Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

pu sh the pace and pus h the m into ma king mis takes , trying to catch me." Afte r the Idemitsu / Fox/ Circle F Racing Frames-backed Jorgensen inheri ted second , he had a good lead over Joe Kopp, wh o in tum had some br eathing room ov er a goo d race between Brett Landes and Rich King. Lopko Rac ing /Da ve Burks Mot orsports' Kopp sta rted to fad e just past th e halfway point. "I wa s getting some pretty bad arm pump - that' s when Rich p ounced o n m e," Kopp said . " I tr ie d keepin g up with him, but I just d idn't have an ything for him. I was havin g a real bad head s ha ke up the ju m p, so methi ng in the front end. I wa s really un com fortable in the main eve nt." Co rb in Racin g /Harl e y-Da v id s on Cycle Center of Waterloo's Rich Kin g was making a big charge from the back, moving from 11th on th e fir st la p to fou rt h by lap 12. King had started from the second row outside, and it proved his undoing early in the race. "I thought ma ybe I could sw o op them on the outside going into turn one," King said . " Eve ry t h ing we n t together real good until we go t to tum on e. Th en the y all drifted w ide on me, and I wa s out there and just cou ld n't go an yw here." King m ade a steady rise through the field . "I knew I passed a bunch of guys, but I didn't know if they were breaking or what," King sa id. " I wa s ca tch ing them so fas t. I d id n't know until Sam signa led m e after the race tha t I was third . I know I p a ss ed a lot of gu ys today." Brett Land e s (A u d iovox / Q ua ke r State) staye d with Kin g as both closed on Kopp. "I was closing on Kopp and kind of wondered wh at was goi ng on with him , but I hung with Rich and Kopp for a few laps," Landes said. 'Then I started making a few mistakes, and abo u t lap 20 or 21 I started to fade a little bit. I jus t coul d n' t d o any be tte r than fifth today." Ea ke n Ra cin g /R od La k e / . Racing for Kids' Will Davi s was another rider m ov in g u p fro m d eep in the pack . Da vis wou ld end up sixth as he beat his teammate (fo r the weekend) , Larry Pegram . Both riders got by a fad ing Stan ley. "Sk ip had a really goo d m ot orcycl e for m e , it w orked really good ," Davis said . "That thing was a ho rse. Th at's w hat yo u need here, to be able to pa ss. I was able to ge t a drive off th e comer and pas s down the front straight. I found a big bump on the outsid e, but I wa s making so much time up th ere, that I kept go ing back . I co u ld just keep rolling around th e ou tside. I wa s gaining 10, 15 bike leng ths going into turn on e." Pegram used an open we ek end on the road race schedule to return to th e dirt track wars . "We had a lot of fun, but I didn't want to beat the gu y that let me (Oppos ite page ) Chris Carr (4) jumped to the front of the pac k and was never headed, as he claimed his 11th Peoria Grand National TT victory and the 41st Grand National win of his career. (Right) Carr celebrates before the cheering crowd. The Californian was hardly challenged as he stormed to.the win, his 13th in AMA Grand National TT competition. (Below) Surprise, surprise: Toby Jorgensen. nephew of TT racing great Alex J orgensen, rode a ca lculated race to claim the runner-up spot in only his second eve r Grand National race . borro w hi s b ik e ( Davis) ," joked th e Ara i/ Eake n Racing/Com pe tition Accessories-bac ke d Peg ra m. "Not reall y. He had a good line throu gh one, and I was good everywhere else. I w a s m ov ing fo rwa rd, then I go t a little bit of arm pump ther e toward th e en d ." St anley was able to struggle home eighth o n his Gardner Racing /Spri ngfield Armory / BBRP-backed Rotax. Mike Hacker had a solid ride on his 1-800 -FAS THOG / Moroney's Harl eyDavidson backed Rotax. Hacker ran as high as fifth ea rly in the race befo re slipping to ninth. "It felt really good today," Hacker sai d . " M ike Wheel er built m e a real good bike . It ' s th e best bike I've ever had here . We felt real co m forta ble all d a y . I got a real good sta rt, but th en mad e so me mistakes that cost me ." Rod Lake Racing /Engines Only / LE Sus pe ns ion's John Hleb o III only rides one Nat ion al a yea r - at Peoria. "It was roug her the hell," Hlebo said. " My fo rks s ta r ted lo cking ou t o n me. Bein g a sus pe ns ion guy, that's no t too good. It ju st beat me to death. I don't come ou t every weekend like the rest of th ese g u ys , so it's tou gh to get up to speed. I th in k 1 hit every single bump out there. After a few laps, I just cou ld n' t keep in tow . I passed tw o or three gu ys. I just co u ld n' t s tay o n, but I'm s to ked. Engines Onl y has go t my motor running 13

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