FIM Supersport World Championship Imola, Italy September 29, 2006 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Hon CBR600RR), 1:52.842 2. Kenan SOFUOGLU (Hon CBR600RR), 1:53.081 3. Kevin CURTAIN (Yam YZF-R6), 1:53.728 4. Gianluca NANNELLI (Duc 749R), 1:53.790 5. Robbin HARMS (Hon CBR600RR), 1:53.902 6. Gianluca VIZZIELLO (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.202 7. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Hon CBR600RR), 1:54.250 8. Yoann TIBERIO (Hon CBR600RR), 1:54.355 9. Johan STIGEFELT (Hon CBR600RR), 1:54.521 10. Massimo ROCCOLI (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.718 11. Stephane CHAMBON (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:54.891 12. Broc PARKES (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.993 13. Christian ZAISER (Duc 749R), 1:55.186 14. Matthieu LAGRIVE (Hon CBR600RR), 1:55.330 15. David CHECA (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.402 16. William DE ANGELIS (Hon CBR600RR), 1:55.435 17. Barry VENEMAN (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.591 18. Mauro SANCHINI (Yam YZF-R6), 1:55.750 19. Stefano CRUCIANI (Hon CBR600RR), 1:55.802 20. Maxime BERGER (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:55.964 26. Chris PERIS (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.832 More, from a press release issued by Winston Ten Kate Honda: CHARPENTIER AND SOFULOFLU GO 1-2 ON OPENING DAY Despite suffering a crash in the middle of the first qualifying session of the Imola weekend Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda) took a stunning provisional pole time of 1’52.842, almost a second faster than his championship rival Kevin Curtain, and only close to being matched by Charpentier’s on-form team-mate, Kenan Sofuoglu (Winston Ten Kate Honda), who finished his first day of Imola Supersport action second quickest. After his fall Charpentier had to jump on his second machine to set his very best time, at a new layout of Imola circuit, deposing Sofuoglu from provisional pole spot in the process. Sofuoglu has been the winner of the most recent two races in the championship, at Assen and Lausitz, and hopes to score at least a podium at Imola after his impressive opening day. Ronald Ten Kate Team Manager “The best possible start to the weekend and we know from the evidence of the last few years that this is a good track for us around here. The riders have done an almost perfect job for us today, putting in incredible lap times. The track has slowed down a bit but we can see almost the same times as we set before. That is impressive. We had a small problem when Sebastien had a crash on his number one machine. That upset things a bit because we had to swap to his second machine and that cost us time, because the set-up was quite different to start with. But he still set his best time on his number two bike. For Kenan it looked like he would top the sheets until Sebastien had his final say. We are happy, especially because being almost a second ahead of the field now means we can concentrate quite a bit on just racing set-up, instead of chasing a single fast lap. All we can do at the moment is win as many races as we can and see what the championship will bring.” Sebastien Charpentier Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider (Pole position Fastest lap 1’52.842 12 laps) “I feel good at the moment, I just made a small mistake. I crashed on a slow corner, losing the front, nothing special. I am happy to be here because I like the country we are in, and the track. For me it is the best track for a motorcycle rider. I’ll be working hard tomorrow again, we will maybe try a different set-up to find a better one, and I am really confident for the rest of the weekend.” Kenan Sofuoglu Winston Ten Kate Honda Rider (2nd position Fastest lap 1’53.081 15 laps) “It’s OK so far because I came here for the first time on the 600 and I like the track. My lap times are good and quite close to Sebastien and I’m sure I can improve tomorrow, and maybe even take the pole. I will give most of my concentration to the race, because I want to be really strong there. It’s good to be fast now but I have to keep it until Sunday, as I really want a podium finish here.” More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing: Curtain third in first practice Championship leader Kevin Curtain prepared for Sunday’s penultimate supersport round by setting the third fastest time in today’s first qualifying session at Imola. The Australian set a best time of 1:53.728 around the famous Italian circuit to claim a spot on the provisional front row alongside title rival Sebastien Charpentier (Honda), Kenan Sofuoglu (Honda) and last year’s Imola winner Gianluca Nannelli (Ducati). With two rounds of the series remaining it will be either Curtain or 2005 champ Charpentier who will be crowned king of the 600 class, with Yamaha Motor Germany man Curtain holding a 27 point advantage going into this weekend’s race. Yamaha Team Italia’s Gianluca Vizziello, winner of the Italian championship race held at Imola last weekend, was sixth fastest, with team-mate Massimo Roccoli, who was last week crowned as his national supersport champion, tenth after taking a tumble during the session. Curtain’s team-mate Broc Parkes made a welcome return from injury to take 12th place on the provisional grid. The Australian missed the last round after breaking ribs and punturing a lung in Assen but is ready to race in Imola, albeit not at 100 percent fitness. Final qualifying for Sunday’s race takes place tomorrow (Saturday).

FIM Superbike World Championship Imola, Italy September 29, 2006 Practice Times: 1. Troy BAYLISS (Duc 999F06), 1:50.556 2. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:50.644 3. Troy CORSER (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:50.952 4. Alex BARROS (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:51.110 5. Ivan CLEMENTI (Duc 999RS), 1:51.135 6. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:51.230 7. James TOSELAND (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:51.244 8. Andrew PITT (Yam YZF-R1), 1:51.413 9. Michel FABRIZIO (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:51.450 10. Ruben XAUS (Duc 999F05), 1:51.470 11. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:51.524 12. Noriyuki HAGA (Yam YZF-R1), 1:52.058 13. Lorenzo LANZI (Duc 999F06), 1:52.069 14. Norick ABE (Yam YZF-R1), 1:52.123 15. Fonsi NIETO (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:52.155 16. Chris WALKER (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:52.292 17. Steve MARTIN (Foggy Petronas FP1), 1:52.516 18. Marco BORCIANI (Duc 999F05), 1:52.550 19. Regis LACONI (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:52.606 20. Norino BRIGNOLA (Duc 999RS), 1:52.841 21. Roberto ROLFO (Duc 999F05), 1:53.033 22. Vittorrio IANNUZZO (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:53.093 23. Pierfrancesco CHILI (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:53.155 24. Josh BROOKES (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:53.455 25. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yam YZF-R1), 1:54.236 26. Kurtis ROBERTS (Duc 999RS), 1:54.277 27. Ivan GOI (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:54.395 28. Shinichi NAKATOMI (Yam YZF-R1), 1:54.506 29. Walter BARTOLINI (Duc 999RS), 1:54.638 30. Criag JONES (Foggy Petronas FP1), 1:55.701

Bridgestone Hails New MotoGP Tyre Regulations Statement from Bridgestone Motorsport on Amendments to 2007 GP Regulations Friday 29 September 2006 The International Motorcycle Federation, FIM, has confirmed a series of technical regulations to be introduced from the 2007 MotoGP World Championship season, which specifically regulate the use of tyres during a GP weekend. The new regulations have been implemented further to ongoing discussions between the three tyre manufacturers participating in MotoGP, namely Michelin, Dunlop and Bridgestone, and based on a joint proposal submitted to FIM by the three manufacturers back in July. These changes represent the first of their kind within the MotoGP championship and have been universally supported by the tyre manufacturers in an effort to reduce costs incurred through participation at the pinnacle of global motorcycle racing and to preserve the healthy competition that prevails in MotoGP. The most significant of the tyre regulations will be a directive on the number of slick tyres manufacturers can bring and use during a GP weekend. Manufacturers who have scored at least two victories in dry conditions since the start of 2005 will be subject to a limit of no more than 31 slick tyres per rider, 14 front and 17 rear, for the duration of the GP weekend. There will be no limit on the number of wet tyres a manufacturer may bring. The number of tyres has been unlimited for all manufacturers up to now, so this new limit will alter the approach that tyre manufacturers and teams adopt ahead of each race. Bridgestone Motorsport Motorcycle Racing Manager Hiroshi Yamada commented: “A significant milestone was reached during the British Grand Prix in Donington back at the start of July, when all three tyre companies participating in MotoGP – Michelin, Dunlop and Bridgestone – all reached a mutual agreement and jointly signed a proposal on tyre regulations from the 2007 season. This proposal was submitted to Dorna for subsequent discussion with the GP Commission. Bridgestone is pleased that this joint document has been taken into consideration to implement a series of positive tyre regulations starting from next season. The driving force behind these regulations has been primarily to reduce costs and to enable a healthy competition to prevail between tyre manufacturers in MotoGP for the future. A reduction of tyre quantities for each race weekend will reduce production and logistic costs, while the planned testing limit will also place a greater premium on our race weekend preparation, as we will have fewer tyre alternatives at our disposal for the GP. Bridgestone will relish this extra challenge from next year, which should also further enhance the overall competition between teams and riders, particularly in light of the new 800cc era. Finally, a big thank you must go to Mr. Jeremy Ferguson (Dunlop) and Mr. Nicolas Goubert (Michelin) for the efforts that they both put into drafting the proposal and to Mr. Carmelo Ezpeleta (Dorna) and Mr. Takanao Tsubouchi (MSMA) for their support and guidance throughout.”

Danny Eslick will once again race a Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R600 in the AMA Supersport race this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. “They have some new suspension to test this weekend, so they decided to give me another turn on the factory bike this weekend,” Danny Eslick told Roadracingworld.com Thursday in the paddock at Mid-Ohio. When Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies crashed and broke his right hand at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) in August, Spies’ team allowed him to abandon the Supersport class so he could focus on the Superbike Championship for the remainder of the 2006 season. This opened the door for Eslick (who normally races for the Matsushima Performance Suzuki team and is currently third in the Supersport point standings) to race Spies’ GSX-R600 in the Supersport race at Road Atlanta. Eslick finished fourth in that race, but he didn’t feel he raced the Yoshimura Suzuki to its full potential. “It takes some getting used to another crew and suspension,” said Eslick, referring to the Showa suspension on Spies’ bike versus the Ohlins on his own GSX-R600. “Hopefully, I can get a better result this time and maybe get on the podium this weekend.” Eslick will still race a Matsushima Performance Suzuki GSX-R600 in the AMA Formula Xtreme race at Mid-Ohio. As for his 2007 racing plans, Eslick said, “As far as I know, I’m going to be with Grant’s [Matsushima Performance Suzuki] team next year. So this will hopefully give us a better idea of where we’re at with the development of our GSX-R600.”

FORMULA XTREME, SUPERSPORT AND SUPERSTOCK SERIES TO DO BATTLE DURING THE AMA SUPERBIKE SHOOTOUT DUBLIN, Ohio (September 28, 2006) The AMA Formula Xtreme Series will battle for its championship, and the AMA Superstock and Supersport Series will make a return to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course for bragging rights during the inaugural AMA Superbike Shootout, September 29 October 1. The three-way battle for the AMA Lockart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme championship has seen some of the best racing this season and the champion will undoubtedly be decided in dramatic fashion on the 2.4-mile, 15-turn Lexington, Ohio road course. In a class featuring high-tech machinery and traction control, the factory Yamaha team has led much of the Formula Xtreme championship this year, but Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes has made it tough on the Yamaha duo of Jason DiSalvo and Eric Bostrom, taking the top spot by virtue of his win at Road Atlanta in early September. Veteran racer Josh Hayes has won two races this year and has seen the podium nine times in total this season. Hayes is Honda’s only shot to stand in the way of a Yamaha sweep in the support classes, as Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking has already taken control of the Supersport and Superstock series. Yamaha’s young gun DiSalvo led the championship much of the early season, and has finished no worse than fourth in 2006. Currently DiSalvo sits eight points back of the lead in third place and will need some help to win the championship at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Eric Bostrom has had a tremendous year in Formula Xtreme, winning six races, including the Formula Xtreme race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in early August. Bostrom has won the Formula Xtreme class before, in 1998, and “The Boss” needs to take the win at Mid-Ohio to steal the title, as he currently trails Hayes by three points. The fight for the FX championship will have all eyes on the track on Saturday, September 30 when the Formula Xtreme riders take to the track at 4:40pm for a 60-kilometer, 16-lap finale. The Supersport Series race promises to also be one of the most entertaining races of the year. With the title already clinched by Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking and the event free of championship implications, riders can go out and simply do what they do best – race. Hacking has won six straight AMA Supersport races, the longest single season winning streak in the class since Miguel Duhamel won eight in a row in 1995. Hacking has the opportunity to match Duhamel should he win the final round at Mid-Ohio. A great battle for second in the series is still going strong with Geoff May holding second over former flat track racer Danny Eslick by just two points. Attack Kawasaki’s Ben Attard, last year’s winner Roger Lee Hayden and veteran racer Michael Barnes are all close enough that any one of them could end up number two in the final standings by the end of the year. Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking also reigns supreme in the Superstock Series. He clinched the Series championship with his sixth victory of the year at Road Atlanta in early September. The title gave Hacking the honor of being only the second rider in history to win both the AMA Superstock and Supersport titles in a single season. The 2006 Superstock title is the third AMA Championship for Hacking, who has raced in AMA pro events since 1997. Winning both championships is a rare feat and it gives Hacking claim to perhaps one of the best seasons ever among support class riders. The AMA Supersport and Superstock races will be held on Sunday, October 1, with Superstock taking to the circuit at 11:00am, followed by Supersport at 1:45pm. Tickets and information for the AMA Superbike Shootout are available by calling 1-800-MID-OHIO or visiting www.midohio.com. A comprehensive motorsports facility, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course features a permanent road racing circuit with two primary configurations: a 2.4-mile, 15-turn, and a 2.25-mile, 13-turn circuit. The park-like, 330-acre complex in Lexington, Ohio also features an amateur motocross venue. Located 60 miles north of Columbus and 75 miles south of Cleveland near Mansfield, the track has been called the most competitive in the U.S. and annually hosts a diversity of locally, regionally and nationally sanctioned racing events for amateur, club and professional riders and drivers. Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, TrueSports, Incorporated is a privately held motorsports entertainment enterprise. The company owns and operates Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and The Mid-Ohio School, and promotes a wide variety of motor racing, driver instruction, corporate, and family entertainment events throughout the year.

HODGSON AND BOSTROM PREPARED FOR AMA SEASON FINALE IN OHIO Lexington (Ohio) 28 Sept 2006: Parts Unlimited Ducati Team racers Neil Hodgson and Ben Bostrom will conclude the 2006 AMA Superbike season this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The Ducati 999 pilots will race the Ohio circuit for the second time this year as the series returns for the finale, which boasts a unique format consisting of heat races and a single national championship event on Sunday. Instead of the traditional timed qualifying, Hodgson, Bostrom, and the other AMA Superbike competitors will take part in five-lap heat races on Saturday afternoon. The top 20 finishers will race in the Parts Unlimited-sponsored final on Sunday, with the rest entering a consolation race. Neil Hodgson’s last race at Road Atlanta was disappointing as the Englishman showed the speed to earn a podium spot only to be passed going into the final turn for third place. The energetic former World Superbike champion says he’s looking to finish up 2006 with a good result. “We’ll be looking to race hard this weekend and end the season on a high note. It’s best to go into the winter with a positive result. Being totally honest, if we are going back to a track for a second event of the year, I’d rather it be anywhere but Ohio,” laughed Neil Hodgson. “We’ve struggled there the times we have raced at Mid-Ohio in the past and there are other tracks that suit us better. That said, the riders really appreciate the efforts the track has made to resurface and make the place safer for the competitors.” Ben Bostrom has improved his speed over the course of the season and ran near the front at Utah and Laguna Seca, but an illness has made racing difficult over the last few events. The Californian says he and his crew are excited about having another chance in 2006. “We’ve worked hard this year but haven’t always gotten the results we’ve wanted. It’s a shame because I love the Ducati 999 and it is by far the best race bike I have ever ridden. We’re looking at this race as an opportunity to prove what we can do,” said Ben. Sunday’s contest will be the 19th AMA Superbike event of the season. The Circuit: The 15-turn, 2.4 mile (3.86 kilometer) Mid-Ohio circuit is a tight track with some elevation changes but also has a straight that allows drafting and passing on the brakes. The circuit, famous for The Keyhole turn, has seen safety improvements the last few years and was resurfaced in the off-season. Points standings (after 18 rounds): 1. Ben Spies, Suzuki 625 2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 605 3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 496 4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki 451 5. Neil Hodgson, Parts Unlimited Ducati 440 6. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 430 7. Jake Zemke, Honda 424 8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki 374 9. Ben Bostrom, Parts Unlimited Ducati 364 10. Larry Pegram, Honda 331

Professional riders who have ridden the newly-resurfaced track at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course report that the track is extremely slippery when wet and possibly too dangerous to race on in the rain. “We raced endurance here a couple of years ago, and we ran in the rain,” James Kerker, an AMA Superbike regular, told Roadracingworld.com after riding the Mid-Ohio track in the wet during the AMA Grand Championships last weekend. “We could easily run 1:45s in the rain and had plenty of grip, no real change in the surface at all, similar to what Road Atlanta is in the rain. But since they repaved it, pretty much everywhere, even off the sealer [Street Bond], is really slippery. You can’t get on the throttle at all. We were running basically 2:00-flat lap times versus 1:45s. There’s no traction anywhere.” “It was real unpredictable,” said Lester Racing/ESP’s Ben Thompson after making a wet lap of Mid-Ohio during the AMA Grand Championships. “It’s hard to tell what’s really slick and what’s not. There’s no avoiding any of the [Street Bond] spots there, and there’s a lot of walls that are really close to those really slick spots. I think it’s much too dangerous. It’s definitely the most dangerous of any track I’ve been around in the wet, and I’ve ridden some really bad tracks. Like Autobahn, that’s solid sealer through every turn, but there’s no walls.” “It’s very slippy,” said Gary Mason after riding Mid-Ohio in the wet Thursday. Mason rides for Corona Suzuki in the AMA but has spent most of his racing career in the British Superbike Championship. “If you go on the racing line where the cars go, both wheels just move offline about a foot. It’s very difficult to get a balance of how hard you can push. If you push hard into a turn and go to power out, then you go onto something [surface] different and you’ve got no grip. “We’ve got tracks this slippy in England. Donington Park, because of the new resurfacing, was as slippy as anything. So many people crashed at the British Superbike round this year it was horrendous. It’s possible [to race in the rain at Mid-Ohio], but obviously you have issues with certain walls, don’t you?” “This place is terrible in the wet,” said Jeremy McWilliams, after riding on a cold, wet track Thursday morning. “The sealer [Street Bond] seems to be the worst part. The level of traction on the sealer is so much different than any other part of the surface.”

AMA Road Race Series Director Keith Kizer Told Roadracingworld.com Wednesday that AMA Pro Racing would race in the rain this weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, if needed. Reaction to the decision from AMA professional riders polled by Roadracingworld.com Thursday was mixed. “It’s hard for me to say before going out and riding on it,” said Parts Unlimited PJ1 Erion Honda’s Josh Hayes, who leads the extremely-tight AMA Formula Xtreme Championship into the season finale. “The surface will be the same for everybody. I’ll be ready either way.” “I’d like to see someone go out and test the track first, and that wouldn’t be me,” said Attack Kawasaki’s Damon Buckmaster. “I think if they tell us that’s what we’re doing, then I’ll be out there,” said Hooters Helpmeride.com Suzuki’s Eric Wood. “It’s not my favorite deal, but we’ll do what we’ve got to do. “If you look at this place compared to other places we don’t race at in the rain, the dangers aren’t as bad as Road Atlanta but other than a couple of iffy places it’s better than Elkhart Lake [Road America]. Elkhart Lake combines higher speeds with the close proximity of walls.” “I won’t race in the rain here,” said American Honda’s Jake Zemke, one of the only factory riders at Mid-Ohio Thursday morning. “It’s stupid. It’s a safety issue. We just went through this a couple of months ago. It’s the lack of run-off room, that’s the problem. It’s the same old story. We all know we slide farther and faster on wet grass. “Yeah, they had an Amateur race here last weekend, but they have Amateur races at Loudon all the time and the AMA doesn’t race at Loudon.”

Imola (Italy), Thursday 28th September: Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) returns to the Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari di Imola this weekend for the penultimate round of the 2006 World Superbike Championship and another championship finale, four years on from the memorable battle with Honda’s Colin Edwards in 2002 This time round however Troy finds himself in a completely different situation, having strung together ten victories throughout the 2006 season to stamp his authority on the series. This has left him with a comfortable 87-point lead in the standings, with two rounds (Imola and Magny-Cours) and four races left to run. At Imola the 37 year-old Australian basically just needs to finish fourth or better in race 1, irrespective of how his rivals Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha) or James Toseland (Honda) do, to clinch the World Superbike title for the second time. “I have been thinking about this weekend for sure, but just normally really” said Troy. “My approach is the same as everywhere. We start off tomorrow, work on the bike, try and get a good race set-up and then go for the win. There are lots of different scenarios but the most important one is that I need a fourth or better and that wraps it up, but I’m certainly not going to be riding around for fourth place. I’m looking forward to Imola, I like racing here, I went pretty good in 2002 and had a great race with Colin. This time I’m sure Nori and James are out to do whatever they can to try and stop me but it’s going to be difficult for them. Imola’s a great track, lots of character but the surface is variable especially in the wet. But the forecast is looking good and we want to see a lot of people here on Sunday”. Team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi still has a couple more opportunities to search for that vital spark that has eluded him throughout the year, performances that will enable him to repeat his sensational race-winning form of the end of 2005. Imola presents an ideal opportunity as the 24 year-old from Cesena hails from just down the road. “I am calm and relaxed even though I know that this race is going to be important for my future” declared Lorenzo. “I hope to start the weekend off well and go well, not only in qualifying but this time also in the races on Sunday. I like the Imola circuit, last year I went well in qualifying but then in the races on the wet track things were a bit more difficult. However this track is really great, all ups and downs, technical and difficult. I can undoubtedly count on some local support here; Sunday will probably be crazy at the Lorenzo Lanzi Fans Club curve, there will be a lot of them, hopefully I’ll give them something to shout about!” Troy and Lorenzo will be racing at Imola with a special emblem on the side fairing of their Ducati 999F06s in honour of a ‘twinning’ between the Friuli Aircraft Brigade, based in Bologna, and the factory Ducati Xerox Superbike Team. In addition on Sunday parachutists from the Friuli Brigade will make a spectacular jump onto the circuit between the two races. THE CIRCUIT Name: Autodromo Enzo & Dino Ferrari di Imola Length: 4.959 km Pole Position: left Finish line length: 358 metres CHAMPIONSHIP POINTS (after 10 of 12 rounds): Riders – 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 357; 2. Haga (Yamaha) 270; 3. Toseland (Honda) 264; 4. Corser (Suzuki) 211; 5. Pitt (Yamaha) 210; 6. Barros (Honda) 186; 7. Kagayama (Suzuki) 177; 8. Walker (Kawasaki) 134; 9. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 133; 10. Nieto (Kawasaki) 127. Manufacturers – 1. Ducati 376; 2. Yamaha 339; 3. Honda 328; 4. Suzuki 320; 5. Kawasaki 196; 6. Petronas 19. STATISTICS: The Variante Alta has been modified and the Imola track now measures 4.959 km instead of the previous 4.933 km. 2005 RESULTS: Race 1 – 1. Vermeulen (Honda); 2. Corser (Suzuki); 3. Haga (Yamaha). Race 2 cancelled.