Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

eROAD RACE e o 0") 0") I""""l ./-l (l,) ..0 8 (l,) ..... 0.. (l,) CFJ Fo riner World Champion Freddie Spencer finishtd sixth in his second AMA National Superbike race of the ~on. DuHamel (right) sprays the bubbly while Chandler (left ) ponders his first-ever Superbike National Championship. Scott Russell finished second. .Thecenter ~ With the hard-charging duo now ahead of him and visions of championsh ips dancing in h is head , Chandler backed it down to finish a comfortable third. T h ere was n o th ing co m fo rtab le abou t DuH amel' s lead, however, as Russell turned u p the wick. Wit h two la ps to go the Georgian was on the Canadian, a nd those who figured th e latter's Michelins would expire were wrong. As they started the fin al lap , Russell err ed in turn one, giving DuHamel a little br eathing room . He was back o n him by the Carousel , but the pair came upon Adamo, who was about to be . lapped. " I blew turn one by myself," Russell , who br oke Chandler's lap record with a 1:45.656 (85.182 mph) d uring the Nati ona l, said la ter. " Bu t h e (DuH a mel) stuffed it under Adamo and Adamo went right in behind him. I thought he (Ada mo) had more sense th an that. Bu t I gave it all I had." It wa sn't e nough as Du H a m el cros sed the line 3.7 seconds ahead for hi s first- ever National victory. Foll owing Chandler in fourth place was Stevens , who had gotten the bett er of Renfrow. " Unfortunately, this track wasn' t a good Yamaha track ," the Floridian said. " I had problems with left-to -right transitio ns. It would just rev and sp in because of the surface. I was hoping to hold on to them at th e start, but I didn 't get a good one and they were gone. Willow Springs will be more of a Yamaha track. " Renfrow had a relatively uneventfu l race, fin ishing fifth: " I learned a lot ," he said. " I got goi ng a littl e quicker and a lo t smoother. I think the Superbike pace is a lo t faster than at the star t of the year and I'll ha ve to contin ue to change and learn. I had a hard time get ting it hooked u p today. It was sp inning a lot. Thomas (Stevens) rod e well and did n' t make man y mistakes. Spencer finished a re laxed sixth, although he said he had a t least one ' close call. "The fro nt brake came back to the bars one la p going into (tu rn) one and I locked the back wheel," Spencer sai d. " T he rear brake on th e RC 30 is real tI 10 sensmve, I think we were geared wrong; we probably sho uld have left it where it was before we changed to the Dun lops ." Sadowski made a move toward s catching Spencer in th e final laps, but ran out of time. The Buford , Georgia , resid ent is still not physicall y ri ght, a nd will undergo back surgery foll owing the final ro und of the series a Will ow Springs. Following Sadowski was Kirk, who rode remarkably well considering his in j uries. " It hurt a lot, " he said. Kipp en ded up ninth and was s ort of puzzled about his finish. ' 'I' m not happy . about ninth, " he said. "B ut everyo ne was tough. They didn ' t die tow ar ds the end like I thought they might." Kip p also suffered from liot air exiting the radia tor and burning his hands. He sai d th e team will build some . shrouds to divert the air by Will ow Springs . T enth place went to Guenette, who faded after running as high as fifth, thanks in part to a n over heati ng engine. DuHa mel was ecsta tic with his wi n a nd, aft er gett ing help fro m Chandler with the champagne cork, he said: " It was a hot pace with Doug, but I didn't want him to get away. I was putting the pressure on him and then he made a few mistakes and I thought, 'I am getting to him.' I go t by when a slower rider was with us. Bu t then i t was hard to lead because I wa s so u sed to following Doug. My concentration ha d to double a t that point. I just kept the pace up and I didn't look back .once. This is my most satisfying wi n." DuHamel th anked Yoshimura USA, Michelin and Ara i. Results Q UAUFYING: 1. Doug Chandl er (1:45.947); 2. T h om as Stevens (1;47.243); 3. Scott R u ssell (1:47.414); 4. Miguel DuH amel (1:47.467); 5. Randy Renfrow (1:48.125); 6. David Sadowski (1:48.550); 7. Freddie Spencer (1:48.810); 8. Tom Kipp (1:49.056); 9. Dale Q u art er ley (1:49.4 10); 10. Ri ck Kirk (1:50.378); I I. Donald J acks (1:51.570); 12. J acques Guenet te, Jr. (1:51.830); U . J ames Ada mo (1:52.644); 14. Dale Robinson (1:52.737): 15. J ohn Ashmead (\ :52.761): 16. J ohn Hopperstad (1:52.879); 17. T atsuro Arata (1:53.030); 18. Mike Harth (1:53.611); 19. Eric Moe (1:53.871); 20. Mark Chi n (1:53.892). RACE FOR THE POLE: 1. Doug Chandler (Raw); 2. Scott Russell (Raw ); 3. Miguel Du Hamel (Suz); 4. Randy Renfrow (Hon); 5. David Sadowski (Yam ); 6. Thomas Steven s (Ya m ); 7. Freddie Spe ncer (Ho n); 8. J acques Gu enette, J r. (Yam); 9. Mike Harth (Yam); 10. Dona ld J acks (Suz): 11. T atsuro Arata (Yam); 12. J oh n Ashm ead (Raw); '13. Tom Kipp (Yam) ; 14. J ohn Hopperstad (Yam); 15. Jam es Adam o (Due): 16. Dale Robinson (H on) : 17. Mark Chin (Yam); 18. Eric Moe (Yam); 19. Craig Gleason (Suz); 20. Fritz Kling (Suz). Time: 14 mi n., 17.443 sec. Distance:~l• 12.5 miles. a Average 5 . 83.971 mph. Margin 0 Vietory: 1.412 sec. SUP ERBIKE NAT'I.: 1. Miguel DuH amel (Suz); 2. Scott Russ ell (Raw); 3. Doug Chandler (Raw); 4. Thom as Stevens (Yam) ; 5. Ra ndy Renfro w (H a n ); 6. Freddi e Spen cer (Ho n); 7. David Sadowski (Yam); 8. Rick Kirk (Suz): 9. Tom Kipp (Yam); 10. Jacques Gu enette Jr. (Yam): l l. J ames Adamo (Due ); 12. John Ashm ead (Raw); 13. Mark Ch.in (Yam); 14. John Hop perstad (Yam ): 15. J oe Brett Will iams (Hen) ; 16. Fritz Kling (Suz): 17. Eric Moe (Suz); 18. Crai g G leason (Suz); 19. Michael Tay lor (Raw); 20. David Kieffer (Hon ); 21. John J acob (Yam); 22. John Ross (Suz); 23. Ted Hebert (Suz); 24. Dale Robinson (Hon ); 25. Don ald Ja cks (Suz);26. Larry Gru en (Suz); 27. Mike Walsh (Suz); 28. Jeff Rh eaum e (Suz); 29. T atsuro Arata (Yam) . T ime: 42 mi n .• 41.9.3 1 sec. Distance: 24 laps. 60 miles. Average Speed: 84.311 mph. Margin o{V ictory: 3.787 sec. AMA SU PERBIKE N AT'L C 'SHIP POI NT STANDIN GS: 1. Doug Chandler (122); 2. Randy Ren frow (87); 3. Scott Ru ssell (73): 4. David Sadowski (56); 5. Thomas Stevens (54); 6. Tom Kipp (42); 7. Jam ie James (39); 8. (T IE) Miguel DuHamel/Dale Quanerley (35); 10. John Ashmead (34); I I. Mark Ch in (28): 12'lacq ues Guenette (24); 13. Rick Kirk (19); 14. Dona d J acks (14); 15. Rueben McMurter (12).

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