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finish line righ t in front of Dutchman 's Quarterley as the latter took the checkered flag, thereby remai ni ng on the lead lap. The Humans had problems late in the race, as the bike began to sp utter and slow. The crew tried changin g the battery, but that didn't fix the problem and Yoder lim ped home with a suspected faulty ign ition to clai m th ird , one lap in arrears. . Tea m Toomer Too's Glenn Barry rode two hours and 40 minutes of the three-hour race, pitting just 20 minutes from the end : " I could have gone the distance, but I thought there was a rule that you had to have a teamm ate,"B arry said, adding, "My leg was hurting, anyway." Mark Chin rode the remaining laps to bring the Suzuki home fourth, a lap behind the Humans. Team Mad Dog's Michael Barnes and Larry Schwartzbach finished fifth , with a crash by each rider adding to the time they lost cha nging tires. The team's " GTU bike fared worse, as J im Sabin crashed it out of the race early on. Keystone Racing's T ripp Nobles and Jay Denham had run in and around the top five, but iheir'day ended when, after pitting to defog his visor, Nob les attempted to make up too much time at once and crashed, highsiding the big SUzukiand suffering injuries to his foot, elbow and hand. Nobles' crash put a capper on Team Captain George Fitts' black day, since David Smith ha d wadded his second bike earlier in the race. Dutchman 's win no w gives them a 45-point lead in the standings over Dutchman II, 112-67, with Dutchman II moving past Keystone with 58 points to occupy second p lace. ~ ,The GTU contest was tru ly bizarre, as the usual frontru nners fell by the wayside. Super 'B's Scott Zampach and Will Balisky had a troublesome day to finish eighth. First, the team pitted to change to rain tires, then Balisky fell, bending the steering damper. When Zampach climbed aboard, he promptly ran over a curb and pitted to have the troublesome damper removed. When Balisky commented that he liked it that way, Zampach said, "Fine, you ride it." SO he did. " . In addition to pittin g for tires early, Team T oom er's Farm er crashed once, and when the motor q ui t late in the race th e team was credi ted with a miserable 16th place. A number of GTU teams led the race, the weirdest of which was the so-called Pickering Valley Roadracers, consisting onl y of William Ronald McGill on a Honda Hawk 650cc V-twin. Gill , who was returning to road racing following a 10-year absence, led some 20 laps before crashing when a brake line came adrift. He eventually finished 11 th in class, justsix laps behind the winners. In the end, it was another solo rider wh o took the GTU class win a s Thumper Brothers' John Condron went th e distance on Bill Cardell's Yamaha FZR600. "We won , that's all th'at matters," said Condron, who's spons o red by Dealer Alternative, Klymenk -Flow and Power Mist. Nor thstar. GTU's Scott Rueh le and Mike Moores finished second in GTU, one lap behind the leader, with R ueh le trashing once after the restart. Nor ben Racing's Jim Kusar and Ralph Johnston, fresh from their Mediumweight Superbike win in the WERA 6-Hour a t Grattan, Michigan the previous weekend , finished third, on the same lap as Northstar, after leading at the halfway point and crashing more than once. T eam America's Frank Slaughter and Andrew Deatherage finished fourth, an additional lap behind, while Road - -- - - Continued on page 59 IUHOE I THE 0 I· I E [ T ID H 0 FlO GEl 0 e" [ 0 S TEl I Location The Glen Helen OHVPark, San Air Trauel American Airlines offers special fares to Bernardino, CA. Take 1-215 to Palm Ave. Gowest and follow the signs. USGP attendees. For reservations call 1-800433-1790 and askfor StarFile # s-068OQI. Tickets Available at participating CAl AZ/NV Car Dental Hertz Rent-a-Car isproviding special event Honda,Yamaha and Suzuki dealers and Ticketmaster outlets, including May Co. and MusicPlus stores, or . charge-by phone, 213480-3232. Rccommodations The Maruko Hotel & Convention Center will serve as USGP Race Headquarters. For reservations call 1-800472-3353. In San Bernardino call 381-6181. Mention "USGP"and receive a special discounted rate. rates. CallI-80D--654-2240 and ask for 1.0. #7364. Inuitational Uintave Iron lace Motocross legends in an all-out exhibition that isnot to be missed. Hoto EKPO Acovered exhibit featuring the latest in cycles and cycling products, includingVintage Iron. EKhihitorlS ponsorInfo Call MOTOUNK RACE "PROMOTIONS at 602-9484137. $ ~ ~ SUZ UKI ~ For information call : National 1-800 -2 4 5 -9 0 5 0 East US (616) 695-4050 West US (712) 755-5684 Race /Road Reps and Dealer Inquiries Welcome Galia Racing 5773 1 Sink Road Dow agiac, MI 49047