March 12, 2000

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Results Sunday of the Daytona 200 by Arai Superbike 
Classic with rider, hometown, make of motorcycle, laps completed and winner's 
average speed:
1. Mathew Mladin, Australia, Suzuki, 57, 113.631 mph (new race record). 
2. Nick Hayden, Owensboro, Ky., Honda, 57. 
3. Doug Chandler, Salinas, Calif., Kawasaki, 57. 
4. Miguel Duhamel, Canada, Honda, 57. 
5. Aaron Yates, Milledgeville, Ga., Suzuki, 57. 
6. Steve Rapp, Lafayette, Calif., Ducati, 57. 
7. Tommy Hayden, Owensboro, Ky., Yamaha, 56. 
8. Eric Bostrom, Granada Hills, Calif., Kawasaki, 56. 
9. Pascal Picotte, Canada, Harley-Davidson, 56. 
10. Larry Pegram, Baltimore, Ohio, Ducati, 55. 
11. Oddgeir Havnen, Norway, Yamaha, 54. 

12. Jimmy Moore, Eugene, Ore., Suzuki, 53. 
13. Jamie Bowman, Boynton Beach, Fla., Suzuki, 53. 
14. Ricky Orlando, Lafayette, Colo., Suzuki, 53. 
15. Mike Ciccotto, Sebastian, Fla., Suzuki, 53. 
16. John Jacobi, Carmel, Ind., Suzuki, 52. 
17. Mike Harth, Arden, N.C., Suzuki, 52. 
18. Chad Simons, Port Orange, Fla., Suzuki, 52. 
19. Mike Walsh, Canada, Yamaha, 52. 
20. Brandon Bashore, Harrisburg, Pa., Suzuki, 52. 
21. Randall Mennenga, Freeport, Ill., Suzuki, 52. 
22. Shane Clarke, Overland Park, Kan., Suzuki, 51. 
23. Frank Aragaki, San Diego, Suzuki, 51. 
24. Brett Ray, West Palm Beach, Fla., Kawasaki, 51. 
25. Nigel Manning Morton, England, Suzuki, 51. 
26. Rob Bowerman, Canada, Suzuki, 51. 
27. Dean Mizdal, Huntington Beach, Calif., Suzuki, 50. 
28. Richie Morris, Daytona Beach, Fla., Kawasaki, 50. 
29. Raife Snover, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Suzuki, 49. 
30. David Smith, England, Suzuki, 41. 
31. James Romero, Tempe, Ariz., Suzuki, 40. 
32. Shawn Conrad, Sheboygan Falls, Wis., Ducati, 38. 
33. Akiharu Shigeno, Culver City, Calif., Suzuki, 38. 
34. Mark Ledesma, Tempe, Ariz., Kawasaki, 37. 
35. Thomas Hauri, Switzerland, Ducati, 35. 
36. Troy Bayliss, Australia, Ducati, 35. 
37. Tommy Wagner, Germany, Ducati, 30. 
38. Scott Russell, Conyers, Ga., Harley-Davidson, 29. 
39. Ken Krebs, Northlake, Ill., Suzuki, 29. 
40. John Ashmead, West Palm Beach, Fla., Kawasaki, 23. 
41. Jeff Williams, Canada, Kawasaki, 19. 
42. Jason Pridmore, Ventura, Calif., Suzuki, 17. 
43. Richard Shaw, Princeton, Fla., Yamaha, 14. 
44. Thomas Fournier, Brockton, Mass., Ducati, 14. 
45. Rich Conicelli, Fayetteville, N.C., Suzuki, 14. 
46. Rick Narup, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Kawasaki, 9. 
47. Shane Gonyea, Altamont, N.Y., Suzuki, 4. 
Time of race: one hour, 47 minutes, 8.851 seconds.
Margin of victory: .011 seconds.
Lap leaders: Mladin, 1-5, 7, 22-23, 31, 33-34, 41-42, 57. N. Hayden, 6, 8-11, 
13-18, 29, 35-40, 43-56. Bayliss, 19-21, 24-29, 32.

 

 

In his first trip to the ultra high speed Daytona International Speedway...

Oddgeir Havnen finished 11th in the Daytona 200 against the toughest competition in America!!

"Congratulations Oddgeir !!

Oddgeir Havnen, Norway

Fast Bikes Yamaha R7 Superbike

Check Out Some Of Oddgeir's Competition ......

Doug Chandler, USA

Kawasaki Factory Superbike

Larry Pegram, USA

Ducati 996 Superbike

Troy Bayliss, Australia

Vance & Hines Ducati 996 Superbike

 

It's not enough to be fast ....you've got to stay fast for 57 grueling laps.

The Daytona 200 is unlike any other roadrace, because it's so long it requires 2 pit stops....

 

Click on the pic below to watch  Oddgeir's COOL Pit stop Animation... 

as his Norwegian and American crew change the rear tire and gas up 

in 12 seconds flat!!

Stay Tuned for more on this story !! We'll show all the Yamaha R7 engine rebuild and detailed preparations we made to get it competitive at the toughest horsepower track in all of AMA Superbike Competition !!