DUCATI TO BE FEATURED MARQUE AT AMA VINTAGE MOTORCYCLE DAYS DUBLIN, Ohio Famed Italian motorcycle manufacturer Ducati will be the featured marque at AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2005, July 15-17 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The 79-year-old marque will be celebrated with special feature races and events throughout thea three-day American Motorcyclist Association event, hosted by the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA), July 15-17 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The weekend, celebrating the 79-year-old marque, promises to be which is the largest and best vintage bike event of its kind in the Western Hemisphere. At the core of Ducati’s involvement in AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days is the Museo: “Passion In Motion, Ducati Style From 0 to 999.” For the first time in Ducati’s history, a display has been assembled of pre-war Ducati products and prime examples of significant Ducati models, including a number of bikes with important historical backgrounds; — roughly 70 bikes in total. The display will be brought together by collectors and restorers from all over North America and will be visible for 3 days only. The event’s Grand Marshall in 2005 iswill be Paul Smart, who rode the famous Ducati 750 and wonto a win in the Imola 200 Miles in 1972. Mr. Smart is also will be being honored by with the introduction of the SportClassic “Paul Smart 1000,” the first in a new family of modern Ducatis that pay tribute to the the marque’s rich racing history of Ducati’s storied past. Spectators also will be treated to Wworld stunt champion Christian Pfeiffer’s Ducati freestyle riding display will treat spectators to daring performances throughout the weekend event. Pfeiffer’s will performs his extreme riding on a Ducati Monster 1000, a GasGas 280 and even a GasGas 280 without a front wheel. The event also will feature Aa Ducati Vintage Days Rally, will also take place during the weekend. and Ducati owners will have access to a special camping area in the infield and to take it all in. The rally will feature two nights’ camping or daily bike parking, an exclusive event t-shirt and other goodies, daily door prizes, a hospitality tent and club areas, a potluck dinner with a live band on Saturday, and of course great camaraderie with fellow enthusiasts. There will be special seminars by several guest speakers, including Gigi Mengoli, Ppresident of the Ducati Foundation and Aassistant Pproduct Mmanager for Ducati Motor Holding, and Gary Eagan, famed Ducati long distance Ducati rider and multi-record holder. In addition to these Ducati events, AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days will feature American Historic Motorcycle Racing Association (AHRMA) road racing, two days of AHRMA motocross, plus observed trials and dirt-track racing. The on-track competitions should are expected to draw more than 1,100 competitors. AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2005 also will feature three vintage bike shows; the Will Stoner Swap meet, the largest of its kindmotorcycle swap meet in North America; a slate of guest speakers, including renowned designer Craig Vetter; an array of vendors featuring new products from top manufacturers and dealers; and the annual Motorcycle Hall of Fame Auction of motorcycles and memorabilia. Spectator tickets for AMA Vintage Motorcycle Days 2005 are available from Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course at 1-800-MID-OHIO or www.midohio.com. Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a 2.4-mile, 15-turn permanent road racing circuit in Lexington, Ohio. Located just 60 miles north of Columbus and 75 miles south of Cleveland near Mansfield, the track has been called the most competitive in the U.S. and annually hosts a diversity of locally, regionally and nationally sanctioned racing events for amateur, club and professional riders and drivers.

DiSalvo Wins for Yamaha’s 50th Anniversary Jason DiSalvo, of Stafford, New York extended his streak of pole positions to 5 consecutive while setting a new track record in the 1000cc SuperStock class at the American GrandPrix run in conjunction with the American Motorcycle Association SuperBike races held at Mazada Laguna Seca RoadRacing course, July 8th, 9th, and 10th. The weekend of racing brought back to the US the premier motorcycle event “World GrandPrix-Moto GP” which has not been run on American soil since 1994. Jason participated in the 1000cc SuperStock and 600cc SuperSport classes, with a full schedule, Jason began the weekend by posting the fastest time in both Friday practices then on Saturday July 9th during qualifying he set a new track record in the 1000cc SuperStock class of 1 min 26.294 sec giving him his 5th consecutive pole position in that class. Sunday with a very heavy schedule with practice and qualifying for the 600cc SuperSport event put Jason second to the championship leader on the front row. The first race at 11:30am telecast live on Speed TV where Jason started from the pole position he battled with the lead group until the final two laps where Jason and the championship leader broke away for a fantastic battle with Jason pressuring the leader in every turn. On the final lap in the last turn Jason made a heroic pass going into turn eleven for the dash to the finish line but came up short at the checkered flag having to settle with second place. During the 600cc SuperSport race Jason started from the front row. With a less than stellar start Jason got pushed wide in turn one and two along with 2 of his teammates. With one lap done he found himself back in 10th position. With determination and help from one of his teammates (Aaron Gobert) they fought their way to the front pack. He commented after the race, “I saw the leader and we had 6 laps to go but he was 4 seconds ahead and I didn’t know if I could catch him.” For the next 6 laps Jason ran almost a second faster per lap than the leader closing with two laps to go. He continued to pressure the leader to the final lap and last turn making the same courageous move he had done earlier. This time making it stick and winning a very hard fought race. With first place in 600cc SuperSport he is currently 3rd in the championship and his 2nd place in 1000cc SuperStock keeps him in 2nd place well in contention. Yamaha Motorsports celebrating their 50th anniversary used special colors and designs, which were from the 1970’s. The fans were treated to some of the best racing this year. Jason will be back in New York training for the up-coming Mid-Ohio race course event near Mansfield Ohio (the closest track to home) to be held July 24th, 25th, and 26th.

PARTS CANADA RENEWS DEAL TORONTO, ON Parts Canada has renewed its title sponsorship of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship for another three years. The new arrangement takes effect with the 2006 season and will continue through 2008. The Calgary-based business, a wholesaler of aftermarket motorcycle parts with sales representatives across the country, is the sister company of U.S.-based Parts Unlimited. The sponsorship extension was announced at the recent Parts Canada Superbike Championship doubleheader at Race City Motorsport Park. “We are owned by Parts Unlimited and their motto is ‘we support the sport.’ The people who come to these races are our customers. We want to support it on the backside,” said Parts Canada president James Danyluk. Parts Canada is the exclusive distributor for many leading motorsports products, including HJC, Alpinestars, DP Brakes, Dynojet, Hindle Exhaust, Vance & Hines and Yoshimura. The 2006 season will also see the Parts Canada Superbike Championship broadcast in High Definition television for the first time on TSN. The series recently concluded an arrangement with TSN to have the series shown this summer in one-hour episodes on the all-sports network. “We are thrilled to extend our affiliation with Parts Canada for another three years,” said Colin Fraser, president of series organizer Professional Motorsports Productions. “They are the perfect partners. They are a very well recognized and respected company in this industry, and we are proud to have them involved with our series. The continued success of this partnership speaks volumes about the respect our two organizations have for each other.” Parts Canada became title sponsor of the Canadian national road racing series at the start of the 2000 season, making this the sixth year it has been affiliated with the Superbike tour. The new deal will take the relationship to nine years and counting. The relationship between the two organizations began in 1997, when the national Superbike tour began using a Dynojet Dyno to monitor the series’ horsepower limits. In addition to its title sponsorship, Parts Canada also supports the national series through the HJC Pro Rookie of the Year award, which was introduced in 2000. This year Parts Canada will also award a cash bonus to the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike champion. “It’s gone very well. Everyone’s been great,” Danyluk said. “We know the job’s being done and renewing our deal wasn’t even a question. We consider ourselves as much a part of the series as the people working in the corners.” The 2005 Parts Canada Superbike Championship consists of eight races at five separate venues across the country. Blackfoot Suzuki rider Clint McBain swept the doubleheader at Race City to take over the points lead from Francis Martin after three events. The tour continues with another doubleheader at Mosport International Raceway in Bowmanville, ON this weekend.

Yamaha/Graves Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking will not race at the next round of the AMA Championship series, July 22-24 at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, and will instead continue re-habilitating his injured elbows near Dr. Arthur Ting’s Fremont, California office. “I’m going to go home after this,” Hacking told Roadracingworld.com Sunday in the paddock of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, where he was participating in Yamaha’s 50th anniversary activities, “gather things up, turn around and go back out to Dr. Ting’s for about another three weeks and finish up my re-hab and get things back into working conditions. “I definitely won’t be at Mid-Ohio. I’m shooting for Virginia (International Raceway, VIR). If I don’t feel like I’m 100% for Virginia, for sure, I should be 100% for Road Atlanta. “My main goal is to be ready. I don’t want to be riding around still trying to heal. I want to be ready and ready to win. That’s all I want to do.” Hacking suffering bone fractures and tendon and ligament damage in both of his elbows when he crashed while training on his bicycle in Colorado in late-May. He had surgery a few days later at Dr. Ting’s office (resulting in 12-inch and six-inch incision scars on each of his elbows), and has been doing re-habilitation work ever since. At the time of his injury, Hacking was leading the Superstock Championship, with one victory, and was second in the Supersport standings, with two wins and five podiums in five races.

SPEED Channel’s Greg White sat down with MotoGP superstar Valentino Rossi before last weekend’s race at Laguna Seca for an exclusive interview that will air tomorrow night on 2 Wheel Tuesday (7:30 p.m. ET & PT). Rossi, the reigning MotoGP champion talks about his personal life, his riding history and the challenges of dealing with his immense popularity in Europe. SPEED Channel is the nation’s first and foremost cable network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED Channel delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in nearly 70 million homes in North America, SPEED Channel is among the fastest growing sports cable networks in the country.

EDWARDS AND MELANDRI TO STAR IN CHAT SHOW Tuesday 19th July, Club Amadeus, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, 8pm Two of the stars of Moto GP will be visiting the quaint market town of Northallerton in North Yorkshire for the tenth annual ‘Night With The Stars’ which takes place next Tuesday evening, 19th July at Club Amadeus. The ‘Texas Tornado’ COLIN EDWARDS, will be joined on stage by Italian sensation MARCO MELANDRI in the chat show organised by the North Yorkshire Road Racing Supporters Club and a bumper crowd is once again expected to attend this unique event which is only days before the British Grand Prix at Donington Park. Edwards, team mate to the legendary Valentino Rossi this season in the Gauloises Yamaha team, makes his fourth visit to the annual show whilst Movistar Honda ace Melandri will be making his debut. Accompanying the GP megastars on stage will be two big names from the British domestic racing scene. Eight times TT winner and outright lap record holder John McGuinness will be sharing the spotlight with British Superbike Championship sensation Michael Laverty in an evening of fun aimed at race fans getting up close and personal with the stars. The evening will be hosted by BBC Moto GP commentator Steve Parrish, ably assisted by BSB presenter Larry ‘Scoop’ Carter and as well as the chat show, there will be a raffle, auction and trade stands as well as a late bar and night club. Laverty’s BSB Honda Fireblade will be on display along with other bikes and as an added tempter, Honda Racing’s Chris Herring has procured a unique lot to be auctioned in aid of the 10 year old daughter of bike journalist Gus Scott, who was killed earlier this year. Two VIP paddock passes for the Donington Park British Grand Prix the following weekend will be on offer along with a prized vehicle pass for event and three lunches (Friday, Saturday and Sunday) with Repsol Honda, Movistar Honda and Gauloises Yamaha. Doors open at 7.30pm with the show starting at 8pm and admission is £8.00 per adult with accompanied children £2.00. All proceeds will be donated as usual to local riders. For further information please contact chief organiser Sue Symons on 01904 339647.

In addition to a general beating, Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden suffered an injury to his right hand when he mis-judged a pass on a lapped rider during Sunday’s AMA Superstock race at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and crashed at high speed outside of turn four. Hayden, the AMA Supersport Championship leader coming into the Laguna Seca round, was unsure if he would race in the Supersport final later Sunday afternoon but did so, albeit in tremendous discomfort due to his hand injury. After that race, Hayden told Roadracingworld.com that he planned to have his right hand examined by Dr. Arthur Ting, who was on-site as the Medical Director at Laguna Seca and has offices in Fremont, California, not far from Laguna Seca, “soon.”