AMA officials have agreed to give Superstock and Supersport riders five sighting and practice laps prior to the start of their races and the riders have ended their boycott. The Formula Xtreme race started with a full grid and Josh Hayes led the first lap.
Results Superbike Heat Race #2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 1. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000)
Four bikes took to the grid for the second and final Superbike heat race at Mid-Ohio, including Eric Wood, Jason Curtis, Michael Sanchez and Eric Haugo. Riders who did not grid up include Aaron Yates, Jake Zemke, Neil Hodgson, Ben Bostrom, Tommy Hayden, Matt Lynn, Jason Pridmore, Larry Pegram, Robertino Pietri, Scott Jensen, Gary Mason, Dominic Jones, Marcin Biernacki and Brian Boyd.
Results Superbike Heat Race #1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 1. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Matt McBride (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Brian Stokes (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Scott Carpenter (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR)
Six riders have taken to the course for the first Superbike heat race at Mid-Ohio. Riders who are gridding up include Scott Carpenter, Taylor Knapp, James Kerker, Matt McBride. Brian Stokes and Ben Thompson. Riders who did not grid up include Ben Spies, Miguel Duhamel, Mat Mladin, Jake Holden, Roger Hayden, Steve Rapp, Marty Craggill, Chris Ulrich, John Haner, Cory West and Dean Mizdal.
A rider revolt is afoot at Mid-Ohio, with the majority of factory and support team riders remaining in a group at the riders meeting–alone, AMA officials having abandoned any further discussion with a declaration by new AMA road racing boss Keith Kizer of “that’s the way it is”–while the Superbike and FX practices went on track.
At issue is the lack of Supersport and Superstock practice sessions today. AMA officials have said that the riders can have three laps before the race; riders want 10 minutes of practice to assess track conditions following rain storms yesterday and last night.
That same scenario led to the AMA Supersport race at Loudon in 2001 being boycotted by factory and support team riders and a handful of privateers racing, after then-AMA-boss Merrill Vanderslice dug his heels in and said, “Sometimes the tail wags the dog, but not today.” For want of a few laps of practice, the races at Loudon were ruined and AMA Pro did not return to the track.
Notable boycott-busters so far at Mid-Ohio include Jordan Motorsports’ Steve Rapp and Jake Holden and Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes and Aaron Gobert.
AMA officials claim they have no room in the tight schedule to allow any practice. Riders says it’s a safety issue, especially for riders who do not compete in any classes other than Supersport and/or Superstock.
While the riders continued to work on organizing and unifying their position, Leo Vince/Pegram Racing Honda’s Larry Pegram went out in the short Superbike warm-up session. After turning a handful of laps, his best a 1:32, Pegram returned to the gathering of riders to report, “It’s still wet on the backside. You can’t even get your knee down right now. If they lined up and ran those heat races right now there would be a lot of red flags and hurt riders. It [track] needs about two hours or good riding on it, and even then you better not get off line.”
Shortly after Pegram’s report back to the group, Matsushima Performance Suzuki’s Danny Eslick returned from Formula Xtreme warm-up to report, “I just did one lap, and it was stupid out there.”
After Pegram’s and Eslick’s reports, a sort of roll call was taken as each rider stated to the group that he would not ride in the Superbike heat races. The riders then left the gathering to check in with other riders to see if they would join their boycott of the heat races.
Stay tuned.
AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio October 1 Revised Sunday Schedule, Version III: 12:00 – 12:10 p.m. AMA Sports Practice 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. AMA Superbike Practice 12:35 – 12:50 p.m. AMA Formula Xtreme Practice 1:00 p.m. AMA Superbike Heat Race One (5 laps) 1:15 p.m. AMA Superbike Heat Race Two (5 laps) 1:45 p.m. AMA Formula Xtreme Race (16 laps) 2:30 p.m. AMA Sports 600cc Supersport Race (10 laps) 3:05 p.m. AMA Supersport Race (16 laps) 4:10 p.m. AMA Superbike Race (26 laps) 5:30 p.m. AMA Superstock Race (16 laps) 6:30 p.m. AMA Superbike Consolation Race (10 laps)
FIM Superbike World Championship Imola, Italy October 1, 2006 Race Two Results: 1. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F06), 21 laps, 38:57.069 2. Alex BARROS (Hon CBR1000RR), -1.413 seconds 3. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suz GSX-R1000), -4.355 seconds 4. Andrew PITT (Yam YZF-R1), -5.387 seconds 5. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), -6.418 seconds 6. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), -9.615 seconds 7. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F06), -12.429 seconds 8. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), -14.895 seconds 9. Troy CORSER (Suz GSX-R1000), -19.708 seconds 10. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), -20.577 seconds 11. Norick ABE (Yam YZF-R1), -23.473 seconds 12. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), -25.368 seconds 13. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), -31.340 seconds 14. Chris WALKER (Kaw ZX-10R), -32.993 seconds 15. Roberto ROLFO (Duc 999F05), -34.596 seconds 16. Steve MARTIN (Foggy Petronas FP1), -41.830 seconds 17. Josh BROOKES (Kaw ZX-10R), -45.582 seconds 18. Pierfrancesco CHILI (Hon CBR1000RR), -67.086 seconds 19. Ivan GOI (Hon CBR1000RR), -70.984 seconds 20. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F05), -5 laps, DNF, crash 21. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000), -9 laps, DNF, crash 22. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 23. Walter BARTOLINI (Duc 999RS), -15 laps, DNF, crash 24. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yam YZF-R1), -15 laps, DNF, mechanical 25. Craig JONES (Foggy Petronas FP1), -15 laps, DNF, mechanical 26. Marco BORCIANI (Duc 999F05), -16 laps, DNF, mechanical 27. Nicola BRIGNOLA (Duc 999RS), -16 laps, DNF, jump start, mechanical 28. Kurtis ROBERTS (Duc 999RS), -17 laps, DNF, crash 29. Ivan CLEMENTI (Duc 999RS), -18 laps, DNF, crash 30. Vitorrio IANNUZZO (Suz GSX-R1000), -18 laps, DNF, mechanical Championship Point Standings (After 22 of 24 races): 1. Bayliss, 393 points 2. Toseland, 295 points 3. Haga, 293 points 4. Pitt, 239 points 5. Barros, 231 points 6. Corser, 218 points 7. Kagayama, 193 points 8. Lanzi, 152 points 9. Walker, 140 points 10. Nieto, 139 points 11. Fabrizio, 117 points 12. Muggeridge, 113 points 13. Abe, 105 points 14. Xaus, 103 points 15. Laconi, 96 points 16. Rolfo, 67 points 17. Nakatomi, 42 points 18. Neukirchner, 22 points 19. TIE, Martin/Fabien Foret, 19 points
Buffalo, N.Y. Dunlop Motorcycle Tires is pleased to announce that the company will make available its championship winning N-Tech (NT) road racing tires to all teams during the 2007 AMA Superbike Series. Dunlop’s NT construction features a carcass design that improves tire compound performance across a broad range of conditions””so much so that it has dominated competition in the AMA Superbike Series, taking every championship possible since its introduction in 2004. “Not only does the NT provide consistent and predictable handling from the start,” said Dunlop Road Race Manager Jim Allen, “it’s also common for a rider using an NT to run his fastest lap late in the race.” The multi-compound NT tires will be offered in three variations: soft, medium and hard. “These are the same multi-compound NT rear tires that our factory and support riders have used throughout the 2006 season,” said Allen. “We now have the capacity to offer them to racers in all of the classes in 2007″”Superbike, Superstock, Supersport and Formula Xtreme.” Further details will be announced at the opening round of the 2007 AMA Superbike Series at Daytona International Raceway. About Dunlop Tires Dunlop Tires is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S. and the only manufacturer of motorcycle tires in North America. With North American operations headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Dunlop has been making and selling high-quality tires in the U.S. since 1923. For more information, please visit www.dunlopmotorcycle.com.
As of 11:00 a.m. local time, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was still being dried by jet blowers, sweeper trucks, track safety vehicles and Mid-Ohio Driving School cars. The biggest problem area on the 2.4-mile course is Thunder Valley, which has trees shading it from the sun. In the meantime, AMA Pro Racing has decided to abandon Supersport and Superstock qualifying. Grids for those races will be formed based on the times the riders turned in Friday practice. Also, the Last Chance Qualifying heat race has been canceled, and now the top seven finishers in each of the three heat races will go to the main event. Racebikes are being warmed up on hot pit lane. A third revision of the Sunday schedule is expected to be released shortly. Stay tuned.
AMA officials have agreed to give Superstock and Supersport riders five sighting and practice laps prior to the start of their races and the riders have ended their boycott. The Formula Xtreme race started with a full grid and Josh Hayes led the first lap.
Results Superbike Heat Race #2 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 1. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000)
Four bikes took to the grid for the second and final Superbike heat race at Mid-Ohio, including Eric Wood, Jason Curtis, Michael Sanchez and Eric Haugo. Riders who did not grid up include Aaron Yates, Jake Zemke, Neil Hodgson, Ben Bostrom, Tommy Hayden, Matt Lynn, Jason Pridmore, Larry Pegram, Robertino Pietri, Scott Jensen, Gary Mason, Dominic Jones, Marcin Biernacki and Brian Boyd.
Results Superbike Heat Race #1 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 1. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Matt McBride (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Brian Stokes (Yam YZF-R1) 5. Scott Carpenter (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR)
Six riders have taken to the course for the first Superbike heat race at Mid-Ohio. Riders who are gridding up include Scott Carpenter, Taylor Knapp, James Kerker, Matt McBride. Brian Stokes and Ben Thompson. Riders who did not grid up include Ben Spies, Miguel Duhamel, Mat Mladin, Jake Holden, Roger Hayden, Steve Rapp, Marty Craggill, Chris Ulrich, John Haner, Cory West and Dean Mizdal.
A rider revolt is afoot at Mid-Ohio, with the majority of factory and support team riders remaining in a group at the riders meeting–alone, AMA officials having abandoned any further discussion with a declaration by new AMA road racing boss Keith Kizer of “that’s the way it is”–while the Superbike and FX practices went on track.
At issue is the lack of Supersport and Superstock practice sessions today. AMA officials have said that the riders can have three laps before the race; riders want 10 minutes of practice to assess track conditions following rain storms yesterday and last night.
That same scenario led to the AMA Supersport race at Loudon in 2001 being boycotted by factory and support team riders and a handful of privateers racing, after then-AMA-boss Merrill Vanderslice dug his heels in and said, “Sometimes the tail wags the dog, but not today.” For want of a few laps of practice, the races at Loudon were ruined and AMA Pro did not return to the track.
Notable boycott-busters so far at Mid-Ohio include Jordan Motorsports’ Steve Rapp and Jake Holden and Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes and Aaron Gobert.
AMA officials claim they have no room in the tight schedule to allow any practice. Riders says it’s a safety issue, especially for riders who do not compete in any classes other than Supersport and/or Superstock.
While the riders continued to work on organizing and unifying their position, Leo Vince/Pegram Racing Honda’s Larry Pegram went out in the short Superbike warm-up session. After turning a handful of laps, his best a 1:32, Pegram returned to the gathering of riders to report, “It’s still wet on the backside. You can’t even get your knee down right now. If they lined up and ran those heat races right now there would be a lot of red flags and hurt riders. It [track] needs about two hours or good riding on it, and even then you better not get off line.”
Shortly after Pegram’s report back to the group, Matsushima Performance Suzuki’s Danny Eslick returned from Formula Xtreme warm-up to report, “I just did one lap, and it was stupid out there.”
After Pegram’s and Eslick’s reports, a sort of roll call was taken as each rider stated to the group that he would not ride in the Superbike heat races. The riders then left the gathering to check in with other riders to see if they would join their boycott of the heat races.
Stay tuned.
AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio October 1 Revised Sunday Schedule, Version III: 12:00 – 12:10 p.m. AMA Sports Practice 12:15 – 12:30 p.m. AMA Superbike Practice 12:35 – 12:50 p.m. AMA Formula Xtreme Practice 1:00 p.m. AMA Superbike Heat Race One (5 laps) 1:15 p.m. AMA Superbike Heat Race Two (5 laps) 1:45 p.m. AMA Formula Xtreme Race (16 laps) 2:30 p.m. AMA Sports 600cc Supersport Race (10 laps) 3:05 p.m. AMA Supersport Race (16 laps) 4:10 p.m. AMA Superbike Race (26 laps) 5:30 p.m. AMA Superstock Race (16 laps) 6:30 p.m. AMA Superbike Consolation Race (10 laps)
FIM Superbike World Championship Imola, Italy October 1, 2006 Race Two Results: 1. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F06), 21 laps, 38:57.069 2. Alex BARROS (Hon CBR1000RR), -1.413 seconds 3. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suz GSX-R1000), -4.355 seconds 4. Andrew PITT (Yam YZF-R1), -5.387 seconds 5. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), -6.418 seconds 6. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), -9.615 seconds 7. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F06), -12.429 seconds 8. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), -14.895 seconds 9. Troy CORSER (Suz GSX-R1000), -19.708 seconds 10. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), -20.577 seconds 11. Norick ABE (Yam YZF-R1), -23.473 seconds 12. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), -25.368 seconds 13. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), -31.340 seconds 14. Chris WALKER (Kaw ZX-10R), -32.993 seconds 15. Roberto ROLFO (Duc 999F05), -34.596 seconds 16. Steve MARTIN (Foggy Petronas FP1), -41.830 seconds 17. Josh BROOKES (Kaw ZX-10R), -45.582 seconds 18. Pierfrancesco CHILI (Hon CBR1000RR), -67.086 seconds 19. Ivan GOI (Hon CBR1000RR), -70.984 seconds 20. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F05), -5 laps, DNF, crash 21. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000), -9 laps, DNF, crash 22. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 23. Walter BARTOLINI (Duc 999RS), -15 laps, DNF, crash 24. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yam YZF-R1), -15 laps, DNF, mechanical 25. Craig JONES (Foggy Petronas FP1), -15 laps, DNF, mechanical 26. Marco BORCIANI (Duc 999F05), -16 laps, DNF, mechanical 27. Nicola BRIGNOLA (Duc 999RS), -16 laps, DNF, jump start, mechanical 28. Kurtis ROBERTS (Duc 999RS), -17 laps, DNF, crash 29. Ivan CLEMENTI (Duc 999RS), -18 laps, DNF, crash 30. Vitorrio IANNUZZO (Suz GSX-R1000), -18 laps, DNF, mechanical Championship Point Standings (After 22 of 24 races): 1. Bayliss, 393 points 2. Toseland, 295 points 3. Haga, 293 points 4. Pitt, 239 points 5. Barros, 231 points 6. Corser, 218 points 7. Kagayama, 193 points 8. Lanzi, 152 points 9. Walker, 140 points 10. Nieto, 139 points 11. Fabrizio, 117 points 12. Muggeridge, 113 points 13. Abe, 105 points 14. Xaus, 103 points 15. Laconi, 96 points 16. Rolfo, 67 points 17. Nakatomi, 42 points 18. Neukirchner, 22 points 19. TIE, Martin/Fabien Foret, 19 points
Buffalo, N.Y. Dunlop Motorcycle Tires is pleased to announce that the company will make available its championship winning N-Tech (NT) road racing tires to all teams during the 2007 AMA Superbike Series. Dunlop’s NT construction features a carcass design that improves tire compound performance across a broad range of conditions””so much so that it has dominated competition in the AMA Superbike Series, taking every championship possible since its introduction in 2004. “Not only does the NT provide consistent and predictable handling from the start,” said Dunlop Road Race Manager Jim Allen, “it’s also common for a rider using an NT to run his fastest lap late in the race.” The multi-compound NT tires will be offered in three variations: soft, medium and hard. “These are the same multi-compound NT rear tires that our factory and support riders have used throughout the 2006 season,” said Allen. “We now have the capacity to offer them to racers in all of the classes in 2007″”Superbike, Superstock, Supersport and Formula Xtreme.” Further details will be announced at the opening round of the 2007 AMA Superbike Series at Daytona International Raceway. About Dunlop Tires Dunlop Tires is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S. and the only manufacturer of motorcycle tires in North America. With North American operations headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Dunlop has been making and selling high-quality tires in the U.S. since 1923. For more information, please visit www.dunlopmotorcycle.com.
As of 11:00 a.m. local time, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was still being dried by jet blowers, sweeper trucks, track safety vehicles and Mid-Ohio Driving School cars. The biggest problem area on the 2.4-mile course is Thunder Valley, which has trees shading it from the sun. In the meantime, AMA Pro Racing has decided to abandon Supersport and Superstock qualifying. Grids for those races will be formed based on the times the riders turned in Friday practice. Also, the Last Chance Qualifying heat race has been canceled, and now the top seven finishers in each of the three heat races will go to the main event. Racebikes are being warmed up on hot pit lane. A third revision of the Sunday schedule is expected to be released shortly. Stay tuned.
