Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles
Issue link: https://magazine.cyclenews.com/i/127215
said Brauneck , " I had just gotten on th e bik e. [ went in to turn one a nd wh en [ ca me out o f (tu rn) two , th e bik e locked up." Th is a llowed La rry Shorts to pu t th e just For Fun Yamaha FZR600 into fifth posit ion. T h is did n ot last lon g as Shorts cras hed in th e ri gh t· h an der af ter th e esses, "The fro n t d ropped into t he groove w he re th e tw o p ieces of pavem ent mat ch a nd it took m e right with it," explai ne d Shorts . " I was abl e to rid e it back into th e pits." The team wa s a b le to make th e necessary repa irs a nd re-entered th e race to eventua lly fin ish ninth. Kevin Rentzell had go ne back o u t on th e Dutchman Racing [ bike, reli eving j acks, but crashe d in turn IWO with one h our' rem ain in g in th e even t. H e wa s running seco nd a t th e time, 21 seco nds behind Dutchman II , but wound up being credited with 10th in cla ss in sp ite o f th e cras h. "T he bik e sta rte d wobbling in th e ch ica ne and o n to th e banking. 1 lo o ked d own and th e s teer i ng damper bracket had broken wh ere it was welded onto th e frame. I thought I cou ld rid e unti l th e pit stop, bu t as [ was ex iting th e esses, [ went to make th e n ext right-h ander a nd th e bike wouldn 't steer at 'a ll ,.. Rentzell said. "The bike wen t straigh t in to th e guardra il." Rent zell s u ffe red a p u nc t ured kn ee a nd bruised rib s in th e cras h, was falling in a nd o u t of co nsciousness, an d had a n irregu lar hea rt beat. He was tra nsported by ambu lance to the hosp ital w here he was held u ntil bein g released on T uesda y. Rerr tze l l ' .s cra s h a llowed his brother Bob Reu tzell a nd h is tea mmat e Lee Shierts to pu t th e j oh nson & Woods Suzuki C SXR llOO into seco nd ' p lace, o ne -and-a-ha lf la ps do wn fro m th e leaders. Shierts had tak en over fro m Bob Rentzell to finish th e race, bu t wi th less tha n 10 minutes rem aining , Shierts pitted with p roblem s. Sh ier ts cou ld not resta rt th e bi ke so he push ed it down p it roa d a nd across th e sta rt/ fin ish line to score a n additio na l lap a nd finish fifth. It was th e seco nd time th is season th at Sh ierts had to push th e bik e across th e line (the fir st time wa s a t Sea rs Point in August when the bike's battery d ied ). j ohnson & Woods' m isfortunes all ow ed Gibsonia / En gl ert to move into a co m forta b le seco nd p lace, a pos itio n th ey would hold till th e fini sh. The K&N Racin g team of Sam a nd Phil McDonald led th e C TU class for virtuall y th e entire race. Taking th e C T U win by one lap over Cycles U n lim ited , th e brothers a lso put the FZR600 in th ird overa ll. Quarterl ey took th e chec kered flag for Du tch m an Racin g II , mai ntai ning thei r seco nd-place position in th e CTa point sta ndings. Du tchman Racing is sponsored by Arai, Fox Racin g , Sudco, Mich elin , Petrovich , FBF , PBI , Pen nzoil , Fox Shox a nd 'Z' Leathers. • Results GTO: 1. Dut chman Racing II (Suz): 2. Tea m Gibson ia / Engl ert Racing (Ya m); 3 . Hou ston Kaw asaki (Kaw); 4. Cycle Mo tion (Suz); 5. Johnson & Wood (Suz ); 6 . Team Touring Sport (Suz); 7 . Team Magic (Yam ); 8 . Cahab a Va lley Racing (Suz ); 9 . Beach Sport cycl e (Yam); 10. Dutchman Racing (Suz). • GTU: 1. K&N Racin g (Yam); 2. Cycles Unl im it ed Racing (Yam); 3. Moore Racing (Yam); 4 . Team No 8ail (Hon); 5 . Lalli er Racing (Yam ); 6. Team oTS (Yam); 7 . Team M ill er Am erican (Suz); 8 . Lofgren Racin g Enterprises (Yaml; 9 . Ju st For Fu n (Yam ); 10. Island Racing (Yam). A MA/ CCS EBC BRAKES ENDU RANCE CHA LLENGE SERIES POINT STAN DINGS GTO: 1. Dutchman Racing (149): 2. Dutchman Racin g II (84) ; 3 . Team Gibsonia /Englert Racing (80); 4. Rough SIck Racing Al l-Stars (66); 5. Team Motor Sport (65); 6. Hyper ·Cycie (60): .7. J ohn son & Wood (58) ; 8 . Fast line Racing (56); 9 . South Flor ida Racing (4 2); 10 . Team Tyler (33 ). GTU: 1. Team Toom er (121); 2. Roswell Honda (85); 3 . Team OTS (62); 4. Moore Racing (57); 5. Just For Fun (56); 6. Team RADD (46 ); 7. Gator Racing II (45 ); B. Sup er 'B' Racin g (4 2); 9 . Cycl es Unlimited (4 1); 10 . Miller Am erican (36). METZELER CONTI NGENCY 'U=~p GRANO NATIONAL FINAL METZELER A PRODUCTION NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL METZELER B PRODUCTION NOVICECHAMPIONSHIP FINAL . METZELER C PRODUCTION NOVICE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL 1st - $1~0/ 2nd - $100/ 3rd - $75/ 4th - $50/ 5th - $25 $ SUZUKI NATIONAL CUP SERIES FINAL KATANA 600 GSX-R 750 GSX-R 1100 1st - $500/ 2nd - $400/ 3rd - $300/ 4th - $200/ 5th - $100 METZELER Racers! We'll see you in the winner's circle. METZELER@ 4520 - 107th St. S.W. Everett, WA 98204 (206) 348-4000 Carlsbad Raceway. Saturday. Sunday. October 28th. 29th . See the world's best pros compete for a $4,000 purse. Pros ride one c lass, any size machine, in head to head competition . * ·OVER $30, 000.00 IN AWARDS* r------------------, SATURDAY All beginners & juniors BOcc, 125, 250,500, Vet, OT SUNDAY All intermed ia tes & pros BOcc, 125, 250, 500, Vet, OT Sportsman p re-entry - $25.00 post-entry - $30.00 Pros must pre-enter - $35.00 Ii YAMAHA Go Your O wn Way HONDA "Come Race WIth Us" 90's CR Demo, Yama ha Contingency Program (over $13,000 "YZ Bueks"),L1FE'SA .00 BEACH. CEET, WHITE BROS., MOTUl, MSRACING, TRICK, RENTHAl, SMITH, SCOTT, P1REUI, PRO CIRCUIT ACERBIS, DIRT SQUIRT, ALBA , YAMAHA, GATORZ, KOLLER'S KOLORS, THE SURF CLUB, AMP. For hotel reservations call: PEA SOUP ANDERSEN'S, Located at 1-5 and 850 Palomar Airport Road. (619)438-7880 ext. 380 Mention "Commotion By the OCean " and receive a 20% rate d iscount. Gates open at 6:00 A.M. • Sign-up 6:30 - 8:00 Practice at 8:00 A.M. For Information or to prE~~nter contact llacingEnterprises at: 13223 Black Mtn. Rd., # 1-176, Son Diego, CA 92129 (619) 484-144 1 . Carlsbad Raceway is located 8 m iles east if 1 on -5 Palomar Airport Road at Business Park Drive. r------------------------------~-----------------, -Attentiol!. - Subscribers, 1 . For FASTEST serv ice attach old mailing label in space be low. If ma iling label is no t ava ilable. prin t your nam e and add ress in th is bo x . . Please all ow 3 w eeks fo r change t o t ak e effect. - When yoU move. •• 2 . Print yo ur N EW address here. NAME ADDRESS CITY _ STATE _ ZIP _ 3. Mail to: Circulat ion Department CYCLE"News, P.O. Box 498, Lo ng Be ach, CA 90801-0498 ~---------- -- --- - -- -------------------~----------~