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either. This morning I just said, 'screw
it, I'm just gonna ride it.' I'm learning. I
came in here thinking that I had to win
races. I've got to win and I plan on it.
The season isn't over. 1 feel bette.r every
day, physically, and I've got two weeks
to train. I felt the heat, but everyone else
was in the same heat, so I don't think it
hurt."
Smith rode to a lonely fifth place.
Ditto for Merkel, all alone after passing
Batey on the 13th lap. Behind them,
though, the battle for seventh went the
distance. Batey held it for most of the
race, but Chandler finally moved
around Crevier and was able to attack
Batey right at the flag.
"That was enjoyable," Chandler said.
"I would have liked to have gotten one
more. It took me too long to get Crevier,
but this was the first race we've done
where it stayed consistent the whole
race - that's a good feeling. It was the
same at the end as it was in the beginning. 1 think 1 would have stayed with
tna t front group if I'd gotten up with
them. That's my best race of the year. 1
knew he (Batey) was the next guy. He
looked like he was physically exhausted."
Crevier was disappointed after having shown so much promise in earning
the first AMA superbike pole position of
his career. "The start was pretty bad,"
the Canadian said. "I was ready; 1 just
didn't get a good start. 1 chose a harder
tire and it was a bad choice. It just never
carne in and it slid a lot. (Doug) Chandler rode really good - 1 was holding
him up."
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Quarterley barely managed to finish
the race after running strongly early on;
the Team Mirage Ducati went on one
cylinder and the New Englander had to
cruise around in order to finish an
eventual 21st, two laps behind the leaders.
"It went to just 0!1e cylinder - if that,"
Quarterley said. "I rolled on the throttle
out of turn two and it just went BRRRP on one cylinder and it wasn't even a
good one. It's got more than one thing
wrong with it."
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G_ay International Raceway
Fairmont City, illinois
Resuhs:August13,1995
SUPERB IKE QUALIFYING: 1. Steve Crevier
(1,29.919); 2. Pascal Picotte (1,29.948); 3. Miguel
DuHamel (1,29.970); 4. Tom Kipp (1,w.292); 5. Freddie
Spencer (1,30.338); 6. Mike Hale (1,30.501); 7. Mike
Smith (1,30.896); 8. jawe james (a1.283); 9. Tray Batey
(UI.344); 10. Fred Merkel (1,31.589); 11. Dale
Quarterley (1,J1.769); 12. Doug Chandler (1,J1.851); 13.
Thomas Stevens (1,32.191); 14. Chris Carr (1,J2.973); 15.
Eric Moe (U3.258); 16. Scott Zampach (1~.640); 17.
Andy Dea.herage (1,JS.084); 18. Aaron Ya'es (],JS.690);
. 19. Andy Fenwick (1,JS.841); 20. jeff Reeves (1,J6.572);
21. David Deveau (1:37.084); 22. Todd Harrington
(1,J7.256); 23. Mark Oldham (1,J7317); 24. Mark Black
(1,J7.572); 25. Mark Miller (1,J7.679); 26. Jim.Dickenson
(1,J7.936); 27. Matthew Macheca (1,38.603); 28. Seth
Hahn (I ,J9.1OS); 29. Lome Banks (1 ,J9320); 30. Anthony
Lupo (U9.474); 31. Ben Welch (1,40.32]); 32. Kur.
Dillman (HO.453).
SUPERBIKE NATIONAL, 1. Miguel DuHamel
(Hon); 2. Tom Kipp (Yam); 3. Pascal Picotte (Kaw); 4.
Mike Hale (Han); 5. Mike Smith (Due); 6. Fred Merkel
(Suz); 7. Doug Chandler (H-O); 8. Tray Batey (Suz); 9.
Steve Crevier (Kaw); 10. Thomas Stevens (Suz); 11.
Chris Carr (H-D); 12. Scott Zampach (H-D); 13. Eric Moe
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