AMA/MBNA Superbike Results from Sears Point (08/30-31/97)
4 September 1997
RR1097/1-6 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 10 McGRAW INSURANCE CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEARS POINT RACEWAY, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 30-31, 1997 MBNA SUPERBIKE FINAL - 25-LAPS ON A 2.52 MILE ROAD COURSE - AUGUST 31, 1997 Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts. Sponsors 1 17 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 25 37*** American Honda/Smokin' Joe's 2 14 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 25 32 Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Pro Honda Oils 3 21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, PQ, CAN SUZ 25 30 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop 4 1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA KAW 25 28 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki 5 16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 25 26 Yamaha/Dunlop/Bell/Bell2/Sharkskinz/AFAM/RK 6 66 Mathew Mladin, Australia DUC 25 25 Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati/Agip/Michelin/Pro Grip 7 78 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 25 24 Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers Racing/Maxima 8 7 Thomas Stevens, Woodstock, GA DUC 25 23 Vance & Hines-Ducati Team/Parts Unlimited/Dunlop 9 97 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 25 22 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/YamaLube/Sharkskinz 10 72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 25 21 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop 11 11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 25 20 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils 12 87 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA H-D 25 19 Tilley H-D/Screamin Eagle Perf. Prod./Dunlop/Klotz 13 23 Doug Polen, Denton, TX SUZ 25 18 Team Polen Suzuki/Suzuki/Pirelli/Castrol/Tsubaki/Oakley 14 20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 24 17 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop 15 74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 24 16 Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech/Red Line 16 60 Cal Rayborn III, Rupert, ID H-D 24 15 10-K Racing/Mansson Titanium/Red Line Oil/FBF 17 61 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 24 14 Grand Prix Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Arai/EBC/Composite 18 26 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 24 13 Hooters/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Shoei/Fox Shox 19 25 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV SUZ 24 12 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City 20 163 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 24 11 Ferodo/Spectro/Factory/Shoei/Rocket MC/TK3/Lockhart 21 141 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI KAW 24 10 Bridgestone/Carbone Lorraine/Motul/Neal Sorenson 22 49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 23 9 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz 23 55 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 22 8 Hooters Restaurants/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Arai 24 30 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH H-D 18 7 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Zippo Motor Sports/Dunlop 25 12 Chris Carr, Valley Springs, CA H-D 16 6 Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc./Zippo/Arai/Alpinestars 26 69 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 15 5 Arai/EBC/Kate O'Brian/Silkolene/Fog City/Big Rick Racing 27 57 Eric Moe, Spring Lake, MI KAW 4 4 Beasley Fiberglass/Fox Shox/RK/Shoei/EBC/Yoyodyne 28 67 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT DUC 2 3 Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati Motorcycles/Agip Time: 42:45.167, 88.416 mph (New Track Record) Margin of Victory: 2.262 seconds Interstate Battery Pole Position: Miguel Duhamel, 1:40.663, 90.122 mph (New Track Record) Kinko's Privateer Fast Lap Award: Jason Pridmore **A bonus point paid to the fastest qualifier in Superbike. *A bonus point paid to the rider leading the most laps. 1997 AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 10 Rounds. Next event, October 4-5, Las Vegas, NV) Pos Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA 280 1 2 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL 260 4 3 Mat Mladin, Australia 252 3 4 Steve Crevier, BC, CAN 243 5 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN 239 6 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA 226 7 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH 189 8 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 165 9 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA 139 10 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA 132 11 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY 122 12 Chris Carr, Valley Springs, CA 113 13 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT 107 14 Gerald Rothman Jr., Manchester, CT 102 15 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH 98 16 Dax Snow, St. George, UT 96 17 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 91 17 Thomas Stevens, Woodstock, GA 91 19 Eric Moe, Spring Lake, MI 88 19 Doug Polen, Denton, TX 88 1997 AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE MANUFACTURER POINT STANDINGS 1. Honda 288 2. Kawasaki 275 3. Ducati 261 4. Suzuki 254 5. Yamaha 217 6. Harley-Davidson 171 RR1097/2-6 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 10 McGRAW INSURANCE CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEARS POINT RACEWAY, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 30-31, 1997 ELF FUELS & LUBRICANTS 250 GRAND PRIX - 15-LAPS ON A 2.52 MILE ROAD COURSE - AUG. 31, 1997 Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 15 36* Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/Silkolene/EBC 2 6 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA HON 15 32 Team Zero Gravity/J.D. Racing/Dunlop/Arai/Pro Honda Oils 3 90 Charles Sorensen, Discovery Bay, CA YAM 15 30 Team PJ!/Dunlop/Mansson/Regina/Sharkskinz/Ohlins 4 80 Michael Montoya Jr., Los Angeles, CA YAM 15 28 PJ1/Ohlins/Regina Chains/Sunoco Fuels/Arai/Dunlop 5 4 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA YAM 15 26 Duestche Financial Services/World Sports Imports 6 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 15 25 Motorcycle Unlimited/World Motors/Cycle Racer/Arai/EBC 7 73 Jeffrey Leggitt, Vacaville, CA HON 15 24 Mach 1 Motorsports/Roland Cushway/Arai 8 47 Gerald Terranova, San Jose, CA YAM 15 23 Terranova Painting/Motul/Dunlop/Arai/Braking 9 26 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL YAM 15 22 Ultima Sports Cars/Fabweld/Dunlop/Bell/EBC/Elf/PM 10 189 Edward Marchini, Placerville, CA HON 15 21 Self 11 19 John France, Melbourne, FL HON 15 20 Motorrad-Rennsport/Elf/Ferodo/Barnett/NGK/Scott Burgess 12 166 David Mason, San Francisco, CA YAM 15 19 Scuderia West Racing/Silkolene Oil Products 13 5 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL HON 15 18 Team Motorrad-Rennsport USA/Dunlop/Elf/Arai/NGK 14 33 Rocky Wong, Oakland, CA YAM 15 17 World Motors USA/Lata Mix/Galfers/Motul 15 169 Daniel Reeser, Avila Beach, CA YAM 15 16 Safety School/Jake's Take n Bake Pizza Inc./Shoei 16 112 Corey McGeeney, San Jose, CA YAM 15 15 Miyuki Imports/Motul/NGK/Zero Gravity/Galfer/Bridgestone 17 8 Leon Cortes, Costa Rica HON 15 14 Lacsa/Castrol/Arai/Cortes Racing Team/Elf/Dunlop 18 84 Roy De Groot, Antioch, CA HON 15 13 The British Top Brass Racing/Arai/Motul/Miyuki Cycle Imp. 19 41 Jeff Hoeppner, Laguna Hills, CA W-M 15 12 World Motors/Galfer/LP Racing 20 68 Peter Femenia, Mill Valley, CA YAM 15 11 James Siddall/World Sports Imports/Think Skateboards 21 13 Harold Parker, Sacramento, CA YAM 15 10 The Exotic Body-A Piercing Studio/Capital Yamaha 22 30 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ HON 15 9 TMB/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Barnett/Shoei 23 72 Colin Gilbert, Great Britain YAM 15 8 Ultima Sportscars of America/Bell/EBC/Elf/Riva Yamaha 24 61 David Pare, Elk Grove, CA HON 15 7 AA Manufacturing/Del Eckels Racing/Joe Cannon 25 87 Steve Mayeau, San Jose, CA YAM 15 6 Miyuki Perf. Cycle Imports/Blossom Hill Auto Body/Motul 26 70 Richard Snowden, Pleasant Hill, CA HON 15 5 The British Top Brass Racing/Arai/Motul/Miyuki Cycle Imp. 27 60 David Gibbs, Pacifica, CA YAM 15 4 Fox Security & Communications/Mission Honda-Yamaha 28 37 Peter Mandeville, San Francisco, CA YAM 15 3 Roland Cushway/Larry Saenz 29 51 Jeff Ortlip, Folsom, CA YAM 15 2 World Sports Imports/Sharkskinz Racing Bodies/NGK 30 11 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI HON 14 1 Bridgestone/Carbone Lorraine/Motul/Neal Sorenson Time: None due to red flag *A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps. 1997 ELF FUELS & LUBRICANTS 250 GRAND PRIX SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 10 Rounds. Next Event: October 4-5, Las Vegas, NV) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins 1 *Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA 324 9 2 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA 227 3 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA 201 4 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL 194 5 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA 181 6 John France, Melbourne, FL 172 7 Al Salaverria, San Francisco, CA 153 7 Leon Cortes, Costa Rica 153 9 Roland Sands, Paramount, CA 151 10 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA 136 11 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL 130 12 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI 124 13 Hikaru Miyagi, Japan 122 14 Derek JT King, Delta, BC, CAN 91 15 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ 89 16 Kenichiro Iwahasi, Japan 86 17 Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan 80 18 Bruce Lind, Snohomish, WA 70 19 Eric Stephens, New Brighton, PA 64 20 Charles Sorensen, Discovery Bay, CA 62 *Champion RR10997/3-6 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 11 McGRAW INSURANCE CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEARS POINT RACEWAY, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 30-31, 1997 PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT FINAL 15-LAPS ON A 2.52 MILE ROAD COURSE - AUGUST 31, 1997 Pos No Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 15 36* American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop 2 20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 15 32 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop 3 7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 15 30 Hyper Cycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers 4 1 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 15 28 American Honda/Smokin' Joe's 5 4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 15 26 Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Honda Pro Oils 6 16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 15 25 Yamaha Motor Corp./Dunlop/Bell/Bell2/Sharkskinz/Micron 7 166 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA SUZ 15 24 Cycle Gear/Dunlop/Goodtimes Racing/Arai/Braking 8 95 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA HON 15 23 Barnett Tool & Eng./American Honda/Dunlop/Elf Fuels 9 54 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY SUZ 15 22 Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G 10 46 Brian Parriott, Calistoga, CA HON 15 21 Anna's Cantina/Cardoza Construction/Parriott Motors 11 120 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 15 20 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Tsubaki/EBC 12 70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 15 19 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acc. 13 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 15 18 Motorcycle Unlimited/World Motors/Cycle Racer/Arai/EBC 14 30 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand HON 15 17 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am. 15 89 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan HON 15 16 Moto Liberty/American Honda/HRC/Bridgestone/Silkolene 16 269 Nicky Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 15 15 Muzzy's/2nd Chance Auto Sales 17 72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 15 14 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop 18 11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 15 13 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils 19 24 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA SUZ 15 12 HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers 20 65 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 15 11 Grand Prix Motorsports/Dunlop/Helimot European Acces. 21 56 Daniel Fischer, Schaumburg, IL KAW 15 10 Copier Discount Warehouse/4&6 Racing/Team Green/EBC 22 211 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA HON 15 9 Team Zero Gravity/J.D. Racing/Dunlop/Arai/Honda Pro Oils 23 3 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 15 8 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am. 24 19 Erik Schnackenberg, Carmel Valley, CA SUZ 15 7 Yamaha Suzuki Sports Center/Arai/Motul/Dunlop 25 29 David Wasson, Monterey, CA SUZ 15 6 CABO WABO Racing/Avon Tyres/Bardahl/EBC/Factory 26 234 Chris Voelker, Bradley, CA HON 15 5 Greenfields Turf/Dunlop/Erion Racing 27 26 Mike Klein, Encino, CA HON 15 4 Avon Tyres/Crago Racing/Ferodo Brakes/RK Chain 28 228 Dave Norgard, Windsor, CA YAM 15 3 Moon Brothers Racing/Jim & Jim's Yamaha of Santa Rosa 29 42 Bryan Kovarick, Santa Barbara, CA HON 15 2 Self 30 210 Robert Hayashida, Stateline, NV HON 15 1 Big Valley Honda/Erion Racing/Arai/Concours Auto Body Time/Average Speed: None due to reg flag Fastest Qualifier: Pascal Picotte, 1:45.083, 86.332 mph *A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps 1997 AMA PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 10 of 11 Rounds. Next Event: October 4-5, Las Vegas, NV) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins 1 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL 321 5 2 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN 309 4 3 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA 286 1 4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, CAN 256 5 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA 237 6 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA 218 7 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH 191 8 Mike Smith, Canton, GA 183 9 Jamie Hacking, England 180 10 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 179 10 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 179 12 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand 176 13 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 173 14 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY 129 14 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA 129 16 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI 121 17 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA 113 18 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY 110 19 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA 103 20 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA 76 RR1097/4-6 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 9 OF 10 McGRAW INSURANCE AMA CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEARS POINT RACEWAY, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 29-31, 1997 TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT - 15-LAPS ON A 2.52 MILE ROAD COURSE - AUGUST 30, 1997 Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 13 36* HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers 2 166 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA SUZ 13 32 Cycle Gear/Dunlop/Goodtimes Racing/Arai/Braking/JAF 3 24 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA SUZ 13 30 HyperCycle/Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers 4 54 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY SUZ 13 28 Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G 5 231 Doug Polen, Denton, TX SUZ 13 26 Team Polen Suzuki/Suzuki/Pirelli/Castrol/Tsubaki/Oakley 6 46 Brian Parriott, Calistoga, CA HON 13 25 Anna's Cantina/Cardoza Construction/Parriott Mtrs. Honda 7 55 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 13 24 Hooters Restaurants/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Arai 8 269 Nicky Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 13 23 Muzzy's/2nd Chance Auto Sales 9 82 Anthony Lupo, San Rafael, CA SUZ 13 22 Factory Tuning Components/D&D/Body by Northstar/Galfer 10 70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 13 21 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acces. 11 6 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 13 20 Hooters/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Shoei/Fox Shox 12 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 13 19 Motorcycle Unlimited/World Motors Cycle Racer/Arai/EBC 13 65 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX SUZ 13 18 Grand Prix Motorsports/Bel-Ray/Arai/EBC/Composites Unl. 14 25 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV SUZ 13 17 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City 15 53 David Stanton, Pleasant Hill, CA SUZ 13 16 Suzuki Sport/Metzeler/Motul/Sharkskinz/EBC/Factory 16 11 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA HON 13 15 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils 17 171 Keith Wilson, Atlanta, GA SUZ 13 14 Team 20/20/Arai/Factory/Alpinestars/Pro-Tek/Dunlop 18 56 Daniel Fischer, Schaumburg, IL KAW 13 13 Copier Discount Warehouse/4&6 Racing/Team Green/EBC 19 16 Tom Aquino, Castaic, CA SUZ 13 12 Sudco Exhaust System/Fox Shox/AirTech/Lindemann Eng. 20 49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 13 11 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz/Penske Rac. 21 31 Paul Vogel, Carmichael, CA SUZ 13 10 Swift Auto World/Grizzly Perf./Chandelle Mtrsprts./Factory 22 19 Erik Schnackenberg, Carmel Valley, CA SUZ 13 9 Yamaha Suzuki Sport Center/Arai/Motul/Dunlop/Yoshimura 23 63 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 13 8 Ferodo/Spectro/Factory/Shoei/Rocket MC/TK3 24 12 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ SUZ 13 7 Elf Lubricants/Tsubaki/Factory/Penske/PowerMist 25 20 Larry Pasquale, Long Beach, CA SUZ 13 6 Self 26 57 Akiharu Shigeno, Tokyo, Japan SUZ 13 5 RJS Motorsports/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Factory/Arai/Motul 27 22 Gary Donaldson, San Jose, CA KAW 13 4 GP Sports, Santa Clara, CA 28 219 Brian Shannon, San Rafael, CA SUZ 13 3 Self 29 184 Joseph Castillo, Tempe, AZ SUZ 13 2 Desert Cycle/Arai//Castrol/Lockhart Phillips/Sharkskinz 30 26 Mike Klein, Encino, CA HON 13 1 Avon Tyres/Crago Racing/Ferodo Brakes/RK Chain Time/Average Speed: None due to red flag Margin of Victory: .83 seconds Fastest Qualifier: Jason Pridmore, 1:44.661, 86.680 mph (New Track Record) *A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps 1997 AMA TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 9 of 10 Rounds. Next Event: October 4-5, Las Vegas, NV) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins 1 *Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA 315 7 2 Ben Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 223 3 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV 206 4 Doug Polen, Denton, TX 197 1 5 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY 193 6 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN 157 7 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA 154 8 Christopher Rankin, Austin, TX 152 9 Dax Snow, St. George, UT 150 10 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 138 11 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI 137 12 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 117 13 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA 97 14 Mario Duhamel, Canada 91 1 15 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN 79 16 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA 77 17 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR 76 18 Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL 68 19 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 67 20 Anthony Lupo, San Rafael, CA 57 * Champion RR1097/5-6 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 10 OF 11 McGRAW INSURANCE AMA CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEARS POINT RACEWAY, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 29-31, 1997 PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS FINAL 10-LAPS ON A 2.52 MILE ROAD COURSE - AUGUST 31, 1997 Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach Laps Pts Sponsors 1 20 Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA H-D 10 36* Miller Electrical Construction/Texan H-D/Dunlop 2 12 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL H-D 10 32 Mitchell's H-D Racing/Arai/Dunlop/EBC/No Fear/Tsubaki 3 57 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA H-D 10 30 Mitchell's Modesto H-D/Dunlop/Shoei/Elf/Clash King 4 98 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA H-D 10 28 Bartels' H-D/Bartels' Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Big Twin/Arai 5 4 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA H-D 10 26 Hooters Restaurants/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Arai 6 17 Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA H-D 10 25 Bartels' Perf. Products/Metzeler/Fox Shox/EBC/Arai 7 63 Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ H-D 10 24 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Greenfields Turf/Alpinestars/Arai 8 15 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA H-D 10 23 Bartels' H-D/Bartels Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Big Twin Mag. 9 35 Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA H-D 10 22 KSJO/H-D of Vallejo/Arai/Metzeler/Australian Koala Fndtn. 10 46 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD H-D 10 21 Ramsey's Chesapeake H-D/Hot Shot Mtrs./Paul Krummel Time/Average Speed: 18:49.500, 80.319 mph Margin of Victory: 6.560 seconds Fastest Qualifier: Eric Bostrom, 1:52.274, 80.802 mph (New Track Record) *A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps. 1997 AMA PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 10 of 11 Rounds. Next Event: October 4-5, Las Vegas, NV) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 *Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, CA 350 9 2 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL 305 3 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA 272 4 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA 222 5 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD 192 6 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA 176 1 7 Lance Jones, Anderson, SC 150 8 Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA 141 9 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH 136 10 Jeffrey Johnson, Minneapolis, MN 129 11 Shawn Higbee, Manhattan Beach, CA 127 12 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA 119 13 Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ 114 14 Tripp Nobles, Macon, GA 107 15 Robert Bussey, Modesto, CA 94 16 Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA 94 17 Chris Bliss, Poughkeepsie, NY 65 18 Todd Evans, Mukwonago, WI 52 19 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 50 20 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL 46 20 Gary Rogers, San Jose, CA 46 * Champion RR1097/6-6 OFFICIAL RESULTS AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 8 OF 9 McGRAW INSURANCE AMA CALIFORNIA SUPERBIKE CHALLENGE SEARS POINT RACEWAY, SONOMA, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 29-31, 1997 PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME FINAL - 15-LAPS ON A 2.52 MILE ROAD COURSE - AUGUST 30, 1997 Pos No. Rider Name, hometown Mach LapsPts Sponsors 1 1 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand HON 15 36* Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am. 2 74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 15 32 Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech/RedLine 3 3 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 15 30 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am. 4 16 Cory Call, Sacramento, CA SUZ 15 28 RPM/Roseville Cycle/Off Beat Productions/Clay Carrier 5 44 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA SUZ 15 26 Bellevue Suzuki-Ducati/Dick Wall/Dunlop//EBC/Silkolene 6 55 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 15 25 Hooters Restaurants/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Arai 7 125 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV SUZ 15 24 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City 8 63 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 15 23 Ferodo/Spectro/WSMC/Shoei/Factory/Rocket MC/Lockhart 9 191 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 15 22 Ricci Motorsports/Bardahl/Avon/NW Superbike/Circuit One 10 151 Chris Thorsen, Newcastle, CA SUZ 15 21 Rohm Perf. Mach./US Rentals/PM Wheels/Graves Mtrspts. 11 69 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 15 20 Arai/EBC/Kate O'Brian/Silkolene/Fog City/Big Rick Racing 12 135 William Scott, Vacaville, CA KAW 15 19 Fairfield Kaw-Yam/Bridgestone/Matco Mike/Mac Tools 13 68 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN SUZ 15 18 Brewer Racing/Ferree/Body by Northstar/Bristow's S.C. 14 88 Harley Barnes, Napa, CA KAW 15 17 Pro Sport/Syed/Factory/EBC/Motul/Air Bale Safety Product 15 73 Bob Siebenhaar, Fremont, CA HON 15 16 Self 16 120 Larry Pasquale, Long Beach, CA SUZ 15 15 Self 17 112 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ SUZ 14 14 Elf Lubricants/Tsubaki/Factory/Penske/PowerMist 18 57 Akiharu Shigeno, Tokyo, Japan SUZ 14 13 RJS Motorsports/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Factory/Arai/Motul 19 128 James King, Stockton, CA HON 14 12 Arco (Jim Parkinson)/Addison Wesley (Dad)/Muffler Tech 20 64 Chris Voelker, Bradley, CA HON 11 11 Greenfields Turf/Dunlop/Erion Racing 21 22 Myron Scott Bigley, Colfax, CA HON 6 10 RPM/Lambs Honda/Torco Oil/AirTech/Mom & Dad 22 145 Craig Dabbs, Camarillo, CA SUZ 2 9 Thousand Oaks Suzuki/LP Racing/Motul/Yoshimura 23 115 Michael Kosta, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 1 8 California Auto Brokers/JP Performance Time: 26:42.990, 84.891 mph Margin of Victory: 7.170 seconds Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Stroud, 1:45.467, 86.017 mph *A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps. 1997 AMA PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME SERIES POINT STANDINGS (After 8 of 9 Rounds. Next Event: October 4-5, Las Vegas, NV) Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts Wins 1 *Andrew Stroud, New Zealand 280 6 2 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA 241 3 Dale Kieffer, Las Vegas, NV 187 4 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 165 5 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 131 6 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR 103 7 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN 91 8 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA 90 1 9 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA 88 10 Daniel Bailey, Navarre, OH 74 10 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO 74 12 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY 70 13 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA 69 13 Keith Marquez, Totowa, NJ 69 15 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA 65 16 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT 57 16 Akiharu Shigeno, Japan 57 18 Michael Barnes, Boca Raton, FL 53 19 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA 49 20 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA 48 1997 AMA INDUSTRY BONUS AWARD SPONSORS American Honda Motor Company, Inc., American Suzuki Motor Corporation, Arai Helmets, Avon Tires, Bardahl, Bell Helmets, Bridgestone Tire Corp., Dunlop Tire Corp., D&D Enterprises, EBC Brakes, Erion Racing, Factory Professional Tuning Components, Fast by Ferracci, Four & Six, Fox Racing Shox, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, Harley Owners Group, Hindle Exhaust, Intersport-Corner SRL, Kawasaki Motors Corp., USA, Kayo Corporation, Kerker Exhaust, Mansson Technologies, Metzeler Motorcycle Tire North America, Michelin North America, Micron North America Ltd., Moto Point, Muzzy's, Pirelli Motorcycle Tire Company, Screamin Eagle Accessories, Sharkskinz, Shoei Safety Helmet Corp., Sudco International, Two Brothers Racing, Vance & Hines, Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, Yoshimura R&D of America. -30- Connie Fleming American Motorcyclist Association Public Relations Administrator http://www.ama-cycle.org 614-891-2425