| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 1359.1 | Entrants for 1997 Season | VAGORA::WOOD | | Fri Jan 24 1997 09:30 | 52 |
| 1359.2 | Late entry... | VAGORA::WOOD | | Tue Mar 11 1997 14:18 | 7 |
| couple of late entries,
In the 250 class Kurtis Roberts USA Aprilia
and 500 class Kirk McCarthy AUS ROC-Yamaha
I've never heard of them - anyone else ?
Dave
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| 1359.3 | | ASABET::SOTTILE | Get on Your Bikes and Ride | Tue Mar 11 1997 15:27 | 7 |
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re -1
Kurtis roberts is Kenny's other son.
Don't know dick about McCarthy.
steve
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| 1359.4 | Au revoir | CHEFS::CRAMPIND | DC, LZO, UK, ZZR600, OK?! | Tue Mar 18 1997 12:42 | 21 |
| Kirk McCarthy won the Aus Superbikes series in '95 and was in the newly
formed Suzuki WSB squad for '96 with Britains very own John Reynolds.
Both did OK but bike not quite up to par. Jamie Whitam is riding it in
'97 WSB but it's supposedly better but still not 'best'.
Anyway Kirk had an average time last year so I don't know how he has
made it into 500 GP's, other than some form of Aussie sponsorship deal.
By all accounts he is pretty good but 1996 didn't do him any favours.
By the by, it is with deep regret that this will be my last NOTE as I
am onto pastures new. Best to all.
Motorcycle noting is the thing I shall miss the most!!!
Enjoy the Summer!
Cheers,
Dave C.
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| 1359.5 | Malaysian GP April 13th 1997 | VAGORA::WOOD | | Mon Apr 14 1997 08:19 | 147 |
| Michael Doohan and Max Biaggi, both defending triple World Champions, started
the year off perfectly at today's Malaysian GP, claiming opening-round victories
with their latest equipment in a day of mixed weather conditions, withonly the
500 race run on a perfectly dry track. Biaggi made the biggest change -
switching from Aprilia to Honda. Doohan's alteration was more subtle, swopping
his Repsol Honda's Big Bang engine for a version with the same 180-degree evenly
spaced firing order discarded at the end of 1991. It may be nocoincidence that
his assured victory, achieved after he emerged ahead of a fierce pack in the
early laps, came along with a newlap record .... the first since 1991, when John
Kocinski set the time on a 180-degree pre-Big Bang Yamaha. Pole qualifier
Tadayuki Okada (Repsol Honda) led off the line for the first of 33 laps of the
twisting circuit outside Kuala Lumpur, but was soon slowed by mechanical
problems. GP newcomer Takuma Aoki led briefly on his V-twin Repsol Honda, but
when Doohan took over on the fourth lap, he pulled away steadily to defeat
team-mate Alex Criville byalmost 12 seconds. Nobuatsu Aoki (Rheos Honda) was
less than two seconds adrift in third, with Power Horse Yamaha rider Luca
Cadalora pulling through to fourth, passing Takuma Aoki's twin on the last lap.
Neither of the new Modenas KR V3 machines finished: Jean-Michel Bayle retired
with a blown-up engine after two laps, Kenny Roberts Junior was out of the
points when he retired with rear tyre and suspension problems after 11 laps.
Team Lucky Strike Suzuki's Daryl Beattie was also an early retirement, after his
motor ingested debris in the first-corner melee.
250cc - MIGHTY MAX TAKES A LONELY SUNDAY DRIVE
Defending triple champion Max Biaggi made the best possible debutafter switching
to Honda from Aprilia, by repeating his habit of taking a totally dominant
runaway win at Shah Alam. Although long-standing rival Tetsuya Harada, riding in
Max's old place at Aprilia, did his best to give chase, even he was some 15
seconds adrift at the finish; while Max had lapped all but the first six riders.
An equally lonely third went to Frenchman Olivier Jacque (Chesterfield Elf
Honda), while Marlboro Honda rider Ralf Waldmann, riding with a wrist injury,
was a brave fourth, fending off 125 champion Haruchika Aoki (Honda) to the
finish. Tohru Ukawa was sixth, fading from the leading group with sliding tyres;
while another ex-125 rider, Emilio Alzamora (Honda) was seventh. The returning
Suzuki team had only one finisher: Noriyasu Numata dropping back to 14th with
tyre problems. Team-mate Jamie Robinson crashed heavily while forging through
the field, suffering a suspected broken collarbone.
125cc - ROSSI'S THRILLING WIN
Italian teenager Valentino Rossi took his Aprilia to a thrilling win in the
first race of the day, fending off a determined challenge from the similarly
mounted former champion Kazuto Sakata. The lead changed hands twice on the last
lap alone after a tooth-and-nail battled took them more than half-a-second clear
of the opposition. Japan's Noboru Ueda (Honda) was third, picking his way
through from a poor start, and bringing newcomer Mirko Giansanti (Honda) with
him as they broke up a big group. MasakiTokudome (Aprilia) was a luckless fifth,
slowing in the closing laps after holding a secure third when his tyre grip
disappeared. All riders started on full-wet tyres, but the earlier rain stayed
away and by the finish the track was almost completely dry.
500
Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time km/h Diff
1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS 47:11.545 147.055
2 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA 47:23.341 146.445 11.796
3 18 N.AOKI JPN 47:24.948 146.362 13.403
4 3 L.CADALORA ITA 47:33.776 145.909 22.231
5 24 T.AOKI JPN 47:34.154 145.890 22.609
6 8 C.CHECA SPA 47:46.060 145.284 34.515
7 9 A.PUIG SPA 47:46.413 145.266 34.868
8 5 N.ABE JPN 47:46.453 145.264 34.908
9 20 S.GIBERNAU SPA 47:54.678 144.848 43.133
10 7 T.OKADA JPN 47:55.398 144.812 43.853
11 4 A.BARROS BRA 47:55.723 144.796 44.178
12 55 R.LACONI FRA 48:06.364 144.262 54.819
13 11 T.CORSER AUS 48:06.978 144.231 55.433
14 14 J.BORJA SPA 48:07.708 144.195 56.163
15 21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED 48:23.536 143.409 1:11.991
16 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA 47:51.614 140.609 1 Lap
17 25 L.NAVEAU BEL 47:58.031 140.295 1 Lap
NOT CLASSIFIED
22 K.McCARTHY AUS 26:57.727 140.396 15 Laps
39 A.GRAMIGNI ITA 16:32.246 139.882 22 Laps
10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA 16:44.519 138.173 22 Laps
6 D.BEATTIE AUS 10:36.451 138.778 26 Laps
15 F.PROTAT FRA 7:46.970 135.105 28 Laps
16 J.FUCHS GER 6:19.832 132.879 29 Laps
12 J.BAYLE FRA 3:02.112 138.574 31 Laps
250
Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time km/h Diff
1 1 M.BIAGGI ITA 45:29.692 143.297
2 31 T.HARADA JPN 45:43.562 142.573 13.870
3 19 O.JACQUE FRA 46:01.026 141.671 31.334
4 2 R.WALDMANN GER 46:04.291 141.503 34.599
5 7 H.AOKI JPN 46:04.449 141.495 34.757
6 5 T.UKAWA JPN 46:33.290 140.034 1:03.598
7 26 E.ALZAMORA SPA 45:32.751 138.519 1 Lap
8 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA 45:43.195 137.992 1 Lap
9 11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR 45:48.762 137.712 1 Lap
10 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI 45:52.063 137.547 1 Lap
11 18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN 45:55.409 137.380 1 Lap
12 28 E.GAVIRA SPA 46:04.102 136.948 1 Lap
13 21 F.BATTAINI ITA 46:06.394 136.835 1 Lap
14 20 N.NUMATA JPN 46:11.986 136.559 1 Lap
15 10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA 46:36.241 135.374 1 Lap
NOT CLASSIFIED
27 S.PORTO ARG 38:11.641 137.652 6 Laps
65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA 24:38.946 136.508 15 Laps
14 J.ROBINSON GBR 21:27.128 137.245 17 Laps
16 W.COSTES FRA 15:33.088 135.228 21 Laps
29 I.GAVIRA SPA 12:29.404 134.699 23 Laps
6 L.D'ANTIN SPA 13:08.062 128.091 23 Laps
12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN 13:09.223 127.903 23 Laps
15 S.PERUGINI ITA 4:45.564 132.558 28 Laps
17 J.CARDOSO SPA 5:12.844 120.999 28 Laps
NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
22 K.ROBERTS USA
125
Pos Num Rider Nat Total Time km/h Diff
1 46 V.ROSSI ITA 48:09.930 126.619
2 8 K.SAKATA JPN 48:10.924 126.576 0.994
3 7 N.UEDA JPN 48:42.128 125.224 32.198
4 32 M.GIANSANTI ITA 48:46.763 125.026 36.833
5 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN 48:47.432 124.997 37.502
6 5 J.MARTINEZ SPA 48:55.852 124.639 45.922
7 3 T.MANAKO JPN 48:56.288 124.620 46.358
8 62 Y.KATOH JPN 48:56.836 124.597 46.906
9 19 F.PETIT FRA 49:08.660 124.097 58.730
10 10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA 49:09.547 124.060 59.617
11 39 J.HULES CZE 49:14.796 123.840 1:04.866
12 20 M.AZUMA JPN 49:27.468 123.311 1:17.538
13 26 I.GOI ITA 49:31.896 123.127 1:21.966
14 12 D.RAUDIES GER 49:34.711 123.010 1:24.781
15 25 J.SARDA SPA 49:41.365 122.736 1:31.435
16 21 G.SCALVINI ITA 49:49.947 122.384 1:40.017
17 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA 49:49.998 122.382 1:40.068
18 33 M.GEISSLER GER 48:10.955 122.210 1 Lap
19 29 A.NIETO Jr. SPA 48:29.465 121.432 1 Lap
20 43 C.CHEE HOU MAL 48:56.190 120.327 1 Lap
21 22 S.JENKNER GER 48:22.724 117.367 2 Laps
22 24 G.BORSOI ITA 49:06.344 115.630 2 Laps
NOT CLASSIFIED
42 S.YUZY MAL 31:46.469 119.133 11 Laps
17 J.MATURANA SPA 22:48.068 119.901 16 Laps
41 Y.UI JPN 20:22.371 123.870 17 Laps
88 P.OETTL GER 10:02.104 104.782 24 Laps
72 G.McCOY AUS 4:47.629 87.738 27 Laps
NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
45 P.KALACHAN THA
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| 1359.6 | DOOHAN ! | VAGORA::WOOD | | Mon Apr 14 1997 08:49 | 11 |
| All time Grand Prix Victories at 14-Apr-1997
--------------------------------------------
Giacomo AGOSTINI (IT) 68
Mike HAILWOOD (GB) 37
Mick DOOHAN (AUS) 35
Eddie LAWSON (USA) 31
Kevin SCHWANTZ (USA) 25
Freddie SPENCER (USA) 24
John SURTEES (GB) 22
Geoff DUKE (GB) 22
Kenny ROBERTS (USA) 22
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| 1359.7 | Japanese GP April 20th | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Fri May 23 1997 09:22 | 15 |
| 500
1. Doohan
2. Criville
3. Okada
250.
1. Kato
2. Ukawa
3. Harada
7. Biaggi
125
1. Ueda
2. Sakata
3. Nakajo
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| 1359.8 | Spanish GP May 4th | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Fri May 23 1997 09:26 | 14 |
| 500
1. Criville
2. Doohan
3. Okada
250
1. Waldman
2. Harada
3. Biaggi
125
1. Rossi
2. Ueda
3. Martinez
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| 1359.9 | Italian GP May 18th | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Fri May 23 1997 09:28 | 16 |
| 500.
1. Doohan
2. Cadalora
3. Aoki
4. Criville
5. Beattie !
250
1. Biaggi
2. Lucchi
3. Capirossi
125
1. Rossi
2. Martinez
3. McCoy
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| 1359.10 | Standings after 4 GP's | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Fri May 23 1997 09:30 | 14 |
| 500
1. Doohan 95
2. Criville 78
3. Aoki 54
250
1. Biaggi 75
2. Waldman 62
3. Harada 56
125
1. Rossi 75
2. Ueda 74
3. Sakata 59
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| 1359.11 | Just one more Mick ! | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Fri May 23 1997 09:32 | 11 |
| All time Grand Prix Victories at 18-May-1997
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Giacomo AGOSTINI (IT) 68
Mike HAILWOOD (GB) 37
Mick DOOHAN (AUS) 37
Eddie LAWSON (USA) 31
Kevin SCHWANTZ (USA) 25
Freddie SPENCER (USA) 24
John SURTEES (GB) 22
Geoff DUKE (GB) 22
Kenny ROBERTS (USA) 22
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| 1359.12 | Sorry for the lateness | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Fri May 23 1997 09:36 | 5 |
| I've been a bit behind posting results because of a combination of not
having 5 minutes without the phone ringing and being on holiday in
Spain. However, I'm very pleased to report to all you GP fans that I
was very careful to only buy REPSOL petrol while on holiday . . .
Dave
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| 1359.13 | | KAONIS::HYNDMAN | Fire Storm Trooper | Mon May 26 1997 15:12 | 10 |
|
Thanks for the postings. It's good to see Beattie back on form. The
Honda parade seems to be on track for another year. If its not to much
trouble, could you mention where the KR3 (Roberts and Bayle) finished.
I'm curious to see how their season progresses.
Thanks,
Scott
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| 1359.14 | Team Roberts season so far | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Wed May 28 1997 09:11 | 11 |
| Here you are Scott, you can see that they're progressing and that Bayle is
consistently the better rider.
Roberts Bayle
Malaysia DNF (22 laps) DNF (31 laps)
Japan DNF (15 laps) 14th
Spain 18th 13th
Italy DNF (11 laps) 8th
Dave
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| 1359.15 | | KAONIS::HYNDMAN | Fire Storm Trooper | Wed May 28 1997 17:43 | 8 |
|
Wow a top ten for Bayle. I watched Roberts race once before and he
didn't impress me. Thanks for the update!
regards,
Scott
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| 1359.16 | Austrian GP 1 June 1997 | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Tue Jun 03 1997 08:15 | 100 |
| 500
1 1 M.DOOHAN AUS
2 7 T.OKADA JPN
3 3 L.CADALORA ITA
4 18 N.AOKI JPN
5 2 A.CRIVILLE SPA
6 8 C.CHECA SPA
7 23 A.GOBERT AUS
8 9 A.PUIG SPA
9 5 N.ABE JPN
10 19 D.ROMBONI ITA
11 6 D.BEATTIE AUS
12 14 J.BORJA SPA
13 4 A.BARROS BRA
14 12 J.BAYLE FRA
15 25 L.NAVEAU BEL
16 17 L.PEDERCINI ITA
17 22 K.McCARTHY AUS
NOT CLASSIFIED
10 K.ROBERTS Jr. USA
16 J.FUCHS GER
11 T.CORSER AUS
20 S.GIBERNAU SPA
NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
15 F.PROTAT FRA
21 J.V.D.GOORBERGH NED
24 T.AOKI JPN
55 R.LACONI FRA
250
1 19 O.JACQUE FRA
2 2 R.WALDMANN GER
3 1 M.BIAGGI ITA
4 65 L.CAPIROSSI ITA
5 5 T.UKAWA JPN
6 15 S.PERUGINI ITA
7 12 T.TSUJIMURA JPN
8 7 H.AOKI JPN
9 27 S.PORTO ARG
10 20 N.NUMATA JPN
11 6 L.D'ANTIN SPA
12 14 J.ROBINSON GBR
13 16 W.COSTES FRA
14 21 F.BATTAINI ITA
15 25 O.PETRUCCIANI SUI
16 8 C.MIGLIORATI ITA
17 31 T.HARADA JPN
18 22 K.ROBERTS USA
19 28 E.GAVIRA SPA
20 60 U.BOLTERAURER AUT
21 59 T.STADLER AUT
NOT CLASSIFIED
29 I.GAVIRA SPA
18 O.MIYAZAKI JPN
11 J.McWILLIAMS GBR
NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
10 L.BOSCOSCURO ITA
17 J.CARDOSO SPA
NOT STARTED
26 E.ALZAMORA SPA
34 M.LUCCHI ITA
61 R.ZWIDL AUT
63 J.HAIM AUT
64 M.ZEHETNER AUT
125
1 7 N.UEDA JPN
2 46 V.ROSSI ITA
3 3 T.MANAKO JPN
4 72 G.McCOY AUS
5 2 M.TOKUDOME JPN
6 8 K.SAKATA JPN
7 41 Y.UI JPN
8 15 R.LOCATELLI ITA
9 21 G.SCALVINI ITA
10 19 F.PETIT FRA
11 20 M.AZUMA JPN
12 26 I.GOI ITA
13 33 M.GEISSLER GER
14 17 J.MATURANA SPA
15 22 S.JENKNER GER
16 29 A.NIETO Jr. SPA
17 63 B.HOLZLEITNER AUT
18 59 H.DANNINGER AUT
19 60 G.HOFER AUT
NOT CLASSIFIED
5 J.MARTINEZ SPA
39 J.HULES CZE
24 G.BORSOI ITA
61 G.SCHARL AUT
10 L.CECCHINELLO ITA
62 Y.KATOH JPN
12 D.RAUDIES GER
25 J.SARDA SPA
77 B.JERZENBECK GER
NOT FINISHED FIRST LAP
32 M.GIANSANTI ITA
64 W.BRANDSTETTER AUT
65 J.REICHART AUT
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| 1359.17 | DOOHAN ! | EVTSG8::WOODD | | Tue Jun 03 1997 08:17 | 13 |
| All time Grand Prix Victories at 1-Jun-1997
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Giacomo AGOSTINI (IT) 68
Mick DOOHAN (AUS) 38
Mike HAILWOOD (GB) 37
Eddie LAWSON (USA) 31
Kevin SCHWANTZ (USA) 25
Freddie SPENCER (USA) 24
John SURTEES (GB) 22
Geoff DUKE (GB) 22
Kenny ROBERTS (USA) 22
Doohan passes Hailwood !!
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