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series were different we'd see a lot more different faces in the winner 's circle. I kn ow I sh ouldn' t compla in because I' m in the winner's circle, but that's how it is from a rider 's point of view." Helping Carr get into the winner's circle for the past five years has been h is tuner , Ken n y Tolbert. T he Texan neve r really spoke to Carr before they were paired tog et her, but in the pas t years the two have become as close as brothers. " I kn ew who he was and he knew who I was, bu t we never went ou t of o ur wa y to speak to each other," said Carr. " We' ve become rea lly good friends over the years, though, Kenny is one of the best all -around people I know. " Ken n y wants to win the Grand Na tion al Champions hip just as much., if not more than I do," added Carr . " I know he wants to have a number one plate that he earned, to hang in his garage. We've been disappointed together, but I know that our time is soo n and we'll feel the jo y together, also." During th e week Carr a nd T olb ert spea k on the phon e three to four times, not o n ly planning the ir race stra tegies, but also discussing "yo u know . . . guy stuff. " Carr dubs Tolbert as hi s clo sest male friend, but credits his longtime gir lfriend Stacey Hall as h is best friend. Stacey comes from a racing background: her la te grandfather, J ules Horky, was for a lo ng time the AMA di rector of competi tio n. "Stacey is always there for me, " said Carr. " She helps motivate me and rea lly keeps me go ing ." Carr and Hall share a house in Valley Sp rings, Ca lifornia. " I don't spe nd my money on expensive toys a nd fancy cars," said Carr. " I choose to invest in my futu re. [ own the house I live in, a nd I rent out another. " I' d pr obab ly have to say that my mos t expens ive toy is my set of go lf clu bs," added Carr, with a laugh. Along wit h his cl ubs , an assortment of di rt bikes, 600cc di rt trackers, a m inivan a nd pi ckup truck sit in Carr's garage. A twisty mot ocro ss track wi nds through his h ill y, five-acre back yard, but Carr doesn 't spend as m uch time on i t as one would thi nk . " I love to trail ride, so I usuall y load u p a nd go somewhere else to ri de," said Carr . When h e's not riding or racing, Carr likes to spend his time on the' go lf co urse or j ust relaxing at hom e. " Believe it or no t, I lik e to read books - spy novels," said Carr. " I also just li ke to kick back wi th Stacey a nd watch our th ree dogs race th rough the ho use," A rigid trai n ing regimen is not found in Carr's schedu le. "I'm fortu nate that I don ' t have to rea lly train," said Carr. " I' ve been blessed with na tu ral endurance, a nd [ don 't have a weight problem . Most of my training is don e when I tra il ride - wh en I rid e, I do it right! Besides, I' m not a n avi d runner." At th e season-opening Da yton a Short Track, a more-de termined-tha never Chris Carr will again beg in his seaso n- lo ng q ues t for the blu e and gold number-one plate that has eluded him for so long. Many insiders feel tha t th is is Carr's year , but what if he comes up sho rt aga in ? ' . " Hey, life goe s o n. I'll deal with it if and wh en it hap pens, but don 't co u nt on it," sai d Carr. " I'm the most co nfide nt a nd the fast est I have ever been , there's no do u bt abo u t that. " Carr's phil oso p hy abo ut the 1992 seaso n is simple: "Last year , I grabbed a piece of the cha m pio nship, now I've just got to grab the rest." l:'\' Our 1992 R Race Contingency program will pay more racers oad and more places than ever before. Meizeler is posting Contingency Prizes at all of the following National and Club Events. NATIONAL E VENTS CLUB EVENTS AHRMA VINTAGE NATIONAL SERIES Seven Classes Postad - Top Ten Places Paid AMA CCS SUPERS PORT NATIONALS AHRMA REGIONAL EVENTS Seven Classes Postad - Five Places Paid 600c:c& 75Occ, Overall & Top Expert Paid AMA TWIN SPORT SERIES TepThree Event & Championship Places Paid METZELERFUTURE STARS 600cc Novice : Top Places Paid . WERA SPRINT .. NATIONAL ENDURANCE Novice Production: Ten Places Paid Expert Superstock: Ten Places Paid . Endurance Classes: Ten Places Paid Formula Clubman & Vintage 5:Ten Places Pd METZELER~~.E.;'.I' GRAND NATIONAL ANAL CASH Posted in all 15 METZE LER Classes AMA CCS REGIONAL EVENTS Novice Superstock, Expert Superstock, Supertwins Ughtweight: Both Novice & Expert Top Ten Places Paid. AMA CCS RACE OF CHAMPIONS Expert & Novice Supe rspo rt: Top Four Places Paid AFM NORTH - Sears Point, CA Production Classes: Top Ten Paid Superstl'get Classes : Top Twenty Paid AMA CCS SW -Firebird Rcwy, AZ;NV Novice Sportsman, Novice Supersport, Expert Sportsman, Expert Supersport, Top Ten Places Paid Hvy Supertwins Combined - Top Five Paid ARRA Firebird Rcwy, AZ; LM Vegas, NV Novice , Expert Stock Production , Expert Modified Production, Top Ten Places Paid CMRA (WERA Affiliate), TX Novice Production, Expert Production Expert Superstock - Top Ten Places Paid. CRA - Brainerd Inri. Rae_ay, MN Novice Supersport, Expert Supersport H-D 883 - Top Eight Places Paid LARS - Bridgehampton" Loudon Rcwy Novice, Junior, and Expert racers . Production , Supersport, Middleweight Production Twins , Ughtweight Supe r Twins Top Six Places Paid For a detailed Contingency Pack, please call or write 1-800-722-3336, 4520 107th Street S.W., Dept CN, Mukilteo, WA 98275 MCRA - Gat_ay Inri. Raceway, IL Sprint races through WERA lOOK Endurance: Heavyweigt & Ughtweigt Classes - Top Ten Places Paid ' MRA - Colorado Raee Faeiliti. . Amateur GTO-GTU, Novice GTO-GTU 600, 750, Open Supersport Top Ten Places Paid OMARA - Portland Inft Raceway, OR All Prod . Classes - Top Ten Places Paid THRRA - Honolulu, HI 600 Production, 600 Superstreel, 750 Su~~t, Ug~~eig~t Classes USBA· Selt Lake CitY, UT I . All Amateur Supersport Classes All Expert SupelSport Classes Top Ten Places Paid " WMRRA - Seattle InrL Rae_ay, WA All Prod. Classes - Top Ten Places Paid WSMC - Willow Springs Rae_ay, CA Novice 0-500, 50H,5O, 65O-Qpen Expert Superstock, Expert Modified Prod . Top Ten Places Paid. . @MET :-m The Fifth Annuai 1992 Daytona Antique & Classic MOTORCYCLE AUCTIO~ and Vintage Bike Meet March 4th, thru 7th atthe Daytona Beach Armory, 725 Ballough Rd., Daytona Beach, FL SWAP-MEET & T RADE SH O W - Daily 12:00 to 8:00 PM Wednesda y, Mar ch 4th : British Bike Da y, BMW M eet Thursday, March 5th : Early American Bike Da y, TIOC M eet Frid ay, March 6th : Eu rop ean/Japan ese Bike Da y Saturday, March 7th: Vintag e Bike Magazin e Concourse Show & the Daytona Ant iq ue & Classic MOTORCYCLE AUCTION - Star tin g al4:oo PM ~D ~(JeW~O. = ~'1. 8735 (904) BUYER'S OPPORTUNITY!!! OVER 1/3 OF CONSIGNMENTS ARE RESERVED - MANY RARE BIKES ON THE BLOCK!!! W. Riverwood t»; Crystal R iver, FL 32629 795-8895 FAX (904 ) 795-9328 Armory (904) Auaion Tenn. of Sale: . Cash, Travelers Ql~s, Cashieis Checks, Check wlBank Leuer of Credit, S'1o Buyer's Premium 255-0294 1.IQUtDATORS:iiii::::==================;;;;:;;;;;;:;;============ 29