Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

were locked in a fight for first place, and Toland took it from Oliver, who rode on sJicks, with a daring pass in sweeping turn two. Meanwhile, Team Hammer's Paulk made one lap and pitted again with an unplugged coil wire. Toland continued to lead until a lengthy pit stop at the one-hour mark, which put Team Lockhart back in first place. Wheelsmith was second followed by Ninja and Santa Barbara Riders. A few minutes later 13th-place Dale Quarterley, teamed with Kerry Bryant and Kevin Monahan on the Mr. Jags Norton, crashed in fast turn nine, unhurt. ''It was doing tank-slappers and finally just shook me off," said Quarterley. Most teams came in for fuel and a rider change at about 45-minute LO one-hour intervals, but Team Wheelsmith stayed oui for the firsLhour and 45 minutes before pitting. At each stop the team put on wheels with new tires. "The Pirellis get slippery really fast and just don't work as well as Dunlops," explained Glover. "But that's all that will fit the bike." At the end of the second hour Team Lockhart still led Wheelsmith and Ninja. Santa Barbara Riders was in fourth ahead of Team Totalled, Team Box Stock, Redmond Racing and Team Hammer. But 10 minutes later Team Lockhart pitted. Oliver went out, did two laps and pitted again, with a (Jat front tire and a seemingly-blown-up engine leaking fluid. "I think we holed a piston" said Phillips, "and just before I came in I collided with Steve Epstein's bike (a GS550) going into turn six. He came out of five, I went to pass him and he just moved over. He hit my pipe and back wheel, but I didn't even look back." Lockhart was out of the race, but later the bike started and ran. Phillips theorized that two stuck carburetor floats sent gas running into the overflow tubes and into the airbox, from which it leaked onto the engine and ground and made steam. Epstein, teamed with sister Wendy in Team Extreme, was in the pits with "electrical problems" that looked a lot like a blown engine to bystanders. Team Ninja led until 45 minutes later when their bike spun a rod bearing. "The rain was fun," said hardriding Toland of his first ride on a Ninja. "I like sliding around and I want to thank Joe Solis for lelling me ride his bike." Some watches had Toland hitting a few 1:35 lap times during his second ride with lots of I:36 and I :37 lap times. "If they hadn't dropped out we never would have caught them" said a grateful Glover later. At three-and-a-half hours Santa Barbara Riders lost two minutes in the pits replacing a chain masterlink, losing ground to gaining Team Totalled. At the finish Scoular crossed the hnish line with 139 laps to Santa Barbara's 136. Scoular thanked sponsors La Habra Yamaha, NO, Shoei, Torco, DunJopand tuner Paul Treacy. Santa Barbara Riders rode Sharpe's street-stock GS750 to second and thanked Conrad Brooks, CRF, Weigl, Advanced MaLO Tech and Dunlop. • 120,000~ Miies ~ 48,000~ ~ Laps ,~ (1) ..0 3,00,0 l Riders (1) Cf) That's how far California Superbjke School students have ridden since the school began using BEL-RAY lubricants two years ago in their GPz 550 Kawasakis. All 20 of them. . The Superbike School is no parking lot learn-to-ride program. These are' 0,000 RPM race tracks at laguna Seca, Sears Point, Willow Springs and tracks all over. America...The real thing. The 3,000 riders who put on those miles weren't careful factory test riders either. The school's students are guys li.ke you who want to try a road race track, improve their skill, or see if they'd be good enough to go racing. look at it this way. If you were going to let anyone who came along ride your GPz as fast as they wanted to go, what kind of oil would you use? We know, we went to school. The answer is BEL-RAY. DATES: Do you want to ride and learn at Laguna Seca, Sears Point or Willow Springs? The Superbike School provides you with leathers, helmet. boots and gloves plus a Kawasaki GPz, classroom instruction and 40 miles of track time, as fast as you want to go, all for $150.00 Application Form LAGUNASECA Oct. 12. Nov. 17 SEARS POINT Sept. 22. Oct. 27 WlUOW SPRINGS Nov. 3. Dec. 1 Advanced Registration Required. Fill out and mail with $50 deposit. (Advanced School De~sit $125.) Name (Last/Fast/Middle) Address City/State/Zip Telephone IHome/Work) Driver's License (State/Exp.lNumberl Height Weight Chest Date Requested o Boot Size Morning Helmet Size o Glove Size Afternoon All student. muet be 18 ~s or old... $7,500 medical ooverOQe available to students lor $10. Completeooveroge machinedamar,;,e policy $10. Students are responsible lor 50% of machine damaQe withOut the damage policy. Medical and machine damage not required to be purcbaeed by students. Track admittance lor rider quests and spectators is $2. A 3% surcharge will be added lor personal cbecIts and charQe cards used at the track. S20 cIiecount lor return stud.nts. SI 0 dieeount lor each friend you bring. Cancellation: Students must give at least 5 days notice of cancellation prior to school date. to receive deposit relund. Mail to: California Superbike School, Inc. P.O. Box 3743, Manhattan Beach, California 90266 • (213) 484-9323 NMRA MID AMERICA NATIONAL Results ,. Team Wheelsmith. Richard Seoular/John Glover (Vam FJ1 100) 139 laps; 2. Santa Barbara Riders. Many Sharpe/Fred Eiker (Suz GS750) 136 laps; 3. Team Totalled. St.... Shelton/Marshall Brown (Kaw GPz900) 134 laps; 4. Team Hammer. John Ulrich/Russ PaulklTim O'Kennedy (Suz GS 1150) 134 laps; 5. Team Redmond Racing, Scott Strohlow/Pat Dunn IKaw GPz750) 12B 1_; 6. T.am Box Stock. Bill Fennessy/Can Brown (Kaw GPz550); 7. Team North County. Chris Menchar/ Larry Ferguson (Suz GS750) 124 laps: 8. Team Shannon. Shannon Criss/Dave Funk (Han CB9

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