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moved first (.145 to .182) but blew the tire off just moments later, slowing his elapsed tim e to a 7.61 at 203 while McBride backed up his earlier 6.49 with an identical 6.492 at 213.92 to claim the Top Fuel Cla ssic for the second year in a row . Bill Furr, from Orangeburg, South Carolina, reeled in hi s third Rivera/ Primo T op Fuel Harley Clash victory of the season beating Happy Ring from Daytona, Ohio, in th e final. Furr, on hi s way to his first V.S. National s Championsh ip set a new speed record at 183.75 mph and also cloc ked th e fastest speed ever for a T op Fuel Harley at 188.35, cou pled wi th the low elapsed time of th e meet at 7.330 in bestin g Bob Sp ina in round one. In the sem ifinals, Fu rr knocked off defen ding V.S. Na tionals and World Champion Jim McClu re wi th a 7.5 35/ 162.4 4 as McClure red-lighted. It was, how ever, a prospero us weekend for McClure as for th e first tim e th is seaso n he sp orted the new Rivera/ Fueling four-val ve head s on his Master Performance entry. McClu re's best nu mbers for the weekend with th e n ew heads were a 7.418 cou pled with the second fastest speed ever recorded at 186.02 mph. Ring, th e low qualifier at 7.362, . moved hi s Rev-T ech -sponsored en try past Wayne Loftain in rou nd one, 7.423/1 70.07 to 8.444/ 113.16, and took out Larry Bran caccio in the semifina ls, 7.612/1 63.64 to 8.435/ 162.80. In th e final, Furr cu t a perf ect reactio n time of .000 on the Oran geburg Cycle/Dixie Frames spo nso red Iueler and th en turned in a 7.51 11 177.52 to top Ring's 7.833/ 137.28. Bob Mall oy waded past a strong field to win the Slick 50 Pro Comp Ch allenge. Mall oy, on his tur bo Kawasak i from Baltimore, Maryland, was scheduled to face th e wor ld' s q uic kest Pro Ca mp machine of Andy Go tsis (Go tsis q ua lified number one a t an ama zing 7.161), bu t in .his semi victory over , Rickey Gadson (7.743 to 7.878), Gotsis seized · up th e bearing in hi s turbocharger and was unable to make th e final ro und call . Malloy singled for the win at 7.374/ 180.61. Floridian Dave Schultz overpowered the Orient Express Pro Stock ShootOut field on the Vance & Hines/ Eagle I Kawasaki, stopping the Roma Foods Kawasaki of " P izza" john Mafaro in the final, 7.666/177.07 to 7.96 11168.21. Schultz, the number one qualifier at a quick 7.674, beat Lance Boyer's new Suzu ki in round one, 7.7011169.12 to 7.942 /170.20 a n d put o u t Ru ss Nyberg's Flor ida Kawasak i in round two, 7.720/174.81 to 8.1311144.56. On a sem i bye run, Schultz served up th e quickest a nd faste st pass ever in ProS tar hi story with a tremendous 7.632/ 177.75, both numbers good for ' new Na tional records. Mafaro, from Saddle Brook, New j ersey, qualified fifthat 7.957 and too k out Don DeTurck in the first stanza, 7.944/1 70.39 to 9.286/122.12; then used a 7.93 11171.07 to top Freddie Klies and the Eastern Cycle Performance Suzuki (8.682/ 120.86) and in the semi-finals got the best of William Ziros with another consistent 7.960/ 173.94 to 8.154/163.22 before losing to Schultz in the final. Sportsman Eliminator titles at Atco went to Steve Sanders from Silver . Springs, Florida (Star Racing Top Gas); New Bern , North Carolina's Bob Morr is (Vance & Hines Super Camp); Steve Muller from P i nell as Park, Florida, (APE Pro Gas) ; Tony Mullen from Bradenton, Florida, (Mi ku n i Super Ga s); Ron Blake from Naugatuck , Connecticut, (Super Modified) and Barry Stephens, Sr. from Franklin, m New jersey, (Pindel E.T.). .&. Metro Atlanta Suzuki Dealers ~tk 1991, Yoshimura Suzuki "Big Pa pa " ROAD ATLANTA NOVEMBER r. 2 &.. .3 '?~: ~JItTPIfn'Anr '::::: 6 vi;;;';'U SA Alrli. . .DUN.£Op :VIS~fl SUPERSTOCK VISY' F R LA II O MU shs ®iVIS~fl NATIONAL ENDURANCE , METZELER VISY" F RE STARS UTU 38 WERA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACES For TIcket Infonnatlon Ull 1-800-732-9383 BUY TlClIETS i1Z _ 1lIlII ~~ ~ Advetllce DIscount TIckets ett: A lVllTU's, SOUND WAIl£JIOU5[, T COCOIIlITS AND TDWDlIlECOlDS CHARGE-BY-PIIONE And Metro Atletllt.1 Suzuki Deetlers (404) 249-6400 .. Tell them you saw it in CYCLE NEWS .e I "ON ANY SUNDAY" - DON 'T TRASH THAT WOR N CHROME PLATED CYLINDER . SAVE IT WITH A Motorc cles /1 STOPf Vintage Husky Ports &Accessories VideoVHS incIUd"ing R co Only $39. 9 5 ep • "tJ J aluminum front fenders. Mail Order- UPS Monday - Saturday 9:00 - 6:00 . 7563 Indiana, Riverside (Hwy 91 & Madison) (714) 687-1300 LASCO SLEEVE. 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, co ntact: LOS ANGELES SLEEVE CO ., INC. 8311 Che t le Ave., Santa Fe Sp ri ngs, CA 90670 Ca ll or w rite fo r your free ca ta log .nd decal• . (2 13) 9 45-7 57 8 19