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rUord impound areal Marcia works as stunt woman for movies and ads when not competing in amateur motorcycle activities. Scott Hansen. 22. of Costa Mesa . CA . rode a street licensed turbocharged Kawasaki to the fourth fastest time of 197 . Scott, an employee of American Turbo-Pak. took one of their ZI -R TC·s. added full racing p'reparation and a small road race fairing to do the job. He set near identical records of 194 and 197 in the 1,000 and 1.300cc classes by just changing the pistons and cylinders. Taking a look down the record results you'll find ' a remarkable feat took place by Harry B. Fair. This 27 year-old lad from Lakewood, CO, set six class records with one bike. That had never been accomplished before. since you can only run a bike in one class a day, and the weather usually wipes out a day or so of running. Harry ran various combinations to enter with a modified frame or an altered frame (altered frame class allows the rider a lower frontal area). with and without a fairing . and gasoline or fuel classes . His fastest record was 135 mph with the Yamaha wa tercooled 250cc road racer. : Brian Eriksen , 30 , of West Milford. NJ. installed a .5m m offset crankpin to increase the stroke of his 350cc Yamaha by .040" . By so doing he was eligible for the 500cc class . He already owns many of the 350cc class records. He then proceeded to make a shambles of five class records, the best oeing a 157 mph run . Peter Grufstedt took home to North Stonington, CT , four more class records in the 125cc bracket. The best one at 137 mph with a dust bin type fairing running in the streamliner class . H is little two-cylinder. watercooled , Morbidelli road racer makes many bigger bikes look slow. Sharon Vickery from Aurora . CO, was not dismayed to relent the fastest woman motorcyclist honors to keep from im p roving her .record by four - Clas s M-AF-1iO-4 A-AG-125-5 A-AF-125-6 . ~ A PS-AG-1 25-1 1 8'AF-125-16 M-AF-175-4 ,- M-C-250-2 M-AF-250-4 A-AG-250-5 A-AF-~ MP8'AG-250-9 APS-AG-250-11 APS-AF-250-12 1~ !·r-350-1 M-C350-2 ItoM-AG-350-3 IS M_ 3IiO-4 AF_ II M-AG-500-3 I ~ M-AF-500-4 I" A-AF-500-6 I" A-AB-500-7 MPS-AF-500-10 II AP8'AG-500-11 1 APS-AF-500-12 8 I ~ APS-AB-500-13 I ~ A-AB-650-7 i MPS-AF-650-10 - APS-AB-650-13 I 8'AB-650-17 I" A-AB-1000-7 . APS-AB-1000-13 P-1300-1 M-C-1300-2 Ij M-AG-1300-3 1 ~~ A-AF-1 300-6 r A-AB-1300-7 . APS-AG-1300-11 'APS-AB-1300-13 , APS-AB-1300-13 III 8'AB-1300-17 I' APS-AB-2000-13 ~ lq New Record 69.633 115.460 120.180 133.168 137.399 105.858 131.497 133.539 133.022 130.898 144.387 135.442 130.598 110.997 140.486 138.995 136.171 139.006 145.220 142.602 140.073 156.376 157.236 152.366 154.301 153.228 137.m 150.225 163.722 184.507 194.511 150.345 150.984 165.742 174.594 178.630 169.888 179.754 197.572 229.361 176.520 Old Record 68.820 105.928 105.164 128.629 110.000 104.529 125.854 125.567 128.096 125.306 140.898 133.060 122.296 108.933 125.698 118.577 120.802 130.016 137.219 132.875 125.178 148.884 144.317 146.889 128.539 115.000 130.000 130.000 155.000 180.836 192.346 147.814 146.161 161.761 165.593 175.406 165.117 178.359 179.754 183.957 167.520 mph to 144 on her 250cc Yamaha road racer. Todd Frank, 20 . Austin. TX. swung .a leg over last year's production record setting ZI -R Kawasaki and upped the record by three to 150 mph. That may not set very well with Austin HarleyDavidson wherehe's a mechanic , but if he didn't ride it . someone else would have. Like maybe John Haider, 27 . of Austin, TX , who set two records with a more modified Kawasaki. the best at 169 mph. Jack Murphy. a Kawasaki jockey also . sleeved down a 652cc Kaw to run iri the 650cc class. He added a turbo to make up for the lost displacement and set three class records with a 163 mph best. Two mishaps occurred during the event. Roger Swim from Phoenix got off his Harley while attempting to start it and broke his collarbone. John Ulver of Camas. WA , had his Vincent's transmission seize which sent him sliding/ on his back at 120 mph resulting in a bad salt rash and possible broken wrist. One piece or zip-together leathers would have helped considerably. . A few non -record . notable performances include : Rick Coatman's 146 mph on a Honda CBX ; David Matson's 165 on an open frame Vincent; Mike La Follette's 148 on a Moto-Guzzi. Conditions of the salt appeared to be improving this yea r. Except for some problems in dragging the course. the salt seemed a little thicker and slightly smoother this year . This is one event where the EPA has actually been taking steps in our favor . They have been working toward the preservation of the race track portion of the salt knowing that the races in no way deteriorate the local en vironment. However . they need our encouragement to keep working at it. If you are interested in attending this event next yea r contact the Bonneville Nationals. Inc. • Box 2729 . Fullerton, CA 92633. • Rider William E. Bickerstaff Peter C. Grufstedt Peter C. Grufstedt Peter C. Grufstedt Peter C. Grufstedt Dale Ebersole Harry B. Fair Harry B. Fair Harry B. Fair Harry B. Fair Sharon K. Vickery Harry B. Fair Harry B.-Fair Charles R. Jensen Charles R. Jensen Charles R. Jensen Charles R. Jensen Brian H. Eriksen . Brian H. Eriksen Ted Gansberger Martin Zitko Brian H. Eriksen Brian H. Eriksen Brian H. Eriksen Steven B. Alexander Jack Murphy Chris Dolan Jack Murphy Jack Murphy Scott J .-Hansen Scott J. Hansen Todd Frank Tom Elrod John F. Haider Tom Whiteman Steve Green John F. Haider Ken Davis Scott J. Hansen Marcia Holley. Robert Tomrose 00 r-- O') M/C Suz Mor Mor Mor Mor Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Yam Hon Hon Yam Yam Yam Hon Kaw Kaw Kaw Kaw Kaw Kaw Kaw Kaw Kaw H-D Kaw Kaw Hon Kaw Kaw H-D !Top) Harry B. Fair set six class records with his 250cc Yamaha. topping at 136 mph. (Above) Scott Hansen awaits his sens-fairing record run. He went 184 mph on the turbo Kaw. (Below) Brian H. Eriksen (Yam) set five 500cc records. . 11