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Both Co lin Edwards II (45) and Scott Russell (44) struggled at the A1 Ring ; neither ri der broke into the top five. Assen, a circu it w hich has always been good tome." Chili w as th e las t man on th e ro strum, finishing so me d istance behind the lead duo. "I am happy wi th third, but the bike was chattering a n aw ful lot out the re," Chili said . "And at the end of the race I had the impression that the engine started to lose power . Still, I hope to go to Sugo as one of the five rid ers still having a chan ce to take the title." . C ors er fi n is he d fifth , just b eh ind [Yanagawa. I "I had m y mech an ics bu ild a fresh eng ine in the bik e I used for the things that we nt wrong," Corser said . "In the .second race, I could stay in the d ra ft of the others for a while, but then the rear started to go off and [ found tha t I was u na ble to get ba ck on the gas to keep with Aaron and Carl. It's a pity because I no ticed that Aaron w a sn ' t mov ing much faster tha n I was through the corners a nd I' m sure I could ha ve 'stayed wi th him till the end . The next rou nd is Ass en , wher e .I usually go w ell, so we w ill ju s t ha v e to wai t and s e e h o w thin gs work out for the cha mp ionship." Goddard fini shed eighth, after hav ing sw itched to a diff er ent Dunlop tire compound for race two. "I had a great start, but then fou nd I could not quite s tay w ith th e fas test guys . Once I settled in to a race rhythm, 1 was pretty happy," the Australian said . In th e late stages of th e ra ce, God dard was locked in battle wit h Gregorio Lavilla and Wh itham and was po ised to mount an a ttack for eighth place wh en he was forced to back off. "I th ought I hea rd a na sty engine n oise an d had to ea se off to save the en gine," Goddard sa id . "In th e en d I must have been mi st aken, because we fou nd nothing wro ng wi th the bike." Edwards finished in a disappointing ninth pla ce after tire trouble agai n hampered his progress. "I d on 't know wh ere we we nt wro ng this week end, but it did go wro ng," said a d ejected Edwa rds . "The rear tire just wasn't working - same as the first race but it is all over now . I'm d own to fifth in ,the champ io ns hip a nd right no w 1 just want to p u t this w eek end behind me and look forward to so me success at Assen next Su nday." Ru ss e ll fini s hed 11 th after a lo ne:some race , well beh ind Hodgson, and eq u a ll y fa r in fron t of h is teamm at e Haga . "The tires weren't grea t bu t the real rea son w as, the bik e is d own o n top speed," Russell sa id . "It jus t d oesn't like trac ks lik e this . Th e bik e w a s fee li ng go od and I' ve go t a lo t of confidence with it. We made so me p rog ress from la styear but not enough. I ca n rid e it hard but there it was to no avail. 1 want to g~ to Assen, where the tu rns suit the bike and I can-really go for it. I'v e only go t tw o ro u nds , left th is sea son to ge t ano ther good resu lt and 1 think Assen will be the one for me." l~ A1-Ring Zeltweg , Austria Results: Aug ust 30, 1998 (Round 10 of 12) Q UALIFYIN G: 1. Aa ron Slig ht (1:30.340); 2. Akira Yana gawa O:30.7 32}; 3. Iam es Wh itha m 0 :30.847>; 4. Troy Corse r (l :30.939); 5. Pier-Fra ncesco C hili (1 :31.217); 6. Ca rl Foga rty (1 :31.284); 7. Ne il Hodgson (1 :31.560); 8. Peter Go d d ar d (1 :31.568); q. Col in Edwards II (1 :31.754); 10 . A nd re a s Mt'kl au O :3 1.8 18 ); 11. Sco t t Ru s s ell 0 :31.856); 12. No riy u ki Ha ga 0 :32.058); 13. G rego rio Laville 0 :32.153); 14. Ales sa ndro Gra mig ni 0 :33.599); IS. Er kk a Ko rp iaho 0 :35 .053); 16. Lu ci o Pc d c rcinl 0 :35.263 ); 17. Mario Inn a mo ra ti 0 :33.883 ); 18. Igor Je r~an 0:33.9 13); 19. A nd re w Strou d (1:34.274); 20. Ma n fre d Ka in z 0:36.374) ; 2 1. Jo ha n n wolfs te ine r 0 :36.610); 22. Ge mot Sza kolczai 0 :36.645); 23. Fred eri c Prot at 0 :36.756); 24. Gerha rd Est erer (l :36.871); 25. C h ris tian Zai ser (l :37. 139); 26. Sebest lan Vitz th u m 0 :37.440); 27. Jiri Mrk y v ka ( 1:3 7.6 19 ); 28. O s s i Ni eder kirc hcr 0 :37.913); 29. Ali Cuctto uche (1:38.409); 30. Vladi mi r Karban (1:38.687); 31. Fra nz Mundspe rgcr 0 :38 .764) ; 32 . Ernst Sc h ulle r 0 :41.1(2); 33 . A nton Rechbc rgcr (1 :41.327). RAC E ON E: 1. Aa ro n Slig h t (H o n }: 2. Pi erFran cesco Chili (Due); 3. Ca rl Fogarty (Dud; 4. Aki ta Yanaguwa {Ka w) : 5. [am es Wh ith a m (Su z) : 6. Tr o y Co rser (D ud ; 7 . Coli n Edwa rds 11 ( H u n ); 8 . Neil Ho dg son (Kaw): 9. Noriyuki Haga (Ya m) ; to . Pet e r Goddard (Suz); 11. Gregor io La vill a (Dud; 12. Sco tt R u s ~dl (Yam ): 13. Alessa ndro G ra mig nt (D ue) ; 14. And reas Me klau (Due); 15.·lgo r Jerm an (K.1W); 16. Lucio Ped c rcini (Dud; 17. Erkka Korpiaho (Kaw) : 18. M.lriO In na rno ra f (Kaw) : 19. Jo han n W o l f~ h...i ne r (K.1W); 20. Ge r ha rd Este re r (Kaw): 21. Jiri M rkyvka (Hon): 22. Cc mot Sza ko lczai (Kaw) : 23. Vlad imir Karbon (Suz); 24. Ossi Nied cr ki rche r (Suz) ; 25. Ali G uc tto uche (K,lW ); 26. Fra nz Mund s pc rger (Kawl . Ti me: 38 min., 3.873 ~"C . D ista nce : 25 la ps, 66.929 mi ll'S Average speed: 105.496 m ph M a rgin of victo ry: 1.155 St.'C. Fastest lap: Pier -Fra nce sco 0 1iIi, 1:30.447/106.557 m p h RACE TWO: I. Aa ron Slight (Hen) : 2. ea rl Fog a rty (Due); 3. Pier-F ra ncesco Chili (Dud; 4. Aki ra Yanagawa (Kaw) : 5. TN y CON..·r(Dud; 6. Ja mes Whit ham (Suz ): 7. Gregorio Laville (Dud; 8. Peter Goddard (Suz ); 9. Coli n Ed war ds II (Hun); 10. Neil Hod gso n (Kaw) : 11. Sco tt RU ~ ~'11 (Ya rnl, 12. Noriyuki Hagn (Yam); 13. And reas Mekla u (Due) ; 14. Alessandro Gramigni (Due); 15. Igo r jerma n (Kaw): 16. Erkka Kor piaho ( K.1W); 17. Johann Wo lfstei ne r (Kaw) : 18 . Ge r ha rd Estc rc r (Kaw): 19. Cemot Sza kolcz ai IKaw) : 20. Oss i Nicderktrchc r (5uz) ; 21. Ali C uetto uche (Ka w). Ti me : 3~ mi n., 3.213 sec . Distan ce: 25 la p~, 66.929 miles Ave nge speed: 105.529 m ph Margin of victo ry: 0.181 sec . Fastest la p: Troy Co rse r, 1:30.276 /106.758 mph W OR LD SUP E RB I K E CHAMP IONSH IP I' OI N T STANDINCS (Ailer 10 of 12 mu nds): 1. Troy COTS\'r (296.5/2 w ins); 2. Aaro n Slig ht (295/ 4); 3. earl Fogarty (277 .5/2); 4. Pie r-Fr a nce sco Ch ili (26 4.5 / 4) ; 5. Co lin Edwa rd s II (249 .5 /3); 6. Noriy u ki Ha g u (2 17 / 4) ; 7. A kira Yana gawa (158); 8. James Whit ham (50); 9. Peter Codda rd (124); 10. Scott Ru, ,,,,11 (108.5). Upcoming Rounds: Round 11 - Asse n, Holland, September 6 Round 12 - Sugo. Japan, October 4 15

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