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Volume 18 - Number 4 April 2001 In This Issue ... FEATURES Publisher Emeritus Jean Calvin Editor John Calvin Associate Editor Judy Smith Editorial Assistant Bekki Wikel Controller John Calvin Marketing Pat Caplan Circulation Vance Scott Contributors C&C Race Photos Carrera Photography Jim Culp Homer Eubanks Martin Holmes Mike Jenkins Rod Koch Ralph Mason Ron Miller Rene Montana Wayne Simmons Terry Silbaugh Darryl Smith Tony Tellier Paul Timmerman Trackside Photo Art Director Larry Worsham Subscription Rates: $25.00 per year, 12 issues, USA, Foreign Subscription rates on request Contributions: DUSTY TIMES welcomes contributions, but is not responsible for such material. Unsolicited material will be returned only by request and with a selfaddressed stamped envelope. Classified Ads: will be published as received, prepaid. DUSTY TIMES assumes no liability for omissions or errors. All ads may be subJect to editing. DUSTY TIMES: (ISSN 8750-1732) is published monthly by Hillside Racing Corp., 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311, (818) 882-0004. Copyright by Hillside Rac-ing Corp. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Periodi-cal Postage paid at Chatsworth, CA 91311 and at addi-tional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address change to DUSTY TIMES, 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Four weeks notice is required for change of address. Please furnish both old and new ad-dress, and send to DUSTY TIMES, 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311. snapshot o~ the Month ... :.cit-;" -..--.. ;.,.,; It was late 1982 and this guy here, Bert Vaughan, was very busy with his Silver Dust . Racing Association, putting on races in new venues like Caliente, Nevada. Now Bert and Jean and a very select group are putting on races where everyone wins, there ain't no losers up there! God love ya all. DUSTY TIMES will feature pictures of similar "funnies" or wo'es 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, up to 8xl0 will be considered. Dusty Times April 2001 MDR Mojave 200 by Sheryl Cannon ..................................................... 8 50th Swedish Rally by Martin Holmes ............................................ ...... 14 SNORE A YI 250 by John Calvin ........................................................ 18 ZR 2000 Gran Prix by R. Montano & M. Franco ................................ 24 FRT King Of The Desert by Judy Smith ............................................... 28 Best In The Desert Awards Banquet by Sheryl Cannon ...................... 32 Whiplash Oasis To Oasis Revisited .......................................... : .......... 34 Whiplash Parker 400k by Tony Tellier ................................................ 36 M.O.R.E. One Winner ......................................................................... 45 MDR Awards Banquet by Sheryl Cannon ............................................ 47 MAO RA 2000 Recap ........................................................................... 54 DEPARTMENTS Happenings .............................................................................................. 5 Trail Notes .............................................................................................. 6 Challenger Corn'er by Joel Mohr ........................................................... 50. Checkers C9lumn by the New Wahzoo ................................................. 50 CO RE Pit Report by Sandy Parker ....................................................... 51 CRS Directors Report ........................................................................... 51 F.A.I.R News by Wes Wisdom ............ .' ................................................. 52 Classified Ads ........................................................................................ 61 Index To Advertisers ............................................................................ 63 On The Cover Richard Boyle was the big overall winner at the MOR Mojave 200 and of course rook the Class 1 honors as well, shown here on his way to the checkered flag. Photo by Trackside Photo Rob MacCachren always makes his presence known, he teamed with bruce Fraley at the SNORE A YI 250 to take the Class 1600 win and they were only two minutes out of the overall. Photo by Carrera Photography Visit Our Website Dustytimes.com c:Subscribe :Joday lo DUSTY TIM-ES THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! □ 1 year □ 2 years □ 3 years -$25.00 $40.00 -$55.00 (no credit cards please) □ NEW □ RENEWAL Name ----------------------Address ---------------------City State Zip --------------------Primary Interest Cars O Trucks O Motorcycles 0 Send check or money order to: DUSTY TIMES 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 Canadian - 1 year $30.00 US ■ Overseas subscription rates upon request Page 3 •

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Full on off-road racing shocks featuring advanced engineering with long travel, remote reservoir and externally adjustable bypass technology. 'f.UX)lll'JIII These versatlle nickel-plated, completely rebuildable shocks are hot on prerunner trucks, buggies and recreational off-road vehicles. ~-Cl IJ(D lll'JIII The winningest shock in off-road racing history, these standard or threaded body shocks are perfect for lifted trucks, prerunner trucks, Baja Bugs, rockcrawlers and sand sport vehicles. .,.-' fl/,. . .. ~-" , When It Comes To Off-Road ... Nothing Beats A Bilstein! See Your Nearest Off-Road Dealer or Call: 800/537-1085 KRUPP BILSTEIN OF AMERICA A ThyssenKrupp Automotive Company www.bilstein.com 2001 Happenings ... AMERICAN TRIALS ASSOCIATION AMA Observed Trials Southern California Championship Series Bill Markum - President (909) 860-1857 24 hr Hotline - (714) 562-7742 E Mail: bmark909@aol.com www.atatrails.com April, 2001 (TBA) Aguanga/Reed Valley, CA May 13, 2001 Rowher Flat/Canyon Country, CA June 9-10, 2001 Washington WORLD Round June 23-24, 2001 Bio Bear, CA ASOCIACION EST AT AL de AUTOMOVILISMO Sam Lasell, Tech Inspector Apto 42 San Jose del Cabo Baja California del Sur. Mexico AUSTRALIAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSIDP Darryl Smith 19 Somers St. Cashmere, Queensland, 4500, Australia DUSTY TIMES @bigpond.com AUTOCROSS QUEBEC OFF ROAD Class l 0 cars only Renald Vaillancourt 3069 Dagenais West Laval Quebec, Canada H7P 1T7 (514) 622-4440 BARONA SAND DRAG ASSN. P.O. Box 1521 Lakeside, CA 92040 All Races Are Night Races All Races At Barona Raceway, Lakeside, CA BEST IN THE DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION Casey folks, Director 3475 Boulder Highway Las Vegas, NV 89121 (702) 457-5775/Fax (702) 641-2431 E-Mail: bitd@worldnet.att.net April 6-8, 2001 Terrible's Town 250 Pahrump, YN April 20-22, 2001 Nevada 200 Trail Ride Motorcycles Only Invitation Only Call BITD For Info June 22-24, 2001 Tonopah 300 Tonopah, NV Pre-Run May 506 September 27-30, 2001 Vegas To Reno Las Vegas, NV Pre-Run August 24-25 November 30-December 2, 2001 Las Vegas 200 Las Vegas, NV Pre-Run November 3-4 BONNEVILLE OFF ROAD RACING ENTERPRISES Les Wolfe, NEW President 341 W. 2575 North Sunset, UT 84015 (801) 773-1651 (801) 773-9319 Fax May 4-5, 2001 Wendover Express Wendover, NV July 6-7, 2001 Jackpot 250 Jackpot, NV September 14-15, 2001 Bonneville Challenge Wendover, NV BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 Brighton, Ontario, Canada KOK-I HO (613) 475-1102/Fax (613) 475-3250 CAJOR Club Automovilista Juarense de Championship Off-Road Racing 7210 Gateway East El Paso, TX 79915 (915) 593-4848 Ralph Garcia 0l l-52-16-17-45-42 Cesar Fuentes April 2001 CALIFORNIA RALLY SERIES Sue Robinson - Director 845 Schoohouse Road Ramona, CA 92065 (760) 788-3809 E-Mail: crsdirect@hotmail.com Website <c,liforniarallyseries.com> John Dillon, SoPac Rally Steward sopacrallysteward@hotmail.com Rally Series March 24-25, 2001 CRS/SCCA Licensing School & Rally Cross .. Ridgecrest, CA May 4-5, 2001 Rim Of The World Palmdale, CA June 2, 2001 Pahrump Rally Sprint Pahrump, NV August 11, 2001 Gorman Ridge Rally Frazier Park, CA October 5-7, 2001 T reeline Rally November 30-December 2, 2001 Ramada Express Rally Laughlin, NY Rallycross Series October 6, 2001 Prescott, AZ RX October 13, 2001 Las Vegas RX Jean, NY November 10, 2001 Las Vegas RX Jean, NV CANNING A TIRACTIONS P.O. Box 400 Maywood, CA 90270 (323) 560-SHOW CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA RACING ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 645 Pierre, SD 57501 Dave Adams (Pilots and Bnjas) (6os, -i24-~9:fa1 Don Engleman (Bikes) (605) 224-4967 CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING ASSOCIATION C.J. Richards P.O. Box 332 Fatr Haven, VT 05743 (802) 265-8618 CLAIRTON HI-JACKERS I.C.O. Tom De Lauder Sr 1091 Twp. Line Road Wellsville, Ohio 43968 (330) 532-4589 Short Course off Road Racing At Harrison County Fair Grounds. Cadiz. OH CLUB AUTOMOV.ILISTICA SAN QUINTIN Calle 6ta Fracc Cd. de San Quintin San Quintin, BC, Mexico Heraclio Patino (011 52 616-5-22-07) CLUB AUTOMOVILISTICO SAN VICENTE San Vicente Off Road Ensenada, BC, Mexico USA Jan Wright (011 52 61746834) Ramon Castro & Ruben Acevedo (61637/7 0034) CMC Continental Motosport Club P.O. Box 3187 Mission Viejo, CA 92690-3178 Fax: (714) 367-1608 CODE Bravo 120-B Zona Centro, Mexicali, BC, MX P.O. Box 2328 Calexico, CA 92232-2328 OJ 1-52-6-553-4087 www .codeoffroad.com mail@codeoffroad.com April 20-22, 2001 San Felipe, Baja California, MX June 29-July 1, 2001 Laguna Salada, Mexicali, BC, MX August 10-12, 2001 Tecate, Baja California, MX October 5-7, 2001 Laguna Salada, Mexicali, BC, MX November 30-December 2, 2001 Mexicali to San Felipe, BC, MX Pages

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Trail Notes ... FINAL FLAG REVISITED - Four years ago, March 31, 1997, off road racing lost one of it's most ardent fans and supporters. Jean Calvin slipped away from us quietly finally gaining peace after many years of hardship, caused by an accident pursuing the sport she so loved. Jean loved racing, she campaigned her own Austin Healey Sprite in SCCA competition for many years. Then she found off road racing and she was hooked! She raced more races than we can remember, she won a few, lost a lot and broke now and then but her love for the sport never faltered and her love for the people involved grew every year, especially she loved the youngsters just starting out, the Bekki Freeman's and the Brendan Gaughan's and the Doug Fortin's and the Day Gang's, for they are the future of the sport. She raced with every organization there was and she wrote about the races and the people with exactness and care. It became tougher to cover the races as the years passed but that never stopped her, she was always there at the finish line to get the personal flavor of the race. She passed away just after covering the BITD Tonopah race in 1997, a trooper to the end and missed very much by us all. We know she is racing and covering races in a better spot than we could ever offer. · NEW RACING ORGANIZATION - A new racing organization is offering five race dates for the old SODA Class 7 trucks. The five races will be held in Wisconsin and Michigan at tracks familiar to all who race in that area. ·outlaw Seven Pickup is the name and you can get all the details in Happenings. For more information call Don Ponder at 314-631-8140. YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE - Please be sure to check the mailing add;ess you have for Dusty Times. We moved in June of 2000 and gave everyone lots of notice but still there is much of our mail that is forwarded from our old place of business. Be sure to address all correspondence, payments, etc. to: Dusty Times, 20761 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, CA 91-311. Your attention to this will save us all a lot of grief in the future. WANNA GO RACIN' -The Byway Race and Rally T earn is entering their BMW in the Cape To Cape Marathon Rally, a 34 day event commencing at the Cape of Norway and finishing in Cape Town, South Africa, 12,000 miles and 24 co_untries later. They will be competing in 2001 in the SCCA ProRally Senes here in the US. Their goal is to raise 4 million dollars over the next 18 months for AIDS Education and Prevention. They are raffling a SCORE legal 5-1600 car, $100 per donation and only 200 donations will be accepted for this drawing. If they do not receive the 200 donations for this drawing, there will be no drawing and all monies will be refunded to the donors. However, we are sure that they will gladly accept any and all regular donations made to help stamp out this killer disease. Please give them your support. For more information call them at 800-404-7 64 7. (See their ad on page 31). NEED YOUR YELP, AGAIN -Once again we will ask for your help on a demographic survey that we conduct every three or four years. All you need to do is fill out the form and mail. it back to us,. the sooner the better, but up to. four weeks will be fine. If you are curious as to the intent of this survey, it is used by some of our advertisers and Dusty Times to determine who the members of our subscriber audience are. We and they would like to know the area where you live, are you married or single, how many children you have, their ages, your educational background, whether you are· employed, retired, self-employed, how much you make, etc. It is all completely confidential, you are not asked to give your name or even the name of the town or city you live in. Just think, you can become a statistic! But seriously, we do need you to fill this out and send it back to us. Thanks in advance for your help. OCK CRAWLING -The latest craze is "Rock Crawling", iterally crawling over rocks bigger and more rugged than you an believe in all types of vehicles, some specially designed and built for just this activity. Dusty Times will do a few stories on Rock Crawling in the near future and see if it is a marketable event. LAS VEGAS SAND & OFF ROAD SHOW - A combination of sand sports and off road racing activities is the next show in the venue and it's all happening at the Las Vegas-Cashman Center, 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd. There will be as many as 300 exhibiting companies showing their wares, equipment, parts, street and off road trucks, 4x4's, race cars, sand buggies, motorcycles, A TV's and much more, so there is bound to be something there that you always wanted. The show is open and admission is $8. For more information see the ad in this issue of Dusty Times ·or contact the promoter at www.prerunners.com or www.megashow.com. GREETING CARDS AND SUCH -Vance Scott, our very own irculation manager is in weekly contact with some military veterans who are ·relegated to an outpatient clinic in San Diego. To earn some sort of a living, these guys make greeting cards out of cancelled postage stamps. I've looked at these cards and they are really superbly well done. They make cards for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Zodiac signs, Sympathy ca~ds, Thank you cards, almost anything you can think of. Please send these guys a note and see if you would like to purchase some cards from them. Veterans Administration WA VE Clinic, 4525 Mission Gorge Place, San Diego, CA 92120. Page 6 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 CORP P.O. Box 392 Calexico, CA 92232 Hector Cerecer 011-52-65-66-4458 CORR EXXON SERIES Championship Off Road Racing 192 N. State Road 267, Suite 267 Avon, IN 46123 (317) 272-2827/Fax: (317) 272-2900 May 19-20, 2001 Fort Dodge, IA June 9-10, 2001 Antigo, WI June 23-24, 2001 Crandon, WI July 14-15, 2001 Bark River, MI July 28-29, 2001 Fort Dodge, IA August 11-12, 2001 Bark River, MI September 1-2, 2001 Crandon, WI September 22-23, 2001 Topeka, KS CORVA 1500 West El Camino, Suite 352 Sacramento, CA 95833 1-800-42 CORVA Ext 42 Fax (818) 957-4435 D&T PROMOTIONS Dave Van Deren 2405 Baker Ave. Everett, WA 98201 (206) 339-9079 (All events at Hannigan race track, Bellingham, WA or Thurswn County ORV Park, Olympia, WA) DECATUR FOUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB Decatur, TX 76234 To~Allen (800) 662-3649/(214) 641-2090 DESERT STEEL MOTORSPORTS 1865 Commander Drive Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403 (520) 855-6125 EASTERN OFF-ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Tom Delauder, Sr. 1091 Township Line Road Wellsville, Ohio 43968 (330) 532-4589 ESTERO BEACH INTERNATIONAL Short Course Racing Victoria Galindo Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico 011-526-176-6225 April 27-29, 2001 FABTECH Off Road Short Course Series at Glen Helen Raceway P.O. Box 6950 San Bernardino, CA 92412 (909) 280-9096 Contact: BBM Marketing Promotions .P.O. Box 762 Norco, CA 91760-0762 (562) 988-6250/Fax: (909) 280-9097 FRT Motorsports 250 Kennedy, #2 Chula Vista, CA 92011 (619) 427-5759 Motorcycles, ATVs & Dez Superlites March 25, 2001 March Madness T earn Race Plaster City East, CA May 20, 2001 Tazmanik Hare & Hound Plaster City West, Ca July 7, 2001 Conquista Gran Prix Tecate, BC, MX -July 28, 2001 C/M Nite Team Race Plaster City East, CA August 26, 2001 Sweethearts Kiss Lake Superstition, CA September 8, 2001 MudHen Sprint Plaster City East, CA April 2001 October 8, 2001 Cheeseburger 100 Plaster City West·, CA November 17, 2001 D38 Reunion Event Plaster City West, CA November 18, 2001 Notorious Dawg3 Hour Team Race Plaster City W~st, CA December 9, 2001 Revenge Dez Gran Prix Lake Superstition, CA MX And Off Road Short Course All at Imperial Valley Expo, Imperial, CA March 10, 2001 Tentative) Round I April 7, 2001 Round 2 May 12, 2001 Round 3 June 9, 2001 Round 4 September 22, 2001 Round 5 November 3, 2001 Round 6 December 3, 2001 Round 7 Championship Series For Cars, Trucks, Buggies, ATVs, Dez SuperLites & Motorcycles April 4, 2001 Fud 200 No A TV, Bike or SuperLite May 20, 2001 Tazmanik Hare & Hound Plaster City West, CA No Buggies, Cars, Trucks July 7, 2001 Conquista Gran Prix Tecate, BC, MX August 11, 2001 Gran Prix Tecate, BC, MX No ATV, Bike, SuperLite September 8, 2001 MudHen Sprint Plaster City East, CA No Buggies, Cars, Trucks October 27, 2001 Superstition 250 XVIII Plaster Ciry East, CA December 31, 2001 Dunaway Dash Plaster City West, CA GORRA Georgia Off Road Racing Association 420 Hosea Road Lawrenceville, GA 30245 (404) 963-0252 GPORRA Great Planes Off Road Racing Association Jesse Urwin 1842 Boyd Street Ashland, NE 68003 (402) 944-2193 Terry Fitzgerald 5 710 S. 56th Street Omaha, NE 68117 (All races are short course, Stadium style. Classes: Sportsman, 1/2-1600, 5, 7S and Quads. All races will be held at * -80 Speedway, Greenwood, NE www.gporra.com) IOK FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box 36 Cleves, Ohio 45002 ( All events staged at the club grounds in Cleves. 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 (949) 582-2371 KAMLOOPS BRONCO BUSTER 4WDCLUB P.O.Box.465 Kamloops, BC, Canada VZG5L2 Bob (250) 374-7175 days Randy (250) 579-9621 eves. Wes(250)351-2819 LAS VEGAS SANDSPORTS & OFFROAD EXPO (626) 961-3782 www .prerunners.com www.megashow.com June 16-17, 2001 Las Vegas-Cashman Center 850 N. Las Vegas Blvd. Las Vegas, NV L.I.T.R.E. Jeff Elrod (408) 926-0522 Jim Aruta (408) 247-4402 MICHIGAN BUGGY BUILDERS Dune Buggy Trade Show (517) 543-7214 www .buggybuilders.com MICHIGAN OFF ROAD CHAMPIONSHIPS M.T.B. Enterprises Inc. 15529 Jones Road Grand Ledge, Ml 48837 (5 L7) 627-6200 Ueeps, Trucks, Buggies, Pilots, Road Warriors and Quad A TV-Money Classes.) July 29, 2001 Mason, MI MID-AMERICA OFF ROAD ASSOCIATION MAORA Mike Turner (217) 235-2473 P.O. Box 184 Mattoon, IL 61938 www .maoraracing.com Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey, IL (217) 932-2041 Off Road Playground.com (800) 555-3167 Short Course Series May 5, 2001 Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey, IL May 19, 2001 Fayette County Fairgrounds Brownstone, IL June 2, 2001 Flora Fairgrounds Flora, IL June 16, 2001 OffR~adPlayGround.com Woodbury, TN June 30, 2001 T uka City Park Tuka,IL August 4, 2001 Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey, IL October 6, 2001 Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey IL Endurance Series May 6, 2001 Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey, IL June 17, 2001 OffRoadPlayGround .com Woodbury, TN August 5, 2001 Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey, IL October 7, 2001 Lincoln Trail Motorsports Park Casey, IL MOJAVE DESERT RACING · 1853 Parkway Drive S. El Monte, CA 91733 (626) 442-9320/(626) 579-6051 Fax E-Mail: mdrracing@aol.com Aprii 21, 2001 Ridgecrest 300 Ridgecrest, CA June 23, 2001 Lucerne 400 Lucerne, CA August 25, 2001 California 200 Lucerne, CA November 3, 2001 Stoddard 250 Barstow, CA M.O.R.E. High Desert Championship P.O. Box 1231 · Barstow, CA 92311-1231 Fax: (760) 253-4453 March 31, 2001 Balls Out 250 Lucerne, CA May 12, 2001 Badlands 275Barstow, CA July 7, 2001 Freedom 250 Dusty Times

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Barstow, CA September 15, 2001 Mighty Mojave JOOBarstow, CA November 10, 2001 Wild Turkey 200Lucerne, CA MSBA Michigan Sport Buggy Association Dave Barret 6363 Nightingale Dr. Flint, Ml 48506 (810) 730-9221 MOTOWEST WINTER TRIALS SERIES All events at Perris Raceway Bill Markham (909) 860-185 7 www.ITStrials.com (At Reed Valley with a school) NATIONAL MUD RACING ASSOCIATION Rr. #1 - Box 380 Dave or Marlene Ryan Palatka, FL 32177 (904) 325-5422 NATIONAL TUFF TRUCK ASSOCIATION Burch Chapin Mororsports Promotions 1404 East 3rd Street Hastings, MN 55033-1415 (612) 437-2459 NORTHERN OHIO OFF ROAD RACING ASSN. Gary Wulff (724) 283-2678 May 27, 2001 July 1, 2001 August 5, 2001 September 16, 2001 October 7, 2001 October 21, 2001 (All events are at Spring Balley Raceway, Miliport, Ohio) OFF ROAD EXPO 2001 (626) 599-8622 October 6.-7, 2001 Fairplex, Pomona, CA OFF ROAD·PRODUCTIONS OFEL PASO Joey Vasquez 13 180 Round Dance El Paso, TX 79936 (915) 867-7788 All races are at Mountain Shadow Lake. Take I-IO Horizon Blvd. exit east 12 miles OHIO OFF ROADERS INC. - 1427 Goshen Hills Road S.E. New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663 Jim Kcndcl (216) 339-4674 All races held l{t Harrison County Fairgrounds. Cadiz, Ohio ONT ARIQ OFF ROAD RACERS ASSOCIATION Rick Tichbourne, Public Relations (519)-681-4192(H)/(519) 457-2913(W) May 19-20, 2001 Kincardine June 9-10, 2001 Brockville June 30-July 1, 2001 Kincardine August 4.<;, 2001 Kincardine August 18-19, 2001 Brighton Speedway September 22-23, 2001 Kincardine OUTLAW SEVEN PICKUP 9269 Ummelman St. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 631-8140/Fax: ((314) 631-1921 June 9-10, 2001 • Antigo County Fairgrounds Antigo, WI June 23-24, 2001 Crandon International Raceway Crandon, WI July 14-15, 2001 Bark River Off Road Raceway Bark River, MI August 11-12, 2001 Bark River Off Road Raceway Bark River, MI September 1-2, 2001 _ Crandon International Raceway Crandon, WI PACE MOTOR SPORTS U.S. Off Road Championship 495 N. Commons Drive Aurora, IL 60504 (630) 566-6100 www .usoff-road.com Dusty Times PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 Colorado Springs, CO 80934 (719) 685-4400 PINE BARRENS ROUGH RIDERS OFF ROAD RACING Sand Drags," Tuff Trucks, Desert Short Course Trucks, Buggies & Quads Kenny Dean (609) 660-0402/(609) 660-0066 Chatsworth, NJ June 2-3, 2001 Spring Sand Blast September 8-9, 2001 Fall Round UP April 8, 2001 * May 5, 2001* September 23, 2001 * October 28, 2001 * *Races at Southwick, MA (960) 829-0213 -Bob PROTRUCK RACING SERIES . 9409 Abraham Way Santee, CA 92071-2856 (619) 449-6252/Fax: (619) 449-6470 April 6-8, 2001 Terrible's Town Pahrump,NV June 22-24, 2001 TonopahJOO Tonopah,NV September 27-30, 2001 Vegas To Reno December TBA, 2001 Las Vegas 200 Las Veoas_, NV PURE ENERGY PROMOTIONS P.O. Box 50 Ricketts, IA 51460 (712) 679-2221 S.C.A.T. INC. Michael R. Icing P.O. Box 277 Morrisonville, NY 12962 (518) 561-3208/(518) 236-7897 SAN DIEGO OFF ROAD EXPOSITION (888) 836 7918 SCCA ProRally series Sports Car Club of America 9033 E. Easter Place Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 779-6622/Fax: (303) 694-3654 ·· April 7-8, 2001 Oregon Trail Tillamook, OR May 4-5, 2001 Rim Of The World P~lmcb!.,., CA June 1-2, 2001 Susquehannock Trail _--. Weffsbo(o, PA July 27-28, 2001 Maine Forest Rumford, ME August 17-18, 2001 Ojibwe Forests Bemidji,MN September 7-8, 2001 Wild West Olympia, WA October 5-7, 2001 Prescott Forest Prescott, AZ October 519-20, 2001 Lake Superior Houohton, MI SFX MOTORSPORTS GROUP 495N. Commons Drive, Suite 200 Aurora, IL 60504 (630) 566-6100/(630) 556-6180 Fax SCORE SCORE International 23961 Craftsman Rd., Suite A Calabasas, CA 91302 (818) 225-8402/Fax: (818) 225-8102 June 1-3 Baja 500 July 13-15, 2001 (Tentative) Barstow, CA September 14-15, 2001 Primm NV November 8-10, 2001 Baja 1000 SNORE Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts PO. Box 270516 Las Vegas, NV 89127 (702) 452-4522 April 6-7, 2001 Bufallo Bill's 400 Primm, NV March 30-31, 2001 Dusty Times 250 Caliente, NV June 9, 2001 Baja 250 Las Vegas, NV August 3-4, 2001 KC Midnight Special Boulder City, NV September 28-29, 2001 Gold Coast 32nd SNORE 250 Las Vegas, NV November 16-17, 2001 Reserve 250 Las Vegas, NV SONS OF THUNDER 4WHEELERS Race Division Keith Stewart (714) 522-1899 SODA Short Course Off Road Drivers Association Terry Wolfe 7839 W. North Avenue Wauwatosa, WI 53213 (414) 453-SODA SOUTHEASTERN OFF ROAD CHALLENGE Steve Rule (800) 313-5621 or((770) 963-0252 Mike Moore - (224) 272-5400 SOUTH EAST OFF ROAD RACING ASSN. President - Geoff Lee 1243 Trice Road Lebanon, TN 3 7087 (615) 453-5830 Classis 1/2-1600, 5-1600,, Class 9, SODA Class 11 & Sportsman (All Races at Rally Hill Speedway) SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TIMING ASSOCIATION AND BONNEVILLE NATIONALS, INC. 251 7 Sycamore Drive # 353 Simi Valley, CA 93065 (Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.) (805) 526-1805/Fax: (805) 584-8518 Internet: http://scta-bni.org SOUTHERN SHORT COURSE OFF ROAD RACING ASSN. 4305 Wootlark Drive Tampa FL 33624 (813) 962-2857 (All Races at Eastbay Raceway, Tampa, FL) SUPER SERIES (PTY) LTD. P.O. Box 706 Parklands, 2121 South Africa (011)788--S 138 Fax (011) 880-2170 · SWORDS South West Off Road Racing Desert Series 4209 So. CR 1300 Odessa, TX 79765 Mike Parker (915) 337-3437/(615) 595-8237 (All races held at Notrees, TX 25 miles west of Odessa. TX) TOYS FOR TOTS (619) 252-1197 /(619) 252-3093 T.O.R.R.O Texas Off Road Racing Organization Marty Jackson 8307 Bauman Road Houston, TX 77022 (713) 694-0207/Fax: (713) 694-8335 TSO c/o Frog Specialties 4050 Spencer Street # I Torrance, CA 90503 (310) 370-9856 VORRA Off Road Racing P.O. Box 3362 Carson City, NV (775) 246-5545/(775) 246-9089 Fax www.VORRA.com April 21-22, 2001 2 Mile Short Course Prairie City SVRA Sacramento, CA May 26-27, 2001 Yerington 300 Yerington, NV July 21-22, 2001 Lovelock 250 Desert Race April 2001 Trail Notes ... RIM OF THE WORLD RALLY - Just a friendly reminder, the. Rim Of The World Rally is fast approaching, May 4-5, 2001. If you rally, this is one you shouldn't miss! Six stages on the Friday night, nine stages during the Saturday run and there are all sorts of freebies for every entrant. Got 'ya interested, send a quick note off to: Mike & Paula Gibeault, 149 Rawhide Lane, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 or call Sue Robinson at 760-788-3809. Don't miss this one! SNAPSHOT OF THE MONTH WINNER -we had quite a bit of activity regarding last months pie and the identity of the person pictured. When it all boiled down there was only one winner and that was Jayson Lusk who correctly identified Kirby Hightower who raced Jeeps for the General Tire Team a long while ago. Congratulations Jayson, your check is on the way. ~@@ IT)~~ ~2 [t®u-[1~,1@ @1@~[tr□oo@ i~oo [t~]~ ~~(!]□~~ Lovelock, NV September 1-2, 2001 Yerington 250 Desert Race Fernley, NV Short Course Championship Series September 22-23, 2001 Prairie City SVRA Sacramento, CA Prairie City SVRA Sacramento, CA October 6-7, 2001 Prairie City SVRA Sacramento, CA October 27-28, 2001 Prairie City SVRA Sacramento, CA * + Mechanics Race & ladies Race VICENTE GUERRERO OFF ROAD CLUB Profo. Cenovio Gamboa 0l l-52-616-6-21-91 (2-6 p.m.) 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 RACINO Patrick McGuire P.O. 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MOJAVE DESERT RACING, INC. Mojave2aa By Sheryl Cannon Photos: Trackside Photo .. Richard Boyle had the fast lap time in the unlimited class, and finished his day at MDR's January race with the overall win. · Brad Inch started the year right in his Lothringer, taking the Class 1600 win by 14 minutes. Before the new millen-nium was even one week old, race teams were back in Bar-stow to kick off the 2001 sea-son. Thi<; year's initial MOR event took place on Satur-day, January 6th. Upwards of 60 entrants were slated to take part. Officially, 56 ac-cepted the challenge, and 32 proved themselves up to it. Five of last year'<; class champs were back to defend their respective titles. Lead-ing that contingent were Whit Courtenay and joPl Mohr, who are both seeking their third consecutive MOR class championship. With last season's overall cham-pion (Brian Logan) out build-ing a new vehicle, this year's points chase appears to be wide open. MOR wasted no time getting it's 2001 series underway, so I w·on't waste any either,. Ready or not, here we go. Leading the parade to the Start/Finish line were seven Class 100 cars. Marty Melendrez and Jerry Longdon joined forces in the first ve-hicle underway. Longdon took advantage of his team's cherry starting position bv es-tablishing the early lead with a pair of sizzling 52 minute The team of Craig Kruger, Art Zavala, and Mitch Hardin outlasted their competition and took the Class 700 win. Class 1300 ran only four laps and Greg Crew moved steadily ahead in his well-prepped car to take the win. Page a laps. Classmates Ron Osburn and Richard Boyle let the pursuit, followed by Whit Courtenay, who was leading in Class 1000. Tod Jergensen and Brad Inch were also for-wardly placed, racing just off the pace and well within striking distance of the lead-ers. Whit Courtenay and Steve Harvey had a great day in their Jimco, taking the Class 1000 win and 2nd overall. During Lap 3, the effects of the rough Ba1stow course appeared to begin taking a toll ·on the Longdon/ Melendres team. Grudgingly, that duo relinquished the lead to Osburh and began to dsop back. Inch was among those applying pressure to the new leader. His third loop (54:58) proved best of the day in 1600, and helped Inch shake loose from his class rivals. The battle con-tinued into Lap 4, with Os-burn facing still challenges from Boyle, Jergensen and / Steve Harvey, who had taken over for Courtenay. By the time the dueling quartet reached the white flag lap, Boyle and Harvey were 1-2, Tim Lindsay led the Class 550 race right from the start, and finished a full 30 minutes ahead of second place. • Mark Grawe had the best time for the Pre-runner class, at 1 :31 :56 with his Ford, and went on to take the win. -----April 2001 with the former holding a two minute lead on the clock. Osburn was positioned just behind that pair, with Jergensen and Inch less than ten minutes back. Boyle and Harvey raced "WFO" throughout Lap 5. The pair staged a battle royale, with neither driver giving an inch. Harvey literally flew through his final loop, completing his last tour of the Barstow desert in the awesome time of 50:56. Unfortunately for the Marcourt Racing Team, Boyle's lap was just as spec-tacular. Boyle posted Class 100 fast lap qme (50:59) when he needed it most, and in doing so, he beat Cour-tenay by 2:05 for the overall Mojave 200 victory. Boyle's superb final time of 4:28:29 (39.1 mph) propelled him to the six minute victory in Class 100. With an assist from Harvey, Courteµay took first _in Class 1000 and a very big first step toward his 'three-peat' goal. The over-all runner-ups finished 36 minutes ahead of their near-est classmate, while complet-ing five laps in 4:30:34 (38.8 mph). Osbourn came away with a solid second in Class 100. His swift 4:34:42 *38.2 mph) clocking was the third best time recorded. Inch proved much the best in 1600, despite finishing "just" 12 minutes ahead of the class runner-up. Inch not only posted his division's fast lap time, he posted the four next fastest ones as well. The re-sult was a 4:39:51 (37.7 mph) clocking, good for fourth. place overall. Jergensep wound up finishing just be-hind Inch, third in Class 100 and fifth overall. Brian Steele emerged as Class 1600 run.-Continued on page 10 Dusty Times

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In Class 1000 Terrie Tavis slowed a bit on the last lap, but was still in The 550 racers showed up with a big group, and Kurt Puhl brought Mark and Dan Folts teamed in Class 900, and came close, finishing position to finish in third place. ner-up. Steele (sixth o/a) and his brother Scott averaged 35.8 mph on the day, while completing their five lap as-signment in 4:53: 12. Tom Jandt, Jr. earned runner-up honors in Class 1000. De-his plain-wrap Bug home in second place. second only three minutes out of first. spite losing 15 minutes to a 2000, first in Class 500. mph) was eighth best clock-scoring positions was the flat and broken wrench on Criswell claimed fast lap ing on the day. Jerry Longo Melendrez/Longdon team. Lap 3, Jandt still managed to honors (12:00:45) before his followed Criswell across the Their joint effort took finish a more than respect-brother Tim completed their finish line. Longo averaged 5: 2 7 :31, and resulted in a able seventh overall. victory over distant runner-33.0 mph to land third place good fourth in Class 1000. John Criswell began 2001 up Jason Gilreath. The in 1600 and ninth overall. Andrew Gaston was the just like he finished the year winner's tim~ (5:22:0, 33.8 Completing the day's top ten division's fifth and final fin-~--------------------------. ~----~------------'----"-------'--~~ isher. Victor Bussey and Sean -· .. . . . _,.,. - ., .. . .. . . -Bennett aced to solid fourth and fifth place finishes in Class 1600. After five and a Joel Mohr, last year's champ, had the class fast lap at 1 :08:44, and also took first place in Class 900. half hours of battle, four min-utes was all that separated Bussey (11th o/a) and Ben -nett (12th). Classmate John Alexande r arrived just 29 seconds later, to ta ke sixth . A lexander was placed 14th overall, when Terrie Travis' final time of 5:35:06 (31 .3 mph) proved six seconds quicker. Tavis claimed third in C lass 1000, well clear of that division 's fourth and fi-n a l finisher, G uy Cordo n . Tony Murray wound up sev-John and Tim Criswell paired up in their Class 500 car, recorded the fast lap at en th in C lass 1600, complet-1:00:45, and took the win. ____ ing that division's scorin g. • ., Flamingo & The Strip West Tropicana & Arville West Ramingo & Valley View 1-888-BARBARY 227-2279 www.barbarycoastcasino.com 1-800-0RLEANS · 675-3267 www.orleanscasino.com 1-888-GOCOAST 402-6278 www.goldcoastcasino.com Alta & Rampart 1-877-636-7111 Page 10 April 2001 Dusty Times

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Robbie Cockrell had the best first lap in Class 900, but troubles on Tom Jandt, Jr. had serious trouble on the third lap, but rallied to move Ron Osburn was part of a fierce battle for the overall lead, but ended the day as second Class 100r third overall laps two and three held him to third place. up to a second place finish in Class 1000. In Class 900, a field offive drove the final lap. The trio's upon completion of Lap 1 , bit took part. Mark Folts was collective performance was in the end, the results proved first underway, but Robbie timed in 6:46:32 (25.8 mph). nearly as one sided as in Class Cockrell was first to com-In Class 725, it was Steve 700. Martz' victory was salted plete Lap 1. Two-time de-Martz vs. Chris De Perez. away long hours before he se-fending class champ Joel Martz led by three minutes cured fast lap honors on Lap 4 (1:21:11). MDR's 2000 prisedonMikeDill,Nicho-Class 700 champion romped las Beall and Daniel Fresh. to an almost effortless win in Beall started first and quickly 7:53:45 (22.2 mph). opened a clear lead. His There was a small field of opening lap time (1 :09:45) three in Class 1200, com-Continued on page 13 Mohr was right with that pair, and was actually lead-ing on the clock. Folts and Mohr began to pull away from the others during Lap 2. Mohr secured Class 900 hon-· ors on that loop, when stop-ping the timer in 1 :06:44. Folts took just four seconds longer to complete his loop, and gained a narrow advan-tage over Mohr during Lap 3. The battle continued with Mohr regaining the lead (Lap 4) while Dan Folts took over for Mark. Ultimately, the champ proved too tough, as Mohr reached the checkered flag with three minutes to spare. The Class 900 winner, and overall 15th place fin-isher, completed his five laps in 5:57:30 (35.4 mph). The Folts team proved game and uni ucky. Their corn bined 6:00:52 (29. l mph) effort deserved a better fate than runner-up (16th o/a). It was a long way back to the third and fourth place vehicles. Cockrell earned the third spot, when his team polished off their assignment in slightly less than seven hours. Dan Owen arrived 46 minutes later to claim fourth place and complete the order of Class 900 finishers. A field of eight saw action in Class 550. At the end of Lap 1, the four lead vehicles were separated by less than a minute. Tim Lindsay shook loose on the second loop, posting 550 (ast lap time (1:08:53) in t'1.e process. Un-beknownst to his classmates, the race was over at that point. Lindsay held his rivals at bay through the final three laps, and went on to win by 30 minutes in 6:02:55 (28.9 mph). Kurt Puhl took second by 23 minutes over third place finisher Rich Fersch. Thomas Westhoff was a dis-. cant fourth, and the balance of the field failed to reach the checkered flag. · A pair of match races were on tap in Classes 700 and 725. In 700, Craig Kruger got the jump on Shawn Wanzek and assumed command soon after the start. Kruger's 1:12:07 opening loop ultimately proved the Class 700 fast lap time. Wanzek never reap-peared, making things a lot easier for Art Zavala, who drove Laps 2 and 3. Kruger was back behind the wheel for Lap 4, and Mitch Hardin Dusty Times MICRO STUBS KARTEK 's micro stubs are used by some of the biggest names in off-road racing today. KARTEK takes pride in the quality and durability of their micro stubs, and in the quality parts from which they are assembled. KC HILITES KC offers some of the most durable and powerful competi-tion lighting in off-road racing today, KARTEK is proud to ufftr a largt stlt<.:tion of KC Hilites and accessories to meet all of your lighting needs. RACE EXHAUST KARTEK designed race exhausts are the best on the market. Available in jet coat-ed or raw with gussets on #2 & 4. Features super thick flanges, a Megaphone style collector, and a flange to allow the addition of SUPER-TRAPPT" 5-inch discs. These trick KARTEK designed units consist of a stock drum YOKOHAMA TIRES SUPERDIGGERS are the best off-precision machined and aug-mented with a billet plate and heat treamed chromoly splined center for maximum durability. Accept NO substitutes. April 2001 road tires on the market today. Their aggressive tread pattern and increadible durability has made them the preferred tires of many off-road race teams. BATES BOOT FLANGE & LIGHTENED 930 & 934/5 CVs This KARTEK exclusive was designed to elimi-nate the CV overheating that is associated with the use of Bates boots. This trick flange sets the boot away from the CY. This flange allows for the use of lightened and standard CY joints. KARTEK's lightened CYs are precision machined to allow them to stand up to the rig-ors associated with off-road racing. Page 11

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Brian and Scott Steele teamed up to take second place in the 1600 class and sixth in the overall standings. Victor Bussey had a steady string of laps going until lap four, but Sean Bennett had his problems on the third lap, but the rest were finished well, to take fourth in the 1600 class. good enough to earn him fifth place in Class 1600. was by far the fastl;!st posted in class 1200. Unfortunately, it also proved to be Be.all's last loop. Fresh didn't fare much better. After requiring more than six hours to com-plete Laps 1 and 2, he also called it a day. That left only Dill, and he overcame a two hour final lap to claim the Class 1200 victory. Dill av-eraged 20. 7 mph and com-pleted his assignment in 6:44:52. Another compact cast of four entrants competed in Class 1300. Mike Halliday to earn the Class 1300 win in That covers the finishers consuming loop. Credit goes bolted to the early lead, and 6:31 :42 (21.4 mph). from this year's Mojave 200. to Bob Hansen, of Class posted fast lap time (1:19:19) A field of six settled mat-A pair of racers came close 1000, whose scary-fast se~-on his first loop. On Lap 2, ters in Class 1400. Dan Vance enough to finishing to war~ and lap took just 50:04 to Halliday pulled further clear held ·a clear lead at the end rant a recognition. The first complete. And speaking of of the field, which now num-of Lap 1, despite suffering was Billy Hayden. Hayden, completing, that will con-bered three. The entire race three flats. Vance padded his who raced uncontested in elude our recap of the 2001 scenario changed during Lap advantage considerably on Class 850, completed all but Mojave 200. Congratulations 3, which saw both Halliday the second loop, while secur-Lap 5. The second was de-once again to the Richard and Chris Underwood fall by ing Class 1400 fast lap hon-fending Class 100 c hamp Boyle camp, for their super-the wayside. At that point, ors (1:07:34). With the field Troy Pomeroy, who also ex-lative overall victory. The the only obstacle standing reduced to four vehicles at ited on his final loop. That wild·Wash 250, raced in Feb-between Greg Crew and vie-that point, Vance appeared in covers just about everything, ruary, is next up on the MDR tory was th e rugged Barstow decent shape. However, he except the day's least time calendar of ra·ce reports. ■ course. Crew easily overcame too fell victim to attrition on that adversary, and went on Lap 3, when his motor blew. Mark Grawe suddenly found himself leading the proceed-ings. Carolyn Hines, mean-while, was the only one with Mike Dlll had good and bad luck, and his competitors had all bad, so Dill got the Class 1200 win in his Ford. Steve Martz, in a Ford, took fast lap in Class 725 and then went on to take the win also. any reasonable shot at catch-ing t h e new leader. Hines mad e up margin a l groun d d uring Lap 3, but was unable to seriously menace t he win -ner. Grawe defeated Hines by 15 minutes, to score the Class 1400 win. H is winning time was 6:34:02 (2 1.3 mph). T he runner-up completed her four lap assignment in 6:49:49 (20.5 mph ) . Steve Ruddick reached th e checkered flag, but exceeded the allotted time limit in doing so. DBA: Discount Foreign We Have In Stock: Ultra. Wheels 15 X 3.5 & 15 X 7 $84.05 $89.10 Centerline Wheels & 15 X 6 $124.75 15 X 10 $131.99 Call for Prices 3636 Meade Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89102 (702) 247-1266 We Now Do. MAGNA FLUX Dusty Times TRANSAXLE ENGINEERING. INC SNORE 1999 Transaxle Builder Of The Year Congratulations Brad Inch 1st ½-1600 Tim Lindsay 1st 5-1600 MDR Mojave 200 Transaxle Engineering Jeff Field April 2001 818-998-2739 9763 Variel Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 Page 13

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50TH WRC SWEDISH RALLY Harri Has It! By Martin Holmes Photos: Maurice Selden ,..... Harri Rovanpera and Risto Pietilainen speed across the snow to victory in their Peugeot 206 at the Swedish Rally. Peugeot's reserve driver, Harri Rovanpera won the Swedish Rally, one year af-ter the debut of their 206 WRC, upholding, on the 50th edition of the event the tradition that Scandinavian drivers are invincible here. With only two stage wins out of 1 7 available, against seven scored· by Colin McRae (Ford) and six by Ri-chard Burns (Subaru), Harri still managed to come home almost 30 seconds in front of Thomas Radstrom (Mitsubi-shi). Both British drivers lost time off the road' on the first day. It was not only Harri's first rally with Peugeot, it was also the Finn's first rnlly win. Peugeot's leader, Mar-cus Granholm retired on the first day with engine failure and both Sainz and Makinen lo_st time by driving as first car on the road. Despite winning outright, Peugeot scored no championship points fo"'r themselves, Mit-subishi still leading Ford. In the driver's series it is a three way tie for the lead be-tween Makinen, Sainz and Rovanpera. The FIA Teams Cup category was won by European Champion Henrik Lundgaard from· Denmark, after Finnish driver Pasi Hagstrom had engine fail-ure. Mitsubishi took the top nine places in Group N, all with outdated models. ,,J;,.. There was lots of snow, which created a wonderland to the eyes and it also in-creased the spectator count. After winning the Monte Carlo Rally Makinen led the drivers points and this meant his Mitsubishi was the first car to start in Karlstad. The three time Swedish Rally winner was back where he teels most at home, in the cold Scandina-vian winter weather. But, these were new days· for many aspects of the sport. With most teams planning to run extra cars on events strategies and planning are different. It was Mitsubishi's first time with a three car team and Ford had hired Phil Short (ex-Mitsubishi) to advise the aspects of a bigger team. Six of the seven registered teams took part, only Cit-roen was missing. Radstrom was invited to drive for Mit-subishi, Rovanpera appeared for Peugeot and Peter Solberg, not Markka M·artin was second driver to Burns at Subaru. Three of the leading con-tenders for T earns Cup are Henrik Lundgaard from Denmark, Pasi Hagstrom, Finland and Stig Blomqvist from Sweden. Stig's first ap-pearance here was in 1971, driving a Saab, long before the WRC ever started. Since Monte Carlo some urgent things have been dis-covered by the teams. Colin McRae's throttle problem astonished the engineers, it is the same system that has been used constantly in Indy Car racing without any trouble! Peugeot's Monte Carlo follow-up showed that the water pump which stopped Gronhoim;s car had never failed before, the fail-ure was due to a fan belt pul-ley. The problem of both Burns and Martin was as-signed to the same cause, faulty ignition coils. There were also changes in Group N, not only con-cerning the new gearboxes, but now also the permitted change in wheel sizes which will allow the use of the lat-est winter tires, deemed to be a great help. Three days before the start of the event, Mitsubishi launched their Evo VII, with electronic gearbox controls and light-weight crankshaft, further-ing their sporting monopoly in the category. The weather, as usual was the prime point of con versa-; tion. All of the special stages 1 were held above a line 75km, north of the rally headquar-ters, Karlstad. Fresh snow fell ih the days before the event and then it became amazingly cold. It was minus 37 degrees on Stage 4. It was Stig-Olof Walfridsson/Lars Backman churn up the snow as they head to a nice 14th overall in Sweden, first in Group N. even minus 30 degrees in the city ofTorsby at nine in the morning, cold enough to give the recce cars a lot of trouble getting started. On the day of the shakedown, however, the temp was on the plus side an a little rain was in the air. On shakedown day.the or-ganizers announced the dis-, qualification of three entries for illegal recceing, one of whom was Galli, the only top international Group N driver on the event. Completely new to the Group N scene was former winner Ma ts Jonsson who mentioned he had never competed in a Group N car before and had never even driven an N car until this moment. You would expect Scandi-navian Henrik Lundgaard to be comfortable 1n this weather but he admitted this was his first rally on snow. Abdullah Bakhashab, his Toyota rival in Teams Cup was .running his fourth win-t,e r r a 11 y, and he 's from Arabia. "The snow in Swe-den is like the sand at home, except the dust stops you seeing where to go but you still need a shovel if you get stuck!" As rain began falling in Karlstad during the after-noon, so came stories that the stages were being tov-ered with fresh snow. It was news that was deplored by many top divers. "It seems we are going to have a bad day, we will lose more time running first on the road than we could ever recover later on" said Makinen. Car-los Sainz was also upset. "The solution is to run 10 or more rally cars over the stage, leave a 10 minutes gap and then have the first car· start, this would make the conditions equal for all." Leg 1 -Six stages, gravel (snow), 148kms. The rally started in style, three stages and three different leaders in beautiful winter rallying conditions. There were clear blue skies, temperatures be-low zero and snow was ev-erywhere. The early runners were having their share of problems. The roads had been plowed but there was still lots of loose snow on the road surface. Spectators were out in force and there were long delays on the ac-cess roads. Makinen, first car on the road had both the snow to contend with and h also had to brake numerous times for over-anxious spec-tators. Also, the sun being very low in the sky made vis-ibility quite bad, depending on which direction you were traveling and the road was sometimes ·impossible to see. Needless to say, the fast times were coming from the back of the field. Granholm, sixth on the road won Stage 1 an Rovanpera, running ninth, led after Stage 2. Radstrom, running 13th was leading after Stage 3. Gran-holm saw his engine tem-perature rising, just like Monte Carlo and on the third stage he knew he had cylinder head damage. He reached the stop control and the engine just died. Two rallies gone and the world champion still had no points! A cylinder head bolt had broken. Freddy Loix spun on the first stage and needed spectator help to get going again, then on the third stage had turbo pipe problems. Richard Burns went off the road on $tage 2 and lost 12 minutes. Colin McRae leaned on a snow bank on Stage 3 and it col-lapsed under him and he lost five minutes. Delecour hit-a Continued on page 16 Henrik Lundgaard and Jens-Christian Anker apply opposite lock to ~---------------------~ their Toyota Corolla on their way to the Teams Cup victory and 15th Relying on their narrow tires Carlos Sainz and Luis Moya corner hard Thomas Radstrom/Tina Thorner apply right rudder in the ice and snow overall. ~n their Ford Focus on their way to third overall in Sweden. in Sweden, taking second overall in the Mitsubishi Carisma. Page 14 April 2001 Dusty Times

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In Memorium Men Jean Calvin left this world on March 31? 1997, I was at a complete loss. The first problem that had to he handled ~as the layout and printing of that issue of Dusty Times. I had little knowledge of the journalism field, much less the putting together of the paper and the printing. thereo£ With help from some very wonderful friends and more help from business associates? Dusty Times never nlissed an issue. We received many tributes to Jean? from people all over the world and some of those tributes were printed in various issues over the years. This fourth anniversary of her death we again print my favorites that honored Jean after her sudden denlise. We hope you will all keep a good thought for Jean and remember her as a person who did much for our sport for so many years. She is still sorely nlissed A Little Dissertation About Jean Calvin, Off Raad Icon, Idol and Hera Jean was skating in Europe when a dashing young Air Force man swept her off her feet. Returning from Europe she and John were married on September 22, 1956 and made Jean Calvin's last checkered flag came on March 31, 1997. A slip and fall ended the ca-reer of an outstanding lady whose presence had an influ-ence on everyone associated with off road racing. Jean was the distinguished editor/pub-lisher/gofer/writer/ad seller of the bible of off road racing, Dusty Times. While she fo-cused on the buggies, cars and trucks, she had the· utmost re-spect for the A TV and bike racers. When I first started to at-tend the SCORE races, it was to party and to find out to what awful inaccessible spot Morgan Maiocco was sending me to pit for him. At that time Jean was the editor of SCORE News. Morgan made sure I knew who she was. Of course, I was so knowledgeable that I didn't. even know what SCORE News was, however, if Morgan said I should know who Jean was, I paid atten-tion. Over the years our friendship grew and grew and while we would only see each other at the races, I always looked forward to seeing her and her husband John. Whi.le Jean had the latest in racing news, John had some of the wefrdest, funniest jokes I had ever heard. When I called Jean one day back in 1989 and told her I was having a 24 hour race, she promptly informed me that she and Judy Smith had won the first one Walt Lott of HDRA had organized. An-. other scoop down the tubes. Jean had seen it all but wished me well. Later, when we started running a 24 hour for the cars, she made sure she was in attendance, and John . complained the whole time. A great time was had by all! They came back ye?r after year·, Jean having fun and their home in the San John asking why are we here? Fernando Valley. I am led to And we laughed and laughed believe they spent their hon-and laughed. eymoon racing but that is un-A few years ago, Jean was substantiated. Soon Jean was really excited, she was going kicking butt in SCCA races to go racing again. She had and loving every minute of it. accepted a co-driver ride at Everything she touched the SCORE Baja 500 and was turned to gold (except John). delighted beyond belief. From Peterson Publishing hired her the top of the ladder to the as an associate editor on bottom in one bad bump. She Sports Car Graphic, she free-hit her head (she was wearing lanced for Hot VW's and some an approved helmet), and it 15 years ago the off road in-was downhill from there. dustry was blessed with an as-Brain surgery was necessary to set we may never see again, save her, she lost a leg due to Jean Calvin, and after some poor circulation. The off road thrilling races with Les community was shocked, Choate and family, Jean was funds were raised to get her a hooked and the rest is history. state of the art prosthesis and Not only did Jean drive and you know what? She never win, she wrote herself into our missed a race! Never! I re-lives. If you weren't in Dusty member Laughlin last year, Times, you must have not Jean was not in the· best of competed. All the current, health, but damn the torpe-about to be and wanta be leg-does, there was a race and she ends beat a patch to her door-had to be there! step. The goal was the same Suddenly she has joined for all; Jean, will you mention Walt Lott, Claude Maynard, me? And, you know what, Floyd Hudson, Danny Hamel anyone who talked to her got and many others for the great their name in Dusty Times. off road races in the sky. It was Jean, many will follow in only then that I realized that your footsteps, however, none I had never really gotten to will ever fill them! know her. How did she be-Thank you forever, come so devoted to a sport? When did it happen? How did she convince her husband John to go along with her ob-session with off road racing? It turns out that Jean was an accomplished athlete from the git go. Sit down, because this will blow your mind. Jean was a professional ice skater, skating with Sonja Henie and Holiday on Ice. She went from ice cold to triple digit heat, from thousands in the arenas to a few hearty pit crews in the middle of nowhere. From world wide travel to events at El Centro and Stateline and she loved every minute of it. Fud Mental Images Whenever we hear words or phrases, our mind sorts through its' infinite data base and displays the image char represents what we heard. As if by magic we have in-stant recall of the events that have made impressions on our mind. One of the bits of information rhar has made an inde!ible impression on my mind, is that of Jean Calvin. For those of you that did not have the opportunity to know her as I did, this is the image that my mind brings up for me to remember. It was the running of the 25th SNORE 250 in Jean, Nevada. A. J. and I decided to enter that race for its' historical significance. to talk -t~a-;:;-d that was the first When the race was over, all of the of a lot of conversations. For one fin!sher_s were gathered around the thing, we were both racers at a finish line for post race tech and time when there weren't many inspection. Along with the racers women driving .off road, so we there were the race officials. the had a common basis for our talk. media, and hundreds ofspccurors. We could trade horror stories It was quire imi:ressivc. Then, from about bathrooms and one-piece our ~f the park111g area, I s_aw Jean driving suits and getting lost. walkmg towards the mulmude of . For a time, in the late .seven-people char had converged upon ties, she had her office in the the finish line. The parking area same building in which I worked. was on the opposite of the race We often took lunch together. By course, so Jean had to negotiate the then I was writing also, and of-burms and ruts that had been ten for Jean. She taught me a lot ~ar_ved out by the race cars. That, about the craft and the industry. 111 melf, was no easy task for her, And I also co-drove with her in because she had lost half of her her race car. We ran in Class 9, suspension system and needed a and then moved up to the I -2-cane to maintain balance. As she 1600 class. The racing was great, approached the first burm, she the friendship was terrific. took it at an angle, pausing at the When she started the Dusty top. Proceeding at an angle, she re-Times she moved from our office peated the process. Down the face building, but I was writing for of the burm, pause, up the face of her regularly, and we talked to the middle of the burm, pause, each other often. Then in '94 she down the burm, pause, up the last moved back to an office adjacent burm and she was across. You to mine. she was by then .dealing might say to yourself, why didn't with the loss of the lower part of you help her? Well !'11 tell Y'?U why. her left leg, as well as the near con-she would have h1t me w1th her stant pain from the plates and cane! Jean was very independent_._ screws chat held both legs together. As she approache1 the throngs of Still, her indomitable will rook her people, her face In up and pale? to work seven days a week, and to the afternoon sun. She looked as 1f as many rac h Id fi · h h d · h. •c cs ass e cou 1t m. s e a JUSt ac 1eved a l11e long Sh b k h h" I f dream. I said to myself, what's she e ro e e~ 1P a coup e 0 ·1· ~ Th · d d years ago and missed only a week sm1 mg at. en It awne on me. k d h h · she didn't look at the crowd as a at wor , an w en s e had a slight bunch of dirty tired racers . She stroke about a year ago she had to perceived them as conquering war- be persuaded to leave _the office to riors r:turning from some distant se~ he~ doctor. Her gn_r and deter-campa1gn. To her they were all he-mmauon were aston1sh111g. The roes. She wasn't there because she paper had to be got out. She sec an had to interview chem, she was example for all who saw her pace there because she got to interview slow and her body grow ever more them. frail as she continued to work, con-Off-Road racing has lost one of tinued to get it all done. its' champions, and I hope that Jean _was a cough old bird, your 1!1ental image of Jean para!-stubborn, critical, loyal and hon-.leis mme. est. She never failed her friends Herman De Nunzio or the sport she loved. I miss her, but at least I know she's not in l'v_e lost a friend. Much more than that: Jean was a mentor, a sponsor, a critic, a co-worker, and an employer. She was all those things to me, but a friend rr.osr of all. I met Jean in 1971 at a BRA race when I introduced myself and told her I'd admired an ar-ticle she'd written. She was easy pain any Jonger. JudySmith

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Natalie Barratt and Trevor Agnew attempt a corner in Sweden, finishing Pasi Hagstrom and Tero Gardemeister lost an engine in their Toyota The bright red Kulig/Baran Ford Focus sets up for a left hander, finishing just out of the points in Group Nin their Mitsubishi Lancer Evo. Corolla, shown here coming out of a fast left hand corner. 19th overall in the Swedish Aally. rock and punctured a tire. Stage 4 was the longest on a minute on the leaders. problems.---------~2=-'-_3~, ~P~i~r-e~1~1i-s-4--5~a-n~d~e_v_e_r_y_-Markk0 Martin• had two the event, nearly 50kms and Loix went off again, stuck on Stage 5 was parti,cularly . thing would depend on the near misses, into ditches on very fast, an average of a snow bank. icy. Makinen said· it was·; weather. If it was going to both occasions but was able 120kph. Road surface was Several drivers reported difficult to get a good grip snow, and it looked likely, to just keep on driving. mostly icy ad Sainz thought tires overheated. Solberg and he was slowed by spec-the cars running behind Solberg saw this and decided having a front running num-had an EMI explode and taters on Stage 6 . Garde-were going to win. to slow down a bit. Both ber was good. The two top Martin had a tire come off. meister was in big trouble, In Formula 2, Per Kenneth Eriksson and Alis-Fords were first and second Alister McRae had a reaching the end of Stage Johansson's Saab retired ter McRae had clean runs in but Sainz eased off with a cracked turbo pipe an Gar-6 on two cylinders and was when a rear wheel fell off. their Hyundais. bad vibration. Schwarz lost demeister had gear selection still only on three the next The Puma of Andreas morning. Thiry hit a rock' Erikson had engine failure, and was slowed by vibra-all the top favorites were tions, Radstrom fell back to now out. Loeb retired on third and Laukkanen re-the last stage after hitting tired with suspension dam-a snow bank, breaking a age. water hose an cooking the SO'" International Swedish Rally (S) 8/11 February 2001 WCR rouna 2 (Teams' Cup rouna 1) 1 (16) Harri Rovanpera/Risto Pietilainen FIN Peugeot 206 WRC 2 (19) Thomas RADSTROM/Tina Thomer s Mitsubishi Carisma GT WRC 3 (3) Carfos SAINZ/Luis Moya E Ford Focus RS WRC 4 (23) Toni Gardemeister/Paavo Lukander FIN Peugeot 206 WRC 5 (17) Francois Delecour/Daniel Grataloup F Ford Focus RS WRC 6 (6) Petter SOLBERG/Philip Mills N/GB Subaru lmpreza WRC 7 (44) Daniel Carlsson/Benny Melander s Toyota Corolla WRC 8 (9) Kenneth ERIKSSON/Staffan Parmander s Hyundai Accent WRC 9 (4) Colin McRAE/Nicky Grist GB Ford Focus RS WRC 10 (12) Bruno THIRY/Stephane Prevot B Skoda Octavia WRC . I . ay ,f illacll • HM • 1UC---·=·~·~·-· Bparca • • ,Ran 8etr Opti Mee Page 16 WC points WR WO 206NDP75 (F) 3h.27m.01.1s." 10 S44TMR (GB) 3h.27m.29.0s. 10 6 V8FMC (GB) 3h.27m.38.1 s. 6 4 206MWL75 (F) 3h.29m.06.4s. 3 V3FMC (GB) 3h.29m.26.3s. 2 X5SRT(GB) 3h.29m.49.6s. 4 1 K-AM783(0) 3h.30m.19.3S. W3MSD(GB) 3h.30m.36.9s. 3 V6FMC (GB) 3h.31m.29.9s. 2 ._ MBN44-31 (CZ) 3h.32m.24. 7s. 1 April 2001 GN TC ------In Teams Cup Hagstrom engine. led from the start, In Group N Jonsson was Lundgaard found driving involved in· a tight battle on snow very different to for third with Blomqvist. start with. Papadimitriou Blomqvist finished the day spun his Peugeot on Stage 6.3 seconds ahead, then 2 and retired, off the road Jonsson had electrical fail-_on Stage 4 . ure and left service 12 min-In Group N Walfridsson utes late (2 minute pen-led from the start, Blomqvist alty). Backlund lost a was having a good time and minute off the road but Oscar Svedlund, just 21 held onto second. In Teams years old was runnin~ third. Cup, Al Wahaibi was de-In Formula 2 Jonas Kruse pressed at t'he pace of was running late after his Lundgaard and Hrdinka re-throttle broke on the first tired with gearbox failure. stage, Andreas Eriksson lost Leg 3 -Five stages, a minute on Stage 1 off the gravel, 97kms. The first road and the race between two stages started with a Kruse and Per Svan came to thin coat of snow were re-an end when they both hit peated and the final stage the same rock and damaged was not repeated and it was their cars. · plowed as best as possible. Leg 2 -Six stages, gravel, Opinions about suitable 133kms. Subaru decided to tires varied widely. Rovan-keep Burns, 34th overall, pera used longer studs on 12 minutes behind the the first pair of stages while leader in the event if only the Mitsubishi drivers used to get experience at speed shorter protrusion studs. on new stages. Colin Then they had opposite McRae made best time on views on the next pair of four of the six stages. Sainz stages. On the final stage held his lead for the first the drivers were not at all two stages, but was suffer-sure whether to use ice or ing by being first car on the snow type tires. In the end, road, and Rovanpera, a tor-Rovanpera, despite run-toise in a race for hares ning first, started to pull passed him .on the third away. Auriol ended an un-stage of the day. Sainz was happy rally with transmis-again slowed by spectators. sion failure. Suddenly Generally the stages were Makinen was off the road. in fine condition, mainly Radstrom was up to second ice based with a little snow and Sainz was third. on top. Makinen was Paasonen retired on the fi-happy, he started the day hal stage with engine fail-35 seconds in arrears and ure. finished only 7 .3 behind. In Teams Cup, Al Wa-On Stage 1, Alister haibi went out with gear-McRae's Hyundai went to box failure with one stage three cylinders and there to go, Blomqvist moved was SII).oke everywhere. into second place. Of the Schwarz went off the road two wheel drive cars, you and had to retire. Thiry's ad to go to 31st position to engine temp went to 150 find the Renault of degrees and power dropped Hillebjork, and in Group N off, but it was only a faulty Johsson suffered more elec: thermostat. Kenneth Eriks-trical troubles. son had gearbox failure half So, score one for Rovan-way through Stage 11 but pera and his Peugeot. He and managed to reach final ser-Makinen and Sainz are tied vice and have it repaired. for first in Drivers Points and At the end of the day Mitsubishi leads the Manu-Michelin tired cars were 1-facturers Points. ■ Dusty Times

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1-------------------------------------------------------------. I = I I Help us CATCH A THIEF I I and earn a $15,000 reward! i I I I I I I I I I In San Diego, between January 11-15, 2001, 1 I someone, or more likely a team of thieves STOLE I I LOTS OF OUR RACE ASSETS. I I I I I I I I NO ONE LIKES A THIEF! I I I I I I I I Listed below are the parts that were stolen from the 1995 F150 race truck program of I I Andataco Motorsports and Syko Racing. I I I I I I I I All Ford F150 Parts I I I I 1. Transrn,ss,ons 13. Shocks I I a. Culhane Custom C6 a. Left RR - one I I b. Ford E4OD -two b. Right RF_ one I I 2. Transmission carrier - one c. Left RF _ one I : 3. Steering box's d. Right RR_ one I 1 a. Prototype - two e. Right FF - two (one is no bypass) I 1 4. Transmission/Oil Cooler -one f. Right FR_ one I I 5. Power Washer-one · g. Left FR_ one I I 6. Seats h. Left FF - one (no bypass) I 1 a. Cobra Leather (grey)- two 14. lires 1 I b. Mastercraft - (grey) two a. BFGoodrich Baja TIA 35X12.5X150- 13 . I I C. Taylor - two b. BFGoodrich Radial Mud-Terrain- 6 I I 7. 94 Radiators 15. Wheels I 1 a. New - two a. 15 X 7 Spot faced 5/8 stud-13 I I 8- Jack b. 15 X 8 Spot faced 11/16 stud- 5 I I a. Floor -one 16. Bowman Hardware Drawer Set - 5 units, 20 trays I I 9. Ring and Pinion 17. Makita Cordless Drill 9V I 1 a. 4/10 -four - new 18. Craftsman Air Tools I 1 10. Batteries - Durnlast a. ½ Impact 1990R I II a. New -three b. Rotary Sander #18965 11 1 11. 29 spline stock axles - 83-96 19. Cambell Hausfeld 1 a. Short -one a. Air ratchet I = 12. Hella Lights b. Dye Grinder I I a. 4000 HID pencils - two 20. Ingersol Rand I I b. 4000 Pencil - two a. Half Inch Impact-lR 231 1 I c. 4000 Euro - two b. Air Hammer-IR121 I I d. 4000 HID Euro -two 21. Husky - H4140 Half Inch Impact I I e. Light Bars -two 22. Craftsman Master Mechanic Tool Kit 1 I 23. Craftsman Tool Set (race tote bag) I I 24. MAC ~ool set (race tote bag) I I 25. Tape Measures - 3 I I 26. Drill Set - sears 1 I 27. 351 Leon Patten racing motor I I To earn the reward money, the thief or thieves must be arrested and charged by the police. I I This will bring closure for our team. I I Call 619-987-9191, ask for Dave Sykes. I ! Dave@Syko.com I ■------------------------------------------------------------··

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SNORE AVI 250 Craig cranks ·1t on By John Calvin Photos: Carrera Photography Tom Craig drove his neat looking Class 10 to the overall win at the SNORE AV/ 250, shown here airborne on the ~~~~~ -SNORE's Avi 250, Technical Inspection the 2001 season opener and Contingency was was held during the best held behind the hotel, possible weather a few close to the mighty miles from the Avi Re-Colorado River on Fri-sort and Casino, some day evening and al-of it was a portion of an though the evening was old WRA course. As cool it was far from usual, Kenny Freeman cold. Jim Conner, who laid out a great course, is the Contingency Di-a wee bit technical here rector for SNORE had and. thee and, because a spot for everyone and of the recent rains there although there was a was little or no dust to slight problem with the contend with and all Tech portable light the drivers we spoke to tower the evening went assured me that they smoothly. had a great time, win Race day was direct lose or draw. from• central casting, Michael Christian was the Class 5-1600 winner, shown here in his neat looking car before a crowd of race fans. sunny, not a cloud in the sky, a slight breeze and temperatures in the 80s. Starting time was 9:00am, and there was a seven hour time limit. It was six laps of racing for the big guys, five laps for Class 9, four laps for the Sportsman and three laps for the Sportsman Truck. Class 10 was first to go and Jay Gilbertson was running his good looking Class 5 with this group. B.J. Baldwin was first to leave, ran in sec-ond place for the first four laps and then dis-appeared from .the fray. Dan Bentley was next off the line, rolled the car almost immediately, got going again, turned some quick laps but then blew a big hole in the motor, caught on fire and retired with a very unproductive day. Jere my Gubler was third car off the line, led the first lap, set fast lap for the race on Lap 2 and was seen no more. Mike Gaughan Jr. had a ter-rible day, never com-pleted Lap 1 and went home an unhappy guy. JeffShiroky was sixth Rob MacCachren and Bruce Fraley split the driving and ran to a great first in 1600, second overall and airborne most of the time. to start, had a long un-comfortable lap and was seen no more. Jay Gilbertson started sev-enth, ran two mediocre laps and he too, was seen no more. The Flippins started eighth, had a lousy first lap, got up to speed on Laps 2 and 3, more troubles on 4 and 5 and they never completed their sixth la12__. Tom Craig started fifth, finished the first lap in the third spot, ditto for the second lap, took the class lead on the third lap and he just kept on goin', turning fast smooth laps and coming in ·for a great Class 10 win Tom drove all six laps, had a couple of flats but it never slowed him down. Class 1/2-1600 was next and there were battles galore in the very tight racing that usually goes on in this class. Bryan Freeman, with brother Cody in the right seat were first to leave. Bryan ran in second place, close be-hind Robby MacCach-ren and Jeff Carr and he held third 'til the last lap, slipped a few sec-onds and took third at the finish, only 16 sec-onds away from second spot. Bryan and Cody reported no _problems on their run. Day Gang was next off, running her new two seater, ran two good fast laps then hit a berm wrong and laid the car on its side. She and her ride were unable to right the car but Rick Boyer, who was co-driving_ with Day's Uncle Kenny came along, stopped and with his extra muscle they got the car back on its foot but the damage was done, lots of time was lost and al-t ho ugh Day turned some good laps to the finish she was well down the list, finishing in the eighth s~t . . Ed Pauley left next and he ran in fifth or sixth place for most of the race, had to con-tend with one flat tire and ended up in the fifth place finishing po-sition. Buster Harling and Jim Cope were sixth to start but they were not having a good day, running a few minutes off the pace and they ended up finis-hing in 11th place. 01' buddy Brad Inch was next up, he had problems on the first and fifth laps and took 10th. Bryan Anderson was next and although he ran good consistent laps and ran trouble free he ended up in fourth place, 15 min-utes off the winning pace. Richard Boyer and Kenny Freeman shared the driver's seat for the Avi 250. They had no problems out on the course, but they did have a fuel pickup prob-lem, forcing them to fuel each lap which cost much in time and they finished seventh. Also, they lost nine or ten minutes when Boyer stopped on Lap 3 to help put Day Gang's car upright. Robby Guevara left next but it certainly wasn't his day, blowing the tranny on the first lap and forced to watch for the rest of the day. Eric Shepard won Sportsman Buggy by five minutes, his first race and a win, not too bad for a beginner. The Ryan/Petit/Pinkston Chevy was the Sportsman Truck winner, all three getting to drive and having a trouble free run. C.J. Hutchins drove solo, rolled the car twice on the first lap, went on from there to run good lap times and take a ninth place fin-ish, not too bad for a 16 year old. Jeff Carr was 12th off the line, drove his usual fast and con-sistent race, had no problems but this time had to settle for the sec-ond spot in 1600. 01' buddy Aaron Hawley was 13th to start in Page 18 April 2001 Dusty Times

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Aaron Hawley was well up in the 1600 running 'ti/ the fourth lap when Mike Faulkner an_d Rick Poole had a couple of flat tires to brighten Ed Pauley ran solo, only had one flat tire during the race and he came the clutch slave cylinder went away and he finished sixth. their day but the came on-in for a great third place in Class 9. in for a nice. fifth place in the 1600 class. 1600, ran in third or 'I hey took the gold Dennis McCarthy was Doug Seymour was ily identifiable wagon, fo4rth for a lot of the medal with eight min-the lead truck. Dennis' third starter but he only and, for a change, disas-race but he had to re-u tes to spare, having day was not going well got in two fairly fast laps ter didn't strike. John's place the clutch master absolutely no problems and he ran third in the before he disappeared laps got a wee bit slower cylinder and that 20 along the way. class and after a horren-from the charts. a the race/rogressed minutes dropped him to The Heavy Metal dously long third lap he Second starter was but he an his crew a sixth place finish. J.C. class was next off and retired from the race. John Phegley in his eas-Continued on page 21 Dean started 14th in , 1600, ran off a couple of fast laps and was never seen again. Garlit Wallace was the last of the 1600s to start and, unfortunately for him, was the last 1600 fin-isher, garnering a 12th place finish. · The fifth car to start in the 1600 class was tl-i.e combo of Bruce Fraley and Rob Mac-Cachren and Rob jumped into che lead on the first lap by a minute and a half, opened up to three minutes on the second lap and it s Ort Of .John Phegley finally had a full run, driving his different looking car to a great first in Guess what? Joe Sheble won another race! Joe took the Class 9 win with five we n t On fr Om t here . Heavy Metal and his [!!st win in a long time. ____ mmutes to spare, a good trouble free run. Goin' racin' again in 2001 ! BIGGER BOULDERS • BETTER BUMPS • BOUNTIFUL BRUISES PRO CLASS .. I" PRO CLASS .. ll" SPORTSMAN Best payment yet, plus the For the .Almost-1/2 Unlimited Challenger a-race-car. it's lowest entry fees. 10 and run what you: 1/2-1600 5/1600 Heavy /Mini Metal brung. Help make B.O.R.E. bigger point fund $25.00 point fund $25.00 point fund $25.00 and better, bring all racing 245.00 165.00 entry 45.00 entry entry 100.00 100.00 100.00 tnsurance tnsurance tnsurance 20.00 friends and new racers. 20.00 use fee 20.00 use fee use fee $190.00 $390.00 $310.00 EXTRA: $20.00 off entry fee for early entry with $100.00 binder receive at least two weeks before any race. Dusty Times BONNEVILLE OFF-ROAD RACING ENTERPRISES Attn: GEORGE CAIN 341 WEST 2575 NORTH SUNSET, UTAH 84015 (801) 773-1651 April 2001 e,,,,u~th.~~ (/~,lc,u/1 September 15th Wendover, USA Page 19

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• . BJ Baldwin ran second through the third lap until disaster struck and Jeff Carr ran hard all day, had no problems and ended up in the second Bryan Anderson had a good day, no car troubles out on the course and a nice fourth place finish at the SNORE AV/. after a long fourth he retired from the race. spot, less than eight minutes out of the 1600 win. hung in and got the in, Rodger Schan got p ete . Heavy Metal first place in one good fast lap and Tom Taliaferro, still finish. then disappeared and reeling from the birth of aps except for some troubles, just some major troubles on Lap 4. leaky valve covers to Ken Thatcher was next bother him during the to finish. Ken seemed to race. Sixth to finish was go a bit faster each lap Joe Forte who had an but eighth was the best interesting last lap. he could get this day. Seems the throttle There were a bunch Chad Shupp got two his new son, Tommt Jr. of Class 9s ready to do laps under his belt be-completed all five aps battle and battle they fore disappearing. Jer-but was way off the pace did, but 37% of them emy Harmon, Randy and he finished tenth. didn't complete the re-Sleep and Danny Fox all Finishing in ninth place quired five laps. Jason completed four laps but was Lynn Dickton, run-Copiolik didn't get a lap never got # 5 com-ning very consistent Brian Feiger finished broke so Steve worked seventh, driving solo the throttle by hand and having no real Continuedonpage22 The Flippins had car troubles on the first and fourth laps, carried on Rick Boyer and Kenny Freeman were handicapped with a fuel pickup Bryan Freeman, with brother Cody as rider had a trouble free race, · through lap 5 but were never seen again. problem and it cost them, they were the seventh finisher in 1600. finished third in 1600, just 16 seconds out of second spot. · E~quipment ' · KAWACUCHIHONDACOR~ POWER TO_~-I) .Racer· and S_pectator Discounts •GENERATORS •WELDERS •GENERAL PURPOSE ENGINES • WATER PUMPS • LAWNMOWERS • RIDING MOWERS •OUTBOARD ENGINES • LAWN TRACTORS •TILLERS CALIFORNIA'S LARGEST HONDA POWER EQUIPMENT PARTS AND INVENTORY IF We DoN'T HA VE IT, No ONE Does! Check our website www.Kawaguchihonda.com KAWAGUCHI HONDA 3532E.3RoSi:LosAN::ifl..Es,CA9CXJ63•323.264.3936, 264.5858 FAX 264.2136 ·HQNDA Po.war Equipment Dusty Times : VISA j S A L E S , S E R V I C E , P A R T S No~h;~r..' • tll+ HONDA POWER EQUIPMENT SPECIALIST 1U.LU)5Seasief. . . ; [i:i for optimum performance ~d ~afc:'ty. pk.\$1! h·ad t.hc:' O\\,lc:'r·s manu:ll b..·forC' o~r:i~ing your Hond:i PO\.\'t"T Equipment. S~cllkallon:1 subje<'t to ct-...111ie "ithout nolil·e. "E;c;llm.ue only. b:i~C'd on r.HC'd load. •Ba1tl!'ry not ua:ludC'd ,~ith £;1,13500SXK 1. E'.\1SOOOSXK1 ,u1d £60500$.X. HWilh bJttC'ry tr.1_v kit. wh«ls & h.\n~er. Conn.:-C'Uon 10 houSC" power requlre,s tr.mskr dct1fe to .woi<! po~sibl<" Inju ry to P'''-'"C'r company p1..•rsonnel. Consult a qua.llflC'd electz11..•ian. April 2001 Page 21

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Tom Reck grabs some air on his way to second place in the sportsman Andy Kisner had recurring troubles at the AV/ 250, lots of welding to Buggy class, had a trouble free race at the SNORE AV/. be done and he ended up in the fourth position in Class 9. Dwaine and Rob Walters drove their brand new car to a nice second place in Class 9, enjoying a trouble free run. and his rider, Steve did great finish for their sec-broke an axle housing on the shifting. Good for ond race. They had to the first lap, welded it them. contend with a broken up, then it broke again The father and son shock mount and a flat on the fourth lap but he team of Everett and Jerry tire. Fourth place went carried on and just Evans finished fifth, a to Andy Kisner, he missed a medal. Rick Pool and Mike Class 9 fracas. Dwain Faulkner did the driv-and Rob Walte·rs did a ing, they had a couple great job in their new of flat tires but they car, having a trouble brought in home to --a free day, no problems nice third in the large reported and running SATURDAY 3RD ANNUAL OFF-ROAD SWAP MEET PRESENTED BY: CURT LE DUC'S CALIFORNIA PRE-FUN APRIL 14,2001 LOCATION & DIRECTIONS 7 AM TO 3 PM R & B AUTO CENTER FONTANA, CALIFORNIA EXIT CITRUS OFF RAMP ON 10 FREEWAY 4 MILES NORTH TO FOOTHILL BLVD. TURN LEFT BUY AND SELL PARTS FOR ALL YOU'RE OFF-ROAD TOYS AND RACE VEHICLES II SUPER DEALS" Swap Meet is arranged to include the following sections: Section group cost size 1 used parts and accessories $40.00 1 Oxl 5' 2 race trucks $35.00 1 Ox 1 5' 3 race buggy's $35.00 1 Oxl 5' 4 motorcycles $15.00 3x 8' 5 sand toys $35.00 10x15' 6 quads and 3 wheelers $20.00 5x 8' 7 trailers and tow vehicles $35.00 1 Oxl 5' 8 pre-runners $35.00 10x15' ·9 . MFG & RETAIL DISPLAYS $40.00 10x15' 10 4x4 jeeps $35.00 1 Oxl 5' CLEAN OUT THOSE GARAGES AND BRING YOUR OFF ROAD COLLECTABLES TO THE 3RD ANNUAL OFF-ROAD SWAP MEET. ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN SO. CALIFORNIA'S HISTORY. BRING THE FAMILY ADMISSION: $5.00 PER ADULTS AND KIDS UNDER 16 ARE FREE Please Print TO RESERVE A SPACE, FILL OUT FORM AND MAIL WITH A CHECK BEFORE APRIL 11 TH TO: CALIFORNIA PRE-FUN 39067 ORCHARD STREET-CHERRY VALLEY, CA 92223 Name: --------------------Phone _____________ _ Street: _____________ City __________ State __ .Zip ___ _ Section desired: Amount of spaces: Enclose check for required spots MOVE IN ON FRIDAY APRIL 13TH @5 PM UNTIL OPENING SAT. MORNING@ 7 AM. FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. DON'T BE LATE FOR MORE INFO: NANCY OR CURT 1-909-845-5292 £-MAIL: OFFROADMOM@HOTMAIL.COM OR R&B 1-909-829-1140 Page 22 April 2001 · second all during the race, they happily took home the silver medal. Well, what do you know, Joe Sheble did it . again. He had a trouble free day, ran fast consis-tent laps and took the gold medal for the Class 9 adventure. He par-ticularly wa-nted to thank R&D Prep for all their efforts. Congrats on a great win. Class 5-1600 only had three entries and unfor-tunately neither Kevin Streety no Reid Fergu-son were able to com-plete even one lap. So, Michael Christian picked up the gauntlet, ran an average of ten minutes quicker eac'h lap and took the firs t prize money for the class. In the Sportsman Buggy class, Samantha Gubler led the first two laps, dropped to third on the third lap and never made the finish line to complete her fourth lap. In third place it was Bert Schneider and Dave (we lost his last name). It was Dave's first race and he faired well, they ended up in third place and were quite happy with it. Tom Reck was the second place finisher in Sportsman Buggy, had a broken exhaust stack but the car ran well and he had a great time. Eric Shepard ran solo, it was his firs t race and by George, he won his first race! He h a d n o troubles and, a s would be expected was quite overjoyed with t h e re-sults. There was only one Sportsman Truck and it was sporting a brand new paint job. They had to run three laps, they had three drivers, so Bob Ryan, Mark Petit and Mike Pinkston all had a great time, a prob-lem free race and are anxiously awaiting the next run. So race number one is over, next on the agenda is the Primm race, the last weekend in March and it should be a good one. Be there! • Dusty Times

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TECATE LIGHT/ZR PROMOTIONS ZR 2000 GP PompePumps The Overall By Rene Montano & Misael "Lalo" Franco Photos: Antonio Lopez ' , Antonio "Pompe" Macias won both heats at the ZR 2000 GP, to finish out the 2000 season with the Open Pro and overall win. Antonio Macias won the place overall. This event ran CR250 stock, which he had last race of the ZR Tecate in the upper part of the equipped with a desert tank. 2000 series as he totaled up Laguna Salada in Mexicali, Alfredo Contreras, who the two heats to take first B.C. Macias raced in his new competed in his 125cc, initially pressured Macias, but Contreras couldn't complete the third lap of the first heat because his bike broke down, leaving him out of action. This 1nddent aiiowed Macias to continue quarreling with the other racers of his class for the overall. In the Quads, Tito Alvarez took the hole shot, the overall, the points in his class and also the ZR Championship. He won the race in both heats without encountering any problems. In the Open Expert class the win went to Pedro Penate/lo, from Calexico, who rode a Kawasaki 250 for this event. · The champion of the Open Pro class, # 1 X Antonio Macias, after having raced only two races, returned to take the honors in this last race or the series. "Pompe" Macias (IVCC, HONDA DE MEXICALI, T-DESIGN) succeeded in keeping the lead in both heats to dominate his competitors, #7X Edgar Espinoza (SANO RACING) and #101X Hector Garcia (NDESTRUCT), who finished in second place. Tomas Lara #OX, on his powerful Kawasaki, got third place. It was a very warm day considering the time of year, and there were many that sweated plenty to take the first places. MIC 125 Pro: Alfredo Contreras # 121 A (TEAM SOUTH BAY MOTORSPORTS, PROPET SUSPENSION, THOR, ONE, ALPINEST AR, TAG, METALS, PATINES DE PLAT A) racing as the only one in his class, was racing fast enough to leave behind those racing in the Open class. He successfully kept himself the leader on the second lap of the first heat, but the excitement didn't lat. Hi> lost ::i piston, and was out of the race. MIC Open Expert: Pedro Penatello, #SX, from Calexico, left his XR600 home a'nd competed on his Kawasaki 250. Penatello took the first place in his class and fourth overall after the total points of both heats were added. He took the first place even after having started a bit behind in the second heat. In second place it was Oton Guzman, #258X (CAMPO LAS CABANAS), on his pink XR600. In third place it was Jaime Sanoja from Tijuana, who raced with an injured shoulder and as a result had to have surgery the next day, but this didn't keep him from becoming the overall champion of the motorcycles as well as in his class. On the other hand, Manuel Contreras, # 28X, who competed on "Gordos" Salas' X"R650 bike, which was a °bit big for him, couldn't complete both heats due to falling on the third turn, and he ended up with fourth place. MIC Veterans: Juan Lora #03V, from Tijuana, took first place in his class, and with this triumph also took first place in the final THE COURSE ,--.-~-------___,.......,.............,,,---.-__..,.,,..,..,,.,,= points count for the year. This win was initially a tie betwe_en Lora and Jimmy Lizarraga, #301, but was then untied when Jimmy was disqualified from the race for short cutting. That left Lora with plate #lV for the next season. Lora Juan Lora, from Tijuana, took first place in the Veteran's division, and also in the season points for the class. Page 24 The course runs counter-clockwise in a very sandy track that's full of whoops and quite fast as well. This course is located in the sand springs at the edge of the Mexicali/Tijuana Freeway, at Km.26. The race began with the two wheel motorcycles and then was followed by the Quads with an interval event In the Quad Open Novice category, Francisco Segura took the win on his Yamaha, riding in this series for the first time. (TALLER DE CARROCERIA ELOY) won both heats, keeping his lead position. In Continued on page 26 that consisted of a mini-quad race. This was the last event of the Championship ZR 2000. ZR 2000 was sponsored by Cerveza Tecate, Tecate Light, Empresas Guardado, Honda de Mexicali, V emacom, Super Car, Barn-Barn, CT A, T-Design, · Kalifornia, Ndestruckt, Fiesta Express, Acerbis, Threat Racing, Maier, Nadin, RK Chain & Exxel, Gova Racing and CODE Off Road. All of the names mentioned above help out in one way or another all through the year to make the events possible. THE RACE MIC Open Pro: April 2001 Eloy Magallanes, who also won at the previous event, took home the win in the Open Novice class at this race. Dusty Times

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• J j Oton Guzman, riding on a Honda XR600, took second place in the Reynaldo Gonzalez tried hard, but couldn't quite get to the front. He Rene Rubio, from Imperial, CA, rode his Honda to third place in the Open Expert class. finished second in the Open Novice category. Open Novice class. This was his first off road race. Jose A. Malo rode this event on a street-legal Suzuki DR250, and still finished fifth. Francisco Iniguez chased after the leader but had to settle for second Ricardo Barba rode his blue Banshee to second place in the Quad place in the 125cc Expert class. _O~p_en_E~xp_e_r_t d_i_vi_s,_·on_._·_-rc-__ -.....---~-~~~-second it was Luis Adan Lopez C. (HONDA DE MEXICALI) who raced on his powerful 600. In third place it was Leonel Vallejo, #4V, from Rosarito, who took a nice third place in the Baja 2000 in Class 21 on Beto Verber's bike. M/C Open Novice: Eloy Magallanes, #61 X, from the team "Tractor" repeated his from Imperial. Amazingly, this Esteban Garcia, _#140A lineatthegreenflagofthefirst triumph from Santa Veronica to was his first off road race. In (NDESTRUCKT BAR) had a heat, because his motorcycle take with him the trophy for fourth place it was Oscar Luis hard battle for first place in his broke down. This was the bike first place, leaving #1 lX, Gutierrez, #934X, from class with Francisco Iniguez, on which his cousin Jesus Reynaldo Gonzalez (LAS Mexicali, on a powerful Yamaha #BA, but Garcia won in both "Kojak" Carillo took the 125cc MU LIT AS), in second pace. 250. And in fifth place, also heats. He also took the series Championship in the past Gonzalez gave Magallanes· a from Mexicali, Jose Antonio Championship in the 125cc hard time but Magallanes was Malo, who raced a "street legal" class. Iniguez got second place, faster in both heats. In third Suzuki DR250. while Daniel Eduardo Meza, place it was Rene Rubio, #i0X, M/C 125 Expert: #85A, remained on the start series. MIC 125 Novice: In this class there were three competitors and only one was ------------------, Eibach Springs is proud to announce it's complete line of ultra high quality off-road springs. Available in 10, 12, 14 & 16 inch free lengths With 3" ID. A wen designed & manufactured spring will last thousands or cvcles, even in the cruelest desert environments. That's whv top chassis builder Mike Julson chooses Eibach Springs. He knows what ii takes to win ... Now so do vou. Spring to Success ... ~. Ille. • -9,19 752 8700 • lllslrllutoP: -"'--880 18$4 Page 26 April 2001 Dusty Times

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on a 125. The other two rode 80cc machines. First place went to Andres Pareda, #23A, from Mexicali. This was his first race. Pareda left · Angel Narain Gonzalez, # 14A, from Rosarito, in second place, and Jose Roberto Villalobos, # 512A in third because both their motorcycles broke down in the first heat, giving Pareda the win. Quad Open Pro: Tito Alvarez, # 1 (EMPRESAS GUARDADO, DRD, DUNCAN RACING, EL POLLO, EL MONO, SKIM) from Tijuana succeeded in both heats on his powerful Lobo 265, and also won the series points championship. He'll run plate #01 for 2001. Alvarez left Roberto Buendia, #101A (TALLER BUENDIA, STEEL, DINAMICA, LA CUEVA DEL PELURO) in second place. He raced on Enrique Felix's motorcycle. It was the same one they used to run the Baja 2000. Buendia got the championship in Class 24 on the Felix Racing Team. In this race he changed to the Pro class and got a second place. In third place it was Joel "Choco" Leal, # 16A (PROMOCIONES BAM-BAM, LA PERLITA, NTR). In fourth · it was the champion of the class, #7, Rafael Pinedo, who used a brand new Lobo for this event. Quad Open Expert: Joselito Muro, #BA ( CERRO COLORADO RACING), on his well known black Quad, took the trophy for first place. He was constant in both heats. Muro raced with no problems, and left Ricardo Barba, #69 (PROMOCIONES BAM-BAM, AUTO SERVICIO LA PERLITA, N.T.R.) racing on his blue Banshee, in second place. In third it was Gabriel Velazquez, #7 A (CERRO COLORADO RACING). Quad Open/Novice: In the Novice category there were two new faces, and they took first and second places. In first place it was Francisco Segura, #3, on his blue Banshee, and Gilberto Perez, #25 (TALLER BOJORQUEZ) , got second place on his Suzuki 400. In third place it was the new champion in this class, Rafael Cabrera, # 130 (TALLER BOROQUEZ, DEGOYA BOUTIQUE, RADIOLOGIA E IMAGEN). In fourth place, due to the breakdown of his transmission, was Luis Navarro, #50A (CERRO COLORADO RACING, YONKE BAJA 2000, BAMBINOS PIZZA). Mini-Quads Class A The small, but talented racers also fought for first place in their class. In the 8-years-and-over category, Mariano Escobar, #9, from Ensenada, successfully finished both heats in first place, leaving Victor Jose Malo, #7, with second place. Mini-Quads Class B In ·the 8-years-and-under category, Alex Coria, #33, repeated his triumphs by winning first place in his class and with this, taking the championship of the 2000 series. In second place it was Carlos Enrique Rodriguez, #3, from San Diego, riding in his first race in this series. In third place it was the young Maria Dusty Times Esteban Garcia had a hard fight, but did win both heats and took the 125cc Expert season championship. Jose Palacios, #5 (PELUCHIN CERRO COLORADO) on her Quad. 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FRT KING OF THE DESERT . Hovey Does It Again By Judy Smith Photos: C&C Race Photos Robert Edgmon, in a Ford, had a good battle with Jody Mason, but ultimately took the Class 8 victory. Chuck Hovey made it three-in-a-row at the FRT races, by winning the season opener, the King of the Desert, overall. The FRT 2001 season started as the last season finished, with Chuck Hovey in the winner's circle. Hovey kept his foot hard on the throttle of his old Type IV powered Race co, stayed out of trouble and took the win by six minutes. The weather was mild, and the. wind cooperated by simpiy ciearing the dust off the course, rather than blowing the cars around, as can happen in that area. Based on the Superstition Dry Lake, the course started and fin-ished in an area that would quickly turn to slime if it rained. The forecast was for rain later in· the weekend and clouds were pitting up against the mountains, but the weather gods were kind, and waite'd for the racing to finish. There would be six laps around the 25 mile course, of which about 20 miies were fun and fast and five were very nasty and rocky. The Sportsman class cars had to run only four laps. Hovey had some tough competition, and one of :t ""':'.:, . . . Class 5 had a hard day, but Todd Stemmerman survived the longest and took home the first place trophy Megan Allen and Cera Lindsey (photo from a previous race) drove their Class 9 to victory in the Sportsman Class. Page 28 them, Scott McMillin, in a V8 Chevy powered Jimco, started first,' get-ting the advantage of no d u s t . I t 1 0 0 k e cl a s i f Novice driver, Brian Ickier, took his dad, Kurt, for a good ride in the family Jimco, Hovey'd have a hard row andwonthe1600classontheway to hoe. Incidentally, lipe. Hovey's car, which had At the end of the first been run at the SCORE lap Hovey was first on the Laughlin race,, had re-road, leading after passing ceived what he called "a McMillin while he dealt three hour prep" on the with a flat. And when Wednesday before this McMfllin reached ·his pit race, suffering serious ne-he pulled in to get a new glect because Hovey and spare and a better sized his team were hard at tire on the front. Rob work trying to finish his Archibald, in his five liter new Scat V 4 powered Ford powered Raceco, ran Jimco in time for San Fe-second, and McMillin, ,'----------------Tony Steingraber and Telly Philo had their car looking great at the start. They took the 5-1600 win, and some hard knocks. Julie Kern and Adam Pfankuch (photo from a previous race) teamed to win Class 9 after a flawless day in their Kernco. April 2001 who had his son Andy, riding with him, w as third. He'd lost about four min-utes with the flat. Hoved was still first on the roa at the end of the second °tap with Archibald second and McMillin closing up by over a minute, still in third. And Hovey led through the third lap also, but now McMillin had moved up to second place as Archibald lost almost 10 minutes. They all pitted, Archibald spending the most time, and losing a couple more minutes. At the end o f the fourth lap Hovey had two min-utes and five seconds on McMillin, but McMillin made a quick stop to let Andy out and put Hector Quadras into the passen-ger seat. Archibald, his motor sounding sick, was now about 18 minutes down, and he pitted again. Brent Miller, in a Raceco, had not been seen since the end of the first lap, when he report-edly lost first gear, and Brady Turner and John Currier, driving a home-made chassis with a 2180cc motor, had been driving with no second gear since the second lap. Hovey was having a comp I e tel y trouble free day. But McMillin had some business to attend to back in the San Diego area, and he needed to get home. So he stopped again at the end of the fifth lap, to get out and let Jimbo Stuhler take ove.r the driving chore. They were second, and Archibald was still 20 Continued on page 30 Dusty Times

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Scott McMillin and Jimbo Stuhler joined forces to bring the Chevy Dave Scaroni and Steve Downing teamed in Tom Watsons Jimco Eric Allen led the 1600s for a while in his Jimco, but a runin with a truck and a trans mount problem ended his day. powered Jimco to the finish in second place. 1600 car to earn a nice second place. minutes further back, his and could slow a bit on facing backwards. Wit-car still sounding unwell. the final lap, so he did. nesses were impressed, Turner and Currier were Stuhler, trying to pass a and so was Stuhler. No another 35 minutes back. Class 8 truck, got into a harm was done to him or Hovey's crew told him bad bump which sent the the car, and he carried on he had a little cushion Jimco flying, and it landed to the finish to take sec-t \ ond place for himself and driving evenly, were McMillin. Archibald fin-fourth. ished third, but didn't Ken Stroud was the only bother to stop in to talk Class 12 car running at this about his day. Turner and event, more's the pity, but Currier, who shared the he gave his old Raceco a good workout. This was the by SWAY-A-WAY® car Steve Sourapas was running in Class 10, back in the dark ages, when he won the Baj a 1000 overall, a feat that's never been re-peated. Str.oud had a flat front and drove nearly a full lap on it, but his big-gest problem was losing a plug wire three times. That meant three times out of the belts, out of the car, fix the problem, climb back in, re-fasten the belts and get going again. Even so, he finished fourth overall. Good work. Distributors Baja Concepts Kartek 760-723-2117 909-628-0833 McKenzie's 714-441-1212 Page 30 Raceshock Co. 602-493•3700 ta learn mare or call 81 BJ 70D-9712 Sway-A-Way, Inc. Chatsworth, CA April 2001 In the Baja Bug class Ri-chard Burnworth had his car in front of Todd Stemmerman by about two minutes at the end of the first lap, while Hector Fonseca ran third in Jeff Searle's car, another minute back. It looked as if a good race was developing. But it didn'.t happen. Near the end of the second lap Fonseca went end over end, breaking the rear cage and the oil cooler a1nong other things, to.put himself out of the race. And Stemmerman's motor had developed a miss. Burn-worth had seven minutes on him at the end of the second lap. Things looked about the same at the end of the third lap, but on the fourth lap Burnworth dis-appeared. Stemmerman pitted at the end of Lap 4, for fuel, among other things. And he pitted again at the end of Lap 5. It seemed he'd been hit by a faster vehicle and his rear cage was badly damaged, along with some other things more crucial to the health of his motor. He went out on the sixth lap, but came back on a tow rope, after his pulley fell off. In spite of the DNF, Stemmerman took the Class 5 win. The Class 8 race was hot and heavy clear to the end. Jody Mason is back with his big blue Ford after a year's layoff (he's said to have been attending to "honey-dos "). He had Robert Edgmon to deal with, in another Ford. Mason had the lead at the end of the first lap as Edgmon lost his power steering belt and did most of the iap with no Dusty Times

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power steering. H e blis-tered his hands in that short time, and decided he couldn't do that anymore, so pitted for a new belt. They ran evenly matched laps on Lap 2, which left Edgmon in the same relative position, and still behind Mason. But on the third lap Mason pitched all the belts off his motor and it was his turn to lose some time in the pits. Edgmon had the lead from then on, but it wasn't because Mason didn't try. They were running 33 and 34 minute laps, nearly identical each time, and there was no way Mason could catch up if Edgmon didn't make a mistake or have a disaster. But he did neither, and went on sol-idly to take the win, with Mason finishing just four minutes and 30 seconds be-hind him. Mason's new sponsor, Rodney Smith, who rode with him said it was "Great!" And the spec-tators loved watching the hard charging trucks also. The 1600s gave it a good shot, but most of them came to grief, which is not the usual for this class. A couple of cars were miss-ing. Kevin Graves is mak-ing a new car by taking all that's good off of his old one and putting it on a new Jimco chassis, so he had nothing to drive at this event. And the De Vercelleys -Andy III and Andy IV are,essentially d'oing the same thing. They need a two seater so IV's sister, Ginny, who wants to race, can start getting some miles under her rear in the passenger seat. They'll be sidelined for a while. Joe Hamner, Jr., in a very com-petitive Mirage, never even got through the first lap. Eric Allen, in a J imco, had the first lap lead, but was just a bit over two minutes in front of Brian Ickler, also in a Jimco. In third it was Dave Scaroni, age 14, driving a "big" car for the first time. Scaroni has been racing Desert Lites for a couple of years, so isn't entirely without experience. His dad, Steve, borrowed Uncle Tom Watson's Jimco for Dave's first outin&_ Only thing was, Uncle Tommy had raced it at a CODE event a short time before and had blown reverse gear. Dave was given firm instructions not to get stuck. Steve Laputz, in a Chenowth, ran fourth, less than a minute later. And in fifth it was John and Robert Manring, in a Funco. They'd come in on three wheels, the left front eight inches off the ground because of a broken and squatte<l down rear sus-pension. They pitted, as-suming a broken torsion bar, and went to work lo-c a ting parts and taking things apart. Ultimately they found that it was a stripped-out stock torsion cente r (they ALWAYS Dusty Times fail), but it had the same effect. Some banging and welding got the car back up on all fours, but they'd lost nearly an hour. On the second lap lckler took over the lead after Allen had a near disastrous run-in with Edgmon's big Ford truck. He was follow-ing it very closely, trying to pass: the truck's rear· heisted up and his front end went down and slid in beneath just as the truck came back down. lckler, in· the act of passi~g the duo, was astonished. Happily for Allen, he was quickly loose again, with a broken shock, , but no really terrible prob-lem. But he was now sec-ond to lckler's first by nearly four minutes. Laputz moved up to third, 26 se.c-onds behind him, and Sca-roni held fourth as the Manrings struggled with their suspension. As could have been predicted, the other side of the torsion. center stripped out on this lap. Ugh. More welding. On the third lap as lckler continued to lead, Laputz moved up to second place, with Allen now third about three minutes behind him. The Manrings were still running, but were spending more time in their pit than on the course. It was a hard day for them. At the end of Lap 4, lckler led by about three minutes, with Laputz sec-ond, Allen third, and Scaroni's co-driver, Steve Downing, fourth. Scaroni had avoided needing re-verse gear, and had flat-tened only one tire. Good start to his racing career. When lckler and his crew had been setting up for this race they'd been puzzled about tire pressure. Miles and miles of the course wen~ soft sand, but ten there was a hard rocky section. They were advised to set the tire pressure for the part of the course where they'd be racing, so they made them hard. And reported that turned out to be the right way to go. At the end of the fifth lap lckler had 21 minutes on Laputz, who'd lost 20 min-utes on that lap with some problem. Downing and Scaroni were now third, and Allen was gone, all the studs that hold the trans-mission mount i'n place having pulled out. lckler went on to take the win, Laputz oeme back on a two strap, a lap short of a finish. Scaroni and Downing were second, re-porting a trouble free day. Scaroni says he has "a lot to learn". lckler was third overall. Only two of the 1600s completed all six laps. Class 9 had a problem getting to the finish also. In fact, Kent Graves couldn't finish Lap 1, a highly un-usual situation for that su-per clean Jimco. Julie Kern put her Kernco into the lead, while Chad Shupp and Jerry ~ opcland, in a Speedco chassis ran s·ec-ond. Kern drove at a steady pace, holding the lead, while Shupp and Copeland had three ·steady laps and then disappeared on Lap 4. Kern put Adam Pfankuch in for the final three laps in her car, and he reported later that the Class 9 felt "really rough" after the 1600 car he's been driving lately. He ticked off an-other three clean laps, to bring the car to Victory Lane. Kern and Pfankuch were the only Class 9 fin-ishers. In the 5-1600 class the team of Jim, Cameron and Jimmie McGinley never got their first lap finished. It seems they lost both first and second gear. But Telly, Philo, in Tony Steingraber's car, came around in front, nearly 20 minutes up on Frank Bon-giovanni and Curt Mauzy. Steingraber's car, which had suffered a damaging roll-over at the Dunaway Dash, was looking shiny and undented again, after a lot of time and hard work. Mauzy, the Driver of Record for their team, was distracted. His son, Danny, had ridden in the morning bike and quad event and taken a header, breaking his nose, which sent him to · the hospital. Mauzy came back to the race long_ enough to drive one lap, and then had to hustle back to the hospital again. At the end of the second lap Philo had over a half hour on the other car, and at the end of three he was an hour in the lead. And then Mauzy and Bongio-vanni pulled out, for rea-sons we never learned. Maybe the car was dis-abled, or maybe it was due to Mauzy's concern over his son. In any case, they were gone. Philo had an unnerving experience on the fourth lap when, as he charged down the course full bore, a play buggy suddenly darted out from behind a bush right in front of him. He took evasive action, braked, back shifted, slid around and hit them with the driver-side door. He got out of the car to be sure the errant spectators were okay, and they were, and discovered that they were "old family friends." Well, he said later, "they used to be old family friends." No serious damage having ac-crued, Philo went on, took the car to Steingraber, who got in and did one lap to make it all legal, and then parked, because there wasn't anyone left to race with. They got the win, and went home to look for a new left-side door. The Sportsman class is generally an odd lot, and this was no exception. Paul Kay had his Toyota truck running, and Megan Allan (Eric's younger sister) and Cera Lindsey, in a Kernco were the other entry. Both teams had troubled first laps, but no one ever learned what happened to Kay, who was nearly two hours getting around. He never came around again. Allen spent over an hour and a half getting back around, partly because she'd been stuck. Shupp and Copeland, in a show of good sportsmanship (or chivalry), stopped to help her get unstuck. Their help was probably essential be-cause the girls' car, like Scaroni's, has no reverse gear. Allen's dad says it never has had. They told the girls they'd just "have to learn to drive it that way." Allen, who drove the first two laps, had a flat on the second lap, but it didn't bother her because she didn't know it. She pulled in to her pit to have some air let out of ·the tires and they made the fix. Lindsey', who drove Laps 3 and 4 had no trouble at all. They got another finish, and a win to start off the 2001 season. The biggest prob-lem that team had was that ace pit person Mike Pfank-uch was out on the course somewhere with his big truck buried to the floor pan. Once the racing was over the team had to head out to rescue Mike. The breezes were stiff, but not hurricane force, and the rain didn't arrive. The racing was all done by dark, and most of the dam-aged cars had been brought back to roost in time for dinner. The rain showed up in · the pre-dawn hours, just in time to dampen the spirits and the awards brunch. But FRT racers take it all with a grin, and they're al-ready looking forward to the next event: the Con-quista Gran Prix, in July; near Tecate in Baja Cali-forcia. ■ ONLY 200 -DONATIONS AT $ I 00.00 EACH. WILL BE ACCEPTED All Proceeds will benefit "RALLY FOR AIDS" A sponsor o( AIDS Assistance Program & Desert AIDS Project winner will be drawn on April 21st at The AIDS Assistance Program's "Evening under The stars" Gala . All monies will be returned if total of 200 donations are not received. winner need not be present to win. Name (Please Print) Address Telephone Send check or money order to: "Rally for AIDS" Maryanov Madsen Gordon & Campbell, CPA P.O.Box 1826, Palm Springs, CA 92263 or call 800-404-7647 Upon receiving your entry a receipt will be mailed to you www.bywayracing.com April 2001 Page 31 -J

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Best· in The Desert Aw~rds Banquet Text & Photos: Sheryl Cannon Kyle Taylor thanks his sponsors as he accepts his award for the points· championship in Class B000(trucks). The 2000 Best In The those on hand, including ultra-casual ride through Desert awards banquet was Ivan Stewart, Rod Hall and snow capped mountains and held in Las Vegas January Craig Turner, participated other scenic Nevada ter-13, 2001 at the luxurious in a 4-wheel drive fun-run rain. A BITD hosted BBQ Suncoast Hotel. The new-earlier in the day. The "New took place at the run's only est "Coast" resort drew a Off Road Adventure" began step, the Pioneer Tavern in large crowd for the gala at 9:00am. and led racers, Goodsprings, NV. Follow-event. Several dozen of fans and the media ·on an ing lunch, host Casey Folks and company resumed their journey, which ultimately ended at the Suncoast Ho-tel. Early that evening, the awards banquet festivities officially began with a BITD hosted cocktail hour. A bountiful buffet style dinner followed, featuring prime rib, and gourmet chicken and fish dishes. Drinks con-tinued to flow after dinner, with the scheduled 6pm-7pm cocktail hour extended past 9 o'clock. At that point, the evening's Master of Ceremonies, J.C. Martinez, moved to the po-dium. Large screen televi-sions offered everyone in attendance a front row view of the proceedings. Martinez's first order --of business was summoning Casey Folks to center stagtl. As a video of Folks and the year's highlights was being played, the silver-tongued Martinez introduced the person he felt was "Best in the Desert." Folks insisted it was the racers who were "Best in the Desert." Prior to the division win-ners being honored, a host of special awards were handed out. The first was presented to Glen Shaw of the Nevada Commission on Tourism, who coordinates all motorsports for the state. Ford Motor Company -Ford Racing's Jim Dopirak, Bill Osbourne and Mark Hansen were next to be honored. Each of the trio addressed the audience, and offered sincere thanks to the racers. Joe Aguirre of Good-year Tires and Daryl Folks of Sportsman Cycle also re-ceived awards. As did Gary Vosburg, of Vosburg Com-pan,ies. Bill Osbourne, Ford Truck's Product Develop-ment head, returned to present three rather hefty awards: Class 3100 Cham-pion Mike Falkosky was the first · recipient, and Osbourne took great plea~ sure in presenting him with a $10,000 check from Ford. That same scenario was then repeated twice more, with Osbourne bestowing similar $10,000 checks upon 4100 champ Marc Stein and 7300 champ Steve Williams. All three recipients were understand-ably thrilled. Ford Racing's BITD contingency plans for 2001 will be even more im-pressive, with increased amounts totaling more than $386 thousand dollars. Now on to the 2000 BITD class championships. Recognition, trophies and prize money went to the fol-lowing: Class 0-30 Pro: 1st Daryl Folks and Rick Bozarth. Class 250 Pro: 1st Danny Cooper and Matt Gosnell; 2nd Bryan Folks and Matt Murphy. Open Pro: 3rd Mike Bax-ter and Rob Zimmerman. Darnen Jefferies, season points winner in Class 1500 (unlimited Jeff Cummings (left), of BFG, Congratulates Steve Williams, Class Kevin McGillivray, Class 1200 winner, says his thanks as Ivan Stewart buggies) gives his acceptance speech 7300 champ, on his success. stands in the background. Page 32 Do Nore Than Just N•ck •P ••rt! Wjnf Wj1h 76 Rac•na Gasoljne WI · son. One entry fur each 25 gallons of 76 100 or 110 Octane Racing Ga&Ollne purchased from Cl Bryant or an authorized distributor from Jan. 1, 2000 through October 31, 20001 Win Free 76 RaclngGasollne (up to 250 gallonL) To Enter: Send )Our proof of purchase, along with Name, Address, and Phone to: CL Bryant, Inc. Attn: Mitch 237 E. Whitmore Aw. Modesto, CA. 95358 ~RACING '-li/lGASOLINE "■YNrN.1.-;.-.v.v Falrplex -Pomona October 7 & 8 April 2001 l!'ltRACING Vi# GASOLINE r!JA•.---..-.--..... ■.w.•---~ Authorized Distributors -Southern California, call: KRS Distributing 71 4-81 6-8 98 3 Cosby Oil 1-800-54-COSBY www.cosbyoil.com For a Distributor Nearest You - 800-399-4176 Dusty Times

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Lenny Helmbolt and his crew, winning team in Class 1400 (unlimited trucks) take their bows. Tony Aquilera says his "thank yous" after accepting the award for Ramey Peticolas-Stroud; winner in the Over 48 Sportsman Bike class, winning the points in the Over 35 bike Sportsman class. makes his thanks as Casey Folks waits with the trophy. Pro 0-40: 1st Steve Pitts and Charlie Barney. Quad Pro: 1st William Yokley. Doug Eichner ·was recognized as Quad Pro run -ner-up, with John Gregory accepting on_ his behalf. Cory Ayers was tops in Iron-man Sportsman, with 2nd going to Ron Purvines. The "lronman" himself, Ivan Stewart, was sum-moned to present the ProTruck Award. Stewart and Bilstein's Doug Sims made that presentation to Rick Johnson. Kevin McGillivray, the winner of Class 1200 Pro, was next to be honored. The 1200 second place finisher was Steve Barlow. Larry Diaz accepted for Barlow. Class 1400 Pro was taken by Lonny Helmbolt. Hembolt, Shannon Switzer and Daryl Putman comprised the win-ning tearri's acceptance crew. Next to come forward Wheels. Dirt Pilot's respec-Dei;)Uty Steve Williams. Winocur and Dave Turner were the winners of Class tive Editor and Owner pre-Williams was honored for finished the year in second 8000 Pro, Kyle Taylor an his sented the award, a beau ti-teaching youths to expand place. Marc Stein and Mike co-driver Gordon "Smokey" ful trophy, to Ivan "Iron-their horizons, and that any-McComas claimed the Class McKeil. Runner-up honors man" Stewart. thing is attainable. The leg-4100 Pro title. That in that division went to In· the Open Sportsman eri.dary Rod Hall was intro-division's second place hon-Dave Westhem, Chuck Class, first place went to duced next, and presented ors went to John R. Harris and Dave Karasik. Wade and Jacob Phillips. the award for first place in Sunderland, John A. The third place team in The 0.35 Sportsman cham-8100 Pro to his son Chad Sunderland and Buddy Class 8000 was comprised of pionship was captured by and Cort Stoskoph. In Class Crisp. Keith Fontana, Erik Will-Tony Aguilera, Keith Hall 7300 Pro, Deputies Steve With the awards portion iams, Chris Fontana and and J .L. Wray. The second Williams and Chuck Braden of the program completed, Ron Lammer. place finishers were Vincent were top bananas. That it was PARTY Time. There In Class 1500 Pro, Da-Reger and Cortney division's runner-up honors was lots of music and danc-men and Casey Jefferies Whipple. Ramey Peticolas-went to Rob R,einertson. In ing, and even some oppor-were honored for taking first Stroud took first place in 0-7100 Pro, Steve Lawrence tunities to do a little gam-place. That duo was fol-48 Sportsman, while first in and Kurt Crandell captured bling. BIT.D made history lowed to the podium by 4-SU Sportsman went to first place. Craig Turner and last year, with the Nevada 1500 runner-up Sam Berri. Curtis Moon and Jamie Kevin Kraack did likewise 2000, the longest off road Malcolm Vinje and Jim Gil-Graham. In Quad Sports-in 7200 Pro. Steve Robledo race ever contested in the christ were recognized as man, first place was cap-finished the year second be-United States. BITD's Ne-the winners in Class 7100 tured by Todd Hunter and hind the Dirt Pilot's dy-vada 2000 will be contested Pro. Russ Ramsey. Shiloh Strunk namic duo. Eddie Saxon was annually beginning this Kevin Kraack and Craig placed runner-up, with the winner in 1000 Pro, year, making it the longest Turner came forward to Shane Strunk accepting. with James Cochran taking off road race in the U.S. present the "Ultimate Dirt Jeff Cummings, of runner-up honors. In 3100 Best in the Desert. Ridin' Pilot" award, on behalf of BFGoodrich, came forward Pro, Mike Falkosky claimed that terrain, to high desert Dirt Pilot Magazine & APP and made a special award to the championship. Marc fame. ■ 2B65 fiundry Ave. 5ignal Hill. CA 9DBD6 PRECISION BDD.959. 7757 5Eii!!.41!!7.ii!375 FAX: 526.426.5294 everything yau need ta build. maintain and aperate a racecar Bolts. Nuts and Hardware 5parco 5eats. 5teering Wheels. 5uits and 5aFety Equipment Crow Belts and Harnesses Bell Helmets 5pal Fans Fire 5ystems 5ilicone Turbo Hose Neo 5ynthetic Lubricants Aurora. NHBB and FK Rod Ends Weldon Fuel and Di/ Pumps Fresh Air Driver Ventilation 5ystems lntercomp 5cales and Alignment Equipment Earl's. Aeroquip Ii. 5peedF/ow 5tainless Braided Hose Ii Fittings Fuel 5aFe and Triangle Fuel Cells 5etrab. Long and Fluidyne Di/ Coolers see aur cam lete anline catala at www.baker recisian.cam Dusty Times April 2001 Page 33

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WHIPLASH REVISITED oasis To oasis! big gotchas and a few rocks stuck in there for 'good' measure. My gas pit stop around RM65 was fast and uneventful. That is where I saw John Martensen, who started one row in front of me. me. My bike's frame was broken and the exhaust pipe was pushed in so far because of the impact that the header pipe was creased to the point where the bike barely ran. John Martensen crashed about five miles after that, but didn't lost much time and he finished seventh in MC4." For some unexplainable reason, part of Tony Tellier' s prose on the Oasis To Oasis motorcycles got lost in the· greay abyss, meaning it was not printed. Set forth below is the missing text from last month's issue of Dusty Times. ********* Winner Dayton Raper said that he had a good race at the Whiplash Mexico race: "I got the hole shot from the first: row" so it was a dust free event, for him. The clockwise, 11 7 mile desert loop was wide open coastal sands. and volcanic alluvium. It was "fast" fast. The bikes and quads left the "Oasis Bar and Motel" at first light, the starting order was a "wise" mix: Pro bikes then Pro Quads; Senior Pro bikes then Senior Pro Quads; etc., which kept the relative speeds grouped so that Quad winner Daniel Parker did not have to contend with "First Timers". Dayton continued: "I went two teeth faster (i.e., smaller on the rear sprocket). I was running with Toby (Bryant) not quite side by side but 'two teeth ahead'." Then I dusted him." Bryant failed to finish. "I lost fifth gear in the YZ426 at about RM42. The gear dogs just got worse and worse. Ben had undercut them a while back. (Dayton thanked "Ben's Cycles" and promised huge discounts for all Whiplash racers. This problem has not proved to be uncommon: "(Top Hare and Hound racers) Ty Davis and Russell Pearson have had the same trouble. I just ran it wide open in fourth." And happy about those two less teeth. Bryant will be Dayton's teammate for the 2001 season on a Honda XR650 "full ride" out of "Al Baker's XRs Only" shop a bike and parts. "This will be a 'pumped up' bike, faster'n Johnny Campbell's. For the '500' and the' 1000' we'll add Eric Br.own and Dave Gronlund. My first race for 'XRs' will be the Adelanto GP; I'll ride 'Open Pro' then the team race with Toby." Brown challenged Bruce Ogilvie: 2B65 Gundry Ave. Signal Hill. CA 9DBD6 B00.959.7757 56i!.4i!7 .i!375 FAX: 526.426.5294 §ee aur camplete praduct line at www.nea!!iiyntheticail.cam Page 34 "This all-AZ team has the speed to give factory Hondas a run for their money. Hopefully we will be the first to beat Honda in Baj a this year." Eric also said that Steve at "XRs Only" has been "super, super nice and they are very knowledgeable and build a fast machine." They say that they will have four more horsepower than Johnny's bike. Raper was also 2000 D38 Fud Open Pro champ in the Superstition series (http://www.fudrace.com/ frtss pts.htm). THE COURSE As we all realize, the back-of-the-packers often have the best tale·s. Chad Ragland describes the course and explains his truncated day: "The course was really, really fast, but a lot of fun. A lot of the course was from the previous Rock-to-Rock race -just run backwards. The first section was silty and whooped out, the next was really fast and the sections near the fence line were fast and sa~dy with some big jumps and whoops. The course along side the highway was fast with some As he w\is pulling out, I was pulling in. I was hot on his tail through the funnest part of the course, right after the pits, and I hoped I could l!ang with his Yamaha 400F. I saw him a few more times, going up hills, so I knew we were still pretty close. I also knew I didn't need to pass him, but I was hoping to finish righ~ behind him. We were probably about fifth to eighth in MC4 at this point. Near RM90, which was a super fast, semi-sandy, flat, wide open road. My bike (a KLX 300) just started to·. wobble. I knew better than to let off so I kept in pinned but I couldn't get the weight off the front tire soon enough and the high speed wobble got so bad that the handlebars went completely sideways and stopped the front end of the bike. I was launched over the bars and that's all I remember. My bike was maybe 30 feet from me, and I was pretty out of it. An MC3 rider stopped for me, I can't remember his #, m::iybe '319'' (Chris Munhall?), I think he was on a Honda CR, but he was super nice and really helped MCO 1999 Pro champ Harry Nevel was eight minutes in arrears while Raper's "B2K" partner Eric Brown got a flat tire at RM20 then had to ride 25 more for a new tube. By that time he was so far back in the big numbers that he split the whole program and cashed it in. Brown: "I was truckin' along then got a rear flat. It was a nail! This is the fourth race this year (i.e., 2000) that I have picked up a nail. Then I didn't have a spare wheel so I had to charge the tub, which was tore to hell. I cruised from then on, running sweep, sort of, stopping to check on downed riders when I did wheelies all along the highway, waving at my friends. They musta thought I was cheating." Dave Gronlund is still under the mend from his pre-B2K closed course hand damage. Another operation is scheduled to restring a tendon: "It'll be another two months before I am ready." ■ Use What The Pras Usel April 2001 Dusty Times

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2001 WHIPLASH PARKER 400K Patten Wins Battle of Parker By Tony tellie-r Photos: Trackside Photo Framed against the wall of rocks that says "Parker" to all off roaders, Lee Patten sails his Chevy powered Jimco to first place in the tight Class 1 race, and overall. The 14 car ProDIRT circus came to town and did not disappoint. Lee Patten took his "turn" behind the wheel of the Wilson Motorsports Scat-powered race car and bulled his way to a six minute "Whiplash Parker 400K" win over Steve "Corona" Sourapas. McKenzie's Jeff Quinn, who was another six back, lamented that "I have finished behind Steve three times in a ro~ -Primm, Laughlin, and now Parker!" Patten ran a 62.2 miles per hour average. (See "ProDIRT" details at the bottom.) Ron Brant was fourth by eight seconds in his new Porsche/Jimco. The top non-ProDIRT finisher was the Martin Brothers in their '84 Raceco -the second long travel car that David Kreisler ever built. The leading Whiplash "regulars" were the Wood Brothers' Subaru in 10th: ·They said, somewhat cynically and at the same time honestly, that the course was "Beautiful, ain't it. It'll hurt ya. My brother did the first two laps and I am glad I don't have to do it again." Harley Letner showed 18 other small motored buggies just how the hog ate the cabbage with a two minute win over ProDIRT entry Jeff Darland who was sharing driving 'duties in Sean Sessa's Toyota "Ten". (So long as the car meets the basic rules -"under 3,500 pounds and mid/rear-motored" -any buggy can race in ProDIRT. After all, the Dondels borrowed the Greinke "12" car to run in "l" when their Unlimited broke the transmission on Friday.) AARP racers Dick "TSCO" Weyhrich and Jim "Harbor Diesel" Zupanovich Page 36 were 10 minutes more back, barely ahead of Ron Dalke and Todd Ford. Jason Cobb hastened to the Class 8 vie tory in the old Larry Plank Protruck capitalizing on his experience -"I bet I have 10,000 miles on this course" -and the extreme attrition rate in the 11-strong class. Top Pick Mark Beeler and Bill McCormick had to unbuckle out of the '65 Hay Hauler a stifling five times while Don Kolt tore apart his shock cage and bent an I-beam on his way to third place. DNFs included local hero Dan Beaver -alternator belt ("don't ask"), Keith Moore -power pole ( ! ) ; Jesse Jones -ring or pinion, and Rick Wiseman two piece crankshaft. Kurt Brewer took the "Team Percocet" challenge and beat the injury-plagued Sier-ra Vista Team of Eric Fisher and Scott Brown: "Whoever can walk drives," laughed Fisher who was finally back in the driver's seat a year after breaking his hip in a motorcycle accident; Brown just had his left knee opened up in order to remove "extra parts." Spencer Low drove a mini-fuel celled stadium car to five gas stops and third place. John Sunderland, who completed the "Nevada 2K" in the 4 WD Bronco, won Class 3 as the insufferabiy ebullient Mark Wright street legalled his Bronco to second place. Don Johnson won the little Bug class in his "parts car" while Tim Hayosh was the easy "9" winner. THE COURSE "Parker" cannot be "Parker" without the infamous Goat Trail across the face of the Buckskin Mountains. Situated a few miles off the start, this stair-step rock section separates the men from the boys, and not with a crowbar, either, but with flats and broken suspension. The pit/ spectator/finish "Gauntlet" area boasts 12 watered turns -virtually all of them 180 degrees -coupled with a spectacular table-top "air" jump and a seemingly unending whoop section. Osborne Wash is used both on the "in" and on the "out" Bob Gustafson had the fast lap for Class 5, at 1:38:10, and took the victory by a margin of 20 minutes. April 2001 Don Johnson, in front here, took the win in the Pro 5-1600 race, and also had the class fast lap at 2:01 for the 3-lap contest. legs, complete wfrh trees and boulders and whoops. The ·outbound leg provides a breather past the CAP Canal with smooth, fast bladed road leading to Mineral Wash and Midway. Coming back in, the course follows the power line to Osborne and toward the pits. There was an authority figure assigned, dedicated, to just about every person at the event. THE RACE Lee Patten and Charlie Giofredie were all smiles, as winners are wont to be: "The Wilson car worked awesome. I had forgotten just how tough the Goat Trail was!" Patten basked in the glow of beating a tough field on a tough course for a tough Wilson entourage. Steve Downing rode with Steve Sourapas: "Our '160Q'.. just gives you a broken back; this is like taking a beating, it's real harsh, then gets even harder. This car beats you up, in a different way! It was bad all the way to the graded road. This car seems so harsh." Downing is an ace fabricator for John Cooley's Alumnicraft shop in Escondido and races restrictor plates with Imperial Valley's Tommy Watson. "I worked on Sourapas' sand car and he asked me what he could do for tny extra effort. I said 'Let me do a race with you'." You had better be careful about what you wish for. You might just get it! Asked about Downing's commen~s Sourapas laughed: "IS the car that harsh? I can't say," he quickly covered his trail. "I refuse to comment. But this is nothing like a '1600'. We had no flats and I did drive pretty conservatively." (Ed.: A likely story!) "We took it slow the first lap then ran hard the next two. We splashed on Lap 2 and the crew misplaced the gas cap; Quinn got by. But he got a flat and we passed him for second place." Downing smirked: "But at least I didn't complain." Sourapas did not agree: "Ha! He was whining all day!" Quinn: "We were smoking the Porsche. I thought that the Laughlin course was bad, this was pitiful. But the 'Wilsons' cleaned up the course for us! I'd like to go a couple more laps," Jeff expounded! "I just kept waiting for someone to make a mistake. But that never happened up front, except to me. ·1 took the ·1e"rt hand line in the wash and 'Wilson' (sic) got by; Lee hit us in the rough stuff." Quinn asked Steve Sourapas: "Were you actually backing up in that little canyon?" "What else," Sourapas laughed. "I blew the corner. It was a little loose doing the turn. You just followed me!" Downing agreed: "We lost it in a tight turn." Steve Sourapas then moved right into BS Mode: "I'm getting too old for this." No one paid him any serious attention at all. Tim Rochenbach lost ALL the head pipes off the V4, however, in spite of this power-robbing damage they were fifth overall. Richard Boyle was slowed by a flat in the Tom Koch "Checker" car. "I ran on it for ten minutes, 20 miles out, I think. It was a slow leak, so I didn't notice it right away. Jason Cobb drove his Ford Pro-truck (once owned by Larry Plank) to the win in the Pro Class B division. · Dusty Times

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In the Pro Class 8 race, Don Kalt had some suspension trouble with his Ford, but still finished third. Ron Brant finally got his new Jimco Porsche to the races, finished the day in fourth place, even with a too-stiff setup. Spencer Low, Jr. takes a different route than his truck-racing dad, and flew his stadium-type car to third in the 1600 class. I lost so much drive, so much power, with that flat." An unsympathetic Koch then admonished Richard: "How'd Ron (Brant) get by ya?" Brant had dialed the suspension for Koch and Parker was Ron's first race in his new Jimco-Porsche. "I got some more dialing in to do for myself, but this race is giving me more confidence as to what the car will actually do. I was set up way too stiff -this is my last race," he lied, laughing. The Martins ran their ageless Larry May Enterprises Racing Engines three liter Pontiac Fiero straight-4 - a type sometimes used in midgets circle cars. The car sports a simple mechanical Kinsler/Lucas fuel injection system. "The engine is ten years old. It's 'mild', only two-ninety. Larry could get three-fifty out of it" but that would compromise drivability and relia-bility." They run a Jeff Fields auto which has been in the car for five years. It is an ex-Danny Letner car. Rick Romans -the winner of the Jeff Quinn look-alike contest -has purchased the Jeffries "pre-runner" that 180 and hit a berm. Even they all raced at the B2K. "It with the rear wheels worked great. I got off to a spinning, we still couldn't slow start, took it easy." keep it from rolling. That Rick was a major force in ended our practice. Cla·ss 10 some years ago with Race day Larry started his Rabbit motor and his and was going to run one lap resurgence in ProDIRT is a and I would complete the welcome addition to the next two. We started first off desert wars. and Larry was on a mission. CLASS DETAILS He ran very fast and made PRO UNLIMITED no mistakes. It was really a TRUCK perfect lap. He had an eight The buzz in the pits Friday minute lead on the field." night was the Larry Ragland "We stopped at our pit, test roll-over. The slick changed sides, and took on_ track, the tight 180s, and fuel. I proceeded to go out, the deep berms conspired to did three turns, and rolled it cause more than a few tip-right before the start/finish overs. In fact, on race day line. How? By trying too Chad Ragland was equally hard, I didn't want to lose embarrassed. Chad tells all: that lead and I ended up "You know it takes a big losing the whole race. But man to come clean with his crashing stories. I drove 'Arnold' with my Uncle Dan on Friday for about ten laps around the Gauntlet without incident. The truck ran great and everything was fine. I (elt confident -and fast. I got in to run about three more -with Larry driving. We went about half a lap and proceeded to roll the truck over. Larry hit a wet spot and the truck did a maybe not, because once the second place overall -truck rolled we noticed that behind Ragland -the left the main seal on the engine rear wheel came off and the was out and we had lost a lot two spent the afternoon of oil and would not have searching for the tire then made another lap. making lengthy roadside Regarq.less, I screwed up in repairs to the hub and studs. front of a ton of people. The "Apparently" the lugs on worse part is, I didn't get to that side backed off so that really drive at all... and that the slops augured out the is a bad break. I said 'I am wheel holes. Eventually the sorry'. What else could I wheel came off. The huge do?" studs were bent and coated PRO 1 with galled aluminum from Each and everyone at the the wheel. The screw-in race wanted to see if John studs were doubly secured Herder and Scott Benbow with washers and smaller could duplicate the debut screws, they are very time runatLaughlinintheGeiser consuming to remove. Brothers Truggy. At first it Straight studs then had to be appeared that they could pirated from the right hub. and that they would. However, after blasting into Continued on page 38 _..,r~•lf I J■ Jeff Vetter was the Sportsman Mini Truck class winner, completing his one lap a half-hour ahead of second place. In the Sportsman Class 1 0 race, Jack Farmer had a long first lap, but then outlasted the rest to take the win. Dusty Times Transaxles is ypur complete high peri formance off-rt~<I transaxle authoritY! From Pre-Runner to all-out competition, our skilled technicians will ro-vide you with gearing des specifically for your vehicl~~riving style and performance needs., For more information call (800) 30-4Trans Southarn California's Ja111s1 Distributor ot M11ndaola T1ansa111s1 1631 Placentia Ave. Unit G Anaheim, CA 92806 • Fx: (714)680-3110 April 2001 Page 37

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Ron Dalke had a mysterious problem on the third lap that slowed him Mark Beeler, Ford, had a couple of really good laps, but lost about 14 Eric Fisher and Scott Brown had a rollover in the spectator areal but still managed to get second in Pro 1600. a bit, but he still finished fourth in Class 10. minutes on lap 2, and dropped to second in Class 8. Bad Days: John Gaughan seater -but he was slowed by wheel, the bead was not (the "Las Vegas a dragging skid plate, which holding. We do a lot ofR&D Dissemination" #129) was was re-bolted at Midway. He for Bilstein." out at Check 1 -"Bring tore a CV boot then broke Phoenix' Brown Racing another tranny out!" A lap's off some headers a la organization had a crumby worth of time later the call Rockenbach and damaged day with both cars. Ron's was then for a distributor. the engine. Doug Fortin had run in the GM V6 ended Texan James Martin (#102 "nodriveonhissecond lap. when the "big red oil light -no relation) was reported I don't know what the came on" and Paul Kennedy walking back in after his problem was, right now. But reported that the oil Mendeola tranny went out, I was pumped ... I had so pressure was falling fast. A it was that close to the Start. much fun!" Mark Weyhrich quick on-course check of the It's great to see James out in (Scat V4) had suspension oil pressure port confirmed the AZ Dez after some problems, "The car was that the indication was not recent surgery. Steve Kuker loose, it bottomed out. We erroneous: no oil pressure. got used to the Scat power had to take everything real ProDIRT member Brian of the ex-GRG Millennium slow, even the fast stuff. My Brown's ex-Herder Toyota real fast -he still owns that brother Gary did the first V6 developed a serious sweet Toyota/Chenowth two two laps. 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Manual, Push Activater ULT-5752 15 x 7 VW ~ !-------------------------------------~~ • CAO SI PSO BEA D SEA S HELLA K IL TES FODDRILL R DUN 01 Page 38 April 2001 parked the imco, suspecting caug t up wit im as an A-a broken crank. "Have a arm uniball came out and $$$$ day!" they had to jerry-rig (!) a fix PRO 3 with a bunch of box-end Scott Maloney had a.. wrenches as spacers. Which particularly bad day in the was very similar to what "Scooby-do Blazer," if three . John and Scott had to do to flats within 20 miles counts · get the Herdermobile back as "bad". His problem was to the pits. compounded by the Jones' truck developed a necessity of trying to borrow "clunk" in the third member a six lug 4WD wheel: NFL. and he parked it in order to He and Chad then wobbled save it for 30 or more "sky on to the Mineral Wash pits jumps" during that evening's where they were, again, festivities. Which included disappointed. At RM30 they some local yokels torching of radioed that they couldn't a YZ when the fuel tank continue as they had worn check was performed with a the tire-less wheel down to Bic. Apparently "Common the brake drum. They Sense 101" is not being· installed one of the other properly taught in the flat wheels and kept to the Parker School District. side of the bladed road at no Beeler and Bill more than 30 until reaching McCormick had to get out the CAP water hole where of the bilateral 1965 Ford he drowned the engine: "I hay hauler too many -five -haven't been that wet in times. Not a good number; quite some time," the USAF "zero" is best. Kolt cha-sed man shrugged about the Mark so hard that a shock DNF. upright failed but Tucson PRO 5 Don did not hesitate, in ·fact The Big VW class had six driving so hard that he bent entries and three finishers. the beam on the other side. Little Tommy Brown's three And it was even on HIS side, liter ex-Sage Council too. Odd. Don was third convert went nowhere, fast. behind Mark. Bob G11stafson's extra shiny McCormick said that he ex-Dave Parsons "Brent and Beeler.stuffed the '65 Foes Fab" car was a 20 Ford along Shea Road, had minute winner over Scott two flats, and the radio quit: · Baxter. "We hit trees so hard that PRO 8 the antenna was bent back Before the start, Class 8 into the coolers. We appeared to be a battle couldn't hear. We had to get between Jesse Jones and out of the truck five times! Mark Beeler, with Rick And the rains the weekend Wiseman as a spoiler. Rick before made the sand had a fresh engine and was squared-off and very rough. expected to be in the game, The Goat Trail is bad as while Don Kolt was up and ever. I just didn't remember running with the big kids. it being that bad." Neither Danny Sullivan nor Danny Beaver, in "The Mike Doherty were taking Pride of Parker" Ford, was the green flag. The Tres easily the fastest "8" truck Greer's had recently on the first lap, by almost purchased the ex-Walker two minutes over Jones! He Evans Dodge of Lonny was kicking names and Helmbolt, sans power plant, taking ... well, you know the after Laughlin and did not drill. But his effort was figure to be a factor due to suddenly blunted when he the late date. Wrong. The pitched a drive belt and the GRGs bought a 440 old on-board spare was a wrong marine application wedge size. The Dick Newell motor down in Tucson and "NAPA" box was came north to play. On the mislabeled. Or was it a second lap they came up "Parker Motors" FoMoCo through the ranks to take part? Or from Many, Mo' or the lead in an unfamiliar car. Jacques? ON the other hand (Note that this is an older Bucky Strunk had a fine quarter-elliptic car, too.) finish in the Predator spec They relinquished that lead truck with a fifth. Number on the outbound CAP Canal Two will be bending the Gila cross-over when a flat front next month. Goodyear forced a stop. But what's this Ivan Dave Raimonde's Geiser-Stewart "Protruck" doing in built "CWI" and Strunk's the winner's circle? Nine-to-Predator got by during the one compression ratio? 360 knock-off. Jerry Greer's inches? Jason Cobb? • ensuing catch-up eventually Continued on page 40 Dusty Times

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Richard Boyle and Tommy Koch paired up again, and went home with sixth place in the Pro Class 1 standings. Samantha and Paul Sanders, brother and sister, teamed to take second in 5-1600 in their first race. Veterans (read "old guys") Dick Weyhrich and Jim Zupanovich teamed to finish third in Class 10. Age and treachery. .. "Hasten Jason" backed up his talk with the walk, particularly after his Sunday win at Laughlin. The PartsAmerica.com truck, originally that of Larry Plank, did all that Jason asked: "We just lei: Jesse and Greer go. Beeler is who we were concerned with. We just needed to be careful and thel). Mark was gone, too." Cobb continued· that "Greer had us covered but then he broke. (Long.-suffering) Mike Kowitz was an 'OK' ballast," Cobb laughed. "He held his side down well. You know, my last race here was back in '94, I must have 10,000 miles on this course, but there were a lot more rocks this time. The car didn't work as well as at Laughlin. After all, the only thing we did after that was wash it and show it at the BoB Supercross." PRO 7 JasonJemigan (#715) ran off the Goat Trail on that "Stay left" turn across the face of the Buckskin Mountains, where Jim Ober often takes "Trackside" photographs. Once again proving the wisdom of pre-running. PRO9 Tim Hayosh made the jump up to "Pro 9" and was pleasantly surprised. "The 'FormulaNine.com' team had a better-than-could-be-expected day," wrote class winner Hayosh. "The car had just come out of a complete teardown and rebuild, as documented on .FormulaNine.com. I had very little time to test, the new suspension components and the brand new Competition• Engineering engine were virtually un-tweaked. Much to my surprise, this car was fast right out of the box." Hayosh cranked out a 1 :56 lap which compares reasonably well to the winning "1600" times of around 1:35. "We had a great first lap. We passed Mark Milne who had a broken trailing arm after just a few miles." Hard-luck Mark Milne broke something in the beam and limped to the first CAP crossing -the grub screws were visualled as "OK". He made it, albeit slowly, all the way to Midway to discover that an arm was broken, internally. He was a DNF once · again, as front suspension problems have been a continuing bug-a-boo for Milne. Hayosh continued his race story: "We started catching the 5-l 600s. After two laps, we · were 45 and Milne did not finish the minutes ahead in the class required three laps. and had passed all the 5-Blackwell finished second.-1600s. This new CE motor PRO 10 is amazing! The rear torsions· A strong field of limited lost their twist and beat the Unlimiteds was ready for the heck out of us on the last ·. Goat Trail but last year's lap. (Ed.: This is a common Overall winner Harley first race set-up situation.) Letner and cousin Kory Of course, we wouldn't have Haloploff took everyone to won at all were it not for the mat. The black beam MDR 5-1600 driver Kurt VW two seater suffered no Puhl in my pit. He n_oticed flats and even beat the that the new motor got two ProDIRT entry of Jeff mpg LESS than the old one. Darland. (Jeffs new "One" He had to make emergency car was not ready so he arrangements for more fuel entered Sean Sessa 's . on the last lap." Toyota.) A flat on Sean's N ollan Blackwell did shift on the Goat Trail spent extremely well in his first a few minutes, although race in the newly liveried Brian Shugart pitched in. Todd Ford buggy; in spite of Brian had trouble in the being inadvertently shown newly re-engined the checkered flag after his "Troublemaker". After second lap. They adjusted tossing a rod in Mexico the his time, which was a no-Jack Woods 11 00c Kawasaki brainer as the other two car was a Dark Horse, Challengers -Paul Matthews indeed. But that was not to SATURDAY APRIi. "14. 200"1 7AM TO 3PM OVER "'150 VENDORS ON SITEI EXIT CITRUS OFF RAMP ON 10 FRWY R&B AUTO CENTER FONTANA, CAllFORNIA ADMISSION: $5.00 PER ADULTS AND KIDS UNDER 16 ARE FREEi ------►~ 10% OFF ..... 1111-------ANY PURC SE AT FONTA B .... ATE PHONE:920/ 833-7266 FAX: 920/033-9505 Page'40 WWW.BOATEC.COM E-MAIL: BOATEC@GBONLINE. COM •BLEMS •DISCONTINUED •EXECUTIVE DRIVEN SEATS AS LOW AS $100·.001 4 MllES NORTH TO FOOTHlll Bl VD.. TURN lER OOIDCJI!illi1 III!!lilff!l!frn! f 'l (!J(filill>Cfl::!IrID II!IJwlTIJ,Ul:l:I ~ llWiltii-'3 GlilJI llliill'1I CfilIIIl Il□

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Tim Rockenbach ran three evenly paced laps in his beg orange Jimco, Scott Baxter picked his way through the rocks to finish second in Jeff Darland and Sean Sessa teamed in Sessa's car to take a close and went home with fifth place in Class 1. Class 5, two hours ahead of third place. second in the tight Cla,s 1 o race. be. Bryant had fabbed up some class when he·chose the road the award,.....,,fo- r--.-b_e....,i_n_g_f_,.,,i'---r-st_c__.:.o_n_e __ f.,.-o'--'-u-r- w~h-e-e~l~ d~r-i_v_e __ s_t _a_t-io- n Sessa is hoping that his clever pieces on the legal less traveled and wound up, out. A rocket stud broke and wagon that runs -for nine bad luck has now turned "beam" car (Whiplash does not on his lid, but on his the subsequently bent push hundred bucks! I guess that around the other way. He not differentiate between engine cage. Charlie/Joe rods blew out some push rod the 1/2-inch through-bolt has done ten races in the car "1 O" and "12".) The went left -where everyone tubes. isn't strong enough." Strong with "mixed" results: two breather/filler hog-out was else would go right -and got Grandpa Ed Beard got to enough for seven yea rs of blown transmissions and sweet: "We'll be marketing a rea r end kicker that spend more time with Beard abuse. Ed reported on three engines. "I.have a Fat Tom's work," said Mike. popped him ass over elbow. grandson Levi than he had another type of abuse : motor now. It's not as fast as "We have some simple roof The Jimco landed squarely expected. The left hand "Sessa hit my Trapp out the other one, it doesn't rev latches that are spring on the rear cage, landed so spindle hold-together-bolt where the rocks off the track as far, but it'll finish," as loaded: you can open and violently that the Major did not and ol' #1016 .was are too big to even think Greg reportedly told him. close them with gloves and VTEC and the Fortin were like a three legged hound. about moving over." "On the first lap I passed quickly see if they are bent upwards 30 degrees. Ed had to scrounge.up some Manhattan Beach Boy four on the Goat Trail - latched. They a lso (Note photos and videos two-by-fours to wedge into Ben Schlimme p u t in a D a lke, Jarrett, Beard, and strengthen th e sheet metal prove it all!) Lathrem had to the A-arms, on both sides, strong effort, his first lap was Eric Zizzi (from Brawley). I top." Cohen said that he had spend an in o rdinate am ount. in order to move t h e car. a minute q uicker than d idn't really 'hit' them. I just a "dandy day. It was a lot of of tim e removin g the bent "This is their first failure in Lathrem, who was fly-ing: nudged them." fun. Kevin Basore, who shift linkage so the gearbox seven years. T h ey are AMC " H alfway thro u g h t h e Third in their inaugura l drove w i t h u s at the could be placed o u t of gear E agle spindles. They're second lap," Ben wrote, "I race were the veteran s Jim 'Dunaway Dash', dialed the so the car could be moved . getting h ard to find. You can lost a left upright -the Zupanovich and Dick car in: this is three races and The driver's compartment sell a n Eagle on the spindle -bolt and had to do W eyhrich. "It was a good three finishes. Adam Wik was not touched . reserva tion just like that! some field repairs on th e side race for us," said a n o n -dialed th e motor. W e want Mike "Vulgar" Sulgar gets Where else can you b uy a Continued on page 42 ~~~mi:tai-~~~?~~~el~;~ ~ a~b!~n;iseu~1i~;~. ~~~fti ~i:r%A gries.s~•• 1r11 ~f\ 6if\ aft'\ single seate r with his son float bowl and a five-speed~ • ., a;;;' ~ ~ ~ Mike under the " Harb o r in t~e Mend~<;>la. That G?at A ND A CC ES SOR IE S 71.!:§70-9422 f1~i5~1:o~he~e~.n ~0onf ~h!~: Ysr~~~ :1d:B~::h R~:~~.1~ ur lllll(:g1r11n1 lllll(:■ontlllll(: ~-• 1• 1 "We were winning until. .. " San Felipe." ~J a;;;'..,.111111111111111111~---~--■J·--j-1111 ___ i:::. __ 4010N.PALMST#103 · ' ' ' · ·• - ' ' • · · ,_________ • FULLERTON CA 92835 stories! I was pushing until Both the L_etner and _the FORMERLYFABTECHMOTORSPORTS • MON-FRI S:00-6:00 the las t la p when, before D onde l/Grernke T yp e I 1999-2000 CHEVY Midway, I suddenly could m o to rs use a Bonnerhawk 2wD c,soo SATURDAY 9:00-4:00 FINANCING AVAILABLE not get 'on top of it'." I intake system with a large 6"uLTJMATEUFT t hought that we w e re plenum on top of longer •·CASTun ................ ""'"""'-...... ~ -running low on fuel so we than normal intake runners. co:-:=...==::,::-n Cc). splashed at Midway and tha t "That adds like 20 s1749.95 ,NSllUllD Hooos seemed to help. B u t in horsepower-allthewayup," ...... -n ... -•...,.,,,., FIBERGLASS =-......., Osborne it just wouldn't Dondel averred. iTr,....,...,_ 1988-1998 CHEVY '"mtm7-~:Z!,wm RaceRunner pull. Now I don't know what The Pro Tens had a pool 2WD C1500 '-== =·==· ·=· ==;:~ 1~.. •HocK• nsw., .• . w., it is." Following "Donkey" funded by Jeffro Wells, Ben 6 .. ULTIMATE LIFT ... was Steve M elton in th e Schlimme , Steve M elton, .-u"'''""'"' ...... co......_....., o nce-Andrew W e h e mid-C h arles L a th re m , J arrett c°!'=,..'!.,,~!:n '~S::!~':!W:."u':: ~~~OR motored Toyota/Jimco. At Lemley, Sean Sessa/] e f s1549.95 ,NS11W..Eo ,;,;::~~:=LET once both pleased - to be D arland, and that ..... - n ... """""'•---racing -and disappointed -"Trou b le m a k e r " Bria n 1982-1999 CMEVY K1500 6 " UFT S1599.95 INSIN.I.ED 1994-99 to be fifth, it's good to see Shugart each kickin g in 2WD S10 Melton back in the rocks: "I $250. The split was 50%, 6 " ULTIMATE LIFT had a stuck throttle at the 30% and 20 % -Sessa: $875, ru'io~~':.!'"':8~~ARMS start, so I had to pit. Then, Melton: $525, and . ,ABTECHHRFOIIMANCESHOCKJ $ $ 1624.95 INSllW.ED in a hurry, I turned it over Schlimme: 350. ....,.-n,.,.....,""'•·•OOYun in th e infield." O ne of many, Jeff Wells cracked, no, 1998-2000 FORD welcom e to th e club. make that "broke", the new 2WD F150 A new face a t a Whiplash beam on the Whiplash ~=-==......,• 6 .. uLTIMATEUFT race was the Race Ready championship single seater. ;;,,~ ... "::.."'"',=--■=::::-: team of Bob Hummel and Not good for the hard-.,..,.CH,........,_.,_.. Mike Cohen. At this race charger. Charles Lathrem s1699.95 1NS1N.LED Tom Bryant sat in for Bob. was running a-way with the ....,,.."..,"""""'•""'"'""" FORD SUPERDUTY 4WD F250/350 JEEP WRANGLER TJ 5.5" PERFORMANCE UFT #C41N ~;;;·::="~-= ~--~-• FMT£CH PERFORMANCE SHOCKS n11.Nt:llfl1 $ 1349 • 95 INSlN.LED ---· :=::8:::::"::::L:::IFT::::::A::LS:::::0::::1:::::N::::S::::T:::O:::C::K~ - WIJ,, Tim Hayosh moved up to the Pro 9 class and had a good day, winning by over an ~-.;\ hour. Love that number plate! • ---~ Dusty Times FORD suPERDUTY 7'"1 ~::.-::::-:: Po~fl.d!:?-~-4.~p":':!~~Es~FT BFGaadricf:f I CENTER L~I ~ rf .:.E::s...~ trailmaster r.ooa/'YEAR Bn1asEtmJnE ======6=-~=j=i=9=: 9===•[:;=s=~=~==--=~=N====: PIAA Bl LSTEI N !:1/J]iJ:/J! April 2001 TOYOTA TACOMA "PRERUNNER" & 4WD TOWING ACCESSORIES AIRBAGS & COMPRESSORS HIDDEN HITCHES & CLASS Ill 199.95 .... 159 .95, .. SMITTYBILT SURESTEPS FROM S189.95 A\IUt.AIIU IN Bl.ACX. CHROML S.S. Page 41

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of a ridge. I made up some· time by the end of the second lap and was back into second place, about six minutes back of Letner." Lathrem was already history at this point. "On the third lap," Ben ··--. ➔ ... ~.,. ~ . continued, "I was on a mission to. catch them -when I had an axle explode. It was very similar to what happened to Chris Harrold at Laughlin. It blew apart the splines on the inside/ trans side. Oh, well -such is my luck. It was a good course and a nicely run event." PRO 1600 Restrictor plate class winner Kurt Brewer drove in what he called "the best that this car has ever worked. It worked great. And it's also the hardest I've ever pushed it. Before the race I decided that since Fisher-Brown won at Snowflake they were not going to do that here, it was either 'Win or break'." And win it was. Kurt even beat the Wood Brothers' Subaru 6 that was Tenth Class 1. At the finish Brewer had to wait to see if rear-starting Eric Fisher could make up the difference on the clock. "We were 'up' by seven minutes at Midway. Did we slow down? No, we sped up!" Brewer's home-prepped homebuilt -which also won the "Nevada 2000" -never missed a beat. Kory Halopoff and Harley Letner pushed hard in their beam-car to take the Class 10 win. It must be a genetic thing. Dad/uncle Marty Letner always did well at Parker. Jayson Campbell, Kevin Cushman, Jose Lizarraga, Ken Montijo teamed to win the Sportsman Limited class in their first race. The Eric Fisher-Scott Brown Sierra Vista-based two seater had a good day, if one dl.scounts the roff-over in the spectator Gauntlet area! Well, Eric was in good company, including Tech Inspector Tom Fisher's Sportsman Toyota and the double roll-over from the Ragland family. Eric was back behind the wheel after a year's respite due to a broken hip. Scotty had just undergone knee surgery to remove extra, floating parts. 'Team Percocet' lives ,on," noted Eric Fisher. "Whoever is capable of walking gets to drive!" They Spoke of racing Spencer Low's stadium car: "We got him, eventually, since he had to stop for fuel twice -each lap! Riverfront bar owner Low did get third. Ageless "Wild Bill" Krug took a steady fifth ahead of Ray "R.J." Newton, racing in his first "1600". "Sgt. Pepper" is an emigrant from the "Challenger" ranks and is still amazed by (get this) power steering! Early hard-driving-man Frank Rascon reported on the "Pride of Yuma Special!": I let the two seater 'fnTand Truss' guy go by figuring he couldn't keep that clip for long. I subsequently passed him as we drove parallel to Shea Road. He seemed to be sidelined because of who-Lee Finke's buggy/bug uses up all of its rear suspension here on its way to the Sportsman Unlimited class win. John Sunderland and son, also John, teamed in their Ford Bronco to take first place in Pro Class 3. Page 42 knows-what. A lap later my motor let go in Os borne after the Super Trapp fell off. This combined with a minor tune-up mishap led to the demise of two pistons. That's the way it goes. · I liked the track, and the large amount of "1" cars should prepare a driver for the rigor of SCORE! We had hoped to race the (San Felipe) '250' but with back-to-back motor problems we intend to race Gila Bend and go from there. Can't win if you keep DNF-ing!" PRO 5-1600 Donny Johnson won "5-1600" in his first race in the once-Pavolka "Ricochet Racing" VW -that he originally bought just for parts. "Did I miss the power steering? Not a bit, see, I WORK for a living," Johnson laughed, showing his hands. "I had a flawless race. OK, so I taco-ed a wheel. This is the old OLD Dalke car with a Larry Weiser engine! I love it." "The Sanders Saga: Ric Sanders will hand the steering wheel of his '5-1600' VW car over to his daughter Samantha and his son Paul. 'I've been looking forward to have my children racing with me," wrote Ric, 'Family participation is what it's all about.' Samantha and Paul may be rookies behind the wheel, but don't let that fool you. They have both been co-ride r1> with dad for many years, basically growing up in the sport. Garaged out of north Tucson, they have plenty of places to practice. Samantha ('Sam') is 21 years, an EMT. She will be the Driver of Record. Paul is a superintendent for a plumbing firm in Mesa. They are planning on racing all Whiplash desert events this year to contest the 'Pro 5-1600' Championship. •. Sam, rewarded with a Third Place, reported that they had to repair a throttle cable and those "six or seven loose bolts" but there were no "plows" and no "flats" in her first race behind the wheel! SPORTSMAN LIMITED This mixed bag of buggies and VWs was taken easily by the "Geronimo 9" car operating out of the expansive Salome-Quartzsite Corridor of Doom: "Snowbird Hell". These four Zonies were in their first ever off road race: Jayson Campbell (Driver # 1) of Fort Huachuca -"a 'Butter Bar' fresh out of ROTC"; Kevin Cushman (Driver #2), Jose Lizarrag_a, and Kenneth Montijo -"I own 'Mo's Fix-It' hardware store with my dad (Mo)." As Jayson was going to be reassigned to Georgia, he got to be with DoR while Kevin would take the right seat; then they swap at the halfway point. Ken and Jose would be on the on-board · crew for the Code "San Felipe 200". Saturday morning Ken sent San Diego chasers Dave Ahles and Steve Moore off to the Midway pit area in the Cherokee while he took Kevin Cushman's Bronco into town for the pavement California Avenue start. "We were racing 'Limited Sportsman' this time so you can understand our surprise when we saw the Race Shock/Lee-Bob Finke A-armed '10' VW with '1300' class numbers on it. While Randy Merritt was the only survivor in the Sportsman Truck class, taking home the win with his Ford. · -----------------April 2001 the other 'Limited' drivers were 'amused' about that big car in their class, I assured them that it ·was a big mistake and that neither Jay nor Lee would let it go. I talked to Lee, he talked to Whiplash, and they moved up into the '1200' class." I was chatting with Tim Hayosh of www. FormulaN ine .com when· my cell phone rang: "The belt broke on your Jeep," Ahles said. "Damn!" By this time I was really sick - a 100+ degree fever and all. It was everything I could do just to focus on the matter at hand. "There is a spare in the pit box," I dismissed him. We watched the race car leave the line, and then we drove to the Gauntlet. We waited for two hours and 18 minutes for the car which arrived with no problems. Jayson and Kevin swapped sea ts and they were off. The slight oil leak we were. worried about had stopped and everything seemed tight. There were no other '1300' cars in sight. Dave called from Midway and said they waved when they went by and were looking good. Twenty minutes later my phone rang again. It was Jayson calling from the Power Line Road section. "The points are gone, we're fixing it. That should take five more minutes." Forty-five minutes later they came to the finish. Kevin hit the table top jump as promised and still did not break anything! The guys reported getting hit only once; it was a clean tap from a 'Ten' car. I can't believe that we had such a trouble free race, there were lots of dead cars out ·there. And thanks to "Big Juan" Castillo, he loaned us radios and tires! I realize this is just a 'Finish', not really a 'Win': the vehicles that we raced against were (more like 'play cars'). But Kevin and Jayson did what they were supposed tb do, and, although the course was rough , the car still looks race ready. We will replace the ball joints, get new 2.5"-diameter shaft rear shocks, and address the non-adjustable rear torsion housing before the next race." SPORTSMAN UNLIMITED Dusty Times

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Steve Sourapas had a good day in his Chevy powered Jimco, and Bill Krug had a steady day with three even laps, and went home in Jeff Quinn, fresh off a good finish at Laughlin, chased hard in his Porsche Jimco, and finished third in Class 1. took second place in Pro Class 1, six minutes out of first. fourth place in the Pro 1600 class. PCI's Bob Steinberger and ($ l0K), Jimco ($SK), an Boye Dave Hucklebridge teamed Fortin ($SK) plus $SK from 6 6 6 Rick Romans Racing in the new Derek Kreiger the 10% of the buy-in. 8 8 8 TSCO Motorsports four seater. Bob's last race Fortin feels the purse will 10 2("10") 8 Jeff Darland/ was at the 1991 Dunaway 1ncrease as more companies Sean Sessa Dash for the Mini-Mag are contacted. 13 9 9 Ron Brant Racing . Championship. They broke There will be three 19·11 10 .Bob Lofton/Mike the car and retired to drink payback places per race paid Julson beer with some course to members only. If 32 12 11 Dale Dondel workers. ProDIRT members placed, EL CHISMOSO SPORTSMAN TRUCK for example, 2nd, 4th and Faces in the Crowd Grant Wilson's 1550 SthatSanFelipethosethree BobGordonanddaughter Bronco was broken along would get a fixed percentage Robin Gordon, the Penhalls, the shoulder -they were of the 90% of each $1,000 Norm Smith, Darnen and doing, or attempting, a drive ProDIRT entry fee as Casey Jeffries (no Porter T-train repair. follows: for lsr, 60%; for T as yet), Pat Bell, John SPORTSMAN MINI-2nd, 30%, and 10% for 3rd Emerson, Gentleman Jim TRUCK from the 'ProDIRT' fund. Of Fowler, and A.J. Martin -The four cylinder course, they receive the Herbstmember being the Daihatsu Rocky of the whatever Pro purse the race nephew of Tommy Martin. Forbis Group -Phil Forbis promoter provides. For A Dynasty and Don Clark -admitted · example at Laughlin second The Letner clan has that it was as "rough as hell place Quinn got $1,150 overalled Parker four times: and you can quote me." while "l" winner Sourapas son Harley in 2000, They got halfway through got $2,304 "which didn't patriarch Danny once, and the second lap in the lead cover our hotel bills!" At dad Marty three times. when they broke but Parker. the Wilsons got Uh-Oh . Whiplash does not score $9,180; Sourapas, $4,590, Becky Freeman bought partial laps, they were and Jeff Quinn, $1,530. one of the Wilson "l" cars. d·(sgruntied· w1th their ProDIRT SCHEDULE Roving Rotorcraft second place. "We just 1. Whiplash, Parker 400, "The BLM lady added shocks, a fuel cell, Feb. 1-3. 2. SCORE, S.an supposedly gave a ticket to and a cage. We-hit the 5-Felipe 250, March 15-17. 3 . ahelicopterpilotforlanding 1600 car (of Justin BITD, Terrible's Town 250, on BLM land. The tickets Brinkerhoff) and pushed a April 6-8. 4. SCORE, Baja were supposedly issued to Ron Darland and Sean Sessa's helicopter for landing. She told it to leave and they got real lippy. She was 'Game and Fish' (I don't mean Sal). She just told them to get off her land, then something about rich people and their toys. 'Game and Fish' seem to be at the root of 'No Spec ta tors' attitude at the racers on BLM land." BLM Blues "Except for some isolated incidents, the BLM caused most of their own misery prior to race day. We were hefped a lot by the local Sheriff, Hal Collett. No town tries harder than Parker. The ProDIRT guys were a pleasure. In all it was a great car/truck race. We had way too many injuries the next day. We went out to the scene of most of them and it seems fairly benign, just lots of boulders right under the surface· ... I doubt the BLM would let us paint them orange?" -Dan Winters. "Press people parked on Shea were ticketed while they walked to the course. The tickets were placed on top of their credentials on their windows. I got one of those tickets: There were only two Press cars along Shea Road in the same location with the same "Official Track Vehicle" sticker proudly displayed. When I talked to Officer McLaughlin on Sunday, he lectured me for ten minutes on how he doesn't have time to check out 'all the cars' (both of them) yet he had time to call in our VINs, write the tickets, stick them to our windows using Space Shuttle ceramic tile adhesive, ·plus the ten minute speech to both of us, separately, at the same location, and then his time on Sunday morning. In the end he took the tickets back. I believe he had radio contact with Whiplash since I heard 'BLM' on the radio on Sunday. Couldn't he have called and asked if the 'Official Track Vehicles' were OK to be out there? That would have taken 30 seconds, maybe.". ■ bar into.our radiator." 500, June 1-3. 5. SCORE, ~----------~-~~~~~~~~---------Tommy-Tech Fisher's Primm 300, September 14-RACERS #1739 lost the glass front 15. fender and crunched other BitD's "VtoR" lost to glass parts when the Toyota Primm by one vote while the went over in the Gauntlet. SCORE San Felipe was the "Two-point-three miles! most popular. That's all the further that I ProDIRT MEMBERS went. The truck went three-(as of 02/05/01) quarters of the way over and # 1 (To be reserved for started to go back down, so Series Champion). # 2 I wiggled in the seat to make TSCO Motorsports (Mark & it go all the way over on its Gary Weyhrich). #3 Wilson wheels. Well, I guess that I Motorsports, Inc. #4 Doug am in good/bad company; Fortin Racing, Inc. #5 after all the Ragland truck Hunter Motorsports (ONE). went over TWICE in the #6 Dale Dondel. #7 Bob infield this weekend!" Lofton/Mike Julson (Jimco). ProDIRT -DETAILS #8JeffQuinn (McKenzie's). The shaker-and-mover of #9 Steve Sourapas Motor ProDIRT is Doug Fortin, Jr. Co, LLC. #10 Las Vegas He has created the incentive Dissemination (Team A) of larger purses and what is aka Pat Dean. # 11 Las felt to be a more level Vegas Dissemination (Team playing field. Any team that B) aka John Gaughan. #12 meets the technical Tim Rockenbach requirements can ante up a Motors ports, Inc. # 13 Ron yearly $5,000 and be Brant Racing. #14 Jeff included in the decision as Darland. #15 Tommy Koch. to which races will be part # 16 Ron Brown Racing. of the 'ProDIRT' series. Late # 17 Rick Roman Racing. arriving racers can get into PARK ER ProDIRT ProDIRT buying into at RESULTS least two events -i.e. $2,000 OA Position -but only full members can Class Position be considered for the end-of-ProDIRT Position the-year pay off. Ten ProDIRT Team percent of each buy-in fee l 1 1 Lee Patten/Wilson goes toward the yearly series Motorsports points fund. 2 2 2 Sourapas Motor Co. Doug has raised an 3 3 3 Jeff Quinn additional $17,000 for the 4 4 4 Rockenbach year-end overa 11 Motors ports championship fund TSCO 5 5 5 Tom Koch/Richard PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT WITH PHYSICAL DAMAGE INSURANCE FOR YOUR OFF-ROAD RACING VEIDCLES Call the experts at Michael E. James Insurance Agency. We can satisfy the insurance needs of all off-road racers. Physical Damage Insurance for Race Vehicles Trucks Trailers Tools/Equipment EXA1'\'IPLE Liability Insurance for Special Racing Events Value of Race Vehicle $30,000 x 3% = $900 Annual Premiwn $1,000 deductible Coverage for fire, theft. V &MM, limited physical damage protection Call for free quote and details Michael E. James Insurance Agency 619-445-5797 Dusty Times April 2001 Page 4J ___ ,;;,_ _______________________________________________________________ , ✓ -

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Pony Express ... This is an open letter to all off road racers to give a fair and balanced report on the pitting situations that oc-curred during the recent Baja 2000 race. As you all know, many pits were required to handle the hundreds of racers. Our orga-nization, PRO PITS, is a vol-unteer organization based in Tijuana, Baja. Most of our members used to belong to BAJA PITS, but we formed our organization to be more professional in all aspects of supporting the sport. Before the Baja 2K, we were approached by MAG-7, the well known US-based pit-ting group, and asked if we would combine efforts to as-sist the racers in the Baja 2000. At that time, we agreed to participate. MAG-7 asked our group to do the following: 1. They asked us to handle six pits. 2. They requested us to handle two radio relays. 3. They asked us to trans-fer their racer's parts and spares to our pits. MAG-7 then made some promises to our group. They said: 1. They would give us a fair split of the money paid to them by the racers, based on the fact that there were 22 pits in all, and we get ex-penses paid for the six pits we handled. 2. We told MAG-7 that af-ter the event, they would have to pick up all the parts and spares in Tijuana, as it is sometimes impossible for RETAIL & WHOLESALE FENDERS FROM $139.00 Pr. Air Scoop $29.95 Turbo Tail $199 Dash Cover $44.95 ,,,,.~.,_-.=-Stock Hood from $149 pr. Wide Fender from $149 pr. Doors "Racing Only" $395 pr. ·Custom Running Boards $109 pr. STREET FENDERS BEETLE AND SUPER BEETELS 1. Rear Fenders, Flared• 3'Wider than Stock Pr.159.00 2. Rear Fenders, Flared • 1" Wider than Stock Pr.149.00 3. Front Fenders, Flared -1" Wider than Stock Pr. 169.00 4. Stock Rear Fenders Pr .......... 139.00 5. Stock Front Fenders Pr. . .. 159.00 6. Rear Fenders, Non-F~red-2"WKler than Stock Pr. 159.00 7. Rear Fenders Non-Flared-3' Wider than Siock Pr. 169.00 8. Rear Fenders Nori-Flared-4'/t ~der than Stock Pr 199.00 9. Front Fenders, Non-~red • 2' Wider than Stock Pr. 189.00 10.Front Fenders, Non-F~red-3' WKler than Stock Pr. 199.00 Fende~s Prices are per Pair ONE PIECE FRONT END 1. Wide Eye 1 Pc. Front End Off Road .220.00 2. Bug Eye 1 Pc. Front End .... 220.00 Wire Cover Sun Visor as low as $44.95 $14.95 Stock Hood $149 Spoilers $79 7 PIECE BAJA KITS 1. Bug Eye Kit .......... 199.00 2. Broad Eye Kit .............. _ .215.00 3. Broad Eye Wide Fender Kit ...... 279.00 4. Super Beetle Kit .... 349.00 5. Baja Racing - Rear Fenders Pr ..... 84.00 SEATS WITH COVERS 3. Sedan 1 Pc. Front End .... 220.00 1. Standard Bucket - Flat Bottom Low Back Call 4. Ghia 1 Pc. Front End ........... 325.00 2. High Back -Square Bottom ........ Call 5. Type 1111 Pc. Front End ......... 325.00 3. High Back - Round Bottom ....... 79.00 6. Baja 1 Pc. Rear End .... 149.00 4. Lay Down .... 1. . ........ 79.00 7. Super Beetle Front End ......... 325.00 5. 36" Rear Bench .......... Lowest Price MANY OTHER FIBERGLASS PARTS AVAILABLE MARK:E FIBERGLASS 1650 Foothill Dr., Boulder City, NV 89005 Hours: M-F 9-4 Pacific Time For Catalog Send $5 • FREE With $50 Minimum Purchase Price Subject To Change Without Notice. www.markvfiberglass.corn INFORMATION 7O2-293-S329 • ORDERS ONLY 800-3SO-S349 • FAX 7O2/293-S319 Page 44 > n -t 0 ::a < 0 -::a "' n -I C ), ,.. ~ "Pl -"' "' ::a C'\ ,.. ), "' "' ~ ~ "' "' -z n "' ... 'C 'ii N Mexican Nationals to take items like that across the bor-der. They agreed to this. After the event, on No-vember 26th, we attended the MAG-7 dinner and discussed the situation with them. The points covered were: 1. We asked them to pick up all the parts and spares, which· were being stored in Tijuana at no cost to MAG-7 or the racers. 2. We asked to see the records to see how much money was owed to PRO PITS, as we had spent a con-siderable amount of money at the event. 3. We never received any answers, or the amount of money due to us. 4. We were told that MAG-7 could not pick up the parts. 5. We were asked to bring the parts to the states. 6 . We advised them we were unable to bring the parts to the states. Over the last few months since the race, numerous phone calls have been made from both sides. Every time, the conversation has been the same. They are advised to come and get the parts and please bring the records so we can settle up. Every time, they say they'll discuss it with their members and get back to us. Which brings us to the let-ter printed in Dusty Times, accusing our group of keeping the parts and spares illegally. To this, we respond: "Your parts are here, wait-ing for you. Please come and retrieve them. And while you're at it, plea e bring a check for $5000 that we think is a fair split of our six pits during the event." Please note that we are not holding the parts .hostage. We are just asking for fair treatment and the money of our original agreement so we can equip our pits better. We pitted 78 racers in a professional man-ner, and understao.d that MAG-7 charged the racers $51,000 total. The $5000 simply covers our original agreement. We are not charg-ing for the exte_nded storage of the parts and spares. Carlos de las Palos PRO PITS/President ~ After reading the "Check-ers" column in Dusty Times, Feb. 2001 and now the March issue, I feel the need to, as other Checkers have indi-cated, call up, eliminate, or in my case, respond to a number of inaccurate articles by "The New Wahzoo" hereinafter re-ferred to by me as "LITTLE WIMP". I don't know who this guy is, but he does not check his sources prior to writing his stories. It even appears his knowledge of club procedure is lacking. My guess is he does not check is story material, just runs off at the mouth to fill space in his column. If he conducts his business (if he April 2001 has one) the same way he writes his articles he must be second rate in that area too. The first and original Wah-zoo, like him and his material or not, DID check his story from various sources. I knew his identity for a long time as a few others did. On many occasions he would ask me for confirmation of a story or in-cident. He knew it was impor-tant to have a few ears in the field to get the FACTS RIGHT. THE LITTLE WIMP does n ot, as his poorly reported story about the '99 Baja 1000 in early 2000 shows. John Becker and I won Class 7S in John's truck. We pitted at the Ojos intersection going into town. Our pit was set up be-, fore the Checker pit people arrived and they set up along side us. In the Checker col-umn, right after the '99 1000, I was accused of weaseling my way into pit support, not at all true. I knew my membership had expired and I never asked the club for support at this event. The Reverend Roy, be-ing the person he is, had his crew of REAL Checkers all over that truck when John nd I came in. Not because they were asked to help or even if we needed help, just doing what he knew had to be done, without worrying about who had paid their dues or what Lite µulitiL.al fallout might be, and certainly not thinking there would be a story told about it that did little to sup-. port the Checker image. The LITTLE WIMP clearly missed all the details on this inci-dent, and once again, did little t.o further the Checker image through his half-assed reporting. Along comes the B2K, or as the LITTLE WIMP refers to it, "THIS BULLSHIT RE-GARDING THE STUART CHASE DEPOSIT". This where the LITTLE WIMP re-ally had his head up his ASS. In his Dusty Times Feb. 2001 column, he says the club had "plans made" "pit location set", "then either changed or reduced". The plans and pit locations were set all right, but by the date the balance of the fees were due, the club had three or four guys at Ojos, one guy at El Alamo, one guy at Santo Tomas, one guy at his house somewhere on the coast around San Quentin (that's the one I liked the most) and one guy in Todos Santos who was flying down. I asked, who brings pit sup-port equipment to these lower pits?? Where are the outer pit locations?? How many guys are there?? and when will I know?? I'm told "don't worry, it will be taken care of". A LOT of time and a LOT OF MONEY is spent on a venture such as this and the last thing I intend to do is WING it with inconclusive pit support. At the very least the club should have focused on fewer but certain locations. Now I ask other readers, just where is the REAL GOD DAMN BULLSHIT??? What does the LITTLE WIMP know about these relevant details? And why no constructive sugges-tions? Why does he not spend time sorting out these details instead of all the bullshit non-productive club damaging rhetoric? The LITTLE WIMP makes a statement "which part of the English language does Stuart Chase not under-stand". This is not an issue of my comprehension of the En-. glish language, it is an issue of the LITTLE WIMP report-ing the facts right and the Checkers getting their act to-gether again. I think the ef-fort at the 2000 was half-assed at best. I also asked, but did not get an answer, as to why other pit clubs were join-ing forces for such a big effort and the Checkers were not. It probably would have been some macho BULLSHIT an-swer anyway. In closing, it has always been a RULE, one I respected, that the Checkers would take care of their internal prob-lems themselves, as it should be. It is clear they have al--lowed the LITTLE WIMP to take these issues public, so I am responding in public. It is a shame, 98% of the guys in the Checker group are GOLD, and I would stand toe to toe with them in front of anyone. To the original Checkers that don't like to see this kind of material in print, and it should NOT be, I personally apologize to each and every one of you and you know who you are. The club needs to throw out, or· limit, the assholes and fence sitting rule makers that don't have a life, and get back to RAC-ING. They can do this by en-couraging people to race with them, ad not by putting them through some high school qualifying process. The club needs more racers, they will bring in more pitters and the club will grow back to where it was. On a side note, I noticed when I received my SCORE notice about the year-end awards banquet in late 2000, that the Checkers were not nominated for pit support club of the year, what's that tell you? Stuart Chase Checker from 1985 to 1999 DUSTY TIMES welcomes letters from our readers should they have good or not so good things to say about our publication. Please submit your comments to Dusty Times, 20761 Plummer Street, Chatsworth, CA 91311 for consideration. The Pony Express col-umn will be printed on a space available basis. Dusty Times

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Oa"en McGuffin grabs a_ bit of air in his Class 9 car, settling for the Class 7 A belonged to Roger Byrd, shown here running his Ford to the Robert Otwell had a great day, running fast to take the winners third.spot at the One Winner. first place position in his class. ___ · accolades in Class 9 at the One Winner. M.O.R.E. one Winner By John Calvin Photos: Track.side Photo Jim Phillips was the Class B winner at the One Winner race, shown here running to the checkered flag in the high desert. Tom Craig lets no grass grow under his car, shown here charging across the desert to a first place finish in Class 10. · The honors in Class 5-1600 went to Thomas Westhoff who drove his keen looking car to a nice first place in c/m,s. Dusty Times Due to a communications problem we were unable to report on the M. O.R.E. One Winner race early in December, 2000. With apologies we present it here. Ed. lla---,al Racing conditions couldn't have been better, a cloudless sky and reasonable temperatures made for a great race and there were many who benefited from it. There was some great racing action in Class 9 and a bit of heartbreak coo. John Burns, running in his plain wrap car was having a great day, running near the front but unfortunately he broke his toy near the end of the race and was an official dnf. Darren McGuffin had his sights sec on the Class 9 win but he too had his hopes smashed against the rocks of despair as he finished in the bronze medal position. Bob Scapp's car was running well all day and he too was looking for a win but he even cually had to settle for the runner-up position in the Class 9 battle. Bob Orwell figured it was his day, and, what do you know, it was, and Bob was mighty pleased co take the Class 9 victory co cap off the 2000 MORE series. April 2001 The Class 10 contest wasn't In the 5-1600 class Tom as close as the Class 9 battle Westhoff had a great run but they still mixed it up a bit and took the gold medal with throughout the day. Mike ease. Norris was looking for a win In the Sportsman Divi-but it wasn't to be his this day sion there was a good as he was relegated to the fight but the glory went to second spot in the Class 10 Harry Dunne who was very finishing order. On the other happy to receive the side of the coin, Tom Craig checkered flag, Harry was was hell bent on winning, and followed in by Chuck Abela he did! He took the gold and he too was glad to be at medal in Class 10 in his neat the finish and take looking car. Continued on page 46 Your main source for the all I new RaceRunner shock series / ...... -. from Sway-Away. Now avail-=---'~ able in 2", 2 1/2", and massive RaceRunner 3" body coil-over design. IHOC1t• IIY SWAY- A •WAY "A· RT·'!!JE--v " ; 1 : . 3")~., ~ THE SOURCE for off-road racing equipment and services We now offer complete shock services including custom revolving and rebuilding. We sell and ser-vice FOX, BILSTEIN, and all SWAY-A-WAY shocks, including the new RACE RUNNER series. Play cars or race cars, Class 9 or trucks, 1/2 1600, even super-long travel A-arm cars, KARTEK gets you handled! ~ ~ (909) 6tr8-2525 ' --U!I (909) 628-0833 c:,,-,-~c,,d~ fax (909) 627-4067 14122 Central ave. Chino, CA. 91710 open 7 days a week! Page 45

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Mike Norris drives fast in Class 1 O but this day he would have to settle The white tendered Jeep of Dennis Beckwith is shown on the way to Burl Beveridge wanted to win one for the Checkers and win he did, taking the honors in Class 1 at the One Winner. for the second spot. _ _a_v_ic_to~ry~ ce_l_eb_ra_t_io_n_in_C_la_ss_lB_. __________ _ the second place honors. Checkers. In Class 7 A it was Roger Jim Phillips likes a good Byrd all the way, · taking strong roof over his head the c)ass win in his nice and so he was feeling very looking Ford pickup. In comfortable as he raced the 7B class, Dennis across the desert to a very Beckwith had no troubles solid Class 8 victory in the with his Jeep and he raced high desert. across the desert to a first So it all ended well at place position in class. the One Winner event the In Class 1 it was Burl first weekend in Beveridge taking his Santa December. Stay tuned to Claus hat across the finish Dusty Times for a report line in first place, yet on the Bushwacker 250, another victory for the coming soon! ■ This is the :)ystem run by most TRI-MIL BOBCAT CHROME off road race winners Page 46 1984-91 CORVETTE 2 1/2" OR _3" S.S. TARGA MUFFLER 13220 HALLDALE AVENUE GARDENA, CA 90249 310-217-9233 WHOLESALE ONLY DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED DON'T FORGET TO SUPPORT THE ADVERTISERS WHO KEEP DUGliiYlii■-UG REPORTING THE OFF ROAD NEWS! • state of the art high flow piston designed to stop0valve washers from bending inwards. • wide teflon coated piston wear band for use inpe~ten:ial bypass with bi!J tubes so that it does not drop into large ports. · _d.--: !}, • sealed piston for low speea control and maxirytum 9amping in external bypass. • high temperature stainless steel alloy valvif!g. / ~ • unique rod end design and material to sto{shafts and rod .a:~ds from breaking. • high temperature Viton seals and o-rings: 1c ' . • large aluminum reservoir for increased heat di,ssipation (2X) and weight savings. • 1" shafts are micro-polished to a mirror surface finish cf a 3-5 RMS. • stainless steel teflon lined spnerical bearings with 1/2" or 5/8" ID spacers. • shock are all owner rebuilcfable with,no special !oois to purchase. -• electric blue anodized color. -' ' , .,'J"'/A\P .,;. -✓ -~-~ r.iWl...ti. A ,. • Lar;iJ!! 3/4" tubes for hjgh flow (welci on kits av'ai)able separate). • Tube locations can be placed to order or weided on by the?'customer. _ ,,~.,11/alvingion the piston for smooth damplng'transitions. • Che«fk,,~l'(es'machlned'from 4140 and heat treated 17-4 stainl~ss for long durability. '• ta~lo9-fheck'y1Jlve spring designed ¾Yith low op~rating stress levels.· /• "Aiggy9~c.k" style reservoir mounting 'for the rear _of buggies and trucks. \ ,. rt(i}Y1~~hl;ttUfa§l,t§dfilM§3@ir~ " ' ; . ~..,"/ E . Custom wound springs for 3" shocks in stock. Eibach springs available. We clo custom shock work and vehicle s~t up. Custom designed and mfg. shocks & parts availab e ( air shocks, water cooled, pistons etc.) . . ~ Designed and manufactured by the same person that designed all Kuster Shocks. April 2001 King Shock Technology A Shock Manufacturing Company . (714) 530-8701 Fax: (714) 530-8702 10402 Trask Ave .• Unit C, Garden Grove, CA 92843 Dusty Times

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MOJAVE DESERT RACING, INC. (<• 10 your Awards Banquet f a c e " sense of humor. After all the drool w a s mopped up, and a few guys g O t smacked by their wives, everyone's attention Text & Photos: Sheryl Cannon turned to Brian Logan, seen here at his table, was the Overall Points Duffy and Champion, as well c1s Class 1600 winner for MDR's 2000 season. the a wards r=T~~rnifi•••~=•iimniiiiiiinmiiii presenta-tion. C.J. Stewart, and Paul Duffy enjoy a chuckle as Whit Courtenay, with mid, Class l'boo season champ two years running, gets As he made his w a y through MDR's 14 different classes, D u ff y s u m -mooed all "Top 3" finishers in atten-d an c e to Steve Martz makes his acceptance speech as Duffy and Stewart the stage. wait to present him with the award for Class 725. off a good joke. Class 100 (unlimited buggies) winner, Troy Pomeroy, takes his turn at the podium after accepting his award. MDR honored last year's season champi-ons January 2 7, 2001 at the Radisson Hotel, in Baldwin Park, CA. The evening was a festive mix of food 'n fun, awards and alcohol. Guests dined on spin-ach-stuffed chicken, potatoes, rolls,. sweet carrots and sweeter cheese cake. Coffee and tea were served with the meal, and cocktails flowed before, during and after. Those in at-tendance were treated to a slide show early in the evening, and draw-ings for dozens of racy prizes the remainder of the night. Paul Duffy assumed his customary position at the awards podium, but this year he wisely enlisted the help of spe-Chair. Dusty Times ProSeat Mandated by www.mastercraftseats.com · cial guest C.J. Stewart. Ms. Stewart, who has no peers when it comes to market-ing racing events, was the life of the party, thanks in part to her charm, wit and Each was recognized for his 900 title, was one of several or her accomplishments, winners to receive a "free and given the opportunity gas" certificate, in addition to address the audience. to his first place plaque and Joel Mohr, who successfully prize money. After singing defended his 1999 Class Continued on page 48 CAil TOil FREE .. -aaa-755-5900 WE CAN SHIP UPS TO YOUR DOOR WE OFFER THE/E .fERVICE/ ** WE SERVICE FOX, BILSTIEN, KING, SWAY A WAY SHOCKS ** MAGNAFLUX SERVICE ( WITH QUICK TURN A ROUND .. ) ** GEAR BOX REBUILD SERVICE {NO MORE WEIRD NOISES •• ) CLASS 9 OWEL BALL JOINTS UPPER & LOWER $13.50 EA. TYPE 3 BRAKE KIT (BACKING PLATES,SHOES, WHEEL CYLINDERS, SPRINGS AND DRUMS) $250.00 FRONT ARM STOP KIT $15.00 REAR TAIL BRAKE LIGHT (ALUMINUM HOUSING) $8.00 EA. BALL JOINT REPLACEMENT BOOTS SET OF FOUR $4.95 CLASS 1/2 1600 5/1600 - SPORTSMAN 930 CV JOINTS $55.00 TYPE 3 BRAKE KIT (BACKING PLATES, SHOES, WHEEL CYLINDERS, SPRINGS AND DRUMS) . $250.00 CHROMOL Y SPINDLE WASHER AND JAM NUT KIT $69.95 7 /8 41.30 LINK PIN EA. $20.00 5/8 41.30 LINK PIN EA. $19.00 ...... J -RTJ/t;~.~a,-~ CLASS 10 5 UNLIMITED 934CV'S $21.5.00 934 OVER BOOT $11.00 7 /8 4130 LINK PIN EA. $20.00 JUMBO FODDRILL SPINDLE BEARING KIT (INNER BEARING.J OUTER BEARING, AND SEAL) BOTH SIDES $89.95 CALL ABOUT SMOKIN' BFGOODRICH PRICES 3054 S. VALLEY VIEW #3 * LAS VEGAS, NV * 89102 HOURS: MON-FRI 9AM-6PM * SAT 9AM-5PM (702)871-5221 FAX Congratulations MacCachren Motorsports for The 2000 CORR Championship April 2001 Page 47

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Jamie Campbell, in the white shirt, thanks his sponsors after accepting Joel Mohr, the MDR's back-to-back Class 900 champ, makes his thank- Class 1100 season points champion, Julio Curiel, takes his turn to the cham ionship award for Class 1200. you speech. say thanks to his sponsors. John Criswell, winner of the Class 500 championship, says a few words as others look on. Robert Moore and friend smile widely upon receiving the honors for Class 550 Bobby Quarnstrom, Jr. makes his end-of-the-year thank you speech after becoming the Class 1400 champion. . "Club of the Year" honors Patricia Williams and ev-went to the Inland Pre-run-eryone associated with Mo-ners. It was another great jave Desert Racing, Inc. year for MDR, and the And last, but certainly not awards banquet was a most least, Brian Logan, MD R's fitting conclusion. 2000 Class 1600 and over-the praises of his family, crew, sponsors and MDR, Mohr issued a challenge to his fellow racers by donat-ing his free gas to "the next person who comes forward and volunteers to be an MDR course worker." Mohr's kind and sports-manlike gesture was · matched by many of those who followed. Whit Cour-tenay, MDR's back-to-back Class 1000 champion, went even further. Courtenay took generosity to a new leve 1, and scored the night's best one-liner, by donating "mine and the next guy's fre~_gas." In ad-dition to honoring each division's top finishers, MDR also presented a handful of special awards. Art Savedra and his tech team, Bob Steinberger, C.J. Stewart and Kartek were among the recipients. Keith Stevens was chosen "Rookie of the Year", while Before I close with a re-all season points champion. cap of the 2000 winners, I Class 100: 1st TROY would like to offer con-POMOROY, 2nd David ultimate lono travel Get the benefit~ of our Long Travel system and 3" lift spindles, creating 6" of lift for incredible ground clearance. [f!(i)~@!] ■ 3 • lift spindles ■ Uppe; Control arms (tl~~Wy ■ Lower Control arms ■ Coil springs ■ 3 way front shocks ■ Performance rear shocks ■ Rear kit touota long travel system Our Toyota 2 wheel drive, 6' 1van Dan' long travel system. Built to satisfy all the serious □ff r□aders out there. Page 48 gratulations to the Duffys, Continued on page 48 Ford lono travel system custom i beams Olfr□ad bullet proof design provides maximum strength with 4130 Chr□m□lv steel I /8th' thick plate and tubular inner structure. 8' Suspension System used in a racing ' apphcati□n with coil aver shacks. Using Fabtech custom I beams, this configuration cycles out at 19' al wheel travel. . Bi+IIIC extended radius arms Our extended radius arms are offset further inboard for increased tire clearance. Hanger models shown, which include new pivot mounts. 1990-94 lord ranger 'I .. performance system Our extended radius arms are offset further inboard offering increased tire clearance and 4' more wheel travel. Dual Shock System 2 shacks per front wheel, adds high performance dampening. 1998-on ford ranger 2.s ·· performance system 2.5' of Wt with a 2' increase in wheel travel. 1973-87 (10 'I .. long travel system Gives you the needed clearance for 33' tall tires. April 2001 angled Fiberglass e !1 !!Jiber:!s!! rnclude front fenders, bedsides and hoods. The front fenders and bedsides are flared with wheel travel in mind. spare tire mount Constructed using I 1/ 4' steel tubing and MIG welded at the joillts for long lasting strength and durability. flat ,. spare tire mount if if Over 25 Styles stamped steel tabs Our vast assortment of stamped steel tabs simphly your fabrication needs. Call for a distributor nearest yoti Phone 714-990-8850 -Fax 714-990-8854 wwwJabtechmotorsports_com DR E-MAIL US AT info@fabtechmotorsports.com Dusty Times

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.. .. Challenger • corner By Joel Mohr RACE RESULTS: MOR WILD WASH 250: There were seven entries to do six 38 mile loops in Barstow on what turned out to be a gloomy and overcast February morn. At the end of Lap 1, the Walters Brothers were leading with Rob at the wheel, up about 20 seconds on us, with Dan Folts another 20 seconds back. Rob MacDonald was next, about another minute behind. In fifth was John Burns, sixth was Dan Owen, and Tom Steeno spent about an hour and a half fixing a torsion bar that broke only a few miles into the race. My chase guys helped them fix the car, and Randy Smith is the angel of mercy that loaned them the part. On Lap 2, it started to sprinkle, and everyone was having trouble seeing, much less racing. Folts took the lead, and MacDonald was less than a minute back. Walters was next, after gett·ing a flat, and we dropped to fourth after having a front-end problem. Owen was next, then Burns, and Steeno was back on the road. On Lap 3, Folts extended his lead, as the MacDonald crew changed drivers and the Walters limped in with a broken ball joint. I too was a victim of ball joint failure and had to call in the troops to fix us up. Owen lost his brakes and Burns got by· him. Steeno was playing it smart, and was just cruising. (With an hour and a half down time, you need to go into survival mode!) On Lap 4, Folts was still leading and had put about five minutes on the rest of the field. MacDonald was still second, and the Walters crew did an arm change in less than 15 minutes. That kept them in third, and Owen moved up to fourth. Burns was next and then us, after losing 45 minutes while our font end got fixed. Steeno put his hot-shoe co-driver Russ Jones in to finish up, and Russ clicked off some impressive times for a rookie. On Lap 5, the order stayed the same, with some of us licking our wounds and hoping to stay alive. On the final lap, Folts kept it in one piece, and won his first race after less than a half dozen tries. Congrats Dan, and a fine job on the solo. MacDonald and company was second, six minutes back, and Dwaine Walters tried like hell to catch him setting fast lap for the class. He missed catching him by only a minute, and it was 50 minutes back to us in fourth place. Fifth was Owen, and Burns came in eighth. And last but not least, Russ Jones slid in with just over three minutes before the cut off. I can't remember the last time seven out of seven of our class finished a 250. Sounds like the homework is paying off, even though some of us still had downtime. The weather sucked, it was cold and wet, but .I think everyone had a great time and a race to remember. ON TO RIDGECREST! I've had numerous inquiries as to the date for-the next Challenger Play Day. For those of you that haven't been to one, it's a once a year gathering for anyone interested in Class 9 that wants to come out and buzz around a three and a half mile test loop. I give rides in my car, and we even play a little "cat and PIKES service center Baker, California Celebra~ing sa YEARS OF SERVICE TO OUR TRAVELING FRIENDS ••• THANKS! RESTAURANT Open 24 Hour$ Mobil® SERVICE Every Day Year Round THE BEST IN THE DESERT! Page-SO mouse". It's a lot of fun, and I bring out some new products for anyone that is interested in trying to improve their ride. I even like to look at other people's cars to try and learn what I can. So if you're interested in Class 9, or just want to hang with other 9ers, come to Barstow, Hodge exit, on April 28th. It's always a blast, and I'm sure we'll all learn something. SEE YOU THERE! If you any questions, my number is (760) 947-6647 and my e-mail address is MOHRPRF@JUNO.COM. ~?;: THE NEW °W"AHZOO Man, you know, it is really depressing to write in the rain ... as you must know, these columns are written a month ahead of cover dates, and when you have to do it with nothing but gray skies, lots of water falling and creating a mess of driving in either the L.A. areas or worse, in the coastal areas of Santa Barbara or Ventura ... you know the drill; disc brakes are the best, assuming you have the brains to use them properiy. ft seems that· the majority of street drivers need a lesson in driving 101 just to exist. What does any of this diatribe have to do with the Wahzoo's column, you ask. Well, it brings up memories of the recent SCORE Baja 2000, and reminds me that I didn't have the prior opportunity to pay homage to the brave souls who participated as pitters in that now famous race. Late is better than never, so here we go. We'd like to thank all the folks who made the pilgrimage down to a very wet and cold and muddy Baja to provide pit service for the Checkers. We had a pit at Ojos Negros, run by Billy McCool and dad Dick McCool. At El Alamo, Lou Peralta put together a crew of a friend from up north with the trickiest on and off loading system for a quad on his truck, with George Jirka, Scott Urquart, Steve and Jan Kassanyi, and their friend Don Hughes from Primo Tapia in Baja; everyone there got sogged in what turned out to. be a cold night of about 15 degrees outside. Frank Ayala, Alex Long and Sporto took care of business at Santo Tomas, while Jorge Espino and Bob Bertram's firehouse crew manned the San Quintin pit. Catavina, always one of the Wahzoo's favorite places, featured the talents of Josh Rosenstein, with brother Peter, Sol Zambrano, and April 2001 Phelan's own Howard Anderson. Mary Seefried and Stuart Bradley were in charge at Bahia de Los Angeles, and Michael Lee Thompson accompanied by Jack Reed and John Dos hey took care of La Purisima. We learned that they had a bit of a problem there with the federales wh.o objected to the club's blue light being upon the flag pole which, in their opinion, interfered with operations at La Puri~ima International Airport. Go figure ... Uncle Max placed himself and crew at La Paz, at the official checkpoint where everyone seemed to be dressed in Checker shirts! Way to go Max! The final pit of the race was manned by Randy Spahr and his brother and Reese King at Todos Santos. A job well done to all; my debt is paid. Based on our website comment, the Wah~oo stands accused (once again) of stepping on my own Johnson, specifically of doing public laundry regarding some internal club affairs. This obviously pertains to last month's column where I praised the club for its successes when I stated that our treasury was "healthy" and that we had a "surplus" of funds. Number one, what is the harm? Am I in fact doing a disservice to the club by mentioning that our financial state is in good shape, in part due to the success of the Off Road Expo and othe·r efforts? What 'the frig, I say!! I don't recall mentioning specific bank account balances, which would be no-one's business. I simply pointed out (proudly) that we were more solvent than at any other previous time, and laid some words of appreciation on those involved to get us there! What is the problem, then? According to El Presidente, I spoke of "money" in the press, and evidenced of a lack of good judgment of business sense. I disagree. We are, after all, the Checkers! Damn proud, and damn successful after 2 7 or whatever years of existence. We are emulated by others who wish they had our presence and success in the sport. A little atta-boy on our own. behalf should not be construed as doing public laundry! El Presidente and other detractors ... lighten the (four letter word) up!! In checking the "mail" on our website, I notice that Stuart Chase has overcome his grief and other associated feelings regarding the club, by being listed once again as a prospective member. Atta-boy, Stuart ... you've spent too many years on and off with our organization to harbor ill feelings. You were almost at the point where Dr. Checker was going to organize an official recall of his now famous trailer door glass trophy award of several years ago. The good doctor tells me he is relieved th::it he did not have to resort to that. Dan Martin, regarding your comments that there must have been a tape recorder running while you were talking about Bekkie Freeman and her indiscretions, be advised that the Wahzoo has ears everywhere! Nothing is safe, no comments are private when it concerns club business, and if print-worthy, it shall be so. Thanks for that info however, it needed to be pointed out. We seem to hear a lot of good comments about our new leader's performance; George Seeley, Jr., has stepped up to the plate and is doing fine! Part and parcel of the prez's job is to successfully delegate authority and various functions. Who'da thought that the furniture magnate had it in him ... keep up the good work, George. Now then, when are you going to get a "new" Beetle to campaign? You do need to be the first in that category. Special thanks seem to be in order to our friend and brother Checker BPLou, who has taken it upon himself to respond to certain e-mail queries presented to the Wahzoo, such as why the Wahzoo does not keep up with the e-mail column or what's the best shock to use, or why the Wahzoo seems to be angrier than the last W ahzoo. Keep up the good work, Lou, since I don't seem to find time to respond to those questions. However, the answer to the last of the referenced three has nothing to do with a personal blow-dryer; on the contrary, it could be an · incentive if we knew who "DL's" wife is. Angry is only a state of mind, and we all express our response to that in varied ways. On to local gossip ... Seems that Tony Tellier is off again on one of his famous six month stints, this time with Gulfstream in Savannah, Georgia. At least this time he remains within the continental USA, and is not required to learn a new language. However, southern redneck may indeed qualify for a new language. It has also been learned that Jeff Hibbard is complaining about not receiving his fair share of visitors at his mountain est'.ate near Frazier Park; well, Jeff, you'd probably get more v1s1 ts from brother Checkers if you dusted off your welcome mat ... oh, I'm sorry, that's not dust you say, it is snow that covers it up. 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probably has the answer, specializing in remote locations. We also recently learned that brother George Thompson, hereafter referred to as GRT, has undergone some serious surgery in an attempt to preserve his youthful appearance. Blockage of carotid arteries seem to be the culprit, and ream jobs so far seem to be doing the trick. We'll try to keep you posted on this, as well as other developments within the club. C.O.R.E. Pit Report By Sandy Parker MORE BUSH WACKER 250 The Clements family of MORE put on an old fashion FUN race to start their 2001 racing series. The racers said the course was very fun, marked well, racing was close, and the overall experience was enjoyable. MORE wrapped up Saturday's day of racing with an all you can eat spaghetti dinner at a cool lodge in Barstow. RACE REPORTS TEAM 3G (Class 1600) First of all, 3G stands for 3rd Generation racers from both the Craig an Girdner families. I understand there -was much debate on the team name, -with the runner-up name being 4G for the 4 Grandsons. This team consists of two sets of brothers, all of which are grandsons of veteran Barstow off road racers. On the Craig side, Grandpa Tom Craig Sr. was a dominant force in the 70s and 80s, driving the Pizza Palace sponsored Class 2 unlimited racer .. The second generation Craigs are Tommy Jr. and Todd, the sons ofTom Sr. Tommy Craig drives a Class 10 with Steve McMillin and Todd Craig co-drives with Rob Stapp in a Challenge car. The third generation Craigs are Timmy and T.J. Craig, sons of Tommy Jr. The first generation on the Girdner side, Opa Dave, the 25 year veteran Class 11 and Challenger racer and winner of the Mint 400 and Vegas to Reno 500 (to name a few). Second generation are Dave's sons Mark and David Jr. and daughter Beth, all of which used to drive/ride the old Class 11 car. Third generation Girdners are Davy and Johnny who are sons of David Jr. The boys and their families all pitched in to make the dream a reality. Tommy Craig built the chassis himself in the family garage, Big Tom Sr. built the boys a quick motor, and Dave Girdner donated his retired Challenger car for miscellaneous parts. The boys took on side jobs and Dusty Times pooled their money to buy all the brand new parts for the car. All four of the grandsons, Timmy and T .J. Craig, Dave and Johnny Girdner have, as you can imagine, grown up in racing families so it was only a matter of time before they sprouted their own wheels. Not only do they have racing in their blood, but their racing styles come from their genes. The Girdners are known for their consistency and endurance and the Craigs are legendary for their blistering speed, and the third generation boys fit the exact same mold. This combination will be tough. to beat in the future. It almost makes me wish they had built a Challenger rather than a 1600 car. Davy and Johnny Girdner started second off the line and drove the first half of the race. They drove nearly problem free, getting more comfortable and faster with each lap. Their best lap time occurred on Lap 4 when the throttle stuck wide open. The problem was quickly repaired by a CORE pit. Davy and Johnny finished their run mainta1n1ng second place. Timmy and T.J. Craig jumped in and took over for the second half. In typical Craig fashion, they knocked 1-1/ 2 minutes off each of their next four laps. With two laps to go, the leader smoked a tranny and the boys assumed the class lead. On the second to the last lap, the kids' tranny jammed in fourth gear and they got stuck on the camel hump hills on th~ Barstow course. One of their roving pit trucks was· quickly dispatched and pulled them off the hill. Father Tommy Jr. called Timmy and asked him if he thought he could run the entire Barstow course in fourth gear. Only an 18 year old kid would answer, "Oh ·yes!" Timmy was instructe,p to get quite a run at the two major hills on the course to carry enough momen~um to top them. On the last lap, the boys blew a rear tire and driving only in fourth gear, barely made it to a CORE pit to get it changed. The team finished the race and picked up their first victory in their very first race. With all the racing experience and knowledge in only their first race, these kids will be something to watch in the future, take my word for it. CONGRATULATIONS!!! TEAM ST APP /CRAIG (Class 9) Rob Stapp and Todd Craig worked on the suspension problems of the past race and were ready to run for another win. As usual, Rob started the race but this time a bit too aggressive and endo'ed the car a few times just off the starting line. He landed on the wheels, shook off the cob webs and continued on. The car suffered a bent axle and the energy absorbing spare tire mount did its job but was badly bent in the accident. Rob gathered his senses and passed a few cars and was soon battling with the leader. Rob reported that the leader was cutting the course so it was calmly reported to MORE · Officials and the problem was investigated and solved in a short time. After driving the first half of the race, Rob gave the car over to Todd Craig to complete the race. With the same Craig ability as noted above, Todd cut a few minutes each lap and had the car flying. With a large lead, Todd called in that the steering shaft support bracket had broken off the frame and the steering wheel was in his lap. Warren Messick was kind enough to meet Todd at the half way point to weld the bracket back on. The guys were able to finish first place with a large margin over the second place car. Another GREAT race guys, nice to see you guys back on top!! CORE PIT SUPPORT CORE MAIN Brad Inch, myself, Nicholas· Parker, Andrew Freney ran the CORE Main pits. We assisted both the 3G and Stapp/Craig cars in their fuel stops and di:iver changes. Rob came in for a quick look over to the damaged car. Davy and Johnny Girdner stopped in on Lap 4 to have the throttle sticking problem fixed. Later in the race, Timmy and TJ stopped in to have Brad Inch diagnose the tranny sticking in gear problem. CORE PIT ABLE Dave Girdner Sr., Paul Smith, and Mark Girder ran the Stoddard Wells Road pit. They were dispatched to assist the 3G car get over the camel hump hills. CORE PIT BAKER Tom Craig Sr., Scott Craig ran the CORE Baker pit. They gave the Stapp Challenger a quick once over after the endo and changed a tire on the 3G car. SNORE A VI 250 RACE REPORTS TEAM McMULLIN / CRAIG (Class 10) Tommy Craig drove with son TJ riding the first half and Timmy riding the second half of the race. They had a near flawless race with only a single flat tire and a rider change and fuel stop slowing them down. The guys finished first in Class 10 and first overall, not bad for some California boys. Congratulations guys!!! TEAM INCH . (Class 1600) Shortly after the start of April 2001 the race, Brad's car was coughing and spitting in the turns. He said it was very difficult to drive and was losing much time. Brad pulled into a CORE pit where they changed the fuel pump over to the spare. This didn't seem to help the problem much so when Brad made it back to the Main Pits he put his co-worker Johnny Burns in the driver seat. Johnny was supposed to run his Challenger at the race but didn't get it prepped in time. Johnny gladly jumped into Brad's car and didn't take long before he was· having a blast. He had one quick mishap as he entered a turn too aggressively and flipped the car on the side. Some spectators quickly righted the car and he was on his way. Johnny finished the last few laps and finished the car in 10th place. CORE PIT SUPPORT-! was not able to attend this race so I have no idea what people worked which pits but I do have a list of some of the people who were kind enough to travel to Vegas and support our racers. The list of pitters are the Craig and McMillin families, Dave and Davy Girdner, Johnny and Wife Burns, Gary, Kim and Kara Hall, Ted Braxhoofden, Ken Radosevich. Thank you all for your support. Searching for a professional family oriented pit support club? CORE is always happy to extend its family and support. We have monthly meetings on the first Tuesday of the month at Mulligans Restaurant in Santa Clarita at 8pm. For more information, join us at the meeting or call me at (818) ·341-1810 or e-mail me at race975@aol.com. C News l=l'OnlThe Direc~o, The members of the California Rally Series gathered in Ontario, CA for their annual awards banquet at the Marriot Hotel. This year about 80 folks attended the evening of festivities. Trophies for the rally championship, rally cross championship and the SCCA Sopac region were given out. Besides the class awards there were several special memorial awards given to deserving members of the club. Harris Done was presented with the "Doc" Zimmerman award for outstanding contributions to rallying and the club. He has been an organizer, rally driver and most recently cinematographer of the Laughlin Rally. Bradney Boli was a unanimous winner of the Galal Souki award for the Stock and Performance Stock class. He exhibited great sportsmanship and helpfulness the entire year. His fellow class members vote this award on. Last year's award winner, Paula Gibeault, presented it to him. The Bill Moore award · went to John Dillon,· who has contributed much of his time to the CRS as SCCA Sopac Steward and co-drivers for various CRS drivers. 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need him. We also present an award to the OU tstanding worker of the year. This year it was my pleasure to give it _to Jay Deacon. He is the designer of the Laughlin lnterna tional Rally's Superstage each year and he works controls at many of our rallies. However, we may lose Jay to a rally car soon as he has been seen lurking behind the steering wheel of a Datsun 510 lately at the rally crosses. This year we once again had a bevy of beauties to model our rally T-shirts. The boys and girls strutted theic stuff for the crowd. Gary Garman, Jay Streets, Bradney Bali, Bill Feyling, Karen Gibeault an Sandra Chavez all did their T-shirt proud. The lovely Jay Streets wearing the Prescott shirt was the eventual crowd favorite. As this is the 25th anniversary of the California Rally Series we felt we needed to have a founding "father" in the hot seat for the Celebrity Roast. Mike Gibeault was the target for the evening with his irreverent wife, Paula, starting the fun off. Harr'is Done was not to be outdone and even provided video evidence of Mike's rally antics. It was all in good fun and Mike admitted "Guilty as charged." Ray Hocker provided a wonderful look back over 25 years in the CRS with a slide show. John Per ridge provided the music and we all enjoyed pictures of the old days and the present competitors. I think there was even a picture of John Buffum with hair. The Captain Crunch awards were given to Jay Streets for his roll at Prescott, Anton Musev at Gorman and Paul Timmerman at Laughlin. Paul also received the award of excellence for receiving so many boxes of CC over his CRS career. Are you going to put that on your resume for the next prospective :ally sponsor, Paul? Along with the rally cross championship awards it was announced that Leon Styles and his Tombstone Paintball Park are sponsoring a points fund for the rally cross championship in 2001. $200 will be up for each of the five rally cross classes as a year-end award. Time to dust off the commute car and run a few rally crosses. We have a total of nine rally cross events this year. Tony Chavez took home the number one plat for the CRS point's standings. Unfortunately, the Chavez/ Cardenas team won't be together again in 2001. Eddie will be competing in his own car and Tony is building a VW for the National series. He is teaming up with Doug Robinson this season. Watch out for these two. We may have to change the name of the Condor Racing Team to Team O'No! Hope everyone had a great time at the banquet. It sure was fun putting it together for you. In the "What's new for 2001 ?" category, Paul Timmerman is building a new car. Seems the old one just wasn't going to make another incarnation after its Laughlin Rally nose pirouette. What will the JPL engineer create in his mad scientist lab/shop this time? Leon Styles has bought Tony Chavez's Galant VR4 to run this s'eason. Looks like Larry Scott will navigate in the new car as well. It will be fun to see Leon running in the Open 4WD class this year. Can you say "FAST!"? Our first rally cross :of the season was held February 10th in Holtville, CA. This is the third year Dennis Sheean and NASA has put on this event. We had about 10 vehicles in the rally cross and two cars in the rally sprint. You guys really missed it if you didn't come play with us. Everyone got extra runs, eight in all. The RAF was out entertaining everyone again with their parachute team dropping out of the sky. Where else can you race your car and get a free air show too? Dennis, you sure know how to entertain your racers and course workers. We have a lot of events this year on the calendar so be sure to check out our website at < californiarallyseries. com> for more information. Ray Hocker has given the website a new look for 2001 and I think you will really like it. See you at the start line. FIRST ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT RACERS By Wes Wisdom I knew when I started writing this column that there would be mistakes, things forgotten, etc., but I didn't think it would be the very first item in the very first column! My humble apologies go to George Ladwig. I forgot to thank him for the three years he served as Treasurer paying all the bills, collecting the dues and race fees, and taking care of the George Morgan Memorial Fund. Many F.A.I.R. thanks to George. If you weren't at the February 21st meeting you missed a great opportunity to meet and ask questions of Sal Fish from SCORE International. Sal showed a video, made for Speedvision, telling the history of the Baja 1000 and SCORE from the early 60s, when Honda ran one of their first Scramblers from Tijuana to La Paz, to the Baja 2000. Shots of all the· early greats, Bruce Meyers, Parnelli Jones, Mickey Thomps·on, Malcolm Smith, etc. It was amazing to see and remember what was being raced back then. The motorcycles had about 6" of travel, Meyer's Manx (Manxi?) and Tow'ds, Burros, Stroppe's Bronc9, HighJumpers. Boy, has the technology changed! Sal then spent over an hour talking about SCORE and answering questions. He talked about the costs of running races, future venues, BLM negotiations/ requirements, possible consequences of changing administrations in Mexico (note what happened to CART in Brazil), the fuel policy uproar, the Herbst rumor, TV productions and a lot of interesting inside '111d-J,WitbJ1~1iiDIUiiili l"t\T l~t\C rms SCOl<fi: AT I,/\ UC I I I.IN .JJ\N l D 21 LAUGHLIN Dl1:s1,:1n CIIJ\Ll,l1:Nc1,; IS'I' Cl. 1/2 1600 Ron MACCAClll-:RN l•'AT 'l'YPI•: I 2ND CL I /2 1600 ADAM PFANKUCII l•'AT 'l'YPI•: I :11rn Cl. 1/ 2 1600 ORYAN r'lm~MAN FAT TYPI•: I 1 ST Cl. 5 Cf.ORCE SlmLEY l•'AT TYPI•'. /4 2ND CL 5 ENRIQUE 11UJANDA l•'AT TYi>[,; /4 :rnD Cl. 5 MIKf. JAM'E:s VAT TYPr: /4 I ST CL 10 DANNY ANDlmSON fi'AT TOYOTA IZZ :rnn CL 10 GARY W[SF: rA'I' TOYOTA /4AG R.\UNG ENGINES, TR..\NSMISSIONS AND OFFROAI> PARTS Send or call for our new catalog SS.00 Page 52 We use & recommend SCORE Engine Builder of the Year for 1985, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996 & 1997! Ota PEBl'ORMAICE 1558 No. Case• Orange, CA 92867 (714) 637-2889 • Fax (714) 637-7352 April 2001 stuff. broken shock bolt. The rest F.A.I.R. sends our hearty of their day wasn't much thanks to Sal for spending better. They had so much this time with us. downtime that they timed If you survived the MDR out, by only a matter of \Vild Wash Freezeout 250 seconds, for their last lap. without frostbite, you did Got to hand it to them, they well. It was cold! It's fought all day long and usually hard for me to go to never gave up. a race just to spectate or Class 9 is always a fun pit. I always want to be out race to watch. Dan Folts was there racing. Not this time. the leader all day and won I think my adrenal glands his first race in spite of a roll were frozen. I would have (only crinkled his roof)! tipped my hat to all the Another F.A.I.R. roof bites racers but it was too cold the dust! I think Papa Dave to take it off. was more excited than Dan It was a great race and about the win. F.A.I.R. had all the pits Joel Mohr didn't have his covered for the seven cars typical race. A broken ball racing with us. As usual, joint that needed repairs and each racer had a story. welding, twice, put him Jerry Longo and Sean down almost an hour. But he Bennett, a prospective did have a great last lap member from Crestline, making up time on two other ran in 1/2-1600. Sean ran "Niners" to salvage a fourth a good, solid race until they place finish. had a broken throttle cable Sure looks like Dan and an electric fuel pump Vance has raised the bar in problem. But he finished Class 1400. His truck is fifth in the very awesome! He put a small competitive 1600 class. block 350 into it and is it Jerry had one of those fast! Unfortunately, on Lap days you can laugh about 2, he broke all five wheel later but at the time is very studs on a rear wheel. After frustrating. His first two fixing that problem and laps were very good but getting back into the race, then the roof caved in. the support brace on his Actually the roof flew off! brand new rear end ripped A F.A.I.R. pit board was out. · installed a a roof but then I know the racers want to a torn CV boot was found give a big thanks to Scott when he got to Pit B for Wisdom for being Race fueling, then an oil leak Manager and to Pit Captain was found and, to top it off . Jim Fay, Greg Blakeman and so to speak, he had lost the Nick Dvorack. Great job, roof again. guys! . When he made it to By the time you read this F.A.I.R. Main for another the Jack Waldron Memorial roof, it was found that the Desert Cleanup will be over. oil leak was a hole in the I hope you all made it out to valve cover. Turns out the Barstow for the day. The hole was caused by a more you put into things you terminal engine problem love the more you'll get out and Jerry only _J50t back to . of them. This was a great Pit B. I think Jerry is still way to give a little back to roaming the desert looking what you love. Jack was a for his lost roof. great guy and a big help to Scott Boyd had a great off roaders, especially racers, second place finish in 5-and deserves the memorial 1600. He ran strong all day that was erected in his with no problems until he honor. went by Main at the finish ATTENTION ALL bellowing smoke out the F.A.I.R. MEMBERS exhaust. He lost a fan belt Remember the Work Party at about Mile 195 but the that is scheduled for engine light never came on Saturday, April 7th. Call for so he just motctted on to details. the finish! Maybe the cold Everybody is welcome at weather helped to keep the all F.A.I.R. meetings. They engine cool enough to are on the 1st and 3rd finish. Wednesday of each month The Fays, in Class 7, had at the Radisson Hotel in their problems start even Fullerton at 8:00pm. See before the race with a you there! CACTUS RACING RACEAIR HELMETS & ACCESSORIES BELL, SHOEI, SIMPSON ll!llll!\'"""1\11... From $299.00 Helmets SNELL 95, SA 95 FOR SODA Complete Blower Systems for single or double seat cars. Helmet conversions, cool boxes, Complete line of PYROTECT, FILLER Safety Products & BEL Motorsports. We ship UPS daily. Vis~-Mastercard 5 f53 Bowden Avenue - San Diego -CA-92117 - 858-279-2509 Dusty Times

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M.A.O.R.A. The Mid America Off Road Association ft r ,. Robert Keeling, from Louisville, Kentucky, took the Class 7S championship, beating out all the competition on the Enduro circuit. The Mid America Off Road Association (MAO RA), runs a se-ries of ten races in Illi-nois each year. They conduct two types of ,. racing, Short Course and Enduro. The typical short course track is 5/ 8 of a mile in length and the Enduro course usu-ally runs for a few miles through natural terrain, forests, streams and over rocky surfaces, a very challenging race. M AORA classes don't race again.st the clock; they race each other, one class starting at a time and then running Larry Tipsword takP.s to thP. air on his way to a great second overall in the h-1600 Enduro season championship. a predetermined num-ber of laps, including pit stops and driver changes, all of th.is tak-ing anywhere from two to four homs. The Short Course Series classes consist of 1/2-1600, 7, 7S, 9, 11, 12, Quads, and a woman's class thrown in. The End uro classes are 1/2-1600, 7, 7S, 9 and 12. MAORA dues are only $40 per year and the race entry fee is $3 5 per event so if th.ere are some of you in that area looking for a place to race, you've just found it. For more information see the MAORA listing in Hap-penings. We haven't covered any of their races in Dusty Times as yet but perhaps this year we will be able to do so. Just to give you a sample of the racing, here are some selected photos from their 2000 season. ■ Page 54 It looks like flying comes naturally to Geoff Lee, shown here in flight on his way to the Sportsman Enduro title. It isn't always easy but Doug Hafner made it look that way in the Enduro Class 9 races, taking the 2000 championship. April 2001 Larry Krieman saves tire wear as he flies over the enduro course, his son, Steve runs the short course events. Dean Conkling was the 1/2-1600 Short Course Champion in 2000, shown here celebrating his season victory. Her prowess as a driver invisible in the shadows, Cindy Redman was the Woman's champion for the MAORA 2000 series. Bob Nyland and his Yamaha friend celebrate the Short Course Quad championshi they earned for the 2000 MAORA series. Pie #9 Bruce Myers won the 1/2,1600 Enduro Championship for the 2000 series running the. season finale solo, a four hour test of endurance. Dusty Times

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Race Cars Dune Buggies Lorenzo Rodriguez Baja Bugs ' Transmissions - Parts - Service - Welding V.W. - Porsche.- Nissan - Toyota -Honda 850 S. Alta Vista Ave., Monrovia. CA 91016 (626) 914-8147 www.wrtrans.com C <o).<o) ~S?.ACe BUMP STOPS HERE i\\e ECONOMICAILY PRICED AT 319.90 PER PAIR. Yarnell Specialties, Inc. 102 Crestview P.O. Box 845 1-520-427-3551 Yarnell, AZ 85362-0845 -~--------1-------------· --··-. "·· _, __ _ Motorcycles • KTM Dealer for over 20 years • Stock parts • Supports top riders suspension • Accessories Tires/knowledge Open . * 12pm-6pm M-F Various ... Saturdays . I£ -714-449·1271 * 714-449-1374 Fax SPORT/t/OTORCYCLES www.KTM-Zraclng.com Some of the items advertised in these pages may not be legal.for sale or use in all 50 states. Readers are advised to consult appropriate lo-cal or state authorities for informa-tion before purchase of any specific item. FOR SALE: Class 10 Chenowth Magnum. Set up for Short Course. Fresh motor and trans. 1650 Rabbit motor. Excellent race car. Rear Beadlocks. Well maintained, reliable and fast. Championship car. Great buy $10,000.00. Call Chris (712) 325-0100. If no answer please leave FOR SALE: 196] VW Baja Bug ._--,1,. FOR SALE: Excite Pro-Truck. convertible prerunner-2180 mo-AUTOMOTIVE tor, rebuilt trans, new exhaust, Complete package up for grabs. new Weber carb, new aluminum Finished 3rd in points last year. FOR SALE: Moulton/Mirage work, new tires, Bunderson All the best stuff, Leon Patten SCORE Lite Class 12 Single Seat, chassis, widened suspension, engine all upgrades on chassis, completelypreppedandreadytorace h k S W by-pass shocks. Tons of spares d f h l Bilstein s o<;: s/ way-A-ay, proven winner an inis er. Bui t includes trailer. $7,000.00 obo including spare Leon Patten en-with the best, Geoff Hart 135 hp ~-:,,' · gine carb to pan. Too many A-ARM CHENOWTH 2 SEAT, motor, Fortin Trans, Fox Shocks, Call (858) 278·8771. FOR SALE: 1999 BITD ProTruck others to list: Asking 110k. in-Porsche 3.6 cylinder, Fields auto Foddrill Arms and spindles, Summers FOR SALE: Class 10 Cheni,wth Championship truck. Laguna Seca eluding all parts. You couldn't transaxle, 934 CV's Sway-A-Way, Bros. Hubs, 930-30 spline axles, PCI Magnum. Set up for Short Course. Champion . Lots of spare parts; replace it for over double ... Also Fod Fab, Bilstein coilover/bypass,, Radio,etc.plusmanyspareparts,tires Freshmotorandtrans.1650Rabbit trannyconverters,tires&rims,radia-available race Semi complete Howepowersteering,Fortin,Jamar, and wheels. ALSO, 22ft enclosed motor. Excellent race car. Rear tor, ball joints, uprights plus a lot (old Herbst tractor and trailer) Halon anti-fire srstem, Simpson, trailer with cabinets and portable Beadlocks. Well maintained, reliable more. Engine by Hammes Bros., asking 90k will accept reason-VDO, Mastercraft, BFG, Centerline work bench and open trailer with tire and fast. Championship car. Great Prepped ready to race. $80,000.00 w/ ab I e Offer for whole package. + spares, withfreshprep.$45,000.00 rack. Everything goes, $30,000.00. buy $10,000.00. Call Chris (712) parts. Call Jeff Hoskins (760) 344- Serious inquires only please call obo Ref #794. BajaBrokers (760) CallJimorMikeZupanovich@Har- 325-0100. Ifno answer please leave 2790. email Jeff @ Greg @ Foutz Motorsports. 723-2117. borDiesel(562)591-5665. message. HoskinsRacing.com. (480) 838-2100 . ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Sell ·or swap your extra parts and pieces in · : DUSTY TIMES. Classified Ad : Classified Advertising rate is only $25 for 45 words each month, not including name, address and phone number. Add $5.00 for use of black and white photo, or a very sharp color print. Maximum size 5"x7".All Classified Ads must be PAID IN AD-VANCE. REMEMBER - CLASSIFIED AD SPACE IS LIMITED -YOUR AD MAY BE PUT OFF ONE ISSUE IF NOT RECEIVED IN A TIMELY MANNER. 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FOR SALE: Jeep Wagoneer con-structed in 1983 by Mr. Jeep Brian Chuchua for England to Australia Rally but never used. Only 2500 miles. Built on smog exempt 1973 chassis with wide body 2 door Chief body made to look like late model 4 door. Blue printed V8. automatic. Quadradrive awd. Halda Speed Pilot rally equipment and navigation. Full roll cage 80 gallon fuel cap. 8 new American mags with Goodyear 33" race tires. Brushguard with 8000# winch. Louvered hood. Custom paint. Roof lights. Full race guage package. Air conditioned. New ZJ seats and new interior trim Stereo/ CB. Equipped to carry on board spares and water tanks. Dana 44s front and rear with lockers. 3 shocks per wheel. Performance exhaust. Much more trick stuff. Must be one of the wildest full size Cherokees ever. Reduced to $8,500.00 Call (714) 538-7434 or (714) 633-6735. FOR SALE: Race Ready Chevy C-1500 Class 8 race truck. This truck has a 430 C.I. 682hp small block Chevy by Shaver, Chevy 4L80 4-speed auto trans, Chrisman rear housing & hubs, Kuster/SAW shocks, CNC brakes, Simpson, Terra Trip rally ccm-puter, 2000 Chevy body, and many more spare parts too many to list. This truck is a two time SCORE Class 8 points winner and has won every race that it raced in the 2000 season 5 out of 5. This truck is race ready prepped for the Baja 2k. This i:s a good starter truck. So if your looking for a fast dependable race winning truck this is the one for YOU. All for · only $80,000.00. Call Robbie at (702) 889-0750 or Email at ofrdracer@aol.com. FOR SALE: Class 5 Unlimited. Pautter Type 1 fuel injected 200hp, Fortin, Foddrill front end, Summer's front and rear hubs with air cooled adapters, Coil over in front, rear 300m torsion with 8 water cool Fox Shocks all around, UMP power steering, 50 gal fuel cell, Parker Pumper, CNC calipers on all corners, SACO magnum Steer-ing box w/ram, PCI hook up, Centerline beadlocks on BFG tires, Beard seat w/ neck brace on 5 point harness. PIAA and KC lights, one of the best built and winning 5 car so far, ex-tras inc/tires w/wheels, open trailer w/tire rack and some miscellaneous parts. $25,000.00. Call Foddrill Fab-rication (623) 582-2499, ask for Danny. Page 62 FOR SALE: Jeep Grand Chero-kee 1993 ZJ set up as Prerunner OR Rockcrawler. Blueprinted smog legal 360. V8. K& N airfilter. Big bore cat back ex-haust. Mogi trans and torque converter. Eibach race springs. FOX remote shocks. Currie control arms. Limit straps. 6 mags with 31" Goodyears. Con-fer rack. CB. Outside tire car-rier. 33 gal tank with H.D. skid plate. Auto Power rollcage. Loaded with power seats, win-dows, locks, etc. Stereo. Pre Runner brush guard with alloy skid plate. Dana 44 rear axle with Trac lock Dana 30 front axle with A.R.B. locker. H.D. cooling. Huge spares package extra. The ultimate Grand Cherokee. Will consider taking a good XJ in trade. Call (714) 538-7434 or (714) 633-6735. Priced to sell $9,500.00. FOR SALE: Moulton/Mirage SCORE Lite Class 12 Single Seat, completely prepped and ready to race proven winner and finisher. Built with the best, Geoff Hart 135 .hp motor, For-tin Trans, Fox Shocks, Foddrill Arms and spindles, Summer_s Bros. Hubs, 930-30 spline axles, PCI Radio, etc. plus many spare parts, tires and wheels. ALSO, 22ft enclosed trailer with cabi-nets and portable work bench aml upen t1aile1 with li1e rack. Everything goes, $30,000.00. Call Jim or Mike Zupanovich@ Harbor Diesel (562) 591-5665. F150 Prerunner w/1995 Fiberglass Fenders, 460 cid V8, 400+ HP, Less than 1000 miles on rebuild, balanced, blueprinted, etc.. C6 transmission w/ Art Carr Shifters, Currie 9" rear axle assembly, 16" travel front and rear, extended I-Beams and Radius Arms on heims, trick interior with gauges, race seats, full roll cage, 35" BFGs $11,000.00 Contact Baja Brokers# 817; (760) 723-2117. FOR SALE: 7S '88 Ford Ranger, 2.3 built fuel.injected-513 gears-five speed, 12" travel front, 14" rear travel, Beard Seats, Bilstein shocks, extra rearend, Tires, Wheels,-Fenders. Has been rolled, no big deal, moving to another racecar. Must sell. $4,800.00 OBO (714) 870-0452. FOR SALE: Race Truck Hauler 1985 Mack MX300T Diesel, 10 speed, Air Brakes, Tractor Ex-tended for 26 ft long box, Good tires, Box Van, Width 102in, Height 108in, roll up rear door, side door with removable alu-minum steps, smooth s_ides, E track, loading ramps & 2000 lb lift gate, plenty of power, Good condition, 190,000 miles, white $15,000.00 Walker Evans Rac-ing, Randy (909) 784-7223 or FOR SALE: Race Ready Class l0or 12, Single Seat 118 wb 1750 lbs. Fresh motor and trans. New King pins link pins Heims, PIS control valve body skid plate. 32 gallon F/S Fuel Cell., Coilover shocks, Summer hubs, Sway-A-Way 300m axles and torsion. Includes all spares. $12,000.00 obo Tim (775) 575-2617. FOR SALE: Bradley Racing CORR Sportsman 2 Champion-ship Truck, Taylor Built, Boatec Body, 412ci Kroyer Racing En-gine, ATD Turbo 400 Transmis-sion, Chrisman_ 40 Spline, CNC Brakes, Howe Performance Steering, Taylor By-Pass Coilover. $50,000.00. Call Tommy at (702) 498-7245 or v1s1t website www.bradleyracing.com. FOR SALE: 1996 Ford Stock Mini Ranger for Sale. Race Best in the Desert and win $10,000.00 per race. '98 BITD Champion truck, '99 tied for Championship and 2nd in 2000. All the good stuff ; Fox, Na-tional Spring, Trans Pro, BFG & Howe. Great Truck, fully prepped with lots of spares ready to win. $25,000.00 Rob Reinert-son 415 716-6251. FOR SALE: Bradley Racing CORR 1996 World Champion-ship Super Buggy, Super 1600 Magnum Body, FAT Rabbit 1650cc, 091 Bus Transmission, FTC gears, Beam Front, Wright Arms and Spindals, Summer Brakes, 930 CV's, Fox Shocks and Bumps, New Goodyear's, Lots of Spares. $15,000.00. Call Tommy at (702) 498-7245 or visit website www.bradleyracing.com. April 2001 FOR SALE: Alumicraft 4 seat PreRunner 20" Wheel travel Honda V-6, Mendeola MD4Sm, 930, 4-piston CNC , Howe Power rack, Fox coilover and bypass, 2" frt hubs, Beard, PIAA, PCI, Diest, Lowrance 1600 OPS, Fuel Cell, removable windshield, roof rack, as new condition. $48,000.00 (858) 451-1167. Get over it and get in!!! Race winning F150 for sale, Stock Full multiple class champion, over $40,000.00 in spare parts are included in the sale, this truck is really tough and has fin-ished every mile of every race .. BIG Bilstein shocks, awesome f&r travel number, trick rear end, Ready for BITD, SCORE or ??? Go racing with a proven winner for $45,000.00. Baja Brokers #795 (760) 723-2117. FOR -SALE: 1-1600 Mirage; Mastercraft Seat w/Lumbar con-trol, FOX SHOX w/res, Sway-A-Way, Saco Rack and pinon, Fuel Safe,· new front arms, spring plates, belts, and nets, Powder coated chassis, zero miles on _engine, many spares!!!! Must sell, building new 12 car. $12,500.00 661 268-0803. FOR SALE: 1998 Toyota Tacoma CORR Pro Lite Stan-dardized chassis, Formerly Johny Greaves' championship truck. Only race two years. Some spare parts. Excellent condition. $40,000.00. Call Chris (712) 325-0100. If no answer please leave message. FOR SALE: 1-1600 Mirage; Mas-tercraft Seat w/Lumbar control, FOX SHOX w/res, Sway-A-Way, Saco Rack and pinon, Fuel Safe, new front arms, spring plates, belts, and nets, Powder coated chassis, zero miles on eng_ine, many spares!!!! Must sell, build-ingnew 12 car. $12,500.00 (661) 268-0803. FOR SALE: Chenowth mag-num 5 link, FAT air cooler fast! Mendeola trans, FOX coilover, UMP power steering, Beard, CNC disc brakes, Fuel safe, Somers Brothers, 930CV, Parker Pumper, Centerlines, Flameout, Wright Rack, spindles, & 2 1/4 arms, past J?Oints champ. Race Ready $16,500.00 obo Terry Fitzger-ald nights (402) 734-2676. days 402 250-5554. FOR SALE: Raceco 2-1600; Best of everything and very clean. 5th in points (2000 SCORE), Zero miles on Wik's motor and Folts trans, Fox Shocks (7 /8" shaft) 300m TCS axles and SAW torsions, Fod-rill arms and spindles, HOWE, Beard, Saco, VDO, many spares $14,995.00 obo. Call Steve at (702) 298-1112 or (702) 299-2019. FOR SALE: Cindy Greinkes 2/ 1600, Best of Everything, former SCORE championship winning car, recent winner. More spare parts than you could believe, 20 spare wheels, and tires, race quality spare motor and trans, complete log book on car, $24,000.00 for CAR ONLY or complete package with spare !?arts and motor and trans for $$$. Contact Baja Brokers Ref# 790 760 723-2117. FOR SALE: 2001 Champion Buggy, Attig built CORR 1600-Fresh Fat motor and Attig trans w/new ring & pinion, spares. Race Ready with perfect set up. Go to www.federicoracing.com for more info. Also, extra Fat motor and Attig trans. Call Steven at (84 7) 251-4 789. $13,500.00 car, $2,500.00 mo-tor and $1,700.00 trans. 4 SEATER PLAY Car- Built us-ing Class 1 race car parts, Sum-mers Bros. outboard floater hubs, Summers front hubs/brakes, Brakes, Bilstein 9100 Series race shocks, coilover front end, Bus Box, 300M torsions, 930CV joints, ARPM 2387cc Type 1, Hezco, Deist Centerline, Yoko-hama, UMP, etc ... Very fast, very beefy! Ref #785 $28,500.00 Call Baja Brokers at (760) 723-2.117. Dusty Times

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FOR SALE: CORR Pro Lite Toyota Truck. Greaves built w/ new dyno time only Probst mo-tor. Also new radiator & Howe steering. Truck is prepped and race ready by Greaves and is in Green Bay Wisc. $50,000.00 or partial trade for street rod-drag car or ? Call (210) 533-8056. FOR SALE: 94 Ford 2 axle with sleeper and 40 foot trailer. 6 speed, Dual a/c. Seats 8, CD player Cummins, less than 30k miles. 5th wheel or ball hitch trailer has lots of storage, cus-tom canopy 12 volt/110. 4000 KW generator, 4 floods. Asking 45k or trailer separate, Sam. Days (209) 728-1381 eves (209) 736-4954. RaceCo Class 12 Single Seater, • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • FodFab trailing arms, King • Dusty Times Classified • shocks, FAT Performance Bus • Pages-Where YourAd • Box, 930 CV's, FAT 1776cc • Reaches The Readership : Type 1 motor, Flame Out Sys-• You're Looking For • tern, Howe p/s, Bypass shocks • front and rear. Great car with ••••••••••••••••• FOR SALE: Class lO Chen-low miles. $19,500.00 Ref #813 owth Magnum. Set up for Short Baja Brokers (760) 723-2117. Course. Fresh motor and trans. FOR SALE: Class 7S 1993 Ford 1650 Rabbit motor. Excellent Ranger Longbed, 1999 Laughlin win-race car. Rear Beadlocks. Well ner, Currnuit shocks, 40 spline Ford maintained, reliable and fast. 9 inch full floater, Cone spindles & Championship car.· Great buy Hub, National Springs, T-5 trans, $10,000.00. Call Chris (712) Race Ready with complete spare 325-0100. If no answer please package. $19.900.00 obo. Joel (760) leave message. 256-2941 or (760) 252-2206. MDR Awards ... Frompage48 Massingh am , 3rd Gary G il-TURNER , 2nd Jeff Richard-bert. son, 3rd Scott Sells. C lass 500 : 1st J OHN C lass 7 25: 1st STEVE CRISWELL, 2nd Steve G rif-MART Z, 2nd Kathy Fay, 3rd fith, 3rd D ale Hines. Bruce Landfield. Class 550: 1st ROBE RT Class 800: 1st JOE PATELLI, MOORE, 2nd Guy Evan s, 2nd Ivan Pencha nsky, 3 rd 3rd Bryan Geer. D onald Bundy. C lass 700: 1s t C R A IG C lass 850: 1st. CHUCK San Fel.ipe Resul. ts Well, there were lots of battles at San Felipe and ace reporter Judy Smith will tell us all about it in next month's issue but we have here now the final report on the finishers, hot on the press. The weather was perfect for the 208 entries that competed in 23 different classes for bragging honors and 135 of them made it t o the finish line at the arches in San Felipe, a finishing percentage of 64. 9, not too bad a nwnber. Here's a quickie on the top vehicles in each class, a full story next month. In TLvphy Truck 1.t was Tim and Ed Herbst taking the gold in their Ford, the Chevy of Brian Collins was second and Dave Ashley/Dan Smith took the third place award in their Ford. In Class 1 the Jimco of Doug Fortin Jr. was the big winner, beating Jeff Quinn in his Jimco by three minutes and Randy Wilson in yet another Jimco took the third place position. In ½-1600, guess what, Rob MacCachren took the honors in his Fraley , Adam Pfankuch was second across the line in hois Kernco and Kash Vessels came in for a great third in his Chenowth in this most competitive class. Class 3 honors went to Clive Skilton who showed 'em all the way hortLe in his Jeep Grand Che1okee. Alfonso Herna.ndc:z was the second pace finisher in a Ford Bronco. Class 5 went to Pete Sohren, Mike James was second across the line and George Seeley was an unusual third place. Class 5-1600 was won by Jasen Jones, Daniel Gutierrez took second place honors and third went to Victor Orellana. Class 7 was the realm of Craig turner in his Ford Ranger, Scott Sells took the second spot in his Toyota Tacoma and third went to Ernesto Cervantes in a Ford Ranger. Class 7s weht to Cory susag in his Chevy s-1u, Jared Hardin was second in his GMC Sonom·a and Daniel Fresh took third in his Jeep Cherokee. Class 8 was won by Jesse Jones in his Chevy, Benny Canela was second in a Ford and Nick Vanderwey took third in another Chevy. Class 9 went to Cisco Bio in a Tubular Design chassis, second went to Luis Guevara, also in a Tubular chassis and thiFd was Ivan Gomez in a Raceco. Chris Harrold won Cl.ass 10 in his Jimco, Mark Hutchins was Dusty Times .---------------. -FOR SALE: Dorsey Trailer for FOR SALE: I 996 J imco Class One. Toyota FAT V-6, fresh For-tin 5 speed, new Fox Shocks, New clutch & pressure plate. BFG Projects or Ultra Wheels, Car has best of everything & is super clean & reliable. $50,000.00 firm. (760) 344-3349 (eves), (760) 275-625 da s . Ford ZWD Class 8 Truck, 4130 cage, King Coilover and Bypass at each wheel, air bumps, longer front 4WD spindles and hubs, Howe p/s, 18" travel/24" travel, Willwood brakes, floater rear-end, 351 W motor/C6 trans, BFG, Autometer, Diest, PCI race radio, intercom, Onboard fire system, $35,000.00 Contact Baja Bro-kers# 815; (760) 723-2117. FOREMAN. C lass 900: lstJQEL MOHR, 2n d Gary Stevens, 3rd Rob-ert MacDonald. C lass 1000: 1st WHIT C O U RTEN AY, 2nd Guy Cordon , 3rd Kory Halopoff. C lass I 100: lst JULIO CURIE L , 2 n ? D ennis Sletten , 3d Kurt Youngs. C lass 1200 : 1s t J AMIE CAM P BELL, 2nd Danie l FOR SALE: Class 10 Lothringer single seat, Honda VTECH Motor, Fortin 5 speed, Fortin Rear Hubs, 934 CV's, Electromotive Fuel Manage-ment System, Fox Shocks, Hella Hid Lights, Flameout, The best of every-thing. Fully prepped and ready to race. $50,000.00 or $25,000.00 with-out motor and transmission. Call Jim Tucker 760 375-0273. FOR SALE: Great Pre-Runner or Glamis Toy! Chevy S-10, 550 hp, small block , turbo 400, 4 wheel disc, Summer Bros 9", Uniball A Arms, 26" front 32" rear travel, Goodyears on 5 . stars, custom coil overs, built by Huse-man Engineering, $40,000.00 obo, Call (909) 776-0204. Fresh , 3rd Mike D ill. C lass 1300: 1st KUR T PUHL, 2nd Greg Crew, 3rd Jim Heine. C lass 1400: 1st BOBBY QUARNSTROM, JR. 2nd M ark H a rber , 3rd S teve Ruddick. Class 1600: 1st BRIA N LO-GAN, 2nd Cindy Greinke, 3rd Owen Potter. ■ second in anothejr Jimco and Steve Croll took third in a Chenowth. The SCORE Lite alass went to Vic Bruckman in his Jimco, Kory Halopoff was second in a Comfort Chassis and Tom Ridings was third in his Mirage. Class 11 held no· surprises as Eric Solorzano took the win, Chuck Deck was second and Fernando Flores was third. Stock Full clas~ was won by John Griffin in a Hummer and Greg Foutz was ;,econd in his Ford, 11 minutes out of the win. The Protruck wir,i went to Bob Shepard in his Chevy, second place was taken1 by Ryan Herzog in a Ford and third spot went to Scott St'einberger in his Ford. In Motorcycles, Juan Ruvalcaba took Class 21. on his Yamaha, Steve Hengeveld and Jonah Street took the Class 22 win on their Honda, Oton Guzman took Class 30 on a Honda, Jim,O'Neal took Class 40 on his Honda. The ATV classes saw Roberto Buendia taking the Class 24 win on his Honda and Jimmy Stephensen taking Class 25 on a Yamaha. In the Sportsman classes, the Sport Buggy winner was Marq Prince in a Raceco, Ale}anctro Vizcalno took the sport Motorcycle win on a Honda and Arnulfo Verdugo was the Sportsman ATV winner on a Honda. Dec.._ Dlc;ilta l .;;J Commun1c::c:,t1on Sl?rvlCl?S "More Than Lightning Comes From The Sky" 0CS IS THE PREMIER DEALER IN THE WEST FOR: DirecPC 2 Way Home & Office Networks DirecPC DirecTV Pre/Post Wiring Home Automation 1-877-DirecPC April 2001 PROUDLY ANNOUNCl!S Visit the DCS RACING Mobile Internet Pavilion On Contingency Row ♦ Check E-mail ♦ High Speed Internet ♦MS Office Applications I Powered by DirecPC'"¥Sf«dlntemtt I trucks or Buggies; 48ft long, 102in wide, Air Ride, 4000 lb Hydraulic rear door, 18kw diesel generator with fuel tank, Air Compressor, work benches, rollout storage belly boxes, good condition, $70,000.00. Kenworth tractor also available, Walker Evans Racing Randy (909) 784-7223 or 909 215-4071. HELP W A NT ED: Will pay signing bonus plus good wages to the correct person TT expe-rience a must, all others need not apply. Phoenix AZ (602) 695-5644. CHENOWTH RACING PRODUCTS is looking for an accomplished fabricator to join a team of professionals dedi-cated to producing quality off-road chassis and components for recreation, racing and military use for the last 20 years. Appli-cant should be skilled in MIG and TIO welding techniques, and have a general understand-ing metallurgy. Medical benefits and a profit sharing program are offered. Please send resumes to: Chenowth Racing Products 943 Vernon W ay El Cajon, CA 92020. MISCELLENOUS TAKE THE JEEPSPEED CHAL-LENGE in a street legal Cherokee at 3 events commencing at MDR Ridgecrest April 21st. $6,000.00. Prize fund. Visitwww.jeepspeed.com for details. Numerous cars are now under construction. CALL M}KE ATT &J 4X4. (714) 633-0991.We can build your Jeepspeed Challenge Cherokee to suit your budget. Buy the parts to build yourself or bring us a 4.0 Cherokee to convert. INDEX TO ADVERTISERS Aggressive Suspensions .......................... 41 Baker ........................................................... 33 Best In The Desert .................................... 23 Bilstein Shock Absorbers .......................... 5 B.D.R.E . ........................................................ 19 Cactus .......................................................... 52 Camburg Engineering .............................. 16 Coast Resorts ............................................. 10 C.0.0.E ......................................................... 29 Dioital Communications S\'stem~ ............ 63 Eibach Springs ........................................... 26 Estero Beach .............................................. 25 Fabtech ........................................................ 48 FAT Performance ...................................... 52 Fox Racing Shox ........................................ 12 Fuel Safe Racing Cells ............................. 51 German Auto ............................................... 27 Michael E. James Insurance Agency ..... 43 Kartek Off Road .................................. 11, 45 Kawaguchi Honda ..................................... 21 King Shock Tech ........................................ 46 Las Vegas Sand and Off Road Show ..... 20 LeDuc's Off Road Swap Meet ........... 22, 40 Mark VI Fiberglass ................................... 44 Mastercraft ................................................. 47 McKenzie Performance Products ........... 38 Mojave Desert Racing .........•.................... 35 Nevada Off Road Buggy ........................... 47 Neu Oil ......................................................... 34 PCI Race Radios and Equipment .............. 2 Pike's Family Restaurant ........................ 50 Race Ready ................................................. 24 Rally For Aids ............................................ 31 Rancho Suspensions ................................. 37 SNORE ....................................................... 4, 9 Sway-A-Way Corp ..................................... 30 To Catch A Thief ........................................ 17 Toyota Motorsports ................. Back Cover Transaxle Engineering ............................ 13 Tri-Mil Industries ..................................... 46 Union 76 Raci!1g Gasoline ....................... 32 Valley Performance ................................. 13 Page 63 r:.. -

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