Toyota 200 Unlimited World Championship
Willow Springs Raceway
By BLAS KISIC
PHOTOS BY BRIAN
J.
NELSON
ROSAMOND, CA. SEPT. 15
D
espite strong competition from
experienced local stars, Jason
Pridmore won the first-ever Toyota
200 Unlimited Motorcycle World
Championship at Willow Springs
International Raceway. The likable
racer, fresh from earning the Lockhart-Phillips/AMA Formula Xtreme
Championship, received a check for
(Top) Jack Pfeifer
(136) leads Vincent
Haskovec (18),
Jason Pridmore
(hIdden). Tommy
Hayden (22) and
Chuck Graves (1)
earty In the blgbuck Toyota 200 at
Willow Springs.
(Above) The batUe
Ultimately came
down to Jason
PrIdmore (43) ¥s.
Chuck Graves (1).
with Pridmore
taking victory in
the Inaugural
event.
(Left) Haskovec
ended up third.
36
OCTOBER 2.
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$50,000 for his efforts. Not a bad pay
day in the high desert of Southern
California.
Qualifying for this aO-lap race which had a total purse of $150,000 took place in special timing rounds
during June, July and August. The top
grid positions were already determined, but there was a mad dash on
Saturday and Sunday to fiJI the rest of
the grid. Since there were not enough
timing transponders to fit the unusually
large group, the official scoring team
had to divide the more than 70 hopeful
competitors in different timing heats.
No wonder: just starting the race guaranteed a payoff of at least $ 1000.
