Changes to schedule at Australian round of World Superbikes Several changes have been made to the schedule for the upcoming Australian round of the 2007 Superbike World Championship, to be held at Philip Island from March 2-4. Forgotten Era (Period 4 & 5) historic motorcycles will make an appearance over the weekend with their inclusion now added onto the event program. Due to low numbers of entries received, the Supersport and Superstock classes will qualify and race together. While these categories have been merged together on the track, both classes will still have their own allocated prizemoney and trophies. Amended Supplementary Regulations and Entry Forms for the Forgotten Era motorcycles can now be seen by clicking on the following link: ~http://www.ma.org.au/AM/SBK_forms~

2006 AMA Superbike Champion Ben Spies was once again the fastest rider as several AMA teams conducted a second, two-day test in as many weeks at California Speedway, in Fontana, California. Riding his 2007-spec Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, Spies lapped the 2.36-mile, 21-turn infield road course in 1:23.51, which was not only faster than his fastest race lap at the track in 2006 but was also faster than the hand-timed 1:24.22 he turned at the track last Thursday. Spies said he continued working on rear suspension set-up but focused more on his traction control settings at this week’s test. Wednesday afternoon Spies did a 13-lap stint, half-race-distance with all of his laps in the mid-1:24 range or equal to the fastest single lap of the 2006 race weekend. Spies spent only the second morning of the test on his GSX-R1000 Superstock bike, and in spite of a harmless lowside crash just before lunch time, he was the fastest rider in the category with a 1:25.03. Spies’ teammate, six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin recorded a 1:23.67 on the on-board lap timer of his 2007 GSX-R1000 and was very happy with his test, especially the progress he made on his new traction control system. Third-fastest overall was Eric Bostrom (1:24.52), thanks in part to a new, more rigid frame on his factory Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike. Bostrom was followed in the order by Aaron Yates (1:24.60), who was fast in his first two days on his 2007 Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike; Monster Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden (1:24.75), who opted to continue development of his production chassis rather than continue work on a new, development chassis; Tommy Hayden (1:24.78), who got more comfortable on his new Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 in spite of a nagging ankle injury; and Roger Hayden’s teammate Jamie Hacking (1:24.90), who also worked on his standard chassis instead of the development frame with the adjustable steering head angle that was first seen at last week’s test. In spite of struggling during last week’s test and a near-crash Tuesday that resulted in a wrist injury, American Honda’s Jake Zemke improved his 2007 CBR1000RR Superbike Wednesday and his best lap time to 1:25.23. Zemke’s teammate Miguel Duhamel said he took some backward steps on his set-up Wednesday but managed to marginally improve his time to 1:25.55. Zemke and Duhamel were supplemented during Wednesday’s test by Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes. Hayes’ team was not testing at California Speedway this week, but he was called into action when Zemke was injured Tuesday and looked like he might not be able to ride Wednesday. Zemke did ride today, but Hayes stayed on to test the traction control system on Zemke’s spare bike. As during the Dunlop tire test at Daytona, Hayes was immediately on the pace and turned a best lap of 1:25.68 while riding on tires Zemke’s crew referred to as “bowling balls.” Hayes’ teammate Aaron Gobert helped American Honda test Formula Xtreme bikes on Tuesday. No times were available at post time for Gobert. In addition to his Superbike testing duties, Eric Bostrom took brother Ben Bostrom’s Graves Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock bike out for testing because Ben Bostrom was unable to ride. According to the former AMA Superbike Champion, he crashed while flat tracking on his Yamaha TT-R125 at his ranch in Temecula, California and suffered a minor shoulder separation. Eric Bostrom’s teammate Jason DiSalvo crashed his YZF-R1 Superbike late on Tuesday at California Speedway and suffered a minor shoulder dislocation. DiSalvo said he could have ridden Wednesday, but his shoulder felt weak and he did not feel he would be able to get much accomplished without risking further injury. In addition to Spies and DiSalvo, the only other known crasher was Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich, who fell in turn three Tuesday while testing Pirelli slicks on his 2005-model GSX-R1000. Ulrich was uninjured and continued testing Wednesday. Ben Attard turned the fastest Formula Xtreme time at the test, a 1:26.77 on his new, Pirelli-shod Attack Kawasaki ZX-6R. After missing most of last weekend’s test due to a shoulder injury, Attard’s teammate Steve Rapp was able to put in a full test this week at California Speedway. Defending AMA Supersport Champion Hacking recorded a 1:27.30 on his Monster Kawasaki ZX-6R to lead all Supersport testers. Matsushima Suzuki’s Danny Eslick and Blake Young continued testing their Showa-suspended GSX-R600 Supersport bikes and got their first taste of the 2007 GSX-R1000, sharing the Superstock machine over the two days. Eslick started testing the GSX-R1000 while it still wore its stock shock. This test was the final test for most of the major AMA teams prior to going to the season-opener at Daytona International Speedway in early-March. Unofficial Best Lap Times (as supplied by each rider’s Crew Chief): 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:23.51 2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:23.67 3. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:24.52 4. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:24.60 5. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), Superbike, 1:24.75 6. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, 1:24.78 7. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-10R), Superbike, 1:24.90 8. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock, 1:25.03 9. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), Superbike, 1:25.23 10. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock, 1:25.27 11. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 1:25.37 12. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock, 1:25.40 13. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), Superbike, 1:25.55 14. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR1000RR), Superbike, 1:25.68 15. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock, 1:26.00 16. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Formula Xtreme, 1:26.77 17. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock, 1:26.94 18. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock, 1:27.25 19. Jamie Hacking (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, 1:27.30 20. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, 1:27.65 21. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, 1:27.83 22. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, 1:27.87 23. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), Formula Xtreme, 1:27.89 24. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock, 1:27.90 25. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Formula Xtreme, 1:27.94 26. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR600RR), Formula Xtreme, 1:28.00 27. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, 1:28.41 28. Steve Rapp (Kaw ZX-6R), Supersport, 1:28.96 29. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, 1:29.06 30. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, 1:29.41 31. Reno Karimian (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, 1:30.50

SunTrust MOTO-ST Series to be Sanctioned by PMP DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (February 7, 2007) Officials of the new SunTrust MOTO-ST Series and Professional Motorsports Productions (PMP) of Canada jointly announced today that PMP will sanction all SunTrust MOTO-ST races commencing with the season-opening 500K event at Daytona International Speedway (DIS) next month. Contrary to prior announcements that the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) was to sanction MOTO-ST, PMP which owns and operates the Parts Canada Superbike Championship will now serve as the governing body after helping to organize and operate motorcycle racing’s newest series since its introduction early last year. Officials from both PMP and Grand-Am, which provides the series with administrative and commercial support, were instrumental in the successful debut event of the SunTrust MOTO-ST Series, the 8 Hours At Daytona, which was held on the traditional road course at DIS this past October. The 2007 season-opener will be the kick-off event of Daytona 200 Week by Honda and will be run March 3-4. The Daytona event is the first of six races currently on the SunTrust MOTO-ST schedule with other stops at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Virginia International Speedway, Iowa Speedway and Road America before the season-ending 8 Hours At Daytona back at DIS on October 19-20, 2007. MOTO-ST is organized and sanctioned by Professional Motorsports Productions (PMP) of Toronto, Ontario, Canada and the Grand American Road Racing Association, based in Daytona Beach, Fla., provides the series with administrative and commercial support. The MOTO-ST advisory board features some of the most respected individuals in the world of motorsports, including AMA Hall of Fame members, respected motorcycle racing journalists and renowned officials from various forms of road racing. Learn more about MOTO-ST at www.moto-st.com.

Earlier this afternoon, the Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, (Judge Marian Harrison, presiding), issued its ruling in the AHRMA bankruptcy case. In summary, the Court denied the motions of Team Obsolete to seek transfer of venue to New York. In addition, the Court also denied the motions of Team Obsolete for abstention or suspension. The Court sustained AHRMA’s motion to estimate the claim (of Team Obsolete) in the bankruptcy case, and a conference to determine the procedures to estimate the Team Obsolete claim was set for March 26, 2007 in the Bankruptcy Court in Nashville, Tennessee.

Charleston, SC February, 2007 — Millennium/KWS Suzuki sponsored by Ron Ayers Motorsports is proud to announce its participation in the 2007 AMA Superbike and Superstock series with riders John Haner and David Weber. The team will compete on Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycles with support from Dunlop tires. Millennium Technologies will be retuning for the seventh consecutive year as the title sponsor. The world renowned cylinder repair company based in Plymouth, WI has been an integral part of the team’s success. “We are excited about continuing our support of KWS Motorsports and look forward to building on the team’s successes from last year,” said Millennium Technologies owner Chris Hackl. Ron Ayers Motorsports will also continue their support of the team with 2007 Suzuki GSX-R1000 motorcycles. Ron Ayers Motorsports is one of the largest motorcycle dealers in North Carolina and is the leading online retailer of OEM parts through their website www.ronayers.com. “Supporting Millennium/KWS Suzuki is great way to give something back to the community that supports us,” said Ron Ayers Motorsports Jimmy Stallings. “We are excited about the mechanical package we have put together for 2007,” said team owner Kevin Hunt. “The Suzuki GSX-R1000 has been the dominant platform in AMA pro racing for the last five years and we know the 2007 version is going to be the best yet. For 2007 we have factory suspension support from Penske as well as the best Dunlop tires, I believe we will be extremely competitive this year.” 2006 Millennium/KWS Suzuki rider John Haner will be back as the lead rider for 2007. “I am very happy to be with Millennium/KWS Suzuki in 2007,” said Haner. “Kevin and the guys at KWS have always been great to me and they work so hard to give me the best bikes they can. The new GSX-R1000 is going to be incredible and with Dunlop tires we are going to have an awesome package!” New to the team for 2007 will be twenty-six year old David Weber. Weber has been contesting the WERA National series and local AMA races for several years. His best AMA result in 2006 was a twelfth place Superbike finish at Miller Motorsports Park. “For the last 3 years, I have been participating in AMA events locally as a privateer. Millennium/KWS Suzuki has consistently been one of the teams I have watched at these events and I have always wanted to ride for them,” said Weber. “I am very excited to be a part of their AMA efforts in 2007.” Both riders will be equipped with the finest protective equipment from Komodo gear. “We started working with Komodo last year when they helped John,” said team manager Chip Spalding. “We were so impressed with the quality of the product and the company’s willingness to accept feedback from their riders that we decided to expand our relationship to include the entire team.” “The fastest bikes in the world are useless without good people and we have some of the best in the business,” said team owner Kevin Hunt. After two years with the team, Michael Godin has been promoted to crew chief and will be overseeing all of the mechanical aspects of the team as well as tuning John Haner’s bikes. Rick Matheny will be returning to the team after a very successful year of working with 2006 KWS team rider Matt Lynn. Matheny will be working with Weber to get him up to speed in his first full season of AMA pro racing. Tim Godshall from Penske and Jon Tyus from CTR Suspension will be tuning the team’s suspension and Chip Spalding will be returning as the team manager. “We are a small privateer team but we have a good group of people and some really great sponsors. We are going to do our best to get some good results for all the people who have helped us out this year. We really couldn’t do it with out them and I can’t say thank you enough,” said team owner Kevin Hunt. “See you all at the race track!” For more information on the team and it’s sponsors please visit http://www.kwsracing.com