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Volume 9 - Number 4 September 199i In This Issue ••• 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 M~tt Marcher Jan Flick Maz:zenga 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 ~ lllrfdSl!rfesJ,.,.._. ar-:....• Subscription Rates: 'fl -W--'11 $15.00 per year, 12 issues, USA. Foreign subscription rates on request. Contributions: DUSTY TIMES welcomes unsolicited contributions, but is not responsible for such material. Unsolicited material will be returned only by request and with a self-addressed stamped envelope. 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FEATURES Page Michelin Downeast Rally by Tom Grimshaw ................. 4 HORA Fireworks 250 by Judy Smith ....................... 12 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb ............................... 20 High Plains Off Road Racing by Harvey Wald ............... 21 VORRA Yerington 400 by Matt Marcher ................... 22 One Lap of America by Tom Grim!,haw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 The Bikes of the Baja 500 by Fud ........ ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 La Rana Lucerne Valley Jam by Carol Clark ................. 32 GMC Sierra Pickup by John Calvin ........................ 35 Lake Mallee Rally by Darryl Smith ......................... "38 WRC Rally of New Zealand by Martin Holmes .............. 38 CRS Sun Up Sun Down Rallysprints ....................... 40 SCCA Susquehannock Trail Pi:o Rally ...................... 41 Kamloops Bronco Busters Off Road Race by Randy Chamberlin .................. 42 Spring Run 101 by Judy Smith ..................... : ...... 44 Jeep Grand Cherokee-by John Calvin ............ · ........... 54 DEPARTMENTS· Competition Review Board Report by George Thompson ....... 6 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Trail Notes ................... · .......................... 10 Checkers by the Big W ah:oo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3 California Rally Series by John Elkin ....................... 55 Pony Express ........................................... 55 Good Stuff Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 ON THE COVER -Walker Evans had his new Class I Dodge roaring at the twi-night HORA Fireworks 250, and despite a few minor extra stops, he carried on, first on the road all the way and first in Class I action. The crowd loves the sound of the massive V -8s used in this unlimited class, and Walker's makes about the best sounds of all of them. Color Photography by Tracksi<le Photo Inc. It is hard to pick a cover car from the ma:e of classes at the Spring Run 101, but we chose Lee Wuestoff who won Class 9, single seat 1650cc, Class 10, two scat 1650cc and placed third in both Class I and Class 2 using the same 1650cc engine in the Laser. Lee and his family crew were busy at Crandon last June. Color Photography by Daniel Main:er. I\~ ~ DUSTY TIMES THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! □ 1 year~ $15.00 □ i years - $15.00 D 3 years - $35.00 CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS -NEW SALES TAX!!!!!!!! Add: $1.25 - 1 year, $2.00 - 2 years, $2.75 - 3 years Take advantage of your subscription bonus ••• Free one time classified ad up iu 45 words. 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MICHELIN DOWNEAST RALLY TOUR And so it went tor severi days of fast-forward images. A second. here, a second there. A couple of thirty hour runs through very twisty gravel mountain roads that dared you to place a wheel near the edge. A section cancelled because the route instructions were written in Anglo Saxon Gibberish and another cancelled when the rally chairman's car blew a turbo hose and burned to a bubbling lump while checking out the Mt. Washington hill climb road in New Hampshire. Winker (Duluth, MN.) drove a factory sponsored '92 Saab 9000 to first place in the un-equipped class. Ya Can't Get Theh From Heah The organizers introduced a neat innovation on The Downeast Rally -every car was sponsored by By Tom Grimsluiw Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe I am enjoying my fifth permanent retirement from the always wacky world of rallying. Of course, that doesn't count the hundreds of times I've sworn to God I would quit forever if He'd just keep me from being shish kebabed on a giant cactus while flying across some desert in a high speed PRO rally car. So what brought me back this time? Money -and a deranged writer/ rallyist/ world weary teller of tales and dedicated lecher by the name of Gordon "Satch" Carlson. Remember the strange ramblings of "Life In The Fast Lane", a column that appeared in AutoWeek for many years? Remember the book "Runnin' On Empty"? Or perhaps you've heard of the Anchorage, Alaska resident who's vanity license plate reads "MORONS"; or the banquet speaker who demon-strates the fine points of avoiding a wasteful gusher when opening a $120 bottle of champagne while combining the understated elegance of a Giorgio Armani tux, a ruffled shirt by Calvin Klein, odor by Chanel Egoiste. Time piece by Tag/Heuer Sports Elegance -and snak.: skin f1ointy-to.:d co1.d10"1 hoots. That Satch Carlson. So he found me hiding out in Coot Land (Florida), gawking at any semi-nude lady strolling the beach without aid of a walker and heeding my brother John's screams of "Coot Alert" when-ever he spied a car piloted by nothing more than two diamond studded brown speckled hands and a tuft of blue hair. Satch told me I 11edd to join he and his current boss, Yale Rachlin, publisher of the BMW Car Club of America's monthly maga:ine, Th.: Ro1mdd, on a new event titled The Michelin Downeast Rally Tour - a Time-Speed-Distance venue timed to the second, beginning in Vermont and covering 3,000 miles in seven days. Satch said I nedd to see the beauty of Vermont, New Hamp-shire, Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Satch said I nedd to navigate this event for BMW Motorsports in a new 325i. Satch said we'd known each other for twenty years and n.:dcd to finally run an event together. I said, "No. I'm permamently retired again." Satch said he'd heard I needed the money. We started the rally on a lovely Sunday morning, May 17th, from · the Bo! ton Valley Resort in Vermont. During the next seven days we rambled through Rochester (NH), Ogunquit (Maine), St. John (New Brunswick), Digby and Baddeck (Nova Scotia), and various exotic hamlets such as China, Paris, St. Andrews, Calais, Cambridge and Pugwash. Pugwash? Our bright red BMW 325i was equipped with Michelin radials. Escort Radar Detector, Timewise Rally Computer (modified to measure thousandths of miles), a jumbo can of cashews and a box of foil wrapped peanut butter and Page 4 jelly sandwiches prepared by the lovely wife of our teammate and token Rally Rabbi, Yale Rachlin. The tone of the event was set from the start when Satch said "It's a hundred miles to New Hampshire.We have a full tank of gas. It'll soon be 9ark and we're all wearing sun glasses. HIT IT!" (The Blues Brothers is only one of his zany rapid fire monologues.) We figured our closest comp-etition would come from two teams; Walt Kammer and John McArthur out of New York in an Eagle Talon, and Bill Laitenburger and Debbie Segall, also from New York, in a Peugeot 505. Kammer used to organize the excellent Happiness ls Sunrise PRO Rally back in the seventies. He'd dropped out of rallying for fifteen years but has returned with a vengeance. His navigator, John McArthur, is a defrocked Kiwi who's lived in the U.S. most of his life but still speaks tangle-tongueq New Zealandese and navigates very well. Laitenburger and Segall are just plain tough. "rhey win a lot of rallies. They L,i;ovevents measured to the inoh;and timed to the nano-second. They think this stuff is fun! NOT! TSO marathon rallies timed to the second are far more demand-ing and tension filled than professional stage rallies. Granted, · Photos: Satch Carlson you won't usually bruise your booty on a TSO rally but when you make a mistake it immediately appears on the score board -and · stays there. A mistake on a stage rally can be overcome by driving just a bit harder and going just a bit deeper into the corners. Fin.:sse is the operative word here. Minute adjustments to the hated computer. Guessing games about the floating hundredth of a mile. Running a second· early or late based on gut feelings. TSO rallying is Symphony Night at the Met. Stage rallying is Rock 'N Roll at The Dingy Bend You Over A Log and Make You Squeal Like a Pig Cafe in Bulls Gap, Tennessee. By the end of the first day's run we were tied with Kammer for first place and held a six second lead over Laitenburger. Two days later, when we boarded a ferry for a four hour ride from St. John, New Brunswick to Digby, Nova Scotia, we'd moved in front of Laitenbur.ger/Segall by nine seconds and Kammer/McArthur by eleven. It was a very dicey lead at best. Remarkably, a Class B entry ( no computers al lowed was staying close on our heels. V 1:ra -Shanov and Clint Goss of Westport, CT., driving an Audi Quattro 4000, were firmly in fourth place, less than a minute behind the top th~ee Class,'\ cars. Long tiring nights watching the hilarious Satch Carlson Show: New Hampshire Lobster Pot Man reading a map when the instruc-tions went to hell, "Ya can't get theh from heah." Ed McMahon yelling in a drunken slur at me (Johnny Carson) when I fudged the computer and took a good score. "You were CORRECT sir!" Monty Python's John Cleese (Satch) screaming a tribute to his own driving, "I was BRIL-LIANT!" And best of all,· The Irish Rally Driver from Hell, "I was goin' flatoot on the gravel when the hoor rolled!" And our capable novice transit driver, Yaweh Rachlin, bouncing around th'e back seat on rally sections, tearing at his hair and· screaming, "WHAT, WHAT." Sure we won. It's often better to he lucky than good. On the other hand, we wer.: BRILLIANT! Of course, piloting a sure footed, impressively powerful, precise handling BMW 325i did not hurt our performance one bit. Kammer was second and Laitenburger third overall. John Pizzagalli (Burlington, VT) and Tim a merchant in the Burlington, Vermont downtown area. Our BMW carried The Queen City -Tavern's decals. At the finish on Saturday, May 23rd, while the cars were held in a display. park in downtown Burlington, we all rushed to The Queen City Tavern to announce our victory. The owner bought us a congratulatory beer - on.: congratulatory beer. Then we all rushed to The Rusty Scuffer Tavern to announce that the Pizzagalli/Winker Saab had won the rally. Two more free beers. Off to the Vermont Pasta Company to proclaim Walt Kammer's Talon as the victor -free bagels and booze. Sure we lied. But after a week with Satch · Carlson I n.:d.:d those beers! The Downeast suffered the usual first time glitches but all in all it was a fine effort with nearly one hundred timed controls and a spectacularly scenic course. If offers a very enjoyable and very competitive week long vacation. If it returns in '93 I would certainly recommend it to all. But -if a fast talking, lightning quick witted man pretending to be Jesus telephones you to announce thai: he saw his shadow when he emerged from the cave and you will have six more weeks of winter - hang up. It's just The Satch Man, doing his thing. CUSTOM WHEELS PIAA PfKJl'ENIONAL HALaa.11 LA__, a:r•J2M ~~ ~ CHENOWTH ~~.. . !SIMPSON! 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Competition Review Board Report Over the course of the past six years, I have heen on hand as CRB Marshal at every one of these post race meetings; however, a lengthy move which conflicted with thL· Baja 500 race date forced me to miss this race. In my absence, StL'VL' Kassanyi agreed to sit in as CRB Marshal and his wife Jan provided me with exhaustiVL' notes on the meeting, which I am working from, in part, to write this particular edition of the CRB Report. In reference to my comri1entary which appeared in this section of the San Fdipe 250 CRB Report, I recently received a very nice letter from Asst. Secrerary of Tourism for Raja, California, Juan Tintos Funcke, a man who has been a strong supporter of desert racing in Baja for many years. Space limitations prohihit reprinting the test of the letter here. Basically, Senor Tintos did point out that overall, hotel prices in San Felipe were up on! y ten percent over last year. This may be true; I was only commenting on one liotel. He also pointed out that the ddays at the harder had heen straightened out at the Baja 500, and that appl'ars to he the case. My hat is off to the Dept. of Tourism and Senior Tintos for listening and demon-stra ting their concern. Other commentary I received is not worthy of further comment here. The Baja 500 Competition Review Board memhers were Malcolm Vinje, Board Adminis-trator: Larry Noel, Class 3; Roy Prince, Class 9; Brucl' Ogilvie, TL·am Honda: Tim Pruett, Alternate; Carlos Orosco, Baja Pits; Jim Conner, Score Race Coordinator; Paul Fish, Score Ract· Director: Reese King, Score Officials Assoc. and Steve R:v Gcor.~c T/wm/1son Kassanyi, CRB Marshal. A numher of entries apparently took what Score officials consider-ed an illegal course deviation at about mile marker 35, and werl' disqualified after the race hy Score. The condemned entries were# 102 Doug Fortin Jr.,# 105 Corky McMillin, and /:/119 Paul Simon. This action was taken ·outside the Board and hrought a storm of controversy and misunderstanding to the CRB meeting. Paul Simon hrought a protest against \~al Wells, team owner of the Ivan Stewart Class I entry, for illegal air support. Paul readily admitted that he had brought this protest in retaliation for what he had assumed to be Cal's protest against the three Class I entries for short coursing. Scort• officials informed Simon and the Board that this disqualification was the result of an official action based on what Jim Conner witnessed at the 35 mile marker and had nothing to do with Cal Wl'lls. At . this point tht· protest was withdrawn hut not hefore Simon had some interesting comments on the circumstances surrounding his own disqualification. The Board agreed that they were not empowered to overturn an official action and Simon was dismissed. Now I was not at the meeting, hut among the papers I received from Steve Kassanyi is a radio protest form which raised some interesting questions in my mind. It appears to be a radio protest filed j:)y Cal Wells at 6:42 a.m. against entries I 02, I 05 and I 19 for short coursing. This caused me to investigate the matter after the fact. I was told that both Cal and Jim Conner were on the scene at tht: same timt:, t:ach in tht:ir own helicopter, and that Jim informed Cal that he saw the incidt:nt and would "handle it." I was unable to dt:termint: if Cal filed tht: prott:st hefore or afrer his radio conversation with Conner and it prohahly doesn't matter. Still, I would have het:n fascinated to ht:ar tht: Rough Riders case against Cal for illegal air support, since this is a suhject of great intert:st to me. Currently Simon & Simon and Doug Fortin Jr. are protesting the decision directly to Sal Fish. Howt:ver, as of this writing, no decision has come down from Sal on this mattt:r. About 2:00 in tht: aftt:rnoon somewht:re in the vicinity of mile marker 182 Jim Connt:r observed an Enduro Racing chase vehick moving backwards on tht: courst:, and he noticed numbers 400/302 on the rt:ar of the vt:hicle and protestt:d the entries accordingly. Latt:r it was discovered that whilt: #400 was Enduro driver David Ashky, 302 was not Enduro driver Dan Smith. Some discus-sion set:mt:d to centt:r around wht:ther this was a mistakt: on Connt:r's part or wht:tht:r it was an impropt:rly numht:rt:d chase vehiclt:. This being the case Dan Smith was not properly flagged and all chargt:s against his entry were dropped. Dave Ashley explained that the chase. vehicle in qut:stion was responding to his call for assistance after an accident. The vehicle went in with the flow of traffic and then rt:turncd using as much rnution as possihle. At this point Ashley was excust:d while the Board discusst:d tht: numt:rous questions raised by this case. Everyone agreed that it was important that all chase vehicles BECOME AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE ~~f E BEST NEVER REST 1 TEAM Take advantage of the discounts and savings at restaurants, retail stores, etc. Receive the Venable Racing Monthly Newsletter. Venable Racing T-shirt included with membership. Team member discounts on .fill Venable Racing Apparel - caps, catalog items, etc. ****MEMBERSHIP SPECIAL**** FREE GLIDER RIDES FOR ALL NEW MEMBERS RECEIVED BY SEPTEMBER 30, 1992 For complete Information call 714-654-0053 Page 6 Or Send $24.95 for your membership to: VENABLE RACING P O DRAWER 640 SAN JACINTO, CA 92581-0640 · September 19ft he properly markt:d hut did not put forth any solution as to how this rule could bt: policed. It was decidt:d to send a Letter of Reprimand to rntry f/400 for the act of his chase crt:w moving hackwards on the course and "impropt:r marking of numhers on the chase vehicles." Anotht:r cast: of driving backward on thL' courst: involved the Kawasaki lmx van which was seen at mile marker 190 moving hackward on the course in violation of Rule GL-15. James DeGaine, pit coordinator for Kawasaki appeared to argue in defcnst: of tht: action but, wht:n all was said and done, it was clear that, no mattt:r how safely, tht: van did travel backwards as charged. The rule statt:s "All vchiclt:s must travel only in tht: correct direction of the course route or trail". So having admittt:d to the violation it was only a matter of ,frciding tht: appropriatt: penalty, in tht: t:yes of the Board. In rt:vit:wing tht: transcript, there st:t:ms to have ht:en some confusion ahout Kawasaki's standing with the Board, dating hack to tht: Parker 400 last January. Someont: told the Baja 500 Board that then Kawasaki got a Letter of Reprimand, hut it was not a trut: statement. This misinformation may or may not have contrihuted to the assign-ment of a Letter of Rt:primand to Larry Rocsder ( 660) and Danny Hamel ( 662) who arc the ( on! y) two Kawasaki sponsored teams, aside from the fact that T cam Grt:en also providt:s pit support for numerous other entries. Hartmut Klawitter, Class 5 points leadt:r protested Evan Evans ( 60 I ) for a cast: of ahusive ncrfing which took place in tht.· pine forest. Mr. Klawitter stated· that he heard and saw the vehicle approaching fr<;>m behind. Since he could not pull over at that point, ht: put his hand up to acknowledge the driver hchind him. Some 40-80 yards later he found a spot, started to pull over to the right, hut bt:fore he could complete his move the truck to the rear accderatt:d and clipped his left rear corner, driving the Baja Bug into the trees and causing · substantial damage to the vchiclt:. Klawitter had to back up to rt:t:ntt:r the course and almost had a collision with another car in tht: proct:ss. The Board felt that Evans was too agrt:ssivc for the situation and did not allow #500 enough time to pull over safcl y. The case was complicated further by tht: fact that Evans failt:d to appear in his own dt:frnsc and no otht:r rt:prest:ntativc could ht: found from entry 1:60 I . Evan Evans was issued a Letter of Reprimand and placed on a one yt:ar probation. There wert: two complaints filed against #704 Parndli Jones, one for abusive ncrfing filed hy Gt:orge Erl· (903 ). The second protest came from Score officials at Checkpoint 5 whe,re PJ was charged with checkpoint miscon-duct. According to George Erl, driver of f/903, #704 had passed him on three different occasions, prior to the incident, each time without using the horn and without warning. The fourth time Erl said his vehiclt: was hit hard t:nough to cause him considerable pain and damaged the car to the point that they could not continue in the race. The incident took place in the pine forest on the inbound leg of the race, at a time when 903 was running strong-and 704 was well down on time and playing catch-up. Dave Scott came forward to discuss the complaint from Checkpoint 5. He said that about 5: IO /:/704 missed the checkpoint completely at a speed of approx. 70-8() mph. It took ahout I 4 mile for him to make a U-turn and ht: stalled the car in the process, which caused st:vt:ral near misst:s with local traffic. Ont: of tht· 704 chase vehicles hlocked the highway whilt: they attempted to restart the truck. No other racL'rS dL"monstrated such a lack of regard for the safety of all concL'rned. Parndli Jones, drivt:r of704 was not at the meeting, and none of his team ml'mhers who did appear had any knowll'dgt: of L'ithL'r incident. After somL' discussion it was decidL'd to penali:e 704 5•1: , of his total time for abusive nerfing. HL' was also issuL'cl a Letter of Reprimand and placL'd on a onL' yL'ar probation for his hL'havior at thL' cht·ckpoint and his failurt· to appt:ar at the CRB. Among otht·r dt:cisions a Letter of Reprimand was issued to L'ntry /! 1602 for having an unsafe stub can. Entry f:!123, Bob Gordon, was disqualifiL'd by Scort.· Officials for short coursing. While no othn dt:tails wen: availahle about the infraction in thL' notL'S, Gordon told mt· aftL'rwards that tht· car had hrokim and he was drivin~ hack to tht: trailer, having rL'tirL'd from the racL'. Entry 1"559, Danny LL'dt::ma, 1"563, Rohert Jimene: and f:!55() Wayne Cook Wl'TL' Llisqualifil'd for a tt·chnical violation. Appar-L'ntly sonlL'thing to do with frnLkr holt hok- location. Waynt· Cook, dL'frnding 5-1600 t.·lass points champion and class clrivt·r rL'presentatlVL' was so upst·t about thL' tt:ch ck·cision as it was applied to his whick-that hL' prott:stl'd thL' ruling to tht: CRB, who rL'fused to ht·ar his argument sincL' this was a tL"ch mattt·r and thL' T t:ch DirL'ctor was presL'nt. After tht· rncL" Waynt· resignt·d as clrivL"r rt·prL·st·ntative to Class 5-16()() in tht· Scort.· snit·s. This is a loss that will hl' tdt by the class ancl ScorL' lntt·rnationa I. Tht· Compt:tition Rc·viL·w Boar .. ! for the Scort· Baja 5()0 adjournt·d at I 0:()() a.m. aftL"r mtTting for almost thrL'e hours. My thanks to StL've ancl Jan Kassanyi for thL' fint· joh tht'\' did filling in during my ahsl'nce! COMM ENT: ThL' ( ~ompL'ti tion Review Board was t·stahlishecl so that all driwrs could ht· hl'ard hy thL'ir own ptTrs with rt:spect to prott:sts fik-d against them L"itht·r by racl' officials or another racer. During tht· past two years I have watched as hoth SCORE ancl HDRA haw chippt:cl awa)' at the authority of the CRB and have made serious decisions outsidl' this systL'm, thus den)'ing many mcers duL' procL'ss as set forth in thL' Format and GuiLlelint:s of thL' Competition Rt·viL"w Board. The cit-cisions made· against I 02, 1()5 and 119 had nothing to do with liability. ThL·se were judgmL'nt calls which should have been hrought to the CRB for a fair hearing. Until Wt' can rt·ach somt: accort.i with the sanctioning bodies as to how thL'se matters should he handled, thert: is no guaranteL' that any future case will makt: it to the Board! 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 Aripinc, AZ December 5, 1992 Sonoyta to Rocky Point Sonora, Mexico AMSA Jim Wchh P.O. Box 26084 Fresno, CA 93726 (209) 4.39-211-"· AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPONSHIP Darryl Smith 47 Tccnan St. Ferny Hills, Q. 4055, Australia 0 11-18-07 -85 1-0444 September 20, 1992 Waikcric South Australia AUTOCROSS QUEBEC OFF ROAD Class 10 cars only Serge Lamhcrt 65 Rue de Valcourt Blainvillc, Quchcc, Canada K7B IHI (514) 434-5792 August 29, 1992 Autodromc Rive Sud L-i Prairie, Quchcc, Canada BADGERLAND VW CLUB, INC. Terry Friday 5913 Fond Du Lac Road Oshkosh, WI 5490 I ( 414) 688-5509 ( All <'t'l'Jlts lo,:ari:d in Chilton, WI 21t rlii: W in'nd,a.~o Coum:v Ex/,o C,'11tc'T) BAJA PROMOTIONS, LTD.S.A. Lou Peralta P.O . Box 8938 Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 340-5750 Golden Crown of Baja Desert Series (cars) September 25-27, 1992 Gran Carrera de Campconcs San Fdipc, BC, Mexico January 15, 1993 Year En,! Awards --------- ---------· -•---• - . BONNEVILLE OFFROAD 'RACING ENTHUSIASTS· Jim Rakl"r P.O. Box 1583 Ogden, Utah 84402 (80 l) 627-B.O.R.E. A~ October 15, 1992 Bonneville Challenge W endovcr, USA BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 Brighton, Ontario, Canada K0K-1 HO (613)475-l 102/Fax(613)475-3250 September 12-13, 1992 Off Road & Mud Bot-: Races 1991 BRUSH RUN POINTS SERIES P.O. Box 101 Crandon, WI54520 (715) 478-2222 September 5-6, 1992 True Value World's Championship Brush Run 101 Crandon, WI BUMP Boh 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 Mort-:an Hill. CA 95037 (408) 779-3589 Mike Gihcault, SCCA Steward 149 No. Rawhide Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (619) 375-8704 September 19-20, 1992 Tree Line Rally Palmdale, CA October 24, 1992 Gorman Ridge Rally Gorman, CA -~rvooae's a mean mire d n does the 'Mid thing n the highv.y and offroad You'll ~et a ~u~n wllerever r ou ~o 'Cuz these BIG BULL BALLS :~~:~ ;~~::on Green, Blue &Black Will be swingin' low ! flf Measures 8" x 5" x 3" ,r Mounts to undercarriage 1-800-BUL-BALS or send check or money order for $15.95/Balls, Tees/$12 or 2 for $20 Please include $3 S/H for first item. $1 for each oddltiona item . . . . . Page 8 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING ASSOCIATION C.J. 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 160 I 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 Roadcrs Drivers' Association 9 385 Florence A vc. Apopka, FL 32703 (407) 291-12151(305)823-4487 September 6, 1992 Tallahassee, FL October 11, 1992 Sharpes, FL November 8, 1992 Lakeland, FL January 10, 1993 Naples, FL February 14, 1993 Lakeland, FL March 27, 1993 Ta la hassce, FL FUDPUCKER RACING TEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 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 - T cam Race September 13, 1992 Desert Sprint October 1 7, 1992 Boh Patterson's ATV E Ticket Ride (Evcning/nit-:ht event) October 25, 1992 The Attack Kamaka:c Desert Gran Prix followed hy a T cam Race November 22, 1992 The Notorious Dawg 3 Hour T cam Race December 6, 1992 Rudolph's Revenge Desert Gran Prix followed hy a T cam Race (All c'H:ms in clu: El C'i:mro, C'A llTl'll) GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O. Box 2339 San Bernardino, CA 92406 (714)880-1733 GORRA Gcort-:ia Off Road Racing Association Box 11093 Station -A Atlanta, GA 30310 (404) 253-1033 September 2 7, 1992 100 Miles October 24, 1992 Rules Meeting October 25, 1992 50 Miles November 28, 1992 Thanksgiving 250 December 5, 1992 Awards Banquet ( All <!tl.'TltS tit ViL'Jl1UI, GA) September 1991 GREAT LAKES FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASSOCIATION Bob Moon 9 I 5 So. Zeeb Road Ann Arhor, Ml 48103 (313) 665-03581(313) 996-9 I 93 GREAT PLAINS OFF-ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Keith Kocstcrs 4605 N. 130th Circle Omaha, NE 68164 ( 402) 496-0846 August 29, 1992 ( All sliorr courst races and /idd ar Wl'slFair in Council Bluffs, Imm) GREAT WESTERN POINTS SERIES, INC. Bertram Productions, Inc. 15073 Hwyl 19, Rt. 4 Golden, CO 80403 Colorado Off Road Championships (303) 936-5960 August 23, 1992 Eric, Co September 13, 1992 Eric, Co (All ac l.M.l. Mowrs/,orcs Com/>li:x) September 2 7, 1992 Deadwood, SD GRR Golden Ruic Racing P.O. Box 40211 Phoenix, AZ 85067 ( 602) 263-5329 October 3, 1992 TBA November 7, 1992 Wickcnhurg, AZ HORA High Desert Racing Association 12997 Las Vct-:as Blvd., South Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 361-5404 HORA U.S.A. CUP October 3, 1992 Puhlicity Run Gold Coast 300 Las V ct-:as, NV October 9-11, 1992 Gold Coast 300 Las V cgas, NV November 20, 1992 Awards Banquet Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Las V ct-:as, NV HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Harvey Wald (605) 224-6678 days (605) 224-5534 cvcnint-:s August 23, 1992 Oahc 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 <'t'L'JHS sw.~d ac r/ii: duh J!TOunds in Cli:t'l.'S, 0/iio) INTER-SHOWS. MOTORSPORTS PROMOTIONS, INC. P.O. Box 2910 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 (714) 364-0515 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 Fairt-:rounds Costa Mesa, CA December 4, 1992 Motorcycle Swap Meet Orange County Fairgrounds Costa Mesa, CA December 5, 1992 VW/ Porschc Off Road Swap Meet Orant-:c County Fairt-:rounds Costa Mesa, CA KAMLOOPS BRONCO BUSTER 4WDCLUB Randy Chamhcrlin 835 Wawn Road Kamloops, B.C. V2B-6N3 Don (604) 372-9501 days Randy ( 604) 5 79-962 I eves September 2 7, 1992 Enduro Race October 11, 1992 Short Course Race (Comhincd with WORRA) ( All l'wncs mm 7 miles nortliuvsr of KamlooJ>s) LA RANA DESERT RACING 22769 Chamhray 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 Hit-:h Desert 300 Lucerne Valley, CA December 19, 1992 Awards Banquet Marriott Hotd Ontario, CA MICHIGAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS M.T.B. Enterprises Inc. 15529 Jones Road Grand Ledge, MI 4883 7 (5 I 7) 627-6200 August 25, 1992 Kalama:oo Fairgrounds Kalama:oo, MI August 28, 1992 State Fair Dctrout, MI MICHIGAN SPORT BUGGY ASSOCIATION Keneth Coleman 742 E. Roosevelt Road Ashley, Ml 48806 (5 1 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 c'H:nts ac Notre'.:,, TX) September 12, 1992 Twilitc 125 Night Race Notrccs, TX October 24, 1992 150 Miler Notrces, TX November 7, 1992 Awards MICKEY THOMPSON'S OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP GRAND PRIX Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group P.O. Box 25168 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714) 938-4100 September 26, 1992 Mile: High Stadium Denver, CO October 3, 1992 Sam Boyd Silver Bowl Las V,:gas, NV ~ Dusty Times

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October 24, 1992 Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA November 21, 1992 Awards Banquet Rt·d Lion Inn Costa ·Mesa, CA NATIONAL MUD RACING ASSOCIATION 11842 Jason Court Madera, CA 93638 (209) 486-45901(209) 266-5558 August 23, 1992 Merrillville, IN August 23, 1992 Nipigon, Ontario, Canada September 13, 1992 Johnson, VT September 26, 1992 Orange, MA September 2 7, 1992 Barre, MA October 4, 1992 NMRA Super Series Johnson, VT OFF ROAD JAMBOREES Four Wheel Drive Excursions P.O . Box 1154 Arcata, CA 95521 (707) 822-8508 September 25-27, 1992 Kern River Jamboree Lake lsahella / Kernville, CA OFF ROAD PRODUCTIONS OF EL PASO Joey Vasque: 13 180 Round Dance El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 855-97671(915) 855-9767 ONT ARIO OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION Jeff Sargent 1480 Lakeridgt· Rd. N Ajax, Ontario, Canada (416) 427-4782 August 22-23, 1992 Motor Monster Mania CNE Toronto, O ntario September 12-I 3, 1992 Brighton Speedway Brighton, Ontario October 23, 1992 Skydome Motorsport '92 Toronto, Ontario PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 (719) 685-4400 S.C.A.T. INC. Michael R. King P.O. Box 277 Morrisonville, NY 12962 (518 ) 561 -3208 1(518 ) 236-7897 SCCA PRO RALLY SERIES Sports Car Cluh of America P.O . Box 3278 Englewood, CO 8011 2 (303) 779-6622 August 28-30, 1992 Ojihwe 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 W estlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 889-921 6 November 11-14, 1992 Baja 1000 Ensenada to La Pa: Baja, California, Mexico December 4, 1992 Awards Banquet L.A. Airport Hilton Los Angeles, CA SCORE SHOW Mickey Thompson Entertainment Group Tom Lewis P.O . Box25148 Anaheim, CA 92825 (714)938-4 155 S.C.T.A. Southern California Timing Association El ice Simonis T uckcr \, BAKER \\! . PRECISION ~ PRODUCTS HI PERFORMANCE, RACE-PROVEN BAITER/ES PB34 $116.81 PB48 $141.58 PB60 $178.88 BUY IT. USE IT, BELIEVE ITI CV JOINTS 934.5 128MM DIRECT FROM GERMANY DON'T GET CAUGHT $165- WITH IMITATIONS!!!!! NM B .. WHY TRUST REBUILDS! AURORA ess HOSE eAN FITIINGS ePUROSIL e COOLERS eFIRE SYSTEMS eU-JOINTS eNEO OIL e0ZUSE eK-4 SWITCHES CALL FOR YOUR FREE CATALOG • VISA & MASTERCARD ACCEPTED 310-427-2375 2865 GUNDRY AVENUE, LONG BEACH, CA 90806 Page 10 22048 Vivienda Ave. Grand Terrace, CA 92324 (7 14) 783-8293 September 13, 1 992 El Mirage Dry Lake El Mirage, CA October 4, 1992 El Mirage Dry Lake El Miragc, CA October 16-18, 1992 W orld Finals Bonncville, Utah November 8, 1992 El Miragc Dry Lake El Miragc, C A SNORE Southern Ncvada Off Road Enthusiasts P.O . Box 4394 Las Vcgas, NV 89106 (702) 452-4522 September 18-20, 1992 SNORE 250 Jean, NV December 5-6, 1992 Eldorado Valley 250 Las Vegas, NV SHORT COURSE OFF ROAD DRIVERS ASSOCIATION Terry Wolfc 7839 W . North Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 532 13 (414) 453-SODA/( 414) 257-0422 August 22-23, 1992 Great Northern Challenge Lake Odessa, Ml September 5-6, 1992 True Value W orld's Championship Brush Run IO I Crandon, WI September 19-20, 1992 Midwest Points Championship Oshkosh, WI TEXAS OFF ROAD GRAND PRIX Short Course Racing - T cxas Style Class I 0 , Sportsman, Challcngcr Mike &·rnardo 1606 Lancd ot Circle Grand Prairic, TX 75050 (214) 855-2232 ( A ll .:wnc, ,a Sc.:/>ht~it•illt·. Tt'xm S/>t't·,lm 1:v) TORA Truck Racing Association Ray Carney, Director 7 Prutell Drive Apalchin, NY 13732 (607) 625-5676 UORRA U nited Off Road Racing Association Dave Urhanowic:, President 589 Amwell Road Ncshanic, NJ 08853 (908) 369-6550 ( Ra,cs CIC Colonial VC11lc:; Rt'sorcs in PA) VENTURA RACEWAY Business Office 2810 W . Wooley Road Oxnard, CA 93030 (805) 656-1122 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 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross November 21, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross December 5, 1992 Class 10, 1-2-1600, 5-1600 Motocross (orlicr ,m dC1ss.:s t◄dcom.: i( clirc.: or morc ,/iou• 11/>) September 1992 Trail Notes ••• THE MTEG STADIUM RACE at the LA Coliseum inJ ul y was thc series last appearance in the Los Angeles area this season. Coming on the heels of thc early summer riots, not very far away from thc Coliseum, the event was iffy in that it might not have happened at all. But the Rebuild LA group got heh ind the racc, and the only major change was that most of it happened in the daylight. In quite a change from the usual program the heat raccs started at four o'clock in the afternoon and while thc audicncc count was down to under 30,000 in the July heat wave, they were an enthusiastic hunch. The honus for cnthusiast publications was gctting racing photos in thc daylight for a change. The hig news was that Toyota's winning streak was broken, first time this year. While Rod Millen won the heat racc, Roger Mears won the other, and Millen, who kcpt his Toyota out front all the way to the last lap in the truck main event, got outfoxcd hy motocross champion Ricky Johnson who made the pass and won the main in his Chevrolet. In other classcs Larry Nod won the heat race and the main event in a Jeep C herokee in UltraStock class. Word is that this class will he just for sport utility vehicles next season, and the remaining sedans, for which Mickey started the class, will no longer be digihlc to race in the stadium series. Jimmie Johnson again won thc main cvcnt for Superlite cars and Marty Hart edged Frank Arcicro Jr. for the Super 1600 ti tic. Wc'll have a full rcport in the next issue. SOS-MAYDAY-HELP -The Weatherman Radio Relay is leasing a twin engine aircraft and two pilots to cover the Baja 1000 race to La Paz. Flying day and night at an altitude of 23,000 feet, the relay will cover from Catavina to La Paz. A second relay atop Mount Diablo will cover the rest of the Peninsula. In 1985 and 1989 manufacturers and a handful of the larger teams paid for the aircraft and pilots. Some of the manufacturers have left the sport and the other supporters now have their own aircraft relay support. It now falls on the grass roots racers to support the $6,000 estimated cost of the relay. To pay for this effort the Weatherman created a raffle with tickets for $1.00 each with prizes from PCI RACE RADIOS including: 1st prize - a new Roadmaster radio (or $500 cash), 2nd prize - a new INTERCOM with two helmets wired (or $400 cash), 3rd prize - a new Ringo Ranger base station antenna and poles ( or $150 cash). In the past seven months the raffle has made only $400, leaving a $5,600 deficit with only two and a half months to go. We desperately need your help with this effort so please send your ticket requests to: Bob Steinberger - aka The Weatherman, PCI Race Radios, 2888 Gundry Ave., Signal Hill, CA 90806. (The Weatherman Relay is a major safety factor in desert racing, particularly valuable on this event because there is no other means of communication, and even if you have your own network, think of your fellow racers who rely on the W eatherman network to get their crew to them, or get them out in case of injury. Besides, the prizes are sure worth a mere one buck investment. ed ) ANTELOPE VALLEY SHORT COURSE RACE -On Labor Day, Scptemhcr 7. 1992, the Antelope Valley .Fair and Alfalfa Festival will ht· promoting our first Stadium Style Off Road Race . The classes eligible-to run in this cvent will he Super 1600, 1-2-1600, 5-1600, the Mini Lights (Odyssey types) and Open 0-250cc 4 W heel ATVs. We have heen working closely with Bill Varnes at Mirage Racing in Lancaster, and have convinced the Antelope Valley Fairgrounds pcopk· that this type of racing has a large following of fans and would he a good addition to their fair line up for 1992. Entry fct· is a mere $75 with an insurance fet· of $65. Each entry gets a driver pass and three pit passes. The payback is 100 pcrcent plus extra purse in each class. For example there is $ 1,500 on top of the entry payback in Super 1600 class. Racing will start at I :30 in the afternoon at the Fairgrounds in Lancaster, CA. For complete information call Bill Whitt• at 805-948-6060. It is definitely a short course stadium typt· race track. SCORE INTERNATIONAL arc thinking ahead to the Raja 1000 earlier than usual this year. They have already mailecl o ut the map of the southern half of the course, which was marked and open for pre-running before the first of August. The hig news for this 25th Anniversary running of the Raja 10()0 is that SCO RE will stage a gala traditional public t!rawi ng for st,1rting numbers, a practice that was discontinued in recent years. The date is September 26 and the place is Drt·w Ford, 8970 La Mesa Blvd., La Mesa, CA. For you frc·t·way flicrs who may get lost without those hig green signs. the phone· numhcr at Drew Ford is(619)464-7777. The drawing will he held in a festive atmospht·rc and will include refreshments, off road racing films, liquid libations and great hcnch racing. It sounds like a fun way to start the hig race, the original that started it all from Enscnada to La Pa:. VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916)925-1702 September 5-7, 1992 Yerington VORRA 250 Yerington, NV October 16-18, 1992 The Bend 300 Brothcrs, OR November 1992 TBA 1992 Championship Race Prairic City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 19 125 -87A Ave. Surrey, British Columbia, V3R SX7, Canada (604) 576-6256 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E. Grovers Phoenix, AZ 85032 (602 ) 971-3730 ( All t't•i:nrs CIC Tlm 1slicrl£111d. 1 17th At•.:. & Gl.:mllll.: in Plwenix. AZ) ( IIIOTt' TRAIL NOTES 011 />tl,~L' 6 I ) FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP August 25-31, 1992 1000 L,kes 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 O RGANI ZER · Lise :;our comin.~ L't't'n1' in DUSTY . TIMES (r.:c' St'nd vo11r 1992 ~d1.:tl11/.:m soon m /wssil,IL' (or.lisring in chi, ,o/1m111. Mllil Wl!1r met' or w llv ,c/it'd111t' to: DUSTY TIMES. ~ n , D~m At•L' .. S11irc 0. A.~1111;,;_ ·cA () I :io I Dusy Times

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HDRA USA CUP FIREWORKS 250 Rob MacCachren Takes The Overall R:v Jwl:v Smith Photos: Trm:l<sic/,: Photo Inc. --Rob MacCachren had a good day at Barstow. taking fast lap of the day. the Class 8 victory, and his first overall victory in the Big truck class. in the high flying Venable Racing Ford. his only trouble a couple of last lap flat tires in the rocks. Roh MacCachren has apparent-inspection were held on Saturday Richey in his Porsche powered ly broken the jinx that haunted morning, in downtown Barstow, Raceco, struggling with had him for the first four races of '92,. and were over hy about l :30, brakes, and arriving at his pit on a and picked up his second class giving everyone time for a quick flat tire. And Pat Dean, in a win, and the first overall victory at lunch before they headed out to Porsche Chenowth ran fifth. the HORA Fireworks 250 in July. the start line. Many racers were Walker's truck had developed Followinghardontheheelsofhis finished hy nine thirty, but a radiator leak, which wasn't Class 8 win at the Baja 500, stragglers were still finding their enough to need a repair stop, but MacCachren put his Ford truck wa\' to the finish line as late as it did let things get a little warm, through its paces on the rough 2:30Sunday morning. Still, it was so he couldn't charge quite as Mojave Desert course at Barstow, a plus for some entrants that they hard as he'd like. Nonetheless, he to get his overall win hy just five didn't have to he there on Friday, ran plenty hard enough to stay in minutes and 44 seconds over andcouldsavethecostofanight's front of his class, while Gordon Walker Evans and his Dodge lodging and meals out of town. ended up on a tow rope with a truck. The first class to take off into blown transmission. Evans took This year's course was 73.7 the hot wind was the unlimited his unlimited class win, followed miles long, and most classes were group, and they were flagged off in hy Richey, then Dean, who'd required to run three laps, for a thl· start line one at a time, 45. had a couple of flats, and total of 221 miles. The time limit seconds apart. Walker Evans and McEachern, for whom flat tires was ten hours, and it was a late his Dodge had drawn the first had heen the only problem also. afternoon race, with the start time start number, and had the benefit Holladay and his co-driver, Billy at 4 p.m. The start/ finish area was of that dust free first lap. And Robertson, who'd run out of gas located off the Sidewinder exit of Evans was still first on the road at on the last lap and lost three or 1-15, and the race encompassed a the end of the lap, hut Rohhy four minutes, finished fifth . serpentine route roughlv within Gordon had his Ford truck in the The C lass8 trucks started next, the confines of a triangle formed lead h y 14 seconds, recording the and they were also spaced 45 hy the 1-15 from Lenwood to class fast lap o f 1:27:34. Evans seconds apart. There were o nly Wildwash, Stoddard Wells Road, was second and Steve Holladay, in six trucks for this race, and the and Barstow Road. The trails his two seat Moulton, ran third, entry of Mike Normile came to were mostly old ones, well used almost five minutes later. Steve grief early on the first lap when it and well known, although no McEachern, in the Jeep, was rolled over and caught fire . prerunning had heen allowed, fourth, after fixing a flat, while Neither of the occupants were beyond one guided tour a few Jason Baldwin was fifth in his hurt, hut the truck burned weeks hefore the race. Porsche Chenowth. completely. While a small battery The Class 11 cars, and the Walker's speed aropped as he of spectators with fire extinguish-"Stock Mini trucks" and "Stock ran into traffic on lap two, hut ers made sure that a brush fire Fullsi:ed trucks" started shortly ewn though he'd had a flat, he didn't start as a result of the truck after 7:30 p.m., when the others moved into the lead, now two fire, the rest of the Class 8s were going into their second lap, minutes and 43 seconds ahead of barreled on around the course, and were required to run only one Gordon. McEachern was third, and at the end of the first lap Rob lap. ahout seven minutes later, having MacCachren had his Ford in the It was almost a one day event, trouble with the course eating up lead, with 24 seconds on Larry since contingency and tech his tires. In fourth it was Bob Ragland in his Chevy. MacCach-~ . . ~ ~ Walker Evans set out to repeat his overall victory here of last year. but a couple of nagging problems slowed him a bit en route to the Class 1 victory and second overall in the Dodge. ren also had the overall lead at that point. David Bryan ran third in his Ford, and Brian Stewart, who'd had a sheared key-way on his power steering pulley right off the start, was fourth in his Dodge, with Dave Westhem, in hisGMC, in fifth, after an hour's down time with some problem. MacCachren was having a good day, and he was driving on one of his favorite courses. He ticked off thl· fast lap for the day, at l :26:05 ,, and increased his lead to a little over four minutes on the second lap, as Ragland had a problem with his rear brakes. Stewart was third now, but was a little over a half hour hack followed hy Bryan and Westhem. MacCach-ren, who was concen-trating on winning Class 8, and trying to ignore the possibility of an overall win, flattened a couple of tires on rocks on the last lap, hut he knew Ragland hadn't passed him. He got his win by 18 minutes, but the overall was icing on the cake. Ragland took second, followed in by Stewart, a little over a half hour later. Bryan who was down on horsepower for this race, finished fourth, and Westhem was fifth, about 40 minutes later. Things speeded up a little at the start line when the Class l Os came up, and everyone went off the line only 30 seconds apart from that point on, the HORA apparently figuring that the dust doesn't hother other drivers as much as it does the unlimited cars and the Class 8 trucks. The first lap leader was Tom DeNault in his Mirage, and he had 47 seconds on Steve Sourapas in his Cheriowth, and the team of Darren Wilson and Keith Underwood in a Mirage, who were tied for third. Tony Kujala was fourth in a Fad Fab, with Rick Romans in fifth, a little over a minute later. DeNault continued to lead through the second lap, hut he was beginning to feel ill, while Wilson and Underwood moved up firmly into second, now 5 I seconds in front of Sourapas. Romans was fourth and Kujala ran fifth, only five and a half minutes hehind the leader. De Nault was really sick now, to the point of throwing up in his helmet, hut he continued to lead, until he drove through a check-point in his misery, and had to Bob Richey had bad brake woes and a flat on the Porsche powered Raceco and tre still ran fast enough to finish second in Class 1 and fifth overall. -~ -~ "' #'l {fljj..,..,..._....., Pat Dean and John Gaughan were on track with their Porsche powered Chenowth. their only problem was flats. and they finished third in Class 1. sixth 01A. Steve McEachern and Larry Martin found the course a tire eater for the Jeep but had no other problems on the fast run to fourth in Class 1 and 11th Q IA. Larry Ragland kept his Chevy in sight of the Class 8 leader. then had real brake trouble. but he made it home second in class and managed third OJA. Page 12 September 1992 Dusty Times

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Tom DeNault had his Mirage in the lead for two of the three laps, but a bout with illness dropped him back a bit and he was second in Class 10 at the flag. Jerry Leighton returned to Class 10 racing in a two seat Raceco, drove with his usual verve. and finished less than three minutes back in third place. Dale White, and co-driver Don Adams, got White's new Chevy Blazer around in good time despite the rocks and they finished second in Class 3 action. swing around and go back to make a legal stop. Kujala, who had no radio, and wasn't sure what position he was in, went past him, without either of them knowing. Kujala took the win, with a slightly green DeNault second, a little over five minutes later. In third it was Jerry Leighton, in a Raceco, who'd had oil on his clutch, hut ran three evenly paced laps for his first finish in a coon's age. J.D. Ward in a Bunderson, who'd recorded the class fast lap on lap two, at I :37:43, making up for time lost with a clµtch linkage problem on lap one, moved himself up into fourth place at the finish. Sourapas'sco-driver, Dave Richardson, had the misfortune to lose an axle when a snap ring pulled off, and he had to make on course repairs, hut still salvaged a fifth place out of it, and was only 44 minutes behind the winning car. Class 10 had a good. highly competitive group, and Tony Kujula had his FodFab in fine form. taking the lead on the third lap and he won Class 10 by over five minutes and took tenth overall as well. The Class 6 cars were next, and John Swift put his Ford out front right away, even though he said his plan was to" pre-run" the first lap. He had 21 seconds on Curt LeDuc in his Jeep, whose goal was "to finish", this time, working on the points championship. In third it was Danny Ashcraft in a Ford, another 29 seconds hack, followed hy Evan Evans, who'd had a flat on his Jimmy, and was 15 seconds behind Ashcraft. Fifth belonged to a newcomer to Class 6, Rick Johnson, of Motocross fame, paired with John De Vito, in his Bla:er. But they'd had some John Swift flies high past a pit area in his very dependable and fast Ford Explorer and he led from flag to flag in Class 6, set class fast lap, had two flats on the last lap but still won the class and finished seventh overall. Mike Les le started out with a flat tire. then equipment failure, but still led Class 3 from flag to flag in the Jeep Cherokee, having no more trouble en route to ,he class victory. Dusty Times problem, and were already almost an hour down. Swift ticked off the class fast lap his second time around, at I :34:23, and moved solidly into the lead, with Ashcraft in second, a little over six minutes later, and LeDuc a little over three minutes behind him. Evans was fourth, while DeVito and Johnson were still struggling. Swift fell victim to the rocks on the last lap, and had two flats in the last IO miles, but still managed to hang on to his win, and finished seventh overall. LeDuc moved up to second, six minutes later, followed in by Evans, and then Ashcraft, who lost an hour on the last lap. DeVito and Johnson didn't make it around the third time. In Class 3 Mike Lesle got off to a had beginning when he hit a big rock and flattened a tire, and then found his air gun didn't work. He lost seven minutes on that tire change, hut still finished the lap in the lead, and he'd recorded the class fast lap at 1:41:16. Dale White and Don Adams ran second in their Bla:er, about JO .minutes later, followed by Dan Smith in his Ford Bronco, who'd lost a power steering belt. Turbo Lamke and Tom Cornwell ran fourth in their Bla:er. On the next lap, as Lesle continued to lead, White and Adams held second, and Lamke and Cornwell moved up to third, when Smith lost an hour and dropped to fourth. Les le motored on smoothly to take the win, followed in by White and Adams, and then Lamke and Cornwell.-In Class 4, at the end of lap one, Dave Ashley, who'd crashed badly at the Baja 500, and reported a "round the clock thrash" to get his truck ready to race at Barstow, found himself in the lead and recording the class fast lap at I :37: 17. Rod Hall was second in the Dodge, and Jerry McDonald, who'd broken a front September 1 92 A-arm at mile 28, was third, hut over an hour down, in his Chevy. Ashley ticked off another good lap, to stay in front, while Hall broke a lower track rod, and McDonald moved up to •econd, running well now, hut too far down to catch up in such a short race. Hall lost over an hour with repairs. Ashley had 0ne flat, but otherwise ran a flawless race, to take the win, and fourth overall, a little surprised that the truck, which hadn't been finished until I This is the system . run by most off road race winners a.m. race day, had done so well. McDonald was second, a little over an hour and a half later, followed in by Hall, much later. Class 7, which started next, was led hy Scott Douglas, in his Dodge Dakota, turning in the fast lap, at I :41 :53, and just a minute and 30 seconds in front of Chuck Johnson in his Ford. Racin GarL1ner was third in his Ford, and Russ Jones, also Ford, didn't get his fir~t lap completed .. Douglas had some brake trouble on C.. TRI-MIL BOBCAT CHROME JEEP STRAIGHT 6 "NEW SUMMER SPECIAL CHROME" 2740 COMPTON AVENUE LOS ANGELES, CALIF. 90011 (213) 234-9014 WHO.LESALE ONLY DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 13

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Brent Grizzle won the tight fight for second place, a dice all the way, in Class 1-2-1600, stopped only for fuel midway, and got second by seconds. Darren and Dale Ebberts had some fancy signs on their Suspen-sions Unlimited 1-2-1600 and they had a flat for down time and carried on to third in class. Jon and Brian Tank/age nose dive their Suspensions Unlimited 1/J00, had a close dice with the Ebberts. and finished fourth. just 45 seconds behind. Dave Ashley's Ford F-150 seemed fully recovered from its Baja ills, as he did Class 4 fast lap on the first round, carried on to lead all the way and win again in the Enduro Race Team Ford. tr the second lap, hut continued to lead as Johnson had a battery problem, and couldn't figure out what was wrong. They were only a minute and 14 seconds apart after two laps, and Gardner was third, hut he'd had some trouble that cost him close to two hours. Douglas ran another good lap and took the win, finishing just five and a half minutes in front of Johnson, who'd hit a hole and done his front end no good. Gardner was third, about three hours down. • The l-2-1600s were the eighth class to start at Rarstow, and at the end of the first lap it was Gary' Sewell, in a first time out Lothringer recording the class fast lap, at I :37:54, and leading hy seven and a half minutes. Kevin Davis was second, and Brian Tanklage, in a Suspensions Unlimited car ran third. In fourth it was Rod Muller and Mike. Halliday, in a Chenowth, followed hy Louis Silvas in a Mirage. Sewell, whose chase crew hadn't ht:en able to keep up with him on tht: first lap, had a flat on lap two, but still held his lead, and was now about 12 minutes ahead of Danny Porter and Mark Ruddis, in a Suspensions Unlim-ited car, who were in awe of St:wt:ll's times. The Tanklage car ran third, three and a half minutes later, followed by BrentGri::le, in a Chenowth, a minute and eight seconds back. In fifth it was Scott Webster and Randy Anderson, in their ORBS, 48 seconds later. Davis had endoed his car and put himself out of the race. He was PIKE'S SERVICE CENTER BAKER, CALIFORNIA DENNY'S Denny\'. RESTAURA·NT OPEN 24 HOURS SERVICE EVERY DAV YEAR ROUND THE BEST IN THE DESERT FOR OVER 40 YEARS Page 14 in a .Jeep, ran third, just two' minutes later, followed hy Billy Bunch and Manny Esquerra, in a Ford, who were 22 minutes back in fourth. Ron Lister and Mike Kalicki were fifth in their Ranger, another two minutes and 25 seconds later. On the second lap Le:wis' transmission went out, and York went into the lead now 16 minutes in front of Dean and Gaughan, who thought their truck was "a Ii ttle slow -but good for us." Bunch and Esquerra were third, with another longish lap, followed by Lister and Kalicki, who'd needed welding on their front end. Steve Luport was now running fifth, five minutes later. Scott Douglas likes his new Dodge Dakota more e11ery race. as he keeps on winning Class 7. He had some brake trouble and had to wcrk for this one. but he Jed the class all the way to victory. York dido 't even have any flats, and continued at a good pace to get his second win in a row, and his first victory at Barstow. Gaughan and Dean, who'd had one flat, their first ever in their off road racing careers, finished second, 26 minutes-later. Bunch and Esqui,:rra go_t in a ~ood last lap, and finished third, 48 minutes later, followed in by Kalicki and Lister, and then Luport. Mike Randall, in his reported o.k., but "knocked _a little silly." Sewell had no problems at all, and went on to take the win by 19 minutes and 10 seconds, a big margin for this class with so many good cars and drivers still running. Gri::le was second, having stopped only for fuel. In third it was Darren and Dale Ebberts, who'd had one flat, and stopped briefly when the seat belts came unbuckled. They had enjoyed a close race all day with Brian and Jon Tanklage, who'd also had a flat, and finished fourth, 45 seconds later, talking about what fun they'd had dicing with the Ebberts brothers. Muller and Halliday were fifth, about nine minutes later. Class 5 was next to go, and the lead belonged to Mike Grabowski, who recorded tht: fast lap for tht: class, at I :45:58, even though his carburetor was loading up. In st:cond it was Mike Jakobson and Ron Jurkovac who'd had a flat and problems with their jack. And Brad Person was third, less than a minute later, followed by Lisa Dickerson, who'd lost a coil, and then George Seeley, four and a half minutes later. Neal Grabowski' took over for his brother on the second lap, and held on to the lead, carburetor still flooding, and now had a little over four minutes on Scott Cameron, Dickerson's co-driver. Jakobson and Jurkovac ran third, five minutes later, and Seeley was fourth, hut way down after losing over two 'hours. Person broke a rear trailing arm arid was out. On the third lap, with Mike hack in the car, the carburetor cleared up, and the Grahowskis ran uneventfully to the finish for their win. Jakobson and Jurkovac moved up to second, 11 minutes later, with Dickerson and Cameron, after breaking an inner tie rod, and also tearing off a front wheel, in third, 21 minutes later. Seeley finished a late fourth.' September 1991 Class 7S was next to start, and in front it was Jeff Lewis i.n his Chevy, who had a minute and 29 seconds lead and the class fast lap of 1:45:03. Darren York, in a Ford, ran second, with a carbur-etor flooding problem that had him shutting off his fuel pumps now and then to dry things out. Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean, Class 1-2-1600 was one of the larger ones at Barstow and Gary Sewell made a sparkling debut in his new Lothringer, had one flat for trouble, and led the class all day and won by over 19 minutes. Neal and Mike Grabowski had carburetor flooding problems most of the way, but they set fast lap for the class anyhow with Mike on the first lap, and the brothers won Class 5 in the tidy Bug by 11 minutes. Dusty Times

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Kicking up dust in the dry Stoddard Valley Mike Jakobson and Ron Jurkovac survived this nose dive to finish a strong second in Class 5 competition. Brendan Gaughan and J.C. Dean had a keen run in the Jeep Comanche their first time out at Barstow. and they finished a fine second in Class 7S/7 4x4. Steve and Tim Lawrence rolled on the first lap. but got back up and running quickly and worked their way up through the field to second in Class 5-1600. second race this season, after a long layoff, got his Jeep to the finish line just 33 minutes ahead of the cut off time. In Class 5-1600 there was still a lot of talk about the post race disqualifications of three top fin ishers at the Baja 500, and one o f the dq'd finishers, Wayne Cook, was still brimming with left over anger and energy from the incident, so he took off into the Mojave desert with a heavy foot, pushi ng his car much harder than usual, and went into the lead, with the class fast lap at I :55:40, and nine minutes o n second place Frank O mholi and Jim Enders. In third it was Joe and Steve Grier, I I seconds later, followed h y Vince Alcouloumre, a minute and 51 seconds hack, and then Dave Shively, 45 seconds further hack. Darren and Doug York took the lead in Class 7S/7 4x4 on the second lap and had no troubles at all. not even a flat on their way to their second win in a row in the very tidy Ford Ranger. Things were back to normal in Class 5- 1600 as Wayne and Alan Cook drove the handsome Baja Bug to victory. Alan using flashlights when the electrics failed, to get them home the winner. On tht.' St.'cond lap Cook began to have some electrical prohlt.'ms, and the car quit now and then. But he held his lt.'a,.L with 22 minutes on Shively, and his co-driver, Richard Holmstrom, who'd moved into second, and finished tht.' lap with a collapsed rt.'ar suspt'nsion. In third it was Steve and Tim Lawrenct.', who' d collt.'cted some dents in the roof when Steve went on his lid just at the end of the first lap. Running fourth now it was Marty Seefried and Mike Frishy, who'd had a rear flat and no starter on the first lap, and were now 15 seconds behind the Lawrences. Fifth was held hy Alcouloumre and his co-driver, Mike Molina. When Wayne's hrother, Alan, headed out into the last lap he took along an extra hattery and a couple of flashlights. However, Alan~ DEAN POOLS & GARY SEWELL WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR MAKING IT HAPPEN -KENT @ LOTHRINGER ENGINEERING 818-915-2212 DON @ HATZ RACING ENGINES 619-425-1639 LORENZO @ W/R RACING TRANS 818-914-8147 JEFF, MARK & JIM @ McKENZIES 714-441-1212 JIM @ TUCKER TIRE CO GORDON@ JIM@ ** 1ST IN CLASS: HDRA FIREWORKS 250 (FAST LAP 1 :37.54) ** 1 ST IN CLASS: SNORE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL (FAST LAP 50:28) 818-332-1142 TURBO BLUE FUEL 310-928-2278 SIGN PROS OF CALIF 714-464-1222 YOKOHAMA TIRES - SWAY-A-WAY - FUEL SAFE -B.D.R. -S&S HEADERS - TRACKSIDE PHOTO - FOX SHOCKS SPECIAL THANKS TO DAN KELLER, MECHANIC & CO-DRIVER Dusty Times September 1991 Page 15

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IJF figured out that their prohlt:m was caused hy a faulty switch, and every time the car quit he jiggled the switch and it would eventually re-start. They took the win, finishing 45 minutes in front of the second place Lawrences. In third it was Shively and Holm-strom, still collapsed, 18 minutes later. And Alcouloumre and Molina were fourth, a minute and 33 seconds hehind them, followed in hy the Griers, a half hour later. It was an unusual finish for this ,_-lass, which more typically finishes with the leaders only seconds apart. The Class 9 cars were the last of those required to run three laps to start, and when they came around again the lead hdonged to Roh Challman, in a Chenowth, who'd recorded the class fast lap, at 2:03:59. In second place it was Don Weiser and Kdly Suhers, in a Tuf Rail, 50 seconds later, and followed hy Rick Johnson, in what he called a "no name Barstow car", 24 seconds later. Joel Stankavich had his Raceco in fourth, another 58 seconds hack, and Charles Ratliff, in a Rehel, was 48 seconds hehind him in fifth, and just three minutes hehind the first place car. Of the 15 Class 9 entries, seven were from Barstow or the surrounding area. • Pos. 101 110 2 119 3 116 4 103 5 1609 1 1614 2 1613 3 1610 4 1601 5 300 1 302 2 348 3 301 4 349 5 400 1 403 2 402 3 504 1 502 2 503 3 501 4 550 1 555 2 560 3 599 4 559 5 600 1 603 2 602 3 601 4 703 1 701 2 702 3 721 1 722 2 748 3 723 4 727 5 804 1 800 2 803 3 801 4 805 5 996 1 997 2 998 3 909 4 995 5 1013 1 1006 2 1010 3 1005 4 1001 5 1101 1 1100 2 1199 3 769 1 752 2 733 3 899 1 897 2 898 3 HORA FIREWORKS 250 JULY 4, 1992 • RESULTS Driver/Co-Oriver Vehicle Class 1/2- Unlimited Single & Two Seat -29 start -13 finish Walker Evans Dodge D 150 Bob Richey/Tom Baker RacecolPorsche Pat Dean/John Gaughan Chenowth/Porsche Steve McEacherntLarry Martin Jeep Cherokee Steve Holladay/Billy Robertson Moulton Class 1-2-1600 -1600cc Restricted Engine -23 start-15 finish Gary Sewell/Dan Keller Lothringer Brent Grizzle (solo) Chenowth Darren & Dale Ebberts Susp. Unltd. Jon & Brian Tanklage Susp. Unltd. Rod Muller/Mike Halliday Chenowth Class 3 -Short WB 4X4 - 7 start - 5 finish Mike Lesle Jeep Cherokee DaleWhite/Don Adams Chevy Blazer Turbo Lamke/Tom Cornwell Chevy Blazer Dan Smith/Mike Bakholdin Ford Bronco Kirk Kovel Ford Bronco Class 4 -Long WB 4X4 - 3 start - 3 finish David Ashley Ford F-150 Jerry McDonald/Barry Beacham Chevrolet Rodney Hall/Jim Fricker DodgeW-150 Class 5 - Unlimited Baja Bug - 5 start - 4 finish Neal & Mike Grabowski Baja Bug Mike Jakobson/Ron Jurkovac Baja Bug Lisa Dickerson/Scott Cameron Baja Bug George Seeley, Jr /Ty Godde Baja Bug Class 5-1600 • 1600cc Baja Bug • 11 start - 8 finish Wayne & Alan Cook Baja Bug Steve & Tim Lawrence Baja Bug David Shively/Richard Holmstrom Baja Bug Vince Alcouloumre/Mike Molina Baja SurfBug Joseph & Steve Grier Baja Bug Class 6 • Production Sedan - 5 start - 4 finish John Swift Dino Pugeda Ford Explorer Curt LeDuc Jeep Cherokee Evan Evans/Phil Farieo GMCJimmy Danny AshcrafVOave Mason Ford Explorer Class 7 • Unlimited Mini-Midi Pickup • 4 start - 3 finish Scon Douglas Dodge Dakota Chuck Johnson Ford Ranger Racin Gardnermm Gonermayer Ford Ranger Class 7S • 74X4 -Stock Mini-Midi Pickup - 9 start - 6 finish Darren & Doug York Ford Ranger Brendan GaughantJ.C. Dean Jeep Comanche W.D. Bunch/Manny Esquerra Ford Ranger Ron Lister/Mike Kalicki Ford Ranger Steve Luport Ford Ranger Class 8 -2WD Standard Pickup - 6 start - 5 finish Rob MacCachren/Mike Schoffstall Ford F-150 Larry Ragland/Ivan Scoppettone Chevrolet Brian Stewart Dodge D-150 David Bryan/Debbie Keefe Ford F-150 David Westhem/Darryl Putnam GMC Sierra Class 9 -Restricted Buggy -16 start -11 finish Rick Johnson/Lee Perfect Brut Joel Lee Stankavich/Warren Messick Raceco Charles Ratliff/Jason Kleber US Rebel James Clements/Mike Brown/Jody Hurt Ron Brady/Rob Challman Chenowth Class 10 - Unlimited 1650cc - 15 start - 1 O finish Tony Kujala Fod Fab Tom Denault Mirage Jerry Leighton Raceco J.D. Ward/Gary Johnson Bunderson Steve SourapaSIOave Richardson Chenowth Class II -Stock VW Sedan - 3 start - 3 finish • ( I lap) Travis Howard/Mike Monohan VWBeetle Martin Garibay/Alejandro Avila VWBeetle Peter Rosenstein VWBeetle Class Stock Mini Truck• 4 start - 3 finish • (1 lap) Scott Seils/Chris Roberts Toyota Michael Martin Toyota Danny Clay Toyota Class Full Size Stock Truck - 3 start • 3 finish • (I lap) Gordon DiCarlo/Jeff Yokum Ford Kenneth Parr/Bob Ryan Chevy James Hall Ford Bronco Starters - 142 -Finishers -96 Finish Rat!., -67.6% Race Distance - 3 73 mile laps Time Allowance -10 hours Fut lap Overall - Rob MacCac:hren - Class 8 Ford PU-1:26:05 Page 16 Time 0/A 4:34:22 2 4:57:31 5 4:59:19 6 5:03:59 8 5:12:00 11 5:13:32 12 5:32:42 23 5:33:38 25 5:34:23 28 5:43:41 30 5:21:46 16 6:11:11 44 7:17:57 64 7:37:50 69 8:46:54 82 4:56:46 4 6:37:45 52 9:11:38 85 5:34:14 27 5:45:24 32 6:06:46 43 8:50:41 83 6:25:48 47 7:10:33 61 7:28:02 66 7:29:35 67 8:02:18 74 5:00:54 7 5:06:35 g 5:34:06 26 6:01:41 40 5:17:27 15 5:23:02 17 8:25:30 77 5:35:28 29 6:01:32 39 6:49:27 56 7:24:10 65 7:46:19 71 4:28:38 4:46:10 3 5:23:03 18 5:50:45 35 6:30:28 50 6:29:24 49 6:33:47 51 6:39:33 53 6:46:56 55 6:53:40 59 5:09:27 10 5:14:45 13 5:17:07 14 5:43:58 31 5:53:55 37 2:33:38 2:44:05 5:46:26 3:02:27 3:10:54 4:00:12 2:39:06 2:40:37 3:34:55 ...... ;~,-...4,';;.i~7 .. i,if£~:'-: r.r>-·Z'. # ~~~-~~~;ff ].;;~::;~:, ~;tf,-2:.:,j:; ...; ,~A• ~ Rick Johnson scored a home town win in his Brut moved from third off the start to lead Class 9 midway: despite a lost fan belt, oil pressure woes. he and Lee Perfect carried on to the class victory. Travis Howard and Mike Monohan had a clean run for the single lap required in Class 11. except for the trunk hood flapping on the last lap. but they sped into the class victory. by about 10.5 minutes. On the second lap Johnson (not Wl'rl' from Barstow also. Dol's the moto-cross Johnson) moved familiarity with the terrain help a into thl' lead, with just a hrief stop hit! for a lost fan hdt, and he had two The Class 11 cars were required minutl'S and 33 seconds on torunonlyonelap,andthcirstart Challman, whose tennis dhow was bothering him, and his co-driver, Ron Brady. In third it was Stankavich and his co-driver, Warren Messick, a minute and 42 seconds later. Ratliff and his co-driver, Jason Kleher, were fourth, two and a half minutes hehind them, and in fifth it was Dave Girdner and Tommy Craig, in a Hi Jumper. It was Barstow, Palmdale, Littlerock, Barstow, Lucerne Valley Glendale and Barstow. time was approximately 7:30, which put them out on the course behind the first eight lead vehicles who'd started their third lap, hut mixed in with the lead cars in Classes 4, 10, 6 and 3 . The officials didn't start them at set intervals, hut waited for clear spots, with no one coming, to let them out on the road, and that worked well for the most part. The Stock mini trucks and Stock full si:ed trucks were also started that way, just hehind Class 11, and they also ran only one lap. In Class 11 it was Travis Howard's day, as he had a narrow lead when he went hy the Slash X, almost 18 miles into the lap. Martin Garihay, who'd come up from Ensenada, ran a close second at that point, while Peter Rosenstein had got stuck in the pass at mile 13, and was an hour and a half down hy the time he got free. At Hodge Road, which was 52 miles into the lap, Howard had ahout four minutes on Garihay, and he continued to huild his lead as he headed for the finish line. Ahout IO miles from the finish his hood came unhooked, and ran the rl'St of the way with it flapping in the hree:e, obscuring his vision some, just for the entertainment value. He could have got out and shut it if he'd heen of a mind, hut he was having a lark. And he got the win, finishing a little over ten minutes in front of Garihay, who said he had no trouble, hut he'd driven a lot at the sidl' of thl' _ courSl', worried ahout heing run 0Vl'r hy thl' foster cars as had happenl'd at the Gold Coast raCl' las t Decemhl'r. Rosenstein finishl'd thrl'e hours latl'r. In thl' Stk Mini class, for thl· stm-k mini trucks, which w.:n· all Toyotas, the early kad was in the hands of Scott Sells, who had four Johnson had no real trouhle, though hl' stopped to chl'ck his front end, and he had a worrisome oil gaugl' that read "o", hut proved to he faulty. He ran another good lap, and took thl· win finishing four minutes and 24 s.:conds in front of second placl' Stankavich and Messick. They'd been slowed by a couple of right rear flats, hath created hy Messick, his first this year. In third it was Ratliff and Kleher, who'd hroken a halljoint on the last lap, and came in a little over five minutes later. Jim Clements, and his co-drivers, Mike Brown and Jody Hurt, in another homemade car, were fourth, coming from hehind after a first lap rollover hy Brown. In fifth it was Brady and Challman, who'd lost some rear shocks at mile 39 on lap three, hut hadn't stopped for repairs hecausc the race was so close. The first five finishers were almost all from the high desert, with Ratliff, who hails from Glendale, heing the odd man out. In fact, the next two finishers, Girdner and Craig, and then Tom Mattingly and Bohhy Wallace, Scott Sells and Chris Roberts beat three other Toyotas in their well turned out stock Mini Truck. and they won the one lapper by over eight minutes. Scptcmbcr 1991 Gordon DiCarlo and Jeff Yokum took yet another victory in Stock full size truck class taking the Ford to victory by a slim 1.5 minute time margin. Dusty Times

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Dave Shively and Richard Holmstrom started out in second in Class 5-1600. but a collapsed rear suspension midway in the race dropped them to third. Also from Barstow Joel Stankavich and Warrem Messick had a couple of rear flats, but nailed second spot in Class 9 in the Raceco. just 4 minutes back. Chuc;k Ratliffe and Jason Kleber drove the two seater into third in Class 9, just another six minutes back despite a stop to change a broken ball joint. minutt:s at the Slash X. Michad Martin was second, while Danny Clay ran third, ahout nine minutes later. At Hodge Road Sells had huilt his lead to ahout seven minutes, with Martin still in second, and Clay, who'd lost nearly an hour somehow, a distant third place. And that was minute on Ken Parr and Roh Ryan how they finished, Sells eight in their Chevy, while James Hall minutes in front of Martin, and ran thirLl ahout 15 minutes off the (Jay 50 minutes hack in third pace, in his Rronco. When they place. No one ebL· finished. got to Hodge Road DiC:arlo and line that's how it was. DiC:arlo on the Octoher 3rd Gold Coast and Yocum were first, only a 300, in their own Las V~·gas minutL' and 30 seconds in front of neighhorhood. Parr and Ryan, for one of the I'd like to thank the FAIR pit clost.·st ract.·s all day. Hall was crews at Slash X and Hodge Road almostanhourdown,hutmadeit for their very efficient record home for thircl place. keeping, which helped me to In the Stk Full class, stock full Yocum had ahout two minutes on si:e trucks, Gordon Di Carlo and Parr and R yan,.and Hall had fallen Jeff Yokum, in a Ford, hacl ahout a hack some more. And at the finish The HDRA now goes to work know who was in front wht.·rL·. James Clements and co-drivers Mike Brown and Jody Hurt survived a roll over by Brown on the first lap to finish another few minutes back. fourth in Class 9. Martin Garibay and Alejandro Avila came from Ensenada to run in Class 11 and the defending points champ had no trouble at all. avoided traffic and took second. Michael Martin also had scant troubles in his Toyota driving a steady pace for the lap that started at twilight to second in Stock Mini truck class. Ken Parr and Bob Ryan have been the bridesmaid in the Chevy in the recent events in stock full size truck class. and they missed winning this one by 90 seconds. Dusty Times You Can Win Even if You Don't Win .•• When You Run '/t,· Announcing the KC HiLiTES "SHOT IN THE ===K" 1992 Contingency Award Program. KC will pay you $200.00 if your finishing position is first, last or somewhere in between, and your entry is picked in the "KC SHOT IN THE DARK'' random drawing at the end of each SCORE and HORA race this year. It's that simple! All SCORE and HORA four wheel classes are eligible! There's more! If you run KC's exclusively all year and earn your class points championship, you'll win $2,000.00 from the year end Driver's Points Fund! All this just for running the winningest offroad lights around ... KC HiLiTES! Stop by contingency row at any SCORE or HORA race this season for complete details on how to take advantage of this rewarding· program orcontact: Jim Conner• P.O. Box 1129 • Lake Havasu City, AZ 86405 • 1-602/453'."8889 --------AND THE WINNERS ARE Southern Cal 250 Class 3 -Dale White Class 5 -George Seeley Jr. Class 6 -Curt Le Due lass 7 -Racin Gardner Class 8 -Larry Ragland Class 9 -Charles Rall iff Class 11 -Travis Howard Parker400 Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 1/2-1600 -Fred Wing Class 11 -Erny Martinez September 19" Nlssan400 Class 3 -Mike Leslie Class 6 -Curt Le Due Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 8 -Brian Stewart Class 11 -Saul Zambrano Stock Full -Ken Parr San Felipe 250 Class 7 -Scott Douglas Class 8 -Brian Stewart Class 11 -Martin Garibay Class 12 -Yoshi Ogasawara Class 5/1600 - . Guillermo Quintero, Jr Nevada500 Class 3 -Dale White Class 5/1600 -Steve Lawrence Class 6 -Evan Evans Class 7 • Scott Douglas Class 7S • Brendan Gaughn Class 8 -Larry Ragland Class 11 -Martin Garibay Stock Mini -Scott Sells Page 17

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John Norris took the 4WD Showroom Stock victory in a Mitsubi-shi and he scored a new d1visicJn record time en route of 13:04. 17 and was followed in by Don Adams and Frank Vessels. both in Eagles. Ralph Bruning won the Stock Car Division in a Buick, but he didn't set a new record this year in the 16 car category that all ran tight. He won by a shade over two seconds. The Unlimited Division drew only a pair of starters, and the Suzuki of Nobujiro Tajima turned good time of 12:51.63 for the victory. as his competition failed to finish. PIKES PEAK AUTO HILL CLIMB Robby Unser Wins on the Fourth of July Photos: Lorne Trc::isc Robby Unser made it the 34th Race to the Clouds victory for the Unser family, taking his Chevy powered special up the hill to a new open Wheel Class record in winning the class and setting fast time of the day The 1992 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb took place exactly on July 4 this year and it brought a lot of luck to the title Sponsor Chevro-let. They won the prestigious open wheel class with Robby Unser, who raced his Chevy powered 1992 TCI/Unser special to the 14,110 foot summit in ten minutes, 53 .87 seconds, which set tht· new Open Wheel Division record. Chevrolet also placed one-two ·in the truck division. But the big winner of the day was Rohhy Unser, another one of those fast second generation racers. It was his fifth win at Pikes Peak and marked the 34th "Race to the Clouds" Unser family victory. Though Unser fell 6.65 seconds shy of breaking the overall Pikes Peak hill climb record set hy rally champion Ari FlY with the Supercars in '931 Introducing the most radical car calendar of 1993 ... Group B Rally Supercarsl Lancia, Peugeot, Ford, Audi, MG Metro, Porsche ... Vatanen in 1988 driving a full bodied Peugeot, he was happy with the new Open Wheel record. "I am proud of the new upbeat team and new car we have this year", said Unser, the Albuquer-que, New Mexico resident who qualified first earlier this week. "We were looking at this to be a ten minute car and it is, despite the extremely windy conditions we experienced on top. W c worked real hard for this one. A win at Pikes Peak doesn't come easy, even if your name is Unser." Second in Open Wheel Divi-sion was Gary Lee Kanawyer, also Chevy powered, with a time of 11: 12:51. Rounding out the top three in the 16 car field was last year's· overall winner David Donner, who drove his Donner/ Dykstra Chevrolet t~ the finish in JANLW!Y 1qq3 the most exciting rally cars the world has ever seen captured by the best international motorsport photographers. . Each calendar measures a full 24' x 18', is printed on acid-free, museum quality gloss stock, and is shipped RALLYSPORT flat in special heavy-duty cartons. This unique collector's . . ~em is available for only $29.95 (plus $5.00 S&H). 18 Madison Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004 Please order early before supplies run oul 1-aoo-u~-ou1 • r.,., 201-575-2508 Page to 11:22:21. Close too and also Chevy powered was fourth in class Bobby Regester at 11 :38:76. The Unlimited Division had hut two starters and the Mitsubi-shi of Koichi Horiuchi did not finish. But the Su:uki ofNohujiro Tajima made good time of 12 :51 :63 for the victory. The seven rig Super truck Division; as usual went to Clive Smith driving the· V6 powered 4WD Chevy S-10 setting a new division record at 12:16:69. Smith was the first truck racer to heat all the Stock Car entries and he placed seventh overall out of 54 entries in seven divisions. "This is our fourth win and third . consecutive victory in the truck division", said Smith, and each year we seem to be breaking our own record. I am especially proud It can be tough getting a rolled car back on its wheels and on the road. After this practice problem Chikara Kamiko turned a decent time in the race. fourth in Open Division in the Nissan. September 1991 Clive Smith scored his fourth win. the third consecutive one. in the truck division, beating all the bigger iron in his V6 powered Chevy S-1 O and he set a new division record as well. Rod Millen showed up with a 2WD Showroom Stock Hyundai. and he set a new class record while besting fellow off road stadium racers Roger Mears and Roger Mears Jr. of the fact that we beat all the Stock Cars. That's something we have been shooting for the last couple of years." Second in class was Jack Flannery in his full si:e, 4WD C hevy doing the 156 turn ascent to the summit in 12:35:26. Bill Holmes drove Mike Swelling-er's desert racing Class 4 Ford to third in trucks at 13:08:96, and nobody else was close. Familiar names popped up in both Showroom Stock Divisions. In the 2WD group Rod Millen won in a Hyundai, a new record at 13:21:17, followed by Roger Mears in a Nissan at 13:27:99. Roger Mears Jr. was third in the five car class at 14:10:78 in a Nissan. In the 4WD class John Norris won in a Mitsubishi with a new record at 13:04: 17, Scott Gaylord was second in an Eagle at 13:34:97, followed closely hy Don Adams at 13:54:87 and · Frank Vessels at 13:5.6:06, both in Eagles. In the Pikes P~·ak Open Division the winner hy a couple of seconds was teenager Rhys Millen, Rod's son, in a Ma:da at 12:29:10. It made Rod happier than his own victory had. All others in the class were Japanese drivers. Ralph Bruning won the 16 car Stock Car Division in a Buick at 12:21 :42, followed closely hy the Fords of Lynn Cowan, 12:23:71 and Roger Warden at 12:35:07. Rhys Millen. a teenager. won the' Pikes Peak Open Division in a Mazda. and it may be the first father and son double victory in the history of the classic hill climb. Dusty Times

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Monte Tibbits had no trouble winning both Class 8' heat races. Arlen Dahlin won the second Class 5 heat and was second in the and he led the main event too. but was sidelined midway with first one. stayed with the action in the main event to place This long nosed creation is driven by Nathan Kjerstad, who had troubles in the heats, going end over end in the secorid Class 8 heat, but he was to finish second overall in the Class 8 main. two broken axles. second overall behind his brother Stuart. HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION The Season Opens At Bowman, North Dakota . Andy Wald flies over a jump in his Class 8 truck. and he got a pair of seconds in the two heat races. but passed into the lead early in the main event and he and co-driver Mark Adams cruised to victory. The second Annual Bowman, North Dakota, Chamber of Commerce off road race happened on Sunday, May 3 at Little Joe's Speedway. This was the first race of the year for the High Plains Off Road Racing Association. It was a long haul for most of the racers, but they all seemed to make it for Saturday's pre-run and qualifying. The practice was from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. followed by qualifying until 6:00 p.m. The track this year was in good form. It was twice as long as last year, but still a short course. It starts with the long straight, it has two large jumps, but you could still take them wide out; at the end of the straight you go into a hairpin turn, now you face the five medium jumps in a row spaced two car lengths apart and at the end you come to another hairpin corner. Next is a short straight with two small jumps, another hairpin, two more small jumps and finally a large sweeping corner that ends at the finish line. The top qualifiers in Class 8, 2WD unlimited trucks with seven entries, were Monte Tibbetts with co-driver Jason Bettelyoun, second was Doug Crown and co-driver B.J. Dart, and third was Andy Wald with co-driver Mark Adams. In Class 5-1600 and Challenger combined the Bug of Stuart Dahlin and Al Wacker was tops, followed by Arlen and Sherri Dahlin, and third was Lynn Peterson and co-driver Dave S. In Class I Harvey Waid was the on! y one to show up. rights. Class 8 went first, and the top three were first, high flying Doug Crown, second, Monte Tibbitts and in third was Andy W ald. In Class 5 first place and the winner by eight feet was Stuart (Sky King) Dahlin and Al Wacker. Second place went to Arlen and Sherri Dahlin and Lynn Peterson was third. Sunday, race day, the weather was partly cloudy with tempera-tures at 65 degrees F. The day started with Class 5 going first, four cars on the line in heat 1. First place went to Stuart Dahlin, followed by Lynn Peterson, Lyle Hogue and Arlen Dahlin. The first Class 8 heat put six trucks on the line, because the seventh truck of Todd Seiter had mechanical problems on Saturday and did not get fixed for Sunday's race. Monte Tibbitts won the heat, followed in by Andy Wald and Doug Crown. The second Class 5 heat saw Arlen Dahlin take the win followed bv Stuart Dahlin, then Lynn Peterson. In the second Class 8 heat bash Monte Tibbitts won again, again followed to the checkered flag by Andy Wald. This round WesJobgen was third. The heat race points combined to decide starting position for the main event. How you finish the . main event is how you finish for the day, points, and purse, etc. Class 5 began the main event action and it seemed to be a good day for the Dahlin brothers. They each had won a heat race, and the main would not be any different. It was a tight battle between the Dahlins, as Lynn Peterson went out with mechanical problems and Lyle Hogue tried to play catch up all day. The winner of Class 5 was Stuart Dahlin/ Al Wacker. Arlen and Sherri Dahlin placed second, and third place went to Lyle and Windy Hogue. Class 1 ran just the main race as Harvey Wald had the only unlimited buggy in the entry. But, the D ahlin brothers said they would run their 5-1600s in Class 1. Harwy had torn up a cv joint and axle during practice, and was running on a bad axle. They started out with Stuart leading, Arlen in second and Harvey was third. They ran in that formation for eight laps. Then Harvey Wald with the extra horsepower passed Arlen on the white flag lap, and was right behind Stuart, on his bumper, into the last sweeping corner. They saw the checkered flag, Harvey went for the pass, but it was too late. Stuart had won the main event by half a car length. Stuart said that he always wanted to win in the unlimited class. C lass 8 was the last main event of the day. In the previous heat Doug Crown and Andy Wald had come together, and Doug came out on the bad end of the deal, and After qualifying the longest jump contest was held_ and the winner received $50 and bragging Stuart Dahlin won the first Class 5 heat and the main event. and beat back the challenge of Harvey Wald's Class 1 to win the main. Dusty Times September 199! would be out for the rest of the day. Nathan Kjerstad, in the second heat, had hit the five consecutive jumps and went end over end, but he still finished the heat and would start the main event. In the front row was Monte Tibbitts and Andy Wald. Behind them was WesJobgen, Tim Blow and Nathan Kjerstad. Off the line Monte pulled out first followed by Andy Wald. Two laps later Monte went wide and Andy sneaked by on the inside and took over the lead. Within the next two laps Monte was on the side with two broken axles. The track started to take its toll on the trucks. Wes Jobgen . tore up his rear suspension, and that put him out. Four laps later Tim Blow went out with rear end problems. All this left Andy Wald way out front in the lead followed by Nathan Kjerstad, who had just purchased the car from Butch Kittermen, and it was his first race in off road racing. At the checkered flag Andy Wald cruised to victory with Mark Adams, second place went to Nathan Kjerstad, and third place honors went to Tim Blow and Kurt Dixon. The next series race is the Gumbo Buttes Baja at Pierre, SD. 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VORRA YERINGTON 400 Scott Schaupp a._d Dick Weichers Win Overall in a 1600! T t'X1 & Photos: Mau Mmcher Scott Schaupp was 32nd off the line, but soon was up with the leaders, handed over to Dick Weichers midway in the long race, and he kept a good pace to bring the team home first in Class 1-2-1600 and first overall. "Yerington welcomes VORRA racers"; that is what the sign said as we pulled into town. This small town of 2,500 people located 85 miles southeast of Reno, Nevada on A-95 really rolled out the red carpet for the VORRA racers, closing down-main street for contingency and tech im~pection . all day Saturday. Race headquart-ers was located at Dini's Lucky . Club where many of the racers and spectators spent their time viewing the day's events. The big _news on contingency row was the presence of Bob Steinberger of PCI Race Radios. PCI was one of the few visible contingency sponsors, other than BFG tires and their increasingly popular T earn T / A support of VORRA. Becky Hall, who single handedly runs VORRA 's contingency program was also there along with C&H Graphics who continually show their support for the racers. West Coast Distributor fOR HEWLAND· OFF ROAD GEARS ALL OUR PRICE $695.00 GEARS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY Per Set 2 Ratio's Available NEW RATIOS AVAILABLE Valley Performance 3700 Mead Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 702/873-1962 McKenzie Perl11 ,nance Products 2366 East Orangethorpe-Anaheim, CA 92800 714/ 441-1212 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 22 But, even with the lack of other major support the competitors had no shortage of enthusiasm and everyone had a great time all though the day's activities. With the start/ finish located at . the Anaconda copper mine just a short way from town, the course consisted of four 100 mile loops with the first checkpoint only 14 miles out on Gallagher Pass. Pro pits set up their camp out at check 4, midway on the course, and the same locale as the old Weeks start/ finish area. The course was essentially the same as last year with only a few minor route changes. But only one area on the course was on the minds of the drivers and that was the new dry riverbed area between checks 6 and 7. A large majority of the drivers, after course inspection, on Saturday tried to have this portion of the course changed, with no luck. Race day on the Memorial Day . holiday weekend rolled around with clear skies and temperatures hovering around ninety all day, and the wind also contributed to a great race day. Class l driver Larry Deaton was the first to start under the green flag, with all the following cars leaving at one minute intervals. Larry's first lap was a quick 2: 11 :07, the third fastest lap of the day. He followed that with a 2: 14: 17, and held a slim 12 minute lead midway. But, the third lap ended in disaster wh.en he had to drop out of the race with a damaged torque limiter. In second at this point was T earn Verling in the Silver State Special, but they vanished into the . desert on lap 3. They did manage one small victory, winning fast lap of the day honors on the second lap at 2:03:23. They were awarded fourth behind Deaton. Jeff Stiles and Dave Rubiaco started in second, but lost· 17 minutes with a leaky brake !ine September 1992 .,: Jeff Stiles and Dave Rubiaco had brake troubles but their Class 1 was doing fine when they hit a big hole, then prudently put Jim Willis and Carter Fisher in to finish, and the quartet ended up winning the Unlimited class at third overall. Randy and Phil LaPlante shared the driving in their Class 10 car, Randy clid fast lap on the first round, handed over to Phil midway and they never looked back, winning Class 10 at fourth overall. and were behind Sam Berri, who big hole around check 7. Both had moved into second after Stiles and Rubiaco got their bells starting fourth. Stiles got a quick rung so hard that after a quick trip fix at the main pit and was back on to the medic tent, where both track, gaining on Berri, then hit a checked out OK, they decided to K@@,; ~ Eight started in Class 4, but the tough course did in many of them. Josh and Becky Hall kept the Dodge together, and despite a lack of power steering they won the .class by over an hour. Class 9 was unusually small this round. but Vic McLean and Rob Milner drove the ex Mike Bishop Challenger at a good pace. kept it rolling and won the class, the only finisher. Dusty Times

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~ ~ ~"'-Sam Berri was the only other Unlimited class driver to cover all Only _two cars finished in Class 10 also. and in second place, A hefty nine of the 15 starting 1-2-1600s finished all four laps, the lead changed often. and when the dust cleared Larry Zimmerman claimed third in class with some late breaking woes. four laps, and he finished with some problems. second in class almost three hours back, the prize went to the team of Happich and fifth overall. and Windle in a two seater. have Jim Willis and Carter Fisher finish driving the race, and Willis drove the car to first in Class l and third overall. Sam Berri, the on! y other Class l driver to complete four laps had problems of his own, dropping about an hour on lap 3, but carried on to second in class and fifth overall. Nine cars also started in Class 10. Randy LaPlante started first and never looked back. LaPlante's first lap was the fastest in class even with second gear trouble and a flat tire. He turned a 2: 18:50 lap. The Happich and Windle team were second on the first lap after starting eighth and held second midway in the race. Meanwhile · Jeff Eachus held third even after hitting a large rock and destroying his right rear rotor, rim and tire. Dave Jefferis was fourth at the halfway point, while long time VORRA racer Ace Bradford said that,., this was the roughest course in twenty years of racing including the Baja 1000". Ace was forced out of the race during the third lap with electrical problems, in sixth place, while Jeff Eachus also dropped out on lap 3 after shearing the pitman arm off the power steering head, but he was fifth in class. Dave Jefferis moved into third even with trouble on lap 3 and he failed to finish but held third in class. Jeff O'Callaghan was fourth · also having big trouble and not finishing the last lap. Midway Phil La Plante took over the leading car and Phil took the checkered flag in 10:05:29 first in class and fourth overall. The only other Class 10 team finishing all four laps was Happich and Windle in 13:03:03 good for second in class honors and purse. Restricted Class 1-2-1600 was next away with 15' entries, the largest Pro class and the most fun to watch. The first lap found Christopher Cash driving the Bow Wow car in first place on the road followed by Scott Schaupp, who started way hack in 14th, and the Abreu Racing car was third around, followed in a bumper to bumper procession by Tyler Mort, Arden Dennington, Rigsby and Smith, Willaman and Canonic and Larry Zimmerman, all right on each other's tails with an average of l O seconds between cars. The third lap brought some thinning out of this tight class with six cars dropping out of the race in this lap including Chris Cash, Bill Webb and Dennis Dugan. Two didn't cover a single lap, and two more got in just one round. Dick Weichers, who had taken over the driving chores from Scott Schaupp on the third lap, drove the car to the checkered flag with only three cylinders and three gears; he still finished not Dusty Times -----------------------.only first in class but first overall 1-2-1600 went to Bill Lott and beating the Class 1 winner by 13 Tim Bowman, who both took minutes, finishing in 9:50:25. turns rolling their single seater. But, Scott and Dick did have Sean Cook averaged over three some pressure. Joe Gordon and hours a lap to finish fifth. Lance Abreu were breathing Rounding out the finishers were downtheirnecks,arrivingsecond Havlick/Mort, Steve Long, inclassandsecondoverallwitha Rigsby/Smith and Willa-time of 9:50:34, only nine man/Canonic. Nine out of 15 isa seconds behind the winner, and good score here. that is close! Larry Zimmerman Eight showed up in Class 4 to came in third in class, fourth tackle the tough terrain. Raymond overall, and fourth place in Class Fisher, first away, had a rough first lap, over six hours, and his second lap was nearly as bad, over five hours, and he was seen no more. Tom Scahill who started back in eighth pushed his way up to first while still on the first lap, in his beautifully prepped street legal Chevy. Josh and Becky Hall, in the newly reconditioned Dodge, running without power steering, were holding second. Oregon racer Gordon Scott had been running third, and moved into second place after Tom Scahill suffered undisclosed engine failure. Scott crossed the line in 13:37:40 in second place, getting beaten by Josh Hall who won in 12:27:39. John Herman, who was a DNF on lap 4, made enough distance on the field to: finish third, followed by Scahill in fourth. Current points leader Mike Povey melted his motor on the second lap near check 5, and Don German didn't cover r;r NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, NEVADA & OREGON SEPTEMBER 5, 6, 7 YERINGTON/VORRA 250 250 MILE DESERT RACE, 5 -50 MILE LAPS RACE HEADQUARTERS, CASINO WEST YERINGTON, NV OCTOBER 16, 17, 18 THE BEND OREGON 300 300 MILE DESERT RACE BROTHERS, OR APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES EAST OF BEND, OR NOVEMBER 1 1992 ~~OFFROAD CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 1 MILE SHORT COURSE RACE - ALL CLASSES PRAIRIE CITY SVRA PARK, SACRAMENTO, CA VALLEY OFF-ROAD R'ACING ASSOCIATION For more information contact VORRA 1833 Los Robles Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 September 1991 Page 13

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~ •. : ·-~oic•' "' Bill Lott had most of his troubles on the first lap. and three more good times brought him home for fourth place in Class 1-2-1600 competition. Gordon Scott brought his tidy Jeep from Oregon to race, and though he had a couple of long laps, he finished second in Class 4, doing all 4 laps. Forest Creasy drove the car they call the Ghia Monster 21/2 good laps, led Class 9. but broke an axle on the last lap and still took second in Class 9. On the last lap Brian Holloway moved from fourth to second place in the Sportsman Vets. and he hung on to his position and finished second in class. Bucking the odds on this course Oregon racer Joe Kellogg ran his pickup in Sportsman Vet class and he finished the three laps. third in class. Victor Borg's buggy looks a tad antique. but it ran strong and got him through all three laps. finishing third in the Sportsman Novice class. i;r a lap, nor did Jim Cope. Smallest of the Pro classes this race, Class 9 fielded only three entries. The team of Vic McLean and Rob Milner driving the car that brought Mike Bishop the Class points win four times ran a smooth race and were third by just 22 seconds after one lap. Paul Taylor then had a minute lead over Forest Creasy, but his second lap took 8 hours, 56 minutes, and he retired. Creasy led McLean/Milner by five minutes after two of the three laps required for Class 9, but broke an axle on lap 3 and became a dnf. Vic Mclean and Rob Milner kept up their pace to finish all three laps and win Class 9 with a time of l0:35:21. Wonder why some of the La Rana and SNORE Class 9 drivers don't come to Yerington and give these guys something to worry about. The Sportsman Vet class came up with 15 entries. This class which consists mainly of exper-ienced drivers, who don't feel like donating their race money to the pros, is usually a great race to watch and at Yerington it was no exception. The Sportsman classes, like Cl..1ss 9, only run three laps on the course allowing them, in theory, to finish about the same time as the Pro classes. Chris German in the Jeep was the first Sportsman Vet to leave, starting just behind Torn Scahill, ~~ Slielt. ·The Off-Roader's Choice· . ~ ~~ • E-Z UP"' INSTANT SHELTERS Imagine setting up a free-standing shelter in Page 24 0116\"t.\. c, less than 60 seconds! NO missing parts NO center poles NO ropes NO hassle • 5 sizes • 24 colors • Custom Graphics Instant Pit Shelter Lo Rono Contingency Sponsor HORR Contingency Sponsor E-Z UP Authorized Dealer CASTEX RENTALS, INC. • 1044 N. Cole Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90038 CALL: 213 • 462 • 1468 the last Class 4 driver in the line. Chris, who decided to see if he could run with the big boys in Class 4, was running at a respectable rate and holding his class lead until, in an attempt to pass a slower car, suffered two flat tires; later the engine overheated so he decided to drop out of this race and save the Jeep for the next race. Glen McAdon quickly moved into first place, even after rolling the car at the check 3 road crossing, where Floyd Haas and his crew helped upright the car. Meanwhile Mike Haas, doing the driving in the Mini Mag, held second. Class 10 driver Dale Smith was driving a Baja Bug and managed tQ work his way into third place. Two of the 15 starters didn't complete a lap and four more managed just two laps. The third and final lap for the Sportsman Vet class saw a lot fewer cars in motion, and only three of the starting cars crossed the finish line. Dale Smith inherited first place after Floyd Haas dropped out, followed by Glen McAdon, who had a three hour lead until a trailing arm· bracket came loose at mile 93. Brian Holloway, who had held fourth all day moved up to finish second in class, and Oregon racer Joe Kellogg, in a Mitsubishi pickup, finished third two hours behind Smith. Glen McAdon, with a dnf on the third lap was fourth. The last class to leave the line was the Sportsman Novice racers, VORRA's very popular class. There were 16 starting entries, but, as with all the other classes in this race, attrition was high. Only four cars were running by the end of the second of three required laps. Running trouble free Peter Marks was ahead at the end of the second lap followed by Ron Ernst, only four minutes behind in his car. That ever visible purple and pink car of Corina Mack and her co-driver/ father Vim Nickell was running third until a broken stub axle forced them out of the race on the last lap. Victor Borg, September 1992 The Sportsman Vet field numbered 15. but only three managed to cover the three (aps. Dale Smith was out front all the way and won the class by a strong 52 minutes in the Baja Bug. driving what was most definitely the oldest car in the race then moved into third and he finished third in 12:32:21. · The third lap left things much the same as far as positions in the class were concerned. Peter Marks took the win by a goodly time margin and finished in 8:59:23. Ron Ernst was second at 9:46:35 and Victor Borg was third. Corina Mack finished fourth with a dnf on her third lap beating her husband Tim Mack who was sixth with a DNF on his second lap. Keith Ison was fifth in the just for kix class. So ended one of the roughest, if n0t the roughest race in VORRA history. 75 cars entered this race and only 22 crossed the finish line. But these drivers and teams had a bigger challenge corning up, and that was getting their cars fixed to race another rough one, the famous Virginia City Classic 200 on Father's Day weekend last June. Of the 16 starters in Sportsman Novice class, only three covered three laps and Peter Marks had good lap times all the way and won the class by about 50 minutes, on this tough route. Dusty Times

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CAR AND DRIVER ONE LAP OF AMERICA Brock Yates' Cannonball Stepchild By Tom Grimslww It is a pleasure to see John Buffum in top form once again, here driving the BMW MS on a paved race track during the One Lap, and taking the victory with Tom Grimshaw alongside keeping JB on the straight and narrow. When John Buffum called to bar the night before the start in Every rallyist must pass Basic askifl'dliketotrytheOneLapof Ann Arbor, Michigan he said, BitchingandWhining 101 before America one more time my first "You lying s--t." I said, "You being allowed to touch a route thought was "How the hell am I poor trusting schmuck." We book. going to explain this ~o Brock shook hands and drank up. Today's One (Half) Lap of Yates?" The One Lap of America is a America is a series of balls out Some months ago Mr. Yates strangeevent.Itisthestepchildof races on several well known dedicated his monthly Car and Yates' original Sea To Shining Sea tracks, a single TSO rally up and Driver Magazine column to his Cannonball Run which spawned a down the Chimney Rock Hill-upcoming '92 One Lap with a couple of movies -one good, and climb rpad and a couple of caption reading "One Lap Will one stinkeroo. When his illegal bracket drag races. Personally I. Return, But .Grimshaw Will race from coast to coast began to like the format. It's short and Not."Hiskindwordsannouncing attract heavy he~t from the quick, and as a navigator, all I my "retirement" were based on a authorities, Brock switched to a have to do is deliver JB's warm letter I'd written thanking him for legal rally format. The original body to the tracks, wind him up, the many years of enjoyment I'd One Laps were nine day grinds and watch him do his thing. experienced on his event and with a single night off, and Buffum and I have won four telling _him I was finally off the included rallies, regularity runs, One Laps together -two in an playing board - retired forewr to hillclimbs, and autocrosses. They Audi Quattro, one in a Toyota, Coot Land (Florida). were truly a complete lap around and one in a Dodge Stealth, and Many months ago I believed America - a maniacal dash for the each time· it was in an odd that statement to be true. I should cash, which stretched our rubber numbered year: 1985-87-89-91. have known better. Brock Yates bands to the limit. We finished second one year (an shouldhaveknownbetter.Oncea Today's One Lap has little evennumberedyear)bylessthan ·Rally Whore, always a Rally resemblance to the original ten seconds. In 1990 I broke my Whore. I am doomed to end my format. Beginning in 1991, in an odd year jinx with a win in a days in somebody's car, tearing effort to attract larger starting Toyota teamed with Richard about the world in search of the fields, the grind was reduced to a Corley and Angelo Pizzagalli of perfect route instruction, dim-four day jaunt up and down the Burlington, Vermont. We decided ming my vision staring at the east coast and the rally segments that 1992 was the year to break ticking hand of a Heuer split- were reduced to the point where the odd number jinx for Mr. B. action stop watch, breathing dust they are of no consequence in the We certainly had the proper and gas fumes, eating junk food, overall standings. machinery to do the job. BMW visiting various emergency Brock has come to dislike Motorsport Division hired us to rooms, and telling myself how rallyists with a passion. Claims drive their killer M 5 - a beautiful much fun I'm having. they bitch and whine about mount powered bya3.6 liter,310 When Brock and I met in the everything. He's right of course. hp, 24-valve, twin-cam engine CUSTOM AUTOMOTIVE & ::~,G 1991 HORA SCORE CHAMPION AWARD WINNING QUALIJY PRODUCTS ~ (G02)778-24JJ ASI# 359251 625 N. 3rd. Street #2 • Prescott, Arizona 86301 Page 16 that whispered promises of a 180 mph top end. Modified suspen-sion, 17-inch wheels, 12.4 in. ventilated disc brakes, twin exhaust outlets, 25-percent limited-slip cliff, Michelin racing tires, Rich Nappa leather interior, 12-position powered front sports seats (heated of course), weather band radio, 0 to60 in 6.1 seconds -every American boy's wet dream. And just to insure thatJB and I would be proper! y entertained during our four day hiatus, our back. seat was equipped with a truly hilarious crazy, Gordon "Satch" Carlson, he of "Life In The Fast Lane" (Auto Week Magazine) fame. Satch would be our relief driver, our transit person as it were. He was also ·assigned the duty of chronicling our escapades for posterity (and BMW). Fame oft times demands a terrible price. On the morning of June 3rd, fifty-seven cars began the '92 One Lap of America at the Domino September 1992 Pizza Complex in Ann Arbor, Michigan. They were waved off the line by William Jeanes, Editor of Car and Driver Magazine -another car nut who once did these events, and still hungers to do them again. And who were the 150 or so wierdos who would pay good money to waste their time on this foolishness? Just plain everyday folks like you and I - a New York State trooper, a McDonald's franchise operator from Texas, a couple of IMSA Firehawk race drivers, a VP of Corporate · Planning for the New York Times, pharmacists, dentists, doctors, newspaper and magazine report-ers, a retired Brigadier General and Commander of the 116th Tactical Fighter Wing (currently flying 767s for Delta), a 14-time swimming champion, a fire fighter from California, a tennis pro from Kansas, an architect from New Hampshire, a former Indy driver with· 34 starts and nine top ten finishes, a US Air pilot, an Australian race driver who ran the Spa Belgium 24 Hour and Bathurst 12 Hour endurance races, a Range Rover Warranty Manager from Switzerland, three students from Colorado State University -and Rocky Aoki, the 54 year old owner of the Benihana restaurant chain -competing in a stretch Volkswagen! You think that's strange - a stretch VW? Well you should have seen the stretch Corvette and the stretch Porsche ·he drove the past two years. The opening five hour trek took us to Indianapolis Raceway Park (IRP) for a bracket drag race -an event we believed might decide the entire competition right from the get-go. Bracket drag racing, based on an NHRA-developed handicap system, is a "race" drivers nightmare. Each driver is given a single qualifying run to establish an elapsed time (ET). Then the cars are paired off for elimination runs, with the electwnically controlled starting lights giving the slower car a head start advantage exactly equal to the difference in ETs. First car to the quarter-mile finish line· wins. Sounds easy doesn't it? Except for one small problem. If you win your race but beat your original ET, you lose -you "bust out". No sand bagging here Ace. Last year the top ten teams were gone in the first round and a tired rat from the rear took first overall. And then there was the new scoring scheme - a variation on the NASCAR system. The overall winner of each event received 350 points. Each following place was reduced by five points (2nd-345, 3rd-340, etc.) In other words, the most you could gain over the second place car was a mere five points. But if you lost in the first round of the bracket drag race the best you could finish was 29th place -140 tJOints liehind the leader! If you then won every remaining event on the One Lap you could only gain forty points on second place. Very scary stuff. Buffum dislikes drag racing almost as much as he dislikes wimpy parking lot autocrosses where he gleefully crunches pylons. We were not feeling very confident when he lined up to take his qualifying run. An hour later we left IRP in third place overall, only ten points out of first. JB, ever the thinking man's driver, had found a way to stay alive through four rounds. Glen Dodd of Easley, SC. won the drag race in a 1933 Buick Victoria. I said it was a strange event, didn't I? During the following one hour run through Greencastle, Indiana to the new Putnam Park Raceway, JB told us how lucky we were to finish third. We reminded him he red lighted on his final run and cost us first place. Hey, you want compassion - go to church. In Greencastle we saw the only V-1 rocket on display in the U.S. Hitler used to fling these little bu:: bombs at London during WW-II. It took an act of congress to allow the good folks of Greencastle to mount it in front of their court house. · The road course at Putnam would be the first test for everyone on a true race track. It would tell ·a lot about the rest of the event. While I was chewing (and chewing, and chewing) on the free barbecue, 1 watched Buffum put the M 5 through a perfect four wheel drift to the exact edge of turn eight (Dead Bear Turn) and I began to believe we might have a chance to win this thing one more time. For the past three years Billy Edwards, a 38 year old Terror from Toledo has stalked us on the One Lap. He's finished close on our heels each of the three years and came to the '92 start line in a tricked out very potent '92 Mitsubishi Galam VR-4. The night before the start Billy was wearing his driving shoes in the bar -the red mist had already descended. He was ready. We knew he'd be the one to watch. But he went out early in the drag race and had a lot of catching up to do. At Putnam he put the Galant in second place overall -behind the M 5, and we moved into first place in the standings. The next afternoon Buffum lined up to begin his runs around Road. Atlanta. The event was called an "autocross". In truth it was a high speed road race. JB later told us he saw s eeds Although drag racing is not a favorite motorsport for John Buffum, he did manage to master bracket racing well enough to keep the Bimmer in contention after the first event. a drag race. Dusty Times

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between 120 and 130 mph in the straights -on a very wet track. Buffum has neve.-been beaten on Road Atlanta during the One Laps. It's a track where he earns his money and discourages the competition. This day was no exception, although for a time the scores showed him finishing fiw scconds behind a back marker. That score was corrected before the day was over. The slick Road Atlanta course took out another team we expected to be major competition. Dick Ehrenberg of Amawalk, NY. is a veteran hot-rodder and drag racer. He was driving a '91 Dodge Spirit sponsored by Mo/,ar Action Magazine. That is, he was driving it until he rolled it over on its roof after he crossed the finish line. Fortunately Ehrenberg escaped · injury -but the car did not. It was severely damaged. Later in the day our run almost ended when we met a civilian in the middle of a blind hairpin as we were powering up the Chimney Rock Hillclimb road in North Carolina. We missed him - barely -and tiecl for second on the only TSO rally on the '92 One Lap. But Billy Edwards and his navigator, Ralph Beckman, never found their rhythm and took a bundle of points, finishing well down at Chimney Rock and giving us a little breathing room. Two hours later, while Satch and I slept in a local hotel room, JB finished third behind two all-wheel-drive cars on a tight course laid out in the rain on Charlotte Motor Speedway. Then he returned to the hotel for a couple hours sleep while I took the M 5 back to the speedway to enjoy the free competitor's dinner provided by C-£1r and Drit'L'T Magazine. I got all the tough jobs this year. On Friday, the race at Pocono (Pennsylvania) was cancelled when it rained so hard the track became a river. ThenJB turned up the burners and won the Watkins Glen (New York) race, ag~in in the rain, and we reluctantly headed for New Yark Interna-tional Raceway Park for another dreaded bracket drag race. We prayed for rain all the way. We didn't want another bracket drag race in our future. The Gods smiled. The rain caused cancellation of the drag race and we said several thank you "Our Fathers" and headed for Brock Yates' home town, Wyo-ming, New Yark, where it seemed the entire population of Wyoming and several surrounding towns awaited our i0:00 p.m. arrival. During the Wyoming pause, Billy Edwards said, "You guys lucked out when the drag race was cancelled." He knew he'd lost another One Lap, he couldn't catch us, and he was not happy. I told him that perhaps he was the lucky one. After all,JB had beaten him at IRP. He loosened up a bit after that. . Friday morning we stopped off at the Drake Well Museum in Titusville, PA. to enjoy a great breakfast provided by Quaker State Oil, the· major sponsor of One Lap of America. We visited a replica of the first oil well ever drilled in the world. Back in 1859 many people thought Edwin Drake was a bit of a nut - drilling holes in the earth. If he were alive today, he'd probably have been trading stories with Satch in our back seat. By the time JB started the final Dusty Times 0 John Buffum, left. and Tom Grimshaw ruled the SCCA Pro Rally World for years but now join up to run events just for fun when the spirit moves them. Here they discuss strategy, which is probably the best wine to choose for dinner. A tape recording of the in car conversations in the winning Bi_mmer could be a best seller. The awesome trio, from the left. Tom Grimshaw. John Buffum and Satch Carlson. two races at Michigan Interna-tional Speedway it was all over but the partying, but just for the hell of it he won the final two events, taking the M 5 over 130 mph around the banked turns. It was a beautiful thing to watch. A combination of extraordinary driver and masterful machinery just doing a day's work. So it was number five and six for JB and I, and number one for The Satch Man. 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THE BIKES OF THE SCORE BAJA 500 . Paul Krause/Ted _.unnicutt/Larry Roeseler Win on I Wheels Scott Prather/Greg Row/Jim Zinn ByF!I(/ Win on 4 Wheels Photos: C&C Race Potos It was a squeaker for a while in the early dawn, but at the checkered flag the trio of Larry Roese/er. Ted Hunnicutt and Paul Krause took the overall motorcycle victory, again, and the Class 22 points and purse on their Kawasaki. Race day dawned bright and early last June for 61 ATV and bike entrants at the SCORE Baja 500, and a day late and several dolla_rs short for one. "Dyno" Dean Sundahl overslept, did not warm up his Banshee, was seven minutes late starting, and cold seized 300 feet past the start line. The race cost him $2 .00 a foot, just in entry fees. This set the tone for the day. It was either ecstasy or agony. The ATVs and bikes had a 334 mile course. The winning bike time was 6:26:12 and the lead · ATV completed it in 7:58:00. The first 30 miles were considered the toughest. This tight section was littered with more ''Gottcha's'' than McDonalds has hamburgers. For a dash of excitement Mother Nature threw in a rising sun, no breeze, dense dust, and just for kicks, fog. The Open bikes left first. Chuck Miller on the experimental Honda was first off the line. Thirty seconds later Danny Hamel on a KXS00 was in hot pursuit. Dave Donatoni and Johnny Campbell, winners of the SCORE San Felipe race in the 250 class were fourth and class champion, Team Green's Larry Roeseler followed a minute and a half later. It was a piece of cake for Miller until a rush of adrenaline ambushed him on a corner, and Hamel hustled into the lead. At Nuevo Junction, 100 miles into the race, it was Hamel, Miller and Roeseler, the Chariots of the Gods were out in front. It was here that Hamel handed off to Paul Ostbo and Roeseler to Paul Krause, while Miller continued on. Snaking down a goat trail the riders were greeted by 12 miles of black top, they h_ad reached Highway 3 where they could flee. At the turn off to Mike's Sky Rancho Dan Ashcraft replaced Miller and started closing on Ostbo. Hope springs eternal, could this be our day? Not! A broken ignition dashed all hopes of winning. It would be five hours DE UNZIO later before the Honda would come back to life. The two ,~~~~~~R~A~c1~NG:,!P!!!Ro~o~u£:c;:r~s~~~ Kawasakis were ~ay out in front. The last rider change was made at Valle de Trinidad. Ostbo gave the lead Kawasaki to Garth Sweetland with an official lead of one and a half minutes. The last i leg of the second place team was OFF-ROAD RACING EQUIPMENT & SUPPLIES ridden by Teddy "Bear" Hunni-cutt. The mad dash for the cash was on. Sweetland was pushing hard, and over on the beach he pushed just a little too hard. He wiped out in a corner and crashed hard~ If only he had known that Hunnicutt had a flat he could have eased off just a bit. As it was he was now battered and bruised, dazed and confused. At Santo Tomas with only a little over 55 miles to go, Hunnicutt came into the pits just as Sweetland left. Although he had to wait for a tire change the info gained on the leader's condition was all the drive he needed. Hunnicutt repeated to himself over and over, I know I can, I know I can, and he did. He was one tuff teddy bear. Roeseler /Krause /Hunnicutt won by a minute 22 seconds over Hamel/Ostbo/ Sweetland. Third, nearly 50 minutes behind, was the Grant Palenske/Jim O'Neal team as Team Kawasaki swept the Open Class 22. The second class to leave the line was the 250s led by Darren Sanford riding the only Suzuki in the race. John Flores joined the hunt a minute later with the class champion Scott Morris on his Team Green Kawasaki away a minute and a half later. Roger Hurd followed in 30 seconds, and one of Mexicali's hopes, Ricardo Malo started near the end, but he never made it to Highway 3. Sanford and Flores locked horns almost immediately with Roger Hurd only a heartbeat behind. Flores floundered soon after passing Sanford and then gave the bike to Keith O'Neal, as down the course they flew. When they hit Hwy 3 it was Sanford 14 seconds in front of O'Neal and Hurd only a minute later. On the highway O'Neal had better lines around the cars relegating Sanford to second, but only until the Suzuki hit top end. Sanford tapped O'Neal on the shoulder at around 95 mph and was gone. Slowed by an early crash Scott Morris moseyed in fourth. The dash to Valle de Trinidad finished in almost a dead heat. Sanford had been hampered by a flat, Tim Morton, who had replaced O'Neal, and Roger Hurd made the turn all in the same dust cloud. Morris was nine minutes off the pace at Mike's turn off. It was now Craig Smith's turn to -for free catalog phone (805) 683-1211 Greg Row le~ the A TVs away on his Doug Roll. fell back now and then, but he and Scott P11lthf!r and anchor man Jim Zinn not only won the 250cc class, they won the A TV Division overall. Page 28 September 1992 Darren Sanford and Fred Willert rode the only Suzuki in the race and they not only won Class 21, they zipped to the checkered flag in a smart third overall. ride and what a ride it was. When he gave the bike to Joey Lane at Trinidad he had cut the gap of nine minutes to only four. Yes! This pit stop was the turning point of the race. Fred Willert replac·ed Sanford and the tire change was complete in seconds. It was a different story for Morton/O'Neal. Their change took hours, well only a few minutes, but enough to give the victory to Sanford and Willert. Roger Hurd handed off to Dave Ondas and they were never heard from again, thus giving third place to Scott Morris/Joey Lane/ Craig Smith. The positions stayed the same all the way to the finish line. Third off the start was the VET ·class for racers over thirty years old, SCORE's Class 30. Craig Adams leaped into the lead almost immediately with Dan Worley quickly joining the battle. Jeff Sheets was third. John Silva slipped around Brian Smuckle right after the start when ·a rider change was made. Rider of Record David Jones, who had broken his jaw just two weeks earlier, rode just enough to earn points before yielding to Smuckle. At El Rayo Silva dived into a mud hole and got stuck, Smuckle smiled his way to fourth. At Nuevo Adams was leading and Worley second when he gave the bike to Earl Roberts. They were followed by Sheets, Smuckle and Silva. Mike Cuff was last. At Trinidad Roberts was first in followed by Smuckle and Adams. Earl Roberts gave a blow by blow description of his challenge to_ Adams. "I fell four times, I would almost catch Adams, then crash, get up, try like crazy to catch him and go boom again." Fell Four Times! Yes, we and everybody around you the next week knows that. However, Roberts gave credit where credit is due. He said Craig Adams was the best rider today. "I passed him only after his bike grenaded. Mark Vanscourt rode the rest of the way to the finish for the Worley/Roberts team, winning by a minute, 48 seconds. Second place went to Brian Smuckle, David Jones and Todd McKay, who rode from Valle "T" to the finish. Third place honors went to David Calloway and John Silva; once again it was Calloway that rode to the finish. Chris 'whinin' Whaley replaced Mike Cuff, but not his position, last. Three teams started in the 125 class. Larry Ross first, Garth Joyce second and Jqhn Braasch third. ~oon the positions were reversed and they stayed that way to the finish. John Braasch rode with Jeff "I bend bars" Kawell. Finishing second was Canada's team of Garth Joyce and Keimpe Van Dijk. In third, on a very old Husky, was Jamie Campbell and Larry Ross. Campbell said that after his brother got a ride in the 250 class he went scrounging through their garage and found the Husky under a pile of dust. The race prep consisted of a wash job and a chain lube. They did a great job. The Canardly Divisions are made up of Seniors, Class 40, and Super Seniors, Class 50. These classes are for the racers that really love the sport but can hardly do it anymore. Dr. John Eckhart promptly plodded into the lead, gave the bike to Richard Jackson with an insurmou-ntable lead, if you have gas. Jackson didn't, ran out, and was rescued by Baja natives who had some Pemex. Just by the skin of his tail did he get into Valle "T" with the lead. From there Frank Shorter coasted to victory in Class 40. Whee;:ing into second was the Rick Shirey/Chris Haines team. It was close but no cigar. Thanks to 'no gas' Jackson they were able to make up around 18 minutes but still ended up just a little over two minutes late. The first Class 50 team showed up next. It was anchored by "the rock" Dave Rockwell and Bob Ashcraft and weighed down by Al Guzman. The plan was for Gu;:ma to ride the last section, then SCORE cut 80 miles off the finish Rodney and Bruce Engen plus Randy Engen led in the middle of the race on a C & J. but had electrical trouble late in the game. and still won Open A TV Class. Dusty Times

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leaving the Rider of Record no place to go. So, he started, rode the very minimum required and turned the racing over to Ashcraft and Rockwell. Ashcraft mention-ed that they were the only Honda to win and once again he had beaten his son. Only four minutes later the second Class 50 team gasped to a halt. Al Perrett was looking for an adult refreshment, which his partner Ron Dugan happily supplied. Ron Bishop, who has raced every Baja 500 and 1000, and Dick Vick finished third in Class 40. Tom Stevens and Howard Juckett finished fourth in Class 40. Stevens was asked if he had a good ride. "Oh yeah, the only guy I passed all day was knocked out cold. I stopped, and after he was conscious I continued on." When the green flag dropped there were 13 starters in the A TV Division on the line and one asleep in Ojos. John Courts on the second Doug Roll Frame and suspended Honda 250 was first off. Thirty seconds later it was Richard McMillin's time. Ben Schlimme, the current points leader was next riding the third Doug Roll ATV that had been delivered late, very late Thursday night. He was followed by defending champion Greg Row on the first Doug Roll ATV. Angel Garcia, Derek Nye, Jim Beach, Roberto Lopez and Juan Espinoza rounded out the 250 class. The Open class was led by the defending class champion Charlie 'Lampshade' Lampson on his Mike McGee prepped Su:uki. This ATV has the plushest seat you will ever see. Lampshade calls it their couch. Next came "Rocket" Rob Engen on the Alba Yamaha Banshee. Carl Sosa, San Felipe class champion, still waiting for his ATK ATV, was next, last away was David Thornton. The dust cleared and the question was, where was Dean Sundahl? No one knew. Seven minutes later he showed up and seized 300 feet off the line. It was a Bad day at Bedrock! John Courts had never led a SCORE race and here he was out in front. It was a dream come true. Thirty miles later Ben Schlimme had moved into second with Oreg Row third. Rocket Rod Engen had the Open Class lead and Lampshade Lampson was resting on his couch. When the dust cleared the trouble began. Row ·flattened a tire and soon found himself in a ditch. Schlimme made a jetting change and a heartbeat later seized. Meanwhile Rod Engen 's right wrist was trying to wring the neck of the throttle. When the ATVs hit Hwy 3 it was John Courts still out front with Engen less than a minute behind but way ahead on time, Roberto Lopez third, Greg Row fourth. Following was Derek Nye, Richard McMillin, Angel Garcia and David Thorton, second Open ATV. Jumping over to Trinidad it was still John Courts in front but behind on time to Bruce Engen who had replaced Rod Engen. Scott Prather, second rider on the Row team had poured through traffic and was closing on the leaders. Alfonso Lope:, replacing Roberto Lopez was fourth. Allen PRACTICE SATURDAY RACE SUNDAY • START TIME 9:00 A.M . • 4 TIMES AROUND A 15-MILE LOOP • $30 ENTRY FEE • LESAR RESCUE BLM APPROVED • SAN DIEGO COUNTY SPORTS COMMITTEE, INC. SANCTIONED EVENT • DISTRICT 38 POINTS • FUN GREEN STICKERS SPARK ARRESTORS MANDATORY • INFO 619-427-5759 • EVENT T-SHIRTS • SIGN-UP GOODIES • RESTROOMS Dr. John Eckhart and Richard Jackson plus Frank Shorter led the Seniors Class 40 all day. even after running out of gas and they won the class on the Honda at 14th overall. Fox riding for Angel Garcia, fifth and Mike "weed eater" Yano had replaced Richard McMillin in sixth position. David Thorton seized and was out of the race. Meanwhile, at Neuvo, Mike Sosa was busy changing the rear half of his Open ATV, the wheel bearings went out so the only way to contnue was to change the whole rear end. When the racers hit the west coast John Courts was still in front, Bruce Engen second, ahead on time, with Randy Engen poised to take it home to victory. Scott Prather handed off to Jim "Jimbo" Zinn in third. On the beach, where it was hard to find you, Randy Engen ~ad an electrical meltdown. The first overall dream became a scream. Jeff Courts held off Jimbo Zinn until the last few miles and then his dream of first overall died also. At the finish Greg Row and Scott Prather on a 250 had three-Dave Rockwell and Bob Ashcraft did most of the distance on Al Guzman's Honda, and they all had a good time en route to victory in the Seniors Class 50. peated the Baja 500 this year with lots· of help from Jim Zinn. Jeff and John Courts were maybe a little disappointed but not unhappy with second. Third went to the Lopez brothers, Roberto and Alfonso. The lawyer to be Arturo Salas signed in third. His partners were Allen Fox and Angel Garcia. Guy "wheel" Barrow limped in next. It seems the handle on the wheel -barrow had broken and he was just very happy to be here. On the way up a hill the ATV was running so poorly he was hoping to make the top. About that time Ivan Stewart dashed by and Barrow was thankful for Ivan giving him plenty of room. Steve Mamer managed to get Ben Schlimme's new machine to the finish line. Once they rebuilt it, it ran fine, however the down time was just too much to make up. Then came the team that had traveled the farthest. James Beach, John Courts rode a Doug Roll frame powered by a Honda 250 and he and Jeff Courts led the A TVs overall quite a distance but fell to second 250 at the finish line. formally of Encinitas now resides in the South Pacific. He said he arranges his vacations so he can come home and race. Here he rode for 220 miles leaving the easy part to his partner Don Glatts. They made it all the way with no down time whatsoever. The Open Class A TVs looked all but dead, everyone had broken and no one seemed to know where the Engen brothers or Tevlin/Sanchez/Sosa teams were. Then in the fading light Randy Engen crossed the finish line. For the first time the multi winners of the Baja l 000 were the Open A TV Baja 500 champions and in the Open Class points lead. An hour and a half later Ron Sanchez's struggle was over. They were second Open ATV. After replacing the rear half of the quad, Sanchez had a chain come off and go through the tranny cases. Thanks to local Mexican ingenuity it was fixed. SUNDAY, SEP I EI\/IBER 13, 1992 at PLASTER CITY WEST FRT DISTRICT 38 AND THE BLM ARE WORKING TOGETHER SO THAT EVERYONE MAY ENJOY OUR PUBLIC LANDS ... TREAD LIGHTLY! Dusty Times September 1992 Page 29

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LA RANA LUCERNE VALLEY JAM iOO Tony Modica Sweeps The Field Overall B:v Carol "Scoo/1" Clark Photos: Trackside Photo /nc. .., ;~;,: "-Robert Lofton and Scott Webster, more of those fast boys from Brawley, had a fine day in the desert. led Class 1-2-1600 most of the way in the later stages and won the class and finished fourth overall. ..i, ... ~ :.;~,,J:,..:r: ~c;"t .. : __ ,,;., .. : " ,. ~ -;>"'t!i$'t:f:~-,,. -·;: ~ #'41 ~.-t:J<,:;, . -•""'"· ---~ .,,,. ,:,-_~ -;~ . :. ,...,.._. - <' ~~::.t'/>, r-:;. ~~::::--. ~ The weather for this race in the high desert and on Contingency and tech day was just perfect once again. And it was nice to see all of our regular contingency folks back in the line up, especially Pat Galliher, who comes to us from Las Vegas to bring his wonderful assortment of food and drink, which.is something we are always lacking without him and his lovely wife Rose attending an event. Those Italian sausage sandwiches are really lip smacking good and they just hit the spot. Tony Modica flew his plain painted Adzima over the Mojave desert so quickly that he not only won Class 10, with fast tap on his first lap, he survived trouble on lap 4 to win the race overall. Leslie Castro and her registra-tion crew had to handle the late coming registrants out of the back of the La Rana trailer, due to a square dance going on in the Lucerne Valley Community Center, but everything came off without a hitch. Most. of the racers know that if the big trailer is at Contingency, that is where to head for registration. The field of cars, trucks and Odysseys came to a total of 114 entries, with 106 actually starting the event. Young Tony Modica, of Hinkley, CA, took the overall four lap victory as wdl as the Class 10 win at the La Rana Lucerne Valley Jam 200 last June. He had a fast lap of 1:09:10 on his first lap, and had a flat on the second round. Then the car started running bad on the third lap, but he kept nursing it along, because he knew that any down time could cost him the win. He Jack Burry and Dave Parsons dominated Class 5 avoiding the sand trap hill and keeping rider Mike Scheppmann in the car all the way. They not only won Class 5 handily, but finished a keen eighth overall too. had to drive on the flat for about 10 or 15 miles, and found a CORE pit that gladly changed the tire for him. He won overall by over ten minutes driving his Ad:ima. ~~ ...:1 . ~----..:::~ Allen Repashy took a real flier here in his Class 8 Ford, but the truck survived the landing, and Allen stopped for little more than a broken shock and took his first Class 8 victory at 13th overall . . The unlimited Class I and 2 did not have a real good day, as they took the green light and were never seen again. There were only three entries, Mike Stickle in a Class 2 Raceco, Larry Watson in Class 2, and Billy Bunch in his Unlimited GMC truck. None of the trio mad~ a lap. Bunch was out testing anyway-, so evidently the truck failed the test and went home early. Joel Whitted, brother Kyle and dad Robert, took second overall and in C lass 10 b y just· ten minutes 39 seconds. Jod started the race and somehow word got out that he had broken and the Jimco was out of the race, so his pits were starting to close up shop and go home to Brawley. When he came in for a driver change and Kyle took over, they quickly informed all concerned that they were indeed very much in the race. This was the first La Rana race for these Brawley boys and they were very impressed, so I'm sure we shall see them again soon. Tom Koch and Rex Keeling came in third overall and in Class 10. They finished just tw·o minutes out of second place and complimented the boys in first and second for just out driving Tom and Rex. The only problem they had was a flat on the second lap. Tom said that there was a jump on Bessemer Mine road that was really great, ·should have more of those on the course, makes for a lot of fun, but they had fun anyway in the Raceco. , Dan Fisk and Paul Bradley finished fourth in Class 10, 11th overall in a Mirage, having major, 20 minutes down time on the second lap; they were the last finisher in Class 10 that started 12 cars but only four finished. Paul LaPorte covered three laps, Gregg Symonds did two laps as did Victor Wild, and the others did The Whitted family Jimco with Joel starting, brother Kyle finishing, took a great second in Class 10 in the Jimco and the Brawley boys took second O/A. Tom Koch and Rex Keeling had a good run in their not too new Raceco in Class 10, only had one flat tire and finished third in class and third overall. Dan Fisk glides over some soft tracks here in his Mirage, and with Paul Bradley co-driving in the Mirage they finished fourth' in Class 10. 11th OJA. Page 30 September 19ft Dusty Times

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Jim Joyce and Drew Keys missed winning by two minutes, but they were second in the Class 1-2-1600 Raceco, and roared the restricted engine to 5th 0 /A. Billy McCool and Ed Pendley are getting close to a win, and this round they got the Mirage home quickly, third in Class 1-2-1600, and sixth overall. Danny Porter and Mark Ruddis finished fourth in Class 1-2-1600, a smart seventh overall too in the Suspensions Unlimited car, seven minutes behind. one lap or less. Class 1-2-1600 had a good si:ed field, with 17 starters and eight official finishers. The Jeader of the pack by just inches all day was Robert Lofton with co-driver Scott Webster. They said they had a good day of racing, and that it was a good fast course with lots of dust to drive through and some really big rocks to watch out for. They didn't lead the early laps but led when it counted at the checkered flag. This team also hails from Brawley, CA. Jim Joyce with co~driver Drew Keys came in just two minutes 39 seconds behind Lofton. The first words out of Jim's mouth were that he wanted to apologize to all the people he ran into, especially a 5-1600 that he must have hit pretty hard. Drew Keys took the first two laps and the only real complaint was lots of dust, hard to see, hut still had lots of fun. They were fifth overall in the Raceco. Third among the 1600s, sixth overall came smiling Billy McCool and Ed Pendley. Their summation of the race was that there was not enough rough stuff and too much fast dusty stuff. They got hung up on a very large rock for a time, but finally scooted off with a little help. They had no trouble at all with the Mirage, and wanted to say a special thanks to Mirage and Sway-A-Away who made it all possible. Danny Porter and Mark Ruddis finished fourth, seventh overall in the Suspensions Unlimited car, about seven minutes behind, followed in about eight minutes hy Don Lampus, Jr. and company in a Jimco. There were five in Class 5 and three finishers. Jack Burry and Dave Parsons came in first by a long shot. They finished in 5: 18:58, eighth overall. Their co-pilot Mike Scheppmann rode the entire race. I forgot to ask him if it was his choice or they just wouldn't stop long enough for him to get out. They managed to get directed mound the killer sand trap hill on course that put lots of cars out, so they didn't lose any . time there. They lost third gear on the last lap just a few miles from the finish line. They really liked the way the course was marked and said that SCORE should come and take a course on course marking from these La Rana folks. There was some delay when a car broke in the middle of the course, evidently in a place where it was not easy to get around. So course workers moved some fence and got people re-routed around the downed car. Jack also thanked Larry Bitcon for the Dusty TIMcs motor and tranny work, every-thing worked flawlessly. Second in Class 5 was Rick Henry and A.J. "Smurf" Martin. A.J. will no doubt cringe when he sees the Smurf, but he was born into the Smurf's family, so he will have to learn to carry on the Smurf tradition which began with Grandparents Mel and Charlotte Smurf, Father Steve and Uncle Tommy Smurf. Rick said they did not have a trouble free day; first the motor kept stalling, then they lost reverse, then 1st and 2nd gears. A wire fell off the starter motor, so rider Aaron McErlane repaired it with a penny and the hot wire from the positive side of the battery. Michael Nix got in all four laps for third in Class 5, hut he had serious down time on lap 2, either on the sand hill or with other problems. His total time was 7:39. Gary Bates turned class fast lap on the first round, but got stuck in the sand trap hill on the second and sp~nt the rest of the day trying to dig out. Class 5-1600 had 12 starters and four official finishers. The br9ther duo of Jeff and Tom Bahia won and finished well ahead of the field, an hour, 20 minutes ahead of second place, most of whom spent time on the sand hill. These boys had a real fun day chasing #563, passing him and staying in front, only to finally find out that 563 was one lap down. Still the Bohlas kept the hammer down until they got high centered on a very large rock. Co-driver Rusty Scott and a helpful bystander had to pick the front of the car up, turn it around, point it down hill and give it the old heave ho off the rock. They fired the engine, Rusty jumped in and away they went with Rusty trying to buckle up as they bounced and banged through the desert. They think th-is course was rougher and rockier than the old Mint 400 course and that is saying something. Larry Bitcon of Yucca Valley got lots of hugs and kisses Jeff and Tom Bo/ha had a real romp in Class 5-1600, got high centered once on a rock, which rider Rusty Scott got help with un-sticking, and they went on to win Class 5-1600 in the 12 year old car. and were 15th overall. September 19ft from the Bohlas as he built the engine and tranny for the 5-1600. If memory serves me correctly he's been working with this crew since the day before dirt, right Larry? This particular car has been racing for 12 years and this is its very first win, and it felt good, better than all those second · places. A special big thank you goes to Frenchy of Frenchies Auto for his help and support. We sure hope this and other teams from Yucca Valley escaped serious damage in the earthquakes still going on there. Mike Molina and Reg Smith brought in the second place car, well behind the Bahia boys, and talking to them we found out they had a lot of down time because of getting stuck in the sand hill. 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Don Lampus Jr. and crew flew the Jimco flat and level in Class 1-2-1600. and they finished fifth in class and ninth overall at the checkered flag. Rick Henry and second generation driver A.J. Martin had some minor delays on their way to second in class and a good 14th overall in Class 5. Despite serious down time on the second lap, losing more than an hour, Michael Nix got his four laps done a bit later and placed third in Class 5. Billy Bunch and Beny Canela have a good time racing with La Rana, but this round something broke on the fourth lap and they got in three for second in Class 8. John DeVito executes a neat flying leap over a lump in the Chevy S-10 Blazer. and despite some brake troubles he finished second in Class 6. Rick Seiman was all alone in Class 4 but he got around the course all four laps in the Ford. to take home the winning points. c;r sand hill, people were in total gridlock, and they think it was a very bad idea to put that hill on the course or the course on that hill. Third in 5-1600, another 21 minutes back went to Brian Logan and Keith Westerfield, who, judging by a three hour plus third lap either got stuck on the hill or had serious mechanical woes. Fourth in class and the final finisher was Jesse Rodrigue: who survived a 3 hour 49 minute first lap to come back with three competitive times to finish the four laps another 26 minutes behind on total time. Despite a slow first lap Eric Heiden drove the Don-A-Vee Jeep Cherokee through three good laps to win the combined Class 3 and 6 by an hour. John DeVito came in second in his Chevy Bla:er. He said he had no brakes coming into check 3 and sort of blew through it. He got stopped finally and went back and stopped correctly telling the checkpoint workers of his problems. Then he got stuck for an hour at the sand hill, got loose, then overheated and had to stop three times every lap for water. None of the other five entries finished. Class 9 had 20 starters and nine finishers. Dave Girdner came in first place and when he told what he went through to get to this race, it was funny. At 10:00 on race morning Dave's Hi Jumper was being raced on course by his son-in-law Tommy .Craig while Dave was at his son's wedding in Laguna Beach. He did his fatherly duties at the wedding, then grabbed his grandson and made a HE BUMP. STOPS HER Introducing the MARVIN SHAW ENGINEERING BUMP STOP! Stop the up-travel on your suspension with this advanced bump stop system. These Bump Stops come complete with a mounting system, poly-eurethane end piece, and enough valving to get the job done. ECONOMICALLY PRICED AT $319.90 per pair. lncludinQ the mountinQ hardware and the GAS bolts FOR M:>RE INFORMATION ON ll-1IS FINE POOOUCT. SEE YOUR CL9SEST OFF ROAD RACING PAmS SUPPLIER OR CALL US DIRECT. Page 32 MARVIN SHAW ENGINEERING 101 Broadway P.O. Box845 Varnell. AZ 85362 1-&2-4:Zl-3551 dash for the desert. He had to shed the tuxedo and change rapidly into his driver suit. He got to the race at 2:15, got in the car and drove the last seven miles to victory. Tommy did one hell of a job driving, he must have picked , the other cars off one at a time because he started at the back of the pack and ended up out front. So Dave should be very happy with Tommy's driving ability and effort. They were 12th overall. Dean Caskey came in second, 55 minutes later, but was not allowed the position or points because his Raceco had water shocks, and that is definitely not allowed according to the rule book. Second place then went to Darnen and Willie Jefferies, just 18 seconds back and they lost radio contact on ~he third lap and had no idea where Darnen was in position. He found out when he finished and that made him happy. His only complaint was getting stuck in the rocks of hell by Boone Road, which cost him a 4 \ ...... ,..J'i, :\: •,•-<, ; ,., :" +: * ~.:· -4' ··r: > -~ A ~d~Vk '/,;" little time, but that's all. The Barstow Burner Raceco of Joel Stankavich got third place, just half a minute behind Darnen, hut he was happy being in the top Leading here Dave Girdner and Tommy Craig. trailed by Joel Mohr. won Class 9 in the Hi Jumper. with Craig doing the bulk of the driving this round. because Girdner was attending his son's wedding. three. His-cb-driver Mike Currier had kept him in the hunt in May when there were two points races on the same day in two different states. Joel Mohr was only another 12 seconds back in his Beard, and this class is a real competitive drivers' class in La Rana racing. The Class 8 trucks had six starters, hut only one finished, Allen Repashy. This was his first win ever so now he feels it was all worth the effort. His only problem was a broken shock about five miles out. He said it was fun, fast and a great course for trucks. He had a good time racing with the other trucks on the first lap. He was a pretty tired racer because the crew worked on the truck until 3:00 a.m. and then some yut: on a motorcycle started racing around the pit area at 5:30 a.m., so he was really beat. His only stops were for fuel and to change riders. Billy Bunch and Beny Canela got in three laps in the Ford to take second in Class 8 . Wilfiam Ouitmeyer and Fred Espinosa were the quickest in Stone Stock Mini truck Class 15, and they jumped around like a race truck and still won the class in the Toyota. · In Class 700 the father and son team of Art and Mike Becker brought the Toyota in first again. They lost a couple of shocks early then got stuck in the sand hill, but got out quickly. On the third lap Art took over driving from Mike, got a little over confident and flipped the truck. Luckily there was a spectator with a rope nearby, and he helped them back on the wheels. They had two flats to change, got another a mile down the road, and so it went on lap 3. Art decided to turn the wheel back to Mike, who had front end sagging out and he lost September 1992 Dusty Times

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/-Damen and Willie Jefferies inherited second place in Class 9 having been Just 18 seconds back anyhow and they had radio trouble all day, but not much else. Doing a little nose stand Joel Stankavich got his Raceco back on all fours long enough to whip home fourth in Class 9 with Mike Currier co-driving. Joel Mohr drives a Beard, made in Arizona, and he got it home in good time to place fifth, in the tight running Class 9, La Rana's most popular class. ;~ Dan Auer and Tom Degen. driving a Toyota of course, had some clutch trouble but kept moving to a fine second in Class 15 Stone Stock Mini Truck. Showing good form in the desert in his Toyota, Katsuhisa Yamanaka got in his required laps in Class 15 and was third in Stone Stock Mini Trucks. Sailing over the desert in his Honda Pilot, which looks like real fun in the picture, Chris Reynolds finished second and was smiling at that. Gordon DiCarlo and Jeff Yocum were the only entry in Full Size 4WD Stone Stock Trucks, but they did their laps quickly and wrapped up the points title for the year. ·!Jr' and he came out looking like he was unfolding. He was all smiles, and said there was lots of rough stuff and lots of fast stuff too. He had a great day and did the course in I :48:24. Third was Ralph C:arnet:ki with a time of2:28:28, and he had to stop and hammer a bent tie rod back into shape. There arc now four stone stock classes, a Mini 2WD and a 4WD, and a full si:e 2WD and a 4WD. The minis arc currently running combined. with only one 2WD entered. In the stone stock mini Ultra. Rides Again! This time with 2 new ways to fly. CUSTOM WHEELS 12350 Edison Way Garden Grove. c.A 92641 • (714) 897-8077 Type 11/15 x 3.5. 15 x 7 Page 34 DiCarlo. Chris took the first lap with younger brother Daryle, his first time in the truck. They too got stuck in the sand hill and the .., truck started overheating due to a · cracked radiator, and then they t lost a motor mount, having an !l hour down time for that fix. Chris turned the truck over to Mike and Loren:o Diaz, and they blew shock mounts and shocks, which ripped out part of the fuel cell carrier and had to" McGiver" the fuel cell until they could get to a pit. They thanked the Baja Express pit for welding up the fuel cell. They also thanked one of the course workers for the can of Aluma Fix for the radiator. Michael and Chris Coleman have a very tidy Chevrolet in Stone Stock Full Size trucks and they race in the 2WD class. which they won. beating out two other entries in the class by quite some time. Brian Owens took second but he was another two hours hack. They were buried real good in the sand hill so they got out and started trying to help other "stuckees" and flagged the trucks William Quitmcyer and Fred 'Espinosa got in their two laps in 4:02:49 in the Toyota to win once again. He had fast lap, the only lap in class under two hours on the second at 1:57:57. This is his third win in a row. He said they had no problems at all, didn't even mention the sand hill; but they did get lost for a few miles on the first lap. Second in class was Dan Auer and Tom Degen, Toyota of course, and' they were about 30 minutes behind. They had little to say except that they lost their clutch on the second lap, so every. time they came to a checkpoint they had to shut off the motor to stop the truck. They said it was a good course and they had lots of fun. Third was Katsuhisa Yaman-aka who missed second place by a mere two minutes, but he got swallowed up in the crowd so we didn't get his story. Gordon DiCarlo and Jeff Yocum were the only entry in the stone stock full si:e 2WD so they won of course. They got stuck in the sand hill for about 30 minutes on the first lap, so didn't take the time to switch drivers. When they got stuck on the sand hill on the second lap, everyone who tried to help them got stuck also. When Scptcmbcr 19ft their' chase truck finally arrived, he pulled everybody out. Their biggest problem was fuel pump ills, it just didn't seem to do the job like it should. Gordon and Jeff said that this will probably be their last race with La Rana for the year as with no other· trucks in their class they pretty well have the points cinched up. In the stone stock full si:e 4 WO Mike and Chris Coleman came in first of three starters, about three hours behind approaching prospective "stuck-ees" around the pile of trucks and cars in the new community of Sand Hill, CA. Finally help arrived and they got pulled out only to hend a leaf spring, hut once again the crew they call the hest in the world as well as other unknown pit people, helped them out and they got in their laps and got their second place finish. Tony Benda must be a brave man to race the desert ,n his ,tt e onda w en the big boys are out there too. but Tony did his lap quickly and took yet another win in Class 44, formerly Odyssey class. Dusty Times

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GMC Sierra Club Coupe Sportside Text & Photos: John C,alvin The GMC Sierra Sportside Club Coupe is a handsome yet formidable looking machine, ready to tackle all sorts of terrain. Go to the Sierra? I'd love to! Oh, go IN a Sierra, golly, that's even better. The 1992 GMC Sierra Sport-side Club Coupe in Crimson Red is a bitch in' looking pickup and it performs just as wdl as it looks. This particular Sportside came equipped with a 5 .7 liter VB, producing 210 horsepower and 300 pounds of torque. It was equipped with a 4 speed automatic transmission with overdrive ( love that tranny), power assisted front disc brakes, rear drum brakes and, of course, anti-lock braking system. The big round black things were BFG Comp T I As, P275160Rl5 with a full spare beneath the bed. that were comfortable and good looking, and reclined enough to allow you complete comfort were part of the package. The rear bench seat that could seat three or four kids or two adults was capable of folding up and back to give you plenty of luggage or precious cargo space under lock and key, all done with the flick of a lever. cruise control, intermittant wipers, AM/FM stereo with seek/ scan function and cassette, graphic equali:er and digital clock. The instrument cl~ster is easily visible both day and night. The Sierra was equipped with a speedometer, tachometer, gauges for fuel, oil, temperature and battery condition. A resettable odometer is part of the package. A headlight/parking light switch is located to the left of the instrument cluster and controls dual halogen type headlights. I must say, there is certainly plenty of light. A nice four spoke steering wheel completes the package. The -Sierra was com-pletely carpeted, had a full cloth headliner along with the standard dome light and reading lights. The Sportside Sierra pickup The Sportside allows easy access to items in the bed. Even from the rear. the Sportside is a good looking truck. Let's get-goin' down this trail ... is covered in heavy duty non slip rubber compound for sure footing. I said the bed looks narrower than the wideside model but the distance between wheel wells in the wideside and the inside of the bed wall on the Sportside is the same, over 49 inches. The Sportside Club Coupe which we tested comes with what is commonly called a short bed, _ only six feet five inches long. But, if you need the eight foot bed, just lower the tailgate ind there you are. This particular Sierra, with the 5 .7 liter VS and the 3.73 rear axle ratio had a gross combination weight rating of 12,000 pounds, so you could do some heavy hauling with this unit. The big5.7 liter just loafs along, while you're indicating well over the posted limit, and you can hear a pin drop in the cal;,. When you punch the gas you really move out; so there is lots of power and I'm sure your race car and trailer would not be a burden to this GMC. On the road, and we did spend a lot of time on the road, the Sierra rides quite comfortably, very little of the old "Freeway Hop" and it corners beautifully, hugs the road,. very little body roll, which gives me a nice sense of security. Acceleration is awfully fast and braking is very positive. Fuel economy was pretty good, just under l 7mpg. The standard gas tank is 25 gallons so you have a cruising range of over 400 miles, pretty far to go without a potty stop. Our overall reaction to the GMC 2 wheel drive Sierra: good. We enjoyed the truck ver·y much. It was quiet, comfortable, sure footed and beautiful on top of it all. Although we used the Sierra only for pleasure, I'm sure it would make a great work truck, for everyday or for hauling to the desert. The center console has plenty of room to store maps and other goodies and has a built in cup. holder on top which really works. Tool storage, lug wrench, jack, etc. is nicely hidden in the floo behind the passenger seat, easy to get to. We found the Club Coupe the most convenient because of all the additional space available inside the cab. With the rear seat in its folded position there is more than 40 cubic feet of inside, lockable storage. I like that! Chec_k out your nearest GMC truck dealer and see if you like the Sierra as well as I do. It's a helluva truck! We don't test too many two wheel drive pickups as most of the off roaders we know are into four wheel drive; however, with less and less pre-running allowed and less access to the various desert courses, we believe that two wheel drive will be seen more and more out in the dirt. Power windows and door locks are essential and we also had a sliding rear window which, when cracked open allows a marvelous flow of air through the cab when the heatl ac controls are in vt:nt position. The heat and air controls are graphic, with arrows pointing to your feet, your head, etc., to show you where the flow of air is going and then there are arrows on the side, moving up and down at the touch of a button to indicate the amount of heat or cool air distribution. The display is easy to read and for all us gadget happy types, it_ can be fun to play with too. As long as we're on the interior goodies, the GMC Sierra was also equipped with power steerin •, tint~laJ~; tilt ste.eri~g, has a narrower looking bed and .----------------------------. This crimson Sierra came with all the goodit:s you could possibly desire. High back bucket seats The 5.7 liter VB develops 210 horsepower. more tha.'l enough to pass most anything on the road. Smooth power and 17 mpg. ·, · Dusty Times it$,i! :"'_:~_ has real live fenders in the rear · with steps located before and after the rear fenders. For the working man who is constantly adding or removing items from the bed, the Sportside is the way to go, just for the ease of application. Each step . ,,. With the rear seat folded up there is tons of room in the Sierra for inside. lockable storage. The rear seat can handle three adults in semi comfort. September 199!. · THE WRIGHT DROP SPINDLE _ 3" MORE GROUND CLEARANCE ~ ~~ PLACE~. CV JOINT$ 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 35

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AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND 3 125 The Robinsons Score A Shock Win At Sea Lake '\' ~ --, ' -j ~~91o:,e1-• \ HAMA T <'Xl & Photos: Darryl Smic/1 Daren Wells had fast lap. fastest prologue and his turbo Nissan Rivmasta led 3't, of the four laps, but a broken throttle spring on lap 4 dropped Wells and Ian McPhee to second in Class 1 and overall. _Jamie and Russell Robinson moved up to Open-Class this year from 1200 class. and with the extra power they flew the Rivmasta right into the overall victory and first ,n Unlimited Two Seat Class. Mark Manns and Allen Cartledge kept the Holden Rodeo out front in Class 5 despite some shock troubles. later lost the power steering, but they came in first in Class 5 and a keen 15th overall. Jamie and Russell Robinson decided this year to move up to ;i the Open Class after five years in the 1200 class, and they weren't Peter Prendergas"t and cliff Cal/cut won the 24 car Class 2 for 1600cc two seat cars. a slim win of two minutes in the Southern Cross. and they finished a great fourth overall. The single seat Class 9 is gaining in popularity in Unlimited ranks. and Trevor Growden started.out third. moved up during tne enduro in his Southern Cross and not only won the eight car class he took fifth overall. -~~~""-: .:.. ---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 36 Call For Courses and Dates Great Basin Consulting 2738 Chavez Dr. Reno, NV 89502 002) 825-8830 expecting to knock off all the top teams for an outright win for a while. But, at the 18th Sea Lake Mallee Rally, Round 3 of the Australian Championship, that all changed. They won overall heating a field of 100 cars at the event held on June 6 and 7, 1992. The racing action in the Saturday time trials was fast and • furious that finali:ed with Daren Wells in his turbo Nissan buggy hlit:ing the field. Jamie Robinson surprised many with second fastest time. Next came the leading 1600 car of R'ichard Bennett just edging out David Leach's tu.rbo machine. It was all very close; indeed the 12th place car was only nine seconds behind the second place car. Mark Bush put in a spectacular drive to be fastest single seater in sixth overall with a Toyota twin cam engine. The 1200 class was dominated by Mark Warren, as was the Baja class by Mike Keenan. Mark Manns didn't surprise many by putting his Holden Rodeo truck at the lead of the 2 WDs in Class 5. Lyndon Wilson was the quickest Class 6 Challenger, and Les Siviour's Patrol led the limited 4x4 Class 7. The Modified 4x4s in Class 8 looked close with Ken Smith's turbo Rodeo setting fast time, but then Peter Hadlow's turbo Mitsubishi truck equaled that time. Because of the sandy track around the salty Lake Tyrrell, dust was minimal, so a two at a Sailing past the spectators here, Mark and Daryl Warren kept right on flying in the 1200cc Southern Cross, and they flew so fast they not only won Class 3 they finished an incredible ninth overall. Peter and Glen Had/ow had no serious troubles with the Class 8 Mitsubishi Triton. and they not only won the Modified 4x4 class by five minutes they finished well up the ranks. tenth overall. September 199i time start was used. The Wells/ Robinson front row led the field away for the first65 mile lap. The cars headed off in the opposite way to every other year, just for a change. One of the first to come unstuck was the Goodyear car of last round winner Stuart Lord, which rolled and badly squashed the car. Not long after that his teammate Barry Johnson was out with a broken link pin. There was one dusty area, unfortunately with a gate! Robert Graham was to leave his rear wheel behind on that .gate post. The two Holden Class 5 pickups both rolled, firstly Richard Murray, then Wayne Gibson. At the completion of one lap it was still Wells leading the pack, but Robinson was right on his tail, only five seconds back. Round one winner Mark Rurrows put his turbo Hri,lgt·stonl' car into third. Bennt·rt hd .lropped back with a flat tirl", lt-aving ( 'lass 2 to Tony Doornt· an,I Pt"tt·r Prendergast. The sin .. 1,· '-L':ltt·rs were close with Bush. Bob ')trawbridge and Trevor (irowdl·n in ninth, tenth and ell"Vl"nth. Aftl"r two !.,ps the race was half over an,I tht· ,rt·\\''> got a one hour break anti a t:hanu: to study times. The Wells Yokohama team car still led over Robinson, then Burrows. Keith Owers was fourth over a fast moving Charlie Albins·. All five were Open, turbo cars. Prendergast led Class 2 in sixth overall, while seventh was another class leader; Growden took over Class 9 with Bush blowing a head gasket and Strawbridge having rear suspen--sion failure. Doorne, Trevor Crisp and Warren completed the top ten. Warren was doing an unbelievable job in the 1200 car. Manns had some shock trouble but still kept a slim Class 5 lead over Jan Hedley's F 150. Les Siviour once . again cleared out from his Class 7 opposition in his Nissan, while the two turbo Mitsubishis of Hadlow and Fabio Zarfoti were feuding over Class 8. Smith Dusty Times

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Midway Charlie A/bins and Rodr; McClelland were moving up fast in the Trekka and after four tough laps they finished third in Class 1 and overall too. Jan Hedley and Gee Van Vliet had a great run in the Ford F150 in Class 5 keeping Manns in sight and taking second place just three minutes behind. Tony Doorne and John Rowe stayed close in the 1600 battle in their Rivmasta and they took second in class by two minutes and a great sixth overall. Darren Payne came from Tasmania to run this race, and he did well, second in single seat class, 17th overall, only three minutes behind the class winner. Ian Hedley and John Patterson had the Ford Bronco flying here and they had no trouble finishing second in Class 8, only five minutes back. The 1200s mix it up here as third placing Brian Jones leads second placing Geoff Beckett on a road that looks too close to the water for comfort. dropped hack with gearbox problems. Ernie Greenwood's turbo Baja led that category and Lyndon Wilson still was the leading Challenger. Neville Boyes became an early spectator when his Class 2 engine let go, then the Class 7 Mitsubishi of Eric Whitbread also dropped a motor, Into the third lap, and then Wells pulled the fastest lap of the day trying to shake off Robinson, hut it was still only a one minute lead at the three-quarter distance. The top ten remained much the same, although Rudi T uisk put in a blinder, placing his single seater eighth overall. The fourth and final lap meant tragedy for a hunch of the front runners: Burrows broke an axle, Owers broke a timing belt, Leach lost a motor, Bennett had distributor failure and then Tuisk had fuel problems. Morrison's Hankook Class l suffered its third CV failure of the day while the Watman's fine run in Class 2 took a dive with an accelerator cable breaking. But then the biggest had luck story came from the lead car of Daren Wells. A broken throttle spring slowed his pace, allowing the Robinsons to · slip through for the.dream finish they had hoped for. It was fitting that Jamie and Russell Robinson win this race as this is the town they grew up in. The end result was a slim 42 second victory. Wells drove on the ignition switch to salvage second place in class and overall, while Charlie Albins continued his climb to finish third in class and overall. Next in was the first f 600 car of Bridgestone's Peter Prendergast with Toyota power, fourth overall. In fifth overall was the first single seater of Trevor Growden with Renault V6 power. Behind Robinson, Wells and Alhins in Class l came Trevor Crisp, then Alex Fitcher who luckily survived a ro1->ver on the Saturday. The 1600 minor placings behind Prendergast were Doorne, Les Brown, Terry Rose, surviving brake problems, and Chris Owen. The screaming 1200 of Mark Warren finished an incredible ninth outright on the fast track. Dusty Times The second place battle was close all day, hut Geoff Beckett just snuck in ahead of Brian Jones. Gary Davis took fourth and Russell Hartnett fifth in Class 3-. Long time Baja campaigner Mike Keenan took over the class lead and -hung on to win over Ernie Greenwood and Ken Rowston. Mark Manns was further troubled hy lack of power steering, hut his Chev VB Rodeo still took the Class 5 win. Jan Hedley filled in second place in her Fl SO over Jim Barbary's Torana, Bill Vesty's Fl00 and Ian Jackson's EH Holden VS. In the Challenger buggy class Lyndon Wilson dominated all race and deserved the win over Michele Martin, Louie Biniosand Keith Whisker. Les Siviour's ·Nissan Patrol wagon certainly conquered the limited 4x4 Class 7 and placed a high 14th overall, with only one modified 4x4 beating him as well. Royce Wells was the only other Class 7 to finish in his Mitsubishi pickup. Peter Hadlow's Triton was really Lake Mallee Rally - Australia Results • June 6-7, 1992 # Pos. Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle Time 0/A Class I • Unlimited Two Seat• 20 start -10 finish 128 1 Jamie & Russell Robinson Rivmasta 3:26:37 125 2 Daren Wells/Ian McPhee Rivmasta 3:27:19 120 3 Charlie Albins/Rodja McClelland Trekka 3:32:18 103 4 Trevor & Anthony Crisp Rivmasta 3:37:17 113 5 Alex Fitcher/Russel Bosus Rivmasta 3:48:03 Class 2 • 1600cc Two Seat • 24 start• 12 finish 205 1 Peter PrendergasVCliff Calicut Southern Cross 3:33:21 217 2 Tony Doorne/John Rowe Rivmasta 3:35:39 200 3 Les Brown/Leigh Jones Verco 3:39:03 204 4 Terry & Maureen Rose Hunter Rivmasta ·3:45:41 215 5 Chris & Matthew Owen Funco 3:49:47 Class 3 -1200cc Two Seat -14 start -11 finish 303 1 Mark & Daryl Warren Southern Cross 3:39:16 315 2 Geoff BecketVAaron Spinks Buggy 3:44;52 317 3 Brian Jones/Ken Houston Southern Cross 3:45:11 389 4 Gary Davis/Paul Mountjoy Hornet 3:54:09 370 5 Russell HartnetVPeter Hine Cobra 3:55:07 Class 4 • Baja Bug • 4 start • 3 finish 453 1 Mike Keenan/Stephen Robinson Baja Bug 4:13:21 444 2 Ernie & Alec meenwood Baja Bug 4:22:14 471 3 Ken Rouston/Troy Gard Baja Bug 4:41:29 Class 5 • 2WD Sedana & Pickups -12 start• 6 finish 501 1 Mark Manns/Allen Cartledge Holden Rodeo 3:47:15 504 2 Jan Hedley/Cec Van Vliet Ford F150 3:51:49 556 3 Jim & Geoff Barbary Holden Torana 4:24:02 508 4 Bill & Norman Vesty Ford F100 4:28:50 525 5 Ian Jackson/Andrew Pohoike Holden EH 4:31:29 Class 6 • Restricted Challenger Buggy • 5 sfart • 4 finish 653 1 Lyndon Wilson/Vincent Eustace Scorpion 4:06:18 603 2 Michelle Martin/Sharyn Daniel Rivmasta 4:13:31 601 3 Louie & Kathryn.Binios Buggy 4:19:24 606 4 Keith & Stepheen Whisker BAB 4:39:18 Class 7 • Production 4x4 • 3 start • 2 finish 702 1 Les Siviour/Peter lseppi Nissan Patrol 3:46:35 750 - 2 Royce Wells/Geoff Clarke Mitsubishi L200 4:17:11 Class 8 • Modified 4x4 • 1 O start • 9 finish 801 , Peter & Glen Hadlow Mitsubishi Triton 3:43:30 804 2 Ian Hedley/John Patterson Ford Bronco 3:48:19 803 3 Fabio Zarfati/Greg Campbell Mitsubishi Pajero 3:48:31 805 4 Grahame Baxter/Ross Mason Nissan Patrol 3:55:58 816 5 Robert KnotVWaily Skiiler Nissan Navara 4:15:43 Class 9 - Unlimited Singler Seat • 8 start • 2 finish 911 1 Trevor Growden Southern Cross 3:34:59 999 2 Darren Payne Buggy 3:48:05 Starters 100 - Finishers 59 - Finish Ratio 59% - Race Distance 250 miles · 400km. Fastest lap - #125 Daren Wells 50:55 - Fastest Prologue - Daren Wells - 3:33. · September 199! 1 2 3 7 16 4 6 8 13 20 9 11 12 22 24 33 40 53 15 21 42 46 48 31 34 39 52 14 38 10 18 19 25 36 5 17 flying and got home tenth overall in Class 8 as well as first Tin Top. Then came Ian Hedley's Bronco, Fabio Zarfati 's Paj~·ro ( with split transfer case), Grahame Baxter's VB Patrol and Robert Knott in the V6 Nissan pickup. Finally Class 9 saw only two finishers, Trevor G rowden, then Darren Payne who made the hoat trip,over from Tasmania. In all 59 crews circulated the Lake the requin:d four times. But the first ever National win for Jamie and Russell Robinson certainly shone out as one of the most popular victories of all time. And they must surely rate as a fine future talent. So, with three different winners this year, the Championship is still wide open with two races to go in the series. 1nt The Class 7 entry was slim, and with three start(!rs in Production 4x4s, it was no surprise to see Les Siviour and Peter lseppi bring the Nissan Patrol home the class winner as well as 14th overall. .J-BIGGER IS BETTER . Upgrade t_he_ C.V.s and torsion axles on your pre-r~nner, IRS . Ba1a Bug or limited horsepower off road race car by letting us convert your stub axles and transmission output bells to accept the larger C.V. joints. Convert Type I stub axles and output bells to accept Type 11 or Type IV or 930 C.V. joints: . . Convert Type 11 stub axles and output bells to accept 930 C.V. Joints. . All axles and bells for Type II or Type IV C.V.s can be threaded 3/s-24 or stock 8mm. All axles and Bells for i)30 C.V.s can be threaded %-24 or stock 10mm threads. · FIT YOUR OFF ROADER WITH UPGRADED AXLES AND BELLS Only $49.95 per flan_11e on your supplied parts. 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iiND RALLY OF NEW ZEALAND Carlos Sainz Wjns One For Toyota Text & Photos: Martin Holmt!s Back on for_m in New Zealand, Carlos Sainz, with Luis Moya, not only won the rally by a considerable margin. but Carlos took over the lead in the Drivers' Point Championship driving the Toyota Celica Turbo 4WD. Carlos Sain: kept alive his strong start in the Pacific Asian aspirations of regaining the series, as he finished third; the World Drivers' Championship best placing an Australian has when he won, for the third everhadonaWorldRally,andhe consecutive year, the Rothmans is the first driver from his nation Rally of New Zealand. While he to get an A-Priority seeding. went back into the points lead, the It was a moment of relief for the Toyota team used the event for organi:ers when the Sain: entry further testing and learned a lot. arrived. Without his. Toyota the • New Zealand was a major disaster rally promised to be a walkover for Subaru, their three Prodrive for Subaru, who had never won a prepared cars and their top New World Championship Rally, Zealand prepared Legacy all though a victory without the retired with engine failures, but it challenge of an established . top was a welcome opportunity for team would have been very the European champion Piero hollow indeed. Neither Didier Liatti, who drove sensibly to Auriol nor Juha Kankkunen were finish second overall. With the taking part, so the Sain: points retirement of both Carlos Menem lead is short term stuff. This was and Mohammed Bin Sulayem, the his sixth World rally of the year, Group N World series still so with only ten rallies allowed remains wide open. The late per driver, his future options are retirement of Rod Millen 's Ma:da running low. has given Ross Dunkerton a The event route followed Mikael Sundstrom and Jakke Honkanen won Group N and were fourth overall driving a well paced rally in the Lancia Delta lntegrale 16v, ran trouble free all the way to victory by three minutes. 1992 Rally of New Zealand Results Carlos SainZ/Luis Moya Piero liani/Luciano Tedeschini Ross Dunkerton/Fred Gocentas Mikael Sundstrom/Jakke Honkanen Ed Ordynski/Barry Mansson Yoshio Fujimoto/Nakaru lchino Will & Heather Orr Seitchiro Taguchi/Caris Clarke Barry Sexton/Neil Cathcart Craig Stallard/Graeme Jesse Vanessa Slee/Sam Haldane (34th) E Toyota Celica Turbo I Lancia HF lntegrale AUS Mitsubishi Galan! VR-4 SF Lancia Delta lntegrale · AUS Mitsubishi Galan! VR-4 J Nissan Pulsar GTI-R NZ Subaru Legacy 4WD J Mitsubishi Galant VR-4 NZ Mazda 323 GTX AUS Mitsubishi Galan! VR-4 NZ Daihatsu Charade GTti 'Group winners - •• Ladies' winner • 76 start • 41 finish Winner's average stage speed - 88.47kph A• 6:36:10 A 6:40:40 A 6:46:22 N" 7:03:12 N 7:06:04 N 7:08:36 N 7:12:39 N 7:13:31 N 7:14:12 N 7:15:16 N"'S:08:00 Driver points- Sainz 77, Kankkunen 62, Auriol 60, Biasion 34, D.elecour 33 Page 38 si~ilar lines to previous years, with the drive across country from Auckland down via Rotorua to Gisborne and back being the central theme. On the short first · day there was a loop northwards of sufficient length to aJlow a reseeding the next day, though the longest stage on this part had been the subject of a local protest a few days before the event. With the top 48 crews on the entry all sporting four wheel drive, there was no shortage of state of the art cars for the masses. The first two wheel drive car was number 50, the works supported Daihatsu Charade GT ti of Dave Strong; the second team car was driven by Vanessa Slee, co-driven by Sam Haldane who at 17 years, 38 days at the start of the rally is surely the youngest works team rally person in the world? There was a curiosity at number 75, a Honda CRX driven by Dexter Dunlop, a Group B car. Possibly this will be the final time any Group B cars will be admitted in a World Championship Rally. Heading into the fog, European champion Piero Liatti and Luciano Tedeschini-drove the Lancia HF lntegrale to a strong second overall and in Group A. The fop teams came with proven equipment. Subaru were not experimenting with the automatic transmission systems, despite a successful outing the week before on the Scottish. Toyota used an ex-Corsica car for Sain:. Pacific Asian drivers Millen, Ma:da 323 GTX and Dunkerton, Mitsubishi Galant VR-4, had cars oflower specifica-tions than the World series teams use, although Possum Bourne's Subaru, used in 1992 for the New Zealander's challenge in the Australian championship, had been brought up to the standard of the other Prodrive built cars. Australians Ross Dunkerton and Fred Gocentas splashed to third in the Mitsubishi Ga/ant VR-4 and Ross became the first Australian driver to earn A-pnority status with FIA. Not all was happiness. Ross Meekings, the Toyota driver who won Group N last year had engine bearing trouble and was given permission by scrutineers to change the block before the start. Dunkerton, the normally likeable Western Australia driver was very unhappy after being told that Mitsubishi had no plans to enter him for his home town rail y in September. But, ama:ingly, every one of the 76 entries arrived at the event, a quite unprecedented achievement! It was also the biggest entry on this event for the last decade. On Etape 1 the speed of Bourne · was a great surprise as he won the firs·t stage and led the rally. However Sain: took the lead on stage . 2 with all three Subarus pressing hard on his heels. Subaru suffered a bad blow when Colin McRae retired after stage 5 having had a variety of engine troubles. Ari Vatanen was going well though this was only his second real rally of the year, fighting with Bourne who was ·getting accust-omed to the latest specifications of h~s car. Rod Millen started badly losing two minutes on the opening stage when the car suddenly stopped due to problems with the emergency cut-out switch, though his Pacific Asian challenger Ross Dunkerton was troubled by an engine that felt flat as soon as he changed up to fourth. anti fifth gears. Liatti was enjoying himself, especially the long stage 4 on which he made fastest time. "It was just like many stages back home in Italy, fast and sweeping." Vatanen was shown Liatti's time and unhesitatingly commented, "It is obviously one minute too quick, he could not have. been faster than everyone else!" Carlos made four fastest stage times and was content with his car. "The roads are very slippery, however, Rod Millen and Tony Sircombe had a busy month, but were going ok in the first Asia Pacific points rally, when the Mazda 323 G T-X had terminal engine troubles late in the rally. September 1991 they are so dry. I have never seen dust on this event before." The day had been warm and sunny. In Group N Menem got up to eighth place at the end of the second stage, but his gallant effort ended on the flying finish with a smashed wheel and a car that had spun into the trees .. Bin Sulayem was not enjoying himself. The brakes were sticking on all the time, and then the front differ-ential broke on stage 5 0 So Mikael Sundstrom got ahead in this category in a Lancia. It had been a short opening day and progres-sively the rally was going to get tougher. Etape 2 had all the makings of a thrilling battle. On the first two stages of the day Bourne, on the home ground of Maramarua Forest, reduced Sain;:'s lead from 21 to eight seconds, but then it all went bad. "I felt rhe engine was wrong, smelt some oil and saw the pressure falling so there was nothing to do." He parked on the side of stage 9. This left Vatanen in second place, and he was pressing on. When Sain;:'s Celica handling got the better of him on stage 11 with three completely bald tires and one flat, Vatanen led a World Rally for the first time since Portugal 1990; but when he drove out of the afternoon rest halt at Otorohanga, spectators noti'ced tell tale oil coming from the Finn's exhaust. On the next stage the last of the works Subarus was out of the rally. The steam was going out of the event. Liatti was forging on well iri second place. Third was an unhappy Dunkerton, the first of the serious Pacific Asian contest-ants, because his car variously over and under steered, but he was still 30 seconds in front of Millen when he passed Ne.ii Allport. Brian Stokes retired his · ford Sierra Cosworth off the Dusty Times

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-f' ,,, .,.,: .,.,,./c_ ,,.. . • .. ·-, . .:.,;.,, Sliding a corner in true rally style Victor Brasil turned fine times in his Subaru all day and into the night, taking second Open class in both events. Jeff Griffin herded the big Volvo around the stages in good form all the way and Jeff took third in Open Class in both rallysprints by just seconds. Jeff Hendricks did Prescott proud in the Jeep Comanche taking the truck around the tight course to a great second in Stock class in both rallies. CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES Sun Up and Sun Down Rally Sprints Victor Brasil in a Subaru won · stage I with Tony Tavares right on his tailpipe. Stage 2 was a direct reverse with Tony winning and Victor taking second,· hut Victor won stage 3 ahead ofT ony. Heading the other direction Brasil won stage 4 over Tavares, hut Tavares won both stage 5 and stage 6 while Paula Gibeault was second both trips and Brasil dropped hack in the field, perhaps with mechanical ills. GT entrant Gary Luke got those points in a Charger, a couple minutes behind the winner. Harris Done won the Stock class in his Ma:da RX-7 and his total time for fifth overall was just 39 seconds behind the overall winner. Jeff Hendricks got his Jeep Comanche around in eighth overall, second in Stock 20 seconds behind Done. Jeff Bruett was third in Stock in a Charger another 26 seconds back followed in just nine seconds hy Dan Hook in his Toyota Cdica. Fifth in stock a half minute further hack was Steve Scott in another Toyota Lon Peterson was Rallymaster for Sun Up. borrowed the Gibeault Subaru for Sun Down and proceeded to drive the unfamiliar car to first overall in that event. winning by a big 26 seconds. It took five months to make it happen hut finally the Glen Helen Rally Sprints took place last.June Originally scheduled for Fehruar\ l 5 when the weather is cool and sunny in the Glen Helen OHV Park near San Bernardino, it was ~ ·-~;;;~ ,-.,.... rained out, the track literally washed our for any kind of action. After a month of track grooming, the Rally Sprint· wen: again scheduled, hut the southern Californea March Monsoon rained the event out again. That Tony Tavares drove his Toyota Corolla to the overall victory in the Sun Up, but had troubles in the night rallysprint and finished well out of the money. . Gary Luke 11ad scant competition on his way to winning Prodyction GT class both times in the Charger, taking fourth overall in the Sun Down finale. Dusty Times Photos: Tracl<siJ..: Photo Inc. storm was so tierce that it took two months to get the motorcycle and car race tracks hack in shape, hut the rally finally happened on June 20. -Cdica. . While the rain put gray hairs on the organi:ers heads, John Elkin and Sam Moore pressed on and produced a great pair of events. The event usually runs over a slightly modified race track used for off road cars-with each rally sprint having six stages. Three laps in one direction and three , laps in the reverse direction, made for a six stages each pair of rallies. In. the Sun Up it appears that When the scores were toted up Tony Tavares won the Sun Up in his Toyota Corolla just l 0 seconds ahead of Victor Brastl. Jeff Griffin, Volvo, was third another J J seconds down and Paula Gibeault, Subaru, was just four more seconds hack in fourth in very tight competition in Open class for the six stages. The only After a meal break the Sun Down Rally Sprint began in the same format only now the drivers had to use their lights. The major difference i;r 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 absorbers. 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 Available -Repair and Revalvlng Services. September 1992 Contact: Motorsports Department BILSTEIN CORPORATION OF AMERICA 8845 Rehco Road, San Diego, CA 92121 • 619/453-7723 For additional technical information and a complete catalog send $2.50 Page 39

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Vanessa Slee. right. and 17 year old Sam Haldane of New Yoshio Fujimoto and Nakuru lnchino placed a fine sixth overall Our talented rally correspondent Martin Holmes celebrated Zealand drove the Daihatsu Charade not only to the Ladies and third in Group N in the Nissan Pulsar G TI-R only five covering his 200th World Championship Rally aboard Air New prize. but to victory in the small displacement class. minutes out of the Group win. · Zealand and got a warm welcome. 22nd Rally of New Zealand road, while "Tommy" Hu~omo, son of Indonesia's President, crashed on the first stage of the morning. In the classes Strong retired his Daihatsu on the first stage with clutch trouble, leavingSlee's back up car ahead while Dunlop's Honda was still running, and by default the best Group B car. In Group N Sundstrom was still ahead, Meekings was back up to 14th, but Bin Sulayem was in bad condition, with the flue that turned out to be food poisoning. . He was so weak that he did not restart the next day. The marshals at the Rotorua restart for Etape 3 watched the ground turn from green to white as suddenly the temperature dropped and hoar frost crept over ended up 4m24s in front. Liatti conditions continued most of the engine failure; they later found the ground. It indicated thatt~ere had his problems, however, after day, and none so much as on the two valves lying at the bottom of were to be many unpleasant hehittheedgeoftheroadonthe final stage which had been theenginecompartment,butthe moments on the stages to come. slippery second Motu Road stage regraded since the practice time. engine still worked. On the next In many places there were banks and broke the suspension. He had Regrading in New Zealand means stage Mc Andrew retired, the of freezing fog and it wasn't until to tackle the third stage with the covering the road with millions of fourth Group A Subaru to go out late morning before these would suspension not quite straight. In stones which had as much with engine failure. Sundstrom eventually disappear on the stages two stages he had dropped two adhesion as ball bearings. The top was up to fourth and very happy. in the mountains north of minutesfurtherbackfromSainz, Group N driver Mikael Sund-Hefinishedfourthoverallscoring Gisborne. The Motu Road stages and in effect the battle for the lead strom was trouble free and had points for Lancia and won Group were once again the center of the had come to an end. settled into a comfortable three N. show; one long road broken into The most important casualty of minute lead over Australian Ed Carlos was generous at the lengths that comply with FISA's the day.was Allport who slid off Ordynski. The top 23 cars were finish, 'Tthink this is my lucky 30kmlengthlimits.MotuRoadis the road and over a bank, all turbocharged 4x4 machines: event.Itmustbenearlyimpossible so twisty that these stages are the damaging the suspension on stage . The Russian Aleksander Arte-to find better rally roads. I really slowest in the World Champion-2. He had been a minute behind menko was the best 'Formula 2' enjoyed myself here because of ship series, and over which it is Millen,whowas30secondsadrifr cardriverinhisLadaat24th. the roads and the friendly hard to average even 60 kph. of Dunkerton. Millen set off after On Etape 4 Sainz continued to atmosphere of the place. Maybe Carlos started to go better. the Australian, but s·pun on stage drive with full concentration. "I we will stay here and drive in the They changed a variety of things 23, "A patch of ice and we were have just stopped worrying about New Zealand Championship in on the suspension and he then up a bank", and dropped back to every little funny sound in the car. the future!" Only Sainz and made fastest time on every stage a minute. The New Zealander got There is no point in worrying. second placing Liatti, and Bourne of the day save the last. He took it back to within 30seconds, but on Either this car will finish the rally in third were in the top ten of the easy over the ice and had no bad the final stage of the day the brake or it won't!" It was fast becoming Group A entry. The rest was all moments. He began the day 43 master cylinder jammed and he a rally of attrition. Millen crawled Group N cars which attests to the seconds in front of Liatti and lost a minute. The slippery out of stage 35 and retired with slowness of some stage roads. " Jeff Bruett whips his Charger past the Helder Antunes Mustang on his way to a pair of third place finishes. getting good points for the day's effort. · Dan Hook has come alive in rallying this year and at Glen Helen he drove the Toyota Celica in fine style. finishing fourth both times in Production class. Steve Scott kicks a little dirt out with his Toyota Celica. and he carried on to fifth in both events in Production class. which the CRS calls stock class. i;r in the second event was the entry of Lon .Peterson in a borrowed Subaru and he domin-ated this event, winning all six stages and overall honors. Tony T avan:s ran second for the first three stages, then dropped to last on stage 4. and barely got out of the cellar in the final two runs. Victor Brasil who had run third the first halt, moved up to second on the final three stages, finishing the rally sprint second overall behind Peterson hy 26 seconds. And Jeff Griffin started the first three with fourth place times, then had a trio of thirds to finish third, another 16 seconds down. Matt Sweeney, who ran the first two stages in fifth spot in Open class, stayed in fifth the final three and finished fourth in Open class in the Toyota pickup, nearly a minute behind the winner. Gary Luke got his problems solved for this event. and moved CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMETS & ACCESSORIES 5153 BOWDEN AVE. SAN DIEGO, CA. 92117. TEL (619) 279-2509 HELMET . $195 COMPLETE SYSTEM $320 A FRESH AIR HELMET AND BLOWER ASSEMBLY DESIGNED FOR OFF ROAD USE AT A REASONABLE PRICE BUILT AND BACKED BY BELL HELMETS LIGHT WEIGHT-REDUCES NECK STRAIN Page 40 COOL, COMFORTABLE TERRY CLOTH LINER BLOWER MOTOR AND ASSEMBLY ARE GUARANTEED FOR ONE FULL YEAR SNEIL 90 APPR}\IFD steadily forward, seventh on the first two stages then fifth on stage 3, and on the reverse runs·he was fourth on all three. Luke finished fourth overall on the event 45 seconds behind Peterson. Harris Done again won Stock class, finishing sixth overall, five seconds behind Sweeney. Stock class was a repeat of the Sun Up event as Jeff Hendricks scored second in class;seventh overall, 32 seconds behind Done. Jeff {, Bruett was third in the Charger, besting Dan Hook hy a mere two seconds for the points paying position. Steve Scott was fifth in Stock class, another half minute hack in his Charger. The organi:ers wish to thank all those directly involved with the success of the rally sprints. First to the great staff at Glen Helen OHV Park, Brian and Woody, who helped us through the first difficult two rainouts and then Harris Done drove his well prepared Mazda RX-7 to the Production class wins in both events. taking a fifth and a sixth overall amid the Open cars too. September 1991 really came through with a great stage. To Mike and Paula Gibeault, Mike who passed up his <:hance in the car to help with our scoring and Paula ... wdl what hasn't been said about all the things Paula docs. Jim and Sheryl Love for scoring, gate tending, -card running and anything else we needed. Lon and. Nancy Peterson and their daughter Reth who helped with controls. Lon was Rallymastcr for the Sun Up Rally. Beth ran time cards to the scoring tower. Tony Shumaker who lost his new motor on the Mitsubishi truck the night before, who offered his help, and ran start and finish controls most of the rail y. Another non-competing rail yist Terry Stonecipher did much the same thing as did John Rosello. And thanks to the battery of famil y and friends who helped, and the competitors themse_lves making it all an enjoyable experience once again. We will try a January date next year, a typically dry month according to weather archives hut just in case leave June open again. After the ( :RS picnic on August 16, the next event is the T reeLine Rally on September 19-20, I 992 in Palmdale. See you there. Dusty Times

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SCCA PRO RALLY SERIES -ROUND 4 Paul Choiniere Wins In Pennsylvania ----~ :--built car and appears very competitive in the class. Cun-ningham, a former PRO rally competitor, ice racer and· road racer will finish this rally late tonight and head_ to nearby Watkins Glen to drive the last eight hours of the Firestone Firehawk 24 hour event. Giles informed us that this was the last rally for his Golf, which will be replaced at Ojibwe by something Japanese in the same class. Other top· contenders include the VW Golf GTI entries of Mark Molnar/ Yorgi Bittner and Bob Elliottl T erry Epp. Missing this year was the traditional first stage with the dreaded Stoney Creek One car failed to start off the crossing that has taken out its share of rally cars over the years. This shot of a Mitsubishi last year shows the creek at low tide. Photo: T,m McBride. Green, but 59 cars took the green ---------- -flag to start the 16th annual Paul Choiniere, from Williston, Vermont, with co-driver Jeff Becker from New York, won their third rally outright in four tries on June 7 at the shortened Susque-hannock Trail Pro Rally staged out of Wellsboro, PA. Choiniere, the 1990 overall champion who had an off year a season ago, beat the 1991 top team, the Subaru Legacy of Californians Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge by seconds to secure the overall and Open Class victory. The big pre-rally news was that the famous stage 1 Stony Creek water crossing, probably the largest spectator stage in PRO Rally in North America, had been cancelled due to high water. Rusty Campbell, STPR co-chair, said on Friday that 12 inches is the maximum depth allowable in order to ensure that the majority of the field make it through the creek. Although the depth then was only 10 inches, and it didn't rain much overnight, an early Saturday inspection (Rusty waded into the creek with a ruler at 7:00 a.m.), revealed high water and a very gooey creek bed. So the rally·departed from the Green at approximately 1 :50 p.m. on Saturday and the field proceeded directly to stage 2, the Asaph Run Picnic Grounds to start at the regular time at stage 2, 2:31 p.m. The rest of the rail y is now 11 stages and 132.4 competitive stage miles. Competitors will still gather at the appointed time of 11 :40 a.m. on the Green. Three FIA licensed drivers are the favorites to battle for the victory. Chad DiMarco/Erick Hauge won last year in the Subaru Legacy, face off with Paul Choiniere/Jeff Becker who are starting with their Audi Quattro in first place overall on points with 21. The pair won rallies Rim of the World, Palmdale, CA, and Big Bend Bash, Terlingua, TX, with a second at the Prescott Forest Rally in Ari:ona. The Audi Quattro of Bruno Kr~bich and Doug Shepherd, starting third here, has some interesting stories attached to both drivers. Bruno won the Open class last year at STPR and went on to win the Open Class points for the season. He is semi-retired now, he admits to being "sixty something", but will run the east coast rallies. Shepherd was supposed ·to debut Dusty Times a new Eagle Talon here, hut had a Susquehannock Trail Pro Rally. parts problem so he is co-driving The weather had turned partly with Bruno. Shepherd started his cloudy in Wellsboro and it career as a co-driver and won looked like the rain might return. STPR in the late '70s and early The rain did serve one good '80s as co-driver for John Buffum, purpose; it wet down the usually now-the series manager. Buffum is dusty Pennsylvania State Forest driving a BMW in One Lap of roads. America this weekend, so rally First reports from the field board member Mark Williams is indicate that this rally seems to be taking his place as the national following the pattern of the series manager at STPR. previous events this season with The fourth starter is the lots of breakdowns early in the Mitsubishi Eclipse of Carl Merrill event. On stage 2 Tim O'Neil's and Jon Wickens who have had a Mitsubishi Galant went off the hard luck season so far with late in course four miles into the stage the game breakdowns. Besides the and is now a dnf. The Mitsubishi battle for the overall win, perhaps Eclipse of Peter Malas:uk/Con-the best competition will be in stantine Mantopoulos rolled near Production GT class where nine the edge of stage 2. The occupants drivers have a legitimate chance to seem to be okay, but have been win. Challenging the Ma:da 323 taken to the local hospital for GTX of Michael Grieb and Bob observation. The Tom Otty/ Pam Martin, defending champions McGarvey Ma:da 323 GTX went from '91 running their first rally off the course out of sight of thisyear,areahostofMa:dasand workers on stage 3, and was Mitsubishis. missing for almost 20 minutes, The Mitsubishi contingent is causing the stage to shut down. led by last year's STPR class The car was finally found, a dnf winnerand'92pointsleaderNoel with --a broken transmission, Lawler/Henry Noga, who won occupants okay. There were a the Rim of the World three weeks couple spectator incidents with ago in class. Lawler will be kids throwing rocks at the rally challenged by the Galant of Jim cars on stage 2, and there was and James Wilson, father and son, · civilian traffic which almost got in who missed out on last year's the way at stage 3. championship by a single point. Through stage 4 Choiniere led The factory sponsored Galant of DiMarco by about 20 seconds, Tim O'Neil/Tom Burgess, will and Kreibich was third with aim to go further than its one mile · Merrill close to a minute back at the car's Rim debut. with Morley close behind and The Production GT Ma:da even closer were Wilson, then contenders include the 323 GTX Cunningham. Lawler was eighth, ofTom Otty and Pam McGarvey, Grabowski next, followed by who w~re leading a year ago when Giles, Nowicki and Grieb, all 12 they had to give up a class win at separated by about three minutes. POR due to a questionable The Sakis team had a rough protest. Steve Nowicki /Cindy first part of the rally. Hajimin-Krolikowski! two veteran ralliests . as/ Karageorgi had a continuing usually teamed with other people, overheat problem on the Galam will drive the Krolikowski's very and dnf'd. On the same stage, as fast 323 GTX, while Russ Hughes reported, the Malas:uk Eclipse and John McArthur also have· a had trouble with the intercom, competitive 323 GTX entry. which led to a driver mistake and The Production class which has Malaszuk put the car into a bank had a shortage of entries so far this hitting a big rock and rolling over year, has "come out of the closet" twice. The driver's side window for STPR, with the new found broke, and he got his hand caught rivalry between the VW GolfGTI between the car and the grass. He ofW.G. Giles/Bob Pierce and the ·was admitted to the hospital, new Acura lntegra of Peter received six stitches on his left Cunningham/Joe Andreini. Giles hand and was released, as X-Rays and Cunningham were neck and showed no fractures. neck at Rim until a flat tire set Noel Lawler's right front brake W.G. back about three minutes caliper broke on stage 2 and the and Peter won the class finishing crew didn't have time to fix it at second overatl. The Acura, which the first service. So he suffered made its debut at Rim, is a factory brake· problems until the crew September 1992 ;: ::.. Paul Choiniere whipped the Audi Quattro around the shortened route to first in Open Class and first overall. Paul now leads the driver's ·points for the year end championship. Photo: Trackside Photos. could fix it after stage 4. It's reported that Torn O'Neil hit a tree stump after skidding off the road in stage 2, which caused the dnf. The local Wellsboro entry, the Saab Turbo of Keith Kreisler -and Chris Erne: is out of the rally with undetermined mechanical problems. Steve Nowicki is running well despite breaking a brake rotor and almost running out_ of gas, after each entrant thought the other had topped off the tank before they left. In the class battles after four stages Wilson had a slight lead over Lawler and Grieb. Cunning-ham was up,about .30 over Giles in Production. The Healy/ Mc-Leod Dodge Ram 50 pickup has a surprising .45 lead over the favored Toyota of Gary and Judi Gooch in Rally Trucks. Then came an accident on stage 6 that required the closure of the stage while emergency vehicles came to the aid of the rally drivers. The car was the Audi Quattro of Jone! Broscanc and Richard Huber, both of Glendale, NY. Huber was taken to the hospital and released with minor bruises, but Broscanc, 32, was pronounced dead at the scene, with an autopsy scheduled to determine the cause of death. Meanwhile the long delay on stage 6 caused the cancellation of stages 8 and 9 in order to bring the rally back onto schedule. Stage I 0 restart schedule was to ensure that the rally be only one hour late in finishing. After seven stages there were more dnf's on course. Jim and James Wilson went off course on Stage 6, Noel Lawler had terminal brake trouble on stage 7 and lrnperial!Cru: had a turbo boost hose failure put them out. There are• reports of service crew mix-ups, stage starting problems, and other items that have the potential to create protests and scoring problems. Due to the accident, the fog, and the lateness of the hour, the remainder of the rally was cancelled at 2:15 a.rn. with the results to be scored through stage 7. Only 40 of the starting cars finished the shortened rail y. It was a sad finish to this usually premier event on the circuit, often voted the Rally of the Year in past seasons. As mentioned Paul Choiniere and Jeff Becker won the seven stage rally by nearly a minute overall and in Open Class in the Audi Quattro. Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge brought the Subaru Legacy in second overall and first in Group A, an FIA class. Bruno Kreibich and Doug Shepherd used a wealth of experience to finish third overall, second in Open Class, a couple more minutes back in the Audi Quattro. From-Vermont Dick Corley and Lance Smith were fourth overall, third Open class in a Mitsubishi Eclipse, just seconds more in arrears. From Michigan Steve Nowicki and Cindy Krolikowski won the Production GT class in a Ma:da 323 GTX another half minute down, and just barely ahead of the Open class Mitsubishi Eclipse of Carl Merrill, Maine, and Jon Wickens, Michigan, in sixth overall. Finishing a fine seventh overall Michiganders W .G. Giles and Bob Pierce won Production class in their VW Golf GTI. From Wisconsin Peter Cunningham teamed with Michigan veteran Joe Andreini to place a very close second in Production class in the Acura lntegra GS-R. In ninth overall was the Production GT Ma:da 323 of Steve Gingras and Bill Westrick, second in class, followed by the fifth ·Open car, the Volvo of Jan Jolles and Brian Maxwell. Next were the Produc-tion GT Ma:das of Russ Hughes/ John McArthur and Michael Grieb/Bob Martin, followed by the Group A Toyota Celica of Vincente Frontinan and Frank Arruda, 13th overall. In 21st overall Greg Healy, South Carolina, and John Mcleod, Mass. won the Rally Truck class in the Dodge Ram 50. Chad DiMarco and Erick Hauge won the FIA Group A category in the Subaru Legacy. and the Californians placed a strong second overall as well. 'Page 41

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I I I I I • I Kalllloops Bronco Busters Short Course Racing &c ~ The start of the Pro Unlimited main event saw Craig Holt, Geby Wager and Calvin MacKenzie pull away from the pack. The morning of the Kamloops Bronco Buster Short Course race day on July 12 dawned cool and slightly overcast. It was a welcome relief from the over J 00 degree heat of the previous two weeks. The 2 / 3 mile course was groomed t"O perfection and with the addition of 4000 gallons of water and a few hundred spectators we were ready to begin racing. The first class to do battle were the Sportsman Buggies. Kam-loops' own Keith Trainor leapt into an early lead closely followed by rival Kamloops racer Paul Clack. Ahout SO feet behind the lcadc..'rs Audi Brook, from Tacoma, WA broke free from a tangle just off the starting line and led the rest of the pack in a mad chase for the leaders. Keith was using every trick at his command to hold off the more powerful Clack car, and Paul was not missing an opportunity to let Keith know he was only inches off his bumper. But JOO feet short of the checkered flag Keith swung a little wide and Paul managed to edge past for the victory. The second class on the track was the Pro Unlimited boys. This was a very interesting start as any of the cars had the capability of coming out first. Craig Holt, from Lah Stevens, WA, took the lead and managc->d to hold it for the entire five laps. However, the positions from second to fourth were traded J l times in the short race. Second place went to Rick Hoc..·kstra from AbbotsforJ, B.C., :ind third to Geby Wager from Kcl0wna, B.C. This was quite a finish _ for the high horsepower Hoekstra machine, as it ate up first, and then second gear, and crossed the line with only third gear intact. The Pro 1600 cars were up next. First off the line was Joe Maberly, from Surrey, B.C., closdy followed by his girl friend Debby Nidd driving Joe's old car. Rounding out the top three was Ivor Venema from Abbotsford B.C. Just to give the drivers something to think about we started the only Pro 4x4 entry, Bob Nyeste from Kamloops, at the hack of the pack in his big Ford. It made for some very interesting racing when the much larger truck started to reel in some of the smaller hut much more nimble buggies. Joe and Bob had quite a race going with Bob passing on the straights and Joe edging him out on the corners. Finally they got so tangled up with each other that Ivor took the Checkered Flag first, with Joe second and Debby third. Just as a novelty race between Craig Holt. from Lake Stevens. WA, led all the way in the Pro Unlimited heat and diced it out hard in the Main and led for good on the white flag lap. the heats and the main events we had a short five lap contest between a fuHy race prepped Honda Odyssey, a Honda Pilot and a 1600cc buggy. We gave Joe Maherly a half lap handicap in the buggy and sat hack to see what would happen. The Odyssey driven by Shawn Crowie took off to an early lead, but came over one of the jumps a little too hard and blew both rear tires out. This gave Ron Hart in the Pilot a clear track to work in.Joe, in the buggy, caught the much smaller Pilot by the third lap, but Ron somehow managed to keep in front, and at the end it was a drag race to the finish with hath cars taking the checkered flag at the same time! With a fresh dash of water we were on to the Main Events. The Sportsman cars were first up and Paul Clack took the lead and held it for the duration. Keith Trainor was second with Rick Pierce from Lake Stevens, WA, a close third. The slippery track proved a problem for Keith and Rick as one would slide wide on a corner, the other would slip by, and on the next corner the opposite would happen. The finish positions were fixed when Rick spun all the way around on the last lap allowing Keith to get a strong hold on second place. The final placing for the day saw Paul Clack in first place, Keith Trainor in second and Rick Pierce in third. The Pro Unlimited and Pro l 600 cars were comhincd with a The first class on the track was Sportsman Buggies, and the winner was Paul Clack. here he gets over the outback jump, as he was smooth all day in the heats too. The Sportsman buggy heats and main produced some great action. Keith Trainor tried hard to hold off eventual winner Paul Clack but ended up in second spot. The track was slippery for the Sportsman runs and here Rick Pierce slides off the road and to third place as the winner Paul Clack drives on past. Ivor Venema won the Pro 1600 heat race, ran fast and smooth all day and took second place honors, even with a breakdown on the last lap of the main event. Page 41 Debby Nield did a great job in Joe Maberly's old car in the Pro 1600 class and she was third in both the heat race and the main event. September 1991 Geby Wager flies his two seater over a series of man made jumps on the course and he took third in the Pro Unlimited heat and second in the main. Dusty Times

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Calvin MacKenzie had endless mechanical problems in his Pro Unlimited Buggy but he held it all together long enough to earn second place in the main. The Dash For Cash pitted the Pro 1600 buggy of Joe Maberly against Al Dean. Unlimited class. and Sportsman Paul Clack. who is leading here and was the Dash winner too. The only truck on hand was Kam/oops' own Bob Nyeste. who mixed it up with the Pro 1600 drivers. The fans loved the big Ford. and here he battles Joe Maberly for the lead. but neither won the heat. staggl'rl'd start for the Main. This proved to hl' quite an interesting race with the very quick 1600 buggy of Joe Maherly actually catching and passing some of the Unlimited buggies. Then the front runners in the Unlimited class, Craig Holt, Gehy Wagl'r and Calvin McKenzie were having lap, allowing Dehhy Nield to pass. to contend with the hig 4x4 of Final standings for the day were Roh Nyeste. Bah made his truck Joe Maherly in first, Ivor Venema fill as much of the track as second, and Dehhy Nield was possible for ahout a half lap, thl'n third. moved over to let the other class The finish of the Pro Unlimited go hy. In the 1600 class Ivor Main was Vt'tY exciting as Calvin VL'nl'ma lost his l'nginL' on thL' last McKen:ie and Craig Holt diced it - - ; -~~-' Checker co-driver have the ;H::;.:.ltJ&§ 1 tranny go south on the first lap. .., ~ ,. . I Koch broke his rack and pinion c7 1 early and was o~.l'rheard l'xplain-OE'F ROAD RAG~NG TEAM ,; , mg to his crl'w; Hl'y man, 1t Just Sedl'y to' shut her up!'. This was a semi setback for Hihhard, who made it clear he had something a little ruder in mind. Soml'how the Wah:oo has a funny feeling that the Club hasn't heard the last of this. The Straight Poop From The Big Wah::oo FIREWORKS 250 -Tl'n Chl'cker cars took thL' traditional afternoon start for HDRA's 74 mile loop, 3 lap race on the 4th of July in Barstow. On a bL'autitul, hut windy California evening the Cooks got the Club hack on thL' winning track with a first place in Class 5-1600. The brothers from Palmdale had a scare on the last lap whL'n they suffered a serious L'kctrical prohlem and were calling for flashlights with most of the lap still to go. A 30 plus minute lead at that point prevented any panic, and the outlying pits followed our heroes around the course as they fought thL' problem, winning by 20 again! Congratulations, another great race-guys! Holladay had another race of ups and downs. Steve wowed the faithful at all the pits on the first lap as the SL'cond car on thl' road. But, shortly after the start of the Sl'cond lap ... hL' ran out of gas! AfrL'r a Checker-like n:covery, Robertson took over with thl' car still in the hunt and brought it up to speed. After some excitement when Billy got it close again, the engine soun:d and this duo had to Sl'ttle for a fifth in the open class and I I th overall. Actually, the second best Chl'ckL'r finish was a third place in Class 11, earnl'd hy a new prospl'ctivl' memhl'r. Meet Peter Rosenstein, a Jewish race car driver, driving a stock German VW in ·thl' slowest class in off road racing. Hey Rosie, you aren't really Walter's illegitimate kid are ya? As the last car, Seeley closed the pits as he went through, hut still picked up a fourth in Class 5. LuPort also ran lat-e after a run in with Gordon's truck, hut Steve was still the fifth Class 7S truck to the finish line. Newly reinstated Louie Silvas finished in his new 1-2-1600 car, hut hi91finishing position was not known. ·Good Racin' Guys! Those ~ho suffered DNFs were as follows: Mike Banks' car disappeared almost immediately and was not seen again. Gary Hymes appeared in Barstow just long enough to watch his non Dusty Times Wl'nt kft!" Thl' Club's nl'w hot shot prospl'ctive Kevin Davis suffrrl'd a fourth gl'ar l'ndo on thl' second lap. This embryo Checker caml' up 'stupid' after tearing thl' front end off his new car and rattling his melon during this high spl'l'd crash. There were reports circulating around that he probably clipped onl' of those 'pop-up sprinklers' out on the C0UrSl'. RELATED ITEMS -There was a small fire in thl' main pit when Doug Brown burned up his blender. Reportedly it was quickly doused with a partly blended pitcher of Margaritas. Also, sometime after dark, Uncle Max tangled with a metal stake and the rope it was tied to, coming up bruised and bleeding. Natural-ly, he was quickly bandaged up from head to toe hy 'Nurse Shirley'. 'The Rev' had his fireworks confiscated by the authorities, and reportedly Holladay kissed Robertson at the finish line, or was it mayhl' vice versa? TOKYO ROSY - Rosy, the wifr of an ex-Checker, has been rl'gularly involved in Seeley's racing effort for a number of yl'ars. She also has a reputation for hogging up the Club's radio frequl'ncy for long periods of timl'. At this race, in the wee hours of the night, she reportedly madl' an insulting comment on thl' radio regarding the Checkers in general. Normally a crack like this would he lost in the night, amid the grumblings of those few Checkers out in the desert that were within earshot of a Club radio. But not this time! It seems that one of those night owl Checkers that were still out there waiting for George was the Pre:. After Seeley finally went through his pit, Hibbard reportedly headed hack to the main pit and ended up in a nose to nose with Rosy regarding her attitude. Witnesses said that this discussion finally ended in a shouting match, with Jeff reportedly informing Rosy that; "You're a perfect example of why we don't let no God Damn women in this Club!" Well naturally, this incident came up at the post race meeting, and after an interesting discussion, the Club unanimously instructed t. " CORRECTION -As often happens, r recently received hett\:r info on a story just after I've sent my column off to the Dusty Times. If you remember last month, I told you about the battle of Holladay vs. The Bush down at the Baja 500 Race. My story would have led many of.you to believe that Steve attacked this noble old Man:anita in a fair fight, I mean like on level ground. But · no! Recent information reveals that this 'Stuntman' used an un-Checker like tactic by diving off a cliff and hitting The Bush at the end of a 300' plus downhill run. Or should I say 'flight'? Hey Steve, you're lucky ya didn't get your ass DQed for a short coursing stunt like that. SAL FISH was the Club's Guest Speaker at the Fireworks post race meeting and a good crowd was in attendance. With the 25th running of the Baja 1000 Race going down to La Pa: this November, the Club's interest has Sl'ldom been higher. An early sign up sheet shows that a large numher of members intend to support this race, with almost 15 cars and seven Pit Captains signed up to go down to this year's' Mil'. Sal. who has had his ups and downs over the years as a Checker guest speaker, put on an interest-ing talk about his upcoming race and then fielded questions from the members. Although pressed on occasion, particularly about helicopter support, Sal once again demonstrated why he's been around so long. In this case, besides his always smooth presentation, Sal apparently has finally reali:ed that the Checkers are for more receptive to honestly explained bad news than BS of any kind. During his lengthy visit, Sal was up front, informative,-and appeared strangely comfortable among this unpredictable and always outspoken group. Hey Sal. why do I keep getting this disturbing fee ling that· you 're actually getting to enjoy these Checker get togethers! SUMMER PARTY - If this one was not 'The Mother of All Parties', it was definitely a contender! Hey Pre:, we oughta have one of those EVERY month. A steady wind made a l 10 plus September 1992 out for the lead. Onl' lap from the end Calvin swung a little sidL'ways on a corner and Craig drovL' over the front of his car to take the lead. Calvin could not rl'start and Craig took the win. Final standings in the Unlimited class were Craig Holt in first, Gehy degree day tolerable as the Checker faithful and their guests partied in among the Cougar Buttes, just east of Lucerne. The afternoon heat did not prevent the poker run, hut it did keep the drawing hot, especially when Lou switched the game to lo-hall at the halfway point. Things finally did start to cool down when Reverend Roy showed up at dusk With a fruck load of baptismal water and filled the pond. The swimming hole was courtesy of 'Toxic Tom's Waste Disposal & Pool Co.'. The Cluh then fed over 200 people the tastiest barbecued Mexican road kill in recent memory, along with Burow Beans, corn on the cob, salad, rolls and an endless river of ·cold tap beer. After that, a solid country-rock hand fired up, along with enough flashing blue lights in the area to attract a UFO. What followed had to he seen to he really appreciated. The hand would play and the folks would dance, then contests would he held. Then the hand would play again, then more competition, Wager second and Calvin McKl'n:ie was third. It is too hot to race here for the summer months so the next race in the Bronco Buster series is another short course event on Septemher 13th, followed hy an Enduro on Sl'ptemher 27, 1992. and so on. Somewhere in this sequence Peralta introduced the Cluh to 'Brackl't Jack Racing', an event that was definitely not CAL-OSH,.A,. approved. Prohahly the highlight of the evening's events was the madness of the 'Motori:ed Balloon Joust'. This wns just as exciting for the spectators as the participants, as they closed in around the contestants and formed a ring. Reportedly it was captured on video tape and is currently hl'ing edited with TVs 'Funniest Home Videos' in mind. In next month's column I'll cover all the excite-ment of these hair raising events, ·plus all the other party poop in detail. The post-party meeting doubled as video night when a number of tapes we_re shown on a hig screen for thosl' who couldn't make it, or whos~· memory got a little -foggy toward the t.·nd of thl' evening. And finally, the Wah:oo would likl' to salute the Cluh Officers and all those that pitched in to put on this Classic Chl'cker Summer Event. Hey man, I mean can The Checkers party or whal! 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CRANDON'S SPRING RUN 101 World's Championship Off Road Race Rv )11Clv Smith Photos: Dan Mai11:;:er The 1600s fly through the first turn. famous for its tangles, having just taken the green flag. In the foreground the new dirt mounds to keep race cars out of the pond are visible. Three days before the race; temperatures reached 90 degrees. But on Friday, as racers were arriving for the weekend at Crandon, Wisconsin, the temp-erature dropped and the wind picked up. There was talk of rain. Racers pulled on their warm jackets and wondered i( any spectators would he coming to watch Crandon 's Spring Run 101. On Saturday morning, with temperatures down into the high 30s, the spectator parking an·a was rapiJly filling up, and the hillsid, \\':1s crowded with tans wrappt·,i in blankets and quilts, chilly, but n:ady to haw somt· iun and see some good rncing. The Crandon focjlitl' had made some improvements for the 1992 season, including a hefty concrete wall separating the race course and the "hot pits", and another wall intended to deflect out of control vehicles away from the scorekeepers. A stout new fence had also been added along the top of the south turn, the point at which the track is closest to the Lee Wuesthoff was one of a very few multiple winners this year, scoring the Class 10 and Class 9 victories, and Lee also drove the Laser to third place in both Class 1 and Class 2 action. Page 44 highway. After last year's incident of the weekend. Scott held his which left Greg Gerlach hanging lead, even though Walkowski from the old fence, it was decided could gather him in in the turns. that the innocent drivers on the Scott led through the fourth public road needed a bit more lap, and Ramesh dropped out protection. after just thrt·e completed. Then The p.a. system had been Scott flattened a rear tire, and pd d I d I h Walkowski soon took over the u ate a so, an , as a ways, t e promoters had further smoothed lead. Dan Baudoux moved up to and tidied up the track, making it second spot, with Glen Mathews less off roadish than ever. It's fast, in third place. Baudoux, who'd and it's fun, but it's only faintly broken his good cam a few weeks related to a real off road course. · before the race, hadn't found The l .7 mile track features about another like it for a replacement, 10 turns, some uphills and sohiscarwasn'trunningtheway downhills, and some nice flying jumps, hut there's nothing rough, and desert racers who travel back to try thei~ luck are always surprised at how smooth and fast it is. For this year they had even built a big berm of dirt to keep the unwary or unlucky from sliding into the pond that sits just off the first turn. he'd like. On the ninth lap he was held up by some lapped traffic, and Mathews managed to sneak past him. Baudoux tried his darndest to repass Mathews, but couldn't get it done. Scott, who drives a Sparta chassis, got the win, and said he liked the smoother course. Mathews, in a Friday, was second, and Baudoux, driving a Mirage, third, followed in by Cory Friday and Mark Steinhardt, both also on the lead lap. Next up was a mixture of Class The two seat Class I 1 buggies start~d Saturday's racing, on a cold and windy morning, with 2 l of the·m barreling down through the first turn, just after 10 a.m. to start their 20 minute event. Billy Scott had the early lead, with Dwayne Walkowski and Chad Ramesh running behind him. The ' course had not been overwatered, and they enjoyed the absence of slipping and sliding that some-times occurs during the first race ~ ·i;:"• • Dwayne Walkowski was the first winner of the weekend. taking the f,rst race honors in his Class 11 2 seat Sparta. He was also fifth in single seat Class 11. September 199~ Dusty Times

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Cory Friday slid his Class 11 Friday chassis into a close fourth in the two seat race but dropped back and out of contention during the Sunday event. Mark Steinhardt zipped home fifth in the two seat Class 11 action in the curtain rising race on Saturday. but we lost track of him in the Sunday race. Brian Bernloehr flew his Laser past the woods in great shape and he ended up taking second in Class 10 by just 10 seconds. but had troubles on Sunday. 10 and the 5-1600 cars, started about 30 seconds apart, with the bl}ggies in front of the Bugs. Lee Wuesthoff put his Laser in front from the start, with Billy Beck, from Texas, right behind him, and then Jeff Probst, in another Laser, and Brian Bernloehr, in still another Laser. Beck dropped out on the second lap, and Probst began closing up on Wuesthoff, with Rernloehr now third and Art Schmitt, in a Laser, moving up too. They ran that way for another three laps, and then Probst passed Wuesthoff. By now they were threading through the slower 5-l 600s, so traffic was a big consideration. Then, on the ninth lap, Probst's car began to sound unwell, and he pulled into his pit to see if it was anything serious. Wuesthoff regained the lead. Having been told it was just a broken header, Probst tried valiantly to get back around Bernloehr, whose car was running hot, and up to second place, but just couldn't get it done. At the finish it was Wuesthoff, who was concerned with a fuel problem in his car, Bernloehr in second, and Probst in third. They had all completed 11 laps, but no one else did. Meanwhile, the Class 5-1600s were led by Michael Brue, in a convertible, while Terry Wolfe ran second in his sedan. In third it was Bill Bowles, who'd got off to a bad start, in another convertible. Chuck Johnson, usually a strong contender in this class, was finding that he couldn't get any gears. This is not quite a SCORE/ HORA legal Class, since convert-ibles are illegal in Class 5-1600 on the west coast. But in SODA, when faced with a shortage of Class 5 cars, and none too many S-l 600s, they decided (some years back) to "grandfather" in the old Class 5s, provided they dropped their motors to I 600ccs. Hence, the convertibles are still there, as 5-1600s. Brue, worried about getting in the way of the Class 1 Os, led throughout the 10 laps he completed, and was followed th rough the checkered flag by Wolfe, and then Bowles in third. The next event was for the front A bit muddy on Saturday, Glen Mathews took his Friday chassis to second in Class 11 find took a close third in the single seat Class 11 race on Sunday. "" Alt ,,, fr Dan Baudoux was third in two seat Class 11. but won SS Class 11 on Sunday in a Mirage. and he also ran in Classes 9 and 10. a real busy weekend for Dan. Dusty Times engined buggies, and 22 of the big beasts made it through that crowded first turn unscathed. Dan VandenHeuvel put his Ford into the lead, but Lowell DeGreef had his Chevy in second, and coming on strong. Bruce Shilts ran third in his Chevy, and Bob Flanagan, in the 1930 Chevy, was fourth. Meanwhile.John Konit:er parked in the infield, and John Schult: parked over in front of the spectators. They ran hard, but as harLl as VandenHeuvel went, DeGreef was a little faster, and was slowly catching him. Schilts was maintaining a good pace also, u·ntil he went up in steam and pulled out, leaving third place to Tom Jensen_, in a Chevy, who'd been making his way up after a bad start. As they began to lap the slower cars, VandenHeuvel was given a reprieve when DeGreef got caught in a bad spot, and lost some ground. Then he had to put on a really fierce charge to catch up to VandenHeuvel again, and didn't get up to his bumper until the tenth lap, on the white flag. VandenHeuvel put up a good fight, but out on the back side of the track he broke an axle and DeGreef finally got by him. At the finish DeGreef grinned, "I gave it all I had the last two laps!" VandenHeuvel held on to second place, and Jensen was third. As the wounded Class 13 cars were being scraped off the track, the 1- l 600s lined up in staging. There were 24 of the little buggies, and they, too, made it through that first turn all on their wheels. Jim Wiggins was in front in his Berrien, with Greg Smith in a Taylor, second, and Bob Mathews, from California, in a Raceco, in third place. Wiggins was already building a long lead, and Mathews followed him in second on lap two, and Mark Hameister, in a Berrien, pulled up to third place when Smith spun out as he tried to pass Wiggins, and dropped to fifth. Running last, after being hooted into the weeds when he got sideways, was Nevada's desert ace, Tom Burns, in his west coast Mirage. 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SODA 's President Terry Wolfe noses ove_r the spectator jumps in his Baja Bug and Terry. still recovering from recent ailments, was second in 5-1600s. Bill Bowles kept his 5-1600 clean enough to read the sponsor's name. but he also went fast enough to place third in this highly competitive SODA class. Dan VandenHeuvel runs a near standard looking Ford pickup in Class 13, and he was second in the race in a close battle, but was well back in the Challenge. Tom Jensen has a near standard looking Chevy pickup for Class 13 action. and he was third in the race. but was out of contention in the Challenge. There are rules in Class 13. but not on body style. Dave Vorpahl drove this creation to fourth place in both the Class 13 race and the Challenge. Mark Hameister got his Berrien home third in Class 1-2-1600. but he didn't place near the top in 2-1600 or in the Rear Engine Limited Challenge. ~ was having fun passing cars on the jumps! And so were the rest of the pack, with big cluster~ of cars still running very close together, passing and repassing one another as they fought for position. Wiggins built a long lead, and Mathews and Hameister followed " along, with Smith gradually closing up on Hameister. He regained third place on the sixth lap, and at about the same time, Wiggins' car started to sound sick. Sure enough, he couldn't . make another lap. That put Mathews into the lead, and he had a big space between~ himself and the rest of the pack, so needed only to hold things together to get his win. Which he did, although Smith tried hard, and was closing up somewhat on that last lap. It was Mathews in first, Smith second, Hameister third, and Jeff Jones fourth. Burns finished I I th. Out of the 24 starters, only three dropped out (Wiggins one of them), and all the rest were still on the lead lap at the finish. Not one car had been lapped. The Class 6 race was next, and Fay State:ny, who hadn't been sure he'd be able to race until just a short time before the weekend, got his Chevelle 's nose around the · first turn first. And right behind him it was Greg Bekavak, in a Camaro, followed by Bill Grob-oski, and Jeff Pol:in. · On the second lap, as State:ny widened his lead, Pol:in ·moved up to third, but right on his tail, catching up after a bad start, was Al Fannin, in a Chevelle just like State:ny's. He worked on getting around Pol:in for another two laps, then, past him, went after Bekavac. Meanwhile, State:ny, who thought his car, which hadn't been finished until about 5 p.m. Friday night, wasn't running its best, nevertheless, widened his lead. On the sixth lap Fannin moved into second place, and was working hard to catch State:ny. Bekavac still ran third, with Pol:in fourth'. Thornton Schult: had to stop and let his passenger, who'd apparently had enough, get out. Page 46 State:ny, who has raced for years at Crandon, has won every race there that he's finished. And he won another this time, with Fannin second, and Bekavac, whose window net had been flapping and getting in his steering wheel, in third. The single seat buggies with I 650cc motors ( Class 9 ), were next to go, and this time there was some bumping and shoving in that first turn, but all I 6 made it through in one piece. Todd Attig had his T crminator in the lead, followed by Lee W uesthoff, then Don Ponder in a Berrien, and Bill LeFeuvre in a Laser, Jeff Probst, and Johnny Greaves in a Taylor. When they came around that first turn on the next lap the order was the same, but Greaves somehow ended up high centered on the berm by the pond and was dead last hefore he got going again. On the third lap Attig was pulling out quite a lead, still followed by W uesthoff, Ponder, LeFeuvrc, and Probst. Brian Bernloehr had suddenly turned Jeff Probst was on form in the Laser he builds, and Jeff took third in Class 10, second in Class 9, won Class 2 by eight seconds and was second in the Rear Engine Unlimited Challenge. Another busy man that we.ekend. Lowell DeGreef in Shabooms nearly always wins Class 13 and he did again at the Spring Run, but he had to fight for it, winning by just eight seconds. He also placed third in the Non-Production Challenge. September 1992 up last. On the next lap LeFeuvre was parked on the front straight, moving Probst up to fourth. Things stayed the same for another two laps, and Probst's car seemed to smoke a little, but didn't slow down any. Jeff St. Peter was fifth behind him, in his Berrien. Attig continued to lead, with Wuesthoff second, and Ponder third, very close on his tail. Ponder has a screen in the windshield area of his car, and docs not get rocks in his face as the others often do, so he can ride up close on another car with little to fear. But he gets mud, and it was building up on his face shield, and he'd long since used up his tear-offs. On the ninth lap Attig pew a jump, and lost a hub as he landed, his whed taking off into the infield. He parked, putting Wuesthoff into the lead, with Ponder second, trying hard to find a way around. Probst was third, and St. Peter fourth. Wuesthoff held Ponder off for all Mike Brue continued on his winning ways at Crandon. flying his 5-1600 Baja Bug to the class victory, he won by a great 20 seconds, then Wendy Schmalz drove the Bug to third place in the 15 car Ladies Limited class. Californian Bob Mathews took top spot in Class 1-1600 action in his Raceco couldn't run 2-1600 class with his single seater, but nailed a good second place in the Rear Engine Limited Challenge event. Dusty Times

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Al Fan in. driving an almost twin to the Statezny Chevelle placed a solid second in Class 6 to his good friend, but didn't fare well in the Challenge. Muddy but unbowed. Greg Bekavac took a fine third place in the Class 6 action, but he didn't place in contention in the Challenge either. Jeff Polzin drives this good looking Ford Ranchero in Class 6. should be in a car show, but he drove to a good fourth place in this healthy midwestern class. of the tenth lap, and 'into the last lap, hut then it seemed that Ponder hegan to falter, and he dropped back to where Probst was within striking distance. Wuesthoff ran steadily on to get his win, and Probst showed up in second place, having passed Ponder on the last lap. St. Peter was third, also having got hy Ponder. And Ponder, who'd had to run the last two laps with his shield open because it had become covered with mud, was fourth, and nearly blind, since his glasses were also liberally coated with mud. Dan Baudoux, who'd also run out of tear-offs and had trouble seeing, was fifth in his Mirage. · The Class 7 trucks were next to race, and l 7 of them took the green flag, though at least one failed to make it through the first turn. Spencer Low's Nissan was in front, and heing pushed by Jeff Kincaid in his Ford, while Johnny Greaves ran third in his Toyota. Greaves' truck is an old desert veteran that used to belong to Mike Falkosky from San Diego, California, now adapted for Crandon 's special type of racing. Jim Wiggins held fourth in his Ford. There was a three way struggle for second place, between Kincaid, Greaves and Wiggins, and the result was Greaves in second place, with Kincaid third and Wiggins still fourth, as Low ---,,:: ,x widened his lead. On the fifth lap Kincaid disappeared, moving Wiggins to third and Tom Hackers, in a Ford, into fourth. His steering was locking up each time he went off the hack jump. Meanwhile, Dave Woulflost a lap, as his truck ran out of gears. Allen Walen tow-Often a winner Greg Smith was second in Class 1-1600, but won Class 2-1600 by just four seconds in his Taylor, and he was a strong third in the Rear Engine Challenge that started 19 cars. COAST 1-800-634-6755 ski somersaulted his truck in front of the hillside "grand-stands" on the sixth lap, and Wiggins develop,ed a flat front tire on the seventh lap, moving Hackers up to third place. Low, meanwhile, ran a trouble free race, and took an easy win, followed across the line hy Greaves, and then Hackers. In fourth it was Jim Bradley in a Ford. Those four were all that were left on the lead lap. They'd had a little breather, and now the 17 two seat 1600s were rendy to go. These were pretty much the same group that had run in~' Crandon·s own Fay Statezny did his usual number on the Class 6 field. as he led the way all the way in his Chevelle. but Fay got out-handled by a truck and was· second ,n the Class 6 & 7 Challenge. 1-800-331-5334 Las Vegas, Nevada Dusty Times September 1991. Page 47

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Jeff St. Peter zipped his Berrien into third in Class 9 action, fifth in the Unlimited Challenge after competing in the 1600 limited class also. Don Ponder brought his Laser from Missouri to race, and he found some dust en route to fourth in Class 9 and fourth in the Unlimited Challenge race. Tom Hackers got into a mud puddle in the Class 7 race, but it didn't slow his Ford Ranger much, as Tom placed third about a minute out of the win. Jim Bradley drives a Ford, as does most everyone in the area. in the Class 7 competition, and Jim kept it clean, here anyhow, and was fourth in class. · Chris Staley looks like he needs some sponsor decals for his Class 7 racer, and he got through the weeds and the woods to fifth in class. Todd Attig has embraced truck racing also, and built this very tidy Class 7 racer, which unfortunately had a few new car woes at the Spring Run. ~ Class 1-1600 earlier in the day, hut also included several who ran in Class 11 , and/ or Class 9, and o(course, Wiggins, who'd run the Class 7 race just moments he fore. These mid westerners know how to get the most out of race day. Mayhe Wiggins had an edge because he'd heen on the track so recently, hut at any rate, he gotthe lead off the line, with Greg Smith chasing him in second, and Jeff Jones in third. Mike Seefeldt ran fourth and Gerry Parent was fiftn. They ran in the same order for a couple of la.ps, while Dan Baudoux and Jeff St. Peter had a good duel for sixth, changing positions nearly every lap. Neither of the west coast 1600s, Mathews or Burns, were entered in this event because their cars are single seaters. By the seventh lap it was apparent .that Smith was catching up to Wiggins, '!Vho'd had to replace his motor and trans(J1is-sion rather hurriedly, after the noon race, and hadn't got the trans adjusted properly. But he knew how to hold onto the good line, and was not making it easy for Smith. Jones held third, Seefeldt fourth, and St. Peter was fifth, hut his car didn't sound too healthy after ahout eight laps. Baudoux's car had developed an urge to quit every now and then also. For two laps Smith entertained the spectators as he tried to get around Wiggins, and, on the last lap he finally slid by him on the inside of a turn. So Smith got the win, hut Wiggins stayed right there for second, followed in by Jones and Parent, all having completed 11 laps. Next it was time for some heavy Complete computerized Engine Dyno testing facility. -TOYOTA RACE ENGJNES The finest & fastest Toyota race engines available for class 1. 7-S. 74x4. 15 and SCCA Pro Rally. 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Chuck Johnson had his wide Ford running also, but it was suffering from new car syndrome, and didn't yet handle as well as it should. Joey Flannery, Jack's cousin, was trying to get around Gerlach, and Dorr was working on Prohst, while Jack stretched his lead. On the third lap, Joey, who drives a Ford, took over fourth place, and on the fifth lap Dorr moved into second. Th·ey were in lapped traffic now, which complicated things. Flannery continud to lead, followed by Dorr, and, as Probst dropped out, Joey moved into third place. Jack was having a really good race, with no problems, while Dorr, whose truck is very new, had his front end set up with positive camher, not hy choice, but because he had been unable to find the right coil springs, and it started to handle a "little funny" late in the race, so he backed out a bit. Joey's truck was running hot. Gary Bradley has driven in every Brush Run event since time began, and this spring he placed his dented Pontiac close to fourth. but fifth in Class 6. On Sunday Gary rode while young son Scott took third in the 6 & 7 Challenge saying that was a great Father's Day present. Jack ran a picture perfect race, Rosborough, whose truck is and took the win, with Dorr much newer than Bundy's, caught second and Joey in third place. him on the third lap, and flew past . Gerlach finished fourth, and they him on the second jump, to take were all that managed to get 12 the lead. Schirm held on to third, laps in. and Gerald Foster, in another There was still more thunder Jeep, was fourth. and smoke to come, with 12 Class Rosborough started building 3 trucks lined up next. As they his lead, but now Schirm caught rounded the first turn it was Jerry up with Bundy, and tried to get Bundy in front in his Jeep, and he hy. Bundy wasn't ahout to let still held the lead at.the end of the him, and so commenced the hest lap, with Herh Rosborough, race of the day. These two Jeeps Chevy, in second place, and Bill ran humper to humper, or fender Schirm, another Jeep, in third. to fender, neither giving an inch. Schirm got past Bundy in the quarry on the sixth lap, hut Bundy got him hack in the next turn. Meanwhile, Rosborough held a steady pace at the front of the pack. Bundy and Schirm switched places again and again, doing some bumping along the way that made stadium race fans wonder about a rough driving committee. But no damage was done, and they hoth kept moving ahead, full bore. Rosborough got the win, and. Spencer Low overpowered 16 other mini trucks with his Nissan, but he had some serious competition from a first time trucker. and won Class 7 by just 18 seconds, not his usual victory margin. Bundy held on to his second place, with Schirm literally right on his humper in third. They got out of their cars giggling and grinning, Bundy saying he thought that was a "good day's work for an old man like me!" He admits to heing 57 years old. Schirm said it was one of the "most fun races I've had in a long September 199! Dusty Times

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Jim Wiggins races trucks and buggies, and he flew his two seat 1600 to second in the 2-1600 battle and ran hard in other races in the Berrien. Jeff Jones is another who races his 1600 in two classes; he was fourth in 1-1600, third in 2-1600 didn't figure in the Challenge driving his Taylor. Gerry Parent was part of the close pack in Class 2-1600 and he emerged from the herd in his Friday chassis in fourth place in the class race. Crowder, but they were widely separated. Parsons had lost his high gear, and Flannery's truck tried to quit, so he was having to run it hard in a lower gear, and that made the transmission heat up. Taylor was having no prohlems. John Greaves spent the winter rebuilding a former desert racing Toyota and he was a close second in Class 7 action, and went on to win the Class 6 and 7 Challenge race by half a minute. As Tay !o r headed for the checkered flag, · on the last lap, Crpwder passed Flannery, taking over second place. Then he got all the way around to the timing shed, and his truck quit. He was just a truck length from the checkered flag. But the crank had broken, and he was done. Flannery went right on hy him, and as Taylor took the win, Flannery got second place. They had both finished 12 laps. Crowder, with only 11 laps completed, was still third, because he'd been in front of all the others when he completed his 11th lap. Small consolation. He certainly had the sympathy of the spectators, and of the ESPN crew also, and they decided that while they generally interview only the winners, anyone who'd broken that close to the finish line while running second, deserved to he time!" They inspected their dents, allowed as how the damage was superficial, and went off happy. The Class 2 huggies were next to go, and there were only six of them this time. Art Schmitt took thl' early lead in his Laser with the six cylinder Toyota, while Jeff Prohst ran second, powered hy a 1650cc Rahhit, and Lee Wuest-hoff was third, with his Class 9 1650cc motor also. Scott Schwalhe ran fourth. They ran in that order for several laps, hut Schwalhe dropped out on lap three, moving Dave Vander-missen, in the car he calls "The Nutcracker", into fourth place. Schmitt had worked up a hig lead, hut lost his hrakes ahout midway, and on ahout the eighth lap Prohst had got pretty close to him. Prohst took over the lead when Schmitt got out into the wet stuff in a turn, and let him hy. And when they came past the timing shed, Wuesthoff was ahll' to slidl' hy also, and mow into second place. But Schmitt got him hack again, and managed to keep ahead of him for the remaining three laps. Prohst took the win, with Schmitt second, Wuesthoff third and Vandermissen in fourth place. Todd Wallace was fifth, and thl' last one to make 11 laps. It was finally time for the grand finak of Saturday, the Class 8 ract'. The course workers did a littll' extra smoothing and watl'ring, and the 10 trucks took off at a few minutes hefore 6 p.m. Scott Taylor put his Ford into the lead, with Jack Flannery second in his Chevy, and Dave Parsons third in his Chevy. In fourth it was Jimmy Crowder in a Ford. Taylor charged out into a hig lead, with Flannery also widening the gap hetween himself and third, but Crowder decided he wanted to get by Parsons, and the two had a serious tussle for about a.-lap, which Crowder finally won, moving into third, and leaving Parsons with no passenger side Dusty Times door at all, in fourth place. They held their positions, running single file, and on about the sixth lap Flannery's transmis-sion appeared to he smoking, hut it didn't seem to affect his race any. By the time they got to the ninth lap everyone but the lead three trucks had heen lapped, and it was still Taylor, Flannery and Jeff St. Peter took a fine fifth in Class 1-2-1600, prepped the car again for his wife, Paula, and she won the Ladies race in the Limited category in a real tussle with the unlimited winner. Class 4 is turning into a two horse race these days, but on his home track Jack Flannery kept the Chevrolet out front to the checkered flag and won the Heavy Metal Challenge in the same 4x4. September 1991 interviewed on camera. With Saturday's racing all done it was time for the pit crews to get the cars repaired for Sunday, and for the campers to light up their campfires and start the harhecues. Since it was still very cold and windy, it was a good evening to try some indoor activities, and it was just a short drive down the road to one of the new casinos in the area. 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Walt Carlson was in the hunt in Class 2-1600 also, and he ended up fifth in the close battle and took fourth in the Limited Challenge race. Joey Flannery flew his Ford into second place in Class 4, but luck deserted him in both the Class 14 race and the prestigious Heavy Metal Challenge. Greg Gerlach started his weekend fourth in Class 4 and the Minnesota racer ran both Class 14 and the Heavy Metal Challenge in the top group. Bill Loht has a tidy Class 4 Ford and he ran that class and 14 in good shape and ended his weekend with a fine third in the Heavy Metal Challenge. Canadian Linda Lou Schwalmb placed well in Class 4, then turned the Ford over to Bill LeFeavre for the Heavy Metal Challenge where he placed fourth. The best race of the meet was between Jerry Bundy and Bill Schirm in Class 3 for second place. After laps of side by side racing Bundy won the position. ~ Polaris, US Tohacco, nusty Times and Exxon Minerals. Thl· Polaris folks supplied a nifty six wheder for this reporter to use for going hack and forth hetween the pits and the infidd, for which we say "many thanks!" The weather was still cold on Sunday morning, hut showed promise of warming up a little later in the day. There were even more spectators waiting for the show to hegin, and the concessions had already sold out of their deep fried apple turnovers, while the t-shirt salesman was real sorry ht• hadn't hrought any _sweatshirts. The Class 11 cars got things going again, hut this time they were the single seaters, which generally means the same two seat cars, hut no passenger riding along. There were 24 of them, and it was a clean start, with Rod· Attig, Todd's father, out in front. Dan Baudoux ran second, with Billy Scott in third, Glen Mathews fourth, and Mike Allen in fifth place. On the second lap the first two cars held their positions, hut Allen moved up to third with Chad Ramesh fourth, and Scott fifth. And things chan ed a •ain on Geoff Dorr started out in Class 4 placing second, and carried on in the Ford to win Class 14 by a goodly margin and he ran close in the Heavy Metal Challenge taking second by just 18 seconds. ~~:~RACERX __ --__ =--HOTLINE 1-900-988-0054 Ext. 889 * Latest off-road racing results * Trivia * Products $2.00 Per Minute • 24 Hours A Day Updated Weeldy •age 50 the next lap, as Ramesh came up to third, followed hy Mathews, and Allen. Scott's luck was no hetter this time than it had heen on Saturday, and he was already out of it. On the fourth lap it was apparent that Baudoux, who'd put on shorter tires for this go 'round, was catching Attig. Things were pretty stahle right hehind them, with Ramesh, Mathews and Allen sticking together. Back in the pack someone rolled over down in the quarry, out of sight. Then Jerry Chistensen hroke a tie rod, and Tom Deschaine hent his front end badly. Meanwhile Baudoux was really close o n Attig, and trying everything he could think of to get past him. Mathews was also working hard to get around Ramesh, while Allen dropped out, and Mark Steinhardt movl'd up to fifth, with Dwa ynl' Walkowski clOsl' hehind him, trying to go past. On the eighth lap they hegan to go around some slowl'r traffic, and Baudoux put himsdf into the lead. Attig stayl'd close hehind him, with Ramesh third, Mathews fourth, and Steinhardt fifth. The ninth lap looked the same•, hut after the white flag waved, while Baudoux and Attig hdd the first and second spots, Mathews scramhled up to third, with Ramt:sh fourth and Walkowski fifth, as Steinhardt got caught in some lapped traffic and lost a couple of positions. So at the finish it was Baudoux, Attig, Mathews, Ramesh and Wal-kowski. Attig, who hadn't ran:d in three yl'ars, had a small fan mounted in the center of his steering whed, and aimed so it would hlow air away from the driver. He said the idea was that it would keep mud from coming in and hitting the driver in the face. He looked pretty clean, but then he'd led for many laps, and when he was in second place the track had dried out a lot. We didn't see how he looked on Saturday when he finished seventh. The Class I race was next, with 15 cars, and it was Scott Taylor in Art Schmitt's car, in front. Schmitt had a migraine headache, and wasn't up to driving. Taylor was followed hy Todd Attig, Scott Schwalhe, Don Ponder and Billy Beck. On the second lap Attig had taken over the lead, and Jeff Prohst, who'd heen in the middle of the pack, was gone. Brian Bernloehr's car was misbehaving again, and he'd dropped to last. Now it was Attig, Taylor, Herb Rosborough flew his tidy Chevrolet into the Class 3 win by a big margin, ran Class 4 as well in the Class 3 machine. and also did well in the Heavy Metal Challenge, and was second in Class 14. September 1992 Schwalbe, with Wuesthoff on his tail, and Ponder. Beck was parked at the hase of the sweeper turn. On the fourth lap it was Attig, Taylor and Wuesthoff, with Schwalhe fourth and Dave Vandermissen trying to get past him. The ignition in Bernloehr's car was intermittently cutting out, and he'd heen lapped, but then when it ran it ran well, and he'd keep up with the leaders. On lap five it was still Attig, Taylor, Wuesthoff, Schwalbe and Vandermissen. Taylor had lost his power steering. The order stayed that way for several more laps, except that on the ninth lap Vandermissen turned up missing when a rock got under his brake pedal and locked up his brakes. Bill LcFeuvre moved into fifth place, running his little two valve Rahhit motor, hecause he'd hlown the hig one on Saturday. Schwalhe was running his second string transmission, and found it didn't have tall enough gears. Attig had pulled out a long lead, while Taylor was way in front of Wuesthoff, and so forth. Except when they lapped Bernloehr, which they could do only once in a while, there really wasn't any passing for the rest of the race. Attig, who said nothing had gone wrong, took the win, followed in hy Taylor, then Wuesthoff, Schwalhe and LeFeuvre. The Class 14 race was next, with 14 hig trucks, and Geoff Dorr in the lead from the start. Torn Ferro ran second, with Bill Lohf, in a Ford, in third, and Danny Kochenash fourth. Dorr huilt a hig lead right away, as Roshorough moved up to third. Scott Smith hroke a front axle and parked helow the sweeper turn, with Emil Downey II, one rear whed separated from his Jeep, parked in front of the ham. Downe-y's whed had flown smack into a course worker's truck (actually a new Chevy o n loan from Dave Parson's Chevy agency), which had been parked a good distance off the track, and caved in the door, hreaking the window and showering the two course workers inside with Dusty Times

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. Bill Schirm gave it all he had in the battle of the Class 3 Jeeps, led often but he ended up third. by just about one car length, at the fla . -Young Emil Downey II got off to a good start, was running well in Class 3 when his left rear wheel few off. ending his day and denting a course control truck. Chad Schluetter ran very well in his Class 3 rig, but later in the weekend he faded from contention in the other events open to four wheel drive rigs. Gerald Foster didn't figure in the top few in Class 3 action, but his Jeep came alive in the Class 4 race and he finished in fifth place there. Art Schmidt battled for the lead all the way in Class 2, but he couldn't catch teammate Jeff Probst and had to settle for second. Jack Flannery had a good run in his 2WD Chevy in Class 8, but missed giving the home town fans the big thrill as he placed second at the flag. broken glass. They were mighty scared, but not seriously hurt. Dorr built his lead, with Ferro staying in second and Lohf in third, though Rosborough was getting closer to him. Chad Schlueter was fifth now in his Bronco. Paul Phangis·devdoped a rear flat, and Kochenash broke a rear axle as he landed off the back jump. And the lead cars moved along smoothly, with Rosborough up to third by lap five. On the sixth lap they were passing back markers, and on the seventh lap Rosborough was second, having got hy Ferro. They ran that way for a couple more laps, and then Ferro dropped out, and Schlueter moved into third place. They moved steadily •on from that point, and at the checkered flag, it was Dorr, whose suspen-sion had started to get a little "bouncy" at the end, then Rosborough, who said his truck had heated up a little, but then it "went away". Schlueter said his Bronco ran great. They were the only ones to finish 12 laps. It was now time for the C:halle11ge races. These are added attractions, non point races, for various classes, and open to vehicles that have been raced in the regular events. There are events for Rear Engine Limited cars ( 1600s, Class 1 ls and Class 5-1600s), Unlimited Rear Engine cars ( Classes 1, 2, 9 and 10 ), Non-Production 2WD and 4WD ( Classes 13 and 14 ), Classes 6 and 7 combined, and Production 2WD and 4WD (Class 8, 4 and 3 ). If the racing has been really tough the entry can be light in the Challenge events, but generally anything that can still move tries to race. The first Challenge was the Rear Engine Limited event, with 19 cars, all one and two seat 1600s except for Jeff Karlman in his 5-1600· Bug. And the early lead belonged to Jim Wiggins, with John Greaves, Bob Mathews, Jeff St. Peter, and Walt Carlson chasing him. On the second lap Greaves went into the lead, and Wiggins dropped to second, hut the rest stayed in the same order. Wiggins tried hard to regain his lead. But after a few laps his car sounded sick, and Greaves had opened up quite a gap. When they came around on the fifth lap it was Mathews in second place, St. Peter third and Wiggins fourth, sounding worse. Carlson held fifth. He had Dan Baudoux, Jeff Jones, Todd Attig and Greg Smith hard behind him, close to each other., and changing places often in an ongoing battle to move up. On the sixth lap it was Greaves, It all came together for Scott Taylor in Class 8, as his Ford did a flawless job as did Scott. and they took the victory by almost a full minute, not common in this class. Dusty Times Mathews, St. Peter, Wiggins, Smith and Carlson. On lap seven it was Greaves, Mathews, St. Peter, Smith, Baudoux, Carlson, Jones and Wiggins. On the eighth lap the first four stayed the same, but the others moved around, and the same happened on lap nine, except that Jones dropped out. Greaves had a tremendous lead hy now, hut Mathews had St. Peter right on his bumper. They headed into their last lap like that, Greaves all by himself, and Mathews and St. Peter glued together. But when the checkered flag dropped it was Greaves and Mathews, and no St. Peter. Smith had moved up to third, his steering rack broken, so his steering wheel wobbled around. In fourth it was Carlson, and Attig was fifth, with Baudoux, whose motor had kept dying, in sixth. St. Peter, who'd had nothing hut bad luck all weekend, lost his transmission on that last lap, except for first gear, and finished in 11th place. The 2WD and 4WD Non Production Challenge was next, with 15 cars, and the first lap leader was Dan VandenHeuvel, with Lowell DeGreef second and Bruce Shilts third. Robert Flanagan had the old Chevy in fourth, followed b y Dave Vorpahl, and th~n John Konit:er, who'd been having a bad weekend. He'd broken his transmission on Saturday, so they'd driven 90 miles to get one out of another truck, and installed that in the race truck. Then they'd spent the rest of their morning getting ready' for the Challenge race. They were there, minus most of their body. panels, but otherwise sound. The lead trucks held their positions, running close to one another for five laps, as DeGreef's "ShaBoom" gradually crept up on VandenHeuvel. He got him on the sixth lap, and started to pull out a long lead. On the seventh lap Shilts passed VandenHeuvel and went to~ HOWE ALUMINUM RACING RADIATOR ~:,:,~::.;;:::: . .-:· ::· ··: .. •.·.· ..... .-.•.·······--······ ...... ,., •:•:•::: .•.•:•... . ~:: ·:··· : ··::: :·::::: ·:·:.:·:/;:: .:::,:;::,:,:,:,:,,,:,,,,,;,;;,,,,,,,,,;,~: .,#::~)\:::~~:::\:\:\\i~i::--l i Ill~ ~t= ~ ,,,, _ _ ,,.,,,.,.,@•,•,•, , ... """'" ,,, ..... =ssmo,,, "'™' II 16.5 POUNDS SIZES AVAILABLE 16 X27 18X24 19 X 28 19 X 31 CURRENTLY USED IN CLASS 2, 8, & NASCAR September 1991 Page 51

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Jimmie Crowder ran second in Class 8 to the very last turn just a couple uphill yards from the checkered flag when his Ford quit, putting him down to third. Dennis Ferndon ran a strong race in Class 8, and while these results are a bit brief, we think he finished fourth in his Dodge. We missed getting a shot of Todd Attig winning Class 1 or Scott Taylor in second spot: we did get this one of Scott Schwalbe who not only was fourth in Class 1 but placed third in the Rear Engine Unlimited Challenge. Robert Flanagan loves the old Chevy body on his Class 13, and it works as he drove to second place in the Non Production Challenge race. John Konitzer seems to have gotton into the rough in his Class Tracey Crump drove this 1600 very well and she got the two 13, but he got straightened out in time to take fifth in the Non seater home second in the ladies Limited class. Production Challenge. · The first Challenge race was the Rear Engine Limited cars, and John Greaves got his Taylor on the line fast and sailed onward to victory, by a good 16 seconds in a usually close race. ~ second place, and on the 1:ighth lap DeGn:ef bridly stop: ped in the infield, and Shilts took over th1: lead. On the ninth lap DeGred ran second, Flanagan was third, with VandenHeuvel fourth, Vorpahl fifth and Konit:er sixth. Shilts, whose truck was overheating a little, continued to :~ad, while Flanagan tried to get around DeGreef, whose big buggy was apparently ailing. He got it done out on the back of the course, and as Shilts got the win, Flanagan was second. DeGreef, whose motor_ had been dying, was third, and Vorpahl finished fourth. Konit:er was fifth, saying his crew had worked hard to get him there, and VandenHeuvel, who was sixth, reported that he'd broken an axle about halfway through the race. After that race there was a long hiatus while things were moved around to suit the camera crews, who didn't want any unsightly tractors or course trucks looming in the background of their shots. Dave Vandermissen Sr. was surprised to find he had won the Rear Engine Unlimited Challenge and the Michigan charger earlier had placed a good fourth in Class 2 action. Page 52 Bruce Shilts won the Non-Production Challenge which was mostly Class 13s but he had a tight fight with the pack on his heels and won by 22 seconds. Whenthingswerefinallysituated Elrod. Now it was Probst, correct! y, the 16 Rear Engine Wuesthoff, Vandermissen, Scott Unlimited cars got their start, Schwalbe and Chad Ramesh. But going through Turn One in a Ramesh was gone the next lap and cloud of dust. Jeff Probst had the St. Peter moved into fifth. lead, with Lee Wuesthoff second. On the sixth lap, as Probst's Dave Vandermissen third, Art lead gr1:w, Wuesthoff dissappear-Schmitt fourth and Jeff Elrod, · ed, and Vandermissen moved to from California, in fifth place. second, with Schwalbe, St. Peter, Probst built a long lead, anq Don Ponder and Justin Parry Wuesthoff held second, with behind him. The seventh lap Vandermissen up to third as lookedthesame,andSt.Peterwas Schmitt's car began to smoke and working on passing Schwalbe. On sound ratty. On the fourth lap the eighth lap it seemed as if Schmitt was gone, and so was Probst had a problem, a small Ruth Schwartzburg drove the Class 9 car to the overall victory in the ladies race, turning very good lap times on a well worn race track. September 199i hesitation appeared now and then, and his loooong lead was shortening. Behind him• Vander-missen was smoking some, and his car was backfiring. And Parry broke a ·stub axle on the first jump, and ended up parked in the weeds. Now it was Probst, Vandermissen, Schwalbe, St. Peter, Ponder and LeFeuvre. Probst's car continued to act up, but Vandermissen's wasn't sounding all that hot either. Still, he was closing up. Schwalbe, Sr. Peter and Ponder had a good three way race going, and LeFeuvre hung on to sixth. On the last lap Vandermissen, whose left front suspension was gone, was rapidly closing on Probst, and out on the back of the course went past him into the lead. But he didn't know he was leading. The rest of the field followed along in order. At the finish, Vandermissen looked at his torn up front end and said, "That's why I've been going' so slow, ch? Where'd I finish? 3rd? 4th?" He was hard to convince that he was the winner, until Marty Reid showed up with the ESPN microphone to inter-view him. Probst got a second place, coming in on gas fumes, because his mysterious problem had been that he was running out of gas. In third it was Schwalbe who reported no problems, while Ponder was fourth, saying he liked the dust better than the mud on Saturday. St. Peter finished fifth, followed in by LeFeuvre. They had all completed 12 laps. The Production 2x4 and 4x4 race was next, with 16 trucks, and Jack Flanm:ry in front as they rounded the first turn. When they went through the second turn, which comes right after a flying jump, Kevin Probst got tangled up with Greg Gerlach, and when he landed, Gerlach was parked, literally, in the bed of Probst's truck. They got separated somehow, but Probst's truck had a flat and some suspension -damage, and he didn't go much further. The irony was that Probst was racing courtesy of Gerlach, who'd lent him a motor when he didn't have time to get his own rebuilt. Dusty Times

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Ed Schultz had a good race in the Class 6 Thunderbird, so he let young Robin try it in the ladies race, and she got around the track just fine. Nita Wolf found a mud bog somewhere on course as the ladies Class 11 race closed out the formal racing activity on Sunday afternoon. She was second. Shari Huven got her Class 11 around the track OK in the ladies race too, finishing third in Class 11. On the second lap it was still Flannery, who was driving his Class 4 truck, leading, with Geoff Dorr second, Scott Taylor third, Bill Lohf fourth and Herb Rosborough fifth. Flannery was building a huge lead, but Taylor was catching Dorr. Then they got into lapped traffic, and Taylor was held up (in the desert they'd say the fellow. "balked"), so he had to work his way back up to Dorr's rear bumper. Meanwhile Flannery had built his big lead, and could comfort-ably slow down, and run a conserving pace. On the ninth lap T·a y I o r w a s a b o u t read y to challenge Dorr again for second place, but then his truck got very hot, and he decided he'd best not press his luck, so he pulled into the infield and parked. Flannery went on lapping everyone in sight, and the biggest excitement occurred when Jamie Flannery, Jack's son, in Jack's Class 8 truck, developed a fire, from oil or trans fluid on the exhaust, and the course workers wanted him to stop so they could put it out. By the last lap Flannery and Dorr had lapped everyone else, and while they finished one and two, running twelve laps, Lohf, who was third had completed only 11, and Bill LeFeuvre, in Linda Lou Schlamb's Ford was fourth, also with 11 laps done. Tlie Class 6 and 7 Challenge came next, and the mix of sedans and mini trucks totaled just nine, and Spencer Low was not one of the entries, having packed up and left the racetrack on Saturday afternoon. Fay State:ny had his Chevelle in front, and John Greaves ran second in his Toyota truck. The big sedans have the horsepower edge in this event, but the trucks are way ahead of them in suspension, to even things up. Greaves took over the lead on the second lap, and Jeff Kincaid was trying hard to catch him with his Ford truck. Jim Bradley was fourth in a Ford, and Thornton Schult: ran fifth in his sedan. Greaves continued to lead and Kincaid caught State:ny in the jumps, and flew by him to take second place. The order stayed the same then for three laps, when Kincaid's truck started to smoke, and he fell back to fifth place, and then disappeared all together. Bradley moved up to third place, with Schult: fourth and Scott Bradley, in an '81 Pontiac, with tractor tires on the front, in fifth place. Greaves had pulled out a long lead, and the entertainment now was in watching Scott Bradley try to pass Schult:. He got that done just before Jim Bradley's truck fell out with a broken transmission, and there he was in third place. He was for enough back that Greaves Dusty Times Sheri Parsons if/at stormed around the track in the Chevy Class 8, and with some very fast'laps Sheri won the Heavy Metal section of the ladies race. had almost caught him, and Brue's5-1600car.IntheClassll looked as if he'd like to lap him, buggies, the lead belonged to but Bradley was having none of Teena Attig in her dad's car, that. He used every inch of the followed by Nita W oulf, who was race track, and pushed his poor having trouble with mud on her old Pontiac to the limits of its faceshield and glasses. endurance, and stayed on the lead . St. Peter had her husband, Jeff, lap. riding with her, and showing her Greaves took the win, with the best lines, and she was having State:ny second and Scott Bradley no problems, as she continued to and his Pontiac, third. When lead. Crump confessed she "lost asked if he'd known what • it" a couple of times. And position he held he said he ju t Schmal: had trouble with her knew he " was in a race!" tearoffs, and was finding it hard to Next up were the Women's see. In Class 11 Attig had no Rear Engined cars, and 16 buggies problems at all, and went on to get took the green flag for their 10 the win, followed in by W oulf. St. minute event. They had had one Peter also got her win, with reconnaissance lap just before the Crump in second plac·e and start of the race, unless, of course, Schmal: second. they'd ridden with someone The Women's Heavy Metal earlier in the weekend, or, in the race was next, another 10 minute case of Nita Woulf, driven in an event, and this attracted just 4 event. trucks. Sherri Parsons had the Paula St. Peter went into the Chevy Class 8 truck out in front lead, with Tracy Crump second, from the start, with Gail Brand, in and Wendi Schmal: third in Mike a Class 13 Ford in second place, Coming Next Month ••• MTEG Stadium Racing at the LA Coliseum FRT Superstition 250 Desert Race SODA at Road America SNORE Midnight Special La Rana's Johnson Valley 150 Night Race VORRA Virginia City Classic 200 WRC Rally of Argentina SODA ·op 100 in Michigan ... Plus all the regular f ea tu res September 1992 Teana Attig drove Rod's, her dad's, Class 11 very nicely and won Class 11 in the ladies race which had a staggered start between classes. and Shari Recla chasing hard in the Class 13 "Sha boom" Chevy. Running last, and reportedly scared to find herself out on the track by herself for the first time, was Robin Schult: in Thornton Schult:'s Class 6 sedan. Parsons got a good lead, but on the second lap Brand had closed up, and Recla had closed up on her, so they were running very close, and finding it hard to see, because, since they don't do any course prep for the Ladies' races, some turns were very dusty now. They ran a close race for their seven laps, and while it looked as if they'd get by, neither Brand or Recla could get it done, and Parsons took the win. Brand was second and Recla was third. Parsons thought it was great, but the other two said they'd had a hard time seeing. So the seventh annual Spring Run 101 was now going into the history books as another success. The ticket takers estimated attendance at 30,000 and the total race car entry was 314. The spectators got to watch 23 races, though with the combined Class 10 and 5-1600 race, there were actually just 22 green flags for the weekend. It turns out to be a good deal for everyone. There's lots of racing for the racers, and plenty of fun for the spectators. 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I I ,t The all new look is a pleasant one. Clean aerodynamic lines enhance both the looks and the performance of the Grand Cherokee. The instruments and the controls are nicely laid out: easy to see, easy to read and all well within reach of the driver. An air bag is concealed in the steering wheel. With the 60/40 rear bench seat folded forward and down there is ample storage room for those long trips. The mini-spare cuts into the storage area but still leaves ample room. It's GRAND, It's a Cherokee. T .:xt & Photos h:-, _John Calt•in Good looking. strong and dependable. the Grand Cherokee is all new this year. Clean. crisp and rounded lines denote the forward moving path of Grand Cherokee. Our good fr iends at Chrysler h andsome vehicle. O hv.io usly called not too long ago and asked designed to comhat·the Explorer, us to give the new 1993 Jeep this five door with arear liftgatt'is Grand Cherokee a try and we ohviously at home on or off the decided to try the newly designed road. T he new chassis design gives sport-utility vehicle. m ore ground clearance yet keeps This is the first all new vehicle vehicle entry low, al most like since C h r ysler acquired t he getting in and out of a car, yet hrand. Mo unted on an all new performed beautifully off the chassis, with all new lo vely road. rounded corners, a fresh nose and Our Grand Cherokee came rear, the Grand Cherokee is a equipped with Goodyear Invicta 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 Page 54 G L P215.t75 Rl5 M&S tires mounted on steel wheels with chrome rings. Pretty to look at and qui te serviceahle in the out hack. T he spare tire is mounted inside in the left rear of the cargo hay and, unfortunately is a mini-spare, all hut wo rthless in the wilderness of off road activities. Braking po w e r is more than adequate and also features anti-lock hraking in hath two and four wheel drive. Power is supplied with the good old straight 6 cylinder which delivers 190 horsepower and 225 pounds of torque at 4000 RPM. The four liter engine is more than adequate for all the trials we put the Cherokee through and should easily take most anyone wherever they might want to go. A four speed overdrive transmission completes the package, smooth and quiet and the action of moving in or out of 4 wheel drive is as slick as hutter. The front hucket seats adjust to almost any position you can think of and are very comfortable, even on a long run. The split rear bench seat folds forward to give you lots of cargo room. The folding and unfolding of seats has become so easy to do; it only takes a couple of seconds, compared to the old days when brute force and a degree in mechanical engineering was required and to this day, you sometimes find yourself bracing for the non-existant struggle. The Grand Cherokee comes equipped with lots of ground clearance, a great help in traversing those tough trails, and the Grand Cherokee is the first sport I utility vehicle with a driver side air bag. Evidently years of study went into determining what· September 199! · sort of switch would activate the air hag, as there is a lot of bouncing around and lots of "G" loading while houncing down the trails. Interior layout is neat and tidy and finds everything within reach for the average driver. The analog dash is spartan, functional and easy to read, day or night. Center left is a tachometer, center right is the speedometer, on the left are the fuel gauge and the battt·ry condition meter; on the right are the oil pressure and water temperature gauges. Natura II y, there are also all the lights, bells and whistles which alert you to fasten your seathelt, door open, etc. The tilt wheel with air bag inside has the cruise control located thereon, with the turn signals and wipers on the stalk. Headlight switch and rheostat for instrument lighting is located on the left of the dash, there are also electric mirrors and the rear wiper control is located on the right side of the dash. Window controls and door locks are nicely located on the driver's door. Between the front huckets there is a good si:ed console, lots of storage room and cup ho lders are included . The glove hox, on the extreme right of the dash has absolutely no room in it at all. The owner's manual was crowd in the hox and that's all that was in there. In the center of the dash is the AM !FM sound system with tape player. As usual, the system produces two or three million watts with absolute clarity: much too much loudness for me. Just he low the AM !FM are the controls for heat and air, super easy to read and super easy to use. The air conditioner will free:e you _solid if you so choose, and, although we didn't really use the heater in the JOO degree heat I'm sure it will cook you with ease. There is also an ash tray and lighter centrally located for those who indulge. Fuel economy was around 16 mpg as we cruised around town and went into the wilds for a few excursions. We would he hard pressed to say anything bad ahout the Grand Cherokee, it is a good looking, comfortahle, powerful vehicle. It handles well, hoth on and off road, has a nicely dampened ride off road, has lo ts o f ground clearance and definitely takes you whert' you want to go. W e thoroughl y e njoyt·d the G rand Cherokee. If you need to satisf)' your wife with a new vehicle and you need something for off road, then the Grand C herokee should he on your listto test drive. You 'II really Ix pleasantly surprised. The rounded look is in. The rear lift gate blends nicely into the smooth lines of the Grand Cherokee. Pretty from the rear as well as the front, it is a handsome vehicle. The fuel injected 4 liter straight six with 190 horses goes zero to 60 in 9.2 seconds. It also delivers comfortable cruising on or off the road. Dusty Times

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Cafffornia Rally Series Report By John Elkin Babies, babies, everywhere ladies and gentlemen. It's about life and what we do with it everyday, to look at it in the big picture rallying is a pretty small part of it. Yet it is the spirit of competition that adds to it. As all these new lives get started one is left to hope that these children will be blessed with the same friendships and good times that rallying has brought each of us. I hope so. You can call him Grampa Peterson now! Lon and Nancy have a grandchild; oldest daughter Noel introduced Shane Nicholas Verela on Friday, July 17, at 12:35 pm. Shane is a healthy 7 lbs. 15 o:. The Kerby's have also multi-plied. Our host for the CRS Picnic gave birth to a nine pound boy. John Kerby campaigns Chris Weleff's old Toyota "Murphy". Former CRS runner David Thomas announced he and wife Laurie are expecting their second child around mid-December. Dave and his army of different navigators are still terrori.:ing the South West Division in a Ma.:da RX-7. Rod and Shannon Millen have had a boy, his name is Conner, but he is not a well baby. At this writing Conner is in the hospital still with heart troubles. The several week old Millen is awaiting a heart tr;nsplant if a donor can be found. The entire CRS sends its prayers and wishes out to Rod and Shannon for Conner's successful recovery. While on the subject of the Millen family there are some good things to report. At the most recent Pikes Peak Hillclimb both Rod and Rhys came up winners in their classes on the famous mountain. Rod piloted a high tech Hyl.Jndai to the 2 WDStock Rally win whik Rhys garnt·red first in Open Division class in a Ma:da. One is left to wonder if Mill en translated from New ZL·aland means Unser! Rod went on back to the Mickey Thompson stadium races later and tasted victory again. Sam Moore, Dan Hook and Grampa Peterson report that plans for the Tree Line Rally are progressing nicely for September 18-20. Look for about 60 stage miles on some very tight and twisty roads on and around the Friday night Rim of the World roads. Headquarters will be at the Ramada Inn of Palmdale, same as Rim. Gorman follows on October 24, and will be the season finale for the CRS l 992. Both events could use some more workers. Call Lon Peterson at (619) 241-4707 for Tree Line. Call Paul Barrows for Gorman (818) 996-3459. By the time this issue reaches your hands the annual CRS Picnic may be history. If it is before August 16, call (619) 375-8704 for details. We would also like to welcome the Gibeault family back from a successful trip to the United Kingdom ( i.e. England). Paula will grace these pages next month and may share some stories about their visit to a rally over there. Dusty Times Pony Express ••• money, so our />rize goes to the dead last /mt finished team . T/ie-y /uwe ro go the entire distance, and sometimes it can /,e hours after the winners have showered, eaten and />artied. We think the last />lace team in a race deserves a little something just (or finishing, which can often /,e quit~ a stmggle on that last la/>. ED. lmcks while att,:nJing the ewnts. ED. I have been subscribing to your magazine Dusty Times since its first issue ( thank -you WT'/ much. -eel.) Although my broth~r races off road with VORRA I enjoy reading about all the racing associations. However, since I go to all the VORRA races and know most of the drivers, I would very much like to see a VORRA car featured on your front page. Again, I enjoy reading your magazine, but please think about putting a VORRA car on the The last few months I have read several articles concerning the lack of entries in the SCORE and HORA races. Competing in Class 1-2-1600, the article that really caught my attention was in Hot VWs and it was written by Judy Smith; it focused on changes that could be made to increase the number of entries in Class 1-2-1600. Weight is definitely the main concern among competitors in the class. A car that isn't a minimum weight car faces a big disadvantage. It is almost impossible to win a race unless you are competing in an ultra light single seater. Due to this disadvantage, two seaters are becoming scarce in the 1-2-1600 class. One idea mentioned in the article was to weigh the cars with fuel, tools, occupants and spares intact. An average weight of these entries could be used to update the weight minimum rules, since the rules were made back in the 1970s. I think it would be a great idea. It would let teams with older cars and two seaters to be competitive again removing the handicap of racing a two seater, while allowing more involvement by friends and family, and teams could stretch the budget, and race more often with the cost split between more people. Another point I would like to mention concerns the entry fees. When I read that HORA was offering a reduced entry for 1-2-1600 this year I was excited, until I found out you had to pay a full year's worth of entry fees up front to qualify for the reduced fee. How many limited class teams can afford this? Why can't a lower fee be charged regardless if a team commits to a full season of racing or not. One look at organi.:ations like La Rana should tell promoters that many teams are looking for a more affordable way to go racing. I dido 't write this letter to bag on any racing organi.:ation or to complain, but to show that there are ways to get more limited class teams in the entry. I would just like to see promoters make a sincere effort to update rules to make racing competitive for more teams. Scott Steele Steele Brothers Racing Your />oints are udl taken Scott, Ina the basic reason for the reduced entry fee earned by />aying for a full year, is to git•e the race organi::-_er some o/>erating ca/>ital. Many ty/>es of /,usiness offer a similar ty/>e of discount. Weight is a touchy mbject, />rimarily because organizers all use differL'ltt scales, normally />laced on 1met'L'll ground, and we agree tlwt cars should be weighed as raced, right from the checkered flag with full e,;uiJmtL'llt am./ ere«· 011 lm,ml. That seL'lllS to be the most (air metlwd of u'eighing in after a race. ED. I would like to thank you for your contingency money I received from you for the Bu.:: Bomb 150. Every penny counts. I may have been the last to finish, but someone has got to do it. Besides I had a helluva lot of fun, and isn't fun the best thing to have? Sign me a faithful sub-scriber. Steve Anthony La Habra, CA My name is Mike Douthitt and I am writing you to say thanks for the $50 contingency pri.:e for the FR T Rock Around the Clock race. It just shows you care about the sport we all love. Thank you for contacting me, because I was not aware of your prize. Oh Yea, I raced the Class 100 car that belongs to Steve Johnson of Johnson's Bug Machine. Your coverage of District 38 races is excellent! Thank you very much and see you at the races. Mike Douthitt El Cajon, CA The last two letters are referring to D11sty Time's modest contingency awards at desert races. We think the all the contin)!ency On May 2nd at the Toronto · Skydome Supercross race Dave Hunter won his heat race, then went on to win the final in one of his Team E-Bear-R Racing Chenowth Magnums. The final · was very intense. He ran side by side with Dave Laughlin of Palmira, New Jersey for the entire ten laps, then went on to finish as the winner. That is a race he has tried for years to win. So when he finally did it was such a proud moment for him. Dave belongs to the Ontario Off Road Association. So we thought they would send you something about the race; however, they must have failed to do so. He was so excited flipping through the last few issues, hoping to find something about the race, so you can imagine his disappointment when he saw nothing. So, I thought I'd write you myself in hopes that you might put it in your next issue. I . would also like you to know we both really enjoy reading the Dusty Times, and will continue to subscribe to your magazine. Pam Set.:er and Dave Hunter Lawton, New York Tlumk you t•ery much for «'Titing and letting 11s Imo«• who the Class Io «•inner ,it the Toronto Su/>t:rL·ross u·as, mul congratulations to Dm1,: as udl. I U'Tote, called, «'Tote again to the organi:::ers for remits in.fomwtion, />ictures and so forth on the car />ortion of the et•ent, so Dust'/ Tim.:s could get some owcrage of ii. There must /,e some/,ody in the /mwince of Ontario u·lw u'Ould s1w/> a feu• />ics and u'Tite , 1 few u•onls on these R'T'I good races />Ht on /,y the Associatiori", /mt so far I luwe had a _fe«• />romises, /mt nothing on />a/>L'T since Cam McR,1e t•anished from the SCL'llL' a f,:w yems ago. Sec if you can .find someone u•illing to ,:ant a few extra front page. Steve Bishop Fairfield, CA W,: would like to do that too Stt!t'L', /,w the timL' la.~. o(tl'n L'i.~/tt tt'L'L'ks or more. hetU'L'L'll thl' nicl' 11nd tdtl'n 11·e receit•e the story, />ics or et•,:n results is too lcmt for a cowr. Why haven't you done any good si.:ed articles to rally the troops (readers) to write their senators and congressmen to do something to defeat the desert closure bills. After all if we lost the DEZ to use, race and play, you will lose races to write about, maybe your jobs. Fred Tessaro Fred, u•e o.ft,:11 />rint in.formation a/,out meetings «'L' Imo«· of in our area of California, and ,:ncourag,: et•enone to l<ce/> />t!st,:ring their conkr,:ssman, although Alan Cranston is a lost ams,:, r,:tiring after this term. Hol>t![ully />L'O/>l.: will continue the J>ressur,:, hut there is not/tint much mor,: w,: can do. It takes a much liigter mice than oars! _ DUSTY TIMES u.-ekomes letters from all comers of off road actit.'ity. The Pony Express column tt'ill feature all the mail u•e can fit into the space. Please keep your umds fairly brief. Because of space limitations, your pearls of prose may be cJ iteJ, but DUSTY TIMES u•ill prim your gripes as u•ell as your praises. Letters for publication should be at the DUSTY TIMES office by the 15th of the mot1th in order to appear in the next is~J,te. Off Road's Winningest Radios OVER 1,944 ON THE RACE COURSE! 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Assembly • Machine Work • Parts ~ngine 0yno Facility 10722 Kenney Street, Suite D Santee, CA 92071 (619) 596-0886 Fax (619) 562-9079 ~m F'E~FC>~IVIAr..lCE l--,F7<70LIC..~ T _ .. , "OFFROAD IS OUR BUSINESS" 2366 E. Orangethorpe Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806 Tel. (714) 441-1212 Fax(714)444-1622 MIKE MENDEOLA ,1 10722 Kenney St. C-O 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 42425 5th St. E. Unit D Lancaster, CA 93535 (714) 272-4272 Bill Varnes 805-940-5513 Fax 805-940-5514 Racing Producfg Pete Alamar 805-940-5515 Fax 805-940-5514 YOUR COMPLETE IGNITION SOURCE Ignitions • Distributors • Rev Limiters Coils • Heli-Core Wires • Accessories AUTOTRONIC CONTROLS CORPORATION 1490 Henry Brennan Or., El Paso, Tx 79936 (915) 857-5200 AUTOS .ANTIQUE & CLASSIC CARS TRUCKS NATIONAL SPRING COMPANY, INC. 10229 Prospect Ave. Santee, Californin 92071 A COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SPRING SERVICE Leaf Springs Custortl Made & Repaired Shocks & Coil Springs Sold & Installed Blocks and U-Bolts made to order Off-Road Suspension Urethane Bushings Beeline Alignment and Wheel Balancing MaIOR HOMES (619) 449-ARCH 4 X 4's Check out the· DUSTYTIMES Special Club Sub Offer (Alnwst half price for group subscriptions) Call (818) 889-5600 or write DUSTYTIMES 5331 Derry Ave., Suite 0, Agoura, CA 91301 Telephone; (714) 5354437 (714) 5J54438 David Kreisler SQF1\'\ 920 East Arlee Place Anaheim,CA 92805 Roiicl -B'mggy S1L1ppRy 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 ENGINEERING 6891 SAN DIEGO DR. BUENA PARK.' CA 90620 Off Road Suspension Preparation 2 & 4 WO VANS & P ICKUPS & MINI TRUCKS PRE·RUN TRUCKS • CUSTOM SPRINGS AXLE WORK • CUSTOM SUSPENSION NO BLOCKS USED • WELDING & 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 Bella 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 o,=,= ROAD Specializing in the Prep and Building of Off Road Racing Equipment CUSTOM FABRICATION OF ◄ Chassis ◄ Welding ◄ Roll Cages ◄ Aluminum Work ◄ Suspension ◄ Lt. Weight Trailers KEVIN PENCE (217) 692-2837 206 Power Blue Mound, IL 62513 I\ ~~ lPl3~rn~1111 ·11660 Babcock Bldg. B Costa Mesa. Ca 92627 ( 714) 650-3035 Fabrication v Coil Over Suspens ---n ,J FoxShoxPartsAnd -,~Nice ,J Race Car Wiring ./-Race Car Prep. ,J Tum Key Race Cars -----~ ---■ Free Advice & Technical Assistance ■ 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 IBrll lt'fl RACEWARE Fasteners eliminate I blown head gaskets, oil leaks ~~.,, and bearing failure! Race-Tech Engineering■ 11320 Brydon Drive■ Taylor, Ml 48180 ■ (313) 946-4477

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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. John Weddle Chris Weddle Weddle Engineering Performance Transaxle Products Gear Sets, Super-Diffs, Bearing Retainer Plates Complete Racing Transmissions P.O. Ilox 15466• Long Beach, CA 90815 (310) 598-2731 ADAM WIK EDWIN C. JACOBS PRESIDENT 900 STATE MILL ROAD AKRON. OHIO 44319 [2161644-7774 .. • Computerized Dyno 535 E. Central Par1( Anaheim, CA 92802 (714) 956-WIKS • Flow Bench Facility • Turn Key Racing Engines / L Engines Off Road Products Front and Rear Trailing Nms • Spindles Suspension Specialists • Custom Wheels 2733 W. Missouri Phoenix, AZ. 8501 7 Jack Woods (6021 242-0077 more ••• TRAIL NOTES THE SECOND ANNUAL ICEBUSTER Off Road Nationals featuring short course Off Road Racing are scheduled for Fehruary 21, 1993 at Lakeland Interstate Speedway in Florida. This race really appeals to the snowhound folks up north, who can combine a vacation, Disney World is near Lakeland, with some good off road racing. This is the traditional date for the Icebuster, one week hefore the Daytona 500, so you could really make an all out racing trip to Florida next Fehruary. The Ice busters is sanctioned hy the Florida Off Road Drivers Association, but Ice Buster will recogni:e all GORRA and SODA classes as well as FORDA classes for this race. Payback will be I 00 percent of entry fees plus sponsorships. Last winter the first Bilstcin lcebuster Nationals drew 60 cars, the largest turnout for an off road race in Florida in over ten years, and over I 00 cars are expected next winter. Along with winning the Class 1-10 honors Johnny Greaves from DePere, Wisconsin, made his trip worthwhile hy winnipg the high cash paying showdown race. To get on the race update mailing list, reserve your car numher andlor register, or just get complete information call Tom Williams at (813 ]984-2936 or write for complete information to Icebuster 93, 1696 Marker Road, Polk City, FL 33868. territory hy mining and ranching operations and off road vehicle use, despite the fact that much of the acrt·age contains mines, ranches, homes and huge military installations; it is a far cry from actual wildernL'SS, unless the pavement and the power lines can h~· ripped out also. At any rate if 11ou're are an off road enthusiast in California, please write to Seymour and give him your support in this uphill hattle to keep miners and ranchers working and keep OHV areas for play and a few for actual racing within reach of the citi:L'ns. ThL' action hy Seymour makes it unlikely that there will he any Senate action on the hill this )'ear, hut Cranston vows to start over again in 1993. Keep writing those letters and hopefully all concerned can go on mining and working or just playing in the California desert. WATERS & DIVINE RACING rL'e·L'ntly announced Gar\' DL'nton as thl' driver for their Mkkl'\'Thompson radium program, and Gar\' will pilot the· Ford Rangn in all the MTEGL'wnts. Gar)' hrings 20 )'ears of racing L'XpL'rie·tKL' to the team, inclucling owr 2 50 professional wins. Denton is the· winningest riekr in ATV histor\', and AMA ,rand National Champion for thl' last fiw conse·cutiVL' years. Denton will pull clouhle duty for thL' rest of rhe 1992 season, driving the· Rangn in Grancl National ewnrs ancl his ATV Quadracer, as hL' is currently rhe points IL'ader. Willil' Valek: continuc·s as thl' tL'am's ckserr drivL'r in rhe SCORE and HDRA serit·s ewnts. TOYS FOR TOTS POKER RUN -While the summn heat is still oppressiw in southern CaHfornia it is rime to think ahout thL' coming Holiday season. Off roaders annually contrihute ro rhe Toys for Tors program with a two clay off road poker run, this year to he held on Novemher 7 and 8, so ke·ep that weekend ope·n for a run around the desert outside of Barstow. All help is volunteer, Budwe•iser is a major sponsor and co-sponsors art· the Bureau of Land Management and La Rana DL"sert Racing. All proceecls go to the Toys for Tots; L'ntry fee each day is$15 and there arl' lots and lots of pri:L'S to he giwn away each day. The hest Poker hands will win pri:es too. The course is ahout a 30 mile loop, and you can enter one or hoth days. Free hats to the first 250 entries each day, and T-shirts, hats and sweatshirts can he· purchased at the start/ finish area. The sign in is from 8:30 to noon each day, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Soft Drinks and Beer are available at the ewntsite, the Sbsh X C-ife 12 miles south of Barstow on Hwy 2 4 7 ( Barstow Road). For complete information caH the Slash X Cafe at (619) 252-1197 or Tom_and B.:v Moessner at (702) 897-7769. SODA ROAD AMERICA RESULTS-The· story on Road America arrived too late for this issue, and the Spring Run l O I took up a lot of space anyhow, hut WL' have the results from this first time ewnt. Todd Attig won Class I anJ the Unlimited Championship, Art Schmitt took Class 2, and Herh Rosborough won Class 3, again. Kevin Probst got the Chevy home a winner in Class 4 and Mike Brul' won Class 5-1600 again. Greg Bekavac was tops in Class 6 and Spencer Low took Class 7S again, and Scott Taylor was a repeat winner in Class 8. Lee Wuesthoff won Class 10 and Dan Baudoux took both Class 11 SS and Class 11 two seat. Rohert Flanagan was tops in Class 13 as was Geoff Dorr in Class 14. and the Heavy Metal Championship.Jim Wiggins won Class 1-1600, Class 2-1600, and the Limited Championship. Scott Taylor won the Class6-7 Challenge. Paula St. Peter was tops in Women's Limited Buggy, as was Karen Christensen in Women's Class 11, while Shari Recla won the Women's Heavy Metal event. We'll have a full race report next month. DESERT BILL BLOCKED IN COMMITTEE! California Senator John Seymour used a procedural tactic August 5 to prewnt a Senate committee from taking its first vote on the seven year old proposal hacked hy California Senator Alan Cranston that would designate 4.5 million more· acres in the East Mojave Desert as Wilclcrness, and place three million more acres under management of the National Park Service. Last Novemher the House passed a similar hill in the· face ofa threatened veto hy President George Flush. Cranston has struggled to mow the desert hill, which enjo)'s the support of the Sierra Cluh ancl many other environmental groups, through the Senate ince 1985. The environme·ntalists claim the hill will prevent the destruction of pristine COLLENE THOMPSON CAMPBELL, Chairman of the Board of MTEG and a leading advocate of criminal justice reform, was among eight honorees who received special recognition from President George Bush in recent ceremonies at the White House. She was the nation's only volunteer among this year's recipients who were honored as part of National Crime Victims Rights Week for their fight against crime. She is far too familiar with crime victims; she and husband Gary lost their only son Scott, murdered in 1982, and in March of 1988 _her brother Mickey Thompson and his wife Trudy were murdered in front of their home, a case that was never solved. Congratulations Collene on a most well deserved honor, and keep doing what you do so well for crime victims. ( mor~ TRAIL NOTES on page 63) Dusty Times September 199i Page 61

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Classified .•• 'FOR -SALE:° 1987 Dodg~ \'is~ Colt 4wd 5 speed tranny. Noisy / fourth gear but. runs okay. Make1 offer - you haul. Call John at ' Dusty Times (818)889-5600. .' : -_,:,t > FOR SALE: 20 acres of pine trees above Tehachapi. Near 6,000' level. 2 pads cut on property, both with magnificent view of entire Antelope valley. 4 season climate. Miles from paved road & civilization. Inside locked gates. Easy access on good graded road. Call Don (805) 268-1644. SALE: 198 aceco, 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: Type IV Don Hatz motor, 2.7 liter. Dual 44 Weber, Carrillo rods, FAT cooling sys-tem. $5,000.00 or trade for pre-runner. Call Don Hatz (619) 425-1639. FOR 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' trailer. $12,950.00 OBO or trade. Call (415) 594-0766 or (415) 365-7789. Ask for Mark. .-.";"•] ·rx·· r1, 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 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 nites. FOR SALE: 19902 seatClass IO. 105" wb, race winner. 1650 Rabbit motor, Wright coil front end, combo;, arms, Summl·rs ,liscs, axles, Woods arms, Fo:'i shocks. 93() c.v.'s. Also, 200C' Pinto l'ngin,·, 4 Mikunis, much morl'. $~.('!(\ 1 , \''I rak.:s ev<·rything. Call Jamil· in l'A. ( 717) 544-3731. · OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS! Nt'lson & Nelson Racing is looking for extraordinary people to help us grow an extraordinary team. We offer good pay, some travd, great hours and career opportunities. Exceptional skills, dedication, motivation, is a must. Engineers, technically oriented shop foremen, fabricators, crt'w chiefs, send your rt·suml' to: 37 l 57 Industrial Avenue, Hemet, CA 92545. FOR SALE: Legal class 5 chassis, complete hum per to bumper, with suspension, Summers disc brakes, AirHeart pedals, alum-inum wiring, skid plates, axles, torsion bars, spare tirt' mounts, shocks, Bilstein, Summers, Wright, Sw,1y-A-Way. Race or pre-run. Excellent condition. (714) 781-9287. F R 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, Mastercrait seats, Mirage re-aligned suspension, Shock-Tech shocks, pumper and more. 1'-lew 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. top six finisher. Here is your ilh""""'w""""',_,,.,.....,_ opportunity to get into racing in a MUST SELL! 1985 Ford Rang.:r FOR SALE: 1972 Ford Stepsi e F R SALE: 1990 For ass 8 verycompetitivetruckforthelow pre-runner. 2wd, Buick V6, 231 · pre-runner. 2 wheel drive, 351 pickup. Lost Ford Sponsorship. price of $19,500.00. Call for cid, TH 350, Ford 9" 4 wheel disc Cleveland, C6 trans, Detroit 1991 WORRA Heavy Metal detailsNOW!!!(714)240-6151. hrakes,Foxshocks,B1:•ardseats, locker, 10 shocks, Art Carr Champion. 18" front wheel, 20" =-----~--'-----front & rear glass fenders, 50 gal shifter, Beard seats, roll cage, new in rear. Summers floater rear end, fuel cell. Asking$ l 4,500.00 oho. 33" Yokohamas, 30 gallon tank. custom C-6 transmission. 390 Make an offer - Call Marc or Paul $6,000.00 oho. Must sell! (3 I 0) motor, 550 horsepower, all the at (818) 445-8962. 9_4_3_-0_0_79_. _______ _ best components. Some spares. FOR SALE: JEEP COMANCHE $18,500.00oboCallScott(206) FOR SALE: 5-l600, beSt of 7-4x4. 75''{, fabricated, full cage 5 6 83 everything. Built to win World h 3 -0 2. · h w_ it shock mounts. Ready to C ampionships at Willow FOR SALE·. New 1-1600 Chen-S Th f l finish as race car or pre-runner, La prings. is car is u ly prepped R owth. Wright rack, Neal pedals, and ready; also 18' enclosed ana special. First $4,900.00 Beard seat, new Deist belt, fresh FOR SALE: Class 10 singk· Sl'at. trailer. Buying house, MUST takes it. Call (714) 360-3633. tranny, fresh motor, Dura Blue FAT Rabhit, Fox coil-overs, 4 SELL! Call (714) 731-4774. FOR SALE: JEEP COMANCHE stubs, Sway-A-Way axles, wheel discs, fresh pow<kr nlat, 7-S, completely rebuilt race 930cv's, power steering, Fox, 125" wh. Extras too numl·mus to FOR SALE: Type IV motor motor and transmission. 90% Bilstein, Centerlines, Yokohama. list. Very competitive. Ra<l' 2200cc, could he a 2500cc with race prepped, has won races in Raced only one time. Wife wants prt·pped and rl·ady to win. Asking piston change. Very strong, for HORA and Southern Nevada 2 seat car. Must sell! $7,000.00 $13,500.00. Call Mark tor more race or play. Must see. Call for Racing Series. Very reliable, with obo Call Richard at (714) 949-details. ( 7 14) 7 51-1240 days, details(3l0)328-0394 $1,500.00 spare parts. $17,500.00. Ask for 4580. (714)540-4829nites. or trade for parts. Mike(714)360-3633. r .,. _______________ .. _________________ _.,_ _________ ..., ____ .._ ______ ~ .. -~ I Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in I ; DVSTY TIMES. : I Classified Ad:--ertising rate is only $15 for 45 words each month, not including name, address and phone number. Add $5.00 for use of I I black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. · I I NEW _AND RENEW AL_ SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DUSTY TIMES - A 45 word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now and subscribe. If I I you wish to use a photo m your free ad, enclose $5.00. All Classified Ads must be PAID IN ADVANCE. I I --------------------------I : -------------------------I I --------------------------l I I I ---------------------------I I -----------------------'----I ! E-n-c-lo_s_e_d-is-$-=========-(S_e_n_d_c_h_e_ck_o_r_m_o_n_ey-o-rd_e_r-,n-o-ca_s_h_)_-----------P-1-ea_s_e_r_u_n_a_d~~~~~~~~~~~~---t-im-es-. ! I Name ---------------------------------Mail to: I 1. DUSTY TIMES I I Address ~---------------------Phone_______ I I 5331 Derry Ave., SuiteO I City ___________________ State _____ Zip_______ Agoura, CA 91301 .. . Page 62 September 1992 ·. . 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. OR SALE:· Class l .'2 Raceco, fresh Type IV FAT 2800, Hewland 5 speed, Fox coil-overs, Power steering, pumper, killer light system, Comp Comm intercom ::111,I radio, 930 c.v.'s, hest of everything with over $55,000.00 invested. Will sacrifice for$ l 6,000.00. Call Tom (714) 661-4757 office, ( 714) 240-6176 home. RACE READY!!!!! Briggs huilt MTEG Super Lite with ground-up rebuild. Has new air Fox shocks, 13" rims & tires, enclosed trailn w air condition-ing. $H,OOO.OO hest offer - you can't los.: with this car. Call Russ (303 )421-5242 days, (303.) 986-2865 nites. FOR SALE: Bunch 7S Ranger. HORA 7S Class winner: 1991 Fireworks 250, l 992 Lucerne Valley 250, 1992 Nevada 500. 1992 current 7S and Mini-Metal points leader. Price includes 1993 sheet metal & spare parts. $49,500.00. Call ('619) 772-4959. FOR -SALE: Bunch racing Bronco. Custom built full sized pre-runner. Fabrication by Curt LeDuc. Less than 5,000 miles. Potential Class 3 race truck. $60,000.00 invested, sell for $29,500.00. May take trade or finance. Call (619) 772-4959. FOR SALE: MTEG Super 1600, must sell NOW!!!!! Raceco, FAT Rabbit, .Hewland bus with aluminum cliff. Beard, Sway-A-Way, All top of the line. Sacrifice at $10,000.00 obo! Call (619) 252-8485. Dusty Times

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FOR SALE: Class {o HORA Fireworks 250 winner! FAT air-cooled 1650,justre-built. Wright 1 0" beam with 4" longer arms. Sway-A-Way, Summers disc brakes and axles, UMP power steering, Woods rear 6" arms and more. Only $13,500.00. Call (602) 272-2659 days, (602 )841-1288 nites. FOR SALE: Danny Rice's Chenowth Magnum. Built for 1991 MTEG season, finished 5th overall, then garaged. Best of everything: Mallory, Centerlines, Fox, Mirage, Weber, BFG's, l 48ci Rabbit, dyno tuned 157 hp. Race ready for $28,000. Call Bill Rice (303) 321-7373 days, (303) Q86-823 l nites. ATTENTION FABRICATORS: For sale, Millermatic 200 wire feed MIG wdder, 220v, 208-230 amp output. Victor reg CO2 Argon l 22cf tank. 50' 8 gauge extension cord. Ready to plug in. $1,750.00. Call Mike (310) 322-4211 leave msg. FOR SALE: MUST SELL, race ready 1-1600 short course or convert to desert very easy. Best ·of everything. Very competitive. 930 c.v.'s, Henry's drive & stub axles. Complete Wright front end, power steering, Bilsteins, Beard eat, JG Transwerks trans, CNC pedals. With trailer $5,000.00 firm. Call Steve Bishop (714) 734-2382. FOR SALE: Dune Buggy, exce -lent condition. 2 seat Berrien tubular frame, modified AS21 VW engine, 1835cc partially blueprinted, counterweight crankshaft, roller rocker, duel DeLlorto 40mm carbs, was street legal. Includes drive-on trailer and new spare set of Desert Dogs on custom wheels. Great for sand. Asking $5,000.00 or best offer. Call Rich (415) 587-8260. '¥~":,;,.""~-FOR SALE: A lot of bang for a little buck! Short course or desert winner, the cheapest off road racing. Tube chassis, rack & pinion, Beard, Simpson, Filler. Over $1,000 in suspension, modified FL350 motor, water cooled, disc brakes, extra parts. Too much to list. $3,600.00. Call (714) 689-7816. Dusty Times FOR SALE: 1989 F250, 4.9 EFI in-line 6 cyl, 4 speed manual, pwr steering, tilt wheel, AC AM / FM stereo cassette, cruise control, Rancho shocks, XL T Lariat package. 42,000 miles. Sacrifice $9,000.00. Call Marty (714) 924-7490. JOB OPPORTUNITY: MIKE LES LE RACING is now accepting applications for full time mechanics with fabrication and welding experience. We are also looking for Semi Driver to maintain inventory of Semi trailers and drive to races. This is a factory Jeep Race Team that expects professionalism from employees at all times. Ask for Mike Lesle (714) 360-3633. FOR SALE: FORD EXTRA CAB Class 7, Larry Noel's 7-S truck converted to Class 7 with 4 cyl race motor ( alum head) and Doug Nash 5 speed. Cone front hubs & Cone 9" full floating rear end. Been in storage. Misc parts missing. $15,000.00. Call (714) 360-3633 Ask for Mike. POSITION WANTED: Mechan-ical Engineer, recent college graduate, seeks technical position in racing/ component manufact-uring industry. Hard working & ready to learn. Call Todd at ( 602) 778-3636. DO YOU HA VE A CLASS 112-1600 RACE CAR? I have a new 1600 engine, all new parts, including the case. Everything is state of the art. Full Flow oil, some chrome, S&S Exhaust. Turnkey. Over $4,000.00 invest-ed. Must sell. No reasonable offer refused. Money talks. Days (619) 593-6364, nite (619) 461-3797. ■E' ~---~-., ," ,· ""~""~-. FOR SALE: New pre-runner Bronco, 289cid, C6 trans, p/ s, 4 wheel discs, MSD ignition, 22 gal cell, F-150 springs front & rear, Cone rear housing, Beard seats, Simpson harness', 12 RS9000 shocks, 1 3 / 4 cage, 33" tires, 15x7 wheels. $10,000.00 Street & smog legal. Class 8 burned in Barstow; forces sale to rebuild. Call (805) 461-1447. FOR SALE: 1978 FlO0 race truck. 460 motor, C-6 trans, 100 ga Smitty Bilt cage, 12 Rough Country shocks, K&N air filter, recently rolled, needs work. 33" tires, full posi rear end, fast. Must sell $2,500.00 oho. Will trade towards other race cars, Class 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10. Call (714) 886-5603 leave message. FOR SALE: '65 Ford Stepside pre-runner. 35 lcid, C6 auto, 9" nodular rear end, Centerlines w/33xl2.50 tires, new custom paint, Stewart Warner gauges, 3 shocks per wheel rear and 4 shocks per wheel front. Master-cra ft seats w lcenter console. $6,500.00. Call (805) 466-5329 or (213) 977-6861. · ,, '\ ?·· ,<,,• • 1i# "" -,. FOR SALE: Raceco-Porsche, 2 seat, Race Ready prep, Fortin trans & extras. $45,000.00. Ask for Danny (714) 633-0030. FOR SALE: 5-1600 chassis & body with: tall front beam w/rack mount, complete rear suspension, position sensitive Foxes, cell, Beard seats, belts, F & R bumpers & aluminum skids, 1 piece front end, KC lights, nets. I'm keeping the pink Centerlines. $1,750.00 Chris Klick (208) 726-3220 days, (208) 788-4359 nites. ;., ... l ., . FOR SALE: 1-1600 race car. Low miles and well maintained, l 15"wb, Fox reservoir shocks, 300M torsion bars, fresh motor & trans, Wright, Neal Sway-A-Way, Reard, Diest, pwrlstrng, 22 gal Fuel Safe cell, Super Boot, Centerlines, some spares. $8,000.00. Call (702) 329-2039 days, (702) 359-8021 nites. •i\ ,, FOR SALE: Full size Blazer pre-runner or race parts. Everything goes, CAB, chromoly cage, Cone rear end, Long Beach spring, Mastercraft, Henry's Built A-arms and cross member, Art Carr, $4,000.00. Ask for Alex (310) 472-0957. FOR SALE: Funco pre-runner or Class 100. 2110cc, close ratio bus trans, CNC pedals, Fuel Safe cell, Wright rack & pinion, Sway-A-Way, Fox shocks with reservoirs, Beard seats, Centerlines, Yoko-hamas. $3,500.00. Call Mike (714)997-5067. BOURLAND RACING searching to team up with serious competi-tive racing team to win the 1992 Baja 1000. Preparation or $ for driver and co-driver position. Full size truck class experience please. Call Alex Bourland & Jeff Stowers. Our schedule to pre-run the 1992 Baja 1000 is 14 days. Call (310) 472-0957. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Barbary Coast -Gold Coast Hotels . . . . . . 4 7 Baker Precision Products . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 O Ball Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Bilstein Corp. of America . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Blackhawk Farms Off Road Challenge . . . 5 Brush Run 101 ................... 25 Cactus Racing Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Castex Inc .. E.Z.Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Champion Bead Lock Co. . . . . .. . .. .. . 21 DeNunzio Racing Products . . . . . . . . . . . 28 FAT Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 I _ . FRT Plaster City Blast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 FOR SALE: Short course Class FRT District 38 Desert Sprint . . . . . . . . . 29 -10 Funco. Ground up rebuild. All German Auto • • • • • • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 new 1650 VW, Fox, Wright, Rod Hall Driving School ............. 36 UMP 930 C 's D Bl HORA Gold Coast 300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 , .v. , ura-ue, Sway-A-Way, Wilwood, new Hi Tech Off Road ................. 51 h . M 1 1 Hot line · Racer X • • • • • • • • • . . . • • • • 50 urat ene paint. ust see.. c H.li p cl d d ' K ' tes ...................... 17 $95()b~o ~bo. c:i1 ti~(85S) • La Rana_Califomia 200 ............. 11 499-3686 day, (805) 492-3037 LC. Engmeenng · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 48 nite . . Tony Modica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Nevada Off Road Buggy . .. . . .. . .. . .. 4 P.C.I. Race Radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Parker Pumper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Pike's Family Restaurant . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Race Ready Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Racers Tool & Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Rally Sport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 • Gary Sewell -Dean Pools . . . . . . . . . . . I 5 Marvin Shaw Engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Marvin Shaw Shocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 23rd Annual SNORE 250 . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Toyota Motorsports . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Tri-Mil'lndustries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Ultra Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Valley Performance • Hewfand . . . . . . . . 22 Venable Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ventura Raceway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Viajes Victoria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 VORRA Off Road Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Whiskey Row Screen Printing . . . . . . . . . 26 Wright Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 FOR SALE: Class 2 115" wh, Custom Chassis, Mirage front beam, coil front, 4 wheel discs, Pro Link rear suspension, 300M torsions, Wrightcombos, Woods, Fox, Girling, Beards, Dura Blue, 930's, power steering, Type IV 2 .0 and 2 .6. Fresh trans. Raced VORRA $7,800.00 oho. Call (510) 458-5812. inorc ••• TRAIL NOTES FOR SALE: Class 5 sedan: $3,500.00 Wright, Beards, POINTS RACES TO DATE-In thl' SCORE Intl'rnational scrics with onl' racl' to go Jason Baldwin ll'ads Unlimit<.-d cars with 135 points, n<·xt is Roh Richl'y, Bilsteins, KC, Simpson, Sway-A-126, hoth in opcn whcders and Stl'Ve McEachcrn, 126 in a tie for scrnnd. Class Way, fuel cell, wheels, tires, bus 1-2-1600 lea,ll'r is Dale Ehlxrts with I 16, followl'd hy Jon Tanklagl', 100, and tranny: complete wiring, plumb-James Harris and Fred Wing arc tied for third at 91 points. Mike Lesk· msily ll'ads ing, axles, c.v. 's, includes trailer. Class 3 with 94 points, Dan Smith in nl'xt at 66, follmwd hy Dale Whitl', 41 This is a great starter race car, just points. J<"rry McDonald leads Class4 at82 with Mike Schwellingl'r, 66 and Davkl add your motor. Call Lee at Ashll'y, 63 cloSl' in st:cond and third. Hartmut Klawittl'r dominates Class 5 with RaceShock Co. (602) 486-4845 118 points, Bill Hernquist is Sl'cond at 39 and Todd Pankrat: is third with 30 leave message. points. In Class 5-1600 Brian Goodrich leads with 121 owr Ruhcn Gutil'rrl':, 98 and Guillermo Quintero, 96 and this class is tight all the way down thl' line. John FOR SALE: Class 10, FAT air-Swift has a slim lead inClass6at80points, Danny Ashcraft is nextat76 follow<.'<.! cooled VW. All the tricks. 120-hy Curt LeDuc at 69. Scott Douglas has a commanding k·ad in Class 7 of 103 plus hp; dyno time only. Cost pointsowr Racing Gardner, 71 and ParndliJonl's,45. Darrcn York ll'adsClass7S $3,500.00. 1st $1,500.00 takes with 100 points, followed hy Jl'ffLcwis, 74 and Tl'rry Brown, 68. Roh Mac-. (714) 583 7486 d (714) Cachrcn leadsClass8 hythr<.'t.' pointsowrSt<'V<' Kdlcy, and Brian Stewart is only It. - ays, another8 points hack in th<· tightest hattlc in th<.· s.:ri\.'S. Class9 iscloSl' also led hy 8_3_0_-__ 1_4_6_2_n_it_e_s_. _______ Russ Milk·r at JO I, then Pancho Bio, 97 and Georg<.· Erl, 88. Stew Sourapas has a FOR SALE: Almost new trailer, higlcadinClass IO with 129points,JimPicrcchas76andStcwMy<.·rs,66.Martin tandem axle, new tires, Ultra Garihay leads Class 11 easily with 107 pointsto48 points for Erny Martine:. Scott aluminum wheels, good brakes. Steinlxrger is tops in Mini Mags at 80, Yoshi Ogasawara is next at 38. Great hauler for buggy, Class 5 or Mini truck. Call Steve Ball (714) 545-7333 days, (714) 631-4301 nites. FOR SALE: 1700cc Type I. Berg pistons & rods, Engle 110 camshaft, 69 counter-weight crankshaft, single 44 IDF Weber carb, big valve heads 40x35. Ready to run $750.00. Call Jeff (714) 391-4568. FOR SALE: '90 2 I l 600 Raceco, best of everything. Many spares. $8,000.00 060, plus 30' enclosed trailer with 2 50 gallon fuel tanks with electric pumps. $6,000.00 oho. Call (714)927-5625. September 199i THE MTEG ST ADI UM SERIES has three events left on thl' calender and the points are tight in half the clasSt:s. Rod Millen k·ads in trucks with 308 points followed hy Ivan Stewart, 238 and Walker Evans, 193. Tommy Croft leads the UltraStocks at 20 I points, followed hy Larry Nod, 177, and Brian Collins 151. Frank Arciero Jr. leads Mitch Mustard hy five points in Supcr 1600s and Marty Hart is just another 19 points hack . In Superlitcs Jimmil' Johnson has a huge lead with 222 points over Terry Pct<·rson, I 54, and Rcnnil' Awana, 153. Gary Denton leads the 4 Whed ATVs with 219 over Mark Ehrhardt, 207 and Greg Stuart, I 53. In motorcycles Mike Craig again has the points lead with 323 to Kyk· Lewis' 276 and Larry Brooks' 250. In the all important Manufacturers points race Toyota has a commanding lc:\d in trucks, 571 points to Nissan, 383, and Dodge 371. In UltrnStockJeepdominat<'S with 431 points over Porsche, 304, and Nissan, 217. Honda leads the A.TVs with 451 over JP at 372 and Su:uki at 150 points. The motorcycle leader is Kawasaki at61 7 over Yamaha at 574 and Su:uki, 115 . Thl'Supcr I 600s apparl'ntly don't count in this section, hut the class is dominated hy Chenowth Magnums anyhow. In thl' Tire Manufacturers title chasl' Yokohama has a huge lead in trucks, Goodrich the same in Super 1600s, and Goodyear leads Goodrich hy 125 points n UltraStocks. Page 63

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