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could keep pace. Kling was mired back in fourth behind Stanton and Sadowski, taking until the seventh lap to move up to second. By then Batey had over four seconds and looked like he was on schedule to do the double. It wasn't to be. With less than two laps to go, and Kling on t~e boil, Batey overshot turn one and Kling was back in it. "1 wasn't that comfortable," Batey explained. "Fritz was riding at a really good pace, so was Dave. I could get a glimpse of the guys a little bit when we'd go through the Iittre hairpin in the back. I saw Fritz, and he was really close and I was trying to put together a really good second race and trying to be smooth and fast. When he's on his game, he really goes good. So I was just trying to do my own thing and put together a good race. "We started to encounter some lapped traffic. I had some pretty good breaks. I think Fritz did too, in the infield. I came down the front straightaway going into tum one here and I was a little distracted trying to figure out which way a guy I was going to lap was going to go. And when I decided what I was going to do, I was in pretty damn hot. I decided the best thing for me to do is regroup and get back on the track." At that point Kling was by, though he'd nearly gone the same route as Batey. "1 actually kind of looked at him and almost went that way myself," Kling said, adding that, although he didn't give up, he thought Batey would have won if he hadn't made the error. "1 never quit. See what happened? "It was tough. I went as hard as I couId. I knew he was looking over his' shoulder. I tried hard to stay at the front. I want to Win the championship. I want to win a couple races and that's part of it." Kling's win was slightly slower than Batey's first-leg win, the Dutchman rider needing 22 minutes, 31.430 seconds to complete the race at an average speed of 86.575 mph. Batey's win was about a second faster. Third place, abo'ut three seconds back, came Sadowski, the Georgian unable to take advantage of Batey's mishap to gain a spot. "He (Batey) drove off in one, turned back on and still was ahead of me," Sadowski said. "That thing's a mutt," he said of his Honda CBR900. "I went as hard as I possibly could and then some. I had angels catching me on both sides. I was losing it and they'd go, 'Okay, got you.''' Stanton was a fading fourth, then came Mike Sullivan, the AMA 250cc GP regu lar in his first ride on the 850cc Zlock Racing Kawasaki. Because he'd crashed in the first leg, Sullivan was gridded on the seventh row for the second one. His progress was sure and steady and he was able to pass his Zlock Racing teammate, Deatherage, on the final lap to take fifth. "1 was just charging. I slowly picked them off. I was trying to used my head. It was so rough out there," Sullivan said "This thing has the power to rip down the straightaways." Sullivan and Deatherage had gotten away from Wood, who'd crashed out hf the first leg, then came TBR Racing's Michael Fitzpatrick and Wood's teamf'N mate Richard Alexander. Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Results: September 1, 1996 (Round 7 of 9) FORMULA USA QUA LIFYING: I. Tray Baley (1:43.350/87.063 mph); 2. David Sadowski (1:43.591); 3. Fritz Kling (I :43.622); 4. Chris Taylor (1:45.055); 5. David Stanton (1:45.726); 6. Eric Wood (1:46.481); 7. 5cott Zampach (1:46.692); 8. M;ke SuU;van (1:47.350); 9. M;ke Fitzpatrick (1:47.975); 10. Rkhard Alexand.. (1:48.022~ Time:. 22 min., 30.930 sec. Distance: 13 laps. 32.5 miles. Average Speed: 86.642 mph. Mugin of Victory: 8.520 sec. FORMULA USA RACE TWO: I. Fritz Kling (Yam~ 2. Tray Boltey (Suz); 3. Dave Sadowski CHon); 4. Dave Stanton (Suz); 5. Mike Sullivan (Kaw); 6. Eric Wood (Kaw); 7. Michael Fitzpatrick (Kaw); 9. Richard Alexander (5uz); 10. William Lincloay (Suz); II. Dean Scarpa (Duc); 12. Jeff Stem (Kaw~ 13. Seth Hahn (Suz~ 14. Aristarco Azcona (Suz); 15. Glenn Szarek (Suz); 16. Sean Sweeney (Duc~ 17. Derek Leslie (Kaw); 18. M;che! Amalric (Yam); 19. Brett Metzger (Suz); 20. Bill Himmelsbach (Hon); 21. Darryl Saylor (Bim~ 22. Freddy Maruca (Yam); 23. Joe Ribeiro (Kaw); 24. Jim Bonner (Yam~ 25. Mwphy Andenon (Yam); 26. Devin Battley (Yam~ 27. Brian Ken' (5uz); 28. Chris Taylor (Hon); 29. Chris Bliss (Hon); 30. Eric Kropp (Hon); 31. Michae.l Sidwe.U (Kaw). Time: 22 min.. 31.430 sec. Distance: 13 laps, 325 miles. A verag~ Speed: 86.575 mph. Margin of Victory: 1.630 sec. SUNOCO RACE FUELS FORMULA USA C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (After 14 of 18 races): 1. Tray Batey (407/1 win); 2. Fritz Kling (382/4); 3. Dave Sadowski (375/4); 4. Dave Stanton (369); 5. Chuck Graves (274); 6. Scott Zampach (257); 7. jeff Stem (254); 8. Andy Deatherage (230); 9. Chris Taylor (203); 10. M;chael Fitzpatrick (193); 11. Glenn Szarek (166); 12. Doug Polen (159/1); 13. Curtis Adams (148); 14. Joe Pittm;rn (135); 15. Brett Metzger (120); 16. Chris Bliss (111); 17. Mark Mill.. (106); 18. M;ke Bames (102); 19. Tripp Nobles (9S); 20. Jason Fraser (94). Upcoming Rounds: Round 8 . Loudon, New Hampshire, October 6 Round-9ยท Daytona Beach, Florida, October 20 EBC Brakes Sportbike Round 6: Pocono International Raceway By Henny Ray Abrams LONG POND, PA. SEPT. 1 his one was over almost before it started, to absolutely no one's surprise. Dave Sadowski, riding a borrowed motorcycle, crushed the competition in the EBC Brakes Sportbike race, 'building up over a four-second lead by the second lap and cruising to victory in his second appearance in the class this year. "My excuse is I got to put my kids .. (Top) Tray Batey was the man of the day at Pocono, finishing first and second in the two races. (Above) Scott Zampach (18) raced in the F-USA class at Pocono. (Right - left to right) Tray Batey, Fritz Kling and Dave Sadowski celebrate. ,1. Dean Scarpa (1:48.074); 12. Chris BUss (1:48.381); 13. Frank Wilson (1:48.931); 14. Andy Deatherage (1:49.020); 15. Jeff Slem (1:49.350); 16. Bill Himmelsbach (1:49.409); 17. Kyle Zazzi (1:49.435); 18. Aristarca Azcona (1:50.004); 19. William Lindsay (1:50.116); 20. Brett Metzger (1:50.263); 21. Sean Sweeney (1:50.296); 22. M;chel Amalric (1:50.464); 23. Glen Szarek (1:50.479); 24. Darryl Saylor (1:50.654); 25. Eric Kropp (1:50.953); 26. Freddy Maruca (1:51.113); 27. Derek Leslie (1:51.657); 28. Seth Hahn (1:52.202~ 29. joe Ribeiro (I:S2.269); 30. Murhpy Anderson III (1:52.698); 31. Krls Clubb (1:53.218); 32. Jim Bonner (1:53.342); 33. Brian Kent (1:53.400); 34. Tripp Nobles (1:53.453); 35. Evan Somali (1:54.358); 36. David McGrath (1:54.666); 37. Shawn Conrad (1:54.823); 38. James Hanrahan (1:55.199); 39. Jack Pittens (1:55.235); 40. David Yaakov (1:55.295~ FORMULA USA RACE ONE: I. Tray Batey (Suz); 2. David Sadowski CHon); 3. David Stanton (Suz); 4. Fritz Kling (Yam); 5. Chris Taylor (Hon); 6. Andy Deatherage (Kaw); 1. Michael Fitzpatrick (Kaw); 8. Scott Zampach (Tri); 9. Richard A1exand.. (Suz); 10. jeff Stem (Kaw); 11. Chris Bliss CHon); 12. Brett Metzger (Suz~ 13. William LIndsay (So2); 14. Darryl Saylor (Biro); 15. Dean Scarpa (Duc); 16. Bill Himmelsbach (Han); 17. Glenn Szarek (Suz); 18. Seth Hahn (Suz); 19. Michel Amalric (Yam~ 20. Derek Leslie (Kaw); 21. Krls Oubb (Kaw); 22. Freddy Maruca (Yam); 23. Brian Kent (Suz); 24. Jim Bonner (Yam); 25. Devin Battley (Ya.m); 26. Mike Sullivan (Kaw); 27. Aristarco Azcona (Suz); 28. Mwphy Anderson (Yam); 29. Michael Sidwell (Kaw); 30. Eric Wood. (Kaw); 31. Eric Kropp (Hon); 32. Joe Ribeiro (Kaw~ 33. Sean Sweeney (Duc~ through college some way or the other," Sadowski said about his motivation for entering the race. "(Jim) Lester asked me, 'Ski' you going to pull off on the last lap and let me win?' I said, 'No, dude, I got to put my kids through college.' He said, 'What about my kids?' I said, 'Tech school?'" It was back to school today for the 30-rider field who were never more than a supporting cast to Sadowski. The 25