World Supersport Race Results: 1. Fabien FORET, Honda, 16 laps, 34:37.800 2. Sebastien CHARPENTIER, Honda, -0.258 second 3. Michel FABRIZIO, Honda, -1.109 seconds 4. Kevin CURTAIN, Yamaha, -1.380 seconds 5. Katsuaki FUJIWARA, Honda, -5.490 seconds 6. Robbin HARMS, Honda, -10.430 seconds 7. Broc PARKES, Yamaha, -16.765 seconds 8. Stephane CHAMBON, Honda, -25.592 seconds 9. Tatu LAUSLEHTO, Honda, -25.648 seconds 10. Javier FORES, Suzuki, -25.656 seconds More, from a press release issued by Honda Racing Information: CHARPENTIER SECURES TITLE AFTER THRILLING HONDA 1-2-3 Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) entered the Assen race with realistic expectations to leave as champion and after a dramatic 16-lap race with his fellow countryman Fabien Foret (Team Italia Megabike Honda CBR600RR) he duly took Honda’s fourth Rider’s title in a row – thanks to the 20 points he earned for second place. All four of Honda’s championship wins have come from riders on Ten Kate prepared machinery, including Assen race winner Foret in 2002, when riding a CBR600FS. Since then, the CBR600RR has powered Chris Vermeulen (2003) and Karl Muggeridge (2004) to the title, with Charpentier’s 2005 domination making it a hat-trick of overall victories. This far Charpentier has scored 210 points from a possible 225, scored six wins from nine races, taken eight pole positions, and led for 154 race laps, out of a total of 186 completed to date. The Honda trio on the Assen podium was completed by Michel Fabrizio (Team Italia Megabike Honda CBR600RR) who rode well despite a gearchanging foot injury, suffered during one of his two qualifying falls. Katsuaki Fujiwara (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) is now 83 points behind Charpentier; in second place overall, having finished fifth in today’s race. He twice ran wide when in a podium challenging position. A six-rider fight for the last top ten positions, involving WSS novice Tatu Lauslehto (Klaffi Honda CBR600RR), saw him battle with largely more experienced riders. He finished ninth overall, but second in his own warring group. Charpentier was understandably both relieved and ecstatic about his championship win, and had to show determination as well as speed in the face of a five-rider assault on the podium places for much of the race. “It is difficult for me to realise the situation right now,” stated Charpentier. “The race was great, very hard and Katsuaki passed me, as I thought he would. I think he maybe had a problem changing gears, as he had many rear wheel slides. It was a tough race with Fabien, great fun and it was a perfect day for me. It was also sometimes difficult for me to change gear today, but I was happy to finish second on the final lap. I had realised that Katsuaki was behind, and it was not necessary to push right at the end.” Foret was emotional at his first 2005 race win, but took time to congratulate his friend and countryman on his championship triumph. “I would like to say first of all that Sebastien and I are friends and I am very pleased for him and his win, He was the best this year and deserves his title,” said Foret. “For me this year has been very difficult in places and this was a good moment to bring home our first win. I hope we can do well in the next three races. Our bikes are very close to the Ten Kate ones, and anyway, the bikes are still Hondas, strong enough to win today.” Fabrizio paid tribute to his team for his third place at Assen, with the entire Megabike squad maturing as the season has progressed. “We are a young squad and there was a gap at the beginning of the year because we were racing with the dominant team in the championship,” said the Italian. “Our situation is now good and now there has been the first win with Foret. I think now the team is in a very good situation. And I have to thank them because twice on Saturday I fell and they had to rebuild the bike on two occasions.” Fujiwara was disappointed not to have taken at least a podium finish at his team’s home race, after making a couple of slip-ups at key times. “I had a couple of moments,” said Fuji. “The second time I missed my gearchange, found neutral and almost crashed. First time, I outbraked myself, so a couple of mistakes cost me a place in the podium, which is what I expected to achieve today. It would have been great to be up there with Sebastien. Congratulations to him, he has had a fantastic season.” Lauslehto enjoyed his race, citing it as one of the hardest of his career. “I had the ambition to finish in the top ten this weekend and I did it, after a really hard race against so many different riders,” he said. “This is my favourite track and that helped me but I am exhausted now!” In the overall Championship table, Charpentier has 210 points, Fujiwara 127, Yamaha rider Kevin Curtain 122, with the Team Italia Megabike duo of Foret and Fabrizio fourth and fifth, on 110 and 98 points respectively. Lauslehto is tenth, with 49 points.

Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.359 2. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.410 3. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:27.416 4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:27.711 5. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:27.721 6. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:27.828 7. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:28.137 8. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:28.727 9. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.328 10. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:30.431 11. Chris Siglin, Suzuki, 1:30.508 12. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, 1:30.524 13. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:30.562 14. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:30.660 15. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 1:30.852 16. Seha Fouchek, Suzuki, 1:31.263 17. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 1:31.433 18. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:31.518 19. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 1:31.550 20. Derek Keyes, Triumph, 1:31.680 21. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.257 22. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, 1:32.272 23. Tristan Schoenwald, Honda, 1:32.297 24. Scott Jackson, Suzuki, 1:32.430 25. Brandon Parrish, Suzuki, 1:32.623 26. Grant Riggs, Yamaha, 1:32.883 27. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:33.302 28. Chad Lewin, Suzuki, 1:33.751 29. Skip Salenius, Suzuki, 1:34.558 30. Mark Kittel, Honda, 1:35.164 31. Michael Morgan, Suzuki, 1:35.422 32. Johnny Rock Page, Yamaha, 1:35.567 33. Mark Brereton, Suzuki, 1:36.603 34. Lindsay McGregor, Yamaha, 1:37.218 35. Ivan Garza, Suzuki, 1:37.266 Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, no time

Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:24.183 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:24.585 3. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:25.219 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:25.484 5. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:25.924 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:25.960 7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:26.166 8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:26.185 9. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:26.847 10. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:26.930 11. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:27.185 12. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:27.282 13. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:27.414 14. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:28.363 15. Mark Miller, Suzuki, 1:28.389 16. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:28.752 17. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:30.463 18. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, 1:31.119 19. Rodolfo Ramirez, Suzuki, 1:33.168 20. Johnny Rock Page, Yamaha, 1:33.736 21. David Loikits, Suzuki, 1:34.057 22. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, 1:34.252

World Superbike Race One Results: 1. Chris VERMEULEN, Honda, 16 laps, 33:36.029 2. James TOSELAND, Ducati, -3.396 seconds 3. Noriyuki HAGA, Yamaha, -4.876 seconds 4. Troy CORSER, Suzuki, -6.815 seconds 5. Andrew PITT, Yamaha, -10.075 seconds 6. Yukio KAGAYAMA, Suzuki, -12.526 seconds 7. Lorenzo LANZI, Ducati, -12.661 seconds 8. Max NEUKIRCHNER, Honda, -20.595 seconds 9. Karl MUGGERIDGE, Honda, -20.872 seconds 10. Pierfrancesco CHILI, Honda, -27.691 seconds 11. Ivan CLEMENTI, Ducati, -36.444 seconds 12. Sebastien GIMBERT, Yamaha, -36.844 seconds 13. Garry MCCOY, Foggy Petronas, -37.012 seconds 14. Steve MARTIN, Foggy Petronas, -39.262 seconds 15. Giovanni BUSSEI, Kawasaki, -39.339 seconds 16. Gianluca VIZZIELLO, Yamaha, -40.702 seconds 17. Jose Luis CARDOSO, Yamaha, -48.399 seconds 18. Ben BOSTROM, Honda, -49.359 seconds 19. Mauro SANCHINI, Kawasaki, -56.678 seconds 20. Jurgen VD GOORBERGH, Suzuki, -63.440 seconds 24. Norick ABE, Yamaha, -3 laps, DNF, mechanical 32. Chris WALKER, Kawasaki, -16 laps, DNF, crash

SHANNONVILLE, ON The battle for the Parts Canada Superbike Championship got a little tighter at Shannonville Motorsport Park Saturday, as Pascal Picotte claimed pole position for Sunday’s race. Riding the Picotte Performance Yamaha YZF-R1, the Granby, QC racer turned a lap of one minute, 42.905 seconds to win the MPM Array Pole Award and earn four points toward the national Superbike title. That moved him into second place in the standings with 258 points, just 20 behind leader Francis Martin of Rock Forest, QC. Martin picked up a point for qualifying fourth on his Snobgirls / Laval Moto Suzuki GSX-R1000 with a time of 1:44.290. That gives him 278 points. Team Suzuki / Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000 teammates Kevin Lacombe and Clint McBain will line-up side-by-side in the middle of the front row on Sunday’s grid. Lacombe, from Granby, QC qualified second at 1:43.732 on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 while Calgary’s McBain was third with a 1:44.109. McBain is now third in the Parts Canada Superbike standings with 257 points. “I just wanted to put it on pole,” said Picotte, who came close to beating his own lap record from last year of 1:42.820. “I’m really going to put my head down tomorrow. Francis is my main competition. He’s strong. He won’t give up.” A podium finish in Sunday’s 14-lap feature race would assure Martin of his second Canadian Superbike title. A race win is worth 50 points in the standings, with an extra two points going to the rider who leads the most laps. “It could have been better,” said Martin of his qualifying time. “I tried hard. The bike is perfect. We have a bike that can do high 1:43s.” Although he failed to earn any qualifying points on Saturday, Brantford, ON’s Jordan Szoke remains in the hunt for the Parts Canada Superbike title with 250 points. He qualified sixth at Shannonville with a lap of 1:44.693. Lacombe also retains a mathematical shot at winning the title. He is fifth in the series standings with 234 points. Szoke is joined on the second row of the race grid by Maple Ridge, BC’s Steve Crevier and Chardon, OH rider Tom Kipp. Crevier set the fifth fastest time of 1:44.386 on his Diablo Performance Honda CBR1000RR, but was officially eliminated from title contention. Kipp qualified seventh with a 1:45.125 on the Canadian Kawasaki Motors Kawasaki ZX-10R. In other action at Shannonville, Picotte was fastest qualifier for the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike feature on Sunday with a time of 1:45.468 on his Yamaha YZF-R6. New series champion Steve Crevier qualified second at 1:45.495 riding his Honda CBR600RR and Kars, ON’s Andrew Nelson took third on the grid with a 1:45.600 on the Nelson Racing Honda CBR600RR. Bill Card of Wellesley, ON claimed pole position for Sunday’s Canadian Thunder race and claimed the $1,000 Brampton Chrysler Pole Award in a dramatic qualifying heat. The Buell rider traded the lead with the Ducati of Orangeville, ON’s Derek Vammus on the final lap before hanging on for the win. Series points leader Darren James of North Vancouver placed third on a Buell. James Collins of Woodstock, ON closed the gap to championship leader Mark Douglas in qualifying for the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike class. Collins put his Yamaha YZF-R6 on pole with a time of 1:50.517 while Warkworth, ON’s Douglas could only manage third at 1:51.821 on his similar machine. The two title contenders are split on the grid by Oshawa, ON’s Stephan Chabot, who recorded a lap at 1:51.163 to qualify second on his Yamaha. Ross Millson of Dundas, ON earned the pole for Sunday’s Suzuki SV650 National Cup feature with a lap of 1:54.881. Action from this weekend’s racing will be shown later this year in a one-hour program on The Sports Network. For more series information, visit www.cdnsuperbike.com Starting line-up for Sunday’s eighth round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Shannonville Motorsport Park, showing starting position, rider name, hometown, motorcycle and qualifying time: 1.Pascal Picotte, Granby, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:42.905; 2. Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:43.732; 3. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:44.109; 4. Francis Martin, Rock Forest, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:44.290; 5. Steve Crevier, Maple Ridge, BC, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:44.386; 6. Jordan Szoke, Brantford, ON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:44.693; 7. Tom Kipp, Chardon, OH, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:45.125; 8. Matthew McBride, Mississauga, ON, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:46.058; 9. Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:46.373; 10. Andrew Nelson, Kars, ON, Honda CBR600RR, 1:46.536; 11. Jeff Williams, Harrowsmith, ON, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:46.646; 12. Brian Nielsen, Edmonton, AB, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:48.079; 13. Dave Young, Woodstock, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:48.606; 14. Jean Paul Tache, North Bay, ON, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:48.695; 15. Erick Beausejour, Val Senneville, QC, Honda CBR600RR, 1:48.865; 16. Zenon Nelson, Bowmanville, ON, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:50.017; 17. Stuart Nodell, Ajax, ON, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:50.209; 18. Larry Orde, Peterborough, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:50.414; 19. Dan Durckovic, Ottawa, ON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:51.608; 20. Rudy Raposo, Mississauga, ON, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:52.267; 21. Elie Daccache, Ottawa, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:52.581; 22. Jeremy Burgess, Hammonds Plain, NS, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:52.835; 23. Todd Scott, Bedford, NS, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.368; 24. Jean Paquet, Chambly, QC, Honda CBR600RR, 1:53.716; 25. Scotty Van Scolk, North Bay, ON, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 1:54.017; 26. Marco Alessandrini, Bradford, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:55.153; 27. Cory Adams, Port Perry, ON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:56.031; 28. Michael Ferreira, Kitchener, ON, Honda CBR600RR, No Time; 29. Sean Heydorn, Aurora, ON, Honda CBR600RR, No Time

Jake Zemke’s last-lap desperate bid for the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship ended when Zemke ran wide and crashed in the grass outside Road Atlanta’s turn one, handing Miguel Duhamel his second series title. Ben Attard finished second with Michael Barnes third. Unofficial Results 1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 2. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, -12.737 seconds 3. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, -14.231 seconds 4. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -26.351 seconds 5. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, -26.434 seconds 6. Chris Peris, Yamaha, -26.519 seconds 7. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, -26.613 seconds 8. Ryan Andrews, Ducati, -47.193 seconds 9. Alex Gobert, Honda, -54.571 seconds 10. Mike Hale, Honda, -54.763 seconds 11. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, -56.041 seconds 12. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -61.918 seconds 13. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, -62.193 seconds 14. Ryan Elleby, Suzuki, -64.391 seconds 15. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, -67.001 seconds 16. Dominic Jones, Suzuki, -94.218 seconds 17. Jake Zemke, Honda, -1 lap, DNF, crash 18. Myron Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap 19. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, -1 lap 20. Rodolfo Ramirez, Suzuki, -1 lap 21. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, -6 laps, DNF 22. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, DNS 23. Mike Smith, Suzuki, DNS 24. Derek Keyes, Triumph Daytona, DNS Final AMA Formula Xtreme Championship Point Standings: 1. Duhamel, 314 points 2. Zemke, 295 points 3. Eslick, 198 points 4. Attard, 197 points 5. Gobert, 175 points 6. Barnes, 160 points* 7. Peris, 160 points 8. Moore, 158 points 9. Caylor, 139 points* 10. Knapp, 139 points 11. Jensen, 137 points 12. Hester, 136 points 13. Andrews, 131 points 14. Ferrer, 126 points 15. Chirinos, 109 points * Wins tie-breaker based on best single-race finish. More, from a press release issued by Proforma: DANNY ESLICK FINISHES THIRD IN 2005 AMA FORMULA XTREME CHAMPIONSHIP Danny Eslick rode a smart AMA Formula Xtreme race at the final round of the series today at Road Atlanta, finishing fourth, but more importantly maintaining the necessary gap to rider Ben Attard to clinch third place in the 2005 Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme series on his Grant Matsushima-tuned Suzuki GSX-R600. Riding in considerable pain from last weekend’s highside crash at Virginia International Raceway, 19-year-old Eslick from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma elected to sit out the Supersport class this weekend to focus on his championship position in Formula Xtreme. Only six points separated Eslick and Attard coming into the final round, and Danny had it worked out where he needed to finish in the Formula Xtreme race to maintain his third place position. He got a good start, battling with a gang of four other riders throughout the race while keeping an eye on Attard up ahead. Attard finished second in the race, but Danny pushed to the front and outran the group to finish fourth and claim third place in the championship by one point. Saturday’s Formula Xtreme Final – 4th Place “I don’t know where my energy came from,” said Danny, who had qualified in 11th position on Friday afternoon. “I got a mediocre start. I passed (Robert) Jensen into turn one and he passed me back going up the hill. Chris Peris, Jensen and I traded spots a couple of times. Then I was leading the pack and ran wide back in turn seven. I got in a little hot and had to stand it up. I got right back in line and Opie (Caylor) was right there with us. There was four or five of us all going for it. It was a fun race, all in all. Chris and I had a couple of cool passes back and forth on each other on the brakes, and a couple of close calls here and there, saving the front a few times on my knee.” “I guess we started the season with a fourth place, and ended with a fourth place, and had a lot of consistent runs in between,” reflected Eslick on the 2005 season. “I had the one crash last weekend at Virginia, and that was our only DNF in Formula Xtreme all year long, and that was my fault. It shows how good the MPTRacing.com motors that Grant builds are. The Pirelli tires held up great this weekend and all year. Everybody that’s been involved in our program this year has put in their heart and soul. It means a lot to finish third in the series behind the factory bikes of Big Red. Grant Matsushima, his wife Kelly and so many other people have worked so hard to make this come true. All in all, we’ve had an awesome year, even in our Supersport program. We’ll be back next year, hopefully to win the championship!” 2005 Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Point Standings (After 10 Races) 1. Miguel Duhamel, 314 2. Jake Zemke, 295 3. Danny Eslick, 198 4. Ben Attard, 197 5. Alex Gobert, 175 6. Michael Barnes, 160 7. Chris Peris, 160 8. Nicky Moore, 158 9. Opie Caylor, 139 10. Taylor Knapp, 139 More, from a press release issued by Team M4 EMGO Suzuki: BARNES ENDS FORMULA XTREME SEASON WITH PODIUM RESULT Team M4 EMGO Suzuki made the final Saturday of the 2005 season one to remember at Road Atlanta. The squad claimed their sixth podium finish of the year and also put in solid qualifying performance in preparation of Sunday’s Supersport and Superstock finales. Michael Barnes got off to a quick start aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600 in the last race of the Formula Xtreme season. The Floridian held down third position for the opening 12 laps of the 60k contest before a handling issue to surfaced for the Floridian. While he was unable to prevent a rival from moving past into the position, a last-lap crash by the leader elevated Barnes back up to third. He held the position to the checkered flag, earning his second podium finish of the season. After the race, “Barney” said, “I got a strong start and pulled away from fourth place at what was for me a pretty comfortable pace. I don’t know if it was a little higher track temperature that maybe affected my set-up a little bit, but I started having a minor problem with the front. I had to back it down a little bit and that was just enough to cause me to get caught.” He continued, “The M4 EMGO Suzuki guys just worked great and my Suzuki ran awesome the whole race. And my tires were real good too — I think it was just the set-up that I missed a little bit.” Barnes also put in an impressive ride aboard his GSX-R1000 Superstock machine, qualifying in the top five in the hotly contested class. Barnes registered a best time of 1:24.500 around the 2.52-mile circuit to secure the fifth spot on the grid for Sunday’s 15-lap Superstock final. Teammate Geoff May was right on his heels. The Georgian turned a 1:24.684 lap time in the Superstock session, which was strong enough to see him join Barnes on the second row of the grid. He’ll start from the seventh position. May also rode well in Supersport qualifying, putting in a best lap of 1:27.526. He was the eighth fastest rider in the session and earned a spot on the outside of the second row as a result. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki will round out the 2005 AMA season with the Superstock and Supersport season finales at Road Atlanta on Sunday afternoon.

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Provisional AMA Superbike Race Results: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 25 laps 2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -0.720 second 3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -4.009 seconds 4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -7.861 seconds 5. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -11.974 seconds 6. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -15.154 seconds 7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -22.755 seconds 8. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -25.359 seconds 9. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -26.299 seconds 10. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -26.542 seconds 11. Mike Smith, Suzuki, -26.688 seconds 12. Brian Stokes, Yamaha, -27.239 seconds 13. John Haner, Suzuki, -28.015 seconds 14. Brent George, Suzuki, -31.674 seconds 15. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -31.890 seconds 16. Jason Perez, Yamaha, -31.974 seconds 17. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -34.093 seconds 18. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -36.180 seconds 19. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, -36.260 seconds 20. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, -40.931 seconds 21. Mark Miller, Suzuki, -41.053 seconds 22. Byron Barbour, Suzuki, -1 lap 23. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -1 lap 24. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, -1 lap 25. David Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap 26. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap 27. Mark Crozier, Yamaha, -1 lap 28. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -1 lap 29. James Stroud, Honda, -1 lap 30. Chuck Ivey, Yamaha, -1 lap 31. Logan Young, Suzuki, -1 lap 32. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -2 laps, DNF, crash 33. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, -5 laps, DNF, crash 34. Heath Small, Suzuki, -9 laps, DNF, crash 35. Cory West, Suzuki, -10 laps, DNF, mechanical 36. James Kerker, Honda, -12 laps, DNF, mechanical 37. Jake Zemke, Honda, -13 laps, DNF, mechanical 38. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -15 laps, DNF 39. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -17 laps, DNF, mechanical 40. Jason Curtis, Suzuki, -19 laps, DNF 41. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -21 laps, DNF More, from a press release issued by Team suzuki: In a post-red flag dash to the finish, Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin won the first of the weekend’s two AMA Superbike races at Road Atlanta, Braselton on Saturday which means he now owns the record for most AMA Superbike wins in a single season with 11 victories. Team mate Ben Spies came in a close second, while Aaron Yates crashed out while running in third. “It’s been a great year for Suzuki all around and hopefully we can come back out tomorrow and win the championship,” said Mladin, who only needs to finish in 21st place in Sunday’s finale to win the 2005 AMA Superbike Championship. “Thanks to Suzuki for sponsoring this event and to my guys and to the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000.” Mladin had a record-breaking qualifying session in that he not only broke the track record with a time of 1:21.685, but he is also the first AMA Superbike rider to capture every pole position in a single season: 10 this year and 47 for his career total. Mladin’s Yoshimura Suzuki team mates qualified closely behind him on the front row with Spies in the second spot with a time of 1:23.161 and Yates in third with a 1:23.242. With the start of the 25-lap race, Spies got off the line first with Mladin close behind. Yates brought up the rear in fourth, but Mladin quickly moved into first place then began creating a gap as Spies and Yates swapped positions. But with fewer than 10 laps to go, a red flag was thrown and the riders were re-gridded in running order – Mladin, Yates, Spies. In the re-start, Yates, Spies and Mladin were all challenging for the lead on the first lap but it was Mladin who took it and ran with it. Spies stayed close and gave Mladin a run for his money, as did Yates until his get-off. Said Mladin: “It was nice to get the win. In that little sprint race at the end, I lost one of my knee pucks so I couldn’t put one of my knees down and that made it an interesting race.” Second-place finisher Spies was already looking toward Sunday’s race. “The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R is good, but we know what we need to do to make it better,” he said. “My guys are going to be working their butts off tonight to get the win tomorrow. But I’m happy for Suzuki that we got one-two – it was almost one-two-three and hopefully, we’ll get that tomorrow.” Speaking of getting a Suzuki one-two-three on the podium, Yates was definitely disappointed in his finish. “I was just pushing too hard, I guess,” he said. “I was trying to make up too much ground in too little ground.” AMA Superbike Top 10 Finishers: 1 Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki). 2 Ben Spies (Yoshimura Suzuki). 3 Miguel Duhamel (Honda). 4 Neil Hodgson (Ducati). 5 Eric Bostrom (Ducati). 6 Josh Hayes (Kawasaki). 7 Jason Pridmore (Jordan Suzuki). 8 Kurtis Roberts (Honda). 9 Marty Craggill (Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki). 10 Lee Acree (Suzuki). More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: HODGSON AND BOSTROM EARN TOP FIVE FINISHES IN ATLANTA Braselton, GA (September 3) – Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson and Eric Bostrom both finished in the top five in the Saturday race at Road Atlanta. Neil brought his Ducati 999 Superbike home in fourth position in the red-flagged race and Eric Bostrom followed him to the line. Neil moved up to fourth after dropping down to seventh on the first lap. “The result was about as good as we could get today. We were on the limit and I was riding hard,” said Neil of his first race at Road Atlanta. “We’re going to change a couple of things tomorrow and see what we can get on Sunday.” The Englishman is hopeful he can end the 2005 season on a high note. Eric Bostrom regrouped after the race was stopped with eight laps to go and his team took advantage of the opportunity to adjust the suspension on his Ducati 999. “We made some nice changes to the bike at the red flag. I gained second per lap out of the deal,” said Eric, winner of three races in 2005. “The bike really came in even though the changes weren’t really major ones, but they made a big difference. Things are looking up at the moment. The bike’s getting better for tomorrow.” Bostrom remained in third place in Superbike points and gained an additional advantage on the fourth place rider in Saturday’s race. “Obviously, we’re never satisfied if we aren’t on the podium,” team manager Tom Bodenbach commented afterward, “but Neil did quite a few 1:23 laps in the race and got a solid finish. Eric’s been a little ill all weekend. After the red flag, things were promising after some changes to his bike. It helped his confidence for tomorrow and we’re going to giving it our best shot in the last race of the season.” The final race of the 2005 season will be held Sunday at 3:00 PM local time. Race One Result – 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 2. Ben Spies, Suzuki 3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 4. NEIL HODGSON, PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 5. ERIC BOSTROM, PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 6. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki AMA Superbike Points (after 16 of 17 rounds) – 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki 509 2. Ben Spies, Suzuki 482 3. ERIC BOSTROM, PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 408 4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki 377 5. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 370 6. NEIL HODGSON, PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 370

Erion Honda will field Aaron Gobert and Josh Hayes in AMA Formula Xtreme and Superstock in 2006. Asked for his plans for the 2006 season Saturday afternoon, Erion Racing Team Owner Kevin Erion told Roadracingworld.com, “Josh Hayes and Aaron Gobert and a Championship or two at the end in Formula Xtreme and Superstock. “We want to make sure we maintain the dominance Honda has had in that (Formula Xtreme) class. Both American Honda and Erion Racing are extremely committed to keeping that legacy of that bike in that class alive.” A major part of the deal is said to be increased support from American Honda. Asked to comment on this, American Honda Racing Teams Manager Chuck Miller said, “We are going to re-energize their team. We are Honda and we want to win.” Aaron Gobert informed Roadracingworld.com of the deal 15 minutes after he signed the contract in the Road Atlanta paddock Saturday afternoon. The rumor mill is reporting that the 2006 CBR1000RR has been significantly improved. Details of any changes to the CBR1000RR for 2006 should be announced in conjunction with American Honda’s dealer meeting September 7 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Miller also said the current plan for the American Honda factory team (which will include Miguel Duhamel and, most likely, Jake Zemke) to race in the Daytona 200 Formula Xtreme race before concentrating on Superbike in 2006 may change at any time.

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results: 1. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:25.775 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:26.202 3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.393 4. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:26.638 5. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:26.945 6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:27.160 7. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:27.398 8. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:27.525 9. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:27.686 10. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:27.742 11. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:27.894 12. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:28.089 13. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, 1:29.725 14. Darren Luck, Suzuki, 1:29.780 15. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:30.409 16. Chris Siglin, Suzuki, 1:30.429 17. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:30.430 18. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:30.543 19. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 1:30.693 20. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 1:30.796 21. Scott Jackson, Suzuki, 1:30.826 22. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, 1:31.114 23. Derek Keyes, Suzuki, 1:31.125 24. Brandon Parrish, Suzuki, 1:31.215 25. Grant Riggs, Yamaha, 1:31.444