Cycle News - Archive Issues - 1990's

(Left) Derek King (990) leads Greg Ess er (96) in the ch icane en route to his win in the Expert Lightweight Grand Prix. Esser crashed on the final lap while running second. (Below) Woman racer Katja Poensgen of Germany won the Grand Prix Singles race on her Ducati 572. Ave rage speed: 104.535 m ph . Marg in of vic tory: 28.337 sec. A MA TEU R LIG HTWEI GHT G RA N D PRIX: 1. Steve Ree ves (H en ): 2. Jeff Mit chell (Yam); 3. Jocelin Veill e u x (Yam) ; 4. Ma r k Ro zema (Su z): 5. G rego r y A vella (Bue). A MATEU R M ID D LEW EIGHT SUPE R BI KE: 1. Edwar d Ho sack (Yam); 2. Tim Coc hra n (H en): 3. Geoff Ma y (Ha n ); 4. Robert M ich a el (Hen): 5. Br yce Lawmaster (Hen). Time: 13 min., 54.043 sec. D ista nc e: 7 laps, 25 miles . Av erage speed: 107.563 mph . Ma rgi.n of victory: 15.242 sec. EXPERT MIDD LEWEI GHT SU PER BIKE: 1. Erie Woo d (Kaw) : 2. Sha ne Pri eto (Yam ); 3. Michael Luke (Yam ); 4. Steve John son (Yam); 5. Jim Lest er (Han). Ti me: 13 min., 54.043 sec. Dis ta nce : 7 laps, 25 miles . Average spee d: 107.563 mph. Mar gin of victory: 15.242 sec. A MAT EUR S UP ER T WIN S : 1. Da mon Pa tt o n (Suz): 2. w« Pogue (Due); 3. Cha rles Wa lker (Due); 4. Keith Sanderson (D ue): 5. Kevin No rris (Suz). EXP ERT S U PE RT W INS : 1. T homa s Fo ur ni e r (D ue); 2. Ma rc Underberg (Du d ; 3. Do ugla s C ros s (Due); 4. Ph ilip pe Kost ezer (Suz ): 5. Jason 0 ' Ami co (Due) . Time : 14 rnin., 5.270 sec . D is ta nce : 7 1aps, 25 miles . A verage s pee d : 106.134 mph. Margin of victo ry: 22.072 sec. M ii E ~ o Z 16 then fell into wha t appeared to be a safe third u nti l some late-race drama. Micha el d rafted by Coc hran for the lead at the start-finish line ending the th ir d la p . Seve n wou ld r emain and Mi cha e l wou ld le a d them a ll, with ' Cochran in his w ake th e entire time, waiting for the run to the flag where he hoped to capitalize on his position . It nearly worked, especially when they hit the chicane. Th ere was' a lapp ed r id er in th e wrong pl ace fo r th e lead ers and th ey both nea rly ran off the track. Coming to the stripe they we re sid e by side, with Mich ael on the upside for the win . "T ha t was a close one rig h t the re , es pecially co ming into th e ch ica ne," Michael said . "My back whee l cam e up in the air going in to it." Michael credited his success with a gearing cha nge hjs tea m mad e la te in the day. "Looks like it worked," he said. Michael was aga in in the right place at the righ t time in the Ama teur Lightweight Sp ortsman race, a nd gr id ded and flagged off just beh ind the Expe rt Lig h tw eig h t Sports ma n . The Fayet teville, North Carolina, rid er was at the he a d of th e Amateu r Lig h tweight Sportsman field w hen the race was red flagged, an d called official, on the sixth of seven laps. Because the en tire field hadn't completed the fifth lap, the race wa s scored from the end of the fou rth, the last one everyone had completed . Regardless of th e le ngth , Michael w a s clearly bes t in cl ass, r idin g hi s Kawasaki EX540 twin to a comfortable lead over the Harley-Davidson 1200 of Guy Edwa rds . Wh e n the ra ce was called , Michael had wo rked his way into th ird overall , wi th on ly two Experts ahea d of him. Michael also took a third in the Amateu r GT Lig h ts , finis hing beh in d Jeff Mi tc he ll an d M ark Roze ma . He was fourth in th e Amateu r Midd leweight Superbike, won in a ro mp by Edward Hosack, the lone Yama ha R-6 in front of a quartet of Hondas. H os a ck a lso wo n the A ma te u r Heav yweight Su persport, the first race run on Sunday morn ing. He won it from the fro nt, lead ing all the way and takin g a second a lap from the field , winni ng by 7.951 seconds. "I ke pt on thin kin g they were righ t behind me ," the Fort Lau d erdale, Flori- da , resi dent said. "I just kept my head down and hau led ass. 1wasn't expec tin g this at all. Thi s is my first year of racing ." Triuillus Lewis and ProFab Motor cycle Serv ice's Joseph Capelli fought over secon d for the second half of the ra ce with the order changing tw ice on th e final lap - with Lew is getting the nod to nudge Capelli at the stri pe. Mich ael Cu sano took back fourth on the final lap from Steve Young. In addition to finishing second to Micha el, Tim Coch ra n was also the runner -up to Hosack in the Am ate ur Middleweight Superbike race . His best work came in a few other classes, the Amateur Midd leweight Gran d Prix an d the Amateur Middleweigh t Super sport. Coch ran bolted from the third row to ta k e th e lea d in t he A ma te u r M id dl ewe ight GP on his Honda CBR600 and va nis hed. When he finally got away it was posthaste and certain. At the end of th e seve n -la p , 25-mil e ra ce , h e h a d 12.292 seconds in hand . "Finally," Cochran sai d , relieved at win ni ng afte r his pair of seconds . "I ca n ' t b eli e ve' it. 1 jus t p u t m y h e a d down. The plan was to get away in fron t a nd b r e a k away from the draft. It wo rked ." The con test for second wasn' t as clear cut wi th three rid ers taking turns in the spot, Page Ga things the last of the thr ee and th e one in fro nt at the che ckered fla g . Ed Cobb was a close th ird with Michael Cusa no nea rby in fourth. Cochra n's win in the Amateur Mid d le w ei ght Supers p o rt was equ a lly autho ritative. Cochran led the first start, which was red-flagge d, then led the second start an d every lap thereafte r. Th ere wasn't a lot of do ubt abo ut this one, and Coch ran had his second win. Second we nt to Migu el Angel Pena, 10.184 seconds behind Cochran at th e end of the seven-lap, 25-mile race . Pena was well clear of th ird pl ace, the spo t which first three, then two riders foug ht over to the flag. Pa ge Gat hings took th e show p osition a t the end jus t in fro n t of Bryce Lawrnaster. eN Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Results: October 22·24, 1999 • AM ATE UR GTO: 1. Robert Go udy (Suz) : 2. Pa ge Ga thin gs (Suz): 3. Adam Swctlcw (Yam) ; 4. Tr iuillus Lewi s (Suz ); 5. John Stapleton (Yam). T ime: 29 min., 31.382 sec . D istan ce: 14 1Jps , 50 miles . Average speed: 101.290 mph. Ma rgi n of victo ry: 32.221 sec. A MATE UR GT LIGH T S: 1. Jeff Mitchell (Yam); 2. Mark Rozem a (Suz); 3. Robert Michael (Kaw ), 4. Pe ter Friedman (Suz ); 5. Jon Evers (Ya m). Dis ta nce: 9 laps , 32.04 miles . EXPE RT GT LI G HTS: 1. Jaso n Cl a y (Yam ); 2. Da vid Doe (S uz ); 3. Brian Surtees (Ya m) ; 4. Ju sti n Garvin (Suz): 5. Sherry Dowling (Kaw ). ' Ti me : 29 rnin., 38.750 St..C. D ist an ce: 9 la ps; 32.04 miles . Average spe ed: 64.846 m ph . Margin of vict ory: 0.284 sec. EXPE RT GT O: 1. Dav id McGra th (Suz); 2. Mi ke Cicrotto (Suz ); 3. Scott Died rich (Yam); 4. Josh ua Kurt Hayes (Suz) : 5. Randa ll Menneng a (Suz ). Ti me : 29 min., 42.269 sec . Distance: 15 laps , 53.4 miles. .Average speed: 107.863 mph. Margin of victory: 0.258 sec . AMATEUR CTU: 1. Ro bert Michael (Han ); 2. Tim Cochra n (Han); 3. Page Gat hings (H an); 4. Jason Gray (Suz): 5. Bo Shy (Yam). b . Ti me: 28 min., 58.486 sec . Dista nce : 10 laps, 35.6 miles. Ave rage s pee d: 73.719 m ph . Ma rgin of victory: 0.005 sec . Ex r ERT CTU: 1. Jo h n H o pkin s (Su a) : 2. Owen Weichel (He n) : 3. Jim Les ter (Ha n); 4. Micha e l Luke (Yam); 5. Brian Liven good (Yam). Time: 30 min., 6.597 sec. Di stan ce: 15 la ps , 53.4 miles . A vera ge spee d: 106.410 mph. M arg in of victory: 0.205 sec. AMATEU R HEA VYWE IGHT SU PE R BI KE : 1. Raife Snov er (Suz ); 2. Robert Go udy (Suz ): 3. Triu illus Lewis (Suz ): 4. Pa ge Ga things (Suz) : 5. Mari o Ma rtin (Suz) . Time: 14 min., 35.190 sec. D ista nce : 7 laps , 25 miles. Average speed: 102.506 mph . M argi n of vic tory : 1.090 sec. UN LIM ITE D GR AND PRIX: 1. Da vid McG rat h (Suz) : 2. Jo hn Ho pkins (Suz); 3. Jos hua Hayes (Suz): 4. Scotty Died rich (Ya m); 5. Rich Co nlcel li (Suz). Time: 13 min., 44.552 sec. D istan ce. 7 lap s, 25 miles. Average speed: 108.801 m ph . Margin of vic tory: 0.626 sec . EXPERT LIGHTWEI GHT G RAND PR IX: 1. Derek King (He n): 2. Sha ne Breeding (Ya m); 3. Ma rk Ledesma (Suz): 4. Je ffr e y Wood (Ya m) ; 5. Geoffrey Maloney (Yam) . Tim e: 14 min., 18.200 St..>C. Di eran cee 7 laps , 25 miles . AMATE U R LI GHTW EIGHT SPORTS MA N : 1. Robert M ichael (Kaw): 2. Guy Edwards (H-D); 3. Dean H a gemann (H -D); 4. St ev e n Sh au l (Ya m ); 5 . Roger Coyle (Suz). EXPERT LIG HTWEI GH T S PO RTS MAN : 1. Fra nk Str o man (Ka w); 2. She r ry D owling (Kaw): 3. Ga len Miller (MuZ) ; 4. Colin Ne w ma n (Kaw): 5. Alista ir Smith (Kaw). EXPE RT U NLI M ITE D SUPERSPO RT : 1. Jo hn H opki ns (Sua): 2. Sco tt Di edrich (Ya m); 3. Timo thy Bemisderfer (y am ); 4. Ste ve Joh nso n (Yam); 5. Brandon Bashore (Suz) . Ti me: 13 min., 50.319 sec . D istan ce: 7 laps, 25 miles . Average speed: 108.045 mph. Margin of victory : 0.620 sec . A MA TEU R UNLI M ITE D S U PE RS PO RT : 1. Joseph Capelli (Suz): 2. Triuillus Lewis (Suz): 3. Robert Gou dy (Suz) : 4. Da mo n Patton (Suz) : 5. Ra ife Snover (Suz ). A MATEUR LIGHTWEI GHT SU P ERS PO RT : I. Dean Ha geman n (H -D); 2. Peter Fried man (Suz ); 3. John Linder (Ya m) ; 4. Jon Eve rs (Yam) ; 5. Mic hael Ditu ri (Suz). EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT SUPE RSPORT: I. Justi n Ga rvi n (Sm:); 2. Cha rles Buse (Suz); 3. Paul Ne tters tro m (Suz): 4. Ed Key (Suz ): 5. Robert Fisher (Suz ). G RA ND PRIX SINGLES: 1. Katja Poen gsen (Due) ; 2. Jerry Wood (Due) ; 3. Galen Miller (MuZ) ; 4. Willard Ivins (He n): 5. Jon ath an Val lainco urt (He n). T ime: 15 min ., 47.933 soc. D istance: 7 laps, 25 miles. Av erage speed: 94.640 mph. Marg in of vi cto ry: 5.00 sec . EXPERT HEAVYWEIG HT SPO RTS MA N: 1. Ma rk Lede sma (Suz): 2. Jo hn Long (Du e); 3. Don al d Unger (Due); 4. Jamie Long (Du e); 5. John Cos ta (Bue). T ime: 14 min ., 55.301 sec . s D istance: 7 laps , 25 mi le . Av erage speed: 100.203 mph. Ma rgin of victo ry : 20.208 sec . AM ATE U R H EAVY WEIG HT SPORTSMAN: I. Giancarlo Battagli ni (Due) ; 2. Gue nther w eickert (Due) ; 3. Rodney Godd a rd (Han); 4. Ste ven Sh a u l (Yam); 5. Denn is Ashford (Due) . EXPERT L1GHlWEIG HT SU PERBIKE: 1. Davi d Doe (Suz ): 2. Dav id Unger (Dud; 3. Jerry Wood (Due) ; es 4. Frank Stroman (Kaw): 5. Brian Sut te (Yam) . . Time: 14 rnin ., 57.425 sec . D ista nce: 7 1aps, 25 mi les. Average spe ed: 99.966 mp h. Mar gin of vic tory: 18.635 sec . A MATEUR H EA VYW EIGHT SU P ERS PORT: I. Edward Ho sa ck (Ya m) ; 2. T riu illu s Lewis (Su z): 3. Jose ph Capelli (Suz ); 4. Michael Cusano (Kaw) : 5. Steve Young (Suz ). Ti me: 14 min., 21.833 sec.

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