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l-l (1) ..0 9 u o Rick Shaw and John Long piloted the South Florida Racing Yamaha FZR1 000 to victory, averaging 91.068 mph around the Moroso circuit.' MofoWorld/US Endurance Series: Round J2 S. .Florida Racing wins'Moroso 500 By Richard Chambers Photo by Kendall Photo WEST PALM BEACH, FL, SEPT. 20 Rick Shaw and John Long teamed up on a South Florida Racing Yamaha FZRIOOO to break Suzuki's domination of the series with a win in the MotoWorld 500 at Moroso Motorspclrts Park. It was the duo's first win of the season as they ~veraged 91.0~8 mph to beat HIgh-Tech Racmg and Kayo Racing GTU. The race began. under bright, sunny conditions and quickly established a sprint-race pace. After 20 laps, Team Lockhart and Dutchman Racing were involved in a heated battle for the tOP spot. Dale Quarterley of Team Lockhart and Dutchman's Doug Brauneck traded the lead several times while turning lap times less than a second off the track record of 1:25.42.· South Florida's Shaw held down third on the Michelin/S. Dade Yamaha/Spectro/ShoeilKerker/ Megacycle-sponsored Yamaha, watching intently as.the two Suzukimounted riders battled for the lead. Meanwhile, High-Tech Racing held down the fourth spot on their Conser Coach/Reliable Cycle/ Arnsoil/MicheJin-sponsored Suzuki GSXRllOO, but were losing touch w~th the leaders. Top.Gun Racing's BillKellyhelddownhfthonanoth~ Yamaha FZRIOOO. In the GTU ranks, Kayo Racing GTU had taken the read, putting their Honda CBR600 Hurricane into the top 10 and leaving the rest oflhe GTU contenders in their wake. The only team to match the pace of Kayo was Paul Smith Racing and their Kendall/SuperTrapp/Cyde Riderssponsored Yamaha FZ600 witli Donald Jacks and Tommy SIQan pulling away from the rest of the pack. Team Uno held third in GTU on the Michelin/Atlanta Lawn and Sprinkler/Palm Beach Honda/ Wiseco/Kerker-sponsored Honda CBR600 Hurricane. Jacks was making up for the Paul Smith Yamaha's lack of horsepower with aggressive riding, but on lap 14 he over did it and crashed in tum six. He pushed the machine over half a mile, but the team was-six laps down before they got rolling again on lap 22. There were now six GTU bikes on the lead lap. Lap 40 saw the same dose a'ction up front. Team Lockhart's U.S. Suzuki/ AG V/,Kal-Gard/Cam21 Michelin/RK/Lockhart-sponsored ~ulUki and Dutchman Racing's PenlOil/IO-minute Oil Change/ Michel i n /Ca m2/P BIIN Dsponsored Suzuki were still hounding each other for the lead. Shaw, meanwhile, continued to have the best seat in the house as the two ahead of him sparred for the lead. KayoGTU puta lap on Team Uno and were adding a second a lap to that lead. Moore Racing's Honda Hurricane had moved to third with newcomers Newton Heston and Greg Esser at the helm. The duo were gaining on Team Uno for second place. Race leader Team Lockhart pitted on lap 54 and John Ashmead, who was filling in for the injured Larry Shorts, went back on the track in third place behind John Long, who was now riding the South Florida Racing Yamaha. Dutchman Racing's Jeff Heino had the lead but only 34 seconds separated first from third place. Donnie Rowe took over the Kayo GTU Honda and continued to show that he is fully recovered from his early season injuries. His three rides since returning to action have all been trips to the winner's circle, }Vith two of those being class wins. High-Tech's Suzuki, now ridden by Eric Moe, held down fourth after being the first of the top four to pit . for gas. The team, however, was now a lap down on the leaders. The halfway mark showed Dutchman with 20 seconds on South Florida, and Lockhart losing ground. John Ashmead's right hahd was swelling and the effects of his early season Transatlantic Match race crash would cause them to pit early as the llOO proved to'be a handful for him. GTU leader Kayo had moved into fifth overall. The fight for second was one lap behind, but it was a battle that would last to the finish between Moore Racing and Team Uno. With 20' laps to go, Dutchman looked set to take the win as Shaw was having problems cutting into Brauneck's lead. Quarterley, meanwhile, was feeling the effects of backto-back riding chores. Doug Chancy . was brought in to take Ashmead's place, but the team was three laps down and had no hope of cracking "the top tmee. Dutchman pitted for the final time and rejoined the fray with the lead. South Florida had planned their gas stops perfectly and were set for the finish. Team Lockhart's Chancy held third, but Shaw, riding at a fast clip, was out of reach. . Just six laps from the end on lap 132, Jeff Heino rolled to a stop on the back straight, trailing oil and smoke. Shaw took over the lead, Lockhart moved to second and flighTech inherited third. Three laps later, the chain on Team Lockhart's Suzuki snapped and Chancy coasted to a stop on pit road with two laps to go. The scrap between Moore Racing and Uno, meanwhile, was still going on and the two teams received the white flag side-by-side. Uno held the lead toward the finish line, but Esser made the slingshot pass to take the runner-up spot. behind Kayo, who ended up third overalL Uno held on for third place. • Results OVERALL: 1. South 'Florida Racing (Yam): 2. High-Tech Racing (Suzj; 3. Kayo Racing GTU (Honl; 4. Team Lockhart (Suz); 5. Dutchman Racing (Suz); 6. Moore Racing (Han); 7. Team Uno (Hon~ B. Team Survival Game (Yam); 9.-.Team Baka (Suz); 10. Island Boys (Han). GTO: 1. South Florida Racing (Yam); 2. High Tech Racing (Suz); 3. Dutchman Racing (Suz). GTU: 1. Kayo Racing GTU (Han); 2. Moore Racing • (Han); 3. Team Uno (Han).