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Volume 9 - Number 10 Editor-Publisher Jean Calvin Associate Editor Richard K. Schwalm Editorial Assistant Janay Smith Controller John Calvin Circulation 0 . Osborne Contributors Jim Baker Darla Crown C&C Race Photos Carrera Photography Don Dayton Daryl D. Drake Homer Eubanks Martin Holmes Elaine Jones Matt Marcher Bob Rule Barb & Marilyn Schultz Wayne Simmons Darryl Smith Judy Smith 3-D Photography Trackside Photo Inc. Art Director Larry E. Worsham Typography & Production Michelle's Typesetting Services SNAPSHOT October 1991 ~ Subscription Rates: lllrfd&rits<f Q/Jltm.Radng .. $15.00 per year, 12 issues, USA. Foreign Subscription rates on request. Contributions: DUSTY TIMES welcomes unsolicited contributions, but is not responsible for such material. Unsolicited material will be returned only by request and with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Classified Ads: will be published as received, prepaid. DUSTY TIMES assumes no liability for omissions or errors. All ads may be subject to editing. DUSTY TIMES, USPS-305-690, ISSN 8750-1732, is published monthly by Hillside Racing Corp., 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408, (818) 882-0004. 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, 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408. CHANGE OF ADRESS: Four weeks notice is required for change of address. Please furnish both old a11d new address, and send to DUSTY TIMES, 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408. OF THE MONTH ••• "Would you guys just hurry up and help me push this thing back over before that Dusty Times photographer takes a shot and Spencer Low sees how I treat his truck in Australia!" That might be what Robert Knott is asking after rolling the Nissan in Qualifying for the Bridgestone International race. Apparently the damage was mainly cosmetic, as Knott came back on race day, the next day, and won the 4x4 class. Photo by Darryl Smith 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. Dusty Times October 1991 In This Issue ••• FEATURES Page Stadium Racing at the L.A. Coliseum by Homer Eubanks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Pro Rally Update by Andy Schupack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SODA at Road America by Barb & Marilyn Schultz . . . . 18 FRT Superstition 250 by Judy Smith ................. 24 GMC Suburban by John Calvin ...................... 28 Colorado Championship #1 by Ted Douglass .......... 29 La Rana Racing at Glen Helen by Carol Clark .......... 30 Bad Luck for the AzBro Team ....................... 32 Colorado Championship #2 by Ted Douglass . . . . . . . . . . 33 Rock 'N Roll Racing in Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 WRC Rally of Argentina by Martin Holmes ........... 36 Australia's Bridgestone Int. by Darryl Smith ........... 38 SNORE Midnight Special by .Jean Calvin/Don Dayton .. 41 SODA UP 100 by Barb & Marilyn Schultz ............ 44 DEPARTMENTS Soap Box by Bill Korbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Trail Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Checkers by the Big W ahzoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Good Stuff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 CRS-SCCA Rally Report by Paula Gibeault ........... 53 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 DRS - Desert Race Support ......................... 55 Index to Advertisers ............................... 55 ON THE COVER -Two truckers from different venues are featured this month. On top is the Jon Nelson built Chevrolet of Ricky Johnson, who surprised the veterans on the MTEG stadium circuit by being fast qualifier at the Los Angeles Coliseum, then hours later he made a daring pass with a lap and a half to go to win the main event. Ricky is no stranger to the perils of the Coliseum's peristyle, having won here on two wheels, but this is the first season for the many time motocross champion on four wheels and he was exuberant after the win. Color Photography by Trackside Photo Inc. Halfway ·across the country at Road America, during its first off road race, Geoff Dorr, in the Class 4 Ford he built hirpself, was a big winner taking a wire to wire run to victory in Class 14 on Sunday and he finished the weekend with another flag to flag victory in the Heavy Metal Championship Challenge the final race of the day. Color Photography by Daniel Maimer. to S~70MU! DUSTY TIMES · THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! D 1 year -$15.00 □ 2 years -$25.00 D 3 years -$35.00 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS - SALES TAX Add: $1.25 - 1 year, $2.00 - 2 years, $2.~5 • 3 years 1 Takeadvantage of your subscription bonus ••• Free one time classified ad up to 45 words. (Form on inside back page) Name ______________________ _ Address __________ -----:,-------------City State ___________ Zip-----------Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES I 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408, (818) 882--0004 I (Canadian - 1 year $20.00 U .S.• Overseas subscription rates on request) Page 3

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SOAP BOX ••• By Bill Karhus I have some fundamental problems with the "Soap Box" column penned last spring in the May issue by Norm Crume of Ontario, Oregon. The premise of his column was to cut racing cost to lure back the racers being crushed by the megabuck factory teams. Since the column appears to be an open forum for opinions, I would like to share mine. Although these opinions are my own, I work for one of the alleged megabuck factory teams, so you may decide not to print this. I would appreciate it though if you would at least forward this to Mr. Crume. (We print anything short of being libelous in the Soat> Box, Bill; that is exactly what the column is designed to accommodate.) Problems/ cures noted by Mr. Crume were as follows: First was "KEEP CARS CLASSIFIED WHERE THEY BELONG". Like desert racing, other professional racing series like IndyCars and IMSA allow different approaches to success. Stock Buick engines against turbocharged Chevrolets and Fords at Indy. 2.2 liter Toyotas against V-12 Jaguars in IMSA. At some desert races buggies dominate. At others, it is trucks. I would like to add that our Class 8 Chevrolet truck complies with all of the rules currently in force for HORA, SCORE and La Rana. Please do not confuse our Class 8 (Nelson & Nelson team) truck with an Unlimited Class vehicle. Should we happen to build an unlimited truck in the future, there will be few similiarities to the vehicle we campaign now. Second was "WHO THE HELL CAN AFFORD ANY SORT OF AIR SUPPORT?" Anyone can. BFGoodrich pro-vides it, or coverage that is just as good. We co-op our air support with a few other teams so the cost if very affordable. It insures our radio communications reach all our team members, and adds to the overall safety of everyone on our team. Third was "RESTRICT THE NUMBER OF SUPPORT AND CHASE RIGS TO A REASON-ABLE NUMBER". What is a reasonable number? W e own two chase vans; the newest is 12 years old. Our car hauler? Purchased used after a tough life as a Ryder rental. Fourth was "LIMIT THE NUMBER OF CREW MEMB-ERS AND HOW FREQUENTLY YOU CAN HAVE A PIT." Part of the allure of desert racing is the challenge of the logistics required, the preparation of the teams, and the abilities of all their team members. Fifth was "START AND FINISH WITH THE SAME MAJOR COMPONENTS." Again, part of the actual racing. What about flat tires? Where do you draw the line? And if you one day realize your dream of running in Baja, would you really want to be sent all the way back to Oregon if you broke something that you could fix after all of your preparation and expense? The point of all this is: Being involved in any form of racing boils down to only two funda-mentals. Resources and commit-ment .. If you want to go racing badly enough, you will find a way. That is commitment. This year's most successful desert racer, Larry Ragland, once took first overall racing his buggy with only one crewman. When their chase van broke down, that crewman unloaded Larry's "pre-runner" (his motorcycle) and rode it between pit areas with a dump can between his legs to fuel the car. That's commitment. If you have that you can ·The Off-Roader's Choice· • E-Z ur INSTANT SHELTERS Imagine setting up a free-standing shelter in less than 60 secondsl NO missing parts NO center poles NO. ropes NO hassle • 5 sizes • 24 colors • Custom Graphics Instant Pit Shelter La Rana Contingency Sponsor HORR Contingency Sponsor E-Z UP Authorlz.9d Dealer CASTEX RENTALS~ INC. 1044 N. Cole Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 CALL: 213 • ~2 • 1468 develop the resources. Use BFG's support network, call the area high school's career education department and get help, co-op with another team, find a closer series, do something. But don't sit there and try to change the rules and take away someone else's dream or livelihood. You claim your suggestions would discriminate against only· the very rich. Rich has nothing to do with it. Nobody on this team is rich and every single member of this team has made sacrifices and works damn hard for the success we've attained. That hard work is rewarded with the support of an automotive industry trying to compete on a global scale. The factories involved in motorsports gain engineering benefits that you are driving your children around in. It helps them develop and sell products that keep our economy alive. And they get bragging rights when they win or push the envelope. Were there bracket racers knocking the NHRA while hard working teams like Kenny · Bernstein's blew away the 300 mile per hour barrier? Do weekend hobby stock racers write to Bill France to change the rules in Winston Cup so they can all take a shot at Dale Earnhardt? And even if they did, it would not change one thing. Why? Because no matter what you do, the hard working teams and individuals will still win races. If you give every team in NASCAR a budget of only $500, Junior Johnson and Richard Childress are still going to win races. If you do it in the desert, Cal Wells, Jon Nelson, Russ Wernimont and dozens of others are still going to be successful. It's because they have "commitment". Your points are well taken Bill, and many forget that far years Larry Ragland raced successfully out of his own pocket. Of course Hemet, CA has always been a town full of champion off road racers, guys like Rodney Hall, Larry Minor, and many more raced their own vehicles and paid their crew's expenses before getting full sponsor support. At any rate we do congratulate the entire Jon Nelson team, not only for winning-in the desert, but wking the victory at the L.A. Coliseum MTEG stadium race, both definitely a team effort. Voltmti?i?rs ari? i1witi?d to dim/J on thi?ir "Soa/1 Box" and fill this s/1aci? with thi?ir thoughts ahow «·/wt is good and «·hat is not so i;ood ahout th<? stat<? of th<? s/mrt. Your words, shore of hi?ing lihdotts, will bi? /1rintd. So, send along your /m1isc or damnation 011 yottr Soa/> Rox to/Jic to Dttsty Timi?s, 533 1 Derry At•c., Suit<? 1 0, Agottra, Ca 91301. AffENTION PIT TEAMS Send in your tales of triumph and troubles to DUSTY TIMES 20751 Marilla Street Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408 Trail Notes ••• LATE FLASH FROM BFG -Toyota and BFGocx.irich Tires have announced that, beginning in 1993, BFGoodrich will be the tire sponsor for Toyota's factory sponsored off road team, which competes in both desert and stadium events. The three year agreement involves a variety of advertising, marketing and public relations campaigns. The racing program will continue to be run by Cal Wells' Precision Preparation, Inc. (PPI), Toyota's off road representative for ten years. The combination of Wells and PPI has produced eight consecutive Manufacturers' Cup Championships and six driver's titles in the Mickey Thompson Off Road stadium series, not to mention 28 checkered flags in SCORE and HDRA desert events. The association of Toyota and BFGoodrich tires brings together, once again, two names that are synonmyous with winning in off road racing. BFGoodrich was the tire sponsor in the early days of Toyota's off road motorsports program, and, in recent years, the two companies have co-sponsored several Super 1600 teams in stadium competition. "Toyota and BFGoodrich share similar long term goals in off road racing so it's natural that we renew our association from the early and mid-80s," said Les Unger, national motorsports manager for Toyota Motor Sales, USA. "Our success has been based on constant testing and aggressive technical development, and the BFGoodrich philosophy complements our own very nicely." Toyota entered the world of off road racing n 1983. Backed by champions that include Steve Millen, Frank Arciero Jr., Robby Gordon, Jeff Huber, Rod Millen and Ivan "lronman" Stewart, Toyota has remained a powered force in the sport. In nine years of stadium racing Toyota has a winning average of55 percent, with 44 victories in 80 races, far more than the other six competing manufacturers combined. Toyota's results are just as impressive in the desert, where the field for a given event can include more than 300 entries. In 69 events the team has won 22 times. The six-victories earned in 1990 gave the team another first - the "Overall" title and the Unlimited Class championship of the SCORE/HDRA series. It was the first time in the history of the series that anyone competing in a truck had attained both titles. For the 1993 season, Stewart will continue competing under the Toyota banner as will teammate and current MTEG series points leader Rod Millen. This year the combined efforts of Stewart and Millen have earned Toyota six victories in seven tries. BFGoodrich tires were introduced to off road racing in 1976 when the company produced the world's first radial light truck performance tire. Since then, the company has been committed to the sport, both as a way to market its light truck tires and as a proving ground for developing and testing future generations ofBFGoodrich T I A light truck radials. "We're delighted to have Toyota as part of the BFGoodrich off road family again," said Dick Edwards, director of training, racing and market development. "It's obvious how important off road racing is to us - the information and data we gain from our involvement plays a major role in developing products that keep us at the forefront of the light truck tire market. Working with top level competitors, like Toyota, helps us stay at the top of our game." COMPETITION REVIEW BOARD REPORT-We recently had a call from a somewhat upset ParnelliJones, and anyone that knows him knows that it takes a lot of something to ruffle his feathers. In the Competition Review Board Report that we published last month on the SCORE Baja 500 Parnelli was called to the Board on a complaint from Checkpoint 5 official Dave Scott, who stated that PJ missed his checkpoint, got to the highway, where his crew radioed him that he had, in fact, driven past the checkpoint, so he turned around, jlCcording to Scott, making a U-turn on the hghway causing a traffic problem there. At any rate Parnelli went through the checkpoint, got his chit for the stub can, was pitted by his chase crew down the road and went on. His Ford Ranger was running well behind at this point having had major down time early in the race, but he did finish the event, and we chatted with him at the finish line, and he seemed mellow, happy to have finished considering the mechanical troubles he had experienced, and he never mentioned a check-point problem. Due to other· commitments, Parnelli went home from Ensenada and sent a crew man to represent him at the Board meeting Sunday morning. Scott claimed he turned around and also made his pit stop in an unsafe manner. He was also accused by George Erl of abusive nerfing elsewhere on the course. Reportedly he was issued a time penalty and a Letter of Reprimand as well as being placed on probation for a year. In late August Parnelli told us he had yet to receive any notice of the time penalty, Letter of Reprimand or the probation penalty, more than two months after the event. He became aware of the problems after reading about it in the September 1992 issue of Dusty Times, and he was upset enough to think about quitting off road racing. Dusty Times prints the Competition Review Board report as a courtesy to HORA and SCORE, since neither have a publication of their own. Maybe it is time to forget printing it, especially if it would drive a Baja buff such as Parnelli Jones away from off road racing. Well known factory sponsored drivers are often a target of the volunteer help manning checkpoints, have been for years, and PJ said he saw no checkpoint sign, nobody standing waving a flag, just a camper with people sitting down in front of it. Since he was late we tend to believe PJ on the checkpoint action. The nerfing problem is such that you would have to be in one of the cars to really know what happened. At any rate there are two sides to every racing story, and the man who wrote the Baja 500 CRB Report wasn't in Ensenada at all that weekend, and his stand-in had his wife keep notes, from which the report was written. So, the whole thing is a bag of snakes, and we do think that the very nature of a long distance race, the long hours for the on course workers, day into night, and the eagerness of a driver to make quick time, do tend to create problems. Perhaps it is time to redefine the parameters under which the CRB operates. THE HIGH DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION is gearing up for the Gold Coast 300 on October 9-11 and they have just announced a new addition to the HDRA family. The new pride and joy is a brand new Computer timing trailer, custom built by the famous Alan Hensley of Hensley Engineering. This beautiful trailer stretche·s out to 24' with tandem axles. It was totally custom built for the many diverse needs in the timing and scoring of each event, and it will be at each event, on display before the race, starting with the Ford Trucks Motorcraft Gold Coast 300. HORA invites you to stop by and see for yourself the beautiful work and craftsmanship put into this trailer. HDRA wishes to personally thank Alan and his crew at Hensley Engineering for becoming yet another sponsor of the HORA USA Cup Series ... moving into the future in_ professional off road racing. (more TRAIL NOTES on page 8) Dusty Tlma

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1991 Happenings· ••• A.D.R.A. American Desert Racing Association P.O. Box 34810 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 252-1900 December 5, 1992 Sonoyta to Rocky Point Sonora, Mexico AMSA Jim Webb P.O. Box 26084 Fresno, CA 93726 (209) 439-2114 AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPONSHIP Darryl Smith 4 7 T eenan St. Ferny Hills, Q, 4055, Australia 011-18-07-851-0444 AUTOCROSS QUEBEC OFFROAD Class 10 cars only Serge Lambert 65 Rue de Valcourt Blainville, Quebec, Canada K7B 1 Hl (514)434-5792 BADGERLAND VW CLUB,INC. Terry Friday 5913 Fond Du Lac Road Oshkosh, WI 54901 (414)688-5509 ( All e1Jents located in Chilton, Wl at the Winnebago County Expo Center) BAJA PROMOTIONS, LTD.S.A. Lou Peralta P.O. Box 8938 Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 340-5750 Golden Crown of Baja Desert Series (cars) January 15, 1993 Year End Awards BONNEVILLE OFFROAD RACING ENTHUSIASTS Jim Baker . P.O. Box 1583 Ogden, Utah 84402 (801) 627-B.O .R.E. October 15, 1992 Bonneville Challenge Wendover, USA BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 Brighton, Ontario, Canada K0K-lH0 (613) 475-1102/Fax (613) 475-3250 1991 BRUSH RUN POINTS SERIES P.O. Box 101 Crandon, WI 54520 (715) 478-2222 BUMP Bob Utgard Motorsports Promotions 42263 50th St. West #108 Quartz Hill, CA 93536 (805) 256-8520 CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES Gary Luke, Director 13675 Spring Valley Road Morgan Hill, CA 95037 ( 408) 779-3589 Mike Gibeault, SCCA Steward 149 No. Rawhide Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (619) 375-8704 October 24, 1992 Gorman Ridge Rally Gorman, 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 ~ DECATUR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB Decatur, TX 76234 Tom Allen · (800) 662-3649/(214) 641-2090 FORDA Florida Off Roaders Drivers' Association 9385 Florence Ave. Apopka, FL 32703 ( 407) 291-1215/ (305) 823-4487 October 11, 1992 Sharpes, FL November 8, 1992 Lakeland, FL January 10, 1993 Naples, FL February 14, 1993 Lakeland, FL March 27, 1993 Talahassee, FL FUDPUCKER RACINGTEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 SUPERSTITION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES October 3, 1992 Plaster City Blast Plaster City East, CA December 31, 1992 Dunaway Dash . Plaster City West, CA 2"' RATCHET WHEEL ITRAP BILSTEIN RACING APPLICATIONS CLASS TO CL i~SS II OUR. ::il-lOC¼. \-'~ICE":) /\R.E Vi::\i:.'< COMt'ETI\/E Cf.\ LL FOK. \.::>k\Ct: 5 4 f\ PP L I Ci:\ 1 \ U N 2" COMBO RATCHETIAXLE snu.il,s T WRAP·AROUNO AXLE STAAPS February 13, 1993 King of the Desert Lake Superstition, CA April 3, 1993 Buzz Bomb 150 Plaster City East, CA August 7, 1993 Superstition 250 Lake Superstition, CA September 25, 1993 Plaster City Blast Plaster City East, CA October 30, 1993 Squeaky Springs Gran National Lake Superstition, CA December 31, 1993 Dunaway Dash_ Plaster City West, CA ATV, BIKE & DESERT SlJPERLITE SCHEDULE October 1 7, 1992 Bob Patterson's ATV E Ticket Ride (Evening/night event) October 25, 1992 The Attack Kamakaze Desert Gran Prix followed by a T earn Race November 22, 1992 The Notorious Dawg 3 Hour Team Race December 6, 1992 Rudolph's Revenge Desert Gran Prix followed by a T earn Race January 1 7, 1993 Barking Spider of the Desert 1-8 & Dunaway Road, CA February 13, 1993 King of the Desert Lake Superstition, CA February 20, 1993 1992 Awards Banquet San Diego, CA February 28, 1993 Coyote Wash Bath Plaster City West, CA March 21, 1993 March Madness Plaster City West, Ca April 28, 1993 Attack Kamakaze Desert Gran Prix & T earn Race Lake Superstition, CA May 9, 1993 Sweethearts Kiss Lake Superstition, CA May 15-16, 1993 24 Hours of Le Fud Plaster City West, CA June 13, 1993 Carlsbad Gran Prix & T earn Race June 19, 1993 Mr. Patterson's Wild Ride Plaster City West, CA August 21, 1993 Otterz Night Team Race Plaster City West, CA September 5, 1993 Desert Sprint Plaster City East, CA I Cl I= T. 5 2.9.~£ R£D-P.JLAU-l'>lUf I(.) \C 1 . ll 3&. '.IS REO- f', LACll-l'>Lllt -9081 Z. IC\NI 15 ell AVO\ II AN CE LIGIIT I Z. 90 ECONOMY fUEL CflU. -' Gl'IL « IG 9. 95 I 2 C:il'IL t IB,. 95 l2 GI\ l I /?19.?S FUl\l\\ltLS I ll.'3S I· . t •I .______,. 32 GAL -I l~.9S 3" HNOEl l'lll October 10, 1993 4th Annual Mudhen II Plaster City West, CA November 21, 1993 Notorious Dawg 3 Hour Team Race 1-8 & Dunaway Road, CA Dec 5, 1993 Rudolph's Revenge plus Team Race Lake Superstition, CA GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O. Box 2339 San Bernardino, CA 92406 (714) 880-1733 GORRA Georgia Off Road Racing Association Box 11093 Station -A Atlanta, GA 30310 (404) 253-1033 October 24, 1992 Rules Meeting October 25, 1992 50 Miles November 28, 1992 Thanksgiving 250 December 5, 1992 Awards Banquet (All events at Vienna, GA) GREAT LAKES FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION Bob Moon 915 So. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Ml 48103 (313) 665-0358/(313) 996-9193 GREAT PLAINS OFF-ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Keith Koesters 4605 N. 130th Circle Omaha, NE 68164 ( 402) 496-0846 ( All short courst races and held at WestFair in Council Bluffs, Iowa) GREAT WESTERN POINTS SERIES, INC. Bertram Productions, Inc. 15073 Hwy 119, Rt. 4 Golden, CO 80403 Colorado Off Road Championships (303) 936-5960 September 2 7, 1992 Deadwood, SD GRR Golden Rule Racing P.O. Box 4021-1 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 263-5329 October 3, 1992 TBA November 7, 1"992 Wickenburg, AZ HORA High Desert Racing Association 12997 Las Vegas Blvd., South Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 361-5404 R.~\LL YE 7610" RP.LL'< E 75701 IU\LL YI: 77411 500 l 1'.B.':JS 1(.)00 t 6B.9S 2000 I 01. 9S l!S\15 iWl"-1 HO\lN I 5 3. 95 T HORA U.S.A. CUP. October 3, 1992 Publicity Run Gold Coast 300 Las Vegas, NV October 9-11, 1992 Gold Coast 300 Las Vegas, NV November 20, 1992 Awards Banquet Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, NV Tentative 1993 Schedule January 9, 1993 Barstow, CA March 13, 1993 HDRA400 Las Vegas, NV May 15, 1993 Nevada 500 Pahrump, NV July 3, 1993 Fireworks 250 Barstow, CA August 14, 1993 TBA October 9, 1993 Gold Coast 300 Las Vegas, NV HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Harvey Wald ( 605) 224-6678 days (605) 224-5534 evenings September 2 7, 1992 Deadwood Off Road Gran Prix Deadwood, SD October 17, 1992 Last Chance Baja Wall, SD IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box36 Cleves, Ohio 45002 ( All events staged at the club grounds in Cleves, Ohio) INTER-SHOWS . MOTORSPORTS PROMOTIONS, INC. P.O. Box 2910 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 (714)364-0515 October 2, 1992 Motorcycle Swap Meet Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA October 3, 1992 VW / Porsche Off Road Swap Meet Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA December 4, 1992 Motorcycle Swap Meet Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA December 5, 1992 VW /Porsche Off Road Swap Meet Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA ----"----'-----.& 5 PT H!>.RNESS l"l~E--::.,OP COTTON 'SUIT DQ V' IU0-\1../"llE:-5lm DUPIL M / CYLINOER.. II GAL OUMPCl'\N I 33_'.JS 5 GAL JUGS ~~ITE I i,. 9 S REQ-YELLO\U-OlU\NGt::: 11ZOflS HQ T PII\\K SIZS.?~ e • 0 "'" '"" """ SUPEI:. SHIFlE'-1 99. 00 ~ 2 FUI'. a 70.00 ..... C0Ml!)OS WITH BEAIUNGS • S'J'J.00 M/CYLINOEIZ. •SLAVE' H(A\JO..Uf-\R.1ER.~ ALL YUUR.. 80 S-6 5 3-I 2. \ \ 0 FF -RO I~ D E O.U \ P [V\ l:: N 1 a SUPPL IE 5 OFF-ROAD L\ SE ONLY 8 0 o- 6 2 2.. - 3 43 39 Page 6 October 19ft Dusty Times

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KAMLOOPS BRONCO BUSTER 4WD'CLUB Randy Chamberlin 835 Wawn Road Kamloops, B.C. V2B-6N3 Don{604)372-9501 days Randy ( 604) 579-9621 eves September 2 7, 1992 Enduro Race October 11, 1992 Short Course Race {Combined with WORRA) ( A_ II events start 7 miles NW oT Kam loops) LA RANA DESERT RACING 22769 Chambray Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92387 (714) 924-2226 October 3, 1992 Women's Only Off Road Race Barstow, CA October 23-25, 1992 California 200 Ridgecrest, CA November 20-22, 1992 High Desert 300 Lucerne Valley, CA December 19, 1992 Awards Banquet Marriott Hotel Ontario, CA MICHIGAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS M.T.B. Enterprises Inc. 15529 Jones Road Grand Ledge, Ml 48837 (517) 627-6200 MICHIGAN SPORT BUGGY ASSOCIATION Keneth Coleman 742 E. Roosevelt Road Ashley, Ml 48806 (517) 838-4483 MIDWEST OFF ROAD RACING Tommy Bowling 19019 W . CR 128 Odessa, TX 79765 (915) 561-5222 "The Texas Challenge Off Road Points Series" (All events at Notrees, TX) October 24, 1992 150 Miler Notrees, TX November 7, 1992 Awards MICKEY THOMPSON'S OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group P.O. Box 25168 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714)938-4100 September 26, 1992 Mile High Stadium Denver, CO October 3, 1992 Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Las Vegas, NV October 24, 1992 Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA November 21, 1992 Awards Banquet Red Lion Inn Costa Mesa, CA NATIONAL MUD RACING ASSOCIATION 11842 Jason Court Madera, CA 93638 (209) 486-4590/(209) 266-5558 September 26, 1992 Orange, MA September 2 7, 1992 Barre, MA October 4, 1992 NMRA Super Series Johnson, VT OFF ROAD JAMBOREES Four Wheel Drive Excursions P.O. Box 1154 Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 822-8508 September 25-27, 1992 Kern River Jamboree Lake lsabella/Kernville, CA OFF ROAD PRODUCTIONS OF EL PASO Joey Vasquez 13180 Round Dance El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 855-9767 /(915) 855-9767 Page 8 ONTARIO OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION Jeff Sargent 1480 Lakeridge Rd. N Ajax, Ontario, Canada (416) 427-4782 October 23, 1992 Skydome Motorsport '92 Toronto, Ontario PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 (719) 685-4400 S.C.A.T. INC. Michael R. King P.O. Box277 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 October 2-4, 1992 Gold Rush Rally Westcliffe, CO October 23-25, 1992 Press On Regardless Escanaba, Ml November 6-8, 1992 Coachman Stages Olympia WA December 4-6, 1992 Maine Forest Rally Rumford, Maine SCORE Score International 31125 Via Colinas, Suite 908 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 889-9216 November 11-14, 1992 Baja 1000 Ensenada to La Paz Baja, California, Mexico December 4, 1992 Awards Banquet L.A. Airport Hilton Los Angeles, CA Tentative 1993 Schedule January 30, 1993 Parker 400 Parker, AZ April 17, 1993 San Felipe 250 San Felipe, BC, MX June 5, 1993 ~aja 500 Ensenada, BC, MX November 12, 1993 Baja 1000 Ensenada, BC, MX SCORE SHOW Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group Tom Lewis P.O. Box 25148 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714) 938-4155 S.C.T.A. Southern California Timing Association Elice Simonis Tucker 22048 Vivienda Ave. Grand Terrace, CA 92324 (714) 783-8293 October 4, 1992 El Mirage Dry Lake El Mirage, CA October 16-18, 1992 World Finals Bonneville, Utah November 8, 1992 El Mirage Dry Lake El Mirage, CA SNORE Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts P.O. Box 4394 Las Vegas, NV 89106 (702) 452-4522 September 18-20, 1992 SNORE250 Jean, NV November 7, 1992 Closed Course Race Las Vegas Speedway Las Vegas, NV December 5-6, 1992 Eldorado Valley 250 Las Vegas, NV SHORT COURSE OFF ROAD DRIVERS ASSOCIATION Terry Wolfe 7839 W. North Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 453-SODA/(414) 257-0422 September 19-20, 1992 Midwest Points Championship Oshkosh, WI October 10-U, 1992 Blackhawk Farms Off Road Challenge Rockton, IL ( non Points race) TEXAS OFF ROAD GRANDPRIX Short Course Racing - Texas Style Class 10, Sportsman, Challenger Mike Bernardo 1606 Lancelot Circle Grand Prairie, TX 75050 (214)855-2232 ( All events at Stephenville, TX Speedu.uy) TORA Truck Racing Association Ray Carney, Director 7 Prutell Drive Apalchin, NY 13732 (607) 625-5676 UORRA United Off Road Racing Association Dave Urbanowicz, President 589 Amwell Road Neshanic, NJ 08853 (908) 369-6550 (Races at Colonial Valley Resorts in PA) VENTURA RACEWAY Business Office 2810 W. Wooley Road Oxnard, CA 93030 (805) 656-1122 September 26, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross October 1 7, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross November 7, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross November 21, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross December 5, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross ( other car classes welcome if three or more show up) VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 October 16-18, 1992 The Bend 300 Brothers, OR November 1, 1992 1992 Championship Race Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 19125-87AAve. Surrey, British Columbia, V3R 5X7, Canada (604) 576-6256 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E. Grovers Phoenix, AZ 85032 (602) 971-3730 (All events at Thrasherland, 117th Ave. & Glendale in Phoenix, AZ) FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP September 18-22, 1992 Rally Australia Perth, Australia October 11-16, 1992 Rally d'Italia Sanremo, Italy October 27-November 2, 1992 Ivory Coast Rally Abidjan, Ivory Coast November 9-12, 1992 Rally of Spain Catalunya, Spain November 22-26, 1992 RAC Rally Harrogate, England ATTENTION RACE & RALLY ORGANIZERS List your coming events in DUSTY TIMES free! Send your 1992 schedule as soon as possible for listing in this column. Mail your race or rally schedule to: DUSTY TIMES, 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301 October 1992 mo,c ... TRAIL NOTES BAJA 1000 PRE-RUN RACE organized in Baja California Sur. On Saturday October 10 this unique event will be held on the southern portion of the 1992 Tecate/ S_CORE Baja 1000 race course. It is being organized by the local off road clubs with vast experience in putting on desert races, with the purpose of offering something more than just the usual pre-running for all racers intending to enter this legendary race. The Corona Baja Sur 500 Pre-Run Race will start early with the first motorcycle leaving the Hotel La Pinta in San Ignacio at 6 a.m., with the finish in La Paz in front of the Department ofT ourism of Baja California Sur. All SCORE classes may enter plus an additional class called the Standard Class, which is open to any unlimited buggy without coil over or secondary suspension, with a stock 1600cc dual port VW engine. There are special rates for racers and families offered by the La Pinta Hotel in San Ignacio and the Gran Baja Hotel in La ~a~. The entry fee is $150, plus a $10 insurance fee and the FMAD membership 1s $85. The membership lasts for a year and provides third party liability and personal insurance. If you are entered in the !ecate/SCORE Baja 1000, the $150 entry fee will be waived, however the insurance and the membership fees still apply. Trophies, but not payback, will he awarded to those given free entry. The overall winner from Baja California Sur will receive a (ree entry f~r the 1992 Tecate/SCORE Baja 1000 on Novemher 11-14. fhe event 1s sanctioned by the Federacion Mexicana de Autumovilismo Deportivo (FMAD) and the Department of Tourism of Baja California Sur For more information call the tourist office in La Paz at 00 l-528-822-7975 and check the ad on page 17 for details. THE 1992 OJIBWE'SCCA PRO RALLY in northern Minnesota was plagued by rain late last August but 30 hardy teams started the national rally, and 14 finished, and the divisional had 16 starters and 12 finished. The weather was so severe that the final three stages were canceled. The field was so strung out it hardly mattered. Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker led nearly all the way and won by over eight minutes over Bruno Kreibich and Doug Shepherd, both teams driving Open Class Audi Quattros. Tim O'Neil and Tom Burgess took GT class in a Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 while Roger Hull and Rob Cherry won the Rally Truck class again in the Arizona bred Jeep Comanche proving westerners can drive in the rain. Barry and Sandra Latreille won Production Class in a Ford Escort GT. Vincent Frontian and Francisco Arrudba took Group A in a Toyota Celica GT. We'll have an illustrated full report next month. THE LA RANA JOHNSON VALLEY 150 night race was a big success late in August with 121 entries and 111 with good night eyes taking the green flag. They must have had good night eyes because 72 of the starting cars finished. Tony Modica did a repeat act from the previous race here by racing his Class 10 Adzima to the overall victory, winning by just a minute and a half over Kevin Davis and Adam Wik in the Class 1-2-1600 winning Lothringer. Gary & B.J. Bates won Class 5, Scott Steinberger took Mini Mag honors, and Steve Krieger/Tim Clark won Class 8. Other class winners included Bruce Landfield/ Brett Turley in 5-1600, Dan Richardson Class 9, Eric Heiden Class 6, Art Becker Class 7, Nancy & Todd LeDuc Class 7 4x4, Mike Duncan Class 3, Dan Cannon Class 7S, Brady Helm, mini truck stock class, Michael Coleman, big truck stock class, Larry Adams Class 11, Steve Fossett/Travis Howard Class 2, Donald Kleinhenz Class 44. We'll have an on the scene report in the next issue of Dusty Times. SCORE/TECATE BAJA 1000 NEWS:__ The course is set for the Silver Anniversary edition of the classic race from Ensenada to La Paz. There will not be a restart, unpopular anyhow, and the official timed start line will be in Ensenada on Lazaro Cardenas Blvd. opposite the Riviera Convention Center. The race course will follow HWY l south and begin off road travel at Maneadero. The course will then consist of the following sections: Maneadero -Urupan -Tres Hermanos -Cerro Colorado - El Alamo - Santa_ Catarina -Neuevo Junction -HWY 3 from Valle de Trinidad to San Matias Wash Powerline Road to Mini Summit -San Felipe - Puertecitos - Gon.:aga Bay -Calamajue Wash - El Crucero-El Desegano - Bay of~os Angeles. The above sections are not marked and are not open for pre-running until final approval is obtained by the edijido groups that represent these areas. Check with SCORE International before trying any part of the course except that south from Bay of Los Angeles, which is open for pre:runnin~. If anybody trom_ps on private land on the north part of the course 1t could Jeopardize the entire race. It came close a couple of years ago, so PLEASE do yourself and the entire sport a favor and stay home until the t?P half of the route is c_,fficially ope_n for pre-running. Don't forget SCORE IS returning to trnd1t1on and_ having a public drawing party with refreshments for the 25th Bai a 1000. lt will be held soon, on September 26 at Drew Ford in La Mesa, CA at 8970 La Mesa Blvd. BRUSH RUN 101 RESULTS-Over 400 entries spent Labor Day racing at Crandon, WI, and the winners were Class 11 2-seat & single seat Rod Attig Class 10 Lee Weusthoff, Class 5-1600 Chuck Johnson, Class 6 Greg Beka~ac, Class 3 & 14 Herb Rosborough, Class 1-1600 & Limited Challenge Jim Wiggins, Class 9 Jeff Probst, Class 7S, 6 & 7 Challenge Spencer Low, Class 2-1600 Tod Attig, Class 4 & Heavy Metal Challenge Jack Flannery, Class 13 & Non-Production Challenge Dan VanDenHeuvel, Class 2, Class l and Unlimited Challenge Art Schmitt, Class8 Walker Evans, Ladies Limited Buggy Rhonda Smith, Ladies Class 11 T_eana Attig, and Ladies Front_ Engine, Sheri Parsons. Look for the full report in the next issue of Dusty Times. SON OF RIVERSIDE RACEWAY NEWS:__ Jim Guthrie of the Guthrie Company, developer of Frank Arciero's proposed $100 million speedway and entertainment complex in Moreno Valley recently announced that the city of Riverside has given them the green light for their proposal to develop and build the 1677 acre speedway north of the 60 Freeway at the east end of the city. A recent report states that the Department of Economic Development for Moreno Valley indicates positive support for the project, in the form of phone calls and letters from fans, residents and local businesses. Citing that the environmental studies on that area have been more favorable than hoped, Guthrie stated that his firm is awaiting word from the city on the final environmental impact reports. He also points out that plans for the Moreno Valley Raceway are still in their infancy, and that completion of the project may still be as far as two years away. If all goes as planned, auto racing will again happen in Riverside, near the site of the once famous Riverside International Raceway, which closed in the summer of 1988. Dusty Times

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Nicle r/JoJII '1011'1 _r....,..,,-rl"Ti1"7', Stadium Racing At The L.A. Coliseum Rv Homc.:r E11hanks Photos: Tracl<sicl.: Photo, Inc. Ricky Johnson surprised a lot of folks sneaking past veteran truck racer Rod Millen near the main event finish to put the Chevy into the coveted victory circle. The former motocross champion was competing in just his fourth stadium truck event, but had set fast qualifying time. After a three month lay off round five of the Mickey Thomp-son Off-Road Championship Gran Prix came home to the L.A. Memorial Coliseum on July 18. The event proved to be a record breaking event for rookie Sport Truck driver Rick Johnson as he drove his Chevrolet to victory in only his fourth outing as a truck racer. Larry Noel (UltraStock) etched his mark in the record book by becoming the first four time winner in the same venue. And Joe Price piloting an Ultra Lite took home his first ever win at this event. This, and much more spectacular action brought stadium racing back to life after its unscheduled recess. The three month delay is a result of the Phoenix race being canceled due to construction at that Stadium, and no suitable replacement venue could be found. And MTEG had canceled the Rose Bowl event claiming the venue had too many hassles, i.e. cost and time restrictions. And even the Coliseum event was on the chopping block after the recent riots, but by changing the race time, putting the event on in the afternoon it was saved. But hey what the heck, only off road die hard fans like yours truly and 27,000 others would brave the war torn riot area, face hours of frustrating traffic, sit in extreme July heat, fight through the crowds, and then when it was over, grin and ask when is the next event. Track layout at the Coliseum is always unique due to the peristyle jumps. And this event had two options up to the peristyle and then back onto the stadium floor where the action was again routed back up and out again. Then after coming back into the stadium the second time, they meet at an intersection that enters the back straight. But this area is filled with a rough rhythm section. And then comes top speeds over two jumps before the hard left sweeper. And once around the sweeper it's back to the finish line. The main points of action were always at the back intersection, around the sweeper and, of course, coming down the front straight. The first round of the Grand National Sport Trucks got off to a hectic start. A total of 13 trucks lined up and all got underway apparently okay, but when exiting the peristyle jump Danny Thompson, second fastest qualifier, flipped, causing a restart. They were re-positioned with Scott Douglas again inside the front row with Roger Mears Jr. alongside. Ivan Stewart and Walker Evans shared the second row. Current points leader Rod Millen was alone on the third row. The next row had third fastest qualifier Roger Mears and Rob MacCachren ( fourth fastest) sitting beside one another. Thompson and fast qualifier Rick Johnson were inverted to the fifth row. Brian Stewart and Jerry Whelchel ( driving for Greg George, who had earlier been sent to the hospital for observation as a result of an accident during qualifying of his SuperLite. Greg was later released and returned to see the show), shared the sixth row. The last row was shared by two rookies: Gary Denton, has stadium experience aboard Skat Trak ATVs but was making his truck debut. Denton shared the last row with Japan's most notable off road driver Ikuo Hanawa. Hanawa came to the event with no stadium experience and was piloting one of Glenn Harris' Mazdas in an effort to gain stadium experience. On the restart Mears Jr. got hung on the hydrobarriers and allowed Douglas to pull a comfortable lead. However, Douglas rolled on the back stretch and before the pack could get stopped Johnson and Millen both tagged him, thus causing yet another restart. Roger Mears lost his right front wheel and was towed back to the pits. Despite a disappointing finale Rod Millen racked up lots of points for Toyota, winning the first truck heat, taking third in the second heat and a very close second in the main event. Roger Mears has probably run every car race in the Coliseum, and he flew the Nissan to a win in the second truck heat, but had troubles in the first heat and the main event. On the third start Roger Mears Jr. negotiated the first turn with more finesse, but lost the lead to Ivan Stewart coming out of the peristyle. Rod Millen moved into second with Evans, MacCachren and Johnson in tow. A full lap of racing occurred but Hanawa got more grip than expected in the first turn option and laid the Mazda up on its side, causing yet another restart. The two Toyotas took both options on the start and Stewart must have had trouble in the back turn as Millen took over the lead, Stewart held second with MacCachren, Evans and Thomp-son in hot pursuit. Once out front Millen quickly made tracks for the finish line. Stewart trailed a distant second and the battle was for third. Evans had Mears Jr. and Rick Johnson shadowing his every move. But when the checkered flag came out it was Millen apparently on his way to another record. Entering this event Toyota had equalled Mazda's single season mark of four consecutive victories within a season. And with Toyota's Ivan Stewart coming across second it appeared they were headed into the record books. Third went to Brian Stewart (Dodge) then Roger Mears Jr. (Nissan) and Rick Johnson (Chevrolet). --~~ There were 11 UltraStocks lined up for the second event of the evening. On the start Brian Collins allowed Larry Noel to slip by going up the peristyle. Tommy Croft took the inside option and came back into the stadium as the leader. His teammate Larry Noel was second and Don Kolt had managed to grab third. Croft remained in command for three laps but as they came down from the peristyle the two were side by side; Noel found a burst of power and grabbed the lead. Croft had apparently suffered a problem and was limping back, allowing Kolt to grab second. On the following lap Collins pulled alongside Croft and grabbed the third spot. Croft eventually ended up seventh. At the checkered it was Larry Noel crossing over first. Noel is no stranger to the winner's circle at the Coliseum as he had won the main event here in 89, 90 and 91 . Second place was Don Kolt in a Toyota. Brian Collins brought his Porsche across third and fourth was Jim Smith (Ford) and then Jack Millerd (Jeep). Rumor has it that a rule change next year will not allow any car bodies as the UltraStock class will only be open to Sport/ Utility vehicles. Ivan Stewart flies up the famous peristyle in his Toyota heading for a good second in the first truck heat, and he also placed fourth in the feature. Of the four Mears Gang members competing, Roger Jr. had the best record in the Nissan, fourth, Heat 1, second, Heat 2, and a fine third in the main. The first Skat Trak ATV heat race quickly became a race for first between Mark Ehrhardt and Doug Eichner. The two engaged in a battle that set a faster pace than the other 13 riders cared to match. Eichner dom inated the event for four laps until the current champ made a move on the fourth lap. Eichner was able to get hack in the lead for a few moments but Ehrhardt again took the position. Eichner fought all the way to the checkered hut Ehrhardt showed him the way across the finish line. Third place was Donavon Holland, fourth was Keith DiBrino and Chris Berger managed fifth. In the second Skat Trak A TV heat 14 riders came out. O nce the Page 10 October 1992 Dusy Times

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-~ ::;;,.;;'""' .·t• Mitch Mustard started out strong in his Super 1600 Chenowth, winning the first hectic heat, but he had troubles in both the second heat and the main event, and failed to score any points. flag flew Gary Den ton tota II y dominated the event. Denton was making his dehut in the Grand National Sport Truck class at this event and must have found a quicker line around the track. With Denton out front the battle was for second. Charles Shepherd and Greg Stuart supplied plenty of action but when all was said and done it was Shepherd taking second. Stuart held third and fourth was Mike Olmsted. Sean Stuhhs crossed over fifth. The first Superlite event had only eight competitors heginning the race and only half of those were able to finish. Once underway they had little trouhle negotiating the first turn and peristyle, but luck soon faded. Current points leader Jimmie Johnson took command of the event with Tim Baker settling into second. Johnson was ahle to get hreathing room and went on to the checkered. Baker held second. Randy Salmont was the first to drop out when he flipped on the hack stretch. Douglas Good-enough had managed third place but lost a wheel on the final turn dropping him to sixth. Clint Mears was ahle to capitali:e on Goodenough 's misfortune and take third place. Rick Marshall managed to finish fourth. Marty Hart, who was driving for the injured Greg George, finished fifth. Another group of eight Super-Lites came out for round two. On the start Joe Price showed his muscle and moved from his second row starting position into the lead in the first turn option. Mercedes Gon:ales had second with Don Archibald a close third. Archihald and Rennie Awana were applying heat hack in fourth place. With Awana applying heat Archihald had to pick up his pace and henefited by getting around Gon:ales. One of the reasons Awana was charging so hard was Terry Peterson, who was on the move hehind him. Gon:ales was soon to feel the hea~f Awana and Peterson and found herself sitting in fifth. Joe Price, in the meantime, ~as all alone out front and headed to the checkered flag. Archihald had tagged the wall and allowed Price to pull away from the heated hattle for second place. At the checkered flag it was Joe Price taking his first series event win. Second place went to Don • Archihald, Terry Peterson held onto third and fourth was Rennie Awana. Mercedes Gon:ales took fifth. Attrition took its toll on the Super 1600 first heat hefore the green flag. Both Ed Lynch and Zack McKinley were towed off Dusty Times the track hefore racing started. The front row grid was made up of Jimmy Nichols and Gary Gall with Bob Gordon and Mitch Mustard making up the second row. A total of eight cars started. Once racing started the action was fast and furious in turn one and up the peristyle. When they came hack into the stadium a tight battle still raged for first but Nichols had used the front row to his advantage. Mitch Mustard pulled alongside hut had to settle for second. Gary Gall was in the thick of things until he rolled before the front straight and broke a tie rod. On the third lap Mustard was ahle to grit his teeth and take the lead over the rhythm section. And once out front Mustard settled in and steadily pulled away from Nichols. Nichols had to settle for second while third went to Bob Gordon, fourth was Marty Coyne and Tim Herbst was fifth. The second Super 1600 lineup fared better with all l O cars starting. Aaron Hawley and Frank Ardero Jr. shared the front row. Row two had Jerry Whelchel and Marty Hart. Kevin Smith, Bill Goshen, Eric Arras, Dwight Lundell, Cory Witherill, and Troy Herhst made up the rest of the field. Using the pole to his advantage Aaron Hawley managed to lead the first lap. However, on the second lap Arciero slipped past. While Hawley had the door open Marty Hart also came around. With Hart was the rest of the pack and a battle raged for third place. Then on the following lap Hart passed Arciero for the lead at the same spot Arciero had stolen it from Hawley. Once out front and out of traffic Hart managed to pull some distance over Arciero and went home with a win. Arciero had to settle for second and third was Kevin Smith. Aaron Hawley finished fourth and Bill Goshen was fifth. Heat race two of the Sport Trucks again had all 13 competi-tors lined up. Jerry Whelchel had the pole with Brian Stewart alongside. Second row had Scott Douglas and Roger Mears. Roger · Mears Jr. and Roh MacCachren shared row three and row four was made up of Ivan Stewart and Walker Evans. Danny Thompson and Rod Millen made up the next row; then Rick Johnson and Ikuo Hanawa. Alone on the last row was Gary Denton. In an unusual manner Jerry Whelchel got caught sleeping on the start and ap·peared to be pushed into turn one. But when they came out of the peristyle it was Whelchel and Brian Stewart ' ~-Marty Hart had a busy night, but it didn't keep him from winning the Super 1600 second heat and the main event in his Super 1600 Chenowth, all the while subbing for Greg George in Superlites. hattling for the lead. Whelchel the leader, Roger Mears, and was the early leader hut Stewart muscled his way around. But took over the lead just as they when they came out of the crossed over for the second lap. peristyle Mears had passed him The whole parade fell apart on again and was three truck lengths lap two as someone got stuck in ahead. On the next lap Ivan the peristyle and held up half the Stewart was put in the penalty field. As they came hack into the hox, apparently for tangling with stadium it was Roger Mears the leader. leading and Brian Stewart was Roger Mears went on to win the second. The incident put several event with his son Roger Mears Jr. of the drivers a lap down. One of making it a one-two event for them was Ivan Stewart and on the Nissan. Third was current points following lap he pulled alongside leader Rod Millen and Brian Stewart managed fourth ahead of Rick Johnson. Heat race one of UltraCross racing had 18 bikes, but the event quickly turned out to he a Larry Brooks and Mike Craig show, a demonstration of determination for Larry Brooks. Throughout the event Brooks and Mike Craig fought over the lead. The two ran away with the event and even th'ough Craig led most of the event Brooks challenged him the whole~ Are you tired of sand in your hair ... mouth ... ears? Are you tired of hassling with bandanas? Then give DESERT SOCK a try! DESERT SOCK is made of a cool lightweight material with a micromesh front panel that is easy to breathe through but helps _keep the sand out. DESERT SOCK works under helmets also. 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Soaring out of the top of the peristyle defending Super 1600 series points champion Frank Arciero Jr. was second in his heat and second in the feature. Jimmy Nichols flies down the 70 foot drop from the top of the peristyle on his way to second in the first Super 1600 heat race in the Bo/ink Chenowth. For Tommy Croft it was "close but no cigar" at the Coliseum as the long time competitor in MTEG events placed the Jeep second in the UltraStock main. The UltraStocks were the first lined up in the main event. round of main events. A total of However, Greg Stuart thought he 11 cars were scheduled but only · was the only rider on the track. nine could make the grid. Jim Stuart took off and never looked Smith had the pole position and back until he crossed the finish was able to take control of the line. Gary Denton had to work a race early on. After returning little harder for his second place back into the stadium on the start money. Denton took four laps his closest competitor was Don before settling into the second Kalt who was three car lengths place spot. Mark Ehrhardt behind and fending off Brian finished third and Donavon Collins, Larry Noel and Jack Holland was fourth. Doug Millerd. Eichner managed fifth. Jimmy Smith apparently had The next event had the Larry Noel not only won the single UltraStock heat race and the main event in the Jeep he set another personal record. Larry is the first driver to win four straight MTEG main events in the same venue. trouble getting the Ford around Superlites on the field with a the corners as Collins was able to total of 15 cars making the grid. close in and appeared to be a Don Archibald and Tim Raker threat. Then Larry Nod moved made up the front row. Heat his Jeep past Collins and began winners Jimmie Johnson and Joe pressuring Smith. Smith lost the Price shared the second row. On lead about mid-race after they the start Marty Hart caught his came back into the stadium and wheel on a hydrobarrier and had Noel was able to move past. Once to retire. Don Archibald took the out front Noel could smell the early lead but had the hard checkered and quickly put some charging Jimmie Johnson on his real estate between himself and tail. Then on the second lap Smith. lohnson found a hole and moved Smith then had Tommy Croft ·past atthe end of the hack stretch. to hold off, and was able to for a Shortly after Johnson's teammate lap. But on the next round Croft Rennie Awana fought his way carneofftheperistylefirstandleft around Archibald and left Smith to battle with Tim Lewis Archibald to fight it out with Joe for the third spot. Next lap and Price and Terry Peterson. Joe Price scored a popular win using hand controls on his Triple E SuperLite. Joe doesn't let paralyzed legs keep him from competing, and at the Coliseum he was also fourth in the main event. ~ race. That is until just before the checkered flag came out. That's when Brooks was corning out of the peristyle and drifted into the hydrobarrier. The incident flipped him off his Y arnaha and threw him down the 70 foot hill, ahead of th~ sliding motorcycle. Brooks then demon-strated what determination and racing is all about. Unable to get the bike started he pushed the bike 75 yards, before 27,000 admiring fans, to a 16th place CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMETS & ACCESSORIES 5153 BOWDEN AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92117. TEL. {619) 279-2509 HELMET $195 COMPLETE SYSTEM $320 A FRESH AIR HELMET AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED FOR OFF ROAD USE AT A REASONABLE PRICE BUILT AND BACKED BY BELL HELMETS LIGHT WEIGHT-REDUCES NECK STRAIN Pa,c11 COOL, COMFORTABLE TERRY CLOTH LINER BLOWER MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY ARE GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR SNflL90APAOVfD finish. Mike Craig won the event with James Chamberlain second and Tommy Clowers third. Steve Kotajarvi was fourth and Pat Gomm managed fifth. The second UltraCross event had 17 riders take the field. Brian Roth got off in turn one and had to dodge at least a do:en riders, but was able to safely mount and re-enter the race. Ray Crumb had no trouble with the start and pulled his Kawasaki into the lead. Shaun Kalas, aboard a Yamaha, settled into second. Kyle Lewis was third. Things remained in that order throughout the race, until the final lap and Lewis fell at the bottom of the peristyle; but was able to get back on and keep his position. Fourth went to Ryan Carlisle and Jim Holley was fifth. the race belonged to Jeep. Noel Once out front the young was out front with a commanding Johnson .was unstopable and by lead. Croft had an equal amount the end of the event had a full of.breathing coorn between front straight lead over second himself and Smith. Then on the place Awana. After the race last lap Smith lost the battle to Johnson explained he was driving Lewis and had to settle for fourth. hard because of a stuck throttle. lack Millerd crossed over fifth. Rennie Awana held onto second · By winning the event Larry and Don Archibald took home Noel became the first driver to thir~l pla.ce. Joe Price finished winfourstraightMTEGeventsat fourthand Clint Mears came, the same venue. A couple of years across fifth. ago Noel was also the first driver Sixteen cars came forth in the to win two main events on the Super 1600 main. The heat same night, winning both Super winn~rs, Mitch Mustard and 1600 and the UltraStock main Marty Hart shared the front row. events. And Jimmy Nichols and Frank A total of 19 SkatTrak ATVs Arciero Jr. made up the second Jimmie Johnson flies his BriggsBuilt SuperLite on his way to winning heat 1 and the main event with apparent ease; Watch this youngster, we predict he will go far and into big time racing, Dusty Tlma

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Don Kalt seems ,to have his Toyota 4Runner on the right UltraStock track this season and he took second in the heat race, but fell back in the main. Longtime SuperLite competitor Rennie Awana cruised his BriggsBuilt in fine form, and into second in the main event amid some very close competition. Don Archibald had a good night in SuperLite racing, actually most of it was daylight, taking second in heat 2 and third in the main event in the H & R. row of possihle early leaders. Once underway Mustard had the lead with Arcino second and Kevin Smith and Nichols trailing. However, Aaron Hawley got upside down and caused a restart, and he was moved to the hack of the pack. During the first lap shuffle Mustard had the lead hack at the intersection and Hart took the rough ride in a foiled attempt, hut hdd second. After Hart threaten-ed, Mustard wasn't taking any chances and hdd the throttle down on the hnck rough section to pull an extra length over Hart. But Hart was determined and on the following lap Mustard went into the peristyle and didn't come out, giving Hart the lead. This changed the order with Arciero second and Whelchel third. The race appcnred to he all Hart's until the last lap and Arciero moved up to challenge, howewr, a lapped car forced him off the throttle and Hart took home the win. Third went to Jerry Whelchel and Roh Gordon wns fourth ahead of Marty Coyne. In the UltraCross mnin event Gene Naumcc took his Kawasaki off the front row and rode hard and consistent to the checkered flag. M ikc Craig appcnrcd to he on the move hut wns knocked down going up the peristyle and watched all the traffic go hy heforc mounting his hike. Lance Small traill'd Nnuml'c with Scott Myers third. By the fourth lap it appt·arcd that Rynn Carlisle wns the rider on thl' mow. H~· had heen in fifth plact· and steadily moved up to second. Near thl' end of the ewnt Carlisle had mowd up on Naumt·c and appeared a threat, hefore gl'tting off hard in the hack rough section. But hl· was ahlc to mount and kl'ep his second place finish. Third went to Lance Small and Ray Crumh was fourth. Scott M 11ers finished fifth. Thl' truck main event turned out to he a real eye opener. When the I 3 truck fidd lined up Rod Millen and Rick Johnson shared the front row. And, thl'se two were to steal the show. I peered down on thl' fidd, and as a moto-journalist made a rathl'r hrash aSSL'Ssment that Milkn would takl' the event. Should have known, rule one is never to assume. Anyone that has remotl'ly followed the career of Rod Millen knows the man can driVl' a race car. And alongside was.Johnson, a rookie. And even rhou~h he set fost time at this event he remained our of the running during the heat races. Rut shortly after the green flag came out I was wearing a thick coat of egg on my face. Right from the go, Millen pulled the Toyota out front in hupcs of hecoming the team to win five straight victories in one Dusty Times season. But Johnson, in his the third lap hut couldn't get Chevrolet had thoughts of his around. Johnson trailed around own. After all, this was only his the sweeper and again made an fourth race in a truck, Chevrolet attempt down the front straight. was sponsoring the event, so why Oh ya, Roger Mears Jr. was in not go for the win. third place with Ivan Stewart in Johnson closed in on Millen hot pursuit. Walker Evans trailed down thl' rough hack SL'Ction on Stewart and Brian Stewart was in the hattle for third as wdl. Back to the leader, Johnson seemed to he comfortahle following Millen. Now everyone knows you don't win hy follow-ing, so we had to think he was making some sort of rookie had decision. Wrong! Again I fdt the GERMAN AUTO goo dripping down my foce. He was in fact, waiting for Millen to make any kind of mistake. 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Defending truck points champion Wafker Evans scored a third Brian Stewart tried hard to score points for Dodge but he ended on the first heat, ran hard in the main event in the Dodge up fifth in the second truck heat, and out of the picture in the finishing in fifth place. main event. ---------------------,,-.,,--,,-,---,,--Jerry Whefchel did double duty too, subbing for Greg George in the truck, and he drove his new design Super 1600 to a good third in the main event. Flying past the afternoon crowd of spectators Bob Gordon pfaced third in his Super 1600 heat and fourth in the main event in the flying Chenowth. Marty Coyne drives another of the look-alike Chenowths, and he drove to fourth in his heat and fifth in the main event, here flying into the peristyle. They sometimes overwater for the buggies and Kevin Smith got muddy on his way to third in the second Super 1600 heat in the fancy Mirage. ~ it was the fastest lane. So here I was following Rod around the inside, and he wasn't making any mistakes. S9 I had to try." So when he did go outside and the two entered the stadium again it was a heads up drag race down • the hack rough section. Millen finish line, and with Johnson on held on hut Johnson was right the inside he had to worry about there when the Toyota got just a the stalled car. But Johnson little out of shape on the hack showed that many years of sweeper.Johnson pulled alongside Supercross racing taught him to and the two fought down the go for it. The two landed side-hy-front straight. Earlier Whdchd side with only inches between had parked the F;ord just after thl' Johnson and the parked Ford. Johnson then hdd a straight line and dove inside the first turn option to take thl' lead. Johnson went around again to take the checkered flag. His first win in only four attempts. It appears that Rick Johnson, and the Nelson & Nelson Racing ,~ -Team, have donl' their homework and have com~· to Grand National Sport Truck racing prepared to compl'te. Second place was Rod Millen and third went to Roger Mears.Jr. Ivan Stewart was fourth and Walker Evans crossed owr fifth. Las Vegan Aaron Hawfey zips down the fong ramp in his Tim Lewis wheelies his ·slick red and white Porsche into the Chenowth, fed his heat for a time, but ended up fourth in the , peristyfe as he drove to a hard won third place in the UltraStock. Jimmy Smith: gets some good altitude with his Ford Expforer and he sailed on to fourth in the UltraStock heat race and fourth again in the feature. second Super 1600 heat race. ________ , . _m_a_i_n_e_v_e_n_t. ____________________ _ -~ ->''•-·-.,·• Brian Collins takes the fast elevator ride to the playing field in his tidy UltraStock Porsche, which was fourth in the heat but faded later on. Jack Millerd must have the only competition Jeep Cherokee that isn't red, but white works fine too as Jack finished fifth in the UltraStock main. Another Mears Gang member, Rick's son Clint, zipped his Triple Always a strong contender Terry Peterson flies his BriggsBuilt E SuperLite into third in his heat and he finished a good fifth in SuperLite out of the peristyle for the E ticket ride to third in the the wild main event. second heat. Page 14 October 1991 Tim Baker started out in grand style with a second in the SuperLite first heat race, but he faded back in the pack in the H & R during the main. Marty Hart has raced everything on four wheels in the MTEG series, and he moved into cars two years ago and got his first 1600 main event win last July. · Dusty Times

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SCCA PRO RALLY UPDATE Choiniere Leads • Others Frustrated at Pro Rall! Summer Break When 1990 SCCA PRO Rally Champion Paul Choiniere, from Burlington, VT, started the 1991 season, the rally world seemed to be his oyster. But two early season DNFs, some technical failures, and some bad luck not only robbed him of a second straight overall title, but Paul's Audi Quattro missed out on the Open class championship as well. So, armed with veteran co-driver Jeff Becker, the man who teamed with Bruno Kreibich to edge him for the Open title last year, Choiniere vowed to make 1992 his year to reclaim the title in the Subaru PRO Rally championship. With three firsts and a second through four rallies, he is making the second half of the season an uphill struggle for the rest of the field. This year it is 1991 champion Chad DiMarco, from Huntington Beach, CA, and co-driver Erick Hauge who are running into problems in their Subaru Legacy. Two seconds, an 11th, and a DNF leave DiMarco in second place overall with 25 points, while Choiniere and Becker have 61. Unfortunately, for many of the other preseason favorites, their year has gone more like DiMarco's than Choiniere's. In Open class, the Carl Merrill. Jon Wickens Mitsubishi Eclipse, which finished the '91 season with strong top three finishes, has suffered engine and transmission problems, leaving the Maine based team with only 19 points after three events. In Production GT class, Steve Nowicki and Noel Lawler, the two drivers who have won the full national points events so far, are the leaders as no one else has enough points to grab the top spot. Lawler and Nowicki each have 20 points for their wins. Jim and James Wilson whose Mitsu-bishi Galant came a single point short of winning the class title a year ago, have a win at the season opener, a 60 percent points rally, but have three DNFs so far this year. Any team that can put together a short winning streak can gain control of this class. In Production class, last year's runnerup team, W .G. Giles and Bob Pierce are off to a good start in their VW Golf GTI with two wins and a second and 55 points. At the last two rallies, Rim of the World and Susquehannock Trail, the Production class has provided the best battle in PRO Rally as Giles has jousted with the new Acura Integra entry of veteran ice racer Peter Cunningham. Cun-ningham, who has used veteran rallyists Steve Nowicki and Joe Andreini as co-drivers, edged Giles in the Acura's debut, but Giles returned the favor at STPR, beating Cunningham on the majority of the stages in the Pennsylvania forests, so Cunning-ham has 35 points. Incidentally Steve Nowicki, leading Produc-tion GT class as a driver, is also second in Production class as a co-driver. Versatile rallyman! Like the overall standings, the Rally Truck class has a 1990 champion making a strong comeback in '92 after a disap-pointing '91. Roger Hull and Rob Cherry, from Prescott, AZ, who won the class in their Jeep Comanche pickup in '90, took last season off due to lack of funds. But they have come back to win the first three rallies this year to take the class lead over the '89 champions, Gary and Judi Gooch in their Toyota pickup. Hull has 44 points while Gooch has 43 on the strength of two seconds and two third place finishes. Other teams that deserve note so far this season include the Dick Corley/ Lance Smith Open Class Mitsubishi Eclipse which has a second, third and a fourth in class in its first three events. Corley is now second in class and third overall. And Californian Scott Gillman, a newcomer to Pro Rally began as co-driver for another newcomer, Henry Joy. They swapped seats at Rim of the World and Scott drove their Mazda 323 GTX to a second place finish, good for second place overall in the standings with 15 points. Three new cars are scheduled to debut at the Ojibwe Forest Rally late in August in Bemidji, MN. They are the '92 Subaru Legacy initially scheduled to debut last spring, but delayed by parts availability, for Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge; The '92 Eagle Talon for Doug Shepherd and Pete Gladyz, which has also been delayed by parts problems. And W.G. Giles and Bob Pierce will show off their new '92 Nissan Sentra SER. Doing it right for his Subaru sponsors, Chad DiMarco unveiled the new Subaru Legacy Turbo Group A rally car in mid-August at a press conference at Sube Sports' new racing facility in Huntington Beach, CA. The new car was built entirely in the United States, and reflects both technological advances and new designs based on the 20 rallies DiMarco and co-driver Erick Hauge have put on their current mount, a 1990 Legacy Turbo. "Having punished our current car well beyond its useful life, since most top rally cars need replacing after ten events, we have learned many things about engine, transmission, suspension. and chassis design and materials that have all been incorporated in this new car", said DiMarco, whose three overall victories in '91 gave his team the PRO Rally title. Chris Wack man, vice president of marketing for Subaru of America, pointed out that DiMarco's rally effort is simply the best way for Subaru to showcase the Legacy's main attributes - durability, reliability and traction. "In a car which had as much as a 50 horsepower deficit to others in the field, DiMarco and Hauge showed that while horsepower and torque are important, they are meaningless-unless you can get the power to the ground. And, the Subaru all wheel drive system is the best equipped to do just that," said Wackman. Wackman said that Subaru's investment in the new car is the latest program in its seven year relationship with DiMarco's Sube Sports firm. "Chad proved to us that our cars could take the pounding of the Pro rally circuit where he is successful. He has also built a successful service, sales and catalog business as well," said Wackman. Al though the new car claims no more horsepower than the previous model, it should be faster and better handling thanks to many new features, including: Lighter, strong McPherson strut suspension featuring steel articulations to provide better handling and strength; new external engine parts including intake revisions and computer engine controls to allow the engine to run at full power with improved reliability; Legacy chassis direct from Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, Inc., in Lafayette, Indiana, saving DiMarco months of stripping and dipping a production car and allowed him to eliminate panels without drilling; quicker steering ratio to improve steering wheel response; updated exhaust system for highest possible horsepower; more than 100 pounds lighter than current Legacy rally car. Watch for the full report on how the new cars and all the cars fared at the Ojibwe Rally in the next issue of Dusty Times. THE SAN DIEGO OFF ROADER MAGAZINE PROUDLY PRESENTS START TIME: 6:00 p.m. LOCA llON: East of Vvheeler Road near Lake Superstition •6 firnes around a 15 mile loop •Pre-running errouraged •$30 EntJy Fee LESAR RESCUE BLM APPROVED SAN DIEGO CoUNTY SPORTS CoMMfTTEE INC. SANCT1ONED EVENT District 38 DOUBLE POINTS Fun • · Green Stickers • Spark Arrestors MJ\NDATORY! INFO 619-427-5759 Page 16 SATURDAY NIGHT October 1992 SAN DIEGO Ofrfr ROltDER MAGAZINE FRT CJ;strict 38 and the BLM are worl<ing together so that eve,yone may enjoy our public lands! mEAD UGHTL Y! EVENT T-SHIRTS SIGN-UP GOODIES RESTROOMS OCTOBER 17, 1992 Dusty Times

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Road America Off Road Challenge By &rb & Marilyn Schultz Photos: Gregg Witte & Dan Schlosser & Melinda Rothe Todd Attig leads other Unlimited race cars through some of the past-0ral scenery on the back side of the huge Road America racing complex. /4., Greg Bekavac charged off in his Class 6 Camara at flank speed, kept up the pace all the way around the new track and despite stalling out, he came back to wir:i -the class. A new.landmark in the history of Off Road Racing was made the weekend of July 4 & 5 at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, by two superb organizations. World renowned race track Road America opened it's gates to the first ever Off Road Event held on their grounds. The members of The Short Course Off Road Drivers Association (SODA) were the first to utilize this custom designed track. The track's base is all natural terrain with a bit of modification done by graders and earth movers. From the beginning of the weekend to the very end it was obvious that this track, this world famous racing facility, provides quality on all fronts, as does The World Series. Of Off Road Racing, SODA. The Inaugural off road race will forever be known for the "Sand Trap" at Road America. In the first race for two seat Class 11 s, Calvin Bailey was an early victim, but he recovered to take fifth in the race. Page 18 Class 11 Double Seat opened the weekend's history making event on July 4 facing a new and difficult track. The Green Bay High Riders were in position as spotters, Tom Schwartz burg staged the first . Class and Tom Brink flagged the first Class. Twenty-two entries made a shot at lap one that was red flagged before that lap could be scored. The basic composition of the track is a sandy silt leaving the air stock Class 11 machiness with just barely enough horsepower to get up and around! The result was a major pile up with machines fac-ing every way possible. However, the problem was quickly solved by grading out a detour that eventually became the Sahara Whoop-de-do. Rod Attig grabbed ahold of the Hell Hole, the Sahara Whoop-de-do and the rest of the track for what looked to be a flag to flag run. Whoa Nellie, Dan Baudoux of Michigan's Mirage Chassis wanted that first place position! Baudoux made the winning pass on the white flag lap, holding it to the finish. Attig placed second with a hard charging Darrin Parsons in hot pursuit for third. Parsons did say in his post race interview that his throttle pedal was stuck to the floor. That might just put a little ~~. zip in anyone's race! Mark Steinhardt, Calvin Bailey and Steve Thompson put on an excellent show for position and points further back in the pack. These guys went at it tooth and nail to the checkered flag. Class 6 staged with an auxiliary course ready. The Sahara Whoop-de-do was in place, but the "hill" was still there. Drivers were to take their course direction from the spotters. If the "hill" was jammed with vehicles, drivers would be directed to the Sahara. Greg Bekavac took off at the green flag like a locomotive in overdrive keeping up the pace and the lead through the checkered flag. There was one "hold your breatl:1" · moment when within fifty feet of the checkered flag Bekavac's Camero stalled out on mid-hill! Finally Bekavac got 'er fired up and made the short run for first. · Allen Fannin ran a good second place and thanked his number one sponsor - his wife Jeannie -for her continuing support of him and his race car. Well done, Al! John Znidorka came .across in third with smoke of some variety in close competition with the dust cloud! After the Class 6 race ·the Sahara Whoop-de-do became a permanent part of the track and Lee Wuesthoff, foreground, and Art Schmitt dice it out in Class 10 action, and Wuesthoff went on to win the event while Schmitt retired from the race. October 1991 the "hill" was left behind. · SODA's President and Class 5-1600 driver Terry P. "Roll Over Beethoven" Wolfe commented to a number of racers that this track was " ... a thinking man's track." The 5-1600 machines took off at the green flag with Bill Bowles coming around in first for lap one with Mike Brue on his tail. Brue had to contend with Greg Smith who was bumper to bumper with him. In turn, Smith had Wolfe ready to read his gauges. By lap two Brue had the lead, Bowles 1n second and Wolfe ready to make a major move on Smith. Must have been a "thinking" lapse as Wolfe rolled front and center for the crowd. Fortunately, Terry suffered very little physical damage, sustaining some ego damage and having to look forward to a boat load of ribbing and the distinction of pulling off the first off road roll over at Road America. With a number of position changes, Bowles pulled second place about a half a Bug ahead of Smith. Fast lap time usually belongs to Class 10 and this race seemed to be no exception. Art Schmitt III turned a lap time of one minute, thirty three seconds, roµghly an average lap speed of 80 to 90 miles per hour! Schmitt led for two thirds of the race, going up on two wheels through the rhythm· section. Lee Wuesthoff and Jeff Probst were right there at every turn to take that lead and when Schmitt pulled off, W uesthoff took the lead. W uesthoff held it to the checkered with Probst in second. Despite having to pull off, Schmitt took third. Bryan Bernloehr too~ three laps and came off with an ailing machine. Class 3 had an impressive lineup with Herb Rosborough fending off veteran Bill Schirm lap after lap for the win. The two went at it nose to tail, fender to fender the entire race. Hard on the chase were rookie Chad Schlueter and Al Drews. Joe Dunlap was definitely in the running until he went off with another case of the blue smoke blues. The final flag found Rosborough in first, Schirm in a close second and Schleuter in third. Nice Racing, Gentlemen! The Hell Hole, with room for two buggies, had no lack of activity as Class 2-1600 flagged eighteen entries strong. Gerry Parent put on an absolutely awesome show going two thirds of the race closing the door repeatedly on Jim Wiggins and Greg Smith! With an off camber corner, tight turns, well designed jumps, basically all that you could want on a short course track, Parent had the misfortune of losing position to first Wiggins and then Smith. Wiggins flagged in first, Smith second and Parent a very respectable third. The action all over the track was dynamite with the entire field scrabbling for p'osition and points. Mike Seefeldt Jr. was driving one heck of a race when he put the machine on the roof and sprained his wrist. Todd Attig reeled in a nice fourth place with Walt Carlson on his tail pipe for fifth. W owsers, Class 13 put up a dust cloud at the green flag that would have made a herd of desert camels proud! Going nineteen entries strong, these Road Warriors all wanted to be first out of the Hell Hole causing one of the few red flag, re-starts seen in the Dusty Times

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·c"ffM.---llll! While Mike Brue won Class 5-1600, as he often does, Terry Wolfe, shown here, was running third when he became the first to roll over at an off road race at Road America. Jeff Probst flies wildly in his Laser on his way to second place in Class 10. On Sunday Jeff drove hard, but ended up sixth in the Unlimited Challenge race. Rookie Chad Schueler whipped into third place in Class 3 on Saturday and he also drove the rig to a fine third in the Class 14 contest on Sunday. Herb Rosborough beat back Bill Scl'lirm for the Class 3 win, and Herb also did well in•Class 14 find the Heavy Metal Challenge in his tidy Chevrolet. SODA circuit. Heavy damage was for sixth place. What a show, all sustained by Tom Jensen, Tim. who started the race finished and Parsons, Don Gregoire and the action just never stopped. enough other drivers to consider-One would say '' Good show, ably lessen the field. Once the gentlemen," BUT ya' just can't Class got off to a good clean start, leave out our Canadian friend Robert Flanagan grabbed the lead Linda Lou Schlamb! Linda Lou is and ran the entire eleven lap race a fearsome competitor in the fending off Jeff Camp and Lowell Canadian Stadium Series and is a DeGreef. contender on many of SODA's Flanagan ran a thinking man's sanctioned tracks. SOOO, Good race, made no mistakes and came show ladies and gentlemen! in for the win. Camp was right on The lineup at every SODA Flanagan's bumper for second · and eGreef placed third. Chester Konitzer in fourth place rounded out the number of Road Warriors finishing in eleven laps. Finishing in ten laps were Tim Albers, Steve Irish and Brian Hansen. Dan Vanden Heuvel was running a very strong third when he had to pull off, John Schultz held an early third when mis-communication between driver and co-driver put his machine off. To give an idea of the course and the attrition, despite having to pull off Vanden Heuvel I pulled 1 out eighth and Schultz ninth positions. Whee-ha, quite a sight guys! Race Event of Class 9 machines has been fantastic and the Road America Off Road Challenge was no exception. Attrition was no problem here as only one buggy did not complete the race. When you put machines manned by the likes of Dan Baudoux, Art Schmitt III, Lee W uesthoff, Todd Attig, Don Ponder,Jqhn Greaves, Jeff St. Peter and the list goes on, up against each other; the line is going to be tight and fine! The battle for the lead was waged between Baudoux, Attig, Wuest-hoff and Greaves with some dandy driving being done. Baudoux and Greaves each lost their power steering making it exceptionally hard on these drivers. Nevertheless, Baudoux pulled out the W!n, followed by a determined Todd Attig for second. Greaves held third position to the white flag lap when Wuesthoff gave it the extra kick and moved in for the position. Greaves took a close fourth. So far for the 1992 race season the words Class 8 and Scott Taylor have been synonymous. Again, there was no exception, Taylor took off from the start like a shot, never looked back and roared in for another fantastic Class 4 broke a time honored tradition with Kevin Probst taking fast lap time for the day, running an average of 100 miles per hour. This kind of speed usually belongs to Classes 10, 1, 2, and 9! Probst posted a one minute, twelve second lap! What a sight! With flames pulsing out the headers and absolutely flying Probst proved the theory of weight to speed -driver skill helped too. It was an incredible race with Greg Gerlach a shade behind the flying Probst and Herb Rosborough in his Class 3 machine right behind Gerlach. Gentleman Geoff Dorr was right there in the running when he pulled off behind the timing building with throttle cable trouble. Not to fear, he got it fixed and came roaring back on the track. Unfortunately the price paid was dear a~ Dorr had to s.e~~le Jim Wiggins, who ran about eight races over the weekend, leads a pack of limited cars past the woods, and, Wiggins won Class 2-1600 on Saturday and/ Class 1-1600 on Sunday plus did well in other classes. Dusty Times The body on Robert Flanagan's Class 13 belongs to a car show, but it fits the ; good working chassis and Flanagan won top honors in the unique SODA I class. October 199i • first. Dennis Ferdon and Dave Hockeis did some early wrestling for second place with Ferdon holding the position for the first quarter. Hockers caught sight of an open door, took it and ran to the finish for second place. Ferdon then battled Pete Van De Hey for third place. Van De Hey kept looking for the same open door, however Ferdon kept the door shut taking third. Van De Hey's fourth place was about a quarter panel away from Ferdon. Whee, the one lap Jimmie Crowder was able to make was somethin' else! That guy just launched out of the Hell Hole, too bad it didn't last. The day's racing was over and what a fantastic way to spend the Fourth of July! It doesn't get much better than being, present for the racing action at the First Annual Road America Off Road Challenge featuring SODA, The World Series of Off Road Racing! Dust, by the cloud fulls, had been something of a problem for Saturday's ~ 00 00 lliJ [JJ D CID 00 DESERT LOCK OUTER Red Anodize Constructed of all Aluminum 6061 T6 For light weight and optimum strength * At last,a quality b~ad loct< designed for Off-Road racing • All parts are available separately *In stock-Ready for shipment For Todays'. 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k, ... ~}w. "' ...,. ·"'::,;::, -Gerry Parent led a good distance in the Class 2-1600 race, but While Dan Baudoux won Class 9 and other events, the Class 9 The Class 8 starting lineup is a formidable sight· on the grid. dropped time late in the race and finished third, still in close dice was between Lee Wuesthoff, who was third, Johnny From the left Chuck Brand, Jimmie Crowder, and Dennis contention at that. .-.,~--··--~ Greaves and Todd Attig, who got second. Ferdon who finished the race third. Kevin Probst got it all together in his Chevy Class 4 and he flat flew the entire Scott Taylor really has his BFGoodrich Class 8 Ford working well this year, and race, and set fast lap time not only for the class, but for the total of all classes he took off at Road America and. roared home first with very little close at the race. Kevin is the Off road Road America record holder. .:._co.:._m___::.p--et __ it_io_n_. ______________________ _ Art Schmitt II got his win in the sanitary Laser in Class 2, and later in the day he finis_hed second in the tight run in the Unlimited Challenge race. ~ racing, but then, Off stock buggies out of the race but Roaders race the track, no matter certainly did not stop Dan what. Baudoux! Baudoux took the lead Whoever gave the d*#@ fromRodAttigafterlapone,put Reveille Horn to track announcers the pedal down and went for the Friday and Krueger ought to be checkered flag. Attig made every shot -with no last meal, no last move to get around, but no such beer, no last anything! However, luck.Baudouxtookthewin,Attig it did do the trick and Sunday placed second. Attig also had his morning'sracinggotunderwayon hands full with Cory Friday time with a track that had been making his way nicely through the doused with sodium chloride to pack. Friday made a great stab at help control the dust. second place but had to be happy The threat of dust certainly did with third. Hey Cory, it's always not deter a field of twenty-four good to see ya' on the track! Keith Class 11 Single Seat entrants! Berard and Mark Steinhardt gave Early laps put several of these all a super performance for fourth - ~- - - - - -.--=z,-:c --:-... --_: -~~~ ~-~--, -Whether you're on a chase crew, a racer or a 4WD enthusiast, the Rod Hall off-road driving school can help you be your best! But be ready. .. the road isn't smooth! Call For Courses and Dates Great Basin Consulting 2738 Chavez Dr. Reno, NV 89502 (702) 825-8830 Although he had mechanical woes in Class 4, Geoff Dorr did just fine on Sunday, not only winning Class 14 in the Ford, but he won the Heavy Metal Challenge over a tough field. and fifth positions, Steinhardt making the pass for fourth just after the end of the white flag lap. Most unfortunately, Nita Wolfe got tangled up early in the race and wound up with a broken wrist. Hope that has all healed up by now Nita! And there he goes again! That would be Art Schmitt III in the Class 2 race who, by the half way mark, simply ran away from the pack for a tidy first place. Jeff Probst came tearing off the start to lose a right rear tire on the back stretch. Fantastic, Probst pitted, got a new tire and roared back onto the track! Finishing two laps down, Probst still pulled out a fourth place finish! Lee W uesthoff ran a comfortable race flag to flag in second. Bryan Bernloehr finally got the bugs out of that machine and finished a very respectable third. kept up the pace despite a boat load of nasty blue smoke and crossed the finish on a wing of prayer. Nice work, fellas! Rounding out the top five were , Mark Hameister and Dan Bau-doux. Remember, now that Mike Seefeldt Jr. sustained a sprained wrist and a roll over in Saturday's 2-1600 race. Was that nice of Mike Seefeldt Sr., to tell a packed grand stand that· at least you finished without undue injury and NO roll overs?? Probably not, I but the big money bets that it sure was fun to say it! The racing action and skills through out the field were as always - superb! Class 14 usually has a mixed bag of entries and Road America's Off Road Challenge saw its share at the start line. Geoff Dorr may have had throttle troubles on Saturday but Sunday he and his new Ford flew to a flawless first place. Bill Lohf piloted the Heidtman/Loh£ Class 4 truck about seven seconds behind Dorr for second. Class 3 's Chad Schleuter·pulled out a nice third . place followed by Classmate Wayne Hood in Bill Schirm 's Jeep in fourth. With very little practice time, Bill LeFeuvre drove Linda Lou Schlamb's Class 4 to a well run fifth place. Class 1 green flagged with a full house of well known buggy names. Canada's Bill LeFeuvre took an early lead but Todd Attig slid into the lead as LeFeuvre had to pull off the track. Attig took a clean run to first place putting on a fantastic show of speed and air time! Whoa, Jeff St. Peter, Scott Schwalbe and Art Schmitt III played sandwich with St. Peter as the filling! St. Peter had to pit for repairs but returned to the track to finish his race. Schmitt went on to take second place followed by Lee Wuesthoff in third. Schwalbe came around for fourth. Don Ponder rounded out the finishing • buggies in fifth place. The Sahara Whoop-de-do was back in rare form creating a possible dust hazard as Class 7S green flagged. One more time it was Jim Wiggins out in front with Spencer Low and John Greaves right on his bumper. Low laid back, let the dust settle and mov-ed into first. However, Greaves was pretty determined that Low not have a relaxing time of it going door handle to door handle with Low until internal troubles took Greaves out of contention. Spencer Low then went on to another Class win. The " --~1····••V,•",.9-r-:···M ... And here he comes again! Jim Wiggins took command of the Class 1-1600 race in a field of fourteen machines. Wiggins did have Jeff St. Peter and Greg Smith so close on his tail that it looked like all three machines were attached to a rope! No one said "I quit" and they finished in order, Wiggins in first, St. Peter in second and Smith in third. Smith Todd Attig drives in several classes and jumped his way right into t_he Class 1 victory, and he also fought his way to victory in the Unlimited Challenge. · Page 20 October 1992 Dusty Times

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shoot out for second place then was between Wiggins and Tom Hockers. Enter also Scott Taylor who was givi{\g his machine a hefty work out. Hockers made the pass on Wiggins three quarters of the way through the race to hold second. With his truck sounding what seemed to be a death knell, Taylor gave Wiggins a great run for third. Wiggins held the position and Taylor took fourth. Robert Chasteen rounded out the top five finishers. The Rear Engine Limited Challenge was up next and who goes flag to flag with another victory? None other than Jim • Wiggins, definitely earning the title "The Blue Streak" as it appears on his machines. The action behind Jim was phenom-enal with Todd Attig, Mike Sorenson, Jeff St. Peter, Cary Bowles, Walt Carlson and Jon Huss all wanting that second spot, Spencer Low, Nissan leads Johnny Greaves, Toyota in Class 7 action, but Jim Wiggins was the early leader; Greaves dnf'd and Low won the race while Wiggins finished third. It was that man Wiggins again as he smoked the field and drove to victory in the Limited Buggy Challenge race, truly a busy weekend with a lot 9f success for him in several classes. if they couldn't reach first! In fact, Attig was only three seconds behind Wiggins but had to contend with Sorenson first behind him. St. Peter made his way· around Sorenson and you can bet Attig had one eye on the mirror and one eye on Wiggins -the entire race! The checkered flag lap had the crowd on it's feet to watch a photo finish between Attig and St. Peter with Attig taking second by a nose. St. Peter had third. Sorenson screamed around for fourth and another photo ~ w ~ Cory Friday is doing very well, in a Friday chassis of course, in Class 11 racing, and he finished third in the big entry single seat Sunday race. . . Always in contention· in the fast buggy classes, Brian Bernloehr powers out of a turn en route to third place in Class 2, having no troubles this time. ~-81 ti!•· - ""*,_,, Bill Loht piloted the Heidtman/Loht Ford Class 4 to second in Class 14, the Sunday driver of the team, and he was only seven seconds behind at the flag. ~, '.Wili It was a photo finish for second place in the Limited Buggy Challenge, but Jeff St. Peter, shown here, finished third, . just a car length or two behind Todd Attig, and St. Peter also was second in the 1-1600 race. Dusty Times You CanWin Even if You Don't Win ... When You Run ~N,l,,7£.s Announcing the KC HiLiTES "SHOT IN THE =K" 1992 Contingency Award Program. KC will pay you $200.00 if your finishing position is first, last or somewhere in between, and your entry is picked in the KC SHOT IN THE DARK random drawing at the end of each SCORE and HORA race this year. It's that simple! All SCORE and HORA four wheel classes are eligible! There's more! If you run KC's exclusively all year and earn your class points championship, you'll win $2,000.00 from the year end Driver's Points Fund! All this just for running the winningest offroad lights around ... KC HiLiTES! Stop by contingency row at any SCORE or HORA race this season for complete details on how to take advantage of this rewarding program orcontact: Jim Conner• P.O. Box 1129 • Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405 • 1-602/453-8889 --------AND THE WINNERS ARE Southern Cal 250 Class 3 -Dale White Class 5 -George Seeley Jr. Class 6 -Curt Le Due Class 7 -Racin Gardner Class 8 -Larry Ragland Class 9 -Charles Ratliff Class 11 -Travis Howard Parker400 Nissan400 San Felipe 250 Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 1/2-1600 -Fred Wing Class 11 -Erny Martinez Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 6 -Curt Le D uc Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 8 -Brian Stewart Class 11 -Saul Zambrano Stock Full -Ken Parr Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 8 -Brian Stewart Class 11 -Martin Garibay Class 12 -Yoshi Ogasawara Class 5/1600 - . Baja500 Class 1 -Jason Baldwin Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 7 -Racin Gardner Class 7S -Malcolm Vinge Class 9-Russ Miller Class 11 -Martin Garibay October 19" Guillermo Quintero, Jr Fireworks 250 Class 1 -Bernie Thompson Class 3 -Dale White Class 5 -Neal Grabowski Class 511600 -Dave Shively Class 7/4x4 -Darren York Class 1 O -Brent.Gustin Nevada SOD Class 3 -Dale White Class 5/1600 -Steve Lawrence Class 6 -Evan Evans Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 7S -Brendan Gaughn Class 8 -Larry Ragland Class 11 -Martin Garibay Stock Mini -Scott Sells Page 11

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Johnny Greaves, a rookie trucker this year, here leads Scott Terry Friday conducts a post race interview with Paula St. Peter Taylor, but Greaves' Toyota was too tired to finish and Taylor who took an early lead in the ladies buggy race and kept it to win The Road America off road track was well designed, corrected when needed, and maintained well. Here Jeff Wiggins leads a parade of 1600 race cars. won the Challenge race. the race in Jeff's well used 2-1600. ~ finish {:ame with Cary flagged next giving "Scooter" just about half way through the Bowles and Walt Carlson just a Greaves and Scott Taylor the twenty minute session. Greg givin' 'er. Bowles took fifth by an opportunity to show the crowd Gerlach quickly surveyed the eye lash. Jon Huss rounded out some door handle to door handle situation, adopted the "I can do the top finishers for seventh. racing. Greaves drove to and past that" attitude and went on to How do they do it? How do the fine line, going up on two place second. In the same manner some of these guys hop from one wheels, both on the same side, Bill LeFeuvre, driving Linda Lou machine to the next and continue through the rhythm section. Schlamb's Class 4 truck grabbed to keep taking a pounding and . Abruptly Greaves' machine said third position and held it to the giving a quality show? Todd Attig "I quit!" and man and machine finish. Dan Vanden Heuvel in his jumped out of his Limited buggy had to leave the track. In fine style Class 13 Road Warrior put on a to take command of the Rear Taylor put the hammer down, tremendous show coming up Engine Unlimited Challenge. never let up and with a trail bf through the ranks for a fantastic Even with the speeds this white smoke following him, came fourth place fighting off both Challenge reached, no one topped across the finish line in first. Tom Dave Hocker s and Robert Kevin Probst's fast lap time in his Hockers gave it a thank you very Flanagan. Class 4 truck. Attig was in much and drove to a tidy second. This might just be a good time excellent company in the run for One more time, Jim Wiggins to interject the answer to, the checkered flag with Art drove a machine, this time his "Where was Jumpin' Jack Schmitt III, John Greaves, Jeff Class 7S truck, past the finish line Flannery?" Flannery was partici- -Probst andJeffSt. Peter to name a for a very respectable third. Paul pating in the Annual Pikes Peak few. Attig took the lead and the Corningwashaulingthefreightto Hill Climb, Colorado Springs, win with the rest of the field round out the top four finishers. Colorado. ALL of practice week playing catch up. Schmitt Get Back Jack!!! -it's Heavy Jack held fast time, overall! Race pounded around for second. Metal Challenge time!!! With the day had Flannery in fine form but Probst, still having troubles with usual and exciting roar of big the clouds of doom caught up his buggy had to pull off after a engines the Challenge green with him. Jack spun out his Class good bid at second. John flagged with Scott Taylor, Geoff 4 Chevy Thunder giving rival "Scooter" Greaves maintained an Dorr and Kevin Probst all in for Clive Smith a mere seventeen even keel third with St. Peter the early kill. Out of this mighty second go ahead for the win. finishing fourth. Barry Kline trio, only Dorr survived the entire Flannery placed second. We're all started the race and despite a race pulling off a flag to flag proud of ya' Jack! Fay Statezny multitude of troubles brought victory. Both Taylor and Probst did a good job of piloting Jack's home fifth. disappeared in a mighty cloud of Class 8 though the events at Road The Mini Metal Challenge. steam and smoke on the same lap, America's Off Road Challenge. . BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE TEAM Take advantage of the discounts and savings at restaurants, retail stores, etc. Receive the Venable Racing Monthly Newsletter. Venable Racing T-_shirt included with membership. Team member discounts on all Venable Racing Apparel - caps, catalog items, etc. ••••MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL**** FREE GLIDER RIDES FOR ALL NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1992 For complete infc:,rmation call 714-654-0053 Pagett Or Send $24.95 for your membership to: VENABLE RACING P O DRAWER 640 SAN JACINTO, CA 92581-0640 October 199! Todd Attig was also a busy man all weekend, and here he slides his racer, of his own design, out of a turn en route to the Unlimited Challenge victory. It just has to be said, if you leave back race and was rewarded with a before the Women's Classes race, . good third place finish. you miss some of the best SODA_ Suddenly it was there, the last action! Both Women's Limited race of this history making Buggy and Women's Class 11 weekend. Women's Heavy Metal took the green flag at the same lined up and took the last green time with a staggered start. In the flag. Shari Recla and Gail Brand, Limited buggies, Paula St. Peter both in Class 13 machines, went took an early lead and came at it hard and fast for first place. around to another victory. Recla just managed to keep the WendySchmalz,drivingaS-1600 door closed at each passing Baja Bug, placed second. Sherry opportunity and went on for the Hearley did a great job of racing win. Brand, despite some excellent her Class 2-1600 machine to third driving had to settle for second. place. Robin Schultz and Jeannie The Class 11 women came out Mullani fought it out for third. eleven entries strong, bringing Mullani made the pass on Schultz some grear racing action with while Schultz negotiated her way them. Nita Woulf took a one lap out of a silt embankment. Schultz lead with a broken wrist but re-took the position and crossed Karen Christopher quickly took the finish line in third. Mullani over that lead and went on to take rounded out the field in fourth. the checkered flag. Woulfheld on SODA racers will long remem-to second place for most of the her the Inaugural Road America race and with some kind of pain Off Road Challenge ~nd look managed to finish. Nice work forward to the second Annual Nita! Behind Woulf were Tracey Challenge in 1993. The track was Silloway and Kim Blasdell each well planned out, corrected if and wanting their share of the points. where it needed it, and maintained Silloway had the gas pedal stick to· well. Next it's off to the U.P. the floor sending her into an (Upper Peninsula) of Michigan uncomfortable bank and guard for the Bark River Lions Club's rail. Blasdell went on to take U.P. Off Road 100. See ya' second. Jenny Bailey raced a laid trackside!! The Mini Metal Challenge championship race had a good battle for position especially between Scott Taylor, Ford, leading here and at the checkered flag .and Johnny Greaves, who did not finish. Dusty Times

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FRT SUPERSTITION 250 IX Whitteds Win Robert and Joel Whitted, father and son, took the overall lead midway in the race in the Class 10 Jimco, survived failing lights and Joel was flagged in the overall winner by his excited mom. They won by a considerable margin. The father and son team of Robert and Joel Whitted put their Jimco Class 10 car into victory circle with the overall win at the early August FRT Superstition race. The event, always a late evening into night race, in the very southern low desert near Plaster City, consisted of eight laps on an almost 26 mile long loop. There was some flat out running, but there was also some tricky rough, soft sand, and lots of dust. The wind, which had been practically non-existent at start time, gusted briskly after sundown, but had a disconcerting way of changing directions. Southern California was in the midst of a searing heat wave, and temperatures were well over 100 degrees during the daylight hours, and hovered in the mid-nineties even after the sun was long gone. While rain accompanied by thunder and lightning raged in the mountains to the west, Fud's desert baked. There were 74 entries in total, and the Class 10 cars were first off the line at six o'clock, heading into the setting sun. Half of the six car entry broke on that first lap, including Kyle Whitted in Steve Hendricks' Raceco, who lost-the ring and pinion right off the start line. Ronnie Ryerson, in a Raceco tandem,. never came around again, nor did Ricky Johnson, in Steve Johnson'sJimco, who'd been very quick and was seen at the front of the pack, but never got back to the start/ finish area. When they came around it was Brian McDonnell, who'd been Ken Thompson won the Open Class in his Raceco by 1 ½ minutes in a most unusual tight race for the class. He took the lead on lap 7 with one second to spare, and stayed in front to the flag. first off the line in his Raceco, in the lead by a minute and 40 seconds, with the fast lap of the day, at 26:20. Robert Whitted ran second, followed a minute and 28 seconds later by Vic Wild in his Jimco. McDonnell contin-ued to lead through lap two, and Whitted was now just 36 seconds behind him, with Wild, who'd tangled with another car, knocked himself out and broken a shock, now about 17 minutes back in third place. McDonnell had 38 seconds at the end of lap three, and Whitted was still back there, with Wild now 19 minutes back after time out to fix the broken shock. Lap four looked the same, with McDonnell 17 seconds in the lead, Whitted second and Wild third. Everyone stopped for driver changes at the end of lap four, and Brian's brother, Tim, • got in, as did Robert's son, Joel, and Wild's co-driver, Bill Hernquist, more usually seen in a Class 5 car. McDonnell took off with his slim lead, but somewhere out in the dark he lost the motor, and Whitted charged on. Hernquist lost a coil wire and couldn't find his pit; that used up a disappoint-ing amount of time, but he had discovered that a Class 10 buggy is a lot of fun to drive. He was 42 minutes down by now. Whitted charged on with no problems except that a couple_ of lights had failed. He had 40 minutes at the end of the sixth lap, as Hernquist learned about buggies rapidly, and ran the three fastest late laps of the evening, serving notice that when he gets his Class 10 car built he'll be someone to watch. At the end of the seventh lap Whitted was down to one light, and his crew flagged him in to have some replacements installed, fearing that the one would go and he'd be left in the dark. They used up about seven minutes with the light fix, but felt it was a good bet, because he'd had a cushion of about 35 minutes as he finished the lap. Out on the course again, Joel enjoyed the new lights, but then they shorted out and went off, and the car quit. Everything went off. He sat there for a few moments, then tried to start the motor, and grudgingly, slowly, it came back to life. But he did the rest of the lap with just one light, crossing the finish line-as his mom excitedly waved the checkered flag for his first overall win. He'd managed to move along at a quicker pace on that last lap in spite of his misadventure, and Joel and Robert got their win with 32 minutes and 18 seconds to spare. Wild and Hernquist were happy with their second place. Vic Wild, with usual Class 5 driver Bill Hernquist co-driving in the Jimco, had their troubles early, and Hernquist brought it home second in Class 10. Richard Binder, of ORBS fame, took his son Scott for a ride, and with Scott Webster doing the final laps, they finished a close second in Open Class. The Unlimited Class cars were next to take off, and they had better luck, and all of them made it around the first time, with Vance Allen and Gary Hamlin, in Reuben Wood ran with the leaders in the Pinto powered MEGO, had Ed Beard drive the second half of the night race and were second, just over a minute back. Page 14 Rob Nolin led the· first lap in his 1-2-1600 ORC, and he stayed Dave Webster and Ken Snyder had their Suspensions Unlimited with the leaders all the way, taking second merely 1 ½ minutes ORBS with the leading 1-2-1600s all the way and they finished a behind the winner. very tight third in class. -----------------------October 1991 Dusty Times

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Mark Newhan ran second in Class B in the early laps, but had trouble with the GMC on the fifth lap, and broke for good on the sixth, second in class. Don Sheehan Jr. ran third in Class 8 in his Jeep CJ, ran for five laps before some terminal troubles stopped him, the third finisher in class. Eric Philpott and Chris Berry run a full race Baja Bug in Class 100 and they ran tight with the leader, second all the way in the Class 100 competition. . a VW powered single seater, in the le'ad by 12 seconds, and recording the class fast lap at 28:07. In second it was Reuben Wood in his Pinto powered MECO, and in third it was Richard Binder, in his ORBS, with his son Scott riding shotgun. They were five seconds later, and just 18 seconds in' front of Jim Travis and Ron League in their Chapparal, who had 45 seconds on Larry McCallum. Things thinned out some on lap two, and Allen and Hamlin bit the dust. Now the lead b~longed to Wood, and he had 39 seconds on Travis and League, who were two minutes and 23 seconds up on Mc:Callum. Binder ran fourth now, another four minutes back, and Ken Thompson was fifth in his Raceco, seven minutes later. At the end of the third lap Wood had a little over four minutes on McCallum, who'd moved to second when Travis and League disappeared. Binder was now third, four minutes later, fo·llowed by Thompson, six minutes and 40 seconds later. At the halfway point, the end of lap four, it was still Wood in front, with McCallum second, Binder third and Thompson fourth. For two laps Binder had been having a frustrating problem with his helmet. It seems the liner had come loose, and it kept slipping down in front of his eyes. He couldn't get it to stay put, and finally radioed to his crew to get someone else ready to drive, since he hadn't brought along a spare helmet. They got Scott Webster suited up. Wood also made a driver change, putting Ed Beard into his car, and Beard had about nine minutes on Thompson, who'd moved up to second, making no driver change himself. Webster was third, less than a minute back in Binder's car, and had no third gear, while McCallum had lost about 20 minutes and fell to fourth. Beard had some problem on the sixth lap that lost him about ten minutes and his lead had dropped to 11 seconds as Thompson continued to run at a steady pace. Ben Abatti had his Ford ready for the Class 8 race turning class fast lap on lap 2, then got stuck in the mud hills, but his competition faded; Ben won Class 8, the only eight lap finisher in class. Kevin Thompson had a good night in his Class 100 Chenowth taking the lead on lap 1, taking fast lap for the class on lap 2, and he continued to lead the entire night to win the class by over 15 minutes. Dusty Times Webster was third, a little over two minutes later, and McCallum was still fourth, now about eight minutes down. Thompson took over the lead on lap seven, with just one second on Beard, followed by Webster and then McCall um. And Thomp-son finished in front, missing a couple of gears, but taking the win by a minute and 26 seconds. It was Webster and Binder in second place, just a minute and 25 seconds in front of Wood and Beard. McCallum finished fourth, four minutes and 49 seconds later. The third group to start was the l-2-1600s, and these folks had their eyes on the possibility of an overall win also. When they'd finished~ The 1-2-1600s were shooting for the overall, and the Jimco of Bob Lofton and Mike Julson came the closest, seven minutes out, and they won the 1600 class in a real battle, the top seven early on only 47 seconds apart. \VT~en Peter Piper W Picked A Parker Pumper Helmet, How Many Drivers Wanted The Helmet That Peter Piper Picked? Helmet includes Nomex Skirt • More Nose Room • Lighter • Seals Better Against Dust• 30% More Vision• Also Available - Full Line of Simpson Products • Bell Helmets • Glass Shields • Drinkers • Kool Pac's • Pumper Motors• 4'-8' Hoses • 1985 Snell Approved Helmets We Also Convert Helmets! We Ship UPS Fax(714)923-3118 Parker Pumper Helmets 2318 S. Vineyard, Ste B Ontario, Calif. 91761• Phone (714) 923-7016 October 1992 VISA Page 25

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Dan Lewis, who works hard at promoting Class 100, raced his 'sandhawk in third most of the distance, and he finished third, less than two minutes out. Brian Coneen ran second most of the way, led briefly in Class 5-1600, had a lap 6 showdown, but retained position and finished a tight second in class. Ed Orozco and Pete Brown kept the 5-1600 leaders in sight most of the night but they did get stuck once, finished third in class half a minute back of second. ~ lap one the leader was Rob Nolin, in his ORC, and he had only 11 seconds on Mike Davis and Vic Calderon in their J imco, who were just four seconds in front of Mike Julson in Bob Lofton'sJimco. Andy Estrada ran fourth another 26 seconds back, in his Jimco, and Jim and John Woodruff ran fifth in their Mirage just a second later. In sixth it was John Wagner and Don .Currier in an ORBS, two seconds later, and seventh went to Dave in his Chenowth, 16 seconds Webster in his Suspensions further back in fourth. In fifth it Unlimited one seat car, another was Wagner and Currier, only 54 three seconds back. The time seconds later. The lead cars were between first and seventh place having some really good racing, amounted to 4 7 seconds. staying in sight of one another Julson really hot footed it most of the time. around the next lap and ticked off Julson, who built the car he was the class fast time of 28:36, to driving, led through the third lap, move into the lead, now with 38 with Davis and Calderon now 26 seconds on Nolin. Calderon and seconds behind him, and Nolin Davis were third, seven seconds only nine seconds in back of later, followed by Todd Teuscher,. them. Teuscher was fourth still, Danny Ledezma, who started, and his dad Hector got fast lap for the class and the 5-1600 lead early, had some light troubles, got them fixed and got back in the lead to win the class by exactly two minutes. FRT SUPERSTITION 250 IX RESULTS- ~UGUST 1, 1992 Car# Pos. Driver/Co-Driver Vehide CLASS 112 -Volirnited Sjngte gr Twg Seat -a start -4 finish 111 1 Ken Thompson Raceco 199 · 2 Richard & Scott Binder am 105 3 Reuben Wood/Ed Beard ~ 101 4 Larry McCallum CLASS JO -Siogle & Two Seat l 650 ccs - 6 start - 2 finish 1007 1 Robert & JoefWhitted Jimco 1003 2 Vic Wild/Bill Hernquist Jimco CLASS B -full Size 2 & 4WQ Trucks -5 start - I Uoisb 800 1 Ben Abatti Ford CLASS 1-2-1600 -Sjngte & Two seat 1600 cc -13 start -a lioisb 1699 1 Bob Lofton/Mike Julson Jimco 1607 2 Rob Nolin ac 1604 3 Dave Webster/Ken Snyder OA8S 1605 4 Brent Grizzle Chenowth 1610 5 Jim Abatti Raceco CLASS loo -Sjngte & Two Seat Short WB - 8 start - 5 lioisb 7 1 Kevin Thompson Chenowth 97 2 Eric Philpott/Chris Berry Baja Bug 99 3 Dan Lewis Sandhawk 5 4 Richard Green/Giti Gowland Frazco 3 5 Mike Douthitt/Chris Costa Chenowth CLASS S -Single & Two Seat restricted - l Z start -lo finish 998 1 Mike Pfankuch/Larry Kern Rayco 905 2 Hal & Kevin Graves Jimco 903 3 Ray Miller/Dennis Daniels Chenowth 915 4 Jorge Vargas/Lalo Mayoral am 906 5 Michael Stroh/Jim Zabrowski Funco CLASS 5-1600 -16QP cc Baja Bug -12 start -§ tinisb 556 1 Danny & Hector Ledezma 554 2 Brian Coneen 552 3 Ed Orozco/Pete Brown 559 4 Brian Goodrich/Charlie Watters 551 5 Rick St.John/Steve Miszkiewicz CLASS z -Liule Trucks 2wp & 4WQ -5 start - 3 Uoisb ~57 1 Terry & Scott Brown 711 2 Scott Young/Michael Smith 702 3 · Chris Taylor/Shawn Musgrave Baja Bug Baja Bug Baja Bug Baja Bug Baja Bug Ford Ford Ford Time 4:23:54 4:25:20 4:26:45 4:31:34 3:55:sa· 4:28:16 5:20:59 4:03:27 4:05:56 4:11:24 4:11 :47 4:17:29 4:28:00 4:43:15 4:45:11 5:14:51 5:53:01 5:18:50 5:21:57 5:32:16 5:33:51 5:55:08 4:52:28 4:54:29 4:55:07 5:17:56 5:19:30 5:25:21 6:20:40 6:42:46 21 seconds later, and the W oodruffs had moved to fifth, two minutes later. Up 'til now Estrada, who had rolled over and broken a stub axle, was the only one out. As they finished that third lap Lofton, who'd been out on the course chasing Julson, got confused, thought it was the end of the fourth lap, and decided he had to get in, so he flagged Julson in, and took over. They were leading as he climbed in, but the driver change cost a bit, and Nolin was leading by 34 seconds at the end of lap four. Davis and Calderon dropped out this lap, as did Rodney Goodsell and Josh Waddell. Lofton was second and Teuscher ran third, a minute and five seconds back. Brent Grizzle, in a Chenowth, was now fourth, followed by Webster. Nolin held his lead with Lofton, who has a bad back and was looking forward to surgery soon, second, while Teuscher lost about eight minutes, dropped back and couldn't get another lap finished. Grizzle, who was feeling underpowered on the fast ·sections, took over third, Wagner and Currier were fourth now and Webster's co~driver, Ken Snyder was fifth. Lofton hit his pace on the sixth lap, and moved up to within nine seconds of Nolin, with Grizzle third, Snyder fourth and Wagner and Currier fifth. And, on the seventh lap Lofton went into the kt lead, putting a minute and 37 seconds on Nolin, who was having trouble with the dust. In third it was Grizzle, then Snyder, and Jim Abatti had worked his Raceco up to fifth place. Lofton held his steady pace (his last three laps were 30:01, 30:03 and 30:46 ), to get to the finish line first, getting the class win for himself and Julson, and a nice second overall. Nolin was second, two and a half minutes later, followed in by Snyder and Webster, who were lucky there were no more laps, because a c.v. was clanking and the transmission was on its last legs. Grizzle _was fourth and Abatti was fifth. The Class 8 trucks had been next to start, and one of the bright stars in the class, Tony Alvarado and his Ford, couldn't get the first lap completed. Ben.Abatti, brother of Jim in the 1600 class, took the -lead in his Ford, with Mark Newhan running second in his GMC. Don Sheehan, Jr. ran third in his Jeep, while Karl Counce had a major problem, and completed only one"long, long lap in his Chevy. Abatti recorded the class · fast lap at 28: 18 on lap two, and Newhan held on to second, with Sheehan doing an heroic job in his four wheel drive Jeep. On lap three Abatti got stuck in the mud hills and Newhan went into the lead while Abatti and his crew started digging. He also had a flat, and then the replaced wheel came off, causing the truck to.nose into the silt and come to a sudden stop. It wasn't a good lap. Newhan led through the fourth lap, and was 19 minutes in front of Abatti at that· time. Sheehan still ran third, but about another 20 minutes back. Then Newhan ran into trouble, and lost almost two hours, putting Abatti back in front, and all alone out there. Both Newhan and Sheehan were broken on the sixth lap, and • Denotes overall winner 74 starters - 40 finishers - 54% finish rate 26 mile course - 8 laps for an official finish - Race stan: 6:00 p.m. Weather: 100 degrees plus, humid, variable winds Mike Pfankuch and Larry Kern started back in the herd of Class 9 cars, but had moved to third on lap six, went steadily forward and had a quick last lap to win the class by three minutes in the Rayco. Page 26 October 1992 Abatti cruised around the rest of the way to finish all eight laps for his win. Newhan got a well deserved second for his five laps completed in the new truck, and Sheehan recorded a third place. The Class 100 cars, shorter, older buggies limited to 2400ccs, were next to get the green flag, and it was Kevin Thompson, in a Chenowth, who had the lead when they got back around. Eric Philpott and Chris Berry in their Suspensions Unlimited Baja Bug ran second, while Dave Collier was third in his winged Funco, and Mike Douthitt was fourth in a Chenowth. Mark Pinto in another Chenowth, ran fifth. Thompson recorded the class fast lap, at 27:53, and built his lead to three minutes and three seconds, and it was still Philpott and Berry in second place. Dan Lewis had moved up to third in his Sandhawk, with Douthitt fourth and Richard Green and Giti Gowland fifth in a Frazco. Thompson had a firm hold on the lead by the end of lap three, with over three minutes on Philpott and Berry, who finally decided it was dark enough to toss out their sunglasses. And then Lewis came along, third, ten minutes later. Douthitt ran fourth still, followed by Green and Gowland. And on the fourth lap it was more of the same, with Thompson now five minutes and 20 seconds up on Philpott and Berry. Then came Lewis, Douth~ itt, Green and Gowland. Things changed a bit at the end of the fifth lap, and, while it was still Thompson and then Philpott and Berry, third place belonged to Douthitt, and Lewis lost about 10 minutes and dropped to fourth, while Green and Gowland hung on to fifth. Thompson continued to lead, and Philpott and Berry chased him, but they'd each lost some time and Lewis moved into third at the end of lap six, only five and a half minutes out of second. Douthitt was fourth now, after losing about 15 minutes, and Green and Gowland were still fifth. The first three positions held through the seventh lap, and they ran almost identical times, all at 35 minutes, but Green and Gowland moved up to ·fourth as Douthitt had another lengthy lap and dropped to fifth. . Thompson held steady through the finish, and took the win, with 15 minutes on Berry and Philpott. They were just under two minutes in front of Lewis, who came in third. In fourth it was Green and Gowland, while Douthitt was fifth. 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Hal and Kevin Graves were up front all night, led lap 6 and 7 in Chris Taylor and Shawn Musgrave, in another Ford ran second Scott Young and Michael Smith ran well all the way in Little the Jimco, but ,ended up in second place after eight rounds, in in Little Trucks until the last lap, when they dropped nearly an Truck action, and they inherited second place on the last lap for the close Class 9 contest. hour and to third. a fine finish. John and Steve Miszkiewicz who ran second. (This team calls themselves S&M Racing, which is a lot easier to spell.) They came to a stop about 20 feet past the checkpoint, because a rock had jammed their clutch pedal, and lost several positions before they got it out of the works. In third it was Brian Coneen, and Ed Orozco and Pete Brown, in their Jimco Bug, ran fourth, with Kevin and Michael James in fifth in their '64. Ledezma ran the fast lap for the class on lap two, at 31:25, and built his lead to three minutes and 33 seconds, and now it was Coneen in second place while Orozco and Brown ran third and S&M Racing was fourth, having bent a tie rod, and followed by the James car. Ledezma was having a good day, and held his lead, still chased by Coneen, and then Orozco and Brown, who'd lost about four minutes while stuck. But now the James team moved up to fourth, as S&M dropped to fifth after losing about seven minutes. Ledezma began having troubles with his lights and stopped several times to make repairs, but stayed in front, and had two minutes and three seconds on Coneen at the end of lap four. Orozco and Brown still ran third, the James car was fourth, and S&M held fifth. As Ledezma fussed with his lights Coneen moved into the lead on lap five, 30 seconds in front of Danny. Orozc9 and Brown still ran third, but the James car dropped back after losing ten minutes, and Brian Goodrich and Charlie Watters moved their Jimco Bug into fourth place, followed by S&M. Danny got out and put his dad, Hector, in to drive the last three laps, and he regained the lead on lap six, as Coneen slowed a bit, maybe a little tired by now. Orozco and Brown still ran third, Watters and Goodrich fourth and St: John and Miszkiewicz were fifth. Hector wasn't having any light problems because his crew had wired them all direct, and he held his lead through lap seven, and was a little less than five minutes in front of Coneen now. Orozco and Brown were just under a minute behind him, and Goodrich and Watters ran fourth still, about 20 minutes later, followed by S&M, a minute and 13 seconds back. The Ledezmas took the win, and Coneen had perked up enough on the last lap to close to within two minutes of them, in second place. Orozco and Brown were just 38 seconds later in third. Watters and Goodrich finished fourth, with St. John and Miszkiewica in fifth place. D~sty Times The Class 9 cars had a big group for this event, and darned if all but one didn't make it around that first dusty lap. The lead belonged to Denn.is Daniels, in a Chen-owth/ Baja Concepts car, and he had recorded the class fast lap, a 35: 10. He was just under a minute in front of St_!:!ve Reynolds, in a Home Built single seater, who was 21 seconds ahead of Tim Hart and Mark Culver in their Fuoco. In fourth it was Kevin Pratt in a Jimco, another one second back, and followed by Jorge Vargas and Lalo Mayoral, in an ORBS, 19 seconds later. The time spread was just a minute and 35 seconds from first to fifth. Daniels held on to his lead through lap two, but now had only 35 seconds on Reynolds, and he had a minute and 11 seconds on Culver and Hart. In fourth now it was Hal and Kevin Graves in their ultra-dean Jimco single seater, and Rick Box, in an ORBS, was just two seconds behind them in fifth. Pratt never came around again. Daniels continued to lead, with Reynolds second, and Hart and Culver third, and the Graves fourth, but Box lost a couple of minutes and Vargas and Mayoral moved back up to fifth. And on the fourth lap Reynolds took over the lead, with just 23 seconds on Daniels, who dropped to second. The Graves team had moved up to third, and Hart Culver lost about nine minutes and fell to fourth, with Vargas and Mayoral still running fifth. At this point in the race only four cars had dropped out, so there was a big horde running close behind these leaders, and they didn't dare bobble, ·or they'd be left in the dust. Reynolds put Jack Hettinger in for the second half of the race, and he held their lead through lap five, with Ray Miller~ Daniels' co-driver, now second bv almost a minute and a half. The Graves family was still third, but now Mike Pfankuch and Larry Kern ran fourth in their Rayco, with Mayoral and Vargas still fifth. On the sixth lap the Graves car went into the lead, and Miller was second, his skid pan dragging, and his lights failing him. Pfankuch and Kern moved up to third; Vargas and Mayoral were fourth and Hettinger, who'd lost an alternator, was now fifth. At the end of the seventh lap Graves had a lead of 11 seconds, and it was Miller, skid pan still dragging, in second. Pfankuch and Kern were 43 seconds behind him, and Vargas and Mayoral ran fourth, with Michael Stroh and Jim Zabrowski, in a Funco, now up to fifth place. Hettinger lost another alternator. Pfankuch and Kern put on a burst of speed for the last lap, and took the win, with Hal and Kevin Graves second, three minutes later. In third it was Miller and Daniels, who'd finished the last quarter mile with no lights at all, and the skid pan still dragging. Vargas and Mayoral were fourth, a minute and a half later, followed in by Stroh and Zabrowski in fifth. In the Little Truck class, last off the line, the first lap lead belonged to Terry Brown, in his Ford, who'd recorded the class fast lap at 30:24. Chris Taylor and Shawn Musgrave, in another Ford, ran second, and Todd Richards and Ryan Wheeler were third in their Chevy. Richie Valencia and his Toyota were having a bad time of it, completed one over two hour long lap, and that was all. Brown, who had his son, Scott, riding along for the first time, continued to lead, while Taylor and Musgrave ran second, and Scott Young and Michael Smith moved to third, when Richards arid Wheeler lost over an hour. Brown continued to build his HORA/SCORE racer Terry Brown brought the Ford Ranger to the FRT race to. give his son Scott a dandy ride in the desert, with class fast lap, and he ran away with the Little Truck class, winning by nearly an hour. October -1991 ----------------------lead, and he had 19 minutes at the· end of lap three, with Taylor and Musgrave still second, and Young and Smith in third. They continued in that order through the night, the two less experienced teams giving it a good try, as Brown, who's been racing with SCORE and HORA for several years, steadily pulled ahead in his John Johnson built high budget truck. He took the win by 55 minutes, as Young and Smith __ moved up to second on the last lap when Taylor and Musgrave lost about 55 minutes and dropped to third. The race was declared officially over at about one a.m., and everyone headed for the showers. Fud's friendly Bloody Mary brunch got them off to a cheerful start the next morning, and by the time they were out on the highway headed home, the racers were aleady planning for the next event, the October 3rd Plaster City Blast. • IS eeiri . ' ~~ITT ... CENTER LINE ----------------RACING WHEELS THE STRONGEST OFF-ROAD WHEEL MONEY CAN BUY! 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BIG, BEAUTIFUL AND BRAWNY The 1991 GMC Suburban Text & Photos by John Calvin The 1992 GMC Suburban is the biggest and prettiest vehicle on the road. An 11 foot wheelbase and 18' overall length make it a most comfortable cruiser. It's no secret that I've had a love affair with the Suburban for many years, I'm not ashamed to admit it and my wife really "understands". Out friends at Vista Group always · gave us a Suburban to take to Las Vegas for a big race every year and every year I fell deeper and deeper in love and always hated to have to return it to its rightful owner: The Suburban is so big, inside and out, so beautiful and so husky looking and also so nimble that when I heard last year that they were coming out with a brand new version I knew it couldn't be as good as the old one; but, boy, was I wrong! _ The old model was around for over twenty years and the new look adds a few inches in wheelbase, takes off about three inches in height, is a few inches narrower and adds a whole lot of beauty. Under the hood is the big 5.7 liter V-8 with 190 horsepower and lots of torque; 300 ft/ lbs @ 2400rpm. Lots of pulling power transmitted through the 4 speed automatic transmission with overdri~e and hooked to the ground by Goodyear Laredos LT245175Rl6 which handled well on the wet and dry pavement. We did quite a bit of maneuvering on some twisty back roads and found body roll to be minimal. Braking is excellent with four wheel anti-lock brakes. By the way, this particular Suburban was two wheel drive, no four wheelers available so our off the road activities were rather limited. We are hoping to get our grubby paws split bench with six way power on a four wheel drive in the near thrown in, in a good looking cloth future and let the world know and as comfortable as you can how it performs, imagine. We put almost 1000 As usual, this test Suburban miles on the Suburban in one very was loaded with every accessory long trip and cruising down the known to man, and, as much as I highway for hours is as comfort-love goodies, I used every one of able as· sitting in your favorite them at least once, The electric chair at home in front of the TV, window and door locks controls The middle seat is a bench type as well as the electric mirror alsoandittooissplit60140andis co~trols are all nicely located in just as comfortable as the front, the drivers door armrest. Easy to This seat folds forward and down use but not in the way. and leaves you with a beautifully Windshield wipers and turn carpeted area for cargo or signals are on the left stalk on the whatever else you may throw steering column whilst the rear back there. The rear seat is not wiper control and the rear split and removes from the window defrost are located left of vehicle with little effort but it's all the instrument cluster and below. worth it as you now have over 165 The instrument cluster itself is cubic feet of cargo space. simple and easy to read, day or The rear door is a swing up type night. A speedometer and with a glass top that opens tachometer of the analog persua-separately from the door with a sion are the centerpiece of the release lock on the front dash.Just cluster and are surrounded by a inside on the left side is the full fuel gauge, water temperature, oil size spare tire, tucked away as pressure and battery condition much as possible so as not to meter_ impose on the cargo area, I'll lose Heater and air conditioning a few cubic feet any day for a full controls are located directly to the size spare, especially if you 're off right of the instrument cluster and . the road in the mountains or the are digital. It takes a bit more time desert. Also, I forgot to mention than the old lever system but the previously that we also had a rear display is fun to look at and it heater/air conditioner with certainly does the job. Just above separate controls up front and those controls is the AM/ FM you could really freeze yourself if stereo with cassette and digital you cared to. clock, There is a tremendously As stated before, on the-road wide glove box on the right side of the GMC Suburban is a pleasure the dash but it is of little depth to drive, a real land yacht. You sit and fairly useless. up there in absolute comfort and Now, on to the seats, ah, the the world is your_s. There was seats, The front seat was 60140 more than adequate power when The 5. 7 liter VB develops 190 horsepower with lots of torque for trailer towing. It's smooth and quiet and is available in other horsepower options. -~:~~ There is plenty of cargo room with the third seat removed and the middle seat (shown upright) folds forward and down to give you over 165 cubic feet of cargo area. The dash is functional, the seats are comfortable and you are surrounded by luxury and vast room. Leg room is plentiful and seat width is more than adequate. needed and with a standard 42 gallon gas tank and around 16 mpg on the road at cruise you can get about 650 miles from home before its time to fill up. The adjustable steering wheel posi-tions itself wherever you want it to be and you notice on those back winding roads that there is very little body lean and the slightest tap on the brakes gives you the response you want, By the way, if you have a trailer that needs towing the Suburban is for you. The heavy duty model is desigted to pull two and a half tons behind it, plenty of capacity for most of us. This Teal and Silver Suburban was a joy to drive. The only bad thing I can say is, I had to give it back. If you need a big wagon, this is the only game in town. Try one on for size; see if you fall in love too! Getting the middle seat into its folded down cargo position as The rear door swings up and down with ease. The glass upper shown here takes only a few seconds. The entire area is heavily section is hinged separately and can be opened with a switch on This handsome vehicle throws plenty of light at night and in spite of its length is easy to handle and c.omfortable on long trips. carpered. Good looking and quiet too! the dash. Rear panel doors are also available. Page 18 October 199t Dusty Times

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Leading here, Richard Brewbaker ended up second in the 1600 heats and the main event, here followed by Mark Perschbacker and Carl Yair. Kevin Snoddy was the class of the Odyssey/Pilot division, as he Jason Wiswell did a grandstand appealing finfsh, flipping across won both heats and the main event, apparently without too the finish line on his Pro Quad in the main event that just got much extra effort. finished when the rain showers hit again. The Colorado Off Road Championships Get A Wet Start At IMI The Colorado Off Road Championships finally got the 1992 season underway with a full program at the new IM! Motor-sports complex south of Dacono, Colorado, on a Sunday afternoon in June. Dodging rain showers, hail and a report of tornados, the group put on a great show over the :ig-:ag one mile course. Clayton Claypool dominated the stock Sub;Jru Class in the heats. But he got jammed in the first turn of the main, lost a front tire, and finished last. Tim Shaufler took the lead through the first three laps, hut John Peters passed Shaufler in the front straight on the white flag lap and held on for the win. The buggies put on a super show with Doug Bath running away from the field in the heats but he found himself in third in the feature. Bath, starting outside front row in the feature, found himself third man out in the first turn as Richard Brewbaker and Mark Perschbacher slipped underneath to an early lead. Persch backer took advantage of a spinning Brewbaker in the second lap to take the front row scat. The contact between the two cars ripped the right front tire off of Perschbacker's buggy, but he would not be denied. Despite several attempts by both Brew-baker and Bath, Perschbacher was first across the finish line. Russell Gass was the big winner in a field of 14 entries in the B-Quads. Joel Pruden put on a tremendous display of speed in the heats but Gass was the man in the main. Curt Osvog, Don Alles and Dick Wakefield were in close pursuit throughout the race but Gass was not to be caught. Ron Cornforth captured the first place trophy in the Pro-Quad Division with an incredible display of power and skill. Cornforth handled the demanding course and the pressure of Tom Rohr ,Jason Wiswell, Steve Lewis and Dan Cornforth as he led the group from flag to flag. Kevin Snoddy took the honors in the Odyssey/Pilot division, winning both heats and the main. Mark Ivans took second and Kathi Kinney finished third in the feature. The Pee Wees took on the long track and Mananita Ornelas came away with the first place·trophy. Pete Petersen came from behind to take second place and Sarah Cox finished third. Dusty Times Photos: ]. Blair In the Quads Jason Wiswell thrilled the crowd with a wild finish as he did his best imitation of an earlier flip by Don Alles, Alles got too deep into a corner and flipped his mount, bounded off the track, got back up and righted the 4 wheel monster that had just sent him rolling into the mud, re-fired the engine and finished the race in a great third place! The last of the rain showers hit and turned the track slick. Wiswell, leading the race, hit the throttle coming into the finish line. The quad turned sideways and sent the winner sailing down the front chute. But, Wiswell, the true champion that he is, simply It was a close contest in the buggy main event, and Mark Perschbacher won the battle, despite losing a tire near the end of the race. 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Class 7, 7S and 7 4x4 were combined for purse, but only two showed up for the Saturday run. Bill Driggs took home the honors wheel standing over the finish line. Tom Degen was thFrd overall on Saturday and second in the stone stock truck group. It was a disappointing turnout for a Tom DeNault brought his desert racing Mirage out to test the track, and he thought it a bit tight for the big 10 car, but he placed second in the race. really super track design. The La Rana Glen Helen Grand Prix B:v Carol Clari< Photos: Carrera Photography/Trackside Photos Inc. Travis Howard stole the show on Saturday, taking his desert Class 11 Beetle to the overall victory over a flock of various class mini trucks, and the crowd loved it. HOWE ALUMINUM RACING RADIATOR 16.5 POUNDS SIZES · AVAILABLE This event was on the Mini Mag points calendar, and Rory Chenowth drove Ray Alvarez' racer and won both Sunday heats and the main event as well. The first attempt to organi:e a Camaro, so there was no race. short course race last July by La Finally. after much head scratch-Rana Desert Racing was, to say ing arid some talks with the the least, disappointing. Perhaps driwrs Eddie decided to combine the event wasn't publici:ed allthetruckclassesandtheClass correctly,perhapsthefactthatthe 11 of Travis Howard. Mickey Thompson race at the LA The field started out pretty . Coliseum was the same day, or good. In Class 700/750 we had last but not least, maybe the Bill Driggs in #701 and Alberto annual Checker party the same Tejera in #799, and, of course, day had something to do with it -Travis in his Beetle. He was very but it was not good. apprehensive about racing against On Saturday racing was to thetrucksbutifhewantedtorace begin in the morning, but there at all he had to race with the were not enough cars to race, so trucks so he decided to go for it the first event didn't get gping and try out this wild and wooly until about 1:40 p.m. and the track.BradyHdmwasin#l505, group consisted of sidehacks. Tom Degen in 1504, Bob Beyer in They went for five laps of the I 522, and Dan Groff in I 500. challenging off road course at The early retires in this event Glen Helen, and of the seven were Alberto Tejera and Wesley entries, four completed their Castro,whoblewthetransbefore assigned five laps in the following completing two full laps. The next order: Kenny MacIntyre 1Les to bite the dust was the team of Ketcham, first place on a 840cc Dan Groff and Ken Parr. They got Yamaha; Bruce Anderson and in four laps before they had to call Carl Fischer, second place on a for the tow truck. The shock of 500cc "2 stroke"; Ron Whittaker the whole day was Travis Howard and Brady Budd, third place on a in little "Herbie". He just snuck 600cc KTM. In fourth came past the trucks in the tight corners Richard and Rick Meyers, on a and got in underneath them arid 500cc Honda. There were just sort of slipped past them all. Odysseys scheduled for Saturday Howard took the lead in the race racing. Three were pre-entered and kept gaining ground until he but none showed up race day. was way out in front and you In Class 3001600 combined could tell he was happy. Every on! y one showed up to go through time he went by the bleachers he tech, Rrian Coates and.his honked and would wave at the Brady Helm was second overall on Saturday and the first stone stock mini truck in the one and only race on the day. The trucks did run tight! ~ _____ .......,: ___________ ......;~..;.;--;;;....;-.....:.;;·-_;··"-· ...;;..;,;;;;;;;_...;.;...__,;.;_...;;--;;;..- ~--,;;.··...;;;- ;.;;;-;....._ ____________________ -::-::----Dusty Times •age 30 October 19ft

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Pete Swift brought out his Class 5 racer on Sunday, and he Out of the biggest field on hand, seven Mini Mags, Frank drove it to a fine third in the combined buggy and Baja Bug race Bristing zipped his neatly decorated race car home third in the . The only apparent difference in Mini Mags, off roads' spec class, is the paint scheme. Chris Garrett's is a bright blue on top and red on the bottom. program of four classes. main event. -----------------------people who were yelling "Go Herhie". They were loving it as much as he was. It was really great watching the Beetle scoot around the course at an average speed of 41 mph. In talking to Travis after the ran:,,. 1,ich he won easily. he said that his main worry was the 7 truck. hut afo:r he passed the truck he didn't look back. Travis decided to lighten his car as much as he could so they took out the passenger scat as well as the passenger Mike Monohan. Maybe that was the secret to winning and mayhc it wasn't, but something worked. Travis said the 3.3 mile course was the hest he had been on in a long time and he hopes more racers show up for the September race. Brady Helm got second place in the combined class in his Class 15 truck and was the only other vehicle to complete 14 laps. He too liked the course and had lots of fun. His Toyo tires worked neat all day and he wanted to thank Bob Miller at BMP and Coast to Coast Motorsports for their help. Brady added that his brother Steve did a great job navigating; they never got lost once, which is quite amusing since Steve is blind. Steve can tell Brady when to hack off and he knows when something is wrong and tries to warn Brady before it's too late, and it usually pays off. Brady also wanted to thank Holmes Mini Trucks of Orange, CA and Fine Line Auto in Buena Park. I talked to Tom Degen and Eric Newman who came in third in this class, but only got in three laps. Tom said that this was a great track, a happy medium between a stadium and a desert course. The boys said they caught lots of air and had a ball, like two hours in the desert packed into one hour. And that pretty well sums up Saturday. Sunday proved to be a little better with two heat races for the seven Mini Mags and one main event. The Mini Mag entrants were as follows: Scott Steinberger, Yoshi Ogasawara, Kirk McDaniel ( who had Charlie Townsley subbing for him), Steve Bristing, Frank Bristing and Chris Garrett. Due to the lack of entries the computer people were sent home, so all results were kept track of manually. I got to talk to Rory Chenowth who took first place in both heats as well as the Mini Mag main event. He said it was an excellent track, real fun racing. The track length was perfect. He said they just put gas in their car and went It was like old times seeing Steve Bishop's short course race car, a long time Glen Helen racer, and Steve won the combined buggy class Sunday race. Waft Matthews survived the hazards of Glen Helen very well, having been there before, and he easily won the 5-1600 section of the Sunday racing. DustyTima for it. He had a ball but wished there were more racers and more spectators. Second place went to CharlieTownsleywhodrove Kirk McDaniel's car due to a· slight injury that befell Kirk before racing began. Charlie enjoyed the ride and said he blew a couple of corners and that allowed Rory to get by him. This was Charlie's first time at Glen Helen and he loved it. He said his pit crew did a great job and he hopes he is lucky enough to find a ride for the September race. -The combined classes for Sunday were Stadium Class 1-2-1600, Desert Class IO, 5 and 5-1600, and Class 2. Quite a mixed bag as the entrants were Steve Bishop, Mike Sandoval, Walt Matthews, Pete Swift, Mario Pangiogopolous, Don Cornell, Rick Boyer and Tom DcNault. Glen Helen veteran Steve Bishop came in first and said it was lots of fun and a good course. He said.he just got in front and stayed there with thanks to JG Transwcrks and Bishop Muffler for their help and pit ·support. He said the car ran perfectly and he plans on coming back for the September race and all the ones after that. Tom DeNaultand Steve Taylor came in second and said the course was too tight for a Oescrt 10 car but they had a great time anyway. The car was in good shape after the Fireworks 250 race, so they just took it out of the garage, put it on the trailer and came to Glen Helen. Tom said it would be neat if there were less sharp turns and more wide open stuff. He plans on coming back in September if it is at all possible. He and his wife are expecting a haby on August 31 and if the baby arrives and all is well he'll be hack here. Walt Mathews was third overall and first in 5-1600 and said it was a fun course. His prohlem of the day was that his throttle stuck wide open so he had to use the ignition switch to slow down. Aside from that the motor purred like a kitten. Pete Swift was the last car in, but it was the one and only Class 5 car in the race. He said the wing started coming loose and he used the wrong tires, and felt he needed a little more grip. He wanted to go out and race again, but there was nobody to race with. He thinks this course could turn into another Riverside Raceway. A Winning Tradition In Off-Road Raci~g Bilstein gas pressure shock absorbers were first introduced to the ., ,~ American market in off-road racing in ,,11. 1,\\ the late 1960's. Over the past 20 ~ o\ 8 years, more off-road races have been 1i:\\e\\G won on Bilstein than any other shock t.~ absorbers. Celebrating 20 Years of Winning in Off-Road Racing. Today, with their proven record of performance, Bilsteins continue to be the choice of serious off-roaders who run to win. We thank all the teams and drivers for their loyal support over the years. October 199! It's been great! 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BAD LUCK FOR THE AzBro TEAM Toward the end of the first lap a minor tipover unleashed an engine fire and The #849 AzBro Class 8 Ford looked great as it left the line to start the first lap several extinguishers didn't help. The good news is that the crew, Mike of the 1992 Fireworks 250, and the team hoped for a good finish. Normile and Brien Vierra escaped unharmed. South Bay Motorsports & North County Yamaha •PRACTICE SATURDAY •RACE SUNDAY eLESAR RESCUE eBLM APPROVED •DISTRICT 38 POINTS eALL RACES COUNT FOR POINTS eFUN, GREEN STICKERS, SPARK ARRESTORS MANDATORY! eEVENT T-SHIRTS •RESTROOMS eSIGN-UP GOODIES. IN CONJUNCilON WITH FUOPUCKER RACING TEAM PRESENTS THE • HOT DES E R,T NUTS GRAN PRIX SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1992 • INFO: 619-427~5759 3 One-Hour Races plus a 00-minute Team Race followed by a mini bike race 8:00 ATVs and DSL:s • 9:15 Ve1s, Seniors, 125's • 10:3:> Open, 250, Oass 3, Vintage 12:3:> Team Race• 2:30 Mini Bikes• 2:45 Awards , Page 32 Entry Fees: $30 each• Team Race: $20 • Mini Bikes: Free FRT District 38 and the BLM are 'MJl'kjng together so that everyone may enjoy our public lands TREAD UGH1LY! October 1992 July 4th fireworks took on a new meaning for the AzB110 Racing Team. They traveled from the Central Coast to compete in one of the hottest off road races HDRA sponsors; but, they weren't ready for the temperatures their Class 8 Ford would reach. Driver Mike Normile and co-driver Brien Vierra ran into some hard'luck towards the end of their first lap in the Fireworks 250. ' Pulling over to change a rear tire seemed like a relatively simple task, but it didn't end up to be so simple for the California pair. As they were headed to the side of the road to change the flat, their right rear tire hit a berm and somethir,g let loose in the rear end and threw them into a side roll. Landing on the truck's right side didn't cause too much damage until a small engine fire started. Normile pulled the halon fire system, it was a no go, so the pair bailed out. After they were safely oui:, Vierra went back for the small fire extinguisher but by that time the fire was gaining on them. The pair frantically ripped at the fiberglass body parts and threw sand at the fire; but, by that time the flames had engulfed the truck. The team stood and watched as their dream of finishing the Fireworks 250 went up in smoke and flames. All that was left of the team~s hard work and engineering accomplishments were puddles of aluminum, a charred frame work and hopefully, an unscathed engine. Then began the disheart-ening trip home. For this team the road to sponsorship seems rocky and unattainable. Up to now the A:Bro team has been solely supported by R.J. "Brownie" Brown. This team has been competing in desert racing since, 1984. Starting with a Class 7S Ford Courier they gained valuable experience for their newest venture into Class 8. The team was just starting to search for sponsors and now with no backup vehicle they will be starting over with what's left of truck 849. The team's goal in obtaining sponsor-ships is to rebuild a very competitive vehicle that can withstand the desert's toughest terrain. AzBro Racing is on a campaign to get the truck rebuilt for the Gold Coast 300 in Las Vegas, October 9-11. To accomplish this they have contacted all suppliers whose parts were used in the fabrication of the original Class 8 vehicle, asking for donations and/or support in this financially taxing time. The A:Bro team is continuing in their efforts to obtain major sponsorship. The racing team would espec-ially like to thank the Jack Johnson Barbary Coast Buggy for their help in trying 'to extinguish the blaze and their support afterward to team and family members. Thanks also goes to their sponsors Goodyear, Valvo-line, Cone Industries and Doane Spencer Racing. Anyone wanting to offer financial support, sponsorships, parts, etc., in this rebuilding effort, please contact AzBro Racing at (805) 239-1920 or write to AzBro Racing, 548 Chumash Court, Paso Robles, CA 93446: Dusty Times

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The Subaru Class had a little trouble this race keeping front tires The Odyssey/Pilot class has close competition, and Kevin on the rim, but John Pekis seems to be running right along fine Snoddy won the heats, then won the main followed by. Mark Russell Gass, second here, took quick time in B/Quad, then won both heats and the main. He appears as the second quad in this picture, we think. at this point. Ivans and Allen Ohooge in the dust. Round I ·Of ·The Colorado Off Road Championships The Colorado Off Road Championships picked up where they left off two weeks ago as the comhination of quad motorcycles, dune huggies and Suharus wowed the crowd in some of the toughest competition this season late last June. · Doug Bath has moved into a commanding position in the J -2-l 600s as he took quick time, the second heat and the main. Mark Perschhacher won the first heat when Bath and Brewhakcr tangled in the first turn and rolled their mounts off the race course hut Perschhacher just could not get past Richard Brewhaker in the main and finished third. One of the highlights of the afternoon was the determined dud hetween Carrie Bertram and Dennis Bica. Although the duo hattled for fifth place, there was quite a hit of action that had the crowd working their necks like a tennis match hetween the two car·s and the three car run for first. Bertram held off Blea and finished fifth. Tht· Suharu Class took a new twist as most all of the drivers were left wondering just how to keep from rolling the head off their front tires. Many of the cars were left floundering on the course as they tried, unsuccess-fully, to deal with thetrack on two. o r three tires. The degree of difficulty of the COlJrSt· reared its head again, as Joel Cox caught too much.air o n the "Big Bump" and landed on his nose. He husted an oil line and then did his part to keep the dust down hy spreading his engine oil along the course. Pit repairs from his dedicated crew allowed him to continue and finish second in tht· main. Despite all the adversity, John Peters looked to he the man to heat as he took first quick and hoth heats. But the old "flat tire" syndrome caught him in the main. Taylor Christensen took the win and Joseph Cox was ·third. Despite his hest efforts Peters finished fifth. Russell Gass, Ron Cornforth and Jason Wiswell dominated the Quad Divisjons. Gass hested the field of 14 entries in the B-Quads taking quick time, hath heats and the main and left no douht as to who was the front runner. But, again, the course took its toll with riders ha.wing difficulty staying on their mounts. Joe Ornelas lost his halance on the "Camel Bumps" and jammed an dhow and several other riders took their lumps over the demanding course. Dick Wakefield finished second in the main, and Shawn Morris, coming off a hack row start, took third. Jason Wiswell was first quick in the Pro division hy 8 /1 ()() over Ron Cornforth, hut Cornforth quick! y put the challenge to rest as he dominated hoth the heats and the feature. Tom Rohr and Scott Millsapps filled in the top three. Wiswell, meanwhile, was having his trouhks. In his effort to compete he was thrown from his mount thrt·e different times in spectacular flips during hoth the Pro Quad and Open Quad qualifying. The young driver would not he denied, however, and after a disappointing fifth place in the Pro division, and despitt· the instructions from his pit to just "Do a lap to gt.'t the points" in the Open Division Main, Wiswell promptly went out and hlcw the field off the race course. Doug Dowdy, the second Carrie Bertram and Carl Vair fly their 1600s together in the very close race behind the 1600 leader. Carrie finished fifth in the main event. Dusty Times Photos: ]. Blair heat winner finished second and Brian Cox was third. Pete Peterson was the hig winner in the Pee Wee division as he took hath the heat and the main. Mananita Ornelas finished second and Sarah Cox was third. Mark Ivans seemed to have a line on Kevin Snoddy in the Odyssey/Pilot class as the newcomer heat Snoddy hy a half second in the time trials. But Snoddy would rise to the challenge and win hath heats and the main. Ivan finished second and Allen Dhooge was third. Leading the 1600 pack here, Doug Bath led all day, took quick time and won the second heat and the main event and could be leading the points. Show Your Colors Chaser dudes! $15! "An asset to anyone's wardrobe, the Chaser Dude Tee takes a lightheatted view of raclng's unsung heroes, the Chase Crew. "Unique multi-color graphic design on the front with creative "Top 10 Chaser Dude Excuses" on the back. 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MIDWEST OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Rock 'N ~oll 150 a Repeat Overall for Frank Schneider It-was the first race for the Toyota 4x4 of Dave Bubeck, from Royse City, TX and while others stopped for repairs, he kept motoring and was a surprised overall winner in the Pro Division at the flag. Race Ready Products Is a full service warehouse supplylng the Off Road Industry with racing equipment from over one hundred manufacturers. Our goal Is simple: helplng you bulld winning race cars by offering quallty. parts, quick service and competitive prices. · 103 Press Lane, No. 4, Chula Vista, Callfornla 91910 f619) 691-9171 UPS Shipping Daily f619) 691-9174 Visa/Mastercard FAX f619) 691·0803 Mon. · Fri. 9·6/Sat. 10-3 Dealer Inquiries Invited CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR FRIENDS From The Home 01 The 1992 "2!" Hour Overall World Champlona SCORE BAJA 500 BAJA PROMOTIONS • ENSENADA 350 CU.SS 1 & OVERALL cu.ss 1-2-1600 · IVAN STEWART cu.ss 5 1 ST 2ND 5TH 1 ST R & R AMPUDIA CLASS 1-2-1600 BRENT GRIZZLE PRO 1 ST - RAFAEL ECHEGOLLEN A COPPOLA g E HAMBLETON SPORT 1 ST H & W KLAWITTER Cl.ASS 5 PRO 1 ST - RUSSELL ROOT 2ND Cl.ASS 5-1600 R MINGA & D ROBERTSON Cl.ASS ~1~ 1 ST • CONRAD DIAZ GERADO GONZALES Cl.ASS 75 ClASS8 Cl.ASS 9 Cl.ASS 10 ClASS 11 Page 34 1 ST J & J HOUMES & R EL WARDANI PRO 1 ST - ERNEST ARAMBULA SPORT 1 ST • PIETRO BIRASSEA Cl.ASS 9 PRO 1 ST • JOHN FISHER CLASS 10 2 ND B GOODRICH & C WATTERS 3 RD G QUINTERO & F ORTIZ 4 TH M & 0 LEDEZMA 5 TH A & M COVARRUBIAS 2 ND - T BROWN & B O'BRIEN 3 RD • ERNESTO ARAMBULA 3 RD • S KELLEY & D WESTHEM 4TH -PMCNEIL&RAMAYA 1 ST - R&R MILLER & D DANIELS 2 ND G ERL & R RICHARDSON 3 RD - V GIFFORD & B NEWKIRK & A.JACKSON 4 TH • P BIO & S GUTIERREZ SPORT 1 ST CU.SS 11 PRO 1 ST SPORT 1 ST - EDUARDO LUCERO - DAVID BADILLO - FEDERICO SANCHEZ BUILDERS OF THE 1 ST • S SOURAPAS & D RICHARDSON 2 ND • T SCHIWNG & J MARKING "C PROGRAM" UNDEFEATED 1-1600 FUNCO RACE CAR 4 TH • J CEVALLOS & V SERRANO 1 ST • M GARIBAY & U ACEVEDO The third annual Rock 'N Roll 250 desert race was held Saturday August8thatNotrees, Texas. The race is organized each year by the Midwest Off Road Racing Association and this year partial proceeds went to the Permian Basin Food Bank. The weather was hot and dry this year as the temperature reached the century mark before day's end. The course covered a 1 7 mile loop with the Pro 1 & 2 cars having to make 15 laps for a total distance of 255 miles. The race started at 9:00 a.m. sharp with a time limit of nine hours for all vehicles. The first car to leave was the Chenowth driven by Clifford Walker with David Maness co-driving, competing in Class 2. David Maness had set fast lap the previous two races and this team would surely be tough having the number one starting position, and dust free running initially. One minute later the Class 2 single seater of Cecil Robertson and Scottie Dearmond left the line with Robertson at the wheel. Cecil started this race holding a slim lead over Walker in the season points race. Next off the line was the team of Jim Maness and Tommy Bowling running in Class 2, with Bowling driving and it was a pre-race favorite. Following him off the line was Dave Bubeck driving a Class 9 . Toyota 4x4. This was the inaugural race for Bubeck's Toyota, and he would be making two less laps than the other pro cars. The first Sportsman off the line was the entry of Don David driven by his co-driver Pat Barney. This was their first off road race and their Class 7 entry would have to complete 12 laps. Next up was Mike Parker, with James Martin co-driving. Martin's new car wasn't ready for this race so he relegated himself to co-driving status for the day as he co-drove two different cars. The next car away was the Class 4 #10 Baja entered by the Midwest Off Road Racing Association. More about this car later. The driver was Chris Bowling of Odessa, with James Martin co-driving. Frank Schneider was off next, and he was the first overall finisher in 1991 at this race, and Frank stated October 1991 Tommy Bowling and Jim Maness had a commanding lead after seven laps in the Pro Division, but then lost the trans on the Sprint Road Runner and came in second. before the start that he fully expected to defend his overall victory from the previous year. The computer estimated lap times were expected to be around 25 minutes for the Open Pro cars and the drivers obliged with the first lap fast lap of 24 .09 turned in by Bowling/ Maness. The first car back to the start/finish was Robertson's with a lap time of 24.10, just one tick of the clock slower. Walker's Chenowth experienced an engine failure due to a thrown fan belt and his day was finished before completing a lap. Bubeck, who hails from Royse City, TX, turned in a very good 31.44 lap in his Toyota truck. The first ~portsman car back to the line was the Parke Berrien with a very good lap time of 27.50. Running in Class 2 meant he would have to make three more laps than the other Sportsman entries. Next in was David and Barney with a lap time of 31.44. Following was Schneider completing his lap in 32.05. And the# 10 Baja had a first lap time of 48.49, and now seems a good time to tell about how the Baja came about. At the last meeting of the Association it was decided that people who were considering building an off road car might be encouraged if they were able to get a taste of off roading first hand before having to lay out the big bucks. Knowing that most car owners are not likely to allow just anyone to drive their car, the club. decided to generate interest in the Sportsman class by putting together a club car. With help and donations from various businesses and individuals a basically stock VW Baja Bug was prepared and brought to the .race and anyone wishing to try their hand at off roading could pay a fee and experience the thrill of it all. It was also decided that anyone without prior off road experience would be required to ride first. This concept proved very popular and five different people signed on for a ride and drive. It was jokingly stated before the race that this would probably be the last car left running at day's end. Back on the race track after a couple of more laps the times in the Pro class were dropping under 24 minutes. Bowling turned a 23.50 on lap 2, then Robertson turned his fast lap for the day on lap 3 with a 23.45. Bubeck also had his Toyota truck moving at a good pace and turned in his fast lap on the third round at 29.95. David and Barney didn't turn a fast lap on 3 but Barney did manage to turn over as he rolled the car on the far south end of the course. He managed to right the car by himself ( it ended up on it's top) and continue back to the pits for· repairs. The #10 Baja recorded its fast lap on the third lap at 39.58. It's not known for sure who was driving but informed sources say Martin was at the wheel at the time. After four laps Bowling had passed Robertson with the fastest lap of the race at 23.23 and was the first car on the road and leading the Pro category by 1.63. In the Sportsman group Schneider was leading David by 21 minutes, but Parker was making up ground fast and was just a minute short of lapping Schneider for the first time. The #10 Baja was 30 minutes down, but consistent with lap times around the 40 minute mark. Lap 6 saw Robertson go out with transmission woes, ending his day. Bowling had lapped him again, which would make up the two lap spot between their classes. In the Sportsman class Don David was out of the race due to problems caused by the earlier Frank Schneider of Odessa scored a repeat victory this year, as with Bob Bowling co-driving, he ran a steady pace, Bowling picked up the pace near the finish and they won Sportsman Class and absolute overall again. Dusty Times

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Cecil Robertson and Scottie Dearmond had transmission trouble The club built near stock Baja Bug really did a good job for its There really are not any trees in Notrees, TX, as one can see as after six laps so their race ended early, but t_hey still took third various drivers, held together well, and finished third in the Don David and Pat Barney take the green flag in their Sportsman place in Pro Division. Sportsman Division. racer, but they only got in four laps. ~~-----------;,;;;;;;::;;.::::;;.....,;::;:::;;;;:::::::~:::;;;.,..;;;;:..,.;;;:;;.;;;;::::;;;;;;:-;:;,;:.,.;;;;;;..::;;;...;;;::.....::::;:;_=.,.::;;-~:;;_;:-,,,....,,.;::;:;:;::::.,._ __ :::;; roll over. Schneider's Sprint Sport continued to lead over Parker's Berrien, but Parker was continuing to close the gap and was only about 14 minutes away from lapping Schneider for the second time. The Baja of Martin had a driver change and Rick Heckler took over. Unfortunate-ly, the pit crew forgot about refueling and the Baja ran out of gas and had a very long lap of 80 minutes which put it about an hour behind. · The Sprint Road Runner of Bowling and Maness had a commanding lead after seven laps, having made up the two lap spot on Bubeck, who was having overheating problems and recorded a long 48 minute lap. The only problem so far for Bowling had been a broken carburetor brace which had been fixed at the beginning oflap 7 with only four minutes lost. They had a driver change scheduled after eight laps and Manness was to take over. Bowling pitted at his appointed time but waved off the driver change as a balky transmis-sion would end his chance for victory this hot August day. This left Bubeck with the victory in hand if he could complete one more lap and make up the difference between him and Bowling. However, that did not seem a sure thing as a busted radiator hose put him into the pits for repairs. In the Sportsman class after eight laps,James Martin had taken over for Parker and had made up another lap on Schneider and •it looked to be a very tight race with only about four laps left. the #10 Baja was still running, having completed lap 7, but a flat tire had left it over two hours behind and out of the winning picture. However the car was still running with no evident mechanical problems, and looked capable of running the entire time limit! Remember we are talking about a Baja with a bone stock engine, transmission and front end. A flat tire on Parker's car caused a lap of almost an hour and Schneider's car, with Bob Bowling now driving, had a commanding lead with only one lap left. Bowling ran a 30.54 lap COAST 1-800-634-6755 1-800-331-5334 DustyTima for the quickest lap for #728, and now needed to complete one more lap for the Sportsman victory and to repeat as the overall winner of the Rock 'N Roll 250. Parker's car with Martin at the wheel was on the road again, but at the finish was over 37 minutes behind and took second place in Sportsman with an overall time of 7 :45 .28. Schneider's Sprint Sport won the race and the overall title with a total time of 6:56.07. Third place went to the MORA Club Baja having completed eight laps and still going strong with a total time of 7:05.28. Fourth went to the first time entry of Don David and Pat Barney. Over in the Pro category Bubeck made the needed repairs to his Toyota and went on to · garner his first off road win over second place Bowling and Maness. Finishing third was the Robertson and Dearmond team. All in all the third annual Rock 'N Roll 250 was a great success and at the awards on Sunday morning, an excited Dave Bubeck received his first place trophy and money. He thanked everyone for their Mike Parker and co-driver for the day James Martin had no serious trouble with the Berrien except a· time costing flat, and they were second in the Sportsman division. . hospitality and help during the race and congratulated the i.i.ssociation on a well run race. Next up on the MORA sched-· ule is the "Twilite 125" on September 12. Then, the final race of the 1992 schedule is October 17. MORA expects their 1993 race schedule to be completed by December 1 with great expectations for next year and some interesting changes. We would like to thank the following people and organizations for their help and support of the 1992 Rock 'N Roll 250. The Permian Basin Food Bank, KNFM Radio, KTPX TV, Midwest Equipment Standard Sales, Premium Sales, Holiday Inn Parkway, Goodrich Tires, Dusty Times, and all the members and friends of MORA who helped make the race a big success. Las Vegas, Nevada October 199! Page 35

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RALLY YPF ARGENTINA 1992 Didier Auriol Wins for Lancia Text & Photos: Martin Holmes {: Af-; ::-<1" ,,.. ... ,.,, ~--=_.,;:~ ~ .~~~ Didier Auria/ and Bernard Occelli dominated the rally in the Lancia HF lntegrale, winning all but a couple of stages, and despite a few problems they won overall by a husky two minutes, 26 seconds and moved close in points. Even though second placed Carlos Sain: still heads the Drivers' series, Didier Auriol's fourth victory in this year's championship has strengthened his challenge for the Title. Lancia 's overall win means their hopes of a ·sixth Constructor's Title are likely to be fulfilled in Finland. The Rally Argentina which changed location from the popular venue at Cordoba to Tucuman in the north of the i. country, ran with mixed fortunes. Over 20 percent of the route had to be abandoned because of organi:ational problems. The World Championship cars far outstretched the local "Formula 2" cars, the best of which finished almost an hour behind. Carlos Menem Jr. took the lead in the Group N series after Gregoire de Mevius was forbidden from taking the start, and Fernando Capdevila broke a leg during pre-rally training. Martini Racing had been backed into a corner, even if Lancia's lead in the Makes' title race was now looking more unassailable. With Auriol their favorite son this season, and the FISA rule that a Champion had to have competed at least once outside Europe, it meant they had to take at least one car to South America. Then there was the pay-off for the promise made on the finaldayoftheSafari Rally, when Recalde eased up and let Juha Kankkunen come through into second place, that Recalde would have a works car for his home event. So two Jolly Club cars were sent down south, even before Carlos Sain: went to New Zealand and won. Although knowing well that the FISA ten only rule meant Sain: would run out of rallies before the season ended, there was still promotional importance to be gained by leading the World Drivers' Series, even if the Martini drivers still had greater prospects of the eventual title. It took a long time for Nissan to appreciate that the Belgian Gregoire de Mevius stood a fine chance of retaining the W arid Group N title. Along with Carlos Menem, another important Group N contender would have been Fernando Capedvila, from the Canary Islands, until he had a head-on collision with a local armored truck from a security company and broke his leg and his knee. Menem, whose rally car carries sponsorship from a specialist hospital in Buenos Aires, was following close behind, and secured the services of his personal surgeon who, four years ago, had saved his own leg after a motorcycle accident. It looked like Capdevila would be out of the event, hut he said "I am going to be carried, broken leg and all, into my rally car and my codriver is going to drive it over the ramp. That's what FISA wants", he declared from his bed in the Tucuman Grand Hotel. One week later Alex Fiorio also had a training accident. Driving a Group A "muletto" he hit another rally driver, who was going in the opposite ( wrong) direction in a rally prepared Renault 18 on stage 11, but thankfully there were no injuries. There was only one new South American car on the homologa-Results -1992 YPF Rally Argentina . Didier AurioVBernard Occelli F Lancia HF lntegrale Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya E Toyota Celica Turbo Gustavo Trelles/Jorge Del Buono UtRA Lancia HF lntegrale Alex FiorioNittorio Brambilla i Lancia HF lntegrale Rudolf StohVPeter Diekmann ND Audi 90 Quattro Carlos Menem JrNictor Zucchini RA Lancia HF lntegrale Gabriel Raies/Jose Maria Volta RA Renault 18GTX Miguel Torras/l.uis Maciel RA Renault 18GTX Hiroshi Nishiyama/Yoichi Yamazaki J Nissan Pulsar GTl·R Walter d'Agostini/Juan Turra RA Renault 18GTX 63 start• 31 finish • • Group winners • No Ladies starters Winner's average stage speed • 95.66 kph A• 4:47:26 A 4:49:44 A 5:01:37 A 5:15:19 A 5:34:33 N• 5:34:39 A 5:42:24 A 5:43:22 N 5:56:32 A 5:57:35 Driver Points. Sainz 92, Auriol 80, Kankkunen 62, Biasion 34, Deleoour 33 Constructor Points• Lancia 117, Toyota 84, Ford 60, Nissan 33, Subaru 23 Group N Driver Points• Menem 26, De Mevius 20, Nishiyama 17, Capdevila 14 Page 36 tion list, -the Regatta(sic) 2000, although the Ford Resort 1.8 is expected shortly. There was a remarkable dearth of turbocharg-ed cars, only nine in the entry compared with 58 in New Zealand, out of a similar si;;e entry. One unexpected feature is that this rally followed African events in permitting total freedom in recce cars, anything from full race to a rental. The change in location came about in a surprisingly short period in which the province of Tucuman courted the ACA. The speed with which ACA abandon-ed Cordoba despite eight appar-ently happy years in the mid-country region, surprised and dismayed many, especially as the move meant going to a new region that had scant rally heritage, hosting the World Championship rally only in 1980 and 1981. When the route was announced a lot of the famous old spectacular mountain stages were missing. The local enthusiasm was not in doubt, but there were errors through inexperience. They inserted a long asphalt stage in mid-etape, and had to cancel this section because it did not conform with current rally practice. A week before the event they regraded the roads. "Suddenly we found we had to rewrite a lot of our notes," said Didier Auria!. Worse was to come, rain and snow! The regraded route turned into horrendous, Safari like skating rinks. It was pointless making pace note any more! It was dangerous even being out on those monutain roads. It was very remote and even one hour after Capdevila 's accident no other people had passed by and they couldn't get an ambulance. So Recalde's car was used instead. And the effect of the rains was frightening. Photographer Maur-ice Selden was checking the roads and stopped his car, in gear with the brake on, but it still slid off the road. Fortunately, the sun came out before the event and the tracks had a chance to dry out. Etape 1 was a long drawn out half day and started in the center ofTucuman with a scandal! Willy Lux, codriver for Gregoire de October 199! Wefting down the spectators here, Carlos Menem Jr. and Victor Zucchini took first in Group N and the lead in those points in their Lancia HF lntegrale. Mevius had checked his regula-tions and seen that the "opening of the Start Park to the first crew" was at 1050, ten minutes before the start, not noticing that the "Definitive closing of the Starting Park was earlier at 0930". Between those times the cars would have been safely locked away; I 050 was the time the crew of car number one would be allowed to walk into the locked enclosure. At 1034 the Nissan arrived to find the barriers closed to them. It was the end of a long · struggle to get the car to South America. Ready to hobble into the pare ferme to make bis start and then instantly retire was Capdevila, and all this left Carlos Menem without serious Group N opposition. The first• stage was hopelessly fast and Sain: was quickest at 142kph. Auria! said the water temperature did not get hot enough, so mechanics taped over some of the ventilation holes in front of both Martini cars. From stage 2 onwards the Frenchman was in the groove, winning the remaining four stages. Carlos hung in behind Auriol and wasn't unduly depressed. "We have been driving as hard as possible, and we have never been so close on stages behind the Lancias as now." Teammate Jorge Recalde was hard pressed to match either Auriol's or even the times of the private Astra Team Lancia of Fiorio. At the end of the day Fiorio was one second in front, despite having wastegate trouble for two stages and losing a quarter minute with a spin on stage 4. Trelles was close behind them both, his only problem being when he slowed up on stage 3 with vibration from an ATS tire that had earlier been used by Auriol. Menem had a puncture on the final stage, the superspecial at the Tucuman Hippodrome, and was six minutes in front of the next Group N, the Nissan Pulsar GTI-R of Hiroshi Nishiyama. Third was the Chilean Alfa Romeo 33 16V of Alejandro Schmauk. Best "Formula 2" was Gabriel Raies with a Renault 18QTX, only 43 seconds behind Menem, but the rally had already lost the leading Fiat Regatta 2000 of Jorge Bescham which made eighth best time on stage 1 and then had engine failure. "The rally starts now," exclaimed Alex Fiorio at the start of Etape 2, enjoxing the satisfac-tion of splitting tl\e works Lancias with his private car. Stages were now much more meaningful; heading south of Tucuman down to Catamarca, the capital of the neighboring province, because they were much more hilly. "We were close to the Lancias on the fast stages," Sain: said before the day's first stage, "Now we will see if we can keep up on the twistier sections." Sain: was trying as hard as ever, second on the road and halfway through the long first stage he hit some rocks in the road, and punctured a rear tire, losing a minute. Luis Moya said that Auria! was moving rocks around on the road, and this one could not be missed. Rudi Stohl broke his sump on stage 7, but continued, and Trelles had misfiring for the whole stage because of a broken spark plug. Fiorio was enjoying himself, staying ahead of the official team car of Recalde all day, with the Argentine progress-ively coming under threat from T relies in his borrowed works car. Menem was easing his pace after worrying his friends with his unnecessary speed the day before; he was now nearly ten minutes ahead of Nishiyama, the next Group N driver. The rally was a huge center of local attention. In Tucuman the crowds lining the streets had pressed so hard into the middle of the road that the drivers had to push the people aside with their bumpers as they passed. Today it was the same when the cars went through Catamarca. Drivers commented there were far more spectators on the road sections than the stages. There was no worry for safety, the time allowances were incredibly lenient, but much of the danger came from the roadside fires, where spectators huddled against what they perceived to be midwinter cold. However, the ardor of the spectators became too fervent after the last minute cancellation of stage 13. This was one of the stages found to be very dangerous during practice, but now the ice had melted and there was glutinous mud -and fog. Drivers only heard the stage was canceled when they got to the arrival control, and they set off over the stage on a liaison section. After some 20km Auria!, heading the queue, was beckoned to stop by a policeman because a lot of spectators were on the track, and instantly his car was attacked. ''They smashed the front and rear screen, presumably with a rock, and then they forced a burning log through the ventilation scoop in the roof. We drove off and dare not stop, even though Bernard's seat was now on fire. After 2km it was safe to stop, but by then quite a lot of damage had been done." Late into the night the stewards were discussing how to handle the Dusty Times

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4-t "\: • ♦ Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya tried very hard in the Toyota Celica Turbo, won two stages, but were second, but, Sainz still leads the drivers! points. Rudi Stohl and Peter Diekmann run upstream most of the time in the Audi 90 Quattro, but this round they placed a good fifth overall, ;ust a minute out. Hiroshi Nishiyama and Yoichi Yamazaki surprised thems-elves placing ninth overall, second in Group N with a sttong run in the Nissan Pulsar G TI-R. The small displacement Suzuki Cultus of Eduardo Aguirre and Carlos Boero won its class but ate a lot of dust en route, finishing 24th overall. International class photographer Maurice Selden forgets about his age and his cameras to take time out and pose for a shot with the Frik Rot ladies. Alejandro Schmauk and Jaime Rojas, from Chile, drove their Alfa Romeo 33 16V into 15th overall and a good third in the Group N competition. various problems which were arising. Firstly came the question of the attack on Auriol's car. Scrutineers allowed Lancia to change the screen in overnight pare ferme without penalty, and the stewards decided that the stage concerned, due to be run the next day as well, should be abantfoned, together with the preceding stage (21 and 22). The problem was that melting ice made the conditions lethally slippery, and an early decision to cancel the sections would obviate the anger of the night before from frustrated spectators. Then came the prohlem of the dangers of stage 16, which climbed spectac-ularly up an escarpment. After teams had complained at the unguarded drops there, the last six kilometers were cut out of the stage. And finally stage 1, due to be run again the final day as stage 24, and where Sainz earlier averaged l42kph, was abandoned. Once again the route went southwards to Catamarca region, now without the chilling wind and still under clear blue skies. Sain;: made best time on the first two stages, but at the shortened hill climb stage Auria! was quickest again. On stage 17 Sain;: fitted tires that were too hard and lost more time, and Auria! now felt the rally was going his way. He was more relaxed, joking with friends, and reporting the fire damage had been sorted out. Recalde ended a miserable rally with a broken oil cooler. On stage Dusty Times l 7 he slid wide and the rear of the car dropped into a dip; he spun round and knocked the front right of the car, a carbon copy of his retirement with a Lancia in Cordoba in 1989. But the biggest disappointment was when Fiorio slid wide at the fast right hand corner and tipped the Astra Lancia upside down. He reckoned the accident itself only cost him a minute, but in the process he had knocked the right rear wheel off the car and it cost him 15 minutes getting out of the stage. With Recalde out, now came Trelles' chance. The Uruguayan, who had been faster on second hand tires than the Argentine on new ones, took advantage of the Argentine's exit to get equal billing as Auriol. It was a bad day for the home team, for Menem had the front differential break on stage 1 5, then he had two flats and the gearbox started to fail. This cost him a total of about 20 minutes but he held his Group N position and rose to fifth. The astonished Nishiyam,i still held second place in Group N, a remarkable achievement for the Japanese privateer. Unusually the top Argentine "Formula 2" cars were still going strongly, with two Renaults ahead of the remaining new big engined Fiat, while Suzukis held first and second in their class and were fourth and fifth in Group N. On Etape 4 the sun came out once more in the country of a million teenage girls with long dark hair, who noted with sadness that their hero Carlos Menem Jr. had lost three minutes on the opening stage with a flat tire, falling back behind the Audi of Rudi Stohl, though he was still leading Group N. He fought back and just failed to beat the Austrian by six seconds at the finish. At the head of the event there was no pressure with the top drivers concentrating on finishing the rally. Saim, who secretly had gone off the road on the final stage the night before, won some stages, then had a bad misfire after going through a water crossing, before making another tire choice error. The Fiat driver Hugo Rosso fell back and retired with engine trouble, and the Nissan of Nishiyama eventually finished ninth overall. Gabriel Raies finished best "Formula 2" driver despite breaking a piston on the road section before the final stage and completing this on three cylinders; his nearest rival Miguel Tarras punctured today and third man Walter D'Agostini rolled and had a flat on the first stage of the day. Otherwise all was quiet. Have the Championships now fi:zled out? Has the Toyota come good six months too late? Is the difference between the Lancia and · the Toyota mainly centered around the suitability of the tires on bad roads? Sainz is still in the lead, but will this really mean so much when the series finally October 1992 reaches the Lombard RAC Rally at the end of the year. The last re maining facto r is wheth e r Kankkunen has a cha nce o f beating Saim into second place in the drivers' championship. VIAJES VICTORIA TRAVEL FOR YOUR 1992 BAJA MIL (1000) NEEDS, CALL THE #1 AGENCY IN BAJA: VIAJES VICTORIA TRAVEL RACER OWNED IN TIJUANA CALL 0115266-34-16-45 0115266-34-16-46 0115266-84-85-02 0115266-84-84-95 AIR - HOTEL & TRAVEL TIPS FOR RACERS AND CREW Page 37

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. AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP -ROUND 4 Les Brown.Cleans Up At The Bridgestone International T ~xt & Photos: Dl!rryl Smith Les Brown, with Leigh Jones in the Verco had an incredible weekend, winning everything possible, the prologue, the King of Kempsey title, led the r(¾ce every lap, won overall for the second year straight and in 1600 class, and became the first driver to ever break the seven hour barrier. , The Bridgestone International: The weather had deteriorated Round 4 of the Australian aroundthchillsandvalleysofthe Championship, is regarded as the circuit which suited. the 1600 toughest event on the Down cars, and they took the first 12 Under calendar and the one event positions aft~r the Saturday everyone wants to win. Reigning qualifying sprint. Heading the list overall Champion Les Brown was Les Brown, but only 25 won the race last year and came to seconds covered the top ten. The the town of Kempsey wit):i the first Class 1 was Daren Wells in same 1600cc Class 2 buggy. 14th overall while Bob Mowbray Brown's best this year so far had headed the 1200 Class 3 field in been a sevent·h, but at the 13th overall. Fastest of the Baja Bridgestone International his class was Warren Irons, while form climbed back up as he Peter Briggs' GMH pickup led the dominated the weekend and 2WD Class 5. Michele Martin's recorded back to back overall Challenger led that group, Eric victories in the tough event. Whitbread's Mitsubishi truck led West Coast Distributor fOR 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 92806 714/441-1212 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 38 the restricted 4x4s while Peter Hadlow's tu~bo Mitsubishi truck led the modified 4x4s. Finally Class 9 for all the single seaters was headed by Rudi Tuisk in 18th overall. There were many offs in the slippery conditions, but Robert Knott was unfortunate to clip a log and roll his ex Spencer Low Nissan 4x4. A Bridgestone International feature are the two top ten shootouts. One for the buggies, and one for the tin tops. A one on one format, then the two fastest in a final, autocross style, saw Goodyear's Les Brown face up to Richard Bennett's Yokohama, Cosworth powered car. Brown's dominance continued as he disposed of Bennett to win the King of Kempsey Title. The tin top final saw the two Class 8 Mitsubishis of Peter Hadlow and Fabio Zarfati fight it out. The turbo Triton of Hadlow took the win over the turbo Pajero of Zarfati. It was to be perfect conditions for the race on Sunday, with cloud free skies and a dust free track. There were nine punishing laps awaiting the crews and Brown won the start and led the first group and indeed the entire 134 car field across the creek and into the forest and hills on the first kg of the 295 · mile race. After the first lap it was still Brown that led, but T uisk was moving through the field and was second in times, with his Bridgestone teammate Neville Boyes third. Trevor Growden was on a charge, moving his single seater to fifth after starting 45th. The biggest mover though was Mark Burrows who now lay in eighth after his Class 1 started 73rd! Mark Manns' Rodeo VS has dominated Class 5 this year, but that came to an end this race as firstly a ball joint, then · power steering problems stopped · his run. Kings of Kempsey finalist , Bennett was also out early with a broken center adjuster. Zarfati lost time replacing a bent rear spring. It was Goodyear cars 1-2 after October 1992 Finishing third overall Cliff and Dennis Alderton won the Unlimited Two Seat /fonors· about five more minutes back in the .Trekka, moving steadily up through the field lap by lap. Usual Class 7 winners Les Siviour and Peter lseppi lost the power steering in the Nissan Patrol, outlasted the field in Limited 4x4 to be the only nine lap finisher and won the class at 19th overall. two laps with Brown holding a slim five second lead over Bruce Watman, also in a Class 2 car. Growden had moved into third, with Andy Brown's Class 2 in fourth and T uisk was fifth. The unlimited Class ls were picking up the pace with Daren Wells leading a pack in seventh. Mowbray was out of the Class 3 race with a broken torsion bar, leaving Mark Warren to take over. The Bajas were also keeping close company with Warren Irons the leader. The little Lancer sedan of Graeme Horn was liking the tight, twisty track and led Class 5. Michele Martin maintained her lead in the Challengers while Paul Zacka's Rodeo led Class 7 . The Hadlows had a fuel related misfire that slowed them, so Ken Smith's turbo Rodeo pickup had control of Class 8 . The race continued on, but not for a group of fast cars. Going on the trailer were Peter Prendergast with front end damage, Hayden Bentley with gearbox trouble, and Brett Osbourne with brake failure. Neill Morrison pitted to solve a sticking throttle problem, while Charlie Albins stopped to change a tire. A cloud of bad luck soon fell on the Baja field with Irons and Baker breaking diffs, "'¾,.·,""':~t~i'~4W$-1_.~. '~1 ~.,..,.,.,,,..,,,,, .. ,,,,.,;.,..~:,;,u, Michele Martin and Sharyn Daniel have been close before in Challenger Class 6, but in this real enduro race they led all the way in the Rivmasta to win the class by a whopping margin of 34 minutes. The 1200cc cars of Class 3 turned in fantastic times in the grueling race and Mark and Daryl Wa"rren picked up the lead ori the third lap and not only won the class but they finished ninth overall. Dusty Times

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816' ----. ___ ,(" -~-- i!SC,f6q Bruce and Glenn Warman were only 10 minutes off the pace in the BRB Mk. II, taking second overall and in 1600 class, despite finishing with a broken torsion bar. Despite flipping the Nissan Navara in qualifying, Robert Knott, with Wally Ski//er in the right seat, got it together overnight and won the Modified 4x4 Class' 8 by nearly an hour. The Unlimited Single Seat Class 9 had a very close battle all day, but Mark Bush led when it counted and won the class in his Hunter Rivmasta and finished a fine tenth overall. Taylor starting a string of flat tires, and Schmidt battled loose link pins. Similarly some Class Ss dropped out; Pagan broke a rear arm in the Mazda pickup, and Smith a cliff in the Mitsubishi sedan. Back at the front it was still Brown leading Watman, although Watman was down a rear coil over. Growden was out of the race with a broken rear arm leaving T uisk in charge of Class 9 and third overall. Burrows had his Class 1 in fourth overall. Following him were Andy Brown, Doug McMillan, Daren Wells, Cliff Alderton, Terry Rose and Trevor Crisp making up the top Peter Briggs and Bill Rossiter survived the best in the 2WD Class 5 contest in the Holden pickup, got into the lead after a few laps and carried on to win the combined truck and sedan class, the only finisher. ten. motor let go. Likewise, Whit-Behind Tuisk in Class 9 came bread's Class 7 Mitsubishi had the Mark Bush, then Mick Myers. lead after Zacka went out with a Mark Warren still led Class 3 and broken spring. Class 8 had a was up to 14th overall. Ron leader change as Knott recovered Schmidt's rotary powered Baja from his roll the day before and led that class, while Briggs' Holden now led in the V6 Nissan pickup. took over Class 5 when Horn's Some other modified 4x4s # Pos. 165 1 120 2 103 3 125 4 144 5 200 208 2 204 3 214 4 224 5 303 1 316 2 357 3 307 4 304 5 411 1 425 2 402 3 531 1 586 2 507 3 516 4 511 5 603 1 669 2 617 3 605 4 678 5 702 704 2 Bridgestone International - Australia Results • July 18-19 1992 Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle Class I • Unlimited Two Seat - 29 start -11 finish Cliff & Dennis Alderton Trekka Charlie Albins/Rodja McClelland Trekka Trevor & Anthony Crisp Rivmasta Daren Wells/Ian PcPhee Rivmasta Laurie & Janelle Svenson Stealth . Class 2 -1600cc Two Seat - 27 start • 9 finish Les Brown/Leigh Jones Verco Bruce & Glenn Walman BRB Mk 11 Terry & Maureen Rose Hunter Rivmasta Andy & Alex Ziems Rivmasta Doug Adams/Ruth Smith Buggy Class 3 - 1200cc Two Seat - 22 start - 8 finish Mark & Darren Warren Southern Cross Jason Graham/Adam Robertson Hornet Dean Williams/Stevem DeClifford Southern Cross Stewart Latter/David Warboys Rivmasta Michael & Les Boaden Hunter Rivmasta Class 4 - Baja Bug - 5 start - 3 finish Ron & Kaleb Schmidt Baja Bug Dean Mavin/David Burns Baja Bug Nev Taylor/Bob Oxley Baja Bug Class 5 - 2WD Sedan & Pickup - 10 start - 6 finish Peter Briggs/Bill Rossiter Holden Pickup Wayne Whackelt/Scott Beard Datsun P510 Gary Grilley/Glen Bennett Ford Escort Graeme Horn/Ian Jones Mitsubishi Galant Graham & John Lees Porsche Class 6 • Restricted Challenger Buggy - 8 start - 6 finish Michele Martin/Sharyn Daniel Rivmasta Andrew Maggs/Darren Burke Cobra George Croucher/Brett Crothers Cobra Stephen & Lester Cause Buggy Chris Browning/Rodney Osbourne Buggy Class 7 • Production 4x4 • 7 start - 3 finish Les Siviour/Peter lseppi Nissan Patrol Brett Milton/Mick French Nissan Patriol 703 3 Eric Whitbread/Steve Blair Mitsubishi 816 1 801 2 802 3 Class 8 • Modified 4x4 -11 start - 7 finish Robert KnotVWally Skiller Nissan Navara Peter & Glen Hadlow Mitsubishi Triton Ken & Laureen Smith Holden Rodeo 805 4 Grahame Baxter/Ross Mason Nissan Patrol 823 5 Barrie Cheers/Richard Ryan Jeep Class 9 • Unlimited Single Seat - 6 start - 4 finish 904 1 Mark Bush Hunter Rivmasta 909 i Mick Myers Manxco 925 3 Rudi Tuisk Manxco 902 4 Ron Milton Manxco Time 7:10:53 7:11:01 7:11 :37 7:11:45 7:28:41 6:55:10 7:05:35 7:16:15 7:43:56 7:45:48 7:32:58 7:47:28 8:17:31 8:25:16 8:38:49 9:01:40 ?laps Slaps 8:53:18 Slaps ?laps Slaps Slaps 8:26:15 9:03:06 9:26:37 Slaps Slaps 7:52:22 Slaps ?laps 7:50:34 8:45:32 8:49:56 8:58:02 9:28:13 7:34:55 7:43:40 ?laps ?laps Starters 136 • Finishers (9 laps) 42 - 31% King of Kempsey -#200 Les Brown Top nn Top· #801 Peter Hadlow Race Distance (9 laps) 295 miles - 474 km. Fastest Prologue - #200 Les Brown 4:18 - Fastest Long Lap. Andy Brown 57.51 Fastest Short lap - #925 Rudi Tuisk 34.18 · Dusty Times 0/A 3 4 5 6 8 1 2 7 14 15 9 16 21 22 24 34 59 66 30 48 55 63 68 23 35 40 44 47 19 45-52 18 28 29 32 41 10 13 50 53 weren't so lucky; Baxter broke a front shaft, Zarfati a front axle, and Hadlow pitted with a broken stub axle. Not long after, McMillan was out of the lead group with a CV destroying itself. Then, right in the middle of the spectator arena, Burrows came to a stop with a broken axle, which was a real shame after he had moved up 69 places. After seven of the nine grueling laps were done Les Brown still held the lead he had since the start. T uisk was after him though, setting fastest lap and moving into second. Watman was third but soon broke a rear torsion bar, but he was determined to finish and struggled on. Andy Brown was ready to take the ailing Watman when his gearbox blew up. But then disaster up at the front saw the young T uisk have a drive shaft fail, ending his fine drive. The Class 9 single seat victory would be going to either Bush or Myers as Ron Milton had gone out earlier with rear suspension failure. Itlooked like Whitbread's 4x4 was going to end Siviour's dominance this year until he hooked a stump and end for ended the Mitsubishi. With one final lap remaining the Goodyear pair of Brown and Watman looked good, but four very quick unlimited cars, namely Albins, Alderton, Crisp and Wells were hunting them down. But Les Brown's form was at an all time high, and he drove under the checkered flag to win the Bridgestone International for the second time running. His 1600 car never missed a beat all day. Watman's sagging car then appeared and took second, his best ever finish and a credit to the determination of Bruce and Glenn. Then came the Class l storm; Alderton, Albins, Crisp and Wells. Terry Rose was next, in seventh 0 / A but third in Class 2. Next overall was the fifth Class 1, Laurie Svenson with fuel injection problems plaguing his Porsche motor. Ninth overall was another great finish for the lead 1200 car, that of Mark Warren, and yes, the~ October 19ft It was a close battle in the early going among the Class 4 Baja Bugs, but despite battling loose link pins half the race, Ron and Kaleb Schmidt took the win, by two laps as they were the only nine laps finisher. The closest fight on the race was in unlimited two sealers, the top four less than a minute apart at the flag. Carlie A/bins and Rodia McClelland nailed second in the Trekka, fourth overall, just eight seconds behind. ~ BAKER PRECISION \ ~ PRODUCTS HI PERFORMANCE, RACE-PROVEN BAITER/ES PB34 $116.81 PB48 $141.58 PB60 $178.88 BUY IT. USE IT, BELIEVE ITI CV JOINTS 934.5 128MM DIRECT FROM ·GERMANY DON'T GET CAUGHT $165-WITH IMITATIONS!!!!! NMB ._ WHY TRUST REBUILDS! 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'-· :...,,,. ........... --..... ..,-~=----• One time Dusty Times contributor Mick Myers was in the tight Jason Graham and Adam Robertson ran close in the 1200cc Class 9 race, and he finished a close second, 13th overall, just battle, but their Hornet ended up second in class, 16th overall at Often winners in Class 8 in the Mitsubishi Peter & Glen Had/ow broke a stub axle, costing time but carried on in the modified 4x4 to finish second in class. over 8 minutes back in the Manxco. the checkered flag. ------------------ -----~ Tech Inspection proved the motor was legal. Filling the tenth overall position was the Class 9 winner, Mark Bush. Going back to the Class 2 placings, behind Brown, Watman and Rose came the ever consistent Andy Ziems, followed by Doug Adams. Then in Class 3 Warren was some 15 minutes clear of the young Jason Graham. Then came Dean Williams, followed by Stewart Latter suffering brake a row with his Nissan Patrol problems. Ron Schmidt was the despite losing power steering. He sole Baja driver to complete the was the only nine lap finisher. nine laps. Likewise in Class 5, . More Class 8 4x4s finished local Peter Briggs was the only though. Heading them was driver getting through the Robert Knott's Nissan pickup, as distance in time. well as being first tin top home in The Challenger Class saw 18th. Hadlow had numerous pit Michele Martin put in a superb stops and problems but still drove drive and she had all day and took well in between to score second in the class over Andrew Maggs, and class. Ken Smith broke a front thenGeorgeCroucher.lnthe4x4 arm in the Rodeo but still Class 7 Les Siviour made it four in soldiered in to third. Grahame ·i · :--~ . whelming weapons of choice were ~. · .1 squirt guns o~ all sh~pes and size~. . · '-H~RS i Donny Martm qmckly got his . ,. · l dad's big truck stuck after ■ 1 dropping off the pool. For .r _ e-F~A-9--RACING TEAM----,..,_' another giggle, ask Butow, who The Straight Poop was in charge of cooking the corn, From The Big Wahzoo about confronting the broad that LOU'S ENSENADA RACE -As plopped her butt down in his corn usual, Al, Alex and McGeorge pan while he was off looking for a raced the Long'sS-1600 Baja Bug. match to lite the burner. As the race unfolded, the Longs SCORE's donatioq to our raffle ran in Second Place, not winning, of a free entry fot the 25th but lookin' good. That is until running of the Baja _1000 Race they decided to put Thumper in reportedly helped the Club raise for the last leg. Thumper, who has enough money to pay for the hadmorethanhisshareofwinsat band. Donny Martin won the Lou's races with that antique entry, and then promptly donated single seater of his, promptly it to Tom Koch. Nice touch found that the center of gravity is Donny and thanks Sal! had to have a full cup ofbeer in his hand and to continue to drink it as the race progressed. If the passenger fell off, the team had to stop, remount and refill before continuing. With only four jacks and lots of teams, a bracket racing system was used to determine a winner. a little higher in a Baja Bug when Peralta, who served as 'Master he tipped it over. This dropped of Ceremonies' during the band our boys back to third in class and breaks, invented and_ officiated. made for a much quieter Poppa his Jake-Off Race. This event McDowell at the following consistedofanumberoftwoman Wednesday night meeting. Good teams, one standing on the pad of show guys! a fully raised rubber-tired floor SUMMER PARTY NOTES - jack, and the other pushing the As promised, here's a report on jack and his mounted teammate some party highlights that were about 80' across the desert. To not covered last.month: The over-complicate things, the passenger Koch talked Peralta into an exception to the beer rule so he could get a minor with a cup full of coke as his mounted teammate. This was in direct contrast to the impressive looking team with all of Big John Hastings perched upon the pad of a Checker racing jack, complete with a big grin and a cup of beer. Reportedly, Cal-Tech falsely registered a small after-shock in the area when Big John hit the ground at about the 30' mark. It took about three rounds to determine a winner, but Koch and his mini passenger proved to be the swiftest, lightest and also probably the soberest! Congratulations to Tom and The Kid, obviously proving that age is not a factor in a Jack-Off Race. 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In the cooling Summer night air, and lit up by only the lights from the band-stand, a bunch of two person teams lined up around an 80' circle for a special moment of madness. The rules in this game were simple; the passenger in each team. was issued a rolled up newspaper club and a balloon was taped to the top of their helmet. The team with the last balloon intact would be declared the winner. As the teams were still lining , up, engines revving, adrenalin pumping, Peralta temporarily lost control, and away it went! 1 Rooster-tails of dirt shot up into the lights, and into the crowd, as 13 teams charged into each other. Separate battles between 2, 3 and 4 teams were seemingly engaged everywhere, as drivers tried to get their passengers close enough to strike a decisive blow. To the unknowing, the scenes that followed could only be described as utter chaos! Vehicles wheeled up and over competitors, fell 1 down and then were driven over October 19ft Baxter's Hankook Tires, VS Patrol was also not 100%, minus a front shaft, a front shock and suffering a misfire, so fourth place was a good finish. Barry Cheers regularly pitted his VS Jeep for power steering fluid, but it. was worth it with a fifth place finish. Only two single seaters finished the nine laps. As mentioned Mark Bush won, then Mick Myers overcame brake problems and then stormed home. themselves.Women screamed and frantically searched for their kids. Grown men cringed at what they thought was surely a disaster in the making. A big motorized rodeo from hell? At one point the event was stopped when a large pile of machinery and people developed, from which Ta Ta and BJ came out swinging. After the pile was sorted out and BJ & Ta Ta were forced to kiss and make up, the event was sadistically restarted. But finally, when it became clear that nobody was gonna be killed, the crowd got behind the finalists as they circled each other warily. After a number of vicious side by side 'smash offs', Zambrano and his new squeeze were declared the winners. Congratulations go out to Saul and that lady of his with the killer swing. GUEST SPEAKER -In our latest newsletter it was announced that Bill Savage has agreed to appear before the membership, -thus joining an illustrious list of personalities that have had the hueuos to appear before the Checkers and explain their often controversial positions. At the post Gold Coast Race meeting on October 14th, SCORE & HDRA's Technical Director has agreed to address the Club and submit to questions about the rules and how they are applied. This meeting should not only test the durability of the Hibbard's gavel, but also give the members an opportunity to meet Mr. Savage personally in a non-race setting. Everyone knows that there are always two sides to every incident and a meeting like this can go a long way towards clearing the air and making things run smoother for all in the future. The Wahzoo anticipates a very interesting meeting. TOKYO ROSY UPDATE -Hey guys, didn't I tell ya that we hadn't heard the last of this lady? Well, it seems only about a week went by after the Club unani-mously instructed Seeley to 'shut her up', that an anti-Checker article from a San Bernardino newspaper showed up at our weekly Wednesday night meeting. In the article Rosy inferred that she was a Checker, and was also quoted, among other things, In all 42, or 31 % of the crews completed the full distance of the Bridgestone International, but the weekend belong to Les Brown.To say he dominated would be an understatement; he won the prologue, won the Kings of Kempsey title, led the race after every lap, won the race for the second time straigh,.t, and became the only driver ever to break the seven hour barrier. What an effort! describing the Checkers as a bunch of old guys whom she regularly out drives! An accomp-anying photo showed her in her 'Checkered' driving suit as she claimed a number of Seeley's racing accomplishments as her's exclusively. Hibbard, who had gone round and round with Rosy at the recent Fireworks Race over the crack she made on our radio, addressed the Club with the look of a poker player holding a straight flush! Exposing his hole card, Jeff displayed a bad check that the Club had just received from the Straits and asked: "Well, are you guys gonna do something about her NOW or what?" Somebody in the back yelled that he had a rope in his truck. During the often colorful discussion of possible solutions that followed, the members made it clear that their patience with this irritating Checker-wanna-be had finally run out. Eventually a motion was made and unani-mously agreed upon that86ed her COMPLETELY! I didn't get the exact wording, but basically it officially limits Rosy's presence at any Checker gathering to outside of rock throwing range. Shortly after a letter was sent informing her of the Club's decision, Rosy called Uncle Max to tell him, among other things, that she wanted to appear before the Club to present her side of the story. But with the exception of Peralta, who seemed excited about that idea, the other members strong! y felt that a decision had been made and this case was closed. The Club also supported the Prez's effort to pressure the San Bernardino Sun newspaper to print a retraction regarding the untruths in the article, which they ·did about two weeks later. Lookin' for a positive aspect in this incident, the W ahzoo has to appreciate Rosy's excellent example of the problems associat-ed with that dreaded 'Open Mouth & Insert Foot' disease. Something we all occasionally fall victim to although rarely to this degree. In closing, there's probably just one thing left to say to this ol' gal; Hasta La Vista ... Baby! Dusty Times

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SNORE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Tommy Bradley Returns With a Winning Style by Jean Calvin & Don Dayton Photos: Don Dayton Tommy Bradley, with Robert Silagy riding shotgun, led off the line, all the way through the rocks and hills, set fast lap of the race in the Chenowth, had no troubles at all and won overall. There are a number of long running desert races in the west, and the Southern Nevada Off Raod Enthusiasts produce several of them annually. A favorite in Nevada is the SNORE Midnight Special begun in the early seventies when virtually all of the desert was open so there could be a different course each year. Pre-running was limited to a short time before the race, so the local Las Vegas teams did not have a giant advantage. In the early 1990s there is no pre-running and both SNORE and HDRA are limited to a few routes near the gambling mecca of the west. In fact the Billy Rogerson Memorial Midnight Special, run entirely in the dark in late July, has used the same course in the Nelson Hills near Boulder City for several years, but this year it ran in reverse to the long standing direction, which proved to be quite a challenge to the entire entry. The Midnight Special is a one day affair on Saturday, and this year, in deference to the changed course, there was a publicity Run at two in the afternoon. We ran the route at that time, along with most competitors and some pit crews, and it sure was going to be a different ball game. The course has a lot of rocky sections and now the sharp side faced the oncoming traffic, and there were other unexpected hazards going the opposite direction that caught even some who did the publicity run, early in the event. The traditional Bar-B-Que was held from four to five p.m. at the start/ finish line, where the chief cook was SNORE President Mike Halverson. The food and soft drinks were on the house, but there was a large mason jar open for donations to defray the cost of the food. trio of flagged desert tortoise burrows to avoid a DQ, and the usual admonitions on courtesy in passing or being passed. This was important because through a couple of canyons, long forgotten and narrow mining trails were the course. Classes l/2, 10 and 1-2-1600 had to cover six laps, about 200 miles for an official finish within the 7½ hour time limit, while Classes 8, 9, 5-1600 and 7 were to do five laps in the same time limit. A worthy descendant of the "Caliente Tree" that ate race cars was one small hill on course, alread y silty with stuck ZWD trucks on it when we went by on the Publicity Run. After dark the "Race Demons" that haunt-the Midnight Special snuck out and tipped the hill up another 30 degrees. The bigger cars got through all right, but one of the Challengers stalled about two thirds of the way up, and there was no space to go around it. Before you knew it, there was a traffic jam, that would have made the Las Vegas Traffic Planning Department proud. The Check 2 crew reported cars were backed up as far as you could see down the canyon. Some serious winch work eventually got most everyone back underway. this year in his single seat Chaparral. Seventeen year old Brad Thomas with Damon Wildman aboard the Class 5 Bug had all their fun early and didn't finish the first lap. Gaughan and Dean blew the clutch and parked on lap 3, while Ingram picked up the pace to be in contention until lap 3 when he flew off a cliff, rang his bell some as he hit a parked truck and rolled, but got back to the pits and his co-driver took over. On lap 3 both Bradley and Collins slowed a tad but Hawley kept his pace and took the lead. but on lap 4 approaching the s/ f line the ring & pinion blew and Hawley coasted around to fourth place with four laps done. Bradley and Collins conti~ued their battle with Kritlow sold~r-ing on in the Ingram car. At t~ checkers Tommy Bradley won the class and overall, had no car problems at all on his 4:45 :49 200 mile jaunt and he finished around 1:45 a.m. Brian Collins was a solid second, about six minutes back, despite having lost the power steering and having a few brake troubles. Collins said his new automatic transmission performed flawlessly, and he had: a good day. Ingram and Kritlow got in five laps for third in class. The six Class 10 cars started next but attrition started quickly as the team of Mike Larson/John Pheerey/Steve Dixon vanished on the first lap. Brent and Greg Gustin, Paul Henderson and Greg Shapiro did a little better, getting half way round on lap 2 before the demons ate their car. James Eary, Stephen Allen, and Glenna Schroder spent nearly three houcs covering lap 2 and they parked, But the other three cars all did their six laps, led all the way by the Californis team of Kevin McGill-ivary and Don Angel. They set class fast lap on the second round, and finished third overall behind Bra~ey and Collins. Kevin said Kevin McGillivray and Don Angel turned six consistent and fast laps, led from flag to flag in Class 10 with class fast lap, had no problems and not only won Class 10, they finished a quick third overall. saying he had never encountered a more polite bunch of racers that always gave the faster cars plenty of racing room. He also said there were a few mini metal drivers who could use a little "attitude adjustment". The teenage team of Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean seems to get better each race, running a strong, consistent second all the way. They had a longish pit stop midway for minor adjustments and driver change, and confessed to J.C. stuffing the car in a hole on lap 5, but they only lost a few minutes. Rocky Magee, Pat Tighe and Darren Wilson finished almost an hour later, having big trouble on the first lap, but coming back strong with the last four rounds under an hour. The 1-2-1600 class, as usual, provided some of the best racing action of the night, and also had the best finishing ratio with nearly half the field still running ?t the checkers and every one • of the eleven starters got in at least two laps. The first lap was a barn burner, with the La Victoria racer of Danny Porter/Mark Ruddis hitting the line just 16 seconds ahead of Gary Sewell/Dan Keller, the Fireworks 250 winners in their Lothringer. The heavy dust at the s/fline hadn't settled when Mike Spina/Keith Underwood flew in, just 45 seconds back followed in 19 seconds by Regan and Tory Gubler with the Coors Mobile of Bryan Pennington only nine seconds behind them. The action spread out a bunch on the second lap when Sewell set class fast lap and took over the lead. Pennington moved to second, Spina/Underwood held third, and Porter, only two minutes off pace slipped to fourth. The Gublers finished the lap after some problems, but were not seen again. The leaders held position lap after lap, still running just seconds apart, and others who had early troubles were now running under the hour laps too. Meanwhile the Dan Bradley /Sam Dunham car took 3 ¾ hours to get around the second lap with a variety of pit stops, all looking for the source of an electrical problem. It was finally solved at a rival's pit when the barrel valve on the carb was changed, and the team did a couple of good laps, and completed four bef e running out of time, good for ninth place. Also running well for three laps were Robert Eld-ridge/John Mahan/Robert/ Hall Billy Bryan and then they stuck it in a hole saying "it'll take a skyhook to get them out of it." On the last lap Bryan Penning-ton dropped his car's nose into a ditch, which didn't seem to hurt the car too much, but knocked Bryan out for a minute or two. Out front for their second win of the month, it was Gary Sewell Jr. and Dan Keller, finishing in a tie for third overall, about 3½ minutes up on the field. Mike Spina slid into second in class, his second race ~ PIKE'S SERVICE CENTER ~AKER, CALIFORNIA DENNY'S - . RESTAURANT OPEN 24 HOURS SERVICE EVERY DAY YEAR ROUND The turnout of entry was the best in years for this hot, three digit daytime temps, race with 54 actual starters taking the green flag. They had been cautioned by Chief Steward Bill Shapley at the 8:00 p.m. driver's meeting to stay on the course, watch out for the Leaving one every 30 seconds, the six Unlimited cars were first away, and Tommy Bradley led the pack in his Chenowth with Robert Silagy riding shotgun. Tommy hasn't been active in SNORE races this year, running HDRA and SCORE, but few can pass up this nasty but exhilarating course. He held first on the road on lap 1 and also set fast lap of the race on the first round, but he had Brian Collins, Chenowth, breath-ing heavily on his bumper and the team of Aaron Hawley/Tom Elliott, Chenowth, was a mere 37 seconds behind Collins. In close too was the Chenowth of John Gaughan/Pat Dean with only a three second edge on William "Doc" Ingram/Bill Kritlow. Ingram was a regular for years on the SNORE Series, but this was the Arizonan's first appearance their only slight problem was THE BEST IN THE DESER1' traffic in the canyon when they began lapping cars. Kevin FOR OVER 40 YEARS complimented the Class 9 SNORE drive_-i:s extensively, I-.--"""'="'=====-__ _,.,,--.,,_.,,_,.._,..... __ ..,_-,,, _____ ,.....,. ______ .. Dusty Times October 1992 Page 41

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"Doc" Ingram was running strong in Class 1 /2 until he dropped Aaron Hawley had his Chenowth less than a minute behind off a cliff, but co-driver Bill Kritlow brought the Chaparral home Collins in the early laps, but lost the ring & pinion, after four laps Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean had a little problem late in the race, but the other laps were quick, and they brought the Chen'owth in a strong second and a six lap finisher in Class 10. third in class, a finisher. and finished fourth. -------------------Mike Spina came close to winning two races in one day, having won a Dwarf car race earlier, but he and Keith Underwood had to settle for second in Class 1-2-1600 at night. Bryan Pennington was part of the early laps five cars under a minute train, had trouble on the last lap but recovered to take a close third in 1-2-1600s. Danny Porter and Mark Ruddis led on the road for a time, but after eight laps and trouble on the fifth lap, they finished fifth in Class 1-2-1600. Gary Sewell and Dan Keller, fresh from winning Fireworks 250, tried a little more night racing in the Lothringer, set fast lap and led from lap 2 to the checkered flag, finishing in a tie on time for third overall. ~ of the day, as Mike put them on the trailer. Rob and had run a Dwarf Car race in Bob Guevara were eighth also Pahrump and won in the daytime, with four laps completed in this and Keith Underwood had very competitive class. started his 1600 at the SNORE The Heavy Metal class held race. Spina ran on a left rear flat three trucks, but only two the last ten miles to hold the survived the first lap. Charles M. position. Pennington was only 21 David Sr. and Art Garza broke a seconds back in third, followed in ball joint only seven miles from nine minutes by Porter / Rudd is the start, replaced it and got going in fourth. Ted Olsen and Brett again · only to succumb to the pielman drove the last six lap unfixables without finishing a lap. finisher into fifth place. Danny Tim Crain and Dean Richner got Anderson had four good laps, but stuck twice. Tim says the big no more and was sixth, and Bekki truck is somewhat more difficult and Ken Freeman also had four to dig out than his Challenger was. laps before alternator troubles Tim and Dean got in four laps, all FLY with the Supercars in '93! Introducing the most radical car calendar of 1993 ... Group B Rally Supercarsl I \2\3\4\S\6\7\8\9\I0\11\12\13\M\IS\16\l7\e\t'f\20\21\22\2J\l4\25\29J7'2~31 Lancia, Peugeot, , .... ••= 1993 Ford, Audi, MG ~•~• Metro, Porsche ... the most exciting rally cars the world has ever seen captured by the best international motorsport photographers. Each calendar measures a full 24" x 1e·, is printed on acid-free, museum quality gloss stock, and is shipped RALLYSPORT flat in special heavy-duty cartons. This unique collector's . . ~em is available l0< only $29.95 (plus $5.00 S&H). 18 Madison Road, Faorlield, NJ 07004 Please order earty before supplies run out 1-aoo-•H-oi.;1 • ,..,., 201-575-2508 City area, and they frankly came to try for the $500 bonus money in the class. Ryan Harbottle was also running strong at the end, but the time he lost on the hill was too much to make up, and he was third, 17 minutes back. Carter and W aller had a long two hour last lap with a rollover, but finished just under the time limit, and earned the Dusty Times award for Last Official Finisher. Meierdiercks had terminal troubles on lap 5, dropping him to fifth, one lap down. Tim Crain and Dean Richner switched from Challenger racing to Class 8, and despite getting stuck, they won the class in good four lap time. The Mini Metal Class had a new winner this round. John Peake and Brian Brown came down from Salt Lake City to make up for their DNF at Caliente. All the Utah racers Were double tough at the Midnight. Out of three cars, they took two firsts and a second. Peake set fast Class 7 lap on the first round, kept a steady pace, and finished all five with a broken rear axle at the finish line, and all his off road lights destroyed. He had only one stock headlight, hose clamped to the front, to find his way to victory circle, but he won the $1,000 bonus from Yokohama tires as well as the purse money. Lyle Fraley/Rick Sanders/Brian Navratil got in three good laps before parking on lap 4, in second place and the usually unbeatable team of Steve Ogle/Jack and Will Bassett had a good first lap before having but the second in good time, for the class win. Turbo Lamke and Terri Garman got off to a bad start when they dropped the truck on a very large rock during the press run and bent up several essential underside parts like most of the springs. They managed to get it all together and be nearly the last car off the line as Bradley was coming around to start his second lap. Turbo caught the traffic jam at the hill losing over an hour, but then set fast lap for the class on the second, and got in four laps for second, an hour behind the winners. With nine cars starting, Class 5-1600 was quite a battle from the start, but unfortunately both Joe Jackson and Bruce Fraley failed to cover a lap. The first lap lead went to Ryan Harbottle/ Alan Mc-Gregor by just over a minute on Craig and Rick Holt. Patrick Carter / Steven W a lier followed in two more minutes, with Steve Meierdiercks/ Dave Crawford 90 seconds back but only 14 seconds ahead of Duane Eldred/Paul Hamrick. Jeff Robinson/Tim Fillmore/ Barry Merriam were sixth, another half minute back, while Kevin Streety /Dorothy Klick did a real thorough job of rolling their Bug and only finished one lap. On the second lap Duane Eldred moved the old swing axle Bug from fifth to first, a minute Octo~r199i up on Holt and Robinson was now third.with Carter fourth and Harbottle fifth. Seems some of the troops had run into about half an hour delay on "The Hill." Eldred dropped out on lap 3 and Holt re-took the lead, which he held to the end. Craig said his only problems were no brakes and the car got stuck in gear and on the hill. Jeff Robinson came on strong toward the end, setting fast lap time on round 4 and finished second only 22 seconds back. Jeff reported no troubles at all and he enjoyed the good close racing. Both teams have their cars painted alike and hail from the Salt Lake Brian Collins kep Bradley in sight until weak brakes and a lack of power steering dropped him back about six minutes, to finish second Unlimited and overall. Dusty Times

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Turbo Lamke, with Terri Garman riding shotgun had troubles with the Chevy 4x4, but carried on to get in fast Heavy Metal lap and second in class. This is the only shot we found of Mike Dixon's Challenger car, and Mike and friends got the car thru all five laps and were officially second in class. Mike and Stan Kline got in just four laps in their 9 car, but the way things went for the class, that was good enough for fourth in Class 9 action. · - --------------The most dejected man after the race had to be Kenny Freeman Jr., who often has car trouble, but this round he won Class 9 by a good time margin, only to have his car weigh too light with all the spares removed. Ryan Harbottle and Alan McGregor had a good run in their 5-1600, some trouble on lap 2 (hill) but they claimed a third place in class finish. The Patrick Carter/Steve Waller 5-1600 always had a desert weary body, but won races. Not this time as a last lap rollover put them down to a fourth place finish in 5-1600s, and put paid to the body. trouble on the second and third laps and were not seen again. Barry Slatter and Bob Brough managed two long, three hour plus laps before giving up the struggle, fourth in a four truck class. J Class 9 was easily the largest in the race with fifteen taking the green flag. Unfortunately three of them died on lap 1 including Jason Avery/ A.J. Delap, Vic and Vaughn Mojado and Tom and Ann Sturgis. But usually strong runners Joel Stankavich/Warren Messick/Rick Taylor/Robert Neilson may have had the most exciting no time lap of the race. According to reports, they missed a turn below Check 2, slid off the mountain and rolled about nine times before hitting bottom. The first car to the .line on lap 1 was that of Gene Griepentrog and Kent Lothringer, closely followed by Steve Eversmeyer/Ralph Chadwick. That proved to be the high point of the night for Eversmeyer as his trans went before finishing lap 2, and Scott Pearce/Ronald Bhane/ Bill Crock-rell also got in one lap. Gene Griepentrog, with champagne, and Kent Lothringer celebrate winning Class 9 after their car weighed in over legal weight in the highly charged post race tech for Class 9. Lap 2 saw a new leader as Clay Carr/Jeremy Harmon had an eight minute cushion ·over Griepentrog, who had spent a little time on "The Hill." Carr led lap 3, now followed by Bill Holbrook and then Griepentrog. But Lap 4 was the undoing of Carr, and he vanished into the night, as did the Dennis, Dale and Ed Looney team with a four hour third lap to replace a broken spring plate, ending up seventh ahead of the Charles Davids who got in just two laps. Griepentrog and Lothringer got serious, setting class fast time on lap 4 and taking back the lead, with Holbrook second, and Mike and Stan Kline moving into third. Griepentrog/Lothringer were there first for the checker, Holbrook had alternator trouble, finishing with a flashlight taped to the roll bar in third place. Mike and Stan Kline had four good It was Utah night for sure as Craig and Rick Holt won Class 5-1600, the $500 bonus from SNORE, an<;J their cohort Jeff Robinson finished just 22 seconds behind them in class. DustyTimcs laps, good for fourth as the ring and pinion let go with less than ten miles left to go. So who was second, none other than Mike Dixon who had rolled his new car badly in the first 1 7 miles, and turned the remains over to Ralph Chadwick. The chassis was really bent, the front beam so bent the car wouldn't turn left; Ralph said he hit three unfriendly rocks and completely blew two corners. But, he brought the Bentmobile home second. Larry and Duane Bowman came from Bakersfield to get in four laps for fifth place. Unfortunately the two fastest cars in Class 9, Kenny Freeman, Jr., who finished first on time, followed by Jeff Carr, did not weigh enough after the race, although much time in the wee hours was spent around the scales. Carr had bought his car with full assurance from the previous owner that everything was legal. Kenny's car has a lot of racing miles on it and a lot of changes over the years. So first and second on time were disqualified for being too ·light and third on time Gene Griepen-trog, who had plenty of weight in his Lothringer, inherited the win, the purse and the points. The awards were presented at 11 a.m. on Sunday at the Gold Coast Hotel, with each driver receiving four tickets to the Gold Coast Buffet as well as the October 1992 The biggest money winners of the night were John Peake and Brian Brown who came from Salt Lake City to win Class 7 and the $1,000 bonus from Yokohama; no wonder they are bathing in champagne. trophies and checks. 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SODA Action in the U.P.! By Barb & Marilyn Schultz Photos: Greg Witte & Melinda Rothe Scott Taylor had a dream weekend in his big Ford pickup as he won Class 8 after an early battle, and came back on Sunday to win the Heavy Metal Challenge, taking that lead midway in the race. Karlman, Mike Brue, Terry brand spanking new Jeep and Wolfe and Tom Brockman in hot drove that new baby to a very pursuit. Karlman and Brue came respectable third place. Chad through the narrow front twists Schleuter finished in fourth side !;,y side with Brue looking for position despite some nasty blue the big pass. Forget it Brue, Karl-smoke and a flat front tire. man held on to the position and Put nineteen Class 1-1600 took it straight to a second place buggies on Bark River's start line, finish. Johnson fended off Karl-line'em up twelve across on the man and went to the checkered front row and watch them all head flag in first place. This put Brue in for a two buggy funnel, now that's third and Wolfe in fourth. get off the chair action!! When Brockman placed fifth. the Class hit the funnel all hell Heading into the funnel at the start of the Unlimited Challenge, Todd Attig leads with Art Schmitt on his bumper, followed by Lee Wuesthoff, le(t, and Scott Schwalbe and the entire herd. With the track still very muddy broke loose with Mark Steinhardt and waiting to suck up the tires of stuck on a pole, Jim Wiggins any vehicle, Class 3 took the land kissing a tire pile track barrier and rush start. Herb Rosborough numerous machines facing every came through the funnel and liter-direction but front. None the less, ally ran off with the race going flag there was no super serious to flag for the win. W owsers, damage and the show went on. was Herb flying or what??? If it Mark Hameister came around on weren't for bad luck, Joe Dunlap lap one in the lead but was quickly would have no luck at all as he taken over by Jeff St. Peter. St. came screaming around the front Peter had Todd Attig and narrows with a definite flat right eventually Mike Sorenson rear tire -on lap one. The battle knocking on his back door but was on for second and third did an excellent job of holding off positions with Jerry Bundy these two top contenders! St. fending off first Bill Schirm and Peter took the checkered in first then Mike Savage in some heated with Attig right behind for door handle to door handle second. Whoa, Wiggins did some racing. Despite the aggressive pedal to the metal driving and competition, Bundy kept the came across for a good third. door shut and took home second Hameister wound up with a tight place. Surprise!! Savage debuted a fourth place. Both Jeff Sakovitz Drivers numbered among those Certainly there was no disap-of the World Series of Off Road pointment as the combination of Racing, SODA drivers, headed a good track, superior racers and for the last frontier, the Upper good Race Event management led Peninsula of Michigan, for more to superb racing! With the U.P. state of the art off road racing. Stump Jumpers serving as track , Held July 18 and 19, the Bark patrol, the track was race ready! River Lions Club's U.P. OffRoad To set the stage for Saturday's 100 was a SODA Race Event that racing, the track had been under all drivers looked forward to. water from a down pour that let Herb Rosborough is riding high this year in his Class 3 Chevy. He won the class in a flag to flag romp, was third in Class 4, third in Class 14 and third in the Heavy Metal Challenge in the durable, well built Chevy. CUSTOM AUTOMOTIVE & ,:~G 1991 HORA SCORE CHAMPION -. ':. _,:,,,,11 '', • • '1) ." ·1·• AWARD WINNING QUAL/1Y PRODUCTS. FROM :=:G>'D=::: ~ , (602)778-2433 ~ 'ASI# 3'5!=12!51 · 1 ~' ' 625 N. 3rd. Street #2 • Prescott, Arizona 8630 Page 44 loose with two inches of rain on the Friday preceding the racing! It took a lot of hard work to get the track into race ready shape but the work was done and the track was definitely raceable when class 5-1600 took the first of the famous U .P 100 land rush starts on Saturday morning. The flag-man gave the go and the pack shot down into the funnel and around the twists to the finish line look-ing like a string of off road pearls. Bill Bowles came flying around with the lead on lap one and that's the last the crowd saw of him! As Bowles went out Chuck Johnson grabbed the lead with Ron " Legs" Jeff St. Peter had to battle 18 other 1-1600s to come up with a close win in class, later drove to a very close third in Class 2-1600 and took a tight second in the Limited Challenge, and Paula St. Peter was third in the Women's buggy race in the same car. Class 5-1600 opened the racing action as here Chuck Johnson, who won, just barely leads Bill Bowles, staying right with the program for a lap, but Bill failed to finish and Johnson won the battle. October 199!2 I and Kevin Norris were in the hunt for position and points. Nice racin' fellas! Holy Hannah, "Crazy Man" Greg Bekavac and Al Fannin put on a fantastic show in Class 6! Bekavac took the lead off the start with Fannin and Thornton "Ed Schultz right on his bumper. Schultz had to duck in and out of the track with over heating problems leaving the heavy battle between Fannin and Bekavac. Schultz and Randy Zimonick were playing nip and tuck between Schultz' pit stops to cool off the engine. Back to the two leaders, Bekavac kept the door shut on Fannin lap after lap until the last charge through the front narrows. Fannin gave it the gun and Bekavac wound up tangling with some course barrier tires and getting hung up. Fannin encount-ered the same tires losing a fraction of a second while Bakavac hit reverse, backed up and crossed the finish line first with Fannin literally an inch away from his bumper. First place went to Fannin as Bakavac was penalized with a course cutting infraction. Zirnonick pulled in with third place, Schultz taking fourth. Class 10 welcomed some new machines but the early leader, going from start to finish in first, was a very familiar Lee W uesthoff. Wuesthoff put an early stretch on Art Schmitt III whose machine was suffering from continued Dusty Times

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Class 6 started out to be a three way battle for the lead, ended up with both Greg Bekavac and Al Fannin hitting the barriers on the last lap. Greg backed over the finish line to win over Al by inches. Lee Wuesthoff went flag to flag in his Laser to win Class 10 and took third in Class 9, both times with tight competition, but Wuesthoff failed to place high in the Unlimited Championship. Todd Attig led Class 9 out of the narrows, and kept the lead to the finish line, and he battled for the lead, led a lap or two, but ended up second in the Unlimited Challenge race. tranny troubles. None the less, gears or no gears the incredible Art pulled out second place. Newcomer Mark Wilkins finished in third. Bryan Bernloehr had a good race going when he had to pull off, do some on track engine repair and then get back in the main vein for fourth. Nice work, Bryan! The Probst machine lined up, came down the funnel and went straight to the pits, a tough break for Jeff Probst and the machine. About this time of day we find out that the track is 2.7 miles in length so when Scott Taylor and Jack Flannery come around a lap in their Class 8 trucks in under two minutes you've got some real movin' on your hands! And Flannery and Taylor weren't the only ones haulin' the freight, definitely count in Jimmie Crowder, Dave Hockers, Dennis Ferdon, Dave Parsons, etc.! Of course the racing in SODA's Class 8 is always super! Taylor came off the start and through the funnel with the lead but Flannery was on him like a duck on a June bug until half way through the race. Exit Flannery with more steering problems. Taylor just kept his foot glued to the pedal and breezed in for the win. Crowder kept his end of the power and speed deal up and took a nice second place. Dennis Ferdon and Dave Hockers grappled for third place. Hockers kept the door closed lap after lap and took third with a mere 11 second lead on fourth place Ferdon. When the checkered flag came out,Jack Flannery did a stint at track and field with a dash from the wounded Class 8 truck to the ready to roll Class 4 truck! Speaking of Class 4, and we were, the mighty trucks of thunder were up next and once again the crowd was treated to a fantastic show of drivingl When nine high powered Class 4 trucks hit the famous Bark River funnel, above the roar of the mighty engines, spectators could actually hear the banging and clanging of sheet metal! No casualties were incurred, but the effect was tremendous! The leaders?? Try Jumpin' Jack Flannery, Greg Gerlach and Kevin Probst looking like they were hooked together like trimese ( new word!) triplets! Unfortunately the Probst machine was off and in the pits by lap three. By this time the crowd was on it's collective feet to stay for the entire race as Flannery led Gerlach by inches lap after lap. By mid-race it was obvious that Flannery had lost his front wheel drive but the show went on! These two outstanding SODA drivers were two seconds apart going into the white flag lap! On the white flag lap at the finish line Gerlach made his move DustyTima It was due to happen and Greg Gerlach got his Dodge in the Class 4 Victory Circle, making the pass for the lead on the white flag lap and fending off Flannery to take the checkered flag first. and got around Flannery. The crowd went wild, not necessarily for or against either drivef but at the racing action itself! Gerlach held on to the lead and took home the checkered flag in first place with Flannery in second less than a breath away, What a Show!!! After the Probst machine went to the pits Herb Rosborough in his Class 3 quickly slid into third place and stayed there to the checkered flag. Geoff Dorr had fuel problems at the line and with some excellent driving came out of the deal with a good fourth place. Now, back track to the green flag. Scott Smith made it through the funnel, through the narrows and was headed up the side hill when wowsers, Smith rolled ... and rolled ... and rolled. Shows to go ya' that there is a definite reason for the type of roll cage, seat belts and other safety features required by SODA! Smith crawled out of the window of' hat was left of his Class 4 machine with no major damage to himself. The machine went home in sections. That's not the kind of racing action anyone is happy to report. Glad to say that Scott is Raising a little dust Jeff Probst took fast lap of the day in his Class i Laser, and he went wire to wire for the win in the fast Laser, built by Probst Racing, . but didn't figure in other events. okay. The truck scene gave over to the buggies as the Class 9 machines followed the pace truck to the start line. Once again over the high whine of power engines, the banging of sheet metal could be heard as Todd Attig, Jeff St. Peter, Lee Wuesthoff, Tom Schwartzburg and company all hit the funnel and the narrows. Remember when you used to string beads on a big piece of rope?? That's what the top four finishers looked like from start to finish, close enough to resemble This is the system run by most off road race winners beads on a string. Attig came out of the narrows with the lead and held it to the finish. He was followed by St. Peter who was followed by Lee W uesthoff who was followed by Jeff Probst. All four of these drivers made at least one lap in under two minutes -that's moving! Art Schmitt lil missed this race as he was frantically puttng"in a new transmission. The action was far from over for the day as SODA's Road Warrior, Class 13 hit the start line! 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Johnny Greaves grabbed the lead in the first lap of the 2-1600 contest in the Taylor built chassis, and he held the lead from start to finish to win. Seat event, coming from back in the pack to pass into second It was Spencer Low time again in Class 7S as the Arizona driver put yet another win on the books, but this race he had to fight off several very determined competitors for the victory. place on the white flag lap. ll@r> of these awesome machines lined up and sixteen finished the entire race! Bruce Shilts came around with a narrow lead and held it to the finish with Dave Vorpahl close enough to read the back of Shilts' helmet! First place was given to Vorpahl after a track infraction was assessed against Shilts. Dave Marks and Joe Zilisch went at it tooth and nail for third position, Marks grabbing the position by six seconds! John Schultz topped off the top five with a left rear tire that was absolutely gone! Didn't make any difference where you looked on the track, the action track wide was fantastic! ----------,----------... ---_-_-,,:;-_-.,,.-for a nice second place. Mike checkered (lag lap .for second Just in case the reader didn't notice, Class 11 double seat did NOT start the day's racing! How about that motorsports fans!!! Wonder if Class 11 D would rather run first or race after the Road Warriors?!?! Say hey, this was a fun race to watch, just ask Nita Woulf, wife of winner Rich Woulf. Usually the pert and pretty Nita is riding with Rich, however, a broken wrist is keeping Nita in the spectator class. W oulf came out of the funnel in first place, put on a hefty stretch and took it all the way home for the win! W ith twenty-six entries, the land rush to the funnel was absolutely incredible! After the initial run through the narrows, the pack was distributed all over the track providing the spectator with constant top line racing action. Lonnie Andrews worked his way through the field Allen drove his machine to third. place, St. Peter having to settle for Glen Mathews and Dwayne third. Walt Carlson and Bill Walkowski darn near held a drag Scott, Sr. put on a heck of a race for position with Mathews performance for points and edging out Walkowski for fourth position, making lead changes just place. Following the top five about every other lap. Nice racin' finishers, there was an exciting fellas! battle between Rod Attig, Mark Class 2-1600 ended the day's Oberg, Kent Ewert, Herman racing sending everyone home Barnum, Bryan Henderson, Tom knowing that they had seen some Deschaine and Mark Eberhardt. really fantastic off road action. Jeff Probst had his machine "Half Time" is a good place to hooked up and movin' for the mention the courtesies extended Class 2 race turning the fast lap bytheU.P.OffRoad.l00andthe time of the day! Probst put on the Vandermissen Family! Not only is early speed and went flag to flag Joyce Vandermissen a definite for a tidy win. Art Schmitt III entry for the prettiest Grand-lined up. took the flag and went mother in the free world, she out with gear box troubles. Hello, remains one of the nicest ladies-we Scott Schwalbe! Schwalbe stayed know. The whole "fam damnily" within striking distance of the are a treat to know. Lucky Jim remarkable Probst the entire race Wiggins to be hooking up with to place in a well earned second one of the lovely Vandermissen position.Todd Wallace had a nice girls, huh Lisa?? run for third place going when he WOW!!!! If you slept late and had to leave the track giving local missed the Class 14 race, first up favorite Dave Vandermissen, Jr. on Sunday's agenda, you missed a the third place berth. classic! The Flannery Class 4 was "Ooo, Ouch, Ka-bang" -good given over to young Jamey "Baby words to describe the funnel Thunder" Flannery and he drove sections of th etrack as eighteen one heck of a race! Baby Thunder Class 2-1600s took the green flag! was lined up against the likes of Most everyone survived the first Geoff Dorr, Herb Rosborough, lap, but the main attraction was Jerry Bundy,Jack Heidtman, Bob the two way battle for second Bemmels and drove the doors off place! John Greaves grabbed the the big Chevy Thunder! The lead position on lap one and held crowd was on it's feet from start it to the finish. Back at the ranch, to finish to watch Flannery keep Jeff St. Peter a1:d Jim Wiggins the door closed on veteran Geoff went the entire distance about a Dorr. Jamey Flannery went flag to length of a tie rod apart for flag for a dynamite win with Dorr position. Wiggins finagled the right on his bumper for second. pass around St. Peter on the Like the professional he is, Dorr Complete computerized Engine Dyno testing facility . drove the tail lights off his new Ford in intense competition and remained Gentleman Geoff Dorr. Ya' just didn't know where to look: focus on the track provided stupendous racing action but watching father Jumpin' Jack Flannery put on miles walking from fence line to fence line and mom Connie jumping up and down was a show of it's own! Bob Bemmels gave Jerry Bundy and Herb Rosborough a real run for the money but wound up kissing a guard rail and incurring a track TOYOTA RACE ENGINES The finest & fastest Toyota race engines available for class 1. 7-S. 74x4. 15and SCCA Pro Rally. Complete computer dyno tested Engines are available. as well as ,n kit form. Send today for our new 38 page catalog which includes Complete Engines with Dyno Charts. Ported Heads. Corrosion Proof Headers. Cams. Stainless Steel Valves, Blowers. Mikuni Garb. Kits. Clutch Kits. Ignition Systems. Flywheels and more. Call today or send S5.00 for complete catalog Sh1pp1ng world wide. Contingency program offered. Call: (714) 596-5494 ~--4~~====?':::~'::=.'=:=;;;=::~= Send to: -\!'illl-..!i..5f::q ill\!J..r L.C. Engineering .., __ .._,!~ 2978 First Street, Unit G Jamey Flannery drove his dad's Class 4 to the Class 14 victory, driving hard, as you can see, and the young man also led the Heavy Metal Challenge to mid-point and finished second in that race. violation. Rosborough hard degree angle! Now that's dedica-charged to a solid third place, tion! Hats off to Class l lS. Bundy received fourth. Man alive, the action just didn't Say, there it is again, the Class quit!! Class 7S seemed determined 11 single seat drivers were not the to put on the best show of the day first Class on the track! Class 11S with fourteen entries ready to showed up in full force with hammer it home! Spencer Low twenty-seven entries! The action at brought home the win one more the funnel was incredible -looked time but not without knowing like buggy soup! Mike Allen held that Scott Taylor, John Greaves, a one lap lead and then the show Billy Beck, Chris Stanley and a belonged to Lonnie Andrews as host of others were on the track he put on a heavy duty stretch to ready to take that lead! Taylor go in for the win. We're here to maintained second place until the tell ya' that our own SODA white flag lap when he suddenly "youngsters" are well worth had to pull off. Taylor still watching! Rookie Steve Plummer managed to pull out a third place had an outstanding run going then finish. had to pull off with some serious Billy Beck had been playing breakdown problems. Cory truck tag with Greaves and was Friday (also a SODA "kid") most cordial in taking over what worked his way through the pack looked like the third place slot, to do battle with Mark Oberg for Greaves in the second place second place. Friday kept the position. Unfortunately Greaves pedal down and made the second incurred some track violations place pass on the white flag lap. and was put out of the top Oberg was fantastic to watch as he finishers. This moved Beck into had just purchased his machine second, Taylor still held third and and took home a very respectable Chris Stanley moved into fourth. third place. Once again, there Beck finished the race on a flat wasn't a bad place on the track to right front tire. The remarkable set your eyes on. The racing Jeff Kincaid had absolutely no action throughought this Class luck! Kincaid powered off the was fantastic! Take Kevin start line in excellent position but Kempa's performance, the guy is put a little too much on the going after thirteenth or four-corners of the narrows and rolled teenth points and finishes the race his truck over and off the track. with his right rear wheel at a 45 Jim Wiggins didn't fare a whole lot better as he put his truck on it's side during lap two. Tom Hackers was running a steady race and blew a motor! Again, quite a show! La Verne. CA 91750 Some products not legal on pollution controlled vehides. Art Schmitt II got his tranny woes solved in time to take the Class 1 lead and the win on the white flag lap. After some banging about Art emerged in good shape to win the Unlimited Challenge race too, in his Laser. When one refers to the truck classes as "Heavy Thunder", one has to call the unlimited buggy classes "Lightning Bolts''.! Lightning action it was when Class 1 took the track with nine entries. Todd Attig, Art Schmitt III and Scott Schwalbe paved the way with early action, Attig going lap after lap with a wispy three seconds over Schmitt. This kept up until the white flag lap when disaster struck Attig's machine and he had to pull off giving Schmitt a clean ride to the win. Scott Schwalbe held off both Page46 October 199i Dusty Times

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Billy Beck led the Class 6 & 7 Challenge all the way from the first lap in his Ford Ranger, and the young man from Texas also placed a strong second in Class 7S on a flat tire. The Vandermissen family put on the Bark River event yearly, and also race it. Here Dave Jr. flies over the course he helped build to third in Class 2. Mark Steinhardt lost the battle of the funnel on the start on the 1-1600 race, and he ended up stuck, nose up, on a course marker pole on course. second. Attig was five tenths of a second { now that's close!) behind St. Peter for third! Nice work guys!!! Mike Brue did a really sweet job of driving his Class 5-1600 machine to a fourth place finish holding off both Mark Hameister and Walt Carlson. W owsers, there was a complete mixed bag of limited buggies including two more 5-1600 machines driven by Bill Bowles and Ron Karlman as well as some Class 11 machines driven by Mike Lahti, Calvin Bailey, Jan Gross-man and Bryan Henderson. Jim Wiggins, who drives in various classes, won the Limited Challenge in a wire to wire drive. He was third in Class 1-1600, second in Class 2-1600 and he also drives a fast Class 7S truck. The Mini Metal Challenge, including Classes 7S and 6, lined up for a green flag. Thornton "Ed" Schultz took an early lead justa' haulin' the freight when the rear end gear gave up the ghost. As the mixed group came around for lap one Billy Beck had a slight lead over "Crazy Man" Greg Bekavac who was pushing his Class 6 to the limit. Maybe he pushed it to too much limit, right after lap two the darned old Camaro just upped and quit! Beck stretched out his lead with the real battle going on for second and third between Chris Stanley and Paul Corning. Stanley held Corning off for about half the race, then Corning reached for the extra, found it and made the pass. At the finish line Beck pulled in first, Corning second and Stanley third. Dave Vandermissen Sr. and Jr., Bryan Bernloehr and Lee Wuest-hoff for half the race then his machine said "all done". Where, you ask, was Jeff St. Peter? St. Peter and Wuesthoff not only tangled with each other but did battle with a pole right off the start. St. Peter came from the very end of the pack and drove his way to a spectacular second place finish! Yup, SODA has some dandy young hot shots, but by golly, SODA has it's super veterans too, like Dave Vander-missen Sr. who drove his way through the field for a solid third place finish. Must have been kinda' fun to place just ahead of old Jr.! Thanks for the nice wheel to wheel racin' gentlemen! Goodness gracious Gert, grab your hat and hanky and get on your feet, it's Heavy Metal Championship time! Twenty-six Heavy Metal machines met at the start line! Keep in mind that the funnel will only hold one, two at the most, trucks and every single entry wanted to be Number One into that funnel! So, who was first? Well it was the Flannery Class 4 but once again it was driven by Jamey "Baby Thunder" Flannery. Who was hot on his tail besides the entire pack? Hello Scott Taylor in his mighty Class 8! Now, chunk in Herb Rosborough, Jimmie Crowder, Dave Parsons, Bill "Whack" Lohf, Jerry Bundy, a whole gang of Class 13 Road W arriors and a bunch of others and you've got yourself a real showdown! Most unfortunately the highly competitive Class 4 of the Probst T earn shot out some nasty flames on lap one and was quickly shut down and put out of the action. Flannery in first and Taylor in second went absolutely ballistic around the track to about the half way mark when Taylor made the pass on Flannery. The two continued to go ballistic around the track with Taylor in the lead and Flannery on his bumper for second. The two were ahead of Hard Charger Herb Rosborough Dusty Times by fifteen seconds and the threesome proceeded to lap the rest of the entire field! Incredible!!! The final flag waved in Taylor in first, Flannery in second and Rosborough in third. Jimmie Crowder skillfully drove his way through the pack to a nice fourth place finish followed by Jerry Bundy, Dave Parsons and Whack Lohf. Those in the finishing field were all SODA Road Warriors including John Schultz, Dave Vorpahl,Jay Konitzer, Farmer John Konitzer and Scott Thomas. Yep, yep, yep, this was definitely a case of "seeing is believing"! Ya' just had time to sit down, catch your breath, and really appreciate what you just saw when here they came, twenty-eight limited buggies ready to do battle in the Limited Challenge! The green flag came out and the land rush start was on with the funnel waiting, willing and able to defy all challengers! Jim Wiggins did some major defying, took a healthy lead and held it to the checkered flag and the win. Both Todd Attig and Jeff St. Peter wanted that second spot and both worked hard to get it. Attig held it first with repeated challenges from St. Peter. St. Peter stuck to his guns and made the pass for second position on the white flag lap and brought it on home in Holy pile up! The start of the Unlimited Championship was a nasty medley of crash, bang, roll overs and found poor Todd Wallace with thenoseofhisClass 10 absolutely straight down into a messy old hole with only the back tail pipe sticking out! Wallace had been pushed up a track marker pole and landed in that unpleasant positition. Glad you're all right, Todd! Back at the action, Bryan Bernloehr had it all hooked up and movin' out in the lead followed nose to tail, like an elephant's walk, by Scott Schwalbe, Todd Attig and Art Schmitt with some heavy con-tenders behind this string of pearls. Was it to stay this way?? Sheri Parsons is headed for a points title in Women's Heavy Metal racing, and despite the ever present threat from Gail Brand, Sheri won the race in the Class 8 Chevrolet. October 1992 But no, mid-race Attig put the move on both Bernloehr and Schwalbe and came around in first. Schwalbe was put off the track for the duration of the race, Schmitt said '' where ever you go, I go'-' and also made a pass around Bernloehr. Now it was a string of pearls again but in another lap or two Attig and Schmitt tangled costing Attig two positions. How'd it all come out in the wash. Schmitt took the victory, Bernloehr shut down on the white flag lap giving Attig second and our Sugar Camp Enterprises friend Scott Schwalbe held on to third. The entire track was filled with excellent racing action including Vandermissen Sr., Jeff St. Peter, VandermissenJr., Mark Wilkins, Dan Baudoux, Greg Ward and Jack Haelein. Usually the Women's Heavy Metal Class race signals the very end of a Race Event, but not so at Bark River. The Heavy Metal ladies lined up next. Sheri Parsons put the pedal down in her Class 8 and despite the best efforts of Gail Brand in her Class 13, took the win from flag to flag. Brand held on to second. Jeannie Mullani placed third and Robin Schultz took home fourth place. The Women's Limited Buggy Classes took the last land rush start of the weekend but with no lack of action. Paula "Flash" St. Peter took an early lead on both Wendy Schmalz and Tracey Crump but put a little too much edge on it and rolled over costing her the win. Schmalz was right there to take over the lead and held it to the checkered flag. Crump sailed in for second and St. Peter settled for third. The Women's Class 11 race was a bit similar with young Tracey Silloway in a healthy lead right up through the white flag lap. Kim Blasdell locked into second position, Teana Attig held on to third and Joan Silloway had fourth from flag to almost flag! Tracey Silloway ran into some real nasties and the final standings were Blasdell in first, Attig in second, Joan Silloway in third, Anne Shuster in fourth and Tracey Silloway having to settle for fifth. SODA's Race Event at Bark River, Michigan was over and if anyone left disappointed, it must have been the glasses they were wearing because the action was fantastic! The weather was beginning to look threatening again as both racers and spectators loaded up and started home. Racers were already planning strategies for the next Race Event, The Fox Riverfest, to be held at DePere, Wisconsin. Hey, we'll be there, you be there and we'll see ya' trackside!! THE WRIGHT DROP SPINDLE 3" MORE GROUND CLEARANCE PLACE~. CV JOINTS RACK & PINION STEERING UNITS 1. REGULAR 2. SAND BUGGY 3. MINI 9420 FLINN SPRINGS LANE, EL CAJON, CA 92021 TEL: (619) 561-4810 FAX: (619) 561-7960 Page 47

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THE ONLY REASON FOR NOT ADVERTISING IN DUSTY TIMES IS BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE MORE BUSINESS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE Intelligence on a new level. Introducing the new SMART LEVEL. A digital inclinometer COMPLETE MOOut.E with up to 0.1° repeatable accuracy. It wiUzero_ to any angle $7 ggs and can be re-calibrated. Ideal for chassis building, body fabrication, fixture work or anywhere precise angular measurement is a must (such as wheel camber/caster settings, wing angles, etc.). Camber adjusting fixture t available separately for $59.95. . '{#< *WA• ,~_..~ 760 second Ave. -Clty,CA9'063 PH S00-363-0808 FAX415-367-1105 f'HIS WINNISR5 CHOIC/S WEB-CAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS are used by the sports winning drivers and engine builders. Just ask the top professionals before buying your next cam. • Our dedication to performance and quality keeps you on top. Call WEB-CAM for your winning cam for street . strip and off-road or send $3 for the complete catalog. -.WEB-CAM PERFORMANCE CAMSHAFTS (714) 369-5144 · John Weddle Chris Weddle Weddle Engineering Performance Transaxle Products Gear Sets, Super-Diffs, Bearing Retainer Plates Complete Racing Transmissions P.O. I3ox 15466•Long Beach, CA 90815 (310) 598-2731 ---. ·r.•----· . - ---~ WIND R I V E R G R D U P PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING CONSULTANTS EDWIN C. JACOBS PRESIDENT SOD STATE MILL ROAD AKRON, OHIO 4431S (216) 644-7774 ADAM WIK 535 E. Central Park Anaheim, CA 92802 (714) 956·WIKS • Computerized Oyno • Flow Bench Facility • Tum Key Racing Engines Engines Off Road Products Front and Rear Trailing Arms • Spindles Suspension Specialists • Custom Wheels 2733 W. Missouri Phoenix. AZ. 8501 7 MOVING? Jack Woods (602) 242-0077 Don't miss an issue of DUSTY TIMES Send Your Old and New Address to 20751 Marilla St. Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408 Allow six weeks for processing. CRS/SCCA Divisional News promises the same innovative format, fun roads, and variety of terrain and surface as last year. Harris Done and Mike Blore are organizing the event again; unfor-tunately our good friend and co-organizer Paul Barrows was sud-denly moved to New York by his company, two months ago! As a result, Harris and Mike could use some extra help, especially in recruiting workers. Call Mike at (310) 425-0984 if you can work the event or know someone who can. date of the Annual Stock Class Meeting soon - watch for it. John Elkin is making plans for the '93 Glen Helen rallycrosses and the Awards Banquet. The C.R.S Director's position is open for next year; if you are interested call Lon. Congratulations to many C.R.S. /Southern Pacific Division teams who ventured to Minnesota to run the Ojibwe National PRO Rally. Roger Hull and Rob Cherry won Rallytruck Class and finished seventh overall, Matt Sweeney with Jimmy Brandt co-driving (Lucinda wasn't feeling good so service crewed) finished sixth on the divisional, and John suffered a "hard, fourth-gear Elkin got in a few fast stages with roll" and DNF'd - sorry, guys! driver Jon Pizzagalli before they By Paula Gibeault MORE NEWS: Sam Moore will announce the location a'nd DUSTY TIMES Has Moved! Our New Address is: 207 51 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 ~4408 (818) 882-0004 The CRS Rally Picnic was a GREAT success!! Kerri Kerby, with help from Lon Peterson, put on a wonderful gathering at Silverwood Park August 16. She drummed up an incredible number of goodies, from a HUGE ice chest chock full of Miller beer, to chicken enough for all to barbecue. And then there were the giveaways! McNeill Motorsports, Sube Sports, VP Fuels, and others provided so many items to be raffled off that everyone received something and we had to put our names in again and start over! A water balloon fight almost turned into a wet T -shirt contest... Lon and Nancy had a great battle and Harris Done should be in the Major Leagues. Don't miss this affair next year! Thanks again to Kerri and John for a great job and congratulations on your new rallyist! Off Road's Winningest Radios OVER 1,944 ON THE RACE COURSE! The decision will soon be made on next year's CRS classes, after input to the competitor liaison (Lon Peterson), an open forum at the Picnic, and discussion by the B.O.G. Watch for an announce-ment in the T reeline results on the proposal to split Open into 2 wheel drive and 4 wheel drive and drop Stock GT class. Dan Hook, Sam Moore, and Lon Peterson have put a tre-mendous amount of work into theCRS'snewestevent, theTree-line Rally. And they are all still speaking to each other! This should be a great event. If you receive this issue before the rally on September 19 and would like to help, call Lon at (619) 241-4 707 or at the headquarters Ram-ada Inn in Palmdale. Gorman Ridge, on October 24, DustyTlnla • The Ultimate_ Racing Intercom Helmets wired $125. (CF) • NEW! RF Pre Amp $95 ROADMASTER "A LEGEND" Only$539 30% to 50% more rangel 2888 Gundry Avenue___ Signal Hill, CA 90806 We're next door via U.P.S.!

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Classified ••• FOR SALE: 1989 JIMCO Class 9 Challenger, 2 seater, SCORE/ HORA legal, fresh transmission, new wheels & tires, Wright rack, 2 Beard seats, fuel cell, new powder paint on aluminum body. FOR SALE: 1987 Dodge Vista Colt 4-wd 5 speed tranny. Noisy fourth gear but runs okay. Make offer - you haul. Call John at Dusty Times (818) 882-0004. 'FOR SALE: 20 acres of pine trees above Tehachapi. Near 6,000' level. 2 pads cut on property, both with magnificent view of entire Antelope valley. 4 season climate. Miles from paved road & civilization. Inside locked gates. Easy access on good graded road. Call Don (805) 268-1644. FOR SALE: Type IV Don Hatz motor, 2.7•liter. Dual 44 Weber, Carrillo rods, FAT cooling sys-tem. $5,000.00 or trade for pre-runner. Call Don Hatz (619) 425-1639. FOR SAL : You've seen this one flying high at every race this year, younger brother to Robby Gordons Hay Hauler. Built from the ground up by Nelson and Nelson. This Ford Tough truck is a proven perforinet7, consistent top six finisher. Here is your opportunity to get into racing in a very competitive truck for the low price of $17,500.00. Call for details NOW!!! (714) 240-6151. LOST AT FIRE\VORKS JULY 4: Lost, at mile 50, front Centerline and Yokohama tire, car # 1605. Please call Brad ( 818) 998-2739 days, (818) 352-9035 nites. FOR SALE: 2-1600 Raceco EVERYTHING is either new or rebuilt like new. Wright combos, arms, rack, Raceco beam, Neth rear arms, Henry's stubs and 300m T-hars, Folts trans, Mastercraft seats, Mirage re-aligned suspension, Shock-Tech shocks, pumper and more. New powder paint (frame black & body white) ready for your graphics. We spent over $10,000 on rebuild & have over $25,000 invested. Race ready for $9,500. Call Don (318) 500-1940 day, (818) 957-6222 nite or Boh (714) 782-0707 day or (714) 247-7575 nite. RACE READY!!!!! Briggs built MTEG Supt·r Lite with ground-up rl'huild. Has new air Fox shocks, 13" rims & tires, enclosl'd trailer w I air condition-ing. $8,00().()() best offer - you can't losl' with this car. Call Russ (303) 421-5242 days, (303 )986-2865 nitt'S. FOR SALE: 1-2-1600 Raceco, FOR SALE: 1966/92 Class 5 car, rebuilt to be street legal. Giese air suspensi9n, 13" travel front, 18" rear, fresh trans, c.v.'s, 2074cc motor, loads of custom aluminum work. This car had a 92 % finish rate with first and second places and has now won several car shows and Best Engineered Awards. Must sell! $25,000.00 invested. $11,500.00 oho or will consider interesting trade & cash. Must see! Bob (714) 265-0329. FOR SALE: Art Carr C-4 ttans-w-3200 stall converter & Winters gear reduction unit. Seven sets of spur gears; 8 new Rough Country 2 3/4" diameter shocks, 10" travel, 5/8 shaft 15" long Nitto reservoirs, all Heim ends. Call (413) 525-4841 after 6pmEST. OR SALE: C ass 4 Ford Bronco, came 4th overall in 1991 Canadian Off Road Racing Series. Ready to race. 351 Windson motor (not stock), new trans, comes with lots of spares. Genuine reason for sale. $4,500.00 oho. Call (416) 283-6473. Wright rack, Combos and arms, THANKS Class 10. I parted out Fox shocks, UMP power steering, my car in two months, but I have Beard seats, Mirage rear arms, one thing left; yes, that's right, . JAMAR dual brake master cylinders, lots of spare parts included. Ready to race, less engine. $4,950.00. Call Darrell (714) 244-2883 or pager (714) 57.5-1639. -------~~-.;:__ ~.xr /k~ LE: -1600, Centerlines, 22 gal cell, Beard seats, Wright rack, fire system, roll cage, bus trans, Porsche half shafts, extra 8 wheels and tires, 2 new dump cans & trailer. $5,000.00 takes all! (619) 451-1415. ----~-i1Mru,....,fjf,,;MiiJ:;l@WltYBl~~❖~J FOR SALE: Class 10 1989 single' seat all coil-over Fox shocks. Best of everything. Incredible handling car and very light. Air cooled FAT motor, J&G trans. Just prepped, race ready. 4 starts at FR T races in 1991 & 4 first overall. 1991 Class 10 points champion. $20,000.00 Call Mikeat{310)694-3827 days or (310) 694-1328 nites. FOR SALE: Class 2/1600 with trailer. Has all of the latest equipment. Call for details. $5,500.00 firm Larry Stephey (619) 253-7727. strong tranny, radio with THE ENGINE! Would somebody FOR SALE: Ford Stepside Bed intercom. Very competitive car. please buy it???????? Major w/dually fiberglass fenders. Raceready, lessengine.$7,500.00 Performance 1650cc -Brand Excellent for someone building a firm. 2 axle trailer available New! 400 miles max. $3,500.00 Ford pre-runner. Must sell. $1,000.00. Call Greg (310) 379-My loss your gain. Call after 5pm $250.00. Call John at (714) 498-0831. Rob (619) 562-4675. 7443 or (714) 498-8428. FOR SALE: Class 10 single ATTENTION BUYERS & FOR SALE: Class 10 Raceco FOR SALE: 199() 2 seat Class I l"'l. seater, new engine & ttansaxle, SELLERS: Over 30 cars & trucks single seat, air cooled, coil-over I 05" wh, race.: winnt'f. 1650 fresh paint, no track time on for sale, all off-road, all classes. front and rear. Secondary Rabbit motor, Wright coil front engine. New tires, Fox Shocks, Expert in international sales - 12 suspension in rear. 1990 FRT end. com hos, arms, Summers secondary torsion housing, years experience. Currently points champion. Prepped and ,liscs, axles. Woods arms, Fox Wright steering box, 5 point seat dealing with 8 countries. The ready to race. $10,000.00. 24' shocks. 91(' c.v.'s. Also. 2(100 belts.Sparetires,wheels&parts. ONLY off road broker & enclosed Competitive trailer, Pinto l'ngin<·. 4 Mikunis, much Call for details & pictures. consultant. Call Rich Minga at generator, lights $8,500.00. Call mnre.~~.(\Y,\"'lt:1kesewrything. $4,500.00obo.Allen(817)939-BajaConcepts(619)583-6529or Mike (310) 694-3827 days, Call Jamie in!':\ ( 717) 544-3731. 2455. FAX (619) 583-1851. (310) 694-1328 nites. ·r-----........... --.-.------~-.... ----------------------..................... _____ iillllllirliiii.....,_ I Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in I ; DVSTY TIMES. : I Classified Advertising rate is only $15 for 45 words each month, not including nam~, add.ress and phone number. Add $5.00 for use of I I black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. I I NEW _AND RENEW AL_ SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DUSTY TIMES - A 45 word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now and subscribe. If 1 I you wish to use a photo m your free ad, encl_ose $5.00. All Classified Ads must be PAID IN ADVANCE. I I - ----------------- - -------- I I -----------------------~---I I I I --------------------------I I -------------------------- I I I I - -----------------~--------I I ---------------------------I I Enclosed is$ _____ (Send check or money order, no cash). Please run ad _______ times. I . I I I Name ---------------------------- - - ---Mail to: I I DUSTY TIMES I I Address ----------------------Phone-------20751 Marilla Street I I Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408 I City __________________ State ---~-Zip ______ _ ·•-Pagc54 October 1992 FOR SALE: Class 10 Penhall, everything new and prepped. Summers Bros floating hub, Sway-A-Way, Bilstein, Hewland gears, Unique. 1420 pounds. Needs motor assembled and you're ready to win. Over $30,000.00 invested in past 6 months. Trade for ski boat or large diamond or ??? Call Dave Black (714) 363-1734 or (714) 457-7057. ------FOR SALE: ' atsun a y Car. Competitive. Try exciting, inexpensive? motorsport. CRS Stock Class legal. Ready to rally. Safari suspension & extras. Has won overall, previous class champion, always at top of class. With dual axle heavy duty trailer. Asking $2,500.00 for both. Call Lauchlin (415) 512-0655 nites. R SA : Current SC 112-1600 points leader. 1990 Suspensions Unlimited chromoly chassis, Fox shocks w/ reservoirs, newly rebuilt FAT Performance engine, newly rebuilt trans, Sway-A-Way T-Bars and axles, 930 c.v.'s, Beard Super Seat, new Simpson belts, new front arms, Wright rack, Baja Blower, PCI intercom, Fuel Safe cell, Center-line w / Y okohamas. Spares: Tires, Wright rack & spindles, leafs, etc. 1992 season -Parker 400 1st, Baja 500 3rd, Fireworks 250 3rd. $15,000.00 oho. Dale/Darren (714) 244-3942 leave message. FOR SALE: 1968 street legal Baja Bug pre-runner. Full 8 point roll cage with tube bumpers, front & rear clips welded and Gussetted, new 1600 engine. Transform swingaxle trans, KYB, Armstrong, chrome 5 spoke rims, aluminum interior with VDO gauges, carpet, Beard, Diest, JAMAR, 1 piece front end and much more. $3,000.00 obo. Mike (619) 542-0228. FOR SALE: Class 10 1992 Fireworks 250 winner! FAT air-cooled 1650, just rebuilt. Hewland 5 speed, Wright 10 ... beam with 4,, longer arms, Wood 6" rear arms, Sway-A-Way, Summer disc brakes and axles, UMP power steering. Only $13,500.00. Call (602) 272-2659 days, (602)841-1288 nites. Dusty Times

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FOR SALE: Raceco Class 1, three time overall winner. Curnutts front and rear, Toyota 3SG motor by Sawyer. Very fast. Modine radiator, Electromotive ignition big bus box Hewland, Fuel Safe, Wright super combos, Summers disc brakes, Curnutt rear hubs & disc brakes, fresh powder coat, JAMAR, CNC, new Beard seats, belts current date. Fodrill front arms, UMP power steering, Auto Meter, lots of spares. USA trailer w/ tire rack & box. 120" wb, UMP windshield, all the best. $13,500.00 Steve Brown (805) 269-1494. FOR SALE: 1992 Suspension Unlimited 2/1600, only raced 3 times. Fresh motor & trans, prepped and ready to race. All of the best equipment used to build this car. Just like new. $16,000.00 oho. Call L.J. Kennedy at (714) 771-7324 or (714) 969-1066. FOR SALE: Class IO singk seat. Less than 200 miles on motor, transaxle. All the good stuff. $6,300.00. Call Jack (602) 242-0077. Clean Out Your Garage Sell Your Bits and Pieces RIGHT HERE Classified Ads are only $15.00 each month for 45 words or less. Add $5.00 for each photo. DRS/Desert Race Support The weather for the only night race for the La Rana Desert Race Series, the Johnson Valley 150 held outside the town of Lucerne, couldn't have been better. The temperatures were just right for the drivers with a nice breeze keeping the dust down. About 115 cars and trucks entered to give it their all on a 57.5 mile lap. DRS had twelve cars on their pit list leave the start line. In Class 10 the Reliable Lumber-Mesa Forest Products car of Dave Bufe gave chase to the class leaders all day, but the car just wasn't running quite right, but still he brought home for a fourth in class and eighth overall. In the hot 1600 class DRS was well represented with five entries. The La Victoria car was not only in the battle for the class win but for the overall as well, but some flats and a couple of problems kept it down, if you want to call second in Class 1-2-1600 and third overall down! The BAD racing car of Don Chase and Bob Stockton was in the hunt but a condenser problem and running on a flat tire dropped them to tenth in 1600 class, just two cars ahead of the Hensley Engineering car that came out at the last second and garnered I 2th in class. The Hot Licks Racing Ed Pauley ran strong all day but just couldn't reel in the leaders, but still came in sixth in class and 12th overall. What happened to Brad Inch? Well, poor Brad had one of those days and had a rock ventilate his tranny, ending his day before he could give it a go in the usually quick 1-2-1600. In Class 9 DRS had three cars leave the starting line but only one Dusty Times was able to finish. Danny Rich-ardson said 902 was his lucky number and he was right. Danny ran consistent all day and was the second car across the finish line, but was awarded first because of a DQ. Darnen Jefferies was right there in the hunt with Danny, but a steering knuckle broke on his steering shaft, bringing his day to an end. The hard luck in Class 9 has to go to Ryan Schank and D .J. Owens who worked all day on an oil leak only to have the ring and pinion go south on them. Class 7 saw the newly painted Ranger of Frank M usica run strong until his battery went belly up, bringing an end to his night after two laps. But Frank's cohort Mike Duncan in the 4x4 Doctor Jeep in Class 33 had some compe-tition, but was up to the task to take the victory. DRS had an entry in Stone Stock after a long pause. Fernando Elias and the father and son team of Art and Dave Edelstein were back after their Bronco was destroyed on the way to a La Rana Race last year. They got it together and were able to make it the entire distance for second in Class. Way to go guys! All in all a good race for DRS so I'll take this time to thank everyone that contributed by helping out in the pits and on the radios. Thanks Bob of BFG relay for all his help, and congratulate Tony Modica for his 2nd win in a row and to Kevin Davis for second overall. And, oh yes, to Gary Bates for another win in Class 5 and for getting his Checker car on the shirts. The next La Rana stop is at Ridgecrest; see ya there. FOR SALE: Two (2) bus transmissions, with 4 .86 ring & pinion in both. Only run a couple of times. Both were just gone through, perfect for stadium or short course racing. $5,000.00 for both. Call (805) 482-0103 ask for Jimmy May. FOR SALE: Six ( 6) Duel Line res-ervoir shocks! Great for 5-1600 or pre-runner. Aeroquip lines with one-way check valves, large one-way check valves, large capacity reservoirs, HD shafts, boots; just rebuilt and charged! $700.00 oho. Also have many VW doors, backing plates, drums, etc. Mike (619) 542-0228. FOR SALE: 1-1600 Raceco, 116" wb. Fox wi res, pumper, Flame out, Wright arms & spindles, fresh bus trans w/Hew-land. New motor, several spare tires, power steering. $8,500.00 or partial trade for 9 car. (619) 244-0888. WANTED: Parts for Toyota Class 7 4x4S project truck. Looking for Mikuni 44 side drafts, preferably for 20R head, Fox or Rancho rebuildable shocks and fiberglass parts. Call Jack Peters, West Oregon (503) 683-7042. FOR SALE: 1990 Raceco, Class 1-2 or 10. Toyota 2TC motor, Summers hubs and brakes front and rear. 24" travel. CNC pedals, SAW, Saginaw steering, Beard Seats, Fud Safe cell, JG Trans, Palmer front arms and spindles. "Too much to list." $14,000.00 firm. Call Ron at(3 I 0) 559-4526 or Randy at (805) 274-2688. FOR SALE: 1989 Berrien Buggy 1-1600 frame. Set up for bus tranny. Brand new front end & trailing arms also available. $350.00 for frame or will consider trades. Eugene, OR (503) 689-4720. BOURLAND RACING searching to team up with serious competi-tive racing team to win the 1992 Baja 1000. Preparation or $ for driver and co-driver position. Full size truck class experience please. Call Alex Bourland & Jeff Stowers. Our schedule to pre-run the 1992 Baja 1000 is 14 days. Call (310) 472-0957. Coming Next Month.~. VORRA Virginia City Classic Brush Run 101 La Rana Johnson Valley 150 WRC Rally of 1000 Lakes SODA Fox Riverfest Challenge SCCA Ojibwe Pro Rally VORRA Summer Sizzler . .. Plus all the regular features INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Barbary Coast -Gold Coast Hotels . . . • 35 Baker Precision Products _ . . . . . . . . . 39 Bilstein Corp. of America __ . . . . . . . . 31 Blackhawk Farms Off Road Challenge ..•.•..... _ . 7 Cactus Racing Products . . . . • . . . . . . 12 Castex Inc., E-Z-Up ... _ ... _ . . . . . . 4 Champion Bead Lock Co. . •.• : . . . . . 19 Corona Baja Sur 500 . .•••. _ . . . . . . 17 De Nunzio Racing Products _ . . • • . . . . 6 FAT Performance _ . . • . • . . . . . . . . . 27 FRT Plaster City Blast ..••••....• _ 2 FRT Attack Kamikaze Desert GP ... _ _ 32 FRT Mr. Patterson's E Ticket Rice . . • . 16 German Auto . ..••.•.•.••.... _ . 13 GORRA Thanksgiving 250 • _ •.. _ • • . 23 Rod Hall Driving School ... __ ..... _ 20 HORA Gold Coast 300 . • • . • . . . . • • • 5 Hi Tech Off Road ... ..•. _. . . . . . . 30 KC HiLites .....•..•.•. _ ..•. _ . • 21 La Rana Women's Only and California 200 .. __ . _ • _ • • • . • • • 15 LC. Engineering .•.•••••.•. _ ... _ 46 Nevada Off Road Buggy •. _ . • • . . • • • 29 Parker Pumper _ ...•.•• _ . • . • . . • • 25 Parlcer Pumper • . • . • . • . • • • . • . . • . 33 PCI Race Radios ...•••••.• _ •..• _ 53 Pike's Family Restaurant • _ • _ • . . . • • 41 Race Ready Products _ • _ _ _ . • . • . . • • 34 Rally Sport •...•••..••• __ •. _ • . • 42 Score Baja 1000 .•••••• ___ •. _ • • • • 9 Marvin Shaw Engineering _ • _ .•.•• _ • 43 Marvin Shaw Shocks ..• _ • _ •• . __ • . 40 SNORE Short Course Race • • • Back Cover Steams Ware • • _ .. _ .• _ • _ • _ .• __ • 11 Trackside Photo Inc. _ .. _ ...... •. _ • 55 Tri-Mil Industries ••.•.••• _ •••• __ . 45 Valley Performance -Hewlancl . . • • • • 38 Venable Racing ••..•.•••.••.•• _ • 22 Viajes Victoria •.•••.•.•.•• _ . • • • 37 Wiiskey Row Screen Printing • _ • . . • . 44 Wright Place ... _ • . . • . • . • • • • . • . 4 7 Trackside Photo, Inc. Racing photography since 1970 We cover all La Rana, SCORE/HORA, and Calif. Rally Series events. When you need action photos, call us! Call us for: Calendars• Press Kits• Photo Business Cards• Autograph sheets October 1992 P .0. Box 91767 Los Angeles, California 90009 (310) 670-6896 Page 55

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