ERIC BOSTROM HELPS KICK OFF ’06 R2SL EVENT AT DENVER INTERNATIONAL MOTORCYCLE SHOW Denver November 28, 2005 – Flying out to Denver on his birthday to promote the 2006 Racing 2 Save Lives event, AMA Superbike pilot Eric Bostrom once again showed why he is a favorite among race fans and kids. With his ever-present smile and gracious demeanor, he greeted the crowd that had been waiting for his arrival. “Partnering up with a great guy like Eric has been a shot in the arm for us to be able to go top the next level; building a national presence” said Sharon Foxworthy, President of R2SL. “It also gives Eric a chance to do what he’s always wanted to do, but because of his busy schedule, hasn’t had the time to organize it.” Bostrom signed autographs, took pictures with fans of all ages, and promoted Racing 2 Save Lives. Thanks to Eric’s dedication, proceeds raised through his autographing efforts totaled around $1500. The booth at the International Motorcycle Show in Denver served as the kick off for the organization’s next Children’s Charity Fundraising event, which will take place April 13-16th, 2006 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah about thirty miles southwest of Salt Lake City. The event works like a high speed walk-a-thon on motorcycles, with participants collecting pledges or donating a fixed amount for sessions on the racetrack and a silent auction. “Miller Motorsports Park really came through for us”, stated Stan Foxworthy executive director for R2SL, “Freddie Spencer was kind enough to let them know of our predicament when PPIR was sold and subsequently destroyed, leaving us without a track to hold our annual event. When we found out that Larry Miller is quite philanthropic with children’s charities in Utah, it looked like the perfect fit for both organizations.” R2SL was created as a philanthropic opportunity for riders and racers to give back to the community through the combination of pledge fundraising, corporate donations and track riding sessions, R2SL has raised over $200,000 in donations for five well-deserving Children’s Charities: Make A Wish® Foundation of Colorado, The Children’s Hospital, Missing Children Task Force, Family Pathways of Colorado, and Here’s Life Inner-City Denver. R2SL is anticipating more exciting news in the upcoming weeks. To find out more, check out www.racing2savelives.org

DUCATI DESMOSEDICI GP6 MAKES ITS TRACK DEBUT AT JEREZ DE LA FRONTERA Jerez (Spain), Monday 28 November 2005 – The Ducati Desmosedici GP6 took to the track today for its maiden run at the circuit that will host the opening round of the 2006 MotoGP World Championship. Unfortunately the rain that had fallen during the night delayed the start of testing: in the morning both Ducati Marlboro Team riders were only able to carry out a rapid bike ‘shakedown’, but they took to the track again at around 1.30 pm and continued testing for the rest of the day. With low temperatures and damp patches around the Spanish track, conditions were not ideal, but Loris Capirossi and Sete Gibernau were able to put in their first serious laps with the Italian manufacturer’s new bike in the afternoon. Loris and Sete also had the 2005 version available in the pit garage for eventual back-to-back tests but on this first day they concentrated exclusively on the new GP6. Loris Capirossi, who set a best time of 1m42.644s in his 35 laps, was already able to give some positive impressions. “Despite the fact that the track was not in the best condition, I got a good feeling from the new bike” declared Loris. “I immediately felt OK on it and that’s positive. We did a good job today and started off in the best possible way. As the conditions were not so good, we mainly focussed on engine management to improve the bike’s ‘rideability’ rather than suspension set-up or tyres. On this track in these conditions you can do a good job and that’s what we did today. Hopefully tomorrow we’ll wake up with some good weather.” It was also the first time out on the 2006 bike for Sete Gibernau, who spent the day getting used to his new team, machine and surroundings. Today was virtually a debut for Sete with Ducati, seeing as in the previous test at Valencia the weather conditions did not allow him to do any serious testing. The Spanish rider completed 52 laps, his best time being 1m42.606s. “It was a good day today” commented Sete at the end of the session. “First impressions were good and I am more and more convinced that I made the right decision, especially because I can see that everyone, members of the team and Bridgestone personnel included, really want to do well and they have a lot of faith in me: that was what I was looking for and I’m happy to have found it. We’ve got a lot of work to do but the most important thing is that everyone has a great desire to work! Today I started to get familiar with the Ducati and the Bridgestone tyres as well as the team’s working method. Let’s hope tomorrow will bring some good weather so we can continue working like we did today.” The Ducati Marlboro Team will continue testing at Jerez tomorrow, Tuesday 29 and Wednesday 30 November. Temperature: air 17° – 18° C, track 16° – 20° C

Report on qualifying for the final round of the Spanish Formula Extreme Championship from the Jerez de la Frontera, Spain held on November 26, 2005 American Kenny Noyes Third on Grid for Final Spanish FX Race in Jerez Former Californian dirt tracker Kenny Noyes will start third off the front row in today’s round of the Spanish 1000cc Formula Extreme Championship in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Noyes, riding an R1 for Folch Endurance Yamaha, joins pole sitter Javier del Amor (Laglisse Yamaha), second qualifier Ivan Silva (Laglisse Yamaha) and fourth fastest Dani Ribalta (ZP Pontgrup Suzuki) on the front row of the seventh and final round of the Spain’s premier roadracing championship. “I’ve gotten some important help from a top Öhlins technician who talked me through the whole process so I could understand what was wrong with our setup and we were able to come down over two seconds from Friday to Saturday,” said Noyes. “This is the first time this year the bike has worked the way I like it. I wish this was the first round instead of the last.” Kenny won the Spanish Bancaja Superstock (“Superseries”) Championship in 2003 on a CBR954RR Honda Fireblade but had a frustrating 2004 season on the CBR1000RR due to niggling mechanical problems. He switched to Folch Yamaha for 2005 and was part of the Folch team that won the Spanish Endurance Championship and also rode the Folch Yamaha to second place in the Spanish round of the World Endurance Championship at Albacete. This will be Noyes’ first front row start since his final Superstock ride at the end of 2003. Folch’s second rider Bernat Martinez will start ninth. Newly crowned FX Champion Jose David de Gea (BQR Honda) is not taking part due to injury. 125 and Supersport Qualifying The Spanish 125 championship is still wide open with Italian Stefano Bianco (Aprilia) leading Spaniard Mateo Tunez (Aprilia) by only two points, 100-98 and with Britain’s Bradley Smith third and 21 points adrift, but neither Bianco nor Tunez will start off the front two rows. Bianco is 12th on the third row and Tunez is back in 34th on the eighth row. The front row of 125 is composed of veteran Spanish GP campaigner Angel Rodriguez (Honda) with Brit Daniel Webb (Honda) Italian Gioele Pellino (Aprilia) Manuel Hernanez Junior (Aprilia). Smith, in with a chance to steal the title on the last day of the season, starts fifth. American teenager Garret Carter (Angaia Honda) did not make the 42 rider grid, but finished third in the eight-lap consolation race held on Saturday evening, his best performance to date in the very tough Spanish Championship. The Supersport title went last week to Arturo Tizon (Yamaha). Tizon just missed the front row and will start fifth back of Santiago Baragan (Honda), Britian’s Steven Neate (Honda), Ruben Torras (Suzuki) and Jordi Torras (Yamaha). The 125 and FX races will be televised live on Spain’s TVE-2.

Exciting new start for Team SUZUKI MotoGP Team SUZUKI MotoGP will be in Malaysia next week to hold its final test session of 2005 with both its young riders eager to get development underway for next year. John Hopkins and Chris Vermeulen will be testing a large range of options for their GSV-R race bikes and are hoping for better weather than during the last test at Valencia earlier this month. Hopkins qualified on the front row for the Malaysian Grand Prix earlier in the season and will be using all his knowledge of the Sepang circuit to put Suzuki’s prototype 2006 challenger through its paces. Hopkins’ three day test on this all-new machine, in addition to tests with the newest generation of Bridgestone tyres and Ohlins suspension, will see the Anglo-American assuming an important role in terms of defining the team’s 2006 direction. Vermeulen is looking to get in a full test on the 2005 GSV-R after the awful weather at Valencia intervened to cut short his first full day on the bike. He initially showed good pace and will now use the three-day test to learn a lot more about how the machine and his new team work. Suzuki’s new signing will be riding at Sepang for the first time in his career and will be planning to quickly learn his way around the technically demanding Malaysian circuit. The 5.5km Sepang circuit is an excellent testing ground for the Suzuki with a good variation of corners, two high-speed straights and very smooth and sweeping chicanes. The challenging and fast nature of the track will give both riders and technicians alike the chance to push the bike and new parts to their limits. The test will run from November 28th until the 30th and will be the last time that Team SUZUKI MotoGP will turn a wheel before the test ban commences in December. The team will resume testing in January also at Sepang before further outings at Qatar and again in Malaysia. The 2006 MotoGP World Championship is provisionally scheduled to begin at Jerez in Spain on Sunday 26th March. Paul Denning Team Manager: “This is a very important test for us all as it will be the first time that we have the chance to see the prototype bike for 2006. Whilst it will not be in its full and final specification, the work we do in these three days is critical. The factory will be able to analyse the feedback and the data over the winter break and hopefully provide a serious challenger for next year. “John and Chris are both fired up for the test. John is looking forward to the gruelling development work required and will no doubt be looking to make his mark in this role. Chris was bitterly disappointed that the Valencia test had to be cut short and he is keen to get back on the bike, learn a new track and get some miles under his belt if he carries on as he started in Valencia, he’ll do great things. “2005 has been a very long and demanding season and we will be looking to finish on a high from this test and leave all Suzuki fans with an air of optimism to carry them through the winter.”

American Kenny Noyes Third on Grid for Final Spanish FX Race in Jerez Former Californian dirt tracker Kenny Noyes will start third off the front row in tomorrow’s round of the Spanish 1000cc Formula Extreme Championship in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain. Noyes, riding an R1 for Folch Endurance Yamaha, joins pole sitter Javier del Amor (Laglisse Yamaha), second qualifier Ivan Silva (Laglisse Yamaha) and fourth fastest Dani Ribalta (ZP Pontgrup Suzuki) on the front row of the seventh and final round of the Spain’s premier roadracing championship. “I’ve gotten some important help from a top Öhlins technician who talked me through the whole process so I could understand what was wrong with our setup and we were able to come down over two seconds from Friday to Saturday,” said Noyes. “This is the first time this year the bike has worked the way I like it. I wish this was the first round instead of the last.” Kenny won the Spanish Bancaja Superstock (“Superseries”) Championship in 2003 on a CBR954RR Honda Fireblade but had a frustrating 2004 season on the CBR1000RR due to niggling mechanical problems. He switched to Folch Yamaha for 2005 and was part of the Folch team that won the Spanish Endurance Championship and also rode the Folch Yamaha to second place in the Spanish round of the World Endurance Championship at Albacete. This will be Noyes’ first front row start since his final Superstock ride at the end of 2003. Folch’s second rider Bernat Martinez will start ninth. Newly crowned FX Champion Jose David de Gea (BQR Honda) is not taking part due to injury. 125 and Supersport Qualifying The Spanish 125 championship is still wide open with Italian Stefano Bianco (Aprilia) leading Spaniard Mateo Tunez (Aprilia) by only two points, 100-98 and with Britain’s Bradley Smith third and 21 points adrift, but neither Bianco nor Tunez will start off the front two rows. Bianco is 12th on the third row and Tunez is back in 34th on the eighth row. The front row of 125 is composed of veteran Spanish GP campaigner Angel Rodriguez (Honda) with Brit Daniel Webb (Honda) Italian Gioele Pellino (Aprilia) Manuel Hernanez Junior (Aprilia). Smith, in with a chance to steal the title on the last day of the season, starts fifth. American teenager Garret Carter (Angaia Honda) did not qualify for the 40-rider 125cc main event but finished third in the eight-lap consolation race held on Saturday. The Supersport title went last week to Arturo Tizon (Yamaha). Tizon just missed the front row and will start fifth back of Santiago Baragan (Honda), Britian’s Steven Neate (Honda), Ruben Torras (Suzuki) and Jordi Torras (Yamaha). The 125 and FX races will be televised live on Spain’s TVE-2.