Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

W o r ld Cham p io n s h ip Road R a c ing S e r ie s Round 1 2 : N e ls o n P iquet C ircu it Katja Poensgen (2:0 0. 167). M OTO G P QUA LIF YING : 1. Vale nti no Rossi ( 1:49 .038); 2 . Loris Capirossi ( I :49. 34 0); 3 . Sete Glb erneu ( 1:49.808 ); 4 . Max Bia99i ( 1:49. 876 ); 5. T ro y Bay liss (I :5 0. 0 4 2 ); 6 . Shi nya Na ka no (1 :50. 171) ; 7 . Nicky Hayde n (1 :5 0.6 79) ; 8. Tohru Ukawa ( 1:50.684); 9. Makoto Temeda ( 1:50.775) ; 10. Carlos Checa ( 1:50.856) ; I I. Alex Barros ( 1:50.876); 12. Colin Edwards (1 :5 1.00 7 ) ; 13 . Ga rry McCoy ( 1:5 1. 179) : 14. Olivier Jacque ( 1:51.385) ; 15. Ryuichi Kiyonari ( 1:5 1.500 ); 16. Marco Melandri ( 1:5 1.566 ); 17. Nobuastu Aoki ( 1:5 1.5 76 ) : 18 . John Hopkin s ( 1:51.802); 19. Kenny Roberts J r. ( 1:5 1.839) ; 20 . Noriyuki Haqe (1 :5 1.870) ; 21. Jeremy McWilliams ( 1:52.180) : 22 . Andrew Pitt ( 1:52.7 15); 23. David De Gee ( 1:53.373 ); 24. Chris Burns (1:5 4.667) . 125 GRA ND PRIX: 1. Jo rge Lorenzo (Der); 2 . Casey Stoner (A pr); 3 . Alex De Angelis (Ap r); 4 , Daniel Pedrosa (Han) ; 5. Pablo Nieto (Apr): 6. Andrea Dovizioso (Han); Di Meglio (2:0 1.107); 30 . Robbin Harm s (2:01.1 69): 31. Gioele Pellino (2:01. 27 5 ); 3 2. Miche le Danese (2:02.290); 33. Max Sebbateni (2 :02.656) . 250 QU AU FYING: I. Toni Elias ( 1:53.457) : 2. Manu el Pogg ia Ji ( 1:53 .58 9) ; 3 . Robert o Rolfo ( 1:53.827): 4 . Randy De Puniet (1: 53.832) : 5. Fonsi Nieto ( I :53.872 ); 6 . Sebastia n Port o ( I :53 .876) ; 7. Sylva in Gu intoli ( t :5 4. 0 17 ); 8 . Fra nco Ba tta ini ( 1:54.282 ); 9. Naoki Matsudo ( I :55.432); 10. Hector Faubel ( 1:55.502 ); 11. Erwan Nigon ( 1.55. 864 ); 12 . Hugo Marchand ( 1:5 5.865 ) ; 13 . Alex Debon ( I :56. 205 ); 14. Joan Oli ve ( I :56.2 12 ) ; 15 . Chez Davies (I :56.227 ); 16 . Anthony West ( I :56.305): 17. Joha n Stigefelt ( I :5 6 .3 3 9) ; 18 . Al ex Beldo fin l (I :56. 524 ) ; 1g . Eri c Bataille ( I :56 .5 39 ) ; 20. Dir k Heidolf ( 1:56 .640) ; 2 1. Luk as Pesek ( 1:57.425 ); 22. Ja ros1av Hules ( 1:57. 607) ; 23 . Christian Gemme1 ( 1:57.613) ; 24 . Henk vd Leqemaat (2 :00 .06 1); 25 . 7 . Stefano Perugini (Apr); 8 . Gabor Telmecsl (A pr) ; 9. Hector Barbara (Apr) ; 10. Steve Jenkner (Apr) ; I I. Marco Stmoncelll (Apr); 12. Gino Borsoi (Apr); 13. Arnaud Vincent (Apr): 14. Mirko Glensen ti (Apr); 15. T homas Luthi (Hon); 16 . Alvaro Bautista (Apr) ; 17. Roberto Locatelli (KTM): 18. Lucio Cecchinello (Apr); 19. Mika Kallio (KTM); 20. Stefano Bianco (Gil); 21. Youichi Ui (Gil); 22. Simone Corsi (Hon); 23 . Robbin Harms (Apr); 24. Fabrizio Lai (Mal); 25. Julian Simon (Mal): 26. Gioele Pe llino (Apr); 27. Michele Danese (Hon). Time: 4 1 ml n., 51 .624 sec. Distance: 21 hips. 64 .22 miles Average speed: 92 .05 mph Margin of victory: 2.32 sec. Fastest lap: Daniel Pedrosa. lap 3 , 1:58.121 25 0 GRAN D PRIX: 1. Manuel Poggiali (Apr) ; 2. Roberto Rolfo (Hon); 3. Randy De Puniet (Ap r) ; 4. Sylvain Guintoli (Apr); 5. Naoki Matsudo (Yam ); 6. Hector Faubel ( Apr); 7. Joan Olive (Apr) ; 8. Anthony West (Apr); 9. Chaz Davies (Apr) ; 10. Eric Bataille ( Han ); 1 1. Alex Debon ( Ha n ); 12 . E rwen N igon ( Apr) ; 13 . Johan Stigefelt ( Apr); 14 . Dirk Heidolf (A pr) ; IS . Ja roslav Hul es ( Hon ) ; 16 . Chr istia n Gemme l (Han ) ; 17. Lukas Pesek (Yam) ; 18. Toni Elias (Apr) ; 19. Henk vd Lagemaat (Hon). Time: 42 min., 9.055 sec. Distance: 22 laps, 67 .28 miles Average speed: 95.77 mph Margin of victory: 12.90 I sec. Fastest lap: Manuel Poggiali, lap 7, 1:54 .2 15 MO TO GP: 1. Val en tino Rossi ( Hon) : 2 . Sete Gibernau (Hon) ; 3 . Makoto Tamad a ( Hen) : 4. Max Biaggi (Hon ) ; 5 . Ni cky Hayde n ( Ha n ) ; 6 . Loris Caplrossi (Due); 7. Tohru Ukawa (Hon); 8. Shinya . [li)IiJDD @(] uDD@ [li)@@UDDDril& [li)1iJf!I@u@ LitiJffiJiJliJ@@ so far. and afte r receiv ing eme rgenc y p ain reli ef fro m Dr. Co st a af t er the . fini sh. "If I' d been in perfect health , I think I could have won it." St eve J enkn er was a distant tenth , with ano ther b i g ga p t o th e rest of th e fie ld : Ma rc o S imo n c ell l , G in o Bo rso i , Arnaud V i n c en t. Ni r k o Gi ans an ti and T hom as Lu t h i taki ng the rest of the points. Ped ro sa st re t c h ed hi s lead o v er Perugi ni, 188 po ints to 14 6. wi th de A ng elis on 140, th en Dovizioso ( 130 ) and Nieto ( 124 ) . eN NelsonPiquetCin:uit Rio de Janeiro. Brazil Resul!JI: September ZO, Z003 [Round lZ1 12 5 QUAU FYING: 1. Daniel Pedrosa ( 1:58 .052) : 2. Alex de Angelis ( 1:58. 07 0 ); 3. Andrea Dovlalo so (I :58.092 ): 4 . Gabor Talmacsi ( 1:58.273): 5. Jorge Lorenzo ( 1:58.352); 6. Stefano Perugini (1:58.6 14); 7. Hector Bar bera (1:58 .6 44 ) : 8 . Steve Jenkner ( 1:58. 675): 9 . Casey Stoner ( 1:58 .687 ); 10. Gino Borsoi ( 1:5 8.8 12) ; It. Arnaud Vincent (1 :58 .827) ; 12. Thomas Luthi (1:5 8.944); 13. Lucio Cecchinetlo ( I :58 .945); 14 . Pablo Nie to ( 1:59 . 163 ); 15 . Mirk o Glen se nt l ( 1:5 9. 2 13 ) ; 16 . Marc o S imo ncelli (1 :59 .4 69 ) ; 17 . Masao A zuma (1 :5 9 .4 8 8 ) ; 18 . F abr izi o Lai ( 1:59 .832 ); 19 . Si m one Co rsi (2 :00 . 10 1) : 20 . Alv aro Beu stl ste (2 ,00 . 165) ; 2 1. Robert o Lc c et et l! ( 2 :0 0 .2 4 7) ; 22 . Yo uic hi Ui (2 :00 .515 ); 23 . Mik a Kall iO (2 :00.528); 24 . J ulian Simo n (2:00.593) ; 25. Em ilio Alzem ore (2 :00.598): 2 6 . Ste fano Bian c o ( 2 :00 .60 5 ) ; 27. Im re T o th (2:00.8 19): 28. Andrea Ballerini (2:00.843 ); 29 . Mike [1@[S@[f @(] (l!JD@ aiJ@@(lDDD~g u@fJiJD §DDIiJ~ It is hard to think of a rider with a stro nger figh ting spiri t th an T on i Eli as, and in his seco nd yea r in th e 250 cl ass, he has outstripped teammate Fon si Niet o and arrive d in Brazil in a stron g po siti on to cha ll enge Poggiali for th e cha mpionship . He raced in hi s usual fashi on ; very hard , and thinking of nothing less th an first place, to fo llow his win in Portu g al and close up still m ore on Poggiali. Poi e position th rew dow n th e gau nt let. and he follow ed it up well in the race. He wa s less th an half a lap fr om hom e when it all went wrong . Trying to resist Pog g ia Ws outbraking at th e end of th e back straight , he ran wid e onto t he bumps under brak es and pai d th e pr ic e. "T his had been a perfect week end until to day, and it wa s a bitt er finish for me : he said. "Th e cham p ionship has become a li tt le m or e di fficult for us now, but ther e are st ill 100 points to play for ." Never giv e up . so ~; o was a good rac e for rookies. wit h AMA cham pion Nick y Hayden making a stron g bid to be Ma n of the Meeti ng with his second fifth pl ac e. Even he w as ove rshadowed by Ma k ot o T amada , t he ch eerful little Japanese Pram ac Hond a rider who switched from nati on al Sup erbikes t o MotoGP this year with th e Pramac Honda team . using Bridgest on e tires. He has a production -lev el bi k e rather th an a full fact ory ma ch ine, bu t th e ti res - in only th eir second season in th e big cl ass - might hav e seeme d a big ger draw back. Not so , however. Th ey hav e pi ck ed up th e pace impressiv ely qu ickly . Th an k s to th e co urage and spi rit of Tamada. Ag ed 26 , from Ehime in J ap an , Tam ada has m ad e a habit of co m ing o ut of nowher e with som e bi g surp rises ... as wh en he defeated Colin Edward s in one of th e Sup erb ike rac es at Sugo last yea r , dutifull y fo llo wing hi s fellow Honda rid er home in th e other race . He has alread y im p ressed th is seaso n, sixth at Jerez, and fourth at Mugello , sho wing the potential of th e Bri dg eston e tires in hot we ather , as we ll as hi s own ent husias m f or getting the best out every situation. He is a rider who, on his own adm ission, "likes over ta king more tha n tacti c s." T arn ada was stron g all week end in Brazil , seve nt h afte r the first day of pract ice , th ough dropping to ninth on th e seco nd and setting seco nd- best top spee d, to Rossi. " I kn ew our pot ent ial , and I j ust had to get to th e fron t to m ak e th e m ost of It ," T am ada said. braking lat e and co m ering hard all race lon g . J ust w ait unt il th e next race at Moteg i. It' s 'n ot only his home GP, but also Bri dge sto ne 's ho me tra ck, with many miles of testi ng . r

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