OFFICIAL RESULTS
AMA/MBNA SUPERBIKE SERIES: ROUND 3 OF 10
TOYOTA CHALLENGE OF LAGUNA SECA
LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY, MONTEREY, CA - APRIL 18-20, 1997
MBNA SUPERBIKE FINAL - 28-LAPS ON A 2.238 MILE ROAD COURSE - APRIL 20, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA KAW 28 37*** Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki/Ohlins
2 66 Mathew Mladin, Australia DUC 28 32 Fast by Ferracci/DKNYMen/Ducati/Agip/Michelin/Pro Grip
3 17 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 28 30 American Honda/Smokin' Joe's/Shoei/AGV Leathers/Dunlop
4 14 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CAN HON 28 28 Smokin' Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Honda Pro Chem. & Oils
5 11 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 28 26 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
6 21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 28 25 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
7 12 Chris Carr, Valley Springs, CA H-D 28 24 Harley-Davidson Motor Co., Inc./Zippo/Arai/Alpinestars
8 20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 28 23 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
9 7 Thomas Stevens, Woodstock, GA DUC 28 22 Vance & Hines Ducati Team/Parts Unlimited/Dunlop/SBS
10 169 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 28 21 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki/Ohlins
11 15 Michael Taylor, Scarborough, ON, CAN KAW 27 20 Canadian Kawasaki Motors/Dunlop/HJC/Kimpex Action
12 87 Andrew Nobles III, Macon, GA H-D 27 19 Tilly H-D/Dunlop/Simpson
13 26 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 27 18 Kinko's Kawasaki/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/Braking/Lockhart Phillips
14 231 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 27 17 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
15 57 Eric Moe, Spring Lake, MI KAW 27 16 Beasley Fiberglass/Fox Shox/RK/Shoei/EBC/Yoyodyne
16 25 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 27 15 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
17 196 Mario Duhamel, Verdun, PQ, CAN SUZ 27 14 Big Rick Racing/Arai/Vanson/California Kawasaki/Silkolene
18 101 Richard Kirk, Oolagah, OK KAW 27 13 AGV Sport/EBC/LE/Accel Racing/Dunlop
19 110 Quenni King, Miami, FL SUZ 26 12 Broward Motorsport/Kansai Special/Morita Special
20 37 Ken Krebs, Bartlett, IL SUZ 26 11 United Air Tool/Michaels Carson City/Michaels Reno
21 69 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 26 10 Self
22 191 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 26 9 Full Spectrum Racing/Seminole Power Sports
23 49 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN SUZ 26 8 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Sharkskinz
24 82 Anthony Lupo, San Rafael, CA SUZ 26 7 Factory Tuning Components/D&D/Body by Northstar/Galfer
25 182 Christopher Steele, Marietta, GA SUZ 26 6 Roswell Fun Machines/Wells Racing Services/Dunlop
26 59 John Hilton Jr., Dana Point, CA HON 26 5 Sangaria Beverage USA/HOnda/Billabong/Bike Beat
27 71 James Milroy Jr., Omaha, NE KAW 26 4 Chicago Performance/Micron/Sharkskinz/Arai/Ferodo
28 30 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH H-D 25 3 Harley-Davidson Motor Co./Zippo Motor Sports/Dunlop
29 74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 21 2 Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech/Red Line
30 105 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 15 1 Bells Suzuki/Metzeler/Speedstill/Bells/Arai/EBC/ProTek
Time: 41:17.800, 91.046 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 12.659 seconds
Interstate Battery Pole Position: Doug Chandler
Kinko's Pivateer Fast Lap Award: Michael Taylor
**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 3 of 10 Rounds. Next event, June 6-8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Doug Chandler, Salinas, CA 99 1 11 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA 40
2 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL 86 12 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN 37
3 Steve Crevier, BC, CAN 81 12 Scott Russell, Oxford, GA 37 1
4 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN 79 14 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 36
5 Mat Mladin, Australia 69 1 14 Dax Snow, St. George, UT 36
5 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA 69 16 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT 34
7 Eric Moe, Spring Lake, MI 47 17 Colin Edwards, Conroe, TX 30
8 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 46 18 Thomas Wilson Jr., Oregon, OH 29
9 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY 42 19 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA 28
10 Andrew Nobles III, Macon, GA 41 20 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 26
20 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH 26
ELF Fuels & Lubricants 250 GRAND PRIX - 17-LAPS ON A 2.238 MILE ROAD COURSE - APRIL 20, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 1 Richard Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 17 36* Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/Silkolene/EBC/Mansson
2 10 Roland Sands, Paramount, CA YAM 17 32 Team Performance Machine/Dunlop/Renthal/Mini Suites
3 95 Matthew Wait, Lodi, CA HON 17 30 Barnett Tool & Eng./American Honda/Dunlop/Elf/Maxima
4 4 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA YAM 17 28 Bulldog Racing/Midstate Cycle/Galfer Brakes/AFAM
5 117 Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan HON 17 26 Moto Liberty/American Honda/HRC/Bridgestone/Silkolene
6 6 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA HON 17 25 Team Zero Gravity/J.D. Racing/Dunlop/Arai/Honda Pro Oils
7 110 Quenni King, Miami, FL YAM 17 24 Broward Motorsport/Kansai Special/Morita Special
8 22 Robin Holiday, Torquay, England HON 17 23 Datatag North America/Loveland Motorsports Honda
9 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 17 22 World Motors/Arai/Cycle Connection/Galfer Brakes
10 15 Brady Welton, Fort Collins, CO YAM 17 21 Gold Hill/American Supercamp/Vanmar Plastics/Dunlop
11 26 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL YAM 17 20 Ultima Sports Cars of America/Fabweld/Dunlop/Bell/EBC
12 36 Brian Garbellini, Los Angeles, CA YAM 17 19 Team Garbellini/Brian Turfrey/Vance & Hines Monrovia
13 5 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL HON 17 18 Elf Fuels/Dunlop/Ferodo/NGK/Barnett/Sharkskinz
14 19 John France, Melbourne, FL HON 16 17 Motorrad/Rennsport/Burgess Racing/Ferodo/Elf
15 8 Leon Cortes, Miami, FL YAM 16 16 Lacsa/Castrol/Arai/Honda/EBC/Cortes Racing Team/Elf
16 11 Jeffrey Vos, Holland, MI HON 16 15 Neal Sorensen
17 97 Keller King, Miami, FL YAM 16 14 Broward Motorsports/Kansai Special/Morita Special
18 14 Hikaru Miyagi, Osaka, Japan HON 16 13 Sangaria Beverage USA/Honda/Billabong/Bike Beat
19 30 John Burgoyne, Glendale, AZ HON 16 12 TMB/Bridgestone/Ferodo/Barnett/Shoei
20 23 Derek JT King, Delta, BC, CAN HON 16 11 Derek King Racing/Bridgestone/Arai/Elf/EBC/AFAM
21 120 Roque Torres, Berkeley, CA HON 16 10 Honda of Monterey/Two Brothers Racing/Dunlop
22 169 Daniel Reeser, Avila Beach, CA YAM 16 9 D.P. Safety School
23 41 Jeff Hoeppner, Laguna Hills, CA YAM 16 8 World Motors/Dunlop/AGV
24 46 Joshua Hageman, Monterey, CA YAM 16 7 Yamaha Sports Center/Bridgestone/AGV Sport
25 49 Aurelio Peccei, San Carlos, CA YAM 16 6 World Motors/Yellow Dog Racing/Motul/Galfer/Dunlop/NGK
26 87 Steve Mayeau, San Jose, CA YAM 16 5 Miyuki Performance Cycle Imports/Bridgestone/Motul/Galfer
27 51 Jeff Ortlip, Folsom, CA YAM 16 4 World Sports Imports/Sharkskinz/NGK/Scuderia West
28 84 Roy De Groot, Antioch, CA HON 16 3 British Top Brass Racing/Arai/Motul/Rohm Perf. Mach.
29 64 Andrew Edwards, Idaho Falls,ID YAM 16 2 Vesco's Sports Center
30 70 Richard Snowden, Pleasant Hill, CA HON 16 1 The British Top Brass Racing/Arai/Motul/Michelin
Time: 25:50.720, 88.325 mph. (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 13.390 seconds
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.
PRELIMINARY EVENTS
HEAT RACE 1 HEAT RACE 2
Pos. Rider Name, hometown/mach. Pos. Rider Name, hometown/mach.
1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA/YAM 1 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA/HON
2 Robin Holiday, Torquay, England/HON 2 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA/YAM
3 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA/HON 3 Al Salaverria, San Francisco, CA/APR
4 Perry Melneciuc, Lehigh Acres, FL/HON 4 Michael Montoya Jr., Los Angeles, CA/YAM
5 Brian Garbellini, Los Angeles, CA/YAM 5 Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan/HON
Time: 7:38.830, 87.797 mph Time: 7:52.050, 85.338 mph
Margin of Victory: 7.660 seconds Margin of Victory: .090 seconds
1997 ELF Fuels & Lubricants 250 GRAND PRIX SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 3 of 10 Rounds. Next event, June 6-8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA 108 3 11 Leon Cortes, Coral Gables, FL 49
2 Roland Sands, Paramount, CA 90 12 Chris Rogers, Corona, CA 48
3 Bobby Keith, Redwood City, CA 70 13 Quenni King, Miami, FL 44
4 Greg Esser, Pompano Beach, FL 66 14 Brady Welton, Ft. Collins, CO 42
5 Randy Renfrow, Fredericksburg, VA 64 15 Derek JT King, Delta, BC, CAN 35
6 John France, Melbourne, FL 58 15 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA 35
7 Perry Melneciuc, Leigh Acres, FL 56 17 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan 30
7 Matt Wait, Lodi, CA 56 18 Luis Lavado, Venezuela 28
9 Hikaru Miyagi, Japan 54 19 Toshiyuki Hamaguchi, Japan 26
10 Mark Foster, San Juan Capistrano, CA 53 19 John McGuinness, Great Britain26
PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT FINAL
17-LAPS ON A 2.238 MILE ROAD COURSE - APRIL 20, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 1 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL HON 17 36* American Honda/Smokin' Joe's
2 20 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA SUZ 17 32 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
3 69 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY KAW 17 30 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki/Ohlins
4 7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 17 28 Hyper Cycle Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers
5 3 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 17 26 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
6 21 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN SUZ 17 25 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
7 4 Steve Crevier, Pitt Meadows, BC, CANHON 17 24 Smokin's Joe's Honda/Dunlop/HRC/Honda Pro Oils
8 16 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH YAM 17 23 Yamaha/Dunlop/Bell/Teknic Leathers/Sharkskinz/Micron
9 66 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA SUZ 17 22 Cycle Gear/Dunlop/Goodtimes Racing/Braking/Arai
10 68 Michael Smith, Canton, GA KAW 17 21 Kinko's Kawsaki/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/Lockhart Phillips USA
11 2 Jamie Hacking, England KAW 17 20 Kinko's Kawasaki/Dunlop/Bel-Ray/Braking/Lockhart Phillips
12 72 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 17 19 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
13 30 Andrew Stroud, Anaheim, CA HON 17 18 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
14 97 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA YAM 17 17 Yamaha Motor Corp., USA/Dunlop/Silkolene/EBC/Mansson
15 120 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 17 16 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Tsubaki/EBC
16 74 Todd Harrington, Saint Charles, IL KAW 17 15 Kawasaki/Muzzy's/Bel-Ray/Dunlop/SBS/US Tsubaki
17 54 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel NY SUZ 17 14 Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G/Maxima
18 70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 17 13 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acc.
19 80 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 17 12 Tilley H-D/Dunlop/Simpson
20 23 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 17 11 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
21 37 Ken Krebs, Bartlett, IL SUZ 17 10 Chicago Perf./Sharkskinz/Micron/Ferodo/Factory
22 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 17 9 Motorcycles Unlimited/Cycle Connection/Arai/EBC/HPS/Fox
23 153 Pablo Escalante, Tizayuca, Mexico HON 17 8 ACME Merchandising/Avon/H-D of Camden County
24 123 Mike Ciccotto, Moncks Corner, SC KAW 17 7 Team 20-20/Solo Optical USA/Omega Optical/Alcon
25 224 Robert Carpenter, Seattle, WA KAW 17 6 Kawasaki/Danco Racing/Circuit One/Kawasaki-Puyallup
26 26 Mike Klein, Encino, CA HON 16 5 Avon Tyres/Crago Racing/Ferodo/RK/Shoei/Motoport
27 144 Karl Lowry Jr., Hemet, CA HON 16 4 R&S Honda/Trimble Navigation/Wife Paula
28 13 Ricardo Glock, Fort Lauderdale, FL HON 16 3 TBR Racing/Ferodo Brakes/Area Typewriters
29 136 Russell Stopper, Seaside, CA HON 16 2 Honda of Monterey
30 199 Jerry Evans, Taft, CA SUZ 16 1 Jordan Eng./G.M.D./Computrack/Lockhart Phillips/WSMC
Time/Average Speed: 26:09.120, 87.288 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 1.470 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Miguel Duhamel, 1:31.796, 87.769 mph (New Track Record)
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps
1997 AMA PRO HONDA OILS 600cc SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 3 of 10 Rounds. Next event, June 6-8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Pascal Picotte, Granby, CAN 96 2 11 Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH 56
2 Miguel Duhamel, Sarasota, FL 95 1 11 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 56
3 Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, GA 94 13 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 54
4 Steve Crevier, BC, CAN 82 14 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 45
5 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA 70 15 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY 44
6 Mike Smith, Canton, GA 64 16 Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, KY 42
6 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA 64 17 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA 41
8 Rich Oliver, Fresno, CA 63 18 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI 35
9 Jamie Hacking, England 58 19 Todd Harrington, St. Charles, IL 33
9 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand 58 20 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan 26
TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT - 17-LAPS ON A 2.238 MILE ROAD COURSE - APRIL 19, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
5 196 Mario Duhamel, Verdun, PQ, CAN SUZ 17 35 Suzuki Canada/Dunlop US/Action Acc./Hindle
2 7 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA SUZ 17 33* Team Suzuki Sport/Dunlop/Two Brothers Racing/Maxima
3 11 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 17 30 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Pro Honda Oils
4 10 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 17 28 Team Polen Suzuki
5 87 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH SUZ 17 26 American Suzuki Motor Corp./Yoshimura USA/Dunlop
6 53 David Stanton, Pleasant Hill, CA SUZ 17 25 Suzuki Sport/Metzeler/EBC/D&D/Motul/A&G/Bieffe
7 120 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA HON 17 24 Zero Gravity/Honda/Dunlop/AGV/Kerker/Tsubaki/EBC
8 54 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY SUZ 17 23 Team Suzuki Sport/Hudson Valley Racing/Mr. G/Maxima
9 8 Owen Weichel, Toronto, ON, CAN KAW 17 22 Self
10 166 Steve Rapp, Lafayette, CA SUZ 17 21 Cycle Gear/Dunlop/Goodtimes Racing/Braking/Arai
11 101 Richard Kirk, Oologah, OK SUZ 17 20 AGV Sport/EBC/LE/Accel Racing/Dunlop
12 23 Dax Snow, Saint George, UT SUZ 17 19 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
13 25 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 17 18 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
14 70 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI HON 17 17 American Honda/Erion Racing/Am. Honda Parts & Acces.
15 108 William Luke, Casselberry, FL SUZ 17 16 Full Spectrum Racing/Mike Luke Designs/Surfboards/Arai
16 153 Pablo Escalante, Tizayuca, Mexico HON 17 15 Bardett Racing
17 145 Craig Dabbs, Camarillo, CA SUZ 17 14 Thousand Oaks Suzuki/Hyper Cycle/Lockhart Phillips
18 40 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA HON 17 13 Motorcycles Unlimited/Cycle Connection/Arai/EBC/HPS
19 63 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA SUZ 17 12 Lee's Cycle/Ferodo/Spectro/Factory/Dunlop
20 91 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR SUZ 17 11 Ricci Motorsports/Bardahl Oil/Avon Tires/Galfer/Arai
21 150 Matthew Guidera, Roseville, CA HON 17 10 H-D of Citrus Heights/Wintune Helmets/AGV Sport/Dunlop
22 39 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 17 9 Hyper Graphics/Division III/Ferodo/Factory/Vanmar Racing
23 9 Michael Summers, W. Sacramento, CASUZ 17 8 Sport Bike Night/Dunlop/Shoei/RPM
24 43 Victor Cabral, Sebastopol, CA SUZ 17 7 Westgate Financial Services Inc./Ferodo/Lockhart Phillips
25 182 Christopher Steele, Marietta, GA SUZ 17 6 Roswell Fun Machines/Wells Racing Services/Dunlop
26 105 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 17 5 Bells Suzuki/Metzeler/Silkolene/ProTek/Arai/EBC/Factory
27 44 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA SUZ 17 4 Bellevue Suzuki/Ducati/Dick Wall/Dunlop
28 140 Daniel Thorsen, Boulder, CO SUZ 16 3 RPM/Michelin
29 95 Dennis Burke, Brighton, CO SUZ 16 2 Dunlop/Ferodo Brakes/Factory
30 26 Mike Klein, Encino, CA HON 16 1 Avon Tyres/Crago Racing/Ferodo Brakes/RK Chain/Shoei
Time/Average Speed: 26:26.010/86.359 mph (New Track Record)
Margin of Victory: 2.010 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Jason Pridmore, 1:31.096, 87.483 mph. (New Track Record)
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.
1997 AMA TEAMLINE 750 SUPERSPORT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 3 of 10 Rounds. Next event, June 6-8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Jason Pridmore, Ventura, CA 105 2 11 Chuck Sorensen, Discovery Bay, CA 41
2 Ben Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 92 12 Rad Greaves, Ann Arbor, MI 39
3 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT 67 13 Mark Miller, Long Beach, CA 34
4 Mark McDaniel, Santa Rosa, CA 65 14 Doug Polen, Denton, TX 32
5 Mario Duhamel, Canada 61 1 15 Seth Hahn, Georgetown, MA 28
6 Dax Snow, St. George, UT 57 16 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA 27
7 Richard Alexander Jr., Carmel, NY 51 17 Larry Pegram, Baltimore, OH 26
8 John Jacobi, Noblesville, IN 46 18 Ricky Orlando, Lafayette, CO 25
9 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 42 18 David Stanton, Pleasant Hill, CA 25
9 Kenichiro Iwahashi, Japan 42 20 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 24
20 Thomas Montano, Berkeley, CA 24
20 Jimmy Moore, Eugene, OR 24
20 Steve Patterson, Detroit, MI 24
20 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 24
PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE H-D SUPERTWINS FINAL
12-LAPS ON A 2.238 MILE ROAD COURSE - APRIL 20, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 20 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA H-D 12 36* Miller Electrical Const./Dunlop/AGV/EBC/Jims
2 3 Shawn Higbee, Manhattan Beach, CA H-D 12 32 Cycles! 128/Yoshimura/EBC/Factory/Shoei/Sharkskinz
3 12 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL H-D 12 30 World Motors/Arai/Cycle Connection/Galfer Brakes
4 28 Lance Jones, Anderson, SC H-D 12 28 Cox's H-D/Tilley H-D/Youngs H-D
5 69 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH H-D 12 26 Las Vegas H-D/American Asphalt & Grading Co.
6 98 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA H-D 12 25 Bartels' H-D/Bartels Perf. Prod./Metzeler/Big Twin/Vanson
7 36 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA H-D 12 24 Bartels' H-D/Metzeler/Arai/Big Twin/Red Line Oil/EBC
8 63 Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ H-D 12 23 Bartels/Metzeler
9 93 Jeffrey Johnson, Minneapolis, MN H-D 12 22 St. Paul H-D/Cross Roads Custom Machine
10 17 Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA H-D 12 21 Bartels' H-D/Arai/Big Twin Magazine/Metzeler/Red Line Oil
11 5 Perry Melneciuc, LeHigh Acres, FL H-D 12 20 WKR/Stevens A-C/Dunlop/Arai/EBC
12 49 Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA H-D 12 19 Hap Jones/Yoko
13 53 Gary Rogers, San Jose, CA H-D 12 18 Corbin Racing/R&R Racing/San Jose H-D/Custom Chrome
14 46 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD H-D 12 17 Ramsey's Chesapeake H-D/Metzeler/Hot Shot Motors/EBC
15 35 Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA H-D 11 16 KSJO/H-D of Vallejo/Metzeler/Australian Koala Foundation
16 15 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA H-D 10 15 Bartels' H-D/Arai/EBC/Fox Shox/J&E Pistons/Metzeler
17 48 Robert Bussey, Modesto, CA H-D 7 14 Mitchells' Modesto H-D/Sikkens/EBC/Dr. Samani/Plexua
18 84 W. Chance Darling, Medina, OH H-D 5 13 Corbin/Arai/Turbo Blue/Dick Ford/Spectro/Tsubaki
19 41 Brett Landes, Los Gatos, CA H-D 2 12 Donahue H-D/Audiovox/Quaker State/Arai
Time/Average Speed: 20:22.520, 79,084 mph.
Margin of Victory: .230 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Eric Bostrom, 1:39.769, 80.755 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 3 of 10 Rounds. Next event, June 6-8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Eric Bostrom, El Segundo, CA 107 3 12 Mike Voelker, Glendale, AZ 43
2 Shawn Higbee, Manhattan Beach, CA 97 13 Jeff Johnson, Minneapolis, MN 39
3 David Estok, Daytona Beach, FL 86 14 Sean Lollar, San Jose, CA 36
4 Lance Jones, Anderson, SC 79 15 Robert Brown, San Francisco, CA 32
4 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA 79 16 Nate Wait, Lodi, CA 28
6 Shaun Russell, San Jose, CA 72 17 Steve Vlasblom, New Zealand 25
7 Jess Roeder, Monroeville, OH 71 18 Chad Healy, Woodstock, CT 23
8 Jody Hendley, Mission Viejo, CA 65 19 Jeff Eklund, Pleasanton, CA 21
9 Jerry Casciero Jr., Bel Air, MD 47 19 Darryl Gadsby, Australia 21
10 Perry Melnecuic, Lehigh Acres, FL 46
10 Gary Rogers, San Jose, CA 46
PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME FINAL - 25-LAPS ON A 2.238 MILE ROAD COURSE - APRIL 19, 1997
Pos. No. Rider Name, hometown Mach. Laps Pts. Sponsors
1 1 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand HON 17 36* Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
2 3 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA HON 17 32 Erion Racing/American Honda/Honda Riders Club of Am.
3 26 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA SUZ 17 30 Hooters/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle/Shoei/Fox Shox
4 125 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT SUZ 17 28 DATS Racing/Bridgestone/Honda-Suzuki of Salt Lake City
5 29 Paul Munford, Tempe, AZ KAW 17 26 EBC Brakes/Motul/Air Tech/Fastline Racing
6 25 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA SUZ 17 25 Hooters Restaurants/Team Suzuki Sport/Pirelli/Hindle
7 69 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA KAW 17 24 Big Rick Racing/Arai/Vanson/California Kawasaki
8 44 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA SUZ 17 23 Bellevue Suzuki/Dick Wall/EBC/Silkolene
9 53 David Stanton, Pleasant Hill, CA SUZ 17 22 Suzuki Sport/Metzeler/EBC/D&D/Motul/A&G/Bieffe/Fox
10 145 Craig Dabbs, Camarillo, CA SUZ 17 21 Thousand Oaks Suzuki/Hyper Cycle/Lockhart Phillips
11 63 M. Ben Welch, San Diego, CA YAM 17 20 Lee's Cycle/Ferodo/Spectro/Factory/Dunlop
12 182 Christopher Steele, Marietta, GA SUZ 16 19 Roswell Fun Machines/Wells Racing Services/Dunlop
13 43 Victory Cabral, Sebastopol, CA SUZ 16 18 Westgate Financial Services Inc./Ferodo/Sharkskinz
14 109 Zoran Vujasinovic, Reno, NV SUZ 16 17 United Air Tool/Michaels Carson City/Michaels Reno
15 129 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT SUZ 16 16 TNT Motorsports/Factory Jets/Micron/Wheelsport
16 39 Terry Teske, Aurora, CO SUZ 16 15 Hyper Graphics/Division III/Ferodo/Factory/Vanmar Racing
17 20 Larry Pasquale, Long Beach, CA SUZ 16 14 Self
18 191 Scott Menezes, Seattle, WA SUZ 16 13 Suzuki/AGV/Dunlop/Ferodo/Dynojet/AirTech/Arai
19 88 Harley Barnes, Napa, CA KAW 16 12 Cycle Riders of Napa/Precision Cycle/Factory/Syed
20 135 William Scott, Vacaville, CA KAW 16 11 Fairfield Kawasaki/Matco/Uni Filters
21 121 Cory Andrews, Henderson, NV SUZ 16 10 Navajo Shopping Center/Jiffy Lube/DynoJet/Fast Signs
22 94 Jake Zemke, Paso Robles, CA BUE 15 9 Bartels' H-D/Bartels Performance Products/Metzeler
23 79 Brent Lariviere, Federal Way, WA SUZ 15 8 Aurora Suzuki/Sharkskinz/EBC/Dirt Digits
24 74 Paul Harrell, Canyon Country, CA YAM 11 7 Attack Performance/Yamaha Motor Corp./AirTech
25 10 Noboru Miyagawa, Tokyo, Japan KAW 9 6 RJS Motorsports in Gilroy/R&D Cycle in Richmond
26 57 Akiharu Shigeno, Tokyo, Japan SUZ 7 5 RJS Motorsports/Bridgestone/Ferodo
27 68 Scott Ruehle, Saint Cloud, MN SUZ 3 4 Brewer Racing/Ferree/Bristows/Body by Northstar
28 64 Chris Voelker, Bradley, CA HON 3 3 Self
29 179 Jeff Short, Citrus Heights, CA SUZ 3 2 Chandelle Motorsports/Al's Motorcycles/Clay Carrier Comp.
30 105 Roger Bell II, Lexington, KY SUZ 1 1 Bells Suzuki/Speedstill/Metzeler/Silkolene/ProTek
Time: 26:12.500, 87.101 mph
Margin of Victory: 10.330 seconds
Fastest Qualifier: Andrew Stroud, 1:29.618, 89.90 mph
*A bonus point is paid to the rider leading most laps.
1997 AMA PIRELLI FORMULA XTREME SERIES POINT STANDINGS
(After 3 of 10 Rounds. Next event, June 6-8, Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI)
Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins Pos. Rider Name, Hometown Pts. Wins
1 Andrew Stroud, New Zealand 72 2 12 Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, CA 25
2 Doug Toland, Buena Park, CA 64 13 Mike Sullivan, Centralia, WA 23
3 James Randolph, Santa Rosa, CA 60 14 David Stanton, Pleasant Hill, CA 22
4 Brian Gibbs, Stockbridge, GA 53 14 Chris Voelker, Bradley, CA 22
5 Ben Welch, San Diego, CA 46 16 Craig Dabbs, Camarillo, CA 21
6 Mike Krynock, San Francisco, CA 45 17 John Ball, Loughlin, NV 20
7 Anthony Johnson, Layton, UT 40 18 Christopher Steele, Marietta, GA 19
8 Dale Kieffer, St. George, UT 28 19 Victor Cabral, Sebastopol, CA 18
8 Akiharu Shigeno, Japan 28 20 Zoran Vujasinovic, Reno, NV 17
10 Paul Munford, Tempe, AZ 26
10 Scott Ruehle, St. Cloud, MN 26
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., Composites Unlimited, 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, Shoei Safety Helmet Corp., Sudco International,
Two Brothers Racing, Vance & Hines, Wiseco Piston Inc., Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, Yoshimura R&D of America.