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pow·er \ Ipau(-a )r \ n: Brieflv... - So much for paddock access: Promoter Dan Murphy was given special privileges to sell paddock passes to the public at Laguna Seca, but some were left wishing 1hat wasn~ the case. Brit John Reynolds, who crashed during Friday's practice session, retumed to his pit to find 1hat two sets of leathers, helmets and other had been ttems stolen. Olhers to endure theft were German Jochen' SChmid, who was relieved of his oomputer that contained all the data for past and upcoming races, and Miguel DuHamel, whose wallet was stolen from the front Of the Smokin' Joe's Honda truck. Two-time World Champion Doug Polan was a spectator at Laguna Seca after his . ride with DNL Ducati fell through at the last minute. "I'm just sort of hung out to dry right now," Polen said. "They watted until the last minute to tell us and it kind of left US hanging." the physical force of energy mJj ~OSIHlIIMUAA * SUZUKI Fred Merkel powers to his fourth straight AMA National 750Cc Supe Team YOShlm~~/ ~ YuASA ,~7 . l~ rfi!B GSX-R750. DUN"6IO~ /~. ~m' rt win aboard his ~TY J - EL,RAON' FUS:-- d1tI ==c&=Zt> .~".'- Bravery dept: Perhaps the bravest of all· those who took to the race track at Laguna Seca during the World Superbike eyent were the members of the media who took a lap on a Yamaha YZF750 - behind former World Champion and noted GP crash expert Christian Serron. The Frenchman, who is now the sporting director for Yamaha's World Superbike team of Colin Edwards II and Yasutomo Nagai, was recruited by Yamaha to guide the willing members of the media on a fast lap around Laguna. All survived. 1"11 • ~ The troubles of Pascal Picotte oontinued at seca, Laguna at least during Friday's first session. While battling the world's best superbike racers is difficull enough, Picotte's one and only Kawasaki lasted only fIVe laps in the first practice sesslon. Despite missing most of the valuable session, the French Canadian managed to finish 15th and 11 th in the two World Superbike races. Despite rumors to the contrary, Colin Edwards U is in the final year of his oontraet with Yamaha. The 21-year-old is currently 11th in the World Superbike Championship. Flu-ridden Simon Cralar spent his time between the two World Superbike races at Laguna Seca with a doctor. As one of his Australasian crew members said: "He's been crook all week." German Jochen SChmid had a weekend he'd rather forget. In case getting his cornputer stolen from his ptt wasn~ enough, the Kawasaki rider crashed out of both races. "Suddenly tt was gone," Sc;hmid said of his first-race crash in tum five. , was not braking later than before. I had 12th posttion, now tt is nothing. The bike is not so much damaged." In the second race, Schmid crashed again - this time in tum three. 750cc Superspo Brainerd, MN July 16,1995 DESIGN 1 st FRED MERKEL Yosh Powered INNOVATION ONOSOKKI 3rd AARON YATES' Yosh Equipped • "2~ GFAg Fred Has the Power1 ~ ~ !dJOSIMIIIJaUIA For Information Call (909) 627-9249 (909) 628-4722 FAX (909) 591-2198 VOSHIMURA R&D Of AMERICA _ 4555 carter Court, Chino, CA 91710 Frenchman Adrian MoriIIas suffered a br0ken engine in his Ducati during the first of the two World Superbike races at Laguna Seca and was a non-starter in the second race. Race-one winner' Anthony Gobert was scheduled to depart the Untted States on Monday afternooo for his trip to the Suzuka a-Hour. Gobert was scheduled to ride the Lucky Strike-backed Kawasaki with former teammate Scott Russell, but Russell's injury at the British Grand Prix at Donington Park on July 23 may mean that Gobert will be teamed with a Japanese rider. Freddie Spencer dropped out of the second race with a broken transmission on his Fast By Ferracci Ducati. "tt started jumping out of gear on the warmup lap," Spencer said. "On the first lap tt jumped out again out of three and then out of five tt jumped out of fourth gear. Then I hit neutral going into the Corkscrew and I had to lock up the rear brake to get tt stopped. After that I rode it back to the ptts. It felt like the chain was jumping off the sprocket: HR..O, HAWAD - May -28 - KeVin HInes en.erged on his CRE 250 from the jungles of the Big Island of Hawaii as the overall winner of the torturous Mauna Kea 200 Enduro. Congratulations Kevin. Kevin relied on Torco's GP-7 Smokeless fonnula for mane horsepower and torque output. Remember, where there's O:Q ~ there's more fire DOWer. GP-7 bums clean, no .e~ oil dripping from the tailpipe. Try Torco - YOU'll be to&, glad you did! . . WHERE THERE'S SMOKE ~~~ THERE'S - - FIRE' I Forthenearestd8aler I NO • call (800) 64&-5722 ~ CJ~· • ~O -" . TORCO INTERNAnONAL CORP. 9916 _1lIw1' santa Fe Spring&, CA 90670 (31~ 942-8480' FAX (310) 949-4211 O1.TOACO~CoIp.