One-Day Test For Chris Peris at Thunderhill a “Total Success” Young Gun Chris Peris visited Thunderhill Raceway on Friday June 17th for a one-day test prior to departing for competition in the World Supersport Race at Misano, in Italy. He was accompanied by his suspension tuner, Max McAllister and tested on John Jacobi’s Vesrah Suzuki GSXR600, which is equipped with Pirelli tires. “When we got the call to go to Italy last week, I knew we needed to get Chris some laps on a Suzuki with Pirelli tires” according to McAllister, who normally works as President of Traxxion Dynamics, Inc. “Dunlop is Topline Racing’s tire sponsor here in the States, and they have been really good to us, and given us the good stuff we need to compete against the 18-wheeler guys. However, in the World Series, Pirelli is the spec tire, and Chris has only ridden about 5 laps on them in his life. And he hasn’t ridden a Suzuki since last year, and his dad Fernando thought he should be reacquainted with that as well. I have sponsored Mark Junge’s Vesrah Suzuki Team since 1999, and to test with their championship winning equipment was just what we needed.” Aki Tamura, President of Vesrah Company has traveled to the US and was present with Japanese National rider Mr. Fukuda, who was also doing chassis testing. Mr. Tamura was impressed with Peris right away, as he set the pace at a track he had only ridden once when he was on a 125 many years ago. From hopping into the saddle for the first time, strangely enough, Chris only wanted the shift lever raised about 3mm. Other than that, tiny 145lb Peris liked the riding position of the towering 220 lb Jacobi, and off he went. Peris had only one thing to say after his first ride: “This thing is SO BIG!!!”. Peris normally rides Yamaha YZFR-6s in the AMA Series. “I don’t remember it feeling so big, and I feel so high and far away from the ground!” McAllister set about swapping out Jacobi’s Axxion Valve kitted forks for a set equipped with the AK-20 Axxion Cartridges. Also, a new piggyback style Penske was fitted for testing. By the end of the day, Peris was feeling confident. “The Pirelli Tires worked fine, and the new front tire works much better than the one I rode on before. Max got the geometry and suspension figured out for me, and we made a big leap at the last minute with a rear spring change. I can’t believe how much time this will have saved when we get to Italy.” “The track organizers were so great. They had combined classes since not many people were testing, and right after that, it seemed everybody came out to ride. It was totally unsafe, and Max went to speak with Chris, the Chief Marshall about it. He agreed, and when that session ended, everything was broken back up. I can’t say I have ever seen somebody just see an unsafe situation and immediately change it to make it safe again without any argument or BS whatsoever. That was great.” McAllister added, “This test was totally successful, and we got hours of time on the track. Since we have little to no track time when we get to Italy, I feel like we arrived at a point today where we would be at the end of the second qualifier in Italy. We are WAY ahead of our game because of this test. Big thanks go out to Vesrah Brakes, Mr Tamura, and Mark Junge for allowing us to test with their team.” Peris and his father will travel to Atlanta on Monday to meet up with McAllister; they will leave for Italy Tuesday night. The race will be held on Sunday.

F-USA Team Challenge Results (June 16): Overall: 1. Team Vallely Racing (Tom Vallely/Mark Crozier/Joe Ribiero/David Yaakov), Suz GSX-R750, GTO, 93 laps 2. Team Yochum Motorsports 1 (Calvin Martinez/Michael Himmelsbach/Des Conboy/Scott Harwood), Suz GSX-R1000, GTO, 92 laps 3. Team Yochum Motorsports (Calvin Martinez/Michael Himmelsbach/Des Conboy/Scott Harwood), Suz GSX-R600, GTU, 89 laps 4. Team Vallely Racing II (Tom Vallely, Shane Fletcher/Joe Ribiero/Mark Crozier/David Yaakov), Suz GSX-R750, GTO, 89 laps 5. Team Fast Lane Racing (Kevin Tate/Rick Beggs), Kaw ZX-6, GTU, 89 laps 6. Team Happy Guts Racing (Darren Danilowicz/Joey Thomas), Suz SV650, GTL, 87 laps 7. Team Crusty Old Men (Walter Allwine/Nick Rockwell/Douglas Fogg), Duc 900, GTL, 85 laps 8. Speedbike #1 (Matthew Guilbault/Edgar Muller/Tim Mancine/David Lawrence/Curt Lavoie), Duc 900, GTL, 83 laps 9. Team Crowbar Racing (Jeff Lenard/Chris Elmore/Kenny Drouin), Yam YZF-R6, GTO, 82 laps 10. Team Netr Racing (Derek Sinclair/Jay Holland/Heath Smith), Hon CBR600, GTO, 79 laps 11. Team Allknight Racing (Carl Sargent/Jason Pata/Charles Callahan), Suz SV650, GTL, 78 laps 12. Team Crowbar 2 (Jason Maslon/Bill Rowe/Dan Nassar), Kaw ZX-6, GTO, 77 laps 13. Team Performance Cycle (Michael Wingen/Joe Romano/Tom Bibeau/Ray Bowman), Hon CBR600, GTO, 69 laps 14. Speedbike II (John Buanno/Mike Defazio/Dane Defazio/Scott Bosworth/Curt Lavoie), Duc 900, GTL, 57 laps GTO: 1. Team Vallely Racing, 93 laps 2. Team Yochum Motorsports, 92 laps 3. Team Vallely Racing II, 89 laps 4. Team Crowbar Racing, 82 laps 5. Team Netr Racing, 79 laps 6. Team Crowbar 2, 77 laps 7. Team Performance Cycle, 69 laps GTU: 1. Team Yochum Motorsports, 89 laps 2. Team Fast Lane Racing, 89 laps GT Lights: 1. Team Happy Guts Racing, 87 laps 2. Team Crusty Old Men, 85 laps 3. Speedbike #1, 83 laps 4. Team Allknight Racing, 78 laps 5. Speedbike II, 57 laps

Jason Perez, on the comeback trail from an elbow injury, won a WSMC 20-lap, 50-mile Solo GTO race Saturday at Willow Springs Raceway, aboard his Rojo Racing Yamaha YZF-R1. Ryan Hoffman won in the Solo GTU class in the combined race. Riding a Yamaha TZ250, John Ulrich finished first overall and first in the Solo GT-GP class in the combined Solo GT-GP and Solo GT-Lights race, also a 20-lap, 50-mile event. Results follow: Solo GTO 1. Jason Perez, Yamaha YZF-R1 2. Troy Maturo, Yamaha YZF-R1 3. Robbie Dowie, Suzuki GSX-R1000 4. Jason Caldwell, Suzuki GSX-R1000 5. Curtis Adams, Suzuki GSX-R1000 6. Jeff Stern, Suzuki GSX-R1000 Solo GTU 1. Ryan Hoffman, Kawasaki ZX-6R 2. David Siminski, Suzuki GSX-R600 3. Blair Sullenger, Yamaha YZF-R6 4. Grant Riggs, Yamaha YZF-R6 5. Stan Bates, Yamaha YZF-R6 6. Mark Allen, Yamaha YZF-R6 Solo GT-Lights 1. Tim Martinez, Suzuki SV650 2. Kurt Whittington, Suzuki 3. Martin Hackworth, Yamaha FZR400 4. Craig Smith, Suzuki Solo GT-GP 1. John Ulrich, Yamaha TZ250 2. David Conger, Honda RS250R 3. Kris Provost, Aprilia RS250 4. Lloyd Magruder, Yamaha TZ250 5. Jamie Lenore, Aprilia RS250 6. David Steinhoff, Aprilia RS250

HANER HAS SURGERY ON BROKEN FOOT John Haner had surgery today to stabilize the broken bone in his left foot that he suffered in a crash at Road America on Friday, June 3rd. John’s surgery was performed at Houston’s Methodist Hospital by Dr. Kevin Varner, who inserted three screws in the fifth metatarsal bone. Dr. Varner is an associate with the Baylor College of Sports Medicine, which provides orthopedic services to athletes on many of Houston’s professional sports teams, including the Rockets, Astros, Texans and Comets. John broke the foot at Road America on Friday, then rode through the pain to finish ninth in the Superbike race on Saturday, 11th in the Superstock race on Sunday, but highsided and crashed in Sunday’s Superbike race. He was committed to teaching a riding school in Cresson, Texas on Monday, June 13th, so today was the soonest he could get the surgery done. “I already feel 100% better,” said John, who only spent a total of five hours at the hospital. “When the doctor got in there, the bone was moving around, like free play on a clutch lever. So it’s good I had it done now. I’ll be ready for Laguna. But for the next few days I’ll have some girls come over and take care of me.”

2006 DAYTONA 200 TO AGAIN FEATURE FORMULA XTREME EQUIPMENT 2006 Class Structure Unchanged PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 17, 2005) AMA Pro Racing confirmed today that the 2006 Daytona 200 will again feature Formula Xtreme motorcycles and that the class structure for the AMA Superbike Championship remains unchanged. The class structure for 2006 is as follows: Superbike: 901-1000cc four-stroke, two or more cylinders Supersport: 0-600cc four-stroke, multi-cylinder Formula Xtreme: 450cc-600cc four-stroke, multi-cylinder; 595cc-750cc four-stroke, liquid-cooled, twin-cylinder; 850cc-1350cc four-stroke, air-cooled, twin-cylinder Superstock: 745cc-1000cc four-stroke, multi-cylinder AMA Pro Racing announced on May 26 that 1000cc motorcycles will remain in AMA Superbike through the 2008 racing season. Rules adding 1000cc motorcycles to the class were announced in 2002 for the 2003 racing season. As noted above, current AMA Superbike rules feature 901-1000cc four-stroke engines with two or more cylinders, exclusively. “The feedback over our announcement regarding 1000cc machines remaining through 2008 has been very positive,” said Scott Hollingsworth, AMA Pro Racing CEO. “This stability as well as that in the support classes is designed to encourage greater rider and team participation across the board.” Formula Xtreme machines are used for the Daytona 200 because of the unique demands placed on equipment specifically at the Daytona International Speedway course. As part of a major infield renovation completed at the facility prior to the beginning of the 2005 racing season, the infield road course was also reconfigured. These changes, coupled with switching the 200 to Formula Xtreme equipment, were made in the interest of improving safety at the track. AMA Superbike remains the premier class within the championship with AMA Supersport, AMA Formula Xtreme and AMA Superstock serving as support classes. Technical rules for each class will be announced at a later date

ENTRIES CLOSED FOR LAGUNA SECA AMA EVENT PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 17, 2005) AMA Pro Racing announced today that entries are closed for the three AMA classes featured at the upcoming Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, July 8-10. Additionally, the accepted entry list for each class will be issued as early as Monday. The original entry deadline was June 24. “We announced on June 10 that we would be limiting entries due to much greater space constraints than anticipated at the Laguna Seca facility,” said Ron Barrick, Road Race Series Manager for AMA Pro Racing. “As of today, we’ve received more entries than we can accommodate so there’s no sense in keeping it open.” Barrick confirmed that the final entry for each class will be determined by points standings for those riders that have submitted entries for this event. Additional entry criteria is outlined on the event entry form. Barrick also stated that the final number per class has yet to be determined. “We are literally going to accept as many entries as space allows,” said Barrick. “I have been working with Laguna Seca and our logistics staff during the last week and will continue to finalize the entry list over the weekend.” The number of entries has been limited at past AMA-sanctioned races at the Laguna Seca facility due to space, but the challenge this year is even greater. In addition to AMA riders and teams, the weekend’s heavy schedule includes all participants competing in the MotoGP World Championship event as well as the Yamaha and GE-sponsored Superstars of Super Karts race.

A longtime travel agent specializing in motorcycle events tells Roadracingworld.com that despite the fact that readers have received phone calls from the Hyatt Regency hotel telling them that their confirmed reservations are not valid because Red Bull bought up all the hotel’s rooms, that’s not true. Specifically, Red Bull did not buy up all the rooms, says Travelcraft’s Randy Warren. In an e-mail and a subsequent phone call to Roadracingworld.com, Warren said, “The truth is that Travelcraft has 160 rooms under contract for this and future years, in a contract that the hotel is honoring. Naturally, Travelcraft honors the confirmed reservations of its own clients which, as you probably know, includes not only race fans but Moto GP teams as well. “It would not hurt if you added a news item letting folks know that if they have a TRAVELCRAFT confirmation for the Hyatt then their reservation is safe. We also have a couple of rooms still available in Monterey and Carmel Valley, due to recent cancellations.” Randy Warren can be reached at: Travelcraft WorldTravel Affiliates 63 El Pavo Real San Rafael CA 94903 USA (800) 258-0755 / (415) 444-0767 ext. 101 (415) 444-0766 fax [email protected]