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Volume 9 - Number 8 August 19ft ! In This Issue ••• CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES FEATURES Page SCOREITecate Baja 500 by Judy Smith ................... . 12 Editor-Publisher Jean Calvin Associate Editor Richard K. Schwalm Editorial Assistant Janay Smith Controller John Calvin Circulation 0. Osborne Contributors John Ames Jim Baker Darla Crown C&C Race Photos Carrera Photography Leonard Day Don Dayton Daryl D. Drake Homer Eubanks Deb Freimuth Martin Holmes Elaine Jones Rod Koch Matt Marcher Jan Rick Mazzenga Michael Ross Bob Rule Barb & Marilyn Schultz Wayne Simmons Darrell Smith Daryl Smith Judy Smith 3-D Photography Trackside Photo Enterprises Art Director Larry E. Worsham Typesetting & Production Michelle's Typesetting Services SNAPSHOT ~ ....VILI.II OffllOMI IACIIIII auoaT Subscription Rates: llnfSeriesf'gflblfRacing,. $15.00 per year, 12 issues, USA. Foreign subscription rates on request. 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OF THE MONTH ••• I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I Camel Trophy Adventure .................................. 20 Memorial Day lOO by Barb & Marilyn Schult.: ............... 22 VORRA at Hollister Hills by Matt Marcher ................. 26 Great Plains Off Road Racing ............................. 29 WRC Acropolis Rally .................................... 30 B.O.R.E. Wendover Express by Jim Baker ................... 32 FORDA.at Lakeland by Wayne Simmons .................... 34 SNORE Caliente 250 by Jean Calvin & Don Dayton .......... 36 Shadow Mountain 150 in Texas ... -... ....................... 39 FRT Sweetheart's Kiss by Fud ............................. 40 Ventura Raceway .... · .................................... 41 SODA Racing at Antigo by Barb & Marilyn Schult.: ....... _-_ . 42 Rim of the World PRO Rally ............................. 46 Mitsubishi Montero by John Calvin ........................ 49 DEPARTMENTS Soap Box by Tony Tellier .................................. 4 Trail Notes .............................. · ................ 4 Competition Review Board Report by George Thompson ....... 6 Happenings .............................................. 8 The Final Flag ........... · ................................. 10 Texas Challenge Report by Tommy Bowling ................ . 11 California Rally Series by John Elkin ...................... . 48 World Rally News by Martin Holmes ...................... 50 Checkers Column by the Big Wah.:oo ....................... 51 Desert Race Support by Craig Lane .................. · ...... 51 Good Stuff Directory .................................... 52 Side Tracks by Judy Smith ............... ." ................ 57 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 ON THE COVER -What better subjects for the hot summer August issue than a couple of red hot drivers. Once again we feature Ivan "The Ironman" Stewart in his nearly invincible Toyota, as Ivan led the pack around the Baja 500 mile after mile to notch up yet another overall-victory on the course in Mexico. It isn't luck that keeps him winning so -convincingly, though it helps, rather a lot of pre-running by Ivan and a lot of work on the Toyota by Cal Wells' experts at PPL Congratulations on another overall victory to one of our long time friends and favorite drivers. A generation back Rob MacCachren has been racing since he could ride a mini bike, and his years on two wheels and buggies in the desert are paying off as Rob uses his experience· to sling the big Venable Class 8 Ford truck around the tough terrain. It all came together for MacCachren in Baja and the long days of work l:,y Rob and the team paid off in the Class 8 victory and second overall. It was Rob:S first win in the truck, but he has many others in other types of race vehicles. We sincerely congratulate Rob, who backed this victory by winning the Fireworks 250 overall in the same truck a month later. f\~ , _., DUSTY TIMES THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! D 1 year - $15.00 D !_years - $25.00 D . 3_ years - $35._00 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS -NEW SALES TAX!!!!!!!! Add: $1.25 - l .year, $2.00 - 2 years, $2.75 - 3 years · Take advantage of your subscription bonus ••• Free one time classified ad up iu 45 words. (Form on inside back page) Name----------------------------"I met her out in the Baja desert and I just flipped for her ... but maybe flipping the race car too was a bit ridiculous!" Actually Stewart Chase flipped his Class 1 race car near Tres Hermanos during the recent SCORE Baja 500, and, as so often happens, a Mexican family came out of nowhere to help him right the single seater and send him back into the race. But first, so he wouldn't run off, the lady wanted her picture taken with her own camera with a bona fide race car driver, and Stewart graciously obliged. She returned the favor by writing his address on her arm, and sending him a print of the picture. This is a typical Baja race story. · 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. ff you wish the photo returned, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Only black & white prints, 5x7 or 8x 10 will be considered. Address --------------------------I· City I State _________________ Zip ________ _ I I I I I I I Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301 (Canadian - 1 year $20.00 U.S.• Overseas subscription rates quoted on request) I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I t Dusty Times August 1992 Page 3

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SOAP BOX ... By Anthony Tellier air time. What are the disadvan-tages? Well (sarcastically) someone may find out where you are ... and maybe what you're doing. That could be a major consideration for a stealth racing organization: "It ain't nobody's business what I'm doing!" Make that a Double Roger just before you T-bone a guy doing multiple passes up to El Rayo: SMASH. With the advent of reliable and reasonably priced in-ca!" FM radios, the level of race course communication has attained a new level of sophistication. So why is there -an apparent lack of this communication? Now, I don't mean on Race Day. That is no problem. Everybody has their own race frequency; the profes-sional and high level pit organiza-tions have multiple channels; and the "Radio Bobs" Steinberger ("Weatherman") and Hynes ("BFG Bob") cover everything else. Communication is amazing usually, all around a desert course. But, man, before race day the airwaves are almost next to useless. Each pre-runner is (apparently) using his own race frequency and no one can talk to anyone else. At today's count, my radio list has 240 different race frequencies. Kinda too big of a list to scan on the fly, huh? OK, OK, "So what", you say. Well here's "what." On a race course, particularly like the recent Baja 500 where the "in" and "out" loops share the same piece of property, head-ons between the principles are as likely as not. No one knows where anyone is or who is flying around that next blind corner. Last year the Jim Pierce/James Kirk pre-runner · and the Dave Westhem GMC ran head-on into each other out by El Alamo. Crunch. No one was injured, but equipment losses totaled well into three figures. Not to mention the lost time and aggravation. Make that LOTS of aggravation. . This year Steve Holladay and I almost took out a 5-1600 in a downhill sand wash out of Catarina heading into the Pine Forest while pre-running the Baja 500. It was a true "Holy Shit" deal. Only Steve's handling of the rented Cherokee saved the Bug driver's bacon as he was looking at a big fender punching into his Beard Seat for sure. Not good. And, neither of the two vehicles were violating the directional time limits posted on the course access gates. A guy just gets behind and what can you do? There is nowhere to hide. · I had been running through the Roadmaster's sixteen radio channels periodicaily, to no reply -EVER. "You gotta copy? Be advised!" No nada. Sure, you could lean on the horn at every danger point, but that's not always effective. But it sure gets irritating. I suggest that every pre-runner make a big point -make that a huge point -to continuously monitor the Weatherman channel throughout pre-running, 151.625 on your radio dial. Everybody's radio has that burned in. And if not, well they should. Think of the advantages; one freq fits all; no dial spinning is required; serious accident avoidance; plus the co-driver has something to do ( other than opening cervezas and other simple tasks). This sugges-tion may seem so obvious to most people. But that weekend we were out there only Bob Land, who was hip enough to suggest it at Mike's, was using the radio frequency. By the way, the scenery was beautiful and colorful in Baja in May with everything that could flower in bloom. Being on a universally used radio frequency would be useful for something as mundane as hauling into (and out of) Mike's, with its two way traffic, blind corners, and hills and boulders. Give that shotgun passenger some It aint's no big thing. Dial it up. And who knows, you just might need some help someday. Your suggestion makes sense Tony, es/Jecially for /JeoJ,le />re-m1ming Baja, and with the woo coming u/> in a few months, there will he a lot of traffic on and off that course for some time. The prohlem you refer to with /m~-nmners is that they are often using their own business frequency to talk only to their mates as they />Ian lunch sto/>s, etc. With the idea of /Jre-nmning dead and gone in Arizona and /wrts of Nevada and of California, a lot of /Jre-nm vehicles no longer exist, and those that do might have little more than a CB radio on hoard. And, of course, the stealth racers do not want to share their frequency and information with anyhody, but at least four of them did get caught in Baja last June. W e would like some input from readers on this suggestion to make pre-mnning in distant lands more comfortable and a whole lot safer for all. We think that next to the safety harness and decent tires, a good radio is also a very inexpensive form of life insurance. Volunteers are invited to climb on their "Soa/J Box" and fill this s/Jace with their thoughts about what is good and what is not so good ahout the state of the s/>ort. Your words, short of heing libelous, will he JJrinted. So, send along your praise or damnation on your SoaJ> Box topic to Dusty Times, 5331 Derry Aw., Suite 0, A goura, Ca 91301. 'T~~f THE BEST NEVER REST '?/#/; We've got the trucks. We've got the drivers. We've got the team. Get the inside scoop on every SCORE and HORA race throughout the season. We will take you behind the scene while we are making our bid for the coveted "Manufacturers Cup" in the MTEG series. ****MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL**** All new members accepted by September 15, 1992 will receive a FREE GLIDER TRIP at Sailplane Enterprises of Hemet, CA. Page 4 Mall your membership fee of $24.95 to: VENABLE RACING P O DRAWER 640 SAN JACINTO, CA 92581-0640 August 1992 Trail Notes ••• PIKES PEAK RES UL TS-The results from the 4th of July Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb show that some off roaders did very well. Of course an Unser won overall and in the open wheel division, and it was a repeat for Robby Unser, who set a new record of 10:53.87 in a TCI Chevrolet. Usual stock car winner Leonard Vahsholt: was a lowly ninth in a Ford in the largest class on the hill. The victory went to Ralph Bruning in a Buick who was closely followed in two seconds by Lynn Cowan in a Ford. The Super Truck victory went to rallyman and race car builder Clive Smith in a Chevrolet, setting a new record of 12: 16.69. Jack Flannery was second by 19 seconds in his Chevy fresh from the Spring Run 101. Bill Holmes scored third in Mike Schwellinger's desert Class 4 Ford at 13:08.96. In the Showroom Stock 2WD Rod Millen won with a new record, 13:21 .17 in, of all things, a Hyundai, followed in seven seconds by Roger Mears in a Nissan, and Roger Mears Jr. placed fourth in this group. In the Showroom Stock 4 WD Division, Don Adams took third, followed in by Frank Vessels, both driving Eagle Talons. It is interesting in the Open Division, apparently for small sedans, and filled with Japanese drivers, that Rhys Millen won the class in a Ma:da by almost two minutes. Maybe Rod and Rhys are the first father and son combo to each win a division at Pikes Peak the same year, and it was an emotional moment for both when rookie Rhys finished. 1 MIRAGE RACING PRODUCTS OF LANCASTER, CA is growing, and arc now pleased to announce Jim Moulton as the newest member of its design and fabrication staff. Moulton brings 12 years of fabrication and race prep experience to Mirage. He will head up the Fabrication Department, as well as working clo ely with owner Bill Varnes on new chassis design and development. With the addition of a new Stadium Supcrlite program, to go along with the existing desert and stadium programs, Moulton's arrival is timely. "I've been after Jim for quite some time; his timing couldn't have been better," said Bill Varnes. "There arc not many fabricators out there with Jim's credentials. I'm sure he will play a vital role in the future successes of Mirage Racing Products." Varnes also remarked that orders are already piling up for the new Mirage Supcrlitc cars. FAREWELL TO A PAIR OF OFF ROAD PIONEERS - Fighting cancer for some time, Margaret (Edie) Wright lost her nine month battle on June 17 last summer. A full working partner in The Wright Place for many years, Edie, her husband Cecil and son Jeff built their shop into a full scale operation over the years, and both had participated in off road racing activities for the past 20 years. She is survived by her husband Cecil, daughter Rebecca and son Jeff, grandchildren Michelle, Jean, Levi, Brooke and Jarret. She also leaves numerous relatives in Ohio. We will miss you Edie. Also passing away in June was the co-founder of JaMar Engineering Jan Shaw. Jan and her former husband Marv Shaw founded JaMar and while Marv fabricated fancy pieces for off road cars, Jan built the engines, and they were good ones, all in their big shop at Lake Elsinore, CA. Jan was also an early and active member of the F.A.l.R. pit team, one of the first ever for desert racing. While Marv now lives in Ari:ona,Jan leaves their children L·ury and K-erry and a grandchild in Lake Elsinore. This lady also loved off road racing and the people involved and leaves a legacy in the JaMar company she and the family owned at the time of her death. TRUCKS THE BEST SELLING VEHICLES-Spotted in the Los Angeles Times, on July 9, was a chart ranking the best selling cars in the USA. The top spot was held by the Honda Accord in 1990 and 1991, but according to this chart, from 3loomberg Financial Wire, it has.dropped to third place. Leading the pack in total numbers sold through the first half of 1992 is the Ford F series pickup truck, leading number 2, the Chevrolet C/K pickup truck, by around 8000 sold to date. The Accord was around 20 thousand back in third place followed by the Ford Taurus. The Ford Explorer sport I utility was fifth in sales, followed by the Toyota Camry, Ford Ranger pickup, Dodge Caravan minivan, Ford Escort and Pontiac Grand Am. With five trucks in the top ten in sales so far in 1992 it looks like our prediction that trucks are the sports and family cars of the late 20th century is coming true. ARROW PRODUCTIONS WINS ANOTHER AW ARD -The 1991 Gold Coast 300 telecast, produced in asspciation with ESPN, has won first place in the television category in the prestigious 27th annual STP/ American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association awards. The award was given to Arrow Productions President Jerry Garrett, the principal on-air talent and producer of the one hour ESPN Speedworld telecast, which was also the highest rated desert racing broadcast of 1991. "The Gold Coast race was produced on an absolute shoestring, but we tried not to cut corners on quality," Garrett said. "We'd like to thank Michael Gaughan of the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas for sponsoring the race, and our sponsor Ford Motor Company for believing in our ability to produce a program ESPN would ·be proud to air. Thanks a Isa go to my expert commentator Dave Shoppe." Th is is the third year in a row that desert racing telecasts have won the highest award : in the STPI AARWBA television category. Previously telecasts of the Baja 1000, in which Arrow and Garrett were involved, were the award winners. Past winners have included shows on the Indy 500 and Daytona 500. "we're in some good company," Garrett noted. "And we were especially proud to have been so honored for the third consecutive year. With the invaluable help of the sanctioning bodies, teams, competitors and sponsors like Ford and the Gold Coast, we're committed to producing an even higher quality show in 1992." THE LA RANA LUCERNE VALLEY JAM 250 happened the weekend before the swarm of heavy duty earthquakes hit the Big Bear area just up the hill and the Yucca Valley, not far down the desert floor as the crow flies. They were lucky to get in and out before the earth started rocking; three weeks later both areas are still getting aftershocks in high magnitudes. But the race went off in decent weather in June, and the fight for overall honors was in Class 10; none of the Class 2 cars finished. The overall win went to Tony Modica in his Class 10 Ad:ima in a tight battle among the top ten. Placing third overall and winning Class 1-2-1600 by about 2½ minutes were Robert Lofton and Scott Webster, the Jimco also taking third overall honors. The top three in this class were separated by a mere four minutes. Jack Burry and Dave Parsons from Yucca Valley won Class 5, and we hope they escaped heavy earthquake damage and we hope the same for Class 5-1600 winners Tom andJeffBolha, also of Yucca Valley. Eric Heiden topped Class 6 in a Jeep Cherokee by over an hour and Art and Mike Becker won Class 7 by over an hour in a Toyota. AlanR:apashy, Ford was the only finisher, the winner in Class 8 in a Ford while Dave Girdner and Tommy Craig won over the herd in Class 9 in a Hi Jumper. Gordon DiCarlo/Jeff Yocum won again in Full Size Stone stock in the Ford and Bill Quittmeyer and Fred Espinosa won the mini Stock class in a Toyota. A full report with pictures will be in the next issue. /more TRAIL NOTES on/"'~" w) Dusty Times

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Competition Review Board Report_ · By George Thompson The Nevada 500 Competition controversial of these proposed The IDRA will recommend to Review Board met in Pahrump, rules changes is the proposed both SCORE and HORA the NV after the race with the separation of Class l /2 Unlimited class be separated per the majority following members: Tom Mat-into two classes, one for 'Open vote in this issue, and that the tingly (CORE) Board Admini-Wheel' and one for Unlimited fastest vehicles be allowed to start strator; Paul Simon, Class 1 /2; Production Vehicles (trucks). first, on a voluntary basis, based Willie Melancon, Class 1-2-(We suggested, when they cancelled on a qualifying procedure which 1600; David Bryan, Class 8; Class 1 and 2 as separate entities, HORA will use in 1993. In the WayneCook,Class5-1600;Russ that they have one class for full case of SCORE International, Jones, Class 7; Frank Vessels, bodied cars and one for open wheel who will always argue that racing Alternate; Danny Cau, HORA cars -ed.) The IDRA conducted a in Mexico is different than racing President; Jerry Bender, HORA poll with just one question: in the states, we will suggest that Race Director; George R. "Would you favor separating the cars start, regardless of class, Thompson, CRB Marshal. . • Class 1 /2 into an open wheel and based on the fastest times to the This report has traditionally production category?" While first ·checkpoint at the previous dealt with a lead in to the CRB 82 % of the class racers responding race. We will also suggest that cases, meeting location, etc., voted for the separation, Bill both SCORE and HORA award however I strayed from this Savage suggested that my poll was two year end overall points format with the San Felipe 250 "too vague". We agreed that he championships, one each to report. I am going to do so o~ce would author a new poll and send production c;lasses and to open again because I think there are it to all who voted for the wheel classes. some important matters that we separation., Bill managed to Class 7S/7 4x4 would like to all need to consider regarding phrase his letter in a manner see no changes other than to allow rules changes presently under which was no less vague but the widening of the wheel track on consideration for both the considerably more confusing. the 2WD vehicles to be the same SCORE and HORA '93-'94 rule Nonetheless there was not a single as that of the 4 WO trucks. Tech books. change in the vote as originally seems to be against this; however Without doubt the most cast! Bill conceded that he would ----------------------------,, "study the suggestion". • IS eeiri . ,. ~~ITT ... CENTER LINE RACING WHEELS THE STRONGEST OFF-ROAD WHEEL MONEY CAN BUY! 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FAX (714) 637-7352 Class 1-2-1600 would like the right to use aftermarket stock rear trailing arms since it is becoming almost impossible to find usable stock units at the junkyard. Also, many in this class would like to see the elimination of restrictor plates. There was a move afoot to combine Classes 3 and 6 but this was thrown out in light of the cost and the fact that short wheelbase rigs would be forced to run against long wheelbase Class 6 utilities. The manufacturers would like to see a utility vehicle class emerge like Class 6 basically is now. Look for more on this subject by the 1995196 rule book. (How about a class for small vans? ed.) Presently the Driver Reps are gathering information from their class members for the new rule book and submitted their full list of requested modifications last June in an effort to get a rule book printed by July 15, the target date. Don't expect many changes for the new rule book, based on what I have heard. Moving to the CRB cases, one of the stock mini truck teams, Danny Clay/Gary Whipple in #752, protested #501 George Seeley and Ty Godde for unsafe passing. The truck was 'tapped' by the front running Class 5 Baja Bug going up the hill just beyond Bonnie Claire. The Stock Minis and Class 11 were scheduled to start at Bonnie Claire and it was just as the Class 5s came blasting through the HORA officials decided to start the stockers, a fact which most felt ill advised. According to Whipple, driver at the time of the incident, "At mile marker 120 #501 came up behind me. As I tried to pull over to the side to get out of his way, he nerfed me with just a tap on the side and rolled me over.'' Asked if he thought #501 had acted 'maliciously in this action, Whipple replied that he didn't think so, but that he had heard reports from other stock mini drivers that they too were nerfed 'by #501, and felt it necessary to 'bring the incident to the attention i of the Board. In fact #751, Mark Martin, was on hand to describe an incident with #501 which took .nbrP i11,:;t hPvon<1 tht> ,:;11mmit of August 1992 the hill in an area where he claimed there was plenty of room to pass. "We saw him coming and we signaled. When we got to the turn we got on the brakes real hard and he slammed into us and went around." In spite of the absence of #501 the Board felt that the hill was a dusty difficult area which offered few if any opportunities for passing. Everyone seemed to agree that the incidents occurred in part as a direct result of the inexperience of the Stock Mini drivers. The Board voted to put Seeley on one year's. probation and issue his entry a letter of reprimand for his failure to appear, but they seemed uncomfortable with assigning any further penalty due to the HORA decision to start the Stock Minis and Class 11 at the worst possible moment during the race. Class 10 drivers Gary John-son/J .D. Ward came forward not so much with a protest, but with a statement about a developing situation which has taken them out of the last two races. At the Silver Peak road crossing three cars were flagged across the highway at the same time. The first was a stone stock big truck, second was Gary in the Class 10, followed by Dave Simon, Class 1 Ford. Apparently something happened to the stocker and it came to an abrupt stop about 40 feet after the crossing, creating a giant silt cloud. Gary slammed on the Class l0's brakes in time to avoid contacting the truck, but the hapless Simon, completely blinded by the mushrooming cloud of silt, slammed into Gary's 10 car causing considerable damage to the buggy. Johnson and Ward openly stated they protested Simon only because they wanted an oppor-tunity to be heard by the Board, not because they felt the incident could have been avoided. But the Board considered the crossing guard's action of sending three vehicles across at once to have been the primary cause of the accident. A similar incident took them out of the Nissan 400 while they were ru~ning in the top three. Both drivers see this as a developing problem which seems to occur when the Factory guys are down on time and become overly aggressive in an attempt to get back in the race. Obviously certain teams drive over their heads in an effort to make up time, but I question the suggestion that 'Factory guys' are any more guilty of this behavior than independent racers. I will be the first to admit that when a Class 8 t;uck hits you it is going to cause considerably more impact than when a 5-1600 smacks you. And the trucks are highly visible, more so than most buggies. We do have a problem with entries down on time, driving with an apparent lack of regard for other entries in the race, and a solution would take a Solomon's judgment. I don't know what gave Gary Johnson the idea he had to protest someone to address the Board. As long as I remain CRB Marshal an open door policy allowing people to address the Board for the record will continue. By mutual agreement between the Board, Johnson and Simon, it was agreed that no action be taken in this case. Prior to the meeting I was approached by Gene Griepentrog, Driver of Record for #902 and :mn:ciri>nt st>concl nbce finisht>r in Class 9. Although a veteran· Nevada racer, this was his third race with HORA and he had been disqualified in post race tech because the little tube that normally supplies the ported vacuum to the distributor had been replaced with a screw. Gene claimed this t?ube was loose and it was easier and cheaper to repair the vacuum leak with a screw than to buy a new carburetor. He felt disqualification was cruel and inhuman punishment for such a minor offense and wanted to air his case before the Board, even though the CRB had no authority to alter or overturn technical decisions. However, Bill Savage had returned to California on Friday and Art Savedra; who made the decision, was unable to make any adjustment in the severity of the penalty without approval from Bill. I invited Gene to explain his situation to the Board, because while the Board could not overturn a tech decision, Bill's employer Danny Cau did have the power to do so and he was at the meeting. This is not the first time that the CRB has been drug into a tech matter because Bill was not available. I have trouble under-standing why the Tech. Director can't be available during the post race tech inspections at all the races. I simply hate it when the Board gets involved in these matters because a chief official is not available to do the job he is paid to do. There were three Board members who were very familiar with limited class vehicles in general and VW carbs in particular. They were Willie Melancon, Class 1-2-1600 racer, Wayne Cook, 5-1600 class champion and Driver Rep and Tom Mattingly, veteran Class 9 competitor. A long review of the rule ensued, too much for airing here, but in the final analysis nobody on the Board felt that any advantage was gained by replacing this vacuum tube with a screw (particularly since they all run a mechanical advance distributor anyhow). I have known a number of cases where Savage has warned racers about illegal conditions, and allowed them to run under the proviso that they repair the problem by the next race. This observation was made by several Board members and it was generally felt that under the circumstances Bill may well have issued such a warning in this case, had he been there. Wayne Cook felt that this was too extreme a penalty for this racer's ignorance of an ambiguous rule, and it was noted that several vehicles finished with illegal front suspensions and nothing was said in their cases. Everyone agreed that a warning was sufficient and Danny Cau overturned the decision because it was the correct thing to do. The CRB never likes to get involved in technical decisions because many racers, who volunteer their time to hear these cases, fear future retaliation from the tech dept. I don't think Bill engages in that sort of petty behavior, but I do think that the penalty was too extreme. Now is a good time to review these rules and try to improve them, rather than continuing to enforce rules which should have been thrown out or modified years ago!!! Dusty Times

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1991 Happenings ••• A.D.R.A. American Desert Racing Association P.O. Box 34810 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 252-1900 September 5-6, 1992 Snowflake Buggy Bash Aripine, AZ 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 47 Teenan St. Ferny Hills, Q. 4055, Australia 011-18-07-85 J -0444 September 20, 1992 Waikerie South Australia AUTOCROSS QUEBEC OFFROAD Class 10 cars only Serge Lamht·rt 65 Rue de Valcourt Blainville, Quebec, Canada K7B J H l (514) 434-5792 August 1, 1992 Autodrome Rive Sud La Prairie, Quehec, Canada August 29, 1992 Autodronw Rive Sud La Prairie, Queht·c, Canada BADGERLAND VW CLUB, INC. Terry Friday 5913 Fond Du Lac Road Oshkosh, WI 54901 (414) 688-550'; (All ewnts lrJ<:ated in Chilton. WI br the Wirtnd,ago Cmmrv Ex/io C',enrer) , BAJA PROMOTIONS, LTD.S.A. Lou ·pl-ralta P.O. Box 8938 Calahasas, CA 91302 (818) 340-5750 Golden Crown of Baja Desert Series (cars) July 24-26, 1992 Gran Carrera de Ensenada Ensenada, BC, Mexico September 25-27, 1992 Gran Carrera de Campeones San Felipe, BC, Mexico 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. August 29, 1992 Twilite Special Delle, Utah October 31, 1992 Bonneville Challenge Wendover, USA BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 Brighton, Ontario, Canada K0K-lH0 (613)475-1102/Fax(6J3)475-3250 July 24-26, 1992 Off Road Canada Jamboree September 12-13, 1992 Off Road & Mud Bog Races 1991 BRUSH RUN POINTS SERIES P.O. Box 101 Crandon, WIS4520 (715) 478-2222 September 5-6, 1992 True Value World's Championship Brush Run JO 1 Crandon, WI BUMP Bob Utgard Motorsports Promotions 42263 50th St. West# 108 Quart: 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 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 8 Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (619) 375-8704 August 16, 1992 Annual Rally Picnic Silverwood Lake, CA September 19-20, 1992 Tree Line Rally Palmdale, CA October 24, 1992 Gorman Ridge Rally Gorman, CA CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING ASSOCIATION C.]. Richards P.O. Box 332 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) 662-36491(214) 641-2090 FORDA Florida Off Roaders Drivers' Association 9385 Florence Ave. Apopka, FL 32703 ( 407) 291-12151(305) 823-4487 August 9, 1992 Lakeland, FL September 6, 1992 Tallahassee, FL October 11, 1 992 Sharpes, FL Non-mber 8, 1992 Lakeland, FL January 10, 1993 Naples, FL February 14, 1993 Lakeland, FL March 27, 1993 Talahassee, FL FUDPUCKER RACING TEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 9201 I (619) 427-5759 August 1, 1992 Superstition 250 Lake Superstition, CA October 3, 1992 Plaster City Blast Plaster City East, CA December 31, 1992 Dunaway Dash Plaster City West, CA ATV, BIKE & DESERT SUPERLITE SCHEDULE August 22, 1992 Night - Team Race September 13, 1992 Desert Sprint October 1 7, 1992 Bob Patterson's ATV E Ticket Ride (Evening/ night event) October 25, 1992 The Attack Kamaka:e Desert Gran Prix followed by a T earn Race November 22, 1992 The Notorious Dawg 3 Hour T cam Race December 6, 1992 Rudolph's Revenge Desert Gran Prix followt'.d by a T earn Race (All cwnts in rite El Centro. CA mca) GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O . Box 2339 San Bernardino, CA 92406 (714)880-1733 GORRA Georgia Off Road Racing Association August 1992 Box 11093 Station -A Atlanta, GA 30310 ( 404) 253-1033 August 23, 1992 50 Miles in Heats September 27, 1992 100 Miles October 24, 1992 Rules Meeting October 25, 1992 50 Miles November 28, 1992 Thanksgiving 250 December 5, 1992 Awards Banquet ( All et•L'1HS (IC ViL'lllU!, GA) GREAT LAKES FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION Bob Moon 915 So. Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, Ml 48103 (313) 665-03581(313) 996-9193 GREAT PLAINS OFF-ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Keith Koesters 4605 N. 130th Circle Omaha, NE 68164 ( 402) 496-0846 August 1, 1992 August 29, 1992 (All shorr courst mL·cs am/ lidd at W csffair in ComKil R/11.((1, /ou·a) GREAT WESTERN POINTS SERIES, INC. Bertram Productions, Inc. 15073 Hwy 119, Rt. 4 Golden, CO 80403 Colorado Off Road Championships (303) 936-5960 August 23, 1992 Erie, Co September 13, 1992 Erie, Co ( All at J.M./. Morors/mrrs C',0111/ilex) September 2 7, 1992 Deadwood, SD GRR Golden Rule Racing P.O. Box 40211 Phoenix, AZ 85067 (602) 263-5329 October 3, 1992 TBA November 7, 1992 Wickenburg, AZ HORA High Desert Racing Association 12997 Las Vegas Blvd., South Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 36 l-5404 HORA U .S.A. CUP August 1, 1992 Publicity Run Color Country Runoffs Brian Head, Utah August 14-16, 1992 Color Country Runoffs Brian Head, Utah September 18-20, 1992 Antelope Valley Fairgrounds Palmdale, CA 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 HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Harvey Wald (605) 224-6678 days (605) 224-5534 evenings August 23, 1992 Oahe Short Course Pierre, SD September 27, 1992 Deadwood Off Road Gran Prix Deadwood, SD October 1 7, 1992 Last Chance Baja Wall, SD IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box 36 Cleves, Ohio 45002 ( All cnmts staged at rite du/, grounds in Cleves, Oltio) INTER-SHOWS . MOTORSPORTS PROMOTIONS, INC. P.O. Box 2910 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 (714) 364-0515 July 31, 1992 Motorcycle Swap Meet & Bike Show Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA August 2, 1992 California Truck Jamhoree Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA August 23, 1992 California Volkswagen Jamboree Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA 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 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) ( All L'l'L'lltl 11arr 7 mile1 norrlw·csr of Kamloo/>s) ----LA RANA DESERT RACING · 22769 Chambray Dr. Moreno Valley, CA 92387 (714) 924-2226 August 28-30, 1992 Johnson Valley 150 Lucerne Valley, CA September 12-13, 1992 Glen Helen Desert Challenge #2 Glen Helen OHV Park San Bernardino, 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, MI 48837 (517) 627-6200 August 2, 1992 Ingham County Fair Mason, MI August 6, 1992 Samilac County Fair Sandusky, Ml August 11, 1992 Huron Community Fair Bad Axe, MI tr Dusty Times

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August 14, 1992 Mt. Pleasant, Ml August 25, 1992 Kalamazoo Fairgrounds Kalamazoo, Ml August 28, 1992 State Fair Detrout, Ml MICHIGAN SPORT BUGGY ASSOCIATION Keneth Coleman 742 E. Roosevelt Road Ashley, Ml 48806 ( 51 7) 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 l'H.'!lts at Notrel.'s, TX) August 7-9, 1992 Rock 'N Roll 250 Notrees, TX September 12, 1992 Twilite 125 Night Race Notrees, TX October.24, 1992 150 Miler Notrees, TX November 7, 1992 Awards MICKEY THOMPSON'S OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group P.O. Box 25168 Anaheim, CA 92825 (7 14) 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 ~638 (209) 486-45901(209) 266-5558 July 25, 1992 Barre, MA July 31 or August 7, 1992 Keene, NH August 16, 1992 Johnson, VT August 23, 1992 Merrillville, IN August 23, 1992 Nipigon, Ontario, Canada September 13, 1992 Johnson, VT September 26, 1992 Orange, MA September 27, 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 Isabella/ Kernville, CA OFF ROAD PRODUCTIONS OFELPASO Joey Vasquez 13180 Round Dance El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 855-97671(915) 855-9767 Page 10 ONTARIO OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION Jeff Sargent 1480 Lakeridge Rd. N Ajax, Ontario, Canada (416) 427-4782 July 23-25, 1992 Off Road Canada Jamboree Brighton Speedway Brighton, Ontario August 14-16, 1992 Janetville, Ontario August 22-23, 1992 Motor Monster Mania CNE Toronto, Ontario September 12-13, 1992 Brighton Speedway Brighton, Ontario October 23, 1992 Skydorne 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. Box 277 Morrisonville, NY 12962 (518) 561-32081(518) 236-7897 SCCA PRO RALLY SERIES Sports Car Club of America P.O. Box 3278 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 779-6622 August 28-30, 1992 Ojibwe Rally Bemidji, MN September 4-6, 1992 Sunriser Rally Chillicothe, OH 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 SCORE SHOW Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group Torn 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. Coming Next Month ••• Grand Terrace, CA 92324 (7 14) 783-8293 August 16, 1992 Speed Week Bonneville, Utah September 13, 1992 El Mirage Dry Lake El Mirage, CA October 4, 1992 El Mirage Dry Lake El Mirage, CA October 16-18, 1992 World Finals Bonneville, Utah November 8, 1992 El Mirage Dry Lal<e El Mirage, CA SNORE Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts P.O. Box 4394 Las Vegas, NV 89106 (702) 452-4522 July 25-26, 1992 Midnight Special Las Vegas, NV September 18-20, 1992 SNORE250 Jean, 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 July 18-19, 1992 UP Off Road 100 Bark River, MI August 1-2, 1992 Fox Riverfest Challenge Depere, WI August 22-23, 1992 Great Northern Challenge Lake Odessa, Ml September 5-6, 1992 True Value World's Championship Brush Run 101 Crandon, WI September 19-20, 1992 Midwest Points Championship Oshkosh, WI TEXAS OFF ROAD GRAND PRIX Short Course Racing - Texas Style Class 10, Sportsman, Challenger Mike Bernardo 1606 Lancelot Circle Grand Prairie, TX 75050 (214) 855-2232 ( All L't\.'!tts at sr ... phL'TWilll.', T l'XCIS S/>l'l.'du•a:y) TORA Truck Racing Association Ray Carney, Director 7 Prutell Drive' Apalchin, NY 13732 (607) 625-5676 UORRA United Off Road Racing Association Dave Urbanowic.:, President 589 Amwell Road Neshanic, NJ 08853 (908) 369-6550 ( Racl.'s at Colonial Valle:,i Rl.'sorts in PA) HDRA Fireworks 25 Spring Run 101 VORRA Yerington 400 SCCA Susquehannock Trail Pro Rally La Rana Lucerne Valley Jam 250 MTEG at the Los Angeles Coliseum WRC Rally of New Zealand SODA at Road America CRS Glen Helen Rallycross ... Plus all the regular features August 199! ! ... om. .. TRAIL NOiES TOYOTA TRUE GRIT POINTS STANDINGS - Midway in the season sixteen off road racers advanced through the second round of SCORE International off road racing, the Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, with a chance to win one of the five Toyota True Grit cash awards at the end of the season. They join 18 other drivers who are still in the running for the 1992 Toyota Milestone awards in the SCORE International series. Five $2000 cash awards are posted by Toyota this season to be paid to drivers who can maintain the fastest accumulated average speeds in their classes for SCORE's four race series. Midway the True Gritleaders are James Fishback Sr. in Class 1-2-1600 at43.45 mph, followed in class by Dale Ebberts,42.92, Fred Wing,39.92,Jon Tanklage, 36.19 and James Harris, 34.72. Hartrnut Klawitter leads the points in Class 5 at 47.08 mph. In Class 5-1600 Brian Goodrich leads at 38.91 mph followed by Ruben Gutierrez, 37 .07, Wayne Cook, 32.85, and Alberto Covarrubias, 30.84. Howard Goldsmith is tops in Class 9 at 36.17 mph followed by Pancho Bio, 34.84, and Martin Garibay leads Class 11 at 28.85 mph. On top of the points after two events is Steve Sourapas, in Class 10, at 49.26 mph, followed by Richard Binder, 42.96 and Steve Myers, 39.47. Toyota posts $12,000 to be distributed equally among these six classes at the end of the season. The True Grit competition is separate from SCORE's championship point race and from other championships contested by vehicle and tire manufacturers. Toyota also rewards those few drivers who are able to finish every racing mile of all four SCORE races by presenting them with Toyota Milestone awards at the end of the season. The 34 drivers who have finished both the Parker and San Felipe races emerged from a total entry field of 185 drivers in 14 classes of four wheel vehicles. THE 21ST ANNUAL HORA FIREWORKS 250 started 148 cars on a mostly familiar course near Barstow, CA, but there were some new trails that were both rough and full of tire biting rocks. Walker Evans started first at four in the afternoon in his potent Dodge Class 1 truck, and he stayed first on the road the entire three laps of the 75 mile route. Walker won Class 1 by a good margin, but he ended up second overall by a slim margin in a real cliffhanger at the finish line until Rob MacCachren drove his Class 8 Ford in the class and overall winner of the race. Gary Sewell and Dan Keller won Class 1-2-1600 in their Lothringer SS by a healthy margin. Mike Lesle took the Class 3 win in his Jeep Cherokee, besting six other trucks while David Ashley won over the two others in Class 4 driving a Ford. Class 5 also had a slim entry of five and Neal and Mike Grabowski won that class, while Wayne and Darryl Cook won a tougher fight in the larger Class 5-1600. It was Ford again in Class 6 as John Swift drove the Explorer to victory and a dandy seventh overall. Scott Douglas continued on his winning ways in Class 7 winning a close one in his Dodge Dakota. Darren and Doug York also are on a winning roll taking the Ford Ranger to victory in Class 7Sl7 4x4. Barstow resident Rick Johnson drove to a victory by just four minutes in Class 9. Class 10 top spot went to the team of Tony Kujala and Brad Person from Phoenix, AZ, while Class 11 honors were claimed by Travis Howard. The Stone·Stock mini truck victory went to Scott Sells and Chris Roberts in, what else, a Toyota SR5. And the full size Stock truck class victory again went to Gordon Di Carlo andJeffY ocum. The in depth · report by Judy Smith and lots of pictures will be in the next issue. BORLA RACING MUFFLERS, their XR 1 Stainless Steel unit, has been the common factor in wins by three leading off road teams from Toyota, Jeep and Dodge this season. Team Toyota's off road effort has been spectacular this year with four wins in a row in the Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Gran Prix Series. Drivers Rod Millen and Ivan Stewart are in first and second in the driver's points. They have a 160 point lead in stadium trucks going into the final four stadium races of 1992. Toyota's Ivan Stewart won Class l in the HORA Nissan 400, and followed that with the overall win in the SCORE Baja 500. It was Ivan's 11th Baja 500 win and 17th overall title and also his 14th win out of26 rac;es. Jeep off road racers are also on a roll as Tommy Croft leads the driver's standings in the UltraStock class, having won at both Anaheim and San Diego. Walker Evans' Dodge team is also making news with four wins at the SCORE Parker 400, HORA Nissan 400, SCORE San Felipe 250, and SCORE Baja 500 for Class 7 standout Scott Douglas in his Dodge Dakota. Borla not only has mufflers designed for rnotorsports, they also have emissions legal stainless steel street exhaust systems, all backed with a million mile guarantee. VENTURA RACEWAY recently has been running the Superlite class of stadium racers in their monthly off road shows. Tim Baker, oflittlerock, CA, won the third round there of the Coors Light Off Road Racing Series. With a three and a half month layoff between races on the Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Grand Prix racing tour, Tim Baker, along with most of the Stadium Racing Super lite competitors have been keeping sharp by competing in what is quickly becoming a true off road racing super series, the Coors Light Off Road Racing Series at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Tim drove his Power Up Lubricants sponsored H&R Fabrication/ Mirage built Superlite from the outside of the second row, and, after dueling with Jimmy Johnson, Renne Awana, Greg George and Casey Mears for the first few lap!\, Tim took the lead at the midway point, and he never looked back as he went on to win his first main event of the season. Tim, along with his Power Up Lubricants Racing teammate John Sarna raced again at the Ventura Raceway on July 11th in their final tune up event before returning to the Mickey Thompson Off Road Championship Gran Prix Tour July 18th at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, both yet to happen as we go to press with this issue. The Final Flag The off road racing community of El Paso, Texas and HORA, even though they didn't realize it, lost a very good friend this month. Mr. Hon was one of the first course workers and P .R. persons at the Mint 400. He was very proud to know Walt Lott and talked fondly of him any chance he could. I had the privilege of meeting Walt Lott a few weeks before his death. W e talked about Mr. Hon and Walt was upset that he hadn't heard from him for quite some time. When I returned I relayed the message, but by this time Walt had passed away. Mr. Hon was . heartbroken that he didn't have a chance to say goodbye to a good friend. I consider myself very privileged to have known both these fine men, they both loved the desert and the racers. Mr. Hon had a· youthful affect on everyooe he met, even though he was 75 years young, you would never suspect it. All his friends will dearly miss him, I know I will. Joe Vasquez Off Road Productions of El Paso, Texas The Collett Neighborhood Kids: Fred, Jack, Debbie; Tracey, Cheryl, Ronnie. Dusy Times

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TEXAS CHALLENGE SERIES REPORT Great Racing lnMay&June By Tommy Bowling The May race was actually two 50 mile races and was very well received. The winner at the first race was Tommy Bowling in a Class 2 single seater. Second by just two seconds was James Martin in his Class 2 Funco. Third went to Cecil Robertson. In Sportsman Division Frank Schneider had problems early on and was leading before a no oil condition ended his day. John Mapp overcame some minor problems to take the win in Sportsman class for the first race. The second race start was inverted from the first race finish and the last place finisher from the first race was Clifford Walker, so his entry started first with David Maness driving. Maness was burning up the track until a stub axle went away and finished the day for Walker and Maness. James Martin was running second until the deep sand got the best of his transmission and he retired. Jim Maness, dad to David, was co-driving for Tommy Bowling and ran a fast steady pace and led Scottie Dearmond, who was co-driving for Cecil Robertson, home for the victory and the overall ti tie for the day. In Sportsman action John Mapp once again was able to pull out a win and was the overall Sportsman winner for the day. The June race was a 150 mile night race that started at 7 :00 p.m. The entry was down with two local drivers attending weddings and another missing who had flipped his car at El Paso two weeks earlier. The Pro cars had a good tight race again as the course was 10.5 miles in length. Fast lap of the day was turned in by Jim Maness at 15:43, but battery problems caused a long pit stop, dropping him to second at the finish . Clifford Walker made two laps before hreaking a tie rod, then with David Maness in the car after repairs, the c.ir only managed a couple more miles hefore a fuel pump failure ended their day. Myron Mills was the only Class 3 entry and was doing well, but oil pressure problems late in the race dropped his entry to third. Cecil Robertson, with Scottie Dearmond co-driving, drove to victory with only minor problems the whole evening. Frank Schneider was the winner in Sportsman Division. The overall points standings for the series now have Cecil Robertson leading Clifford Walker by three points in Pro Division, and Frank Schneider has a big lead in Sportsman Division over John Mapp. The July 11th race features three races for the day. The first race will be a 50 mile event on a five mile course at 5:00 p.m. for the Pro and Sportsman entries. The second race will be a 30 minute race on a 1.5 mile course for the Amateur buggy, truck and Baja entries at 7:30 p.m. Then the final event will be a I 00 mile race on an eight mile loop beginning at 9 :00 p.m. for the Pro and Sportsman entries. It should make for a great day of racing! Dusty Times VENTURA RACEWAY Business Office 2810 W . Wooley Road Oxnard, CA 93030 (805) 656-1122 August 1, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross August 23, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600 (Tent) Fair Motocross 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 JO, 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 u,ekome if thr.:..: or more show 11/J) VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916)925-1702 July 26, 1992 Summer Si.:der Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA September 5-7, 1992 Yerington VORRA 250 Yerington, NV October 16-18, 1992 The Bend 300 Brothers, OR November 1992 TBA l 992 Championship Race Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 19125 - 87 A Ave. Surrey, British Columbia, V3R 5X7, Canada (604) 576-6256 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E. Grovers Phoenix, AZ 85032 (602) 971-3730 (All et'<.'1tts at Thrash..:rlanJ. 117th At•e. & GIL'11Jale in Phoenix, AZ) FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP July 20-26, 1992 Argentina Rally Buenos Aires, Argentina August 25-31, 1992 1000 Lakes Rally Jyvaskyla, Finland . . September 18-22, 1992 Rally Australia Perth, Australia October 11-16, 1992 Rally d'ltalia 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 Li.H :,,om comin!( etl\.'1lts in DUSTY TIMES [red SL'ncl :,,our 1992 scheclule as soon as />ossihle .for listin!( in this col11mn. Mail vour race or mllv schecl11le to: DUSTY TIMES,~ 3 31 D~'TTV Aw., S11ite 0 . Ago11;,i.'CA 91:301 Thanks to some powerful engines and top-notch driving, Dodge is striking gold in the HORA racing series. Racing legend Walker Evans and his special Ram 150 powered to a big first place finish in Class 1 at the Nevada 500. Team member Scott Douglas, and his beefed-up Dakota finished strong in Class 7. Then went on to a huge win at the Baja 500 to solidify his first place position overall. With performance like that, it's easy to see why Dodge pickups are moving every bit as fast in the showroom. That's why they're the fastest growing line of pickups in America.* Not to mention that at Dodge, we have some of the fastest desert-dwelling species around. ■ • Bastd on a comparison of tach brand's U.S. pickup sales for the 1992 model year thru May 31 vs. the samt year-ago period. August 1991 Page 11

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199i TECATE/SCORE BAJA 500 Third Time In A Row For Ivan By Judy Smith Photos: Trackside Photo Inc. The Iron Man was invincible.in Baja and so was his Toyota. He survived a pesky electronic "brain" problem to win overall by a country mile and it was the third Baja 500 overall and Class 1 victory in a row for /van Stewart. Ivan Stewart and his Toyota have made it a habit at the Baja 500. This is the third consecutive year for the pair to make it back to Ensenada in first place overall. Stewart survived an early challenge from Doug Fortin and his Ford truck, to go into the lead for good at about the halfway point, when Fortin tangled with a big rock. The race, which had a "cere-monial" start in Ensenada, and an official start on the highway near Ojos Negros, consisted of a loop of 415.7 miles, measuring from Ojos Negros back to Ojos Negros. It began with the new trail, which had been used for the finish last year, a narrow loop of about 50 miles between Ojos and El Rayo, skirting the growing communities just north east of the old course. This narrow, twisty section was universally disliked, and was disliked twice, because it was also the last part of the course heading towards the finish. In between, the roads were old familiar trails, leading down to Valle Trinidad, then a piece of highway to Mike's Sky Ranch road, then down from Mike's by way of Simpson's Ranch, and just to the outskirts of Trinidad, where the road went left, past the grapevines, and across Highway 1, towards the beach. Then it reached the sand, where it turned north, and ran along the surf to the graded, mostly fast road that leads into Santo Tomas. There was another, brief, stretch of pavement, and the trail turned eastward at Uruapan, up to Pedregoso, and past Tres Hermanos, always heading north and east, and finally paralleling the Ensen-ada/San Felipe highway on the old, old road. The racers crossed Highway 3 at K77, and headed up through the Pine Forest, to El Rayo, and then picked up that last, difficult 50 miles, in the opposite direction now, to the finish line on the highway just east of Ojos Negros. Some 147 cars and trucks started the race, down from last year's entry by 40, but the best entry this year for all but the Nissan 400 in March. There were also 62 motorcycles and A TVs racing in Baja, and they ran essentially the same course, but finished at the highway crossing, to avoid the-possibility of an early biker running head-on into a late car or truck in the section that served for both inward and outward bound racers. The weather was beautiful for race day, warm and sunny inland, and a little overcast along the beach, which is typical of June in Baja. There was a good breeze to help clear the dust, and no rain anywhere. After regrouping at the start line, the cars took the green flag one at a time, starting 30 seconds apart. The first class to go was Class l / 2, for unlimited vehicles, which consisted of seven exotic trucks and 17 "buggy" type vehicles, those mostly Porsche powered. . And the first car on the road was Ivan Stewart, who'd had very good luck at the drawing for start positions, but he had Doug Fortin.Jr., in his Ford truck, right on his back bumper, starting just 30 seconds behind him. When they got to the turnoff onto Mike's Road, about 120 miles into the race, Stewart had the lead, but Fortin was only three minutes behind him. Then it was Steve Holladay, in his Moulton chassis, nine minutes further back and followed by Corky Mc Millin, in a Porsche powered Chenowth and Jerry Penhall, in Danny Letner's Porsche powered Raceco ( the Chevy truck had not yet recovered from the Nevada 500 rollover). McMillin was repeated-ly replacing power steering belts. There was a big crowd of contenders within another five minutes of the lead group, including Jason Baldwin in his Porsche Chenowth, Walker Evans in his Dodge truck, Paul and Dave Simon in their Ford truck, Malcolm Smith in Jerry Penhall's Porsche Raceco and Steve McEachem in the Jeep. As they zig zagged down the mountain from Mike's toward Valle Trinidad, Ivan flattened a tire on a rock, and Fortin took over the lead on the road. They were in their pits simultaneously at Trinidad, and Fortin left about 30 seconds in front. Simon and Simon had moved up to third, 11 minutes later, followed by Evans and then Baldwin. • Ivan was back in the lead again at Santa Isabel, 227 miles into the race, and Evans was replacing a blown transmission, while Fortin grimly surveyed a crunched front suspension, after a run in with a rock. Simon and Simon were now second, nine minutes back, with Baldwin third by about the same difference. In fourth it was McEachern, and Smith, who ·-❖-It all came together for Rob MacCachren and his Ford in Baja, his only down time was a flat tire, and he hustled over the course so quickly that he was third overall as well as the Class 8 winner by 47 minutes. hadn't. raced in three years, and felt his timing was off, was fifth. Stewart had a worrisome moment or two when his motor quit, but he decided it had something to do with the electronic control, so he turned off the ignition and restarted it. He later explained that his theory was that when he turned if off" it forgets why it quit" and then he could start right up again. The ·motor died several times over the course of the race, but he was able to restart it each time. When he reached the part of the trail nearest the ocean it was low tide, so Ivan ran right on the hard packed sand, hoping the tide would come in quickly behind him, and force his competitors to run the lumpier and less direct beach road. He had a lead of 15 minutes when he reached Urua-pan, 334 miles into the race, and the point where the course turns off Highway 1 and back into the dirt. Simon and Simon were still second, having had a couple of flats, some play in the steering, and a vibration at 120 miles per hour on the pavement. Baldwin was only a minute behind them, and Bud Feldkamp, Smith's co-driver, ran fourth with only front brakes, followed by McEachem in fifth. No one was going to catch Stewart, and he breezed to the finish line 22 minutes in front of the next car. That was Simon and Simon, but they were disqualified by SCORE officials for short coursing, and that moved Baldwin, who drove the whole distance, into second place, after a dramatic finish with no left front tire. In third it was Feldkamp and Smith, followed in by Penhall and Letner, who'd had major rear suspension troubles, on! y 36 seconds later. McEachern, who'd got wet on the beach, stalled and got stuck momentarily, but finished fifth three minutes behind them. Class 8 was next off the line, and at the end of the first 35 miles it was virtually a three way tie with Rob MacCachren in. his Ford, Steve Kelley in his GMC and Frank Vessels in another Ford all on the same minute. But when they reached Mike's Road it was Vessels in front by a minute, followed by MacCachren, and then Kelley. Vessels was just beginning to have the brake problems that would plague him · all day. Fifty-seven miles down the road, at Trinidad, MacCachren was in front by nine minutes. Kelley ran second, using the old motor for this race (serious damage had been done to the new high horsepower unit in Nevada). And Vessels ran third. In fourth it was Brian Stewart in his Dodge, and Perry McNeil was fifth in his Ford. MacCachren was mixing it up with the Class l / 2 cars, and in his enthusiasm to try to catch • _J ,. ·~~ : ,",., ~"'-'! .,. ~~ :-.., , A >, .,,.. --~:":at~-... ,x, Steve So~rapas ~nd Dave Richardson continued their winning ways in Class 10 and still use a,r cooled VW p·ower in the Chenowth. It was tight all day but they picked up time on the home stretch and won Class 10 and took 9th 0 /A. -· ·Lt Up and coming star Jason Baldwin kept within minutes of the lead all day in his Chenowth Porsche, and he finished a keen second overall and in Class 1. · Malcolm Smith returned to desert racing with long time partner Frank Vessels had his best run yet in this Ford, fed Class B Bud Feldkamp and they drove a borrowed Raceco Porsche to a briefly, had a little brake trouble, but carried on to a strong sparkling third in Class 1 and placed fifth overall. second, 11th 0 /A, in Class 8. Page 11 August 1991 Dusty Times

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,~I·~ .. Steve Kelley splashes the GMC through the forest stream early on, lost his front brakes for most of the race, but finished a very close third in Class 8. Getting their tidy Class 10 Jimco dirty here didn't slow Tom Schilling and John Marking down, had one big problem but still placed second in Class 10. Using the four wheel drive to slog through the mud Jerry McDonald took the Class 4 lead mi<jway in the race, had no serious troubles with the Chevrolet until the end and carried on to win the class by over an hour. Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter are at home in Baja, and their serious effort at prearunning shows in the race. They built their lead in Class 5 all day and won by over an hour in the Jimco built Bug. · McEachern, who didn't start far in front of him, he'd flattened a tire, but in general he'd decided to run a conservative race, and claimed he was running a "slow" race. He stayed out in front however, and at Santa Isabel was 12 minutes ahead of Vessels. Kelley and Stewart were on the same minute, fighting for third place at that time, and Kelley was runniing with no front brakes, and had been since up near Mike's. McNeil, and co-driver Rody Amaya, who'd been slowed by a traffic jam, were still fifth. MacCachren continued to lead, and he was early enough to use Stewart's idea, and ran through the edge of the surf on the beach. Brian Stewart moved up to second place by the time they reached Uruapan, but Kelley was only three minutes later on the road, and Vessels was four minutes behind him. Amaya and McNeil had lost time with radiator problems. At mile 334 MacCachren was 17 minutes in the lead, and Stewart held second place. Vessels had bounced back up to third and Kelley ran fourth, close · behind him. As the course headed northward it rejoined the ourward bound trail, and some-where in that area the gremlins had repositioned the course arrows so that some roads were incorrectly marked. Stewart took one of those roads, and ran some distance on it before he realized his error. Then he turned around and headed out towards the true course, and ran headon into Bob Gordon, in his son Robby's, Class 1 / 2 Ford truck, who'd also taken the wrong road. Neither driver was hurt, but both trucks were badly damaged, and word went out for the pit crews to come and make repairs. In the mean-time, Vessels and Kelley motored on in pursuit of MacCachren. Amaya, their radiator held in with wire, while Stewart got things repaired and managed a fifth place, two and a half hours later. Class 10 was next to get the green flag, and first at the 120 mile marker was Dave Richardson in Steve Sourapas's Chen.owth. He had only two minutes on Jim Pierce and. Jim Kirk in their Toyota powered Raceco, and in I third another two minutes back, it I was Greg Hibbs in a Toyota' Jimco. Fourth went to Tom Schilling, who'd had an early flat and a broken lug wrench. Also running well were Dave Bufe and Jerry Higman, in their Neth, and Dan Blain in his Mirage, but our non-official time keepers some-how missed their times. Richardson continued to lead, but by the time he got to Santa Isabel, mile 227, he had managed to increase the lead only to four minutes, and it was still Kirk and Pierce in second place. Bufe was now in third place, five minutes later, and Hibbs was fourth, while Schilling was a close fifth. Sourapas took ove-r from Richardson, and continued to lead, with 14 minutes on Schilling's co-driver, John Marking, at Uruapan, as Hibbs disappeared and Kirk and Pierce had throttle linkage problems, and lost their power steering pump also. They dropped to third, .and Higman, who'd gone off the road near the beach, was now fourth. Sourapas and Richardson took the win, with a ninth place overall finish, · 20 minutes -in front of second place Schilling and Marking. Marking, who slid backwards off a turn in the last sec.tion, said he'd decided "that's a bad thing to do". He figured he was lucky to be at the finish line at all. In third it was Bufe and Higman, followed in by Javier Cevallos and Vincente Serrano, in aJimco, who'd gone off a hill early in the race and lost a clutch cylinder later. Kirk and Pierce salvaged fifth place, and none of the others made it in. In Class 4 the early lead belonged to Bill Holmes in Mike Schwellinger's Ford. Schwellinger, who'd been scheduled to start, had been laid low by T urista, and was hoping to get in somewhere later in the race. Jerry McDonald ran second in his Chevy, followed his true~ handled badly in rwo finish line under his own power, wheel dnve, and ran second, an to take the win, but dropped him hour down. Holmes·was third at back to 20th overall, instead of Uruapan, now over two hours the ninth or tenth where he'd down. been running all day. Hall got his McDonald got to mile 334 with best finish with the new truck, a good lead, and took the time to second place, noting that it was change his master cylinder, then "quite a thrill" to finish while went on, anticipating a smooth there were still spectators at the ride to the finish. He got to within finish line. Holmes never did get 200 yards of the finish line, felt a Schwellinger's truck back home. big vibration, and his rear In Class 5, which started next, suspension fell apart. Quick work the lead belonged to Juan Campos with a big c-clamp and some at mile 35, with Hartmut and ratchet tiedowns got him over the Wolfram (r by Dave Ashley in his Ford, and then Rod Hall in the Dodge. Ashley had a brief delay at that point (mile 120) when he inadvertently came onto the course from his pit in front of Curt LeDuc in his Jeep Class 6 car, and sideswiped him. LeDuc f was tossed into a scary rollover, and Ashley stopped to be sure he was all right before he continued. At Valle Trinidad it was McDonald, and he had 14 minutes on Holmes, who'd lost his front drive, while Ashley ran third, another 12 minutes later. This was not to be Ashley's day, because he got about five miles down the road and peeled off his whole undercarriage on a rock, ending his race for good. Hall came through still another 21 minutes back, but the new Dodge was looking better than ever, and clearly has been m4ch improved at each successive race. McDonald was having a good day, and he got to Santa Isabel in the lead, and now it was Hall in second place, nearly an hour later, and an astounded pit crew watched Holmes back his truck in for . repairs, after losing all his forward gears six miles before he got to the pit. McDonald continued to lead, while Hall, who'd lost his forward drive when he shoved a stuck buggy off a hill, discovered that Race Ready Products Is a full service warehouse supplying the Off Road Industry with racing equipment from over one hundred manufacturers. 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In fourth it was McNeil and John Swift continues to amaze racers with his quick times in the Class 6 Ford Explorer, and in Baja he ran a quick but steady pace to not only win the class but he whipped in a remarkable fourth overall. 3RD 4TB 5TB 6TB 7TB 8TB 9TB COOK BROTHERS BRIAN GOODRICH , CHARLES WATTERS ROBERTO' S RACING LAWRENCE RACING JAVIER QUINTERO ALONSO ACOSTA GOILLERM:> QUINTERO COVAS RACING RODRIQUEZ, LONA Dusty Times August 199! Page 13

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Rod Hall and Jim Fricker had their best run yet in the latest Dodge, had a few minor delays, but drove a whole truck to the finish line, second in Class 4. Rich Minga and Don Robertson had a good run in the Porsche bodied Class 5 car, survived a bent beam and broken axle to place second in the class. They had their ups and downs along the trails but Darren Skilton, Eric Heiden and Larry Olsen drove the Jeep Cherokee to second in Class 6. i&. ~~ Mike Lesle enlisted Larry Noel to start the race in the Class 3 Jeep and it was a close race for a time for the lead. But at the finish Lesle drove in the Class 3 winner by over four hours and the Cherokee still looked clean. Ir Klawitter in second, only two minutes later. Rich . Minga ran third in his Porsche shaped car. But at mile 12Q the Klawitters had a firm lead, with Campos 11 minutes back in second, and Minga third, five minutes later. None of the others seem to have been close. Bill Hernquist was running very late, nursing a broken spindle, and the others don't show up on the score sheets at all. As they reached the Pacific side the Klawitters had a half hour lead on Campos, and Minga, who'd gone off the course in a cloud of dust early in the day, and bent his beam, had also broken an axle on the road up to Mike's. He now ran third, about 50 minutes down. The Klawitters were having trouble. backshifting to second, and they had a fairly serious oil leak, which meant many stops, but they held their lead, and took the win. Minga put Don Robert-son'in to drive the last 90 miles in his car, and they finished second, an hour and a halflater. Campos, who drove all the way, beat his chase crew and fuel to the road crossing at mile 334, and had to wait for them before he could go ' on. But he got his third place, 45 minutes back. None of the others finished. In Class 6 it was John Swift's day. He and his Ford led right from the get go, and had seven minutes on Curt LeDuc in his Jeep at mile 120, where the road heads up to Mike's. Evan Evans • was third here, in his Blazer, and ·The Off-Roader's Choice· Page 14 • E-Z UP"' INSTANT SHELTERS Imagine setting up a free-standing shelter in less than 60 seconds! 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 Sponso~ E-Z UP Authorized Dealer CASTEX RENTALS, INC. 1044 N. Cole Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 • CALL: 213 • 462 • 1468 Rodrigo & Rogerio Ampudia did quite a number in Class 1-2-1600, as the team from Ensenada moved to the front in the newest Neth and overcame shifting problems to win the class by 39 minutes and place eighth overall. Danny Ashcraft, in another Ford, passenger seat for an exciting was fourth, 20 minutes later. But lesson in how to drive a big that .was the scene of LeDuc's vehicle up that twisty road . touch and go with Ashley, and he · Swift ran on steadily to the needed new spindles and ball- finish, stopping only for fuel and joints, and some serious welding new rear tires, and took the win, on the frame before he could take and an astonishing fourth place in off again. In fifth it was Darren the overall standings. He'd even Skilton, in a Jeep, who'd losttime had to stop to upright a rolled when a wheel came off about eight over chase truck in the last miles into the race. That had put section, because it had the course him behind the Malcolm Vinje completely blocked. Our hat's off traffic jam that had developed at to Swift for a great drive. mile 29. Meanwhile, LeDuc, who'd Swift continued to lead, with worked up to a close third, or Ashcraft now second, and Skilton maybe even second, was suddenly third as Evans rolled over and was out of the race for good when he out for the day. They then ran in dropped a valve. Skilton and that order, with LeDuc up to third Olsen, and their third driver, Eric place again by mile 284 (Urua-Heiden, finished second in spite pan), and Swift enjoying a trouble of a rollover by Skilton late in the free day. Skilton had put Larry day. And Ashcraft, who'd lost Olsen, who used to drive with lots of time after mile. 334, Don Adams, in for the run up to finished third, two hours later. Mike's, and had sat in the In Class 3 there was a close Scott Douglas is really having a good time with the new Dodge Dakota, as he waited out other contenders in Class 7, and stopped only for fuel, never got out of the truck and not only won Class 7 he finished tenth overall. Darren and Doug York have been close a few times, but this race they had more good luck than bad, and they out ran the field to finish first in Class 7S in the Ford, a big margin for this class of 17 minutes up. · August 199! contest between Dan Smith in the Ford Bronco and Larry Noel in Mike Lesle's Jeep Cherokee, while Felix Giles ran third in his Jeep. Smith had only a minute at mile 120, and Giles was out for good by then, while Dale White was struggling with a problem in his Blazer that had him so late the checkpoint was closing up. At mile 177 Smith had only five minutes, and at mile 227 he had seven minures. But then he had a steering problem, and down at Santa Isabel he had a long pit stop that included welding, after running into a rock and breaking his front I-beam. At that point the Lesle and Noel team took over the lead, and stayed in front to the finish. They took the win, while Smith straggled in a very late second place, four hours and 45 minutes later. The next batch of cars to get the green flag were the 1-2-1600s, and it's hard to tell who had the lead at mile 35, because our unofficial timekeepers at that point missed a couple of the cars. But at mile 120, the lead was held by Rodrigo and Rogerio Ampu-dia, in their Neth, and they had five minutes on Jon and Bryan Tanklage, in a Suspensions Unlimited car, and Alberto Coppola, in a Chenowth, who were tied for third. At mile 120, the Ampudias were three minutes in front of Brent Grizzle, in his <Shenowth, and the Tanklage car was right in there also. Tied for fifth it was Dale Ebberts in a Suspensions Unlimited car, Mike Davis in a Jimco, and Alberto Coppola in his Chenowth, were only another two minutes back. When they'd made it to the beach, the Ampudias, who were having backshifting problems, had a lead of five minutes on the .Tanklages, and now it was Davis' co-driver, Vic Calderon, in third and taking this a bit easy, because he had no starter, and couldn't afford to stall-the car. Grizzle, who was going solo, was tied with the Ebberts car, which featured a three man team. Dad, Tom, drove the middle, and Darren was set to take the last third. They were all just a minute in back of Calderon. Coppola had fallen back after rolling on his way down from Mike's. The cars and drivers in this class are tough, and most of them were still running, only one having fallen out at this point. In fact, of the 19 starters, 17 made it back to Ensenada within the time limit. By mile 334, with the. Ampudias still in the lead, their motor overheating some, the Tanklages, -with Jon at the wheel now, were second by 11 minutes, and he had Calderon hard on his tail. 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Dan Smith had troubles aplenty this round with his Ford Bronco, finding a rock that took out the steering and front I beam, but he did finish second in Class 3. Brent Grizzle drove alone in his Chenowth, a budding iron man, and he flew over the tough course to a great second in the competitive Cla_ss 1-2-1600. Dad Tom, sons Darren and Dale Ebberts proved that a family that races together can do well as they finished third by just two minutes in Class 1-2-1600. of driving a buggy, and the Ebberts family was fifth, only four minutes behind him, and just 23 minutes out of first place. The Ampudias really put some time on 'em in the last section, and when they got to the finish line they had 41 minutes on second place, and were in eighth place overall. Grizzle was second, reporting a trouble free race, while the Ebberts· finished third, also reporting no problems. Tanklage, who'd been lost for a few minutes in the area of the Stewart/Gordon collision, had flattened two tires on one side when he tried to turn around, and fell back to fourth. Coppola and his co-driver, Enrique Hambleton moved into fifth place, as Calderon, who'd been dicing with Grizzle, rolled over, stalled his car, and without his starter, couldn't get going again for quite a while. He and Davis finished sixth. Class 7 was next to go, hating the indignity of being behind the little buggies, but proving again that they're really fairly fragile cars, though fast while moving. Roger Mears was back racing the desert for the first time this year, and he had his Nissan in the lead at mile 35, with eight minutes on Scott Douglas in his Dakota. Racin Gardner ran third in his Ford Ranger, and Parnelli Jones had his Ford in there somewhere, but our volunteer unofficial time keepers didn't get his time. The team of Javier Tiznado and Carlos lribe was out by mile 40. And at mile 63 Mears had a problem that required a long time in the pit, while Jones was sidelined at mile 75 with a blown rear end. In the meantime Douglas was having an uneventful day, moving on down course. He had a lead of 14 minutes at mile 120, with Gardner second, and P.J. a distant third, nearly an hour down. Roger, Jr. took over in the Mears truck, but was so far back that no one recorded his time. Do uglas continued to lead, gradually increasing his lead until he had 32 minutes at mile 284. Gardner is game, but his truck is not as up to date as the Dakota. M eanwhile , Mears, Jr. got somewhere near Santo Tomas and the motor quit, putting that team out for good, and Jones was running about an hour and 45 minutes back, adding gear oil, and also having had a battery problem when his alternator quit when he turned his lights on. Douglas stopped only for fuel, and never got out of the truck, and took the win, finishing 10th overall. Gardner and his co-driver, Jimmie Johnson , of Mickey Thompson G ran Prix Superlite fame, had tried to run in the surf, a la Stewart, but got swamped by a wave, and needed the help of nearby spectators to opt mnvino "o"in ThPu "1<:n ln<:t" usty Times cylinder, and finished, ragged two hours off the winning pace, sounding, on only five of them, and he's still convinced that the but still, in second place. Jones, class can get an overall win. who'd been high centered when Douglas' time was an hour and 11 heturnedoutofawashinthelate minutes behind the overall stages of the race, was third, over winning . time at this Baja 500. That's a lot to make up. In the "stock" two wheel drive and four wheel drive mini truck class, which was next off the line, the early leader was Jeff Lewis in his Chevy, with Ernesto Aram-hula, in a Mitsubishi, second, and Terry Brown and Bill O'Brien, in a Ford, in third, after being stuck for a while behind the rolled over Toyota truck of Malcolm Vinje. Darren··glr' SUNDAY AUGUST 2 ORANGE COUNTY 1 DAM -5 PM FAIRGROUNDS, COSTA MESA PICK YOUR PART Wcrld01 la~HI Silt Se~,ci, A,io W~,u~ I ., ... clarion· ■-·•·-·•·-~----l~Tl:~•StiOWS MOTO~SJ>O~ T J>~OM OTIOl'IIIS ll'IIIC. Box 2910, Mission Viejo, CA 92690 Office: Mon -Fri, 9:00 am -5:00 pm, 714/364-0515 24-HOUR HOTLINE 714/J64-1745 COCi=~lA~m VEHICLE SECU MITY SYSTems August 1992 Catalina Reservations Hot Line (310) 510-3000 Page 15

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,_ \ ~ The young team of Racin Gardner and Jimmie Johnson ran well until getting stuck on the Pacific Beach, lost time but got moving to place second in Class 7 in the Ranger. Terry Brown and Bill O'Brien had one of their best races in Class 7S, had the lead occasionally and finished the Ford Ranger a strong second in class. Brian Goodrich and Charlie Wafters ran second in Class 5-1600 early in the race but lost their lights on the beach and did finish second in class. 1J1r York, in a four wheel fifth in their Ford. drive Ford was fourth, and his Brown and O'Brien were motor hadn't been running right. having a close race with York, Vinje, once going again, was fifth. who'd got his motor problems Lewis got no further than mile figured out, and they were still 120, as his crank broke right just three minutes apart at mile there, and that put Brown and 284. But by Mile 334, the O'Brien into the lead, with three Kilometer 77 crossing, it was minutes on York by the time they York in front by one minute. got to mile 227. Arambula was Brown and O'Brien were second, third then, Vinje had lost ·well and Arambula still ran third, but a over two hours and dropped way bit over an hour down now. Swift back, and Mike Randall, in an and Friel were fourth, another 12 older Jeep, ran fourth, with Ray minutes or so back, and Randall Swift (John's dad) and Mike Friel . had dropped well off the pace # Pos. 101 1 129 2 118 3 115 4 128 5 1601 1 1614 2 1618 3 1605 4 1608 5 300 301 2 404 1 403 2 500 1 502 2 505 3 558 1 553 2 554 3 560 4 555 5 600 1 617 2 602 3 701 1 702 2 704 3 724 1 757 2 756 3 728 4 721 5 802 1 804 2 803 3 807 4 805 5 905 1 903 2 901 3 910 4 914 5 SCORE TECATE BAJA 500 Results • JUNE 5-7, 1992 Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle Class V2 • Unlimited Single & Two Seat -24 start -16 finish Ivan Stewart /Jeff Huber Toyota 3.0L Jason Baldwin/Regie Dunlap Chenowth/Porsche Malcolm Smith/Bud Feldkamp Raceco/Porsche Danny Letner/Jerry Penhall Raceco/Porsche Steve McEachern/Ed Autenrieth Jeep Cherokee Class 1-2-1600 • 1600cc Restricted Engine • 19 start-17 finish Rodrigo & Rogerio Ampudia Neth Brent Grizzle (solo) Chenowth Dale, Tom & Darren Ebberrts Suspension Unltd. Jon & Brian Tanklage Suspension Unltd. Alberto Coppola/Enrique Hambleton Chenowth Class 3 • Short we 4X4 • 4 start • 2 finish Mike Leste/Larry Noel Jeep Cherokee Dan Smith/David Ashley Ford Bronco Class 4 • Long we 4X4 • 4 start • 2 finish Jerry McDonald/Barry Beacham Chevrolet K1 500 Rod HalVJim Fricker Dodge W250 Class 5 • Unlimited Baja Bug • 7 start • 3 finish Hartmut & Wolfram Klawitter Baja Bug Rich Minga/Don Robertson Porsche 911 Juan Campos/Samuel Elizondo Baja Bug Class 5-1600 • 1600cc Baja Bug• 22 start• 10 finish John &Jeff Holmes/Ramsay El Wardini Baja Bug Brian Goodricrl/Charlie Watters Baja Bug Guillermo Quintero/Francisco Ortiz Baja Bug Mario & Oscar Ledezma Baja Bug Alberto & Manuel Covarrubias Baja Bug Class 6 • Production Sedan - 5 start • 3 finish John Swift /Dino Pugeda Ford Explorer Darren Skilton/Eric Heiden/L. Olsen Jeep Cherokee Danny Ashcraft/Dave Mason Ford Explorer Class 7 • Unlimited Mini-Midi Pickup - 6 start • 3 finish Scott Douglas/Dana Cote Dodge Dakota Racin Gardner/Jimmie Johnson Ford Ranger Parnelli Jones/Jack Murphy Ford Ranger Class 7S • Stock Mini-Midi Pickup • 11 start • 6 finish Darren & Doug York Ford Ranger Terry Brown/Bill O'Brien Ford Ranger Ernesto Arambula Mitsubishi Mike RandalVRoy Edwards Jeep Comanche Ray Swill/Mike Friel Ford Ranger Class 8 • 2WD Standard Pickup• 9 start• 5 finish Rob MacCacccchren/Mike Schoffstall Ford F-150 Frank Vessels/John Kennedy Ford F-150 Steve Kelley/David Westhen G.C Perry McNeiVRody Amaya Ford Brian Stewart/Jell Geiser Dodge Class 9 • Restricted Buggy • 17 start - 1 O finish Russ & Ray Miller/Dennis Daniels Chenowth George Erl/Rich Richardson T-Mag Vic Gifford/Bill NewKirk/R. Jackson Meco Pancho Bio/Sergio Gutierrez Tubular Design Roberto Fajardo/Antonio Ramirez Chenowth Class 10 • Unlimited 1650cc • 1 0 start • 5 finish 1005 1 Steve Sourapas!Dave Richrdson Chenowth 1003 2 Tom Schilling/John Marking Jimco 1099 3 Dave Buie/Jerry Higman Neth .1013 4 Javier Cevallos/Vincente Serrano Jimco 1007 5 Jim Pierce/Jim Kirk Raceco Class II• Stock VW Sedan -7 start -1 finish 1100 1 Martin Garibay/Ulises Acevedo VW Beetle Class atnl Mag -3 start • 0 finish Starters, cars 147 - Finishers, cars -88-60 % Race Distance 415.7 miles Fast Time, Ivan St.,wart - Class I Toyota• 8:55:06 Time Allowance 17 hours Starters, Bikes - 62 - Finishers, Bikes.- 49. 79% -Race Distance 334.5 Time 8:55:06 9:11:38 9:54:04 9:54:40 9:57:39 10:02:53 10:41:58 10:43:07 10:47:53 10:59:20 10:32:39 15:19:06 10:35:20 11:47:18 10:47:51 12:12:51 13:03:49 11 :20:35 11:48:04 12:11:15 12:18:08 12:51 :55 9:46:56 13:12:34 15:22:27 10:06:24 11:19:20 12:42:48 11:03:19 11:20:03 12:17:39 14:27:33 14:32:39 9:20:21 10:07:20 10:12:18 10:16:00 12:45:58 12:23:32 12:31:44 13:17:55 13:19:26 13:57:40 10:02:54 10:22:24 10:44:04 12:16:30 12:37:50 13:51:26 Fast Time, Larry Roeseler/Ted Hunnicutt, Jr JPaul Krause. Kawasaki - 6:26:12 Page 16 0/A 1 2 5 6 7 8 21 23 26 27 19 79 20 38 25 42 64 32 39 41 47 58 4 65 80 10 30 56 28 31 46 73 74 3 11 14 15 57 49 51 66 67 71 9 17 24 44 53 70 after losing a rear end. Vinje, and his co-driver, Mark Hansen, were still way back, three hours behind the leaders, but moving along. York, who'd had no problems once he got that motor running, took the win, finishing just 20 minutes in front of Brown and O'Brien. They declared that they'd lost their lead when they stuck to the inland route and York had gone up the beach. Is that the difference between two wheel drive (B & O'B) and four wheel drive (York)? Arambula was third, Randall and his co-d river, Roy Edwards, finished fourth, and Swift and Friel were · fifth. There were only two Mini Mags running in this race, because the third team, Steve and Frank ·Bristing, had broken their car between Ensenada and Ojos Negros, on the pavement near the dump, and that made them a non entry. Of the two left running, only the team of Scott Steinberger and Larry Plank were recorded by our unofficial timers. They apparently ran in front up through mile 227, with Yoshi Ogasawara and Torno Katagiri somewhere behind them. Plank and Steinberger broke on the beach side, and no one knew what happened to Ogasawara and Karagiri, except that they didn't finish either. So the class had a 100% non finish record for this race. In the 5-1600s, the major part of the group got stuck behind Vinje when he rolled, but three, including Tim Lawrence, who went into the lead, got out ahead. At mile 35 Lawrence had only seconds on Alonso Acosta, and just four minutes behind them was Danny Ledezma, and tied with him, John Holmes, who'd been in the traffic jam for a while. At mile 120, the turnoff to Mike's, the leader was still Lawrence, and he stopped to put his father, Steve, into the car. When they came back down out of the hills the lead belonged to Mario Salazar, but he had just four minutes on Brian Goodrich and Charlie Watters who ran second. In third it was Danny Ledezma, and Ramsey El War-dani, who'd taken over for Holmes, was fourth after going off that notorious off camber turn. El Wardani had the presence of mind to ride it out, and escaped , by driving out down at the bottom. In fifth place now it was Lawrence, four minutes later, who'd been off the same turn, and rolled over in the process. He was still only 19 minutes behind the leader. Class 5-1600 had trouble on course and in tech, but surviving the best for the victory was the John and Jeff Holmes/Ramsay El wa;dani team, who got through both the course blockage and post race tech to earn the victory. were fourth, with Goodrich and Wardani were bumped up into Watters dropping to fifth after first place, with Goodrich and several flats, and a broken jack. Watters in second, followed by As they neared the finish, and Guillermo Quintero and Fran-got up into the nasty stuff, Robert cisco Ortiz in third, then Mario Jimenez had taken over for and Oscar Ledezma, who'd had a Salazar, and continued to run in· broken throttle pedal and lost a front, having a very trouble free brake line, moved to fourth, with day. He had only six minutes on Alberto and Manuel Covarrubias Holmes, Holmes and El Wardani, in fifth. and John was at the wheel again, The dq'd teams wanted to after their third driver change. appeal on the grounds that the The Ledezmas, who'd be~n having Technical team should scrutinize trouble with dust in their points, all the cars that were bumped up ran third, followed by Goodrich in position, but those cars had and Watters in fourth, and down already been allowed out of to just two lights. In fifth it was impound, and the Technical the Cooks: Wayne, Darryl and Director said it was "A done Alan, who'd been caught in the deal." The disqualified teams traffic jam, lost their rear brakes, tried to take their case to the tore a c.v. boot and had steering Competition Review Board the problems. next morning, and, indeed, were Jiminez and Salazar carried on seen waiting at the door for a smoothly to the finish to get the chance to speak, but apparently checkered flag first, followed in were not heard, because no by the Holmeses and El Wardani, mention of their case showed up nine minutes later, after John intheofficialnotesontheactions blew a corner and landed in a of the CRB. hole, then got lost as he The Class 9 folks took the approached the finish line. The green flag next, and they were led Ledezmascameinthird,Goodrich all day by the team of Ray and and Watters were fourth, and the Russ Miller and Dennis Daniels, Cooks finished fifth. in their Chenowth. Daniels, But in the post race impound a who'd started, had already been great hoohah came up, and the stuck in the mud. They had four upshot was that the Technical minutes when they got to mile Director, Bill Savage, who 177, the Valle Trinidad pit after happened to be there at that late coming down from Mike's. At hour, disqualified Jiminez and that point it was Pancho Bio and Salazar, the Ledezmas and the Sergio Gutierrez in second, in Cooks for having illegal fender their Tubular Design car, locations.Holmes,HolmesandEl followed by Rich Richardson, At mile 284 it was still Salazar, with Holmes and El Wardani and their third driver, Jeff Holmes, now second by 15 minutes. In third it was Hector Ledezma, Danny's dad, and the Lawrences Russ and Ray Miller and Dennis Daniels are on a roll in their Class 9 Chenowth this season, finished the race with only three brakes working but they won Class 9 for the second time this year. August 199! Dusty Times

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who'd been stuck in the creek at · about mile 28, and George Erl in their T ,Mag. In fourth it was Raul Aguiar and Jose Gonzales, in a Funco, while Wayne Ritayik and Kevin Pratt ran fifth. Down on the Pacific side, at mile 227, the Millers and Daniels still had just four minutes and it was still Bio and Gutierrez in second place. Richardson and Erl, who had to keep adjusting their clutch, held third, and Vic Gifford and Bill Newkirk ran fourth in their MECO. Steve Colletti and Greg Davis were fifth in their Chenowth. The Millers and Daniels continued to lead to Uruapan, and now they had 14 minutes on Richardson and Erl. It was a good thing, because Russ lost his brakes, and had to pinch off one line, which made the car turn sharply left every time he applied the brake pedal. Gifford and 'Newkirk were now third while Bio and Gutierrez dropped to fourth. Ritayik and Pratt were fifth. Miller kept his cool, even with his lopsided brakes, and the team got their second win. Richardson and Erl were second, eight minutes later. In third it was the team of Newkirk and Gifford, who'd added a third driver at the K77 highway crossing. At that point, Richard Jackson got in to do the last 90 miles. Jackson had started the day by riding with John Etchart, on a Honda, in Class 40 ( motorcycle riders over 40 years of age). He'd ridden about halfway, they'd won the class and finished 14th overall in the bike race, and he now finished the Class 9 car in third place. He said "It's work!", and was surprised that his goggles had fogged up. In fourth place it was Bio and Gutierrez, just two minutes back, and followed in by Roberto Fajardo and Antonio ; Ramirez, in a·Chenowth, about45 minutes later. The Class 11 cars were last to start, and there were seven of them. They had to go the whole distance this time, and it was too much for six of them. Not only do they start last, but pits close down and their score keepers quit writing down numbers, and no one ever seems to be around to see them go by.. But we got enough information to know that Martin Garibay had a lead of over an hour by the time he got to Santa Isabel, mile 22 7, and Enrique Avalos was in second place, followed by Erny Martinez and Rogelio Rivera, 26 minutes later in third place. Garibay went on to win, the only one to make it, finishing in 13 hours and 51 .minutes. The Competition Review Board, under the direction of Steve Kassanyi, who stood in for George Thompson, made short work of 10 comolainrs, buttoning ·;,;'. Martin Garibay and Ulises Acevedo built up an hour lead on the Class 11s by' Santa Isabel, and they continued along in the amazing Beetle, and were the Class winner, in fact, the only one to finish. it all up in two hours and 45 minutes the next morning. Now SCORE is looking forward to their special 25th anniversary edition of the Baja 1000, to be held November 11, 14, 1992, starting in Ensenada and finishing in La Paz. Many thanks to my helpful unofficial scorekeepers, the unsung folks at the BFG pits, and the FAIR pit at mile 217 (Llano Colorado), who wrote down car numbers and times for us, so we'd know who was where at what time. Ir YouCanWin Even if You Don't Win .•• When You Run Muddy but unbowed Guillermo Quintero and Francisco Ortiz kept their 5-1600 Baja Bug together all the way and they ended up third in the troubled class. '/-i,· Despite trying to teach the T-Mag to swim George Erl and Rich Richardson got out of the mud to finish second in Class 9, just eight minutes out of a win. Announcing the KC HiLiTES "SHOT IN THE DARK" 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 Southern Cal 250 Class 3 -Dale White Class 5 -George Seeley.Jr. Parker400 Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 7 -Scott Douglas AND THE WINNERS ARE--------Nissan400 Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 6 -Curt Le Due San Felipe 250 Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 8 -Brian Stewart Nevada SOD Class 3 -Dale White Class 5/1600 -Ba/a500 The team of Vic Gifford/Bill _Newkirk/Richard Jackson got the Class 6-Curt Le Due Meco through this mudhole in good shape and they finished a Class 7 _ Racin Gardner good third in Class 9 action. Class 8 _ Larry Ragland Class 1/2-1600 -Fred Wing Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 11 -Martin Garibay Class 8 -Brian Stewart Class 12-Steve Lawrence Class 6 -Evan Evans Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 7S-Class 1 -Jason Baldwin Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 7 -Racin Gardner Class 7S -Malcolm Vinge Class 9 -Russ Miller Class 11 -Martin Garibay AW ARD WINNING Class 9-Charles Ratliff Journalism & Photography every month in DUSTY TIMES (See Subscrif>tion Form on Page 3) Dusty Times ·Class 11 -Travis Howard Class 11 -Erny Martinez August 199!2 Class 11 -Saul Zambrano Yoshi Ogasawara Stock Full -Ken Parr Class 5/1600 - . Guillermo Quintero, Jr Brendan Gaughn Class 8 -Larry Ragland Class 11 -Martin Garibay Stock Mini -Scott Sells Page 17

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THE 13TH ANNUAL CAMEL TROPHY ADVENTURE American Team Is First In Spirit And Second Overall Photos: Peter MacGillivray/Four Wheeler Magazine DO (]] 00 [JJ D [[) 00 DESERT LOCK OUTER Tire Located Off Inner Ring Red Anodize Co·nstructed of all Aluminum 6061 T6 For light weight and optimum strength * At last,a quality bead lock designed for Off-Road racing * All parts are available separately *In stock - Ready for shipment For Todays' Sophisticated 15" UNLIMITED SPORT TRUCK BAJA BUG 13" MIDGET 8"·1 O" MODIFIED MIDGET QUAD RACER ATV MINI STOCK MODIFIED MIDGET WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE TOUGHEST, MOST DURABLE BEAD LOCK FOR YOU ! . SIMPLE TO ORDER Prices are Per Bead Lock-installed on your wheel, fully machined and trued 8" ........ $69.95 1 0" ........ $84.95 13"/15" ...... $125.00 15"Desert Lock ..... $132.50 1671 N. Brawley Fresno, CA 93722 .. (209) 275-5183 Page to Same Day Service Shipped U. P.S. Calif. Res.Add 6% Sales Tax The American team of Danny Amon of Milton-Freewater, Oregon and Jim West of Glendale, Arizona, won the coveted "T earn Spirit" Trophy and finished second overall in the 13th annual Camel Trophy Adventure. It was the first time a team from the USA had won a trophy in this grueling test that this past May took place out in the wilds of equatorial areas of eastern South America. Each time the event moves to a different venue for this real adventure sponsored by Camel and the vehicles are usually some form of Land Rover. Teams, from 16differentnations, make the event through a series of elimination trials in their native land and two teams "from each country reach the finals in Europe where one of the teams is chosen to compete in the actual event. Alwin Arnold and Urs Brug-gisser of Switzerland won the . overall title and the Camel '. Trophy itself. By the way all anyone wins is a trophy. Of course all expenses are paid, but there is no purse. The French team of Eric Cassaigne and Patrick Lafabrie took the Special Tasks Trophy and finished third overall. The $125,000 sterling silver trophy is the first won by a U.S. team in the challenging event's 13 year history that annually matches men irnd machines against 1000 miles or more of some of the most difficult trails and back roads on earth, often in extremely warm weather as well. This year the teams drove Land Rover Discoverys from Manaus, Brazil to Georgetown, Guyana the hard way, through tropical ' terrain. Amon and West repeat-edly found the best line to guide the convoy of 30 vehicles through mud, overgrown equatorial jungle trails and over the rugged paths of Guyana's Kamoa and Marudi Mountains. The consistent, positive approach of the Yanks in helping others to overcome 16 days of obstacles, misadventures and challenges earned them the votes of their fellow adventurers for the "Team Spirit" award for the best combination o.f capability and compatibility. Amon said, "The trophy was totally unexpected. We just did what came naturally because you can't fake it for long on the convoy, it's just too demanding·." He entered the event to show his two children · that they, "can do anything if they set their minds to it." West.said, "I'd do it again in a heartbeat.We just decided to take a 'one for all and all for one' attitude about getting the entire . convoy through." The convoy had to winch itself through innumerable muddy sections of the trail as well as up steep, slick clay inclines, and regularly encountered huge potholes and ruts which, at one point were almost totally obscured by billowing red dust. · They also rafted across three rivers and negotiated several 1 tricky bridge crossings, some over August 199! Rooftop navigating is part of the Danny Amon tests the waters as the game on this run. Here Amon points American crewed Land Rover to some distant landmark that Discovery slips and slides across a matches the map, maybe, while West fast flowing stream en route to checks it out also. This looks almost second overall. like desert or high plains country. Fording rivers was an everyday happening, but this one is lined with event coordinators and other competitors, insuring that the whole convoy could get through without major mishaps. Jim West, left, and Danny Amon became the first team from the USA to ever win a trophy on this adventure. They were second overall and won the coveted.Team Spirit Trophy on the Camel Trophy run last May. deep gorges. Unseasonably dry British built vehicles. Neither is weather put the convoy ahead of now sold in the U.S. although 500 schedule and allowed a 32 hour Land Rover Defender 110s will side trip up the Potaro River to be available this fall. the spectacular Kaieteur Falls, one of the highest in the world at approximately three times the height of Niagara's. In addition to the trek itself, the participants were timed on 13 special tasks that tested their physical capacity, driving abilities, survival skills and vehicle repair and maintenance know-how. These tests play a major part in the final scores. All of the participants made it despite numerous cuts, bruises, bites and mishaps. All of the 16 Land Rover Discoverys that were accomp-anied by 14 Land Rover Defender 110 support vehicles covered the whole route also. The Defenders were manned by event coordin-ators, doctors and technicians and carried a variety of supplies. The Discove"ry and Defender are Danny Amon, a 39 year old truck driver for UPS, and Jim West, a 31 year old fireman, won the right to represent the USA following national trials that reduced ten candidates selected from 1200 applicants to four finalists who then competed in international selections. The U.S. Team Coordinator was Tom Collins of Basalt, CO. Nations represented in the 1992 Camel Trophy Adventure were: Austria, Belgium, Canary Islands, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, USA and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The Camel Trophy Adventure is sponsored by Land Rover and WorldWide Brands, Inc. Dusty Times

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SODA at Lake Geneva, WI · Memorial Day 100 By Barb & Marilyn Schultz Photos by Greg Witte Mud tones were the color of the weekend, and Scott Taylor carried the extra weight on his Ford F-150' over the front jumps with no problem, and driving in spectacular fashion Taylor won the Heavy Metal championship in his Class 8. The Short Course Off Road Drivers Association (SODA) opened its racing season at The Lake Geneva Memorial Day 100 Off Road Race held May 23 and 24 at The Lake Geneva Speedway, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Kevin Dawson promoted this traditional first Race Event in the SODA Circuit and provided racers and spectators with a challenging and exciting track. Temperatures on Friday, May 23, were in the upper 80's with weather predictions of a few "isolated" storms. As SODA racers pulled in from all over the country and Canada, it became most clear that the term "isolated" meant Lake Geneva. Tempera-tures dived into th, thirties, the wind howled and it rained. It rained a lot. BUT, not to fear, SODA racers are ready for any kind of weather, any kind of track. Tech went forward, registration went forward and so did the racing. Promoter Dawson and his crew worked hard at making the very best out of a mud track. In fact, if you didn't mind a good North Wisconsin wind and the occasional downpour, things were top notch! After the Joliet Mud Turtles, Track Patrol, took their positions, Class 11 Double Seat staged, lined up for a LeMans start and with the green flag, 1992 SODA racing was underway. Steve Thompson took the early lead, put a stretch to it and went flag to flag for the victory. Thompson fought the mud well, made no mistakes and simply out ran the competition. Dan Baudoux gave Thompson an early run for the money but fell back and ran a consistent second place. Gary Plummer was on his way to a dandy third place finish when he high centered and hung up on the front set of double jumps. By this time the Class 11 machines were uniform in color -brown, and weighed several pounds more than they did at the start with mud stuck anywhere mud can stick. Say hey, where the heck did third place finisher Mark Steinhardt come from? That guy came from second to last on lap two and drove his way through the ranks to a solid third place. As usual, Class 11 took the mud first, and as usual, gave a dynamite performance! Class 6 took the mud track next with race fans beginning to wonder if it was ever gping to stop raining. Greg Bekavac came off the LeMans start almost dead even with Al Fannin, John Znidorka, Thornton "Ed" Schultz and Bill Groboski, then took off like the machine was born to run the mud. Bekavac took a solid lead, never looked back and took the checkered. Al Fannin came in second despite what he called a "wrong turn, Clyde". Fannin did not pre-run and was thus not aware of a change in the course from previous years. Fannin and Schultz ran wheel to wheel for second until Schultz went down with electrical problems. John Znidorka wa·s almost mired in the mud but pulled out a third place finish. Groboski was introducing a new machine and went out early with "Green Car Guck". Army Reservists Williams and Rasmussen, 863rd Engineer Battalion, came to center stage with an HMMV (huge tank-like machine that doesn't get stuck anywhere), put some of the track back where it belonged and racing resumed. The Army Reserve personnel came with long time off roader Sgt. Ed Evans. Evans served as right hand race man for Promoter Kevin Dawson. With the LeMans start working well, Cfass 5-1600 lined up, took the green flag and flew over the first jump! Chuck Johnson came around the first lap in first but dropped out on the second lap. Bill Bowles poured the coal to 'er at a steady pace and took his first checkered flag of the season. Scott Taylor in Therriault's _machine was giving it his all to pull out a close second place. Jeff Karlman and Terry Wolfe waged war for third place with Karlman taking the position and veteran Wolfe settling for fourth. Class 10, by a Class vote, refused to race. While not particularly crazy Todd Attig ran up front in all his races, saved the best for the last and drove the Terminator, his own design, to the Unlimited Championship, just squeak-ing out the victory by inches as the track got dusty on Sunday. about racing a real"mud track, popcor_n tlying up, down, Class 3 took to the track and put sideways, and in general all over on one hell of a show! Bill Schirm the place. Whee-ha, only one did some steady rolling with Herb machine did not make it through Rosborough right on his bumper lap two. Not bad gentlemen, not until Rosborough had to shut her bad at all! Jim Wiggins took the down half way through the race. early honors with both Todd Enter Joe Dunlap who.obviously Attig and the John Huss/John did some heavy over-the-winter Greaves machine doing their best work. The Tin Man came tomakeithard.Withahighlevel screaming around corners and ofcompetition, Wiggins went flag down straights to give Schirm to flag for the win. Attig battled some trouble until Dunlap's with Tim Lemons but despite machine said "I'm all done Lemon's constant pressure took dancin' ". Schirm took his first second. Lemons drove to a most checkered flag for 1992 with resp.ectable third place. Ed honors. Al Drew kept up a Tessmer and Mike Seefeldt, Jr. constant and consistent race and duked it out for fourth and fifth. pulled across the finish in a firm Tessmer took fourth. second place. Robert Broitzman, For a "Dinosaur Class", Class another veteran to Midwest Off 13 looked mighty good with Road racing, kept his machine at a fifteen entries, most looking like steady pace and finished in third. Class 4 's or Class B's. On to the Attrition took a he~vy toll on this action! Talk about re-runs, it was Class but we're here to tell you, another classic battle for first they also took some major air, between Lowell DeGreef and managed the mud and put the Tom Jensen with Chester Konitzer pedal to the metal. and Bruce Shilts scraping for Twenty two strong they lined position right behind and up. That would be Class 1-1600, between them. DeGreef put the each machine ready to race, each hammer down and put· a nine driver ready to take the checkered second edge on Jensen placing the flag. Holy Cow, Orville Reden-ShaBoom 's machine in the bacher, grab the butter and the winner's circle. Jensen held off salt!Thestartofthisraceandthe Shilts and Dave Marks for first jump looked like a whole second. Shilts placed third and bunch of brown pieces of Marks took fourth. These .,, On the cool Sunday morning, Jack Heidtman kept his-Class 4 Ford clean off the start and he survived the attrition to take second in Class ·4 action. Greg Gerlach battled hard for the lead in Class 4, but two laps from the finish his truck fell back and out with serious mechan-ical troubles. Todd Waflace doesn't look too active here, but later on Sunday he drove his tidy race car through the green farmland to a good third in Class 2. Despite a spin heading him the wrong way here, Mike Renkas recovered from this mishap by the grandstand and went on to finish second in Class 8. Page ii August 199i Dusty Times

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Leaning on each other here didn't slow them down much in Class 8, as Dennis Ferndon, left, and Dave Hackers finished third and fourth at the finish line. They use a modified Le Mans start at the Memorial Day 100, and Having a good day in his truck, running a close third, Dave here the starter runs down the 20 car 2-1600 field prior to Hameister saw his day go up in a,b,,ig cloud of smoke from the jumping high with the green flag. engine compartment. ===----:'=--==-------,-----------basically unlimited machines were turning some very good times given the track condition and the continuing rain. As the season progresses look for some hot action that also includes Bob Flanagan, Steve Irish, Dan Vanden Heuvell, John Schultz, "Farmer" John Konitzer, and the list goes on. Class 9 , by a Class vote, refused to race. Given this refusal and the steadily declining weather, Promoter Dawson chose to postpone Classes 4 and 8 until Sunday. This ended the day's racing sending die hard fans, . racers, crews and families to the camping area or home. Chicken and dumplings fixed INSIDE a nice warm camper rounded out the day for these gals and their racing families. But don't get the notion that racing was done for the evening! Heavens no! The stock cars came rolling in, these boys and the oval track pick-ups took a cleaned off asphalt track and showed the crowd how it was done. In fact, Chuck Johnson really showed the gang how it was done. Chuck took the wheel of a mini truck built by Heavy Metal action shows Wayne Hood, left in Bill Schirm's Jeep CJ who flew along with Bill LeFeuvre, Linda Lou Scfilamb's Ford, and Geoff Dorr, right in his new Ford. the good folks who built Chuck's new Class 4, and raced for no points and no money. Johnson made that track his own, going high on the banked oval and dropping down into corners, passing where it looked im-possible and in general, doin' it in style! Chuck took a courtesy first place and race fans of all genres saw some red hot racing action. After a COLD night, drivers, crews and families were most pleased to take up the Future Farmers of America's ( FFA) offer of a hot pancake and sausage breakfast. Catching sight of 'Alligator' Jimmie Crowder, we had to ask what l:;,rought him to a cold Wisconsin. His reply? "Crazy!. .. And I like the people and the level of competition." Ivan Stewart, race commentator for ESPN coverage, remarked that COAST 1-800-634-6755 Transplanted for the summer, Arizonan Spencer Low started the SODA season driving his always neat Nissan to the Class 7 victory, fighting off 14 other mini trucks half of which were capable of winning. the cold weather made for cooler , the day's racing time slots slid engines, but Saturday's rain had down one-half an hour. Every one given early racers a tacky track. headed for the appropriate place . With h<;>t coffee in hand, racers and ladies and gentlemen, we listened intently as Promoter went racing! Dawson outlined the day's racing The track may have been tacky; schedule. A two lap pre-run was but Class 11 Single Seat, as a scheduled with drivers asked to Class, posted times of a full keep speed down and familiarize minute faster than Saturday's themselves with some minor times. Call it a controlled free for course adjustments. The schedule all, call it close wheel to wheel called for a scratch for Class X and racing, (Jr -. ·1-800-331-5334 Las Vegas, Nevada Dusty Times August 19ft Page 13

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The weather was clear but cold by Sunday afternoon when the 1600s and Class 11s staged for the Limited Championship that always puts a horde of cars on the track. .Johnny Greaves leads the pack around the infield in his 16, often a winner, but at Lake Geneva he had to settle for second place in the class. Coming off the start of the Heavy Metal Challenqe the Class 4s of Greg Gerlach, left, and Jack Flannery literally jumped to-gether putting Jack right out and Greg retired soon after that. ,--------------------what looked to be a "Scooter" into second place with some Art Schmidt Ill seems to be taking the corner a bit wide in his Laser, but it didn't keep Art from starting where he left off in 1991, by winning both Class and Class 2 races and taking second in the Unlimited Championship. i;a-call it what you want, but the action all over the track was terrific. Just when the crowd thought it was a Mark Steinhardt flag to flag run with Dan Baudoux in a close second, everything went haywire. Steinhardt broke down, Baudoux led to the white flag lap and then he went out, while Steve Thompson snuck through the pack for the checkered flag. Thompson let Glen Mathews and Mark Eberhardt tussle for second and third. Eberhardt stayed ahead of Mathews for second, Mathews pulling third. Kevin Kempka and Rich W oulf came in fourth and fifth. During the brief wait for Class 4 to stage we looked around and found that despite a Way below normal cool day, the fans were there, filling the grandstands from end to end! You want mega air? Ya' want off road racing action? Class 4 provided it all. The flag man gave the "go" and the first jump gave spectators a real thrill with Kevin Probst, Greg Gerlach, Geoff Dorr and Jumpin' Jack Flannery all going hell bent for leather to put on the big lead. And right behind that gang came Jack Heidtman, Bill Schirm, Herb Rosborough, Scott Smith, J~y Flannery, a?d West Coast Distributor· fOfl 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 24 Chuck Johnson. Johnson was debuting a brand spanking new Ford Fl SO that went down early to the New Truck Blues. Probst was docked on the one mile plus course at a 1.32 steady lap speed with a .09 lead on Gerlach and Dorr. But no, out went Dorr, leaving Gerlach to go lap after lap right on Probst's back end. Ouch, with two laps to go Gerlach's truck developed internal troubles giving Heidtman the opportunity to battle Jumpin' Jack for second place. While all this is going on, the Probst machine shot out flames, lots of smoke and looked to be in deep trouble. Never mind a little fire and smoke, Probst went on to take the checkered flag with Heidtman in second and Flannery n third. Despite three pit stops, Herb Rosborough finished in fourth. ln an interview with track announcer Terry Friday, Kevin Probst did admit to burned out back brakes and a shifter that was stuck in second! Nice race fellas! Art Schmitt Ill is obviously out to at ·least tie last year's record number of wins as he came shooting off the start in the Class 2 race. Scott Schwalbe didn't make it easy for Schmitt going lap after lap within striking distance but having to take second behind Art's checker. Todd Wallace was running very strong but misfor-tune struck and he had to sertle for third. Love the entire physical sensation of Class 8 taking the green flag! The ground trembles, the engine roar is almost deafening, the dust and mud flies and it is awesome! This time around it was hi-ho and away for Scott Taylor running the course in a minute and a half, while it lasted. Taylor went out with a right front flat and that nasty blue smoke coming out of the hood. Jumpin' Jack Flannery moved into first with a lap time only .03 seconds slower than Taylor. Flannery took his '92 Chevy in for the win. Dennis Ferdon, Mike Renkas and Dave Hockers went at it tooth and nail for position. Ferdon lost a front trailing arm, and Hockers moved into second. Hockers held that position until a flat right rear tire took him out of second and shot him back to third. So, who's in second? Mike Renkas took second position and finished the race with it. Ferdon limped in for third and Hackers rimmed it in for fourth. Whew, earlier that morning Jimmie Crowder had been warming his engine up, liter ally , with a propane tank. Nuts, must no t have been warm enough as Crowder only got in one lap. Heavens to Betsy, Class 2-1600 came out twenty entries strong with attrition taking out only six machines. The race started with August 1992 Greaves run away when wowsers, excellent driving. Hackers held Greaves landed on his roof the spot to the finish. Dave putting him way back in the pack Hameister and Jim Wiggins were after he got shiny side up. Dan all but wheel locked for position Baudoux was right there to move when Hameister went off the into first and hold it to the track with flames and blue smoke checkered flag. Mark Steinhardt - never a good sign. Wiggins came in his new 2-1600 machine played across in third and Paul Coming. "Gotch Ya" tag with Mike drovetoanicefourthplace finish. Sorenson for position, Sorenson And here they came again, pulling out the second place. those brave souls in Classes 1-Steinhardt placed a very respect-1600 and 2-1600 and one Class able third. The action was intense 11 for the Limited Championship! on any given portion of the track This had the makings of being with all drivers just a hauling the anyone's race with the lead held at freight. Jim Wiggins raced to a times by Jeff St. Peter, John fourth place, Todd Attig took "Scooter" Greaves, and then a fifth and Mike Seefeldt, Jr. pulled sneak attack by Bob Mathews. out sixth in a show down that was Attrition played a very small part tremendous. in this race with almost the entire Class 14, with an assortment of line-up finishing. Bob Mathews Class 3s, 4s and one 14, took the ran quite a race as he came by on Le Mans start next with some lap one about half way back from good Heavy Metal action. Wayne the leader (or half way in front of Hood was behind the wheel of Bill last place). By lap two he had Schirm's Class 3 and put that picked off two machines, by lap baby right on the roof taking him five he had come up another out of the early action. Bill Lohf position to battle with St. Peter piloted the Heidtman/Lohf Class who had surrendered the lead to 4 this time around and drove it Greaves. Jim Wiggins was doing expertly toa checkered flag. Geoff battle at that time with Greaves, Dorr with a bad case of toed-in Wiggins running an impressive front tires gave the crowd a thrill second place. Back to Mathews; in his new Ford FlS0 Class 4 by lap eleven Greaves had hit truck. Dorr put the pedal down -misfortune, Wiggins was taken by and placed second. And who surprise and Mathews had the would've thought -Michael lead. By the checkered flag Rauch in an actual Class 14 Mathews had the win, Greaves machine finished in third. had taken second place back and By the time Class 1 lined up for Wiggins settled for third. What's the LeMans start, dust, not mud, really the cat's fanny is Jeff St. was becoming a track factor. It's Peter motored his way back into good to see the large amount of fourth position. The action entries in this fast paced Class. between fifth place Todd Attig But no matter the number of and sixth place Cary Bowles was entries, it looked like a re-run off excellent. In fact, the action track the start with Art Schmitt III wide was outstanding. Congratu-going flag to flag for the win. lations to the entire field for an Attrition, minus the heavy mud, extra good race. took out about half the Class, but In the Unlimited Champion-it didn't bother second place shipTheTerminator,ToddAttig, finisher Scott Schwalbe! Canada's gave the crowd an idea of speed as Bill LeFeuver came across the he fast lapped at one minute, finish line right on Schwalbe's tail twenty-two seconds! Attig shot pipe for third. Don Ponder chased out of the green flag in first and LeFeuvre in for a solid fourth. stayed there to take the checkered Pre-season rumor had it that flag. But he didn't do it without Class 7S was going to be loaded knowing that Art Schmitt III and with machines and action. Rumor Bill LeFeuver were right on his tail turned truth as fifteen Class 7S pipe. Art took a close second with trucks took the green flag. LeFeuvre in a tight third. Attrition, like a Grim Reaper, The Class 6 and 7S Challenge wiped out half the Class during was scratched by the promoter. the twenty minute race. Spencer B.F. Goodrich had sponsored a Low had no trouble going the truck show and the winner of that entire distance in first and taking show by popular vote was a his first SODA 1992 checkered Monster Truck entitled "Bad flag. The rest of the field was filled Medicine". with both familiar names and new Back to SODA racing with the names, all dicing it out for Heavy Metal Championship. position and points. John Greaves Once again the roar of engines had and his new Toyota were holding spectators on their feet to watch down a strong second for a major the start and the action. What a portion of the race when they start race fans, what a start! suddenly just didn't come around Jumpin' Jack Flannery and Greg again. Jeff Kincaid was right on Gerlach, both in Class 4 machines, Greaves' bumper and disappeared hit the second front jump at the on the same lap. Tom Hockers same time. Don't know how they drove through the ranks and slid did it, but each machine leaned in Dusty Times

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Florida's Jimmie Crowder didn't get far in the Class 8 race, but he got it roaring to take sixth in the Heavy Metal Championship in the Ford. In this encounter Pete Van De Hey managed to stay on the track, Looking rather sedate for Class 8 racers. Dave Parsons leads while Charlie Brand nailed the oil drum and is about to take out Flannagan and Parsons, far right, as they head into the outback to the center. Flannery looked like doing what might be described as a mid-air half roll, sort of looking down on the roof of Gerlach's truck. Gerlach, also in the air was taking a gander at Jumpin' Jack's passenger door. Flannery landed on the side taking out an axle and watched son Jamey Flannery go by in the Family Class 8. The incredible Gerlach hung on for two more laps in first place turning a one minute, twenty-nine second _fast lap time and then be bowed out. Gentlemen, it was definitely a crowd pleaser, but don't do it again! . The rest of the field was just as spectacular with some really top rate driving going on. Bill Lohf , drove a super race maintaining second place from flag to flag and fending off the likes of Geoff Dorr, Mike Renkas, Dave Hockers and a field of SODA Super Stars. But the main event, the lap after.lap thriller had to be Srott Taylor in his Class 8 1992 Ford. A small section of the front track was asphalt with a sharp turn into a double jump. As Scott's father put it, "Scott and asphalt don't mix". Taylor slid the asphalt lap after lap, reversed and took the jumps with fantastic speed. Taylor kept this up for the entire race taking a flat out, hard driven first. Bill LeFeuvre, with no practice time in the vehicle, drove Linda Lou Schlamb's Class 4 to a very nice third place. Mike Renkas and Class 13s' Robert Flanagan rounded out the top five. Jimmie Crowder's truck finally warmed up and hooked up but a day late and a dollar short. Crowder put on a good show to finish sixth. Women's Limited Buggy ran next with Class 11 and Classes 1 . and 2-1600 flagging together but racing for separate points. In Class 1&2-1600, Tina Crowder defended the South with a slim lead over Paula St. Peter. Crowder took first with St. Peter right behind her for second. Wendy Schmalz driving a 5-1600 machine came in third. Class 11 's Karen Christensen took a decisive lead over the field leaving first Jennifer Bailey and then Denise Eberhardt to fight for second. Christensen took home her first 1992 checkered flag. Bailey had the position to the white flag lap and then had to pull her buggy off the track. Eberhardt came in second with Nita Woulf bringing home third. It's always the last race of the last day of racing, Women's Heavy Metal that is. Just as the buggy ladies are driving very weary machines, so also are the women of Heavy Metal. But don't let that fool you, in either Buggy or Heavy Metal. These women are racing for points, pay out and Dusty Times the ribbons. section of the track. contingency with just as much integrity as the men. Shari Recla in the Class 13 Shaboom's machine took a flag to flag win but not without some serious threat from Class 13 's Gail Brand. Brand drove most of the race with a definitely flat front tire. Brand DIEST SEAT BELTS The greatest name in driver safety equipment 4-point Sand Rail Seat Belt . Race Belts 2"-5 point $69.95 $74.95 3"-5 point . from $99.95 TYPE 4-PORSCHE-STYLE FAN SHROUD Utilizes type 1 alternator custom alter--nator mount included . $299.00 KENNEDY PRESSURE PLATES 200mm 1700lb S79.95 200mm reinforced maximum 2300, 2500, 2700, or 3000lb S99.96 "GERMAN AUTO" COM-PETITION PRESSURE PLATES 200mm2001b $49.95 215mm Porsche 914 S114.95 CLUTCH DISCS FOR 200MM AND 215MM Cushlocks '' S36.95 4 puc ferramic ... S44.95 4 puc ferramic with spring hub $54.95 kept control of her truck and took a well driven second. 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VORRA's Hollister· Hills Spring Special Text & Photos: Matt Marcher Dennis Dugan finished third in the first heat, after starting ninth, and took third in the second 1-2-1600 heat to win the class and $567 and he also retained his class points lead. VORRA returned to the Hollist-er Hills SVRA, just outside Hollist-er, CA, which is dead center on the San Andreas fault. There were a few worried individuals in town, due to the earthquakes in southern California just days earlier; but the only earth shaking on this beauti-ful Sunday was from the 71 VORRA racers, one up from last year, who rocked the hills around Hollister on their way around the four mile long course through the beautiful 2400 acre park. There was not a cloud in the sky, temper-atures were in the low 80s with a slight breeze, and with a well pre-pared spectator area we had a great day for racing. Due to the high clay content of the soil in the eastern ridge of the park, VORRA and park officials chose not to water the course, thus causing another problem, dust. In fact there was so much dust drivers were having trouble seeing the other cars, let alone the course, which could have caused problems since the start/ finish was at 900 feet and sections of the course rose over 2100 feet. Just ask Teri and Erik Schroth about the cliff they drove off. Teri said they were able to have a nice conversation before they landed, and that was in practice. But even the dust couldn't change the ex-citement of the racers, fans and offi-cials as the racing practice began for all classes. The day started with both Sportsman classes running with the Challengers and the 1-2-1600 cars. The restricted 1-2-1600 cars with 14 entries were the first off the line with two cars launching off the start/ finish line every thirty seconds. Rodger Caddell drew the pole position followed by Steve Long. The team of Havlic and Mort came up with third position right next to the team of Ron Rigsby and Sid Smith in the Hum-bug Special. With the tight course and dust, the lead drivers were able to keep the dust and the pack to their backs. Rodger Caddell held first place from flag to flag fol-Floyd Haas had a perfect day racing his Mini Mag in the 11 car Vet class, starting last in both heats and winning them both along with top honors for the day, Wonder what he would do in a pro class? The team of Mack and Mack won a close first heat in Novice Sportsman class and got a second in the next heat with its inverted start, and won the class on points for the day, lowed by Steve Long in second. Havlic and Mort were unable to finish all four laps and dropped back to 12th. Dennis Dugan came in third after starting back in ninth, while Rigsby and Smith finished in fourth. The Sportsman Vets ran next with 11 entries. Floyd Haas again showed the power and speed of the Mini Mag by taking the first place finish for the moto, after starting last. Troy Robinson came in second in a surprise finish. Scott Gerhardt was third in the heat, and Chris German, who in practice decided the hay bales around the course were fair game for the Jeep, came in third. The Sportsman Novice group left the line next with a total of ten entries. The team of Mack & Mack showed what they were capable of doing, as they drove to the victory, closely followed by Joseph Pouge. Terry Shelton, from Sparks, NV, drove his VW powered Chenowth to third in the first heat race for this class. The last class to start in the first group of cars was Class 9. With only three cars, it was the smallest , class of the day. Paul Taylor in the All Pro Car was able to overtake Rob Milner, Chenowth, but dropped to third at the flag. The bright green Ghia Monster 2 was the only one to cover four laps and won the moto ahead of Milner. The McLean/Milner entry placed second in the first Class 9 moto, but Rob Milner ended up the only survivor in the small field in the second heat and won Class 9 and the $120 purse, Ben Wafd tried hard to take the lead in the first Odyssey heat, but was third, and he came back to fly his Honda Pilot high and wide and into the second heat victory and the win on points for the meet, The crowd cheered the Odyssey class and they are well known for the show they put on at the VORRA races. Their first heat was an unbelievable spectacle of high flying, side by side racing. The race started in a land rush start and quickly narrowed down to one on one battles for first, second and third. Mike Vanderburg quickly took the lead, only to hit a hay bale and lose two positions. Scott Stew-art and Ben Wald took over the lead spots and really gave the crowd a show, especially over the two table top jumps, reaching great Roger Caddell tea the first 1-2-1600 heat from flag to flag, but Scott Stewart won the side by side battle in the first Odyssey fell to way back ,n the pack in the second to finish fifth on points heat, then finished third in the second run and ended up taking for the day, second for the day, Page 26 August 1992 ,,... ·:••,r tw .,.,;;, w , Al Baker and Craig Redding won the first Class 1 /2 heat, then dropped to second in the finale, took second on points and took .home a $240 purse. · Dusty Times

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:;..:jjffi There were ten starters in Class 10 and Jeff O'Callaghan moved to the Pro ranks this year and took the first heat, was third in the second and second on points winning $270.00. Mike Povey pulled off the win in the first Class 4 moto, but he finished the second heat in fifth place but won the second place cash of $180.00. Ken Ruff was sixth in the first 102-1600 moto, but worked up to second on the next event and he ended his day $240.00 richer with third on the points. Steve Long had a great run to second in the first Class 1-2-1600 moto, but troubles dropped him to tenth on the second round -and fourth for the day. Terry Shelton flies high at Hollister Hills en route to a third and a • fourth in the Sportsman Novice class, and his score put him third on the day's points. Jeff Eachus and Trish Robinson moved from fifth to third in the first Class 10 race, then got second in the next round and took third on the day. height and flying long distances. The race ended with Stewart in first, Vanderburg in second and Wald in third. There was only one overshadowing factor in this race, the absence of Michael Dawes on the course, due to the theft of Michael's race trailer and new race car earlier in that morning. Robb, starting in fourth, was able in fifth, and later slid off the to get past Stobaugh, who dropped course, pushed hard and pulled off back to fifth, and finish second fol- third in class. Mike Gust came in lowed by Larry Deaton in third. fourth and Ace Bradford finished Chuck and John Taylor came fifth in the first heat. Well, it's hard to believe, but Mike Povey did it again, pulling off a victory in the first Class 4 heat. Sparks, NV driver Raymond Fisher drove the CHE Racing AMC pickup to a respectable second place, beating out the Jeep of Curt W engeler. Fisher and Povey were the only drivers in Class 4 to •I:r Next up were the Open Class 1 and 2 cars with eight entries, the Class 10 cars came to the line with 11 entries, and the Class 4 heavies mustered six cars for the day's action. In Class 2 the first two cars off the line were Ron Stobaugh in an exotic, the orily truck in the class, and the team of Al Baker and Craig Redding who ended up fin-ishing the heat in first place. Keith across the line in fourth. Joe Fal-loon and Mike Bishop took sixth, and we apologize to Joe by not indicating that he owns the car that both men drive, in the article on Prairie City. In Class 10 JeffO'Callaghan, last year's Sportsman Vet class champ . started on the pole and held the prized position from start to finish in his first Class 10 race. Wes Banks, on hiatus from his MTEG schedule drove his car from tenth at the start all the way to second. ThenJeffEachus, who started back Larry Deaton· drove the Porsche powered Jimco to third in the first Class 1/2 heat, came back to win a tight race with Sam Berri in the second round and Larry won the class honors and $480.00. . Wes Banks came from tenth to second in the first Class 10 moto, but led the second round to victory, and-Banks not only won the class points he earned $450 for his day's effort. Dusty Times W ~en Peter Piper Picked A Parker Pumper Helmet, How Many Drivers Wanted The Helmet That Peter Piper Picked? Helmet includes Nomex Skirt• More Nose Room• Lighter• Seals Better Against Dust • 30% More Vision • Also Available - Full Line of Simpson Products • Bell Helmets • Glass Shields • Drinkers • Kool Pac's • Pumper Motors • 4'-8' Hoses • 1985 Snell Approved Helmets We Also Convert Helmets! We Ship UPS Fax (714) 923-3118 Parker Pumper Helmets 2318 S. Vineyard, Ste B Ontario, Calif. 91761• Phone (714) 923-7016 August 1992 Page 17

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David Jefferis does a nose la(!ding in his Chenowth, was shcth in the first Class 10 heat, but fourth in the second race, and was fourth on the points. Don German had new car troubles with the Chevy and was fifth in heat 1, but he came out wi(h the second heat victory and placed third on the meet points, in Class 4. Second generation racer Shad Balch flew his IH Scout flat and level to a pair of fourth places, and he also placed fourth in the Class 4 points. Dir" finish the four laps of the tight course. The second 1600 moto com-menced with an inverted start based on the first heat starting · positions, putting Sean Farrell, who started the tirst moto 14th, up at the pole. Sean unfortunately fell back to 11th place at the finish, ending the day 12th in Class l /2 points. Larry Folsom started second, quickly overtaking Farrell to move into first, and Folsom led the moto all the way to the check-ered flag. Combined with his sev- first place finish ending the day enth place in the first heat, Larry with a perfect score, first all the was second in class for the day. The way in the Mini Mag. Everett Paul current class points leader Dennis from Grass Valley, CA, drove his Dugan finished the heat in third, to V-8 powered Hi Jumper to second take first in class for the day, and place, fifth for the day, having held on to his points lead. Steve done only two laps in the first Long was fourth for the day, fol- moto. Troy Robinson was able to lowed by Rodger Caddell and Sean hold on to his start position and Cook. Note: due to a lap sheet came in third, ending the day in error, the 1-2-1600 finish posi- second place, while Scott Gerhardt tions may be incorrect. , finished the heat fourth, moving In Sportsman Vet action Floyd him into third in class for the day. Haas again took the Mini Mag to a l The Creasy Racing car finished the day in fourth, with a pair of fifth place finishes in the motos. The Sportsman Novice class team of Mack and Mack put in a serious bid for the class champion-ship finishing second in the moto which put them first on the day in class. Terry Shelton crossed the finish line fourth, ending the day "third in class. Pete Cassidy, due to the inverted start, was able to come off the line second, and was able to slide the ORB Engineering twc· seater into first by the checkere<i =-,;;;;.===----iriii-i.-ft a n . ., .... --=L~•M-=----r--.iEiiriiii-iiiiWDiii....,._ . - w w ~ ---..-... as&£ ii NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA & OREGON Page 28 JULY 26 , THE SUMMER SIZZLE 1 MILE"SHORT COURSE RACE -ALL CLASSES PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK, SACRAMENTO CA OCTOBER 16, 17, 18 THE BEND 300 300 MILE DESERT RACE BROTHERS, OR APPROX/MA Tl;L Y 20 MILES EAST OF BEND, OR ,. SEPTEMBER 5, 6 & 7 YERINGTON/VORRA 250 250 MILE DESERT RACE, 5 -50 MILE LAPS RACE HEADQUARTERS, CASINO WEST YERINGTON, NV NOVEMBER 1 1992 ~ ~OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 1 MILE SHORT COURSE RACE - ALL CLASSES PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK, SACRAMENTO, CA VALLEY OFF-ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION For more Information contact ' VORRA 1833 Los Robles Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 August 1992 flag, ending the day second in class. Pete says his sponsors, "Visa & Mastercard" should be proud of the performance. Keith Ison crossed the line third at the flag, putting him in fourth for the day. Class 9's trio was again the fourth group off the line with few differences from the first moto. The Rob Miller Chenowth was the only car to finish four laps this round taking the checkered flag to take first on the day and lead the class points for the season. The Ghia Monster 2 car was third, put-ting them second for the day, and Paul Taylor was second and third at this meet. In the Odyssey Class the specta-tors again got a real-show. One reason for this may be that they were the only class to race entirely in view of the crowd. The fast man on course in this heat was Ben Wald who came away with first in the moto and first in class. Miles Burghold, who is also 16 years old, · crossed the line second, and that combined with his fourth in the first heat put him in third for the day. Scott Stewart finished third, ending the day second in class. Larry Deaton drove his Porsche powered Jimco to first place in a tight race with Sam Berri in the Unlimited class action. Berri actu-ally led the race for two laps, and Sam finished a close second to place fifth for the day. Larry's win along with third in the first moto gave him first on the day. Third in the moto fell to Al Baker and Craig Redding, earning them second on points. Keith Robb dropped back to sixth in the second moto, but salvaged third for the day. In Class 10 Wes Banks pulled off the victory and with a second in the first moto, he won the class for the meet. Jeff Eachus, with co-driver Trish Robinson crossed the line in second, and finished third on the points for the day. Third went to Jeff O'Callaghan who ended his first Class 10 event second overall. Dave Jefferies was fourth, combined with a first moto sixth, and he was fourth on the day. In Class 4 Don German over-came the new car blues to run the Chevy to the win in the second moto, putting him third overall in the class. John Herman drove his yellow and pink AMC pickup to second, earning fifth on points at Hollister Hills and he was just ahead of Raymond Fisher who had a great day, with his third in this heat and a second in the first one, he won Class 4 honors. Mike Povey decided to run the second moto at a slower pace and have some fun with his horn, and Mike ended the moto fifth, and the day second in class. 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Steve Socha flew around the course in spectacular style, and finished a strong second, despite his antics, in the Class 1-2-1600 competition. Terry Fitzgerald fifes in fine form over the rough in his Class 1-2-1600 race car, but Terry ended up third in the class on May 30th. Phil Cram ran hard in the Pro Class 1 action, driving a shorter buggy at that, and Cram finished fifth in the feature race for the day. GREAT PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Kieth Koesters Wins In Iowa By Heather Reed f Keith Koesters won the close battle in the Class 1 main event and his crew greeted him with cheers and congratulations on a job well done. Justin Parry, who also races in Dakota, tried hard all through the Pro Class 1 main event, but he missed by inches and placed second in the close race. Russ Coons finished third in the Class 1 featUie, and here he jumps past the bleacher section at the track in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dusty Times The second race scheduled for the Great Plains Off Road Racing Association, out of Omaha, Nebraska, was held at W estfair fairgrounds in Council Bluffs, Iowa on May 30, 1992. The weather conditions were favorable for off road racing, muggy and dusty but still a slight breeze was blowing. When all the hot laps had been completed and the racers' meetings were over, the serious competition began. Steve 'Lupe' Duley came out on top in the 1-2-1600 class which featured very tight competition all through the meet, especially the main event. In the buggy division, the Class 1 main was exciting as any race. The battle for first was between Kieth Koesters and Justin "The Kid" Parry. All through this event Justin was tapping on Kieth's back door, but Kieth wouldn't let him through. The race ended with Kieth Koesters taking first place · and Justin Parry was second. Russ 'Coons finished third, while Troy Schlepper was fourth followed by Phil Cram in fifth, Bryan Liekhus in sixth, and Steve Wiley "Coyote", seventh. Even though the entries were low in the 1-2-1600 class the racing was as close as it gets! Steve Socha kept everyone preoccupied with his aerial acrobatics. The results showed that Steve "Lupe" Duley came out on top in this class, with Steve Socha placing second and Terry Fitzgerald was third. The 4 stroke class was up first and there was no competition for first place for Ryan Olsen who took it with a clean sweep. He also took first place in the 250cc class. So I guess you could say he had a very good day. In the 4 stroke class we had Tim Hill placing . second followed by Hunter Russel in third, and Tony Bott at fourth with Troy Ledger coming in fifth. In the 250 class there was quite a race for second place between Tracy ''The lronman'' Ledger and Kevin O'Connor. However, when the race ended Kevin O'Connor ended up taking second-place with Tracy Ledger coming in third. Then there was Val Kudirka at fourth followed closely by Don Mahnke at fifth and Chris Fisher in sixth place. Kevin Kinman was seventh, Steve McAndrews finished eighth and Ed Fishe·r came h0me in ninth position . . HOWE ALUMINUM RACING RADtATOR 16.5 POUNDS SIZES · AVAILABLE .. 16 X 27 18 X24 19 X 28 CURRENTLY USED IN CLASS 2, 8, & NASCAR . Hl-'l,E£H-tt1:1: ltttAlt .NEW OWNERS NEW PRODUCTS FROM RACE TO PLAY QUALITY ACCESSORIES YOU DEMAND! STOP IN AND SEE US ! ····:i:T£+:-::;;;;:";§!k; AMSOIL, AUTOFAB, CIBIE, FILLER, personalized FUEL SAFE, HELLA, KC, K&N, service ! MASTERCRAFT, DOUG THORLEY AND MORE! ~ ·Ill LAS VEGAS 702 ":: ·'f,-:.·· 3867 S. YALLcY VIEW 362-2089 FU~~F~~~iA~~o~~~IP OFF SPRING MTN. RD. OPEN MON-SAT August 1991 .... ,.. Page 29

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THE 39TH ACROPOLIS RALLY Didier Auriol \Vins Again For Lancia Text & Photos: Martin Holmes t.,. ~--· <""'\> .. .,,. ':%:.: , ..... : t .e?,/' """' ,., r,,i \.t. 'i ,· Miki Biasion and Tiziano Siviero catch a little air with the Ford and even with some troubles like overheating they finished third overall in good time. Didier Auria/ and Bernard Occe/li slide a turn past the well behaved spectators in the Lancia on the way to overall victory, their ninth world rally win and Auriol's first on a gravel event. =-·'-·· ,. ....,;,.,.;,o, The rally star was young Colin McRae who with Derek Ringer turned as many At the wheel of a Martini racing ble with too soft springs. Later he Lancia Didier Auriol scored his changed to harder springs, but third World Championship Rally still his two teammates were win of the year, the second con-quicker on the last stage of the leg secutive rally which he led from as they had more suitable tires. start to finish and his first victory Armin Schwarz had his rear brakes on the Acropolis. An amazing ser- fail and a front tire wear out com-ies of crashes for the works Toy-pletely on stage 3. But Markku otas means that Lancia can now Alen was happy; he had quite an expect to win the Manufacturers' unaccustomed glint in his eye. series, although only five points It was an odd day with many separate drivers' leader Juha drivers having troubles. Kank-. Kankkunen from Auriol and pre-kunen was two minutes late at the vious leader Carlos Sainz. The end of the leg incurring one min-Frenchman who said earlier that ute penalty, because the engine you needed to be fast and lucky to would not start at the service win in Greece needed virtually no point just before. Francois Dele-luck at all to win. His only good cour had a day he would prefer to fortune was that his car, like all forget; on both stage 2 and 3 he the Lancias, had a completely broke both front shocks and he untroubled run for the four day had power steering trouble all event. • day. Miki Biasion, other than Auriol was not so lucky before small shock absorber problems the e\Lent, however. A bizarre which were cured after raising the road accident near Athens, when suspension, was going well in the his stationary rental car was hit by Ford. another driver, caused many anx- It seemed that further down the ious moments. He had dislocated field drivers had cleaner surfaces his back, but his osteopath soon but Schwarz, at number 10, was put this right, and he suffered no adamant, "You should see the size discomfort on the roughest rally of the rocks the front cars are in Europe. A change of policy throwing onto the road!" Ken-caused the event to be based at neth Ericksson had suspension Delphi for the three night halts, an problems, landed one bump idyllic setting spoiled only by ter- unexpectedly heavy and this was rib le communication troubles. going to have serious repercus-The rally attracted entries from sions the next day. Lancia, Ford, Mitsubishi, Toyota The Subarus looked promising; and Subaru. The star of the show McRae was noticeably quicker turned out to be Subaru's 23 year than Vatanen, but the Finn was on old Colin McRae, who was con-only his second rally this sea-sistently faster than his elder son. In Group N the top four cars teammate, Ari Vatanen, and put up as many stage fastest times as the winner Auriol! were separated by only 15 fast times as the winner Auria/ driving the Subaru Legacy 4WD' Turbo to fourth place overall. seconds. Gregoire De Mevius had the front end problems on stage 4, Subaru started the day with a but no overheating. The first day spot. of luck. McRae's engine had been, as Biasion called it, only stopped with electrical trouble on an aperitif. the road section but a service car The real action began on Etape rescued him and he lost only 30 2. Auriol was now running first seconds at the next control, car on the road and found it was although Vatanen was not so for-far more difficult to make good tunate. The propshaft broke leav-times on the stages, but both he ing him in only front drive and the and Kankkunen had clear runs, gearbox started to break up until without any mechanical or tire . only three of the six gears were troubles at all. Toyota's air_ of left. Gradually the crew got the optimism gradually subsided and gearbox working better·, then the midway in the day any hope they engine broke. had to win either World title was At Ford there were histrionics effectively gone. Schwarz had whenDelecourarrivedatthestart turbocharger problems and had of a stage and a marshal turned on to do seven stages before this the fire extinguisher! It took two could be rectified. No sooner had minutes for the extinguisher to this been done than he broke a empty itself and he could fire up driveshaft two kms after the start and be _away, but the marshals of the longest stage ( 13) and the were angry it took him so long and central differential began slipping gave him an extra penalty of two so badly he feared he would not minutes for blocking the control get through. Alen found his car area! It motivated Delecour well, was unexpectedly slow on stage however, and he made fastest time 13. "I though ti had a puncture, it on stage 10 despite announcing was going sideways so much, but that his tires were "shit" , and on in fact, we don't know what it all except two rough stages that was." Carlos realized that now day he was quicker than Biasion. was the time to attack. Even Meanwhile Miki had risen to second place wasn't going to help second without winning any Toyota's cause if a Lancia was still stages all day. Delecourcame back in front. Sainz was fastest on to Delphi wanting to give up, say-stages 8 and 11, second on 10 and ing four minutes was too much 12, and then it happened. He got delay. Team manager Colin caught in ruts on stage 13 and slid Dobinson told him that Ford off the road in second gear at 70 drivers do not give up for such a kph. The car then rolled eight small problem, which only times downhill into retirement. inflamed the Frenchman's pas-i-sion. He had also just won the.last stage of the day, in the process becoming the first driver ever to have driven the Karroutes special stage in less than 13 minutes. Kenneth Eriksson broke a brake caliper on the first stage and started seven minutes iate. He coasted to the end of the stage with bell housing bolts broken presumably the legacy of a heavy landing on stage 2 the day before. Jorge Recalde was happy, his car and tires had been faultless, while "Jigger" had a strut break com-pletely in two, and he was sur-prised to get to the end of stage 11 at all. Alex Fiorio had a day which got progressively worse in the Lancia. After stage 13 the car was in two wheel drive, and despite changing the front and rear cliffs, the central diff and gearbox, it was still bad. In Group N Mohammed Bin Sulayem had an engine go off -song, "fast downhill and painful up" and "Stratissino" lost the lead with electrical problems and a broken strut. Fernando Capdev-ila led at the end of the leg despite driveshaft and gearbox mounting trouble, while de Mevius' only problem was being late at a time control when a service van was late arriving, and he was nine seconds behind the Spaniard. The . class leading Skodas were delayed with mechanical troubles. Other Group A classes were being led by ff :~ • • m ~ Didier Auriol shot into the lead on Etape 1 with a storming run round the superspecial at Anavis-sos. There were to be five stages this day, which was a very long, drawn-out affair, with plenty of time allowed to cross Athens and head down the Corinth peninsula. The Frenchman proceeded to win the other four stages, but the remarkable thing was the speed not only of the Toyotas, who were to be second and third that even-ing, but also the Legacy of McRae·. It wasn't Sainz who headed the challenge against the Lancia, because he had suspension trou-Skirting the rocks in the Nissan Sunny/Pulsar GTI-R Gregoire de Mevius and Willy Lux finished ninth overall and first in Group N. The Belgians drove the only factory supported Nissan in the event. Just 23 years old, second generation rally driver Colin McRae was the star of the show in Greece, here shown with President Subaru Tecnica Interna-tional Ryuichiro Kuze at a halt somewhere in Greece. Page 30 August 199! Dusty Times

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. I In eighth overall 'Jigger' and Dostas Stefanis drove the only points earning Toyota, their Celica GT-Four, and they were the highest p/acl!d Greek entry. Kenneth Ericksson retired with a broken gearbox, perhaps in Even though they were 22nd overall in the Rally, John Margar-what may be the end of the Mitsubishi Ga/ant VR-4 world onis and Costas Mikes won their class (seed) in the Hyundai championship program this season. Lantra rally machine. -----------------------Greek entries apparently can run what they brung, but the Mitsubishi Pajaro (Montero) is homologated and this one of Markakis/Prossos finished the rally. Sergei Alyasov and Alexander Levitan drove this Lada Samara well to a fine 14th overall and they won their class or seed as well. Sailing through the high country to 16th overall and a class victory in their displacement group were 'Leonidas' and Pav/ii Korre in the Renault Clio. Rudi Stohl's Audi 90 Quattro, a Peugeot 205 Rallye, a Lada Samara and a Renault Clio. In Group N dass leaders included·a Mercedes 190 E, a Hyundai Lan~ tra and a Peugeot 205 Rallye. 58 cars were still in the event. their championship ch~nces this season. • In Group N Bin Sulayem lost 40 minutes on stage 25 because of a distributor cap failure. By the time mechanics reached him it was too late, he was time barred. Capdevila lost his lead when he twice had rear suspension ·arm failure, then the wheel studs sheared on a road section, so the leader now was de Mevius. He started to ease off when he heard of the misfortunes of his rivals, and both Skodas were gone. On Etape 4 the leaders had by now slowed down, but Colin McRae made the most of the opportunity and made four fas-test times. Auriol cruised through to his first victory on an all gravel rally, and the only top Lancia Toyota's drivers started off determined to do what they could to pull back their deficit, but it only took a couple of stages before Colin McRae got ahead of Markku Alen, despite the two Toyotas making joint fastest time on the first stage. And it only took three stages before Kankkuncn climbed int~ second place putting Lancia 1-2 in frontofBiasion. But it was McRae who was the star of the day winning six stages despite having intercooler problems for two stages and running with this bypassed. Fiorio finally got all his wheels pulling his.car along after the front differendal was changed again, but Delecoul's protest against his two minute penalty was dismissed because the stew-ards said he should have asked for a new start time in the circum-stances. Both Delecour and Bia-sion had overheating during the day caused by fan trouble, and had to ease off for six stages before this could be repaired. Delecoor also complained of power steering trouble, as did "Jigger" who fell back with road penalties. But the big story hap-pened on stage 26 when Toyota was doubly and terminally unlucky. Their two remaining cars went off the road at the same All three O the factory Toyotas crashed place, Schwarz's landing on top of out of the rally. These two of Markku Alen's, after they had each hit the Alen and Armin Schwarz went off the same bump in the apex of the same cliff with Schwarz's literally corner. It was a spectacular end to landing on top of A/en's Celica. 1992 Acropolis Rally Results Didier Auriol/Bernard Occelli F Lancia HF lntegrale A" Juha Kankkunen/Juha Piironen . SF Lancia HF lntegrale A Miki Biasionmziano Siviero I Ford Sierra Cosworth A Colin McRae/Derek Ringer CB Subaru Legacy Turbo A Francois Delecour/Daniel Grataloup F Ford Sierra Cosworth A Jorge Recalde/Martin Christie RA Lancia HF lntegrale A Alex Fiorio/Vittorio Brambilla I Lancia HF lntegrale A "Jigger'/Costas Stefanis Gl Toyota Celica Turbo A Gregoire De Mevius/Willy Lux B Nissan .Pulsar GTI-R N" Fernando Capdevila/Alfred Rodriguez E Ford Sierra Cosworth N Rudolf Stohl/Peter Diekmann (13th) ND Audi 90 Quattro A • Group winners - 74 start -39 finish Winner's average stage speed - 78.34 kph Drivers Championship Point Leaders - Kankkunen 62, Auriol 60, Sainz 57, Biasion 34, Delecour 33, Alen 28, McRae 25 - after five rounds. Manufacturers' Polnt leaders - Lancia 97, Toyota 67, Ford 60, Nissan 24, . Subaru 23, Mitsubishi 20, Renault 2 - after five rounds Dusty Times 7:12:08 7:13:37 7:14:33 7:16:02 7:27:22 7:31:58 7:44:53 8:00:35 8:05:11 8:07:40 8:21:43 which had proved unreliable , Capdevila uµ to tenth place. best, but there was a pervading (Fiorio's) eventually made the fin- I "Jigger" finished eighth and got feeling of gloom that the steam ish line "the gearbox on the point the championship points for had gone out of the champion-of exploding". De Mevius con-1 Toyota but only four of them, ships.Theonlyrayofhopeisthat trolled the Group N situation well while de Mevius put Nissan ahead Lancia had felt exactly the same although the Greek driver Costas of Subaru and Mitsubishi in the way this time last year, and they Apostolou fell back from tenth to Manufacturers' standings. ended up winning the day! Many 11th when delayed on the road It had been a beautiful rally, the future program decisions are section to the finish, which let I ancient country had looked its I expected in the next few days. A Winning Tradition. In Off-Road Racing Bilstein gas pressure shock absorbers were first introduced to the American market in off-road racing in the late 1960's. Over the past 20 years, more off-road races have been won on Bilstein than any other shock absqrbers. Today, with their proven record of performance, Bilsteins continue to be the choice of serious off-roaders who run to win. Celebrating 20 Years of Winning in Off-Road Racing. We thank all the teams and drivers for their loyal support over the years. It's been great! Now Avallabfe -Repair and Revalvlng Services. August 1992 Contact: Motorsports Department BILSTEIN CORPORATION OF AMERICA 8845 Rehoo Road, San Diego, GA 92121 • 619/453-7723 For additional technical information and a complete catalog send $2.50 Page 31

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BONNEVILLE OFF ROAD RACING Mike Flinn Wins The Wendover Express 100 By Jim l3aker Mike Flinn took over first place from his father late in the race and went on to win not only in Class 10 but overall, having moved up from third spot in the race that had heavy attrition in Class 10. Any race starts with tension, Clawson and last was Bob Chris-apprehension, and butterflies tensen. The first lap changed aplenty, and then the green flag things radically and proved to be drops. The season opener ampli- fatal for Andy Clawson, while fies tensions even more, and the major woes hit Bob Christensen Wendover Express on April 11th and· Mike Hickey. No one was was no exception. We felt we had surprised to see Bob Flinn leading an exceptional course laid out with a first lap time of 37:30 and too; a test for the driver but not a 11 seconds ahead of Mike Baker. killer course. We were told after- Mike Flinn ran third at38:0l with wards that our evaluation was Glenn Cain at 38:44 and Todd flawed. Kind of makes you feel Bingham close at 38:58 trailed by good to hear complaints about it North. being too rough. Th~ course was At the end of the first four mile set and well marked for those who "short" loop Mike Baker retired arrived early Friday and could get with a badly broken rear torsion, some good pre-running done. bringing casualties to four. Bob Unfortunately the pre-run Flinn was a man bent on a mission flushed out some mechanical to see just how fast he· could turn a problems, causing the withdrawal lap; it was 37:01 on lap 2, and it of a couple new cars. would stand as fast lap for the day. Class 10 was first off the line Glenn Cain had moved into with Brett North of Ely, NV lead-second and Todd Bingham was up ing out and followed by Glenn to third, with Mike Flinn in Cain, Todd Bingham, Mike fourth and Brett North fifth. Hickey, then Bob Flinn in his new Bob Christensen reappeared car. Mike Baker was followed and was able to get a couple quick away by Mike Flinn, then Andy laps in before terminal woes got The lead changed often in Class 5-1600, the whole field running very tight, but Craig Holt grabbed the lead on lap 6, ran his fastest time on the last lap and won the hard fought 5-1600 battle. Photos: Jennifer Peterson hfm. Bob Flinn kept the pressure on and the racing was for second and third with Todd taking second from Glenn. The disap-pearing act continued with Glenn leaving on lap 4 leaving the chal-lenge to Todd and Mike Flinn. Todd Bingham was having the run of his life with every lap within a minute, and he had a good grip on second, about six minutes down on the leader but six minutes up over third place Mike Flinn. Fate usually deals some bad cards. A broken oil cooler in lap 6 flushed the oil, engine and Todd's chances right down the poop tube. What we had then was a father and son race. Bob Flinn turned the car over to backup driver Roy Searle, and it looked like a cruise to the checkers, but a broken front shock, then a rear brake caliper came loose, and bound up the works. By the time he got it unwound the lead and the win had gone to son Mike, with dad Bob taking second, and that's racing! Class 5-1600 just had to be a good race because the field was so evenly matched, and there was a $500 carrot out there for the winner put up by Mike Temples of Temples' Machine in Salt Lake City. Barry Merriam led off fol-lowed by Jeff Robinson, Craig Holt, Greg Wylie and Mark Brad-shaw. A queen size sheet would have covered the field with first lap times like these -Jeff in at 42:15, Barry at 42:21, Greg at 42:24, Craig at 42:39, and Mark inat46:38. Lap2 was just as close but the lead changed with Barry leading Greg by 13 seconds, the1,1 Craig followed by Jeff. A minute seven seconds from first to fourth! The Bradshaw, Magill, -iw--mw Bob Flinn set fast lap of the day in his new car, led most of the distance, but late shock and brake troubles dropped him to second at the finish line. Sorenson car was running a cou-but finally ran out of spare tires. It ple minutes off the pace and was mentioned to John that if he would be doing that all day. went to a buggy ,class, donated Lap 3 was still close and in this tires would have kept him going. order now of Barry, Craig, Greg, That's just the way those darned Jeff with 2:34 from first to fourth. buggy folks·are. It did not change very much right Five Sportsman cars were mill-through lap 6 until Craig turned ing around the old water hole, but up the wick and took the lead one had foundered and wouldn't from Barry to hold it to the make the start line. Joe Naisbitt Checkers. It is interesting to note discovered a problem he just that Craig Holt ran the eighth lap couldn't fix on time. A familiar 40 seconds faster than lap 1. Barry red car with a new owner and was eight seconds faster. Steve driver, Ed Steinmann, was des-Siddoway got in Jeff's car and set tined to go flag to flag for the four the fast lap for the class at 41: 18. lap winning time of 2:55:38. Bob Craig's winning time was 5:38:46 Flinn had trained the car well with Barry Merriam second at before he sold it to Ed. Starting 5:39:28, a split of 42 seconds. second and also holding that posi-Damn good racing guys. tion flag to flag was the Boise car When the big iron comes to the driven by Rick Taylor with a line everyone comes to attention. 3:06:46. Also finishing in the It's just something about the roar starting order was the father and of a healthy V-8. Russ Fullmer son team of Dave and Ryan Bos-took his Jeep off the line headed geiter in the venerable Vega. The for seven laps, followed by John young lions are coming on ~ you Peake in his new Toyota 4x4. We veterans better stay sharp. Louis knew after media day that John Wright brought his second gener-would be up to the challenge ... un-ation from Auburn, CA to try less.Wel!Johnwasouttosetaflat their "new" car. They grew up tire record, two on lap 1, two on "helping" dad and the team raced lap 3, one on lap 4, one on lap 5 everything from the Baja to the and Sunday morning another flat Mint, a fine family. Devin, Curtis while the truck sat in the pits! and Justin shared the ride and Russ was running smoothly and drive, utilized some of their pit-finished the seven laps with a ting experience to keep the car 6:08:25 time. John did not con-going to the finish, and did it all cede the win without a struggle for a trophy. From these Sports-' ,,,.,,. man racers come the Pros of the next race. The big iron ran seven laps of the rough course, and Russ Fullmer had his Jeep ready for the test. He drove a consistently smooth race to the victory finishing in 6:08:25. A number of BORE racers have asked why we can't draw anyone from "outside" to our races. The obvious answer is they don't want to come and have you guys beat them. It's a humbling experience for the "big time" guys to be beaten by some "unknown" club racers, and they don't like it when our guys go to their turf and win and it does happen. If they asked you could tell them our courses are as good as any, our paybacks are better than most, and our rac-ers are both friendly and good. (If you ask the editor the towing dis-tance to northern Utah and Nev-ada is something to consider also.), ..... ~ Barry Merriam had a 13 second lead in Class 5-1600 in the middle laps, but lost the lead on lap 6, and despite the fastest last lap, he finished second. Todd Bingham had a close dice for second in Class 10 going when a broken oil cooler put him out of the race with a bad engine on the sixth lap. 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Long time FORDA racer Marty Neri flies past the pits on his way to third in both the 1600 feature and the first heat in the smaller than usual class. Suffering a major left front corner problem here, Mark Bicker came back to score. third in the second 1600 heat and fourth in Leading the 1600s off the start, Lynn Stedman rolled in the first heat, but he made repairs and placed third in both the second heat and the main event. the 1600 feature action. · FORDA Off Road Racing · At Lakeland Text & Photos: Wayne Simmons The Novice Bombers had some tight racing all day. Dan Morrow, left, was first in the second heat, running side by side here with our reporter Wayne Simmons who was third in the heat, just behind Mike Pelletreau here. Once again Central Florida was the hub for off road racing last spring. The place was Lakeland Interstate Speedway. This was the convention and season opener for banquet was held the night before F.O.R.D.A. (Florida Off Road race day, at Stacey's All-U-Can Drivers Association). Eat Buffet. With over eighty The convention and awards. peopleinattendanceitwasoneof --------------------------• the largest in recent F.O .R.D.A. THE WRIGHT DROP SPINDLE 3" MORE GROUND CLEARANCE ~ ~' PLACEk 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 34 history. After a great meal it was time for business. With some discussions on upcoming calendar changes and votes on the new officers, the points trophies were handed out. High points leaders were John Ford-Novice, David Eggleston-Challenger, the team of Sam Pace, Darryl Stedman-1600, and Bob Bohres and Chip Hansen teamed up for Class 1 & 10. A good time was had by all, as everybody looked forwarcl to the next day's races. The speedway was again transformed into an off road track with plenty of jumps and tight turns. The Novice course was new with a small hump and two real tight turns; also it was to be raced backwards. With thirty-four racers lining the pits it was time to race. A record number of novice cars prepared to stage. Sixteen drivers were lined up and ready as the green flag fell. It was push and shove through the first turn as Sandy Cacciotto and Kevin Kennedy led the pack. Dan Morrow and Richard Partridge tangled, locking wheels in the second turn. The leaders had lapped them before they could be separated. Bill Whatley broke a tie rod with only one lap completed, putting him out. Wayne Simmons had moved up August 1992 Ross Quarnoccio, second in the feature, here leads Kevin Pope, third in the feature, around a tight pit turn in the frantic Novice Bomber race action. quickly from the rear to midway in the pack. John Ford was battling with several competitors when second gear went out in his transmission. Nick Nichols had taken the lead but was soon overtaken by Steve Linder. Simmons was in a side by side battle with Ross Quarnoccio. As they rounded a tum, Simmons hit a large tire sending him up on two wheels. He did not roll but lost two places before he recovered. Tim Caruso and Jack Lawrence were in a last lap wheel to wheel battle headed into the last turn. The turn starts out wide but narrows at the other end. It was in the narrow end that Mike Pelletreau stalled. Too late did Caruso and Lawrence see Pelle-treau. Lawrence swung wide but Caruso crashed into the back of the stalled car, sending Caruso's car into the air, coming to rest with his front wheel locked with Pelletreau's rear. Partridge's day was cut short with a blown motor in the last lap. Linder easily took the checkered for the win. In the second heat it was not Nick Nichols race this time. Headed into the first turn another driver spun in front of Nichols, setting up a chain reaction with several other drivers. As bumpers and rear cages were being bent the • driver that hit Nichols got into the motor putting him out for the day. Kevin Kennedy again led the pack but for only two laps. Dan Morrow who had been caught in the first turn mishap had powered up into the lead. Kevin Pope had lost his steering, putting him out of this race. Dean Anderson suddenly lost oil pressure to end his day. Mike Pelletreau was having tr0uble with the sharp right hand turns .. Most of the time the sharp turns are to the left, but with the track run backwards today some drivers never realized the wide tum radius to the right that their cars had. While Melissa Diehl was headed into a turn with several other drivers she got spun around to head into traffic. Everybody missed her, as she quickly got her car headed in the right direction. In the last laps the competitors were spread out around the track with Morrow still in the lead. With a wave of the flag it was Morrow in first, Kennedy second, and Simmons third. In the Novice feature Pope had got the steering fixed and quickly jumped into the lead. Diehl followed closely but had Quar-noccio closing in fast. Morrow bogged in some loose dirt just as Linder came barreling out of a turn. The impact bent the cage of Morrow's car and flattened a tire. Linder·backed up and sped away, while Morrow tried to get out of the loose dirt. With the flat and pushing the motor so hard, it finally blew, putting an end to his day. Diehl was just not fast enough as she slowly began to fall back into the pack, giving up her position to Quarnoccio. Cacciotti became another statistic when his transmission malfunctioned. Ford, while racing without second gear got a tire hung under the front of the car, dragging it like an anchor for several laps. Caruso had jammed a finger in the second heat and was letting Nichols drive the feature for him. Nichols had been moving up until a flat fo_rced him to the wayside. Linder was now pressuring Quarnoccio as the flagman signaled the half way point. Ford had lost the tire from under the front of his racer, but it only took one lap for him to somehow hang another one between the rear cage and back tire. People in the pits were starting to call him the tire man. This one would stay with him 'til the end of the race. Lawrence had been running a constant pace and had moved up on the leaders, but was not able to maneuver around them. Both Kennedy and Pelletreau fell prey to electrical trouble, leaving them onlookers for the rest of the race. Pope had a well established lead as the race began to wind down. Linder and Quarnoccio had changed places several times as Dusty Times

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'*'le._ All alone in the mud here, the team of Sam Pace and Steve Harvard crashed in the first 1600 heat, led the feature early, rolled and still placed fourth. Steve Harrell had traffic woes in the first Challenger heat, but he led the feature race until a broken axle put him out of the somewhat hectic action. Steve Harrell left, slips around the rolled Challenger of Stephen Pounds, who was OK, and Sam Pace does the same, far right, in traffic in the first heat. Durrance had also rolled, giving the lead to Stedman. Bryan Peterson and Scott Campbell were trying to close on Stedman as the drivers spread out around the track. Pace had moved up and passed Campbell and was trying desperately to get around Peterson. Once again the battle of leaders took a change as Stedman hit a large tire marking the side of a jump. Stedman rolled upon landing, but it was too late for Pace who hit Stedman's buggy as he came over the jump. Pace quickly pulled off and went back to see if Stedman was o.k.; all was fine. Peterson now had the lead with no one else close by, and Dick Fahlbusch leads Ray and Steve Short in 1600 racing here. The Short easily took the win. Campbell team won the feature race and the first heat and took a close second in heat 2. came in second, with Chambers third. they headed into the last few laps. out of reach for Pounds as the Don Crews and Lynn Stedman Lapped traffic slowed Linder, flagman gave the win to Short, led the pack into the first turn in giving Quarnoccio the chance to , with Pounds second and Bicker the second Challenger heat. The pass. Linder was unable to regain third. two leaders had put a little the lost ground, taking third as the Neri and Pounds emerged the distance on the rest of the pack, as flag fell. Quarnoccio was second leaders from the first turn, with a four way battle formed behind and Kevin Pope took the feature Short and Bicker following in the them. David Williams, Kim win. 1600 feature. As the drivers Chambers, Robbie Durrance, and In the 1600s heat one it was the began to spread out around the Scott Campbell had grouped up smallest class of the day with only track Short moved into second. _ for third place. As the leaders seven drivers, and the only Class Hinson had a flat that ended his came out of a turn to set up for a l0cartoshowupwasracingwith day. The battle for the_lead was jump, Crews went wide as this class also. Marti Neri sped heating up as Pounds regained Stedman took the straight line. into the lead with Steve Short in second place. Keeping up his The two met on the other side of hot pursuit as the rest ' of the momentum, Pounds took the lead the jump, hitting wheels and drivers battled for position. Bob from Neri. The race was far from sending Crews into an endo. Both Bohres, the Class 10 driver, over as Neri and Short were still in were okay, but had lost theirlead. started in the rear but-was steadily striking range of the leader. Williams and Durrance now had moving up. Marty Pounds had Fahlbusch lost second gear but the lead but lost it in the next turn maneuvered up to the leaders and stayed in the race. Dittmer fell by when they locked wheels. was challenging Short. Dick the wayside with ignition trouble. Chambers and Campbell quickly Fahlbusch and Mark Bicker Neri was not slowing down for passed, but they too tangled just battled but were unable to close anyone as he moved back into the as they passed the other two the gap on the leaders. Zoomie lead. Short passed Pounds and drivers. Bryan Peterson no-w had Hinson and Gene Dittmer had was threatening Neri. Neri was the lead, as Williams untangled t') minor motor trouble, slowing running a fast pace, his throttle try to run him down. Petersun themdown.Bythehalfwaypoint had hung in the open position. had put too much ground Short had passed Neri for the Short had his hands full trying to between the others, running the lead, leaving Neri and Pounds to pass a driver who was running. rest of the race unchallenged to battle it out. The laps were wide open all the time. With three take the win. Williams was running out fast as P~unds passed laps left Short took the inside of a · second, and Stedman third. Neri, but a lapped car prevented turn, getting under Neri and A first turn tangle up of four him from putting pressure on the taking the lead. Steve Short held cars brought out the red flag for a leader.AwaveofaflaggaveShort on to take the feature win, Neri restart in the Challenger feature. the victory with Pounds second, was second, and Pounds third. Steve Harvard quickly took the and Neri a close third. The Challenger first heat was lead on the restart with Durrance Bicker wasted no time in taking the most action packed racing of in pursuit. Campbell wasted no control of the second 1600 heat the day, as ten buggies dashed to time in passing Durrance and race as he led the pack out of the · the first turn. Stephen Pounds got challenging the leader. Suddenly first turn, with Dittmer on his crossways in front of Sam Pace Harvard rolled, but Campbell was bumper. Short, Neri and Pounds and Steve Harrell. Harrell went unable to hold the lead. Camp-had all started at the back of the wide but Pace was unable to avoid bell's rear cage had broken loose pack this time but were already the roll Pounds was going into. which brought out the black flag closing on the leader by the Pace hooked wheels as Pounds for him. Chambers again rolled, second lap. Short quickly passed went onto his top, causing both putting her in the back of the Dittmer and was trying to buggiestospininacircle.Pacegot pack. She was okay, just a little maneuver past Bicker. Neri was unhooked and continued on as dirt in the eyes. Peterson and breathing down Dittmer's neck, Pounds was uprighted and sent on Harrell battled as the race began when the motor acted up again, his way. Harrell's motor had to wind down. Harvard had dropping Dittmer to the rear. stopped in the next turn putting moved back up and was now a Bicker and Short were locked in a him down for a few laps. Robbie contender for the lead. Harrell heated battle forthe lead with laps Durrance, Kim Chambers and had had the lead for a few laps starting to run out. Once again the Lynn Stedman now led the race. when an axle broke with one lap leaders came up on lapped traffic, Stedman was a new driver in this to go, ending his day short of with Short passing Bicker and class, moving up from Novice. victory. At the wave of the flag putting a lapped car between The battle for the lead changed Bryan Peterson took first, them. Pounds had passed Neri as Chambers rolled, losing a few Harvard second and Stedman with one lap left. Short was just positions. By the next lap third. Thus ended yet a.pother day Dusty Times August 1992 of off road racing. See you at the next LAKELAND INTERSTATE SPEEDWAY off road race. Overall for the day the Novice winner was Steve Linder followed by Ross Quarnoccio and son, Jack Lawrence, Wayne Simmons, John Ford and Dan Morrow. Bob Bohres was the Class 10 winner. In 1600 class Ray Short won, followed by Marty Pounds, Marti Neri, Mark Bicker and Dick Fahlbusch. Bryan Peterson won Challenger honors followed by Lynn Stedman, Harvard/Pace, Kim Chambers, Harrell/Williams This is the system run by most off road race winners and Scott Campbell. At FORDA's convention new officers were elected for the 1992 season. They are President, Kim Chambers; V.P. Novice, Wayne Simmons; V .P. Challenger, Stephen Pounds; V.P. 1600, Buddy Lancaster; V.P. Unlimited, Bob Bohres. 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I For the first four laps Aaron Hawley looked to be on his way to the Class 1 and overall titles, but he bought the now famous tree hard on the fifth lap. 1 John Gaughan and Pat Dean were the first to fall victim to "The Tree" on the first lap, but hours later got going only to bag a train at the si t line. Here Score officials and your reporter assure them that the time is being recorded. Rocky Magee and Noel Wyfko had great lap times, very consist-ent for all seven rounds and they got the two seater home second in Class 10. THE SNORE CALIENTE iSO Bryan Pennington Wins Overall In A 1600 By Jean Calvin & Don Dayton Photos: Don Dayton It was a very close battle for the overall honors in the rocks and waterways, but in the end Bryan Pennington won by J -BIGGER IS BETTER Upgrade the C.V.s and torsion axles on your pre-runner, IRS Baja Bug or limited horsepower off road race car by letting us convert your stub axles and transmission output bells to accept the larger C.V. joints. 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As the altitude increases the terrain changes to high desert and scrub pine, and, after 100 miles you are driving through some fantastic canyons lined with all manner of trees, staring at aged railroad bridges that look like a movie set, and then you arrive in Caliente, whose main street also looks like a movie set, including the original train station. Yes, the railroad tracks still dissect main street, and on one side are the old shops, markets and saloons, with houses behind them climbing up a hill, and on the other side are more modern facilities, a gas station with a mini mart, a fairly modern motel, a steak house and a hamburger joint, backed by flatter ground and row houses put up by the railroad many years ago when the town was a railroad water stop on the main line from August 19 2 Las Vegas to Salt Lake City. Along with keen scenery and gold rush period aura Caliente also has modern homes, mobile home· parks and schools, etc. and best of all welcomes off road racers. And the Union Pacific makes an effort to accommodate a race. The last weekend in May, when it was beautiful weather in the high country of Lincoln County, SNORE's Caliente 250 began with tech inspection and registra-tion at the largest eatery in town, and as last year the race started right next to the RR tracks. The racers turned right over the tracks :shot down a graded road out of town and jumped into a muddy wash, as it had rained for a couple of days prior to the event. The mud got washed off, however, in a couple of the widest washes that came complete with running water. The course wandered through the trees and then up hills returning to town from the top of a hill, past a residential area and into the start/ finish line at the tracks. It was about 35 miles long, and said to be rough. Of all the trees in Caliente there was one that was different, unique because it grows race cars. It may be a little hard to believe but one guy swears he picked seven off road cars out of the same tree in just one day. He admits some of the cars may not have been quite ripe yet, because some of the drivers looked a little green around the gills. Truth is the tree wasn't actually sprouting cars. It just happened to be strategically located to catch them as they came sliding off a cliff. The cliff was on the outside of a long, sweeping, downhill curve which seemed to be intentionally designed to induce a terminal case of the "raptures." On a bright Saturday morning the 44 starting cars staged for the start and watched a pair of freights pass each other, one northbound and the other southbound. It sure adds a different atmosphere to a race start. If a train _should come i,. along during the race, the timing bus was on site to time out the cars that h11d to wait to cross the tracks and it all worked well. In fact, few trains passed during the eight ho1Jrs race time allowance, and only two cars had to wait. Only a pair of Unlimited cars came to Caliente, and both had tree trouble. Pat Dean and John Gaughan were the first victims of "The Tree" on lap 1 and while they were getting used to being parked in a tree, Larry Job slid off and landed his 10 car on top of them. The guys got more polite after that and took turns, waiting until the last car was clear before jumping in. After nearly four hours Dean and Gaughan got moving, did three good laps, but seven were required and they were second in class. While the competition was defoliating evergreens, Aaron Hawley and Paul Hawks were turning fast times, fastlapof the day, at49.26. Heading for overall glory Aaron encountered the voracious Lincoln County Jumping Tree. He passed the tree four times, but on his fifth lap it leapt out and gnawed the right rear corner off his car as he split a huge branch off the tree with the hit. But he was Unlimited Class winner by four hours. There were eight Class 10 cars and a Class 5 in the next starting group, and the race looks simple from the result sheet. Brent Bell and Scott Bedford set fast class time, 49:45, on lap 1 and stayed out front for the rest of the race. But it wasn't easy winning Class 10 and taking second overall. He got stuck, high centered on lnp 2, lost time to wet electrics on lnp 3, broke a throttle cable on lap 5, and lost the brakes big time on the last lap. He finished the race with all the trans mounts broken, and the trans about to fall out on the ground; he said he loved the BFG tires performance and had no flats. Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean were running great in '·<''71: Class 10 had a good entry but most had big troubles. Brent Bell with Scott Bedford had troubles for sure, but lost little time and drove the two seater home second overall and first in Class 10 by 13 minutes. Dusty Times

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,,.... ........... ....,,-;,!;, , Larry Job was another early-victim of ''The Tree", as he slung his Class 10 car into it on top of the Dean/Gaughan car. But he got towed out by Danny Anderson and went on to finish third in Class 10. Racing for almost a year now Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean whip by another racer while skirting the water ditch. The young team took fifth in Class 10. Danny Anderson had the most consistent lap times in his 1-1600, and found some dry land here, and Danny took a close second, by 9 minutes, in Class 1-2-1600. Bekki Freeman is not only a pretty girl she is also a fast racer. She and her dad both attacked the water crossings hard, and it must have worked. Bekki and Ken finished a strong third in the close running Class 1-2-1600. Mike Spina comes out of the spray in his car, had electrical woes, and despite a disaster on lap 4, he fixed things and finished sixth in 1600 class. George Antill and Kevin Colan are recent converts from bikes and they had an excellent run through the waters to a fine fourth in Class 1-2-1600 action. second place in their Chenowth, and they held second until near the end of lap 6 . Then the transmission came up all neutrals, and they parked with only five laps completed, two shy of a finish, but still fifth in Class 10. Scott Chambers and Jeff Sands ran their Class 5 Bug with the 10s and ran a strong third until a little down time on lap 4 dropped them down. More trouble hit on lap 6, a broken rear trailing arm pivot, but they finished the lap and were fourth in class. Meanwhile Rocky Magee,_ Noel Wytko and James Warren were turning quick laps, all under the hour, and they covered all seven laps for second in Class 10, 13 minutes behind. They had the steering lock up early in the fray, but they kept it under control whrl:e all around them were cliff diving. Larry Job/Mike-Smig/Jim Bunty, after their first lap tree climb, ended up with some quick times, broke a tie rod on lap 4 covered all seven laps and took third in Class 10 about 16 minutes behind Magee. Brent North and Todd Anderson came down from Ely to try a SNORE race. They were a bit off the pace, but going OK when the front suspension went out on lap 4, but they got in three complete rounds for sixth in Class 10. Dennis Kordonowy got a bad start, having terminal trouble before completing a lap, and Darren Wilson/ Keith Underwood also failed to complete a lap. Donald Tom and his team blew the trans on the first lap, and that took care of Class 10. There were 11 Class 1-2-1600 starters, a good Nevada number, but only one leader all the way. It wasn't hard to tell who was leading as Bryan Pennington ran fast, did class fast lap on the last round, a 51:38, and his Coors sponsored single-seater not only won the class but arrived first overall by over two minutes. His swift trip had minor troubles, the power steering coming and going, the brakes going away when wet, and he took a ride through a sewer by mistake. Danny Anderson ran Dusty Times alone to second place, about 10 red/Greg Ewan who covered six minutes back even though he laps. Rob and Bob Guevara stopped to pull his buddy Larry fought a parade of trouble the Job out of the tree. Danny rolled biggest on lap 5, and they parked on lap 3, got out, rolled it back on in ninth spot. The Jack Herd ts and its wheels by himself, and only John Van Syckle brought the local lost a couple of minutes on the lap Shamrock Bar entry home tenth, while doing all this. Sign that man with Paul and Gordy Kline and up for the Olympics! He said his Paul_ Roberts taking last place, new VW Werks motor runs with merely two laps finished great. Bekki Freeman, her dad Ken Freeman and John Rettinger were ready for the water crossings. Some drivers were tiptoeing through the water but not Ken or Bekki. They hit all water crossings flat out and the splash was splendiferous! With all seven laps under the hour Bekki drove the car into-third in 1-2-1600 action. Fourth place in class and seventh overall came George Antill and Kevin Colan. They had consistent lap times, no serious trouble other than being dragged down the course a while by Bill Holbrook when their bumpers got tangled as they tried to pass. George also likes to overshoot a turn, nearly landing in a lake, twice. Ted Olsen and Brett Spielman made their debut racing with SNORE by taking a strong fifth place finish. A many time 1600 winner Mike Spina ran within shooting distance of Pennington the first half of the race. But on lap 4 he spent about an hour and a half finding the reason why the engine suddenly quit. He changed the coil, did the whole number with spare parts on the distributor, still no fire. Eventually he found there was no gas in the fuel bowl, so he beat on the carb, and the needle valve, and turned three more fast laps to finish all seven, sixth in class. Ron Cloud and Herman Salaz lost the exhaust system on lap 2, borro wed o ne from D o n ald Tom's dead 10 car, got back on the road and were doing well, when on lap 7 Herman became the last victim of "The Tree", wiping out a stub axle in the process. Following Salaz in for eighth was the team of Dan Jewett/Hugh Helms/Lynn Eld-before their race was done. Interest from Heavy Metal drivers seems to be picking up for SNORE with three of the ground shakers taking the green flag at Caliente, which was the best entry for SNORE to date this season. Tim Crain/Ian Dent/Dean Richner got off to a good start in the 2WD Ford but got done real early when some rear suspension parts let go. Charles David Sr. I Art Garza/Doug Roorda/ Stan Beckingham did a bit better. They got in one long lap in the 2WD Chevy before parking, also with rear suspension problems. But long time Dodge 4WD man Bill Dickton, with riders Tim Millis, Scott Bassett and Chip Bruner finished four laps of the six required and got the win, but not without plenty of those unscheduled stops. They blew a power steering pump on lap 1, had a front flat on a fast downhill section on lap 2, lost a fan belt and then a fuel pump on lap 3, had a rear spindle come loose on lap 4 and still had time to weld their right front fender to a tree. Bill made a comment that pretty well sums up Caliente. "l went to drop a gear, but noticed the road turned -1 said 'too late!' We tried everything we could to save it, but the tree was in the way." Class 9 was the largest on hand at an even dozen off the line all looking at a tough six laps. Leading the points chase is Mike Dixon, affectionately referred to by other Class 9 drivers as TDD for "That Darn Dixon". Who else could arrive in Caliente at three Saturday morning with a brand new, just completed race car, make a quick test run down a wash and then go racing? And he won Class 9 as he had here last year! Dixon gr-August 1992 Mike Dixon showec/up almost late for the whole program, and with a car just hours old Dixon ran top times in Class 9 all day, had a little brake trouble but won Class 9 by 23 minutes after the six laps. 15X3 15X7 17X8 NEW ULTRA WHEELS FOR BUGGIES "IN STOCK !" $75.00 -$80.00 $80.00 s~\J\~GS 0,'1,o~r..'o r.. sE-'1 ~o 9u'<'"' ~~€.~ fOu\\ Come see us during upcoming Las Vegas races Of ALSO· I Compare Our Prices On; 930 c.v.'s Cibie Lights SAW Products OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK MON - FRI 8am to 6pm SAT 9am to 5 pm Simpson Tri-Mil Wright Place ~0 ":;9 -~l"ti-~ Call Now - Mention This Ad 3054 S VALLEY VIEW ~ -~~ -~~ C:;~ LAS VEGAS NV 89102 702-871-4911 702-871-5604 Page 37

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,,. -~~ ~-~-1' Gene Griepentrog and Kent Lothringer seem stuck in second spot this year, but sailed thru the 'car wash' with no trouble and on to finish second in Class 9. Bill Hollbreck and Troy Young kept their Class 9 clean to this Kenny Freeman was another splasher, but here whips down a fast trail; he did fast class lap of the day, got high centered, got loose and took a good sixth in Class 9 with five laps done. point, got dirty later doing all six laps for a good finish, third in the big class. Getting his Dodge washed Bill Dickton and friends had a good run this time, only minor troubles along the way, but finished the Class 4-8 winner in the 4x4 pickup. Dir' stopped just once to have the brakes adjusted and for ,gas, then a shock fell off on the ·\ast lap and he ran without it to victory. The brand new car was built in two days by Curt Hadley of the Vegas VW W erks. It's getdng to be a habit to finish second for Gene Griepentrog and Kent Lothringer. They had a leaky valve cover gasket, used nine quarts of oil in the race and also lost second ear midway in the contest, but survived to again take second place money. Bill Hollbreck and Troy Young came in third in Class 9, losing time to a plugged fuel filter finally traced to disintegrating foam in the fuel cell, but their other laps were good times. Clay Carr and Jeremy Harmon made their driving debut in Caliente with a brand new car. They had early front shock problems, had a brake edal develo a nasty habit It looks professionally prepared but they do it themselves, and Steve Olge, Jack Bassett and Scot Silagy won Class 7 and the Yokohama $1000 bonus once again, driving a Toyota, natch. 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! Page 38 Call For Courses and Dates Great Basin Consulting 2738 Chavez Dr. Reno, NV 89502 (702) 825-8830 The old desert wreck came through again for Patrick Carter and company, as the older Baja Bug, which has been embellished, sailed through to win the Class 5-1600 honors once again. of disconnecting itself from the master cylinder, then near the end they had electrical woes, finally traced to the coil. Their persist-ence paid off with a fine fourth place finish. Just 19 seconds behind Carr came Joel Davis/ Eric Hayes. They were also the last 9 car to finish all their laps, six for this class. Ken Freeman Jr. was the next Class 9 home. He set fast time for the class, 57:38, on lap 1 and midway held a comfortable five minute lead. Then came the 'The Tree'. Kenny said he had been using the John Gaughan/Pat Dean car as a marker, so when he saw them in the tree he knew it was time to get on the binders. By the time he realized the car was gone he was already sliding off the road, but luckily got high centered before he reached the tree. However, it took about 45 minutes to get un-high centered. He said some of the other drivers helped him out by providing entertainment while he was working to get un-stuck. He watched Brent Bell do a complete 360 and not even slow down, and Dan Jewett roll his 1600 off the other side of the road. Then Freeman got in a 59 minute lap, but was sidelined on the final round by a broken rear axle tube. Steve Eversmeyer and Jim Wischmeyer ended up in seventh place in Class 9. On lap 2 the steering wheel came off in the driver's hands, costing time, but that was fixed only to have the car fail to start and that was finally traced to a loose battery cable. Back on the road Jim ran off the same hill as Pat Dean had, then stopped to give Mike Spina some needed parts, and on the fifth lap Jim came down the steep final hill with no brakes. The Charles David family had enough trouble on the third lap, an hours worth of down time, to last a full race, but they too got in just five laps for eighth spot. Darryl Bishop and Eddie Brink managed four laps before parking it in ninth. Jeff Carr got in just two laps, the second over two hours, before vanishing. Scott Pearce/John Runnels/Tim Brewer did a single good lap and that was it for them. Dennis, Dale and Ed Looney and Keith Louks decided 'The Tree' was too crowded on the first lap, so they tried out a different one. They said the car rolled at least four times before going off the cliff, and went over maybe once more before it got to the greenery. The crew was stuck there for the entire race. A semi-reliable witnes_s predicted it would take a chain saw, a cutting torch and at least two days to get that car untangled from the tree. , A trio of 5-1600 Bugs started, and a pair had a dandy race. Joe Jackson/Peter Derrick/Vince Bishop barely got past the photographers on the first lap when their transaxle lost second gear, not a field fix. The very sano new Bug of Bruce Fraley and David Sheppard led by five minutes on the first lap, its first time out of the shop. But brake troubles developed soon, and Bruce drove off a cliff, losing mostly time while Patrick and Kelly Carter/John Pellissier took over the lap 2 lead. The power steering went out on Fraley's car on lap 3 and that cost time, while Carter had a good lap. Fraley handed over to his secret weapon, Rob MacCachren, for the final two laps and the car picked up about ten minutes on the leader, and Rob set class fast lap, the only one under an hour, on the final go, a 58:30. But after the required six laps Carter and company won Class 5-1600 with all six laps ------....... ,;;,• ---'"'~ Jack Herdt drives the local entry 1600 past his sponsors Bar, the Shamrock Club, as he heads for the finish line. Above the stores the race course, down a killer hill, is visible in the background. Herdt and company got in four laps and were 10th in class. August 19ft Dusty Times

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Usually in a buggy, Charles David tried a Class 8 truck in , Caliente and was rewarded with single long lap covered, but it was good for second place in class. Bruce Fraley brought his handsome new 5-1600 out to get dirty, avoided the water and with Rob MacCachren driving relief, Bruce finished second in class. Barry Slater had his brand new Ford mini out in Caliente, set fast lap for the class on the first lap, but faded to the trailer later in the race. within two minutes of each other. They stopped only once to change co-drivers, as Patrick's wife Kelly rode with him the first laps. It was their third win in a row in a wreck they hauled out of the desert many months ago. Carter claims he has eight races on the transaxle and 1300 race miles on the engine. Fraley finished second. The Mini Metal Class 7 grows a little every race, and this round six showed up trying to earn the $ 1000 Yokohama bonus for winning the class. The first lap was a barn burner. Barry Slatter/Bob Brough led with class fast lap by just 35 seconds over Stacey Pike/ Dennis Thorn/ Larry Ballard, both teams driving Fords. But on lap 2 Slatter's rear suspension became overly independent when the left hind wheel took off on its own. The broken axle put a quick end to a promising start for this brand new race car. Pike's luck wasn't much better, as they had troubles on lap 2 and were not seen again. Only getting in one good lap were John Peake/ Brian Brown as they lost the drive axle of their rear floater on lap 2. Also getting in on! y one lap were Ralph Blundell and company with early transmission troubles. Todd Olcott and Tim Thacks-ton drove their Toyota to Caliente, had some minor oiling problem and a plugged fuel line, but made well over three laps before being stopped with shifting woes. But they were second in Class 7 and got the truck fixed enough to drive to Vegas. The Toyota of Steve Ogle/Jack Bassett/Scott Silagy continues to be the one to beat. The Hi-Tech Off Road entry ran their usual strong race, and were the only one running after four laps so .they Pepin Mendoza, from Juarez, Mexico, raced the Pro Class in his new Ford pickup that sounded great. Despite troubles on the course Mendoza finished second, his best to date in the new truck. Carlos Enriquez of the El Paso 4 Wheel Drive Center screamed his Mazda pickup into third place in Sports-man, despite putting the truck on its side twice en route. THE MOUNTAIN SHADOW 150 Twinite Racing Near El Paso, Texas By Kenneth B. Hon were told by officials they could retire as an official finisher. That makes the third time this year this team took home the $1000 Yokohama Mini Metal Challenge check. Steve is also running second in the SNORE points for the year, and that overall points win really pays off big. The ambiance of Caliente racing is reminiscent of the early days in the desert sport, when villages welcomed the dusty racers and their noisy cars. Where else would they pull a casino ry-anager off a checkpoint to pay 6ff a jackpot? And it is good to see competitors pitch in to help each other get back on the track, but it is typical of SNORE racing. The Awards were held in a city park , after a great buffet dinner dished up by Poppie's. A darling teenager, Miss Lincoln County, all done up in a fancy dress, assisted SNORE President Mike Halverson in handling the trophies and checks. It was with reluctance that we left Sunday morning, admiring the spectacular scenery before it turned to desert and then to 1992, as we got on the Interstate and passed through Las Vegas en route to Los Angeles. C~cil R~bertson races down a lonely looking trail near El Paso, driving his own creation, a mid-engined Vo/ks Odyssey styled car. The racer worked very well, well enough to win Pro Car Class and overall. Desert Race would like to offer their thanks to: Border Yamaha, MSD Ignition, Johnny 'O's, Avila's Restaurant, Mateo Tools, For the annual Mountain Shadows Desert Race the weather was nearly perfect, 80 degrees and a balmy sky -except for a period in the late afternoon when the sky darkened and we all thought we Mendoza, from Mexico took second. James Martin, who was doing well, rolled his car in the fourth lap putting him out of the race. their pickup were found all around the course. _ Frisco Burger Inn and the Four Wheel Drive Center, all of El Paso, Texas. The Beginners Class in a purchased, turn-key buggy, in his first race ever, was taken easily by Rick Biernacki of El Paso. Shannon Patterson took second, I also in his first race. Ron O'Hara I never completed a lap but said he I only came to have fun anyhow and he had plenty of that. The next Mountain Shadow 150 is scheduled for August 29, 1992. Information on the upcoming race can be obtained from: Off-Road Productions, 13180 Round Dance, El Paso, Texas 79936. . would be hit by a big one. Fortunately the storm never materialized and we were spared the problem of racing in the rain and the wind. The turnout was great with racers from Texas, New Mexico and Mexico. The Bikes took off at 2:30 p.m. and the cars departed at 7:15 for, at least a good part of the time, a cruise through the desert darkness. In the Bikes Brandon Holmes with his father Gary sharing the riding chores was first in the Open Pro class. The Pro 250 class was taken by Chuck Maddox with Eddie Reardon coming in a dos~ second. Eddie's co-rider in the race was local Toyota dealer, Steve Fox of Hoy-Fox Toyota. Open Sportsman was taken by Ryan Armitage and the Beginners Class was taken by Cal Jackson. In the Pro Class cars Cecil Robertson in car #44 was the overall winner with a time of 3:43:34. Last year in the same race Robertson ended up taking a header, front end first, into the lake. Robertson trekked in from Odessa, Texas for the race. Pepin Dusty Times The Sportsman Class was taken by Larry Salcido who is sponsored by Johnny 'O's, a local Nude Bar. Carlos Guitierrez, in the same class, broke on the first lap. Joey Vasquez, the Race Promoter, ran well into the third lap but was stopped by a broken rear halfshaft, Rafael Holguin and Carlos Enriquez of the El Paso 4 Wheel Drive Center did not complete the race but portions of -::; <>' •. The race was a great success. The weather was perfect; the race course was tough but well marked and quite easy to follow even in the pitch black darkness. The Mountain Shadow 150 ~~axe;.-:I)', -~' Larry Salcido, his father and daughter all work on final preparation on the car in the starting lineup and it must have worked well for Larry won the Sportsman Class in the buggy sponsored by Johnny 'O's bar. 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THE SAASTA CHEVRON SWEETHEARTS KISS Gerry Campbell, Greg Bringle arid Steve Fenton Win! Photos: C & C Race Photos Gerry Campbell switched from a 250 to an Open KTM, got the holeshot at the green flag and took off like a sonic boom, never looked back and despite an unschedule<f stop won the race overall. It was like a gorgeous summer day at the beach the first weekend of May on the BLM Lake Superstition staging area. Bikini's were everywhere, a bright warm sun and just enough of a breeze to ominous · Ktooom sonic booin. Gerry Campbell was in the lead. Former 250 champion Campbell had been extremely hard to beat on a 250 and now he had the holeshot on an open KTM and the rest of the field was sucking eggs. The loquacious Craig Smith talked his factory 250 into second overall followed by first Vet, Phil Means on a Honda. Second and third open bikes were "Pigpen" Troy Phelps a pigtail ahead of Dewey Belew. FRT /D-38 250 champion Team Green Joey Lane leaped in front of the second and third Vets, Tom Moen and Elmo Britt. In ninth• overall Jason Corfman on a Honda was the first 125. Chuck Bucey, third 250 Expert rounded out the top ten. Hammering away at nearly 60 mph, there were very few position ahanges over the next few laps. By lap 4 Pat Flanagan, the first Senior, had cracked the top 10 bikes. Jason Corfman looked to have the 125s sewed up until he looked tQ0 long and too hard at a T earn No Shirt Sweetheart. The view was exhiliarating, the landing cost him first place. Thus the turtle, Brent Coleman crept into the 125 lead only to find himself at a taco stand seeking fuel and pushing across the finish line while the Ripper, Robbie Pippen ripped off the 125 win. However, back on the fifth lap Gerry Campbell wheelied across the finish line and coasted over to "' make racing conditions ideal. The Sweethearts Kiss Desert Race was thought up a few years ago by Vicki Larson. The idea was to finish up the first half of the desert season with a short and sweet event. This year it was six times around a 10.3 mile loop. To make sure that nobody missed a checkpoint Vicki recruited the Team No-shirt Sweethearts. Not content with the usual sitting on the bike waiting for the green flag to flicker signaling the start, Vicki decreed that everyone except the Desert Lites would have to straddle the front tire. Thus the -.stage was set for a good time to be had by all. The first starting sound was an Craig Smith got close on the last lap on his 250. but at the checkered flag he had to settle tor second overall and a strong first in the 250 class. 1..-............ iiilWlil~-Bob Bell and said "I won!!!" Firebomb Bob replied, "Only if you beat Craig Smith on the last lap." Brain Fade! Gerry lit out for the final lap and coasted to a wire to wire win. Craig Smith finished second overall, first 250. Troy Phelps and Dewey Belew had been swapping grunts all race as they wallowed around for second and third Open bike positions. "Pigpen" Phelps finished third overall when he sneaked around the first Vet Phil Means on the last lap. Belew finished fifth with Joey Lane in at sixth, second 250. Earl Roberts finished second VET and the first Amateur and first Vet Amateur, John Keifer rounded out the top ten. In the ATV Division Greg Bringle and Steve Mamer have been playing the same game for most of the season. Mamer, on a Honda 250 memorizes the quick line to Check 1 leaving Bringle bumbling around in the dust. In the technical sections Mamer increases his lead. However, when the track opens up Bringle's Yamaha Banshee top end speed is Warp 2 while Mamer's is impulse. Eventually Bringle's speed decides the outcome. Today was an instant replay. Greg Bringle finished seventh overall to capture the A TV win with Mamer second ATV, first 250 in at eleventh overall. For a while it looked like we might have a five horse race. The first lap closed with Mamer/ Bringle one and two, then "Madman" Mike Douthitt, Ike Bruckman and "Wildman" Mike Patterson in the same dust cloud. Bruckman bounced around Douthitt during a pit stop with Patterson starting to slide a little off the pace. However at the close oflap5 it was Bruckman's turn to pit and "Madman" Mike Douthitt dusted Bruckman into fourth overall. Mike Patterson rounded out the top five. Boneheads Greg Gibbs and David Newland banged bars all race; as usual. Today ,it was Gibbs' turn to beat Newland; they finished sixth and seventh. The first Novice finished in the number 8 slot and in doing so Jim Sullivan earned the required transfer points to move into the A TV Amateur Class. The first Amateur was Jim Monsegur with Martin McNeer capturing the ATV Vet Class. Wally Ebbs waltzed to the top of the ATV Senior Class. Dawnzi Jones finished.. In the Desert Lite Division Steve Fenton's Triple EEE Green Apple cut through the field like a hot knife through butter. Fenton led every lap and never had any real serious competition. How-ever, Paul "Sky" King debuted his new Open car and Andy "Any" Wehe is having one built. Plus "Hollywood" James Saasta is about to roll out his new car, which should all add up to some very excellent competition for Steve Fenton. Paul King ran unmolested to second Desert Lite with Andy Wehe winning the Pilot division. Then came the surprise of all surprises. Ed "DNF" Morris, who for years had never seen Phil Means finished a swell fourth overall on his Honda, and he won the Vet class honors, having led that class from the green flag to checkers. 1 ""' .-...... --.......... Steve Mamer had his Honda Fourtrax out front from time to time. ending up second O/A in the division but the first 250 and a fine absolute 11th O/A. Eddie Morris, who often has a hard time finishing a race, not only finished in his Deserl Superlite, he won Class 77 and finished a good fourth overall. Andy Wehe hasn't finished his new open Desert Superlite, but he drove his Honda to first place in the Pilot Division, and flew the jumps in style. Bryan Saasta starts another lap in his Desert Superlite, picked Pat Flanagan was up in the top ten bikes running on lap 4 and he up steam on the second half of the race and ended up winning rode his Honda neatly all the way to winning the Senior class the 360 class honors. · flying over the lumps. -----------------------Page 40 August 1992 Sailing past home check Robbie Pippin outlasted the competi-tion in the 125 competition, ran a good pace and was first in class at the checkered flag. Dusty Times

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Check 1 let alone knew what a checkered flag was, won Class 77 and finished fourth overall. Amazing! In the 360 Class Russ Turner trounced Bryan Saasta for the first few laps as Bryan lingered longingly at each of the check-points. Then the dust cleared and Russ Turner suddenly saw what he had been missing and Saasta sneaked around Turner for the 360 Class win. The Mini Bikes are our feature attraction. The 80cc Class was won by Jeremy Biery, Arron Campbell won the 60cc Class. Robbie Bell once again dominated the PeeWee field. Greg Bringle had his Open Class Yamaha Banshee screaming all the way, dicing back and fourth for the lead, but horsepower won out in the A TV battle and Bringle won the division overall and was absolute seventh overall. It was a familiar story in the Desert Superlite contest as Steve Fenton's Triple EEE Green Apple led every lap and was never threatened on his way to yet another overall victory in the division, VENTURA COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS Short Course Racing By The Sea Walt Lewis came out leading the markers the Asphalt Specialty bunch, controlling third place for racer of Ken Seale pushed hard all the blink of an eye. the way to the checkered flag, but Nearing the end of this race, it came up second with Bill Dell's looked like anybody could be German Auto sponsored racer third, fourth, fifth or sixth and the winning the main event. By Sundance Bill Dell had a tough fight for top honors in the 1600 class as he drove his desert car to second in the first heat, won the second heat and capped off the evening with a close victory in the main event. With ESPN's Saturday Night Thunder taking their show on the road to Indianapolis Raceway Park for the month of May, the regular Coors Lite monthly short course off road and motocross programs returned to the beach at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. Clear, warm skies intermingled with soft breezes from the Pacific Ocean just to the West side of the pit area and a great course prepped by Cliff Morgan and Jim Naylor made for an entertaining night of short course off road racing in front of a paid group of spectators nearing two thousand in the fairgrounds grandstands. A total of 24 off road car entries were on hand for some very thrilling and close racing inside this one quarter mile oval. The layout is a "U" shape race course with nine fair size jumps and a wash board section that can be clearly seen from the grand-stands. Larry Dunn led a clean sweep of the 5-1600 Baja Bugs in the "Have a Natural Foods" sponsored entry. Dunn won Heat 1 in a good race with Jim Fay, and he also won Heat 2 over Greg Sullivan, trading paint all the way to the finish line. The main event action produced no more challengers to the "Have a Natural Foods" racer and Larry Dunn scored a flag to flag repeat of his earlier heat race performances. Cory Witherill and Gary Gale exchanged heat race wins in Ciass 10 with gary earning the second heat checkered flag. Changes made by Gary to his car must have been just the ticket, as he went on to win the main event for Class 10, uncontested by the rest of the field. Dusty Times The 1-2-1600 class produced the outstanding races of the evening with a real dice all night between the German Auto sponsored 114 inch wheelbase desert car of Bill Dell and the short course 100 inch wheelbase Specialty Asphalt sponsored car of Ken Seale. Each entry had a heat win and a second place. Ken Seale won the first round with Bill Dell coming from near the back row starting spot to take second, after running out of laps before he could chase Ken down. Bill Dell won the second heat leading flag to flag with the roles reversed. Ken Seale had a rear start this time and a hard fight to the front, only to run out of laps before he could catch and pass Bill's race car. This tied them in points going for the start line of the main event. With his win in the second heat Bill Dell in the German Auto, Ellsworth Enterprises, Power-Up Lubricants, Parker Pumper entry got the pole position starting spot and an advantage over Ken Seale, in the Specialty Asphalt car. One half lap into the race Bill Dell was first with Ken Seale, Walt Lewis, Marshal Ziegert and Carl Asterino all trading paint and pushing each other for second place. By the end of lap 2 Bill Dell led by six car lengths pursued by Ken Seale. These two cars had a straight away lead on the third place group of cars of Walt Lewis, Marshal Ziegert, Carl Asterino, Larry Watson and Steve Black. Depend-ing on what turn you looked at anyone of the above was third, and there was some hard racing going on for the position. By the third lap Ken Seale was starting to move on Bill Dell, closing the gap at every opportun-ity. Battling for third and fourth place, Walt Lewis and Marshal Ziegert were fighting like bad dogs for the position, most of the time side by side off the jumps. This scene went on for most of the next lap with no changes. Lap 5 had Bill Dell making a mistake in turn 4 allowing Ken Seale to move to within a car length, and the pressure was on. The next three cars through that turn were all dogmatically pushing each other. battle for the win was now nose to The Super Lite racers in the tail with Ken Seale trying every MTEG configuration ran here last line to get by Bill Dell. On the last May too, and it was a good race go around Marshal Ziegert had also, but dominated by the Mears finally grappled third place away. Gang, second generation. Clint from Walt Lewis for keeps. From Mears, son of Rick, nailed down a there back it was still anybody's third and a win in the heat races. race. In a last ditch effort Ken Clint also won the main event in Seale made a bid in turn 3 to get his Triple E in a close race with by Bill Dell with the cars coming Tim Baker, in a B & R, and Clint's together, but Bill held onto first cousin C.J. Mears, Roger's son, place with a tight line. With the was third in the feature race, also leaders now lapping the back driving a Triple E. Saturday Night • August 22, 1992 OTTER Z Proudly Presents the Finisher Goodies * Restrooms * After Race Refresnments * BLM Approved * 10 Mile Loop * 2½ Hour Race TEAM INFO: Bikes with an ATV or Dez Superlite * Alternate Every Other Lap* ATVs and Dez Superlites start first NO SUBSTITUTES! NO EXCEPTIONS! INFO: (619) 427-5759 LOCATION: Plaster City East START: 7:00 p.m. MANDATORY RIDERS MEETING: 6:30 ENTRY FEE: $30 Each Racer* FUN, GREEN STICKERS, SPARK ARRESTORS MANDATORY DISTRICT 38 POINTS EVENT * LOS EXPLORADORES SEARCH AND RESCUE PRACTICE ALL DAY SATURDAY NEED A PARTNER? CALL MIKE (619) 440-9074 OR BOB (619) 354-1630 MINI BIKES RACE AT 5:30 Bryan Saasta requests everyone bring presents, IT'S HIS BIRTHDAY!! August 1992 Page 41 -..

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The Goodyear Antigo Off Road Challenge By Barh & Marilyn Schultz Photos hy Greg Witte & Melinda Rothe Dwayne Walkowski was the first class winner at Antigo, grabbing the lead in Class 11 two seat early in the race, and nobody got close enough to threaten him all the way to the checkered flag. The Short-Course Off-Road Drivers Association's (SODA) racers and fans headed northward to Antigo, Wisconsin to enjoy more of the best off road racing around. Racing took place on June 6 and 7, with racers beginning to fill the fairgrounds by noon on Friday, June 5. At Saturday's driver's meeting track designer Craig Gray announced a few minor changes in the track including a rhythm section. This area followed the short stretch that looks from the grandstands as though all racers are headed off the edge of the world. Weatherwise it was darned near perfect with an early morning mist that disappeared and brought blue skies and a dusty track. Track announcers Terry Friday and Ronn Krueger took to the microphones and introduced Series Sponsor Copenhagen /Skoal 's Monster Truck, "The Crusher". The Crusher carried the American Flag and after the National · Anthem, Class 11 Double Seat lined up, got the okay from Paul Gray and flagman Mark Borne-mann waved the Race Event's first green flag. Dwayne Walkowski grabbed an early lead and went from the "git go" to the "all done" without serious threat. Dan Baudoux, Scott Teske, Glen Mathews, and Mark Steinhardt put on quite a show for position with Baudoux taking second place followed by Glen Mathews in a close third. Steinhardt had to contend with a flat left rear tire and finished a lap down. Teske came in fourth with veteran Darrin Parsons right on his tail pipe. Even with the added rhythm section and the dog leg as the track wound · around in front of the grandstands, Class 10 put on an excellent show of speed. Lee Wuesthoff turned a fast lap time of one minute, twenty-four seconds. He had to contend with Jeff Probst, who despite an early T-bone came on with a vengeance. Wuesthoff held the lead fending Probst off at every corner until Probst snuck by on the first turn. Still running neck and neck, the two headed for the checkered flag. Probst took the flag first, Wuesthoff took a close second. Hold the phone Nellie, where you ask, was the rest of the field? Art Schmitt III was having trouble with that nasty blue smoke, Billy Beck just didn't seem to have the horses and the torque he needed and Bryan Bernloehr is still in the process of breaking in an experimental engine. Class 5-1600 flagged right behind Class 10 and as a Class put on one heck of a performance. This race fans, was a race! Mike Brue, Bill Bowles and Chuck Johnson all wanted that number one spot and none intended to share. Brue had the early lead with Bowles on his bumper. Whoa, Brue lost the lead to Bowles, took the lead back, the two making a total of five lead changes going wheel to wheel right to a photo finish. Brue took home the win with Bowles half a Bug back for second. Johnson didn't just pack his bags and go home, Chuck was in the fight but never did get around the top two. Johnson pulJed out a comfortable third. Terry Wolfe had part of the early action and wound up taking a back seat to Jeff Karlman. It was an excellent on your feet race! Class 13 staged, took the green and played a double header to Class 5-1600 for outstanding racing action. With twenty-one entries, Class 13 came out of the green flag with a cloud of dust, hi, ho Silver and away! Dan Vanden Heuvell came off the start like a shot out of a gun and quickly put a quarter lap lead on the pack. Nuts, off the track he went half way through the race with a broken throttle cable. When this guy gets it all dialed in, he is going to be an awesome contender. Back to the action, while Vanden Heuvell was out-pacing everyone, Jeffery Camp, David Marks, Robert Flanagan, Bruce Shilts, John Schultz and Lowell DeGreef were definitely fighting for position with the field changing at every corner. By lap ten, DeGreef had made his way to the lead with Shilts closing in. At lap twelve the field went crazy; Camp had pulled off with internal troubles, Shilts came over the front jump and Jeff Probst won the tight fight for the Class 10 title, and climbs out of his muddy Laser at the finish line. Jeff got the lead late in the race and won by about a car length. -~.4#.W: '«-~ ike Brue flies his 5-1600 cleanly on his way to winning the class race, after about five lead changes. Brue finally triumphed and won the class by half a Bug length. blew the engine, Marks got lost along the way and Schult: was lucky to have gotten out of his machine. Schultz came over the front jump and when the dust cleared, the purple Ford F150 had no rear trailing arms, no left back wheel assembly, no steering, inverted leaf springs inverted the wrong way and big trouble. Schultz kept his machine from smacking the wall and he and co-driver Rich Riddle got out and surveyed a whole lot of garage time. During this havoc, DeGreef kept it pumping, Flanagan was right behind him and Tom Jensen had snuck through the field, kept his cool and was in the. race for first. At the checkered flag, Flanagan had disappeared. The final flag waved, DeGreef in for first, Tom Jensen in for second, Don Gregoire in third and Dave Vorpahl in fourth. W here did Jensen, Gregoire and Vorpahl come from? They drove most of the race in the middle of the pack and let attrition do its thing to put them up in the top finishers. Gentlemen of Class 13, nice racing! Speaking of attrition, it certainly was the name of the game for Class 6 who took the :~ green flag next. Less than a third of the starting cars actually finished the race. Greg Becavak whipped off the start and put on a substantial lead with Thornton "Ed" Schultz in second. Al Fannin and John Znidorka also wanted tha·t position and were willing to fight for it. Schult: lost a front coil spring on the front stretch and Fannin took the spot and began to put the pinch on Bekavac. Next lap around Schultz went down with some smokey electrical problems, Znidorka had parked it and G .B. Bradley had waltzed into third. Bekavac held onto first until he too had to park it leaving fellow Forest County racers Al Fannin and G. B. Bradley a clear shot at first and second. Fannin took the win, Bradley held second and despite a breakdown, Bekavac placed third. Class 2-1600 took the green flag and gave new meaning to the phrase "I got rhythm". Attrition played no part in this race as going flag to flag, the field only lost four vehicles. Jim Wiggins definitely had the rhythm as he led the entire race and took the checkered flag. He did have stiff competition from fellow rhythm band memb-ers Dan Baudoux, Todd Attig,Jeff ·---...t.-•..lliii-.--~ The 5-1600s had a dice off the line. Here Mike Brue leads Bill Bowles who has Scott Taylor on his rear bumper who is followed by Chuck Johnson. Dan Vanden Heuve/1 got a great start and a hefty lead in Class 13, but midway in the race his challenge was over with a broken throttle cable on course. John Schultz was in the hunt in Class 13, but over the front jump late in the race he was parked as the Ford lost the trailing arms, rear wheel assembly and springs on an extremely hard landing. Page 42 August 1992 Dusty Times

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Although trucks are invading the Class 13 ranks, there are still Greg Gerlach had a good weekend in his 4x4, and got a lot of TV some home grown rigs like this one of Joe Zillisch, who had time too. Greg took second in Class 4 and on Sunday was Bill Lohf pits for a fresh tire or more in the Class 4 and 14 truck he shares the driving chores with John Heidtmann, but neither did well here. picked up a water barrel. second in the Heavy Metal Challenge. High attrition plagued Class 6, but here eventual winner Al Fannin leads John Znidorka over the stadium style. jumps. Fannin carried on to victory and Znidorka did not finish. St. Peter and Mike Seefeldt, Jr. Mike Sorenson and Mark Stein-hardt weren't standing idle either as they put on a tremendous show for points and position. As the entire class hit the rhythm section they resembled a gang of grasshoppers doing the Mamba! Boogie down guys, it was a great race! Baudoux fended Todd Attig off for second place as long as his machine could take it, but by the last laps his machine was all done dancin' and Attig placed second. St. Peter waltzed in for a close third, Mike Seefeldt,Jr. foxtrotted by for fourth. Sure hope Garth Brooks won't mind, but the only way to adequately describe Class 4's green flag is to say " ... and the thunder rolled". Wowsers, not only did Jumpin' Jack Flannery come out with Chevy Thunder, Greg Gerlach, Geoff Dorr, Jack Heidtman and Kevin Probst rolled out some thunder of their own. Flannery grabbed an early lead but with lightning speed, Kevin Probst took the lead on lap four and then exited the track. Despite an adiosed front wheel drive Flannery took the lead again and fended off Greg Gerlach to take first place. Say hey, sure was great to see Gerlach back out on the track crankin' and finishing in second! Heidtman's machine had to pull off giving Geoff Dorr third place. This was a standing room only race as spectators didn't want to miss any angle of the race. The grandstands were filled to over-flowing and fans certainly got their money's worth. and the win to Spencer Low but pulled out a fantastic second. Jeff Kincaid was also right there to show the crowd how it was done until kapow! Kincaid came over the front jump, the truck let loose with an incredible bang and tons of blue smoke let the fans know that this engine was history. Dave W oulf was right there to take the number three spot and hold it to the checkered flag lap. Billy Beck had been trying every trick in the passing book in an attempt to get around Woulf and at the last corner of the checkered lap passed W oulf to take third and hand fourth to Woulf. Any way you cut the deck, this was another example of top of the Hne SODA racing. The speeds reached by Class 2 are always incredible on Antigo's track and the 1992 Class 2 race was no exception. Wheeha, Art Schmitt Ill came off the line with the pedal down and just held it there for the checkered flag. Jeff Probst and Lee Wuesthoff went lap after lap after lap with Probst doing everything he could to get around Wuesthoff. No way Jose was the word from Wuesthoff's machine and it continually Jim Wiggins seems to have a lock on the 1600 classes as he sailed to victory in Class 2-1600on Saturday and came back on Suaday to win Class 1-2-1600 in the same car. slammed the door on Probst. At the checkered flag W uesthoff had second and Probst had third. Scott Schwalbe, Bryan Bemloehr and Todd Wallace were most definitely in the race until they all three had to leave the track with various mechanical problems. the position, Hockers taking. fourth. This race can't be wrapped up without a side note on the Brand machine. Chuck and co-driver/wife Gail Brand were off the track on lap three with flames shooting out of the front of the cab, out the sides of the engine compartment and from under-neath the truck. We're happy to report that both Chuck and Gail got out safely and thanks to an excellent Track Patrol the fire was extinguished without major damage to the machine. Sunday's racing opened after the Copenhagen/Skoal "Crush-er" Monster Truck presented the American Flag. A field of twenty Class 11 Single Seat buggies lined up for the start. Coming around for the first lap and there after pretty much maintaining position were Dan Baudoux, Rod Attig, Dwayne Walkowski, Mark Steinhardt, Glen Mathews and Darrin (soon to be a father) Parsons. Walkowski dropped out early leaving the others to wrestle it out. Baudoux finished in first, Attig in second, Parsons in third, Steinhardt in fnurth and Mathews in fifth. Sounds kinda dull, but the action was terrific at any point on the course with drivers like Nita Woulf, Steve Hansen, Mike Allen, Chad Ramesh and Tim Christensen fighting it out for position arid points. Zowie, Class 1-1600 came around lap one about like Class 1 lS, despite some top notch scratching for position, Jim Wiggins, Rod Attig, Jeff St. Peter, Dan Baudoux, Mark Hameister and John Huss went flag to flag for their respective positions. Mike Sorenson had an early fourth place until he went out. In fact, with few exceptions, the entire class went around the course holding position with some nice door closing and wheel to wheel action. Wiggins took home first, Attig second and St. Peter placed third. With incredible speed and equally incredible machine handling, Class 14 took the course by storm. Jack Flannery's Chevy Thunder was putting a commanding lead on Geoff Dorr's Ford when Flannery once again had to pull off. Gentlemen Geoff said "thank you very much", took the lead and held off Herb Rosborough for first place. Rosborough gave Dorr quite a challenge and placed a tidy second. place. Wayne ~ Class 8 staged and came to the line for the last race of the day and as usual, there was no lack of excitement. Scott Tay !or certain! y kept his word when he said at the 1991 Awards Banquet, "Look out for 1992!". Taylor, Jack Flannery, Chuck Brand, Pete Van De Hey, Jimmie Crowder and a field of other excellent entries broke loose at the green flag and the roar of engines was awesome! Flannery held the first lap lead, then Taylor said "adios" and went to the checkered flag running flat out the entire distance. Flannery had to pull off a quarter of the way through and THE "ACCURATE" TUBING NOTCHER Jimmie Crowder came screaming . t into second place after a battle The "Accurate" Tubing with Van De Hey. Watching Notcher uses industrial hole 1 those suspensions work is like saws to cut clean accurate I watching an intricate ballet, art in notches in tubing for better, motion. Dave P\lrsons and Dave stronger welds. The V-block Hackers were in the action for clamping system and oilite third with Parsons finally taking bushing are tied together by the steel backplate for perfect alignment every time. Because of its solid construction, chatter is not a problem. If cutting fluid is used, hundreds of notches can be cut by a single hole saw. Cuts tubing 3/4" to 2", O to 45 degrees, steel, chrome moly, or stainless. # 0-550 279.95 (hole saws sold separately) Call or write for our FREE CATALOG of fabricating tools RACERS TOOL & SUPPL V John "Scooter" Greaves was definitely out to let Spencer Low know that there would be no freebies in Class 7S. Fifteen Class 7S trucks took the green flag and Greaves had the early lead with Low right on his bumper. Talk about freaky track adventures. Greaves impaled a metal barrel on the track and the darn thing absolutely would not be budged. Greaves had to relinquish the lead Class 4 is in formation for the Land Rush style start with local hero Jack Flannery in the foreground in his Chevy, and he didn't disappoint his fans as he won the Class 4 race. 4290 Bells Ferry Rd. • Suite 10634 • Kennesaw * GA • 30144 (404) 924-4543 24 Hours a Day 7 Days a Week Dusty Times August 1992 Page 43

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Along with his buggy racing Billy Beck has a 7S Ford this year, Floridian Jimmie Crowder flies his Class 8 Ford high over the and he made a last lap, last corner pass to place third in 7S in his start/finish jµmp and Crowder really likes trucking on the race Chuck and Gail Branp had a fire on lap 3 in Class 8 action. but got off the track safely: the fire was put out quickly, and nobody was hurt at all. new Ford truck. track and came home second in Class 8. Dan Baudoux, here getting the halfway signal, started the Sunday racing by winning Class 11 single seat. Dan had placed second in Class 11 two seat on Saturday after a hard fought battle. Darrin Parsons had a good run in Class 11 single seat on Sunday, and he kept it all together and worked up to third in class at the checkered flag. Most of the Class 3 and 4 trucks also race in Class 14, and while Geoff Dorr won this class. Herb Rosborough gave him a close run for it and took second. i;r-Hood hung in for a respectable third place. Chad Schlueter took advantage of Chuck Johnson's break down for fourth.Johnson has been debuting a Class 4 Livernois Engineering Flairside Ford. Unfortunately for this race, while the motor and suspension ::,eemed to hang on pretty well, Chuck had body parts lying all over the course -sounds like a low budget horror movie! Knowing the work that is going into this machine, when the bugs are out, this machine will be one to reckon with. The Rear Engine Limited Challenge was up next with some super early dicing between Jim Wiggins and John Greaves for first place. Wiggins fell off the pace and out of the race giving Greaves a straight shot at the checkered flag. The battle waging for position and points behind Greaves was fantastic. Jeff St. Peter kept closing the door on both Todd Attig and Mike Seefeldt, Jr., each lap for a well ~111 Pit Protection from Sun and Showers Add your team or sponsor"s name above your car in an instant with a KO Kanopy. We can print most logos and names. Call tor cost. Original steel or new aluminum Kanopy frame sets up in seconds. Our tough. waterproof polyester cloth top is available in many colors. Each Kanopy comes with a heavy vinyl carry bag. Factory Direct Prices 10' x 10' Start at $439. 10' x 20' Start at $779. ~ KD Kanopy® ...... 5758 L;tmar St Arvada. CO 80002 1-800-432-4435 Page 44 Spencer Low had a tough race for starters, but once past Johnny Greaves his Nissan put a good bit of time on the Class 7S field and the man from Arizona won his second race in a row. deserved second place. Attig and Seefeldt went back and forth for third with St:efeldt making the big move on the white flag lap and holding it to the end. Attig settled for fourth. The 2x4, 4x4 Non-Production Five Lap Dash had a hidden hero in it as Class 6 driver John Znidorka entered to ensure a fair number of entries. Znidorka was rewarded with a dandy roll over on lap four. The Five Lap Dash was a flag to flag win for Lowell DeGreef, Dave Vorpahl in second, Joe Zilisch in third, Tim Albers fourth and the unfortunate Znidorka in fifth. Whewie, when the Unlimited Challenge racers get to puttin' the hammer down, it goes down! Art Schmitt III put on a trt:mendous show of speed and skill as he went flag to flag for the win. Schmitt did so after losing his left rear spring and coil and was dangling a broken shock. Nice work Art! Now don't think for one second that the competition wasn't there! Lee Wuesthoff, Aryan Rernloehr, In Class 2 Art Schmitt Ill won handily, but Lee Wuesthofl and Jeff Probst had an epic battle for second. which eventually went to Wuesthoff, leading here. Lee was second again in the Unlimited Challenge. August 1992 Dragging a course marking barrel cost Johnny Greaves in Class 7S but he salvaged second in that race, and on Sunday won the Limited Rear Engine Challenge and was fourth in the Unlimited Challenge. John Greaves, Tom Schwart:hurg incredible show of machines took and Chad Ramesh went to the the green flag sixteen entries very end giving it everything they strong withJumpin' Jack Fl:mnery, had to make this a real contest. Scott Taylor, Greg Gerlach, Wuesthoff took Sl'cond, Bern-Gentlemen Geoff Dorr, Herb loehr and Greaves fought it out Rosborough and a host of others for third with Bernloehr coming out of the chute, off and running. our with the position. There wasn '.t a had place on the You didn't need to look at the track to be looking at, the action program to know what Challenge was dyn-o-mite! Flannery and was next, once again the roar of Taylor went to the white flag torqued out, speed gauged and darned near wheel to wheel with suspensioned ready machines let Flannery keeping the door closed the crowd know that the Heavy on Taylor but not by much. But, Metal Challenge was staging. This oh no, disaster strikes the Taylor Scott Taylor has a huge engine in his Class 8 Ford, and he took the lead on the second lap and held it to victory. Taylor was doing well in the Heavy Metal Challenge too until engine woes put him in the pits. Dusty Times

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Chuck Johnson made his debut in his new Class 4-14 Ford, but as is common with a new racer it had new car troubles and he broke down in both events. Jeff St. Peter, who was third in Class 2-1600, had a tough fight in the Rear Engine Limited Challenge, but he held second place to the finish line. Bryan Bernloehr was in the thick of unlimited buggy action. all weekend, and he flew his race car to a fine third in the Challenge after a tough dice with Johnny Greaves. ~:¼-;.:.w~· Sherri Parsons takes off road racing seriously, and even though Kevin Probst was super fast in his Chevy 4x4 with V-6 power, led Billy Beck flies past the packed grandstands at Antigo, but his racer didn't seem to have enough torque for unlimited class racing on the tight course. she flipped her Chevy truck in the Women's Heavy Metal action, a couple of races, but mechanical problems stopped him before she came back to place fourth in the field. the checkered flag each time. ------------------------truck on the white flag lap putting hard charging Taylor out of the ball game. Flannery went in for the win with the crowd on it's feet. Fact is, the crowd never sat down during the entire race. Gerlach had been racing like a man possessed and had no problem taking over second place and holding it to the end. Dorr moved smoothly into third and still the crowd was on it's feet cheering until the last Heavy Metal machine crossed the finish line. Ya' gotta hand it to Rosborough, Tom Jensen, Tom Hockers, Dashing Dan Vanden Heuvel and Wayne Hood for helping to put on one heck of a race. It's hard in this kind of race to mention everyone's name, so if we missed your name.. it's because ALL of the competition was good! Roundi,ng out the SODA Sanctioned Class Racing and the grand finale to a grand Race Event were the Women's Classes. As is becoming customary, Women's Class 11 and Women's Limited Buggy took a staggered green flag with plenty of good racing action spread out over the track. Paula St. Peter took a start to finish lead and win in the Limited Group. Wendy Schmal: placed second after Ruth Schwart:burg had to leave the track. Schwart:burg took third. Look out race fans, here comes young Tracy Silloway :ipping around the track chasing a hard charging Kim Blasdell for the Class 11 win. Silloway made the pass and took the win with Blasdell right on her tail pipe. Teana Attig made a terrific run at third place having gone wheel to wheel with Karen Christensen. Attig finally made the big pass on the white flag lap and placed third. NOBODY COVERS OFF ROAD LIKE DUSTY TIMES SUBSCRIBE TODAY - DON'T MISS OUT ONLY $15.00 FOR 12 ISSUES SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER TO Dusty Times -5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 Agoura, CA 91301 Dusty Times With fourteen entries in tired machinery, these gals in the buggy classes gave spectators a definite dollar's worth. Nice racing ladies! Women's Heavy Metal usually is the last race of the day and those who went home without watching it missed some great racing action. Sherri "Flip" Parsons came off the start hell bent for leather and you got it, flipped it on Gerlach's Corner. But give the lady a hand, as soon as that Class 8 truck was righted this gal was off and running again! Nice work Sherri! Not only did "Flip" Parsons come off the line in a hard charge, so also did Gail Brand, Shari Recla, Nancy Vanden Heuvel, Chris Stanley, Jeannie Mullani and Robin Schult:. Recla stayed a hare's breath in front of the pack leaving Brand and Vanden Heuvdl to shoot it out for second. It was nose to tail, wheel to wheel action with Vanden Heuvel losing position with a spin out o.-, the white flag lap. Brand went in for second place, pushing along a barrel she picked up and doing a great job of trying to avoid Chris Stanley's white flag roll over. Glad to hear, Chris, that no one was injured. Holy Hannah, Parsons, despite her first lap flip, placed fourth! Robin Schult: was hanging in there until a series of disasters struck. Her Class 8 machine broke a ball joint, shifter cable and the brakes on Gerlach 's corner. Schult: had reverse left, backed off the track and smoked a tree -that's when she found no brakes! Jeannie Mullani made her rookie debut in her Class 13 with some excellent driving. Just shows to go ya', leave before the whole works is over and you miss some of the best action! The curtain went down over another superb Antigo Goodyear Off Road Race. But then, when you 're watching a Race Event that is sanctioned by SODA, The World Series Of Off Road Racing, the action is always going to be good. We're headed next for the True Value Spring Run 101 in Crandon, Wisconsin -hope you are too. Until then, see ya' trackside! August 1992 After winning Class 2, Art Schmitt came back to win the Unlimited Rear Engine Challenge, and while muddy at the finish line, the official still leans over to give Art another checkered flag. TOYOTA RACE ENGINES Complete computerized Engine Oyno testing facility. The finest & fastest Toyota race engines available for class 1. 7-S, 74x4. 15 and SCCA Pro Rally. Complete computerdyno tested Engines are available. as well as in kit form. 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SUBARU PRO RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP Lon Peterson Wins The Rim Of The World Overall! By Jean Calvin - Notes Andy Schupack Photos: Tracl<sidi: Photo, Inc. Lon Peterson and Bill Gutzmann smoked the best in the USA in their 1977 Plymouth Arrow, and the Victo.rville, CA team not only won both Divisiona(events by five minutes in Open Class, they won the two day National event overall by 58 seconds. In mid-May the SCCA Subaru Pro Rally Championship national contenders made the only trip to California on the national circuit. For once the weather cooperated, with high desert wild flowers in bloom and gentle breezes to help the dust problem. The rally moved from its long standing venue in Lancaster a bit further south to Palmdale, CA with headquarters at the Ramada Inn. Unfortunately the space shuttle stayed aloft for a couple of extra days that week, and landed at nearby Edwards Air Force Base during the rally, which left a lot of competitors out hunting for rooms, as this landing attracted the largest crowd in several years, and hordes of shuttle support folks filled the available lodging. New this year also was a bigger and fancier event program. Long time competitor and rally organ-izer Ray Hocker joined the Rim team of Paula and Mike Gibeault this round also, and new roads in the Angeles National Forest were added for stages and some transit runs also . New too was a real two day format this year with registra-tion tech and contingency on Fri-day afternoon. The rally started Friday evening at 7:30 p.m. from the Ramada Inn for a few night stages before returning to the hotel before midnight with a re-start midday on the Saturday. The nearly three day format did not hurt the entry at all, in fact, it was the best in memory at 56. But the tech line was out in the weeds behind the headquarters hotel, with only a few contingency peo-ple on hand; there had been a dozen or more in Lancaster where it all happened at a car agency, so donors could benefit from nor-mal foot traffic as well as the exposure to the rally competitors. New also was a dog and pooy show type affair Saturday morn-ing at the Antelope Valley Auto Mall, between Palmdale and Lan-cas.ter. Michelin Tires sponsored a Tire Changing Contest, the Cali-Easterners Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker slid the Audi Quattro into first overall in National Open class, second on total time in the two day run through the hills of the Angeles National Forest. In a surprise finish in third overall was the new Acura lntegra driven by Peter Cunningham and Steve Nowicki. They got the car from Honda in L.A. the day before the rally and won the National Production Class honors. fornia Highway Patrol Rollover Simulator was there for anyone who wanted to give it a try, there was a street rod display and a fire department demo n stration of using the jaws of life and extin-guishing a vehicle fire. This was also the pare expose for the rally cars, who restarted from the Mall at_ 1 :00 p .m . on Saturday afternoon. As always the Rim of the World featured two divisional rallies within the National event, with the Friday run scored separ-ately from the longer Saturday event for divisional competitors who could enter one or both. Some entered both divisionals and the national event, giving them three chances at winning a trophy. O nce again Budweiser sponsored the Daylight Dash on Saturday with cash prizes for best times on the afternoon stages. Back to Friday, the cars left on the transit at 7 :30 p.m. and on the first stage Tim O'Neil's new Mit-subishi went off the course, and was stuck for some time. The usu-ally reliable Mitsubishi Galant of Jim and James Wilson stopped at the end of stage 2 with terminal electrical problems, the car had had an engine fire during a prac-tice session on Thursday. Perhaps most bizarre was that the pre-rally favorite, the Mazda 323 4WD of Rod Millen and Tony Sircombe met a large rock and broke the left rear suspension on stage 1, but the The CRS team of Jeff and Chris Griffin drove their Volvo 142 into fourth overall, just five minutes behind the winner, and they were second in the Divisional standings in Open class. Roger Hull and Rob Cherry are tops in Rallytruck class, and they not only won the national class in the Jeep Comanche, they took divisional honors as well • crew planned to fix it. Millen, fresh from a MTEG off road sta-dium race in Texas, where he won the truck class in a Toyota for the third time this year, must have thought his Mazda was as stout as his race truck. However, the Rim rally car was actually a mule, with M ~ -~-Although they were fifth overall, W. G. Giles and Bob Pierce took second in National Production class in the VW Golf, less than two minutes behind the class winner. Page 46 and finished a great seventh_o_ve_r_a_ll. _______________ _ Dick Corley and Lance Smith came from Vermont to place the Mitsubishi Eclipse sixth overall and second in the National Open class, nine minutes back. . August 1992 ,.;:;;,_♦ Greg and Lynne Lund came south from Kent, Washington·to place their Mazda 323 eighth overall and they placed third in the National Pro Open class. Dusty Times

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- 1 • l!o .. ,,,~,..,,._ .i,,, .... l ~., Jeff and Ev Hendricks had a good run in their Jeep Comanche, and they came in just behind Prescott's other Jeep, 10th overall and second National truck. Matt Sweeney and Lucinda Strub had a great rally in their Toyota, which runs in Open class, third in National Open class and 11th overall in good time . Gary and Judi Gooch run the National circuit in their Toyota Rallytruck, turn very competitive times, but this time they were third, but 15th 0/A. ..¼ Bob Elliott and Mark Wilfiams raise some California dust in their VW Golf on the Rim roads. They were third in Production Pro class and 12th overall. Tony and Liz Shumaker showed off their new Mitsubishi Rally-truck, and were third in CRS Stock class on Friday and finished well the next day also. David White and David Puterbaugh catch a little air in the Mazda 323. They drove to second CRS GT class position on Friday, and finished well on Saturday. the area behind the seats full of telemetry and recording equip-ment, but apparently no rock sensing radar. Millen is getting ready for the 1992 Asia Pacific Championship Series. The Sakis Hadjiminas Mitsubi-shi Galant high centered on stage 2 and was unstuck after 40 min-utes and finished the four stages. The easterners were meeting a whole new set of California rocks on the new trails used this year. After two night stages Paul _Choi-niere had the overall lead fol-lowed by Chad DiMarco, electri-cal down time, Carl Merrill, broken rear brake and odo cable, Rod Millen, getting a new half shaft, Noel Lawler who had a flat on stage 2, W .G. Giles and Dick Corley. Tim O'Neil was out with a brok.en turbocharger, but entered the Saturday Divisional to get more time in the car, and Guy Light's GMC was out and on its way home, Light's first DNF since 1987. Gary and Judi Gooch broke a steering arm on the Toy-ota pickup on Stage 4, but man-aged to finish the night's section. The Peter Cunningham/Steve Nowicki Acura Integra was run-ning well in its debut, only 30 seoonds behind the leading Pro-duction car, the Giles VW. Perennial favorite Lon Peterson and co-driver Bill Gutzmann won the Friday Divisional Rally over-all and open class in the 15 year old Plymouth, despite a malfunc-tioning odometer. Second was the Prescott winners Jeff and Chris Griffin in a 20 year old Volvo 142 with a broken spring, followed by Corley, then Cunningham, and Roger Hull, running National and Divisional events. Harris Done won Divisional Stock honors in his Mazda RX-7, Hull's Jeep took the divisional GT. The O'Sulliv-an/Elkin Datsun 610 had a sticking throttle all night, and the Malik/ Andersson Volvo had a stuck throttle, bad ignition switch and a flat tire, but finished. Dan Hook and Mike Borek lost a rear panhard rod on their Celica, and Dan had worked most of the day as the lone tech inspector until help finally arrived. Dusty Times Noel Lawler returned to U.S. Rallying with Henry Noga in a Mitsubishi Eclipse and they finished ninth overall despite this wheelie and were the first national Production GT class car home. After the Friday stages Paul Choiniere led overall followed in about three minutes by Rod Millen. Carl Merrill was back another minute nearly tied with Lon ·Peterson, and close were Noel Lawler, Carl, Jardevall and Jeff Griffin, with the amazing Production VW of WG Giles in a near tie on time with Rhys Millen, Rod's teenage son in a Mazda MX 6. Still there was a long way to go on Saturday on the rally that covered 256 miles, including 96 stage miles, plus the four new stages in the Angeles National Forest would be quite a challenge. Facing the final eight stages of the rally, 51 cars took the count-down at the auto mall and headed out to try for first in the Bud-weiser Daylight Dash as well. First report via radio had leader Paul Choiniere off the road on stage 7, finishing several minutes behind his expected arrival time, while Rod Millen had already picked up time, and was probably leading at this point. Reports from stage 6 say Noel Lawler's skid plate is hanging off the car, but he is the Production GT leader after seven stages. Chad DiMarco was mov-ing up in the pack steadily. Information was sparse-at the dinner break at Lake Hughes, but Carl Merrill and Jon Wickens were leading the rally after eight stages in their Mitsubishi Eclipse. But, they had to change a trans in the two hour service break. Rod Millen lost the lead with water pump failure on stage 7, and Paul Choiniere won the stage. But, then his turbo boost hose, the same problem he had at Prescott, came off four times, causing four stops for quick repairs. Now in second in the national event was Carl Jardevall whose Saab 99 ran terrific times all day, and he was 30 seconds ahead of Millen, while Choiniere was fourth. Actually Lon Peterson was running second overall on time, but as a divisional competitor not eligible for national points. With a dragging skid plate Noel Lawler couldn't find his service crew, so he drove to an open barn where a farmer was feeding his horses. The friendly farmer got out a welding torch, spot welded the skid plate back to the body of the Mitsubishi, and Lawler was leading Prduction GT and was fifth overall after eight stages. At Lake Hughes the Budweiser Daylight Dash winners were announced. The National overall and Open class winners were Carl Merrill/Jon Wickens. In the National group Chad DiMar-co/Erick Hauge won Group A, Noel Lawler{'Henry Noga, Pro-duction GT, Peter Cunningham/ Steve Nowicki in Production and Roger Hull/Rob Cherry, Rally August 1992 The Subaru Legacy of Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge had various mech-anical ills, but they finished the rally 14th overall and won the slim entry Group A. Truck. The divisional winners were not announced due to a dis-pute over the class of one compet-itor, but Lon Peterson and Bill Gutzmann run in Open class and had to be the top divisional Day-light Dasher. After the dinner stop, the final sections began. Unofficial times through stage 10 show Lon Peter-son with a two minute lead over Paul Choiniere, with no report of Rod Millen starting stage 10. Peterson's 1977 Plymouth Arrow has rolled in more rallies than most cars have run; he was show-ing why he is the 1991 National Divisional Champion. 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Rui Brasil and Frank Nunes ran the Toyota Celica All Trac in both Divisional rallies and the national also. They were second GT on Saturday, third on Friday's events. David White and David Puterbaugh catch a little air in the Mazda 323 they drove to second CRX GT class position on Friday, and finished well o'n Saturday. Dan Hook and Mike Borek had a good time rallying the Toyota Celica and they slid it home third in CRS stock class in the Saturday Divisional rally. ·!Jlr chance for anyone to catch Peterson. The Misubishi Eclipse of Carl Merrill lost its transmission on stage 9 which vaulted Peterson into the overall lead, but Merrill's crew was trying to fix things by changing the trans. Running in the top five, the Carl Jardevall Saab 99 was reported coming back to headquarters on the end of a tow rope. When the cars checked into the final control, Lon Peterson, of nearby Victorville, and Bill Gutzman did indeed win overall, posting the best time for the entire event. The last obstacle to Peter-son's win was removed when Rod Millen decided not to continue after stage 8 as a result of an over-heated engine. Millen had cracked the water pump on stage 7 and the engine had run too long without enough water. Peterson won by 58 seconds over the national winner and second overall Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker in their Audi Quattro. Third was the new Production Class Acura lntegra driven by Peter Cunningham and Steve Nowicki, both novices at the Rim. They were less than four minutes behind Choiniere. Second in Divisional Open class and fourth overall were brothers Jeff and Chris Griffin, more Cali-fornians in the aging Volvo, just another 46 seconds back, fol-lowed in just over a minute by the Production class VW Golf of W.G. Giles and.Bob Pierce. About 40 seconds further down Harris Done and Larry Scott had a great Friday run, driving the Mazda RX-7 to first in California Rally Series Stock class on the night run, but failed to finish on Saturday. came Dick Corley and Lance Smith, followed in less than three minutes by the Jeep pickup of Roger Hull and Rob Cherry in seventh overall. Greg and Lynne Lund were less than a minute behind them in a Mazda 323, followed in a minute by Noel Lawler and Henry Noga, their Mitsubishi winning the national GT class. In tenth overall was the second of the Prescott, Arizona bred Jeep pickups driven by the father and son team of]eff and Ev Hendricks, only five seconds out of ninth. Less than a minute behind the Jeep came the Open class Divisional Toyota pickup of Matt Sweeney and Lucinda Strub, their best finish in quite a while. Finishing off the top 15, Bob Elliott and Mark Williams were 12th in a VW, another four seconds down, followed in a min-ute 37 seconds by Jeff David and Doug Nerber in an Audi. Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge got the Subaru in 14th, just another 17 seconds back and won Group A. More than a mi'nute further down Gary and Judi Gooch got their Toyota pickup home 15th over-all, third in truck class. The Rim had a good trio of organizers, and got their video show on local TV in the Antelope Valley. Mike and Paula Gibeault and Ray Hocker thank the national sponsors, Michelin for 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 Page 48 · .. "-'--.. ..,.. P .0. Box 91767 Los Angeles, California 90009 (310) 670-6896 August 1992 Rhys Millen and Trisha Devreuge, just getting started in rallying, got the Mazda MX 6 in fourth in the CRS GT Class standings, and Rhys may be planning to follow in dad Rod's rally footsteps. the Tire Changing Contest and Subaru many times over, espe-cially the Subaru reps, Andy Schupack and Alex Fedoraki who do so much on site hard work. P.S.Don't fometto checkwith California Rally Series Report By Lon PdL'rson Only two events are left on the schedule for this year's California Rally Series. The new Treeline Rally in the Angeles Forest Area will he on the weekend of September 19-20: It will be based .1t the Ramada Inn in Palmdale. \!take reservations soon (805) 273-1200 and tell them you are with the rally. On Sunday, June 28th, Dan Hook and I drove every road possible for stages or transits in a Datsun 210. We went places no vehicles have been before and "Ot out. I was amazed, astounded ;nd relieved. Impressive! We found some great stages and some very rough stages, and picked the best stages and the shortest transits possible. You will enjoy this one. The next rally and, so far, the last event of the season will be the Gorman Ridge Rally on October 24th. Mark your calendar for this fine event. Great roads and uniquely good organi:ation brings this rally hack to the Caravan Inn in Gorman. Make reservations early. Coming up fast on Sunday August 16 Lake Silverwood will be the place to be for the CRS picnic. This is a great time to enjoy the company of your fellow competitors without the pressure of racing. Please contact new Keep May 1993 open if you want to be part of one of t~allies in the USA. Exact dat~~ always depend on the Nationaf Forest Service. A Public Service of This Magazine & The Advertising Council localfite officials for apennit. f!WI ~~ rallyist and expectant mom., ( due date is 7-7) Kerry Kerby, at ( 805) 836-9306 for any game ideas. Or call me, Lon Peterson, at (619) 241-4707, as Kerry may be very · busy for the next few weeks. The picnic is always a lot of fun so make sure you come. Since I became Competitor Liaison I haven't heard any ideas or complaints from anyone. I am your direc( connection to the B.O.G. Give me your thoughts-call me. See you at the picnic. As of June 19 the So-Pac Divisional points are very tight among the top drivers. Jeff Griffin leads with 230 points, and Mike Gibeault has 228; it can't get much tighter. Lon Peterson is third with 180, followed hy Roger Hull 168, Jeff Hendricks 151, Harris Done 144, Victor Brasil 123, Paul Barrows 78, Paula Gibeault, 74· and Dan Hook is tenth with 68 points. Chris Griffin leads the co-driver points at 198, followed by Rob Cherry 174, Paula Gibeault 108, Bill Gut:mann 100, Nobel Jones 78, Ev HenJricks 64, and Larry Scott 62. Jay Mathes and Jim Love are tied for ninth at 60 points and Frank Nunes is tenth with 53. A total of 4 7 drivers have scored SCCA points and they must have shared co-drivers because only 39 co-drivers are listed. These standings will change some by the time you read this as the Glen Helen Rallysprint is not factored into these numbers. Dusty Times •

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With the rear seat folded forward there is plenty of room for weekend cargo and camping equipment. The tie down points lie flat on the carpet, which is plush plus. The extensive instrumentation is easy to see, easy to read and all well within reach of the driver. The 4WD shifter to the left of the automatic gear lever shifts as smooth as silk. The bucket seats in front, all covered in real leather, move up, down, back and forth, everything but sideways. and they are comfortable even for extended driving periods. MITSUBISHI MONTERO SR The Top--Of The Line Is Top Of The Line Text & Photos: John Calvin The new four door Mitsubishi Montero SR is bigger by a bunch than the original model sold here a~d it is great for getting you into the outback as welt as getting you to the market. ' The Mitsubishi Montero SR is truly a top of the line, all purpose four door vehicle. It is good looking, powerful, comfortable and, above all, ready to transport you anywhere you want to go. I know, because I wanted to go to some difficult places and the Montero SR took me there and back without even breathing hard. I like that. The Montero SR was attached to the ground by Yokohama Super Diggers, All Season radial tires, 31x10.50 R lSLT, mounted on husky aluminum alloy wheels. Stopping power is supplied by power assisted disc brakes on all four wheels, with ABS of course. A unique feature of the Montero is the Multi-Mode ABS system. There are, in effect, three separate hydraulic systems that accommo-date the proper hydraulic route depending on whether you are in 2 or 4 high, low lock, etc. You get absolute ABS braking regardless of method of drive, on or off the road, and it is a tremendous safety feature. · The powerplant is a 60 degree V6 that produces over 150 horsepower at 5000 rpm and develops l 74 foot pounds of torque at 4000 rpm. Plenty of ponies when you need them and lots of lugging power when needed. The transmission is a four speed automatic with a button on Dusty Times the gear selector for overdrive. Suspension is independent double wishbone in front, progressive taper coil springs in the rear, all of this complimented by three mode adjustable shock absorbers. A rocker switch on the center console allows you to select soft, medium or firm settings. We switched ride settings for all the different terrain we encountered and there sure is a difference in the ride from boulevard soft to off road firm. The interior of the four door Montero has plenty of room for driver and passengers with easy access to the rear scat and cargo area. The front bucket seats had the usual reclining rear section but also were equipped with adjustable suspension. The rear bench seat also had adjustable back and a center pull down arm rest. The front buckets have outboard fold down arm rests. The rear seat can be folded forward to enhance cargo carrying capacity. The rear seat folds easily, revealing over 95 cubic feet of cargo area, all beautifully carpeted with cargo tie downs conveniently located on the floor. This particular Montero SR had the optional leather package, seats and door panels, and that touch of luxury imparts a feeling that never goes away. Electric door locks and window winders are a must these days and the Montero has the window controls on the driver side door ;md the door lock/unlock switch mounted forward beneath the instrument cluster. Electric adjusting mirrors were also installed, super handy when more than one person drives the vehicle. There is an unobstructed view of the instrument cluster. The speedometer is mounted left of center with a resettable odometer, the tachometer is right of center, and in the center location is the fuel and temperature gauges, the gear selector indicator and the graphic showing which transfer case and whether 2 or 4 wheel drive is engaged. left of the speedometer is the cruise control on I off switch and to the right of the tach is the rear window defroster switch and the hazard light switch. Beneath the instru-ment cluster on the left is the electric mirror switch, the rheostat for the instrument lights and to the right is the door lock and rear window wiper controls. Beneath them is an access plug and another is by the rear door for an emergency light, which is supplied and housed behind a panel in the rear. The center console has a hooded portion on top which contains an oil pressure gauge, an inclinometer and a August 1992 The Montero SR has a nice wide track for stability, tots of glass for great visibility, a full size outside mounted spare tire and husky Yokohamas to take you into the wilds. battery condition gauge. Beneath release and fuel filler door opener that cluster is a visible day or night are located at the bottom of the digital clock surrounded by air facia. conditioning/heatlairvents. Other amenities are a power Below that are the controls for the operated sunroof with inner heat and air conditioning which is sliding shade, overhead map fully capable of either freezing or lights, a nice tool kit hidden cooking you if you so desire and behind a panel in the rear door, a easily maintains whatever temp-small console between the front erature you desire within the SR. bucket seats, a good sized glove Further down the center console box and a large built in grab bar is the audio system, AM/FM above the glove box. The radio, stereo cassette, compact Montero also has a full size spare disc player with six speakers, tire mounted on the rear swing more than adequate and a bit of away door and a husky rear overkill on the small 4x4. Handy bumper with backup lights flush to your right hand is the gear mounted plus a tow hitch nicely lever, flanked on its left by the recessed in the center. smaller lever to select 2 high, 4 All Monteros have a 24.3 high, 4 high lock, etc. Shifting in gallon fuel tank and we averaged or out of the various drive modes over 20 miles per gallon, so your is smooth as glass and requires driving range is formidable. We virtually no effort at all. enjoyed driving the Montero SR Three stalks sprout off the and the four doors make it a steering wheel, controlling the family rig. It is quiet, comfortable, headlights and turn signals on the has more than adequate power, left, the smaller left side stalk is good economy, loads of extras to for cruise control, while that to enhance life and great visibility. the right of the leather covered Try the Montero SR on for size. steering wheel controls the I'm sure you'll find it a real intermittent wipers. The hood , pleasure to dri_ve anywhere. 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WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP NEWS Mazda Returns While Nissan Retires Text & Photos: Martin Holmes The new Mazda 323 G T-R Group A prototype is shown under test driven by lngvar Carlssory. The model is the last of the 323 series and due for homologation in November 1992. "We are corning back", said MR TE chief Ac him W arrnbold. After months of quiet, Mazda have finally announced they are proposing to return to the World Rally Championship scene at the end of the 1992 season, probably at the Lombard RAC or maybe the Catalunya Rally beforehand. The new 323 model was shown in action in France the end of April. After showing the new model in mock-up form at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1991, the team has defined the technical specifi-cation required for competition and now wait only for production of 5000 examples to be achieved before homologation can be gained. The GT-R is the final model in the ten year history of the 323 in competition and it seems it will be the final turbocharged car made by Mazda. Although the car is being built to the numbers required under the outgoing rule rather than wait for the reduced (2500) number required in 1993, much of the competfrion specification has been evolved with the other changes in 1993 in mind, notably the reduced wheel sizes and the increased minimum weights. Main features of the new Mazda are a bigger turbocharger, bigger and resited intercooler, air exit holes in the bonnet, strengthened transmission, redesigned cross member, and the use of 15 inch wheels on the standard car, but still with an 1840cc engine in basic form. The engine bay has been revised ~ ✓-* with the object of increasing power. By achieving revisions in the air flow through the area the engine combined with the use of a bigger turbo, it is assumed that Mazda has joined rival teams on the other side of the "official" 300 hp barrier at last. lngvar Carlsson, who has done the initial testing said the engine was much better and there was a big difference in torque between 3500 and 6000 rpm. In produc-tion form the new engine power had been increased by 1 7 bhp while the big turbocharger has been designed to achieve the best compromise between high power and mid to high engine rpm response. The suspension has been tuned ·with the 1992 rally tie restrictions in mind. Tires will be limited to 650mm in height and the width restricted to 9 inches. The team had sought to design the suspension geometry to maintain the agility and driveability of the previous cars. Lighter shock absorbers with remote gas reservoirs are being featured. The wheel size increase from 14 to 15 inch will make Group N versions more competitive. Although this would permit wheels on the Group A competition car to go up to 17 inch, it is currently intended to run with 15 inch on gravel and 16 on asphalt, with Michelin tires. For 1993 the change in minimum weight rule (1200 kg) means one of the most important objectives will be to get as much y power as possible. For this reason a lot of work has been done with the bigger turbocharger and the electronic management systems. "We have built into the car a datalog recording system, so we can keep learning what actually happens during a special stage." The 323 has always been under the new weight limit and Team Engineer Bernard Lindauer sees the rule will also provide a major opportunity to get the best possible weight balance, front to rear. "We are starting to think about the opportunities we will have, about active differential systems and maybe automatic gearbox work as well." There is a lot . of development work with KYB Shock absorbers to improve efficiency. Lindauer sees the larger turbocharger as an inevitable consequence of the shortfall on engine size compared with rival teams. "History shows you can get huge power outputs with small engines like the old ones in Fl and the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16, for example, because they had a big turbo." The factory considers that the 38mm restrictor (36mm in Group N) is no reason to use a smaller turbo. What matters is the relative dimensions within the turbo. The underbonnet cooling work has been taken extremely seriously. The inlet temperature has dropped by 30 degrees ( from 90C to 60) which gives a direct advantage for power and response. At high power it will reduce detonation and it improves the ' . ~/ A/✓~ response at lower torque levels. "We had to limit the power and boost on the old car because of the excessive temperature levels." There are an impressive collection of radiators at the front of the car, most covered by the new bulbous plastic front valence. There are three air exit holes in the bonnet, which allow the air from the water radiator to be drawn away without passing the engine. These are 'blanked off in the production version to obviate engine smells emerging in traffic, while the air that has passed through the intercooler, mounted in front of the water radiator, is drawn down under the engine. There are two engine oil radiators, to the center and to the right; air' for these comes through a large round aperture ( which in the standard car is filled by a spotlight); there are two because there is no space to fit a bigger single one. To the left front there is a transmission oil cooler, which is fed by another large round hole in the bumper. Some of the most sweeping engineering comes from the opportunities offered by the. new freedom of the subframes. Tubular subframes are used front and rear; these offer greater strength, plus the ability to alter the suspension geometry and much greater ease in changing components, particularly the differential. At the rear the cooling opportunities mean it is not necessary to have a differential cooler, and these frames save weight, though ironically next year they will seek to add more weight to the rear of the car! It was a big surprise that the car will be homologated during 1992 ( when 5000 examples must be made) rather than wait for 1993 when only half the number are needed. Team manager Achirn Warmbold explained "The car was planned three years ago, production was originally planned to start last September, and in the Japanese, and probably European, system it doesn't matter whether you make 200, 2000 or 5000 examples: the more the better. The fewer cars you make the more expensive they will be." Since it is to be the last 323 and turbocharg-ed car from Mazda, the company will probably follow the trend toward multi cylinder engines in the future. Warrnbold predicted that the turbocharged era in the motor industry is finishing, and he also warned that nobody should expect Mazda to do the whole 1993 series, probably about six selected events. He wouldn't predict how long the new model would stay in competition use. Meanwhile Nissan announced a withdrawal from rallying. Nissan has decided not to continue its official World Championship Rally program after the end of 1992. NME will contest just two more rallies, the 1000 Lakes and the Lombard RAC. The majority of staff at Nissan's NME head-quarters have been given notice to leave, including T earn Manager Charles Reynolds, some immed-iately and others progressively through the season. The decision was taken in Japan on April 20 and the NME employees in Britain were told nine days later. Officially the reason for with-drawal is that results have not matched expectations. The Pulsar/Sunny GTI-R has appeared on seven World Championship Rallies to date and the highest place achieved was by Stig Blomqvist who finished third on the 1992 Swedish. From the outset, the Nissan management had been persuaded that early success would be achievable, and under the guidance of "TF" Yukawa the team began opera-tions with Japanese prepared cars at the Safari Rally in 1991. Because of the lax servicing rules this was a good decision and considerable on-event experience was gained. On its first appearance in Europe at the Acropolis Rally, the shortcomings of the original design became evident, when overheating caused engine troubles and the team were lucky that even one of their two cars finished. Gradually the prepara-tion of the cars was entrusted to NME in Britain, who immediately put state-of-the-art technology into the cars. Their appearance on the 1991 Lombard RAC, when both team cars retired, was a . disaster, though David Llewellin scored the team's first ever fastest stage time, on an asphalt section. The technical lessons were being gathered and the new manager Kunihiko Kakimoto presented them to Nissan management for consideration when the revised model Pulsar/Sunny was being designed. The three main prob-lems were underbonnet overheat-ing, undersized wheels and, for Group N, a gearbox casing that was too weak. New drivers were invited to the team for 1992, and encouraged by performance on asphalt a program which majored on asphalt events was envisaged and the French asphalt specialist Francois Chatriot became one of the drivers. Monte Carlo however, demonstrated that their tire suppliers were hopelessly inex-perienced in present day, top level rallysport, and this was even more noticeable in Portugal. By this time the Nissan company had lost interest in rallying. (This was just two months after Nissan canceled out of desert off road racing in the USA, stranding two class The 16 valve, 1840cc engine produces 330 bhp in rally turbo-charged trim, with a bigger turbo·for more power than previous rally cars in the series. Inside there is a gauge for everything, and a toggle switch for many functions. The navigation equipment is on _the right in this unit aimed at the European rallies as well as the world circuit. It looks like Mazda went to a radiator sale· with two engine oil radiators, a transmission oil cooler and of course they flank the water radiator. The two large holes look like headlight holes, and might collect mud in action. Page 50 August 1992 Dusty Times

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champions without desert rides, Roger Mears and Spencer Low). The recommendations for im-provement in the revised basic model were put aside, even though in engineering terms the important aspects were simple to achieve. Voices elsewhere in the company spoke about the opportunities in IMSA, Japanese sports car racing and the exciting V12 engine project. There is no news on the future of NME. Only one driver, Chatriot had a contract extending beyond the 1992 season, so probably the team will just fade away. The great tragedy is the team never had a chance. Management expectation of instant success was immature. Toyota Celka GT-Four's did not win until its 11th World Rally appearance, more than Nissan will do altogether. Mechanical changes for production now canceled would have helped privateers, whom Nissan have pledged to help in place of an official team. Their choice on tires hurt, with only two fastest stage times in seven rallies. The moment they mounted Michelins Nissan brought reliability, and despite the handicap the cars were close to the pace. Not every hope is lost. There is an excellent chance Nissan can still gain the sport's second most important prize, the World Group N title, with the Pulsar/Sunny GTI-R of Gregoire de Mevius ready to win. It would be a strange twist of -fortune ifby changing to Group N in these circumstances Nissan achieved success greater than anything they could expect in Group A. yet! What happened next is the kind of thing that has surely .caused more than one restricted class racer to sell his car and buy a boat.· First, one of the front runners protested the winner for mounting his rear fenders higher than allowed. The Tech Director soon arrives and begins his investigation. Wayne Cook, the Class Rep, is eventually drawn into the ongoing discussion. Finally a decision is made: The rule is clear, it will be enforced, and ALL five cars will be measured! When all the measuring was over, 4 of the 5 cars were DQed, the Cooks among them. at the Swedish rally they scored "' five fastest times. ct The tubular subframe, used front and rear, adds strength and eliminates the need for a differential cooler at the rear and makes on the fly repairs a bit 1 more accessible. · Now I'm sure that every party involved in this incident could present a good argument to support his position, but try as I might, The Wahzoo can find no winners here. Certainly not the Tech Director, since it's common knowledge that the rule book has not always been enforced to the letter, most notably in some of the Manufacturer classes. Definitely not the Cooks, who, if only by a fraction of an inch, apparently did violate the rule. And sadly, not even the surviving Baja Bug, since he knows that an extra fraction of an inch on a fender mount had Presumably this will be the end of Blomqvist's rally career and it is a tragedy for the engineer Andy Thorburn, whose arrival with· "The Straight Poop From The Big Wahzoo" BAJA 500-In a tradition that is pure Baja 500, about 200 vehicles left on a cool Ensenada morning, in a 415 mile race to Mike's Sky Ranch and back. Six Checker teams decided to challenge the terrain, other cars, and of course, the occasional 2 or 3 wheeled 'seat-rider' that always seems like he's gonna fall under your car and maybe tear loose a brakl' line or something as you pass. Impres-sively, the Club had five finishers this race, but sadly no class winners. Kelley had the Cluh's best run in his Thunder Truck. After a good start, Steve reportedly had brake trouble coming down out of Mike's and had to settle for a third in class. The Cooks finished fifth in Class 5-1600, but were DQed for a rear fender that was reportedly less than 1A of an inch higher than the rule hook allowed. More on this later. Although back in the pack a bit, our other three finishers were all close together at the end. In the unlimited class, Stuart Chase came back to the line 13th, with Walter Prince 14th, another 25 minutes behind. Holladay and Robertson come in another 15 behind Prince for a 15th. Gocx;l Run Guys! In the "Kickin' Ass & Takin' Names" department, Holladay deserves a mention. Seems Steve was pickin'em off right and left and was running about second on the way down out of Mike's, when he challenged a large bush over the right to the space it occupied. Well, thisol' Man~anita not only took Steve's best shot, but also apparently decided that Mr. Holladay needed an attitude adjustment and 'impounded his Dusty Times nothing to do with the finishing order that was decided out on the race course. There must be a better way to resolve conflicts like these, cuz a finish like that sucks! car! Naturally a battle ensued. For about two hours the battle raged, with Holladay and his passenger fiercely fighting the bush, as the other competitors raced past. Spectators showed up tn join in • the struggle and brought food. DICKHEAD UPDATE -Join-ing the Club's rogues photo gallery in recent weeks, was Thumper for having an unruly guest; Lonnie Hawkins for just being Lonnie; Our Ex-Secretary Mike Harman for an obvious reason; Steve Holladay for insisting on commenting on everything that night; And Peralta for winninga debate about money owed the Club, butthen donating that same amount to our party fund just to piss Hibbard off. Rut this was one· tough ol' bush and it was not going to give up easily. Finally another car's chase crew showed up with a 4x4 and jerked Steve's buggy away from the bush and to safety. Hey Steve, ya know they're makin' some chain saws small enough now where a guy like you could carry one in a two-seater? I mean, I'm sure Prince carries one in his car, right Walter? Frenchie's Class 10 car failed to finish for unknown reasons. Now hack to the Class 5-1600 fiasco. This is a story that has as many interesting angles as personalities, and some would say it all may have began hack at the Nevada 500 Race. The Nevada race was the first timl' a technical DQ was overruled at th, , ompeti-tion Review Board. Wayne Cook was on that Roard and Rill Savage, the Tech Director, who is normally there, was ahsent. After hearing the complaint of a Class 9 racer who had been DQed over a missing vent tube in his carburetor, Wayne convinced the rest of the Board that a warning would be more approp-riate. His was a convincing argument, especially after Cook gave a personal example of when the Tech Director had issued him a warning on a minor technical violation of similar importance, at a past race. When a near unanimous Board pressed the Promoter, who is the only other person than the Tech Director that can overrule a Technical DQ, Cau bowed to common sense, agreed and reinstated the racer. At _this Baja 500 Race, the Cooks had some problems and sat fifth in line at the 5-1600 tear-down. They were down but not out in their second run at the Overall Points Title, at least not BLACK BALL VOTES -As reported in last month's column, the Club's new secret marble vote has been quite an eye-opener for some of the membership. Recent-ly, two more men were denied membership, as more than enough black balls were dropped on two prospectives who were up for a full membership vote. The current score is The Marble Box-3, Applicants-0. That old Checkers saying "A Few Good Men" may indeed be more accurate than we all first thought! Stay tuned ... LA RANA LUCERNE 250 -This local promoter once again had good Club support, as eight Checker cars tackled his 63 mile loop east of Lucerne. We had a good 50% finishing ratio, but no class winners for the second race in a row. Koch and Keeling had the Club's best finish with their second third place in a row, and also a third overall! This La Rana series has provided some interest-ing overall battles. Last race, Kevin Davis in his 1-2-1600 car came up just a little short in his race with an open car for the bragging rights of an overall finish. At this race, at least three Class 10 cars fought it out for both the overall and the class win. The Steele's finished in their 1-2-1600 car, but nobody seemed to really know how they did. Somebody said second or third, but others thought it was more like 6th? Hey Scott/ Brian, if you guys want to be included in the straight poop, ya gotta discuss · August 1992 how ya did with somebody other Ridgecrest. But La Rana threw in than just each other. Kevin Davis some challenging areas past brought his new 1-2-1600 car Boone Road which keptthe racers out, and although he experienced on edge and Boone Road itself the typical first race problems, he was a nightmare for many of the picked up a seventh place. Tom chase and pit crews because of the Jeremiah, another prospective sand. member, didn't waste much time 19 spite of the Depression (a before getting back out there after recession is when your neighbor is getting bucked off recently. After out of work and a depression is straightening out the rollover when you are out of work), DRS damage from the last (and his had ten cars entered of the 113 first) race, Jeremiah finally found that signed up for another good the checkered flag for a 12th place turnout. In the truck classes DRS in Class 9. Hey Tom, I think ya had the Class 8s of Gail Gould really got it cornered now. That and Alan Repashy. Gail in his winning speed you 're loo kin' for Gould Design GMC had problems is obviously somewhere in be-from the git go with his fuel tween the pace of your last two system that delayed his start, and races, ya can trust The W ahzoo on he couldn't get the engine cleaned this. Good Racin' Guys! out so he ha,! to retire from the Our non-finisher's stories race early. But then so did most of resemble the following: Mike the other entries in the class who Duenas blew a motor in a Class 9 were either out of the race or car. Gregg Symonds took enough down with repairs. But, not Alan time away from his round-e-Repashy in his Ford who cooked round racin' to run his Class 10 around the course as if someone car out at this race. Reportedly he was right on his tail. A couple of went out shortly after his the8truckswhoweredownwere distributor cap 'melted'? George able to get going again, but Alan Seeley ran that open car again, but was the only one to get all four this time with a Class 10 motor. laps done to take the win in Class Unfortunately, George was also 8 in his third race with La Rana. forced to retire early. In Class 3 Mike Duncan in his Last, but not least, ol' man 4x4 Doctor Jeep had problems Bates once again provides us with early on as well that put his racing an interesting story. Gary, who's day into an early end, as did two obvious strategy was to save 'the' of the three DRS entries in the fast guy' for the anchor leg, 1600 class. The always in started the race. In the early going, contention duo of Bob Stock-our Hero unexpectedly comes ton /Don Chase broke·their upon a traffic jam in a canyon. torsion housing, ending their race Now we all know that Brother early, and Rick Boyer had his Bates is not the type of fella that's engine go sour ending his chase inclined to 'just sit there', so he for the lead. The only bright spot charges off in another direction. was Danny Porter in his La Naturally, being a Checker, the Victoria Suspensions Unlimited other cars behind him think he car that, in spite of extra down knows where he's going, so they time with a flat and the pit crew all follow. After a short distance, stuck in the sand on Boone Road, this 01' Desert Pathfinder finds gotgoingandmadeupsometime. himself up a deadend draw ... But he just couldn't reel in the OOPS! It's right about here that leaders but nailed down fourth in Poppa Bates surely must have class. thought about the true meaning of In Class 9 all three DRS cars that old saying "First One In, Last finished. Darnen Jefferies charged One Out!" Now if you're not hard all day and got his best finish completely clear on this concept, yet as he came in second. Not too ask Gary. He recently completed a far hehind was the Jerry Leighton full two hour course on exactly shocked car of D.j. Owens and how this rule works. Ryan Schank for seventh place Desert Race Support fh: C'rai.l! l..trnc The weather in the California high desert in June is, to say the least, unpredictahle as are the challenging courses that Ed Castro and his La Rana gang come up with, and the Lucerne Valley Jam 250 was no exception. This course was ~ little of this and a little of that and looku.i to be fairly fast, especially after and the last 9 car to finish was Larry Boman and his Bakersfield hunch. Class 10 had a good field of 13 cars and Paul Laporte \\·,1s there in the running until he lost a CV on the last lap out by Checkpoint 2. By the time his crew could get out to him his day was done. So, another race is in the books and congratulations to all the class winners. Have a safe 4th of July and we will see you in Lucerne again in August for the La Rana Johnson Valley 150. -_-_~RACERX . - --HOTLINE 1-900-988-0054 Ext. 889 * Latest off-road racing results * Trivia * Products $2.00 Per Minute • 24 Hours A Day Updated Weekly Page 51 --

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CHENOWTH aiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiFlf UCING PRODVCTS, 1/ll(C. Check the Record; The Winners Choice; #1 in Racing and Recr,eational Chassis and Accessories. 943;Vernon Way El 'Cajon, CA 92020 (619) 449-7100 [CNC] Manufacturers of -Broke and Clutch Pedol.Assy Moster Cylinders Slave Cylinders Cutting and Staging Brakes Hydraulic Throttles CNC, Inc. Throttle Pedals and all of our accessories. 1221 West Morena Blvd .. San Diego, CA'92110 (6_19) 275-1663 . Send $3.00 for_ Catalog FLQA TEA REAR ENDS • FRONT HUBS • AXLES BALL JOINTS• TORSION BARS• KNOCK OFF HUBS (805) 239-2663 Sandy Cone 2055 Hanging Tree Lane • Templeton, CA 93465 MIKE • GAYLE • JON • DAVE • VIC • ANDY ~ d_~, ~~·~ Parts, Equipment, Accessories & Service 4-Wheel Drive - Mini Trucks Pre-Runners -Race Prep - 2-Wheel Drive 3209-A Thousand Oaks Blvd. • Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 (805) 494-RACE • (805) 495-6119 • (805) 495-3344 FAX (805) 495-2339 934. 5-128mm CV JOINTS DIRECT FROM GERMANY NOW IN STOCK DON'T GET CAUGHT WITH IMITATIONSI BAKER PRECISION PRODUCT 310-427-2375 OR FAX 310·426·5294 _== ~ ... -=-==Dlis-1 .=· •. - - . - ----'RACING PRODUCTS CUSTOM-RACING RADIATORS All Aluminum Rabbit Replatement Radiators Send for a free catalog 2905 West ~uck'eye .Road Ph·o¢n•x.,AZ 860!)9 (602) 269-9194 (800) 842-5166 O.E .UNZIO HERMAN DeNUNZIO (805) 683-.1211 P.O. Box 6057 Santa Barbara, CA 93111 DESERT y·z OFFROAD T-SHIRT DESIGNS (714) 582-0930 27324 Camino Capistrano FAX (714).582-6277 Unit 172-175 Laguna Niguel. CA 92677 TRUCK (714) 349-1168 ,~o ,ustNEss 8 ~~to,t ~-~-~.t"°'c ~~ \/-~ ~" I -,' RACER MARKETING • PRESS RELEASES BOOKKEEPING• CONSULTING• TAXES ALAN STEIN [714) 628-1922 [714) 627-5376 FAX 12490 CENTRAL surrE 230B CHINO, CA 91710 JOHN VERHAGEN'$ IDJTI .:=Es PERFORMANCE TRANSMISSIONS 10623 BLACKFOOT ROAD 619-240-3930 APPLE VALLEY ,CA 92308 Check out the DUSTY TIMES Special Club Sub Offer (Almost half price for group subscriptions) Call (818) 889·5600 or write DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301 -Feer the c,;tterence! TRICK SHOCKS F R: Single, Double, Triple, Quad Applications. Take-Aparts & Remote Reservoir Kits. 10728.Prospect Ave. "I!''. S•a. CA 92071 • (819) 582-8773 II DON-A-VEE JEEP EAGLE THE HOT SHOE . Finally a race shoe tough enough for the desert ! Competition Proven ~ Wghtweight Design Comfortable & Durable ~ Quality Construction Can Be Worn Everyday 17308 Bellflower Blvd. Bellflower CA 90706 PARTS: 7am-7pm M-F 9am-1pm Sat 310-867-4258 AtCHFERSCH DOWNEY 8734 Clat St. "C" Downey, Calif. 90241 (310) 862-1871 M-F 10-6 SATM ~tt ~aus OFF ROAD FABRICATION a DESIGN RACE PREP• FOX SHOCK REBUILDING V.W. REPLACEMENT.P.ARTS a ACCESSORIES LESLIE$ DRIVE~ Inc. (714) 877-6491 PARTS AND SERVICE FOR At/TO, TRUCK, 0-.'DUSTR!At.. C/V ANO PRONT WHUL ORM! L'NITS :B MANUFACMING • BALANCING • CUSTOMIIDiG I.,,... . ( 1750 South Lilac Avenue Bloomington, Ca. 92324 Fu (114) 877.Q!n CL Watts 1-«1>427-4238 U.S. w ... 1-800-525-0395 24 Hr. Emergency Call Out for Parts &: Service Wholesale/Retail Pickup & Delivery U.P.S. EDDCO Aluminum Wheel Straightening Specialist Aluminum Wheel Straightening Metal Polishing Street, Offroad Circle Track 9435 Wheatlands Ct. Suite J Santee CA 92071 Shop-(619) 258-2575 Pager - 973-0998 Bob Cassetta Don Rountree S. Arrowhead Ave. 825-0583 o - ;SAN BERNARDINO, CA 888-2703 ~ 92408 --E-ZUP"' INSTANT ~~• !s. SHELlERS '5 ~~ "'-.!•16111~\. 'i FREE-STANDING, RUGGED STEEL & NYLON SHELTERS THAT SET-UP IN SECONDS! VARIOUS SIZES & COLORS AUTHORIZED DEALER CASTEX RENTALS 213-462-1468 DRIVING SUITS SEAT-BELTS' \LLE SAFET NOMEX GLOVES . NOMEX.UNDERWEAR GOGGLES & HELMETS 9017 SAN F6RNANOO ROAD SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 818-768~ n10 RACIN, Fl/El.:•...., FUELS & LUBRICANTS CO. BRUCE CONRAD ·1537 E. Del Amo Blvd Carson, CA 90746 Phone: (213) 603-2200 FAX: (213) 603-2257

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3006 Colina Verde Lane Jamul, California 91935 DE~""'IS WAYNE PORSCHE PAR1S 768-4!5!5!5 (619) 669-4727 Doug Fortin MICHAEL J. DAWS GENERAL MANAGER #1 Racing Shock Absorber in the U.S.: Fox Factory, Inc. - Off-Road Trucl<s and Cars Racing Shock Absorber Division - Motorcycle Roadracing 3641 Charter Park Drive - Automotive Roadracing San Jose. California 95136 (USA) - Snowmobiles Fox Fone ...... (408) 269-9200 - Special Appl1cal1ons Fox Fax . . . .. (408) 269-9217 · A RACING SUSPENSION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION 1991 CHAMPIONS FRT BUDWEISER BUD LIGHT SUPERSTITION CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES SPONSORED BY: THE WRIGHT PLACE, RACE READY PRODUCTS AND THE SCHILLING CORPORATION AJYS AND MOJQRCVCLES 'PRO• DEAN SUNDAHL (HIGH POll>lTS) ATV DEWEY BELEW OPEN MIC JOEY LANE 250 MIC CRAIG SMITH 125 MIC EARL ROBERTS VET M/C JOHN BtLKEY SENIOR MIC BOB THOMPSON SUPER SENIOR MIC DESERT S\JPERUTES STEVE FENTON BRYANSAASTA SARA MORRIS VINTAGE MIC OPEN 360 DEZ STAR BUGGIES CARS AND TRUQ<S LARRY KERN CLASS 9 'SPORTSMAN' MIKE $TROMP GARY ROYER CHARLES BUCY BRENT COLEMAN "ELMO" BRITT JAMES TUCK TED SCOTT SCOTT ANDERSON TODD TEUSCHER CLASS 1/2-1600 JEFF WRIGHT UNLIMITED CLASS TIM MCDONELL (HIGH POINTS) CLASS 10 KYLE WHITTED Cl.ASS 5 DWAYNE WHITNEY CLASS 100 DALE SNAITH CLASS 5-1600 BENNY ABATTI JR CLASS 8 JEFF HOSKINS CLASS 7 ROBERT STEINBERGER MINI MAG CLASS 619-427-5759 • 250 KENNEDY UNITS -CHULA VISTA CA 91911 NIW YOU CAN on TIE IACINSSWSTIE WINNERS AIE USING FTC Racing Equipment, Inc. 31790 Groesbeck Hwy. Fraser, Ml 48026 ' (313) 294-5858 Fax: (313) 293-0736 THE CHAMPIONS CHOICE. Fuel Safe's Racing Fuel Cells are designed and manufactured to meet or exceed the highest performance and safety standards set by all maier racing associations. your FREE copy of Ille U El SAf Call or write for e 1992 FHI Safe Catalog RadngQ/ls For your focal Fuel Safe Deafer call 1--(800) 433-6524 Aircraft Rubber Mfg., Inc. 5271 Business Dr., Huntington Beach, CA 92649 (714) 897-2858 Create a Winning Image GRAPHICS & APPAREL • VINYL NUMBERS & LETTERS • CREW UNIFORMS • TRAILER GRAPHICS • T-SHIRTS, HATS, & JACKETS • DECALS • CUSTOM LOGOS CALL TOLL FREE 1 (800) 878-4401 riiiiSrii.iiiE .-.-.-.-.-.-.------~----· APPAREL & GRAPHICS Visa & Mastercard Accepted (619) 444-4411 1582 Wagner Dr. El Cajon, CA 92020 RACE CAR LETTERING SCANNING, OF ANY LOGO TRANSPORT VEHICLES SIGN BANNERS WINDSHIELD LOGOS BUSINESS WALLS & SIGNS THE RACERS CONNECTION TO VINYL LmERING (f}!T(f}~ !I~ ,r¥,1~. r.t;',91' S.C.C.A. HORA SODA SCORE FAX (310) 836-1690 OFFICE (213) 8_70-5455 HOME (310) 204-5481 JOHN MICHAEL FLYNN 2728 S. LA CIENEGA BL. LOS ANGELES, CA 90034 11111~-~ SAFETY PRODUCTS BELL MOTOR SPORTS HELMETS GLOVES • UNDERWEAR • SUITS SHOES • RESTRAINT SYSTEMS FIRE SYSTEMS • FUEL CELLS 1,000 SUITS/H~LMET~ ·IN STOCK! QUALITY •SERVICE•PRICE • SELECTION 48-HOUR DELIVERY halo PROducts 1538 MacArtnur BMl., OarJand, CA 94602 (THE RACERS PRICE CLUB)' 1 (800) FON-HALO HfflE-Jt . ...., Rebuild ijod Ends • Heim Joint Specialist (714) 979-6631 11181 Man-River Clrcl9. Unit "H", Foun1111n v.i.y, Ca. 92708 Bug Pack CNC . Moore ~--~I Dune Buggies f · -HOUSE of BUGGIES 10439 Prospect Ave. Suite A Santee, CA 92071 /' ' Mitchell Wheels . 619-448-4180 : SAW Performance ELECTRIC BEAD ROLLER SHRINKER/STRETCHER SHEET METAL BRAKES SHOP EQUIPMENT CLECO FASTENERS SIDE GRIP FASTENERS TUBING BENDER PIT CART Vic Irvan Enterprises 80 Lowe Ave. Concord, N.C. 704-788-2554 Zip 28025 ROD ENDS SAFETY WIRE PLIERS BUMPSTEER GAUGE ASSEMBLY ALL ALUM. POP RIVETS DZUS FASTENERS AIR POP RIVET GUN ~-. " . MANUFACTURERS OF: BRAKE AND CLUTCH ASSY =llC1' MASTER CYL I NOERS Sf.AVE CYLINDERS TllRNING & STAGING BRAKES FTERS AVAILABLE AT SPECIALTY SHOPS DEALER J NO f· WELCOME 1158FLINTSTREET ~I ELSINORE, CA 92350 ~ .. PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS 714-245-6050 FAX 714-245-6052 JG TRANSWERKS 'Go with a Proven Winner' ~'LWNL'L-.-.'LYi Desert. Short Course & Street VW Racing Transmissions Joe Giffin 1509 N. Kraemer, Unit 0 Anaheim. California 92806 JIMCO (714) 632-1240 OFF ROAD RACE CARS ALUMINUM BODIES FOX SHOCK SERVICE PARTS & ACCESSORIES RACE PREPARATION (619) 562-1743 "OFF ROAD SPECIALISTS" 10965 HARTLEY RD. SANTEE, CA 92071 MIKE JULSON JOHN MARKING a,5;,-,:;w 'F,(Be/CA170,V ~,~'1-2+3' c:;,,:;~-r;,r, Cit. ;eAt:E CAZ? " P.£'t,R'V#,V£~ n:Al£.-£)ZS et c#'A~ r~vc~ Pfi?'EP ,'-,:-.ABRICA"na'I/ -r~ '6i-P£ C:,A~#E KENNEDY ENGINEERED PRODUCTS. 38830 17th Street East Palmdale, CA 93550. (805) 272-1147 Send $2. 00 for our catalog "The experts in Engine Adapters to Transaxles" Rotary, Toyota, Rabbit, V-6's, Porsche and more to VW, Porsche (901 & 915) and Hewland. MANUFACTURERS OF THE FAMOUS KENNEDY CLUTCHES KUSTER OFF-ROAD RACING SHOCKS • EXTERNAL DAMPENING ADJUSTMENT • 3" DIAMETER, 8" TO 18" STROKE _., 'COMPLETELY REBUILDABLE • COMPUTER SUSPENSION DESIGN ASSISTANCE KUSTER PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS 2900 E. 291li STREET P.O. BOX 7038 LONG BEACH. CALIFORNIA USA 90906 TELEPHONE 21)-695-0661 FAX 21:M26-7897 • CUSTOM CHASSIS • RACE PREP • ALUMINUM WORK • WELDING • ROLL CAGES Engineering FABRICATION/RACE PREPARATION TO YOUR SPECIFICATION 825 N. GLENDORA AVE. COVINA, CA 91723 (818) 915-2212 KENT LOTHRINGER P~IJ.c1N& ENGINES Assembly • Machine Work • Parts _Engine Dyna Facility 10722 Kenney Street, Suite D Santee, CA 92071 (619) 596-0886 Fax (619) 562-9079

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"OFFROAD IS OUR BUSINESS" 2366 E. Orangethorpe Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806 Tel. (714) 441-1212-Fax (714) 444-1622 MIKE MENDEOLA 10722 Kenney St. C-D Santee. CA 92071 (619) 562-9010: Fax (619) 562-9079 Brackets & Components for Chassis Fabrication Pro-Clamps • Battery Boxes • Radio Mounts Pedal & Shifter Mounts • Skid Plates Aluminum Floor Boards • Scoops & Shrouds Metal Fabrication N/C Punching to 30 Tons Forming • Sawing-Tool Grinding Shearing • TIG & MIG Welding STEVE WRIGHT 399 E. Harrison, Unit D Corona, CA 91720 42425 5th St. E. Unit C Lancaster, CA 93535 (714) 272-4272 Bill Varnes 805-940-5513 Fax 805-940-5514 -~ · 42425 5th St. E. Unit D Lancaster, CA 93535 ■ J.MR. Oumis • Turn Key Cars Ricing Producti Pete Alamar 805-940-5515 Fax 805-940-5514 (805) 29S.1212 26S24 Golden Valley Road. #405. Saugus, CA 91350 YOUR COMPLETE IGNITION SOURCE Ignitions • Distributors • Rev Limiters Coils • Heli-Core Wires • Accessories AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION 1490 Henry Brennan Dr., El Paso, Tx 79936 (915) 857-5200 Telephone.: (714) 535-4437 (714) 5~5-4438 David Kreisler 920 East Arlee Place Anaheim, CA 92805 MOVING? Don't miss an Issue of DUSTY TIMES Send Your Old and New Address to 5331 Derry Ave., Suite O Agoura, CA 91301 Allow six weeks for processing. · AUTOS ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CARS TRUCKS NATIONAL SPRING COMPANY, INC. 10229 Prospect Ave. Santee, Ca/ifornin 92071 A COMPLETE AUlOMOTIVE SPRING SERVICE wf Springs Custort, Made & Repaired Shocks & Coil Springs Sold & Installed Blocks and U-Bolts mode to order Off-Road Suspension Urethane Bushings Beeline Alignment and Wheel Balancing MaJDR HOMES (619) 449-ARCH 4 X 4's Ro~d Bussy Sll.11ppJ1y Race Car Chassis Race Car Parts Aluminum bodies 1/2-1600 Motors And Trans Custom Machine Work & Fabrication 2525 E. 16th St. • Yuma, Az. 85365 (602) 783-6265 • 1 (800)231-8156 Fax (602) 783-1253 OFF ROAD CHASSIS ENGINEERIN.G 6891 SAN°0DIEGO DR.. BUENA PARK. CA 90620 Off Road Suspension Preparation 2 8c 4 ·w O VANS 8c PICKUPS 8c MINI TRUCKS PRE·RuN TRUCKS • CuSTOM SPRINGS AXLE WORK • CUSTOM SUSPENSION NO BLOCKS USED • WELDING 8c FABRICATION Bill Montague (714) 761-9460 Established 1974 PLEASE CALL FOR APPOINTMENT OFF ROAD DYNAMICS (714) 592-2271 LA VERNE, CALIFORNIA FRAMES• RACE PREP CUSTOM MACHINING AND FABRICATION Dennis Rogers By Appointment Only Bugpack Halon Systems PIAA Weber Fuel Safe Hella Scat Rally Equipment TRI-MIL Beard Intercoms Recaro Odometers S&S Pacific Race & Rally 2922 6th Ave. South, Seattle, WA 98134 (206) 682-6295 PENeE 0/F/F ROAD Specializing in the Prep and Building of Off Road Racing Equipment CUSTOM FABRICATION OF ◄ Chassis ◄ Roll Cages ◄ Suspension KEVIN PENCE (217) 692-2837 ◄ Welding ◄ Aluminum Work ◄ Lt. Weight Trailers 206 Power Blue Mound, IL 62513 J~ ~~~OO&lblb Fabrication "I Coil Over Suspernf~ -./ FoxShoxPartsAnd ~~Nice 1660 Babcock Bldg. B i<"'.osta Mesa. Ca 92.627 (714f650-3035 -JlRace·carWiring . -./ Race Car Prep. ·.J"Tum Key Race Cars ■ Free Advice & Technical ~istance ■ R&D ■ All Size Jobs Welcome RACERS MACHINING SERVICES · "If You Can Imagine It, I Can Make It" SCOTT DORDICK 714-394-1802 2041 E. Gladstone #H Glendora, CA 91740 Fax 714-394-1903 RACEWAREFasteners eliminate blown head gaskets, oll leaks and bearing failure! Race.Tech Engineering■ 11320 Brydon Ori'le ■ Taylar, Ml 48180 ■ (313) 946-4477

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.RUSS's ·v. w. Recycling 756 Alpha St., Irwindale, CA 91706 (818) 303-4366 Specializing in V. W. Bugs, Buses, Ghias and 914 's (213) 583-240-,, !mfil ~ffl}PSERVICE, INC. ~ ~ETAL PROCESSING S921 W;Jmington Avenue Los Ange/es. Cahtorn,a 90001 Mark Smith GLAS~ READ FLOURESCENT INSPECTIO,-., MAGNETIC PARTICAL Larry Smith JIM CECIL (ONTARIO TRUCK CENTER) 4045 GUASTI RD., SUITE. 208 ONTARIO, CALIFORNIA 91761 (714) 460-1222 FAX (714)460-6551 LITTERING & LOGOS FOR RACE CARS & TRUCKS §f(jW r~~iM -===~"t~I~ ~ J ,-.~== 12221 DITMORE DR. GARDEN GROVE, CA 92641 . (714) 539-5162 .Klll SITE SKa'lS • BAtHRS · WltlX7N LETTERkt · CNI LETlERWG · C'&PID.S LEAD.ED/UNi:EADED Lancaster, CA ........................... ·. \800) 462-9499 Las Vegas, NV ... , ... · ... _ ............ , . . . . (70~ 643-9200 Paramount, c~ , ................... , ..... (213) 531-0192 1 Riversid~ CA ............................ (714) 877-0226 1 San DieQo, CA ........... ~~. . . .. . . . . . . . . (619) 691-9171 ALL OTHER INQUIRIES.CONTACT SPORTS RACING P.O. BOX 7835. LAGUNA NIGUEL, 92677 L--------(714) 363-1236 ~ WORKS ODESSA, TEXAS "GET SERIOU~~rT WINNING" 1-800-895-8818 :r~~~~'-:J.l~~~~-•'CQNGRAT\A.ATIONS" •'!" JIM MA>ESS 1991 "TEXAS OR.LS&" OVERALL POINTS CHAMPION RICHARD LILLY LAURA STOUFFER Manufacturers 6f Quality Drive Train Components SUPER BOOT PRODUCTS (714) 630-8283 Anaheim, CA SUSPENSIONS UNLIMITED * Welding * Fabrication* Flame Cutting * Front Ends * Custom Chassis* Race Prep* Custom Lt-Weight Trailers Mfg'r. of Blue Flame Producls (714) 996-6260 1345 Dynamics, Unit D • Anaheim, CA 92806 THE ONLY REASON FOR NOT ADVERTISING IN DUSTY TIMES IS BECAUSE YOU ALREADY HAVE MORE BUSINESS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE TOTAL PERFORMANCE Tube Bending erf Bars Race Prep. Roll Cages Tube Bumpers lllil\-~-='3 =■ ~l~~~ spensions TOMMY BRADLEY TPD 702-736-4406 2520 E Sunset Rd #4 Las Vegas, NV 89120 • TAGS & 5TH WHEELS, 12 FHB FT • STATE OF TNE ART MATERIALS AND DESIGNS • BEST PRICES ON THE WEST COAST . ' 8531 FRUITIIIGE RIAD, STE. 22 • UCRAIEITD, CA 858ZI (918) 381-0532 (918) 381-2558, FAX Trackside Photo, Inc. -----------------·· ! Jim Ober 310-670-6897 Commercial Photography P.O. Box 91767, Los Angeles, CA 90009 IMC£ TIIANS BY JEFF flE{J)'S TRfiNSfiXLE ENGINEERING JEFF FIELD 998-2739 9833 Deering Unit H Chatsworth, CA 91311 TRANSMISSIONS WEST Kevin Pirtle 213/782-2413 22545 S. Normandie Ave., Torrance, CA 90501 _ :::::11ii::r 1·Ait ~-·11:::::::JI , .. :,::{\\ .. •.•.•·. acing gasoline .·.•.•:-::J( \~ lf /{~~~~~:::: ' •-:-:-:.:w:,:~:•~•:❖·•· •• •:•:•;~~:-:·:·;r·•::\: ::~ :/:{:}:)/~~:EF~EE~~~~ ~~~~ii~~;~~~})\/::.? :;:/·:::::::::·:····•:•:-::::>:•:-: 10 MILLION MILES OF::::::::::::::::::::::::: .. ~~:;!~ _:_.:-·-·.::. ·:·:· · · CHAMPIONSHIP COMPETITION . :::::::-:-.-::;::..;-: ::-·:·-·.·.·.· ·Fo_r_in_formation and a distributor near you. c~!I_:: :-::~~-1-800-444-1449 . -. · -. :~-:-TURBO BLUE Racing Dno0/111$ 8446 Garfield Ave. • Bell Gardens, Ca. 90201 • (310) 928-2278 Lyn Mocaby Mike Mocaby Gordon Culp [UJttP] UNIQUE METAL PRODUCTS 10223 PROSPECT AVENUE SANTEE CA 92071 619/449-9690 -----OUR-DEALERS-----L.A. AREA McKenzie's (714) 441-1212 Ananeom. CA St. Peters Off Road 1414) 285-3218 Port Washmgron. WI c..\.\~ -Df~ AND fUt.t,w • ~~ ~i- / ·A~ I ' &1,,,~ -~ VAttftlV .s--.A~s~•T,f¥/~M~~10111 447-4353 ~ 1158 NORTH 2ND ST.• EL CAJON, CA 92021 r-.i 'V GREG BOEHM ~

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Intelligence on a new level. Introducing the new SMART LEVEL" A dig~al inclinometer with up to 0.1° repeatable accuracy. It will zero to any angle 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/easier settings, wing angles, etc.). Camber adjusting fixture s7ggs . SPECIALIZING IN 'OFF ROAD HIGH-PERFORMANCE VW-PORSCHE, FABRICATION & OFF ROAD PREP. t available separately for $59.95. _ . . ~-* WATKINS ;)-($) ~~ h Engine & Machine (619) 741-6173 PUBLIC RELATIONS AND MARKETING CONSULTANTS EDWIN C . .JACOBS ,. ,, fT,, ff -)1\i . PRESIDENT 7I06econOA ... _Clty,CAMOl3 PH -.olOI FAX415-387-4106 420 VENTURE ST. ESCONDIDO, CA 92025 900 STATE MILL ROAD AKRON, OHIO 44319 12161644-7774 John Weddle Chris Weddle Weddle Engineering Performance Transaxle Products Gear Sets, Super-Diffs, Bearing Retainer Plates Complete Racing Transmissions P.O. 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Off Road Products Front and Rear Trailing .Arms • Spindles Suspension Specialists • Custom Wheels •=RfORMANCE CAMSHAFTS 625 N. 3rd Street, #2 Wholesale Only 2733 W. Missouri Phoenix. N. 85017 (714) 369-5144 Prescott, Arizona.86301 (602) 778-2433 ·Sidetracks ... By Judy Smith Recently, there's been a lot of discussion about nerfing, or bumping or banging, or hitting. By whatever name, it's a rude awakening at best, and a cause of serious damage at worst. In one fairly notorious incident early this year, the hittee declared that the hitter should simply have gone out around and passed him, while the hitter said the hittee should have moved over. There seemed to be no middle ground, no room for compromise in the_ir situation, and we got to wondering what other drivers would feel about it. So we asked a few. We started with Steve Kelley, who began his racing career as a buggy driver, but has driven big trucks for many years, and currently races in Class 8. What he said was "If there's not a place to safely pass, then the slow car should pull over at the first possible place." That almost sounds as if he wants the driver in the slower vehicle to sacrifice himself on the rocks to let the faster car by, but what he actually meant was that the slower car should pick a spot that was safe for it to move over, and the driver in the faster vehicle should wait until then. He did note that a driver in a truck can generally see down the road better than a buggy driver, so he'll know sooner what's coming up ahead on the course. Then we asked Fred Wing, who's raced bikes, ATCs, Quads, Class 9 and now drives in Class 1,2,1600. So he's found himself being passed by bigger and faster vehicles a number of times. He felt strongly that the "guy in front has the obligation to move over. The guy in back has come up through your dust, now you should move over." But he also said that the trucks "need __ to Dusty Times realize that they can do serious damage" to the lightweight cars with their 4000 pound vehicles. Fred also thinks that car drivers in general, in all classes, should pay attention to what goes on with bikes and Quads. He says that when a bike or a Quad comes to a turn the rider will move over, the biker to the outside of the turn to ride the berm, and the Quad racer to the inside, to ride the edges of the rut. A car driver, seeing one or the other move over, shouldn't assume that he's moving over to let the car pass, he may not have discovered that he's been caught up with, and may simply be taking best advanrage of the ruts. It's not safe to try to pass one or the other in a turn for this reason, as they may move back into the bigger vehicle's path never knowing it was there. We then talked to the Cook brothers, Alan, Wayne and Darryl, who drive in Class 5-1600, a class that runs afoul of bigger, faster vehicles fairly often. Alan said, "The person in the front should move over, because he has a clear view of whether or not it's safe." Then Wayne volunteered that he and his passenger, Eddie, have a system, of sorts. He says Eddie watches for faster vehicles, and, "When he goes "Agghh! ", I look up, and there it is! A behemoth! So we wave our arms and then get out of the way, and they acknowledge, with a wave, our courtesy to them." He went on to say that "If it's someone in our own class, we make 'em work for it. They have to be able to tag us a couple of times, and stay with us." So far we have 100% in favor of the slower vehicle moving over. But Kelley did acknowledge that if it's a big clear area, something like a dry lake, or a very wide road, the faster vehicle would in all likelihood simply blow by the slower car without taking the time to nudge him and let him know he was there. We talked to Corky McMillin next, and, while his vehicle is a buggy, and therefore on the small side, it's been Porsche powered for years, and thus, very fast. Corky said that the one to move over should be "the guy that got caught , if he knows you're there." But, he added "It's very easy to not knbw you're there." He did feel that if a driver can pass without bumping, it's a lot faster, and "you save a lot of time." Corky used to tell his kids, Scott and Mark, to always bump the car they'd caught to let the jother guy know they were there. 1 He thought that was a lot safer than trying to go by an unwary driver, and maybe somehow tangling with his car. Then, about two years ago Mark told him that he was getting a "reputation for bumpin'!" So he stopped nudging cars, and started just going around them. We caught John Marking, who started in 1,2,1600, and has moved up to the faster Class 10 cars, next, and he said "Once I tap the guy (I don't think you can hear horns), ifl see their head tilt up to look in the mirror, then I expect 'em to move over at that point. If they try to outrun me, then I tap 'em hard the next time." He went on to say that the "1600 guys are the worst, and the Class 10 guys are pretty nice." He also said "If they put their hand up I don't have to touch 'em, it shows they're pa yin' attention." John also said that when he catches a car, he watches carefully, because he expects the driver to put on his brakes before moving over. How many accused hard hitters have used that as a reason for the hit? Maybe it's a point that drivers should all keep in mind. The August 1992 slower car must slow down even more in most instances before he can move over safely. Stay back for a few seconds to avoid an unnecessarily hard hit. On being the hittee, John said he'd been hit only by Open cars, "and I just moye over right away. It's definitely my feelin', if the guy's caught you, if you're sleepin', and he's come through your dust, you should let him by. It's just common courtesy. If you can catch him again later, that's o.k." Then he went on to say "Personally, if I see someone comin', like a truck, I get out of the way." Then we thought we needed to hear from another bigger vehicle, so we asked Ivan Stewart the same question, "When a faster car catches a slower one, which one has the responsibility to move over?" His answer was "The slower car must." Because, "he's been caught, the guy behind him is going faster." But Ivan goes on to say that it's the responsibility of the faster driver to make sure the slower driver knows he's back there, "by bumping him, or honking, yelling, or throwing a rock, whatever." He says "He's paid his entry fee, and he has as much right to the road as I do." He then expects the drivedn front to slow down and pull over slowly, so as not to damage his car. But he adds, "If he ack, nowledges, and then tries to run away, then, I have the right to knock him off the road. Very seldom do I ever do that. I've done it accidentally and I feel bad." Ivan remembers when race courses weren •'t so closely controlled, and "It used to be we had a lot of roads to choose from. Now we don't have that luxury." Also he says, by way of explaining the increase in hitting incidents, "There's more and more pressure, 'cause there's more and more Jack Woods (602) 242-0077 money." He thinks that if a driver thinks he might get caught in a race, he might want to put a little more reinforcement "back there." One final note: Ivan says he's thought of a way to do away with hittin_g altogether. He says we could put a kill switch on the front bumper of every car. ATTENTION PIT TEAMS Send in your tales of triumph and troubles to DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 Agoura, CA 91301 DE UNZIO OFF-ROAD RACING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES •·i·ihil Page 57

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Classified ••• FOR SALE: New 1,1600 Chen, owth. Wright rack, Neal-pedals, Beard seat, new Deist belt, fresh tranny, fresh motor, Dura Blue stubs, Sway,A,Way axles, 930cv's, power steering, Fox, Bilstein, Centerlines, Yokohama. Raced only one time. Wife wants 2 seat car. Must sell! $8,000.00 oho Call Richard at (714) 949, 4580. FOR SALE: Brand new "FAT" sty le Class 10 Toyota 4 HF. This is a complete motor ready to drop in. $4,500.00 obo. Call Paul at (714) 545-0110 days/ nites. FOR SALE: Raceco 2 seater, Class 1,2. 2.8 Type IV by FAT, Raceco bus trans, Fox front coil, over, Summers, 24 gal Fuel Safe, full aluminum body by Nye Frank. Great race, pre,run or show car. Low time, all the trick equipment. 15k oho. Call (602) 669,2681. FOR SALE: Raceco Porsche, 1989 SCORE/HORA points champ. FAT 3.2 liter, Mendeola DG300. Only 4 races in last 2 years, overall winner last race. Meticulously maintained with only the best parts. Recent gro4n_d up rebuild w/updates. Huge inventory of quality spares. $32K Todd (702) 825,1863 mornings, or leave message. FOR: SALE: Raceco 2 seater, Class 1 /2. 3.0 Porsche, new by California Motorsports, Bevin Weston rebuilt Hewland, coil, over front suspension, aluminum body by Mel Swain, Summers, Fuel Safe 30 gal cell, pumper, fire system. Fast & dependable. Spares. 25k oho. Call ( 602) 669, 2681. 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, Fuel Safe cell, JG Trans, Palmer front arms and spindles. "Too much to list." $14,000.00 firm. Call Ron at(310)559,4526 or Randy at (805) 274,2688. FOR SALE: Type IV killer, 230hp 2600cc Type I. Just rebuilt, new pistons, valves & springs and new case. This motor is ready to go stomp some Type IV's. $5,000.00 oho. Call Paul at (714) 545-0110 days/ nites. '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 FOR SALE: 1988 International Model 160036'van. 7.3 literdies, el, 5 plus 2 trans. Professionally built, tons of storage, cabinets, benches, locker, tire rack, winch, Honda 6.Skw, compressor, full int/ext power and lights, 36'xl5' canopy system, tow package, cus, tom cab, Imron, much more. Only 13k miles. 80k invested; 45k obo. Call Todd (702) 825, 1863, leave message. FOR SALE: Class 5 pre,runner. Tons of good stuff. Runs great! 5 point seat harness, Beard seats, Centerline racing rims, stainless steel oil lines, external reservoirs, highly modified front end, fuel cell and more. $4,400.00 Call Dave or Art (818) 888,7498. SALE: 1988 Raceco, C ass 10. Curnutt shocks front Fox coil,over rear. JG Trans, Leighton motor, Tilton master cylinders. Summers hubs and rotors. Wright spindles, Parker Pumper, PCI radio, all the best stuff. 20' diamond plate trailer w/parts box, tire rack, plus all spares and support equipment. $15,000.00 Call Steve (714) 980,3912 day, (714) 988-8130 nite. FOR SALE: 1990 1,1600, Neth arms, Wright arms & combos, Fox shocks with reservoirs, JG trans w/Hewland gears, Dura, Blue stubs, 930 c.v.'s with cages, power steering. Race ready w/ spares. Call Wayne $7,000.00 oho (714) 895-0020 days, (310) 430,7317 nites. FOR SALE: 1991 GMCJimmy4 door.108,.wb, 4.3 liter NASCAR V6, Hydramatic Motorsports trans, Summers Bros rear, Bil, steins w/reservoirs, Bosch lights, Ultra wheels, Fuel Safe, Master, craft, National springs, Simpson safety equipment, Wilwood brakes, Major components re, built or replaced after each race. Seen in 4 WO Action, 4 Wheel & Off Road, Sport Truck. A ton of spare parts. No bench racers please. $20,000.00 or trade. Call Steve (714) 545,7333 or (714) 631,4301. . climate. Miles from paved road & --·~ FOR SALE: The ultimate car civilization. Inside locked gates. hauler. GMC Brigadier and 20' Easy access on good graded road. enclosed Dico trailer. Registered Call Don (805) 268,1644. as RV, dual AC, pi s. tilt wheel, ATTENTION NEVADA 500 Pioneer stereo, adjustable air, RACERS: Drivers, chase crews; FOR SALE: 1990 Ford Class 8 ride. 28' box, 10' converted into lost Simpson race bag with driv, pickup. Lost Ford Sponsorship. living area, custom oak interior, ing suit, Bell helmet, driving 1991 WORRA Heavy Metal self contained, 150 gallon water, FOR SALE: Class10 Chenowth gloves and kidney belt. Driving Champion. 18,. front wheel, 20" color TV, VHS, microwave, re, Magnum. New air,cooled VW, suit has my name on front "Steve in rear. Summers floater rear end, fridgerator, freezer, restroom and new trans. Curnutt shocks, air Meierdiercks". Lost approxi, customC,6transmission.390 shower.Sleeps3easy.6.5Kabota. suspension, freshly painted & mately 15,20 · miles outside of motor, 550 horsepower, all the diesel generator. Over65k invest, prepped & ready to go! Goldfield heading south on high, best components. Some spares. ed 2 years ago. Looks new inside $16,000.00 obod. Sa!l Paul at way. REW ARD!!!!! Call Steve at $22,500.00 oho Call Scott (206) and out. Sacrifice $42,500.00 (714)545-0110 ay ntte. (818)335,3360. 536-0832. Call(512)679,7489. r--------------------..&:-w .. -...~ww-----------------------------w----~lllllllli--WW-., I Sell.or swap your extra parts and pieces in I DUSTY TIMES. : Classified Advertising rate is only $15 for 45 words each month, not including name, address and phone number. Add $5.00 for use of black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. NEW AND RENEW AL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DUSTY TIMES, A 45 word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now and subscribe. If you wish to use a photo in your free ad, enclose $5.00. All Classified Ads must be PAID IN ADVANCE. I I I· I. I l ~ I; I: I I I Enclosed is$ ____ _ (Send check or money order, no cash). I Please run ad _______ times. I Name---------------------------------Mail to: Address ______________________ Phone--------DUSTY TIMES F R SALE: Marty Coyne's Chenowth Magnum. Everything new, Rev Power, Mendeola, FOX, UMP, CNC, Centerlines; just prepped, ready to race. $23,000.00 Also, truck & en, closed trailer $33,000.00 takes all. Call Jimmy May at (805) 482-0103. · ATTENTION CLASS 10: Can you afford to pay 60¢ on the dol, lar? My loss is your gain. New car must go (Parts) Best of everything. Mendeola, Major Performance, UMP, CNC, Fuel Safe, Wilwood, 3x3, Centerlines. If you can call after 5pm PDT (619) 5624675. FOR SALE: Type IV Don Hatz motor, 2.7 liter. Dual 44 Weber, Carrillo rods, FAT cooling sys, tern. $5,000.00 or trade for pre, runner. Call Don Hatz (619) 425,1639. FOR SALE: 1990 Mirage Class 10, FAT Toyota 4AF, 110" wb, Fox Coil,Overs, Wright front end, combos, arms & rack. Summers front & rear discs, Sway,A~Way, Woods arms, 930 c. v. 's, Centerlines, Mastercraft, ' power steering, new 12' traile!. $14,950.00 OBO or trade. Call (415) 594-0766 or (415) 365, 7789. Ask for Mark. FOR SALE: 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 performer, consistent top six finisher. Here is your opportunity to get into racing in a very competitive truck for the low price of $19,500.00. Call for . details NOW!!! (714) 240-0151. FOR SALE: Class 10 single seat. FAT Rabbit, Fox coil,overs, 4 wheel discs, fresh powder coat, 125n wb. Extras too numerous to list. Very competitive. Race prepped and ready to win. Asking $13,500.00. Call Mark for more details. (714) 751,1290 days, (714) 5404829 nites. LOST AT FIREWORKS JULY 4: Lost, at mile 50, front Centerline and Yokohama tire, car #1605. Please call Brad (818) 998,2739 days, (818) 352,9035 .J \j_ City __________________ State _____ Zip-------5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 Agoura, CA 91301 I I I I ■, nites. Page 58 August 199! Dusty Times

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FOR SALE: Class 9 two seat Chenowth, race ready. New West engine (Trans-West), Fox, SACO, JAMAR, SAW, Beard, BDR, UMP, Fuel Safe, fire system, BFG's, all spares and trailer w/ tire rack. All the best. $5,000.00 oho. Also, single seat Class 9, $1,500.00 oho. Call STRESSED (310) 375-6974. MUST SELL! 1985 Ford Ranger FOR SALE: '89 Ford Ranger pre-runner. 2wd, Buick V6, 231 2WD. Ford 9" w/ disc, National cid, TH 350, Ford 9" 4 wheel disc Springs, 14 Bilsteins, 16½" rear, brakes, Fox shocks, Beard seats, 12" front travel. Bumper to front & rear glass fenders, 50 gal . bumper cage, K&N Supertrapp, fuel cell. Asking$14,500.00 oho. Cerullo seats, Diest harnesses, Make an offer - Call Marc or Paul glass hood, flared fenders, sound at (818) 445-8962. system, 24 gallon tank, aluminum bed, Y okohamas, custom paint & powder coating. Show quality. $13,800.00. Call (702) 459-2728. FOR SALE: Class 10 Penhall -This car is completely new, FAT motor, Raceco trans, Summers hubs, Air Bump, coil-over front end & much more. Will trade for FOR SALE: 1990 1600 single seater 117" wb, chromoly chassis, new Major Performance motor, new Mendeola trans, fresh Fox shocks, Neal pedals, Wright, Superboot, AMS, UMP, SAW Parker Pumper, Beard seat, Simpson belts, 22 gal Fuel Safe ceJ.l. 4 races old. Race ready. $12,000.00 oho. Call (619) 344-0748, leave message. FOR SALE: 1991 Ford Bronco newer Bronco or Explorer or??? Class3.351w,C6,Dana60rear $15,000.00 oho. Call Dave at end 513, 35 spl spool & axles, . (714) 363-1734 or (714) 457-Rancho, Mastercraft. Top 7057. finisher, race ready. Lots of spares. $20,000.00. Contact Milan RR #4 Bancroft, Ont. Canada KOL lCO. FOR SALE: Legal class 5 chassis, complete bumper to bumper, with suspension, Summers disc "' brakes, AirHeart pedals, alum-FOR SALE: ·1981'"'cfMc ·'7,re-inu~ wiring, skid p)ates, axles, runner. 355 cid motor, turbo350 I torsion bar~, spa_re ttre mounts, ; h T I shocks, Bdstetn, Summers, trans, a c, eater, ay or seats, W . h S A W R S · b I rig t, way-- ay. ace or 1mpson e ts, new carpet, E II cl' · 1 · · cl h p· pre-run. xce ent con ttton. a umm_um as , 1o_neer stereo, (714) 78 1 _9287. BFG ttres, Centerlme wheels, Doetsch-Tech shocks, Torq-Fab suspension. 32 gal aluminum fuel tank. $ 12,000.00 oho. (619) 344-0748 leave message. FOR SALE: Fully enclosed aluminum buggy trailer, 14' long x 8' wide x 6'4" high. Fold down loading ramp, 2 side windows, l side door, vents, interior lighting, electric brakes, single axle, good tires, current regs, like new. $ 1,850.00. Call Ken (619) 462-5236. FOR SALE: 1990 2 seat Class 10. 105" wb, race winner. 1650 Rabbit motor, Wright coil front " end, combos, arms, Summers discs, axles, Woods arms, Fox shocks, 930 c.v.'s. Also, 2000 Pinto engine, 4 Mikunis, much more. $8,000.00 trikes everything. CnllJnmie in PA (717) 544-3731. 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-bars, 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 (818) 500-1940 day, (818) 957-6222 nite or Bob (714) 782-0707 day or (714) 247-7575 nite. FOR SALE: Class 1 ORE. 091 Hewland, all Fox shocks, Wright rack, arms, combos, Parker Pumper, radio, Centerlines, coil-overs, pwr steering, Super Boot, 930 c.v.'s. 240hp rotary Ma:da very competitive. $12,000.00. Trade 1-1600. Call (206) 227-9015. OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS! Nelson & Nelson Racing is looking for extraordinary people to help us grow an extraordinary team. W e offer good pay, some travel, great hours and career opportunities. Exceptional skills, dedication, motivation, is a must. Engineers, technically oriented shop foremen, fabricators, crew chiefs, send your resume to: 37157 Industrial Avenue, Hemet, CA 92545. Dusty Times FOR SALE: 1964 VW Baja Bug. Over $13,000.00 invested. 2 liter stroker, D-port heads, big valves, Zenith carb, lift kit, full roll cage, rear triple shocks, trick suspen-sion, skid plates, tractor air cleaner, VDO gauges. Must see to appreciate. Must sell.Sacrifice $5,300.00 oho. Call afte r 6:30pm. Ask for Vidal Jr. (310) 399-8813. FOR SALE: 1650 Rabbit motor, built by Mini Performance, dyno'd, race ready, very competi-tive. $2,800.00 complete. Call (313) 686-8756. L, ir-~Mf"· -'~<~f ,,.-~'-, FOR SALE: 1972 Ford Stepsi e pre-runner. 2 wheel drive, 351 Cleveland, C6 trans, Detroit locker, 10 shocks, Art Carr shifter, Beard seats, roll cage, new 33" Yokohamas, 30 gallon tank. $6,000.00 oho. Must sell! (310) 943-0079. GIGANTIC GARAGE SALE!!!! 5-1600 car and convertible pre-runner with extra convertible body, tires & whec;ls, lots of goodies, PLUS 2-'J)arts cars. Everything goes (714) 996-4936 ask for Jeff. FOR SALE: Used VW parts for Bugs, Bus, Squareback, Ghia & water-cooled VW's. Motors, trannys, suspension, brakes, axles, body & interior. Located next to Brown Field Airport, 941 Heritage Road, San Diego. Beetle Mania Auto Recycling. (619) 661-7170. FOR SALE: Chenowth Magnum short course, fresh Rabbit, Mendeola trans, Fox shocks, Wright spindles, arms, UMP, best of everything. Extra parts. Make offer. Call nights (402) 496-9431. FOR SALE: Famous Class 8 Chevy truck built & driven by Parnelli Jo nes, Walker Evans, Rick & Roger Mears & Bill Howard. Would make good pre-run truck. The strongest truck ever built. $12,000 oho. Call Richard Mann ( 602) 831-5981. August 19ft FOR SALE: ciass' 112 Raceco, fresh Type IV FAT 2800, Hewland 5 speed, Fox coil-overs, Power steering, pumper, killer light system, Comp Comm intercom and radio, 930 c.v.'s, best of everything with over $55,000.00 invested. Will sacrifice for $16,000.00. Call Tom (714) 661-4757 office, (714) 240-6176 home. RACE READY!!!!! Briggs built MTEG Super Lite with ground-up rebuild. Has new air Fox shocks, 13" rims & tires, enclosed trailer w / air condition-ing. $8,000.00/best offer -you can't lose with this car. Call .Russ (303 )421-5242 days, (303 )986-2865 nites. WANTED: Power steering system for off road buggy. Call Ed (714) 523-1322. FOR SALE: Class 11 "69" VW bug less seats & engine. This Class 11 would make a great pre-runner and includes lots of spare parts. $2,500.00 oho. For more info or to make offer, call Chris (619) 422-3948 nites. FOR SALE: Class 10 single seat. Less than 200 miles on motor, transaxle. All the good stuff. $6,300.00. Call Jack (602) 242-0077. FOR SALE: Class 10 race car, 1650 Rabbit motor, modified Funco frame by Raceco, Weber gears, Sway-A-Way wl secondary suspension, single seat, disc brakes, power steering, race ready; not a pre-runner. With trailer $6,000.00. Call (916 )481-3830. FOR SALE: 2 seat Hi-Jumper, 1835, Field's Bus trans, 22 gallon fuel cell, UMP power steering, 6 inches wider than stock, 110" wb. $4,500.00 Call Brad at (818) 998-2739 days, (818) 352-9035 nites. 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. Mail to: DUSTY TIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0 A~ura, CA 91J01 . FOR SALE: Raceco 2 seater, 2800~c Type IV, bus trans, Hewland gears, Fox coil-over front end, air shock rear secondary, 23 gallon cell. Just prepped for Baja 1000. New brakes, new BFG's (Baja T A's) tires front & rear. All this for $13,500.00. Call Stuart Chase (818) 841-2316 days, (818) 845-4714 nights. FOR SALE: O .R.E. 3 seater, 4130 CM 125"wb, 2 15 gallon cells, fresh E.M.S. 2180, new Fields trans, UMP s teering, Center Line Bead Locks, Fox air+ emulsion shocks and much more. $9,800.00. Call Ralph or John, Mon-Fri 7:3014:30 (805) 987-3887. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Barbary Coast -Gold Coast Hotels . . . . . . . . . . 23 Bilstein Corp._ of America ....... 31 Blackhawk Farms Off Road Challenge . . . . . . . . . 21 Brnsh Run 101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Cactus Racing Products . . . . . . . . 49 Castex Inc .. E-Z-Up . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Champion Bead Lock Co. . . . . . . . 20 OeNunzio Racing Products . . . . . . 57 Dodge Truck Division . . . . . . . . . . 11 FAT Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 FRT Superstition 250 . . . . . . . . . 5 German Auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Great Northern Challenge . . . . . . . 9 Rod Hall Driving School . . . . . . . . 38 HORA Gold Coast 300 . . . Back Cover Hi Tech Off Road . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hot Line -Racer X . . . . . . . . . . . 51 lntershows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 KC Hilites . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 17 KO Kanopy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 La Rana Johnson Valley 150 . . . . . . . . 19 LC. Engineering . . • . . . . • . . . . . 45 Nevada Off Road Buggy . . . . . . . . 37 Otter Z Night T earn Race . . . . . . . 41 Parker Pumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Pike's Family Restaurant . . . . . . . 39 Race Ready Products . . . . . . . . . . 13 Racers Tool & Supply . . . . . . . . . 43 Marvin Shaw Engineering . . . . . . . 36 23rd Annual SNORE 250 . . . . . . . 7 Toyota Motorsports . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Trackside Photo Inc. . . . . . . . . . . 48 Tri-Mil Industries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Valley Performance -Hewland . . . 24 Venable Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Viajes Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 VORRA Off Road Racing . . . . . . . 28 Whiskey Row Screen Printing . . . . 47 Wright Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Page 59

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