FIM Superbike World Championship Phillip Island, Australia March 2, 2007 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:32.040 2. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F07), 1:32.641 3. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:32.769 4. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F07), 1:32.774 5. Troy CORSER (Yam YZF-R1), 1:32.900 6. Max BIAGGI (Suz GSX-R1000K7), 1:32.998 7. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suz GSX-R1000K7), 1:33.154 8. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:33.244 9. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F06), 1:33.315 10. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000K6), 1:33.523 11. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:33.690 12. Steve MARTIN (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:33.748 13. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:33.783 14. Roberto ROLFO (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:33.865 15. Jakub SMRZ (Duc 999F05), 1:34.092 16. Josh BROOKES (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:34.521 17. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.571 18. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), 1:35.572 19. Christian ZAISER (MV Agusta F4-1000R), 1:35.745 20. Alessandro POLITA (Suz GSX-R1000K6), 1:35.847 More, from a press release issued by Motorcycling Australia: Toseland keeps Bayliss at bay Brit James Toseland has drawn first blood in perfect conditions, during qualifying at the World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island. In the beautiful sunny weather, Toseland recorded the fastest lap-time during the one hour World Superbikes qualifying session, clocking 1:32.040 shaving a massive 0.347 seconds off Australian Troy Bayliss’ morning practise time. Bayliss had to settle for second overall, finishing ahead of Spaniard Fonsi Nieto who rounded out the top-three. The current World Champion, whose best time of the session was 1:32.641, held the top position for the best part of the hour before being overtaken by Toseland in the latter stages. Toseland is in fine form having won the opening round of racing in Qatar, and will be looking to double up in Australia to complete the perfect start to his racing year. Of the other Australians who were on the track, Troy Corser finished with the fifth fastest time overall, while Steve Martin clocked in at number 12. Karl Muggeridge managed the 13th fastest time, while Josh Brookes was the 16th fastest of the 22 riders competing. The second qualifying session for the World Superbikes will take place on Saturday at 1:45pm local time. More, from a press release issued by Scuderia SC Caracchi: IN AUSTRALIA START THE ENGINES (Phillip Island 2007 March 2) First practice day un the Australian circuit of Phillip Island, under perfect weather conditions. Gianluca Nannelli recorded the third fastest in Supersport qualifying, as well he is not completely satisfied for today’s practices because he has not been able to find the right feeling with the 749R Ducati’s front. Nannelli however has a good improving possibility, also because during last January’s Pirelli test he recorded a lap time in 1’34.3 that he hopes to repeat tomorrow. “It has been a very hard day.” confessed Gianluca Nannelli at the end of the session “The engine pushed very hard and we were the fastest at the speed trap, but I’ve never been to find a right feeling with the bike’s front. In such condition I’ve been able to record a good fast lap, but I couldn’t be able to keep the pace for several laps. Now the team is looking, together with Pirelli’s engineers, to find a solution for that problem. Tomorrow we must be in 100% condition, because nobody has recorded the winter performance and I’m sure that most of our challengers will be faster tomorrow and we have to be ready to contest them.” Jakub Smrz in Superbike too got an excellent qualifying session, recording the fifteenth fastest after spending most of the session to set the handling for this track; Smrz’s lap time is not too far from the result scored by riders with a lot of experience on the Italian twin. “I know this track, but on a Superbike it looks different as I’m accustomed to.” said Jakub Smrz rejoining the pit “So we must spend a lot of time to set the handling, most the rear. At the end we got a good set up and I recorded a good lap time. Most of all I’m rather satisfied because I do improve more and more my feeling with the bike, as we can see from my lap time which is no more very far from the results recorded by Ducati’s long experienced and successfully rider.” More, from a press release issued by FGSport Group: TOSELAND SWEEPS TO FIRST DAY BEST – HOT DAY OF ACTION FOR TOP SBK STARS One weekend after the first race of the 2007 season at Qatar the World Superbike grid reformed at Phillip Island in Australia for the first qualifying session. Top of the first day times was a 1’32.040, set by James Toseland (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), some 0.601 seconds up on 2006 champion and second best rider today, Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox). A superb qualifying session from Spanish Superstar Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) delivered him third best time, just ahead of second Ducati Xerox rider, Lorenzo Lanzi. CORSER AND BIAGGI WITHIN A SECOND ON DAY ONE Double World Champion Troy Corser (Yamaha Motor Italia) was the second best placed Australian, fifth overall, while Losail race one winner Max Biaggi (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) qualified sixth, before falling off late on his slow down lap, walking back through the pitlane entrance with his number three machine being pushed behind him. Each of these riders was within a second Toseland’s impressive time. KAGAYAMA INJURED AFTER SETTING STRONG PACE Japanese ace Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) suffered a heavy fall in qualifying on day one, breaking his left collarbone and suffering a suspected punctured spleen, probably due to a suspected broken rib. He was flown to a hospital in Melbourne for more detailed checks and examinations. Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia) was next fastest rider on the stopwatches; eighth, with private riders Ruben Xaus (Sterilgarda Ducati) Max Neukirchner (Suzuki Germany) filing out the top ten places. TIGHT MIDFIELD SEES TEAM-MATES CLOSE TOGETHER Michel Fabrizio and Steve Martin from the DFX Corse Honda team ended day one 11th and 12th respectively, with another Aussie Honda rider Karl Muggeridge (Alto Evolution Honda) 13th. Roby Rolfo (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda) had a struggle in qualifying to go 14th but a great run from new SBK rider Jakub Smrz (Caracchi Ducati SC) saw him 15th, one place up on local rider Josh Brookes (Alto Evolution Honda), who was struggling with his machine’s suspension settings. (Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) had a difficult first day, finishing 17th on his factory Kawasaki. SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP Fabien Foret (Team Gil Motorsports Kawasaki) scored an important result for his team by finishing the first timed qualifying session on provisional pole, despite suffering a crash that destroyed his number one bike in the morning session. The 2002 World Champion was on top form throughout and beat the previous best lap time at PI with a 1’35.166 lap. In second place today, Kevin Curtain (Yamaha SSP Racing) was some 0.259 seconds from Foret, with Gianluca Nannelli (Caracchi Ducati SC) third quickest. Broc Parkes (Yamaha SSP Racing) was fourth after his first timed session at his home track. Current championship leader, Kenan Sofuoglu (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda), was one place up on his team-mate Sebastien Charpentier (Hannspree Ten Kate Honda). More, from a press release issued by Xerox Ducati: BAYLISS AND LANZI BOTH FRONT-RUNNERS FOR DUCATI XEROX TEAM IN AUSTRALIA Phillip Island (Australia), Friday 2 March: Troy Bayliss and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati Xerox Team) were both front-runners during the opening qualifying session for the Australian Round of the World Superbike Championship, taking place at Phillip Island this weekend. Bayliss ended the day second quickest behind provisional poleman James Toseland (Honda), while team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi was third quickest for much of the one-hour qualifying session before being edged down a spot in the last couple of minutes. “I’m pretty happy with the way things went today because the track was quite hot this afternoon” declared Troy. “We did a full race simulation with one tyre and I’m quite pleased with that but tomorrow we’re going to do another one to try a different solution. But I’m very satisfied with the way things are looking, we’re going much better than we were last weekend at the opening race and I’m feeling a lot more confident on the bike. We’ll just have to move on from here tomorrow morning.” Lorenzo Lanzi, who scored his first podium of the year with third place in Qatar a few days ago, was also on good form. Despite a high-speed crash at turn 2 in the morning’s free practice session, the 25 year-old Italian was pleased with his overnight fourth place. “It was a pity about the last few minutes when I lost third place but fourth place is OK” commented Lorenzo. “Today we did a long-run, 17/18 laps, which went well. Now we’ll have to see tomorrow when we have a few more things to try, in particular with the rear suspension so I’m feeling confident I can improve. I had a small crash this morning in the free practice session but everything is OK, I didn’t do myself any harm. I immediately found the right feeling again with the front and managed to set some good times.” More, from a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: Toseland records fastest qualifying lap for HANNspree Ten Kate Honda James Toseland opened the second round of the 2007 World Superbike Championship at Phillip Island in spectacular style today. The former World Superbike Champion recorded the fastest lap in the first qualifying session – more than half a second quicker than his nearest competitor. Despite high temperatures and the slippery track surface, Toseland was on great form from the off. He came in second fastest in morning free practice just 0.082 seconds behind Troy Bayliss. The British rider then defeated the Australian on his home turf to secure the best lap of 1’32.040 – 0.4 seconds inside the official race lap record for the 4.445km track. Toseland’s team-mate Roberto Rolfo started the day well and secured some excellent lap times in free practice during the morning. He showed that he is still improving and looked set to secure a top ten position on the qualifying time sheets. As the temperatures rose in the afternoon, the first half of the session went according to plan, but the final 20 minutes saw Rolfo unable to pass a pack of slower riders. His final time was 1’33.865 for 14th position on the results table. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “It’s been a good day for James here at Phillip Island. He was already fast this morning and his consistency is very good. Now we just have to work on the small details to get the bike ready for the race and make James’ life as easy as possible. Roby kicked off very well this morning and we were very happy with his times in the practice. It’s just a shame that during the qualifying he got stuck during his last laps behind some slow traffic. We know there is more to come from him tomorrow and he is only half a second from where we want him to be.” James Toseland: “It’s been a great day. I’ve had in the back of my mind all day that I wanted to be quickest – it’s my manager’s birthday today and I can’t think of a better present for him! I knew as soon as I went out this morning that the bike was working really well. We had a great setting on the bike during the test in January so I knew we were starting from a good point. To finish 0.6 seconds ahead is a pretty good gap. I don’t want to peak too early, but so far so good.” Roberto Rolfo: “I don’t feel too bad because this morning’s session went very well, I was very quick. For the afternoon it went well for the first half of qualifying as I tried to improve the race set-up of the bike. Unfortunately at the end I was in the wrong place at the wrong time because there some slower riders in front of me. I tried to overtake but it was not easy and I lost my last part of the session. I think tomorrow I get do a lot better.” More, from a presss release issued by Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra news 2007 Superbike World Championship Round 2, Phillip Island, Australia Friday qualifying, 2nd March Circuit: 4.445 kms. Conditions: Dry, sunny 24 – 26 C. SIXTH FOR MAX, HOSPITAL FOR YUKIO. The first day of qualifying for the second round of the Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island was a dramatic one for Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra. Joint series leader Max Biaggi finished with the sixth fastest time of the day, just ahead of team mate Yukio. But Yukio had a heavy crash in the afternoon session is unlikely to take any further part in proceedings. At first, it was suspected that Yukio had broken his left collarbone, a few ribs and damaged his spleen in the process but after he was helicoptered to The Alfred hospital in Melbourne there was some doubt about the extent of his injuries, so the medics there decided to carry out further tests. All hopes are that the injuries are not as bad as originally thought. James Toseland (Honda) set the day’s quickest time, with a lap of 1:32.040, easily inside the lap record set by Troy Bayliss (Ducati) last year. Bayliss is second fastest today, with Fonsi Nieto (Kawasaki) third and Lorenzo Lanzi (Ducati) fourth. MAX – 6th, 1:32.900 Today was OK and we tried a few things to get the bike working the way I wanted. We began with the bike more or less set up as in Qatar and then tried to improve it. I felt we were losing a little time in all the sectors, so we tried some smaller discs in the first session. But the pads didn’t get up to temperature, so we had to change back to the bigger discs for the afternoon qualifying session. Today we were using a Qatar engine and it didn’t feel very strong, but tomorrow we’ll put in a fresh engine. I also focussed on getting the right tyres for the races on Sunday, so today’s lap times weren’t so important. I think that, whatever tyres we use, we’ll all be having problems seven or eight laps before the end of the race. Phillip Island is a great track, but it’s very demanding on tyres because there are many left turns and not many rights. That means one side of the tyre wears quicker then the other, so you have to be careful and try and conserve the tyres the best you can. I really like the SBK two race formula, because you get a second chance if something happens in one of the races. At first, I didn’t know if my physical condition would be OK for two races, but it’s been fine and I’m looking forward to Sunday’s races and a big fight on the track. YUKIO – 7th, 1:33.154 I lost the front in turn two and crashed. Very painful! I felt I had been run over by a truck! Maybe my collarbone is broken and there is pain in my spleen area, so I am going to hospital for many checks. I hope I can rejoin my team before long. Good luck to Max in the races! Friday qualifying

FIM Supersport World Championship Phillip Island, Australia March 2, 2007 Qualifying Times: 1. Fabien FORET (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:35.166 2. Kevin CURTAIN (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.425 3. Gianluca NANNELLI (Duc 749R), 1:35.814 4. Broc PARKES (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.837 5. Kenan SOFUOGLU (Hon CBR600RR), 1:35.868 6. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Hon CBR600RR), 1:35.902 7. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Hon CBR600RR), 1:36.230 8. Yoann TIBERIO (Hon CBR600RR), 1:36.248 9. Pere RIBA (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:36.398 10. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.627 21. Chris PERIS (Yam YZF-R6), 1:37.624 More, from a press release issued by Motorcycling Australia: Curtain upstaged by Frenchman Frenchman Fabien Foret has taken top honours in the opening qualifying session of the World Supersport class, at the Australian Round of the World Superbike Championship. Foret shaved almost .2 of a second off the best time set in morning practise by Kevin Curtain, to finish ahead of the Australian with Italian Gianluca Nannelli in third. The qualifying session was marred by a major accident with only 10 of the 45-minute session left to complete, as Spaniard David Salom Fuentes came off his bike and slid down the main straight. Salom was taken straight to the medical centre at the Phillip Island circuit, and is reportedly conscious and doing okay. Updates on his condition will follow in later reports. On the track, it was Foret who impressed throughout his 21-lap session, and paved the way to ensure that he improves on the fourth placing that he picked up at the opening round in Qatar. Curtain was comfortable in clocking the second fastest time, with the surprise of the session going to fellow Australian Broc Parkes, who finished fourth fastest. Of the other Aussies in action, wildcards Chris Seton and Judd Greedy picked up the 26th and 27th fastest lap-times respectively a good result given that there were 38 riders in the field. More, from a press release issued by HANNspree Ten Kate Honda: HANNspree Ten Kate Honda complete first Phillip Island qualifying A warm and sunny Phillip Island played host to the first qualifying session of the second round of the World Supersport Championship today. The HANNspree Ten Kate Honda riders remained in the top four for the majority of the 45-minute session, however the final timesheets showed Kenan Sofuoglu and Sébastien Charpentier in fifth and sixth positions respectively. In a repeat of events in Qatar last weekend, an oil spill on the track meant that conditions weren’t perfect for this afternoon’s qualifying. The session was red flagged due to a crash on the main straight, which halted proceedings for some time. The riders rejoined the 4.445km track with only 12 minutes remaining. After recording the second fastest lap time in morning free practice, Charpentier finished sixth fastest with a final time of 1’35.902 – just 0.736 seconds behind fastest rider Fabien Foret. The Frenchman secured pole position and the race win at Phillip Island in both 2005 and 2006 so he will certainly be looking to improve today’s result in the second qualifying session tomorrow afternoon. Kenan Sofuoglu finished just ahead of his team-mate in fifth position with a best lap of 1’35.868. The incredibly close final timesheet saw the top six riders separated by just over half a second. Competition is tough and pole position in Sunday’s race could still belong to anyone. Ronald ten Kate, Team Manager: “This has been a bit of a troubled first day for us. We had a very good test here in January so we were hoping to achieve the same times again. The bike has improved since the test but we have had a lot of small problems today that have made our lives very difficult. We will be working on the bike tonight to make sure that these problems are sorted out for tomorrow. These are not the positions we want to be in because we are capable of doing better.” Sébastien Charpentier: “It was not easy today because we had some problems with the set-up of the bike. We tested here in January and did really well but now the conditions are very different. There was oil on the track again and there were two or three bad crashes. I am hoping that we have good weather tomorrow so that we can work on the set-up of the bike to close the gap to the front” Kenan Sofouglu: “I am not happy with this result because we tested at this track in January and we were at least two seconds faster. The track conditions are very different today – they are pretty bad – and we have do adjust the set-up of the bike now to suit current conditions. I think if we can get the set-up correct in tomorrow’s free practice we can regain our speed and start recording some laps closer to our testing times.”

FIM Superbike World Championship Phillip Island, Australia March 2, 2007 Practice Times: 1. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F07), 1:32.387 2. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:32.469 3. Troy CORSER (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.850 4. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suz GSX-R1000K7), 1:33.114 5. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:33.332 6. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F07), 1:33.523 7. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:33.668 8. Roberto ROLFO (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:33.991 9. Max BIAGGI (Suz GSX-R1000K7), 1:34.070 10. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:34.121 11. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:34.214 12. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F06), 1:35.436 13. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000K6), 1:35.494 14. Steve MARTIN (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:35.644 15. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), 1:35.656 16. Josh BROOKES (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:35.884 17. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:36.089 18. Jakub SMRZ (Duc 999F05), 1:36.253 19. Alessandro POLITA (Suz GSX-R1000K6), 1:36.467 20. Christian ZAISER (MV Agusta F4-1000R), 1:36.999

FIM Supersport World Championship Phillip Island, Australia March 2, 2007 Practice Times: 1. Kevin CURTAIN (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.337 2. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Hon CBR600RR), 1:36.080 3. Fabien FORET (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:36.327 4. Broc PARKES (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.548 5. Kenan SOFUOGLU (Hon CBR600RR), 1:36.581 6. Kenan FUJIWARA (Hon CBR600RR), 1:36.583 7. Yoann TIBERIO (Hon CBR600RR), 1:36.670 8. Barry VENEMAN (Suz GSX-R600), 1:37.156 9. Robbin HARMS (Hon CBR600RR), 1:37.413 10. Gianluca NANNELLI (Duc 749R), 1:37.455 23. Chris PERIS (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.767

SPIES BEGINS TITLE DEFENSE AT DAYTONA SUPERBIKE OPENER Texan looking for first victory at Daytona International Speedway PICKERINGTON, Ohio (March 1, 2007) In only his second full season of AMA Superbike Championship racing Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies broke through to earn the series title last season. The 22-year-old from Longview, Texas, comes to the 2007 season opener at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, March 10, with one goal in mind and that’s to defend the championship he fought so hard to earn in 2006. “I like being the champion and want to do what it takes to do it again next year,” said Spies, who is the second youngest AMA Superbike Champion. “If anything, winning has made me more driven to do it again. My goal isn’t to win one. It’s to win as many championships as I can. The weaknesses I did have, I want to make them better and that’s what I’m thinking about.” If Spies is to win a second straight AMA Superbike Championship his biggest challenge is likely to come from his own teammate Mat Mladin. Mladin, the all-time winningest rider in AMA Superbike history, is the defending winner of the Daytona Superbike race. He made a clever last-lap move to put his Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike in a position to draft past Spies to earn a thrilling victory. Mladin, who will turn 35 the day of the race, is reportedly in the best shape of his life, training intensely during the off season. Like Spies, Mladin seems more eager than ever to get this season started. He commented on the rematch after the last race of 2006. “Next year is going to be fun and I’m looking forward to it,” Mladin said. “I’ve won six championships and 51 races and by the time I had realized that complacency had set in, it was a bit too late. I think Ben is smart enough to know that we’re not going to go away easily. We’ll be back ready to rock and roll next year and I can’t wait. He’s a great young rider and for me it was awesome to have someone to pick my game back up.” Spies and Mladin are joined this year by eldest of the racing Hayden brothers, Tommy. Tommy Hayden and his youngest brother Roger Lee, who rides for Kawasaki, will try to follow in middle brother Nicky’s footsteps. Nicky Hayden, the current MotoGP world champion, won the Daytona Superbike race (then the Daytona 200) in 2002. Joining Roger Lee Hayden on the Monster Energy Kawasaki squad is Jamie Hacking. Last year Hacking had a dream season, becoming only the second rider in history to win the AMA Supersport and AMA Superstock titles in the same season. Hacking has been eager to get back on Superbikes. It’s been five years since the British born rider, who now lives in North Carolina, has raced in the premier AMA class. He was AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year in 1998. One of the biggest stories in the off-season was the announcement that Yamaha was returning to the Superbike ranks. Eric Bostrom and Jason DiSalvo will pilot the potent new Yamaha YZF-R1. Yamaha always finds a way to build ultra-fast Superbikes for Daytona. Those machines carried riders like Eddie Lawson, David Sadowski and Scott Russell to victory at Daytona in years past. Bostrom and DiSalvo would like to start a new legacy for the company beginning at Daytona this year. “Our team has plenty of experience, but we face a formidable challenge,” said Bostrom of the new Yamaha effort. “It’s going to be tough to bridge that gap. It would be amazing if we could come out of the first race, come out swinging and run up there. That’s our plan. Anything short of that and I will be disappointed.” Also returning to AMA Superbike is famed owner/tuner Eraldo Ferracci. Italian Luca Scassa and Georgian Matt Lynn will ride with the newly formed Fast by Ferracci MV Agusta team. Under Ferracci’s guidance Ducati won two World Superbike and two AMA Superbike Championships in the 1990s. MV Agusta, a rare Italian racing brand, is hoping that Ferracci can work his Superbike magic once again. This will mark the first appearance for MV in the Daytona Superbike race. Honda will have vast experience in their stable with Miguel Duhamel and Jake Zemke. Duhamel is second on the all-time AMA Superbike wins list and is aiming to come out of the box strong in 2007. “I need to pounce on any opportunity I have to win,” said Duhamel. “Daytona has always been good to me. Some tracks it may be difficult for us to win, but at others I feel we have a good shot at it and Daytona is one of those.” A number of leading support teams hope to challenge the factory teams at Daytona. Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki has leading rider Aaron Yates. Yates will be gunning to prove that he still deserves to be counted among one of the elite in AMA Superbike. Corona Extra Honda will run Superbike this year with former MotoGP rider James Ellison from England. Kurtis Roberts and three-time AMA Superbike champion Doug Chandler are also slated to race at Daytona with the NFS Racing team. SPEED television coverage on Saturday, March 10, kicks off at 11:00 a.m. Eastern with the opening round of the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited. Tickets are available via www.daytonainternationalspeedway.com. About AMA Racing AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.

AMA RACING PENALIZES RIDER PICKERINGTON, Ohio (February 28, 2007) AMA Racing announced today that MDK Honda rider Tyler Bowers of Danville, Ky., has been penalized for his on-track actions at the final round of the AMA Arenacross Series, Saturday, Feb. 17, at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn. Bowers has been fined $2,500 and received a 90-day suspension from all AMA Racing activities. Additionally, Bowers will not be able to apply for a professional AMA racing license during the 90-day suspension period. The decision to penalize came after careful review of videotape, accounts by AMA Racing officials and promoter staff, both of whom witnessed the incidents and statements from competitors. According to AMA Amateur Motocross Manager Ryan Holliday, Bowers demonstrated a number of unacceptable actions and posed serious threat to both himself and fellow competitors. Holliday cited the following rules violations from the AMA Supercross/Motocross Rulebook when assessing the penalties: Chapter 4, B (3), j: An attack on an AMA Pro Racing official and/or engaging in a fight. This includes any person who attacks or is involved in a fight anywhere on the premises prior to, during, or after an AMA Pro Racing meet. There will be no maximum fine or suspension period for this offense. Chapter 4, B (3), l: Failure to re-enter the track at a point as close as practical to the point at which the rider left the track; and in so doing gaining an unfair advantage. Chapter 4, B (3), o: Failing to immediately respect and comply with operational or warning flags/lights or other signals from AMA Pro Racing officials. Chapter 4, B (3), q: Riding at any time in such a manner as to endanger the life or limb of other riders, officials or the public. Chapter 4, B (3), w: Any other act or actions deemed by a Series Manager or AMA Pro Racing to be detrimental to the sport of motorcycle racing and the AMA. Bowers was informed of his penalties on Feb. 28, 2007 About AMA Racing AMA Racing is the competition arm of the American Motorcyclist Association and is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its professional properties include the Amp’d Mobile AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Toyota Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship, the AMA Supermoto Championship and the AMA Pro ATV Championship. In amateur and pro-am competition, AMA Racing sanctions over 4000 events in 24 different disciplines and supports over 110 thousand active members. For more information about professional racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.

DIS Ready To Host DAYTONA USA 300 SunTrust MOTO-ST Series Season Opener DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., — During last October’s Fall Cycle Scene at Daytona International Speedway, the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series held their inaugural endurance motorcycle event — The 8 Hours At Daytona. On Sunday as part of Daytona 200 Week By Honda, the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series returns to DIS to kick off their inaugural season with the season-opening DAYTONA USA 300. The three-hour, 500K endurance event will go green at 2 p.m. The SunTrust MOTO-ST Series features three classes; The Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport class (SST) which includes motorcycles producing between 90-118 horsepower, the BMW Grand Sport Twins class (GST) covering motorcycles producing 75-90 horsepower and Sport Twins (ST) for machines under 75 horsepower. After kicking off their season at DIS, the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series has scheduled stops at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Iowa Speedway, Road America, Virginia International Raceway and will return to “The World Center of Racing” in October for the season-ending 8 Hours At Daytona. This weekend’s DAYTONA USA 300 entry list currently stands at 43 teams with riders from the United States, Canada, Europe and South America. Among the teams currently listed to compete in the DAYTONA USA 300 include: * RoadRacingWorld.com Suzuki and riders Chris Ulrich, Robertino Pietri of Venezuela and Lee Acree. * John Ashmead, the last privateer rider to win the historic Daytona 200 By Honda, is entered with Old Pros Racing. He’ll co-ride a Suzuki 1000 with Paul Schwemmer. * Jimmy Filice, the legendary dirt and road racer and motorcycle Hall of Famer, returns with the Pair A Nines team. He’ll ride a Kawasaki with fellow Hall of Famer Jay Springsteen while former Daytona 200 By Honda champion Gary Nixon will serve as team manager. * Popular rider Nicole Hoffman, who serves as manager of interactive marketing at NASCAR, will be back at her home track of Daytona International Speedway. Hoffman will ride with Robert Fisher aboard the No. 16 RightsForBikers.com Suzuki. Hoffman was part of the winning ST class team in October’s 8 Hours At Daytona. “I’m really excited about this upcoming season,” Hoffman said. “Coming off of our ST class win in October is a huge momentum builder for this upcoming weekend. We definitely want to pull off another victory and keep on winning throughout the year.” * San Jose BMW, the overall winners from the 8 Hours At Daytona, return with veteran riders Brian Parriott and Nate Kern. Tickets to the DAYTONA USA 300 will be available at the gate. Tickets and other information for Daytona 200 Week By Honda are available at www.racetickets.com or call 1-800-PITSHOP. To view an updated entry list, visit www.moto-st.com