Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

and we did so me very quick repairs. We lost roughly tw o laps. I had to try even hard er. " Some watch es had Hall in the low l -rninu te, 14-seco nd range. He had cu t Du tch ma n 's lead to a la p when a red flag was thrown beca use a n unidentified bik e caugh t fir e near tu rn 13 and flopped abou t th e track. After the field gridded for the restart, th e seco nd-hour chart had Du tch man, DAK and Suzuki in a t 74, 73, 72 laps, respective ly. T h a t' s how the race would go am ongst the three until lat e in th e fift h hour when Dave Schlosser pulled a rabbi t ou t of hi s hat by bri ngi ng in Tom Kip p to ri de th e last stint. Kip p had for med a team p ri m arily to break in two new motors for his Ya maha FZR su pe rbike and lat er in the da y wou ld crack a I:IO-barrier in sprint race action. While Co rt ez and Deat herage were maybe a seco nd or two off Suzuki 's . pace, Kip p was easily a second per lap faster and it showed as he reeled in Turkington in the la st hour after Hall had gone ahead. The icing on th e cake was when Suzuki had to pit twi ce once for Turkington to alert his team of the flat and aga i n to change the front. With that, Kipp easily put it on ~ise with speed to spare and took the wm. Schlosser dedicated th e win to Haldane and extended grea t th a n ks to Kurt Hall, who personally invited and paid for the team's en try. Suzuki personnel stated that you can 't make any mistakes against Schlosser because he has a good team with an excellent track record. While the majority of th e eyes were watching those two , DAK was quietl y humming a long lap after lap , not making any mistakes. Rid ers Steve Heilman, Rodney Kirian a nd T homas Wilson were riding th e suspension off their stock GSXR I IOO, wh ich was reminscent of We're H u ma n Too fro m las t yea r. They had only slipped sli cks, a pipe, a nd a Fox-Shock on the bi ke before firing it up for the Production class . A totally self-funded effort, th ey are ca mpaigni ng the series in earnest. Rider Tom Wi lson kept them in con ten tion for most of the race despi te a front end th a t was too stiff for the bump y a nd abrasive track. Bruce Baldus su m m ed up H all 'N ' Still 's effort:" Every thing we nt ' well today. We p rob abl y co u ld have gone th e whole race o n one set of tires. (No te: riders Tray Bately, Baldu s and Bo bb y Von Nessen spe nt th e entire race in fou rth pl ace). Jim Still added: "This track ca used the problems it always does. It 's hard to ride, and hard to set up for. You always worry when you come he re because so many th ings ca n go wrong." Pat Kenney spe arhea ded th e effort of Red Hot wi th very capabl e help from Jeff Wood and Pa ul Black. They diced and fought with No rbeen Ra cing until the third hour wh en No rbeen died with a faulty transmi ssio n. Ken ney was clicking off lap ti mes in the 1:1 5-1:16 ra nge which is co m parable to the H eavyweight Superbik e cla ss bu t he was on a Mediumweigh t 600. T ea m Swine Dudes' T im T a ylor, Peter Jones and J oe Ma ier raced the entire six' hours just seconds ahead or behind Motion Systems, bu t had to wait until Maier, in his firs t rac e of the year, put th e hammer down a t th e end to nai l down th e victory for the tea m. In Lightweight class ra ci ng, the Yamaha FZR400 of F-S Racing a nd Deal s Gap were humming wheel to wh eel , lap for lap, and pla yed th e drama right to the end. Ultimately, Chris Sweeney, Reuben Frankenfield Team Suzuki extended th eir cha mpionship points lead with a second place finish; here they pass P leasuredome Racing. a nd Sha wn Nico loff prevailed foi- the ir second class win o f th e sh ort season . They didn 't take the final lead fro m Deals Gap until midway through th e last hour when they sea led it up. a The Dutchman Racing riders and crew celebrate their victory a t Nelson Ledges. Results O/A: I. Dutchman Racing (Suz) 2&1 laps; 2. Team Suzuk i End urance (Suz) 264; 3. Oak Racin g (SUl) 257; 4. H all 'N' Sti ll Racin g {Suz) 256; 5. Red H OI Raci ng (Sue) 253; 6. n a m Machine (253); 7. Ch esapeake Motorspo rts (252): 8. Madn ess Raci ng (251); 9. Roswell Racing (251); 10. Team Swine Dues (251); I I. T eam Dreaded (250); 12. Motio n Systems Racing (250); 13. Cyclecraft End w an ce (245); 14. F&:S Racing (245); i5."Deals Gap Rac in g 12" 4); 16. Cycle 4 Speed Raci n g (242); 17. T eam T wo Dave Crew (241); 1&. Col umbus Cycle Racing (240); 19. Tagg T eam Racing (239); 20. North ern Boys Racing (237). HIW S/SP RT: I. Dut chman Racing ; 2. Team Suzuki Endu rance; 3. Dale. ,Racin g; 4. Tagg Team Racing; 5. Knee-On Racing. .MIW S/SPRT: I. Red HOI Racing; 2. Madn ess Racing; 3. Team Dreaded; 4. T eam Rush 'n Racing: 5. 0 2 Racin g. 8 1W PR O D: I. Ha ll ' N' Sti ll Raci ng ; 2. T eam Mach in e; 3. Chesapeake Motorsports: 4. Ros well Racing;' 5. Team T wo Dave C rew. M/W PROD: I. Team Swine Dudes; 2. Mot ion Systems Ra cin g; 3. Cyclecra lt Endu ra nce; 4. Cycle Speed Raci ng; 5. Colum bu s Cycle Racin g. UW: I. F8eS Racin g; 2. Deals Gap Racing; 3. H igh T ed. Racin g; 4. R S Racing; 5. Yan kee Racin g. 15

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