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or in th e mid dl e lik e him (Roberts). I had an id ea of what I wanted to do and it all wo rked out. 1 ha d a reall y good tim e racing with Kurtis ou t there." Nicky Hayden, mean while, was content to follow the two battling Suzukis of Crevier an d Prid more, wit h Pridmore e ve n tu a lly crashing out. From the re, CN Hayden rode alo ne to the title. Pikes Peak International Raceway Foun tain , Colorado Results: September 19 600cc SU PERSPORT FINAL: 1. Aaro n Ya tes (Kaw): 2. Tommy Ha yden (Yam) ; 3. Kurtis Ro berts (Hon): 4. Ste ve C re vier < uz); 5. N ick y Hayd en (Han ); 6. Eric 5 Bostrom (Httn); 7. Steve Rapp (Suz): 8. Tom Kipp (Suz): 9. Da mo n Buckma ster (5u7.); 10. Rich Qliv l..'r (Yam); 11. Brian Pa rr iott (He n): 12. Jos h Ha yes (Suz ): 13. Pa u l Harrell (Ya m ); 14. Roger Let' Ha yd en (Suz): 15. Mark Ju nge (K .1w); 16. Jose ph Gill (Kaw): 17. C hris Rankin (Hen ): 18. Jes s Roed er (Yam); 19. Stu art Stratton (Yam ); 20. Rober t Christm a n (Y.1m); 21. Mark Led esma (Ka w ): 22. Stephen Wand s (Kaw) : 23. Stev e Laszko (He n): 24. .. Ma rtin Sims (Ya m ); 25. ja red Kapoor (Ya m); 26. Buck Bla ir (Ka w} : 27. Scu tt jensen (Hu n); 2H. Bob Las zko (H e n ). • Time: 27 min ., 41.4-73 sec. Dis tan ce: 291ilps, 37.7 miles Average Spee d: 82.629 mph Margi n of victory: 1.250 Sl' C. A M A 600« SU PE RS POR T SE R IES POI NT STAN D INGS (After 12 of 12 ro un ds ): 1. Nicky Hayd en (372/5 win s) ; 2. Tomm y Ha yd e n (364 / 3); 3. Kur tis Robe rts (300); 4. Jami e Hacking (285/ 2); 5. Aa ron Yates (268/1); 6. Jos h Ha yes (267); 7. Steve Cre vie r (262); 8. Ste ve Ra pp (236); 9 . Eric Bos tro m (226); 10 . Jas o n Prid mo re (221); 11. Bria n Parriott ( 95); 12. To m Kipp ( 92); 13. Rich Oliver (69); 14. Sean Kow alski (61); 15. Jake Zemke 03M) . A MAlLockhart P hillips U A7 Supersport S 50cc Series;Round 1 ikes Peak In fl Raceway 1:P terna IUpp finishes in style By Paul Ca rruthers Photo by Henny Ray Abrams FOUNTAIN, CO, SEPT. 18 om Kipp wasn't the fas test rider in practice. He wasn' t the fastest rid er in qua lifying. And he may not have eve n been the fas tes t rid er in the race. But fittingl y, th e most d ominant rider in the 750cc Supersport Series ended his season wit h a victory. O n a wa rm a nd su n ny da y in Co lora do, the Chapa rra l Suz uki rider cul mina ted his championshi p-winning sea so n wit h a gu tsy perform anc e that saw him come out on to p of a scra p that last ed from green light to chec kered flag . Sta rting fro m the second row, Kip p go t away w it h one as he Clearly jum ped the start to get to the first comer in third place . No ha rm, no fou l, an d no stopa nd-go p en a lt y for Kip p , who d idn ' t waste mu ch tim e pu shi ng and shoving his way to the front of the pack. " I wa s creeping fo rwa rd and I' d watched all the starts tod ay, and usu ally they were about the same," Kipp sa id of his s tart. "This time it jus t d ragged on a nd on a nd on. I was ro lli ng forward and eve ntually I had to shu t off. I was conce rned . I thou gh t it might be a short race . I go t a goo d start. I' m not go ing to lie, it d efini tely helped, but it' s not like I go t to tu rn one ahea d of everybody else. My lap s were faster than wha t I'd qua lified, faster than wha t I'd p racticed - I felt I deserved to ru n u p fro n t. I don' t feel too bad abo u t it." But th e victory d idn 't come easily . Kipp wa s cons ta ntly hou nd ed by Ricci Motorsports' Jimmy Moore, until Moo re cra s hed on th e 21s t lap . Th en Kip p ' s team mate Dam on Buckmaster took over the chase an d he hou nd ed Kipp all the T w ay to th e finish, giving th e firs t-year team its first one-two finish of the season. . "I was tryi ng to make up for a cru mm y w eekend ," Kip p sa id. " I ha ven ' t b een go ing ve ry well o n tha t b ike a ll wee ke n d long . We we re s ta r ting t o ma ke so me head way on the se tu p, but Damon had a mu ch faster pa ce all weekend and I knew it wou ld be very diffi cu lt to beat h im tod a y . Once I go t a g o o d s t a r t, I fe lt th at as lo n g a s h e wasn ' t leading ... well, th a t was m y bigges t fear. All th ese guys were ru nni ng stro ng . Eve ryon e I wa s racing wit h w as fas ter th an m e in qu a lifyin g a nd faster than me in practice. I knew I had a g oo d bi ke se tu p . We mad e so me big cha nges and the very last time we went ou t it starte d feeling pretty goo d . I just rode really har d and really agg ress ively. I just did my best to be aggressive." . Buckmaster' s race also didn' t lack in difficu lt y. Despite s tarti ng fro m po le, Buckm aster m uffed the start and ended the firs t lap just insid e the top 10. He then we n t to work. Method icall y. The Australian took his time and knifed his way through the pack until he was finallyon the tail en d of the Moore and Kipp ba ttle. Then he just sat and watched, finally seeing Moo re throw it away. "He was kind of rid ing on the edge a little bit for the amo unt of laps we had to go . I was just kind of content to sit be hi nd and wa tch it for a little while. Tom wasn't making half the mist a kes that Jim m y Moore was ma king, and I thought th a t he migh t go down if he tried to keep tha t pace up. He wa s trying to shove it under Tom a few times an d I thou ght it was a risky move. I wa s just ha ppy to sit back and take away a few mo re laps because I need ed to cool m y tires. I wanted to ge t arou nd Jim my as quick as I could, bu t not go as hard as he was. Unf ortuna tely, he we n t d own . Tha t' s bad lu ck fo r hi m beca u se he' s been rid ing qui te well this yea r." From there , Bu ck ma s ter did a ll he cou ld to pass his teamma te, .bu t there wasn't anywhere to d o it. He settled for second pla ce. . "I haven't really go t any major complaints," Buckmas ter said . "I ma de a bit of a faux pas off th e line. I hol esh ott ed the last two races an d I really thou gh t I wou ld hol esh o t thi s o ne, a nd it was prob abl y t he m o st cru ci al one to holesh ot. Unfortu na tely, I d idn ' ~. I got s tuc k behind a few slower guys and it took a lot of energy and a lot of tire to d o th at , bu t fortunately I got aro u nd them before the end . I had to chase Tom d ow n and it was hard work. He' s the National Cham pion, so it' s not go ing to be easy. Tom rod e really good . I tried to d o it in a couple of com ers there, bu t I just d id n' t have it. "T ra ff ic wa s b ad ," Bu ck ma s te r ad d ed . "O n a 1.3-m il e tra ck, y ou' re going to have a lot of traffic. Espe cially in a Supersport class, where it' s quite a fu ll grid. It was tou g h. Tr yin g to get around those guys ~as difficult. There's only like tw o or thr ee co rne rs to d o it, and tha t's if yo u don't make a mis take try ing to ge t around them ." . Third ult imately we n t to 1-800-Cycle Gea r's Jak e Ze m ke, w ho wrapped up . seco nd in the title chase wi th the resu lt. Ze m ke go t th e best of a six-rider d uel for third that eve ntua lly whittled d own to jus t him and Hooters' Suzu ki's Jam ie Bowman. In the end , Zemke go t the spo t - his seven th podium finish of the 11race season. "I got a grea t start off the line, and I think Tom (Kipp) was the first guy to go . by me goi ng down the back s tra ig ht away," Zemke said. "I kind of struggled ge tting my bike setup all weekend, and I think it s howed in the ra ce. To m a nd Damon were bot h ab le to pull away from me easily. It was a lon g race and there was a lot of attrition, a lot of guys going d own out the re. It's a really tight track and wit h 29 laps you've really got to keep your head abou t yo u - keep your wits about you. In a race that long, it's easy to lose your conce ntratio n, especia lly on a tra ck lik e thi s w he re yo u reall y don't have any time to rest. All in all, I'm really • happy wi th my season and this race. Six podi ums in a row - the on ly wa y I'd be any happier is if I'd have won one." Bowman end ed the dav fou rth, clear of 4&6 Racing's Jam es Randolp h, Olathe Suzuki 's Sha ne Cla rke, Valvolin e EMGO Su zuki's Grant Lopez , th e rem ounted Moo re , and 1-800-Cycle Gear' s Rog er Lee Hayd en . H oot ers' Suzu ki's Mario DuHam el filled the top 10. CN • Chapa rra l Suzuki teammates Tom Kipp (16) and Damon Buckmaster (147) were this close for the final laps of the 750cc Supersport fina l. Kipp, who had already cl inc hed the tille, took the win , with Buckmaster finishing second. Pikes Peak International Raceway Fountain , Colorado Resu lts: September 18, 1999 7SO SUPERs rO RT FI NAL: 1. To m Kipp (5uz); 2. cc Dam on Buckm aster (Suz); 3. Jake Zemke (S uz ); 4. Jam ie Bowman (Su z ): 5. James Ran dolp h (Su z); 6. Sha n e C la r ke (Su z) : 7. Gran t Lop ez (Su z): 8. Jim m y Moo re (Su z): 9. Roger Lee Ha y d en (Suz ); to. Mario Du l-iame l (Suz): 11. Cha rles Ch ouinard (Su z): 12. Iohn Ha ne r (Su z): 13. Davi d Dup rey (Suz): 14. Da nn y Har t Jr. (Suz ): 15. Ryan Bur ke (Suz): 16. Rand.111 Me nne nga (Suz); 17. Justin Savag e (Suz); 18. Dennis Burke (Suz): 19. Steve Lasz ko (Ho n): 20. Rory Palmer (Suz ); 2 1. Nick Daniels (Yam); 22. Kevin Ca rte r (Yam); 23. j am e [essen (Suz ): s 24. Je remy C hisu m (Suz) : 25. Davi d Ortega (Suz): 26. Sco tt Jense n (H an ); 27. Bria n Koppen (Suz ): 28. Brian Pa rri ott (He n ): 29. George St. John tSuz): 30. josep h Gill (Ka w ): 3 1. Jared Kapoor (Ya m) ; 32. Anthony Dora n (H e n): 33. Er ic Ercl ing H.' Ug:O (Suz ): 34. Jess Roeder (Yam ). Time: 28 min ., 3.621 sec . D istan ce. 291.,ps, 38. 15 m ill'S Average Sp eed: 81.543 mph Margin of Victory: 0.207 sec. A MA 75 0cc SU PE RS POR T SE RIES POI N T STAND INGS (After 11 o f 11 roun d s ~ : 1. Tom Kipp (344 / 6 w ins ); 2. ja ke Ze mke (288); 3. j im my Moor e (:!74); 4. Gran t Lopez (252/ 2); 5. M.. ric Du l-lamel (247); a 6. Jam es Rand olph (2:\4); 7. Iami c Bowman (228); 8. To mm y Ha yd e n (214/ 1); 9. Bria n Pa rr iott 0 86}; to. Rich a rd Ale xa nd e r Jr. (183) ; 11. Da mo n Buckmast er 0 50 /1); 12. jos h Hayes 0 47/ 1); 13.-Iohn jacobi (128); 14. joseph Gill (119); 15. Roger Lee Hayden (118)' AMAlMazda250Cc G P rand rixSeries R 10: P PeakInterna l Raceway ound ikes tiona Sands. storm By Heimy Ray Ab rams FOUNTAIN,CO,SEPT. 19 t ha s not been the best of years for Rolan d Sands . . Inju red in a spill at the first race of th e sea so n in Daytona back in Mar ch, and again shortly af ter he re tu rned to racin g at mi d-season, the Perfo rma nce Machin es rider has bee n prevented from showing wh y he carries the number-one I 13

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