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Anaheim, CA's Marc Walker. Keyte went 8.98/149.50. Terry Vance met Steve Tartaglia's Pasadena, TX-based Kawasaki in the ~is. Again, Vance took the round with an 8.8/150.15. Keyte drew a bye in the semis, clocked a solid 8.92/149 and would challenge National Champion Vance in the finals. AU eyes were on the staning line as Vance and Keyte went through their burnout routines and staged. Keyte cut a light, got the holeshot and left Vance sleeping on the line. But, the Byron Hines machine has plenty of horsepower and passed the Kawasaki at the ligbts. It was a great race. Vance stopped the clocks at 8.79/151.26 mph against Keyte's 8.96/149. "SUPERBIKER" fork brace Used by: Scott Pearson. National #95 8th in 1980 nallOnal standIngs Wendy Epstine. nallOn's fastest woman's road racer ..... 00 ..... 0") ProComp Krol Racing's Geoff Masters muscled his super quick Kawasaki into the winner's circle after defeating the Kawasaki of Charles Israel. Masters, winner of last year's R.C. Sportsman Cup, registered a very fast 9.05/145.16 to Israel's9.26/144.2g. Super Modlfled Racer's World has developed the "Superbiker" fork brace for the rider who wants the ultimate in handling using stock components. Made of chrome-moly tubing and heli-arc welded, the "Superbiker" contours to your stock fender and mounts. It is designed to give you greater control under extreme braking & tuming conditions. "Superbiker" also decreases the annoying wobble experienced on rain·grooved pavement. Available fC)r most Japanese Fours. Yamaha RD400 and SRSOO, Honda CBX. and BMW·s. Retail prices start at $59.95. For further information contact your local dealer. Dealers please contact the following distributor: Racer's Supply. 6959 Van Nuys Blvd., Van Nuys, CA 91405 (213) 873·6100 Three bikes representing three dif· ferent brands made up the Super Modified roster - the newest NMRA Sportsman eliminator. Mike Phillips not only qualified nuber one with his 7S0cc, 16·valve Vance and Hines Suzuki; he set new ET and MPH National Records of 10.7g seconds at 11-9.84 mph and won the event besides. He heat the Yamaha 750 Seca of Joe Yeager. The final round times were 10.77/109.22 for Phillips and 11.95/108.65 for Yeager. FRANK GALLO Alabama ISDE Open Class Winner on Hi-Point Red Dot Knobbies Modlfled Lance Boyer, of Renoldsburg, OH. took the final round of Modified Eliminator. The Suzuki racer took on Paul Gast's hard charging Fast By Gast H2 Kawasaki. Boyer turbocharged his way to the win with a handicap-stan victory of lO.g0/1M.7g against Gast's quicker but losing 9.61/1g8.0g. Frank depends on "Red Dot" tires front and rear to deliver the big wins. For protection he wears Hi-Point racing gear. Competition Eliminator The occasional big winds continued to plague racers all weekend. In the Competition Eliminator final, Don Anderson of Waugatuck. CT, staged his GG/G Yamaha against James Asadoorian's Honda out of Marshfield. MA. Both riders race a handicap start. due to performance difference between the two bikes. That's standard procedure. At the win lights, both riders broke-out of their "dial·ins" because the wind suddenly died. aUowing them to go quicker. Asadoorian broke-out by 7/100th of a second and Anderson took the win even though he broke·out by 6/100th of a second. Don Anderson won by .01 secondsl He clocked a 10.61/122.28. HI·POIlr * lAC••• * HI-POINT RACING PRODUCTS Penton Impons' Company 3709 W. Erie Ave., Lorain, OH 44053 9604 Oates Dr.. Sacramento. CA 95827 Stock Eliminator A good selection of Hondas. Kawasakis, and Suzukis occupied the Stock ranks. Two Kawasaki 550 GPz machines made the fmal round. The racers were David DeCastro of MarshlieJd, MA, against Tom Faucher of Manchester, NH. At the finish, it appeared as though DeCastro was the winner, clocking a 12.97/100.gg. However in the excitement of winning his first National victory, DeCastro neglected to repon to tech for teardown required of all winners as deemed by the rule book. Under the rules, if a rider fails to report to teardown, the win goes to the runner-up. The win went to Tom Faucher. That's racing. Combo Eliminator Jeff Johnson of Framington, MA, rode his Honda to the win over Thomas Martin's Honda in Combo. Times were 14.66/77.45 against the loeer's 14.5 /84.0g. • IVNrS- WINNING NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL RACES =:::::-:"'~",=",...J SPECIALIZING IN HONDA. YAMAHA. SUZUKI . ~~~ ~ 4STROKE 1113 E. MISSK>N AOAD. FALLBROOK. CA 92028 7l4-72S-1707 MlVN~ Meth...ol FfHl Racing gasoline 21 S. FiguerOil St. Carson, CA 90745 . (213) 328-3594 Nltromettulne Hours: Tues-Fri 8-5 Sat 8-12 TROUBLE FINDING PARTS7 GENUINE YAMAHA PAR1S7 Large Inventory. Ship UPS Daily ~ Call Us: (916) \1'-- \1• •8.428-4040 I!III f .......l ......... s..!!"".., ""'...._ 11122 27