MOONS CYCLE II CAPTURES CONSECUTIVE TEAM CHALLENGE TITLES For the first time in ASRA Team Challenge history, the top four machines Overall were the winners of the four classes competing in Round 7 of the 2006 Championships. Moon’s Cycle II, Team Allstars.com, Fast Lane Racing GTU and Dafan Zhang all won their individual classes and were the top four on the overall rundown after a 20 minute red flag delay shortened the event from 67 laps to 61 for the winners. Just like they had it scripted, Moon’s Cycle II jumped out to an early lead in the GTO and Overall classes and left the entire field struggling to keep the pace. Unlike earlier events though, Moon’s plans were challenged early and often by the Fast Lane GTU Team and the eventual GTL winner Team Allstars.com. Both teams were able to keep the defending champions in sight and the pressure on. After one red flag and 2 hours of competition, five machines finished 61 laps to keep the outcome in doubt until the checkered flag flew over the new GTO and Overall Champions Moon’s Cycle II with Calvin Martinez and Scott Harwood. MSC II finished 4 laps ahead of the second place GTO team Mid-Illini/NFC Racing with Mitchell Stein, Matt Flowers, Lonnie Michaels and Paul Gilchrest aboard. The GTU winner and 2006 National GTU Champion, Fast Lane GTU with Rick Beggs and Kevin Tate aboard finished just ahead of the fast Bad Monkey Racing Team, ridden by Ray Silika and Brian McClain. Silika and McClain came back from being a lap down to finish on the lead lap but ran out of time before they could improve their position. Bad Monkey Racing got caught in the pits when the red flag came out at lap 26 and spent the remaining 32 revolutions trying to make up the deficit. The GTL class winner Team Allstars.com, captained by Sean Marston and co-ridden by Arnie Hastings, hung in there to give Moon’s Cycle II some company on the podium, finishing second overall and winning their class by 2 laps over Bill Davenport’s Mighty Lumina Racing Team. Mighty Lumina is taking the GTL Championship fight to Daytona and the final round trailing the LMB Racing team of Neil Frank, Sean O’Sullivan and Max Grant by a mere 3 points for the 2006 ASRA GTL title. In the A&J Recognition Solo Challenge, Dafan Zhang took his first national win in convincing fashion by more than a lap over FLC Solo rider Travis McNerny and newly crowned Solo Champion Rob Lombardi, who finished second and third respectively. Only at Daytona have we seen a A&J Solo rider finish in contention for the Overall win so Dafan Zhang’s performance at VIR was one for the record books. With more than $10,000 in cash and prizes up for grabs, the 2006 ASRA Team Challenge Series wraps up it’s season at the World’s Center of Racing, Daytona International Speedway on October 20, 2006, opening the competition for the 23rd Annual Race of Champions. For complete VIR Team Challenge results and information, go to www.ccsracing.us. More, from a press release issued by DafanZ Racing: DAFAN ZHANG WINS ASRA SOLO CHALLENGE AT VIR Fresh on the comeback trail, Dafan Zhang returned to the beautiful Virginia International Raceway on Sept 24, 2006 to compete in the American Sportbike Racing Association’s Team Challenge Event. The race pits teams and solo riders together for a 69-lap or 2-hour long race. It was a challenge indeed. Under a cloudy sky and threats for rain, Dafan completed 61 grueling laps and emerged as the clear Solo Challenge winner, one lap up on 2nd place solo rider and 3rd overall among all the team and solo entries while remaining on the lead lap the entire race. This was a special victory as it was the first victory for Dafan since his near life-ending crash and resulting injuries at Summit Point in 2003. The subsequent semi-retirement has given Dafan time to improve his fitness and his riding, and ultimately allowing this comeback to racing to take place. Dafan would like to extend a special thank you to Team Pro-Motion, and specifically Glen Goldman, the president of TPM. A personal friend and great mentor, Glen has been a strong supporter of Dafan since the first day he turned a wheel on the track, and the support continued through the dark hours and hard times. It was fortunate that Dafan could receive the support he needed to continue pursuing his racing dreams. For more information about Dafan Zhang and his racing pursuits, please visit www.dafanz.com.

CMRA RIDERS DOMINATE 2006 AMA GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS AT MID-OHIO Riders from the CMRA (Central Motorcycle Roadracing Association) dominated both days of competition at the 2006 AMA Sports Road Race Grand Championships at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, September 23-24. A total of 16 CMRA members raced in a variety of classes against riders from across the country. The designated CMRA three-rider team of Cory Burleson, Dustin Dominguez and Chase Vivion won the 2006 AMA Sports Road Race Club Challenge Championship, with strong rides from all three riders. Their best results were combined, giving them the win over strong regional teams from CCS and WERA. Burleson had raced at Mid-Ohio in 2005, but Dominguez and Vivion were first-timers that overcame ever-changing weather conditions to post great results. On top of the Team Challenge Championship, Cory Burleson, 28, from Harrison, Arkansas, was presented the prestigious AMA Road Racing Horizon Award for 2006. The Horizon Award is presented to riders in different AMA Sports disciplines, and is determined on a rider’s on-track performance, sportsmanship and personality. Cory won the Horizon Award among a tight field of Expert-level competitors, only a year after winning the 2005 Top Novice Award with nine wins. In addition to the riders listed above, the CMRA was also represented by Bill Drake, Bryan Edmonson, Danny Kelsey, Chris Kutalek, B.J. LeMaire, Tyler McDonald, Kent Moffitt, Tony Moore, Larry Myers, Ryan O’Donnell, Joe Raley, Scott Thompson and Derek Wagnon. Thanks to the CMRA Board of Directors, staff and membership for their encouragement and support. More, from a press release issued by Racing Performance Services: BURLESON, DRAKE, AND KELSEY LEAD RPS AT MID-OHIO Cory Burleson, Bill Drake, and Danny Kelsey lead the list of RPS sponsored riders and customers that participated in the AMA Sports Road Race Grand National Championships held at Mid Ohio. This year marked the fourth consecutive year that Racing Performance Services has attended the event in support of its riders. Not only were Burleson, Drake, and Kelsey ready to race, but several other sponsored riders and customers made the long haul form the South Central region. This event also marked the unveiling of Racing Performance Services “Supersport v3.0″ suspension product that features Penske 20mm valve technology which Burleson and Kelsey used for impressive runs at Mid-Ohio. Burleson and RPS have been working together for 2 years and the working relationship netted over 100 wins (Including the AMA Sports “Top Novice” award) in 2005. For 2006, Burleson started the year off working in New Orleans working to rebuild the devastated city. The critical and necessary work forced the Arkansas rider to miss a bit of racing, but the small layoff didn’t seem to affect the talented rider. Burleson got up to speed very quickly during intense CMRA Superstock sprint action and was ready to assault Mid-Ohio in the same fashion he did last year. Burleson got up to speed quickly on, but experienced an almost catastrophic problem on Thursday when the reservoir hose for his shock was almost cut in two by the drive chain. Cory came in to adjust the shifter when Marcus McBain noticed suspension fluid on the rear of the swing arm. A quick repair was made Thursday night and Burleson began the domination on Friday by qualifying 2nd in 600 Superbike, 1st in 750 Superbike, 5th in 600 Superstock, and 4th in the 750 Superstock expert classes. The results were big wins in 750 Superstock & 750 Superbike classes as well as a several other top finishes. At the end of the weekend, Cory Burleson was crowned Horizon Award Winner! Bill Drake and Danny Kelsey arrived at Mid-Ohio as part of the RPS-Komodo team. Drake is a top performer in CMRA sprint action while Kelsey started the year off as a yellow-shirted provisional novice and enrolled in the RPS Pro-Rider Development program. From the onset, Drake continued to experience some front-end stability issues that have plagued him all year. A quick trip to Doug Duane at MPH for frame measurement showed that a February crash had pushed the front end in 4mm. After the geometry was corrected, Drake immediately dropped 3 seconds off of his lap times and was ready to make an assault for the winner’s position in his races. For the weekend, Bill finished 1st 1000 Superbike, 5th 1000 Superstock, and 2nd Formula One. It was a rewarding weekend for the Houston, Texas native. Danny Kelsey entered the Mid-Ohio AMA Sports event as his first ever expert event he would participate in. The former AMA Eastern Region Arenacross competitor made the move to roadracing this year after earning over a dozen top-5 finishes and being featured on Chevy Trucks commercials during his motocross career. Kelsey has quickly achieved success and speed in road racing and RPS has consequently signed him to a 2-year contract. Kelsey who hails from Georgetown, Texas started the weekend quickly learning the track and focused on the 600 superstock race which provided a chance for the top-20 finishes to compete in the 600 superstock shootout race hosted during the following AMA ProRacing weekend. Kelsey was impressive in his expert races with finishes of 5th 600 superstock, 2nd 1000 Superstock, 4th 1000 Suberbike, , 7th 750 Superstock, and 4th Formula 1000. Kelsey will compete in the AMA Sports 600 Superstock shootout October 1st during the AMA ProRacing weekend. RPS sponsored riders and customers Chris Kutalek, Joe Raley, Tony Moore, Bryan Edmonson, and Brian LeMaire put in impressive efforts in the Novice ranks.

Friday, Sept. 29 7:00am Gates Open 8:30am – 9:30am Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Practice 9:40am – 10:40am AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 10:50am – 11:50am Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice Noon – 1:00pm Repsol Lubricants Superstock Practice 1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch Break 2:00pm – 2:40pm Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 1 2:50pm – 3:30pm Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 2 3:40pm – 4:20pm AMA Sports Practice Saturday, Sept. 30 7:00am Gates Open 8:30am – 9:00am Repsol Lubricants Superstock Practice 9:10am – 9:40am Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Practice 9:50am – 10:20am AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 10:30am – 11:00am AMA Sports Practice 11:10am – 11:40am Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice 11:40am – 12:40pm Lunch Break – Autograph Session 12:40pm – 1:10pm Repsol Lubricants Superstock Qualifying Group 1 1:20pm – 1:50pm Repsol Lubricants Superstock Qualifying Group 2 2:00pm – 2:30pm Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Qualifying Group 1 2:40pm – 3:10pm Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Qualifying Group 2 3:25pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Heat Race 1 (5 laps) 3:50pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Heat Race 2 (5 laps) 4:15pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Heat Race 3 (5 laps) 4:40pm Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Race (60k – 16 laps) 5:20pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited LCQ Heat Race (5 laps) Sunday, Oct. 1 7:00am Gates Open 8:30am – 8:50am AMA Sports Practice 9:00am – 9:20am Repsol Lubricants Superstock Practice 9:30am – 9:50am Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Practice 10:00am – 10:20am AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 11:00am Repsol Lubricants Superstock Race (60k – 16 laps) 11:50am AMA Sports Race – 600 Superstock (10 laps) 12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break 1:45pm Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Race (60k – 16 laps) 3:00pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Race (100k – 26 laps) 4:15pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Consolation Race (60k – 16 laps)

MOTO-ST.COM TO FEATURE MESSAGE BOARD AND BLOGS DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (September 25, 2006) The official website of the MOTO-ST endurance motorcycle racing series, MOTO-ST.com, has added message board and blog features for competitors and fans to become increasingly involved in the brand-new motorcycle series. The message board will provide a medium for fans to communicate with each other about the series, as well as voice their opinions about the racing action. The board will also give riders and team owners opportunities to advertise open seats and rider availability. The blog on MOTO-ST.com will give recent race winners, series officials and fans an area to sound off about happenings in the world of endurance motorcycle racing. To register on both the message board and blog, visit www.MOTO-ST.com to create a user name and password.

HACKING LOOKS TO MATCH AMA SUPERSPORT RECORD AT MID-OHIO PICKERINGTON, Ohio (September 25, 2006) — Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking has already clinched the 2006 Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei, but he still has one more goal left to pursue. If Hacking wins the series finale at Mid-Ohio this weekend, he will tie Miguel Duhamel’s single-season record of eight straight wins. Hacking’s utter domination of the normally ultra-competitive Supersport class has been one of the big surprises of the 2006 season. Hacking took the win at California Speedway in April and never looked back. The British born North Carolinian has won every race since – seven straight. It easily could have been eight, but for the rained out race in Sonoma, Calif., where Hacking had earned the pole. “It’s hard to believe how well this season has gone,” said Hacking, who also won the Repsol Superstock Series, becoming the first to win AMA Supersport and AMA Superstock in the same season since Doug Polen in 1988. “Yamaha has given me great motorcycles and I think I’m riding better than I ever have in my career.” Duhamel dominated the championship in the mid-1990s. In 1995 he rode his factory Honda to eight straight wins. Duhamel went on to win the first two races in 1996 to set a class record of 10-straight wins. His eight consecutive victories in one season seemed to be a record that might never be touched yet now Hacking is on the verge of at least matching it. “Miguel is feisty and kind of temperamental about his records,” Hacking joked after winning Road Atlanta. “He might get kind of mean if I do it. I’m not going to jinx myself and say I’m going to tie him. I just want to carry on and have a good race at Mid-Ohio and go into the off season healthy.” While Hacking focuses on getting through Mid-Ohio cleanly, the season-long battle for second in the championship will finally be decided. Geoff May, of M4 EMGO Suzuki, holds second coming into Mid-Ohio. It’s been a breakout year for the Georgian and he would like to hold on to second in the final standings. Danny Eslick and Ben Attard are close enough to overtake May for the runner-up position and it should be a good race between them in the finale. May’s teammate Michael Barnes is the veteran of the class and he’s had a phenomenal comeback season in 2006. The only thing left for the Floridian to do to put an exclamation mark on his season would be to go out with a victory. If Barnes manages to pull off a win at Mid-Ohio it would mark the longest span between wins in the history of Supersport racing. Barnes’ only other victory in the class came in 1989. Besides Hacking, the other rider perhaps most expected to win the Mid-Ohio Supersport race is Kawasaki’s Roger Lee Hayden. Hayden won at Mid-Ohio in 2004 and again last year. He spent most of the season riding with an injured leg broken in a fall at Barber Motorsports Park in April. But Hayden’s healthy now and a win in the last race would set the tone going into the 2007 season. The Pro Honda Supersport finale is part of Mid-Ohio’s AMA Superbike Shootout. It’s the first time the AMA road racing season has concluded at the picturesque circuit in Lexington, Ohio. The Pro Honda Oils Supersport race at Mid-Ohio will be televised on SPEED will air with same-day coverage starting at 5:00 pm eastern, Oct. 1. Tickets for the AMA Superbike Shootout are available now by calling 1-800-MID-OHIO or logging on to www.midohio.com.

FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: A tragic accident Friday afternoon September 15 has severely injured one of our up and coming AFM racers and my friend and teammate Mario Bonfante. Mario was riding his BMX bike and over jumped a rhythm section and crashed into the next set of jumps, unfortunately the crash broke his neck at C6. He was knocked unconscious in the crash, thankfully an adult was nearby who witnessed the crash and asked that none of his friends move him. This may have saved his life. He was rushed by life flight to the Spinal Clinic at Valley Med Center in San Jose, and underwent one 12 hour surgery Saturday night and another surgery September 18. I spoke with his Dad Chris, and Chris said both surgeries went well and they were able to remove the halo. He is currently classified as a quadriplegic; however there is some movement in his arms. Mario did amazing this year, his rookie year, in 600 Superbike and 600 Production, and he was putting everything he had toward his goal of next year being a break out year both in the AFM and AMA. He considered his BMX riding part of his training program for next year and took it very seriously. Mario has an absolutely amazing will and level of determination; I have rarely seen this in anyone let alone a 17 year old. This, along with his family, friends and his faith, will get him through this challenging time. Mario and his family are very strong Christians; he wanted to use his racing to share his faith with others. They know that there is a long road ahead for him and the entire family, but they also know that with God’s grace good will come from this situation. Each night at the hospital there have been upwards of 30 to 40 friends and family keeping vigil with Mario, sleeping in sleeping bags and taking turns going into see him and help lift his spirits. I saw Mario a few times this past week at the Spinal Clinic at Valley Med in San Jose. Talk about an impact this kid has on those around him, there was literally a 40 minute wait to get in to see him, as they only let two people in at a time and there were probably 30 people in line in front of me. He was joking around and making sure all of his friends were doing good, and not worrying about himself. As of yesterday morning, Mario is still spending his time getting used to sitting up in his wheelchair. He needs to be able to sit up for a required amount of time, in order to begin his therapy. We are hoping it will be this week. Mario currently has limited movement of his arms, and we know that with his amazing determination, will and faith, this will only be the start for him. Please keep Mario in your thoughts and prayers, we all wish he could be there on the line Sunday. His bike is at the front of the garage, as he and his dad were getting it ready for this weekend, and when I drive by and see the bike there, and I remember the desire and determination Mario had to succeed in road racing, I know this kid is going to be fine. There is a trust fund to help with the cost of Mario’s rehabilitation and medical expenses. If you wish to contribute to Mario’s trust fund for his rehabilitation and medical expenses the information is as follows: Washington Mutual Bank Care of Mario Bonfante Jr. # 3134238761 Please keep Mario and his family in your thoughts and prayers, Chip Jones AFM #316 Fox Racing, Inc. Morgan Hill, California

Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra news 2006 Superbike World Championship Round 11, Imola, Italy – Preview Team Alstare Suzuki aiming for a big finish in Imola. The penultimate round of this year’s Superbike World Championship takes place at the undulating 4.933 kilometre Imola circuit and Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra riders Troy Corser and Yukio Kagayama will be going all-out to end the season in style. For both riders, this year has been somewhat of a roller-coaster ride, but both are determined to take podiums in Imola and then Magny-Cours one week later. Last year, Imola was a scene of celebrations for Team Alstare because it was there that Troy was crowned world champion after the second SBK race was cancelled due to a flooded track. Troy’s runner-up spot in race one and the cancelled race two was enough for Suzuki to take their first ever World SBK title. Yukio fell in that race, but remounted to finish fifteenth. TROY I still think I can finish in the top three this year and that’s what I’ll be shooting for at Imola and Magny. It’s been a real up and down year – literally in some cases – but I’m aiming for strong consistent finishes in the remaining races and a good end to the season. I had mixed feelings last year when the second race was cancelled last year because I would’ve liked to have taken the title in normal conditions. But our team had worked so hard over the winter months and we were all set from the very first race – and so our title was well-earned. It’s not going to be so easy these last few races because Bayliss and his Ducati are working so well – particularly his traction control. Also, Imola is a ‘home’ race for Ducati because their factory is just down the road, but that’s a big incentive for me and the rest of the boys to put one over them. That’s what I’ll be trying to do, for sure. YUKIO I do not have such good memories of Imola last year, so I will be doing my best to get two good results this time – maybe podiums. Ever since midseason, when I was fully fit again, I have been feeling good on the bike. There have been changes to the bike from last season and it has not always been so easy to get a really good set-up at some racetracks. I think my riding style has changed a little during the year and I have learnt how to be more patient. It is not my natural style, but if it works of course I will use it. It’s always a bit of a problem when you have back-to-back races (Imola and then Magny), but I want to take podiums in all the four races and end the year in a big way. 2005 results Race 1: 1 Vermeulen (Aus-Honda), 2 TROY CORSER (Aus-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), 3 Haga (J-Yamaha), 15 YUKIO KAGAYAMA (J-Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra), Race 2: Cancelled due to torrential rain and flooded track.

4TH ANNUAL AMA SPORTS BANQUET HAS A NEW VENUE PICKERINGTON, Ohio (September 25, 2006) — The 4th Annual AMA Sports Banquet will return to Las Vegas on Nov. 17, 2006, but with a new location. The AMA Sports Banquet will now be held at the same location as the AMA Pro Racing Championship Banquet at The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. The event will be part of the entire AMA Las Vegas Invasion with the Maxxis EnduroCross which will remain at The Orleans Arena. “I am excited about the move and look forward to the new excitement we can add to the event,” stated Doug Neubauer Vice President of AMA Racing. “The event will again be held to honor the more than 400 National Champions from over a dozen forms of motorcycle and ATV racing with the crowning of the AMA Sports and ATVA Athletes of the year. The AMA is pleased to honor all of our champions, from amateur to professional, at the same venue,” added Neubauer. Tickets for the 2006 AMA Sports Awards Banquet are $100 per person and include entry to the evening’s hosted reception, dinner, a souvenir program, memorabilia, and seating for the ceremony. For reservations, contact Sue Mason at (614) 856-1900, extension 1244, or at [email protected]. Additional Ticket, Hotel and other information will be available soon at the AMA Sports section of www.amadirectlink.com.