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Th en Mother Natu re brought the locals th e ra in th ey had been p rayin g for, but it also brou ght a ha lt to the race. Th e rac e was delayed fo r jus t over an hou r before the teams reassembled on the grid for the fourth time. At the green flag, Tea m Su zuk i charged into the lead with an unintimidated Virgina Breeze tucked in SO dose they loo ked to be on the same bike. Force Racing ran in th ird, jus t a bike length behind the leaders and well within striking d istance, and strike they d id . Force pushed their way under Virginia Breeze coming onto the front straight to take over second and put some pressure on Team Su zuk i. But then Virg inia Breeze repaid the favor by passing both Force and Team Suzuki to again take the on-track lead on the next lap. Not feelin g co m fo r tab le o n th e damp track, Team Suzuki's Ha ll decided to back off and not throwaway the team's thr ee-lap l ead. While the track wa s still drying, Hall continued to let trailing bikes battling for positions get by as he con tinued to stay out of ha rm's way and p rotect the team 's lead. "1 had a front row sea t for some terrific racing," Hall said later. As the laps rolled on and time ra n down, the track dried and Hall picked the pace back up . He blew by the fourbike battle for third and was closing on the front-runners wh en the Anderson/ Jardine machine went down hard coming onto the fron t straight. The race was red -flagged for a fourth time. With less than 30 minutes remaining, the race was called. Team Su zuki End urance took the overall win and a record ninth title with 161 laps in the books. Virginia Breeze Racin g had ba ttled ba ck to fini sh secon d, three la ps behind the w inning team . Val vol ine / Su zuk i / Dunlop / Fo x Sh ox / P o w e r - Mi s t/ Arai /Kerke r / Ts ubaki/ Air -Tech/SBS /E mgo/ Performan ce Machine /Su nSta r / DynoJ et /Wiseco/Road Racing World/ Hel mot-spo nso red Tea m Suz uki's Hall p ra ised the riding turned in by Glenn Szarek of Virginia Breeze. Both Hall and Martin commended the WERA officials for their qu ick action wh en it started to ra in durin g th e race; Martin sa id he couldn't emp has ize enough how dangerous the Memphis tr ack is w hen it rains. Both also sa id tha t their Valvoline Suz uki ran perfectly all day, never missing a bea t, thanks, they said, to the wo rk of thei r crew. In the final laps of the race, Arclight Racin g's Pete Martins held off Team 20/20 Track 'N Trail, Force Racing and R.A. Racing for third place. Martins was joined in the day's effo rts aboa rd th e team ' s H on d a C BR900 R b y Damo n Harvey. C\ .-.. ~ -- ~ t _0'" tile tlf11" f=i'" ie~ '.......... . --' ~~ eel'" Si!O ADVANCE PADDO THE BEST BAR6AI INFIELD ADMISSION ONLY Si!O BUy!i you t:hr e e day!i of infield a nd paddock admi!i!iion. ADVANCE PADDOCK TAG5 mU!it: be purcha!ied by Friday, Oct:ober i!i!. MIA SANCTION n [all §peedway: r-----------------------------------------------, Attach Label Here Results O /A : 1. Tea m Su z uki En d u ra nc e (16 1 la p s) ; 2. virginia Breeze Racing (158); 3. Ar dight Racing (155); 4. Tea m 20/20 Track 'N Trail (155); 5. R.A. Racing (154); 6. Red Hot Racing (154); 7. Plan o Honda Racing (152); 8. Team Pearls Racing (152); 9. Roya le Racing (151); 10. H&I I Racing (ISO). HfW S8: 1. Tea m Suzuki End u rance; 2. Virginia Breeze Racing; 3. Arcligh t Racing; 4. Team 20/20 Track ' N Trail; 5. R.A. Racinj;; 6. H&H Racing; 7. TS .B.A.; 8. Arc1idlt Rolcin,; It H!w PRO D: 1. Force Racing; 2 Red Ho t Racing; 3. Pure Sp o rt s Ra ci n g ; 4. Fly in' Co lors; 5. ardine : 6. Firestor m Endura nce ; 7. Eagle And er so n / T Industr ies: 8. 8-52 End urance; 9. Tea m Z. MIW S U: 1. Plano Hon d a Raci nf 2. Tea m Pearls Racing ; 3. Roya le Racing; 4. Roswel Racin g; 5. Ultra Wh eel Raci ng; 6. TKO Racing; 7. New York Motorcycles Racing; S., Tea m Scri mp & Save; 9. Ameri can HarleyDavid son. 10. Star Fire Racing. MIW rRO D: 1. N ich olson' s Ann Ar bo r (148); 2. Lig ht Speed Raci ng; 3. Amore Racin g; 4. Silve r For FASTEST service attach mailing label. Please allow 3 weeks for change to take effect If label is not available print your name and old address in this box. Print your NEW address here. NAME Fox/ TMXRaci g. n WERA ENDURANCE C-SHIP PO INT STANDINGS (AUn 9 of 12 rounds): 1. Tea m Su zu ki En durance (1120.1t; 2. Team Pea rls Suz uki (841.78); 3. 20/20 Track ' N Trail (826.84); 4. Virgi nia Breeze Racing (789.15); 5. Arcligh Racing (779.71); 6. Royal Racing (775.46); 7. Red Hot "Raci ng (711 .54); 8. T KO Racing (685.11) ; 9. Nicholson's Ann Arbor (653.89); 10. Indy Cycle-N-Ski (645.59). • Cinched championship. ADDRESS L CITY _ _ _ _ __ _ STATE _ _ ZIP _ Mail to: Circulation Dept. Cycle News, Inc. 2201 Cherry Avenue , Long Beach , CA 90806 ~ 35