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Volume 13 - Number 10 Editor-Publisher Jean Calvin Associate Edit~r Richard K. Schwalm Editorial Assistant Bekki Wikel Controller - .,,. John Calvin Circulation 0 . Osborne Contributors Jim Baker C&C Race Photos Carrera Photography Carol Clark Jim Culp John Elkin Homer Eubanks Michelle Halverson Martin Holmes Daniel Mainzer Jimmy Messick Troy Robinson Bob Rule Wayne Simmons Terry Silbaugh Darryl Smith Judy Smith Trackside Photo Inc. Art Director · Larry E. Worsham _SNAPSHOT October 1996 __,,ILi.a onaGAD UCIIIII -Subscription Rates: llrilSnscf«r,amJlacirw• .$20.00per year, 12 issues, USA. Foreign Subscription rates on request. Contributions: DUSTY TIMES welcomes unsolicited contributions, but is not responsible for such material. Unsolicited material will be returned only by request and with a self-addressed stamped envelope. Classified Ads: ~ill be published as received, prepaid. DUSTY TIMES assumes no liability for omissions or errors. All ads may be subject to editi_ng. DUSTY TIMES, (ISSN 8750-1732) is published monthly by Hillside Racing Corp., 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408, (818) 882-0004. Copyright 1983 by Hillside Racing Corp. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Periodical Postage paid at Chatsworth, CA 91311 and at additional mailing office. POSTMASTER: Send address change to Dusty Times, 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA ~131_1-4408. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Four weeks notice is required for change of address. Please furnish both old and new address, and send to DUSTY TIMES, 20751 Marilla· St., Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408. OF THE MONTH ••• We wonder if the Loose Goose Saloon is still in business and if they had a keg of beer in the car and the kids were playing with the tap or ... we could go on and on. This pie arrived without any information as t~ where and when it was taken, so we will once again leave it up to our astute readers to fill in the gaps. The BaJa 1000 shirt could be a clue. Photo by D_ennis Sleeter from beautiful downtown Indio. (Where the hell are the Bryans?) DUSTY TIMES will feature pictures of similar "funnies"or woes on this page each month. Send us your snapshot of something comic or some disaster for consideration. DUSTY TIMES will pay $10 for the picture used. If you wish the photo returned, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Only black & white prints, 5x7 or 8x10 will be considered. Dusty Times October 1996 In This Issue ••• FEATURES Page SNORE Midnight Special by Jean Calvin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Bear Butte 300 by Terry Silbaugh .......................... 14 Parramatta Speedway by Darryl Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Northwest Rally by Jim Culp .............................. 20 La Rana Barstow 250 by Jimmy Messick .................... 22 Rally New Zealand by Martin Holmes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Glen Helen -Round 5 by Ron Miller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 UP Bark River 100 by Michelle Halverson .................. 29 Bridgestone International by Darryl Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Lake Geneva by Michelle Halverson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Luxemburg by Michelle Halverson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 FRT Conquista by Judy Smith ............................. 34 Ensenada Rally by John Elkin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 Gorman Ridge Rally by John P M Dillon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ·, • ... : . ····•· ... DEPARTMENTS Trail Notes .............................................. 4 Checkers ................................................ 4 Happenings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Good Stuff Directory . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Index to Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 Robby Guevera slices through the Nevada desert in his ever tidy car on his way to victory. Robby won the SNORE Midnight Special last· month overall and he and the entire crew were ecstatic, not only because they won, but they got to home earlier than usual. Color Photography by Carrera PhotogTaphy. Lon Peterson and Bill Gutzmann, known to one and all throughout the rally world slide the KIA through a tight turn somewhere in the desert, on their way to victory in the Gorman Ridge Rally. Color Photography by TTacksiae Photo Inc. to S~7~ DUSTY TIMES THE FASTEST GROWING on ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! □ 1 year - $20.00 □ 2 years - $30.00 □ 3 years - $40.00 (no credit card& pl~ase) Take advantage of your subscription bonus •• Free one time classified ad up to 45 words. (Form on inside back page) Name ______________________ _ Address ____________________ _ City _______________________ _ Stace -----------Zip __________ _ Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 -4408, (818) 882-0004 Can~dian - 1 y~ar $25 .00 U :.5. • 9 _verseas ~ubscription ~!es'?~ request) Page 3

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Fish Mr. Sal Fish Cleveland Clinic -Room G 100-27 Cleveland, Ohio Phone: (216) 444-1528 Fax: (216) 445-5726 1 September, 1996 Dear Sal: The CHECKERS OFF-ROAD club has asked me to write and express our appreciation for the use of your lovely home last Friday for our first annual Checker Labor Day Weekend party. As _you know, this party also was used as a fundraiser for the Old Checkers Home in Baja California. Double thanks goes to your gracious wife, Barbara, who left lasagna in the refrigerator, plus the keys to the liquor cabinet and your car. The credit card was also useful when we needed more ice and food for the guests. It's really a shame that you couldn't have been here to enjoy the party. But I suppose, to your way of thinking, it's just as important to get your heart fixed while you have some free time. You can always party with the Checkers at a later date. The guest list was prepared by Steve Kassanyi, who, as you know from personal experience, is the club's Chief Party Planner. Steve was very picky, and invited only those Checkers who had demon-strated good party-ability in the past. The map to your home was drawn by Checker Cartographer John Files, with information sent to him by SCORE headquarters. Unfortunately, the SCORE information was a little late, and the map did not get to all the guests on time. Consequently, about 30 Checkers did not arrive until Saturday afternoon, just when the glass man was trying to CHECKERS Fairy Talc fix the broken window panes in liquor and participating in the your French doors. sing-a-long, until John Hastings, a Since it was a large group of recent Checker President, showed Checkers, and they were so up with a troupe of boisterous disappointed in missing the exotic dancers from a topless bar previous night's fun, we decided in the San Fernando Valley. These to extend the party for another girls were supposed to sit quietly, full day. But we were completely and be door prizes during the out of your house early Sunday raffle, but they got twitchy and morning, just as we promised the caused a lot of problems when Malibu Sheriff's Department they tried to do interpretive when a couple of their deputies dancing to "the_lvtontovani droppaj_ by !_oshat...on Friday.and --soui:rd". John nnally handled it by Saturday (four times each day). taking them all into a different The party was really great. Lou area of the house. I think it was Peralta of Baja Promotions built a your bedroom, but I didn't go 50 mile off road course on the look. beach, with the finish line right on Russell Butow was our Serg-your brick driveway. PCI Radio eantatArms,sotherewereonlya handled the communications few serious incidents inside the during the race, with Bob house. For example, when Haw-Steinberger cruising over Malibu kins dropped some of Barbara's at 2,000 feet in an ultra-light. hot lasagna on the carpet, a couple George Thompson was there to of helpful Checkers tried to clean perform post-race inspection, it up. They were doing just fine specifically to measure the length until Butow interfered and started of George Seeley's car if he afoodfightwhichkindofmessed managed to finish first. Gregg up some of the walls. I don't think Symonds officially won the event, any of the stains on the carpet and but Thompson had to disqualify furniture are permanent, though. him because Gregg couldn't As for the outside, I guess the produce an insurance policy that biggest problem was when some covered Baja Promotions during of your neighbors came by to the race. Other than that, it was complain about the all-girl maria-lots of fun, and it gave your chi band that was playing in the immediate neighbors an up-close back yard. By then, some of the chance to see how you really make younger Checkers had jumped in your living. the pool to splash around with the Uncle Max Norris, who is the exotic dancers, and everybody Checkers Entertainment Direct-was making too much noise. or, hired THUMPER McOOW-Butow invited your neighbors ELL AND THE GOLDEN into the back yard, and pretty VIOLINS to play selections from soon all of them were in the pool their latest album, "THUMPER too. Then it really got loud. PLAYS MONTOV ANI". Lonny In retrospect, I think having Hawkins came up from San Felipe Butow as the Sergeant at Arms to be the Master: of Ceremonies was a big mistake. We probably for the sing-a-long while Thump-won't give him any meaningful er played. Most of us didn't even authority next year. know until then that Montovani But even with the few glitches music had lyrics, much less dirty that occurred, I am pleased to ones. report that the fundraising for the Everything was going fine, with Old Checkers Home was a huge most of the guests drinking your success. Ted Johnson personally collected all the admission fees at your front door, and sold hundreds of raffle tickets to inter-ested people who gathered out-side your home. _BAKER; CALIFORNIA He also won two of the exotic dancers during the raffle, which caused some grumbling among unlucky ticket holders. I don't know exactly who won your car, but somebody must have because it wasn't there when the party ended. CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR. TRAVELING FRIENDS ..... ~ THANKS! -- ~ SERVICE RESTAURANT EVERYDAY OPEN 24 HOURS , YEAR ROUND THE BEST IN THE DESERT. Page 4 Anyhow, it was lots of fun, and we really thank you for letting us use your house. It should be pretty well cleaned up by the time you get back. Walter N. Princ.e for the CHECKERS P .S. The club has also started a private gambling pool to raise additional money for the Old Checkers Home. So that we can determine the winner of the pool, please inform us as to the number of stiches currently in your chest (numbers range from 50 to 300) and the size of your heart, as determined by the surgeon ( sizes range from Com Kernel to Small Tomato). Trail Nota ON LABOR DAY WEEKEND the off road racers gathered at the newly re-named International Off-Road Raceway, a flock of spectators joined the trek, upwards of 50 thousand folks just outside the tiny town of Crandon, WI. This is the biggest race in this country, and the results show the westerners, about two dozen of them came to race and win. It began on Saturday with the Class 6 sedan race combined with Class 8S; Rick Rayford won Class 6, cruising in with a 20 minute lead over 18 others. In 8S Randy Krall beat back the serious challenge from Cheryl Walton, the only two who finished out of eight starters. Gary Behrens won Class 11 Dover 28 others, and John Greaves drove Joe Eppers' 5-1600 to the win. Class 2-1600 showed 16 on the line and Floridian Michael Notary won a squeaker by one second over Michael Seefeldt. Evan Evans, Riverside, CA, collected his fifth consecutive win in Class 13, 18 minutes ahead of Joe Zilisch. Tommy Bradley, Las Vegas, NV, won Class 9110 over a 2 7 car field. Art Schmitt, Pittsburg, PA, won Class 7S beating 21. Todd Attig was second and then came Jimmy Crowder, Aorida, and Andrew Wehe, California. The Class 4 race was packed with heavy hitters and Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, won by four mintues over Scott Douglas, El Cajon, CA, and Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, CA. Class 8 starred Brendan Gaughan in his new Dodge. The Las Vegan led nearly all the way and won by 12_seconds over Jed Aannery. Tnerewere three trucks in Class 3 and Jerry Bundy from Rockville, CO, won. Phil Doyle won the SODA Lites over 10 others. Sunday started with the Ladies races. Sarah Tate won the Limited Buggy class, Tina Crowder, Aorida, won the Unlimited Buggy class pushed hard by second placing Kitty Bradley, Las Vegas. Sherri Parsons won over Valerie Rehn in Women's Heavy Metal. Tina Brand won the Women's Mini Metal honors. Class 1 /2 saw Pat Dean, Las Vegas, win by a third of a lap, followed by Scott Schwalbe, Tommy Bradley and Jeff Elrod, San Jose, CA. Class 11 single seat held 35 cars and Curt Gerald won followed by Glen Matthews. Class 1-1600 held 31, but Floridians Jason Crowder, who won, and Michael Notary came in 1-2. In the 6, 7, 8S challenge race Art Schmitt won by a second over Johnny Greaves and third placing Andrew Wehe, Fallbrook, CA. In the Unlimited Buggy Challenge Las Vegan Pat Dean won again over Californian Gary Gall. The Manufacturer's Challenge race features Classes 4 & 8. Jack Flannery led from flag to flag followed by Rob MacCachren, Las vegas, Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL, Brendan Gaughan, Las Vegas. Mark Steinhardt won the hard fought Limited Buggy Challenge followed in two seconds by Michael Notary. The final race was the 4-8-13 challenge with 15 ready to start. Dennis Ferdon won by seven seconds over Dave Marks.We'll have a full report by Judy Smith on this massive event next month. MOJAVE DESERT RACING has announced plans to put on seven local off road desert races in the Barstow and Lucerne Valley areas. Their concept is to provide local, affordable desert racing for existing and for, hopefully, new racers to start their racing career and eventually move to race the desert in SCOR'E with the big boys. MDR also supports all pit support clubs with small financial incentives to help them out by racing with MDR by offsetting pit fees, updating and repairing pit equipment, etc. Entry fees are starting at $325.00 with all BLM and insurance fees included. For more information see the Happenings section and call MDR with your questions. SAL FISH, CEO OF SCORE INTERNATIONAL, by the time you read this, will be home in Malibu, CA, recovering from open heart surgery performed on the 30th of August. The work performed on Sal's heart and· arteries was ot a serious nature and major in scope. We are glad to report tnat the surgeons found everything to be in better shape than they had hoped for, so, in spite of the seriousness of the surgery, the scope of the surgery was reduced and Sal will have an easier time recuperating than first ex}'Scted. Evidently there was some sort of a foulup in Sal's medication directly after the surgery, causing some very real concern but fortunately, the error was corrected. We wish him well, back on his feet and out to the races in record time. (The Checkers sent Sal a letter in lieu of a get well card; check it out on page 4 in this issue and get a few laughs as we are sure Sal did. THE LAUGHLIN DESERT CHALLENGE has announced $21,000 added bonus money. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority in conjunction with the Laughlin Chamber of Commerce has put up $15,000 for the Laughlin Leap and $5,000 for the Pit Crew Challenge. BFGoodrich has added an additional $1,000 to the Pit Crew Challenge to bring that total to $6,000. Both competitions will take place Friday night, October 4, in front of the paid grandstands at the start/finish line. Entry in each competition is limited because of the time factor. ·THE HIGH DESERT IS GOING TO BE BUSY next year if all the proposed races do in fact happen. The Mojave Desert Racing seems well thought out and organized. Now comes the M.O.R.E. announcement of six races in the Barstow and Lucerne Valley, again touted as an entry level series, and affordable prices. This was sent to us from Jim Clements, a long time Barstow racer.Well, 12 races is a bit much, even for the home town people, so if they keep on a collision course where does that leave La Rana and Eddie Castro. We will keep you posted but it looks like a disaster shaping up to us. Eight races is about all anyone can handle with time and money and that doesn't leave you much time for anything else. With 12 races scheduled by the two new entries and La Rana planning to produce eight or more races next year, mostly in the same area, it could be that the BLM will call a halt to the whole problem. We hope not, but we don't see these races being supported heavily enough to provide decent prize money. Time will tell! MEANWHILE. BACK IN THE MIDWEST, which is fast approaching the dominant position in off road racing, they gave away prestige and a lot of money at Crandon, WI. Jack Flannery claimed the most prestigious prize in professional off road racing Sunday, October 1 by storming to victory in record fashion in the World Championship Manufacturers' Challenge Race at the International Off Road Raceway. Flannery, driving a high performance 1996 Chevy pickup, took the lead immediately after the first turn and never looked back capturing one of his most convincing victories. Flannery won the $100,000 Borg-Warner Automotive Manufacturers' Challenge Cup on behalf of the Chevrolet Divison of General Motors Corp. and more than $31,000 in Prize money. Jack set new race and one lap records at Crandon International Off Road Raceway. While Chevrolet Division takes possession of the coveted sterling silver and 18k gold Borg-Warner Cup, Flannery received the Borg-Warner Championship Drivers Award, a replica of the 44 inch, 100 pound Cup. Valued at $7,500, the prize is the most prestigious award for professional off road racers and the manufacturers' of the trucks they drive. Dusty nmcs

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1996·97 Happenings ••• ASOCIACION ESTATAL de AUTOMOVILISMO Sam Lasell, Tech Inspector APTO42 San Jose del Caho Baja Calif. de! Sur, Mexico AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPONSHIP Darryl Smith 19 Somers St. Cashmere, Qµeensland, · 4500, Australia 0l l-18-07-3298-5522 AUTOCROSS QUEBEC OFFROAD Class 10 cars only Serge Lambert 65 Rue de Valcourt Blainville, Quebec, Canada K7B lHl (514)434-5792 BAJA INTERNATIONAL P.O. Box392 Calexico, CA 92232 Apartado Postal 31/ 163 Mexicali, BC, Mexico (Mexicali (65) 55-02-83 Off Road Races BAJA PROMOTIONS, LTD.S.A. Lou Peralta P.O. Box 8938 Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 340-5750 October 4-6, 1996 Cal City Fall Final 250 California City1 CA BEST IN THE DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION Casey Folks, Director 3475 C Boulder Highway Las Vegas, NV 89121 (702) 457-5775/ Fax (702) 641-2431 March 28-30, 1997 Tonopah300 Tonopah, NV June 20-22, 1997 Silver State 300 Mesquite, NV to Ely, NV (point to point) September 18-20, 1997 Vegas to Reno, NV 500 mile point to point race BONNEVILLE OFF ROAD RACING ENTHUSIASTS Jim Baker P.O . Box 1583 Ogden, Utah 84402 (801) 627-B.O .R.E. BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 Brighton, Ontario, Canada K0K-lH0 (613) 475-1102/Fax (613) 475-3250 1996 BRUSH RUN POINTS SERIES P.O. Box 101 Crandon, WI54520 (715) 478-2222 CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES Donna Chizma, CRS Director 521 Los Angeles Ave., #F Simi Valley, CA 93065 (805) 523-1387 ' A . . f:.!~ . '~-~~ . . ....... , .... ~ ....... >.J'J,,~~" Mike Gibeault. SCCA Steward 149 No."llawhide Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (619) 375-8704 October 5-6, 1996 Prescott Forest Rally Prescott, AZ Jeff Hendricks (602) 778-7312 C.O.D.R.A. CENTRAL OREGON DESERT RACING Terry Silbaugh 20515 Whitehaven Circle Bend, OR 97702 ( 541) 389-2044 October 12, 1996 Whisky Springs 400 Millican, OR CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA RACING ASSOCIATION P.O . Box645 Pierre, SD 57501 Dave Adams (Pilots and Bajas) (605) 224-9481 Don Engleman (Bikes) (605) 224-4967 GUMBO BUTTES BAJA&. MOTOCROSS Communications & Information Scott Olson ( 605) 224-5822 FAX (605) 224-5822 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING ASSOCIATION C.J. Richards P.O. Box332 Fair Haven, VT 05743 (802) 265-8618 CLAIRTON ID-JACKERS l.C.O . Tom DeLauder Sr. 1091 Twp. Line Road POSITION SENSITIVE ,.,NOT ALL SHOCKS ARE CREA TED EQUAL, IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THAT COUNTS" THE JBS SHOCK BY SWAY-A-WAY FEATURES: POSITION SENSITIVE ➔ EXTERNALLY ADJUST ABLE ➔ INTERNAL BYPASSING / COIL-OVER ➔ REMOVABLE BYPASS TUBES SWAY-A-WAY WOULD LIKE TO SEND OUT A SPECIAL THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT HAS HELPED US DEVELOP OUR SHOCK PROGRAM ... LARRY BOLIN, RUDY TOWNSLEY, BILL VARNES, BUTCH DEAN, JIM MOULTON, DANNY FODDRILL, BRIAN COATS AND MANY OTHEf!S. Page 6 SIVAY•A•IVA~ ~ 20755 MARILLA STREET, CHATSWORTH, C4 91311 C4U OR WRITE FOR YOl/R FREE C4TAL06 TODAY! 818-100-9112 October 1996 Wellsville, Ohio 43968 (330) 532-4589 Short Course and Cross Country Off Road Racing at Lil' Beaver Park, Lisbon, Ohio September 21-22, 1996 Eastern Off Road Championships Lil Beaver Park1 Lisbon1 Ohio CLUB AUTOMOVILISTICO SAN VICENTE San Vicente Off Road Ensenada, BC, Mexico USA Jan Wright (01152617-46834) Ramon Castro & Ruben Acevedo (61637/ 7 0034) CMC Continental Motosport Club P.O. Box3187 Mission Viejo, CA 92690-3178 (714)367-1141 Fax: (714) 367-1608 COLORADO HILL CLIMB ASSOCIATION Barb Vahsholtz, President (719)531-3642 W /(719)687-9827 H P.O. Box 8286 Colorado Springs, CO 80933 (719) 653-8449 November 23, 1996 CHCA Banquet Location TBA CORVA 1601 10th St. Sacramento, CA 95814 (800) 237-5436 D&T PROMOTIONS Dave Van Deren 2405 Baker Ave Everett, WA 98201 (206) 339-9079 (All short course e,,enu at Thurston Count, ORV Park) DECATUR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB Decatur, TX 76234 Tom Allen (800) 662-3649/(214) 641-2090 DESERT STEEL MOTORSPORTS 1865 Commander Drive Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 (520) 855-0125 FORDA Aorida Off Roaders Drivers' Association 2750 Cozumel Drive #1116 Melbourne, FL 32935 (407) 254-5167 FUDPUCKER RACINGTEAM 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 October 18-20, 1996 Superstition 250 XII Lake Superstition, CA December 30-31, 1996 Dunaway Dash Plaster City W est1 CA GLEN HELEN OHV PARK P.O. Box 6950 San Bernardino, CA 92412 (714) 880-1733 (Contact BBM Marlreting Promotions, P.O. Box 582, Lakewood,. CA 90714 (310) 988-6250 1996 Off Road Series Points Races September 29, 1996 October 29, 1996 SPECIAL EVENT December 6, 7, 8, 1996 Chevrolet Off Road Winter Series GORRA Georgia Off Road Racing Association 420 Hosea Road Lawrenceville, GA 30245 ( 404) 963-0252 GREAT PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION GPORRA 13621 Pierce St. Omaha, NE 68144-1122 ( 402) 333-051 7 Eve. Keith Koesters 6716 N. 106th St. Omaha, NE 68122 ( 402) 496-0846 Eve. (all races at Wes'tfair Fair Grounds, Council Bluffs, Iowa on a * mile course , similar to the MTEG tracks, and Classes 1, . r-16oo1 zS and QMad under SODA Nies) IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box36 Cleves, Ohio 45002 ( A II e1!eT\ts staged at the club grounds in Cleties, Ohio) INTERNATIONAL ICE RACING ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 8105 St. Paul, MN 55108 Steve Beddor (612) 937-3816/Fax 474-2769 INTER-SHOWS' MOTORSPORTS PROMOTIONS, INC. P.O. Box 2910 Mission Viejo, CA 92690 (714) 364-0515 KAMLOOPS BRONCO BUSTER 4WD'CLUB P.O. Box465 Kamloops, BC, Canada V2C-512 Bob(604)374-7175 days - Randy (604) 579-9621 eves Keith ( 604) 828-1795 anytime ( All e,,enu start 7 miles NW of Kamloops) LA RANA DESERT RACING P.O. Box 1365 Apple Valley, CA 92307 (619) 240-1335/(619) 240-1312 Fax: (619) 961-7407 September 20-21, 1996 Sidewinder 300 Barstow, CA October 18-20, 1996 High Desert 200 Johnson Valley, CA November 15-17, 1996 Spangler 300 Ridgecrest, CA MICIDGAN BUGGY BUILDERS 3749 Needmore Hwy Charlotte, MI 48813 (517) 543-7214 MICHIGAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS M.T.B. Enterprises Inc. 15529 Jones Road Grand Ledge, MI 48837 (517) 627-0200 MID-AMERICA OFF ROAD ASSOCIATION Steph Sabo, Vice Pres. MAORA 19 Lakeshore Dr Nashville, 1L 62263 (618) 327-9312 Mike Turner, Vice Pres. LTOR 2508 Pine Mattoon, IL 61938 (217) 235-2473 October 5, 1996 Lincoln Trail Motosports Casey, IL October 6, 1996 Lincoln Trail Motosports Non-poin::s endurance race Casey, IL (M.A.O.R.A. sanctioned races. Series produced b;, Lincoln Trail Off Roaders) MOJAVE DESERT RACING 438 W. Arrow Hwy., Ste #30 San Dimas, CA 91773 (909) 394-3265 Phone (909) 394-3266 Fax January 3-4, 1997 Barstow, CA February 28-March 1, 1997 Barstow, CA May, 2-3, 1996 Barstow, CA July 11.12, 1997 Barstow, CA September 5-6, 1997 Barstow, CA October 24-25, 1997 Barstow, CA Dustynmcs

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November 28-29, 1997 Lucerne CA MSBA Michigan Sport Buggy Association Dave Barrett 6363 Nightingale Dr. Flint, Ml 48506 (810) 736-9221 NATIONAL MUD RACING ASSOCIATION Rt. #1 - Box 380 Dave or Marlene Ryan Palatka, FL 32177 (904) 325-5422 OFF ROAD ADVENTURES Four Wheel Drive Excursions P.O. Box 1154 Arcata, CA 95518 (707) 822-8508 September 20-21, 1996 Kern River Jamboree Kernville/ Lake Isabella, CA O~_ ROAD PRODUCTIONS OF EL PASO Joey Vasquez 13180 Round Dance El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 855-8899 ( All races are at Mountain Shadow Lake Take I-10 Horizon Blvd exit east 12 miles) OHIO OFF ROADERS INC. 1427 Goshen Hills Road S.E. New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 Jim Kendel (216) 339-4674 OFF-ROAD FIBERGLASS RANGER-EXPLORER-BRONCO II-FULL SIZE AVAILABLE NOW FROM BAJA RA·CING PRODUCTS Complete Ford glass kits. Proven quality and looks. Baja Tested! Turn Your Ford Into A Late Model • THE WRIGHT 9420 Flinn Sprlngt Ln. P·LACE • El C.Jon, ~A e20i1 . l~C .• , •. All races held at Harrison County Fairgrounds, Cadiz, Ohio September 28, 1996 ONTARIO OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION Bob Joseph, President 80 Hempstead Dr. Hamilton, Ontario, Canada LBW 2E7 -(905) 574-7068 September 21-22, 1996 Cedar Springs Cold Springs, Ont. October 5-6, 1996 Off Road Rumble Grand Bend, Ont. PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY 18700 Lake Perris Drive Perris, Riverside County, CA 1-800-976-RACE September 22, 1996 Off Road Races October 6, 1996 Off Road Races PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 (719) 685-4400 S.C.A.T. INC. Michael R. King P.O. Box277 Morrisonville, NY 12962 (518) 561-3208/(518) 236-7897 SCCA PRO RALLY SERIES Sports Car Club of America P.O. Box 3278 Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 779-6622 September 27-29, 1996 Sunriser 400 Pro Rally Chillicothe, Ohio October 5-6, 1996 Prescott Forest Pro Rally Prescott, AZ October 18-20, 1996 Lake Superior Pro Rally Houghton, Ml November 8-10, 1996 Pacific Forest Pro Rally Olympia, WA SCORE Score International 12997 Las Vegas Blvd. So. Las Vegas, NV 89124 (702) 361-5404 October 4-6, 1996 Laughlin Desert Challenge Laughlin, NV November 8-10, 1996 T ecate Baja 1000 Baja Norte, B.C., MX SONS OF THUNDER 4WHEELERS Race Division Keith Stewart (714) 522-1899 S.C.T.A. Southern California Timing Association Elice Simonis Tucker 22048 Vivienda Ave. Grand Terrace, CA 92324 (714) 783-8293 SNORE Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts P.O. Box 4394 Las Vegas, NV 89106 (702) 452-4522 September 27-29, 1996 Gold Coast SNORE 250 Jean, NV October 25-27, 1996 KC HiLites Twilight 200 Eldorado Valley, NV December 6-8, 1996 Vegas300 Jean,NV SUPER SERIES (PTY) LTD. P.O. Box706 Parklands, 2121 South Africa (011) 788-5138 Fax (011 ) 880-2170 September 20-22, 1996 Caledon 400 September 28, 1996 TOT AL Super Series 96 November 7-8, 1996 ____ P.'.Jof of Africa Rally SHOUT COURSE OFF ROAD DRiVERS ASSOCIATION Terry Wolfe 7839 W . North Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 453-SODA September 14-15, 1996 Wisconsin Off Road Festival Oshkosh, WI SWORDS South West Off Road Racing Desert Series 4209 So. CR 1300 Odessa, TX 79765 Mike Parker (915) 337-3437 (All races held at Notrees, TX 25 miles west of Odessa, TX TORA Truck Racing Association Ray Carney, Director 7 Prutell Drive Apalchin, NY 13732 (607) 625-5676 TOYS FOR TOTS (619) 252-1197 /(619) 252-3093 October 26-27, 1996 Toys for Tots Off Road Poker Run Barstow CA UORRA United Off Road Racing Association Dave Urbanowicz, President 589 Amwell Road Neshanic, NJ 08853 (908) 369-6550 (All events at Owego Motor Sports Park, Rte. 434, Owego, NY) VORRA Valley Off Road Racing Association 1833 Los Robles Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95838 (916) 925-1702 September 28-29, 1996 Fall Special Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA October 26-2 7, 1996 VORRA's Championship Race Prairie City SVRA Park Sacramento, CA WESTERN OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Larry Henderson (604) 538-0692 WORRA, P.O . Box 3241 Sumas, WA 98295 WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA WHEEL TO WHEEL OFF ROAD RACING Patrick McGuire 1255 Waverly Drive Latrobe, PA 15650. ,,;. (412) 532-0802 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E. Grovers Phoenix, AZ 85023 (602) 971-3730 November 2, 1996 Buckeye Blast Buckeye, AZ December 7, 1996 Point to Point Sonoyta to Rocky Point Sonora, Mexico WISCONSIN OFF ROAD FESTIVAL Terry or Bev Friday 5913 So. U.S. Hwy 45 Oshkosh, WI54901 ( 414) 688-5509 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP October 12-16, 1996 Italia Sanremo Sanremo, Italy November 3-6, 1996 Catalunya Costa-Brava Spain November 24-27, 1996 Network QRAC England 4x4 FOREVER, LTD. 1665 Delaware St. Oshkosh, WI 54901 (414) 426-0470/(414) 982-7306 AfflNTION RACE & RALLY ORGANIZERS. List your coming events in DUSTY TIMES free! It is the only way some fans know about your event, if they don't happen to be on your club mailing list. Don't call, but mail your 1996-97 schedule as soon as possible for listing in this column; it could bring you some extra entries! Mail your race rally schedule to: DUSTY TIMES, 20751 Marilla St., Chatsworth-, CA 91311-4404. Dusty Times

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KC HILITES SNORE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL Robby Guevara Wins Overall In A 1600 By Jean Calvin Photos: Canera Photography .. *~ Robby Guevara was the Class 1-2-1600 winner as well as the overall winner despite an alternator/battery problem, a forced stop when the race was red-flagged and a scoring error that wasn't rectified 'ti/ a few days after the race. le was warm, downright hot the first of August in Las Vegas, NV; three digit temperatures began just after sun up and didn't slow down until the sun set. Then it cooled a little, but it was still uncomfortable. The occasion was the SNORE Midnight Special race on August 3 in the Nellis Dunes. Tech inspection and contingency row was set up at the Thumpers Bar and Grill on East Flamingo Road Friday, August 2, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and folks it was still hot outside at 9:00 p.m. Most of the cars showed up and a steady stream paraded past the contingency booths in the front parking lot and moved on into tech inspection. At 9:30 p.m. everyone was inside awaiting the drawing for starting numbers on Saturday night. They had a $1 000.00 guaran-teed purse for first in Classes 5-1600 and 9 with a 10 car minimum starting class. In Classes 1 / 2 Unlimited, 5 Unlimited, 1-2-1600, 10, Heavy Metal, Mini Metal with a 10 car minimum class, there is $1,500.00 waiting for each winner added to the 60% payback in each class. The course followed the direction of the last Mint 400 held near the Nellis Dunes, the first and the last sections. The 30 mile loop began on the same road with the same tricky plunge straight down the hill right after taking the green flag. The Class 1, 10, and 1-2-1600 classes would do six laps for an official finish, all the rest would do five laps. There were three on course checkpoints plus the start/finish line. The start was put off an hour because it wasn't dark yet but they were all in the line, 57 strong at 9:00 p.m. Mike Teiman was first away in Class 1 in a modified Chevy truck, and roared into the night. His was the only class entry. The seven Class 10 cars left next headed by Gene Griepentrog but the battle was expected to be between Danny Anderson and Larry Job and Kevin McGillivray and Jim Greenway. But the fast first lap for Class 10 was 47:00 and belonged to Robbie Goerke. But meanwhile there was trouble at the start line, or literall B.J. Almberg thought he had won it all at the Midnight Special but it was not to be. He lost first place in 1-2-1600 by 32 seconds after charging through the night for almost five hours. below it. The Class 8 of Lonny Hembolt shot down the hill, failed to make the left hand turn at the bottom of the hill, and was rolled in such a way the entire course was blocked in the tight canyon, and the race was red flagged at the start line. Luckily the Scoring program has a slot for ( train delay) to take care of this delay. Quite a few cars came in. wondering what happen-ed. Heavy duty trucks were sent down the hill to drag the Ford, which apparently had some broken axles, up the canyon to open space and parked it. The only casualty was a crew member who ran down the steep hill and fell, hurting his ankle. The delay was about 15-20 minutes before the cars were restarted, although some of them were slower and had long first laps anyhow. There were 15 Class 10s and 1600s who had race delay times subtracted from their scores. Mike Tieman didn't make a lap, Jim Greenway was now first on the road in Class 10 but Robbie Goerke had a faster time. They were all fairly close on first lap . time except Danny Anderson, who had a major mechanical problem that cost a half hour and he made qne lap and parked. On the second lap Greenway did class fast lapat43:29 and took the lead. . Meanwhile Steve Thom son and . Casey Jones got in just one lap before retiring. After Lap 3 there were just three running as Billy Tsakiris did three laps and vanished from the charts. Lap 4 saw Robbie Goerke and Gene Griepentrog just 34 seconds apart and McGillivray with a suspension problem and a 1 :06:49, the two both doing 48 minutes and change. Kevin retired after Lap 4 and Goerke did a 48:51 to Griepentrog's 51 :28. Gene did a 49:41 last lap and Rob had a 50:52, but Robbie Goerke won Class 10 with a total time of 4:46: 14. Gene Griepentrog was second with a total time of 5:05:24. They were third and fifth overall. Of the 17 in Class 1-2-1600 four didn't finish the first lap, and three with 48s, but Robby Guevara did a 4 7 flat to lead on time. Jeremy Gubler got serious on Lap 2 with a 44:36, Guevara did a 44:30 and B.J. Almberg did 45:41 while Big Daddy Ken Freeman Sr. did a 47:31. Danny Porter, Sammy Ehrenberg, and Eric Gremm were all in the 4 7 -48 minute area and it was anybody's guess who was leading at that time. It was a bad lap for the three other Freemans in the class. Becki had over a four hour second lap1 Day Gang did better with a 2:14 lap, and Ken Freeman Jr. came in with a 1:02:59 lap. It appeared Gubler was leading at the halfway mark but it could have been Guevara as well. On Lap 3 Gubler set class fast lap at 44: 10 and eight others were in with 45s to 47s. After a 1 :06 lap Day Gang dropped from the charts. Robbie Goerke drove consistently through the night and took first in Class 10. third overall in the race, about three minutes off the overall winners pace. Amanda Dixon obviously only needed one light to win Class 9. She set fast lap for the class and won by over seven minutes. Class 9 only needed to run five laps and Amanda did it in four and a half hours. On Lap 4 Guevara did a 45: 16 and Gubler did a 45: 15 and the 1600 race narrowed down to these two at this point. On Lap 5 Guevara had a 57:32 while Almberg was in at 47:55 moving back into the picture while Gubler whipped off a 44:58 to take the lead. Kenny Freeman had good times also but he did not complete Lap 6 nor did Gubler, Jr., Malcolm Bryce and Andrew Lindquist. So there were six left and the race was between Guevara Ken Freeman, Leader of the Freeman tribe proved that he is still a guy to reckon with. He took a strong third in 1-2-1600, only 13 minutes behind the leader and was the only one of the Freeman clan to finish. Page 10 Gene Griepentrog is still getting used to the Class 10 engine size and all that suspension in the Lothringer, but he took second in class and ran good consistant laps in the dark. October 1996 Danny Porter drove his patriotic looking vehicle to a six lap finish, had a longer than normal third lap but still managed fourth in Class 1-2-1600. 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Sammy Ehrenberg had a good night, fairly consistent laps throughout the race and took a nice fifth in Class 1-2-1600, only nine minutes out of fourth place. Kevin McGillivray and Jim Greenway were looking good for a win, set fast lap for the race, but only made four laps as disaster struck and their race was over after three and a half hours. Brian Sallee had lots of candlepower up front but could only manage second in Class 9, seven minutes behind the class winner. and Almberg. Robby did a 45:31 and B.J . did a 4 7: 11. Robby Guevara won after the times were refigured at a total time of4:43: 15 for first overall and in 1600 class. B.J. Almberg was second overall and in class at 4:43:47 and Ken Freeman St. took third, fourth overall at 4:56:08. Danny Porter was fourth in class sixth overall in 5: 17:56, Sammy Ehrenberg was fifth, seventh overall at 5:26:51 and Eric Gremm was sixth in class, eighth overall at 5:40:02. It was a tough race on a tough course for the 1600s, in fact all who finished in the wee hours. There were four starters in Class 5-1600 but Rick Towles didn't finish the first lap. Milt Moore posted a 1:07:37 and did four laps, all over an hour. Up front Lap 1 saw Mike Bean with a 56:05 and Kevin Streety with a 55:42 to lead by seconds. Lap 2 saw Bean with a 1 :03:32 and Streety dropped back with a 1:20:10. Lap3 was the same, Bean in at 1 :05:39 and Streety in at 1:25:45. Street dro ed out on Dusty Times Lap 5 in second place.-Mike Bean posted a Lap 5 time of 1:03: 10 to win Class 5-1600, the only five lap finisher. It was-double tough for the 1600 Bugs as reports on the course were rough, and rougher. and Matt Cunningham had no Lap 1 time and Kenny Thatcher parked after one 2:24 lap. Daniel Fox and Jeff Carr·got two good laps each and retired, Carr with trans trouble. Ivan Ishihara covered three long laps and retired while Jason Romans started stron but faded on the next two laps and was seen no more. Kevin Steele did four over an hour laps and vanished as did Kevin Sarbacker in tenth place and Dayne Bracken with similar times for four laps in ninth place. Earl West had a 55:04, a 59:42, a 57:52 then Lap 4 with a 2: 15:37 and he was done, in eighth place. .Harry Dunne turned 59:52, 1:09:40, l:22:40and 1:23:05 and didn't finish Lap 5, but was seventh in class. Out front all the way were the Dixons, Amanda the driver of record and Mike taking his turn at the wheel. the first lap was class Class 9 was 18 on the line. the lar est class in the race. Bill Cobb fast fP"' " Sportsman Buggy saw John McCormich run away with the class, the only car to finish the five required laps and he did it all in just over four and a half hours. Mike Bean flew through the desert night to capture the win in Class 5-1600. 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Doug Ingram, last years SNORE Champion, took the third spot Eric Schenberger put in his five laps on the somewhat warm in Class 9, was a wee bit off the pace for his five laps and evening, ran with little trouble but was only able to get fourth finished the night almost eighteen minutes out of first place. place in Class 9. Roger Schank ran his single seater with the CORE pit crew, got in all five laps, but he couldn't get down under an hour a lap, so he finished fifth in Class 9. ----------------------v lap at 51:24. Dixon was 10 minutes off the pace but his was third at 1:16:24 followed by followed by Eric Schenberger and 1:07:31 and total time of 5:06:39 Dennis Wesseldine. Scott Bennet Brian Sallee almost tied on time. put him home fourth in class. did not finish a 1 a p. John Doug Ingram was next followed Also a bit off the pace in the McCormich had a second lap of by Roger Schank and Joel Mohr. waning laps was Roger Schank, 55: 11 followed by a 53: 17, a Dixo,ndidanother51:24,Salleea 1:10:14, and a total time of 53:45 and 58:36 for a five lap 53:20 Schenberger 54:14, Ingram 5:41:04 good for fifth place. Last total time of 4:32: 16, the winner 1:00:33, Schank 1:02:12, Mohr, but far from least was Joel Mohr and only five lap finisher. Jason 1:19:32. Lap 3 saw Dixon at with a lap at 1:10:40 and total Gubler had four laps done in 56:41, Sallee at 57:52, Schen- time of 5:58:38. 4:27:53, Alan Romans did his berger at 59:54, the other three There were three that started in four laps in 4:54:31, and Dennis over the hour. Ingram put a relief Heavy Metal but as mentioned \Xlesseldine had a long first lap driver in his car as -he wrenched Lonny Helmbolt only went a few with car trouble but came back to his arm when the steering wheel hundred yards. Jerry Stewart in finish four laps at 5:29:38. Mike spun, and it was painful. the Oldsmobile, made one lap at Snodgrass drove the only Still out front on Lap 4 was 1:27 :51, but did not complete Sportsman Truck and he did a Dixon at 58:22, with Sallee right another lap. Still he was awarded 1:40:39 and then parked -the behind at 59:22 and Ingram's car second place. Out font all the way winner. distributed at Thumpers.lt was a tough event for most, only 17 finished their required laps out of the 56 who started, and that is a high attrition number for any race, even SNORE. Still, Sunday morning all seemed to like the rough course and expressed their thanks to KC HiLites and Thumpers for their generous support of the race. Next up the end ofSe~tember is the biggie, the SNORE 250 presented by the Gold Coast Hotel and Casino. It will run many trails not used in years on the west side ofl-15 as well as the traditional start south of Jean, Nevada. See you there! at 58:37. The other three were was Joe Ferrera with good laps Even with a 4:00 a.m. finish some minutes over the hour on starting with 1 :02 ;35, then SNORE had their traditional time. The Last Lap, #5 saw 1 :02:20, 59:51, 59:22 and awards breakfast hosted by Ingram's sub turn fast time at 1 :06:01 for a five lap time of Thumpers Sunday morning at 10 58:54, Dixons at 59:19, and 5:10:09 for a well deserved a.m. They should go back to the Sallee at 1 :00:29. So Mike and victory. Barry Slatter was the only eight p.m. start for the race and let AmandawonClass9in4:37:10. MiniMetalentryandhedidthree them all see the course in the Brian Sallee was second at good laps and retired the winner. twilight before the black of night 4:44:56 in a tight race. With In Sportsman Buggies the first sets in. It would get everyone another 58:54 Ingram's sub was lap was a near tie; John McCor-home earlier with a bit more third at 4:55:31. Eric Schen-mick turned a 51:27 and Jason sleep. As is traditionsl, multiple berger's last two laps were about Gubler did a 51:28. Alan Romans copies of the provisional results Heavy Metal was the domain of Joe Ferrara and his Chevy pickup at the Midnight. He cruised around the course at about an hour a lap and took home all the marbles in class. HONDA Power Equipment KAWAGUCHIHONDACOR~ POWER ro_$_-O Racer· and Spectator Discounts •GENERATORS •WELDERS •GENERAL PuRPOSE ENGINES Ji.-· "·· •~ATER PUMPS •~UTBOARD ENGINES I_ . - ;;: ... LAWNMOWERS LAWN TRACTORS EB6500SX ' • RIDING MOWERS •TILLERS CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST HONDA POWER EQUIPMENT PARTS AND INVENTORY IF We DoN'T HA ve IT, No ONE Does! 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CENTRAL OREGON DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION Bur Butte 300 first completion of a desert event was the old modified driven by Jim Wright and his crew. They had a bad experience in the canyon when they rolled and were By Terry Silbaugh upside down in the middle of the -;~;;;;;:==:==::=:::::;======;:;--:,:::-;~:-::~:::!"::7.::":r;:-::::::- track. Help arrived, the search W!J "'~ • their cars together for this event, . and rescue medics checked the $ Gary Wise came from Idaho with his crew, for their first race in their new car, and it was a dandy. They won Open Class and were first overall. They posed at the finish line with Randy Silbaugh, right, and Terry Silbaugh. On April 19, promoter Terry relieved to hear no snow was Silbaugh borrowed a small tractor forcast. in an attempt to smooth out a As drivers came across the short section ofan old motorcycle finish line on course preview day course. Why? Well, the BLM had (Friday), everyone had a big smile given us permission to extend our on their face when asked how they old 30 mile course using existing liked the new 40 mile course. The roads and trails in the Millican new layout was right at 40 miles Valley area. Any time that and had some very long and fast happens you jump on it before roads, tight corners, a washed out they change their minds. Millican section, lots of trees and rocks Valley however, was experiencing and the infamous two miles of a heavy snowstorm. I can whoopsoneachsideofthegravel guarantee that driving that type of pit they passed through. open wheeler in that weather is Saturdays drivers meeting not fun and only two miles of began at 9 a.m. and opened with a whoops were done. welcome guest, BFGoodrich's On Wednesday the 27th of own Jeff Cummings. Jeff drove April, Perry Warren and Terry up from Reno to give some help drove the new sections with to the racers in the Northwest. chainsaws in hand and undertook After Terry and BLM rep Matt a massive limbing job. The course Pieper finished, drivers began was marked on Thursday under warming up their cars for the 10 threatening skies, but no snow. a.m. start. Drivers were advised The course was damp and looked there would be two minutes very fast. Race crews began between cars at the start due to a arriving and setting up camp. rare sight in Millican for a spring Everyone was listening to the race ... dust. There were several of weather forcast and were all CODRA's drivers not able to get but they showed up to help crew over and pronounced them others. We had several new cars fit to continue. The car however also show up which made the field needed a transfusion in the it's normal size for an April race. transmission. After getting some Missing from the lineup were tranny oil they took off again. As Gordon Scott, Don Endean and they finished lap 6 they were the Kalleck's from the Heavy informed they could not better Metal class, Open drivers Todd their position so they decided not Francis and Loyd Kruse and the to push their luck further and 1600 cars ofJoe Mabberley, Ron parked it, happy to _be still Hart, Tony Schwab and John running. Huffman. We missed you guys The Heavy Metal class was next and hope to see you on September to get the green flag. For several 1st. reasons, this usually large class First cars to start were the Open saw only three entries. First to class with newcommer Gary Wise start was Tony Allen in his Class 3 getting the first starting spot. Gary Blazer. Tony was followed off the and Crew towed over from the line by Randy Pozzi in his Dodge Twin Falls area for their first ever Dakota. Third to start was Joe . race in their recently purchased Kellogg in his new Ford Ranger. car. Second off the line was long Joe started very fl!,st but the new time northwest driver Scott truck gremlins took over midway Livernash in his new single seater through the first lap and Joe was with Mazda rotary power. Third done. Pozzi was in for a couple to start was LaGrand's Jim long laps and after turning the Wright in his 60's vintage circle driving over to Brett Frazier, the track modified. Fourth and last to Dodge gave up with big time start was Mike Webb in his Class motor ills on lap 5 along the 5. Wise ran the eight laps trouble powerline road. Meanwhile, free like he did not know Allen and relief driver Tony everyone was supposed to have at Landauer were putting in some least one bad thing happen to very fast laps, that is until lap 6 their car. He was never threatened when they had some down time and was not only first in class, but for minor repairs. Landauer was first overall with a winning time of 7: 19:59 for the 320 miles. _ It was a real barn burner from start to finish for second place between Livernash and W ebb. Scott drove his first two laps conservatively, which was a first for Scott. He was having a clutch problem until the oil burned off. Midway he turned the car over to · his longtime co-driver turned driver, Gary Hiller. On Lap 6, Gary set fast lap for the day with a blistering 52:56. Scott returned to the car for the last lap. He became stuck on a stump and had some minor mechanical down . pitted after completing lap 6 after observing a dejected Frazier parked out in the weeds with terminal motor problems. Tony and Tony decided that since they had first place in the bag, they would park the truck on the trailer in one piece. The Sportsman Vets were the next class to start. They were also down a few cars but had a couple new entries in their class also. First to start was Mike Strong in Audie Brook's Class 5. Two minutes later longtime racer Joe Chainey started in his trusty old, old car. Third to start was brand new racer Mel Caldwell in Leonard Day's brand new car, a beautiful red single seater they had just finished building. This car would have been entered in the Novice class, however their relief driver was Bob Rea, our longtime racing friend from Quesnel, B.C. Fourth to start was former novice driver Bob Stannerson in his sano class 5-1600 almost a stocker. After Stannerson was another longtime racer Steve Read. While the class , hot dogs were fighting it out, 1 Chainey, assisted in the driving by son Ki, were on cruise control and putting in some very consistant and foolproof laps. They came home first in class with an ET of 8:15:34, good enough for fourth overall. Read was also very consistant and it was good to see Steve having fun for a change and not spending more time under his ti~e, but not much. On lap 8, 1 Co-criver Gary Hiller cong.ratulates Scott Livernash on a great run to third in Mike Webb, who had been Open Class in the new car: Hiller set fast lap of the day mid-race, 52:56. running very fast all day, also had .--------------- - -----------a breakdown, with a tie rod getting mangled on some rocks. Livernash's crew were able to get Scott going again for a very fast run to the finish and an overall time of 8:02:08. Now the situation became tense as Webb was also underway again. Mike had a very long last lap but his overall time was 8:01:09, enough for second place, dropping Last to start in Open Class was Mike Webb in his Class 5 Bug. He ran trouble Livernash and Hiller to third in free until lap 8, when he replaced a broken tie rod, but his other laps were fast their first race with this car. Out enough to bring him in second in Open Class. h d h d .c h ~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~iiiii;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;:::;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;....;:>~n!,!!t~e;.c~o;!,u:!,r!.;s:,:;e~a!!n!!!.!!!;;ea~i~n:!;g;.:1~•0:!.r,!!!!is - Joe and Ki Chainey took first in Sportsman Veteran class in the family's old, , old car but it did its job, they won. Chainey has been racing this car in the northwest since racing began there. 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With the win assured, and a few on course delays to slow them First to start in Sportsman Veterans was Mike Strong in a Class 5 Sam Smith races this Dodge Dakota in Sportsman Novice class, down, Tony Allen and Tony Landauer decided six laps was Bug. He ran fast laps but going for some fast laps, broke down and had a great race with Jason Milam in his buggy; The Dodge enough and retired with the Heavy Metal win. again and still was fourth in class. won the title in 8:25:39. -----------------------car than in it. Steve came home Fourth to start was the Class 9 . ones each race that keep things . The next race will be the second and fifth overall in buggy of Pete Strause in his first going while having fun. Central, Oregon 200 on Sept-9:36:30. CODRA event. Last to start was 1- -Stannerson showed up at the Sam Smith from Boring, Oregon I track without his crew and pitted in his big Dodge pickup Class 8. at the start finish line area where What a mixture of cars. he knew he could get help, even if As stated, Muhlhauser went it came from starter Randy out on lap four with nasty Silbaugh. Bob did a great job until problems. First to drop hovever lap five which took over two was Strause in his Class 9. Pete hours to complete. When he did found one of our car eating rocks come in, everyone knew what the and messed up his left front problem was as the roof line had steering and suspension comp-been modified by a big rock. onents. After some pit help by a Several crews dumped oil into the couple crews including Todd motor and off he went- for third Francis, the car got underway and sixth overall in 10:30:40. again for lap 3 . It was not to be Mike Strong would run some very however and they ended their first fast laps and then the gremlins race short. The 466 car of the would appear. Lap 2 took over Jobe's ran smoothly all day and three hours to complete which stopped every couple laps to took them out of the running. change co-drivers (I wonder They got going again and ran some why). They finished a respectable off and on fast laps. Then word third in class in a time of came across the race control radio 10: 18:49. Novice cars only had to that they were broken down and run seven laps. The real battle was were in dire need of fuel. No for first between two drivers that problem except the chase crew have not had the best of luck in a had bigger problems ( their CODRAevent. Milam in his little compass broke) and the fuel single seat buggy and Smith in the never got there. Mel Caldwell and big Dodge truck were having a his entire crew were very pleased great race. Both ran almost with not only Mel's performance, trouble free with Milam finishing but the new cars as well. As Bob the seven laps in 9:39:59 and Sam Rea was suiting up for his four Smith coming home the winner laps, word came that the gearbox in 8:25:39. went away and they were done. After the race, crews gathered They were fifth but by looking at around the start finish line for the the crew, you could have guessed awards. Terry's granddaughter they had just won. They will be drew to see who won the $100 bill back. sponsored by Todd Francis and The last class to start was the PRECISION ALLOYS. The : Novice class, set up for newer drawing was a bonus for those pre drivers to get their feet wet for entering. Richard Muhlhauser's two or three years before jumping pain was eased when handed the into the veteran or pro classes. $ 100. Next, Jeff Cummings drew First to start was Richard from the list of racers who were Muhlhauser in his ex-Ki Chainey on BFGoodrich tires for two tires car that is probably as old as apiece. Winners were Gary Wise . Richard. Richard has won in the who had had an already great day past but not today. Lap 2 took by first in class and first overall, over four hours of coaxing to get and Mike Webb won the other back for reparis of some nasty two tires. problems. They completed lap 3 At the awards presentation, and had to be towed in from lap 4. Terry announced the June race Rchard and crew figured they had was off as BLM did not allow for spent enough time in the weeds competitive events between April / working on the car, so they 30 and August 31st. All agreed 1 parked it. Second to start was September 1st would be a good another new CODRA racer with a date for a second race of the car that drew more comments season. We have added another . than we have seen in years. This five miles already to the north 1 car, or truck was unique. Molly course and hope to add another and Dave Jobe brought their old five making an even 50 mile lap. single seat mud bogin Ford The awards ended with the pickup. It spent several years as a appropriate thank yous to race single seater. Since Molly was helpers such as COMAC memb-1 going to drive, Dave figured she ers for the checkpoints, Sheriff's needed a riding mechanic but Search and Rescue for medics and where to put the seat? Now we traffic control, Silbaugh family have seen tandem buggies in the members Randy for flagging, past, but never a tandem seat Ginny & Rick for scoring and pickup. The passenger sat in a Summer for running the dreaded cage behind the cab. It was a radar on pit road. We were shy sanitary engineering job but personnel for one road crossing looked like it would be a and two gentlemen came fore-terrifying ride for the co-driver. ward and said they would Third to start was Jason Milam in volunteer. They were there to jon his buggy. This is the second CODRA so we gave them each a desert race for Jason and we all free membership for their help. hoped it would be better than his The biggest thank you needs to go first which fasted less than a lap. to the race crews as you are the Dusty Times October 1996 . ember 1st, followed by the Whisk-. ey Springs 400 on October 12. l Page 15 -~• ;!,c~·1 ~----.--,-------------~-----~--

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AUSTRALIAN STADIUM RACING: PARRAMATTA SPEEDWAY were the Tin Tops. A field of nine took the start and it was Ed Mulligan having a drive of the Bruce Garland Mitsubishi 4x4 that took the lead. Sadly Chris Owen's ex-Mears stadium truck went out early with steering failure. There was an awkward chicane on the main straight and it was here that Mark Manns dived under Mulligan and put his supercharged V6 Holden Rodeo into first, a position he held to the finish. Behind was a great scrap with Wayne Attard and Gavin Mickle getting the minor place-ings. Heat 2 saw Attard's Dodge get the first corner but Nev Taylor's VW had him under pressure. The result being that Attard rolled in that first chicane. Manns a Wells Dominate Down Under Action By Darryl Smith led most of the distance in the Unlimited the feature final too: a perfect score for th Demand Th Pase 16 The Parramatta City Raceway in Sydney, Australia; home to some of the best Sprintcar action was transformed into a maze of jumps and corners to hold a 'Stadium Off Road Gran Prix. After being postponed because of rain the drivers and crowd came back in full to produce a great , night. Heading up the pack as usual Mark Manns won everything at Parramatta Speedway - three heats, one Final and one Feature Final. Here he sails high off a jump in practice for the battles coming later on. Congratulations Mark! October 1996 On the restart Manns shot through to grab the lead with Mulligan and Mickie's turbo Mazda following. Attard dropped out, concerned at the fact he didn't get time to check his oil level after the rollover. Manns had gone to a half lap lead at the finish with a close battle for second with Mickle, Taylor, and Mulligan in that order. Heat 3 and more of the same as Manns led from pole and cleared out. Mickle, Taylor and Attard fought closely for second. Further back Bryant's Corvette and Irons VW had a great scrap going. Manns claimed three heat wins in a row at the finish while Attard took second and Taylor third. Irons very nearly rolled at the finish line but a great recovery brought the crowd's response to a roar. The final saw Manns lead Attard and Mulligan into the first corner. Mickle soon slipped by Mulligan into third. Attard was meanwhile keeping with Manns and putting pressure on. Mulligan pulled over with an electrical problem. Sryant too was out with what looked like a steering fault. Attard continued to push Manns but the finish came and Manns took another win with Attard closely behind. A long gap back saw Mickle just hold out Taylor for third. The best race of the night is always last and that is the reverse grid Feature Final. Chris Owen finally had his Nissan fired up and sat on the pole. He had to fight with Mulligan for the first corner though as the 4x4 shot through from mid field. Attard & Mickle were locked together and the pair soon moved into second and third. Manns had come through the pack and joined the fight. Owen still led and now it was Mickle, Attard and Manns in close company behind. Manns though began the process of picking off one truck at a time and was soon up to Owen's tail. The Nissan of Owen was starting to smoke which was from the auto which was giving up and now locked in second gear. Manns took advantage of this to get out of the corner quicker and take the lead. The 12 laps were up and it was Manns taking the win; five out of five on the night. Owen hung on to second and with luck on his side as the auto let go on the slow down lap! Mickle took third in the Australian built stadium truck with Attard close behind and Irons repeating his earlier 2 wheel antics in fifth. A total of seven Unlimited buggies fronted the starter and it was action a plenty as Howard Ford, Col Jobe, and Daren Wells I went three wide for the first few , corners. Wells got the upper hand and took the lead over Jobe. Ford had trouble with that same chicane and went up on two wheels losing time and falling back into the clutches of Chad Connor and Matt Martin. Wells took the win with Jobe in second. A great three-way battle for third saw Ford get it. Heat 2 saw Wells off pole and immediately take control. Connor and Martin were fighting for second place. Wells extended his lead with Martin now second and Jobe third. The finsh came and Wells had a huge lead with Martin holding off a determined Jobe. Ford took fourth with Paul Styles debuting his new turbo Mazda motor close Dusty Times

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Gavin Mickle needs some decals to dress the Mazda up a bit. He ran third in the Final, then came back with another good third place in the Feature Final. Col Jobe ran with the front runners in the Open class heat races, and he came in second in the Open class Final as well in the Chenowth. Andrew Ziems had mixed results all night in the 1600 buggy action. He had mechanical trouble but returned strong enough to take third in the Feature Final. behind. Heat 3 saw Wells again off pole, Jobe wanted to stay with him and put in a huge wheelstand off the line. That pair opened up a gap over a scrap between Ford and Connor. Jobe was getting along, side Wells but just couldn't make the pass. In the end Wells made it three heat wins in a row. Jobe was close for second and Connor got under Ford for third. The class Final as expected saw Wells continue in form and lead the pack. Jobe was sitting in second and the Ford, Martin and Connor trio again had a great battle for third. The eight laps of the Final saw Wells extend his lead over Jobe and take another win. Jobe held second place in the Chenowth with Martin taking third despite a bent bar screaming against the alternator. The best thing about the 1600 Buggies is that it is the closest rac, ing of all and Parramatta was no exception. Heat 1 saw Bob Graham jump out and a tangled pack behind helped his lead. Out of the pack came Chris W atman who after a couple of laps was with Graham. Meanwhile Andrew Ziems and Bruce W atman pushed each other hard to soon join the others with a four,way battle for first. The great track design enabled side by side racing, and there was plenty of that here as Bruce Watman took the leaa. Chris W atman landed on the rear of Graham allowing Ziems to second. At the end it was Bruce Watman, Ziems, and Graham. Heat 2 saw Chris Watman lead, but again it was anybody's race as Ziems, Jason Graham, Bruce W atman and Bob Graham packed up behind. Chris Watman and Ziems had a great battle going with a slight gap to Jason Graham in third. Right at the end Ziems got through and took the win over Chris Watman and Jason Graham. Heat 3 saw Ziems lead into turn 1 but then pull over with a broken drive shaft. Bruce Watman took over with Jason Graham trying hard in second; so hard in fact he came unstuck in the main chicane and rolled over. On the restart Bruce Watman cleared out. Bob Graham held onto second and followed W atman over the finish. Third saw a great battle with Scott Brown just holding out Adam Barnacoat. The class Final saw Bruce W atman off Pole and take the early lead over Bob Graham. Chris W atman lost time as he almost rolled at the now famous chicane, but he joined the battle for third with Ziems and Jason Graham. The trio were so close something had to give and it was Ziems that went cartwheeling through the air as a result. At the· end it was Bruce Watman claiming first with his brother Chris getting into second on the last lap leaving Bob Graham in third over his son Jason in fourth. Dusty Times The highlight of the buggy racing is the all,in, combined buggy Feature Final. The rule is to have the fastest off the rear so Wells would have to work for this one. Eleven cars surged into the first corner which saw Jason Graham get turned sideways and Ford come down on top of him with Jobe up the rear of him. Ford and Jobe rejoined in last while Graham had an electrical short as the result of the hit. Ziems meanwhile shot off into the lead with both W atmans and Wells close behind. But it is a joy watching Wells plan his runs from the back and soon he was in second pressuring his Yokohama team mate in Ziems for the lead. Ziems ran a little wide and Wells was through. Bruce Watman's plan was to stick to Wells' tail and he too slipped under Ziems. Col Jobe was coming back through the field but the laps ran out. Wells took the win matching . Manns' tally of five/ five wins for the night. Bruce Watman was quite do~ in second with Ziems holding third over Chris W atman, then Bob Graham. The 1600s really giving Wells some pressure. The night was a true success and capped off a great season of Stadium off road racing. I fH)5 IIA.JA ll'INNEll! Run CLASS 3 or STOCK -FULL VB GRAND CHEROKEE, a great PRE-RUNNER. Turn key ... Race ready $45,000 Here's a perfect starter car! This 6-Cyl GRAND CHEROKEE is setup for CLASS 3 or MINI-STOCK. Turn key ... Race ready $45,000 17308 Bellflower Blvd., Bellflower, CA 90706 • Open 7 days a week 9AM to 9PM October 1996 Page 17

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MIDNIGHT ROMP 150 minute penalty for each time he did it. Second in Class 10 was Roeseler Romps the Midnight Romp 150 Tom Riddings (Mirage-Long Beach Honda/Yamaha/Sea-Doo-FAIR) with a time of 4:35:07. Second in Class 1-2 was the team of Bill Robertson and Burl Beverage, who unfortunate! y ~~~....,....., _______ P_ho_ro_s:_P_er_a_lra_D_es...,ign ..... -blew an engine. They wound up · when their engine let go. "The pushing their Raceco (Burleys Raceco was running great" said a BMW Service-Honda of North very disappointed McGee at the Hollywook-Checkers) across the finish. That's when Roeseler, who finish line. In the process, they was only seconds behind the too ran over part of the finishing McGee IT ucker Raceco, passed fence, but no scoring official had them. "Man, we saw them just the heart to add on another one around the corner from the finish minute penalty. Something to the and there they were. We started effect that "You can't kick a man givingeachotherhighfives.They when he's down" type of were tough to catch though" said thinking. Larry and Liz Roese/er and Joe Ellis took the overall victory: Larry led early, then ran second until the last lap when the leader lost his engine. Cal City is rough and fast, a real challenge. i 'hanks to everyone for coming, to the Midnight Romp 150 at California City. I think the race turned out just great. No injuries, no accidents and no problems with any regulatory agancies. In my book, that's a successful event. Congratulations, especially to Larry Roeseler, and Liz Roeseler and Joe Ellis, for winning the overall and the Class 1 title, by completing the six laps in a time of 3:49:59, to average a hefty 42.2 mph. A night race over lots of whoops and tight turns, on a big Class 8 type truck, is quite a feat! Larry had the lead early on, but on the second lap the team of Mike McGee and Jimmy Tucker (Raceco-A&L Tire-Jet Perform-ance-Checkers) passed him and he held the lead until one mile from the finish, and on the last lap ~\.. ~:?:::,~~ .xtJ. -- -Tom Koch winds his way past the bushes in his Raceco en route to the Class 1 victory and second overall. Tom enjoys a course like this and it showed in his performance on the course. Tim Braden earned first place in Class 7S in his Ford Ranger despite getting lost for a short time on the first lap. The old timers enjoyed running some of the trails used by AMSA back when and the new kids will learn to love racing at Cal City also. a jubilant Roeseler and Ellis. Third overall and first in Class Roeseler did set the fastest lap 1-2-1600 was the team of Mitch of the night with a 36:01 minute and Julie Griffin (Lothringer-lap on his very last lap. McGee, FAIR) who posted a time of although disappointed, did find 4:20:09, for an average of 37 .2 out that he had the second fastest mph. They wound up with a 15 lap, a 37:04 on his fourth lap. minute margin over second place "I'm sorry I lost the race, but at in class and fifth overall; the team least I beat Koch's fastest lap. of Vic Brukmann and Tim "Thats what counts", said a Lawrence ( ORC-Bogart Racing jubilant McGee. . Wheels-Trick, Nology Secrets of Second overall and first in Speed) who finished in 4:35:28. Class 10 was Tom Koch (Raceco-Brukmann reported no brakes Sierra Auto Recycle-Pennzoil-after his second lap. Thats really Checkers) who finished the six the tough way of doing it! Third in laps in a time of 4:02:01 Class 1-2-1600 went to Matt ( 42mph), which included a five Miller and Brad Clausen (Jimco-minute penalty for knocking Fox Shox-Race Ready-Honda down the finish line plastic Peninsula-Off Road Communica-• fencing/ chute five times. The tions-Norcal Racing) with a time official scorers assessed a one of 4:38:41. Plowing through the silt here Mike Norris and Mike Pike did well in the night and won Class 5-1600 despite a roll over early in the race action and had to wait for help to right the car. Mitch and Julie Griffin zoomed their Lothringer into the victory in Class 1-2-1600 and third overall. They finished with a 15 minute margin over second in class and the third overall is remarkable for a 1600 on this course. Tim Braden picked up first place in the 7S 4x4 Class aboard his Ford Ranger (Braden Co Plumbing-Lothringer-FAIR) sponsored truck. They took the wrong turn near the end of the first lap, missing about two miles and had to re-do the lap, but still managed to win the class. Blake Daley and Darin McGuf-fin ( AllValley Carb) picked up the Class 9 title although they were only able to complete three laps. The team of Richard Boyle and Mark Berman nailed Class 5 and were seventh overall aboard a hot VW convertible, sponsored by Motion Tire and the Checkers. This was Danny Reider's super-fast VW, who was signed up to race but was not able to make it in time. Mike Norris and Mike Oike rolled their VW Baja (Town & Country Tire-Johnny's Speed & Chrome) somewhere just above "C Park" and sat for a while before help came to right the Baja Bug. Nonetheless, he still picked up the 5-1600 win. The race course was reported to be a lot of fun. Big rollers, whoops, fast old California City streets and a couple hills and gotchas here and there, kept everyone on the alert. Only a few old timers remembered some of the sections of the course from the old days of AMSA races. Still, it had enough fresh and new trails that made it a lot more challenging. The race started Saturday at 8:15 p.m. (originally slated to start at 8 p.m., but because of a few late entries, it was decided to hold it up fifteen minutes). The last race vehicle finished at about 1 :30 a.m . Sunday. Approxi-mately at 3 a.m., the results were posted and the awards were presented in front of the scoring motorhome. By this ·time it was almost 4 a.m., people were in a partying mood and most racers and their crews stayed to watch the sunrise, get a little sleep and then go home thereafter on Sunday, with plenty of time to just lay around. Congratulations to everyone and their support clubs and crews and a big thank you to California City, its officials and citizens, our good buddies who ran the "VooDoo Lounge" and espec-ially the Checkers Off Road for their assistance in putting on the race. The next event, The California City Fall Classic 250, originally scheduled for October 4-5, 1996 but because SCORE changed their September date in Laughlin, NV to the same weekend, has been moved to December 20-21, 1996. It will be a new course at Cal City, never used before, featuring 5 fifty mile laps. Everyone is invited to a season ending party at California City. For more information contact Baja Promotions. Mike Magee and Jimmy Tucker looked to have the race won, in the late laps, but fate dealt them a blow. About a mile from the finish the engine let go in the Raceco, but they salvaged third in Class 10. The team of Richard Boyle and Mark German nailed Class 5 and were seventh overall in Danny Reider's super fast Baja Bug. Danny couldn't make this race, but these guys did well in the car. Blake Daley and Darin McGuffin picked up the Class 9 title at Cal City even though they were only able to complete three laps of the course. Page 18 Dusty Times

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NORTHWEST RALLY REPORT Off Road Vehicle Park Rally Sprints By Jim Culp O lympia, WA, July 28, 1996 It's four in a row for Janice Damitio and Amity Trowbridge as they captured both of the Summer Rally Sprints to extend their string of SCCA Northern Pacific divisional victories. The Rally Sprints are run as coefficient 1 divisional rallies, but they combine elements of ProRally, Solo, and stadium racing. SCCA ProRally cars tackle a course carved through the dirt in the stadium setting of the Thurston County Off Road Vehicle Park. One at a time the cars run around the course, timed to one hundredth of a second, with penalty time for bashing the barrels that mark the apexes of most corners. The two Washington women in the Crazee Espresso Toyota Celica were easy winners in Rally Sprint 1, with Damitio and Trowbridge posting the fastest time of four of the five runs through the course, including the day's fastest time, 1:06.74 on their final turn. t he Thursto n County Park Department, and acquisition of a nifty surplus road grader have started to change that picture. The counter-clockwise course for Rally Sprint 1 featured fast straights linked by some twisty bits lined with soft dirt berms. The day opened with a surprise, when the regional class three (novice) entry of Dave and Rick Hintz took full advantage of their first starting spo t and posted fastest time on the first ru n through the course. A week of hot dry weather made the track fast, but fragile, so the sand was pretty deep in the groove by the time the class one cars started at the back of the pack. 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STC-6000 ~ • 934 ROTAT LEATHEl3 ................................ STC-6001 m ~ E FLOATER NO BAG - LEATHER ............. STC-6010 i ~ L FLOATER NO BAG - LEATHER ............. .STC-6020 ::g ~--------------------------------------.. · • SIMf".SON • BEARD SEATS • IPF • . KC e. CIBIE LIGHTS .• BUC3_PACK e REDLINE (?IL ·• FUEL SAFE e OEM -• SWAY-A:WAY . e S&S ~. __ ,,,. Page 10 October 1996 #17 Janice Damitio and Amity Trowbridge, the Washington women extended their northwest rally winning streak to four in a row in the Crazee Espresso Toyota. Hintz Racing Mazda RX3 put in five solid runs to finish the day in third place overall, good enough for first in regional class three, and ahead of a tough, experienced regional class two field. Dave Clark marked his wel-come return to the driver's seat with a second place finish. Clark and co-driver Lara Olsha wheeled the tidy new Clark Motorsports Speedware Dodge Shelby to the over two liter crown, 15 seconds behind Damitio/Trowbridge, but a second and a half ahead of the Hintz Mazda. Another Dodge, the Big O Tire . car of Kirk Simons and Mike Jones finished fourth, to claim the regional class two prize, closely followed by another new car, the yellow and orange Jim Adams Auto Clinic Mazda 323 GTX with Jake Dekovic and Chris Fore-spring at the controls. It was an impressive introduction to 4WD for rally lites graduate Dekovic, who finished less than a second behind Simons. Only two-tenths of a second behind Dekovic were the Caffroys, Gary and Carolyn, in the sixth place ReMax Mazda RX3. Monty Horn _apd Scott Simons finished seventh in the northwest's fastest Datsun 510. Vern Johnson and Rodney Smith in the Engine Rebuilder's Supply Toyota Corolla slid to the divisional under two liter class victory with an eighth place finish. Since one of Johnson's engines also powers Damitio's Celica, it was a nice double for the Portland, OR builder. Rounding out the top ten were Joel Wright returning to the driver's seat in the Shelton Racing Mazda RX3 with co-driver Kirk Simons, and Jack Brodhead and Simon Levear in the Jump'n Jack Espresso Toyota FX-16. Jack Horn and Eric Shied finished eleventh in a Mazda GLC to capture the rally lites ( regional class four) crown. Sixteen of the eighteen starters were running at the finish. The next day in Rally Sprint 2, Damitio and Trowbridge com-pleted their sweep. The Toyota turned in the fastest time on all five runs around the ORV Park, including the day's fastest lap, a 1 :30.64 run on their final pass through the course. Reversing the direction of the course gave the competitors a running start at the long grandstand straight. That combined with cooler temp-#28 Dave Clark and Lara Olsha claimed second spot in both Rally Sprints with the fastest 2wD· car, the Speedware Dodge Shelby. #30 Gary and Carolyn Caffroy's Re Max Mazda grabbed the regional class two title in Rally Sprint 2. Dusty Times

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#32 The Big O Dodge of Kirk Simons and Mike Jones finished first in class two at Rally Sprint 1. #89 Dave and Rick Hintz roared to third overall in Rally Sprint 1, and Hintz racing Mazda claimed class three honors in both sprints. #44 Jake Dekovic and Chris Forespring, Mazda 323G TX, fifth overall in Rally Sprint 1. #86 Jack Horn and Eric Shied tried a movable aerodynamic device in Rally Sprint 1, but even with the hatch lid flapping they claimed the rally lites class title. #72 Jack Brodhead teamed with Ray Damitio to finish third in class three at Rally Sprint 2 with the Toyota FX16. #79 Trevor Danison and Gary Cox, Mazda 323G TX, were second in class three at Rally Sprint 2. eratures to equal faster lap times. Only a slight bobble on the sweeping turn before that finishing tum cost the Washing-ton women's team a shot at the one minute barrier on their fast lap. Clark and Olsha finished thirteen seconds back in second to again claim the 02 class crown in the new Speedware Dodge Shelby. Johnson and Smith grabbed another U2 class victory, Dusty nma improving to third overall in the ERS Corolla. Fourth and fifth were a pair of sliding Mazda RX3s, with brothers Hintz three seconds ahead of the ReMax Mazda of Gary and Carolyn Caffroy. Give the Hintz Mazda the regional class three title, while the class two trophy goes to the Caffroy Mazda. The class two race was the day's best, with only two tenths of a second separating the Caffroys from Dekovic, with new co-driver Kathryn Callahan in the 323 GTX. Seventh was another class two entry, Simons and Jones in the Dodge, a second and a half behind Dekovic. Wright moved to the co-driver's seat as Pete Shelton wheeled the Shelton RX3 to eighth place, with Trevor Denison and Gary Cox ninth in a Mazda RX3. M. Shelton and Simons slipped to tenth after a barrel bas~ing incident cost them October 1996 valuable time on their first run. J. Hom and Shied again claimed the rally lites class trophy with a twelfth place finish. While her Toyota led the event from flag to flag, Damitio was busy rooting for another car, the Subaru Justy driven by her son, sixteen year old Russell Brough. If being the youngest driver, with the smallest engine in the field, wasn't enough, Brough also drew the first starting spot. The region's first teenage rally driver finished well behind mom, but he finished, improving to post his fastest time on the day's final run. So while women athletes were capturing Olympic headlines in Atlanta, the only woman driver led the way in the Rally Sprints. It's also worth noting that women were also the co-drivers for four of the top six finishers in Rally Sprint 2. It was quite a weekend at the park. Page 11

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La Rana Barstow 150 By Jimmy Messick Photos: Trackside Photo Inc. ,i.~ Nathan Ellis, with Wayne and Adrienne helping out took the class win in Class 200. They ran their Raceco around for six laps in Jess than seven and a half hours even though they had a flat and some c. v. problems. Randy Spahr, with Craig Dillon co-driving were the team to beat at the La Rana Barstow 250 as they ran to victory in Class 10 and first overall as well, in spite of some down time. The Lothringer had a flat and some belt trouble but they took home all the marbles. The Muffin Man 5-1600 was the second to finish in class, with Danny Drake and Rich Fersch doing the driving. They finished all six laps in under six and a half hours and missed the class win by a couple of minutes. Class 7S was won by Tim Braden with help from Mitch Griffin and Don Thompson. The tidy Ford truck made all six laps in spite of having two flats at the same time and a cranky fuel pump. It was a nice afternoon for a race starting at four p.m. most of/ Class 5-1600 saw Robert Wright take the class win by less than two minutes. the cars got four of the six laps in Russell Granath and Mike Wright helped get the car around for the six laps. before the sun went down. A lot. They ran problem free for the ent,re race. of the racers really enjoyed the_ Class 2 had only two starters . with Tracy Zeidman co-driving. course. There was a total of 36 and one finisher and that was The team had a flat and their rear cars that left the line with only 16 Nathan Ellis with co-drivers amber light went out. Taking cars finishing the 250 mile Wayne Ellis and Adrienne Ellis third in class was Keith Wester-Barstow course. The first finisher taking the class win. The team had field with co-driver Brian Logan. of theracewasRandySpahn with a flat on lap 2 and had c.v. The team got to check 4 on lap 3 car owner Craig Dillon co-problems on the last lap in the and the car died. They push driving. The team did not decide Raceco. started it and drove 100 yards to to race until 8:30 Saturday Class 5-1600 had six start and put gas in. That wasn't the morning. They had a flat on lap 2 four finish. On top it was Robert problem, so they bypassed the and were down for a half hour on Wright with co-drivers Russell manual fuel pump to get the the last lap with a broken Granath and Mike Wright. i:he e~gine going. The only other alternator belt. The team finished team had a great race having no problem they had was a flat tire. in a time of 5:33: 17 with an problems and they really enjoyed Robert Moore, Eddie Faulkner average speed of 33.6 mph and the course. Second in class, only and Tim Zandbergen, with co-setting the fast lap of the day as two minutes back was the team of drivers Jack Faulkner, Owen and . well as winning Class 10. -Danny Drake and Rich Fersch • Gion (Last names unknown) Class 750 was won by Larry Gross with help from Axel Bandel and Lance Gidich. They finished their three laps in a bit over four hours and had no problems along the way. finished fourth. In Class 7S there were only two . starters and only one finisher. The class winner was Tim Braden with co-drivers Mitch Griffin and Don Thompson. The team had two flats at the same time and had a fuel pump go away. They said it was a cool course and they would like to thank Lothringer and WR Trans for their help with the Ford. In Class 750 there were three starters and two finishers. The first finisher was Larry Gross with co-drivers Axel Handel and Lance Gidich. The team had no problems and had a great time. Second in class were Kathy and Stacy Fay. They had an awesome time on lap 1, battling with Pruett .and Gross. The team had Third in Class 5-1600 was Keith Westerfield and Brian Logan. The team had lots of trouble on lap three but they soldiered on for all six laps and still finished only a half hour out of first place. The sisters Fay, Kathy and Stacy ran their Ford truck as fast as they could, but, overheating caused them to make many water stops yet they still finished in four and a half hours, about twenty minutes in arrears. Mike, Jeff and Debra Ismail in the keen looking Scout settled for second place in Class 850. They had Jots of flat tires throughout the race but got in all six laps in a bit over eight hours. Page II October 1996 Dusty Timcs

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Jay Fogg ran his Jimco around for the six laps and reported no problems during the race. He and his co-drivers finished second in Class 9, about twenty minutes out of first place. Second place in Class 10 went to David Calloway in the Dirtrix two seater. The team had a few problems during the race but hung in there and were only twenty minutes out of first. Patrick Burton and Chris Tool had a great race going until they had to stop and fix the rear collision light. Very costly to them in time, but they still salvaged second in Class 1600, less than four minutes behind the leader. overheating problems, having to stop at every pit to add water. Class 8 had three starters and one finished the six laps and that was Mike Bragg, with co-drivers Gregg Bragg and Randy Fiscus taking the class win and second overall. They had no problems and really enjoyed the course. The Class 850 winner was Ray Currie with co-drivers Charles Currie and George Maher. The team had an eventful day, hitting a big hole three miles out that blew the front radius arm bushing. On the middle of lap 2, the bushing came out and they used nylon rope to hold it together to keep going. The team had a great time. Second in class was Mike,Jeff and Debra Ismail. They had three flats and went on to finish the race in the Scout. Class 9 had four start and two finish. The winner was Max Hanberg with co-drivers Don Thompson and Brian Smith. Don rolled the car the night befor e the race while setting the lights. It broke the right side ball joints and tie-rod ends. They got the car fixed and started the race, then broke a fuel pump and blew both rear shocks. Second in class was Jay Fogg with co-drivers Jim Malinowski, Jim Cochran and the Iron Man Russell Granath who rode the first three laps in the Wright's 5-1600, then got in and The big Ford truck of Mike Bragg won Class 8 handily in less than six hours. Ray Currie with Charles Currie and George Maher helping had a nice win in Mike was helped by Gregg Bragg and Randy Fiscus. The guys were second Class 850. They did the six laps in less than eight hours and had some overall and experienced no problems throughout the race. horrendous problem along the way. ----------------------- - - -rode the last three laps in the Class working. Second in class was . for four laps~ The team was very The La Rana Barstow 250 only 9 car. The team had no problems Patrick Burton and Chris Tool. .disappointed because they lost drew 36 cars, a big disappoint-and had an awesome time. The team was having a great race, the race by having to fix the amber I ment for everyone concerned. Class 10 had four start and two the car was working great and light. The drivers are upset with Hopefully, the entry will grow for finish. The first place finisher and then, on the last lap, twenty miles La Rana for not having them stop next year into some good sized the overall winner was Randy out, they had to stop to fix the and fix the light sometime before double digits. Spahn and Craig Dillon. Second rear amber light that had been out . the last lap. in class was David Calloway with co-drivers John Holmes and Jon Heaton. The team had two flats, broke the bolts that hold the front torsion in and broke two front arms coming into the finish. Class 1-2-1600 had four start and two finish. The class winner was Jeff Madrid with Gary Bancroft and Jon Kennedy. The team lost their Parker Pumper, then the radio also stopped Show your colors T-shirts and sweatshirts Style 1 : Dump the draft dodger! on the front, with a larger version on the back Style 2: Dump the draft dodger! on the front, with quotes from Clinton's letter to Col. 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SMOKEFREE RALLY NEW ZfALAND 1996 Richard Bums Wins His First Major Championship Rally Text & Photos: Martin Holmes Overall winner Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution driven by Richard Burns and Robert Reid. It was Burns first foreign international victory, and Mitsubishi's first ever win in New Zealand's rally. T riner after the SEAT Ibiza of Jesus Puras had electronic trouble on the final day. had originally promised to be a very tough part of the event was to be a big disappointment. By four o'clock in the afternoon only two stages had been held at all! Internationally there had also been speculation that the eruptions of the Mount Ruapehu volcano might cause the event to be abandoned. While it was true that airports in the North Island had been closed at night because of ash clouds, no ash was to be seen during the event. The main international importance of the rally was the World 2-Liter category. The giant killer Skoda team was represented by their two regular drivers Pavel Sibera and Emil T riner, both of whom still had the old 1.5 liter engines, while SEAT had their two top drivers Jesus Puras and Erwin Weber and, once again, Ferran Font from Andorra, in one of the team's Group N reconnaissance cars. There was no entry for a Renault, either officially or privately, while Peugeot was represented by the curious half kit 306 Maxi of Craig Marshall and a couple of 106s. In the overall classification, looking for Asia-Pacific points there were two team Mitsubishis and two team Subarus, while a third Subaru was entered by former team member Possum Bourne after a long period of anxiety. Bourne raised the money to bring his Australian champ-ionship car to his home country. There was only one Ford on the entry list the privately built Group A car of Brian Stokes, while in Group N there was a strong Mitsubishi presence as well as several Subarus, including those of the Tein team drivers, and a Toyota from Italy rented by Ross Meekings. The sight of Mitsubishi fighting against Subaru, and the presence of world championship leader Tommi Makinen, did much to disguise the fact that it was New Zealand's turn to suffer from the FIA's rotation rule. Apart from a single fastest time by Bourne every stage was won by one of the four works team drivers. The organizers had worked hard to encourage spectator support, particularly by running a super special stage close to the start in Manakau City, south of Auck-land. This was used as the single competitive stage on the evening of the start and then, again at night, at the end of the first full day. As a final treat for the enthusiasts, they also let cars cover most of the stage between the final arrival control and the finish podium. The finish ramp was placed shortly after the spectacular mid-stage jump, while to add extra realism, the W2L winner Emil Triner actually powered his car at full speed onto the ramp itself, scattering astonished officials in the process! It was (almost) business as usual in New Zealand. 25 year old Richard Burns scored the first major champ-ionship rally win of his career at the Smokefree Rally New Zealand in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution. He took the lead at the start of the second day, after his teammate Tommi Makinen crashed when leading, while rival 555 Subaru team drivers Kenneth Eriksson and Piero Liatti struggled with their Imprezas. "This win could not have come at a better moment in my career," he said afterwards, "and also raises hopes for Mitsubishi in their Asia-Pacific challenge." The rally, which counted for the FIA World 2-liter series, saw a remarkable category win for the Skoda Felicia of Emil Once again a major champ-ionship rally had been affected by the FIA's decision to change a route which they had previously authorized not only by insisting on service parks at the start on each etape, but this time also to reduce the total distance of the stages. For this reason the planned route for the second day of the event was disrupted by the cancellation of the first planned stage of that day. Unfortunately this was then compounded by heavy rainfall before the event which caused other stages in that area to be cancelled as well. What Kenneth Eriksson and Staffan Parmander kept the leader honest, coming in 25 seconds behind the winner in the Subaru lmpreza 555, second overall in a hard fought contest. It was here in New Zealand one year ago that Burns first gave international notice of his talents, but aware of his misfortunes earlier in the season he started off the event in his role of supporting team leader Makinen. Subaru was in trouble from the start. Eriksson explained: "We had done our testing presuming the rally would be wet, and when conditions turned out to be hard and dry both Piero (Liatti) and I were very unhappy. Three times we changed our suspensions before we were happier. I was trying as hard as I could to keep up. You can see the scratches all round the car to prove it"! Liatti: "These early stage troubles demoralized us, it was difficult to get our confidence bade." SEAT were unhappy on the super special stage 1 in the inverse way. In full view of the thousands of spectators, the lbizas . 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Emil Triner and Pavel Stanc kick up a little dust here with the Skoda Felicia that they took to ninth overall, with a smaller 1500 engine, and they took the victory in W2L category with great enthusiasm. Dusty Times

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Placing 14th overall and a fine fourth in W2L were Wayne Bell Dave Strong and Bruce McKenzie drove the Daihatsu Charade Erwin Weber and Manfred Hiemer took their SEAT lbizia Kit Car and lain Stewart in the Hyundai Lantra in a good run for the 1.3 liter to sixth in W2L and they were 21st overall. They did have to second in W2L category and they were 12th overall as well. Australian teams. a_d_if_fe_re_n_t_p_a_in_t_sc_h_e_m_e_J ____________ _ struggled desperately for traction, Mitsubishis, while close behind and two night stages in the second in the WZL lead. His car then died and the little Skodas were easily was Marty Roestenberg; Jones leg. On the latter Liatti was very and he retired, leaving Triner in the faster cars. Makinen was went off twice on the opening nervous and lost confidence the lead. unmoved and on the first ten stage but kept up the pressure on completely. This gave Burns, who It was a major triumph for stages won every section except Guest, while Y oshihiro Kataoka had been driving hard all .day, the Mitsubishi, first overall and in stage 2, held at the Riverhead (another Mitsubishi) lost five buffer he needed. Group N; the first time this forest. It had been ten years since minutes with rear suspension There was carnage in Group N! company had ever won the New the rally had concentrated on trouble. The Toyota ofMeekings Jones retired with engine trouble, Zealand Rally, and the only event these northern stages, which had was slowed with water injection Michael Lier when his Tein team in the Asia-Pacific series they had flowing sections with firm failure. In WZL Sibera main-Subaru had alternator failure never before conquered. They weather-proof surfaces and ran tained his lead through the first which led to a flat battery, the~ also kept themselves alive in the APC series; if Subaru had won they would have been makes' champions. Six different makes of car filled the top six places in the WZL category, and in the first five rounds of this series a different model of car has won each time. So far as Burns was concerned, this was the fourth time running a British driver had won. within easy reach of each other. stage on the Sunday but then the Toyota of Meekings had drive-.. ________________________ __ Thedayaseriesofmisfortunes, might of the SEATs took over, shaft failure which led to the not the least being Makinen. His firstly with Weber in the lead collapse of the front hub, while trouble proved to be a log which until he had a oil leak from a filter, veteran driver Malcolm Stewart was jutting out from the under-then Puras. SEA T's product retired his Mitsubishi after going growth on the apex of a left hand engineer Vicente Aguilera, who off. "This is the first time in my bend. Makinen hit this and broke was impressed by Weber's sense 135 rallies that I have gone off and the bolts holding the front upright said, "There is every reason Erwin not been able to get back on in place. Then came Joe McAnd-could have broken the engine if he again." rew's privately run Subaru had not been careful." There was In WZL on the first stage of the Legacy. His damage was not disappointment for KIA. Both day Weber lost time with a loose terminal but he had bad handling Group A Sephias ( callee 'Men-wheel bearing, then Kia lost their for almost the rest of the event. tors'forthisevent)retiredwitha remaining car; Park had a Skoda driver Pavel Sibera, who curious clutch fault in which the puncture five kilometers before had looked untidy for all the center pieces pulled out. Driver-the end of the stage and decided to eventtillthen,crashedandretired manager Rob Herridge said drive on. At the flying finish a there as well, as did the Ford of "These were clutches designed for piece of the tire smashed the Stokes, who was lying sixth, 400bhpenginesandbothofthem electrics and the car stopped which overturned. Earlier a broke in the same way. A Group before thestopcontrolandhad to tightening righthander claimed N car driven by the Korean Jung be left there. Triner had beep the Proton group N car of Yong Park remained in the event. suffering from an intermittent Karamjit Singh. "For us the Behind the SEATs and Skodas electronics problem the day problem was that a small landslip was the Suzuki E92 of Deane before and after changing on the inside of the corner caught Biust, in front of the Daihatsu of everything possible the cause was me out and I went down a steep Dave Strong and the Peugeot of eliminated, but the SEATs were bank on the outside. So did three Craig Marshall, who had a series the fastest on every stage of the other cars afterwards ... " A of misfortunesincludingrunning day. Marshall retired when his further first day casualty was. two stages without brakes. engine failed without warning. Possum Bourne. "I had really Wayne Bell started badly with his ET APE 3 was another strange needed a good result here, but we Hyundai Lantra losing over three day, just six stages held in a loop had a broken wire to a sensor, and minutes when a driveshaft failed. in the Raglan region. It was also this meant that the engine It had been·quite a day! the revenge of the New Zealand computer changed its settings. In ET APE 2 was a disaster for the weather which reverted to form turn I _had to adjust my driving organizers! The damage to the after two days of clear and sunny style and I went off the road." rally caused by the storms had conditions. There were the Eriksson was in double trouble, partially been eased by running traditional showers and sudden because earlier he had lost time one of the two remaining rain storms as the rally passed to with a tire that was losing air and Eastlands stages twice, but the the western coastal areas. As spent most of the day behind his long road section down from Burns eased his pace, Eriksson's teammate Liatti. ltwas Liatti who Auckland past Tauranga and misfortunes continued with a inherited the lead after Makinen's Whakatane was tiring for all puncture. McAndrew had no demise, and led the rally at the end concerned. Conditions were still sooner overcome his handling of the first day. It was an honor difficult on the stages. Burns troubles than he had problems the other drivers did not envy. found his tires were going off after with his rear transmission, and Burns: "Driving tomorrow as first 15 kilometers and eased his pace, was ready to disconnect this if it car on the road is something I andthenErikssonhadtodriveten would get him to the finish. would not like to do." kilometers with his left front Group N was now a procession In Group N there was a close shock absorber broken. The final led by Guest and the remaining battle• between the new Zealand result of the pre-event route drama was in WZL. Puras had champion Reece Jones and the changing drama was that there electronic trouble and checked Australian Michael Guest in were only three daylight stages into a control point late, but still Dusty Times October 1996 DON'T MISS THESE!!! 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Glen Helen Short Course Cha111plonship Serles Round FIN By Ron Miller Plwtos: Ralph Mason scoring, while Stacey Fay's (#19) consistency earned her the fourth spot for the day. In overall point totals for the series, Rennie Awana remains in first with 133 points, followed by Joe Price with 100. Steve Bishop put a second place in the first heat with a first place in the second heat for the victory in Class 1-2-1600 Short Course, picking up 35 points toward the season championship in which he has more points than anyone else. Denise Wittman (#5) had no competition in the Pilot Class, but still raced well and took home another trophy. Team Wittman has really been shortening their long drive back to Arizona after each race, by continuing to pile up the victories. But more about that, and her husband Todd, later. For now Denise is enjoying a 116 point lead in the points total for the series. Race Two was comprised of seven A TV Intermediates and one ATV Pro. The Pro was Glen Helen newcomer Tyson Leaver (#31 ), who easily bested his "phantom foes". In the Inter-mediates, Richard Yakkey (#007), was a clear cut winner. Yakkey won the opening heat over Kevin Zeidler (#59), who finished second, ahead of Dean Bassett (#96 ). Chris Alvarado ( #71) completed the top four spots. In the main, it was again all Yakkey, as he completed the sweep, to take home the first place Round Five of the McKenzie's sponsored Short Course Champ-ionship Series, from Glen Helen was run on the last Sunday in July (28th). Perhaps it was the heat, or maybe just the fact that it's now peak vacation time, but the turnout was unusually light. Despite the limited amount of entries, and a sparse crowd, there was no shortage of enthusiasm or excitement. Round Five marked the beginning of the unofficial "second half" of the season series, and with it came a few format changes. The Superlites replaced the 1-2-1600 Short Course Class, as the opening race. Also, since there was only one Class 5, and one Rally truck signed up to participate, there was a total of only five races contested in each heat. With the dog days of August having arrived prematurely, the emphasis this day turned out to be quality over quantity. So without further adieu, here's the par-ticulars. The aforementioned Superlites turned out to be the largest class of the day. Eight racers took part, for their team was Greg George (#7), who placed third. In the main, there was a field of nine, and it was Greg George who carried the team this time. George, who is currently enjoying a banner season on the S.O.D.A. circuit in Class 4, powered his way to the Heat #2 score, and with it took home the overall win. Rennie Awana ran another strong second to earn the runner-up spot in final placings as well. Scott Klaers ( #51 ) grabbed third place in both Heat #2 and overall including Denise Wittman, the Dan Mathews had a first and a second place in the two heats, picked up 34 only Pilot in the field. The points and found himself second in points, just 27 behind the leader. Nature's Recipe gang was overwhelming in Heat #1, Casey Mears (#12), ran away and hid from the competition, on his way to a convincing score. Rennie Awana (#3 ), another Nature's Recipe racer, came in second. And completing a top three sweep Page 16 Bob Dziurawiec takes the jump by the grandstand and 37 points for the day in the 1-2-1600 Desert Class. Bob is third in class points for the year. PROFILE Name: Steve Bishop Date of Birth: July 8, 1959 Home Town: Riverside, CA Maritial/Family Status: Married to wife Linda Place/Type of work: Electrician for Golden Construction Start in Racing: 1976 Years in Racing: 20 Notable Achievements: Four time 1-2-1600 desert points champion a Glen Helen. Two time Ventura points champion. Raced in Japan (Tokyo Dome) in 1990 & 1991. Winner of Parker 400, Mint 400, Baja 500. Hobbies: Water sports, snow skiing, racing, and building own houses. Biggest Influence: Mom & Dad Words of Wisdom: Be smooth and drive a clean race. Goals: To continue winning championships. October 1996 trophy, and score his first ever are "pretty equal". He also made official win. Alvarado got up for special mention of his wife's second, which not only earned; and his 12th anniversary, con-him the second spot overall, but gratulations to both members of also helped him maintain an 18 this successful team. point lead over Yakkey in the , In 1-2-1600 Desert action, a points title chase. Scott LeTour-mere duo participated._ Sweeping neau(#84)finishedthirdinHeat both heats was "Big Bob" .#2, but the third in overall results Dziurawiec{#1631 ). With the went to fourth place finisher Dean · top two racers in the class taking a Bassett. break from the series, "Big Bob" Race Three was a combination was able to narrow the points gap, of Classes 1-2-1600 Short but still remains a distant third. Course, and Desert, also Classes Chasing Dziurawiec in both heats 5, 5-1600 and 9. In 1-2-1600 was second place finisher Joe Short course there was a field of Giffen (#1605 ), another new-four, and it was "Big Dan" comertothisyearsseries. Mathews(#l)gettingthejumpon Class 9 also had only two the competition. He parlayed his participants, but one of them was quick start into a fine front-class leader Dan Mustoe. Mustoe running score. Steve Bishop was able to take the measure of his ( #21) was next across the line to only rival Dave Terrant, in both gain the second spot. Finishing in ; heats. By virtue of his twin wins, third was Sean Ziegert (#2). In Mustoe (#918) was able to Heat #2, Bishop was able to turn increase his year to date points the tables on Mathews, and lead to a commanding 66 points continue his winning ways. The over his closest competitor. overall score went to Bishop by Mustoe complimented Terrant the narrowest of margins, with after the race on being a "hard guy Mathews having to settle for to pass", and also the fact that he second in both Heat #2 and was "right on me". Terrant overall. Bishop's lead in the (#904) is yet another newcomer points chase has now reached 27, to this year's series, but certainly but there's still plenty of racing didn't race like it. left. Sean Ziegert again took third Class 5 saw the season debut at in Heat #2 and final results. In his Glen Helen of Dave Dietrich post-race interview, Bishop (#501).Despitethisbeinghisfirst mentioned how he and Mathews appearance in the series, Diet-Dave Dietrich was first in both heats, picked up a slick 35 points and is now part of a three way tie for the season points in Class 5. The slick looking Toyota truck of Jerrod Wedell gathered 35 points for the day with a second and a first in the two heats. Jerrod is sixth in overall season points f9r Class 7S. Greg George picked up a third and a first in the two heats, got 39 season points for his efforts and holds third place in the season-long effort in the Superlite class. Dusty Times "'-.,#.6· • .. •\tt, • •• . ., ..... ,.. ,::.-... , .. . . t::•···· ... • ________ _._ ......... .,..,... ____ .__. ....... ---.... ---~•--........ --• ·-·-•• -•~ .. .,,, . ...... ........ ,. . ---____ ,...,._. --.. ---------..... --------. ---... -..... -.. ---------.. -.. --·----------------------------· ---· ... ··-~-

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Ramiro Gonzalez took a first and a fourth in the two heats, picked up 26 points and holds the lead in Class 7S for the season championship. Rennie Awana put two second places together for 26 season points in the Superlite class and holds a 33 point lead in the season points in that class. Scott Klaers had a sixth and a third for 21 season points in the Superlite class. Scott is sixth in class for the season. rich's romp pulled him into a three-way tie for season champ-ionship honors. Class 5-1600 had three en-trants this day, and racing to a pair of victories was David Hend-rickson (#555). In both heats Jeffrey Hantz (#588) finished in the runner-up spot. Thanks to his · pair of second place finishes,· Hantz was able to vault into first place in the season points totals. He now holds a slim four point lead over last year's points champion Mario Bustamante, with HendrickSOJ;l currently residing in third place. In a post-race interview Hendrickson' said, "it's been a long time since .. I've raced here". He did mention 1 though that it was "a lot of fun",· despite the need for more cars. racing. Start fast, get to the front Gonzalez, who has had a profound and then improve from there. He impact on the circuit in his first had reason to be confident, since season at Glen Helen, had been his truck is top on the line, and his virtually unbeatable in this series. aggressive style fits it like a glove. He was very honest in admitting We wished him luck and then that he had made a few mistakes made our way to the camp of recently. Proof of those mistakes points leader Ramiro Gonzalez. was the new body he unveiled on his shiny white Ford Ranger. It was absolutely immaculate. Gonzalez had a good practice run and reported no problems. He, like Wedell, was very intent on grabbing the holeshot. While they both had no fear of having to come from off the pace, they obviously knew that the front end is the place to be in short course racing. Gonzalez' truck was ready for action and his strategy was clearly to go for the lead. After wishing him continued success, it was on to Allen Russell's pit. Russell [P" GERMAN AUTO Race 4 was for the Class 7S trucks, Class 11, and Rally Cars. There was but one competitor in. the Rally Class and that was the #57 truck driven by Matt Sweeney. With no competition on this occasion, Sweeney not' only scored the victory, but at the same time compiled an almost insurmountable 89 point lead for the series title. · In Class 11 there was a field ofl four doing battle. Jake Batulis (#1104) was clearly best this day, as he scored strong victories in early and late heats. Earning second place in both races was Dennis Sletten (#1163 ), while Robert Henderson (#1161) placed third in each heat. After winning the main event a candid ' Batulis relayed that it "wasn't that i hard and both felt good and was nice winning". 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As promised one "Class" will be featured in each of the Glen H,elen Short course Championship Series races. The 7S racers were most receptive to this idea, and were very helpful in granting interviews and giving insight into their preparations and race day strategies. When entries were closed there was to be a field of five for the 7S Class, unfortun-ately Jim Highley suffered extensive damage in the practice session, and was not able to participate. Luck; whether good or bad is always part of the game in racing, and ~e know this fine . racer will be back to do battle another time, Jerrod Wedell (#735) was first on our list and told us that he was more than ready for action. He explained TRI MIL EXHAUST 98_95 ·that he had taken part in this T· I 1 ½ • chrome · · · · · · · · · $ b h h T·11½"raw .... . . ...... $ 65.95 year's series, ut t at e was no T.11518, chrome ..... ... $105.95 stranger to the Glen Helen course. 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Sliding through the corner, Jake Batu/is took the checkers in Matt Sweeney ran his Rally truck around Glen Helen, took first Jason Taylor roared to a first place in each heat in the great looking Chevy truck to pick up 39 more points in the combined Class 3/4/6/8. Jason has an insurmountable lead in the class for the season points . both heats, picked up 41 season points, but Jake is still a long in each heat, grabbed 35 season points and is the leader by a second for the season championship in Class 11. long ways in the points chase for the season. . ~ impressed us as being a lay close up and pounce on the to a long lead. After quite some true sportsman, as well as a leader when the situation time, Wedell was able to shake welcome addition to the -Glen presented itself. He went on to say loose, and took off in pursuit of Helen circuit. He explained that that often sitting third is the ideal Williams. Although Russell and he is a regular "SCORE" racer, spot during a race, giving further Gonzalez were able to resume and that he decided to give this insight into his preferred style. racing, and eventually finished series a go. He told us that his And that wraps up our pre-race third and fourth respectively, practice session was fine, and that look at the competitors, and they were both virtually elimin-he had few concerns going in. He here's what actually did take ated at the start. Wedell did did admit that an amount of place, once they reached the eventually catch Williams, but experimenting or guess work was starting line. the tangle at the start seemed to involved in the "set up" for this In heat one, Ramiro Gonzalez taint his victory. In his post-race race, since his experience was (#777) grabbed the holeshot. He interview, Wedell mentioned that exclusively desert racing. His was followed by Dean Williams his truck was up for sale, and also strategy this day was to simply feel ( #728 ), Jerrod W edell (#7 35) reminded those in attendance of out the course, and it was clear he and then Allen Russell (#764 ). his fine second place finish behind was not as concerned with Therewasnochangeintheorder, I '94 SODA champion and out-winning as his competitors. until Wedell began to aggressively I standing racer Johnny Greaves, in On to our final pre-race stop, pick off his competitors. He raced December of '95. Class 5 1600 as h D H d • k b th h h b · l , 7S · h. G l d f Th f·f h d f· l h - w w ere ave en nc son won o eats, garnered 39 t at emg ast season s series 1s way up to onza ez an a ter e 1 t an ma race on t e . . season points but Dave is still a long third in class points f th champion Dean Williams. W il-ex ch a rig in g bumps, Wede 11 card was the truck race for Classes. ' or e year. Iiams, hack-saw in hand was droppedback.Nextcameahard 8and8S.InClass8therewasa the track. Heat #1 saw the CheckinginthirdinbothHeat#2 repairing minor damage he had hit between Wedell and Russell. trio of competitors, and Jason continued emergence of Todd and final results was Felix suffered during his practice run. After an unscheduled trip up the I Taylor (#803) again made it look Wittman (#857), as he raced to a Hurtado. Cannon has now edged He said it was no big deal, and side of the hill, Russell's race was . all too easy. I'm running out of stylish win. Yet another new face 18 points clear of Sean McKenzie would not affect his performance. basically over. Just past the adjectives to describe Taylor, and on the scene, Felix Hurtado in the title chase, with the late He, like his competitors, was not halfway point in the race, Wedell the way he continues to dominate (#864 ), grabbed the second spot additon of Wittman now residing concerned with the number of moved into second place. And any racers who occupy the track behind Wittman. Third went to in the third spot. entrants, nor was he concerned that's the way they finished. at the same time he does. His "DynamiteDan"Cannon(#851). And that will wrap up Round with who was in the race. He Gonzalez first, Wedell second, sweep of the two heats this day, In the main, it was more of the Five from "The Helen". It was planned to run his own race, Williams third, and Russell an helped increase his seasonal same,asWittmanagainlefthis8S refreshing to see so many new regardlessofwherehewaslocated unfortunate DNF. points lead to a staggering 118 rivals in the dust {literally). racers on the course. Now if we after the start. Williams knew a I Heat 2 was really ugly, unless points. Newcomer to the series, Cannon ran a strong race, and can get all the "regulars" out for good start was helpful, but he was 'you were Dean Williams. While Jim McKenzie (#824 ), twice thanks in part to some lapped Round Six (August 25th), we'll perfectly willing to race from the other three racers crunched finished runner-up to Taylor to traffic, came close to catching be in for one heck of a show. behind if necessary. He explained into a mass of metal, Williams place second overall. Wittman on the last lap. Can-Don't miss the upcoming action, his strategy this day would be to skirted the in<;ident, and raced off In 8S action, a quartet took to nan's boisterous cheering section as we enter crunch time for those was on their feet, as he pµlled still in the hunt for series titles. within a truck length of Wittman And maybe thegreatoff roader in into the home stretch. But they the sky will bless us with a cool had to settle for second, in a race arctic rainstorm, anything's that also earned Cannon runner-possible in "San Berdo". C. U . at up spot in overall results. the races. Page 18 ~RACING ~ GASOLINE For the distributor nearest you call: ·so0-345-0076 www.76racing.com October 1996 Dan Mustoe churned his way to a couple of firsts in the heats, gathered himself 36 points and holds a commanding lead in the Class 9 season championship points. Smooth driving as always, Dennis Sletten took second in both heats, grabbed 28 points and holds a tremendous lead in season champ points for Class 11. Dusty nmcs

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BARK RIVER, MICHIGAN The Chevrolet U.P. Off Road 100 Manufacturer' s Challenge. W'alker Evans moves up through the pack and passes Jack Flannery for fourth with his sights on Geoff Dorr. MacCachren passes LeDuc on the outside in a corner as LeDuc hits a tire, rolls and keeps going. Evans moves to second and is trying to gain on MacCachren. Jimmie Johnson has moved into sixth and gets around Dorr for fifth. He now has his sights on Flannery and the fourth place position. Johnson gets Flannery on the inside. With only a half a lap to go, MacCachren's truck dies and Evans takes the win. LeDuc holds onto second and Johnson comes in third. Huven, Hortonville, WI, -~nd-Lori Pozorski, Little Chute, WI, 3rd-Sarah Tate, New London, WI; Class Women's Unlimited: 1st-Gwen Holmes, Fort Gratiot, MI, 2nd-Ruth Schwartzburg, West Bend, WI, 3rd-Tracy Crump, Garden City, Ml; Class Women's Heavy Metal: 1st-Valerie Rehn, Appleton, WI, 2nd-Brenda Hockers, Greenleaf, W'l, 3rd, Katie Smet, DePere, WI; Class 112: 1st Jeff St. Peter, Belgium, WI, 2nd-Scott Schwalbe, Rhinelander, WI,3rd-Brian Collins, Las Vegas, NV, Class 7S: 1st-Art Schmitt, Pittsburgh, PA, 2nd-Jeff Kincaid, Crandon, WI, 3rd-John Greaves, DePere, Wl; Unlimited Champ-ionship: 1st-Jeff St. Peter, Belgium, WI, 2nd-Scott Schwalbe, Rhinelander, WI, 3rd-Dave Vandermissen, Bark River, ML By Michelle Halverson The SODA World Series of behind. Mathews moves up and Off Road racing travelled to takes first from Bort. Behrens gets Upper Michigan for its sixth stop, wide and loses three positions. the Chevrolet U .P. Off Road 100 Andrews and Oberg get past Bort in ·Bark River, Michigan. Al-and battle side by side through though off road racing has been much of the course with Andrews taking place in Bark River for over . coming out ahead for second. twenty years, this was the first Mathews has opened up a good year that the off road races in Bark lead. Mathews holds onto the lead River were televised on ESPN and for the win, with Andrews taking ESPN2. The entire community second and Oberg coming in and surrounding area were even third. more excited to host this event, Dan Baudoux, Hemlock, Ml, and the top names that the Series ends up on top of Bill LeFeuvre, and televison coverage draws. Limehouse, Ontario, and Joe The 1.25 mile race track in W utke, Neshanic, NJ, as the three Bark River is a very fast, high get together in the start of Class horsepower track. The track is 9/10. Chad Hord, Iron Moun-located in a natural setting with tain, MI, comes out with the lead. different elevation levels, high Scott Schwalbe, Rhinelander, jumps, fast straightaways, tight WI, moves up through the field turns and a rhythm section. and challenges Todd Wallace, Spectators bring their lawn chairs Bark River, Ml, for second. or blankets and have a great view Schwalbe takes Wallace on the on the hillside facing the track. outside and moves into second. The Class 13 race found Evan Ken Poole, Polo, IL, also gets Evans, Riverside, CA, in the lead around Wallace for third. from the start. Dennis Ferdon, Wallace pulls off the course. Abrams, WI, rolls onto his side Schwalbe takes the lead from before the first corner. Lowell Hord as his engine dies. Pat Dean, DeGreef, Green Bay, WI, and Las Vegas, NV, has moved up Lonnie Andrews, North Star, Ml, into third putting Poole back to follow behind in second and fourth. Dean now has his eye on third. David Reetz, Appleton, Hord on the white flag lap. The WI, RJ Flanagan, Hartland, WI, checkered flies with Schwalbe and George Schultz, Park City, IL, holding onto his big lead. Dean battle for fourth away from the has slowly reeled in Hord and gets rest of the pack. Reetz and into him as he moves past for Flanagan begin to close on second. Hord stalls and can't_get Andrews as Andrews is about to started again giving Poole the lose a tire. Andrews pulls to the third place position. side of the track and heads for the Brendan Gaughan, Las Vegas, pits to change the tire. Reetz NV, moves into the lead without a moves into second and Flanagan scratch and begins to pull away third. The checkered comes out from the pack early in Class 8 . with Evans taking the easy win, Following behind him are Jed Reetz in second and Flanagan, Flannery, Wisconsin Dells, WI, third. and Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL. Twenty-nine Class 11S buggies Jeff Probst, New Lenox, IL, and lined up for the land rush start, all Jimmie Johnson, El Cajon, CA, trying to make it to the corner get together and Johnson gets a first. After a very clean start, Bill flat tire. Taylor is right on W ojahn, Pickett, WI, takes the Flannery trying to get around on early lead. Michael Garwin and every inch of the track. Gaughan· Michael Oberg, Eagle River, WI, begins to slow and pulls off the battle for third. Oberg takes track with ignition problems. Garvin on the outside. Gary Johnson is in third with the flat Behrens, La Crosse, WI, now puts tire but has to pull into the pits. pressure on Garvin but Garvin Flannery gets wide and Taylor holds him off. W ojahn moves off gets around for the lead. Dan the track and Paul Bort, Coleman, Vanden Heuvel, Appleton, WI, WI, takes over first. Obnerg then has moved up into the third place loses a few positions as his vehicle position as he gets around Jimmie slows and then gets back up to Crowder, Tallahassee, FL. speed. Glen Mathews, Rhine-Crowderstartssmokingandpulls lander, WI, gets around Behrens off the course. After an extremely with Lonnie Andrews close fast_pit stop, Johnson has moved 1640 cc FOR SALE RABBIT Has the bottom-end of a Rabbit, with the top-end performance of a Toyota. Every part brand new, powder coated block, all parts plated, modified Audi rods, J & E pistons, Total Seal rings, de-stroked crank, new early style highly modified 40x35.5 cylinder heads w/O.S. buckets, Web custom cam, hand made intake mani-fold w/ Weber carb, custom built oil pan, thermal coated headers, crank-fire ignition. Dyno time only, 165 B.h.p $6000.00, Contact: Bill Goshen, (714) 990- 2091, Bob Goshen, (310) 534-1390 Dusty Times Photos: Track.side Photo Inc. back through the field for fourth. Taylor takes the checkered and the win with Flannery holding onto second and V anden Heuvel third. Class 4 found three wide going into the first corner with Kevin Probst, New Lenox, IL, coming out on top. Following behind him were Curt LeDuc, Cherry Valley, CA, and Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, NV. Probst gets off the course and flips several times coming down the hill in the backstretch. MacCachren is right on LeDuc and tries to pass LeDuc on the outside. He can't make it stick. Walker Evans, Riverside, CA, and Jack Flannery, Wiscon-sin Dells, WI, battle side by side with Walker getting around on the outside. MacCacheren has a tire going down. Evans is closing on second place MacCachren. Evans pulls off the course. LeDuc has shredded a tire allowing MacCachren to take over first. Flannery also gets around LeDuc and so does Geoff Dorr, Rock-ford, IL. Flanney closes in on MacCachren on the white flag lap but MacCachren holds him off and takes the win. Flannery comes in second and Dorr third. Curt LeDuc and Rob Mac-Cachren come out with a fairly big lead during the Heavy Metal Other weekend race results included: SODA Lites: 1st-HolgeirOksnevad, Davis, IL, 2nd-Kurt Callahan, Ottawa, IL, 3rd-Cory Friday, Berlin, Wl; Class 6: 1st-Rick Rayford, Schofield, WI, 2nd-Stanley Wood, Marinette, WI, 3rd-Ted Wittmaun, Men-asha, WI; Class BS: 1st-Cheryl Walton, Williamburg, MI, 2nd-Randy Krall, Stratford, WI, 3rd-Jeff Phillips, Appleton, WI; Class 5-1600: 1st-John Greaves, DePere, WI, 2nd-John Mason, Plymouth, WI, 3rd-Scott Miller, Wisconsin Rapids, WI; Class l lD: 1st-Michael Oberg, Eagle River, WI, 2nd-Gary Behrens, LaCrosse, WI, 3rd-Glen Math-ews, Rhinelander, WI; Class 2-1600: 1st-Dan Baudoux, Hem-lock. MI, 2nd-Mark Krueger, Peshtigo, WI, 2rd-Mark Stein-hardt, Rhinelander, WI; Class Women's Limited: 1st-Shari ~ --·-·-· ~ I ~ ~ WE CARRY Sponsors for the Chevrolet U.P. 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AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIP -ROUND I Neville Boyes Wins at Ke111psey By Darryl Smith . through. Both Dave Berry and Nigel Whittaker were frustrated with electrical problems. Rod Brand has been trying to finish at Kempsey for 13 years and was up to third behind Boyes and Burrows. Laurie Svenson called it a day on the last lap with no auto drive. Brand meanwhile ' had broken the front shocks off but was going to make it regardless. Boyes eased off with a feeling of front end weakness but he had a good lead over Burrows. With the finish line in view Burrows was on Boyes' tail bu;t down on time, so he did the right thing and let Boyes take the Neville Boyes set the pace in the Prologue, led the field all the way from the checker, a feat he did back in arena and won overall and in Class 1. He also won the Kings of Kempsey 1988, and has been overdue to do shootout, and was first overall in the Firestone turbo Mitsubishi buggy with since. Burrows once again drove a _c_o_le_e_n_R_o...:.p_e_r_n_a_v,...:.·g_a_tin_g'-.------------------.. faultless race and came in six The Bridgestone International later backed that up by·winning minutes behind on time. Zacka's in Australia, is renowned for the Kings of Kempsey shootout1 comeback put him third in class being an off road race with high Close behind in Prologue were just ahead of Brand who drove the attrrition, and this year was no Daren Wells·, Les Brown and last lap with the front corner on exception. However, Neville Boyes, so the first group of four the ground, but he did finish. Boyes and Coleen Roper beat all away was going to be a real fight. Luke Pell came in fifth with his the odds to lead the race right Boyes led this pack out of the unique turbo VW powered from the start and hold that arena on Sunday and it was only buggy. position for 500 kilometers and five or so kms up the road that Class 2 had a class field of some finish with a six minute lead after Wells was out after clipping a gate 26 cars in the 1600 category and it six hours 40 minutes of torture. post and bending the front end. was Matt Owen blitzing all to lead Their Firestone, turbo Mitsubishi Further back Barry Johnson was after the qualifying runs. Close buggy began to suffer from a out early too with steering woes. behind though were Ian Tscharke, weakened front end as the end Leading the field through was Les Andrew Ziems, and Bill Buch-drew near but the buffer they had Brown but after two laps, each anan. Owen held the lead for the set up helped them ease off and five minutes quicker than any one opening lap until going out with a still beat home Bridgestone's else, something was wrong. It was broken axle. Tscharke then took Mark Burrows. Local support found Brown was missing some of over as he did in the last race that went with Bill Buchanan who runs the course by accident, however, he went on to win overall. Class a smaller 1600 buggy and re-the outcome saw him disqual-rookie Joe Bulmer rolled his car warded his fans by finishing on ified. That left Boyes a clear whileStewartLatterjoinedhimin the podium with a fine third. leader. Owen was with him until a the pits with ignition problems. There were however many sad diff let go. The DNFs continued as The fight for second place was stories in the event that only had a Kevin Lee ( wheel bearings), Terry close with Buchanan, Ziems, and 30%finishingrecord. Rose (computer), and John Derrick Kennedy swapping In Class 1 Glenn Owen not Towers {axle) pulled out. Brad places. But they couldn't gain on only set the pace in the Prologue Zacka had stopped with a coil Tscharke who was into third but led the entire 108 car field. He problem but was stormin back overall. That was until the former iwinner, was in thick dust and .Into the race though, and it was I stuck a stump sending him on a Greg Campbell leading the rest wild end for end, destroying the with Steven Williams close I car. Buchanan took over the class behind. Kevin Hufschmid's neat lead and began to pull away. VW was out with brake prob-' Kennedy slipped by Ziems who lems, while Williams struck I was pushing on despite a broken trouble letting Taylor into , front beam. At the nine lap finish second. By lap six when Taylor it was local Buchanan taking the went down with steering failure, win as well as a third overall. Campbell was a long way in front Kennedy grabbed a fine second and took the win, saying it was a despite breaking a king pin on the great effort in the 13 year old car. last corner, with the ailing Ziems The only other VW to make the behind. Minor placings went to distance was Stephen Blair some Brisbane drivers Don MacArthur way back, but nevertheless a and Zane Murray .who put in finisher. strong drives. Class 5 had plenty of talent in Class 3: Thankfully, the thisclass,butsadlythehugeF150 numbers in the 1200 class had of Steve Hilton didn't make its picked up since the last race. debut after a broken axle, Les Heading up the Prologue were the Marshall blew his motor early on. same pair that fought out the last It was however Robert Pagan's race; Darrell) ohnson and Graeme little Mazda ute with the big Rotary Julius. Darren Perrin and Scott motor that was setting the pace. McNeil were close behind. One of Ross Watson was out early with the first out of the race was Glenn steering woes. Peter Briggs had Hancey whose clutch was no moved his Commodore ute into •match for his new powerful the lead over Pagan and Jan motor and gave up. Julius though Hegley doing well in her return to was a long way back after taking Kempsey despite the fact she had some time to get off the start with husband Ian navigating! The John an electrical problem.Johnson led Hinz Karman Ghia was losing a lot the class with Perrin right on his of oil, then the Pagan car stopped tail. Peter Avery was parked with with a broken chassis. It was going a blown diff. But charging around to be a close battle between Briggs the course was Mark Whisker and Hedley. In the end Hedlev who had a misfire during t took the win only three odd Prologue and started ninth in , minutes ahead of Briggs, who had class. He was now challenging for slowed with a front bearing the class lead. Scott McNeil was '\ problem, and they were the only another in the lead group until his two to complete the distance. motor blew. Whisker had made It was going to be a two car race his attempt on the class lead in Class 6. Michael Eggert was successful and took the honours. quicker than Steven Grocl and led He had finished 14th overall after him into the early laps. The pair starting 83rd! Johnson had areevenlymatchedthoughandby battled power steering failure but three lap distance Grocl was in the finished second over local, Julius. lead. Eggert fought back and then Another local in Perrin had come Grocl broke a shock absorber home in a strong fourth place. making the task easier for Eggert In Class 4, a healthy group of to go on and take the win. Grocl seven VW Baj as fronted with Nev came· in for the second place. To Taylor using his added horse-their credit though with so many power to lead the class in top cars going out it was good to Prologue. His winning form see both Challenger buggies make continued throughout the Satur-the distance. day when he won the King of I Class 7; in the 4x4 class, Les .Kem se shootout for Tin To s . . Siviourwasdebutinga brand new Nissan Patrol and set the pace in Prologue over Chris Langham in Mark Burrows was second in Class 1 and overall driving a faultless race and came in just 6 minutes behind the winner on time, in the Bridgestone buggy. With a 26 car field in Class 2, the 1600 category, Bill Buchanan was in the lead pack, and it was a tight fight for second place. But Buchanan took the lead when the leader crashed and he held on to the lead to win Class 2 and take third overall. / the Courier. In the race Siviour stopped early to help a rolled buggy, but even with the time adjustment for that it was the other Patrol of Dave Richards that had the lead. Siviour stopped to fix a broken bonnet catch helping Richards extend his lead. Eric Whitbread went out early with king pin bearing failure, while Gut Muldoon stopped with suspension problems on his new troopie. Joining the retirements was Craig Mc William with a rattle in the motor. Meanwhile Rich-ards still led and then Siviour lost more time when he slammed a , tree bringing on some bush panel beating. This incident put him into third behind Richards and Langham. Gary Weatherley was as strong as ever with the Suzuki in fourth. Could this be the first time since 1991 that Siviour hasn't won his class? With one lap to go it didn't look good for Siviour, but then as if some strange supernatural force took over, both Richards ( tree-radiator) and Langham ( diff) pulled up. Siviour took the win in the battered car. Weatherley came in a creditable second beating home many high horse-powered cars in his diminutive Suzuki. There was a good entry in Class 3, 1200cc class, but the leaders from the A healthy group of seven VW Bajas saw Nev Taylor win the Prologue and the Prologue had high attrition, and Mark Whisker, who started ninth, came up to Kings of Kempsey Shootout, but in the race it was Greg Campbell leading in take the honors in Class 3 and 14th overall. his 13 year old car and he won Class 4. _Page 30 October 1996 In Class 8 it was the Pajero of , Fabio Zarfati that was quickest of Dusty Times

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the modified·4x4s, with local Peter Hadlow returning in his Triton after some time off next. Into the race and the first few laps were see sawing between Zarfati and Grahame Baxter in the VS Patrol who of all things had a broken steering wheel. Hadlow sat in third while Ken Smith was keeping touch in the turbo Rodeo despite losing the front cliff. Into the final laps and Zarfati was having trouble with a blown power steering unit, losing time topping up oil. Baxter took advantage and went past. Zarfati was trying as best he could but the quick steer without power made control near impossible. He soon slammed a tree taking off the entire navigator's door. Baxter pushed hard and got the win, with Hadlow following him closely as he had done all day. The pair taking fifth and sixth overall as wel,l. Zarfati limped in for third, with Smith taking fourth. Dale Waters had run his own race all day and was rewarded with a fifth. Jan Hedley flew over the lumps, doing well on her return to Kempsey, and she was dueling with Peter Briggs most of the race, but in the end Jan took the Class 5 victory by just three odd minutes. These were the only two in Class 5 that finished the race. Class 8 was very competitive. Fabio Zarfati led most of the distance, but he lost power steering, banged into a tree and Grahame Baxter took the advantage and went on to win Class 8. --------,-----:-----=---====-====::::-:= In Class 9 never has a car gained so much attention as the debut of the single seater of Paul Simpson. Simpson had actually co-drove to the first Kempsey victory back in 1981 but was back in a big way with a USA imported, brand new Jimco. Complete with A-arm front and mid mounted USA V6 Toyota the car proved indestruct-Paul Simpson debuted his brand new imported Jimco with a V-6 Toyota; Paul David Parsons led the Class 9 race for a time in his first ever drive, but a few was second in the Prologue, lost power steering belts in the race but took the stops for fuel, finished second in class, won the rookie award and his first Class 9 win and placed eighth overall. finish was at Kempsey! ' Brad Zacka stopped to fix a coil problem but came storming back up the ranks in Class 1 and he eventually finished third in class in his flying buggy. Les Siviour debuted his brand new Nissan Patrol at Kempsey and had some new car problems, running third late in the event_: then the two leaders both retired and Siviour took the win in the battered Nissan. ible as it was pushed to the limit I with no auto drive. Simpson during prologue. Last year's pitted for another power steering winner Doug McMillan was belt but was back in the lead. quickest through with Simpson Marshall called it a day with shock next over Nev Marshall. Gordon problems. Simpson made one Scott debuted a wild and morestopforatirewhileParsons powerful car too but when the was making more stops for fuel. race started he was out early after Both Bill Vesty and Peter Sowter a rollover. McMillan's lead was failed on the last lap while short lived when he came in with Simpson took the class win and no tire on the rim. Simpson too placed eighth overall. But it won't was pit bound after losing a power be long before he should indeed steering belt. Having his first ever win a race. Parsons was ecstatic drive was David Parsons and he about finishing his first race and was surprised to learn he was the that being at Kempsey, he also · new class leader! Bob Todd was picked up 10th overall for the --------------------------------------out with c.v. damage while Rookie Award. These two were GRAND ··OPENING McMillan too was out for good the only class finishers. , . ·,_ . # Poa 103 1 121 2 186 3 131 4 178 5 201 1 244 2 202 3 297 4 239 5 308 1 301 2 303 3 331 4 409 1 405 2 504 1 531 2 602 1 601 2 701 1 704 2 801 1 821 2 802 3 813 4 828 5 918 1 990 2 BRIDGESTONE INTERNATIONAL AT KEMPSEY 1996 Australian Championship• Round 2 July 6-7, 1996 Driver/Co-driver Vehicle Class I -Unlimited Two Seat - 25 start - 7 finish Neville Boyes/Coleen Roper Hunter Rivmasta Mark Burrows/Colin Hodge Cougar Brad Zacka/Wayne Bell Kuster/Raceco Rod & Sabine Brand Hi Jinx Luke Pell/Andrew Meade Rivmasta Class 2 - 1600 cc Two Seat • 26 atart • 6 finish Bill Buchanan /Trevor Shannon Rivmasta Derrick Kennedy/Tony Eggins Stealth Andrew & Alex Ziems Rivmasta Don & Russell MacArthur Cobra Zane & Grayson Murray Hornet Class 3 -1200 cc Two Seat • 13 start - 4 finish Mark & Keith Whisker Rivmasta Darrell & Paul Johnson Bazco Graeme Julius/Vince Evans Bullet Darren Perrin/John Stevens Rivmasta Clasa 4 - Baja Bug • 7 start - 2 finish Greg & Alison Campbell Baja Bug Stephen Blair/Geoff Lucas Baja Bug Class 5 • 2WD Sedan & Pickup -10 start • 2 finish Jan & Ian Hedley Ford F150 Peter Briggs/Bill Rosseter Holden Commodore Class 6 - Challenger 1600 Buggy - 2 start - 2 finish Michael Eggert/Dennis Green Buggy Steven & Frank Groel Southern Cross .Class 7 - Production 4x4. 8 start - 2 finish Les Siviour/Geott Miller Gary Weatherley/Mark White Class 8 -Unlimited 4x4. 7 start . 5 finish Nissan Patrol Suzuki Sierra Grahame Bax1er/Nigel Burley Nissan Patrol VB Peter Hadlow/Scott Foster Mitsubishi Triton Fabio Zarfati/Phil Keed Mitsubishi Pajero Ken Sm~h/Greg Horton Holden Rodeo Dale Waters/Dale Ryan Toyota Landcruiser Class 9. Unlimited Single Seat -10 start - 2 finish Paul Simpson JimcolToyola David Parsons Fire Fox Starters - 108 • Finishers 32. Finishing ralio • 30% Fastest Prologue• car # I 02 Glenn O.Ven Fastest race lap -car# I 02 Glenn Owen 42:18 Race Distance· 500 kilometers (310 miles) Rookie Award Award • #990 David Parsons DustyTimcs Time OIA 6:40:14 6:46:24 2 7:20:13 4 7:24:46 7 7:50:58 13 7:12:09 3 7:25:59 9 7:25:59 11 9:07:53 29 9:16:36 31 7:53:23 14 8:12:36 18 8:40:28 23 8:56:55 26 8:23:52 22 9:11:14 30 8:13:45 19 8:17:17 20 8:03:03 17 8:18:41 21 7:54:15 15 8:58:00 27 7:22:07 5 7:23:48 6 7:46:45 12 8:02:20 16 8:56:18 25 7:25:11 8 7:39:48 10 ffi~ DmPw C"..,,,,,,,.~I ""'«::11'.AI' .Ar l,Jll!II WHUIA .. L-~ .,~ r~ (.'1R,.,,,1&,1/I~ F<JR liET DF IIF SOODRICH TIRES I! RANCHO Rli l!iDOO !!iHDC3'!. 1,.. 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-It's Back to Lake Genna, WI, or the Fourth Stop in the SODA orld Series of Off Road Racing By "},, chelle Halverson T h • last race before the halfway mark of the SODA World Series of Off Road Racing was back at the Lake Geneva Raceway in Lake Geneva, WI, for the Chevrolet Off Road Geneva. This grueling 1.25 mile course, set up by race promoter, Kevin Dawson, in-corporates part of a paved oval track with an off road course to offer numerous tight turns, a rhvthm section. high speed straightaways and high flying jumps. Sunny Skies ans warm temperatures make it a perfect fo~rth ofJuly weeden~ of racing. Leonard Gehl, New Berlin, WI, had the early lead in the Class 6 race on Saturday, only to fall prey to a flat tire allowing Bill Groboski, Oshkosh, \Xll, to take over the lead. Groboski opened up a huge lead and took the checkered flag over Randy Dietzen, Menasha, WI, in second and Mark Zablocki, Pound, WI, third. Class 5-1600 saw Terry Wolfe, Wauwatosa, WI, with a good start and the lead for most of the race. Tim Christensen, Gillett, WI, made Wolfe work for his win with the two exchanging the lead several times during the race. Wolfe held on at the end coming in first with Tim Christensen taking second and John Mason, Plymouth, WI, third. Lonnie Andrews, North Star, Ml, had the lead off the line in Class 13 with Joe Zilisch, Wausau, WI, and Evan Evans, Riverside, CA, right behind. Both Zilisch and Evans make it around Andrews with Evans right behind Zilisch. Evans tries several times to get around Zilisch and takes the lead on the back stretch. Zilisch gets hung up with stalled traffic in the rhythm section allowing Evans to pull away and Andrews to get around. Zilisch comes back and regains second but cannot catch Evans. Evans crosses the finish line in first with Zilisch taking second and Andrews hanging onto third. Fourteen lined up in the LeMans style start for the Class 4 race. Kevin Probst, New Lenox, IL, came out in front with Greg George, Lake Elsinore, CA, gaining fast, followed by Greg Gerlach, Dakota, MN, Scott Douglas, El Cajon, CA, and Jack Flannery, Wisconsin Dells, WI. Gerald Foster, Noble, IL, ended his race early with a broken wheel. George spins off the track, gains control and spins again. Douglas has come up through the pack and takes over first with Flannery right behind. Flannery can't get around as Douglas and Flannery approach lap traffic. Gerlach pulls off and also George. George gets back on the course only to be a lap down. Geoff Dorr, Rockford, IL and Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL, also get around Probst. (Taylor was driving Rob MacCachren's truck.) Flannery gets held up by lap traffic and runs out of time to take over first. Douglas takes the checkered with Flannery second and Dorr coming up through the pack for third. Eleven 2x4 trucks were at the Jine as the green flag flew for Class 8,JimmieJohnson, ~lCajon, CA, West·cOOst Distributor fOR HEWLAND OFF ROAD GEARS ALL GEARS AVAILABLE SEPARATELY NEW RATIOS AVAILABLE OUR PRICE $6·95·_.-00 Per Set 2 Ratio's Available Valley-Performance ~ McKenzie Perlormance·Products 3700 Mead Ave. 2366 East Orangethorpe Las Vegas, NV 891'1l .Anaheim, CA 92800 .702/873-1962 714/441-1212 DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Page 31 Photos: Trackside Photo Inc. took the early lead and never looked back. Brendan Gaughan, Las Vegas, NV,Jimmie Crowder, Tallahassee, FL, Scott Taylor, and Dan Vanden Heuvel, Appleton, WI battle behind. Crowder gets sideways allowing Taylor to take over third. Vanden Heuvel pulls off the track. Taylor spins and. Gaughan takes second. Taylor, Gaughan and Jed Flannery, Wisconsin Dells, WI all spin in the same part of the track. Taylor spins again, begins smoking and pulls 0££. Crowder, trying to make a pass, gets wide and hits a large tree wedging it under the front of his truck. As he moves forward and backward, he can't get the tree unhooked. The checkered comes out with Johnson taking the win, Gaughan holding onto second and Flan-nery, third. Other races that took place Saturday included, SODA Lights: 1 st-Holgeir Oksnevad, Davis, IL, 2nd-Cory Friday, Berlin, WI, 3rd-Kurt Callahan, Ottawa, IL; Class 11 D: 1st-Gary Behrens, LaCrosse, WI, 2nd-Tim Christ-ensen, Gillett, WI, 3rd-Glen Mathews, Rhinelander, WI; Class 9 / 10: 1st-Jeff St. Peter, Belgium, WI, 2nd-Dan Baudoux, Hem-lock, MI, 3rd-Chad Hord, Iron Mountain, Ml; Class 2-1600: 1st-Michael Seefeldt, Sussex, \VI, 2nd-Mark Krueger, Peshtigo, WI, 3rd-Jason Crowder, Tallahassee, FL. Several women's races were first on the schedule for Sunday with eleven taking the line for the Women's Heavy Metal. Sherrie Parsons, Antigo, WI, took the early lead with Nicole Schlueter, Howell, Ml, Christing Burnis, Marquette, MI, Gail Brand, Franksville, WI, and Valerie Rehn, Appleton, WI right behind. Brand gets loose and Rehn takes over fourth. Schlueter loops it, allowing Parsons to pull away. Rehn also gets around Burnis in the rhythm section. . Rehn heads into the pits with a broken axle. She comes back out trying to finish to earn points. Brand also heads into the pits. Schlueter gains on Parsons but gets wide over a jump. On the white flag lap, with a huge lead, Parsons gets caught behind lap traffic in the rhythm section, stalls and cannot get her truck started again. Schlueter passes and takes the checkered with Brenda Hockers, Greenleaf, WI, taking second and Robin Schultz, Kenosha, WI, third. Cheryl Walton, Williamsburg, MI, and Randy Krall, Stratford, 'w'I, battled back and forth and side by side in the Class 8S race until Walton has to pull into the 'pits to change a flat tire. Krall comes out with the win, with 'w' alton coming back for second and Jeff Phillips, Appleton, WI, third. Todd Attig, Dixon, IL, loked to be the winner of the Class 7S race. Attig got an early lead and led for most of the race, until he had to pull off on the last lap. Art Schmit, Pittsburgh, PA, had to Octobcr1996 Jimmy Crowder took home his first Class 7S victory in the Ford on Sunday, despite his earlier mishap with the tree. Jimmy races the entire season with SODA. Glen Matthews won the Class 11 D third place on Saturday, but didn't have good luck on Sunday in the Class 11 single seat event. Jeff St. Peter won the Class 9/10 race on Saturday and came back on Sunday to place second in the Class 1 /2 event, a good weekend for St. Peter and his wife Paula won the Women's Unlimited Buggy event too. head into the pits early with a flat tire but made it back out on the lead lap. Jimmie Crowder took home his first Class 7S win with Andrew Wehe, El Cajon, CA, taking second and Jeff Kincaid, Crandon, WI, moving up through the field for third. Fourteen were at the line for the start of the popular Heavy Metal Manufacturer's Challenge. Kevin Probst, GeoffDorr, Scott Taylor, Scott Douglas and Rob MacCach-ren, Las Vegas, NV, came out in front. Both Douglas and Mac-Cachren get around Taylor. Probst falls back to fourth and battles side by side with Taylor until Probst gets sideways. Jimmie Johnson gets around Taylor in the rhythm section and Taylor pulls off the track. Johnson gains on Dorr and eventually gets around for third. Douglass and MacCach-r en get together in lap traffic but hold their positions. The checkered flag flies for Douglas as he takes home his second win of the weekend. MacCachren holds onto second and Johnson comes in third. Other races taking place on Sunday included: Women's Limited: 1st-Sarah Tate, New London, WI, 2nd-Shari Huven, Hortonville, WI, 3rd-Crystal Kozloski, Green Bay, WI; Women's Unlimited: 1st-Paula St. Peter, Belgium 'w'I, 2nd-Tracy Crump, Garden City. WI. 3rd-Gwen Holmes, Fort Gratiot, MI; Class 112: 1st-Brian Collins, Las Vegas, NV, 2nd-Jeff St. Peter, Belgium, WI, 3rd-Dan Baudoux, Hemlock, Ml; Class 1-1600: 1st-Mark Steinhardt, Rhinelander, WI, 2nd-Mark Krueger, Peshtigo, WI, 3rd-Dan Baudoux; Class 11 S: 1st-Gary Behrens, LaCross, WI, 2nd-Tim Christensen, Gillett, WI, 3rd-Lonnie Andrews, North Star, Ml; Unlimited Champion-ship: 1st-Brian Collins, Las Vegas, NV, 2nd-Scott Schwalbe, Rhinelander, 'w'I, 3rd-Dan Baudoux; Stock Metal Champ-ionship: 1st-Andrew 'w'ehe, El Cajon, CA , 2nd-Jimmie Crowd-er, Tallahassee, FL, 3rd-David Brand, Colemen, 'w'I; Limited Championship: 1st-Dan Bau-doux, 2nd-Michael Seefeldt, Sussex, 'w'I, 3rd-Tim Evans, New Albany, OH. Sponsors for the Chevrolet Off Road Geneva include Official Series Sponsors Chevrolet, BFGoodrich and American Racing Custom 'w'heels, Assoc-iate Sponsors Goodyear, Dyno-Max, Hydra-Matic and KC HiLites and Event Sponsors Interlaken Resort and Spa and the Abbey of Lake Geneva and MB.The next stop on the SODA World Series of Off Road Racing is the Chevrolet Luxemburg Off Road Challenge in Luxemburg, WI, July 20 & 21, 1996. Dusty Times

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SODA WORLD SERIES OF OFF ROAD RACING The Chevrolet Luxemburg Off Road Challenge . taking third. Jimmie Johnson, El Cajon, CA, also took the early lead and had what looked to be an easy win until his truck started smoking and would catch on fire in the corners. Apparently a rear end seal was leading grease onto the the start, but could not get around. The checkered flew for Notary with Crowder taking second and Michael Seefeldt, third. By Michelle Halverson Photos: Trackside Photo Inc. rotor and catching fire. Several ----------.others behind Johnson were Rob MacCachren once again jumped out in the lead after Scott Douglas, El Cajon, CA, spins and loses several positions in the Heavy Metal Manufacturer's Challenge. MacCachren never looked back as he takes home his second win of the weekend. Curt LeDuc and Geoff Dorr both drove great races and finished second and third respectively. having problems with the slippery track and spun several times, including Scott Taylor, Belvidere, IL. Taylor works his way back to the front every time and ends up with second place behind Johnson and in front of the third place position of Jed Flannery, Wis-consin Dells, WI. Results from the rest of Sunday's racing action included: Women's Limited: 1st-Shari Other results for Saturday Huven, Hortonville, WI, 2nd-included: SODA Lites: 1st-Kurt Sarah Tate, New London, WI, Callahan, O ttawa, IL, 2nd-Zane 3rd-Karen Christensen, Suring, Roberts, Crandon, WI, 3rd-Curt WI, Women's Unlimited: lst-Parsons, Antigo, WI; Class 6: 1st-Tina Crowder, Tallahassee, FL, Rick Rayford, Schofield, WI, 2nd-Tracy Crump, Garden City, 2nd-Bil1Groboski,Oshkosh, WI, Ml, 3rd-Ruth Schwartzburg, 3rd-Randy Dietzen, Menasha, West Bend, WI, Women's Heavy WI; Class 5-1600: lSt_Tim Metal: 1st-Valerie Rehn, Apple-Christensen, Gillett, WI, 2nd-ton, WI, 2 nd-Sherri Parsons, Ronald Karlman, Ixonia, WI, Antigo, \Xll, 3rd-Brenda Hockers, 3rd-Terry\Xi'olfe, Wauwatosa, Greenleaf, WI; Class l/2: 1st WI; Class 1 lD: 1st-Michael Brian Collins, Las Vegas, NV, O berg, Eagle River, WI, 2nd-Tim 2nd-Jeff St. Peter, Belgium, WI, Christensen, 3rd-Greg Stingle, 3rd-Tommy Bradley, Las Vegas, • Appleton,Wl;Class2-1600: 1st-NV, Class SS: 1st-Cheryl Michael Seefeldt, Sussex, WI, Walton, Williamsburg, Ml, 2nd-2nd-Mark Steinhardt, Rhine- Randy Krall, Stratford, \X,'l, 3rd-lander, WI, 3rd-Michael Notary, Mike Bergner, Cecil, WI; Class . Melbourne, FL. 1 lS: 1st-Lonnie Andrews, North Greg Stingle placed third in Class 110 and he is a consistent up front runner in this low powered but highly competitive class. His car does fly very well. The Kewaunee County Fair- Schultz and Flanagan battle, but Rob MacCachren, Las Vegas, grounds in Luxemburg, WI, was Flanagan runs out of time. The NV, was the easy winner in Class the site for the fifth stop in the checkered flies once again for 4. MacCachren took the early SODA World Series of Off Road Evans with Schultz holding onto lead and never looked back. Racing, the Chevrolet Luxemburg second and Flanagan, third. Gerald Foster, Noble, IL, loses his Off Road Challenge. This 1.1. Pat Dean, Las Vegas, NV, ends second place position to Greg mile track is a very tight and up on his roof in the first corner George, Lake Elsinore, CA. Curt technicaltrack.ltincorporatesan of the Class 9/10 race. Cliff LeDuc, Cherry Valley, CA, existingclayovaltrackwithanoff Holiday, Green Bay, WI, takes battles with Foster and gets road course featuring i:,pecially the early lead even after getting around on the inside for third. designed jumps, sharp turns and sideways in that first corner. LeDuc then puts the pressure on rhythm sections. The weather, _ Following behind Holiday are George and moves past him into once again, was ideal with sunny Trent Hanson, Rockford, IL, and second. George, having problems skies and warm temperatures. Dan Baudoux, Hemlock, Ml. turning his vehicle, loses his Evan Evans, Riverside, CA, Hanson spins allowing Baudoux position to both Foster and Geoff once again dominates the Class 13 to get around him and Baudoux Dorr, Rockford, IL. Dorr moves race that took place on Saturday. also gets by Holiday for the lead. into third and puts pressure on Starting deep in the pack, Evans Scott Schwalbe, Rhinelander, LeDuc, but time runs out. moves into first place before the WI, moves up into second and MacCachren takes the easy win end of the first lap. Ed Schultz, Jeff St. Peter, Belgium, WI, into with LeDuc second and Dorr Kenosha, WI, Lonnie Andrews, third. Schwalbe and St. Peter get l """'"* North Star, MI, and Pat Flanagan, together and St. Peter powers by • » ·T Greenville WI, battle behind into second. St. Peter now has his Evans. Joe Zilisch, Wausau, WI, sights on Baudoux and takes the heads into the pits with a broken inside line for first. Schwalbe also tie rod. Andrews spins and takes the inside line and moves Flanagan moves into third. into second place over Baudoux. Dennis Ferdon, Abrams, WI, ThecheckeredcomesoutwithSt. catches Andrews and puts Peter taking first, Schwalbe pressureonhimbuthastopulloff second and Baudoux holding ~hen his truck begins to smoke. onto third. CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMETS & ACCESSORIES • Built & Backed by Bell Helmets • Light Weight • Lexan Sheild • Snell 90 • Helmet Conversions • Complete Blower Systems for Single or Double Seat Cars • Complete Line of Worth & Pyrotect Safety Products • Cool Boxes • Blowers • 4' -any Length Hose • Free Service & Parts • We Ship UPS $299.oo WITH SKIRT Class 7S on Sunday found Art Star, Ml, 2nd-Gary Behrens, Schmitt, Pittsburgh, PA, with an LaCrosse, WI, 3rd-Michael early lead and a big win. Several Oberg, Eagle River, WI; U nlimit-vehicles came into contact with ed Championship Shootout: 1st-one another in the first corner. Brian Collins, Las Vegas, NV, One of the vehicles was John 2nd-Scott Schwalbe, Rhineland-Greaves, DePere, Wl, who fought er, WI, 3rd-Jeff St. Peter, his way back through the field and Belgium, WI; Limited Buggy: 1st-into second. Greaves gets a little Michael Notary, Melbourne, FL, pressure from Mark Eberhardt, 2nd-Michael Seefeldt, Sussex, Ripon, WI, but holds onto the WI, 3rd-Larry Manske, West position. Todd Attig, Dixon, IL, Allis, WI. also moves through the field past Sponsors for the Chevrolet Andrew Wehe, El Cajon, CA, Luxemburg Off Road Challenge and Eberhardt to take over third. include Official Series Sponsors The race finishes with Schmitt Chevrolet, BFGoodrich and taking first, Greaves second and American Racing Custom Attig third. Wheels, Associate Sponsors Jason Crowder, Tallahassee, Good year, DynoMax, Hydra-FL, drove an impressive race in Matic and KC HiLites and Event Class 1-1600 moving up from Sponsors Budweiser, Wil-Lift, deep in the pack to second place. Regency Suites, Jorn's Chevrolet Crowder put pressure on Michael ... and the Luxemburg-Casco Notary, who had the lead from Performing Arts Group. '-,5153 Bow~en Av_~. •-~n_DIQgO_• C~ •$211] ~_{~~9)~7~i509 This two seater also flies well, but we cannot identify the car. SODA is not given to providing entry lists to the press, so you have to recognize the car, despite the mud. DultyTlma Pagc33

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FRT TECATE CONQUISTA GRAN CARRERA Overall Win For Harrold five minute lead on Gary Hamlin in his Jimco. In third it was Ron Brookshire in another Jimco, this one with A-arms. Adolfo and Miguel Pastrana who started late in another Jimco, didn't manage t o comp_lete their first lap . By Judy Smith Chris Harrold literally flew around the Baja course in the Jimco and beat everyone else to the checkered flag. Chris led the entire race, got fast lap on the last lap with a very flat tire. Chris Harrold put his Class 10 Jimco in front of the pack and took the overall win at the FR T Conquista in July. The event, third in the FRT Superstition Desert Series, took place south of the border and just a few miles west of the town of Tecate. This was the first race at this location, a campground and water park called Los Sahuaros, just off the main highway between Tijuana and Tecate. Not only was there a tempting water play area, with all the slides and pools a gaggle of kids could want, but there was also a restaurant with good food. Parking was the big snafu. It seems that most of the Mexican nationals who travel to the resort arrive by bus, and parking hasn't been a big deal. But Gary Hamlin, driving a Jimco pushed hard all day but never could get to first in class. He took second place in Class 10 and had a great time as well. Bob Landry and Steve Johnson who both were sick during the race soldiered on to take the win in Class 1-2-1600 with a winning time just a bit over three hours. Photos: C&C Racing Photos J the racers and their crews came with multitudes of cars, trucks, trailers, mot o r homes a n d assorted paraphernalia. Vehicles were spotted willy-nilly all around the hills, and for some late arrivals it was a fair hike to get to the edge of the hill where they could see the racers. Nobody seemed to mind seriously, and they were all fitted in somehow. It was a warm day, and a nice feature was the Mexican ice-cream men with their little push carts full of frozen goodies wandering through the crowd all day. The race course radiated out from a bowl which had been turned into a short-course, with three big hair-pin turns and some jumps. It was a kind of natural amphitheater, and spectators lined the edge of the old road on one side, and perched atop the hills to the south. The pits curled around the edge of the bowl, with easy access for the racers. Once the cars left the amphitheater they headed out onto a 36 mile loop. It was a four lap race. The motorcycles and ATVs raced early in the day, and the . Desert Lites ran a couple of short motos after the others had finished, and then the cars and trucks were ready to start. The weather was hot, but probably 20 degrees cooler at this location than it would have been in . the Borrego Desert where most ot the FRT races take place. The course, whic h touch ed on some of SCORE's Baja 1000 and Baja 500 trails at its furthest reaches, was dry and dusty, and, since it was in Mexico and was using existing roads in some areas, the racers had to watch for local traffic on parts of it. Class 10 was first to take the green flag, and when they'd completed their first lap it was Harrold in front, with nearl a . Harrold stayed in front, while Hamlin, holding on to second, had a throttle spring problem and a non-race truck ran him off the road. Brookshire, who'd been stuck on the first lap, closed up a bit on this one. · Harrold, who was liking the race course, but not the traffic he was encountering, stayed in front. He reported sharing the road with buses. That's not an unusual occurren~e in Mexican races, but one that FR,. T racers are not a~customed to, since their courses ar'e usually ·confined to the Borrego desert. Hamlin was still firmly in second place, while Travis Brookshire, who'd taken over for his brother, held third. On the last lap Harrold recorded the fast lap of the day, at 40:42, and came into the finish line for the win wondering why his car was handling oddly. He was surprised to learn that a rear tire was dead flat. It had a screw in it. Hamlin, who'd had no flats, finished second, with the Brookshires, after a last lap flat, in third and pleased with their first race in the new car. The Class 1 cars took off next, and in this group Chuck Hovey put his Type IV powered Raceco out front, with a lead of nearly two minutes on Brent Miller in another Type IV powered Raceco. In third it was Richard Winfrey in a Porsche powered E &J Special. They held the same order on the second lap, with Miller moving up to within five seconds of Hovey, and Winfrey still third. Hovey's lead grew on the third lap however, as Miller threw a power steering belt and also had a rear flat. He got to the main pits on the flat, but had no one of his own there and the friendly Baja Pits went to work to change it. . Winfrey didn't finish his thir~ Jeff Franklin, fighting sickness, but with no co-driver to take over, went the whole way alone, finished second, in 1-2-1600 and only missed first place by four minutes. . lap, and now Rober t Ranallo moved into third in his Funco. He was playing catch up because on the first lap he'd no sooner got out of the short course area then he'd laid his car on its side and had to wait for help to get back on his wheels. Hovey, whose only stop had been for fuel, had no trouble at all and took the win, and second place in the overall standings. Miller, who lost first and fifth gears on the last lap, and had a fading clutch, nevertheless finished second. Ranallo, who'd never raced anything before this event, had two flats on his last lap, and finished third. Next to start was Jake Searle, who was the only Baja Bug entry. He managed to complete only two laps before breaking a c.v. joint and his front end. In the 1-2-1600 class the team of Vic Bruckmann and T im Lawrence, in an ORC, were out on the first lap, while Bob Landry went into the lead in his Jimco. Jeff Franklin ran just 12 seconds behind him in hisJimco. Franklin, who'd started in front, had blown a turn, and was now trying to regain his position. They were still close at the end of the second lap, and Landry was still in the lead. On the third lap he put his co-driver, Steve Johnson, in for the second half, and he still had the lead at the end of lap three, but he was sick and wanted out of the car. So Landry got back in. Franklin meanwhile, was also sick, but had no handy co-driver. Landry continued to have a good day, and went on to take the win, beating the car sick Franklin b y a little over four minutes. No one else in the class finished. In Class 100 the early lead belonged to Ken and Bob Hargrove in their Type IV powered Funco. They were just over a minute ahead of Bob Short and Mike Mercurio in their 'Chenowth, and then it was Richard Burnworth in another Chenowth. A very distant fourth place was the team of Joe and Richard Kem in a Kemco. They spent two hours and 15 mintues finishing that first lap, and then parked. By the end of the second lap the Hargrove car had about nine minutes on Mercurio and Short and Burnworth was another 26 minutes back. And after three laps the Hargroves, who were apparently having no serious problems, had a lead of over an hour, and now it was Burnworth in second place as Murcurio and Short lost a full hour. At the finish it was still the Hargroves, who didn't stop to chat, taking the win by an hour and 14 mintues. Murcurio and Short moved back up to second as Burnworth had a long last lap, but salvaged third Ron and Travis Brookshire in the A-arm Jimco, the driving chores being shared. They finished third in Class 10 and felt pretty good for their car's first outing. Dave Collier and Jim Zabrowski ran a good race all day in their Suspensions Unlimited car but were never able to get into first place. They took a long second in Class 9. Tom McAdams in the venerable Hi-Jumper, had a bit of a tussle with a barb-wire fence, had a few flats but still managed third place in Class 9. Pagc34 October 1996 Dusty Times •.•'< • '· . •./1'.r# · ~"" • ,. .,, ~-...... ---~·------------________ -.-; ___ ..__ ---------------..... -~----~----------------_,._.. ________ ..,. ________ _. ____ . __ _

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place. drove the first two laps with his The Class 9 cars took off next, dad riding shotgun, and he's and Kevin Pratt and Wayne decided he'll be back to do this Ritayik had their Jimco in the some more. lead, with 28 seconds on Kevin Orellana and Castro had a Graves in hisJimco. In third it was totally trouble free day, and took Dave Collier and Jim Zabrowski the win by five minutes and 20 in their Suspensions Unlimited seconds. The Grills were second, car, and Tom McAdams was followed in by the Jones team. In fourth in a Hi Jumper. Larry Kern fourth it was Juan and Manuel and Jenny Pfankuch, usually at Covarrubias, an uncle and the front of the pack in their nephew team, who'd had two rear Kernco, were having a miserable flats. day which ultimately tallied up The trucks went next, and in three broken ball joints, all at this group the lead went to Cesar different times, and a broken Salas, who lives in Tecate. He was trailing arm. driving a Chevy that is usually his time on hi~ last lap, to take the win by over a half-hour. It was Smith in second place, reporting no mechanical problems for the first time in the truck's history. In third it was Fantelli, and McMillan, with a vise grip where his automatic transmission cable handle should have been, was fourth. Only one Class 11 car came to play, though there must be 30 of them living in the Tiujana-Tecate-Ensenada area. Still, the team of Isaac and Jose Anguiano and Leopoldo Gutierrez had a good time. They nearly got permanently stuck in the first silty turn in the amphitheater, but a little help from spectators got them moving quickly and they never made that mistake again. They had no problems at all, did Ken and Bob Hargrove drove their Funco to a first place in Class 100, winning the class by well over an hour. roads and thus a good deal The next FR T race is the smoother and faster than most Superstition 250 on the weekend FRT courses in the desert. of the 18th and 19th of October. At the end of lap two the lead pre-runner, and he had about two belonged to Graves who'd run minutes on second place. That into a fence. He said it was a very was the team of Eduardo Diaz and old fence, and it "just shattered", Jaime Medina in a Nissan. In third not slowing him much. Ritayik it was Rod Fantelli in a Ford, and Pratt were gone. Now another couple of minutes back, Zabrowski and Collier ran and then came Ray McMillan in second, having a good dice with his Scout, in fourth. On the McAdams. At least they enjoyed second lap Salas held the lead, and it, while McAdams, who ended was now 12 minutes up on up parked in a barbed wire fence Fantelli who was losing trans probably didn't have so much fluid, but had moved into second. fun. He ran third and Dave Brett Smith, who'd been badly Dietrich and Adam Pfankuch in a lost on the first lap, had his Mazda Jimco, moved up to fourth place. in third and Medina and Diaz ran four evently paced laps and got a ----------------------------They ran the same way through fourth in the Nissan after a long the third lap, but now it was lap. Kevin's dad, Hal, at the wheel. Salas stayed in front, while Collier and Zabrowski were Smith moved up to second and second, McAdams was third and Fantelli ran out of gas and Dietrich and Pfankuch lost a lot of dropped to third. McMillan was time with a broken ball joint, fourth, and the Nissan was which moved John Kelty into brokendown.Salascontinuedhis fourth place. Graves had not.=-clean run, recording his best problems at all, and the team took the win, reporting a flawless day. In second it was Collier and Zabrowski, while McAdams was third, reporting two flats, poor brakes and that barbed wire. Dietrich and Pfankuch got things repaired and came home fourth. The 5-1600s were next to go and it was Victor and Juan Herrera in the lead at the end of lap one, with 38 seconds on Jim and Brian Grill. In third it was Victor Orellana and Albert Castro, followed by John and Dave Gaddis. On the second lap Orellana and Castro moved to the front, as the Herreras disap-peared. It was still the Grills in second, but now the Gaddis team ran third with Scot and Jake Jones in fourth. Orellana, who'd driven the first two laps, now put Castro in the car and he continued to lead, having no problems. This was the first time out for the car, and they were mighty pleased with the way it was running, In second it was still the Grills, now with Brian driving, and they were having trouble with Mexican traffic. Brian hit a Lincoln Continental at one point and Jim had been run off the road by a dump truck. The Gaddis team ran third still, and the Jones family was just under two minutes behind them. This Kevin an problem finish, enjoying their first FR T event. The spectators loved them, giving them a big hand every time they came around. One of the big attractions at Los Sahuaros was that as fast as they could get out of their drivers suits and into their swim suits the racers could be cooling off in that tempting, clear water just a few feet from the finish line. The proprietors must have had to scrub the pools after all the dusty racers had their swims. In general the racers enjoyed the new venue, finding the course very different, since it was mostly was the first time out for Jake, Victor Orellana and Albert Castro led the class from the second lap on, who is Scot's 16 year 0,~ld~s~o~n~. ~H~e~..;;re;;;p;;;o;;r:;te;;;;d;;;;a;;;;;;tr;;;;o;;;;u;;;;b;;,le;;-;;;;f r;;;;e;;e;d~a;;y;;;;a;;;;n;;d;;w;-_on_C_l:--as_s_s_-_1_6_00_in_th_e_c_a_r_·s_f-;;;ir;;s-::t ;;;;o;;;;u;;;;ti;;;;n;;;g.;;;--: -# FRT TECA TE CONOUISTA RESULTS -JULY 20, 1996 TECATE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO # Pos Driver/Co-Driver Vehicle Time Cla■a Open -Unlimited Single & Two aeat - 4 start - 3 finish 103 1 Chuck Hovey Raceco 2:53:51 104 2 Brent Miller Raceco 3:12:05 102 3 Robert Ranallo Funco 3:52:38 Class 1-2·1600 - 1600 Restricted Engine -3 start - 2 finiah 1652 1 Bob Landy/Steve Johnson Jimco 3:06:11 1650 2 Jeff Franklin Jimco 3:10:44 Class Mini Mag • o start - O finiah Claaa 5 - o atart - o finish Claaa 5-1600 • 1600cc Baja Bug - 7 atart - 5 finish 553 1 Victor Orellaana/Albert Castro Baja Bug 3:15:01 554 2 Jim & Brian Grill Baja Bug 3:20:21 557 3 Jake & Scott Jones Baja Bug 3:41 :52 556 4 Juan & Manuel Covarrubias Baja Bug 3:47:29 552 5 John & Dave Gaddis Baja Bug 3:51:57 Claaa 8 - Misc Trucks • 6 atart - 4 finish 759 1 Cesar Salas Chevy Blazer 3:28:08 730 2 Bren Smith Mazda 3:45:16 799 3 Ron Fantelli Ford 4:09:23 757 4 Ray McMillan Scout 5:05:22 Class 9 - 1600 cc Restricted Buggy - 7 start - 5 finish 903 1 Kevin Graves/Hal Graves Jimco 3:18:44 902 2 Dave Collier/Jim Zabrowski Suspensions Unlimited 3:27:32 904 3 Tom McAdams Hi Jumper 3:38:00 900 4 Dave Dietrich/Adam Pfankuch Jimco 3:49:41 905 5 John Kelty unknown 4:12:59 Class 10 -Unlimited 1650cc - 4 start -3 finish 1000 1 Chris Harrold Jimco 2:47:39 1001 2 Gary Hamlin/ Jimco 3:02:25 1002 3 Ron & Travis Brookshire A-ArmJ,mco 3:30:28 Class 100 -100 inch WB Buggies - 4 start - 3 finish 5 1 Ken & Bob Hargrove Funco 3:23:39 4 2 Bob Short/Mike Mercurio Chenowth 4:37:29 3 3 Richard Burnworth Chenowtll 4:59:33 Class 11 -Stock VW Sedan - I starter -1 finisher 1110 1 Isaac & Jose Anguiano & L. Gutierrez VWBeetle 4:40:10 Total starters - 36 - total finishers -26 --'denotes overall winner •• a 20 minute penalty assessed. Course:4 36 mile laps Weather: warm. breezy Course 4 laps of a 38 mile rough and dusty route - Weather: warm. breezy Cesar Salas ran his Chevy Blazer to an easy first place in the truck class, having no troubles all race long and holding the lead all day too. He had eighteen minutes in hand when he took the checkered flag. Jim and Brian Grill, here getting a bit of air, ran in second place all race long, had a good day and finished a mere five minutes out of first place in Class 5-1600. Brett Smith, finally getting a race in without mechanical prob-lems drove to a nice second in Truck Class in the nice looking Mazda. The Ford of Ron Fantelli ran up as high as second during the race but he had tranny problems and ran out of gas. He still captured third in Truck Class. Dusty Times October 1996 Page 35 .,..

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,. lnscnada 1000 Rally Mike and Paula Gibeault fly through the water in the Subaru RX in the elusive hunt for first place. The Ridgecrest kids placed a great second in Group A and second overall . . thrill for American navigators; from both above and below the pacenotes. There is much to offer border, however the National rall yists in this new land ( to us) regulars from mainland Mexico and it is widely believed that we are more suited to the paved are just scratching the surface of stages while the US rally teams are available roads and challenges in more adept at dirt; there was Baja Norte. precious little pavement so hope In February of this year a small sprang eternal in the US teams. test rally was held, it was a success Well · established names like and the green light was given by Gallo, Goya, Zamora, Gibeault, thepowersthatbeinMexicoCity Malik, Wood, Hocker and for this National event in June. Chavez would battle it out across Octavio Velarde was the master-the Baja peninsula and back again. mind behind this venture. With The first stage was paved, about Augustin Zamora and Gabriel Martin in the well sponsored Eagle Talon came up from Mexico City to show everyone some help from Tecate Beer, the 16 miles long and very challeng-e/se how it's done. The team finished first in Group A and First Overall as well. San Nicholas Resort and the cities ing, it was also Highway 3 from Seventy miles south of San Ensenada, Baja Norte, Mexico. fellow rallyists the secret is out! of Ensenada, San Vicente and Ensenada to Ojos Negros. Local Diego, across an imaginary line Ohsure,theoffroadershavebeen Baja has rally roads! And what Valle de Trinidad, a truly grand talent Javier Espinosa and Paio they call a border has been born a keeping this to themselves for roads they are, generally smooth, event was laid out to encompass Rodriguez took fast time in a new Mecca for rally teams, it is . almost 30 years now, but now . technically challenging and a new., 15 stages, about 150 stage miles. blistering 11 :50 in a twin - .. ---. --- -However two stages would later turbocharged Nissan 300ZX Welder/Generator EW171 • .JO00 Walt \Vekier/CeneraLOr • llunda 11 HP Oil\' CummerciJl • IO(XI watts or powt·r Engine • 170 .-\MP DC tor Welding • 01lAlcrt' • Oil Alert " • ~111ulLaJ1t.•ou~ AC/ I JL u~· • Automatic Idle' • Ek...:Lrouic lt,!IIIUu1 1 RACER D IS-COUNTS PARTS SHIPPED BY UPS DAILY HONDA MOTORCYCLES -SCOOTERS ..._ ATV'S & _GENERATORS ~ BMW MOTORCYCLES ~ ·--·,•ftfp ~ SEA D00 WATERCRAFT 'fl'<. BILL ROBERTSON+ SONS, INC. IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 YEARS 5626 -Tujunga Blvd., ·North Hollywood 4f'HONDA 1 ·:(800) .800-6134 Conwridewithus. 1 ·(818) 766-6134 Page 36 October 1996 I be canceled for safety concerns. which was only driven up Pikes The weather was hot, really Peak a couple of times by Roger hot, I mean it was blistering hot Mears. Agustine Zamora/ Gabriel ladies and gentlemen with Martin werenext36 seconds back temperatures reported past 130 in in an Eagle Talon followed closely some cars. The competitors were by Jose Miguel Gallo/Jaime Del prepared for the extreme heat as Palacio and Juan Ooya/Raymun-cars were run a little short of do Reyes, both in Mitsubishi 100% to keep the head gaskets Eclipse's. First of the American from coming apart, those that teams was Tony Chavez/John tempted fate found fate to be Elkin in a two wheel drive Eclipse unforgiving. turbo. Bill Malik/Raine And-The rally started with a Friday ersson were next in a Volvo 240, technical inspection just before 31 seconds back followed by the Super Special stages south of Mike and Paula Gibeault and Ray Ensenada, slated for that after-Hocker/Lynette Allison both in noon to determine starting Subaru RX four doors. positions for the stages on The next stage was a four mile Saturday. The Super Special was paved jnnt also on Highway 3, carved out of a hillside and which saw no great changes in measured two kilometers, com-running order and saw Espin-petitors would take two practice osa/Rodriguez again take fast runs before being timed on two time by one second over Zam-separate runs, that combined time oral Augustine. Chavez/Elkin was your score and determined were again the fastest north or your starting position. The Super border teams by ten seconds over Special was thick with hairpin Malik/ Andersson with the turns and loose dirt, ingredients Subarus nipping at their heels. for a four wheel drive domina-But the dirt lie ahead. tion, and they did, taking the first Makik/ Andersson started a five starting spots. However it was charge on the dirt as they took fast a small, yet fun part of the rally time on the following stage and which was geared to the throngs would eventually climb through of spectators on hand. the pack to take the overall lead The field was dense with talent . until stage nine when the Volvo Gary English and Roger A1/ison churn up the dirt in their Alfa Romeo. The team won Group N in spite of some shock absorber losses during the day. Dusty Times

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Giles Spitalier and Roberto Mendoza are another team from Alejandro and Mauricio Pimintel plow out of a corner on the Ricardo Porta and Eddie Lombardi stayed ahead of the dust in the Mazda RX-7. The team had a good day and finished second in Group B. Mexico City who ran around Baja in their Golf to finish 4th in Ensenada Rally. The brothers finished third in Group B in the Group B. They too had suspension problems in the wilds of Baja. neat looking VW. -----------------------coughed up the driveshaft near a vez/Elkin almost in the lead as gave up on the young team. river crossing, and while it was a Zamora was hoping to keep it At the end of the rally about 11 disappointing DNF for the team, close until the final pavement kilometers from the headquarters considering the heat it was nice of stage. Not far from the finish of hotel the remaining competing the car to leave them near shade the stage Chavez felt an anomaly cars were staged for a final parade and water. And the carnage in the car's handling, the rear into town to the San Nicholas started for several top runners. trailing arm was separating from Resort, where a party awaited all Jose Miguel Gallo and Jaime the beam in the suspension. In the who made the journey through Del Palacio were running well time between the 11th and 12th the peninsula. through five stages when in stage stage with some hdp and a come-Running down in Baja has some six the car overheated. Then a a-long from Mike and Paula advantages such as being able to stage later the turbo started Gibeault, Elkin tied the beam to pacenote the stages before the coming loose, between the heat the body. The car would getto the event weekend. While some and the turbo troubles the Eclipse service area where more efficient denounce the added expense of event u a 11 y popped the head repairs could be made. But the making pacenotes to the standard gasket. Juan Goya/Raymundo resulting nine minute loss rally budget it is a new and Reyes also suffered a mechanical dropped the team to an eventual exciting way to rally for those of failure on stage nine which fourth overall. us north of the border. Knowing claimed Malik, rumor was a Zamora/Martin would go on exactly what is over the crest is driveshaft but some say the engine unchallenged- tc>the finish and a like- having ESP ... that is unless was the offender Ron Wood and well deserved win for the Mexico your. navigator is lost in the Kelly Walsh brought their still City team. Five minutes back notes ... oh well, isn't that part of relatively new Audi Coupe to the Gibeault's and Hocker/ Allison the adventure of rallying? rally, set some fast times in the were battling to the finish for Super Specials and were looking second overall as Hocker's earlier good after stage five when the fuel stages passing cars were inspired pump failed on six ending their driving as he was gaining on day. everyone. At the end of the last Back at the front it was paved stage a mere three seconds Augustine Zamora /Gabriel remained between the two team as Martin holding the lead, after the Gibeault's claimed the second stage 10 was made a transit for spot for an American 2-3-4 safety reasons, by almost a minute over Tony Chavez/John Elkin. Mike and Paula Gibeault were close behind ;i.fter making a grievous error in service before stage nine when water was poured into the fuel cell instead of something with just a little more octane. Quick thinking by Dan Hook, a service crew for Chavez, and Jay Mathes got the water out of the cell and the proper liquid back in. Ray Hocker/Lynette Allison were running very well with Gibeault and Chavez until stage six when a suspension rod broke, dropped six minutes or more for the team, luckily the service was the next stop where some quick work got the car fixed, however Hocker now had to start back in the pack and pass the lower horsepower two "'.1eel drive cars he caught in subsequent stages. Going into stage 11 the timing crew at the halfway point of the 15 mile lon sta e had Cha-sweep. Other American teams enjoyed success in the Mexican classes. Ricardo Porta and Eddie Lom-bardi took the second spot in Group B and a fine seventh overall in the newly shortened Mazda RX-7 that Porta and Bill Nation did so well in Peru with at the Incas Rally. Gary English and Roger Allison took the Group N honors in the Alfa Romeo even though the shocks went away in the Alfa several stages from the end. For those or you old time CRS members a suspiciously familiar Dodge Omni was being run by a rookie team of Justin Ben-ham/Flynn Baglin. The Suspic-iously familiar car was that of Scott Child which enjoyed success circa 1986. The new team of Benham/Flynn were doing well for their first time out in the turbocharged Omni until the ; you b • textured surface. Available in custom colors. The liner eliminates: corrosion, cracking, noise, loss of space, slippage and the problems associated with drop-in bed liners. Perfect for industrial, commercial and custom applications. Getthe one liner you never have to worry about! Diamond liners-for the liner that fits ... and the protection that lasts! For Samples, Brochure The Chavez/Elkin turbocharged Eclipse fairly flew through the rally but suspension breakage late in the rally proved to be costly. 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Lon Peterson Wins The Gorman Ridge Rally on Aug. 10 By John P.M. Dillon Once again hosted by the Flying J Travel Plaza in Frazier Park, the Gorman Ridge Pro Rally raced the hills and valleys around Gorman. This year's event was moved up two months, providing outstanding weather and recently graded roads for the 21 competi-tive teams. Said co-organizer Dennis Chizma, "This year has been smoothest" yet as far as putting it all together, and the roads are the smoothest too - they were graded less than a month ago." He was disappointed by the car count, however: ••Last year we had 26 cars, the year before we had 36, so a lot of drivers are really missing out this weekend." Different people held different goals and strategies. Flu-woozy Lon Peterson planned to use Gorman Ridge as a shake down test for the O jibwa rally back east the following weekend. "It's been six to seven weeks since our last This is the :,ystem run by most off road race winners race and we've put a lot of work in the car, so we want to make sure it all works." Next week they plan to put the same stuff in again, "but new," e.g., new parts. Tony Chavez kept his goal pure: "I just want to have fun. " Tony' s co-driver John Elkin, on the other hand, said "our goal is to eat Lon Peterson for lunch, then feed Bill Gutzmann the bones!" Neal Gaborno and Warren Okada, driving a Mitsubishi truck, simply wanted to finish, in their first ever rally at Reno, they were blasting along a straightaway at 80 mph when they encontered a pile of rocks. The impact flattened the tires, causing them to crash and destroying the whole front end. "This time we'll keep the testosterone under control," said Gabomo. Another rookie, this one the youngest Pro Rally co-driver ever, said "we're hoping the competition will self-destruct TRI-MIL BOBCAT QIROME 1984-91 CORVETTE 2 1/2" OR J" S.S. TARGA MUFFLER and we'll be there at the finish." Michelle " Gibo" Gibeault is Terry Stonecipher's 16 year old navigator. SCCA's new Speed Freakz program allows anyone 16 or older to compete in motor-sports events. Stonecipher said their maiden outing at Reno had its moments. "Whenever we encountered a kamikaze bunny, Michelle would close her eyes. Navigators shouldn't even be looking out the window!" Michelle retaliated with "The driver almost caused us to DNF when we hit a big rock!" Both were clearly enjoying their experience together. Stonecipher summed up their strategy, saying " Now we both have a rally under our belts, we hope to go faster." Ray Hocker didn't expect great things this weekend. "We've got a broken odometer and an exhaust leak, so we're down 20% on turbo boost." "Our secret," said George Pisek and Mark Rathsam, "is to keep it on the road and use the pedal on· the right." Bill Malik admitted to not having a special strategy: "We'll do what we always do - see how the first couple of stages go, then launch the attack later on." He added that "It's gonna be tough; the other cars have turbos." The quickest retirement came from Harry Manku and Ravinder Nyotta, whose Scirocco engine let go on the first stage. Also . during the first stage, Gaborno and Okada understeered at an exposure, leaving them teetering on the edge of a cliff. "It was one of those 'life flashes before your eyes' experiences," noted the driver. Fortunately the sweep Jeep pulled them clear in time for them to get scored, allowing them to continue the competition. A few minutes later the Corolla of Pete Morris and Eric Oyague could be spotted wandering the hills near the end of Stage 1. Finally they returned to that spot to get reoriented. A turbo fire ended the day for Hocker and Allison. The fire , melted the wiring loom, but Hocker managed to separate and tape the copper sufficiently to complete the stage. "We were leading at the end of stage 2," he said. After the fire, a loss of oil pressure ultimately did them in. Gary English discovered that turning too tightly at the blockage in stage 3 can really screw up a rally car. "The road was washed away a little bit and we were going about 7 5 mph, all lined up for the straight, when the car went in a little tight and we hit the vertical face that defined the berm. It tore apart the left front corner." Nor did this end their escapade: "In 13220 HALLDALE AVENUE GARDENA, CA 90249 310-217-9233 , the middle of all this we hit a boulder 200 feet down the road." They finally stopped the car by driving through some bushes, since the caliper cross link tube ripped out in the initial impact. The attrition grew worse. Pisek and Rathsam had gearbox problems, as did Rhodes and , Rhodes, whose RX-7 got stuck in , third gear. They pushed it across I the line to finish stage 3, then Page 38 WHOLESALE ONLY DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED .,i retired. Another RX-7, this one October 1996 handled by Nation and Thomp-son, suffered an electrical meltdown, while Donnison and Cox discovered a blown head gasket would end their day early. Tony Chavez and John Elkin broke an axle on stage 10, thus putting their "dinner plans" on hold. MSAS Cargo International sponsored the Mazda of Ben Bedeiros and Luis Romero, but their day ended early because of fuel pickup problems. "At the first service we taped a pressure gauge to the windshield," noted the navigator. On the fifth stage the engine cut out six times, so at the sext service we installed a new fuel pump, exited the parking lot, and watched the pressure die again." It was the first race in 15 years for Medeiros. " I could see him improving from stage to stage." Romero liked the Sawmill stage best. "Between the two of us, we couldn't do any better - we needed an in-car camera." Clearly comfortable with the driver, Romero goes on: "We were going scary fast, but we weren't scared because we were going smooth. There were some scary situations but I stayed calm because I trust him." As the number of contestants dwindled, the Kia team forged ahead. Ultimately the duo would win the event overall. "Lon was in a hurry to get home!" quipped Gutzmann. Lon credited the car with the victory: "There were no problems, no flats, and it's absolutely bone stock except for the air cleaner." He did admit that losing his grip on the steering wheel once proved to be rather exciting. Both occupants praised the organizers, saying "Great roads, no dust.'' They also credited their setup, where they ran road racing tires on the front and a sway bar and rally tires in the rear. - • · Bill Malik and Farina O'Sulli-van won the 2WD class. "For a lady without a trip meter, and her first time with me, she did an outstanding job," said Malik. "I credit all the success to her." O'Sullivan reciprocated, noting "My first time out with Bill was fun, especially on the tarmac. He was going so fast it was incred-ible." Ron Wood and Kelly Walsh won in 4WD, despite daytime mechanical woes. " W e ran Stage 1 on three cylinders, then lost the fuel pump on Stage 7 which cost us a minute and a half." He also thanked the organizers: "This was a well run event, and had minimal delays." His favorite stage was Libre Gulch. Terry Stonecipher's favorite stages were clearly the two Ridge Routes run on asphalt. "That was awesome!" he beamed. "I scared the living stuff out of Michelle. She tried to pretend she wasn't scared, but you could tell by the way she gripped the seat!" Gibeault admitted it: "On 12 I was terrified." She praised her driver though: "Terry drove very well - lovely, in fact-and I'm very proud of him." Stonecipher's stellar perform-ance on these two stages secured their Stock class victory. "Those days of flagging at Willow Springs weren't wasted - I was learning how to drive on pavement." He thanked the Cal Club flag team for "letting me come out and play." He then went on to credit his navigator. "I owe the win to Michelle. I was in cruise mode until Libre Gulch when she got angry, telling me 'Hey, we could win this thing,' so I turned up the wick for her." Following behind Stoneciph-er/ Gibeault, Frank Peredes and Bill Staley called the event a "long day." Said Staley, "I barfed at the first service, we almost went over a cliff, we almost rolled, and we lost to Terry who hauled ass on pavement." He concluded, "It was a good race though." Peredes echoed it all, saying "Hey, we finished!" This was the third finish in a row for Morris and Oyague. "The key is reliability," said the driver;- adding "Erik is damned good and he'll be driving soon too -he's an up-and-comer." Rob T allini and Steve Scott took home second place in Performance Stock, despite mechanical woes. "On stage 10 we broke a drag link and had to (Continued on page 47) 01' Joint Jigger Tube & Pipe Notcher Using standard bi metal hole saws, and a 1/2" hand drill or small drill ,press to provide the po~r. this heavy duty fixture notches quickly and accurately the ends of tube or pipe up to 2" OD. 1 : For'info or to;order call TOLL FREE! i · 1~80():NI~f"<fUT (642-3288) :··t r n~~~s:&,.,;~. "l P.O. Box qo31 • disas City, KS 66112 Phone: (9~3) 788-3~19 • Fax: 788-9682 Dusty Times

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Baja Pits News of the elite racers told him "you can never get a bunch of Mexicans together and form a support team; its been tried before and failed on several occasions; you 're wasting your time'. Carlos felt the jealousy and envy all around him. But he also felt the motivation, enthusiasm and the willingness not to quit, so he pressed on. Baja Pits How did they get started? In 1987 at the Baja 500 Carlos Orozco, a young executive from Ford Motor Credit Comp-any in San Diego, pulled into Ensenada with a 5-1600, (3) chase trucks & ( 4) pit vehicles. While staying at the Famous Coronado Villa Inn across from Riviera he encountered (2) other 5-1600 racers with ( 1) chase veh-icle and no pit support. One belonging to an old buddy Daniel (V ampiro) Rosette, and the other to the young aggressive Jorge Gavaldon, a TV Sports personal-ity. They talked about the past. Like the days with the fastest Off Road racer of all time Eduardo (Fast Eddie) Osuna. Fast Eddie was the one who showed how to race the Baja to the McMillin's. Fast Eddie, step-son of Mike Leon of Mike's Sky Ranch, and Carlos ran up and down the beaches, deserts, canyons, and mountains of Baja ... way before you aficio-nados knew what off road racing was. They talked about how Mike Leon,JavierTisnado, Bill(Meno) Rodriguez, Jesus Luna and the ■ champ Carlos lribe all had major sponsors and pit support. These racers deserved all that support, as they had been students of Fast Eddie with many Baja victories and more to come. Carlos gathered the three 5-1600s and headed for contin-gency and tech. At contingency he asked the other racing teams if they had a support team. To his dismay many answered ... NO. Back at the Inn he offered his sup-port team to other racers. The Baja 500 was a triumphant victory for all the vehicles. To finish the Baja is a victory in itself. A couple of weeks went by and Carlos invited all local racers for a meet-ing. He suggested forming a sup-port team, little did he realize that this was the beginning of the big-gest Off-Road Club in the world. With over ( 150) enthusiasts the team was formed, several weeks later, after much debate the name was vot~d on ... Baja Pits! It hasn't always been easy and sometimes he will ask himself ... is it worth it? But he remembers back in 1987 before the Baja 1000 when several Today Baja Pits pits for racers from around the world. Their members come from Germany, England, France , Italy, Spain, Central & South America, Can-ada, Korea, Japan, USA, Mexico and South Africa. Baja Pits meets the (1st) Mon-day of every month at La Fuente Restaurant, 2503 Sweetwater Rd., National City, California at8 p.m. sharp. They also meet every Wednesday at the Club House in Tijuana. For information call Leo Calderon ( 619) 267 -9928 or Car-los Orozco (619) 449-7777. Special Note: Baja Pits has ( 10) Pits for the 1996 Baja 1000. 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Mag-7 teamed with Charlies Garage in Ramona to help Rod Fantelli (799) to a third in Class 7 and Jeff Franklin (1650) to a second in 1-2-1600. Wayne and Debbie Newell (Mag-7 race director) as well as Jeff Hill, Andy and Angela Pina and Steve Stenberg set up a first class checkpoint (check# 1) that received accolades from Fud himself. The race was competitive, wide open and fun to watch. Mag-7 is looking forward to next year's "South of the Border" FRT race. Upcoming events start with the Laughlin Desert Challenge. Mag-7 will provide pit support for Laughlin on October 5-6 as well as contingency payback for first in class for Mag-7 racers. Watch the brothers McLean duke it out in Class 9 for family bragging rites the rest of this century. . Mag-7 will also have a contingency booth and pit service for the Baja 1000. There will be a contingency payback for first and second place in class if you race with Mag 7. Cutoff date for pit service sign-up is 10/ 19. The preliminary pit meeting and pickup date is 11 / 2. Pit locations will be adjusted to service all classes and final locations will hopefully be defined by 10 / 15. The gory details of this years' summer party will be provided in next month's issue. EV AN EV ANS, an off road racer who is paralyzed from the chest down, has been retained by Chevrolet as a spoksperson for the General Motors Mobility Program for Persons with Disabilities, and Evan Evans Racing has been added to the Chevy Thunder off road motorsports team, Chevrolet announced at a press conference held in Crandon, WI. Evans has driven a C1500 Chevrolet full size top gun in the popular midwestem SODA Series. His goal is the Class 13 Championship title, which he all but cinched at Crandon. "I'm really happy to represent Chevrolet in both my racing efforts and the GM Mobility Program," said the 31 year old driver from Riverside, CA. "When you come out of rehab, you really need to be motivated by someone." Evans was presented with the keys to a full size Chevrolet C/ K three door pickup with hand controls and a Bruno PUL-1700 Cab Sider Wheelchair Lift by Chevrolet with his words of wisdom "Never Give Up" on it as they are on his race car. Congratulations Evan - You deserve it. BELL MOTORSPORTS of Oakland, CA, announced its recent acquisition of Filler Safety in Sun Valley, CA. Bell Motorsports has taken over the operation of Filler, famous for its custom firesuits for the movie industry. The new Sun valley showroom will feature Bell Motorsports PRO EURO !be of safety equipment and custom made driver suits. The new operation will continue to provide the movie industry's stuntmen with up to three minute bum custom firesuits, harnesses and other fine products. 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( -~, MANIJl'ACTUIIERS f)f: '~ HIIAKE AND CLUTCH ASSY ..PE11FORAUNCEPRDCUC1S; MASTEll CYJ,J NDERS ~LAVE OJ.JN·nrms , 11111!" I NG ,-STA(;J NG JIJlAKF.S .Al,IIFTJms AVAILABLE AT f'INF.H SPE('.IAJ.TY SHOPS DEAL.Ell JNQURIES WELCOME 570 CENTRAL AVENUE ~"?JI BLDG C . LAKE ELSINORE, CA.~ . .. 909-245-6050 FAX 909!245-6052 PERFORM<NCEPRODUCTS JAMES GANG RACING PRODUCTS ARLINQTON SHEET METAL CORP. 13414 l•pcrial H...,, • S..a Fe Sprinp • CA 90670 Complete Race Car Fabrication, Pre Runners, Chase Trucks, Roll Cages, Bumpers, Suspensions, Tube Bending, Aluminum Fabrication, Engine Tuning Crew Chief Don Connors Phone (310) 921-2693 Fax (310) 926-0699 Owner James Hall JG TRANSWERKS 'Go with a Proven Winner' WINll.Wlli Desert, Short Course & Street VW Racing Transmissions Joe Giffin 1509 N'.Kraemer, Unit 0 Anaheim, California 92806 JIMCO (714) 632-1240 □ WrugJo, o Gnod Ch ...... nemi eddreu City 1tete ZIP OFF ROAD RACE CARS ALUMINUM BODIES FOX SHOCK SERVICE PARTS & ACCESSORIES RACE PREPARATION (619) 562-1743 "OFF ROAD SPECIALISTS" 10965 HARTLEY RD. SUITE R SANTEE, CA 920.'1 --RACE CAR/PRE-RUNNER . PREP & FABRICATION MIKE JULSON JOHN COOLEY CUSTOM TRAILERS Russ Jonss Mo,on,pora CUSTOM FABRICATION 138 SANTA FELICIA DRIVE SANTA BARBARA, CA 93117 Shop: (805} 968-1067 Fax: (805} 968-3438 V•a&MIC GaugeANembli• .. ON KaNN• Racer Discounts 809-F N. Lakeview Ave• Placentia, CA 92670 Tel/Fox 714-779-2316 KAL OFFROAD RACING KURTLARMEE (805) 238-5731 103 Capitol Hill Drive Paso Robles CA. 93446 HONDA Power Equipment OUT BOARD ENGINE • GENERATOR SPECIALIST Kawaguchi Honda Corp. 3532 EAfT 3RD ST. LOS ANGELES, CA 90063 ART KAWAGUCHI FAX (213) 264-2136 (213) ZCS4-~8~8 KUSTER OFF-ROAD RACING SHOCKS • 3" DIAMETER, 8" TO 18" STROKE 2" DIAMETER, 6" ro 14" STROKE AIR JACKS ,,,., • BALL JOINTS '8-o~· c,'l>'\) ~o<. ~,e'<>-r,,e \<.ee ~,o<. c~ c,O KUSTER PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS 2900 ·E. 29th STREET, P.O. BOX 7038 LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA USA 90805 TELEPHONE (310) 595-0661 POWER 1'1661 PENDLETON STREET SUN VALLEY, CA 91352 -(818i 768--0371 E STEERING THOMAS f:. LEE A full line of Power-Steering gear~. · pumps ano acc~ssoriet for ar.y type ol racing. · Magnr,flux ,imd Zyglo laciliti.:~ Ja\'.aii _ OFF ROAD SHOCK SERVICE LIN CO TEMPERATURE STRIPS Easy to use, Inexpensive & accuratel All slrips are self adhesive and labeled in Fahrenheil and Celsius. Slrips are $2.00 each or $1.75 each over ten. For a FREE brochure or to order, contact LINCO 13337 E. South St., #344 Cerritos, CA 9070 I Phone/Fax: (714) 821-6542 Engineering REVERSIBLE STf1IPS allow constant temperature monItor-Ing Ranges from 32 to 194 F. IRREVERSIBLE STRIPS record lhe maximum temperature reached of the ilem Jhey are applied lo. Ranges from 120' to SSS'F. [v/SA. I • CUSTOM CHASSIS • RACEPREP • ALUMINUM WORK • WELDING • ROLL CAGES FABRICATION/RACE PREPARATION 416 FLEETWOOD GLENDORA, CA 91740 .818-857-.RACE 818-852-8852F A..X KENT LOTHRINGER Assembly -Machine Work.., Parts Engjne Dyno Facotty 10722 Kenney Street, Suite C Santee, CA 92071 619-596-0886 6]C)-596-062~FAX Ken Major PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS "OFFROAD IS OUR BUSINESS" 2366 E. Orangethorpc Ave. Anaheim, CA 92806 Tel ('714) 44l-12i2 Fax(714) 441-1622 MENDEOLA RACING Volkswagen -Porsche -Hewland Off-Road & Stadium Racing Transmissions · · Parts & Service : 290 TROUSDALE #I&J CHULA VISTA CA 91910:, 619-69_1-1000 FA.X 619~691-i324 ... ~,B-rll&IVOAK~ _: DESIGN ■ DEVELOPMENT ■ PRODUCTION ■ iiiiiiToi ; t:l »"-"•'~/.',..'~-., , £> A l ?! ti; r----r-;r ~ -'',ta ~ I c: :, RACING I ·e1LSTEIN •· FOX * MOTdRCYClE ·: . 15454 EL CENTRO ROAD . . 619-244-907Si . · JIESPE~_CA 92345 ■ Pre Rvnners • Alvmtnvm Bodies ti Dashes I ~ ""' R~.JZ4/ l~-j (909> s11-2923 . l! t:i 1245 N. Fitzgerald Ave. Suite 107 ~ w Rialto, CaJifornia 92376 c ~ ■ M I G WELDING ■ HELIARC WELDING • ~

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! r----------:-"Tii=ir=iii=ii=iir=.=ii=ir=-=iii''ii=iii=iirw=-==-=---;;;:;;;:;-.------------:,- l MESS.ICK RAONG PHOTOS PARKER PUMPER · HELMET. SAN SEVAINE WAY •surTE 1 MIRA LOMA, CA 91752--909-360-5906 909-360-0436 COMPANY A High Perfonnance VB Race Truck Series "The True Driver's Class" Tel. 619.449.6252 Fax 619.449.6470 9419 Abraham \\hy, Ste. B Santee, CA 92071-2584 IIE~~~LL!~~~!'ING ~ 1~~~©"1tl A RACING SAFEn' EQUIPMENT '41t,/ GASOLINE "100, 110. 114. 118" methanol & nitro Steve Poole c';11 (310) 928-9838 Mi\XON, MOTOROLA, ROADMASTER, VERTEX RADIOS .-•••••••••••••r•~ ----------------SUNDRY METAL CRAFTS ~ =LANGED DISC V =~,.RED TUBE . ' . 6729 Suva St. Bel! Gardens, CA 90201 805-940-5515. ENGINES:x~.Porsche (911) 2.0-$2295 2.4-$2695 2. 7-$2995. 3.0-$3195 3.2-$3695 3.6-$4995 Turbo 3.0-$3995 3.3-$4495 . BELL. SHOEI, SIMPSON HELMETS IN STOCK WIRING FOR RADIO &/OR INTERCOM STILL ONLY S 12~. . 2888 GUNDRY AVE. SIGNAL HILL. CA 90806 310-427-8177 800-869-5636 l C. L Bryant, Inc. • On-Site Fuel Distribution ~~ 13415 Carmenita Rd. • handling & storage Equip. Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670 Phone (310) 802-8913 fax (310) 802-0274 ····~cD ··• . • • • • ··• . . . . .., I • RACE CAA DYNAMICS I 14 • 650 • 3035 . ax 714 • 650 • 4721 1660 Babcock Bldg. #B Costa Mesa, CA 92627 OFF ROAO RACE CARS 315152 FOWi.EA CYN AC. PH. CS191 440•2814 JAMUI., CA 919315 FAX CB191 l5BB•4237 JIM ASBURY -1------------,---___;_--------t Fralcy's PC"rf ormance · Engineering • All Type• ol Stael fl Almainum Fallrication *Tul,eBeaclifle * Almaia-fl StN1 Weldifte * Custom Machine Work * A.II Type• ol l\aee Cars SSJS W. ftaminso lld. Las Vegas, NV 99H:J Bruce Fraley (702) :J6'S-90SS RACING TRANSAXLES . 1700 EAST MAIN ST.' EL CAJON, CA 92021 , LAURA CHRIS ROSE 1619) 443·2480 RICHARD Engines are rebuit to exacting standards developed on fl • • Al' I l,t: J the race tracks of California. Racing upgrades avallablel r,, CI I ID n ID ", II, "Largest" Porsche rebuilder in U.SA. I J S. B. ENGINEERING "SUPER BOOT" T/1. 700 N.E. 117th Street ~ i Vancouver, WA 98685-$ ~ » Phone , ~'1.r; ~'b>~ . Fax 360-574-5474 on & 36o·-s16-1109 1-800-929-4360 RACE SHOCK COIVIPANY e~A«AL~N~ BOGART'-~ ~""" , ;;4?£TREAD/N6 SERV/ff;;;; • Off-road products and services for recreational and racing applications • Shock services for rebuilding and application assistance • Sales of new & pre-owned suspension components • We take trade-ins LEE FINKE 1711 WEST CULVER #1 PHOEHIX, ARIZONA 85007 TEL: (602) 254-0744 FAX: (602) 493-0975 MOBIL£: (602) 376-0944 HCR66, BOX 11030 PAHRUMP (CRYSTAL) NV 89041 (702) 372-5336 TIM CECIL 849 Lambert • Brea, CA 92621 (714) 447-3581 Fax (714) 672-9246 fl§(;!M ---=i::::~w-~1~ ~J ~===: 5101 GALWAY CR., HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92649 (714) 897-0075 FAX (714) 894-9567 .al SlfE SOIS· IWiERS· WINX,'W LEmRNi • CNI LET'IEIR·l'aO.AAIXS i l ·1 ' I ·j

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I . ~ s~ eet4tom, &~ &~to-"illi# -{!uao,,,, ~ 'Bat~ 6/9-347-5052 ·steve Spirkoff/O.wner 45-410 # 10 ~ Se. '7#40, t!A 92201 15855 Dell View Rd. El Cajon, California 92021 619/561-2913 El Centro, CA ...................... 800-989-4645 El c~;on, CA ....................... 800-458-271 l Indio, CA. ............................ 800-989-3278 Lanca!i;ter, CA ...................... 800-462-9499 . Las Vegas, NV ..................... 702-643-9200 Long Beach, CA ................... 310-432-3946 Oxnard, CA .......................... 805-485-6900 Perris, CA ............................. 800-969-3835i Van Nuys, CA ....................... 818-786-8180' Riverside, CA ....................... 909-877-0226 All other inquiries, contact Sports Racing at P.O. Box 610, Long Beach, CA 90801 310-518-7318 .fij• 'ft.?~ ff!3fffJO . _ (213)583-2404 J)<)ljj SANPE~S SERVICE, INC; . . . · t METAL PROCESSJNG· 5921 WIimington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90001 . SANDBLAST GLASS BEAD MAGNETIC PARTICAl FLOURESCENT INSPECTION I Mark Smith Larry Smith . I Custom Preparation & Fabrication Race Trucks • Buggies • Pre-Runners . I Strai-ght Line ----------Enl (UMP) 619/449-9690 UNIQUE METAL PRODUCTS .10223PROSPECT AVENUE.SANTEE. CA 92971 CUSTOM SHEET METAL SHOP AIR CLEANER SYSTEMS ALUMINUM WHEEL STRAIGHTENING FULL LINE OF POWER STEERING FOR ALL TYPES vF RACING,& RECREATIONAL VEHICLES 31510 223rd street East Llano, CA 93544 805-201-3202 OFF ROAD RACING SPECIALISTS VVELDING • FABRICA7x::w • FLAMEaJTTING • FRaVTENDS • FIEARTRAIUNGARMS RACEOfASSIS • PRERUN/\ERS • FDXRAONGSHJX lARflY ROSEVEAR 1345DYNAMICS. UN/TD ANAHEIM, C4 92B06 PHONE {714) 996-6260 FAX {714) 996-8405 f(ACE Tl(ANS BY JEFF FIEL/lS TRANSflXLE ENGINEERING JEFF FIELD 818-998-2739 9833 Deering UnltH Chatsworth, CA 91311 TRANSMISSIONS WEST • vw • PORSCHE • OFF ROAD WERACE WHAT WE SSl. PRODUCTION SHOP Cf ABS, BRACKETS, BODIES, ETC.) I 1,IR. I \\fra,, I BRUCE HENDEL Regional Manager VP Racing Fuels, West Coast P.O. Box 1319 34283 Monte Vista Wildomar, CA 92595 Phone: (909) 67 4-9167 Fax: (909) 674-7367 Pager: (909) 694-7392 (800) 435-0416 • (310) 782-2413. 22545 S. Normandie ~Torrance, CA 90501 TS PERFORMANCE AND REPAIR Fox Shox Service • Crankshaft Rebuilding 2-Stroke Engine Service • Cylinder Re-Chrome Cylinder Boring • Porting • Carburetion 1191 Drager Rd. Eagle River, WI 54521 TONY SWIONTEK 715-479-6681 Automotive • A TV • Motorcycle 1815 Massachusetts Ave 909/369-5144 Riverside, CA 92507 Fax 909/369-7266 Ott Road Race True/is • Pre Runners Chassis Design • Engineering • Fabrication D•le White R•clng 3940 M•r•n•th• Circle us Ve11•s. NV 89103 lOZ-811·1661 Adam Wik 1994 SCORE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE YEAR . From Parts ta Complete Engines _, Engine Dyno Service (619) 449,9728 FAX (619) 449,2678 9419 Abraham , v 'ay, su·ite "'A", Santee, CA 9207 I So. Cal. Distributors • (310) 928-2278 Lyn. Gordon, or Mike 535 E. t Ce tral Pa w, BS n rk Anahelm,_CA 92802 714-956-9457 . I , I I

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Classified ••• CASH BUYER NEEDS: PRE-LOVED SPARES AND RACE CARS , race ready or not. 1-2-1600; Class 8; Class 7; Class 7S; MTEG Stadium Super 1600; MTEG Sport Trucks. SCORE; SODA; Anything goes. Fox; Bilstein; Kuster; Lightning Rod; Rancho; Wright; Foddril; Ump; Sway-A-Way; CNC; Neal; Beard; Sampson; Diest; Parker Pumper; Summers Bros; Dana; Cone; Mogi; Art Carr; 091 Bus; DG300; Fortin; Rose; Mendeola; Center-line; Ultra Yokohama; BFG. Clear out your shop or garage. Fax details to Richard on: 011--618- · 2987468 or call L.J. on (714) 771--6317. MIRAGE or RACECO or both! '92 Class 10 - 1 seat Mirage, Hew land, FGB & Type 1 engine Summers Hubs, Fox, Saco coils, BFGs. Ref #510 $20,000.00 -or-'88 Raceco Class 2 pre-run Toyota 22R & Bus Box, Fox, c.v. clutches, CNC, coilover, Super Nice! Comes with trailer for $15,000.00 Ref #511 or by both well prepped beasts for $30,000.00 all spares included!! Baja Brokers (619) 723-2117. CLASS 10: 2 seat, '95 Sus. Uni. SUPER nice and well prepped, Wiks 1776cc, Rose gear box, 33 gal cell, Fox, Foddrill, Y okos, Wally paint, Combos, Lee Steering, Cutboards, competitive car! Half the price of a new one! $25,000.00 obo Baja Brokers Ref #519 (619) 723-2117. FOR SALE: 1600cc Wiks motor ½ hr on new rebuild, 82hp $1,400.00. Bus box with short course gearing $1,550.00. 8 gallon fuel cell, $70.00, Front beam for 12" shocks, Intermed-iate 24 11/16" SwayAWay torsions; Chenowth 1000 chassis $400 .00, Mastercraft nets and other misc parts Call Bruce ( 800) 333-5754 x7443. SPECIAL ON 2 N issans: ( 1) Class 7 and ( 1) Class 7S both for the price of one! Ex-Mears truck, super history, multi winner, Summers Bros, Big Travel, bypass shocks, coil over, tons of spares, excellent maintenance, extra engine and ( 1 ) extra awesome Class 7S. Completely prepped and ready 2 car package for $60 .000 .00 oho Bai a Brokers Ref #s 509 and 422 (619) 723-2117. King Cab, updated to 90 sheet-metal, Ford 9" floater, double shocked (Bilsteins) all around, 32 gal. fuel cell, fiberglass fenders & ¼ panels, 4 wheel disc brakes, real Centerlines ( 16") Xlent pre-runner. $9,400.00. Russ (818) 357-7241. ==-=-:-=-----==--,-FOR SALE: Complete 2 seat 1 Raceco less engine-trans, car has dual coil overs on front, big beam, Foddril arms and spindals and disc brakes. Rear 10 Fox Shox, Big axels, big c. v .s Summers Hubs and disc brakes, extra parts, spares available $13,000.00 (818) 559-9193 pager. ~==--= FOR SALE: Turn Key 2WD Stock Mini _Race_ Truck, rebuilt 22R Motor by DOA Eng. New front suspension kit by Downey Off Road (mega Ball Joints, A-arms etc ... ) 10" Wheel travel front and rear, New Bilstein Res. shocks, New shock mounts and FOR SALE: SODA Class 4 Chevy Truck. 650 hp, small , block, American Racing Wheels BFG's, Extra fiberglass and molds, Parker Pumper, Fox Shox, ATO tranny, 3600 lbs, light-weight and fast. Asking $18,000.00 oho Race ready with spares Call (715) 36~5000. FOR SALE- A T h ·Bumper, new 32 gal fuel cell, 4: 11 T k th · wedso~e -rop y-gears in rear end by Mogi, new FOR SALE: 1-1600 Major motor, Mendeola trans, 930 c.v.s with Fortin cages, Fox Shox, CNC pedals, UMP, Beard seat, Wright rack, Centerlines with BFGs, Parker Pumper, Best of every-thing . . Race Ready $13,500.00 (619) 497-7998 or (619) 670-8220 Matthew Schmoke. FOR SALE: Hot and Wild Trophy-Truck!! Ex Robby Gordon Truck with 650 + Ford SVO Motor Mogi C--6, 26" front rue , ousan s 1n spares, ff d 1· h F R bb G d F k I gauges, o roa 1g ts, spares, armer :! Y -~r on ran must sell, _going_ into different V~ssel, 38 rear 32 fro_nt trav~l class for '97, $7,800.00 (909) with t~e be~t of everythmg. This 989-8076. ' truck 1s a wmner. Could be made -28" rear travel, by pass shocks, I Chrissman rear-end 13" disc with CNC Billet caliper. This is it!! $89k truck only. Enormous Class 8 legal. 90K or will consider FOR SALE: 1 new front centerline trade for real estate or!! Contact wheel $100.00, 1 used rear Baja Brokers (619) 723-2117. ; jackman aluminum wheel w/ tire $75.00, 1 WrightRackandpinon $200.00, 1 UMP air box for VW Solex$50.00, 1 setof4-930c.v.x $200.00, ALSO misc Super-trapps, lights, fan shrouds, etc. Call (619) 481-0923. : amount of spares available. Ref# 1 1492 Contact Baja Brokers (619) . 723-211 7. I For SALE: 1996 SODA Class ti Chevrolet, 1995 SODA Class 4 Chevrolet Both trucks available end of season. Complete, spares also available. Call for details MUST SELL: '83-'91 Ranger, ALSO Semi Transporter l 985 Custom Glass, VERY clean: 4 cyl, Freightliner cabover with 45 ft 4 wheel disc, 4 speed full cage, Great Dane single drop trailer. bitchen dash, Mastercraft seats, Belly boxes'. generator, canopy, Simpson, BFG 32xl 1.50, Auto-benches & tire r~cks, much more meter, dual tanks, Baja Brokers Call Probst Ramg (815) 485-,Ref# 518 (619) 723-2117. · 7223 days, (815)485-8051 eves. . _ FOR SALE OR TRADE: '94 Class 9 single seat, this car has it all, PCI, UMP, SAW, FOX, Mendeola, Mastercraft, Pyrotec, Beard, Wright, Etc. Car was built in 1994 raced once then stored, everything is new or rebuilt. FOR SALE: SODA legal 1-2-1600 Probst-Berrien Lazer 1 FAT motor O miles, 2 trannys, BFGs on Centerlines, FOX, Beard Neal pedals, some spares, ALSO have 2 year old trailer made for car with tool box and ramps $6,000.00 or $6,500.00 for both. Call Michigan (906) 466-2355 Brad days or (906) 466-1914 Todd evenings. ,,...,.,,,.,..,.....,,. / $7,000.00 oho or trade for?? Call FOR SALE: '82 Ford 4x4 pre- jRick(702)829-2734. runner F-150 '94 front clip 351, FOR SALE: Class 9 Challe~ger FOR SALE: Simpson Voyager ac, C--6 tranny 9" rear w/ locker, single seater. Fresh engine and helmet built by PCI. White 7½ FOR SALE: 1988 Ford Ranger, full caged Fox res. 16" front 15"' close ratio gears trans. Pumper Parker Pumper, Inter-com, extra Cab short bed 4x4, 4 SALE: PreRunner Streetable, rear 2 link 7 headlock wheels with system, fuel cell Fox Shox, Excellent shape $400.00 ALSO fiberglass fenders, Currie Nine new motor ready to work. BFGs Mastercraft seats custom Mickey Thompson tires, Master Simpson 1 piece driving suit, Inch, American Racing, 33 inch $15,000.00. ALSO 1966 Porsche paint street legal $14,950.00 Craft Seat. Ready to Race single layer nomex, blue, for6'2".' BFGs, brand new transfer cage, $8,000.00 (909) 654-4938 or (619) 789-1322 too many extras $3,500.00. Call Dennis (702) person. Used 5 times $150.00 clutch and new Electronics, 4:11 (909) 654-4544. to list. 254-7041. ,(310) 431-4327 eves. Jason. front and rear Corbean racing ·r------------------------.---------------------~--7-. seat. National Springs. Over the ::1 Sell or swap your extra parts and pieces in I counter lift. $3,500.00 firm Ezra -Shaffer(310)377-9639. 1; _ _ DUSTY ~IMES. _ I Classified Advertising rate is only $20. for 45 words each ~Qnth, not including name, address and phone number. Add $5.00 for use of I black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. · Maximum size 5x7 I NEW AND RENEW AL SUBSCRIPTIONS TO DUSTY TIMES - A 45-word Classified Ad is FREE if you act now and subscribe. If I you wish to use a photo in your free ad, enclose $5.00. All Classified Ads must be PAID IN ADVANCE. I 'REMEMBER - CLASSIFIED AD SPACE IS LIMI.TED - YOUR AD MAY BE PUT OFF ONE ISSUE I IF lf_OT RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER/ -------1 I I I .I I I I I ,I I ·I ....... Enclosed is$ ____ _ (Send check or money order, no cash). Please run ad _______ times. Name-----------=-------------------------Mail to: Address -----------------'---------Phone--------DUSTYTIMES , 20751 Marilla Street , C~ty .----------'--~-------,-----· ~tate _____ Zip-------1 Chatsworth, CA{91311-+f08-_ Pagc46 October 1996 FOR SALE: 85 Ramcharger-4x4 PreRunner. CA Street legal, Custom front hoops w/ Rancho, Walker Evans glass fenders w/ Dzus, 35"' tires, new paint, A IC, AM/ FM/ cass, great shape, Baja proven many times, extra I parts, $6,000.00 oho. Don(805). · 481-0675. I I I I ., ,. FOR SALE: Soda Class 11 Two seat Phazer, Race ready, new Goodyear tires and fresh motor. $3,800.00 with 16"' trailer or $3,000.00 obo without trailer. Call (517) 463-4438 Dave_ Andrews. DustyTima

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FOR SALE: 92 Class 10 Jimco single seater, Wright 6" front trailing arms, Mendeola MD4S transmission with new rear axles, Fox Shox, best of everything. with no frame cracks.Won overall Fud series 1995 and leading in overall points 1996. Fresh 1776 air cooled $21,500.00. G. Scott (619) 420-1854. FOR SALE: Class 1, two seat Race Co. top mount big arm Fodrill front end, Saginaw pis system, Bilstein coil over shocks, fresh DG 300 transaxle, new 3000cc Scat-Autocraft engine, Electromotive fuel injection system, The best of everything. $20,000.00 invested 400 miles ago. Trailer-lots of spare parts Six radios-25 spare tires, $24,000.00 oho. Bernie (505) 255-0212. FOR SALE: 1996 Pace 28' enclosed trailer, white w / stainless steel & alum. diamond plate, perfect cond. w /only 2 k mi., electric power brake, 7ft ceiling height CD player w/20 wt amp stereo system, custom cabinets, alum. work bench, smooth alum. insulated interior, E-track mounts, flourescent lighting. 110 outlets (inside & out), power breaker box, alum. diamond plate floor, 4'x8' side door, 500wt recessed-outside lights, ·spare tire, batteries, rear loading light, roof vents, floor tie down mounts, and more. $11,900.00. Call (408) 848-1020 and leave message. FOR SALE: Mirage unlimited single seater 22" rear wheel travel, 18" front travel 22 gallon fuel cell. Giese air shocks, Bus transmis-sion, Hewland gears, spare Centerlines and BFGs. Needs front trailing arms. Less motor $8,000.00 Ask for Ken (805) 822-1421. FOR SALE: Hi-Jumper Sand Sprite II, 2275cc, Scat crank, Porsche Rods, Engle cam, Dry sump, Oberg oil filter, 48 IDA carbs, Douglas \Xt'heels, STU 1300 Pluses, Smoothies, CNC adjustable pedals, JT polished beam, Chrome trailing arms, w ltrailer and desert tires. $8,000.00 (916) 723-8324. FOR SALE: Class 7 Race Truck-, 4x4, Full cage, PCI race radio, Two Way intercom, Parker Pumper, 8-Nitro 2 stage Fox Shox, Beard Buckets, Five Point harnesses, 25 gallon Fuel Cell, Lock Right Optima Battery, Deist Nets, National Springs, Knock Off steering wheel, much more and many extra parts, $9,700.00 oho (702) 645-7696. FOR SALE: 36' Chapparal Gooseneck trailer, dark blue, cabinets, toolbox, parts washer, 6.5 Onan, Air compressor, A IC, Workbench, 40 gal water tank, winch, inside/ outside lights, Burglar alarm, air/ electrical out-lets throughout, can deliver to Laughlin (817)295-3122. WANTED: Crew chief and/or Team manager for growing, championship, mid-west off-road racing team. Leaders who want to work hard and win should send their resume, job interests and salary requirements to Dept. MWORR 20751 Marilla Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311-4408. ALSO looking for mechan-ic/fabricator. NO PHONE CALLS ACCEPTED. Dusty Times FOR SALE: 40' goose neck trailer, 24' for car 16' sleeping quarters, fully self contained, 5,000 watt gen 220 + 110 power, air compress, diamond plate floor + winch, 100 gal fresh water tank, shower+ toilet-ref-stove-Awning $9,500.00 oho, (702 452-7148. FOR SALE: 91 Meco 1-1600, l 16"wb930c.v.s,091 trans. FAT Motor, FOX w/ reservoir Wright, Fodrill, Ump, Charlyn, Parker, Beard, Excellent car, extra parts, Helmet, Firesuit will deliver $7,500.00 Part trade Myers Manx r- . FOR SALE: Funco Single Seater, no motor, some front end parts missing. Fresh transaxle. Dash-board, external oil cooler, filter stand, Jamar linkage, Neal Brake pedal, aluminum body, skid pans, seat, bumpers, 2 seconds 1 third at VORRA 1995, great car, built by FABTECH, $1,000.00 (510) 458-1639. FOR SALE: un erson c assis 10 car, Bunderson chassis Class 10 desert-long wheel base, new FAT performance, water cooled motor with zero miles-Honestly-.Hurst shifter, Hewlands, Weber 44, Rimco shortblock, new $800.00 Fuel safe fuel cell. 8 Fox coilovers, fresh prep. race ready really. Extras, Motivated $13,500.00 (619) 757-8709 or (pX619) 999-2552. FOR SALE: Class 9, single seater 0 miles on rebuilt motor O miles on Trans-axle by Fields, FoxShox, Ump, SAW, Beard, Much, much more. Proven Class winner 1995, many, many spares, trailer included, went to Class 1, $7,500.00 oho Call days (619) 256-1313,(619)256-1899, evenings (619) 256-3652 or (619) 252-4232. or KTM (206) 284-2025. FOR SALE: Class 10 single seat race car, fresh 1776 air cooled mtr. Power steering, Summers Bros. front disc brakes 930 c.v. New 300m torsion bars, Fox Shox, Parker Pumper, nicP L:ean car for the money (602) no-6574 $6,500.0 oho. Parting Out Show winning Ford F150, new parts, AutoFab 17" Front & 20" Rear susp. Kits, National Springs, $1,500.00 each, Yoko 35xl2.50s W / 15x7s $725.00, will trade 92-95 style bulged glass fenders and complete bulged glass & steel bed, front pre-run bumper for your stock parts (702) 852-1606. FOR SALE: Chrisman chromoly 9" rear end housing with spindles, no gears $300.00 KUSTER AIRJACKS like new $1,500.00. ALUMINUM RADIATORS $125.00 each. Call Jim Brown (909) 381-4088 Tue-Fri 9ar LO 4pm. FOR SALE: 1995 Ford 7S, Soda series, National Springs, Kusters 3" bypass, 7 .10 Dana 60, Jerico trans, wl spare gears, spare engme and many other parts. $18,000.00 1995 Pace 28 ft. enclosed trailer $6,800.00. Call Bill Bowles ( 414) 285-3344 or (414) 285-3233. October ·1996 FOR SALE: 1986 Chevy 4 x 4 3 I 4 ton, all suspension upgrades 8 Procomp shocks, W rapups. 35" BFGs mudders American out-laws. Lee steering box, twin steering stabs, headers, Flow-masters, Moroso8 qt sump. Trick turbo 400. tach. Class lII hitch, 80,000 mls, smog legal, skid plate, pre bar etc. $8,250.00 (619) 773-5550. IV AN's PRERUNNER!! Toyota 4 runner arid Ford Ranger Combo, Built by Spirit w/Bil-ste ins, National Springs, 9" Rearend, 302ci V8 Motor, Doug Nash 5 sp, Autometer, Depend-able and lots of Spares!! Baja Brokers Ref #526 (619) 723-2117. GonnanRlclse Rally ({ram page 38 borrow one. We had lots of problems, including overheating, so we went into 'finish mode,"' Scott navigated with a broken arm, so Tallini installed a handicapped sticker on the passenger door. The Blazer of Bob Pendergrass and Jonathan Wigley finished fourth in 4WD. With a two foot ground clearance, "the washes were not a problem." Pendergrass admitted "the only disappointing thing was we were not set up for paved roads -but wait till next year!" The rest of the drivers, navigators, workers, and crew are looking forward to next year too. We'll see you at the Ridge. FOR SALE: Class 10 singleseat, Type I, UMP p.s., 4 wheel disc, Wright, Beard, Fuel safe, Ultra, BFG Baja T A's. This car is light, fast and dependable, $11,800.00 or trade??? Call (619) 227-3193 Stan, leave message and #. INDEX OF ADVERTISERS Baja Racing Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Baker Performance Products . . . . . . . 11 Barbary Coast -Gold Coast Hotels . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Bilstein Corp. of America . . . . . . . . . . 15 Cactus Racing Products . . . . . . . . . . . 33 California Super Truck ............ 31 Coyote Mountain Trading . . . . . . 23, 39 Diamond Liners . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 Don-A-Vee Jeep Eagle ............ 17 Europartner Motorsport ........... 24 FAT Performance . ............... 14 Fox Racing Shox. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 German Auto •................... 27 Glen Helen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Goshen Racing .................. 29 Rod Hall Driving School ........... 26 Honda-BMW. Sea Doo of North Hollywood . .......... . 36 Kawaguchi Honda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Mid America Off Road Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 McKenzies Performance Products . . . . . 20 & 39 Mojave Desert Racing . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Nevada Off Road Buggy ..... . ..... 29 P.C.I. Race Radios & Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Perris Speedway ................. 25 Pike's Family Restaurants . . . . . . . . . 4 Protruck Racing Organization . . . . . . . 5 Simpson Race Products . . . . . . . . . . . 6 SNORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Back Cover Sway-A-Way Company . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Top Line Trailers .... ............. 39 Tri-Mil Industries ................ 38 Ultra Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Unocal Racing Gasoline ........... 28 Valley Performance ... .... . ..... . 32 Wilch Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 Wright Place . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Yarnell Specialties. Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7 BIGGER IS BETTER Upgrade the C.V.s and torsion axles on your pre-runn'7r, IRS Baja Bug or limited horsepower off road race car by letting us convert your stub axles and_ transmission output bells to accept the larger C.V. ioints .• Convert Type I stub axles and output bell to accept Type II or Type IV ot 930 C.V .Convert Type II stub axles and output bell to accept 930 C.V. joints. 1AII axles and bells for Type 11 or Type IV J<:;;:v .scan be threaded ¾-24 or stock 8mm. -iAII axles and Bells for930 C.V.s can be j'threadP.n 3/4~24iru:.:,tock . 10~m t~reads. , FIT YOUR OFF ROADER · WITH UPGRADED AXLES ANO BELLS I Only $49.95_ per flangtl on your supplied p_arts. • ER Stop the up-travel on your suspension with this advanced blimp stop system. Tt;ase Bump Stops come complete with a mounting system, poiy-eurethana r.J piece; and enough valvlrig ·;o ~t the job done. ECONOMICALLY PRICED AT $319.90 per pair. - Including the mounting hardware and the GR8 bolts SEE YOI.JFi. OFF ROAD RACNG PARTS S~PPUER OR CALL US DIRECT. ··. Yametr Spec1";11ties, Inc. · · ~~~~ 1-t02'"'27~1 Varnell, AZ.15312 Page 47 >

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$2000.00 to 1st place overall $2000.00 to 1st in Class 1/2-1600 $1500.00 to 1st in Class 9 $500.00 additional bonus to first in Class 1/2 Unlimited-& Mini Metal !!! $1500.00 guaranteed ,nini,nu,n purse to the first place finishers in Class l/2-Unlimited, 5-Unlimited, _Class 10, Heavy Metal, and Mini Metal with a 10 car Minimum class! $1000.00 guaranteed rnini,nu,n purse to the first place finisher in Class 5-1600 with a 10 car minimum class! The 27th annual Gold Coast SNORE 250 September 27th, 28th & 29th Entry forms for pre-registration are available from SNORE. Contact Joe Ross c/ o Tate & Snyder Architects, 709 Valle Verde Court, Henderson, NV Tel. 702-456-3000 for forms. Entry fees/ deposits are not refundable. HONever, if notification is made to SNORE prior to race registration that you cannot compete in the event, fees may be transferred to another SNORE race within the some calendar year. There is a $10.00 fee on all returned checks. Express Registration will take place at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino on Friday, September 27th from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. This time will be reserved for those entries that are poid in· full and require no changes or additions to the entry form. All pre-registration entry forms need to be received by SNORE no later than Monday, September 16th, 1996. Any received after this date are not considered eligible for 'Express Registration'. Registration will take place from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at the Gold Coast Hotel & Caniso FridaY, September 27th. Technical Inspection & Contingency will be held on FridaY, September 27th at the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Barbecue will be held at Sunset Park Area 'C' in Las Vegas, Saturdav. Septmeber 21st Starting at 6:00 pm. Drawing for starting order will be Saturdav. Septem-ber 21st at the Barbecue. Fun Run will be held at the Start/Finish Line Saturdov. September 21st from at 9:00 am to 3:00 pm. This will be a controlled speed Fun Run. Mandatory Drivers Meeting will be held at the Start/Finish Line SaturdaY, September 28th at 8:00 am SHARP! Race Starts at 9:00 am SHARP!!! The Course is 250 miles total (approximately 62 miles per lap) Class l/2-Unlimited, l/2-1600. 5-Unlimited, & Class 10 will run 4 laps. Class 5-1600, Class 9, Heavy Metal, Mini Metal, Sportsman Truck, & Sportsman Buggy will run 3 laps, Class 11 will run 2 laps. CLASS 1/2, 1/2-1600, 5, 10 HEAVY METAL, MINI METAL CLASS9 CLASS 5-1600 CLASS 11 SPORTSMAN BUGGY AND TRUCK RACE MANAGMENT FEE INSURANCE ALL CLASSES $350.00 $350.00 $175.00 $175.00 $75.00 $75.00 $10.00 $95.00 Awards Banquet will be held Sundav. September 29th ,10:30 am of the Gold Coast Hotel & Casino Hotels & Motels are near by here are some names and reservation hotlines: SNORE'S Prefered Hotel The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino 4000 West Flamingo Rood 800-331-5334 Vacation Village 6711 Los Vegas Blvd. So. 800-658-5000 Rio Suite Hotel & Casino 3700 W . Flamingo Road 702-252-7777 Primmadonna Casino Resorts Stateline, NV 702-386-7867 Gold Strike Hotel & Gambling Hall Jean, Nevada 702-477-5000 ~RACING ~GASOLINE The Official fuel of SNORE Don't forget to pre-order your race fuel from Screamer Enterprises at 310-802-8913 DUSTY TIMES BFGaodricH TOTAL PERFORMANCE --------rffs