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. (Clockwi~ from top left) Jay Springsteen hangs it out en route to third., Chandler showed stylish sliding in the dirt. Alex Jorgensen was the first thumper to finish at fifth. Springer flies the 390 lb. Harley. 8 later. With Wise slowed, Magoo puUed out to a steady 2-3 second lead. Springsteen showed his rear fender to Graham and pulled away from the new Grand National Charpp in the final three laps. Had the race gone on much longer, Graham might have been caught by jorgensen as well, since he was going faster as the race progressed. ' Chandler pulled-his Steve Clarkprepped machine into a happy wheel- ,. ie as he took the checkered flag. Wise • held second, wilh Springer third and . the.rest of the positions holding status quo as well. ' Chandler later said that the biggest obstacle he faced during the weekend was learning to trust the tires on the pavement: "I didn't have any faith in the tires. I'm so used to riding on knobbies and sliding straight up. and not leaning over. It took awhile to get the feeling of leaning over, a long time.:' It was the-second big win of the year at Carlsbad for Chandl.er, havin~ won the USGP in june. Wise, whose runner-up finish was the best ever by a road racer in this event, said jokingly, "Hey, a motocrosser won again. It wasn't my fault - I passed him twice on the dirt! He definitely had the top end." After making the winner's circle in his first Superbikers appearance. Springsteen was definitely up. "Everything seemed to work really great. I didn't have too many problems. other than it gelling rough up in the din. It's just so hard to hang on to that big thing after a while." After the race, Graham was somewhat quiet. "It was just hauling that 750 around. After winning the championship I didn't think about racing for three weeks. About a week ago I realized I !lad to race, sol really didn't prepare as much as I should have, and I got pretty tired. It was pretty slippery up in the dirt, with a lot of sharp little bumps. and the bike wanted to get into tankslappers. Still, I had a good time." _ After going from last on the grid to fifth, jorgensen said, "Things went good. The bike started working better towards the end. I started using the track and seemed to be able to catch the guys who were in front of me. I felt pretty good as far as being in shape. It was a fun race." Traditionally, ABC has aired The Superbikers segmen! the following january or February. We'll keep you posted. • Results 10-LAPFINAl: ,. Danny Chandler (Hon); 2. Steve Wi.. (Hon); 3. Jay Springsteen (H-D); 4. Ricky Graham (H-D); 6. Alex Jorge_ (C-AI; 6. Bubbli Shobert (C-A); 7. Andre Melhel'be (Hon); 8. ThecI Wolff (Mai); 9. Mille Belcer (Yam): 10. Roberto Pietri (Hon).