PICOTTE GOES FOR THREE TORONTO, ON As the 2005 Parts Canada Superbike Championship kicks off at Shannonville Motorsport Park this weekend Pascal Picotte will begin his quest to join rival Steve Crevier in elite company by winning his third straight national title. In the 25-year history of the Canadian national Superbike series only Crevier has won the Canada Cup three years in a row. He claimed the 1991, ’92 and ’93 championships. Picotte became only the third racer to earn back-to-back Canadian crowns when he won last year’s title chase. Riding the Yamaha Motor Canada / Picotte Performance Yamaha YZF-R1 the 35-year-old from Granby, QC won five of the eight series races. He is now third on the all-time national Superbike win list with 13 victories. Picotte comes to Shannonville’s ‘Pro’ circuit this weekend with his two-time title winning team relatively intact. But he once again faces a tremendously deep field of challengers. Crevier has won the past two season openers at Shannonville and the 39-year-old Maple Ridge, BC resident is aiming for a record-extending seventh Parts Canada Superbike crown this year. Crevier will ride a Honda CBR1000RR for the Montreal-based Diablo Performance team. Also Honda-mounted will be Jordan Szoke of Brantford, ON. The two-time winner of the Canada Cup placed second behind Picotte in the final standings last year and is back with the Honda Canada-backed Fast Company squad of Scott Miller. Picotte will also face a stern test from fellow Yamaha rider Frank Trombino. The Kleinburg, ON racer is running his own team this year and continues to be supported by Yamaha Motor Canada. Suzuki has introduced a brand new GSX-R1000 Superbike for 2005 and the manufacturer has a strong stable of riders on the Superbike entry list. Popular Calgary veteran Clint McBain is back with the Blackfoot Suzuki squad after finishing fourth in points last year. Still searching for his first career national Superbike win, McBain was second in two races in 2004. McBain’s teammate will be Granby, QC rider Kevin Lacombe, who won a race and placed third in points last season riding for his family-run Yamaha team. Former national champion Francis Martin returns to Suzuki after a year on the Kawasaki factory team. The Rock Forest, QC native will join Crevier in the Diablo Performance squad. Canadian Kawasaki has lured Chardon, OH’s Tom Kipp out of retirement to lead its assault on the Parts Canada Superbike series with the ZX-10R. Kipp won a race for the team in 2003. Mississauga, ON’s Matt McBride is back for his third season with the Kawasaki program. This weekend’s action at Shannonville sees the debut of two new national support classes. The Suzuki SV650 Cup and Thunder series will join the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Championship and International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike Championship on the national race card. Picotte is chasing down a third straight Pro 600 Sport Bike title while last year’s Amateur 600 championship fight came down to the final race before Dominic Lavoie of Levis, QC prevailed. Qualifying for national classes will take place Saturday afternoon with feature races on Sunday. For more series information, visit www.cdnsuperbike.com All Time Shannonville Motorsport Park Superbike Win Leaders Steve Crevier (Maple Ridge, BC) 10; Michel Mercier (Thetford Mines, QC) 5; Rueben McMurter (London, ON) 3; Pascal Picotte (Granby, QC) 3; Miguel Duhamel (Repentigny, QC) 2; Jeff Gaynor (Toronto, ON) 2; Michael Taylor (Toronto, ON) 2; Don Munroe (Halifax, NS) 2; Francis Martin (Rock Forest, QC) 2 Shannonville Motorsport Park Fast Facts “¦The Parts Canada Superbike season will kick off minus a significant member of the Canadian racing family. John Nelson, who built and managed the original Shannonville Motorsport Park died in early April after a battle with cancer. Nelson International Raceway, as it was initially known staged its first event on Thanksgiving Weekend, 1976 and grew into one of Canada’s most prominent race tracks. “¦Six-time Canadian national Superbike champion Steve Crevier has won the season opener at Shannonville the past two years, but on each occasion has been beaten to the overall title by Pascal Picotte. In fact, Crevier has won three of the last four opening rounds, as he also took the win in 2001. He missed the 2002 race after injuring his knee in a practice crash. “¦Crevier’s 10 victories at Shannonville are the most by any racer at any venue currently on the Parts Canada Superbike schedule. Of course, Shannonville has hosted more races than any other facility in the history of the national championship. This weekend’s event will be the 39th. 2004 Final Point Standings Parts Canada Superbike: 1. Pascal Picotte (Yamaha) 384; 2. Jordan Szoke (Honda) 298; 3. Kevin Lacombe (Yamaha) 276; 4. Clint McBain (Suzuki) 241; 5. Steve Crevier (Suzuki) 216 Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike: 1. Pascal Picotte (Yamaha) 408; 2. Steve Crevier (Suzuki) 303; 3. Clint McBain (Suzuki) 273 International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike: 1. Dominic Lavoie (Kawasaki) 203; 2. Darren James (Yamaha) 200; 3. Thomas Macsanszky (Yamaha) 186 Provisional Weekend Schedule Saturday May 21 1:30 p.m.-1:55 p.m. Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Qualifying 2:05 p.m. Thunder Qualifying Heat (8 laps) 2:20 p.m.-3:15 p.m. International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike Qualifying 3:35 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Parts Canada Superbike Qualifying 4:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Suzuki SV650 Cup Qualifying Sunday May 22 12:20 p.m. Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Race 14 laps 1:30 p.m. Thunder Race 12 laps 2:05 p.m. International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike Race 14 laps 3:15 p.m. Parts Canada Superbike Championship Race 16 laps 4:35 p.m. Suzuki SV650 Cup Race 12 laps

GET WELL SOON WISHES FROM GPR STABILIZER TO VINCENT HASKOVEC GPR Stabilizer would like to wish Vincent Haskovec a speedy recovery from the injuries he suffered at Infineon Raceway on May 14th. Vincent has been a part of the GPR Stabilizer family for several years, and we have always enjoyed his friendship and enthusiasm. Please keep Vincent in your thoughts and prayers as he begins his recovery, and feel free to e-mail a get well message to him at [email protected].

Higbee Racing will attend Pikes Peak Colorado Springs, CO After missing the first part of the season due to an injury Shawn Higbee will field a Buell at the Pike Peak round in the AMA Formula Xtreme class with rider Dave Ebben. Higbee plans to get back on the Buell once his external finger fixture is removed, and said “It has been frustrating just sitting idle, unable to represent the several companies that signed on to sponsor my race team in 2005.” Higbee Racing brings two prominent dealerships, Bartels Harley-Davidson/ Buell and New Castle Harley-Davidson/Buell, to the AMA FX series. Higbee Racing is also working closely with Revolution Performance on Buell Performance parts, a division of Millennium Technologies. Shawn comments, “I was introduced to Dave Ebben by one of my sponsors, Brian Baker of BRG. Dave is a great choice for Higbee Racing because he has been a Dunlop Rider for the past 4 years. Dave also has the credentials of a proven champion. Dave was part of a team effort that resulted in the 2003 and 2004 FUSA GTO and Team Challenge championships.”

World Endurance Championship leaders Suzuki Castrol will start this weekend’s second-round Albacete 8 Horas in Spain with a five-point lead in the five-round series. Suzuki Endurance Racing Team riders Vincent Phillipe, Keiichi Kitagawa (pictured) and Matthieu Lagrive and their GSX-R1000K5 head Kawasaki-mounted Bolliger Team Switzerland and Diablo 666 Bolliger into the eight-hour night race that starts on Saturday at 18.00 local time. Former World Champions Suzuki, who won the opening round at Assen in Holland on March 28th, will field Phillipe – who broke his leg in a testing accident last month – although they are unsure how the Frenchman’s stamina will hold up in the tough event at the 3.5 kilometre circuit. Event Schedule: Friday: Free Practice (10.45-13.45). First Qualifying (16.30-18.20). Night Practice (21.30-23.10). Saturday: Final Qualifying (09.30-11.20). Warm Up (14.30-15.15). Albacete 8 Horas Race (18.00 – 02.00). Current Championship Points: Suzuki Castrol (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 25, 2 Bolliger Team Switzerland (Kawasaki ZX10R) 20, 3 Diablo 666 Bolliger (Kawasaki ZX10R) 16, 4 Yamaha Phase One Endurance (Yamaha YZF-R1) 13, 5 Yamaha Austria Racing Team (Yamaha YZF-R1) 11, 6 Team Fagersjo-el.se (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 10, 7 Shell Endurance Academy (Yamaha YZF-R1) 9, 8 Team X-One (Yamaha YZF-R1) 8, 9 Team RMT 21 (Kawasaki ZX10R) 7, 10 Team Suzuki Nederland (Suzuki GSX-R1000).

Caylor has a good reason to miss Pikes Peak MARIETTA, GA (19 May, 05) – There are very few circumstances that would make Chris “Opie” Caylor and Team EMGO Taiwan miss a race. This weekend, when the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme class will be at Pikes Peak International Raceway, Opie will be experiencing one of those circumstances: the birth of his and wife Tracy’s first child. “The due date is right around the corner,” Opie said at his home in Marietta, “and she’s already having some pains and there would simply be no excuse if I wasn’t here when the baby comes. We were going to wait to make this announcement after the baby was born but we feel we owe an explanation of our absence to our sponsors and fans. Racing is one of the biggest, most important areas of my life, but anyone that knows me understands that my family will always take precedence. Luckily, I’ve surrounded myself with a team, friends and sponsors that completely understand and support that decision. I’d like especially thank my wife and our families for their support this far. It’s hard to travel through 1/2 a season with a pregnant wife at home but they’ve more than gone the extra mile to support my career.” While waiting, Caylor will use this time wisely to continue his training and prepare for the formidable Road America.

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix Anti-doping controls Anti-doping controls were carried out at the Portuguese Grand Prix, held on the circuit of Estoril, on April 17 last. Neither prohibited substances nor markers of the use of prohibited methods were found in the tested samples. The riders controlled were : Marco Melandri (ITA, MotoGP), Valentino Rossi (ITA, MotoGP), Troy Bayliss (AUS, MotoGP), Marco Simoncelli (ITA, 125cc), Mika Kallio (FIN, 125cc), Julian Simon (SPA, 125cc).

ZEMKE AND DUHAMEL VYING TO BECOME FIRST 10-RACE WINNER IN FORMULA XTREME DiSalvo trying to hold off charging Yates in Repsol Superstock PICKERINGTON, Ohio (May 18, 2005) — Jake Zemke tied Miguel Duhamel, Kurtis Roberts and Eric Bostrom atop the all-time wins list in Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Series with his victory last weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. This weekend, May 21-22, at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colo., Honda riders Zemke and Duhamel will both be trying to become the first to reach the 10-win mark in the class. In the Repsol Lubricants Superstock Series Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo holds a slight advantage on Yoshimura Suzuki veteran Aaron Yates, but Yates is charging, hungry to win another title. Zemke comes into Pikes Peak the defending winner of the Formula Xtreme race. He’s hoping to become the first back-to-back winner of the event since Jason Pridmore did it in 2002. “Miguel and I have been having some good battles,” Zemke said. “We know each others’ riding style pretty well and that allows us to race a little more closely than you typically would. I’ve been fortunate to get a little winning streak going here, but I can’t let up for a second because Miguel will be right there if I do.” Zemke is trying to finally break through to win the Formula Xtreme title, a series in which he has been runner up three times. If he wins at Pikes Peak his four-race winning streak would be the longest in Formula Xtreme in five years. MPTracing.com Suzuki’s Danny Eslick is third in the standings coming into this weekend’s race. Eslick, a former flat track racer, should feel at home on the broad left-hand turns of PPIR. The series will miss top competitor Vincent Haskovec. Haskovec crashed his M4 EMGO Suzuki at Infineon Raceway last weekend and was seriously injured. AMA Pro Racing, along with the rest of the racing community, wishes Vincent all the best in his rehabilitation. The Repsol Lubricants Superstock Series was the most competitive of the four championships last year and this year it’s become the case again. Jason DiSalvo has scored three straight podium finishes including a win at California Speedway to take the championship lead, but Aaron Yates won a dramatic victory last week and has closed to within five points of DiSalvo. Three other riders, Graves Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking, Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden and Steve Rapp riding for Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki, are very much in contention for the title as the series reaches the halfway mark at Pikes Peak. “It was an exciting race and lots of fun,” Yates said after claiming his first Superstock win of the season last week. “These guys had me working all weekend to figure out what I needed to do to get up to speed — Jason was fast and Jamie was going good too. We just worked hard and got the GSX-R1000 dialed-in to where we got up to running with them in the race. We just hung on with Jason and then Jamie came by. I just felt like I was able to push it at the end and come up with the win.” Yates’ victory at Infineon was the sixth Superstock win of his career and moved him into a tie with Doug Polen and Britt Turkington for sixth on the all-time wins list in the class. Yates will try to give Suzuki yet another Pikes Peak Superstock win. The maker won the first six Superstock races at the track, from 1997 to 2002. The Lockhart-Phillips Formula Xtreme and Repsol Superstock races with be shown on SPEED Channel, Sunday, May 22 beginning at 5 p.m. Eastern. All tickets for the Pikes Peak AMA Superbike Weekend presented by Honda are general admission seating. Junior tickets are available for persons 6-15 years of age. Senior tickets are available for persons 60 years of age or older. The track also features a weekend package includes practice/qualifying day ticket, raceday ticket and infield/garage pass each day. For additional ticket information call (888) 306-7223 or visit www.ppir.com.

HAYDEN ON THE CUSP OF HISTORIC AMA SUPERSPORT MARK PICKERINGTON, Ohio (May 18, 2005) — For nearly 10 years Mike Smith held the distinction of being the second winningest rider in AMA Supersport history. Since 1996 Smith’s name, with 13-career wins in the class was just one line down from Miguel Duhamel’s likely unbeatable record of now 41 Supersport wins. This weekend, May 21-22, in the Pikes Peak International Raceway round of the Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei, a new name may occupy that spot under Duhamel. Tommy Hayden, who tied Smith with his 13th-career win last week at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif., could become the second all-time wins leader in the series with a victory at PPIR. “Pikes Peak is a fun track,” said Hayden. “It’s a physical track where you never really get to rest. If you have your bike set up well it takes a lot less effort to deal with the track. Even though it’s pretty tight there are a couple of good places to pass and since there are so many laps you usually have to deal with lapped traffic. It’s different than any other track we go to. Jamie (Hacking) goes good there too, so it should be a good race.” With his victory last week on his factory Kawasaki, Hayden moved into sole possession of the series points lead over his Yamaha rival Jamie Hacking. Already the championship is looking more and more like a two-man battle. Hayden trying to defend his first AMA championship won last year, and Hacking hoping to win back the title, his first also, that he earned in 2003. Both Hayden and Hacking have each won the Pikes Peak Supersport race twice. If either wins Sunday they will become the first three-time winner of the race. Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo, coming off a second-place finish last week in Sonoma, sits alone in third in the standings. He’s hoping a second half rally in the series will move him into contention for the 2005 title. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies is fourth in the standings holding the point on a slew of riders within 13 points of one another going all the way back to Chris Peris in 10th. Suzuki is having a tough year in Supersport this season. Spies and M4 EMGO Suzuki rider Geoff May (ranked eighth) are the only Suzuki riders in the top 10. But Spies can never be counted out. He can win races on sheer talent something he did in the class last year. Suzuki last won the Pikes Peak Supersport race with Larry Pegram in 1998. Roger Lee Hayden continues to work his way up in the standings. After his factory Kawasaki had mechanical problems at Daytona and left him in 21st in the series, the youngest Hayden brother has moved all the way up to fifth in the standings. Attack Kawasaki’s Ben Attard is another rider making a surge. A pair of seventh-place finishes in the most recent rounds have moved the Aussie into seventh in the standings. Honda has no direct factory effort in Supersport this year, instead giving backing to Justin Filice, the teenage son of Motorcycle Hall of Fame racer Jimmy Filice. A former flat track racer, Filice is hoping to move up from his 18th ranking with a strong performance at Pikes Peak. Honda last won the race in 1997 with Miguel Duhamel. The race will be televised on SPEED Channel Sunday, May 22 starting at 4:00 pm Eastern. All tickets for the Pikes Peak AMA Superbike Weekend presented by Honda are general admission seating. Junior tickets are available for persons 6-15 years of age. Senior tickets are available for persons 60 years of age or older. The track also features a weekend package includes practice/qualifying day ticket, raceday ticket and infield/garage pass each day. For additional ticket information call (888) 306-7223 or visit www.ppir.com.