Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

BROAD RACE World Championship Road Race Series: Round 5 3. Ca rl o, Ca rd us ( 1;58. 8 16): 1. Lu ca Ca da lora ( 1:58. 867): 5. Alberto Puig ( 1:58.970): 6. Helmut Bradl ( 1:59.326): 7. Wi lco Zeelen ber g ( 1:59.5 20): 8.' ~ Dor iano Ro mbon i (1:59.533); 9. j och en Sch mid ( 1:59.563 ): 10. Massim ilian o Biaggi ( 1:59.757): II. Lori s ('a pirossi ( 1:59. 876): 12. J .P . Ru ggia (2:00.002): . 13. Masahiro Sh im izu (2:00.063); 14. Her ri T ottontegu i (2:00. 172 ): 15. Ca rlo, La vado (2:00.325): 16. Alex Prein in g (2:00.548); 17. Patrick V.D. Goorberg (2:00 .688): 18. K. Kozo no (2:00.8 10): 19. jurgen I' .D. Goor be r~ (2:00.926): 20. Stefan Prein (2:0 1.205 ): 2 1. P. Ca sol i (2:0 1.3 10): 22. R. Co lleo n i (2:0 1.595 ): 23. H. Eckl (2:0 1.840 ): 21. F. Protat (2:0 1.851 ); 25. A. Boss ha rd (2:0 1.865) ; 26. E. Su ter (2:0 1.899 ): 27. A. Stad ler (2:0 1.936 ): 28. B. Haen ggeli (2:02.088): 29. .I. j eanda t (2:02.341 ); 30. L D'Anti n (2:02.573): 3 1. Y. Brigu et (2:03.363 ): 32. B. Kassner (2:03.4 67): 33. E. Korp ia ho (2:03.5 11 ): 31. 5, Ca rarch i (2:03. 98 1): 35. B. Cazade (2:05.557). 500 Q U ALlFnNG : I. Michael Doohan ( I :54 .048/ 102.648 mph );2 . Kevin Sch wa n tz ( 1:55.130); 3. Wayne Rainey ( 1:55.313 ): 4. Dou g Ch a nd ler ( 1:55.668): 5. Al ex C r ivi Jle (I :56.450); 6. Al ex and re Barros ( 1:56.525) : 7. Jo h n Koc in ski ( 1:56.819): 8. Wayne G ardner ( 1:56.99 5); 9. Eddie Lawson (1:57. 193): 10. Ni a ll Macken zie (1 :57.345); 11. J uan Garr iga ( 1:57.513) : 12. Co rr ado Cata lan o ( 1:5 7.56 1): 13. Mig uel Duhamel (1:57.659); 11. Ran dy Mam ola ( 1:57.778): 15. Michael Rudroff ( 1:58.39 7); 16. T. Arakaki ( 1:58.804); 17. T'ierrv Cri ne (1:59.122); 18. Eddi e La ycock (1:59.579); 19. Dominique Sarr on (2:00. 116): 20. K. Mitchell (2:00 . 146); 2 1. J . Lope ' Mella (2:00.2 12); 22. Marco Papa (2:00. 693): 23. Gee, Doo ra kkers (2:0 1.111 ); 24. S. David (2:0 1.273); 25. N. 5<:h massma n n (2:0 1.869 ); 26. Simon Buckm aster (2:02.375); 27. S. Doppler (2:03. 161); 28. Pet er Grav es (2:03.512): 29. L. Ped ercini (2:05.33 0); 30. C. Arciero (2:05.749): 3 1. A. Le ut he (2: 13.84 1): 32. L. Mo reno (2: 18.859 ). World Championn Luca Cadalora (I) continued his winning wa ys; here he leads Loris Reggiani (13) earl y in the 250cc GP. The 125cc GP is led here by eventual winner Ezio Gianola (16), J orge Martinez (6) and Dirk Raudies (8); Raudies finished second wi th Martinez sixth. o la, hi s engine sett ing a nd geo metry a little o ff. " I'd rush into a corner and it would fall fla t. I co uld n ' t stay in a nyone's ' draft," he said. "We tried a different geo me try in the morning and wanted to go to the next ste p. But it's hard to do when yo u' ve go t to race." M am o la had trailed Lawson u nt il passin g him a t th e halfway po int. " Fro m wha t I co u ld tell , it loo ks li ke ti res. Wh en I was following him , th e rea r sea t was moving around q uite a bit. But th a t thing 's fast ," Ma mol a said. 18 250cc From th e flash o f th e g reen lig h t th e 250cc race promised to be a th r ill er a nd deliv ered. Off the start a group of four, headed for th e first two laps by Cadalora, mad e a br eak from the pack. On th e third, Carlos Cardus took over briefly before fading wit h tire woes. "I guess I finally have to admi t wh at th e problem was, " Ca rdus sai d. " I didn' t wa nt to em barra ss Dunlop. T his is the seco nd race in a row when th e' front a nd rea r tires a re not round. I don 't u nd erstand why it ha p pens o n my H onda and no t the Apri lias. After a few la ps, th e bike wou ld judder o ff the apex." Cardus h u ng nea r the front fo r severa l la ps wh ile first Biagg i, th en Chi li too k tu rn s lead in g. Reggian i was making up for a bad start, mo ving into seventh on th e eigh th lap a nd two spo ts bett er on th e nint h wh en Bradl took the lead. . " When I join ed th e front grou p I was a bit tir ed a nd I decided to wait for the last lap before a ttacki ng," Reggian i said. Halfway in a nd Bradl was leading Chili, Reg g ia n i th ird in fro nt o f Cad a lora, Biaggi fift h, on the ra gged edge, a nd Lucky Strike Suzu ki's Wileo Zeelenberg sixth. For the next si x laps , th e order sh ifted consta nt ly, Regg iani into th e lead o n th e 13th , th en Cad al ora o n the 17th , befor e Biaggi went in front for the seco nd time. Cardus had dropped o ff the pace as had Zeelenberg, and Bradl was fadi ng in fifth . H e a nd Zeelen berg wo uld co nte st th e spot just behind the leading quartet until th e 20th la p wh en Brad l took it for good. " It was rea lly in credibl e how 1 was towed from fift h to first pl ace in o ne go, " Brad l sai d abou t hi s brief ten ur e a t th e front. " After that I tried to go away, bu t my fears ca me tru e; there . was j ust no wa y. I was ha p p y to stay with th e leaders when 1 had a big slide over the front wh eel. 1 lost the slip str eam and it just was no t possible to ca tch the leaders again , beca use th ey were towi ng each o the r a way from me." Bradl added th at he was sligh tly wea kened by the flu, but sho uld be in to p form for Ba rcelon a. Zeelen berg fin ished beh ind Brad l, a certain sixth until Chi li cras hed o n the final lap . " I was fig h ti ng to go on the podiu m wh en Biaggi to uch ed me ," C hi li expla ined. " I lost the front and fell off. Sad ly, for me, it was th e end o f th e race." Third p lace finisher Biaggi wasn 't sure it was he who caused th e crash. " O ne lap to the finish I had a big hi gh -side wh en 1 lost th e front a nd I th ink th is was th e tim e in whi ch Chi li cras hed. I di d n 't see a nyt hing," Biaggi sai d , adding it was the first time he'd raced with th e race leaders. , wa nt to do it more often . 1 understand th at it was a lso a p roblem in my m ind , but now 1 kn ow th a t 1 ca n do it." Biaggi ha d led th e 18th and 19th laps, Reggia n i taking over for 20 a nd 21 befor e Cadalo ra dr afted past go ing into the first turn. Cad al ora had to ld crew chief and team o wner Erv Ka nemo to th at if he was leading the fin a l lap, he cou ld win , and was tru e to hi s wo rd. '" fel t confiden t 1 co uld win the race on the last lap , a lthough it cert a in ly d idn' t co me eas ily," Cada lora sa id. " O ne o f th e most diff icult parts o f the race was being involved with so man y o th er rid ers because it becom es im possible to see th e racing line. On two or th ree occasio ns 1didn't kn ow wh ere I was goi ng." " I tried to break fro m the lead ing group like I did in Spain," Regg ian i said. " With one lap to go I rea lized th e p lan hadn 't worked whe n Cada lora a nd Biaggi ca ug h t me a t th e end o f th e straigh t. On the last lap Cad a lora d idn 't mak e a sing le m istak e. I ha te him ," jo ked th e Apri lia rid er. eN Resu lts 125 Q UA U FYING : I. Ezio G ia no la (2:06.230): 2. Kueu to Saka ta (2:06. 365); 3. Br un o Casa n o va (2:06.456); 4. Jorge Martinez (2:06.518); 5. G abriele Debbia (2:06..\ 85); 6. Han> Spaan (2:06.646) ; 7. Dirk Ra ud ies (2:06. 85 1): 8. Ral ! Waldm an n (2,06. 851 ): 9. No bor u Ueda (2:06.917); 10. Car lo, G iro (2:07.232 ); II. Fa us to G rcs in i (2:07.39 1); 12. Peter oe ui (2:07.1 50 ); 13. E. Co ppi ni (2:07.623) ; 1·1. O liver Koch (2:07 .7 151: 15. M. Sl id (2:08.289 ): 16. Hei nz Lu eth i (2;OR.5r>9); 17. Nobo yu ki Wa ka i (2:08.787); 18. Oliver Petruccian i (2:08.949); 19. Maurizio Vita li (2:09.006); 20. Ma n uel Hern a nd ez (2:09.336); 2 1. Loe k Bodelier (2:0').-12 1): 22. Jul ian Mira lles (2:09. 65 1); 23. Han , Abo ld (2:09. 7661: 21. Peter G alvi n (2:09.904): 25. T . Shimizu (2:10.0 15); 26. Ari e Mol enaar (2: 10.109); 27. G . Pa lmieri (2: 10.1 10): 28. A. G ram ign i (2: 10.119 ); 29 . Alfred Wa ibe l (2: 10.5 6 1): 30. Kin ya Wad a (2:10 .597 ); 3 1. Ala in Bronec (2:10.794) : 32. H isashi U ne mo ro (2: 11.360 ); 33. Robin Appl eyard (2: 11.790 ): 31, G . Fiorillo (2: 12.086); 35. F. Ricci (2:12.68 7 ). 250 Q UALl F\"I NG: I. Pi er-Fran cesco Chili ( 1:57.880/99.3 11 m p h ): 2. Lori , Regg ian i ( 1:58.15 2): . 125 G P: I. E. G ia no la (H e n): 2. D. Ra udies (Hon); 3. N. Ueda (H a n ); 4. P. o-«i (R tx): 5. F. Gresini (Ha n ): 6. J . Mart in ez (Ha n): 7. G. Debbia (Hon ): 8. B. Casa nova (Ap r): 9. O. Koch (H o n ): 10. N. Wa kka i (Ho n) ; 11. A. Gr am ign i (Ap r); 12. M. Vitali (G a, ): 13. H . L oeth i (Ho n ): 11. M. H ern a ndez ( Ap r ~ 15. L Bodel ier (Hon ); 16. R. Appleyard; 17. K. wada : 18. T . Shimizu; 19. G. Fio rill o; 20. H . abold; 21. S. Patrickson : 22. A. Waibel; 23. A. Na rduzzi ; 24. H. Un emo to: 25. A. Mo lenaar : 26. O . Petru cciani: 27. R . Wald ma n n: 28. A. Bro nec: 29. M. Stief 30. K. Sak ata; 3 1. ]. Mir all es: 32. C. G iro ; 33. P. Ga lvin; 31. H. Spaa n. ' Time: 42 m in .• 22.606 se . c Distance: 20 la ps. 65.03 m iles. Avera ge Speed: 92.08 mph. Margin or Victo ry: 2.807 sec. Fast esr La p: Eaio Gia nola , 2:05.857/ 93.0 16 mph. 125 WORLD C'S H I P POI NT ST AN DI NG S: I. R. Wal dmann (72); 2. B. Ca san ova (45); 3. A. Gramigni ('11); 4. F. Oresin i (34): 5. (T I E) E. G ian ola/D. Raudies (33 ); 7. N. Waka i (3 1): 8. J. Martinez (24); 9. K. Saka ta ( 16) ; 10. G . Debb ia ( 15): I I. (T I E) C. G iro /N. Ueda ( 12): 13. P. Oelll (10): 11. (T IE) A. Sa ito/ O. Koch (8): 16. Y. Fuj ih ara (4): 17. K. w ad a (3 ); 18. H . Spaan (2); 19. (TIE) O. Pet ru ccian j/ H . Lu et h i ( I). 250 G P: I. L. Ca da lora (Ho n) ; 2. L. Reggian i (Ap r): 3. M. Biagg i (Ap r): 4. H. Bradl [Hen): 5. W. Zee len ber g (S uz); 6. A. Puig (Ap r); 7. C. Card us Hon); 8. M. Shim izu Ho n ); 9. L. Ca pi ross i (H on ); 10. n. Rombon i H on ); II. J. Schm id Yam ): 12. C. La vado (G il); 13. H . T o rro m eg u i (SUl) ; 11. ]. V.D. C oorberg (Ap r): 15. E. Surer (Ap r); 16. P.I'.Il. Goorberg : 17. S. Prein ; 18. A. S tadl er: 19. F. Pro tat : 20. A. Pr ein ing; 21. B. H acnggeli: 22. B. Kassn er: 23. L. D'Ant i: 24. A. Bosshard: 25. E. Kor pi a ho ; 26. J. j eandar: 27. P. Ch ili; 28. P. Casoli; 29. K. Kozon o: 30. H. Eekl; 31. R . Co lleoni; 32. S. Caracchi: 33. J. Rugg ia; 31. Y. Brigu et. Time: 43 min.• 52.3 13 "'{'C. Dista nces 22 taps, 71.5-1 miles. Average Speed: 97.84 1 mph. Margin or Victol)': 0. 168 !><"C. Fas test La p: Lu ca Ca dal or a. 1:58.062/ 99.158 mp h. 250 WORLD C'S HI P POINT STANDINGS: I. L Ca da lora (90): 2. H . Brad l (17); 3. L. Reggiani (13 ): '1 . C. c.a rdu s (37 ): 5. A. Pu ig (3 1): 6. (T IE) P. Ch ili/ W. Ze len berg (26); 8. M. Sh iizu (18); 9. M. e Biaggi ( 16); 10. T . Ok ada ( 15 ): 11. D. Romboni ( 13); 12. N. Aoki ( 12); 13. J . Sch m id (II): 11. L. Capirossi (5 ); 15. A. Preining (1) ; 16. K. Nanba (3 ); 17. (TIE) S. Prein /] . Ru ggia/P. Casn li (2); 20. J . j eandat (I). 500 G P: I. K. Sch wa n u : 2. M. Doohan : 3. J. Kocinsk i; 4. D. Ch and ler; 5. A. Ban os; 6. J. Ga rr iga; 7. M. Duha mel: 8. A. Criville; 9. ~ . Macken zie; 10. R. Mam ol a: II. E. Law so n: 12. C. Catalano; 13. T. Cri ne; 14. E. Laycock; 15. T . Arakak i; 16. M. Ru d roH; 17. D. Saron: 18. J. Lo pez Mell a ; 19. C. Doorakkers: 20. S. Buckmaster: 2 1. N. Sch massma n n: 22. P. G raves; 23. W. Ra in ey; 21. S. Dav is; 25. M. Papa ; 26. S. Doppler; 27. L. Pedercini : 28. K. Mitchell. Time' 46 min., 26.225 sec. Distan ce: 21 laps, 78.0- mi les. 1 Average Spee d: 100.810 mp h. Margin o r Yictor y: 5.068 sec. Fastes t La p: Kevin Sch wantz. 1:54.590/ 102.162 mp h. 500 WORLD C'SH IP POINT STANDI NGS: I. M. Doohan (95); 2. K. Scb wa u tz (52); 3. W. Rai ney (45 ): 4. O. Ch and ler (12): 5. J. G arr iga (22): 6. J . Koc insk i (20 ); 7. (T I E) A. Cri ville/ R. Mam o la ( 19); 9. (T IE) D. Beattie/N . Macken zie ( 18): I I. S.lto ( 10); 12. P. God da rd (9); 13. A. Barr os (8); 13. A. Barros (8): 11. M. Duhamel (7); 15. (T IE) K. Ohi,h ilE. La wso n (6): 17. T . H o nma (3): 18. (T I E) N.Fu kiwara/C. Cat a la no (2); 20. (fIE ) 5 T sujimoto/ E. [ .a ycoc k (I ). MAN UF ACTUR ERS WORLD C'S HI P POI NT STAN D INGS: I. Ho nd a (95); 2. Yam a ha (65): 3. Su zu ki (63): 1. Ca giv a (11); 5. RO C Yam ah a (9).

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