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AMA Superbike point standings in 'S4. The next two years were " scramble years" for the New Englander. " As fast as I would fix so meth ing something else would break. After that I sa id: 'Scre w it , I give up, I quit. ' If I co uld n' t run up front, wh y do it ? I came home to work a nd saved en ough money to bu y a race car but ended up renting a ride." He participated in five Coor T our stoc k car events which resulted in three top 20 finish es. Quarterley found it difficult to gi ve up m otorcycl e rac i ng a ll together. . Wh en T eam Lo ckhart member J ohn Ash mead injured his thumb halfwa y th rou gh the 'S6 season, Quarterl ey was ca lled to tak e his place. Impressed wi th a firstplace fini sh , Lockhart as ked him to remain for th e 'S7 seaso n. Quarterl ey a lso entered th e Pro-Twin s class on his Eagle - Ra cing Birnota at half season and fin ished fifth overa ll. In 'S7 he won the MotoW orld Enduran ce Seri es ' Championship for T eam Lo ckhart and managed a Pr!J Twins first-p lace fini sh at Sears Po int. "Since I did so well that season, Wendell P h ill ips from Lockhart asked me to race for him again in 'SS," says Quarterl ey. " Ferracci also wanted me to run his (T wins) bike (for 'SS) since I had beaten hi s own bike (in 'S7) with 10 less horsepower. Ferracci kn ew I was down on power because he had built my motor. " Quarterle y's futur e plans are uncertain at thi s tim e. H e has purcha sed a full y-chassi ed, fib er gl ass-b odied , 350 cu bic-i nc h Camaro a nd is full y prepared to go stock car racing. Dal e Quarterl ey is not waiting arou nd for so me thing to happen. He has hi s fut ure clearly in sight. "The p roblem I'm having now is simila r to m y go-kart da ys," he explains. " Whe n I go t to th e top of go-karts I moved to bikes. Now that I'm a t th e top of bikes, I've got nowhere to go ." H is outlook is ca ndidly realistic. "T he most I cou ld do next year is to win th e Twins Championship . again ," he admits. "1£ Ferracci sorts out th e motor a bit, I co uld win a few Su perbike races next year . That's as m uch as I can do . To move on "'r'd have to go 500cc GP racing. Well, I can't do that - I'm too big, too old a nd too heav y. So it 's tim e to sta rt so me th ing else. I've always wanted to do cars , so if I don 't get a decent"(bike) ride for 'S9, I'll go car racing. If th ere' s not some new pl ateau to reach , there's no sen se doing it. " Quarterley makes it clear that he's not interested in getting ou t of motorcycle racing just yet. But he doesn 't want to become stagnant either. " If I'm not going to better m y career, I don't want to play," he says. "I just want to go racing. I'm grateful to Peterson Machine and the bo ys, Warren E. Collins, Brockton Cycle Center and to my dad for making it all possible. I eat, live and breathe racing - period. I have no other interests. I raced all season and now that it's over I'm going car racing, four-wheeling, dirt riding or whatever I can d o." t .Da le QuarterIey's cha rac ter is revea led with three distinctive trademarks. The flame-garnished helmet revea ls his devi l-may-care persistance, the "I14-ley" name sti tche d to his lea thers reveals his witty persona lity, and his "1£ it ain't got a motor, I don't do it " motto revea ls his true passion. Da le Quarterl ey is a he llbent motor racer determined to be a winner. H e's happiest wh en at th e race track and judging from hi s talent and determination, he should be happy for a long time. • • January 21, 1989 Anaheim Stadium .. .... • . -"0 - • ; • . Anaheim,California America's fastest groNing form a motorsportS :~ ', " • ; "[V ] ' ~ .: ' AMAHA AlVDUIE Y SKOAl·BANDIT. 1lAC1Nt:- TIMKErf eoou EXTRA. GOLD An ~ SupercrossSeriesEvenr- • " .. c: T I 0 .. I D Jan. 28, 1989 - Anaheim Stadium See the teams battleit outl .• . :It Yamaha :It Suzuki :It Honda :It Kawasaki YAMAHA """'*' available SI: TICkets /orbo/tJ $53,0 0 HONDA Pursel "lin' lllmJ PRO DUCEDBY MfCKEYTHOMPSON ENTERTAINMENTGROUP IJJl!!.I4fII!k!4 .. 77C'1CSf,",~ MAYCOMPIM'. 1lUSIC PlUS &SI'OfmlART (213)48003232 '17141740-2000 NOREFUNDS • NO EXCHANGES FORMOREINFORMATION, CALL (714) 938-4100 SUDCO Con ratulates AMA/CCS Endurance Challenge Series CIIampiOllS On An Outstanding PerformallCe in the 1988 Seasoa GTO 1st HYPER-CYCLE Keih in CR 39mm Carbureto rs 2nd DUTCHMAN RACING Sudco Onta rio Exhaust Syste m 3rd LOCKHART RACING Keih in CR 39mm Carburetors GTU 1st ROSWELL HONDA RACING -5 Sudco Onta rio Exhaust System ~ ~ L.J ~ c:: ~ INTERNATIONAL SUDCO International Corp. HYPER-CYCLE uses Sudco Keihin CR 39mm Carbs to win the AMAlCCS Endurance Challenge Championsh ip. 1824 East 22nq St reet, Los Angeles CA 90058 (213) 747-5173