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Yamaha’s Aaron Gobert started the 2004 Daytona AMA weekend off right by turning the fastest lap time in Supersport practice, a 1:52.234 on his YZF-R6, a time which is well under the 2003 AMA Supersport lap record (Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600RR, 1:52.785) for Daytona International Speedway.

“The track’s pretty good this morning,” Gobert told Roadracingworld.com. “I got a good draft on that lap. You know how it is, this place is all about the draft. It’s good to be fastest, but you have to make sure you don’t let yourself get all built up too early.”

Brother/teammates Tommy and Roger Lee Hayden were second- and third-fastest respectively on the new and improved 2004 Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Tommy Hayden’s 1:52.268 was also under the old lap record, while Roger Lee Hayden’s 1:52.924 was just slower than Duhamel’s record.

Wednesday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:52.234
2. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:52.268
3. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:52.924
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:52.961
5. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:53.120
6. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:53.260
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:53.801
8. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, 1:54.027
9. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:54.220
10. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:54.675
11. Chris Peris. Suzuki, 1:54.928
12. Pascal Picotte, Yamaha, 1:55.101
13. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:55.514
14. Scott Greenwood, Yamaha, 1:55.754
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:56.977
16. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:57.425
17. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:57.568
18. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:57.710
19. William Meyers, III, Kawasaki, 1:58.248
20. Pedro Valiente, 1:58.421