Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

to second place, getting past DAK and Hall 'N Still during the fourth hour, thanks 10 the fast riding by Coole y and Patterson. T eam Suzu ki closed out th e race nursing its oi l-leaking bike home to victory . T he team finished wi th 181 laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapo lis Raceway Park circuit. The winner's average speed was 75.416 mph. The oil leak the bike developed during the race must have made the Valvoline Suzuki crew nervous. The team has not DNF a race since April , 1989. In the hot Mediumweight Production class race, it was Dunn Ra cing whi ch came on to win the race in the last hour, The Honda House/Digit Color Graphics/Power H ouse Aud iobacked Hon da Dunn Racing CBR600 was gett ing Iowan fuel towards th e end of th e race . The othe r teams figured Dunn would mak e a late pit stop, but it was not 10 be. A Dunn Racing crew member asked a WERA official how much tim e was left in the race; and he was mi stakenly told eight minutes. The decision was made to keep the bike circulating. " It was a calcu lated risk ," said Tom Dunn. "We knew we would be running on fumes at the finish." It turned ou t that there was actually 15 minutes left in the race. Had the Dunn Racing crew known , they would have never let the bike continue to circulate. On the final lap the Dunn Racing H onda began to run ou t of gas. Fortunately for the team , the checkered flag came out just in tim e. It was the first win for the team which was formed in mid-season. Rush 'n Racing ' cont in ued its fine . day by scoring a runawa y win in th e ~Ied iumwe ight Superbike class. Dean Hayes, Doug Arter and Scott Evans rode thei r H ale's Sport Center/Mac T ool s/Mac' Honda/Spectro Oi l/D&D Exha ust-spo nsored Yamaha to an II lap vic tor y over second in class T eam Visa. It was the th ird win of the year for Rush 'n Racing, a first year team. Hall 'N Still Racing conti n ued its near perfect season by ta ki n g yet a no th er H eav yweight Production victory, Bruce Baldus, Mike Reed and Tray Batey ran as h igh as third overall and even tually finis hed fourth overall. The fndy win was the eighth in nine tries for the Cincinnati-based team which is back ed by Dunlop, SBS, ' Bieffe, R.E.S., Zero Gravity and Widman Suzuki. Cl'I • CRESP~ If you've been to the United States Grand Prix or th e American round of the World Superb ike Series in the past three years, you probably alrea dy know about lames Crespinel. His commissioned work includes portraits of Mikhail Gorbachev, Martina Navratilova, Michael Jordan , Brian Bosworth and Steve Largent, in addition to those of James Dean, Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe. He is quickly becoming one of the most sought after competition artists in the United States. Many world class riders themselves own original oil paintings by Crespinel and now lith ographs of his wor ks are availa ble for both the collector and enthusiast alike, through Cycle News Products. . *FEATURED EDITIONS* EDDIE LAWSON Some call him the greatest rider who ever lived. Fast approaching legend status , nobody won more 500cc Grands Prix in th e 1980s than Eddie Lawson. In seven years of World Championship competition, Eddie has won thirty.500cc Grands Pri x. Only th e legendary Giacomo . Agost ini an d Mike Hailwood have won more and Hailwood's record of thirty-seven victories is within reach. Crespinel's image of Eddie Lawson was crea ted over a three-day period at th e U.S: Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in April of 1990. . MARCO LUCCHINELLI Former 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Marco Lucch inelli now heads the Ducati factory effort in the World Superbike ser ies. He has been the impetus behind the current race effort from Ducati and has . built the team to be the strongest, most effective, dominating force on the World Superbike circuit. The flamboyant Italian occa sionally suits up to show off his riding talents at various events . DELUXE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR'S EDITION: A Deluxe European Collector's Edition of only ISO images tha t have been personally autogra phed by each of these world class riders and the art ist are now available. Th ese fine ar t lith ographs are prin ted in full-color with extr a touch plates and varnishes for color and image enha ncement. Th ey are finished with a 24 x 30" black linen mat and are presented in t heir own individual black linen envelope wit h a cert ificate of authe nti city . Available unframecl for only $259, Includes UPS insured shipping. H (please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery) ~llNJJ/(' I{E S P! ~EI~ ORDER FORM Fill out completely and prin t clearly Name Payment Method: A ddress o Check o r Money Order Enclo s e d -'- City _ State _,,-_ _ Zi p Phone ( OV ERALL: I. T eam Suzuki Endurance (Suz); 2. T~t Ace rSuz j: 3. OAK Raci ng (SUI); 4. Hall 'N (S UI) ; BANTAM EDITION: The Bantam Editions are an affordable series of fine art lithographs printed on Lust re Saxony, acid-free cover stock. Th ey are mount ed on black, bevel cut, U" x 17' gallery mats with the framed vers ions havi ng black aluminum, back-loaded. glass-faced fra mes tha t are ready for display on your office or home walls. Availahle images include Kevin Schwantz, Randy Mamola, Wayne Rainey, Eddie Lawson, Raymond Roche and Marco Lu cc hi nelli. Unframed $19 ; Framed $32. Includes UPS insured shi pping and handling. r - - - - - -- - - - - -- - - - - ~ ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- ~-- --- ~---- - -, Results Still Racing LIMITED COLLECTOR'S EDITION: Our Limited Collector' s Edit ion is a series of 750 images, each of which are signed and num bered by the artist . These fine art lithographs are print ed with the sa me att ention to detail as the Deluxe Editions with the extra color and var nish touch plates . They are finished with a 22" x 28" black double mat and come with their own cert ificate of aut hent icity. Unframed $105; framed $149. Includes UPS ins ured shipping. Charge my _ (Sorry , no COD's) 0 Mastercard Car d No. _ _ _ _ _ _....;... Order D a t e 0 VISA S ignat ure Exp, Date _ _ (No P.O . Box , APO /FPO or Fore ign Shipmenls) 5. T eam Rush 'N Racing (Yam ); ,;,. Ro..well Racing (SUI); 7. T eam Barely Mad e It 8. T eam Mach ine (SUI): 9. Dunn Ra cing . H onr : 10. Mot io n Syste ms Racing (Han) ; 11. Team ,>,..ine Dudes (Hen ): 12. Arclight Racin g (Hon); 13. . F ~ r, Ra cing (Yam); 14. Desperado Racing (Ho n): Q UANTITIES ' ) U1 1; Eddie Lawson Ma rco LucchineIli n, T eam Visa (Yam); 16. Rush-N-Tu ss Racin g ' Ya m}; 17. Leon a rd Tw o (Kaw ); 18. Ill in o is UNIT PRICE DESCRIPTION Unfra med Deluxe Eu ropea n Collector's Edit ion Kawasa ki En du ran ce (Ka w); 19. Repo Man Ra cing -Ya m j: 20. T eam Ind y Cycle (SUI). Time: 6 hours. Distance: l SI laps, 452.5 miles. Average Speed: 75.416 mph. Margin o(Victory: I lap. HIW S/BK:-l. T~a m Su zuk i End u ra nce (Suz); 2. Test Ace (Suz); 3. DAK Racing (Suz); 1, Roswell Framed Limited Collector' s Edit ion Unfra med Limited Collector's Edition Framed Bantam Edition Radng (Suz); 5. Team Indy Cycle (Suz). M /W S/RK; I. T eam Rush 'N Racing (Yam); 2. Unfra med Ban tam Edition T eam Visa (Ya m ); 3. Eh lerd in g Mo torsports (Yam ); 4. Gone Ra cing (Hen): 5. Team Pa sta Mar in (Yam ). U W : I . F&:S Racing (Yam); 2. Repo Man Racin g (Yam) ; 3. FIkS T wo (Yam) : 4. Deal s Ga p Racing (Yam) ; 5. Wreckin g Crew Ra cing (Ya m ). IH /W PROD: I. Hall 'N Still (Suz); 2, Team Barely Made It (Suz); 3. Team Machine (Suz); 4. Leonard T wo (Ka w ): 5. Illinois Kawasaki End urance (Kaw). MIW PROD: I. Du nn Racing ( Hon ); 2. Me rio n Systems Racing (H a n ); 3. T ea m Sw ine Dudes (Hon ): 4. . Arcl igtn Ra cin g (H o n ); 5. Deperado Racing (Hon). C'SHIP POINT STANDING S: I. Team Suzuki Endurance ( 1305.21); 2. Hall ' N Sti ll Racin g (1017.32); 3. Force Racing (971,92); 1, DAK Rad ng (956,68); 5. Motion Systems Racing (851.55); 6, Roswell Racinll (828.13); 7. Tea m Rush'n Racin g (793.09); 8, Archgh t Racing (783,36); 9. T eam Pasta (768.21); 10. Tea m Swine Dudes (762.69); I I. Red Hot Raci n g (752.28); 12. Ehlerding Mo to rsports (718.99); 13. Tea m Machine (732.98); 11. Team Lips (721.01); IS, No rthern !loys Racing (701.10). , $259 $ 149 $105 $32 $19 AMOUNT $ $ $ $ $ ,. TOTAL P RICES INCLUDE UPS INSURED SHIPPING & HANDLING CA Residents Ad d 7'4% Sales Tax LA County Ad d 8 '/.% Sales T ax . Ship p in g & Handling (F R E E) PLEASE ALLOW 4 TO 6 WEEKS for DELIVERY ORDER TOTAL Sen d Orders to: L Will ~ P rod u cts . P .O. Box 4 9 8 . Lon g Beach, CA 90801·0498 I -I I VISA t Phone Orders (213) 4 2 7 -74 3 3 / FA X (2 13) 427 -66 8 5 ~ J 29

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