Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

swiped se co nd fr om McIlvaine. Lynch a nd Woerner claim ed the fourth and fifth positions. Carsten had parla yed his lousy start into a moto win. Brian Ca rroll holeshot the 250cc Expert qualifier, Carste n an d Jim Kap itan no t fa r a way. Carsten p u lled in front, leaving Carroll to contend with Ka p itan . At the w h ite flag, Kapitan and Ca rr oll we re side by side. Ca rsten 's lead was solid by the final flag and Carroll ha d succeeded in keeping Kap itan in third. The 250cc Exp e r t fina l s ta rted with Marc Tiesler grabbing the ho leshot b ut only ma naging to keep Carsten at bay halfway throu gh the first Jap. Carsten burst over The Plu nge, in fro nt of Tiesler, C a r ro ll , [aatrem skt, Je rry Seip and Kapi tan . Just befo re the las t tu rn . as some Novice st ragg lers we re fin ish ing thei r mot e, Carste n, see m ing ly to avoid hi tting the slower ride rs, ca reened off the side of the track and w en t ove r th e ba rs . Carro ll, Jastre ms ki and Tiesler blew th ro ugh as Carsten scra mbled back on his bike. Within the next tw o laps, Carsten was back in fron t and Ca rro ll was keep ing pace in a not-so -di stant second . Jastre mski an d Kap itan were fighting over third p lace and kept a t it a ll the w a y thr ough the fin al fla g . [astremski, with a last-gasp burst of speed man aged to get over the finish line a hair behi nd the fourth-place Kap itan . Carsten took the moto win and the overa ll, Ca rroll got second for the mot o and for the day, and [a stremski posted third. Bobb y Burfi eld took the overall w in in the Open Exp ert class, amids t a fie ld in cl u d ing And y Fleck, Lee Rostein and Ed Daher. Burfield ma de a clea n gra b of th e qualifier hol es h ot, while Rostein was second through the first tu rn. Rostein passed into first and stayed in the lead until Burfield ma de a pass stick in la p four. Fleck made his move on Rostel n almost immed iately after, pa ssing on the outside of the last tu m . Rostein was not to gi ve up easily, taking back his second spot withi n a lap . Burfield s tayed in fr o n t, fendi ng o ff more passing attempts from Rostein until the end . Fleck kept Ed Daher from taking his thi rd . Jim Cusson snared the holesh ot in the final, Fleck and Burfield in tow. Fleck emerged th e leader, keep ing his first spo t through the sevenlap mota. Burfield mad e se veral stabs at catching the speeding Fleck, almost naili ng him in the first tum in lap five. A bobbl e lost Burfield some time, and he also held up Fleck . Burfield wa s persistent , doggi ng Fleck over The Plunge in the last lap , d etermined to ta ke the lead. Another miss tep at the bottom of Th e P lunge cost Burfield the pas s. Fleck and Burfield ke p t the ex citement up un til th e checkered flag, Fleck coming in first with Burfield hot on his trail in second . Bur field's score of 1·2 en titled him to first overall, and Fleck's 3-1 got him seco nd for the day . Resu lts ~ 1993 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP ~ R OAD R ACE SERIES ~ Experience the unrivaled excitement of the nation's premier motorcycle road race circuit, the AMA'National Championship Road Race Series. When you want the best, AMA Pro Racing is the place to be. - e-, ;::i -., See it LIVE! at a trac.k near you. ~ ~ ~ ~ July 17-18 NEXT UP ~ ~ ~ ~ July 31- August 1 Road Atlanta Braselton; Georgia Info: 706-967-6143 Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minnesota Info: 612-475-1500 ~ ~ ~ "'(,. ~ COMING ATTRACTIONS ~ ~ ~ ~ '{ Aug ust 7-8 Aug ust 28-29 October 2-3* Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Sears Point International Raceway Atlanta Motor Speedway i:t Info: 419-884-4000 Info: 707-938-8448 Info: 404-946-4211 · -Te nta tive ~. ~ ~ FAST FACTS ~ ~'( ~ ~ For fast and official AMA national results, call i:t i:t "'(,'. ( "C! 'f,.( ' 900-884-CYCLE $1 .50 t st minute . $1 for each additiona l minute . av erage call 3 minutes. Unde r 18? Parental pe rmission req uire d . Consult your local cable listings for extensive television coverage of the 1993 AMA National Road Race Series. KO (1(}'11) 1. Kevin Brod sky (Yam); 2. Carl Anderson (Yam); : 3. Mike Davis (Kaw); 4. Brando n Decorde (Kawl ; 5. Sco tt Ad ams (yam). 80 (12· 13): I. Rob Wood (Yam ); 2. La wrence Monbelardi (Hon) ; 3. Ian Higgins (Hon); 4. Sean To mpkins (Kaw ); S. Lee Caitlin (Hon). 80 (14· 15): 1. John Schneider (Hon) ; 2. Allan Duigon (Hon ); 3. Eric Insa be U (Kaw); 4. Chris 800dign (Ka w); 5. N ick &-vilaquco . (J

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