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,IN R IE Dirt tracker Joe Kopp - TE V W DUNLOPAD STOPPER NUMBER THREE "As an aggres s i ve sport rid er, I 've not ice d that m y ' front brakes fa d e after repeated hard braking. Why is that?" Simply put, brakes fade due to elevated heat buildup between the pad and rotor. This, in turn, leadsto a breakdown of the brake pad compound and an excessive amount of heat transfer into the brake fluid. When this occurs, the brake pad slides on the rotor instead of gripping it causing brake fade. Toa certain degree, brakes should experience some heat buildup, but not to the extent that it affects your braking power. Dunlopad has developed a special sintered metal sport compound designed to address the above 'conditions and, specifically, the needs of 'sport bike riders. The top-rated DunlopadS55 DP Sport pads feature a Zirconium-based ceramic heat shield that providesa thermal barrier between pad and caliper reducing heat transfer. And, because the S55 DP Sport pads are sintered, their braking performance actually improves as they get hotter allowing for consistently powerful two-finger braking without fade. The S55 DP Sport is available in sizes for the front of all popular sport bikes. So, when it comes time to replace your brakes, insist on Dunlopad sintered brake pads ... available at all major motorcycle shops. (Above) Ko pp learned his trade the hard way , on the rough-andt umble TT and short track s In his native Washingt on. (Right) Kopp (left) pours a toast on wi nner Ric h King 's head (center) after making the podium with a th ird-place fi ni sh at De.nver. Don't settle for reduced brake performance. Insist on Dunlopad! IJfI}(1I0PdlJ SIN TERED BRA KES Dunlopad North America! Tony Mills International Inc. 4401 Walden Avenue Lancaster, NY 14086 • 71 6.681 .8806 th at . I slept for three hours, woke up and went deer hunting, and when I got back, there wa s a message on my answering machine. It was Mike Shat tu ck telling me to give him a call. I had been checking up with him all season, and he as ke d me abo u t bei ng on h is tea m. Jus t bei ng w it h. Sacramen to Harley, I knew that would be good, but wh en he m ention ed Kenny Tolbert might be the mechan ic, I knew it was going to be great." Eve n with the deal now in pl ace, Kop p realizes that he may never have th e rap po r t with To lb ert th at Carr enjoyed, but he says that he feels very positive about the pa ir's ability to wo rk together. "We've talked quite a bit already, and I'm going to go down to his house in Texas pretty soon to do some bass fishing with him," Kopp said. "Chris has told me that Kenny's a really grea t fr ien d to h ave o n the ro a d, an d h e know s so much about the motorcycles. I think it's going to be really great working with him." Kopp al so kno ws th at h e w il l be under the microscope more than ever before, and he's prepari ng himself for that inevitable scrutiny by establishing realistic goals for himself. ''1'd like to get in the top five, realistically, and I' d like to w in a coupl e of Grand Natio nals - I've never won one," Kopp sai d. "Then if every thi ng go es well and Harley-Davidson of Sacramento wants me to ride for them again in '97, I think we could do it." Co me what ma y, Kop p says h e is ready to get dow n to business. " I' m going to d o m y pa rt," Kopp sai d. "With all the effor t that Ha rleyDav ids on of Sacramento is putti ng in, and Kenny, I'm not going to just go there to ride the bikes. I definitely wa nt to do all I can to make this a better team this year. I think it's gonna be a good deal, and I wan t to be in good shape for it." It looks like Joe Kopp alread y is. You might say he' s all set up . fX Ph 310-531·1619-Fax 310-531-3524 29