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Texter hea de d in front of Estok, Gibbs; and Nobles. When the leaders left the chicane on the fourth lap, 6n the ru n to the halfway mark, Zampach w as mid track, above Wait, with enough room for Bostrom to sweep by and take the lead briefly, Wait taking it back befor e the first tum, Hermans lurking just behind. Bostrom used the Internation al Horseshoe on the fifth lap to retake the lead and held it onl y the back straight when Wait went by, but too earl y, with Bostrom in front into the chicane. The nex t lap saw Herma ns d rop slightly, lose the draft, an d set tle into an unc hallenged fourth. O n th e fi nal' la p th e lea d ers were th ree w ide in the tri-oval, Bostrom on the ou tside into one, then Wait into the lead on the sho rt chute ou t of tum two to the first horsesh oe, w ith Za mpac h a stea dy thi rd . The o rde r rem ained the same for the rest of the infield, onto the ba nking and int o the chicane . Leadi ng ou t of the chicane, as Za mpach knows, is not the best plan, unless you have an excep tional motor. Bostro m led them in, th en out, all three goi ng d own low on the banking, following Bostrom for the run to the flag, wit h Wait just in front of Bostrom and Zampach. "I just took a big gamble that I could get through the chicane fast e no ugh where I cou ld break the draft, bu t it just didn't work," Bostrom lamented. "It was a real close, real even race ou t there. I'm happy to be in Daytona 's Victory Lane one more time." Hermans came along in third, about seven seconds late r, and comfortably in front of the fight over fifth . Texter got tbe best of it, having held the spot most of the race, then came Gibbs and a near dead heat for seventh with Estok just in front of Nobles. Farther back, H-D of Citrus Heights' Mat t Gui dera finished ninth wi th Bartels H-D's Hikaru Miyagi rou nd ing ou t the top 10. Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Results : March 3, 1986 HARL EY·D AVIDSON TWINSPORTS , 1. Matt Wait; 2. Scott Za mpac h; 3. Be n Bos t rom; 4. Ro bbie Herma ns ; 5. Ra nd y Te xter; 6. Brian Gibbs; 7. Dave . Est ok; 8. Tripp N o bles; 9. Ma tt Gui dera ; 10. Hikaru Miyagi ; 11. Ron McGill; 12. Michael Amalric; 13. Todd Evans; 14. M ichael Fribert: 15. james W hi ta ker; 16. Graham Atha : 17. Billy Martin: 18. Scott MCK>n; 19. Brian Bod in e ; 20. Brian Con ley: 21. Steve Blackburn; 22. Sh awn Bla ckburn ; 23 . Da igarc Su zu ki ; 2-l. Bill y Eisenacher. 25. De vin Bartley: 26. Dav id Yes man ; 27. Stephen Vlas bJoo m; 28. Roger Hendricks; 29. Darvi n Loyd ; 30. Tommy Shie lds. Time: 15 min ut es, 53.057 seco nds . Dista nce: Seven laps , 25 mil es. Ave rage s peedi 94.131 mph. Margin of victory: 0.030 seco nds . Upcoming rounds: Round 2 - Braselton, Georgia, March 31 Round 3 - Brainerd, Minnesota, May 19 E CBrake port B B sS ikeSeries Round 1: D aytonaInternational S peedw y a Briguet onfire By Henny Ray Ab rams DAYTONAB EACH, FL, MAR. 3 _ t took Swiss rider Yves Briguet about a lap to take the lead he w ould never give u p on his way to winning the EBC Brak es Sport Bike rac e for 600cc Superspo rt machin ery at Daytona Intern ati onal Speed w a y. Riding a Ra yc e Honda, out of Exton, Pennsylvania , the 1994 Europ ean 600cc Supersp ort Champ ion feIt ea rly pressure fr om An oka I Zam p a ch was dueling with Low Country Triumph's David McGrath at the start of the fourth lap when the two entered turn one nearly side by side. Zampach w ent wid e, hi s rear wheel slidi ng almost to the ed ge of the tra ck just as McGrath was going around him on th e ou tside and th e two made con- Ramsey Spo rt Center's James Bronson and Erion Racing' s Doug Toland . Then , while ru n nin g third, Toland overshot the chicane on the sixth lap and Bronso n was ou t a lap later , leaving Brigue t to race home alone. "I have good pleasure to be here one more tim e," said Briguet, who was 10th in last year's Daytona 600cc Supe rsport race. Whe n the field was fina lly sorted ou t, ' it was Kawasaki- mo u nted Rick Kirk moving u p from fourth to seco nd and Austrian Christian Zwed om third on a Honda Austria F-3 . Ho nda -mou nted Tola nd reco vered to take fou rth with Ho nda Canada's Jeff Williams fifth In winning his first race at Dayt ona, Briguet, who will contest the Thunderbike Championship in Europe, ave raged 106.311 mph and won the lO-lap, 35.6mile race in 20 minutes 5.525 seconds. His Ularg in of vic tory was 7.837 seconds. A healthy field of 49 took to the track on a b right, sunny, but breezy afternoon, with Kevin Rentzell leading the pa ra de for the first la p, Briguet close behind and Bronso n third . When they came aroun d th e seco nd time it was Brigue t in fron t for the d u ration , though he was hounded for a number of laps . The s tring that followed him brok e off qu ickly. By the third lap it was d own to a threesom e, Brigu et leading Toland and Bronson, then a ga p to a larger pa ck fronted by Eric Wood, Jeff Williams, and Kirk. Ha lfwa y in the lead ers had a threesecond ga p on the p ack, w ith Briguet s tar ting to inch away and forcing th e others to rid e hard er to catch up . Toland missed the left entering the ch icane on the sixth lap, rejoining the race at the tail end of the battle for third and losing five places. A lap later Briguet came thr ough the chicane alo ne, six seconds in fro nt of the pa ck th a t now had Kirk as its leader. Despite pu lling a tra in of five, the Oklahom an was able to edge away and had two seconds on Zwedorn on the eig hth lap , with Williams, Rentzell, Wood, and Toland followi ng . Matt Wait was eigh th on the Bandit Internationa l Hond a, not likely to catch the pack or be caug ht. The only d ra ma in the closing laps wou ld be pro v id e d by To la n d . He moved two sports forward on the ninth lap, then mad e a ru n at Williams on the final lap, going down under him coming off of NASCAR Tu rn Four to recover from his gaffe to finish fou rth. "I'm really hap py," Kirk said in Victory Lane. "It means so much to be back at Day tona and to be in Victory Lane . I h ad a g reat time . Th ese t w o ,g u y s (Briguet and Zwedorn) really run we ll. I feel really fortunate to be here:' Zwe dorn, w ho finished fifth in last year's AMA HP4 600cc Supersport race, said: "I learn by this race after the start th at I must go much more aggressive. The first two laps I we nt slow. My bike is n ot finished. My suspe nsio n m u st have work on it before our next race: ' Yves Briguet (84) won the NASB Sport Bike final, topping Rick Kirk and Christian Swedo rn. (Right) Scott zam pach cruised to victory in the Triumph Speed Triple Challenge after David M cGrath cras hed while racing with the Wisconsinite. Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Results: March 3, 1996 EBe BRAKES SPORTBIKE: 1. Yves Briguet (Hon); 2. Rick Kirk (Ka w ); 3. C hris tia n Zwedorn (He n ]: 4. Do ug Tola nd-(Hen): 5. Jeff WilJia m s (Han); 6. Eric Wood IKaw): 7. Kevin Rentz ell (Ka w) : 6. Ma tt Wait . (Hen): 9. Tho mas Montano (H en): 10. Brett Ray (Ka w ): 11. Reu ben Franke nfield (Kaw): 12. Eric Kropp (Ka w); 13. Qu enni King (Han) ; 14. Micha el Co nlo n Jr. (Hon): 15. Jim Leste r (Han); 16. Dustin Sperber (Han); 17. Rick Gloc k (Han); II:t Dan Fisch er (Ha n); 19. Drew Lincol n (Ha n); 20. Kr is Cl u bb (Kaw): 21. Brian Liv engo od (Hen): 22. Cha rles Cho uinard (Kaw): 23. Matt Guidera (Hon) : 24. Joh n Schee hser (H o n): 25. Dav e Ha rd y (Ka w ): 26. John Blessed (Kaw ): 27. Michael SidwcIl ()(a w) ; 28, Mark Mo nyett e (Kaw) ; 29. Bob Math ew s (Kaw): 30. Rick Beggs (Kaw): 31. Michael Morella (Ka w) : 32. Jon Schroht (Ho n) ; 33. David Mc Pherson (Ka w): 34. Rick Ma ron (Kaw ): 35. Mark Lawson (lion); 36. Joe Ribero (Suz ); 37. David Ruse (He n): 38. Darrin Klemens (Ha n); 39. St.1CY Dun can (Han) ; 40 . Ro d ne y Bund s ch uh (Hon) : 41. Robert Delle (H a n); 42 . N el son Ca rdo so IH on), 43. Walter C es iore k (Kaw) , 44. John Hedstrom (Su z); 46. Ja m e s Bronso n (K aw) ; 46 . Ty Howard ( K aw): 47. William Luke IKaw): 48. Matthew Winn acker (Du d; 49. Stu ard Nodell (Yam) , T ime: 20 min., 5.525 sec. Distance: 10 la ps , 35.6 miles. Ave rage spee d: 106.311 mph. Margi n of victory: 7.837 sec. EBC BRA KES S PO RT BIK E CHAMPI ON SHI P POI NT STAND INGS (Af le r one of nine races) . 1. Yves ltriguet (35); 2. Rick Kirk (32); 3. Christian Zwedom (30); 4. Do ug Toland (28 );5. Eric Wood (25) ; 6. Kevin Rentzell (24); 7. Matt Wait (23); 6. Thomas Montano (22); 9. m E) Brett Ray /Jeff Willi ams (21); 11 Reuben Frankenfield (~O); 12. Eric Kropp ( 9) ; 13. Quenni Kin g (18 ); 14. Micha el Co nlon Jr. (17); 15. Jim Les ter (16); 16. Dustin Sperber (1S); 17. Rick Glock (14); 18. Dan Fischer (13); 19. Drew lincoln (12); 20. Kris Clubb (1 1) ; 21. Brian liven good (t o ); 22. Charles Ch ouinard (9); 23. Matt Gui dera (8); 24, John Scheehser (7); 25. Dav e Hard v (6); 26 , John BIesa sed (51; 27. Michael Sidwell (4); 28. Mark Mon yctt c(3); 29. Bob Math ew. (2); 30, Rkk Ilegg> (1). Upcoming rounds: Round 2 - Braselton, Georgia, March 31 Round 3 - Brainerd, Minnesota, May 19 M 1Triumph Speed T C obil riple hallenge R 2D ound : aytona Interna tional Speedway Zampach Triumphs By Henny Ray Abrams DAYTONA BEACH, FL, MAR. 3 £ter bumping off the competition, lit erally, H ansen Moto rcycles ' Scott Zarn pa ch cru ised to his second wi n in a row in th e Mob il 1 Triumph Speed Challenge series. A tact. McGrath tried valiantly to keep it on the pavement, but he went onto the grass, then tucked the front end under for the head-first ride into the haybales. "He started to go around the ou tside of me to pinch me off and shu t the door go ing into tu rn on e," Zampach said. "He did it too earl y and ran into the side of me . I didn't see him coming." Whe n McGrath went down, Za rnpach ' s lea d went up to about 2.7 seconds and it would grow by better than a secon d a lap. By the midpoint of the 14lap race he was 14.2 secon ds in fro nt of seco nd place, and he cruised to an easy win an d commandi ng po ints lead . After tw o of nine races, Za mpach is a perfect 70, 18 better than Jam es Hanrahan, seve nth today, himse lf a p oint in front of toda y ' s thi rd -p lace finis he r, Michael Fitzpatrick. Fitzpa trick ran seco nd un t il t he eig hth lap whe n Adam Lewis we nt by in the infield, but by the n Zarn pa ch had over 17 seco nds and was on cruise control. Fitzpa trick didn' t hold th e spo-t exclusively. Rick Kirk was second on the 11th lap, bu t on the 12th the order of the to p five was fixed : Zampach, Lewis, Fit zpatrick, Kirk , and Fre n ch m an Patrick Bonfiglio. Za mpach completed the 14-lap, 50mile race in 29 minutes, 55.321 seconds , at an average speed of 99.940 mph. This wo uld be a race to survive, the firs t turn claimi n g three vic tims wi th others dro ppin g out along th e w ay. Eleven of the 19 machines would finis h the race on the lead lap. McGrath and Zampach were clea rly the class of the field a nd together they spli t wi th ease . For better than two laps they battled, then they came together, and Zampach was on his ow n. The race for the lead was ove r and it was a cou ntdown to the finish. "It's really good to be her e a t Daytona. It' s the second round and I've go t tw o wi ns, so I'm d oing pretty good," Zampac h said . Shawn Conrad inherited second, well in fro n t of Fitzpatric k, but Co n ra d would run off of tu rn one a n d crash onto the grass, seconds befo re Benjami n Welch d id pretty much the same thing. Second place was now in the hands of Adam Lewis , though he was hound -

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