Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Round 8: Holland Dlstancee 16 laps / 60.412 mi les. Avrrage speed: 105.304 m p h. MArgin o f vi cto ry: 3.81 sec. Fast es tla!" Fog arty, 2:06.75/106519 mph. RA CE TWO: 1. Carl Fogarty (Due); 2. Aaron Slight (Hon); 3. Ma uro Lua:h;"ri (Due); 4, Paolo Casali (Yam ); 5. James Whitham (D ue) ; 6. Te rry Ry mer (Kaw) ; 7. Simon Crafar (Hon ); 8. Iochen Schmid (Ka w) ; 9. Sco tt Ru sse ll (Ka w); 10 . Chris le r li nd h o lm (Ya m); 11. Fab rizi o Pirova no (Due ); 12. Andreas Meklau (Du e); 13. Sera fino Fori (Du e); 14. Jean-Yves Me un ier (Due); 15. Jeffry de Vries (Yam); 16. Arp ad Ha nnati (Yam); 17. Massimo Meregalli (Yam); 18. Micha el Paq uay (Hon); 19. Valerio Dest efanis (Due); 20. Brian Morrison (Hon); 21. Roberto Panichi (Due); 22. Rainer Janisch (Yam); 23. Thierry Crine (Yam); 201. Mile Pajic (Kaw ); 25. Andrea Perselli (Due); 26, Ma rcel Erns t (Ka w) . Tune: 34 min. , 06.65 sec. D is uncc 16 1aps / 60.412 mph. Average speed: 105548 mp h. MMgin of victory: 6.65 sec. Fa.strst b:p: Fogarty. 2:06 .40/106.814 mph. WORLD C'SHIP SUPERBIKE SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 8 of 11 rounds): 1. Aaro n Slight (224); 2, Ca rl Fogarty (216); 3. Sco tt Rus sell (203); 4. Doug Polen (130); 5. Andreas Meklau (121) ; 6. Simon Crafar (110); 7. Terry Rym er (t 06); 8. Jam es Whitham (105); 9. Fabr izio Pirovan o (77); 10. Ciancar lo Falappa (72 ); 11. Stephane M erten s (68 ): 12. Pierg iorgio Bontempi (67) ; 13. Mauro Lue ehiari (47) ; 14. Adrien Morilla s (44): 15. Valerio Destefanis (42). Upcoming rounds: Round 9: Mugello, Italy - September 25 Round 10: Donington,Great Britain - October 2 (Above) Fabrizio Plrovano (4) leads Simon Crafar (37), SCott Ruaaell (1) and Chrlater Undholm (9). (Right - left to right) Paolo Casoli, carl Fogarty and Aaron Slighi stand on the rostrum after race one_ 12. Serafino Foti (2:11.10); 13. Michael Paquay (2:11.13); 14, Sltphane Mertens (2:1t.25t 15. Doug Polen (2:11.29); 16, Brian Morrison (2:11.4O); 17. ROO Phillis (2:11.56); 18. Piergiorgio Bontem pi (2:11.85); 19. Massimo Meregalli (2:11 .90); 20. Jean-Yves Mounier (2:12.22) ; 21. Scott Ru ssell (2:12 ,38 ); 22. Andreas Meklau (2:12,54 ); 23 . Ad r ien M orill as (2:1 2.59); 24. Va le rio Des te fanis (2:12.70); 25, Bernard Cazade (2:I2.BO); 26, Alex Vieira (2:12.95); 27, Leo Planken (2:13.12); 28, Ra in er Janisch (2:13,2 1); 29 . Andrea Pe rselli (2:13.33); 30 , Fab ri z io Fu rla n (2:13,62); 31. Mile Paj ic (2013,81 ); 32 , Robert o Pa nich i (2:13,87); 33 , A rpa d H armali (2:13, 93 ); 34, Marcel Erns' (2:14,10); 35, Thierry Crin e (2:14,17); 36, Stefano Caracchi (2:14.32); '9, Ma uro Moroni (2:14.58); 38, Denis So no ris (2:14.85); 39, Eric Maillard (2:15,OO); 40, Camillo Mari ottini (2:15.33); 41. Jose Kuhn (2:15,79); 42. Gianma ria Live ra ni (2:16.25); 43. Thierry Rogie r (2:17.18); 4-1. Ge rald Mutea u (2:17.86); 45. Alain Lelan (2:18.11); 46. Anton Berghammer (2:19,64); 47. Alfred Colee (2:26 .24) ; 48, Rob ert Fev re (2:32 ,32 ); 49 . Luca Ruggeri (2:33.02). RACE ONE: 1. Ca rl Foga rty (Due); 2, Pao lo Casali (Yam); 3. Aaron Sligh t (Hon); 4. Terry Rym er (Kaw) ; 5. James Whitha m (Due); 6. Sco tt Russell (}(aw ); 7. Simo n Crafar (H on ); 8. Jochen Schmid (Kaw ); 9. Andreas Me klau (Due); 10. Step ha ne Mert ens (Due); 11. Doug Polen (Ho n); 12. jea n-Yves Mounier (Du e): 13. Michae l Paquay (Hon); 14. Je ffr y de Vr ies (Ya m ); 15. Arpad Harmati (Yam); 16. Rob Phillis (Kaw ); 17. Rainer Jani sch (Yam ); 18 . Va le r io t:YC"stef anis (Due); 19 . Ma s s im o Meregalll (Yam); 20. Rob ert o Panichi (D ue); 21. Mile Pajic (Ka w ); 22. Marce l Ernst (Kaw ); 23. Thi erry Crine (Yam) , TIme: 34 min.• 11,40 sec. : Yamaha : The 'we~k' atter the Assenround, a ' Honda bosses and they've been linked toqeth- ' lirst big meeting was 'to be held In Holland, at ' er aqaln.Kawasakl iasald to be plann ing a , Yamaha Europe 's' headquarters, concerning reduction of the their effort, which might' imply the company's World Superbike racing plans ' that only one official bike will be entered next ,Vl rg l nio Ferrart is due to make his rac ing' for 1995. As previ,ously mentioned, theJapan- year. Ducali win also most probably run only one team next year, led by Virgin io Ferra'ri. Comeback during the Italian round at Mugello. ese intend to enter a full-fledged official team in "This ";s just for lun: the 42-year-O manager : ' the superbike series' next year. One 01 the lirst . Promotor, on the other hand, would like to lind ' ld a teamma te for Andreas Meklau. They have 01 the official Ducatlteam said. "The urge to dec tslonsthat will have to be made is the ' .. . race moto rcycles has riot dim inished since I , Choice 01 team headQuarters and team mamig- , been talking to ,Simon Craler. rode my last race, Quite on the Contrary; but it ' er. Besides Peter Doyle; Team Belgarda and ' " , , is obvious thall will only have a 'go at it when , Rob McElnea 'are serious canotdatestorthe Anotner news item from the budget depart- ' ho there are enough parts lor the regular lactoiy vacancies: Team Promotor (W enter Meldau) : men!: Team Ruml had a summit meeting with . , have also startedtalks Wi!hYamaha. Yamaha HRC alter the Sugo round. The Italian team, riders, and il the racing'does notinterlere with has also started to look lor riders and one 01 ' h' h . . hoestri ' b d h" my managing .the team." The lormer World , t. e two places m,ght ,go to lactory test -rider h ' ' w rc IS running on a s oestnng u get t rs Champion rodehis 916 10rihe 'IirSt time,some year, insisted .on gelling more suppo rt Irom , Nagai. FOr the other one, the Japanese hope , Honda in 1995, and are hoping to get at least a . days alter, the Assen round. BY ,the way , the , to conv ince one, of the current top riders . If support bike (on the same le ve l as Kevi n Magee's AMA effort). "It will be very hard within Mugello. weekend Win be a very busy one lor McElnea is elected manager" Jamie Whitham the Italoan, as he w ilialso ,ta~e G,lanc~rlo , , migh1 take a chance ~ith Yamaha, ' but he is a couple 01 weeks to try and find a sponsor lor Falappa to. the p~ddOCk lor the first.tlrne since ' only one In a long list 01 possible riders, The ' an' RC45 : spokesman of the team said . he was senously InJured., . bike , a .modilied ,YZF750 (different geometry, ' Apart l rom the lactory machines and ours, the , ', with more weight on the Iront end 01 the bike, . bike has not made a big impression in the ' "Another otd -timerconsldertnq a comeback at 39mm fiatslide carburetors, etc.), will be intro- ' World 'Superb ike races as yet, Flndinqspon' the top level is 'Rob Phillis. The Australian, ducedat the IFMA show .in Cologne within a , sorship lor a Grand Prix (250) project might be who finished sixth after a 'difficult season in the ', couple ot weeks. . ' " a lillie bit easier; so we do not rule out this pos- : German Open Superbike ' Championship, 'will , 's ibility." " , ' " , -also 'enter Mugello ,. Doriington and Phillip , ' Budgets' ani g'ettirig tighier 'i~ World Superbike The factory Hondas were .in Assen equipped Island: "It WIll be damn tough, but I hope to get racing, Newly wedded team manager NeilTuxinto the top 15 at the end 01 the season," Phillis worth confirmed that Honda has already decid- with adjustable bearings ori the front fork. With , said at Assen. "Because It is very ·iikely .that t , ed to continue 'with' a two-man team in 1995, ' this device, the trail 01 the front wheel could be be only one ollicial team : altered in an attempt to cure the understeer . will do a complete World Superbike season .and that there again next year withverytastKawasakls. >l , next seasonHonda will probabtynot wantto problems the riders have had all year. Aaron' 'might be one 01 the riders in a twei-ridereffort." " lose ,Aaron Slight (who sign'ed a one-year ' Slight liked it beller than Doug Polen, and the contract at the end 01 laSt season), and Doug Kiwi used the' novelty on race,day. . ' 'Pao io Casali couldn't have picked a beller ' ,Polen has a two-year deal. But Carl Fogarty , ,time to clinch, some rostrum positions on his , ' has, already admill'ed to' have talked to some . The calendar has been modiliedagain.' Alter ' Bri efl,Y_.--'----'~. a will 20 the cancellati on 01 the Argen tinian round, the "European" race at Jerez will now be run at Donington Park (1-2 October) . Jerez turned out to be impossible because of FISA ,regula- ' ,li ons that don't allow any other races two , weeks belore a Formula One Grand Prix : Michael SChumacherand company are expect- , ed at the southern Spanish track on October 9. A Spanish team might enter World Superbike rac ing next year; news which will no doubt ' please the race series' promoter Mauriz io Rammini, who lost hold on the Iberian peninsuI I' 'h I' 0 I I A t I I d a astyear w en irst an e rna ran an -tater Juan Garriga ,pulled out 01 the superbike : scene.,The yet-to-be-formed team might well be led by lormer Grand Prix rider (and manager) Sito Pons , who may take his old compan'ions Honda and Duc~dos into superbikerac- ' ing: ' ' Roll Sliand clinched hisseventh World Sidecar Championship at Assen. He won the race in frontotDarren Dixon and Steve Webster . , The Swiss veteran is ready to take ,on another challenge in 1995 when he plans on develop'Ing his own engine, which he intendsto enter , lor the lirst time in the final Grand Prix 01 this , year at Barcelona. "Dyno tests have revealed a big potential lor this 'BRM-Swissauto design: ' according to the fast engineer. 'We have noted sometao bhp already, and many riders have already shown a keen interest. Within a couple 01 years, I would like to start a career like Louis , Christen (LCR): leasing engines and providing racing assistance,onthe circuits,", ' "

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