Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

a n d series class poin t lead er Dr. J ohn 's Tea m Moto- Cu zzi was one of th e few na tional team s present a t the Loudo n rou n d . Mecha n ica l difficult it's sideli ned th e Guzzi cha ll en ge in th e fifth hour after th e ream had been runnin g as .h ig h as seco n d o vera l l. As th e n o on sta rti ng tim e a p preach ed . iru ermitt ent rain left some team s g ue ssin g o n tire cho ice . Onl y Tea m Elepha nt sta rted o n slic ks. They h ad in for ma tion from la te-arri vin g cr ew m em bers tha t ski es were clear JUStso u t h o f C oncord. Th e rest o f th e g ri d fielded stree t o r ra in tires. Edgar H i nt o n . o n th e T eam LSR Suzuki GSl OOO led th e start foll owed by Tea m Elephan t. T he wet tra ck qui ckl y took it s 1011 in the fir st h our as th e Yam aha RZ350 o f T eam Wew a crashed in turn eig h ta fter eig h t laps wi th several o th er teams followi ng s u it in t he same co rner. All crash ers were able 10 conti nue after repairs. Wi th th e ra in a bating and the track qui ckl y dryi ng. those teams runn in g ra in ti res had 10 p i t fo r slic ks as th eir tires s h re d ded . T he L S R Suzu ki d ropped 10 sevent h w i th ig n it ion troub les, with MOIO·Gu zzi u p 10 fift h a fter m issin g th e stan. " We decided to pu t a full rain tire o n the front. b ut it too k us abou t 20 min u tes 10 g et the bea d sea ted . so we m issed th e s tart a n d o ne la p ," said T ea m Moto-Guzzi 's ' ~ i c k P h i ll ip s. " We wor ked up 10 second p la ce wi th 45 m inutes to g o wh en th e ge a rbox lo ck ed up." Desp ite finishing 14th. th e Guzz i team st ill h o lds a sizab le lead in the c ha mpio ns h ip . It was th eir fir st m echani cal DNF of th e vea r . . The Th orn e/ Ropes /G ray H o n d a held a o ne - la p a d va nta ge o ver th e Yamaha FJ600 o f J a cce l Ra cin g at th e en d o f the firs t h o ur. " It was hard 10 determine when th e tra ck was drving o u t." sa id Jo n Gray. " W h en th e wet spots were gone I go t m y pace up. but a fter we got a lap a head th ey told m e 10 slow down so I did. " Bv th e en d o f the seco nd h o ur . the top 'tw o p laces were se t as th e T ea m Ele p hant H on da was into secon d. th ei r slicks h o o kin g up we ll as the tra ck d r ied . Tea m E lepha nt co nsists of three broth er s: Tom , J o h n a n d Da Y(' Sartori us . T hev h av e co nsist e n t ly been to p t h r ~e fin is hers in AAM R R endura nce events sin ce 1982. Jo h n and Dav e rece nt ly m ov ed 10 Ca lifornia , b u t flew in fo r this ra ce. Da ve broke h is th u m b in practi ce o n Saturday, so t he Oak land H on d a Team El epha nt e n try had only two riders . SCOII Lym an . Ed g ar H int on a n d T on y G ioi a h ad th e LS R entry up to third bv th e en d o f th e third h our. but a l oos~' c ha in str i p ped th e i r rear spro ck et, d ropping th em to eig h th at th e e n d o f the fourth h our. LS R wound up lourth o vera ll a fter Mor o Guzzi d ro p ped o u t in th e fin al hour. G T lJ wi n ner a n d th ird o ve ra ll Team U n lim ited ra n with a co rn bi n at ion o f co nsistency a n d good p it work 10 tak e adva nta ge of T ea m Mo ro -Gu zz is m isfo rt u ne . Br ian O 'Sh ea paced th e team effo rt throughou t th e day . T he second GTl fi nish er was the veteran AAi\lR R team o f J t'rr y Kra sser , Bill Ca m p be ll a n d Ross Mi tch ell o n a Kaw asaki G P z550 . Th ey co m p le ted 253 laps , Iive down 10 Tea m U n lim ited . • ......... C'-J l- V ,.Q o ...... u o Fully mach ined dom e held to exact specifications by com puterized machining centers to maximize port ::":'- - r - - ti ming. Improved pos itive ring groove ang ularity and tigh ter ring groove tolerances reduce ring flutter and eli minates blowby for maxim um power. 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