MONTEREY, Calif. (June 16, 2006) The weekend schedule has been announced for the 2006 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix July 21-23 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, marking the mid-summer appearance for the MotoGP World Championship in the United States. The turnout for the inaugural Red Bull US Grand Prix was the highest ever in the track’s 49-year history, when 153,653 spectators witnessed the return of the MotoGP World Championship to American soil after an 11-year absence. The weekend kicks off Friday, July 21st at 8:00 a.m. (all times Pacific Time), with the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme practice session, followed by AMA Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited with a 45 minute practice session. At 10:00 a.m., 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix champion Nicky Hayden leads the rest of the MotoGP World Championship onto the 2.238-mile, 11 turn road course for their first free practice session. MotoGP riders return to the course at 2:00 p.m., for another hour-long free practice session. Friday also features practice sessions for AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei and the AMA Repsol Lubricants Superstock. Formula Xtreme will qualify at 4:00 p.m. Saturday includes the MotoGP World Championship with a 10:00 a.m. free practice session and an hour long qualifying session at 2:00 p.m. Saturday also features two races: Formula Xtreme at 3:15 p.m., and the AMA Superbike Championship at 4:15 p.m. Sunday is capped by the most anticipated motorcycle road race of the season, the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix featuring the MotoGP World Championship at 2:00 p.m. AMA Supersport (10:55 a.m.) and Superstock (3:30 p.m.) complement Sunday’s schedule. In addition, spectator track crossings have been scheduled to ease the flow around the facility. Crossings will be made, in each direction, near the Start/Finish bridge and near the Dunlop Tire bridge at specified times. A number of spectator amenities have been announced to improve the 2006 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix. A new traffic flow plan is in place to also help to increase the fan experience. Highlights of the plan include all general admission parking off-site, with spectators transported via shuttle bus; a motorcycle-only entrance; and increased staffing and directional signage. Additionally, the number of concession stands has been increased dramatically, the official souvenir store will now be housed in an 8,000 square foot tent in Yamaha Marketplace, and more and better-located restrooms will be available throughout the facility. More information is available at www.laguna-seca.com. Tickets are on sale now for Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca’s 50th Season of Racing including the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix July 21-23, the 33rd Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races August 18-20 and the Monterey Sports Car Championships featuring the American Le Mans Series October 20-22. Tickets and more information are available by calling (800) 327-SECA or on-line at www.RedBullUSGrandPrix.com. Friday, July 21 8:00am – 8:35am Practice: Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme 8:45am – 9:30am Practice: AMA Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited 10:00am – 11:00am Free Practice 1: MotoGP World Championship 11:15am – 11:45am Practice: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei 11:50am – 12:30pm Track Crossing: Start/Finish & Dunlop Tire Bridge 12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch 2:00pm – 3:00pm Free Practice 2: MotoGP World Championship 3:15pm – 3:50pm Practice: AMA Repsol Lubricants Superstock 4:00pm – 4:30pm Qualifying: Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme 4:30pm – 5:00pm Track Crossing: Start/Finish & Dunlop Tire Bridge Saturday, July 22 8:15am – 8:45pm Qualifying: AMA Repsol Lubricants Superstock 8:55am – 9:30am Quailfying: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei 10:00am – 11:00am Free Practice 3: MotoGP World Championship 11:15am – 11:45am Qualifying: AMA Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited 11:55am – 12:30pm Track Crossing: Start/Finish & Dunlop Tire Bridge 12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch 2:00pm – 3:00pm Qualifying Practice: MotoGP World Championship 3:20pm – 3:45pm RACE: Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme (15 Laps) 4:15pm – 5:00pm RACE: AMA Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited (100K – 28 laps) 5:20pm – 6:30pm Track Crossing: Start/Finish & Dunlop Tire Bridge Sunday, July 23 8:00am – 8:50am Track Crossing: Start/Finish & Dunlop Tire Bridge 8:55am – 9:15am Warm-Up: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei 9:25am – 9:45am Warm-Up: AMA Repsol Lubricants Superstock 10:00am – 10:20am Warm-Up: MotoGP World Championship 10:55am – 11:25am RACE: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei (17 laps) 11:30am – 12:30pm Track Crossing: Start/Finish & Dunlop Tire Bridge 12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch 2:00pm RACE: MotoGP World Championship 3:30pm – 4:30pm RACE: AMA Repsol Lubricants Superstock (17 laps) *Schedule Subject to Change

AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 16 Provisional Qualifying Results: 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:49.694 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:49.962 3. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:50.332 4. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06) 1:50.403 5. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:50.938 6. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:51.252 7. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06) 1:51.315 8. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:51.371 9. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:52.779 10. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:52.995 11. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.382 12. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.000 13. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.170 14. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.280 15. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.700 16. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.906 17. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.999 18. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.006 19. Mark Ledesma (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:55.144 20. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.169 21. Shane Turpin (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.316 22. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.527 23. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:55.587 24. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.624 25. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.850 26. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.175 27. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.612 28. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.678 29. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.054 30. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.156 31. Andi Notman (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.322 32. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.440 33. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.485 34. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.578 35. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.666 36. Mike Sullivan (Yam YZF-R1) 1:58.028 37. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-10R) 2:00.224 38. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R) 2:00.718 39. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR) 2:01.139 40. S. Fish, 2:11.146 More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati: BOSTROM ON PROVISIONAL FRONT ROW IN UTAH Tooele (Utah) 16 June 2006: Parts Unlimited Ducati’s Ben Bostrom qualified on the provisional front row at Miller Motorsports Park. The Californian, mounted on a Ducati 999 Superbike, set his best mark of 1:50.403, which was good for fourth fastest in the afternoon session on the 3.048-mile (4.9-kilometer) circuit. Neil Hodgson was seventh fastest with a time of 1:51.315 in the premier AMA class. Bostrom, who was fastest at the test here in Utah earlier this season, was very competitive with the other riders on race tires at the new circuit. “The lap time seemed to come pretty easily after we got everything sorted out,” said Bostrom. “We stuck the hardest race tire Dunlop had for the whole session. We were looking to prepare for the race and it’s going to be a long 21 laps. It was good for us to get up on the front row, even if qualifying isn’t decided yet and there is still a session in the morning. I’m stoked to be on the front row but we still have a lot of work to do.” Neil Hodsgon followed three places later in the order. The Englishman set his quick lap on his 13th time around the circuit. “We had some issues today and weren’t really happy with the way the session went. It seemed the time really flashed by us and that the session lasted about five minutes,” said Neil, the former World Superbike champion. “We know what gearing we’ll use and we should be able to pull it together for the race. We have a direction to work in the morning. In qualifying, we’ll try to get as many laps as possible.” Tomorrow’s race, the inaugural AMA Superbike event at Miller Motorsports Park, begins at 3:50 local time. Qualifying times: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 1:49.694 2. 2. Ben Spies, Suzuki 1:49.962 3. Jake Zemke, Honda 1:50.332 4. Ben Bostrom, Parts Unlimited Ducati Team 1:50.403 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 1:50.938 6. Aaron Yates, Suzuki 1:51.252 7. Neil Hodgson, Parts Unlimited Ducati 1:51.315 8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 1:51.371 9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki 1:52.779 10. Larry Pegram, Honda 1:52.996

Jon Kirkham will stand in for an injured Shane ‘Shakey’ Byrne at the seventh round of the Bennetts British Superbike Championship at Snetterton this weekend after the Rizla Suzuki rider suffered a high-speed crash in the first practice session today. Byrne ran straight on at the end of the kilometre-long Revett straight early in the session and crashed at 187mph. He lost consciousness but came round soon after. He was taken to Norfolk and Norwich hospital for further examination before being released an hour later. He suffered no broken bones but as he was unconscious, under medical rules he will now be banned from riding for eight days, ruling him out of Sunday’s races. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. Kirkham, 21, from Ockbrook in Derby, took Shakey’s spare bike to the track for the afternoon session and finished a creditable 16th. He usually rides a private Suzuki in the Superbike class and is delighted to have the chance on the Rizla Suzuki. James Haydon finished 13th despite riding with a painful shoulder injury sustained at the previous round at Mallory Park a fortnight ago. He showed grit and determination to take to the track and is looking forward to improving his position tomorrow. Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari was fastest. James Haydon: “My left shoulder is still quite painful after the crash at Mallory Park two weeks ago. It is heavily strapped and I am undergoing extensive physiotherapy at the track but I still don’t have full movement or strength in it yet. Cornering is where it’s proving toughest as the shoulder has to work particularly hard when turning the bike in and out of the chicanes. “It was tough riding today but I think it will get easier tomorrow and for sure the bike is quick enough on the straights. I hope to be competitive for the races on Sunday.” Jon Kirkham: “The Rizla Suzuki feels awesome compared to my own bike. The handlebars, seat and general settings are different to what I normally run but it still feels great. “I tried a soft tyre at the end of the session and was on my fastest lap when I had a moment at the final chicane. I was gutted; I think it would have been a decent lap. The bike was set up for Shakey so the team will change it to suit me in time for tomorrow’s third free practice session. I’m looking forward to seeing what we can achieve.” Niall Mackenzie – Race Operations Manager: “Shakey’s crash was a complete mystery. We are investigating it now but it looks like he ran on at the end of the straight at high speed and suffered a particularly fast crash. We are all thankful that apart from bruising and concussion he has not broken any bones and should hopefully make a quick recovery. “James amazes me with his determination and will to ride. He is sporting an injury that would floor most other riders yet he is out there giving it his all. He spent today bedding himself in and finding a comfortable setting on his GSX-R1000 and given his injury I’m sure he feels there is more to come. “Jon Kirkham has done a good solid job in just one session. He was quick considering the limited time he has had to acquaint himself with the bike. We will change the setup to suit him for tomorrow and that should help improve his lap times.” Practice Times: 1: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 1:04.844 2: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +0.096, 3: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +0.393, 4: Jonathan Rea (Honda) +0.505, 5: Karl Harris (Honda) +0.527, 6: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +0.602, 7: Michael Laverty (Honda) +0.990, 8: Michael Rutter (Honda) +1.026, 9: Billy McConnell (Yamaha) +1.037, 10: Simon Andrews (Yamaha) +1.069, 13: James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) +1.329, 16: Jon Kirkham (Rizla Suzuki) +1.589.

Kawasaki Superbike racer Tommy Hayden is riding with a broken left hand in this weekend’s AMA Superbike Championship event at Miller Motorsports Park (MMP). Hayden suffered the injury when he crashed his factory ZX-10R Superbike during AMA team testing June 7 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car course and slid into a wall. Hayden instantly knew he injured his hand in the crash but didn’t find out he had broken a bone until Monday, June 12. “I had an MRI Friday (June 9), but it didn’t show up,” Hayden told Roadracingworld.com Friday after Superbike practice at MMP. “Over the weekend I was doing therapy and getting treatments, and I knew something was wrong. I’ve broken a few bones in my life, and it sure didn’t feel right to me. We went back Monday to look specifically for it and found it.” Hayden was found to have a fractured trapezium bone, which is located near the scaphoid at the base of the thumb but is not as slow to heal as the scaphoid. Doctors, including famed orthopedic surgeon Dr. Arthur Ting, have told Hayden the bone will heal with a few weeks of immobilization. Still, the fracture is causing Hayden great pain while riding this weekend. “I’m just cruising around right now,” said Hayden. “That last little bit of speed is where it gets hard. I’m having trouble under braking and turning in and holding the bike down in the left-handers. The bike is, actually, working really good, so that’s the most frustrating part.” Hayden was fifth-fastest in Friday morning AMA Superbike practice at MMP.

Lockhart Phillips AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 16 Provisional Practice Times: 1. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR) 1:53.477 2. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6) 1:53.748 3. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR) 1:53.992 4. Michael Barnes (Suz GSX-R600) 1:54.191 5. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6) 1:54.279 6. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600) 1:55.329 7. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR) 1:55.593 8. Jason Perez (Yam YZF-R6) 1:56.270 9. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600) 1:56.486 10. Ty Howard (Hon CBR600RR) 1:57.065 11. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR) 1:57.291 12. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R600) 1:58.313 13. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600) 1:58.447 14. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R600) 1:59.158 15. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600) 1:59.398 16. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6RR) 1:59.513 17. Victor Chirinos (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:01.487 18. Berto Wooldridge (Suz GSX-R600) 2:02.771 19. Tamer Kekhia (Yam YZF-R6) 2:02.786 20. Jeremiah Johnson (Suz GSX-R600) 2:02.895 21. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R6) 2:03.075 22. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R600) 2:03.412 23. Pedro Bravo (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:04.684 24. Jessica Zalusky (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:04.284 25. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2:05.266

AMA Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited Miller Motorsports Park Tooele, Utah June 16 Provisional Practice Times: 1. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:49.837 2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:49.859 3. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:50.207 4. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06) 1:51.031 5. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:52.160 6. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06) 1:52.446 7. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:52.492 8. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.422 9. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.510 10. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.731 11. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:53.799 12. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:54.279 13. David Weber (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.416 14. Jason Curtis (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:54.583 15. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.076 16. Mark Ledesma (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:55.099 17. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.339 18. Ben Thompson (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.375 19. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.415 20. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.562 21. Shane Turpin (Yam YZF-R1) 1:55.606 22. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.748 23. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:55.827 24. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.125 25. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R) 1:56.132 26. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.580 27. Andi Notman (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.760 28. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:56.788 29. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.203 30. Barry Teasdale (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.210 31. Dale Kieffer (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.329 32. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.852 33. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:57.898 34. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:58.253 35. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:58.544 36. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:58.763 37. Mike Sullivan (Yam YZF-R1) 1:59.662 38. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR) 1:59.792 39. Dominic Jones (Suz GSX-R1000) 1:59.840 40. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-10R) 2:01.594 41. David Lambert (Kaw ZX-10R) 2:02.371 42. Eric Haugo (Suz GSX-R1000) 2:04.538

Suzuki 1st, Kawasaki 2nd, Honda 3rd, Yamaha 4th Suzuki Castrol were fastest in this afternoon’s second free practice session for the Zolder 6 Hour round of the World Endurance Championship, with Matthieu Lagrive posting a time of 1:33.835. Kawasaki Diablo’s Marco Rohtlaan improved by over a second on this morning’s time to move into second place with a 1:35.041 lap. Third place went to wildcard team Van Zon Honda (1:35.100) and fourth to Yamaha Austria (1:35.472); the top four places all went to different manufacturers. Bolliger Kawasaki were fifth (1:35.584), Yamaha Endurance Moto38 were sixth (1:35.655) and Yamaha Phase One Endurance (1:35.655) were seventh, the last of the teams to record a 1:35 lap time. Of the other marques, the SLC Moto Metiss (1:39.693) was 25th, the Redfox Ducati 999 (1:41.093) was 34th and the RVC Endurance Aprilia RSV Mille (1:46.692) was 44th. This is the second day on track for most of the teams and times are still improving significantly for many as the riders come to terms with the circuit’s changes of elevation and camber. In one section of the track bikes wheelie out of a slow-ish chicane (turn 5 and 6) then charge up a short hill, almost becoming airborne over the crest before a fast left hander (turn 7) delivers them to the second chicane (turn 8 and 9). Some riders – Diablo’s Marco Rohtlaan, for example, have adapted to the circuit quickly and this is reflected in his performance today. Each rider will get two thirty minute qualifying sessions tomorrow to decide the grid for Sunday’s race; the pressure is on to find a race set-up which works for all the riders in a team while also recording a fast lap time for qualifying.

The Team Yamaha Motor France – Ipone tested during two days at Lausitz. The top speed was 4 kph faster due to improvement on the airbox. An important work was done also on the suspensions. This test session was difficult because of high temperature, a dirty track and lack of spare parts after the Silverstone crashes. “We are partly happy, but not disappointed,” said team manager Martial Garcia. Using qualifying tyres did not have the result that was expected because of the heat and the lack of grip due to the dirty track. Norick Abe did not find easily the right set up. Shinichi Nakatomi will be at Misano, but it is too early to know if he will be able to race in Italy because of his broken radius at Silverstone. Tests results : Michel Fabrizio (Honda) 1:40.0 ; Alex Barros (Honda) 1:40.2 ; Sabastien Gimbert (Yamaha) 1:40.8 ; Norifumi Abe (Yamaha) 1:41.1 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 Sabastien Gimbert: 1:41.224 / 19th Race 1 results 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 Sabastien 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 Sabastien Gimbert: 14th Lap record (best race time 2002): 1:39.679 Ruben Xaus (Ducati) 154.030 kph