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r- oo 0') PDQ Racing finished fifth overall and topped the Middleweight Production class at Nelson Ledges aboard a Yamaha FZ600. 20 into fuIJ darkness and Heiser was the night favorite. Tribou got the nod to close the race with fuB throttle. Human had full control from late Saturday morning on to the end. This prompted Team Suzuki captain John Ulrich to say (after seeing his team close to within 10 seconds and lose it in Steven's crash in the form of smashed gas tank and master cylinder. "The Human Race Team is tough; they never screW up." PDQ.Racing also took top Mediumweight Production honors on its FZ600. Said team member Bowles, "The back end was really jacked up to get good ground clearance here and that caused the front end to push. We went through three front tires ,II II' _ _. .IIIiiII. I • J.t> and one rear. All were Michelin HiSports." Early front runner in class, Red Stripe, also on a 600, ran into trouble at night when they had to replace several batteries and an alternator. "We are using a higher wattage bulb than stock and that drained the system," said one team memher. "We just want to survive." Echo Racing put a lock on 11th overall and first in Mediumweight Superbike with its Honda CBR600 Hurricane. The team was never out of the top eight for the whole race despite a crash by Gene Burcham which busted a steering damper that later resulted in a 20-lap setback following another spill. Ii Members of The Human Race Team pose with their wjnning Yamaha FZR1000 following the 24 Hours of Nelson. "It was a real handful corning out of the staightaway and dogleg," Rick Darling said.. "Erick got into a real tank slapper at the end of the straightaway." Racing Ottaway brought its. Suzuki GSXRIIOO in seventh overall and second in Heavyweight Superbike despite having the bike run on three-cylinders with a suspeped burned valve, numerous other mechanical problems and get offs. Riders Paul Brignell, Frank Dinardo, Dan Witmer and Bugs Green turned in 947 laps. For the second year in a row the Ligl;ltweight class belonged to the privateer effort of Royale Racing and its Yamaha RZ3~0. Riders Doug Henry, Joe Ardolino, Greg Hartsel and Jim Robertson logged 9111 laps despite having to perform a motor swap on Sunday; Royale Racing are the defending Lightweight class champions. • Results OVERALL: 1. Human Race Team (VarnI; 2. Solmax Racing USA (Vam); 3. Geneais Racing (Yam); 4. Team Suzuki (Suzl; 5. PDQ Racing (Yam); 6. Echo Recing (Han); 7. Da'atune Racing Otta_ . (Suz); 8. Team Gamma (Suz); 9. Team Racarback (Kaw); 10. Royale Racing (Yaml. HW/PROD: 1. Human Raca Team (Vam); 2. Solmax Racing USA; 3. Genesis Racing (Yam). HW/S8: 1. Team Suzuki (Suzl; 2. Da'otuna Racing Ottawa (Suz); 3. Team Gamma (Suz). MW/S8: 1. Echo Racing (Hon); 2. Team Breeze (Hon~ 3. Official's Racing (Yam). MW/PROD: 1. PDQ Racing (Yam); 2. R&W Racing (Vam); 3. Field's Racing (Kaw). LW: 1. Royale Racing (Yam); 2.1"eam Syracuse Cycle (Yam); 3. FBI (Kaw). _