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th e re-start ' was delayed about a n hour then run at fu ll distance, 16' laps, 67.52 m iles. West German Roth go t th e ju mp on th e 31-rider field towin g Cornu, Cardus, Po ns, Shimizu, an d fell ow Germ an Wimmer. Wimmer wo uld last five laps before seizing whi le going up th e back stra igh t. H e was th ree abreast with Garriga and R uggia wh en it seized, ca using them to slow and lose touch with th e leaders. Ro th stayed in front until th e fourth lap as th e leading sextet began to assert itself ahead of th e slow er .Yamahas of Ruggia and Garriga. Loris Reggiani was nin th on the HB ·CR-I production Honda, ahea d of a swarm of five other riders. Shimizu took over o n th e fourth lap, relinq uishing th e lead back to Roth a lap later, who in tum , ga ve it u p to Pons for the sixth before gelli ng it back for the seven th. Pons regained it a t the ha lfway mark trailed by Roth, Bradl, Cornu, and Shi miz u, a lt hough the positions w ere cha nging cons tant ly on th e tra ck. T ra iling at a di stance wi th no rho pe .of making a run a t th e leaders was the Gar riga /Ruggia battle th at would be decided in R uggi a's favor with th ree laps to go. The last six laps had a different leader across the stri pe every tim e. Lap II read: Cornu, Ro th , Pons, Cardus, Shimizu, Brad l. On 12 it was Ro th , Pons, Card us, Corn u, Bradt Shim izu with Rot h back in front two la ps fro m the end. Cornu took over to begin the nex t to last lap wi th Sh i mizu passing him on the back stretch. With a lap to go the order was Shim izu , Bra dl , Co rnu , Card u s, ' Ro th and Pons. Po ns dra fted p ast the field going .int o the first chicane, ou tbraking th em for the lead . Bradl was th en seco nd w ith Sh im izu third . Bu t Bradl's tea mma te Ro th mad e hi s move o ut of the second ch ica ne, swa p p i n g p laces wi th h i m a n d leaving Shimizu in third. Once in the in field it was hard for anyone to pass a nd th e ru n to the flag belonged to Pons, winning th e 35:29.34-mi nu te race a t all. average speed ofl 14.118 mph.. " I' m very hap py, especia ll y sin ce in the last few meters of the last lap any in the group of six co uld hav e been in front." Po ns said. • EXTRAGOtD Resu lts ,500: 1. Wayne Rainey (Yam); 2. Eddie Lawson (Hon); 3. M ichae l Doohan (Hon); 4. P.F. Chil i (Hon); 5. Chr istian Sarron (Yam); 6. Norihiko Fujiw ara (Yam); 7. Kevin Ma gee (Yam); 8. Dominiqu e Sarron (Hon); 9. Freddie Spencer (Yam); 10. Rob McElnea (Yam); 11. Ern st Gschwender (Suzl; 12. Randy Mamola (Cag); 13. Alesandr o Valesi (yam); 14 . Simon Buckmaster (Hon); 15 . Bruno Kneubuh ler (Hon). RACE DISTANCE: 19 laps. BO.1B miles. . AVERAGE SPEED: 122.266 mph. FASTEST LAP: Kevin Schwantz (2:02 .6B. 123.516 mph). 250: 1. Sito Pons (Hon); 2. Reinho ld Rot h (Hon); 3. Masa hiro Shimizu (Hon); 4. Helmut Bradl (Hon); 5. Ja cques Corn u (Hon); 6. Carlos Cardus (Hon); 7. J .P. Ruggia (Yam); B. Ju an Garr iga (Yam); 9. Loris Reggiani (Hon); 10. Joch en Schmid (Hon); 11 . Lues Cadalora (Yam): 12. Alain Bronec (Apr); 13. Harald Eckl (Hon); 14. W ilco Zeelenb erg (Hon); 15. Hans Becker (Seel). RACE DISTANCE: 16 laps. 67 .52 miles . AV ERAGE SPEED: 113.B59 mph. FASTEST LAP: Sito Pons (2:10.99. 115.6BO mph) 125: 1. Alex Criville (Cob); 2. Ezio Gianola (Hon); 3. Julian M ir all es (Oer). BO: 1. Peter Oen l; 2. Manu el Herr er os (Der); 3 . Jorge Torr entegui. SIDECAR: 1. Steve Websterl Tony Hew itt (LCR); 2 . Egbert Str eu er I De Haas (LCR); 3. M asat o Kumano/Markus Fahrni (LCR). 500 WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STA NDINGS: 1. Wayne Rainey (91); 2. Eddie Lawson (781; 3. Chri stian Sarron (5B); 4. P.F. Chili (52); 5. Kevin Mag ee (461 6. Kevin Schwantz (46 ); 7. Niall ; Mack enzie (36 ); B. Wayne Gardn er (33); 9. M ichael Doohan (31); 10 . Simon Buckmaster ' (29); 11. Dominique Sarr on (27 ); 1Z. Tadah iko Tair a (26); 13. M arco Gentile (24); 14. Ron Hasl am (22); 15 . Freddie Spencer (20). ' . 250 W ORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS: 1. Sito Pons (107); 2. J .P. Ruggia (78); 3. Luca Cadalora (70); 4. Car los Cardus (62); 5. Reinho ld Roth (57); 6. Jacques Corn u (53); 7. (TIEl J ohn Kocinski/Masahir o Shim izu/Jua n Garr iga (40); 10 . Helm ut Bradl (3 1); 11. J immy Fili ce (22 ); 12. (TIE) Ivan Palazzese/Loris Reggiani (19); 14 . Ma rt in Wimmer (18); 15. Toshihik o Honma (13). SUPER CHALLENGE Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum June 107:30 p.m. -1Q1988 Adolph COOlS Com oany . ceoee . Colorado 60401 ·Brewer of FIne Quality Beers Since 1873 611 0 Y'VOUNa'S S1. eo. tt . ENTERPRISES~" ~ H e .". WIII".~ PA 17701 . WANT TO GET STARTED IN TRIALS? 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