Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1980's

Cicilliani and Cupillard again took third and fourth , with Ameri ca 's Bru ce Reimer fin ish ing fifth with a tim e of 1:42.84. T eam USA's consistent I:42-43 lap times gave th em second pl ace behind France in both th e T eam Fastest Sin gle Lap a nd Team Fastest Average Lap ca tegories, foll ow ed by Switzerland a nd Germany in third and fo urth , respectively , in both categories. Norway took fifth p lace in the Sin gle Lap contest, wh ile Italy ro unded out th e top five in Average Laps. Cal ifornia Superbike School Race of Nations G ra n ie ou tg u nned Ir el an d ' s Julian Ell iot, America 's Bru ce Reimer and Ita ly's O scar Bell in i to win th e Race of Nations, but it wasn 't easy for the Frenc hman, as th e fo ur riders swa ppe d positions for th e entire 10-la p duration, in a manner befitting a World Superb ike ro und . Bellini shot off the start ing li ne first , bu t by turn three had fall en to fou rth behi nd Elliot, Gran ie and Reimer. Nisbet hung to ugh wi th th e lead pack in fifth for a few laps, but co uld not consis tent ly mat ch th eir pace and soo n dr opped back. T he leaders swapped the lead back an d forth co ns ta nt ly, ,with hai rraising, four-abrea st o u tbra ki ng maneuv ers into turn o ne com mo np lace o n each lap, and Reim er and Belli ni taking to th e dirt o n o ne occasio n. Will ow Sprin gs tr ack ow ner Bill H u th described th e contest as the " best damn race" he ever saw . As th e leaders entered banked turn nin e for th e fin a l time, Gran ie ha d th e most substa ntial lead yet seen. Bell in i a nd Reimer ra n neck-andneck for second, but th e du o ' ran wid e, a nd fourth -pl ace man Ell io t saw daylight and sq ueaked by in side th e two . Reimer got a better dri ve off the co rne r and beat Bell ini 10 th e fin ish li ne , and almos t drafted past Elli ot for seco nd as wel l. Nisbet com p leted h is lonely ride to clai m fifth. After th e race, th e Italians were infuria ted, and deman ded an officia l apology from th e American tea m, saying that Reimer would have been di squalified at a Eu ropean race fo r his "roug h riding tactics." . Re im er wa s sta rt led by th e accusation . " He too k th e o uts ide and I too k th e inside, and wh en he lean ed o n me I leaned back," he said in self defense. Reim er , a Central Los Angl es-based "CHiP" a nd a Will ow Springs regu la r for BMR Mo to rsports, claimed that he had a 60pound weight disadvantage (compar ed to the other " flyweig h ts") , bu t that may have turned into an adva ntage (in bo xing terms) in th e o n-track sho ving match. "That was th e most exciting race ever, we were desert raci ng OUI th ere," he added. T hat ni ght at th e awards banquet, Wil son praised th e winners: " Yo u can 't a pprecia te how de termin ed these folk s (Fra nce) are unless you had to compete agai nst them ," Wil son said. And he knew first- ha nd, having tried to qualify himself. And what o f th e futu re of " Dragne t" racing? According to Wilson, there will be a 1990 Police Ol ympi cs, but it will be held some where besides Willow Spri ngs, likel y in J apan. T he mind numb s with the tho ught o f the I" "h i tti e r l HONDA KAWASAKI TEAM GREEN DEALER • Accepting Applications For Factory and/or Dealer Support Dealer Program: 1) Motorcycle Discount 2) Parts Discou nt 3) Accessory Discount 4) Fast Delivery 5) Preffered Service 6) Team Jersey Join "Our" Team 1990 Models Coming Soonl Julian Elliott (4 ) leads Oscar Bellini (8 ), Reimer (15) and winner Marc Granie (10) ear ly in the race . Elliot nipped Reimer and Bellini for second . crowds a po lice-only m o torcycle road race wou ld draw at a facility li ke Suzuka. T he even t will also be renam ed in th e future by orde r of the Intern ation al O lympic Co m mi ttee, who do not want th e wo rd Ol ympic used in conj unc tio n with anyt hi ng besid es th e offici al Ol ym pi c Winter and Su mmer Ga mes. BUI those wh o witnesr ed th e 1989 Poli ce Ol ympic roa d races know that wh at ever th ey decide 10 call it, they'Il be hard- pressed to top th is one. • M aur izio Corelli. Italy (4); 17. {T Svein Kaasin/ IEl Jarn Oyen / Ja ns Otet -Lie r. Norway (2). CALI FORNIA SUPERBIKE SCHOOL RACE OF NA TION S: 1. Gran ie, France; 2. Julian Elliot. Northern Irelan d; 3 . Reimer. USA; 4. Belli ni, Ita ly; 5. Nisbet. New Zealand; 6. Kaasin, Norw ay; 7. Gutkn echt. Sw it zerl and; 8 . A ndrew Morr ison. Results Reimer, USA (1:4 2.841 Bronze . . TEAM FASTEST SINGLE LAPS: 1. Gran ie (1 :4 1.03 ), Cicilian i (1:4 1.63 ). Cupillard ( 1:4 1.77 ). Fra nce, Gold; 2. Reim er (1:4 2.4 6 ), Su mm ers (1:4 2.60 ). Dom in o (1 :4 3.B7). USA. Sil ver ; 3 . Gutknecht (1:44.BBI, Gu isolan (1:4 6 .63), Michelet (1:4 7 .04 1 . Sw itzer land. Bron ze; 4. Gold mann (1 :4 5 .04 ), Hein (1:4 5 .97 ). Tui sel (1:4 7.94 ). Germany. Bronze; 5. Kaas in (1 :4 6. 6 7 ). Oye n (1 :4 6 .BB), O laf - Li er (1:47 .73 1 Norway. Bron ze. . TEAM FAS TES T A VER AGE LAP; 1. Fr an ce (1 ;41 .9 5), Gol d; 2. US A (1 :4 3 .3 B). Silver; 3 . Swi tz er land (1 :4 7 . 13 ), Br on ze; 4 . Ger m an y (1:4 7.19 ). Bronze; 5 . Italy (1:4 7. 70 ), Bro nze. TEAM M EDAL POINTS: 1. France (10 B); 2. USA (56); 3 . Sw itzer land (36) ; 4. New Zealand (26); 5, Germ an y (24); 6 . Italy (16 ); 7 . Norway (6). INDIVIDUA L M EOAL POINTS: 1. M arc Gr anie. France (4 8); 2. Fran cois Cici liani. France (32 ); 3. Thierry Cupill ard. Franc e (28) ; 4 . Alastair Ni sbet. New Zealand (26); 5 . Br uce Reimer. USA (24 ); 6 . (TIE) M ike Su mmers/ Frank Dom ino. USA (16); B. (TIEl Rolf G u t kn ec h t /O l iv i er G u i so l a n / Ret o Michelel, Switzerl and (12); 11. (TIE) Bernd Hei n/ Jurgen Goldmann/M ichael Tuisel, Ger many/ Oscar Bell in i, Italy (B); 15 . (TIE) Stefano St ella/ England ; 9 , Steen Peder sen. Denmark: 10. Hein, Germany; 11. Stefan Lodenstein. Sw ede n; 12 . Pet er Howes. Canada; 13 . Gavin Hogg. Scotland; 14. Jan DeWaal, Holland. KAWASA KI OPEN PURSUIT MATC H INOIVIDUAL FASTEST SINGLE LA P: 1. Gra nie, France. (1:4 1.0 3 ). Gold; 2. Nisbet. New Zealand. (1:4 1.4 2). Silver; 3 . Cicilia ni , France (1:4 1.63 ), Bronze; 4 . Cupill ard. France (1;41 .77), Bronze; 5 . Bell in i. Ita ly (1:4 2.3 7). Bronze. INDIV IDUA L FA STEST AVE RAGE LA P; 1. Nisbet . New Zeal and (1 :4 1.4 6 ), Gol d; 2. Gran ie, France (1:4 1.6 1), Silver; 3 . Cicil iani, France (1:4 2. 121 , Bron ze; 4. Cupillard. France (1:4 2. 12), Bronze; 5. 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