DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There will be more things to do at historic Daytona International Speedway than watching the thrilling motorcycle racing on the 31-degree high banks of “The World Center of Racing.” Daytona International Speedway will once again host Kickstand City on Oct. 19-22. In addition to offering a wide-variety of overnight parking packages, Daytona International Speedway will offer several must-see activities for any motorcycle enthusiast. ·Free demo rides: Outside of historic Daytona International Speedway, motorcycle enthusiasts can test-ride the latest and greatest motorcycles with free manufacturer demo rides. Located in Lot 1 outside the frontstretch will be manufacturers such as Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Buell, Yamaha, BMW and Vespa. Located in the Fan Walk area outside of Turn 4 will be Harley-Davidson, Victory, Boss Hoss and Bourget Bike Works. Riders must hold a valid motorcycle driver license and DOT approved helmet in order to participate in the demo rides. Demo rides run Thursday, Oct. 19 through Oct. 21, 9 p.m. 6 p.m. and Oct. 22, 9 a.m. 3 p.m. ·Daytona Motorcycle Marketplace: Bikers can find the nation’s top aftermarket parts, accessories and apparel companies at the Daytona Motorcycle Marketplace, which will be located in the parking lot of DAYTONA USA. The Daytona Motorcycle Marketplace will be open Oct. 19-22, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. ·Fan Walk Displays: See the areas largest amount of custom bikes on display at Daytona International Speedway Fan Walk located outside of Turn 4. Get an up close look at what the American Cruiser and the custom bike builders have to offer in our spacious display areas. ·Budweiser Cool Your Pipes Zone: Cool your pipes with two great names”¦.Budweiser and Daytona International Speedway! Spend the day catching up with old friends at the Budweiser Cool Your Pipes Zone, located just outside the Speedway’s twin tunnels. Enjoy a cold Budweiser and great food next to the area’s largest vendor, display and demo ride marketplace. ·Specialty Vehicle, Overnight Parking: Specialty vehicles and overnight tent parking are available inside “The World Center of Racing.” Overnight Specialty Vehicle Parking (with hook-ups) is available for $275 and overnight specialty vehicle parking (no hook-ups) is $155. Both of those packages include two-Super four-day admissions. Motorcycle trailer parking is $25 and overnight tent camping is free with your daily admission ticket. For more information, call 1-800-PITSHOP. -day admissions. ·Monster Dash: Take a parade lap around Daytona International Speedway on Friday night, Oct 20 followed by a party that will include the band “Taboo” in the NEXTEL FANZONE and the Budweiser Bistro. The parade lap will begin once track activities are finished at approximately 7 p.m. with the party to follow in the NEXTEL FANZONE. Tickets for Monster Dash, which cost $30 per person and include two free draft beers, will be available on Speedway property on Thursday, Oct. 19 and Friday, Oct. 20 before the Monster Dash begins. Tickets can also be purchased by calling 1-800-PITSHOP or online at www.racetickets.com. ·International Master Bike Builder Row: New to the 2006 Fall Cycle Scene activities at Daytona International Speedway will be the International Master Bike Builder Row. Four legendary builders from the International Master Bike Builders Association will have custom choppers on display along Lake Lloyd in the specialty vehicle area for viewing by motorcycle enthusiasts. The legendary Master Bike Builders Association builders participating include Eddie Trotta, Indian Larry’s Legend Cycles, Matt Hotch and Dave Perewitz. The International Master Bike Builder Row is free to the public with access through the Turn 4 tunnel and will also contain numerous motorcycle vendors, concessions and merchandise. If there are any vendors interested in displaying on International Master Bike Builders Row, please contact Julie Dziak at (386) 947-6819. ·8 Hours of Daytona: In addition to the CCS and ASRA sprint races, DIS will be hosting the inaugural 8 Hours of Daytona MOTO-ST Series race. The new endurance motorcycle series’ inaugural event will be contested on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 1 p.m. and will offer $100,000 in purse and lap money.

SUSHI AND SCOUTING LAPS FOR MOTOGP RIDERS IN MOTEGI The MotoGP tour arrived in the paddock at Twin Ring Motegi today to prepare for the A-Style Grand Prix of Japan, the final flyaway race of a gruelling three-week schedule. Whilst the weather was fine for the riders as they underwent their scouting laps, there is an outside chance that a typhoon just off the coast of Japan’s main island may come close to the circuit this weekend, which could throw up more of the surprises which have become customary in the 2006 season so far. Ahead of tomorrow’s practice schedule, a number of riders were taken to a local sushi restaurant for a lesson in the art of preparing the traditional Japanese delicacy. Shinya Nakano, Colin Edwards, Kenny Roberts Jr. and Andrea Dovizioso also got the chance to play the popular board-game “Othello” under the guidance of three local Japanese champions. There was a special presentation for the riders as they tasted their handiwork, a disguised chef in appropriate ninja attire bringing out a tray of “Nakano’s Ninja Sushi” for them to try. Kawasaki rider Nakano was on double duty today, also attending the customary press conference. The local star was accompanied by World Championship leader Nicky Hayden, Valentino Rossi, last year’s winner Loris Capirossi and Marco Melandri, victorious less than one week ago in Australia. Just three rounds now remain in the title chase for MotoGP, and with a maximum 75 points still available, mathematically five riders are still in with a shout of the championship. Hayden (225) leads Rossi by 21 points, whilst Melandri and Dani Pedrosa lie 32 points behind the American. Capirossi is 45 points behind Hayden, but having won this race last year, can still admit to having an outside chance of the title. Practice for the A-Style Grand Prix of Japan starts tomorrow, ahead of the all-important race on Sunday afternoon. Nicky Hayden – Honda “Australia turned out alright, I actually liked the bike-changing in the pits, with a bit of tweaking I think it could work alright. It was a really tough first part of the race, so the rain helped me out. Last year I was terrible here, although in my rookie year I wasn’t so bad and I like the track. It isn’t my favourite race of the year, but it’s kind of fun and an important race for Honda. Screaming and pouting about yellow flags isn’t going to get you anywhere, so what happened last week is something that stays there. Valentino didn’t pass me personally under a yellow flag so I have no excuse.” Valentino Rossi – Yamaha “I gained important points in the last two races, but know we have three very different Grands Prix to face, where maybe Yamaha aren’t so strong. I have only won once here, back in 2001, and apart from a few second places it isn’t my best circuit. Last year especially I had braking problems and eventually had a crash with Melandri. I didn’t see the yellow flags in Phillip Island, but I have been unlucky with them before and I was lucky this time. Stoner retook me and I was saved by that.” Marco Melandri – Honda “I had some good fortune in Australia. It was a strange race. It is good to be back in the championship battle as, even though Nicky is quite a few points ahead of me, I have nothing to lose and can go all-out. I like this circuit, even though I had that bad crash last year.” Loris Capirossi – Ducati “Last year was my MotoGP debut here, and it was a great weekend. Watching Doohan and Gardner here back in the 80s and 90s and now getting to hopefully have a race like that this weekend is a dream come true. MotoGP is so different to any other class I’ve raced in here, and as it is earlier on in the year than usual I’m hoping that it will be a dry one.” Shinya Nakano – Kawasaki “It is an important race. Everybody is here, from my friends and family through to Kawasaki. I am confident after leading a race for the first time at Phillip Island. Personally I didn’t find the changing of the bikes too crowded”¦I was all on my own from pitting a lap later! In Malaysia we had some new engine parts, and these have been a huge step forward for Kawasaki, Motegi is difficult but a track where I go well. If the weather is as forecast then I think everybody will be using qualifying tyres tomorrow! I well be testing here on Monday, but not an 800cc machine I don’t think.” More, from a press release from Kawasaki Racing: KAWASAKI FIELD THREE RIDER TEAM AT MOTEGI The Kawasaki Racing Team will field three riders in this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix at Motegi, as test and development pilot, Naoki Matsudo, makes his only wild card appearance of the season alongside Kawasaki’s regular MotoGP riders, Shinya Nakano and Randy de Puniet. For Nakano, this weekend at Motegi is one of the most important of his season. The 28-year-old Japanese rider arrives for the final overseas race in confident mood, and determined to put in a strong performance in front of family, friends and his many Japanese fans. The expectations of his home crowd mean the pressure is on Nakano this weekend, but the Kawasaki pilot remains relaxed, and confident that a good result in Sunday’s 24-lap Japanese Grand Prix is well within his grasp. Nakano’s Kawasaki teammate, Randy de Puniet, is also confident going into this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, despite having no previous experience of the Motegi circuit aboard a MotoGP machine. De Puniet has already proved a fast learner on tracks he’s unfamiliar with, but the 25-year-old Frenchman has prior experience of the Motegi circuit on a 250cc machine, and is confident that the transition to Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-RR MotoGP machine will cause him no problems this weekend. Kawasaki test and development rider, Naoki Matsudo, is already an experienced World Championship campaigner, having started his Grand Prix career with a wild card ride in 1997, and then taking the first of two career Grand Prix podium finishes in the 1998 Japanese 250cc race, again as a wild card. The following year the 33-year-old Japanese rider went on to win five races, on his way to securing the All-Japan 250cc Championship title. In 2000 Matsudo started the first of five full seasons in the 250cc World Championship, after which he made one wild card appearance in the MotoGP class in 2005, before taking on the role of test and development rider with Kawasaki at the start of the 2006 season. Matsudo has logged many testing miles on Kawasaki’s Ninja ZX-RR during the past nine months, and is now looking forward to putting this experience to good use in this, his debut race appearance for Kawasaki. Shinya Nakano: #56 “Of course, this is an important race for me, as it is my home Grand Prix and every rider wants to do well in front of their home crowd. Expectations are high, which does bring added pressure, but this pressure is not such a bad thing because it is motivating rather than stressful. This year I arrive at Motegi with my confidence high. Okay, the final result in Australia was not as good as we were hoping for, but we’ve made a lot of improvements to the Ninja ZX-RR recently, and I felt I rode strongly during practice and in the opening part of the race at Phillip Island. The Motegi circuit demands a bike that is stable under braking, but also quick to turn, and I think our Ninja ZX-RR fits these requirements very well, although the proof will only come once practice starts on Friday. Tyres are also important here, but Bridgestone is a Japanese company who know this track very well, and their tyres have always offered an advantage at Motegi in the past. I’m confident that this will be the case again this weekend. Overall, I’m looking forward to racing in front of the Japanese fans, and I hope I can repay their support with a good result on Sunday.” Randy de Puniet: #17 “I’m looking forward to this weekend’s race. It’s the last race of our overseas trip, and I think we’ve made some steps forward in Malaysia and Australia, although the final race results haven’t reflected this completely. I’ve never ridden this track on a MotoGP bike before, but I was fast on a 250cc machine here, and I like the circuit. It’s a very stop and go track, but also very technical. Exit speed from each corner is critical to a fast lap, so it’s important that you carry as much pace as possible through the turns. We think our Ninja ZX-RR will work well here, and we know that the tyres Bridgestone bring to this race will suit both the track and the conditions, so our confidence is high going into this race. If we can continue the momentum built up in the previous two races, then I think a good result is possible this weekend.” Naoki Matsudo: #8 “After many hours and many kilometres of testing, I am looking forward to my first race aboard the Ninja ZX-RR. I tested here at Motegi two weeks ago, and my lap times were consistent, but it will be good to measure myself against the level of the other MotoGP riders in a race situation. This will also help me when I resume my test and development duties for Kawasaki, because I will have a better idea of the level we need to achieve. This is my only race this year, so there is some pressure on me to do well, but I feel relaxed ahead of this weekend, and I’m excited about making my race debut for Kawasaki here.”

Alton, Va. Defending Championship Cup Series Mid-Atlantic and Southeast champion Nate Kern returns to Southside Virginia this weekend with his sights set on duplicating his accomplishments of last year in the combined CCS Mid-Atlantic and Southeast event at VIRginia International Raceway this weekend, September 23-24. Kern has made a name for himself over the past few years by winning consistently on a BMW motorcycle, swimming against the tide of Japanese and American motorcycles that customarily populate this form of motorcycle racing. Riding for Main Line BMW of Devon, Pa., Kern last year became the first person to win an overall motorcycle racing championship on a BMW in 30 years, since Steve McLaughlin’s historic win in the 1976 Daytona 200 on a BMW R90S. This year Kern has a new BMW R1200S to ride, and has positioned himself to sweep the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast championships again. Having only started racing in 2002, Kern’s meteoric success is all the sweeter thanks to his unconventional choice of racing machine. “There have been various opportunities to race other bikes, but the stellar performance of the new BMW motorcycles, and the desire to prove you cannot judge a book by its cover, has kept me racing these awesome machines,” said Kern. The fact that Kern can wrap up his pair of regional championships at VIR, with the technical support of BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta, is icing on the cake as Kern counts the historic Virginia circuit as his favorite. “VIR is special to me due to the fact that it was the site of my first race as an expert, which I won, and my first AMA race, the 2003 AMA Formula Extreme race, where I finished 12th riding for the Hooters Suzuki team,” Kern said. “I have won races there on three different BMWs and clinched two overall CCS championships there. The track is challenging, the facilities are first-class and the staff is very friendly. It is my favorite place to invite friends and family to watch me race. VIR’s willingness to keep improving safety and their accommodations will keep me there as long as I am racing.” This weekend’s racing action gets underway Saturday morning at 8:30 a.m. with practice for all classes, with the day’s races starting at noon. Sunday’s schedule opens up with practice for all classes at 8:30 a.m., with feature races starting at 10:00 am, interrupted only by a lunch break from 11:00 a.m. to noon. Tickets for this weekend’s event at VIR will be available at the gate. Two-day tickets for Saturday and Sunday will be priced at $25, with single-day tickets (Sunday only) available for $15. VIR is a family-friendly facility, where children 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Spectator camping is available. VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road racing facility, located on the Dan River between Danville and South Boston, Va., just north of historic Milton, N.C. In addition to its 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit, VIR is the cornerstone of VIR Club, America’s first motorsports country club; the VIR Raceplex Industrial Park; the VIR Gallery, a sales showroom for high-end collector and racing cars; Plantation Valley Kart Track, a 5/8-mile paved karting circuit; The Lodge at VIR, a 27-room trackside hotel; the new VIR Paddock Suites and Garages, with 18 dual-purpose hospitality/ lodging units and garages; and the Oak Tree Tavern, a full-service restaurant located within the circa-1840 Plantation Clubhouse. For more information, visit the track’s website at www.virclub.com or contact VIR at 434-822-7700. For more information on the Championship Cup Series, visit their website at www.ccsracing.com.

ADVANCED KAWASAKI RIDERS SCORE TWO TOP TEN FINISHES IN THE TOYOTA 200 AT WILLOW SPRINGS Advanced Kawasaki riders Robbie “Spicy Lamby Chops” Dowie and Stuart “Stuman” Smith scored 4th and 7th place finishes respectively riding their ’06 Kawasaki ZX10Rs in the Toyota 200 at Willow Springs. The all volunteer pit crew for the Advanced Kawasaki riders performed flawlessly, changing both tires and adding a full tank of gas in about 30 seconds while under the pressure of green flag race conditions. The Advanced Kawasaki prepped ZX10Rs also performed flawlessly in the 200 mile race which saw several bikes fail with mechanical difficulties. Having qualified for the race in 9th position, Dowie charged towards the front throughout the race with Smith in tow. The two Advanced Kawasaki riders worked their way up through the field with consistent lap times and two blazing fast pit stops. Late in the race while running 4th and 5th, Smith’s quick fuel splash and go lost him two positions. No stranger to solo endurance racing having locked up the WSMC Solo GTO class championship earlier this year, Robbie found the 200 mile race a bit harder then expected. “I’m really glad Stu and Kevin (Advanced Kawasaki proprietor) dragged me out for some long bicycle rides prior to the race,” stated Robbie. “My fitness this year allowed me to maintain really consistent lap times and my pit crew did an awesome job getting us close to a podium finish,” Robbie said. Stuart was a little rusty coming into the Toyota 200 this year having not raced at Willow Springs since the ’05 Toyota 200, but he was able to use his prior experience on the big track to come up to speed quickly and put in a strong effort to finish 7th. “We really worked hard to get ready for the race this year and I’m so happy with our results” said Stuart. “The guys on the team did a fantastic job and my new bike was awesome.” Advanced Kawasaki would like to congratulate Stuart and Robbie and a job well done and we look forward to seeing their ZX10Rs at the front of the pack out at Willow Springs in the future. We would also like to thank the guys on the pit crew for all their time and effort. More, from a press release issued by Lindemann Engineering: ALMOST PERFECT WEEKEND FOR LINDEMANN ENGINEERING Rich Oliver on his Mystery School Yamaha easily won the Toyota 250/50, even getting into the 22’s during practice. Steve Rapp on the Hypercycle Suzuki was in good position to win the 200, battling back and forth with Jeremy Toye, and leading at his pit stop, when a brake caliper problem put him back on the track some 30+ seconds back. This allowed Toye some breathing room, but Rapp did not give up, finishing only 6 seconds back at the finish. I have to congratulate Jeremy Toye for finally winning, and Attack Kawasaki for winning again. They definitely earned the win. About time for Jeremy!

EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS EQ-5 Universal Motorcycle Technical Requirements Section 5-4 (change as follows) Brake caliper mountings must be wire locked front and rear. The use of safety wired quickchange clips is permitted. Section 5-32-2 (change as follows) Substitution of springs, change of shims and/or spacers, addition of “Race Tech” kit/aftermarket type valving and/or cartridge damper rod is permitted. Section 5-37.1 (add the following) Traction control is not permitted. Section 5-38 (change as follows) Aftermarket bodywork and custom fairing mounts are permitted. Fairings are not required to retain the stock silhouette. Section 5-39 (change as follows) Motorcycles are required to mount an oil-retaining, “sealed” lower fairing. An aftermarket, full race fairing is permitted. Section 5-40 (change as follows) The stock fuel tank (or tank cover area) and its appearance must be retained. Modifying the underside or non-visible area of the stock tank is permitted to comply with the fuel capacity limit of 4.0 US gallons. Section 5-41 (remove) Section 5-43 (change as follows) For events running past sundown a headlight and taillight of sufficient power to be visible must be fitted. Aftermarket lights are permitted. Removable lights are also permitted. Supplementary Regulations will specify when lights must be used on-track. EQ-8 Class Horsepower Limits Section 8-2 (change as follows) Super Sport Twins (SST) machines must develop at least 90hp and no more than 118hp when tested for compliance. SPORTING REGULATIONS SP-9-5 Pit Lane Regulations Section 9-5.10 (Add) All teams must clearly mark their pit area with their assigned MOTO-ST competition number. Section 9-5.11 (Add) Spare machines are permitted in the paddock, and behind pit wall, during the race. Spare machines are not permitted on-track during practice, qualifying, or races, unless entered separately from the team’s typical machine, thereby comprising a new or second entry. For more information on the new AMA sanctioned MOTO-ST endurance series go to ~http://www.moto-st.com/~.