Rumors circulating that AMA Pro Racing is considering going to spec tires for road racing are untrue, according to AMA CEO Patti diPietro and AMA Racing Committee member Jeff Nash. The rumors concern an alleged plan to institute spec tires, and specifically Pirelli spec tires, when no such plan exists. AMA Pro Racing established a spec tire for the 2002 dirt track season, when Dunlop parent Goodyear bought the right to sell tires to all participants under the Goodyear brand; that program is still going on, with the tires branded as Dunlop. But no serious discussion has been held regarding spec tires for road racing. “Under the new system, everybody who is party to AMA racing will have a say in what rules are adopted,” said Nash, who was the 2000 AMA Pro Thunder Champion, in a phone interview. “A spec tire has not been discussed and is not on the radar. There are too many other things to get taken care of.” “There is no spec tire deal happening,” said diPietro when reached by phone Monday afternoon. AMA Pro Racing is waiting for the last of OEMs with homologated models to name their representatives to the rules committees, and has mailed applications for non-OEM representatives to all credential holders. The first rules committee meetings are expected to take place prior to the Laguna Seca round of the AMA Superbike Series, which runs July 21-23 in conjunction with MotoGP at Laguna Seca.

AMA SUPERBIKE TO MAKE UTAH DEBUT PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 12, 2006) — The AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited is set to visit Utah for the first time when the series rolls into the newly completed Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, on June 16-18 for the Honda Summit of Speed. The action-packed weekend will feature an AMA Superbike doubleheader, a full complement of road racing support classes as well as a round of the AMA Supermoto Championship. The AMA Superbike Championship is in mid-season. Miller Motorsports Parks hosts rounds 10 and 11 of the 19-race series. Ben Spies, the 21-year-old Texan second year Superbike rider, leads the series by 21 points over Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Mat Mladin. Mladin closed the gap with his recent doubleheader sweep in Elkhart Lake, Wis., and the race for the championship is now in full swing. Spies, who won six races in a row, tying an AMA Superbike record, says he still has self-assurance that he’ll be able to win his share of races in spite of Mladin’s dominating performance in Wisconsin. “My confidence isn’t hurt at all,” Spies said. “It’s just going to make me go home and try harder, and train harder and do everything I can. We’re still leading the points. It’ll be good getting to Miller and just see what we can do. At Miller in testing we were a little bit off. We’ve got a good setup for those types of tracks, and it’ll be good to get back to there, and it’s going to be a fight, that’s for sure.” Prior to his recent sweep, it appeared to some that Mladin had lost a bit of the fire that earned him a record six AMA Superbike championships, but coming into Miller it now looks as if Mladin is back in top form and is ready to make a run at Spies in the points chase. “Anybody that thought the championship was over obviously hasn’t been watching what’s been going on for the last seven or eight years out there,” Mladin said. “So if anyone thought that we were just going to roll over, it certainly wasn’t the case.” Mladin admitted that Spies’ early speed may have caught him a little off guard and adjustments were needed. “You need to learn and adapt,” he said. “That’s life, not just racing. You adapt and try and move on and make yourself better, and that’s what we’ve done so far, and we’re looking forward to the challenge the rest of the season. I’m looking forward to getting to the hot races in the middle of summer. I enjoy that part of the year a lot.” Miguel Duhamel, the 1995 AMA Superbike champ, is third in the standings. The veteran has been losing ground in the standings every race weekend to the Suzuki pair, but he’s hoping the new venue will suit the strengths of his Honda. Britain’s Neil Hodgson is soldiering on bravely, upholding the honor of Ducati. The former British and World Superbike champion is fourth in the standings on the strength of his riding ability. Like Duhamel, Hodgson is counting on his Parts Unlimited Ducati performing well on the new circuit. The all-new Miller Motorsports Park sits about a half-hour from Salt Lake City. It has gone from planning to near completion in record time. The track was built with motorcycle racing in mind and the AMA Superbike community has had the opportunity to be involved with its design from the onset. The track has drawn good reviews from the riders in testing and is continuing to receive safety enhancements as the event draws near. The Honda Summit of Speed from Miller Motorsports Park will be televised nationally on SPEED. Saturday’s race will be shown next day at 4:00 pm eastern and Sunday’s race will air same-day tape delayed at 6:00 pm eastern. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster. Visit the website www.millermotorsportspark.com for additional information. WHAT: The Honda Summit of Speed from Miller Motorsports Park, rounds 10 and 11 of the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited. WHERE: From SLC International Airport: Drive WEST on I-80, take exit 99-Tooele/Stansbury Park. Continue SOUTH on HWY 36. Turn RIGHT and go WEST on HWY 138. Turn LEFT and go SOUTH on Sheep Lane WHEN: June 16-18, 2006. COURSE: Miller Motorsports Park’s 3.06-mile, 15-turn Perimeter Course. SCHEDULE: Thursday, June 1 Test day.; Friday, June 2 Practice begins 8:30 am, qualifying at 2:00 pm.; Saturday, June 3 Practice begin at 8:30 am, Superbike race one at 3:50 pm, Formula Xtreme final at 5:00 pm.; Sunday, June 4 – Practice begins at 9:00 am, Superstock final at 11:30 am, Supersport final at 1:45 pm, Superbike race two at 3:00 pm. TICKETS: Weekend pass: $80 tickets available in Grandstands, $60 tickets available in General Admission. Children ages 2-12 are FREE, and don’t need a ticket, as long as accompanied by an adult. Single day: $50 tickets available in the Grandstands, $35 tickets available in General Admission Areas

Rider Robert Horn of Wadsworth, Illinois died Friday, June 9 from injuries sustained Wednesday, June 7 during a Sportbike Track Time (STT) track day at Road America.

According to STT’s Monte Lutz, Horn “highsided his Yamaha R1 between Canada Corner and the Billy Mitchell Bridge.” Lutz said that Horn suffered head injuries.

According to Road America’s George Bruggenthies, Horn landed on the track and did not contact the bridge abutment nor adjacent walls, despite rumors to the contrary. “He ended up 10 yards in front of the bridge, at the end of the pavement,” said Bruggenthies. “He didn’t hit any walls.”

Horn, 51, is survived by his wife, Claudia, and children Gwendolyn, Daniel and Kristi.

A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, June 13 at Church of the Holy Spirit, 400 Westminster Rd., Lake Forest, Illinois.

Ty Howard set a new lap record for the clockwise direction at MotorSport Ranch Sunday, capping off a dominating performance at round five of the CMRA Championship Series held on the 1.7 mile course near Cresson, Texas. Howard’s record lap was a 1:14.586, posted in the Pace American Trailers Formula 1 race, which pays a $1000 purse, and entitled him to an extra $150 for winning the Island Racing Fast Lap of the Weekend Award. Howard’s time eclipsed a mark of 1:15.066 set by Robert Jensen on August 29, 2004. In all, Howard won four Expert-class races on the day and pocketed over $7000 in CMRA purse money and manufacturer’s contingency money. In addition to the Formula 1 event, Howard also won the Racing Performance Services B Superstock Expert race, which pays a $150 purse; the Komodo Racing C Superstock Expert race, which pays a $250 purse; and the South Central Race Center D Superbike Expert, which pays a $150 purse. A chance at a fifth win was foiled by a broken shift linkage and 16-year-old Tyler McDonald, who claimed the win in the Motorcycles Unlimited C Superbike Expert race, which pays a $150 purse. Howard passed McDonald on lap two of the race, but then dropped off the pace on lap three after a bolt snapped off of his shift linkage, leaving him stuck in fourth gear for the remainder of the race. McDonald returned to add a win in the final race of the day, the B Superbike Expert race. The only other expert to win more than one race was Dane Westby, who claimed wins in the South Central Race Center D Superbike Expert race, which pays a $150 purse; and the Roadracingworld.com Formula 2 Expert race, which pays $150 purse to the top five finishers. In Saturday’s six hour endurance race, Team Ridesmart had their first problem-free race of the year and walked away with their first win of the season, topping Desert-Rats.net and Northwest Honda Racing in the process. With the win, the GSX-R1000-mounted team also claimed a lion’s share of the $1125 purse paid by series sponsor Shogun Motorsports. After the second red flag of the day stopped the racing action at the four hour mark, Team Ridesmart out ran Desert-Rats.net, Northwest Honda Racing and Junk Yard Dogs in a two hour “sprint to the finish”, eventually finishing a full lap ahead of the “Rats”. Northwest Honda Racing ended up third overall, with Junk Yard Dogs finishing in the fourth overall position. Desert-Rats.net took over the series points lead with the second place finish, displacing Northwest Honda Racing, however Northwest Honda Racing still maintains the lead in the Formula 1 standings. Lone Star Track Days won the C Superstock division with a fifth overall finish, while Lone Gunmen claimed the C Superbike division win in eighth overall. Fireball Racing took advantage of two crashes by Faltless Racing to win the Formula 2 class with a 13th overall finish. Saturday’s Shogun Motorsports CMRA Mini Endurance Series race was won by Team K&N. The Honda RS85-mounted team came from behind to win the two-hour race by two laps over Team Sidewinder (Honda RS80), with Mini Backmarker Racing (TZ85) finishing third, another lap down. Team K&N also took the win in the Formula 4 division. Winning the Formula 5 division was Excel Racing, who rode a KTM 65 to ninth overall, while Thunderdonk Racing won the Formula 7 class on a YSR XR100 in 19th overall. SDM Racing won the Formula 6 class in a KLX110 with a 16th overall finish. In mini sprint action, Ryan O’Donnell won the Formula 4 class, while Dustin Dominguez claimed the Formula 6 win. In the Formula 5 race, Derek Wagnon took the win, with Jason Keene claiming the Formula 7 victory. The Junior Motard race was won by Luca Chatham. The CMRA returns to action on July 1-2, with a full slate of sprint racing, plus a six hour mini endurance race at Oak Hill Raceway near Henderson, TX.

Monday Jun 12 2006 Test – Monday FIRST DAY OF MID-SEASON TYRE DEVELOPMENT TEST FOR DUCATI XEROX TEAM AT BRNO Bologna (Italy), Monday 12th June: Troy Bayliss set the quickest time for the Ducati Xerox Team on the first day of a three-day mid-season test at the Brno circuit in the Czech Republic. The Brno test, which is being held until Wednesday, has been organized by one-make WSBK championship tyre supplier Pirelli in view of the Czech round of the championship on July 23rd. Teams representing each World Superbike manufacturer (Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki, Petronas, Suzuki and Yamaha) are present, and almost all the top riders in the championship apart from Troy Corser (Suzuki), who had to remain at home after contracting chicken pox. Despite a fall early in the morning, championship leader Bayliss was soon on the pace and the Australian ended the day with a best lap of 2m01.50s, a full second under last year’s pole mark. “Everything went well”, commented Troy. “I haven’t been here on a Superbike before but didn’t take much time to get into the swing of things, despite a come-off early on which was nothing serious. I did a sort of long-run and set a 2m01.5 on race tyres so I’m pretty happy.” Team-mate Lorenzo Lanzi completed the first day of the tests in eighth place with a time of 2m03.70s. “Today could have gone a bit better” declared Lorenzo, “because I didn’t use the tyre that all the others used to set their quickest times. However we’ve still got a couple more days here in Brno and a lot of work to get through.” TIMES: 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 2m01.50s; 2. Walker (Kawasaki) 2m02.20s; 3. Muggeridge (Honda) 2m02.70s; 4. Haga (Yamaha) 2m02.70s; 5. Pitt (Yamaha) 2m03.00s; 6. Toseland (Honda) 2m03.00s; 7. Nieto (Kawasaki) 2m03.00s; 8. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 2m03.70s; 9. Kagayama (Suzuki) 2m04.50s; 10. Martin (Petronas) 2m04.70s. More, from a press release issued by Foggy Petronas Racing: Fluctuating fortunes for FPR in Brno Foggy PETRONAS Racing riders Steve Martin and Craig Jones experienced fluctuating fortunes on the first day of a three-day test at the Czech Republic circuit of Brno. Steve finished the day 10th of the top Superbike World Championship riders taking part in the test, organised by series tyre manufacturer, Pirelli. But he was only able to complete 29 laps throughout the day and was forced to sit out much of the afternoon session after two engine failures. However, the Australian was still able to better his fastest race lap of last year by 1.2 seconds with a time of 2:04.70. Craig, on his first outing at the undulating circuit on the PETRONAS FP1 enjoyed a fruitful first day after solving early set-up problems when trying one of the latest development Pirelli tyres. He said: “It’s one of those circuits where you can really enjoy doing lots of laps. I started slowly but was consistently improving until I hit a bit of a brick wall with the set-up. But then I tried a 2006 tyre which had loads more grip – it was in a different league. Towards the end of the session Chris Walker gave me a bit of a tow and I was about a second up on my best time when the session was red-flagged, so things are looking really promising for tomorrow.” Steve said: “It was a frustrating day as I had to sit out most of the afternoon as engines needed to be changed in both my bikes. So we haven’t really had much of a chance to work through the various tests we had planned. Having said that I am already a lot faster on race tyres than I was last year here so, with a smooth run tomorrow, I am confident of making further progress.” First day times: 1. Bayliss (Ducati Xerox) 2m01.50s; 2. Walker (Kawasaki) 2m02.20s; 3. Muggeridge (Honda) 2m02.70s; 4. Haga (Yamaha) 2m02.70s; 5. Pitt (Yamaha) 2m03.00s; 6. Toseland (Honda) 2m03.00s; 7. Nieto (Kawasaki) 2m03.00s; 8. Lanzi (Ducati Xerox) 2m03.70s; 9. Kagayama (Suzuki) 2m04.50s; 10. Martin (Foggy PETRONAS Racing) 2m04.70s. 15 Jones (Foggy PETRONAS Racing) 2m06.59s

Please keep an eye out for “2 Wheel Tuesday” this week because Matsushima Performance Suzuki’s Danny Eslick will be featured on the show this Tuesday, June 13. “2 Wheel Tuesday” is scheduled to air at 8:00 p.m. EST on SpeedTV on Tuesday night!

Successful second place for Nicky Wimbauer at Eurospeedway – Yamaha R6-Cup The 18-year-old rider, Nicky Wimbauer of Team Zweirad Stadler/ProTech showed his potential at the third race of the Yamaha R6-Cup on the Eurospeedway, Germany. Both qualifying sessions and the race were held under unusual hot temperatures and Nicky was able to achieve a third place starting position. Immediately after the start, Pascal Eckhardt and Nicky Wimbauer (#39) were taking off and building up a gap of over seven seconds within 10 laps to the rest of the field. “I was able to follow Pascal’s pace pretty good and studied him in the process. All of a sudden, I had a huge rear end slide and an almost highsider which cost me about two seconds,” commented Wimbauer, who missed the podium by a 10th of a second during the last race in Oschersleben due to a off-track excursion. “This time, I wanted to be on the safe side and bring home second place without taking a big risk by catching up again. I am happy about the result and look forward to the next race,” added little Nicky. The American Young Gun is now in his third year of racing in Europe and finds himself in fifth position of the Yamaha R6-Cup Championship. This was the third round of the 8-race series within the International German Championship. Wimbauer had an unfortunate DNF during the first round in Hockenheim and took a fourth place finish during the second round in Oschersleben. More details are available at www.nickywimbauer.com

CAMEL YAMAHA TEAM PREVIEW Catalan Grand Prix Montmelo, Catalunya 16, 17, 18 June 2006 CAMEL YAMAHA TEAM AIM TO CONTINUE REVIVAL AT CATALUNYA Next weekend the Circuit de Catalunya hosts the MotoGP World Championship for the fifteenth successive season since opening to coincide with the Olympic Games in 1992 and sees the Camel Yamaha Team looking to strike gold for the second consecutive race. Following on from Valentino Rossi’s epic victory at his home Grand Prix in Italy less than two weeks ago, and backed up by encouraging data from a subsequent day of testing at the Mugello circuit, confidence could not be higher for a repeat result as the team look to close down the points gap to joint series leaders Loris Capirossi (Ducati) and Nicky Hayden (Honda). Rossi travels to Barcelona, one of his favourite cities in the world, having reached several milestones thanks to his 55th career MotoGP victory at Mugello. As well as taking him above Mick Doohan to second place in the all-time winners list behind Giacomo Agostini, it was also his 22nd success with Yamaha – the same number achieved by Kenny Roberts and bettered only by Wayne Rainey and Eddie Lawson and it made Rossi the second highest points-scorer of all time behind Doohan. He will join the Australian as one of only two riders ever to pass 2000 career points if he finishes first or second at Catalunya. Rossi’s team-mate Colin Edwards has also been making his mark in the history books despite not yet hitting his best form this season. Despite running into the gravel early in the race at Mugello, the Texan managed to fight his way back to finish in twelfth place to extend his run of successive points scoring finishes to 27. Only Mick Doohan, Wayne Gardner, Eddie Lawson and Valentino Rossi himself have ever put together a longer run. Edwards’ target this weekend is to celebrate number 28 on the podium. Virtually 57 years to the day since the first ever World Championship Grand Prix at the Isle of Man TT in 1949, this weekend’s event will provide the latest chapter in one of the most exciting and unpredictable eras in the history of the sport. After six rounds there are just 34 points covering the top six riders. VALENTINO ROSSI: LUCKY SEVEN? Catalunya is one of Valentino Rossi’s most successful events, being one of three circuits where he has already stood on the top step of the podium on seven occasions the others being Donington and Phillip Island. For the past two seasons he has taken victory for Yamaha and he is hopeful of repeating that feat as he aims to reduce a 34-point deficit to the championship summit. “Barcelona is always a great race for me and I’ve won there the last two years with Yamaha, so hopefully we can do it again,” says Rossi. “Last year Gibernau set a fast pace and I tried 100% to follow him. Then I set the fastest lap three laps from the end, which at a track like Catalunya is amazing. Hopefully we can get this level of performance out of the bike and tyres again. Also I get a really good reception in Spain and it is always a pleasure to ride there. “I am looking forward to this weekend because now I think we have finally arrived where we should be with the bike. It worked really well at the Mugello test and now I think we’ve really shown that we can fight at the front again and win. From a technical point of view, since the new chassis has been available we’ve been able to ride like in the past. Now we’re very fast but it’s still hard to win races! This championship is very balanced between Ducati and Honda and Yamaha and the other riders are at a great level so it was very important for us to win at Mugello. Now we have an eleven race championship and we have to be on the podium at every round.” COLIN EDWARDS: DOUBLE CHASSIS BONUS After a week’s break with his family on the beaches near Barcelona, Colin Edwards tackles the seventh round of the campaign in refreshed and determined mood following an indifferent run of early season results. The American has been hindered by a series of unfortunate incidents in recent races but the news that two units of the updated YZR-M1 chassis, which he tested with positive results at Mugello, will be at his disposal from the opening practice of the Spanish round has given him a vital boost. “I’ve been run into the gravel for the last two rounds but we’ve come out of them both in the points so I have to use that as springboard to better things over the next few races,” admits Edwards. “There is no use lamenting about what could have been I have never done that and I won’t start now. The positive thing to come out of Mugello was the performance of the new chassis and I’m really looking forward to adapting the setting even more at Barcelona. It’s another fast circuit so hopefully the bike adapts quickly and we can be on the pace from the start.” Like Rossi, Edwards has positive memories of the Catalunya circuit thanks to his performance there in the official pre-season tests, when he drove home in a new car as a prize for setting the fastest time. “That seems a long time ago now but it’s true that we went well there with an early version of this year’s bike. We’ve made progress since then but the conditions will be very different so we’ll have to wait and see.” DAVIDE BRIVIO: TRIPLE TARGET Camel Yamaha Team Director Davide Brivio is targeting a three-pronged attack on the MotoGP World Championship this weekend as he leads a continued revival for his team following a mixed start to the season. As well as building on positive recent development with the YZR-M1 machines, the Italian is hoping for another maximum points return from Valentino Rossi and a second podium of the season for Colin Edwards. “Before Mugello I said that our mission for the next few races was to recover points for Valentino and we had the perfect start to that with the victory,” says Brivio. “Now we have an extremely important run at Barcelona, Assen and Donington where we must continue with this job and try to win every race. Valentino likes all three tracks and this is another reason why he was still so upbeat and optimistic after the disappointments in China and Le Mans. “For Colin this is also an important weekend because he found a good way with the new chassis at Mugello and we have high hopes that he can make a lot of progress with it in Barcelona. Both riders will be on the same specification bikes, with two units of the new chassis each, so we are starting from a good point. Continuing evolution with the bike, recovering more points for Valentino and getting Colin back on the podium; these are our three targets for Catalunya.” TECHNICALLY SPEAKING: CATALUNYA ACCORDING TO NICOLAS GOUBERT The Circuit de Catalunya offers a main straight capable of encouraging speeds exceeding 335kmh, and is completed by a sequence of long radius, medium/high speed sweepers and two tight left-hand hairpins. The combination of long radius corners riddled with a variety of cambers makes it demanding on chassis balance and means front-end feel is a key concern for every rider. These characteristics also mean that tyre life is a key topic in many pit box discussions between riders, crew chiefs and tyre technicians. “Catalunya can be very demanding on the front because there are a lot of downhill corner entries,” explains Nicolas Goubert, Michelin’s chief of motorcycle competition. “For the rain we’ve got only one specification, one profile with different programs depending on the conditions we have. For the slicks it is much more interesting because we have two different profiles. One has a smaller width, which means that the tyre is lighter and it’s easier to tilt the bike from one side to the other. We have also started to work with a bigger size but the Yamaha riders prefer the small one. The reason is because they want to keep the character of having durability for the bike. For them it is an advantage and it is suited to their needs on their bike. “We are quite confident with both types of tyre from last year because we had very good results at Catalunya. It was the first time ever that the surface was new, the lap time was really good and Valentino set a new lap record at the very end of the race with a time that would have put him tenth on the grid. It was the first time ever that this happened so we are very happy with that and we just hope that our Yamaha riders will be as fast or faster this year.” VALENTINO ROSSI: INFORMATION Age: 27 Lives: London, UK Bike: Yamaha YZR-M1 GP victories: 81 (55 x MotoGP/500cc, 14 x 250cc, 12 x 125cc) First GP victory: Czech Republic, 1996 (125cc) First GP: Malaysia, 1996 (125cc) GP starts: 163 (103 x MotoGP/500cc, 30 x 250cc, 30 x 125cc) Pole positions: 40 World Championships 7 Grand Prix (1 x 125cc, 1 x 250cc, 1 x 500cc, 4 x MotoGP) COLIN EDWARDS: INFORMATION Age: 32 Lives: Conroe, Texas Bike: Yamaha YZR-M1 First GP: Japan, 2003 (MotoGP) GP starts: 54 x MotoGP World Championships – 2 World Superbike Montmelo Lap Record: Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) 2005 1’43.195 Mugello Best Lap: Sete Gibernau (Honda) 2005 1’42.337 2005 Results 1. VALENTINO ROSSI (ITA) Yamaha, 43’16.487 2. Sete Gibernau (ESP) Honda, +1.094 3. Marco Melandri (ITA) Honda, +7.810 7. COLIN EDWARDS (USA) Yamaha, +18.762 More, from a press release issued by Rizla Suzuki: Rizla Suzuki MotoGP head for Catalunya in positive mood Rizla Suzuki MotoGP will be in Catalunya this weekend for the first of a hectic three weekends that will see it race in Spain, Holland and Great Britain. The first port-of-call is the Montmelo circuit near Barcelona in Spain, for the Gran Premi Cinzano de Catalunya. This modern circuit is a great test of machinery and tyres alike, and both Suzuki and Bridgestone will be working intensely to get the best set-up for the Suzuki GSV-R. This weekend will also give Rizla Suzuki a good indication of how far the GSV-R has come since the pre-season testing, in very different conditions, in March. John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen both performed well in those pre-season tests and will be eager to continue from where they left off. Hopkins topped the time-sheets during final day’s dry session whilst Vermeulen narrowly missed out on winning a BMW car during the Official MotoGP Test timed session held in very wet conditions. Rizla Suzuki MotoGP will take to the Montmelo circuit on Friday for two free practice sessions. The riders will then have a further practice session on Saturday morning before Hopkins and Vermeulen will be going all out to secure the best qualifying places during the afternoon timed session. Round seven of the MotoGP World Championship will get underway at 14.00hrs local time (12.00GMT) on Sunday 18th June. Paul Denning Team Manager: “We are heading to Barcelona in a positive mood following recent good performances from both riders and after the promising results from the Mugello test “This is the first circuit in four races where Chris has been before and he doesn’t have the added responsibility of having to learn his way round, so he should be on the pace right from the start and be looking to get up amongst the action. John had a good test here earlier in the year and enjoys this circuit – he is very hungry and looking for a good result. “The factory and the team are working as hard as they possibly can to turn the promising performances into strong results and all sponsors and fans can be assured that we will continue to make steps and aim to perform to the maximum of our potential!”