Updated Post: Parriott Fastest In F-USA Unlimited Superbike Practice At Portland

Updated Post: Parriott Fastest In F-USA Unlimited Superbike Practice At Portland

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Arclight Suzuki’s Brian Parriott was fastest in two Unlimited Superbike practice sessions on Friday, turning a best lap at 1:07.717 in the morning session. Tray Batey, who was fastest in the afternoon session, encountered mechanical problems with coolant leaking into a combustion chamber on his Aprilia RSV Mille R; teammate Mike Himmelsbach was forced to ride a spare bike when his fastest machine encountered engine problems. Times follow:

Rider/Bike, Morning Best Time, Afternoon Best Time
1. Brian Parriott/Suzuki, 1:07.717, 1:08.323
2. Tray Batey/Aprilia, 1:07.994, 1:08.081
3. Lee Acree/Suzuki, 1:08.059, 1:08.083
4. Mike Ciccotto/Suzuki, 1:08.081/1:08.644
5. Michael Barnes/Suzuki, 1:08.186, 1:08.487
6. Shawn Higbee/Suzuki, 1:09.636, 1:08.311
7. Grant Lopez/Suzuki, 1:09.128, 1:08.741
8. Craig Connell/Ducati, 1:09.217, 1:08.896
9. Ty Howard/Kawasaki, 1:09.777, 1:09.194
10. Eric Wood/Suzuki, 1:09762, 1:09.306


Unlimited Superbike, Afternoon Times
1. Batey, 1:07.994
2. Acree, 1:08.083
3. Barnes, 1:08.186
4. Higbee, 1:08.311
5. Parriott, 1:08.323
6. Ciccotto, 1:08.644
7. Lopez, 1:08.741
8. Connell, 1:08.896
9. Howard, 1:09.194
10. Wood, 1:09.306
11. Ken Chase, Suzuki, 1:09.369
12. Mike Himmelsbach, Aprilia, 1:09.506
13. Mike Sullivan, 1:09.808
14. John Haner, Kawasaki, 1:10.046
15. Joshua Bryan, 1:10.422
16. Jake Holden, 1:10.628
17. Marc Palazzo, Honda, 1:10.838
18. Stoney Landers, Suzuki, 1:10.945
19. Mark Ledesma, Aprilia, 1:11.064
20. Aaron Clark, Aprilia, 1:11.181


Sportbike, Afternoon Times
1. Barnes, Suzuki, 1:09.140
2. Acree, Suzuki, 1:09.409
3. Paul Harrell, Yamaha, 1:09.580
4. Howard, Yamaha, 1:09.581
5. Parriott, Suzuki, 1:09.759
6. Ciccotto, Suzuki, 1:09.814
7. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki, 1:10.729
8. Clint McBain, 1:10.926
9. Wood, 1:10.937
10. Mike Sullivan, 1:11.164
11. Shannon Ball, Suzuki, 1:11.321
12. Stoney Landers, Suzuki, 1:11.418
13. Matt Zurbuchen, 1:12.001
14. Palazzo, Honda, 1:12.103
15. Tom Wertman, 1:12.496


Buell Lightning, Afternoon Times
1. Barnes, 1:13.063
2. Richie Morris, 1:15.023
3. Jeff Vermeulen, 1:15.339
4. Tripp Nobles, 1:16.047
5. Daniel Bilansky, 1:16.532
6. Bryan Bemisderfer, 1:16.908
7. Brian Bodine, 1:17.333
8. Steve Luxem, 1:17.564
9. Darren James, 1:17.631
10. Jason Smith, 1:17.713
11. Brian Frank, 1:17.997
12. Jeff Johnson, 1:18.278
13. John Snell, 1:18.912
14. Greg Avello, 1:20.005
15. William Laupp, 1:31.585


Aprilia Cup Challenge, Afternoon Times
1. Jeff Wood, 1:16.083
2. Shannon Silva, 1:16.814
3. Joshua Sortor, 1:17.837
4. Dan Fischer, 1:18.215
5. John Lemak, 1:19.229
6. Brent Prindle, 1:25.471

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