SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) “” Signed memorabilia from top AMA road-race stars like six-time AMA Superbike champion Mat Mladin and nine-time Infineon Raceway winner Miguel Duhamel will be up for grabs at the 3rd annual Cycle Gear Motorcycle Charity Auction. More than 25 one-of-a-kind signed items will be available at this combined silent/live auction, which will take place at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 21, in the Winner’s Circle at Infineon Raceway. It’s all part of the big Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown weekend (May 19-21), presented by Supercuts. All proceeds benefit needy youth organizations in Sonoma County through Speedway Children’s Charities. Nearly $15,000 has been raised the first two years of the auction combined. Some of the items enthusiasts can expect at the silent/live auction include: · Yoshimura Suzuki leather jacket signed by Mladin · Yoshimura Suzuki crew shirt signed by Mladin, Ben Spies and Aaron Yates · Kawasaki crew shirt signed by Tommy Hayden · Race boots signed by Duhamel · Racing gloves and boots signed by Jake Zemke · Several items donated by Cycle Gear · More, much more. Raceway officials are hopeful top AMA riders will be present in the Winner’s Circle for the auction. For more information, email Denise Silver at [email protected] or Jen Enos at [email protected]. WHAT: Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts WHERE: Infineon Raceway, Highways 37 & 121, Sonoma, CA 95476 WHEN: May 19-21 COURSE: 12 turns, 2.22 miles 2005 WINNERS: Mat Mladin (Superbike, both main events, Suzuki); Tommy Hayden (Supersport, Kawasaki); Jake Zemke (Formula Xtreme, Honda); Aaron Yates (Superstock, Suzuki) SUPERBIKE SCHEDULE: Friday “” Superbike practice, 9:40-10:40 a.m.; Superbike qualifying, 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday “” Superbike qualifying, 9:50-11 a.m.; Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown main event #1, 3:50 p.m. (28 laps); Sunday “” Superbike practice, 10:20-10:50 a.m.; Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown main event #2, 3 p.m. (28 laps) TICKETS: $10-$65, 12-and-under free, parking is free. 800-870-RACE, ~http://www.infineonraceway.com~ or ~http://www.ticketmaster.com~. Gates open at 7 a.m. each day

Summit Point, WV. – The first round of the USGPRU Northeast region took place at the classic Summit Point main circuit. The newly formed ASRA series hosted the event and 40+ USGPRU racers joined them for a great weekend in the West Virginia countryside. Scott Smallwood threw down the gauntlet by setting the best time in 125GP qualifying of 1:22.421 despite the slightly cool track temperatures. A mere tenth of a second behind him was the current points leader, Alex Welsh. John Hjelm claimed third position at only a tenth of a second behind Alex. The top eight qualifying positions were less than a second off of the leader’s time. Brian Surtees aboard his Yamaha TZ250 dominated the 250GP qualifying. Alex Welsh rode his Honda RS250 to a second place position, but at almost a full second behind Surtees. Fellow Canadian, Matt Cooper pulled out all the stops to finish in third. As predicted, the 125GP race was extremely close with 22 riders all trying to squeeze through turn one all at the same time. Alex Welsh popped out first and put his head down and started pressing his advantage. Unfortunately, the rest of the pack wasn’t as lucky as a pair of crashes involving four riders, two turns, and one red flag meant that this 14-lap race was going to start all over. On the restart, series President, Stewart Aitken-Cade, nailed the start and went from 7th on the grid to 3rd behind Welsh and Smallwood. That didn’t last long as Mike Orien rode his Bellinger tuned missile past and was quickly followed by Todd Puckett. The six-rider battle for the lead raged on for the first four laps until Aitken-Cade’s motor expired and was forced to watch the rest of the race. Welsh and Smallwood put a small gap on Orien and Puckett to make a pair of excellent battles for the crowd to choose from. On lap 9, Welsh was sitting comfortably behind Smallwood when he hit a patch of oil-dry left from an earlier incident and crashed going into the very high speed turn one. This handed Smallwood his first win of the season. Orien and Puckett slashed and hacked at each other until lapped traffic separated them and Orien couldn’t close back up on Puckett. The 250GP race was an absolute blow out as Canadian, Alex Welsh, got the hole-shot into turn one and never looked back. Brian Surtees had a bit of trouble at the start but rode the wheels off of his Yamaha to nearly only 2 seconds off the leader. Welsh’s crew indicated this and he was able to dial up the pace and keep the separation for the full race. Matt Cooper rode a lonely race to finish third ahead of Jeff Federici. Novice Sam Clark rode an amazing race aboard a brand new RS125 to finish 5th. 125GP Race results: 1. Scott Smallwood (Hon RS125) 2. Todd Puckett (Hon RS125) 3. Mike Orien (Hon RS125) 4. John Hjelm (Hon RS125) 5. Steve Gorrell (Hon RS125) 6. Steve Scott (Yam TZ125) 7. Chris Pyles (Hon RS125) 8. John Klaras (Hon RS125) 9. Glen Pison (Hon RS125) 10. Merle Eschman (Hon RS125) 11. Richard Kjar (Hon RS125) 12. Kent Moffitt (Hon RS125) 13. Sam Clark (Hon RS125) 14. Chris Vest (Hon RS125) 15. Josh Steinberg (Hon RS125) 16. Brian Burton (Hon RS125) 17. Mark Dennis (Hon RS125) 18. William Doran (Hon RS125) 19. Marcus Matthews (Hon RS125) 20. Steven Belknap (Hon RS125) 21. Alex Welsh (Hon RS125) DNF 22. Stu Aitken-Cade (Hon RS125) DNF 250GP Race results: 1. Alex Welsh (Hon RS250) 2. Brian Surtees (Yam TZ250) 3. Matt Cooper (Hon RS250) 4. Jeff Federici (Yam TZ250) 5. Sam Clark (Hon RS125) 6. Mike Aboyoun (Hon RS250) 7. Jerry Berkey (Hon RS250) 8. Josh Steinberg (Yam TZ125) 9. Andre Esser (Yam TZ250) 10. Joe Melchionda (Yam TZ250) DNF About USGPRU The USGPRU is the officially recognized Motorcycle 125 Grand Prix National Championship ® and 250 Grand Prix National Championship TM series. The USGPRU emulates true World MotoGP racing experience and serves to attract young riders to gain experience in a professional environment and provide a path to world-class motorcycle racing. The USGPRU structures events with extended length grand prix racing exclusive to the GP machines, timed qualifying and strong contingency and sponsor support. For additional details, visit ~http://www.USGPRU.net~ More, from a press release issued by Infinity GP Racing: Infinity GP Racing had mixed race results in West Virginia this last weekend contending the 125 and 250 GP classes of the USGPRU South Eastern Series. Alex Welsh, turned in a 1st place finish in the 250GP class, and an unfortunate DNF in the 125GP class. The 125 class saw Alex holeshot the field in a mad dash for position, leading a couple of laps before falling off the pace a bit and getting passed by his now famous rival Scott Smallwood. The two of them jockeyed position for a few turns while Alex eventually settled in behind Smallwood to follow his lines and check for passing position for later in the race. Smallwood, a very talented rider, held the lead for the remainder of the race with Alex losing his front end going into turn 1 passing thru some “oil dry” which was in the turn. Upon asking Alex he had the following to say: “The dust was coming up off of Smallwoods rear tire every time I followed him thru the corner for like 6 laps, and I had no traction problems with the oil dry, but this last time, beginning lap 9, the front just tucked on me, and that was it”. Smallwood went on to take an uncontested and well deserved 1st place finish. In the 250 GP class, Alex again took the holeshot with no real threat from any rider throughout the entire race. He rode a comfortable quick spirited race with no real pressure put on him. It was a good turn out of riders and bikes and the USGPRU guys are thanked for their efforts.

WERA National Series Heads to Autobahn as Competition Heats Up JOLIET, Ill. The WERA National Series is back in action this weekend with two days of racing at Illinois’ newest circuit, Autobahn Country Club. As teams prepare for round three of the season, points battles are already shaping up in a number of classes. The WERA/Bridgestone National Endurance Series will have a four-hour race on Saturday, May 13, beginning at noon. Vesrah Suzuki won the Autobahn round by four laps last season, followed by Red Star. With Vesrah and Red Star leading the way in points- and after finishing in that same order last month at Tallageda- both teams will be looking for a podium repeat. Team Velocity Racing will also be looking for another podium. The team had a strong run at Talladega and hopes to carry that momentum into Autobahn, a track where they suffered a crash last season. Lightweight Superbike is the closest class battle of the five in the endurance series. Neighbor of the Beast’s win at Talladega has put them into the points lead, but only by a slim ten points over Blue Ridge Performance. Sunday will feature the WERA/Michelin National Challenge Series, which gets underway at noon. Both rounds this year have seen close competition, with no single expert rider able to sweep the classes. Heavyweight and Lightweight Twins Superstock are two of the closest in points, with ties for the lead in both. Formula 1 is also a close battle between Robert Jensen and Ben Thompson. Each rider has earned a win in the class, and Jensen sits just two points ahead of Thompson. As always, 600 and 750 Superstock promise to feature some of the best racing of the weekend. 750 Superstock is shaping up to be a battle between Vesrah Suzuki teammates Mark Junge and Lee Acree, and the two are separated by just four points. Jensen and Acree are only seven points apart in 600 Superstock. Tickets for the WERA National Series at Autobahn Country Club are $30 for all three days, $20 for Saturday and Sunday, and $15 for Sunday only. More information about Autobahn, including directions to the track, can be found at ~http://www.AutobahnCountryClub.net~ Race schedules, updated points and more can be found at ~http://www.WERA.com~

Nicky Wimbauer takes double win in the 24th. ADAC Tourist Trophy Race of Hockenheim American Young Gun Nicky Wimbauer (18) took his Yamaha Germany R6-Cup bike to a double win over the past weekend in the 24th. ADAC Rundstreckenpokal of Hockenheim. This was a test race for the Team Zweirad Stadler/ProTech rider before the upcoming first round of the Yamaha R6-Cup race in Hockenheim. Little Nicky was leading both races from start to finish and showed great potential on his Cup R6. “I am glad we had the chance to test the bike and Dunlop tires under race conditions here at Hockenheim,” commented Wimbauer. “It’s good to have the right support and environment for this season and I had a blast riding the new R6. We are focusing now on next weekend’s opener of the International German Championship in Hockenheim and hope to find another second for the ultra-competitive R6 Cup. I had a lot of fun meeting many Americans here in Heidelberg and other riders for the European racing scene.” Nicky Wimbauer, a former Colorado MRA and WERA National Challenge Series Champion has moved to Europe in 2004 to gain more racing experience and is working for Jaegn Products, the German importer of American Troy Lee Designs Products.