Denver, CO, – On September 22nd thru the 24th, 2006, TrackAddix will host an exciting weekend of Championship Cup Series motorcycle road racing at Motorsport Park Hastings (MPH) in Hastings, Nebraska. Come see some of the best club racers battle it out at speeds over 160 mph on MPH’s 2.3-mile road racing circuit. MPH features silky-smooth polymer based asphalt and 14-turns that will test racer’s skills. It’s a TrackAddix GP event with SuperBike racing all weekend! Friday’s opening festivities will begin at 3:00 p.m. with the Budweiser Clydesdale team on display. Free practice will be available from 3 to 7 p.m. for any rider holding a current race license with any CCS recognized race organization. Budweiser will also sponsor a beer garden with food and refreshments. Saturday will consist of racer and track-day practice followed by 25 minute GT races starting at 4:30 in the afternoon. On Sunday opening ceremonies begin at 9:30 a.m. followed by 16 different sprint races involving various classes and types of motorcycles. Racers will be competing for over $5,000 in cash prize money and over $70,000 in sponsor contingency payouts. In addition, Yamaha will be providing thousands of dollars in factory contingency payouts. $1000 Lap Record Bounty! Riding a 2005 Suzuki GSXR-1000 top Motorcycle Roadracing Association (MRA) racer Shane Turpin set the Motorsport Park Hastings lap record for motorcycles at 1:29.209 during an MRA event September 10th. Shane has “thrown down the gauntlet” and challenged any racer to beat his time. Shane has contributed $250 in cash to a fund started by TrackAddix and MPH that will be paid to anyone who beats the record. Admission on Sunday for the general public will be $10 with kids 12 and under free. Interested spectators, racers, and track-day riders can learn more at www.trackaddix.com. The paddock area will be open to the public so spectators can walk through the pits and meet the racers. TrackAddix is headquartered in Denver, Colorado and provides motorcycle track days, riding and racing schools, Bridgestone tire sales and support, as well as sales of parts and accessories for high performance motorcycle enthusiasts. TrackAddix has many years of experience providing safe, fulfilling and exhilarating sport motorcycling events. In addition, TrackAddix operates an independent motorcycle road racing series known as the TrackAddix GP SuperBike Championship under a sanctioning agreement with the Championship Cup Series. About Motorsports Park Hastings (MPH)- Located in Hastings, Nebraska 2.5 hours west of Omaha/Council Bluffs south of Hwy 80. Lodging and food is available in Hastings, camping is allowed at the track. MPH features 20 RV hookups, wireless high-speed internet throughout the paddock, hot pit with power in all pit boxes and private shower facilities. More information can be found at http://racemph.com/~.

LEEDS, Ala. The WERA National Series returns to action this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, marking the penultimate round of the 2006 season for the WERA/Bridgestone National Endurance Series and the WERA/Michelin National Challenge Series. Saturday’s four-hour endurance race, which begins at 12:45 p.m., is once again expected to draw a lot of competitors. Last year’s race featured 47 teams on the starting grid, with Vesrah Suzuki taking the win at the checkered flag. This year, Vesrah will be looking to win again and add to their string of consecutive victories. Team Velocity Racing’s Heavyweight Superstock class win at Barber last year cinched the class championship for them, but this year they find themselves locked in a battle with both ARNCHU Racing and 5150 Racing. A win at Barber would be a huge championship advantage for any of the teams. In Mediumweight Superstock, LOC Endurance’s win during the previous round at Summit Point has narrowed the gap to points leaders Dalke Motorsports. And in Lightweight Superbike, the battle is still raging between Ghetto Customs and Neighbor of the Beast. Sunday will feature the ten-lap National Challenge Series races, which get started at noon. Last year, Butler Machinery’s Robert Jensen took an impressive four wins during the day, winning every Superstock division race that he entered as well as Formula 1. With the championship still undetermined in each of those classes, fans can expect to see a lot of intense racing at Barber as riders try to earn all the points they can before heading to the Grand National Finals next month. A number of top riders will be joining the competition this weekend, including Jensen, who will be aiming to repeat his performance from last year. AMA Pro Racing riders Opie Caylor, Matt Lynn and Brian Stokes are all expected to turn out to compete against the WERA National regulars, as well. There will be 12 races on Sunday, including the always popular WERA Minis. Tickets for Friday through Sunday are $30, Saturday and Sunday only are $20, and Sunday tickets are $15. More information about WERA, including current championship points and a full schedule of the WERA National weekend at Barber, can be found online at www.WERA.com.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mladin, Spies & Yates Prepare for Superbike Championship Battle at Season-Ending Mid-Ohio Event BREA, Calif., (Sept. 18, 2006) Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, Mat Mladin and Aaron Yates are gearing up for the AMA Superbike season finale, where the AMA Superbike Championship will be decided, at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, the weekend of Sept. 29 Oct. 1, 2006. Heading into this final round, Yoshimura Suzuki has won 17 out of 18 races for 2006. Currently Spies leads the title chase in AMA Superbike over teammate Mladin. After finishing second overall in his rookie AMA Superbike season last year, Spies returned to race his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 with a vengeance in 2006. The 22-year-old Texan has won an amazing 10 races this year and he’s captured seven out of 10 pole positions. At this year’s first Mid-Ohio Superbike double-header weekend in August, Spies picked up a pair of wins. He hopes to pick up his first AMA Superbike championship this time around. “I broke my hand at VIR and that’s been a bit of a challenge but it’s better now, it’s definitely healing,” said Spies, who only needs to finish in 13th or better to win the championship. “It’ll be cool to see the whole new race format there’s no qualifying, no extra point to get for pole, just the point for leading the most laps. I just need to see who’s in my heat race and how hard I have to ride my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to get into the main race. Then it’s just a matter of getting in position and waiting for the checkered flag.” Teammate Mladin, however, doesn’t plan to sit back and allow Spies an easy job of it. The defending AMA Superbike Champion is 20 points back in second place overall. Mladin is also the only six-time AMA Superbike Champion ever, and he has a record 50 AMA Superbike career wins and 48 AMA Superbike career pole positions. “It will be good to go back to Mid-Ohio,” said Mladin. “I have to thank my Yoshimura Suzuki guys for doing a great job because we came on strong at the end of the year and now I’m looking forward to next year. Getting a kick in the pants from Ben has lit a fire under me. I won’t make it so easy for him next year.” Yates, meanwhile, earned two AMA Superbike podium finishes at the most recent double-header weekend at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. A native of Georgia, Yates finished in third place in both Superbike races, helping teammates Mladin and Spies create a Yoshimura Suzuki sweep of both the weekend’s races. “I’m looking forward to going back to Mid-Ohio,” said Yates. “We had a pretty good race going on the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 in Superbike the last time we were there and I feel like we can go better this time. We got a pretty good direction for the bike from last month and I feel like we can use that to improve our result in the race next week. Also, I’m looking forward to wrapping up the season.” For more information on Spies, Mladin, Yates and Yoshimura Suzuki Racing, log onto www.teamsuzuki.com.

FIRST PERSON/OPINION: Via e-mail: I lost a friend at the track on Sunday. Yesterday I got to race my TZ250 for the first time since the end of 2003. It was a blast! I was part of an epic 13-lap battle with eight other guys. We passed each other everywhere, went back-and-forth, side-by-side, inside passes and outside passes, hammer-and-tongs, tooth-and-nail, all that stuff. I don’t know the numbers or names of the others, I was too busy to pay attention to anything other than going just as fast as I could. This race was so fun because we all raced clean and smart. I have found that people who race well make great friends. That is why I know that Jesus Amezcua was my friend even though I did not know him personally. Jesus was one of the guys in my battle. I saw the crash from very close, I know that my friend went out trying hard and riding as fast as he could. Randy Renfrow had a toe transplanted onto his hand to replace one of his thumbs, which had to be amputated after being smashed in a crash. At a party in his honor at another track one of the other 250 GP guys, John France, coined a phrase “Toes Up Randy!” while giving the thumbs-up sign. Toes Up Jesus! Ed Sorbo Mentone, California FIRST PERSON/OPINION: Jesus Amezcua was a good guy, and a good rider, the kind of rider you didn’t mind racing with wheel-to-wheel because you knew he wouldn’t do anything to put you (or himself) in great danger. He really enjoyed his racing, and was getting faster every time I saw him. I talked to him Saturday evening, and on Sunday he died doing what he loved. Godspeed, Jesus. Godspeed. John Ulrich WSMC #29 Lake Elsinore, California FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: It’s hard for me to put into words how great the loss of my friend Jesus is to me. Every race weekend is great fun with great friends, but the energy that Jesus brought made the weekend that much greater. He would normally show up Friday night and get the pit set-up and put out cones to mark our spots. A spot next to Jesus was prime because you were in the heart of our pit area. There was such a good energy about him that you couldn’t help but love him. His laugh and his smile were contagious. He always made me feel like we were a team and would always strategize with me before the races. It was funny because I couldn’t keep up with him anymore, but he still included me in his grand scheme anyways. I will deeply miss you Jesus, you were a great racer, a great sportsman, and a true friend. Derek Dutt WSMC #721 San Diego, California FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: It was with extreme shock and sadness that I learned of the passing of friend and fellow competitor Jesus Amezcua after the Roadracing World 250/50. I had come to know Jesus just this year, having raced with him at WSMC and USGPRU events. I think it’s true that, even as racing goes, the two-stroke contingent is a pretty tight one; as we all come to depend on each other – be it for competition, comraderie or the occasional part. It’s a great feeling to know that we can all battle so hard on the track and yet come back to the pits and come together with tales of the race and good times. Jesus will be sorely missed on both sides of “the gold pit wall.” Godspeed to a great man, a great competitor and a friend that will be truely missed by many. Vincent Rolleri WSMC #224 Huntington Beach, California FIRST PERSON/OPINION Via e-mail: I still sit here today in disbelief and shock that the person I shared “2-stroke alley” with is gone. Jesus was the most enthusiastic racer I knew and he wasn’t just enthusiastic about his racing, he was supportive of everyone. He always had an encouraging word, spare part, tool and especially a smile for everyone. He truly loved racing and gave it 100 percent. Half the reason I show up each month is to hang out in the pits with guys, it just won’t be the same without him. We will miss you Jesus, Godspeed. Steve Lambrick WSMC #545 El Paso, Texas

MotoGP heads to Japan for flyaway finale A-Style Grand Prix of Japan preview – Monday 18th September motogp After one of the most exciting Grands Prix of the season in Australia, the MotoGP tour sets off for Motegi for the third race in as many weekends; the A-Style Grand Prix of Japan. Nicky Hayden enters the land of the rising sun as the leader of a closely-fought 2006 MotoGP World Championship. Valentino Rossi has cut the gap between himself and Hayden for the last 3 races, and with third place in Australia he narrowed the Kentucky Kid’s advantage in the standings to 21 points. Both will be chasing a win at Motegi to put themselves in with the best chance of raising the MotoGP trophy this season. Behind the leading two are a duo who can’t yet be ruled out of lifting their first premier class title, although both had very different fortunes at Phillip Island one week ago. Marco Melandri took victory after the pouring rain caused riders to change machines and tyres midway through the Australian race, whilst Dani Pedrosa showed his aversion to wet conditions, especially whilst riding injured, and only managed a lowly fifteenth. Both have accrued 193 points so far this season but Melandri lies ahead having won three races to Pedrosa’s two. Loris Capirossi lies 45 points behind Hayden, perhaps just one step too far for the gutsy Italian. He is always in with a shout of victory though, and could add further intrigue to the title race at Motegi, where last year he claimed his second MotoGP triumph for Ducati. He leads Casey Stoner and the American triumvirate of Kenny Roberts Jr, John Hopkins and Colin Edwards. Australian rider Chris Vermeulen took his first MotoGP podium at his home race, and will want to do well for Suzuki in Japan. He completes the top ten in the overall classification. 250cc In 250cc, Jorge Lorenzo comes off a run of four victories in five races and holds a 12-point advantage over Andrea Dovizioso. With both consistent podium finishers, the title race could take many twists and turns over the next two weeks, with the Phillip Island race perhaps giving a better idea of who will take this year’s quarter litre crown. Alex de Angelis and Yuki Takahashi are separated by a single point in their battle for third place, whilst Roberto Locatelli and Hiroshi Aoyama round off the top six places. 125cc The 125cc category has already crowned its World Champion, 21 year-old Spaniard Alvaro Bautista. The Master MVA Aspar rider has been the dominant force in the class this season, with an incredible seven wins and only having been off the podium on one occasion (a fourth place at Le Mans). Mika Kallio is the frontrunner for second place in the championship, 29 points ahead of Mattia Pasini. The top six is completed by Sergio Gadea, Hector Faubel and Lukas Pesek. Circuit information Located amongst the vast natural beauty of the northern Kanto district, the Twin Ring circuit at Motegi in Japan consists of a 1.5 mile (2.41km) oval and a 2.9 mile (4.8km) road course constructed to international standards. Built by Honda as the ultimate test facility in August 1997, the road circuit became home to MotoGP in 2000 whilst the oval is designed to introduce American motorsports culture to the country. Twin Ring Motegi is a major attraction for motorsports fans all year round as it is the venue for the Honda Collection Hall, a museum which houses an illustrious collection of motorcycle, car and racing machines from throughout the ages. The complex also includes a safety and riding school, dirt track, go-karts, hotel, restaurant, shops and event halls and currently employs some 300 staff.