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Volume 30 -Number 2 February 2013. 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 Homer Eubanks J. Preston Bradshaw Jim Culp Martin Holmes Rod Koch Byrle Moore Steve Ruddick Maurice Selden Tony Tellier Trackside Photo Art Director Larry Worsham B.O.R.E. 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 self addressed stamped envelope. Classified Ads: will be published as received, prepaid. DUSTY TIMES assumes no liability for omissions or errors. All ads may be subject to editing. DUSTY TIMES: (ISSN 8750-1732) is published monthly by Hillside Racing Corp, 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311, (818) 882-0004 with additional Dusty Times, LLC offices at 415 N. Higgins Avenue, Suite. IA, Missoula, MT 59802. Copyright by Hillside Racing Corp. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written permission from the publisher. Periodical Postage paid at Chatsworth, CA 91311 and at additional mailing 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 address, and send to DUSTY TIMES, 20761 Plummer St., Chatsworth, CA 91311 SNAPSHOT OF THE MONTH ••• James Ward, Barstow, CA took the Class 1600 gold medal, he's seen here charging to ·the finish line at the 1984 SCORE Barstow Classic. DUSTY TIMES will feature pictures of similar "funnies" or woes on this page each month. Send us your snapshot of something comic or some disaster for consideration. DUSTY TIMES will pay $10 for the picture used. If you wish the photo returned, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Only prints up to 8xl0 or electronic media submitted via email will be considered. 1n· This ·issue ... FEATURES Best In The Desert Parker 425 by Judy Smith .......................................... 8 Monte Carlo Rally by Martin Holmes ................................................... 14 HDRA South Point Vegas 250 by] Preston Bradshaw ........................... 18 Glen Helen Baja Cup by] Preston Bradshaw .......................................... 20 1989 SCORE Great Mojave by Jean Cal11in .......................................... 26 DEPARTMENTS Happenings ....................................................................... ." .................... 5 Trail Notes .............................................................................................. 6 BFGoodrich Report ........ : ............................... , ..................................... 36 Blueribbon Coalition ........................................................................... 36 ORMHOF News ................................................................................... 36 Rally America Updates ......................................................................... 37 Good Stuff Directory .......................................................................... 39 Index To Advertisers ............................................................................. 43 Read this issue online at www.dustytimes.net Login: FebruaryDustyTimes Password: ILoveDT ON THE COVER Jason Voss took Trick Truck honors in his Ford as well as the overall at the BITD Parker 425, Jason had six minutes on his competition when he took the checkers. T rackside Photo Cameron Steele was the big winner at the HD RA.South Point Vegas race, Cameron had a five minute cushion when he took the checkered flag. Trackside Photo Visit Our W ebsite at Dustytimes.com IJ Finduson Facebook Su.d-ae-,z,td-e 7tJ44f/ to, DUSTY TIMES THE FASTEST GROWING OFF ROAD MONTHLY IN THE COUNTRY!! □ 1 year -$25.00 □ 2 years -$40.00 □ 3 years -$55.00 (to subscribe online go to ~.dustytimes.com) □ NEW □ RENEWAL Name Address ______________ _ City ______________ _ State/ Zip _____________ _ Primary Interest Cars D Trucks D MotorcyclesO 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 Dusty Times Febrµary 2013 Page3

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2013 Happenings ... 10K FOUR WHEELERS P.O. Box36 CLEVES, OHIO 45002 <4x4 forever.org> (All events staged at the club grounds in Cleves. Ohio) 4x4 FOREVER, Lm. 1665 DELAWARE ST. 0sHKOSH, WI 54901 AMERICAN RAilY SPORT GROUP, INc. 3650 SoLTTH PoINTE CIRCLE, Sum 205 LAUGHLIN, NV 89208 (702) 298-8171/FAX: (702) 52U)597 <webl.userinstinct.com/27141325-ameri-can-rally-sport-group.htm. E Mail: roger@rallyusa.com AMERICAN TRIALs AsSOCIATION AMA Obseroed Trials Southern California Championship Series BILL MAllKuM, 2010 l'REs!DENT (909) 860-1857 24 HR HOTilNE, 2010 (714) 562-7742 E MAIL: BMARK909@AOL.COM <www.atatrails.com> ASOCIACION EsTATAL DE AUTOMOVILISMO SAM i..AsELL, TECH INSPECTOR AP-ro 42 SAN JosE DEL CABO BAJA CALIFORNIA DEL SUR. MEXICO AusTRALIAN OFF RoAD CHAMPIONSHIP DARRYL SMID! 19 SoMERS ST. CASHMERE, QUEENSLAND, 4500, AUSTRALIA DUSTY TIMES @bigpond.com AUTOCROSS QUEBEC OFF ROAD CLAss 10 CARS ONLY RENALD VAILLANCOURT 3069 DAGENAIS WEST LAVAL QUEBEC, CANADA H7P 1T7 (450) 622-4440 <www.autocrossquebec.com/ pages/ indexpag.html> BAJA CUP CHALLENGE BAJA PROTRUCK OFF ROAD RACE SERIES 14402 BoND COURT EL CAJON, CA 92021 619-390-6252 The Promu:k schedule for 2012 will consist of both the SCORE and Best In The Desert races. BARONA SAND DRAG ASSN. P.O. Box 1521 i..AKEsIDE, CA 92040 All Races Are Night Races All Races At Barona Racewa,, Lakeside, CA BBM MARKETING PROMOTIONS Off Road Short Course Racing & Special Event Marketing NORCO, CA 92860 e-mail bbmracing@aol.com (909) 815-5811 BEST IN THE DESERT 3475 BoULDER HIGHWAY LAs VEGAS, NV 89121 702-457-577 5/FAX: 702-641-24 31 <www.bitd.com> February 22-23, 2013 GPR Stabilizers Laughlin U.S. Hare Scrambles "The Most Technical Dese-rt Race In The U.S." Motorcycle Points Only - No Pre-Fun Run Laughlin, NV March 21-23, 2013 General Tire Mint "400" "The Great American Off-Road Race" Car/Truck & Utv Points Only - No Pre-Fun Run Las Vegas, NV April 5-7, 2013 Motion Pro Nevada "200" Trail Ride (Non-Competitive Event) "An Epic Off-Road Adventure" Mc Only/ Trail Ride Event • No Points • Call For Invitations Caliente, NV May 3-5, 2013 Canidae Tap It Silver State "300" "The American Adventure Continues" Points For All Classes - Pre-Fun Run April 20, 21, 2013 August 15-7, 2013 Dusty Times General Tire "Vegas To Reno" (Race On Friday) "The Longest Off-Road Race In The United States" Points For All Classes -No Pre-Fun Run October 11-13, 2013 Bluewater Desert Challenge (2-Day Race/ Race In Parker, Az) "The American Challenge Continues" Car/Truck & Utv Points Only - No Pre-Fun Run December 6-8, 2013 Henderson "250" "A Classic Off-Road Race" Points For All Classes -No Pre-Fun Run Henderson, NV BORR BONNEVILLE OFF ROAD RACING Allen Gerber 801-380-9011 - after 5pm please www.BORracing.org Nitro Enduro Challenge Mesquite, NV Spring 2013 Short Course Event Miller Motorsports Park May 3, 2013 Dual points with SageRiders Side x side and A TV will have separate course NOT on bike course Little Sahara,UT Summer2013 Short Course Event Miller Motorsports Park July 6, 2013 tentative date Enduro X Heber, UT August 17, 2013 tentative date EnduroX Riverton, UT Fall 2013 Bonneville Off Road Racing Wendover. UT Fall 2013 Sage Riders Page,AZ BP MoTORSPORTS P.O. Box411 WOODLAND HILLS, CA 91365 760-578-6258/760-578-6259 FAX: 818-348-4648 E-Mail: bpmotorsports@earthlink.net All Events At California City, CA BRIGHTON SPEEDWAY R.R.3 BRIGHTON, ONTARIO, CANADA KOK-lH0 (613) 475-1102/FAX (613) 475-3250 CAJOR CLUB AUTOMOVILISTA }UARENSE DE CHAMPIONSHIP OFF-ROAD RACING 7210 GATEWAY EAST EL PASO, TX 79915 (915) 593-4848 RALPH GARCIA 0ll-52-16-17-45-42 CESAR FUENTES CALIFORNIA RAilY SERIES <www.Californiarallyseries.com> May 4, 2013 High Desert Trails Rally Ridgecrest, CA June 7-9, 2013 Idaho Rally Boise, ID July 20, 2013 Mendocino Rally Ukiah,CA August 24, 2013 Gorman Ridge Rally Frazier Park, CA October 4-5, , 2013 Prescott Rally, Prescott, AZ CANNING ATTRACTIONS P.O. Box400 MAYWOOD, CA 90270 (323) 560-SHOW CENTRAL SOUTH DAKOTA RAcING AssocIATION P.O. Box645 PIERRE, SD 57501 DAVE ADAMS (PILOTS AND BAJAS) (605) 224-9481 DON ENGLEMAN (BIKES) (605) 224-4967 Continued en page 6

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Trail Notes ... FINAL FLAG -Longtime racer, chaser and off-road enthusiast Bill Coughlin of Phoenix, AZ, passed away on November 22nd after a battle with cancer. Always a recreational jeeper, Bill began his racing career on a strait axle 3-wheeler in the Arizona Desert Racing Assn. He eventually turned to four wheels co-riding in the Plum Crazy Racing Jeep with Jim Huff driving. Bill then joined with Flamingo Racing and co-rode in the team's CJ-7 & Honcho. In the 90's he chased for Sasser Motorsports and was a BITD roving pit volunteer during the Nevada 2000. When not in the desert Bill enjoyed his cabin in Cholla Bay, Sonora, Mx. In 2003 Bill was the force behind the Flamingo Racing Team. obtaining their current Ford Ranger. "Without Bill's initial support we couldn't have achieved the success and had such wonderful experiences over the last nine years" stated Rich Severson. "Bill's friendship and belief in my racing skills is something that can never be replaced. Each race we competed in, Bill always reminded us to bring home a finisher's pin. Now in his Race of Life he has received his final checkered flag and the ultimate finisher's pin." Bill's wife Ellen preceded him in death but he is survived by hundreds of friends throughout the southwest and Mexico whose lives he touched. NORRA FORMALLY ANNOUNCES SECOND OFF-ROAD RALLY FOR 2013 -Unique Partnership With Mexican Sanctioning Body CODE Will Focus On Northern Baja And Historic Machinery Fur Three-Day Event -Armed with a now-proven track record of creating, promoting and hosting the latest form of desert off-road racing, the National Off-Road Racing Association (NORRA) today officially announced it will stage a second vintage-themed rally this year from September 25th to September 28th beginning and ending in Mexicali, Baja, Mexico. The yet-to-be named event will be held the same weekend as the more traditionally formatted 10th annual Mexicana Logistics 300 race of the CODE Off Road Series and will offer competitors a second calendar date to NORRA's General Tire Mexican 1000 rally which this year takes place from April 27-May 1. In a unique partnership, NORRA will work on this event with CODE, a well-established Mexican sanctioning body that attracts a very large and enthusiastic group of local racers. CODE has been instrumental in helping NORRA with the complex logistics needed to hold the annual NORRA General Tire Mexican 1000 adventure. While event details are yet to be completely finalized with Mexican officials, current plans call for contestants enjoying a complete NORRA Tech and Contingency day in Mexicali on Wednesday, Sept. 25th before heading south to the seaside village of San Felipe the next day. Day 2 of the rally will use various roads to reach the town of Ensenada on the Pacific Ocean. On Saturday, September 28th both the NORRA and CODE racers will merge in Ensenada for a combined race and rally back to Mexicali. NORRA would like to thank Mexicali and Ensenada for their continuous support as we finalize the details of the event. Beginning in 2010, NORRA has staged the highly popular General Tire NORRA Mexican 1000, a four-day stage rally down the entire exotic Baja peninsula that created a competitive environment for vintage off-road trucks, sedans, buggies and motorcycles for the first time in organized off-road racing' s 46-year history. This year an event record of more than 80 entrants have pre-entered with three months left before the green flag drops. NORRA officials expect to attract a field of 150 competitors for the 2013 rally - a 50% increase over 2012. Known affectionately as "The Happiest Race on Earth," the Mexican 1000 rally format now proven by NORRA consists of special stages (unlimited speed timed stages in the dirt) linked together by controlled speed liaison / transit sections (highway). Unlike the often harsh and deeply rutted race courses that are now a desert off-road racing staple, NORRA focuses on utilizing fun, fast and more forgiving roads that favor older and current limited-travel machinery, V ' as well as creating unique hospitality environments at the end of each day of competition. Certainly the rally's growing reputation as one of the world's most enjoyable and accessible motorsports adventures has sparked the enthusiastic response by veteran and rookie racers looking to enjoy the Mexican 1000 experience. So too has the notion of vintage off-road, rally and hot-rod style machinery finding a new, second life after being prepared to participate in the four-day adventure.The NORRA Mexican 1000 is supported by General Tire, American Racing Wheel, South Point Casino, Walker Evans Racing, Azunia Tequila, KC HiLites and Mastercrafr/lmpact Racing.For more information on the General Tire NORRA Mexican 1000, visit: www.MexicanlOOO.com www.NORRA.com Sc o RE D Es ER T s ER I Es DEB u Ts TOTAL ONLINE RACER REGISTRATION FOR 2 7TH MASTER CRAFT SAFETY TECATE SCORE SAN FELIPE 2 50 -Roger Norman era with SCORE starts with 2013 season opener, March 8-10 in Mexico; Live drawing for starting positions, by class, Feb. 12 on Dirt Live internet show. Officially launching one of his many positive new initiatives for his newest desert racing series acquisition, Roger Norman announced today that racer registration for the new SCORE Desert Series has begun online on the www.score-international.com website. First event of the new era of SCORE International will be the 27th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 desert race in March. SCORE is celebrating its 40th year of the world's foremost desert racing organization in 2013. With 40 Pro and 7 Sportsman classes for cars, trucks, motorcycles and ATVs, a live drawing for starting positions within each class will be held during the Feb. 12th broadcast of Roger Norman's Dirt Live internet show airing on the SCORE website. The race itself will be held March 8-10 in San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico, kicking off the festivities of the 40th season of SCORE International desert racing. In order Page& CHAMPLAIN VALLEY RACING ASSOCIATION C.J. RICHARDS P.O. Box 332 FAIR HAVEN, VT 05743 (802) 265-8618 CLAIRTON HI-JACKERS l.C.O. TOM DELAUDER SR 1091 TWP. LINE ROAD WELLSVILLE, OHIO 43968 (330) 532-4589 Short Course off Road Racing At Har-rison County Fair Grounds. Cadiz. OH CLUB AUTOMOVILISTICA SAN QUINTIN CALLE 6TA FRACC Co. DE SAN QUINTIN SAN QUINTIN, BC, MEXICO HERACLIO PATINO (011 52 616-5-2Ul7) CLUB AUTOMOVILISTICO SAN VICENTE San Vicente Off Road ENSENADA, BC, MEXICO USA JAN WRIGHT (0115261746834) 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 OFF ROAD MADERO 621-A ZONA CENTRO MEXICALI, BAJA CALIFORNIA 21100 011-52-686-553-4081 USA 686-553-4087 MEXICO <www.codeoffroad.com.mx> E Mail: mail@codeoffroad.com.mx April 12-14, 2013 VW Autopartes Escomex Mexicali, B.C., MX May 17-19, 2013 Racing For Boobies (All Girls Non Points Race) Mexicali ,B.C., MX July 26-28, 2013 Viejas Casino Gran Prix Tecate, B.C., MX September. 27-29, 2013 Mexicana Logistics 300 Mexicali, B.9., MX Nov.29-Decemtier 1, 2013 Race Ready 27 5 Mexicali-San Felipe, B.C., MX COLORADO HILL CLIMB ASSOCIATION BARB V AHSHOLTZ, PRESIDENT (719) 531-3642 W/(719)687-9827 H P.O Box8286 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80933 (719) 653-8449 COLORADO OFF RoAD EXTREME www.coloradooffroadextreme.com 303-956-3600 CORP P.O. Box392 CALEXICO, CA 92232 HECTOR CERECER 011-52-65-66-4458 CORR SERIES 270 NEWPORT CENTER DR., Sum 100 NEWPORT BEACH, CA 92660 866-501-CORR CORVA 1500 WEST EL CAMINO, Sum 352 SACRAMENTO, CA 95833 1-800-42 CORVA EXT 42 Fax (818) 957-4435 CURTLEDucs OFF ROAD SWAP MEET PRESENTED BY CuRT LEDuc's CALIFORNIA PRE FUN February 24, 2013 6:.00a. m.-2:00p. m. Casino Morongo Cabazon, CA D&T PROMOTIONS DAVE VAN DEREN 2405 BAKER AVE. EVERETT, WA 98201 (206) 339-9079 (A!! events at Hannigan race track, Bellingham, WA err Thurston County ORV Park, Olympia, WA) DAKAR RALLY DARREN SKILTON BAJA AUTOMOTIVE ADVENTURES 455 E. OcEAN BLVD., Sum 208 LoNG BEACH, CA 90802 (562) 755-2278/FAX: (562) 590-7925 February 2013 <www.dakar.com> Bajaautomotive@Yahoo.com DECATUR FoUR WHEEL DRIVE CLUB DECATUR, TX 76234 ToMALLEN (800) 662-3649/(214) 641-2090 DESERT STEEL MoTORSPORTS 1863 COMMANDER DRIVE LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86403 (928) 855-2208 EAs:rERN OR'-RoAD RACING AssN. TOM DELAUDER, SR. 1091 TOWNSHIP LINE ROAD WELLSVILLE, OHIO 43968 (330) 532-4589 ENSFNADA BAJA OFF RoAD RACING Av. REFORMA 1136 ENSADA, BC, MX 011-52-646-1818989 Eus10 011-52-646-1715430 AARON Races fcrr buggys & Motcrrc:,cles EsTERO BEACH INTERNATIONAL Short Course Racing VICTORIA GALINDO ENSENADA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO 011-52-646-176-6230 EDR EXTREME DESERT RACING P.O. Box 91615 AuSTIN,TX 78709 (512) 848-4344 / E FAx (1512) 687-5310 www.EDRTexas.com Car Truck Series Bike Quad Series FORDA FLORIDA OFF ROAD DRIVER'S ASSOCIATION JASON LEIBIN (727) 376-4176 Mar, Apr, May, Noo at Davidson Raceway GENERAL TIRE TROPHYLITE SERIES DRIVE RACING ORGJ.NIZATION 760-352-6020 Las Vegas, NV GLEN HELEN BAJA CUP CHALLENGE SERIES POBox6950 SAN BERNARDINO, CA 92412 PHONE: (909) 384-9343 www.glenhelen.com GORRA GEORGIA OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION 420 HOSEA ROAD LAWRENCEVILLE, GA 30245 (404) 963.0252 GPORRA GREAT PLANES OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION TIM HODGE (402) 991-6048 SCOTT MORROW (816) 792-2126 (All races are short course, stadium style Classes, 2010 Spcrrtsman, 1/2-1600, 5-1600, Sport Truck, Quads, Tough Truck Nebraska Raceway Park, Exit 420 on 1-80 between Omaha and Lincoln.) For latest info check < www.gporra.net> HDRA HIGH DESERT RACING ASSOCIATION 4498 VERDICCIO AVE. LAS VEGAS NV 89141-4243 (702) 407-3059 (888) 207.0969 Fax www.hdrarace.com April 5-7, 2013 HDRA250 Ridgecrest, CA July 12-14, 2013 Reno 500 Reno,NV September 21-22, 2015 Laughlin in September 2 Day Event Laughlin, 'NV HIGH PLAINS OFF ROAD RACING 2000 W. QUINCY AVENUE #B ENGLEWOOD, CO 80110 303-806-8062/303-781.0974 fax INTERNATIONAL lcE RACING ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 8105 ST. PAUL, MN 55108 STEVE BEDDOR (612) 937-3816/Fax 474-2769 INTER-SHOWS MOTORSPORTS PRoMonoNs, INc. P.O. Box 2910 MISSION VIEJO, CA 92690 (949) 582-2371 }EEPSPEED 1826 N. WINDES ORANGE, CA 92869 714-538-7434/ fax 714-633-1724 March 21-23, 2013 BlTD General Tire Mint 400 Las Vegas, NV May 3-5, 2013 BITD Canidae Tap It Silver State 300 Nevada August 15-17, 2013 BITD General Tire Vegas to Reno Las Vegas, NV October 11-13, 2013 BITD Bluewater Desert Challenge Parker, AZ December 6-8, 2013 BITD Henderson 250 Jeepspeed Finals Henderson, NV KAMLooPs OFF RoAD RACING Whispering Pines Sports & Recreation Center KAMLOOPS, BC, CANADA www.korrbc.ca. Mike Strange (250) 573-4003 LAS VEGAS SANDSPORTS & OFFROAD EXPO (626) 961-3782 <www.prerunners.com> <www.megashow.com> L.I.T.R.E. JEFF ELROD (408) 926-0522 JIM ARUTA (408) 247-4402 LOORRS LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES <www.LucasOilOffRoad.com> March 15-17, 2013 Firebird International Raceway Chandler, AZ April 19-21, 2013 Speedworld Off Road park Surprise, AZ May 17-19, 2013 Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park Lake Elsinore, CA June 21-23, 2013 Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, UT July 26-28, 2013 Night Race Glen Helen Raceway San Bernardino, CA August 23-25, 2013 Wild West Motorsports Park Sparks, NV September 19-21, 2013 Night Race Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV October 25-26, 2013 Lake Elsinore Motorsports Park Lake Elsinore, CA MAMARRITA OFF ROAD RACING Luis CARLOS ALvAREzo PANAMERICANA AVE #5105 Co. JuAREz, CHtH., MX 011-52-1637-1799 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 (517) 627-6200 Motorcycles, Quads, ATVs and Pilots only MAORA MID-AMERICA OFF RoAD AssocIATION P.O. Box664 GREENUP, IL 62428 (217) 962-1318 E-MAIL: rooster@maourracing.us <www.maoraracing.us> MICHIGAN SPORT BUGGY ASSOCIATION DAVE BARRET 6363 NIGHTINGALE DR. FLINT, ML 48506 (810) 7 30-9221 Dusty Times

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M.O.R.E. MoJA VE OFF RoAD RAcING ENTHUSIASTS P.O. Box 1231 BARSTOW, CA 92312 760-253-4453 <www.moreracing.net moreracing@earthlink.net March 16, 2013 Balls Out 250 Barstow, CA May 18, 2013 Lucerne 500Lucerne, CA July 20, 2013 Freedom250 Night Race Barstow, CA September 7, 2013 Chili cook off 300 Night Race Lucerne, CA October 5, 2013 Race for the Cure Powder Puff Barstow, CA December 7, 2013 Holiday 200 Toys for Tots Race Barstow, CA MORR TRAXXAS TORC SERIES PRESENTED BY AMSOIL www.midwest-offroadracing.com www.torcseries.com June 15-16, 2013 Bark River Intl. Raceway Mark River, Ml June 29-30, 2013 Crandon Intl. Raceway Crandon, WI July 6-7, 2013 Langlade Co. Fairgrounds Antigo, WI July 19-20, 2013 Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, IL August 10-11, 2013 RedBudMX Buchanan, Ml August 31-September 1, 2013 Crandon Intl. Raceway Crandon, WI MOTOWEST WINI'ER TRiALs SERIES B1LLMARKHAM (909) 860-1857 <www.lTStrials.com> All events at Pems Raceway (At Reed Valley with a school) NATIONAL Muo RACING AssN. RT. #l, 2010 Box 380 DAVE OR MARLENE RYAN PAIATKA, FL 32177 (904) 325-5422 NATIONAL TuFF TRUCK ASSN. Butch Chapin Motorsports Promo-tions 1404 EAST 3RD STREET HAsnNGs, MN 55033-1415 (612) 437-2459 NOORA NORTHERN OHIO OFF ROAD RACING AssN. GARY WULFF (724) 283-2678 E-MAIL Kaylaaron@aol.com <www.Nooraoffroadracing.com> Buggies, Pilot/Odysseys, Trucks, Quads (Spring Valley Raceway, on route 518, 20 minutes SW of Lisbon, OH) (lnunde,-Valley located 15 minutes from Spring Valley) NORRA NATIONAL OFF ROAD RAcING Assoc1ATION www.norra.com (661) 262-7171 info@norra.com <www.mexican1000.com> April 27-May 1, 2013 Mexican 1000 Mexicali, BC, MX OFFRoADEXPo SPIN COMMUNICATIONS (415)_380-3890 Meghan@spinpr.com OFF ROAD RACING ASSOCIATION Volunteered Series PREs!DENT, 2010 GEOFF LEE 1243 TRICE ROAD LEBANON, TN 37087 (615) 453-5830 C!ASS REP., 2010 1/2-1600 BRUCE MEYERS (865) 453-1005 C!ASS REP., 2010 9 & UNLTD. MICHAEL MOORE (334) 271-7035 OUTLAW REP. DoN PONDER (314) 631-8190 Dusty Times (All Races at Wheeling in the Counry 900 Acres) OHio OFF RoADERS INc. 1427 GosHEN Hms RoAD S.E. NEW PHIIADELPH!A, OHIO 44663 )IM KENDEL (216) 339-4674 All races held at Harrison County Fairgrounds. Cadiz, Ohio ONTARIO OFF ROAD RAcERS Assoc1ATION RICK T!CHBOURNE, PUBLIC RELATIONS (519)-681-4192(H)/(519) 457-2913(W) OUTLA w DESERT RACING LLC. ALBUQUERQUE NEW MEXICO <www.outlawdesertracing.com> (505) 974-9226 E-Mail:outlawdesertracing@grnail.com AH Classes-UIV-Moto-A1V-Trophykart May 4-6, 2013 Cinco De Baja August 16-17, 2013 De La Muertas 100 OUTLAW SEVEN PICKUP 9269 UMMELMAN ST. Louis, MO 63123 (314) 631-8140/Fax: ((314) 631-1921 - PACE MOTOR SPORTS U.S. Off Road Championship 495 N. COMMONS DRNE AURORA, IL 60504 (630) 566-6100 <www.usoff-road.com> PENNsYL v ANIA SHORT CoURsE RACING SMITTITON HOLE RACEWAY 313 SKYLINE DRNE SMITHTON, PA. 15479 MIKE GEISER 330-683-6263 www.smithtonhole.com Short Course Offroad Racing All Races At Smithton Hole Raceway PIKES PEAK P.O. Box 6962 COLORADO SPRINGS, co 80934 (719) 685-4400 PINE BARRENS ROUGH RIDERS OFF ROAD RACING CHATSWORTH, NJ (856) 87 5-7 591 PROTRUCK PROTRUCK MANAGEMENT lNC. 11409 PINEHURST DR. l.AKEsIDE, CA 92040 (619) 885-4458 Protruck Schedule consists of all SCORE and Best In The Desert Races PRo 1600 SHOOTOUT CoREYG01N 559-647-6132 GOINRACIN@HOTMAIL.COM PURE ENERGY PROMOTIONS , P.O. Box50 RICKETTS, IA 51460 (712) 679-2221 RALLY AMERICA <www.rallly-america.com> 8014 OLSON MEMORIAL HWY, STE 617 Golden Valley, MN 55427 February 22-23, 2013 100 Acre Wood Rally Salem, MO May 3-5, 2013 Oregon Trail Rally Portland, OR May 31-June 1, 2013 Susquehannock Trail Rally Wellsboro, PA July 26-27, 2013 New England Forest Rally Newry, ME August 23-24, 2013 Ojibwe Forests Rally Detroit Lakes, MN October 18-19, 2013 Lake Superior Performance Rally Houghton, Ml 22ND RALLYE AICHA DES GAZELLES The Only AU-Women's Off-Road Rally Raid In The World U.S. Liaison:Kelly Van Hoesen 203-249-1340 Skype: kellanvanhoesen kellan@soulsidenet.com <www.rallyeaichadesgazelles.com> March 16, 2013 Rallye Aicha des Gazelles Trocadero Gardens Paris, France RG CANNING PRODUCTIONS, INc. OFF ROAD SWAP MEET P.O. Box400 MAYWOOD, CA 90270-0400 New/Used Off Road Related Parts & Accessories MIKE CAMPBELL 323-560-7469 Ext 507 mc@rgcshows.com RocK CRAWLERS Assoc1ATION OF AMERICA P.O. Box 1406 RIVERTON, UT 84065 (801) 446-5337/Fax: (801) 253-3176 SAN DIEGO SHORT COURSE WINTERNATIONALS A New Series lry Snowbird Off Road Racing Pro Trucks, Desert Trucks, Buggies, Pilots, Tough Truck <www.snowbirdracing.com> (858) 571-5088 SAN DIEGo OFF RoAD EXPOSmoN (888) 836 7918 SCCA RoADRALLY P.O. Box 19400 TOPEKA, KS 66619 800-770-2055 <www.scca.org> SFX MoTORSPORTS GROUP 495 N. COMMONS DRNE, SUITE 200 AURORA, IL 60504 (630) 5()6-6100/ (630) 556-6180 Fax SCORE SCORE INTERNATIONAL 23961 CRAFfSMAN RD., SUITE A CALABASAS, CA 91302 (818) 225-8402/FAx: (818) 225-8102 <www.score-international.com> March 8-10, 2013 27th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 San Felipe, Baja Mexico May 31-June 2, 2013 45th Tecate SCORE Baja 500 Ensenada, Baja Mexico November 14-17, 2013 46th Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 Ensenada, Baja Mexico SCCA RallyCross National Cliallenge SNORE SOUTHERN NEVADA OFF ROAD ENTHUSIASTS P.O. 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Official entries received after the drawing will be given the next available starting position within their respective . classes and late entries processed after March 1 will be accessed a $250 late fee. "We have made the commitment to ourselves, our racers and our sponsors to improve on the foundation set so solidly in stone by Sal Fish for our sport and online racer registration is a key element in that progression," said Norman, a businessman turned racer turned race organizer. "This first major step of total online racer registration is a tremendous start for the new SCORE and I have to salute my wife Elise who has worked so diligently to integrate the elements of this new service to fit our needs for racer registration to make it something quite remarkable. Remarkably, Elise got it done in warp speed which seems to be how we are doing everything right now. The SCORE system for online racer registration is extremely user friendly and allows the racer to even go back into his or her personal file to edit information as needed." The new SCORE online racer registration system requires full payment of all entry fees based on four levels for cars and trucks, depending on the type of class a racer is attempting to enter and two for motorcycles and ATVs. Payment is accepted via credit card with payment by check allowed although with a check the entry is not official until the check is received and processed by SCORE. Roger Norman's Dirt Live one-hour weekly show is broadcast live on Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Pacific Time on the SCORE website. The show content is centered around his two desert racing series, the SCORE Desert Series and the High Desert Racing Association as well as the new bonus points program he has developed called the World Championship of Desert Racing. Broadcast studios are located at the Norman Motorsports race shop in San Diego. Norman, 49, a two-time SCORE Trophy Truck race winner, acquired ownership of the world's foremost desert racing organization Dec. 20, 2012 from Sal Fish, 73, the iconic godfather of desert racing who ran SCORE for 39 years. As a hoteVcasino owner in northern Nevada, business developer and a champion racer himself, Norman resurrected the High Desert Racing Association, (HDRA) in 2011. HDRA was highly regarded when it was active in the 1980s and early 1990s. While Elise Norman is overseeing SCORE racer registration, she is being assisted by Jessica Armstrong, a new member of the SCORE staff. For questions, racers may contact Mrs. Norman at 775.690.2306 while Armstrong is available at 760.608.3919. In its 40th year as the world's foremost desert racing organization in 2013, the three-race 2013 SCORE Desert Series, with all three massive special events held in Baja California, Mexico, will start with the 27th MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, to be held March 8-10 in San Felipe. After San Felipe, the SCORE Desert Series will move to Ensenada for the 45th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 500, May 31-June 2. The season finale, also in Ensenada, will be the 46th Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000, the granddaddy of all desert races, Nov. 14-17. The 2013 SCORE Desert Series will also be part of the quickly-evolving World Championship of Desert Racing, which will combine points accumulated in the three SCORE Baja races along with points earned from three of the four-race 2013 HDRA Series, all held in the United States. Both the SCORE and HDRA series will crown their own individual class and overall point champions as well with a bonus purse for those racers who qualify for the World Championship of Desert Racing points program to earn a desert racing World Champion title. SCORE SPONSORS Tecate Beer is the title sponsor of the three SCORE Baja races, MasterCraft Safety is co-title sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250 and sponsor of the MasterCraft Safety SCORE Rookie of the Year award. Official Sponsors of the SCORE Desert Series are: Tecate Beer-Official Beer, BFGoodrich Tires-Official Tire, Monster Energy-Official Energy Drink, King Shocks-Official Shock Absorber, Rigid Industries-Official Lights, Graham Watchmakers-Official Timekeeper, Sunoco Race Fuels-Official Race Fuel, Coca-Cola-Official Soft Drink, Slime-Official Tire Sealant, Symons Ambulance Company-Official Ambulance, SatellitePhoneStore. com-Official Satellite Phone Rental Company, Volaris Airlines-Official Airline, Fox Car Rental-Official Rent-A-Car, Maxtrax-Official Vehicle Recovery Device, Azunia Tequila-Official Tequila, Instant Mexico Auto Insurance-Official Mexican Auto Insurance. Additional SCORE Sponsors are -Baja California Sur Tourism, Proturismo Ensenada, Baja California Secretary of Tourism, COTUCO Mexicali/San Felipe, Blue C Advertising, PC! Race Radios, McKenzie's Performance Products and Advanced Color Graphics. For more information, visit the official website of the new SCORE Desert Series at www.score-international. com. SCORE INTERNATIONAL CLASS DESCRIPTIONS/NUMBERS -The 2013 SCORE Desert Series features 40 Pro and 7 Sportsman Classes for cars and trucks, motorcycles and ATVs. Class winners are determined along with the overall race winner in Pro Cars/Trucks, Pro Motorcycles and Pro ATVs. General Class descriptions and numbers: Pro Cars & Trucks -SCORE Tropny Truck (Unlimited Production Trucks), 1-99 Reserved. Class 1 (Unlimited single or two-seaters), 100-199. Class 1/2-1600 (single or two-seaters to 1600cc), 1600-1699 Class 2 (Unlimited open-wheel, car/truck, 3.6-Liter Turbo or supercharged), 200-249. Class 3 (Short wheelbase 4X4), 300-399. Class 3000 (Unlimited mini-truck, 2.1/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine), 3000-3099. Class 4000 (limited open-wheel car, 2.2/2.4-Liter Ecotec engine), 4000-4099. Class 5 (Unlimited Baja Bugs), 500-549 Class 5-1600 (1600cc Baja Bugs), 550-599. Class 6100 (Unlimited, Sealed V6), 6100-6199. Class 7 (Unlimited, Open Production mini trucks), 7200-7299. Class 7SX (Modified, stock mini-trucks), 740-7 59. Class 8 (Full-sized two-wheel drive trucks), 800-more Trail Notes on page 17 Page 7

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~[U)fflm~ PARKER 425 RACING ASSOCIATION Voss Takes Trick Truck And overall By Judy Smith Parker, AZ: The Best In The Desert's Parker 425 had a nice entry of 218 teams this year, for their well liked jaunt through the Arizona desert. Nothing much was new: the racing started on California Street, then turned left to go out into the desert, where many familiar areas greeted the racers. They crossed Shea Road, went on to Midway Pit at Mile 27 and 91, headed for Bouse, turned back and went to the Graham Well Pit, then on to Mile 67, where the course turned back toward Parker, stopped at Midway again, then headed out to Mineral Wash, made a right angle turn back toward the outbound trail, then at Mile 115 turned right again and headed towards town and the pits, but first ran the gamut of the infield "Python", and elongated "short course", with jumps, holes and tight turns, and many opportunities to go upside down. There was no speed limit in the Python, but by its very nature, it slowed the racers down. Then they reached the end of the long arc that was pit row, where there was a speed limit, always rigidly enforced, which must have felt like the longest, slowest piece of road the racers had ever driven, 'til they reached the end and were back out on the open course again. Each lap was about 143 miles long, and the fast classes did three laps, the slow-Photos: Trackside Photo er did only two. On their last lap At the Time Trials on Thurs-the racers dropped down by the day, Rob MacCachren, in the river, went past the timing trailer Steve Sourapas Ford Trick Truck, which recorded their finish, and had the fast time. Robby Gordon then on to a quick visit with Casey was about seven seconds behind Folks, the head honcho of the Best him in his Chevy Truck, and Ray in the Desert. If all was well, they Griffith was third, almost five headed out to the "Mesa", where . seconds further back, and the they endured a brief interview, first of the Class 1500 cars. Pete and then, after giving up their Sohren, who decid~ the route for IriTrack devices, they were finally the Time Trials was so soft he'd do done. That visit with Casey, often better on sand tires, shaved a set of merely a word of congratulations rears and put paddles on them for and a handshake, can turn into a his qualifying run. It turned out heartbreaker, if the driver or team his ploy didn't work, as the truck has broken some rule. That's when would pull only 86 miles per hour, they discover that they've been pe-and he qualified 15th• nalized, or disqualified. MacCachren got off to a good It was a good race for Ross Savage, he took the gold medal in Class 10 in his Alumicraft, seen here heading for the checkers. Corey Keysar drove his really good looking Jimco to the class 1500 win at Parker, he's seen here at high speed on the course. Jerry Whelchel drove his Camburg to a first place finish in the Class 6100 battle, he's seen here at high speed headin' for home. start, but was out early when the brand new motor blew. He seems to have better luck at Parker when he doesn't start first. Gordon went into the lead. It wasn't a runaway, but he stayed in front, chased hard by Jason Voss in his Ford and both the Weyhrich brothers, Mark and Gary, in their Fords. As they all chased the win, there was a lot of activity on the radio, signifying a busy day for the BITD rescue trucks. Car number 2097 was on a strap after one lap, and 1597 was looking for a tow, on lap two. There were_ regular announcements of rollovers in the "python", and racers who'd broken parts and needed spares brought to them. Car 1028 had a broken trailing arm at Mile 122 and needed a spare brought out, but then they didn't finish. Folks was heard to say that "#43 (Curt LeDuc and Billy Bunch) were do-ing open-heart surgery on their .• truck but will get back in the race." It didn't happen. A couple of cars took bad bounces and resulted in sore backs, so the injured parties were either taken by ambulance, or in at least one case, helicopter, Bryan Folks drove his Ford to a first place finish in the Class 1100 action, he's seen here just before liftoff on his way to the checkers. Gary Weyhrich was the second place finisher in the Class 1400 action, he's seen here pushing his Ford as fast as he could. Chase Borden drove his Custom to a second place finish in Class 6100, he's seen here nicely airborne heading towards the finish line. Cody Reid took second place in the Class 10 battle at Parker, Cody finished six minutes behind the class leader, here at high speed. Pages February 2013 Dusty Times

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Ali Banning took second place honors in the Class 1100 fracas, Ali was Macrae Glass took home the silver medalfor his work in the Class 8000 Shawn Giordano took second place honors in his Ford pickup, Shawn is less than a minute behind the leader in the class. action, he's seen here at very high speed on the course in his Ford. seen here diggin' hard as he heads for the checkered flag. to be checked out by some med-ics. No one suffered catastrophic injuries. The BITD radio channel was in nearly full time use, trying to keep racers on the course and spectators off of it. Not to men-tion finding available vehicles to either take parts out, or tow retired vehicles off the course and back to the pits. It's a huge job. The weather was more or less gray, with low thin clouds that let light through, but not a lot of sunshine. There was little wind, but there'd been some rain in the not too distant past and the rac-ers didn't complain too seriously about dust. Meanwhile, the course workers methodically reported Gordon in front, all the way, all three laps. He got to the finish, and then that all important chat with Casey Folks, and that wasn't a cheerful visit as it turned out. Folks informed Gor-don that he'd been hit with a 15 minute penalty for communicating with his helicopter. That bumped him right out of the win, and into third place. Gordon was not happy, but the BITD officials were firm. The penalty stood. Gordon did say he'd had a "new setup" on the truck, but wasn't inclined to stay around and chat. His time, including the penalty, was 7:14:14. The next batch of trucks com-ing in were so close that it was anyone"s guess who would earn the win. Ultimately it proved to be Jason Voss, who did all the driving in his Ford. He said it had been "almost a perfect day", but that he'd had a driveline vibration and had to keep it "under 106 miles per hour". He had no flat tires, but then about five miles before the finish he said he "lost the mo-tor", just to add to the tension. c,ntinu .. ,n page 1 O Max Hanberg finished second in the Class ½-1600action, Max is seen Perry Coan raced his Trophylite to a second place finish in the class, Nottoobadarace for Paul Berton, he flew his Custom to a second place here racing hard as he heads to the checkered ffag. Perry is seen here flying high, wide and handsome. finish in Class 3000, seen here heading for the checkers. Dusty Times 2,160 Rooms And Suites 60 Table Games 2,600 Slot Machines 22-Table Poker Room Race & Sports Book 640-Seat Bingo Room 16 Movie Theaters 11 Great Restaurants 75,000 Sq. Ft. Of Meeting Space 4,500 Seat Equestrian & Event Center 80,000 Sq. Ft. Exhibit Hall Spa & Fitness Center Showroom 64-Lane Bowling Center LAS VEGAS BLVD AT S/LVERADO RANCH• SOUTHPOINTCASINO.COM February 2013 Page9

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Wayne MIier really gets airborne as he flies to the gold medal in Class 8000, ·seen . here · · in his Ford on the way to the fla . In the Class ½-1600 battle it was Ryan Mattox taking all the honors, he's seen here in his AJumicraft heading to the checkers. But he made it, with a total time of7:04:14. In second place it was Gary Wehyrich in his Ford. He'd been having a good day, but in the last five miles, as he passed a Trophy Lite the vehicle rolled in front of him, and while taking evasive ac-tion, he flattened a tire, which cost him about five minutes. His race was "good otherwise" he said, and he finished in 7:10:21. Fourth place went to Steve Stro-bel and Dale Ebberts in Strobel's Ford. Strobel drove laps one and three and Ebberts did the middle lap. They had one flat. Strobel said it was "an outstanding run - the truck was awesome." He liked get-ting out for a lap, and said it gave him "time for lunch." Their time was 7:16:04. In fifth place it was T.J. Flores in his new Chevrolet. Flores said he'd had a good first lap, then flat-tened a tire early on lap two and "pushed hard" after that. Then he had another flat, and ultimately finished in 7:48:30. Sixth place was earned by Craig Potts in a Chevy Geiser. Potts drove all the way, with Mike Er-ikson navigating. They had "no brakes and a flat tire", and their time was 7:57: 18. In seventh it was Jonathan Swift and Steve Olliges in a Ford. Swift had to change a steering pump during his stint, and that cost the team about 35 minutes They finished in 7:59:35. Eighth place went to Gary Mag-ness and his daughter, Chelsea. Gary drove laps one and three and Chelsea did the middle lap, and navigated lap three. This was Chelsea's first time driving the Trick Truck and she said she can "definitely see why people like them." In the past she's driven the family ProTruck. Devon Housh navigated when Chelsea didn't. On the last lap their oil pump belt broke and blew the rest of the belts off the motor, losing them a bunch of time. Their finish time was 8:30: 16. In ninth it was Scott Whipple and Scott Gailey in their Ford Geiser. They had "overheating is-sues" which started early so they "basically just cruised it around." They said their low oil light had been on for the final two miles. Their time was 8:36:44. Tenth place went to the team of Ryan Hancock and Jordan Poole in a Ford, Danny Osborne and Gil Aguirre navigated. They said they'd had "a pretty good day", but the alternator belt "flew off". It was Hancock's first time in a Trick Truck; he's previously raced in the short course Lucas Oil series in a Randy Merritt took the gold medal in the Class 7200 battle, Randy is seen here at high speed on the course in his Ford. Pro 2 truck. He said, "Desert's bet-ter!" Their time was 8:40:01. In 11th it was Byron Ashley and Keith Redstrom in a Chevrolet. They said they'd had a flat and broke a torsion bar. Their time was 9:10:53. The 12th finisher was Jeff Geiser, Carl Beal and Kevin Allen in a Geiser. Geiser started, Beal drove lap two and Allen finished They said they'd lost an hour and a half with "fuel pump issues". The truck died on course several times. Their total time was 9: 15:52. Scott Schjovasa was back in 13th place, with a new truck, out for its first race. He said the transmission overheated, but "we'll get it right for the next race." His time was 9:17:10. In 14th it was more of the Beal family in a Geiser. Gramps Beal, age 74, did the first lap, Brian Sherry did the second lap and David Pedregon did the third lap. They'd been stuck on the first lap for about 25 minutes, and they also had a flat. Their time was 9:32:39. The Beals and their kin are new to Best In the Desert -but they've been off road racers for many years, often in Baja. Fifteenth went to Mike and Schuyler Jakobson in a Ford, with Dave Phillips, who navigated the whole distance. They have a new fast motor they said, and had four flats. Also, on the last lap, at about 118 miles per hour, the wind lifted the sheet metal off the roof of the truck .. Their time was 9:43:06. In sixteenth it was Ron Whit-ton, Brandon Dana, Lee Wood and Levi James in a Ford Geiser, in the time of 9:53:06. Seventeenth went to Greg Nun-ley and Tom Olivera in a Geiser. Nunley did laps one and ttwo, and Olivera finished. They had a wheel fall off on the last lap and had to replace the hub. It cost them an hour and 45 minutes, and their total timewas lel:02:27. In 18th place it was Adam Ray Lunn, Jared Pugh and Ryab Landiak, all from Texas, in a Ford Their time was 10: 10:52. Nineteenth went to a local truck: Tracy Rubio drove laps one and three and Jim Beaver did the middle lap, in a Ford. They had "some fuel pickup issues" and no flats, and finished in 10:53:50. Troy Vest debuted his new Jim-co Trick Truck, rolled it in the Time Trials, and finished 20th• Vest drove all the way. The bolts that hold the rack together sheared off. He got to a pit for repairs, and it took a long time. Their time was 11: 17: 16. He was the last Trick Truck to finish. In Class 1500 the first place fin-isher was Corey Keysar, in a Jimco Keysar. He did all the driving, and said it was "a perfect day - you dream about days like this." He "Kept chipping away at 'em." He'd started 47th, because he had rolled in Time Trials for earlier races, thus was too conservative this time and qualified poorly. He said a lot of cars in front of him at the start had broken, so he'd had clean air. His time was 7:18:47. In second it was Cody Park-house in a Jimco. His dad, Brian, was supposed to drive the third lap, but had broken his collar bone the week before on his dirt bike, and put himself out of action. This was the first time Cody raced at Parker. He said a rock took out a front brake line, and he'd had to pit for a fix, which cost 40 to 45 minutes, but he'd had no flats. His time was 7:26:15. In third it was Pat Dean and Bryan Freeman in a Bunderson. Dean did laps one and two, and Freeman did the third lap. They'd been up to second place, but ran out of fuel in the gauntlet on both laps one and two, and lost about ten minutes each time. Their total time was 7:29: 10. Derrick Sproule was fourth in his Racer. He said he'd lost his spares, one of them on the first lap and one on the third lap. He'd had a flat on lap two and replaced that spare, and then lost it. He also changed a driveshaft at the end of the second lap, in the main pits. His time was 7:30:33. In fifth it was Jon Walker in his Kreger, and he drove all the way, while Oscar Nuevo navigated all the way. They said they'd had "not a problem." Their time was 7:32:05. Sixth place was earned by Justin Lofton, in a Jimco. He said he'd blown a tire, which cost five min-utes. On the second lap he had a clean, fast run, but on the third lap he blew the power steering pump at Mile 29 and drove to Pit 2 with-out it, and then had it replaced. He said, "It's rough -I'm sore." His time was 7:36:26. The seventh place team was Greg Foster, who did laps one and two, and Steve Greinke who drove the last lap in their Racer. They had lost a power steering pump, and then finished on a very flat front tire, which had gone down about five miles before the finish. Their time was 7:51:47. In eighth it was Sam and Mike Baldi, Jake Johnson and Willie Clark who finished in 7:57:02. Ninth place went to John Herd-er, Justin Munyon and Brian Wil-son in a Jimco. Herder started, Wilson navigated, then Munyon navigated lap two with Herder, and Wilson drove the last lap with Munyon navigating. Herder slid into a rock on the second lap and ripped part of the hub off. That cost them about 30 to 45 minutes. Their time was 8:05:24. Tenth went to Levi Rockhill, in a car that he built. He drove the first two laps, and Randy Blume drove the third lap. They had "small fuel regulator issues" and no flat tires. They're into their sec-ond year on the same set of tires. Their time was 8:08:06. In eleventh it was Bruce and Scott Mills, Randy Miller and Shawn Darr, in a MCMullen. Their time was 8:32:04. The twelfth place team was Doug Silcock and Paul Keller in a · • Jimco. Silcock started and the car kept going into "limp" mode, and he also lost a fan belt and got stuck in sand. Keller finished, and their time was 8:33:05. Lucky 13th was C. J. Hutchins in a Kreger Chevy. He did all the driving, and said, "I'm bummed!" he'd been first on the road and lost his power steering pump. He drove 15 miles without it, and used up 20 minutes with repairs, then the second pump quit about 15 miles before the finish. His time was 8:36: 15. In 14th it was a team from Aus-tralia, in an Alumicraft with right hand steering. They said they'd rolled seven times in qualifying, and thus were 63.-d to start. Matt Hanson did the first lap and Andy Ryan did the last two, Justin An-derson and Marty Richardson were the navigators. They had come to pick up their new car, and decided to race it while they were Brian Day had a long day, he finished in second place in the 8100 class, Jeff Cepelik flew his Custom to a second place finish in the Open Eric Heiden drove his really good looking Jeep to the silver n;,edal in the Brian is seen here at speed on the course. Sportsman Class, Jeff is seen here just after one of many liftoffs. Class 1700 fracas, he's seen here at speed heading home. Page 10 February 2013 Dusty Times

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f . I here. Their time was 8:41:43. Fifteenth went to Chuck Hovey in his Jimco. He said that on the first lap his motor wouldn't go over 3000 RPMs, so he put in a new crank sensor. It cost an hour all together. Then, after that, "it ran perfectly." His time was 8:56:29. In 16th it was Ray Griffith in his Jimco, and he'd driven all the way. He reported that a wheel fell off, and they'd had to rebuild the hub. He also said that the shocks faded; and it was "one thing after another." Tony Sato navigated for him, and their time was 9:36:55. Seventeenth place went to Erick Jacobs, who drove laps one and two, and Shanon Powell, who drove the third l;ip in their Jimco. Powell navigated the first two laps, and Dan Hayes navigated lap three. They said they'd had a flat, and "broke the front end off', which took an hour or an hour and a half to fix. Their time was 10:20:23. In eighteenth it was Shelby Reid and Daniel Folts in a Jef-feries. Folts did the first half and Reid finished, Casey Jefferies navi-gated. On the first lap at Mile 79.5 they ran out of gas, and had the BITD bring some out - they were 11 miles short of their pit. They figured they lost a lap and a half. Their total time was 11:57:20. They were the final finishers in the class. In the 6100 class, first place went to Jerry Whelchel and Mike Childress. Whelchel drove, Chil-dress navigated in the Camburg. They said they'd had a flawless day. . They'd started last in the class and finished first. Their tires were flaw-less, they gassed twice and changed tires twice. Their time was 7:56:53, and they were 13th overall. Second place went to brothers Chase and Matt Borden. Matt started, Chase finished. They had a bent bead lock and the tire went flat. It was a four minute tire change, and then they had to stop for a new tire. Their time was 8:05:09, and they were 17th overall. In third it was Jason Ruane in a Chevrolet. Ruane drove all the way, while Neal Mason navigated. They ran out of gas and lost about 45 minutes at the start of the third lap. Their total time was 8:24:30. Fourth went to Steve Sourapas and Rick Geiser in a Ford. Sourapas did the first lap and Geiser went to the finish. The Sourapas boys, Brett and Chris-tian, navigated. The team ran out of gas in the middle of the second lap. Their total time was 8:48:43. In fifth it was Carlos Apdaly Lopez, age 18, in a Chevrolet. Lopez (son of Juan Carlos Lopez, who races in Trick Truck or Class 8000) rolled the truck on the first lap and lost two hours. Luis Omar Mondian navigated and Juan Kiz-Edmond Chantler flew his Trophylite to the win in Class 6000, he's seen here late in the day heading to the checkered flag. ziah did the third lap. Their time was 10:07:09. They were the last in the class to finish. Class 1000, which has been wallowing along with just two or three entries, has had a rebirth, ap-parently, and showed up 37 strong at Parker. The only class with more was the Trick Trucks, which had 38 -and Class 1500 brought 36 cars to Parker. At the end of the day the win-ning team was Andrew Myers and Ross Savage in an Alumicraft. Savage started, Myers finished and they had "no problems, no flats." Keith Ray and Julio Quintero navi-gated. Their time was 8: 11: 14. -. Cody Reid and Corey Goirt-were second in an RPI Custom with an EcoTech motor. Reid started, Goin finished, doing a lap-and-a-half each. Juan Garcia navi-gated all the way, and said it had been "a great day". They were first on the road for a while, and said they'd had a "great battle with the Wilsons." Their time was 8:17:15. In third it was "the Wilsons", or more accurately; Kyle Quinn and Brad Wilson, who drove, and Jona-than Lenton and Jeremy Munyon, who navigated. Theirs was a brand new car, a Jimco, which had had only about 50 miles of testing on it. They'd had no problems at all. Their time was 8:20:49. In fourth it was J. J. Schnarr and Mark Levrett, in an Alumi-craft. They finished on a right front flat that had been in that condition for the last ten miles. Jaycob Jones navigated all the way and they said he "did awesome." Levrett hit a big rock and ripped off the front of the floor pan but it apparently didn't bother them much. Their time was 8:36:42. In fifth it was Bryan. Freeman, who did lap one, and Cody Free-man, who did laps two and three in a Fraley. Kenny Freeman navi-gated the first lap, and it was the first time he'd ridden with his son. Taylor Richard navigated for laps two and three. They said the throttle stuck, and the brakes went out and they ran out of gas. Their time was 8:38:44. The sixth place team was Rich-ard Glaszczak and Brandon Wells, who shared the driving evenly in their Alumicraft. Tyler Garrison and Aaron Fox did the navigating. They had only one flat and no other problems, and their time was 8:44:05. In seventh place· it was Jim Anderson and Brian Burgess in a brand new Alumicraft. They're planning to race together all year. Matt Moulton navigated with Burgess and Ann Anderson Qim's wife) navigated with Jim. They said they'd had their tire pressure too low and had three flats and also got a wire wrapped around a hub, which cost 15 minutes. Their time was 8:51:53. In eighth place it was Brian and Jim Wirtz in an E. S. Motorsports chassis. They said they'd had "no problems· ,all day", and no flats . Their time was 9: 12: 16. Ninth place was earned by Ka-mren Woodward, who did laps one and two _4p.d Kyle Woodwa_t::_d, who did the last lap. fr.was the first time -as a driver for Kamren, but he's navigated a lot. Their-fire ex-tinguisher went off inside the car, and they had to stop for a new one, but they had no flats and nothing else went wrong. Their time was · 9:29:16. In tenth it was Carrie Smiley, who drove laps one and three and Perry Vincent, who did lap two, in their Tatum. Near the end the bat-tery came loose and they had to tie it in. They used zip ties for the job, and said it "didn't work real well." Their time was 9:34:21. In eleventh it was John Nelson, a throwback to the past, who drove all of it in his single seat Jimco. Nelson has a GPS unit in the car, but uses it for a speedometer, pre-ferring to find his way around the course by using his eyes. He said his header fell off, and his fuel pump clogged over and over, and he had c.v. problems. His time was 9:44:48. Twelfth place went to Ed and Levi Beard, a father and son team, Dan Pfister flew his Custom to the gold medal in Class 3000, Dan spent nine hours and forty five minutes on the coui-se for his win. Tim Casey drove the laPaz Mixes Ford to a first place finish in the Class 8100 fracas, he's seen here at high speed on the course. from Buckeye. Ed's 75, Levi is 56. We're not certain about this, but think Ed may have at ,least started every Parker race. If he didn't do that, it wasn't because he didn't want to. Ed drove the first lap, and Levi finished. He said they'd had clutch problems, and did a little welding, but had no flats. The motor ran flawlessly all day. Their time was 10:05:44. Thirteenth in class was the team of Mitch Armstrong and Les Moreland in a Fusion chassis. Armstrong did laps one and three, while Moreland did Lap 2. He had two flats and ran out of gas, but managed to coast into his own pit. Their time was 10:09:32. In fourteenth it was David Nor-ris, who drove all the way. He had Ian Maxwell navigating on the first lap, and Tyler Deterding did the honors on laps two and three. On the first lap they ripped off their floor pan, and just drove the rest of the way without it. Their brake lines went with ~e floor pan. On the second lap they had c.v. issues, and fuel line issues. Their time was 10:13:04. The fifteenth place team was Mike and Nick LaPaglia in a Racer. Mike drove laps one and three and Nick did lap two. They broke two spindles, and repaired them, and Nick rolled over, but landed on his wheels. Their tirhe was 12:03:03. , In sixteenth, in a Tatum, it was Tim and Nick Carolan, apparently father and son, who both drove, and Katie Carolan, who navigated, and David Weiser, who also ap-parently drove and navigated, in a Tatum. They had a broken A-arm, three flats and bent a front shock, and finished at 11 :40 p.m., in 15: 14:01. They were the last in the class to finish. In Class 1100, the winning team was Bryan Folks and Rick Graf in a Ford powered Foddrill. Folks started and ran a lap-and-a-half, and then Graf got in and went to the finish. Bryan Marley and Jake DeWitt navigated. The team had no problems, and won by just 44 seconds. They said they had "not a single problem," and this was the first win at Parker for the Banning team. Their time was 8:35:18. In second, in another Banning team car, it was Ali Banning, age 18, who drove the first lap and Femie Padilla, who did laps two and three. Fernie, who had a flat, also navigated for Ali. Their time was 8:36:02. In third it was Richard and Jim Madison, from Parker, in a Lothringer. Their time was 9:31:55. Continued on page 12 Robby Gordon had to settle for a third place finish in the Trick Truck Pat Dean raced his Bunderson to a third in class, seventh overall at Brad Wilson was the third place finisher in the Class 10 contest, Brad is battle, Robby was 10 minutes in affears when he took the checkers. Parker, Pat is seen here at high speed on the course. seen here in his Jimco racing hard towards the finish line. Dusty Times February 2013 Page 11

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Steve Alexander continued his winning ways at Parker, he took the gold medal in Class 5000, Steve is seen here on his way to the flag. Kevin Brown took first place honors in his Alumicraft in Open Sportsman Class, seen here at high speed on his way to the flag. Fourth went to Rick Poole and Mike Malloy in a Jimco. Poole did lap one and Malloy did the second and third laps. Poole hurt his back on a fast dip, and pulled off course. The crew took Mike out so he could get into the car, and the driver switch cost them an hour and a half. Their total time was 10:14:20. In fifth, in a Moulton, it was Brent Parkhouse, who did the first lap, and Jim Moulton, who did lap two, with John Cohut driving the third lap. They had no trouble un-til Cohut got in. He had a flat and threw off the power steering belt and broke a rocker shaft. Their time was 10:46: 10. Sixth place went to Andrew and Jared Sallenbach in a VW powered 1984 Raceco. Each drove half, with Andrew in at the finish. He said he could no longer get second gear, and they had two flats and broke a torsion bar in the steering, and thus, had no power steering for the last half of the last lap. Not only is the car an antique, but one of the sports' finest car builders, Henry Bergdahl, of the Letner team, had helped them with the car. Their time was 11:20:35 and they were the last in the class to finish. In Class 8000, the winner was Wayne Miller, who did all the driving in his Ford. Ron Miller navigated for him. They lost a tie rod and bent a center link bar, but had no other trouble. They had just bought the truck. Their time was 8:46: 12. In second it was Macrae Glass in another Ford. He said he "didn't go fast enough." Then he added that he'd "tinkered on it a few times, adjusting things - just wasn't fast enough." His time was 9:08:02. No other 8000 trucks made it in. In Class 7200 the winning truck was the Ford of Randy Mer-ritt, who drove all the way, with his son, R. J. Merritt, navigating at the finish. Chris Golding also navi-gated. Merritt said they'd had no trouble, "just a couple flats early on." Their time was 9:00:37. In second place it was Shawn Giordano, who did all the driving in his Ford while Kevin Maxon and Chris Schell did the navigat-ing. They lost power ssteering, their MSD box went out, and then they broke a front shock about 15 miles before the finish, and limped in. Their time was 9:08:52. Robert Ford finished third, do-ing all the driving in his Ford. As navigator he had Derrick Aubrey. He rolled the truck two separate times, "trying to go too fast", and lost a total of 15 or 20 minutes. Each time they lucked out and peo-Bob Mamer collected the gold medal in Class 3700 at Parker, he's seen here in his Jeep heading for the start/finish line. pie were there to help. They had no flats and finished in 9: 14:03. In fourth it was Steve LaRoza, who did all the driving in his Ford. Chris Fary navigated all the way. They said the truck "ran good" all day, and they had to "work through a bunch of Class 10s". They had no flats, and finished in 9:28:58. . Fifth place went to Al Hogan and Jimmy Nuckles in a Ford. Hogan finished, Nuckles started. Tucker Conroy and Bob Brunkan did the navigating. They had no flats, but lost an hour when a brake shaft broke. But the truck wouldn't idle, and they thought the "carb needs adjusting or some-thing." Their time was 9:42:47. In sixth it was Steve Kovach, who drove the last lap with Keith Yeager navigating the Ford, and Preston Schmid, who drove laps one and two, with Kyle Kovach navigating. Schmid had fuel pres-sure problems, but it got fixed. They said there were a lot of "huge rocks." Their time wras 9:56:40. In seventh it was Bryce Yar-brough and Russell Thayer in a Ford. The said they blew up their radiator before Mile 2 on Lap one. They got permission to fix it where it was, and they had a spare in their pit. Their total time was 10:58:06. Eighth place went to Sean Back-us, Nick Tonelli, Brett Backus and Josh Nelson, in a Ford. Their time was 11:33:19. Barry Karakas was 9th in his Toyota. He said he'd had no flats, but a shock mount ram broke off when a bolt broke. Also an upper control arm broke on lap one at Mile 24, and that cost him 20 minutes, and he had trouble with his power steering pump. Baja Pits spent an hour and a half welding on it. Also, rear gear blew up com-ing across the finish line. He said, "Expensive race." His time was 12:14:07. • In tenth it was Jordan Bren-thal and Jamie Galles. Brenthal, who did the first two laps broke a c.v. and had a flat. He had to be towed in to a pit, and then wait for his crew to come out with fresh parts. Galles, who did the last lap, had no problems. Their time was 12:15:34. Eleventh place was earned by Adrian Diaz, Jr. and Sr., both from Parker. On the first lap the senior Diaz rolled the Ford truck six or seven times. This made his back hurt, so the junior Diaz got in. On the second lap he put the truck on its side. On lap three, before Pit 1, he rolled again. "It's been a long day." He said at the finish. "Before today, I'd never driven the truck -not even up and onto the trailer. But every time we rolled it, it started back up." The Jr. Diaz was on leave from the Air Force, and he's 19 years old. Their time was 13:44:43. In 12th it was Kelly McNeil, who started, in a Ford, and Randy Bluth, who finished. They had some problems the first two laps, and lost a rear axle seal, and had cooling issues. Their time was 14:36:30, and they were the last in the class to finish. In Class 2000, which had ten starters, the first place car was the Alumicraft of Ross and Ryan Mat-tox. They split the driving half and half, had one flat on the last lap, and finished in 9: 16:58. In second place it was Jake and Max Hanberg in a Lothringer. Jake, the son, started, and did two laps with John Cox navigating. Mike Haney navigated the last lap for Max. They said it was a "great course, real rough." Their time was 9:34:46. Third place was the team of Robbie, Ivan and Clar Madison, who finished in 9:44:33. And in fourth it was Hank win-ter and Jeff Huebner, in a Bunder-son. Their time was 9:44:39. In fifth it was Justin Brinker-hoff, who drove lap three, and Jasper Dyer, who did laps one and two in their unm1.med chas-sis. They said they'd had a sticky throttle, and two broken CVs on the last lap, both on the driver's side. Their time was 10:52: 18. The sixth place car was the Seagrove of Blaine Conrad and Aaron Hawley. Conrad did. lap two and Hawley did one and three. Conrad threw a belt, and Hawley changed a starter. On the second lap the front spring collapsed and the front end was slamming and thus a king pin broke on lap three. They had to have one brought out to them. Said Hawley, "The car just fell apart today!" Their time was 11: 14:23. In seventh it was Kelley De-loach and Robert Campbell. They said they'd rolled and were "upside down for a half-hour", on lap 3. When they got back on their wheels they had to add oil. It took, "brute strength" they said, to get it back rightside up, and luckily, spectators helped. They also had a flat, and a broken steering wheel on the second lap. They duct taped the steering wheel together. They said that Kenny Thatcher built the chassis. Their time was 12:23:03 and they were the last in the class to finish. In Class 6000, the TrophyLite trucks, the winning team was P. J. Jones and Troy Messer. Jones started and Messer finished, and they had Doc Mooney navigating. Messer rolled the truck coming into Pit 1, and that cost them about 8 or 10 minutes. Their total time was 9: 18:33. In second place it was Per-ry Coan, who did one lap, and Jeff Proctor, who did two. Coan has moved into this class from the JeepSpeed ranks. They had a trouble-free race, without even any flats. Proctor never raced the class before, he's been a bike racer. He said he'd had "Not a lick of trouble, pain free." Their time was 9:49:28. In third it was Charlie Currie who had a more adventurous time. He had fuel filter problems, and rolled the truck on the second . , lap, landing on his wheels, luckily. Currie, who is short-course racer, Casey Currie's uncle, has lost the lower part of his left arm (in a mo-torcycle accident in 1991) and so, does all his driving with just one arm. Pretty amazing. His time was 10:25:33. Fourth place went to Sam John-son, who drove the first lap, and Ben Phillips, who did laps two and three. The navigator, David Lunsford, "lost his lunch" on the first lap (It was his first race.) It was also Johnson's first race as a driver. They also rolled the truck on lap one, which might have had some-thing to do with the lost lunch. Their time was 12:02:34. In fifth it was P.J. Guglielmo, who did all the driving, with Joey Herrera and Shon Hepler navi-gating. He had a broken axle, a flat tire, and no first gear for the whole race. He finished at 9 p.m, in 12:06:07. And, in sixth, it was the Abattis. Jason Ruane gets his Chevy high in the air as he races to a third place Robert Ford lets it all hang out as he races to a third place finish in the finish in the Class 6100 action, Jason was 19 minutes out of second place. Class 7 action, he was six minutes out of the second spot. Robbie Madison was the third place finisher in the Class ½-1600 battle, Robbie is seen here in nice, level flight. Page 12 February 2013 Dusty Times

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Ben, II did the first lap and Ben III did laps two and three. They had "no flats, a lot of fun." They were in second place until 20 miles be-fore the end, and the transmission broke. The crew brought out a new one and replaced it, but it cost two or three hours. They used up 12:54:54 in getting to the finish. In seventh it was Mike McCar-thy, Robbie McCarthy and Greg Crowther, who drove a lap each. They had fuel problems. They said they had "no fuel pumps", and electrical issues. Their time was 16:05: 16, which had been increased by an hour penalty, for having missed the Drivers' Meet-ing: and they were the final finish-ers of the event. In Class 3000, which had four entries, the winning team was Dan, Cole and Dawson Pfister and Rick Fenley. Sixteen year old Cole drove laps one and three, while Dawson, age 14, did the middle lap. They had one flat, and fin-ished in 9:45:59. Second place went to Paul Ber-ton and Broe Dudley. They said they had no brakes and their "IRC thing" didn't work. Their time was 10:25:17. In third it was Keith Waibel, and Jeff Jetter. Waibel drove, Vet-ter navigated. They did a half a lap with no power steering. Their crew had to go buy parts before they could make repairs, and then it took an hour to fix. Their time was 11:07:35. They were the final finisher in the class. There were three Class 5000 cars and the winning team was Doug Roorda and Steve Alexan-der. Alexander did laps one and two while Roorda did three. Mark Pettit and Chris Trajana navigated. They broke a bolt in the steering rack, and that lost an hour, but then they had no serious trouble, and concentrated on a finish. They had added a cooler, but then it ran too cool, so they had to block one off.. They ran 31 inch tires all the way around. Their time was 11:42:39. None of the others finished. In Class 8100, the winning team was Tim Casey in his Ford, with Bill Rante navigating. They both went all the way. Casey said "It was brutal, extremely rough in the rough parts. I feel it right now." He said he had a new motor and wasn't sure of the gas mileage early on, but it turned out "to be good." His time was 10:28:28. In second place, Brian Day, who did laps one and two, and Steve Pellerine, who did lap three, in their Ford, had to replace a pow-er steering pump along the way. The bed of the truck was falling off also. Their time was 14:22:17. There were 184 three-lap en-tries, and only 99 of them got to the finish. There were 35 two-lappers, and 21 of them finished. Eric Helgeson took first place honors in Class 1700, Eric had six minutes on his competition when he took the checkered flag. In the two-lap classes, Class 3700, had five starters, and the winning team was Bob and Jus-tin Mamer, Andrew Olson and Marshal Parker in their Jeep. Bob Mamer started, and Justin fin-ished. They said that the "ruts are so deep", and "the hardest thing was stayin' off the rocks -they're everywhere." Their time was 6:44:45. In second place, it was the team of Scott and David Dzierzanowski, from Washington. They broke a front track bar three times, and had it welded three times. Their time was 15: 15:58. The Sportsman class was also a two-lap group, and the winning team was Kevin Brown and Tom Vogt, in an Alumicraft. They were both in the car the whole time, switching seats at the end of the first lap, so each had a chance to drive. Their time was 6:51:49. In second place it was Gema Ptasinski and Jeff Cepielik, her husband, who drove the first lap in their unknown brand of car. Gema drove the last lap and she had a flat•; which her navigator, Greg Goltz, changed. Their time was 6:55:17. Third place went to Brian Tro-chenski and Kevin Poole, in a Ford. Their time was 7:57:36. In fo4r1rh it was Buddy Crisp in a sort of combination buggy/ truck that does seem to move quickly. But npt so much this time. They got one mile into the race, with Crisp driving and Chris Parker navigating, and discovered that the foam in the fuel cell was coming apart, and fuel lines were clogged. So they went to their pit and took the fuel pump apart and cleaned it, then went on and flipped the car, nose/ tail, twice. A double endo, and landed on their tires and went on. But they'd had to stop and reattach their hood. Then about a tenth of a mile further on the fuel pump was clogged again, and they had to stop and clear it. Then they did that for every 15 or 20 miles for most of the length of the first lap, until at Mile 124 they took the foam out of the fuel cell, and cleaned the lines. By then they'd been in the car for ten hours. They put Tony Rivera and Riley Klinga-men in, and they did the last lap with no problems. Their time was 14: 10:02 and they were the final finisher in the Sportsman class. In the 1700 Jeep Speed class, there were 21 starters. Eric Helge-son drove to the win, in spite of a first lap rollover. He said he'd had some help putting it back on its wheels, and lost about ten minutes in the doing. After that, he said, "We went for it", had one flat and some "motor issues" late in the day. Zach Hauter and Justin Buckley were his co-drivers. Their winning time was 7:26:14, Second place went to Eric Heiden who drove lap one, and Joshua Reiter, who did lap two. Dylan Cochran navigated. They said they'd had a "flawless race", but that "the course beat the crap out of us." Their time was 7:32:57. Close behind them was the. Randall family,;,tn third. Rick Ra11,<_ dall did all the driving, while Cory Randall, a brother, navigated, as~ did Michael Casillas. They had fuel pressure problems all day, a flat and some overheating. Their time was 7:36:55. Another two minutes back, in fourth place, it was David Bolles, Jeff Sherrill and R. Thomas, who must have driven away without stopping to talk. Their time was 7:38:55. Fifth went to Dustin Hoffman (yep - that's right.) who was driv-ing his first JeepSpeed event. He's a graduate from Bikes and Quads, which he raced in the '80s. He said he liked the JeepSpeed class, and found it very competitive. His navigator was Rick Guertin, and they're both from Parker. Their time was 8:07:24. In sixth it was Todd Jackson, with Mike Slater navigating. They lost their driveshaft, blew the power steering pump and the Jeep caught fire for a few moments, but their extinguisher put it out, and they repaired things and went on Rich Severson took top honors in Class 7100 at Parker, he's seen here at high speed hustling towards the sometimes elusive checkers. It was a second place finish in class, sixth overall for Brian Parkhouse at Parker, he's seen here at very high speed in his Jimco. to finish in 8:27:49. Seventh was earned by Jim Cope and Frank Sabatano, who said they'd lost fluid from their transmission. Their time was 8:37:56. John Brannon, Rob Renken and Brendan King were eighth, in 8:39:28. And in ninth it was Skyler Gambrell who did all the driving, with Melissa Eickoff navigating all the way. Gambrell said, "It was a long day in the desert". Lap one had been "pretty much flawless", but then they "started losing cyl-inders." For the final 25 miles of the race they had a top speed of 17 miles per hour, and were running on only two or three cylinders. But, they had no flat tires. Their time was 9:01:37. Tenth went to Bill Frey and Clint Malbert, who each drove a lap. They said a "wheel fell off, the brakes broke, a tree knocked off the radio antenna, but, no flats." Their time was 10:49:44. Eleventh place was earned by Tim Martin and Anthony Byrd, in 11:27:13. The twelfth place finishing team was Nikki McGee and Rauni Sue Harsch, another team from Parker. A track bar mount had to be welded and that cost them 30 minutes, but they had no flat tires. Their time was 11:31:39. The 13th finisher was the team of Del Rey Romero, who drove, and Benjamin Palma, who navi-gated. This team came from Wash-ington. Their only misadventure was that another race vehicle took out their side view mirror. Their time was 14: 10:02. The last finisher in the class, in 14th place, was the team of Travis Ronne and Denny Martin, who each drove one lap, and navigated one lap. They had fuel issues and a driveline problem. Their "fuel issues" were simple to solve - they just hiked three miles each way to get more fuel after they ran out. Their time was 15:33:36, and they crossed the finish line at 12:40 a.m. For the most part it was an uncomplicated event. It started on time, the weather stayed mild, the course didn't get flooded, or overrun by spectators and their kids. No hang gliders threatened to land in the infield, and fire engines weren't required. The rain held off until about 4:30 Sunday morning, causing no one any problem at all. The BITD next goes to Hen-derson for their mid-March Mint 400, which will probably be way more complicated, and always a c~allenge to r~cers ~~~ alike. ~u~ Keith Weibel won the bronze medal at Parker for his third place finish in Rick Randall took a third place finish in Class 1700at Parker, Rick was Charles Currie was the third place finisher in Class 6000 at parker, Charles Class 3000, Keith is seen here getting ready for a rough landing. only four minutes out of a second place finish at the flag. is seen here at high speed as he heads for the checkers. Dusty Times February 2013 Page 13

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l.l\.lc:!C:: MONTE CARLO RALLY Loeb/Elena/Citroen Take The Gold By Martin Holmes Photos: Murice Selden Sebastien Loeb and Daniel Elena drove their Citroen DS3 to the gold medal at Monte Carlo, here at high speed on the course. "Totally mad, truly awful. Never seen conditions like it," exclaimed the reigning, but now semi-retired, world champion driv-er Sebastien Loeb after scoring the most spectacular of his seven wins at Rallye Automobile Monte-Car-lo. In unusually but splendidly spectacular winter conditions which then got dramatically more tricky, he led almost all the way on what he plans to be his final time driving at the event. Behind him, second place went to Sebastien Ogier on the debut event for the Volkswagen Polo R WRC team while Citroen DS3 World Rally Cars took four of the top five posi-tions. Ogier started the Volkswa-gen WRC's rally career with a first stage victory, before Loeb moved ahead and consolidated his lead by the end of Day 1. Sixth place went to the new lead M-Sport driver Mads Ostberg on his first ever Monte Carlo Rally. Welcome to a whole new generation of world champion-ship rallying! Rallye Automobile Monte-Carlo opens the door to another decade of the WRC, exactly 40 years after the cham-pionship began in January 1973, and 60 years since the first ever international championship rally, in January 1953. Once again this WRC event had an unusual four-day (Wednesday to Saturday) for-mat. The championship this year has a different feel. Gone were the official Ford entries and there was no official Manufacturer Mini team but new is the official Volk-swagen WRC team. There was a Monte Carlo farewell to Sebastien Loeb as he enters semi-retirement career phase but, Loeb apart, not a single reigning or former world rally champion was on the entry list! Champions may be almost absent but there were no fewer than four previous Monte winners at the start. Besides Sebastien Loeb, Mikko Hirvonen and Se-bastien Ogier, 'Biche' the winning lady cod river on the 197 3 Monte Carlo Rally (the inaugural round of the newly established World Rally Championship) was compet-ing. The Start and central service park were once again located in Valence followed by three days of stages in Ardeche, Vercors and Haute Provence. The event then ran the traditional Alpes Mari-times stages (the "Turini loop") on the final evening. The route was largely familiar except for the Sisteron-Thoard stage run late on Friday afternoon. This stage has a remarkable con-tour and equally remarkable his-tory. After a long gradual passage up a valley into the hills the course climbs sharply into the Font Belle forest which is frequently snowy. Last used twice in 2002, the first passage was cancelled through pressure of spectators, the sec-ond time saw the young Loeb a quarter minute faster than the opposition. On many years the early evening drop in temperature caused havoc with unexpected ice, and with two-wheel-drive cars struggling to climb up to the forest. In 1994 Michelin pro-• d · l'''"C " ~uce a spec1a atamaran double tread tyre especially for this stage. Sisteron legends are endless but not so many current drivers know the stage. Sebastien Ogier, from nearby Gap, has only ever been there as a spectator. As in recent years Monte Carlo once again did not run Rally2 (Super-Rally) systems for drivers who did not complete all the route. The event entry list named 82 crews including 13 World Rally Cars with ten crews eligible for FIA Manufacturer championship points under specific adjustments to the rules to suit the circum-stances. The arrival of the VW team means there were now four different makes of World Rally Car on the event, the greatest number since the new formula started in 2011. World champion-ship debut ap1;earances apart from Ogier and Jari-Matti Latvala in their VW included Juho Hannin-en and Thierry Neuville in Ford Fiesta WRC, Michal Kosciuszko in a Mini and Esapekka Lappi in a works Skoda while Dani Sordo Mikko Hirvonen and Jarmo Lehtinen were the fourth place finishers in the Monte Carlo rally, seen here passing many spectators. returned to the Citroen team af-ter a two year break. There were no RRC cars on the event and top level driver absentees included the Solberg brothers, only the second WRC event where neither have been present for 12 years. This was the first event for two of the three new style WRC sup-port championships, with eight crews eligible for four-wheel-drive WRC2 points and three for the two-wheel-drive WRC3 series. The FIA explained that the Teams Cups for WRC2 and WRC3 cars did not depend on individual reg-istration. If a crew who finished was entered in the name of a team not the driver, that automatically gave them points for the Teams series as well as the Drivers' series. The season started once again with two events (Monte-Carlo and Sweden) where special tyre rules apply. The main tyre rule change for 2013 is that only four, rather than five, new tyres can be fitted on championship cars at each service point, in order to reduce the number of tyres used during events. This increased the need for "mixing and matching" differ-ent specifications of tyres around the cars, and originally written event rules forbidding mixing studded and non studded tyres on cars were cancelled before the event. Superior tactics were once again expected to provide the win-ner at Monte. Dramas in the days before the event were at high pitch. Martin Prokop's team were finally sup-plied with a replacement engine just days before the start, there having been no success in discov-ering what the problem was that caused them so much trouble with their usual engine last year. The FIA delay in registration was finally resolved in a way which ensured that selected drivers of all four makes of World Rally Car had the chance to score Manufac-turers' points, but VW were not happy with the way they were nev-er consulted. DMack tyres had an increasing presence, for the first time being represented on a regis-tered WRC team (Lotos Mini) as well as by the non championship WRC driver Prokop. In the final days of pre-rally testing Mikko Hirvonen had a heavy crash in wet snow conditions, rolled off the road down into trees, his second big accident in a year after the ear-lier gravel test accident in Tuscany. This year the event specified two basic types of tyre, each with the same tread patterns. The winter tyres were prepared by both Michelin and DMack, capable of being run with or without studs, the clear weather tyres in two dif-ferent compounds, suitable for soft or super-soft conditions. This series of options however did not make the teams ready for the mo-ment when the weather at Valence changed at 0600 on Tuesday for the 3.6km of Shakedown. Held just outside the low level Valence, which itself had a sudden snow-fall, conditions on the Shakedown stage, and indeed on all the roads, with snow on top of ice and in and around Valence, were treach-erous. Times were crazy, even the ·' top drivers went off the road. On the first run the times were often one minute faster than an hour or two later. In the end Neuville (2m26.ls) was quickest ahead of Loeb, Novikov, Hirvonen and Lat-vala, all four WRC makes in the top five. Lappi was fastest WRC2 but 2.9 seconds slower than racing driver Tomas Kostka in another Skoda. Best Production Car Cup driver was Ricardo Trivino and best WRC3 driver was Sebastien Chardonnet, but 2.1 seconds slower than another Citroen R3T driven by Mathieu Maurage. In the end 72 cars took the start, the most important non starter be-ing Quentin Gilbert in a Citroen R3T, which meant the number of drivers in the WRC3 category went down from three - to two. Day 1 The snow in Valence had melt-ed during the day on Tuesday and when the temperatures overnight descended well below zero the Sepp Wiegand and Frank Christian finished eighth overall in their Skoda Dani Sordo and Carlos Del Barrio drove their Citroen DS3 to a bronze Michal Kosciuszko and Maciej Szczepaniak drove their John Cooper Fabia, seen here at high speed in the white stuff. medal finish at Monte Carlo, seen here on the slick mountain road. Works Mini to 10th overall in the cold and snowy Monte Carlo Rally. Page 14 February 2013 Dusty Times 1fl

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Sebastien Ogier and Julien Ingrassia drove their Volkswagen Polo to a second place finish, seen here before a cold but admiring crowd. service park became like an ice track. Loeb made his big attack rink. Wednesday consisted of two and pulled out a massive lead runs over two stages, each of over over Ogier. Hirvonen for once 30km, and each steeped in tradi-went well and climbed up to third tions. Advance conditions stat- despite again damaging a wheel. ed that the low level Antraigues Hanninen dropped to eighth stages would be mainly icy, while after spinning and stalling the the Burzet stages which went 500 engine. Neuville stopped when meters higher were largely snow. he pulled off a wheel from the In reality the conditions changed Fiesta, forcing his retirement from almost from corner to corner. the whole event. Latvala pulled Sebastien Loeb misjudged the An-up from ninth to fifth desite driv-traigues stage and found that he ing for 5km with a puncture, and had severely damaged his available Ogier dropped 53. 7 seconds in supply of studded tyres, and in the stage to Loeb, being cautious fact lost time to Sebastien Ogier, in the conditions, but stayed in who scored the fastest time on the second place. Michal Kosciuszko first ever competition appearance struggled round the afternoon of the Polo. Loeb took the lead loop with engine problems. On at Burzet in a performance which the road section from the end of astonished his teammate Mikko stage 4 back to service at Valence, Hirvonen, who continued his me-Ostberg's car stopped with an diocre day with an unhappy choice electrical problem. The team had of tyres and dropped to sixth after to talk Mads through solutions by damaging a wheel. Already the telephone and eventually the car event was turning into a battle started again, but he was 11 min-between the one-time teammates utes late at the next time control, Loeb and Ogier. Dani Sordo was but he stayed ahead of Prokop lying third on his return to the who was in tenth place overnight. Citroen team while by the midday Early star of the WRC2 entry halt Juho Hanninen had risen was Esapekka Lappi who made an to fourth, the best Ford, despite outstanding time on Antraigues, impacting and buckling a rear but touched a rock which punc-wheel on a bridge. On the first tured the tyre and broke the wish-stage Michal Kosciuszko suffered a bone. He set off for stage 2 but broken fuel injector and the Mini stopped in the stage leaving fellow went on to three cylinders, before Skoda driver Sepp Wiegand (on the start of stage 2 Jari-Matti Lat- his first ever winter rally) in the vala clocked in three minutes late, lead in the category, ahead of the after changing his wheels round. Group N Subaru of Armin Kre-Evgeniy Novikov found his Fiesta mer. First stage punctures came was handling inconsistently while to Lorenzo Bertelli and Yuriy Pro-his teammate Mads Ostberg, on tasov. On stage 2 Ricardo Trivino his first Monte Carlo, admitted and then Bertelli, again, punc-the event was tricky and was strug-tured. Non-championship S2000 gling. Thierry Neuville was lying driver Tomas Kostka retired when fifth after Burzet. he lost a wheel. By evening Wie-Second time through Antrai-gand led Kremer by lm03s with gues the conditions were now Protasov 2m35.8s behind, ahead around zero degrees, the stage was of Bertelli and Rashid Al Ketbi, a mixture of damp with icy patch- while Ricardo Trivino had a bro-es, and on the once snowy Burzet ken gearbox during the afternoon, stage it was almost all clear. All then drove on a puncture and the the top drivers crews once again suspension broke but he managed were using crossover tyre arrange- to continue. Luca Betti was re-ments using two clear winter tyres, ported to have gone off the road. two studded winter tyres and two In WRC3 Sebastien Cardonnet supersoft asphalt tyres. Ostberg also punctured and had to stop to and Latvala put winter and as- change the wheel. Renaud Pou-phalt tyres front and rear. Ogier, tot, a local driver from the Ardech Novikov and Neuville put them region, led Sebastien Chardonnet side to side for Antraigues. Han-in WRC3 by just over a minute. ninen had an unhappy time with All through the day the teams his crossover tyres which were and media suffered from cata-badly worn, dropping him from strophic problems with the new fourth to sixth. Latvala, however, FIA timing and tracking systems, had the suspension of his car stiff-being used for, the first time. ened for the second loop and was Ogier ending a remarkable day for much happier. Martin Prokop VW in second place, but for two broke a wheel rim. Neuville made hours after the last stage was run sixth best time, behind Loeb, the official results service stated while Ogier was fifth. he was fourth. The results also On the final stage of the day, said Latvala was eighth. Not an the change in conditions took encouraging way to promote the crews by surprise, with an ex-sport and satisfy the teams. Only tensive amount of mud on the the next day did we discover that Dusty Times Loeb had suddenly increased his lead on the stage on the day from 26.6s to lm20.3s, the defining point of his race to victory. It was hoped things would work out better on Day 2 when the rally headed back to northern end of the Ardeche region. As for the weather forecast, many sug-gested that there would be snow overnight. Day 2 Overnight the knock-on from the results shambles continued. Even the establishd sources, such as the FIA official news service and the semi-official wrc.com, got it wrong. First thing on Thurs-day morning the rally radio ser-vice were uaware of the correct positions. The organisers then announced that the automatic timing system had not worked properly on the Citroens and that Loeb's times had been confused with Hirvonen's on stage 3, only discovered later that evening. The Stewards ordered Citroen to move the location of the tell-tale sensors on Loeb's and Sordo's cars because they were interferring with the organisers OPS systems. Loeb's lead of lm15.8s suddenly increased lm20.3s, and Thierry Neuville was found to have been lying fifth, not third, when he retired! Meanwhile as the rally re-started from Valence, the weather demanded attention. Strong arctic winds swept through the service park. A lot of the ice had gone but the cold was now pen-etrating, but the air was clearer. The grey gloom of Wednesday had disappeared! The first stage of the loop was a long hillclimb of nearly 20km, with full snow in the lat-ter stretches, but in the earlier part the ice was glazing more and more with every passing car. Jari-Matti Latvala was continuing to take time to get happy with the Polo and impacted a snow pole and punctured, letting Evgeniy Novikov, who made a second fastest time, up to fifth. Novikov fitted all new winter tyres while the other Ford drivers fitted a mixture of new and previously used winters. Mikko Hirvonen was still unhappy, dropping some 20 seconds to the leaders, "I don't know why I am slow all the time: The car handles nicely but I am not confident." Quickest up the stage was Ogier. Second stage was St Bonnet-le-Froid which was in classic winter conditions, full snow -with fresh snow blowing off the sides of the road on to the track. Minus 11 air temperature, minus 20 windchill. Novikov was again quickest, 20 seconds faster than Loeb who was "always on the limit". Ogier spun. Back on form was Mads Ostberg and Latvala who was gradually learning how to drive the Polo on the snow. Bryan Bouffier spun while Martin Prokop had a big moment and went into a snow bank. Michal Koscisuzko finished the stage with damaged rear suspension. Fords took the top three places. Much of the road on the third stage was asphalt with a lot of patchy ice and Novikov gave credit for his speed to his gravel note crew which comprised Francois Delecour with Denis Giraudet, "the best in the business," he said. Anyway this was enough to put Novikov up to fourth, ahead of Hirvonen who again said he had no confidence. Loeb went a little more easy. Ogier made second best time, February 2013 saying it was the trickiest stage of the rally so far. Ostberg was again making good times "Every little thing makes a difference." Latvala however was not so happy, "Fast changing conditions are still tricky for me in this car ... " The rally by now was settling down. The temperature in the high Ardeche hills was still bitter. Loeb held his ground, winning the first and third stages of the sec-ond loop, while Juho Hanninen made best time on the second run through Burzet. Loeb said that ruts were beginning to appear on the stretches which were earlier fully snow covered which made driving first car on the road tricky, while Ogier was safely in second place. Ostberg continued to learn the tricks of the Monte Carlo Rally, "sometimes if you push too hard you just go slower." The Burzet re-run was still substan-tially snow covered but recently falling snow on top of compacted snow made it very slippery but at least the grip here was constant. The air temperature was round -11 and the ground temperature was around -20. On stage 10, the final one of the day, drivers reported that the surface was largely dry but with ice -and an increasing amount of mud from corner-cut-ting. Kosciuszko spun. Eleventh placed Julien Maurin, who was having traction trouble at the rear of his Fiesta, went off the road. In WRC2 the positions stayed constant, all six drivers continued until Lorenzo Bertelli went off the road. In WRC3 Poutot spun backwards into a tree, continued but then two stages later went off the road permanently, leaving Sebastien Chardonnet as the only points scorer left in the category. Day 3 The rally headed eastwards to St Jean-en-Royans, returned for service before then head-ing south-east via two stages, St Nazaire-le-Desert and then the classic at Sisteron, before driv-ing to Monte Carlo. Conditions were beautiful in the extreme. Cold, (-13 degrees was reported), clear with fresh snow on the trees and after the first low level stretches on the road as well. Se-bastien Loeb arrived at the end of Continued on page 16 Page 15

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Mads Ostberg and Jonas Andersson finished sixth overall in the Monte Carlo rally, seen here power sliding their Ford Fiesta RS going out of town. Royans ecstatic, "Quite the nicest stage so far!" Despite going care-fully on the slippery downhill stretches at the end, Loeb again made fa stest time. Although living locally at Gap, Ogier was driving these stages for the first time, but was second fastest. Dani Sordo had a spin which let Evgeniy Novikov edge closer to third place. Both Bryan Bouffier and Martin Prokop slid off the road and needed spectator-power to get them going again. Stage 12 was tricky, because drivers need-ed to decide what selection of six tyres would suit their purpose for both St Nazaire, which was largely clear, then the Sisteron stage and the famous icy forest. Loeb said St Nazaire was tricky, "It was always difficult to find grip, sometimes it was better on one side of the road, other times on the other side. Despite the mix-ture St Nazaire was a rare stage that Hirvonen liked. Novikov passed Sordo into third place, unsure whether this was because of tyre choices. But the results of Sisteron would give the answer. Sisteron was majestic with its dry asphalt and then the icy forest. Loeb chose tyres which were best for the clear asphalt and this decision worked. He won stage by eight seconds -half of the margin by which he won the stage back in 2002. Latvala was second fastest, "Let's have some more stages like that", he exclaimed. "I have finally got the measure of driving the Polo. He climbed up to fifth place overtaking Hirvonen , who had overheating brakes on the final downhill parts of the stage. Ogi-er opted for a cross-over mixture of tyres and was third fastest. Mads Ostberg was also getting more comfortable. "I am learn-ing how much I can push winter tyres on dry asphalt, and it paid off specially on St Nazaire," where he made his only scratch time of the rally. His choice of winter tyres was wrong for Sisteron, but at least he was hap-pier to be faster than Hanninen! Loeb might have won the stage but Novikov was establishing himself as the hero of the event. Still only 22 years old, and only his second Monte Carlo Rally, how could he be so fast? "I have been rallying on snow and ice back home in Russia since I was 16 years old ... !" There was no element of com-petition in the WRC2 category. Sepp Wiegand was moving further and further in front, but on the road section to the St Nazaire stage he had a panic when a bat-tery lead disconnected. He was able to reconnect that and sur-vived the day. Armin Kremer led Ricardo Trivino in the Production Cup classification. Sebastien Chardonnet was continuing as the only driver left in WRC3. He was fortunate when he went off the road, in virtual identical fashion to what his rival Poutot had done, and came within a whis-ker of hitting a tree in the same 81st Ralye Au1omobile Monlb-Calo (F/MC) Valenc:e-M>naco 16/19.01.2013 WCR / WRC2 (◄WO) I WRC3 (2WO) round 1 WCR poinls 1 (1) Sebastien LOEB/Daniel Elena F/MC Citroen DS3 (M) WRC 1/BN◄O◄MV (F) Sh.18m.57.2s. WCR WCOWRC2 WRC3 25 25 2 (8) SebastJen OGIER/Julien lngrasSla F Volkswagen Polo R (M) WRC 8 5h.20m.37.1s. 18 18 3 (10) Dani SORIJO/Ca<los Del 8amo E Citroen DS3 (M) WRC 1M!K359DW (F) Sh.22m.46.2s. 15 15 ◄ (2) Mikko HIRVONEN/Jarmo l.ehlinen FIN Citroen 053 (M) WRC 2/Clm5L'N (F) 5h.24m.23.5s. 12 12 5 (22) Bryan Bouffief/Xavier Panseri F Citroen DS3 (M) WRC 22/BM4828M (FJ Sh.27m.10.3s. 6 (4) MadsOSTBERG/JonasAoo-Orsson N/S Ford FIOSlaRS(M) WRC 4/PX61AWU(GB) 5h.31m.00.9s. 10 10 8 6 7 (21) Maroo Prokop/MICilal Emst CZ Fon! F,esta RS (OM) WRC 21.ll6R0030 (CZ) Sh.◄2m.24.5s. 8 (32) Sepp Wiegand/Frank Christian D Skoda Fabia 52000 (M) WRC2/C2 32 5h.48m.31.7s. 4 25 9 (◄2) Olivier Burri/Guillaume Duval CH/F Peugeot 207 S2000 (M) C2 42 5h.54m.35.4s. 10 ( 12) Michal KOSCIUSZKO/Maciej Szczepanlai< PL Mini John Cooper Woo<s (OM) WRC 12/CU11 FXE (GB) 5h.55m.25.2s. 8 11 (33) Annin Kn!mer/Klaus WIClla D Subaru lmpn,2J1 (M) WRC2/C3 33 5h.56m.57.5s. 12 (39) Yuriy Protasov/Kuldar Sikk UA/EE Subaru lmpreza R4 (M) WRC2/C2 39 5h.59m.53.0s. 13 (51) Sebaslleo Chanfonne1/Thlbault de la HayeF Citroen 053 R3T (M) WRC3/C5 51 6h.04m.28.2s. 2 1 18 15 17 (36) Rashid AJ KetWKarina Hepperte UAE/0 Skoda Fabia S2000 (OM) WRC2/C2 36/14R 0200 (CZ) 6h.14m.30.2s. 12 29 (38) Ricanfo Tri-Mo/Alex Haro MEXIE Mitsubishi Lancer E"O X (M) WRC2/C3 38 6h.36m.58.3s. 10 73 (8 WRC2/3 WRC3) starters ◄ S (5 WRC211 WRC3) flllishets. MANUFACTURERS" DRIVER Tyres: DM=OMad<; M=MICllelin; P=Pirelli No Rally2 (SupeRally) Winoe<'s average speed over stages 80.12kph. No Power stage points as slage cancelled Cars did not carry nonnal slreel registra1ioo numbers. LEADING RETIREMENTS (5) E"!J"fliy NOVIKOVAll<a '-hr RUSIA Ford F,esta RS (M) (6) Juho HANNINEN/Toni Tuominen FIN Ford Fiesla RS (M) {7) Jari-Marti LATVALM,flkka Anttila FIN Voll<swagen Polo R (M) (11) Thleny NEUVlLLEJNicolas Gisoul B Ford Fiesla RS (M) (24) Julien Maunn/Nioolas Klinger F Fon! Fiesta RS (M) (31) Esapekka L"l'!lil Janne Femi FIN Skoda Fabia 52000 (M) (34) Luca Betti/Francesco Pezzoli I Peugeot 207 S2000 (M) (37) Lorenzo BenelliA.orenm Gtanal I Subau lmpreza (M) (45) Tomas Kosll<a'Mroslav Hoos! CZ Skoda Fabia S2000 (M) (53) Renaud Pootolll.udovK: lllragh F Citroen 053 R3T (P) RALLY LEADERS Ogier stage 1, Loeb 2-16. WRC2/CLASS LEADERS Lappi stage 1, W,ogand 2-16. PCCICLASS 3 LEADER Kramer Slages 1-16 WR.CJ LEADERS Pou1ot stages 1-5, Chardonnet 6-18. WRC WRC WRC WRC WRC WRC2/C2 WRC2/C2 WRC2/C3 C2 WRC3/C5 5/PX128VT (GB) 8/PX61AYK (GB) 7 11/PX12CPZ (GB) 24/PX60AVN (GB) 31 34 37 45/BA S107 (SK) 53 CLASS 5 LEADERS Cn,gnota stage 1, ~ 2, Crugnola 3-5. Maurage 6-13, Chanfonnet 1◄-16. (AJI Citroens) The Root& Special Slages Total Distance Craws Day1 Valence (Wednesday 0800) • 4 asphalt-135.40lun 471.181un (1-4) Valence (Wednesday 2130) Day2 valence (ThllSday 0755) -6asphalt-13250lun 440.92km 62 (5-10) V-... (Thinday 1904) Day3 Valance (Friday 0750) • 3 asphalt-92.00tan 5◄1.24km 56 (11-13) Monaco (Friday 1932) Oay4 Monaco (Satunfay 1315)- 3 asphalt-66.03km 232.02km 56 (1◄·16) Valence . V8leoce . Monaco (Sa1urday 2015) 16 stages-425.931on 1585.36km Stages 17+18 cancelled: traffic bloclcage. Wealher. Cold txi rril<ed oonditions wilh a lot of soow. 2 stages in dattmess. Leading Special Stages positions 123456 Loeb 812311 Ogier 25◄211 Now<ov 23 1 4 Ostl>e,y 1 2 2 2 Somo 1 32 Hanninen 1 3 Boulller 1 2 1 HiMlnen 2 3 1 Latvala 2 1 1 3 WRC2 Wiegand 1◄ stages. I.aw & Kremer 1 each. CLASS 2 Wiegand won 12 stages, BIiii 2, Lappi & Boland (Subaru) 1 each. CLASS 3 Kremer won 14 stages, Ber1elli 2. WRC3 Chanlonnet won 13 stageo. Pootot 3. CLASS 5 (Nole: Notional1ines for Slage 16) Crugnola won 6 stages, Cha<donnet & Maoo,ge 4 each, caillel (Renaull 1. LAST STAGE COMPLETED aa:idenl 13 accident 13 acddenl 13 acciden1 3 acddenl 9 suspension 1 acddenl 1 accident 13 accident 0 acddent 8 25 Positions in World Championship tor Railes (WCR): Citroen Total PJlAJ Dhabi WRT 37 points. lloll<swagen Mo4orsport WRT 18. PJlAJ Dhabi Citroen Tolal WRT 15. Qatar M•Sport WRT 10. Lolos Team WRC 8. Poliliont in World ChampionshipforDrMrs (WCO): Loeb 25 points. Ogier 18, Sordo 15, HiMlneo 12. Boutlier 10, Ostbefg 8, Prokop&. Wiegand 4, B0012. l<olciuszko 1. Positions in WRC2 (4WO}(Ro<rld 1/13)(Best 81T scores to coont): Wiegand 25 points. Kremer 18, Protasov 15,AI Kett,; 12, Trimo 10. WRC2 Teams~ Skoda A,JltJ Oeulscnland 25 poinls, Stohl Racing 18, Symtedl Racing 15, Sky<frie Oooai RT 12, ,..,.,._ CU> lgualda 10. WRC2Produc:tion CarCup: Kn!mer2'points, Trimo 18. Posllion in WRC3 (2WOl{Rollld 1/13)(Besl 516 scores to COIG): ~ 25 points. way. Spectators got him back name to me. I am doing my own on the road again. Then on the rally", he said, which is exactly 22km St Nazaire stage Chardon-what VW wanted. With Latvala net was 12th fastest, beaten only now getting into the groove, the be WRCars! team were completely content. The scene was set for a fasci- Day 4 nating final two loops around the The traditional final Turini Turini stages in the Alpes Mari-· night held even more than the times, after a morning's rest for usual range of dramas in store. the crews. Loeb now led Ogier by From early afternoon until mid-l m47.4s. Was Ogier worried by night, competitors were sched-the pace set by his former team-uled to make three passes over mate? "Don't even mention his the Col de Turini, two over the Col St Roch with one visit back to Monaco for service. The gravel note crews reported conditions suggesting that the Turini was essentially all snow except for the last 5km or so, and the lower level Col St Roch stage was most-ly melting snow. Wet weather down at the harbour in Monte Carlo told that the weather in the mountains would be grim, but just how grim the drivers had no chance to know. Their language Performance Proven for Desert & Off-Road Use 150 Heavy Duty Sizes to Choose from Detail & Pressure Wash Tanks Marine Holding & Water Tanks Bulk Storage & Waste Tanks R.V. 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Jari-Matti Latvala and Miikka Anttila were out on the 13th stage in an accident, they are seen here in their Volkswagen Polo at speed. Martin Prokop and Michal Emstdrove their Ford Fiesta RS to the lucky seventh Esapekka Lappi and Janne Fenn were out of the rally early with suspension finishing position at Monte, seen here whizzing by a group of spectators. problems, they're seen here in their Skoda Fabia at high speed. at the end of the first stage told everything Loeb: "Really shit, undriveable, no grip at all. You could go off the road at 30kph." Ogier twice· slid off the road into the barriers. Hirvonen, "the most difficult stage of my life." Ostberg, "there were places where I would not even be able to walk. I had to turn off the ALS and then switch completely to driving in road mode." Bryan Bouffier stayed in the middle of the road in his Citroen DS3 WRC and made best time, averaging only 59kph and nearly eight minutes slower than the course record! Kosciuszko had to do the stage on old tyres, "I could not turn, had no traction, very scary." Then came the drivers missing from the roll call. Novikov impacted the rear left wheel one kilometre into the stage. He struggled on but then abandoned. Latvala under-steered straight into a wall at ex-actly the same place. It wrecked the rear and then the front of his car. It was at exactly the same place as Novikov suffered his damage. Hanninen skidded into a wall five kilometres after the end of the stage and retired. The loop had only just begun! The slowness over the stage severly limited the available time for drivers to change round their tyres for St Roch (Lantosque-Luceram), where conditions were better but by now drivers had firmly entered self protection mode. Fights for position were secondary. Sordo gained his first scratch stage time and then the drivers went back to Turini again where conditions were less severe. Loeb: "We were driving slower, careful, staying in the cl.earer lines in the road, but the slightly exit for the lines meant you lost control." He made best time. Ostberg lost over five minutes, and one place to Bouffier, when he impacted a rear wheel and damaged the brakes as well. As the cars passed, it started to snow on the summit once again, the traffic congestion increased and the organisers decided to aban-don the final two stages. Wiegand held his lead in WRC2, despite a spin on St Roch in the freshly falling snow which delighted the spectators. He fin-ished eighth overall and won the category by over eight minutes from the Group N Subaru Armin Kremer who finished 11th. Kre-mer headed the new sub-division Production Car Cup, ahead of Trivino the only finishers in this category. In the WRC3 Sebas-tien Chardonnet, grandson of the celebrated Lancia importer team owner Andre, hung on to finish and gain maximum points. 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Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series: This is Short Course. For more information please visit www.LucasOilOffRoad.com. S NORE's FouR KEY LEADERS AND A NEW SPONSOR COMBINE FoR BIG EXPECTATIONS FoR A SPARKLING 2013 RACING SEASON -The Southern Nevada Off Road Enthusiasts head into a promising year in 2013 capitalizing on a pair of key components. First, four SNORE members who spearheaded the club's vibrant success in 2012 will return for the 2013 season. And second, the club has capitalized on the fact the series has a new sponsor, that being Terrible Herbst Motor Sports Garage which will headline the year. With the Terrible Herbst sponsorship comes an added $10,000 to the SNORE points fund, while also giving the overall champion nearly $20,000 based on entries from 2012. The return of the four leaders coupled with the addition of Terrible Herbst Motor Sports Garage undoubtedly adds even more stability and promise for the SNORE, which was founded in 1969. Key players returning to the SNORE governing body are President Brittany Burgos, Vice President John Pellissier; Treasurer Debbie Burgos and Race Director Kenny Freeman. With each return of member leadership came an obvious level of dedication, as SNORE continues a climb that spiraled into prominence en route to a sparkling 2012 season. In true family form, the four leaders joined forces to rally the club into the right direction. With each member, a commitment had to be made for what will be a long and exciting season. In Freeman's case, the decision to return as race director was bitter sweet, since 2013 will mark the second straight year in which his own racing will suffer so that he can spend time helping direct SNORE. "I definitely miss not being able to get into the car as much as I used to," explained Freeman. "Off-road racing definitely gets in your blood, especially since I've been racing for about 40 years." However, Freeman isn't getting out of competition all together. "I'm going to pick and choose the events I run in during 2013," Freeman explained. "I'll get into the 1600 car at events run by other sanctioning bodies when February 2013 time permits. And besides, we still have several Freemans competing in SNORE events, and that's particularly satisfying to me, too. I have been fortunate to see my kids race and now I want to see my grand kids race, too." Pellissier, who doubled as one of SNORE's premier Champ Car drivers last year before finishing fourth overall in the standings, concurred with Freeman. "We laid the ground work last year," explained the 45 year-old Pellissier, a native Southern Nevadan who makes his living as an air conditioning repairman at the World Market Center in Las Vegas. "We are headed in a very positive direction and I want to see it through. We don't have any egos in this group and we all enjoy seeing what has transpired in the last year. We all have different strengths and that makes us stronger as a team." Debbie Burgos, the mother of the SNORE president, comes from a family dedicated to the sport of off-road racing. A goal-oriented member of the sport who works in the legal profession, she is also vitally important considering her position as treasurer of the group. "I made the decision to remain as treasurer and volunteer coordinator to support my daughter as SNORE president and Race Director Kenny Freeman's heroic efforts to keep SNORE alive and thriving in the future. SNORE has done an amazing job considering all of the adversities it has faced; and it is still considered to be one of the premier off-road racing organizations in the country. "Our family loves the off road sport, and more importantly, the people involved in the sport. So in order to see our sport continue, we have to step up and make sacrifices, not only with our time but also with our hearts." While the sport of off-road racing requires extreme dedication, the rewards are well worth it, Burgos added. "There are days when it gets extremely frustrating and I would like to just quit, but as soon as the checkered flag drops and the dust settles, the satisfaction from what has just accomplished by our little group of volunteers makes it all worth it." The younger Burgos took over the presidency after a tumultuous 2011 season; promising to help bring unity and stability along with direction to SNORE. "I knew it would be a huge task, but I love SNORE," said the 2006 graduate of Centennial High School in Las Vegas. "We accomplished a lot in 2012, but only because we banded together to perform as a very strong team. "Now, we're going to reach even higher levels in 2013." SNORE opens the 20J3 season with the Battle at Primm Feb. 22-24 south of Las Vegas. Further information can be found by visiting www.snoreracing.net. E3 SPARK PLUGS To CONTINUE COMPREHENSIVE SPONSORSHIP PARTNERSHIP WITH TEAM LUCAS - E3 Spark Plugs entering its seventh season as part of a long-term agreement with Team Lucas, will be participating in sponsorship programs in the 6 Lucas Oil Series (Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Racing Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League, Lucas Oil Modified Series and Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series) and the Lucas Oil properties including 1-10 Speedway in Blythe, California and the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. E3 Spark Plugs also will be the title sponsor of the Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League's Unlimited Modified class and has television entitlement rights for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series. The television package includes broadcasts on CBS, CBS Sports Network, SPEED, NBC Sports Network and MAVTV American Real. "E3 Spark Plugs has made a tremendous commitment to partner with us and help build our racing series and Lucas Oil Speedway," Lucas Oil Vice-President Bob Patison said. "They share our vision to market their high-performance product through grass roots racing. We are very happy to have them with us." E3 Spark Plugs will be involved in more than 100 events this year with Team Lucas. "We are pleased to kick-off the 2013 race season as an official partner of Team Lucas," E3 Spark Plug Vice-President Steve Joiner said. "Our multi-year program with the Lucas Oil racing series is a cornerstone of our overall marketing efforts, which provides us the opportunity to engage with our customers both onsite and through our television package. The Lucas Oil team is terrific, and we are pleased to be marketing partners with them." The E3 Diamond FIRE spark plug design features an open, diamond-shaped electrode that offers fuller flame growth and more complete fuel combustion, thus providing reduced emissions, increased horsepower and better engine durability. For more information about E3 Spark Plugs, including performance and emissions test results, or where-to-buy, visit www.e3sparkplugs.com. For more information about Lucas Oil, visit www.lucasoil.com. more Trail Notes on page 37 Page 17

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j;.mt,_~r:IJ:!I SouTH Po1NT VEGAS 250 Steele overall By ] Preston Bradshaw Photos: Trackside Photo Cameron Steele led all but one lap as he captured the win in Trophy Trock and he took overall honors as well in the cold weather. The HDRA South Point Vegas Third lap and B J Baldwin podium and Troy Herbst was the 250 race saw a contingency day of jumped into the class lead, Cam- fifth place finisher. B J Baldwin icy winds, frigid temperatures and eron Steele dropped to second finished sixth, thanks to a very a very good showing of contingen- place, Jimmy Knuckles ran third, long last lap, Glen Greer finished cy donors. There were 81 entry's in Tim Herbst remained in fourth in seventh place and Brandon the race and fully 43 of them were place and Justin Davis remained Arthur was the eighth and final fin-able to complete their required in fifth place. Troy Herbst was still isher. Steven Eugenio and Ruben laps. We will attempt to get it all in in the sixth spot, Glen Greer was Ledezma failed to finish their last print for your perusal. seventh, Brandon Arthur was up required lap. There were 12 Trophy Trucks to eighth, Steven Eugenio was well Class 1 was next up, there were pawing the ground on Saturday back in ninth place after a hor- six of them entered and they had morning, all rarin' to go. Eight of ribly long second lap and Ruben to complete four laps for a finish. them were able to complete the Ledezma was in the 10th spot. Greg When their first lap finished it was four required laps. When their first Hempel and Pete Sohren were on Richard Boyle showing the way, lap ended it was Cameron Steele their trailers. Dustin Miller was five minutes in leading the pack, B J Baldwin was Fourth lap, final lap and when arrears, Chad Dohrman was run-close behind in the second spot, the checkers flew it was Cameron ning in third place and Brad Vicic Troy Herbst was a close third, Steele right there to receive them, was in fourth place. Eric Harp and Jimmy Knuckles ran fourth and Jimmy Knuckles took second place Brandon Bailey did not complete Justin Davis rounded out the front honors, Tim Herbst was third, he their first lap. five. Tim Herbst was running was just a minute out of the silver Second lap ended and Rich-sixth, Steven Eugenio was lucky medal, Justin Davis was first off the ard Bo le continued to lead the seventh, Glen Greer was in eighth spot, Greg Hempel ran ninth and Pete Sohren held down the 10th spot. Brandon Arthur was 11th and Ruben Ledezma was 12th and the final truck. Second lap came to an end and Cameron Steele still led the class, B J Baldwin still held on in second place, Jimmy Knuckles was up a spot into third, Tim Herbst was up two places into fourth and Justin Davis held on in fifth place. Troy Herbst fell to sixth, Greg Hempel was up to seventh, Glen Greer held on in eighth, Pete Sohren was up a spot into ninth and Brandon Ar-thur was now in 10th place. Steven Eugenio dropped to 11th place and Ruben Ledezma remained in 12th lace. Lucas Knecht took top honors in the ½-1600 class, Lucas had over an hour on his competition when the checkered flag flew. The big winner in the Class 1 battle was Dustin Miller, Dustin had three minutes on his competition when the checkers flew. class, Dustin Miller held ·on in the second spot, Chad Dohrman remained in third place and Brad Vicic remained in the fourth spot with an extra long lap. There were no position changes on the third lap. Fourth lap, final lap and when the checkers flew it was Dustin Miller taking the class win, Rich-ard Boyle dropped into second place with a problem on the final lap, Chad Dohrman was the third place finisher and Brad Vicic was the fourth and final finisher. There were 10 cars entered in the Class 10 contest and eight of them were able to complete the required laps. At the end of the first lap it was Ander Myers with a minute and a half lead. Mikey Lawrence was second cross the line, Peter Hajas was in third place, John Langly ran in fourth place and Christian Hall was in the fifth position. Mike Shaffer was running in sixth place, Mark Lawrence was lucky seventh, Perry McNeal was in eighth place, Norris Brown was ninth and Gerado lribe was run-ning in 10th place. Second lap, Ander Myers still Ander Myers was the gold medal winner in the Class 10 contest, Ander is seen here at high speed churning up the bad stuff. Ryan Frisby had a most wonderful race, he ran trouble free and he had half an hour on his competition when he took the checkers. Richard Boyle gets up there as he flies to a second place finish in the Peter Hajas ran second in Class 10 for almost the whole race, Peter was Daniel Reyes Jr. was the silver medal winner in the Class 1/2-1600 fracas, Class 1 contest, he finished three minutes behind the class leader. 16 minutes in arrears when he took the checkered flag. Daniel was over an hour in a"ears when he took the flag. Page 18 February 2013 Dusty Times

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Al Hogan was fourth, third, second and then first as he took the Class 7 win, he's seen here in his Ford running very fast. Douglas Mccrady (Foreground) is trying hard not to get run over by a big truck as he heads to the Stock UTV Class win. led the class, Peter Hajas was now in second place, John Langley moved up a spot into third place, Christian Hall also moved up a spot into fourth place and Perry McNeal moved up three places into fifth. Mark Lawrence was up a spot There were no position changes· into sixth, Norris Brown was up on their third lap. · two spots into seventh place and Fourth lap, their final lap. And Mike Shaffer ran in eighth place. when the checkered flag was un-Mikey Lawrence and Gerado lribe . furled it was Ander Myers taking were on their respective trailers. a really nice win, Peter Hajas took --------............ second place honors, Christian Hall was the third car to finish, John Langley finished six seconds later in fourth place and Perry Mc-Neal finished in the fifth position. Mark Lawrence took sixth place honors, Norris Brown was seventh in and Mike Shaffer was the eighth and final finisher in the class. The 1600 troops were next up, there were five of them entered and four of them made the required four laps. When their first lap ended it was Lucas Knecht in the Class lead, Jonny Burnworth was a bit over a minute in arrears in the second spot, Daniel Reyes Jr. ran in the third spot, Ryan Ehrenbert was fourth and Chad Baekens ran in the fifth spot. Second lap ended and Lucas Knecht continued to lead the class, Jonny Burnworth held on in the second spot, Chad Baekens moved up into third place, Ryan Ehren-bert remained in fourth place and Daniel Reyes Jr. dropped two spots into fifth place thanks to a very long lap. Third lap came to an end and guess what? Lucas Knecht still led the class, Jonny Burnworth was Continued on page 20 Allan lee is seen here at one of many touchdowns, Allan had to suffer Steve Kovach was the silver medal winner in the Class 7 contest, he's Steven Mann had a decent race, he to_ok second place honors in the through a longer than usual second lap. seen here with the power on in his Ford pickup. Sportsman Unlimited Truck fracas, he's seen here just before /anding. Dusty Times D PARKER WHEEL SIZES [6X4 VW N-oN SEADLOCK " mes TRUCK BEAOLOCK GEN. 2 15X8 TRUCK OCX 0 oxavw CK t7X8 TRIJC\ LOCK 15Xf2 VW OCK · 15X7 VW BEAOLOCK 15X7 VW NON BEADLOCK l5X4 VW BEADLOCK 15X4 VW NON BEAOLOCK Wlm..S CAN A/.$0 BE CUT AND WB.DB> TO CUSTOH DIIEJ!iSIONS February 2013 Page 19

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Donald Harper was the gold medal winner in the Class 5/1600 contest, Don is seen here at high speed on his way to the checkered flag. Robert Rog/in was the big winner in the Stock Full Class, he's seen here running his Ford towards the checkered flag. \ Eric Ludian took top honors in the Sportsman Unlimited Truck action, Eric had half an hour on his competition when he took the checkers. still in the second spot, Daniel Reyes Jr. moved up into third place and Chad Bae'kens dropped into fourth. Ryan Ehrenbert was out of the race. Fourth lap, final lap and when the checkers flew it was Lucas Knecht taking a really nice win, Daniel Reyes Jr. was second in class to finish although he was more than an hour in arrears, Chad Baekens was third to finish, he was another 16 minutes in arrears and Jonny Burnworth was the final finisher, he was well back after a horrendously long fourth lap. There were six vehicles entered in the Class 3000 contest and four of them were able to complete their four required laps. When the first lap ended it was Ryan Frisby leading the class, Allan Lee ran second, he was just under three minutes in arrears, Reid Rutherford was another 10 minutes back in third place, Mason Meachum was another 18 minutes back in the fourth spot and James Crawford was another 30 minutes back in the ·fifth spot. Brandon Belansky failed to complete the • first lap. It was a fun day for Justin Fisher, he took the Class 7S win with ease, having 48 minutes on his competition when he took the flag. · Class 9 only had one entrant but Sean Malalaban drove his own race, he took the class win, he's seen here just airborne at high speed. Jon Largent was the only entrant in the Baja Challenge Class, Jon put in his four laps in just under six hours and he took home the gold medal. Second lap ended and Ryan was another 13 minutes back and Frisby continued to lead the class, James Crawford finish~d first off Reid Rutherford was up a spot the podium, another hour back, into second place, he was 10 min- thanks to long first and fourth laps. utes behind the leader, Allan Lee In the Class 4400 contest there dropped into third place andJarp.es W3/> only one ent,ry, Gregg-McN!3.ir Crawford was running fourth. Ma-· · and Greg was only able to complete son Meachum was out of the race. ' orre lap. There ~ere no changes in posi- lri the Class 5 contest there was tion on the third lap. only one entrant, Kevin CaJ:I and On the fourt,h lap run to the he was only able to com}:lle'te three checkers it was Ryan Frisby taking of his four required laps. an easy win, Allan Lee finished in Class 7 was next up, there were the second spot, he was 30 minutes 10 trucks entered in the race and behind the leader, Reid Ruther-five of them were able to complete ford dropped into third place, he the four required laps. At the end of their first lap it was Gary Dixon leading the class, Robert Ford was in second place, Kevin Bettencourt ran in the third spot, Al Hogan was in fourth place and Kelly McNeil was in fifth place. Steve Kovach was in sixth place, Matt Lovell w~s lucky seventh and Josh Quintero ran eighth. Jonathan-Brenthel did not complete ·the first lap. Second lap and Kevin Betten-court was now the class leader, Robert Ford remained in the sec-ond spot, Al Hogan had moved up into third place, Steve Kovach moved up two places into fourth and Kelly McNeil held on in the fifth spot. Matt Lovell moved into sixth place and Josh Quintero moved into seventh place. Gary Dixon was out of the race, ·Third lap completed and Al Hogan was now leading the cl_ass, Steve Kovach moved into second place, Robert Ford had a longer lap and.dropped into third place, Matt Lovell was now running in fourth place and Kevin .Bettencourt was in the fifth spot. Kelly McNeil dropped a place into sixth and Josh Quintero remained in the seventh spot. Fourth lap, final lap for the class and when the checkered flag flew it was Al Hogan taking a really nice win, Steve Kovach finished in second place, he was eight minutes in arrears, Robert Ford was third to finish, Matt Lovell took fourth place honors and Josh Quintero was the fifth and final finisher. Kevin Bettencourt and Kelly Mc-Neil failed to finish their final lap. Jon Lee actually led the entire race but he was disqualified in post race technical inspection. Class 8 had three entries but none of them made it all the way. Dan Chamlee got in three of the four required laps, James Vigil and Mike Sims got in one lap each but that was the end of the Class 8 saga. The Heavy Metal Class had two entries but neither of them were able to get a lap completed. There were six entrants in the Stock UTV Class but only one of them was able to complete the three required laps. At the end of their first lap it was Douglas Mccrady in the class lead, Sean Cook was running in second place, he was 13 minutes in arrears, Ja-cob Shaw ran in third place and Rusty Stebar was running fourth. Bill Morris and Todd Stephensen failed to complete their first lap. At the finish of their-second lap it was Douglas Mccrady still lead-ihg the class and Sean . Cook was seven minutes behind in second place. Jacob Shaw and Rusty Stebar were on their trailers. Third and final lap and only Douglas Mccrady was still moving. He took the checkers with a total time of five hours and a few min-utes for the class win. Sean Co~k ...-------, ..... ----------------Tim Herbst was third to finish in the Trophy Truck battle, he was six Chad Dohrman took the bronze medal home for his pe",formance in the Chris'ti_an Hall had a fairly decent.-race, _he took third place honors in minutes out of the class win when the checkers flew. Class 1 action, he's seen here chewing up some of the semi-soft stuff. the Class 10 competition, he's seen here at'high speed on the course. Page 20 February 2013 Dusty Times I I

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I Reid Rutherford was the third place finisher in the Class 3000 contest, he's seen here at speed on the course headin' for the finish line. Robert Ford really gets up there, Robert drove his Ford pickup to a third place finish in Class 7, seen here in flight. Chad Baeskens drove his good lookin' buggy to a third place finish in the ½-1600 contest, he's seen here churning up some of the soft stuff. Jimmy Nuckles went as hard as he could but the best he could do was 2nd in Trophy Truck, second overall in the race, here at speed in his Ford. failed to complete his final lap in with ease. the race. Class 7S was next up, there were The Class 5/1600 cars were four of them entered and three next, there were two of them en-of them made the three required tered and they had three laps to laps. James Burman was the class run for their race. At the end of leader at the end of their first lap, their first lap it was Donald Harper Justin Fisher was in second place, in the lead, Stuart Hersey was in he was 11 minutes behind the class second place, 16 minutes behind leader, Ed Baran was running in the leader. third place and Elias Hanna was Harper came around at the end in fourth place with an extremely of the second lap with a time of an long lap time. hour and 22 minutes and Stuart Second lap completed, James Hersey was nowhere to be seen. Burman continued to lead the Major problems. class, Justin Fisher remained in, Third lap ended, the checkered second place, he was five minutes flag waved and Donald Harper behind the leader and Elias Hanna took it happily, the class winner was running in third place while International 4300 Wide Body Box Van Year: 2005 Price: $51,000.00 Description: 102" Wide body box van can haul wide cars up to 93". 22' boxX 13.6' height, with extra over cab stor-age. Extra large 6 man crew cab or sleeper. 4200# capacity hydraulic lift gate/ramp. side entry door with pull out steps. 6 large lockable belly box storage bays underneath. push bar with 4 HID lights. Race radio in cab. four out-side LED spot light work lights (2 side, 2 rear). Winch inside to load broke cars. New tires, spare tire .. on wheel, extra spare. tinted windows. Two tool cabinets inside with 12 side hooks. Flush mount floor "D" rings for car tie down. Hydraulic brakes and single axle no special license needed, easy to drive and no towing speed limits & drive in car ool lane too. call Mike at 562-756-9231 Dusty Ti~es Ed Baran disappeared from the scoring charts. Third lap ended, checkered flag comes out and Justin Fisher was the class winner, Elias Hanna finished in second place, he was 48 minutes behind the leader, thanks to that looong first lap and James Burman was the third place finisher, and thatwas all she wrote! The Stock Full Class only had one entrant, he had three laps to go for his race and he made it look easy. Robert Raglin ran his three laps in 5: 17:28 and took the class win with a big smile. There was only one entrant in Class 9, he too had to run three laps for his race and he did just that, with ease. Sean Malabanan ran his three required laps in six hours and 45 minutes and happily went home with the old medal. BPA liJ PINCH BOBBEB II UNIBAU CUPS February 20-13 \ The Sportsman Unlimited Ludian still leading and Steven Truck Class had seven entries, they Mann in second place, some 40 had four laps to run for their race minutes in arrears. but only two of them were able to Fourth lap, final lap and Eric finish all the required laps. At the Ludian was right there to collect end of their first lap it was Jerry the gold medal, Steven Mann came Allen in the class lead, Eric Ludian in for the silver medal, he was 30 was running in second place he minutes behind the leader. was 19 minutes in arrears, Ryan The Sportsman Limited Truck McNaughton was third, he was Class had two entrants, one of another 16 minutes back, Steven them, Jason Pritchard got two laps Mann was in fourth place and completed before surrendering to Chris Hughes was running fifth. the vehicle gremlins and Chris Ra-Michael Fox and David Hough mey, he only had one lap complete failed to complete their first lap. before the gremlins got him too. Second lap complete and Eric The Baja Challenge was the last Ludian was the new leader, Steven race, there was only one entry, Jim Mann ran in second place and Largent and he was able to com- · that's all there was! Jerry Allen, piece his four required laps in just Ryan McNaughton and Chris under six hours for the gold medal. Hughes were all o0n their respec- And so it ended, the first race in tive trailers. the 2013 season, be sure to be there Third l~l?. cqmpleted with Eric fo.r. the next one. See ya all there! • 9~ KENWBBB :9t!: Page 21

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Kyle Scott flies his decal unadorned truck to a second place finish in Don Harper came in from Palmdale to compete and he did, Don finished Joey Bitto gave it everything he had but had to settle for a second place Class 1450, Kyle is seen here grabbing lots of air at the Glen. in second place in Class 5/1600, he's seen here just at takeoff. finish in the UTV contest, seen here at high speed. trailer. Garcia continued to make up wasn't really making a dent in ning in third place and Brandon continued to set the pace for the Third lap, the 5/1600's were some time on the leader, but it the time behind the leader, Don Kilgore was out of the race. 5/ 1600 class, Don Harper carried still at it and Guy Savedra had re-wasn't very much, Don Harper Harper was still stuck in the third Seventh lap, guess what, Guy on in the second spot. gained the class lead, Ruben Gar- was still running in third place spot and Brandon Kilgore was Savedra was determined to win Nothing changed on their cia dropped to second place, Don and Brandon Kilgore remained in stuck in fourth place. this race and so far it was all go-ninth lap, it was still Guy Save-Harper was still running third and fourth place. Sixth lap, not too much had ing his way, Don Harper moved dra showing the way around the Brandon Kilgore remained in the Fifth lap, halfway through their changed, Guy Savedra continued up into second place and Ruben course and Don Harper was still fourth position. race and Guy Savedra continued to lead the class, Ruben Garcia Garcia had some trouble and he giving chase in the second spot. Fourth lap, Guy Savedra con-to show the way, Ruben Garcia was still running in the second too was on his trailer. 10th lap, final lap, and when tinued to lead the class, Ruben was giving it all he had but he spot, Don Harper was still run-Eighth lap ended, Guy Savedra Continued on page 24 · Ruben Garcia only got in six laps this race, but he still flew his car high, Ryan Agius leads the troops around the comer in the Class 1450 contest, Jose Navarro flew his Honda to an awarded fourth place in the Class wide and handsome, he's seen here saving on some tire wear. Ryan was awarded third place honors in the class, here diggin' out. 1450 contest, hopefully, his fiberglass was found in decent condition . .::.U.::&11&1.l.::.&:::&li.=.&.IU ■ ~HVPERCD ~SUSPENSION COILS aJSTOM & PROPRE1RRY RPPI..JCRTDNS FOR SUSPENSICW SETUPS CUSTCM RPPLJCRTICNS DESIGNED FOR a:rrM.M PERFt:RMRNCE SWGJ..E & CJLR.. RRTE TECHCLOOY RCCtRRTE 6 a:w5lSTEN1" HEIGHTS I RRTES PROVEN CHRMPIONSHPRRCW SLCCESS Dusty Times February 2013 Page 23

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Myles Hersley (Foreground) leads the 5/1600 cfass early on, Myles was Bradley Barnett was awarded a founh place finish inthe UTV fracas, awarded a fifth place finish in the hotly contested class. Bradley is seen here in beautiful, level flight, at the Glen. Brandon Kilgore took founh place honors in the Class 5/1600 fracas, seen here in about as level flight as anyone could have. the dust clea~ed it was Guy Save- with.his Glen Helen Raceway win. -Bradley Barnett leading the class, dra taking a really nice win in The UTV troops were next, Bryan Huth was running in the the 5/ 1600 battJe, and, he was there were four. of them entered second spot, Davis Sperry ran in all alone, Don Harper had gone·:., and three of them ·made their· third place ,and Joey Bitto brought. missing and Guy was the only one ;...required nine laps. When they up the rear in fc:iµrth place. . Bryan Huth had taken over the class lead, Bradley Barnett had slipped into the second spot, Da-vid ·sperry remained in third place and Joey Bitto was still running in the fourth spot. running. He was quite pleased completed their-.first lap it was Their second lap ended and (IJ Page 24 •• lry Break Tower • 100 Gallon Capacity • Single or Double Dry Break • EZSetUp • Affordable lndyCar Fl Technology .&cceurlta •Dump Cans •Hose • Reducers • Filler Necks & Caps eta • Snell SA 2005 Forced Air Helmets • Wired for Communication & Ear Bud Ready • Racing Optics Tear Oft'l! • Universal and Custom Molded Ear Buds • Helmet Skirts • Shields -.,1.&1rn II wtrlJat•• • Highest Flowing Systems! • 105, 135, 150, 235 and 250 CFM Ratings • High-Flow Fil~rs & Custom Hoses • Trophy Kart Kits for Driver & Clutch Cooler • Vertex 5 to 110 Watt Radio Systems • Hi-Fi Intercom Systems • Chase & Race Packages • Base Statlon Packages • Crew Chief & Kart Packages la Car CaatnSJelaa • EZ 1 Button Operation • Exclusive Racer X Motorsports Package • 6.7 hours of High Resolution recording time .... • Up to 12 hours of operation on W Lithium Ion Batteries • Can be Interfaced to Intercom for full auilio experience • 411/2 Gallon Capacity • SCORE I BITD / FIA Approved· • Tapered Design Provides Increased Ground Clearance & :Maximizes Usable Fuel • Fuel Level Sending Units Available • Caps, Necks, Hose, Filters and Pumps Available YOUR SOURCE FOB PROFESSIONAL BACB PRODUCTS 10815 Wheatlands Avenue, Suite K • Santee, CA 92071 619-258-RACE (7223) • Fax 619-258-0883 • www.RacerXms.com February 201-3 Third lap, Bryan Huth contin-ued to lead the class, David Sperry moved up into second place, Joey Bitto was -now in third place and Bradley Barnett dropped into the fourth spot. Fourth lap, Bryan Huth was still leading the class, David Sper-ry held on in the second spot, Joey Bitto was still running in third place and Bradley Barnett was off the scoring charts. Fifth lap, halfway through the race and Bryan Huth continued to lead the UTV's, David Sperry continued in second place and Joey Bitto dropped to third. Sixth lap, Bryan Huth was still leading the pack,Joey Bitto was once again running in the second sp6t and David Sperry had dropped back into the third position. There were no position chang-es in the UTV Class for the rest of their laps so when the checkers flew in was Bryan Huth taking a really nice win, Joey Bitto came across the finish line for a silver medal finish and David Sperry took third place honors in the class. Class 1450 was next, there were two entrants, Kyle Scott and Han-son (with no first name). Hanson led the first lap while Kyle Scott took care of second place . There were no position change for the entire race, Kyle Scott dis-appeared from the scoring charts on the eighth lap, leaving the gold medal to no first name Hanson. Class 10 suffered from a lack of entries, there was only one, Brian Gilbert and he raced around the course for his required laps and went home with a gold medal around his neck. Class 3000 was also short on entries, there was only one, Mike Van Newkirk. :Mike put in his required laps and he-was awarded the win-in class. · Barry Karakas was the only en-try in t\:le Class 7 contest, he ran his required laps with easer and was awarded the class win, going home with top honors. Mike Donahue was the only en-trant in Class ½-1600, he only was able to complete seven laps but he was still the class winner, having gone farther than anyone else. And so it ended, a very poor showing from the racers. Let's hope that in 2013 they will come out in large numbers for this race at a most wonderful venue. Dusty. Times

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GREAT. MOJAVE 250 • CIRCA 1989 Herbst, Herbst & Herbst Take Gold By Jean Calvin Photos: Trackside Photo It was busy at the start/finish line when the first cars finished a lap before all had started. Here Danny Gau gives the green to Matt McBride for his second lap in Class 2, as Evan Evans waits to start in Class 2. - Photo by Judy Smith The annual trek to the tiny des-ert community of Lucerne Valley, CA has become almost a "rite of spring" for desert racers. In the past the event has been held in April, but this year it was moved back and held on March 11, a bit early to see the wild flowers blooming on the desert. But that was all that was missing from the 1989 edition of the SCORE Great Mojave 250. The car entry was up by five ve-hicles this round, again like Parker with a number of no shows, but a bigger entry was expected, since last year the event, due to scheduling woes, took place on Easter week-end. For inexplicable reasons the motorcycle entry was well down, one third less than last year with only 43 .starters in the numerous classes for two and four wheel vehi-cles, despite the fact that once again SCORE made the monumental effort to provide these classes with their own course, which does pro-duce some logistical problems for the race, with two courses, bikes and cars, running at the same time and sharing a common start/finish line. Beautiful Spring weather greet-ed the racers as they did their pre-race chores on Friday. Like Parker, SCORE strings the activity all over town with registration at one end of the basically one main street village, the contingency row in another area, tech inspection in still another location, and impound in a dusty field, which turned out to be too small for the car entry. The bikes were not subject to impound. The contingency donors turned out in droves to line both sides of a new ar~a which was far better than previous spots in Lucerne Valley. However they ended up talking to each other half of the time which stretched from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Apparently many racers chose to go directly to the tech inspection area, rather than spend an extra couple of hours talking to contin-gency donors. This development was undoubtedly due to the fact that the start/finish area was some 30 miles from town, and over ten miles of the trip was on a dusty, rocky, narrow desert trail posted at 20 mph and heavily patrolled by various law enforcement folks from county mounties to the BLM rangers. Also, unlike many events which put the tech inspection at the end of contingency row forcing competitors to go through the line, Frank Vessels and Jon Nelson led three of the four laps handily in Class 8, thundered across the desert in the Chevrolet and won the class by 14 minutes and took a close second overall. Bob Gordon had a little shock trouble with his Chenowth, but he picked up time on the last lap to finish second in Class 2 and fourth overall. neither Parker or Lucerne have this feature. Staging for the cars began at 5:45 a.m. Saturday morning at the impound area. Of course those late starting classes for whom there was no room at the impound, had to bring their race cars to this stag-ing from wherever they spent the night, and then participate in the parade down the wash that dissects the town out across the desert to the starting line, and many said the parade route held rougher terrain than the race course. Needless to say, at that hour of the mornfng there were few parade watchers on hand. While the motorcycle classes began racing at 6:00 a.m., the first cars were due to start racing at 7:a.m. With the heavy car entry, and a less than 60 mile route for the cars, another problem emerged at John Kelly brought his Raceco from Tucson to compete, and he ran a quick pace, had no real trouble, and came home a good second in Class 1. Rrst lap leader Steve McEachem had a great day·in the new Dodge, one flat for trouble and finished a strong second in the Class 8 action. Mike Lund, with Buzz Combe riding shotgun, whipped his Chenowth Right with the leaders midway, Jim and Lisa Greenway had rear suspension Always quick, Las Vegan James Barbeau ran three fast laps in the Raceco, along the trail to a keen third in· Class 2. The team is moving to Class 8. trouble with the Toyota Raceco, but salvaged 4th place in Class 2. but trout/e on the third round dropped him to third in Class 1. Page 26 February 2013 Dusty Times

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Scott and Kent Pfeiffer did the number on the Class 10 regulars, their Chenowth in contention all the way. They took the lead on the final lap and won the class by over 18minutes Steve Barlow had his problems on the second lap but he came back fast to move into second in Class 10 at the checkered flag. Twenty-five starters in Class 2 led the herd of cars through the pit area and off into the race course. Brian Collins started first in his Chenowth/Porsche and he stayed there through the first lap, and he figured the dust free position was good for a minute or more on time. Collins turned the only race lap under an hour, doing the route in 57:40, despite slowing for the congestion. Next on time were Jim and Lisa Greenway at 1:02:01 in a Raceco/ Toyota, followed in 35 seconds by Ed and Tim Herbst, Chenowth, and they had Matt McBride/ Steve Sourapas, Raceco,a mere five more seconds behind them, with Bob Richey/Harold Hicks just ten more seconds further down in a Raceco/ Porsche. Follow-ing under a three minute blanket were Mike Lund/ Buzz Combe, Frank Snook/Eric Arras, Bob Gor-don/Cal Wells Jr., Jack Short, Jim and Mark Temple, and Len New-the start line. Even starting one car every 15 seconds, it was doubtful if they would all get off before the first of the Class 2 starters would finish their first lap. Sure enough, Brian Collins, the first Class 2 driver on augmented by SCORE course a predetermined time. But it was the trail, was back as the Challeng- workers got it all handled, with the confusing for a time at the start line ers were starting, and he had half a Challenger, 3/14, 6 and 11 cars get-as the bikes, lialfway through their dozen other chargers in his wake. ting off the start with their actual race, were also passing the timing Still, the HDRA timing team starting time recorded rather than area. Continued on page 28 .----------------------.--------------- ----------, Ivan Stewart nailed fast lap for Class 1 on the first round in the Toyota but Walker Evans, with P.J. Jones riding in the Dodge, flew over the sand to Dave Shoppe and son Brent had brake trouble on lap 2, but got moving axle woes dropped a lot of time and Ivan was fourth in Class 1. finish just three minutes back in third place in Class 8. fast enough in the Ford to finish fourth in Class 8. Am.e..ri.c.a-n ~· c.w..t.otn Wh..e.eu., Dusty Times TE(tUll.A ~-tiW~~,~ e:;;,~tl~ 2013 MEXICAN 1000 , APRIL 27 -MAY 1, 2013 Run the same courst/days as the GENERAL TIRE MORRA MEXICAN 1D0D Rally Enjoy the same hospitality and eutic scenery as the rally entrants " Seven card Poker Rua down the Baja Peninsula • Open to, Prerunners, Buegies, Raptors, AlVs, IJJVs and Bikes (off-road worthy) This is a ■oMompetitiYe and untimed event * Additional poker hands available for additional coatribution to Charity Pool REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! C)KC IILl-rES www.MEXICAN1000.coM • .www.FAcEeooK.coM1NorraFanPage Mexicali )Ot ~,mff,nto February 2013 Page 27

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Steve Centurioni and Bob Scott ran a good pace in the ORE, slowed some Bill Poe was just seconds out of the Class 10 lead for three laps, but late Rod Hall and Jim Fricker had a delay due to an endo on lap 1, but the boys on lap 3, but zipped on home to take third place in Class 10. in the fourth lap a broken tie rod dropped him to fourth place. got the Dodge together and went on to finish third in Class 4. finish line, first on the road, first in Class 2 and first overall. It was the first overall victo-ry, in fact class victory for the brothers from Las Vegas in the SCORE/HDRA series, although they have won before in SNORE events .. They race the old fashioned way with Ed driving the first two laps with Tim riding, then they switch seats at the fuel stop, so Tim drove to the finish with Ed riding shotgun. They raced without second gear for most of the distance, but had no other troubles, and they were overjoyed with the victory. Jack Johnson took off fast in his Class 4 Nissan, did a class fast lap on the third round, and carried on with absolutely no trouble to win the class by 50 minutes and finish sixth overall. Buddy Renoe and Bill Donahoe had a trouble free race for a change, and they drove the Dodge right into a fine second place in Class 4. Bob Gordon did a quick final lap to haul his Chenowth into sec-ond in Class 2, fourth overall, just a couple minutes up on Mike Lund. With a sagging rear suspension Jim and Lisa Greenway salvaged fourth, 3 1/2 minutes later, a mere 43 seconds ahead of Bob Richey. Jerry PenhalVDennis Miller nailed sixth, followed by the McMillins, Snook/ Arras, McBride/ Sourapas, and .a dozen cars finished in Class 2 in-cluding Walter Prince in the Candy Cane decorated Raceco. man/Mike Gaughan. Overall Parker winner Danny Letner did not cover a lap, nor did Stuart Chase, and three more, including Short went missing on the next lap. Collins slowed by almost six minutes in the second lap traffic, but he led the herd on time by six minutes midway in the race. McBride hekf second, a mere four seconds up on the Greenways, with the Herbsts, making a driver change, fourth over a minute back. Lund held fifth, just three sec-onds later, followed by Mark and Kurt Hamilton, three minutes back, who were just 20 seconds ahead of Bob Gordon, who had stopped for some fresh shocks.-Snook/ Arras were next followed by Corky and Scott McMillin and Bob Richey, now without power steering and some gears, all very close on time at midpoint Brian Collins lost a transmis-sion) and other front runners had troubles too. After three of four laps Ed and Tim Herbst had nearly a four minute lead on the Hamil-tons, who unfortu~ately vanished on the last lap in the car that won overall here last year with Willis Hamilton and Marty Letner at the we would Like to congratulate M.O.R.E,, Toys ~o, Tots 2011 Cody Jeffers 11t 011e,1111 - ,_, Class ID Notables: Johnny Burns/Randy Jones • 2nd Class 12 1.e~ us t:e~ You ro TIie Winners e1,e1e1 Call Jeff or Johnny 818-998-2739 •ewieing All Tl'll#5IIXISS Porlln, Mendsola, Alblnll, All vw, 010 Allftls 9763 VAIUEL AVENUE, CHATSWORTH, CA 91311 Page 28 February 2013 helm. Bob Gordon was up to third, another minute down, followed in a half a minute by the McMillins, who had Lund just 16 seconds be-hind them, as the Greenways had rear Shock troubles and dropped to sixthjand Richey was on their bumper. · But, it would still be a sprint race on the final round. It was the Chenowth of Ed and Tim Herbst that boomed across the A fairly slim field of 11 cars took the green in Class 1, and they 311 Continued on page 30 Manny and Tudy Joe Esquerra out ran the competition in the seven truck Class 7 field. Their Ford Ranger led/rom flag to flag, and ended up winning by 17 minutes, good for 16th 0/A. Roger Mears had only one delay, on the first lap, but he and Tony Alvare came back quickly and the Nissan finished easily in second place. Dusty Times

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Wayne Lee and Marc Cartwright had the Chevy second in Class 7 action Kevin J. and Brian E. Smith had the mirage in the front five most of the Curt Farrar and Max Pina drove their ORE to a fine fourth in Class 1/2-1600, for a time, and the team held on to finish well in third place. way, and they fought back to finish well, fifth in Class 1/2-1600. and Farrar also placed a tight fourth at the Parker 400. Scott and Bill Reams won their third consecutive rce in Class 1/2-1600, as Scott did class fast lap on the first round The team led by second all the way and won by over a minute in the ORC. got in at least one lap. Ivan Stewart whipped off fast lap for the class, 1:03:38 to lead the first lap in the radical Toyota, which looked to be working just fine this race. But in his dust, just two seconds back was Troy Herbst in a Chenowth/ Porsche, and Jim Stiles was just a minute behind him in the Raceco/ Toyota, with Mark McMillin only another six seconds down in his new Chenowth/Porsche. Jerry Leighton was about two minutes back in fifth, and Jim Bar-beau was a couple more minutes back in his Raceco. This bunch were really hauling. Leighton vanished on lap 2, along with two others, and McMil-lin edged Stewart for the lead by a scant 12 seconds. Herbst was back a half minute, with Stiles another minute in arrears, and now nobody else was close. But on the next lap Stiles retired with carburetion trou-ble, and McMillin was down with engine woes, and only six covered three laps and they all finished. Out front with a lap to go was Troy Herbst with 23 minutes in hand over second running John Kelly, Raceco. Despite losing about Hartrnut and Wolfram Klawitter led Class 5 from the second lap to the checkered flag, and it was the 22nd consecutive Class 5 finish for the brothers with the tidy race car. John Marking and Gary Cogbill had the Jimco just behind the leader all day and the points champs finished second out of 49 Class 1/2-1600 cars. ten minutes Barbeau held third, in his Raceco, about seven minutes and Stewart, who lost time with up on James Barbeau, another broken axles dropped to fourth, stormer from Las Vegas. Ivan Stew-about five minutes back. art was less than a minute behind It was quite a scene at the fin- in fourth, followed by Jacques de ish, as Ed and Tim Herbst waited Roquancourt, Racecd,and William for the youngest brother, and dad Church, Raceco, who had constant Jerry arrived just as Troy did, the timing gear troubles all day. All six frosting on the Herbst cake for sure. finishers drove alone. Troy ran solo in the Chenowth/ Among the dozen starters in Porsche stopping only for fuel, and Class 8, Robby Gordon did not go he won Class 1 by 21 minutes and a lap in his new Ford, with unfix-finished third overall. They are able shock problems, and a couple probably still celebrating in Las more failed on the second lap. Vegas. John Kelly, from Arizona, Young Steve McEachern had his drove solo to take second in class Dodge in the lead with fast class lap Mel Vaughan and Dan Reynolds ran close in Class 5 for a couple laps, had problems, but came back to take the second place money. of 1:03.21 on lap 1, but Frank Ves-sels had his Chevy just astern, by 21 seconds. Walker Evans was next, his Dodge doing a 1:05:41 with P.J. Jones, Parnelli's son, riding shot-gun. Dave Shoppe was back about 18 seconds here and a couple min-utes ahead of Chris Minor, who had big trouble on lap 2 and retired his Chevrolet midway in the fray. On the second lap Frank Ves-sels, with car builder Jon Nelson riding along, kept up a torrid pace to take over the lead by five minutes from McEachem, with Dodge boss Evans holding a minute and a half back, and Shoppe, with his son Brent in the right seat, was now down another seven minutes in fourth, and the others were well back. Not much changed on the next lap as Vessels, with the bit in his teeth, was going for the overall win and increased his leading margin. Evans did a 1:03:46 to take over second ahead of his mate. But on the final lap, McEachern had no troubles, and Evans dropped some time. But nobody was close to Frank Vessels who won Class 8 by nearly 24 minutes, and finished sec-ond overall, just over a minute out of the overall victory. Steve McEach:• em was a solid second, about three minutes ahead of Dodge mate Walker Evans, who had three min-utes on Dave Shoppe. Well back but finishing were Robin T ullener/ Dan Noyes, Ford, Dave Westhen/ Alex Bourland, brand new GMC, Michael Schuringa/ Jeff Bonnet, Chevrolet, and John Gable/Curt LeDuc, in a brand new Ford. Class 10 had a 19 car field, but three failed on the first lap, and it must have been tough running in the Class 8 dust. There was a good wind blowing, which helped a lot, but dust was still the major hazard. Mike and Wayne Withers did class fast lap on round 1 in the RaCeCo, a 1: 10: 18. It was tight though. Sec-ond was Steve Barlow, eight seconds back, followed by Kirk Van Matte, another eight seconds down, but his Raceco was not seen again. Scott and Kent Pfeiffer were half a minute back in their Chenowth followed Tom and Bob DeNault had troubles with the Chenowth on the first lap, Lyn Mocaby moved steadily up the chart in Class 5 lap by lap, and after Greg Vaughan and Stan Parnell flew their Baja Bug quickly over the bumps, but they fought back to finish well, fifth in Class 1/2-1600. four laps Mocaby took third by just three minutes time. and charged right into a fine fourth in the Class 5 contest. Page 30 February 2013 Dusty Times

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r 1,-Gregg Symonds had the Toyota working well this race, and Gregg, with Jack Schlaman and Chris Robinson were in tight in Class 7S midway, lost Rich Fersch and Steve Patterson maintained a steady pace in their Bug, relief driver Mike Patrick, zipped home in third place in Class 7 4s4. time on lap 3, but still got the Jeep Comanche in third. taking third in Class 5-1600, only three minutes out of second place. by Bill Poe, his ORE a mere 11 sec-onds further down, but 20 seconds up on Michael Church who was 22 seconds ahead of Scott Dinovitz/ John Hagle, and so it went down the line. Greg Aronson, following close in heavy dust coming toward Check 3 had a serious problem, with near zero visibility, and, as he saw some marker cones he also saw a person on the outside of the turn where he was driving, and unfortunately couldn't avoid hitting the man, although he had the Craig Watkins Raceco well slowed down by then. Workers and medics from the check were on hand immediately, and eventually Aronson went on down the course, but after Watkins did another lap in the car they retired. The man was airlifted to Loma Linda University Hospital with probably multiple leg and torso fractures, and was listed in serious condition at that time. Midway in the Class 10 bash, 14 were still in motion, but eight were gone shortly. Here Mike Wil-liams had his Meco in the lead with a minute 50 second lead on Mike Withers, but Williams was seen no more. The Pfeiffers were another minute back, followed in 49 seconds by Poe's two seat ORE, and Michael Church was next, but soon went to the pits for good with timing gear troubles, as did the Di-novitz car, here only another eight seconds back. Six covered three laps and W ith-ers was back in front with 24 sec-onds lead over the Pfeiffer Che-nowth. Poe, with Phil Kehoe riding along was only four more seconds down,and nobody else was close. But the final lap put Withers on the trailer, and Poe down for an hour with a broken tie rod. Scott and Kent Pfeiffer went on to win the class and place 14th overall, a fine finish for the former bike champions. Steve Barlow had his woes on lap 2, but came back strong to place second, 15 minutes later in his JMR. With a steady drive, Steve Centurioni and Bob Scott got the ORE home third, followed in by the luckless Bill Poe. A long second lap, but a fifth place finish went to Mike Petersen and Pat Dean in another of those quick Las Vegas Chenowths, and only five saw the checkered flag. With an all new percentage sys-tem of determining starting order, Classes 4 and 7 incredibly started ahead of Class 1-2-1600 this race. The incredible part is that the new system is designed to be a benefit to the very low entry but high manu-facturer interest groups. Anyhow, a big eight started in Class 4, but it was no contest for the win from the green flag. Jack Johnson, with Brent Foes riding in the Nissan racer, whipped off a 1:07:03 first lap, and the next three laps varied Dusty Times only by two minutes. Johnson won the class by 50 minutes with no strain and was sixth overall, the third of four victories of the day for Las Vegas drivers. Steve Kelley/ Ben Metcalf had their Chevrolet in second on lap 1, only three minutes back, with Buddy Renoe/Bill Do-nahoe next more than seven more minutes down, followed in another minute by John Dyck, whose Jeep Continued on page 32 . ' II ~II OasiHO MorOH(IO, Oa6t1ZOH ea. 31ttorst1.1to 10 oxlt, MotOHflO 1taUJ aHll lolJIJow t"" si91ts Swap meet Is arranged to Include the following sections $ufio1t (J1o•p ~ $114 1 USED PARTS & ACCESSORIES $50.00 10'x15' 2 RACE TRUCKS $.10.00 t0'x15' 3 RACEBUGGYS $30.00 10'x15' 4 MOTORCYCLES $25.00 3'x8' 5 SAND TOYS $30.00 10'x15' 6 QUADS & 3-WHEELERS $30.00 5'x8' 7 TRAILERS & TOW VEHICLES $55.00 10'x20' 8 PRE-RUNNERS $30.00 10'x15' 9 MFG. & RETAIL DISPLAYS $100.00 10'x20' 10 4x4s&JEEPS $30.00 10'X20' Be sure to clean-out those garages and bring your off-road collectables to the fourteenth Annual Off-Road Swap Meet. The only one of it's kind In Southern California's history! $10;00 ADULTS & KIDS UNDER 12 ARE FREE! To reserve a space fill out this entry form and mail with a check to California Pre-Fun, 39067 Orchard St., Cherry Valley, CA 92223 before February 19, 2013. Name ____________ Street~----------------City ___________ State ____ Zip _______ Section _____ _ Move in Saturday 12 p.m. February 23, until show opens at 6 a.m. on Sunday February 24, add $5.00 late fee after 6 a.m. on February 24. Booth space available day of show. Reservations recommended but not required. PRESENTED BY CURT LeDUC'S CALIFORNIA PRE-FUN For more information call Curt LeDuc (951) 845-8820 February 2013 Page 31

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had their Chenowth four minutes back in sixth, with Ponte just seven seconds to the rear, and Larry Mar-tin was another 4 2 seconds down, recovering from a second lap delay, and Ed Pauley and Jon laudiorio were back another 45 seconds, and that was how close the top 20 started the last lap. Jack Ramsay, former overall points champ, scored his first victory in a truck, taking the Class 7 4x4 lead on the third lap, and Jack went on to win in the Jeep Comanche. Darren York and Steve Schlachter ran a fast and steady pace in their Ford Ranger, and the team drove to second place in Class 7 44. Continuing their winning streak (Baja 1000, Parker) Scott and Bill Reams led all the way to victory in their ORC. They can't believe their good fortune with another trouble free race, and they won by a mere minute, 43 seconds. John Mark-ing/Gary Cogbill held second by over five minutes, with Kevin and Brian Smith in for third. These three teams maintained position through the entire race! Curt Fer-rar and Max Pina were fourth, just over another minute down but a comfortable nine minutes up on Tom and Bob DeNault. Craig For-est finished another minute, 17 seconds down, followed by Claudio Ponte, back another 3 1/2 minutes, followed in less than two minutes by Pauley and Iaudiorio, who had four minutes on Jerry Rice. With a steady drive Greg Akins finished 10th, and with three quick laps young Doug Fortin Jr. placed 14th Out of the 33 who finished. Spencer low had the Nissan back on form after disaster at Parker, and with Paul Delang riding along, low took the lead on the first lap and never looked back en rough to victory. J-10 went no farther. In fifth was Rod Hall who did a big time endo in the old Dodge on the first lap, but he and Jim Fricker carried on. With a pair of 1: 10 laps Steve Kelley held second midway in the bash, holding 19 minutes on Renoe/Donahoe, and HalVFricker were now only eight more minutes down and seven were still running. On lap 3 Kelley lost a left rear hub which tossed the wheel into the des-ert, after banging into the cab and fender, and he lost over an hour in repairs. The order set on the third lap lasted through the race, with seventh running Greg Hindson fail-ing to finish. Buddy Renoe and Bill Donahoe were second at the flag with a good run in the Dodge that, oddly enough, is race prepped by Rod Hall's boys Chad and Josh in Reno. Rod Hall and Jim Fricker had a quick in their aging Dodge. Steve Kelley salvaged fourth with a 1: 11 final round. In fifth came Sarry Monroe/Don Yosten in a Jeep J-10, and last was Tim Pruett's Ford. back, their Ford Ranger winning by 17 minutes after four laps. Wayne Lee and Marc Cartwright had the Chevy S-10 in second on lap 1, a mere seven seconds up on Roger Mears, Nissan. Runn Jones was down another three minutes iti., fourth, followed by Brian and Lynn Dolinar, Ford. Mears turned -up the wick on the next lap to take over second, about seven minutes ahead of Lee, who was eight minutes ahead of Jones. Mears increased his margin on the next lap over Lee to 14 minutes, Jones had big trouble, still held fourth, but he and Rick O'Donnell failed to finish in the Ford. At the flag Roger Mears/ Tony Alvarez were a clear second in the Nissan, 43 minutes faster than the Wayne Lee/Marc Cartwright Chevy. Brian an Lynn Dolinar had big problems on lap 3 but got the Ford in for a fourth place finish. · Class 1-2-1600 was the biggest by far, with 49 starters and 33 of them finished four laps. The sheer size and the close competition in this class made it difficult to follow, and we may have missed some top runners in the early laps. Scott Reams dashed off a 1 :09:44 first lap to lead the herd on time in the O.R.C. Defending points champs John Marking and Gary Cogbill had the Jimco second, less than two minutes back, and Kevin and Brian Smith were another minute 13 secondg ahead of Curt Fhrar/ Max Pina'; O.R.E. Larry Martin,Chenowth, was fifth, five minutes out of the lead followed in 23 seconds by Brad Inch, who was three seconds ahead of Duke Perrin, who had nine seconds on Seven started in Class 7 but neither Larry Noel or Don Roun-tree got in a lap. Zipping over the course Esquerra led by ten minutes after one lap and they never looked Willie Valdez and Gil Divine had no troubles at all with their Ford Ranger, and the team whipped home in second spot in Class 7S. Claudio Ponte. Well, you get .the picture. Strong contender Doug Fortin, Jr. found somebody had cut his clutch cable in the impound, so he was not only shoved to the back of the class line up, significant in such a big entry, but lost about half an hour making repairs after his start. Four were missing, and three more vanished on lap 2. By our count Scott and Bill Reams led midway by less than three minutes over Marking/Cog-bill, who were only a minute up on Kevin and Brian Smith. Ponte was fourth, another two minutes back, 40 seconds ahead of Farrar/Pina, and Duke Perrin was another two minutes down. Next,J.D. Ward was 18 more seconds down, followed in eleven seconds by Craig Forest, who had 17 seconds on Brad Inch. Neither Ward nor Inch covered another lap. Several of the quick cars had problems on lap 3, but 35 were still running. The Reams team led now by only 13 seconds over Marking and Cogbill, and''the miths 'held third merely 45 seconds later. Far-rar was back five minutes in fourth, followed in five minutes by Craig Forest. Coming back from a first lap delay, Tom and Bob DeNault Class 5 held a baker's dozen starters, and former ATV champi-on Marty Hart led them all on the first lap, with a fast lap of 1:08: 18. LeRoy Van Kirk had his Porsche second, just over a minute back, followed in just over another min-ute by usual winners Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter. Mel Vaughan/ Dan Reynolds were close in fourth, a couple minutes back, followe~ 'in another couple minutes by George Seeley, Jr. who lost over two hours on the second round. Hart lost well over an hour on lap 2, droppitig fo eiglhh~ 1 The Klawitters had their tidy Bug ·• out front, by over five minutes. Vaughan/Reynolds were in second, eight minutes up on Greg Sanden, who had over a minute margin Cameron and Grant Steele led the 21 Bug field in Class 5-1600 from green to checkered flag. the young brother team having no troubles at all on their way to victory. Manfred Hove and Mike Molino had a good day in the desert in their 5-1600 Kent Lothringer and John Bartolotti moved steadily through the Class 9 Mike Mc Clune and Rick Paquette drove this rebom Chenowth into fourth Bug, and they covered the course quickly to take fourth spot. field lap by lap, and they finished strong in third place. in Class 9, after losing 20 minutes on the first lap. Page 32 February 2013 Dusty Times

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on Van Kirk, who retired past the midway point. Seeley lost over two hours, and Gene Norman and John Cooley were now fifth with Lyn Mocaby right in their dust. After three rounds the Klawit-ter brothers led by 27 minutes as others had long laps. Greg Sanden was now second, followed in just 15 seconds by Norman/Cooley and Vaughan/Reynolds were only another four minutes back. Mocaby was fifth, while Greg Vaughan/ Stan Parnell were sixth. The leading car rolled on to victory in Class 5. It was the 22nd consecutive finish for Hartmut and Wolfram Klawitter, and most of them have been on or near the top. Over a half hour down Mel Vaughan and Dan Reynolds claimed second, followed in 19 minutes by Lyn Mocaby. Greg Vaughan/Stan Parnell moved up to fourth, another ten minutes back, and Marty Hart and Sharon Bruso moved to fifth with class fast lap of 1:08:02. Last lap trouble dropped Sanden to sixth. Lisa Dickerson and Scott Cameron were seventh, as Norman, with a three hour last lap was next followed by Seeley, the last finisher. A dozen started in Class 7 4x4, but Sherman Balch did not make a lap, and Jerry McDonald lost a transmission, fixed that only to go out with engine trouble on lap 2. Meanwhile Paul and Dave Simon had the first lap lead with class fast lap of 1: 16:39 in the Ford. Jack Ramsay had his Jeep close, 51 seconds back, and he was five minutes up on Darren York/Steve Schlachter, Ford. Wayne Demonja had his Mazda just nine more sec-onds back, while Gregg Symonds-was fifth in his Toyota, just a couple minutes up on Bud Sebelius, Jeep. Simon and Simon held the lead midway, now nearly eight minutes ahead of Ramsay. Darren York/ Steve Schlachter held third, fol-lowed by Symonds, then Sebelius, and Mike RandalVBob Grumbein moved their Jeep into sixth. De-In the leading pack all day, Ross and James Craft moved into second in Class 5-1600 on lap three, and they stayed there to the finish line. monja lost an hour to unknown woes and dropped to eighth. Simon dropped over ten minutes on the next lap, holding in second place but handing the lead to Ramsey. The others held position at this point and nine were in motion. Jack Ramsey held his lead with another 1:22 lap, winning 7 4x4 honors for Jeep. Jack, another fast Las Vegas driver, said he had no problems, and slowed only with one flat. Darren York and Steve Schlachter were just 13 minutes back in second in the Ford, as Si-mon had an hour down time with ignition problems and finished sixth. Gregg Symonds, with relief driver Mike Patrick doing the last lap, his first time out in a truck, held third, followed in three min-utes by the Jeep of Bud Sebelius and Mark Johnson. Mike Randall and Bob Grumbein were fifth in another Jeep. Wayne Demonja sal-vaged seventh followed in by John Swift, Ford, and Eric Heiden, Ford. Fifteen started the four lap sprint in Class 7S and they all got in two laps. Taking the lead was the Nissan of Spencer Low and Paul Delang, with class fast lap of 1:16:34. Low would lead all the way to pay dirt. Rob MacCachren and Mike Smig were second here, the Jeep merely a minute 40 seconds off pace, and Mike Lesle was a mere second slow-er in his Jeep. Jack Schlaman and Chris Robinson were fourth in still another Jeep, followed closely by Scott Douglas, Ford, Willie Valdez, Ford, and Mike and Pat Falkosky, Toyota. Parker winners Chuck and John Johnson lost a ring & pinion on the far side of the course, and an hour getting the part to the Ford in the heavy congestion on the access roads. Midway MacCachren was just 37 seconds behind Low, Schlaman was third, Lesle had 50 minutes of trouble, and Valdez was fourth about 14 minutes up on Malcolm Vinje/Mark Hansen. Falkosky was less than another minute down, while Douglas retired after a lap of nearly five hours. Things shifted behind Low on lap 3. MacCachren dropped over an hour, and Willie Valdez/Gil Di-vine moved into second, followed by Falkosky. Vinje/Hansen were now fourth, followed by Schlamari; and Robinson, and Mike Lesle was up to sixth. Even this order didn't hold as Vinje's Toyota needed a part on the far side of the course, and it took way over an hour to get Rich Richardson and Kevin Perrault led the 29 Challenger car pack from the second lap in their Jimco. It was a tight race and they won by only five minutes in Class 9. Arturo T,znado does a wheelie for the spectators, but he went fast on the course and took a close second place in the hectic Class 9 action. from the start/finish to the Toyota, chren took fifth, nine minutes fur-but they did finish, tenth and last ther back, followed in five minutes in Class 7S. by J.C. Urias, Sr and Jr., Johnson Spencer Low brought the Nis-and Johnson, Mike Lesle, and Ger-san home a big winner, a full 18 ald Fries, Ford. minutes ahead of Willie Valdez A pack of 21 Bugs took off in , and Gil Divine in the Ranger. Jack Class 5-1600 and more than half Schlaman/Chris Robinson nailed of them finished.All but two got third, back another 29 minutes, in at least one lap. Out front on followed by Mike and Pat Falkosky, the first lap with class fast lap of down another 14 minutes as this 1:21:27 were youngsters Cameron class really spread out. Rob MacCa-and Grant Steele, but R.C. Jones and David Bark were only back a minute 23 seconds, and they had Darryl and Wayne Cook a minute 37 seconds to their rear bumper. Craig Stewart and Alan Repashy were down just another 44 seconds with Ross and James Craft just 50 seconds behind them and Mario Panagiotopoulos was a single sec-ond further down, with Lee Patten another 22 seconds back in a tight first lap. Dave Ashley took an immediate lead in Class 3/14 in the strong running Ford Bronco, arrd never looked back, whipping home an easy winner, 52 minutes ahead of second place. Mike Schwellinger and Steve Kramer moved the Jeep CJ 7 into second spot on lap 3, and they drove home in second place, the first Class 3 rig. Steele led midway, now about 4 1/2 minutes to the good over R.C. Jones and the Cooks were back nearly two minutes. The Crafts were next, about two minutes fur-ther down with Craig Stewart only eight seconds behind them and he was three minutes up on Rich Fersch and Steve Patterson who Continued on page 34 Don Adams and Larry Olsen stayed close in the Jeep Wrangler and they Ramon Castro and Enrique Alfaro had some oil leakage in the Beetle, but Jerry Penal/ and Dennis Miller had a clean run in their Porsche powered finished theird in Class 3/14, only eight minutes out of second spot. they kept it moving for a solid and close third in Class 11. 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Tiznado, and he was a mere 26 seconds faster than Gross/Valentine. The Currier Sandhawk held fifth, another half minute back, and the Elliott Chenowth dropped to sixth. second, but he was not seen again. The Rick Sieman/Wes Holmes Bronco was another five minutes down in third, followed by Mike Schwellinger and Steve Kramer, Jeep CJ 7, another five minutes down. Carl Cook had his CJ 2 in fifth here, two more minutes back followed in eight minutes by the Jeep Wrangler of Don Adams/ Larry Olsen. The axle problems apparently cured, Bob Richey, with Harold Nicks, kept They had an extra hour in time on lap 2, but Mike Petersen and Pat Dean The third lap• was disaster for several front runners. Currier lost an hour, Lester broke a ball joint and lost more than that, and the Gross LaPlant dropped over an hour. Heading into the final lap Richardson/Per-Midway Ashley had a 20 minute lead on Rick Sieman, Cook was back another 19 minutes, followed in four minutes by Schwellinger/ Kramer. Adams was now fifth, and Wes Banks/Rick Martinez moved their Jeep into sixth, followed by David Bryan/Debbie Keefe, Jeep CJ 6. a swift pace to finish fifth in Class 2 in the Raceco/Porsche. survived to finish, fifth in the high attrition Class 10. had Manfred Hove and Mike Mo-lina a minute behind them. The Bugs were really racing! On lap 3 the Steele Bug main-tained the lead over Craft, 13 ·minutes ahead, with the Cook Bug holding third another minute down. Fersch/Patterson were up to fourth, back about three minutes, followed in ten minutes by Hove/ Molina. Craig Stewart broke an axle and lost nearly two hours, and Jones had trouble too and dropped to sixth, just ahead of Joseph and Steve Grier. Cameron and Grant Steele car, ried on quickly, the final three laps all within the minute, and they won Class 5-1600 by a whopping 19 minutes, a huge margin for this class. Ross and James Craft held second place, finishing over three minutes ahead of Rich Fersch and Steve Patterson. The Cooks van-Evan Evans and Phil Fareio had their Jeep Cherokee wired for Mojave, and they led all the way in Class 6, eventually winning the three lap run by over 47 minutes. ished into the desert, and Manfred Hove and Mike Molina moved into fourth, followed in by Joseph and Steve Grier. R.C. Jones had more trouble oh the last lap but salvaged eighth place, just three minutes faster than Craig Stewart. Last in class, 13th, went to Mike Norris and Ronnie Dunbar; their time of 8:43.42 was close to the nine hour time allowance, and they took the dubious honor oflast over-all of the four lap finishers. A hefty 29 Challenger cars started in Class 9, but alas, seven did not cover a lap, and two more were missing after one round. Points champs Nick Gross and Joe Valentine started out strong with a 1:26.40 time to lead the first lap by less than a minute over Norm Lester1/Dave Ramocinski. Rich Richardson/Kevin Perrault were half a minute back in third followed in just over a minute by Glen El-liott/John Knudsen, a half minute up on Mike Currier and Joel Stan-kavich, and it was tight well down the ranks. Midway the Richardson/Perrault • Jimco was in the lead by over·two •minutes . The Lester Raceco was second five minutes up on At:turo vacation rentals available in the exclusive Indian Wells country Club in the sunny Palm Springs area of southern California. Two or three bedrooms, furnished for your complete relaxation, and, if you are a glutton for punishment, play golf on either of two beautiful cours~s. FYI, wireless internet and long distance phones c~lls (USA) included. Starting at S4,500 in season (January thru April) or $2,300 per month out of season. Call (760) 345-6124 Page 34 February 2013 rault held a good lead of almost six minutes on Tiznado and youngsters Dale and Darren Ebberts moved into third in their Jimco, just 19 seconds up oh Kent Lothringer/John Bartoletti.· A min-ute and a half later it was Ray Mc-Clain/Mike Daghlian in a car they call the Ghoster, just 16 seconds ahead of Elliott/Knudson. The leading Jimco did not falter on the last lap and Rich Richard-son and Kevin Perrault won the big class by over five minutes. Arturo Tiznado drove all the way alone to second place, 27 odd minutes ahead of Kent Lothringer/John Bartoletti, who had a minute 47 seconds margin on Mike McClune and Rick Paquette who drove the Chenowth from seventh to fourth on the last lap. Elliott/Knudsen were another three minutes back in fifth, ten minutes ahead of Mc-Clain/Daghlian. The Ebberts boys dropped to seventh, followed home by Gross/Valentine, and 14 Class 9 cars finished the four laps. Class 3/14 had 13 starters, and they all did tp.e fo:st lap. Out front by seven fainutes was the refurqished Fotd Bronco of David Ashle~' abd with co-driver Danny Thoma' riding along, Ashley never looked ack en route to victory despite trdubles on the third lap. After oi-ie round Pete Sohren had his new Mitsubishi pickup in With one lap to go Ashley's lead grew to 40 minutes. Schwellinger took over second, nine minutes up on Adams, Banks moved into fourth, and Dave Bryan took over fifth just ahead of Carl Cook. Not much changed on lap 4. David Ashley won the class by 52 minutes in the Ford Bronco. Mike Schwellinger and Steve Kramer held on to second in the Jeep, eight min-utes ahead of the Wrangler of Don Adams/Larry Olsen. Banks and Martinez held fourth followed in by Michael Horner/John DeVito, GMC S-15, and Dave Bryan, who lost a drive line in sight of the finish line, dropped to sixth, followed in three minutes by Carl Cook. Nine rigs finished in Class 3/14. Class 6 held seven starters, but the Stanley Herzog Bronco II •van-ished early on the first of the three required laps. The other new car in the class, the Jeep Cherokee of Evan Evans and Phil Fareio took a fout minute lead on lap 1, and stayed in the lead to the checkered flal Here Dale and Randy Jordan were second in the El Camino, but went no farther. Larry Schwacofer wa$ another eight minutes back in third in the '57 Chevy, with Arne Gun-narsson/John Johnston next in the Saab 96 just ahead of Steve RusseU and Neville Sharp, Camara. On the Larry Schwacofer had a good run in his '57 Chevrolet in the rough going, no real troubles, and he took send place honors at the flag. Earle Howard and Mike Monohan dominated the two lap Class 11 bash, as they had their Bettle out front early and they led all the way to win by just three minutes. Dusty Times

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Mike Williams had his Mero in the Class 10 lead midway in the fray, but The cars were incredibly close on time in Class 1/2-1600, and Craig Forest Claudio Ponte nailed down seventh place in Class 1/2-1600, his Chenowth the lay-down shock car was seen no more after that finished a tight sixth in his Chenowth Magnum. merely a bft over three minutes out of sixth. middle lap the Evans Cherokee was out front by 40 minutes, Schwacofer was second, and Russell just over five minutes back in third, and they held position on the last lap. Evan Evans, who is beginning to look a lot like his dad Walker, won Class 6 by a huge margin of 45 minutes. Larry Schwacofer held second finishing 13 minutes up on Steve Russell. Arne Gunnarsson nailed down fourth 19 minutes later. Mike Newton and Larry Tun-nell had a major three hour delay on lap 1, finished all three, but were five minutes overtime so only got credit for two laps, fifth place. Last off the line with all the heavy hitters coming past were the five Class 11 Beetles, facing two laps of the tough course. Earle Howard and Mike Monohan did fast lap of 1:56.13 on round 1 for the lead. Andy Diaz and Scott Wagstaff were four minutes back followed in five minutes by Ramon Castro/Enrique Alfaro. Parker winners Jack and Tim Zandbergen lost the floorpan on lap 1 and were fourth, about 30 minutes• out of the lead, and Max Trumpower did not cover a lap. Earle Howard held his lead to the finish line, driving all the way. Andy Diaz/Scott Wagstaff did a two hour second lap to match their first, and took second 2 1/2 minutes back in a tight race. With a rear deck covered with oil from the cooler, Ramon Castro was eight minutes back in third, well ahead of the Zandbergen Beetle. The race was over early with the last starters out of time at 5:00 p.m. In fact the overall winners arrived at 11: 15 a.m. and were cleaned up in time for lunch. The awards were held Saturday evening in the crowded confines of a barn on a nearby dude ranch, that does put on a great pre-awards barbecue dinner with tables outside. Sad to say many trophy winners had gone home before the awards, perhaps tired of the traffic hassles, and anxious to get out of the area. Of course many bikers have another race on Sunday. Randy Morales, who won overall motorcycle honors last year, did it again with Chuck Miller co-riding the Kawasaki. Next for the series regulars, and many more folks, was the Binion's Mint 400, merely six weeks beyond this race, barely time to heal the the race car and the wallet. Andy Diaz and Scott Wagstaff stayed very close all the way, but they had to settle for serond in the tight running Class 11 bunch. ... Ed Pauley and Jon landiorio do a little wheelie on their way to eighth place Jerry Rice tumed very consistent laps to take ninth in Class 1/2-1600, and Bud Sebelius and Marie Johnson stayed close all day in the Jeep Comanche in the two seater in Class 1/2-1600. he was only about 20 minutes behindd the winner on time. and they took fourth in Class 7 4x4, just theee minutes out of third. The Toyota of Mike and Pat Falkosky haules out of a hole in the rough Joseph and Steve Grier finished fifth in Class 5-1600, despite a few Glen Bliott and John Knudsen had the Chenowth right with the leaders desert e route to a good finish, fourth in Class 7S. problems on the first and third laps with the Bug. earfy in Class 9 action, and they finished w:ell, in fifth place. Ray McClain and Mike Daghlian call their car the Ghoster, and they drove Wes Banks and Rick Martinez had a good day in their new Jeep CJ, and Steve Russell and Neville Sharpe had trouble on the first and third laps but all four laps to finish sixth in the tight running Class 9. the team from northern Calffomia finished fourth in Class 3/14. 1they got the Chevy Camaro home a solid third in Class 6. Dusty Times February 2013 Page 35

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FGaadrich 1111!!S BFGOODRICH® TIRES CLAIMS MULTIPLE OFF-ROAD RACING HONORS GREENVILLE, S.C. Oan. 29, 2013) - As the 2013 off-road and desert racing seasons gets underway, BFGoodrich® Tires and its driver community continue to be recognized for their 2012 accom-plishments. The honors include longtime BFGoodrich desert racing support coordinator and BFGoodrich employee Jeff Cummings named as the Sal Fish SCORE Person of the Year. SCORE International also recognized BFGoodrich Tires as its con-tingency company of the year for the 22nd time and the pit support partner of the year for the 24th time at the annual SCORE Awards. "We are beyond thrilled to be recognized by our peers and fans in off-road racing," said Peter Calhoun, motorsports manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "Our dedication to the off-road community and SCORE International continues to be strong and we appreciate knowing our efforts are being recognized." For Cummings, this was his first selection as SCORE Person of the Year in his 34 year career. It is the fifth time that a BFGoodrich employee has been named Person of the Year by the racing organiza-tion. Cummings provides race and corporate support for off-road racing and helps coordinate the unprecedented pit support programs for the company. "Jeff is an icon in the desert racing world and his direct work with the SCORE International race community has strengthened our company and the sport," added Calhoun. "BFGoodrich Tires has been supporting desert racing, especially SCORE, for 37 years," said Fish, SCORE's CEO who also celebrated his retirement at the awards. "To win the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 once is a major feat, but to capture the world's most prestigious desert race 20 straight years (1986-2005) and 25 times all together is unbelievable. BFGoodrich Tires are the most dominant desert racing tires in the world and we are privileged to be able to honor them. BFGoodrich Tire's support of desert racers is unparalleled. I am personally deeply humbled to have had the relationship with BFGoodrich Tires that I have had for nearly four decades. No mo-torsport has a more involved or a more committed sponsor, contin-gency donor and pit support group than SCORE has in BFGoodrich Tires." In addition to the company accolades, a number of drivers competing across the leading off-road racing circuits captured class titles in the following series in 2012: Best In The Desert; Lucas Oil Off-Road Racing Series (LOORRS); Traxxas TORC Series; SCORE International and Ultra4. With 108 total wins and 32 total champions in the top off-road racing series, BFGoodrich Tires continued its dominance in the sport in 2012. 2012 SCORE INTERNATIONAL CLASS CHAMPIONS Class 1 Cody Parkhouse Class 2 Clyde Stacy Class 3 Donald Moss Class 5 Kevin Carr Class 6 Eduardo Laguna Class 7 Dan Chamlee Class 7SX Elias Hanna Class 8 Roldolfo Iribe Stock Full Wes Bevly III Stick Mini Andy Bell Class 11 Eric Solorzano 2012 BEST IN THE DESERT CLASS CHAMPIONS Class 1000 Tony Smiley Class 1200 Troy Vest Class 1400 Trick Truck Steve Sourapas Class 2000 Hank Winter Class 3000 Nick Bayes Class 8100 Tim Casey 2012 LUCAS OIL OFF ROAD RACING SERIES Pro Buggy Steve Grienke Limited Buggy John Fitzgerald Super Lite Sheldon Creed 2012 TRAXXAS TORC RACING SERIES Pro 4 Ricky Johnson Pro 2 Bryce Menzies Pro Lite Brad Lovell Pro Buggy Mitchell Dejong 1600 Buggy Mark Steinhardt 1600 Light Buggy Greg Stingle Formula 4x4 Bradley LaMarche Stock Truck Matt Ives Super Stock Truck Danny Beauchamp Super Truck Bob Gremler 2012 ULTRA4 RACING SERIES Pro Series Champion Brad Lovell King of Hammers Erik Miller About BFGoodrich Using motorsports as a proving ground for more than 40 years, BFGoodrich® Tires is involved in every type of racing, including sports car, drag, desert, dirt, rally and extreme rock crawling. BFGo-odrich Tires combines technological expertise with vast motorsports experience, delivering a high-performance tire for every type of vehicle. Visit BFGoodrich Tires at www.BFGoodrichTires.com, on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/BFGoodrichTires or on Twitter at @BFGoodrichTires. Page 36 BFGOODRICH® TIRES CAPTURES TITLES IN TOP .DESERT RACING CIRCUITS GREENVILLE, S.C. (Feb. 11, 2013) -While the desert can be cruel, it proved to be a welcom-ing landscape this weekend for BFGoodrich® Tires and its rac-ing teams. Teams running the company's high performance off road tires claimed four of the top five spots including the overall title for the fifth time in the past six years at the grueling Griffin King of the Hammers competi-tion in Johnson Valley, Calif. All four of these finishers competed on BFGoodrich Baja TI A KRT-B tires, specially de-signed for rock racing and the punishing desert terrain found at the King of the Hammers. Of the 27 finishers of the 2013 Grif-fin King of the Hammers, 15 ran on BFGoodrich Tires. Randy Slawson of Colton, California was the first to cross the finish line after pacing the field in the 165-mile race over desert and rocks. Slawson fin-ished in a time of 7: 28: 10, more than 20 minutes ahead of the second place finisher, Shannon Campbell, a two-time winner of the King of the Hammers. Slawson, with co-driver and brother Chris, started ninth on the day after recording the sec-ond best qualifying time earlier in the week for all last chance qualifiers. Despite changing weather conditions that includ-ed sun, high winds and the threat of rain and snow, Slawson described his day as routine. "We pretty much didn't get ut of the car all day," said an elated Slawson. "It was a really a flawless run and we had a blast. It's the best tire I have ever run. There were areas where others were just spinning and we had total traction." The Slawson entry, running on BFGoodrich 39 inch tires, only experienced one slight ad-ju s tm en t as he had one tire maintain a slow leak but the tire held its form to enable for an easy change. "With the one flat it was such a slow leak it took ten minutes for us to notice," added Slawson. "I am sure we did something to it to cause that. The tires were amazing." Chicky Barton charged down the final hill to finish in third, just behind Campbell in a time of 8:23:50. Barton reached the final podium spot after starting 24th and ran the entire race on the same set.of BFGoodrich tires he started with. "Both me and my dad have run BFGoodrich from day one," said Barton after the day of work on the course. "The climbing on these tires was phenomenal and overall performed great all day." Last year's winner, Erik Mill-er, finished fourth after starting 16th, also running on BFGo-odrich tires and not experienc-ing a single issue. BFGoodrich Tires also par-ticipated in a robust contin-gency program for 2013. Under the program Slawson received $7,500 as the overall winner. The success in California came on the heels of similar results at the first Best in the Desert race of the season the February 2013 Parker 425 where BFGoodrich drivers claimed eight total class wins in Parker, Ariz. Jason Voss, running on BFGoodrich 39 inch BAJA TI AKR tires for the first time, claimed the overall win for the unlimited truck and buggy class categories driving his class 1400 Trick Truck. Gary Weyhrich, also on BF-Goodrich tires, placed second with a time of 7:10:21. "This was the first race in 17 races that neither I nor my co-rider did not have to get out of the truck. We had no flat tires and no mechanical issues. The changes we made in our race program were what we needed to be on top. BFGoodrich tires played a big part in this finish and we are very happy with these tires," said Richie Voss, Jason's father. BLUERIBBON COALITION, INC. Contact: Greg Mumm, BRC Executive Director Phone: (208) 244-2112 Email: brgreg@sharetrails.org Date: February 7, 2013 Obama's pick to be the new Secretary of the Interior presents both challenges and opportuni-ties for the OHV community. POCATELLO, ID (February 7, 2013) - President Barack Obama announced yesterday his choice of Sally Jewell to replace outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar. Jewell is the current CEO of Rec-reational Equipment Inc. (REI). She is described in the media as a former oil engineer, commercial banker and a pragmatic business leader who will "work with both parties and interest groups on all sides." Greg Mumm, BRC's Executive Director, said he hoped Jewell's appointment would translate into expanding a diverse range of recreational pursuits on pub-lic lands and National Parks. "There needs to be a focus for providing both motorized and non-motorized uses. Recent man-agement plans have closed nearly 50% of the roads and trails open for motorized recreation. There is a need for a better balance." Mumm notes any loss of motor-ized recreation on public lands locks out Americans who choose or are required to use OHVs for recreation, and fails to take ad-vantage of the economic benefits of sustainable OHV.and snowmo-bile use. But Jewell's nomination comes with questions for the OHV and snowmobile community. One concern is the anti-OHV activism that has been a hallmark of both REI and the National Parks Con-servation Association (NPCA), where Jewell serves as a board member. REI has long supported anti-access groups such as the Si-erra Club and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. The NPCA has been at the forefront of many anti-OHV and OSV lawsuits at such places as Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, Yel-lowstone National Park in Wyo-ming and Big Cypress National Preserve in Florida. On the other hand, Jewell's private sector ties hopefully re-fleet her understanding of recre-ation's unique place and potential importance to rural tourism and local economies. "We hope that, in her first role as a public servant, we see Sally Jewell balancing her personal predisposition to non-motorized recreation with legally supportable and just-as-popular forms of motorized recreation on both Park and non-Park lands," Mumm concluded. ### The BlueRibbon Coalition is a national recreation group that champions responsible recreation, and encourages individual en-vironmental stewardship. With members in all 50 states, BRC is focused on building enthusiast involvement with organization-al efforts through membership, outreach, education, and col-laboration among recreationists. 1-800-BlueRib - www.sharetrails. org FRANK DeANGELO JOINS THE OFF-ROAD MOTOR-SPORTS HALL OF FAME BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Off-Road Motorsports Hall of Fame is proud to an-nounce Frank DeAngelo has joined the Board of Directors. Frank has a rich history in the off-road industry, being awarded the 1985 SCORE Person of the Year, 2006 BFGoodrich Motorsports Person of the Year and a 2007 Top Ten Most Influential People of Mexico by Dirt Sports Magazine. ORMHOF is excited to work with him in the upcoming years to reach new goals. WINNER'S CIRCLE MEMBERS ORMHOF would like to thank the seven Winner's Circle mem-bers for their loyalty and support throughout 2012 and in.to the years to come. Their member-ships help to expand the exhibit, upgrade the website and of course, help make the annual lndcuction Ceremony a beauitul event. From the entire ORMHOF group, we thank you! Bonnie Vessels Bud Feldkamp Rob Reinertson Walker Evans Rod Hall Mark McMillin Michael Gaughan To find out how to become a member or how to nominate someone, please visit www. ormhof.org or check us out on Face book. Schedule of Events: January - March 2013 Cal4WD Convention, Rancho Cordova: February 15-17 Tierra Del Sol, Truckhaven Hills Area of Ocotillo Wells: March 1-3 Tecate SCORE San Felipe 250, San Felipe, Mexico: March 8-10 Finally a short cut that's legal. Be sure to stop by the ORMHOF booth at these events to check out the new membership levels and benefits. You might be surprised what you can gain by giving back. Dusty Times

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RALLY AMERICA ADDS 2013 MANUFAC-TURERS' NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Williston, VT (January 22, 2013) - Rally America announced today that it is adding the Manu-facturers' National Championship to the 2013 Rally America Nation-al Championship, which begins at the season opener Sno*Drift Rally, in Atlanta, MI, on January 25-26. Overall, Super Production (SP), Two-Wheel Drive (2WD), and B-Spec Class teams will be eligible to compete in the battle of the brands. The Manufacturers' Nation-al Championship will pit Rally America's most commonly found manufacturer brands, such as Honda, Scion, Subaru, Ford, and Mitsubishi, against one another. Every driver in the Overall, SP, 2WD, and B-Spec Class has a stake in the manufacturer's out-come as the top finishing car in each category wins that driver's brand a total of 22 points after each round. "This creates even more excite-ment for the manufacturers, fans and teams this year," said Bill Fogg, Sr., President of Rally Amer-ica, "The Manufacturers' National Championship heightens the par-ticil)ants already overflowing com-petitive emotions." Rally America is also proud to announce the participating sponsors: Subaru of America, Inc., Ford Racing and Honda Performance Development, which are making this exciting new race competition open to all brands. "The re-introduction of a man-ufacturer's title signals a positive development for Rally America and growth for the series. As a brand, Subaru is closely associated with rallying which has been a core component of our motors-port heritage," said James Han, motorsports mar-keting manager for Subaru of America, Inc. Rally America will recognize the manufacturer with the high-est accumulated points, in each class, at the season-ending Lake Superior Performance Rally on October 16-17 in Houghton, MI with a yet to be named Manufac-turer's Trophy. "Winning manufacturer cham-pionships is very important for Ford. Over the last few years we've seen the level of manufacturers, competition and competitors grow and we are excited Rally America is helping reignite the manufac-turer rivalry in the sport," said Scott Denby, Marketing and Strat-egy Development Manager, Ford Racing, "There are many drivers who have chosen to race a Ford in the series and we are pleased this championship will allow a manufacturer to recognize every car that contributes throughout the season." "Today's announcement is encouraging for the growth of rallying in North America, where many racers already compete us-ing Honda products," said Marc Sours, Commercial Director, Honda Performance Develop-ment, the racing arm of American Honda. "The addition of the B-Spec category in the champion-ship is particularly encouraging, as this is a great entry-level, cost-effective class. Interest in rally racing is growing, as evidenced by Microsoft's inclusion of the Hon-da Fit B-Spec Rally in their new Forza Horizon video game. We are pleased to offer the support of the Honda Racing Line program to Rally America competitors." For more information please visit www.rally-america.com. Fans can easily track the national Man-ufacturers' National Champion-ship points standings when the website is updated. About Rally America: Based in Williston, VT, Rally America, Inc. sanctions the Rally America National Championship which consists of at least seven national-level events located at a variety of venues across the country, from Portland, Oregon to Newry, Maine. Top competitors in the Rally America National Championship reach speeds of well over 100 mph driving highly modified street cars such as Mit-subi~hi Evolutions, Subaru WRX STI's, Ford Fiestas and Scion XD's on natural-terrain courses consist-ing of gravel, dirt, ice or snow. For more information regarding Rally America's National Champion-ship or the sport of performance rally, visit www.rally-america.com "Preserving Our Natural Resources FOR The Public Instead Of FROM The Public"._ __ _ 4555 Burley Dr. Suite A • Pocatello, ID • 83202 1-800-BLUERIB • www.sharetrail,;.org Dusty Times Happenings ••• from page 7 SOUTHERN SHORT COURSE OFF ROAD RACING ASSN. 4305 WOOTI.ARK DRNE TAMPA FL 33624 (813) 962-2857 (All Races at Ea.stb111 RacewaJ, Tampa, FL) TRAXXAS TORC SERIES See MORR Listings TOYS FOR TOTS (619) 252-1197 /(619) 252-3093 UNADILLA VALLEY SPORTS CENTER P.O. Box 5119 EDMESTON, NY 13335 (606) 965-8784/FAX: (606) 905-8784 <www.unadillamx.com> VORRA VALLEY OFF RoAD RAcING AssocIATION 1970 EAsT 2ND STREIT RENO, NV 89502 775-287-0615 <www.vorra.net> March 16-17, 2013 Short Course Prairie City OHV Park Folsom, CA April 20-21, 2013 Short Course Prairie City OHV Park Folsom, CA May 25-27, 2013 Yerington 300 Desert Race Yerington, NV July 13-14, 2013 250 Mile Night Race allon, NV August 31-September 2, 2013 USA 500 Desert Race Femley,NV October 5-6, 2013 Short Course Prairie City OHV Park Folsom, CA October 26-27, 2013 Short Course The Famous Halloween Race! Prairie City OHV Park Folsom, CA VICENTE ,GUERRERO OFFR0ADCUJB PRoFO. CENOVIO GAMBOA 011-52-616-6-21-91 (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 RAcING PATRICK McGUIRE P.O. Box376 ADAMSBURG, PA (412) 527-6556 WHIPLASH MOTORSPORTS 2939 E; Grovers Ave. PHOENIX, AZ 85032 (602) 971-3730 OFF RoAD RAcE SERIES 406-321-4644/406-670-4647/ 406-698-9536 W1scoNsIN OFF RoAD FESTIVAL TERRY OR BEV FRIDAY 5913 so. U.S. HWY 45 OSHKOSH, WL 54901 (414) 688-5509 FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP P.O. Box99 CRANDON, WISCONSIN 54520 303-880-7221 <WWW.WRC.COM> XTREME INTERNATIONAL 1863 COMMANDER DRIVE LAKE HAVASU CITY, AZ 86403 (520) 855-RACE/(520) 855-2208 BAJA OFFICE: 011-526-6225 ZR PROMOTIONS Luis RENE MONTANO C. CALZADA iNDEPENDENCIA 200 -5 COL. lNSURGENTES EsTE 21280 MEXICALI, BC, MX (686) 564 6653 info@zrpromo.com February 2013 more Trail Notes ... from page 7 RIGID INDUSTRIES SELECTED To BE OFFICIAL LIGHTS FoR RoGER NoRMAN's NEw SCORE INTERNATIONAL -Rigid joins King Shocks, Monster Energy on growing list of new SCORE sponsors. Looking to find a way to help light his pathway to the future of desert racing, SCORE International's Roger Norman has selected Arizona's Rigid Industries as the official lighting company for the world's foremost desert racing organization. Joining with another relatively new company in Rigid, Norman's new SCORE continues to rapidly expand its base of sponsor partners heading into the 2013 SCORE Desert Series. Since 2004, Rigid Industries of Mesa, Ariz., has emerged as an industry leader and originator of the most efficient LED lighting solutions. Leading the Rigid Elite Torture Team of prominent SCORE desert racers is three-time SCORE Trophy Truck season point champion B.J. Baldwin of Las Vegas. The sponsorship agreement includes Rigid being the official lights of SCORE International as well as the other desert racing series Norman owns, the High Desert Racing Association and the new World Championship of Desert Racing bonus point program. "SCORE will continue to strive to help evolve our sport of desert racing and with the technology of Rigid Industries LED lights, this exciting sponsorship is a major stepping stone in that process," said Norman in making the announcement. "Rigid likes to refer to their racers as being on the 'torture team' that tests their products and now both SCORE and HDRA will add a new level of 'torture' to their research and development." In addition to three-time SCORE Trophy Truck season point champ Baldwin (2006, 2008 and 2012) other key SCORE racers and teams that are part of the Rigid Elite Torture Team are COPS Racing Oohn Langley, Morgan Langley and Zak Langley) Green Army Oustin Davis, Kyle LeDuc), Dan Chamlee, Steve Hengeveld and Brandon Walsh. "Rigid Industries is honored to become the official lighting company for the future of desert racing with Roger Norman's purchase of SCORE International and re-starting of HDRA," commented Taylor Anderson, a partner in and Vice-President of Rigid Industries. "Sal Fish will be missed for all of the contributions he made to lay the foundation for this sport but we also know that Roger will launch desert racing into amazing new frontiers." Rigid Industries pioneered the forward projecting, high intensity LED light bar. With two manufacturing facilities, one in Mesa, Arizona and the other in Gilbert Arizona, they are the industry leader in efficient LED lighting solutions while still maintaining class leading affordability as a domestic manufacturer. Their patented Hybrid and Specter optics systems combined with state of the art electronics and latest LED binning makes their LED lighting second to none. Rigid Industries patented technology allows their lights to project up to 40% greater LUX, while drawing less power than most competitors. GENERAL TIRE RETURNS FOR 7TH SEASON WITH TEAM LUCAS - General Tire returns for its seventh season with Lucas Oil in 2013, a partnership that includes Official Tire status in all six of Team Lucas' motorsports series and a presence that cuts a broad swath across the landscape of American motorsports. General Tire will be a part of event and television sponsorship in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series, Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series, Lucas Oil Modified Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League and Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. It also will have a high profile in the 29 events at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. General Tire has television entitlement and presenting rights on CBS, CBS Sports Network, SPEED, NBC Sports Network for the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Drag Boat Series, Lucas Oil Late Model Series, Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League and the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series. It also participates in the broadcasts of the GEICO AMA EnduroCross presented by Lucas Oil and the General Tire Best in the Desert Series on the Lucas Oil Motorsports Hour on the NBC Sports Network and MAVTV American Rea_!. "Team Lucas continues to enjoy a tremendous partnership with General Tire," Lucas Oil Executive Vice-President Bob Patison said. "We're very happy to have them back this season." General Tires also fields Team GT, which includes superstar Carl Renezeder, Robby Woods and Carey Hart, in the Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series. "General Tire has had a long history with Team Lucas and we're proud to continue the tradition going into 2013," said Travis Roffler, Director of Marketing for General Tire. "Team Lucas encompasses a lifestyle that fits nicely with the General Tire brand. We're looking forward to some great events this year." Page 37 --

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