Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Racin g FZR600 dropped a valve in the fina l hal f ho ur o f th e race, but th e team was able to lim p to the ' inish , sti ll man aging to win the Mediumweight Superbike class, Northwest Racing was running a solid seventh in th e last hour when their Suzuki ex perie nced ignition ill s and they were forced to drop Out . Tea m Dread ed's fine day came to an end in the last hour wi th a cras h. That left th e doo r open for Ta lladeg a Ligh tweigh t win ner Voight Brothers Raci ng, whos e FZR400 would no t run rig ht afte r the Nelson Ledges (O h io) 24-Hour. With th e he lp of Dreyer Yamaha 's Duan e Dreyer and Mike Burcham of Ame rican Sp irit Racing, the team was able to get the bike back in ru nning or der fo r G ra ttan . Up fron t, Tea m Suzuki's T ur king ton was cru ising home to an easy victory when , with o ne lap to go, th e bike sudden ly lost traction in turn four and T ur ki ng to n cras hed, hitt ing the nearby guardrail hard. Apparently, a b ike wa s leak in g oi l in th e final minu tes a nd the Valvo line Suzu ki was o ne of severa l mac h ines to crash in the oil. T urking to n's cras h was by far the worse, bUI th e gua rdra il he h it was covered by a de nse foam paddin g whic h lik el y prevente d any serious i nj ury . T he chec kered £lag was soo n thrown and T eam Suzuki - even though th ey didn 't fin ish th e race - had covered the most mil es, The Va lvo line / Ara i/ SBS /E mgo / Dun lop / T subaki /Fox Shox/ Sunstar/Performa nce Machine/ F&L/ V&H/Bates-sponsor ed winners averaged a fast i 9.03l mph during the six hour-long affair. ~ T he Human s came hom e second , foll owed by Ha ll ' N Still and Action Su zuki. TBA Racing fin ished fifth despite ru nning wha t captain Ward Coo k called a slo w, co nservative race. T he win extends T eam Su zuki 's lead on the H uman s to over 100 poin ts. Ro yal e Raci n g , wh o cra sh ed a n d finished 2ith here, hol d onto third in th e standings. £N When would you pay $99.00 for a piece of paper? W ell, if that is imported, museum qual ity D'Arches 22"x19" paper that carries an original Jeff Gundlach Supercross printed in nine permanent colors and was breathed on, signed and numbered by the artist, I'd do it now. s upercross IS the last limited edition fine art print m the senes commissioned by Cycle News for you, the reader. R esul ts 0 / A: 1. Tea m Suzuki Enduran ce (SUI ); 2. The Human Race Tea m (Ya m); 3. Hall 'N Still Racing (SUI); 4. Actio n Suzuki Racin g (S UI) ; 5. TBA Racing (SUI) ; 6. Nor ben Racing (Ya m); 7. Henshaw Raci ng (H a n); 8. T eam Machine (Yam) ; 9. C LASS Raci ng (SUl); 10. Hon da of Niles Racing (H on ); I I. RKN Ra cing (Yam); 12. Voigh t Bros. Raci ng (Yam): 13. SOB Raci ng (Hon); 14. Dea ls Gap Racin g (Ya m); 15. Sam SJX'f"d Racin g (Ya m) ; 16. American Spirit Racing (Ya m); 17. DAK Racin g (SUl); 18. Kosmo Raci ng (Ya m): 19. Bar el y H u ma n (Ya m); 20. H o rn blow er Ra cin g (Ha n); 21. Cycle Racer (Yam) ; 22. Hal f Fast Ligh t (Ya m); 23. Cycle Speed Racing (Yam); 24. Team Dreaded (Yam); :8. Ma gic Racing (Yain); 26. Team Swine Dudes (SUl): 27. Royale Racing (SOl) ; 28. T eam NOS (H on); 29. Team H oll and (Ya m); 30. Repo Man Racin g (Ya m); 31. Uide Edge (H on); 32. Mid-Sou th Racing (Ya m); 33. T ·S.o rm Raci ng (SOl); 34. Ra w Racing (Ya m): 15. T eam Band it (SUl); 36. Raider 's Racing (Hon ); 37. Team Pasta Marin (Ya m): 38. North west Racing (SUl); 39. Team Gu mp (Yam ); 40. Valley Cycle Racing (He n): 41. H Ol Pursuit (Ya m): 42. H a m merhead Racing (H a n); 43. American Eag le Racing (S UI); 44. EM Racing (Yam): 45. Hammer/ Smith ('Xal!'); 46. Red-Lin e Racin g (Yam ); 47. No Turtles Racing (Yam); 48. T eam Foul -weather (Hon]: 49. Ausun/Van Camp (Yam); 50. Team Cord (D uc ): 51. DC Racin g (Yam) : 52. Team Scream (Han); 53. TM Regu lat or (Yam): 54. Vision Q uest Racing (Suz); 55. T Qm Lip s (Vam ): 56. Visio n QuCSI Two (Suz). 111\\' S/ BK: I. T eam Suzuki Endurance (SUl ): 2. TIu: Human Race T eam (Yam ): 3. OAK Raci ng ( SUl); 4. Barely H uma n (Yam):5. Team Bandit (SUl ). II /W P ROD: I. Ha ll ' N Sti ll Racing (SOl ); 2. Action Suzuki Racin g (Suz); 3. T BA Racing (SUl ): 4. Hen shaw Raci ng (Hen), 5. CLASS Racing (5 u l ). M/W SlBK: l. Norbert Racing (Vam): 2. T e..m Machine (Va m);3 . RK N Radng (Ya m); 4. Sam Speed I am sure Supercross will delight the dirt riding contingent as much as Isle of Man, Bol D'Or and Daytona impressed the road racers, so Cycle News is offering the same guarantee: Your money will be refunded cheerfully (grr!) if you are not completely satisfied with your brand new Supercross fine art print. Charles Clayton Pres. Cycle News Inc. ---------------------COUPON '-------------------INo P.O . 80x plea. .) 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T eam Machine . (395;66): 14. Ra w Raci ng (369.60): 15. Sam Speed Racong (363.98). 0 Charge my Ma st ercard =~. Card No. Expiration Date Okay, rus h me _ prin t(s) of the new Supercross limited edition at $99.00 each. I unde rstand I can send the product back for a full refund within 30 days if I am not satisfied. must have complete account -numbe r and card ex pi rati on dat e. _ --.,. Signature _ _ Orde r Now Only $99.00 incl. shipping, ready to frame c /o Cycle News P.O. Bo x 498, Long Beach, CA 90801 -0498 25

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