122559 mph); 2. Kevin SchwanlZ (1:17.755); 3. Alberto
Puig (1:17.946); 4.Alex Barros (1:18.126); 5. Alex Criville
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(1:18
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(1:18.715); 8. S chi Itoh (1:18.819); 9. Doug Chandler
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(1:19.181);10 DarylBeattie (1:19.590); 11. Loris Reggiani
(1:20.338); 12. Niall Mackenzi e (1:20.852); 13. Jean
(1:21.070); 14. John Reynolds (1:21.186); IS.
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Lauren t Naveau (1:21.206); 16. Je re m y McWill iams
mett
(1:21.230); 17.JulianMiralles (1:21.594); 18. Sean Em
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(1:21.881); 19. Juan Lopez Mella (1:21. 26); 20. Cristiano
Migli or ati (l:21.994); 21. Herve Moineau (1:22.150); 22Lucio Pederrini (1:22.208); 23. Bruno Bonh ui 1 (1:22.252);
24. Man: Garcia (1:22.334); 25. Kevin Mitchell(1:22.948);
26 . Bernard H ae ng geli (1:22 .960); 27. Jea n Fo ray
(1:22.23.4 24); 28 . Marco Papa (1:24.014); 29. Cees
Doorakkers (I:2U34);30. Andreas l.euthe (1:24.254).
" USee GRAND PRIX: 1. Dirk Raudies (Hon); 2.
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Noburo Ueda (Han); 3. Ga McC (Apr); 4. Pet er
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Oetti (Apr): 5. Kazuto Sakata (Apr); 6. St lano Perugini
(Apr); 7. Akira Saito (Hon) ; 8. Fausto Gres ini (Hon) ; 9.
i (Ap r) ; 10 . Oli ver Koc h (Hon); 11.
Ezio C u ppi n
Herve Moineau (Ya m); 12. Sean Emmett (Yam ); 13. jean
Jea nda t (Yam) ; 14 . Christian Miglio rat i (Ya m) ; 15 .
Laurent Naveau (Yam ); 16. Jeremy McWilliams (Yam);
17. Marc Garcia (Yam); 18. Julian Miralles (Yam); 19.
Bruno Bonhuil (Yam ); 20. Jean Foray (Ya m); 21. Kevin
Mitchell (Yam); 22. Lu ca Cadalora (Yam).
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T ime : 37 min., 5ol 120 sec.
Di stance: 29 laps, 76.14 miles.
Average Spttd: 120..540 mph.
Margin of Victory: 12.610 sec.
Fastest Lap : Miele Doohan.. 1:18.021, 121.153 mph, Lap 7.
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sis. was better. The otner was more puizling - indeed shrouded
pre-season tests in favor 01 a retum to the Roc chassis used by
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' . Carlos ~irO, on the ot.her"hand , returned to Austria.after pulling
Austrian GP; "on a.bike
· on the sw ing-arm . betweim ·wheel 'and .suspension .unit: :Some
.w·eeks earlier.. The . '. ing in Barcelona the week .belore the
. ' out of his. home Spanish GP at 'Jerez thiee
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assume d it was an aer odynamic device, io help keep th·e.rear
he . .·similar iothe .ones ' they're racing,~ and said tie. had!,'t Seen'
rider also cited ~mental problems ," and said
by channe ling airflo lN , but it is m ore likely there : . 12S'works Ap~lia
belore the seas.on: He was scheduled lor further '
·damper linit
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. expect ed to be out for two races, at !east. There w~re those
prpbably also on the old bike. ' . .....
. Is some mechanism inside, probably a' supPlementary damping
at the salzburg~ng , having previ- . . lesl$ at Assen next wee k,
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indicacti ve ol ."mer:rtal"protr. :.. '. .. : ' . ' . .: ' ., . . ' :
ously 'excused himself, was in.itself.
to the Austrian Gf', .
patents that have n"ot yet.been cleared, so .we are keeping the
in danger of los· : '. Cagiva boss Claudio Cas tig lion; was: late
lems .~ Then again..Aprilia had told Giro 'he was.
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·restored.this year , after the curbs 'we re raised last year, making
week 10 check . ·failure. He.was promp tiy spotted by the roadside
'Keriny RobertS Jr. is to have further X-rays next
gave
· it .difficult to cut the seCond apex:' Tti is was t:xi1 ha way of keep:
ger . va fans"who we re driving to Salzbu'rg for the GP, and fuey
·. on progress to his b rokeri ·left arm. The.injlJry is taking far.lon
Ing the lap time' down , and also allowed riders who had ente·red
from Italy.to All stria: sUch events entail a considerable
in .'. him' a lift
to heal than expect ed,'and his team boss Wayne Rainey said
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..too 'fast to get. through' the chicane withoui . crashin g. Now las!
risk for a man in 'his position _Italian businessmen 'are notorious
te' the arm under X-ray to 'see if the
n re!"ovea at the request of the rid-' . Austria: "They will manipula
sUI11S of ranSom Cash: . '. . ,
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he' will be .out .Ior some ' ; IY. prone to being kidnappe d lo~ vast
. bone has start~d io knit: If not, :theri
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·m omenl came .from Max Biaggi in the·2SDcc.race, filmed in'slow
wl! s linked with Japanes e GP . herq Norifum e '. 1980), the'Salzb
.Rainey' s .nal11e
· mot ion as he. hit the curb with the front already ·tucklng Under
' . began.when a day of drenChing 'rain followed a week 'of benign.
Abe, wlth .a rumor circulatin g in Japan that the former tri ple
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2S0 .l or· n.exf year, and .a 500 for. 1996 . The ·1 9-~'ear·ol d
The resulls of the 250cc race at Jerez were revised in the week
"feet or more; making the eniry turinel un der lIle ' track to .
on a ' ' of two
to . .Japan 'champion's successes' so far.have beim achieved
·The
· bef ore the .Aust rian GP , witli the proteSI of Team . Kimemo
. '. . the 'paddoc k impassa ble, and also flooding other" areas.
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International Disciplinary Court, Which
HRC upheld by. an ·FIM
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