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June 7-8-9,·1991 .............. ~~ I I . . .111116.1.. ........~......a.....IIl THE USA ROUND OF THE FIM WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP •AMA National Supersport Series· ESCBrake Three-Hour Endurance Challenge· Harley Davidson Twin Sports Conner's second-p lace fin ish moved h im to th ird in the GNCC standings. began turning up in th e prob lem areas , mu ch to the deligh t of Cunning ham. " I do n ' t kn ow who was in charge of cha nging the track but they did an exce lle nt job ," he sai d afterwards. "T hey didn' t wait until everyo ne go t completely stuc k or until the lead ers cam e arou nd. It kep t the race com pe titive to the finish ." Ho wever, o ne hol e cla imed all of the top riders. Summers was a lready stuck in th e bog when Cunningh am and , Conner joined him halfway th ro ugh the fourth loop. Cu nningham escaped first, followed by Summers. Conner's bid for the overall ended as tw o min u tes went by before he extracted hi s machine. Summers repassed Cunningham within a mile then made his fatal mistake 100 feet past th e second check point . Cunni ngham was on the.scene before Su mmers could get dow n off the hill to his smashed machin e and made it up the h ill free and clear. Su m mers had to detour back to the pits befo re tak in g another sta b at th e sum mit. " I had to brace th e handlebar and bark-buster agai ns t my kn ee," sai d Summers of his tram roa d rid e back to the p its. " I was pretty much steer ing wit h one hand all the way." Summers lost 25 minu tes getting back to the pits, swi tching bars , and getting back ou t to the h ill where his tro ubl es began . Cunningham cru ised the last lap to earn th e overall win and ma ke a hu ge lea p up i n th e points stan dings. Conner clocked in mor e than five minutes later with Answ er/Silkolene / Bell /Bl ack's Cycle/Charl ie 's Cycl e rider Blackwell , who was voted Most Im pro ved Rider at th e 1990 GNCC awa rds banquet, ano ther three mi nutes beh ind to capture third. McSwain was a further four mi nutes behind with ATKlWh ite Bros.lGear/M&M Cycle rider Fran k Keega n a so lid fifth overa ll. The rest o f th e top 10 overa ll incl uded Sh ephard , Ho ugh , Perr ett , No rton and the recovered Su m mers. The 200cc A class went off one min ut e after the big bikes wi th series riva ls Norton, Craig Jones and Sta n L ojak soon battling for the lea d. H o wever, after two laps Lojak crashed o ut, leav ing fell o w Pen nsylva n ia n J o nes to du el wi th Cliff's Cycl e/ Du nlo pad/ Ara i/ Acerbis/ Fah- Q hero Tom Norton. The pa ir too k turns leadin g the class, each holdin g the top spo t three tim es at the score barrels. Bu t Norton had th e first-pl ace pos ition on th e most impo rta nt la p , the las t one, and earned hi s first series class win since last year's Blackwater 100. H is efforts were good for ninth overa ll. Series po ints leader Jones was fo ur minutes back in second with Su zu kimounted Michael Bur k th ird overall. _e..- , SAVE ON ADVANCE DISCOUNT TICKETS ON TRACK CAMPING Prime Northwoods vacation coontry fuels up lora world championship 'Miekend. Enjoy Brainerd Raceway's 500 acres of natural beauty Gates open lor campers, F riday at 9 a.m. ABOUTBIR Brainerd fnt'l Racway is a three-mile, ten-tum road coorse. The multi-purpose facility is locatedin north centralMinnesota. 120 miles no of Minneapolis/51. Paul. rth FOR LODGING INFORM TIONCONTACT: A Brainerd Chamber of Commerce 7-800-432-3775 1-218-829-2838 (MN Only) Nisswa Chamber of Commerce 1-218-963-2620 Super I'.rekend lickel - $48 (includes Fri5atSun admission, F / / ri/5atlSun paddock pass aoo Fri5at nites camping) / Friday/5aturday/Suooay Advance Ad mission - $40 (includes free paddock pa ss) 5aturday/Sun Advance Admission - $35 (irdudes free paddock pass) . Sunday Admission - $25 (includes free pa ddock pass ) Brainerd Internationat Raceway Tickets also available at 17113 Minnetonka Blvd., Suite 274 Champion Auto Stores Minnetonka. MN 55345 Tef: 672·475-1500 YAMAHA DIESE~~.~eBns ...-... ~ ~ SUPERBIKE ill ' TO ORDER ADVANCE TICKETS DR RECEIVE COLOR BROCHURE WRITE: , I • I •. BRJUNERD RACEWAY 'NTEBNJITJOItIJU. . AMA SA N CT I ON E D Located six miles north of Braine rd on Hwy. 371 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP W A foonatio 13) 427-743 ant din n-(2 3 41~ Motorcycles Parts and Accessories • Yomohos Street &D irt •S J uper et • Husqvam o • KTM • Wave Runner • Wave J m am er ~ Mail Order· UPS ~ Rnancing and Insutance . Monday - Saturday 9:00 •6:00 7563lndiono. R iverside (Hwy 91 &Madison) (714) 687·1300 STOP! DON'T TRASH THAT WORN CHROME PLATED CYLINDER. A LASCO SLEEVE. SAVE IT WITH Los Angeles Sleeve Co. has sleeves for most popular makes and models of motorcycles and ATV's. We also stock piston kits , rebuilt cylinders and Big Bore kits. For more information, contact: LOS ANGELES SLEEVE CO., 831 1 Chetle Ave .• Santa Fe Springs. CA 90670 c.n or w rb_ for your fr_ catal og and decab. I~C. (21 31 9 4 5 ·757 8 27