RED 21 HOLDING ALL THE EUROSPEEDWAY LAUSITZ ACES Troy Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) arrives in Germany in an enviable position in the championship chase, with a clear 100 point advantage over second place rider James Toseland (Winston Ten Kate Honda), after the 2001 champion’s latest victory in race two at Assen last weekend. A short hop across Northern Europe now sees the entire championship decamped to Central Europe, close to the Polish border, at the magnificently appointed mega-venue of Eurospeedway Lausitz. The 4.265 kilometre circuit is ringed by a NASCAR style banked section, while a test track bisects the back straight, making Lausitz one of the most expansive and versatile circuits imaginable. THREE REMAINING ROUNDS STILL OFFER OPPORTUNITIES The hunt for Bayliss may have got all the harder after most of his immediate championship rivals endured tough weekends at Assen, but in the war for other championship positions, Assen’s results have pushed even more riders into the frame for top three finishes come season end, at Magny-Cours in France on October 8. Bayliss’ tenth win of the season came after Chris Walker (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) had scored his first race win of his entire SBK career in race one, making the Englishman the seventh rider in the top eight of the championship to have taken at least one race win in the 2006 season. At Lausitz, the possibilities of other riders notching up a victory are very much alive, despite Bayliss’ impressive record of scoring three wins in four attempts at the German track. The only other currently active SBK rider to win a race at Lausitz is none other than his 2006 team-mate, Ducati Xerox rider Lorenzo Lanzi, who took his first ever SBK victory at Lausitz in race two last year. HAGA AND TOSELAND SLUGGING MATCH ENTERS TENTH ROUND No one involved in SBK racing expects any drop off in the personal points battle between second placed Toseland perennial title challenger Noriyuki Haga (Yamaha Motor Italia). Each has scored one race win, eight podiums in total and are only separated by two points – with 150 still up for grabs for any rider who can win every remaining race. PITT ON AN UPSWING OF THE SEASON PENDULUM Andrew Pitt (Yamaha Motor Italia) was the top points scorer in the previous round at Lausitz and now sits in an enviable fourth place in the title chase, 33 points behind his team-mate Haga, but with a high confidence level being pushed along by the momentum of three podium finishes in a row, including two second places at Assen, each in vastly different conditions. At the tight Lausitz track all riders will face a very different challenge from the high speed G-force ride around some sections of Assen, but Pitt has proven nothing if not adaptable this year. As Pitt’s fortunes have swung upwards, Troy Corser (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) has found his season on a downward spiral since even before the mid-season break, having scored no podium places since Monza, way back in May. The 2005 champion provided the most consistent early season challenge to Bayliss but six DNFs in 18 races have had an obviously detrimental effect on his campaign, and he enters Lausitz fifth overall. BARROS LOOKS TO TESTING RESULTS IN HIS DESIRE FOR HIS FIRST WIN Alex Barros (Klaffi Honda) finds himself in an unusual situation on the entry to Lausitz, having carried out a successful test at the German circuit earlier in the year, posting competitive lap times on a machine which is now improved after some engine modifications before Assen. An unhappy Dutch weekend has not aided his Lausitz preparations, but the Brazilian star will once more be out to eradicate his record of being the only rider in the top eight to not have won at least one race so far. Riding for a German-speaking team, a win for Alex would be a popular outcome for both the German fans and neutrals alike. KAGAYAMA AND WALKER READY FOR MORE PODIUMS A sensational Brno meeting for Yukio Kagayama (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) delivered him his first race wins in SBK this season, while a wet first race win for Chris Walker at Assen gave him his first ever SBK race win – in 133 attempts. Neither rider will be satisfied with their 2006 totals so far, and after Kagayama’s disappointing Assen weekend in general, and Walker’s troubles with an erroneously fitted rear tyre in race two at Assen, motivation to return to the top flight will be higher than ever. NIETO AND FABRIZIO OUT FOR MORE MEDALS AT EUROSPEEDWAY LAUSITZ Fonsi Nieto (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) got his first chance to sit at the top table in SBK at Assen, by running out third in race two, after looking set for a podium in race one at one stage. A fantastic weekend for two of the three men in the PSG-1 team left multiple SBK race winner Regis Laconi (PSG-1 Kawasaki Corse) out in the cold somewhat, giving him all the impetus he needs to get himself back into the top echelons again at Lausitz. Michel Fabrizio (DFX Treme Honda) has scored three podiums in the last six races, in his rookie SBK season, making him this year’s most impressive young strike in what is a rich seam of riding talent. XAUS ON THE UP IN FRONT OF IMPRESSIVE MIDFIELD SWELL A fine fifth place in race two at Assen was a season-best for Ruben Xaus (Ducati Sterilgarda Berik), who will be back in the same squad in 2007. Lausitz has been occasionally good to him in the past, and he hopes that his machinery will allow him to challenge once more, as he attempts break into the top ten at season’s end. Currently 12th, he leads a talented trio of Norick Abe (Yamaha Motor France) Regis Laconi and Karl Muggeridge (Winston Ten Kate Honda), which completes the top 15. ROLFO AND CO READY FOR GERMAN EXPEDITION Roberto Rolfo (Ducati SC Caracchi) has had an eventful rookie season so far, but the missing link has this been the fortune to have his machinery match his obvious talents at the right time and place. He is nonetheless fully 32 points ahead of his closest championship challenger, another rookie, Shinichi Nakatomi (Yamaha Motor France). Sebastien Gimbert, Nakatomi’s team-mate, injured his back in a crash at Assen, and is now almost certain to miss Lausitz. NEUKIRCHNER THE BIG DRAW FOR MANY GERMAN FANS Talented German rider Max Neukirchner (Alstare Engineering Suzuki) will have the best wishes of the large German crowd riding pillion with him at Lausitz, as he takes part in his second meeting with his new team. Sixth in race one at Assen, only a fall stopped his double points score, but at the very same Lausitz circuit he had his first shakedown laps at when he signed for Suzuki, much is expected. Neukirchner’s former Klaffi Honda team-mate Pierfrancesco Chili (DFX Honda) hopes to make Lausitz a high-point of his season so far and get back into the top 20 again. MARTIN AND BROOKES GO FOR AUSSIE PRIDE Steve Martin (Petronas FP-1) scored magnificent 12th and 11th place results at Assen, despite his power disadvantage on the 900cc triple, and another Aussie force, Josh Brookes (Bertocchi Kawasaki) earned his first point of the season, with a single for 15th in race two. Each is out for points again, while Martin’s team-mate Craig Jones (Petronas FP-1) is after his first points score of the year. SUPERSPORT WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP For the first time this year Kevin Curtain (Yamaha Motor Germany) enters a World Supersport event with a clear championship lead, after scoring second at Assen, as his main championship rival Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda) was only fourth, giving Curtain a seven point advantage. Curtain will be without his team-mate Broc Parkes (Yamaha Motor Germany) who sustained three broken ribs and a punctured lung in a heavy crash at Assen last weekend. Fabien Foret will replace him for the German round. Robbin Harms (Stiggy Motorsports) has made himself a star this year with his consistently strong performances, but is still out for his first win. Massimo Roccoli (Yamaha Team Italia) and Yoann Tiberio (Megabike Honda) were joined in their status as first full season race winners in Supersport by Kenan Sofuoglu (Winston Ten Kate Honda). Sofuoglu spent much of his racing career in Germany and thus knows Lausitz well, making him another possible favourite for outright victory in Germany on Sunday. SUPERSTOCK 1000 FIM CUP Alessandro Polita (Celani Suzuki Italia) extended his advantage over Ayrton Badovini (Biassono Unionbike MV Agusta) after the recent Assen race but the battle for the title itself is still very much a three – and possibly a four – rider contest now, with Luca Scassa (EVR Corse Ormeni Racing) only two points behind Badovini, and Claudio Corti (Yamaha Team Italia) some 41 points behind the leader, with three unpredictable rounds to go. SUPERSTOCK 600 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP Xavier Simeon (Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra) had to give best to Niccolo Canepa (Ducati Xerox) at the most recent race of the exciting 600 Superstock year, but still enjoys a 34-point advantage over Canepa, with three rounds to run. Davide Giugliano (Lightspeed Kawasaki) is now most probably out of contention for the title itself, some 60 points behind Simeon. These top three riders have won every victory on offer this year, and on current form it is difficult to see who can upset the winning run of the big trio. ITALIAN AND FRENCH ROUNDS FINISH THE CHAMPIONSHIP TRAIL The final two rounds of the Superbike series take place at Imola on 1 October and Magny-Cours on 8 October, giving all the Lausitz competitors an opportunity for reflection and preparation as they look to an exciting end to the season.

After the superb 5th position of Norick Abe last Sunday, the Team Yamaha Motor France-Ipone is ready for the difficult German Lausitz track. In Assen, Abe realized a beautiful first race, coming back from the 11th position on lap one to the 8th place on lap 9, then the Japanese champion was 4th on the 15th lap before he was passed in the last moments of the race by Fonsi Nieto (Kawasaki). Abe did almost as well as his two best results this year (2 times 4th in Valencia). Shinichi Nakatomi picked up the points of 13th place and Sebastien Gimbert (then 7th after an excellent start) crashed. The second race was less fortunate, as Gimbert did not start while Abe and Nakatomi had to retire. Very brilliant races for the Yamaha rider Andrew Pitt (2 times second) who is now forth of the championship behind his team mate Noriyuki Haga. THE EUROSPEEDWAY LAUSITZ RACE TRACK Lausitz was opened on August 20th 2000. The racing complex follows current trends and includes an oval and a road circuit. This type of configuration originated in the United States but can now be found more and more frequently elsewhere. Examples are Rockingham (near Northampton in England), Jacarepagua (Brazil) opened in 1978, Welkom (South Africa, opened in 1999) and Motegi (Japan, opened in 1997). Stretching over 570 hectares, the Lausitz EuroSpeedway offers sprint events like Superbike a 4265km long circuit. But F1 racing can also be catered for, over a 4.5km long course, Endurance racing has an 11.3km circuit while the Super Speedway tri-oval is 3.2km long. There are a total of 120,000 seats for spectators with 96,000 of them giving a full view of the circuit. Total tarmac surface is an impressive 90,000m2. Compare that to Valencia’s already large 49,066m2 or Oschersleben’s 60,000m2. 60 km away from Dresden, Lausitz is 130 km from Berlin. It is about the same distance away from Chemnitz Sachsenring, where the German Grand Prix has been held since 1998. Last year, troy Corser was leading the race 2 when he crashed in the first corner of the second lap, restarted 28th (last) and finished 13th. July 15, 16 and 17 tests: Race tyres: 1. Bayliss (Ducati) & Haga (Yamaha) 1:38.2 ; 3. Pitt (Yamaha) 1:38.3 ; 4. Corser & Kagayama (Suzuki) 1:38.4 ; 6. Lanzi (Ducati), Toseland (Honda) & Muggeridge (Honda) 1:39.0 ; 9. Walker (Kawasaki) 1:39.5 ; 10. Nieto (Kawasaki) 1:39.7 Qualifying tyres: 1. Haga & Corser 1:37.6 ; 3. Bayliss 1:37.8 ; 4. Pitt 1:38.1 ; 5. Lanzi 1:38.5 ; 6. Kagayama 1:38.6 ; 7. Toseland 1:38.7 ; 8. Walker 1:39.2 ; 9. Nieto 1:39.5 ; 10. Martin (Foggy Petronas) 1:40.1 World Championship standings: 1- Bayliss (Ducati) 332 points, 2-Toseland (Honda) 232, 3-Haga (Yamaha) 230, 4-Pitt (Yamaha) 197, 5-Corser (Suzuki) 193 LAUSITZ STATS Practice record (2005): 1:39.019 Lanzi (Ducati) 155.060 kph 2005 Yamaha Motor France practice times: Norifumi Abe: 1:41.034 / 15th and Sebastien Gimbert: 1:41.224 / 19th Race 1 result 2005: 1- Vermeulen (Honda) 2- Haga (Yamaha) 3- Corser (Suzuki), 4- Toseland (Ducati) 5- Kagayama (Suzuki) 2005 Yamaha Motor France race 1 results: Norifumi Abe: 9th and Sebastien Gimbert: DNF (retired lap 13) Race 2 results 2005: 1- Lanzi (Ducati) 2- Vermeulen (Honda) 3- Haga (Yamaha) 4- Kagayama (Suzuki) 5-Muggeridge (Honda) – 13-Corser (Suzuki) 2005 Yamaha Motor France race 2 results: Norifumi Abe: 8th and Sebastien Gimbert: 14th Lap record (best race time 2002): 1:39.679 Ruben Xaus (Ducati) 154.030 kph 11th round of the Superbike World Championship: October 1st at Imola (Italy)

Odenton, MD. Jon Schendel and Tyler Reiswig won the USGPRU 125GP and 250GP West Region Championships at the Las Vegas Classic Course. Jon Schendel (198 points) only needed to finish the 125GP race to clinch the regional championship and position him into contention for the national championship against Scott Smallwood and Alex Welsh. Reiswig put up a hard fight against Schendel as the pair swapped the lead multiple times, but experience paid off as Schendel held on to win by .2 seconds. Reiswig would settle for 2nd in the regional championship with 148 points. Debra Kuick finished strong to claim 3rd with her 99 points which were 9 more than 4th place Kyle Ferris. Phillip Krenn rounds out the top five with 85 points. The 250GP championship was decided in similar familiar fashion. Tyler Reiswig had enough points that he only needed to finish, though a turn 1 incident on the opening lap would test his abilities as he went off course. He came back later in the race and clinched his first 250GP regional championship with 180 points. Jon Schendel almost handed 2nd to Ryan Ferris when he crashed with two laps to go, but he too came back and held onto second with 131 over Ferris’ 106 points. Canadian Alex Welsh claimed 4th while Phillip Krenn barely held onto 5th place. With only two more races to go, Oakhill Raceway and Mid Ohio Sportscar Course, the USGPRU 125GP and 250GP national championships are shaping up nicely. The final shootout will be at Miller Motorsports Park, UT on October 20-22. The 2006 USGPRU National Series sponsors include Roadracingworld.com, Rising Sun Cycles, Revit Leathers, Bridgestone Motorsport, CCS, AGVSport, EBC Brakes, Hjelm Motorsports, Ian Emberton Engineering, Motion Pro Cables and Tools, Dunlop, Power Stands, Redline Cycle Imports, Regina Chain, Repsol YPF, and VP Fuel. About USGPRU The USGPRU is the officially recognized Motorcycle 125 Grand Prix National Championship ® and 250 Grand Prix National Championship TM series. The USGPRU emulates true World MotoGP racing experience and serves to attract young riders to gain experience in a professional environment and provide a path to world-class motorcycle racing. The USGPRU structures events with extended length grand prix racing exclusive to the GP machines, timed qualifying and strong contingency and sponsor support. For additional details, visit www.USGPRU.net

The Bol d’Or final round of the FIM World Endurance Championship takes place next weekend, the 16th and 17th of September. The 24 hour race – which takes place at its now well established Magny Cours home – will see five of the permanent championship teams fighting for the top three places in the 2006 championship. Suzuki Castrol and Yamaha Austria Suzuki Castrol have a commanding 28 point lead in the championship but with 35 points available to the winner of a 24 hour race, Yamaha Austria still have a slim chance of taking the title. The Austrian Yamaha team must win the race and Suzuki Castrol must fail to score a point. If Suzuki Castrol fail to score and Yamaha Austria finish second, the two teams will be on equal points but the title will go to Suzuki Castrol as they have won more races than Yamaha Austria. Yamaha Phase One, Bolliger Kawasaki, Fagersjo-el.se Suzuki British team Yamaha Phase One have a mathematical chance (if they win and Yamaha Austria don’t score) of taking second place, but more importantly they have a real fight on their hands defending the third place they currently hold. Swiss team Kawasaki Bolliger are just 13 points behind them in fourth place, and Swedish squad Fagersjo-el.se Suzuki are a further 8 points behind in fifth place. A bad result for Phase One could see both of these teams leapfrogging past them after the final round. Kawasaki Diablo, RMT21 Racing Honda A second British team, Diablo 666Kawasaki, are currently sixth in the championship and in with a chance of leaping up to fourth place, while fifth place isn’t out of the question for German team RMT21 Racing Honda, currently seventh. Not Forgetting: And then there are the numerous well supported wildcard teams such as National Motos Honda (winners of this year’s Le Mans 24 Hour race), Yamaha GMT94 (fastest in qualifying at Le Mans) and Kawasaki France. The Magny Cours circuit will also throw its own challenges into the equation, with the ultra-fast back straight followed by severe braking into the slow Adelaide hairpin. Everything is set for a fascinating championship showdown in ten days time.

Odenton, MD. With temperatures well into triple digits, the USGPRU hosted their final west round showdown in Sin City. Alex Welsh wasted no time in 125GP qualifying action as he showed his hand early in the session with no one to call. Regional points leader Jon Schendel and Tyler Reiswig were close in tow as less than a half a second separated the top three from Welsh’s 1:24.327 lap. Nobi Iso and Rolando Quintero were looking for their setup as they qualified 4th and 5th respectively. Welsh again showed his hand in 250 qualifying and this time there was no bluffing. His blistering 1:21.772 lap was again placing him on pole while Vincent Rolleri, Reiswig and Ryan Ferris were left wondering how to react. Jon Schendel completed the top five. When the green flag fell, all bets were now called off. A five way battle for the lead in the 125GP race quickly got under way with Reiswig leading the group. As the pace quickened, Quintero and Iso found themselves in a battle for fourth, while Welsh was able to escape with the front two. Schendel passed Reiswig in turn 3 and turned up the heat even more. Reiswig would need a little misfortune for him to clinch the championship, but it never came. His last ditch effort on the last lap got him back around the CN Racing machine of Schendel, but wound up getting repassed the turn after. Schendel went all-in, setting a lap record of 1:23.193 and holding off Reiswig for the win and the West Region 125GP Championship. Welsh was relegated to third. Reiswig finished 2nd in the regional championship and Debra Kuick, who battled with Jeff Lim for sixth, was able to claim 3rd in the region. The 250GP race looked to be exciting as points leader Reiswig would run off course when he was engaged in a late braking battle with Ferris and Rolleri going into the first turn. “We were all thinking that we were all going to out brake each other”, said Reiswig, who would climb his way back up to 11th at the end of the first lap. That left the lead battle to Welsh, Ferris and Rolleri, who later in the opening lap, low sided in turn four after just passing Ferris. Welsh was strong all race and never looked back. Ferris finally had a reliable bike after battling mechanical gremlins all weekend. He rode to a strong and productive 2nd place. The real battle ended up for 3rd when quarter liter mounted Schendel was able to recover from his disadvantaged starts and reeled in Bruce Lind. The ever-seemingly-ageless Lind proved that with 43 years of racing, he still has plenty of cards to play. Lap after lap, Schendel was always able to get beside Lind, but could not get a pass to stick. With 2 laps to go, Schendel gambled big going around Lind on the outside in his favorite turn (3) and lowsided. He would get up and salvage a 7th with Lind retaining third. Zach Lee rode in fine fashion to round out the top five. Reiswig recovered from his lap 1 incident to finshed 4th and claim his first 250GP championship. Schendel and Ferris rounded out the top 3 in the 250GP regional championship. With only two more races to go, Oakhill Raceway and Mid Ohio Sportscar Course, the USGPRU 125GP and 250GP national championships are shaping up nicely. The final shootout will be at Miller Motorsports Park, UT on October 20-22. Rising Sun Cycles 125GP Results. Round 5 West, Las Vegas 1. Jon Schendel Hon 125 2. Tyler Reiswig Hon 125 3. Alex Welsh Hon 125 4. Nobi Iso Apr 125 5. Rolando Quintero Yam 125 6. Jeffrey Lim Hon 125 7. Debra Kuick Hon 125 8. Phillip Krenn Hon 125 9. Britt Arechiga Hon 125 10. Jayson Webb Hon 125 11. Kevin Murray Yam 125 12. Kim Brauneis Yam125 13. Darrin Kuebler Hon 125 Motion Pro 250GP Results. Round 5 West, Las Vegas 1. Alex Welsh Hon 250 2. Ryan Ferris Hon 250 3. Bruce Lind Yam 250 4. Tyler Reiswig Hon 250 5. Zachary Lee Hon 250 6. Nobi Iso Yam 250 7. Jon Schendel Hon 125 8. Derek Dutt Yam 250 9. Kory Gill Yam 250 10. Daniel Qualtire Yam 250 11. Phillip Krenn Hon 125 12. David Matthews Yam 250 13. Randy Jusi Hon 250 14. Sean Pagel Hon 250 15. Thomas Di Nardo Yam 250 DNF 16. Vincent Rolleri Yam 250 DNF The 2006 USGPRU National Series sponsors include Roadracingworld.com, Rising Sun Cycles, Revit Leathers, Bridgestone Motorsport, CCS, AGVSport, EBC Brakes, Hjelm Motorsports, Ian Emberton Engineering, Motion Pro Cables and Tools, Dunlop, Power Stands, Redline Cycle Imports, Regina Chain, Repsol YPF, and VP Fuel. About USGPRU The USGPRU is the officially recognized Motorcycle 125 Grand Prix National Championship ® and 250 Grand Prix National Championship TM series. The USGPRU emulates true World MotoGP racing experience and serves to attract young riders to gain experience in a professional environment and provide a path to world-class motorcycle racing. The USGPRU structures events with extended length grand prix racing exclusive to the GP machines, timed qualifying and strong contingency and sponsor support. For additional details, visit www.USGPRU.net

GARRETTSVILLE, Oh. With just three rounds remaining in the 2006 WERA National Series season, would-be endurance champions will have to compete with both their rival teams and the darkness this weekend at Nelson Ledges Road Course. WERA/Bridgestone National Endurance Series teams are busy preparing their machines for the nighttime during the eight-hour race on Saturday, September 9. The race gets underway at 3:30 p.m, with the sun still shining, and teams will race into the sunset before being plunged into darkness. Vesrah Suzuki will be looking for another win after proving last year that they can ride just as quickly at night. The Heavyweight Superbike team has both the class and overall championship lead by a comfortable margin. Behind Vesrah, though, Mediumweight Superbike team Red Star is holding onto second in the overall championship by 7.33 points over TVR II and 8.92 points over Team Velocity Racing. All three teams will be putting in extra effort to overcome the darkness and the challenges of lighting their race bikes. Team Velocity Racing won Heavyweight Superstock and took second overall last year at Nelson, but ARNCHU Racing was a close third. ARNCHU currently leads Team Velocity in the class championship by a narrow 9.986 points, and both teams will be anxious to perform well at Nelson with the season quickly winding down. Sunday will cap the weekend with the WERA/Michelin National Challenge Series sprint races. There will be 11 ten-lap races beginning at 12:30 p.m. Like the endurance series, the National Challenge Series has a number of championships that are still close after seven rounds. Race six is 750 Superstock expert, and the competition is between Vesrah Suzuki teammates Lee Acree and Mark Junge. Acree had a one-point lead coming into round seven at Summit Point Raceway, but a victory for Junge propelled him into the top spot with a slim two-point lead. This weekend’s 750 Superstock race is expected to be another whirlwind of yellow Vesrah Suzukis. Tickets for Friday’s qualifying and the weekend’s races are $30. Friday and Saturday only cost $20, and fans can see Sunday’s National Challenge Series action for $15. More information about WERA can be found online at www.WERA.com. Directions to Nelson Ledges can be found there, as well, in the track directory.

Lance Weil, 68, a road racing pioneer and former owner of Rickey Racer, a Laverda high-performance shop based in Burbank, California, was fatally injured in an accident while working on a lathe at his shop in Hatboro, Pennsylvania last week. A piece of metal flew out of the lathe and hit Weil on the head; he died at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia. Weil was one of the first Americans to race in Europe in the 1960s. Lance is survived by his son, Lee Weil, and four daughters, Joeann, Sharada and Katherine. A service has been scheduled for Wednesday, September 6th at 8:15 pm at the Yoga Center of California in Costa Mesa, followed by dinner at the Golden Dragon restaurant. Weil moved to Pennsylvania about four years ago to work for Cosmopolitan Motors. Yoga Center of California 445 E. 17th Street Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (949) 646-8281 Golden Dragon 2023 Harbor Boulevard Costa Mesa, CA 92627 (949) 642-7162