WORLD SUPERBIKE ROUND 3 DONINGTON 1 APRIL 2007 RACE REVIEW We expected it to be cold at Donington in late March and the weather did not miss its cue. We did not get three days of rain but the cold and a biting wind were in evidence throughout, for what was a vastly expanded Superbike paddock this weekend. The first day of practice and qualifying was of particular significance for the Supersport class, as the Yamaha Supersport Racing Team had both their riders ruled out with broken collarbones, while Sebastien Charpentier (Hannspree Honda Ten Kate) hurt his collarbone and pelvis, making it three top championship contenders out before the start of round three. In SBK Bayliss was the Superpole winner, and at record pace, even if the conditions were not ideal. A crash on his timed lap stopped Corser from challenging for another pole win, but he was fully fit to race. Race 1: AIR HUMIDITY 68% AIR TEMPERATURE 9°C TRACK CONDITION Dry TRACK TEMPERATURE 15°C On Sunday morning the Donington track surface was registering 6°C. The warm-up proved to be particularly important, as the difficult conditions meant that the riders would have to make the perfect choice to allow them to race competitively and yet still permit them to go full race distance. On the rear almost every single rider went for a Pirelli DIABLO SUPERBIKE SC1, a regular commercial product that Pirelli sells on the market, not simply designed for professional riders, and yet able to demonstrate an incredible potential on track. And duly a Superbike race for world championship points would be won by a commercially available product once again. The race started in combative style, with Bayliss and Toseland making a gap back to the following riders (although Bayliss was to crash and hurt himself, missing out on race two) while Corser and Biaggi were involved in an eventual chase to take the final podium places. Thus Toseland finished ahead of Corser and Biaggi, with the podium filled by diverse machines from three different manufacturers, all equally well underpinned by Pirelli’s high quality products. Race Standings Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Toseland Honda CBR 1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 35’28.222 2 Corser Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 35’29.590 3 Biaggi Suzuki GSXR1000K7 Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra 35’30.670 4 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 35’37.461 5 Lanzi Ducati 999 F06 Ducati Xerox 35’46.250 Race2: AIR HUMIDITY 55% AIR TEMPERATURE 13°C TRACK CONDITION Dry TRACK TEMPERATURE 21°C With Bayliss out after his race one fall, Haga scored the holeshot from Toseland. It looked like these were the two to fight it out to the finish with Corser but Toseland was forced out on lap four, when his machine stopped at Redgate while leading. Most of the riders decided to stick with their race one choices, but the slight increase in temperature helped the competitors to put on a show with a climatic and emotional finish. The final corner was disputed by Biaggi and Haga, with Biaggi running wide and Haga winning, with Corser only just one second behind. None of the riders reported any problems, and the Pirelli DIABLO SUPERBIKE and the Pirellis continued to perform well right to the final curve: and the 25 points earned by Haga proved to be very important for his championship push, after some early bad luck. Race Standings Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 35’26.734 2 Biaggi Suzuki GSXR1000K6 Alstare Suzuki 35’26.845 3 Corser Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 35’27.834 4 Xaus Ducati 999 F06 Team Sterilgarda 35’32.661 5 Lanzi Ducati 999 F07 Ducati Xerox 35’36.568 Championship Standings Rider Bike Team Points 1 Toseland Honda CBR1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 115 2 Biaggi Suzuki GSXR1000K7 Alstare Suzuki 110 3 Haga Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 88 4 Corser Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Motor Italia WSB 81 5 Lanzi Ducati 999F 07 Ducati Xerox 66 6 Bayliss Ducati 999 F07 Ducati Xerox 64 7 Neukirchner Suzuki GSX R Suzuki Germany 46 8 Xaus Ducati 999 F07 Ducati Sterilgarda 45 9 Rolfo Honda CBR1000RR Hannspree Ten Kate Honda 36 10 Nieto Kawasaki ZX10 R PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse 30 World Supersport AIR HUMIDITY 61% AIR TEMPERATURE 11°C TRACK CONDITION Dry TRACK TEMPERATURE 22°C The front line of the grid at Donington featured a few ‘strangers’ and with Parkes, Curtain and Charpentier missing, this was inevitable. At the green light Kenan Sofuoglu was the most impressive starter, and he immediately gapped the rest. Behind the next places were disputed by Harms and Fujiwara about to be the ‘authors’ of a fantastic fight back and their racing provided a great spectacle. As Sofuoglu hit clutch trouble all three top riders started to mix it up, and after a crash behind, involving three different riders, the red flags came out to stop the race. An aggregate race was thus called for, with the times from race one being added to the times from the second leg. With only 11 laps to race in leg two, the riders could choose softer rear tyres, but the front tyre was already confirmed to be the DIABLO SUPERCORSA, in SC2 compound. Like the SBK riders, the WSS riders use tyres that can be bought in any shop, and like in SBK racing, the tyres provided a fantastic base for close competition. Turkish rider Kenan Sofuoglu once more took risks in the early parts of the second running and got a gap right away. And after managing the race masterfully after his early problems, he won from Harms and Fujiwara. Kenan’s team mate is World Champion Sebastien Charpentier and like the Yamaha Supersport runners, he was out through injury even before raceday. The 25 points Sofuoglu scored were highly important as he now has a clear world championship lead. Race Standings Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Sofuoglu Honda CBR600 RR Hannspree Ten Kate 34’56.601 2 Harms Honda CBR600 RR Stiggy Motorsport 34’57.365 3 Fujiwara Honda CBR600 RR Honda Althea Megabike 34’57.944 4 Jones Yamaha YZF R6 Revè Ekerold Honda Racing 35’06.816 5 Sanna Yamaha YZF R6 Racing Team Parkalgar 35’08.736 Championship Standings Rider Bike Team Points 1 Sofuoglu Honda CBR600 RR Hannspree Ten Kate 70 2 Fujiwara Yamaha YZF R6 Team Althea Megabike 43 3 Harms Honda CBR600 RR Winston Ten Kate 39 4 Foret Kawasaki ZX 6R Gil Motorsport 38 5 Curtain Honda CBR600 RR Yamaha Motor Germany 25 6 Riba Kawasaki ZX 6R Gil Moto Sport 22 7 Jones Honda CBR600 RR Revè Ekerold Honda Racing 19 8 Roccoli Yamaha YZF R6 Yamaha Team Italia 17 9 Veneman Suzuki GSX R 600 Team Hoegee 17 10 Parkes Yamaha YZF R6 Yamaha Motor Germany 16 1000cc Superstock AIR HUMIDITY 79% AIR TEMPERATURE 7°C TRACK CONDITION Dry TRACK TEMPERATURE 11°C Donington was the first Superstock 1000 appointment of the season, with only an official test for the form guide, some two weeks ago in Spain. This year the tyres used in Superstock are the Pirelli DIABLO SUPERCORSA SC2, in sizes 120/70 190/55; the sizes most often used by the modern generation of 1000cc sports machinery as original equipment. A crash spoiled things for Pirro and Badovini, who disputed the lead on the final lap, leaving the victory to Niccolò Canepa, on his new Ducati 1098 which this year offers the Superstock 1000 FIM CUP another interesting dimension. Fighting for the win with the twin from Borgo Panigale were the Yamaha 4-cylinder machines from Claudio Corti and Didier Van Keymeulen. Race Standings: Rider Bike Team Race Time 1 Canepa Ducati 1098 Ducati Xerox Jr Team 12’46.272 2 Corti Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Team Italia 12’46.419 3 Van Keymeulen MV Agusta TTSL-MGM Racing 12’47.255 4 Aitchison Suzuki GSXR 1000 Celani Suzuki Italia 12’48.627 5 Baiocco Yamaha YZF R1 Umbria Bike 12’50.471 Championship Standings: Rider Bike Team Points 1 Canepa Ducati 1098 Ducati Xerox Jr Team 25 2 Corti Yamaha YZF R1 Yamaha Team Italia 20 3 Van Keymeulen MV Agusta TTSL-MGM Racing 16 4 Aitchison Suzuki GSXR 1000 Celani Suzuki Italia 13 5 Baiocco Yamaha YZF R1 Umbria Bike 11 600cc Superstock AIR HUMIDITY 53% AIR TEMPERATURE 13°C TRACK CONDITION Dry TRACK TEMPERATURE 22°C It was a very difficult first weekend for the riders in 600cc Superstock, faced with a new untested circuit and such cold temperatures all weekend. One good tip for the top was early leader Antonelli, but after the first lap it was clear that it would be a hotly contested race, on a new tyre for this year’s machines, the DIABLO SUPERCORSA SC2, always capable of a high level of performance. Colucci, on his Ducati 749, set a new lap record on the ninth lap and it was less than three seconds slower than the new record in Supersport! The race provided a fine battle with the top three riders all within one second of each other. The Ducati rider finally finished third, behind the Yamaha of Magnoni, and the Honda of Antonelli. Race Standings: Rider Bike Team Race time 1 Magnoni Yamaha YZF R6 Bevilacqua Corse 16’16.888 2 Antonelli Honda CBR600RR Team Italia Megabike AX +0.528 3 Colucci Ducati 749R Ducati Xerox Junior Team +0.858 Championship Standings: Rider Bike Team Points 1 Magnoni Yamaha YZF R6 Bevilacqua Corse 25 2 Antonelli Honda CBR600RR Team Italia Megabike AX 20 3 Colucci Ducati 749R Ducati Xerox Junior Team 16 4 Barrier Coutelle Jr Team 13 5 Berger R6 Team Trasimeno 11

FIM Cup 1000cc Superstock Donington Park, England April 1, 2007 Race Results: 1. Niccolo Canepa (Duc 1098S), 8 laps, 12:46.272 2. Claudio Corti (Yam YZF-R1), -0.147 second 3. Didier Van Keymeulen (Yam YZF-R1), -0.983 second 4. Mark Aitchison (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -2.355 seconds 5. Matteo Baiocco (Yam YZF-R1), -4.199 seconds 6. Ilario Dionisi (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -6.635 seconds 7. Xavier Simeon (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -6.927 seconds 8. Arne Tode (Hon CBR1000RR), -9.402 seconds 9. Sheridan Morais (Duc 1098S), -10.150 seconds 10. Rene Mahr (Yam YZF-R1), -10.846 seconds 11. Marko Jerman (Yam YZF-R1), -11.145 seconds 12. Dario Giuseppetti (Yam YZF-R1), -11.578 seconds 13. Marko Rohtlaan (Hon CBR1000RR), -11.922 seconds 14. Cedric Tangre (Yam YZF-R1), -16.027 seconds 15. NICKY MOORE (Duc 1098S), -18.843 seconds 16. Barry Burrell (Hon CBR1000RR), -19.008 seconds 17. Loic Napoleone (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -19.738 seconds 18. Raymond Schouten (Yam YZF-R1), -22.783 seconds 19. Matej Smrz (Hon CBR1000RR), -23.181 seconds 20. Franck Millet (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -23.562 seconds 21. Lorenzo Baroni (Duc 1098S), -24.506 seconds 22. Jonathan Howarth (Suz GSX-R1000K7), -29.153 seconds 23. Viktor Kispataki (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -29.749 seconds 24. Wim Van Den Broeck (Yam YZF-R1), -31.543 seconds 25. Raffaele Filice (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -41.766 seconds 26. Niccolo Rosso (Duc 1098S), -44.739 seconds 27. Olivier Depoorter (Yam YZF-R1), -45.344 seconds 28. Matt Bond (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -46.823 seconds 29. Robert Gianfardoni (Yam YZF-R1), -57.816 seconds 30. Michele Pirro (Yam YZF-R1), -84.092 seconds, pitted 31. Danilo Dell’Omo (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -1 lap, pitted 32. Denis Sacchetti (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -1 lap, DNF, mechanical 33. Ayrton Badovini (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -2 laps, DNF, crash 34. Balazs Nemeth (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -5 laps, DNF, crash 35. Bram Appelo (Hon CBR1000RR), -7 laps, DNF, crash 36. Adam Jenkinson (Suz GSX-R1000K7), DNS 37. Timo Gieseler (Yam YZF-R1), DNS 38. Leonardo Biliotti (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), DNS 39. Luka Nedog (Duc 1098S), DNS

FIM Superbike World Championship Donington Park, England April 1, 2007 Race Two Results: 1. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), 23 laps, 35:26.734 2. Max BIAGGI (Suz GSX-R1000K7), -0.111 second 3. Troy CORSER (Yam YZF-R1), -1.100 seconds 4. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F06), -5.927 seconds 5. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F07), -9.834 seconds 6. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), -12.203 seconds 7. Roberto ROLFO (Hon CBR1000RR), -22.287 seconds 8. Jakub SMRZ (Duc 999F05), -30.060 seconds 9. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), -37.734 seconds 10. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -39.893 seconds 11. Giovanni BUSSEI (Duc 999F06), -41.524 seconds 12. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), -45.617 seconds 13. Steve MARTIN (Hon CBR1000RR), -52.547 seconds 14. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), -61.669 seconds 15. Josh BROOKES (Hon CBR1000RR), -80.586 seconds 16. Aaron ZANOTTI (Yam YZF-R1), -86.912 seconds 17. Luca MORELLI (Duc 999RS), -87.181 seconds 18. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), -12 laps, DNF, crash 19. Dean ELLISON (Duc 999RS), -16 laps, DNF, mechanical 20. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), -20 laps, DNF, mechanical 21. Christian ZAISER (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -23 laps, DNF 22. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F07), DNS FIM Superbike World Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 26 races): 1. Toseland, 115 points 2. Biaggi, 110 points 3. Haga, 88 points 4. Corser, 81 points 5. Lanzi, 66 points 6. Bayliss, 64 points 7. Neukirchner, 46 points 8. Xaus, 45 points 9. Rolfo, 36 points 10. Nieto, 30 points More, from a press release issued by FGSport: 2007 SBK CORONA EXTRA SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP® DONINGTON PARK – 3rd ROUND – 30th, 31st MARCH and 1st APRIL RACE REPORT Donington Park, Sunday 1 April 2007 TOSELAND AND HAGA SHARE WINS AS BAYLISS SUFFERS INJURY A DAY OF TWO HALVES AT DONINGTON James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) scored the first race win after race leader and Superpole winner Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) crashed out at Coppice, injuring his right little finger badly enough to require immediate surgery. Bayliss still took a new lap record of 1’31.575, on lap four of race one, and it survived race two. In the second race of an incident-strewn day, Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) won a thrilling last corner battle with Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) after early leader Toseland’s machine stopped on lap four. Toseland still leads the series, however, 115 points to Biaggi’s 110, with Haga third on 88. RACE ONE James Toseland’s chase of eventual faller Troy Bayliss left him on his own when Bayliss went out, and Toseland rode with a clear head to finish the race 1.3 seconds up on Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia), with Biaggi a slow starting, fast finishing third. 51,000 spectators witnessed the action at Donington this weekend, despite cold temperatures and rain on Friday. RACE TWO With Toseland out, the second 23-lap race settled into a fast rhythm (eventually two seconds faster than race one), which was punctuated by the occasional flurry of overtaking attempts by Haga and Biaggi. On the final corner, leader Biaggi ran wide and Haga zipped past to secure his first win of the year, making him the fourth rider on the top step of the podium in only six races. Corser, a close third almost throughout, was third in the final analysis and now sits fourth overall, with 81 points. XAUS AND LANZI FIGHT IT OUT Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati) may have fallen in race one but he did secure a fine fourth in race two, beating the factory machine of Lorenzo Lanzi, who had been fifth behind Haga in race one. A war between the Kawasaki PSG-1 Corse riders Fonsi Nieto and Regis Laconi went the way of Nieto in race one (sixth) but Laconi scored that finishing spot in race two, with Nieto falling out of contention. The second race gave Roby Rolfo (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) a seventh place, but Jakub Smrz (Caracchi SC Ducati) was the most impressive privateer of the day, scoring eighth in race two – after an almost equally good tenth in race one. NEUKIRCHNER EIGHTH AND TENTH Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Germany) scored eighth and tenth places at Donington to edge out some even more experienced riders again. Karl Muggeridge (Alto Evolution Honda) and Josh Brookes, his team mate, each scored points in two races for the first time this year. WORLD SUPERSPORT – SOFUOGLU WINS AFTER AGGREGATE RACE A two part 22-lap World Supersport race saw long term race leader and championship top man Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) the eventual winner on aggregate, leading over the line in each of the two halves of the race. A clutch problem in the opening leg could have made the outcome very different for Sofuoglu, in a race with many problems for some top riders. Second place went to aggressive Dane Robbin Harms (Stiggy Motorsports Honda) with Katsuaki Fujiwara (Althea Honda) third and local man Craig Jones (Reve Ekerold Honda Racing) a fine fourth. Gil Kawasaki riders Pere Riba and Fabien Foret had bad luck on raceday, with Riba punished for a jump-start and finishing 15th overall instead of on a possible podium, while Foret retired in leg one with an engine problem. In the championship, Sofuoglu is well clear on 70 points, with Fujiwara second on 43 and Harms third on 39. SUPERSTOCK 1000 FIM CUP – CANEPA GIVES DUCATI 1098 A WIN FIRST TIME OUT Niccolo Canepa and his Ducati Xerox 1098 were first time winners in the Superstock class of 2007, but only after a series of dramatic incidents. The race was shortened to eight laps, after a crash in the first start caused dirt to be deposited on the circuit. Michele Pirro (Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha) led that contest but while lying second in the second leg, he crashed with just over a lap left, and took out the leader, Ayrton Badovini (Biassono Unionbike MV Agusta) in the process. Claudio Corti went second, with Didier Van Keymeulen (TTSL MGM Racing Yamaha) third. SUPERSTOCK 600 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – MIGNONI THE WINNER Michele Magnoni (Bevilacqua Yamaha) scored his first win in the smaller Superstock class, from Andrea Antonelli (Team Italia Megabike Honda) and Domenico Colucci (Ducati Xerox Junior Team). More, from a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: World Superbike Championship Round three: Donington Park, UK Sunday 1 April Race report Toseland maintains advantage in eventful home round HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s James Toseland maintained his Superbike World Championship lead by the narrowest of margins at Donington Park today. The Yorkshireman suffered mixed fortunes in the two 23-lap races at the 4.02km track in front of a home crowd of 51,000 spectators. Toseland extended his championship advantage to 25 points after securing victory in race one. He quickly moved into second position on track during the opening lap and set about hunting down rival Troy Bayliss. The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider took the lead – after the Australian crashed out on lap five at Coppice – and maintained station with consistent laps to pass the chequered flag first. A strong performance from team-mate Roberto Rolfo saw the Italian move from 16th on the grid to a ninth place finish – securing further valuable points and demonstrating his increasing potential in the ultra-competitive championship. Race two was a different matter with Bayliss out of contention as a result of his injuries. The Australian was taken to Derby Royal Infirmary for plastic surgery to his right hand after he lost a finger, which became trapped underneath the bike during his accident. HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s Toseland started the race as the firm favourite for victory. The 26-year-old moved into the lead on the opening lap and set about opening up a gap over Noriyuki Haga and Troy Corser. However, misfortune struck on lap three when a mechanical problem caused the CBR1000RR to stop on the entrance to Redgate – ending Toseland’s race prematurely. A three-way dice for the lead ensued between Haga, Corser and Max Biaggi. It was Haga who emerged triumphant from a thrilling manoeuvre at the last corner on the final lap. The Japanese rider’s move past Biaggi ensured that HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s Toseland remained ahead of his Italian rival in the standings by five points. Team-mate Rolfo once again enjoyed an improvement in performance equalling his highest finish to date – moving from 15th on the grid to seventh at the chequered flag and ninth position overall. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “Everything was going so well that we were almost waiting for something to go wrong and that’s exactly what happened. We had a perfect race one win from James and a perfect Supersport win from Kenan. We were hoping for another win from James and he was looking in great form. However, coming onto the main straight, the quickshift started to cut the ignition continuously, causing the bike to stop when closing the throttle for the first corner. We are checking the data from the sensors inside and around the engine now to try to discover the cause of the problem. On a positive note, we know that James is in great form and that the bike is capable of winning races, so we will come back in fighting form for the next round and Roby had two great races.” James Toseland: “To say I’m disappointed is an understatement. That double win has eluded me once again. I felt really confident about winning the second race, but unfortunately as I was shifting up the gear on the start/finish straight I felt a problem with the engine, which caused the bike to stop when I shut the throttle for the first corner. I don’t know what the problem was but it meant that I was unable to continue. This is as disappointing for the fans as it is for me and I’m sorry that I was unable to give them a better result.” Roberto Rolfo: “Race two was good – I enjoyed it very much. Race one was more difficult as I found it hard to find a good rhythm at the beginning because of some riders in front of me. It was not so easy for me to concentrate. In race two, I had a very good start and tried to push hard from the first to the last lap. I must say that I am happy because I improved my feeling on the bike. It wasn’t easy to start from the back but I think next time if I start from further up I can achieve a top five place. ” Race one results 1. J. Toseland, 35.28:222 2. T. Corser, +1.368 3. M. Biaggi, +2.448 4. N. Haga, +9.249 5. L. Lanzi, +18.028 6. F. Nieto, +18.956 7. R. Laconi, +29.998 8. M. Neukirchner, +30.296 9. R. Rolfo, +30.525 10. J. Smrz, +36.661 Fastest Lap, T. Bayliss, 1.31:575 Race two results 1. N. Haga, 35.26:734 2. M. Biaggi, +0.111 3. T. Corser, +1.100 4. R. Xaus, +5.927 5. L. Lanzi, +9.834 6. R. Laconi, +12.203 7. R. Rolfo, +22.287 8. J. Smrz, +30.060 9. K. Muggeridge, +37.734 10. M. Neukirchner, +39.893 DNF, J. Toseland Fastest Lap, N. Haga, 1.31:634 Championship standings 1. J. Toseland, 115 points 2. M. Biaggi, 110 3. N. Haga, 88 4. T. Corser, 81 5. L. Lanzi, 66 6. T. Bayliss, 64 7. M. Neukirchner, 46 8. R. Xaus, 45 9. R. Rolfo, 36 10. F. Nieto, 30 More, from a press release issued by Team YZF Yamaha: Good progress in race 2 Noriyuki Haga wins the first race this year for Yamaha in the Superbike World Championship. Shinichi Nakatomi finishes the weekend well after a difficult start. In race 1, Troy Bayliss (Ducati) takes the lead in front of James Toseland (Honda) and Regis Laconi (Kawasaki). Unfortunately, Bayliss crashes and hurts one of his fingers, which makes him unable to start the second event. So Toseland is a strong leader, in front of Troy Corser (Yamaha), Max Biaggi (Suzuki) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha). This is how they finish, which is very positive for Yamaha in the Manufacturers Championship. Shinichi Nakatomi has a difficult time because of a wrong tyre choice. He can finish only 17th. In race 2, Toseland has to retire early because of a technical problem. Haga, Biaggi and Corser have a beautiful fight together and Haga wins it with a tiny margin. Nakatomi this time is more at ease. He does a good race and finishes in 14th position. Shinichi Nakatomi: “The first race was really difficult, so we tried a new setting and selected another tyre. Everything was better in race 2. I was more competitive and I am happy I scored two points.” Team-manager Martial Garcia: “First of all, congratulations to Yamaha for the first victory this year in World Superbike. We ourselves had a tyre choice problem in race 1. And then, with a better choice and finally a good set up, we finished 14th with 2 points that will be precious for the championship. Nakatomi did his quickest time of the week end during race 2. We are going the right way.” Race 1: 1-Toseland (Honda), 2-Corser (Yamaha), 3-Biaggi (Suzuki), 4-Haga (Yamaha), 5-Lanzi (Ducati)…17-Nakatomi (Yamaha) Race 2: 1-Haga (Yamaha), 2-Biaggi (Suzuki), 3-Corser (Yamaha), 4-Xaus (Ducati), 5-Lanzi (Ducati), 14-Nakatomi (Yamaha) World Championship standings: 1-Toseland (Honda) 115 points, 2-Biaggi (Suzuki) 110, 3-Haga (Yamaha) 88, 4-Corser (Yamaha) 81, 5-Lanzi (Ducati) 66…18-Nakatomi (Yamaha) 12 4th round of the Superbike World Championship: April 15th at Valencia (Spain) More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse: Sunday Apr 1 2007 Raceday BAYLISS CRASHES OUT OF DONINGTON SUPERBIKE RACE 1 AND INJURES RIGHT HAND Donington (UK), Sunday 1 April: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) crashed out at Coppice corner on lap 6 of the first World Superbike race at Donington Park today, injuring his hand in the process. Troy was accelerating through Coppice while in the lead and the rear of the bike just snapped away from him and he high-sided into the gravel. In the early afternoon he was taken to the nearby Derbyshire Royal Infirmary for reconstructive surgery on the little finger of his right hand, which had been mangled in the crash. Lorenzo Lanzi was left to fly the flag for the Ducati Xerox Team but the Italian could only manage fifth in the two races as James Toseland (Honda) and Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) shared the two wins. “My team did wonders this weekend because I crashed twice” declared Lorenzo. “The first day was wet and I was unable to do many laps. The second day I crashed again when it was important to do a lot of kilometres. I started from row 2 so I think I can be quite satisfied with the result. We improved a lot in race 2 after making several minor changes, but I got a bad start. I was quicker in the second race and had the same pace as the guys up at the front in the final stages. It was a great battle with Ruben, but with a better start I could have fought for the podium with the top 3.” Race 1: 1. Toseland (Honda); 2. Corser (Yamaha); 3. Biaggi (Suzuki); 4. Haga (Yamaha); 5. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox); 6. Nieto (Kawasaki); 7. Laconi (Kawasaki); 8. Neukirchner (Suzuki), etc. Race 2: 1. Haga; 2. Biaggi; 3. Corser; 4. Xaus (Ducati); 5. Lanzi; 6. Laconi; 7. Rolfo (Honda); 8. Smrz (Ducati), etc. Points (after 3 of 13 rounds): Riders – 1. Toseland 115; 2. Biaggi 110; 3. Haga 88; 4. Corser 81; 5. Lanzi 66; 6. Bayliss 64; etc. Manufacturers – 1. Honda 124; 2. Suzuki 110; 3. Yamaha 98; 4. Ducati 94; 5. Kawasaki 40. More, from a press release issued by Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra: 2007 Superbike World Championship Round 3, Europe, Donington, GB Sunday 1st April 2007 Circuit: 4.023 kms. Crowd: 51,000. Conditions: Dry, sunny/cloudy 9-13C. SUPERMAX TAKES A SECOND AND A THIRD! Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi took a superb pair of podiums at Donington Park today. In mostly sunny, but very cold, conditions, Max took a hard-fought for third in the opening race after being ninth at the end of the first lap. But better was to come in the second race; Max made a better start this time and fought Yamaha team mates Corser and Haga throughout the 23-lapper after early leader James Toseland (Honda) went out with a mechanical problem after two laps. Max charged into the lead after fourteen laps and looked on course for victory until he made a small error exiting the final corner on the last lap, allowing Haga to take the chequered flag instead. Max’s points tally today moves him to just five points behind series leader James Toseland, with third-placed Haga twelve points behind. Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Yukio Kagayama was forced to sit out today’s races because of doctor’s orders and so could not increase his standing in the overall points total. MAX Well, I’m pretty happy in one way – I got two podiums – and a little bit disappointed because I should’ve won the second race. I led going into the final turn, but then ran a little wide and that was just enough for Haga to slip through and into the lead. The finish line is very close to the exit of the corner, so there was no chance of me being able to out-drag him to the line. We all make mistakes and although it cost me the victory, I still got second place and that, together with my third in race one, means that overall it was a good day. We didn’t make any changes to the bike from the first race to the second – apart from fresh tyres of course. In the first race I didn’t make a good start, so I had a lot of work to do to catch up the front three. It was about half race distance by the time I did that and then I had to try and catch James and Troy. James was too far away, but I did get pretty close to Troy by the end, but not close enough to get past. Race two was a great race. Luckily the weather was much better today and the fans who were here, saw some great racing. I had a big battle with Nori and Troy and nobody knew who was going to win. I took the lead and I’m not saying that it was an easy lead, but I felt pretty comfortable. I knew that Nori was very close and that Troy was not far behind either, but I was happy to be in front going into the last lap. Then, a bit of a mistake by me in the final corner and victory became a second! But that’s racing! I’m really enjoying my life here. I like the racing and I like the atmosphere off the track because it is much more human and also more relaxed. On the track we riders fight as hard as we can, but afterwards it’s good that we can smile together. YUKIO It was very frustrating for me being at the track, feeling OK and not racing. I don’t like it! Maybe the doctors made the right decision, but I still wanted to be out there fighting, fighting, fighting. But now, I will get ready for the next race in Valencia, where I hope to get two good results, because I want them and I need them. Results Race 1: Toseland (GB-Honda), 2 Corser (Aus-Yamaha Motor Italia), 3 Max Biaggi (I-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), 4 Haga (J-Yamaha), 5 Lanzi (I-Ducati), 6 Nieto (E-Kawasaki), 7 Laconi (F-Kawasaki), 8 Neukirchner (D-Suzuki), 9 Rolfo (I-Honda), 10 Smrz (CZ-Ducati), Race 2: 1 Haga, 2 Max Biaggi (I-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), 3 Troy Corser (Aus-Yamaha Motor Italia), 4 Xaus (E-Ducati), 5 Lanzi, 6 Laconi, 7 Rolfo, 8 Smrz, 9 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda), 10 Neukirchner, Points: 1 Toseland 115, 2 Max Biaggi (I-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 110, 3 Haga 88, 4 Troy Corser 81, 5 Lanzi 66, 6 Bayliss 64, 7 Neukirchner 46, 8 Xaus 45, 9 Rolfo 36, 10 Nieto 30, 12 Yukio Kagayama (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 23, More, from a press release issued by Scuderia SC Caracchi: VERY GOOD SMRZ AT DONINGTON, NANNELLI HAS A GOOD FINAL STAGE (Donington Park 2007, April 1) Cold and wind aalso for race day at bDonington, but the Sunday has been a Paradise if compared with the previous couple of days. The dry track allowed regular races, as well during the morning warm up we could see several crashes in all the classes. In Superbike Jakub Smrz has been author of two excellent races, despite a bad start in both the legs, closing quickly the gap and reaching the tenth and eight final position, after overtaking riders on factory or factory-supported bike. “Today I’m rather satisfied.” commented a smiling Jakub Smrz at the end of the day. “It’s a pity that in both the legs I made a bad start that forced me to earn several positions. More in race-1, when I reached the 12th position, somebody did hurt my steering bar, damaging my clutch and sending me behind three position. Well, I start to overtook once more and I finished tenth, but I’m sure that without this trouble I could earn a couple of position more. At the end of race-2 I could see Rolfo before me, but it was too late and I did like better to bring at the team a precious result as to try an attack in the final laps. I’m happy because I’m finding an always better feeling with this bike and we have still two rounds, Valencia and Assen, on circuits that I know, so I hope to get more good performances.” Gianluca Nannelli had a black and white day. After the warm up he did not find a good set up and for the race he had not a good start. When the race stopped with red flag after 11 laps he was only in 15th position. After a small modify to front set up during the interval, the new start for the second heath showed Gianluca have a good start and recording lap times like the leaders, and at the end of the eleven laps of the second heath he scored the 7th place. However the gap in the first heath put him in 10th position in the aggregate result. “I’m not actually happy for a tenth place!” said Gianluca Nannelli at the end. “But looking the race I’ve seen That in the second heath I recorded very good lap times. Probably I earn also more confidence in the bike and I was able to ride with fighting style as I’m using to do. During morning warm up the strong wind and the cold track caused several crashes, so we couldn’t test correctly all the set up we made after the prectices. But yoy know, races are in this way, sometime it’s sufficient a genial, small touch and you get more as after two days working.”

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FIM Supersport World Championship Donington Park, England April 1, 2007 Race Results (on aggregate time): 1. Kenan SOFUOGLU (Hon CBR600RR), 22 laps, 34:56.601 2. Robbin HARMS (Hon CBR600RR), -0.764 second 3. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Hon CBR600RR), -1.343 seconds 4. Craig JONES (Hon CBR600RR), -10.215 seconds 5. Simone SANNA (Hon CBR600RR), -12.135 seconds 6. Davide GIUGLIANO (Kaw ZX-6R), -12.982 seconds 7. Yoann TIBERIO (Hon CBR600RR), -16.642 seconds 8. Massimo ROCCOLI (Yam YZF-R6), -16.664 seconds 9. David CHECA (Yam YZF-R6), -22.965 seconds 10. Gianluca NANNELLI (Duc 749R), -23.852 seconds 11. Sebastian GIMBERT (Yam YZF-R6), -24.862 seconds 12. Gianluca VIZZIELLO (Yam YZF-R6), -26.053 seconds 13. David SALOM (Yam YZF-R6), -26.512 seconds 14. Barry VENEMAN (Suz GSX-R600), -29.445 seconds 15. Pere RIBA (Kaw ZX-6R), -29.448 seconds 16. Chris PERIS (Yam YZF-R6), -43.818 seconds 32. Fabien FORET (Kaw ZX-6R), -15 laps, DNF Supersport World Championship Point Standings (after 3 of 13 rounds): 1. Sofuoglo, 70 points 2. Fujiwara, 43 points 3. Harms, 39 points 4. Foret, 38 points 5. Kevin Curtain (Yam YZF-R6), 25 points 6. Riba, 22 points 7. Jones, 19 points 8. TIE, Roccoli/Veneman, 17 points 10. Broc Parkes (Yam YZF-R6), 16 points More, from a press release issued by HAHNspree Ten Kate Honda: World Supersport Championship Round three: Donington Park, UK Sunday 1 April Race report Sofuoglu obliterates opposition on Donington debut Kenan Sofuoglu led both legs of today’s two-part World Supersport Championship race from start to finish for a convincing victory for HANNspree Ten Kate Honda. The impressive race win enables the young Turkish rider to extend his championship advantage from seven to 27 points over his nearest rival with a tally of 70. Sofuoglu got off to a strong start from third on the grid for his first race at Donington Park’s 4.02km track. He seized an early lead on the opening lap and set the pace with a blistering time of 1.34:577 – smashing James Whitham’s existing Supersport lap record of 1.37:565. Despite a clutch problem with the CBR600RR and convincing challenges from Robbin Harms, the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider maintained station until the race was red flagged on lap 12 due to a multiple rider accident at Redgate. The 22-lap race was re-started with 11 laps left to run and Sofuoglu – using his spare CBR600RR – once again stole the early advantage. However, Harms remained determined and passed the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda rider on lap 20. The series leader fought back to regain his place at the front of the pack one lap later and remained there until he passed the chequered flag. The race win was particularly significant due to the fact that Sofuoglu’s closest rivals were unable to complete the race. Kevin Curtain, Broc Parkes and team-mate Sébastien Charpentier failed to start the race due to injuries sustained during practice sessions and Fabien Foret retired early from the opening leg. Charpentier hopes to be back in action for round four of the championship at Valencia. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “Today Kenan had to do the honours for us with Sébastien out of the race and he really delivered. In the first part we could see he had some problems with his clutch so after his fantastic start he began to gradually drop back. You could say we were lucky that the red flag came out and we were able to change the bike. Again, he got off to a demon start and led the pack quite easily, but then he got a cramp in his forearms which slowed him slightly. Once again he has proved to be a great racer – he may not have been the quickest guy out there in the last laps, but for sure he fought hard for the lead and he maintains the championship lead. We don’t want to take anything for granted because as we have seen this weekend, anything can happen. I hope that all three of the riders that crashed out this weekend will be back with us in Valencia for some more exciting Supersport racing.” Kenan Sofuoglu: “I am really happy because I have been very lucky this weekend. I was experiencing a clutch problem in the first part of the race and I was thinking to myself I cannot finish this race. I thought I would be joining the other championship title contenders with a zero point finish. Then I saw the red flag and I thought this is my chance. I was able to change the bike and pick up where I had left off. I started pretty well but then my forearms were really in pain and the last few laps were difficult. I had a small advantage from the first race so I managed to hold on and I got the win.”

FIM Superbike World Championship Donington Park, England April 1, 2007 Race One Results: 1. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), 23 laps, 35:28.222 2. Troy CORSER (Yam YZF-R1), -1.368 seconds 3. Max BIAGGI (Suz GSX-R1000K7), -2.448 4. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), -9.249 5. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F07), -18.028 6. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), -18.956 7. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), -29.998 8. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -30.296 9. Roberto ROLFO (Hon CBR1000RR), -30.525 10. Jakub SMRZ (Duc 999F05), -36.661 11. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), -39.389 12. Josh BROOKES (Hon CBR1000RR), -48.045 13. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), -51.290 14. Giovanni BUSSEI (Duc 999F06), -51.402 15. Dean ELLISON (Duc 999RS), -60.156 16. Luca MORELLI (Duc 999RS), -1 lap 17. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap 18. Aaron ZANOTTI (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap 19. Steve MARTIN (Hon CBR1000RR), -5 laps, pitted 20. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F06), -2 laps, DNF, crash 21. Christian ZAISER (MV Agusta F4-1000R 312), -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 22. Alessandro POLITA (Suz GSX-R1000K6), -13 laps, DNF, crash 23. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F07), -18 laps, DNF, crash

AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Honda Superbike Classic Supplemental Regulations Updated 03/26/07 Date: April 20-22, 2007 Location: Barber Motorsports Park 6030 Barber Motorsports Parkway Birmingham, AL 35094 www.barbermotorsports.com Promoter: ZOOM Motorsports, LLC 100 Grandview Place, Suite 110 Birmingham, AL 35243 Contact: Brett Collins 205-262-2827 [email protected] Shipping Address: 6040 Barber Motorsports Parkway Birmingham, AL 35094 (Include team name on deliveries) WET RACE: Yes REGISTRATION Follow signs after entering track property. PADDOCK PARKING & PIT LANE ASSIGNMENTS Pro-Team parking begins at 8am on Wednesday 4/18. Pro Team pit lane spots are assigned and marked on pit wall. Removal of a pit lane designation will be grounds for a fine. Paddock is open 24 hours a day for credential holders. RENTAL AND PERSONAL VEHICLES Rental and personal vehicles must park in the designated P1 or P2 parking areas on the 4th parking tier. Tow vehicles will be issued a Paddock parking pass. Parking passes will be provided when you register at the event. Team vehicles displaying a team issue hanging P1 pass may make deliveries to the paddock from the 6 am to 11am daily. The driver of the vehicle must surrender his/her credential to the guard at the entrance on the east end of the paddock and will be allowed 30 minutes to complete deliveries and return to retrieve his/her credential. Anyone abusing this policy risks the revocation of his/her credential and/or the team parking pass. MOTORHOMES Motorhomes must park in the designated area on tier 3 of the paddock, unless it is the teams primary tow vehicle. CAMPING Camping will be permitted in self-contained vehicles inside the paddock. No hook-ups are available in the paddock. Dump tank waste removal will be available. CANCELLATION POLICY All entry fees are non-refundable once the pre-entry closing date has passed. Exceptions may be made if notified 5 days prior to the event. PADDOCK AND PIT LANE All tires, batteries, fuel drums and any other materials deemed to be hazardous waste must be removed from racetrack property at the conclusion of the event. Race bikes may not be run before 8:00am or after 8:00pm. Paddock PA announcements will be broadcast on FM 106.3. Only licensed vehicles are allowed on the road outside the paddock. Helmet use is mandatory on any motorcycle or scooter used outside the paddock. Climbing over the fence separating the hot pit from the cold pit is not allowed. No tent stakes in the paddock. Barber Motorsports Park will bill for any damage caused by tent stakes. Report any fuel or oil spills in the paddock immediately to track personal so they can initiate cleanup. A charge for damages may be assessed if a spill is not reported immediately. The dress code for pit road will be enforced. Approved team uniforms must be worn by team members. The following requirements apply to any rider, team, manufacturer or service provider involved in the display or sales of products or services of any kind in the paddock area: “¢ Any parties that intend to display or sell products or services in the paddock may do so only by prior arrangement with the promoter of the event. “¢ Promoters will be notified of the normal, necessary technical and tire service providers for the events. Others will be considered on a case-by-case basis. “¢ Signage of all sponsors is allowed in the paddock area on trucks and transporters unless such signage is determined to be unwholesome or otherwise inappropriate by the AMA Pro Racing Manager on site or the event promoter. “¢ Only race transporters, team vehicles and service provider vehicles are allowed in the paddock area. No rental cars, buses, team or rider motor coaches or other vehicles not actively participating in team support, team hospitality or service support will be permitted in the paddock without prior approval of AMA Racing. “¢ A team vehicle is defined as a vehicle other than the primary race transporter used to transport equipment, personnel, riders, tools, food, etc. to each event and must be actively involved in team support or team hospitality during the event. “¢ A team vehicle must be similar to the following type of vehicle: Tractor trailer, toterhome & trailer, pick-up truck & trailer, toy hauler, motorhome, cargo van, etc. Exotic and luxury vehicle are not considered support vehicles and are prohibited in the paddock. “¢ Team vehicles must have prominent team logos and graphics, similar to the race transporter, on them so that it is integrated with the appearance of the team. “¢ AMA Racing will provide each team with a Paddock Pass for any team vehicle(s). “¢ All service provider vehicles (i.e. helmet companies, rider apparel companies, suspension trucks, tire trucks) will be placed in designated parking areas. “¢ The AMA reserves the right to determine whether any vehicle may or may not be allowed in the paddock area. PARTICIPANTS Every participant, by entering an event, declares to respect the AMA Pro Racing 2007 Rules and these Supplementary Regulations. INSURANCE You are provided coverage by the AMA Pro Racing Rider Excess Medical Policy if you are a properly credentialed rider, crew member, official, announcer, news person or photographer. The excess Medical Deductible per rider is $1,000 with a $50,000 Excess Medical Reimbursement (Excess over all valid and collectible insurance). The actual excess medical insurance benefits available for a particular claim are governed by the terms and conditions contained in the insurance policy and are subject to all exclusions contained in the policy. LICENSES A 2007 AMA Pro Racing license or a current FIM International License issued by their FMN is required for all participants in the classes covered by these Supplementary Regulations. Foreign participants are required to submit a letter issued by their National Federation confirming insurance coverage and giving permission to participate in this AMA event. FUEL All fuel must meet the requirements of the 2007 AMA Pro Racing Rule Book. Racing fuel will be available for sale by the promoter in the paddock. The promoter does not accept credit cards or personal checks for fuel. AMA Pro Racing does not warrant or guarantee in any way that race fuel sold at the event meets applicable AMA Pro Racing fuel requirements or is legal for competition. AMA Pro Racing’s technical inspection personnel offer free on-site specific gravity testing of participants’ fuel. Complete chemical analysis of fuel is not performed on-site. All fuel Drums brought in by participants must be removed from racetrack property at the end of the event. RIDER EQUIPMENT Sparking metallic toe and knee sliders are not allowed. SCORING TRANSPONDERS Once a rider is issued a scoring transponder it must be correctly attached to their motorcycle at all times when on track. Teams owning hard-wired scoring transponders must have the transponder mounted correctly and connected to power at all times when on track. Riders will be responsible for the loss of or damage to transponders, unless the loss or damage is the result of a verified on track crash during official practice, qualifying or a race at the event. RIDER COMPETITION NUMBERS The riders assigned competition number for all classes must be correctly displayed at all times when on track. RIDERS BRIEFING All riders must attend the riders briefing in person. The Friday riders briefing will start promptly at 12:15 unless there is a published change to the schedule or other event which causes a considerable delay to the program. Random rider names will be called. There will be a $250 fine for any rider who fails to attend a riders meeting and has his/her name called. TIMING BEACONS Timing Beacons should be placed at a minimum of 10′ intervals in a safe and secure manner on riders right between the exit of the last corner and no closer than 100′ from the start/finish line. PRACTICE & QUALIFYING All practice will be as per the Official AMA Pro Racing Schedule. It is forbidden to take a machine onto the racetrack other than during practice, qualifying sessions, heat races or finals for the class in which that machine has been entered. Motorcycles must be legal for any class entered at all times when on track. Should a practice or qualifying session be stopped with less than 50% of the designated time remaining, the session may be considered complete at the discretion of the Race Manager. Any practice or qualifying session stopped with 5 minutes or less remaining will be considered complete. The maximum number of riders for Supersport, Superstock and Formula Xtreme final events is 44 and 36 for Superbike. Pole position is right side. Riders may only continue to practice in classes that they have earned a grid position for. TRACK CUTS Cutting the track from turn 5 to turn 11 is not allowed at any time. Any rider cutting the track during practice or qualifying will no longer be scored from the time of the cut to the end of the session. Any rider cutting the track during a race will be assessed a ride-through penalty after their first cut. Any subsequent track cuts during a race will result in the rider no longer being scored. PROCEDURES FOR QUALIFYING a) Qualifying procedures listed in the 2007 rulebook will be followed. b) The Race Manager will make every attempt to run a qualifying session for all classes. Should, circumstances prevent the scheduled qualifying session(s) for one or more classes from being run, the next scheduled timed practice for the affected class(es) will be deemed a qualifying session. c) If no further timed practice is available or is unable to be run, the grid will be set based on the timed laps from all previous practice sessions run by the affected class(es). No pole position point will be awarded in this circumstance. d) Should no timed laps be available to set the grid, the grid will be set as follows: Pre-entered riders based on current point standings Post-entered riders based on current point standings Pre-entered riders without points by date of entry Post-entered riders by order of entry No pole position point will be awarded should circumstances require the grid to be set by either procedure 2. c) or 2. d). At the option of AMA Racing, past Champions, and/or riders from FIM World Superbike, Moto GP and other International or National series my be added to the field. Barber SR’s v03.29.07 UMBRELLA GIRLS Apparel for Umbrella Girls must be tasteful and meet the standards for the hot pits as outlined in the 2007 AMA Superbike Championship Rulebook. Final approval of any Umbrella Girl apparel is at the discretion of the AMA. A valid credential must be displayed at all times. Umbrella Girls not holding a hot pit pass must get a Race Start wristband from registration. This wristband, when combined with a cold pit credential, will allow access to the hot pits and grid 20 minutes before a race start, based on the race start minute by minute schedule as distributed by AMA officials, until 5 minutes after the start of a race at which time they must leave the hot pits. One Umbrella Girl Race Start wristband per rider is available at registration. The Umbrella Girl must be accompanied at registration by the rider or riders chew chief in order to obtain the Race Start wristband. While in the hot pits, Umbrella Girls using a Race Start wristband, must be escorted by a member of the team they represent at all times. RACES An optional sighting lap behind a pace vehicle may be taken by participants prior to the warm-up lap. Riders must start that lap no later than 1 minute from the opening of the track for that purpose. Competitors must be present in their grid position following the sighting lap. Competitors choosing not to participate in the sighting lap must, under the direction of AMA officials, move their motorcycle into it’s designated grid position prior to the return of the field from the sighting lap. Once the sighting lap has begun, all refueling must be completed either in the competitors pit area or on a section of the pit road next to the pit wall behind the last row of the starting grid. Refueling is not allowed following the warm-up lap. RESULTS Provisional results will be posted at AMA Pro Racing’s Tech Garage as soon as possible following the completion of each race. Officials will remain available for 30 minutes for questions or protests. Official results will be posted when all questions or protests are settled. FINAL VERIFICATION The motorcycles credited with the first three finishing positions in all races must be taken to AMA Pro Racing’s Tech Garage for verification by AMA Pro Racing’s Technical Inspectors immediately following any prize ceremonies. In addition, any machine may also be called for at random or by intent by the Race Manager.

2007 SBK CORONA EXTRA SUPERBIKE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP® DONINGTON PARK – 3rd ROUND – 30th, 31st MARCH and 1st APRIL SUPERPOLE Donington Park, Saturday 31st March 2007 BAYLISS THE RECORD BREAKER AGAIN WITH SUPERPOLE WIN 14 TROY WINS AS THE OTHER TROY CRASHES Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) made dramatic inroads into the best practice laps in the Superbike category at Donington and topped it off with the very best for last in what was a dramatic Superpole. His Superpole winning lap was a remarkable 1’30.370, beating even the previous best lap he set in final practice, shortly before Superpole. His only real rival to take the pre-race honours was Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) but Corser fell from his machine on turn one, blaming a gust of wind, and thus he now starts from the back of row two, in eighth place. FRONT ROW FOUR FEATURES FOUR DIFFERENT MACHINES With Corser eventually out of the running for top honours, his team-mate Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) salvaged a superb second place in Superpole, with a 1’31.084. After some difficult rounds so far Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) scored a magnificent third place on the big ZX-10R in Superpole, having been eighth in regular qualifying. The local crowd at Donington can expect great things from James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) on raceday, as he qualified on the front row, despite consistently losing time in the last sector of each lap. Track temperatures for Superpole dropped just before the start of the session and thus three riders in total either crashed or ran into trouble. LANZI INTO THE TOP FIVE WITH XAUS JUST BEHIND Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) clearly liked riding a Superbike around Donington and went fifth on the grid, one up on consistently fast private entry, Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati). A relatively sedate weekend so far for Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) placed him seventh in Superpole (6th after regulation) keeping him on row two. Corser, as mentioned before, completes row two. MUGGERIDGE LEADS THE THIRD ROW CHOIR Karl Muggeridge (Alto Evolution Honda) found a good set-up from his machine for the first time this season and finally ended up qualifying ninth after Superpole, and thus the best of the true privateers. Behind him Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki) was a disgruntled tenth, and slow in the slow sections of the track, while yet another private rider on a mission, Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Germany) slotted into 11th place in the final pre-race reckoning. ‘Guest Qualifier’ Giovanni Bussei (Sterilgarda Ducati) went 12th. The last row featured only two qualifiers who actually completed Superpole, Michel Fabrizio and Steve Martin (both DFX Corse Honda), in 13th and 14th respectively. Neither Josh Brookes (Alto Evolution Honda) nor Roby Rolfo (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) completed their laps, with Brookes falling at high speed and Rolfo running wide at the Melbourne loop, and therefore proving unable to continue. WORLD SUPERSPORT – RIBA QUICKEST ON DRY SECOND DAY On a dry but cold track surface Pere Riba (Gil Kawasaki Motorsport) secured pole position with a new track best of 1’34.066, despite a fast crash in the morning session. Simone Sanna (Racing Team Park Algar Honda) was second best rider on show, in the only dry 45-minute qualifying session, while championship leader Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) went third quickest. Last rider on the front row proved to be Pioneer Hoegee Suzuki pilot Barry Veneman, making for a very cosmopolitan top rank. 2006 WSS Monza race winner Yoann Tiberio (Stiggy Motorsports Honda) was fifth fastest, one place up on a rider on a 2006 machine, Lorenzo Alfonsi (Althea Honda) and two ahead of late crasher Fabien Foret (Gil Motorsport Kawasaki). SUPERSTOCK 1000 FIM CUP – PIRRO AGAIN THE FASTEST Michele Pirro (Lorenzini by Leoni Yamaha) scored a fabulous rookie pole position in the big Superstock class, thanks to a best time of 1’34.690. He outpaced the Ducati Xerox 1098 of Niccolo Canepa to score his early psychological victory, with former champion Didier Van Keymeulen (TTSL MGM Racing Yamaha) finally third. Ayrton Badovini (Biassono Unionbike MV Agusta) was again the best MV rider in the pack, fourth fastest. SUPERSTOCK 600 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP – MAGNONI MAGNIFICENT Michele Magnoni (Bevilaqua Yamaha) headed up a close qualifying session at Donington, taking his Yamaha to a 1’37.263. He was only 0.059 seconds ahead of Sylvain Barrier (Coutelle Junior Team Yamaha) and 0.092 up on Maxime Berger (Team Trasimeno Yamaha). Local fans were behind the fourth place push of Briton Greg Black (Politas Racing Team Yamaha), fourth. Andrea Antonelli (Team Italia Megabike Honda) was fifth, still only 0.380 seconds down. More, from a press release issued by HAHNspree Ten Kate Honda: World Superbike Championship Round three: Donington Park, UK Saturday 31 March 2007 Superpole Toseland on front row for home round HANNspree Ten Kate Honda’s James Toseland will start from the front row at Donington Park tomorrow following an eventful Superpole session in which three riders crashed out. Despite making a slight mistake through the Craner Curves section of the 4.02km track, Yorkshireman Toseland secured the fourth fastest time of 1.31:399. It was a frustrating end to the day for the 26-year-old as he had hoped to celebrate the circuit’s 20th anniversary by equalling the achievement of manager Roger Burnett who scored the first ever Superpole at Donington Park. However, he is confident that he will still be able to put in two strong race performances for the home crowd at the opening UK and European event of the 2007 Superbike World Championship. His team-mate Roby Rolfo was less fortunate and starts the 23-lap races from 15th on the grid after failing to start his fast Superpole lap. The Italian rider endured a slight problem with the HANNspree Ten Kate Honda CBR1000RR on his warm-up lap, which caused him to run onto the grass and end Superpole prematurely in the gravel. Rolfo is hopeful that he can turn his fortunes around tomorrow to demonstrate his top six potential in the ultra-competitive championship. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “We are feeling mixed emotions today. Roby had to retire from Superpole on the warm-up lap due to a braking problem. I just hope that tomorrow he will have a good race. For James, we had a small hiccup at the end of free practice and we couldn’t test the qualifier. It’s always a bit strange for the rider to go out on the Superpole lap without testing the tyre so this dented his confidence a little. He did a good lap and we are happy to be on the front row. We know that in the race James is always a different rider. We hope for good weather and with the extra boost of the home crowd support he should have a good race.” James Toseland: “I made a mistake on my Superpole lap through Craner Curves and nearly lost the front end. I needed an advantage going into the Melbourne loop section of the track because that has been my weak point. The mistake meant that I didn’t get that advantage and that is disappointing. I’m on the front row and I will give it my all tomorrow to please the home crowd.” Roberto Rolfo: “I worked really hard during the free practice and tried to find a better balance on the bike. At the end of the session I felt ready and I was confident for the Superpole lap, but unfortunately I had a problem with the brake and had to run onto the gravel during the warm-up. It was disappointing but I will try my best to do well tomorrow.” Superpole: 1. T. Bayliss, 1.30:370 2. N. Haga, 1.31:084 3. R. Laconi, 1.31:377 4. J. Toseland, 1.31:399 5. L. Lanzi, 1.31:504 6. R. Xaus, 1.31:686 7. M. Biaggi, 1.31:689 8. T. Corser, 1.31:132 9. K. Muggeridge, 1.32:077 10. F. Nieto, 1.32:178 15. R. Rolfo, 1.32:877 More, from a press release issued by Scuderia SC Caracchi: DISAPPOINTING DAY AT DONINGTON FOR SCUDERIA SC CARACCHI (Donington Park 2007, March 31) A light sun welcomed today the SBK Circus at Donington, but the temperature remained quite cold, as well the thermometer recorded about 10°C more as yesterday. However the dry track allowed the riders to push at the best, giving also some difficult because the racing lines, with all the track wideness available are, of course, different as that forced to follow in a narrow, dry strip. No lucky today for Gianluca Nannelli; after a crash during the morning’s session, more painful as bad, Nannelli did not find a good set up for his 749R, and, more, in the final qualifying lap with soft tyres, after a good time at the second split that pot him in seventh position, in the final split he found a group of riders that slowed him action. Nannelli finished 12th fastest and will start from the third row tomorrow. “Actually it hasn’t been a good day today!” related Gianluca Nannelli at the end of practice session “On the dry track we found some handling problems that we haven’t been able to solve completely. The morning’s crash happened in a very sliding point, where several other riders did crash; I’ve been lucky that everything finished with any serious damage, for me and for the bike too, but we lost some precious time. The team is already working to find a set up that could put in order today’s troubles and we’ll test it during tomorrow’s warm up. Tomorrow the race will be hardly conditioned by the weather. I start from the third row, we’ll see what it could be possible to do; it comfort me to see, as often happens, that our bike is the fastest in the speed trap.” Also Jakub Smrz in Superbike had problems with the handling, missing the access to Superpole at the last moment of final qualifying session. Also for the young Czech rider however the challenge of tomorrow is quite hard. “The dry track changed the conditions.” said Jakub Smrz at the end of qualying. “The bike package today wasn’t perfect and I’ve been not performing as I would to be. The problems went on also during the free practice session in the afternoon, so I don’t know we could be competitive tomorrow for a good race. Unfortunately I fault the Superpole because during the decisive lap I’ve done some mistake during the last split; that’s a pity because at the second split I recorded the 12th fastest and in the final section Bussei overtook me for some hundred of second.” Superbike The grid Pl., Rider, Nat., Bike, Qualifying, Superpole 1. BAYLISS Troy, AUS, Ducati 999 F07, 1’31.052, 1’30.370 2. HAGA Noriyuki, JPN, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’32.360, 1’31.084 3. LACONI Regis, FRA, Kawasaki ZX 10R, 1’32.199, 1’31.377 4. TOSELAND James, GBR, Honda CBR 1000RR, 1’31.695, 1’31.399 5. LANZI Lorenzo, ITA, Ducati 999 F07, 1’31.655, 1’31.504 6. XAUS Ruben, ESP, Ducati 999 F06, 1’31.479, 1’31.686 7. BIAGGI Max, ITA, Suzuki GSX-R 1000 K7, 1’32.182, 1’31.689 8. CORSER Troy, AUS, Yamaha YZF R1, 1’31.132, crash 9. MUGGERIDGE Karl, AUS, Honda CBR 1000RR, 1’32.847, 1’32.077 10. NIETO Fonsi, ESP, Kawasaki ZX 10R, 1’32.188, 1’32.178 17. SMRZ Jakub, CZE, Ducati 999 F05 Scuderia SC Caracchi, 1’33.484 Supersport The grid Pl., Rider, Nat., Bike, Time 1. RIBA Pere, ESP, Kawasaki ZX6RR, 1’34.066 2. SANNA Simone, ITA, Honda CBR 600RR, 1’34.195 3. SOFUOGLU Kenan, TUR, Honda CBR 600RR, 1’34.382 4. VENEMAN Barry, NED, Suzuki GSX600R, 1’34.470 5. TIBERIO Yoann, FRA, Honda CBR 600RR, 1’34.609 6. ALFONSI Lorenzo, ITA, Honda CBR 600RR, 1’34.670 7. FORET Fabien, FRA, Kawasaki ZX6RR, 1’34.737 8. FUJIWARA Katsuaki, JPN, Honda CBR 600RR, 1’34.953 9. CHECA David, ESP, Yamaha YZFR6, 1’34.959 10. GIMBERT Sebastien, FRA, Yamaha YZFR6, 1’35.038 12. NANNELLI Gianluca, ITA, Ducati 749 R Scuderia SC Caracchi, 1’35.220 More, from a press release issued by Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra: 2007 Superbike World Championship Round 3, Europe, Donington, GB Final qualifying, 31st March 2007 Circuit: 4.023 kms Conditions: Mostly dry, cold. ROW TWO FOR MAX, NO START FOR YUKIO. Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Max Biaggi will start from the second row of the grid at tomorrow’s third round of the Superbike World Championship at Donington. Max had struggled a little in qualifying, but then put in a blistering lap of 1:32.182 in the afternoon practice, over two seconds quicker then his previous best time! He then followed that by going even faster in Superpole, but many of his rivals also went quicker. At the end of the 16-rider Superpole shoot-out, Max finished seventh. His team mate Yukio Kagayama underwent a further examination this morning before practice and, although he was eager to race, the medics declared him ‘unfit’ and so he took no part in today’s proceedings. Troy Bayliss (Ducati) took Superpole with a lap of 1:30.370, nearly a second quicker then his nearest rival Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha). Third quickest is Regis Laconi (Kawasaki), with James Toseland (Honda) completing the front row of the grid. MAX – 7th, 1:31.689 I was happier after my performance in the untimed session this afternoon, but I knew Superpole would be hard. I managed to go a bit faster on my Superpole lap, but so did some other riders and so I ended seventh. But the second row of the grid is not so bad, especially if I can make my usual good start. There are two very long races tomorrow and anything can happen, so we’ll just have to see how it goes. I’ll be aiming for two good starts and two good results – hopefully podiums. YUKIO (non-starter) I wanted to race today, but the doctors said ‘NO!’ This morning my back was a bit sore but that was all. I could remember everything form yesterday, no problem. But if the doctors tell you not to race, that is that! Now I’m looking forward to the next race at Valencia and putting these disasters behind me. Final qualifying 1 Bayliss (Aus-Ducati) 1:30.370, 2 Haga (J-Yamaha) 1:31.084, 3 Laconi (F-Kawasaki) 1:31.377, 4 Toseland (GB-Honda) 1:31.399, 5 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 1:31.504, 6 Xaus (E-Ducati) 1:31.686, 7 Max Biaggi (I-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:31.689, 8 Corser (Aus-Yamaha) 1:31.132, 9 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda) 1:32.077, 10 Nieto (E-Kawasaki) 1:32.178. More, from another press release issued by Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra: 2007 Superstock 1000 FIM Cup Round 1, Europe, Donington, GB Final qualifying, 31st March 2007 Circuit: 4.023 kms Conditions: Mostly dry, cold. MORE DISAPPOINTMENT FOR XAVI Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Xavier Simeon suffered severe tyre problems today and could only manage the 19th fastest time in qualifying. In final qualifying his rear tyre started moving on the rim and that caused the bike to be unbalanced and suffer a lot of vibration. Xavi ended with a best lap of 1:36.613, two seconds slower then pole-setter Michele Pirro (Yamaha) and knows that he has his work cut out if he is to get a good result tomorrow. XAVI – 19th, 1:36.613 This is not the way I wanted to start my debut in this class at all! I am very disappointed with what happened today and I have to get myself into a positive frame of mind for tomorrow. I know that the fifth row of the grid is a long way from the front and that I am going to need the best start of my life, if I am to have any chance at all of catching the leaders. There’s going to be a lot of traffic to get through and that’s the kind of thing that wears tyres out more quickly. But I want to do the best I can and see what happens. I cannot say what position I will be in at the end, but I’d like to think I could be in the top ten at the least. Final qualifying 1 Pirro (I-Yamaha) 1:34.690, 2 Canepa (I-Ducati) 1:35.035, 3 Van Keymeulen (NL-Yamaha) 1:35.193, 4 Badovini (I-MV) 1:35.302, 5 Corti (I-Yamaha) 1:35.368, 6 Dello’Omo (I-MV) 1:35.475, 19 Xavier Simeon (B-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) 1:36.613. More, from a press release issued by Team YZF Yamaha: Difficult practice On a track that was new for him, Shinichi Nakatomi was handicapped by bad weather and he had to be careful not to crash, which made the beginning of this weekend difficult. The first day of practice was hard for Shinichi Nakatomi, the Japanese rider discovering the track in cold (7° C) and wet conditions. It was important not to crash and get hurt for the following two days. It was a little bit easier on Saturday when the track was dry. The wind was sometime quite strong, making it harder for the riders. Nakatomi concentrated on the setting of his Yamaha so he could hope for good results on Sunday. Shinichi Nakatomi: “We progressed with the set up. I am riding here for the first time. I like this track, even if it is difficult. We worked as much as possible during the practice sessions and we will continue to do so during the warm up tomorrow.” Martial Garcia (team-manager): “The rain during the practice made it hard and did not allow us to solve our rear tyre grip problem. Our rider discovers this track which is very special. We chose not to take too many chances as long as the motorcycle is not yet perfectly set up.” Qualifying results: 1-Troy Bayliss (Ducati), 2-Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha), 3-Régis Laconi (Kawasaki), 4-James Toseland (Honda), 5-Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati)…22-Shinichi Nakatomi (Yamaha) World Championship standings: 1-Toseland (Honda) 90 points, 2-Biaggi (Suzuki) 74, 3-Bayliss (Ducati) 64, 4-Haga (Yamaha) 50, 5-Corser (Yamaha) 45 …15-Nakatomi (Yamaha) 10 More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse: Saturday Mar 31 2007 Superpole TROY BAYLISS (DUCATI XEROX) POWERS TO 14TH CAREER POLE WITH RECORD-BREAKING LAP AT DONINGTON Donington (UK), Saturday 31 March: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox Team) set a record-breaking lap time of 1m30.370s at the Donington Park circuit to power to his 14th Superbike career pole. The Australian, who turned 38 yesterday, was seven tenths clear of second-placed Yamaha man, Noriyuki Haga and a full second quicker than Régis Laconi (Kawasaki) and James Toseland (Honda), who make up the front row of the grid. Lorenzo Lanzi made a massive improvement today to shoot up to fifth place after qualifying fourth in today’s final session. “There seemed to be a lot of wind out there, I didn’t do the first section well and went a bit wide on the left down through Craner but tried to keep cool for the rest of the lap” declared Troy. “I was a little bit disappointed as I thought I could do a 29.9 because, although most of us are pretty even on the first two splits, I’m really strong on the last section of the track. That could come in handy tomorrow because it’s a long hard race and that’s a good place to pass up the inside. We tried a long-run this afternoon but times started dropping off after about thirteen laps, so we tested another tyre, the lap times were a bit slower but we’re very confident for the race. It’s looking good for us, hopefully there’ll be some good weather and some good racing for everyone.” “Fifth place is not bad but I thought I could get onto the front row” commented Lorenzo. “I said yesterday that I had to improve in the final split but instead of improving I made a mistake on my Superpole lap. At the penultimate corner I came in too fast and didn’t open the throttle quick enough. I thought I could have done a low 1.31 lap which would have been enough for the front row. However it’s OK, the feeling with the bike is good, race set-up is not bad either so we’ll see how it goes tomorrow. From Friday to Saturday we have changed quite a lot to improve the feeling even though I had a crash today. I’ll try and get a good start tomorrow. I’m right behind Troy on the grid so for both of us to get away from the rest would be great!” Starting-grid: 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 1m30.370s; 2. Haga (Yamaha) 1m31.084s; 3. Laconi (Kawasaki) 1m31.377s; 4. Toseland (Honda) 1m31.399s; 5. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 1m31.504s; 6. Xaus (Ducati) 1m31.686s; 7. Biaggi (Suzuki) 1m31.689s; 8. Corser (Yamaha) 1m31.132s; 9. Muggeridge (Honda) 1m32.077s; 10. Nieto (Kawasaki) 1m32.178s. TV Coverage : Eurosport (Europe): Sunday 1 April, 1100 GMT race 1 (live). British Eurosport (UK): Saturday 31st March, 2000 Superpole (delayed). Sunday 1 April, 1200 race 1 (live), 1530 race 2 (live). Eurosport 2 (Europe): Saturday 31 March, 1500 Superpole (live). Eurosport (Italy): Sunday 1 April, 1300 race 1 (live). La7 (Italy): Saturday 31 March, 1650 Superpole (live), Sunday 1 April, 1250 race 1 (live), 1620 race 2 (live).

DUCATI NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES SUPERBIKE CONCORSO COMPETITION The Contest highlights Ducati Superbike history and performance; one Ducatisti will take home a 2007 1098 Superbike Cupertino, California Ducati North America announces the Ducati Superbike Concorso; a competition celebrating over 30 years of Ducati Superbikes. From Cook Neilson’s 1977 Daytona win to the recent introduction of the dramatic 1098, Ducati Superbikes have dominated racing circuits and become style icons worldwide. The Ducati Superbike Concorso highlights the history and spirit of these motorcycles and celebrates the passion of their owners. The Concorso is open to all 1972-2007 Ducati Superbikes and will recognize performance and history as well as beauty and craftsmanship. The contest consists of four regional rounds, which will coincide with AMA Superbike Championship races. The fifth round will be featured online at www.ducatiusa.com. This will culminate in six finalists and four Ducati-selected wild-cards to be chosen to compete on Ducati Island during the final AMA Superbike Championship round at Laguna Seca in September, 2007. The Grand Prize winner will take home a new Ducati 1098 Superbike. The top winners in “Modified/Performance Superbike” and “Original/Restored Superbike” categories will each win once-in-a-lifetime trips to Italy, where they will visit the Ducati factory and the Milan Motorcycle show as VIP guests. “The Superbike Concorso is a celebration of motorcycles that have put Ducati on the map since the 1970’s,” said Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North America. “Many Ducati enthusiasts don’t realize just how many significant Superbikes we have built over the years, and how timeless and beautiful the designs are.” The Superbike Concorso begins at the Fontana, California round of the AMA Superbike Championship on April 27-29, 2007. The event will also make stops at Laguna Seca (July 20-22, 2007), Mid Ohio (August 3-5, 2007) and Road Atlanta (September 1-2, 2007). Full contest details and further information can be found at www.ducatiusa.com. More, from a press release issued by NCR: On its own Squadra Corse Racing Team (http://www.ncrcorse.com/us/) NCR pubblished some very interesting videos which capture great moment in Daytona, where Valter Bartolini captures a great win aboard the NCR Millona. The video also highlights a duel between Larry Pegram and Nick Ienatch aboard NCR New Blues and finally also a historic moment where Cook Neilson flies along the high bank of Daytona aboard New Blue, which was made in his and Phil Schilling’s honor. The moment solidifies the hard work of the continuous development of the pursuit of the passion of NCR but also the culmination of development that lead to the win in the predominant class of Sound of Thunder where Walter set a lap record of 1:45.4 which was one full second faster than his competitor Guareschi on his Moto Guzzi. Given that this was Valter¹s first time at Daytona, it shows the potential of NCR’s development of the 1200cc version of the Ducati 1000DS 2 valve engine. The base engine develops 77 hp at the wheel and it is magically worked on by NCR’s know how to develop an astonishing 115 hp at the wheel, almost a 40 hp increase while surviving the rigors of Daytona. Given that the 1200cc version is just a the beginning of the development cycle, it is still very impressive that it was able to hit 182 mph at 10,000 rpm. The combination of the excellent power to weight ratio and simplicity of the air cooled 2 valve engine gives the edge to NCR to be able to achieve an incredible motorcycle weight of 270 lbs combined with an incredible torque of 87 lb-ft at the rear wheel. www.ncrcorse.com