Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

..... ----- -------~~--- steadily passing GTO team s to climb up to their fifth overall fin ish ing spot. IRC's Szarek tried to do the same until " the rear tire chunked with 40 minutes left, It 's not real easy, quick stuff, changing the tire, and I didn't feel there was eno ugh time left in the race to come in and change it, so I stayed o ut and backed off the pace four or five seconds a lap. " They event ually fini shed seventh overa ll, second in class. Meanwhile, in GTO actio n , both Team Yamaha Endurance a nd Gold Hill Racing were forced out of the race with mechanical problems stemming from th e fact that th ere was insuffi cient ti me to rebuild th eir motors after Lagu na Seca. And Phil Kress had cras hed th e Mirage Racing entry in th e 'first tu rn on th e restart, kn ocking them out of . co n ten tion. T hat left Barnes quite surprised in the lead . " I didn't kn ow if we could hang with (the lead ers), because we did n 't know what the 900 co u ld do." But the new CBR900RR proved to be ple nt y fast 0 11 the h igh banks of the Charlotte su perspeed way , leaving man y team s as to u nde d, including en d u rance po ints lead ers Fastl ine/ MCM. " I haven ' t seen that th in g in (the pi ts) all day. T hey are gett ing some incredible gas m ileag e," team ow ner Jeff Stern said. " I think it's nuclear powered." T o whi ch lead rider Heino added, "That Honda works so good, it was ju st stu ffing us anywhere at will. " And that is exac tly wh at Barnes and Kling did. They stor med out to the front, and were ab out to put second and th ird placed rid ers Harth and Fastline's Lynch down a lap wh en the tragic accident happened. And so the race ended, with Team America winning, followed by Fast line/MCM and Du tch man as the only o ther teams on the lead la p. Keyston e Racing held off the wily Team Toomer for fift h overall, both on ly o ne lap down on the lead trio. Dutchman II was two laps do wn at the fin ish , in sixth pl ace, foll owed by IRC Racin g, New Tech Racing, Team Magic, and the fathe r-son (and Jim Bonner ) H i m m el sba ch Endurance squad. CN ------------------ ---~ . _ - - - THE CO PETITION Wil.l. BEAl.DlltiSHDRTI.( If you want to put yourself ahead of the pack, do what more and more professional racers are doing. Put your bike on our top - of-the- line, Z- rated Bridgestone Battlax BT50 ultra high performance radials. Championsh ip rider Steve Crevierdoes on his TwoBrothers Racing Honda CBR 600. Out back, a breakthrough KevlarQl) mono -spiral belt construction for straightaway stab ility and high speed durabi lity. Plus a dual crown radius and tread co mpound combination that delivers excellent wet and dry traction. And up front, a design for exceptional directional stability combined with qu ick handling and response. Together, they make one technologically advanced high performance package. In you r choice of street or raci ng compounds to give you real control. Check them out. And discover how they leave the competition behind. BA7TZA,Y .,IJIJESTllIIE Results OVER ALL: I T ram America (Ha n); 2. Fasrl in e/ MCM (SUl ): 3. Dutchma n Racine (Suz); 4. Keyston e Ra cing (S Ul ); 5. T eam T oomer (Ya m); 6. Du tchman Ra cing (Su,) ; 7. IR C Racin g (Ya m ); 8. New Tech Raci ng (Kaw } 9. Team Magic (Ya m) 10. Himmelsbach End urance (H on ); II. T .B.R. Endurance (H on ) 12. Mot o Lib en y/ Nan kai (Ho n); 13. Mid Cities Mmors po ns (Su,) 11. KWS Motor Sports (Su, ) 15. Min or Ra cing (Suz); 16. Risin g Sta r Ra cin g (Yam); 17. Island Boys Ra cing (H a n ); 18. Team Hol ida y (H on) ; 19. Re-Con Racin g (Hon ); 20. AG V Sport (Hon); 21. Suzuki Motorspo rts 0 1 Charlo tte (Suz); 22. Gold Hill Ra cin g (Yam ); 23. H on da -Suzuki Wo rld Ra cin g (Ho n); 24. T eam Yamaha Endura nce (Ya m ); 25. Onda gass Ra cin g (Su, ) 26. Sha ko Ra cin g (Suz); 27. Addicted Racin g (Suz): 28. Psych o Raci ng (Yam) ; 29. Raceco (MG); 30. Class Ra cing (Ka w): 3 1. Team Mir age (Ka w ); 32. Sad ow ski Racing (Suz): 33. RA Ra cin g (Su,) 34. Northwest Ra cin g (Sua). GTU: 1. Team T oomer (Ya m); 2. IR C Raci ng (Ya m); 3. New T ech Ra cin g (Ka w) i . H immelsbach En durance (Ha n ); 5. T .B.R. End ura nce (Han ) 6. Mot a Li bert y/ Nan kai (Ho n ); 7. Risin g Star Ra cing (Ya m); 8. Isla nd Boys Racin l5 (H o n ); 9. T eam H ol ida y (Hon); 10. Re-Co n Ra cm ~ (H on) ; I I. AGV Spor t (H o n ); 12. Honda -Suzuki World Ra cing (H on ); 13. Psycho Racin g (Ya m ). GTO: l. Team Ameri ca (Han ); 2. Fastl in e/MCM (SUI ): 3. Dut chm an Racin g (SUl ); 4. Keystone Racing (Suz); 5. Dut ch man Racin g (SUl); 6. T ea m Magic (Yam ) 7. Mid Cities Mot ors po rts (SUI ) 8. KWS Mal a r Spo r ts (Su z) 9. Min or Racin g (SUI ); 10. Suzu ki Mo tor spons or Cha rlotte (Suz): II. Gold Hill Ra cing (Yam); 12. T ea m Yam aha Endurance (Yam ); 15. O ndagass Racin g (SUI) 14. Shaka Ra cing (SUl ); 15. Addi cted Racing (Sua): 16. Raceco (MG ); 17. Class Raci ng (Kaw): 18. Tea m Mi rage {Kaw) : 19. Sado wski Racing (SUl ); 20. RA Ra cin g (Suz) 2 1. Northwest Ra cing (Sur). C'SHIP POINT STAN DINGS: I. Fastl inc/MCM Raci ng (40); 2. Dut chman Ra cing (32); 3. Go ld Hill Ra cing (26); 4. T eam America (24); 5. Kawasaki Ra cing T eam "I (15); 6. {Tie} Northwest Ra cing/ Team Yamaha End ura nce (13); 8. Kawasaki Muzzy 02 ( 11); 9. (Tic) Keyston e Racing/ Gold H ill Ra cing IIiT

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