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Oe dl (Apr): 5. Akin Saito (Ho n): 6. Masa ki Tokudom e
(Hon) ; 7. Jorge Ma rtinez (Ya m); 8. Hem Torr ontegui
(Apr); 9. Carry McCoy (Apr); 10. Bruno Casanova (Ho n);
11. Loek Bodeller (Hon) ; 12. K. Amana (Hon) ; 13. Oliver
Koch (Hon ): 14. Manfred Geissler (Apr); IS. Stefan Prein
(Yam); 16. Emili Alzamora (Hon); 17. Ha ruchika Aoki
(Hon); 18. Faus to Gresini (Hon); 19. Stefa no Perugini
(Ap r); 20. Carlos Giro .(Ap r); 21. Ga briele Debb la (Ap r);
22. Manfred Baumann (Yam); 23. FredericPetit (yam): 24.
Masafumi Ono (Hon).
Time: 42 min., 13.168 sec.
Distance: 18 laps. 65.442 miJes.
Averag ~ Speed.: 93.003 mph.
M.zgin of Vietoty. 0.670 sec.
Fasles l Lay. Kinya Sakata, 2:18.756/94326 mph.
2SOcc GRAND PRIX: I. Tadayuld O kada (Hon); 2.
Loris Ca pi rossi (Hon); 3. Tohru Ukawa (Hon); 4. Ma x
Blaggi (Apr); 5. Talcumi Aoki (Hon); 6. Doriano Romboni
(Hon): 7. J.P. Ruggia (Apr) ; 8. Nobuatsu Aoki (Hon); 9.
Tets uy a Harada (Yam); 10. Luis D' Antin (Ho n): n . JeanMichel Bayle (Apr ); 12. Jurgen V.D. Coorberg (Ap r): 13.
Patrick V.D. Goorberg (Ap r); 14. Ari Stadler (Ho n); 15.
Eskll Suter (Ap r); 16. Luis Maure! (Hon); 17. Frederic
Protat (Hon ); 18. Giuseppe Fiorillo (Ho n) ; 19. Bernd
Kassner (Apr); 20. Noe l Ferro (Hon) : 21. Andy Preining
(Apr); 22. Enrique De Juan (Ap r); 23. Kris tia n Kaas
(Yam) .
Time: 42 min. , 28.242 sec.
Distance: 19 laps, 69.077 miles.
Avenge Speed: 97.589mph.
Margin of Vietoty. 0.128 sec.
F...... Lay. Max Biaggi, 2:12.187/ 99.014 mp h.
500cc GRAND PRIX: I . Kev in Sch wantz (Suz) ; 2.
Miele Doohan (Hon); 3. Shinichi Ite h (Hon ); 4. luca
Cada lora (Yam) ; 5. Ale x Barr os (Suz); 6. Toshihi ko
Ho n ma (Yam); 7. Alex Cri vill e (Hon ); 8. Alberto Pu ig
(Hon) ; 9. John Kocinski (Cag): 10. Doug Chandler (Cag):
11. Bernard Garcia (Yam); 12. John Reyno lda (Yam); 13.
Jerem y McWill iams (Yam); 14. Laurent Naveau (Yam );
15. Juan Lopez Mella (Yam); 16. Bruno Bonhuil (Yam) ; 17.
Sean Emmell (Yam); 18. Lucio Ped ercini (Yam); 19. N ian
Maclcenzie (Yam); 20. Cristiano Migllorati (Yam): 21. J.P.
leander (Ya m); 22. Marc Ga rcia (Yam); 23. JlE2liln
Fora
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(Yam ); 24. Julian Miralles (Yam); 25. Bernard Ha
Leuthe (Yam); 27. Lothar N
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(yam): 28. Dary Beattie (Yam) .
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Kevin Schwantz - the Kin g of Suzuka.
Time: 45 min., 49.996 sec.
Distance: 21 laps. 76.349 miJes.
Avenge Speed: 99.948 mph.
M.zgin of Victoty. 3.474 sec.
F.....' Lay. Kevin Schwan tz, 2:09.439/101.116 mp h.
125ee WO RLD C HAM PIO NS H IP POINT STAND·
IN GS (Af'or 3 of 14 round , ): I. Kaz uto Sakata (65/1
wi n ); 2. Tak es hi Ts ujim ura (36 / 1 w in ); 3. No bu ru
Ue da (34/1 win): 4. Pete r Cetll (33); 5. Akir a Sa ito
(29); 6. Garry McC oy (27); 7. Jor ge Ma rti nez (25); 8.
(TI E) Fausto Cresin i/He rri Torren te g u i (23 ); 10.
Hideyu ki Nakajyo (22); I I. O liver Petrucciani (20); 12.
(TIE) Dirk Raud ies /Masaki Tokudome (19): 14. Loek
Bod eller (1 0); I S. Bru no Ca sano v a (7): 16 . (TI E)
Haruchika Aoki / Oliver Koch (6); 18. (TI E) Gia nlu if.·
Sca lv in i /K. Am a no (4); 20. Gab ri e le Oebbia (3); 2 .
(nE)l'. Igata / Manfred Geissler (2); 23. Stefan Pre in
(I ).
250ee WORLD CHAMPIONS HIP POIN T STANDINCS (After 3 o f 14 rounds) : 1. Ma x Biaggi (63/2
w i n s) ; 2. Ta d ay uki Okad a (56 /1 win); 3. Loris
Capirossi (52); 4. Doriano Romboni (41); 5. J.P. Ruggla
(35); 6. Luis 0'Antin (22); 7. Jea n-Michel Bayle (20); 8.
Ralf Wa ldmann (19); 9. (TIE) Nobuatsu Aoki (18); 10.
Tohru Uk a wa (16) ; 11. Wil eo Zeelenber g (14); 12.
Takumi Aold (11); 13. (TIE) Tetsu ya Har ada /Ca rlos
Ch eca / And y Prein ing / Ad rien Bossh ard (7); 17.
Alessandro Gr amigni (6); 18. C raig Connell (5); 19.
J u n ge n V.D. Goorbe r g (4); 20. (TIE) Pat rick V.D .
Goo rberg / Adi S tad le r (3) ; 22 . (TI E) Be rna r d
Kass ner / Eskil Suter (2).
500ce WORLD CH AMPIONS H IP POI NT ST A ND·
INGS (Afler 3 of 14 rounda): I. Mick Doohan (61/1
win ): 2. John Kocinaki (52/1 win) ; 3. Kevin Schwa ntz
(48/1 win ); 4. Luca Cadalora (46); 5. Shiniehi Itoh (43):
6. (TIE) Alberto Pu ig/ Alex Barr os (28); 8. Alex Cri ville
(27): 9. Doug Chandler (20); 10. John Reyn olds (14): 11.
(TIE) Toshihiko Honma/Bemard Garci a (10); 13. Daryl
Beattie (6); 14 . (TI E) N ia ll Ma cken z ie /Sean
EmmettlJe remy McWi11ia ms (5); 17. (TIE) Scott
DoohanlJua n Lopez Me lla (4); 19. Laure n. Navea u (2);
20. (TIE) Lucio Ped.ercini / C risti ano Migliorati (1).
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now dolngrnot'e than ·merely.shOWing .respect .: valve area'fo,ra giVen cyhnder~paCt.ty; with a . Japan l[l .1
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!th· . .Claude Olivier .anc;l coordinillor:Christian Sar·
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· beca l!s8 tli.eir.n!lw designi ha,d f8i!ed ;for . ·0~e '. raCtn.g NASOO and .the streetb!~e NR?50.,1hey :. :aged .to ral~· a tllggE!~ la~gh t!'anusual dunIl9 : "stTock,"said ·Se.rge Rosset, the Roc manufac'
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·moiteciime after Pootresultsirithe .first' twO... S~zuka. With th~..former tnple .World Champlo : ~ntered an A1~8l?a n ct:amp"onshIP race.earlier. : ·r~¢lng , . raUy·ralds anI! endur"s: But.it '!Viii .not .
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· frames Wet:9 anodi.zed black, In .1994 SIYle) •.il .:., available.'only.to official HAC 'riders' Doohan, ': . adinits thai enl/ineerSare'noY{ approaching the .. .new ~urface was ineVitably shghtly ·sllppery In .
· seemeclthat both nders had ~ne. back to.1993 : .ttoh •. Ciillilte· andOklic'la: Ttieeicpeii!lrice.was ::.: systlim "frqm. a. different .difection"; lJslng ihe·' . the ~et. ilwon pralS9 .aUaround cause ~ wa~ .
..frames , With Scl:Jwantz also enJoylng the use of .' {jeeply. couriterproductiVe.for. an angry World ' . vast .volume of data already cOlleCted.. Howev, .?OI1SI.s~ent. and predletabJe ~v~n m .the stream .
.the succe~fUll994 P(l)totype.lt seems that a ·.· ' Champl~n · Raudi~s:· O.nthefiist:diIy of prac; ·..· er• .HRC conffrniec'l .that .the ~yslem has,not · mg- ralll .of .Satur~ay .. Kevl".~chwantz .found ,
· rranufactunnl/error:ha~ ~rept .\~to the.ProdUC· .:.tice:the only dry day.thealrbox kept breaking.· been used in ",nger at all this year;.and jhey .. .another ~I:'.ect .'1 feel s a httl e. wider than
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