Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Hon); 11. Jurgen van den Goorbergh (Hon); U. Regis Laconi (Hon); 13. Sebastian Porco (Apr); 14. M. Payten (Hon); 15. A. Antonello (Apr); 16. Andy Watts (Hon); 17. Oliver Petrucci ani (Apr); 18. Davide BuJega (Apr); 19. Y. Hatakeya0l3 (Hon); 20. Eskil Suter (Apr); 21. Jamie Robinson (Apr); 22. Sete Gibemau (Yam); 23. J~ Lills Cardoso (Apr); 24. Christophe Cogan (Hon); 25. C. MigJiorati (Hon); 26. Chris Connell (Yam); 27. C. Boudinot (Apr): 28. Jose Barresi (Yam). Time: 43 min.• 21.674 sec. Distance: 28 laps. 68.224 miles. Average Speed: 94.408 mph. Margin of Victory: 1.730 sec. Fastest Lap: Max Biaggi. 1:32.084/95.258 mph, lap 21. SOOcc GRAND PRIX: 1. Loris Capirossi (Yam); 2. Tadayuki Okada (Han); 3. Carlos Checa (Hon); 4. Alex Barros (Hon); 5. Jean·Michel Bayle (Yam); 6. Alex Crivil1e (Han); 7. Luca CadaJora (Han); 8. Michael Doohan (Han); 9. Shinichi Itoh (Hon); 10. Peter Goddard (Suz); 11. Kenny Roberts Jr. (Yam); 12. Lucio Pedercini (Yam); 13. Frederic Protat (Yam); 14. Andrew . Stroud (Yam); 15. T. Arakaki (Pat); 16. Stephane Mertens (Yam); 17. Juan Borja (Elf); 18. Laurent Naveau (Yam); 19. Jeremy McWilliams (Yam); 20. Nonlum; Abe (Yam); 21. Martin Craggm (Elf); 22. Scott Russell (Suz); 23. Paul Young (Yam). Time: 45 min.• 47.858 sec. Distance: 30 laps, 73.098 miles. Average Speed: 95.766 mph. Margm of Vktory: 10.980 sec. Fastest Lap: Alex CriviUe, 1:30359/97.076 mph. lap 29. FINAL 125« WORLD C'SHIP POINT STANDfNGS (After 15 of 15 round5): 1. Haruchika Aold (220/2 wins); 2. Masaki Tokudome (193/4 wins); 3. Tomomi Manako (167/1 win); 4. Emilio A1zamora (158/1 win)iS. jorge Martinez (131); 6. Stclano Perugini (128/3 wins); 7. Noboru Ueda (126); 8. Kazuto Sakata (113); 9. Valentino Ross; (lll/1 win); 10. Ivan Go; (110/1 win); 11. Peter 0ettJ (97/1 win); 12. Gan;' McCoy (87/1 win); (Right) Blaggl's win gave the italian his !hind World Championship in the 250cc class. 13. Dirk Raudies (81); 14., YoshiaJd Katoh (61); 15. Lucio Cecchinello (59). FfNAt 250c:c WORLD C'SHIP POINT STANOfNGS (After 15 of 15 round.), 1. Max Biagg; (274./9 wins): 2. . Rill Waldmann (268/4. wins); 3, Oli,,;er Jacque (193/1 win); 4.. Jurgen Fuchs (174); 5, T.ohru Ukawa (142); 6. Luis diAntin (138): 7. NobualSU Aold (105); 8, Tetsuya Harada (104/1 win); 9. Jean-Philippe Ruggia (91): 10. Luca Boscoscuro (62); 11. (TIE) Jurge.n van den Goorbergh/Takeshi Tsujimura (56); 13. EskU Suter (55); 14. Cristiano Migliorati (50); 15. Regis Laconi (43). FINAL 500cc WORLD C'SHIP POINT STANOlNGS (Aftrr 15 of 15 rounds): 1. Michae.l Dooh~m (309/8 wins); 2. Alex Criville (245/2 wins); 3. Luea CadaJora (168/2 wins); 4. Alex Barros (158); 5. Norifumi Abe (148): 6. Scott Russell (133); 7. Tadayuld Okada (132); 8. Carlos Checa (124./1 win): 9. Jean-MkheJ Bayle (110); 10, Lons Capirossi (98/1 win); 11. Alberto Puig (93); 12. Shinkhi ltoh (77); 13. Kenny Roberts Jr. (69): 14. Juan BoIja (34); 15. Frederic Prota' (32~ .cars," 'he said, ~We need to be sure th~t it is cial'offef'to jOin the ca~100 percent reli~ble..o . ' tro/ Honda World Super. , '.' ., ,bike team, ·strong rumors -!,Iberto Puig's surge!\' in the Uniteenl that. . .' '. • Walkinshaw Racing rather than his exc.!usive wanted ina five-ho~roperation." .'.. tReY would be running T-roy'Coner andJ.u,ca ,Brave Ulster nder .Jeremy McWllhams. property. "The concept is ours, but the' final . ~ra in a factory. sat/!!lite team next sea- shruggecfoff the palO ~f a senous hand Injury to design and. engineeriog is theirs," he said. "We Mot~rcY'?le'jqumalists .from all over l,he ...,.orld son. It seems that .Gadalora has not.yet signed _ . ta~e-part 10 the Austrahan ~GP, In an effort to are in it.logether. There are a lot.of real30ns why' gathered at Eastern Creek tE> test the"HRC . .orie 're8~on bein·g. the tea'm's possiQle u'!e ·of.. g.a!n th~ 'PO,nts he' needs to "\II!, the IRT~ a three-cylinder· is attractive. I don't think the" machines - Michael Doohan's V-four:. Tadayuki. bunlop' .Iires· - though Dunlop unequivocally pnvateer s cup' frer-; fit:Sf.'in .' Queensland, where tie' is treatment for HQ.:.aa.is·starting ~s ?sOee t~\ing prog';';"'~rly . and 'the II]d0nesian round shifted from tlle start , Britain then. I~ler pmb.ablY in Australia. He' the troublesOme left Wrist injury that spoiled his, . for next year, WIth prototype. 1997 machines. on' of ·the .year to' the ·finish. The Chinese race has · 'expected. to have ....n-MicW sayle and·his .:entire racing season·. His place .on the Lucky' track only· days ,afte:. the ~nd of the ~easo~. prol/lslonal/Y schedulect 'for Aug~st '3, .with ~on ~en ..y. 'Robe.rts .Jr. as' riders, th049h· Strike 'Suzuki team was taken by' fo~er GP . fIaIf ............ and Jacque will test the B'razil and Argentina .also· pencilecj in 'for the "contra,ct,; ar,e not in place yet." He. adl)1,itted . racer anlt new. Australian Snperbike Cl)ampiori· .bikes on the. W~ after fastem Creek:a!, . dates. IRJA chief executive Paul Butler will. that the time schedule' \llias· snort, but that was Pet,er' Goddarl1, who 'had' tbe difficolt job c;>f re- . the·Austratlan Clnc~it. .We are really .plea.sed,. inspect:the Zuha; c,ncuit outside Beijing after the · beyc;>"d h,is control. "W~'ve been th'iniling aliaut. adapting to ,j. two-s'troJ season. Proposals' for. next Year's r·5, would go ahead With my negotiations' with·'Vama-. bl.ke with the old, in,similar tmck conditions, . race <:areridar start the' season in Malaysia on . ha 'at, th'e end of last,year." he Said, As for. the .' .Scott·R.......;•. ~nii.tutU 'was ·c1o.uded rather than ~ow, the track .will be'in a' few' April, f'3, With the Jl!panese OP one.weeK later.. split with Yamaha, :1 'think they're as glad t!" see .. in even'more-eonrusiontlt Eastern'Creek'- with a ' .months. We ~e not so. mucn loolikes .and try a,nd win that one again."· work with. . . 12: :. . '~e. 'can hav~ ,a redesign and get· it fixed.. After . ~aid ~he rider, Georgi.a, ~ho at: 32. 'is' . . .., : . '. . . ':. .' . . , , yea"'pf shouting at Yamaha for stuff, then wait, .inevitably t!le end of a career J;l)at beget)'. ,Biaggl1S. nOw .almost to stay WIth ' .. Dutcb ' ; 25 'rider' ' ing, unti\.they:re ready, 'lhat will be' different. On~' late,r than, most: He .~as rejeCted an offer from ·Apriloa In 1997, now thaI an his plans for·moving. Ihe Avstralian Grand .prix: 'bul will return riext · of the .big things ,about the whOle py.oject is ·t!\at '. Elf-to ricle. its:GP tnachil)6, but it is nat imposSi- .' to the sao.cc class or 9/lttiri g a works.25Occ as a.-team managec-- with high. hOPes' or.rac· it will be mine.', Testing might. begin ,late ·in· ble tha't-Suzuki's'plan' for a .three-rider team mily . ,Honda are. 10 tatters. ~ ~'expected to return ing in tlle 500cC :class. °t, will definitely have a November,. bur they wou~d hav~ t~ achieve relia- ,still C?me about. In' which C$S8 he'd 'be a pAme·. directly to Italy after the Austrahan to sognup . '12,5 '""try, and J'm hoPing to run 'a .V-twin 'HOnda ·blhty on th.e bench first .There s a safety .factor: . candidate 10 stay with the Lucky Strike, team. . with the ·factory, 1I(ld' will thUll. be obliQlld to ride.. ·it> the SODs·as ....ell. .\ know vYho'.the riders' will be involved i.n. motor~yc'.'ng that~s differ-e'ot .from Against ,this. 'uncertaintY are an'imprOvecj 6nan: WIth deadly. rival T ets!JYll ~arada as tea"."""'te... " ~ I can"t tell an~ 'yet • . Br iaf Iy-=-=-.:~ ••.• t,hn:e rac- or ~: ~id "re ~ be ~. ~ext 'i~ receiving new: t>een. same .. or we're . comfortable from nea~ng ~ ~I)' ~ Ik.d.;n~ ,~~tiredafl~r .,yea,. GI'

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