AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 20 Provisional Practice Results: 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.177 2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.345 3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.537 4. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06), 1:25.685 5. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06), 1:25.815 6. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:25.892 7. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:26.390 8. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.522 9. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.536 10. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:26.616 11. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.416 12. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:28.491 13. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.630 14. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.555 15. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.623 16. Mark Crozier (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.035 17. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.187 18. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.172 19. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.176 20. Andi Notman (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.148 21. Scott Carpenter (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.157 22. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.672

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix New format of the starting grid Following a recommendation of the FIM Grand Prix Safety Commission, the new format of the starting grid, with new distances between each position, will be as follows – application as from the Malaysian Grand Prix in Sepang on September 10 next:

Sunday’s AMA race schedule at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) has been revised to beat predicted “inclement weather” in the afternoon. The revised schedule will see the Superbike race run first instead of last, followed by the Superstock and Supersport races. Sunday’s Revised Schedule: 12:00 p.m. AMA Superbike Championship Preseted by Parts Unlimited Race (28 laps) 1:10 p.m. Repsol Lubricants Superstock Race (17 laps) 2:00 p.m. Pro Honda Oils Supersport Presented by Shoei Race (17 laps)

Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Practice Presented by Shoei VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 20 Provisional Practice Times: 1. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R6), 1:27.436 2. Geoff May (Yam YZF-R6), 1:27.557 3. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), 1:28.103 4. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:28.178 5. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:28.364 6. Chris Peris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.386 7. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:28.827 8. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.855 9. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.012 10. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.105 11. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.126 12. Shea Fouchek (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.471 13. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.840 14. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.358 15. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R600), 1:30.392 16. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), 1:30.459 17. Alastair Seeley (Yam YZF-R6), 1:30.945 18. David Anthony (Suz GSX-R600), 1:31.244 19. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.542 20. Jimmy Wood (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:31.600

Repsol Lubricants AMA Superstock Championship VIRginia International Raceway Alton, Virginia August 20 Provisional Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R1 LE), 1:25.706 2. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R1 LE), 1:25.784 3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.994 4. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1 LE), 1:26.438 5. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.559 6. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.574 7. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.879 8. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:26.906 9. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:26.929 10. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:27.573 11. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:28.028 12. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.333 13. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.457 14. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.716 15. Damon Buckmaaster (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:28.726 16. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.847 17. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.213 18. Kenny Noyes (Yam YZF-R1 LE), 1:30.640 19. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.960 20. Chad Lewin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.053

FIM MotoGP World Championship Brno, Czech Republic August 20 Race Results: 1. Loris CAPIROSSI (Duc GP06), Bridgestone, 22 laps, 43:40.145 2. Valentino ROSSI (Yam YZR-M1), Michelin, -4.902 seconds 3. Dani PEDROSA (Hon RC211V), Michelin, -8.012 seconds 4. Kenny Lee ROBERTS (Hon KR211V), Michelin, -14.800 seconds 5. Marco MELANDRI (Hon RC211V), Michelin, -15.025 seconds 6. Casey STONER (Hon RC211V), Michelin, -15.699 seconds 7. John HOPKINS (Suz GSV-R), Bridgestone, -16.775 seconds 8. Shinya NAKANO (Kaw ZX-RR), Bridgestone, -16.942 seconds 9. Nicky HAYDEN (Hon RC211V), Michelin, -17.061 seconds 10. Colin EDWARDS (Yam YZR-M1), Michelin, -19.435 seconds 11. Toni ELIAS (Hon RC211V), Michelin, -22.215 seconds 12. Chris VERMEULEN (Suz GSV-R), Bridgestone, -23.978 seconds 13. Makoto TAMADA (Hon RC211V), Michelin, -24.967 seconds 14. Randy DE PUNIET (Kaw ZX-RR), Bridgestone, -28.961 seconds 15. Carlos CHECA (Yam YZR-M1), Dunlop, -29.296 seconds 16. Alex HOFMANN (Duc GP06), Bridgestone, -29.801 seconds 17. James ELLISON (Yam YZR-M1), Dunlop, -62.982 seconds 18. Ivan SILVA (Duc GP05), Dunlop, -104.775 seconds 19. Jose Luis CARDOSO (Duc GP05), Dunlop, -16 laps, DNF, mechanical MotoGP World Championship Point Standings (After 12 of 17 races): 1. HAYDEN, 201 points 2. PEDROSA, 176 points 3. ROSSI, 163 points 4. MELANDRI, 161 points 5. CAPIROSSI, 151 points 6. STONER, 101 points 7. ROBERTS, 92 points 8. EDWARDS, 90 points 9. HOPKINS, 83 points 10. NAKANO, 75 points 11. TAMADA, 67 points 12. ELIAS, 64 points 13. VERMEULEN, 61 points 14. GIBERNAU, 58 points 15. CHECA, 54 points 16. DE PUNIET, 23 points 17. HOFMANN, 21 points 18. ELLISON, 20 points 19. CARDOSO, 8 points

FIM 250cc GP World Championship Brno, Czech Republic August 20 Race Results: 1. Jorge LORENZO (Aprilia), 20 laps, 41:29.204 2. Andrea DOVIZIOSO (Honda), -2.507 seconds 3. Hiroshi AOYAMA (KTM), -2.524 seconds 4. Roberto LOCATELLI (Aprilia), -15.294 seconds 5. Hector BARBERA (Aprilia), -30.098 seconds 6. Shuhei AOYAMA (Honda), -30.223 seconds 7. Martin CARDENAS (Honda), -39.405 seconds 8. Sylvain GUINTOLI (Aprilia), -43.800 seconds 9. Marco SIMONCELLI (Gilera), -51.756 seconds 10. Jakub SMRZ (Aprilia), -51.815 seconds 11. Dirk HEIDOLF (Aprilia), -53.972 seconds 12. Alex DEBON (Aprilia), -61.584 seconds 13. Andrea BALLERINI (Aprilia), -63.693 seconds 14. Arnaud VINCENT (Honda), -76.241 seconds 15. Arturo TIZON (Honda), -76.372 seconds 250cc GP World Championship Point Standings (After 11 of 16 races): 1. LORENZO, 199 points 2. DOVIZIOSO, 192 points 3. Yuki TAKAHASHI, 133 points 4. AOYAMA, 132 points 5. Alex DE ANGELIS, 131 points 6. LOCATELLI, 127 points 7. BARBERA, 111 points 8. GUINTOLI, 73 points 9. SIMONCELLI, 62 points 10. TIE, AOYAMA/Anthony WEST, 58 points

FIM 125cc GP World Championship Brno, Czech Republic August 20 Race Results: 1. Alvaro BAUTISTA (Aprilia), 19 laps, 41:00.673 2. Mika KALLIO (KTM), -0.028 seconds 3. Gabor TALMACSI (Honda), -11.409 seconds 4. Sergio GADEA (Aprilia), -11.843 seconds 5. Thomas LUTHI (Honda), -12.155 seconds 6. Mattia PASINI (Aprilia), -12.263 seconds 7. Nicolas TEROL (Derbi), -14.750 seconds 8. Joan OLIVE (Aprilia), -14.792 seconds 9. Pablo NIETO (Aprilia), -15.722 seconds 10. Fabrizio LAI (Honda), -35.170 seconds 11. Sandro CORTESE (Honda), -40.494 seconds 12. Stefan BRADL (KTM), -40.544 seconds 13. Mike DI MEGLIO (Honda), -41.465 seconds 14. Manuel HERNANDEZ (Aprilia), -49.529 seconds 15. Simone CORSI (Gilera), -51.402 seconds 125cc GP World Championship Point Standings (After 11 of 16 races): 1. BAUTISTA, 230 points 2. KALLIO, 161 points 3. PASINI, 147 points 4. GADEA, 133 points 5. Hector FAUBEL, 123 points 6. Lukas PESEK, 102 points 7. LUTHI, 91 points 8. TALMACSI, 81 points 9. CORSI, 71 points 10. OLIVE, 68 points

Michelin has appointed a new director of its motorcycle racing activities. Jean-Philippe Weber will take over the position from Nicolas Goubert at the end of the 2006 MotoGP season. The appointment comes at a crucial moment for the renowned French tyre brand, with MotoGP switching to 800cc machines for the 2007 World Championship and the company withdrawing from Formula One at the end of this season. MotoGP is thus set to become an even bigger part of Michelin’s global presence. “I am happy, honoured and humble to take over from Nicolas,” says Weber, whose background is in chemical engineering. “I have been working with him and his team for several years, so I already know that it is very exciting to work with Michelin’s MotoGP crew and with the company’s partners. The results have been very impressive for many years, so it is a big challenge to maintain that success and to continue developing technology through competition.” Goubert, who has been with Michelin since 1988 and has run its motorcycle racing activities since 1997, will continue to grow his career with the company in a position to be announced shortly. “I’ve had a great time, meeting and working with some amazing people,” says Goubert, who has presided over a period of unprecedented success. “This job has been my passion but I need a new challenge. My future is with Michelin, although it will be difficult to work in anything as fascinating and rewarding as MotoGP.” Weber, a keen street and off-road rider, began working on Michelin motorcycle race tyres in 2001, focusing on MotoGP, Superbike and Supermotard. As a richly qualified chemist (with a doctorate in organic chemistry), his initial involvement was with compounds, though he soon began working on all aspects of tyre development. His new job takes him from behind the scenes to a new position in the public eye. “This is my dream job because motorcycles are my life,” he adds. “I own several streetbikes and dirt bikes but if I had 200 motorcycles I would still want some more!” Michelin motorsport director Frédéric Henry -Biabaud acknowledges that Weber’s appointment comes at a fascinating moment for Michelin’s motorpsort department. “We wish Jean -Philippe all the best in his new role and we know that we will be able to give Nicolas the new challenge he is looking for,” he says. “MotoGP will become an even bigger part of our strategy now that the Michelin Group is leaving F1 to focus on MotoGP, Endurance car racing and in WRC with the BFGoodrich brand.” There are three key factors in our involvement in MotoGP: – First, its profile is very big and getting bigger, so the return on our investment is excellent. Also its visibility goes far beyond the world of motorcycling, which means it benefits Michelin as a whole. And it is a very challenging, very competitive discipline with some real heroes. – Second, its link to our business is absolutely crucial. At a MotoGP race all the fans know what tyres they’ve got on their bikes, so in MotoGP you are always talking to your end customer. Also, MotoGP gives us a very strong link to our technical partners who use our tyres as OE equipment on their customer machines. – Third, the technical relationships between MotoGP and streetbikes is very close, much closer than in most other motorsports, so there is a direct link between our MotoGP tyres and our street tyres. Michelin has won more of 300 of 500 and MotoGP victories, plus 25 of the last 30 premier-class World Championships, including a clean sweep of the last 14 crowns. Its race win rate over the past decade stands at around 95 per cent.

FIM MotoGP World Championship Brno, Czech Republic August 20 Sunday Morning Warm-up Results: 1. Valentino ROSSI (Yam YZR-M1), 1:58.487, Michelin 2. Dani PEDROSA (Hon RC211V), 1:58.518, Michelin 3. Kenny Lee ROBERTS (Hon KR211V), 1:58.628, Michelin 4. Marco MELANDRI (Hon RC211V), 1:58.655, Michelin 5. Nicky HAYDEN (Hon RC211V), 1:58.780, Michelin 6. Loris CAPIROSSI (Duc GP06), 1:58.809, Bridgestone 7. Shinya NAKANO (Kaw ZX-RR), 1:58.844, Bridgestone 8. John HOPKINS (Suz GSV-R), 1:58.931, Bridgestone 9. Casey STONER (Hon RC211V), 1:59.052, Michelin 10. Colin EDWARDS (Yam YZR-M1), 1:59.225, Michelin 11. Makoto TAMADA (Hon RC211V), 1:59.490, Michelin 12. Carlos CHECA (Yam YZR-M1), 1:59.493, Dunlop 13. Randy DE PUNIET (Kaw ZX-RR), 1:59.604, Bridgestone 14. Chris VERMEULEN (Suz GSV-R), 1:59.951, Bridgestone 15. Toni ELIAS (Hon RC211V), 2:00.009, Michelin 16. Alex HOFMANN (Duc GP06), 2:00.090, Bridgestone 17. James ELLISON (Yam YZR-M1), 2:01.263, Dunlop 18. Jose Luis CARDOSO (Duc GP05), 2:02.383, Dunlop 19. Ivan SILVA (Duc GP06), 2:02.778, Dunlop