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was psyched for th e run. H e h ad topped Va n ce b y one o ne thousandth of a seco n d in qualifyin g , and he kn ew Vance's style (do n' t worry abo ut cutting a good ligh t, bu t ou tride th e competition dun ng the run ). Wh en th e green light g lowed, Bryce cut a .473 light (.401 is perfect), wh ile Vance's reaction time wa s .543. Both riders ran straight and true, but it was Bryce who took the win wi th an 8.265/ 160.14. Va nce h ad to settle for th e runner-up slot with a fa ster term in al speed (161 mph), b u t a lon ger elapsed time (8.335). In first round action at Birmin lth am 's Iro n Man Na tionals, which fea tu red more than 300 co mpetitors from 31 sta tes, six National records were set and on ly o ne n umber-one qualifier took home a win . Kawasaki -mounted Baker was fast qual ifier in th e Funnybik e class with a 4.63/ 158.47 run, bu t he lost in th e first ro u nd of co mpetition to number five qua lifier Kizer . The final p itted Ki zer agai ns t Israel, riding th e Kosman Suzuki. Israel pos ted a 4.72/ 148.28 in th e fin al, but it wa sn't good enough to beat Kizer 's' 4.52/164.24. G eorg ian Jim Ar g o ea rned a record during Funnybike co mpetition wit h a run on th e Blazer Racing Suzu ki th at clocked in a t 4.78/1 49.26. Cooper claimed the n u mber one q ual ifyin g slot in the Pro Comp Elimina tor class with a 4.821144.24 pass in th e th ird ro u nd of qual ifying , then wo n th e fin al with a 4.83/ 144.0 1 against Suzuki-mounted Drake. Drake earned a record 4.89/145.4 du ring hi s Sunday p ra cti ce run , bu t le t off in the final when he drifted too close to the center line a nd finish ed with a 5.35/ 135.34. Other record ea rners in the Pro Comp' class inclu ded South Caro lina's J ohn Sa n ds, who rode hi s AI N H o n da to a 5.05 /140.85 , and Dw ight Seldon of Virginia, who clocked in a t 144.93 mph aboard his FIXT Kawasaki. Defe n d i n g Champion Da~e Schultz took hi s traditional spot as number one qualifer in the P ro Stock Class wh en he clocked in with a 5. 126/1 37.62 a board hi s Ea gl e I Kawa saki , th en p o sted a n ew N ati o n al record w ith a Sunday morning pass th at turned th e tim er s a t 5.07/ 138.4 7. Bu t Gressm a n took Sch ultz ou t o f th e co mpetitio n in the semi-fi nals a n d fin ish ed runner-up with a 5.21/ 134.94. T h e Pro Stock win went to Bryce, wh o ro de hi s new Suzuki to a 5. 16/ 135 . 75 vic tory. Th e wi n marked Bryce's seco nd co nsecu tive • victory in Birmin gham. PRECISION MATCHED AND ~-""'l BALANCED FORGED BIG BORE PISTON KITS 00 00 O"l Forged from hi-silicon aluminum for maxImum strength and min imum weight offering instant throttle response and peak horsepower. 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Mike Mersh (Kaw. 8.3/ 156.25); 2. Chris Hoovenaar (SUz. 8.36/ 157.61). . S/ COMP: 1. Jeff Davidson (Suz. 8.66/ 152.80); 2. Craig Massie (Kaw. 12.66/ 62.58). PRO GAS: 1. Tom Sudman (Kaw. 9.5/1 08.82); 2. Charles Prophit(Kaw. 13 .B5/5 1 .93 ~ S/ GAS: 1. Dick Quinn lKaw. 9.99/ 127.65); 2. Ron Piacentine (Suz. 10.06 /112.35). S/ EUM: 1. James Rester IKaw. 11.9/109.35); 2. John Rogers (Kaw. 10.56/1 13.06). ETEUM: 1. Vernon Brown ISuz. 10.53/ 109.62); 2. Rick Edwar ds (10.71/ 127.11) IRON MAN NATIONA LS F/B K: 1. Terry Kizer (Suz, 4.529 /164.24); 2. Charles Israel ISu•• 4.72/14B.28). PROSTK: 1. George Bryce (SUz. 5.167 /135.75); 2. Charlie Gressman 15.21/ 134.94). PRO COMPo 1. Jim Cooper 14.834/144.01); 2. Steve Drake (Suz, 5.358 /1 35 .34). TOP GAS: 1. Chris Hoevenaar (Suz. 5.37 1/ 111.12); 2. Terry Kruse (5.302/ 128.76). S/COMP: 1. Craig Massie (Kaw. 5.445/ 128.39); 2. Jeff Davidson (SUz. 5.4 5B/11 4.95). PROGAS: 1. Lynn Vick (5.94 1/ 97.30); 2. Randy Smith (5.911/ 100 .56). S/GAS: 1. 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