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- a nd Stro ud: .Picou e leading the first two laps o f th e resta rt , Stro ud taking over o n th e th ird, o fficia lly the eig h th , the h alfway ma rk . The adj ustme nt s to St ro ud 's front suspens io n were workin g agai ns t h im , th e front ca rbo n-fibe r girder o f th e Britten grou ndi ng in the chica ne sending up a shower o f sparks. " Every tim e I hit th e bumps, th e fr ont wh eel would co m e o ff th e ground," Stroud said. " I was' reall y slow through there. I figured I was losin g two seco nds." On th e n inth lap overall , th e Britten sputtered co m ing ou t o f th e Interna tional H ors esh oe, a harb in ger o f worse things to co me. Wat er had go tten into th e bike' s a lterna tor , pr eventin g it from ch arging th e bauery, The bik e ro lled to a stop less th an a lap lat er in turn o ne. From that point o n, th e race was over, Pi co ne flyin g to th e win , and Adamo hol d in g o n to a lonel y seco nd with Narducci eq ua lly a lo ne in third. Na rdu cci said he was happy to finish third in h is first tim e a t Daytona. H e was using Cycl e Week to prepare for hi s assa u lt o n th e World Su perbike Ch ampionship. The field was sp read o u t at th e end with th e fourth pl ace finish er well behind Nard ucci a nd un ch all en ged , Fas t by Ferracci 's Step hen Mathews. Math ews' Du cati had been heldup in cus to ms a nd was box -stock. H e'd made m in or adj ustrnents to the rear shock an d tha t was abo u t it. . New Zeala nder Rob ert Holden was fifth o n a three-year o ld machin e with a Du cati-based engi ne fitted wi th innumerabl e o ne-off pa rts including th e cra n ks, p isto ns, a nd ba rrels. Fuel pr essure probl em s ha d slo wed th e ma ch in e, and a brok en chain o n th e sta rt o f th e sig h ting lap o f the seco nd leg pr evented H olden from wa rm ing hi s tires pr operl y. The b ike runs o n a methan ol-ni tro mi x in New Zealand and th e tea m hadn ' t made th e necessa ry adjustments to run on race ga s at Dayton a. . Six th pl ace was Dr. Da ve Kieffer o n - yet a no ther Fast by Ferr acci Duca ti, the doctor gett ing th e beuer of a d uel wit h Briti sh racin g journali st Alan Catchart. Ca thca rt developed a m isfir e earl y in th e race . whi ch event ua lly dropped him to eig h th behind G reg Kop p. eN Results S UPERTWtNS Q UALIFYING: I. Pa sca l Pico ne ( 1:54.766); 2. Jimmy Ada mo ( 1:56.802); 3. Da le Q uanerlev ( 1:59.040); 4. Pablo Real ( 1:2:0 1.814); 5. Ad ria no Nardu cci (2:0 1.897); 6. Shi n ichi ro Ohura . (2:02.429); 7. Stephen Ma th e ws (2;03.-156 ); 8. Ma kot o Suzu ki (2:03.528); 9. Rob ert Ho lden (2:03.628); 10. Da vid Kieffer (2:04 .298); II . AI;IIl Ca thca r t (2:04.576); 12. An dr ew St rou d (2:05.'1 14); 13. Grt'K Ko p p (2:07.423); 14. Bob Bossardct (2:09.0 13); 15. Pele J ohnson (2:09.0 13 ); 16 . Kat s u ya sh i Ku zo n o (2: 11.817); 17. Ronal d M, G;1l (2:13.890); 18. Sh aw n Hi gbee (2: 14.079); 19. Devin Bart ley (2;14. 15'1); 20. Mi ke T iber io (2:14:. 180); 21. Joh n Long (2: 14.808); 22. Pete Dem as (2: 15. 159); 23. C lifto n Bigon ey (2:16.626 ); 24. Do u gl as Gross (2: 16.903); 2.') Mark . C ruz (2:19.620); 26. Ma rcu s Day (2: 19.620); 27. Ru ss Matt son (2:20.333 ); 28. Ich iro T su naki (2:21.229); 29. L arry S tr u n g (2:2 1.529); 30. C ha r les Burn ett (2:2 1.817); 3 1. AI Cha rles 12:22.07'1); 32. Chuc k G iacch euo (2:22.177); 33. Mark Reynold s (2:22.83 1); 34. Kiyo Wat anabe (2:23.257); 35. Sho ich i O sad a (2;25.677); 36. j am es Whitaker (2;28.635); 37. Gerry Booher (2:46.018); ,38. Mich ael Bel isle (No times); 39. David Kurten (No times); 40. Lee Park er (No limes); oil. Shin Ikeda (No times); 42. Ku rt Liebm an n (No times): 43. Cha rles Flan aga n (:"0 lim es); 44. Mal col me T u ns ta ll (No times). S UPERTWl:"'S FI:-tAL: l. Pa M:4..I l P icone (D ue); 2. Ja mes Adamo (Due); 3. Ad rian o Na rd ucc i (D ue); 4. Step he n Ma thews (Due ); 5. Ro bert Holden (D ue); 6. David Kieffer (D ue); i . C reg Ko p p (D ue ); 8. Ala n Ca thca rt (Bim ); 9. Boh Bossar det ( H �� D): 10. Kiyo Watanab e (Ho n) : II. P ete j o hn so n (M-G) ; 12. Ron al d McG ill (H e n ]: 13. Marcu s Day (Ka w ): H . Mike T iberio (M-G) ; 15. Mar k Cr uz (Due); 16. : Sho ich i O sada (Due ): 17. David Karl en (BMW); 18. I lch iro T sun ak i (M-C ); 19. AI C har les (Duc); 20. Mar k Reynold s (Hon ]: 21. Chuck G iacche uo ( Kaw): 22. Shaw n Hi gbee (I I-D); 23. Pablo Rea l (D uc); 24. And rew Stro ud (S ri); 25. J a mes Wh itaker (Kaw ): 26. Makoto Suzu ki (M��G ); 27. Dale Q uar terley (Rim ); 28. Kun Li ebm a n n (Due ); 29. Do ugla s G ros s (Due ); 30. J ohn Lon g (D ue); 31. Pete Dema s ( Ha n ); 32. Kat su yasb i Kozon o (H -D); 33. Larry Str u n g ( La v): 34. Ch a rles Burnett (H o n ): 35. Cern Booher (Due); 36. 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