Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Yamaha ' s To m my H ayd en had b een at th e ba ck o f th e l ead p ac k w ith br o ther Ni cky in no-man ' s lan d ahead of th e fight over seventh whi ch DuH am el won . T omm y Hayden fin is hed 1.5 seco nds behind Robe rts , an d six in front of his younger bro th er, Nicky . Eighth , and right on DuHam el, was Ric ha rd A lexander on t he HVR Shogun Motion Cy cle Sports Yama ha R6. New Hampshire International Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire Results : June 18, 2000 6 0 0cc SUPERSPORT FINAL: 1. Aar on Yales (S uz) ; 2 . Jamie Hac ki ng (Yam) ; 3. Eric Bo st rom (K aw); 4. Kurt is Roberts (Hon) ; 5 . Tomm y Hayd en (Yam ); 6. Nick y Hayd en (Hon); 7. Miguel Du ham el (Hen): 8. Richa rd A lexan der (Yam) ; 9. J o sh Hayes (Hon) ; 10. Damon Buck m aster (Suz) ; 1 I. Mark Mille r (Y am ); 12 . Rog er Lee Hayd en (Sua): 13 . Michael Hennas II (Yam) ; 14. Kevin Lacom be (Hon ); 15. J im Lester ( Hon } : 16 . Mich ael Ni ksa ( Kaw); 17 . Paul Hop kin s ( Yam ); 18. Da vid Ortega (Kaw ); 19 . Joh n Salem i (Han) ; 20 . J ason Pridm ore (Sua ): 2 1. Frank Ce sena (Han ); 22 . Dale Seaton (Yam ); 23 . Dav id Dalzel l (Yam) ; 24 . Paul Lu evano (Ha n ) ; 2 5. J ak e Zemke (Han); 26 . David Schweitzer (Kaw ); 27 . Scott Mo rris (Suz) ; 28 . Peter Douvris (Suz); 29 . Matthew Silva (Kaw); 30. Scott Greenwood (Han) ; 31. Daniel Urbina (Han ); 32 . Paul McGrath (Suz). Time: N/A due to red flag. Dista nce : 24 lap s. 38 .4 m iles. Av erage speed: N/A due to red flag. Marg in of victory: 2. 19 1 sec. AMA 600« SUPERSPORT C'SHIP SERIES POINT ST AN DINGS (A fte r 4 of 9 ro unds ) : 1. Ku rt is Roberts ( 122/1 w in ) ; 2. Mig uel D uHam el ( 118/1 ) : 3 . Eri c Bostrom ( 117/1); 4 . Aaron Yates (107/1); 5 . Tom m y Hay den ( 106); 6. Jamie Hac ki ng (88 ) ; 7. Ric hard A lexander ( 85) ; 8 . Ja son Prid m o re ( 8 2) ; 9 . Nick Hay d en (7 4); 10 . ( T IE) Rog er Lee Ha yd en / J ak e Zemke (68); 12. Josh Hayes (67); 13. Damon Bu ckma ster (6 2) ; 14 . Mark Miller (5 8); 15 . Kevin Lacombe (35); 16. Michael Hennasj l (34); 17 (TIE) . Do ug Chand ler / Ch risto ph er Rank in ( 3 2 ); 19 . Cli nt Brotz (28); 20. David Ortega (27). Upco ming Rounds : Round 5 - Monterey, California, July 9 Round 6 - Lexington, Ohio, July 16 AMAlLockhart Phillips USA 750cc Supersport Series Round 4: New Hampshire International Speedway 19 s ec ond s fas t e r tha n l ast yea r ," Bu ckm a st er s a i d o f th e s c or ching pa c e. " I t hink if you had a go od look, if you check that out , yo u 'd be heading i n t he same di rec tio n with t h is with 1 10 p oints. Havi ng run the r ac e b y h i m se lf, Hopkins fi nish ed fourth, in fron t of th e spat over fifth between his tea mmate Grant Lopez and Mazda C haparra l race ." Su zuki's Roger Lee Ha yd en . Hay d en lo st t he spot to Lopez at B u c km a st er wa s rig ht. B o wm an co m plete d th e 24 -lap , 38 .4 m il e rac e in a new race record of 29 minutes , 29.273 seconds . at an average speed of 78.135 mph , ea sily bes ting last y ear ' s tim e b y nea rly 21 sec onds . Bowman did it by using traffic b et ter. " Li k e i f I pi ck ed a p l ac e t o pu t t hem, I wo u ld 've put th em th er e," h e sai d - and having his m ach in e set up pro pe rly to co nse rve his t ire, at le ast that' s h o w th e pursu in g M oor e saw it. th e h al fw a y m ark , t hen cha sed h im to the f in ish, en ding up sixth. T h en c ame a pair of 600cc-mounted lo c al ride rs , Salem, N ew Ha m p sh ire 's Chris Arbor was sevent h on a Riv erside M otorsports' Yamaha R6 in fr on t o f Matth ew S ilv a , r a c i n g a Kawasak i ZX -6 o u t o f M ysti c , Con nect icut. New Hampshire Inte rnat ional Speedway Loudon, New Hampshire Resul ts: June 17, 2000 [Round 4 of 91 " I don 't k now if it' s b ik e set -u p , I LOCKHART PHILLIPS USA 750cc SUPERSPORT: do n 't know if it's my right w rist, or his 1. Ja m ie Bowman (Suz); 2. J immy Moo re (Suz) ; 3. Damon Buck m aster (Sua): 4 . Jo hn Hopkin s (Suz); 5. Gra nt Lop ez (Sua): 6 . Roger Lee Hayden (Sua): 7. Chris Arb or (Yam) ; 8. Matthew Silva (Kaw); 9. Dav id Ortega ( K a w) ; 10 . C ha d H ealy ( Ya m ); II . Ro b Bowerman J r. (Sua): 12. Robert Mat hias (Sua): 13. Ju stin Blake (Ho n ) ; 14 . Da rian Pol ach ( Ho n ); 15. M ic hael Nlk sa (Su z); 16 . David Dalz ell (Suz); 17. David Schweitzer (K aw): 18. Mike Ciccotto (Suz); 19. Scott Morris (Suz). TIm e: 29 min .• 29.273 sec. Dist ance: 24 lap s. 38.4 miles . Average speed: 78.135 mph . Margin of vict ory : 0.801 sec. righ t wrist , but I c o u ldn ' t ma t c h hi s dri v e o ut of t h r ee and up the h ill ," M oore said o f th e c h ase. " I' d run up on him in the bow l an d t hen los e h im o n the way o ut. A nd t hen on the st ra ightawa y , I ju st t rie d to pi c k t he thing up as qu ic k as possib le and ge t off th e sid e. That 's th e on ly place I LOCKHART PHILLIPS USA 750« SUPERSPORT C'SHIP POINT ST ANDINGS (After 4 of 9 rounds): co uld m at ch h im . Yo u g et a littl e 1. J immy Moore ( 119) ; 2. J am ie Bowman ( 117/1 win ); 3 . J ohn Hopkins ( 110/2) ; 4. Grant Lop ez ( 108) ; 5. Rog er Lee Hay den ( 100 ); 6. Damon Bu ckma ster (9 8/1); 7 . Mik e Ciccott o (69); 8. David Ortega (50 ); 9 . Rob Bo werman J r. ( 49 ); 10. Ju stin Blak e (48) ; 11. Shane Clarke (4 5 ); 12. Randall Mennenga (4 4) ; 13. Chris A rbor (40); 14. Chad Simo ns (36) ; 15. Richar d excite d and yo u slip at fir st and th en t he th ing ' s a handfu l all th e wa y down th e st ra ight away ." M o or e ma int a in ed hi s c h a mp io ns hi p l ead wi th B owm an m o ving into second. W ith fou r of nin e rounds co mpleted , M oo re leads Bowm an by tw o po ints , 1 19 - 1 17, with Val v o l in e Em go Suzuki ' s John H op k in s t h ird B Y H ENNY RAY A BRAMS PHOTO BY T OM RILES LOUDON, NH, JUNE 17 J am ie Bowman stuck with it and it Shaw (33); 16. Byron Barbour (31 ); 17. (TIE) Lee Acree/K eith Hoogstad/ Matthew Silv a (2 9 ); 20 . (TIE ) Rich Coni celli /Allan J efferies/Robert Jen sen (24) . Upcomin g roun ds: Round 5 - Monterey, California, July 8 Round 6 - Lexington, Ohio, July 15 J ami e Bowman (3 0) leads J immy M o o r e (8 6) a n d Da mon Buckmaster (6) in 750cc Supersport action at Loudon, Bowman took h is first -ever c lass win on his Hooters' Suzuki. pa id off. After try in g to win an AMA Nation - because I kne w those g uy s w er e t he re ," Bowman said . " I was thi nki ng al fo r eight years, p art of w hich wa s spent reco v erin g from sev er e inj uries, t h e 25 -yea r -ol d Florid ian fi na lly won, holding off the determ i ned Jimmy M oore by .8 0 1 o f a sec ond to cl aim the 750cc Supersport ra ce early on Sa tu rday evening at New Hampshire B y H ENNY RAY AB RAMS PHOTO BY T OM RILES abo ut.. . I wonder what thei r tires are In tern ati on al Speedway. T ea m Ho o t e rs Su zu ki 's B owman l ed a ll 24 l a p s, but n ev er by much and it took all h e had t o ho ld o ff Ricci M otorspo rts ' Moore , who foun d that his Dunlop tires weren 't ho o k ing up o n h is Suzuki as w ell as B ow m an ' s Pir ellis late in th e race . M azda C ha parral Suzuki ' s Dam on Bu c kmast er , w ho f in ished th ir d , also h ad tr ouble wi t h his Dunlops, b ut on ly beca use h e rea lized h e' d c hosen th e wrong rear. Bo w ma n k new he was under pressure t he wh ol e race, thoug h he didn 't kno w from whom . " I d id n ' t l o ok back o ne t im e LOUDON, N.H, JUNE 18 N e a r l y fi v e y ea r s since his last win , former 250cc GP c h am p io n Jimmy Fil ice was at it aga in, this ti m e wi nn ing at New Hampshire Internat ion a l Speedway , a track where he 'd w on i n e ach o f the past two de cades . T h o u g h he h adn ' t rac ed in A m er ica for a whil e , t he 3 7 -y ea r-o ld ve te ra n n e v er r e a ll y ret ired, he sa id, in stea d t ak in g an o p por t u n ity t o work a n d race fo r Ke n ny Ro b e rts in doing beca use mine were sliding a bun ch wh en I was acc el era ting , an d they seemed to last th e who le race ." Mo ore took over s e cond fr om Bu ckmaster o n l a p 15 o f 24 , w ell after Bu c k m ast er k n ew he wouldn't re peat his winning performan ce from a week ea rli er. " It started t o fe e l a littl e funn y probabl y about lap s ix o r se ve n , " Buckmast er s a i d. " A b o u t 1 0 i n I k new I was i n bi g troubl e an d j u st try in g t o dri v e o n to th e stra ig h t up here, t hi s front straight , I co uld n 't do it. " Moo re we nt by h ard on t he bra k es ente ri ng turn t hree and B u c k m ast er h ad n ot hing for h im , t hough fou rth pl ace was so far ba c k t ha t he did n't have to wo rry about losin g his podi um positio n . "La st weeken d th e rac e t im e was Jimmy Filic e w on f or the first time s inc e 19 9 5 w hen he stormed to victory in the 250cc Gr a nd Pri x c lass. cue I e n e "" S • JUNE 28. 2000 13

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