The 3rd round of the Stockton Mini Road Racing Club June 10 at the Stockton Motorplex went off under near-perfect weather conditions Sunday, with a competitive but light turnout of racers taking to the track for a day of thrills and spills. Hopper Racing’s Vision Hayes had a great day, taking the holeshot and leading in some races until the end and having to fight his way to the front in others. He was entered in six classes, two on his KX65 and four on his NSR50. After all was said and done he chalked up five first place finishes and a sixth place finish in the 80 GP race which was the result of poor starts and an increasing presence of some very fast 11-12-year-olds led by ex-dirt tracker Deion Campbell. Going by results, this was Vision’s best day to date. He finished first in Formula 50, Super 50, Junior Stars, Formula Extreme and NSR Cup.

Two weeks behind the dramatic accident on the flooded track of Silverstone, where during the Sunday morning warm up session Gianluca Nannelli crashed slipping under the airfence protection, clearly not installed according to safety rules, the Florentine rider is hardly working for his personal battle to rejoin the racing arena. After a long series of medical controls with the best surgery specialists and, mainly, with the Clinica Mobile’s medical staff managed by doctor Claudio Costa, Gianluca is strived with might and main for severe physiotherapy sessions, hoping to avoid an immediate surgery operation for rebuilding the broken ligaments of the left knee, an operation that could mean the end of 2007 sporting season, during witch Nannelli was confirming himself as one of the World Supersport protagonists, scoring the fourth ranking in the championship standing at the moment of the accident. Meanwhile the team ownerStefano Caracchi is looking, to respect the sponsor’s agreements , for a substitute rider on the very fast Nannelli’s 749R Ducati in the next World Supersport round at Misano Adriatico. At Misano will be present Gianluca Nannelli too for supporting the team friends and for a further control with the Clinica Mobile’s medical staff to look for the chance to a quick return on the saddle in the next World Supersport rounds.

The goal of this press release is to resolve every doubt related with rumours in Superbike’s ambient and specialised media. We have not retired from world championship due to financial problems. Just now we can forward some informations because just now the judges have decided that we are no longer in on the secret. On Monday the 28th of May 2007 the team truck of ALTO EVOLUTION HONDA, back from Silverstone, containing race bikes, spares and so on, was hijacked by a gang when it stopped for refuelling near Calais. The driver was kidnapped for more than six hours and the truck diverted. The driver was able to escape in Bruxelles – Belgium, where he alerted the police and confirmed the names of the people of the gang which had kidnapped him and stolen the truck. Amongst the members of the gang have been recognised four people: one of them was Mr. Sergio Bertocchi. Policemen from Belgium have immediately started investigations and, at the same time, Carabinieri in Italy have been alerted. Investigations have gone on strenuously and with outmost secrecy. On the 6th a van of ours was sent to Trieste to recover other spare parts and accessories still in Trieste”s warehouse. On the way back, in the first rest/service area out of Trieste, the same criminals have stolen the van and its content. Unluckily for them, following a great effort of electronic interception and lots of their’s tailing, law-enforcement personnel has had the opportunity to see the criminals in action in first person. Carabinieri have been on the van’s tail for a couple of hours and at last they have recovered the vehicle and its content and put them under sequestration. Meanwhile the subject liable for theft have been blocked. On Friday the 8th Carabinieri have given us communication that the truck has been found and is now in a safe place in Trieste, again judges have disposed sequestration of the goods. This, and only this, is the reason for which we will no tbe able to partecipate to the race in Misano on the 17th of June. There are no reasons to retire from championship, nor any financial difficulties whatsoever. Those who are responsible of the above mentioned facts have already been identified and will have to give reason in front of the judge for the many crimes. As soon as the goods will be in ours full possession we will get ready for Brno’s race working with the same will and achieving the same professional performance. We thank very much law-enforcement members, Carabinieri and judges who have done their best at their best to give us the opportunity to race again and take part to the Suberbike’s World Championship 2007. ALTO EVOLUTION HONDA W-.Tommasi – General manager

MONEY CLASSES Open Superbike: 1. Clint McBain 2. Mikal Zottmann 3. Mitch Rathje 4. Randy Herrmann 5. Tim Easton 6. Kel Davidsen Middleweight Superbike: 1. Jesse Sherstan 2. Matt Schmidt 3. Richard Maurice 4. Curtis Lindenbach 5. Rob Darlington 6. Colin Foster Formula 2: 1. Carey Fougere 2. Matt Elder 3. Willie Geczi 4. Gary Bourgeois 5. Owen Lloyd 6. Royce McLean TROPHY CLASSES Heavyweight Sportbike Expert: 1. Clint McBain 2. Jeremy Stepper 3. Randy Herrmann 4. Mitch Rathje 5. Tim Johnson 6. Kevin James Heavyweight Sportbike Amatuer: 1. Rob Leptich 2. Matt Schmidt 3. Rob Darlington 4. Andrew Carruthers 5. Robert Maurice 6. Ryan Landry Middleweight Sportbike Expert: 1. Jeremy Stepper 2. Guy Tomlinson 3. Jesse Sherstan 4. John Ross MacRae 5. Richard Maurice 6. Darren Labas Middleweight Sportbike Amatuer: 1. Israel Johnas 2. Matt Schmidt 3. Rob Darlington 4. Colin Foster 5. Andrew Carruthers 6. Robert Maurice Lightweight Sportbike Expert: 1. Gary Bourgeois 2. Royce McLean 3. Matt Elder 4. Bill Marsh 5. Jessica Soodeen 6. Chad Swain Senior Open: 1. Tim Johnson 2. Kevin James 3. Brad Gavey 4. Darren Labas 5. Carey Fougere 6. Karl Meema Sportbike Twins/SV Cup: 1. Robert Porter 2. Willie Geczi 3. Bill Marsh 4. Kelly Gingras Ducati Cup: 1. Bill Gerber 2. Yves Carrier 3. Robert Porter 4. Brian Taylor 5. Adam Binder 6. Nathan Hayashi

FIAT YAMAHA TEAM COMPLETE IMPORTANT TYRE TEST IN CATALUNYA After a gruelling fortnight of back-to-back races, there was one final day’s work left for the Fiat Yamaha Team today as they completed a day of tyre testing at Montmelo. Despite having had little time to recover from their efforts during yesterday’s spectacular MotoGP race, Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards were nonetheless back out on their M1s under the sweltering Spanish sun for a full day’s work, concentrating exclusively on testing a variety of tyres for Michelin. Today was especially important as it was the last time the team will test until after Brno in August, by which time they will have completed five more races. The unofficial fastest time of the day was set by John Hopkins on a qualifying tyre, who posted a lap of 1’41.40. Rossi completed 77 laps and was fourth fastest in a time of 1’42.72 whilst Edwards set a best lap of 1’43.41, putting him 12th fastest after 82 laps. The team and riders now have a ten-day break in which to recharge their batteries before the next pair of races, firstly at Donington in the UK, where Rossi lives, and then at Assen in Holland. Davide Brivio Fiat Yamaha Team Director “Today with Valentino and Colin we’ve concentrated entirely on tyre testing with Michelin; that was the main target of today and really the only job we’ve done. We’ve done quite a lot of testing over the last few weeks, after Le Mans and then also here and we’ve given a huge amount of information to Michelin and improved each time. Le Mans was a very important test and put us in good shape for Mugello but of course there’s always room for improvement and that was the aim of today’s test. We tried working in a slightly new direction today with both riders and it seems to be working well, we’re pleased with the day’s work. Of course when you’re working at this level the improvements and changes are only very small but they’re always important and this is why we keep on working so hard. We also had a test rider here today, Andrew Pitt, so that we could test additional tyres and get even more information. We’re really making every effort in this area together with Michelin so we have to thank them for their hard work. Now we have some time to rest, which everyone really deserves after such a hard two weeks, and then we’ll go to Donington and see how we get on there!” Test Times: 1. John Hopkins (USA) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1’41.40 2. Toni Elias (SPA) Honda Gresini 1’42.63 3. Casey Stoner (AUS) Ducati Marlboro Team 1’42.68 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1’42.72 5. Alex Barros (BRA) Pramac d’Antin 1’42.78 6. Chris Vermeulen (AUS) Rizla Suzuki MotoGP 1’43.00 7. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki Racing Team 1’43.05 8. Dani Pedrosa (SPA) Repsol Honda Team 1’43.16 9. Nicky Hayden (USA) Repsol Honda Team 1’43.23 10. Loris Capirossi (ITA) Ducati Marlboro Team 1’43.28 11. Shinya Nakano (JPN) Konica Minolta Honda 1’43.37 12. Colin Edwards (USA) Fiat Yamaha Team 1’43.41 13. Carlos Checa (SPA) Honda LCR 1’43.65 14. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1’43.80 15. Alex Hofmann (GER) Pramac d’Antin 1’43.83 16. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Dunlop Yamaha Tech 3 1’43.90 17. Andrew Pitt (AUS) Yamaha Test Team 1’44.49 18. Anthony West (AUS) Kawasaki 1’44.73 More, from a press releas issued by Marlboro Ducati: A TWO-DAYS TESTING SESSION IN CATALUNYA FOR STONER AND CAPIROSSI The day after the epic Catalan Grand Prix, that saw Casey Stoner emerging winner from a breathtaking duel with Valentino Rossi, and Loris Capirossi charging through from 17th to 6th position, both were out on the track again for a supplementary two-day testing session. Another day of good weather allowed the two Ducati Marlboro Team riders to concentrate on their Bridgestone tyres tests. Stoner, notched up a best time of 1m42.68s in his 39 laps while Capirossi, who worked also on the set up of his Desmosedici, lapped in 1m43.30s. Tomorrow the end of the tests. Today lap times Casey Stoner 1m42.68s (41 laps) Loris Capirossi 1m43.30s (50 laps) More, from a press release issued by Konica Minolta Honda: KONICA MINOLTA Honda stays on for testing at Catalunya Following on from yesterday’s exciting Catalan MotoGP race, many riders and Teams stayed on for a day’s testing at the 2.9mile Montmeló circuit. KONICA MINOLTA Honda rider Shinya Nakano spent most of the day in the saddle, spending three hours on circuit in the morning and a further four hours in the afternoon as he and the Team tested Michelin tyres and different suspension settings to improve the feeling and feedback from their 800cc Honda RC212V race machine. The whole test was very positive for the KONICA MINOLTA Honda Team, as their 29-year-old Japanese rider recorded a lap-time almost a second-and-a-half quicker than his best during yesterday’s 25-lap race. Shinya suffered a low-speed crash towards the end of the day at the second-gear corner at the end of the back-straight, but didn’t suffer any injuries and was able to use his second bike for the remaining 15 minutes of the day. The MotoGP season resumes in just under a fortnight’s time at Donington Park in Great Britain. Shinya Nakano Rider, KONICA MINOLTA Honda (76 laps 1’43.475″) “The crash at the end wasn’t a big problem, we just lost grip at the front and down I went. I’m fine, no injuries! I’m pleased with our work today as we made some improvements to the feeling from the front of the bike by changing to different specification front forks. We also tried a different rear shock and I think the front and rear combination balance was better than yesterday’s race. We also tried six different rear tyres which should help us for the next race at Donington Park. We recorded a better time than during yesterday’s race, which shows our improvement so I’m a lot more positive for the next few races.” Giulio Bernardelle Technical Director, KONICA MINOLTA Honda “Today we have had the possibility to have a complete day’s testing on track, which has been very important considering our present need to improve our overall technical package. It has been beneficial to have the time to try some different set-up configurations and check some other things, as it is difficult to do this over a normal race weekend thanks to a lack of practice time. First of all today we started working on the suspension settings, starting from the race setting we used yesterday. We tried to find a new solution for both the rear suspension and the front forks. In the afternoon we worked on some new rear tyres with a new type of construction developed by Michelin. On the whole the indications have been positive. We haven’t found any massive improvements, but we didn’t expect to, instead it’s been important to make small improvements with the technical package we already have at our disposal, and this is what we are doing in time for the next round of the MotoGP series in Great Britain. At the end of the day’s testing, Shinya suffered a small crash at the second-gear corner called La Caixa, just after the back straight. It was nothing serious and 15 minutes later he could go out on track again and complete the day’s testing with his second bike.”

2007 Superbike World Championship Preview: Round 8, Misano, Italy – 17 June MISANO PREVIEW: NEW TERRITORY FOR MAX AND YUKIO Although Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Max Biaggi and Yukio Kagayama have been to Misano before, when they start the first practice session this weekend everything will be completely new and different as the track has been drastically altered. Previously the track used to run anticlockwise, but now it has been turned round and runs clockwise. Max has had to learn quite a few new circuits this year, but this time Yukio will also be in the same boat. Unfortunately for Max and Yukio, some of the their rivals tested the new layout recently and so will have a considerable advantage. Not only is the track now running in the opposite direction to before, but a number of further challenges await them. Some of the run-off areas begin with extra tarmac (designed for car racing) and do not have ripple strips at their commencement, making finding the limits of the track difficult. Also, in the recent tests, many riders commented on the very bumpy nature of the track and that will make getting a good bike set-up crucial. This year Max and Yukio have been racing and developing the new K7 at the same time and that is always extra challenge, but one that they are both attacking with their usual zeal and vigour. Max “Well for me, it’s another new track to learn. My method is always to learn the track first and then start pushing hard. I understand that the new Misano is very different and also may be a bit bumpy, so I think that getting a good bike set-up is very important. Also, Misano is another ‘home’ race and there will be many fans there, so I want to do well. That does not mean that I feel any extra pressure, because the only pressure I have is what I put on myself. I always go out to do the best I can in every race and even though I know this is a tough championship, with many very experienced specialist Superbike riders, I will fight until the end of the last lap.” Yukio “I have not seen the new layout, so this will be a new experience for me. Normally, it does not take me long to learn new tracks, but I hear this one has some different problems (some run-off areas and bumps) and I will have to discover them for myself in the first practice. It is true to say, that this season has not been very lucky for me so far. I have had more crashes then I expected and some of them have been quite painful. But, at the moment, I feel pretty good and I hope the second half of the season will be much better then the first. There has been a lot of work to do, quite a few things to test and we are still carrying on with the work. This is part of my job and I want to do it well, improve the bike and take some podiums.”

HANNspree Ten Kate Honda set to fight back at Misano World Supersport Championship Round eight: Misano, San Marino Monday 11 June 2007 Event preview The Republic of San Marino will play host to the eighth round of the 2007 World Supersport Championship at Misano this weekend. Following a disappointing wet race at Silverstone two weeks ago that saw two no finishes for HANNspree Ten Kate Honda, the team is ready to fight back. Despite crashing out of the seventh round in the UK, Kenan Sofuoglu still leads the championship by an impressive 45 points ahead of Fabien Foret. With the change in track direction at the 4.6km Misano circuit, the Turkish rider is well aware of the challenge he faces. However, he is confident that he can get his winning streak back on track. Sébastien Charpentier’s season looked set to improve when he set the fastest Supersport lap ever recorded at Silverstone. In the end, the wet weather hindered his race progress, however the Frenchman remains positive and is now even more determined to finish the championship in a good position and support his team-mate’s campaign. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “Silverstone obviously didn’t bring us the results we were looking for. Although we were quite dominant in the dry, this didn’t pay off in the wet race. With Misano being a new track for us we are all looking forward to working hard and getting the right set up on the bikes as quickly as possible. That is the key for two strong finishes, particularly in the hot conditions of Misano.” Kenan Sofuoglu: “I’ve been preparing for Misano in the same way as I prepare for every race. I’ve been working on my fitness and trying to get ready for racing in the hot conditions of San Marino. I am not so worried about the new direction of the track. I had never ridden at Donington Park before this year and I got the race win there so I will just approach Misano in the same way. I am looking forward to the race and hopefully putting the events of Silverstone behind me. As always, I will just try to do my best.” Sébastien Charpentier: “Although the track is new this year at Misano, I don’t think it is a problem. We are all more or less in the same situation and I am not too worried. I am hoping that it has improved the circuit and for me, whether I have to turn right or left, it is the same. I will just try my best in the circumstances. I am hoping for good weather so I can put in a good performance to claim some points for the team.”

HANNspree Ten Kate Honda ready for Misano challenge World Superbike Championship Round eight: Misano, San Marino Monday 11 June 2007 Event preview The 2007 World Superbike Championship heads to the Republic of San Marino this weekend for the eighth round of the ultra-competitive series at Misano. Although the direction of the 4.6km circuit has been reversed for 2007, both HANNspree Ten Kate Honda riders are prepared for the challenge. Isle of Man resident James Toseland is looking to put the events of Silverstone behind him as he fights to maintain his championship lead. Following his heroic battle at the UK round, the 26-year-old is currently 23 points ahead of nearest rival Noriyuki Haga in the standings. Despite his apprehension about the change of track direction, Toseland is confident that he can continue the success he has enjoyed so far this season. Team-mate Roberto Rolfo put in another impressive performance in the wet conditions at Silverstone to secure his second fourth place finish of the year. The Italian rider now lies in eighth place in the standings and is aiming to secure his first World Superbike podium at Misano. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “First of all, we have put the water back into James’ engine after his Silverstone crash – he will certainly be needing it in the heat of Misano! On a serious note, this is a new track for us and we will have to work hard this weekend to find the right set up as soon as possible. James has come back from the Suzuka Eight-Hour test in high spirits and with some good information. We are obviously looking to extend his lead even further. Roby had his best race of the season at Monza so we hope that racing on Italian territory will boost his confidence once again. We are looking forward to making his best even better.” James Toseland: “I’m a bit apprehensive about Misano this year with the track direction being reversed. Everyone has tested there except for us – we didn’t realise the track was going to be finished so we didn’t designate it as a test track. However, the recent Suzuka test went really well and I didn’t know that circuit so I can’t see a problem with getting to know the new Misano circuit either. I got pole position there last year and hopefully I can do the same this year.” Roberto Rolfo: “I’m looking forward to racing at the new Misano circuit. I’m curious about what the weekend will bring – we didn’t test there so this is completely new for us. I have spoken to some of the other riders and they have told me that the new layout is an improvement. I hope this is true because Misano has always been one of my favourite tracks. After Silverstone, I’m excited about getting back on my bike. I really enjoyed the wet racing and I’m now confident going into the eighth round at Misano. Being so close to Italy, there will be a lot of the home fans there and I want to perform well and fight for the podium to keep them happy.”

Breil Milano and Ducati have renewed their partnership. The Binda brand of watches and jewellery will be racing with the Ducati Corse team in the Superbike and MotoGP championships until 2009. The partnership has been going strong for several years thanks to the values that the two brands have always shared: they’re both recognised worldwide for their bold, daring style and prestigious, distinctive designs which have made them the best of the “Made in Italy” lifestyle brands. The partnership is proudly displayed with Breil Milano logos on all the leathers of the Superbike team riders, Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi, and also on their bikes. Breil Milano will also be visible in the hospitality areas and boxes, around the tracks and on all official Ducati team vehicles. As in previous years, there will be a link to Breil Milano’s official web site, www.breil.com, in the “Racing” section of www.ducati.com. The epitome of Italian style around the world, Breil Milano and Ducati both lead the way in their sectors, and share an immense fan base and a tireless enthusiasm that makes them unique. They stand out with an image that’s been created over the years, an image that conveys strength, personality and perpetual innovation.