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Several AMA Pros are at VIR this weekend for a WERA Regional, practicing for next weekend’s AMA National.

Lee Acree, Steve Atlas, Michael Barnes, Opie Caylor, John Haner, Vincent Haskovec and Chris Ulrich are all racing at VIR this weekend. All but Atlas have raced at VIR before.

Acree is riding his YZF-R6 Supersport bike, Haskovec is riding a borrowed GSX-R600 and Barnes is riding his GSX-R1000. The others are riding GSX-R750 Suzukis.

Acree, Barnes, Haskovec and Ulrich have won AMA Superstock Nationals; Acree won at VIR in 2001 and won at Road Atlanta and Sears Point in 2002. Barnes won in 750cc Supersport (now known as Superstock) at Las Vegas in 1996 (as well as in 600cc Supersport at Daytona in 1989). Haskovec won at Atlanta this season, while Ulrich (who drove from California to VIR solo, leaving the Los Angeles area Tuesday afternoon and arriving at the track late Friday night) won at Mid-Ohio last year and at Laguna Seca the year before.

They’re expected to compete in 16-lap Solo races this afternoon.

Haskovec and fellow AMA National winner Mike Smith raced last weekend with CCS at Barber Motorsports Park. The event was Haskovec’s first time on the Barber course.