Provisional Thursday Morning AMA Formula Xtreme Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.300 2. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR600RR), 1:41.310 3. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.279 4. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.714 5. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.716 6. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.226 7. Pascal Picotte (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.951 8. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.065 9. Jeremy McWilliams (Buell XB-RR), 1:44.103 10. Alastair Seeley (Yam YZF-R6), 1:44.254 11. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:44.261 12. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.269 13. Rico Penzkofer (Buell XB-RR), 1:45.179 14. Rob Frost (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:45.179 15. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.560 16. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:45.649 17. Steve Crevier (Buell XB-RR), 1:45.896 18. Mike Ciccotto (Buell XB-RR), 1:45.944 19. Will Gruy (Yam YZF-R6), 1:45.959 20. Ty Howard (Hon CBR600RR), 1:46.541 21. Ryan Gordon (Duc 749R), 1:46.559 22. Joshua Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.835 23. Mark Crozier (Sux GSX-R600), 1:46.870 24. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.017 25. Nathan Hester (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.071 26. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:47.095 27. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.239 28. Brian Stokes (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.244 29. Bill Card (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.473 30. Justin Filice (Hon CBR600RR), 1:47.475 31. Bostjan Pintar (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.479 32. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:47.525 33. Anthony Fania (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.889 34. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.985 35. Dan Ortega (Suz GSX-R600), 1:48.091 36. Brett Champagne (Suz GSX-R600), 1:48.134 37. Ricky Orlando (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:48.199 38. Oliver Jervis (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:48.217 39. Morgan Murphy (Suz GSX-R600), 1:48.461 40. Victor Chirinos (Kaw Zx-6RR), 1:48.510 41. Keith Marshall (Suz GSX-R600), 1:48.789 42. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), 1:49.278 43. John Ashmead (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:49.340 44. Bostjan Skubic (Hon CBR600RR), 1:49.439 45. James Kerker (Hon CBR600RR), 1:49.534 46. Dr. Jeff Purk, DDS (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.630 47. Joseph Ford (Yam YZF-R6), 1:49.675 48. Kenny Carlotta (Suz GSX-R600), 1:50.074 49. Trey Yonce (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.130 50. Rick Shaw (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.209 51. Mark McCormick (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.222 52. Marco Martinez (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.492 53. Chad Simons (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.697 54. Spencer Stuart (Yam YZF-R6), 1:50.848 55. Lance Yeager (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:50.919 56. David McPherson (Yam YZF-R6), 1:51.071 57. Santiago Villa Venegas (Yam YZF-R6), 1:51.114 58. Scotty Van Scoik (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:51.173 59. Akiharu Shigeno (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:51.637 60. John Linder (Yam YZF-R6), 1:52.035 61. Jeremiah Johnson (Suz GSX-R600), 1:52.640 62. Jeff Seehorn (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:53.151 63. Dejan Senk (Hon CBR600RR), 1:54.421 64. David Sadowski, Jr. (Yam YZF-R6), 1:54.574 65. Dafan Zhang (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:54.697 66. Jean Paul Tache (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:57.327

Provisional Thursday Morning AMA Superbike Practice Times: (current AMA Superbike lap record: 1:38.232, Mat Mladin) 1. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:37.534 2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:38.245 3. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06), 1:38.380 4. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:38.450 5. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06), 1:38.705 6. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:39.086 7. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:39.273 8. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:40.045 9. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.115 10. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.253 11. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.598 12. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.011 13. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.069 14. Larry Pegram (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:41.670 15. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.119 16. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.492 17. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.635 18. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.998 19. Norino Brignola (Duc 999R), 1:43.258 20. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.556 21. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:44.803 22. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.301 23. Brian Stokes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:45.453 24. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.609 25. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:45.660 26. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.860 27. Rory Rock (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:46.385 28. Roberto Concepcion (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:46.678 29. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:46.737 30. Rodolfo Ramirez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:47.015

Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Michael Barnes remains hospitalized at Halifax Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Florida Thursday morning, following surgery to clean out an open wound in his right knee. Barnes suffered the injury when he crashed his GSX-R600 during AMA Supersport practice Wednesday afternoon. Barnes has withdrawn from further competition this weekend in Daytona. Barnes’ teammate Geoff May will ride his GSX-R600 Formula Xtreme bike in the 65th Daytona 200 by Honda. More details on Barnes’ condition will be posted as they become available.

Two-time AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden was fastest in Thursday morning AMA Supersport practice at Daytona International Speedway. Riding his Dunlop-sponsored Kawasaki ZX-6RR, Tommy Hayden turned a 1:41.590, which was faster than his qualifying time of 1:41.921 and nearly as quick as his brother, and teammate, Roger Hayden’s pole position time of 1:41.552. Roger Hayden was second-fastest in the session with a 1:42.230, followed by Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking at 1:42.403. Fourth-fastest in the 35-minute practice was Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, who improved on his qualifying time of 1:43.217 with a 1:42.568 Thursday morning. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May, who qualified fourth in Supersport Wednesday with a 1:42.225, did not ride his Pirelli-fitted GSX-R600 in Thursday morning AMA Supersport practice. When asked about the situation, May’s Crew Chief Keith Perry told Roadracingworld.com, “We don’t need to go out. We feel we’ve got all we can get out of the bike. We’ve been here nine days already. It’s not like we’re gonna find another half-a-second. We’re ready to race.” The 22-lap Pro Honda Oils AMA Supersport race is scheduled to start at 4:50 p.m. local time Thursday. Provisional Thursday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:41.590 2. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:42.230 3. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.403 4. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R600), 1:42.568 5. Damon Buckmaster (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:43.895 6. Ben Attard (Kaw ZX-6RR), 1:44.277 7. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:44.444 8. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:45.576 9. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.655 10. Michael Beck (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.129 11. Tyler McDonald (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.156 12. Darren Luck (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.220 13. Chris “Opie” Caylor (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.396 14. Tristan Shoenewald (Hon CBR600RR), 1:47.484 15. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), 1:47.510 16. Nathan Hester (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.615 17. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.661 18. Will Gruy (Yam YZF-R6), 1:47.712 19. Bostjan Pintar (Yam YZF-R6), 1:48.202

Leading technical expert Barry Hibbert joins TT Team One of the countries leading motorcycle sport technical experts, Barry Hibbert, has been recruited to assist the existing Technical Officials by the TT race organisers for the 2006 event. Barry has a wealth of experience, having become an ACU Scruitineer as far back as 1971, working up to hold an International Grade License, inclusive of measuring and environmental noise control. The license enables the holder to act as the Senior Chief Scrutineer at any level of event running under an ACU permit. He has held an FIM Technical Steward’s license since 1978, which has enabled him to take charge of technical inspections at FIM Road Race permitted events across the world, and over the last 15 years he has acted as Chief Technical Steward at Moto GP, World Superbike and World Endurance events. In addition to this Barry held the position of Chief Technical Officer for the British Superbike Championship for more than ten years, up until last year, a role which saw Barry organise a team of specialist scrutineers to officiate at all rounds of the British Superbike Championship. This role included liaising with manufacturers and teams to ensure technical compliance to the regulations and also included the necessity to carry out numerous technical inspections for both safety and regulation compliance. Speaking about his role at this years TT Race Barry said: “I am delighted to of been asked to be involved in the 2006 Isle of Man TT. The TT, by its nature, is a challenging and demanding event for all those involved. For riders, whose involvement in the sport generally revolves around a passion for the sport and a desire to win, the TT offers a unique challenge, where crossing the finish line, is a memory that lasts a lifetime. For the organisers road racing by its nature, requires a different approach to that of circuit racing. The challenge to facilitate competitors being able to achieve their goal on a road based circuit, and in an environment that is as safe as it can, as well as compliant with regulations is highly complex. The commitment that the IOM Department of Tourism and Leisure and others have shown over recent months to ensure that the TT continues its success means I am looking forward to supporting the 2006 event and hope it offers spectators and competitors alike a brilliant experience”. TT Chief Technical Officer Harvey Garton added: “We are delighted to be welcoming Barry to our team for the 2006 TT Races. We are always looking at ways to improve how we do things and on the look out for individuals who can add something to our team. To have someone with Barry’s knowledge and experience can only serve to improve the service our team provides to the competitors and the race organisers. I am sure we can learn a lot from Barry during the time we will be working with him, and I know I speak for the rest of my team by welcoming him to the 2006 TT Races.” David Cretney, Minister for Tourism and Leisure and Chairman of the TT Co-Ordinating Committee commented by saying: “Having someone with the technical ability and experience that Barry Hibbert has is a welcome boost for our plans for TT 2006. I have no doubt that he will provide an excellent service working alongside our existing Technical team, and I would like to go on record by thanking him for committing to our event, and I look forward to welcoming him to the Island for this years TT Races.”

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DiSalvo, Roger Lee Hayden Win Poles In Record Fashion DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., (March 8, 2006) — Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo captured the pole for Thursday’s Superstock in record fashion turning a lap of 1:39.185 seconds, 107.073 mph around Daytona International Speedway’s 2.95-mile road course. DiSalvo, a native of Stafford, N.Y., is the first non-Suzuki rider to win the pole since 1995 for the Superstock event. The Superstock event is scheduled go green on Thursday afternoon at 3:50 p.m. “That was one statistic I haven’t kept up with,” DiSalvo said. “It’s cool. I’m really proud to be able to do this for Yamaha. I just went out there and rode my own deal. I didn’t have any drafting help. I tried to keep everything together, stay smooth and hit my marks. The times came to me. “The Yamaha’s working really good. We’re just going to work on our race setup now so we’ll be good to go in the 13 laps we’ve got to do for the race.” Rounding out the front row for the Superstock event will be Geoff May aboard a Suzuki (106.507) and Yamaha’s Eric Bostrom (106.134) and Jamie Hacking (106.222). “We ran last weekend (in the CCS/ASRA) and based on the test times, we saw we’d be in the hunt,” said May, who rides for M4 EMGO Suzuki. “The Suzuki 1000 is really fast around here. That helps. You’ve got to have a fast bike around here. We’ve been training for this, and the mechanics have worked hard all winter for today’s performance. We’ve been hoping for this.” In Supersport qualifying, Roger Lee Hayden also set a qualifying track record aboard his No. 95 Kawasaki as the Owensboro, Ky., native captured the pole for Thursday’s Supersport event, which is scheduled to start at 4:50 p.m. Hayden posted a fast lap of 1:41.716 seconds, 104.577 mph aboard his green racing machine. Rounding out the front row were Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking (104.458), Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden (104.198) and May (103.888). “I’m pretty happy,” Roger Lee Hayden said. “The bike was really working good. We made some changes. We got it better toward the end. I’m pretty happy. I think it’s going to race pretty good. We’ve got a good setup.” NOTES: · M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Michael Barnes will miss the reminder of Daytona 200 Week By Honda, according to a team official. Barnes, who was scheduled to compete in Saturday’s Daytona 200 By Honda Formula Xtreme event and Thursday’s Supersport race, was injured in a track incident during Supersport qualifying. May, who was already slated to compete in the Supersport, Superstock and the opening round of the AMA Superbike championship, will add a fourth event to his schedule representing M4 EMGO Suzuki in the Daytona 200 By Honda Formula Xtreme event. · Tickets for the 65th Daytona 200 By Honda are available at www.racetickets.com or by calling 1-800-PITSHOP. More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: “IRON MAN” MAY QUICK IN FOUR CLASSES AT DAYTONA WHILE BARNES OUT AFTER INJURY Just days removed from his spectacular showing at the CCS/ASRA event at Daytona International Raceway last weekend, Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May came out swinging in the opening day of AMA roadracing competition for the 2006 season. Showing both impressive consistency and speed, the Georgian was near the top of the charts in all four classes on Wednesday. With final events in Superstock and Supersport scheduled for Thursday, May qualified his Pirelli-shod GSX-Rs in the afternoon following top-five practice performances in the morning. He backed up his early-day form in the timed sessions by claiming a pair of front-row qualifying positions in the afternoon. May guided his powerful GSX-R1000 Superstock machine around the famed circuit in a blistering 1:39.712 to earn the second spot on the grid for tomorrow’s 13-lap contest. May wasn’t surprised by his strong performance, commenting, “We ran last weekend, and based on the test times set here back in December, we knew we would be in the hunt. The GSX-R1000 is really fast around here and that helps. I’ve been training and my mechanics have been working hard all winter for today and tomorrow.” Immediately following Superstock qualifying, May returned to the track for Supersport qualifying. Once again he contested for the top spot, ultimately taking the fourth slot on the first row with a best time of 1:42.225 aboard his GSX-R600. He also proved he’d be a force to be reckoned with in the premier Superbike class, posting the eighth fastest lap in the morning practice (1:39.840) and the tenth fastest lap in the afternoon practice (1:40.774) aboard his Superstock-spec 1000. Qualifying for Superbike Saturday’s race will take place on Thursday. When teammate Michael Barnes was forced to withdraw from the weekend’s racing activities due to a knee injury suffered in a Wednesday fall, May volunteered to fill in aboard the squad’s Formula Xtreme GSX-R600 and take on a rare ‘iron man’ schedule, competing in all four classes. Despite climbing on the FX machine for the first time in the afternoon practice, May still managed a respectable eighth-ranked showing with a fast lap of 1:43.893. While Barnes won’t be able to add to the team’s success for the remainder of the weekend, Team M4 EMGO Suzuki will look to young Shea Fouchek to do the team proud. The developmental rider and former motocross standout opened his career with the team in AMA competition by qualifying on the inside of the sixth row for Thursday’s Superstock final. The Texan posted a best time of 1:46.932 during the session to qualifying 21st and expects to improve with added familiarity and experience in the team. More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse: HODGSON AND BOSTROM TEST THE LIMITS AT DAYTONA Daytona (Florida) 8 March 2006: Parts Unlimited Ducati’s Ben Bostrom and Neil Hodgson kicked off the 2006 AMA season today with two practice sessions at the famed Daytona International Speedway on their Ducati 999 Superbikes. Hodgson set his personal best time on the day of 1:38.834 during the morning practice, good for the second quickest overall time in that session. Ben Bostrom’s best on the day was 1:39.728 in the morning, around one tenth quicker than he did in the afternoon session. Hodgson was quick early at Daytona, but was caught out by the shortened practice session in the afternoon. “This morning was really good,” said Hodgson. “In the afternoon, we were trying some new things and had a had a little problem with the bike that cost us some time. Our best lap time wasn’t as impressive in the afternoon as we lost some track time due to a few factors. It’s not that big a deal, though. I know where I’m going around here now and I think I could lap this place with my eyes closed. We’ve made progress.” Bostrom declared himself content with his day’s effort. Daytona is his first ever race on the 999, although Bostrom rode the previous generation Ducati Superbike earlier in his career. “I’m happy with today. I got a little bit of a slow start but the bike settings are like they were before at the test,” he said. “It was the first day racing of the year, a day to get your head back into it before qualifying tomorrow. We were getting some laps in today. I really don’t want to change anything right now with the 999 because the Ducati works best in a small setup window with just minor changes. Today I learned something about braking on the Ducati that’s pretty cool and I think it will help. I have a great team behind me and I can’t believe how good the situation is for me here.” The Parts Unlimited Ducati Team will qualify for Saturday’s race on Thursday afternoon. Best practice times: 1. Ben Spies, Suzuki 1:38.129 2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 1:38.308 3. Neil Hodgson, Parts Unlimited Ducati Team 1:38.834 4. Jake Zemke, Honda 1:38.972 5. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki 1:39.097 6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 1:39.153 7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 1:39.369 8. Ben Bostrom, Parts Unlimited Ducati Team 1:39.728

Provisional Wednesday Afternoon AMA Formula Xtreme Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:41.392 2. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.518 3. Josh Hayes (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.620 4. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR600RR), 1:42.623 5. Aaron Gobert (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.101 6. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), 1:43.216 7. Alastair Seeley (Yam YZF-R6), 1:43.852 8. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R600), 1:43.893 9. Eric Wood (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.051 10. Jeremy McWilliams (Buell XB-RR), 1:44.141 11. Ryan Andrews (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.590 12. Ty Howard (Hon CBR600RR), 1:44.745 13. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.234 14. Mike Ciccotto (Buell XB-RR), 1:45.326 15. Tony Meiring (Suz GSX-R600), 1:45.328 16. Steve Crevier (Buell XB-RR), 1:45.405 17. Rico Penzkofer (Buell XB-RR), 1:45.787 18. Ryan Elleby (Hon CBR600RR), 1:46.120 19. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.717 20. Ryan Gordon (Duc 749R), 1:46.826

Provisional Wednesday Afternoon AMA Superbike Practice Times: (Current AMA Superbike lap record: 1:38.232, Mat Mladin) 1. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:38.129 2. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:38.307 3. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:38.972 4. Miguel Duhamel (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:39.153 5. Roger Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:39.421 6. Ben Bostrom (Duc 999F06), 1:39.873 7. Tommy Hayden (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:40.212 8. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.477 9. Neil Hodgson (Duc 999F06), 1:40.540 10. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:40.773 11. John Haner (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.295 12. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.346 13. Steve Rapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.519 14. Robertino Pietri (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:41.785 15. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.163 16. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:42.279 17. Cory West (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.042 18. Matt Lynn (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.087 19. Marty Craggill (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:43.359 20. Norino Brignola (Duc 999R), 1:43.518 21. Michael Sanchez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.435 22. Brad Hendry (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:45.576 23. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:45.667 24. James Kerker (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:46.157 25. Akira Tamitsuji (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:46.300 26. Marco Martinez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:46.303 27. C.R. Gittere (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:46.398 28. Carlos Macias (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:46.545 29. Victor Chirinos (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:46.704 30. Rodolfo Ramirez (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:46.743 31. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:46.897 32. Dean Mizdal (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:47.081 33. Brian Stokes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:47.213 34. Anthony Fania (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:47.577 35. Roberto Concepcion (Hon CBR1000RR), 1:47.915 36. Scott Carpenter (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:48.188 37. Rory Rock (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:48.739 38. Simon Wright (Kaw ZX-10R), 1:50.593