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Jensen Quickest In Damp Friday Morning AMA Supersport Practice At Mid-Ohio

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Provisional Friday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:33.326 2. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:34.202 3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:34.615 4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:34.959 5. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:35.398 6. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:35.400 7. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:35.555 8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:35.571 9. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:36.426 10. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:36.550 11. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:36.767 12. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:36.824 13. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:37.437 14. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 1:37.661 15. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, 1:37.809 16. Derek Keyes, Suzuki, 1:37.955 17. Donny Kelley, Suzuki, 1:38.012 18. Mark Kittel, 1:38.792 19. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:39.261 20. Chad Klock, Honda, 1:39.492

AMA Practice Delayed At Mid-Ohio Due To Water Puddles On Track

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The start of Friday morning practice at the Honda Supercycle Weekend Presented by Dunlop Tire AMA Superbike event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was delayed approximately 10 minutes. Practice was scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. local time, but pre-dawn rain showers left the track wet. AMA Pro Racing officials dealt with several puddles before sending out the AMA Supersport racers on a damp but drying track. Riders are currently feeling out the conditions at relatively slow speeds. Few factory riders had taken to the track as of five minutes into the session.

Kallio Takes Provisional 125cc GP Pole Position In England

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Friday Afternoon 125cc GP Qualifying Results: 1. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:37.643 2. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:37.778 3. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:37.985 4. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:38.018 5. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:38.227 6. Manuel POGGIALI, Gilera, 1:38.238 7. Julian SIMON, KTM, 1:38.241 8. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:38.293 9. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:38.313 10. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Honda, 1:38.352

Lorenzo Leads First 250cc GP Practice Friday Morning At Donington Park

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Friday Morning 250cc GP Practice Times: 1. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, 1:33.068 2. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 1:33.143 3. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 1:33.217 4. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 1:33.300 5. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 1:33.377 6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, 1:33.839 7. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, 1:33.910 8. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 1:34.011 9. Hector BARBERA, Honda, 1:34.088 10. Alex DEBON, Honda, 1:34.563 11. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, 1:34.624 12. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, 1:34.720 13. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 1:34.898 14. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, 1:35.159 15. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Honda, 1:35.173

Edwards, Rossi 1-2 In First Practice At British Grand Prix

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Friday Morning MotoGP Practice Times: 1. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 1:29.960 2. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 1:29.985 3. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 1:30.098 4. Alex BARROS, Honda, 1:30.118 5. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 1:30.308 6. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 1:30.398 7. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 1:30.494 8. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 1:30.561 9. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 1:30.580 10. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 1:30.597 11. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 1:31.081 12. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 1:31.658 13. Makoto TAMADA, Honda, 1:31.860 14. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 1:31.904 15. Alex HOFMANN, Kawasaki, 1:32.136 16. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 1:32.218 17. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 1:32.492 18. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 1:32.561 19. Shane BYRNE, Proton, 1:33.747 20. Franco BATTAINI, Blata, 1:34.268 21. James ELLISON, Blata, 1:34.977

Friday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times From Donington Park

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Friday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times: 1. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:38.594 2. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:38.683 3. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:38.741 4. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:38.834 5. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:38.912 6. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:38.964 7. Manuel POGGIALI, Gilera, 1:39.207 8. Sergio GADEA, Aprilia, 1:39.335 9. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 1:39.352 10. Angel RODRIGUEZ, Honda, 1:39.579

Carter Sweeps Both USGPRU Races At Mid-Ohio

USGPRU East Coast Round 3 Results — Carter Doubles at Mid-Ohio 

Odenton, MD. — July 21, 2005 — The USGPRU powered by AlwaysOnline.net held the third East Coast region event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio this past Saturday. With very little practice time before the qualifying session, Garrett Carter captured pole position in the Acid Cigars 125GP session. Scott Smallwood and John Hjelm filled in the rest of the front row in a field of 24 riders. Sean Wray rode the wheels off of his Yamaha 250 to set the fastest time in the DialitinTracktime.com 250GP qualifying session. He narrowly out qualified Garrett Carter on his Aprilia and Joshua Day on his Yamaha.

At the start of the 125GP race, series President, Stewart Aitken-Cade, catapulted his Honda RS125 from the second row to lead the pack into the first turn. This lead didn’t last long as Garrett Carter pulled the trigger on the Aprilia and sucked the paint off the side of Aitken-Cade’s Honda down the back straight. As Carter checked out, this left a great 6-way battle for second place. Texan, Will Gruy, broke away from the pack finally, but couldn’t get close to Carter. Smallwood and Day banged bars in the fight for the final podium position. Finally, Smallwood overshot his brake marker at the end of the back straight and crashed out of the race. Garrett Carter went on to win the race aboard his Stargel tuned Aprilia. Carter set what is believed to be a new 125GP track record at Mid-Ohio of 1:36.235 seconds.

The Dialitintracktime.com 250GP race was dominated by Carter again on his Rocky Stargel tuned Aprilia RSV250. Regional points leader, Josh Day, rode his Yamaha to a second place finish followed by Geoffrey Maloney. Pole setter, Sean Wray, destroyed a motor in morning practice and had to ride a borrowed bike and start at the back of the pack. Wray rode a great race and worked his way up to 4th place.

The USGPRU would like to thank Stephanie McIntyre and Doug Newbauer of AMA Sports, the WERA staff, and the Mid-Ohio corner workers for hosting the event this weekend. The USGPRU hopes that this weekend was as memorable for the AMA as we look toward next years’ calendar.

Acid Cigars 125GP results: 1. Garrett Carter 2. Will Gruy 3. Joshua Day 4. Ryan Clay 5. Stewart Aitken-Cade 6. John Hjelm 7. David Celento 8. Tom Swager 9. Dominic Jones 10. Dennis Woods 11. Glen Pison 12. Larry Cohee 13. William Doran 14. Rich Kjar 15. Merle Eschman 16. Joe Melchionda 17. John Troutman 18. Rebecca Henn 19. Duane Hixon 20. Patrick McCabe 21. Amanda Cornelius 22. Paul Hoyt Nelson 23. Scott Smallwood 24. Alessandro Acquisti

DialitinTracktime.com 250GP results: 1. Garrett Carter 2. Joshua Day 3. Geoffrey Maloney 4. Sean Wray 5. Ryan Clay 6. Jim Bonner 7. Stewart Aitken-Cade 8. Paul Hopkins 9. Dennis Woods 10. Erik Jokinen 11. Richie Kjar 12. Joe Melchionda 13. Zacharia Seasly 14. Paul Hoyt Nelson 15. Will Gruy

More, from a press release:

Garrett Carter – Returns from the CEV National Series in Spain to Dominate the USGPRU 125 and 250 Races at Mid-Ohio July 20-21.

The third round of the Spanish 125 National CEV Series came to Cataluya last weekend, July 16-17. Garrett and his Ecurie Sports team continued to search for the competitive setup they have been looking for all year. The team had spent a number of days practicing leading up to the race just outside of Barcelona and had made some gains. Garrett qualified 13th for the B race and was out after loosing the front 3 laps into the race. The Ecurie Motorsports team look at this as their home race as they make Barcelona official headquarters for the season.

Garrett left Catalunya and went straight to the airport to make qualifying for the Mid-Ohio USGPRU races, July 20-21. He was met by famed tuner and mechanic “Rocky Stargel” and the two of them headed for Mid-Ohio to meet up with the rest of the team.

Garrett put Catalunya behind him, got his head down and quickly established his position as one of Americas fastest young 125 racers. Under the guidance of Rocky and team manager Stuart Carter – Garrett ran away with the 125 race winning by more than 25 seconds and breaking the 125 lap record in the process with a 1:36:23.

Not to be outdone and on Rocky’s 250 Aprilia – Garrett went on to win the 250 GP race as well, in commanding fashion.

The 125 win puts Garrett 3rd in the USGPRU National standings for the 125 class.

The wins are a much added boost to the team and for Garrett when he heads back to spain for the September 4th races in Jerez – a track Garrett knows well.

Ian Edwards, Garrett’s Ecurie Sports – Spanish team manager, will be making a trip to visit Garrett as he races the next round of the USGPRU August 12-14 at Barber Motorsports. Equally exciting is the agreement to have Rocky Stargel travel to Spain with Garrett in the fall and bring Garretts highly competitive USGPRU Aprilia to contest the last two races of the CEV series.

Check out his site for diary postings, race reports and schedule at www.garrettcarter.com

Tommy Hayden Preparing For Tough Race Weekend With Broken Hand

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Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden, the defending Champion and current AMA Supersport point leader, is preparing for what he feels may be a tough race weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, considering he will be riding with a less-than-two-week-old broken right hand. Hayden suffered the injury, a fracture of the third metacarpal, when he mis-judged a pass on a slower rider during the AMA Superstock race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca July 10, collided with the slower rider, ran off the track and crashed. Hayden accepted full blame for the incident and exonerated the slower rider of all fault to reporters. Determined not to forfeit his large Supersport Championship lead, Hayden gritted his teeth and raced to sixth place in the Supersport final later that same day, but doing so actually worsened his fracture, causing the broken bones to displace, according to Hayden. On July 11, Hayden had surgery at the hands of Dr. Arthur Ting to stabilize the fracture and immediately began physical therapy. “I’ve been doing physical therapy from right after the surgery to pretty much the moment I got in the car today to drive up here,” Hayden told Roadracingworld.com Thursday. As he spoke, Hayden’s crew was busy making small but significant modifications to the hand grips and brake levers of his factory Kawasaki racebikes to accommodate the lack of strength and dexterity in his right hand. Overall, Hayden feels that racing at Mid-Ohio will be tougher than doing the Supersport race at Laguna Seca. “I was already up to speed and had my rhythm going at Laguna. Plus, I knew I only had to ride the one time with it,” said Hayden. “Here, I’m going to have to ride with it all weekend.”

Makita Named Title Sponsor Of Road Atlanta AMA Superbike Event

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MAKITA IS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2005 AMA SUPERBIKE SHOWDOWN LA MIRADA, CALIF. Makita USA, Inc., manufacturer of professional quality power tools and accessories, is excited to announce its title sponsorship of the 2005 AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown. This exciting race takes place September 2nd 4th in Braselton, Georgia at one of the premiere road courses in the world, Road Atlanta. This event will mark the official AMA season finale. “We’re excited to sponsor such a thrilling weekend of competitive racing as well as celebrating Suzuki’s 20th Anniversary of their GSX-R motorcycle,” said Brent Withey, Makita’s Marketing Brand Manager. The AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown Presented by Makita is the biggest motorcycle road racing series in the United States and has an international field of riders to rival anywhere in the world. Four-time AMA Superbike champion, Australian Matt Mladin of the Yoshimura Suzuki team is considered to be a favorite in this race. Makita USA, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of over 320 professional, industrial quality power tools and has over 4,500 industrial accessories. All Makita tools are covered by a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials or workmanship and may be serviced at any of our 26 factory service centers or by more than 1,000 authorized service centers nationwide. Makita USA, Inc.’s home office is located in La Mirada, California and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please contact us at 1-800-4-MAKITA (1-800-462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com.

Stolen Motorcycle

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Make: Ducati Model: Ducati 916 Year: 1997 Color: Red Lic. State: NC Lic. Number: 2D4799 VIN: ZDM1SB8S5VB009132 THEFT DATE: 07/21/2005 LOCATION: Street: 3821 Rhodes Avenue City: Charlotte State: NC ZIP Code: 28210 Neighborhood: BeverlyWoods COMMENTS: Parked next to my front door of my house. John D. Kurc Charlotte, North Carolina Cell: 704-819-8100

Jensen Quickest In Damp Friday Morning AMA Supersport Practice At Mid-Ohio

Provisional Friday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:33.326 2. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:34.202 3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:34.615 4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:34.959 5. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:35.398 6. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:35.400 7. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:35.555 8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:35.571 9. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:36.426 10. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:36.550 11. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:36.767 12. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:36.824 13. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:37.437 14. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 1:37.661 15. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki, 1:37.809 16. Derek Keyes, Suzuki, 1:37.955 17. Donny Kelley, Suzuki, 1:38.012 18. Mark Kittel, 1:38.792 19. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:39.261 20. Chad Klock, Honda, 1:39.492

AMA Practice Delayed At Mid-Ohio Due To Water Puddles On Track

The start of Friday morning practice at the Honda Supercycle Weekend Presented by Dunlop Tire AMA Superbike event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course was delayed approximately 10 minutes. Practice was scheduled to start at 9:00 a.m. local time, but pre-dawn rain showers left the track wet. AMA Pro Racing officials dealt with several puddles before sending out the AMA Supersport racers on a damp but drying track. Riders are currently feeling out the conditions at relatively slow speeds. Few factory riders had taken to the track as of five minutes into the session.

Kallio Takes Provisional 125cc GP Pole Position In England

Friday Afternoon 125cc GP Qualifying Results: 1. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:37.643 2. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:37.778 3. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:37.985 4. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:38.018 5. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:38.227 6. Manuel POGGIALI, Gilera, 1:38.238 7. Julian SIMON, KTM, 1:38.241 8. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:38.293 9. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:38.313 10. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Honda, 1:38.352

Lorenzo Leads First 250cc GP Practice Friday Morning At Donington Park

Friday Morning 250cc GP Practice Times: 1. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, 1:33.068 2. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 1:33.143 3. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 1:33.217 4. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 1:33.300 5. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 1:33.377 6. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, 1:33.839 7. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, 1:33.910 8. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 1:34.011 9. Hector BARBERA, Honda, 1:34.088 10. Alex DEBON, Honda, 1:34.563 11. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, 1:34.624 12. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, 1:34.720 13. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 1:34.898 14. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, 1:35.159 15. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Honda, 1:35.173

Edwards, Rossi 1-2 In First Practice At British Grand Prix

Friday Morning MotoGP Practice Times: 1. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 1:29.960 2. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 1:29.985 3. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 1:30.098 4. Alex BARROS, Honda, 1:30.118 5. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 1:30.308 6. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 1:30.398 7. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 1:30.494 8. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 1:30.561 9. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 1:30.580 10. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 1:30.597 11. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 1:31.081 12. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 1:31.658 13. Makoto TAMADA, Honda, 1:31.860 14. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 1:31.904 15. Alex HOFMANN, Kawasaki, 1:32.136 16. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 1:32.218 17. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 1:32.492 18. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 1:32.561 19. Shane BYRNE, Proton, 1:33.747 20. Franco BATTAINI, Blata, 1:34.268 21. James ELLISON, Blata, 1:34.977

Friday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times From Donington Park

Friday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times: 1. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:38.594 2. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:38.683 3. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:38.741 4. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:38.834 5. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 1:38.912 6. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:38.964 7. Manuel POGGIALI, Gilera, 1:39.207 8. Sergio GADEA, Aprilia, 1:39.335 9. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 1:39.352 10. Angel RODRIGUEZ, Honda, 1:39.579

Carter Sweeps Both USGPRU Races At Mid-Ohio

USGPRU East Coast Round 3 Results — Carter Doubles at Mid-Ohio 

Odenton, MD. — July 21, 2005 — The USGPRU powered by AlwaysOnline.net held the third East Coast region event at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio this past Saturday. With very little practice time before the qualifying session, Garrett Carter captured pole position in the Acid Cigars 125GP session. Scott Smallwood and John Hjelm filled in the rest of the front row in a field of 24 riders. Sean Wray rode the wheels off of his Yamaha 250 to set the fastest time in the DialitinTracktime.com 250GP qualifying session. He narrowly out qualified Garrett Carter on his Aprilia and Joshua Day on his Yamaha.

At the start of the 125GP race, series President, Stewart Aitken-Cade, catapulted his Honda RS125 from the second row to lead the pack into the first turn. This lead didn’t last long as Garrett Carter pulled the trigger on the Aprilia and sucked the paint off the side of Aitken-Cade’s Honda down the back straight. As Carter checked out, this left a great 6-way battle for second place. Texan, Will Gruy, broke away from the pack finally, but couldn’t get close to Carter. Smallwood and Day banged bars in the fight for the final podium position. Finally, Smallwood overshot his brake marker at the end of the back straight and crashed out of the race. Garrett Carter went on to win the race aboard his Stargel tuned Aprilia. Carter set what is believed to be a new 125GP track record at Mid-Ohio of 1:36.235 seconds.

The Dialitintracktime.com 250GP race was dominated by Carter again on his Rocky Stargel tuned Aprilia RSV250. Regional points leader, Josh Day, rode his Yamaha to a second place finish followed by Geoffrey Maloney. Pole setter, Sean Wray, destroyed a motor in morning practice and had to ride a borrowed bike and start at the back of the pack. Wray rode a great race and worked his way up to 4th place.

The USGPRU would like to thank Stephanie McIntyre and Doug Newbauer of AMA Sports, the WERA staff, and the Mid-Ohio corner workers for hosting the event this weekend. The USGPRU hopes that this weekend was as memorable for the AMA as we look toward next years’ calendar.

Acid Cigars 125GP results: 1. Garrett Carter 2. Will Gruy 3. Joshua Day 4. Ryan Clay 5. Stewart Aitken-Cade 6. John Hjelm 7. David Celento 8. Tom Swager 9. Dominic Jones 10. Dennis Woods 11. Glen Pison 12. Larry Cohee 13. William Doran 14. Rich Kjar 15. Merle Eschman 16. Joe Melchionda 17. John Troutman 18. Rebecca Henn 19. Duane Hixon 20. Patrick McCabe 21. Amanda Cornelius 22. Paul Hoyt Nelson 23. Scott Smallwood 24. Alessandro Acquisti

DialitinTracktime.com 250GP results: 1. Garrett Carter 2. Joshua Day 3. Geoffrey Maloney 4. Sean Wray 5. Ryan Clay 6. Jim Bonner 7. Stewart Aitken-Cade 8. Paul Hopkins 9. Dennis Woods 10. Erik Jokinen 11. Richie Kjar 12. Joe Melchionda 13. Zacharia Seasly 14. Paul Hoyt Nelson 15. Will Gruy

More, from a press release:

Garrett Carter – Returns from the CEV National Series in Spain to Dominate the USGPRU 125 and 250 Races at Mid-Ohio July 20-21.

The third round of the Spanish 125 National CEV Series came to Cataluya last weekend, July 16-17. Garrett and his Ecurie Sports team continued to search for the competitive setup they have been looking for all year. The team had spent a number of days practicing leading up to the race just outside of Barcelona and had made some gains. Garrett qualified 13th for the B race and was out after loosing the front 3 laps into the race. The Ecurie Motorsports team look at this as their home race as they make Barcelona official headquarters for the season.

Garrett left Catalunya and went straight to the airport to make qualifying for the Mid-Ohio USGPRU races, July 20-21. He was met by famed tuner and mechanic “Rocky Stargel” and the two of them headed for Mid-Ohio to meet up with the rest of the team.

Garrett put Catalunya behind him, got his head down and quickly established his position as one of Americas fastest young 125 racers. Under the guidance of Rocky and team manager Stuart Carter – Garrett ran away with the 125 race winning by more than 25 seconds and breaking the 125 lap record in the process with a 1:36:23.

Not to be outdone and on Rocky’s 250 Aprilia – Garrett went on to win the 250 GP race as well, in commanding fashion.

The 125 win puts Garrett 3rd in the USGPRU National standings for the 125 class.

The wins are a much added boost to the team and for Garrett when he heads back to spain for the September 4th races in Jerez – a track Garrett knows well.

Ian Edwards, Garrett’s Ecurie Sports – Spanish team manager, will be making a trip to visit Garrett as he races the next round of the USGPRU August 12-14 at Barber Motorsports. Equally exciting is the agreement to have Rocky Stargel travel to Spain with Garrett in the fall and bring Garretts highly competitive USGPRU Aprilia to contest the last two races of the CEV series.

Check out his site for diary postings, race reports and schedule at www.garrettcarter.com

Tommy Hayden Preparing For Tough Race Weekend With Broken Hand

Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden, the defending Champion and current AMA Supersport point leader, is preparing for what he feels may be a tough race weekend at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, considering he will be riding with a less-than-two-week-old broken right hand. Hayden suffered the injury, a fracture of the third metacarpal, when he mis-judged a pass on a slower rider during the AMA Superstock race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca July 10, collided with the slower rider, ran off the track and crashed. Hayden accepted full blame for the incident and exonerated the slower rider of all fault to reporters. Determined not to forfeit his large Supersport Championship lead, Hayden gritted his teeth and raced to sixth place in the Supersport final later that same day, but doing so actually worsened his fracture, causing the broken bones to displace, according to Hayden. On July 11, Hayden had surgery at the hands of Dr. Arthur Ting to stabilize the fracture and immediately began physical therapy. “I’ve been doing physical therapy from right after the surgery to pretty much the moment I got in the car today to drive up here,” Hayden told Roadracingworld.com Thursday. As he spoke, Hayden’s crew was busy making small but significant modifications to the hand grips and brake levers of his factory Kawasaki racebikes to accommodate the lack of strength and dexterity in his right hand. Overall, Hayden feels that racing at Mid-Ohio will be tougher than doing the Supersport race at Laguna Seca. “I was already up to speed and had my rhythm going at Laguna. Plus, I knew I only had to ride the one time with it,” said Hayden. “Here, I’m going to have to ride with it all weekend.”

Makita Named Title Sponsor Of Road Atlanta AMA Superbike Event

MAKITA IS TITLE SPONSOR OF THE 2005 AMA SUPERBIKE SHOWDOWN LA MIRADA, CALIF. Makita USA, Inc., manufacturer of professional quality power tools and accessories, is excited to announce its title sponsorship of the 2005 AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown. This exciting race takes place September 2nd 4th in Braselton, Georgia at one of the premiere road courses in the world, Road Atlanta. This event will mark the official AMA season finale. “We’re excited to sponsor such a thrilling weekend of competitive racing as well as celebrating Suzuki’s 20th Anniversary of their GSX-R motorcycle,” said Brent Withey, Makita’s Marketing Brand Manager. The AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown Presented by Makita is the biggest motorcycle road racing series in the United States and has an international field of riders to rival anywhere in the world. Four-time AMA Superbike champion, Australian Matt Mladin of the Yoshimura Suzuki team is considered to be a favorite in this race. Makita USA, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of over 320 professional, industrial quality power tools and has over 4,500 industrial accessories. All Makita tools are covered by a one-year limited warranty against defects in materials or workmanship and may be serviced at any of our 26 factory service centers or by more than 1,000 authorized service centers nationwide. Makita USA, Inc.’s home office is located in La Mirada, California and operates an extensive distribution network located throughout the U.S. For more information, please contact us at 1-800-4-MAKITA (1-800-462-5482) or visit the website at makitatools.com.

Stolen Motorcycle

Make: Ducati Model: Ducati 916 Year: 1997 Color: Red Lic. State: NC Lic. Number: 2D4799 VIN: ZDM1SB8S5VB009132 THEFT DATE: 07/21/2005 LOCATION: Street: 3821 Rhodes Avenue City: Charlotte State: NC ZIP Code: 28210 Neighborhood: BeverlyWoods COMMENTS: Parked next to my front door of my house. John D. Kurc Charlotte, North Carolina Cell: 704-819-8100