Yamaha’s DiSalvo Posts Top Time in First Day of Testing at Infineon Raceway SONOMA, Calif. (April 5, 2007) “” The heavy rains that have plagued motorcycle test sessions since 2001 were replaced by blue skies and 70-degree temperatures on Thursday as top AMA riders tested the twists and turns of Infineon Raceway. The teams were testing in advance of the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts, May 18-20, in the Sonoma Valley. The test featured 10 riders from Kawasaki, Honda, Yamaha and Corona Honda. All teams will return for a second day of testing on Friday, and they will be joined by Suzuki, featuring defending AMA Superbike champion Ben Spies and six-time Superbike champion Mat Mladin. As far as Superbikes go, Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha) posted the top time of the day at 1:37.22. He was followed by Honda’s Jake Zemke (1:37.30) and Miguel Duhamel (1:37.50) and Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom (1:37.62). Most riders spent the day getting reacquainted with the 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course. The two-day test session is sponsored by Yamaha. “Infineon is a track that is better suited to Yamaha and how the bike will handle,” DiSalvo said. “It’s got plenty of tight turns and flip-flops that bring out the good points in our Yamaha.” Yamaha last won a Superbike feature at Infineon Raceway in 2001 with rider Anthony Gobert. “In the morning we found a good baseline but we tried a number of different things in the afternoon and got out of our rhythm,” Zemke said. Friday will also feature Two-Wheel Thunder, a festival of sorts for race fans that will include Supermoto USA racing, SB Freaks Freestyle demonstrations and Track Talk with top AMA riders. Track officials will also make an announcement as to a rider who will be inducted into the raceway’s Wall of Fame. The Supermoto USA event, which will take place behind the main grandstand in the paddock, is a benefit for local resident Allen Yarrow of Fairfield, who has been diagnosed with cancer. Yarrow is the father of well-known rider and former District One Flatrack champion Casey Yarrow. Gates open on Friday at 9 a.m. and admission is FREE. For more information, call 800-870-RACE or visit www.infineonraceway.com.

Stobart Set For Brands Blast Off The 2007 Bennetts British Superbike Championship gets underway at Brands Hatch in Kent this Easter weekend with the all-new Stobart Vent Axia Motorsport Team of Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne and Tom Sykes ready to do battle. Paul Bird’s team has re-signed the 30 year old ex MotoGP star Byrne after he landed the title for them back in 2003 and the Zurich-residing Londoner has shown very good pace in pre-season testing aboard the 1000cc Honda. Brands is Shakey’s local track and his legions of fans will be out in force to cheer him on as he looks to mix it with the front runners around the Kent GP track on Easter Monday. Sykes, meanwhile, has been impressive on his full-time transition into Superbikes after finishing as runner-up in the 2006 British Supersport Championship. The 21 year old Yorkshireman form Huddersfield has shown a good turn of pace in testing and has settled in very well to the team. Shane Byrne: “Let’s get this on! I’ve been so impressed with the whole package since I cocked my leg over the bike at the first test and I can honestly say I’m feeling really confident about Brands. Pre-season testing is vital and last year, it took me half a season to get up to speed whereas this year, I reckon we can be on it from the start. The bike is working well, it’s great to be back with my old team and I can’t wait to go racing” Tom Sykes: “I’m very pleased with the progress we’ve made in testing and I think that has been reflected in the time sheets. It’s been a huge learning curve for me over the winter but the way the team has worked round me, has had a huge impact on my confidence. I have my targets for this weekend and I’m not going to heap pressure on myself by revealing them but I’m very confident we can give a good account of ourselves.” Paul Bird: “I don’t think we’ve ever been as well prepared for a season as this. We have improved the package all round, we have tested well and this is a new dawn for the team. We have a pair of hungry riders on board, combined with a great team and coupled with a fast bike, it means we should be in with a shout from the start.”

ACT FAST TO GET RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX PADDOCK PASSES, GRANDSTAND SEATS Tickets Available At (800) 327-SECA, www.laguna-seca.com MONTEREY, Calif. Only a limited number of paddock passes and grandstand seats remain for the 2007 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix July 20-22, 2007 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Spectators who have waited until the last minute should purchase those specialty passes for the largest motorcycle race in North America while they’re still available. Paddock passes are $50 each and grant admission to both the AMA Superbike and MotoGP paddock (subject to restrictions) on all three days of the event. Paddock passes must be purchased in conjunction with an admission ticket to the event. The Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix is the only MotoGP race that has paddock passes available to the general public. A limited number of grandstand seats remain in the Turn 4 grandstand for Sunday’s race. Additionally, on-site automobile parking passes remain for those who wish to park at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca during the event. Motorcycle parking is free on-site, but automobiles without parking passes park free at Cal State University Monterey Bay. More information on the parking plan is available at www.laguna-seca.com. The 2006 Red Bull Grand Prix saw American rider Nicky Hayden capture his second consecutive home Grand Prix win, which propelled him to his first world championship. Over 144,000 fans witnessed the 2006 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. For more information or to purchase tickets to the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, call (800) 327-SECA or visit www.RedBullUSGrandPrix.com. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca was built in 1957 and has been operated since its inception by the Sports Car Racing Association of the Monterey Peninsula (SCRAMP). SCRAMP is a not-for-profit corporation that donates net proceeds from each race season to the volunteer organizations that help put on the events at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Last season alone, SCRAMP donated over $400,000 to local charities and civic organizations. Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2007 with a world-class racing schedule including the U.S. Sports Car Invitational featuring the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series May 18-20, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix July 20-22, the 34th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races presented by Toyota August 17-19, the AMA Superbike Championship September 15-16 and the Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American Le Mans Series October 19-21. Information for all events on the 2007 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca schedule and the 50th Anniversary of the world-famous facility are available by logging onto www.laguna-seca.com or calling (800) 327-SECA.

Hotbodies Racing and KR Tuned Sign European Representative San Diego, California: Hotbodies Racing and KR Tuned have announced the signing of Wind Trading as their new Manufacturers Representative for all European distributors. Wind Trading will handle all sales and customer support for the European market, providing MotoGP enthusiasts the opportunity to purchase the latest hardware from the biggest names in the highest echelon of racing. Owner of Hotbodies Racing, Roger Davis, said, “We’ve been working on the global market for the past few years with Hotbodies Racing, and we’re excited to have such a well-established representative of our product lines for the European market. Additionally, Kenny Roberts’ exclusive KR Tuned exhausts will be sold to the European market through Wind Trading. We’ve sponsored Team Roberts in MotoGP for the past two years and now we’re able to give the European enthusiasts the chance to purchase what they’ve seen us promote on the racetrack.” John Boni, Director of Wind Trading, said, “After seeing the marketing and sales potential created by the Hotbodies Racing products, and the creation of KR Tuned Exhausts, we are excited to be the manufacturers representative for these two brands in Europe. Almost all of the European motorcycle enthusiasts follow MotoGP racing and they’ve been waiting to get these products they see in competition.” Wind Trading is located in Italy at Via Dismano, 114/G – P.O.Box 1/Succ. 6 – 48100 Ravenna Italy, Telephone: +39.0544.64024, Fax +39.0544.470544, Email: [email protected] Hotbodies Racing is the design leader in Undertails, Huggers, Windscreens, Flush-Mount Signals, Race and Street Replacement Bodywork. Kenny Roberts’ KR Tuned produces MotoGP engineered Exhausts and Chassis Components available worldwide through the Hotbodies Racing sales network. Hotbodies Racing supports the sport with worldwide race team sponsorships and encourages dealer inquiries. For more information visit: www.hotbodiesracing.com or http://www.KRTUNED.com

Our 1st race of the season is fast approaching, Sunday, April 15th (as well as the practice day on Saturday April 14th) at Mission Raceway Park (located at – 32670 Dyke Rd, Mission, BC). Come on out and watch some great racing! – Gates open @ 8:00 am – ADMISSION IS $10.00 (Children under 12 are admitted free, practice days are FREE) – Qualifying races start at 10:00 am. – Main races start at 1:00 pm and run until 5:45 pm NO DOGS ALLOWED AT MISSION RACEWAY PARK DURING ANY WMRC MOTORCYCLE EVENT!!! Class Descriptions SUPERBIKE: Our premier class open to all displacement motorcycles OPEN SUPERSPORT: Unlimited displacement with a maximum 160hp 600 SUPERSPORT: 600cc 4 cylinder and 750cc twin cylinder motorcycles BATTLE OF THE TWINS: Unlimited displacement twin cylinder motorcycles SUZUKI SV650 CUP: For all supersport spec. Suzuki SV 650’s OPEN SINGLES: Open to all singles, roadrace and supermotard bikes FORMULA 2: 250GP, middle weight twins, singles and 10 year old 600’s FORMULA 40: For any make or displacement motorcycle whose rider is “over the hill” FORMULA 1:18: For any make or displacement motorcycle whose rider is running laps times slower then 1:18 minutes VINTAGE: For the classic racing motorcycles with a max model year of 1972 NOVICE: For the new racer to gain track experience under racing conditions Andrea Murphy WMRC Promotions Director 604-309-5932 www.wmrc.ca

Help us kick off Autism Awareness month by joining us for the 1st Annual Aztrackday & Auto Trader for Autism KIDS & CAReS Day Saturday April 7, 2007 Lincoln Family Phoenix Downtown YMCA 350 N. 1st Ave, Phoenix, AZ (1st Avenue, just North of Van Buren) 10am – 3pm Proceeds to benefit: Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC) Sponsored by Aztrackday.com, Auto Trader Magazines, in partnership with Valley of the Sun YMCA Come enjoy some good food, great music and lots of fun for kids of all ages!

Mike Smith has been declared the winner of the CCS Expert Unlimited Supersport race. A review of the facts involving Smith’s loss of scoring during four laps of the race showed that his transponder and the part of the seat to which it was attached had fallen off. The machine had passed technical inspection and the transponder location and method of attachment had been approved. Back up manual scoring confirmed that Smith had clearly won the race. Accordingly, the initial decision to penalise Smith has been overturned.

2007 Yamaha Race Training program puts national race teams in pole position While the third round of the World Superbike Championship was happening at Donington Park in the UK last week, Yamaha were busy making sure that a selection of national race teams from all over Europe were getting the best training to help them maximize the potential of their race bikes, and push for Yamaha race success from Norway to the south of Spain. For the past five years, Yamaha Europe’s Racing Division has run the Yamaha Race Training (YRT); a three day course aimed at providing European Yamaha race teams the opportunity to learn about how to make the most of their R-series race bikes. Within this training Yamaha’s best Japanese and European Yamaha Racing engineers help teams with their pre-season preparations and raise the knowledge level in terms of the technical set-up and machine tuning of their YZF-R6 and R1. This exclusive course is only open to Supersport, Superbike, Endurance and European Superstock teams and covers a series of theoretical seminars as well as three days on circuit riding to put the theory into practice. In addition to the engineers from Yamaha Racing; expert advice is available from Yamaha’s technical partners, such as Öhlins and 2D. Completing the exclusive package is Michelin, who provide tyres and tyre advice throughout the three-day program. For 2007, YRT was held at the Ricardo Tormo circuit at Valencia between 28th and 30th March. 80 riders in 35 teams from 13 European countries took part, making this no small event to organize. Valencia’s complicated track, excellent facilities and favourable winter weather conditions mean that the circuit is in use for 95% of the year by everything from trucks to Formula One cars, MotoGP to national championship teams. Perhaps because of this, grip levels can be unpredictable causing conditions to change by the hour and requiring constant adjustments to the set-up of the bike ideal for training the teams in best set-up practice. During the three days, technicians and riders from each team attended seminars that covered key topics, such as: * A detailed technical presentation of the 2007 R-Series models all the major new technical aspects of the brand new R1 were covered in detail * 2007 YEC racing parts seminar All the new and modified racing parts, that Yamaha offers under the brand name YEC, were explained in detail to all the teams * 2007 R1 Fuel injection workshop (incl. YCC-T and YCC-I) in this workshop the teams learnt how to modify their ignition and fuel base settings to match their rider and the track conditions using the YEC ECU and accompanying software * Engine workshop, including a camshaft-timing seminar Learning all this theory is one thing, putting it into practice is another. Every rider was designated four sessions a day on the track, in order for them and their technical team to try out what they had been taught in the classroom. Wet weather during the first day of the event gave the teams the perfect opportunity to practice finding their ideal wet race set-up. On the second and third day the riders could enjoy dry sessions and were able to work towards a competitive basic set up. And with the best lap times of below 1’39.000, it proved that the teams are ready to start competing in their championships. With the three-day session over it is now down to each individual team to make the most of their training, putting into practice what they have learnt to go for gold in the various championships.