Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

Manue l Pogg ial i (2:2 7. 6 2 1); 24 . Luci o Cecchinell o (2: 2 7 .72 0 ): 25 . Ronnie Timmer ( 2: 28. 3 12) : 26 . Marco Petrini (2 :28.370) . 125cc GP: I. Youichi Ui (Der) ; 2. Nobo ru Ueda ( Ha n); 3 . Ma n ue l Po g g i ll ii ( Der bi); 4 . Lu ci o Cecchi ne llo ( Ha n ) ; 5 . Sim one Se n ne ( A pr ); 6 . Roberto Loc atelli (A pr); 7. Steve Je nkner (Hon) ; Ivan Goi (Hon); 9. Masll o Azume (Hon) ; 10. Ange l Niet o ( Hon); 11. Gi no Bo rsoi ( A p r) ; 12. Reinh ard Stolz (Hon) ; 13. A maud Vincent (A pr) ; 14 . A lex De Angelis (Han) ; 15. Max Sabbatani (Han); 16. Marco Petrin i (A pr) ; 17. Patri ck Lakerveld (Hon) ; 18. Leon Haslam (Ita ); 19. Pablo Nie to (Der) ; 20 . Wilhe lm Van Leeuw en ( Ho n) ; 2 1. Har o ld de Haan ( Ha n ); 22. Ronnie Timmer (Han) . TIme : 42 m ln ., 4 .58 08 sec. Distan ce: 17 lap s, 63 .92 m iles. Av erag e speed: 91.122 mph . Margin of vlet ory : 2.3 8 sec. 125cc WORLD C'SHIP POINT STADINGS (A fter 8 of 16 round s): 1. Robert o Locetelll ( 102{2 wi ns) ; 2. Mirko Glensenti (96) ; 3 . You ichi Ui (95/3); 4 . Em ilio A lzamora (90/1) ; 5. Ma sao Azuma (87) ; 6. Nobby Ueda (8 3) ; 7. Arn aud Vincent (76) ; 8 . Gino Bor sol ' (72) ; 9. Ivan Goi (59 ); 10. (TIE) Sim on e Senna/St eve Jenkn er (48); 12. Lucio Cecc hinello (37) ; 13. Manuel Poggi ali (3 1); 14. Gianlu igi Scalvini (26) ; 15. Pablo Niet o (2 6): 16. (Ti E) Ang el Nie to Jr./Rand y de Puniet (25) : 18. Rein ha rd Stolz ( 19); 19. Max Sabbatani ( 13) : 20 . (TIE) Hideyukl Nakajoh/Anto nio Elias (9) . 2 5 0c c QUALIF YING : 1. Ra l f Wa l d ma nn (2 :05.059): 2. Marco Melandri (2 :05 .539 ): 3. Shinya Naka no (2 :05 .734 ): 4. O liv ier Jacque (2:05.801): 5. T o hru U k a w a ( 2: 061 .40) ; 6 . D a ij ir o K at oh (2 :07.0 45) : 7 . Kla us No hles (2 :07 .292) : 8 . J am ie Robin son (2:07.386); 9 . Franco Batta ini (2:07.54 8); 10 . J oha n Stig ef elt (2 :08. 0 39) ; 11. Iva n Cle me nti (2: 0 8 .0 3 5): 12 . Seba sti en Porto (2: 08 .085) : 13 . Sha h ro l Yuzy ( 2:08 . t 21 ) ; 14 . N aoki Ma tsud o (2: 0 8 . 194): 15 . Luc e Bo sco scuro (2 :08.22 1): 16 . J u li en All em and (2 : 0 8 .268); 17 . A lex D eb o n (2:08.313): 18. J ay Vin cent (2:0 8.346) : 19. Jamo Ja nssen (2:08 .513); 20 . A dria n Coates (2:08. 91 0); 21. Da vid Chec a (2 :0 8 .91 0) : 22 . A n tho ny West (2 :09 .0 25) : 23. Ro be rto Rol l o ( 2 :09 . 119) : 24 . Vin c en t Philipp e (2 :09 .257 ) ; 25 . David To mas (2 :09 .377): 26 . Fon si Nieto (2:09 .405): 27. Luca s Oli ver (2 : 10.127) : 28. Sebastie n Gim bert (2: 10. 84 3): 29. Rob Filart (2 :13 .059) : 30 . J an Blok (2: 13. 328): 31 . Ge rt Pi ep er (2 :23 .640) ; 32. Arno ld Li tj en s (2 : 13.80 7). 250cc GP; I . To hru Ukawa ( Hon ) ; 2 . Oliver Ja cque (Yam); 3. Shinya Nakan o (Yam); 4. Anthony West (H on) ; 5 . Na oki Matsud a (Yam); 6 . Jamie Robinson (A pr); 7. Sebastien Porto (Yam); 8. Daiji ro Katoh ( Han): 9 . Roberto Rolfo ( A pr); 10. Vincent Philippe ( Ho n) ; 11 . Julien Allemand ( Yam) ; 12 . Seba stien Gimbert (Hon); 13. Lu cas Oliver (Yam): 14 . David Toma s (Han); 15. Da vid Checa (Han); 16. Fons i Ni et o ( Yam); 17. Arnold Lit jens (Hon); 18. Kl au s Nohles (A p r); 19 . Ja son Vin cen t (A p r); 20. Franco Batta ini (Apr ); 2 1. Johan Stigefelt (Hen): 22 . Luca Boscos cur o (A pr) ; 23 . Ivan Clement i (A pr); 24. Ralf Wal dmann (A pr) ; 25. Gert Pieper (Han). lime: 42 min .• 58.958 sec. Dista nce: 19 taps. 67.66 mile s. Average speed: 94 .445 mph . Margin of victory: 5.954 sec. 250cc WORLD C'SHIP POINT STANDINGS (A ft er 8 of J6 round s): 1. Shinya Nakano ( 144/3 wins) ; 2. Oliver Jacque (140 /l) j 3. Tohru Ukawa (132/2 ); 4. Da iji ro Katoh ( 128/1) ; 5. An t hony West (6 2) ; 6 . Marco Melandri (7 1) ; 7. Ralf Wald m ann (64 / 1) ; 8. Franco Bet taln ! (55); 9. Nao ki Matsudo (47); 10 . Sebastie n Porto (4 1); I t. Luca Boscoscur o (26); 12. J ami e Rob in son (2 1) ; 13. Kl au s No h les ( 16) ; 14 . Jason Vincent (14) ; 15. A lex Debon ( 14); 16. J oh an Stige lelt ( 13 ): 17 . Roberto Rol lo (10) : 18. (T IE) Mar cellino Lu c ch i /J u lien A lle ma nd (9 ) ; 20 . (T IE) O samu Miyazaki/Shahrol Yuzy (8) . 5 00 cc QUAUFYING: I. Loris Capir ossi (Honda) , 2:02 .058: 2 . A lex Cr iv ille ( Ho nda) , 2 :02.616 : 3 . Kenny Roberts Jr . (Suzuki). 2:02 .652; 4 . A lex Barros ( Ho nda), 2 :02 .809 : 5 . Max Biagg i ( Va m aha), 2:03 .19 4: 6. Valent ino Ro ssi (Honda ), 2:03 .201 ; 7. Tady Oka da (Honda ). 2:03 .30 1; 8. Tetsuya Harada ( A p r il i a), 2 :03 .332; 9 . Ca rlos Checa (Ya maha). 2:03 .502 : 10. Regis Lacon i (Yernaha). 2:03 .714: 11. J erem y McWill iam s (A prilia), 2:03 .788 ; 12. Nob uatsu Aoki ( Su zuk i), 2 :03 .9 11; 13 . J ur gen van der Goo rbe rgh ( Hon da), 2:03.956; 14 . Sete Gibe m au ( Ho n d a) , 2:04.438 : 15. Norick Abe {Yeme h a } , 2:04 .564 : 16. Garry McCoy ( Vamaha), 2:04 .981 : 17. David de Gea (Modenas), 2:07.429; 18. Sebastien Leg relle (Honda ) , 2:08.651 ; 19. Yoshiteru Konishi (Honda), 2:09 .680 : 20 . Phil Giles (Honda), 2:10 .069 . 500cc GP: 1. Alex Barros ( Hon); 2. Alex Criville (Hon ); 3. Loris Captroset (Hon); 4 . Max Biag gi (Yam ); 5. Carl os Checa (Yam ); 6. Valentin o Ro ssi (Hon); 7. Sete Gibernau ( Hon) ; 8 . Regi s Lac on! (Y am) ; 9 . Ju rgen van den Goorberg h (Han); 10. Norick Abe (Yam ); 11. Tada yu ki Okada ( Hon) ; 12 . Tetsuya Harada ( Apr); 13. Nobuatsu Aoki (Suz); 14. David de Gee (Mod ): 15. Garry McCoy (Vam). TIme: 42 m in.. 46 .142 sec Dist ance: 20 laps . 75. 12 mil es. Average speed: 105.464 mph . Margin of victory: 2.077 sec. 500cc WORLD C' SHIP POINT STA NDINGS (A ft er 8 of 16 roun ds): l. Kenny Robert s Jr. ( 125/3 wins); 2. Carlos Checa ( 111); 3 . Norick Abe (91 ); 4 . Lor is Capi ross i (89/1) ; 5 . Alex Criville (79/1 ) ; 6 . A lex Barro s (77 ); 7 . Nobuatsu Ao ki (7 5) ; 8 . Vale ntino Rossi (67) ; 9. Garry McCo y (62/1) ; 10. Regis Lecon i (51); II. Tedeyu k t Oka da (48); 12. Jur gen van den Goor bergh (45): 13. Max Bi aggi (44) : 14 . Jere my McWilliams (3 8) ; 15. Tetsuya Harada (26); 16 . Sete Gibernau (25) ; 17. David de Gea ( 18) ; 18. Yoshiteru Koni shi ; ( 13) ; 19. J o se Lu is Ca rdoso (1 1) ; 20. Sebastie n Legrelle (7) . a. SuzukilYoshimura rider Mat Mladin decimated the competition at the rain-delayed Loudon, N ew Hampshire, N ational. This makes Mat's fourth win of the year. So far Mat has won Daytona, the two Big Kahuna races at Atlanta, and now Loudon. At the season's halfway poin Mat also has three pole positions and three track recor And how about fellow Yoshimura rider Aaron Yates! A new track record, and a resounding win in the 600 Supersport Class. Aaron made it a clean sweep for Yoshimura. Mat sits atop the points lead in Superbike heading into Laguna Seca, Come out and watch him go for win number five on the screaming Suzuki GSX-R750! Yoshimura and riders Mat Mladin, Aaron Yates and aso Pridmore would like to thank the following sponsor help in the first half of the season: Dunlop Tire Corporation, Motorex Oils, AFAM Spr Sharkskinz Bodywork, F&L Fuel, American Showa ~ o~:;:;;:;==:=;'::===iii;;~~~~~==1 Ono Sokki, Mikuni American Corp., NGK, RK Chain, and last but certainly not least, a special thanks to Galfer Performance Brakes, whom we mistakenly omitted from our Daytona Wm Ad . Ooops! Attentlonl All YRC (Yoshimura Racing ClUb) members - Stop by o ur tent an vendors row at the Lagu n a seca combined AMAIWSB eve n t I n July. We .w lll be serving u p cold w ater c ool stUff, a n d mystery g uestsI Yoshimura R&D of America, Inc., 4555 Carter Court, Chino, CA 91710 (909) 628-4722 FAX (909) 591-2198 http://www.yoshimura-rd.com Upcoming Rounds: Round 9 - Donington Park, England, July 9 Round 10 - Sachsenring, Germany, July 23 II: U II: I e n e vv s JULY 5, 2000 11

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