SCOTT WEBB ASSISTS SCORPION SPORTS IN CANADIAN MARKET Scott Webb joins Scorpion Sports as the Canadian National Sales Coordinator to assist in the development of the Canadian market. ScorpionExo helmets have previously been restricted to the United States until 2007. Webb will begin researching sales from his Ontario based office, the target being 50 Canadian partnered dealers. Initial contacts and product displays will be made at the February 17-18-19 Indianapolis Dealer Show. Scott comes to Scorpion Sports with experience from Sullivan’s USA, where in only four years he advanced from Brand Manager to National Sales Manager. Scorpion Sports is extremely pleased to have a goal – orientated leader on board to drive the Canadian market to the sales levels we expect from a product which has had an incredible success rate in the U.S. “I am very excited about the prospect of working with Scorpion Sports,” says Webb, “it is thrilling to be the one to introduce the fastest growing helmet company in the U.S. to the Canadian Market.”

TRACTION CONTROL OUT FOR ’07 TORONTO, Ont. Traction control will not be allowed in the 2007 Parts Canada Superbike Championship, but the concept will be reviewed on an annual basis. That decision was one of several rules proposals finalized by participating manufacturers and series organizer Professional Motorsports Productions in meetings last month. Traction control, in which electronic engine aids help riders control rear wheelspin, has filtered into use in other racing series in recent years, including the World Superbike Championship. But PMP’s Colin Fraser said such systems are currently too expensive to introduce into the Canadian tour. “We pride ourselves in being a series that is very responsible in terms of costs for our competitors and trying to maintain a competitive balance,” Fraser said. “Introducing traction control at this time could potentially upset that balance. We do see it as a viable option down the road, and will explore its use on an annual basis. A lot will depend on what systems are developed in the future for OE sportbike application.” A number of other rules changes designed to control costs have been added to the 2007 rulebook. Engine bore and stroke must be stock in all Parts Canada Superbike Championship classes and valve sizes must remain stock. Stock injectors must also be used. The series consists of five national classes. In addition to the Parts Canada Superbike headline class there are support divisions for Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike, International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike, Thunder twins and Suzuki SV650 National Cup. PMP and the manufacturers did make a couple of concessions. In the Superbike class 25mm fork cartridge kits will be allowed, while quick shifters will be permitted in both the Superbike and Pro 600 Sport Bike categories. Quick shifters were eligible in Superbike last year and are considered a valuable piece of equipment because they reduce wear and tear on equipment. “Quick shifters do make things a little bit easier,” said veteran tuner Scott Miller, who will be running six-time Canadian Superbike champion Steve Crevier in the Yamaha Canada Fast Company Racing Team this season. “They take a bit of load off the transmission and can reduce the risk of damaging transmissions during the race.” Additionally, 675cc triples, like the Triumph Daytona, will be eligible for the Pro and Amateur 600 Sport Bike classes in 2007, with their inclusion to be reviewed at the end of the year. This is similar to the introduction of 750cc twin-cylinder bikes, such as Ducati’s 749, into those classes last season. “We are pleased with the balance we have struck with our rules package for 2007,” Fraser said. “We want to keep a tight rein on engine modifications but we also recognize that certain developments can actually improve the life of various components and act as a cost-saving measure in the long run.” The 2007 Parts Canada Superbike Championship will consist of seven races at five venues this summer. The series will open at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant, north of Montreal on the weekend of May 31-June 3 and conclude with its traditional Labour Day Weekend finale at Shannonville Motorsport Park, near Belleville, Ont. Aug. 31-Sept. 3. Pirelli returns for its second year as spec tire supplier to all five national classes.

Suzuki Privateer AMA Pro Practice @ California Speedway Fastrack Riders announces the Suzuki Privateer Appreciation Day Pro Practice at California Speedway on Thursday, April 26th presented by Team Hammer and Fastrack Riders. “We are pleased to be promoting the Suzuki Privateer Appreciation Practice at California Speedway with Team Hammer,” states Fastrack Riders’ David Pyles, “and want to have a format that will give all privateers a real opportunity to gain valuable track time experience and really get their bikes dialed in for the AMA National event. Without the support of Suzuki, California Speedway, and Team Hammer there would be almost no practice time available for the privateer riders.” The 600cc Supersport and Formula Extreme bikes will be in Group One with 1000cc Superstock and AMA Superbikes in Group Two. This year the first half of the day there will be half hour riding sessions broken up between the two groups. In the afternoon starting at 1:00 PM each group will get two separate one hour practice sessions. Registration opens at 8:00 AM and track goes hot at 9:00 AM. Riders or teams can register on line at www.fastrackriders.com by going to the lower right hand corner and clicking on the AMA logo or call 877-560-2233.

Edwards opens Sepang Test by topping timesheets Monday 5th February Four teams and seven riders were on track today in Malaysia, for MotoGP’s second visit to Sepang of 2007. The teams absent from last week’s Australian excursion all continued their 800cc development in the customary humid conditions, in the first of three testing days. Both Yamaha factory riders took the early initiative in Asia, with Colin Edwards and Valentino Rossi at the top of the timesheets. Edwards put in a lap of 2’02.175 on the latest version of the M1, edging out team-mate and five-time MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi by under 5 hundredths of a second. The Italian, who committed his future to the factory for the next two seasons last week, rode the fewest laps of any rider on day one, completing just 40 circuits. Kawasaki’s Randy de Puniet was the only other rider to break the 2’03 barrier, albeit over half a second slower than the two official Yamaha representatives. The Frenchman grafted hard on the opening day, and put in over twice as many laps as Rossi on the Ninja ZX-RR800. As he continues to adapt to the Yamaha M1 with Dunlop tyres, a product of his switch this season from Luca Montiron’s Michelin-shod Honda team, Makoto Tamada was fourth fastest, ahead of the French duo of Olivier Jacque and his fellow Yamaha Tech 3 rider Sylvain Guintoli. The Japanese rider already went quicker than at the opening test of the year in January. Ilmor, making their first appearance outside of Europe, only bring rider Andrew Pitt to Sepang for this week’s proceedings. His team-mate Jeremy McWilliams is still on the mend after surgery on his leg, and is expected to return to action for the Official Test in Qatar. Pitt put 49 laps worth of miles on the Ilmor GP bike’s clock, adding to the small number he was able to undertake in Almeria last month. MotoGP Test Sepang Day One: Unofficial Times 1. Colin Edwards Yamaha Racing 2’02.175 47 laps 2. Valentino Rossi Yamaha Racing 2’02.221 40 3. Randy de Puniet Kawasaki Racing 2’02.966 85 4. Makoto Tamada Yamaha Tech 3 2’03.219 68 5. Olivier Jacque Kawasaki Racing 2’03.959 60 6. Sylvain Guintoli Yamaha Tech 3 2’06.558 55 7. Andrew Pitt Ilmor GP 2’08.640 – 49 More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing: Rossi and Edwards Get Back to Work in Sepang The Yamaha Factory Racing Team’s second test of 2007 got underway in Sepang, Malaysia today, with Valentino Rossi and Colin Edwards back out onboard their prototype 800cc machines for another three-day test. With most teams having chosen to test in Australia last week, Yamaha decided to return to Sepang and take advantage of the relatively quieter atmosphere this week, sharing the track with just five other riders from Tech 3 Yamaha, Kawasaki and Ilmor. With temperatures slightly lower than at the previous test, Edwards and Rossi, who set the first and second fastest times of the day respectively, spent the day working on the set-up of the new bike and testing some new parts for Yamaha and Ohlins. Both riders were very happy with the day’s work and reported significant improvement to the stability of the bike under braking, laying the groundwork for what they hope will be two more encouraging and fruitful days of testing as the March 10th deadline of the first race looms ever closer. Colin Edwards Position: 1st Time: 2’02.175 Laps: 47 “Well I’m definitely feeling better than I did last time”¦I think everyone was a little bit rusty after the break but it’s ‘situation normal’ again now and I’m feeling much stronger on the bike. I’m pretty happy with today’s work; I’m already fast and the bike keeps on feeling better and better. Over the first 42 laps we did today we only used two different rears so it’s clear that the tyres are working well too. We concentrated on Yamaha stuff today and we made a huge step forward with the rear shock. We knew things still weren’t perfect in that area, but we’ve made a big change today and the stability of the bike under braking has improved 100% as a result. Tomorrow we’re going to focus more on tyres with Michelin and hopefully things will keep on improving.” Valentino Rossi Position: 2nd Time: 2’02.221 Laps: 40 “Today we worked a lot on bike set-up and we’ve tried a few different directions, focusing mainly on the new rear fork we have from Ohlins and on the braking. What we’ve seen and understood today is very positive and this makes me very confident about the next few days of testing. We decided to come back to Sepang, where there would be fewer teams testing, in order to be more relaxed and less focused on lap times. This is the way we are planning to work throughout the test. Anyway, my lap times are already fast so of course we’ll keep trying to improve in the next two days. Tomorrow we will concentrate more on working with Michelin and testing new tyres. At the moment we’re waiting for some new engine parts from Japan; we’re looking for more horsepower, but this is the bike we have and I am very happy about how things are going at the moment.” Davide Brivio Team Director “Today has been a good first day, in a nice relaxed atmosphere without too many other people around. Today we focused almost exclusively on set-up work and we had some new material to try, which has given our riders a better feeling with the bike. We’ve clearly improved the general set-up for both riders and also made some great steps on the braking, which was one of our key areas to work on during this test. We got some very useful information today, which we can continue to develop over the next two days, and I am happy with the results of our first day.” Unofficial Lap Times 1. Colin Edwards (USA) Yamaha 2’02.175 2. Valentino Rossi (ITA) Yamaha 2’02.221 3. Randy de Puniet (FRA) Kawasaki 2’02.966 4. Makoto Tamada (JPN) Yamaha 2’03.219 5. Olivier Jacque (FRA) Kawasaki 2’03.959 6. Sylvain Guintoli (FRA) Yamaha 2’06.558 7. Andrew Pitt (AUS) Ilmor 2’08.640 Sepang Lap Record (990cc) Loris Capirossi (Ducati) 2006 – 2’02.127 Sepang Best Lap (990cc) Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2006 – 2’00.605

LRRS officials have banned “rocket fuel” oxygenated race gas effective immediately, mandating that all four-stroke racebikes at LRRS events at New Hampshire International Speedway run either Sunoco fuel as sold at the racetrack or street pump gas from a yet-to-be-specified local gas station. Details of how the new rules will be enforced have yet to be released. LRRS officials cited concerns over health issues as well as the high cost of exotic race fuels in making the decision. Oxygenated race fuels typically cost between $18 and $25 a gallon and increase horsepower by 3-4 in a 600cc racebike and by 7-9 in a 1000cc racebike. The most exotic custom race fuels seen recently in AMA Pro competition sell for around $500 a gallon and produce even more horsepower. During the AMA Pro season finale at Mid-Ohio last September, several mechanics became physically ill after handling exotic custom race fuels. More information will be posted as it becomes available. Moto-ST is the only National series currently running a spec fuel, requiring use of a Sunoco unleaded fuel that sells for about $6 per gallon. This just in, from LRRS’ Jerry Wood: FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: I got my first job as a race official in 1974 and if there is anything that I have learned over the last 33 years it is that none of us know it all. We must continue to gather information so that we can make intelligent decisions to make racing better and fair. I first took notice of the rocket fuel situation quite a few years ago when helping my son, Eric, fuel his bike at Daytona. The fumes made me a bit dizzy and sort of queasy, After reading the warnings on the label, I questioned why we needed this stuff in club racing. I must confess to not understanding at the time that these fuels could actually make power. I came from the school where we learned that you needed higher octane to avoid detonation and it did not directly make power. Now we are in the situation where if one top rider uses this fuel, than the other people who expect to compete must use it. It was a real shock to find out that some of the pros are spending $500 per gallon and the car guys up to $1,000. This has to stop. I set out to gather information to find out how to eliminate this expensive, hazardous fuel and was told that testing was very difficult and a rule would be very hard to enforce, so it has been an escalating status quo for a long time. Eric and I both did some investigating and found that we could lower costs for our racers and reduce the health hazard. When we asked other top expert riders, they all agreed that they would like to lower the costs of racing and living a longer, healthier life would be a bonus. Loudon is a tight little track with a lot of bikes running on it and our corner workers have reported feeling the effects of the fumes. We felt that it was important to move forward with this plan and needed to let our riders know at our awards banquet last weekend. We went forward and made the announcement to give as much notice as possible. I am not a big fan of spec race supplies. I like open competition, but in this case it seems like the best enforceable way to solve the problem. Jerry Wood Crystal River, Florida

FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: Tom Sharp is still in ICU at Arrowhead Hospital in Glendale and will remain there for 3-4 days. He will then be transfered to a nearby Kaiser hospital when he is able to be moved. He suffered an “abrasion” to his brain and associated bleeding. Surgery stopped the bleeding Thursday. He stirred and tried to sit up Friday afternoon. He has responded somewhat to voice commands by squeezing a finger. All of us in Sacramento and his friends in “Kneeriders” wish him a speedy recovery. Mike Summers Sport Bike Night Sacramento, California Update: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is located at 400 North Pepper Ave., Colton, California 92324.

R-TECH RACING FUELS EXTENDS PARTNERSHIP WITH MATSUSHIMA PERFORMANCE SUZUKI R-Tech Racing Fuels and Matsushima Performance Suzuki will continue their partnership for the 2007 season. R-Tech has been a quality partner of Matsushima Performance Suzuki since 2005, growing with Matsushima Suzuki and matching the success of the race team to become the top performing motorcycle race fuel in AMA competition. “This is the fourth season for my company to be offering our power producing fuels in the AMA Road Racing paddock,” said Gary Ricci founder of R-Tech Racing Fuels. “Having a close relationship with hands-on tuners and builders like Grant Matsushima gives us the advantage to continually improve our products.” Through the efforts of partners like R-Tech Racing Fuels, Matsushima Performance Suzuki has been recognized by American Suzuki which resulted in an increased support package to Matsushima’s team in 2007. “R-Tech Racing Fuels have been truly excellent. R-Tech has without a doubt developed a better fuel for motorcycle racing,” explained Grant Matsushima, co-owner of Matsushima Performance Suzuki. “We spend hundreds of hours building our bikes. We evaluate every piece of the performance package. R-Tech Racing Fuels offers us a performance advantage we are happy to have.” Building on their highly successful season last year, Matsushima will again field riders Danny Eslick and Blake Young along with team newcomer Akira Tamitsuji. All three men will race in AMA competition on R-Tech powered Suzuki GSX-Rs. Look for Matsushima’s riders Eslick, Young and Tamitsuji and their R- Tech fueled bikes in the paddock or just watch the track, as they will be the yellow bikes in the lead. To find out more about R-Tech Racing Fuel or locate a dealer near you visit: ~http://www.r-techracingfuel.com~

FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: My name is Joseph N Barton III and I’m currently stationed at Langley Air Force Base Va. All the military services have seen an alarming increase in accidents/loss of life with sportbike riders, the at risk age is 18-27 year olds. To help fight this current trend and to raise motorcycle safety awareness/training I established a military riding club at Langley AFB in 2005, Langley Motorcycle Riders Club www.lmrclub.com . Since the club has been established we’ve put on a variety of events the first of those was having 3x AMA Superbike Champion Doug Chandler come to Langley and speak to 315 riders on motorcycle safety, training, protective gear, riding smart and a multitude of other motorcycle related topics. In 2006 we started Langley’s Inaugural Motorcycle Show with this we had over 150 participants and 75 motorcycles enter to win prizes and trophies. We had three categories: Best in Show Sportbike, Best in Show Cruiser and Best in Show Custom. We garnered support from local motorcycle dealers, motorcycle road racers and different vendors in the motorcycle industry which enabled us to give away $3,000 in prizes, trophies and gift certificates. Without the support from the following our inaugural show wouldn’t have been a success: Komodo Gear, Doug Chandler, Wayne Rainey, Tommy Hayden, Roger Hayden, Rob Muzzy, Area P Exhausts, Redline Performance of Hampton, Casey Cycle City of Hampton, Hooters of Hampton and Brick House Cycles of Norflok. I’m trying to gather support from vendors in the motorcycle industry to help support our 2007 motorcycle show. I would like to hear from motorcycle industry companies and motorcycle road racers interested in supporting our venture by donating items such as hats, shirts/hoodies, stickers/decals or other small value items. All items will be given away as raffle prizes to the participants of the bike show. The bike show/safety brief is scheduled for Friday 11 May 2007 from 0730-1500 (3:00 p.m.) Interested parties can contact me at: Joseph N Barton III Business phone 757-225-5219 Cell phone 757-719-4044 [email protected] [email protected] Thank you for your time and consideration. Joseph N Barton III

Team Green Rider and AMA Supersport Racer, Jessica Zalusky, to appear at the Minneapolis Cycle World International Motorcycle Show Come and meet Jessica Zalusky, at the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show, held February 2-4. Zalusky will be showcasing her 2006 AMA Supersport race bike in the Sportbike Customs Showcase as well as signing autographs and talking with fans about her passion for bikes, racing and women in the sport of motorcycling at the Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A., booth at the Minneapolis Cycle World International Motorcycles Shows Presented by Toyota. Zalusky is a rider for the Kawasaki Team Green competing in the AMA Supersport and select Formula Xtreme classes. This past year, she finished 39th overall in the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship. Attendees will get an up close look at her Kawasaki Ninja® ZX™-6RR race bike at the Sportbike Customs showcase. Zalusky, a Minnesota resident, will be signing autographs at the Kawasaki Motors Corp., U.S.A, booth on Friday, February 2nd at 7 pm and Saturday, February 3rd at 3 pm. For more information on the Cycle World International Motorcycle Show® Presented by Toyota or to purchase tickets, visit www.motorcycleshows.com. For more information about Jessica, visit www.roadracinggirl.com.