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AMA /CircleBell GPI and GP2 Pro Twins Series: Round 5 remounted and raced through the pack to finish 15th despite no t havin g a righ t-side foo tpeg . As N obl es' crew we nt to work repairing what could be fixed on the sta rt line, the £lag dropped wi th Turkingto n taki ng the lead as the 38rider field streamed into tu rn one. Hein o's late bra king maneuver at the end of the back straight pro vided the only spectacle of th e race as he mom en tarily exi ted the track in th e right-hander at th e end of th e long straightaway. "The fir st co u p le o f laps , J eff (H eino) made it exciting," Russell said later. " H e was out there dirt tracking it in the water. If he 'd ridden like that every lap , he would 've won the race - maybe ." At the end of the first lap Guenette led Turkington, Bue, Hoge and Ru ssell ; Heino, meanwhi le, was further ba ck a nd rapidly mak ing u p th e gr ound h e'd lost in h is off-track excursio n . Rus sell moved into second pl ace on the third lap and passed his teammate a lap later. From there he casua lly pulled away and held a six-second lead by th e halfway mark of the race. He wo uld stretch that to almos t n in e seconds at the finish . The ba ttle for second soon became one between Guen ette and Heino. with the Ca na dian hol ding on to bea t the hard- rid i n g H ei n o . R u ssell and Guenette both used Dunlo p tires while H ei n o 's Suzuki was shod i n Bridgestones, Behind them, Turkington had his hands full to the end, trying to keep Sandy at ba y while·Bue held a com fortable advantage over And y Deatherage. Todd Hoge, Gl enn Szarek and Owen Weichel rounded out the top 10 finishers. " Everyth ing worked perfect," Russell said. "The tires worked great the whole race; th ey were perfect." Thus far , so is he. I:N Results 7~e SS HEAT t: I. Scott Ru ssell (Kaw); 2. jacques Ouenen e. Jr. (Kaw); 3. T ri p p Nobl es (SUl); 4. j eff Hei no (Suz); 5. And y Deatherage (Suz); 6. Gl enn Szarek (S UI) ; 7. Ow en Wei chel (SUI); 8. J ames Schaefer (SUl); 9. Lo uis Saccoccio (Kaw): 10. J eff Herzog (Kaw): II. S teven Harrison (Kaw): 12. David Deveau (SUl ); 13. Peter Villa caro (Kaw); 14. Pa ul Youngman (Yam): 15. David Rosn o (Su z); 16. Larry Go ldstein (Hon); 17. J ohn Erd rieh (Kaw); 18. Earl Hallord (SUl ); 19. J o hn Clark e (Ya m ); 20. Evan Scmoff (Han ); 21. David Ross (SUl ). T im e: 8 min., 7.149 sec. DistanCC: 5 la s, 12.5 miles. ~ A .cra ~ S : 88.679 mph . Margin Victory: 10.848 sec, ~ SS H EAT 2: I. Britt T ur kington (Sw); 2. Bob Sandy (Kaw); 3. Titian Bue (Sw); 4. T odd Hc ge (Sw); 5. Franklin Knight(Hon ); 6. Doug Carmichael (Hon); 7. Darryl Saylor (SUl ); 8. Par She rida n (Kaw); 9. Dav id Han sen (SUI) ; 10. Steve Sche ibe (Suz); 11. David Kubi k (SUl ); 12. RuSlYAllrn (Kaw); 13. Dean MizdaI {Suz}; 14. Roger Minor (Sw); 15. Chris Gu omo (Ha n); 16. Taylor Massey (Kaw); 17. Mark Erickso n (SUl ); 18. Brian Wes, ph al (SUl ); 19. Robert Englert. Jr . (Yam); 20. Mike Moores (Kaw); 21. J efl Farmer (Ho n). T ime: 8 min.• 20.225 sec, DiJtanCC: 5 Ia • 12.5 m iles. ~ A vcra ~ 5 : 86.36 1 mph. Ma rgin Victory: 0.917 sec. 750ccSS fiNAL: I. Sca li Russell (Kaw); 2. J acq ues Gueo en e, Jr. ( Ka w ); 3. Jeff Hein o ' (Suz); 4. Britt Turkin gton (SUl); 5. Bob Sandy (Kaw); 6. : T itia n Bue (SUl ); 7. And y Deatherage (Sw); 8. Todd Hoge (SUI); 9. Gl enn Szar ek (Suz); 10. O wen We ichd (SU2); II . jdl Herzog (Kaw); 12. Frankl in Knigh t (Ha n ); 13. Louis Saccoccio II (Kaw): 14. Dou g Carmicha el (H a n); 15. T ri pp Nob les (Sw ); 16. David Han sen (SUl); 17. Steve Scheibe (SUl ); 18. Pat Sheridan (Kaw); 19. Rusty Allen (Kaw); 20. j ames Schader (SUl); 2 I. Paul Youngman (Yam); 22. J ohn Erdrich ( Ka w): 23. Peter Villacaro ( Ka w ); 24. Steven Harrison (Ka w): 25. Taylor Massey (Kaw) : 26. David Kubik (Sw); 27. David Rosoo (SUl ); 28. Mark Eric kson (SUl) : 29. Chris Cuomo (Ho n); 30. Earl H alf ord (Suz); 3 1. Evan Semoff (Hon ); 32. Dean Mizdal (Suz); 33. R oge r Minor (Suz); 34. Brian Westpha l (SUI): 35. Robert Eng lert. J r. (Yam ); 36. Larry Goldstein (H a n ); 37. Darry l Saylor (SUl): 38. David Devea u (SUl). Time: 22 min ., 53.706 sec. Distance: 14 laps, 35 m iles. Ava.ge Spud: 88.054 mph. Margin o(Viaory: 8.759 sec. 7~ SS C'SHIP POINT sr ANDI NGS: I. Sca li Russell ( 120); 2. Britt T urki n gton (SO): 3. Jacques O ueoeue, Jr . (74); 4. T itian Bue (55); 5. Jcfl Hein o (47); 6. T rip p Nobl es (38); 7. Bob Sa ndy (31); 8. G lenn Barry (35); 9. (I1E) J ames Schaefer/ Mike Moor es (26); I I. And y Deatherage (22); 12. Todd H~ (19 ); 13. Gerald Ro thman , Jr. ( J8):·14. Steve Crev ier (17): 15. J ason Pri dmore (15). ROADRACE ~ e Picotte's two for tw o By Paul Carruthers LEXINGTON, OH, AUG. 4 oo k o ut Mr. Polen, you may en d up being th e next Wally Pi pp . Pascal Pico tte has gone two -fortwo while taking your place. With Doug Polen off in Europe winning the Italian round of th e World Championshi p Superbike Series at Misano, Canadian Picotte made like Lou Gehrig and filled in admirab ly for the absent Texan on the Fast By Ferr acci Du cati, win n ing the Pro Twins GPI class at the Mid-Oh io Sports Car Course. If yo u reca ll , Gehrig repl aced an injured Pipp at first base for th e New York Yan kees - and went o n to play in the next 2130 games for the team . Gia Ca Moto team ma tes Pablo Real and series points leader J immy Adamo finished second and third, respectively, with Adamo do ing so as his Ducati V-twin motor started to expire beneath him. AMOL Precision 's Kurt Li ebmann nipped the third Gia Ca Moto pi lo t Warren Elliott for fourth place in the red-flag interrupted race. The G P2 class was won by Fast By Ferracci 's Stephen Mathews over the H ondas of Two Brothers Racing's Robert Meist er and Heshimura Ra cing's Ronald McGill. Adamo still holds th e lead in the cham p io ns hip , a ltho ugh Real closed somewhat with hi s second pl ace fin ish. Adam o leads h is teammate, 69-62 with Elliott a clos e third at 58. Picotte, despite th is being only his second race, moves to sixth in th e series point sta ndings wi th 40 points. Math ews continues to lead Scott William s, eig hth today, in the GP2 standings, 77-65. Meister is third with 51 points. T he race started in similar fashi on to Pi cotte's last American adventure as he battled up from with Adanto as the two pulled clear of the pack. Adamo led Picotte as th e two pulled 15seconds clear of Real by th e fifth lap. On th e eigh th lap, Al Charles crashed his Ducati, bringing out the red £lag. By this tim e, Adam o's Du cat i was co m p lete ly o ut of water a nd was o verheating. The NewYorker filled it up, but kn ew he was go in g to hav e to nurse it to the ' finish in the 1O-lap spri nt race to the flag. Wh en th e red-flag was brought o ut, Meister was leading th e GP2 class over Mathews and McGill. That would change in the second half of the race with Mathews reeling in Meister and beating him to the flag . The seco nd part of the G PI race was a rather dull parade, at least at the front. P icotte charged right off the line, and with Adamo's bike strugglingalong, he wasn't challenged. H e ended up beating Real , who go t by Adamo 's smoking Ducati late in the race, by 15.609 seconds. The race for third overall was a thriller with Li ebmann, Elliott, Matthews (GP2), Meister (G P2), and Peter Kight taking their battle all th e way to the finis h line. ~ L Resu lts G P I: I. Pascal P icon e (Due): 2. Pablo Rea I (Due ); 3. Jimmy Adamo (Due); 4. Kurt Liebma nn (Duc ): . 5. Warren Elli ott (Due); 6. Peter Kight (Due); 7. Greg Kopp (Due); 8. Mik e Tiber io (M-G) ; 9. Dona ld Unger Canadian Pascal Picotte won his second Pro Twins GPI race in as many starts. Scott Zampach (204) edged Tripp Nobles to win the Harley-Davidson Twin Sport final. (Due): 10. Ken oy Phillips (Due): II. Shawn Hig bee (H · D): 12. Nigel Gal e (H · D). Time: (No ti me d ue to resta rt ) Distance: J7 la ps. 42.5 m iles. Avenge S~ed: (No ne du e to restart ) Margi_D or Victo ry: 15.609 sec. GP2: I. Stephe n Mathews (Due); 2. Robert Meister (H a n ); 3. Ronald McGill (Han): 4. Pa ul Or landi (Due); 5. Frank Shoc kley (Due); 6. Paul Kell y (Due): 7. Doug Phillips (Han); 8. Scot t Will iam s (Due); 9. Kenneth Paulson (Due ); 10. Rich Pa xson (Due ); J I. Will iam Sha na ma n (Due ); 12. Mark Cruz (Due ); 13. Michael Bel isle (Due ); 14. AI Cha rles (Due); 15. Ki vc Watanabe (H o n ). GPI C-SHIP PO tNT STANDINGS: I. Jimmy Adamo (69); 2. Pabl o Real (62); 3. Warren ElIiou (58); 1. Dou g Polen (17); 5. Kurt Liebman n (13); 6. (TIE ) Nigel Ga le/ Pasca l Picotte (40); 8. Greg Ko p p (28); 9. Devin Bau ley (26); 10. Mike Tiberio (25). GP2 C'SH IP POINT STANDINGS: I. Stephen Mathews (77); 2. Scou Willi ams (65 ); 3. Robert Meister (5 1); 4. Ronald McG i ll (45); 5. Kiyo Wata nabe (42); 6. Doug Ph ill ips (38); 7. Pete j o hnso n (32); 8. Pa ul Kell y (23 ); 9. Fra nk Shockley (2 1); 10. mE) Craig Shambaugh/ J ussi H au tan iem i (20). AMA/CCS Harley-Davidson TwinSport Series: Round 7 Zampach nips Nobles By Paul Carru thers LEXlNGTON, OH, AUG. 4 lo se ra cing is what Harle yDavidson Twin Sport racing is all ab out, and it didn' t di sappoint at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Cou rse as Tilley Harley-Davidson 's Scott Zarnpach edged Bartel's Tripp Nob les by less than half a second to take hi s third win of the series. Third pl ace went to the Lancaster Harl ey-David son -backed 883 of Randy Texter, who got the better of a near race-long battle with Bartel' s N igel Ga le. And y Fenwick rounded out the to p five fin ishers . And the top three finishers also C sur vived wh at AMA /CCS d ir ector Roger Edmonston called : "T he most extensive tear-down th ey'v e faced ; we're go ing to split th e cases," in postrace technical inspectio ns. The top four were also using AMA issued bla ck box es on their Harl eys; the box es were issued prior to the race to th e four who have thus far dominated the series. The ch am p io ns hi p battle in the T win Sp ort Class remains extre mely tight with Nobl es just leading Zarnp. ach, 128-126; both riders have won three races in 1991. Third place in the standi ngs is held by the o nly ot her race winner, N igel Gal e, wi th 93 point s. Nobles led off the start in the 10lap race, with Zam pach in hi s shado w. Those two qu ickl y estab lished th em selves and pull ed clea r from th e T exter/Gale battle behind th em. Nobles and Zampach went back and forth for the duration, with Zampach getting the best of th e Georgian in th e final few la p s. Zampach averaged 82.700 mph for the 24-mile race. CN Resu lts TWIN SPORT: I. Sco tt Zam rach: 2. Tripp . Nobles; 3. Randy T exter; 4. Nige Gal e; 5. . Andy Fenwick; 6. J am es Leslie; 7. Micha el Kraft; 8. Will Roeder; 9. Chuck Blakmon; 10. Eric La Cruze; II . Shawn Higbee; 12. Na ncy Delgad o ; 13. Brock Biffart; 14. Kiyo Watanabe; 15. AI Cha rles; 16. Thomas Moo re; 17. Dick Fisher; 18. J on Stauffer: 19. Barry Heckerd: 20. Guy Stua rt; 2 1. Bud Weber: 22. Rich ard Lydon . Time: 17 m in. , 24.737 sec. Distance: 10 laps. 24 m iles. Avcra.se Spud: 82.700 mph . MarglO o(Victory: .427 sec. C' SH IP POINT STANDINGS: I. Tri pp Nob les ( 128); 2. Sco u Zampach (126); 3. Nige l Ga le (93); 4. Ran d y Texter (71); 5. Rich ard Koehler (58); 6. (TIE) Mich ael KraIt/Andy Fen wick (35); 8. Ch uck Blackmon (3 1); 9. Darre ll Jon es (28); 10. (TI E) Kevin Ren uell (Shawn H igbee ( ~4). 15

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