1991 Volume 8 Number 4 Dusty Times Magazine : simplebooklet.com

Volume 8 - Humber 4 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 April 1991 THI OfflCIAL VOICE OF CAUFORNIA RALLY SERIES PROFESSIONAL ■ AMERICAN ■ CANADIAN ~ Off-ROAD \l_ 1!;gRACIN6 ~$ Subscription Rates: . $15.00 per year, 12 issues, USA. Foreign subscription rates on request. Contributions: In .This Issue ••• FfATURES Page SCORE Parker 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Pro lee Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Texas Challenge Race .................................... 22 WRC Monte Carlo Rally ......... ........................ 24 MTEG Stadium Racing in San Diego ....................... 26 Pioneer Paris-Dakar Rally Raid Finale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 ORR Buckeye Blast ...................................... 32 California Rally Series Awards Banquet . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 SNORE Bottom Dollar Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 FR T King of the Desert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1991 Ford Ranger ................ : ...................... 41 Big Bend Bash SCCA Rally : .............................. 42 OffRaod Wars Battle #3 . ..................... ............ 45 DEPARTMENTS Soap Box by Jean Calvin ................................... 4 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Trail Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Cartoon by David R yskamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 The Losers by Judy Smith ................................ 23 ADRA Desert Project ........ , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Pony Express ........................................... 35 Tech Tips by Bill Savage .................................. 35 International Rally News ................................. 41 Daryl D. Drake Homer Eubanks Deb Freimuth 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. · CRS Report & SCCA Convention Report .................. 43 FRT Class 100 Report by Dan Lewis ................. ...... 43 • Judi Gooch Martin Holmes Elaine Jones Ron Kiel Rod Koch Jan Flick Mazzenga Cam McRae Bob Rule David R yskamp ·Barb & Marilyn Schultz Judy Smith 3-D Photography Trackside Photo Enterprises Ken Vanderhoof Art Director Larry E. Worsham Typesetting & Production Michelle's Typesetting Services SNAPSHOT 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. OF THE MONTH ••• I I I I I I I I .I ,~ I I I I I I Bonneville Off Road Racing by Jim Baker ............ ....... 44 Checkers Report by the 'Big Wahzoo' ...... , .... : .......... 44 Competition Review Board, Parker 400 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Good Stuff Directory .................................... 48 GRR Growlings by Daryl Drake .......................... . 53 FRT Challenger Report by Mike Cohen ... .................. 53 Index to Advertisers .................... ................. 55 ON THE COVER • Despite a ban on pre-running the rugged Parker 400 broke a lot of race cars. One car that had no mechanical trouble at all was the Porsche powered Chenowth two seater driven all the way by Jimmy Smith, who took the lead late in the last lap and won the event overall in the car division. It was the first win for Smith, and rider Dennis Rogers, and this was a happy crew at the finish line. Steve Kelley stopped nearly every lap to have steering problems fixed on the MacPherson Chevrolet, but everything else worked fine. It kept running all the way to the checkered flag as Steve, with Nick Menudier riding in the K-15, not only won Class 4, but was the only class finisher. Color Photography by T rackside Photos Inc. I\~ _., DUSTY TIMES THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY . IN THE COUNTRY!! D 1 year -$15.00 □ i years -$i5.00 D 3 years - $35.00 Take advantage of your subscription bonus ••. Free one time classified ad up iu 45 words. (Form on inside back page) Name--------------------~-------"What do you mean, this car won't pass tech here at Parker", the our legged driver o this Corvette seems to be saying as he posed for the photographers. Driving down contingency row, however, the driver refused to put decals on his fancy car. Before we hear from the SPCA, this dog was content to pose behind the wheel of this child's car, and must have had a 100 different folks taking pictures of him, and then he drove on without human urging berore giving up the wheel to his owner. Photo by Trackside Photos Inc. DUSTY TIMES will feature pictures of similar "funnies" or woes on this page each month. Send us your snapshot of something comic or some disaster for consideration. DUSTY TIMES will pay $10 for the picture used. If you wish the photo returned, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Only black & white prints, 5x7 or 8xl0 will be considered. I I I I I I I I Address _________ _ City State _________________ Zip ________ _ Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura. CA 91301 (Canadian -1 year $20.00 U.S. • Overseas subscription rates quoted on request) I . 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Soap Box ••• This column is not intended to criticize the exceptional good . work done by· the Competition Review Board since it took over the task of conducting the penalty phase in SCORE/HDRA desert racing, but the last few desert events have had some rather arbitrary rulings without much evidence visible in the post race CRB report. And the Board members have evolved from all being competitors in the race in question to, at Parker, four competitors, one active racer not entered in _the event, and three SCORE officials plus a Tire Company representative. The original idea in having race competitors on the Board was so they could evaluate the on course situations, having been there themselves during the event. Be sure and read about the 18 on course cases brought to the CRB at Parker elsewhere in this issue. . By Jean Calvin. it might not please the bulk of the various sponsor groups with their loads of guests wandering around their tractor trailers. There would be plenty of room for all this in the Shea Road area, if necessary by eliminating some of the spectator parking and let them walk as they had to for years on the California side of the Parker 400 race course. The Fudpucker Racing Team car.and truck events .near El Centro have had such an arrangement for quite some time. The FR T rule is simple stating 'we have a race course for racing and a pit row for pitting. When you need a pit stop exit the course and continue down pit row until you come to your pit, and the maximum speed in pit row is 5 mph'. Seems like FUD borrowed this from stock car racing, and we know it works, we've been there and seen it. Of course, Fud also holds the only desert races in California where pre-running the entire course is not only allowed but encouraged. W e tend to disagree with the CRB disqualifying four drivers who supposedly passed a medic Chevy Blazer in dangerous fashion, when none of the accused At any rate, in our opinion, there were some· flaws in the CRB rulings at Parker, some later rectified, and perhaps it was the length of time it took to get through it all that prompted some snap decisions. The first problems of excessive speed in the main pit area is not surprising, with a very slow speed limit given to racers, few of whom are equipped with a speedometer. Wouldn't it be a lot more simple to make a pit lane a goodly distance behind the actual race route, which would eliminate the need for an on course speed limit and also keep the masses of spectators· in the pits well away from the speeding cars. Of course, . were on hand, and the medic making the accusations wasn't even at the Board meeting, but sent along a written testimony. If the medic felt so strongly that he had been abused; which turned out days later not to be true, why didn't he have the guts to appear_ before the CRB to state his case. It would have spared the four drivers named the humiliation and aggravation of clearing up the problem. Of course, there might not be the need for a medic or an ambulance to travel many miles on the race course if the BLM would allow emergency vehicles to use the intersecting trails that are open all year long to OHV use, except for the Parker 400 race week. While we sympathize totally with the drivers in such a situation, we do sympathize with the volunteer medical crews who use their own vehicles and recreational time to perform a valuable service to off road racers. Probably they only have the often poorly drawn race map to find their way to an accident, and thus must go down the race course to find the victim rather than use another, less hazardous route that exists but is not visible on the race map. In the CRB Parker Report was a Comment section which is worth your attention. It reads as follows: 'One of the volunteers from the SCORE Medical Team came forward to discuss his opinion of the medical coverage at SCORE events, and he seemed anxious to be heard. This man makes his living as a paramedic when he is not volunteering to help us at SCORE events, and we feel an obligation to report his comments to you. "This is my third race. The last one was a disaster and this one almost turned out to be one. I don't know how you guys rate the medical program here with SCORE, but, in my eyes it does not rate very high, and I think that you need to seriously look into that. I'm a volunteer, I use my own truck and I have my own equipment and I have no problem with that. I'm not here for the money. I'm here because I enjoy watching you guys race, and I want to help because this is what I do! I only had to travel about three miles on the course, and when I finally did arrive at the incident, we had to yank him out of the car, and we waited 90 minutes for a helicopter. That's too long! Fortunately, my patient wasn't critical, so he wasn't going to expire before he got to the ho pita!, but he was in worse shape when I left him than he was when I got there. He was starting to get pale. You guys really need to look into this. If SCORE has got a race you're going to have injuries. That's just the way i-t is. As far as I'm concerned your· medical strategy needs to be addressed and it needs to be addressed as soon as possible." There is nothing more to be said other than the sheer logistics of covering a desert race with medical people is a real tough problem, especially now that trails are closed that used to be open on many courses. Maybe the time has come for the BLM to spend some of the permit money paid by race organizers to hire stand by aircraft and provide people to guide medics to an accident in a safe manner. We feel that the use of forbidden trails should be OK in a medical emergency, and we also think. that most BLM field troops would feel the same way. The Rangers are law enforcement officers, and as such can make their own rules in emergency situations. We may be way off base on this one, but maybe these ideas can help during future races. You know if you increase access and medical coverage, it might not be used, but it would sure be nice to know the situation. is improving. We do know that both SCORE and HORA, facing diminishing entry and increasing costs of putting on a race, are maxed out in hi.ring more p~ople, so the BLM officers could certainly do a real public service in this respect. Let us hear your thoughts on these problems. Coming Next Month ••• HDRA Nissan 400 MTEG at the Rose Bawl La Rana Presidential 250 Gold Coast SNORE Twilite 250 GRR Gold Nugget 150 WRC Swedish Rally VORRA at Prairie City ••• Plus all the-Regular Features sEcoNo RACE oF THE Budweiser /Bud Light 1991 sER1Es AMA S A N C T I· 0 N E D --/ CHAMPIONSHIP 0 0 SATURDAY APRIL 20, 1991 Page 4 FUDPUCKER RACING TEAM • AMA DISTRICT 38 0 0 0 0 Sponsored by: LOCATION: Race Ready Products, The Wright Place & Schilling Corp. PLASTER CITY EAST 25 MILE LAPS 6 LAP RACE INFO: (619) 427-5759 April 1991 Dusty Times

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1991 Happenings ••• A.D.R.A. American Desert Racing Association P.O. Box 34810 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 274-0010 April 27, 1991 SMOR 250 San Manuel, AZ July 6-7, 1991 High Country ( tentative date August 31, 1991 Snowflake Buggy Bash Aripine, AZ October 12, 1991 Carrera de Rocky Point 250 Sonora, Mexico December 7, 1991 Sonoyta to Rocky Point Sonora, Mexico ARMSTRONG OFF ROAD JAMBOREES Four Wheel Drive Excursions P.O. Box 1154 Arcata, CA 95221 (707) 822-8508 April 5-7, 1991 Kern River Jamboree Kernvillef.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. Terry Friday 5913 Fond Du Lac Road Oshkosh, WI 54901 . (414) 688-5509 (All events located in Chilton, WI at the Fairgrounds Racing Facility) BAJA PROMOTIONS, LTD.S.A. · Lou Peralta. P.O. Box 8938 Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 340-5750 Golden Crown of Baja Desert Series ( cars) May 17-19, 1991 Gran Carrera de Tecate (SC) Tecate, BC, Mexico July 26-28, 1991 Gran Carrera de Ensenada Ensenada, BC, Mexico DESERT LOCK OUTER Steel Thread Insert~ " ---Tire Located Off Inner Ring Red Anodize Constructed of all Aluminum 6061 T6 For light weight and optimum strength • At last,a quality bead lock designed for Off-Road racing • All parts are available separately *In stock - Ready for shipment For Todays' Sophisticated 15" 13" 8"-10" UNLIMITED MIDGET MODIFIED MIDGET SPORT TRUCK MINI STOCK QUAD RACER BAJA BUG MODIFIED MIDGET ATV WE HA VE DEVELOPED THE TOUGHEST, MOST DURABLE BEAD LOCK FOR YOU ! SIMPLE TO ORDER Prices are Per Bead Lock-installed on your wheel, fully machined and trued 8" ........ $69.95 1 0" ........ $84.95 13"/15" ...... $125.00 ·15"Desert Lock ..... $132.50 CALL OR WRITE TO: D{] (]] ~ ~ D CID 00 1671 N. Brawley · Fresno, CA 93722 (209) 275-~183 Page 6 Same Day Service Shipped U. P.S. Calif. Res.Add 6% Sales Tax September 20-22, 1991 Gran Carrera de Campeones San Felipe, BC, Mexico SUDS SHORT COURSE SERIES ( all events at Santa Veronica OHV Park Tecace, BC, Mexico) May 25-26, 1991 July 13-14, 1991 October 19-20, 1991 BONNEVILLE OFFROAD RACING ENTHUSIASTS Jim Baker P.O. Box 1583 Ogden, Utah 84402 (801) 627-B.O.R.E. April 27, 1991 Desert Cactus 200 . Delle, Utah June 1, 1991 Wendover Express (tentative) Wendover USA . July 6, 1991 Jackpot 200 Jackpot, NV August 17, 1991 Twilite Race Delle, Utah September 28, 1991 Bonneville Challenge Wendover, U$A 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, Wl54520 (715) 478-2115/ (715) 478-2688 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 April 19-21, 1991 Rim of the World Lancaster, CA June 8, 1991 RallySprint Glen Helen OHV Park San Bernardino, CA July 12-14, 1991 Prescott Hillclimb Prescott, AZ September 21-22, 1991 Prescott Forest Rally Prescott, AZ October 26-27, 1991 Rally School Gorman Rally Hungry Valley, CA 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 71 7 Marker Road Polk City, FL 33868 (813) 984-1923 (305) 823-4487 FUD PUCKER RACING TEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 April 199t April 20, 1991 Buzz Bomb 150 Plaster City East, CA August 3, 1991 Superstition 250 Vlll 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 events in the El Centro, CA area) GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O. Box 2339 San Bernardino, CA 92406 (714) 880-1733 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 April 28, 1991 50 mile Vienna, GA May 26, 1991 150 Night1Miles Vienna, GA June 23, 1991 50 mile Vienna:, GA July 28, 1991 100 mile Vienna,GA August 25, 1991 50 mile Vienna, GA September 22, 1991 50 mile Vienna, GA October 26-27, 1991 Rules Meeting & 50 mile Vienna, GA November 20, 1991 250 mile Vienna, GA December 7, 1991 Awards Banquet GREATLAKES 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 Rid,ze Ranch) . GREAT WESTERN POINTS SERIES, INC. Bertram Productions, Inc. 15073 Hwy 119, Rt. 4 Golden, CO 80403 May 19, 1991 Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO June 15, 1991 . Adams County Fairgrounds Denver, CO 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 daces are tentative) GRR Golden Rule Racing P.O. Box 4011 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 263-5329 September 28, 1991 Forked Tongue 400 October 26, 1991 Haunted Hills Classic HORA High Desert Racing Association 12997 Las Vegas Blvd., South Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 361-5404 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 daces for HPORRA are tentative) IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box 36 Cleves; Ohio 45002 (All events staged ac the club grounds in Cleves, Ohio) KAMLOOPS BRONCO BUSTER 4WDCLUB Randy Chamberlin 835 Wawn Road Kamloops, B.C. V2B-6N3 May 12, 1991 Middle Distance Enduro K_amloops, BC, Canada May 26, 1991 Short Course Event Kamloops, BC, Canada June 23, 1991 Kamloops 400 km Kamloops, BC, Canada September 15, 1991 Short Course Event Kamloops, BC, Canada September 29, 1991 Middle Distance Enduro Kamloops, BC, Canada LA RANA DESERT RACING. 22769 Chambray Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92387 (714) 924-2226 May 3-5, 1991 Spangler 150 Ridgecrest, CA. ·f;9'-Dusty Times

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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 High Desert 250 (double points) Lucerne Valley, CA MICHIGAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS M.T.B. Enterprises Inc. 15529 Jones Road Grand Ledge, MI 48837 (517) 627-6200 June 22. 1991 Brooklyn, MI July 7, 1991 Big Rapids, MI July 22, 1991 Gladwin, MI July 28, 1991 Mason, MI August 1, 1991 Sandusky, MI August 20, 1991 Kalamazoo, MI August 22, 1991 Ludington, MI August 31, 1991 Oneekama, MI MICHIGAN SPORT BUGGY ASSOCIATION Keneth Coleman 742 E. Roosevelt Road Ashley, MI 48806 ( 51 7) 838-4483 (All events at Mt. Pleasant Speedway) MIDWEST OFF ROAD BAJA SERIES Rick Vasquez 1421 Lee Trevino D-1 El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 594-8266 Al/ Desert Races -----------MIDWEST OFF ROAD RACING Tommy Bowling 9801 E. Highway 80 Odessa, TX 79765 (915) 561-5222 "The Texas Challenge Off Road Points Series" (All events at Norrees, TX) April 6, 1991 May 11, 1991 June 8, 1991 July 13, 1991 Jack Rabbit 150 Night Race August 9-11, 1991 2nd Annual Rock 'N' Roll 250 September 14, 1991 October 26, 1991 November 1991 Awards Banquet MICKEY THOMPSON'S OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group P.O. Box 25168 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714) 938-4100 April 13, 1991 Sun Devil Stadium Phoenix, AZ April 27, 1991 Kingdome Seattle, WA May 18, 1991 Texas Stadium Dallas, TX July 20, 1991 Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA September 1991 Mile High Stadium Denver, CO September 1991 Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV October 1991 Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA West Coast Distributor fO~ HEWLAND OFF ROAD GEARS ALL OUR PRICE $695.00 GEARS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY Per Set 2 Ratio's Available NEW RATIOS AVAILABLE Valley Performance 3700 Mead Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 702/873-1962 McKenzie Performance Products 2366 East Orangethorpe Anaheim, CA 92800 714/441-1212 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 8 CAMEL SUPERCROSS SERIES May 4, 1991 Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV June 22, 1991 Los Angeles Coliseum Los Angeles, CA NATIONAL MUD RACING ASOCIATION 11842 Jason Court Madera, CA 93638 (209) 486-4590 or (209) 266-5558 April 28, 1991 NMRA Championship Johnson, VT May 18-19, 1991 NMRA Super Series Johnson, VT June 23, 1991 NMRA Championship South Lake Speedway Merrillville, IN June 23, 1991 NMRA Super Series Johnson, VT July 6, 1991 NMRA Super Series Bascon, Ohio July 21, 1991 NMRA Championship Johnson, VT August 18, 1991 NMRA Championship Johnson, VT August 25, 1991 NMRA Championship South Lake Speedway Merrillville, IN September 15, 1991 NMRA Championship Johnson, VT October 6, 1991 NMRA Championship Johnson, VT ONTARIO OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION R.R.4 Bancroft, Ontario, Canada K0L-lC0 (613) 332-4363 OUTLAW MINI STOCK RACING ASSOCIATION P.O . Box 204 Palos Verdes Estates, CA 90274 (213) 375-4570/(213) 719-7036 PAC OFF ROAD RACING P.O. Box 323 Seahurst, Washington 98062 (206) 242-1773 May 10-11, 1991 Brothers 300 New, Long Course Brothers, OR October 11-12, 1991 Brothers 400 Brothers, OR PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 (719) 685-4400 July 4, 1991 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Colorado Springs, CO 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 t;r April 1991 Trail Notes ••• THE ANNUAL OFF ROAD POKER RUN for the benefit of the Muscular Dystrophy Association is coming soon on April 27-28, and the two day event is always lots of fun and ALL proceeds go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association. All the many prizes and awards are donated. The place is familiar to most off road racers, as the start and finish line both days is the Slash X Cafe, long a fixture on the Barstow race courses. If you haven't been there, the locale is 12 miles south of Barstow, CA on Hwy 24 7 (Barstow Road) which is an exit on 1-15. The sign up is at the Slash X both mornings from 8:30 to 12:30 with the Poker run starting soon after on a 30 mile course, and the course must be cleared by 2 p.m. The entry fee is only $15.00 which includes a special low ball hand. The Poker Run is open to any type of off road vehicle. However, a green sticker and approved spark arrester is a must on all California resident's OHVs. Street legal rigs must have a proper muffler. Budweiser is the official sponsor. Last year the event drew over 450 entri~s and raised just over $5,500. Souvenir shirts and hats are available, there is lots of desert for camping, and bring your own firewood and water. Get complete information from the Barstow Chamber of Commerce, (619) 256-8617, Tom & Bev Moessnar, (619) 252-2169 or the Slash X (619) 252-1197. AMSA LIVES -Long time desert racers remember the fun races Jim Webb and his AMSA crew used to produce at California City. The last race there was a huge insurance hassle, and, though it was years ago, the final court battles have just been settled. One of the highlights of each AMSA season was the long short course race at the Fresno Fairgrounds, and Webb has just announced that there will be a revival of this race next October 5. AMSA pioneered the concept of a full bodied sedan class, long before MTEG, and that too has been revived with a Super Car Championship in the October event. Nearly all desert and short course classes are included in the entry list with flyers scheduled to be circulated soon. If you can't wait to find out more contact AMSA at P.O. Box 26084, Fresno, CA 93726 or if you are really anxious call (209) 255-2263. THE MOUNT WASHINGTON HILL CLIMB in New Hampshire, first run in 1904 is now sanctioned by the SCCA, and revived after a 30 year hiatus in 1990. The winning time for the Climb to the Clouds 86 years ago was 24 minutes, 37 seconds. During the 1990 event Tim O'Neil, champion Pro Rally driver, set a new record of seven minutes, 45 seconds. Eleven time National Pro Rally Champion, John Buffum will again return as Chief Steward for the event. For more information on any aspect of the 1991 event on June 21-23, contact Mt. Washington Auto Road Hill Climb, P.O. Box 278, Gorham, NH 03581 or call (603) 466-3988. THE HORA NISSAN 400 nee Mint was an artistic success last March. The entry was way down, just 195 cars, but the enthusiasm was high and the entire 100 mile course was watered for two days before the race by Mother Nature. There were some expected winners and some new faces wearing the crowns. It was a fast paced run on the almost perfect visibility course with no dust. Starting well back in the Class 1/2 field, Ivan Stewart blew them all away in much less than a lap in his super strong Toyota, turning four almost identical 2:01 laps to win overall by 27 minutes. Las Vegas' SNORE overall champion last year, Tom Burns continued his domination of Class 1-2-1600. With brother Tim driving a lap in relief, he won by just over eight minutes. Of the eight in Class 3 Mike Lund drove the Nissan Pathfinder to victory by 44 minutes, and non-factory driver Timmy Lee Pruett took Class 4 in his Ford F 150 beating five other rigs. Shades of 1989 in Class 5. Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter won in their new J imco built Bug by about 49 minutes. And the Cooks, Wayne, Alan and Darryl got their new Bug sorted out to take Class 5-1600 by just over a minute. The factory trucks got going in the water pumper classes as Mike Lesle won Class 6 in a Jeep Cherokee, Manny Esquerra won Class 7 in a Ford Ranger, Chuck Johnson won Class 7S in a Ford Ranger,Jerry McDonald won the two truck Class 7 4x4 in a Chevy S-10, and Brian Stewart took Class 8 in a Dodge pickup by a close ten minutes. Las Vegan Mike Dixon and Tom Mattingly won Class 9 and Doug Fortin Jr. won Class 10 in a solo drive in his Chenowth by only a couple of minutes. Saul Zambrano and Howard Anderson took the lead in the last miles to win Class 11 and Larry Plank and Eric Theroux topped the Mini Mag class by over an hour. We will have an in depth report by Judy Smith next month on all the race long happenings. CAMEL TROPHY 1991 -Four men have been selected to vie for a spot on the team that will represent the United States in East Africa this year during the 12th annual Camel Trophy driving competition. They are Webber Dale Arnold, Grand Junction, CO; William Burke, Jr., Denver, CO; Kenneth Hopper, Jr., Aspen, CO. and Urban Steven Scott, from Forest Park, IL. The men were selected from a field of ten semifinalists during the U.S. National trials in Grand Junction, CO. A total of230 candidates applied for a spot on the U.S. Team. These four now go to France joining finalists from 16 other countries for the Camel Trophy international trials in mid-March near Paris. The 1991 event will be held in the East African states of Tanzania and Burundi, roughly following explorer David Livingston's trail to the sourc_e of the Nile. Camel Trophy, the world's leading four wheel driving adventure, marks its twelfth year for the 1000 mile adventure that starts May 9 in Dar es Salaam. The teams will drive specially equipped Land Rover Discovery vehicles, and are expected to reach the end of the route on the shores of Lake T anganika on May 26. This year the majority of the teams participating are from various European countries, plus the U.S.S.R. and Turkey. We wonder what it would take to get some of the American cigarette companies like Camel to spend some bucks on our desert racing series. They are in every other major motorsport in this country, and with TNN and ESPN, off road has good television too, and plenty of four wheel drive folks competing and working at the desert events. lsn 't it puzzling? DONALD HERNDON SPORTS MARKETING -Donald Herndon, former team manager of the Herndon and Shane top alcohol funny car team, from 1987 to 1989, who recently campaigned a stadium off road race team, has formed a new company which specializes in offering low cost press services to NHRA Division Seven racers, including both professional and sportsman, and also to MTEG, SCORE and HORA off road race teams. The programs have been designed to assist low budget, under financed racing teams achieve maximum exposure. The services include both the writing and distribution of press releases and quarterly team newsletters, a myst in today's competitive racmg business. The Donald Herndon Sports Marketing Communications Group is working to make them affordable to all. For further information contact Donald Herndon at (714) 860-3822. i;.-Dusty Times

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May 3-5, 1991 Tiadaughton Rally Williamsport, PA May 31-June 2, 1991 Susquehanock Trails Wellsboro, PA August 23-25, 1991 Ojibwe Rally Bemidji,MN October 4-6, 1991 Gold Rush Westcliffe, CO October 25-27, 1991 Press On Regardless Escanaba, MI November 8-10, 1991 Mazda Coachman Stages Olympia, WA SCORE Score International 31125 Via Colinas, Suite 908 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 889-9216 April 5-7, 1991 San Felipe 250 San Felipe, BC, Mexico June 7-9, 1991 Baja Internacional Ensenada, BC, Mexico November 7-10, 1991 Baja 1000 Ensenada, BC, Mexico December 7, 1991 OffRoadsman Awards Banquet Las Angeles, CA SCORE CANADA 390 Chemin Du Lac Lery, Quebec, J6N 1A3, Canada (514)692-6171 SCORE SHOW Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group Ed Stotereau P.O. Box 25148 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714) 938-4155 May 3-5, 1991 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA 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 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 11-12, 1991 Great Northern Challenge Ionia, MI Bob & Carolyn Moon (313) 665-0358 Page 10 May 25-26, 1991 Memorial Day 100 Lake Geneva, WI Terry & Karen Wolfe (414) 257-0422 or 271-3575 Tom & Ruth Schwartzbutg (414) 993-4416 John & Phyllis DeYoung (708) 857-7101 June 8-9, 1991 Antigo Kiwanis Off Road Race Antigo, WI Joe Servi (715) 623-5015 Tom Schuh (715) 623-7875 June 22-23, 1991 Spring Run 101 Crandon, WI (715) 478-2222 July 6-7, 1991 Fox Riverfest Challenge Depere, WI Dick Shinnick (414) 468-8042 Lee Ellis ( 414) 469-1120 July 20-21, 1991 U.P. Off Road 100 Bark River, MI Dave &Joyce Vandermissen (906) 466-7494 August 30-September 1, 1991 Brush Run 101 Crandon, WI (715) 478-2222 September 14-15, 1991 Midwest Points Championships Oskosh, WI Terry & Bev Friday ( 414) 688-5509 or 688-5511 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 April 14, 1991 May 12, 1991 June 9, 1991 July 14, 1991 August 11, 1991 September 8, 1991 October 13, 1991 (All events at Stephenville, Texas Speedway) 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, Hanov~, PA) " VENTURA RACEWAY Business Office 2810 W . Wooley Road Oxnard, CA 93035 (805) 656-1122 May 4, 1991 Class 10 Buggies June 1, 1991 Class 10 Buggies June 29, 1991 Class 10 Buggies August 3, 1991 Class. 10 Buggies September 7, 1991 Class 10 Buggies October 5, 1991 Class 10 Buggies October 26, 1991 Class 10 Buggies November 23, 1991 Class 10 Buggies December 7, 1991 Class 10 Buggies VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 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 Yerington/VORRA 250 Yerington, NV October 20, 1991 Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 19125 -87A Ave. Surrey, British Columbia, V3S SX7, Canada (604) 576-6256 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E. Grovers Phoenix, AZ 85032 (602) 971-3730 April 7, 1991 May 5, 1991 December 2, 1991 January 6, 1992 February 3, 1992 (All events at Speedway 1 1 7) FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP March 27-April 2, 1991 East African Safari Nairobi, Kenya April 27-May2, 1991 Tour de Corse Ajaccio, Corsica June 1-6, 1991 Acropolis Rally Lagonissi, Greece June 28,July 3, 1991 New Zealand Rally Auckland, New Zealand July 22-28, 1991 Argentina Rally Buenos Aires, Argehtina August 20-26, 1991 1000 Lakes Rally Jyvaskyla, Finland September 19-22, 1991 Rally Australia Perth, Australia October 13-18, 1991 Rally de Italia Sanremo, Italy October 27-November 2, 1991 Ivory Coast Rally Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 10-14, 1991 Rally of Spain Catalunya, Spain November 24-29, 1991 Lombard RAC Nottingham, England ATTENTION RACE & RALLY ORGANIZERS List your comi1w e1.•ei1ts in DUSTY TIMES free! Sei1J your 1991 schedule as soon as possihle for listing in this column. Mail your race or rally schedule to: DUSTY TIMES, 5331 DerryAt•e.,Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301. April 1991 morc ••• TRAIL NOTES REUBEN WOOD, from Buckeye, Arizona, drove his Class 10 Ford powered Beard buggy to the Overall and class victories at the recent "Gold Nugget 150", race, #2 in theGRR Desert Tour 1991. Held near Wickenburg, Arizona at the historic Vulture Gold Mine, the race drew thirty teams from three states. Nels Dutton was a fine third overall and he took the Class 1-2-1600 win, and Keith Alger won Class 1. Doug Sylvester claimed top honors in Class 5, as did Tony Harbeck and Jim Wood in Class 8 and TeamStruttmann in Class 9. Watch for more details in next month's issue. DUSTY TIMES is the official voice of ORR, Inc. CHENOWTH WAR MACHINES -If you have had trouble getting delivery on a Chenowth chassis lately, the reason might be that Chenowth built fast attack vehicles for the Persian Gulf conflict that took all their effort and that of Unique Metal Products as well in recent months. The machines are basically Class 2 buggies, quite similar to Bob Gordon's Baja 1000 winning race car. However, the fast attack vehicles have three seats, the third one being for the gunner who has two big guns, one pointing forward and one pointing aft. These dandy machines were used by the Navy Seals and other special forces involved in the ground war, and reports say they were in the forward attack groups, as well as doing duty picking up stranded pilots from behind enemy lines. If you looked fast at the TV news early in March there was a quick shot of one of the Chenowth fast attackers whipping over the desert at a fair rate of speed. As soon as Chenowth jefe Mike Thomas returns from his work in Saudi Arabia, yes that is why he wasn't at the Nissan 400, we hope to get a good article with pictures together on the fast attack vehicles developed from technology learned in desert racing. We plan to send copies to Sierra Clubbers, big, probably, since it held no profit for them, those in Congress voted against the war anyhow. THE MOTORSPORTS HALL OF FAME OF AMERICA, based in Novi, Michigan, has announced its 1991 slate of inductees. The distinguished group this year includes Art Arfons, pioneer in the use of jet power in drag racing, and three time holder of the World Land Speed Record; Dan Gurney who drove in Formula 1, Indy cars, Sports and Stock cars, and designed and built his own Indy and Formula 1 cars;Junior Johnson who after 50NASCAR victories as a driver gained tremendous success as a car owner / builder whose teams won six Winston Cup titles. Tony Hulman, the owner of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway credited with the boom and revitalization of Indy car racing after World War II; Joe Leonard who won three AMA national titles before switching to four wheels and winning the Indy car championship in 1971; Don Prudhomme achieved four consecutive NHRA Funny Car championships and a total of 37 victories in national events; Wilbur Shaw, first repeat winner with three total wins at the Indy 500 and was later president of the speedway; Roscoe Turner, air racer, winner of the Bendix Transcontinental race and only three time winner of the Thompson Trophy race; Al Unser, four time Indy 500 winner, three time National Indy car champion, all time money and lap leader at Indianapolis. The selection seems heavily weighted toward Indy car folks, but last year Mickey Thompson and Bill France Sr. were among the inductees. PRO RALLY NEWS -Under the heading better late than never, here is the final report from the 1990 SCCA National Series. The final event in 1990 was the Michelin Coachman Stages last November, and the National title was on the line until the very last stage. Overall, Paul Choiniere came to Olympia, WA with a four point series lead over Jeff Zwart, and in the co-driver battle Cal Coatsworth led with a seven point lead over Jeff Becker. We waited in vain for a couple months for the promised story and photos, but briefly here is what happened. On Saturday Choiniere had the overall lead in his Audi Qµattro over Bruno Kreibich and Jeff Becker, Quattro. Tim O'Neil and Martin Headland led Group A and were third overall in the all wheel drive VW Rallye Golf. On Sunday, Zwart and Coatsworth, who had been running steady, had tire trouble. Then Choiniere and Weinheimer put the Audi into the trees. Kreibich and Becker were the new overall leaders. But, at the end of the rally Tim O'Neil and Martin Headland overcame their brake woes and won the rally overall. Kreibich won the Open Class, and Tom Ottey and Pam McGarvey drove a steady pace to the Production GT win in their Mazda 323 GTX. The results of the rally saw Paul Choiniere andJeffZwart actually tied for the year end driver's title, but Paul was declared the winner as he had three event wins to Zwart's one. Bruno Kreibich was third overall, Doug Shepherd, fourth and Chad DiMarco was fifth in driver points. First through fifth overall on co-driver points were Cal Coatsworth, Jeff Becker, Scott Weinheimer, Martin Headland and Erick Hauge. Tom Ottey won Production GT driver's points followed by Alan Freed and Noel Lawler, and Pam McGarvey won co-driver honors over Jim Kloosterman and Diane Houseal. Mark Molnar topped Production class drivers, followed by Cal Landau and W .G. Giles; the co-driver winner was Yorgi Bittner, trailed by Richard Smith and iA· a tie, Karen Landau and Eric Marcus. Chad DiMarco was tops in Group A, over Dan Thiel and Tim O'Neil, while Erick Hauge took the co-driver trophy over C.R. Shalvoy and Martin Headland. In Rally trucks Roger Hull/Rob Cherry edged out Gary and Judi Gooch. Oddly enough Zwart/Coatsworth won Open Class followed by Choiniere and Jeff Becker, Bruno Kreibich and Scott Weinheimer, Doug Shepherd and C. Krolikowski, and Henry Krolikowski and Joe Andreini. Our apologies for this report being so tardy. MORE RALLY NEWS -Subaru of America has signed as the name and title sponsor of the SCCA 1991 National Pro Rally Series, and the Series will now be titled the Subaru Championship. "The Pro Rally Series is a great venue for promoting the qualities of Subaru products", said Fred Heiler, Director of Public Relations for Subaru of America. "Traction and durability has been the theme behind Pro Rally competition, and this aligns perfectly with Subaru products", he added. Subaru won the 1990Group A Manufacturers Title on the strength of the Group A Driver's Championship garnered by Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge in their Subaru Legacy. "Pro Rally is a venue which fits the current market trends, the emergence of performance four wheel drive vehicles. We are extremely happy to have Subaru as the title sponsor. They have been the leader of front and four wheel drive vehicles and fit very well with the Pro Rally strategy", commented Terry Bassett, SCCA Vice President for Rally /Solo. Currently scheduled for 1991 are seven National Pro Rallies, some of which incorporate Divisional events in their format, as does the series opener, The Rim of the World Rally out of Lancaster, CA on April 19-21. John Buffum, an eleven time past Pro Rally National champion, will be the 1991 Series Manager, and he has been working towards a consistent format and increased television coverage. For up to the minute information on the where and when of Pro Rallies, call Diana Sprague at the SCCA in Denver, (303) 779-6622. Dusy Times

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SCORE INTERNATIONAL 18TH ANNUAL PARKER 400 Jimmy Smith Gathers 'Em In By Judy Smith . Photos: Trackside Photo, Inc. -~, Jimmy Smith drove the distance in his two seat Porsche powered Cheriowth, and he took over the Class 1 /2 lead on' the second lap, lost it briefly to Robby Gordon, then led the way to the overall victory in 6:33:26. The first event of the SCORE/ race was a separate event again r~connaissance was permitted , HORA 1991 Desert Series, the thisyear,beginningatseveninthe but only to r egister ed race Parker 400 was the occasion for morning,andfinishingintheShea participants, in street legal Jimmy Smith's first victory, and Road Pit Area at about 11 a.m., vehicles marked with the racer's he took the whole thing, winning just as the cars and trucks were number and a SCORE sticker. overall in his Porsche powered flagged off at the Blue Water. The Unlimited class took the Chenowth,inatimeof6:33:26.7. The weather was mild and green flag first, and, although . This year the course was once sunny, with not quite enough reigning champion, Ivan Stewart, again entirely on the Arizona side breeze to clear the track of dust, and his Toyota truck, were absent of the Colorado River, and and the course was very dry. from the ranks, there was plenty consisted of three laps for the cars There were all the usual BLM of tough competition. At the end and trucks.· The start area was restrictions about where spec-of the first lap it was veteran Bud near the River, at the Blue W ater taters and pits would be allowed, Feldkamp, in Jerry Penhall's Marina, and then a seven mile trail and where there were to be no off Porsche powered Raceco, in front led up to intersect with the main track excursions. Pre-running by just over seven minutes, part of the course just beyond the hadn't been permitted, except for thanks to his close to the front Shea Road Main Pit Area. After a few days of "course recon-start position, which got him a completing the third lap, each car naissance", in street legal vehicles, dust free first lap. In second it was · then traveled that seven miles in at 35 mph. And, on Thursday Jim Smith, his Porsche Chenowth the other direction, to get to the before the race there was a high two seater just under a minute fi nish line, back at the Blue speed test area in Osborne W ash, ahead of Mark McMillin, in W ater. So, while each loop was and on that same day, cours_e another Porsche Chenowth. Ron 115 miles long, the first and third '' laps had extra mileage tacked on, making them 123 miles long, for a . total race mileage of 359. Contingency Row had a sped al look this year,. since it took place a little over a week after the start of the Persian Gulf Desert Storm, and most of the participants had flags and yellow ribbons flying to . signify their support for the war. : Race cars were similarly festooned with flags and yellow ribbons, and some had even found time to design new paint jobs depicting their support of the troops. The total entry in the race was down a bit from 1990, with just 214 starters, compared to last year's 285. That's all cars and trucks, since the bike and A TV Parker's home town team of Manny and Tudy Joe Esquerra had some • troubles in the Ford Ranger, a ne_w rig this year, but they won Class 7 handily, the only finisher in the nine truck field. ·;,,·.•,·,;....;. Scott McMillin flew his non-factory Ford towthe Class 8 victo;y with 42 mi;utis margin in the class, and Scott also finished third overall behind Jim Smith and his brother Mark McMillin. .,. ' 4f~ A /though steering problems cost a lot of down time, Steve Ke/ ey won ass 4 over a meager field in the MacPherson Chevy, and he not only won, but Kelley, with Nick-Menudier riding along, was the only finisher. Brant had his Porsche Raceco in an equally wide Chevy were all fourth place, just over a minute broken on the first lap. later, followed by Troy Herbst, At the end of the second lap on the Valley Performance team Smith had taken over the lead, with Smith, in another Porsche while Feldkamp replaced a Chenowth. broken axle. Robby Gordon, with None of the exotic Unlimited no pavement races that weekend, trucks debuting at this .race made had come to share the driving · much of a showing, except for Bill with his dad, Bob, in the family and Mike Church's Chevy C henowth. He'd had serious p ickup, wh ich did manage to brake problems on the first lap, complete all three laps in spite of a but had made up the lost time, second lap rollover. The others, recording the quick lap for the including W alker Evans in his class, at 1:57:56.8, on lap two, Dodge, Jack Johnson in a new, and moved up to second place. wide, Je!!_p, an1 Danny Letner in . McMillin was still in third, a . " ¾: ,~ ,,.,. ~ Old desert hands Ray Croll and Mike Julson survived the best of the 35 Class 10 starters, driving the Toyota powered Jimco to victory, eighth overall despite losing.the clutch late in the game. Mark McMillin, in the wide body single seat Porsche Chenowth, ran third for two laps, but moved up to second, about six minutes back at the flag in Class 1 /2. Bob Richey made a quick fix on a broken shock on the Raceco Porsche and was third in Class 1 /2, merely two minutes out of second place at the flag. • Troy Herbst lost the lights on the single seat Chenowth Porsche on the last lap, but he carried on anyhow in the dust taking fourth in Class 1 /2. Page 12 April 1991 Dusty Times

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Gorky McMillin and Brian Ewalt, Porsche Cherlowth, moved into fifth in Class 1 /2 late in the race, and had no real troubles on the fast course. · 'Despite suffering a major engine fire en route, Brian Stewart · held .up the Dodge team with a fine second in Class 8 and Stewart was 12th overall. Zipping past Arizona's symbolic Saguaro tree, Dave Shoppe whipped his Ford into third in Class 8, 1pth overall, despite a lack of power steering. minute and 46 seconds later, followed by Herbst, and then Bob Richey, in his Porsche Raceco, who'd had to repair a broken shock. Gordon passed Smith and was briefly in the lead, but his transmission gave out, and Smith, who had no mechanical problems at all, got his first win. McMillin was second about six and a half minutes later,. saying that the "course is getting too fast, and the spectators were too close to the course." Richey finished third, reporting heavy dust, and Herbst, who had no lights for part of his · lap, finished fourth. Corky McMillin, Mark's father, and his co-driver, Brian Ewalt, who'd found their fifth gear a trifle too low, were fifth in their Porsche Chenowth. _ In Class 8 the lead belonged tb Larry Ragland in his exotic Chevy, and he was having to keep moving right along to stay ahead of Scott McMillin, in his Ford, who was just 30 seconds behind him . .In third it was Dave Shoppe in his Ford, and Brian Stewart had his Dodge in fourth place. Brian had lost a few minutes when a fire, with what he called, "major flames", under the hood and in the cab, needed his attention. Rob · MacCachren, in the Venable Ford that Robby Gordon drove last Ragland got a functioning fuel year, had slid the truck onto its pump installed in his truck in time side, and then couldn't upright it to take fourth place. David Bryan, until help, in the form of Dave in a Ford, had a long day, with Westhem, happened by. Mac-four flat tires, and a need to keep Cachren was fifth. adding oil, but managed to finish On the second lap Ragland had fifth. the fastest lap of the day for the Class 4 started closer to the entire race, at 1:56:30.1, and front of the pack than they've moved into the overall lead, as been accustomed to, and this well as the Class 8 lead. He now year's rules made a few of last had just over eight minutes on year's trucks illegal. Steve Kelley's McMillin, who was having a new Chevy was finished in time smooth day. Shoppe ran third, for the race, but Rod Hall's new followed by Stewart, and then Dodge wasn't. So he'd been MacCachren, who'd ticked off a forced to borrow bis old, old clean lap and closed the gap some, truck, which his sons, Josh and was fifth. But he was running on Chad have been racing up in borrowed time, because gasoline Northern California, in order to had seeped into the engine oil earn his Class 4 points. Hall's while the truck was on its side, borrowed truck looked ungainly, and that did the innards of the and he and Jim Fricker, his motor no good at all. MacCach-perpetual co-driver, said it was ren was out on the third lap. uncomfortable, but they did'have Meanwhile, Ragland built a the lead at the end of the first lap. good lead, and then, as he neared Kelley was second, struggling thefinishhenoticedthataspoton somewhat with a bump steer the hood was bubbling. Seconds problem, and 22 minutes behind later flames erupted from his him. And in third it was Timmy engine, and while he frantically Pruett and his·son, Randy, in their unhooked his fire extinguisher Ford. David Ashley, part of the and smothered the blaze, Scott new Ford/BFGoodrich Rough McMillin went by, headed for the Rider team, didn' t manage to finish line and the win. Stewart complete the first lap, while Mike was second, Shoppe, who lost his Schwellinger, in another Ford, power steering part way through lost over two hours on lap one. the last lap, finished third, and On the second lap Kelley moved to the front, and Hall, · missing his front drive, comp-licated things by putting a hole in his oil pan. The Pruetts held third. Kelley broke a pitman an~ on the last lap, and had to do some , fancy handling to keep from rolling the truck as it wandered down the trail. But he got it fixed and came in to take the win. Hall and Fricker, 10 minutes over the allotted 10 hours, were second to finish, but didn't get credit for .· their long third lap. Their-two laps · completed earned them second place, while the Pruetts, also completing only two laps, were third. It was like old times fo see Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter take the Class 5 lead from the green flag, now in a new Bug, and they continued to hold a slim lead on lap 2, but had no problems and won by 14 minutes. Class 7 turned into a one truck race fairly early in the day. Roger Mears lost his Nissan's motor on the first lap, but Manny Esquerra, in a new Ford, another member of the Ford/BFGoodrich Ro ugh Rider team, sailed along trouble free, in the lead. Kim and Axel Mohr, in a Fo rd ·R anger, ran second, but over an hour behind, followed by Radn Gardner and W ade Conway, in another Ford Ranger, who were five minutes behind them. Scot-t Douglas, driving a Class 7S Jeep Comanche because his Class 7 Jeep hadn't got finished in time, blew a head gasket, and lost' an hou.r in his pit. , ie Melancon and Scott eams took the 1-2-1600 lead by a couple of minutes on the first lap, Reams got class fast lap on the second round, and the team won the class in the Mirage by over 17 minutes, 11th overall. Dusty Times Esquerra's crew made some adjustments to suspension and carburetion, but he had no. problems, and whizzed around, holding his lead through lap two. Douglas, who cranked out a very quick second lap, at 2:25:43.9, April 1991 moved up to second place, but then couldn't survive the third lap. Gardner and Conway ran third at the end of!ap two, and no one else got that far. Esquerra took his 10th Parker 400 win, the lone Class 7 truck to get the checkered flag. Douglas was given second, and Gardner and Conway recorded third, on the basis of their two laps. Class 10 was hard pressed at Parker, and six of them couldn't finish the first lap, while another seven went out on lap two. Of the survivors, the lead at the end of This is the system run by most off road race winners lap one belonged to Joel Whitted in his ToyotaJimco, who had just 39 seconds on Cam Thieriot in his Chenowth. In third it was Ed and Levi Beard, in their Toyota Chaparral, and Jim Zupanovich · ran fourth in his Toyota JMR., followed by Jim Pierce, in a VW powered 10 year old Funco. Whitted continued to lead through lap two, and had a little over five minutes on Pierce and his co-driver, Jim Kirk, who'd moved up to second. Thieriot was now third, a minute and a half later, and i;r 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 13

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~ ....,;? ,..;.. . . . • .. · ..,.,..,. . ... ' ~ ~-_,:,; «.-. .,,,. ''" ;,-»; ,":'.,.... :.,;; Scott Douglas didn't have his new Jeep yet, so he drove the 7S Comanche in Class 7, got in two good laps, before a head gasket Plew, but took second in class. Jim Pierce and Jim Kirk drove their ten year old ORE-Funco from fifth to second after two laps in Class 10, and they finished Doug Fortin, Jr., who got fast lap in Class 10 after a long stop to fix the brakes, brought his Chenowth home third in class, 13th overall. second, 10th overall. · ., ~ . v.• ... .,. x@iZ_ . . · ~ " • .i!, "' ;, " ~ --Mike and Jim Zupanovich were plagued with flats on their JMR Jeff Quinn and Kurt Pfeiffer each drove half the distance in the Gene Norman and John Cooley got to within 24 seconds of the single seater, two at the same time, but last year's Class 10 Raceco, had some troubles, no third gear, but came in fifth in leader on lap 2 in Class 5, but eventually finished second about 14 minutes in arrears. winners still placed fourth in Class 10 in 1991. Class 10 action. -----------------------llr • Ray Croll and Mike problems, finished second, only In Class 5 the first lap lead Julson, who'd had torque limiter three minutes and 43 seconds belonged to Wolfram Klawitter, problems on lap one, in their later. Doug Fortin, Jr., who'd had who had his convertible only 31 ToyotaJimco, were fourth, a little to do a major repair job on his seconds in front of Lyn Mocaby over two minutes later. Richard brakes on lap one, played and Dave Bonner. Then it. was Binder and Kirk Kontilis, in a catchup, including fastlap for the Gene Norman and John Cooley, a Toyota ORBS, were fifth. class, at 2:07: 13.8, on lap two, in minute and 13 seconds later, and, Whitted's brother, Kyle, took his VW powered Chenowth, and in fourth, Dave Parsons and Art over for the last lap, and he had moved into third place at the Peterson, in the old Bitcon car, the misfortune to have the broken finish. Mike Zupanovich, who'd about nine minutes further back. spindle, which, while it didn't taken over for his dad, had three Lisa Dickerson had her new Jimco stop him, lost him about 10 flats,withtwoatonceonlaptwo, outforitsmaidenrun,andinfifth places. Ju Ison, 1.;J1eanwhile, but muddled through, in spite of place. George Seeley, running finishing in Croll's car, fought losing third gear, to take fourth hard, got a little wide in a turn, through heavy dust with no place. Jeff Q .uinn and Kurt and a big tree came into the clutch, and got to the checkered Ffeiffer shared the driving evenly cockpit and walloped him. Seeley flag first. Pierce and Kirk, who'd in their VW Raceco, to finish had a brief stay in the hospital in stopped once for fuel, and, fifth, after two flats and the loss of Phoenix, with a broken shoulder, beyond losing a light had had no third gear. a couple of broken ribs and a A NEW CONCEPT IN OFF-ROAD RACING ''NEW'' CLASS 2 FUNNY TRUCKS Race Ready With Your Engine & Transmission Page 14 Tired of paying $50,000 to $60,000 for a "Dune Buggy?" · Prism Design & Development now offers a better & more marketable way to go racing! -1991 Full Size Tube Chassis "Funny Trucks." • Simplified Mainten~nce - No more Expensive Tranny Bills. No more Greasy C. V. 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On the second lap, Wolfram put his brother, Hartmut, into the driver's seat, and they continued to lead although it was still very close. It was now Norman and Cooley in-second place, only 24 seconds in back of the Klawitters. Scott Cameron was now driving Dickerson's car, and he ran third, followed by Parsons and Peterson, and then Mocaby and Bonner, who'd lost an hour on their second lap. The Klawitters found the course "pretty rough", but had no problems, not even flats, and ran smoothly to the finish and their first win for 1991. Norman and Cooley were second, 14 minutes later, while Peterson and Parsons, who'd been without first gear since the first lap, finished third. Dickerson and Cameron, who had two flats, finished fourth, and Bill Hernquist and Mike Lund, who'd lost a c.v. joint on the first lap, finished fifth, the last car to get three laps in. Scott Reams, at the helm of Willie Melancon's Mirage, took the first lap lead in Class 1-2-1600, with Rob Tolleson, in Jim Sumners' Mirage, about two and a half minutes behind him, in second place. Danny Porter and Mark Ruddis were third in their Suspensions U nlimited car, and Tom Burns, in a Miraco, ran fourth, followed by Craig Stewart in a single seater. Jer;y McDonald and Jeff Lewis took the early lead in Class 7 4x4 in the S-10, built a huge lead on lap 2 and won the class by over an hour, making it a good day for the MacPherson Chevrolet team. · Driving e on y Nissan in the 12 truck field, Spencer Low ran his old 4 cylinder Class 7S rig, got class fast lap on the first round, and led all the way to victory, winning by a cool 47 minutes. Dusty Times

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Dave Parsons and Art Peterson lost first gear on the first lap in their older Bug, were about 20 minutes back, third in Class 5 at the flag. Larry Martin, who admitted to hitting a few things, finished without his front bumper on the NRW single seater, but he was second in Class 1-2-1600. Tom Burns lost a fan belt, hit a big tree, broke reverse gear and lost the brakes, but survived three laps in the new Miraco to take third in 1-2-1600 action. Reams continued to lead, recording the class fast lap, at 2: 17: 16. 7, and now Burns moved up to second place, as Tolleson and Sumners dropped way back when their throttle cable came loose. Burns, who'd lost a fan belt, had also mangled his front bumper on a big tree, and had broken reverse gear escaping from the tree. In third it was Larry Martin, slowed only by minor problems, and Stewart moved up to fourth, followed by David Marini and Rod Goodsell, in their Chenowth, in fifth place, four minutes later. Melancon drove the last lap in his car, and managed to put it on its side, but got himself righted soon enough to make it to the finish line first, for tht' win. Martin, whose front bumper had fallen completely off, after hitting "several things", was second, followed in by Burns, four minutes later, with no brakes. In fourth it was Gary Sewell, in a Lothringer, who'd lost a fan belt in the last 15 minutes of the race, John Swift whipped the new Ford Explorer into the first lap lead by over a minute, had some down time but still led after two rounds by a bunch and won Class 6 at the flag by nearly 49·minutes. and was nursing a jammed thumb. Jack Millerd and Mike McClune, teamed in a Raceco, finished fifth, reporting no problems, but a worrisome clunk in a c.v. In Class 7 4x4, the Chevy of Jerry McDonald and Jeff Lewis had the first lap lead by about seven minutes, over Bud and Russ Sebelius, in a Jeep Comanche. In third place it was Dave and Paul Simon, in a Ford Ranger, while Darren and Doug York, in another Ranger, ran fourth, but were having serious ignition problems . • ower. It starts with Toyota Motorsports'Contingency Award Program. Ifs Toyota's way to show their commit-ment to off-road racing. And they're putting their money where their mouth is. Toyota-powered SCORE-HORA and MTEG finishers are TOYOTA eligible to win contingency money From Toyota Motorsports. All I _lllll classes of SCORE-HORA receive $2,000forfirstand $1,000 m C>t<laa:.::~· for second. The overall 4-wheel vehicle gets a $3,000 bo-~~ • - - -nus. The HORA or SCORE World Champions get $3,000 for first, $1,500 for second. First and second place in the MTEG Ultra-stock and Super 1600 classes get $1,500 and $1,000 respectively.* Ifs cash thar s 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 irs an Unlimited 3.0 V6, 16-valve 1600cc Class 1 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: Forsaking two wheels for four wheel drive, Dan Smith made a sparkling debut in the championship winning Ford Bronco, and Smith, with Mike Bakholdin riding along, won Class 3 by nearly 20 minutes. McDonald ran a very quick bracket. They decided to fix that, 2:20:25.9 on the second lap, and and that gave time for a more had a huge lead on the Simons serious look at the rest of the who were now second. It seems truck, and someone found a leak they had stopped to fuel at the end in the transmission. One thing led of lap one, and as their pit did a to another, and they decided to quick once over someone change the transmission, putting discovered a cracked alternator them llri Parker 400/Class l O Baja 500 Willow Springs-HORA engine builder of the year 1st: Jim & Mike Zuponovich 2nd: Ray Croll, Tom Day San Felipe 250 1 st: Ray Croll, Tom Day 2nd: Gary & Dick Weyrich MTEG San Diego/Super 1600 1 st: Greg George 1st: Ray Croll, Tom Day Fireworks 250 1 st: Jim & Mike Zuponovich 1989 SCORE-HORA Milestone Award Winner Jim Greenway Class 1 1st: Jerry Welchel Stadium 1 O 1 st: Greg George MTEG, Las Vegas 1st: Jerry Welchel MTEG, San Francisco 1st: Jerry Whelchel Baja 1000 . 1st: Greg Hibbs/Mike Falkosky For your FAT Performance Catalog, send s5 to FAT Performance, Dept. DTT, 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 April 1991 Page 15

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···•-~---Gary Sewell moved steadily up the ranks in his 1-2-1600 Lothringer to take fourth in class, losing a fan belt close to the finish, but he made it. Usually reliable the Paul and Dave Simon Ford Ranger suffered a cracked alternator bracket, had a trans change and still took second in Class 7 4x4. Jerry Whelchel and Dan Reynolds moved their Toyota into second in Class 7S on lap 2, and despite down time on the last lap they finished second. I .'«%\,,, .I Malcolm Vinje and Mark Hansen ran third most of the way in Class 7S, got stuck for a time on the last lap, but placed third at the checkered flag. His new truck not yet finished, Danny Ashcraft drove the older Ford Bronco II to a strong second place in Class 6, which is becoming a utility class. Dale White and Gene Perry updated their Chevy Blazer, stayed close to the lead in Class 3, until the last lap, but they still finished second in class. i;r down an hour and a half at the end of lap two. The Sebelius team was third, only four minutes behind them at that point. No one else was running. McDonald got stuck for a few minutes, but had help getting unstuck from a Class 11 driver who was buried in the same sand, and got to the finish line in plenty of time for his win. The Simons were second, still an hour and a half down, and nobody else did three laps. Somehow Spencer Low man-aged to record the fast lap for Class 7S on lap one, with the extra seven miles in it, and took the lead. He had just under two minutes on Chuck Johnson and Low, in the only Nissan in the John Johnson, in their Ranger. In class, continued to have a perfect third it was Willie Valdez in Gil day, and ran smoothly to the win. Divine's Ranger, and in fourth, Whelchel and Reynolds, who'd Gabriel Naranjo and Brad had a fluke with a broken muffler Waibel, in still another Ranger. that caused the cable to the Low continued to run first, his transmission linkage to melt from old truck, with only four the heat, not only repaired and cylinders in it, putting him 40 rebuilt that, but were plagued minutes up on second place Jerry with breaking rear springs. Still Whelchel and Dan Reynolds, in a they persevered for a second place Toyota, who were now second. finish, followed in by Vinje and JohnsonandJohnson, meanwhile, Hansen, who dropped to third broke a flex plate, fixed it, went when Mark got stuck after Bouse two miles, and broke another. In on the third lap. Lillie and Frank third it was Malcolm Vinje and finished fourth 43 minutes later. 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Ashcraft brought his old Bronco back while he waits for his Ford Explorer, and Adams, a switch-over from Class 3, resurrected an old Cherokee that he never did like real well, to tide him over until his new Jeep is ready. John Swift, in a new Rough Rider team Ford Explorer, had a really quick first lap and took the lead, with about a minute and 20 seconds on Mike Les le, in a Jeep Cherokee. In third it was Ashcraft in the Bronco, followed in by Mick Newton and Larry Tunnell, in a Chevy Nova. On the second lap, with Swift still leading, in spite of a stop to weld up a link in the front suspension, Ashcraft moved into second, about 23 minutes back. Lesle was now third, and Steve and Robert Ball, in a GMC ran fourth, as Adams, and co-driver Larry Olsen, lost about three hours when they got stuck by being polite and moving over to let someone else go by. Swift had no flats and no other problems, and took the win, 50 minutes in front of Ashcraft, who was second, and the only other Class 6 vehicle to finish all three laps. Motorcycle ace, Dan Smith, made his four wheel debut in Class 3, driving a Ford Bronco, a member of the Rough Riders· !L-~--,~ Tom and Bob Neth had a slim eight second lead in Class 5-1600 after one lap, built it to two minutes on the second round, went off course a tad, but won the class by 14 minutes. Frank and Steve Bristing took the lead in the small Mini Mag group on the second lap, but not by much, and three others were already out. The Bristings were the only three lap finisher winning the class. Dusty Times

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The Cooks, Wayne, Darryl and Alan each drove a lap, got stuck on the last lap, but the brothers finished a strong second in Class 5-1600 action. Michael Kalicki and Steve Spiker ran ;;,th on lap 1, fourth on lap 2, and finished third in Class 5-1600 despite running eight miles on a flat tire. Scott Steinberger was only ten minutes back in Mini Mag action after two laps, but was barred from starting the third by officials, and still placed second. team, and took the lead on the first lap, but he had only 52 seconds on Dale White and Gene Perry, in their Chevy Blazer, which has been updated some since la.st year. They were followed by Curt LeDuc and Mike Lesle, in a new Jeep Cherokee, who had lost an hour with a bad fuel pump, right off the start. Smith, with Mike Bakholdin as passenger, continued to lead through lap two, and now had almost six minutes on White and Perry, as LeDuc and Les le held third place. On the third lap, as Smith proved he was going to have no problems adapting to four wheels, White decided to go for it, and poured on the steam, knowing he had an outside chance of catching up. But he didn't get it done, and Smith took the win in his first truck race, as White, a little rattled from a quick roll over, finished second, about 20 minutes later. LeDuc and Lesle were third. · The only other entry in Class 3 had been the ill fated Nissan of Sherman Balch, driven by Mike Lund, with his long time co-driver, Buzz Combe riding in the passenger seat. As reported in last month's issue of Dusty Times, the Nissan hit a rock embankment early in the day, and Combe was killed, while Lund suffered severe bruising, and shock. In Class 5-1600 the first lap lead belonged to Tom Neth, who's come close to a win in this class at Parker several times, but hadn't been able to get it done. He had only eight seconds on Lee Patten, who was a little over a minute ahead of Doug West and Gary Cogbill, in third. In fourth it was Wayne Cook, 14 seconds later, and followed by Michael Kalicki, in fifth place. On the second lap Neth, and his brother, Bob, really steamed around the course, recording a fast 2:43:21.1, and building their lead to a minute and 57 seconds, on West and Cogbill who were now second, and also moving very fast. Cook's brother Darryl was now third, followed by Steve . Spiker, Kalicki's co-driver, and then Patten, who'd broken a throttle cable. Bob Neth made one small off course excursion, and would have rolled, he said, except for a tree that kept him from tipping over. He brought the car to the finish line for the checkered flag, and the victory. The third Cook brother, Alan, drove the last lap, and found it very dusty for such a fast course. He got stuck, along with ,,:,. ~ Roy and Wade Prince nailed down a long sought victory in Class 9, coming from fifth on lap 1 to run second through lap 2 in their Chenowth. With John Rider driving a lap too, the team won Class 9 by about 13 minutes. · Travis Howard is really on a roll in Class 11, even though he lost his trunk lid on the first lap, had more minor problems, he got to the finish line first and won by 14 minutes. Dusty Times the Billy Bunch truck, and they helped him get out, to finish second. Kalicki was back in his car, and had to drive eight miles on a flat, but still managed a third place, followed in by Patten, who'd had to add gear oil to his transmission, and admitted to getting tired and getting himself stuck twice. Only a small group of Mini-Mags showed up for the Parker race, and two of them were out on the first lap. The early lead belonged to Ryk Reynolds and Craig Southerland, who had just five seconds on Steve and Frank Bristing in second place. Scott Steinberger was only 10 minutes back, in third, and the last of the group that managed a whole lap. · The Bristings moved to the fore on the second lap as Reynolds and Southerland faded away, and Steinberger had time consuming problems. The Bristings team had one flat and a broken light switch, and ran a steady pace to take the win. Steinberger was time barred from going out onto his third lap by the officials because of the closing times of the checkpoints. He took second place with his two lap time. In the Class 9 race the lead at the end of the first lap went to last year's season champions, Rich Richardson and Doug Perrault, in their Jimco, who had about seven minutes on Ray and Russ Miller, in their Chenowth. In third it was Steve and Rick Poole, in a two seater, followed by Billy Kem in his ORBS, who was fourth, three minutes later. Fifth place was held by Roy Prince, in a Chenowth two seater. Prince had Josh Rider in his passenger seat, and Rider was . getting in a quick pre-run, preparatory to driving the second lap. And at the end of the second lap, while Richardson and Perrault were still first, the Prince/Rider team, with Rider now at the wheel, and Wade Prince in the pre-run seat, had moved up to second spot, only two minutes off the lead pace. In third it was the Pooles, followed by Pat Smith, who'd taken over for Kem, and then the Millers, who'd dropped to fifth with an over long lap. On the third lap, as he was zipping along enjoying his newly legal close ratio third and fourth gears, Perrault felt the car quit. He knew what it was, because it had happened before. A wire had fallen off the distributor, and it should have been easy to fix, except that it was dark, and he didn't have a flashlight. 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1990 Class 9 champions Rich Richardson and Doug Perrault Billy Kem and Pat Smith moved their ORBS into third spot in Alfonso Lacarra and Eduardo Mayoral Jed the first lap in their had the Jimco in the lead through the first two laps, but trouble Class 9 on the second lap, and this team finished third _only first race with SCORE in Class 11, but soft suspension dropped on the last round dropped them to second. _an_o_t_h_e_r _fi_ve_m_in_u_t_e_s_b_a_c_k.______________ _th_e_m_to_se_c_o_n_d_a_t_t_h_e_fl_a..:.g_. ____________ _ i;r-, ::,evera11,;an;111u1e1.1a::,::, ,a ... i:: u1e win. t'errault and fourth, and none of the others tomiss'theo1dhassleoftraveling Boardhadalonglistofcomplaints went by. Finally fixed, Perrault Richardson were second, 13 made it through three laps. out to California and then back to settle, and most were handled pushed hard to catch up, and minutes later, followed in by Kem Cl ass 11 was required to again to Arizona for the second fairly readily. Some decisions had repassed a couple of cars, but the and Smith, who'd had to repair a complete only two laps in the 10 half of the race. Some would like to be later undone, because of a Prince, Prince and Rider team had broken throttle spring in the dark, hour time limit for this race, and to run the race entire 1 y in probable error in recording car already got to the finish line to in third place. The Millers were of the five starters, one team, California one year, then come numbers, but for the most part, SCORE PARKER 400 - Results January 25-27, 1991 # Pos. Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle 105 1 137 2 143 3 Class 1/2 - Unlimlted Single & Two Seat -38 start -16 finish Jim Smith/Dennis Rogers Chenowth-Porsche Mark McMillin (solo) Chenowth-Porsche Bob Richey (solo) Raceco-Porsche 116 4 Troy Herbst (solo) Chenowth-Porsche 101 5 Corky Mcmillin/Brian Ewalt Chenowth-Porsche 1603 1 1606 2 1609 3 1631 4 1601 5 349 303 2 302 3 404 Class 1-2-1600 -I600cc Restricted Engine -37 start -21 finish Willie Melancon/Sa>lt Reams Mirage SS Larry Martin (solo) NRWSS Tom Bums (solo) Miraco SS Gary Sewell Jr/Dan Keller Lothringer Mike McClunetJack Millerd Raceco SS Class 3 - Short WB 4X4 - 4 start - 3 finish Dan Smith/Mike Bakhoidin Ford Bronco Dale White/Gene Perry Chevy Blazer . Curt leDuc/Mike lesle Jeep Cherokee Class 4 -long WB 4X4 - 5 start - 1 finish Steve Kelley/Nick Menudier Chevrolet K15 400 2 Rodney Hall/Jim Fricker Dodge PU (2 laps) Class 5 • Unlimited Baja Bug -12 start • 5 finish 504 1 Hartmut & Wolfram Klawitter Baja Bug 505 2 Gene & Sharon Norman Baja Bug 503 3 Dave Parsons/Bob Gustafson Baja Bug 502 4 Lisa Dickerson/Scott Cameron Baja Bug 548 5 Bill Hemquisl/Mike Lund Baja Bug . Class 5-1600 -1600cc Baja Bug -15 start • 9 finish 555 1 Tom & Bob Neth Baja Bug r 553 2 Wayne, Alan & Darryl Cook Baja Bug 554 3 Michael KalickitSteve Spiker Baja Bug 557 4 lee Patten/Jack Fedrich -Baja Bug 552 5 Tom & Roger Lake Baja Bug 619 601 2 603 3 Class 6 -Pr~uction Sedan • 7 start. 2 finish John Swift/Dino Pugeda Ford Explorer Danny Ashcraft!Da~ Mason Ford Bronco II Mike lesle/Byron Rexwinkel Jeep (2 laps) Class 7 -Unlimited Mini-Midi Pickup - 9 start -1 finish 700 1 Manny & Tudy Joe Esquerra Ford Ranger 701 2 Scott Douglas/Kevin Kroyer Jeep (2 laps) Class 7S - Stock Mini-Midi Pickup. 12 start, 4 finish 723 1 Spencer Low/Paul Delang Nissan King Cab 728 2 Jerry Whelchel/Dan Reynolds Toyota SR5 758 3 Malcolm Vinje/Mark Hansen Toyota Extra Cab 724 4 David Lillie/Nick Frank Ford Ranger 722 5 Willie Valdez/Gil Divine Ford (2 laps) Class 7 4X4 -Stock Mini-Midi 4X4 - 5 start -2 finish Jerry McDonald/Jeff Lewis Chevy S-10 764 1 760 2 798 3 Paul & Dave Simon Ford Ranger Bud & Russ Sebelius _ Jeep (2 laps) Class 8 • 2WD Standard Pickup -12 start - 7 finish 803 1 Scott McMillin/Jim Stuhler Ford F-I50 801 2 Brian Stewart/Jeff Geiser Dodge DISO 807 3 Dave Shoppe/Ed Autenrieth Ford F150 804 4 Larry Ragland/Ivan Scoppettone Chevrolet 805 5 David Bryan/Debbie Keefe Ford F150 Class 9 - Restricted Buggy -13 start - 4 finish 909 1 Roy & Wade Prince Chenowth 900 2 Rich Richardson/Doug Perrault Jimco 999 3 Billy Kem/Pat Smith OR3S 904 4 Ray & Russ Miller Chenowth 913 5 Steve & Rick Poole Unknown (2 laps) 1004 1 1016 2 1033 3 Class 10 -Unlimited 1650cc -as start -14 finish Ray CrolVMike Julson Jimco Jim Pierce/Jim Kirk O.R.E. SS Doug Fortin Jr. (solo) Chenowth 1023 4 Mike & Jim Zupanovich JMR SS 1012 5 Jeff Quinn/Kurt Pfeiffer Raceco SS 1103 1 1102 2 1100 3 Class II - Stock VW Sedan - 5 start - 3 finish (2 laps) Travis Howard/Brian Kelley VW Beetle Alfonso lacarra/Eduardo Mayoral VW Beetle Saul Zambrano/Howard Anderson VW Beetle 1104 4 James Pierce/Matt Frick VW Beetle (I lap) Class Mini -Mag -5 start - 1 finish 1204 1 Frank & Stew Bristing 1202 2 Scott Steinberger Mini Mag Mini Mag (2Iaps) Time 6:33:26 6:40:18 6:42:24 6:46:41 6:59:48 7:23:51 7:40:16 7:44:34 7:48:42 7:52:32 8:26:13 8:45:56 9:23:30 9:19:38 6:28:50 7:42:01 7:56:20 8:14:20 8:21:28 9:42:21 8:36:48 8:50:58 9:02:47 9:07:52 9:16:55 8:35:15 9:24:56 6:34:44 9:d3:14 6:14:23 8:00:22 8:47:35 8:48:26 9:31:34 7:12:55 8:21:28 9:46:07 6:24:37 6:41:40 7:24:03 7:38:04 8:20:39 8:24:46 8:57:51 9:10:41 9:15:25 9:23:12 5:45:52 7:16:36 7:20:19 7:29:16 7:31:36 7:44:11 7:34:18 7:48:13 7:53:04 6:35:17 9:31:01 7:14:50 Starters· 214 Finishers• 95 - Finish ratio - 44.4% Time allowance - 10 hours Race Distance • 345 miles • Three laps • Approximately 115 mile course Dusty Times · 0/A 1 2 4 5 6 11 16 19 22 25 43 51 77 74 17 27 34 38 84 47 56 62 66 72 46 79 64 30 52 53 83 39 85 3 12 15 37 41 60 69 70 76 8 10 13 14 18 81 Michael Duenas and Will back to race entirely in Arizona theinfractionswereclearcut,and Williams,wereoutonthefirstlap the next. The feeling is that the the penalties fairly standard. when their motor died at mile 37. course would benefit on both There·weren't any complaints The team of James Pierce and sides of the river. But the BLM about abusive nerfing for once, Matt Frick had some major and those who watch over the and the BLM seemed, on the problem which brought them desert tortoises don't seem to · whole, to feel that the racers had back to the main pits for a while, have any intentions of letting done a good job of staying within and then they couldn't get racing return to the California their boundaries. through the second lap. But the side. SCORE's next event will be the other three cars had quite a race. The morning after this year's San Felipe race, on April 5, 6, and On.lap one Travis Howard lost event in the Competition Review 7, in San Felipe, Baja California. some· time when his hood came loose, flipped up and blocked his view. He had to stop and take it off, which was .quite a trick with nothing but a crescent wrench. · Meanwhile, Alfonso Lacarra, in his first SCORE race, got to the end of the lap in the lead, but only two minutes and 42 seconds in front of Howard Anderson, in Sau I Zambrano's car. Howard finished his first lap eight minutes later. On the second lap, Lacarra's co-driver, Eduardo Mayoral had a flat, and was also wishing that the rear suspension had been set up better. Zambrano got into the lead, and got most of the way around, but then followed McDonald into the soft stuff, and got stuck behind him when McDonald ground to a halt. While Zambrano played good samaritan and helped McDonald get out, and incidentally got his VW unstuck too, Howard and Mayoral went by. And ultimately, Howa·rd got to the finish line first, . taking the win, with Lacarra and Mayoral second, 14 minutes later, and Zambrano and Anderson another five minutes back in third place. The 1991 Parker 400 ran smoothly, and the new location of the start and finish lines helped to simplify matters a lot. With the old finish line, which was a "Y" in the road in the midst of the confusing pit area, many racers took the wrong way and found themselves· in the finish area when they still had another lap to go. Presumably, the route to this new finish line, seven miles down the road, was much more clear cut, and therefore, there were no time consuming and dangerous mis-takes of that sort. It was also much roomier at the finish, so there was plenty of space for friends and pit crews ·to gather with the returned racers for a little celebration before loading up on the trailer . and heading out. And, it was handy to have the Blue Water Marina restaurant right there, complete with food and coffee, during the waiting. 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Pro-Ice Racing By Greg Creamer Photos: Rick Corwine :<f'{lffl i:· (~i$·=i*ooi1t...,_..,.,.~,ti, ""--M&®Jliil..-..,J&,Wiitiik-Chris Orr leads the pack at Detroit Lakes in the Dodge Colt Turbo, where he and dad Jerry Orr finished third overall and won the Sports class honors in the two hour enduro. It had been two years since specially studded sports. car ice racing cars had run an event in Detroit Lakes, .Minnesota, but once again a track had taken form on frozen Detroit Lake in front of the Pavilion at the end of the main drag through downtown. Sports car ice racing was back, and bigger and better than ever. In fact, the sport's future had arrived in town, along with the PRO-ICE Series, as this small town in the heart of 412 lakes would again serve as the season opener to the top level of the sport. Although a number of different forms of automobile ice racing exist, by far the most serious is the sports car format, running "road courses" plowed on frozen lakes. It has existed for the better part of 30 years, but its evolution and growth had been slow, until recently. The PRO-ICE Series is the brain child of Jim Cich, a person with vast experience in the sport on a variety of levels. Not only had he been a highly competitive · ice racer, he had also competed in ; professional road racing. He had -1d5.lt -(01,,._v.-l»o 22 TOYOTA COMPLETE PERFORMANCE ENGINES Available in 140 to 180 HP Street Versions and 200+ HP Ra~e Versions ._., Send $5.00 for Catalog Call: and Decal (714) 596-5494_ ~ Send to: LC. Engineering 2978 First Street, Unit G La Verne, CA 91750 Some products not legal for sale or use in Calijornia Page 20 organized and promoted a number of individual events, and eventually had created the most successful sports car ice racing series of its time, the Ice Champ-ionship Endurance (ICE) Series. During a two year hiatus, Cich had observed and studied both the successes and flaws of the current sports car ice racing scene. He noted where incorporating certain aspects of professional road racing, naturally adjusted to an ice racing format, would be of great benefit. The result of this close scrutiny is the PRO-ICE Series, the first ever wholly pro-fessiona I sports car ice racing series. Aside from a strong operations design, foremost in the PRO-ICE plan was the need for promotion. Not just for the series, but for the drivers and workers as well. For the drivers, not only would every event pay prize money, rare enough in the past, but tow money would also .be available, a previously unheard of concept. Much the same applied to the volunteer workers. They would receive help both in getting to the races as well as help with accom-modations once there. Yet, great care was taken to make sure the amateur teams would also have a competitive place to run. PRO-ICE allows them to run at a lower cost entry level, perhaps lacking some of the benefits rightly pro-vided the pro teams paying a sub-stantially higher entry fee, but lacking nothing in terms of com-petition and professionally organ-ized and managed tracks and events. The design appears to be quite successful, as the figures gathered in this inaugural season clearly indicate. Continuing the format originated by Cich of featuring the Showroom Stock cars in two to three hour endurance races with extensive support by highly modified Super-Sprint racers in · twin 1/ 2 hour events, both the numbers of entries and spectators has increased at every event. The Showroom Endurance category features four front drive performance rated classes, the highest being Pro, then Sports and Alpine. A rear drive class also exists, called Nordic. Five classes make up the Super-Sprint cate-gory, including the virtually unlimited modification GTX, highly modified with displace-ment over 1.6 litre GTO and• equally modified but with dis-placement under 1.6 litre GTU. Two classes also allow stock cate-gory cars to run full stud loads and slight performance enhance-ments in the Super Sprint cate-gory, Grand Stock and Stock 4x4. Detroit Lakes was the opening event for a concise four event series targeted to attract serious competitors from across the nation. T earns from as far as Indi-ana, Michigan, Illinois and Can-ada have represented ll)anufac-turers including Honda, Volks-wagen, Dodge, Suzuki, Chevrolet, Toyota, Saab and Mazda. Suzuki was the first make to claim an endurance victory in 1991, follow-ing a winless development season last year. The Suzuki Ice Sport team posted their first Showroom Endura,nce victory in the PRO-ICE Series season opener in Detroit Lakes on Sunday, January 13, on the 1.9 mile, IO-turn ice track. Although not the fastest car on the grid, co-drivers Mark Young-quist and Adam Popp brought their Pro-Class Karrousel Motor-sports/ American Cancer Society Suzuki Swift GT to the 2-hour, 52-lap Detroit Lakes Ice Chal-lenge win by being in position to take advantage of two major breaks. The first came after Sisapa Pro-Sports 2000 driver Chris Orr had taken the leading Pro-Mark Sports Dodge Colt Turbo to a massive lead and then turned the car over to his father Jerry. Jerry reclaimed the lead following wholesale drivers change pitstops, but impacted a snowbank on lap 45 and ended up on his side. The car was righted, and he continued to eventually claim a third overall finish and still secure the Sports class win. The second break occurred when the Alpine class Bob's Per-formance Engineering/Revolu-tion Wheels VW Scirocco of Bob Kunferman/Terry Orr ( yep, Jerry's other son), was penalized a lap for making its mandatory drivers change one lap too late. Kunferman had qualified bril-liantly on the overall pole in the Alpine class car, and they still fin-ished second overall and won their class. "We proved today that it isn't always the fastest who win," said a jubilant Youngquist. "We learned a lot about the Suzuki last April 1991 John and Jerry Nytes corner hard to stay ahead of the pack, and they make this older.Fiat go faster than most of the other competitor's cars. :3%:\v ~ .. ~~-~;;:;.zy~~~-M!~',f ~ -~\~->'t'1l-'?.. ::.+t .~.;,;,;..""(,-;,Mi~;,;.'c,,,· Pete Hansel and Bill Artzberger won the BF/ World Championship at St. Paul, in a Honda, and it was just the third ice race in which Artzberger had ever competed. year, and that knowledge com-bined with preparation and con-sistency won this race. That's especially important since we're donating a dollar per lap we com-plete this season· to the American Cancer Society.'' Fourth overall and second in the Pro class was the American Honda/Kowalski Sausage Honda CRX Si ofIMSA Firehawk Endur-ance standout Bill Artzberger and Pete Hansel, fifth overall and second in Sports went to the Old Milwaukee/West Side Volks-wagen Golf GTi ofJerry Janssen/ Clint Smith, while the Bud Light VW Rabbit of Lynden Phelps/ Doug Pendergast claimed sixth overall and second in Alpine after a late night thrash to repair a faulty electrical system. In the modified Super-Sprint category, former Super-Sprint and Endurance Champion John Dozier qualified the BFI/Court-ney Truck Service OHV Motor-sports GTX Honda Civic Turbo on the pole with a blazing lap fully 15 seconds faster than any other car all weekend. He then motored to the overall win by 32 seconds in the Saturday heat which gave him the pole for the Sunday fea-ture. He again easily pulled away, eventually winning by over a minute in the 15-lap, 1/2 hour sprint. In the Saturday heat, endurance winner Adam Popp drove superbly in his GTU Town and Country Dodge/Karrousel Motorsports Dodge Colt to run second much of the race until an electrical gremlin forced him out with under five minutes left. After repairing the car · over night, he started from the back of the pack Sunday and quickly worked his way toward the front. Then the car again went off-song, this time due to moisture in the coil, and he slowly fell back. It finally cleared up and he repeated his charge to eventually finish fourth overall and win his class. Second overall and the GTO win went to the Arpin Cheese VW Scirocco of Steve Wall while Mike Rappa won the four-wheel-drive class in his Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo with an excellent third overall finish. After missing the opener, former SCCA Endurance Champ-ion Bill Pate teamed with Chris Orr in Pate's Volkwagen Golf GTi and led flag to flag to win the two hour KDOG FM/Westwood Hardwater Classic Sunday, January 20, in Mankato, Minne-sota. Starting from pole on the 1.5-mile, 9-turn track, Orr built a near one-minute lead for the second consecutive weekend before handing off to his co-driver. Pate then took the VW of America/Chris Orr Sound Services Golf GTi to a one-lap overall and Pro class win in very cold conditions on a rough track, one of few to-run virtually trouble free. Another was the Pro-Mark Sport~ Dodge Colt Turbo, with Mark Olson joiningJerry Orr this weekend and finishrng second overall and winning the Sports class. Third overall and Alpine class winner was the Bob's Performance VW Scirocco of Bob Kunferman and SCCA Formula Ford stand-out Jim Render. A number of Alpine class cars followed overall, clear evidence that running clean and finishing is paramount in endurance ice racing. "The team may have missed the first race, but they sure didn't forget how to set up the car," according to Orr. "The Volkswagen was excellent right from the start of practice." "The crew gave us a great car for the conditions, and we managed to stay clean", concurred Pate. "It's nice to be back." Deserving far better than their ultimate tenth overall, third in Sports finish was the VW Rabbit GTi of Dave and Steve Beddor. They ran a solid second for the opening few laps and were easily one of the fastest cars on the track, but a spate of deflating tires ruined their chances of a win. The winner of the season opener, the Suzuki Ice Sport Swift GT of Ma_r_k Youngquist/ Adam Popp,. Dusty Times

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Mark Youngquist and Adam Popp got a victory in the Suzuki • Swift GT early in the series, but troubles dropped them back at the St. Paul race. John Dozier cruised to four overall wins in Super Sprint racing in his Honda Civic Turbo, but his streak ended when he got to St. Paul. Running in the Alpine class the VW Scirocco of Bob Kunferman and Jim Bender ran clean at Mankato, won the class and finished third overall. Steve and Dave Beddor ran very well most of the distance at the first race at Detroit Lakes, but had trouble later in the Sports class VW Rabbit GTi. Herm Johnson, teamed with Bill Pate in the VW GTi Golf, ran up front at St. Paul until tire woes caused a too early pit stop and a penalty. Ad~7:( P·opp won the enduro at Detroit a es w,t ar Youngquist and also drove this Dodge Colt quickly in the heat races, winning the G TU honors. suffered a transmission failure brought on by ice locking up the CV joints. In the twin 1/2-hour race modified Super-Sprint category, John Dozier scored wins three and four. For the first time this season, however, he didn't lead every lap as second fastest qualifier Adam Popp used his better track position to grab the lead for two laps in his GTU Dodge Colt in Saturday's prelim. · He suffered a cut tire, but fought back to secure sixth on the grid for Sunday's race. Dozier wisely chose the outside position as pole for the Sunday feature, and was never headed as he lapped the field. Popp quickly reclaimed an apparently comfort-able second place until a CV joint suddenly failed at 3/ 4 distance, ending his day. Second overall and the OTO win went again to the VW Scirocco of Steve Wall, -while Mike Rappa used the superb grip of his four-wheel-drive Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo to claim an excellent third overall finish. After a week off, the series moved to St. Paul, Minnesota for the most prestigious event of the ice racing season. Michigan's Bill Artzberger teamed with Peter Hansel to win the 2-hour, 58-lap Browning-Ferris Industries (BFI) World Championship Winter Carnival Cup Sunday, Feb. 3, on Lake Phalen, overcoming condi-tions which defined the term ''endurance racing''. Round Three was held in conditions completely opposite those in Mankato, as unseasonably warm, near 50 degree· temperatures created large slush puddles and ruts in the pure ice surface of the 10-turn, 2-mile track. While it created spectacular viewing for the massive crowds on both Saturday and Sunday, it was truly a test of endurance for the large field vying for the World Championship. Polesitter and_ points leader Chris Orr became stuck in a snowbank on the opening lap when the motor in his BFI/Chris Orr Sound Services Sports class Dodge Colt Turbo <;.µtout in the middle of turn 4. Although he eventually continued at a pace equal to th,e leaders, the intermit-Dusty Times tent problem finally ·became terminal on lap 25. The Herm Johnson/Bill Pate Pro class VW of America/Mobil Volkswagen Golf GTi then led until the first of numerous tire problems afflicting many of the competitors occurred, and Johnson turned the wheel over to Pate during the pitstop. Unfortunately, the driver change was too early for points, so Herm would need to drive another stint in the normally single change race. In avoiding another car, Pate became stuck in a bank for almost one lap, then pitted on lap 38 to both turn the wheel over to Herm and inspect the car. No problems were found, and Henn proceeded , to consistently lap almost five seconds per lap faster than the two leaders, making up almost three minutes to finish only 45 seconds behind the overall winners. He added a third overall and second in Pro finish to the fastest race lap he recorded on lap four. Artzberger suddenly found himself with a near one minute lead in the BFI World Champion-ship, only his third ice race. He then drove a very calculating final 20 laps as he saved the car, allowing his lead to dwindle only to a point and then responding to secure a 20-second margin of victory. A superb second overall and Alpine class victory was the hard earned result for the again exceptionally quick Bob's Performance Engineering/Rev-olution Wheels VW Scirocco of Kunferman and Render after early contact altered the front alignment. For the second time in three events Kunferman had qualified second overall in the immaculately prepared and driven Alpine class Scirocco. · Both the fourth and fifth quickest qualifiers also exper-ienced tire problems in the rough con-ditions, with the Mark Youngquist/ Adam Popp Suzuki Swift GT also experiencing overheating problems late in the race due to damaged front bodywork and slipping to tenth overall, third in Pro. Starting fifth, the Beddor Bros. VW Rabbit GTi had a tire explode in spectacular fashion in front of the huge crowd entering turn one. With the left front fender decimated, Dave held it together until a new tire was fitted and the fender was removed. Steve then drove absolutely flat-out to a fourth overall finish and Sport class win, a most well deserved result. Fifth overall and second in Alpine went to the Jack's Pizza Fiat 128 ofJohn and Jerry Nytes following an excellent consistent, error free drive, with a similar run producing a sixth overall, third in Alpine finish for the Kevin Carlstrom/Dan Otto VW Fox. Second and third in Sports went to the Old Milwaukee/Westside VW Golf GTi of Ron Veer hagen and Todd Freeman and the Lyle Nienow/Bud Erbe Lewiston Auto Company Chevrolet Cav-. alier, finishing ninth and eleventh overall respectively. The winner of the rear-drive Nordic class was the Dodge Colt of John Martin and Jerry Winker, taking a surprising fourteenth overall following a multiple rollover during qualifying Saturday. In the modified Super-Sprint category, Winnipeg, Manitoba's Jim King drove his rotary Mazda powered King-Auto Saab Sonnet to the overall and GTX wins in both the Saturday prelim and Sunday feature 1 / 2 hour heats. In Saturday's race King powered his way to the lead from dead last , after breaking in practice and not : getting a qualifying time. He then : held off the much less powerful 1 Town and Country Dodge/ Kar-1 rouse! Motorsports GTU Dodge Colt of the amazing Adam Popp 1 by only eight-tenths of a second in ; what appeared to be the most : exciting race of the weekend, but only until Sunday's Super-Sprint ' final was over. Saturday, polesitter Paul Moorman's GTX Saab "9900" led until two spins dropped him out of the lead group, and previously undefeated John Dozier in the BFI/Courtney Truck Service OHV Motorsports GTX Honda Civic Turbo had serious mechanical problems forcing the OHV crew to work well into the night Saturday to fix the car for Sunday. In fact, Dozier rented the spare, bone stock Suzuki Ice Sport Swift GT and ran it in GTX Saturday to earn even a few points. April 1991 In Sunday's feature, King started from pole but again had,to fend off Adam as the little Dodge that could refused to let King get away. For the entire 11 lap, 30-minute distance the gap was never over two seconds, and usually under one. Popp would carry tremendous speed through the turns in the light and agile Dodge to close up, often alongside and even once into the lead, but then the power of the rotary Mazda engine would allow King to draw away on the straights. As they exited the final turn on the last lap, Popp had the Dodge dead even with the Saab, but again King used the inside line and power of the rotary to win by only two-tenths of a second, or three feet. Satur.day's OTO winner, Steve Wall's Arpin Cheese VW GTi, snared fourth overall and his sixth straight OTO win, while the stock Toyota Celica All-Trac Turbo of Don Coatsworth used its superior traction in the poor conditions to take a superb third overall and sixth straight S4x4 dass win, counting the four previous wins this season by usual pilot Mike Rappa. The winner of Saturday's GS class, Phil Pate's VW of America VW Golf GTi, led again Sunday until he found a snowbank and Jerry Orr's BFI/Pro Mark Spoi:ts Dodge Colt Turbo slipped past to take the win. Second in GTX, but only eleventh overall, went to the repaired BFI Honda Civic "non-Turbo" of Dozier as there simply wasn't adequate time for the talented OHV crew to refit the turbo to the new motor. After leading briefly, the GTX Saab "9900" of Moorman began a string of pitstops, eventually retiring from the race. With three races complete, the new PRO-ICE Series has already reached a difficult, albeit temporary plateau in the sport, according to Series Director Jim Cich. "The PRO-ICE is already the 'major leagues' of _sports car ice racing", he said, "and in the years ahead we plan on it ranking equally with its summertime counterparts. The PRO-ICE Series wrapped up its exception-ally successful inaugural year February 16-17 in the Milwau-. kee/Oshkosh Wisconsin area. 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. 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I Cecil Robertson brought out his experimental Ninja powered open wheeler, that was quick, but had motor mount problems and retired early in the rac~. Frank Schneider burned the midnight oil to get his new Sportsman race car ready for the season opener, but electrical problems put him out after just one lap. James Martin started the 1991 series in a new Funco that he drove in first place for several laps until engine trouble forced him out of the race. THE TEXAS CHALLENGE SERIES SEASON OPENS ~oger Federwisch Wins His First Off Road Race By Tommy Bowling Roger Federwisch flies across the rough desert at Notrees as he had a trouble free run, very consistent lap times, and he won the race overall in his Unlimited Class Chenowth. The Texas Challenge Off Road Points Series, organized by Midwest Racing, Inc., kicked off the 1991 .race season on February 23 at Notrees, Texas, 25 miles west of Odessa. The weather was · great as the.temperature climbed to the middle 70s with a strong enough wind to keep the dust cleared off the track. For those who raced in this series last year, they were treated to the new pit area that is located atop the highest p.oint on the caprock, which meant that more than half of the seven mile course could be seen from the pit area. Also new this year is the radio communica-tions being furnished by W est~rn Electronics of Odessa. This enabled the tower to keep in touch with the checkpoints and keep much better track of the drivers. The race course area is very similar to Las Vegas in that it has its own rock gardens, silt beds and fast hard pa·cked areas. The weather in West Texas is also much \ik_e Las Vegas in that you don't ever have to worry about getting r·ained out, as the annual rainfall is under 13 inches. When it does rain it rarely ever rains enough at one time to settle the dust. Midwest Racing, in an effort to have their series stand apart from other off road series, and to make racing more exciting for everyone involved, has strived to create a race course that is challenging but that also keeps the pits active by designing courses that are from five to ten miles in length. What this does is bring the race cars by the pits more often, and when a driver does have a problem, he is CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMET.S & ACCESSORIES 5153 BOWDEN AVE. SAH DIEGO, CA. 12117. TEL (819) 27$-2509 HELMET $195 COMPLETE SYSTEM $320 A FRESH AIR HELMET AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED FOR OFF ROAD USE AT A REA!lONABLE PRICE BUILT AND BACKED BY BELL HELMETS LIGHT WEIGHT-REDUCES NECK STRAIN Page 22 COOL, COMFOR'.['ABLE TERRY CLOTH LINER BLOWER ll!OT!)R AND ASSEMBLY ARE GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL TEAR SNELL SA85 APP~OVEQ Photos: Racepix hy Bob Bowling never more than three miles from the pits. . The criteria the Texas Chai lenge Series uses includes no pre-running prior to race day except for the August race. Only pre-entries receive maps prior to race day. There is only one pit area and no one is allowed anywhere on the race course except race vehicles. If a race car breaks down during the race, the only people that may help are Midwest personnel or the drivers of another race vehicle. Otherwise the entrant may have· a long walk back to the pits. The 1991 series opener was short on entries due to bad weather in North and East Texas. But, for the drivers who did show up for this kick-off race, the competition was very close and . exciting. The course had to be shortened at the very last minute because of some beef that came wandering onto part of the course. Seems someone forgot to shut the gate! So, the course was . cut in half and the number oflaps increased by eight, making a twenty-five lap race for a total distance of 75 miles. The part of the course that was closed for the cows had the fast areas and the area that was run had the rougher areas. So, the average speed for the race was under 40 mph. The Pro cars ran in one class combined, and J a.mes Martin was first off the line in his Class 2 Funco, as he was the only pre-entry for this race. Next off was the Class 10 'Barn-Barn' Racing Team entry driven· by Jim Maness. They ran their Class 1 pre-run car as their new Class 1-1600 was not quite ready for this race. However, Maness said their new Sprint Chassis Works car will be ready for the n~xt race on April 6. Next off the line was Cecil Robertson in his Ninja powered home built Class 1. Following him off the line was the Class 2 driven by Roger Federwisch. This was the third race for Roger in his Chenowth that he rolled in his last outing in El Paso, so he was looking to finish this race. Frank Schneider was next off, as he started his very first off road race in the Class 7 Sportsman entry. Unfortunately, as is sometimes the case with new drivers in new cars, he was only able to complete one lap before electrical problems forced him to retire very early in his first race. He vowed that he would be back for the April race, April 1991 Jim Maness showed the competition the quick way around the race «ourse wit(1 the fast lap of the day at 4:42, but he had to settle for second place. and that any other Sportsman cars exhaust on the car. Federwisch out there had better watch out! passed Maness and moved right Hummm - Seems we've heard that into first place. Martin had gotten saying before. under way again and closed to After the first lap had been within five minutes of Maness, completed James Martin was still but the Martin Fun co was starting leading on the road, but Jim to pump oil, as he had some rings Maness had taken the lead on time going away. He was finally forced over the second place car of Roger to retire after the 13th lap. Federwisch by about seven Jim Maness had retaken the seconds. Roger was in second on lead on the 13th lap over Roger time by a mere 15 seconds over Federwisch and held that lead Robertson's Ninja and Martin's until the 20th lap and, just before Funco, who were separated by the Sprint Chassis works car only 1 100th of a second. At the completed its 21st lap, Jim broke end of the second lap Martin had a tie rod end which forced a pit gone ahead of Robertson by stop. At the time of the pit stop about 30 seconds, but the time Maness was leading by about two from first to last was still less than minutes over Federwisch and 1 ½ minutes. After three laps might have had a chance to Martin had moved into second replace the tie rod end and win the place just 45 seconds behind race as the pit crew searched Maness. frantically for a tie rod end. But, On lap 4 Maness pitted to as Lady Luck would call it on this check out a loud rattle which day, the tie rod end that had turned out to be a broken exhaust broken was a right hand end and flange. This allowed Martin's the pit crew could only find two Fun co to take over first place, and left hand ends in the spare parts. he held first through the eighth Needless· to say, with only four lap. Meanwhile; Maness and ·laps left to run, the Maness car Federwisch remained second and had ended its day. Roger third, with the total time between Federwisch went on to victory in first and last still only about two the Chenowth to record his first minutes. The racing had been very off road win, completing the race close and tight up to this point in in a total time of 1 :51 :30. Maness • the event which was now about was second, a few laps down, and one quarter done. James Martin was third a couple Cecil Robertson's entry died at laps ahead of Cecil Robertson. the starting line at the end of the The next series race is the eighth lap and he got it restarted second annual Rattlesnake 125 after being pushed away from the on April 6. This is an eight race line. But it was not to be; as the pit series with the top five races crew rushed up and started counting towards the final checking the car over, they standings. The racing is always discovered thatthe motor mounts exciting in West Texas and ·the had broken which put Robertson view is extraordinary from the out for this race. pits. Holiday Inn Parkway in In the meantime Maness had Odessa is a sponsor of the series taken over the lead and Martin's and offers a special racer's rate, so Funco had started having some be sure to call them before the engine problems which caused a April race. Midwest Racing long pit stop on the ninth lap. would like to thank the more than This allowed Roger Federwisch to 25 sponsors for their support and move into second place· only invites anyone who appreciates a about 1 ½ minutes behind good challenge to come and Maness. Maness pitted again on compete near beautiful downtown the tenth lap to try and tie up th_e Notrees. See you in April! Dusty Times

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The Losers The Parker race, always a special event as it marks the beginning of the season, is also always tough, this year being no exception, with just a 44% finish rate. Of course, there are so many restrictions about where pit crews can be, and where chase vehicles can go, that it's often actually harder to get to a damaged race car on the close in Parker course than it is on a long, isolated Baja 1000. Two of this year's Losers did it to themselves the day before the race. Both Dave Kreisler and Torn Koch felt the need to do some last minute testing on Friday, and they found an area where they thought they could run at high speed to check out their suspensions. Tom climbed into his car, with Jim Moulton at his side, and took off, to check things out. Minutes later, Dave Kreisler and Mike Weber took off in Kreisler's car, for the same reason. As Koch and Moulton headed back, Kreisler headed out. They rounded a turn, and, as Koch put it, "There was just time to say, 'Oh ----!', and that was it." Kreisler's car ran up the driver's side of Koch's car, lifted, and rolled over. Moulton and Koch ended up right side up, and hurriedly got out of their car, because they could see that Kreisler had overturned. Dave was already out, bleeding from a cut chin, and nursing a broken arm, but they had to help Weber get out, because he'd cut his · forehead, and was bleeding so badly he couldn't see. Koch then ran to a nearby business and i:alled for help, which got there quickly. The upshot of the whole thing was· bruises and bumps for Koch and Moulton, but Kreisler, along with the broken arm, had over a hundred stitches under his chin, and Weber spent a short time in the hospital while they made certain he didn't have serious head injuries. He did have a broken nose and a couple of shiners. Both the cars were so seriously damaged that they were unable to race. Steve Spurapas, in a brand new Class 10 car, got about 30 miles into the race when a c.v. let go. So he fixed that, and went a bit further, only to have the pressure plate blow up, and bring him to a halt again. He and his crew were well on their way to fixing that problem also, but then they discovered that the cause of the disaster was something unfixable, having to do with the rnainshaft, and had to wrap it up for the day. - -Daren and Doug York had a serious ignition problem in their Class 7 Ford, and they stopped and fiddled with it many times on their first lap. But it got worse and worse, and finally, 30 miles into the second lap, they decided they might as well give it up. Jack Johnson got to start his year with a new race car, and it must have been a great feeling to go off the line in his very exotic Class 1 Jeep. Unfortunately, he managed to get only 82 miles into the race when the transmission let go. Dan Beaver has a new truck also, a Class 8 Ford, and he's planning to run the full series this year. His friends Herb Reno and Greg and Ron Kishiyarna are planning to help b,irn, and were Dusty Times By Judy Smith really excited about the first race of the season, in Beaver's own back yard. But he didn't even get to complete a lap, his unknown troubles starting right after the green flag. Greg Hibbs got his Class 10 car into the second lap, but then his transmission locked up and he "slid into the weeds". Dave Ashley found himself out of the race early in the day, something he's not accustomed to, when his left front suspension disitegrated, and Pancho Bio, in Class 9, lost his motor on the first lap. In Class 10, Mike Withers broke a c. v. about six miles into the race. He fixed that and went on, only to break another on his second lap. He got that repaired also, but by then had run out of time, and the next checkpoint was closed when he got there. Brian McDonnell, another Class 10 driver, managed to get one lap done, but then tore off a shock tower on his second lap. And Stephen Hendricks, also in Class 10, was one of the cars that rolled off the embankment while trying to stop before the site of Buzz Cornbe's accident. Hendricks damaged his car enough so he couldn't go on. Class 10 was fairly fragile for this event, another one of them, the Tom Schilling, John Marking team, disintegrated a clutch, which made a hole in their new Fortin transmission. Rod Hall and Jim Fricker were Losers before the race when their new truck didn't get finished in time to run at Parker. Rod had to borrow back his truck from two years ago from his sons, Chad and Josh, who've been racing it in northern California for the last year. The rules in Class 4 had changed so that the truck that Hall raced last year was no longer legal. So there he was with an outdated truck for beginners, and then he lost his front drive. And if that wasn't enough, at one point in the day, when he had a problem, and wanted to motor on down Shea Road on the pavement, to the pits, he was given a ticket, and told that was a no-no. Then he holed the pan of the race truck, and lost so much time making repairs that he got to the finish line minutes over the time limit, and didn't even get credit for all three laps. Glenn Harris was back in a buggy f~r this race, driving Michael Gaughan's two seater, and looking forward to having a lot of fun. But he crunched his front end in a ditch on the first lap, and was out for the day. Walker Evans ran his Dodge truck in Class 1 / 2 this time, and enjoyed running up front, but it lasted only 80 miles or so, and GERMAN AUTO then· he lost his engine. In Class 5 Carlos Vela and. Louie Melero managed to get all the way around one time, but they had a bad piston and decided to park at the end of the lap, rather than come to a grinding halt somewhere out on the course. 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THE 1991 RALLYE MONTE CARLO A last Minute Victory T,xt&Pho!!a~n~rlos Sainz and Toyota The mountain roads around Monte Carlo always present a great challenge, but this year they were dry, instead of covered with snow, so the twisting route was faster and less dangerous. The treachery of T urini will haunt Ford's competition supremo Peter Ashcroft for the rest of his days. Francois Delecour's heart. breaking suspension failure while comfort-ably leading the Monte Carlo Rally, on his first outing with the Ford official team and his first ever event in a . four-wheel drive car, was a ghostly shadow of the last stage defeat for Bjorn Walde-gard's Ford Escort at the same stage on the same rally 12 years before. For the first 26 stages the star had been Delecour; the Frenchman with a pretty blue-eyed lady co-driver, had shown uncanny self confidence on his introduction to top league rally-ing. But, on the last stage, 27, the Toyota Celica GT-Four ofW arid Champion Carlos Sainz swept past to win. The championship opener looked good, with five different manufacturers taking part and four of them eventually scoring fastest stage times. It was notice-able that Lancia did not have con-fidence on an event where they had always been confident before.-There was a strong pre-event feel-ing that this could be the first time Europeans did not win the best known rally in Europe. Times had changed, maybe it was the turn for someone other than Lancia to win. Mitsubishi team chief Andrew Cowan knew this was nothing like the Monte Carlos of old, rem_embering the days when .\/\ Ai 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. 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Conditions were surprisingly consistent, hardly any snow, but some icy patches. After Sainz's teammate Armin Schwarz punc-tured on stage 2, the Lancias of Didier Auriol, Miki Biasion and Bruno Saby took up the chase. But halfway through the fourth stage, when lying second, Auriol's car just stopped. After nine min-utes delay he got going in 4 7th spot. Tire choices were always critical. Mitsubishi had been too cautious on stage 1 and generally did not seem to be ready. Brakes and engines were soon proving to be the weakest com-ponents. The brakes on Hannu Mikkola's Mazda caught fire on the first stage, then on the second he felt the engine start to seize so he crawled to the end of the stage and retired with undefined engine failure. Gregoire de Mevius's · Group N car became the second Mazda engine retirement. Carlos had felt something wrong with his Toyota's brakes even on the drive up from the start at Barcelona, then Kenneth Eriksson had his pedal go to the floor on stage 5 when the fluid came out from a loose connection. · Miki Biasion in the official Martini Lancia was hard pressed; fighting the privately prepared Fina ~ar of Saby even though the Frenchman had back trouble which made him feel physically sick. Yves Loubet fell back when twice his car went to three cylind-ers. Ford was also in the wars. Alex Fiorio broke his turbo both on stage 1 and 2, then lost his brakes on stage 6. Malcolm Wil-son started cautiously while man-agers watched new driver Dele-cour who was going much better. Fearful that Ford of Europe might not have a good interim result to talk about, Delecour was asked to slow down a bit, he did and fell from second to fourth as the cars reached.the night halt at Aubenas. Le~ off the leash again, the opening stage of the next section saw Delecour's first· major tri-umph, fastest time and suddenly a j~mp back to second place, but his teammates were in despair. "I don't normally swear", joked the normally imperturbable Wilson who had just driven 35 km of probably the event's most dan-gerous stage without brakes due to a failed retaining clip. Alex Fio-April 1991 Carlos Sainz and Luis_ Moya made history scoring the first ever Japanese Monte Carlo wm, the first for the Toyota Ce/ica GT-Four, taking the lead on the last stage and seen here cruising into town. In_ Europe rallies run right through the middle of town, and Miki Biasion T1z1ano S1v1ero swing a hard turn for the spectators en route to second overall . in the Lancia Delta Integrate. rio was not much happier, saying Ford didn't have enough of the right tires on hand and he had to use a harder compound, later drove 8 km on stage 8 with no brakes, and on stage 9 his front differential broke. Although back up to 16th, Auriol's days of mis-ery came to an end when his engine expired on the first stage of the day. Any remaining hope for Schwarz of keeping in touch with the leaders went with a flat tire 5 km from the start of the longest stage of the event and he stopped to change the wheel. The strangest disaster of the day came on stage 9 when Eriks-son's car spluttered to a stop out of fuel. He said it must have been the gauge which read 30 liters at the start, then fell to zero. He got gas from a spectator, but lost over half an hour. Delecour, however, was eating into Sainz's lead. At the next pause the Spaniard was only 55 seconds in front, but the great-est excitement came on the final stage of the day, one of the most unusual stages in the Champion-ship. Run on clear asphalt roads along a valley which precedes a climb over icy roads through a wooded area, this stage creates a unique challenge of choosing the right tires. Sainz chose studded tires to be safe, but lost time; Schwarz took slick tires and made best time, 44 seconds quicker than anyone else. Saby fell behind Biasion and fellow Fina driver Yves Loubet was in despair. "Broke a drive shaft first stage this morning, spun twice on the last." Salonen fell to seventh while changing a flat on the last stage, and brake problems still troubled Fords; Fiorio had none on the last stage of the day. Jesus Puras was happy. "When I left Lancia I really didn't know what to expect, but I am really enjoying the Mazda in these con-ditions." Eriksson had fallen to 43rd, and was all for going home and practicing for the forthcom-ing Swedish Rally. Was he tired after Paris-Daker? "Yes, but tired more because as soon as I got to France I drove each stage two more times. The Monday stages headed off from Digne to the west. Fiorio had more brake trouble, then the gear lever knob came away and fell under his pedals. Saby felt better and regained third place, causing Biasion to comment at the midday halt that he didn't have a good feeling at the thought of being beaten like this. Delecour arrived in time for the restart, but some of his carefree style was gone. like the significance of his efforts had begun to dawn on him. Duez could not restart his Toyota in pare ferme and had to take a 30 second penalty to get a push, then lost more time at the next control and finally the transmission It looked like _another European win as Francois Delecour and Anne Pauwels led the ma1onty of the rally in the Ford Sierra Cosworth, but dropped to third on the very last stage. Dusty Times

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From Monte Carlo, Christophe and Isabelle Spiliotis won Group N in the Ford Sierra Cosworth 4x4, and were 12th overall at 7:41:54 total stage time. At 18th overall the Ladies Prize winner and FIA Cup leader was Minna Sillankorva from Finland with Italian navigator Michela Marangoni. Being urged on by spectators Timo Salonen with Voitto Silander were eighth overall in the Finns first outing in the Mitsubishi Ga/ant VR-4. . . Stage controls, left center, are often placed close to a town, as here with the Skoda Favorit of Sibera/Gross just leaving a time control. I For the first time in 20 years a lady co-driver competed in a works Ford. Anne-Chantal Pauwels navigated for almost winner Francois Delecour. There was some snow on many hills, but the roads were plowed, like this one, as the J. Francois Ottan/Sylvie Limon Honda Civic zips by spectators. clutch pack failed as well. The leading lady driver Minna Sillankorva, Mazda, began ticking off the cars she saw by the way-side, which moved her into 20th and eligible for FIA Ladies points if she could stay there or better. The day's biggest moment was when Puras's Mazda went straight into a rock face, bounced back across the road and impaled itself on a tree. The car was out. Eriks-son wasn't quite as depressed at his continuing saga of tr;oubles as you might imagine. "Finally they changed the differential the car felt much better." For the first time he was faster than new teammate Salonen and old rival Juha Kankkunen. There were hearts in the mouth aplenty on stages 16 and 1 7 where many drivers lost control. Bia-sion 's co-driver Tiziano Siviero explained, "We had been driving along wet roads for some way, so when we came to dry asphalt, the tires had lost their warmth. When-ever there was some difficulty it was very tricky." Sainz spun and lost time having to reverse round in the middle of the road. Dele-cour said "I hit the wall to stop the car from spinning.,.., Duez did a lot of damage to the structure of his Toyota and Sainz continued to have brake trouble, a soft pedal and fading, and the team could not fathom it out. Saby, in the · Fina Lancia had been pulling away from works driver Biasion all day, and on stage 1 7 had taken 1 7 seconds off the former World Champion. He was asked by works mechanics to call at their service for a turocharger change. He ·duly obliged and found to his dismay that the turbo failed on the next stage, losing him 17 seconds and -forfeiting- his hard fought third place to Biasion. So what was going to happen on the final night? Ford competition director Peter Ashcroft had seen · this all before in 1979 but in reverse. Then Bjorn Waldegard had been cruising to victory and the team had implored him to go easily and he was beaten .on the last stage. Delecour was told to go all out for the victory .. "I've only been going 95%, so ther.e's another five to come." Carlos, who had also seen it all before, said he would be content to finish first or second, "I understand that Francois knows the stages much better than me." Ford had not won the rally since 1938, no J apa-nese team had ever done it. For the last section tensions had been brewing up in a way that is typical of Monte Carlo and are absolutely unique in the sport. The story about Saby's turbo-charger had intrigued everyone, Was it True? IfLancia Martini had engineered their driver to over• take the semi-official Lancia man, could they'engineer more changes of position and get ahead of both Ford and Toyota. Happily this year nothing underhand was sus-pected, but it was to be a thrilling finish. Delecour got ahead of Sainz on the first stage at T urini. Sainz being the first car on the road, was cautious for fear of what debris had been thrown on the road by spectators. The Span-. iard was back· again leading after the second stage, but then second time round the loop Delecour forced his way back again, this time apparently for good. Sainz said, "Two stages from the finish Luis and I reckoned it was better to come second than risk Results -1991 Rallye Monte Carlo Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya E Toyota Celica GT-Four Miki Biasion/Tiziano Siviero I . Lancia Delta lntegrale Francois Delecour/Anne Pauwels F Ford Sierra Cosworth Armin SchwarZ/Arne Herz D/S Toyota Celica GT-Four Juha Kankkunen/Juha Piironen SF Lancia Delta lntegrale Bruno Saby/Daniel Grataloup F Lancia Delta lntegrale Malcolm Wilson/Nicky Grist rn Ford Sierra Cosworth Timo SalonenNoitto Silander SF Mitsubishi Galan! VR-4 Yves Loubet/Jean-Paul Chiaroni F Lancia Delta lntegrale Alex Fiorio/1..uigi Pirollo I Ford Sierra Cosworth Marc DueZ/Klaus Wicha B Toyota Celica GT-Four . Christophe & Isabelle Spiliotis MC Ford Sierra Cosworth Minna Sillankorva/M. Marangoni SF/I Mazda 323 4WD •• • Group winners - •• Ladies Cup winner Winner's average stage speed - 89.98 kph Dusty Times . 165 start - 75 finish A• 6:57:21 A 7:02:20 A 7:02:33 A 7:03:52 A 7:05:07 A 7:06:34 A 7:08:36 A 7:08:43 A 7:10:00 A 7:21:03 A 7:25:02 N• 7:41:54 A 8:09:24 everything." · Delecour was taking all this pressure in his stride and finally started the last stage with a com-fortable 41 second advantage. With no need to hurry and after mechanics had given the car a careful check he noticed a strange noise from the rear. He stopped on the stage asking spectators if something was visibly awry, which it wasn't. Then the suspen-sion collapsed. "My first mistake was to carry on too quickly, and so I got a puncture at the rear.'' He got out in despair but after a min-ute or two climbed back in the car again. "My next mistake was driv-ing too quickly on three wheels, because we then slid off on a patch of spectator snow and got another puncture." It was all over. 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Nicley 1'/JolllJJIOll'I • Walker Evans Makes By Homer Eubanks It Two In A Row Photos: Trackside Photo Inc. At San Diego Walker Evans scored his first main event victory in the Dodge Dakota in San Diego, and the Dodge team leader also followed teammate Glenn Harris in the first heat as they scored a 1-2 finish for Dodge. The month of February is of the Mickey Thompson Off Road usual t-shirt vendors and after-special interest to stadium racing Championship Gran Pr.ix. And in market apparel suppliers offered fans in San Diego because two what has become a trademark for fans souvenirs of the event. And exciting events are held inside the the event a free Motorsports for that up close contact with the Jack Murphy Memorial Stadium. Exposition provided plenty of competitors the traditional TheMickeyThompsonOffRoad entertainment for the various autograph party before the race Championship Gran Prix caps off racing fans in attendance. Remote gives everyone a chance to the month that began two weeks Control (RC) cars, of all makes · familiarize themselves with the earlier with Supercross racing. and models, began around noon competitors and the track. Because many professional off warming up the competitive After the opening event, held in road racers are from this area both nature of the early arriving race Anaheim, Roger Mears Sr. came events have a strong hometown fans_. A live band set the tempo for into the San Diego event as points setting. Each event drew approx-the evening by varying the types leader of the Grand National imately 35,000 fans. This article of music so there-was something class. Defending champ Mitch deals with the Gran Prix but the for everyone. Many of the tire Mustard only has a one pointlead Supercross event had to be companies and aftermarket over Marty Coyne in the Super mentioned because it helped to suppliers pitched a tent on the 1600 class. Tommy Croft was set the pace for February. . stadium grounds to offer their • leading the UltraStock class and This event was round two of wares and pass out posters. The Charles Shepherd was in control Glenn Harris started the evening off right winning the first truck heat in the Dodge Dakota, but had troubles in the next heat and the main event. And Accessories Off Road Racing Fiberglass Body Components Stock And Flared For Most Trucks Hand Layed With Cloth For Maximum Strength And Flexibility Full Kits Starting at $575.00 5 Pieces Page 26 Performance Fiberglass R3 3786 DePere WI 54115 414-532-4186 of the 4-Wheel A TV class. Greg George had his Nature's Recipe Briggsbuilt in control of the SuperLite field while Larry Brooks had a four point lead in the UltraCross cycle class. A quick description of the Gran Prix track might help you understand some of the action. The starting line was positioned on the first base line of the baseball diamond. Once under-way a left hand turn preceded a section offering the racers two choices. He could either take the inside lane, which was longer but smoother, or, opt for the shorter outside lane that was rougher. Whether the driver chose inside, or out, each had to enter the section with a sharp left turn then a quick right turn into a short straight. Next, a right hander sent them 'through a rhythm section. The next right turn took both lines through a rough whoopie section before a sharp left hand switchback. A lot of action took place at this intersection. From here three small jumps introduced a short rough section, and then a sweeping left hand turn brought the racers into the back stretch that had two evenly spaced jumps ( which served to break up any chance of them getting comfort-able). Another left sweeper brought the racers around to the· start line. The UltraCross and 4-Wheel A TV classes rode what would be considered a backwards and abbreviated course. April 1991 Rod Millen is going very well in the high tech Toyota, as the former rally star won the second truck heat, and scored a close third in the main event. Grand National Sports Trucks on an average can run $200,000 apiece, so understandably, the field has experienced a slow growth. But at this San Diego event the evening's first heat race produced the largest field ever ( 13 trucks) of Grand National Sport Trucks. Roger Mears Jr., Nissan, and Glenn Harris, Dodge, shared the front row. The second row consisted of Larry Ragland, Chevrolet, and the other Dodge driven by team owner Walker Evans. Danny Thompson, Chev-rolet, sat behind his teammate and shared the row with Roger Mears, Nissan. T earn Toyota made up the · next row with Ivan Stewart inside and Rod Millen outside. Being from nearby Alpine Ivan Stewart had stated that he really wanted to win before his home town crowd, and had qualified his new V6 powered Toyota as second fastest. Due to the inverted starting order Rob MacCachren, Ford, who had qualified fastest, sat inside of row five. Willie Valdez returned to stadium racing driving a Ford. New to the sport and making his first Grand National run was Scott Douglas in a Jeep. Another newcomer to the sport, Ken Hodgdon, brought out his sharp green Chevrolet and also made his debut. Dan Esslinger brought out his new Ford to make the field have three Fords. There was also three Chevrolets, two Toyotas, two Dodges, two Nissans, and one Jeep representing their respective manufacturers. When the racing got underway Harris went outside but the younger Mears was able to pull a truck length lead. Mears then stalled for a second and Harris took over with teammate Evans, running the outside option, running neck-to-neck with Roger Mears, Jr., Evans and Mears, Jr. tangled for a moment on the back switchback but both were able to keep their positions. After the first lap confusion Rod Millen got hung up and sat on the barrier. And Millen sat there until the sixth lap before getting going again. Walker Evans found a way around Mears and the two Dodge trucks were comfortable in first and second. Before Mears could mount an attack on Evans, Ivan Stewart showed up to battle for third. Once the dust settled the battle was won by Stewart -and this put all the heat on Larry Ragland as Mears Sr., MacCach-ren and Mears Jr. all fought for fourth. Danny Thompson sat still · on the front straight after the second lap. The two Dodges were bumper to bumper in a heated battle against one another while Stewart, in third place, was a full straight behind. And that's how they ended the heat -Harris leading Evans. Fourth place was won by Roger Mears, Sr. and fast qualifier Rob MacCachren took fifth. . Only seven UltraStocks came out for the first heat race. On the pole sat Tommy Croft, a local favorite. Next to him was Larry Noel. John Gersjes, sat in row two behind Croft. Gersjes moved up -from Super Lites to the UltraStock class this year driving the Nissan previously piloted by Vince Tjelmeland. On the start Croft used his pole position to go inside and grab the lead. John Gersjes grabbed the second spot and Larry Noel pushed ahead of .Brian Stewart. Once out front Croft showed his hometown fans the art of race car driving and took off and left the other six drivers to argue over second place. In second place was Noel but he had Gersjes in hot pursuit. Brian Stewart also_ showed the hometown fans he was going for it, but he found too Jerry Whelchel used his automatic trans to great advantage, winning both his Super 1600 heat race and the main event, and here he passes Jimmy Nichols (#11) who was second in the same heat that Whelchel won. Dusty Times

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Larry Noel continues to be busy racing in two classes at MTEG events, and he won the first 1600 heat in his Chenowth, but faded later in the night. much traction in the Toyota and Shepherd used his front row ended up putting it on its side. He starting position to his advantage was righted and able to get back and rode to a wire-to-wire into the action but was a lap victory. The victory added 20 down. points to Shepherd's tally, but his Tommy Croft held onto his closest competitor for the year comfortable lead to take the was second place Mark Ehrhardt checkered. Second place was who earned 16 points. Greg Larry Noel and John Gersjes was Stuart crossed over third and third. Tim Lewis finished fourth. fourth was Gary Denton. Fifth The second UltraStock heat place was John Lukas. . race followed with Lloyd Castle Another set of 15 riders came on the pole with Brian Collins out for heat two of the 4-Wheel sharing the front row. Jack ATV event. And this time Millerd was second behind Castle Donavon Holland jumped off the and Christopher Neil was outside. lin·e and never looked back. Third row was Jim Smith inside Holland was not alone. He led a and Jeff Elrod outside. Joe four bike Honda train. Doug · Anchondo made up row four. Eichner crossed over second and When the green came out third place went to Mike Castlegotthejumpandwentwide Olmsted. Donny Banks w~s off the line to cut off Collins. fourth. Kenneth Delk rode his Castle then took the inside line ATK to fifth place and sixth and appeared to be headed for a through eighth places were all win until Collins came around the aboafd Hondas. left hand sweeper going into the Heat o·ne of SuperLite racing back straight and used Castle's had 11 cars entered. Rennie Jeep as a berm. The two came , Awana used his pole spot to grab down the back straight swapping the lead but had to contend with a paint, and over the first jump long time rival, Frank Chavez, Castle got his right rear tire torn breathing down his neck. On the off by the guard rail. Collins took second lap Chavez took over and over the lead and took off. Chris Awana had Greg George (fastest Neil sat on the track in the middle qualifier) pressing for second of the first turn outside option place. George tried the outside making it a single lane race track line but when the two lines came until course wor_kers pushed him back together it was still Chavez in up further on the track. the lead and Awana second. But A rough driving ruling was going into the third lap Awana made on Collins and Castle's went a little wide to cut back on encounter, stating that Collins' the first option and George stuck victory stood but he was to start at his front wheel in for the position. the back of the field in the main When the white flag came out event as a penalty for taking George was pressuring for the Castle out of the race, so Collins lead. On the back rough section was declared the winner. Jack he went inside.and stole the lead Millerd brought his Jeep over and Chavez got sideways trying to second and the battle for third defend his position and ended up kept the crowd entertained as Jeff in fifth place. Elrod stole third place on the last Greg George added the victory lap. to his fast qualifying honors and Heat one of the 4-Wheel A TV second place went to early event class had 15 bikes competing. leader Rennie Awana. Third was Current points leader Charles won by Marty Hart and fourth Bria,tcollins, who often wins on the desert, got his fir!?t victory in MTEG racing in San Diego as Collins flew his lancy Porsche over the jump to win the second UltraStock heat race. · Dusty Times Larry Noel seems unbeatable in his UltraStock VW, as he won both his heat race and the main event, with what looked like apparent ease. Noel is an avid stadium racer who used to run the desert. was Terry Peterson. Heat two of SuperLite racing had yet another group of 11 cars. Mercedes Gonzales sat on the pole with Joe Price. Row two was Sean Finley (second in points after Anaheim) and last year's champ Rory Holladay. Holladay was debuting a new car for this event. When the green flag came out the lady of stadium racing hesitated for one valuable second and found herself battling for the lead with Finley and Price. Before the lap was over Finley edged out front and so did Price. Douglas Goodenough provided the excitement on the second lap by flipping his car. He later was able to get it going and finished ninth. Further down the track Rory Holladay had lost traction and spun sideways while battling for third. But Holladay was able to regain control and settled into fifth. Sean Finley won the event and Joe Price was second. Mercedes Gonzales was third ahead of Gilbert Valdez. There were 11 cars lined up for the first Super 1600 event. But with Larry Noel setting on the pole and Frank Arciero getting a bad start, the race was over once it got started. The first two laps had the. pack tight enough for ~ome action but little occurred .. Then by the third lap it was follow the leader as Noel cruised to victory. Frank Arciero crossed over second and third went to Marty Coyne. Dur_ing qualifying Coyne had set fastest lap of not only the Super 1600's but of all the trucks and buggies. Fourth place was Baja Bob Gordon and Eric Arras was fifth. · The second Super 1600 heat had 10 cars. Jimmy Nichols and Kevin Smith shared the front row and row two was made up of • Danny Rice and Jerry Whelchel. During qualifying the drivers are given two laps to qualify. The best lap is the official time. The officials inadvertently gave Whelchel a third lap and he made the best of it. Whelchel had turned the fastest lap of the day but the lap was not counted and Marty Coyne enjoyed the official fast lap honor. In the meantime Whelchel had turned fast enough official time to be second in qualifying. Jimmy Nichols read the starter's moves and jumped out front off the line. Nichols took the inside option and led the pack back across the field. Danny Rice settled into second and Jerry Whelchel was in hot pursuit. Gary Gall lined up behind Whelchel and then Bill Goshen . Last year's champ, and the current points leader, Mitch Mustard sat stalled in the middle of the track -where he remained throughout the race. On the third lap Nichols had pulled a couple of lengths lead over (;Ir' When Peter Piper Picked A Parker Pumper Helmet, How Many Drivers Wanted The Helmet That Peter Piper Picked? ,,,,:.-».,,,,,.x»:X-,,.:,.,,,,. •. -....... -, "<:. #,.,,,,-· ;>.;,;, . /" 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 Helm~ts We Also Convert Helmets! We Ship UPS Fax (714) 923-3118 Parker Pumper Helmets-2318 S. Vineyard, Ste B Ontario, Calif. 91761• Phone (714) 923-7016 April 1991 '_Z] ·•1 Page 17

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~l~ Ivan Stewart seems jinxed in front of his home town crowd, but his Toyota was a solid second in heat 2 and the main, and third in the truck heat 1. Rob MacCachren soars over a jump in the afternoon sessions, and his Ford nailed down fast qualifier honors, and placed fourth in the main event. · Frank Arcier_o Jr. keeps his Chenowth earning second place points as he took second in both his heat race and the feature in Super 1600 action-. I,,... ___ • ., .. ,.,.,,~·>»: I Flying through traffic here, Marty Coyne kept his Chenowth together in S€n Diego to place second in his heat race and a close third in. the main event. Tommy Croft flew his Jeep Cherokee straight and even in the UltraStock wars and he sailed on to second in the main event as well as second in his heat. Despite the engine hood flapping in his line of sight, Brian Stewart got the Toyota 4Runner around quickly to place third in the UltraStock Main. f;r Rice. Due to the outside option it appeared Whelchel was a short distance behind in third, but when he entered the back straight he was second. Whelchel had his momentum going and tried to grit his teeth over the rough stuff with the intention of cutting back inside of Nichols. But Nichols was able to swing the tail of his Chenowth around and block his move. But on the next lap Nichols' car apparently slipped out of gear for just a second and there was Whelchel ready to take over the lead. Whelchel doesn't have to worry about slipping gears as his Chenowth is the only one in the field equipped with an automatic Page 28 transaxle. The transaxle concept is credited to Fred Kiser, Westminster, CA., with the torque converter built by Rusty's Converter Shop in Chino, CA and the unit was assembled by Mogi. . . Jerry Whelchel went on to bring the Sage Council Racing Team the event honors. Jimmy Nichols, one of the home town favorites, came across second and third went to Danny Rice. Fourth was Kevin Smith and Gary Gall crossed over fifth. The second Grand National heat race lined up with Danny Thompson on the pole and Roger Mears, Jr. alongside. Walker Evans and Larry Ragland made up row two. When the green flag came out Danny Thompson felt his heart beat when Roger Mears · pulled alongside going into turn one but Thompson was able to hold on to the lead. The younger Mears had second but also had Rod Millen's Toyota on his tail. Walker Evans, Larry Ragland and Glenn Harris followed. Before the first lap was over Walker Evans applied pressure to Ragland and he got his Heartbeat Chevrolet up on its side and caused a restart. Thompson was lined up at the head of the pack with Roger Mears Jr. second, then Millen, Evans, Harris, Stewart and Roger Mears. On the re-start Thompson went inside and Millen took the Nobody offers a target selection ·of hose for racing and performance applications with higher pressure ratings than Earl's. Nobody! 189 West Victoria • Long Beach, CA 90805 2131609-1602 Send $1.00 for Mini Catalog, $10.00 for The Racer's Plumbing Handbook. April 1991 outside line and when Millen came out in the back stretch the two were side by side. During the battle down the back straight Ivan moved his Toyota into third. · Millen pulled alongside Thompson on the next lap at the start line but had to back out. Then Stewart and Millen began to battle one another. Both of the T oyotas chose the outside ro~gh line and were able to close in on Thompson and double up. on him. Thompson held them off until back at the front straight where Millen took the lead. And then Stewart brought his Toyota alongside to battle and Thompson and Ivan got sideways giving Millen a comfortable lead. Rod Millen went on for the win with his teammate Ivan Stewart second. Walker Evans finished third. Before the white flag came out. Harris was spun sideways while running in fourth. Roger Mears Sr. finished -fourth. Rob MacCachren finished fifth. Roger Mears Jr. rolled and Danny Thompson was shoved into the barriers and spent the remainder of the race sitting with his nose in a barrier. A total of 18 riders came out for the first UltraCross event. Rich T ruchinski got a good start but didn't read the temporary course markings in turn one and got headed in the wrong direction. By the time he got turned around he was in last place. Larry Brooks then put his Kawasaki in the lead and didn't look back. His teammate Tommy Clowers followed in close pursuit. These two local favorites gave the fans , something to gleam about as they crossed over in first and second place. Third went to Brian Roth and Chad Pederson brought his Yamaha home fourth. Fifth went to Russ Wageman. In the second UltraCross heat 19 riders lined up but Mike Craig detided he wasn't going to let his hometown crowd down and pulled his Kawasaki way out front . . Lowell Thomson managed second but the real battle occurred for third place between KyleLewis, Jim Holley and Bader Manneh. When they crossed the checkered though they were in that order. After a brief intermission highlighted by an Ugly Truck contest the UlttaStock main event got underway. This class too has gained some new competition and the field totaled 14 cars. On the pole sat former Super Lite driver John Gersjes and Jack Millerd. Row two was last year's champ Larry Noel and former motocross star Tommy Croft. The third row consisted of Jim Smith and Tim Lewis. On the start Gersjes had little trouble getting out front but later on the third lap he got his Nissan sideways in turn two and fell back to third. Larry Noel was waiting in second place and drove into the lead. Tommy Croft also found the door open and moved into second. A good battle for fourth was between Brian Stewart, Millerd and Lewis. Then on the last turn of the race Millerd drove into third place when Gersjes and Stewart tangled. Stewart had caught Gersjes left rear fender and spun him around backwards, but his car was in front of Stewart's allowing Millerd to pass. Stewart got going and crossed over fourth. Lloyd Castle came over fifth and John Gersjes got his Nissan in reverse and crossed over seventh (backwards). · In the 4-Wheel A TV main event 18 riders came out. Mark Ehrhardt, from nearby Hemet, CA, took the lead at the green flag and led a parade around the circuit for the entire race. Doug Eichner grabbed second place but fell during the last lap and Charles Shepherd crossed over for the second place honor. Third went to Greg Stuart and Donavon Holland was fourth ahead of Donny Banks. The top ten finishers were all aboard Hondas. The SuperLite main had 18 drivers. Greg George had won his heat race and now sat on the pole with Sean Finley, the other heat race winner. Off the line Finley pulled out the leader but Greg George dove inside on turn two and came out of the back stretch the leader. Finley then had Rennie Awana, Joe Price and Mercedes Gonzales to contend with. The front two by lap three had pulled a good lead over the pack Dusty Times

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Danny Rice did a little dance for the spectators in his Chenowth on his way to fourth in the 1600 feature and he was third in his heat race. Jim Smith drives the only Jeep that isn't red in off road racing, and he drove this wide body Cherokee to third in the second UltraStock heat. The Mears gang dance over the ruts together, and here Roger Jr. leads his dad, but Roger Sr. went on to finish all three events in the points. Lloyd Castle is usually up front in UltraStock action, and here his Jeep rears up on its hind legs, but finished fourth in the main event. Kevin Smith flies through the center section in his Super 1600 . Bob Gordon splits his time between the desert and the stadiums, who were battling for third place. With each lap Finley was able to gain inches on Greg George and was challenging for the lead before the midway point. Sean Finley could pull his front wheel up alongside on the back switchback but George was able to hold onto the win. Sean Finley came into this second round trailing George by nine points and by finishing second remained in second place. Third was earned by· Rennie Awana with Joe Price crossing over ahead of Mercedes Gonzales. The Super 1600 main had Larry Noel a:nd Jerry Whelchel sharing the front row. And 16 other cars lined up behind them. On the start Noel went inside and Whelchel took the outside line but when Whelchel came around the cut off point he took over the lead. Noel then inherited Frank Arciero breathing down his neck. Marty Coyne trailed Arciero and Jimmy Nichols rounded out the top five. Whelchel had his Sage Council Chenowth hooked up and gone. The battle was for second place with Noel being pressured by Arciero ancl Coyne within striking distance. When lapped -traffic slowed Noel up Arciero was able to grab the second spot and just before the midway flag came out Coyne took over third. Jerry Whelchel didn't let traffic bother his drive to victory. He appeared to drive anywhere on the track he wanted. Frank Arciero crossed over second and third was earned by Marty Coyne. Fourth place went to Danny Rice and Kevin Smith was fifth. A total of 20 · riders came out for the UltraCross main event. Mike Craig, the defending class champ, dropped his motorcycle on the fourth lap. He was down to seventh place before getting back in the saddle. He worked his way back into fourth before getting tangled up in a three bike pile up. But when he dropped the bike the first time Bader Manneh, Santee, CA, was able to pick up the home town banner and lead the remaining distance for victory. Jim· Holley came across second and third went to Chad Pederson. Darrin Hoeft was fourth ahead of Dusty Times Mirage en route to fourth in his heat race and a fine fifth in the and at San Diego he scored a fine fourth in his heat race, but hectic feature. _th_e_n_h_a_d_p_r_o_b_le_m_s_. - ·------~--------Ryan Carlisle. Mike Craig finished seventh. When the Grand National main event lined up only 12 trucks came out. It was reported that Glenn Harris could not get his Dodge Dakota to fire. Although he had not won an event this evening, Ivan Stewart lined up on the ·pole after earning more points in both heats and during qualifying. Ivan bicycled in turn one and Walker Evans took over but when the racers entered the back straight it was.Evans' former teammate Rob MacCachren taking the lead in his Ford. On the second lap Roger Mears Jr. got a heavy foot going over the back straight jump and landed on his side _and trapping Rod Millen's Toyota underneath, causing a restart. Roger Mears Jr. was out for the evening but Millen was able to get started and get back into the action. Rob MacCachren was lined up in front of the remaining 10 trucks. Walker Evans was second and Ivan Stewart was third ahead of Scott Douglas. Everyone held their ·position during the restart. However, Scott Douglas ended his first Grand National event with a broken front wheel. The front three bunched up and Millen managed to settle into fourth a short distance away. At the half way point the front two of MacCachren and Evans pulled several lengths over the T oyotas. Stewart was apparently having handling problems in the new Toyota. Evans pressured his former teammate at least once on every lap. With three laps to go Ivan had regained control of the Toyota and pulled back into the picture. Evans noticed MacCachren having some handling problems due to a flat front tire and went inside with two laps to go for the lead. Stewart was on the outside line and both he and Evans came down the back straight in a heated battle. But during the last few turns Evans had pulled.a couple of lengths over Stewart and again foiled Stewart's attempt at winning before a hometown crowd. . This win made it two in a row for Walker Evans here at San Diego. 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Departing from Agadez en route to Tillia, it was also the first day the rally left the desert to go into the arid but greener sahel region. The tracks were narrow and many car crews complained of being blocked by slower vehicles. Soft sand beside the tracks also prevented efforts to overtake. This was the first time the cars faced the "camel grass", one of the roughest parts aimed at equalizing the chances of competi-tors.· The roughness of these tracks and the hidden hazards made this section particularly dangerous for the motorcycle competitors. The next day the route led from Tillia to Gao. Brehmer's original wand.er about the pressure on the Citroens came to life in a spectacu Jar way. The ZXs of both Ickx and then W aldegard expired, in a ball of fire. Oil from burst shock absorb·er reservoirs sprayed onto the engine and the cars were destroyed. It was, however, also a day of special sadness. Despite assurances that the domestic fighting in Mali would not affect the event, it did, when the driver of one of Citroen's assistance trucks was killed by touaregs. This was the day when Ari Vatanen shook off his pursuers and gained a three hour overall lead, but now two Mitsubishis I were behind him. It was also the '. day when Vatanen exerted his I authority over his Belgian I teammate. Jacky Ickx had caught ! him up and passed, and was 200 '. meters ahead when the fire started. lckx told people after-. wards the first thing the Finn said . was "you see, you have been ' driving too fast.:." It was much \ the same for Waldegard. The April 1991 Swede was warned about the flames by a motorcyclist who passed him on a rough patch, just when Bjorn and co-driver Fred Gallagher noticed an unusual smell. They hoped the smell came from the motorcycle but it didn't. Vatanen passed the same message of advice to them as well. Kenneth Eriksson staggered into Gao with suspension problems. The section from Gao to Tombouctou was run non-competitively. Under protection from the Mali army, competitors left in convoy. Jacques Calvet, President of PSA, the group which controls Citroen, said he would defer a decision on whether they carry on until T ombouctou. The problem was not so much that Mali evidently did not come to a complete truce with the touareg insurgents, more that Mauritania ( to which the event was now passing) has expressed an allegiance with Saddam Hussein. Someone now going well was Kenneth Eriksson. "I don't think we have lost more than a minute all rally so far because of a navigational mistake. Stafan Parmander enjoys sailing, and I am sure this is the reason." On the January 13 section from Tombouctou to Nema, life was back to normal, except that the Nissan Spain team withdrew because ofi:he political uncertain-ties. In the disturbed run to Gao, their driver Prieto had taken the . wrong road and arrived at Gao only to be given a 12 hour road penalty. Mitsubishi scored their second 1-2-3 as Vatanen had a couple of punctures and had taken a longer route. Fontenay also took a wrong road, following some directions from local soldiers, but regained the right way. Erwin Weber had no sooner passed a half dozen drivers, by relying on a compass heading rather than a road book, than his gearbox jammed and he .lost ten minutes. As the retired crews arrived at Nema came more stories of trouble. Stones were thrown at passing vehicles that were passing off route, ad hoc passport checks '· were imposed in order to check whether any Americans were traveling through their country. This section, from Nema to Tichit, was the start of the last two day marathon section. The tensions were mounting all the time. It was not just the closeness of the competition or the recent tragedy, it was also the worry about the state of the world. Most crews got lost, and the two remaining Citroens went along together, as did the three leading Mitsubishis. Fontenay, after . breaking his gearbox ·casing on a rock, dropped behind Lartigue and Eriksson nearly caught Ambrosino. Vatanen lost time when he also landed on rocks after crossing a dune. The last really tough day of the rally was from Tichit to Kiffa on January 15. The Nega Pass is perhaps the most difficult section of the whole event. It is the only way to pass from the central regions through to south M_auri-tania, all over thick soft sand, and with an entrance to the pass that is very difficult to find. The Citroens of Ambrosino and Vatanen clung close together, the· three top Mitsubishis doing likewise, with Eriksson making his fifth best time of the event. Fontenay's hastily repaired gearbox ( the night before the cars had been in pare ferme) held together. The big news was the retirement of the T 2 . leader Seppi, Nissan, which meant that Jose Marie Servia with his orthodox Range Rover now had a four hour lead in the category. Any hope of a good last moment result for Weber came to nothing when he was stuck for eight hours in the sand. Vat;anen was delayed by getting stuck several times, and causing everyone a long wait at the arrival line, just in case this would be the end of his lead. On the next day's run from Kiffa to Tambacounda, only half the driving was selectif, as far as the tropically hot town of Kayes. Then along the rough road from Kayes to Tambacounda it ran as a liaison section. Vatanen got off to a bad start by leaving his time card behind, having to drive against the rally route, technically illegal, to regain this. There was more late minute drama, this time in· the truck division. Houssat's Perlini, earlier delayed by shock absorber trouble, retook the ·tead from a Czechoslovakian Tatra truck which was stuck in the sand. It seems the rally had finally escaped from Pro-Iraq Mauritania just in time. The day afterwards the borders were sealed and aircraft could not refuel there. On January 17 the final day's route ran from Tambacounda to Dakar. It began at the early time of 5 o'clock, ready for the 476 km liaison section drive to the coast and the traditional 60 km stage along the beach. Mitsubishis lined up and finished the stage together and Ari Vatanen made a fastest time. Eriksson got ready to leave Africa by Concorde and make straight for Monte Carlo with that rally to start a week later. It had been a lucky win for Vatanen, one little pipe preventing a Mitsubishi win. Nissan stayed ahead in T 1 and young brother Servia won T 2. Of the 293 cars and trucks which left Paris, 135 made the finish in Dakar. Incidentally Danny LaPorte, co-winner overall with Larry Roeseler and Ted Hunnicutt of the 1990 Baja 1000, rode well on his Yamaha of France sponsored motorcycle for 3000 of the 5700 mile rally route. But he crashed hard about 40 miles out of Agadez in Niger in the dust, and was picked up almost immediately by a helicopter, taken to Agadez and then sent by plane to Paris. Ten hours after the accident Danny was in a Paris hospital, being treated for a concussion, bruised chest and facial injuries, and they kept him seven days before sending him back to southern California. We were told that Danny was traveling through north Africa on a French passport, safer in that region, and he was the only American participating in the 1991 Paris-Dakar. He plans to resume riding this spring, hopefully in a couple marathons that are scheduled in Africa, but they may not happen . because of politics. . Ari Vatanen/Bruno Berglund won overall in the Citroen ZX with 32 hours, 20 minutes, 50 seconds penalty with an average ,speed over the stages of 84.93 kph. Overall results list: 2. Pierre Lartigue /Pa tr ice Des tai I la ts, Mitsubishi Pajero, 35:03: 17, 3. 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Hubert Auria/ and Philippe Mone·t got the Lada Samara to Dakar in fifth overall, the former bike competitor driving in Just an hour out of fourth place at that. Younger brother Jose-Maria Servia, with Jorge Sabater in the right seat of the Range Rover RR400. took over the Group T2 lead at Kiffa with four hours in hand, and won the category at the finish line. Driving the Nissan Terrano at a good pace all the way Jean Bouche/ and Jean-Luc Leran survived their troubles to win Group T1, adding another triumph for the Japanese manufacturers. Gerard Sarrazin and Gerard Trouble led the Toyota charge in the Diesel class, leading by hours at Agadez, and thiS' team won the class handily in their Land Cruiser, shown leaving a desert control start area. ~ \ ... "'\ . , ~~-4· _;, ~ .,♦ ..... -.. ...,,., Veteran Pierre Lartigue and Patrice Destaillats led the Jean-Pierre Fontenay and Bruno Musmarra were close in the 19 Kenneth Enksson and Staffan Parmander had down time action with their Pajero, changing tires en route to fourth overall another hour and a half behind their teammates . Mitsubishi 2-3-4 sweep overall finishing second in the Pajero, day contest, about 41 minutes out of second place, third in the • w ... e•'•' o.v.e.r.1,.w•o•h•o•u•r•s•b•e•h•in•d•t•h•e•w•i•n•n•er ••• w. i.th.t111u.r111bo ... tr1110.u.b•le•.---•M•1•·1s.u .. b•is_hi P_a....:1_·e_ro_. ________________ _ son /Star,.n Parmander, Mitsu-Jorge Sabater won Group T 2 in bishi Pajero, 37:15:26, 5. Hubert the Range Rover. Group T 1 went Auriol/Phillippe Monnet, Lada to Jean Bouchet/Jean-Luc Leran Samara, 38:24:19, Alain Ambro-in a Nissan Terrano and the Diesel sino/ Alain Guehennec; Citroen honors were won by Gerard ZX, 39:~4:24. Jose-Maria Servia/ Sarrazin and Gerard Trouble in a ADRAAnswers the -Call for Help Text & Photo: Michael Ross , "· .• •. ,X,,:,A:i:.. Thirty members of the Ameri-can Desert Racing Association answered the call for help from the Bureau of Land Management near Tonopah, Saturday, Febru-ary 2, when they fenced in an important archaeological find in the desert outside Phoenix, Ariz-ona. Headed by ADRA President Phil Auernheimer, the ADRA volunteers strung 1700 feet of barbed wire fence around five acres of desert that surround an ancient Indian intaglio ( pro-nounced in-tah-lee-oh), that according to BLM archaeologist Jane Pike and Cheryl Blanchard is at least 1,000 years old and has not been disturbed in all that time even though it is within sight of 1-10. According to Pike, intaglios are something of an enigma. "We don't know who built them or why, but archaeologists are study-ing them to solve the mystery", said Pike. "Even dating them is difficult because there are no arti-facts at the site and nothing to date by carbon 14. We can only look at the surrounding area and judge its age by the desert paternation.'' Although there are several intag-lios that have been found in Ariz-Dusty Times -:;.{ . 1':'/ ~ '-✓f ' ,. ~~ • ,;,+;. ..,'\. .• r . Ona, this one has been preserved in pristine condition. It measures approximately 30 feet on a side and resembles an 'R' with a cross in the center. Archaeologists sug-gest that because of the difficulty in viewing these figures from ground level, especially the very large ones, they could have reli-gious significance because they can only be viewed from above. ADRA racers and friends met at 8:00 a.m. to begin work that involved sinking approximately 95 fence posts, then stringing four rounds of barbed wire to protect the find against looting, and installing two gates to let out wild animals that might jump the five foot fence. ADRA volunteers worked through the afternoon. "I hope our people get a sense of ownership out of doing this pro-ject", said Auernheimer about the work. "We want the off highway user to gain a new respect for the land." This is only one of several ADRA land conservation pro-grams. Strapped for funds, the BLM relies on the ADRA and its volunteers to implement and coordinate many important projects. Toyota Land Cruiser. The report doesn't say if any of the big trucks. finished. The rally leaders were Prologue, Vatanen. day 1, lckx, day 2, Vatanen, day 3, Ickx, day 4 to the finish, Ari Yatanen. A Winning Tradition In Off-Road Racing· I Bilstein gas pressure shock absorbers were first introduced to the American market in off-road racing in the late 1960's. Over the past 20 years, more off-road races have been won on Bilstein than any other shock absorbers. Today, with their proven record of . performance, Bilstei.ns continue to be the choice of serious off-roaders who run to win. 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. GOLDEN RULE RACING DESERT TOUR Ron Brown Best At The Buckeye Blast By Daryl Drake Photos: 3-D Photography/Volkspower's Carol Knupp Ron Brown drove his sleek Porsche-FodFab fast down 'Snake Road', and he carried-on at a winning pace taking the overall victory as well as the Unlimited class honors and he was happy to be back in the winner's circle. The Arizona off road racing season opened in mid January with the inaugural running of the Buckeye Blast, the first of five races in the GRR Inc. Desert Tour '91. Ron Brown, with his brother Brian co-driving, came from behind to claim the Overall and Unlimited honors in the 150 mile desert race held on BLM lands south of Buckeye, in Rainbow Valley 30 miles west of Phoenix. The 27 year old Glendale, Arizona resident's Porsche-FodFab took the checkered with a time of 3:29: 15 to average 43.37 mph over the rough and tough 25 mile loop of old mining and ranch roads, besting 30 entrants from three states. After a wet, foggy week, Friday January 11 dawned sunny and clear as Course Director Bill Graham and crew set out on a nine hour course marking tour of the desert course. Race head-quarters and the start and finish line were located on a flat patch of dirt five miles south of Buckeye. The approximately 25 mile long course headed southwest through mesquite, palo verde and saguaros along a twisting route for more than five miles through Rainbow Valley and to Checkpoint 1. Then it was onto "Ouch Alley", a mile and a half stretch of nasty washouts and ditches to the east. Turning south the route became a natural 'rhythm section' as it dipped and squirmed for two miles. A hard right then took racers to the west and a flat out mile to a sandy powerline into • Checkpoint 2. Then it was into the 'Chute', a three mile long overgrown ditch of a road headed northwest across the center of the Valley and into Rainbow Wash. Crossing the wide, sandy wash, the terrain changed as the route went north into the Buckeye Hills, a craggy outcropping of rocks and rattlers. A roller coaster road with more than its share of Page 32 'gotchas' ran almost due north for five miles up and down over hills to Checkpoint 3. Then it was a twisting two miles of primitive trail across some foothills to what the locals call "Snake Road", an abandoned county road, graded, hard packed and tricky. The desert storms had taken their toll where the washes cross Snake Road and one p·articular decreas-ing radius left hander would prove to provide some thrills and spills. Five miles later the route returned to the start/finish line, the only stopping ~heck on the course. All pits came after the check. No pre-running was allowed, but a one mile jetting and suspension loop was provided for the race cars. A cold but beautiful moonless · sky above, with coyotes yipping nearby, made it easy to forget that one of the nation's largest cities lies across the hills, as everyone turned in for the night. Just after sunrise GRR 's Technical Director Jack Woods, Chief Technical Inspector Jim Wibel and Execu-tive Director Daryl Drake opened up registration and tech inspection. Racers and casual off roaders alike began embarking on the Fly-N-Hi Off Road Centers' 'Pre-<5<'~•; · ... ~,, Fun'. Receiving a map the driver of any street legal OHV had a chance to drive the course. Pre-Fun participants made a donation to BRA VO, a Buckeye commun-ity service organization, and upon their return had a chance to win KC HiLites and other prizes. They had to begin their Pre-Fun by 9:00 a.m. to clear the course for the . race. $300 was raised for BRA VO at this inaugural Buckeye Blast Pre-Fun. Registration and tech inspec-tion went smoothly as 30 entries signed up in eight classes before the 11 :00 a.m. drivers' meeting. It was a great day for racing with a light breeze, clear skies and temps in the high 60s. All radio com-munications were sponsored by and operated by Paul Sigmundson and Off Road Communications of Chandler, AZ. Computer tim-ing and scoring was provided by Roger Mann of Teradata Corp. and sponsored in part by Woods Off Road Products. Entry #508, Kenneth 'Bo' Curry, got upside down on the jetting loop, giving his sedan some distinctive crinkles. #1013, Emmett Warren failed to pass tech due to a lack of muffler or spark arrestor and his entry fees were returned. Ron Gardner heads into a wash on his way to the victory in Class 5-1600 and he and Jay Langham liked the rough course and the neat area for the GRR race. not used much in recent years. April 1991 -Nels Dutton drove the entire distance in the 2-1600 he usually shares with Jim Borel. and finished a remarkable fifth overall, winning his class with only minor problems along the way. The drivers meeting was held promptly at 11:00 a.m. Daryl Drake thanked the crowd, a moment of silence was held in respect for our troops overseas, and Bill Graham gave a brief course description. Then John Reid, of the Bureau of Land Man-agement, laid down the law con-cerning deviations from the route: disqualification. At 11:30 Bill Cook, piloting a Chevrolet-Jimco, was first off in 'the-Unlimited Class heading into the six lap race. Starting 30 seconds apart, after Class 1 came 10, 5, 1-2-1600, 8, 7S, 5-1600 and 9. All got off in good order with the exception of #120, Nick Vondouris, who missed his start-ing position and wound up at the back of the pack. Going out early and not reaching Check 1 were #704 Joel Schildkraut/Kirk Keat-ing with a broken transmission input shaft, and #1034 Bob Aus-tin, with a triple endo, missing a turn while running in heavy dust. Making Check 1 but no more was #1010Jim and K.C. Kirk, broken front beam and steering. -' Heading into Check 2 #502 John Breitkreitz and John Ron-nerud made a wrong turn and headed down the gas line road to the west. But three minutes later . they returned to Check 2 and regained the course. Three miles before Check 3 #128 Greg Hol-man had his steering break, then did a series of endoes through the ditches. He's shaken up but unharmed. His Porsche/DirTrix is tweaked, out of the race. #660 David Wheeler, Class 10, goes from 60 to O in six inches, accord-ing to Holman, in the same spot. Dave, co-driving at the time, and shook up, decides to sit out the race and son Dean did two laps. #1640 Danny Hardrick goes out past Check 3 with suspension woes, and after a hard tap from Nick Vondouris. In the Unlimited Class, #102 Mike Perez and Ross Whitmoyer had their Mazda/Chaparral in the lead by two seconds at 32:46. #101 Jim Travis/Ron League, Porsche/Chaparral, ran second with #103 Bill Cook third, 15 seconds back. #106 Tom Murray was fourth and Nick Vondouris fifth. Ahead in the overall race, #1015 Ruben and Robert Wood, Ford-Beard, led Class 10 at 32: 16. Next, 14 seconds back, was #18 Dan Spencer, with Toyota power. #1020 Steve Melton was third 17 seconds slower with #1006 Greg Oswskey and #1009 Jim Allison, fourth and fifth in Class 10, the biggest class. In Class 5 J effHustin had a 1 :29 margin on Bo Curry. Lee Finke was third and Breitkreitz was back Jim Allison thought -he'd be lucky to finish after his motor fell out, but he survived and came in the Class 10 winner, seventh overall at that in the VW powered Hi Jumper. o,:,;::# ~ """'··:,.;:;: Vic and Frank Evahs shared the driving chores in the Class 9 OirTrix, and they kept a steady pace and ended up winning the class. in fact. they were the only class finisher. Dusty Times

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Tom Murray blasts across Rainbow Valley in his Porsche Woods Vulcan on his way to third overall and third in the tight Unlimited Class action. Kirk "Skippy" Kontilis battled race long clutch troubles with the Class 1 Bunderson, but he finished the race fourth in class and fourth overall. Tony Harbeck and Jim Wood were declared the Class 8 winners in the big Ford, even though they only completed three laps and then had terminal transmission trouble. in .tourth after his ott course foray. #1602 Nels Dutton was alone in Class 1-2-1600 at this point, but running strong in the VW Chenowth. Also going well was #810, Tony Harbeck and Jim Wood, Ford, #556, Ron Gardner, VW sedan, and #901 Vic Evans, VW DirTrix. St. Henry's Church of Buckeye was doing a brisk business at its hot dog and tamale booth, and eventually raised $375 for the church's roof fund by day's end. Jim Travis set hot lap of the day on his second circuit, a 32:04, but that was also the final lap for his car, out with clutch troubles. Nick Vondouris also got in just two laps, down with ignition problems. Midway Bill Cook held the Class 1 lead, followed by Ron Brown, Tom Murray, Kirk Konti-lis and Perez/Whitmoyer, fifth after a second lap flat. Steve Mel-ton led Class 10 followed by Cody Pierce, Jim Allison and Vicki Allison, while #1011 Stan Calvelage limped in with a cooked motor, never completing a lap. Reuben Wood was stopped on lap 3 by a broken axle, and Dan Spencer rolled, then pulled in front of Tom Murray and got nailed, going out with broken rear suspension. Also retiring on lap 3 was Greg Oswskey, with sheared off motor case bolts, and David Wheeler broke the steering and exhaust. Jeff and Gerry Hustin con-tinued to lead Class 5 over Curry, Breitkreitz and Finke. The Ford of Harbeck/Wood was out after three laps with tranny troubles after running respectable early times. Lap 4 saw a new leader in Class 10, Jim Allison, with Vicki Allison in second, and it became a case of sibling rivalry. Melton went down with a broken tranny and Jim Pierce broke a stub axle. On the fifth lap Ron Brown took over the Unlimited lead as Cook was slowed by a flat, drop-ping 1:39 behind. Perez/Whit-moyer held third, Murray fourth, and Kontilis fifth, all within nine minutes. Jim Allison dropped to second with broken motor mounts, and Spencer's crew strapped the engine in place with tie-down straps and told Allison to go for it. After four laps in Class 5 Hustin enjoyed a 10.min-ute lead over #502, now driven by John Ronnerud, and Ken Curry was 20 minutes back in third. But, on lap 5 Hustin went out with transmission trouble. With an elapsed time of 3:29:15 Ron Brown streaked across the finish line in the mid-afternoon sun. His time gave the Type 4 powered FodFab an aver-age of 43:37 mph over the tough course. "Went real good today," said Brown on the finish line. ''We got a flat on the first lap soon as we got on the fast road there and things were looking pretty Dusty Times bad right then. But we got it fixed when she overshot a corner, took and after that ran real good. a hard hit and ended up in a gully Stopped one time for fuel; other with her two front wheels in the than that we just kept going. I'd sky. Her crew chief, Steve Cheuv-like to thank Foddrill Fabrication, rontpulled her out with a 4x4 and obviously my dad John Brown, she resumed the race. Yokohama Tires, Phoenix Body At sixth overall was the Class 5 works, Paul at Off Road Com-winner Kenneth Curry and Tom munications and GRR for putting West in the J&L Forklift/Curry this race on. It was a good race, Roofing/Lerner Racing sedan at and we needed a good race! It has 3:58:48, a 37: 12 mph average. been a while since we've done "Bo gave me a good lead," said well, but this new car is working West, who drove the last three great. The Pre-Fun was nice too. It laps. "But right off the bat the let my whole family and crew see . front end started breaking off, the course and let me get oriented and we just barely made it in. The on directions. When you only see whole car is just busted in two. a course at race speeds, you some-There's nothing left! This is our times can lose your sense of di rec- first race ever and we rolled on the tion. And it was a beautiful early jetting loop. But we had a great morning ride. I liked the course. It time.'' ''My three laps went pretty had a little bit of everything good!", laughed Curry. "I don't except silt. Tough but fun!" know how Tom tore the car up so Mike Perez and Ross Whit-bad! I had made a slight miscalcu-moyer were second in Unlimited lation there on the jetting loop, Class at 3:31 :4{ 2:29 in arrears, but it all worked out and we made but happy with their strong finish, it somehow. I don't know how! praisingtheirArmstrongtiresand I'd like to thank Tom and all the the course. The pair didn't men-people from Havasu that came tion what type tire went flat when down to help us out." John Ron-Perez reportedly "clocked" a nerud at 4:08:33 was eighth over-wheel on an obstacle. At 3:35:35 all in his first desert race in six Tom Murray/Rick Sanders were years and was happy to be back third, another 3:51 back .. The racing, reporting no trouble for Murray Racing Team pitted every the yellow Baja that was second in lap, had a great time after a recent Class 5. Lee Finke came in tenth string of transmission failures, 0 / A, third in Class 5 at 4:37:54. and were glad to finish. Kirk Kon-Jerry Hus tin reported that his tilis 3:39:11, was fourth Unlim-#501 Baja was running great for ited and overall, despite race long 4½ laps until the trans or clutch clutch problems. · scattered whj_le he was driving. Jim Borel and Nels Dutton, The 5-1600 winner Ron with Nels at the wheel, finished Gardner and Jay Langham, took fifth overall for the 1-2-1600 win ninth overall at 4: 19: 13 to average at 3:46:00, a 40.01 mph average, 34:28 mph in _the Performance in the ND Prep/Foddrill Fabrica-Fabrication/Yavapai Motor tion/OffRoad Communica-Sports Jayco sedan. "It was a tions/Yokohama Chenowth rough course but it was fun. I like VW. "Had a little problem on the this course!" said Gardner. "It's first lap coming up that power line been five years since I've run in road. The double arrow 'gotcha' this area but I like it. Tires you got me", said Dutton. "Knocked out. The car ran good, but missed · the wind out of me for two or a little on the last two miles. I'd three miles. Real good course, real like to thank Jay Langham and good time out there. I want to Phil Coyle. They were the guys thank my co-driver David Bush that did the work on the car and for hanging in there with me, and got it ready; and my wife Diane, Jim Pierce for fuel and pit who rode two laps and then Jesse support." Goodwin who rode the last four. Next in was #1009 Jim Allison, The lone Class 9 finisher was seventh overall and first in Class Vic Evans at 5:08:41 in the Evans 10 at 3:58:51, a 37:11 mph aver-Brothers Off Road Racing/Early age, in the Allison Automotive/ Warner Barricade, · BFGoodrich Whiteline Racing Type 1 VW Hi VW DirTrix averaging 28:35 Jumper. "We ran five good laps," mph. Frank Evans drove the last said Allison. "And we discovered three laps, his first and undoubt-that our engine was trying to fall edly a tough ride in a race car in out. Everybody kinda bungee recent years. corded it back in so we took off to Bill Cook reported a beautiful just try to finish. Vicki was ahead race for 5½ laps when the auto-of us and we thought for sure she ma tic transmission suddenly would beat us, but now she's stopped working while he was still stuckinaholeoutthere,soiguess first on the road. #1640 Danny we did okay! But that was a very Hardrick reported that what he rough course. Horsepower did believed was #120 hit him knock-not count." ing him into a ravine where his Vicki Allison and Steve Cheuv-torsion, shock and trans broke. ront were the last official finisher For the day 12 finishers out of29 and took second in the high attri-starters yielded a 41 percent fin-tion Class 10 at 5:11:53. Vicki ishing ratio. . reported that she was leading, #660, David Wheeler, com-with just two miles left to go, plaining of severe pain, was trans-April 1991 Mike Perez and Ross Whitmoyer led the first lap, by ; ·few "seconds, in the Mazda-Chaparral, had a good run and finished second in Unlimited racing. ported to West Valley Hospital by a combination of rescue buggy and ambulance, examined and released in good spirits with a diagnosis of lower back injury. Protest Committee Chairman Jim Cunningham reports no pro-tests and the results were declared official at 5:30 p.m. The 50 per-cent payback in class saw the winners take home healthy checks, and they also received GRR Desert Tour '91 Class Winner decals, and all finishers received GRR Finisher key chains. Each entry will _receive their event T-shirt by mail due to the shirt vendor's vehicular prob-lems en route to the race. An estimated 600 people visited the THE race start/finish line area, but no on-course figures were available. A post race desert clean-up initiated by Jim Pierce and others was over by sundown Sunday and . the area was cleaner than before the race. GRR reported that, of the BLM land encompassed by its permit, GRR's impact is on less than_ one-tenth of one percent ok the land. GRR, Inc. wishes to extend special thanks to Timing Captain Marilyn Graham and crew, Jim Pierce for his pre and post race help, area rancher Art Arnold, the people of Buckeye, the BLM, Tracy Springman, and all the other volunteers that made the inaugural Buckeye Blast such a success! WRIGHT PLACE~. COIL SPRING YOUR FRONT END! The coil springs you are seeing on cars in magazines and at the finish line, are products of The Wright Place. You can use them on Fox, Bilstein, or Rough Country's Nitro ~harger. Springs are available in 1, 2, or 3 stages, and various lengths. Easy to. install and adjust. Wrenches come with the kit"f9r adju~tments. 4.nother great idea from the front end experts of off road racing. 9420 FLINN SPRINGS LANE, EL CAJON, CA 92021 (619) 561-:4810 Page 33

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... Califo.rnia Rally Series · Awards Banquet thanked his Triad Racing crew for keeping his Dodge Shelby in the hunt all year, and he announced that Mark cou Id not manage to be his navigator this year,· and also announced Farina O'Sullivan as his new right hand person for By John Elkin Gary Luke had a big night, taking home the Southern Pacific SCCA Divisional Championship and first in GT class. Gary was also appointed the new 1991 CRS Director with big plans for the coming season. Over 50 members of the California Rally Series (CRS) broke bread together at the social event of the year for California's elite PRO rally teams. All in attendance were treated to an e·xceptionally fine banquet provided by the catering group at Griswolds Inn in Claremont, CA. After· the fine meal and some socializing the evening's Master of Ceremonies, John Elkin (that's me), took to the podium and got things started. The CRS has several special awards that are solely our own, and the first of the evening was the presentation of the Cap'n Crunch Award. This award was initiated as ·a joke some years ago for the benefit of Mike Whitman,_ who picked up the nickname after a particularly nasty roll in his Stock Class Datsun 510. At the awards banquet that year he was presented a box of Cap'n Crunch cereal. The joke was repeated the following year and has been a staple of the CRS since. · A list is kept of all the people that roll, or do. considerable damage to their cars throughout the year. Then, at the awards they get to tell the story of how they did the feat: After all have told their story, those present vote by volume of applause as to who wins. This year's winner was Rim of the World co-organizer, Mike Gibeault, for his first roll in his some 20 odd years as a driver. The accident happened at the Glen Always a contender in his Arrow, Lon Peterson again won first place in Open Class and he took the CRS overall points championship in 1990. 1991. After the presentation Lynnette told all about her Helen.RallysprintwhenhisOpen resignation as our SOPAC Class Datsun 510 caught a rut and steward. Lynnette has served this rolled, so he states. division well for many years and is Next was the presentation of a former Zimmerman Award the Zimmerman Award. This is winner. We will all miss her and probablythemostcovetedspecial wish her luck with her new award in the CRS. It is named business, Five Star Travel Service. after 'Doc' Zimmerman, who was In CRS we have three classes, unfortunately taken from us Stock, Stock GT and Open. entirely too early in a plane crash Obviously, the Open Class needs several years ago. Doc was a no policing in the divisional special man in rally circles and series, but our other classes have wasalwaysselflesslyhelpingother rules similar to national Pro-competitors. After his death, his duction and Production GT . family, including his son-in-law These two classes are self Chad DiMarco, started this governing, but do have Chairmen award, presented to a person that to head the class. In Stock GT over the years has given of himself Mike Blore has steered the class to the sport and others without for years and so has Sam Moore in getting the recognition he or she the Stock Class. For outstanding deserves. A plaque and a cash service to the CRS both these men award was presented this year to were presented plaques thanking Michael O'Sullivan. Michael was them for services rendered. Both a perfect choice for he has always Sam and mike will continue in given of himself as a competitor these positions for 1991. and a worker, but mostly just by On the morning of the banquet being himself. If you have ever I was involved with a Board of had the privilege of meeting Governor's meeting for CRS Michael you know that, and that when I received a call from Chad in itself is special enough. We DiMarco who knew I had been thank Chad for taking time from looking for a guest speaker for the his busy schedule to uphold a banquet. Chad had agreed to tradition that we hope carries on undertake the duty again but for some time to come. came up with a surprise. Noel Another special award is the ' Lawler was out this way cinching Gala I Souki Award. This is up a sponsor deal and had agreed presented to a competitor in the to speak to the CRS about Stock Class who best represents National_ Rallyi_ng, seeking the spirit of the class. A sponsorsh1I? and his t~oughts on competitor who always presents a the sport m the United St~tes clean, well prepared car, a positive compa~e~ to ~relan<:1. Noel did a outlook no matter what his splendid Job m enhghtenmg the position in any given event and CRS, ~nd answerin~ some tough helps others. The legend behind quest1o_ns. Noel will ~opefully the award a beautiful silver bowl make his debut at Rim of the on an eng;aved wood base, is the W o~ld ~ith his new package. late Gala! Souki. He was a Bill Gutzmann, legendary pleasant man who was all that the navigator and owi:1er of t~e famed award stands for; he was killed at • B&D Automotive, with help an event by a thoughtless drunk from h_is wife Kay provided driver as he serviced next to a entertainment for everyone by highway. This year's winner was pro_ducing a game show. With Bill Sam Moore, who on top of being actu~g as game s~ow host he the Stock Class chairman is also provided the questions and some my teammate. Moore, shocked and nearly speechless, managed to utter thanks to his sponsors, B&D Automotive, Uni Filter and WESCO Auto Parts, and his fellow competitors. Long time CRS backer and navigating legend Bill Gutzmann played the quizmaster for the game show produced by Bill and his wife Kay, a neat new banquet entertainment. of us gave correct answers. After four rounds of ·eliminations Randy Hensley, a navigator and organizer, won the.prize, the book of Automania. Plaques for the year end points champions were awarded down to sixth place in both Open and Stock Classes, while the Stock GT Class got awards down to third place. Many winners thanked their sponsors. First place Stock Class Driver Anton M usev thanked Allison's Imported Auto Parts. In Stock Class, Harris Done, Lauchlin O;Sullivan, Roger Hull, Sam Moore and Dan Hook were next on drivers points. Open Class winning driver Lon Peterson thanked B&D Automo-tive, Pettis Performance and Nash's Muffler. George Deland was next on Open Class driver points, followed by Paula Gibeault, who thanked Jay Mathes and High Desert Imported Auto Parts. Michael O'Sullivan, Ron Wood, and Jeff Griffin followed Paula in Open Class. Open Class co-driver winner was Jim Love, followed by Mike Blore, Kelly Walsh, Rob Cherry, Mike Gibeault and.Chris Griffin. Gary Luke was the winning Stock GT Class driver, followed by Tony Tavares and Rui Brazil. Mark Williams led the co-drivers, followed by Carlos Tavares and Paula Alves. Stock Class co-drivers were led by Lisa Scheer, then Farina O'Sullivan, Ken Eklund, John Elkin, who thanked Bosch, Ev Hendricks and Glen Rogers. All the winners had scads of family and crew to thank, but most of all everyone thanked the organizers and course workers. The final event of the evening was the announcement of the newly appointed Director of the CRS, Gary Luke. Gary gave an inspired speech about his plans for the CRS, and new programs to gain new events in both northern and southern California, Nevada and Arizona. Then CRS Icons Mike and Paula Gibeault came to the podium to present the outgoing CRS Director ( that's me again), a beautiful mounted rally poster with a plaque. With that the 1990 CRS Awards Banquet was over. A fast driver and always colorful, Anton Musev tells the photographer all about what it took to win the CRS Stock Class 1991 Championship. Next on the agenda was the presentation of the Southern Pacific Division SCCA winner's plaques. Lynnette Allison, our Divisional Steward, presented the handsome plaque to Gary Luke and Mark Williams but Mark couldri 't make the party as he lives in Maryland and commutes for rallies, believe it or not. Gary ;;;:::::;;;;;;:;;;:;~;:;;;:;;;..,,.=;;;;;;;;;;;::::::::::::;;;;;;;;;;;;;=;;;;;;;;;::;;=-Jim Love accepts his first place plaque for the top CRS Open Class navigator, earned while guiding Lon Peterson around the ratty routes. Subaru National Pro Rally driver Chad DiMarco, center, awarded the Zimmerman trophy for Michael O'Sullivan to his children, Lauchlin and Farina O'Sullivan. The Gala/ Souki Award went to Sam Moore this season, who is an avid competitor in Stock Class and also the Stock Class Chairman again for 1991. Page 34 April 1991 Dusty Times

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Pony Express Thank you for your great coverage of off road racing. Keep up the excellent work! Could you please make a correction from your January '91 issue. I race Class 11 in the La Rana Series, Sky-Hi Racing. I try real hard to finish every race. The article was written by Carol Clark about the La Rana High Desert 250. The caption under the picture of my car on page 39 states" ... as he covered two laps before some terminal trouble made him park for the day.'' This makes it sound as though I didn't finish the race. Class 11 is required to finish only two laps. I parked for the day because I finished the race. I had problems with the car, but it certainly wasn't terminal. I think I do pretty well considering that I don't have thousands of dollars to pour into my car like some other racers in my class have. I know this may sound real trivial to you, but as I said earlier, we try so hard to finish. Thank you for your time and understanding. Butch Burch Stanton, CA The captions were written by your· editor, and we blush at our mistake inferring that you were not a finisher. Carol Clark sent an accurate and detailed account of the race, and we didn't read it carefully before writing the caption. Our apologies, Butch. (ed.) I would like to thank you for your newspapaper. I really enjoy the articles and the photos. I have been involved with SCORE for the last four years. I really enjoy off road racing. Being over here in the Persian Gulf on the other side of the world it is hard to keep up on what is happening. As for me I am embarked on the USS Okinawa. It's an LPH and it carries helicopters and a Battalion of Marines. We have been out since June. We left right after the Baja 500, and that was the last Tech Tips By Bill Savage, chairman, Technical Committee, SCORE-HORA Desert Series Only six classes have minimum weight restrictions, and recently there has been some question about how they are calculated by our technical team. The classes affected are 1-2-1600, 4, 7, 7S, 7 4x4, 8 and 9. That having been said, the next question is how we determine what each vehicle weighs. The official weight on this circuit is what our scales say in technical inspection. That means we don't accept slips collec_ted at truck scales, and it doesn't matter if a team has a super-calibrated scale of its own back at the shop. All we have to go on in the conditions we work with is the scale we bring to the races. That means our scale could be a little bit off from time to time, because we have to deal with uneven ground and all sorts of other difficult conditions. But if our scales are off in one direction or another, the same condition will affect all the cars or trucks in that .class. So it's fair to everybody. We also weigh the vehicles a little bit differently than other rac-ing circuits, because of all the additional equipment that can travel on board the race vehicle in an event. Before weighing each vehicle, all the spare tires and tools have to come off. We weigh the car or truck bare but full of fuel. We allow a full tank of fuel up to 20 gallons, and if the car rolls up to post-race tech with an empty tank, we give the racer his option. We can credit him with 6 lb. per gallon up to the 20 gallon limit or to a full tank, whichever is less. The alternative is to let the com-petitor fill up with gasoline and then weigh the vehicle. In cases involving stock classes, gasoline weight will vary between 6 and 8 lb. per gallon. If you're close to the minimum weight, we will recommend you fill up before weighing. Those additional pounds of gasoline over what we would calculate at 6 lb. per gallon may be what you need to put you over the top. Dusty Times It's always possible to bring a race vehicle down to my shop to have it weighed on the official scales between races, if you have any questions about the legality of your entry. All you need is an appointment with three days' notice. That makes a lot more sense than the alternative of weighing the car on somebody else's scales and then hoping those scales are calibrated evenly with the official scales. In reality, public truck scales are useless. If you take a 1,500 lb. vehicle to a scale that is used to weigh 50,000 lb. trucks, you won't get an accurate figure. If you bring in weight slips, we don't want to look at them. All that matters is what our official scales say. The chances are pretty good that our scales are accurate to within a few ounces per 1,000 anyway. We send them back to the manufacturer for calibration at least once a year.We repair any damage done to them out in the field and try to maintain them so that they are as accurate as possible. The safest thing to do at a race site is ask to have your vehicle put on the scales when going through pre-race tech. That way you'll know how it stacks up on-that particular race weekend. This is a reminder to our own inspectors as well as the competi-tors. As the rule book states, we do not allow quick release,push-button or twist knob shoulder harness safety systems. We never have. Apparently at the last race one or two of those type harnesses did make it through tech, and for that reason we want everyone to know that we will be looking very carefully at the safety harnesses at the next race. Those quick-release systems are really not compatible with our environment. They are suscepti-ble to failure due to accumulation of dust. You could wind up roll-ing over and hanging upside down, unable to get free of your harness. We're just not going to let that happen. So make your plans accordingly. event I worked. The crew and I the fast guys in one class will cut work checkpoints. It's always a down on accidents. You'll just good time at the Marine Check-have all the same situations at point as SCORE calls us. There hand, fast speeds, people driving always is a cold beer for a fellow over their heads in zero visibility off roader. So if your people are and the pressures of sponsors and covering a SCORE event stop on big teams to win, regardless of the in for a cold one. We arrived in outcome. Also this season the Gulf in August, and it is promises even greater speeds and mostly just waiting since then. dollars on the line with the newer Thanks again for your newspaper. Class 1 trucks set to debut. I had a Hope to see you at the 1000 at recent chance at the Showboat least. · 250 to witness with awe the Jon L. Thurston, SSgt USMC handling, speed and technology FPO San Francisco, CA present in the Nelson and Nelson Class· 1 truck piloted by Larry Thanks for your note and praise Ragland. If the plan to shorten all Jon. If any of your comrades or any or some of the races to fewer miles other Americans serving on the other is put through, you'll wind up side of the world would like Dusty having higher speeds and more Times in their mail bag, all we need recklessness due to the "sprint" is a proper military address and we'll nature of the short race. send it for the duration of this Secondly, SCORE/HORA is conflict, that will hopefully not be too the showcase of some of the finest much longer. (ed.) · racing in America. The technology other to,p running drivers crashing themselves and others out of racing. Just like someone else stated, if this were NASCAR, after a few wrecks of this sort out on course, you would be history. I wonder if some of the other big time drivers are listening? Tom Bartlett St. George, Utah This letter was written early in January, and for now the prospect of two divisions in SCORE/HORA racing has been shelved. But, some of Tom's points seem to be prophetic, as both the Parker 400 and the Nissan 400 have seen the entry numbers shrink alarmingly in r99r. (ed.) We would like to thank every one involved with t' Gold Coast 300 show. Recentlv we started running an ad in · magazine, and we decided t J the Gold Coast 300 to show the public our product. This was the first show on such a large level for GTS Fiberglass, and we received terrific response. Everyone was very helpful and cooperative with us. We just wanted all of you to know how much we appreciated the warm welcome. George Link Wentzville, MO I'd like to make a few comments here is unsurpassed. It seems that on the plans to possibly split up this will be jeopardized by sending the classes into a proposed "slower" drivers looking for .faster/slower relationship. Being different racing organizations. an outside observer to desert One last note: why is it that you racing, possibly I can point out a never hear ·about Ivan Stewart, few facts which often get clouded Bob Richey, Frank Vessels, Larry bygoingson,ontheinsideofthe Raglan,d, Rod Hall, Manny sport. First, I don't see how Esquerra, Dave Shoppe, Scott, anyone can say that by putting all Mark and Corky McMillin and --------"-----------------------,--MARCH17 APRIL 21 MAY 25 & 26 JUNE 22 & 23 JULY 28 AUG 31 & SEPT1 OCT20 CQNIJNGENCYSPQNSQRS Oll•Road Racing PRESENTS THE Northern California & Nevada 1991 Off-Road Racing Series PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK LONG COURSE-4 MILES IN LENGTH 2 - 10 LAP RACES ALL CLASSES PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK SACRAMENTO CA HOLLISTER HILLS SVRA ·PARK LONG COURSE-4 MILES IN LENGTH 2 - 10 LAP RACES ALL CLASSES HOLLISTER CA 50 MILES SOUTH OF SAN JOSE YERINGTON/VORRA 400 400 MILE DESERT RACE 4-100 MILE LAPS RACE HEADQUARTERS - DINI'$ LUCKY CLUB YERI NGTON'"'NV VIRGINIA CITY CLASSIC 200 200 MILE DESERT RACE 10 -20 MILE LAPS RACE HEADQUARTERS - DEL TA SALOON VIRGINIA CITY NV PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK SHORT COURSE RACE 2 - 10 LAP MOTOS & DASH FOR CASH PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK SACRAMENTO CA YERINGTON/VORRA 250 250 MILE DESERT RACE 5 - 50 MILE LAPS RACE HEADQUARTERS CASINO WEST YERINGTON NV PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK SHORT COURSE RACE 2 - 10 LAP MOTOS & DASH FOR CASH PLUS VORRA'S INFAMOUS MECHANICS RACE PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK SACRAMENTO CA BFGOODRICH * YOKOHAMA TIRES * DeNUNZIO'S * TRICK FUEL* FOX SHOCKS * ,ROD HALL RACING LIGHTS * V-MAR * ROD HALL OFF ROAD DRIVING SCHOOL* BAKER PRECISION BEARING* VALLEY OFF-ROAD RACING A'SSOCIATION 1833 LOS ROBLES Bl VD. 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THE SNORE BOffOM DOLLAR The Toms, Bradley, Jr. And Burns Continued On Their Winning Ways By Jean Calvin/Don Dayton Photos: Don Dayton * 1ll -~ ---· ~-Tommy Bradley Jr., with three riders listed, literally smoked the field once he got his shifter welded together. Bradley led the early laps, then caught the field and led the fast two laps, the only eight lap finisher in Unlimited ranks and first overall. The Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts traditionally open their new season in February with the Bottom Dollar race. When it started some years ago it was a low entry fee, fun run, usually around Apex Highway. Today it is a full partner in the lucrative SNORE race series, and this year's edition happened on February 9. The place was the Nellis Dunes, unused for a few years for off road racing, but the •.1 pcoming HORA Nissan 400 planned to use the area, so SNORE thought it a goo.:l place to start the season and give everyone a legal look at a short -part of the 400 course. As is tradition, the same time as registration opens, 7 a.m. race day,Jerry Magnuson and his crew begin serving a keen pancake and sausage breakfast, complimentary to all on hand, and boy does that taste good in the early but bright February sunshine north of Las Vegas. The registration folks were busier than they have been for years, signing in 43 starting cars for the race, far more than the Bottom Dollar has drawn in recent years. It is a good sign for the growth of the sport. Another major plus is strong support from Michae-1 Gaughan of the Gold Coast and Barbary Coast hotels and casinos, and a long time off ·road racer himself. He is supporting the races, and sponsoring the Twilight 200 event on March 23, that will probably take place in the Eldorado Valley near Boulder City. Along with all that, in addition to the payback in class, SNORE 1s paying a $500 bonus to the winner in a different class in each of their six 1991 events. The driver's meeting was short and to the point. Unlimited, Class 10 and 1-2-1600 would have to cover eight laps of the 27 mile course while Challengers and 5-1600s would go six laps for an official finish. The lone Class 5 Barry Slatter was only seconds out of the lead early on in Class 5-1600, but damaged his elbow and used both Darryl Smith and Monte Smith as substitute drivers, but despite severe car damage, the trio won the class. was placed with the Unlimiteds and Stacey Pike's truck was placed with the 1-2-1600 class for purse, but individual class points would be awarded. While many remembered the dunes as being smooth, fast running, the early reports were that they were rough, rough and rougher, and the. parts of the course off the dunes were laced with rocks and scrub brush. The final warning at the driver's meeting was to stay away from the flagged turtle burrows or be disqualified, and if you broke in a no access area, you were stuck there until the race might be over. Led by the six Unlimiteds, the cars took the green flag one every 30 seconds, and Jim Barbeau led the way, followed by Pat Dean, Rick and Trevor Rowland, Class 5 car, Jim Bunty, Gary and Scott Waller, and Tommy Bradley, Jr. The order shifted considerably on the first lap as Bradley was first around and fastest at 37:48, but Jim Bunty was only about half a minute behind. Pat Dean was close, followed by Jim Barbeau, and both Waller arid Rowland had lost several minutes. Things stayed the same for the two laps, but on lap 4 Bradley broke the shifter, right off in his hand. While he got a fast welding job Bunty turned a 36: 10, fast lap of the day, to take the lead. By now the ranks had thinned some. Pat Dean was towed in, as he had broken a hub on lap 2, and Rowland was done after two laps. Jim Barbeau hit a tricky ditch, which made his back hurt; he put Jack Short in the car, who got in another lap before shift linkage failure, parked them. Up front Tommy Bradley played catch up for the next two . ~ SNORE's new President Mike Halverson zipped over the familiar ground and led Class 10 before stopping on lap 6 to put in trick anchor man Rob MacCachren, who set class fast lap en route to victory. It was the usual order in Class 1-2-1600 as Tom Burns led the other 15 cars from flag to flag in his new Miraco, maintaining a few minutes lead all day over the other contenders. iaps, then on lap 7 Bunty lost the transmission and retired in second place. The Wall er car was down for good after five rounds, third in class. And Tommy Bradley sailed on in the Chenowth to first overall, and first in Unlimited Class in 5:28:02, the only eight lap finisher in the class. An unusually slim field of four started m Class 10, and new SNORE President Mike Halver-son drew the first starting spot, followed by Troy Herbst and Branden Gaughan, Melvin Tom, and Todd Bauman. Neither of the last two covered more than a lap. Halverson set himself a good steady pace, and Troy Herbst led him by a couple minutes after one round, but then Troy lost 15 minutes on the next round, and had stopped to let) .C. Dean in the right seat as the youngest racing Gaughan got out. Both J.C. and Brenden have yet to reach their 16th birthday, so they were getting experience. However, before they got to drive at all, the transmission gave up, but the youngsters· still had a good time, and they were second in Class 10. Meanwhile, with two laps to go, M•ike Halverson put Rob MacCachren in his car, and Rob went out and turned a 40:05, fast lap for the class, and a final 40:52 to not only bring the car 'home a winner, but fifth overall. Halver-son also took home the bonus money of $500 for first in Class 10. At the Gold Coast Twilight 200 the bonus goes to the winner of combined Classes 3, 4, 6 and 8, a Heavy Metal category. Next away it was 16 in Class 1-2-1600, running so close it was hard to keep track of who was doing the best. Herman Salaz was first away, but didn't get in a lap because of transmission trouble. Kevin Davis didn't do a lap either, rolling his brand new car six miles out, a·nd Stacey Pike and Larry Ballard, who come from T onapah to race, had three very long laps, but got a checkered flag in 14th spot. James and David Plum also did just three laps, all in good times, but vanished into the desert after that. Meanwhile up front Tom Burns continued his leading ways in this class. Having won SNORE's overall championship in 1990, he seemed ready to do it again, turning fast lap for the class on the first round. 40:39. Brother Tim Burns was a minute back in second, followed in ten seconds by Darren Wilson, who was trailed in less than a minute by both Jeff Trimble and Bryan Pennington, and Brent Bell was close. John Gaughan flipped his car on the first lap, got it going Jim Bunty led the middle laps, turned fast lap of the day at 36:10, later lost the transmission but still placed second Unlimited with six laps done. Gary Waller and family scoot down a Nellis dune, and they are real dunes for sure, and the Walker entry got in five laps, good for third Unlimited. Each just 15½ years old Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean had a good ride each while it lasted with Troy Herbst driving the two seat Class 10, and the kids and Troy were second in class. Page 36 April 1991 Dusty Times

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' _,, Brent Bell was only four minutes behind for second in Class 1-2-1600, third overall behind Burns, with no trouble except a sticky throttle cable all the way. Tim Burns ran second in Class 1-2-1600 behind his brother in the early going, and he had no big troubles on his way to third in class. Larry Trimble and family had a good run in their Class 1-2-1600 racer and they placed fourth in class, sixth overall, the last finisher in class. · Pat Galliher and Ron Carter had a good run going in Pat's new 5-1600, but new car breakage and welding stops held them to four laps, third in class. Whipping down a dune roller coaster, Gene Griepentrog and Kent Lothringer had big troubles later, but took second in Class . 9, the last finisher covering the required laps. Tire tracks on the moonscape in the OHV area dunes can be confusing; but John Wells, who led Class g·for a time, made it to {he finish line and was credited with third in class . Tim Crain ran second by seconds in Class 9 in the early laps, but he moved into the lead for the last three laps, had no car trouble at all, and won the ten car class by over an hour. again, but was off the pace. He got in five laps eventually, as did Regan Gubler, and Bruce Ollestad. After three laps Bryan Pennington was out with a broken ring and pinion. Midway Tom Burns had about two minutes lead on Brent Bell with Tim Burns another minute and a half back. Darren Wilson was next, about a minute back, and the Trimble clan were next, less than another minute back. Bekki Freeman was on the comeback trail. As her dad Ken Freeman started the race the shift coupler came apart off the line, and it took two laps to locate the part (Bob MacCachren of Nevada Off Road Buggy), get it installed and go racing. She got in six laps, good for -seventh place before the time ran out. There was little that changed up front on the second half of the eight lapper. Tom Burns main-tained a few minutes lead over both Brent Bell and Tim Burns, while the Trimbles began to drop a few minutes a lap. Darren Wilson took the white flag for the last lap about 12 minutes behind the leader, ·but broke an axle and never made it to the checkered flag. Also doing seven laps was Billy Bryan, whose time was an hour longer than that of Wilson. Forming a real habit, Tom Burns took the checkered flag first, not only winning Class 1-2-1600, but he placed second overall, only five minutes and change behind Tom Bradley. Burns reported he had only one flat on his fast ride, and hit a hole hard enough to bend the steering, This Baja could be either 550 or 556, Brian Logan, #550, Reid Ferguson led Class 5-1600 for five laps, then his car collapsed and he took second spot. Fellows, use numbers not tape if you want to be scored. Dusty Times but went on racing. Brent Bell was merely four minutes back on total time for second place, third overall, with Jay Shain riding along. Brent said he had trouble with a sticky throttle, but no other problems. Tim Burns was another five plus minutes back in third with no real troubles to report. Larry, Richard and Alisa Trimble were fourth in class and sixth overall over 15 minutes later, the last of the class finishers out of the 16 that started. The six Class 5-1600 starters had as much trouble as those in Class 10 and Unlimited ranks. Usually a strong runner, Kevin Streety didn't get in a lap, but the rest of the pack did the first lap almost nose to tail. Reid Ferguson led the first lap· by three seconds over Brian Logan, and Steve Meierdiercks was 58 seconds further down. Just another 24 seconds back was Barry Slatter followed in 20 seconds by Pat Galliher in his-new Bug. Lap 2 saw little change as Ferguson stretched his lead a bit and Galliher started to have some new car woes and , welded their way to third place in the battered Baja Bug. There were eleven starters in ·class 9 and four of them did not cover a lap, including Kenny Freeman, John Bartolotti, Richard Smith and Steve Eversmeyer. Dan Mustoe led the first lap with class fast lap at 50:50, but that was his only lap, a broken axle putting him out on lap 2. Tim Crain ran second with John Wells only four seconds behind him, and Dale Looney was close followed by Gene Griepentrog, Steve Burke and Scott Pearce. On lap 2 Wells turned up the wick and took the lead followed by Tim Crain, and Dale Looney. Burke slipped by Griepentrog for fourth and Pearce held onto sixth. Looney vanished on lap 3, and Pearce lost time high centered in the dunes. Pearce then went out on lap 4 with a failed ring and pinion, and Burke parked somewhere also. Wells lost the lead with a 1:32:24 fourth lap, and he had a bunch of flats, then on the next lap a broken spring plate put an end to his day, secure in third anyhow with four laps done. Tim Crain led the last three laps, and took the checkered flag first for the Class 9 victory. Crain reported absolutely no trouble and his lap times were all within 1 ½ minutes of each other. Having their troubles on the second and sixth lap, stuck in a sand dune, Gene Griepentrog and Kent Lothringer were second in Cb 9, over an hour back, the only other six lap finisher. The race ended in the daylight, nice in the wintertime. Next morning all participants enjoyed a tremendous breakfast buffet at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, compliments of the most genial host in town, Michael Gaughan, and the checks and trophies were duly presented after everyone had finished eating. It is getting so it doesn't seem like a proper Las Vegas race unless the awards breakfast is held at the Gold Coast, racing headquarters in Nevada for a host of California teams. dropped a full lap. · -------------------------Logan had problems on the third lap dropping from second to fourth and Barry Slatter damaged his elbow and after a very long lap turned the car over to Darryl Smith. Ferguson, who did fast lap of 47:14 on the second, had the lead midway, by about eight minutes over Steve Meierdiercks, / but Steve lost a C.V. on the next I lap and his three laps were good' for fourth in class. Galliher had more welding done, then Logan rolled hard and parked after finishing three laps for fifth. Slatter's car was breaking up fast, ' so he stuffed Monte Smith in to , drive the last couple of laps. The · frame, .the cross bracing, almost everything was broken when the car finished, the only 5-1600 six lap finisher and the winner at 5:41:33. At the end of five laps Reid Ferguson had a good lead in 5-1600 action, but his frame also came unglued just short of the checkered flag and he was done with five laps completed, good for second place. Covering four laps, · three very long ones. Pat Galliher and Ron Carter patched and April 1991 PIKE'S SERVICE CENTER BAKER, CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT SERVICE THE BEST IN THE DESERi"' FOR OVER 40 YEARS Pag~ 37

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FRT KING OF THE DESERT Tim McDonnell Does It Again By Judy Smith John Marking led the Class 1-2-1600 bunch from flag to flag in his Jimco, even though he tipped over near the finish line he still won by nearly nine minutes at the checkered flag. Chenowth one seater. Marking recorded the fast lap for the class on the next lap, at 41: 12, and built his lead to three minutes and 4 7 seconds over Webster. Estrada continued to run third, followed by Teuscher, and then Don Currier, in a Raceco in fifth. The dust was really thick Tim McDonnell had a perfect day in his Class 10 Raceco, winning overall as well as the class, and along the way he set fast lap for the race on the last lap in his tidy Raceco. ··by now, and everyone reported year old pre runner, while saving . trouble finding their way. drove all the way, and bumped him back a position. Teuscher, who hadn't even had to stop for fuel, had second, and W eqster was actually a minute and a half behind him on elapsed time. Estrada and Bennett were fourth about four minutes later. The next group to go were the Unlimited cars, which this time had the Class 5 cars running with them, in order to get a full class, :and a bigger purse. The lead belonged to one of the Baja Bugs, with Larry McCallum at the wheel, and he had.a bit over four minutes on Lynton Draper, from South Africa, who was driving his first off road buggy, a rent a Raceco, with a 4 liter V6 Chevy motor and an automatic transmis-sion. In third it was Kyle Whitted in the family Baja Bug, followed by John Laputz, out of a 10 year retirement, in a Ghia Bug. Tim McDonnell charged hard across the Borrego Desert to take the overall win at the FR T King of the Desert race in mid-February, dµplicating his victory at the same event last year. With a full field of 71 cars and trucks, and 105 motorcycles and ATVs, the FRT 1991 Bud-weiser /Bud Light Superstition Championship Series enjoyed a great opening day, even the weather cooperating, with mild temperatures. The bikes and A TVs raced in the morning, on the same course, and then were all finished in time for the cars and trucks to go out and play at noon. The course for the first event of the year is always laid out to provide a little extra entertain-ment for the hardworking pit crews, as well as the Imperial and San Diego county folks who come out to spectate. When the course comes back into the pit area at the end of the lap, there's a broad dry lake, and the FRT creates a stadium type course in the middle of it, with several jumps, some moguls, a big hole, and a spectacular "table top" jump, all connected by a series of tight turns. It gives the pit crews a lot more to watch than they usually get to see in a pit area. Once through the short course and the pit area, the driver faces a -.. 33 mile loop, squished into a jagged figure eight at the middle, so that he could zip into the main pit area again, at about the halfway point, if necessary. This was a five lap race, with a six hour time limit, meaning that at six p.m. Fud, the chief official and flagman for the FRT, would flag everyone in, regardless of class or laps completed. The first group off the line was the Class 10 cars, and right away a bunch of them got into trouble. There was a lot of dust, and it was blowing along the course at the beginning of the day, making it very difficult for the racers to see. Fud had set up a start line about six miles from the main pit area, in order to give them a long straight stretch to get sorted out, and some of them hadn't pre run that six miles very thoroughly. There are lots of trails throughout this area, since it's an Off Highway Vehicle Area, and Brian McDon-nell, in his Raceco, wandered off course and got onto a wrong trail, with all but one Class 10 car following in his wake. And while they wandered, the first car off the line, the Raceco of Brian's brother, Tim, was heading out on the right track. By the time the other Class 10s had discovered their error, he had three or four minutes on them. And at the end of the first lap he still had the advantage, although it was down to two and a half minutes, and Richard Binder was second in his ORBS. In third it was Mike Herrick, in Joe Vinci's new Mirage, and then Brian McDonnell ran fourth, two seconds behind him. Tim continued to lead through the second lap, but Binder actually had a slightly better time, and closed the gap a bit. Now there was just a minute and 28 seconds separating them. Herrick was still third, a little over eight minutes further back, followed by the other McDonnell car. At the end of the third lap Binder, who was racing his 12 his racer for the Nissan 400, had Marking continued to lead, and closed up even more, and now had five mfoutes at the end of the McDonnell was only 46 seconds third lap, with Webster still to the good. The other two second, and now Teuscher had followed in order. moved up to third, a minute and a On the fourth lap Binder's pre half later. Estrada, who'd been runner gave up the ghost, as the stuck in third gear for 15 miles, pivot bolt on the rear ,A-arm fixed it and then put his co-driver, pulled out of the arm, and his car Jeff Bennett, in to do the second came to a stop. McDonnell broke · half of the race, and they ran a throttle cable, but had help from fourth, followed by Currier. some dexterous spectators in Marking was having a very making a speedy repair, and now good day, with no problems, and led by 1.1 minutes, second place at the end of lap · four he was falling to his brother and his co-almost eight minutes ahead of driver, Peter Oliver, as Vinci· second place Webster, who now climbed into his car to finish, and had only one second on Teuscher, ran just 17 seconds behind them. but didn't know it. Bennett ran Tim Sines and Bill Hammack, in a fourth, and Mike Abbatti and Jimco, were now fourth, catching Blue Penrod, in a Raceco, moved up after losing time with a broken into fifth as. Currier faded from brake pad, and power steering the scene. trouble. Marking looked great for most On lap five Tim McDonnell of the last lap, and then, as he recorded the fast lap for the day, rounded the second from last. at 38:25, and secured his win, turn, he got a little -eager, and taking first in class and first tipped himself over, in frontofhis overall, in a time of three hours 30 friends and crew who'd gathered minutes and six seconds. Brian to cheer his finish. While McDonnell and Peter Oliver Schilling sprinted across the finished second, followed by infield to help right him, Marking Sines and Hammack. Vinci and snaked his body out the front of Herrick lost part of their power the car, and stuck. It seems his steering, and had to cannibalize helmet wouldn't quite fit through their pre runner in order to finish the space, and there he was, a distant fourth. No other Class neither in nor out of the car, when 10s made all five laps. Schilling and some helpers got The second group to take the there to right him. It took only green flag were the 1-2-1600s, seconds to get things squared and the first lap lead belonged to away, and his win was never in John Marking, in Tom Schilling's danger, but it did make for a Jimco. He had just under two nervous few moments. It was minutes on Scott Webster in his almost nine minutes before the ORBS, who was followed by second car came in, and it was Andy Estrada, in a Baja Specialist Webster, who'd driven the entire single seater, and then, in fourth, distance, but as he sat cooling off, Todd Teuscher, in a wide up came Teuscher, who also McCallum continued to lead, and Draper ran second, six minutes later, followed by Whitted, and then Laputz. And so it w_ent through the third lap, except that McCallum's lead had dropped to 13 secon.ds, as Draper got the hang of things, and the McCallum Bug had some problem. Whitted was only two minures further back, and Laputz held fourth place. On the fourth lap McCallum ticked off the class fast lap at 40:07, and put nine minutes between himself and Draper, who had an alternator problem. Laputz moved up to third as Whitted broke something permanent, and Ron Wilkinson, in a Chaparral, who'd done a spectacular endo off the first jump in the short course on lap one, was now in fourth place, nearly an hour back. McCallum's motor gave up on the last lap, and Draper, who races mini-trucks back home, and hadn't had time to pre run this course, was the winner. He said, "Wow!" Laputz, who'd spent the last four years building his car, finished second, and none of the others made five laps. Bill Hammack or Tim Sines catch a little air in the sleek Jimco, and the team came back from mechanical woes to take third in the Class 10 action. Todd Teuscher stayed close to the front runners all day in his Chenowth, didn't stop, even for fuel, and finished a keen second in Class 1-2-1600. 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, . Larry McCallum led the Unlimited Class from start thru four laps, got class fast lap too, but lost his engine on the fifth and final round. Steve Johnson led Class 100 from the second lap in his Chenowth to the finish line, but suffered a time penalty that dropped him to second in class. 11 Larry Kern and Mike Pfankuch call their car a Rayco, ran near the front in the 13 car Class 9, had a tight fight for position but took second place. · The Class 8 trucks, which at FR T races means both two wheel and four wheel drive full sized utility vehicles, came next.· Just yards off the start line, the Ford of Benny Abatti came to a halt with a . . navigator hopped out to fix it they discovered that the jack didn't work. It was fifteen minutes before they'd found one to borrow, and made their tire switch. Meanwhile, the rest of the group moved on. And in the lead it was Tony Alvarado in another Ford, this one built in Imperial Valley, with a lot of help and advice from Jon Nelson, who built the truck Abatti runs. Perry McNeil was second, in still another Ford, and Abatti,, pushing hard, was third. On the second lap Alvarado's lead was just four minutes, with McNeil second, and Abatti still third, but running the quickest lap times, and slowly catching up. Tony Alvarado took the early lead in Class 8, managed to hold it by inches all the way to the finish line, and he won the all Ford show in Class 8 by less than five minutes in a tight dice. Bill Gill and Hick Wessels moved steadily up the Class 100 ranks in their tidy Funco, recorded class fast lap at 49:04, actually finished second on total time, but ended up winning the class. They continued in the same order through lap three, but now Alvarado had just two minutes on McNeil, and Abatti was only three minutes back. On the fourth lap Alvarado, running a strong, steady pace, continued to lead, but now Abatti was second, having recorded the class fast lap, at 43:58, and just three and a half minutes out cif the lead. McNeil, with a bent driveline and throwing fan belts, dropped back to third, as Jody Mason and Jeremy Spirkoff, in another Ford, ran fourth, struggling with four flats, tie rod problems, and a blown out oil filter adapter. Alvarado and Abatti never let up for a second, and charged out onto their last lap at top speed. But both had a few minutes of trouble, Alvarado got stuck, but was able to rock the truck back and forth and get himself out of it, while Abatti had another flat. So Alvarado got his win, and Abatti finished second, and none of the others made ·it around again. McNeil lost his motor and the Mason/Spirkoff team broke their rear end on the last lap. Class 100, which is designed to attract people with older, shorter wheelbase cars, of middling horsepower, took the green flag next, and Dwayne Whitney, in a 2400cc Chenowth two seater, took the first lap lead, with a skinny 38 seconds on Steve Johnson, in a two seat 2286cc Chenowth. In third it was Dan Lewis and Bill Foster, in a Sandhawk two seater, powered by 1835ccs. On the second lap Johnson moved into the lead, despite a flying trip into his main pit to change a rear flat. He was . followed by Richard Green, in a 2180cc Frazco two seater, in second. Whitney watched in horror as his right side spindle folded cp and reduced him to three wheels for the rest of the race. Bill Gill and Rick Wessels, in a 1650cc single seat Funco, now ran third. Johnson continued to lead through lap three, arid he had just under 10 minutes on Green, who was ·six minutes and 40 seconds ahead of Gill and Wessels. On the fourth lap, as Johnson continued to lead, Gill and Wessels moved into second place, with their quickest lap so far, and they had two minutes and eight seconds on Green, who'd politel let them Steve Reynolds and Jack Hettinger keep the old Funco roaring in Class 9, led the first three laps, had a big dice from there to the checkered flag but they ended up winning the first series race in Class 9. Dusty Times ~ by, thinking they were a lap down. Johnson got his finish, and first place, noting that this was his first finish in a year. But he was later assessed a time penalty, consisting of five percent of his total time, · for excessive speed in the pits on that flying trip in to fix the flat, which dropped him down to second place. Gill and Wessels, who recorded the class fast lap, at 49:04, on the last lap, took the . win. Green was third, and Bob Hargrove, with major clutch trouble, finished fourth. Whitney managed to complete only four laps on his three wheels, and ended up fifth. The Class 9 racers went off the line next, and it was the old familiar Funco of Jack Hettinger and Stev.e Reynolds out front at the end of the first lap. In second it was Hector Ledezma, in the wide Ledezma chassis, o~ly nine seconds in back of them, but he had committed a blunder, and had neglected to go through the short course part of the track. Running third, it was Wayne Ritayek and Kevin Pratt, in a MECO two seater. Larry Kern ran fourth in a one seat Rayco, followed by Kevin Graves ·in the world's cleanest and shiniest J imco single seater. On the second lap Reynolds held the lead and Kern moved up to second, while Ledezma dropped to third, after correcting his blunder by going around the short course infield two times to make up for the time before. . Graves was now fourth, and Rick Madrid, in a two seat ORBS, ran fifth. Ritayek and Pratt were gone. Reynolds continued to lead, but at the end of three laps he had 'just 14 seconds on Ledeima, who was back up to second place. In third it was Graves, followed 48 seconds later by Mike Pfankuch, who'd taken over for Kern. Madrid was still fifth: Hector put his brother, Oscar, into the car and told him to be good to it, and get it to the finish. Oscar put it into the lead, but less than a minute ahead of Hettinger, who was now in his car. They went out onto their last lap together, with Oscar foaming at the bit and trying to get in front of Hettinger, and not looking as if he was taking particularly good care of the car. Pfankuch was third, followed by Hal Graves, and then Tim Ziegenbein, in a single seat Funco. Sure enough! Oscar brought the Ledezma car in first, after recording ·tlr · · · •1st• Class 7 4x4 Jerry McDonald •1st• Class 4 Steve Keliy BAKER PRECISION 2stf~iPn~~~ve. Long Beach, CA. 90806 213/427-2375 Fax 213/426-5294 The BAKER HIGH PERFORMANCE BATTERY took everything that T earn MacPherson and Parker disheo-out, ( •Severe Vibration,• 8 To 10" G" Load• Electrical Power Load; 2 fans, 2 fuel pumps, l oil pu_mp, over 600,000 candle power of lights per truck ) and finished with the same volts reading recorded at the start of the race. April 1991 Page 39

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Hal and Kevin Graves had a good run in their Challenger Jimco, were in contention all the way, and finished fourth in the tight running class. Brian Goodrich and Charlie Watters were in the hun( all the way, running second most of the day, and they finished second by a hiccup in 5-1600 class. The 1990 Unlimited Class Champion Ron Wilkinson did a spectacular endo off-the first jump, but got the Chaparral up to fourth in class before failing to finish the last lap. IJlr' the class fast lap, at 49.:14, and he finished a minute and 38 seconds ahead of Hettinger and Reynolds. But the FR T penalized the Ledezmas 5% of their total time, which amounted to 13 minutes tacked on to their time, and bumped them back to third. The penalty was for the unintended first lap short cut. Even though.Hector had made it . up on his second lap, the FR T officials felt that they hadn't been able to determine the start and finish points of the short cut, or the make.up loop, and, while they felt that Hector had not inten-tionally short cut, they said they had to follow the letter of the law, which called for a 5% penalty, for what they called a minor infraction. FR T uses the IDRA guidelines when assessing penal-ties of this sort. Hector and Oscar took the penalty with good grace, saying they knew in their hearts that they'd finished first. James and John Woodrull led the first lap in 5-1600 action, kept on leading through the heavy dust, had a flawless race day and won the 14 Bug class by a slim eleven seconds. Hettinger and Reynolds got the win, with Kern and Ffankuch second, having enjoyed some dicing with the Graves car. The Ledezmas were third, and the Graves finished fourth, their skid pan so shiny and clean and dry that you'd think they ran without oil. Ziegenbein finished fifth. The 5-1600s were next, _and the first lap· leader was the team of James and John Woodruff Qames driving, John riding), who were a minute and one second up on Brian Goodrich. Less than a minute later it was Jim Beeson, in · his "Red Dog", followed by Duane Basore and Dave Kin-worthy, also less than a minute back. And in fifth place, 12 seconds later, it was Ed Orozco and Rick Fouquette. This was a close one, and Steve Miszkiewicz and Rick St. John were only four seconds behind them. Wo9druff ran effortlessly, holding his lead, while Goodrich was also having a good race, and was now two minutes and 25 seconds back. Basore and Kin worthy were third now, less than a minute later, followed by Beeson, who was only a minute and 22 seconds off their bumper. In fifth it was Orozco and Fouquette, about a half-minute later. It was still anyone's race. Woodruff plowed through the dust and sand, and held on to his lead, but was still only 36 seconds ahead of Goodrich at the end of lap three. In third place it was now Beeson, about three and a half minutes back, followed by N SAHARA VDO -Chenowth -Simpson ~ X Li.; ·> >" LU ..J ..J < > -SIRIUS SPRING MTN T riMil - K & N Filters -Bugpack Bilstein -Centerline - Cibie Hewland -Porsche Turbo CVs 1 Beard!s Seats-Parker _Pu!11per 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. NEVADA PHONE ORDER HOUSE 3054 So. Valley View, Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 871-4911 • (702) 871-5604 Pagc40 Kinworthy and Basore, another three and a half minutes further back. Miszkiewicz and St. John ran fifth, their front end dragging with broken front springs. Woodruff, having a flawless race, continued to lead through lap four, while Goodrich stopped to put his co driver, Charlie Watters, into the driving seat. They were still second, a bit over three minutes back. Beeson was third, and Basore and Kinworthy held fourth, but Miszkiewicz and St. John fell back with a long lap, and Ron Keizer and Randy Hymer moved into fifth place. Woodruff's race was unevent-ful and steady, and it continued to be so all the way to the checkered flag. He took the win, with Watters, whose last lap had been the class fast lap, at50:42, earning second place for himself and Goodrich, only 11 seconds later. In third it was Miszkiewicz and St. John, while fourth belonged to Kin worthy and Basore. Keizer and Hymer came in fifth. Beeson finished late with no right front corner, and his passenger riding on the nerf bar on the left to help keep the corner from digging into the ground. They earned last place with their dramatic finish. Last to start were the mini trucks, both two and four wheel drive, and this turned into a one car race after a few laps. Ronnie Gibson put Clarence Hoskins' Ranger into the lead on the first lap, with Lloyd Riggins, second in his Chevy, followed by Rudy Ludeke and Nick Crouch in third, · in their Mazda. On the second lap Gibson zipped off a very quick 46:50, for the class record lap, and solidified his lead, while Ludeke and Crouch moved into second place, and Riggins broke. Then Jeff Hoskins took over in the truck, and he held onto the lead, as Ludeke and Crouch chased, valiantly, but vainly, in second place. On lap four the Mazda gave up, and that left April 1991 Jeff Hoskins and Ronnie Gibson ended up the sole survivor in the little truck :class in Clarence Hoskins' Ford Ranger, but they went fast and did all five laps . for the victory. Hoskins to whiz around the course by himself. Which he did in a timely fashion, completing all five laps in 4:4 7: 16, to take the win. Crouch and Ludeke were awarded second place on the basis of their three completed laps. True to his word, Fudpucker flagged in the stragglers as they came over the line after 6 p.m., and as a result, there was no one left on the course after about 6:15, giving everyone the chance to fold things up early. The weekend was topped off on Sunday morning with the cust-omary breakfast buffet of fresh fruit, doughnuts, coffee, orange juice, and Bloody Marys, before a highly informal, but greatly enjoyed, .awards presentation right there in the start/ finish area. The next FR T event will be the Buzz Bomb 150, on April 27th, at Plaster City East. This will be a 25 mile loop, with six laps required, starting at noon, for the cars, trucks and buggies. FRT BUDWBSER KING OF THE DESERT RESULTS - February 16, 1991 Car# Pas. Driver/Co-Driver Class 1-2-160Q -1600cc Bestdcted -ll start -6 finish 1600 1 John Marking (solo) 1698 2 Todd Teuscher 1601 3 Scott Webster 1603 4 Andy Estrada/Jeff Bennett 1699 5 Phil Green Class 10 -UnUmited 1650 ccs • z starters· 4 finishers 1001 1 Tim McDonnell (solo) 1000 2 Brian McDonnelVPeter O)iver 1004 3 Bill Hammack/Tim Sines 1003 4 Joe Vinci/Mike Herrick Cfass Unlirobed • Z start • 2 finish Vehicle Jimco Chenowth am Baja Spec. Chenowth Raceco Raceco Jimco Mirage 102 1 Lynton Draper Automatic Raceco 105 2 John Laputz Karmann Ghia Baja Bug 104 3 Larry McCallum (4 laps) Baja Bug Class 9 • Challenger· ] 3 start - z finish 900 1 Steve Reynolds/Jack Hettinger 904 2 Larry Kern/Mike Pfankuch 903 3 Hector & Oscar Ledezma 907 4 Hal & Kevin Graves -908 5 Tim Ziegenbein Class 100 • Short we Cars -a start -4 finish 99 1 Bill Gill/Rick Wessels 6 2 Steve Johnson 3 3 Richard Greeen 4 4 Bob Hargrove Class 5::1600 -1soo cc Baja Bug· 14 start· a finjsh 552 1 James & John Woodruff 557 2 Brian Goodrich/Charlie Watters 595 3 Steve MiszkiewicztRick St. John 597 4 Duane Basore/Dave Kinworthy 556 5 Ron Keizer/Randy Hymer Class Big Trucks • 6 start • 2 finish 808 1 Tony Alvarado 801 2 ·Benny Abatti 803 3 Perry McNeil Cfass Little Truck • s start • 1 finish 700 1 Jeff Hoskins/Ronnie Gibson 758 2 Rudy Ludeke/Nick Crouch (3 laps) • denotes overall winner --•• time includes penalty 71 starters - 35 finishers - 49% finish rate 33 mile course - 5 laps for an official finish Weather - overcast, mild and windy Funco Rayco Ledezma Jimco · Funco Funco Chenowth Frazcco Unknown Baja Bug Baja Bug Baja Bug Baja Bug Baja Bug_ Ford Ford Ford (4 laps) Ford Ranger Mazda Time 3:34:41 3:43:25 3:45:02 3:49:01 5:08:42 3:30:06* 3:51 :56 4:23:40 5:54:42 3:50:11 3:59:40 2:57:03 4:27:30 4:37:12 4:38:52·· 4:44:52 5:04:14 4:37:22 4:38:29** 4:46:21-5:01 :28 4:31:40 4:31:51 4:57:04 5:12:59 5:15:18 4:07:18 4:12:12 3:40:37 4:57:16 3:13:16 Dusty Times

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Instrument placement is perfect. Everything is within easy look and reach. The automatic overdrive transmission is smooth and powerful. The 1991 Ford Ranger is as pleasing to the eye as it is pleasing to drive. In the short time we had the vehicle we found it to be a pleasure to run around town in. . • 14::=w.. ,» .. ,~ The six foot bed is adequate for most purposes. After all, if you want a BIG truck, buy a big truck. This one suited us fine. 1991 FORD RANGER 4x4 Strawberry Performance Text & Photos: John Calvin Smooth, clean lines, an ultra smooth front end design make the Ranger 4x4 a terrific looking package. The 1991 Ford Ranger 4x4 pickup is a stormer, no matter what color it comes in; ours just happened to be Wild Strawberry and the combination of color and trim turned a few heads at the last International Rally News By Martin Holmes Nissans ready for Africa The three works Nissan Pulsar GTI-R cars have left Britain ready for their World Championship debut at the Safari Rally this Easter. The actual vehicles were initially prepared in Japan, though final preparations were carried out at Milton Keynes, and are painted in a new flame-style design of red, white and blue. Drivers will be Stig Blomqvist, David Llewellin and a guest for this occasion, Mike Kirkland. Pre-rally testing has been carried out off and on for a year, first in secrecy with a prototype car based on the old Sunny car, and lately with early pre-production versions of the new car. The team Dusty Times plan to enter four World Championship events this year; later will come the Acropolis, 1000 Lakes and Lombard RAC Rallies. Thorburn leaves Mazda Mazda Rally Team Europe Engineer Andy Thorburn left the team the weekend after the Swedish Rally, without warning. His team has issued a statement that this was by mutual accord, but there is widespread concern why the widely respected and popular Englishman who rose in the team to be the number two behind MRTE President Achim Warmbold should disappear so suddenly. Many things went SNORE race in Las Vegas. We had asked for a Supercab model, you know, that gives you a little storage space behind the seats and the seats go back a little further than in the regular cab, but there were none available at the time so wrong in Sweden. There were serious engine troubles for both the official cars and also the semi-official car of Johansson, while there was surprise that the team should prefer to use Joki Tyres although contracted with Mich-elin. In addition, there has recently been an ominous silence about the new 2-liter car supposed to be ready for competition later this year. Thorburn came to Mazda at a time of mechanical confusion, partic-ularly because of transmission trouble. When Bernard Lindauer joined the team as assistant engineer Thorburn became more fully involved in the general running of the team. Gundler Dies The death has been announced in Sweden of Lars Gundler, a 28 year old rally driver whose final event was the Lombard RAC Rally in 1990, from cancer. He had been the 1985 Swedish Junior rally champion and drove for the VAG importers' team with an 80 Quattro. In 1987 he had a program of foreign events, returning home to come fifth on the South Swedish, when his co-driver was Staffan Parmander who now accompanies Kenneth Eriksson. Recently he had been competing frequently in a Lancia Delta Integrale in Germany and was third on the 1990 Hunsruck Rally. He died on the Sunday during the recent Swedish World Championship Rally. April 1991 we settled into the regular cab and etc. and also the indicator lights adjusted ourselves in the seat, as for 4 WD operation and low range there just isn't enough leg room use. for me in the regular cab with my The automatic overdrive long legs. transmission is a pleasure to use, This little truck came with the smooth and quiet, just like the 2. 9 liter V-6 fuel injected engine, engine. You hurtle down the road automatic overdrive transmission, in overdrive and the tach indicates limited slip differential, a good set that the engine is just loafing of alloy wheels and Firestone along. This results in mileage Radial P215/75R 15 M/S tires somewhere above 22 mpg on the and it was quite a little perform-road and, although we certainly ance package. There is power any weren't driving for economy in time you need it and it comes on town, we broke 16 mpg every like gangbusters. It runs down the time and I'm sure that with a little highway at any speed you desire light footedness you could do a and handles very well both on and lot of damage to that number. off the road. We put quite a few Creature comforts were many miles on the rig in the dirt and you (besides the legroom) and the couldn't ask for much more in AM/FM stereo with clock is handling, response to direction capable of a million or so db and and the Touch Drive 4WD and the well placed heat/air controls the alternate low range make off allow you to cook or freeze in a roading almost easy. matter of seconds. The interior was tastefully done Although this vehicle is a 4x4, with cloth bucket seats, adjustable and therefore heavily sprung and backs and the drivers seat had the shocked, the ride is surprisingly hip hugger option as well as the mild. You do suffer a bit from adjustable lumbar support. The freeway hop, the breaks in the instrument cluster is well laid out, concrete just seem to hit certain ~ everything falls easily to· the eye, wheelbases, but most of that can there are gauges for fuel, oil, be toned down with a minor temperature, etc. and a tach-speed adjustment. On the open ometer. Illumination at night is road there is nothing but a terrific with absolutely no glare. smooth ride. All windows and door locks are of In the short period of time that the electrk persuasion with the we had the vehicle, we put quite a exception of the split rear fewmilesonitandoverall,itwas window. The headlights and comfortable, quiet, powerful, and parking lights control is mounted very good looking. We'll try and on the dash while the high beam do a test on a similarly equipped switch is stalk mounted. The Supercab model later in the year wiper and washer controls are and let you know how we stalk mounted and the speed-compare the two. ometer has a resetable odometer. In the meantime, if you're There is a myriad of lights along looking for a peppy little truck, the bottom of the instrument take a long look at the '91 Ford cluster for turn signals, s~at _J:,elts, Ranger 4x4. BIGGER IS BETTER Upgrade the C.V.s and torsion axles on your pre-runner, IRS Baja Bug or limited horsepower off road race car by letting us convert your stub axles and transmission output bells to accept the larger C.V. joints. Convert Type I stub axles and output bells to accept Type 11 or Type IV or 930 C.V. joints. Convert Type 11 stub axles and output bells to accept 930 C.V. joints. 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THE BIG BEND BASH DMSIONAL RALLY Californians Win Big At Terlingua, Texas -By John Elkin The Big Bend region of southwest Texas is a fascinating and desolate part of our contin-ental United States, truly a final frontier of sorts. Rich in history and simply a geologists dream, this never ending panorama of beautiful mountains and earthen formations attract many special events. Terlingua is especially .'famous for the W arid Champ-ionship Chili Cook Offs. The Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande River also support nature activities and tour groups. In the middle of all this lies the Terlingua Ranch, a 500 square mile patch of Texas. All of the ranch is privately owned with over 1100 miks of twisty dirt roads criss-crossing its length and width. This is a natural place for a PRO Rally. The prior history of the Big Bend Bash (BBB as it is known) goes back a long time, to 1956. The event started as a Time-Speed-Distance Rally, enjoying large entries and legendary tales from all who competed ( your publisher was one of those). The 1970s saw a format change and the BBB became a PRO Rally. The biggest and the best came to run the Bash, some never did conquer • it, John Buffum for one. The BBB enjoyed being voted the PRO Rally of the Year, but after 1984 and a near ban on rallies in Texas, it returned in 1988 as a divisional under the excellent guidance of Roger Gibson and the Dallas Region of the SCCA. The rally was slow in restarting with few entries through 1990. Searching for ways to increase entry for 1991, Gibson approached the California R ally Series about adding the BBB to their points c hampionship, which runs separately from the SCCA So. Pacific Division Championship. The CRS Board of Governors voted the event in their series, and four teams made the drive east, a good percentage o f the total starting entry of 13 teams. S ix stages to taling 81 miles comprised the co-efficient 3 event. An extra 46 transit miles brought the event total to 127 miles. An early afternoon start allowed half of the rally to run in Page 4i daylight. Then the service halt time would be dependent on when the sun set so the remainder of the rally would run in the eerie Texas darkness. Rally head-quarters and the main time control were located at the Ranch headquarters, 17 miles down a dirt road off Texas 118, that includes guest bungalows, a restaurant, gift shop and air strip. But the main attraction in this part of the country remains the friendly and helpful people, who always welcome the rallyists, even Californians. The stage roads were an excellent mixture of smooth and fast, -flowing roads with some very tight, twisty rougher sections, plenty of blind crests that almost never go straight, and some very hungry rocks on the inside of corners and berms of the road. For those who like to rally with a view there were also numerous exposures (cliffs). Pre-rally favorites included Dave Thomas and· Dan Pillow, Clay Thomas and Dan Gen-sheimer, Lon Peterson and John Elkin, John Lannom and Tom Schlegal, Ken Stewart and Don Hanke. Nearly half the field were favored, some thought everyone was a contender in this stellar Southwest Division field. First on the road and two time defending champion of the BBB was Dave Thomas/Dan Pillow, MazdaRX-7. Unfortunately, they were also the first car OFF the road; at 1.55 miles into stage 1 the Mazda was firmly planted in the soft stuff on the outside of a fast left hander. Chad Dykes and Pat Hanson, Californians, running a turbo charged Datsun 510, stopped to pull out the Mazda, which was rumored to be taking root in the fertile dirt. Thomas and Pillow then damaged the Mazda's front sheet metal by trying to get around another rally car in the same stage. A few broken lights and a couple of wrinkles were the result of following too closely in the dust. Carburetor woes then set in on the next stage and stayed until the service stop, where it was fixed. Their final three stages were smooth and uneventful, and Dave and Don finished eighth overall, sixth Open car. Stage 1 was a fast road paralleling Hen Egg Mountain, 16 miles long. Lon Peterson and John Elkin put the B&D Automo-tive/Wesco Auto Parts Plymouth Arrow into the lead by 1: 10 ahead of the Dodge Shelby of Clay Thomas and Dan Gensheimer from Colorado. Third and 45 seconds out of second was the Jeep Comanche ofJeffHendricks. Jeff lost his navigator this year so he recruited National Rallytruck Champion navigator Rob Cherry. Even with pulling Dave Thomas out of the sand, Chad Dykes/Pat Hanson still managed fourth, just 38 seconds in arrears. John Lannom and Tom Schlegal in a potent Baja Bug and Ken Stewart with Don Hanke in a V-8 powered Supercharged Chevy S-10 Blazer were next, even though After extracting themselves from a ditch, Jeff Hendricks and Rob Cherry survived the dust to pass these two cars on a stage and finish the rally fourth overall and first in Stock Class in the Jeep Comanche. April 1991 ;f ~. # . ./i'.iii.& John Lannom and Tom Schlegel, from Fort Stockton and Odessa respectively kept their Texas bred Baja Bug together well and they finished third overall and second in Open Class. Lannom/ Schlegal ran much of the first stage on a flat left rear tire. The first DNF happened on stage 2 as Richard and Juanita Miller superheated their Saab motor and called it quits to save the engine. Stage 2 was twisty and rougher than stage 1, but it had fast parts in the 16.11 miles. Peterson and Elkin lengthened their lead here to two minutes over Thomas and Gensheimer. Dykes and Hanson pulled third best time in Chad's fourth try at rallying. It was nearly 1.5 minutes until Ken Stewart and Don Hanke came into the finish control with a flat tire, and close behind was the Baja Bug of Lannom and Sch legal. Hendri~ks and Cherry were putting a good time in on stage 2 in the Jeep when, at a left before a sand wash, Jeff did not turn. Six feet vertically later the truck was undamaged, but the sand was soft and the climb out very hard. Rob Cherry, being the fast thinking action kind of guy that he is, quickly got into truck bed for added traction. Jeff needed an extra run to jump out of the wash, so he backed up into a thorn bush with Rob in the bed. Cherry suffered cuts and abrasions, but he soldiered on to the service area a stage away for first aid. The duo lost about five minutes in the fracas. Stage 3 was the shortest in the rally at 8.56 miles. Peterson and Elkin continued to lead, putting an additional 25 seconds on the Thomas Dodge. Dykes and Hanson again placed third, while Stewart and Hanke suffered more shredded rubber on the S-10 losing three minutes. Hendricks and the wounded Cherry came out of stage 3 minus a tire. The service area was just a couple of tenths after the stage finish. Located on a mesa overlooking a beautiful panorama known as the Presidio, it is an ancient volcanic bed, dormant now. Most teams just changed tires and checked their cars, Rob Cherry got first aid, and all just waited for the sun to set at 6:4 7 p.m . It was time to run the three t; stages in reverse back to Ranch Headquarters and a fabulous Chili Party. Here Lon Peter-son/John Elkin led by 2:29, and Clay Thomas/Dan Gensheimer were 1 :23 ahead of Chad Dykes/Pat Hanson. Just 2:28 back came Lannom and Schlegal 10 seconds ahead of the Dodge Daytona of "Doc" Schrader/ Richard Beach, who did not finish the rally. The wind had died down since stage 3 ended, making a dusty run for everyone, but the first car on the road, Thomas/Gensheimer. Peterson had to completely stop twice in the stage to wait for dust to clear, once in the middle of a long straightaway. Thomas' Shelby beat the California Arrow by two seconds, and everyone else finished close, although a minute back of the two leaders. A delay before stage 5 allowed competi-tors to contact the Rallymaster Bob Logue, and request a three minute interval, for safety reasons, on the stage starts. The OK was given and the pace quickened for all. Stage 5 scrambled some standings after third place, although the two leaders had woes. Peterson had failing oil pressure, so his navigator forsaked some lesser instructions to watch the gauge. They agreed, halfway through the stage, that the pressure was sufficient to keep up a good pace. Thomas had a flat, and not wanting to give up the first on the road status drove much of the stage on it. Stewart and Hanke also drove a flat much of the 16.11 miles. Dave Thomas and Dan Pillow recorded the stage win 19 seconds ahead of the Lannom Baja Bug. Peterson came next trailing by another 15 seconds, but still leading the rally handily. Dykes and Hanson had a big off and lost time and the handling on the 510. But they persevered, only to put the car off again on stage 6. With most of the positions sewed up going into the final stage, only a mistake would change the outcome. Luckily nobody made any errors and ten James Cook and Doug Otoupal, who live near Terlingua, got their Baja Bug around the dusty course in good shape, the tenth and last finisher. Dusty Times

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CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES By Gary L,uke As the new California Rally Series Director, I am looking forward to this year in many ways. First, as always, the events will be a blast to participate in as a competitor. Second, as a member of the Board of Governors, I can lend a hand in making the job of organizers, workers, service crews and competitors easier and more efficient. Third, I am enjoying working with the members of the Board of Governors in problem solving and brainstorming which invariably goes with the job of planning any sport. I have always liked the people of the CRS, and as I get to know them in a capacity other than that of competitors, I appreciate them all the more. First and foremost, let me thank John Elkin for being the acting CRS Director for the last part of 1990, as well as the chairman for January's Awards Banquet in Claremont. John has been a selfless contributor to the sport and the series in the past, and continues to serve as Competitor Liaison for 1991, his third year. Buy that man a beer! Speaking of Budweiser, April 19-21 will be the grueling Rim of the World Rally in Lancaster, CA. Event sponsors will be Budweiser, R & E Racing, Subaru and many more. This year's event will be the first National of seven scheduled and will also incor-porate both a coefficient two AND a coefficient three Divis-ional Rally. The first divisional, coefficient 2 , will be held on Friday night, and the second, coefficient 3, will be Saturday night. A dynamometer demon-stration at R & E Racing's new facility is likely, so if you really want us to know how fast your car should be, call Mike and Paula Gibeault at (619) 375-8074 and volunteer your car as a demon-strator when you enter their event. I know you will be unbearable to live with if you miss THE premier California rally, so now you know how to enter. of the original 13 starters finished. Lon Peterson and John Elkin won the Big Bend Bash in the Arrow by 3:33. Clay Thomas and Dan Gensheimer held second place in the Dodge Shelby, first in GT class with nearly seven minutes in hand over John Lannom and Tom Sch legal, Baja Bug. Jeff Hendricks and a healing . Rob Cherry brought the rally-truck home fourth overall, first in Stock ahead of fellow CRS members Chad Dykes and Pat Hanson, third Open.Joe Herr and Jim Masterson quietly snuck into· sixth 0 / A, fourth Open in a Datsun 280Z while Ken Stew-art/Don Hanke fell to seventh, fifth Open in the Blazer having lost 15 minutes with the flat on stage 5, followed in by the Thomas/Pillow Mazda. Ari-zonans Karen Burrows and Ken Cassidy motored to ninth in their Mazda RX-7, followed in by James Cook and Doug Otoupal, nursing home a sick VW Baja Bug, who took tenth and last. Dusty Times The next CRS event will be June 1 at G !en Helen OHV Park in San Bernardino. It will be two coefficient one events the same day. Call John Elkin at (714) 880-8005 if you need more in-formation. If you need information on the CRS or have suggestions for the series, or would consider being an Event Chairman, call me, Gary Luke at (408) 779-3589. LET'S RALLY. 1991 SCCA National Convention Report By Paula Gibeault As some of you have heard, Lynnette Allison retired from many dedicated years of service as our Divisional Steward. A BIG thanks to her for her incredible amount of work (and financial outlay) over the years! Mike Gibeault. and I, Paula Gibeault, were selected by the SCCA PRO Rally Board as new Southern Pacific Division Divisional Steward -note the singular, "steward", -we're sharing the job! The fact that the Board accepted our proposal for that arrangement reveals a new effort toward flexibility and creativity that I found very evident at the annual Convention at the end of February. . The National Convention is an amazing combination of socializ-ing, politicking, and hard-working meetings. The PRO · Rally Board met several time:, alone, and several times with us, the Divisional Stewards from around the country. There was also a Town Hall meeting when anyone could fire questions at Erick Hauge, Chairman, John Buffum, PRO Rally Series Manager, or •other SCCA staff, such as the insurance folks. · toward new ideas and a genuine interest in increased publicity and marketing of our sport. Many of you will remember the letter Mike and I wrote last summer pleading for a move toward stream lining the processes of organizing events and of becoming/staying an active competitor. Our requests did not fall on deaf ears! As always, read "Fast Track" in SPORTS CAR magazine for Qfficial decisions, but here are the more important ones: Beginning immediately, a new rallyist can defer paying the $45 fee for his Divisional Competition License until the second event he/she runs. Membership in SCCA and attending the pre-event license seminar are still required. IMPLICATIONS FOR YOU: "Fee-free first" is a great idea, proposed by the Continental Divide Region, and should make it easier to, say, bring in a new co-driver. As you may recall, a rallyist no longer needs to attend an all day National licensing school to run a National, merely finish a coefficient 2 or 3 event. John Buffum, who handles National licensing, has agreed to allow new competitors who complete the Friday night Divisional at Rim of the World (Coeff.2) to run the National as well, provided he OKs it ahead of the event and they have completed the paperwork (appli-cation and extra $35 upgrade fee, plus physical exam form). Call him at (802) 655-5768. IMPLI-CATIONS FOR YOU: You, too, can run the National! See below for good news about a price drop at Rim. There was general agreement that it would be nice to have one National Licensing School each year in each Division, but make it more experiential in nature, as was, say, the Bridgestone Rally Workshop. Terry Bassett will explore the possibility of sponsorship for a nationwide The result was a tremendous amount of information exchanged and ideas born. I am happy to report that, as I suspected, rallyists across the country, especially the movers and shakers, are a dedicated, intel-ligent group with basically the same goals. I am even happier to report that at the top levels of SCCA management, starting with Vice President, Terry Bassett, there is an open-minded approach · school "series" -neat idea! The Californians that attended had a great time, enjoying the hospitality from the greatest people in Texas. The rallyists of the Dallas Region took great care to present a first class event, and the delays were all for safety considerations, and no competitor IMPLICATION: More neat rally schools! Who would like to help us with the Gorman event this year? Kay Kelley, Risk Management, reported that they are very pleased with how PRO Rally manages itself and especially with the fact that we turned in to her last year many incident reports would complain about that. The results were posted on time, the awards were given out over bowls of Carroll Shelby's Chili, an event sponsor, and videos chronicled some of the day's events. The Big Bend Bash was sponsored by the Texas SCCA Baja Bugs could have had their own class in. this rally, but this one of David Hardwick and Bill Brooks didn't have much luck and failed to finish. April 1991 for rollovers or any accidents with injury potential. This gives her ammo when she approaches underwriters; as we all know, all that body damage hardly ever produces any insurance claims. IMPLICATIONS FOR YOU: Tell Mike Vieira, Rim Safety Steward, of .any incidents at Rim, and tell the Event or Safety Steward appointed at any other future Divisionals. The PRO Rally Board is attempting to simplify require-ments for Annual Frame Inspec-tions. As Steward we plan to allow these inspections to occur at events, so no one has to make an extra trip for them. Hand in hand with this is the Board's decision to make it MUCH easier to become a tech inspector, and to develop a PRO Rally only inspector's license. We will be talking to many of you "more experienced" competitors about writing the necessary letter to become a tech inspector and about helping Ron W·ood and Dan Hook at events. IMPLICATIONS FOR YOU: Less hassle!! More tech inspectors to share the load! As you can see, there were some very encouraging decisions made; these are only a few. It we really want our sport to grow and thrive, we must make it easier to compete and especially, to organize. As Divisional Steward we will be working hand in hand with two California Rally Series BOG members: Gary Luke, new Director, and Gary English, new Manager. Our goal will be to help organizers with their events, and try to make it as easy as possible, within the constraints we do have, to put on a rally. If you have a neat idea or area for a new rally, give us a call! Mike/ Paula: (619) 375-8704, Gary Luke: ( 408) 779-3589, Gary English: (714) 721-8787. Final good news: As per a request from "JB", we are dropping the cost of running for National points at Rim to $100 more than the cost of running both Oivisionals (it was $150 more). John felt, and we agreed, that we want to encourage more rallyists to get their National licenses. Next year there should be four events counting toward the National Championship in our half of the country: Rim, Gold Rush in Colorado (60% points), Coachman Stages in Washington, and Big Bend Bash in Texas (60%). Think about it! Please call us any time you have any comments, complaints, ideas, or questions! DISCOVER CLASS 100 OF THE F.R. T. SUPERSTI 1·1ON SERIES By Dan Lewis Anybody who has been follow-ing the F.R.T. Superstition Series in desert racing has been hearing and seeing more of Class 100. The amount of entries grows with every race as more and more people are finding the competitive but friendly environment the class provides. Our cars of an age gone by are showing everybody that they've still got it, consistently finishing in the top fifteen overall. The reason I say "of an age gone by" is because most of the cars in the class are late 'seventies to early · eighties built cars which fall into the guidelines of the class very well, with little, if any modifica-tions. The old Class 1, 2, and 10 cars as well as Baja Bugs and even old Clas 9 cars are perfectly suited to run in the class. The diverse terrain of the Imperial Valley Desert (near El Centro, CA) and the way in which Fud lays out his courses keeps each car competitive with the others, despite vast engine and suspension differences. This class personifies the saying "It ain't over till its over". Every race is 1 close, right to the checkered flag, with just seconds separating the finishers. It has been said you could throw a blanket over the entire class half way through the race. That is great racing. So, the next time someone is complaining that they have nowhere to race their old battle cruiser or Baja Bug, tell them to come on down and check out the great racing that Class 100 of the F.R.T. Superstition Series has to offer. The Class is featured in race coverage done by both· Dusty Times and San Diego Off Roader. For more information contact F.R.T. at (619) 427-5759 or Dan Lewis, the Class 100 representa-tive at (714.) 677-2109 evenings or write Dan at 24115 Five Tribes Trail, Murrieta, CA 92326. Region, Dallas Sports Car Club, Radio Club, and the Terlingua Carroll Shelby's Original Texas Volunteer Fire Department. If Brand Chili Mix, Coors, Valley not for these, and surely many Distributors, HAAS Motors, other unnamed people the BBB Terlingua Ranch, Territorial would not be the first class event Printers and Michelin Tire. Also that it is, and shall continue to be, assisting were the Terlingua hopefully as a National PRO Medics, the Big Bend Amateur Rally in the near future. Ciay Thomas and Daniel Gensheimer came from the Denver, CO area to rally their Dodge Shelby and they finished second overall and won the Production GT Class with no strain. Page 43

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... Bonneville Off Road Racing Report By Jim Baker There are several points that need the members attention before the season starts, and one, rather quickly is the BLM redesignation of the west desert area where we race. In a nutshell, here is what's taken place. 1. There were previously 1,669,000 acres designated open - meaning you could theoretically go anywhere using whatever vehicle you chose. 2. There were 363,439 acres restricted to roads and trails only - meaning you could not strike out across the desert from one point to another, except on a trail. NOW there are 1,663,000 acres LIMITED to roads and trails, and there are 242,000 acres OPEN and 127,300 acres CLOSED completely. What does this mean to BORE? Not really very much because the BLM has always worked with me to provide good courses. They assure me this cooperation will continue. It WILL mean that we won't be :ible to "connect" two trails to make a course. We will be restricted to existing roads and trails as in the past, especially in the Silver Island Mountains at Wendover. That's not bad EXCEPT your chase vehicle WILL NOT be able to go across country to assist you. They will be required to stay on existing trails also. We can live with that, because on most of our courses, there are many access roads available. I'd rather not have to worry about someone causing us problems by driving where they can't, but it appears the plan is pretty well set, so I'll count on you to keep us out of trouble. The one point that bothers me is that the 180 degree turn around might be just another step in banning OHV use completely, which would spell an end to desert races. Howard Hedrick,· BLM District Manager, assured me that was not the case, and they had done this so they wouldn't have to do it again in 10 years. It would seem to me that we ought to stress that, while we can live with this plan, we do not believe it fair to go further with restrictions. I would have liked to see less area restricted and believe it could I DE tJ.Yt!~IQ] OFF-ROAD RACING l EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES for free catalog phone (805) 683-1211 Page44 have been done more fairly for 28, Bonneville Challenge, Wend-both users and naturalists. As it is, over, USA. We now have basic it appears the nature lovers have approval for these dates from the won, and where it will hit hardest BLM and I see a great season is hunting season, family outings, ahead. Each of you is important. safaris, and ranchers, because If you don't enter, it is a ·critical they could go as they please loss to all BORE members. before. Now it's illegal and will Remember friends, this is a sport very likely be difficult to police. I solely supported by the racers; we suggest you _send a POLITE letter have help, but not major backing. stating your views to Howard I have no intention of quitting the Hedrick, BLM Area Manager, program, but I no longer have my 2370 So. 2300 W., Salt Lake company to pick up many of the City,Utah,84119,andthisneeds costs. SO, as long as racers are to be done right away. supportive, BORE will be Another point will be the presenting you a great slate of format of the races. As in the past races. Let's go racing! ~:~::;;~:Ja;;~ ~i:;~~~~'.~~::~;1~; _: H~ ; ~:=-=c§.,-m==--=c-. --=-r speaking Fnday afternoon_ on)y · Ql~IIS I· and at reduced speeds. This will . · 1 reduce the stress on the local · · 1 environment and the people. We 1 · , _OFF-RO~o RA(,ING =i°EAM-..:...::.. :--i will also place a time limit on the 'Th St ight p _ race for all vehicles. It w!ll. be From Th;Big w%f00, adequate for any car to fm1sh, unless major breakdowns have cost too much time; at which point that vehicle would be given a time for all laps completed and would be "out" as the time expire'd. This will allow our course workers, who are all volunteering their time to help you race, to be able to return to the pits in time for awards and food, etc. I am very well acquainted with all these courses, and from the time records, we will be able to have fair times for any class. Another point we are working on is the season Points Champ-ionship scoring to make it more fair to all. As it develops you will be advised, and if you have any suggestions for improving it, please send me your thoughts. I'll make late changes in this matter if _it will improve our system. Another point regarding rules is purifying the classes. This season it appears we will have Classes 10, 1-2-1600, mini truck, heavy metal and 5-1600. Our Pro/ Sports Class has done what we hoped by bringing most of those cars up to the Pro classes, so it is our intention to discontinue the Pro/Sports class for 1991, not. cast in cement yet. If you have a valid reason for keeping it let me know. This would leave the Pro "money" division and the Sportsman "trophy" class designed for raw beginners. This wi 11 not be a place for Pro racers to "fall back to", especially those with "better"- race vehicles. If perhaps we attract some unlimited cars we will have that class, and if entries of a class agree to jump up, say 1-2-1600 to 10, we have no problem with that. There might be an occasion when the officials would have to make that move due to low entries. BORE will not require re-strictor plates in 1991 Class 1-2-1600 cars. All restricted class cars will be impounded immediately after they finish, and until all cars in that class finish. At that point complaints/protests will be heard. If the entries in a given class vote to accept the official finish, those cars will be released. Please note a new phone number (801) 627-BORE (2673). The phone will not be monitored all the time, but there is a recorder to catch your calls so we can get back to you. The 1991 schedule is · April 27, Desert Cactus, Delle, Utah,June 1, Wendover Express, W endover, USA, July 6, Jackpot 200, Jackpot, Nevada, August 17, Twilite, Delle, Utah, September MEDICAL UPDATE -Al-though Seeley is re'covering nicely, his injuries were a little more serious than first reported_ and his stay in the hospital a little longer than anticipated. While he was there his habit of keeping his racing wrist band on long after the race reportedly caused some confusion among the nurses attending him. It seems that this particular hospital uses different colored wrist bands of their own to indicate to the nurses the different types of therapy patients should be receiving on a regular basis, and the color of the Parker band told them at a glance that George should be receiving a very unusual treatment daily. This reportedly infuriated our hero since he could not for the life of him understand how an ice water enema was helping his broken shoulder? · A recent meeting saw two of the Club's leading loudmouths face off in a duel of insults. It was a shoot out involving toilet seats, complete toilets and plastic dildos, with Peralta winning on points but Hibbard scoring the major blow. It appears that Jeff got wind that he was Lou's co-selection for this year's 'But_t Head of the Year' award and skipped the banquet, diluting Peralta's presentation. Lou's next opportunity to present Hibbard with this unique award was the Wednesday night following Parker and both Jeff and Lou came prepared. Peralta started it off with his toilet seat award with jeff's picture under the lid, Hibbard graciously accepted and then fired back by having a couple of guys carry in a brightly lettered complete toilet, less seat, that was presented to Lou with the title of 'Butt Head of the Decade'. This was also graciously accepted, but apparently Lou had also been tipped off and he quickly counter attacked by presenting Jeff with a large plastic dildo to signify that he was also 'The #%¢* Head of the Year'. Hibbard seemed a little surprised at first but quickly got his act together and reportedly even made a few bucks on the deal by selling it to Sugar. A good laugh was had by all! BOYCOTT? -The member-ship recently voted to support a boycott of a SCORE race and directed our IDRA representative to find ou·t if the other major support clubs would also support such a move. The feeling of the Club was that this would be the only t~ing that would force April 1991 SCORE to provide adequate emergency medical help at their races. A couple of members suggested that if things don't improve we shou Id get some body bags for the pit boxes. This was quickly rejected since almost everybody knows that the Checkers eat their dead! I was approached recently by the little W ahzoo regarding the absence of any pay and meager benefits that are associated with the position. He wanted to go into business with a 900 number, that for only $4.95 you could hear. weekly clues about who the Wahzoo really is plus a short but graphic account about one of Sugar's stranger sexual exploits. Although I was tempted, consid-ering how much fun it would have been convincing everybody that Willie was really the Big Wahzoo,. his scheme was vetoed in the interest of good taste. CHECKERSOAPBOX-To date the W ahzoo has received only one letter for this Checker forum and that was from a suspicious wife. The only conclusion I can draw from this lack of response is that everybody, except that one lady, is completely satisfied with the tone and conteO:t of this column ... Thanks for your support!!! For the benefit of that one Checker wife who did respond and also those other wives and girlfriends out there that can't· understand why they can't come to our weekly meetings,l will take a few lines to give you the brief · history behind that rule as told to me by one of our older members. It seems that up until '82 women were allowed to attend, but then after a couple of extremely loud and unruly meetings a rule barring women was passed·in the interest of being able to conduct Club business over the roar of the crowd. Thi~ new By-law stopped most members from bringing females but it was never really enforced and it was not unusual to see a couple of women in attendance on almost any Wednesday night. That is until President Kassanyi tried to throw Hibbard out of the Club when he refused to have his wife leave the room during one particular meeting. Jeff refused, obviously more afraid of his wife than Dr. Checker. At the next meeting Kassanyi brought Jeff up on 'charges' that could have resulted in Hibbard being 'de-Checkered'. Not surprisingly, Jeff argued back angrily and demanded an immed-iate vote on whether or not his fellow members thought he should be kicked out. Although Hibbard won that battle, it was President Kassanyi whci won the war as the number of women coming to our meetings dropped to almost none after that. When one does attend she is 'generally' politely made aware of the rule and the meeting is not started until she leaves. While I'm on this subject, I want to try ·to put a stop to that persistent rumor that keeps popping up. It is absolutely not true that ever since the wives and girlfriends have been ~ept out, the waitresses occasionally go topless when enough of the Club's big tippers are in the crowd. Honestly ladies, aside from a lot of four letter words, the sexiest thing that ever happens on a Wednesday night is when a young and tender Prospective has the bad luck of having to get up in front of the Club and ask to get voted in when Sugar's there. A Checker Pit Safety Commit-tee has been meeting recently and -their recommendations should be out by the time you read this. It is also rumored that Hibbard, who was the Chairman and also used to be a fireman before he was a promoter, volunteered to give the Club a drill on how to use the Club's fire extinguishers properly. Hey Jeff, for realism why don't you wear your old fireman's outfit down that night? The Wahzoo would like to take a moment to thank Jean Calvin and her staff for their continued cooperation in printing the Checkers Column month after month. The Dusty Times remains as still the only truly independent publication covering our sport and surely the only one t_hat would publish the complete and unedited version of our often controversial column. The Checkers appreciate the space and cooperation that you provide us with, especially considering the fact that the publisher is not only a dedicated CORE member, but also a woman. Thanks, that's mighty 'Checker-like' of ya! A few months back, Gary Hymes, a recent Checker retread put together a popular package and took orders for new black Checker jackers. Just recently they arrived and were delivered to those members who had paid up. Although Gary is still a few bucks short from those that haven't made a recent meeting, the jackets turned out great and any that are not claimed will surely be grabbed up by those that didn't order one. If you haven't paid your yearly dues by the time you read this, I think you're history. I know nothing's for sure, but we've got a i tough group in charge this year! Looking over the Official Checker Map for the upcoming Mint Race I've noticed the following points of interest: Koch & Martin will be the first car off the line this year in #101, with Chase close behind in #105. Uncle Max, who has quietly become an important 'El Jefe' down at the Baja Promotions races, has signed onto Peralta's Class 10 entry. And Seeley, who still must be hurting from Parker, signed up Utgard as his co-driver. Also of note, both Greenway and Sumners are absent this year? Complete results and war stories next month. And finally I'll leave ya with another one of our famous Checker 'Gems of Wisdom'. "You can be damn sure that if it's got tits or wheels on it, you'll have trouble with it!" And that's all the straight poop for this month. AffENTION PIT TEAMS Send in your tales of triumph and troubles to DUSTY.TIMES soon after a race and it will be featured on these pages. Send to: DUSTY TIMES 5531 Derry Ave., Suite 0 Agoura, C A 91301 Dusty Times

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OFF ROAD WARS: BAffLE #J Campbell Claims The Canyon By Daryl Drake Photos by 3-D Photography John Stuart had a go.ad day despite the mud, winning the second heat in the Amateur Open Off Road division and again winning the main event. Brad Campbell overcame the competition, mud, water and the nasty wea'ther to take the Pro Open Off Road honors winning heat one, and leading the main event from flag to flag. Tucson_'s Brad Campbell battled rain, wind and mud to take the Pro Open Off Road honors at Whiplash Motorsports' Battle #3 of Off Road Wars. And that was just to get to the track! Arizona's deserts were pounded by driving rain in early January, and the short course at Canyon Raceway looked more like a mud bog as the racers tried to negotiate the track in practice. But despite rain across much of the state that day, the deluge stopped at Canyon, albeit under a threatening sky. "VERY muddy today!" laughed, Campbell. "But the track was great by the main and we had fun. I want to thank Automobile Recyclers, H&E Electrical Supply, Res-Com Paving, and my crew, Mom, Dad, John and Kathy." In Heat #1 of the Amateur Buggy class, Jeff Weigers led off the start with Ricky Smith, Zack McKinley, John Chafey and Michael Wright the front five out of ten starters. Conditions were very sloppy as Chafey worked his way into the lead by lap four, with · Rick Clark taking over second, followed by W eigers, Smith and Wright. Clark went on to take the heat ahead of Chafey, W eigers, Wright and Smith. Heat #2 saw Clark lead flag to flag with Mory Lashier second, Weigers third, McKinley fourth and Rustin Edens fifth. In their main, Weigers grabbed the holeshot and never looked back. McKinley held second 'ti\ the halfway mark, when Lashier took over until he was put back a notch by Wright. "It was slip and slide all the way," said W eigers. "But it went great thanks to rny_pit crew, Kerry and Pat, Valley Engine Service and my sponsor, Foothills Rental." Eric Bazinaw, lone Baja entry, raced with the "fun buggies" and kept it going all day to take an easy, if mud-splattered, win. In the Amateur Open Off Road battle, it was John Stuart out front in Heat #1 with Rod Shugg, J.C. Powell and Dwight Smith giving chase. But Stuart and Shugg went out with mechanical ills, so Powell and Smith went on to finish in that order after dicing it up for four laps. All four made it back for Heat #2 which turned out to be a parade led by Stuart with Shugg, Powell and Smith giving chase. The main event saw Stuart lead 'em around again while Powell and Shugg fought it out for second until Powell went out on the last lap, giving third to Smith. "We didn't make any mistakes -like spinning out -today and I think our little motor just hooked up better than the big motors in the mud," said Stuart. "A big thank you to Joe Bedore and Sunland Custom Buggies." In the Pro Open Off Road action, Bill Barkdoll gave us the first thrill as he flipped through the rhythm section during practice. But Campbell was having a great day and ran away Andy Bien splashes thmugh the bog on his way to a DNF, and this might have been a race that should have been postponed to a better day for weather. Dusty Times with Heat #1 and even ·lapped Barkdoll, who seemed well recovered from the flip. Emmett Warren was second, Bob Austin third and Torn Murray a DNF with yet another blown tranny. Heat #2 action saw Carnpb_!!ll lead for three laps until he thought he saw a red flag, slowed, and the field sailed past him to give Warren the win over Austin. Campbell was then third after Barkdoll DNF'd. In the Pro main, Campbell led throughout with Austin getting around Warren on lap five of ten for second. In other racing, Jason Flesher took the motorcycle victory, Bob Ream Sr. earned the Amateur ATV honors and Robert Olander continued his series sweep in the Pro A TV division. Finally, just as it reached the horizon, the sun came out and shone on Campbell's pit as the rest of us struggled in the mud just to get out of the parking lot. The biggest class on hand for the muddy run was Amateur Buggy, and Jeff We,gers took the victory in the main, with nearly as much mud inside the open car as outside. · ' · Bill Barkdoll got out of shape in the rhythm section during Pro Open practice and flipped hard, but at least the mud softened the blow. Ne~d action photos? Call us ! Trackside Photo~ Inc.-Racing photography since 1970 I Tracksid~ Photo, Inc. Photos for Public Relations, Promotions, Ads Commercial & Product Photography April 1991 P.O. Box 91767 Los Angeles, California 90009 (213) 670-6897 Page 45

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Competition Review Board By Geor,g-e Thompson As we move into 1991 the SCORE Parker 400 will be remembered for several accomp-lishments, and some will be examined in detail in this report. The Parker 400 Competition Review Board gathered in the lounge at the Blue Water Marina, overlooking the scenic Colorado River. Board members were Frank Vessels, Board Admini-strator; Randy Wilson, Class 10; Steve Kelley, Class 4 ; Saul Zambrano, Class 11; Scott Barton, Yokohama Tire Co.; Ron Gray, Class 40; Jim Conner, SCORE; Paul Fish, SCORE; Reese King, SCORE Officials Association and George Thomp-son, CRB Marshal. Eighteen cases were scheduled to be heard, which established ~ record for most cases in any CRB. It was significant, however, that none of the cases were claims of abusive nerfing, and everyone noted the absence of this problem. I don't know if this is a trend or a coincidence, but I hope that drivers are adopting safer driving habits as a result of all the off season dialogue on this subject. . Excessive Speed in the main pit area was the charge leveled at six different racers and the CRB examined these cases in some detail. Charged ,1·ith this infrac-tion were: #127 Gary Hymes; #137 Mark McMillin; #562 Ron Lister; #722 Gil Divine; #1007 Larry Job and #1015 Rick Romans. Of these racers only McMillin, Hymes and Divine were on hand to discuss their actions. Before hearing their defense, the CRB queried SCORE's Jim Conner to deter-mine how the,,· vehicles were monitored as they passed through the main pit area. According to Conner th~re were two radar guns located in the main pit, one about 400 feet from the entrance and the second a few hundred yards prior to the exit. These radar devices were set to go off at 45 mph, giving each competitor a 20 mph margin for e-rror, which everyone agreed seemed fair. affr,rd the racers sufficient time to slow down. The decision of the Board was to send each of the three drivers present a letter of reprimand. In the case of the three drivers who failed to appear, they also added a 15 minute time penalty to the letter of reprimand for their apparent indifference. In one of the most complicated cases ever heard by the CRB four competitors were charged with reckless driving when a SCORE Medical Team appeared to accuse them of, among other things, running their medical vehicle off the course in the Swansea area, while the-y were responding to a medical emergency. The accused racers were: #135 Tom Bradley, #144 Bernie Thompson, #562 Ron Lister and #598 Scott Jones. The written testimony submitted by Jeff Sims is quoted below. 'At 14:05 hours Medic Team #3 was dispatched by medical command to a 'driver down' at (approximately) mile marker 4 7. We proceeded from checkpoint #3 with red, rotating emergency lights, high beam headlights and 4-way flashers operating, en route to the incident. We were run off the road into the sand by. a driver who disregarded our warning signals. Signs had been placed at checkpoints 2 and 7 to inform drivers that medics were on the course. We arrived at the medical incident and handled it without problem. In order to return to check 3 we had to follow the course through Swansea. Many drivers totally disregarded our signals, tailgating, honking horns and trying to pass us where it was totally unsafe to do so. Some went as far as to make lewd gestures to us and force us into the brush on both sides of the road. This continued during the entire trip back to check 3. We wrote down some of the numbers of the vehicles participating in this (harassment), but we were unable to get many of them because both crew members had to pay close att. .. cion to road conditions and approaching race vehicles. I cannot believe that they (racers) cannot recognize my vehicle as a rescue vehicle when I am· equipped with a light bar, red, and decals clearly marking me as a "SCORE Medical Team vehicle." This was the text of Jeff Sims' written complaint to the CRB. Jeff was not there, however, he was represented by Chip Ding-man, SCORE Medical Director. Given this side of the story, the CRB was most anxious to discuss the matter with the involved competitors in greater detail, and they were called to answer these serious charges. Unfortunately, none of them were on hand to participate 'in such a discussion and all four entries were disqualified. Normally the story would end here, but several Board members were clearly uncomfortable with the decision in spite of the fact that the vote had been unanimous. The absence of any input from the accused racers raised unanswered questions, which bothered Board The three racers who appeared each claimed that they throttled down upon entering the main pit area, although not soon enough to avoid the telling evidence of the first radar gun. There were no denials, but all stated that they did slow down as soon as they could and motored safely through the pih on all three laps. The Board asked Conner exactly where these incidents had occurred and learned that in all six cases the drivers had come into the pits a bit fast on the first rndar position of the first lap. In each case, however, all had slowed by the second radar position and none had any problems during their subsequent tours through the pit area. Given this information the unanimous decision of the Board was that the racers came in too fast and in so doing demonstrated some negligence. However, they also felt that the number of. identical infractions, six, and the fact that no one recorded any speeding incidents beyond the first position of the first lap, indicated that the placement of the first gun probably did not .Administrator Frank Vessels as well as others. The CRB Marshal Page 46 was instructed to contact these entries and get their version of these events. No one questioned the integrity of the medical team. In fact their account of these incidents was so convincing that the Board felt compelled to disqualify the entries. Nonethe-less, we couldn't quite come to terms with the idea that so many entries would intentionally treat a medical vehicle in such a c3ralier manner. The inquiry began as I left the Board meeting and learned the identity of the four racers who had been protested, as the Board had only entry numbers at the meeting. I recognized Tom Bradley Sr. as the same man who gave up a victory at a Barstow race a few years ago to lend aid to an injured racer just short of the finish line. Bernie Thompson, a veteran racer from New Mexico, had never been before the Board for any reason, nor had the veteran 5-1500 racers, Scott Jones who earns his.living as an emergency room Doctor, or Ron Lister. On the Tuesday after the race I contacted Tom Bradley Sr. and received the following written statement by Fax: "On J an.uary 29 I received a call from you tegarding a Medic T earn going into Swansea Ghost Town during an emergency. I am totally shocked that you had a complaint on me. I not only was aware of the Medic Vehicle on the course, but I missed him by fifteen feet when I saw him. The Medic Vehicle was proceeding slowly with his flashers on while driving down the right side of the course. I stayed to the left side and went by him quickly. At no time did I endanger this vehicle, and ifI had I would have stopped. I have always been a defensive driver and my reputation has been to stop at any time there is even a rollover or any other contact with another vehicle. In this instance I was completely aware of the vehicle and avoided it at medium speed. I fr:mkly resent anyone saying that I endangered them, this is simply not the case." I then contacted Bernie Thompson to hear his version of these events. His memory of the experience was exactly as stated by Bradley. He had seen the sign at the checkpoint, warning of the medic vehicle on course, and was running with Bradley and Tom Martin when they all passed him.· "He was on the side of the road. The doors were closed and people were inside the truck. We slowed slightly and passed him with 15 feet of clearance." A call to Tom Martin verified the information supplied by Bradley and Thompson. The incident with the two 5-1600 cars occurred a bit later as they were returning to CP 3 on the narrow road just beyond Swansea. #598 was the first to pull up behind the very slow moving Chevy Blazer and announced their presence with a single horn blast. According to John Holmes, who was in the Bug at the time, "We followed him for a while, until he pulled over to let us pass. We cleared by six feet, waved as we went by and that was all that happened. I don't recall any problems. Ron Lister, #562, passed him just after that, honking first to advise him of their presence and taking a similar line to #598, pulled out and around him, waving as they April 1991 passed. Both stories were consistent with each other and both commented on the dusty conditions at the time they passed the medical vehicle at about 10 mph. There is considerably more editorializing in the full CRB Report on this matter, admitting that slow moving private vehicles like this Blazer are a course hazard themselves. After discussing the incident with the various members of the Parker 400 CRB on Wednesday, it was unanimously decided to reverse the disquali-fications on all four entries. Tom Bradley Sr. was transporting his injured son to a hospital in Las Vegas and had so informed SCORE Officials of that in case his name was called at the CRB and no action was taken against him. Because of their failure to appear at the CRB, Bernie Thompson, Ron Lister and Scott Jones each received 15 minute time penalties: Andy and John Kisner, #911, appeared to protest the Official time limit for the event, 10 hours, as well as the checkpoint closing times. It seems that they were stopped at CP 8 with two hours, 4 2 minutes remaining in the official time limit. They argued that the fastest lap time for Class 9 had been two hours, 45 minutes and reasoned that there was a chance they could have finished within the time limit. The Kisners felt that if you have 10 hours to race that you should have a fu 11 10 hours to complete that race and not be stopped at a checkpoint due to a premature closing time. After some calculations it became apparent that the Kisners did indeed have a mathematical chance of finishing but_ were foiled by checkpoint closing times. This is not the first time for such a problem. During the 1990 San Felipe 250 David Ashley had a similar problem with a pre-ma tu re CP closing and I had hoped we wou Id not hear this sort of complaint again. It seemed to the CRB that it should be a simple matter to set a time limit that affords every class the oppor-tunity to finish the race and still allow for minor problems. It also seems simple to arrange CP closing times so they don't close until there is no mathematical possibility for even the fastest car to finish. Unfortunately, there was little we could do to console the Kisners, since any resolution to this problem must come in the planning stages before ti')e event and not at the CRB. (Remember, not any car in Class 11 or Mini Mags finished the Baja 1000 simpiy because their time allowance was too short for them to make the long trek.) Hopefully this will not happen again, but meanwhile, we have probably lost a quality Class 9 entry. Dan Beaver, #809 and Scott Webster, #1620were the subjects of an official protest for unsafe driving on the first lap, when they were found going backwards on the course just past CP 8 at the Shea Road pit area. Both racers experienced mechanical prob-lems, just after leaving their pit and turned around to return to their pits for service, going backwards on the course for a short distance in the process. Both racers said there were no cars behind them and both were aware that the bikes were finishing on the other side of the pit area, so they knew there would not be any traffic. Beaver said he was concerned that if he had swung around behind the pit, approaching it from the rear, he would get in trouble with the BLM. The CRB was unanimous in the feeling that traveling back-wards on the course, for any distance, cannot be tolerated, regardless of the circumstances, and both racers were penalized one lap and issued a letter of reprimand for their actions. Just about every year at Parker we have to appease the BLM by disqualifying someone who has gotten lost or otherwise strayed into verbotten BLM- lands, and this year was no exception. The 1991 victim was Ron Gray, Class 40 rider, a 20 year veteran of SCORE and NORRA racing and himself a member of the Parker 400 CRB. According to Ron, "It was early in the race, about five _miles past CP #1 going up the canal. I went too fast in a straight area around the fence line and blew a 90 degree turn. I went over the top, down to· the bottom, stalling my bike. After I got it restarted I elected to go straight down the fence, which was not a faster line, to where it intersected with the course. This was a judgment call on my part and I took this route back to the course because it was safer. After completing the first lap I was directed by SCORE officials to retire from the race. I may have exercised bad judgment in this incident, bi.It I feel that disquali-fication is too harsh a penalty for the offense. II SCORE Officials were watching Ron and BLM Officials were watching SCORE,. apparently. In a letter I received from Ron after the event, he states, "Under the circumstances I have to look at this as a token D.Q. for the BLM. If it helped pacify th~ BLM so that negotia-tions for future races are enhanced, then we've made an expensive contribution to the cause." There were several other decisions handed down by the Competition Review Board, and for the record they are: #558 Doug West was penalized back to the last lap completed .when he was observed by SCORE Officials towing his vehio,le across the finish line. #801 Brian Stewart was protested by CP 1 for illegally passing vehicle #146 in the approach to the checkpoint. The case was dismissed when both Brian and the CP Captain appeared and it was determined that #146 pulled over to yield leaving Brian no option but to pass. #1004 Ray Croll was protested by #1022 Richard Binder for passing him in the approach to CP 2 at Mineral Springs. There was no protest by SCORE Officials at this check and #1022 did not appear to press the issue so the entire matter was dropped. #1606 Larry Martin was protested by #117 Mike Church for being off course near the finish line. After discussing the case with Jim Conner and Church, it was determined to everyone's satisfaction that Martin was lost in the Osborne Wash area and the case was dismissed. The Competition Review Board for the Parker 400 was adjourned at 9:22, after meeting for over two hours. Dusty Times •

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Classified ••• FOR SALE: Jean Calvin's original Baja pre runner. 1967 variety. Extra large fuel tank, Bilsteins, good seats, new tires. 1600 engine breathed on by Jerry Lawless. Make offer. Call(818)889-5600. 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: 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! All or part. No reasonable offer refused. (619) 324-1861 or (619) 365-7188. "'FOR SALE: Class °IO 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. 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 s·ALE: 1989 24' Trailboss trailer. Rear & side doors, spare tire, Electric brakes, insulated and paneled, interior lights, 38 gal. fuel tank ( with electric pump & hose), fold-down bunk beds, rear exterior casters, steps, dual rear door springs, carpeted interior, tie-downs for cars or bikes, cupboards/ closets, AM/FM Cassette, heavy duty rear door/ramp, propane tank, heater available. Call Ted at (702) 368-0288, $9,500.00. FOR SALE: Chenowth Magnum Mickey Thompson 1600. New VW water cooled, 155 HP engine, newest Rice/Hewland trans., UMP power steering, Summers Bros. axles, Simpson 5 pt. belts, Neal hydraulics, Mark Williams brakes, 8 Fox shocks, on board Flame-Out system, new clutch, stainless lines throughout, new wiring & brake lines, completely rebuilt this year. All parts chrome/gold anodized. Won 1990 GWPS Champion-ship. Ready to race! $16,500.00/ offer. Call Tom Dunn (303) 762-7555 or (303) 843-9625. Spare trans. & parts. FOR SALE: 1979 Ford CL 9000; 5' ofutility bed, 108" wdt, 12' flat bed, steel side gates, rear barn doors with hoist, Jake brake; A/C, 11/24.5 rubber, alum front, steel rear, Detroit, 9 speed with Honda generator, welder and compressor. 197 6 Dorsey 40' stepvan,36" side door, 10' ramp, front 15' full plush living quarters. New825/ 15 tires, fresh license. $49,500.00. Call Leroy White (805) 822-54 78. FOR SALE: Triple E Stadium Superlite brand new Bills Pipes motor, Roberto box, Rack & Pinion steering, fuel cell, Simpson Safety, 13" Beadlocks, lots of spare parts. $9,500.00 turnkey or $8,000.00 less motor. Call John, . days at (213) 827-8323, nites (213) 842-7238. FOR SALE: Class 1-1600, 1990 Gran Carrera Overall champion. Race ready with all the best equipment. Additional equipment included. New Major performance engine, new Mendeola trans., trailer included. First $10,000.00 takes all. (714) 654-4454 days, (714) 654-9755 eves. ~"~-'-'•·, ~/_~-·~ ··· -·••·· ... -•_•i•, ' h,;,,;&,J'.i.'l&Y•LJL~~ .. ~,,,.,.;;t;'.;0;Jl,,,;,,• • .. *J FOR SALE: Class II Mirage, 125n FOR SALE: 1972 Winnebago, wb, Chromoly chassis, Sawyer fully self-contained, Omney 2388cc, 190 hp Toyota engine, · generator, 26,000miles, excellent Mendeola Hew land DG-300, I condition, $5,000.00. 20' trailer, Curnutt rear arms & hubs, Cone set up for racing. Yamaha 5000 axles, Wright rack, arms, generator, welders, torches, awn-combos, Fox coil-overs, UMP ing, jacks, tools and more. p/s, Modine rad, Beard seats, $9,000.00 or $13,000.00 for Deist Safety, Auto-Meter, both. Will trade, looking for C:enterlines. Much more! cargo van. Call (619) 247-5831. Best offer or trade for 4 wheeler or boat. Will consider offers minus motor & trans. Steve (805) 949-6017/(805) 272-1305. FOR SALE: Class 10 or super pre-runner. 2 seat Hi-Jumper, 117" wb, bus trans, Wright rack, arms, combos, p/ s, pumpers, Mastercraft seats, Simpson Safety, Centerlines, Edwards tires - less engine $7,500.00 oho. For further info on the Mirage or the Hi-Jumper call Steve (805) 949-6017 or (805) 272-1305. FOR SALE: 1990 Ford Bronco 4 wheel drive, LeDuc chassis, S.O.D.A. Series legal Class 4, Dana 60 floater rear end, Dana 44 front end with Henry's cliff, C6 transmission, Art Carr torque converter, shifter and manual shift bodies, with or without engine. Call Jack Heidtman (906) 249-9632. Self starting engineer seeks "that" break into motorsports ( off-road, rally, road racing ... ). Engineer-ing work desired, can help mechanically. Eleven years design and stress analysis experience. Limited racing experience, but know what it takes. Looking to •· relocate. Contact Jay Nogan, (215) 948-4150 days, (215) 322-6245 eves. FOR SALE: 1981 Chevy Class 8 or pre-runner. Strong 406, Art Carr, Mastercraft, Bilstein, Summers Bros, Parker Pumpers or windshield. All spares & extra equipment. Ready to race. $18,000.00 oho. Call (619) 922-5411 days, ( 619) 922-4173 eves. FOR SALE: 1980Chenowth race car converted to pre runner. 104" wb, IRS, Meyer arms, Center-lines, disc brakes, fuel cell, fresh 1600cc motor, fresh trans, fresh paint, Beard seats, KC lights, 5 way belts, Dico tandem axle trailer. $4,500.00 oho. Call days (714) 524-2240. FOR SALE: R;lly ~cars parts. '86 Corolla GTS $7,500.oo.·•85 GTS body, $2,500.00. Starlet 16-V $10,000.00. Panasport wheels $75-100.00 each. Bridgestone 43R $65.00 each. TRD Corolla, FOR SALE: C ass 8 McPher,on Chevrolet built race truck. Liscensed. Race ready. Mike Evans stroker powered, including spare engine. $25,000.00 Call Morley at (619) 323-7282 days, (619) 327-9601 eves & wknds. FOR SALE: Class 10 brand new Mi rage. Best of everything -includes Summers Bros axles & brakes, Beard seat, 2 sets of SACO wheels, fully built Leighton transmission, A TL fuel cell, Modine radiator, Momo steering wheel, 930 c.v.'s, Fox shocks. All brand new setup for Rabbit motor. Over $30,000 invested. Asking $22,000 oho. Call Terry (415) 524-7447. __ GT4 & Starlet rally suspension, FOR SALE: Marty Coyne's Super 1600 Chenowth Magnum Super 1600 short course car. Turn key, race ready. Fresh motor & transmission and has all the best equipment. Always a top five finisher in the Mickey Thompson Series. Was ESPN camera car for 1989 & 1990. Spare motor also available. $25,000.00 or maybe trade for ???. Call (619) 698-3727. FOR SALE: Mirage2-1600, 115" ••¾w • engine & trans., spares in stock. wb, Fox, Wright, SAW, 930c.v., FOR SALE: 77 Ford 4x4, 16 pt. Super boot, Beard seats, Arm-cage, new 400 w/351 CLV. strong, Centerline, Thing drums,. heads, new trans., BFG's, 12 p.s., complete prep job, new Bilsteins, Detroit locker, tailored bumper, brakes, rear torsion bars, seats, K&N, Simpson, UMP. fresh engine, low race miles. V erv Built by Spirit racing. Great chase reliable. $8,400.00 possible or prerunner. Must sell. trade for street or p_r_e-run truck. $7,800.00 o.b.o. Call Craig ( 619) Call Jon (702) 456--4117. 357-6917 between 3 & 7 pm. Dusty Times Topi (818) 765-5542 eves. FAX (818) 764-1051. EXPERIENCED BAJA DRIVER: 1 Splus years bikes, buggies, trucks, Baja, Mint, Parker, Barstow, etc. Looking for a chance to drive June 1991 Baja 500. Will share some expenses. Bill Ballester (503) 485-4836. April 1991 FOR SALE: One play rail, 2 liter engine, disc brakes. $2,500.00. Also C.V. lubricators $9.95 ea. Type 1 bus & 930. Bob Adams, L&B Machining, (714) 582-9015. FOR SALE: 911 Porsche rebuilt engine complete. Triplt throat carburetors. $4,500.00 oho Call (714) 874-4440. FOR SALE: 1983 Int Diesel, 120,000miles, 9.0V-8, 184 hp, 5 speed & 2 speed rear end, 5th wheel or tag hitch, competitive box, cabinets, TV, VCR, stereo, refrigerator, air ride seats, new carpet, very clean, lots of chrome, 27,000 GVW. Call John, JMS Motorsports days (213) 327-8323, nites (714) 842-7238. FOR SALE: '90½ Chenowth Magnum, raced two times. Built by P.M.S. Super light, best parts on the market today -top of the line. Rev-Power motor, Men-deola trans., Fox, Danny Foddrill front end, must see! One bad boy. $34,000.00 oho. Call Rick (602) 997-2743. FOR SALE: 1-1600 race car, 115" wb, chassis in excellent con-dition. Beard, Neal, Fox Sway-A-W ay, Centerline, Wright, etc. Will sell complete with trailer & spares for $7,500.00 or separate. Call days (702) 329-2039. FOR SALE: Class 10 Raceco, coil-over, power steering, sec-ondary, Hewlands, VW air cooled, very light; 1800 pounds. Six SCORE, HORA wins. Very competitive. $10,000.00. Call (619) 252-8485. LE: i ie a ez Class 7S Ford Ranger. Winner of SCORE Class 7S champion. 2nd of SCORE Class 7S. 2500 Esslin-ger engine, Summers Bros. diff, Weber Carbs, TS 5 speed trans., · Mastercraft seats, KC lights, Ran-cho suspension, etc. Ready to race. $18,000.00 Call (714) 654-3683. FOR SALE: 1978 Ford play /pre-runner - older Class 8 truck. 460 engine, C-6 trans, zero miles on motor/trans. New Thorley headers, 50 gal gas tank, Rough Country shocks, triple shocked, full roll cage, in and out Simpson 5 point seats-harness. $4,000.00 oho. Call Ron Wallace (619) 868-6943 - leave message. Page 47

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!J1N(r11l'Jlll "OFFROAD IS OUR BUSINESS" 2366 E. Orangethorpe Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806 Tel. (714) 441-1212 Fax (714) 444-1622 MIKE MENDEOLA ·10722 l<er.r-f'v S'.. C-D Santee. CA 9?.07' (619) 562-9010 Fax i619) 562-9079 Brackets & Components for Chassis Fabrication Pro-Clamps • Battery Boxes • Radio Mounts Pedal & Shifter Mounts • Skid Plates Aluminum Floor Boards • Scoops & Shrouds Shearing -Punching -Forming Sawing -Tool Grinding -TIG & MIG Welding STEVE WRIGHT Riverside, Calif. (714) 351-2515 V\\~\ ~ PERF DRMANCE .A1'D ~p~n; Import Parts & Service Import Machine Shop Import High Performance Parts, Service & Machin81)' (419) 476-3300 1100 Custer Rd. At Laskey TOLEDO, OHIO 43612 Wholesale 419476-3711 YOUR COMPLETE IGNITION SOURCE Ignitions • Distributors • Rev Limiters Coils• Heli-Core Wires• Accessories AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION 1490 Henry Brennan Or., El Paso, Tx 79936 (915) 857-5200 42425 5th St. E. Unit C Lancaster, CA 93535 Bill Varnes 805-940-5513 Fax 805-940-5514 a··-~.._.r Racing Productg 42425 5th St. E. Unit D Lancaster, CA Pete Alamar 805-940-5515 Fax 805-940-5514 93535 Jim Moulton Radng ■ Off road racing chassis ■ Fabrication and repair ■ Fox shock parts and service ■ Race Car Prep 26846 Oak Ave., Unit G Canyon Country, Calif. 91351 DUSTY TIMES INVITES YOU TO BECOME A DEALER Each month ten or more copies of the current issue can be in your shop, to sell or to present to preferred customers. It is :i grr:it traffic builder, and the cost is minimal. ' C0NTAO DUSTY TIMES, 5 331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 9130_1. (818) 889-5600 AU10S ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CARS TRUCKS NATIONAL SPRING COMPANY, INC. 10229 Prospect Ave. Santee, Ca/ifomin 92071 A COMPLETE AUIDMOTIVE SPRING SERVICE Leaf Springs Cuslort, Made & Repaired Shocks & Coil Springs Sold & Installed Blocks and U-Bolts made to order Off-Road Suspension Urethane Bushings Beeline Alignment and Wheel Balancing MaJOR HOMES (619) 449-ARCH 4 X 4's OFF ROAD CHASSIS ENGINEERING 6891 SAN DIEGO OR. BUENA PARK. CA 90620 Off Road Suspension Preparation 2 & 4 WO VANS & P ICKUPS & M INI TRUCKS PRE·RUN TRUCKS • CUSTOM SPRINGS AXLE WORK • CUSTOM SUSPENSION No BLOCKS U SEC • WELDING & FABRICATION Bill Montague (714) 761-9460 Established 1974 PLEASE CALL FOR APPOINTMENT OE,F:·-ROA.D (;\/;i"-// -'._ ;'-. ,n 'N, DYiNft:MICS \ ; ~:;/ I , . ,;-:·i.~~DENNISt'RQGERS ''),\:' J • . . -,; "''---,..... '\. . . · ",.,;, .. R . REP, MACHI,:Nl~G &WELDL 67 HWY. LA ERNE, CA 91750 (714) 59~-ZZ7l • PROFESSIONAL• AMERICAN• CANADIAN D Off-ROAD \l A RACING-.~ ~-:~~ ~ ? P. 0. BOX 323eSEAHURST, WA 98062 (206) 242-1773 . ~~ IYl:3~0{)~(1(1 Fabrication v Coil Over Suspension v FoxShoxPartsAndService v Race Car Wiring 1660 Babcock Bldg. B v Race Car Prep. v Tum Key Race Cars I Costa Mesa. ca 92627 . (714) 650-3035 Assembly • Machine Work • Parts Engine Dyno Facility 10722 Kenney Street, Suite D Santee, CA 92071 (619) 596-0886 Fax (619) 562-9079 Petro Tech U.S.A .. Inc. Allan Martinelli Dry Film Lubrication (714) 582-3771 P. 0 . Box 7450 72 Seaspray North Laguna Niguel, CA 92677-7450 FAX 714-495-8127 Chas ... is & Suspension • nesign & Fabrication Ken Sypolt 916-344-7443 5816 Roseville Road #14 Sacramento, CA 9584? PROBST Off Road Racing Inc. OFF ROAD DESIGN and FABRICATION BERRIEN LASER RACE FRAMES 112 1 EAST ILLINOIS HWY NEW L E NOX. ILLIN O IS 6 0 4 5 1 1815> 485-RACE 172231 Larry Winter 714-537-8286 A Totally New Concept in Battery Design Race Shop Supplies 11532 Stephanie· Garden Grove, CA 92640 • % ihe Size & Weigl,t of its Equivalent • Vibration Resistant • Spill Proof

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NACE !HANS BY JEFF FIE/D'S TRflNSfiXLE ENGINEERING ·A~•-·1:e4IWM~6'/0N JEFF FIELD 998-2739 9833 Deering Unit H Chatsworth, CA 91311 447-4353 ~ 1158 NORTH 2ND ST. • EL CAJON, CA 92021 fiil 'II' GREG BOEHM ~ V W ON LY d,i.Anuitttle!A SPECIALIZING IN ~ I ransworks (§) RACING TRANSMISSIONS 17011 DARWIN ROAD, HESPERIA, CA Sponsor 1990 Class 11 Champion -La'Rana Sponsor 1990 Ciass 11 3rd place - HORA OFF ROAD HIGH-PERFORMANCE VW-PORSCHE, FABRICATION & . OFF ROAD PREP. New & Used VW Parts -Ra_cer Discounts-P. 0. Box 716 Descanso, CA 92016 (619) 445-0637 FAX (619) 445-1395 ( 619) (619) 741-6173 Engine & Machine 420 VENTURE ST. ESCONDIDO, CA 92025 DISC BRAKE SYSTEMS DISC BRAKE CALIPERS 570° RACING BRAKE FLUID DISC BRAKE PADS FRONT VW DISC BRAKE KITS BRAKE PEDALS REAR VW DISC BRAKE KITS ~~r~PNNr /IIIIPlt1477NGS.cG.RNW.a;* J;(JG(]tJ * . •R/CI ro~ MAINTENNtCJ'•f!ifNl'IM')11-J,1/1MIH&I< ' ~-et MYtK$.1'r&kllp~ •6!9• o ) CLUTCH PEDALS PROPORTIONING VALVE COMPOSITE MASTER CYLINDERS POWER STEERING 461 Calle San Pablo• Camarillo• CA• 93010 805 • 388 • 1188 (UMP) Northern Califo UNIQUE METAL PRODUCTS 8745 MAGNOLIA. SANTEE. CALIFORNIA 92071 619/449-9690 -------OUR DEALERS-------L.A. AREA McKenz,e·s (714) 441-1212 4nene, .... CA GRR Growlings By Daryl Drake Off roading's newest race organizer, ORR, Inc., got off the ground with the successful run-ning of the inaugural 'Buckeye Blast' 150 mile desert race onJ an-uary 12. Thirty race teams 'from three states converged on Rain-bow Valley near Buckeye, Ariz-ona for the first in the five race ORR Desert Tour '91 Series. ORR was formed in September 1990 when members of Arizona's off road racing fraternity, active in ADRA, HORA and SCORE rac-ing, gathered to discuss holding a new series of short, 'fun' races as sort of a tune-up for the 'big' races, and a chance for new-comers to get their toes wet. Golden Rule Racing, henceforth shortened to ORR, would operate under one basic rule: Treat the other guy like you want to be treated. The original "Gang of Twelve" kicking in $100 each to get the ball rolling included Bill Capatch, Bill Graham, Jack Woods, Bill Cook, Jerry Finney, Daryl Knupp, Tom Wood, Steve McCann, Dan Spencer, Bob Aus-tin, Paule Nolte, and Steve Cheuv-ront. Paul Sigmundson pledged support from (?ff Road Com-Dusty Times St Peter!' Of! Roac (414) 285-3218 munications and was summarily appointed Communications Director. Also taking volunteer positions are Technical Director Jack Woods, Course Director Bill Graham, Protest Committee Chairman Jim. Cunningham and Scoring Chief Roger Mann. Daryl Drake was appointed to oversee land use, promotion and adminis-trative duties. A schedule was set to accom-modate the ADRA/SCORE/ HORA schedules. A full page ad in the December 1990 issue of Dusty Times came next, and interest in the series blossomed. Pat Hughes, Jim Kirk, Tom Mur-ray, Reuben Wood, Nels Dutton, Don Struttmann and Jim Pierce are among the newest members of the "Governors' Club" which oversees ORR operations. ORR incorporated in early January 1991 to do business in the state of Arizona, and Dusty Times was named the official voice of ORR. Relations with the BLM have been favorable and ORR plans to benefit charities in each of the towns near the race sites. At the inaugural Buckeye Blast, $300 was donated to BRA VO, a Buckeye community service organization, and St. Henry's Church raised $375 for its roof fund with a hot dog and tamale concession. The rest of the ORR Desert Tour '91 includes the recent Gold Nugget 150 last February 16, the Saddle Sore 150 on March 23, the Forked Tongue 400 K on September 28, and the Haunted Hills Classic, October 26, 1991. ORR invites queries from interested parties. Please contact ORR, P.O. Box 40211, Phoenix, AZ 85067 or Daryl Drake at (602) 263-5329. FRT's Challenger Fahrvergnugen By Mike Cohen Welcome to the FRT Supersti-tion Series Challenger Fahrverg-nugen column. My name is Mike Cohen and I am the Class 9 Challenger Representative for the Superstition Series. Dusty Times has graciously given me writing space to keep you informed about the most competitive and fun Challenger racing this side of the Great Wall of China. This is not to be confused with Fud's Great Wall of Dirt. The Superstition Series points battle ended at the Dunaway Dash, on December 31, the last day of 1990. During the year the Challenger Class had 102 entries from the 44 racers. This made the Challenger Class the 1-argest of all groups in the Superstition Series, named after the nearby mountain range. April 1991 Off Road Products Front and Rear Trailing A-ms • Spindles Suspension Specialists • Custom Wheels 2733 W. Missouri Phoenix. AZ. 85017 Jack Hettinger and Steve Reynolds celebrated their second Class 9 Challenger Championship and they will wear the class designating champion number 900 for the 1991 season. Along with their trophies and jackets, the H&R Racing Team received a points purse check for $1,020.00. Second place went to Larry Cossio, winner of the season ending Dunaway Dash. Third went to the 'Baja Champion' Pancho Bio. In fourth was the W / B Racing T earn of Jeff Bennett and Tom Watson, and fifth place went to John Jones, the only two seat Challenger in the top five. With the 1991 season already _underway with the King of the Desert on February 16, the racing is already very intense! Out of the 14 entries, eight finished the 171 miles of "FUN" as Fud stated. The Challengers, with their new close ratio third and fourth gears seemed to experience their long awaited share of Fahrvergnugen! Jack Hettinger and Steve Reynolds continued their winning ways, becoming Kings of the Desert for a year. Second place went to K.I.T. Racing Team's Larry Kern and Mike Pfankuch. Third was taken by Hector Ledezma. Hal Graves brought his Jimco in for a fine fourth. Tim Ziegenbein soloed for fifth. Mike Cohen and Chuck Luettgerodt skyrocketed over the infield Jack Woods (602) 242-0077 tabletop to finish sixth. S&M Racing's Mike McAdams and Mike Stroh finished seventh. And Ricky Madrid finished eighth after some fuel pickup problems. 1991 is going to be a great year for Challengers at the Superstition Series,. better known to many as Fud's races. W e would love to have you come race with us at the upcoming Buzz Bomb 150 on April 27th! FUN, and remember Green Stickers and spark arrestors are mandatory. The drawing for starting positions is on April 13th at Triple EEE Enterprises in El Cajon, CA. If you have any questions, comments, or other Challenger news, please feel free to call me at (619) 260-2939. I hope to see you in the Dez'. JOIN 160 I 10TH ST. SACIA■EITil CA 95114 INFO 1-800-237-5436 Page 53

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Classified .... ,: ~ ., 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 Plus extra parts. Priced to sell $6,000.00. Call Sheldon after 6 p.m. (213) 869-0221. FOR SALE: 2-1600, 1988 O.R.E. SCORE/H.D.R.A. legal Fox·Shox's, D.J. 091 a:llHewland Trans., FARRAR Br.as., Engine, centerlines, Wright arms and Combo's, radio w/intercom, 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. FOR SALE: 1966 911 ·Porsch~--2.0 used engine, running. 3 throat Solex carburetors. $2,500.00 oho. Call (71:4) 874-4440. FOR SALE: Prerunner, 2wd Chevy Blazer. Professionally fabricated by top Class 8 truck builder. 350, Art Carr Turbo 400, 411 's, shock towers, triple shocked Rough Country, BFG tires, American Racing wheels, custom dash, VDO gauges, full cage, full fiberglass front end, street legal. Price $12,000.00. Call (213) 864-1407. ···lU FOR SALE: Two seat Class 10 Berrien 2001. Wright rack, 1 ¼" arms, 2" combos, 5" longer rear arms, Sway-A-Way bars, 10" wider beam w/Fox remotes, Bilsteins and Fox air secondary, Summers brakes & drive train, 930 cv's, Supercages, 8 gal. fuel cell, aluminum radiator, Oberg, Beard, Simpson, lots of spares. . Less engine& trans., never rolled. Trailer available. Call Ed in PA, day (717) 339-2930, eves. (717) ·672-3028. W,:" '# FOR SALE: 1975 Ford 460 24' motorhome, p.s., p.d.b., auto., 4.0 gen., dash a.c., roof a.c., microwave, 2 king size beds, 1 fold down bed, white with 3 colors of blue, nice! Gets a lot of compliments. $9,950.00. Call (619) 367-7228. FOR SALE: 1-1600 Bunderson. Best of everything used through-out. Very reliable and competi-tive. Must see to appreciate workmanship. Complete with spare tires and parts. Call James at "' (602) 753-1477 or (602) 753-1923. FOR SALE: Class 11 VW, SCORE & ~treet legal, registered and smogged. Transform racing trans., Bernie Bergman engine (raced once), new General tires, Bilstein shocks, spare parts, etc. Race ready. Excellent condition. Over lOK invested. Sell $5,500.00 oho. (2'13) 455-2160. FOR SALE: '67 Pre runner, full cage, 2310cc FAT Type 4 motor. Currently registered, 100" wb, Fuel Safe, Wright, Super Seats, Fox, Bilsteins, Sway-A-Way, Simpson. Less than 500 miles on car; motor new. Much more. Will sell car or motor separately. Call Bob at (503) 668-6033. , FOR SALE: Prerunner or play buggy .. Fresh 1835 motor, bus tranny & suspension· with dual shocks on rear. Dual seats with 5 point belts and window nets. K.C. dayliters, Sway-A-Way and a lot more. Plus trailer with tool box, $2,795.00. Call Bob at (714) 588-8664 after 4:30. FOR SALE: 2 new Chenowth Magnum replica chassis, new style, 100% chromoly with nerf bars, bumpers. $1,000.00 each. Fresh bus trans. with Hewland gears $600.00. 1 set short course Centerlines with tires $250.00. 2 year old single axle trailer, 2700 LB axle $650.00. Caft Pat (714) 685-9369. FOR SALE: 1985 built Berrien 20011/2-1600. Beard seats, Neal pedals, power steering, Centerline wheels, Probst motor. Complete. Race ready. $7,500.00. Call Bob (717) 644-0020 or (717) 648-2409 in PA. FOR SALE: Chenowth Magnum, short course & stadium. Up-graded 3rd stage Bilsteins. Many spares (without motor or trans.). Priced to sell, call for details. ( 414) 228-1400days, ( 414) 242-3422 nites, Lee or Bill. FOR SALE: '57 oval ragtop Baja, 64 pan. Great prerunner! Very dependable; Wright front end & combos, Sway-A-Way, chromoly plus 2" rear arms, bus IRS, 2084 engine (28 mpg), Bilsteins, polished aluminum wheels, fresh tires, Recaro seats, Simpson belts, current registration. $4,600.00 oho. Call Chad (714) 923-3566. FOR SALE: Chenowt Mini Mag. Raced 4 times.· Completely rebuilt and repainted since last race with approx. $5,000.00 worth of spare parts, tires, shocks, clutch, etc. Perfect condition $12,500.00. Ready to race the Nissan 400 or trade for 1-2-1600 Chenowth of equal value. Call Bud Harris at ( 405) 636-0645. FOR SALE: 1984 Funco A-Arm short course car. This car is complete, less engine. Features Fox S}:iox, Fuel Safe cell, Beard Super Seat, 1990 Diest harness, 2 sets Goodyear tires; 1 set on Centerlines, 1 set on Marsh carbon fiber wheels. Includes all spares and tank for servicing shocks, plus gauges. This is a great starter car and very easy to maintain. $4,000.00. Call Don at (714) 860-3822 and leave message or (818) 336-3822. FOR SALE: KUSTER SHOCKS: Beach, 14"travel, brandnew,still in boxes, 2 coil-over kits. Paid $7,500.00, will sacrifice $6,500.00. Will consider offer, cash only, no trades. Call (714) 923-0202. FOR SALE: Raceco, single seat, Class 1 - 10. 120", lY coil-over, power steering, Beard seat, 3x3 arms. Type IV FAT engine, Hewland bus box, secondaries, headlocks, Parker Pumper, 32 gal tank. $12,995.00. Without engine or trans. $9,995.00. Call (209) 486-0280 or (209) 486-7634. r--------------------------------------------~ I Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in I I DUSTY TIMES. . I I I I Classified Advertising rate is only $10 for 45 words each month, not.including name, address and phone number. Add $5.00 for I' I use of black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. · I I NEW AND RENEW AL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DUSTY TIM~ - A 45 word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now md 1 I subscribe. If you wish to use a photo in rour free ad, enclose $5 .00. All classifi~d ads ,must be paid in advance. I I --------------------------I I -------------------------I I I I -------------~------------I I ---------------------------I I I I -------------------------I I --------------------------I : Enclosed is$ _____ (Send check or money order, no cash). Please run ad _______ times. : I Name ---------------------------------Mail to: I I DUSTY TIMES I I Address ______________________ Phone_______ I 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 I City __________________ State _____ Zip_______ Agoura,CA91301 I . I - • Page 54 April 1991 WANTED: Class 9 spare ·parts; wheels, tires, shocks, etc, or possible complete car. Will do plumbing work in trade. Write Rebel Rooter & Plumbing License #541315, P.O. Box 2430, Victorville, CA 92393 or call (619) 246-4554. . FOR SALE: Class 9 Chaltenger 2 seater. New FAT Perfo.rmance motor, fresh transaxle, new front end by LaPlant, new Wright rack, Sway-A-Way, Parker Pumper, Beard, Fuel Safe, trailer, spares. $6,500.00. Call (714) 866-9114. FOR SALE: Chenowth Magnum and Super 1600 brand new spare parts. 1 DK short course transmission, 1 set Sway-A-Way axles, 24" Model 300, 3 sets of Magnum Nerf bars, 1 set Super Boot c.v.'s with super gages, new Fox Shocks, new Fox valving kit. Tons of new Grade 8 & 12 nuts and bolts plus lots more. Call (714) 840-3030. FOR SALE: 42 foot 3 axle fifth wheel Chaparral trailer. Spring loaded rear door, ramps, tire rack. Base model, no extras. Includes 6 new extra tires. Must sell $9,000.00. Call Doug (714) 350-1705. , ::.' :-L?¾>.. . j FOR SALE: Class 10 single seat, Beards frame, all coil-over, Woods arms, Beard seat, 18 gal fuel cell, 1600 VW. Race ready. $4,500.00 oho. Call (602) 386-6681 or mobil (602) 377-8434. FOR SALE: 1989 Chevrolet Class 8 race truck. Like new; driven by Stan Gilbert 1989 race season. 600 hp stroker motor built by Leon Patton. Some spares. Go racing for $35,000.00. Call (714) 928-8010 or (800) 464-7864. FO SALE: 1985 Chenowth Magnum 1-2-1600 chassis 114", Sway-A-Way, Fox Shox, Parker Pumper, Neals, UMP p/s, Beard seat, Bus trans (John Say), Radios, Wright rack, Super Boot c.v.'s, Yokis (Superdiggers), extras. $8,500.00. Call Dave at (714)435-1066(bus)(714)898-5906 (home). FOR SALE: Transmission - Bus .box, Class 10, Hewland gears, built by Lee Leighton. $2,000.00 Call Pager (818) 713-4252, leave number. FOR SALE: 571600, race ready, new Goshen motor, Raceco trans, Bilsteins, 20 gal cell and much more; with trailer and spares $6,500.00 oho. Call David Black (714) 363-1838 or (bus) (714) 753-7770 . Dusty Times

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FOR SALE: 1989 MECO 1-1600. Hatz Motor, best of everything. Winner 1990 Parker 400. $9,500.00 Ask for Morley (714) 771-2050days, (714) 998-3553 nites. FOR SALE: 1990 MECO 1-1600. 1990 Nevada 500 winner. Complete car $11,000.00. Less motor & trans. $8,000.00. Must see -Ask for Mike (714) 997-2248 or (714) 771-2050. FOR SALE OR TRADE: Class 9 Raceco or 100" IRS, Fox shocks, Mastercraft Pumper. Nice look-ing. Always finishing top 10. Very strong running. 1560 pounds. Lots of spare parts and tires. $4,800.00. Call Bob Scott (818) 442-1090 or (619) 949-1049. FOR SALE: Cass 2, 114" wit fresh 2180. Wright, Mastercraft Baja Blower, Jamar, ATL celf, Centerline,. Yokohama, Super-boot, Sway-A-Way and Bilstein. Ready to race! Moving, must sell. $5,500.00, including all spare tires & parts. Call Dave at (916) 621-0022 evenings. FOR SALE: Class 1-2-1600 Raceco 2 seat race car. Hatz motor, Fox shocks, power steering, the best of everything. $10,000.00 or trade for Backhoe. Call Hayward, Baja Express Racing Team 7am-3pm (213) 816-2780, eve. (213) 864-0893. FOR SALE: "How To" video. How to convert your off road racer to Rabbit power. All the ins and outs. A void making a lot of long distance phone calls. $20.00 plus$3.00s&h.Also, "HowTo" video How To Build A Bad Bunny on a Budget. $20.00 plus #3.00 s&h. B.K. Racing (402) 553-2984. ( t -~ FORSALE: 1990HondaXR600. Mint condition, 700 miles total use. Trailer, helmet & accessories included. $2,950.00or best offer. (619) 347-8660. Dusty Times FOR SALE: Class 14 in Penn;. Rolling chassis. Professionally built frame & cage. Dana 44 axles, leaf springs, 6 Rancho shocks, body panels, ratchet shifter, Tilton brake pedal. Wheels & tires not included. Good for short .course, drags, hills, etc. $1,200.00. (717) 297-2166days, (717) 297-2462 eves. FOR SALE: 5-1600. 2nd place 1990 SCORE & HORA points. Neth beam, Saginaw steering Wright Arms, combos, res~ Bilsteins, West engine, Raceco trans, Beard seats, A TL 22 gal cell, pumper. Very quick, dependable, and most of all fun. Must sell. $9,500.00 with spares, $9,000.00without. 1st place Baja 500, 2nd place Baja 1000. Steve (714) 492-1606 work, (714) 498-5085 home. FOR SALE: Class 5 or pre runner. 10" wider front & rear 105" wb. Wright, Centerline'. Yokohama, KC, Jamar, VDO, Woods, Flameout, Bilstein, Di est, J imco, UMP, Earls, Beards. Engine 2286 VW professionally built. Trans l.T.S. Type 11. A little more work for a Class 5 or a pre runner. Need to sell. $6,000.00 oho. (619) 274-0117. • -----WANTED: Drivers and Co-Riders. Co-ride in a new Mirage 2-1600 for an entire race for just $800.00. Driver position ( exper-ience required) only $1,500.00. Feel the excitement of racing without the race team expense. Call Jason for the remaining positions for the SCORE HORA series. (805) 772-4260. FOR SALE: Class 2 Chenowth. Best of everything. Bitcon automatic, coil-overs, Fox shocks, UMP power steering, CNC, Beard, Spare tire mount, ex Penhall car. Set up for Type IV, but selling without motor. $13,500.00. Don't let price fool you, this is a competitive car. (916) 791-4940. . FOR SALE: 1982 Chevy Blazer Zwd pre runner. 12 new Doetsch Te_ch's, Hi-Tech susp, new tires, pamt & carpet. Alpine CD player w/ 12 speakers, Art Carr 4 speed OD trans, 350, posi rear end, light bar, great condition. Call today for Mark, $12,000.00 work· (714) 981-9666, eve. (714) 948-0059. ·;:· FOR SALE: 1 or 2 seat Class 10 ORE with Toyota 4AG motor Field's tranny, torque limiters' Tilton clutch & starter, ods arm~ with Summers hubs f & r Wright · rack, UMP p/ s, beadlocked Centerlines, Fox, SAW, Super-boot, CNC, and plenty of spares. Second in points 1989 SCORE/ HORA. $22,000.00 oho. 20' tandem axle trailer w/surge brakes, 2 tire racks and an 8'x4' box that can carry all pit boxes, spares & dump cans. Trailer can also hold 3 fuel drums. $4,000.00 oho. 2 seat prerunner with 2240cc Type I motor, Field's tranny, Wright rack and combos, Fox, SAW, UMP p/ s, Center-' lines, great for Baja. $7,500.00 oho or $30,000.00 for all three with spare tires and wheels. Call (818) 706-2314 anytime. FOR SALE: Class 3, CJ6 Jeep, AMC 401, w/Turbo 400. 44's front & rear, fuel cell, full cage. Go racing cheap. $6,000.00 Call Bryan (619) 347-2767 Indio CA. ' FOR SALE: Class 2-1600 Raceco. Suspension by Mirage, car only raced 7 times, recently stripped & repainted, Hatz motor, Folts trans, Fox Shocks, Wright rack spindles & front arms. Best of everything. Prepped & ready to race for $11,000.00. Call (213) 928-0421 days, (213) 493-5113 eves. FOR SALE: Class 1 or 10 Funco (Reworked), ready to race. Secondary suspension, Bus IRS w/930 c.v.'s, Sway-A-Way axles, power steering, 1650 FAT Rabbit, spare parts & trailer. $7,500.00New 1650Rabbitlong block FAT 140plushp.Costover $5,000.00, sell for $2,800.00. Sell or trade for motorhome or m (916) 481-3830. FOR SALE: 5-1600 Fox shocks Wright box, ANS spindles, Beard seats, 15 gal fuel cell, Bus trans, Type 11 c.v.'s, Dura Blue axles, Centerlines, CA license $6,000.00. Less engine $4,500.00. Call Roy (619) 244-0930. FOR SALE: COL WAY RALLY TIRES for sale. Rally Plus and Plus - 4. Available in 13 and 14" sizes. Call Erik at (502) 234-7843. FOR SALE: 1990 MECO 2-1600. Raced 1 time $7,500.00. Ask for Morley (714) 771-2050 days, (714) 998-3553 nites. April 1991 FOR SALE: '87 Hanson Kodiak, 3208 Cat Turbo, 10 speed, 6.5 Onan, roof air, TV /VCR, Air Ride, etc. Also Hanson 40' trailer, Air Ride, 102", comp., 8' inside tire & wheel racks, cabinets, benches AM/FM/ CASS, obser-vation deck, new tires, 75K miles on both. $59,000.00 (602) 951-9564 or (602) 971-3112 might separate. FORSALE: 1964Bajaprerunner, street legal, new 1776 motor, bus trans, Bilstein shocks; 5"' wider beam, VDO gauges, 22 gal fuel cell, new steering box, new wiring, Mastercraft seats with 5 way seat belts. $3,500.00 oho. Call Dan (818) 442-9957. FOR SALE: 1983 V-6 Ford Ranger, street legal prerunner. Fres~ly built, full cage, 24 gal aluminum tank, Curry 9" locker on 3 link double shackled 60" leafs, 23" rear and 16" front travel. New 36" Doetsch Techs new fiberglass, new oversiz~ radiator, fresh paint, new Y okos. VERY clean. $16,000.00 oho. Call Harold (619) 670-3495. ~=-FOR SALE: Street legal prerunner or Class 5. 105" wb, Wright arms, beam, spindles, Sagona\ power steering, Beard seats, Centerlines, center adjuster, 2180, Bus Ftc, 930's, Sway-A-Way Bilstein, VDO, 12" travel front, 15" rear, current tags. Call (213) 640-2311. FOR SALE OR RENT: Chenowth Magnum Mickey Thompson 1600. VW Rabbit water cooler the newest Mendeola trans., Neai hydraulics, UMP power steering. Very competitive car. Was owned by Arciero. $20,000.00 oho. Call Steve (619) 579-1750. CLEAN UP YOURAa-clean out your garage. FOR SALE: Class 11, 2nd overall points 1990 La Rana. Armstrong, Sway-A-Way, new torsion bars & spring plates, rear torsion adjusters, fresh motor, trans Super Diff, HD side plates, spare shocks & tires. Race ready $1,500.00 oho. Call after 4:30 p.m. (714) 828-7517. FOR SALE: Class 9, Bunderson chassis, Lothringer prepared car. 11 wins in a year and a half. Must see to appreciate. Many spares included. $7,500.00 takes all. Call (714) 628-3005 or after 5pm. (714) 947-6314. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Baker Performance Products . . . . . 39 Bilstein Corp. of America . . . . . . . 31 Brush Run 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Cactus Racing . ......... ~ . . . 22 Champion Beadlock Co. . . . . . . . . . 6 Corona 400km Race . . . . . . . . . . . 7 DeNunzio Racing Products . . . . . . 44 Desert fz . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . 11 Earl's Performance Products . . . . . 28 FAT Performance -Centerline . . . . 30 FAT Performance -Toyota . . . . . . 15 FRT Buzz Bomb 150 . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Fuel Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 German Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Great Northern Challenge Race . . . • 5 Kawaguchi Honda Equipment . . . . 16 LC. Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 McKenzie Performance Products . . 29 Nevada Off Road Buggy . . . . . . . . 40 Parker Pumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Performance Fibrglass -: . . . . . . . . 26 Pike's F arnily Restaurant . . . . . . . 3 7 Prism Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Race Ready Products . . . . . . . . . . 19 Racers Tool & Supply . . . . . . . . . 21 R.LH. Communications . . . . . . . . 24 SCORE Show . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • 2 Marvin Shaw Engineering . . . . . . . 41 Mr. Sticker • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7 Toyota Motorsports . . . . . Back Cover Trackside Photo Inc. . . . . . . . • . . 45. Tri-Mil Industries . . . . . . . . . • • . . 13 Valley Performance -Hewland . . . • 8 V.O.R.R.A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Wright Place . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 33 Sell your surplus parts and pieces RIGHT HERE! Classified ads are just $10.00 each month-$5 .00 more each month for a picture. Page 55

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