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even ing affected one of th eir riders. Whelan and jagoe nearly ma tched their fast est da yli g h t lap o f one minute, 19 seco n ds wi th 1:21's d uring th e ni ght. N in e laps down when the first ra in ca me, T ea m Lyte inh er ited a 22 la p lea d wh en T ea m T. O. DN F. The stock br a ke flui d in L yre's Kawasaki was boiling , an d o n ly in the rai n did th ey have fro n t brak es. Team L yte ha s p laced th ird, seco nd, a nd now first at Nelso n Le dges in the past three years. They give all th e credi t to th eir pit crew, the scori ng tea m, an d Snow City, where they have a shop open to them . Good Ti m es Raci ng fro m College Station , T exas, kept th eir 550cc Yam a ha Vision in the to p five from start to fin ish. T heir #13 brought no bad luck, despite two sp ill s whic h ca m e in Su n day's rain . joe Fisher, Cha rles Bro th ers, Ro n May field a nd Bob Sellers rode the University Cycles spo n sored bike to second overall a n d to th e Mediu mweigh t Production wi n. Second in th e Medi u m wei g ht Prod uctio n class wen t to Team Action Cycle. Crew chief Bill Horo sko sai d, " We lost our cha nces of a win when o ur best rider crashed, bra ki n g h is wrist in practice." john Bayliss, Barry Mitche ll and Len Socha rode the Kawasaki GPz550 to eigh th ove ra ll aft er a fall in the mornin g rain drop p ed them from fifth. T he Northridge Yamaha 550cc Seca cra shed la te in th e first h o ur, trying to keep pace with the Ly te racing 750cc Ka wasaki, which had been en tered in th e Mediu m weigh t Superbi ke cla ss by mistak e. The father and son johnson duo, along with Gary Wa lters, Do ug Cross and Da n Knap p , charged back fro m a 26 m in u te loss . By mornin g th ey were in the top five an d hopin g for ra in, which th ey got. No rt h ridge ch arged throug h the rain and afternoon hea t to finish th ird overa ll , six laps beh in d G ood T imes and firs t in th e Middleweigh t Superbike class. Racing Ottawa, on a R D350LC Yam a ha , los t rider after rider u ntil on ly two were left at the fin ish. Dan Witme r said, "I guess you ha ve to be a little craz y." They finished sixth a nd won th e Lightweigh t Superbike cla ss. Ross Raci n g had five years of 24 hour expe rience, and had run six four hour endurance races th is year. Surviving four crashes, the Cycle City/ Kevin Burns 450cc Suzuki charged back to tenth overall. Ross Racin g is u nder th e influence of tea m m ember Brad Boesel , who has ridden in all 14 of th e 24 Hours of Nelson. T he En terta in ment Concep ts 400cc Seca finished I Ith overall, five lap s beh in d Ross Racing. Dave Bro dowski, riding on the G i bso n / R o bert Eye of the T iger Kawasaki G P z550, was a bo ut to go ou t into th e m idnigh t da rkn ess a nd said, " T hi s is wh ere you m a ke it u p or break it up." H e was sporting a brace o n his arm after goin g off in the caro usel when h is lig h ts went out. Carol Taylor of Q ueen City Racing kept th e th ro tt le open, h el ping to ta ke her team to fifth in th e Mediu mweig ht Superb ik e class, fo ur la p s down to team Sunda y Rider' s Ka wasaki G Pz550. George Weide nsa ll, elder sp o kesm a n and Su n day Rider, sa id thi s was h is tenth and final 24 H o urs. Dunlop rep s were present in the p it stops ass is ting riders and checki ng tires for wear. - ~ t ocross Cat -shirts with an all-ne design y Cat creato Tony Be Please turn to the order blank on 0 Dealer Directory, GDIL_ To anyone using B Racing Lubricant's two stroke oil that places first in their TS class - Beg., Int., Pro, Ve~, whatever. Rules:Just send us the empty bottle of BTS and a certified Cycle News Results or Club results and we send you !J free bottle of oil, simple as that. Results OVERAll: 1. tvte Raci ng (Kaw) 9 95 laps; 2. Good TImes Racing (Yam ) 94 1; 3 . Northridge Spec ial (Yam) 935; 4 . Mot ion Stat e Cycle s (Suz) 92 8; 5. Team Cowboy (Hon) 9 2 8; 6. Racing Ott awa (Yam ) 927; 7. Danks (Kaw ) 9 17; 8. Action Cycl e (Kaw) 91 7; 9. U.P.S.-Pent on (Hon) 902; 10. Ross Raci ng (Suz) 898; 1 1. Ent ert ain ment Concepts (Yam) 893; 12. Peabody 's Perf or mance (Hon) 892; 13 . Haslett M otor sports (Hon) 889; 14 . Queen City Road Racin g (Kaw ) 88 7; 15. Fra ser -Tate Raci ng (Ya m) 8 86 ; 16. Team St . l ou is (Suz) 884; 17 . Competit ion Cycle (Hon) 882; 18 . A von Suzu ki-Kaw asaki (Suz) 8 54; 19. 8 ackroad Bandits (Kaw) 8 53; 20. Eye Of The Tiger (Kaw ) 840 . send ' bottles to : Racing Lub. BTS Racing Lub. P.O..Box KD Barstow, CA 92311 (714) 256-2667 19