Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Apri lia) making the top J J. " I t was a positive day for m e becau se I now have a lot more confidence with the front e nd of t he bike," Bostrom said. "T od ay I man aged to get it through t h e curves easily and wit h good c o rner i ng speed, as well as getting the power down onto th e g ro und. I am pleased with the result, no w I' ve got to wo rk h ard to imp rove grip at the rear of the bike and th en th ings w ill st art to go be tter. " T he cha m p ionship itse lf, sh a pi ng up t o be a race bet w een Edw a rd s' H on d a a nd H a g a ' s Ya rn a h a , n ow stands at Hag a w ith 130 points and Edward s on I J 9 . eN Donington Park Donington, England Results: May 14, 2000 Q UA LI FYIN G: I. Coli n Edw a rds (I :3 2 .599 ); 2 . Pier -F rance sco Chili (1 :3 3 .0 2 t) ; 3 . Akira Yanagawa ( 1033 .275) ; 4 . Nei l Hod g son ( 1:33 .3 15) ; 5 . Ch ris Walker ( 1:33. 549 ); 6. J ohn Reynolds ( 1:33. 63 1); 7 . No r iy u k i Ha ga (1 :3 3. 6 4 4 ); B . Jame s Ha yd on (1 :3 3 .6 5 1); 9 . Tr o y Cor ser ( I :3 3 .7 77 ); 10 . Juan Borja ( 1:33. 8 68 ); 11. Steve Hislop ( 1:33 .99 1); 12. B en Bo str om ( 1:3 4 . 15 1) : 13 . Aa r on Sli ght (1 :34 .3 13) ; 14 . Gr egorio Laville ( 1:3 4 .505 ); 15 . Haru chik a Ao k i ( 1:35 .6 3 4) ; 16 . J ohn Crawford (1:36 .409) ; 17. Lu ca Cadal o ra ( 1:34.587 ); 18 . PRO M OTOCROSS CHAMPIONSHI P SERIES ~.D'UiV-L LI~ 7 'RA D IA l R O V ER 'RK5!! ;n=: ... ..G iiioi...... £.I iiiiiioiiN' T. JUNE 10 & 11, 2000 SUZUKI & PARTICI PATING SUZUK I DEAL ERS 12 5 / 2 5 0 cc ProMX Na~ionaIs S A TURDA Y JUNE 1 0 Promoted by Motocross 338 Southwick, MA Technica l Ins p e cti ons Pro Q ualifying 4PM • $30,000 Expert Round Purse SUNDAY, JUNE 11 • America 's G r e at e s t Pro Ch ampi ons Pro Racing from gAM Practice Pro Racing 1 PM Shar p Vic t o ry Ceremonies 5 :30 PM {Appro x t • $7 0 S,OOO 12 Round Series In cl u d es $300,000 R ide r Point GENERAL ADMISSION Fund SUNDAY, J UNE 11 $20 SAT. & SUN. ONLY TICKET $3 0 Limited Pit Pa sse s for Sunday 9-12 $10 5:30 PM (Ap pro x ) Vittoria no Guareschi (I :34 .6 18); 19 . Marku s Barth (1 :34 .77 9); 20 . And y Mek lau ( 1:34. 8 23) ; 2 1. Robert U1m (t :34 .84 0): 2 2. Ka t suak i Fujiwara ( 1:34 .8 56 ): 2 3 . L uci o Ped er ci ni ( I :3 5 .5 5 6 ) ; 2 4 . Ales sandro Gr am igni ( I :35 . 79 1); 25 . G io v ann i Bus se i ( I:35.832 ): 26 . Alessa ndro Anton elJo ( J :36. 172): 27 . J urgen Oelsc hlage r ( I :36. 254) : 28 . Marco Borciani ( 1:3 6. 7 0 6) ; 29 . M a u ro San chi ni (I :3 6 .7 3 5 ); 30 . L an c e Isaa cs ( I : 3 7. 4 0 7) ; 3 1. Ig or An t onell i ( 1:37 .762); 32 . Paolo Blor a ( 1:3 7 .770 ): 3 3 . .Jormie Ek erold (I :38 .09 7 ); 34 . Yledim ir Karban ( 1:4 1.271); 35 . M assim o de Silves tro ( I :4 1.9 35 ) ; 36 . Cl aud eA lain Jaggi ( 1:4 1.95 1) . • RACE O NE: I. Co li n Edwa rd s ( Ho n); 2 . Pier Francesco C hili ( SUl ) ; 3 . Neil Hodg son (Due ) ; 4 . N oriy uk i Ha ga (Yam ) ; 5 . C h r is Walk er ( SUl); 6 . James Haydon ( D ue) ; 7. Ak ira Yanaga wa (Kew): 8. Troy Cor ser (A pr) ; 9 . Aaron Slight ( Han) ; 10. John Re yno ld s ( D ue); I I. Greg o r io Laville ( K aw ) ; 12 . Steve Hi slo p (Yam) ; 13 . Robert Ulm (Due) ; 14 . Andy Mek lau (D u e ) ; 15 . Ben B ostrom (D u e) ; 16 . A lessand ro Gram igni (Yam) ; 17 . Al essandro Anto nello (Apr) ; 18 . Ma rku s B a rth ( Ya m); 19 . Giova nni Bussei (Ka w) ; 20 . Ma rco Borcian i (D ue ) ; 21 . Mau ro Sanchini ( Due); 22 . J urgen Oelsc hleqe r (Yam ) ; 23. Lan ce Isaacs (D ue ) ; 24 . Igo r A ntone lli ( K aw); 25. J on n i e Eke ro ld ( Ha n) ; 26 . V lad i m i r Karb an (S Ul) . T ime : 39 min .. 26 .879 sec. Di sta nce : 25 laps, 62 .35 miles Av erag e speed: 94.8 4 m ph M argin of victory : 1.079 sec. Fa st est lap: Pler-Fra ncesco Ch ili. I :33 .66 0 , lap 2 RA C E TWO: 1. Neil Ho dg son (Due) ; 2. C h r is Wa lker ( SUl ); 3. Pier- F rance sco C hili ( S uz); 4. Noriy uki Haga (Ya m ); 5. Akira Yanagawa (Kaw ) ; 6. James Haydon ( Due); 7. Aaron Slig ht ( Ho n); 8. Ben B o st r om ( D u e ) ; 9 . An d y Meklau ( D u e) ; 10 . Ha ruch i k a Aok i ( D ue ); 11. Al essand ro Anton e llo ( A p r); 12. J oh n C rawf ord (Suz ); 13 . Ka t suaki Fujiwa ra (S uz) ; 14 . Vittorian o Guare schi (Yam) ; 15. Alessand ro Gramign i (Yam ) ; 16 . Marku s Ba rth (Yam) ; 17. Lu ca Cada lora (Due ) ; 18. Mauro Sanchin i ( D ue); 19 . Mar co Bor cian i [ Due) : 20 . Lan ce Isaa cs (Du e). D i stan ce: 25 laps. 62 .35 miles Margin of victory : 0 .83 0 sec . Fa stest lap: Colin Edwa rd s, 1:34 .089, lap 10 WO RLD SU PERBIK E C'SHIP POI NT STANDIN GS (A rt er 4 of 13 r ou nds): I. Nori yuk i Haga (130/1 win ) ; 2 . Co lin Edward s ( 119 / 2) ; 3 . Pier -Frances co Chili (9 5) ; 4 . Tr oy Corser (7 7/1) ; 5. Gregorio Laville (59) : 6 . S. Izutsu (50/2 ) ; 7 . Akira Yanagawa (47) ; 8 . Ne il Hodg son (41 /1 ); 9 . ( T IE) Anth ony G obert (36 /1 )/ Cari Fogarty (36); 11. Heru chlke Aok l (32) ; 12 . Ch ris Wa lk er (31); 13 . ( T I E) Kat su aki Fujiwara/Ben Bo strom ( 30) ; 15 . Wate ru Yoshikawa s6s ---- • PEPSI = BROCTON CYCLES ~ . CYCLE SALES ,INC. fl;1iJ:! iiJiri ADVAN CE TICKET PURCHASE DISCOUN T 510 Off Co upo ns · Good on Weekend Tickets Onlyl Available at parti cip ating SUZUKI dealers in Connectic ut, Maine , Mass achu setts , New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island & Vermont , Offer valid until Jun e 5, 2000 For M o r e I n f o r m a t i o n P lease Call; 4 13-569 -6 8 0 1 • 4 13-786-3221 • Fax 413-786-3631 N ON·RACECAMPERS: Space not availabeon race track grounds. Campsites availableat SodomMountain Campground just 4miles fromthe track. Call413·569·393 0. South\N i c k P a r t i c i p a t i n g Bett encourt Suzuki 31 Sout h Main Street. At 28 W. Bridgewater, Mass 02379 Pa r1l.way Cyc le 1665 Reve re Beach Pky. Everett . Mas s 02 149 WORLD SOPERS PO RT: I . Step hane Chambon (Suz); 2 . James Wh itham (Yam): 3 . J org Teucbert (Yam ) ; 4 . Andrew Pitt ( Kaw) : 5 . Christer Lindholm {Yam ): 6 . la in Ma cP herson (Kaw) ; 7 . C h rist ian Ke llner (Yam) ; 8. Paolo Caso li (D ue); 9 . Christophe Gogan (Yam): 10. Pere Riba ( Hon ) ; 1 1. Ma ssimo Merega lli (Yam ); 12. Vitto rio lannuzzo (Yam) ; 13 . We rner Daerne n (Yam) ; 14 . Pierg ior g io Bon te m p i (Due) ; IS. Norino Brign o la ( Yam ); 16 . Seba st ie n C harpentier (Hen}: 17 . Shinya Te kel shl ( He n): 18 . Devid e Bu leg a (Ya m ) ; 19. Bill Wicken s ( Yam ) ; 20 . Igor Je rma n ( Due) ; 2 1. Maurizi o Pratich lzzo (Ya m). T ime : Di st ance: A verag e speed : Ma rgi n of victory : 5. 305 sec . F a st e st l a p : J or g e T eu c h e r t. 1:37 .632, l a p 4 At 16 Cyde Design 305 Stal e Rd. Al 2A Phillipston. Mass 0 133 1 Round 5 - Monza, Italy, May 21 Round 6 - Hockenheim, Germany, June 4 -- lfl¥i/t:; SCOTT E:lOPOLl'S (28) . 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