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BANDIT RACING
1991 RMSALE
where a host o f relativel y u nknown
teams step ped into the limeli ght.
SCOll Zam pach ra n second early o n
behind T ea m ' Mad Dog II 's Larr y
Schwartzba ch , bu t Schwartzba ch faded
after a half-h our a nd Zam pach closed,
then pu lled awa y. T he "Z-Ma n" rod e
his usua lly fla wless race, an d looked to
have the win in th e bag u ntil tro uble
struc k late in th e race.
T eam Mad Dog 's GTO-c1ass FZR/
a WO l hybrid was left in the pi ts with
mechanical problems, and th e team
en tered a n FZR 600 in th e GTU class
instead. Schwartzbac h str ugg led with
the bik e's trad itio nal street bike shi fting
pa ttern, sayi ng that he 's used to th e G Pstyle do wn-for-u p p a ttern .
Zampach was teamed with J a pan 's
Tatsu ro Ara ta, a nd the two led the race
until la te in th e race wh en th e b ike
started smo ki ng badl y. With 15 m inu tes
rema in in g , Zam pach came by the p its
poi n ting a t h is wri st as if to as k, " How
m uch time is left>," b ut a la p la ter the
bike was done. T hey'd be cred ited with
10th p lace.
At that point, Su per ' R' ted by over
a lap. T he ir demise handed the GTU
lead to Just For Fun 's La rry Shorts, wh o '
then su ffered brak e prob lem s wh ich
drop ped h im to seven th a t the fin ish.
Just For Fun 's problem s ga ve the wi n
to the Chic Magnet Raci ng Yamaha of
Richard Koe h ler, Dar in Ch ic a nd Steve
Clark, who were competing in the ir first
race of th e yea r a fter pre-entering th e
prior two rounds but not being able to
compete. Prior to today, their best fin ish
was a second her e two years ago; th eir
mo st recent fini sh was last year a t MidO hio.
T eam Mad Dog II's Sch wa rubach,
Barnes and Jim Sabin fin ished seco nd
in GTU, a la p beh ind the leaders. Third
wen t to th e Best Effort Racing Yam a ha
of Mar k Eri ckso n , J oh n Jacob and Mark
T esch.
No rt hstar GTU 's Scot t Ru ehle a nd
Mike Moores fin ished fourth, despite
sta rting fro m the rea r of the grid when
they a rrived late af ter swa p p in g 'pa rts
fro m their crashed Yam aha end urance
bike OIllO a Supersport mach ine.
•1 Solrn a x II1's J im Pekowsky and Daryl
Kuhn rou nd ed ou t the top five.
T he defending GT U Cha mpio ns a nd
cu rrent poi n ts lead ers, T eam T oome r' s
J eff Farmer a nd Mike T aylor, were
credi ted with a 19th -place finish after
Tay lor cras hed when the Yamaha 's
motor seized on lap 30.
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GTO: I. Du tchm an Racin R (S Ul): 2. TIl t' H u ma n
Race Team {Ya m ): 3. T eam MaRie (Ya m) : 4. Fas rlineMC M RaeinK (S UI); 5. H ousto n Kawa sa ki ( Ka ",'): 6.
Ncnhwest Racin g (S UI ); 7. Verrando Raci ng (Suz );
8. Keystone Ra cin g (SUT); 9. Credit Cud Ra cin g (S UI );
10. T ea m Toomer Too (S UI) : 11. A· Ham mer Raci n g
(SUI): 12. N'o n hslar Ra cinK (Yam) ; 13. B oulder
\' a ma h:l Rae-in K (Ya m): 14. Tapper Racin g (Yamj:
15. Dyna mic Duo (Sur): 16. T eam Yosh imura (SI11);
17. Com monwea lth Racin~ (Ho n): 18. Dut chm an II
'SUI).
GTU: I. Chi c Magn et Raon K (Yam ); 2. Team ~(ad
DOll II (Ya m); 3. Ib, W on R.on ll (Ya m); 4.
Nort hsta r GTlJ (Yam); 5. Solma x II I (Yam ); 6. 11)(M
G uys Racin g (Ya m ); 7. J U ~ I For Fun (Yam ); H
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Hornblower Racin g ( Ho n ); 9. Team Anwric-d (Yam );
10. Super ' S' Ra c i n g ( Ya m); 11. Rail }' U .S .
wim &: Fitn ess, (Yam); 12. BS P Racing (Due): I' .
MOlowor b Rac in J.: (Ya m); H . Tea m Charles (Due):
15. MOIOH) 'c1c Ce nter II (D ue) : 16. IlItlTSJ XJn Raci ng
(Yam); 17. BH Raci n g (Ya m); 18. T eam Expert (Nc r):
t9. T eam Toomer (Yam]: 20. T ea m IldctO, (M·G) ;
2 1. Mo tor cycle CnItl*T (I>uc}; 22. La n in Ra ci ng (Ya m );
23. Thumper Bros. (Yam); 24. T eam Hansell (Yam ).
Ti me: ' hr.. 2 min.. 35.83 sec.
Distance 73 laps, 292 mi lt'S
Margin of Viaory: 2 m in., 8.7 1 St'C .
A \lrrag~ S ~ : 95.919 mph
r GTO POI NT ST ANDINGS: I. Dutchm an Racing
(92); 2. Keyslo n t" R