Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

it to th e flag with both riders slid ing sid ewa ys ou t o f the final co rner in a final das h to the flag. "The diff erent gearbox was better than th e other one I had in," J a mes sai d. " I kn ew th e only chance I had was in turn three, or may be in th e last co rner, but I didn 't really want to try it th ere." Steven s had hoped to get a quicker ex it from turn 10, th e fin al co rn er, to beat James to the flag. . " I knew he 'd go in to turn 10 hot," Stevens said. "He did, and wh en he pulled the trigger coming out he went a little bit sideway s, so I th ought for a second that I might have a cha nce. But when I pulled the trigger, I did the same th ing. We were both go ing side wa ys together through th e last -t u rn ." Wi th Sch wa rzbac a lon ely fou rth , the next ba ttl e was the one for fifth, bet ween Picotte, Sad owski a nd, for awhile, Crevier. The th ree drafted back and fort h for mos t Of the race , u nti l Crevier departed wi th a bl o wn m otor on his T wo Brothers Racing H onda RC30. . I Despite being upset with Sado wski for hi s weaving maneu vers up the fro m straigh t, Picotte was ab le.to secu re fifth lat e in th e race, with Sadowski holding down sixth . " I was stuc k with (Da le) Quarterley (who retired wi th electrica l problems) and ·Sad owski and when Quart eri ey had his problem I was a lmos t ru n on the grass," Pi cotte said. "Sadowski was weaving all th e time a nd I co uldn ' t ge t.a draft. Racing is not su p posed to be like th at. It was dangerous. In Steve Crevier (73), Dave Sadowski (25) and Pascal Picotte (34) were this close for the majority of the National. Picotte finished fifth with Sadowski sixth; Crevier DNF. (From left to right) Jamie James, Doug Polen and Thomas Stevens spray the bubbly. Ca nada when you do th at they d isqualify you. It was not rea lly a good race for me, I was so slow in th e in field ." Sadowski defended his action s: " If he can' t follow the weave..... he sai d. " I should have had Pi cotte. In tu rn five I was runnin g in on Crevier an d had to change my line. I clipped m y brak e lever on his ta ilpiece, o therwise I would have held him (Picotte) off. T here are bl ack marks on m y leathers fro m hi s (Picotte's) tires, but I don't say any thi ng because th at's rac ing. If he can ' t run with th e bi g boys he sho u ld n' t be o u t there. I didn 't make a ny a bru p t weaves." Sadowski thanked his mech anics, Craig Westwood ' a nd H en ry Koyota, for their efforts. Kipp co uld m anage no better th an a 10th p lace finish on the seco nd Ca me l H onda, thanks to a loose right-sid e handleba r. " I almost came in because every time I wen t to use th e front br ake I was grabbing fa iring," Kipp said. Schwa rzbach was unders tandably happy with h is fourth- place finish : "The bike was th e best it was all week," he said. " We made a coup le of changes th is morning a nd I went a second faster than in qualifyin g. It was a handful .ou t o f tu rn two with a fu ll load of gas, b u t I got away a nd rod e by m yself.' : In . th e pressroom follo wing th e National, one reporter from a daily n ewspa per suggested that Po le n 's Du ca ti should be fitte d with an extra 50 pou nds to ma ke thi ngs closer. " Yeah , and wh ile you're a t it give me two more cyli nders," the Texan replied in defense o f his lightweigh t tw in- cylin der Ducat i, " I ra n a seven poun~, camera, what more do you wa n~ ~ Results SUPERlIIKE QUAU FYING: I. Do ug Pol en (1:39.858/ 108. 154 mph) ; 2. Sco tt Russell (1:41.223); 3. J am ie J am es ( 1:41.327); 4. Pascal Picotte (I :41.562); 5. Mike Sm ith ( 1: 4 1. 7~8 ) ; 6. Thomas Stevens (1:41.883); 7. Freddie Spe ncer (1:42.066 ); 8. Tom Kip p (1:42.575); 9. David Sadowski (1:43.049); 10. Larry Schwarzbach (1:43.103); II. Steve Crevier (1:43.997); 12. Dale Q uarter ley (1:44.0 18); 13. Christian Ga rdner (1:44.165); 14. Britt Turkingto n (1:44.407); 15. Jimmy Adam o (1:44.754); 16. Michael Tay lo r (1:44.811); 17. Moe (1:48.095); 18. P hi l Kress (1:48.128); 19. jacques G uenette. J r. (1:48.162); 20. Cra ig Gleason (1:49.231); 2 1. Mike Walsh (1:49.722); 22. Bob Sandy (1:49.810); 23. Louis Sacc occio (1:50.045); 24. Andy Deatherage (1:50.906). SUP£RlIIKE NATION AL: I. Doug Po len (Duc ); 2. Jamie James (Yam); 3. Thomas Stevens (Kaw); 4. Larry Schwarzhac h (Yam ); 5. Pascal Pico ne (Due); 6. David Sadowski (Suz); 7. Fred die Spencer {Ho n); me 8. Christia n Gardner (Yam); 9. Britt T urkington (SUl); 10. Tom Kip p (H a n ); I I. Michael T aylor (Kaw ): 12. Ph il Kress (Ka w); 13. Bob Sa ndy (Kaw); 14. J ac,

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