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Wood lost grou nd due to the pace car, and were now down a lap to the leaders. Twenty minutes lat er , the pace car aga in took to th e track , a nd just 15 minutes aft er that, th e chec kered fla g brought a prem ature end to th e ra ce. Dutchman II took their third straigh t win , with H yper-Cycle, th e on ly o ther team co m p leting 38 laps, in second. H yper-Cycle's T ommy Lyn ch had sta rte d th e race , but hi s neck was hurtin g fro m hi s ea rl ier Supe rsport crash a nd he rode co n se rva tive ly , lo sin g a lap to th e leaders. " I' m sa vi ng m yself for R o ad Atlanta nex t weeken d ," Lynch said, adding th at h e's sla ted to ride J am ie J ames' 1989 AMA Superbike titl ewin n ing Yoshimura Suzu ki th ere in add itio n to racing th e Suzuki Cup Fin al s. L yn ch 's teammate J eff Farm er mad e th e lap back up, a n d wa s wi thin striking di stance at th e finish . " We were in a good position before th ey en ded it," Farmer said. "That was a close one. We cou ld ha ve got them; we were close now ," said Hyper-Cycl e cre w m a n Ka rl Paul. J oh nso n & Wood 's Lee Shierts a nd Bob Ren tzell finis hed third, one lap down to th e lead ers. The race wa s a moral victory for Shierts, who finally put the salvage yard special in th e top three in th e final rac e of his rookie Pro year. The motor had blown in th e previous round o f th e series at T allad ega, Alabama, a nd Shierts had pulled a Iew a ll-n igh ters at AMI rebuilding it . " I' ve pushed that thing across th e fini sh line almost as m any times as I' ve ridden it," Shierts joked. But a ll was not ro ses for Shierts, as it was th e Sp ringer's Gold team of J ay Sprin gsteen a nd Fr itz Kling wh o o rigi na lly took th eir Yoshimur a Suzuki GSXR750 to th e winner 's circle. A scoring error had cred ited th e d irt track legend a nd h is tea mmat e wi th third pl ace, despite th e fact that th ree-t i m e G ra n d Nati onal Ch ampion Springsteen had crashed in th e first turn a nd fin ish ed th e race with a leak y cl u tch co ver. Sh ierts b rought th e di scr epan cy to th e scorers' a tte n tio n a n d th e results were quickl y amrnended, with Springer' s G old relegat ed to seventh place. The FZRlOOO o f Bo ulder Yamaha , a nd th e IIOOcc Suzu kis o f T eam T yler a nd Cycle Mot ion fill ed th e fourth through six th p ositions, a ll three o n the sam e lap as J ohnson & Wood. At th e finish , th ere were fo ur GTU teams who had co m p leted 37 la ps. T eam OTS took th e class win , wi th Just For Fun seco nd , Moore Racing third a n d Thumper Brothers fourth; all four rode Yamaha FZR600s . The Suzuki GSX600 Ka tana o f T eam Mill er Am eri can ro u n ded o u t the top five in class, o ne la p down to the lead ers. • Results . GTO: 1. Dutchman Racing II (Suz): 2. Hyper-Cycle (Suz); 3 . Jo hnson & Wood (SUI ); 4 . Bou lder Yamaha (Yam); 5. Team Tyler (Yam); 6. Cycle Motion ( Suz ~ 7. Springers Gold (Suz): 8. The "". Team (Yam ~ 9. Excel Racing (Suz); 10. NOrlhstar Racing (Yam); 11. Team Hac!tsaw (Sul ); 12. J 08Y '0' Racing (Suz); 13. Fas11i ne Racin g (Suz); 14 . Ad dict ed Racing (SUl ); 15. Team M agic (Yam). GTU: 1. Team OTS (Yam); 2. J us. For Fun (Yam); 3. Moore Racing (Yam); 4. Th um pe r Br ot her s (Yam); 5. Team M ill er Am eri can (Su z); 6. Clean & Sober (Han); 7 . Team Bo 8 0 (Hon); B. Renegade Racing (Hon); 9. Paragon Racing (Suzl; 10. Lallier Raci ng (Yam); 11. WCB Racing (Yam); 12. Rice Burn er (Yam); 13. Team Visa (Hon ); 14 . Team Fuzzy (Yam); 15. Island Racing (Yam). AMA/CCS EBC BRAKES ENDURANCE CHALLENGE SERIES FINA L POINT STANDIN GS GTO: 1. Dutchm an Racing (149); 2. Dut ch man Racin g II (104 ); 3. Team Gibsonia / Englert Racing (BO) 4 . Hyper -Cycle (76); 5. Joh nson & W ood (71); ; 6. Rough Stock Racin g AII-S.ars (66 1 7. Team ; Motor Sport (65); 8 . Fas.line Racing (5B); 9. Team Tyler (43); 10 . South Florid a Racing (4 21 . GTU: 1. Team Toom er (1211; 2_ Rosw ell Honda Racing (85); 3. Team OTS (8 2); 4 . Ju st For Fun (72); 5. Moore Racing (70 ); 6. (TIE) M ill er Am er ican/ Team RADD (46); 8. Gator Racing II (451 9. ; Super O Rac in g (4 2); 10. Cyc les Un limit ed (4 1). S' Another year... Another domination. ..... ..D. V For Dunlop tires. winning is a habit that's hard to break. Year after year, Dunlop tires carry their riders to championships in everything from pro motocross to enduranceroad racing. And 1989 has proven no different. For the sixth year in a row. Dunlop-equippedriders have taken the championships in every AMA Pro Motocross class in America. Meanwhile. in road racing, Dunlop riders persistently claimed victories in the nation's top series. Just consider what Dunlop tires have done for these riders: a v ;> o Z 1989 ROAD RACING CHAMPIONS John Kocinski - 250CC AMAlCastrol Grand Prix SeriesChampion SCottzampach - 600Cc AMAlCCS Supersport seriesChampion Team Hammer - WERA National Endurance series Champions. Randy Renfrow - AMA National ProTwinsGrand Prix seriesChamp ion 1989 OFF-ROAD CHAMPIONS Team USA: Jeff Ward,Mike Kiedrowski, Jeff Stanton - 1989Motocross DesNationsWinners Mike Kledrowskl - 125cc AMA National series Champion Jeff Stanton - 250CC AMA National series Champion rossseries Jeff Stanton - 2SOCC AMA SuperC Champ ion Jeff Ward - 500cc AMA NationalSeries Champion Pat Barton - 125ccNew England Sports Committee MotocrossseriesChampion TedHunnicutt - AMA National Hare & Hound series Champion Scott Pleasinger - AMA National Hare Scrambles Series 1st Overall And the same winning technology that took these pro racers to the championships is also applied in the Dunlop tires we make for production motorcycles. So, if winning isn't part of your routine, now's the time to get on the race-proven performance of Dunlop. See the complete line of Dunlop performance tires at your nearest Dunlop dealer to,day. ,gDUN"LOP ~ Stick Ufth Us r~*::;c:.~~O~~I~-S.A~~~ I MOTORCYCLE ACCESSORIES Saturday & Sunday NOVEMBER 18-19. 1989 I H H RACING HOUSE OF HANDLEBARS 801 E. Artesia Blvd., Long Beach, CA 90805 I I I I I (213)423-'7936 Rain Date The Following Weekend Talk to representatives from SPECTRO OILS & CYCLE NEWS. See our complete line of motorcycle accessories. Featuring our exclusives on FIELDSHEER COMPETITION LEATHER. AGV HELMETS. and YOKO MX APPAREL. We will also have on disrlay Race and Vintage Motorcycles. Come and join the excitement. $50.00 Gift Certificate to be given away!! ! Drawing to be held 11 /19 /89 at the store. Winner need not be present to w in . Please cut out coupon and deposit in the " coupon bo x " . 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