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with the new carbs. This bike steers real nice and its easy to go through traffic on. It steers better than 'l"hat I've been riding." Filice's problems continued, showing that if it wasn't for bad luck he' wouldn't have any at all. The rubber plugs in the cam cover popped out, causing Filice to not finish the heat. He would be on the back row of the National. Camel Challenge The $17,500 Camel Challenge featured the fastest six qualifiers: Rainey, Schwantz, Shobert, McMurter, Farmer and Chivington. Rainey proceeded to lead every lap, but it wasn't as easy as the heat race. A more confident Schwantz was on his rear wheel for the entire distance and the duo turned in a few 1:41 laps. Rainey took the win and the $10,000 winner's share, and in the process shattered the five-lap nicord he had s.et in the heat race. Chivington held off Shobert for third with Farmer edging McMurter for fifth. . "The bike's working good. I'll leave it alone for thefinal," Schwantz said. "I still can't go through there (wrn one) real good when I'm in front. I can follow him through there okay." , "I hit neutral going into turn two on the first lap," Rainey said. "I downshifted to sixth and you go through there in fifth, so that kind of screwed me up. I didn't count him (Schwantz) out (because of his Sat· urday crash)." "He runs 'er in there pretty good," Shobert said of Chivington. "I'm not confident enough to just go all out for five laps. I settle down in the Longer races." Team Honda's Bubba Shobert finished third on his VFR750 after a battle with Chivington' and Polen. National The 20-lap Superbike National got underway with Schwantz leading while Rainey wheelied the big Honda off the line. That lead didn't last, however, as Rainey passed around the outside in one and two. As the pack crossed the line at the completion of lap one Rainey led Schwantz, Chivington, Polen, Shobert, Crevier and McMurter. Filice, meanwhile, ended a miser· able weekend with a crash in turn four. "I was going around a guy and he just ran into me," Filice said. "I had nowhere to go. I've got tire marks on my leathers." By the second lap, the race for the lead was essentially over. On this day, Rainey was superior. Schwantz wasn't pushi'ng Rainey, and the Honda pilot started pulling away, turning a 1:42.12 on lap two and a 1:42.65 on lap three. While the race for the lead was for all practical purposes over, the battle for third was heating rapidly. Chi· vington, Polen, McMurter, Shobert and Crevier all had a shot at it. Farmer was also in the thkk of things until a crash put him out of the running. . Crevier- was gone by lap six, another crash victim. Shobert, Chi, vington, Polen and McMurter were still battling and could be covered with a cocktail napkin. McMur,ter excused himself from the argument when his Yamaha FZR750 started to overheat. The Canadian started a gradual fade that saw him nurse his way to a sixth· place .finish. By the 13th lap, Rainey was still comfortable with Schwantz equally safe in second. Chivington led Polen and Schwantz across the line. At the end of lap 16, however, Shobert had asserted himself and the horsepower of the factory Honda, pulling clear of Chivington. Polen couldn't stay close either as the Suzuki's rev limiter continually kicked in, causing the Bubba Shobert. Wayne Rainey and Kevin. Schwantz celebrate; it was Rainey's third road race win in a row. bike to run .only on two cylinders;not enough to win this battle. At the finish, it was Rainey taking the Superbike winner's share of the $60,000 Brainerd purse, followed by Schwantz, Shobert, Chivington, Polen, McMurter, and dirt tracker Doug Chandler. "He had the half second on me after the first lap," Schwantz said. "I tried everything I knew, but I just couldn't hook back up with him." "I passed them on the outside of one," Rainey said. "I got a bad start and I knew I had to break away on the first lap." • Results SUPERBIKE: 1. Wayne Rainey (Hon); 2. Kevin Schwantz (Suz); 3. Bubba Shobert (Hon); 4. Dan Chivington (Hon): 5. Doug Polen (Suz); 6. Rueben McMurter (Yam); 7. Doug Chandler (Hon);.8. Doug Brauneck (Suz); 9. Tom Walther (Hon); 10. Ottis Lance (Suz); 11: John Jacob (Yam); 12. Carry Andrew (Hon): 13. Philip Berke (Yam); 14. Dean SWims(Suz); 15. Tommy Sloan (Yam); 16. Kathleen Coburn (Suz); 17. Alan Lane (Yam); lB. Steven Kluge (Yam); 19. David Keiffer (Hon); 20. Phil Pummell (Hon). AMA SUPERBIKE POINT STANDINGS: 1. Wayne Rainey (60); 2. Kevin Schwantz (32); 3. Rueben' McMurter (27); 4. Bubba Shobert (26); 5. Doug Polen (23); 6. Dan Chivington (22); 7. (TIE) Doug ChandlerlSatoshi Tsujimoto (16); 9. Doug Brauneck (13); 10. (TIE) Ottis Lance/Gary Goodfellow/ Mike Harth (10). AMA/CAMEL PRO SERIES POINT STANDINGS: 1. Wayne Rainey (60); 2. Doug Chandler (49); 3. Larry Shorts rode a Kawasaki 750R Ninja to a third place finish in Saturday's heat race. but was disqualified when the bike was found to be under the 390 pound AMA Superbike limit. Bubba Shobert (48); 4. Kevin Schwantz (32); 5. Scott Parker (31): 6. Rueben McMurter (271; 7. Doug Polen (23): B. Dan Chivington (22); 9. (TIE) Satoshi Tsujimoto/Don Estep (16); 11. (TIE) Ricky Graham/Terry Poovey/Scott Pearson (15); 14. Doug Brauneck (I 3); 15. Chris Carr (1 1).