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and Uewellyn before losing more ground in the final laps . RACE TWO A few hours later - in equally bad conditions - Mauro Lucchia ri was desperate to take revenge for his DNF in the first heat and took command for some five laps. Corser was the first to get into the slipstream of the young Italian, and a few laps later, was followed by Russell. Corser got past Lucchiari a lap .later. Then Russell followed that example, and the duel from the first heat was done all over aga in. After 10 laps, Cors er and Russell were on their ow n again , followed by a lonely Lucc hi ari, and then by Foga rty, who was put under pressure by Pirovano and Casoli. The Briton wa s clea rly stru gglin g to keep up with the two Italians, and soon he dropped back to sixth, with Casoli heading tow ard a certain fourth place (despi te some gear-changing problems ). Pirovano was hesitant about running away and takin g so me more p oint s fro m his Du cat i m arkmate . Th e mental prob le m was resolved au tomatically wh en, seven laps befor e the end, the number-four Du cati started to make very discomforting noises, and Pirovano lost ever more gro und, now hoping that his bike wo uld simply hold on until the end. In the d osing stages, Russell had full control of first, with Corser once again set for second. Nothing woul d chan ge for the first fou r positions, wi th Russell winning in front of Corser, Lucchiari and Casoli. In the end, Fogarty finishe d a lon ely fifth, wh ereas Pirov ano ha d d rop ped ba ck to 12th. Later on, it was discovered tha t the plugs and the pl ug leads on Piro vano's Du ca ti had n ot resisted the amount of water they had been exposed to . Sligh t finished 10th and Crafar finished the race in 15th after one of the four cylinders had given up the ghost. Po len retired a fter th ree laps. "This time, I got a good tire on the bike, bu t unfortu na tely, that on ly ma de the front brake problem worse. I rode in the way of every body, an d I pre ferred to re ti re ins tead of bothering everybody else on the track..." For Russell, thin gs had gone exactly as pla nned . "When I got in front of Troy, I kne w that I could win again. Things look pretty good for the championship now. I know the Phillip Island track pre tty good, and with only five points between me and Foga rt y, I th in k I can w in m y second title." Troy knew what the score was and did not insist an y further. Fogarty finished fifth. "Even this race did not go too well. I kep t missing gears in the last coup le of laps. But I simply do not und erstand wh y the othe r Ducati riders did not slow down. "QUs might cost me dearly at the end of the season," he said. Sligh t, who go t home 10th w it h hi s rear wheel spin ni ng all over the place fr om a too ha rd rear tir e, was n o t as happy. "I'm very disappointed about this weekend . For a couple of races, I had been hoping for rain so that ou r lack of power w ould be compensated for," h e s ai d . "Even this morning, when it started to pour down, I reckoned I still had a fair chan ce to win. Unfortunately, thin gs have not worked out that well. The championshi p is still not over, but definit ely something will ha ve to go wrong with Sco tt or with Ca rl. But H onda will be working overtime to produce some more parts for the Australian final race." Of Donington Park Race Circuit Donlngton Castle, Great Britain Results: October 2, 1994 QUALI FYING: I. Carl Fog arty (1:38.49 ); 2. Aa ro n SliJ:ht (1:39.28); 3. Piergi orgio Bontempi (1:39.36); 4. Do ug Polen (1:3 9 .5 5); 5. Sc a li Ru ssell (1 :3 9 .71 ); 6. M auro Lu cehiari (1:39.81); 7. Paolo Casali (1:39 .86); 8. M ichael (l eft) Troy Corser (82) led Scott Russell in the ear ly going. The Australian was also Impressive, finis hing se con d tWice at Donington Park. (Below) Paolo Casoll (1 5) battles with Fabrizio Plrovano (4). Casoli finished third in the first leg and fourth In the second. Paq uay (1:39.91); 9. Andreas Meld au (1:40.14); 10. Sim on Crafar (1:40.35); 11. James Whitham (1:40.37); 12. Fabrizio Pirovano (1:40.64); 13. Brian Mo rriso n (1:40.68); 14. Jochen Schmid (1:40.73); 15. Tro y Corser (1:4)'(l6); 16. Mic hael Ru tter (1:41. 27); 17. Matt L le wellyn (1:41.98); 18. Ma uro Moro ni (1:42.00); 19. Nick Hopkins (1:42.09); 20. Mass imo Meregalli (1:4 2.19) ; 2 1. Da vid Je ffe ries (1:4 2.2 1 ); 22. SteF.ha ne Mertens (1:42.22); 23. Jim Moodie (1:42.76); 24. Va e rto Destefan is (1:42.90); 25. Gi a n maria Live ra ni (1:43.19); 26. An d rew Stro ud (1,43.32); 27. Rog er Benn..... (1:43.35); 28. Christer U n d holm (1:43.50) ; 29. Jeffry De Vri es (1:43.99) ; 30. A n d rea Pers elll (1:44 .04 ); 3 1. Niall M ackenzie (1:44.12); 32 . Alan Carter (1:44.81); 33. Dave Redgate (1:45.81); 34. Ray Stringer (1:46.78); 35. Serafino Fcti (1:47.71); 36 . Aldeo Prosciu tti (1:48.50); 37. Robert Fevre (1:48.79); 38. Dave Hill (1:49.35); 39. Luca Ru gg eri (1:50.06). RA CE O NE: I. Scali Russell (Kaw ); 2. Troy Corser (Due) ; 3. Paolo Casali (Yam); 4. Ala n Ca rter,(Due); 5. Simon Crafar (Hon); 6. Piergiorgio Bontempi (Kaw); 7. Andreas MekIau (Due) ; 8. Aaro n Sligh t (Ho n); 9. Brian Morrison (Ho n); 10. Michael Rutter (Duc) ; 11. Jochcn Schmid (Kaw); 12. D oug Po len (Hon ); 13. Val erio Destefanis (Due); 14. Carl Fogarty (Due); 15. Massimo Meregalli (Yam); 16. Mic hae l Paquay (H on ); 17. Ma tt Llewellyn (Due); 18. Jeffry De Vries (Yam); 19. Ray Stri nger (Due) ; 20. Stephane Merte (Du e); 21. Davi d "'s Jefferies (Due); 22. N iall Macken zie (Yam ); 23. Dav e Redgate (Yam ); 24. Gianmaria Liverani (Hon); 25. Mawu Moroni (Kaw) ; 26. Andrea Perselli (Due). Time: 42 min.•45.14sec. Di s tan ce: 24 laps/ 59.95 miles. . Ave rage speed: 84.196 mph. Marg in of victory; 0.25 sec. Fastest lap: Russe ll and Corser. 1 min., 45.64 sec.1 85.184 mph. ,~ 119 1 RA CE TWO: 1. Scott Russell (Kaw) ; 2. Tro y Corser (Due); 3. Mauro Lucchlari (Due); 4. Paolo Casoli (Yam); 5. Carl Fogarty (Due); 6. Alan Carter (Due); 7. Piergiorgio Bonte mpi (Kaw); 8. Brian Morrison (Han); 9. Andreas Mek lau (D ue) ; 10 . Aa ron Slight (Hon); 11. Massimo Mcregalli (Yam); 12. Fabrizio Pirovano (Due); 13. Jeffry De :Br iefIy ..•.,.••----,-----,---:' Vries (Yam) ; 14. Matt Llewellyn (Du e); 15. Sim on Crafar (Ha n); 16. Christer Undholm (Yam); 17. Michael Paqua y (H on); 18. And rew Stroud (Kaw); 19. Michae l Rutter (Due), Ti me: 44 min., 57.14 St.'C. Distance: 251a.psl 62491 miles. A verage speed:8J,413 mph. Margin of vi d ory: 1.95 sec. Fastrst lap: Scott Russell 1:45.49 S4.'C. I 65.308 mph. W O RL D C' SH IP S U PE RB I KE S E R IES P OINT STANDI N GS (Aftep 10 of 11 rounds): 1. Carl Fogarty (268); 2. Scott Russell (263); 3. Aaron Sligh. (251); 4. Doug Polen (148) ; 5. Andreas M ek lau (140); 6. Simon Crafar (137); 7. James Whitham (126); 8. Terry Rymer (106); 9. Fabrizio Pirovano (103); 10. Piergiorgio Bonternpi (102); 11. MaW'O l ucchiari (79); 12. Paolo Casoli (76); 13. Giancarlo Falappa (74); 14. Stephane Mertens (71); 15. Troy Corser (64). am stayi~g to do a second WSC 'campaign in. ihe nanonai importer and Honda Europe after 1995; but if the Ja panese want me to race In ·wlnning·the European Supersporttitle in 1993. ill the State s, I am W ing to .talk about it," .ne Partly because of his collaboration with Honda ' sald. Another candidate for the HondaArnen-' to ur-st rok espectatls t Jean ' D'Hollander, Alan Carter was the "gue~t rider" iri the'official ca ride is Miguel Duhamel, who was on a . ' Paquay got hold of exactly the sa me ,equlp-: Ducati tea m 'at Donington.·The deal with the ' deadline with them.on the same weeksndas ' me nt as Simon Crafar of Team Rumi. The former Grand Prix 250 rider was struck orily the Donington race. ." Belgian VZM Team, however, lost a lot oftime one week before. when carter methis old-time in the beginning of the season trying to make . friend Virglnlo Ferrari at a restaurant near the Another American who m·ight C hange 'makes' , . the RC45 work on White Power suspension. Mugello race track. Carter, who has been rac- · . next year IS Scott Russell,even though he is . Arte r a dis a st rous Aust ria n round, the y ' Ing a Duca ti s upermc no tnts se as on, had . still under ,a three-year contract (until the end · ,switched to Ohlins, but that upgrade has noi been promised a private test ses sion On a 916 of 1996) and denies any rumorsabout a possi-, shown in the res ults .·Paq uay was 'e ighth before the end of the year, and proposed his ble change: His contract does, however, con- ' .fastest during practice .in Donington Park, but se rvices for ·the Doninqto n race. Fe'rra rl .tain some clauses which might release him. tn .. finished outot the points 'on S unda y. He · accepted and lent Lucchia ri's spare' bike to the meaniime.Rob Muzzy is also looking for a .blamed the consequences of his heavy tumble Carter for the Donlnpton race in order to help second rider to team with Russell (n he stays) in official practice.at Mugello a week before. .Carter went pret- after TeNy Ryme·rhas' not Shown the progress Fogartyjn his bid for the title.ty well in .his WSC.debut;he finished fourth in all parties involved had expected in the latter , During the week between the Mugello and half of the season : Terry did not 'ride iri Don-' . Donington races, Troy .Cors e r wentto the . the. first heat a nd sixth in theseco nd 'heat Carter is now consideringcontesting the whole in·gton; hisknee injuries susta ined InMugello .. Ducatl factory in Bologna where he signed a , '95 series aboard a 91 .. .6. ' did not allow him to race under the best condi-· one-yea r contract for next year. He will be inte. nons. On Thursday, tie had contacted his team ' grated in the Ferrari team and will contest the Simon Crafar is very ciose to Signing a con- to tell them that he would not be able to ride: .'. . WOfld Superbi ke .Cha mplons hip Ser ies. "At . ' fi rst, Ducati wanted me tostayjn the States ," .tra ct with the Promotor team; who 'nave. entered Andreas Meklau this season..and - Very worrying news from .Sweden reached the .Corser sa id. "ButI.did riotwant to race against ' who .arelooklnq for a ·second rlder next 'to DOriington paddock"Anilers· Aberg , the the same guys, ori the same circuits: World · "Meki."' The Austrians have made a deal w~h Swedish member of FIM's road racing com- Superbike racing is .the next step..1will, how: Ducati,.and will enter Ducatl 9165 for two'top .rnission..was last.seen on' the last trip olthe' . . ever: enter a few Nations' races in the States, riders in 1995. Crafar still hesitates , as he has Estonia, the ship that sunk in the East Sea a .where I will Carry the nurnber-one platetortne '. . .some otheroptions -Team Rumi might still go . few days' before the Supertiike race, caus ing Ferracci team.".. ·' ' on In 1995 - and moreover, the proposed con-: . the death 'of more than 800 passengers: E~en tract leftopen an optionfor the team to replace thoUgh the news was still not official (most of Reliabie engineenng ciln be a problem; even '. · Crafar by a rider who is ranked even higher .the bodies still have to be recovered), it is very . withlri the Muzzy team, which ,notched up a than Crafar and Meklau in the point standings . likely that the Swedish racing enthusiast died double victory at Donington Park. Take the after the Donington race, someone with whom inthe accident. Aberg ownedtwo factories in ·tea m's ...chalrs.Sittingdown for a revealirig s · the Promotorteam are,negotiating now. , Estonia: and made the trip back and forth from .interview with the all-present British' journali t ' · Chris Carter, Rob Muzzyhad a scary moment. , .Sweden several times a wsek .' ·when his chair collapsed during his conversaEveri .though Doug 'Polen has signed a two,yeiw contract 'with Honda.to do the ,World .For th'e firsttlme thisseason, young Belgian tion. Theteam'srnechanlcs are confronted ' Superbike Championsh ip series , It Is 'ri ot. rider,Mlchael Paquay looked to·deliver the ·with a mystery: Chris Carter's chatr resisted unlikely that the Texan might return to the . goods everyone .had expected from him all · even the heavy shocks caused by the journalStates to represent Honda :in.the . National. · yeaf long. The 22-year-old from Saint-Hubert' ist'slauqhter; moreover, Chris is at least three · · Superbike races: "Acccirdi~. to my.contract,,I . in the Belgian Ardennes .got a lot of help. from ' times as heavy as the :Kawasaki.team owrier.:.;. oo:::t' 0\ 0\ ~ 0\ ~ I-< QJ 'B u o 11

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