The Honda Pons team will not be participating in the forthcoming 2006 MotoGP World Championship After twenty-five successive seasons competing at the highest level in the Motorcycling World Championships, the Honda Pons team, managed by former double 250cc World Champion, Sito Pons, has announced that it will not be participating in the forthcoming 2006 MotoGP World Championship. Due to diverse circumstances at the end of the 2005 season, and after a successful partnership of three years, the team failed to renew its agreement with title partner Camel, and subsequent difficulties in securing sufficient financial support for its 2006 project have prompted the team to take the decision to pull out of competition this year, Sito Pons made the following statement, “In spite of determined efforts to maintain our team’s 2006 MotoGP project in which we have gratefully counted on the support of HRC and Honda Spain, and having taken part in recent preseason tests at Valencia and Malaysia in preparation for the season ahead, the option to continue did not in the end materialise. We would like to express our sincerest gratitude to both HRC and Honda Spain for their patience and assistance, and to Carlos Checa and Casey Stoner for the trust placed in our team.” Honda Pons will now concentrate all its efforts on consolidating its MotoGP project for 2007 where it aims to return to competition with a competitive package that can fight for the World Championship Title. “Honda Pons would like to convey its gratitude to JT International for its support during the last three seasons, and to Alex Barros, Troy Bayliss, HRC, Michelin and all other partners who have collaborated with our team during the 2005 season and with whom we look forward to working again in the future. The decision to withdraw from this year’s championship has been a very difficult one to take, but our determination and competitive spirit remain unchanged and twenty-five years of success at the top level serve as a motivation to continue. Our firm intention is to return in 2007 and work is already underway on the new project”, added Sito Pons. Sito Pons, in the meantime, will continue to serve in his role as President of IRTA, the International Road Racing Teams Association, where he will be principally involved in the evolution of the MotoGP World Championship and the renewal of the agreement between IRTA and championship organisers DORNA SPORTS, S.L.

In collaboration with Ziyad Showket of Delta Design Services (www.deltadesignservices.com), Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning (CRST) has a completely redesigned web site www.feelthetrack.com to better meet the needs of its clients. “I chose Ziyad again because he is an avid enthusiast, rides at every opportunity and supplies race and track day rider support at events throughout the year,” states Dave Moss, President. “His mastery of web design and ability to listen and provide exactly what you need is unparalleled. I look forward to adding the e-commerce section within the next few weeks.” Ziyad (Zip) is extremely enthusiastic about continuing this project. “The CRST site redesign is critical to the continued success of Dave’s business. Many customers including myself, use his web site extensively as a resource with all the free information available. We can all substantially increase our knowledge and can accurately track changes made to supplement what we learn from Dave each time he works with us. I know that to be true having worked with and around him for the last year. “ “I want this site to be customer centric,” states Dave, “so the volume of free downloads has increased for all types of riders. In addition there is more information available about basic suspension set up and fundamental suspension tuning, and a new section on tire wear with images and explanations. For those who want to record specific tuning changes for individual tracks, there are very comprehensive race day and track day tuning sheets to download.” The 2006 calendar of events is already posted. If you want to have CRST at your track day event or book a seminar date please email [email protected]. Catalyst Reaction Suspension Tuning is a full time fully mobile suspension support business traveling between Willow Springs, Button Willow, Laguna Seca, Infineon Raceway and Thunderhill in California with an expanding service to Reno, Nevada. Current examples of track day provider clients include Keigwin’s at the Track, Cal Sportbike, Take it 2 the Track, The Track Club, Track Daz, EMA and Ride Red Shift. Dave also supports all AFM events and the vast majority of WSMC events. Testimonials evangelizing his abilities are located in the street, track and race tuning sections.

Odenton, MD. The USGPRU National Championship today announced the 2006 Season Schedule. For 2006 the USGPRU has split the East Coast into North and South regions with plans for two of those rounds to be combined North/South events. The USGPRU has teamed up with new host organizations and track schools and will run events at new tracks for the first time. The USGPRU will also be running an exclusive all two-stroke weekend at Beaverun, PA. Check out all this and much more on the discussion forum at www.usgpru.net. 2006 USGPRU 125 and 250 Grand Prix Schedule West Coast March 25-26 — Firebird Raceway, AZ April 8-9 — Reno-Fernley Raceway, NV May 20-21 — Portland Int’l Raceway, OR June 3-4 — Streets of Willow, CA Sept 1-3 — Vegas Classic Course, NV South East Apr 1-2 — Jennings GP, FL May 6-7 — Summit Pt (may be 29-30 Apr), WV June 24-25 — Virginia Int’l Raceway, VA Aug 11-13 — Barber Motorsports Park, AL Sept 9-10 — Oak Hill Raceway, TX North East May 6-7 — Summit Pt, WV May 19-21 — Shannonville Canada (eh) June 24-25 — Virginia Int’l Raceway, VA July 1-2 — Beaverun (2-stroke Jamboree!!), PA Sept 23-24 — Mid-Ohio, Ohio National Final Championship Oct 20-22 — Miller Motorsports Park, Utah “So much is new in 2006″, said Stewart Aitken-Cade, President of the USGPRU. “3 Regional Champs, one round in Canada, Mid-Ohio round on a weekend instead of mid week on an already awesome track that will be re-paved. We’ve got new relationships with CMRRA at the Streets of Willow and ZoomZoom Trackdays at Reno-Fernley. And the Final National Championship will be at the BRAND NEW Miller Motorsports Park in beautiful Utah! This new $50M facility is going to be a spectacular place for the Final.” “We’ll also have a special first annual 2-stoke Jamboree and Mosquito Extermination Festival at Beaverun, PA. 2-strokes only!!! We’ve got the Metrakit series running with us, Can-Am, vintage big-bore GP bikes, and 125 and 250cc shifter Karts!! Imagine 750cc 3-cylinder 2-stroke monsters out there with 50cc Metrakits and shifter-karts!! Ok, not on the track at the same time. But what a cool weekend this will be. Make plans to come on out for the Fourth of July weekend in Pennsylvania!” About USGPRU The USGPRU, Powered by AlwaysOnline.net, 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 www.USGPRU.net

PICKERINGTON, OHIO — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that MV Agusta will be the “Featured Marque” at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006, to be held July 28-30 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Founded in 1945, Meccanica Verghera Agusta is known for its sophisticated, elegant Italian design and attention to performance, as well as for a long string of world championships. MV Agusta will be celebrated at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006 with an exhibit of classic motorcycles and memorabilia, with the cooperation of Cagiva U.S.A. As in previous years, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will kick off a ten-day celebration of motorcycling at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, concluding with the AMA Honda Super Cycle Weekend presented by Dunlop Tire the following weekend, August 4-6. In 2006, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will be held two weeks later than its usual mid-July weekend. Other sporting events during the summer of 2006 prompted what is expected to be a one-year departure from the traditional dates. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days, which attracts an estimated 40,000 enthusiasts each year, benefits the Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum, and in 2006 will include the all-brands AMA Swapmeet, bike shows, a full slate of American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association (AHRMA) racing, and other features to be announced in the coming months. The “Grand Marshal” of AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006 will be announced soon. For the latest news about AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2006, visit www.AMADirectlink.com or call 1-800-AMA-JOIN. For more information about Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, visit www.midohio.com or call 1-800-MID-OHIO. The American Motorcyclist Association: rights. riding. racing. Founded in 1924, the AMA is a non-profit organization with more than 260,000 members. The Association’s purpose is to pursue, protect and promote the interests of motorcyclists, while serving the needs of its members. AMA Sports, its amateur and pro-am competition division, is the world’s largest motorsports-sanctioning body. For more information, visit the AMA website at www.AMADirectlink.com, or call 1-800-AMA-JOIN.

2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction (www.2-fast.org), the sponsoring organization of the annual “Seattle 100″ track day fundraiser, is pleased to announce the creation of a new two member “Team Seattle 100″ race team. Team Seattle 100 will compete in both Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association (WMRRA) and Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA) events during the 2006 season, with the possibility of an AMA appearance at Miller Motorsports Park June 16th 18th. Last year’s Seattle 100, seen on Speed TV’s “Two Wheeled Tuesday” with Greg White, raised $93,000 in total donations, with proceeds going to The NephCure Foundation (www.nephcure.org). Along with Greg White, the Seattle 100 has been attended by AMA stars Jake Zemke, Jason DiSalvo, Josh Hayes, Jason Pridmore, Jake Holden, Jimmy Moore, Tony Meiring, and even Hollywood comedian/producer/actor David Alan Grier. Team Seattle 100 will consist of two racers, Brad Gua and David Robins. Brad Gua, WMRRA and OMRRA #51 and AMA #251, has been a top finisher in the highly competitive 600 and 750 classes. He was also the 600 TFS Class Champion, winning 5 of the 8 rounds in 2005. David Robins, WMRRA #943, joins Team Seattle 100 after his introductory year in WMRRA’s novice class where he had several outstanding finishes. 2Fast Co-Owner and Director of the Seattle 100, Brian Orton, says that having a race team will help the Seattle 100 with promotion of the event in the race pits, and outside of the pits. “Team Seattle 100 will be racing for a higher purpose, for the benefit of a not-for-profit organization [NephCure] that helps kids fighting kidney disease. That already makes this team unique. With the local and national publicity the Seattle 100 has obtained, we’re confident that having this race team will afford us the opportunity to reach new places and faces beyond just the racing community. We’ll be seen in dealerships, at local schools and community functions, and we’ll be heard on radio and/or television. For the Seattle 100 and our team’s sponsors, this will be fantastic.” For more information on the Seattle 100, the race team, the NephCure Foundation or 2Fast Motorcycle Track Days & Instruction, Brian Orton can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 206-715-4161.

Danny Hull hired by Sport Tire Services Inc. Four-time AMA Tuner of the Year Danny Hull has been hired by Dunlop’s West Coast race tire distributor, Sport Tire Services, on a full-time basis. Terry Newby, co-owner of Sport Tire Services says, “His duties will be, at-the-track chassis set-up for racers and/or track-day riders on Dunlop tires in California. We are very excited to be able to bring him to our customers.” “Danny’s debut, at last month’s Willow Springs races, proved to be very beneficial for 95% of the racers we work with,” said Dennis Smith, co-owner of S.T.S. “We saw racers he worked with win races and others finish on the box for the first time ever! He was also able to get the tires to last considerably longer with his knowledge of suspension and set-up! “Danny has experience and knowledge with current racebike chassis set-up, that few race mechanics in the U.S. can top,” Smith added. “His high-grade level of service will be delivered to club racers again at Willow Springs January 13th-15th.” Questions should be directed to Danny Hull or Dennis Smith at (805) 434-4810.

DUCATI’S NEW ULTIMATE MONSTER MAKES EAST COAST DEBUT IN MANHATTAN Ducati New York to host party celebrating the new Monster S4Rs Cupertino, CA January 3rd, 2006 Ducati North America will entertain the who’s who of New York on Thursday, January 19th at the Company’s flagship motorcycle dealership, Ducati New York, located at 155 Avenue of the Americas. Join fellow Ducatisti in Manhattan from 7-10pm for food, drinks, music and Ducati’s 2006 lineup including the state-of-the-art Monster S4Rs. Michael Lock, CEO of Ducati North America, will be on hand to unveil the Monster S4Rs. The marriage of Ducati’s 999 Superbike Testastretta engine with the latest Monster chassis is a milestone for Ducati’s premier line of naked bikes. Equipped with top-shelf components including Öhlins suspension, Marchesini forged 10-spoke wheels and Brembo radial caliper brakes; the S4Rs is a race track capable street fighter. Pumping out a breathtaking 130 horsepower, the S4Rs will keep the Monster ahead of the chasing pack and, once again, Ducati’s premier Monster is a testament to Ducati’s commitment to maintaining its leadership in the USA naked bike category. This unveiling will be the first time the Monster S4Rs has been shown on the East Coast and precedes deliveries that will commence in the Spring of 2006. Get a glimpse of the stunning new S4Rs before the rest of the public see it at the New York International Motorcycle Show over the following weekend. For more information and details about the party, visit www.ducatiusa.com.

A new twist in Hypercycle Trackdays Hypercycle has teamed up with LASD Motorsports, an organization made up of L.A. County Sheriffs Deputies focused on outreach programs to the youth of our communities to deter drug usage, gang involvement, unsafe vehicle operation and educational promotion. LASD Motorsports is the newest addition to the largest law enforcement racing team in the United States. The team competes in nine different racing disciplines including NHRA Drags (3), Funny Car, SCCA, LeMans, Baja Off-Road, Dirt Track, Desert Motorcycles, Motocross, and Sportbike Racing. Together we will be offering, in addition to our regular Trackday format, an avenue to ride and learn street techniques from LA’s Finest. Hypercycle will continue to offer the same format of its current trackday, but we will have deputies available to offer one on one instruction (FREE) in the Street Group. Hypercycle’s Instructors will continue to offer it’s free one on one instruction as well in the intermediate and advanced groups. A completely FREE trackday is scheduled for July/August time frame with help from sponsors. More info will be available on the web site as it becomes available. 2006 Dates January 16th – Monday – Streets of Willow – Martin Luther King Day February 27th – Monday – Road Course 2.5 March – 20th – Monday – Streets of Willow April – 24th – Monday – Road Course 2.5 May 29th – Monday – Road Course 2.5 – Memorial Day June 19th – Monday Streets of Willow had in 2005 July 31st – Monday – Road Course 2.5 had in 2005 August 27th Sunday – Road Course 2.5 September 4th – Monday – Streets of Willow – Labor Day October 2nd – Monday – Road Course 2.5 November 6th – Monday – Streets of Willow ~http://www.hypercycle.com~ 562-889-8028

FOREST LAKE, Minn. JD Investments, the Pine Run Motorsports Park developer, today announced that it will pursue a new location for its motorsports facility, which it planned to build on 530 acres north of Henriette in Pine County. The decision was made after a year of detailed work and an extensive environmental assessment that began in January 2005, when JD Investments announced the project to the local community. Issues related to soil corrections, a wetland delineation and other factors led the developer to find a new site for the project rather than pursue an Environmental Impact Statement as required by the Pine County Board of Commissioners in October. A wetland delineation was required to establish or designate on-site wetlands, but a delineation couldn’t be produced despite ongoing discussions with several regulatory agencies. It was a much-needed starting point to establish on-site wetlands and produce a final track layout. The Pine Run site is currently a sod farm, which raised land use issues. Sod farms in the metro area have been converted to useable land uses, but regulatory agencies were hesitant to approve a motorsport facility use at the Henriette site. The site also would have required significant soil corrections. Soil borings revealed various levels of peat and mixed soils, which were extensive in some areas. The developer chose to work with those conditions if other factors could be met. The Pine Run plans called for a quarter-mile drag strip, a 3.6-mile road course and a 3/8-mile go-kart track, all of which would have generated a significant amount of activity. The new facility will be downscaled to include less activity and instead focus on showcasing a pristine road course facility and go-kart track. “The year-long exercise in Pine County produced overwhelming support from residents and the business community in both Pine and Kanabec counties,” said Scott Quick, JD Investments vice president and general manager. “We are grateful to everyone who supported our efforts, all throughout Minnesota, and ask for their continued support as we evaluate other sites. We’re especially grateful to all our friends and supporters in Pine County who welcomed our development and saw it as a good business opportunity for the area. Racing enthusiasts throughout Minnesota who have followed our project from the beginning should also know that JD Investments is committed to constructing a motorsports facility and our decision to move from this site has not deterred our passion to find a new home.” JD Investments will continue to chronicle its progress on its Web site: www.PineRunRacing.com.