· The rugged Hungarian track, which
features a couple of savage downhills,
was not so kind to Belgian Stefan Everts
and South Afiican Albertyn. Neither of
Schmit's most serious rivals for the 1993
title completed the final moto.
Everts had crashed heavily, fortunately without injury, on the opening
lap, while Albertyn hurt his shoulder
when he went down hard on a fast
downhill halfway round lap two while
trying to improve on 15th place.
Albertyn now leads Schmit, 255-241,
wi th Everts third on 218.
Schmit emerged victorious from a
tight battle with lone KTM factory star
and fellow American Trampas Parker in
race one, while Albertyn was 20 seconds
back in third on the JHK Honda, safely
ahead of the Bieffe Suzuki duo @f Bob
Moore and Everts who had fought off a
challenge from AW/Johnson Kawasaki
star Billy Liles.
Kurt Nicoll was initially credited
with 27th, but after a protest it was
accepted that he had finished 8th on the
same lap as the winner, sandwiched
between Castro! Honda teammate Rob
Herring and Swede Peter Johansson in a
tight finish.
Schmit won the second race by nearly 10 seconds over Moore and Parker
with the entire leaderboard well split up
by the checkered flag.
Seventh place was to prove enough
to secure second on the day for Parker
as Moore had been eliminated in a multiple crash at the start.
Schmit was still not able to relax,
however, as he was chased all the way
by Tallon Vohland. Earlier 10th and
11th placings combined with the runner-up spot gave the Carpi Suzuki rider
sixth overall behind Herring, Nipoll and
Moore.
Liles made it five Americans in the
top nine overall, as only Bader Manneh
of the U.S. contingent continues to
struggle, having scored just three points
thus far in the series.
The top 15 riders at the halfway point
in the series (the ninth round in Belgium
next month) will receive increased travel
allowances as negotiated by the FIM
and paid for by a levy on European
organizers in order to bring them to the
U.S. GP at Budds Creek in Maryland in
July. The list currently includes five
Americans, three Belgians, two
Englishmen, two Italians and single riders from South Africa, Sweden and
Holland.
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Results
MOTO 1: 1. Donny Schmit (Yam); 2. Trampas
Parker (KTM); 3, Greg Albertyn (Hon); 4. Bob Moore
(Suz); 5. Stefan Everts (Suz); 6. Billy Liles (!
