Okada, also stiff and sore, fended off
Jurgen Fuchs's RS Honda, finishing two
seconds ahead at the finish.
Then came Jurgen van der Goorbergh another two seconds back in
ninth. He'd moved up gradually, still
with front-end sliding problems, but
profiting from the problems of others.
First, 'chasing Fuchs, he'd caught a
group including Okada, Haruchika
Aoki, Luis d'Antin and Patrick van der
Goorbergh. Okada escaped but Aoki
crashed. Then Patrick dropped right
back after outbraking himself, shortly
afterwards pitting with a sparking plug
failed, his chances over.
Then Fuchs passed d'Antin, just as
he had engine trouble.
Locatelli was another four seconds
back, followed by Niall Mackenzie, the
troubled d' Antin, Wild Card Porco and
Regis Laconi, with Takeshi Tsujimura's
FCC Honda taking the last point.
There were 20 finishers. Biaggi is of
course champion on 258 points; Harada
has 200 to Waldmann's 187 in the dispute for second; then come Okada on
127, Ruggia's 112, Aoki's 95, Romboni
and d'Antin's 76, Roberts Jr's. 71, with
Jacque moving ahead of Jurgen with 59
points to 48.
125cc GRAND PRIX
Tokudome made all the early running, but both Sakata and AI zamora
were in close attendance, and the
Spaniard took over after seven laps.
After 10 laps he was gradually drawing
ahead, and the race for first was over.
Sakata had dropped back by then, his
silencer broken. "It was pointless to continue:~ he said. This left Tokudome
alone in second for a while - but he
almost threw it away. Trying for the lap
record on the last lap, he ran off the
track down an escape road. He rejoined
just as the next gang arrived, and saved
the place by just two tenths.
Raudies was delighted with third,
five weeks after breaking his pelvis in
Bmo. He had Akira Saitoh (Docshop
Honda), Oliver Koch (Ditter Plastic
Aprilia) and Herri Torrontegui (Pit Lane
Honda) tucked hard up behirni, with
Peter Oettl a brave seventh a little way
back, fighting pain from his broken arm.
Jorge Martinez (Cepsa Yamaha) led
the next group of five across the line.
Stefano Perugini also retired, complaining of 'a shortage of power.
Yamamoto, who finished 11th on his
Moto Bum Honda, took the lap record.
New champion Harachuki Aoki was a
relaxed 14th.
Aoki now has 199 points, Sakata
127 to Saito's 118; with Raudies on
113.5, Perugini on 112, and Alzamora
=1~.
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Municipal Autodrome Oscar Galvez
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Results: September 24, 1995
USee QUALrFYING: 1. Emilio Alzamora (1:51.157);
2. Masaki Tolrudom. (1,51.174): 3. Hid.yuki Nakajoh
(1:51.470); 4. Haruchika Aoki (1:51.489); 5. Jorge
Martinez (1,51.613): 6. Oliver Koch (1,51.748): 7. Kazuto
Sakata (1:51.763); 8. Gianlugi Scalvini (1:51.790); 9. Hem
Torrontegui (1:51.902); 10. Akira Saito (1:52.009); 11.
Stefano Perugini (1:52.212); 12. Dirk Raudies (1:52.107);
13. D. Barton (1052.174): 14. Tomomi Ma"ako (1052.294):
15. Yoshiaki Katoh (1:52.324); 16. Noboru Veda
(1:52.339); 17. Peter Oettl (1:52.40l); 18. Takehiro
Yamamoto (1:52.689); 19. Stefan Prein (1:52.815); 20. M.
0' Agnallo (1:52.964); 21. L. Ancona (1:53.082); 22.
Tomoko 19at. (1,53.243): 23. J. Barda (1,53.279): 24.
Manfred Geissler (1:53.303); 25. Ken Miyasaka
(1,53.596): 26. Yoshiyuki Sug.i (1,53.723): 27. H. Kikuchi
(1,54.139): 28. M. Ober (1,54.273): 29. Andrea BaUetini
(1,54.658); 30. N. Amoroso (1054.706): 31. G. Debbia
(1,55.244): 32. D. Pereyra (1,56.212): 33. P. Seballos
(1,ss.697): 34. G. Ruaben (1,59.112).
250cc QUALIFYING: 1. lean-Michel Bayle
(1,46.667): 2. Jean-Philippe Ruggia (1,46.732): 3. Tetsuya
harada (1046.776): 4. Oliver Jacque (1,46.799): 5. Max
Biaggi (1046.883): 6. Tadayuki Okada (1'46.920): 7.
Kenny Roberts Jr. (1:47.012); 8. Ralf Waldmann
(1:47.013); 9. Noboatsu Aoki (1:47.030); 10. Dorlano
Romboni (1047.180): 11. Eskil Suter (1047.300): 12. P.trick
van der Goorbergh (1:47.512); 13. Jose·Luis Cardoso
(1,47.580): 14. Jurgen Fuchs (1,47.666): 15. Roberto
Locatelli (1:47.711); 16. Jurgen van der Goorbergh
(1:47.733); 17. Luis 0' Antin (1:47.902); 18. Niall
MacKenzie (1:48.117); 19. S. Porro (1:48.224); 20. Roberto
Laconi (1,48.681): 21. Miguel Angel Castilla (1049.032):
22. Takeshi Tsujimura (1:49.067);'23. Luig.Carios Maurel
(1:49.178); 24. Gregorio Lavilla (1:49.523); 25. Adi Stadler
(1'49.505): 26. J. Barresi (1'49.703): 27. D. Buega
(1'49.778): 2S. Pere Riba (I,SO.061): 29. R. Xaus (1'-'0.177):
30. J. Gartner (1'-'0.444): 31. M. D' Agnano (1'-'0.767): 32.
Bernard Kassner (1:51.087); 33. M Cativatolos (1:51.662);
34. R. Van Keulen (1:55.477).
500cc QUALIFYING, 1. Luc. Cadalora (1044.384): 2.
Michael Doohan (1,44.673): 3. Daryl Beattie (1'44.792): 4.
Neil Hodgson (1'45.247): 5. Alex Crivill. (1,45.551): 6.
Shinichi Hoh (1:45.574); 7. Loris Capirossi (1:45.605); 8.
Loris Reggiani (145.770); 9. Alex Barros (1:45.827); 10.
Norifumi Abe (1,43!S70): 11. Carles Checa (1045.942); 12.
Scott Russell (1,45.942): 13. Juan Borj. (1046.665): 14.
Frederic Protat (1:47.335); IS. Jeremy McWilliams
(1:47.410); 16. Adrilke : a
4604;:c V-twin that may eve·ntually be destined for producti<,>n • !las. already unlfergone
.tests In Japan..
..
.The rumored flew team -run.by I{ishman Jim
McArdl!), who had hoped to field Cada!ora.
.and.Carl 'Fogarty, with Jean"Mlchel Bayle
on the reserve list, still awaited· confirmation .
of a new sponsor. . .
'SUZ4~1 Is still considering its 'first-'ever lease
team,' run by Kenny Roberts for' his son'
Kenny Jr., the sponsor'iumored to be 'Miller
beer. Team' manager Garry Tay.lor d.enled:
rumors that the Lucky Strike team .would be
fieldll)g a. third rider. .
Aprilia expect .to 'r4n their V-twin 400 ne~t
year, after rumors that they would quit, but·
.posslbly not with veteran rider ·Lorls Reggiani, who has fallen from favor to the extent
of a 30-percent salary cut In his offer for next
year. Others favored for the lightweight notquite-giant-killer are Doriano Rombonl or
Jean-Michel Bayle, though team boss Carlo
Pernat has also spoken about John Koclnskl'as "the sort of rider we need' tor the bike:
With Wayne Rainey anxious to run 'a 500cc'
team'next year, and hi's top rider Te'tsuya
Harada wanting to stay 1n tM 250cc class,
he Is expected to claim Norlfuml Abe back
from Roberts. The .name of Loris Gapirossl
has also be!l!1linked with his team.
'This leaves Kenny Roberts wito nobody,.and
wh'i1e Kenny was tight-lipped, rumors were
that there were only two riders with .sufficient
status for the team: John Kocinski or possibly Carl Fogarty. However, Roberts has
made a habit of bad-mouthing both 'of ·them,
especially Kocinski, who rode for him
between 199.0 and 1993.
'There may be as many as sEiven works
1255, for current pilots Kazuto Sakata and
Stefano Perugini and Peter .Oettl, as well
possibly as NQboru Ueda, Gianluigi Scalvlni,
Masako TokLidome and Docshop rider Akira
SaitoJ:1.
.
. News emerged in Argentina of an apparent
conflict between new team oymer Wayne
Rainey and his former boss and. close friend
Ken'ny Roberts, after rivalry .between the
two .put the mockers on the proposed move'
of .Doohan to Yamaha. Although there was'
naturally no confirmation, putting two and'
two together made an extraordlna,ry scenario
where the' two Americans were head-to-heaa
with Marlboro's' money, causing the deal 10:
·faU apart, APparently Rail)ey \Vas the Ilrst to..
approacl) Doohan with an offer said to be In'
the reglo'ri of $3 rriiilion to $4 million for neXt
ye·ar. When Raberts learned of'this, h.e
promptly doubled the offer. And when Martboro heard tha1 they were inyolved iQ a
Dutch -auction, bidding against themselves,
they.prepared to intervene. At th'is point, .
Doohan seems to have RUlled out himself,
saying 'in Brazil: "Itall got bit too politicaL" .
a
At some. siage, probably before' all. this; ·It
.seems' Roberts, 1lrfng. of the pr~ssu'res ot the .
GP life, .offered tQ 'sen his ·team to Rainey;
blJ! Marlboro also declined to. sanCtion:this .
. aeaL Interviewed by' ·tele.phon·e, F.ralne'y
declined to .comment, saying only: "Kenny
an~ I aren't. fighting. over riders, but .ir~ too.
early.to say anythll)g now: . .
.'
former V;Jorld Champipn an'd G'rand Prix
stalwart and king-ma~er Kel qarruthers Is to
retire from the. sport after three decades 'IS .
.rider, tuner and crew chief. the Australian; a. .
long-tillie Unitea' States resident,. expects to'
exchange motorcycles for personal' water.craft In a 'new deal. that will. ke!lp him'
involved with two-stroke racing, but based at .
home In Amerlca.,The diminutive Ket, a'popular paddock flxtu.re, was ~50cc World.
Champion In. 1969, riding the tour-cylinder
Benelli, and th.e last person:to win In the'
class on a· four-stroke. After·that he switched
to. Yamaha; racing in the U_S. and running Its
racing program. That was when he first came
in'~on'tact with Kenny Roberts, and togeth!ir
th'1Y conqu.ered the World Chanip,io'nships,
claiming the 500cc cmwl1 from 1978 to 1980.
Carruthers remained with Yamaha lor Seyeral more years, taking Eddie Lawson to threll .
out of four championships, and then working
w'lth Freddie Spencer during the latter's
· abortive'slClgle year with Yamaha. He has
also worked with Doug Chandler at Cagiva,
and with 250 riders Carlos Cardus, Alberto
· PUig ·and in 1995 with. Brazilian GP winner
Doiiano Romboni.
There was a strong sense of 'deja vu when
Saturday praClice was. delayed while an 011
spill on the last comer was ciEianed up. Last
.year, In the return to Argentina, there were
several delays for similar reaso'ns. However: .
with one year's we'athering plus a Formula
One car Gp· now completed .on· the new 'surface 'of the old track, there. were few' complaints about the lack of traction that almost·
caused a boycott last year.
. Yamaha had new engine pa'r!s tor their 250
in Argentina thaI' boosted top spelld, a problem all year. for Team Ma,lboro Rainey riders
'l'etsuya Harada and Kenny Roberts Jr. It
was ironic that they arrived at 'the slowest
track of the year, and only after the champi- .
onship' had .beel) lost to the faster Aprillas.·.
Was Harada disappointed? "No," he said
The.25.occ picture is only a. .liitle less confused, but Aprilia have made their Intentions. diplomatically. "It shows that Yamaha are
.clear. They expect to. have only two full . working .very hard so ·we can w.in the tille
· works bikes next Year In two separate teams
next year: .
.
(as double-champion Max £Iaggi wanted):
one for Bia9gi and one for Robtirto Locatelli' Ed'dle Lawson and Kenny Roberts are·
among dirt'track pastmasters wti6 will' join a
in the satellite. Nastro Azurro' team. Ex-1995
d'emonstraiion flat track·.race· at the GP of
works bikes will be given to Eskll Sater·, ·ex·multlple.lid?ler·champ Jorge Martin.ez, r(sing ·Europe in Catalunya in two weeks. The race
will take place on Saturday nlght.at the new'
Spaniard .Jose-luis Cardoso, patrick van
den 'Goorbergh ana possibly the iech-3 pair ·oval ir(lck at the Montmelp circuit. Qthers On
the entry listlnclilde 'profe'sslonal flat trackers
.Jean-Philippe Rugi;lia and Olivler.Jacq.ue:
J.y Springsteen aQd Steve Morehead, 'as
This y~ar's '125cc World' Ch~mpi~'n ·Hara- . well as ·former. dirt racers 'who 'moved on to .
·chukl Aokl, meanWhile, hop·es.to· move up'to. rOiid .r~cing, Ran-dy Mainoia,' Kenny
·the 250cc class next ye!lr.
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