Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

We're Small, But We Never Stop Striving to Produce . BIG RESULTS Due 10 the outs tanding pertorm s nce of my pipes, / have been overwhelmed with orders F my race-proven exha ust systems in th e pas t 'Iew m on th s. or Uniortutuuely, du e 10 this demand / have not been capable of hand building pieces quickly enough 10 Fill orders, while contin uing m y ongoing commitment 10 q uality and performance through research an d development . / apologize For the backlog and inconvenience m y customers ha ve experienced, but / want 10 reassure yo u that / am addressing the problems and inco nsis tencies 10 maintain th e standards D&:D Perform ance Exhe ust is k n o wn For while increasing production levels 10 meet th ese new dem ands. First of all, I'm not tryin g 10 justify, just exp lain, m y recent in con sistencies an d / apologize for the fact that 1 was incapable o f covering the dema nd for m y products. But youmust ap p reciate that / am not going 10 sacrifice q uality or perlormance in order 10 m eet production demands. Basically, / had 10 take orward. / had 10 slow down and one step back ward in order 10 take two steps F develop a solution before / could get back up 10 speed. My solution, establishing a top quality production facility 10 meet increased ocus m y s tten tio n on R esearch &: demand, wh ile Freeing m e 10 personally F Development and Qu ality Control 10 keep D&:D on th e leading edge oftechnology. My first p riority, o f course, is tha t the p ipe yo u receive is the qua lity pipe you have come 10 expect from D&:D. T he First pipes 10 come o ut of my new production facility will be the most popular race models: the CBR600F2, FZR600, '90/91 GSX -R 75 0, '89-'91 GSX-R lJOO, and both K &: R m odel 1991 ZX-7s. In creased production levels on other m odels will follow as soon as possible. I 've spent o ver six years developing and producing m y Quad-Y, 4 into 2 into I Performance Exhau st Sys tems and results From race tracks around A merica and Europe have proven my design a success. Now many o f the big nam e p ipe m anuFacturers are producing their version of a 4 into 2 into I pipe, why is ob vio us, i t work s! D&:D was the First 10 produce th e Quad-Y system , therefore / have no need to plagiarize other m an ufacturer 's ideas or designs as has been sugges ted recently. D&:D Periormence Exhuast Systems are still the choice of many of America 's leading privateer road racers because for leading edge performance the best bu y today is still a D&D Performance Pipe. A SINC ERE THAN K YOU TO RACERS AND DEALERS - YOUR RESU LTS CONTINUE TO PROVE THAT D&D IS The Litt le Dog, D .I)~L1'D. W~hThe BIG Bitel i: ,. I· New 1991 ZX-7 K&R Model Pipe and Dyno Results OSlO PERFORMANCE EXHAUST SYSTEMS AVAILABLE For Yamaha, Suzuk i, Honda, Kawasa ki & Harl ey- Davidson Fo r t he n ame of you r nea rest dea le r o r for de al e r inqu ir ies CALL THE HOTLINE TO HORSEPOWER (800) 843-8961 It's Everything D&D Enterprises 6360 A irport Fwy #300. Ft. Worth. TX 76117 Want to go racing? You'd Expect AND MORE! Check outtheCycleNews Calendar FACTOR V - - - _ . R"1) D TX - CONVERS IONS • 21 " R ims t o 1 9 " R ims • 1 S" R ims t o 19" R ims • 1 9 " Wide R ims UPS S hipping (714) 538-6681 12787 Nutwood SL Gonion Gr••• , CA 92~O M••terc . rd & VIS. .,~~ Oakland , . . " . S port Center P A R T S 50 IN S TOC K 4 23 2 D ixie Hwy. Wat erford. MI 48329 1 13 167 3·3366 (3 131 67 3· 8144 FAX 3 UPS Dallv LOCAL EVENTS Tracy Asher (392) topped Garey Carlson (25) in the 125cc Novice class at LACR. the eig ht- la p, eig h t-rider Handicap main at the Orange Co unty Fairgrounds. Starting o n the 20-yard lin e, 53-year-old Gray smoked l 8-year -old j ohn Aden on the start. By lap rw o , th e veteran had a sizab le lead o n hi , RAZ Video Weslak e while the rest of the riders were scra mbli ng for po sition. As Gray was bui ldi ng up h is lead, Aden had his ha nds full as Sha wn McConnell cam e up to challenge th e teen ager for second o n lap two. Tucked in ju st beh ind McConnell were former National Champions Brad Ox ley and Steve Lu cero. Aden ma naged to fend them off until j ust before the halfway po ints. McConnell was the first 10 ta ke the h igh school sen ior wh en he knifed hi s way underneath on lap four. Ox ley a nd Lu cero soo n followed wh en Aden drifted wide o ut of tum four. McCo n nell had a clear sho t at Gray, but he had qu ite a bit of distan ce to make u p . At th e same tim e, he was concerned with O xley, an d was g uardi ng th e pole so Oxley wou ldn't get by and ta ke second. On lap six, McConnell fina lly started 10 put a dent into Gray's advantage. By the time th ey took the w hi te fl ag , McC onnell was within two len gth s, bu t he wh eeli ed off tum two. As th ey slid th rough turn th ree th e last time, Gray's air filte r sa iled off th e motorcycle, but it was too lat e to ca use any pr oblem s and he look j erry Kin g's chec kered n ag for hi s first Cos ta Mesa wi n since .1989. Gray received a sta nding ovation as he look h is victory lap after the race and he was mo bbed by fellow riders, officia ls and mechanics as he returned to th e pi ts. T he Scra tch main was a Russell Racing benef it as th e team 's three First Divi sion riders fin ished in th e first three spots. National Cha mpio n " Flyin ' " Mike Faria took the victor y o n hi s Ru ssell Racing/ShoeilOilzall1 Coa st G ra inlTsu baki Godden. j osh Larsen placed second followed by Gary Hicks. Lo uis Kossuth, who wheelied off the line. finished last. T he victory gave Faria four Scra tch main even t win s in 1991. Resul ts SC RATCH: I. Mikt' Faria (Cd n); 2. Jodl Larsen 3. Cary H icks ( W~ ): 4. Lo uis Kouulh (C M). H DCP : t. Billy G ray (Wes); 2. Shaw n McCannen 3. Brad Ox lt'y ( W~) ; 4. Steve Lucero (Wes). 5DCAR I: I. Dean SteeleiDwaYM King (Due ); 2. Mclnlyre/ R~rt Fo x (Kaw ); 3. ROIl Mill er/Dal e ( K.oa w): 4. Kenny Md ntyrt'!Ln K~cham ( Ka w). SDCA R 2: I. Dean Steele/Dwayne King (K.aw); 2. Md nl yrl'/ RobC"T1 Fox (Xa w) : 3. B r~ 1 Fo x/Ala n Bilger 4. Don Partain /Tim Otamplin (Kaw l. (Gdn); (G M); Randy Leeder Randy (Ka w); Baker blasts LACR Motocross By Tony Alessi Suzuki Specialists RM SO. 125. 250 o nly " Performance Engine Kits "Motocross Suspension " _ _ 213-864-8 218 BENCH TOP 2" x 16" ~ GLASS BEAD CABINET ~ ON LY S232 UPSPrepd. LOOP 70 AUTO PARTS 14 Bu,. Loop 70 E. M /C Columbia. MO 65203 (314) 419.0893 ~ () Visa indudt-s liKhl 6d m at 40p1li PAL\lDAU, CA, M AY12 Larry Baker o vercame a ser io us cas e of stomach cra m ps and go gg le problem s to score a set or rnoto victories in th e Vet Expert class duri ng round two of the CRe Dunestown Series held at Los Angeles County Raceway. Clarke Co leman powered to the Iirst-rno to holeshot with Greg Marti nez, Rob Petrin a nd Baker in tow. Baker shot through th e frontrunners and assumed the lead by th e second lap. On ce o ut front, Baker opened a tremen do us lead and o nly slowed in the la te stages o r the mote wh en sto mach cramps and goggle problems forced him make a pi, sto p. " I had to stop for a mo men t to correct my gogg les and sett le my sto mach," Bak er sa id. " Fort una tely I had a big lead " '0 u~ your ~hop \1M Coleman slip ped backwards as he was pas sed by Martmez for seco nd and Petrin for third by the midway point in the rnoto, Petri n applied pressure to Martinez la te in the mota and mad e th e ~ss for second place, which he held to the finish. Baker had th e lead by the end of the first lap of the second moto and simply walked away to the finish . Martinez and Petrin pi cked up where th ey left off in th e first moto and engaged in a fierce battle for seco nd Petrin made th e mov e o n Martin ez three laps from the finis h and moved to second [or good . Martinez slowed further and alm ost lost third to a hard-char ging Geor~e Wallace. When the chec kered n ag waved II was Baker by · 25 seconds over Petrin, Martinez and Wallace. Tracy Ash er scored wins in both the 125 and 250cc Novice classes. Asher 's toughest match ca me in th e form of Mark Allen in the 125cc cla ss, Allen , wh o had never won a single rnot o, sim ply smo ked th e competi tion with a wrre-to-wire, runaway WIn In mota one, Ash er sta rted poorly and worked up to second by th e end of the rnoto in front of Shawn, Obrien and Aaro n Wasn ea. All en aga in put h is Simi Valley Kawasaki in to the lead a t the start o f the second rnot o wi th Asher glued to his back fender. The two riders in stantly pulled away from Brian Nail , Brad Shultz and Garey Carlson. All en and Asher exchanged the lead a few times with Asher faster ihrough the tight sectio ns of th e track and Allen faster in the high-speed sand wash areas. Allen experie nced problems o n the sixth lap when he cam e up two feel short on a set of triples which sent him over the bars . Asher took advantage and scoo ted away to an easy victory while Allen remounted third. behind Carlson , who was riding with loose handlebars . Carlson eventually cras hed while Allen worked back into second where he finished behind Asher . c:JII Results P/W A: 1. Todd Coualaar (Yam); 2. Chm lopher Tocco (Yam); S. Soon Howl' (Yam). PIW B-1: t. Wet Broo b (Yam); 2. Marcus Round (Ya m). PIW B-2: I. Jerry Martina (Vam); 2. Caleb Gouelur; S. Joh na th on Ma~ (Yam); 4. Jam es 'Thompson (Yam ); 5. Michael JamiM:wski (Yam). . 60 0-8: I. T yson Tittlemeir (SUI); 2. Blake Vit'rll (lC.aw); 3. Bran don McKay (Ka w): 4. Kun Nt'l aon (Ka w). 60 9-11: I. Michat:1 Young (X.aw): 2. Shad Vit'fls (lC.aw); 3. 0uU Goudaar (Ka w); 4. Rabbit: Wt'bt'r (Ka w). 80 BEG: 1. Sea n Medriro&(Kaw); 2. Kenneth Rt'ftI (K.aw): S. Da n ny Woodard (Kaw); 4. Eric Andenon (Kawl: S. Jodt BaJOti~'O~~~~. David Walt en (Han); 2. O1 ris Nei tzel (Kaw) : 3. Bob C URler (Suz). BIC WH L: 1. Mar k j ense n (Ka w) ; 2. Wadr Sprowl ( Kaw ). 125 BEG : 1. Fred Qgrim (H on); 2. Paul Gi lmanin: S. Sc:ott J r. (Kaw); 4. j ce Toe ee (Yam ); 5. Sin e Smith ( Ka w) . 125 NOV : I. Tracy AAhet (Sw); 2. Mark, Allen (l(a w): S. Sha wn Obrien (Suzl: 4. Brad Sbu lu (Sw ). . 125 PR O : 1. Tim Te lford (Ka w) . 250 BEG: 1. elm Cohen (Ka w) : 2. Jamie Young (Yam); 3.0 lUCk Kobn" (Ka w) ; 4. Mar k.Huston (Ka w): 5. Eri k Kleven (H on). 250 NOV : I. Tracy AAher (Suz); 2. Bob Phillips (Ho n) ; S. Ma rk Allen (Kaw); 4. Ryan Lent (Ya m) ; 5. John Banol (Ya m). 250 INT: I. Ja lOn Simmons (Kaw); 2. Eddie Davis . 250 PRO: I.TonySulek (Yam ): 2. Mik e Shoemaker (Yam I. 500 NOV : l. J oe Kell erl (Han). SOOINT: I. Will Dickson (H o n ): 2. Franklin Betcher(H on l; !J.erry Eh len II ( Kaw) . R VET BEG: I. H arvey Bohman Jr. (Ho n );2. Dave Sbe lton ( on ): 3. J o h n Lowt'll (H o n); 4. Craig Codsall (Yl); 5. Fran k Schrei nt'T(Suz). J R VET NOV: I. Pl'le

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