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program. Everyone has their own plans on what will work and what won't and that's how we go about things. We're a team, but we're also tpree separate teams. We do experiment occasionally. Early in the sea'bn I tried the oil pump unit from I 's Battle of the Twins road racer 9.~ 'a mile bike, We used it once, but -ifia't. was it. Brent and I aren't afraid • ~amble. What we usually do is try o over ourselves. We may use some. ng which has worked for someone e e, but which we haven't tried yet. If ;' do, we a! ways have something else dy in case things don't work out. We make a race plan each week i£h is tailored to the specific Natlttllal. Once a National is over, Brent andJI immediately begin planning fblt/ the next one. This year we've really been communicating a lot betl(Clt ; !L's taken three seasons for us to tl to a point where we think along me'same lines and that's really taken d/I\lweight off my shoulders this year. 1\'lhen we first got hooked up, it was [rial and error because I basically I!.R'ew what I wanted. He hadn't been to many races in the previous two years so he was a bit rusty. Now Brent has track savvy and makes changes based on what he sees and how he reads track conditions for the way I ride and the way he has the bike set up. )[ you have to think about everything that's going on you can get confused or forget something imporLant. Brent and I just put our heads together and make our decisions. I think it's been helping me a lot. We're told that Harley will be switchJng to Rotax-powered bikes for TT and short track events. Have you ridden one yet? s soon as the rumor came out that 1 I ewould be doing that, I went out and bought a 500cc Can-Am single. I J.\xed it up and I've been riding it a £1. At first I thought we would be JiiWng them in the Pontiac National Jj!, but now I doubt it. The initial ea was to buy complete bikes from n Wood, put Harley-Davidson on' ~ tank and call them Wood-Rotax. - 'w it appears Harley will buy the ines and go through the (homo~.ation) procedure with the AMA so they can call them Harleys. I guess at means we won't have the bikes until next season at Houston. w do you feel about the remaining es? What are the keys to winning doing well? eel pretty good about the fina! es. Obviously, I'd like to win a •pie more before the end, but we'll e them as they come and run 100 cent at each.. f the season was close and the batwas going to the final event then 'ving a TT as the last National :p,ntiac, Michigan) might not be too jWOd because there are so many things .ffiat can happen. Somebody can run to you, knock you off the course or oock you down and that's it, you're • t of contention. I'd rather the last event be a half mile or a mile. t's harn to be able to plan for Pon'uac because there isn't a shan track tional with the TT, so they can ild the track any way they want 'a not hav~ to use pan of a shan ck to hold it together. The key is w.ning. The· rider who works the . • dest and ridt;s the most before the l '~Dt is going to ,look the smoothest. 1 he lighter single,cyJinder bikes will robably have an advantage. s'winning the title ~rhaps a bit of a jg,oing away present for Harley Team Manager Dick O'Brien, who is retir-Wg at the end of the seasQn? No, not really, even though he's been a good friend to all of us. I, want to win the title for me and no one else. I'd be kidding if I told you any,thing else. . • KROQ Gates Open 6:30 P.M. First Race 8:00 P.M. ~ C\l ~ QJ ..c o .... u o me 16 OF AMERICA'S BEST ADULTS $12.00 Children $6.00 ALL RESERVE SEATING * SHAWN MORAN * MIKE FARIA * DENNIS SIGALOS TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH: International Speedway Inc. P.O. Box 3334, san Clemente, CA 92672 TICKETRON AND AT THE GATE RACE NIGHT * MIKE BAST * ALAN CHRISTIAN ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS COSTA MESA SANCTIONED Congratulations Rick Orlando t--------------.::r op Privateer AMA Superbike Road .Racing Championship Series In his first year of racing AMA Superbike, Rick rode his Dennis Zickrick tuned, Motorcycle Performance Center sponsored Honda Interceptor to Top Privateer - 8th Overall. Rick beat out all other privateers as well as many veteran Superbike Racers for this honor! To hit all the stops on the rau circuit is a heavy undertaking, factory or otherwise. That's'why I'm asking for your help in my pursuit for the Championship in 1984.1fyou're interested in being involved in my quest, please call or write: Rick Orlando - - - - - - - 1 5 6 1 S. Foothill Hwy #AIO eCopyright 1983 Baew.- T. eow.n Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 494-9285 .No brag. Fact. 'The Best Go West' T-shirts say it all. Please turn to our order blank in the Dealer Directory page and make your statement. 17