FIM MotoGP World Championship Catalunya, Spain June 18 Practice Times: 1. Dani PEDROSA (Honda) 1:42.510 2. Casey STONER (Honda) 1:42.657 3. Kenny Lee ROBERTS (Roberts/Honda) 1:43.038 4. Sete GIBERNAU (Ducati) 1:43.043 5. John HOPKINS (Suzuki) 1:43.083 6. Shinya NAKANO (Kawasaki) 1:43.194 7. Colin EDWARDS (Yamaha) 1:43.215 8. Randy DE PUNIET (Kawasaki) 1:43.249 9. Valentino ROSSI (Yamaha) 1:43.273 10. Nicky HAYDEN (Honda) 1:43.281 11. Carlos CHECA (Yamaha) 1:43.376 12. Chris VERMEULEN (Suzuki) 1:43.411 13. Marco MELANDRI (Honda) 1:43.429 14. Toni ELIAS (Honda) 1:43.534 15. Loris CAPIROSSI (Ducati) 1:43.573 16. Makoto TAMADA (Honda) 1:43.613 17. James ELLISON (Yamaha) 1:44.693 18. Alex HOFMANN (Ducati) 1:45.600 19. Jose Luis CARDOSO (Ducati) 1:45.958

Lockhart Phillips AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 17 Provisional Race Results: 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), 13 laps 2. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), -3.189 seconds 3. Eric Bostrom (Hon CBR600RR), -3.323 seconds 4. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6), -14.971 seconds 5. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), -24.418 seconds 6. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), -27.901 seconds 7. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), -32.159 seconds 8. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), -32.344 seconds 9. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), -60.569 seconds 10. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R600), -60.649 seconds 11. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R600), -86.551 seconds 12. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6RR), -102.415 seconds 13. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600), -106.282 seconds 14. Berto Wooldridge (Suz GSX-R600), -117.974 seconds 15. Jeremiah Johnson (Suz GSX-R600), -121.229 seconds 16. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600) 17. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R6) 18. Tamer Kekhia (Yam YZF-R6) 19. David Glenn (Suz GSX-R600) 20. Jessica Zalusky (Kaw ZX-6RR) 21. Ty Howard (Hon CBR600RR), -2 laps, DNF 22. Victor Chirinos (Kaw ZX-6RR), DNF 23. James Kerker (Hon CBR600RR), DNF 24. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), DNF

AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 17 Provisional Race Results: 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), 21 laps 2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), -1.731 seconds 3. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06), -7.117 seconds 4. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06), -21.127 seconds 5. Tommy Hayden (Kw ZX-10R), -30.155 seconds 6. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), -34.746 seconds 7. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), -37.625 seconds 8. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), -62.678 seconds 9. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), -64.117 seconds 10. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), -67.032 seconds 11. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -72.384 seconds 12. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR), -87.029 seconds 13. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000), -89.698 seconds 14. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000), -92.500 seconds 15. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 16. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 17. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 18. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 19. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap 20. Mark Ledesma (Hon CBR1000RR), -1 lap 21. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 22. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R), -1 lap 23. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 24. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 25. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 26. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap 27. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R100), -1 lap 28. Mike Sullivan (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap 29. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000), -2 laps 30. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000), -8 laps, DNF 31. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000), -8 laps, DNF 32. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), -9 laps, DNF 33. Andi Notman (Suz GSX-R1000), -12 laps, DNF 34. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS 35. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS 36. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS Championship Point Standings: 1. Spies, 358 points 2. Mladin, 334 points 3. Duhamel, 275 points 4. Hodgson, 263 points 5. Yates, 254 points 6. Tommy Hayden, 246 points 7. Ben Bostrom, 244 points 8. Zemke, 237 points 9. Pridmore, 214 points 10. Pegram, 189 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won today’s AMA Superbike Championship race at the brand new Miller Motorsports Park in Utah and extended his series lead ahead of team mate Mat Mladin. The young Texan came out tops in an exciting battle with Mladin, Ben Bostrom (Ducati) and Jake Zemke (Honda), who crashed in the closing stages of the race. Aaron Yates raced to sixth place and Michael Jordan Motorsports-sponsored Jason Pridmore and Jake Holden rounded out the top 10. Said Spies: “I got a good start off the line on my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. I knew it was going to be a hard race. The pace that the leaders were running was pretty stout but the Suzuki was running good and now we know what the pace is going to be like tomorrow. We’ll go back and make a few changes and see how things turn out on Sunday.” Earlier in the day, Saturday’s final qualifying session saw Spies capture his fourth pole position of the season after posting a blisteringly fast lap of 1:49.167. This lap time set the record for the new Miller facility. Mladin joined Spies on the front row of the grid in third place, thanks to a best lap time of 1:49.694. Yates qualified on the second row with a 1:50.513 lap time. “My team made a pretty big change last night and that made all the difference in the world,” said Spies about his improved lap times from Friday’s session. “We’re trying to get the load off of the front tyre and we accomplished that. We went pretty quick and I’m confident in the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000.” Spies’ confidence was not misplaced: The 21-lap Superbike race saw Spies get a good start before falling into second place behind Mladin. Within a few laps, he settled into third, trying to save his Dunlop tyres and watching the fierce battle for the lead. As his team mate diced with a competitor, Spies took advantage and moved into first place and held it until the race’s end. “It was an awesome race,” said Spies. “I told Mat before we got on the podium that even if I had finished second, that would have still been the most fun race of the season. We had four guys running up front and they were battling and swapping paint. It was a fun race and luckily we came out on top. It was the toughest race of the year. I think tomorrow is going to be the same thing.” Like Spies, six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin got a great start and took over the lead immediately. While he and a competitor were battling intensely for the lead, however, Spies got by and Mladin maintained second place. “It was a good race,” said Mladin. “Again, the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 was one-two on the podium. We’ll do a bit of homework tonight and hopefully do better on Sunday.” Yates, meanwhile, suffered an unfortunate start. Bu he charged hard on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 and moved up into sixth position before the race was done. “I blew the start and lost a lot of ground right there,” he said. “I was stuck behind some guys for a while, but then was able to get around them. I was struggling in some areas but I’m working with my team to come back with something better on Sunday.” More, from a press release issued by American Suzuki: Yoshimura Suzuki at Peak Performance at First-Ever Miller Motorsports Park AMA Superbike Race –Next round, Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA, July 21 – 23, 2006– Round 6 AMA Superbike Series Tooele, Utah Miller Motorsports Park June 16 – 18, 2006 Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won the inaugural AMA Superbike race and extended his championship points lead at brand-new Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah, on Saturday afternoon. This Superbike victory is Spies’ seventh of the 2006 season and his eighth career win. Spies won the race after a fierce battle with teammate defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin, who finished in second place. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates came home in a strong sixth position. “I got a good start off the line on my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000,” said Spies. “I knew it was going to be a hard race. The pace that the leaders were running was pretty stout but the Suzuki was running good and now we know what the pace is going to be like tomorrow. We’ll go back and make a few changes and see how things turn out on Sunday.” Earlier in the day, Saturday’s final qualifying session saw Spies capture his fourth pole position of the season after posting a blisteringly fast lap of 1:49.167. This lap time set the record for the new Miller facility. Teammate Mladin joined Spies on the front row of the grid in third place, thanks to a best lap time of 1:49.694. Yates qualified on the second row with a 1:50.513 lap time. “My team made a pretty big change last night and that made all the difference in the world,” said Spies about his improved lap times from Friday’s session. “We’re trying to get the load off of the front tire and we accomplished that. We went pretty quick and I’m confident in the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000.” Spies’ confidence was not misplaced. The 21-lap Superbike race saw Spies get a good start before falling into second place behind Mladin. Within a few laps, he settled into third, trying to save his Dunlop tires and watching the fierce battle for the lead. As his teammate diced with a competitor, Spies took advantage and moved into first place and held it until the race’s end. “It was an awesome race,” said Spies. “I told Mat before we got on the podium that even if I had finished second, that would have still been the most fun race of the season. We had four guys running up front and they were battling and swapping paint. It was a fun race and luckily we came out on top. It was the toughest race of the year. I think tomorrow is going to be the same thing.” Like Spies, six-time AMA Superbike Champion Mladin got a great start and took over the lead immediately. While he and a competitor were battling intensely for the lead, however, Spies got by and Mladin maintained second place. “It was a good race,” said Mladin. “Again, the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 was one-two on the podium. We’ll do a bit of homework tonight and hopefully do better on Sunday.” Yates, meanwhile, suffered an unfortunate start. He charged hard on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, however, and moved up into sixth position before the race was done. “I blew the start and lost a lot of ground right there,” he said afterward. “I was stuck behind some guys for a while, but then was able to get around them. I was struggling in some areas but I’m working with my team to come back with something better on Sunday.” Mat Mladin, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #1 2nd Place AMA Superbike 2nd Place — Overall Aaron Yates, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #20 6th Place AMA Superbike 5th Place — Overall Ben Spies, Team Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, #11 1st Place AMA Superbike 1st Place — Overall More, from a press release issued by Miller Motorsports Park: BEN SPIES SETS THE PACE AT MMP Inaugural Superbike Race A Dramatic One Tooele County, Utah (June 17, 2002) Ben Spies can now lay claim to winning the first ever AMA Superbike race at Miller Motorsports Park. It was a storybook beginning as fans were greeted to one of the most exciting races of the year. After running a very calculated race Spies was able to hold off teammate and six-time series champion Mat Mladin. “It was an awesome race, said Spies. “I told Mat before we got on the podium that even if I had finished second, that would have still be the most fun race of the year. We had four guys up front and they were battling and swapping paint. It was a fun race and luckily we came out on top. It was the toughest race of the year. I think tomorrow is going to be the same thing.” Mladin finished second followed by Ben Bostrom. Jake Zemke, who took the early lead and seemed headed to winner’s circle, finished in 8th after crashing on lap 18. In other action at Miller Motorsports Park Honda rider Josh Hayes set the pace and won the Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme event. Rounding out the top three were teammate Aaron Gobert and Eric Bostrom. The action continues on Sunday, June 18 with the running of the Repsol Lubricants Superstock Race, Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shooei Helmets Race and the second AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Race. Spectator gates open at 7:30 a.m. with practice sessions beginning at 9:00 a.m. and the first race getting underway at 11:30 a.m. Tickets for these events can be purchased on line at www.millermotorsportspark.com or at the Miller Motorsports ticket office. More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati: BOSTROM FIGHTS FOR WIN, EARNS PODIUM IN UTAH SUPERBIKE BATTLE Parts Unlimited Ducati’s Ben Bostrom finished third in Saturday’s Superbike race at Miller Motorsports Park. Bostrom fought with a four-rider pack for the win through most of the 21-lap race, the first-ever AMA Superbike event at the track. Racing his Ducati 999, Ben showed both his aggressiveness and a veteran’s talent for tire conservation to finish on the podium for the first time in 2006. His teammate Neil Hodgson finished right behind Bostrom in fourth place. Bostrom, who qualified on the front row, was a key factor in the exciting scrap for the lead at the 3.048-mile circuit. He moved up to third spot on lap 15 and never relented the position, despite a challenge by Jake Zemke. “It feels good to get back on the box,” said Bostrom, the 1998 series champion. “It has been a while since I’ve been up here and to do it in an exciting race like this one means even more. The pace was really fast. My plan was to stay with the lead pack and wait until the last five laps and then move to the front. We didn’t quite get to there, but it’s great to get back on the podium for Ducati. I can’t wait for tomorrow and the rest of the season.” Neil’s finish helped solidify his fourth place rank in the current AMA Superbike points standings. “We were fourth today despite a few problems,” said Hodgson. “I would have liked to have been up there with Ben today and his performance was encouraging for the team. Still, we got a good finish. Tomorrow, we’ll make some changes and look forward to racing again.” “Ben rode a great race and stuck with the leaders nearly the whole time,” said team owner Terry Gregoricka. “We needed a boost and Ben gave it to us. He had a good shot at the win and really tried hard. Neil was fourth and managed to earn the next spot for the team, so it was a good day.” Saturday Results: 1. Ben Spies, Suzuki 2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 3. Ben Bostrom, Parts Unlimited Ducati 4. Neil Hodgson, Parts Unlimited Ducati 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 6. Aaron Yates, Suzuki 7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 8. Jake Zemke, Honda 9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki 10. Jake Holden, Suzuki AMA Superbike points (after 10 rounds): 1. Ben Spies, Suzuki 358 2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 334 3. Miguel Duhamel 275 4. Neil Hodgson, Parts Unlimited Ducati 263 5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki 254 6. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 246 7. Ben Bostrom, Parts Unlimited Ducati 244 8. Jake Zemke, Honda 237 9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki 214 10. Larry Pegram, Honda 189

Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport Championship Presented by Shoei Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 17 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.158 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.277 3. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.569 4. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600), 1:55.720 5. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:55.977 6. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:56.075 7. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.264 8. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.660 9. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:56.821 10. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), 1:56.840 11. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:56.933 12. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.966 13. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:56.976 14. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:57.235 15. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), 1:58.529 16. Opie Caylor (Suz GSX-R600), 1:58.795 17. Chris Siglin (Suz GSX-R600), 1:58.964 18. Robert Bryan Land (Yam YZF-R6), 1:59.569 19. Jon Blaylock (Hon CBR600RR), 1:59.637 20. Shea Foucheck (Suz GSX-R600), 1:59.987 21. Daniel Parkerson (Suz GSX-R600) 2:00.108 22. Guy Tomlinson (Suz GSX-R600) 2:00.114 23. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:00.566 24. Jimmy Wood (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:00.665 25. Scott Jackson (Suz GSX-R600) 2:00.954 26. Jeremiah Johnson (Suz GSX-R600) 2:01.309 27. Victor Chirinos (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:01.565 28. Chris Sibenhaar (Suz GSX-R600) 2:01.916 29. Christopher Ancien (Hon CBR600RR) 2:01.924 30. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R6) 2:02.123 31. Jeff Seehorn (Suz GSX-R600) 2:02.213 32. Andrew Brown (Yam YZF-R6) 2:03.092 33. Jessica Zalusky (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:03.196 34. Ryan Teixeira (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:03.720 35. Justin Meyer (Yam YZF-R6) 2:04.422 36. Craig Mason (Yam YZF-R6) 2:04.637 37. Matt Eccleston (Yam YZF-R6) 2:05.268 38. Eric Haugo (Yam YZF-R6) 2:05.767 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: FRONT ROW QUALIFYING EFFORTS FOR MAY AND BARNES Team M4 EMGO Suzuki continued to run up front on Saturday at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT. After setting the pace on Friday by topping the leaderboards in the Superstock and Supersport practices, team riders Geoff May and Michael Barnes locked up front row starting positions for Sunday’s 13-lap races. May led the way, securing the third spot on the grid in both classes. He lapped the 3.048-mile circuit in 1:52.066 aboard his powerful GSX-R1000 in the Superstock class and then followed that up with a 1:55.569 lap time aboard his GSX-R600 in Supersport. The Georgian is hoping to finally snap his season-long run of fourth place results with a podium result in Sunday’s Superstock race. He said, “The whole fourth-place thing has really got me motivated. I went to Road America and that had been my favorite track in the past. Those guys upped the pace like three seconds a lap from last year and it bummed me out getting another fourth. Maybe this will be the weekend we’ll get out of that fourth-place with big style.” May currently lies second in the Supersport title chase and fourth in Superstock. “I think at this point it could be anybody’s,” he said. “Even though the guys leading have a twenty-point or so margin, all it will take is for them to fall down once. It’s a long season and anything can happen. We’re just trying to be consistent and be up front everywhere we go. We want to be a threat and maybe pressure those guys into making a mistake.” Michael Barnes will line up alongside May in the Supersport race, qualifying fourth fastest at 1:55.720 aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600. The Floridian is aiming to claim his third consecutive podium result in the class. On Saturday Barnes took his FX-spec GSX-R600 to seventh in the Formula Xtreme final. Barnes held on strong at the end of the 60k race, beating a competitor to the checkered flag for the position by under two tenths of a second. Shea Fouchek qualified in the top twenty on Saturday. The Texan posted a best lap of 1:59.988 to grab the outside spot on the fifth row for Sunday’s race. More, from a press release issued on behalf of Pirelli: Pirelli on AMA Superstock, Supersport Front Rows: Miller Motorsports Park. Pirelli SuperCorsa Pro tires put racers Michael Barnes and Geoff May on the front row of the Supersport grid at the AMA Superbike event at Miller Motorsports Park, Tooele, Utah. May claimed third fastest while teammate Barnes was fourth fastest, each riding Suzuki GSX-R600s for Team M4 EMGO Suzuki. Qualifying an impressive 12th, also on Pirelli tires, was youngster Michael Beck, riding a Yamaha. In Superstock qualifying, Geoff May was third fastest on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, sporting a set of Pirelli’s Diablo Superbike Slicks. Following Friday’s domination of the clock in Supersport and Superstock, May’s and Barnes’ front-row grid positions bode well for them in the races on Sunday. May’s grid position in Superstock is a particularly positive omen because he qualified on race tires, the same spec-rubber used by all teams in the Parts Canada Superbike Series. Racer Chris Ulrich maintained his pace from Friday’s practice and qualified his RoadacingWorld.com Suzuki in tenth for Superstock. Matt Lynn of Team Millennium KWS Suzuki earned the 11th spot on the grid, backing up his series of high qualifying positions during the 2006 AMA road racing season. In the first Superbike race of the double-header weekend, Matt Lynn Finished 13th on his Millennium KWS Suzuki. Lynn’s finish also had him listed as fifth-placed privateer, just behind the three Jordan Suzuki riders and Honda-sponsored Larry Pegram. The Formula Xtreme race saw Michael Barnes finish seventh, on his Team M4 EMGO Suzuki-prepared GSX-R600, from his second-row starting position. HotbodiesRacing.com rider Taylor Knapp fought a race-long battle for tenth, finishing 26 seconds ahead of the eleventh-place rider.

Dr Claudio Costa, a crucial member of the MotoGP community and a paddock personality since the 1970s, today got a first-hand taste of the performance of the latest MotoGP bikes. The Italian doctor, who runs the Clinica Mobile which looks after all aspects of riders’ health, rode one lap of Catalunya aboard the Ducati Marlboro Team two-seater behind former GP winner Randy Mamola. Costa ended the outing with his hands trembling and described his ride with his usual philosopher’s turn of phrase. “What a fantastic experience, today I lived what my heroes and friends live,” he said. “I have lived for many years in the world of MotoGP but not until today was I able to feel what the riders feel. At first I didn’t enjoy the ride too much because I was concentrating so hard on what I was doing. During that one lap I lived in the blast of the wind, normally I don’t enjoy the turbulence when I’m in a car, but today I enjoyed the wind, it felt like the breath of my heroes! Motorcycles can help people to do special things in front of the crowds, and today I experienced a little bit of that with Randy.”

Suzuki Castrol are on the provisional pole for tomorrow’s Zolder 6 Hour round of the FIM World Endurance Championship. Matthieu Lagrive’s lap of 1:32.154 this afternoon was only challenged by his team mate Vincent Philippe’s 1:32.659, set in this morning’s qualifying session. Second on the grid are local wildcards Van Zon Honda, with Michael Schulten lapping in 1:33.437 in this morning’s session. Kawasaki Diablo’s Marco Rohtlaan was third fastest, with his time of 1.34.233 also set this morning. Yamaha Endurance Moto38’s Didier Van Keymeulen (1:34.409) was fourth, meaning that the top four places have once again gone to four different manufacturers. Yamaha Austria’s Igor Jerman (1:34.851) was fifth fastest; their star qualifier Gwen Giabbani was injured while struggling to control his tank-slapping bike this morning and did not ride this afternoon. Matthieu Lagrive, Suzuki Castrol: “I am happy. With my team mates Vincent Philippe and Keiichi Kitagawa we have found a good set-up for the race. Our tyres are good so there will be no problems tomorrow.” Stephane Mertens, Van Zon Honda: “It’s good to be back in endurance, and with such a strong team. The Honda is very aggressive to ride and this is a very technical circuit – I think I would be faster with less power! I am used to this circuit on a road bike where there is more time to think, but I am getting more used to the Honda now. We can be on the podium tomorrow for sure.” Marco Rohtlaan, Kawasaki Diablo: “I like this track. Part of it is like a track in Finland and part like a track in Latvia so it is easy for me to go fast. I just need to learn the other endurance tracks so that I can do as well there. To get a fast lap you need to go through the chicane on full power – this gives you a lot of speed over the hill.” Top Ten Qualifying Positions 1st 1 – Suzuki Castrol Team – FRA – Suzuki GSX-R1000 – M.Lagrive – 1:32.154 2nd 71 – Van Zon Honda – BEL – Honda CBR1000RR – M.Schulten – 1:33.437 3rd 666 – Kawasaki Diablo 666 – GBR – Kawasaki ZX10R – M.Rohtlaan – 1:34.233 4th 38 – Yamaha Endurance Moto38 – FRA – Yamaha YZF-R1 – 1:34.409 5th 7- Yamaha Austria – AUT – Yamaha YZF-R1 – I.Jerman – 1:34.851 6th 8 – Kawasaki Bolliger Team – SUI – Kawasaki ZX10R – D.Morillon- 1:34.942 7th 99 – Yamaha Acropolis Zone Rouge – BEL – Yamaha YZF-R1 – M.Fissette – 1:35.076 8th 3 – Yamaha Phase One Endurance – GBR – Yamaha YZF-R1- D.Cudlin – 1:35.471 9h 12 – Suzuki Fagersjo-el.se – SWE – Suzuki GSX-R1000 – T.Anderson – 1:35.855 10th 4 – Yamaha X-One – ITA – Yamaha YZF-R1 – G.de Matteis – 1:35.903 17th June 2006 More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: SUZUKI CASTROL ON POLE IN ZOLDER World Endurance Champions Suzuki Castrol has put the GSX-R1000 Suzuki on pole for tomorrow’s World Endurance fourth round at Zolder in Belgium. The series leaders dominated free practice and qualifying for the six-hour race despite a high-speed crash by team member Keiichi Kitagawa this morning. Kitagawa was unhurt in the incident but had to switch to the number two machine for the remainder of the session. Team mate Matthieu Lagrive set a lap time of 1:32.154 in the afternoon session, bettering Vincent Philippe’s 1:32.659 earlier in the day. Said Lagrive: “I am happy. With my team mates Vincent Philippe and Keiichi Kitagawa, we have found a good set-up for the race. Our tyres are good so there will be no problems tomorrow.”

James Haydon rode through the pain barrier to take seventh place and a second row start for tomorrow’s double header seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton, with his stand-in Rizla Suzuki team mate Jon Kirkham taking an impressive 12th on the third row. Still suffering from a shoulder injury sustained in a crash two weeks ago at Mallory Park, Haydon showed immense courage to push himself and his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 to within 1/10th-of-a-second of a front row grid position. Kirkham, standing in for the injured Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne – who is not permitted to race after a heavy crash yesterday – proved his talent by adapting quickly to the Rizla Suzuki and ended up on the third row. Ducati’s Leon Haslam took pole position at the 1.95-mile long Norfolk circuit. James Haydon: “My Rizla Suzuki is feeling good and it is very fast along the straights. We have tried a few minor modifications and tyres that have slowly improved the bike and I have also got used to riding and compensating for my weak left shoulder. “Tomorrow I will have an injection of pain killers before each race and hope that will help me. If I can get away with the front runners I know the bike has the pace to stay with them and towards the end of the race hopefully I can challenge for good results.” Jon Kirkham: “I struggled to get up to speed in the qualifying session. I could really have done with reducing my times quickly and then concentrating on qualifying but I am still learning about the bike and couldn’t push any faster any earlier. “On my final qualifying lap I had to overtake several slower riders but it was still good enough for 12th. It would have been nice to have completed the lap unhindered to see where I could have finished. I want to get away with the top 10 riders tomorrow and have a dice with them. The more I ride the bike the more familiar it is and the faster I am riding, so I am looking forward to the races.” John Reynolds – Triple British Superbike Champion: “James is riding with an injury and is no where near fully fit so to take seventh on the second row is a good achievement. He hasn’t taken any pain killers yet and has been saving them for the races and that will help him to be even more competitive and stick with the front runners tomorrow. “Jon is adapting quickly to the bike and every session he has gone faster and found new confidence. The Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 is now fitting him much better than before and he is comfortable riding it. I am sure he can challenge for the top 10 tomorrow in both races.” Qualifying Positions: 1: Leon Haslam (Ducati) 1:04.500, 2: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +0.429, 3: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +0.520, 4: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +0.806, 5: Karl Harris (Honda) +0.898, 6: Michael Rutter (Honda) +0.943, 7: James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) +0.950, 8: Jonathan Rea (Honda) +0.961, 9: Simon Andrews (Yamaha) +1.177, 10: Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +1.180. 12: Jon Kirkham (Rizla Suzuki) +1.284. Audi Performance Award (After seven of 13 Rounds): 1: Lavilla 49, 2: Haslam 47, 3: Harris 36, 4: Kiyonari 27, 5: Rutter 26, 6: Rea 21, 7: Shane Byrne (Rizla Suzuki) 13, 8 James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) 12, 9: Thomas 11, 10=: Hill, Michael Laverty (Honda) 5.

Lockhart Phillips AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 17 Provisional Practice Times: 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR) 1:53.309 2. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6) 1:53.470 3. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6) 1:53.538 4. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR) 1:53.919 5. Ty Howard (Hon CBR600RR) 1:55.431 6. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR) 1:55.485 7. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600) 1:55.669 8. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600) 1:55.722 9. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600) 1:55.988 10. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR) 1:57.875 11. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600) 1:57.998 12. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600) 1:58.815 13. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R600) 1:58.915 14. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6RR) 1:59.042 15. Victor Chirnos (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:00.367 16. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R600) 2:01.267 17. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R6) 2:01.713 18. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600) 2:02.682 19. Jessica Zalusky (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:03.955 20. David Glenn (Suz GSX-R600) 2:04.184 21. Tamer Kekhia (Yam YZF-R6) 2:04.568

AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 17 Provisional Combined Qualifying Results: 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:49.167 2. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:49.643 3. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:49.694 4. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06) 1:50.316 5. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:50.324 6. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06) 1:50.415 7. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:50.513 8. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:51.173 9. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:52.632 10. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:52.728 11. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.214 12. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.668 13. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.120 14. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.170 15. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.281 16. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R1) 1:54.666 17. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.729 18. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.912 19. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.999 20. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.006 21. Mark Ledesma (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:55.143 22. Cory Wesy (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.164 23. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.170 24. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.504 25. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:55.588 26. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.850 27. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.128 28. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.678 29. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.987 30. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.054 31. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.157 32. Andi Notman (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.164 33. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.441 34. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.452 35. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.485 36. Mike Sullivan (Yam YZF-R1) 1:57.663 108% of Fast Time: 1:57.901 Did Not Qualify: 37. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:58.406 38. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:59.295 39. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:59.342 40. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000) 2:02.490 41. Stephen Fish (Suz GSX-R1000) 2:11.146