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AMA MBNA Superbike Tour Results and Standings from Phoenix (2/13-15/98)

16 February 1998

SB198/1-6

OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR, ROUND 1 OF 13
CRUISE AMERICA AZ SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, FEB 13-15, 1998
MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES MAIN EVENT - 42 LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		  MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1   95 ANTHONY GOBERT, AUSTRALIA          DUC 	42  36* Vance & Hines/Ducati/Parts Unlimited
 2   66 MATHEW MLADIN, AUSTRALIA           SUZ 	42  32**American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 3   20 AARON W YATES, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA   SUZ 	42  29 	American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 4    1 DOUG CHANDLER, SALINAS, CA         KAW 	42  27  Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/SBS
 5   92 JAMIE A HACKING, ENGLAND           YAM 	42  26 	Yamaha Motor Corporation/Dunlop
 6   17 MIGUEL DUHAMEL, CANADA             HON 	42  25 	American Honda                     
 7    7 THOMAS STEVENS, WOODSTOCK, GA	   DUC 	42  24 	Vance & Hines/Ducati/Parts Unlimited
 8   14 STEVE CREVIER, CANADA              SUZ 	42  23 	American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 9   11 BEN D BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS , CA  HON 	42  22 	American Honda/Dunlop              
10   41 JASON R PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA      SUZ 	42  21  HyperCycle Suzuki/Team Suzuki Sport
11   97 RICHARD H OLIVER, FRESNO, CA       YAM 	42  20 	Yamaha Motor Corp. USA/Dunlop Tires
12   19 MICHAEL R HALE, CARROLLTON, TX	   DUC 	42  19 	Fast by Ferracci                  
13   21 PASCAL PICOTTE, CANADA             HD  	42  18 	Harley Davidson/Shoei              
14   16 TOM H KIPP, CHARDON, OH            DUC 	41  17 	Fast by Ferraccy/DKNY MEN
15   12 CHRIS CARR, FLEETWOOD, PA	   HD  	41  16 	Earl Small's Harley Davidson
16   30 THOMAS E WILSON JR, OREGON, OH     HD  	41  15  Harley-Davidson/Zippo/Dunlop/Helimot
17   68 MICHAEL A SMITH, CANTON, GA        SUZ 	41  14  Suzuki/Vavoline/Emgo/ARAI/SBS/Kerker
18   29 STEVE GRIGG, ASHEVILLE, NC         DUC 	40  13 	Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMEN/Ducati
19   22 TOMMY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY	   KAW 	40  12  Kawasaki/Muzzys/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/SBS
20   70 RAD GREAVES, ANN ARBOR, MI         SUZ 	40  11 	Dega Racing/Nicholson's/MR Roof
21  144 MIKE SULLIVAN, CENTRALIA, WA       SUZ 	40  10  Bellevue Suzuki Ducati
22   26 JAMES B RANDOLPH, SANTA ROSA, CA   SUZ 	40   9  Shoei/Ricci Motorsports/WRM/Bardhal
23   72 LARRY PEGRAM, BALTIMORE, OH        SUZ 	40   8  American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
24   25 DALE C KIEFFER, LAS VEGAS, NV      SUZ 	40   7                            
25   57 ERIC R MOE, SPRING LAKE, MI        KAW 	39   6  Motorhead Services/Shoei/RK/Yoyodyne
26   38 DEAN MIZDAL, HUNTINGTON BCH, CA	   SUZ 	39   5  Fastrax Racing/Air Tech/Cycle Racer
27   60 STEVE TESCHKE, GARDEN GROVE, CA	   SUZ 	39   4  Two Brothers Racing/Pirelli/APV/MFG
28   84 JEFFREY S VOS, HOLLAND, MI         KAW 	39   3  Bridgestone/RK/Silkolene
29   98 DAVID A DUPREY, TUCSON, CA	   SUZ 	39   2  Dunlop/Motul/Lockhart/Lori/Kerns
30   62 CORY A CALL, SACRAMENTO, CA	   SUZ 	35   1  RPM/Zero Gravity/Torco/WER/Airtech 

Time: 00:43:16.240, 87.940 mph
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:08.443
*Bonus point paid to the rider leading most laps.
**Interstate Battery Pole Award: Mathew Mladin, 1:00.641, 89.643 mph (bonus
point paid)

POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 13 EVENTS.  NEXT RACE MAR 4-8, 1998,  DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL
SPEEDWAY
POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN	    WINS PTS
 1  ANTHONY GOBERT, AUSTRALIA	      1  37   	   
 2  MATHEW MLADIN, AUSTRALIA	      0  33   	   
 3  AARON W YATES, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA  0  29   	   
 4  DOUG CHANDLER, SALINAS, CA        0  27   	   
 5  JAMIE A HACKING, ENGLAND          0  26   	   
 6  MIGUEL DUHAMEL, CANADA            0  25   	   
 7  THOMAS STEVENS, WOODSTOCK, GA     0  24   	   
 8  STEVE CREVIER, CANADA             0  23   	   
 9  BEN D BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA  0  22   	   
10  JASON R PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA     0  21   	
11  RICHARD H OLIVER, FRESNO, CA      0  20
12  MICHAEL R HALE, CARROLLTON, TX    0  19
13  PASCAL PICOTTE, CANADA            0  18
14  TOM H KIPP, CHARDON, OH           0  17
15  CHRIS CARR, FLEETWOOD, PA         0  16
16  THOMAS E WILSON JR, OREGON, OH    0  15
17  MICHAEL A SMITH, CANTON, GA       0  14
18  STEVE GRIGG, ASHEVILLE, NC        0  13
19  TOMMY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY       0  12
20  RAD GREAVES, ANN ARBOR, MI        0  11


SB198/2-6

OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR, ROUND 1 OF 13
CRUISE AMERICA AZ SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, FEB 13-15, 1998
ELF RACE FUELS & LUBRICANTS GRAND PRIX SERIES MAIN EVENT - 25 LAPS ON A
1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		       MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1   90 CHARLES SORENSEN, DISCOVERY BAY, CA	YAM  25  37*                      
 2   10 ROLAND W SANDS, PARAMOUNT, CA           YAM  25  32  Performance Machine/Dunlop/Neo
 3   42 TAKAHITO MORI, JAPAN               	HON  25  29  Moto Liberty/HRC/NGK/Shoei
 4    2 RANDY P RENFROW, FREDERICKSBURG, VA	HON  25  27  Erion Racing/American Honda/Dunlop
 5    4 MARK W FOSTER, SAN JUAN CAPISTRA, CA	YAM  25  26  Performance Machines
 6   34 JOSEPH J CUBBAGE, MONTEREY, CA          YAM  25  25  Youth Media Network
 7   22 AL SALAVERRIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA	APR  25  24  Dunlop/Motion Pro/10 K Racing
 8    6 BOBBY KEITH, REDWOOD CITY, CA        	HON  25  23  Barnett/American Honda/JD Racing
 9   73 RODNEY FEE, CANADA              	WSI  25  22  World Sports Imports/http://rodfee.
10   80 KURTIS L ROBERTS, TURLOCK, CA           HON  25  21  Erion Racing/American Honda/Dunlop
11   11 JEFFREY S VOS, HOLLAND, MI              HON  25  20  Bridgestone/RK/Silkolene
12   38 EDWARD B MARCHINI, PLACERVILLE, CA      HON  24  19  Arai Helmets/Ferodo/Roland Cashway
13    3 GREG W ESSER, POMPANO BEACH, FL       	YAM  24  18  Fabweld/Elf/Bell/EBC/Riva Yamaha
14   33 ROCKY WONG, OAKLAND, CA             	HON  24  17  World Motors USA/Latte Mix         
15   78 BRUCE J LIND, SNOHOMISH, WA           	YAM  24  16  RC-Koshien Yamaha/I-90 Motorsports
16   57 GARY GEORGES, FRESNO, CA              	YAM  24  15  Wilson's M/C/Rich Oliver/Silkolene
17   30 JOHN BURGOYNE, GLENDALE, CA            	HON  24  14  TMB/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Motul
18   13 HAROLD M PARKER, SACRAMENTO, CA         YAM  24  13  The Exotic Body-A Body Piercing
19   29 COLIN B JENSEN, KETCHUM, ID             APR  24  12  Franck Miller of Geneva,Switzerland
20    5 PERRY MELNECIUC, LEHIGH ACRES, FL	HON  24  11  Team Motorrad/Rennsport USA
21    8 LEON CORTES, COSTA RICA          	HON  24  10  Fab-Tech/Cortes Racing/Arai/Bridgestone
22   69 DANIEL E REESER, AVILA BEACH, CA        YAM  24   9  Italia Pacific Foods
23   19 JOHN FRANCE, WEST MELBOURNE, FL		HON  24   8  Team Motoraad Rennsport/Bridgestone
24   39 EDWARD R SORBO, HONOLULU, HI            YAM  23   7  Cycle Sports Hawaii/Tsubaki/Silkolene
25   61 DAVID PARE, SACRAMENTO, CA          	HON  23   6  Carbontech/Pare Industries/AA Mfg.
26  150 KORY V GILL, KIRKLAND, WA            	YAM  23   5  I-90 Motorsports/Galfer/Motul
27   26 HANS P BATTLE, ROSHARON, TX            	YAM  22   4  Rattle Racing                      
28   24 LARRY A ROBERTS, ENCINITAS, CA          YAM  21   3  Extreme Lean Motorsports
29   28 MICHAEL CZYSZ, PORTLAND, OR            	APR  21   2  Franrk Miller Watches
30   88 KENT A SHOEMAKER, CLARKSTON, MI         HON  19   1  Bridgestone/Ferodo/Lockhart Phillips

Time: 00:26:37.140, 85.090 mph
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:00.410
*Bonus point paid to the rider leading most laps.

Heat	 1		Heat	 2                 
5-laps top 19 to Main	5-laps top 21 to Main	
Pos # Name            	Pos  # Name            	
 1  6 BOBBY KEITH        1  90 CHARLES SORENSEN  	
 2  4 MARK W FOSTER      2  10 ROLAND W SANDS    	
 3 42 TAKAHITO MORI      3   2 RANDY P RENFROW   	
 4 34 JOSEPH J CUBBAGE   4  47 GERALD TERRANOVA  	
 5 11 JEFFREY S VOS      5   3 GREG W ESSER      	
Time: 00:05:28.000      Time: 00:05:27.510  
     		
POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 13 EVENTS. NEXT RACE MAR 4-8, 1998, 
DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY

POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN        	WINS PTS
 1  CHARLES SORENSEN, DISCOVERY BAY, CA  1   37
 2  ROLAND W SANDS, PARAMOUNT, CA        0   32
 3  TAKAHITO MORI, JAPAN             	 0   29
 4  RANDY P RENFROW, FREDERICKSBURG, VA	 0   27
 5  MARK W FOSTER, SAN JUAN CAPISTRA, CA 0   26
 6  JOSEPH J CUBBAGE, MONTEREY, CA       0   25
 7  AL SALAVERRIA, SAN FRANCISCO, CA     0   24
 8  BOBBY KEITH, REDWOOD CITY, CA      	 0   23
 9  RODNEY FEE, CANADA            	 0   22
10 KURTIS L ROBERTS, TURLOCK, CA         0   21
11  JEFFREY S VOS, HOLLAND, MI           0   20
12  EDWARD B MARCHINI, PLACERVILLE, CA   0   19
13  GREG W ESSER, POMPANO BEACH, FL      0   18
14  ROCKY WONG, OAKLAND, CA              0   17
15  BRUCE J LIND, SNOHOMISH, WA          0   16
16  GARY GEORGES, FRESNO, CA             0   15
17  JOHN BURGOYNE, GLENDALE, AZ          0   14
18  HAROLD M PARKER, SACRAMENTO, CA      0   13
19  COLIN B JENSEN, KETCHUM, ID          0   12
20  PERRY MELNECIUC, CANADA              0   11


SB198/3-6
OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR, ROUND 1 OF 13
CRUISE AMERICA AZ SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, FEB 13-15, 1998
PRO HONDA OILS 600 SUPERSPORT SERIES MAIN EVENT - 25 LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE
ROAD COURSE

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN	             MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1   10 DOUG CHANDLER, SALINAS, CA            KAW  25  37* Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/SBS
 2   20 AARON W YATES, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA      SUZ  25  32  American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 3    7 JASON R PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA         SUZ  25  29  HyperCycle Suzuki/Team Suzuki Sport
 4    4 STEVE CREVIER, CANADA                 SUZ  25  27  American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
 5   69 NICKY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY           SUZ  25  26  HyperCycle Suzuki/Team Suzuki Sport
 6    1 MIGUEL DUHAMEL, CANADA                HON  25  25  American Honda                     
 7   15 STEVE RAPP, LAFAYETTE, CA             SUZ  25  24  San Gabriel Mountain Spring Water
 8   11 BEN D BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA      HON  25  23  American Honda/Dunlop              
 9   17 ERIC BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA       HON  25  22  Erion Racing/Honda/Dunlop/Alphine Stars
10    5 RICHARD J ALEXANDER, CARMEL, NY       SUZ  25  21  Barnett Suzuki Racing/Mr G/Maxima
11   87 TRIPP NOBLES III, MACON, GA           HON  25  20  Erion Racing/American Honda/Dunlop
12   72 LARRY PEGRAM, BALTIMORE, OH           SUZ  25  19  American Suzuki/Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
13   59 TAKAHITO MORI, JAPAN                  HON  25  18  Moto Liberty/HRC/NGK/Shoei/Sharkskinz
14   65 CHRISTOPHER S RANKIN, BASTROP, TX     KAW  25  17  Bel-Ray Lubricants/Dunlop Tires/Arai
15   49 JOHN R JACOBI, BLOOMINGTON, MN        SUZ  25  16  Bells Suzuki/Pirelli/Lee's Performance
16   22 TOMMY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY           KAW  25  15  Kawasaki/Muzzys/Dunlop/Bel-Ray
17   18 SEAN KOWALSKI, SCHOFIELD, WI          HON  24  14  Flexi-Care Inc
18   42 JACK E PFEIFER, LAS VEGAS, NV         HON  24  13  Elite Racing/Galfer/Desert Honda Suzuki
19  142 KARL K LOWRY JR, HEMET, CA            SUZ  24  12  Hypercycle/Raceway Suzuki/Factory
20   80 KURTIS L ROBERTS, TURLOCK, CA         HON  24  11  Erion Racing/American Honda/Dunlop
21  211 PETER TIP, HOLLAND		      SUZ  24  10  GT Racing/Yoshimura Holland        
22  123 BRYAN A CHESSER, AURORA, CO           HON  24   9  Chessport Racing/Fay Myers MC
23   57 NATHAN WAIT, LODI, CA                 HON  24   8  Mitchell's H-D/Mon & Dad/Dunlop
24   61 MIKE VOELKER, PASO ROBLES, CA         HON  24   7  Greenfields Turf/Sharkskinz/Erion Rac.
25  232 ROMAS FRIAS, MEXICO                   HON  24   6  Quaker State/Los Anpectos/Nolan
26   19 ERIK SCHNACKENBERG, CARMEL VALLEY, CA SUZ  24   5  Yamaha Suzuki Sports Center/Arai
27   33 ANTHONY M DORAN, SAN JOSE, CA         SUZ  24   4  Galfer Brakes/Motul Oil/Rob Cycles
28  194 ROBBIE DOWIE, SAN DIEGO, CA           SUZ  24   3  Galfer Brakes/Race Tech/WSMC       
29  130 RANDALL E MENNENGA, FREEPORT, IL      SUZ  24   2  GP Composits/Yoshimura/Beloit Suzuki
30   86 KURT R MARMOR, SPRINGFIELD, IL        HON  24   1  Castrol North America/Hartog

Time: 00:27:01.500, 83.811 mph
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:00.100
Fastest Qualifier: Aaron Yates, 1:03.128, 86.111 mph
*Bonus point paid to the rider leading most laps.

POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 13 EVENTS. NEXT RACE MAR 4-8, 1998, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN              WINS PTS
 1  DOUG CHANDLER, SALINAS, CA         	1   37  
 2  AARON W YATES, MILLEDGEVILLE, GA	0   32  
 3  JASON R PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA      	0   29  
 4  STEVE CREVIER, CANADA            	0   27  
 5  NICKY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY		0   26  
 6  MIGUEL DUHAMEL, CANADA            	0   25  
 7  STEVE RAPP, LAFAYETTE, CA		0   24  
 8  BEN D BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA	0   23  
 9  ERIC BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA	0   22  
10  RICHARD J ALEXANDER, CARMEL, CA	0   21  
11  TRIPP NOBLES III, MACON, GA         0   20 
12  LARRY PEGRAM, BALTIMORE, OH         0   19 
13  TAKAHITO MORI, JAPAN                0   18 
14  CHRISTOPHER S RANKIN, BASTROP, TX   0   17 
15  JOHN R JACOBI, BLOOMINGTON, MN      0   16 
16  TOMMY HAYDEN, OWENSBORO, KY         0   15 
17  SEAN KOWALSKI, SCHOFIELD, WI        0   14 
18  JACK E PFEIFER, LAS VEGAS, NV       0   13 
19  KARL K LOWRY JR, HEMETM, CA         0   12 
20  KURTIS L ROBERTS, TURLOCK, CA       0   11 

SB198/4-6

OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR, ROUND 1 OF 13
CRUISE AMERICA AZ SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, FEB 13-15, 1998
TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT SERIES MAIN EVENT - 25 LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE

POS  NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		       MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1    1  JASON R PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA          SUZ  25  37* HyperCycle Suzuki/Team Suzuki Sport
 2   65  CHRISTOPHER S RANKIN, BASTROP, TX      KAW  25  32  Bel-Ray Lubricants/Dunlop Tires/Arai
 3    5  RICHARD J ALEXANDER, CARMEL, NY        SUZ  25  29  Barnett Suzuki Racing/Mr G/Maxima
 4   21  JAMIE M BOWMAN, TEQUESTA, FL           SUZ  25  27  Dunlop/Shoei/EBC/Cycles of Palm Beach
 5   15  STEVE RAPP, LAFAYETTE, CA		SUZ  25  26  San Gabriel Mountain Spring Water
 6    6  JAMES B RANDOLPH, SANTA ROSA, CA	SUZ  25  25  Shoei/WRM/Ricci Motorsports/Bardhal
 7   96  MARIO DUHAMEL, CANADA			SUZ  25  24  Hooter Suzuki/Pirelli              
 8   44  MIKE SULLIVAN, CENTRALIA, WA           SUZ  25  23  Bellevue Suzuki Ducati
 9   74  PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA	SUZ  25  22  Suzuki Motor Corp./Hooters/Pirelli
10    2  DALE C KIEFFER, LAS VEGAS, NV          SUZ  25  21  
11    4  JOHN R JACOBI, BLOOMINGTON, MN		SUZ  25  20  Bells Suzuki/Pirelli/Lee's Performance
12   86  JIMMY MOORE, EUGENE, OR		SUZ  25  19  
13  205	 RICARDO B RODRIGUES, BRAZIL            SUZ  25  18  
14   42  JACK E PFEIFER, LAS VEGAS, NV          SUZ  25  17  Elite Racing/Galfer/Desert Honda Suzuki
15   19  ERIK SCHNACKENBERG, CARMEL VALLEY, CA	SUZ  25  16  Yamaha Suzuki Sports Center/Arai
16   41  CHARLES CHOUINARD, SALEM, NH           SUZ  25  15  Chuck Ghiachetta/CFM Motorsports
17  171	 A J AMMANN, PHOENIX, AZ		SUZ  25  14  Yamaha/Suzuki of Arizona/EBC Brakes
18   12  KEITH MARQUEZ, TOTOWA, NJ              SUZ  25  13  Tsubaki Chain/Factory Performance
19   82  JOHN H HANER, PEARLAND, TX		SUZ  25  12  Penzoil/Stubbs Cycle/JM Racing Sus.
20   60  STEVE TESCHKE, GARDEN GROVE, CA	SUZ  25  11  Two Brothers Racing/Pirelli/APV/MFG
21   18  SEAN KOWALSKI, SCHOFIELD, WI           HON  25  10  Flexi-Care Inc/ American Community 
22  142	 KARL K LOWRY JR, HEMET, CA             SUZ  24   9  Hypercycle/Raceway Suzuki/Factory
23  103	 MATT CUSUMANO, BURBANK, CA             SUZ  24   8  Superbike City/Cole Bros Suz
24   54  TY DAVID PIZ, LITTLETON, CO		SUZ  24   7  103.5 The Fox/Yoshimura/Dunlop
25  116	 ROGER HEEMSBERGEN, LORDSBURG, NM	SUZ  24   6  SR Axis/Two Brothers Racing/Mirage 
26  123	 BRYAN A CHESSER, AURORA, CO            HON  24   5  Chessport Racing/Fay Myers MC
27   13  GREGORY R WHITE, MARIETTA, GA		SUZ  24   4  American Suzuki/Dunlop/Perf. Friction
28  130	 RANDALL E MENNENGA, FREEPORT, IL       SUZ  24   3  GP Composits/Yoshimura/Beloit Suzuki
29   33  ANTHONY M DORAN, SAN JOSE, CA          SUZ  24   2                         
30  194	 ROBBIE DOWIE, SAN DIEGO, CA		SUZ  24   1  Galfer Brakes/Race Tech/WSMC       
Time: 00:27:13.290, 83.207 mph

Margin Of Victory: 00:00:06.170
Fastest Qualifier: Jason Pridmore, 1:03.644, 85.413 mph
*Bonus point paid to the rider leading most laps.

POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 13 EVENTS. NEXT RACE MAR 4-8, 1998, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		   WINS PTS
 1  JASON R PRIDMORE, VENTURA, CA           1   37 
 2  CHRISTOPHER S RANKIN, BASTROP, TX       0   32 
 3  RICHARD J ALEXANDER, CARMEL, NY         0   29 
 4  JAMIE M BOWMAN, TEQUESTA, FL            0   27 
 5  STEVE RAPP, LAFAYETTE, CA		    0   26 
 6  JAMES B RANDOLPH, SANTA ROSA, CA        0   25 
 7  MARIO DUHAMEL, CANADA		    0   24 
 8  MIKE SULLIVAN, CENTRALIA, WA            0   23 
 9  PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA	    0   22 
10  DALE C KIEFFER, LAS VEGAS, NV           0   21 
11  JOHN R JACOBI, BLOOMINGTON, MN	    0   20   
12  JIMMY MOORE, EUGENE, OR		    0   19           
13  RICARDO B RODRIGUES, BRAZIL             0   18   
14  JACK E PFEIFER, LAS VEGAS, NV	    0   17   
15  ERIK SCHNACKENBERG, CARMEL VALLEY , CA  0   16   
16  CHARLES CHOUINARD, SALEM, NH	    0   15   
17  A J AMMANN, PHOENIX, AZ		    0   14           
18  KEITH MARQUEZ, TOTOWA, NJ		    0   13   
19  JOHN H HANER, PEARLAND, TX		    0   12           
20  STEVE TESCHKE, GARDEN GROVE, CA	    0   11   

SB198/5-6

OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR, ROUND 1 OF 13
CRUISE AMERICA AZ SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, FEB 13-15, 1998
PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE PRO THUNDER SERIES MAIN EVENT - 25 LAPS ON A 1.51
MILE ROAD COURSE

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		       MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1    3 SHAWN M HIGBEE, WATERFORD, WI           BUE  25  37* Tilly H-D/Buell/Beehive Computers
 2   47 PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA	TRI  25  32  Attack/Pirelli/O C Triumph
 3   24 MARK T MILLER, LONG BEACH, CA          	BUE  25  29                        
 4   21 TOM DAVID HULL, MESA, AZ                DUC  25  27  Dunlop Tires                       
 5   71 CRAIG MCLEAN, CORTE MADERA, CA        	DUC  25  26  Motorcycles Unlimited/Vanson       
 6   33 PAUL ORLANDI, GRASS VALLEY, CA        	DUC  25  25  Mark's Cycle Store/Bub Pipes
 7    7 THOMAS J TUCCIARONE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA  DUC  25  24  Tuning by Hayman/Munroe Motors     
 8   19 MICHAEL J GAGE, BALDWIN PLACE, NY       TRI  24  23                        
 9   22 JAMES R LICKWAR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA      TRI  24  22  Triumph North America/Munroe Motors
10   64 DON CANET, NEWPORT BEACH, CA       	HUS  24  21  Husberg/Cycle World Magazine
11   82 KURT K MUND, OAKLAND, CA             	BMW  24  20  San Jose BMW/CC Products/Metzler
12    8 BILL STJOHN, CULLMAN, AL             	VEE  24  19  Project Monza/VeeTwo Australia 
13   91 DAVID A KIEFFER MD, LARAMIE, WY         BUE  24  18                        
14   11 MICHAEL P DUBE, ALHAMBRA, CA            HON  24  17  Acid Fast Racing/Kiyo Racing
15  123 DAVID A HULL, MESA, AZ                	DUC  24  16  TDH Racing                         
16   97 ROBERT GONZALES, TUCSON, AZ             DUC  22  15  Motoport                           
17   92 RON TUCHSCHMIDT, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO	WR   21  14  Wilson's Motorcycles Fresno Calif.
18   10 M BEN WELCH, SAN DIEGO, CA           	HON  20  13                        
19  101 MARK LEDESMA, TEMPE, AZ               	KAW  19  12  Majestic Pools & Spas/Kelly's Kawasaki
20    2 NICK J IENATSCH, IRVINE, CA             WR   5   11  Wood Racing/Dunlop/AGV/Red Line Oil
21   95 DAVID C KNAPP, LAPEER, MI              	WR   3   10  Dave Knapp Used Cars/Ray C's Cycle

Time: 00:28:03.620, 80.720 mph
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:03.670
*Bonus point paid to the rider leading most laps.

Heat	 1		        Heat	 2                 
5-laps top 11 to Main		5-laps top 10 to Main	
Pos  #  Name            	Pos  # 	Name            	
 1  21	THOMAS DAVID HULL 	 1   3  SHAWN M HIGBEE    	
 2  24	MARK T MILLER     	 2  47  PAUL D HARRELL    	
 3   8	BILL STJOHN       	 3   2  NICK J IENATSCH   	
 4   7	THOMAS J TUCCIARON	 4  71  CRAIG MCLEAN      	
 5 101	MARK LEDESMA      	 5  33  PAUL ORLANDI      	
 6  82	KURT K MUND       	 6  22  JAMES R LICKWAR   	
 7  11	MICHAEL P DUBE    	 7  95  DAVID C KNAPP     	
 8 123	DAVID A HULL      	 8  10  M BEN WELCH       	
 9  97	ROBERT GONZALES   	 9  91  DAVID A KIEFFER MD	
10  19	MICHAEL J GAGE    	10  92  RON TUCHSCHMIDT   	
11  64	DON CANET         	Time: 00:05:36.540       		
Time: 00:05:49.210       		                           		

POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 13 EVENTS.  NEXT RACE MAR 4-8, 1998, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
POS RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN		   WINS	PTS
 1  SHAWN M HIGBEE, WATERFORD, WI            1  37 
 2  PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA       0  32 
 3  MARK T MILLER, LONG BEACH, CA            0  29 
 4  TOM    DAVID HULL, MESA, AZ              0  27 
 5  CRAIG MCLEAN, CORTE MADERA, CA           0  26 
 6  PAUL ORLANDI, GRASS VALLEY, CA           0  25  
 7  THOMAS J TUCCIARONE, SAN FRANCISCO, CA   0  24 
 8  MICHAEL J GAGE, BALDWIN PLACE, NY        0  23 
 9  JAMES R LICKWAR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA       0  22 
10  DON CANET, NEWPORT BEACH, CA	     0  21 
11  KURT K MUND, OAKLAND, CA		     0  20   
12  BILL STJOHN, CULLMAN, AL		     0  19   
13  DAVID A KIEFFER MD, LARAMIE, WY          0  18   
14  MICHAEL P DUBE, ALHAMBRA, CA	     0  17   
15  DAVID A HULL, MESA, AZ		     0  16   
16  ROBERT GONZALES, TUCSON, AZ              0  15   
17  RON TUCHSCHMIDT, STEAMBOAT SPGS, CO      0  14   
18  M BEN WELCH, SAN DIEGO, CA		     0  13   
19  MARK LEDESMA, TEMPE, AZ		     0  12   
20  NICK J IENATSCH, IRVINE, CA              0  11   



SB198/6-6


OFFICIAL RESULTS
MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR, ROUND 1 OF 13
CRUISE AMERICA AZ SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE
PHOENIX INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY, FEB 13-15, 1998
PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME SERIES MAIN EVENT - 25 LAPS ON A 1.51 MILE ROAD COURSE

POS NUM RIDER NAME, HOMETOWN	          MACH LAPS PTS SPONSORS
 1   17 ERIC BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA	   HON 	25  37* Erion Racing/Honda/Dunlop/Alphine Stars
 2   87 TRIPP NOBLES III, MACON, GA        HON 	25  32 	Erion Racing/American Honda/Dunlop
 3   24 MARK T MILLER, LONG BEACH, CA	   YAM 	25  29 	Yamaha/Graves Motorsports          
 4   3  TRAY BATEY, GALLATIN, TN           SUZ 	25  27  Valvoline/Emgo/Suzuki/Michelin/Kerker
 5   15 MICHAEL R TAYLOR, CANADA           KAW 	25  26 	Canadian Kawasaki/Dunlop/EBC/Shoei
 6   42 JACK E PFEIFER, LAS VEGAS, NV      SUZ 	25  25 	Elite Racing/Desert Honda
 7   74 PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA SUZ 	25  24 	Suzuki Motor Corp./Hooters/Pirelli
 8   68 MICHAEL A SMITH, CANTON, GA        SUZ 	25  23                            
 9   44 MIKE SULLIVAN, CENTRALIA, WA       SUZ 	25  22  Bellevue Suzuki Ducati
10   62 CORY A CALL, SACRAMENTO, CA	   SUZ 	25  21 	RPM/Zero Gravity/Torco/WER/Airtech 
11  196 MARIO DUHAMEL, CANADA              SUZ 	25  20 	Hooter Suzuki/Pirelli              
12   64 CHRIS M VOELKER, BRADLEY, CA       HON 	24  19  Greenfields Turf/Dunlop/Sharkskinz 
13   22 MYRON SCOTT BIGLEY, COLFAX, CA     HON 	24  18                            
14   63 MIKE VOELKER, PASO ROBLES, CA      HON 	24  17  Greenfields Turf/Sharkskinz/Erion Rac.
15   12 KEITH MARQUEZ, TOTOWA, NJ          SUZ 	24  16 	Tsubaki Chain/Factory Performance
16   10 M BEN WELCH, SAN DIEGO, CA         SUZ 	24  15                            
17   61 CHARLES CHOUINARD, SALEM, NH       SUZ 	24  14 	Chuck Ghiachetta, CFM Motorsports
18  191 MARK A HENSLEY, PHOENIX, AZ        SUZ 	24  13 	Apache Honda Yamaha Suzuki/Lockhart
19  177 JACEN M PUERTA, SACRAMENTO, CA	   SUZ 	23  12 	Western Power Sports
20   36 RICHARD KIRK, OOLOGAH, OK          KAW 	22  11 	EXCEL Racing/EBC/Bridgestone/GP Com.
21   38 DEAN MIZDAL, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA  SUZ 	22  10 	Fastrax Racing/Air Tech/Cycle Racer
22   47 JOHN P BALL, LAUGHLIN, NV          HON 	10   9  Two Wheels Motorcycles and Watercraft
23  103 MATT CUSUMANO, BURBANK, CA         SUZ 	 7   8  Superbike City/Cole Bros Suz
24  192 MICHAEL J GAGE, BALDWIN PLACE, NY  TRI 	 7   7                     
25   13 GREGORY R WHITE, MARIETTA, GA      SUZ 	 5   6  American Suzuki/Dunlop/Perf. Friction
26   86 JIMMY MOORE, EUGENE, OR            SUZ 	 3   5  Ricci Motorsports/Avon Tyres/Bardahl
27   97 JEFF SHORT, CITRUS HEIGHTS, CA	   SUZ 	 2   4  Chandelle Motorsports/Dunlop/Airtech
28   27 ROGER D BELL II, LEXINGTON, KY     SUZ 	 1   3 	Bells SuzukiTeam/20/20 Racing/Pirelli
29   26 JAMES B RANDOLPH, SANTA ROSA, CA   SUZ 	 0   0  Shoei/Ricci Motorsports/WRM/Bardahl
30   88 ROBERT L MESA, SANTA CLARA, CA     SUZ 	 0   0  Zero Gravity/Rohm Performance Mach.

Time: 00:26:43.020, 84.779 mph
Margin Of Victory: 00:00:09.360
*Bonus point paid to the rider leading most laps.

POINT STANDINGS
AFTER 1 OF 13 EVENTS. NEXT RACE MAR 4-8, 1998, DAYTONA INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
POS RIDER NAM, HOMETOWN		      WINS PTS
 1  ERIC BOSTROM, GRANADA HILLS, CA     1  37 
 2  TRIPP NOBLES III, MACON, GA         0  32 
 3  MARK T MILLER, LONG BEACH, CA       0  29 
 4  TRAY BATEY, GALLATIN, TN		0  27 
 5  MICHAEL R TAYLOR, CANADA		0  26 
 6  JACK E PFEIFER, LAS VEGAS, NV       0  25 
 7  PAUL D HARRELL, CANYON COUNTRY, CA  0  24 
 8  MICHAEL A SMITH, CANTON, GA         0  23 
 9  MIKE SULLIVAN, CENTRALIA, WA        0  22 
10  CORY A CALL, SACRAMENTO, CA		0  21 
11  MARIO DUHAMEL, CANADA		0  20   
12  CHRIS M VOELKER, BRADLEY, CA	0  19   
13  MYRON SCOTT BIGLEY, COLFAX, CA      0  18   
14  MIKE VOELKER, PASO ROBLES, CA	0  17   
15  KEITH MARQUEZ, TOTOWA, NJ		0  16           
16  M BEN WELCH, SAN DIEGO, CA		0  15   
17  CHARLES CHOUINARD, SALEM, NH	0  14   
18  MARK A HENSLEY, PHOENIX, AZ		0  13   
19  JACEN M PUERTA, SACRAMENTO, CA	0  12   
20  RICHARD KIRK, OOLOGAH, OK		0  11   

1998 MBNA SUPERBIKE TOUR SPONSORS
American Honda Motor Co., American Suzuki Motor Corp., Arai Helmets, Avon
Tyres, Bell Helmets, Bieffe Helmets, Bridgestone Tire Corp., Composites
Unlimited/Sharkskinz, Dunlop Tire Corp., EBC Brakes, Elf Competition, Erion
Racing, Factory Professional Tuning , Ferodo Brake Tech, Fox Racing Shox,
Graves Motorsports, Harley-Davidson Motor Co.., Interstate Battery Systems
of  America, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, Kayo Corporation, M4 Products,
Mansson Technologies, MBNA Motorsports, Metzeler Motorcycle Tire, Michelin
North America, Micron North America, Ltd., Muzzys, Pace American Trailers,
Performance Machine, Pirelli Motorcycle Tire, Progressive Insurance, Pro
Honda Oils, Shoei Safety Helmet  Corp., SuperTrapp Industries, Teamline,
Two Brothers Racing Inc., Vance & Hines Racing, VP Racing Fuels, Yoshimura
R&D of America, Inc., Yoyodyne Titanium


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