ~>" and best race of the year when a rear diagonal arm broke in half, ending his day. Silbaugh and crew sanded a motor and left on the trailer early after completing only two laps. After installing a new motor the night before, Perry and Chris Waren saw their first race end abruptly when Hodson acci-dentally tagged them in a silt bed, caving in the rear cage and break-ing the distributor off, plus a few other minor things. Ken Dare, from Lorane, Oregon, finished seven laps, but was bothered by mechanical trouble all day, as was Gary John-son who finished eight laps for a third place in class. Not bad for being away for so long. A little quicker finish for the eight laps was that of Joe Kellogg and Dan Paxton in second. Now that the rust has been knocked off some of these guys, expect a great racing season next year. Then, what can you say about the Chainey, "Doing it for Fun" family. Their record is an envious one, twelve of fourteen first places, and they build and maintain their car out back under the maple tree. The team consists of father Joe, son Ki, daughter Diane and son-in-Washington with the National/ Divisional Mazda Coachman Stages Pro Rally. Then on Dec. 7-9th, the 9th annual East Of Indio event hosted two, back to back, SCCA Divisional triple point performance rallies. One was contested over the tough, fast roads between Indio and Desert Center, and the second event ran during the following night over the mountain trails of Palomar and Warner Hot Springs. This wrapped up the 1990 CRS season and began the 1991 SCCA So. Pac. Divisional season. Sam Moore and John Ek/in drive a very tidy Stock Class Arrow, and they ran tight with the leaders all day to finish 11th overall and third in class. Norberto Gomez and Jorge Facio zipped right along in their Starion in the GT contest, and they finished second in GT Class and ninth overall as well. Tony and Carlos Tavares set some very fast times in the Toyota Celica All-Trac, but an off course excursion on the last stage put them well down the ranks and they were third in GT Class. Page 44 \ :•~ Gary Luke and Mark Williams led the GT Class through stage 6, but after that they were forced to withdraw with a broken front axle on the Dodge Shelby. January 1991 The Sportsman 4x4 group is growing. and at Millican Tony Allen drove his full size Chevy Blazer to the win in the six lap race for the class. law Don Hamilton. They all share in the driving duties each race, and the only problem they had this time was a flat tire. Congrats to the Chaineys!!! The last class to leave the start-ing line ·was the Sportsman 4x4s and this class is growing slowly but surely. The Sportsman 4x4s are mostly made up of PNW 4WD rigs and they usually run only a partial distance, decided by the drivers. This race they chose six laps, about 240 miles, and had the entire twelve hours to enjoy, and enjoy they did. Dennis Smith started first and turned four con-sistent laps before pulling out CALIFORNIA. RALLY SERIES with a broken frame. Tony Allen · left next in a full size Blazer fol-lowed by S. K. Smith and various friends, and then Paul Scott from Vancouver Island, B.C. S. K. Smith had the lead for five laps then fell out and onto the trailer with broken rear shocks. Tony Allen managed to pull away from Scott and finish the required six laps in the time of 7: 13:41 for the first place finish. Paul Scott fin-ished third behind S. K. Smith. It was a great season and PAC Racing is looking forward to a better one in 1991. Prospects of new areas to ·race on are looking good. See you all in '91. Our annual CRS Awards Banquet will be on January 19, 1991, at Griswolds Hotel in Claremont, CA. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. with dinner being served at 7:00 p.m. Then awards. and more fun than human·s should be allowed to have follows the meal in which many chickens 1 have sacrificed their lives for. By John Elkin Those of you planning skits or The trees on the side of the road special awards must contact me as flew by like a picket fence along an soon as possible at (714) 880-Interstate, the Mazda Rotary 8005 after 6:00 p.m. please. Price engine was wound out in third will be between $17 .50 and gear as Michael O'Sullivan and I $19.00 per person. moved down the stage in In last month's issue of Dusty maximum attack mode during the Times I was in error by reporting Mazda Coachman Stages Rally the Big Bend Bash as being on hosting the annual Divisional February 6-8. It is in reality Runoffs. As we approached an February 15-1 7, 1991. Be there! uphill sweeping right, an emer- Be sure to see the Calendar gency triangle appeared on the section for new event dates. Some ground to our left. As we rounded events will h:ippen, but have no the corner there were Lon dates yet, such as Gorman and Peterson and Jim Love, their Glen Helen. PlymouthArrowcarefullyparked Congratulations to CRS well off the road and an SCCA members Roger Hull and Rob issue "OK" sign not so proudly Cherry who are th<' 1990 displayed. There goes our last National R:illytruck Champions. chance at bringing the National They r-lso have the claim of being Divisional Championship back to the winningest k.·,11\'tru, , team in the So-Pac Division, I thought to history. At :Um the ' I wo C uys myself as I attended to more From Ari:ona' will dehut a new pressingissueslikenavigatingthe six cylinder engine in the remaining three miles of the stage Goodyear Tire, Born in the USA so Michael and myself would not Jeep Comanche. become a statistic. 1990 is in the books but there Lon and Jim had a distributor are so many people who made the rotor break on Stage 2 ending year special: Mike and Paula their hopes of garnering the Gibeault who serve as CRS National title. Gary Luke and Secretary and organized two Mark Williams were out even events; Roger Allison and Randy before the rally started when the Hensley who organized the first ignition module cheated them out • and last events of the year; George of any chance to even challenge Gornick for putting on Carson for the honor they worked so Valley Rally; Mike Blore for . hard for during 1990. giving us Glen Helen and serving Meanwhile on November 16, as GT Class Chairman; Sam in a small Southern California Moore for being our Stock Class Hospital in a room secluded from Chairman and Nancy Peterson for the main populous so as not to being the CRS Treasurer; Jim disturb other patients with the Jacobson- helped a lot with the screams of soon to be ·mothers, CRS and Rim of the W arid; and Tyler Michael Griffin was born at fi na 11 y Lynette A I lison, our 9:45 a.m. to Camille and Jeff SCCA Southern Pacific Steward. Griffin. The healthy boy weighed Without these people's efforts in at 7 lbs, 1 oz. Mom is doing and all the volunteers, the CRS fine, but dad is still slightly wouldnotbewhatitistoday,and bewildered by recent events. our future looks even brighter. Dusty Times-

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Project: Dreammobile American's Custom Wheels Add New Look to an Old Truck General AP Tires Meet Multi-Purpose Needs By Homer Eubanks ,, 19067 S. Reyes, Rancho Dom, inquez, CA 90221, (213) 635,7806. Fresh from a Navy Auction yard, the Dweebmobile was in good shape overall, but the look was all utility, with not a hint of sport truck equipment .. One of the most important additions to any vehicle is its tires. A quick look at the existing tread on the Dweebmobile and it was apparent a quality set of tires were needed. Being designated a multi, purpose vehicle meant the tires had to perform many tasks; as Dad's truck the vehicle is driven daily to work, and in its off hours a variety of cargo hauling duties need to be met, and when we're able to sneak off the vehicle must take us deep into the back country for some scenery. So I would say we needed a very versatile tire. Having experience with General Tire's Grabber line,up our eyes quickly focused in on a set of Grabber APs. During the planing stages of our vehicle project certain criteria were laid out for the wheels to be selected. The units had to be functional for off road use, while also being attractive. After all, wheels more than any other modification can make or break the aesthetic look of a vehicle. Trying to select the proper wheel soon became a trying effort. It appeared that all the wheels on the market would be alright, but none overwhelmingly met our criteria for being functional off road tools as well as eye catching street wheels. That's when an advertisement caught my eye. Four of America's top off road competitors were faced off at each other. "These guys can't agree on anything," says the ad. But then when it comes to their selection of wheels they were all smiles. And the wheels that Roger Mears, Walker Evans, Steve Kelly and Dave Shoppe all agree on are Outlaw II's offered by American Racing Equipment (ARE). The decision :was simple. If these four guys that make their living racing can trust the Outlaw II then so could we. Besides that the wheels easily fell into our attractive requirement. After looking into the Outlaw II wheel statistics it is apparent why this wheel is the choice of champions. Its one piece con, struction is from the highest quality A,356 T,6 aluminum alloy available. This material is said to have the strength of steel but yet pliable enough to be massaged back into shape if it should get bent. For our project vehicle we will likely never get going fast enough to scratch the wheels, much less bend them, but it is nice to know that trail side repairs are an option. And with the American line comes the Merely adding American Racing Outlaw II wheels and General Tire's finest, Grabbers 31 x 10.50 R15L T, brought the truck a big step closer to both looking and acting like the Dreamobile. · Dusty Times satisfaction of knowing ·each wheel is manufactured and tested to the same OEM standards as those they supply for major manufacturers like Jeep. The CAD/CAM computer design exhibits attention to detail in every stage of the wheel's production. Each wheel has been cut for a 60 degree conical seat lug configuration for precise mount, ing. Offering a good seat for the lug nut to set in lessens the chance oflosing lug nuts during hard use. And to ensure each wheel is up to standard ARE has seventeen engineered quality control points during their construction. Our Outlaw II wheels not only gave us reliability but also added an off road look to the truck. And the polished finish make them attractive for street use. The Outlaw's traditional off road design is enhanced because the wheels receive a final face cut with specialized diamond cutters to provide a uniform finish. The finish so far has held up to attacks of flying rocks and occasional scrapes. We didn't install all the wheel accessories. Instead we opted for the "race truck look'' with no center hole caps. American has a large selection of wheels to suit anyone's fancy. This company produces over 100,000 units per month from steel as well as aluminum. Their attractive catalog simplifies your selection, whether you 're looking for sectional units, or one piece like our Outlaw II's, "ARE has a good selection. The wheels have made the truck look 10 times better. Knowing that this particular wheel has repeatedly proven itself in major off road races gives us a sense of security. Therefore the wheels have easily met our criteria for being a functional, attractive wheel. Contact American Racing Equipment Custom Wheels, Although General Tire offers a broad range of tread patterns the all,purpose versatile tread design of the Grabber AP sort of reached out and grabbed us. The deep lug tread pattern offers an aggressive off road look, while the white outline raised letters make the tire an eye catcher around town. And once wrapped around a set of American Racing Outlaw II custom wheels the truck suddenly looked 10 years newer. An improperly balanced tire/wheel assembly adds pre, mature wear, as well as an uncomfortable ride. Therefore, Big• 0 Tires of El Cajon were employed to mount and spin balance the new rubber. As part of their regular service they performed a 40 point check of the vehicle's suspension, steering and brake assemblies. And to my surprise I was in and out with time left over for lunch. The Grabbers are 31 x 10.50R15LT mounted on the Outlaw II 17 x 7 one piece alloy rim. The 30.5 inch tall tire gives suitable clearance for climbing over most obstacles. Had the vehicle been designated for mainly off road use the new 35 inch Grabber from General Tire may have received our acceptance. Once mounted we found the Grabber's radial construction agreeable on the highway. It must be the tough rubber stock used in the sidewalls which prevent the vehicle from wandering on the freeway. Stability may also be due to the tire's overall width of 10.5 inches which offer 8.3 inches of tread to grab for traction. Commuting nearly 75 miles a day meant the tire we chose had to offer a quiet ri1e on the high~ay. ~; ,,:--;,___ ~--..... Wheels and Tires are the quickest addition on~ can make to e~nhance the looks and performance of any vehicle and the combo of American Racing Wheels and General Tire's Grabbers sure helped our project along. January 1991 And to no surprise to us the AP fit the bill. Polyester cords run from bead to bead and the heavy body construction is designed to flex evenly, which should mean the rubber runs cooler for extended life. After living with the APs for several months the tires still look like the day they were installed. One of our project's priorities is to be a functional off road toy. The vehicle must get us into the back country, take us over fire roads, through washes as well as across many miles of desert. With four rows of interlocking lugs the computer engineered tread design offers excellent self ,cleaning action to make sure each bite is effective. Our first test was in and around the San Felipe Wash near Borrego Springs. The APs require 50 psi when fully loaded but our off road pressure was dropped down to 40. Whether venturing off through soft sand, or over rock strewn gullys the APs never faltered in their duty. With only 41 pounds of unsprung weight the wide tread design was eager to offer traction without digging down. In fact a heavy throttle had to be applied to cut anything but a tread design in the soft sand. When attacking the rock gardens we felt secure in knowing that General designs all their tires with durable body construction of polyester cords to fight against impact. The company also-says they further protect from snags, cuts and penetrations with a tough layer of special sidewall compound generally found in heavy duty truck applications. With the vehicle unprepared for aggressive off road duty our test crew was somewhat lenient over the rough stuff. But after a full day we found the APs more than capable to withstand the relentless off road environment that we off roaders love to play in. A couple of trips over local fire roads convinced us the Dweeb is in bad need of shocks. But even THE with the loss of traction from a bouncing vehicle the APs held their grip. One particular steep section that was heavily rutted required the use of compound in our manual transmission. O ur passenger, while looking over the cliff's edge into the ravine below, commented that maybe we should have installed the more aggressive Grabber MT. But once the rear APs wrapped themselves around a couple of firmly planted rocks we crawled out of the rut and were on our way to the 5,000 foot summit. Little mud can be found in the desert during the summer, so we are looking forward for this winter to test the APs deep lugs in mud and snow. When shopping for new rubber take a look at the Grabber series from General Tire. They have a full line oflight duty truck tires to suit your needs. We chose the versatile Grabber AP to get the best possible off road traction while maintaining a soft, quiet ride on the highway , mile after mile. The Grabber AT is available for those living in adverse weather conditions, and this tire is usually used on the rear of many off road race vehicles. And when you need maximum traction in mud General has designed the Grabber MT. As you may know General Tire is very active in off road motorsports. Racers wanting contincency program information can call 1,800451,7032. Tires and wheels were the first step towards revitalizing the Dweebmobile , into our Dream, mobile. And this one addition has made a big difference in handltrtg and control of the. vehicle. With virtually no road noise, positive road manners and an affordable price the General APs appear to be with us for a long time. Contact General Tire/ Perfor·mance Motorsports, 18895 Arenth Ave., City of Industry, CA 91748, (818) 8544461. WRIGHT PLACEk 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 adjustm~nts. Another great idea from the front end experts of off road racing. 9420 FLINN SPRINGS LANE, EL CAJON, CA 92021 (619) 561-4810 Page 45

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Jeffrey Zwart and Calvin Coatsworth lost the points lead but hung on to second, as they drove the Mazda 323 to second overall in the rally and in Open Class. Californians Gary and Judi Gooch were close all the way in Rallytruck class. and their Toyota lost the points lead when they placed second in the class in Michigan. This may be a classic picture because it says Guy Light on the door of this Rallytruck, and it isn't even a Volkswagen. We have no complete results from POR so we can't elaborate. Choiniere and Weinheimer Win The 42nd Press On Regardl~~s Rally Allan George glides through typical October weather on Michigan's on the 42nd edition of the famous Press On Regardless. Yes it was cold and windy, snowed. and sleeted during the event. There were wet, windy and cold National SCCA Rally Steward weather conditions for the 42nd and event coordinator and Millen round df the famous Press On spent most of the year in a Mazda Regardless, now a premier SCCA defending his 1989 Asia Pacific National Pro Rally, as the rally Championship and driving an folk convened late last October in occasional off road stadium race. Escanaba, Michigan. The P.O.R. This left the 1990 Pro Rally series was the seventh stop of the eight wide open before the competitors event National Pro Rally series. headed to Olympia, Washington With the top three points leaders for the series finale in November. battling for the title, this rally was Paul Choiniere and Scott destinedtobeanimportantevent. Weinheimer won the P.O.R. For the first time in 13 years of overall in their Audi Quattro, National Pro Rally competition, taking Open Class honors as well. neither John Buffum or Rod The team from Vermont led the Millen would be the ov, rail rally from start to finish, winning champion. Buffum is now the overall by more than 7 minutes, DE· UNZIO RACING PRODUCTS OFF-ROAD RACING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES for free catalog phone quite a time span for a Pro Rally, Jeff Zwart and Calvin Coatsworth, who finished second overall and in Open class in their Mazda 323 GTX, lost a differential en route and finished the event with just two wheel drive. But they hung on to second in the overall points standings behind the points leaders Choiniere and Wein-heimer. Bruno Kreibich and Jeff Becker, were third overall and in Open Class in another Audi Quattro, less than 30 seconds behind Zwart. Chad DiMarco Photos: Tom Buchkoe Hauge scored a convincing win in Group A with a new Subaru Legacy, ending a two rally DNF streak. This team not only padded their commanding points lead in Group A but came in fourth overall less than a minute behind Kreibich. Tom Ottey and Pam McGarvey drove their Mazda 323 GTX into first place in Production GT class, and moved into first place in points. They also finished fifth overall, another 3.25 minutes back, and all of the top five overall finishers were on Michelin tires. Cal Landau and Eric Marcus zipped into sixth overall another three minutes back, and they scored the Production Class victory in their Volkswagen GT!, and they used Pirelli tires. The see-saw battle in the Rallytruck class saw Roger Hull and Rob Cherry from Arizona, win the class by less than one minute in their Jeep Comanche wearing Goodyear tires. Taking a very close second were Californians Gary and Judi Gooch, the Rallytruck points leaders up to this event in their Toyota. But Hull and Cherry took over the points lead with their victory, and the Gooches dropped to second. Because of the intense points race in each class, P.O.R. attracted teams from 15 states and two provinces. P.O.R. is one of the most prestigious National Pro Rallies in North America. The grueling run through the night involved about 100 competition stage miles and 200 transit miles, which took 13 hours of running time through the Hiawatha National Forest. This year the Press On Regardless ran out of Escanaba, Michigan and once again proved to continue its tradition as "America's oldest, longest, toughest, and meanest Rall ." (805) 683-1211 . Cal Landau and Eric Marcus had a good run in their Volkswagen GT/ and they _______________ __, scored a great sixth overall as well as the victory in the Production Class, a great performance in the heavy weather conditions. Page 46 January 1991 Being from Vermont, cold weather didn't hamper the overall winning performance of Paul Choiniere and Scott Weinheimer whose Audi Quattro out ran the field by over seven minutes. Chad OiMarco and Erick Hauge had a new Subaru Legacy, and not only won Group A by a bunch, but placed a fine fourth overall merely seconds behind the Open Class third overall fini_·s_h_er_. ______________ _ Tom Ottey and Pam McGarvey found some clear weather off the start in their Mazda 323 G TX and they not only won the Production GT Class in the rally, they took the points lead for the year as well. Arizonans Roger Hull and Rob Cherry have really surprised seasoned rally folk with their winning ways in Rally/ruck Class. Their Jeep Comanche won again in Michigan despite the cold weather conditions. Dusty Times

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'. h• Los•rs car running well for the first half Felipe. • • By Judy Smith of the race, and was in second When we got to San Felipe we ----------------------~----~-place at least part of the day. couldn't find our pit. We drove make it. Sure enough, we buried that sucker. As we all piled out to study the extent of the disaster, the friendly pit crew of car 902 also pondered our problem. Arid after watching our fairly inept attempts to get unstuck, they decided we needed the ramps from their trailer to get loose. So we started digging and pushing. We'd dig away the sand, put the ramps in front of the tires, and push. Then we'd dig the ramps up from under the sand, or under the trailer, and start again. The SCORE Baja 1000, always tough because of its length, turned out to be extra rough and troublesome this year, bu·t, because it featured easy access to most of its miles, the finish rate was a respectable 4 7 .3%. Dave Shoppe and his big Class 8 Ford were the first to go. Dave hadn't even really started. In fact, he was just one. mile from the ceremonial start in Ensenada, on the pavement, following the other trucks, in dust from dirt that had been piled on the road. Suddenly there was a little boy on the road in front of him, and Dave jerked the wheel to the left sharply. The tires caught a dirt pile, and launched the truck across the road to the right, where it slid up the embankment and tore up the right front corner. Dave was out of the race, but glad he hadn't hit the little boy. The radius arm was ripped apart, and. the rotor, spindle and hub were damaged. They had no spares, there was no way to fix it. Their most urgent need right then was a tow truck, and it was four hours before they managed to get one to tow the race truck back to their hotel. Another one of the unlucky ones was the team of Steve Kramer and Yoshi Ogasawara, who were co-driving in Ogasa-wara's Mini Mag. Kramer started., and got the little car up into the midst of the 5-1600s, when he' had a flat. They don't carry spares in that class, and it's usually not wise to drive on a flat, but Steve decided to take a chance, and try to make it to Catarina, which was about 25 miles down the road. He had a problem crossing a creek, but found a way around, and the tire stayed on the bead and he got to his pit and got a new tire.Yoshi then got in the car at Nuevo Junction and took it over the Summit with no problem. He got through the sand wash too, but by mile 125 the motor seized. His crew might have been able to help him, but radio communication from where he broke was so poor that they couldn't understand where he was. A good sized group· of racers lost their motors, including Danny Letner who burned a hole in a piston fairly early in the day, and Steve Holladay, who actually broke a crank between Borrego and Diab lo. And Tom Koch lost his motor on the Puertecitos Road. Dan Blain got his Class 10 car almost to the top of Laguna Salada, and lost the motor. Then along came Willie Melancon in his 1-2-1600, who wanted out, so Dan got in. Then he lost the motor in Melancon's 1600 before he ever got to Borrego. Kurt Pfeiffer was snookered by a Mexican booby-trap, which was a jump with a water hole on the other side and stalled his Class 10 car. After a few moments it started up again, and he went on, only to suffer the indignity of having a spectator who was perched on an embankment up end a bottle of orange juice and pour the stuff on his goggles. Then he tangled with a boulder. But what finally put him out was the new,-stiffer valve springs they'd added to their engine. They were so stiff they stripped the threads off the studs holding the rocker arm assembly. Pfeiffer was out at mile 125. Dusty Times And Jack Zandbergen, in Class Then, after putting a front spare all the way out to the end of pit 11, had a tough time getting over on the rear when he had a flat, he row there, and all we accomplish-the Summit, but finally made it, buried the car in Matomi Wash ed was to bury the Suburban, and then lost a valve lifter in the and lost a half hour. But he got it which has a persnickety low wash down below. He ran on tohisco-driver,MikeLund,who range.Weletabunchofairoutof three cylinders to mile 110, and, got in at San Felipe. The lights the tires and thanks to the FAIR with a good road in front of him, died 10 miles out, and Lund pit which was located nearby, and pulled out of the race. drove with flashlights t_o Borrego, a couple of sympathetic Mexican In Class 7, brothers Axel and about 50 miles. They installed a spectators, we were soon free, Kim Mohr, got over the Summit, new alternator and went on, but it though it is tricky to push but then their oil tank separated died also, and they couldn't figure something that's towing a trailer from their dry sump. They made a out how to fix it, and didn't want and avoid getting run over. hasty duct tape repair, and went to try going up Mike's Road with After some more aimless on, but then a rock holed their flashlights. So they parked. wandering around we finally radiator, and they lost their right The team of John Howard and decided to set up our own pit, and front fender. Things went from Judy Smith, in Class 11, with went back out onto pit row and not so good, to really bad when Howard driving, got to the top of parked. We radioed our situation they broke their upper left frcmt Laguna Salada in pretty good to the pit ahead of us, checked on shock mount. They limped in to shape, but pinging badly. So John the 5-1600 car, which was still mile 125, where they found the stopped and put on a different coming, and then tried to get a line BFG pit manned by Jeremy~ distributor, which helped some, on the Class 11. We couldn't get Spirkoff, and whenever he had a but not enough. He had to keep t_hrough to anyone at first, so we chance, when he wasn't working stopping to adjust the new one, just settled in to snooze a bit, and on one of the cars he was andfinallygotitrunningwithout wait for word. We were not responsible for, Spirkoff and his pinging. A little further along the terribly well supplied with food team patched the Mohrs back way he broke a c.v., and then, and drink, because Howard had together. But by the time it was shortly after than, buried the VW equipped his Suburban .with fixed they'd lost so much time in the soft sand. He'd taken along about five pounds of salted that it would have been impossible a couple of pieces of old carpet to peanuts and a quart of water. I had to get to the finish line in 25 use to get out of the sand, and they grabbed a package of healthful hours. So they came in on the worked just fine, except that one wheat cakes and some dried highway. piece was longer than the other, mango, and that seemed to be it. Billy Bunch and Ben Canela got and John would drive out of the Back in our own chase vehicle theirClass7Struckuppastthetip holetotheendofonepiece,and there was an ice chest with of Laguna Salada, and then, while he'd still be parked on the other plentiful drinks, gallons of water on the part of the course that one. That makes it just a little and the makings of sandwiches, · parallels the edge of the dry lake difficult to move the carpet and in Kyle's motorhome there they went to the right to pass forward for the next advance. We was true luxury, in the form of a another vehicle. That was a no no live and learn. well stocked refrigerator. But not on that part of the course, because Meanwhile, up ahead of him in in Howard's Suburban. there is a crust of about one inch Class 5-1600, Doyle Mosley had After a while we got word on of dry sand, and then a bottomless an early flat and then ran well to the radio that our Class 11 had greenish, blackish muddy slime. the other side of the Summit. But, arrived at Borrego, and that was as They were stuck, but good. It when he got to the top of Salada far as it was going to go. So I was took a lot of doing to get unstuck, he needed some welding on his out of a ride. But the 5-1600 was and they actually talked a ·frontend,whichwascrackingina still coming. And it got there in sympathetic lady into coming in few places. Doyle got the car back good shape, and we stuffed Kyle to try to pull them out with her to Borrego, where there was more and his passenger, Dan, in to take truck. They got her stuck too. welding done, and Howard it back to Borrego. Then we Eventually they were all unstuck Anderson, his co-driver, hopped loaded up all the pit stuff, and and back on their way, but by in for the next leg of the journey. while doing that, discovered a then Bunch and Canela were Their third driver, Kyle ( whose whole cardboard box full of junk down so far they decided to park last name I didn't get, sorry), took food that we hadn't known w;,<s it. off for San Felipe in Anderson's there. At least we wouldn't starvt: In Class 8, Perry McNeil's Suburban, which was t_owing a Howard was now driving the We were about a half hour into this exercise when we heard a plaintive cry for help on the radio. ,The 5-1600 was ten miles north of San Felipe, and the front end was breaking up badly, and they needed our help. We radioed back that we'd get there as soon as we were unstuck. Now we dug and pushed with even more energy, and eventually, we were free. We thanked the 902 crew, who'd done more than their share of digging and pushing, and hurried off to the rescue. It was a major. Kyle had driven the race car out to the highway so we wouldn't have to come in, so we found them easily. But it wasn't easy to fix the problem, and soon Keith and Howard were cutting pieces of tubing and welding them into the frame, trying to brace it solidly enough to get the car back to Ensenada. After an hour or so they sent it on its way, and we pushed the Suburban out of the sand and back on to the highway. But we hadn't gone more than 15 miles when we heard another cry for help. This time it was reaU)J bad, they said. So they headed for the highway again, and we pulled over to help. Once more all the pit equipment had to be unloaded, the welder came out, the hood came off the 5-1600, and they started sticking things together. By now we were looking at our ""'itches nnd wondering about ,1,,sing tinw'i for the checkr.,mts. \X1' Cin1•r,,d th,•" ('(",Id ~•iii ·•,:,k,• it. but it needc-d w,·lJrng ngnrn. rm,: li1e,· h1·rl r••n out o t trnw tc· get to the hn•~h. motor behaved badly right off the small pit trailer. I rode along in the Suburban, and we headed out re-start line, and he assumed he'd Suburban, because I was supposed toward the road, to chase the race lost a couple of cylinders. So he to get into the Class 11 car at San car back to Borrego. But we didn't radioed to his crew that they 1r=======================--==========;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;.-, could pack it in for the day, and he pulled onto the highway to go join them. Then he got to thinking about it, and went poking around, and discovered that a couple of push rods had "gone flat". Since he had some spares he replaced them, and was back in the race. He finished his half, and gave the truck to his co-driver, Don Robertson, who got to the silt before Matomi Wash and tried to go around some stuck cars. He buried the truck and that was the end of their race. Racin Gardner was racing for the first time, in a Class 8 truck. He was having a tough day. But he took the time to pull Roger Mears out of the sand when he got stuck, for which Roger was extremely grateful. Then, as Gardner came into Borrego his fuel cell fell out of the truck. That must have been repaired somehow, because he was next seen, lost, past Mike's, looking for the road to Simpson's Ranch. He apparently went many miles in the wrong direction, and some people thought he might have gone all the way to Camalu on the wrong trail. About noon on Saturday he was still not back, and his crew and friends were trying to track him down. Bill Hernquist had his Class 5 Need action photos? Call us ! Trackside Photo, Inc.-Racing photography since 1970 - I Trackside Photo, Inc. 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Brian Collins and Troy Herbst teamed up in the Class 1 /2 Chenowth, did a 45 and a 47 minute pair of laps, but two laps was all as they went down with ignition trouble. Melvin and Michael Tom got fast lap in Class 10 on the second go, a 49:14, but they only completed four of the six laps, good for second in class. Bekki Freeman is getting closer to the coveted class win, and this round she turned quick, consistent laps in Class 1-2-1600 for second in class and was fourth overall. SNORE KC HILffES MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Tom Burns Wins Overall In The Darkness In Nevada Text & Photos: Don Dayton ... ,~ «-",• Tom Burns has the magic touch in Class 1-2-1600 this fall. and he took over the class lead at the Midnight Special on lap 2 and sailed on to his third class win this fall and he also took first overall at 5:21:18. The KC HiLites Midnight scheduled for six laps of about 35 and spook for miles around, and Special has been a fixture on the miles each in the rocky hills, but every one of them must have been SNORE calendar of desert races the move of the date didn't attract related tool' Sarah Klub, because for many years, but in the past it many more entrants than last they sure hated off road race cars. has always happened the last year. With remarkable hindsight The Unlimited division, weekend in July. In 1990 the itseemsthatmaybeitwasn'tareal featuring more two seaters than event was moved to October 27-nifty idea to hold the Midnight single seaters, had all their fun 28 to avoid conflict with other Special on a night that close to early. Tommy Bradley, the races.Thesitewasthesame,inthe Halloween. 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Rockford, IL 61108 (815) 332-9681 January 1991 Jim Barbeau got in two quick 48 minute laps before trouble struck. but he kept the single seater moving to finish all six laps. the only finisher in Class 1 /2 and he took third overall at 6:10:44. end of his first lap a gremlin ate his transmission. Brian Collins, with Troy Herbst listed as co-driver, got in two good laps before something spirited away all his sparks and parked him in the pits with a defunct ignition. To show you how things went in this class, his two laps was enough to take home second in class money. Ron Bauer's car went zombie on his second lap and he managed to limp it to the pits for a third place. Jim Barbeau got in two laps before the haunts caught up with him. He was able to finish four more laps, but he had to spend a lot of time fighting off the race demons. He ended up first in Unlimited action and third overall, since only four cars in the whole entry managed to cover the required six laps. Class 10 fared even worse. Dave Atwood, with Hal Hibbard co-driving, got off to a roaring start, but missed a turn and found himself at checkpoint 1 with a ten mile lead on the field, although he had only gone a quarter mile. His fun didn't last long, however. One of his pistons went up and never came back down. Melvin Tom had only a little more luck. He got in two good laps, including class fast lap at 49: 14 before his "go" started to slow. He managed two more laps before the "slow" f""'. turned to "whoa". Four laps was enough for second in Class 10. · Kevin McGillivray and Don Angel looked like a sure thing for first overall until their alternator belt went off to join the spirits of the night. They got back into the battle quickly, but not before Tom Burns went by. While they were playing catch-up some malevolent haunt booted them off a cliff. Kevin said, "We were about five stories up, but losing altitude fast. We had time to lower the flaps and drop the landing gear before we touched down. It looked like a good landing until something came out of the dark and tripped us and we went over, and ovet and over". They were able to jack the car back onto its wheels and get going ·and they missed the "overall" by just seventeen minutes. But they still were number one winner in Class 10 and second overall. Class 1-2-1600 was much the same story. Kenny Freeman didn't even make it to the dark before some black-hearted demon gnawed the whole front corner off his car. Pat Dean dodged the wheel demon for a lap and a half before it got away with his left rear brake drum. Regan Gubler made it around three Kevin c , Ivray and Donnie Angel were running first overall until the last lap when that had double trouble. but they got back on the trail to not only win Class 10 by two laps. but they were second overall. They won the Steve Centuroni Memorial trophy also, shown here. Dusty Times

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:f Gary Sewell and Dan Kellar started out with three quick laps, slowed some on the fourth and fifth, and did not finish the sixth. but were third in 1600 action. Dan Bradley, Jeff Dunnam and Robert Schwab had a good start in Class 1-2-1600. had engine trouble off and on all night. and ended up fourth in class. Nobody enjoys SNORE racing more than Turbo Lamke. who got in three laps before the gremlins of the night took out his Jeep Comanche's lights. times before his car joined the living dead, leaving him in sixth place. Paul Kline was chased by an electrical wuzzy all night long. It kept killing his tail lights every time he approached a checkpoint, which caused Paul to be yelled at a lot, even though it wasn't his fault. Kline finished fifth in class with five laps completed. Dan Bradley's problem seemed to be that someone ( or something) had put a hex on his engine. It would run fine for a while and then mysteriously quit for no apparent reason. He kept it going long enough to come home fourth in class, one lap down. In case you hadn't noticed Bekki Freeman gets closer to the front every race. Driving what may be the oldest and heaviest race car in the civilized world, she igno red the hobgoblins an d avoided the hoodoos and finished second in class, doing all six laps, and also took fourth overall, with dad Ken Freeman co-driving. Gary Sewell and Dan Keller left the line like they were late for lunch, and ended the first lap with The next lap was black cat time an 11 second lead over Tom for Sewell and, with electrical Burns and Pat Dean who turned problems, he was able to identical times. On the second lap complete just two more slow laps, Burns shaved Sewell's lead to to finish third one lap down. Tom eight seconds, and at the halfway Burns was able to relax a bit for point in the race, the gap between the last three laps, and he still the two was only five seconds. came home not only first in Class .u,U, ~~, -.~ . First overall. and first to finish, Tom Burns gives the thumbs up sign at the impound. and his winning streak continued through December as well. No more playing "octane roulette." These mysterious numbers are only as good as the results they earn for you. Whether you race 50 laps, 1000 miles or 24 hours, UNOCAL 76 leaded and unleaded racing gasolines are proven winners, designed to maximize horsepower under high RPM conditions. Try it! WINNER: CLASS 4 ROD HALL Winning Gas: Unocal 76 Racing Gas WINNER: CLASS 7 ROGER MEARS Winning Gas: Unocal 76 Racing Gas WINNER: CLASS 5 RICH MINGA Winning Gas: Unocal 76 Racing Gas WINNER: CLASS 6 DANNY ASHCRAFT Winning Gas: Unocal 76 Racing Gas C.O. THOMPSON PETROLEUM 605 N. ANAHEIM BLVD., ORANGE, CA 92668; (714) 634-4214 Dusty Times January 1991 1-2-1600, but he scored a remarkable first overall doing his six laps in 5:21: 18. It was Burns' third class victory in four weeks, having won Class 1-2-1600 at both the SNORE 250 and the Gold Coast 300 as well. That's a hard record for anyone to keep. The truck class drivers had more than their share of problems. Stacy Pike jumped out to an early lead and held on for nearly half a lap. According to reports he hit this one big yump. When he left the ground ht> was a racer, but when he,.,. Mike Lesle runs nearly all of the SNORE events in his Jeep Comanche, and Mike had Cameron Steele and Rick Sanders riding along in the night as he won the truck class honors once again in the rough desert. GAS AVAILABILITY: BAKERSFIELD Roger Mears Tire Company-(805) 833-6179 BRAWLEY Seabolt Oil Company -(619) 344-3761 MONTCLAIR George Follmer Racing, Inc. -(714) 625-4881 NEWPORT BEACH Beacon Bay Enterprises -(714) 833-0660 ORANGE C.O. Thompson Petroleum, Inc. -(714) 634-4214 PARKER,AZ Parker Oil Company - (602) 669-2617 PASADENA Lee's Unocal -(818) 441-3392 PASADENA Western Air -(818) 405-9701 POMONA R&W Petroleum -(714) 629-2559 RIVERSIDE Campbell Oil Company -(714) 686-1676 SAN DIEGO Apollo Oil Company -(619) 280-6884 STOCKTON Valley Performance Center -(209) 943-7637 TAFT Brown & Reich Petroleum - (805) 765-5457 VICTORVILLE Victorville Oil Company -(619) 245-419.1 VUMA,AZ Seller Petroleum - (602) 783-8876 Page 49

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. Stacy Pike and Larry Ballard zip past the pit area heading into the desert. but sad to say their truck broke after hitting a giant Tim Crain and Dean Richner ran a very steady pace all five laps in Class 9. had no apparent problems. and sailed into the finish a solid second in class. John Bartolo/ti avoided the pitfalls of the night out in the rocks, and he motored through all five laps to a fine third in Challenger competition. Tom Mattingly set fast time for Challengers on lap 1 at 57.02, had three good rounds. then disaster on the fourth. and took fourth, a lap down. Kevin Streety. with two other Streetys along plus D. Klick, had a fairly good run, some problems on lap 4, but they finished them all. second in Class 5-1600. Barry Slatter and Darryl Smith set fast lap for Class 5-1600 on lap 1 at 1:04:01, but it was downhill from there. but they finished all five rounds and were third in class. ,a·-and co-driver Larry 8a I larJ came back down they were instant spectators. Mike Lesle and Turbo Lamke were running a close race with only 39 seconds between their Jeeps at the end of the first go 'round. Turbo slowed a bit on lap 2 but then came back strong on the third lap. Unfortunately, the wicked witch of the wires caught up with him and reversed all his connections, which caused his lights to put out darks and put a stop to his go. Lesle turned fast lap for the class on his third round, but the troubles grabbed him. He parked at the end of number four, a two hour lap. That is the way they finished; Lesle first, Lamke second, and Pike third. The 5-1600 class reversed the trend and 75% of these cars finished. Only one racer, Steve Meierdiercks, didn't complete all the laps. Steve must have used up all the bad luck for the whole class. because, with two burned more CLASSIFIED ..• FOR SALE: Brand new Type 181 VW "Thing" brake drums imported from Germany. Special price each $80.00, pair $160.00, plus shipping. Resalers call for wholesale price. Call (805) 968-3732 or FAX (805) 968-9316. Visa & Mastercard accepted. ....... FOR SALE: 1990 Stadium Chenowth Magnum replica. Car is 100% new. Completed 9/90. All the best parts. Car comes with complete spare chassis, Hewland box, 2 sets new Y okohamas on Centerlines, Champion Bead-locks, many other spares. $45,000 interested, $20,000 with trade. Call Pat at (714) 685-9369. Page 50 pistons he didn't even make it then he turned it over to Pat around for one lap. Barry Slatter Galliher. Pat's a nice guy, he is the turned fast lap for the class on his president of SNORE, he works first lap, but things went downhill hard (but not often), doesn't kick from there. He folded up a shock his dog, and is kind to small on his third lap and developed a children and all that. But, let's massive oil leak. On his fourth he face it, he doesn't have a real shiny apparently woke up the ghost of record when it comes to finishing Christmas past, who didn't like races. When they hand out the being passed. This haunt turned "Two Lap Charlie Memorial the road sideways to the direction Award", Pat is the #1 contender. Barry was going which caused a The most exercise he gets is sudden and severe case of walking back from broken race inversion. Although the car was cars. Well, times are changing. Pat wadded up a bit, Barry was able to not only kept it together, he kept keep it going for all five required it in front, giving Joe Jackson the laps and got the checkers in third winning points in Class 5-1600. place. Then there is Class 9. Bryan Kevin Streety and company Pennington dusted off his old managed to duck most of the Challenger car and dusted off the irascible spirits and came in a competition. Ifhe had kept going strong second in Class 5-1600 and run six laps rather than the getting through five tough laps, required five for the class, he losing some time on the fourth would have finished third overall. round. Joe Jackson has got to be Tim Crain and Dean Richner one of the gutsiest gamblers in proved again that setting a good town. He put his car into a good, comfortable pace pays off at the solid lead by the third lap and finish line, and took a solid FOR SALE: Chenowth 2 seater, pre-runner or sand dunes.Woods arms, triple shock rear, Wright steering rack & aluminum tie rods, Beard seats, bus trans, 4.86 R&P. Special ratios 1st -4th. Centerlines, Caldwell caps, paddle tires for the dunes. Much more; w/tandem axle trailer, electric brakes, tire rack, tool boxes; all diamond plate. $5,500.00. (818) 349-1363. FOR SALE: Great deal! Complete set of tools for shop & racing includes one full size Craftsman roll-around, one Snap-On top box, 230 volt 3 hp. compressor, all hnnd tools are Snap-On or Craftsman. Including air tools, welding set, tap & dies, l/4n, 318n, 1/2", l"racht'tsandsocket sets. 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(more CLASSIFIED pa~,·, 51 & 58) January 1991 second place. John Bartolotti the rear, and it was cracked. Dean avoided the nasties long enough Colson was eighth, doing two to get in his five laps_ and took a laps, and Dale Looney earned the strong third. Tom Mattingly set "Persistence in the Face of fast time for the class and led for Adversity" award for ninth place, three laps before surrendering a doing the longest lap of the race front spindle to the wheel demon. on his only lap, 5: 17:34. Gene He finished fourth in class, with Griepentrog and Kent Lothringer four laps done, and first in the fell victim to the turtle gods when three wheel division. they were lassoed by a burrow I lost track of how many 9 cars banner and OQ'd for transgressing came in on three wheels. That on hallowed ground. critter that was eating wheels had The best comment heard at the a feast at this race. Monty Smith race was from Pat Galliher. "Hey, was fifth, finished four laps on it's more fun when you finish and three wheels. Duane Smith and it's a lot more fun when you Chris Jaynes got in three laps, in win!". The next time we have a sixth, and John Wells was night race near Halloween, it seventh, but he met a different might be a good idea to have an dragon. Something chopped his exorcist in the right side seat and carinhalfaftertwolaps.Onlyone another at each pit and tube was left holding the front to checkpoint! . j,' 'ii,;, '· Bryan Pennington went back to the Challenger class this race. and ran fast enough for the five laps required to be in contention for overall on lap 5. and he won Class 9 by a whopping 22 minutes. Joe Jackson and Pat Galliher had a fine run in the Baja Bug, did all five laps within a couple of minutes of each other and they won Class 5-1600. with no on course troubles. in 6:11 :01. Dusty Times

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-• OFF-ROAD RACING TEAM 'The Straight Poop From The Big Wahzoo' The Big Wahzoo would like to wish Happy Holidays to all my Checker buds as we finish off yet another year of excellence in Desert Racing. BAJA 1000 RACE-A warning went out this race to all 5-1600 teams that, after a short pause to work the bugs out of their new car, the Cook's are now ready to pick up where they left off in '89. The brothers Daryl and crew ran a flawless race on the way to a big first place finish. Congratulations to the Cook's, winners in Class 5-1600. Great race guys! Symonds, Reider & Mill er brought Greg's 7 4x4 truck home for a fine 3rd place finish. Hey Greg, did ya do anything different this race that might account for this improvement? "Well, I had Marty start the race for the first time" ... hmm. Seeley was cruising right along in second place on the way up to Mike's when he rolled it over, yet try as they might, the two of them couldn't get the Baja Bug right side up. A couple of hours later when George got some help he carried on and still picked up a fourth place in Class 5. Hey George, I would'a kind'a thought that that co-driver of yours could'a talked the car back over on its wheels! In Class 1/2, Gary Hymes had a good run for a 7th place and Sugar & Wolfe were running strong until electrical problems dropped them back to 8th. Greenway had major trouble early and was down for a !most six hours re-wiring his car after a fire, among other things, but still managed to finish 11th. Silvas, who was recently voted into the Club as a full member, had his 1-2-1600 car up near the front of the pack only to take a wrong turn and end up at the observatory. Still he managed to get straightened around and finish 8th in class. Hey Louie, let's hope ya get a compass for Christmas this year, 'cause with wrong turns like that you're gonna need one! Good race guys. Our non-finishers were as follows: Koch/Galbraith/Borges lost an engine around San Felipe. Chase & Urquart went out early when a chip in their computer took a dump. Hey Stuart, ya ought'a carry along a rubber mallet so Scott can work on that thing next time. Prince was quite a way back at Borrego so he put Butow in the candyman car to do the lower section. Shortly thereafter Russ lost power in the Matomi Wash, one of the worst spots on the course to break down. Luckily, as Russ pondered his predicament, a chase truck from one of the factory Class 7 teams showed up and Butow talked them into giving him a tow. But all good things must come to an end and so did his free ride as the chase crew stopped a couple of miles short of the pit area and unhooked him, saying "politics" prevented them from towing Butow into the populated area. Hey Russ, what the hell kind of political party do you belong to anyway? Holladay had a great run going in his new Class 1/2 car, running a strong 2nd place with Dusty Times less than 200 miles left when he stopped for a driver change. Shortly after the stop the engine let go. Hey Steve, that's the kind'a luck that sometimes goes along with non-Checker co-drivers. Both Kreisler and the Blain/ Per-alta team went out early. John Howard, after some early down time, pulled his Class 11 car out after it became clear that he couldn't make the finish line in the time remaining. The Mosley/ Anderson/Dennis trio tried their best to run all the pit boxes out of welding rod before Doyle's 5-1600 car finally came apart for good and they parked it. CHECKERS SOAPBOX -Since these columns have to be sent in about a month ahead I haven't received any letters yet for this new feature in our column, and I'll take this opportunity to try to get the ball rolling with a few comments of my own on the recent problems down at the Baja 1000 Race. The following account is simply intended to keep my fellow Checkers in-formed regarding one of our more popular and the sports most prestigious event. The informa-tion below was gathered through first hand knowledge and a consensus of reliable and first hand accounts from people involved in the race. Although some of the exact details may not be 100% accurate, they are not far enough off the mark as to alter the accuracy of this report to any great degree. Once again, this is 'The Straight Poop From The Big Wahzoo' and not any official position of the Club, and/or Dusty Times. RANCHERS -As late as the Wednesday before the Friday morning start of the race, two ranchers in the areas of Ojos Negros and The Summit were still refusing to allow the race to pass unless they were paid a reported $8,000 that they claimed they were owed by Score. Only when they were finally paid was the race course made available. MOTORCYLIST KILLED - A reported 40 plus motorcycle riders came over from Japan to race the Baja 1000 on some kind of an 'Adventure of a Lifetime' package type deal that included airfare, entry, food and lodging, etc. Although some had raced before, the vast majority of them had absolutely no experience in a race of this kind or of any other kind according to most of ·the drivers who encountered them out on the course. On Friday morning they were started in their respective classes along with the other motorcycle entries only to have the unlimited buggies and big trucks start passing them while they were headed up and over the Summit. Although no car was directly involved, one rider died from injuries in a crash while going down the back side. COMMUNICATIONS -Some-where between 10 & 11 a.m. reports started coming in about an injured bike rider, but at this point he was apparently still up and moving around so no one stopped. At approxim~tely 1 p.m. a 5-1600 driver named John Becker stopped when he saw the man passed out on the side of the course and was able to establish a clear communication link with , the Weatherman, who had finally gotten back up to the observatory on Mount Diablo through the efforts of a petition drive that gathered hundreds of signatures of support from concerned off roaders. Becker, who just happens to be a doctor, stayed with the seriously injured man and informed the Weatherman relay that the rider was in bad shape and needed to be airlifted out of there promptly. The Weatherman relayed this and all subsequent info to SCORE's radio people, who were also up at the observatory. At this point radio communications broke down badly. A Mexican heli-copter was finally sent out but the pilot could not find the bottom of the Summit and when he ran low on fuel he went back to Ensenada, even though hundreds of gallons of ESPN's avgas was available only a short distance away at Borrago. SCORE was told of the availability of this gas in case of an emergency by ESPN before the race, but apparently nobody told or could contact the helicopter pilot. At approximately 5 p.m., some six hours after the accident, the 5-1600 driver radioed the Weatherman relay that the emergency was over because the rider had just died. The body was not brought out until later the next day. PASSING THE BUCK - In an apparent effort to duck respon-. sibility for the series of communi-cations screw-ups surrounding the tragedy, SCORE is blaming a large part of this snafu on the Weatherman relay. SCORE's position appears to be that the popularity of the Weatherman relay hinders the effectiveness of its own communications network because everyone seems to call the Weatherman with their problems instead of using SCORE's official radio network. There may indeed be a lot of truth in this, since even the best communications system isn't worth a damn if nobody calls you on it, and herein lies the problem. Today, virtually everybody that is involved in off road racing in any manner has at least one VHF-FM unit or at least free access to one and every one of those radios has the Weatherman relay frequency installed. So it's only natural, no matter if you're sitting in a portable toilet with a hand held or on the back side of the Summit in a race car, if you want to report an emergency you don't head down to your local checkpoint and wait to talk to somebody, you simply flip it over to channel one and call the Weatherman and he'll handle it, right? Well not necessarily so, because SCORE and their radio guys are somewhat reluctant to deal with the Weatherman, remember they think he's screwing up the effectiveness of their system with the popularity of bis. Sadly, in this confrontation the racers are the losers once again. In truth the Weatherman is only one part of this system, along with dozens of other race and support teams, who make up this VHF-FM network. An excellent communications system that the racers themselves put together over the last few years. The Weatherman simply tapped into this network and has become an important part only because he has volunteered his time and equipment to coordinate radio traffic during the races. For SCORE to try to discredit this system rather than be trying to take advantage of it in the interest of safety is a shame. I know if one January 1991 of us was laying out there in the desert yelling for help the last thing you would want to hear from the only guy you could raise on your radio is "Sorry bud, but you'll have to report that at your _next checkpoint, those guys dispatching the helicopters won't deal with me." FOOT IN MOUTH AW ARD -Remember that Mexican tourist official who showed up at our weekly meeting with Sal back in October of'89 to confirm that all was well in Baja and that all the ranchers thoroughly supported SCORE? Well, while up at the microphone during the awards addressing the crowd at this international event, he described the Ojos Negros and Summit ranchers as "A couple of #&!<t holes". Well, this shocked a few folks, especially a lot of the local officials and businessmen who definitely resented having their fellow countrymen officially described in that manner in front of a bunch of important for-eigners, no matter how much they disagreed with what the ranchers had done. I can't help but wonder how much more it will cost to go through the Ojos Negros and Summit areas next year now that these ranchers have been officially bestowed with such flattering titles . FOR SALE -There have been numerous rumors going around for quite a while that SCORE is in the process of being sold. Incidents like these surely must have some affect on that, one way or the other? With that in mind and in the interest of hearing the other side of these other stories, now might be a good time to invite Sal to make another guest appearance at one of our weekly meetings. He always seems to be able to hold his own during these 'roasts' and also seems to clear up a lot of rumors in the process. As long as we're on a serious note that, in part, involves racers safety, here are the recommenda-tions presented by the HORA/ SCORE Safety Steering Com-mittee to the two major promoters after a meeting in San Francisco on 11/2/90 which consisted mainly of representatives from the Manufacturers Group: ( 1) All Vehicles should be required to run rear facing, high intensity fog lights at a location on the rear of the vehicle to be determined by HORA/SCORE Tech. (2) All vehicles to be required t~ run functional rear view mirrors. (3) Split the classes into groups of similar size and/ or speed in the following manner: Group A: Class l /2 Unlimited, Class 3, Class 4, Class 7, Class 7 4x4, Class 8 and Class 10. Group AA: Class 1/2 1600, Class 5/1600, Class 5, Class 6, Class 9, Class 11 and Mini Mag. ( 4 )Organize the following events -into two separate races; each approximately half the original more CLASSIFIED ••• FOR SALE: Challenger Chen-owth, single seat, fast motor, Fox, Saco rack, Beard, Fuel Safe, Sway-race distance and run each group separately. Parker 400, Fireworks 250 and Gold Coast 300. The big question here would ,,.. seem to be whether these are valid changes to try to reduce rear end collisions during the race or just an excuse for the start of a pro and sportsman system or maybe a combination of both? I'll let you be the judge. The Wahzoo apologizes for spending so much time on the serious side of our sport this month but there appears to be a lot of changes in the wind that will affect us all in the very near future and even though we may not be able to do much about them, it's important that we at least know · what's going on. The Wahzoo wishes Richard Young a speedy recovery. It seems that shortly after he was nominated for next year's Checker President he suffered a heart attack, but thankfully Mumbles appears headed for a complete recovery and is now at least assured of the sympathy vote. Get well Richard! This year's recipient of the Vic Van Ella Memorial trophy is Dr. John Becker. John, who after coming clear from Oklahoma to race the Baja 1000, pulled out of the race to stay with the injured Japanese motorcycle rider. The Checkers also voted to provide him with complimentary pit support at any race of his choice next year out of respect of his unselfish sportsmanlike conduct. Atta boy Doc! Finally, I'll leave ya with a story about a few split seconds of terror at the 1000. Picture this if you will, our own Chuck Sugar hauling ass about roach 1 across a muddy Laguna Salada about the 5th or 6th car on the road. Our hero is flat out with mud flying off his tires, splattering on his visor and trying like hell to stay in those two tire tracks that they call a road. Off in the distance he sees two vehicles, o~ on each side of the course. As he gets closer he recognizes the one on the left as Walker Evans stuck in the mud and on the right side is one of his chase vehicles? Strange yes, but no reason to let off. As he gets really close, it all becomes so very clear. The chase vehicle is trying to pull Walker out and there is a cable stretched tight across the course just about neck high!!! OH #<t&@. What's our hero to do, besides immediately start filling up his shoe with that catheter set' up of his? Well, just before Chuck's car became a convertible the chase vehicle backs up a little and lowers the cable to the ground and Sugar goes sailing thru, no harm, no foul and no wet spot. Atta boy Chuck, we never had any doubts that you would handle it. Well, we'll see everybody at Parker and don't be too surprised if you see that Sugar has installed a checkered drag chute or maybe even an ejection seat in the shuttle by then. A-Way, Summer Bros., 300m torsion bars, Parker Pumper, all steel braided lines, Y okohamas. Trailer w/ tire rack & part boxes. Spare tires & parts. Best of everything. $4,500.00 obo. Must sell. Call Kris (714) 596-2954. FOR SALE: Mickey Thompson stadium 1600 Raceco Rabbit. Hewlands, driven by Brad Castle, very competitive. $19,000.00. Call Mark (619) 252-8485. Page 51 '\

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Yokohama 6-50 Club Report Schwellinger, 177, Jim Sumners, small compact device known as 166, Robert Knight, 163, and Ed the human brain. ltisalmostnon-McLean, 149. Jim Baldwin existent in a "Jerk". The rest of us amassed 127 points, followed by can use this tool to report the Leroy Van Kirk, 117, Gregg "Jerks" to the proper authorities. After the points keeper spent Symonds, 112, Walker Evans, Estimates have set the number half the year in a medically 109, Jim Fishback Sr., 106, and of "Jerks" currently driving off induced hiatus, the 6-50 points Jerry Higman, 90. Wayne Morgan road race cars at less than 2% of records were finally assembled earned 77 points followed by the population. The same names and the laborious ( no computer) J am es Barbeau, 7 2 , George keep coming up time and time effort of figuring out who all the Tuttle, 60, Frank Snook, 54, Ed again. The bottom line is to use folks were that had earned points Beard, 50, Len Newman, 45, your"Jerk-A-Lert" not only when began.·For new to the sport Jimmie Crowder, 43, Dave you'redrivingyourracecar,but people the 6-50 Club was started Girdner, 42, Jacques de Roquan- after the race, to report the bad some years ago to reward drivers court, 39, Chuck Sugar, 31, guys to the promoters. They are as over 50 years of age in desert Walter Prince, 28, John Thuel, interested in safety as the rest of racing with something extra 28, Larry Smith, 21, Wally us.Then,maybetheentireformat special at the end of the year. Schwaia, 20 and Jim Temple 15. ofoff road racingwon'thavetobe There is nothing to join, only the Drivers earning 10 points on changed just so that we can driver of record must list his age the season were Walt Baranick, accomodate the "Jerks"·. We just on the entry form so it finds its Bob Rule and Wes Scantlin, those need to weed them out of the way to the entry list and result earningS points, for a single start, system. Licensing won't help_, sheets, so the tabulation can were Alton Baker, Jerry Bundy, anybody could get a license. Some begin. Greg Diehl, Marshall Mahr and people just shouldn't be allowed Still running near the front, the ring and pinion let go just 11 miles from the finish. Rick went in the books in 9th place with 3 completed laps. Scott Steinberger, alias robo-clutch, suffered through five right rear flats and -three burned out clutch units to record a seconcl place in Mini-Mag. All in all a good time was had by all with special congratulations going to HORA on another superb effort. FAIR meets the first and third Wednesday of every month at the Holiday Inn, corner of Harbor Blvd., and the 91 Freeway in Fullerton. Meetings start at 8:00 and guests are welcome. See you there! D esert Race Support By Craig Lane We are embarrassed to say that Bert Vaughan. Remember it starts to compete. If you "accidently" we have had difficulty getting all over again at Parker, and in ram another competitor in 3 or 4 entry lists for the 1990 desert 1991 we will have a monthly of your last 5 NASCAR races, I Good weather greeted racers, racesthathappentolistages,and report on the 6-50 points don't imagine.that NASCAR pit people and spectators in for this reason, at the end of the published right here in Dusty would be too warm about you Lucerne Valley on November 17 article we have listed everyone Times. As mentioned, if you were racing #6. Maybe off road racers for the last race of the La Rana who was counted in 1990 from left out of this list, we do should be required to carry Desert Racing 1990 series. It was our 1989 list. If you were left out apologize for the oversight, but automobile insurance on their a very demanding course and had or have recently passed the half call or write the 6-50 Club c/ o race ca rs! You know what lots of dust as well. A record 101 century mark, hollar so we can Dusty Times and let us know who happens to those rates after you cars started at the start of the day, include you in the 1991 points you are and what class you drive have 3 or 4 "accidents"! End of and only 37 were still around at chase. The year end rewards are in the desert events. Happy New editorial. the end. Desert Race Support had gold, silver and bronze medals for Year in racing. Back at the Gold Coast, FAIR 12 entries throughout the classes the top three drivers on points, had a pair of first place finishers. ready to do battle with the course, and in recent years they have also John Hayes took first place in and the other cai:s. Some won and received a BDR air conditioned Class IO and is looking to wrap up some lost, but that's racing. race helmet. the Class 10 championship at the Greg Akins in Class 1-2-1600 The Yokohama 6-50 Club Baja 1000. In Class 5-1600, Rich was in second place on points points counting races include all Fersch with Jack Ramsey driving behind Steve McMullin. Now eight of the HORA/SCORE laps 1 and 2 also got the checkered these two had been going at it all desert events and the SNORE By Rich Fersch flag. This win keeps Rich's year long in a see-saw battle and 250. At the end of the season each championship hopes alive too. this race was no exception with driver's record is reviewed and Harry and Ron drove the FAIR Bob Richey kept Ivan at bay for a some lady luck being on Greg's only his best six events count for van out to Jean, Nevada for the couple of laps but finally had to side, as he was able to gather a total points. So, if a guy misses a Gold Coast 300. Harry got pulled give in, settling for s_econd place in third place finish to Steve's sixth race or two or has a couple of over in Baker for being too old, the u n Ii mite d class. Wayne and a one point lead in the year's dnfs, it doesn't matter if he does but since Ron was driving, the Morgan finis,hed 10th in Class point totals. Congratulations well in the rest of the races. As in officer let them go. Seriously I / 2 in his bus box I type 4 Mirage. Greg for a job well done. I know most points series the throw outs though, they both did one heck of Wayne's co-driver had a front next year will be another down to can be confusing, but also make a job in the FAIR main, keeping shock bolt break but thanks to a the wire run between you and the series more open to drivers all twelve FAIR entries up and quick fix by a friendly BFG pit, Steve again, and congratulations whojustcan'trunnineeventsina running. they got back on the road in a to Steve as well. He had some given year. The 75 mile loop was a tough jiffy. A broken shock bolt doesn't tough luck at this race but he After the 1990 Gold Coast 300 one utili:ing mostly old familiar sound like much, but Wayne's car drove some great races all during Don Adams led the pack with 294 trails, but with no wind, the dust uses Giese shocks which are the the year. points followed by Rodney Hall, was a real problem. To combat cars total suspension, hence the DRS driver Brad Inch had a 20pointsbehind. Bi11Church and this dust problem FAIR has shock bolts are muy grande gooddayaswell,ashewasableto Danny Letner were neck to neck patented a new device known important. Danny Letner placed work his way through Class 1-2-for third, with Jim Sumners and simply as "Jerk-A-Lert". In this his Raceco into 18th place, 1600 for a second place finish for Robert Knight very dose also. instance a "Jerk" is defined as the suffering torsion bar problems. the day. Way to go Brad. In the The Baja 1000 would determine pilot of an off road race car who Mark Temple lost a converter on Class 8 trucks it was Tom Coon of the 1990 6-5 0 CI u b points has no sense of responsibility to lap 2 and placed his Raceco into DRS and Greg Saavedra going at it winnersforsure.InBajaRodney eitherthepeopleheraceswithor 21st place. Aaron Hawley toseewhowasgoingtobe#lfor HallwonClass4,DonAdamswas to any spectators or course chuckedamotor,recordingonly theyear.Bothsufferedproblems, second in Class 3, and Corky workers who might he present onelapcompletedfor23rdplace. Greg right off the bat as he McMillin passed Danny Letner along the race course. His actions In Class 10, Ray Croll launched received damage to the driver's on points by placing second in the have taken other competitors out a con nee ting rod on lap 2 side which caused him quite a bit big Class 1/2 field. So the 1990 of the race, sometimes he will resulting in a 14th place. Kirk Van of down time before he was able Gold Medal winner is Rodney even take himself out of the race. Matre also louvered a motor; this to get running. And Tom Coon, Hall with 339 points, the first Could this be just the result of a one on lap 1. Brian Parkhouse while leading on his third lap, had time a truck driver has won the faster car unavoidably hitting a debuted his wild new Mirage his front end break, which honor.DonAdamsgetstheSilver slower car in the dust? Not single seater at the Gold Coast. brought him to not only a very Medal at 306 points and Corky according to the new "Jerk-A- Teething problems like a "U" quick stop, but had him sitting McMillin, a former gold medalist, Lert" device! The "Jerk" will hit shaped tie rod and a lack of crossways on the course too. takes the bronze medal home this whatever is in that cloud ahead. It petroleum distillates in the fuel Luckily he was only about 150 year with his 196 points. could be a slower car, a spectator, cell dropped him to 15th at the yards from a DRS pit, and with Close but with no cigar came or just a big old dead rock. How flag. Rick Pew lost 2nd gear on lap the expert welding of Arch Danny Letner at 189 points, many flat tires does a "Jerk" get? 2 in his 5-1600, real tough on a Konrad of AMT Welding, he was William Church, 184, Mike Lots!! The "Jerk-A-Lert" is a silty coun;e like the Gold Coast. able to get going and back in the ___________________ ___;; _________ ~-----------------= MIRAGE & CHALLENGER CHASSIS W. \NUFACTURE • RACE & P LAY CHASSIS CHROMOLY TRAILING ARMS ANO FRONT BEAM WAREHOUS~ 0/STRl!tUTOR P'OR BUGPACK • WELD RACING WHEELS -Fox SHOCKS • WILDWOOD OISC BRAKES • RABBIT ADAPTERS DAN'S OFF ROAD DAN BAUDOUX (517) 642-2333 Dusty Times PARTS AND ACCESSORIES 2385 PRUESS HEMLOCK, MICHIGAN 48626 NOW YOU CAN GET THE RACING GEARS THE WINNERS ARE USING /lfllij FTC Racing Equipment, Inc. 31790 Groesbeck Hwy. Fraser, Ml 48026 (313) 294-5858 Fax: (313) 293-0736 January 1991 the chase of Greg, who had made up his down time and was just a few minutes ahead. Unfortunately Tom was unable to get through the main check in the allotted time for the last go around, so he had to settle for three laps completed and second place, which gave Greg first in Class 8 for the year, and Tom was second. These guys went at it all year and you can bet they will be. at it again. Congratulations to both Tom and Greg for some fine racing in the big Class 8 trucks. At this time I would like to thank the guys in the Checker pits at pit area A for their help in directing the oncoming cars around Tom and helping avoid a dangerous accident. Thanks guys. The DRS Class 5-1600 of Barrie Thompson and Rick Johnson made up for the troubles they suffered in Ridgecrest in their last race to show some great driving skills to take the class win in only their second race. Way to go, guys! And Dennis Petersen in Class 9 came in for an eighth place finish even though he ran out of gas twice on his last lap and the Schank brothers, Rodger and Ryan, were able to get their Class 9 in for eleventh in class in their very first race. Then there was Dan Groff in his Stone Stock Class 15 Toyota who did it again for his eighth win of the year and the 1990 class chall)pionship. Dan had more competition each race but was able to do what was needed to come in first. Congratulations Dan on a great year of racing. DRS had some drivers that didn't finish too, not for lack of giving their all but from sufferin_g mechanical woes. The Class 7S truck of Frank Musica had the clutch burn up between mile markers 30 and 35. Alan Hensley in his Class 1-2-1600 had mechanical trouble that put him out of it. And Mike Duncan in his Class 3 Jeep had the rear axle break while he was charging hard to catch the leader, and that put an abrupt end to his day. Jeff Akins had just put a new engine in his Class IO car the night before the race and did not have time to break it in, but gave a 100 percent. Giving it 100 percent also was Bryan George in the 900 car until something gave up in the tranny early into the race. All in all it turned out to be a pretty good day with a lot of thanks to the racers and to the DRS people manning the pits over the course, and to the La Rana people for putting on another great race. Desert Race Support looks forward to the 1991 season and would like to..., take this time to thank everyone for their help throughout the year and to extend Season's Greetings to all for the Holidays. See you in Barstow after New Year's. Page 57

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T Classified ••• FOR SALE: Class 9 two seater, needs to be finished. New engine, transaxle, fuel cell, body, front end and steering, Mastercraft seat, Bilstein shocks, Flame out system and Sway-A-Way. $2,000.00. Mike (209) 738-1423. FOR SALE: Class 1G Raceco. Winner of six SCORE, HORA races. Always a front runner. Coil-over, power, secondary, all the good stuff. $12,000.00 or trade for street truck or car. Also, 125n pre runner, has potential. $4,000.00 or trade. Call Mark at (619) 252--8485. FOR SALE: Prerunner, Play, older class 5, 105n wheel base, 10" wider front & rear, Wright rack, Centerlines, Beard seats, Yokohama tires, K & N, muffler, KC Daylighters, current CA license, 930 c.v.'s, AMS axles, 1 O" shocks, Porsche spindles, Simpson belts, rebuilt, 2180 engine & trans., new fuel cell. Office (714) 674,8729. Home (714) 244-2452. FOR SALE: 2-1600, 1988 O.R.E. SCORE/ H.D.R.A. legal Fox Shox's, D.J. 091 all Hewland Trans., FARRAR Bros., Engine, centerlines, Wright arms and Combo's, radio w/fotercom, very dependable and competitive. Last four races entered, no worse than fourth place, spares and trailer and parts. $11,500.00. Call Lou (805) 525-0948. :-:_ _ ~-,,, .. ~: ~ =w -, .;,,_,.77 :~-~», '~r'' FOR SALE: 1985 Berrien, rebuilt 1988, $5,000.00 or trade for street legal at equal value. TX sportsman car, could be class 10. 20' trailer available. Days 9-5 V -Dub Works (214) 438-5610 c/ o Ben Brown Bob· - days 9-5 (817) 283-7474. FOR SALE: Fast, dependable 5~ 1600. Only raced at Superstition Series races in 1989. Car was · third overall most of season. Car is prepped and ready to race. Move to east coast forces sale. First $6,000.00 firm takes this competitive car. Call Dan at ( 412) 588-0619. FOR SALE: '87 Mazda 7S truck. Previously owned by Glenn Harris. Easy to maintain. Built with the best! Sandy Cone 9n full floater rear end, Mastercraft, Fox, Centerline, etc. Comes with lots of spares. $8,500.00. Call John (414) 337-9886 or Lee (414) 499-1495. --FOR SALE: '90].M.R. 2-1600, 115" w.b., Chromoly chassis, pro built, Hatz motor fields 091 trans., best parts throughout. Raced one time. Like brand new. Prepped and ready to win in 1991! Spares included. Trailer available. Serious inquiries only. Call Jim Moulton Racing Products (805) 298-1212. FOR SALE: Class 8 Dodge -Beard Seats, Bilsteins, Simpson, KC Lits, Auto Meter, Fuel Cell, Crane, Edelbrock, Hooker, Accel, K&N, Direct Connection 727 Torque-Flite, Dana, Rich-mond Gears, Quik Power Steer-ing, JFZ Brakes, Ultra Wheels, Duez, Coleman, Fresh paint, spares and parts. Never raced. $20,000.00 oho. Call (714) 785-5441. FOR SALE: 20 ft. dual axle enclosed trailer. Lights, cabinets, workbench, in-floor storage, 80 gal. water tanks with pump. $4,000.00 oho. Call Art at (412) 687-5093. Want to buy the #1 Class 10 car? It's FOR SALE. Mitch Mustard championship Chenowth Mag-num. Best of everything. All trick stuff goes with car. Bob Goshens best engine, VW Rabbit. Be a winner with this car. $28,000.00 Call Mitch days at (303) 423-8204. ",;.;,:' ~ FOR SALE: Class 1-2 or awesome prerunner. Chenowth chromoly 2 seater, Wright rack & pinion, Mastercraft seats, Simpson belts, fresh bus box, 930 c. v .'s, fuel cell. Completely race prepped. $7500,00 Will sell with no motor $6000.00. Call Sheldon (213) 869-0221. FOR SALE: '87 2-1600 Raceco, suspension by Mirage, 115" wb, Foltz trans., Hatz motor, Power steering, Wright rack, arms & FOR SALE: '69 Baja Bug, not combos, Beard seats, Fox shocks, completed, lots of parts, new trick Dura Blue torsions, Turbo cv's, 3 x 3 chromemoly arms, S.A.W. Super Boot cages & boots, only acles, torsion bars & spring raced 7 times. Very competitive plates, Type 181 flanges, type 2 car, recently stripped & repainted. drums & stubs, custom cage, 5 in. $12,500 O.B.O. Call Brian (213) wider front end, 25 gal. gas tank, 928-0421 days, (213) 493-5113 plus more, Over $3,.000,00 eves. FOR A : eepracetruc . invested. Only $1,800.00. Leave FOR SALE: 2700cc Type 4 DrivenbyJohnDyck,competitive message (213) 924-5415. engine, dual Webers'. Has not and top finisher in Class 4. Four FOR SALE: Class 2 Chenowth been raced since rebuild. Perry link suspension front & rear, Magnum, Best of everything, type and Terry Off Road Racing. wide front end with300mmaxles, 4, late bus tranny, Hewland gears, 1988 Honda Four T ranx 250R race bike, Gary Denton's ex bike: best of everything, all fresh, 3 sets of tires & wheels, many extras. Three time national winner. $3800.00 obo or possible trade, (714) 780-6483. WANTED TO BUY: RADIOS with or without intercom, and PARTS, rims 15n x 6n, and 15" x I 3½" or 4", 5 lug VW bolt pattern Centerlines or copies, Also i wanted, Wright steering box, Fox shocks, and many other misc. parts. Call (619) 481-0923 San Diego area. CO-DRIVERS WANTED: Do you want to race, but don't want the investment? Co-drive a new . Mirage 2/1600 for an entire race or split it with a friend. For just the cost of the entry fee (approx. $800.00), you can experience the excitement of racing without having the race team expense. Call for more details and the remaining co-driver positions for the 1991 SCORE/HORA season. (805) 772-3036 Jason. WANTED: 2 /1600 SCORE ' legal race car. Must be competi-tive, complete or unfinished, Will pick up anywhere, Price limit of $7500.00. Call Bruce at (206) 332,8358 or (213) 518-7873. ¼,. -ws,.~)%pi~¥.4k· i .-. FOR SALE: 1986 Chevy one ton Silverado, fully loaded with 454 engine and gear splitter, VCR, TV, extra fuel tanks, stretched cab. 1988 Dynastar 40' 5th wheel, fully self contained with sleeping quarters with bath. Roof air & heat, generator, awning. Package $40,000.00 or trailer $20,000.00 FIRM. John (619) 263-6548. OR SALE: RACECO 2 seat Contact Greg at Fat Performance relocated steering. Two complete Bilstein coil-overs, 930 cv's, unlimited car, 135" WB, brand (714) 637-2889. engines and trannys. Tons of power steering, SAW combo new 2800cc FAT type 4 200 plus .:,__--'-----------spare parts. Truck fresh, ready to spindles, spares, ready to race. HP,_Hewland trans._, all top grade FOR SALE: Fresh DG300 race. Legal for '91-92 season. $21,000.00. Mike Lund, days equipment. Spare tire sets, parts. $6,500.00.CallDavid(714)535-$30,000.00 oho. Call John or (714) 590-4910, ext. 873, eves. • $29,000.00. (714) 898-7557. 4437. Cindy (602) 253-5289. (714) 279-9370. r----~-~----~-------~----------~----~-~------------------~-1 Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in I 11 DUSTY TIMES. I ~ I I Classified Advertisii:ig rate is only $10 for 45 words each month, not,including name, address and phone number. Add $5 .00 for I II use of black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. I , I NEW _AND REN~W AL SUBSCR~PTIONS TO DUSTY TIMES - A 45 word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now and I subscnbe. If you wish to use a photo m Jour free ad, enclose $5.00. All classified ads must be paid in advance. FOR SALE: Gooseneck-Trailer, 30 feet, 2 cars. 2 axle with electric brakes. 5 brand new tires. 2 large storage cabinets. $4500.00 oho. Call (818) 885-1167. I I · I ------------------'------------------------I FOR SALE: 8" headlock wheels I ----::-----------------------------------------I and FL250 parts. Call Ron after 5 I -----------------------~----------•~pm~-~(~71~9~)5~7~6-~3~12~9~-~~;;;;;;;;;. I ---------------------'---------: Intelligence on anew level. I I Introducing the new SMART LEVEL~ A digital incllnom-·1 --------------------------------------- --------eterwithupto0.1" repeatableaccuracy. ttwillzerotoany I angle and can be re-calibrated. Ideal tor chassis building, I body fabrication, fixture work or anywhere p,ecise angular I • measurement is a must (such as wheel camber/ I -~ ..It caster settings, wing angles, etc.). I Enclosed is$ -----(Send check or money order, no cash). Please run ad I w ~ -11/ffl/llJ(I ;~;~•94063 -------times. ffltfnlllrJ Ph.1•1s1361-oaoa I ,,,,,,,,1, FAX(415)367-0866 I Name -:------------------------------I I Mail to: I I Address ___________________ Phone______ DUSTY TIMES I I 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 1 City ------------------State _____ Zip_______ Agoura, CA 91301 I I Page 58 January 1991 Dusty Times

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FOR SALE: Stadium Superlite frame. 1 ½"' chromoly with body. 1987, #1. Dual A-arms front, caster & camber adjustable, swing-arm rear, 12"' travel both. $1500.00 obo. Call Ron after 5 pm. (719) 576-3129. . ~ -~ ~~~-FOR SALE: 1965 Baja pre-runner or Class 5. 2180cc, bus trans, 105"' wheel base, 10"' wider rear end, 930cv's, 10"' wider front end. Wright front end, arms & spindles. Sagonal power steering, Beard seats, full YOO gauges, Bilstein, Centerline, Sway-A-Way. $6000.00. Call (213) 640-2311. FOR SALE: Briggsbuilt Stadium Superlite, Klem research motor, Roberto gearbox, rack & pinion steering. 4th place finisher for the 1990 Mickey Thompson series. Complete turnkey car $12,500.00. Will sell less motor $11,000.00. (206)481-7997 days, (206) 481-2206 eves. and weekends. FOR SALE: 1987 Dodge Vista Colt 4wd 5 speed tranny. Noisy fourth gear but runs okay. Make offer - you haul. Call John at Dusty Times (818) 889-5600. FOR SALE: Two seat Class 10 Berrien 2001. Wright rack, 1¼"' arms, 2" combos, 5" longer rear FOR SALE: henowt Magnum, arms, Sway-A-Way bars, 10"' VW Rabbit powered. Best of wider beam w/Fox remotes, everything. Dyno tuned and race Bilsteins and Fox air secondary, ready at $22,000.00. Fifth overall Summers brakes & drive train, in 1990 Mickey Thompson 930 cv's, Supercages, 8_gal. fuel Stadium Series. Call Bill Rice at cell, aluminum radiator, Oberg, (303) 321-7373 days. Beard, Simpson, lots of spares. FOR SALE: 5-1600 -Raced Less engine& trans., never rolled. twice, Wright spindles, SACO Trailer available. Call Ed in PA, rack, Bilsteins, 20 gal fuel cell, day (717) 339-2930, eves. (717) D.J. Trans, SAW, Dura-Blu, 672-3028. Di est be I ts, Centerlines, Arm-F_O_R_S_A_L_E_:_N_e_w_C_l_a-ss_l_O_( a-i-r strong tires, Willie's motor, cooled) gear box. New 091 case, Beard seats, professionally built FTC gears, AMS Superdiff., new and prepared. $8500.00. Call Joel side & spider gears, chromoly pin (619)2_56-2941 days,(619)256-nut, 457 ring & pin, 930 drive 0855 mtes. flanges & mount reverse lock-FOR SALE: 1-1600 JIMCO: All the best equipment. Rack & pinion steering, UMP power, Bilstein w/ front reservoirs, J imco rear arms, Wright front, 26 gal. Fuel Safe cell, Fumio motor, Mendeola trans., 930 c.v., Dura Blue axles, powder paint body, 2 race radios, extra tires & wheels, trans., 2 axle trailer w/rack. $12,500.00 for all or possible part trade. Mike(714)943-0254. FOR SALE: 1989 Chevy crew cab dually. 14K miles, Alcoas, running boards, air dam, bug deflector , tinted windows, lowered 3*, pin stripes, Snug top & carpet kit, aluminum wing, red on red truck is immaculate, good race car hauler. $20K takes all! John (213) 949-5304. FOR SALE: Class 11 $1500.00. This proven winner is very competitive. With a few minor repairs this car is race ready. Mark (805) 967-4048. Dusty Times out. All parts new. (714) 441-.1212. WANTED: Racing Crew Chief needed to head up Noel Racing. Minimum 3 years experience in Class 10 cars and desert racing. Relocate to SF Bay area. Call Larry Noel (415) 779-1000. tJ FOR SALE: 1989 Chenowth Magnum Class 10 stadium. Best of everything; Rev power, Mendeola, Simpson, Super boot cv·'s and axles, Fox, Centerline. Very competitive. $25,000.00. Call Brian at (213) 866-1746 days. .• ~, FOR SALE: Class 2 or 10, Race ready, 116"' wb Toyot 2 TG/ new Hughes091 tranny, Beard,Jamar, Bilstein, DKR 6x3 arms, K&N, Palmer 4" plus combos, Wright rack, arms, hubs & discs, Centerline, Yokohama, Simpson, Phoenix fuel. $10,000.00 com-plete. $6,500.00 less engine & trans. Must sell, oho. (602) 671-0451. FOR SALE: Chenowth Class 10. Wright, Woods, Beard, UMP, Bilstein, disc brakes, Sway-A-Way, FTC, Fuel Safe, Superboot, Centerlines. All the best parts. $12,000.00 no motor. Will sell without trans., call McKenzie's (714) 441-1212. FOR SALE: 5-1600, 2nd place 1990 points, Neth beam, Saginaw steering, Wright arms, combos, reservoired Bilsteins, West engine, Raceco trans., Beard seats, 22 gal. cell, Pumper. Very quick and reliable car, spare axles, spring plates, torsion bars, etc. Buyer takes all, including bolt box. Must sell. Call Steve (714) 492-1606 days, Wayne or Steve (714) 496-6615 eves. FOR SALE: 0 Class 10 stadium. Very fast, Fox, Rev power, Mendeola, turbo 924 axles and cv, tubular trailing arms, fresh motor and trans., race ready. $6500.00. Call Brian at (213) 866-1746 days . FOR SALE: 5-1600, Fox shocks, Beard seats, Sway-A-Way, Fuel Safe, Dura Blue axles, bus trans, type II cvs, Centerlines, Wright rack & spindles, CA license plate. $6,000.00, may sell less engine. Call Roy (619) 244-0934. FOR SALE: 1988 GMC Subur-ban 4WD. Absolutely loaded with every extra known to man. 46,001 tender loving miles. $16,500.00 Must sell!!! The quintuplets are eating us out of house and home. Must sell Suburban so I can afford to send quints to Mayo clinic. They are all covered with fur. Medical science stymied. Please help. Call Carol {the wet nurse) (619) 240-3122. FOR SALE: The big deal of the day is in Phoenix! 1-1600 Raceco. All the good stuff, many spares. Good car. Cheap! New tandem .trailer included. $8,000.00 (620) 893-9361 come get it, be tough, iron-man it! Wright, Foxes, Centerlines, Fuel Safe, Neal, Beard, Parker Pumper, SAW, p/s. POSITION WANTED: Crew & prep off road buggy. Seattle area only. Will trade time and hard work for experience. John Huffman (206) 284-2025. January 1991 -"~ FOR SALE: 1981 Toyota, race ready, many, many extras. Beard seats, Simpson 5 point harnesses, Parker Pumper, Mikuni carbure-tion, Thorley header, K& N filter system, 2 engines, 1 short course & 1 long course. General Grabber tires, Rough Country & Rancho suspension, Phoenix fuel systems, 25 gal. fuel cell, extra 15 gal. Simpson fuel cell, KC lights, Ford 9" rear end w/31 spline Detroit locker. Many spare parts, axles, carburetion, alternators, etc. A whole pickup load. Must sell $10,000.00 oho, consider trade on airplane, trucks, heavy equipment or Class 8 any: condition. Call (602) 297-7754 eves & weekends. FOR SALE: Class 1 single seat Raceco, FAT Type IV engine, dual Weber carbs, bus box, light bar, windshield, Parker Pumper, "New" dual batteries, Beard seat, 120" wb, 12" coil-over, new Pedals, secondaries, Bilstein shocks, 32 gal fuel tank, bead lock wheels, power steering. $12,995.00 Call (209) 486-0280, after 5 p.m. (209) 486-7634. In Cal. call (800) 541-2783. FOR SALE: 1986 Dodge ½ ton Class 4 race truck. Ex Renoe truck. 500 hp 383 stroker motor built by Louis Unser. Complete and ready for the Parker 400. Lots of extras. $18,500.00 Call Les (714 )632-5330 days, (714) 974-8441 eves. FOR SALE: Class 9 Baja Bug chassis. Includes chassis, lift-off body, Fuel Safe cell, 2 Beard Super seats, Simpson harnesses, lights, all wiring, modified front arms & beam, window nets and pedals. Second place, VORRA season points. STRONG!!! Never DNF'd. $1,800.00. Call Steve ( 415) 367-0808. FOR SALE: Race package, two 1/1600 race cars. 1 1990 TRC 1/1600 minimum weight car, Hatz motor, fully equipt, all the best parts. Ready to race. 1 1986 ORC 1/1600 not complete. Consistent money winner. Lots of spares in pit boxes. Trans., motor, tires & wheels, rack, p.s., F & R arms, and much more! $15,000.00. (619) 324-1861 or (619) 365-7188. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Bilstein Corp. of America . . . . . . . . . . 13 Pancho Bio • • . . . . . • • . . . . • • • . . . . 16 Cactus Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 California Pre-Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Champion Beadlock Co. . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Competitive Trailers . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 19 DeNunzio Racing Products . . . • . . . . . 46 Downey Race Haus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Elephant Gears . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 29 FAT Performance • Centerline . . . . • . . 23 FAT Performance -Toyota . . . . . . • . . 33 FRT Dunaway Dash • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 7 Fuel Safe • • • . . . • • • • . . • • • • • . . . . 17 German Auto . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 35 GTS Fiberglass • • . . . • • • . . • • . • • • . 28 High Desert Racing Association . . . . . . . 2 Hi Tech Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Kawaguchi Honda . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . 24 La Rana Desert Racing . . • • • . . . • . . . . 5 LC. Engineering • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 McKenzie Performance Products . • . . . 39 Nevada Off Road Buggy . . . . . . • • • . . 42 Parker Pumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Prism Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Race Ready Products . .. .. . . . . . .. . 12 Race Tech Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Racers Tool & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 R.LH. Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 SCORE International . . . . . . . Back Cover Marvin Shaw Engineering . . . . . . . . . . 34 Dave Shoppe Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 SNORE Bottom Dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 M-. Sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Trackside Photo Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Tri-Mil Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Union 76 Racing Gas . . • . . . . . . . . . . 49 Valley Performance . . . . . . . • . . . . . . 22 Watkins Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Wright Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 FOR SALE: Jean Calvin's original Baja pre runner. 1967 ViJ-riety. Extra large fuel tank, Bilsteins, good seats, new tires. 1600 engine breathed on by Jerry Lawless. Make offer. Cal\(818)889-5600. -, - -...r FOR SALE: MirageZ-1600, l 15"' wb, Fox, Wright, SAW, 9,,~ c.v., Superboot, Beard seats, Arm-strong, Centerline, Thing drums, p.s., complete prep job, new bumper, brakes, rear torsion bars, fresh engine, low race miles. Very reliable. $8,400.00 Call John (702) 456-4117. WANTED: Good used Combo links, long front torsion arms, aluminum front hubs, front disc -brakes, front coil-over units and other neat stuff for fast pre-runner. Call Dale 8 to 6 days, Colorado time (719) 596-7580. l ..;a.!i(&>.,,.,.~. FOR SALE: Raceco 2 seat race car. D.G. 300. Best of everything. Race ready. $45,000.00 Danny (714) 633-0030. FOR SALE: Raceco 2 seat, bus trans., type 4. $17,500.00. Less engine & trans. $14,500.00. Danny (714) 633-0030. ( mor,· CLASS I Fl ED page, .~o & 5, ) Page 59

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