Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

Ibarald (6); 25. (TIE) Josep S.,rdalJaroslav Hules (5); 27. (TrE) Loek Bodelier/Paolo Tessarl (4); 29. (TlE) Shinichi SugayajJoseRamoll RamirezlGabriele Debbia (1). 250cc WORLD C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 10 of 15 coun"ds): 1. Max Biaggj (199/6 wins); 2. Ralf Wa'ldmann (171/3); 3. Jurgen Fuchs (112); 4. Luis D'Antin (100); 5. Tetsuya (97/1); 6. Olivier Jacque (92); 7. Nobuntsu Aoki (82); 8. Tohru Ukawa (74); 9. Jean Philippe Ruggia (80); 10. Luca Boscoscuro (52); 11. (ITE) Jurgen van der Goorberg/Eskil Suter/Cristiano Migliorati (38); 14. Regis Laconi (33); 15. Takeshi Tsujimura (30); 16. Osamu Miyazaki (21); 17. (TIE) Noriyasu Numata/Marcel1ino Lucchi (20); 19. Jamie Robinson (19); 20. Daijiro Kato (16); 21. (TIE) Roberto LocatellilSebastian Porco (14); 23. Sete Gibemau (10); 24. Kensuke Haga (9); 25. (TIE) Olivier Petruccianil Davide Bulega/Yasumasa Hatakeyama (8); 28. Alessandro Antonelio (7); 29. Massimo Ottobre (6); 30. (TIE) Christophe Cogan/Christian Boudinot (2). Hatakeyama (Hon); 16. G. Scalvini (H.on); 17. Jamie Robinson (Apr); 18. Sete Gibemau (Han); 19. Christophe Cogan (Hon); 20. R. H.aidegger (Apr); 21. U. Bolterauer (Hon); 22. T. Stadler (Yam). Time: 41 min., 29.190 sec. Distance: 26 laps, 69.622 miles. Average Speed: 100.692 mph. Margin o,f Victory: 16.374 sec. Fastest Lap: R. Waldmann, 1:34.866/101.617 mph, lap 18. SOOcc GRAND PRIX: 1. Alex Criville (Hon); 2. Michael Doohan (Hon); 3. Norifumi Abe (Yam); 4. Luca CadaloTa (Hon); 5. Alexandre Barros (Hon); 6. Scott Russell (Suz); 7. Ca.'des Checa (Han); 8. Loris Capirossi (Yam); 9. Jean Michel Bayle (Yam); 10. Juan Borja (Elf); U. Tadayuki Okada (Hon); 12. Terry Rymer (Suz); 13. Alberto Puig (Hon); 14. Jeremy McWilliams (Yam); 15. Chris Walker (Elf); 16. Lucio Pedercini (Yam); 17. James H~ydon (Yam); 18. M. Luechi (Apr); 19. Eugene McManus (Yam); 20. P. Young (Yam); 21. J. Jeandat (Pat). Time:.42 min., 37.024 sec. Distance: 28 laps, 74.978 miles. Average Speed: 105.561 mph. Margin of Victory: 0.5 sec. Fastest Lap: A Criville, 1:30.112/106.980 mph, lap 24. USee WORLD C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 10 of 15 rounds): 1. Haruchika Aoki (154/1 win); 2. Masaki Tokudome (133/3); 3. Stefano Perugini (119/3); 4. Tomomi Manako (109); 5. Noboru Ueda (98); 6. Alzamora Emilio (94/1); 7. Peter Dettl (88/1); 8. lean Goi (76/1); 9. Kazuto Sakata (75); 10. Valentino Rossi (73); 11. Jorge Martinez (61); 12. Dirk Ruadies (56); 13. Manfred Geissler (47); 14. AkiTa Saito (36); 15. Lucio Cecchinello (32); 16. Yoshiaki Katoh (27); 17. Ui Youichi (18); 18. Frederic Petit (16); 19. Andrea Balierini (14); 20. Garry McCoy (13); 21. (TIE) Darren Barton/Herti Torrontegui (12); 23. Masa~ Azuma (10); 24. Shigeru 500cc WORLD C'SHlP POINTS STANDINGS (After 10 of 15 rounds): 1. Michael Doohan (211/6 wins); 2. Alex CriviHe (154/1); 3. tuea Cadalora (126/2); 4. Alexandre Barros (111); 5. Norifumi Abe (110/1); 6. Scott Russell (96); 7. Alberto Puig (70); 8. Tadayuki Okada (68); 9. Jean Michel Bayle (67); 10. Carles Checa (57); 11. Loris Capirossi (51); 12. (TrE) Kenny Roberts Jr./Shinichi Itoh (42); 14. Juan 80* (32); 15. Frederic Pretat (26); 16. Daryl Beattie (24); 17. Dorlano Romboni (21); 18. Jeremy McWilliams (20); 19. Lucio Pedercini (17); 20. James Haydon (16); 21. Terry Rymer (13); 22. Sean Emmett (9); 23. Eugene McManus (5); 24.. (TIE) Laurent Naveau/Fiorian Ferracci/Toshi Arakaki (3); 27. Jean Mark Deletang (2); 28. Chris Walker (1). Upcoming Rounds: Round 11 - Bmo, Czech Republic, August 18 Round 12 - Imola, Italy, September 1 (Above) Gravel flies as Kenny Roberts Jr. crashes his Marlboro '(amaha on the opening lap of the Soocc GP. (Right) Race winner Ralf Waldmann (3) heads for the Inside as Oliver Jacque (19) and Max Blaggi crash out of the 250cc Grand Prtx. Mich.e' Doohan ·was one·of.two p·eople who had lucky Roberts ·deCiines to ';'ake any official comment. but iec';ntly-told a escapes frO'll lightning. strikes. "!'d.just lett my motorhom.e on my" Spanish joomalist froin Matociclismo: "If we were to make such . s900ter when there was· a big .flash," said Doohan. "It didn't strike · ·an engine; it coul<{be.read)i·ina matte"r of months." Team Roberts technicians Mike Sincl~ir from I\!ew ·Zealand ai)d Warren Willin.g m~ directly, .b.ut tl1ere must ·have b·een· a lot of static in the .air; The new ven·ue.for the· Austrian· GP. _the feryamed A1.Ring out, because it ~rced fran) the. shaft of mylJmbrella to my hand. I was from Australia are said· to be closely involved with the original design, and the engine is. the s'!me as one thaI came c.lose. to side the Styrian mountain Village of Zeltweg • won almost unive·rpretty shaky for a While and my band .was pretty sore." The other s~1 ~pproyal: as long a·s the weather remaln.ed dry. On ihe sam.e . near victim was .Lucky Strike Suzukj prO(llotions girl D~rcy c;hrfs- .. being.!;>uilt in Australia for "oeertsa ·couple of years, ago. A tl1ree- . cylinder.SOO.is generally thought to.be a good ·solution to .the site. ~nd foll6wing:a similar though shorter layout. io the ·oJd Ostertiansen,. who. was also carrying an umbrella. and had a similar experience. She: was not ·seriously hurt, and v,.-as lIdvisEl(! to we~r rub-. problem of stagnant I~p limes with .tlieV-fours. The V-twin·s from :reicbring,. the completely rebulll ~rack was finisbed I~. less th~n Honda and Aprilia have· come close: to. being competitive. but laCK nine morths, .at a cost of atloul $30 ,pillion.. It was ready 'Pnly just ber-soled ·shoes from then on.· . . . . · ~Itiniate power; a· tr!ple has· the ad.vantage· of ISkg less weight in time, .with some of the paddock facinties ·still without electric .. .. . . .. . . power t.he day. before practice .began. The flowing high-sp·eed . World Cha·mpion ,Dooha~ sh·rank back froin controversy about·. ·than a V-four, ~nd almost as much .horsePower. . . _. .nature of the qld track \/)las gone·.:with three· slolN comers ·interwhetber or. not the race should ta~e place, alter taking a leading . . . . . . , . . '. . rupting the sweeps through the spectacular scenery, but the old .role in threatened boycotts in Argeptina in 1.9.94 and ~razil in · Roberts.: .immedia~ fUlure, Io)/as .one of three key factors. in .the· 1997 racing. equation,. with. widesprl!8d belief that his relatio.nship . ·problems of safety .and·a lack of" run.-off area had ~Iso gone_ J99S;whe,e similar p.roblems· of too-new circuit ·surface and (in· "They've done a ·really good job· with· the Safety· and the ·facilities, . !3razill rainY conditions· robbed riders. of grip. The .problem was · \/)lith Yamaha has 110w deteriorated so mUGh that ·he will not get 'but they could have· shown a Iittle·more ·ima·gination to preserve· three-fold,. he explained: "Firstly, the s!Jriace is.very:slick.in the· works· bikes next year.. Fellow works· team a.wner ·Wayne· the· flOWing nature," silid Michaei Doohan. -"It's·a bit stop-anCl:go· . wet_ You're still getting wheelspin ·in Nth gear, Secondly. there · Rainey: is expected to drop .his 2S0 team ·next yraar and field tv;o . ·now•. and the·re's not much .opport·unity· to overtake." bthers also· are streams of \>lllIter:running .across the track in. several places,: SOO Yamaha·riders·- Loi;sCapirossi.and another. . . co·mpla·ined· about the· lack of fifth-gear comers, and the unusual" . where you catl aquaplane. Thirdly, the .rain is 9arrying nitidacrbss . Meanwhile: Promotor owner Alfred '''zinger, in Austria for fact of. thn;'e. slow corners followed by, tast. nin_" ·righ·r·up to top· the t"'ck. Thi.s is the third·yearwe've 'been to· green circuits. and gear - favoring accelerative machines rather .than those .with.good . there are problems every time. I don't kno",:why we keep doing:it. · hi.gh,level meetings, Is· now. expected to "tield a second .works Yamaha team, possibly with two riders,· one of wh·om will be his· handling. ·Th"re are also only two left-hand ccimefs, a feature that ."But we have a riderS' representative, Franco Un.cini, and he current ·superbike ctiarger Troy Corser. ·The ·othe'major·quesat Paul· Ricard i11 France c.aused· manY c,.ishes as .th~t side of the ' a~d the race· dir¢ctor will hav,: to decide what happens. If ·'t ·rains, tion still concems Max 'Biaggl, who· is now considered likely to tire. cooled clown. Hay/ever thosa were abrupt.bends, and·in· Aus-. you won't b~ able. to race properly: but if the 'race gOOs ahead stay wilh·Aprilia for-another·2S0year: and Tetsuya Harada,:anothtria· they"were ·'ess sudden', allowing a more gentleentlY,. The gen,. . then I will take part." . . . . erwhose .relat!oriship "'(ith 'ramah!l has take~ a nose-(live in '96. ·aral·verdieit was.posltive,.however;.halped by superb paddock. facilitieS and pit garages, ·and· the obvious dedication of track Th;' 2S0:ridilrs v,.-ere I';ss guarded· af!er practice, with ·Max Biag·worKers. who ",bored. through .the night when heavy ·ram swept fir ready to c~1I a riders: m.eeting if the· weather was still wet on· The concept of the Ori:board computer Went sllgh·tiy awry for ""w· mudac':oss the. tra 9k em Friday night.· . ... . . , .... :.. race day,a~ prepicted. "ItiS nQt good·far the spor(ifwe have 36 · Eif so.q rider Chris Walker: He was plagued by a persistent misstarters and. only .six finishers:" he ·said: Fellow front-row qualifie·r· ·fire, but the .existing diagnostic. eq~ipment faUed to locate the· .T~o cloudbu~ threatened· the ;eviv~d. Au·stri~n G~.·, previ- . : Ralf Walamanri. ~iso was outspoken., "There· is not_enough ·grip if it · source. - so his te~m sent him. out with a lap.-top computer. in a . oackpack on ·t~e first day of praciice. plugged Directly into the is wet. Maybe the spectators would. enjoy to see a lot of acci' ously always heid.at thil Salzburgring - with heavy runoff f!:Qm.1he · t,ike's <:omP.uter-diallnosii.cs CirCUits.. Wa.lker,.a former motocross· mountainsides bringing .down .to'1s of..clay mud. from the newly dl!nt~; but for· the nders every;crash hlirts.~· . . . champion, has replaced Swiss rider Adrian Bosshard on the new exqavat"d. b~nks and verges. This ra'1 across the track ·in a n~m ber of rivers on Friday night. and the track was cleaned for Satur- . It's ·official.,.as reported· a fortnIght ago, teams: association .IIITA · all-European machine, rOn by·FJOC boss.SerQe Rosset.. Bossharc! day morning., .. only"loi ·an .even heavier dE!luge·that pegan. shortly· nas stepped back from the brink to sign a new five-year deal witn · was. back in Austri~, ho~ever, tak.ing the place 01 the injure(l Lau. . 'two ·w....i P... ",otil>ns ,cni!P): a· s;;pSidJary cif GP rights. r.ent Naveau on·his private ROC-Yal)1aha.· . ·after the first ·"·untimed" session of the ·,day. - For the. 12Ss. This lea"eholclers·poma. This follows I.RTiler w.as ·"reiired" wilen he qUit racing, neyer to -than an inch thick coating. the floor: and "the local fire briQade was ening to· go· ahead without IRTA, in .concert with .F-l mogul Bemie· be us.ed again. But Italian Apnlla factOry tester·Ma;"eIlino ·...uc· . chi" has:also used .the· number far a long time. and Me requested· callec! in to help clear the mess...The second day of p.ractice was . Ecdestone. It is believed that IRTA may have .lost ·power in ·the to be·allowed to· ke~p it il"( his SOOcc-class entry ~t the· Al-.Ring:· I"xchange.. ·abandoned forthY/ith, and· when the rain eventually eased off the ·where he took over the .injured Doriano Rombon;'s V-twin Aprilla. track was .c1eaned .once more, and. all· sora classes given· 30 minThe request was refused;· and he ran under the ntimber 29. Rom·utE!S of free practice in caS.e it shouid ~Iso be wet for the ,.ace. By. New.leaks ·From outside tne world ·of motorcYcle racing in England bOrii was in Austna, but.hiS broken wrist (tram Germany) has ·not . the tirpe-of the sldecanace·later in the aftemoon,.il h~d begun to : seem to confirm rumors that Killilny.Roberts.is. well advaric·ed yet healed: ~It i" very·disappointing.:'· he said. "I hope·to have the· rain agll~n,. put hot.so heaviiy as to·cause problems. .. with plans·lo go it alone in GP racing. with a three-cylirider 500 of .. his own, A SOOcc two-stroke :triple: is understood:to be in:an fracture .pin~ed so I can gilt back soon. I was getting on so well . ad~anc"d· state at the workshops of Tom Walkinshaw. Racing. with the.SOC." The rain ";'a~ ·acco';'panied by vlol~nt·"lectrlcal storms - .arid a as

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