Gordon Lunde Sr., whose own son Gordie died after hitting a concrete bridge abutment during a race at Road Atlanta several years ago, has challenged CCS racers in the Midwest to contribute enough to the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund to pay for one section of Air Fence.

Lunde runs the Wegman Benefit fund, a non-profit group which provides financial aide to injured road racers.

In an e-mail to Roadracing World, Lunde wrote “I have noticed a severe lack of donations for the Air Fence Fund coming from the Midwest Region CCS membership.

“Yes, the Wegman Fund donated $2900 which is largely money from these Midwest Region racers but the direct contributions are not there.

“I have had talks with three people from this area concerning Air Fence for midwest area tracks. There is a small movement going to perhaps raise money for this purpose. Maybe the local riders are waiting to see if this happens and are saving their money for that cause.

“However, I believe there are enough reasons for these riders, parents, friends, sponsors to kick in some cash to your effort. I am making a challenge to all Midwest Region CCS riders to contribute enough money to buy another section of Air Fence through the Roadracing World fund.

“Do the math. At years start there were 356 riders licensed in this region. That’s a lousy $8.15 per rider to cover the cost of one section of Air Fence. There are more racers taking the racing schools and getting licensed each race weekend. More than enough to help this
cause.

“I will be at Blackhawk Farms for CCS races this coming weekend to push this challenge. I will collect money until the AMA race at Road America and deliver a check to John Ulrich at that event. The challenge is up, guys. Can you do it?

“Gordon Lunde
“Wegman Benefit Fund”

New donations pushed the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund up to $123,340, with $895 from Linda, John and Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins, $537 from CMRRA, $500 from Shawn Higbee/Team KWS/Millenium Technologies, $200 from Jeffrey S. Stathes, $100 from James B. Norwood/Bad Iguana Racing, $100 from Bakersfield Yamaha and $50 from Qi Guo/WERA BBS.

The Hopkins family sold some of John Hopkins’ old equipment at a CMRRA race in Riverside, California Sunday, and donated the proceeds in memory of John’s father, the late former road racer Roy Hopkins. CMRRA President Al Lyons collected cash contributions of $537 from racers at the event, making it a combined total of $1432 raised at the CMRRA race.

Qi Guo wrote with his contribution, “I’ve been reading about the Air Fence drive on Roadracingworld.com and the WERA BBS, and I feel that this is a wonderful idea. Although currently I am not an active participant in the racing business, the thought of possibly having Air Fence at local WERA/CCS events makes my decision to start racing that much easier. I would like to pledge $50 toward this effort, although it’s not much, I think if all ‘grassroots’ guys got together, we can show the AMA we are a force to be recognized.Thanks for the great work.”

Jeffrey S. Stathes wrote, “Keep up the good work! I do not have $2900, but I’m sure this check for $200 will help. Good Luck! P.S.I am a life time member of the AMA.”

Meanwhile, L.A. Bikers/Labiker.org’s earlier collective pledge of $1810 was fulfilled with contributions of $400 from Jon Rust, $290 each from Shane Glynn, Blas Kisic, Anthony Materazzi and Marc Danziger, and $50 each from Gilbert J. Disanto,James Dolan and Kevin Kivikoski. Steven Moonitz, who pledged $100 under the Team Squid Pro Quo banner, sent an additional $50 with the L.A. Biker contribution.

The contributor list now reads:
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Anonymous $4725
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $3000
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Ducati North America $2900
Jonathan Glaefke $2900
Susie and Bruce Meyers/BCM Racing Ducati $2900
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $2900
Tom Chauncey/Team Wreckless $2900
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1810
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock/In Memory of Larry Schwarzbach $1000
Don Emde/In Memory of Cal Rayborn $1000
Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School $1000
Mark E. Dobeck/Techlusion Performance Group $1000
G.M.D. Computrack Network $1000
California Superbike School $1000
Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club $1000
Anthony and Aaron Gobert $1000
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Yoshimura Racing $750
Team Daemon Racing $600
CMRRA $537
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Mike Canfield/Chandelle Motorsports $500
Jim Davis/J6 Racing/In Memory of Dirk Piz $500
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $500
Jim Di Salvo/Alien Racing $500
Dale Kieffer/Racers Edge Performance $500
The Plummer Menapace Group $500
Reg Kitrelle $500
Specialty Sports Ltd/Teknic $500
Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda $500
Bob Holcomb $500
Aaron Yates $500
James D. Randolph $500
OMRRA $500
Terry Knott $500
Shawn Higbee/Team KWS/Millenium Technologies $500
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Jon Rust $400
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
Richard Hood/Reptillian Racing $300
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
Brendan Guy $300
Dean Scarpa $300
Anonymous $300
Kurtis Roberts $300
James Siddall/World Sports/Corbin Grand Prix $300
“Old Slo Gene Templet”/CMRA $300
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $300
Scott Fisher/Fisher Technical Services $250
Chris Pyles & Beth Walters $250
Peter Hively $250
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Spectrum Motorsports/VJB Racing $250
David Roy, Ducati N. America $250
Debbie Roy/Frenotec $250
Joshua Hayes $250
Gina Nadeau $250
Jeannne Pyles $250
John Ross/Ross Racing $250
Brian Cincera $250
C. Renard Fiscus $250
Bruce & Edith Lind $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Terry Embury $200
Jim “Dutch” MacKenzie/WERA BBS $200
Scott Jenkins/Desmoto-sport $200
Cliff Nobles $200
Jodie York/RPM Cycles Ventura/WSMC #11 $200
Mostro.org/Jeffrey Fillmore $200
Jeff Bowis $200
Rich & Lynda Alexander/In Memory of Dirk Piz $200
Nils Menten $200
Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing $200
DP Enterprises $200
Jeffrey S. Stathes $200
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $175
Chris Kelley/California Cycleworks $150
Robb Mc Elroy $150
Tim Chin/Team Bandit $150
Ed & Catherine Sorbo $150
Damon Buckmaster $150
Chris Hamilton/Grand Prix Direct $150
Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing Honda $150
Texas Sport Bike Association $150
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Mike Brown/Team 222 $125
Pete Martins $125
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
Pat Stricker $100
Gary Rand/In Memory of Rusty Bradley $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Caesar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Dorina Groves/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Bart Fuqua/Team LGC $100
Brian Stokes/Marietta Motorsports $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor/Marietta Motorsports $100
David McElvain/NEDoD $100
Ned “Peanut” Brown/NESBA/TPM $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Patrick Mee $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
Paul Kingsburgh/RC45.net $100
Lucky Deleoni $100
Tom Drumm $100
David Brown $100
Steve Moonitz/Team Squid Pro Quo $100
Jake Swan $100
Chris Story $100
Chris Eklund $100
Randy Ball/WERA BBS $100
Mark Hellvig $100
Gary Schilling/On Time Racing/WERA BBS $100
Steve Sumner $100
Laura Granato/WERA BBS $100
Norm Viano/Lawdog Sports Mgmt $100
Kevin Jordan/Jordan Motorsports $100
Val Gregory/In Memory of Dirk Piz $100
Dave Gess $100
Rob Berlind $100
Paul Black $100
Steve Hewitt $100
Mike Ciccotto $100
Tripp Nobles $100
Scott Rehl $100
Steve & Lorraine Aledort $100
Jeff Rozycki/29dreams.com Racing $100
Chris Ulrich/In Memory of Russ Paulk And Toby Jorgensen $100
Giorgio Milesi/Galfer Brakes USA $100
Al Lyons/CMRRA $100
Linda Hopkins $100
John Hopkins/In Memory of Jamie Bowman and Toby Jorgensen $100
Vicky&Michael Menard $100
Silvia Salenius/Ducati.net Online $100
HG Racing/AMA Pro Thunder $100
Red Fox Racing $100
Greg Ruffin $100
John Donald/PTC Racing $100
Larry Pegram $100
Pamela Skaff/WERA BBS $100
J.D. Hord/Meccanica Corse Racing $100
Mark Sutton $100
Steve Scott/LRRS#47 $100
Eric Putter $100
Jim Doerfler $100
Ira Englebardt $100
Joe & Nancy Fenech $100
Earl Hayden $100
Chuck Sorensen $100
D&D Thrush Farms $100
Jeff Wilson/American Suzuki $100
Adam Vella/Webcrush Racing $100
Chuck Gault/Motobama $100
Gary Longren $100
Stephan Hottenrott $100
David Kunzelman $100
C.R. “Critter” Gittere/WERA BBS $100
John Light/Lightsmith Racing $100
Ken & Arlene Block (Ed Sorbo’s Mom) $100
Chris Link/CMRA/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Josh Steinberg $100
Broad Squad/CCS NE $100
Logan Young $100
Bob & Sherrie Young $100
Ann Sands $100
Troy Green/www.TG-Racing.com $100
Colin Fowler $100
Asphalt & Gas $100
CelentoHenn Architecture + Design $100
Norm Mc Donald/CMRA $100
Andrew S. Mueller $100
Mary Miskovic $100
Mark Van Hoff/The Plastic Doctor/WERA BBS $100
Robert Kennedy/AFM#995 $100
Mauro Cereda/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
James B. Norwood/Bad Iguana Racing $100
Bakersfield Yamaha $100
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $75
Kelly Thornton $58
Erica B. Smith & John F.X. Walsh $55
Max Buxton/NEDoD $50
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
David J. Kopfinger $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Ryan Meskimen/WERA BBS $50
Erik Astrup $50
Paul Zavada $50
James Greeson/WERA BBS $50
Victor Mokler $50
Steve Clark/J. Guthridge/Tight Squeeze Racing $50
Nate Olsen $50
Anthony Moey $50
Dustin Miller $50
Jim Frost/NEDoD $50
Steve Martinez $50
Jason Temme/Serpent Racing $50
Mike Hodgson/WERA BBS $50
Chris Borre/Motorcycleroadracer.com $50
Richard Barker/AIM/In Memory of Dirk Piz $50
Mike Reish/Reish Dot Net $50
Kenyon Kluge/K2 Racing $50
Darin Nichols/Team Unit $50
Richard Davis $50
Allen Lyon/Ducati.net Online $50
Eric H. Mathy $50
Steve Breckenridge $50
Jim Race/Speaksy Racing $50
James Aragon $50
James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS $50
Anthony D’Augusta $50
Norm Brown $50
Isaac Ward $50
Jason K. Michelson $50
Qi Guo/WERA BBS $50
David Yesman $40
Don Moody $35
Lindsey Leard $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Steve Sturm/Squidvision Racing $30
George Gervasi/Projekt9 Racing $30
Bob Elam $30
The Heidepriems/WERA BBS $30
Kimberly Scheffel/rider/race fan/pit keeper $30
Bryan Norton $30
Scott D. Cortese $30
Greg Gabis $29
Ripley Howe $29
Mark Hatten/Meccanica Corse Racing $29
Ted Angle $25
Susanne Hopkins $25
Nolan Ballew $25
Josh Loberant $25
Charles Tomes $25
Jon DeMent $25
Timothy Wilson $25
Mark Novak $25
Rene Ferron $25
Sean Patrick Brisini $25
Richard Korol $25
Eric and Christine Loranger $25
Dee Moses $25
Kyle Kirschenmann/Bayou Riders of Louisiana $25
Marc Asmus $25
Mike Henry $25
Henry Hallmark $25
Ronnie Reyes/CMRA $25
Kathleen Mc Laughlin $25
S.C. Pittman $20
Jamieson D. Yonker $20
Garret Swearingen $20
Darrin Zumbaum $20
Andy Lenz/CMRRA $20
Irwin Arnstein/CMRA $10
Frank Shacklee/CMRA $10
Jan Steven/Carpet Dog $5
Erik Schmitt/CMRA $1


To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted. Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]. Make checks payable to Roadracing World. Money raised will be used for buying Air Module/Air Fence sections, as well as for deployment expenses and for shipping, tax and import duties.

A full accounting of all Air Fence Fund money will be posted on this website as it is disbursed, along with lists of any pledges still outstanding.

Ducati North America issued a press release May 14 announcing a rally to be held in October in Las Vegas. The text of the release follows:

“Ducati Revs America Scheduled for October 26-28, 2001 in Las Vegas

“The streets of Las Vegas will come alive to the roar of thousands of V-twins this October as Ducati enthusiasts from across the nation gather for the inaugural Ducati Revs America (DRA).

“Modelled on the famous World Ducati Weekend, which is held biennially in Italy, DRA promises to be the largest gathering of Ducati motorcycles in America.

“The event, hosted by Ducati North America, was conceived after the huge success of the two World Ducati Weekends. Discussions had taken place to expand the Ducati celebration beyond its Italian homeland, and America is the first country to run with the idea. Organizers plan to use many of the features that make WDW so successful, and then add just the right amount of American flavour.

“There will be track time available on the 1.1 mile Las Vegas Speedway road course for riders on their own machines, plus demo rides on the latest Ducati models, riding instruction, technical workshops, industry displays, stunt riding exhibitions, history seminars and much more. Some big names from the World Superbike scene will be in attendance, alongside some of our best local heroes.

“Motorcycles will dominate the three days but there is a smorgasbord of other entertainment for participants. The headlining band will be named soon for the live concert. Richard Petty Driving Experience is giving DRA participants the chance to drive in a Nascar car, Sotheby’s will auction motorcycle memorabilia to raise money for Riders for Health and an authentic Italian village will give visitors a feel of the Mediterranean.

“You don’t need to own a Ducati to attend DRA; the event is open to riders of all makes and models. You simply need a passion for the Italian marque.

“Ducati North America has negotiated discount hotel rates and bike transport for DRA participants as well as tours of the Art of the Motorcycle exhibition, direct from the Guggenheim Museum, which will show throughout October in Las Vegas. Most activities center on the Las Vegas Speedway but the grand finale will be the group parade on Sunday evening, down Las Vegas’ main drag, to conclude the three-day event. With thousands of motorcycles expected to attend, it will be a spectacular sight.

“Later this month you will be able to reserve your place at DRA by visiting the Ducati e-store at the Ducati website www.ducati.com. Forms to register by mail or FAX will be included in the DRA2001 brochure that will be available at your local Ducati dealer by mid June.

“For further information regarding DRA visit the Ducati websites www.ducatiusa.com or www.ducati.com.”

Dynojet founder and former owner Mark Dobeck is staging a comeback in the motorcycle industry, five years after he sold Dynojet and walked away.

A non-compete clause that came with the sale was set to expire either in 2001 or if the company was sold a second time. That non-compete expired when Dynojet was sold again in April of last year, and now Dobeck is planning to compete with his old company on every front.

Dobeck founded Dynojet Research in 1980 and started working with K&N in 1983, building Dynojet by manufacturing rejetting kits for CV carbs. The kits were sold under the K&N label as well as under the Dynojet label.

When Dobeck said he would mass-produce a new type of relatively inexpensive rear-wheel inertia dyno that would become the standard of the motorcycle industry, advocates of traditional, expensive dynos made by companies like Superflo and Stuska laughed. Now, true to his predication, the Dynojet dyno is widely used by motorcycle dealers and tuners as well as by race shops, and has indeed become the industry standard.

Dynojet moved into fuel injection programming as fuel injection became more common on streetbikes, and currently leads the industry with the Power Commander reprogrammer.

Now Dobeck, recently reunited with K&N in a research and R&D effort, is developing a new fuel injection reprogramming system as well as restarting manufacturing of existing jet kits with the machine shop he originally used in the early 1980s. The jet kits will be sold under the K&N name, replacing the Dynojet-built jet kits now sold by K&N.

And Dobeck is also talking about developing and selling a new rear-wheel inertia dyno.

Also involved with Dobeck and K&N in the research project is Rick Botting of Yoshimura Northwest and Dynojet Canada.

Besides his new programming system and new rear-wheel dyno, Dobeck is also developing a new type of shock dyno that he says will revolutionize shock tuning much the way the Dynojet dyno changed engine tuning.

Dobeck has established a new company, Techlusion Performance Group, based in Henderson, Nevada, and can be contacted at (888) 764-3337.

Reigning AMA Pro Thunder Champion Jeff Nash will ride a Ducati Corse 996R in a 200-mile endurance race at Rijeka, Croatia this weekend, teaming with Dario Marchetti.

Nash has no reason to be at the AMA Superbike National at Road Atlanta this weekend, because the Pro Thunder class isn’t running at the event. So Nash accepted an invitation from Ducati Corse to team with Marchetti on the new Ducati.

Nash will leave the U.S. for Croatia tommorrow.

Nash owns and operates Advanced Motor Sports (AMS), a Ducati tuning shop based in Texas.

The FIM has released the results of drug tests carried out at the Phillip Island round of the Supersport World Championship April 22.

Riders tested included Vitto Guareschi, Paolo Casoli and Kevin Curtain. All three passed the tests, showing no sign of banned substances.

Sandwiching Paul Harrell’s win at the Formula USA Sportbike race at Willow Springs April 22, Shogun Motorsports’ Harrell and Joe Prussiano recently broke two track records in Texas.

Harrell broke Ty Howard’s track record at Motorsports Ranch in Cresson, Texas April 1. Riding his Metzeler-equipped Yamaha YZF-R1, Harrell bettered Howard’s 1:17.41 with a 1:17.22 on official CMRA watches.

Prussiano lowered the motorcycle lap record on Texas World Speedway’s 2.9-mile course April 29. Prussiano was fending off a hard-charging John Haner on the last lap of a CMRA sprint race when he turned a 1:44.85 on his Metzeler-shod Yamaha YZF-R1. Prussiano beat the old mark of 1:44.96, also belonging to Ty Howard.

Howard is the third member of the Shogun Motorsports team owned by enthusiast and racer Brooks Gremmels.

By Glenn LeSanto

Italian Superstock rider Walter “Torto” Tortoroglio took his GSX-R1000 to a popular victory in Monza this morning. He had to fight the reigning European Superstock Champion, James Ellison, all the way in a thrilling race. The pair took off in the early laps, leaving Marty Nutt, who had been in second place in the opening laps, 15 seconds behind on his GSX-R1000. Ellison and Torto swapped places throughout the race, with Torto making all his passes on the brakes at the end of Monza’s long home straight. In the closing laps Torto got passed Ellison and managed to eke out a half-second advantage. The Italian rider’s victory means he’s now equal first in the Championship with Ellison, who won the opening round in Spain.

Both riders were obviously pushing their Suzukis to the limit but Torto had an advantage on the brakes as Ellison experienced severe chattering when hard on the anchors for the corners. Any handling problems under braking make life particularly difficult through the three stop – start Monza chicanes.

The pair will get a chance to fight over that Championship lead again in two weeks time, this time at Ellison’s home circuit–the next round is at Donington Park in England.

European Superstock, Monza, Italy.
Race Results

1. Walter Tortoroglio, Italy, Suzuki, 20:57.373

2. James Ellison, GB, Suzuki, 21:00.797

3. Marty Nutt, GB, Suzuki, 21:15.861

4. Benny Jerzenbeck, Germany, Suzuki, 21:17.749

5. Dario Tosolini, Italy, Ducati, 21:17.842


Championship Points Standings after 2 of 9 rounds

1. Tortoroglio, 45

2. Ellison, 45

3. Lorenzo Alfonsi, Italy, Ducati, 26

4. Nutt, 22

5. Jerzenbeck, 22

By Glenn LeSanto

A win in the second of two World Superbike races gave Australian Troy Bayliss a perfect weekend at Monza, Italy, riding for the Italian Ducati factory in front of 90,000 fanatical fans.

Bayliss’ double victory came with an added bonus, as he took a 28-point lead in the title after his Australian rival Troy Corser had two DNFs. The wins were particularly welcome after the Infostrada Ducati’s miserable weekend in Sugo in April, where Bayliss only scored four points.

The race looked ready to shape up to a repeat of the first race when Colin Edwards and Bayliss broke away from the pack in the middle of the race. But this time Bayliss was able to build up a small but useful advantage over the Texan to win by over three seconds. After the race Edwards admitted that Ducati had the best machine on the day.

“Ducati’s package was just a little bit better than ours today,” commented Edwards. “I don’t want to take anything away from Troy, though, he’s ridden two unbelievable races.”

Bayliss was obviously pleased with his performance, “I’ve had a great weekend,” said Bayliss. “I’ve waited a while for this win and to get two in one day is great. I was worried about the tires, but they weren’t get too bad and toward the end of the race I was able to get my head down and make a break.”

Akira Yanagawa took the last step on the podium with another third place ride for the weekend. “It was very hard in the second race,” said the exhausted Kawasaki teamster. “My bike didn’t want to steer, it wanted to go outside at every turn, so I had to fight the bike all the way through the race.”

Ben Bostrom, who fell in race one, didn’t start in the second race due to an injury to his knee.

Tady Okada, who crashed his Honda in race one, made it home in fourth, although he had to fight for the position with a determined Ruben Xaus and Pierfrancesco Chili. Troy Corser retired from the race citing tire trouble; there were reports that his tire was spinning on the rim, but these have not yet been confirmed.

World Superbike Championship
Monza, Italy
Race Two Result

1. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) 32:57.108
2. Colin Edwards (Honda) 33:00.418
3. Akira Yanagawa (Kawasaki) 33:05.482
4. Tady Okada, Japan (Honda) 33:05.705
5. Pierfrancesco Chili, Italy (Suzuki) 33:06.294
6. Ruben Xaus, Spain (Ducati) 33:15.430
7. Neil Hodgson, GB (Ducati) 33:16.698
8. Regis Laconi (Aprilia) 33:17.439
9. Stephane Chambon (Suzuki) 33:31.623
10. Alex Gramigni, Italy (Yamaha) 33:40.497

World Superbike points after five of 13 rounds:
1. Bayliss 150
2. Troy Corser 122
3. Edwards 120
4. Yanagawa 79
5. TIE, Ben Bostrom/Chili 74
7. Lavilla 68
8. Hodgson 58
9. Laconi 54
10. TIE/Makoto Tamada/Chambon 50

Manufacturers Points:
1. Ducati 173
2. Honda 164
3. Aprilia 141
4. Kawasaki 128
5. Suzuki 86
6. Yamaha 20

Next round: Donington Park, GB – May 27

By Glenn Lesanto

Klaus Klaffenbock took a clear victory in the Superside, aka Sidecar, race at Monza as his closest rivals dropped out of the race, one of them literally – Jorg Steinhausen’s passenger Andy Hetherington fell out of the sidecar as the pair pursued the title leaders. Reigning Champion Steve Webster suffered another engine failure handing a huge lead to Klaffenbock both on the track and in the title.

The race was restarted because of a huge smash on the first lap which left passenger Jane Fleury with multiple injuries and caused the race to be red-flagged.

Steve Abbott took advantage of both Steinhausen and Webster’s misfortune to take second in the race and the title.

Race result
1. Klaffenbock, Suzuki, 31:37.201
2. Abbott, Yamaha, 31:45.508
3. Van Gils, Suzuki, 32:25.581
4. Hauzenberger, Suzuki, 32:45.420
5. Liechti, Kawasaki, 33:13.370
6. Schroder, Suzuki, 33:19.038
7. Roscher, Suzuki, 33:21.399
8. Eilers, Suzuki, 33:29.680

Championship points standings after 2 rounds (Australia cancelled)

1. Klaffenbock, 50
2. Abbott, 33
3. Hauzenberger, 22
4. Webster, 20
5. Liechti, 18
6. Van Gils, 16
7. Steinhausen, 16
8. Schroder, 16

Next round: May 27, Donington Park, Great Britain