IMS Pro SerieslOirt Bike 24 Hours of Glen Helen
Glen Helen Raceway
and the win was never really in much
doubt. In fact, when the checkered
flag flew, the second-place team (the
one Pearson had belatedly joined)
was two laps down.
That squad had been a bit ignored
through much of the 24 hours, and if
if you listen to pit boss Stephane
Cunningham, it's easy to understand
why. "We really didn't have much
trouble or excitement,' she said. "We
changed three air filters, replaced a
bolt in the radiator shroud and
straightened out the clutch lever
when we bent it during the night. That
was it. We didn't change a tire or
anything."
The team had been down at the
beginning - third in class at the start but they didn't let it get them down.
(Above) This tricky downhill
proved difficult at night for
many riders, so a slightly
longer alternate route was
put in.
(Right) Riding a little Honda
XR100, Mike and Eric
Bierman, Bob Maxwell, Brad
and Bryce Oxley, Matt
Stoutenburg and Ryan
Dudek turned in an
impressive 50 laps.
!Above) Despite
displaying blazing
speed, the Pro
Circuit Kawasaki
team was thwarted
by the need for
two major motor
repairs.
Nevertheless, the
KX250-mounted
squad (consisting
of riders Shane
Esposito, Andrew
Short, Jeff
Northrop and Andy
Grider) finished
second In the
Open Pro division.
(Left) Larry
Roeseler watches
carefully as his
Team Dirt Bike
KTM300 is
prepped for
another stint.
Along with cohorts
Tom Webb, Robb
Mesecher, Paul
Thede, Keith
O'Neal and Paul
Krause, Roeseler
notched a thirdoverall finish.
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BRIEFLY•••
Dakar hero and Cycle World off-road editor Jimmy Lewis had planned to be a part of the winning Hengeveld Honda team, but a wrist injury saw him pull out at the last minute.
The 10-mile course, laid out by Dirt Bike editor Ron Lawson, was praised by most riders for
its technical, creative nature. The loop first navigated the National motocross track
