AMA Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Championship Presented by HMR Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Race Results: 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 16 laps 2. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -5.474 seconds 3. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -5.581 seconds 4. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -7.961 seconds 5. Larry Pegram (Duc 749/848R), Dunlop, -8.313 seconds 6. Marty Craggill (Duc 749/848R), Dunlop, -18.542 seconds 7. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -18.724 seconds 8. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, -19.520 seconds 9. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -24.916 seconds 10. Chris Peris (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -33.125 seconds 11. Tony Meiring (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, -43.093 seconds 12. Taylor Knapp (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, -44.154 seconds 13. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -48.859 seconds 14. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R6), -49.795 seconds 15. Fernando Amantini (Yam YZF-R6), -50.112 seconds 16. Shane Narbonne (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, -50.253 seconds 17. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6R), -58.783 seconds 18. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), Michelin, -65.888 seconds 19. Mike Shreve (Yam YZF-R6), -67.612 seconds 20. Scott Ryan (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -68.179 seconds 21. Keith Marshall (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -70.348 seconds 22. Jonas McCluskey (Yam YZF-R6), -73.088 seconds 23. Brian Gibbs (Suz GSX-R600), -77.392 seconds 24. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), -85.671 seconds 25. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, -89.398 seconds 26. Michael Morgan (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap 27. Scotty Van Hawk (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 0.274 second 28. Robert McLendon (Tri Daytona 675), -1 lap, 2.101 seconds 29. Skip Salenius (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -1 lap, 3.455 seconds 30. Simon Kowalski (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 7.526 seconds 31. David Sadowski, Jr. (Suz GSX-R600), -1 lap, 8.922 seconds 32. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, -1 lap, 13.899 seconds 33. Jason Trabert (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 14.701 seconds 34. Robert Terando (Duc 749R), -1 lap, 35.590 seconds 35. Mark Hatten (Duc 749R), -1 lap, 35.823 seconds 36. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, -1 lap, 37.518 seconds, pitted 37. David Siminski (Hon CBR600RR), -1 lap, 77.488 seconds 38. Misiti Hurst (Kaw ZX-6R), -2 laps 39. Robert Oliva (Hon CBR600RR), -2 laps, 15.704 seconds 40. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6), -3 laps 41. Cory West (Yam YZF-R6), -6 laps, DNF, crash 42. Walt Sipp (Buell XBRR), -10 laps, DNF, crash 43. Carlos Rodriguez (Kaw ZX-6R), DNS Championship Point Standings (after 7 of 10 races): 1. Hayes, 249 points 2. Rapp, 199 points 3. Gobert, 186 points 4. Pegram, 156 points 5. Attard, 150 points 6. Fong, 133 points 7. Davies, 131 points 8. Andrews, 115 points 9. Elleby, 110 points 10. Craggill, 102 points 11. David Anthony, 100 points 12. Meiring, 94 points 13. West, 91 points 14. Chad Herrmann, 90 points 15. McDonald, 82 points 16. Michael Barnes, 71 points 17. Perez, 63 points 18. TIE, Ryan/Marshall, 58 points 20. Cardenas, 55 points More, from a press release issued by Pirelli: Under a white, humid sky in the August of Ohio, Australian Ben Attard took his Attack Kawasaki to a hard-earned second-place finish in the Formula Xtreme race on Saturday afternoon, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. Attard finished 5.4 seconds behind race-winner Josh Hayes, and barely a bike length in front of third-place finisher Chaz Davies, which translates out to about a hundredth of a second. During much of the race Attard battled with his Attack Kawasaki teammate, Steve Rapp, trading second place a couple times on their ZX-6Rs shod with Pirelli Diablo Superbike Slicks. By race’s end, Rapp encountered problems and finished ninth, his lowest finish of the season. With three races remaining Steve Rapp is second in Formula Xtreme points and Attard is fifth. Today’s FX race marked Pirelli’s 16th podium in 2007 in the AMA Superbike series. In Supersport qualifying, Pirelli riders earned three places on row two for Sunday’s race with Ben Attard leading the group on his Attack Kawasaki at fourth-fastest. Steve Rapp, also, of course, on an Attack Kawasaki ZX-6R, is sixth on the grid with M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May sandwiched between those two with his fifth-place-earning qualifying performance and leading time for a Suzuki GSX-R600. The gap between the top qualifier and seventh on the grid is just over three tenths of a second, promising for a close race on Sunday, check you local listings. The Attack Kawasaki riders qualified on regular Pirelli Diablo Supercorsa DOT racing tires, not qualifying tires. Superstock qualifying had M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May earn the first place on the outside of row two of the grid, with the fifth-fastest time of the session. Also on row two is Chris Ulrich on his Roadracingworld.com Suzuki, having set the eighth-fastest qualifying time. Ulrich’s teammate, Robertino Pietri will be starting Sunday’s Superstock race from row three, earned by setting the tenth-fastest time in qualifying. Next to Pietri is HALOF Racing’s Scott Jensen, nabbing yet another top qualifying position for the Pirelli Diablo Superbike Slicks. More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: PROBLEMS FOR CARDENAS IN MID-OHIO FORMULA XTREME Saturday was an up and down day at the track for Team M4 EMGO Suzuki at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. After a solid performance qualifying for Sunday’s Superstock and Supersport finals, the squad had a difficult outing in the Formula Xtreme final that concluded the day’s activities. Geoff May picked up a pair of second-row grid positions on Saturday. He was fifth fastest aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R1000 in the Superstock session despite suffering a fall in the turn 2 chicane halfway through the session. May rebounded to post a 1: 26.130 and has his sights set upon a return to the Mid-Ohio podium in tomorrow’s 16-lap final. May then qualified his GSX-R600 Supersport racer in sixth position with a quick lap of 1:27.887 around the 2.4-mile circuit. His teammates, Martin Cardenas and Michael Beck, will start the 60k Supersport race from a couple rows back as Colombian Cardenas was 13th at 1: 28.808 while Californian Beck was 16th at 1:28.957. After Supersport qualifying, Cardenas turned his attention to the FX race. He got away well at the green light, running in seventh position for the race’s opening five laps but was eventually forced back into the pits for a quick repair of his equipment. He made his way back out on the course to finish the race and was ultimately classified in 36th position. Cardenas said, “I had a good start and was running pretty strong but a few laps in we had some problems and I had to go in for a pit stop.” Looking ahead of tomorrow’s Supersport race, he added, “I’m still looking for the right set-up with the bike. This is a difficult track. It’s been one of the hardest tracks for me to learn and it has some really difficult sections. I’m hoping that tomorrow morning we will find the right set-up and then we will see what I can do.”

Six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin made the most of a red flag interruption in Saturday’s AMA Superbike race at Mid-Ohio. After trailing by 6.5 seconds in the first portion of the race, Mladin got a better launch and initial lap in the restart, ran down his teammate and Championship rival Ben Spies with the fastest laps of the weekend and pulled away to win his seventh race of the year by a deceivingly large 4.8 seconds. Spies got the holeshot in the restart, but the young Texan could not hold off Mladin or match his pace and had to settle for second Saturday. After the race, Spies’ Championship point lead has shrank to 22 over Mladin, 454 to 432. American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel passed Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom early in the restart then spent the rest of the laps holding off a large pack of riders to finish third, his sixth podium finish of 2007. 2007 AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Race Results: 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 24 laps 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -4.806 seconds 3. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -16.819 seconds 4. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -16.845 seconds 5. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -17.406 seconds 6. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -17.596 seconds 7. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -17.684 seconds 8. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -19.939 seconds 9. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -29.669 seconds 10. James Ellison (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -29.799 seconds 11. Luca Scassa (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, -46.524 seconds 12. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), -90.513 seconds 13. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, -90.795 seconds 14. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, -1 lap 15. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -2 laps, crash* 16. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -5 laps, DNF, crash* 17. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -11 laps, DNF, mechanical 18. Matt Lynn (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 19. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, -12 laps, 9.444 seconds, DNF, crash 20. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -12 laps, 27.837 seconds, DNF, crash 21. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, -18 laps, DNF, crash 22. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, -20 laps, DNF, crash 23. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, DNS* * known to be on a Superstock-spec machine Championship Point Standings (after 13 of 19 races): 1. Spies, 454 points 2. Mladin, 432 points 3. Duhamel, 335 points 4. Zemke, 316 points 5. Tommy Hayden, 314 points 6. DiSalvo, 300 points 7. Yates, 299 points 8. Hacking, 260 points 9. Eric Bostrom, 250 points 10. Ellison, 236 points 11. Roger Hayden, 223 points 12. TIE, Jensen/Weber, 184 points 14. Jones, 177 points 15. Jake Holden, 159 points 16. Scassa, 158 points 17. Mizdal, 146 points 18. Lynn, 135 points 19. Haner, 131 points 20. Doug Chandler, 93 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki Press Office: Yoshimura Suzuki team mates Mat Mladin and Ben Spies continued their domination of AMA Superbike in Saturday’s race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. This first of two Superbike races in the double-header weekend was red-flagged midway through the event: In the first part of the race, Spies led the way but after the re-start Mladin took the lead after a few laps. For six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin, this win is his seventh victory of the season, his 58th career AMA Superbike win and also his seventh win at Mid-Ohio. Defending AMA Superbike Champion Spies picked up his seventh pole position of the season and his 14th career pole position, as well as his 13th podium spot out of 13 starts this year. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Tommy Hayden benefited from the red flag, with his crew finding some extra speed for the Kentucky rider, who finished in ninth position. Mat Mladin: “Ben was going quick and I knew I had to go quicker on my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. I did a few things that I wouldn’t have done if I’d had a 10-second lead. I’ve said that if I could get a good start I could race with Ben and when I found myself in fourth place just after the re-start, I knew I had to put my money where my mouth was. I was pushing hard and caught up to Ben and had an opportunity to pass. I tried to keep the pressure on and now we’ll try to come back tomorrow and get off the line a bit quicker.” Ben Spies: “This was a tough one to swallow. Having a red flag can help you sometimes and it can hurt you sometimes and this one definitely didn’t help us. After the red flag, we tried to regroup but obviously we didn’t get it done today. I was riding my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 100 per cent but this was one of the best rides I’ve ever seen Mat do. It’s good to get two Suzukis up on the podium, even though it didn’t work out the way we wanted. We’ll go back tonight and see if we can come up with something for tomorrow.” Tommy Hayden: “We’ve been struggling all weekend, really. But overall, I’m continuing to get faster on my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. I matched my qualifying time in the first part of the race before the red flag and I’m happy about that. Also, after the red flag, my crew made a couple of changes to the bike that made me feel more comfortable. But there are still a couple of corners where I’m getting smoked. If I can improve on those for tomorrow, we’ll have a better result.” More, from a press release issued by Santiago Villa: Santiago Villa finished 15th in the first Superbike race, he work his way up to 12th but 2 laps to go lost the front tire, he pull up the bike and finish 15th, his best result in Superbike this year. This is his first race after his crash at Fontana. “I’m happy with the result, I was 12 for some laps but make a mistake and lost the front tire of my Suzuki 1000, but finish 15th, this is my first time at Mid Ohio, and I think tomorrow I will fight for more.” Santiago Villa is 13 times Colombia National Champion, and 2006 Superbike and Supersport Colombian Champion, also he is first at the Florida Region in the CCS Championship.

The AMA Superbike race at Mid-Ohio was stopped on lap 13 of a scheduled 26 for a crash involving Millennium KWS Suzuki’s David Weber. Weber highsided at the exit of the Keyhole, crawled off the racing surface and needed medical attention in an impact zone of the racetrack. Weber crashed in exactly the same way in exactly the same spot Friday and was riding in the race with a suspected broken right foot. At the time the race was stopped, Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies was leading by 6.5 seconds over Mat Mladin, who got another less-than-perfect launch and had to work his way past several other riders in the opening laps. Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom had just pulled clear in third place, while American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel and Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates continued to dispute fourth. Jake Zemke, Roger Hayden, Jason DiSalvo, Matt Lynn and James Ellison filled the rest of the top-10 spots at the red flag. During the race, Jamie Hacking, Ben Thompson and Scott Jensen had also crashed. Jensen crashed on the same lap the red flag came out. The race will be restarted for 12 laps.

2007 Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Championship Presented by Shoei Helmets Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:27.620 2. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:27.721 3. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:27.722 4. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:27.734 5. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:27.808 6. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:27.887 7. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:27.995 8. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.071 9. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:28.179 10. Cory West (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:28.266 11. Chris Peris (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.487 12. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:28.649 13. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:28.808 14. Bobby Fong (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, 1:28.853 15. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:28.898 16. Michael Beck (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:28.957 17. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.061 18. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.116 19. Shea Fouchek (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.231 20. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:29.385 21. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:29.495 22. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:29.739 23. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:29.903 24. Chris Siglin (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:30.059 25. Hawk Mazzotta (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:30.721 26. Taylor Knapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:30.843 27. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:30.958 28. Scott Ryan (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, 1:31.316 29. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600), 1:31.459 30. Darren Luck (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:31.470 31. Jason Temme (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:32.295 32. Eric Pinson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.670 33. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:33.243 34. Matias Cassano (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.444 35. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R600), 1:33.583 36. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R600), Michelin, 1:33.604 37. Jason Trabert (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.614 38. Misti Hurst (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:33.624 39. Simon Kowalski (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.983 40. Jessica Zalusky (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:36.169 110% of Fast Time; 1:36.382

2007 AMA Superstock Championship Presented by Dynojet Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:25.184 2. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:25.849 3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:26.090 4. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:26.094 5. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:26.130, crash 6. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:26.700 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:27.031 8. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:27.222 9. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.534 10. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:27.660 11. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:27.752 12. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:28.262 13. Gary Mason (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:28.433 14. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.482 15. Randall Kienast (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.643 16. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:28.784 17. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:31.041 18. Ivan Garza (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:31.238 19. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, 1:31.256 20. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:31.473 21. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.710 22. Joseph Dawson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.265 23. Jason Fry (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.527 24. Garth Cloyd (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:34.260

2007 FIM Superbike World Championship Brands Hatch, England August 4, 2007 Superpole Results: 1. Troy BAYLISS (Ducati 999F07), 1:25.607 2. James TOSELAND (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:25.635 3. Noriyuki HAGA (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:25.878 4. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suzuki GSX-R1000K7), 1:25.961 5. Troy CORSER (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:26.127 6. Max BIAGGI (Suzuki GSX-R1000K7), 1:26.200 7. Ruben XAUS (Ducati 999F06), 1:26.476 8. Lorenzo LANZI (Ducati 999F07), 1:26.488 9. Roberto ROLFO (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:26.717 10. Michel FABRIZIO (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:26.946 11. Steve MARTIN (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:27.206 12. Regis LACONI (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:27.260 13. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:27.343 14. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suzuki GSX-R1000K6), 1:27.449 15. Fonsi NIETO (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:27.564 16. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:27.817 The Rest Of The Grid: 17. Jakub SMRZ (Ducati 999F05), 1:28.219 18. Marty NUTT (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:28.548 19. Dean ELLISON (Ducati 999RS), 1:29.030 20. Luca MORELLI (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:30.289 21. Stefano CRUCIANI (Suzuki GSX-R1000K6), 1:30.638 More, from a press release issued by Scuderia SC Caracchi: BRANDS HATCH: NO LUCK FOR TEAM SC CARACCHI Difficult day for Scuderia SC Caracchi today in Brands Hatch. In Supersport Gianluca Nannelli earned just one position on the starting grid as for yesterday; the trouble has been a lack of grip at the front on the very fast corners of Brands Hatch course, and all the adjustments made to bike’s set up did not give a solution. A true pity for Gianluca that considers Brands Hatch one of his favourite track and will force him to an heavy race tomorrow. “I’m rather disappointed because I would took a good result here at Brands Hatch.” has been the disappointed comment of Gianluca Nannelli. “Unfortunately we went on with handling problems that did not allow me to ride as I like. The bike hasn’t front grip, probably because is too stiff behind, but all the work made with my engineer did not improve the situation in a significant way. Tomorrow it will be heavy indeed to fight with the front group, also because it’s easy to be done prisoner in the group at the first corner after the start. I have a lot of pain at the injured knee, this track is physically demanding, you have to push on the restfoot in the corners and ant the end of the session the pain was terrible. As always tomorrow I’ll visit the Clinica Mobile to have an important help before the start.” In Superbike also Jakub Smrz has been busy to find a good set up, experiencing some different set up issues, but he could not score a better place as 17th in qualifying, and he was knocked off the Superpole admission just during the last minute of final qualifying. “We experimented several different set up issues here in Brands Hatch.” said Jakub Smrz at the end of practices “Unluckily the grip troubles did continue and the today’s warm temperature did amplify them. The only positive thing has been the very good work the team has done on the engine, which is one of the fastest in the speed trap control. The problem is how to make the best use of this power; if we have a good grip we could get the power down properly. That is the right direction in which we have to work, but this during a GP’s practice session isn’t easy to do with the necessary calm.” More, from a press release issued by FG Sport Group: BAYLISS TAKES 17TH CAREER SUPERPOLE WIN – BAYLISS EDGES OUT TOSELAND IN EXCITING SUPERPOLE CONTEST A strong home crowd nearly had a Superpole win for James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) to take into Sunday’s races, but the perennially combative Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) left his best to last to score his 17th career Superpole win, and his fifth of the year. His pole win puts him level with another SBK legend, Doug Polen. Bayliss has now scored half of the available pole wins of the 2007 season, overhauling Toseland by only 0.028 seconds. HAGA AND KAGAYAMA COMPLETE FRONT ROW QUARTET Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) and his fellow countryman Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) improved on their regulation qualifying performances to take front row starts, with Haga just overhauling Kagayama with one of his all action ‘specials’ in Superpole. Haga had only been seventh into Superpole, and Kagayama – a former British Championship regular – was down in ninth. Haga is the most successful rider in recent Brands history, and his front row start puts him in the perfect position for more podium success. CORSER HEADS SECOND ROW AS SUPEPOLE CHANGES EVERYTHING Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) was second fastest into Superpole but a drop in pace in the second track sector eventually put him down in fifth. Although only 12th after regulation qualifying an immaculate lap from Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) saw him up to sixth on the grid, a great performance for a rider new to this most tricky of circuits. A possible front row start for Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati) became a second row slot, while the factory machine of Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) was eighth. ROLFO NINTH AFTER DRAMATIC LAP Roby Rolfo (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) was in the running for the award for the most dramatic Superpole lap, drawing smoke from his tyres around the circuit, losing time as he did so, and he went from sixth in regulation to a third row start in ninth place. He was followed by another all-action rider, Michel Fabrizio (DFX Corse Honda) tenth. One-off BH rider Steve Martin (Yamaha YZF) was impressive throughout qualifying, scoring an 11th place on the grid from a total of 21 qualifying riders. He even deposed the factory Kawasaki of Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) who had been eighth in pre-Superpole qualifying. Laconi’s team-mate Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) found a lack of rear traction in Superpole, and finished 15th. Karl Muggeridge (Alto Evolution Honda) headed off Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Germany) for 13th place, with the last placed rider in Superpole being the last placed rider to qualify for Superpole, Shinichi Nakatomi (Yamaha YZF). More, from a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: Best of British at Brands Hatch James Toseland will start the final UK round of the Superbike World Championship from the front row after securing the second fastest lap in today’s Superpole session. The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider secured provisional pole in scorching conditions with a lap time of 1’25.635, but he was knocked off the top spot by Australian Troy Bayliss. The Brit had hoped to secure pole for his final home race of the season. However, he is now more determined than ever to achieve two race wins tomorrow. Double victory has so far eluded the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider this season, but he has high hopes of finally achieving his aim in front of a forecast record home crowd. Team-mate Roberto Rolfo heads up row three in ninth position after setting a lap time of 1’26.717. The Italian rider is working hard to find the optimum set-up for the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda at the Kent circuit. Both riders are determined to improve on their performances in tomorrow’s two 25-lap races. Toseland will officially start the day for visitors with a rendition of the national anthem from the Director’s Terrace at 10.10am. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “We always aim for the front row and pole position would have been a nice bonus. We are happy with the progress James has made so far, we seem to have found some consistency and we are more or less ready to race. It would have been nice to have seen Roby on the second row. We know that he has the ability to be consistently fast, he just needs to be closer to the front at the beginning of the race.” James Toseland: “To be honest I am gutted to not have taken pole position. I put everything into that lap and the weekend’s been going really well. I am disappointed, but I have a good package and I don’t intend to be beaten.” Roberto Rolfo: “I am unhappy with my Superpole lap because there is one corner that I am still struggling to get to grips with. I was hoping that I would be able to improve today. I was okay during the first section of the track but I lost time during sector two. I then made a mistake in the final part and couldn’t get a good lap time. My aim for Superpole was to get into the second row so I am disappointed, but we will work hard in the morning to improve before the race.” More, from a press release issued by Team Yamaha YZF: Nakatomi and Martin in Superpole The weekend did not start so well for Shinichi Nakatomi with a serious crash on Friday morning. Nothing was broken, but his body was stiff because of the violence of the accident. Courageously, the Japanese rider was 16th in the first qualifying session, and then on Saturday he qualified for Superpole with the 16th time. He finally was 16th in this Superpole. Steve Martin had a hard time in the beginning to adapt to two different bikes with two different teams. One of his Yamaha R1 is taken care of by the MG Competition technicians, and the other one by the people of the Virgin Media Optoma Loans Yamaha team, both bikes been entered under the Team YZF Yamaha colours. Steve Martin will ride this British bike for the rest of the season in the British Superbike championship. 15th on Friday, the Australian rider was much faster on Saturday and ended up 11th, in front of Max Biaggi (Suzuki). In the Superpole, Steve was again 11th and he will start tomorrow from the third row. Shinichi Nakatomi: “We changed the setting for today. We progress little by little. My feeling is better. We did not have enough time to test what we wanted because of my crash. It was hard to qualify for Superpole. We will improve the settings and I will try to do the same race that I did at Brno.” Steve Martin: “The potential of both motorcycles is about the same. We are moving forward. I am very happy. We keep on progressing. And we will continue to go forward.” Martial Garcia (team-manager): “The qualification of Shinichi Nakatomi for the Superpole is a very good surprise, considering the consequences of his accident. His back and feet are hurting. This result proves that our achievement at Brno was not caused by luck. The bike is better and better. Steve Martin is a great rider with a lot of experience. He loves Brands Hatch. His 11th position is a nice way for him to say thank you to our team for the opportunity that we give him to race with us.” More, from a press release issued by Team Alstare Coron Extra Suzuki: Brands Hatch Superpole: Front row for Yukio, second row for Max The superb weather continued at Brands Hatch today and both Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Yukio Kagayama improved their positions in the Superpole shoot-out qualifying session. Yukio finished fourth fastest overall and will start from the front row of the grid for the first time this season and Max showed he too will be a force to be reckoned with after a stunning Superpole lap. Despite his relative lack of circuit knowledge, he managed to shave over a second off his previous best lap time to end sixth quickest. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) put in a blistering Superpole lap to deprive James Toseland (Honda) from taking top spot in front of his home fans. Third quickest is Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha), with Yukio fourth, making it four different manufacturers on the front row. Yukio – 4th, 1:25.961 “I am very happy to be on the front row here at Brands Hatch. It is a circuit I like very much and I am happy because I have many fans in England and this is a good way to say ‘thank you’ to them all. My Superpole lap was not so bad and I am happy because this is my first front row of the year. I think tomorrow will be two long, hard races and because the weather is probably going to be as hot, or maybe hotter, they are going to be very physical races. I don’t think anybody will make a break on the rest and I expect that four of five riders will be fighting for the podium. Hopefully I will be one of them! ” Max – 6th, 1:26.200 “I think that sixth fastest today is not too bad at all, considering that this is my first time here and all I’ve done is four hours and one lap! We’ve been progressing every session and trying to get as much circuit knowledge as quickly as possible at one of the most difficult racetracks in the world. Laguna Seca is strange but Brands Hatch is ten times more complicated, because there are so many ups and downs, blind corners and lots of bumps. But the more I ride this track, the more fun it becomes. I know that’s it’s going to be hot tomorrow and there are going to be two long, hard races but I’m happy that there are two races because it gives me more opportunity to learn the track ” More, from a press release issued by Troy Corser’s publicist: TROY HAPPY WITH FIFTH. Troy just missed out on a front row grid in the Superpole shoot-out at Brands Hatch this afternoon, but his Superpole lap of 1:26.127 was enough to put fifth quickest and just behind pole position on the grid. That was taken by fellow countryman Troy Bayliss (Ducati), ahead of crowed favourite James Toseland (Honda). Third fastest in Superpole today is Troy’s team mate Noriyuki Haga, with Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) fourth. Troy – 5th, 1:26.127 Superpole didn’t quite work out, probably because we used a slightly different torque setting to what we had in practice. But I’m happy that we made progress in the bike’s set-up today and I think I have a good set-up for the race and race tyres. Also, because of the slope of the grid, I’d rather be fifth (and just behind pole) then fourth and be at the bottom of the slope. This afternoon, I felt more comfortable on the bike and I did about 18 or 19 laps and the tyres were more or less OK at the end. It seems like the tyres are lasting – and that’s a good sign. At the moment, it seems that my bike is not as fast as some of the others – particularly on the fast back straight – so we’ll make a little change to the rear shock in tomorrow’s morning warm-up. At the moment, things are going OK and I hope that will continue tomorrow and I’ll be challenging for podiums in both races. More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing: Haga Third, Corser Fifth in Final Qualifying It all came down to Superpole today as the Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team battled to take third and fifth qualifying positions for tomorrow’s race at Brands Hatch. Haga, using his usual wild riding style, put in a flying lap in Superpole to top the leader board. He was only beaten by Bayliss and Toseland, who went first and second respectively. He’d made steady progress throughout the day on his set-up and the improvement showed when he went second fastest in free practice just prior to Superpole. Corser was on good form today, finishing this morning’s qualifying session in second place overall. He then topped the board in the afternoon’s practice, having completed a long run during the hour-long session. The Team Yamaha YZF squad had success today with both their riders qualifying for Superpole. Steve Martin, who is due to ride in the next British Superbike round for the Virgin Media Optima Loans Yamaha team next weekend, has joined the team for this weekend to provide them with some comparison testing between the UK and French-run teams’ R1s. Steve has a wealth of experience and this showed as he moved up through the leader board during the day. He went into Superpole in 11th and maintained this grid position to start ahead of Laconi. Shinichi Nakatomi put yesterday’s crash behind him and took half a second off his time to qualify 16th. A podium from either Haga or Corser tomorrow will give Yamaha its 150th WSB podium, an achievement narrowly missed out on at Brno two weeks ago. Noriyuki Haga (3rd – Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) “I’m disappointed to have missed out on pole today. I’ve struggled with finding some good rear feeling but we are getting there. I’m confident I can go faster with that resolved. Tomorrow is going to be a tough race; Toseland has a fast pace. But that doesn’t mean I won’t be up there on the podium!” Troy Corser (5th – Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) “Today’s result is okay, obviously I’d like to be higher up the grid but I’m happier with fifth than fourth because it puts me on the outside and in a better position for the first corner. I didn’t make any mistakes on my Superpole lap. We ran a slightly different torque setting to what we’d had in practice and maybe we could’ve done with less effect than we had but I’m comfortable with all the set-up progress we made today. My race times are pretty close to Toseland’s and, if I can manage that again tomorrow I’ll be looking good for a high finishing position.” Massimo Meregalli (Team Coordinator, Yamaha Motor Italia WSB Team) “We’ve solved most of the setting issues we had and we’ve made good progress today; better than yesterday. Corser did a good long run this afternoon and has chosen a tyre. Tonight, as we always do, we’ll check everything and then we’ll be ready for the race. I’m quite confident for tomorrow.” Steve Martin (11th – Team Yamaha YZF) “Today I’ve tried both my Virgin Yamaha British Superbike and the Team Yamaha YZF bike and I feel that they both have the same potential. I’m looking forward to tomorrow.” Shinichi Nakatomi (16th – Team Yamaha YZF) “I changed some of my settings for today and, bit by bit, the bike’s feeling better. I’m very pleased that I qualified for Superpole after all the lost time because of my crash yesterday. I’m hoping that I can have as good a race tomorrow as I had at Brno two weeks ago.” Martial Garcia (Team Manager, Team Yamaha YZF) “After yesterday’s crash it was a pleasant surprise to see Tomi qualify for Superpole, especially as his back and feet are hurting. This reinforces to me that our Brno race result was not by chance and that the bike is getting better and better. Steve is a great rider with lots of experience and I’m pleased to have him working with us this weekend. He loves Brands and 11th position is a good reflection of the team work between us all.”

Ben Spies earned his seventh AMA Superbike pole position of the season during qualifying Saturday morning at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, in Lexington, Ohio. In spite of the track offering less grip due to overnight rains, Spies was able to lower the lap record he set during provisional qualifying Friday (1:24.222) to a new best lap of 1:24.140 on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike. Spies’ teammate and rival Mat Mladin was once again second-best Saturday morning, but his 1:24.549 did not eclipse the 1:24.493 he turned Friday afternoon. Mladin told reporters he didn’t think he was capable of beating the time Spies turned Friday and instead used his Saturday morning session to work on his race set-up and to practice starts, an inconsistent part of his racecraft at the moment. Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom was able to improve his time Saturday morning to a 1:24.972 on his factory YZF-R1, moving the Californian up to third on the grid, but on Bostrom’s last lap he hit some suspected fluid on the track in the Keyhole and crashed. Bostrom appeared to be uninjured in the fall but was very upset with the situation, especially considering his teammate Jason DiSalvo had crashed in exactly the same spot only seconds prior. In addition to Bostrom’s and DiSalvo’s falls, Miguel Duhamel also crashed during the session, continuing an unusual number of crashes during the weekend. Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates earned the last spot on the front row, his 1:25.030 from Friday good enough to hold his spot. Yates said there was not enough of his preferred front tires available, had no choice but to ride on something different Saturday morning and was not able to go any faster. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jamie Hacking did not go faster Saturday morning and his 1:25.078 got bumped to the second row, fifth. Joining Hacking on the second row will be American Honda’s Jake Zemke, DiSalvo and Duhamel. Hacking’s teammate Roger Hayden went quicker Saturday morning but not quick enough to improve and will start from row three. Fast By Ferracci MV Agusta’s Matt Lynn shaved his time enough to move up to 10th overall in the provisional qualifying results. 2007 AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:24.139 (Saturday) 2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:24.493 (Friday) 3. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:24.973, crash (Saturday) 4. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:25.030 (Friday) 5. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, 1:25.078 (Friday) 6. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, 1:25.262 (Friday) 7. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:25.265, crash (Saturday) 8. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, 1:25.495, crash (Saturday) 9. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), Dunlop, 1:25.522 (Saturday) 10. Matt Lynn (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, 1:25.803 (Saturday) 11. James Ellison (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, 1:25.905 12. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:26.014 13. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:26.099* 14. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:26.335* 15. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:26.453* 16. Luca Scassa (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), Dunlop, 1:26.716 17. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:27.474* 18. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:27.620 19. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:27.794* 20. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:27.826* 21. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:27.856* 22. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:27.944 23. Gary Mason (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:28.396* 24. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:28.695* 25. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:30.095 26. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.251 27. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.537 28. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:30.841 29. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, 1:30.871 108% of Fast Time; 1:30.871 30. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.119 * known to be on a Superstock-spec machine

2007 FIM Supersport World Championship Brands Hatch, England August 4, 2007 Final Qualifying Results: 1. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Honda CBR600RR), 1:28.381 2. Kenan SOFUOGLU (Honda CBR600RR), 1:28.485 3. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Honda CBR600RR), 1:28.625 4. Broc PARKES (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:28.715 5. Robbin HARMS (Honda CBR600RR), 1:29.028 6. Tommy HILL (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:29.067 7. Massimo ROCCOLI (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:29.080 8. Craig JONES (Honda CBR600RR), 1:29.085 9. Barry VENEMAN (Suzuki GSX-R600), 1:29.094 10. Lorenzo ALFONSI (Honda CBR600RR), 1:29.107 More, from a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: Charpentier back on top at Brands Hatch Defending World Supersport Champion Sébastien Charpentier firmly re-established himself as a frontrunner at Brands Hatch today for round ten of the series. The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider secured pole position for tomorrow’s 23-lap race – his second top qualifying position of the season at a British circuit. Team-mate Kenan Sofuoglu will start his battle to secure the championship victory from second position – 10 places ahead of closest rival Fabien Foret. Despite setting the fastest lap five times during today’s second qualifying session, championship leader Sofuoglu was unable to secure pole. Today’s bright sunshine and high track temperatures resulted in the grid positions being determined by the first qualifying session as none of the riders were able to improve upon yesterday’s lap times. With record crowds and bright sunshine forecast for tomorrow, both HANNspree Ten Kate Honda riders are confident of securing podium finishes. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “The result today is perfect – we can’t ask for anything better than that. Both boys are on the front row for what could be a very crucial race. We have been concentrating on race set-up and longer distances and both are proving to be consistent so we are looking forward to a good day tomorrow. That’s about all I can say!” Kenan Sofuoglu: “I am quite happy today. I focused on race distance this morning and I did my fastest lap time on lap 20 so I know I can be consistent in the race. I am really happy for Sebastien and I hope that tomorrow we can stay in the top two and get a double for the team. We have been close to this at other stages during the year but it has never happened, so it would be great to see it tomorrow.” Sébastien Charpentier: “I am really happy – my technical staff have worked so hard to try new ideas for me and the set-up of the bike. I tried my best today, but the track is very hot so it was not easy to improve on lap times. I hope Kenan and I can be on the podium together tomorrow as a thank you to the team for all the hard work.”

2007 Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Practice Presented by Shoei Helmets Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Results: 1. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.166 2. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:28.228 3. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:28.273 4. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:28.294 5. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:28.299 6. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), Dunlop, 1:28.363 7. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:28.420 8. Chaz Davies (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.442 9. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Pirelli, 1:28.509 10. Cory West (Yam YZF-R6), Pirelli, 1:28.609 11. Chris Peris (Yam YZF-R6), Dunlop, 1:28.755 12. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:28.915 13. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:28.936 14. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:29.067 15. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.504 16. Shea Fouchek (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.739 17. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), Dunlop, 1:29.809 18. Michael Beck (Suz GSX-R600), Pirelli, 1:29.922 19. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:30.028 20. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R600), Dunlop, 1:30.353

2007 AMA Superstock Championship Presented by Dynojet Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 4, 2007 Provisional Results: 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:25.848 2. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:26.442 3. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:26.496 4. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:26.520 5. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:26.575 6. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:27.723 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:27.823 8. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:28.565 9. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:28.903 10. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:29.433 11. Gary Mason (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:29.568 12. Randy Kienast (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.619 13. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:29.651 14. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, 1:29.825 15. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:29.845 16. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:30.312 17. J. Dawson, 1:32.786 18. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Dunlop, 1:34.091 19. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:34.362 20. Ivan Garza (Suz GSX-R1000), Dunlop, 1:34.739 21. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), Dunlop, 1:35.043 22. J. Fry (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:35.540 23. Garth Cloyd (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:36.447 24. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R1000), Pirelli, no times