Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

turn two (when the rain started), but didn't crash it, I was slid ing along, and set the motorcycle down like a bicycle w ith out a kicks tand ." Toomer only had one rear wheel, a nd lost too much tim e, wh ile impa tien tly wait ing for their slick to be removed and a DOT Du nlop moun ted, to challenge for the GTU lead. They finished seventh over all, fourt h in class. Doug Phill ips ' N2 Racing a nd La ney Cobb's TBR Endu ra nce fol lo wed Toomer home in eight h and ninth, respectively. Team Yamaha Endurance - new ly reformed with ex-Hu ma n Race team lead ride r Andy Fenwick a nd Dean Mi z dal pilotin g the bike, an d Joe Krebs tuning - were also .having problems after running nea r the top, and finished 10th overall, fourth in GTO. But neither Mizdal nor Fenwick, who bo th ran some of the fastes t times at Texas, would drop the team's FZR1000 bike. Instead, a new, supposedly better type of unspecified battery was being used for the fi rst time, and it ran out of juice in the final hour. The team thought the fuel pump had gone south, replaced it, and quickly realized their error. In all, the faulty battery cost them too much 'time in the pits, and dropped them out of the top fiveoverall. At the start of the race, it was business as usual for Gold Hill Racing's Ch ristian Gardner, wh o flew out to a si zea ble, ea rly lea d before eve n the first lap was completed. Dutchman 's Zampach was second, with Fastli ne's Lynch , Fabian Cor tez a boa rd the Keysto ne en t ry, Te a m Ame rica 's Wood y Dea the rage and Yamaha's Fenwick bunched together and fighting amongst themse lves. Gardner lapped the entire field by the one-hour mark, and looked set to run away with the race. But Gardner would soon fall prey to the slick conditions. The rain only lasted a bo ut 20 m inutes, and aft e r the s ki es had stopped pour ing, Ga rd ner was about to pit to replace rains w ith slick tires when he highsided in the infield, and tore ligaments in his right ankle , ending his day. Crew Chief John Ho pperstad came out of semi-retirement to fini sh th e race (with Ph ilKress) in 16th. After both Gold Hill and the rai n w e re go ne , Mot o Libert y I N a nkai e merged s u p re me by the halfway point. And amazingly en ough, the y used s lick tires in the ra in , a nd throughout the race. Team Scream was hot on their heels (until they were docked a lap), as was Dutchman (until Zampach fell a second time), a nd Team America, who moved around Moto Liberty I N ankai in the final half hour. Ci Results: OVERALL: I. Team America (Ha n); 2. Mota Libe rty/ Nankai (Ha n); 3. Beast Racing (Yam); 4, Tea m Scream (Han); 5, Cla ss Racing (Kew) : 6. Fastline/ MCM Racing (Suz); 7. Team Toomer (Yam); 8, N2 Racin g (Ha n); 9. T.B.R Endurance (Hon); 10. Tea m Yamaha End u rance (Yam); 11. Team Holiday (Hon); 12. Du tchman Racing (Suz); 13. Three Guys Racing (H o n); 14, Team Mag ic (Yam); 15. Northsta r Racing (Yam). GTO: 1, Team America (Hen): 2. Class Racing (Kaw ); 3. Fastline/ MCM Racing (Suz); 4. N2 Racing Hon ); 5, Team Yam ah a En dura nce (Yam); 6, utchman Racing (Suz); 7. Team Magic (Yam); 8, Norths tar Racing (Yam); 9, Gold Hill Racing (Yam); 10, Keystone Racing (Suz), GTU: I. Moto 1.ibe rty/Nankai (Hon); 2, Beast Ra cing (Yam); 3, Tea m Scream (Hen): 4, Tea m Toomer (Yam); 5, T.B,R Endurance (Hon); 6, Team Holiday \HOn); 7, Three Guys Racing (Hen), 8, AGV Spo rt (Ion ): 9, E.L.B, Racing (Hon ); 10, Team Tund ra (Yam). GTO C'SHI P POINT STA ND INGS : I. Fastline/MCM Racing (72); 2, Team America (64); :t Dutchman Racing (57); 4, Gold Hill Racing (38); (TIE) Keystone Racing/ Team Magic (29); 7, Team Yamaha "Endurance (28); 8. CLASS Racing (21); 9. Dutchman U (20); 10, Team OTS (18). GTU C'SH IP POINT STAN DINGS : I. Moto Liberty/Nankai (67); 2. Team Toomer (53); 3, IRC Racing (SO,; 4. New Tech Racing (47); 5, TBR Racing (42); 6, AGV Sport (27); 7. Himinelsbach Endurance (24); 8. Island Boys (18);9, Beast Racing (17). • g s: One good turn deserves another... 1992 MOTORCYCLEMADNESS ON PRIME NETWORK (W GPden ote s World Grond Prix; AMA denotes AMA N ational Road Race Series) Air Date Ap ril 30 May 7 May 14 May 21 Ma y2B June4 June II June 14' J une lB June 25 July 2 July 9 EventlVenue W GP -Ja pan WGP- Australia W GP -Malaysia W GP- Spa in AMA-LagunaSeca W GP-ltoly AMA -Log unaSeca W GP - Ge rma ny W GP-Europe AMA - Cha rlotte AMA - Charlotte WGP - ~rmany A ir Date July 16 July 19' July 23 July 30 Aug . 2' 1wg. 6 Aug. 13 Aug . 20 Aug . 27 Sep t. 3 Sept. 10 Sept. 17 EventlVenue AMA - Broinard, MN W GP- Fronce W GP-Holla nd AMA - Broi na rd, M N W G P- United Kingdom AMA - l.ouden , N H W G P- Hungary AMA -l.oude n, NH W GP- Fronce AMA - Road Am erica AMA - Road Am erica AMA -MidOhio Air Date Sept. 24 O ct.1 Oct.B Oct. 15 Oct. 22 Oct. 29 Nov . 5 No v. 12 EventlVenue W GP- United Kingdom AMA - Mid O hio W GP- Broz il W GP- TBA WGP - South Africa AMA - Te s Wo rld xa AM A - T exas World WGP - Season Revie w · Th;s event is broadcast so me day delayed. 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