Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

QB Phase One’s Jason Pridmore and teammate Mark Edwards won the 200-mile World Endurance race at Imola Sunday on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. QB Phase One’s Pridmore trailed Zongshen 2 early in the contest, but when Zongshen pitted with suspected transmission problems, Pridmore moved QB Phase One into the lead. QB Phase One would never relinquish the lead again.

Mike Ciccotto and Michael Barnes finished second on the Herman Verboven 5 Suzuki GSX-R750 with Zongshen 9’s Bruno Bonhuil and Igor Jerman placing third on another Suzuki.

RESULTS:

1. QB Phase One (Jason Pridmore/Mike Edwards), Suzuki GSX-R1000, 66 laps, 201.9 miles, 2:21:42.046

2. Herman Verboven Racing 5 (Michael Barnes/ Mike Ciccotto), Suzuki GSX-R750, 66 laps, 201.9 miles, 2:22:04.482, +22.436

3. Zongshen 9 (Igor Jerman/Bruno Bonhuil), Suzuki GSX-R1000, 66 laps, 201.9 miles, 2:22:17.768, +35.722

4. Zongshen 2 (Warwick Nowland/Giovanni Bussei), Suzuki GSX-R1000, 66 laps, 201.9 miles, 2:22:40.431, +58.385

5. Bolliger Team (Marcel Kellenberger/Roman Stamm), Kawasaki ZX-9R, 65 laps, 198.9 miles, 2:21:57.966, + 1 lap

6. Dap Unisson Motomax (Stephane Gallis/J.-Francois Cortinovis), Suzuki GSX-R1000, 65 laps, 198.9 miles, 2:22:28.332, + 1 lap

7. Team 22 Police Nationale (Bertrand Sebileau/Jehan d’Orgeix), Kawasaki ZX-9R, 65 laps, 198.9 miles, 2:22:50.969, + 1 lap

8. GMT 94 (S. Scarnato/William Costes), Suzuki GSX-R1000, 65 laps, 198.9 miles, 2:22:57.488, + 1 lap

9. Endurance Moto 38 (Bernard Cuzin/Christian Hacquin), Yamaha YZF-R1, 65 laps, 198.9 miles, 2:22:58.662, + 1 lap

10. QB Phase One Junior (James Hutchins/David Morillon/Olivier Ulmann), Suzuki GSX-R1000, 65 laps, 198.9 miles, 2:23:33.660, + 1 lap

20. Herman Verboven Racing 6 (Andrew Deatherage/John Jacobi), Suzuki GSX-R750, 62 laps, 189.7 miles, 2:21:47.669, + 4 laps

Track Length: 3.06 miles
Time of race start: 12:05 p.m.
Time of race end: 2:30 p.m.
Fastest lap of the race: Zongshen 2 (Bussei), lap 48, 1:54.268, lap average speed 96.5 mph
Number of teams to start race: 51
Number of teams to retire from race: 10
Number of teams to finish: 41