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p l at e. H e sure d eserv e s it. What a ride. We had a good battle, and th en those guy s pushed m e all the wa y ." Wa it ca ug ht the fo urso m e o n the 10th la p by ri d ing like a man p os sessed, back ing the rear into th e co rner s and p ushin g th e front. It was the la tter that would be his undoing . " It w as on e of thos e th ings , do I b a c k o ff an d l et hi m g et aw ay o r k eep charg ing and c atc h up to him? " Wait ask ed . " Fo r ho w h ar d I had t o push , m y tire was overc ooked t o th e wa y it would norm all y be, and it got gre asy f ast. Go ing into si x, it didn 't g i v e any warn ing at a l l. I had th e back end even stepped o ut. I think I just trailed a littl e b it too m uch fo r how ho t it was, and it j ust we nt o ut supe rfa st. " By cr ashin g out of sixth, Wai t gave the spot ba ck to Robert Je nse n , who w as in w it h a lar ge pac k of rider s o n h i s Yama ha . J e nsen h el d th e spo t (Han ); 25 . Chad Simo ns (Yam ); 26 . Jeremy Haiduk (Yam) ; 27 . Mar cus Win free (S uz); 28 . Mike Selpe (Sua): 29. Steven Sidma n (Yam ); 30 . Mark Robert s (Han ); 3 1. Tr ey Yonce ( Yam ); 3 2. Wil son Le m ou r (Han) ; 33 . Michael Sanchez (Yam) ; 34 . Bl ake Young ( Ha n) ; 35 . Dar rin K l em en s ( K a w ); 36 . W illi am Sheridan (Ya m ); 37 . M att Wait ( Yam); 3 8 . Jason Sco tt Smi th (Yam); 39 . Matth ew Ell iott (Suz); 40. Mik e Ciccotto (Bue); 4 1. Shawn Robert Hill (Yam ). SPORTBIKE C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS ( A ft er 6 of 6 r ound s) : t . Sco tt Gr eenw ood ( 13 8 ) ; 2 . J ef f Wood (13 7) : 3. Matt Wail ( 114 ); 4 . Des Conboy (58) ; 5. Lee Acree (55 ); 6. Scott Harwell (5 1); 7. Nate Wait (46) ; 8. Dav e Stan ton (45 ); 9 . Mike Him m elsbach (38) ; 10. Robert J ensen (36); 11. Jason Scott Sm ith ( 2 6 ): 12 . Eri c W oo d ( 2 4): 13 . ( T I E ) C h r is Peri s/C hri stopher Rankin /M ike Cic co tto (2 2 ); 16. Nick Cumming s (2 1); 17. An drew Nelson (20); 18. (TIE) Car lo Gagliardo/M ichael Shaun Fields ( 19); 20. Jo seph Ar ico ( 18). ove r J udd Gr eed y with Shawn Conrad CN eighth. D aytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida Results: O ctober 19, ZDD3 IFinal Roun dl SPORTBIKE: 1. Scott Greenwood (Yam ); 2. Jeff Wo od (Ve rn): 3 . Lee Acree ( Ye m) : 4 . Ch ri s Ped s (Han) ; 5 . Steve Rapp (Suz); 6 . Robert J ensen (Yam) : 7. Judd Greedy (Yam) ; 8. Shawn Conrad (Yam) ; 9. A ndrew Nelson (Han ); 10. Carlo Gagliardo ; 11. Scott Harwell (Suz); 12. Nick Cum min gs ( Han) ; 13 . Mik e Himmelsbach (Suz); 14 . J esse J anisch (Yam ); 15. Da ve Stanto n (Suz); 16 . Ray Bo wma n (Ha n) ; 17 . Mic hael Shaun Fields (Yam ); 18. Eric Wood (Sue ); 19. J eff Binfo rd (Yam) ; 20 , J ohno Bowman (Yam ); 21. Jo seph A ric o (Yam) ; 22 . Ric hard Britto n (Suz); 23 . Scan Cunning ham (Yam ); 24 . Mark Zaremskas F o r m u la USA S u p e r b ik e S e r ie s Fi nal R oun d : D a yto n a In t e r n a ti o n a l S p e e d w a y Matt Wait comes away witll a title S T O RY A ND P HOTO B Y H E N N Y R A Y A B RA MS DAYTONA BEACH, FL, OCT. 19 needraggers.c o m Yama ha's Matt Wait ca me to Dayt on a ho p in g to w in two tit les but h ad t o se ttle for o ne. In the fin al rac e of the Formu la U S A Nati on al Ro a d Ra c e S e ri e s wee ke n d , W a it ove r po we re d A rg o C y cl es/ Bett en c ourt' s Sc o tt G reen wood t o ta k e th e Su perbik e crown, a sma ll co ns o la t io n aft er his fail ure to lo ck d own th e m or e im po rt ant, and lu crative , Sportbike titl e, which went to Greenwood . " T o d ay was q u ite a hecti c da y ," the defendin g Gr and National Cham p ion sai d. "I had a lot goi ng on , some good , some bad. I'm g lad I ended the d a y o n a g o od n o t e , fo r su re . T h e t eam 's worked rea ll y hard, and I have as well , so it feels good to ge t at least o ne cham pi onship out of the deal." Wait and Gre enwood split from th e 19 -rid er pack at the start of the n ine la p Superb ik e final , Wa it m ost l y in the lead for on e simpl e rea son : He had m ore pow er. Greenw ood doesn 't have a Super. b ik e -sp ec Yamah a R6 . W a it does, and t he p o w er d i ffer en c e o ve r t he 113 h o rsep o w e r t ha t G reenwo od ' s bike m ade was o bv io us. " T hat th ing wa s an abso lut e m is sil e on th e str ai gh tw ay ," Gr eenwoo d K said . "The f i r st lap I led , and he pa ssed m e goi ng in t o the c h ic a ne w ith authority, passed me lik e five, six bik elen gths. It wasn't like a nice , slow pass." Greenwood co uld sti c k with him in th e infi eld an d f o rce d h is way pas t ex i t in g o ne o f the h ors esh o es . A s soo n as he got on th e gas , th e rear cam e arou nd and sp it him o ut of the seat , and he rea lized it wa s t ime to settle do wn. The rest of th e rac e was spent waitin g for Wait to m ak e a mis take that never happened. " H e [W a i t ] r o de a g reat ra c e in Supe rbike and didn 't make an y m is t ak es o n the final couple lap runs to the li ne ," G reenwood said. "I c o u l d get in his dr aft and get to hi s rear tire, but o nc e I w a s th ere , I co u ld n 't do any thing ." Wait led out of the ch ic an e, unwo r ri ed ab out a c ha ll en ge fro m Gr een wood. " I ' d b ee n t esti ng it o ut, a nd h e can 't reall y get m e at th e stripe ," Wa it said. W ait d idn 't get a great drive o n th e fin al lap. T here was a strong head wi nd , and it p ushed him wid e o n the chicane ex it , fo rci ng hi m into a bad ang le for th e run up th e ba nk ing . O n th e final run t o the fla g , W ait w e n t l ow , giv i ng Gr e e n w o o d t he o p t i o n of pa ssi ng h im o n the hi gh side , a lo nger path to t he stripe . F o r m u la U SA Thunderbike Serie s F in a l R o u n d : Daytona In t e r n a t io n a l S p e e d w a y lJ-.e _ e S T O RY A N D PH O T O B Y H E N N Y R A Y A B RA M S DAYTONA BEACH, FL, OCT. 19 " Th u n d e r b i k e " c o nj u r e s u p images of Bu ell s and Du c atis, boom in g V -t w in s with lot s of pow er. A 19 9 2 Hon d a F 2 doesn't sp ri ng to mi nd , not unless yo u 're Sh awn Prieto. The Prieto Raci ng na m esak e knew that Form ula USA T hu nderb ik e cl ass ru le s allow ed fo r li q uid-cooled fou r - Matt Wait (1 2 5) leads Scott Greenwood (2 81 i n t o the c h i c a n e f or the first time followed b y Lee A cree (8 4 ), C h r i s Pe ris (hidden) and Jeff Wood. "T hat' s fro m th e Harl ey days do ing that: Wait said . Th e ti tle we nt to Wa i t by f i ve po in t s, 1 19 - 1 14 , o ve r Ha rwell, wi t h Gree nwood third at 101 . Fo ur rid ers slugged it o ut fo r thi rd for th e durati on, th e final m oves c o rn - Daytona International Speedway DaytonaBeach, Florida Results: October19, ZDD3 IFinal Roundl in g o n t he p enul ti m at e lap . Th at' s whe n Tri ad Motorsp o rt s Le e Acree p assed A rcli gh t Suzu k i 's Sc ott Ha r well fo r th ird, w ith A rgo Cycles/Bett en c ourt's J eff W o od passi ng Ch ris Peris fo r fifth. " It ' s defi n i t e ly k ind of a c h e s s m atch he re at Dayton a when yo u got a bunch of guys that are ru nn ing th e same pac e," A cree said. " Yo u' re ju st try in g to p ic k yo ur times to go a nd pi ck yo ur tim es t o let som ebody ha ve a lit tl e bit. I guess it wo rke d out in m y fav or today ." CN SPORTB IKE: 1. Matt Wait ( Yam) : 2 . Scott Gr eenwood ( Yam) ; 3. Lee A c ree ( Yam ); 4 . Sc ott Harw ell (Suz): 5 . Je ff Wood (Yam) ; 6. Chr is Peris (Hon) ; 7. Andrew Ne lson (Hon); 8 . Dav e Sta nto n (Suz); 9. Mike Hfmrnel sbech (Sua): 10. J esse Ja nisch (Yam ) ; t 1. M ichae l Sanchez (Y am ) ; 12 . Mi chael Field s (Y am) ; 13. Mike Se lpe (Suz) ; 14 . Sha wn Robert Hill (Y am); 15 . Da vid Dalzell ( Yam ) ; 16 . Patri ck J ohn son (Yam ); 17. Adam vetle (Suz) ; 18. Carl o Gagliar do; 19. Shawn Conrad (Yam) . SPORTBIKE C'SHIP POINTS STANDINGS (A ft er 6 of 6 rounds ) : 1. Matt Wait ( 119) ; 2. Scott Harwell ( 114); 3. Scott Greenwood ( 10 I ): 4. J eff Wood (98) : 5 . Lee A c ree (6 1) : 6 . ( T I E) De s Co nboy / Da ve Stanton (54 ); 8. Mik e Himmelsbach (53); 9. Michael Sheun Fields (3 1) ; 10. (TIE) Rob ert J ensen/Andrew Nelso n (20 ) ; 12. (TIE) Cra ig Con nell /C hri stop her Ranki n (16 ); 14 . J ason Scott Sm ith ( 15) ; 15. Carlo Gaglia rdo ( 13) : 16. Kevin Gor do n ( 121: 17. (TIE) Dou g Cha nd ler /Ch ris Peri s/ Log an My ers ( 10) ; 20. (T IE ) Vin c en t Ha sk ov ec /Jeff re y Pu rk /Mic ha e l Niksa / Da ve Rosno (9). c y l ind ers u p to 650cc so ld fro m 1990 -92 . He a lso kn ew t h a t cl ub rac er and lo ngtime enthusiast , and Prieto Racing neighbor , Dua ne F ran c is , had one in his garage. So Prieto ca lled up fellow Florid ian and frie nd Mich ael Barn es and as ke d him wh at he th ou g ht : Wo u ld he li ke to race it in th e fi na l F · USA T hun der bi k e rac e at D ay t on a Int ernati o n a l Sp eedwa y? T he ball go t rolli ng , and b e f or e l ong T on y Po gu e , B a rn e s ' frie nd and c rew ch ief , had the thing race - read y w ith a fresh pa int j ob usi ng t h e b i g g est m et a l flake t hey could get thro ugh the pai nt gun, with a few dolla r signs added as accessories. Rac e ti me ca me, and Barn es w as quickly awa y , adding ove r a second eac h lap an d c ruisi ng to vic to ry . "W e j ust came o ut here to have a go o d t i m e , a n d we re ally a c co m p lished that ," said Barnes , wh o was dresse d in repl ica Honda 2002 fact ory leathers. "Tony [Pogue ] and I had a reall y toug h ye ar do ing AMA Superb ik e, and it wa s rea ll y nic e to come c u e I e n e _ S O C TO B ER 29 , 2003 21

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