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~ co [) ..0 Texan Terry Kizer topped the Funny Bike division at the IDBA MTC World Finals in Baton Rouge to claim the National Championship. S V U V Q Dave Schultz was the' number one qualifier in the Pro Stock c lass but was eliminated early on; Schultz is the new IDBA ProStock Champion . Kawasaki-mounted Neal Lane ' (above) captured the runner-up spot in the Pro Comp division . The victory went to Kawasaki rider Jim Cooper. .DBA MTC World Finals start . Despi te a lack of com petition, Q uesenberry clocked in wit h a 7.37/ 181.81 and a reac tion time of .853 - it was one of h is best performa nces of the year. The skies got darker and darker Sunday afternoon as th e Pros pulled into the staging lan es for th e sem ifin als. IDBA offic ials managed to get off th e Pro Stock and Pro Camp races, but just as the Funny Bikes p ulled in to the 'staging area rain began to fall. After two attempts to dry th e track, officia ls decided to call it q uits and try again the next da y. Monday morning offere d dark skies and stro ng winds, but no rain. Kizer a nd T im mon s faced off against each other in the.first semi final, but the contest was over almos t before it started . Timmo ns was too quick at the light, drawing red, which allowed Kizer to ma ke an easy pass and take an easy win . T he T exan finished wi th a 7.606/180. Baker was .063 q uic ker off th e 'line when he faced off against Quesenberr y in the second semifin al , and went on to capture a clean win. Baker took th e victory with a 7.238/190.67, whi le Quesen berr y finis hed with a 7.583/175.43. The final was set only Kizer and Baker were left. .Baker went into th e final as the underd og. Kizer had qualified fastest, had four 1987 wins under hi s belt and th e IDBA Nation al point lead . ButBaker, wh o came into th e firial with o ne 1987 win and two runner-u p fin ishes, had lane choice by virt ue of ' the fastest ET in the pr evious round. Kizer takes it all in Baton Rouge drags By Nina Holmes BATON ROUGE, LA, NOV. 16 Terry Kizer and his potent Orient Express Suzuki, a combination that has dominated Funny Bike elimination rounds throughout the 1987 IDBA drag race season. to pped the field for the final time th is year durin g the MT C World Finals in Ba ton Rouge . . By the tim e ~he smoke had 16 cleared after the .fmal n;lUn.d, Kiz~r not only had clam~ed hIS fifth wm of the year and the fifth IDBA Funny Bike National Champion sh ip of his career, but also had set a new IDBA Funny Bike quarter-m ile record of almost seven seconds flat. Texan Kizer got off to a good start Sat urday by turning in a 7.132second, 184.42-mp h pass to set fast time i.!1-q ualifying. Second went to . South Carolina's Bobb y Baker wh o 'p osted ' a 7.142/190.27 , and . Bill Timmo ns made hi s qualifying run cou nt by claiming third (his hi ghest qualifying run of the season) with 7.472/181.45. Rusty " T he Snak e" Quesenberry took th e fourth qualifying slot with a 7.55111 80. ETs increased and terminal speeds dr opped for the four riders wh o filled out th e top eight. Suzuki-mounted Steve Tracy was fifth in qualifying with a 7.772/132.35. T .J. Hofmeister turned in a 7.773/181.81' to capture sixth, and Keith Lynn took the seventh spot with a 7.797/151.77 pass aboard his Bob Deckard Kawasaki. Funny Bike rookie Chris Iovine rounded out the field in eighth place with a 7.922/148.76 run. Tiine trial passes were short and sweet Su nday morning due to a th;reat of rai n, but t~a t didn't keep Kizer fro m clocking hISq uickest pass ever - a 7.006/ 184.42..,... to crack the IDBA Funny Bike record for th e quarter mi le. T he record run earne d the Orient Express team th e " Best Engineered Bike" trophy . . ' . , KlZe: faced of~ a~mst Indiana s T:acy m Sunda y s first quarterfinal, Kizer came ?ut o.f the ho le first Wlt~ a .631 reaction tim e aga m st Tr.acy s .666, and to pped Tracy at the finish 7.058/1 95.2~ t? 8.145/ 172.08. . . T~e rem~ mmg three q uarterfinals di dn .t pr ovide m uc!J racing actio n. . .Keith Lynn was first o u t.of the gate in the second ra~e, p.ostlng a .517 reac tio n ur~e to BIll TImmons ' .593, bu t so~e thmg happened to. Lynn 's mo unt Just ou t of the gate. T Immons passed him easily to take the win ~I ':h a 7.6911178.57 sho wi ng, Lynn fini shed hIS seaso n wit h a n 8.6311 109.09 run. . Bobby " T he Magician" Baker faced off agains t H ofmeister in th e th ird quarterfinal - Baker's magic held out wh ile H ofmeister' s lu ck didn 't. Baker took a solo pass, and the win, when H ofmeister failed to start du e to mechanical difficulties. Baker turned in a 7.154/193.54. Virginian Quesenberry al so took a solo pass in the fourth race wh en rookie Iovine failed to show for the The race was won at th e line. Baker jumped too soo n and th e gam e was over. Kizer claim ed victory wi th a very smooth 7.372/ 180.32. Baker went home th e runner -up wi th a 9.97/ 87.63. Kizer went hom e with all th e marbles - the win , the number-one plate and a quarter-mile record. In other Pro action, Vance & Hines' Terry Vance topped th e Pro Stock class and Jim Cooper claimed victory in the Pro Cornp division . Van ce turned in a 8.123/165.44 to defeat Charlie Gressman in the Pro Stock final , while Cooper clocked in with a 7.736/1 62.45 run in the Pro Camp final to beat Neal Lane. • Results F/BK: 1. Terry Kizer (Suz. 7.372 /1 BO .32); 2. Bobby Baker (Kaw . 9.97 /B7.63); 3. Rusty Cues enberry (Kaw . 7.583 /175 .43); 4 . Bill Timmons (Kaw. no time) . PRO STK: 1. Terry Vance (Suz, 8.123/165.44); 2. Charlie Gressman (Suz); 3. Hamp Osburn (8.384/160.71); 4. George Bryce (Suz. ONF). PRO COMP: 1. Ji m Cooper (Kaw . 7.736/162.45); 2. Neat Lane (Kaw . 7.894/167.91); 3. Bill Hahn (7.818/165 .44 ); 4 . Floyd Huntz (Kaw . 8.852/ 16 1.87). PRC GAS: 1. Randy Overstreet (9.2 / 135.54); 2. Pete Sexton (9.5/132.54); 3. Jim Myhre (9.103 / 154 .63); 4. Tom Pullum [Suz, 9.11 1/ 151). S/GAS: 1 . Ron Piacentine (Suz. 10 .1 52/ 120.84); 2. Bruc e Sauer . (Kaw . 10.163/123.96); 3. Sm iley Wilson (Suz, 10.081 /115 .68); 4. Scott Allen (Kaw . 10.16 /129.12). TOP GAS: 1. Robert McFarland (8.578 /118.57); 2. Lorin Buckner (Kaw. 9.03 /103 .32); 3. Frank Davis (Kaw. 8.0 12/164.83); 4 . John Myers {Suz, 8.142 /152.2B). S/ELIM : 1. J im Lumley (Kaw. 8.835 /144.46); 2. Chuck Tanner (no time) ; 3. Steve Jacks (Kaw, 8.75 /150); 4. Matt Park (8.968/142.B5). COMP EUM : 1. Scott Grigaliunas (Kaw . 11.832 / 111 .11); 2. BiIIWoodruff(notime); 3. James Rester (Kaw . 11.724/112.84); 4. J ames Rester. Jr. (Hon. 14.208/93.26). - , S/COMP: 1. Randy Pullum (Suz. 8.519/150); 2. Scott Roethemeier (9.403/102.27); 3. Paul Gast (Kaw. B.845 /145.16); 4. Alan Sloan (no time) .