Team New England Motorsports II Wins Formula USA NRRS 200-mile Team Challenge

Team New England Motorsports II Wins Formula USA NRRS 200-mile Team Challenge

© 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

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Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts Team New England Motorsports II’s Chad Healy and Jim Bonner won the 21-entry “Loudon 200” Formula USA NRRS 200-mile Team Challenge on a Dunlop-equipped Yamaha YZF-R6 Friday at New Hampshire International Speedway. Healy and 50-year-old Bonner ran out of gas once, coasted to the pits, made only one other pit stop for fuel, completed 123 laps of the 1.6-mile road course and won by 35 seconds over second-place GMD Computrack/Seacoast. The race was stopped short of its scheduled 200-mile distance when its 2-hour, 45-minute time limit was reached at 5:50 p.m. Eastern Time. GMD Computrack/Seacoast’s Michael Martire, David Ruocco, Charles Sandoz and Peter Kates rode one, 40-minute shift each on their Dunlop D208GP-fitted ex-John Hopkins Suzuki GSX-R750. After the race, GMD Computrack – Boston’s Kates said their race was uneventful. Taking third overall and the GT Lights class win 67 seconds behind the winners was Team All-Star Pepsi’s John Lounsbury, Malcolm Bradsher and Rick Douchette. Riding a Supersport-spec Suzuki SV650 shod with Dunlop DOT-labeled tires, Team All-Star Pepsi said their small Suzuki was the perfect bike for going fast on the tight, technical Loudon track. New England Motorsports’ number one team of Gus Holcomb and Mark Reynolds lost the overall race lead on lap 28 when Holcomb crashed in turn 11. Holcomb picked up the team’s lightly damaged Suzuki GSX-R600 and finished his shift but the team could do no better than fourth overall, one lap down to Team New England Motorsports II. Fifth overall, Team Daemon/Bikeworx’s Galen Miller and Paul Luevano won the GTU class with a Honda CBR600F4 on Pirelli DOT-labeled rubber. Loudon 200 Provisional Overall Results: 1. Team New England Motorsports II, Yamaha YZF-R6, GTO, 123 laps; 2. GMD Computrack/Seacoast, Suzuki GSX-R750, GTO, -35.217 seconds; 3. Team All-Star Pepsi, Suzuki SV650, GT Lights, -67.812 seconds; 4. New England Motorsports, Suzuki GSX-R600, GTO, -1 lap; 5. Team Daemon/Bikeworx, Honda CBR600F4, GTU, -30.259 seconds; 6. Team Hooters/Orient Express Racing, Suzuki GSX-R600, GTU, -3 laps; 7. Crowbar Racing, Yamaha YZF-R6, GTU, -7.043 seconds; 8. Team Extreme, Yamaha YZF-R1, GTO, -8.784 seconds; 9. Starnet/4&6 Racing, Kawasaki ZX-6R, GTU, -17.529 seconds; 10. T Bone Racing, Yamaha YZF-R6, GTU, -26.618 seconds

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