Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Now Ava ilable Through Cycle News Video Theater from his p artner Dukie Ermolenko. It was the same story in heat three for Billy Hamill, who took the flag ahead of Chris Louis and Paul Hurry. America trailed behind England by jus t two points for the majority of the eve n t, and it looked like an uphill task to draw level or eve n ov ertake the Brits. Howev e r, in rac e five, H a n co ck and Dukie Ermolenko fired in an impressi ve m axim u m heat w in to pull America a he ad , 16-14. England leveled the score in the next race to 18 p oints .each and then two races later ret oo k the lead wi th a 5- 1 fr o m Barker a n d Dugard . The Ame ricans trailed b y four points until Hamill and Werner returned a 4-2 advantage in heat 12 to leave Team USA tr ail ing by just two points. , Hard racing between both teams follow ed until heat 17 when Hancock and Dukie Ermolenko stole the show with a su p erb maximum win to retake the lead , 52-50. Everything w as set for Team USA to draw level in the series, but in th e final race, Werner drifted wide and left Hamill to challenge England's leading ri der, Havelock. Try as he did, H amill just couldn't find the power or drive to catch Havelock, who crossed the line just ahead of Hamill. David Norris picked up the vital third place over Werner to bring the final score even, 54-54. 1994 AMA U.S. SUPERBIKE SERIES Round #5 of 1 - ROAD AMERICA- ELKHART LAKE, WISCONSIN 0 (#254) Tape #1 - Superbikes AMA Superbike racing really doesn't get much better than this! After the recent domination of the Superbike class by the big Ducati twins, the AMA changed the weight rules for two-cylinder machines , adding 20 pounds to their minimum weight to level the playing field for the rest of the riders on the lour-ql inder bikes. Going into the wide-open Road America course, ~ was anybody's guess howthis event could tum out. At the end of this race, a record 45,000 fans watched three different brand bikes cross the fi nish line about 1110th of a second apa rt! If that weren't enough excitement, controversy added into the story, as one of the top riders was docked a lap after the event, accused of passing under the yellow Ilag after Vence & Hines Yamaha rider Colin Edwardscrashed whileracing with the lead pack. You'll be glad you got this tape - loaded with47 minutes of sizzling summer superbike racing at one 01 the top tracks in the country. Tape #2 - 250GPI600 SupersportlH-O Twin SportslEBC Team Challenge .: AtRoad Ame rica, the 250GP class provedthat the more things change, the more they stay the same , as forthe first time in years, three different brands of motorcycles were represented on the podium as Rich Oliver topped the class (as most expected) on his Yamaha, while Chris D'Aluisio rode the Aprilia to second, and Japanese racer Takahito Mori put his Honda into third. The 600 Supersport class leatured close racing from start to finish,as Vance & Hines Yamaha veteran Jamie James put together a flawless . last lap charge to leave the second-place battle between Muzzy Kawasaki rider Steve Crevier and Kawasaki privateer Gerald Rothma n Jr. Bartels' Harley-Davidson rider Shawn Higbee and Mitchell'sModesto H-D rider Matt Waitplayed 'hogs and slammers' as they collided through the tums on the final lap lor top honors in the H-DTwin Sports race; onlyone would cross the fi nish line. The EBC Brak Unlim~ed Team Challenge featured some truly amazing speeds lor an endurance race, as the winning average speed for ' es that event was over 100 miles per hour, with top speeds posted as high as 177 mph in a battle between the MUZZY,Kawasaki ZX9 and the Erion RacingCBR900RR. Japanese rider Tiger Schwa said it best: "This...ah...very fast race track!" Don'tmiss all these features in this bonus 47-minute videofrom Motovideo. Two 47-minute tapes (94 minutestotal) from Motovideo. To Order Videos, Call (310) 427·7433· Charge to Arena Essex London, England Results: September 23, 1994 (Round 2 01 3) 1. (TIE) USA 54 (Sam Ermolenka 17, Greg Ha ncock 16, Billy Ha mi ll 16. Duki e Ermolenko 4, Brent Werner 1, Do ug Nicol O)/England 54 ( Martin Du ga rd 13. Gary Havelock 12. Chris Lou is 10. David No rr is 8, Dean Barker 7. Paul Huny 5). Final Test: Poole, October 18 D esp ite fielding t h eir strongest . squad of the series, the USA team were well beaten by a yo ung and e n th us iastic England site at Poole; the result also meant that England won the se ries . Chris Manches ter and Bo bby Ott return ed to th e USA side after Manchester's spell b a c k home for the U.S . National Speedway Championship at Costa Mesa, California . But they were har d l y impressive on the big P oole tra c k, the home of the 1994 British Lea gu e Champion Poole Pirates. Hanco ck and Dukie Ermolenko enjo yed a maximum score in heat three , which brough t the score level a t 9-9, but victory was rare in the American camp. Eve n Sam Errnol enko, who sta rted his British League career at the track, fa il ed to make a ser io u s im p r ess io n agai nst England. He won his first race but then managed only five more points from five r ides . " Su d d e n " Sa m was missing the star t too often and getting squeezed ou t of the firs t tum. D ukie Ermo lenko was involved in the best race of th e night when he battled tooth-and-nail with Mark Loram for fo u r laps. But though it appeared that the youn g e r Ermolenk o h ad w on the con tes t by a wheel, the referee called a win for Loram. Hamill su ffered w ith bike problems early on but looked better in his last four rid es to pos t ni ne p oints for America. By th e h alfway stage of the match , England was ahead , 33-21, and there was no way back for America. The fina l rounds were dominated b y En g la n d , and the final score s howed the Lions ahead, 69-40. Of Poole Speedway Poole, England Results : October 1B, 1994 (Roun d 3 01 3) 1. England 69 (JoeScreen 14, Mark Loram 12. Chris Louis 12. Gary Have lock t n, Steve Schofi eld 9, Dean BarIcer 8, Martin Dugard 3); 2. USA 40 (Greg Hancock 9, Billy Hamill 9, Sam Ermolenko 8, Du lcie Ermolenka 8. BobbyOtt 4. Chris Manchester 2. Brent Werner 0). Have You Had a Winning Season? Looking for Sponsors Next Year? I • Say "THANKS" to your sponsors and supporters with an "Appreciation Ad" in Cycle News. You'll show you're a"class act," people willnotice, and you'll have the edge before your next season gets started. Special Low Rates • Fast Lead Time • Easy Ad Layout Call Today to Place Your "Appreciation Ad" 310-427-7433 Western us 404-934-7850 Eastern US ,...,..-..---...---"'T"'""-r---r-"'"V'"........... America's W eekly Motorcycle Newspaper '

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