Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

LOCAL E E T VN S ROAD RACE Continued from page 29 into the di stance, ea sing up to win by three seconds. Roche was th e man lO wat ch . By lap 14 h e reach ed th e baule for seco nd, taking McElnea .then Pirovano - wh o did hi s best to block h im o u t much to the Fren chman 's voca l di sgust lat er. " Pirova no rid e not to pass, a lways tak e th e in side line. Second race, no priso n e rs ," R o c h e s no rted a fter indulging in an arm -wav ing sessio n with th e Italian in th e park ferme a fter th e race. But that was la ter , o n lap 20 he'd got by Campbell and into a secure seco nd , a lt hough wi th no hope of tracki ng down th e leader. H e did set a new la p record th ough - 1:49.07. Ca mpbell a nd McE lnea were a lso h aving prob lems w ith P iro vano an d bor e sca rs on th eir lea th ers a nd bikes as a result. Ca m p bell dropped to th e ta il o f th e group with Pi rovano leading as the end ap p roached, sen sing what was to come. McE lnea ou t-bra ked Pi rovano o n the last la p but th en : " He (Pirovano) j ust took me o ut into th e di rt at the next corner," th e disgus ted Englis hman said. " He waited u nti l I bra ked and then just closed h is eyes a nd h it th e stoppers." Not o n ly did McE lnea lose third, bu t a lso fourth to Campbell. Mertens, struggli ng o n Michelin's experimen ta l tire, was sixth, Anderson seventh , Rymer a courageous eig h th. Monti wa s next despite blowing hi s R u m i R CM Honda up in a spectacular oil y cloud on the last la p. Scratch unobtainium eng ine number three for th e excitable Italian. Phillis was a fru strated 10th. Besides Falappa, the other notab le retirem ent was Davide Tardozzi on th e Team Bike 2000 Ducati, which popped a n oi l temperature sensor a nd los t its oil. Campbell's H on da ground to a ha lt on th e slow- down and he had to wal k in from the back. " Sh e's crapped herself ," was his succint su m mat io n o f the p ro bl em . H e would start o n h is spare bike race two . 36 Race Two T his wa s a stra nge a ffai r, ru n in two parts because of West Ge rma n Ernst Gschwender's fri ghten ing h igh-side coming ou t of turn o ne on la p five, The Suzuki Deutschland rid er fought the slide. bu t was du mped ha rd undern ea th the bridge and lay prone in the middle of the track. Red flags came out promptly and Gschwender was quickly taken away. fortuna tely suffering nothing wOrse than a concussion, Campbell had been leading when th e flags came out and wasn 't quite sure if that wa s good or bad. He'd been fru strated in th e first race because he hadn't been able to get away when his tires were good. This time he had, but a footpeg had come loose when the bike was knocked over while sin in g on the line a nd he'd been waiting for it to fall off. The order behind him had been Pirovano. Falappa, Roche and Merten s. Merkel was eighth. So th e second part wo uld be 21 la p s with the times combi ned lO produce a final order. Campbe ll again got the sta rt from P iro va no , but Roc he for once had made a good start and was third. Merke l was 10th and never threa tened , his fro nt tire destroyed by three-quarter dista nce . .. It was dog mea t, " he sa id. " I lost . it in the left after turn o ne. the bars locked around to the SlOp, somehow I saved it' " H e still set a new fastes t lap though - 1:47.875 . . But th e pace was on up front , too. Roche was in th e lead o n th e th ird lap - simpl y ' powering past Campbell down th e stra ig h t. Mertens was a lso o n a cha rge . having go ne to a sta nda rd Michelin - as did most of Mich elin 's Avrearn , He wa s doggin g Roch e by lap .six wi th Ca m p bell ri ght behind a nd Rym er and McElnea clo sin g in. P iro va no was 0 [[ the pace - co m p la in ing o f s uspens io n prob lems a n d a lso findin g it d iffi cult to co ncen tra te, Mert en s a nd Roch e excha nged th e lead severa l ti mes befor e th e Belgi an lost th e tow , th anks to a lapped rider . a nd decided to sett le for seco nd. Behind th em . McElnea had co me ou t o n top o f th e battle for third, with Campbell righ t on him to th e line. R ymer, who'd climbed as high as th ird, faded la te as he lost a ll feel ing in his left ha nd. Behin d Merk el ca me Falappa o n the . spare ru n n ing a brand new en gine wh ich had no m iles on it - did n' t stop him revvin g the ring off it th ough! P iro vano j u st pipped Tardoui after a big ba ttl e, wh ile Swiss Edwi n Wei bel brought h is Ju n g Racin g Ka wa sak i in 19t h . . Ph illis was th e most no tabl e re tirement. the seco nd bike run ni ng even worst th a n th e first, while Andersson dropped o ut wit h a n oi l lea k. Bu t when the times were added up it was Campbell who took seco nd to Roc he, Mertens th ird , then McElnea, Rymer, Merkel , Falappa, Pirovano, Tardozzi and \Veib el. C' Trevor Mea gher (71) gets his front wheel under Jeff Re ynolds during 250cc Pro class action at Huron Cycle Park. Reynolds held him off to win th e second moto, Aft~r two years of trying, Suzuki-mounted Danny Roberts won the five lap, $1000 Shoot-Out for th e first time at Florida's Moroso Motorsports Park. R esul ts QUALl FUSG: I. Malw hn C mpbell (l:i 8.394); a 2. G ian r.. ulo Fa la ppa (1:48.785); ~. Fred Merkt'! . ( 1:49.222); ... Ra vmond Roc h r (1:49.305 ); 5. Stephane . Mm . m (I:i 9.375); 6. Rob MeEI".-. (l:i 9A67); 7. Baldassa rre MOIui (1:49.472); 8. Fabr izio Pi ro van o (1:19:.>06); 9. R..b Philli, (1;19.875); 10. David. ' Tardolli ( I:50..13 II. Stefano Caracchi ( I:50.476): 2); 12. Anders And ersson (1:50.600); 13. Edw in Weibel (1:50.630); II. Terry Ryme t (1:50.99i); 15. Jari Suho uen ( 1:5 1..116). RACE ONE: I. FrN Merkel (Hun); 2. Raymond Ruehl' {Due] : j . Fabrizio Piro van o ( Ya m ): ... Malcolm Campbell (Ho n ): 5. Rob McElne-.I (Yam) ; 6. Stephane Mertens (Han) ; 7. Anders Andersson ( Ya m ); 8. T errv Rymer (Yam ): 9. Baldassarre Monti (B on); 10. Roll Ph illi s (Ka w]; II. Daniel Amauiain (Ho u ): 12. Juan LUpt·l -Ml·lla (lion) : 13. Ern st GM·hwc..u dcr ( S UI); 14. jeHrey de Vries (Ya m): 15. Brian Mor ri son (Ha n); 16. j ari Suhonen (Ya m): 17. Michael Galim.L.i (Ka w ); 18. Rene Debby (Ha n); 19. Ray SlrinJi;er (Ya m); 20. Mauro Maslfelli {Due]: 2 1. Mauro Ri n ·j (Kaw); 22. Bruno Bonhil (Han): 23. Peter R uba no (Yam ): 24. Sorrarain de Arenas (Han); 2!'l Christian Zwedom ( Han ); 26. Johann Patzer . (Ya m ); 27. (;f', hard Maverho ter (Ka w ): 28. Man uel joad ( Ka w) ; ~ I . Aldeo Pr esciu tu (Yam ). Time: 16 min.. 0. 173 St"C. Distance 2.1) la ps, 6 1.50 mil es. Fast"t Lap: Raymond Roc he, 1:49.073. RACE TWO: J. Raymund Roche (Due); 2. Makolm Campbell (Han ): 3. Srephane Mertens (He n ): 4. Rob McEln ea (Yam ); 5. T erry Rymer (Ya m ): 6. Fred Merkel (H en ): 7. G ian carl o Falappa ( Due); K. Fab rizio Pirovan o (Yam ): 9. Davide T urdozz i ( Due] : 10. Edwin Weibel (Ka w); I J. fblda ssarrt· Mont i (Han ): 12.. Dani el Amauiain ( Ha n); 13. Je'Hrey de Vries (Yam ); 14. J ar i Suho nen (Ya m ): 15. Mi chael Gal in ski ( Ka w ); 16. Brian Morr ison (Ha n); 17. Slnan o Caracchi (Yam): 18. Ald roo Prnciull i (Ya m): 19. Sorrarai n de Armas ( Ho n); 20. Pt"tt"r Ruballo (Ya m); 21. Mau ro Ricci ( Ka w) ; 22. Ra)' Slring(1" (Yam ): 23. Mauro Masnelli (Due); 24. Brun o Bonhuil (Ha n); 25. RC'ne Ra smUW;"lI (S UI); 26. J ohann ParzeT ( Y a m); 27. Man uel J....d ( !(aw). Ti me-: -15 min.• 38. 130 S("C. DiSlancr: 25 lap,- 61.50 mil n. Avenge Sp«d: 80.86 mph. Fu.es. Lop' FrN M"kd. 1:'17.875.82.100 . WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP POIIIo'T STANDINGS: I. Raym..nd Ruch. (I II); 2. FrN M..k. 1(97); 3. S lt"phallt' Mt'rten s (76); 4. Giancarlo Fala p pa (66); :). Fabrizio Pirovan o (63); 6. Rob Phill is (52); 7. Rob McElnr.t (-12 ); 8. Terr}' RymC'r (37); 9. Makolm Campbt"11 (30); 10. Balda s~rrt:' Monti (28): II. And t'TS And t"f ~o;()11 ( 2 7 ): 12 . Car l Fogarty (22); 13. D;nlide T~fd()lli (20): H . [msl C sch wC'ndcf ( 18): 15. l\' iaJl M a c k r lll ic' ( 16 1 16. Daniel Amatri a in (15): 17. l'do ; . Mar k (14I: I K Edwi n Wribfol ( 10); 19. J effrey dt' Vric's (9): 20. Bria ll :\Illrri !>on (6). Meagher mean at Huron MX 2."JO REG : I. Onnn St"wind l HIIf1); 2. Q lTi!ll And ratk( Hn n); .1. n.1II ( \';lIn). By Donneua a n d Bob Murray HURD.'I. CA. APR. 2i T he Pro action was close with three 250cc rid ers in co n ten tio n for the overall win at Passm or e Producti on s Motocross at Huron Cycle Park. Emerging the overall victor was Yamaha -mounted Trevor Meag her wh o Iini shed the night with 1-2 mows. Meagher lullilled his pre -race game p lan by grabbing the hol esho r in the lim mow and ho lding oil th e lield 01 riders . It wasn't easy thou gh. a, he was forced to light 011 Je ll Reynolds and Pat Bennett a ll 10 laps 01 th e co u rse. Dave Kopels. on a 500. had the second p lace po sition a t th e first tum but was soo n passed by Bennett and Reynol ds. By the second ro u nd. the 250cc riders had separated themselves (ro m th e pack and were wagin g a ba nk a mong th emselves. There was seldom a mom ent where th ere was more than a bik e' s len gth betw een eac h 01 th e three rid ers. As th ey raced th rough th e co urS<' wheel-to-wheel. Bennen wa s inlent on passing Meagh er. bUI Mea gh er kept , h u tti n~ th e door o n him at every comer. MeanwhIle, Reyn olds wat ched th e t.....o . waiti ng for a n)' mi slak e. The tr ain o f three rid ers co n tin ued throu gh th e wh ite n ag la p a nd linished ,h e race in th e same order: Mea gher . Bennen and Reyn olds. " 1 got 3 good start a nd th e lra ck was so tigh t I was able to hold th em o Il," sai d ~I eagher. " . hope to get the hol esh ot aga in , that ', been my ga me plan. The tra ck is prett y slip pery and yo u ha ve to be ca u tio us m lh e lurns." T he !).{'('ond Pro moto found Reyno lds in lh e ea rly lead, th ou gh . with Meagh er in S<'wnd place. Mike Quaschnick wa s in third, loll ow l"

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