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24-Hour (Co n ti n ue d from pag e 27) Cycle T ech by the end o f the 16th ho ur, 548 to 528 laps; th a t 20-lap lead held until Cycle Tech's Su zuki developed a kn ock whi le Aldan a rod e. 'Alda na p ined a nd said tha t Cycle T ech 's race was over; Foster added o il to the eng ine a nd sent Zir kle ou t, a nd th e bike immedia tel y th rew a rod , which sawed th e eng ine cases a lmost com p letely in hal f. Cycle Tune was secure in first pl ace by th en , a nd tho ug h t bri efly a bo u t ta king a sta b a t T eam Hammer 's 24-ho ur -ra ce record mil ea ge o f 2025 miles. Tha t effort was a ba ndoned because ca lcu la tio ns showed th at th e pace wou ld have to be da n gerously hot for th e remain ing hours. Performance Machine 's seco nd pl ace was a lso secu re by th en . despi te a during-the-night crash, and th ird place was decided in favo r of Crossroads' trouble-free ride wh en J ohnson a nd Woods swa p ped engines . Team Works was likewis e secure in fourth o vera ll, a hea d o f T eam S1. Louis, which act ua lly was a team organized by Ron Lawson to ride hi s H onda VF500F Interceptor, joined by regu la r T eam St. Louis mem ber Gain es Desloge and Ca lifornians Dave Scr im a, Do n Warr en a nd Wayn e Akire. Desloge rode to gai n WER A series po ints for T eam S1. Lou is; th e team missed the stan o f the race repair in g damage ca used by a la tepractice cras h a nd pi eced togeth er th eir bike by stea ling parts fro m (Lawson 's roommate) Kit Palmer's street bik e, which th ey had borrowed without his kn owledge. Sm ith. co-fo u nder and co-owner o f Cycle T u ne o f T orran ce, Ca lifornia . was a well -kn own Superbi ke privateer in th e la te 1970s a nd recent ly came o u t of raci ng reti rem ent to ca m pa ig n local eve nts a t Will ow Sprin gs bot h as a sponsor a nd a rider. T he 24-Hours West was Smi th's and Cycle T un e's firs t 24-hou r event, a lt hough several form er Cycle T une em p loyees - in clud ing Cycle T ech Racing 's Bill Foster a nd former T ea m Hammer crew chief Ken Hoo gland - have reach ed success in WER A endu rance racing. • SUPERTRAPP KEEPS IT UP FOR 48 HOURS Team Speedboys and Team Cyc le Tu ne of Torra nce have won both W. E.R.A. 24-Hou r End ur ance races th is year on Sup erTrapp equ ipp ed Yama ha FZ750s. Hig h performa nce and durab ility have always been a pan of the SuperTrapp reputat ion . . . thes e clever co mpeti tors pu rcha sed SuperTrapp based on that repu ta tion and were not disappointed. Congratulations to Those Fabulous Speed Boys and to Team Cycle Tune of Torrance for being WINNERS and choosing SuperTrapp performance exhaust systems. SUPERTRAPP. Fast, Not Fiction. (916) 756-5069 SuperTr app D ivi sion of MoUer Corporat ion * 1 2 2 2 Research Park D ri ve . D avi s. CA 95616 _ - -.. --- == ------- ~=rr -~--® TV's All New Motorcycle News Magazine With Your Host Larry Maiers ~~ Next New Show Tuesd ay, Sept . 24, 7 :00p m P.T. Tu esday, Sept . 24, 11 :3 0 pm P.T . (R) Th urs day , Se pt . 26 , 1 0 ;30pm P.T . (R) Check Your Lo cal Listings Resu lts OVERALL : 1. Cycl e Tune Racin g (Den nis Sm ith / Malcolm Hill /Kevin Clark / Nic k lanatsch/ Lance Wolle ry /Ooug To land), Yama ha FZ7 50 . Hea vy we igh t Supe rb ik e. a07laps. 201 7.5 mi les; 2 . Team Perlorma nc e Mach ine (Ca rry And rew /Pat Dunnl Bill Davidson/Eric Van M art er /Scott Str ehlow /Ri chard Moore) Kawasaki Ninja GPl900R. Heavy w eight Superbike. 780 laps. 19 50 m iles: 3 . Cro ssroads Racing (Pat Williams/Ken M organ/Scon Berna l/Bria n Flores/David Dona ld )Yamah a FJ600. Med iumweight Production . 77 7 laps. 194 2.5 m il es; 4 . Team Works Racing (Dean Leone/ Don Canet/ Marcus Fall ey /Brent Ross/Pet er Carroll /Mike Reynold s/Don Parke r) Kawasaki Ni nja GPz600R . Med iumweight Production. 749 laps; 5. Team St . louis (Ron lawson/Gaines Deslog e/Dave Scri rna/Don Wa rrenlWayn e Ak ir el Honda VF500F Inte rceptor. Mediumweight Production . ·738 laps; 6 . Johnson and Wood Motorcycle Salvage (Scott Johnson /Gary Tatsum i /K e nny Kopecky/Chr is Crowell / Bob Reinen ) Kawa saki GPi750. Heavyweight Superbike. 733 laps; 7. Team Scorpion (Georg e Sandoval / Dave Cook/Tony Gua rdera s/ Steve Da ughteylTyler Tur ley) Suzu ki GS750. Heavyweight Production. 718 lap s; 8. Thornton Endu rance Racing Team (John Thor nt on /Al ex Wh ite/ David Morgan/Mike Naval / Chr is M cNelli s)Yama ha RZ350. lightweig ht Produ ct ion . 689 laps; 9. Gr oup 86 Racing (Mike Joh nso n /La nce Tilghman/David Gibbons /Chr is Hug hes/Marshall Browne) Kawa saki Nin ja GPz900R ..Heavyweight Supe rbike. 680 laps; 10 . Santa Barba ra Riders Endur anc e Team (Tom Sharp /Ma rt y Sharpe/A on Sha rpe /F r ed Eiker/ Ch uck Pace) Yamaha FJ600. M ediumwe igh t Sup erb ike . 623 laps (DNFI; 11. Cycle Tech Racing (Dave A lda na /John Kocinski /Joey Osowski /Dave Zinde/Ear l Roloff) Suzuki GSXR750 Heavyweight . Superbike. 568 laps (D NF); 12. LongBeach Yamaha (Bill Fennes sy/ Craig Beech er/Craig Huber /Jeff Kratka /Steve Oil allo /Curt isAdamsl Yamah a Vision 550. M ediumw eigh t Prod uct ion. 538 laps (DNF); 13 . Team Roadr u nner (Robb in Ben der / Randy Bech tellTom Eatman/Kevin Elliott/ Bruce Vickerma n) Kawasaki GPz750. Heavyweight Superbike. 471 laps (ONF); 14 . Bart el's Harl ey -Oavidson (Ter ry Ma ves/Bill Bar te l/Bob Wilson/Steve Flem ming / Ron Bart el/ Nigel Gale) Harl ey-D avidson 134Occ. Heavyweight Product ion . 31 31aps IDNF); 15 . Team Ham mer (Rus s Paulk/Doug Tol and lTim O' Kenne dy / Da ve Sc h lo sser / Kev in Monah an /Jo hn Ulrich) Suzuki GSt 150. Prototype. 160 laps (DN F); 16 . Ba n e l' s Harl ey -Oavidson (Mike Gal e/Ron Doney/N igel Gale/Ao n Ban el/Bill Bart ellTerry Maves ) Har le y-Da v ids on 134 Occ. Heavywe ig ht Superbike. 15 laps (DN F). CLEAN OUT YOUR GARAGE THIS WEEKEND WITH A CYCLE NEWS WANT AD. LIGHTWeIGHT CHAMPION Mitchell, spunaluminum wheels. by Performance Machine are the lightest. strongest. and truest racing wheels today. Now availablein this racy new ANE"'. is bred cutout pattern, the CHIC for the track but is equally at home on the street For additional information . send this ad and $3.00 for a complete catalog of wheels and brake kits. Name _ Address _ State Zip _ Performance Machine. Inc . t5520 Illinois. PO. Box927 P aramount. CA 90723 Dept. CN (213) 634-6532 ® , .. _------------_ .. ~ ~