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METZELER - for 10 days last year and when I cam e out of the hospital I was as white as a ghost and as skinny as a toothpick. I was happy to just make th e main last year." Hale fin ished 13th at Daytona, but his strength returned and by season's end he was th e 13th ranked rider in the AMA Camel Pro Series, and th e runner-up to Chris Carr in the 600cc National Championship. H al e's best finish on hi s 750cc Harley-Davidson was a six th at th e Albuq uerque Mile while the h igh light to his 600cc season was a win at the DuQuoin Mile . But nothing compares to what happened in ear ly October at th e Sacramento Mile. "Ninety percent of the time he's my mechanic," Hale said of his father, Bob. "He drives the truck, preps the bikes, he's my manager, my number one fan, my part-time dad and my best friend." . Hale qualified second during tim e trials, behind Scott Parker, and thus . qualified for hi s fourth Cam el Challenge of the season. He then went ou t and beat Parker and four other riders in a straight fight for the $10,000 winner's share of th e Camel loot. " Winn ing the Camel Ch all en ge a t Sacramento was the highlight to m y year," he said. "Finishing on a high like th at has really gotten my hopes up for th is year." Last year's success was don e with limited help. With father Bob as the mechanic and son Mike as th e rid er, the Hale fam ily pretty mu ch did th ings by themselves. This year, however, th e Hale s will get help, nam ely from Bartels Performance Products. The H ales will be equipped with two of Bartels ' XR 750 Harleys and two 6oos, co urtes y of Sam Line. METZELER STACKS UP THE CHAMPIONSHIPS In 1990 METZELER Chalked Up Over 20 Roadracing and Offroad Championships Throughout North America ROAD RACE OFFROAD WERA NATIONAL ENDURANCE CHAMP IONSHIP #1 Heavyweight Prod uction Hal/-N-Still Racing NATIONAL ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP # 1 Overall Randy Hawkins - Team Suzuki #2 Overall Kevin Hines - Team KTM # 3 Overa ll AI/en Gravitt - Team KTM WERA NATIONAL CHAMP IONS # 1 A Expert Prod uct ion Bruce Baldus #1 B Expert Producti on Tray Batey # 1 D Expert Prod uction Matt Winnacker # 1 A Novice Product ion Tom Wilson # 1 B Novice Product ion Tom Wilson #1 C Novice Product ion Dean Hayes # 1 C Novice Superb ike Dean Hayes Metteler w ins Championship 3 years in a row. NATIONAL RELIABILITY ENDURO CHAMPIONSHIP # 1 Dave Bertram - Team Suzuki Metteler wins Championship 2 years in a row . NATIONAL HARE & HOUND CHAMPIONS HIPS #1 Overall Dan Smith - Team KTM #1 500cc Class Dan Smith - Team KTM # 1 125cc Class Jimmy Lewis - Team KTM #1 Four Stroke Class Chris Crandle - Team ATK WM RRA OVERALL #1 PLATE Bruce Und Metteler w ins Championship 5 years in row. CANADA RACE NATIONA L CHAMPION #1 Pro 750 Production John Ramsay # 1 A mateur 750 Product ion Attila Szabo #1 Amateu r 750 Superb ike Attila Szabo BAJA 500 # 2 Overall Dan Smith /Dann y Hemet - Team KTM BAJA 1000 # 2 Overall Danny Hamel/Jack Johnson - Team KTM # 3 Overall • Paul Krause/Garth Sweetland - Team Kawasaki WMRC CHA M PIONSHIPS # 1 Pro 600 Production Darryl Fletcher #1 Pro 750 Production Darryl Fletcher #1 Pro 750 Superbike Darryl Fletcher Official Tire of the U.S. Six Day Team for 3 consecutive years . Look to METZELER for Championship Winning Performance. Photos (top to bottom ) : Bruce Batdus-WERA Expert Randy Hawkins-Team Suzuki Tom Wi lson-WERA Novice Dan Smith -Team KTM Metteler apologizes if we missed any of our w inn ers. "I'm very confident with ' our program," Hale said. "I know th e level we were at last year and the level we're at this year . going in . Whe n (Bill ) Bartels called and said what he had in mind about getting a team going, I was overw helmed. It was a dream come true and now that I'm living my dream I want to keep it." Bob Hale owns a satellite systems business that he operates out of his hom e in Carrollton. The job allows him to provide Mike with mecha nical support, bu t it's really much deeper than that. " Ni ne ty percent of the time he's my mechanic," H ale said. " He dr ives the tru ck, preps the 'bikes, he's my manager, my nu mber one fan, my part-time dad and my best friend." .---=-"'~~-----------, ,,~Cyru Cycle 1991 INDOOR -- FLATTRACK ~ . 4520 - 1071h St. S.W• • Everett. WA 98204. (206) 348--4000 GOOO/i'EAR EAGLE RACING TIRES . NATIONALS MarchUUn .!' ... Huntington Civic Center Huntinqton , WV Pro Purse & Trophies Motorcycle & ATV Classes plus Motorcycle Demolition Derby Race Info: (30 4) 486-5244 DRAG-Wider fOr Increased Traction EAGLE DTII -Short and Long Track Compou nds CDMPETITIDN TIRE EAST P.O Box 301 . WEST CANADA P.O Box 666 . Reading . PA19603 12151375-6191 Brooklyn. M149230 (517) 592-6681 P.O. Box 279 St. DavIds.ontano LOS-1PO (416) 684-741B Send For Catalog · Shipped Daily Authorized Distributors For ICH: tOI I Ef f~3' A N 27