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Rave Yamaha Racing Wins 6-hour WERA Endurance Race By 4.7 Seconds At Miller Motorsports Park

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Rave Yamaha Racing Wins 6-hour WERA Endurance Race By 4.7 Seconds At Miller Motorsports Park

Rave Yamaha Racing’s Jason Perez, Shane Turpin and Jay Tanner rode a YZF-R1 to a 4.791-second margin of victory over Vesrah Suzuki in round four of the Bridgestone/WERA National Endurance, a 6-hour event held Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah. The race was run on the same course configuration as will be used during next weekend’s AMA Superbike National.

Although Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey, Lee Acree and John Jacobi had longer range and slightly faster pit stops, Rave Yamaha Racing was faster on the racetrack.

Rave Yamaha Racing was close to lapping Vesrah Suzuki in the fourth hour when the second, and final, red flag of the race came out, erasing Rave Yamaha Racing’s large lead.

Vesrah Suzuki gained a significant advantage when Rave Yamaha Racing had to pit immediately after the restart, but the race would be decided by the final pit stops and riders.

Perez, Rave Yamaha Racing’s final rider, started turning the fastest laps of the race. But even with Perez’s pace, Vesrah Suzuki still looked like it would be able to hold its lead to the finish line as long as its final pit stop was clean and quick. It wasn’t. Rave Yamaha Racing passed Vesrah Suzuki in the final 10 minutes and held on to win.

One of the more interesting things about Rave Yamaha Racing’s effort was that the team used both Dunlop and Michelin tires during the race. Perez and Tanner rode on Dunlop slicks, while Turpin, a contracted Michelin rider, used Michelins during his stint.

Vesrah Suzuki used Pirelli slicks on its Suzuki GSX-R1000.

ARNCHU Racing’s Randy Sherman, Nathan Dressman and Troy Meikle came back from a crash early in the race to finish third overall and first in Heavyweight Superstock on a Michelin-equipped Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Fourth overall and first in Mediumweight Superbike went to Matsushima Performance Suzuki with riders Danny Eslick, Blake Young, Kim Nakashima, Garry Combs and Liko Miles, the team using three sets of Dunlop scrub tires on its GSX-R600 during the race.

L.O.C. Endurance’s Joe Hayes, James Van Der Haar and Dan Carr) rode on one set of Bridgestone DOT-labeled tires en route to the Mediumweight Superstock class win and 11th overall.

Neighbor of the Beast’s Melissa Berkoff, Scott Fisher and Bruce Stanford) took their second Lightweight Superbike class win of the season (and 13th overall) on a Michelin-slick-equipped Suzuki SV650.

40 teams entered the race, but only 39 took the start. Yamaha factory rider Jason DiSalvo opted to sit the race out at the last minute. DiSalvo had planned to ride his personal Yamaha in the race.

Ben And Mary Spies Lead Action Fund First Responders to the Rescue In Soft Barrier Fund Raising, “To Keep Our Friends Safe”

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Ben And Mary Spies Lead Action Fund First Responders to the Rescue In Soft Barrier Fund Raising, “To Keep Our Friends Safe”

A call for donations to help pay for a recent large shipment of Airfence soft barriers brought immediate response from racers, friends and family members in the racing community, including pledges from AMA Superbike Points Leader Ben Spies and his mother, Mary Spies, to match donations up to $10,000 and $5000 respectively, and race photographer Vicki Sulpy, who donated $1000 “To keep our friends safe.”

An auction held on the WERA.com BBS has brought in a total of $2470 so far. Participants included Brad Wilson, $1500; Adrienne C. Eckhart, $275; Steve Brunton, $250; Graves Yamaha/WERA BBS, $215; Darrin Talbott, $100; John W. Butler, $80; and Lori Kobayashi, $50.

Darrin Talbott is probably the Roadracing World Action Fund’s most frequent contributor, with nine separate donations made with various dedications or for the WERA BBS auction. No matter the occasion, Talbott finds a good excuse to donate to the Fund. His latest donation of $50, was because “Rossi finally won a race.” Past dedications include: “The 2005 World Champion White Sox and The Legion of Bling,” “Carl Anderson,” “Jeff,” ” bmfgsxr,” and “Dave K ” Including two separate WERA BBS auction contributions totaling $100, Talbott’s overall total now stands at $535.

Other repeat contributors include Scott Willock, $500 for a total of $1500; David A. Pierce, $500, for an overall total of $1000; Chad Bakkene, $175, for a total of $275; Ed Sorbo, $100, for a total of $250; Peter Rollins, $100, for a total of $150; Charles Helming/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec, $100, for a total of $150; Greg Avello, $100, for a total of $150; Peter Hively, $100, for a total of $500; Bob & Sherrie Young, $100, for a total of $300; Logan Young, $100, for a total of $300; Christopher Slay, $100, for a total of $300; Randy Sinisi, $50, for a total of $175; Eric Linderwell, $50, for a total of $100; Jim Race, $50, for a total of $100; Ryan Nelson, $50, for a total of $75; Mark Anzalone/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec, $50, for a total of $100; Corey Mann, $25, for a total of $50; Eric Robinson, $25, for a total of $50; Papa Thiam, $25, for a total of $225.

Michael Arenella ($30.50) and Christopher Brown ($150) have made contributions to the Action Fund through payroll deductions pledged through Chevron’s annual “People Make A Difference” campaign.

The donations total $7792.50 and with matching funds from Ben and Mary Spies bring the total raised recently to $15,585.

Summary of Recently Posted Contributions

(Contributor comments and dedications are included below with their listing.)

Road Race Contributions Matching Funds from Ben and Mary Spies $7792.50 Brad Wilson/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $1500 Valerie H. Sulpy $1000 “To keep our friends safe.” Scott Willock $500 “Stay safe, racers!” David A. Pierce $500 Adrienne Eckhart/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $275 Steve Brunton/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $250 Graves Yamaha/WERA BBS $215 Stanford Crane $200 “Lion Racing salutes those who live life in pursuit of their dreams.” Joseph B. Wilson $200 “Mad Brad, for Chad Bakkene.” Chad Bakkene $175 Christopher Brown $150 Peter Rollins $100 “Thank you for making tracks safer.” Erin Kibbee $100 Chris Irwin $100 Bob & Sherrie Young $100 Logan Young $100 Greg Melka $100 Ed Sorbo $100 Scott Moore/Fast Finish $100 Alessandro Assanti $100 “To Ms. Spies and Ben Spies for stepping up and supporting the Action Fund. Ben’s character and performance have been an inspiration – Alex at bike911.com.” Charles Helming $100 “In honor of and with best wishes to Vincent Haskovec.” Greg Avello/BadgerMotorsports.com $100 Peter Hively $100 “Thanks for helping save Chris Siglin’s and Danny Eslick’s butts on Sunday!” Christopher Slay $100 Darrin Talbott $100 WERA BBS Auction ’06 Garth A. Cloyd $97 “In Memory of Wade Van Fleet.” John W. Butler/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $80 Chris Lowitz $75 “For all of those who know no boundaries.” Paul Rogers $75 “Thanks for your efforts on this important track feature.” Theresa Fitzgerald/ WERA BBS Auction ’06 $75 Ryan Nelson/29DreamsRacing.com $50 Jim Race $50 Richard Busby $50 “I’ve crashed and it hurts.” Benny Bryant $50 Lori Kobayashi/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $50 Steven Kohlscheen $50 Eric Linderwell $50 Darrin Talbott $50 “Rossi finally won a race.” Randy Sinisi $50 Doug Mc Cracken/Team Hayes Racing $50 Mark Anzalone/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 Carlos A. Gonzalez-Mier $50 Tom Tracey $50 “For all who race and risk.” Laura Couch $50 “I bought 10 of your (arm) bands and am an avid believer in rider safety. ” Richard Calderwood $40 “Ben Spies – Your matching donations are even cooler than your matching race wins.” Michael Arenella $30.50 Jason K. Michelson $30 Andrew Aucoin $30 Lee S. Block $25 “Dedicated to racing safety in the USA!” Margaret Devlin $25 John Russell $25 Corey Mann $25 Eric Allison $25 Kent Sheldon $25 Papa Thiam $25 “For Brad Wilson, expert fact checker.” Margaret Devlin $25 Chad Trank $25 Eric C. Robinson $20

Dirt Track Eric C. Robinson $5 Lee S. Block $25 “Dedicated to racing safety in the USA!”

June 10,2006

Accounting Details to Date Road Racing Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $263,570 Shipping/Customs: $20,442.83 Bank Fees: $384.05 Air Fence* Deployment Crew Training: $700 Transportation & Installation: $5577.78 Corporation/Business Fees: $982 Online Auction Fees: $221.99 Printing Education Materials – $346.42 Misc Supplies: $39.59 Initial Donation to AMA Pro Racing for Air Fence: $104,104

Total Spent: $398,911.54 Total Donations Collected $405,068.14 Income $118.31

Cash on hand: $6274.91

Dirt Track Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $34,500 Shipping/Customs: $2717.72 Transportation & Installation $2174.77

Total Spent: $39,392.49

Total collected: $41,944

Cash on hand: $2551.51

All administrative costs, including the percentage taken by credit card companies on credit card donations, have been absorbed by Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

*Trademark of Airfence Safety Systems Australia.

Miller Motorsports Park Will Make Flexible Pylons Available For Use At Pit Out During AMA Weekend

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Miller Motorsports Park Will Make Flexible Pylons Available For Use At Pit Out During AMA Weekend

Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) CEO, General Manager and designer Alan Wilson will make flexible pylons–like those used at Laguna Seca–available for AMA Pro Racing to install at pit out during the next weekend’s AMA Superbike National at the Tooele, Utah racetrack. “We’ve got them,” Wilson told Roadracingworld.com during the WERA National event at MMP. “If the AMA wants to put them up, they will put them up. I talked to (AMA Pro Racing Road Race Series Manager) Ron Barrick last week and told him it is entirely up to them.” Following team tests at the new racetrack, AMA riders called for modifications to the way MMP’s pit lane exits onto the racing line halfway down the 3500-foot main straightaway. Wide red and white paint stripes have already been added to better differentiate the pit-out acceleration/blend lane from the racing line. Riders asked for the modifications to help avoid collisions between riders accelerating out of pit lane and riders already at full speed on the front straightaway. Orange traffic cones were used during the WERA National weekend, and “We’ve had no problems at all,” Wilson said.

Seven Star Honda Wins Suzuka 300k Race, And Yoshimura Suzuki Switches To Bridgestone Tires

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Seven Star Honda Wins Suzuka 300k Race, And Yoshimura Suzuki Switches To Bridgestone Tires

Suzuka 300km Race “Road to 8 hours” Suzuka, Japan 2006.6.11 Ryuichi Kyonari and Yuki Takahashi win Suzuka 300 km race for Honda “Road to 8 hours”-Suzuka 300km Race was held at Suzuka on June 11,2006. Ryuichi Kiyonari and Yuki Takahashi riding Seven Star Honda CBR1000RRW won the race with Yoshiteru Konishi and Tsuyoshi Yasuda (Toy story RT/Honda CBR1000RR) finishing second. The Suzuka 300km race is not included in the All Japan Championship Series but is a preliminary event for the prestigious Suzuka 8 hrs Endurance race. The classes allowed for the race are: Superbike(SB), Superproduction (SPP), Stockstports (SST), XX Formula (XXF1) and JSB1000 (JSB). The manufacturers had been racing Superbike machines in the past but the organizer, Suzuka Circuit, requested the factories to use the JSB machines, which is more technically restricted than SB, the factories agreed. Either one or two riders can ride the machine for the 300km race. Many teams use this occasion to practice and test the rider combination and pit work. HRC has entered the BSB boy Ryuichi Kiyonari and WGP 250cc rider Yuki Takahashi riding the CBR1000RRW (Seven Stars Honda/JSB/ Michelin) for the race. HRC has announced that they will enter two factory CBR1000RRWs in the Suzuka 8 hours race but the name of the riders for two teams has not been released yet. However, Kiyonari and Takahashi are likely to race together Qualify on Saturday was held in dry condition in spite of rainy season in Japan. Yoshiteru Konishi (Toy Story RT JSB Bridgestone/ co-rider Tsuyoshi Yasuda) set a time of 2’08″966 and grabbed pole position. Ryuichi Kiyonari was the third fastest with 2’09″514. Shinichi Ito(F.C.C.TSR/SB/ BS/ Takeshi Tsujimura) qualified fourth with 2’09″515. The biggest surprise of the event was Yoshimura switching tyre from Dunlop to Bridgestone. Yoshimura Suzuki rider Atsushi Watanabe (Yoshimura Suzuki with JOMO/JSB/BS/ Nobuatsu Aoki) was seventh fastest. It rained just before the start of the race so almost all the riders lined up with rain tyre fitted to their machines. Polesitter Konishi took the hole-shot while Kiyonari was third at the end of the opening lap. The track condition was tricky with the track drying quickly. Kiyonari had to pit after the 19th lap to change the tyre from rain to slick. HRC test rider Konishi led the race from the start to 23rd lap then changed to Yasuda. Yoshimura’s Watanabe was the next leader leading the race from lap 24 to 40. Watanabe handed the Suzuki GSX-R1000 to former GP rider Nobuatsu Aoki. Then it was Yusuke Tejima(F.C.C TSR/CBR1000RR) briefly leading the race. Tejima was then passed by Shinichi Ito who was setting fast lap times of 2’11″s. Kiyonari switched to Takahashi at the end of 34th lap. Takahashi moved to second during the lap 49 passing both Tejima and Aoki. Then Takahashi marked the fastest lap time of the day 2’11″051 on lap 50. Ito was leading the race comfortably with almost 14 second advantage to Takahashi when he stopped at the Degner Curve with his CBR1000RR running out of fuel. Both Kiyonari and Takahashi were delighted to win the race. They were to ride together for the 2004 Suzuka 8 hrs Race but Takahashi crashed during free practice on Thursday and broke his left ankle. So finally they won a race together. Ryuichi Kiyonari 1st). “I don’t dislike wet race at Suzuka but today’s condition was very difficult. Race pace was not very fast at the beginning and when the pace was up track was dried. Top riders did not come in to the pit so I was wondering when to change the tyre. Yuki did really good job and I think that was the reason we won today.” Yuki Takahashi (1st). “Kiyonari-san was trying very hard so my part was shorter than it was planned. I was passed by Ito san soon after I went out to the track. His riding was so smooth and I learnt a lot following him. I wanted to ride with Kiyonari san two years a go for the Suzuka 8hrs race but it didn’t happen as I crashed. So I am happy to win today’s race with him. I want to win this year’s 8hrs race for Honda. If we win, it will be Honda’s 10th win in a row.” Yoshiteru Konishi (2nd). “I knew the track would dry up before the start. The team manager said I can dash till the lap 5 then it was up to me to decide when to come in to the pit. I was watching other teams’ move and was trying to delay the pit stop as much as possible. May be I was a little too late to come in. Anyway, Yasuda did good job and I am happy to finish second.” Tsuyoshi Yasuda (2nd). “It took time for me to analyze the track condition after I went out to the track. My tactics was to try my best at the right timing so when I was battling with Aoki, I did not hesitate to pass him. I am happy to finish in front of him. I learnt a lot during the race so I must use what I gained during the coming 8 hrs race.” Katsutoni Suzuki- team manager Seven Star Honda Team. “It was difficult to decide when to let Kiyonari in to the pit. I had told him that if this kind of situation occurs, he must continue to ride. He rode really well under the difficult condition. Also Takahashi rode a great race. However, today’s race brought out the problems as well, including pit work. There are many things we have to improve before the 8 hrs race. This race was a simulation to the coming 8 hrs race so it was good to find out problems before the 8 hrs race. Also we must say we were really lucky today to win the race.” Race results. 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari/Yuki Takahashi Seven Star Honda 2:01’39″219 Honda CBR1000RRW 2. Yoshiteru Konishi/Tsuyoshi Yasuda Toy story RT 2:01’42″124 Honda CBR1000RR 3. Atsushi Watanabe/Nobuatsu Yoshimura with JOMO 2:01’42″446 Suzuki GSX-R1000 4. Katsuyuki Nakasuga YSP&Presto RT 2:02’00″118 Yamaha YZF-R1 5. Norihiko Fujiwara/Nobuyuki Osaki Team Challenger 2:02’44″138 Yamaha YZF-R1 6. Yusuke Tejima/Manabu Kamada F.C.C.TSR 2:02’46″940 Honda CBR1000RR

WERA National Challenge Series Hat Trick For Jensen At Miller Motorsports Park

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WERA National Challenge Series Hat Trick For Jensen At Miller Motorsports Park

Robert Jensen won the most WERA National Challenge Series sprint races at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah Saturday, walking away with three victories. An inverted schedule has a WERA National Endurance Series 6-hour scheduled for Sunday. The new track hosts the AMA Superbike Series next weekend and WERA is using the full AMA course this weekend, drawing several AMA regulars for practice. A sudden downpour with lightning ended Friday afternoon’s qualifying sessions with only the 600cc Superstock session completed, so gridding for most of the races was based on points. That had many faster riders fighting through traffic from the rear of the grid, including Jensen, but he didn’t seem to have a problem. The first race was Open Superstock, and Jensen set the fastest lap of the day around the 3.06-mile track, turning a 1:54.487 on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, beating Jason Perez and his Yamaha YZF-R1 by 8.497 seconds. After qualifying fifth in 600cc Superstock and botching his start on a Yamaha YZF-R6, Perez was able to catch front-runner Danny Eslick and overtake him on lap three of the six-lap race. According to Perez, once he caught up to former dirt tracker Eslick, “every time we’d get into a tight corner, he’d back it in.” But Perez was able to drop into the 1:56s and win, saying afterwards “It was a real privilege to race with him (Eslick) again.” The Formula Two race saw Zoran Vujasinovic on his Twin Works Factory Suzuki SV650 and Jeff Walker on his BEI Racing SV650 run away from the field, crossing the finish line just 0.349-second apart but a full 14 seconds ahead of third place in the 27-rider field, the pair turning best laps of 2:06.096 and 2:05.869 respectively. Jensen took his second win of the day in 750cc Superstock by 4.230 seconds ahead of Mark Junge, who had an equal gap on Lee Acree, all three on Suzuki GSX-R750s. The 125cc GP race saw a battle between young guns Elena Myers and Bryce Prince. Myers took the holeshot in the four-lap race but was quickly passed by Prince in turn one. The fastest lap turned by 12-year-old Myers was a 2:08.728 as she repassed Prince on the second lap, but teenager Prince answered with a 2:08.321 and a last-lap repass for the victory. Jensen’s virtually uncontested Formula 1 win gave him his hat trick, with Lee Acree second and Tray Batey third, all three on GSX-R1000 Suzukis.

More On Old Bike Auction At Laguna Seca

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More On Old Bike Auction At Laguna Seca

MCBA ’06: A Great Place To Start, Grow Or Monetize A Motorcycle Collection Just because the bidding soared past a half-million dollars for one bike at last year’s Monterey Classic Bike Auction doesn’t mean you need the net worth of a small country to win a beautiful piece of machinery at this year’s MCBA. “Every collector has to start somewhere,” says Gavin Trippe, impresario of the MCBA event. “Our goal is to take the complexity and mystery out of bidding for or auctioning off a motorcycle with a respectable pedigree. So whether you’re a veteran museum curator or just a bike lover who wants to look at a work of art every day, MCBA has something to offer.” Not all bikes are gaveled away for tens of thousands of dollars. As über-collector Alan Wilzig said in a recent Cycle World interview about one of his first acquisitions, “For $2,400 there was no painting I could buy that gives me as much pleasure to look at as that [bike].” As for owners who hope to hit a juicy number for one of their prized possessions, Trippe notes that even if they name a “reserve” (or minimum sale price), they can always waive it in the heat of the bidding if the price gets “close enough” and they want to avoid a regrettable “no sale”. Historically, though, the most active bidding occurs on items with “no reserve”, meaning they will absolutely be sold to the highest bidder. “The ‘no reserve’ bikes are where it really gets fun,” says Trippe. “That’s when everybody wins.” Trippe’s advice to collectors, be they green or seasoned: peruse the 2006 inventory on the MCBA website (www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com), do a little research on the bikes you like, and determine a maximum price you’re willing to bid. Then stick to your plan. Even a wannabe collector has nothing to lose by registering as a bidder/buyer for this year’s MCBA in a timely fashion: registration is free until June 23rd. Also, state-of-the-art “Simulcast Auction” software will again enable collectors who are unable to attend the auction in person to bid online from anywhere in the world in “real time” using only a personal computer and a broadband connection. Registration forms for buyers and sellers are available now at www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com . The website also offers extensive information about this year’s auction, which takes place July 20-22 at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey during MotoGP week at Laguna Seca. Information: www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com Email: [email protected]

Recent Births: Kaden Isaac Silva, Stone Jason Petta

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Recent Births: Kaden Isaac Silva, Stone Jason Petta

OMRRA racer and Cascade Tracktime owner Tyson Silva and wife Gina had a son, Kaden Isaac Silva, June 9th, 2006 in Tualatin, Oregon. CCS racer Johnny Petta and wife Jessie had a son, Stone Jason Petta, June 9th, 2006 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Keep This In Mind When Reading Pages 86-89 Of The July Issue of Roadracing World…

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Keep This In Mind When Reading Pages 86-89 Of The July Issue of Roadracing World…

(A little missing information) Phone 805-226-5535 ~http://www.Centralcoastsportbikes.com~

More From The Isle Of Man

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More From The Isle Of Man

John McGuinness completes TT Festival hat-trick with Senior TT victory John McGuinness shattered both lap and race records as he scorched to his third victory of the week in the Isle of Man TT Festival, finishing ahead of Cameron Donald, Bruce Anstey and Ian Lougher as Honda riders packed three of the top four finishing positions in the prestigious Senior race. The 32 year old Morecambe rider used the tried and tested tactics of powering as fast as possible into the opening to break the challenge of his rivals, and he has a superbly prepared HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR for the race. The machine had been specially prepared for the rigours of racing this difficult 37.73mile public roads Mountain Course and McGuinness used its qualities to the full, taking his career eleventh success and also the 130th TT success for Honda. McGuinness was ahead, but by only half a second, as they charged through Glen Helen for the first time, but mile by mile, he was extending his advantage, and also upping the record speed, taking that opening lap in 17m 39.95secs, an average speed of 128.146mph, faster than the record he set in his winning TT Superbike ride the previous Saturday. But there was better to come with McGuinness revelling in the near perfect, sun-drenched conditions as he shook off the challenges of Guy Martin and then Cameron Donald. As he pitted for fuel and a change of rear wheel, he had powered further into the unknown, with a lap on 17m 29.26mph, an average speed of 129.451mph. That put him 12 seconds ahead of the determined Donald, aboard the Robinson Concrete backed Honda CBR1000RR. The Aussie, riding in only his second year on the Island, and with broken heels, the result of a crash in last month’s North West 200, clocked a second lap of 128.445mph. He was trying everything he knew, but McGuinness had not only speed on the road, he also had the slicker pit-crew, and twice they played a major role in maintaining his supremacy. At that second refuelling halt, McGuinness was running 25 seconds ahead, and he was able to ride within himself over the final two laps, checking his signalling boards to take the victory that puts him level third with Philip McCallen and the late, great Steve Hislop in the list of all time TT winners. “I don’t think that I have ever ridden better round here than that. It was an unbelievable victory, awesome. I decided to push from the very start, the bike did not miss a beat, but they pushed me all of the way. It was a tough race. “The second lap felt good and fast. I had a blistering ride over the mountain, and was able to focus in on Guy Martin as a marker, and then I went ahead of him on the road. It was a terrific lap. “I am not too fussed about speed, rather, I wanted the win, but this time is was a case of going as fast as you could to achieve that,” reflected McGuinness as he took the race, in record time, by 20 seconds from Donald, who commented: “I’m still stunned with that. It is only 18 months ago that they invited me to come over here as a newcomer. I just cannot believe how this race has gone, or my lap times.” Anstey, despite a scary moment or two on the opening lap at Ballacraine when he clipped a bank and some bushes, took third place for the TAS Suzuki team, finishing some eleven seconds ahead of Ian Lougher, riding a Honda CBR1000RR in the Stobart Motorsport colours. Guy Martin, riding Yamaha, took fifth place, ahead of the Kawasaki of Carl Rennie and local rider Davy Morgan riding another Honda CBR1000RR. Raymond Porter, Nigel Beattie and Gary Carswell completed the top ten finishers Results Isle of Man TT Senior Race six laps, 37.73 mile Mountain Course 1. J. McGuinness (GB), Honda, 1:47:38.84, average speed 126.178 mph 2. C. Donald (Australia), Honda, 1:47:59.45 3. B. Anstey (New Zealand), Suzuki, 1:48: 08.79 4. I. Lougher (GB), Honda, 1:48:19.11 5. G. Martin (GB), Yamaha, 1:49:40.71 6. C. Rennie (GB), Kawasaki, 1:50:57.62 7. D. Morgan (GB), Honda, 1:51:39.48 8. R. Porter (GB), Yamaha, 1:51:50.90 9. N. Beattie (GB), Yamaha, 1:52:07.60 10. G. Carswell (GB), Suzuki, 1:52:13.76 20. Jeremy Toye (USA), Suzuki 25. Mark Miller (USA), Suzuki 40. Tom Montano (USA), Honda

Tommy Hayden Battered, Bruised After Crash Into Wall At Mid-Ohio

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Tommy Hayden Battered, Bruised After Crash Into Wall At Mid-Ohio

Kawasaki factory rider Tommy Hayden is battered, bruised, nursing a swollen left hand but otherwise uninjured in spite of crashing into a wall fronted by tires during AMA team testing at the newly-repaved Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Wednesday, June 7. “I’m alright,” Hayden told Roadracingworld.com by telephone from his Kentucky home Friday. “I’m beat up a little bit, nothing major, but I definitely took a major hit.” Hayden said the crash started in turn nine, a left-hander that exits over a crest/wheelie hill and leads to a double right-hander. “Somehow I got both wheels off the ground when I changed directions,” said Hayden. “When I landed, I guess the front wheel was cocked because it ripped the bars out of my hands. It was slapping the handlebars hard enough that it broke the frame. I couldn’t get a hold of the bars and ran straight off the track. I was headed straight for the wall, so I jumped off. I still went into the tires hard.” Hayden said he was brought back to the track’s medical center but took the time to change into street clothes before he was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. “I hit my head, so I was a little dizzy,” said Hayden. “My left hand, nothing’s broke, but it swelled up real bad, stretched some of the ligaments in there. I’ve got two screws in there from an old injury and it still bothers me.” Hayden said he couldn’t ride today but when asked about his ability to ride in next week’s races at Miller Motorsports Park, “A lot can happen in a week. We’ll just have to see.” In regards to what he thought of the repaving of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Hayden said, “That was a big let down, you could say. I guess we got spoiled with Miller. The track’s (Mid-Ohio) new surface is inconsistent with sealer down in the turns and some slick spots. It’s not a huge deal, just disappointing because it’s new. And the curbs are definitely dangerous. “I also found it strange that no one representing the AMA was there. I mean, it’s right in their backyard (AMA’s headquarters is in Pickerington, Ohio, about two hours away by car), new surface, the track wanted to talk to us and it was just us (riders and teams) and the track.”

Rave Yamaha Racing Wins 6-hour WERA Endurance Race By 4.7 Seconds At Miller Motorsports Park

Rave Yamaha Racing’s Jason Perez, Shane Turpin and Jay Tanner rode a YZF-R1 to a 4.791-second margin of victory over Vesrah Suzuki in round four of the Bridgestone/WERA National Endurance, a 6-hour event held Sunday at Miller Motorsports Park, in Tooele, Utah. The race was run on the same course configuration as will be used during next weekend’s AMA Superbike National.

Although Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey, Lee Acree and John Jacobi had longer range and slightly faster pit stops, Rave Yamaha Racing was faster on the racetrack.

Rave Yamaha Racing was close to lapping Vesrah Suzuki in the fourth hour when the second, and final, red flag of the race came out, erasing Rave Yamaha Racing’s large lead.

Vesrah Suzuki gained a significant advantage when Rave Yamaha Racing had to pit immediately after the restart, but the race would be decided by the final pit stops and riders.

Perez, Rave Yamaha Racing’s final rider, started turning the fastest laps of the race. But even with Perez’s pace, Vesrah Suzuki still looked like it would be able to hold its lead to the finish line as long as its final pit stop was clean and quick. It wasn’t. Rave Yamaha Racing passed Vesrah Suzuki in the final 10 minutes and held on to win.

One of the more interesting things about Rave Yamaha Racing’s effort was that the team used both Dunlop and Michelin tires during the race. Perez and Tanner rode on Dunlop slicks, while Turpin, a contracted Michelin rider, used Michelins during his stint.

Vesrah Suzuki used Pirelli slicks on its Suzuki GSX-R1000.

ARNCHU Racing’s Randy Sherman, Nathan Dressman and Troy Meikle came back from a crash early in the race to finish third overall and first in Heavyweight Superstock on a Michelin-equipped Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Fourth overall and first in Mediumweight Superbike went to Matsushima Performance Suzuki with riders Danny Eslick, Blake Young, Kim Nakashima, Garry Combs and Liko Miles, the team using three sets of Dunlop scrub tires on its GSX-R600 during the race.

L.O.C. Endurance’s Joe Hayes, James Van Der Haar and Dan Carr) rode on one set of Bridgestone DOT-labeled tires en route to the Mediumweight Superstock class win and 11th overall.

Neighbor of the Beast’s Melissa Berkoff, Scott Fisher and Bruce Stanford) took their second Lightweight Superbike class win of the season (and 13th overall) on a Michelin-slick-equipped Suzuki SV650.

40 teams entered the race, but only 39 took the start. Yamaha factory rider Jason DiSalvo opted to sit the race out at the last minute. DiSalvo had planned to ride his personal Yamaha in the race.

Ben And Mary Spies Lead Action Fund First Responders to the Rescue In Soft Barrier Fund Raising, “To Keep Our Friends Safe”

A call for donations to help pay for a recent large shipment of Airfence soft barriers brought immediate response from racers, friends and family members in the racing community, including pledges from AMA Superbike Points Leader Ben Spies and his mother, Mary Spies, to match donations up to $10,000 and $5000 respectively, and race photographer Vicki Sulpy, who donated $1000 “To keep our friends safe.”

An auction held on the WERA.com BBS has brought in a total of $2470 so far. Participants included Brad Wilson, $1500; Adrienne C. Eckhart, $275; Steve Brunton, $250; Graves Yamaha/WERA BBS, $215; Darrin Talbott, $100; John W. Butler, $80; and Lori Kobayashi, $50.

Darrin Talbott is probably the Roadracing World Action Fund’s most frequent contributor, with nine separate donations made with various dedications or for the WERA BBS auction. No matter the occasion, Talbott finds a good excuse to donate to the Fund. His latest donation of $50, was because “Rossi finally won a race.” Past dedications include: “The 2005 World Champion White Sox and The Legion of Bling,” “Carl Anderson,” “Jeff,” ” bmfgsxr,” and “Dave K ” Including two separate WERA BBS auction contributions totaling $100, Talbott’s overall total now stands at $535.

Other repeat contributors include Scott Willock, $500 for a total of $1500; David A. Pierce, $500, for an overall total of $1000; Chad Bakkene, $175, for a total of $275; Ed Sorbo, $100, for a total of $250; Peter Rollins, $100, for a total of $150; Charles Helming/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec, $100, for a total of $150; Greg Avello, $100, for a total of $150; Peter Hively, $100, for a total of $500; Bob & Sherrie Young, $100, for a total of $300; Logan Young, $100, for a total of $300; Christopher Slay, $100, for a total of $300; Randy Sinisi, $50, for a total of $175; Eric Linderwell, $50, for a total of $100; Jim Race, $50, for a total of $100; Ryan Nelson, $50, for a total of $75; Mark Anzalone/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec, $50, for a total of $100; Corey Mann, $25, for a total of $50; Eric Robinson, $25, for a total of $50; Papa Thiam, $25, for a total of $225.

Michael Arenella ($30.50) and Christopher Brown ($150) have made contributions to the Action Fund through payroll deductions pledged through Chevron’s annual “People Make A Difference” campaign.

The donations total $7792.50 and with matching funds from Ben and Mary Spies bring the total raised recently to $15,585.

Summary of Recently Posted Contributions

(Contributor comments and dedications are included below with their listing.)

Road Race Contributions Matching Funds from Ben and Mary Spies $7792.50 Brad Wilson/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $1500 Valerie H. Sulpy $1000 “To keep our friends safe.” Scott Willock $500 “Stay safe, racers!” David A. Pierce $500 Adrienne Eckhart/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $275 Steve Brunton/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $250 Graves Yamaha/WERA BBS $215 Stanford Crane $200 “Lion Racing salutes those who live life in pursuit of their dreams.” Joseph B. Wilson $200 “Mad Brad, for Chad Bakkene.” Chad Bakkene $175 Christopher Brown $150 Peter Rollins $100 “Thank you for making tracks safer.” Erin Kibbee $100 Chris Irwin $100 Bob & Sherrie Young $100 Logan Young $100 Greg Melka $100 Ed Sorbo $100 Scott Moore/Fast Finish $100 Alessandro Assanti $100 “To Ms. Spies and Ben Spies for stepping up and supporting the Action Fund. Ben’s character and performance have been an inspiration – Alex at bike911.com.” Charles Helming $100 “In honor of and with best wishes to Vincent Haskovec.” Greg Avello/BadgerMotorsports.com $100 Peter Hively $100 “Thanks for helping save Chris Siglin’s and Danny Eslick’s butts on Sunday!” Christopher Slay $100 Darrin Talbott $100 WERA BBS Auction ’06 Garth A. Cloyd $97 “In Memory of Wade Van Fleet.” John W. Butler/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $80 Chris Lowitz $75 “For all of those who know no boundaries.” Paul Rogers $75 “Thanks for your efforts on this important track feature.” Theresa Fitzgerald/ WERA BBS Auction ’06 $75 Ryan Nelson/29DreamsRacing.com $50 Jim Race $50 Richard Busby $50 “I’ve crashed and it hurts.” Benny Bryant $50 Lori Kobayashi/WERA BBS Auction ’06 $50 Steven Kohlscheen $50 Eric Linderwell $50 Darrin Talbott $50 “Rossi finally won a race.” Randy Sinisi $50 Doug Mc Cracken/Team Hayes Racing $50 Mark Anzalone/In Honor of Vincent Haskovec $50 Carlos A. Gonzalez-Mier $50 Tom Tracey $50 “For all who race and risk.” Laura Couch $50 “I bought 10 of your (arm) bands and am an avid believer in rider safety. ” Richard Calderwood $40 “Ben Spies – Your matching donations are even cooler than your matching race wins.” Michael Arenella $30.50 Jason K. Michelson $30 Andrew Aucoin $30 Lee S. Block $25 “Dedicated to racing safety in the USA!” Margaret Devlin $25 John Russell $25 Corey Mann $25 Eric Allison $25 Kent Sheldon $25 Papa Thiam $25 “For Brad Wilson, expert fact checker.” Margaret Devlin $25 Chad Trank $25 Eric C. Robinson $20

Dirt Track Eric C. Robinson $5 Lee S. Block $25 “Dedicated to racing safety in the USA!”

June 10,2006

Accounting Details to Date Road Racing Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $263,570 Shipping/Customs: $20,442.83 Bank Fees: $384.05 Air Fence* Deployment Crew Training: $700 Transportation & Installation: $5577.78 Corporation/Business Fees: $982 Online Auction Fees: $221.99 Printing Education Materials – $346.42 Misc Supplies: $39.59 Initial Donation to AMA Pro Racing for Air Fence: $104,104

Total Spent: $398,911.54 Total Donations Collected $405,068.14 Income $118.31

Cash on hand: $6274.91

Dirt Track Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $34,500 Shipping/Customs: $2717.72 Transportation & Installation $2174.77

Total Spent: $39,392.49

Total collected: $41,944

Cash on hand: $2551.51

All administrative costs, including the percentage taken by credit card companies on credit card donations, have been absorbed by Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

*Trademark of Airfence Safety Systems Australia.

Miller Motorsports Park Will Make Flexible Pylons Available For Use At Pit Out During AMA Weekend

Miller Motorsports Park (MMP) CEO, General Manager and designer Alan Wilson will make flexible pylons–like those used at Laguna Seca–available for AMA Pro Racing to install at pit out during the next weekend’s AMA Superbike National at the Tooele, Utah racetrack. “We’ve got them,” Wilson told Roadracingworld.com during the WERA National event at MMP. “If the AMA wants to put them up, they will put them up. I talked to (AMA Pro Racing Road Race Series Manager) Ron Barrick last week and told him it is entirely up to them.” Following team tests at the new racetrack, AMA riders called for modifications to the way MMP’s pit lane exits onto the racing line halfway down the 3500-foot main straightaway. Wide red and white paint stripes have already been added to better differentiate the pit-out acceleration/blend lane from the racing line. Riders asked for the modifications to help avoid collisions between riders accelerating out of pit lane and riders already at full speed on the front straightaway. Orange traffic cones were used during the WERA National weekend, and “We’ve had no problems at all,” Wilson said.

Seven Star Honda Wins Suzuka 300k Race, And Yoshimura Suzuki Switches To Bridgestone Tires

Suzuka 300km Race “Road to 8 hours” Suzuka, Japan 2006.6.11 Ryuichi Kyonari and Yuki Takahashi win Suzuka 300 km race for Honda “Road to 8 hours”-Suzuka 300km Race was held at Suzuka on June 11,2006. Ryuichi Kiyonari and Yuki Takahashi riding Seven Star Honda CBR1000RRW won the race with Yoshiteru Konishi and Tsuyoshi Yasuda (Toy story RT/Honda CBR1000RR) finishing second. The Suzuka 300km race is not included in the All Japan Championship Series but is a preliminary event for the prestigious Suzuka 8 hrs Endurance race. The classes allowed for the race are: Superbike(SB), Superproduction (SPP), Stockstports (SST), XX Formula (XXF1) and JSB1000 (JSB). The manufacturers had been racing Superbike machines in the past but the organizer, Suzuka Circuit, requested the factories to use the JSB machines, which is more technically restricted than SB, the factories agreed. Either one or two riders can ride the machine for the 300km race. Many teams use this occasion to practice and test the rider combination and pit work. HRC has entered the BSB boy Ryuichi Kiyonari and WGP 250cc rider Yuki Takahashi riding the CBR1000RRW (Seven Stars Honda/JSB/ Michelin) for the race. HRC has announced that they will enter two factory CBR1000RRWs in the Suzuka 8 hours race but the name of the riders for two teams has not been released yet. However, Kiyonari and Takahashi are likely to race together Qualify on Saturday was held in dry condition in spite of rainy season in Japan. Yoshiteru Konishi (Toy Story RT JSB Bridgestone/ co-rider Tsuyoshi Yasuda) set a time of 2’08″966 and grabbed pole position. Ryuichi Kiyonari was the third fastest with 2’09″514. Shinichi Ito(F.C.C.TSR/SB/ BS/ Takeshi Tsujimura) qualified fourth with 2’09″515. The biggest surprise of the event was Yoshimura switching tyre from Dunlop to Bridgestone. Yoshimura Suzuki rider Atsushi Watanabe (Yoshimura Suzuki with JOMO/JSB/BS/ Nobuatsu Aoki) was seventh fastest. It rained just before the start of the race so almost all the riders lined up with rain tyre fitted to their machines. Polesitter Konishi took the hole-shot while Kiyonari was third at the end of the opening lap. The track condition was tricky with the track drying quickly. Kiyonari had to pit after the 19th lap to change the tyre from rain to slick. HRC test rider Konishi led the race from the start to 23rd lap then changed to Yasuda. Yoshimura’s Watanabe was the next leader leading the race from lap 24 to 40. Watanabe handed the Suzuki GSX-R1000 to former GP rider Nobuatsu Aoki. Then it was Yusuke Tejima(F.C.C TSR/CBR1000RR) briefly leading the race. Tejima was then passed by Shinichi Ito who was setting fast lap times of 2’11″s. Kiyonari switched to Takahashi at the end of 34th lap. Takahashi moved to second during the lap 49 passing both Tejima and Aoki. Then Takahashi marked the fastest lap time of the day 2’11″051 on lap 50. Ito was leading the race comfortably with almost 14 second advantage to Takahashi when he stopped at the Degner Curve with his CBR1000RR running out of fuel. Both Kiyonari and Takahashi were delighted to win the race. They were to ride together for the 2004 Suzuka 8 hrs Race but Takahashi crashed during free practice on Thursday and broke his left ankle. So finally they won a race together. Ryuichi Kiyonari 1st). “I don’t dislike wet race at Suzuka but today’s condition was very difficult. Race pace was not very fast at the beginning and when the pace was up track was dried. Top riders did not come in to the pit so I was wondering when to change the tyre. Yuki did really good job and I think that was the reason we won today.” Yuki Takahashi (1st). “Kiyonari-san was trying very hard so my part was shorter than it was planned. I was passed by Ito san soon after I went out to the track. His riding was so smooth and I learnt a lot following him. I wanted to ride with Kiyonari san two years a go for the Suzuka 8hrs race but it didn’t happen as I crashed. So I am happy to win today’s race with him. I want to win this year’s 8hrs race for Honda. If we win, it will be Honda’s 10th win in a row.” Yoshiteru Konishi (2nd). “I knew the track would dry up before the start. The team manager said I can dash till the lap 5 then it was up to me to decide when to come in to the pit. I was watching other teams’ move and was trying to delay the pit stop as much as possible. May be I was a little too late to come in. Anyway, Yasuda did good job and I am happy to finish second.” Tsuyoshi Yasuda (2nd). “It took time for me to analyze the track condition after I went out to the track. My tactics was to try my best at the right timing so when I was battling with Aoki, I did not hesitate to pass him. I am happy to finish in front of him. I learnt a lot during the race so I must use what I gained during the coming 8 hrs race.” Katsutoni Suzuki- team manager Seven Star Honda Team. “It was difficult to decide when to let Kiyonari in to the pit. I had told him that if this kind of situation occurs, he must continue to ride. He rode really well under the difficult condition. Also Takahashi rode a great race. However, today’s race brought out the problems as well, including pit work. There are many things we have to improve before the 8 hrs race. This race was a simulation to the coming 8 hrs race so it was good to find out problems before the 8 hrs race. Also we must say we were really lucky today to win the race.” Race results. 1. Ryuichi Kiyonari/Yuki Takahashi Seven Star Honda 2:01’39″219 Honda CBR1000RRW 2. Yoshiteru Konishi/Tsuyoshi Yasuda Toy story RT 2:01’42″124 Honda CBR1000RR 3. Atsushi Watanabe/Nobuatsu Yoshimura with JOMO 2:01’42″446 Suzuki GSX-R1000 4. Katsuyuki Nakasuga YSP&Presto RT 2:02’00″118 Yamaha YZF-R1 5. Norihiko Fujiwara/Nobuyuki Osaki Team Challenger 2:02’44″138 Yamaha YZF-R1 6. Yusuke Tejima/Manabu Kamada F.C.C.TSR 2:02’46″940 Honda CBR1000RR

WERA National Challenge Series Hat Trick For Jensen At Miller Motorsports Park

Robert Jensen won the most WERA National Challenge Series sprint races at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah Saturday, walking away with three victories. An inverted schedule has a WERA National Endurance Series 6-hour scheduled for Sunday. The new track hosts the AMA Superbike Series next weekend and WERA is using the full AMA course this weekend, drawing several AMA regulars for practice. A sudden downpour with lightning ended Friday afternoon’s qualifying sessions with only the 600cc Superstock session completed, so gridding for most of the races was based on points. That had many faster riders fighting through traffic from the rear of the grid, including Jensen, but he didn’t seem to have a problem. The first race was Open Superstock, and Jensen set the fastest lap of the day around the 3.06-mile track, turning a 1:54.487 on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, beating Jason Perez and his Yamaha YZF-R1 by 8.497 seconds. After qualifying fifth in 600cc Superstock and botching his start on a Yamaha YZF-R6, Perez was able to catch front-runner Danny Eslick and overtake him on lap three of the six-lap race. According to Perez, once he caught up to former dirt tracker Eslick, “every time we’d get into a tight corner, he’d back it in.” But Perez was able to drop into the 1:56s and win, saying afterwards “It was a real privilege to race with him (Eslick) again.” The Formula Two race saw Zoran Vujasinovic on his Twin Works Factory Suzuki SV650 and Jeff Walker on his BEI Racing SV650 run away from the field, crossing the finish line just 0.349-second apart but a full 14 seconds ahead of third place in the 27-rider field, the pair turning best laps of 2:06.096 and 2:05.869 respectively. Jensen took his second win of the day in 750cc Superstock by 4.230 seconds ahead of Mark Junge, who had an equal gap on Lee Acree, all three on Suzuki GSX-R750s. The 125cc GP race saw a battle between young guns Elena Myers and Bryce Prince. Myers took the holeshot in the four-lap race but was quickly passed by Prince in turn one. The fastest lap turned by 12-year-old Myers was a 2:08.728 as she repassed Prince on the second lap, but teenager Prince answered with a 2:08.321 and a last-lap repass for the victory. Jensen’s virtually uncontested Formula 1 win gave him his hat trick, with Lee Acree second and Tray Batey third, all three on GSX-R1000 Suzukis.

More On Old Bike Auction At Laguna Seca

MCBA ’06: A Great Place To Start, Grow Or Monetize A Motorcycle Collection Just because the bidding soared past a half-million dollars for one bike at last year’s Monterey Classic Bike Auction doesn’t mean you need the net worth of a small country to win a beautiful piece of machinery at this year’s MCBA. “Every collector has to start somewhere,” says Gavin Trippe, impresario of the MCBA event. “Our goal is to take the complexity and mystery out of bidding for or auctioning off a motorcycle with a respectable pedigree. So whether you’re a veteran museum curator or just a bike lover who wants to look at a work of art every day, MCBA has something to offer.” Not all bikes are gaveled away for tens of thousands of dollars. As über-collector Alan Wilzig said in a recent Cycle World interview about one of his first acquisitions, “For $2,400 there was no painting I could buy that gives me as much pleasure to look at as that [bike].” As for owners who hope to hit a juicy number for one of their prized possessions, Trippe notes that even if they name a “reserve” (or minimum sale price), they can always waive it in the heat of the bidding if the price gets “close enough” and they want to avoid a regrettable “no sale”. Historically, though, the most active bidding occurs on items with “no reserve”, meaning they will absolutely be sold to the highest bidder. “The ‘no reserve’ bikes are where it really gets fun,” says Trippe. “That’s when everybody wins.” Trippe’s advice to collectors, be they green or seasoned: peruse the 2006 inventory on the MCBA website (www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com), do a little research on the bikes you like, and determine a maximum price you’re willing to bid. Then stick to your plan. Even a wannabe collector has nothing to lose by registering as a bidder/buyer for this year’s MCBA in a timely fashion: registration is free until June 23rd. Also, state-of-the-art “Simulcast Auction” software will again enable collectors who are unable to attend the auction in person to bid online from anywhere in the world in “real time” using only a personal computer and a broadband connection. Registration forms for buyers and sellers are available now at www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com . The website also offers extensive information about this year’s auction, which takes place July 20-22 at the Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey during MotoGP week at Laguna Seca. Information: www.montereyclassicbikeauction.com Email: [email protected]

Recent Births: Kaden Isaac Silva, Stone Jason Petta

OMRRA racer and Cascade Tracktime owner Tyson Silva and wife Gina had a son, Kaden Isaac Silva, June 9th, 2006 in Tualatin, Oregon. CCS racer Johnny Petta and wife Jessie had a son, Stone Jason Petta, June 9th, 2006 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin.

Keep This In Mind When Reading Pages 86-89 Of The July Issue of Roadracing World…

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More From The Isle Of Man

John McGuinness completes TT Festival hat-trick with Senior TT victory John McGuinness shattered both lap and race records as he scorched to his third victory of the week in the Isle of Man TT Festival, finishing ahead of Cameron Donald, Bruce Anstey and Ian Lougher as Honda riders packed three of the top four finishing positions in the prestigious Senior race. The 32 year old Morecambe rider used the tried and tested tactics of powering as fast as possible into the opening to break the challenge of his rivals, and he has a superbly prepared HM Plant Honda CBR1000RR for the race. The machine had been specially prepared for the rigours of racing this difficult 37.73mile public roads Mountain Course and McGuinness used its qualities to the full, taking his career eleventh success and also the 130th TT success for Honda. McGuinness was ahead, but by only half a second, as they charged through Glen Helen for the first time, but mile by mile, he was extending his advantage, and also upping the record speed, taking that opening lap in 17m 39.95secs, an average speed of 128.146mph, faster than the record he set in his winning TT Superbike ride the previous Saturday. But there was better to come with McGuinness revelling in the near perfect, sun-drenched conditions as he shook off the challenges of Guy Martin and then Cameron Donald. As he pitted for fuel and a change of rear wheel, he had powered further into the unknown, with a lap on 17m 29.26mph, an average speed of 129.451mph. That put him 12 seconds ahead of the determined Donald, aboard the Robinson Concrete backed Honda CBR1000RR. The Aussie, riding in only his second year on the Island, and with broken heels, the result of a crash in last month’s North West 200, clocked a second lap of 128.445mph. He was trying everything he knew, but McGuinness had not only speed on the road, he also had the slicker pit-crew, and twice they played a major role in maintaining his supremacy. At that second refuelling halt, McGuinness was running 25 seconds ahead, and he was able to ride within himself over the final two laps, checking his signalling boards to take the victory that puts him level third with Philip McCallen and the late, great Steve Hislop in the list of all time TT winners. “I don’t think that I have ever ridden better round here than that. It was an unbelievable victory, awesome. I decided to push from the very start, the bike did not miss a beat, but they pushed me all of the way. It was a tough race. “The second lap felt good and fast. I had a blistering ride over the mountain, and was able to focus in on Guy Martin as a marker, and then I went ahead of him on the road. It was a terrific lap. “I am not too fussed about speed, rather, I wanted the win, but this time is was a case of going as fast as you could to achieve that,” reflected McGuinness as he took the race, in record time, by 20 seconds from Donald, who commented: “I’m still stunned with that. It is only 18 months ago that they invited me to come over here as a newcomer. I just cannot believe how this race has gone, or my lap times.” Anstey, despite a scary moment or two on the opening lap at Ballacraine when he clipped a bank and some bushes, took third place for the TAS Suzuki team, finishing some eleven seconds ahead of Ian Lougher, riding a Honda CBR1000RR in the Stobart Motorsport colours. Guy Martin, riding Yamaha, took fifth place, ahead of the Kawasaki of Carl Rennie and local rider Davy Morgan riding another Honda CBR1000RR. Raymond Porter, Nigel Beattie and Gary Carswell completed the top ten finishers Results Isle of Man TT Senior Race six laps, 37.73 mile Mountain Course 1. J. McGuinness (GB), Honda, 1:47:38.84, average speed 126.178 mph 2. C. Donald (Australia), Honda, 1:47:59.45 3. B. Anstey (New Zealand), Suzuki, 1:48: 08.79 4. I. Lougher (GB), Honda, 1:48:19.11 5. G. Martin (GB), Yamaha, 1:49:40.71 6. C. Rennie (GB), Kawasaki, 1:50:57.62 7. D. Morgan (GB), Honda, 1:51:39.48 8. R. Porter (GB), Yamaha, 1:51:50.90 9. N. Beattie (GB), Yamaha, 1:52:07.60 10. G. Carswell (GB), Suzuki, 1:52:13.76 20. Jeremy Toye (USA), Suzuki 25. Mark Miller (USA), Suzuki 40. Tom Montano (USA), Honda

Tommy Hayden Battered, Bruised After Crash Into Wall At Mid-Ohio

Kawasaki factory rider Tommy Hayden is battered, bruised, nursing a swollen left hand but otherwise uninjured in spite of crashing into a wall fronted by tires during AMA team testing at the newly-repaved Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Wednesday, June 7. “I’m alright,” Hayden told Roadracingworld.com by telephone from his Kentucky home Friday. “I’m beat up a little bit, nothing major, but I definitely took a major hit.” Hayden said the crash started in turn nine, a left-hander that exits over a crest/wheelie hill and leads to a double right-hander. “Somehow I got both wheels off the ground when I changed directions,” said Hayden. “When I landed, I guess the front wheel was cocked because it ripped the bars out of my hands. It was slapping the handlebars hard enough that it broke the frame. I couldn’t get a hold of the bars and ran straight off the track. I was headed straight for the wall, so I jumped off. I still went into the tires hard.” Hayden said he was brought back to the track’s medical center but took the time to change into street clothes before he was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. “I hit my head, so I was a little dizzy,” said Hayden. “My left hand, nothing’s broke, but it swelled up real bad, stretched some of the ligaments in there. I’ve got two screws in there from an old injury and it still bothers me.” Hayden said he couldn’t ride today but when asked about his ability to ride in next week’s races at Miller Motorsports Park, “A lot can happen in a week. We’ll just have to see.” In regards to what he thought of the repaving of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Hayden said, “That was a big let down, you could say. I guess we got spoiled with Miller. The track’s (Mid-Ohio) new surface is inconsistent with sealer down in the turns and some slick spots. It’s not a huge deal, just disappointing because it’s new. And the curbs are definitely dangerous. “I also found it strange that no one representing the AMA was there. I mean, it’s right in their backyard (AMA’s headquarters is in Pickerington, Ohio, about two hours away by car), new surface, the track wanted to talk to us and it was just us (riders and teams) and the track.”

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