Bonneville Vintage GP at Miller Motorsports Park to Provide Two-Wheeled Fun for Everyone TOOELE VALLEY, UTAH (September 5, 2007) Motorcycle enthusiasts are in for a treat this weekend, September 7-9, as Miller Motorsports Park hosts the American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) and the Bonneville Vintage GP. AHRMA sanctions road racing events for a wide variety of historic and vintage racing motorcycles ranging from the 1930s to 2000. The weekend schedule includes practice sessions on Friday, followed by racing on both Saturday and Sunday. Some very special guests will be on hand, including motorcycle racing legends Don Emde (Daytona 200 winner and Motorcycle Hall of Fame inductee, serving as Grand Marshal), Dave Roper (the only American to win at the Isle of Man) and Doug Polen (two-time World Superbike Champion). The on-track action will include the first-ever Utah appearance of Sidecar Racing, the two-man, three-wheeled contraptions that defy gravity as the passenger, known as “The Monkey,” scrambles all over the back of the machine to maximize traction as they race through the corners. Another highlight of the racing action will be the “Battle of the CB160s.” In the 1960s, the Honda CB160 was a very popular, 160cc street motorcycle that hundreds of racers adapted for the racetrack, renowned for its fierce cornering ability. Somewhere between 25 and 40 of these petite race bikes will be on hand for the weekend, and their races will feature a Le Mans-type standing start, where the riders must run across the track and mount their bikes with a push start. One particularly rare machine on hand for the weekend will be a Britten Superbike, one of the rarest and most technologically advanced racing motorcycles ever built. It was created by New Zealander John Britten, who founded his company in 1992 and designed world-record-setting motorcycles with innovative features that were years ahead of contemporary design. Unfortunately, Britten’s untimely death in 1995 made the 12 bikes he constructed instant museum pieces. The Britten will be on display and will run some demonstration laps. In addition to the racing, there will be a Concours d’Elegance for vintage and historic motorcycles, a swap meet, numerous vendors, a police motorcycle competition and a custom bike show, plus a raffle for a vintage Honda CB160. Friday will be practice sessions, with racing on both Saturday and Sunday. “We are thrilled to return to Miller Motorsports Park for the second consecutive year,” said event coordinator Tom Kullen. “Larry Miller has built a fantastic racing facility, and our riders are very much looking forward to racing there again.” Tickets for the Bonneville Vintage GP are priced from $10 per day, and are available at the Miller Motorsports Park Welcome Center or online at www.ticketmaster.com. As always, children aged 12 and under are free. For more information, call the track at (435) 277-RACE or visit the website at www.millermotorsportspark.com. For more information on the Bonneville Vintage GP, visit their website at www.bonnevillevintagegp.com.

AMA FORMULA XTREME AND AMA SUPERSTOCK CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES DECIDED AT ROAD ATLANTA Josh Hayes: 2007 Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Champion PICKERINGTON, Ohio (September 5, 2007) Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes defended his Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Championship, clinching the title with a victory at Road Atlanta on Saturday, Sept. 1. Hayes took home the title with one race remaining in the series. Hayes needed only an 18th or better finish coming into Road Atlanta, but the 11-year racing veteran from Gulfport, Miss., would not settle for anything less than a victory. Starting from the pole on the Erion Honda CBR600RR, he led every lap of the final and took the checkered flag 0.412-seconds ahead of Attack Kawasaki’s Ben Attard to earn his seventh win in nine rounds. Clinching the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship before the final round has only been done twice before (1998 Eric Bostrom & 2004 Miguel Duhamel). Asked if he ever thought about just cruising to the crown, Hayes said, “Never once. I think after getting pole I only had to finish 20th, if I’m correct. You know, I had nothing to lose. Steve (Rapp) had to win it to even stay in the points. I figure if he didn’t finish on the box, I didn’t have to finish the race. So I had plenty of a gap. I’ve said all along, I want to win races. I want to rack up my tally of race wins and I’ve been very fortunate to be able to do that this year.” Hayes said he will carry on that mindset to the season finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, Calif., on Sept. 15-16, where he will to try to win his eighth Formula Xtreme race of the season. The year started off rough for Hayes. His machine had fuel starvation problems in the season opening Daytona 200. His crew figured out the problem and Hayes was able to nurse the bike home to sixth-place with extra pit stops. From there Hayes went on a four-race winning streak, taking back the championship lead from Rapp at round three in Fontana, Calif., and never looking back. “It’s a testament to the motorcycle,” Hayes added. “My team has made my job extremely hard because they’ve given me such a good motorcycle that if we don’t win it’s 100 percent my fault. I felt the pressure and I wanted to make sure I did it right and I rode with all my heart in every race.” For Hayes the championship marks his second in Formula Xtreme, and his third overall. He also won the crown in the 2003 AMA Superstock Series. Hayes moved from tenth to fourth on the all-time Formula Xtreme wins list. The Road Atlanta victory was the tenth of his career. For Honda it marks the fourth straight Formula Xtreme Championship. The manufacturer has won eight Formula Xtreme titles since the class was launched in 1997. Ben Spies: 2007 AMA Superstock Champion Ben Spies wrapped up the 2007 AMA Superstock Series presented by Dynojet Championship early by winning Sunday at Road Atlanta. The Road Atlanta win was the seventh of the year for Spies. Spies, 23, of Longview, Texas, dominated the AMA Superstock class this season earning seven wins in eight rounds. While Spies could go for an eighth win in the Superstock finale at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca he’ll likely choose to focus his efforts on retaining his AMA Superbike crown. Spies and Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Mat Mladin are locked in a spirited battle for the AMA’s premier road racing title. This year’s Superstock Championship marks his third AMA road racing title. Spies won Formula Xtreme in 2003 and AMA Superbike last year. Spies came into Road Atlanta needing only a sixth-place finish to wrap up the championship. Graves Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom and Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates kept Spies honest most of the race. “I wanted the title for sure, but I wanted to win pretty bad too,” Spies said of his strategy at Road Atlanta. “It’s great to win the Superstock championship for Suzuki. The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 is an amazing bike and has worked great at every track we’ve raced at this year. I want to thank Suzuki and my crew for working so hard for me all season long. “For me to win this without putting as much emphasis on it made it pretty tough. Now the team has to focus on Superbike.” The championship was the 14th AMA Superstock title for Suzuki. The class began as 750 Supersport in 1988. Spies moved from 19th to seventh on the all-time AMA Superstock wins list. The Road Atlanta victory was the 10th of his career.

WERA National Series at Nelson Ledges this Weekend GARRETTSVILLE, Oh. The WERA National Series is Ohio-bound for this weekend’s round at Nelson Ledges Road Course. With only three rounds remaining this season, all of the championship contenders will be looking for top finishes to bolster their points standings. In the WERA/Bridgestone National Endurance Series, Vesrah Suzuki has little to worry about after one of their most impressive seasons to date. With all but one overall win to their credit, the team has been a dominant force. Nelson Ledges is a place the Vesrah riders know well they won by seven laps last year. When it comes to points, the Mediumweight Superbike class is the closest with just 6.08 points separating leader bp Concepts from Velocity Crew Racing. Mediumweight Superstock is also close: Team Westby has just 15.35 points over Dalke Motorsports. With over 100 points available in any given race, one round can make a big difference. This year’s six-hour race begins at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 9. The last endurance race at Nelson Ledges, an eight-hour, was completed without any red flags, and WERA hopes for another day of uninterrupted racing. The championships are heating up in the WERA/Michelin National Challenge Series, too. The Open Superstock expert class is led by Tray Batey, who is just 13 points ahead of Robert Jensen. It is Jensen who has the edge in 750 Superstock with his own 13-point lead over John Jacobi. Opie Caylor is only one point behind Jacobi, but he has to worry about Lee Acree, who sits another four points behind. Taylor Knapp won three of the expert races at last year’s Nelson Ledges round, but now that the young rider is concentrating on AMA Pro Racing competition, there are a number of riders who could rise to the occasion. The WERA/Michelin National Challenge Series races will each be 10 laps long, and they begin with Open Superstock at 12:30 p.m. on Sunday. More information about WERA, including updated points for each class, can be found online at www.WERA.com.

Knowledgeable sources say that American Honda will announce to its dealers tomorrow night that Neil Hodgson will join Miguel Duhamel on Honda CBR1000RR Superbikes for the 2008 AMA season. Which means that Jake Zemke will not be riding for Team Honda. Zemke’s agent, Bobby Moore, has been shopping Zemke to other teams in the AMA paddock. But Yoshimura Suzuki is full up for 2008 with Mat Mladin, Ben Spies and Tommy Hayden. Insiders say that Monster Energy Kawasaki has reached a 2008 renewal agreement with Roger Hayden, and Jamie Hacking has another year on his Kawasaki contract. Which leaves Yamaha as the only reasonably competitive factory AMA Superbike team without a full roster for 2008, and sources say the company is “pulling in its horns” and reducing its racing budget as a result of falling motorcycle sales. Where Zemke–and other riders longing for a factory Superbike ride–will end up is anybody’s guess. It could be Yamaha, or it could be out of work. Details to follow as they become available.

Barber Motorsports Park will definitely not host a World Superbike race in 2008. Gene Hallman, President of Zoom Motorsports, (which manages Barber Motorsports Park and is a division of Bruno Event Team), told Roadracingworld.com that he informed Maurizio Flammini of his decision this morning. “We informed him that we were declining on the 2008 opportunity to host the Superbike World Championship,” said Hallman, “and that we did not want to close the door on a permanent basis and that we wanted to explore 2009 opportunities.” Hallman said the biggest factor in his decision was the addition of a Superbike World Championship race at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) in 2008, which could have potentially resulted in four World Championship motorcycle road races in American in 2008. “All of our financial models over the last 90 days assumed three events,” stated Hallman. “When Miller Motorsports Park announced their event it gave us pause. We started looking at new financial models, but we essentially ran out of time to affectively host an even in April. “We underestimated the potential for an event at Miller. Kudos to them [MMP]. We just assumed there would be only three events in the country. Throwing Indy in the mix was the first factor. Miller Motorsports Park was another impact. Then us seeing the stretch of the industry dollars gave us concern. When we do this we want to be confident that it is the right time. You can never be sure, but you can be more confident than we were.” Asked how Flammini reacted to the news, Hallman said, “Very positively. I’ll read an excerpt from his response. ‘In any case, I was positively impressed with the professionalism of your organization and Barber Motorsports Park and hope to do something with you in the future. I will keep you informed about developments about a second U.S. race.’ So he was positive and wants to work with us.” In the meantime, said Hallman, Zoom Motorsports and Barber Motorsports Park would continue to focus on improving its next AMA Superbike event, April 18-20, 2008. “Barber Motorsports Park continues to make improvements,” said Hallman. “As we speak, earth is being moved. We have a new, 60-acre parking lot being built on the south side of the park off the ring road. The [spectator hillside along the back straightaway] is being blended in with the Expo pad to make that area one big area. And we are talking with the AMA on other ways we can make the park and our event more fan-friendly.”

Celtic Racing Yamaha’s Chaz Davies will test a factory Ducati Desmosedici MotoGP bike September 11-12 at Mugello in Italy. “After Laguna Seca, they wanted me to race at Brno,” Davies told Roadracingworld.com Tuesday. “That didn’t happen. Then Ducati was keen to give me another go at Misano, which didn’t happen, again. They said, ‘Right, forget about the racing. Let’s give you a test.’ “I think Casey [Stoner] — I’ve been friends with him for the past few years — I think he put in a good word or two with Ducati. And I think they were pretty happy with what I did at Laguna for the position I was in.” Davies ran relatively competitive lap times on the d’Antin Ducati MotoGP bike at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in spite of missing the first practice session, not to mention having never ridden anything more powerful than a 600cc AMA Formula Xtreme racebike before that weekend. “So I managed to get a test organized alongside Vitto Guareschi, Ducati’s test rider,” Davies continued. “So I’ll be riding the development bike next week, Tuesday and Wednesday at Mugello. It should be cool. I’m really interested to see how I go on it. “They’re saying things [Ducati MotoGP rides] for next year are fairly full. But I think they’re interested for future reference, if nothing else, to put me on a bike on what they call a real track, Mugello rather than Laguna. It’s good to have interest like that.” Davies said he has no firm commitments to any team for 2008.

With three rounds of the 2007 World Supersport Championship remaining, HANNspree Ten Kate Honda has already clinched the title with the ultra-talented Kenan Sofuoglu. However, this impressive feat will not alter the team’s focus at the 11th round of the series at Lausitz this weekend. Sofuoglu has already secured nine podium finishes and six race wins this season and will be aiming to add to his tally this weekend. The Turkish rider has an excellent track record at the 4.26km German circuit – having secured the fastest lap and the race victory in 2006. He is hoping to at least equal his achievements this year. Team-mate Sébastien Charpentier has had a less fortunate season during which he has been plagued with bad luck. However, he recorded some excellent lap times at Brands Hatch and is looking to continue this at Lausitz. Both riders will also assist the team in some all-important development work on the Honda CBR600RR ahead of 2008. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “Of course we had some celebrations after Kenan secured the World Supersport title at Brands Hatch, however now it’s back to business. We still have some goals for the remaining races and also some development work on the Honda CBR600RR. Lausitz was good for us last year and we got a race win, so hopefully both of our riders will have good results this year as well.” Kenan Sofuoglu: “I am obviously incredibly happy to have secured the title, but I still have a job to do for my team and I will be approaching the next races in the same way as I have approached every race this year. I am focused and my aim is, as always, to get on the podium and hopefully get the race win. I like Lausitz and I did well there last year, so I know that this is a possibility. I will do all I can for my team and the development of the bike because I owe them a lot for all their hard work this year.” Sébastien Charpentier: “I am looking forward to getting back on track after the break. It’s fair to say that this year has been difficult for me, but I am determined to finish the season on a high note if I can. Lausitz is not my best circuit – I was forced to retire from last year’s race so of course I am hoping to do better this year. The bike was feeling really good at Brands Hatch and I completed some good laps so we will have to wait and see what happens.”

The Yamaha World Supersport Team is pleased to announce their rider line up for 2008, ahead of next weekend’s race at Lausitz in Germany. Australian Broc Parkes will remain with the team and he will be joined by the French former Supersport world champion Fabien Foret. 2008 will be Broc’s sixth year challenging in the World Supersport Championship and his fourth with Yamaha. 25 year-old Parkes plans to fight for the world title this year were hampered by injury early on in the season when he broke his collar bone at Donington in April. In spite of this, Parkes has been in contention for top positions at each of the other events this year. Following his first win of the season at Brands Hatch last month, he is now looking to finish the year on a high and is targeting third position in the championship and still has a mathematical chance to finish 2nd. Fabien Foret, aged 34, joins the Yamaha World Supersport team with a good pedigree behind him. He was World Supersport Champion in 2002 and is currently second in the championship, having won this year’s Philip Island round. The Frenchman, who is known for being a hard charger on the track, has 10 race wins and 12 more podiums to his name in addition to the title. Foret is no stranger to Yamaha, having ridden in the Supersport championship for the Yamaha Motor Italia team in 2004 and he rode for the German-based team at Lausitz last year as a stand-in rider, where he made a strong impression on the team by finishing third without any prior testing time on the bike. He brings with him a wealth of experience covering entries in Superstock, Supersport and Superbike championships. The 11th round of the 2007 World Supersport Championship will take place this coming weekend in Germany.

Further to Leon Camier’s accident at Cadwell Park on Monday 27th August he has now been released from hospital after suffering a broken left femur, three fractures to his right pelvis and a dislocation of the pubic bone. He was released on Saturday night and you can read a full progress report on the link below: – ~http://www.leoncamier.co.uk/2007/08/28/crash-at-cadwell/~ Leon would like to pass on his thanks to everyone for their support and kind messages that have been left on his site and the cards that he has received since the accident.