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DiSalvo Quickest In Saturday Morning AMA Supersport Practice In Ohio

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Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:30.066 2. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:30.106 3. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:30.428 4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:30.803 5. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:30.815 6. Damon Buckmaster,Yamaha, 1:30.912 7. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:30.998 8. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:31.034 9. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:31.404 10. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:32.044 11. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.673 12. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:32.869 13. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:33.534 14. Derek Keyes, Suzuki, 1:33.842 15. Brandon Parrish, Suzuki, 1:34.026 16. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:34.232 17. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:34.370 18. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, 1:34.401 19. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:34.418 20. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, 1:34.471

Kallio Takes 125cc GP Pole Position At Donington Park

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Final 125cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results: 1. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:37.295 2. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:37.396 3. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 1:37.407 4. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:37.634 5. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:37.660 6. Julian SIMON, KTM, 1:37.701 7. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:37.952 8. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:38.034 9. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:38.060 10. Alexis MASBOU, Honda, 1:38.238

Yates Under AMA Superstock Lap Record In Saturday Morning Practice At Mid-Ohio

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Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Times: 1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:28.020 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:28.338 3. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:29.165 4. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:29.171 5. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:29.300 6. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:29.418 7. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:29.566 8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:29.964 9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:30.056 10. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:30.153 11. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:30.224 12. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:30.358 13. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.966 14. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:31.073 15. James Kerker, Honda, 1:31.939 16. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:32.209 17. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:32.259 18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:32.260 19. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:32.824 20. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:32.983

Lorenzo Heads 250cc GP Practice Times Saturday Morning In England

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Saturday Morning 250cc GP Practice Times: 1. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, 1:32.366 2. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, 1:32.377 3. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 1:32.466 4. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 1:32.746 5. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 1:32.771 6. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 1:32.871 7. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, 1:33.006 8. Hector BARBERA, Honda, 1:33.102 9. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 1:33.131 10. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, 1:33.400 11. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, 1:33.525 12. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Honda, 1:33.992 13. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, 1:34.093 14. Alex DEBON, Honda, 1:34.223 15. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 1:34.250

British Grand Prix Video To Be Broadcast Live Over Mobile Phones In Italy

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Dorna and H3G launch live broadcast of MotoGP races for mobile phones in Italy This weekend’s betandwin.com British Grand Prix will be a date to remember in the history of MotoGP, as it will be the first race ever that fans will be able to watch live through their mobile telephones. As a first step, the experience will be initially available in Italy throughout the remaining of the 2005 season thanks to the agreement between Dorna Sports, the company that holds the rights to MotoGP, and H3G, the Italian UMTS operator linked to the Hutchison group. Sunday’s MotoGP race from Donington Park at 16:30 Italian time will see the launch of this pioneer service that will be provided through 3, H3G’s commercial brand for new generation mobiles. Dorna and H3G started their partnership for the development of products for third generation mobile phones back in 2004 with the download of video highlights and near-live video clips (5-minute delayed action) from MotoGP races, which has proved to be a success. The plan now is that Dorna can extend this same service to other countries in collaboration with major national telecom operators.

Rossi Quickest In Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice At British Grand Prix

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Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice Results: 1. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 1:28.990 2. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 1:29.215 3. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 1:29.448 4. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 1:29.451 5. Alex BARROS, Honda, 1:29.510 6. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 1:29.533 7. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 1:29.692 8. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 1:29.715 9. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 1:29.977 10. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 1:30.108 11. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 1:30.312 12. Alex HOFMANN, Kawasaki, 1:30.362 13. Makoto TAMADA, Honda, 1:30.607 14. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 1:30.620 15. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 1:31.130 16. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 1:31.168 17. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 1:31.881 18. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 1:32.104 19. Shane BYRNE, Proton, 1:32.515 20. James ELLISON, Blata, 1:32.833 21. Franco BATTAINI, Blata, 1:33.364

Lai Tops Saturday Morning 125cc Grand Prix Practice At Donington Park

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Saturday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times: 1. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:37.899 2. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Honda, 1:37.968 3. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 1:38.097 4. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:38.138 5. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:38.168 6. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:38.560 7. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:38.703 8. Joan OLIVE, Aprilia, 1:38.711 9. Hector FAUBEL, Aprilia, 1:38.714 10. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:38.744

Higbee Not Racing At Mid-Ohio, Still Out With Hand Injury

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Milwaukee, WI – Higbee Racing Team owner and rider Shawn Higbee will not be competing in the AMA Formula Xtreme race on Saturday July 23rd at Mid-Ohio. Higbee is still recovering from his hand injury sustained in March at Daytona Speedway. Higbee was scheduled to race the Buell at Mid-Ohio but in a recent Dr. appointment to remove the external fixture revealed that his left ring finger’s bone fusion is not healing as expected. Shawn comments, “This is unfortunate, I really looked forward to racing at Mid-Ohio because it’s is one of the larger fan based AMA roadracing events of the year, plus my local support of friends and family will be there. However, I’m very fortunate that my major sponsors Bartels HD/Buell, New Castle HD/Buell and Revolution Performance are familar with the ups and downs of racing and are continuing to support my efforts.” The world famous Bartels’ is displaying a Higbee Racing Buell showbike at the newly remodeled dealership in Marina Del Rey,CA. Higbee Racing has also been featured in some of New Castle HD/Buell promotions. Revolution performance is continuing to develop a finely tuned engine for Higbee’s Buell Thunderbike. Higbee is scheduled to see another hand specialist in Illinois on August 1st to discuss options to speed up healing.

Mladin To Re-sign With American Suzuki Through 2008

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Five-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin plans to stay with American Suzuki through the 2008 season. Mladin made the revelation during the Suzuki-sponsored “Supercycle Weekend Special,” which was televised live Friday night from the paddock of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course over independent station WMFD-TV in Mansfield, Ohio. Mladin told the hosts of the show that he had secured a deal to race with American Suzuki for the next three years. He also mentioned plans to “step up” his Mat Mladin Motorsports AMA Superbike race team from a single-rider (Marty Craggill) operation to possibly two riders and a bigger truck.

AMA Pro Racing CEO Hollingsworth To Appear On SPEED’s “Wind Tunnel” This Sunday

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AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth is scheduled to appear on Wind Tunnel on Sunday, July 24 at 9p EST. Wind Tunnel, the first motorsports call-in show, airs on SPEED TV. Host Dave Despain covers the issues on topics related to the world of motorsports. Viewers can interact live via e-mail or telephone. Despain and Hollingsworth are expected to discuss the current status of the AMA Superbike Championship including class structures, rules and the overall direction the sport is taking. For more information log on to [email protected] About AMA Pro Racing AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its properties include the THQ AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship and the AMA Supermoto Championship. For more information about AMA Pro Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.

DiSalvo Quickest In Saturday Morning AMA Supersport Practice In Ohio

Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:30.066 2. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:30.106 3. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:30.428 4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:30.803 5. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:30.815 6. Damon Buckmaster,Yamaha, 1:30.912 7. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:30.998 8. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:31.034 9. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:31.404 10. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:32.044 11. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.673 12. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:32.869 13. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:33.534 14. Derek Keyes, Suzuki, 1:33.842 15. Brandon Parrish, Suzuki, 1:34.026 16. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:34.232 17. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:34.370 18. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, 1:34.401 19. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:34.418 20. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, 1:34.471

Kallio Takes 125cc GP Pole Position At Donington Park

Final 125cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results: 1. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:37.295 2. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:37.396 3. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 1:37.407 4. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:37.634 5. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:37.660 6. Julian SIMON, KTM, 1:37.701 7. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:37.952 8. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:38.034 9. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:38.060 10. Alexis MASBOU, Honda, 1:38.238

Yates Under AMA Superstock Lap Record In Saturday Morning Practice At Mid-Ohio

Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Times: 1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:28.020 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:28.338 3. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:29.165 4. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:29.171 5. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:29.300 6. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:29.418 7. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:29.566 8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:29.964 9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:30.056 10. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:30.153 11. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:30.224 12. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:30.358 13. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.966 14. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:31.073 15. James Kerker, Honda, 1:31.939 16. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 1:32.209 17. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:32.259 18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:32.260 19. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:32.824 20. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:32.983

Lorenzo Heads 250cc GP Practice Times Saturday Morning In England

Saturday Morning 250cc GP Practice Times: 1. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, 1:32.366 2. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, 1:32.377 3. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 1:32.466 4. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 1:32.746 5. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 1:32.771 6. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 1:32.871 7. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, 1:33.006 8. Hector BARBERA, Honda, 1:33.102 9. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 1:33.131 10. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, 1:33.400 11. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, 1:33.525 12. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Honda, 1:33.992 13. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, 1:34.093 14. Alex DEBON, Honda, 1:34.223 15. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 1:34.250

British Grand Prix Video To Be Broadcast Live Over Mobile Phones In Italy

Dorna and H3G launch live broadcast of MotoGP races for mobile phones in Italy This weekend’s betandwin.com British Grand Prix will be a date to remember in the history of MotoGP, as it will be the first race ever that fans will be able to watch live through their mobile telephones. As a first step, the experience will be initially available in Italy throughout the remaining of the 2005 season thanks to the agreement between Dorna Sports, the company that holds the rights to MotoGP, and H3G, the Italian UMTS operator linked to the Hutchison group. Sunday’s MotoGP race from Donington Park at 16:30 Italian time will see the launch of this pioneer service that will be provided through 3, H3G’s commercial brand for new generation mobiles. Dorna and H3G started their partnership for the development of products for third generation mobile phones back in 2004 with the download of video highlights and near-live video clips (5-minute delayed action) from MotoGP races, which has proved to be a success. The plan now is that Dorna can extend this same service to other countries in collaboration with major national telecom operators.

Rossi Quickest In Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice At British Grand Prix

Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice Results: 1. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 1:28.990 2. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 1:29.215 3. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 1:29.448 4. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 1:29.451 5. Alex BARROS, Honda, 1:29.510 6. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 1:29.533 7. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 1:29.692 8. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 1:29.715 9. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 1:29.977 10. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 1:30.108 11. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 1:30.312 12. Alex HOFMANN, Kawasaki, 1:30.362 13. Makoto TAMADA, Honda, 1:30.607 14. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 1:30.620 15. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 1:31.130 16. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 1:31.168 17. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 1:31.881 18. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 1:32.104 19. Shane BYRNE, Proton, 1:32.515 20. James ELLISON, Blata, 1:32.833 21. Franco BATTAINI, Blata, 1:33.364

Lai Tops Saturday Morning 125cc Grand Prix Practice At Donington Park

Saturday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times: 1. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:37.899 2. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Honda, 1:37.968 3. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 1:38.097 4. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:38.138 5. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:38.168 6. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:38.560 7. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:38.703 8. Joan OLIVE, Aprilia, 1:38.711 9. Hector FAUBEL, Aprilia, 1:38.714 10. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:38.744

Higbee Not Racing At Mid-Ohio, Still Out With Hand Injury

Milwaukee, WI – Higbee Racing Team owner and rider Shawn Higbee will not be competing in the AMA Formula Xtreme race on Saturday July 23rd at Mid-Ohio. Higbee is still recovering from his hand injury sustained in March at Daytona Speedway. Higbee was scheduled to race the Buell at Mid-Ohio but in a recent Dr. appointment to remove the external fixture revealed that his left ring finger’s bone fusion is not healing as expected. Shawn comments, “This is unfortunate, I really looked forward to racing at Mid-Ohio because it’s is one of the larger fan based AMA roadracing events of the year, plus my local support of friends and family will be there. However, I’m very fortunate that my major sponsors Bartels HD/Buell, New Castle HD/Buell and Revolution Performance are familar with the ups and downs of racing and are continuing to support my efforts.” The world famous Bartels’ is displaying a Higbee Racing Buell showbike at the newly remodeled dealership in Marina Del Rey,CA. Higbee Racing has also been featured in some of New Castle HD/Buell promotions. Revolution performance is continuing to develop a finely tuned engine for Higbee’s Buell Thunderbike. Higbee is scheduled to see another hand specialist in Illinois on August 1st to discuss options to speed up healing.

Mladin To Re-sign With American Suzuki Through 2008

Five-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin plans to stay with American Suzuki through the 2008 season. Mladin made the revelation during the Suzuki-sponsored “Supercycle Weekend Special,” which was televised live Friday night from the paddock of Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course over independent station WMFD-TV in Mansfield, Ohio. Mladin told the hosts of the show that he had secured a deal to race with American Suzuki for the next three years. He also mentioned plans to “step up” his Mat Mladin Motorsports AMA Superbike race team from a single-rider (Marty Craggill) operation to possibly two riders and a bigger truck.

AMA Pro Racing CEO Hollingsworth To Appear On SPEED’s “Wind Tunnel” This Sunday

AMA Pro Racing CEO Scott Hollingsworth is scheduled to appear on Wind Tunnel on Sunday, July 24 at 9p EST. Wind Tunnel, the first motorsports call-in show, airs on SPEED TV. Host Dave Despain covers the issues on topics related to the world of motorsports. Viewers can interact live via e-mail or telephone. Despain and Hollingsworth are expected to discuss the current status of the AMA Superbike Championship including class structures, rules and the overall direction the sport is taking. For more information log on to [email protected] About AMA Pro Racing AMA Pro Racing is the leading sanctioning body for motorcycle sport in the United States. Its properties include the THQ AMA Supercross Series, the AMA Motocross Championship presented by FMF, the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited, the AMA Ford Quality Checked Flat Track Championship and the AMA Supermoto Championship. For more information about AMA Pro Racing, visit www.amaproracing.com.