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every move, waiting for an opening. "We didn't get to test the bike at all yesterday, so we didn't really have the suspension dialed in," said Cannichael. "It was close good enough - but I still didn 't feel very comfortable out there. " Keiffer made the pass on Carmichael on the seventh circuit and immediately began to pull away from the uncomfortable race r. Zampach was the next to strike, and he dove underneath Carmichael as they raced into tum one on lap 11. "Scott and I bumped in one of the corners out there," said Carmichael. "I didn't really have the desire to race with him." "Yeah, there's som e bumps out there, but I've been practicing on my motocross bike all week," said Zampach. "But seriously, I don't think the track is at all as bad as some of the guys are saying. Fred Merkel was the worst. He said the track was totally unsafe before he even made a lap aroun d it. Who does he think he is Ob i Wan Kenobi? Can he just stand on top of his box van and learn that the track is no good? " Four laps later, Carmichael raced into the Moto Liberty pits and Morl took over. Th e Jap anese racer rejoined the race in sixth, as the Kiyo Watanabe Racing and Two Frlends teams raced by during their p it stop. Mori was back into fourth two laps later, though, when both teams pitted. Zampach pulled in and handed off to Higbee at th e 37-minute mark, an d the team managed to re-enter the race without losing a posi tion The stop did allow Morl to close in, thou gh, and the numberone machine zipped pas t Higbee and into third two laps later. Just before the 4Q-minute mark, second-placed Keiffer p ulled in and handed off to Hilton, and the H.!. Racing 2 maintained their position All hell broke loose a few minutes later wh en the finish-line flagm an held out a black flag for the number 24 bike wi th Bowman. "I have no idea when he's going to come in," said Arcuri, as he waited for hi s teammate to pit. Bowman finally pulled into the pits on the next lap to turn over the reins. After wailing out the team's penalty, Arcuri took to the race track just as Hilton raced past and into the lead. Morl followed eight seconds later, but was obviously faster than his rivals, It took only a few laps for Morl to close the gap and muscle into the lead, and with 10 minutes to go he enjoyed a fivesecond lead over Hilton Morl added to his advantage with each lap, and at the checkered flag led Hilton by nearly 17 seconds. Arcuri was another 15 seconds back, while Higbee brought the AGV Sports entry hom e eight seconds later. ~ a Any Questions? IRenRE A DIVISION OF INDAC If you're serious about riding, sen d $2 for our new tire catalog. IRC USA 2851-B Whipple Road Union City, CA 94587 Pomona Falrplex Pomona, C8Jlfomla ResuIls: AprIl 9, 1994 MIDD LEWEIGHT TEAM OlALLENGE: I. Mote Uborty / H onda (Han); 2. H.L Racing 2 (Hon); 3. Team Technology (lion); 4. AGV Spor1s Croup (lion); 5. )icari11a A~ Raao Team (Hon); 6. Nmhwest Racing (lion); 7. Kiyo w......be Racing (Han ~ 8. Fast BassRacing (Yam ); 9. Hyvadt/New Tech Cvde (Han); 10. Amher5t Mototspons (Han~ 11. Two Friends (Han); 12. Evo Twin Racing (H-D); 13. Endeavor Racing (Yam); 14. Team Red Baron (Han); IS. Team D" . p erado (Hon~ TIme: I hour. 0.151 seconds. DlaUn«: 39101"" 81.9 miles. AftUlge speed: n/ a MMgln of victory: 16.471seconds. AMAlCC S MID DLEWEIGHT TEAM CH ALLENGE SERI ES POINT ST AN DINGS: I . AGV Sport Group (95/1 win ): 2. (TIE) )i<.rill. Apa che Race Team/Moto Uberty Honda (2 wins) (76); 4. Hyv ac/New Tech Cycle (73); S. Kiyo Wa tanabe Racing (62); 6. Northwest Racing (61); 7. Amherst Motorsport (60); 8. Team Red Baron (43); 9. H.l. Racing 2 (32); 10. IS. Racing (32); 11. (TIE) Team Technology/Love1and Motorsports Group (30); 13. Team Plu nge r (28); 14. TBR Racing (26) ; 15. (T IE) Mint Racing/Eva Tw in Racing/Wolf Raci ng (24); 18. (TIE) Recycle Racing /Fas' Bass Racing /Lancaster H-D Racing (23). UpcomingRounds Round 4 - Monterey, caJifomia - May22 Round 5 - Elkhart Lake , Wosconsin - June 12 FORTHENAME AND LOCATION OF YOUR NEAREST ARAI DEALER, CAll: TOLL FREE: 1.aOO.766.AUI (2 .7.2 . 4) Dept. ND4 For an Arai DuaI·Deca IUlllI3lure Pa ~ inc!ucing our Iatesl four-cob bnxhunl. send $3.00 Incash orSlllmpS ($4.00 u.s. Cummcy, CIJlside u.s.) Ill: AlaiHelmets. USA,llept.ND4. P.O. Box 9485. Daytona. Fl32120 Specificalions Sltlject 10change wilhouI notice. o . .... N I-< 0.. -ex: 17