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YAMAHA Built for the fun of it. YAMAHA U·.S.A. OPEN HOUSE YAMAHA MOTOR CORP. 6555 KATELLA AVE. CYPRESS, CA 90630 SEPT. 16. 1984 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. FREE DRAWINGS! Quanerley lives at home with his mother and works at his [ather's used car lot in the mornings doing whatever is needed on days when he is home between races. "Team Momsponsored at home and Team Dadsponsored at the races," is how he describes his family life. While he was in high school, Qual'terley also took classes at a vocationaltechnical school in auto body work and mechanics. He wasn't afraid to put in the time required to learn then and he isn't now. "I believe you can make money in Superbike racing as a privateer if you're good enough and things go your way," says Quanerley on the su bject of the fi nancial a pects of racing. "It' a malleI' of a lot of things, like being a nice guy. You've got to take the racing seriously, but nottDO seriously or you'll never recover from something, like what happened tome at Loudon when the bike broke while l was leading and could almost see the checkered flag. Team Quarterley: Dean Quarterley. Rick Stetson. Dale Quarterley. "Your program is whal enables you to have the opponunity to make money. I wasn't sure if I could really do it (the racing) or not this year and so were some of the other people I approached (for sponsorship) so I'll ptobably end up spending a g90d amount of my father's money. Next year, with what I've learned and done already, I think I could make some money. ''I. believe I could dupLicate my bike in full racing trim for about $10,000. That's a lot less than what a top privateer Honda Interceptor would cost, plus my bike is definitely cheaper to keep running. Expenses for this year will come to about $30$35,000 by the end of the season, and that includes everything. I honestly believe that isn't that steep a price to pay. " Although his brother Dean lives in California, it isn't uncommon to see him attheraces. Dale values hisjudgment as a racer and relics upon him for ideas on strategy. A case in point was the Superbike round at Road America. The track was wet, but the rain had stopped as Quancrley gridded for his qualifying heal. He had chosen to run rain tires and the gamble paid off as Quanerley came away with the pole position for the final. "Both Dean and I felt that working the pole was the thing to do in that it would give me a boost and a psychological edge on the other riders. I couldn't really afford to burn up a 105 rain tire and nearly ruin the front tire as well, but afterward I knew it was wonh il." The realization that he and hi Kawa aki are at a disadvantage since Kawasaki pulled out of road racing last year hangs over him. Pans to bring his bike up to the level of Kawasaki's factory bikes last year are nearly impossible to come by, but that doesn't bother Quanerley as much as one would think. "I hope Kawasaki will turn loose whatever pans they have left from last year, but it seems all the trick pans went back to Japan at the end of last season. Over 80 percent of my bike is updated Kawasaki pans with only the rods, valves and carbs different than stock. :'1 ran into a situation at the beginningof the season where some people didn't believe my Kawasaki could be that fast and still be legal. At first I didn't let it bother me, but although something like that keeps your name up front it isn't always good publicity. There wasn't any formal protest at the Riverside round, but I got tired of all the talk. A reponer asked me to tear down the engine and let Reno Leoni (tuner for Jimmy Adamo) measure itto end the debate. I agreed and pulled the cylinder head off. Reno measured it three times and came up with a displacement of 761 cc. The rules allow 772cc maximum for a Kawasaki so, if anything, I can still punch it out a bit more." Aggressive is probably the best word to describe Quarterley. How else would a rider. in his first full season of Superbike Championship Series racing, be considered a serious challenger at every race. Although mechanical problems and his hand injury have slowed his charge, they haven't put a halt to his goal of being the top privateer al the end of the season. "I want to ride and finish to the best of my ability," says Quanerley. "I think that's all anyone can ask of a rider and that's what I ask of myself." In all forms of spon there are competitors who stand out because, it is said, thev "want it" more than anvone else.'Quanerley wants il. 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