Cycle News - Archive Issues - 2000's

H a g a led the r a ce h om e w ith Bostrom b eh ind , unhapp y not to w in, but h app y to have ne ar ly w on his first Wo rl d Superb ik e r ace since Lagu na last y ea r. E d w ar d s and Cor ser were h av in g relativel y lonel y races. bu t a qu ar r ell i n g grou p beh ind h ad G o d da rd i n anothe r f in e sixth , ahead o f Sl ight, Borj a , Chili and F ujiwara , who was 10th. Aok i ke pt it ru bbe r dow n, ri der up , f or 1 1th , w it h Ya nag awa 12t h, Guaresch i 13 t h , Gram igni 14 t h an d San c h in i, o nce agai n in t h e p o in t s, with 15th. Ed w ards n ow le ads th e c ha m p i- - ., I • o n sh i p ov er Corser, 23 2 -206 , w ith C orser t h e undis puted new c ha l lenger to Edwards ' dreams of domi nation. eN Circut De La Comunidad Valeneiana Vlanec ia, Spain Results: June 25, 2000 SUPERBIKE QUALIFYING : I. T roy Co rser ( 1:36. 185); 2. Ketsuekl Fujiwara (1:36 .661 ); 3. Juan Borja ( 1:36 .732): 4 . Robert Ulm ( U 6. 8 19 ): 5 . Col in Edward s (I :3 6 . 930 ): 6 . Nortyuki Haga (I :3 6 .9 40 ): 7 . T ro y Bayli s s ( 1:3 6. 9 8 6 ); 8 . Be n Bo strom (1: 37. 0 09 ); 9 . Pier -F ra ncesco Chili ( 1:37 .01 2) ; 10 . Pe t e r God d ar d ( 1:3 7. 4 6 1 ); 1 1. A a ro n S lig h t ( 1:37 .5 12) : 12. Akira Yanagawa (1 :3 7.698 ): 13 . vmo Gua resch i ( I : 37 .77 5) ; 14. Ha ru c h i ka A oki (1 :37 .8 42 ): 15 . Gino Busse! (1:37 .895 ): 16 . An dy Mek lau (1 :38 .381); 17 . Alessan dro Anto nello ( I :3 8. 3 3 9 ): 18 . M ar k u s Barth (1 :38 .8 2 1) : 19 . Frede ric Prota t ( 1:3 8 .8 6 9 ) ; 2 0 . Lu c i o Pede rcini (1 :39 .044 ); 21. Alessandro Gramigni (1 :3 9.09 2) ; 22 . Jurg en Oes ch lae ger ( 1:39 .588) ; 23 . Thierry Mulot (1 :3 9 .7 9 7) : 2 4 . Mauro Senc h tni (1 :3 9 .9 2 7 ): 25. Pao lo Blo ra (1 :40 .143 ); 26 . Lance Isaa cs (1 :4 0 .291 ); 27 . Igor Ant one lli (1 :40. 64 9 ): 28 . Orial Ferna nde z ( I :4 0 .84 0) : 29 . Jlrl Mrk yvka (I :4 0 .876 ); 30 . .Jevler Rodr iguez ( 1:42 .80 3 ); 3 1. Guln Roda (1 ;4 3 .984 ): 32 . Gi ulian o Sa r t o n i ( 1: 4 4 . 13 9 ): 33. Mass im o de Si l ve st ro ( 1: 45 .269) ; 34 . Claude A lain J a g g i (1 :4 5.3 11). RAC E ON E: 1. Tro y Co rse r ( A p r ) ; 2 . Be n Bo st rom ( Duc): 3 . Nor iyu ki Haga ( Yam ); 4 . T roy Ba y liss (D uc) ; 5 . Coli n Edwa rds ( Hen) : 6 . Peter Goddard ( Kaw): 7. Aar on Slight (Hon) ; 8. Ka tsuaki Fujiwara (Suz); 9 . A lessandro Anto nello ( A pr); to . Ak ira Yeneqewe (Kaw); 11. Andy Mek lau (Due); 12. Vitto Gue reschl (Yam); 13. Ma ur o Sanc hini (Due ): 14 . Paolo Blora (Duc) : 15. Mark us Barth (Yam ); 16. Frederic Prote t (Due) ; 17. La nce Isaacs (Due) : 18. Ji ri Mrk yvk a (Due): 19 . Alessandro Gram ingi (Yam) ; 20. Igor An tonelli (Kaw); 2 1. Oriel Fernandez (Han) : 22. .Javlar Rodriguez (Hen): 23. Th ierry Mulot (Due) : 2 4 . Gu i n Ro d" (Du e) : 2 5 . Ma ssimo d i Sil ve stro (Kaw). Ti me: 37 m in, 17.084 sec. Distan ce: 23 lap s, 57 .11 m iles Average speed; 9 1.90 m ph Margi n of victory: 6.703 sec. Fast est lap: Troy Cors er. 1:36.8 17,lap 10 RACE TWO : I . Noriy uk i Haga ( Yam): 2 . Ben Bos tr om ( D ue ); 3 . T roy Bayliss ( Due ) ; 4 . Colin Edward s ( Ha n) ; 5 . T ro y Cor ser (A pr) ; 6 . Pete r Godda rd (Kaw ): 7. A aron Slight (Hon) ; 8. J uan Borja ( Due); 9 . Pier -Francesco Chili (Suz); 10 . Katsuak i Fuj iwara (SOl): 11. Heruchike Aoki (Du e): 12. Ak ira Yanag awa (Kll W); 13 . Vitto Gu are sch i (Yam ); 14 . Al essand ro Gram ig ni ( Yll m ): 15 . Mauro Sanchinl (Due) ; 16. Luci o Pedercin l (Due) ; 17. Lance Isaac s (Due): 18. Fred eri c Protet (Due); 19 . Paolo Blo ra (Duc) ; 20 . J urgen Oeschl aege r (Yam ); 2 1. Marku s Barth ( Yam) ; 22 . Oriel Fernan dez (Han) : 23 . Th ierry Mu lo t ( D uc) : 2 4. Ja v i er Rod ri gu ez ( Ho n) ; 2 5 . Giullt anc Sertc nl (Due) ; 26 . Guin ROOa (Due). Tim e: 37 m in.• 27 .788 sec. Di stan ce: 231 aps, 57.11 m iles Margi n of victory: 1.22 7 sec. Fastes t lap: Noriy uk i Haga, 1:36 .937 , lap 8 WORLD SUPERB IK E C'SHIP POINT STA NDINGS ( A ft er 8 of 13 round s): 1. Colin Edwa rds (232/ 4 w in s) ; 2 . T ro y Corser (206/4); 3 . No riy uki Haq e (187 /2 ); 4 . Pier -Fra ncesco Ch ili (169/1); 5 . T ro y Ba yli ss ( 13 3/1 ) ; 6 . Akira Yanagawa ( 130); 7. Ben Bostrom ( 124 ): 8. Katsuaki Fuj iwara (93) ; 9. Aaro n Slig ht (8 3) ; 10 . Gregor io L avil la (7 1); 11. A ndy Mekl au (67) ; 12. Jua n Borja (63 ); 13. A lessand ro A nt o nell o ( 62 ): 14 . Har u c hi k a A o ki ( 5 2 ); 15 . Hit oyasu Izutsu (5 0/2 ). WORLD SU PERS PO RT : I . C h risti an Kelln er (Yam); 2. J org Teuchert (Yam ); 3. Pere Riba (Hon ); 4 . Fa br izio Plr o v ano ( Suz ) ; 5 . A nto nio Car Jac ci (Ya m ) ; 6 . lain Ma c Pher son (K a w) : 7 . Pier gi o rg io Bont em pi (Due); 8. Andre w Pitt (Kaw ); 9. Christophe Co gan (Y am ); 10 . Werne r D aemen ( Yam); 1 1. Cr istian Migliorati (Suz) ; 12. Wi lliam Costes ( Hon) : 13 . Kar l Harris (Suz) : 14. Mic hele Ma lates ta (Suz) ; 15. WHco Zeelenberg (Yam ). Tim e: 38 m in., 5 1.49 1 sec. M. rgi n of victory: 0 .0 12 sec . a Don't beroadkill. buy McGraw. the king of the road in motorcycle insurance forCalifornia. The West's largest writer of motorcycleinsurance. Arated byA.M. BestIPSIC·). 25 year history inthebusiness. McGraw offers rates aslowas $79 ayear. Allmakesand ~~ McGraw Insurance models covered. T ohear more abaul McGraw.as ur dealer. O call usdirect. kyo r • PacificSpecialty Insurance Company, partof the C.Ufor n i. 's l.rgltst Writ er of Motorcycle Insurance McGraw Group of affiliatedcompanies. 3601 HaVlin Ave ., Men lo P.rk. CA 9.025 P.O . BOX to. An a h e im . CA 9 2815 www.mcgrawgroup.com 1.8 0 0 .6MCGRA W CA li ce nl e No . 053 1139 11.800.662.47291 Upcom ing Rounds Round 9 • Monterey, Califomia, July 9 Round 10 - Brands Hatch, England, August 6 cue' e n e vv s JULY 5 ,200 0 17

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