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Pirovano, Bontempi, Polen, Schmid and Crafar finished within on e an d a half seconds of Whitham. Polen had enjoyed himself more than d uring the first race : not only d id the new tire resolve the chattering problem pa rtially, bu t he also was involved in a battl e. It all mad e him go a second and a half fast er thari during the first hea t. " We mad e a few alte ra tio ns to the bike after th e firs t heat," Fogarty sa id. "But around halfway, the bike started to move again. I had to push hard to keep Scott in sight. But when I saw him storming into pit lane, I realized that this was going to be a good day for me. Even though there is only four more heats left, anything ca n still happen for Scott, Aaron and me. If you break down, you might lose touch with the two other guys. All year long, I've worried most about Scott - now Aaron is in a more threatening position. But we'll see what happens at Donington and in Australia." Slight isn 't giving up : "The bike has a lready proven to be good at Donington. And Neil Tuxworth (man ager of the team) has said that we will have some ne w s tu ff fo r that race. I do wonder, however, how we'll perform at Phillip Island. That's most likely where the title will be won or lost." Russell, too, wasn't overly worried: "Anything ca n happen in those fo ur heats. Actually, these races are no d ifferent than the other ones - I'll try and win as many as possible..." ~ Clrcuito del Mugello Scarperla, Italy Results: September 18, 1994 Q UAU FYl NG: 1. uri Fogarty (1:56.069); 2. Scott Russell (1:56.142); 3. Mauro Lucchiari (1:56.385); 4. Troy Corser (1:56.476); 5. Aaron Slight (1:56.516); 6. Paolo Casali (1:56.532); 7. Fabrizio Pirovano (1:56.825) ; 8. Simon Crafar (1:51.111); 9. Andreas Meklau (1:57.406); 10 . Pte rgt org!o Bon temp i (1:57.501); 11. Ma ss im o Me regali (1:57.508) ; 12. James Whitham (1:57.594) ; 13. Terry Rymer (1:57.718); 14. Doug Polen (1:57.7'82); 15. Jo che n Schmid (1 :57 .860) ; 16. St ep ha ne Me r te ns ( I :58. 3 12); 17 . Serafino Fo.i ( 1:58.3 12); 18 . Br ia n Morrison (1:59.153); 19. Virginio Ferrari (1:58.769); 20. Val erio Des tefanis (1:58.968) ; 21. Christer U ndholm (1:59.009); 22. Andrea Perselli (1:59.595); 23. Udo Ma rk (1:59.624); 24. Robe rto Pan ichi (1:59.752); 25. Gia nmaria Liveran i (1:59.799); 26. Fabrizio Furlan (1:59.864); 27. Cam illo Ma riotti ni (2:00 .073); 28. Jeff r y D e Vries (2:00.344); 29 . Eric Ma illard (2:00 .533); 30. Ma uro MastrelH (2:00.603); 31. Ma uro Mo roni (2:00. 664); 32. t.cea Ruggeri (2:00.789); 33. Stefano Caracchi (2:00.844); 34. Roger Kellenbe rger (2:00.860); 35. Arpad Harm ati (2 :00 .922 ); 36 . Herbert Koppel (2:01.894); 37. Aldeo Presciutti (2.-Q2.179); 38. Micha e l Paquay (2.-02.228) 39. ; Peter Ha ug (2:02.493); 40. Gerald Mu teau (2:02.554); 41. Anton Bergham me r (2:04 .177); 42 . Robe r t Fev re (2:06.140); 43. Jean-Jacq ues Loviehi (2:46.619). RA CE O NE: 1. Scotr Rus.sell (!(awl; 2. uri Fogarty (Due); 3. Troy Corser (Due); 4. Aaron Slight (H on) ; 5. Fabrizio Pirovano (Due); 6. Andreas Meklau (Due); 7. Paolo C1soU (Yam); 8. Ja mes Whitham (Due); 9. Simon Crafar (Han); 10. Piergiorgio Bontempi (!(a wl; 11. Do ug Polen (Hon); 12. Serdino Foti (Due); 13. Ch ris ter Lindholm (Yam); 14.. Mass im o Meregalli (Yam); 15. Stephane Mertens (Due) ; 16. Brian Morrison (Han); 17. Virginio Ferrari (Du e); 18. And rea Perselli (Due); 19. Jeffry De Vries (Ya m) ; 20. Mauro Moroni (Ka w); 21. A rpa d Harma ti (Ya m); 22. Udo Mark (Due); 23. Gianmaria Liverani (Ha n); 24. Eric Maillard (Hon); 25. Luca Ruggeri (Due); 26. Herbert Koppel (Kaw), TIme 39 min., 07.526 sec, D ist.J.n cc 20 laps. 65.038 miles. AVeRge s Pft'd: 99.737 mph. Mugin o ( victory: 3.980 sec. F.....t Lap: Scott Russel l, 1:56.499/100.488 mph. RA CE TWO: 1. Carl Fogarty (Due); 2. Aaron Slig h. (Han); 3. Mauro Lucchiari (Du e); 4. Jam es Wh ith am (D ue); 5. Fabr izio Pi rova no (Due) ; 6. Piergiorgio Bon tem p i (Ka w) ; 7. Dou g Po len (Ha n) ; 8. Io ch en Sch mid (Kaw); 9. Simo n C rafar (Han); 10. Massimo MeregaUi (Yam); 11. Brian Monison (Hon); 12. Christer Lindholm (Yam); 13. Jeffry De Vries (Yam); 14. Sto!phane Mertens (Due); 15. Mauro Moroni (lCaw); 16. Arpad Harman (Yam); 17. G ianmaria Liverani (Han); 18. Eric Maillard (Hon ); 19. Marcel Kellenberger (Ka w ); 20. Herbert Koppel (!(aw); 21. Luea Rugg eri (Du e). Tim e: 39 mm., 12.621 sec. D istance: 20 laps. 65.038 miles. Anrage speed: 99521 mph . Marg in of victory: 6.122 sec . Fastest la p: Scotr Russell, 1:56.305/100.655 mph. WORLD C'SHIP S UP ERB IKE SER I ES POINT STANDINGS (All er 9 of 11 rounds): 1. Carl Fog arty (255); 2. Aaron Slig h t (237); 3. Sco tt Russell (223 ); 4. Do ug Polen (144); 5. James Whitham (126); 6. Simo n ~fa r (125); 7. Andreas Meklau (124); 8. Terry Rymer (106) ; 9. Fab rizio Pi rova no (99) : 10. Pi ergi o r g lo Bont empi (83); 11. Gianca rlo Falappa (74); 12. Sto!p ne ha Mertens (71); 13. Mauro Lucchiari (64) ; 14. Pao lo Casoli (48); 15. Ad rien Morillas (44). Upcoming rounds: Round 10: Donington, Great Britain - October2 ROUnd 11 : Phillip Island, Australia - October 30

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