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DAYTONA NASB RACE RESULTS
Courtesy of NASB and Daytona International Speedway
Scott Russell edged Colin Edwards in a photo finish Saturday to earn
the pole for Sunday's inaugural North American Super Bike Series races
at Daytona International Speedway. With both World Superbike factory
riders gridded in the first of two five-lap qualifying heats, it was a
cat and mouse game from the drop of the green flag.
Edwards' Yamaha was showing more power on the straights, but Russell
was making up the difference with handling on his Muzzy Kawasaki. At
the checkers, Russell drafted past Edwards, with Edwards giving it a
little goose right at the end to pull deaden at the line. Official
scorers gave Russell the nod with a 0.005 second margin of victory.
Dave Sadowski rode alone in third place throughout the race on his
Ducati.
Edwards' Yamaha teammate on the world tour, Yasutomo Nagai, took an
easy win in the second qualifying heat, beating Eric Moe and Chuck
Graves by over a second. Graves led most of the way but was caught and
passed by Nagai and Moe in the closing laps.
"I think it was a dead heat between myself and Colin," Russell said
after the race. "We didn't get done what we needed to do in that race.
It shows we've still got a lot to do. We ran 52's (1 minute, 52 second
laps) and that's two seconds off where should be. We ran some
different tires this morning and they were better. We've got good
engines. We need to get more power to the track."
"He just drafted by," Edwards noted. "He was outbraking me into the
first horseshoe, but the bikes are pretty even. I think it will
probably play out the same in tomorrow's races - except I'll be out in
front."
Two 50-mile races will be run to kick off the 1995 North American
Super Bike Series. All riders will compete in both races with separate
purses and points earned for each race. The same grid based on
Saturday's qualifying will be used for both races.
Qualifying Heat One
1, Scott Russell, Alpharette, Ga., Kawasaki 750, 112.599 mph.
2, Colin Edwards, Conroe, Texas, Yamaha 750.
3, David Sadowski, Jefferson, Ga., Ducati 955.
4, Keith Pinkstaff, Portland, Ore., Kawasaki 750.
5, John Ashmead, W. Palm Beach, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
6, Mike Harth, Arden, N.C., Harley-Davidson 1000.
7, Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, Fla., Honda 600.
8, Damian Weber, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Ducati 955.
9, Todd Harrington, St. Charles, Ill., Kawasaki 750.
10, David Stanton, Lafayette, Calif., Suzuki 750.
11, Kory Rooks, Attleboro, Mass., Kawasaki 750.
12, Ken Melville, Glendale, Ill., Kawasaki 750.
13, Bryan Bemisderfer, Greencastle, Pa., Yamaha 750.
14, David Olin, Orlando, Fla., Suzuki 750.
15, Jim Dickenson, Canada, Suzuki 750.
16, Michael Fitzpatrick, Columbia, Md., Yamaha 750.
17, Thorvald Saeby, Norway, Kawasaki 750.
18, James Milroy Jr., Omaha, Neb., Kawasaki 750.
19, Christian Zwedorn, Australia, Honda 600.
20, James Eberhart, Jacksonville, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
21, Thomas Porter, Ainessville, Fla., Suzuki 750.
22, Chris Steele, Marietta, Ga., Kawasaki 750.
23, Joseph Lechman, Belleair, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
24, Kevin Jeffrey, Guyana, Yamaha 750.
25, Scott Beasley, Baltimore, Md., Yamaha 750.
26, Eugene Ashworth, Davie, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
27, Anthony White, West Orange, N.J., Kawasaki 750.
28, Doug Gross, Homestead, Fla., Ducati 916.
29, Jeffrey Atwell, Manassas, Va., Yamaha 750.
Qualifying Heat Two
1, Yasutomo Nagai, Japan, Yamaha 750, 108.846 mph.
2, Eric Moe, Spring Lake, Mich., Kawasaki 750.
3, Chuck Graves, Van Nuys, Calif., Suzuki 750.
4, Scott Zampach, West Bend, Wisc., Harley-Davidson 1000.
5, Jeff Sneyd, Canada, Ducati 888.
6, John Kocinski, Henderson, Nev., Honda 600.
7, Anthony Lupo, San Rafael, Calif., Yamaha 750.
8, Greg Gibson, Holland, Mich., Yamaha 750.
9, Paul Netterstrom, Tamarac, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
10, Stephen DeCamp, Deltona, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
11, Bill Zearley, Greenville, S.C., Kawasaki 750.
12, Rick Shaw, Miami, Fla., Yamaha 750.
13, Angelo Nicholes, Lake Grove, N.Y., Kawasaki 750.
14, Mike Walsh, Canada, Yamaha 750.
15, Jared Parliament, Melbourne, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
16, Thomas Hutchins, St. Petersburg, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
17, Michael Lehning, Stewart, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
18, Richard Orgeron, McDonough, Ga., Kawasaki 750.
19, Mike Monaghan, Palm Desert, Calif., Honda 600.
20, Todd Brank, Duncan, S.C., Suzuki 750.
21, Patrick Weekley, Margate, Fla., Yamaha 750.
22, Chris Achatz, St. Augustine, Fla., Kawasaki 750.
23, Donald Smith, Jacksonville, Fla., Suzuki 750.
24, Ray Litton, New Windson, Ill., Kawasaki 750.
NOTES FROM THE NORTH AMERICAN SUPERBIKE QUALIFYING HEAT #1
SCOTT RUSSELL (#4 Team Kawasaki/Muzzy Kawasaki) -- I think it was a
dead heat between myself and Colin (Edwards). We didn't get done what
we needed to do in that race. It shows we've still got a lot to do. We
ran 52's (1 minute, 52 second laps) and that's two seconds off where
we should be. We ran some different tires this morning and they were
better. We've got good engines. We need to get more power to the
track.
COLIN EDWARDS (#45 Belgarda Yamaha) -- He just drafted by. He was
outbreaking me into the first horseshoe, but the bikes are pretty
even. I think it will probably play out the same in tomorrow's races
-- except I'll be out in front.
NORTH AMERICAN SUPERBIKE QUALIFYING HEAT #2
ERIC MOE (RB Engineering Kawasaki) -- I just figured I would sit back
there and I thought that if I rode the last lap well I could beat
Chuck (Graves) and I did. We've got a good plan for tomorrow. We'll
change a few things, put some fresh rubber on and we'll be ready for
tomorrow.
YASUTOMO NAGAI (#101 Belgarda Yamaha) -- Each day there is a little
more learning. It was a hard race. I was racing much faster than I had
gone in practice. I need to learn more about turn one into the infield
and then going back onto the banking. I need to learn more about the
chicane. Sunday, I will learn a lot more. My reason for coming to
Daytona was the 200. That is what I am learning everything for.
Top-five finishers from Saturday's Championship Cup Series races at Daytona
International Speedway.
Middleweight GP
Amateur - 1. David Joseph Rose, Belair, Md., Honda 600; 2. Jim Haraldson,
Lantana, Fla., Honda 600; 3. Josef Jason Brenner, Columbia, Md., Honda 600; 4.
Steve Wenner, Pompano Beach, Fla., Honda 600; 5. Joe Hayes, Ann Arbor, Mich.,
Honda 600
Heavyweight SuperTwins
Amateur - 1. Bob Robbins, Hellertown, Pa., Ducati 900; 2. Jan Gunn, Mt.
Kisco, N.Y., Ducati 888; 3. Matthew Richardson, Jacksonville, Fla., Honda 647;
4. Jeff Schwartz, Crystal Lake, Ill., Bimota 904; 5. Mike Morgan, Lehigh Acres,
Fla., Ducati 750.
Expert - 1. Nick Ienatsch, Los Angeles, Britton 1000; 2. Damian Weber,
Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Ducati 955; 3. Peter Johnson, Sterling, Pa., Moto Guzzi
1200; 4. Jerry Wood, Searsport, Maine, Ducati 916; 5. Douglas Gross, Homestead,
Fla., Ducati 916
Middleweight SuperSport
Amateur - 1. David Joseph Rose, Belair, Md., Honda 600; 2. Graham Kimble,
Bushnell, Fla., Honda 600; 3. Darren Hartung, Marietta, Ga., Honda 600; 4. Stev
e
Wenner, Pompano Beach, Fla., Honda 600; 5. Jim Haraldson, Lantana, Fla., Honda
600
Heavyweight Supersport
Amateur - 1. Jerry Lawson, Knoxville, Tenn., Yamaha 750; 2. Donald Pepin,
Melbourne, Fla., Kawasaki 750; 3. Michael Sidwell, Winter Haven, Fla., Kawasaki
750; 4. Sean Sidwell, Alturas, Fla., Kawasaki 750; 5. Brett Champagne, New
Orleans, Honda 600.
Expert - 1. Aaron Yates, Milledgevills, Ga., Suzuki 750; 2. Mark
McDaniel, Birmingham, Ala., Suzuki 750; 3. Anthony Lupo, San Rafael, Calif.,
Yamaha 750; 4. Danny Roberts, West Palm Beach, Fla., Suzuki 750; 5. Ken
Melville, Glendale, Ill., Kawasaki 750
Lightweight GP
Expert - 1. Andrew Trevitt, Canada, Yamaha 250; 2. Greg Esser, Pompano
Beach, Fla., Yamaha 250; 3. John Sharrard, Canada, Yamaha 250; 4. Leon Cortes
Soler, Miami, Yamaha 250; 5. Mark Coop, Boca Raton, Fla., Yamaha 250.
Unlimited SuperSport
Expert - 1. Danny Roberts, West Palm Beach, Fla., Suzuki 1100; 2. Aaron
Yates, Milledgeville, Ga., Suzuki 1100; 3. Mark McDaniel, Birmingham, Ala.,
Suzuki 1100; 4. Gene Church, Turnersburg, N.C., Honda 900; 5. Saeby Thorvald,
Norway, Kawasaki 750.
Heavyweight Superbike
Amateur - 1. Jerry Lawson, Knoxville, Tenn., Yamaha 750; 2. Donald Pepin,
Melbourne, Fla., Kawasaki 750; 3. Steve Tubic, Canada, Suzuki 750; 4. Brett
Champagne, New Orleans, Honda 600; 5. James Wells, Patterson Air Force Base,
Fla., Suzuki 750.
Expert - 1. Keith Pinkstaff, Portland, Ore., Kawasaki 750; 2. Scott
Zampach, West Bend, Wisc., Harley-Davidson 1000; 3. Jeffrey Sneyd, Canada,
Ducati 888; 4. Damian Weber, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Ducati 955; 5. Todd Brank,
Duncan, S.C., Suzuki 750
Middleweight Superbike
Amateur - 1. Graham Kimble, Bushnell, Fla., Honda 600; 2. Darren Hartung,
Marietta, Ga., Honda 600; 3. Josef Jason Brenner, Columbia, Md., Honda 600; 4.
Alexander Glock, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., Honda 600; 5. Bob Lapusnak, East
Rutherford, N.J., Kawasaki
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Expert - 1. Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, Fla., Honda 600; 2. Ken Melville,
Glendale, Ill., Honda 600; 3. Eric Wood, Mansfield, Mass., Kawasaki 750; 4. Yve
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Briguet, Exton, Pa.; 5. Hikaru Miyagi, Costa Mesa, Calif., Honda 600.
Lightweight Superbike
Amateur - 1. Matthew Richardson, Jacksonville, Fla., Honda 647; 2. Harry
Barlow, Americus, Ga., Yamaha 350; 3. Duncan Farash, Orlando, Fla., Honda 650;
4. Edward Barrett, Brandon, Fla., Yamaha 400; 5. Robert Farley, Newport News,
Va., Yamaha 400.
Expert - 1. Philip DiGregorio, Danielson, Conn., Yamaha 400; 2. Greg
Doney, Fort Myers, Fla., Honda 650; 3. Ian Lineberger, St. Petersburg, Fla.,
Yamaha 400; 4. Ronald Stone, Fort Pierce, Fla., Honda 387; 5. Todd Keesee, Palm
Bay, Fla., Yamaha 400.
Sportsman
Amateur - 1. Harry Barlow, Americus, Ga., Yamaha 350; 2. Peter Furkey,
Frankfurt, Maine, Ducati 650; 3. Barry King, La Belle, Fla., Yamaha 350; 4.
Justin Longardner, Winter Park, Fla., Suzuki 500; 5. Michael Conforti, Tampa,
Fla., Kawasaki 500.
Expert - 1. Bill Giltner, Hayward, Calif., Honda 660; 2. Kevin Brown,
Miami, Yamaha 350; 3. Thomas Annis, Cocoa, Fla., Yamaha 350; 4. Sherry Dowling,
Venice, Fla., Kawasaki 500; 5. Russ Mattson, Pineland, Fla., Rotax 605.
125 GP
Amateur - 1. Chuck Actor, Boynton Beach, Fla., Honda 125; 2. Janet Gunn,
Nokesville, Va., Yamaha 125.
NOTES FROM THE CHAMPIONSHIP CUP SERIES SPRINTS -- SATURDAY
AMATEUR MIDDLEWEIGHT GP
JIM HARALDSON (#321 Margate Motorcycle World Honda) -- It was fun. The
track is great. The bike is working pretty good. We've got to work a
little on the rear shock. I can't get out of turn one and then the
turn back onto the banking. It kicks out every time.
DAVID ROSE (#18 Team 20/20 Racing Honda) -- I'll take a win any way I
can get it. I lost touch with the lead draft and figured I was stuck
with second. Then Josef Brenner began to slow and I passed him at the
finish line as we started the final lap. I put my head down and
charged from there. We ran second yesterday in Amateur Solo GTU, but
today was better.
EXPERT MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
MIKE BARNES (#134 Erion Racing Honda 600) -- I'm glad it worked out in
my favor (getting a ride with Erion Racing). Things were looking a
little rough at the end of '94, 'cause I had a couple injuries. Now I
know it's gonna be all right for Bike Week and I'm real excited to be
with Erion Racing. Honda has done some improvements from the F2 to the
F3, and I'm real excited to be on 'em. I'm lookin' forward to the
SuperTeam on Wednesday and the (600) SuperSport race on Sunday.
Hopefully we'll have two podiums (finishes) out of it. (On Russell's
Kawasaki.) It's pretty quick. I think he's had a little more time to
ride his brand-new bike than I've had to ride my brand-new bike, so I
think by the time next weekend comes around we'll be really close.
Thanks, Scott (for pulling off before the white flag lap).
SCOTT RUSSELL (#20 Muzzy's Kawasaki 600) -- Basically I was out there
to test the bike and get some laps on it. I didn't want to take a
trophy away from anybody. We learned a lot. I think the other guys are
gonna be in trouble come next Sunday!
KEN MELVILLE (#107 Airport Honda/Kawasaki Honda 600) -- I saw (Scott)
Russell come by me and I tried to hang with him, but I'm on last
year's tires so there was no way. I didn't even get a warm-up lap! I
was able to get by the older bikes on horsepower. I out-did a lot of
people on the first lap. I've got some more races to go this week and
I'm having a blast.
EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERTWINS
NICK IENATSCH (#100 Venator Racing Britten) -- It's a little of a
tough situation when you ride a motorcycle that is this rare
and this expensive. This is one-of-a-kind. If you go out and
throw the thing away with a big lead, you can look pretty
stupid. And yet, if you go out and run slow you look pretty
stupid too. So you have to find a line and run that. It's a
very fast motorcycle, probably puts out 150 horsepower on a
V-twin -- and that's a pretty fast motorcycle. We're just kind
of catching up with the motorcycle.
JOHN BRITTEN (Creator of the 1000cc Britten Motorcycle) -- It's
wonderful to be here again. This is Jim Hunter's motorcycle and
this is special occasion to have our motorcycle here. It's
great to have the support of an American motorcycle enthusiast.
YOSHIYAKI SUGAI (#12 Sundance Racing Project Harley-Davidson)
-- We didn't have any practice yesterday. Today's race was our
practice. It was to check the engine and try to learn
everything we could. Maybe we can look for good performance in
our next race.
AMATEUR MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPERSPORT
DAVID ROSE (#18 Team 20/20 Honda) -- I didn't know if he (Graham
Kimble) was there or not. I thought he might have been drafting coming
off the east banking so I was doing a little weaving but I had no idea
how far back he was. I just got out front and cruised and waited for
somebody to come by. The #921 machine came by once (Kimble) and he got
in hot into the chicane and had to go wide for the right-hander and I
went underneath him and that's the last I saw of him. This is our
second win. We're going for three today.
AMATEUR HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERSPORT
JERRY LAWSON (#157 Lockhart-Phillips Yamaha) -- I think the wind was
better for us today. The bike was stronger on the backstraight than
yesterday. We had a good battle with (Donald) Pepin. At one point, I
thought he would be gone.
DONALD PEPIN (#372 Con's Kawasaki Kawasaki) -- It was fun. This is my
second time at the track. The bike ran fine. I'm tired out. We've got
another race this afternoon.
EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
PHILIP DiGREGORIO (#92 Team Spine Yamaha 400) -- I had a blast! I had
a little power on 'em. I got caught up in traffic at first and I
didn't think I was gonna be able to catch 'em like that. I guess I had
the speed on 'em on the banks. My bike was geared perfectly. I just
picked up this motor from Mark Reynolds at Woodstock (Conn.) Cycle
Barn, who builds the best motors around. I can't say enough about it.
I'm really excited about this year. I want to thank my dad, who bought
me my first motorcycle. He was supposed to be here to watch, and I
hope he was. They put on a great program here and I can't wait 'til
next year! AMATEUR LIGHTWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
MATTHEW RICHARDSON (#21X Sanderson's Cycle Honda 647) -- It was great!
I got a few of the experts, I think, and that was exciting. I want to
thank Roger Sanderson, who built me quite a fast motor (this is
Richardson's second victory this weekend), with a lot of work on it
and a lot of hard hours.
EXPERT SPORTSMAN
BILL GILTNER (#183 Motion Sports Honda 660) -- (Motorcycle is actually
a Spondon-framed Yamaha single) The guy standing behind me, Jeff Jones
of Motion Sports, actually put it together, including the motor, and
he did all the work on it. Basically all I had to do was turn the
throttle. The engine was pinging real bad. We have a leaking head
gasket and I was just trying to take it easy on the bike. We hope, if
we can get everything put back together, to run this bike in the Sound
of Singles on Monday. I just want to thank God for protecting me.
KEVIN BROWN (#55 Team High Compression Yamaha 350) -- It was going
pretty good but the motor cut loose. It broke right before the finish
line. I got by him (). I felt like I could get a drive on him out of
the back chicane. I got caught up with a slower rider and that it was
it. He was gone. I'd say he beat me on horsepower. I could get that
drive on him out of the corners but that was about it.
AMATEUR SPORTSMAN
HARRY BARLOW (#131 Pro Porting Int'l Yamaha 350) -- It was awesome. I
got past Russ Mattson at one point, on the straight, at one stage. I
thought, 'This guy's real good, he's an Expert and I'm only an
Amateur. I'll just hold off...' Then I looked back and there was
nobody for miles... I just want to thank all the guys in Titusville
and Cocoa.
AMATEUR 125 GP
JANET GUNN (#671 Yamaha 125) -- (One of only two 125cc machines that
competed, and finished second. Gunn had to choose between her
Sportsman Kawasaki 500 and the 125 when the classes were combined.)
For a 41-year-old woman on a 23-year-old motorcycle I guess that's not
bad. I had fun and that's what counts. (Asked about "Social Security
Racing" shirts.) His (father) sponsor is Social Security. I'm not old
enough yet so I've got to sponsor myself.
AMATEUR LIGHTWEIGHT GP
RONNIE MILLER (#62 Absolute Tech Yamaha 250) -- Murphy Anderson ran
really well. He got by me in the chicane a couple of times. He had
more motor than I did on part of the banking, but I had him on the
other end. It was a great race.
EXPERT SPORTSMAN
BILL GILTNER (#183 Motion Sports Honda 660) -- (Motorcycle is actually
a Spondon-framed Yamaha single) The guy standing behind me, Jeff Jones
of Motion Sports, actually put it together, including the motor, and
he did all the work on it. Basically all I had to do was turn the
throttle. The engine was pinging real bad. We have a leaking head
gasket and I was just trying to take it easy on the bike. We hope, if
we can get everything put back together, to run this bike in the Sound
of Singles on Monday. I just want to thank God for protecting me.
KEVIN BROWN (#55 Team High Compression Yamaha 350) -- It was going
pretty good but the motor cut loose. It broke right before the finish
line. I got by him (). I felt like I could get a drive on him out of
the back chicane. I got caught up with a slower rider and that it was
it. He was gone. I'd say he beat me on horsepower. I could get that
drive on him out of the corners but that was about it.
AMATEUR SPORTSMAN
HARRY BARLOW (#131 Pro Porting Int'l Yamaha 350) -- It was awesome. I
got past Russ Mattson at one point, on the straight, at one stage. I
thought, 'This guy's real good, he's an Expert and I'm only an
Amateur. I'll just hold off...' Then I looked back and there was
nobody for miles... I just want to thank all the guys in Titusville
and Cocoa.
AMATEUR 125 GP
JANET GUNN (#671 Yamaha 125) -- (One of only two 125cc machines that
competed, and finished second. Gunn had to choose between her
Sportsman Kawasaki 500 and the 125 when the classes were combined.)
For a 41-year-old woman on a 23-year-old motorcycle I guess that's not
bad. I had fun and that's what counts. (Asked about "Social Security
Racing" shirts.) His (father) sponsor is Social Security. I'm not old
enough yet so I've got to sponsor myself.
AMATEUR LIGHTWEIGHT GP
RONNIE MILLER (#62 Absolute Tech Yamaha 250) -- Murphy Anderson ran
really well. He got by me in the chicane a couple of times. He had
more motor than I did on part of the banking, but I had him on the
other end. It was a great race.
EXPERT LIGHTWEIGHT GP
ANDREW TREVITT (#11 Ottawa Valley Motorsport Yamaha 250) -- I was
trying to get a good start. I was further down in the pack a bit. I
just put my head down and went for it and caught up to the leaders. We
had a good battle.
UNLIMITED SUPERSPORT
DANNY ROBERTS (#43 Team Suzuki Sport Suzuki 1100) -- I had my hands
full there with Gene Church. Then Aaron Yates came up and we had a
good race. I took the lead in the chicane since nobody else wanted it.
I figured what the heck because I didn't know how far back the third
place rider was. I didn't want to get caught out behind Aaron. He
slowed in the chicane and I didn't have a choice. It was either go by
or slow down and take a chance on getting by him.
AARON YATES (#458 Team Suzuki Sport 1100) -- Going down the back
straight I was leading. I backed off a bit and let Danny (Roberts) go
by. I figured maybe I could draft by him at the finish. If I didn't do
that, then he would try to draft by me. I managed to suck up on him, I
pulled out but I didn't have enough to get on by him.
EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
KEITH PINKSTAFF (#94 Zlock Racing Kawasaki 750) -- It was a good run
with (Scott) Zampach on the Harley. Our Kawasaki had the top end speed
and I think that made the difference. The Harley was running too well.
It's good to see them out there. It's good to see them running well
and it's fun to have another brand out there.
SCOTT ZAMPACH (Tilley Harley-Davidson 1000) -- It's (the bike) getting
better every time. I knocked about two seconds off my lap times from
the race this morning. Things are going good. I learned a valuable
lesson about drafting to the line with the new (VR1000 bike). I was a
little off in my judgement of when to make my move. Keith had motor on
me so there was no reason for me to go to the front at the wrong time
and then have him draft back by me.
DON TILLEY (Team Owner, Tilley Harley-Davidson 1000) -- We just needed
a little more horsepower. We'll have it before the weekend is over. We
just got the bike on the track yesterday afternoon.
NORTH AMERICAN SUPERBIKE SERIES PRE-RACE NOTES
ERIC MOE (#57 RB Engineering Kawasaki) -- We're up to speed already
after just our second practice. I'm a little rusty since I haven't
been on a bike since Thanksgiving. Now that I'm up to speed, we can
dial the bike in a little bit. We're already up to last year's times
and we'll drop quite a bit from there. We expect to do pretty well.
I'm like the slow of the fast guys. Guys like (Scott) Russell (Colin)
Edwards -- we can't touch their equipment. But we'll be right up
there, maybe we can hound (David) Sadowski a little bit. He'll be
really fast. We're hoping to be fifth or better tomorrow. This is my
12th year down. I come down twice a year -- the spring and the fall.
So, I've got a lot of miles here. Of the sub-factory guys, Sadowski
looks really fast. I think he'll be the man to beat there. Chuck
graves will be up there, I'll be up there and Todd Harrington will be
up there. And there are always five or six other guys that are capable
of running pretty good. It is tough, though. For most of us this is
the first race of the year and some people take a little longer to get
going. We've always liked the two-leg format. We've run a couple of
World Superbike races before and we like their format. This is
actually a little different because the World Superbike gives points
for each event and then they pay over-all. This race is two separate
paychecks. That's pretty good. That way you race hard in both races.
RICK SHAW (#79 P3 Racing Yamaha) -- The two race format this weekend
will be interesting. The fans will be able to see the same racers in
both events. If you have a problem in one race, you can redeem
yourself in the second one. I'm excited about the races. They're good
for the fans and good for the riders. Things should be interesting
because the purse structure is designed to help the independent racers
and not so much the factory racers. It gives us a chance to shine a
bit and show our talents. (Shaw is an enforcement officer in Miami's
Metro-Dade police force and a long time road racer.)
THORVALD SAEBY (#102 Kawasaki Norway Kawasaki) -- I'm really
concentrating on next Friday's 750 SuperSport race, but every lap I
get on the track this weekend helps. I haven't raced since last year.
In Norway, there isn't much chance once it gets cold. Last year, I was
the only road racer from Norway here. This year, we have three. Next
year, I think there will be more still.
AMATEUR HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
DONALD PEPIN JR. (#372 Con's Kawasaki 750) -- That was fast as hell. I
love this track. The bike is running really good. We're getting more
track time and having a good time. (About the confusion around a
yellow-flagged section in the infield road course) I didn't see much.
I just went through easy.
EXPERT HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERSPORT
ANTHONY LUPO (#82 Factory Yamaha 750) -- I got a good start and closed
in on (Danny) Roberts right away. (Aaron) Yates went by and I saw that
he was a little faster than me so I let him go. (Mark) McDaniel went
by and I was pretty happy with third. Everything was feeling pretty
good, but we have a little work to do before next week. I was a little
bit down on top speed, but I'm pretty happy right now.
MARK MCDANIEL (#113 Team Suzuki Sport Suzuki 750) -- Did you see how
far back in the grid I was? (McDaniel started in the second wave --
row 13) I said, 'Holy cow this is going to be tough.' It's just
confidence in the bike. This Suzuki is pretty good. I thought when I
crossed the finish line, if I'd had one more lap I may have had him.
He (Yates) was going good. I'm pretty happy coming from the second
wave. I had an idea: Just push, push, push. It was a little bit
horsepower and a little bit out-braking them.
AARON YATES (#458 Team Suzuki Sport Suzuki 750) -- I like this 750
bike better than the 1100 SuperSport. It's a little easier to ride.
The 1100 wanted to spin (the back tire) so bad coming out of the
corners and you couldn't really gas it. I ran off the track on the
start and into the grass. I got back on the track and wanted to pass
as many people as I could. Before I knew it, I was in front. I looked
back a couple of times. I saw Mark McDaniel getting closer and he came
from way back too.
AMATEUR MIDDLEWEIGHT SUPERBIKE
GRAHAM KIMBLE (#921 Lake County Cycle Honda 600) -- I finally won one
of these things! I've been waiting all day, I've been close and I
finally done it! I want to thank Lake County Cycles, Dunlop and my
tuner, Jeff Reynolds. We've run on this same set of tires all day
long! They (Darren Hartung and Josef Brenner) gave me too much to
think about! I already blew the last one (Middleweight SuperSport) on
the last lap and I didn't want to blow this one.
DARREN HARTUNG (#268 Lockhart Phillips USA Honda 600) -- It was a
great race, a great battle. I could have had the win had he not weaved
to break the draft. It's a drafting thing here at Daytona and I'm sure
he knows that. I'm upset because I could have had the win.
Regards,
Brent Plummer, Editor
Motorcycle Online | http://motorcycle.com/motorcycle.html | in...@motorcycle.com
Dr Ivan D Reid, 猶R Facility, PSI
Dennis McGuire <mcgu...@moose.erie.net> writes...
> Heavyweight SuperTwins
> Amateur - 1. Bob Robbins, Hellertown, Pa., Ducati 900; 2. Jan Gunn, Mt.
>Kisco, N.Y., Ducati 888; ^^^^^^^^
I thought this was Janet until I saw the following:
> 125 GP
> Amateur - 1. Chuck Actor, Boynton Beach, Fla., Honda 125; 2. Janet Gunn,
>Nokesville, Va., Yamaha 125.
> AMATEUR 125 GP
> JANET GUNN (#671 Yamaha 125) -- (One of only two 125cc machines that
> competed, and finished second. Gunn had to choose between her
> Sportsman Kawasaki 500 and the 125 when the classes were combined.)
> For a 41-year-old woman on a 23-year-old motorcycle I guess that's not
> bad. I had fun and that's what counts. (Asked about "Social Security
> Racing" shirts.) His (father) sponsor is Social Security. I'm not old
> enough yet so I've got to sponsor myself.
Go Janet!
(Hope I didn't miss any other net.personalities amongst all those
names.)
Ivan Reid, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH. re...@cvax.psi.ch
GSX600F, RG250WD. SI=2.66 "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
Todd Canavan
would really appreciate it if they would post them as I have not figured
out how to get on webs (there was one that had news updates on all
Daytona action). Thanks,
Todd Canavan
WSMC #730
David Wood
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Russel won both races, Colin Edwards was second in the first round and third
in the other. A Japanese rider, who's name escapes me (regrettably), took
second in the second race. This was courtesy of B. Plummer from Motorcycle
Online magazine. They offer a "racemail subscription" where they will Email
race results to you automatically every Sunday night. I've been on it for a
week and the Daytona coverage has been great (much better and much more in
depth than my poor memory)! It's free and you can sign up at
http://motorcycle.com/motorcycle.html. The magazine overall is very good- you
can ask Don Vesco for 4 stroke tuning tips or John Lassak for 2 stroke (you
can probably ask Lassak in person out at Willow :-).
-Dave
Brent Plummer
>
> If anyone knows the results of the sunday round of NASB at daytona I
> would really appreciate it if they would post them as I have not figured
> out how to get on webs (there was one that had news updates on all
> Daytona action).
Todd, just send an e-mail to in...@motorcycle.com and you can find out
how to subscribe to the "RacEMail" mailing list which brings as-it-
happens results straight to your mailbox.
Getting to the Web site is easier than you think: If you can get to a
UNIX prompt either by dialing in our in a telnet session if you've got
a PPP account (in which case, you should just download Netscape
and run it) just type "lynx" without the quotes. This is an excellent
text-based WWW browser that is really easy to use. Just follow the
instructions and point it to the url http://motorcycle.com/motorcycle.html.
If you still have problems, check out Adam Engst's "Internet Starter
Kit for X" series of books -- big phonebook-looking things, can't
miss 'em. Best of luck.