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This last weekend saw the Ferris brothers, Ryan and Kyle, dominating the USGPRU 250 Western Region Final at Miller Motorsports Park. Kyle had a VERY challenging weekend due to mechanical issues that saw him having to really maintain the faith that all would be well. Ryan was his usual cool calculated self, and held the fast lap in most sessions while continually getting his bike set to his liking. After Kyle’s primary bike gave up the crank in spectacular fashion, the team was forced to seek other options. Fortunately for us Bruce Lind had his 2003 TZ-250 available. (THANKS AGAIN BRUCE!) Ironically, Kyle had not fallen once the entire season yet was dropped 4 times by mechanical and oil in two days. Showing great resilience and faith, he kept coming back. Within 3 laps of riding the TZ, Kyle proceeded to set the fastest lap of all weekend in qualifying and took the pole position over his brother’s time. Having never started a race on the TZ, Kyle quickly watched the field disappear in front of him off the start. Over the next several laps he put his head down and rode thru the field to get into 3rd, before settling down to hunting Vince Rolleri for second. The mean while, Vince and Ryan were having a good battle, and actually touched coming off of the first corner of one of the laps. This opened a gap between the 2, but only a half a lap later Vince got by Ryan and held the spot for about 1 lap until Ryan passed him back. Bit by bit Kyle was catching up and then passed Vince for the second spot. He then proceeded to settle in for an “enjoyable ride” behind his brother until they both took the checkered flag in a 1-2 finish. We only got stronger as a team this weekend, and would like to thank everyone who was there helping out. We would also like to thank everyone who has helped throughout the season. The results find Ryan back in first for the USGPRU 250 national with a 28 point lead going into the final, and Kyle in 4th down 2 points behind Mark “Bigman” Kelly. Mid-Ohio should be exciting. We’d also like to congratulate Ryan for his West Coast Series Championship having achieved a perfect season with 5 1st place finishes in 5 events and Kyle for his strong 3rd place finish in the championship”¦especially considering he had never ridden a 250 prior to April of this year. See you all at the final. More, from a press release issued by CRA: Olivia takes Framstad Cup victory at CRA August weekend. Central Roadracing Association (CRA) August 25th and 26th 2007 at BIR. CRA welcomed our racers, staff, and fans back to Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, MN for our fourth event of the season. We experienced perfect weather and a large turn out of spectators for this great weekend of racing! Middleweight SS expert was won by Robert Jensen #52 on his Yamaha R6. Aaron Anderson #225 on a Suzuki GSXR600 taking first for the novices. Ultralight SS was won by Alex Freeman #177 on his Ducati Monster 620 for expert and Andy Martin #60 on a Kawasaki EX500 for novice. The Lightweight SS winner was Andrew Kruse #898 on a Suzuki SV650 for expert and William Kerns #238 in novice on a SV650 as well. Winners in Heavyweight SS where Robert Jensen #52 on a Suzuki GSXR750 in expert and Aaron Anderson #225 on a Suzuki GSXR600 in novice. Lastly the Unlimited SS victor was Robert Jensen #52 on a Suzuki GSXR1000 for our expert class. Saturday afternoon saw the return of our Trophy Dash races (18 laps) with the top five finishers from each weight group qualifying for the Framstad Cup, to be held first thing Sunday morning. Trophy Dash One consisted of GP1 and GP2 races. Taking the win in GP2 was Jeff Japs #38 on a Yamaha TZ250 in expert and in novice William Kerns #238 on a Suzuki SV650. GP1 winners expert Paul Jensen #888 on a Ducati Monster 620 and novice Tino Carmona #125 on a Suzuki GS500. Trophy Dash Two hosted the larger bikes of GP3 and GP4. GP4 was won by expert Robert Jensen #52 on a GSXR1000. GP3 winners expert Brian Hebeisen #5 on a Yamaha R6 and novice Tucker Dally #309 on a Yamaha R6. We hosted our annual CRA Formula 40 race for racers over the age of 40 to finish off Saturday’s races. This years winner was John Staska #152 on a Suzuki GSXR750. The CRA started their Sunday morning off with a bang. The Framstad Cup is a handicap staggered start race determined by previous laptimes, giving all bikes regardless of size a chance at the win. With all twenty racers piloting everything from a GSXR1000 to a GS500 finishing within 34 seconds of each other, it was a great race. This year the winner was Rob Olivia #418 riding a Honda CBR600RR. Following the Framstad Cup was our Superbike and GP races to close out the weekend. Dave Rosno #261 won the Supertwins race for expert on a Suzuki SV1000 and William Kerns #238 on a Suzuki SV650 for novice. The Middleweight SB expert race was won by Robert Jensen #52 on a Yamaha R6 and Tucker Dally #309 on a Yamaha R6 for novice while Heavyweight SB expert victory went to John Staska #152 on a Suzuki GSXR750 for expert and Aaron Anderson #225 for novice on a Suzuki GSXR600. Unlimited SB expert victory went to Robert Jensen #52 on a Yamaha R1. Ultralight SB and GP winner in expert went to Tony Peterson #14 onboard a Ducati Monster 620. Jennifer Jensen #383 took first in Ultralight SB on her Ducati Monster 620 for the novice and Joey Kasper #944 for novice in Ultralight GP on a Honda RS125. Middleweight GP expert race was won by Tony Kasper #122 on a Suzuki GSXR600 with Tucker Dally #309 on his Yamaha R6 in MW GP novice. John Staska #152 took the expert victory in Heavywieght GP on his Suzuki GSXR750 and Aaron Anderson #225 on a GSXR600 in HW GP Novice. Unlimited GP saw Robert Jensen #52 on his GSXR1000 take the win. Lightweight SB was Andrew Kruse #898 on a Suzuki SV650 for expert and William Kerns #238 for novice, also on a SV650. Lightweight GP wins for expert Jeff Japs #38 on a Yamaha TZ250, and for novice William Kerns #238 on a Suzuki SV650. Congratulations to all the racers and a huge “thank you” to our volunteer work staff that once again provided the best racing environment and service possible! For detailed results visit: http://cra-mn.mylaps.com Come join us September 14th-16th for our next race weekend at BIR. Sunday, Sept. 16th will be our annual 5 hour endurance race to end our season!! For more information please contact the CRA at www.cra-mn.com or call (612) 332-4070. More, from a press release issued by Littlewood Racing: Back into the points for Littlewood Racing After the extensive repair work needed to the RNR Coatings Suzuki GSXR 1000 from the previous round at Croft, the team were still finishing off the repairs to the bike an hour before the first free practice session at Cadwell. Despite this setback Gavin and the team made the start of the first session but quickly realised that the bike would need careful setting up to get it back to its previous handling performance. Gavin and the team had two qualifying session left to get the bike back up to speed but a series of small problems hinder their progress and Gavin could only qualify down in thirty first position which would need a lightning start if he was to propel himself into the points in the first of two races for the team over the bank holiday weekend. Race one was held on the Sunday and Gavin knowing he needed a great start could only mange a good one and moved two places up the field by the end of lap one. The Cadwell circuit is notoriously difficult to pass on but Gavin managed to make some more progress and by lap six the halfway point in the race he was up to twenty sixth place and closing on the riders in front of him. By lap ten Gavin had moved up another position in to twenty fifth which he held onto until the flag. Not the result he or the team were looking for but the bike problems in qualifying had left them with a mountain to climb just to get into the top twenty let alone the points over a twelve lap race distance. Race two was held on the bank holiday Monday and the Superstock Cup class were first out for another twelve lap race. This time Gavin did get the great start he needed and by the end of lap one he was in twenty third place. The great start had taken its toll on the clutch though and it began to slip as Gavin moved up the field. Despite this problem Gavin continued his progress and by the halfway point was sitting in eighteenth position just three places from the points. On the penultimate lap Gavin was sitting in seventeenth but a point finishing position was within his sights and so he put in a stunning last lap to take fifteenth place across the line to score the last point. Gavin Littlewood: We had an issue all weekend getting the bike set up as it was before and that’s why I qualified so far back. In the first race I got a really poor start and couldn’t make my way through the pack. Also maybe I needed to gain a bit of confidence back as well after recent events? In the second race I got great start only to find the clutch was slipping on the first lap! I managed to get through this though and ended up in 15th position over the line. If the clutch had not been slipping I think I could have passed quite a few more! Roll on Donington. The next round is at Donington Park on September 21/22/23. More, from a press release issued by Pirelli: Chris Hesse, drummer for the Gold and Platinum CD-charting band Hoobastank, has shown he takes his motorcycle road racing seriously when he wrapped his nervous fingers around the throttle of his Yamaha YZF-R6, shod with a set of sticky Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa DOT race tires, for his third racing event; this one at the Buttonwillow Raceway Park outside Buttonwillow, California. Prior to his races at Buttonwillow, Hesse competed in the WERA West round at California Speedway in Fontana, California, finishing 15th in B Superstock and 17th in C Superstock. Hesse said after the event, “My first race was best. There were accidents in every race and nearly all in turn one. So it was a bit of having to run everybody down in each race.” At Buttonwillow Hesse turned up the volume and in the WERA novice classes finished 7th in B Superstock, and 8th in C Superstock, C Superbike and Saturday’s Mediumweight Solo 20. Hesse said, like a true racer, “I had a great weekend. Buttonwillow seems to suit my riding style much better. My favorite race was the 20 lapper because even though I was wasted by the end, I still put in my best lap time on the last lap and I had time to catch ALMOST everyone I was faster than. If I hadn’t run off the track at one point I think would have caught them all. I tried the soft compound Supercorsas on Sunday. They held up really well on that track even though I was still super beat from the previous day and couldn’t get my times up to par. Now that I think about it, that last lap of the solo 20 was my best time of the entire weekend.” Hesse attended his first riding school August 27-28, taking part in Jason Pridmore’s Star School at the Jennings GP track in Jennings, Florida. Hesse said, “I’ve gotten this far without even really asking someone a question about riding so I figured it’s time. I learned so much at Jason’s school that I had to limit myself to just three things to work on for the course: body position, picking the bike up quicker and RELAX!!! “Breathing is a basic human instinct that somehow goes right out the window when I’m really going for it. I literally stop breathing so much so that I start getting dizzy after a few hard laps. In order to get that oxygen I cut my speed and concentrate on relaxing every part of my body. I find then that somehow my speed increases without effort.” More, from a press release issued by Speedfreaks Yamaha: Podiums, high sides and DNFs for Speedfreaks Yamaha at Cadwell. The Speedfreaks Yamaha team had an eventful race weekend at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. Australian rider, Anton Kokshoorn took a second place finish in the first Metzeler National Superstock Cup Race but crashed heavily in the second race. His team-mate, local rider Gary Johnson from Broughton also had a tough weekend in the Metzeler National Superstock Championship with set-up issues resulting in a DNF at his home round. Kokshoorn’s weekend had been shaping up well as he explained, “In free practice I was on the pace which I was surprised at as I’d not been at Cadwell for a year. I finished that session in fourth place. We decided to do some suspension changes ahead of qualifying but went the wrong way with it and ended up fifteenth!” They put things back to where they started for second qualifying and Kokshoorn got the result he had hoped for. “I didn’t feel too confident for second qualifying. I was running in eighth right until the last lap and then I jumped up to third,” he said. Once the racing got under way he was on top form, “I got a good start in the race and hole shotted it into turn one. I lead for the first couple of laps and then Dean Johnson came by. I couldn’t hold onto him as my tyres went off. Then I made a mistake at the hairpin and that let Norman Brunton through. I got back up to third and chased him and got him on the last lap for second place,” he grinned. Race two was a different story as he went on to say, “I got the hole shot and pulled a second lead and held it for six laps. Unfortunately, I high sided on the exit of the chicane at the bottom of the Mountain. I’ve broken my scaphoid, popped my collar bone out, bruised my lungs and broken two ribs.” It was a real come down after the success of race one. “I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck,” said the 19-year-old, “But I hope to be back on track for Brands Hatch.” Johnson on the other hand was plagued by handling issues all weekend due to the demanding nature of the Cadwell circuit. He completed qualifying in a lowly and uncharacteristic twenty ninth place. “We just couldn’t find a set-up that worked. We tried everything we could think of and it just wasn’t happening,” said a dejected Johnson. The team made some improvements over night and in morning warm-up he was up to twelfth place. However starting from so far back on the grid was never going to make for an easy race. He made steady progress up to twenty first place before getting over eager and running on at the Gooseneck. “I came back on track but the guys I had been chasing were long gone. I circulated for a little longer but decided to call it a day as I wasn’t going to achieve anything by staying out there,” he said, “I’m gutted that this happened at my home round, I really had been hoping for a top six finish, guess it wasn’t meant to be.” The Speedfreaks will be back on track at Donington Park on the 21st 23rd September. More, from a press release issued by MotoSix Motorsports: Aaron Clark and MotoSix Win and Set Lap Record at Miller Motorsports Park Aaron Clark of MotoSix Motorsports won the King of the Mountain race last weekend on the on the East Miller Motorsports Park course setting a new lap record in the process. Riding his Fay Meyers-sponsored 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000, Aaron Clark qualified on the pole position for the premiere race of the weekend early morning. Not wasting any time, Aaron led the field into turn one at the drop of the green flag and was never challenged for the lead while building up a 37-second lead. In the process, Clarkie lowered the East Miller Motorsports Park lap record to a 1:34:11. “I have been working hard at leading races from start to finish at a lap record pace. We have found a new rear tire compound that has made a huge difference for us and the fast lap times were very smooth and easy to do. This east course really lets the SBS Brake Pads shine as well and overall I couldn’t be happier with the bike” commented Aaron Clark. MotoSix rider’s Aaron Clark and David Gallant will compete next with the MRA at Pueblo Motorsports Park September 1st through the 3rd.

HONDA HOTSHOTS ENTER THE UNKNOWN AT MISANO This pivotal race at a crucial stage of the World Championships will be a venture into uncharted territory for nearly all current Honda riders at a track reappearing on the Grand Prix calendar for the first time since 1993. The exception is the hugely experienced Carlos Checa (LCR Honda RC212V) who rode a 250 here that year. The track was excised from the roster of Grand Prix circuits after the terrible accident that befell Wayne Rainey there in ’93. The American rider suffered spinal injuries in a crash that ended his stellar career. Now with massive changes made to this Rimini venue – including a switch from anti-clockwise to clockwise circulation – Misano rides again. At 4.18km, extensively reworked, and with a new surface, there’s every likelihood this track will be as tough to fathom for the experienced campaigners as it will be for the new recruits to the class – or as easy. Whatever the new nature of this old venue, this race will favour quick learners. The three long lefts that characterized the ‘old’ Misano are now three right-hand turns of diminishing speed, whereas before the lefts led onto the back straight and into another left turn. But it’s more the tyre factor than track layout that is a concern for riders. The new tyre rule (31 tyres only per rider per race) has already proved a significant factor at several Grands Prix this season. Here, with the new track surface an unknown quantity, riders are very conscious that decisions on race rubber will be critical. Casey Stoner (Ducati) currently heads the World Championship points standings with 246 points to Valentino Rossi’s 186. The Yamaha rider now has to close a 66 points gap with just six races left of this 18-race season. It is not an impossible task – but unless Stoner misses races or suffers a catastrophic dip in form – it’s most unlikely Rossi can overhaul the Aussie. But for Dani Pedrosa (Repsol Honda RC212V) second place overall in the World Championship is more than achievable. The Spanish ace finished fifth overall in his 2006 rookie season and a runner-up spot in his second year of MotoGP would represent real progress towards his goal of a MotoGP World Championship to add to his 250 and 125 World Crowns. He currently trails Rossi by just 18 points. His team-mate Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda RC212V) is finding form again after a wretched start to the season. The genial American World Champion has now notched three podiums in the last four races and a win here would be nothing less than he deserves after persevering so doggedly this season to recover momentum – and points. Poor Marco Melandri (Gresini Honda RC212V) has once again been sidelined by injury but the tough Italian returns here to show his fans what he can do when his body and his machinery are working properly. He currently lies fifth overall in the points table. Toni Elias (Gresini Honda RC212V) returned from a broken leg in the Czech Republic two weeks ago and finished a stubborn 11th despite being only 70% fit. With another two weeks of recuperation under his belt he will be aiming for a top ten finish or better here on Sunday. Dani Pedrosa said: “The direction is reversed now and there are some changes to the circuit, so everyone is going to be starting from the same point. This means we’ll have to be clever with our decisions on tyres and set-up. It’s going to be a great atmosphere with the Italian fans coming to support the local riders – if it’s anything like Mugello then it will be another special weekend. The tyres and temperature will be important again this weekend. We spent a couple of days testing after the last race at Brno and we’re hoping the things we learnt there will help us for Misano.” Nicky Hayden said: “It’s quite exciting going to a new track and it’s definitely going to be a challenge. A couple of years ago there were a few new venues on the calendar but it’s been a while since we’ve been to another new one. A few of the Italian riders have checked if for safety but no one’s ridden a MotoGP bike here. I’m expecting a big weekend. I’ve heard the atmosphere at Misano is quite wild and it’s right in the Italian riders’ neck of the woods. One of the major factors is going to be tyres again. We’ve seen this year that when we’ve gone to tracks with a new surface – like Sachsenring or Laguna Seca – it all came down to tyres.” Marco Melandri said: “The medical checks after Brno confirmed a discal hernia between the fifth and sixth vertebrae but luckily the need for surgery was ruled out. I need more rest and physiotherapy right up until the eve of the Grand Prix. The situation is better compared to Brno but I know I am running out of time. I just hope to be in good shape for the race because this is a special Grand Prix for my team. As a circuit Misano has changed a lot from the one we knew: there are some new sections and they are running it in the opposite direction so it’s like a completely new track. The best place to overtake? Under braking at Quercia! It won’t be easy to pass though because there are at least four first gear corners. For me it will be a physically challenging race after the problems I had at Brno. I’ll have to see how it is when I get on the bike on Friday but I’m hoping to be fit. To have a second race in Italy as well as the traditional race at Mugello is a privilege for the Italian riders. Racing in front of our fans is an incredible feeling!” Toni Elias, boosted by the confidence of his successful return to action at Brno and his well-deserved eleventh place, is looking forward to the Italian race. Elias said: “Soon after my crash at Assen I set my comeback target for Brno. I worked hard, eight hours a day, and made it back at around 60% fitness. I took the weekend as a kind of test and it was tough but with another two weeks of rehab behind me I feel more confident now. I’ve still got a lot of work to do, of course, but I feel calm. At Brno we received some updates for the chassis, exhaust and engine. Unfortunately, because of my physical condition, I wasn’t able to make the most of them. I’m happy to be racing at Misano, my team’s home circuit. During the week before Brno I had the opportunity to complete a couple of laps there on a street bike to test out my physical condition before tackling the GP in the Czech Republic. It is an interesting circuit but also difficult. On Friday we’ll have an extra hour of practice because the circuit is new to the calendar. I’m just disappointed I won’t be at full fitness because I’d like to pay my team back with a top result. All the guys in the garage, my chief engineer Fabrizio Cecchini included, live close to the track and they’re looking forward to this race.” Checa said: “The first and last time I raced at Misano was in 1993 but with so many changes, like the reverse direction and new tarmac, it is a new circuit for everyone. I’m not sure what to expect as some of the comments from the Superbike riders are not so positive about the circuit. Perhaps top-end power will not be critical here and with the improved chassis balance and front-end feel we found at the Brno test, plus smoother throttle connection from the latest Honda updates, I hope we can be competitive.” Shinya Nakano (Konica Minolta Honda RC212V) said: “The test after the Brno round was very important for us and we are hoping to continue our hard work at Misano. We didn’t find a solution for the chatter problems which afflicted us at Brno, so that’s still our main aim, but we were able to find some improvements in the bike’s settings which hopefully will give us a base from which to work from when we arrive at Misano. It’s going to be interesting to head out in the first session, knowing that it’s a new track to all of us.” Kurtis Roberts (Roberts KR212V) said: “We made big improvements on settings during the test at Brno and we’re confident we can move further up the field. A big part of the weekend performance will be from tyres. As always going to a new track has its challenges, both for Michelin and our team, but we’re ready for it and hopefully it will all come together for a strong result.” In the 250cc class Jorge Lorenzo (Aprilia) would seem to have a commanding points lead over his erstwhile pursuer Andrea Dovizioso (Scot Honda RS250RW) who trails the Spanish World Champion by 30 points. But Lorenzo has proved more fallible than his determined rival in the past and this title is by no means in the bag yet for the Spaniard. Dovi’s metronomic style and utter consistency have edged him closer the title than a lesser rider might have been and all it will take is another slip from Lorenzo to let Dovi back into the running. Here, at home, Andrea will be piling the pressure on his rival. Dovizioso said: “This track is new for all the riders, but I drove here in a car, in the Misano six hours in July, and the track seemed quite slow to me. We are fighting for the World title, and our good performance in Brno allowed us to stay in touch with the leader in the 250 standings. This is my home race and I want to give my fans, relatives and friends the victory.” His team-mate Yuki Takahashi (Scot Honda RS250RW) said: “Like most riders I have never been here before, but in my opinion it could be favourable for the Honda, thanks to the narrow turns. Like I already said, this is for me my second home race, after Japan, so I hope to have a good race and make up for the unlucky Brno race.” Julian Simon (Repsol Honda RS250RW) said: “I don’t know this circuit and I’m intrigued to find out what it’s like. No doubt it’ll be a spectacular race because in Italy they always lend the races much more crowd noise. I think it’ll be a fast track and we’ll see if we can get a good result here.” His team-mate Shuhei Aoyama (Repsol Honda RS250RW) said: “I don’t know what the circuit at Misano is like, but all the riders are in the same situation. I know it’s a track where you don’t need a very high top speed so that may help us a little. I’ll have to concentrate a lot in practice so I can do my best and improve little-by-little.” Hector Faubel leads the 125c class by a mere ten points from Gabor Talmacsi (both Aprilia) with Lukas Pesek (Derbi) tied in third on 129 points with Tommy Koyama (KTM). Britain’s Bradley Smith (Repsol Honda RS125R) sits eighth at the moment and he is anxious to claw his way up the table with six races to go. Smith said: “Misano is a new track for everybody so it’ll be like a new start, with everybody at the same point. I can’t wait to get going and see what we can do when the others don’t have the perfect set-up either. I should do well and after Brno I am eager to race, as it was not a good weekend for me there. I am totally concentrated on getting back up among the leaders.” His team-mate Esteve Rabat (Repsol Honda RS125R) said: “I still haven’t seen the circuit, and we’ll see how things go when we get there. I am going to tackle it with a lot of enthusiasm, after a few races with results we didn’t quite expect. We’re going to be in the same state as everybody else, but I have seen some plans of the circuit and repeats of the Superbike races too – but reality is always different. We’ll see what happens.”

Cypress California, August 29, 2007 – Australian Superbike Champion Jamie Stauffer is set for his AMA Superstock debut at the upcoming Road Atlanta and Laguna Seca rounds. Stauffer is the reigning 2007 Australian Superbike Champion following a successful defense of his 2006 Australian Superbike title. In addition he is the 2006 Australian Supersport Champion. He will be riding a Yamaha Motor Australia YZF-R1 specifically prepared to conform to AMA Superstock rules with engine and chassis setup similar to that of Australia’s current Superbike specifications. “We are excited to have Jamie on board for the next two rounds and welcome his insight and experience” said Yamaha Factory Racing Team Manager Tom Halverson. “He is a proven champion who we feel can be immediately competitive on the Superstock YZF-R1.” Look for Jamie on the #727 YZF-R1 alongside the Graves Yamaha of Ben Bostrom at these next two rounds.

MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS SUZUKI READY FOR ROAD ATLANTA Yates Aims For a Third Superbike Podium Finish Aurora, IL Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Aaron Yates will seek his third Superbike podium finish of the season when the team travels to Road Atlanta in Braselton, Georgia August 31 September 2. “Road Atlanta is a track I go well at, so I’m targeting a top three finish,” said Yates. Yates and the Jordan team participated in a test at the 2.54 mile Road Atlanta course, where he rode an unofficial time of 1:22.4. Technical manager Pete Mauhar commented, “The changes we made on the Superbike seem very promising and we are all looking forward to the next few rounds.” In 2006, Yates earned two-third place podium finishes in the AMA’s premium Superbike class and qualified his Suzuki GSX-R1000 at 1:23.942. Yates, who is currently fifth in overall Superbike championship points, is only two points from fourth place and eight points from third place. Race winners earn 36 valuable points in the championship. According to AMA records, a privateer has not been in the top three in Superbike points in over ten years. Jordan Suzuki hopes this is the year to prove their Superbike program is a championship contender. Jordan Suzuki rider Jake Holden also tested at Road Atlanta, clocking an unofficial time of 1:23.6 on his Superstock race bike. Both Holden’s and Yates’ times were competitive with the series leaders and well below last year’s winning race pace of 1:24.486. Last year, Holden brought home two top-ten finishes in Superbike and finished Superstock in sixth place, one slot ahead of his current teammate Yates. Holden has had three podium finishes in the Superstock class this season. Following Road Atlanta, the Jordan Suzuki riders and crew will visit Monterey, California’s Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca September 14-16 for the 2007 AMA Championship season finale. For more information on the Jordan Suzuki team, visit the race team website at www.23race.com

MISANO WILL BE A BIG CHALLENGE FOR THE REPSOL RIDERS THIS WEEKEND Dani Pedrosa, Nicky Hayden, Julián Simón, Shuhei Aoyama, Esteve Rabat and Bradley Smith face, just like their rivals, a circuit that is completely unknown. This weekend the World Motorcycling Championship returns to the circuit of Misano after a 13 year absence. The circuit has undergone a complete overhaul – including a change of direction – is an extra 120 metres long and now has a length of 4.180km. Misano will host the 13th race of the 2007 season. This weekend the World Motorcycling Championship returns to the circuit of Misano after a 13 year absence. The circuit has undergone a complete overhaul – including a change of direction – is an extra 120 metres long and now has a length of 4.180km. Misano will host the 13th race of the 2007 season. After the training sessions held at Brno on the Monday and Tuesday after the race in the Czech Republic, the two riders in the Repsol Honda Team will tackle this race with optimism because of the good results there. The Repsol Honda Team, HRC and Michelin are working flat out to achieve the level of competitiveness necessary to get back among the race leaders. The track in Italy, an unknown for all the participants in the World Motorcycling Championship, can even things out as none of the teams have any tyre references. Dani Pedrosa returns to Italy this weekend as the third placed rider in the classification, after having cut the gap that Valentino Rossi, the second placed rider, has over him by 4 points at the recent Czech Republic GP. The difference between the Spanish rider and the Italian Yamaha is now 18 points, and there are now just six races left. His teammate Nicky Hayden wants to carry on with his good run after having finished on the podium in three of the last four races. A new chassis and the latest evolution of the engine on the RC212V are the decisive factors helping the American to be competitive. For the young riders under the eye of Alberto Puig and competing in 125cc and 250cc, Misano will be another chance for them to learn more. Julián Simón and Shuhei Aoyama are optimistic as the circuit of Misano should suit the technical characteristics of their bikes. For the youngest in 125cc, Bradley Smith and Esteve Rabat, the fact that their rivals do not know much about the track may help to make things more equal as everybody will start from zero. MotoGP Nicky Hayden “It is very exciting to go to a new circuit and of course it will be a challenge. A couple of years ago there were new dates in the calendar, but we have not been to a new one for some time. I am dying to ride there because it is a challenge for the riders and teams to try and get a good setup and find the right direction as soon as possible. “Basically none of us knows the track; some of the Italian riders have examined it for safety reasons, but nobody has ever ridden a motorbike from MotoGP there. I am expecting a great weekend. I have heard that the atmosphere at Misano is fantastic and the Italian riders feel their fans` breath right down their necks pushing them along, so it should be an exciting weekend. One of the essential factors will be tyre selection once again. After what we have seen this season, every time we go to a circuit with a new surface Sachsenring and Laguna Seca, for example everything turns around the tyres. I hope that we can quickly find the right way to go with Michelin, ride fast on Friday morning and see what happens when the lights go out on Sunday.” Dani Pedrosa “I am excited about going to Misano because I have never been to this circuit, although I have seen races held there, so it will be very interesting to see the track for myself. It is now a clockwise circuit and there have been other changes at the circuit, so everybody will be in the same situation. “This means that we will have to be very intelligent with our decisions regarding tyres and setup. It is clear that there will be a great atmosphere created by the Italian fans who always cheer on their compatriots; it is just like Mugello, when there will be another special weekend. The tyres and the temperature will be important once again this weekend. We spent a couple of days training after the last race in Brno and we hope that what we learnt will help us out at Misano. We have to keep on fighting to get the best possible result in the championship. Casey has a good lead and catching him up will be complicated, but we will simply concentrate on doing the best we can in each race.” 250cc Julián Simón “I do not know this circuit and the truth is that I am intrigued to know what it is like. It is guaranteed to be a spectacular race, because in Italy they really know how to enjoy their racing. I think that it is not a very fast track; we will see if we can get a good result there.” Shuhei Aoyama “I do not know what the circuit of Misano is like, but all of us are in the same boat. I know that it is a track that does not demand a very high top speed, so that may help us a little. I will have to concentrate a lot on the ride, so that I can give my all and improve a little.” 125cc Bradley Smith “Misano is a new track for all of us, so it will be like balancing scales, since we will all start from the same point. I am dying to get started, to see how we get on when the others do not have the perfect set up. “It should be a good weekend, and after Brno I can`t wait, as that was not a good race for me. I am totally concentrated on getting back among the leaders.” Esteve Rabat “I still have not seen the circuit, and we will see how it treats us after we get there. I am really looking forward to it, above all because we have had a couple of races with results that we did not want. “We are going to be in the same situation as all the others, so let`s see if we can shake off the bad luck that`s been hounding us and progress a little. I have had a look at some maps of the circuit and I saw the Superbikes race, but the reality is always different. We will see when the time comes.”

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (August 29, 2007) Both the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme presented by HMR and the AMA Superstock presented by Dynojet titles are on the line at Road Atlanta this weekend at the Rockstar Suzuki Superbike Showdown on Aug. 31 – Sept. 2. Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes needs only to finish 18th or better at Road Atlanta to clinch his second straight Formula Xtreme championship. At the same time Ben Spies, of Yoshimura Suzuki, needs a sixth or better to wrap up the Superstock title. Hayes won last year’s Formula Xtreme title, keeping the championship in the Honda camp after a major bid by Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom and Jason DiSalvo to win away the title. Before this year began, many thought Hayes would have an easier route to the championship and while he does look to be a shoo-in to clinch the title early this year it hasn’t exactly been the easiest path for the rider from Gulfport, Miss. At the season opening Daytona 200, Hayes’s bike suffered a fuel starvation problem that ended the day for several leading Honda riders. Fortunately Hayes’s crew recognized the problem in time and, although he had to make extra pit stops, he was able to finish the race in sixth. Meanwhile Attack Kawasaki’s Steve Rapp won the race and emerged as a serious championship contender. Hayes charged back and won four straight races; taking back the series lead after the third round. Coming into Road Atlanta Hayes has won six of the eight Formula Xtreme races to pull clear of Rapp in the title chase. “Honda’s built such a great bike this year and I’m riding the best I’ve ever ridden in my life. I’m having a lot of fun,” Hayes said. “These guys are still making me race for it. It seems to be just the second half of the race “¦ I seem to be a little more comfortable when the tires get beat up.” Asked if he’ll take it easy and just cruise to the title at Road Atlanta, Hayes said, “Absolutely not. Having that one race gap kind of gives me the comfort of I can still go out there and go for it. Road Atlanta’s a really good racetrack for me. It’s like home. I think I’ll have a lot of family and friends there. My crew spends too much time away from their family and their friends working on the motorcycle for me to go out there and ride around. So we’re going to go there, we’re going to try to get every point, try to win that thing. And there are still two races left.” Hayes is the defending Road Atlanta Formula Xtreme winner. In the AMA Superstock series, Spies doesn’t have it quite as easy as Hayes. He still faces a bit more of a threat from Graves Yamaha’s Ben Bostrom and local hero Aaron Yates of Jordan Suzuki. Still it’s hard to imagine Spies, who has won six of the seven Superstock races this year, having trouble finishing sixth or better. Spies claims he has sufficient motivation to continue pushing for race wins. “Well I just bought a car, so I need to win, I guess to pay that off,” he explained with a sly grin after winning in Virginia two weeks ago. Yates certainly has motivation to win at his home track. The rider from Milledgeville, Ga., has brought the Jordan Suzuki team new life in both the Superbike and Superstock classes. Yates already won a round of Superstock in Birmingham, Ala., earlier this season. It marked the first AMA national victory for the Jordan Suzuki squad. Yates would not only love to win at Road Atlanta, he also has a good shot at the race to catch Bostrom for second in the championship. Another local, Geoff May, of nearby Gainesville, Ga., will also be a leading contender in Superstock aboard the M4 EMGO Suzuki. The Road Atlanta Formula Xtreme and Superstock races will air on SPEED on Tuesday, Sept. 4 at noon Eastern. Saturday’s Formula Xtreme and Sunday’s Superstock events are part of Road Atlanta’s Rockstar Suzuki Superbike Showdown. Tickets may be purchased from the Road Atlanta web site, ticket office at 770.967.6143, or 1.800.849.RACE, weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. “Super” tickets include paddock access. Tickets may be purchased at the gate on race weekends. Visit www.roadatlanta.com for additional information. About AMA Racing AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.

San Jose BMW’s Brian Parriott will ride a works BMW Twin in the Bol d’Or 24-Hour at Magny Cours in mid-September. Parriott is a confirmed primary rider for the team, not a reserve rider. He leaves for Europe next Tuesday. More details to follow. Update: Parriott will be teamed with Markus Barth and Jose Luis Nion on one bike, while Thomas Hinterreiter, Rico Penzkofer and Richard Cooper will share a second BMW R 1200 S. Dario Guiseppetti will serve as the reserve rider for both teams. Parriott plans to record his experience in a web log, or “blog,” on his website www.bp46.com. Free practice starts Wednesday, September 12, more free practice and timed qualifying take place Thursday and Friday, September 13-14, the race starts Saturday, September 15 at 3:00 p.m. (local time) and ends Sunday, September 16 at 3;00 p.m. (local time).

THREE-WAY DOGFIGHT FOR AMA SUPERSPORT COMING INTO ROAD ATLANTA PICKERINGTON, Ohio (August 28, 2007) About the only sure thing in the Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei is that this year’s champion will likely have a last name that begins with the letter H. Road Atlanta will host the penultimate rounds of the Supersport series this Sunday, Sept. 2. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden and Jamie Hacking lead the series, with the youngest of the racing Hayden brothers holding an 11-point margin over the defending champ Hacking. A victory in the most recent round at Virginia International Raceway by Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes has moved him back into contention for the title as well. Hayes is just seven points behind Hacking in third. All this means that the Road Atlanta round will be extremely important in terms of how the championship will ultimately be decided. Hacking comes into Road Atlanta perhaps with a slight edge. He’s the defending and two-time race winner and is extremely motivated to come back and defend his Supersport championship. “Road Atlanta has been a good track for me over the years,” Hacking said. “Being second in the championship actually makes it a little easier in terms of what you’ve got to do. I’ve got to win there or at least finish in front of my teammate to have a real shot of winning this championship. We’ve got two races to go and it’s not going to get any easier that’s for sure.” Hayden feels like winning the Supersport title is something of unfinished business for him. “I’ve been so close so many times,” said Hayden, who has finished twice as a close runner up in the series. “I really want to win this championship for myself, but even more for my team who’ve done so much to put me in the position to finally get a championship. I know it’s going to be a fight to the final race. The main thing I have to focus on is not making any major mistakes in these final two rounds.” It appeared that Mississippi rider Josh Hayes was out of the championship after a mishap took him out of the series lead at Laguna Seca in July. However, Hayes bounced back strong with a victory in Virginia two weeks ago and he wants to go out winning regardless of how the title chase turns out. “Honda has given me a great bike this year, a championship bike,” said Hayes, who has a series leading three race victories so far this year. “While the championship may be out of my hands now, the one thing I can do is go out and show everyone just how good this Honda is. If I can close out the year with three wins I’ll go into the off-season happy knowing that the team did everything we could.” Honda last won the Road Atlanta Supersport race in 1999. Riders such as Martin Cardenas of M4 EMGO Suzuki, Josh Herrin of Graves Yamaha and Steve Rapp of Attack Kawasaki are all major challengers for the win at Road Atlanta. Local fans will be cheering for Geoff May, of the M4 EMGO Suzuki team. May is from Gainesville, Ga., and will be looking to score his first Supersport win at his home track. He’s ranked fifth in the series and scored a season best runner-up finish at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, in June. The Road Atlanta Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei will air live on SPEED starting at 2:00 pm Eastern. The AMA Supersport round is part of the Rockstar Suzuki Superbike Showdown on Aug. 31 – Sept. 2. Advance tickets for the event may be purchased from the Road Atlanta web site, ticket office at 770.967.6143, or 1.800.849.RACE, weekdays between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. “Super” tickets include paddock access. Tickets may be purchased at the gate on race weekends. Visit www.roadatlanta.com for additional information. About AMA Racing AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.