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On One Wheel Wheelie School Adds Dates

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ATTENTION All East & West Coast Wheeliers Due to popular demand we have added an additional date in May at our New York location May 23rd, 2005 at Orange County Airport, NY. And on the West coast former On One Wheel students, we still have spots available at our Open Wheelie Day at our Los Angeles location, Pomona Raceway!! This is the equivalent to our Level II course. We still maintain our normal high safety standards and our same high quality of instruction. To sign up or for more details on our classes go to www.ononewheel.com or call 818-957-7104.

More MRA Race Wins For Team Morse Racing At Pikes Peak

Team Morse Racing Brings Home 6 Podium Finishes at PPIR! The Team Morse Racing riders Dave Gallant and Mike Applehans were able to bring home to 3 race wins, 6 podium finishes, and 14 top 10 finishes during round 2 of the MRA series at Pikes Peak International Raceway May 14th-15th. The weekend opened with terrific racing between the Team Morse Racing riders in the MRA Lightweight Endurance Class aboard their RacerSupply.com Suzuki SV650s. A grid of 11 riders took the green flag, but by the end of the first lap it was clear that Dave & Mike were in a league of their own. Over the course of the 29 lap race, the lead switched no less than 10 times between the two riders at the front, and lap after lap saw impressive drafting and braking duals all over the 1.4 mile Pikes Peak International race course. At the waving checkered flag, Mike Applehans was in the lead and took home the Lightweight Endurance win with Dave Gallant inches off his rear tire at the line. Spectators and MRA Corner Crew alike showed their appreciation for the close racing with a strong ovation during the cool down lap as well as later celebration in the Team Morse Racing pits. “That race was so much fun I didn’t want it to end!” stated an excited Mike Applehans. “We both have our strong points on the track, and we went back and forth each and every lap. It is great to feel comfortable racing that tight for 29 laps, and it is even better to take the checkered flag in the lead!” add Mike. The Sunday racing was as close and exciting as the Saturday endurance action. The day started with Lightweight Grand Prix with Dave and Mike once again aboard their RacerSupply.com SV650s. Dave took the lead at the start, and with the help of a new set of the super-sticky Pirelli SuperCorsa Pro DOT race tires, was able to hang onto win leading every lap of the race. Mike fought hard after getting pinched off in turn one to come back from a 9th place start to a 3rd place finish. The next race of the day was the first running of a new premier class within the MRA – “Race of the Rockies GTU”. Race of the Rockies is an “anything-goes” type of class, however this new version of the class limits the bikes to 640cc much like the AMA Formula Extreme class. Both Dave and Mike got excellent starts on their RacerSupply.com GSXR 600s at the drop of the green flag, and ran with the leaders in the early part of the race. By mid-race, Dave was lapping in 6th place overall out of 29 entries and Mike was in 8th – then disaster struck. The entrance to turn one is well over 100 miles-per-hour, and is considered by most a terrible place to crash. Mike did just that when entering turn 1 and tucked the front while descending the PPIR banking. This however was not your “standard” crash, and after Mike was sliding on the ground next to the bike, the centrifugal forces of the wheels lifted the bike upright once again and sent it ghost riding down the track into turn 1! The bike veered up the banking, did 3 perfect circles against oncoming traffic, glanced a concrete wall then came to rest on its frame slider off the racing line. Unfortunately, this incident brought out the red flag, and Dave was forced to settle for 6th place with Mike having to lick his wounds to do battle another day. Mike’s RacerSupply.com custom leathers and gloves did their job however, and even after a very fast crash Mike has almost no bruises to show off for sympathy. In the next race of the day, Dave repeated his Lightweight Grand Prix performance in the 14 entry field of Supertwins GTU by taking the lead and leading every lap until the checkered flag. In Open Supersport action, Mike showed what a 750 can do against brand new 2005 GSXR1000s if ridden well enough. For the first 6 of 8 laps, Mike was in a strong 3rd place battling against five 1000cc monster race bikes. By lap 7 however, the horsepower advantage on PPIR’s high banking proved too much forcing Mike to settle for a top 10 finish. Scott Morse, owner of GP Composites and Morse Racing Products, had this to say about the weekends events: “I am so excited about the way things are going I am at a loss for words. Everything from the pits to the bikes look fantastic, and the guys are really giving it 100% out there. Its hard to not get fantastic exposure when you have two teammates on identical looking bikes putting on such a spectacular show lap after lap like they did yesterday. With some more seat time on these relatively new bikes, I am sure we can expect to see even more great finishes from the team in all of our classes!” Team Morse Racing will compete in the CRA event this upcoming weekend at Mid America Motorsports Park, May 21st – 22nd.

Mladin Looking To Give Suzuki First-ever AMA Superbike Win At Pikes Peak

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PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SOLE OBSTACLE FOR MLADIN PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Mat Mladin normally does not cherish the Pikes Peak International Raceway stop on the AMA Superbike calendar, but this year is different. The five-time AMA Superbike champ from Australia is looking forward to the challenge. PPIR is the only track in the series where Mladin has not earned a victory. The No. 1 Suzuki riders plans to change that this weekend, May 21-22, when the top riders from across the country converge on Fountain, Colo., for round eight of the 17-race AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited. Mladin is in the middle of what’s shaping up to be the most dominant season in the 30-year history of AMA Superbike racing. He’s won six of the seven rounds coming into this Sunday’s race. Only a mechanical failure on his bike in the first leg of the California Speedway doubleheader on April 30, has kept him from a perfect season so far. Mladin thinks he has the bike this year that will help him finally conquer Pikes Peak. “I can’t wait to get to Colorado,” said Mladin, who leads the series by 16 points over Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Ben Spies. “It’s been a bit of a bad track for me so I plan on turning it around. For some reason I haven’t got it together for that race and have spoken to my crew chief about it a lot. Suzuki has given me the best package out there this year. We’ll see what happens.” While Mladin is looking to earn a breakthrough victory at Pikes, five-time race winner Eric Bostrom is hoping the visit to PPIR will help turn his season around. Bostrom feels right at home on the 1.315-mile, seven-turn circuit. PPIR used to be a dirt oval and once hosted an AMA Grand National. The track still features a broad flat track-like left hand turn. Bostrom was a leading flat track racer before moving over to road racing and Pikes Peak fits him like a glove. “I’ve always liked Pikes Peak,” said Bostrom, who comes into this weekend ranked fifth in the standings. “It’s a track that requires a lot of stamina and throttle control. I’ve had a lot of success there over the years. Obviously we’ve been struggling quite a bit this year and a good weekend at Pikes would be great for the team. Since the track is so tight getting the set-up there is very important. Hopefully we’ll find the right combination and have another good performance there.” Bostrom’s Austin Ducati teammate Neil Hodgson could be a surprise in his first appearance at PPIR. Many of the British circuits on which Hodgson honed his skills were “scratcher” circuits, as the Brits like to call tight and twisty courses. Hodgson comes into Pikes ranked fourth with four podium finishes to his credit. Jake Zemke is another ex-flat track racer who is looking for a solid race at Pikes. The Honda rider was a close runner up to Bostrom last year. Zemke, who finished ranked third in his first full year of AMA Superbike racing in 2004, has had a tough road so far in the season, but he’s coming off his best result with a fourth last weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. “Definitely, that’s the hardest fourth place I’ve ever ridden in my life,” Zemke, said of last Sunday’s effort in California. “For the first time we’re actually starting to see some results from the progress here and going quicker than we did on last year’s stuff, so that’s a good sign.” Yoshimura Suzuki teammates Ben Spies and Aaron Yates are battling for second in the series standings. Spies, a 20-year-old rookie from Texas, actually led the series earlier this year and is hoping to have a good result in his first Superbike race at Pikes. He won the Superstock race at the track in 2001. Yates is looking for his first victory of the season at Pikes. A win for Mladin, Spies or Yates would mark the first Suzuki Superbike victory at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Miguel Duhamel joins Bostrom as the only other previous Pikes Peak Superbike winner on the grid. Duhamel won the fist AMA Superbike race at the then newly-built venue in 1997. The Honda racing veteran is looking to earn his first victory of the season after scoring six wins in 2004. A privateer to watch at Pikes Peak will be Larry Pegram on the Hotbodies Racing Honda. Pegram is one of the few active riders to win on both the AMA Grand National flat track circuit and in AMA Superbike. Like Bostrom and Zemke, the Ohioan should feel right at home on the big left-hand turns of Pikes Peak. “The first few races have been the testing for us so we’ve been playing catch up with the factory teams,” Pegram said last week after the races in Sonoma, Calif. “We’ve shown now that we’re getting closer so I’m happy with our progress. I’m happy with how it’s going.” 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 which includes practice/qualifying day ticket, race day ticket and infield/garage pass each day. For additional ticket information call (888) 306-7223 or visit www.ppir.com. SPEED Channel will provide coverage of the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited beginning at 6 p.m. EST, Sunday, May 22.

VIR Previews This Weekend’s WERA Cycle Jam

WERA Cycle Jam Returns to VIR This Weekend

Alton, Va. (May 17) Some of the best amateur motorcycle racing in America will be on tap this weekend, May 20-22, at VIRginia International Raceway as the WERA Cycle Jam returns for a fifth year.

WERA is one of America’s oldest and largest national sanctioning bodies for motorcycle racing, and is known for showcasing up-and-coming talent as well as close competition. VIR is a favorite stop for the WERA racers, and the Cycle Jam has grown to become one of their most anticipated events. More than 500 riders will compete in 55 divisions as the WERA Dunlop National Endurance Series and Michelin National Challenge Series will join the Sportsman Series for three full days of racing on VIR’s 2.25-mile North Course.

Teams will arrive on Thursday for a practice day preceding the event, which gets underway in earnest on Friday. The first race of the weekend, a four-hour enduro for the Dunlop National Endurance Series, will take the green flag at 12:30 pm.

The Vesrah Suzuki team will be the favorites in this third round of the season, having won the previous two races, a six-hour event at Jennings GP in Jennings, Fla., and a four-hour event at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill. They could face a challenge from a new team to the series, Red Star, which finished second overall in the previous round. Team Eclipse is another newcomer that promises to be a front-runner this weekend.

Saturday will be dedicated to the Sportsman Series races, featuring five of WERA’s six regions. After practice in the morning, the racing will begin at noon. There will be 16 six-lap races, comprising 33 different divisions.

Round three of the National Challenge Series begins at noon on Sunday. There will be 11 eight-lap sprint races. With both novice and expert divisions racing, there will be 17 first-place trophies up for grabs.

Contingency awards will be available from Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki, ensuring that the grids will be filled with the series’ top competitors throughout the weekend.

“We always look forward to coming back to VIR,” said WERA executive Evelyne Clark. “Cycle Jam is our second-biggest event of the year, next to our Grand National season finale, and it is a very special event because it has all of our different series participating during one weekend. Thankfully, VIR can accommodate an event of this size, and it’s become the permanent home of Cycle Jam. We’re looking forward to a great weekend, and we hope that everybody who likes good, close, fast motorcycle racing will come out and join us.”

Three-day Super Tickets for the WERA Cycle Jam will be priced at $30. Two day tickets (Saturday and Sunday) are priced at $25 and single-day tickets (Sunday) at $20. All tickets will be available at the gate. VIR is a family-friendly facility, where children 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Spectator camping is available.

VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road racing facility, located on the Dan River between Danville and South Boston, Va., and just north of historic Milton, N.C. In addition to its 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit (designed to be operated as two autonomous, full-service courses), VIR is the cornerstone of VIR Club, America’s first motorsports country club; the VIR Raceplex Industrial Park; the VIR Gallery, which is a showroom for high-end collector and racing cars; the VIR Safety and Security Institute, which provides specialized training for U.S. Government and military groups; The Lodge at VIR, a 27-room hotel overlooking the track; and the Oak Tree Tavern, a full-service restaurant located within the circa-1840 Plantation Clubhouse.

VIR made history from 1957 to 1974 and is doing so again. The renovated original circuit has 17 challenging turns and 130 feet of elevation change. In addition to spectator events, the track is also available to rent for testing, driving schools and club days.

For more information, visit the track’s website at www.virclub.com or contact VIR at 434-822-7700. More information about WERA, including a full schedule for Cycle Jam, can be found at www.wera.com.

Gibernau Quickest On Day Two Of Post-GP Test At Le Mans

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SETE GIBERNAU CONTINUES WORKING AT LE MANS LE MANS, test session day 2 Second and last day of testing for Sete Gibernau at Le Mans, where last weekend he was back to his best at the French Grand Prix, adding a second place to his two previous success in the last two visits here with the MotoGP World Championship. Together with his team, the Spaniard tested different set up configurations in order to improve the problems he suffered during the race weekend. In particular he worked on traction. Sete Gibernau also did tyre testing and lapped consistenly improving the lap time he set yesterday. SETE GIBERNAU (1’33″690, 49 laps) “Today it was a little bet cold but we could test on dry conditions and this helped us to better understand some interesting things. Together with Hrc and Michelin we are doing a great job and I look forward to race to Mugello, my team’s home Grand Prix”. UNOFFICIAL LAP TIMES 1. Sete Gibernau (Esp/Honda) 1’33″690 2. Nicky Hayden (Usa/Honda) 1’33″7 3. Carlo Checa (Spa/Ducati) 1’33″7 4. Loris Capirossi (Ita/Ducati) 1’33″8

Updated Post: More Press Releases From The AMA Superbike Event At Infineon Raceway

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Safety First Racing debuts new, young gun at Infineon Raceway: Shea Fouchek #544: Safety First Racing is proud to announce the addition of their newest rider, 18 year old Shea Fouchek, who hails from Georgetown, TX. In speaking with team owner, Kevin Hanson, he related how he came upon Fouchek, who has only been road racing for 7 months. “When I was looking at new riders after Daytona, Marcus McBain, owner of Racing Performance Services, called and said he thought he had the perfect fit for me if I was still looking for a young, 600 rider.” McBain informed me that he had been grooming Fouchek in TX after he came from a 7 year motocross background. I really value McBain’s opinion and Fouchek has been everything he described, ” smart, polite, articulate, and a very smooth rider that has the potential to be a great rider. “After speaking with Fouchek and his father, he came up to Chicago and we did a NESBA trackday at Blackhawk Farms. During the day, several expert CCS riders and AMA riders were present and Fouchek was as fast as everyone except for AMA regular Matt Furtek. This was Fouchek’s first time riding a new 2005 Suzuki GSXR 600. I knew then I had made the right choice, McBain really did a great job of working with him because we’ve been able to hit the ground running and go faster every time out with Fouchek “ stated Hanson. “Originally, I had planned for him to start racing at Barber, however I wasn’t able to get his provisional license from the AMA until Infineon,” commented Hanson. “This weekend I was really pleased with how Shea rode. He kept getting faster every session and finished a very respectable 12th place in Formula Extreme for his first AMA race after qualifying 18th. In Supersport, Shea qualified 19th and was running in 16th place catching Blake Young from KWS when he low-sided, unhurt coming out of the carousel. He had just turned his fastest lap of the weekend and broke into the 42’s,” stated Hanson. Fouchek said, “Overall, I was pleased with the weekend. My goal was to go faster every session out, which I did. Unfortunately in the Supersport race I spun up the rear exiting the horseshoe and couldn’t save it and low-sided. I’m looking forward to Pikes Peak and getting more track time since every AMA track is new to me.” J.J. Roetlin #94: J.J. Roetlin came into the weekend looking to improve his results from Fontana. “I’ve never been a big fan of Fontana. However, I was really looking forward to Infineon because it’s such a physically demanding track, which helps me because of my conditioning, commented Roetlin. SATURDAY SUPERBIKE: After qualifying 26th in Superbike, Roetlin put his head down during Saturdays race and was running 17th before crashing out with 8 laps to go in the race. ” I was catching the Hooter’s guys and Jeremy Toye and cut the corner a little close going into turn 3 and drug my footpeg on the curbing. It levered the bike off the ground and there was nothing I could do at that point other than take a 100mph louge ride” joked Roetlin. “I was bummed because I felt I really could have put it inside the top 15 by the end of the race.” SUNDAY SUPERBIKE: After struggling on the start, Roetlin went on to finish 19th in race. Roetlin related, “I wish I would have gotten a better start because the guys I was running the same lap times with on the previous day got away from me.” SUPERSTOCK: Proving his true grit and superb conditioning, Roetlin immediately raced the delayed Superstock race right after the 28 lap Superbike race. After several riders sat out the Superbike race to conserve energy, Roetlin soldiered on and finished a solid 15th on his Suzuki/VoiceElipse sponsored 2005 Suzuki GSXR 1000 after battling with Blake Young during the race. Roetlin commented, “The bike was just amazing on the brakes, I was just flying by guys going into turn 7 on the brakes during the race. I’m really looking forward to Pikes Peak because it’s a track that I go really well at” added Roetlin. “SAFETY FIRST” PROGRAM: Safety First Racing continued its helmet program in the San Francisco area prior to the AMA weekend. Hanson related, “We went to the Mission YMCA in San Francisco and spent time with the kids there. It’s just awesome seeing how excited these kids get when you bring a racebike in and speak to them. J.J. and Shea did a great job spending time with the kids, autographing posters, handing out sponsor stickers and just hanging out with them They both do an excellent job with our public appearances speaking to people. I mean these kids went nuts when we brought in a bunch of new bicycle helmets to give away to them,” explained Hanson. More, from a press release issued by WMG Management: JAKE ZEMKE WINS THIRD Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme RACE AT infineon SPEEDWAY Sonoma, CA – Jake Zemke won his third consecutive race on Saturday after racing head to head with his rival Miguel DuHamel. Jake recorded the fastest qualifying time on the 2.22-mile raceway earning him pole position for the race start. DuHamel took advantage his outside starting position and jumped out to an early lead. However, Zemke was close behind looking for an opportunity to take over the lead and a chance to claim his third straight victory. With more than just the win at stake, Jake and Miguel were pushing a very fast pace in order to claim the point given out for the most laps led during the race. “We both know that the point for most laps led is really important for the overall championship and we were both going for it,” Jake explained. “Luckily I ended up getting it. I knew Miguel was going to try to pass me to get more points, and I knew it was going to be a battle until the end.” With three wins, Zemke has now moved into a seven-point lead over DuHamel in the title hunt, 142 vs. 135. Jake will be racing again May 21 22 at Pike’s Peak International Raceway in Fountain, CO. More, from a press release issued by Jason DiSalvo’s publicist: Two Hard Fought Podiums for DiSalvo The American Motorcyclist Association SuperBike Championship race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA was the fourth round in the Championship. With good weather on Saturday and Sunday, Jason was consistently fastest in the 600cc SuperSport and 1000cc SuperStock events. In qualifying on Saturday, Jason established a new track record by setting the pole with a time of 1 min 36.9 seconds (which makes Jason the second fastest motorcycle overall on the circuit, second only to the SuperBike pole position set by the SuperBike champion). In establishing pole position Jason gained another point in the Championship hunt. In the SuperSport qualifying, Jason was second fastest giving him a front row start for the race. In the 600cc SuperSport class Jason launched his Yamaha R6 to lead the first three laps of the race, challenged consistently by the two previous series champions. After a hard fought 17 laps, Jason finished second on the podium maintaining his third place position in points. The 1000cc SuperStock race was delayed due to rain and was run after the SuperBike race late Sunday afternoon. From the pole position on his R1 Yamaha Jason again got a great start and led the race for 12 laps being challenged consistently by two of the seasoned competitors. In the last 5 laps, the battle heated to a point seeing the lead change frequently and at one point Jason and his competitors running through the dirt and back on the track with some of the best racing of the day. At the checkered flag Jason finished third for the final podium position, maintaining his championship lead in the SuperStock class. With the next round just a week away Jason will spend a couple of days in Las Vegas before travelling to Colorado Springs (Pikes Peak International Raceway) for the next race. Jason is currently first in the SuperStock class and third in the Supersport class with the season approaching the half way point, Jason commented “These were two of the hardest fought races we’ve had all year”. Next race will be at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado Springs, CO on May 20, 21 & 22. Speed Channel has scheduled these races to be shown on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 4:00PM , Tuesday, May 24th at 1:00PM, and Thursday, May 26th at 4:00AM. More, from a press release issued by Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki: STEVE RAPP HAS ANOTHER STRONG RESULT FOR MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS SUZUKI AT INFINEON RACEWAY Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki rider Steve Rapp had another great result in the Superstock class at Round 4 of the AMA Superbike Championship at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, May 15th. After qualifying 3rd, Rapp finished 4th in Sunday’s race. The day before, Rapp finished 6th in the Superbike event on his GSX-R1000, and was once again the top rider in the class on Superstock-spec machinery. Teammate Montez Stewart continued to make progress with the set-up on his Suzuki, finishing 27th in Sunday’s Superstock final. Jason Pridmore attended the race to cheer on his teammates, only a week after leaving the hospital following emergency surgery to remove his spleen following a crash at Barber Motorsports Park on Sunday, April 24th. Steve Rapp Saturday’s Superbike Final – 6th Place “I got a decent start,” said Rapp. “Larry (Pegram) got in front of me, and he was slowing me down a little bit. He was riding good, and he had a good pace, but there were a couple of sections where he was holding me up, and I finally went around him and then Eric (Bostrom). Then Josh (Hayes) passed me, and our gap stayed about the same. I caught Duhamel and then Zemke, and I figured they were having tire problems. I just rode as hard as I could for the tire conditions.” Sunday’s Superbike Final – Did Not Start Rapp opted to sit out Sunday’s Superbike event, saving his strength and his Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the more important Superstock race that AMA race officials moved to the end of the schedule on Sunday. The original Superstock race was delayed by rain showers, then re-scheduled to allow for the live television window for Superbike. Sunday’s Repsol Lubricants Superstock Final – 4th Place “I’m not disappointed, but after you finish third your goals keep getting harder,” commented Rapp, referring to his third place finish at California two weeks ago. “I think I made the wrong tire choice. I didn’t get to do a lot of long runs on that (specification) tire; it didn’t have quite as good a side grip as the other tires I’ve been using all weekend. I kind of went with the safer choice. I’m glad I stayed ahead of Tommy (Hayden) this time a little more than last weekend. I think it was an improvement over last weekend, because I had a bigger gap on the next place. My pit board was plus zero for a little bit, then I started getting one second on the gap, then two, then three for a couple of laps, then it came back to two and I just didn’t make any mistakes.” Montez Stewart Sunday’s Repsol Lubricants Superstock Final – [Kenny] 28th Place “The weekend started off kind of weird,” said Stewart. “I couldn’t get the bike to work for me, the front of the motorcycle I couldn’t get to work. When I did that race, I was just going in to learn the track and have a good time and finish the race and have a decent place. I’m trying to be top twenty. If I make top twenty I’ll feel better. Overall, it was a good weekend. I learned some things. The Suzuki is a totally different bike than I rode here last year. We’re getting there. We can go to Pikes and try to do good there and move to Road America, which is my home track.” Superstock Results – Round 4 – Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA 1. Aaron Yates, Yoshimura Suzuki 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha 3. Jason Disalvo, Yamaha 4. Steve Rapp, Jordan Suzuki 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha 7. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki 8. Jake Holden, Lion Racing Suzuki 9. John Haner, Lion Racing Suzuki 10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha Superbike Results – Round 4 – Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Race 1 – Saturday 1. Mat Mladin, Yoshimura Suzuki 2. Aaron Yates, Yoshimura Suzuki 3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 4. Ben Spies, Yoshimura Suzuki 5. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki 6. Steve Rapp, Jordan Suzuki 7. Jake Holden, Lion Racing Suzuki 8. Larry Pegram, Honda 9. Marty Craggill, Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki 10. Eric Bostrom, Ducati Race 2 – Sunday 1. Mat Mladin, Yoshimura Suzuki 2. Aaron Yates, Yoshimura Suzuki 3. Ben Spies, Yoshimura Suzuki 4. Jake Zemke, Honda 5. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 7. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 8. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki 9. Marty Craggill, Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki 10. Larry Pegram, Honda Steve Rapp did not start 2005 Superstock Point Standings (After 4 Races) 1. Jason DiSalvo, 126 points 2. Aaron Yates, 121 points 3. Jamie Hacking, 120 points 4. Tommy Hayden, 113 points 5. Steve Rapp, 104 points 6. TIE, Vincent Haskovec/Jake Holden, 88 points 8. John Haner, 83 points 9. Eric Wood, 75 points 10. Aaron Gobert, 74 points 19. TIE, Jason Pridmore (injured) /Matt Lynn, 29 points 28. Montez Stewart, 17 2005 Superbike Point Standings (After 7 Races) 1. Mat Mladin, 227 2. Ben Spies, 211 3. Aaron Yates, 207 4. Neil Hodgson, 201 5. Eric Bostrom, 167 6. TIE, Miguel Duhamel/Marty Craggill, 149 8. Lee Acree, 125 9. Steve Rapp, 117 10. Larry Pegram, 116 24. Jason Pridmore, 49 (injured)

European 600cc Superstock Officials To Use Dyno To Ensure Racebike Parity

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TECHNICAL AGREEMENT FGSPORT ARROW FGSPORT and ARROW have reached an agreement to strengthen the tools available to carry out the technical controls in the Superstock 600 European Championship class. This exciting new Superstock category has been created to gain the attention of the main manufacturers and teams and needs absolute technical transparency to grow. FGSPORT wishes to cooperate, from an organisation point of view, with the Federation Technical Direction, supplying them with the latest tools for technical controls. ARROW has at its own disposal a dynamic engine dynamometer at every race, the same type that the best Superbike and Supersport teams use to set-up their engines. This agreement has been made thanks to Arrow’s will and enthusiasm and it will give the opportunity to verify the effectiveness power of the bikes participating to the Championship. Power outputs will, in fact, be measured straight after the end of the race on the on-site dynamometer. The power, torque and rpm. measured on the dyno will give an unequivocal sign of the level of engine tuning, which FGSPORT and the UEM want to be as close as possible to the series bikes. This Championship has been designed to highlight the talent of younger riders, more so than the performance of their bikes. All the acquired data (which will only be at the disposal of the Technical Director and of the UEM) will be used to monitor the technical development of the STK 600 class and to point out significant differences of certain bikes against the average of the values measured on a bike of the same model. In the eventuality that the Federation experts notice the power of a bike is too distant from the general average on the test bed, more technical controls will be carried out on each single engine component.

Recent Wedding

Racer Tom Kipp married Catherine Galfidi Saturday, May 14 in Mentor, Ohio.

Infineon Raceway Medical Update: Katona, Ferrer

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Armando Ferrer crashed in turn 11 on the last lap of Sunday’s AMA Supersport race at Infineon Raceway. Ferrer was taken by ambulance to the track’s infield care center but declined treatment and was released. Norbert Katona crashed during AMA Superstock qualifying at the exit of Infineon Raceway’s turn six Saturday. Katona’s helmet came off in the crash. He was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a “mild concussion” and held overnight for observation, according to Infineon Raceway. More, on Katona’s condition from an e-mail: I just wanted to give you all an update on Norbert’s (aka Norm’s) condition after his big crash during Saturday’s Superstock qualifying. He had a pretty bad head injury but the CT scan came back normal, Thank God. He was released late last night with lots of bruises and stitches to his forehead. I also wanted to thank all those racers and friends who helped pack up Norm’s bikes and belongings. It’s a really great feeling to know Norm has so many caring friends out there. Thank you all! Norm’s wife, Edith Csepely

AMA Publishes “Sound Advice,” Recommendations Of National Summit On Motorcycle Sound

AMA HOSTS 2ND SUMMIT ON MOTORCYCLE SOUND; GROUP PUBLISHES RECOMMENDATIONS PICKERINGTON, OHIO — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that the second National Summit on Motorcycle Sound was held on Saturday, May 14 in Columbus, Ohio, and that the group has published its recommendations for addressing the issue. The recommendations, released as a document called “Sound Advice,” is the product of two years of effort by the Motorcycle Sound Working Group, which was formed after the first summit conference in May of 2003. Contributors included representatives of the street and off-road motorcycling communities, as well as motorcycle manufacturers, aftermarket companies, event organizers, law enforcement, municipal government, and research institutions and regulatory agencies. “We’re grateful to all those who contributed to these recommendations, helping American motorcyclists address a difficult and important issue,” said Robert Rasor, AMA President. “Now, for the motorcycling community and the powersports industry, the real work begins, and the AMA will continue to participate in creating solutions.” “‘Sound Advice’ speaks with virtually every voice in American motorcycling, and it speaks to everyone who has a stake in American motorcycling’s future,” said Ed Moreland, AMA Vice President for Government Relations and facilitator of the Motorcycle Sound Working Group. “We encourage motorcyclists, businesses, and communities to work together to support the working group’s recommendations.” “Sound Advice” is available on the AMA’s website, AMADirectlink.com, at ~http://www.ama-cycle.org/legisltn/soundbook.pdf~

On One Wheel Wheelie School Adds Dates

ATTENTION All East & West Coast Wheeliers Due to popular demand we have added an additional date in May at our New York location May 23rd, 2005 at Orange County Airport, NY. And on the West coast former On One Wheel students, we still have spots available at our Open Wheelie Day at our Los Angeles location, Pomona Raceway!! This is the equivalent to our Level II course. We still maintain our normal high safety standards and our same high quality of instruction. To sign up or for more details on our classes go to www.ononewheel.com or call 818-957-7104.

More MRA Race Wins For Team Morse Racing At Pikes Peak

Team Morse Racing Brings Home 6 Podium Finishes at PPIR! The Team Morse Racing riders Dave Gallant and Mike Applehans were able to bring home to 3 race wins, 6 podium finishes, and 14 top 10 finishes during round 2 of the MRA series at Pikes Peak International Raceway May 14th-15th. The weekend opened with terrific racing between the Team Morse Racing riders in the MRA Lightweight Endurance Class aboard their RacerSupply.com Suzuki SV650s. A grid of 11 riders took the green flag, but by the end of the first lap it was clear that Dave & Mike were in a league of their own. Over the course of the 29 lap race, the lead switched no less than 10 times between the two riders at the front, and lap after lap saw impressive drafting and braking duals all over the 1.4 mile Pikes Peak International race course. At the waving checkered flag, Mike Applehans was in the lead and took home the Lightweight Endurance win with Dave Gallant inches off his rear tire at the line. Spectators and MRA Corner Crew alike showed their appreciation for the close racing with a strong ovation during the cool down lap as well as later celebration in the Team Morse Racing pits. “That race was so much fun I didn’t want it to end!” stated an excited Mike Applehans. “We both have our strong points on the track, and we went back and forth each and every lap. It is great to feel comfortable racing that tight for 29 laps, and it is even better to take the checkered flag in the lead!” add Mike. The Sunday racing was as close and exciting as the Saturday endurance action. The day started with Lightweight Grand Prix with Dave and Mike once again aboard their RacerSupply.com SV650s. Dave took the lead at the start, and with the help of a new set of the super-sticky Pirelli SuperCorsa Pro DOT race tires, was able to hang onto win leading every lap of the race. Mike fought hard after getting pinched off in turn one to come back from a 9th place start to a 3rd place finish. The next race of the day was the first running of a new premier class within the MRA – “Race of the Rockies GTU”. Race of the Rockies is an “anything-goes” type of class, however this new version of the class limits the bikes to 640cc much like the AMA Formula Extreme class. Both Dave and Mike got excellent starts on their RacerSupply.com GSXR 600s at the drop of the green flag, and ran with the leaders in the early part of the race. By mid-race, Dave was lapping in 6th place overall out of 29 entries and Mike was in 8th – then disaster struck. The entrance to turn one is well over 100 miles-per-hour, and is considered by most a terrible place to crash. Mike did just that when entering turn 1 and tucked the front while descending the PPIR banking. This however was not your “standard” crash, and after Mike was sliding on the ground next to the bike, the centrifugal forces of the wheels lifted the bike upright once again and sent it ghost riding down the track into turn 1! The bike veered up the banking, did 3 perfect circles against oncoming traffic, glanced a concrete wall then came to rest on its frame slider off the racing line. Unfortunately, this incident brought out the red flag, and Dave was forced to settle for 6th place with Mike having to lick his wounds to do battle another day. Mike’s RacerSupply.com custom leathers and gloves did their job however, and even after a very fast crash Mike has almost no bruises to show off for sympathy. In the next race of the day, Dave repeated his Lightweight Grand Prix performance in the 14 entry field of Supertwins GTU by taking the lead and leading every lap until the checkered flag. In Open Supersport action, Mike showed what a 750 can do against brand new 2005 GSXR1000s if ridden well enough. For the first 6 of 8 laps, Mike was in a strong 3rd place battling against five 1000cc monster race bikes. By lap 7 however, the horsepower advantage on PPIR’s high banking proved too much forcing Mike to settle for a top 10 finish. Scott Morse, owner of GP Composites and Morse Racing Products, had this to say about the weekends events: “I am so excited about the way things are going I am at a loss for words. Everything from the pits to the bikes look fantastic, and the guys are really giving it 100% out there. Its hard to not get fantastic exposure when you have two teammates on identical looking bikes putting on such a spectacular show lap after lap like they did yesterday. With some more seat time on these relatively new bikes, I am sure we can expect to see even more great finishes from the team in all of our classes!” Team Morse Racing will compete in the CRA event this upcoming weekend at Mid America Motorsports Park, May 21st – 22nd.

Mladin Looking To Give Suzuki First-ever AMA Superbike Win At Pikes Peak

PIKES PEAK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SOLE OBSTACLE FOR MLADIN PICKERINGTON, Ohio — Mat Mladin normally does not cherish the Pikes Peak International Raceway stop on the AMA Superbike calendar, but this year is different. The five-time AMA Superbike champ from Australia is looking forward to the challenge. PPIR is the only track in the series where Mladin has not earned a victory. The No. 1 Suzuki riders plans to change that this weekend, May 21-22, when the top riders from across the country converge on Fountain, Colo., for round eight of the 17-race AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited. Mladin is in the middle of what’s shaping up to be the most dominant season in the 30-year history of AMA Superbike racing. He’s won six of the seven rounds coming into this Sunday’s race. Only a mechanical failure on his bike in the first leg of the California Speedway doubleheader on April 30, has kept him from a perfect season so far. Mladin thinks he has the bike this year that will help him finally conquer Pikes Peak. “I can’t wait to get to Colorado,” said Mladin, who leads the series by 16 points over Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Ben Spies. “It’s been a bit of a bad track for me so I plan on turning it around. For some reason I haven’t got it together for that race and have spoken to my crew chief about it a lot. Suzuki has given me the best package out there this year. We’ll see what happens.” While Mladin is looking to earn a breakthrough victory at Pikes, five-time race winner Eric Bostrom is hoping the visit to PPIR will help turn his season around. Bostrom feels right at home on the 1.315-mile, seven-turn circuit. PPIR used to be a dirt oval and once hosted an AMA Grand National. The track still features a broad flat track-like left hand turn. Bostrom was a leading flat track racer before moving over to road racing and Pikes Peak fits him like a glove. “I’ve always liked Pikes Peak,” said Bostrom, who comes into this weekend ranked fifth in the standings. “It’s a track that requires a lot of stamina and throttle control. I’ve had a lot of success there over the years. Obviously we’ve been struggling quite a bit this year and a good weekend at Pikes would be great for the team. Since the track is so tight getting the set-up there is very important. Hopefully we’ll find the right combination and have another good performance there.” Bostrom’s Austin Ducati teammate Neil Hodgson could be a surprise in his first appearance at PPIR. Many of the British circuits on which Hodgson honed his skills were “scratcher” circuits, as the Brits like to call tight and twisty courses. Hodgson comes into Pikes ranked fourth with four podium finishes to his credit. Jake Zemke is another ex-flat track racer who is looking for a solid race at Pikes. The Honda rider was a close runner up to Bostrom last year. Zemke, who finished ranked third in his first full year of AMA Superbike racing in 2004, has had a tough road so far in the season, but he’s coming off his best result with a fourth last weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, Calif. “Definitely, that’s the hardest fourth place I’ve ever ridden in my life,” Zemke, said of last Sunday’s effort in California. “For the first time we’re actually starting to see some results from the progress here and going quicker than we did on last year’s stuff, so that’s a good sign.” Yoshimura Suzuki teammates Ben Spies and Aaron Yates are battling for second in the series standings. Spies, a 20-year-old rookie from Texas, actually led the series earlier this year and is hoping to have a good result in his first Superbike race at Pikes. He won the Superstock race at the track in 2001. Yates is looking for his first victory of the season at Pikes. A win for Mladin, Spies or Yates would mark the first Suzuki Superbike victory at Pikes Peak International Raceway. Miguel Duhamel joins Bostrom as the only other previous Pikes Peak Superbike winner on the grid. Duhamel won the fist AMA Superbike race at the then newly-built venue in 1997. The Honda racing veteran is looking to earn his first victory of the season after scoring six wins in 2004. A privateer to watch at Pikes Peak will be Larry Pegram on the Hotbodies Racing Honda. Pegram is one of the few active riders to win on both the AMA Grand National flat track circuit and in AMA Superbike. Like Bostrom and Zemke, the Ohioan should feel right at home on the big left-hand turns of Pikes Peak. “The first few races have been the testing for us so we’ve been playing catch up with the factory teams,” Pegram said last week after the races in Sonoma, Calif. “We’ve shown now that we’re getting closer so I’m happy with our progress. I’m happy with how it’s going.” 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 which includes practice/qualifying day ticket, race day ticket and infield/garage pass each day. For additional ticket information call (888) 306-7223 or visit www.ppir.com. SPEED Channel will provide coverage of the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited beginning at 6 p.m. EST, Sunday, May 22.

VIR Previews This Weekend’s WERA Cycle Jam

WERA Cycle Jam Returns to VIR This Weekend

Alton, Va. (May 17) Some of the best amateur motorcycle racing in America will be on tap this weekend, May 20-22, at VIRginia International Raceway as the WERA Cycle Jam returns for a fifth year.

WERA is one of America’s oldest and largest national sanctioning bodies for motorcycle racing, and is known for showcasing up-and-coming talent as well as close competition. VIR is a favorite stop for the WERA racers, and the Cycle Jam has grown to become one of their most anticipated events. More than 500 riders will compete in 55 divisions as the WERA Dunlop National Endurance Series and Michelin National Challenge Series will join the Sportsman Series for three full days of racing on VIR’s 2.25-mile North Course.

Teams will arrive on Thursday for a practice day preceding the event, which gets underway in earnest on Friday. The first race of the weekend, a four-hour enduro for the Dunlop National Endurance Series, will take the green flag at 12:30 pm.

The Vesrah Suzuki team will be the favorites in this third round of the season, having won the previous two races, a six-hour event at Jennings GP in Jennings, Fla., and a four-hour event at the Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill. They could face a challenge from a new team to the series, Red Star, which finished second overall in the previous round. Team Eclipse is another newcomer that promises to be a front-runner this weekend.

Saturday will be dedicated to the Sportsman Series races, featuring five of WERA’s six regions. After practice in the morning, the racing will begin at noon. There will be 16 six-lap races, comprising 33 different divisions.

Round three of the National Challenge Series begins at noon on Sunday. There will be 11 eight-lap sprint races. With both novice and expert divisions racing, there will be 17 first-place trophies up for grabs.

Contingency awards will be available from Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki, ensuring that the grids will be filled with the series’ top competitors throughout the weekend.

“We always look forward to coming back to VIR,” said WERA executive Evelyne Clark. “Cycle Jam is our second-biggest event of the year, next to our Grand National season finale, and it is a very special event because it has all of our different series participating during one weekend. Thankfully, VIR can accommodate an event of this size, and it’s become the permanent home of Cycle Jam. We’re looking forward to a great weekend, and we hope that everybody who likes good, close, fast motorcycle racing will come out and join us.”

Three-day Super Tickets for the WERA Cycle Jam will be priced at $30. Two day tickets (Saturday and Sunday) are priced at $25 and single-day tickets (Sunday) at $20. All tickets will be available at the gate. VIR is a family-friendly facility, where children 12 and under are admitted free with a paying adult. Spectator camping is available.

VIRginia International Raceway is a multi-purpose road racing facility, located on the Dan River between Danville and South Boston, Va., and just north of historic Milton, N.C. In addition to its 3.27-mile natural-terrain road racing circuit (designed to be operated as two autonomous, full-service courses), VIR is the cornerstone of VIR Club, America’s first motorsports country club; the VIR Raceplex Industrial Park; the VIR Gallery, which is a showroom for high-end collector and racing cars; the VIR Safety and Security Institute, which provides specialized training for U.S. Government and military groups; The Lodge at VIR, a 27-room hotel overlooking the track; and the Oak Tree Tavern, a full-service restaurant located within the circa-1840 Plantation Clubhouse.

VIR made history from 1957 to 1974 and is doing so again. The renovated original circuit has 17 challenging turns and 130 feet of elevation change. In addition to spectator events, the track is also available to rent for testing, driving schools and club days.

For more information, visit the track’s website at www.virclub.com or contact VIR at 434-822-7700. More information about WERA, including a full schedule for Cycle Jam, can be found at www.wera.com.

Gibernau Quickest On Day Two Of Post-GP Test At Le Mans

SETE GIBERNAU CONTINUES WORKING AT LE MANS LE MANS, test session day 2 Second and last day of testing for Sete Gibernau at Le Mans, where last weekend he was back to his best at the French Grand Prix, adding a second place to his two previous success in the last two visits here with the MotoGP World Championship. Together with his team, the Spaniard tested different set up configurations in order to improve the problems he suffered during the race weekend. In particular he worked on traction. Sete Gibernau also did tyre testing and lapped consistenly improving the lap time he set yesterday. SETE GIBERNAU (1’33″690, 49 laps) “Today it was a little bet cold but we could test on dry conditions and this helped us to better understand some interesting things. Together with Hrc and Michelin we are doing a great job and I look forward to race to Mugello, my team’s home Grand Prix”. UNOFFICIAL LAP TIMES 1. Sete Gibernau (Esp/Honda) 1’33″690 2. Nicky Hayden (Usa/Honda) 1’33″7 3. Carlo Checa (Spa/Ducati) 1’33″7 4. Loris Capirossi (Ita/Ducati) 1’33″8

Updated Post: More Press Releases From The AMA Superbike Event At Infineon Raceway

Safety First Racing debuts new, young gun at Infineon Raceway: Shea Fouchek #544: Safety First Racing is proud to announce the addition of their newest rider, 18 year old Shea Fouchek, who hails from Georgetown, TX. In speaking with team owner, Kevin Hanson, he related how he came upon Fouchek, who has only been road racing for 7 months. “When I was looking at new riders after Daytona, Marcus McBain, owner of Racing Performance Services, called and said he thought he had the perfect fit for me if I was still looking for a young, 600 rider.” McBain informed me that he had been grooming Fouchek in TX after he came from a 7 year motocross background. I really value McBain’s opinion and Fouchek has been everything he described, ” smart, polite, articulate, and a very smooth rider that has the potential to be a great rider. “After speaking with Fouchek and his father, he came up to Chicago and we did a NESBA trackday at Blackhawk Farms. During the day, several expert CCS riders and AMA riders were present and Fouchek was as fast as everyone except for AMA regular Matt Furtek. This was Fouchek’s first time riding a new 2005 Suzuki GSXR 600. I knew then I had made the right choice, McBain really did a great job of working with him because we’ve been able to hit the ground running and go faster every time out with Fouchek “ stated Hanson. “Originally, I had planned for him to start racing at Barber, however I wasn’t able to get his provisional license from the AMA until Infineon,” commented Hanson. “This weekend I was really pleased with how Shea rode. He kept getting faster every session and finished a very respectable 12th place in Formula Extreme for his first AMA race after qualifying 18th. In Supersport, Shea qualified 19th and was running in 16th place catching Blake Young from KWS when he low-sided, unhurt coming out of the carousel. He had just turned his fastest lap of the weekend and broke into the 42’s,” stated Hanson. Fouchek said, “Overall, I was pleased with the weekend. My goal was to go faster every session out, which I did. Unfortunately in the Supersport race I spun up the rear exiting the horseshoe and couldn’t save it and low-sided. I’m looking forward to Pikes Peak and getting more track time since every AMA track is new to me.” J.J. Roetlin #94: J.J. Roetlin came into the weekend looking to improve his results from Fontana. “I’ve never been a big fan of Fontana. However, I was really looking forward to Infineon because it’s such a physically demanding track, which helps me because of my conditioning, commented Roetlin. SATURDAY SUPERBIKE: After qualifying 26th in Superbike, Roetlin put his head down during Saturdays race and was running 17th before crashing out with 8 laps to go in the race. ” I was catching the Hooter’s guys and Jeremy Toye and cut the corner a little close going into turn 3 and drug my footpeg on the curbing. It levered the bike off the ground and there was nothing I could do at that point other than take a 100mph louge ride” joked Roetlin. “I was bummed because I felt I really could have put it inside the top 15 by the end of the race.” SUNDAY SUPERBIKE: After struggling on the start, Roetlin went on to finish 19th in race. Roetlin related, “I wish I would have gotten a better start because the guys I was running the same lap times with on the previous day got away from me.” SUPERSTOCK: Proving his true grit and superb conditioning, Roetlin immediately raced the delayed Superstock race right after the 28 lap Superbike race. After several riders sat out the Superbike race to conserve energy, Roetlin soldiered on and finished a solid 15th on his Suzuki/VoiceElipse sponsored 2005 Suzuki GSXR 1000 after battling with Blake Young during the race. Roetlin commented, “The bike was just amazing on the brakes, I was just flying by guys going into turn 7 on the brakes during the race. I’m really looking forward to Pikes Peak because it’s a track that I go really well at” added Roetlin. “SAFETY FIRST” PROGRAM: Safety First Racing continued its helmet program in the San Francisco area prior to the AMA weekend. Hanson related, “We went to the Mission YMCA in San Francisco and spent time with the kids there. It’s just awesome seeing how excited these kids get when you bring a racebike in and speak to them. J.J. and Shea did a great job spending time with the kids, autographing posters, handing out sponsor stickers and just hanging out with them They both do an excellent job with our public appearances speaking to people. I mean these kids went nuts when we brought in a bunch of new bicycle helmets to give away to them,” explained Hanson. More, from a press release issued by WMG Management: JAKE ZEMKE WINS THIRD Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme RACE AT infineon SPEEDWAY Sonoma, CA – Jake Zemke won his third consecutive race on Saturday after racing head to head with his rival Miguel DuHamel. Jake recorded the fastest qualifying time on the 2.22-mile raceway earning him pole position for the race start. DuHamel took advantage his outside starting position and jumped out to an early lead. However, Zemke was close behind looking for an opportunity to take over the lead and a chance to claim his third straight victory. With more than just the win at stake, Jake and Miguel were pushing a very fast pace in order to claim the point given out for the most laps led during the race. “We both know that the point for most laps led is really important for the overall championship and we were both going for it,” Jake explained. “Luckily I ended up getting it. I knew Miguel was going to try to pass me to get more points, and I knew it was going to be a battle until the end.” With three wins, Zemke has now moved into a seven-point lead over DuHamel in the title hunt, 142 vs. 135. Jake will be racing again May 21 22 at Pike’s Peak International Raceway in Fountain, CO. More, from a press release issued by Jason DiSalvo’s publicist: Two Hard Fought Podiums for DiSalvo The American Motorcyclist Association SuperBike Championship race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA was the fourth round in the Championship. With good weather on Saturday and Sunday, Jason was consistently fastest in the 600cc SuperSport and 1000cc SuperStock events. In qualifying on Saturday, Jason established a new track record by setting the pole with a time of 1 min 36.9 seconds (which makes Jason the second fastest motorcycle overall on the circuit, second only to the SuperBike pole position set by the SuperBike champion). In establishing pole position Jason gained another point in the Championship hunt. In the SuperSport qualifying, Jason was second fastest giving him a front row start for the race. In the 600cc SuperSport class Jason launched his Yamaha R6 to lead the first three laps of the race, challenged consistently by the two previous series champions. After a hard fought 17 laps, Jason finished second on the podium maintaining his third place position in points. The 1000cc SuperStock race was delayed due to rain and was run after the SuperBike race late Sunday afternoon. From the pole position on his R1 Yamaha Jason again got a great start and led the race for 12 laps being challenged consistently by two of the seasoned competitors. In the last 5 laps, the battle heated to a point seeing the lead change frequently and at one point Jason and his competitors running through the dirt and back on the track with some of the best racing of the day. At the checkered flag Jason finished third for the final podium position, maintaining his championship lead in the SuperStock class. With the next round just a week away Jason will spend a couple of days in Las Vegas before travelling to Colorado Springs (Pikes Peak International Raceway) for the next race. Jason is currently first in the SuperStock class and third in the Supersport class with the season approaching the half way point, Jason commented “These were two of the hardest fought races we’ve had all year”. Next race will be at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Colorado Springs, CO on May 20, 21 & 22. Speed Channel has scheduled these races to be shown on Sunday, May 22, 2005 at 4:00PM , Tuesday, May 24th at 1:00PM, and Thursday, May 26th at 4:00AM. More, from a press release issued by Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki: STEVE RAPP HAS ANOTHER STRONG RESULT FOR MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS SUZUKI AT INFINEON RACEWAY Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki rider Steve Rapp had another great result in the Superstock class at Round 4 of the AMA Superbike Championship at Infineon Raceway on Sunday, May 15th. After qualifying 3rd, Rapp finished 4th in Sunday’s race. The day before, Rapp finished 6th in the Superbike event on his GSX-R1000, and was once again the top rider in the class on Superstock-spec machinery. Teammate Montez Stewart continued to make progress with the set-up on his Suzuki, finishing 27th in Sunday’s Superstock final. Jason Pridmore attended the race to cheer on his teammates, only a week after leaving the hospital following emergency surgery to remove his spleen following a crash at Barber Motorsports Park on Sunday, April 24th. Steve Rapp Saturday’s Superbike Final – 6th Place “I got a decent start,” said Rapp. “Larry (Pegram) got in front of me, and he was slowing me down a little bit. He was riding good, and he had a good pace, but there were a couple of sections where he was holding me up, and I finally went around him and then Eric (Bostrom). Then Josh (Hayes) passed me, and our gap stayed about the same. I caught Duhamel and then Zemke, and I figured they were having tire problems. I just rode as hard as I could for the tire conditions.” Sunday’s Superbike Final – Did Not Start Rapp opted to sit out Sunday’s Superbike event, saving his strength and his Suzuki GSX-R1000 for the more important Superstock race that AMA race officials moved to the end of the schedule on Sunday. The original Superstock race was delayed by rain showers, then re-scheduled to allow for the live television window for Superbike. Sunday’s Repsol Lubricants Superstock Final – 4th Place “I’m not disappointed, but after you finish third your goals keep getting harder,” commented Rapp, referring to his third place finish at California two weeks ago. “I think I made the wrong tire choice. I didn’t get to do a lot of long runs on that (specification) tire; it didn’t have quite as good a side grip as the other tires I’ve been using all weekend. I kind of went with the safer choice. I’m glad I stayed ahead of Tommy (Hayden) this time a little more than last weekend. I think it was an improvement over last weekend, because I had a bigger gap on the next place. My pit board was plus zero for a little bit, then I started getting one second on the gap, then two, then three for a couple of laps, then it came back to two and I just didn’t make any mistakes.” Montez Stewart Sunday’s Repsol Lubricants Superstock Final – [Kenny] 28th Place “The weekend started off kind of weird,” said Stewart. “I couldn’t get the bike to work for me, the front of the motorcycle I couldn’t get to work. When I did that race, I was just going in to learn the track and have a good time and finish the race and have a decent place. I’m trying to be top twenty. If I make top twenty I’ll feel better. Overall, it was a good weekend. I learned some things. The Suzuki is a totally different bike than I rode here last year. We’re getting there. We can go to Pikes and try to do good there and move to Road America, which is my home track.” Superstock Results – Round 4 – Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA 1. Aaron Yates, Yoshimura Suzuki 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha 3. Jason Disalvo, Yamaha 4. Steve Rapp, Jordan Suzuki 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha 7. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki 8. Jake Holden, Lion Racing Suzuki 9. John Haner, Lion Racing Suzuki 10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha Superbike Results – Round 4 – Infineon Raceway, Sonoma, CA Race 1 – Saturday 1. Mat Mladin, Yoshimura Suzuki 2. Aaron Yates, Yoshimura Suzuki 3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 4. Ben Spies, Yoshimura Suzuki 5. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki 6. Steve Rapp, Jordan Suzuki 7. Jake Holden, Lion Racing Suzuki 8. Larry Pegram, Honda 9. Marty Craggill, Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki 10. Eric Bostrom, Ducati Race 2 – Sunday 1. Mat Mladin, Yoshimura Suzuki 2. Aaron Yates, Yoshimura Suzuki 3. Ben Spies, Yoshimura Suzuki 4. Jake Zemke, Honda 5. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 7. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 8. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki 9. Marty Craggill, Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki 10. Larry Pegram, Honda Steve Rapp did not start 2005 Superstock Point Standings (After 4 Races) 1. Jason DiSalvo, 126 points 2. Aaron Yates, 121 points 3. Jamie Hacking, 120 points 4. Tommy Hayden, 113 points 5. Steve Rapp, 104 points 6. TIE, Vincent Haskovec/Jake Holden, 88 points 8. John Haner, 83 points 9. Eric Wood, 75 points 10. Aaron Gobert, 74 points 19. TIE, Jason Pridmore (injured) /Matt Lynn, 29 points 28. Montez Stewart, 17 2005 Superbike Point Standings (After 7 Races) 1. Mat Mladin, 227 2. Ben Spies, 211 3. Aaron Yates, 207 4. Neil Hodgson, 201 5. Eric Bostrom, 167 6. TIE, Miguel Duhamel/Marty Craggill, 149 8. Lee Acree, 125 9. Steve Rapp, 117 10. Larry Pegram, 116 24. Jason Pridmore, 49 (injured)

European 600cc Superstock Officials To Use Dyno To Ensure Racebike Parity

TECHNICAL AGREEMENT FGSPORT ARROW FGSPORT and ARROW have reached an agreement to strengthen the tools available to carry out the technical controls in the Superstock 600 European Championship class. This exciting new Superstock category has been created to gain the attention of the main manufacturers and teams and needs absolute technical transparency to grow. FGSPORT wishes to cooperate, from an organisation point of view, with the Federation Technical Direction, supplying them with the latest tools for technical controls. ARROW has at its own disposal a dynamic engine dynamometer at every race, the same type that the best Superbike and Supersport teams use to set-up their engines. This agreement has been made thanks to Arrow’s will and enthusiasm and it will give the opportunity to verify the effectiveness power of the bikes participating to the Championship. Power outputs will, in fact, be measured straight after the end of the race on the on-site dynamometer. The power, torque and rpm. measured on the dyno will give an unequivocal sign of the level of engine tuning, which FGSPORT and the UEM want to be as close as possible to the series bikes. This Championship has been designed to highlight the talent of younger riders, more so than the performance of their bikes. All the acquired data (which will only be at the disposal of the Technical Director and of the UEM) will be used to monitor the technical development of the STK 600 class and to point out significant differences of certain bikes against the average of the values measured on a bike of the same model. In the eventuality that the Federation experts notice the power of a bike is too distant from the general average on the test bed, more technical controls will be carried out on each single engine component.

Recent Wedding

Racer Tom Kipp married Catherine Galfidi Saturday, May 14 in Mentor, Ohio.

Infineon Raceway Medical Update: Katona, Ferrer

Armando Ferrer crashed in turn 11 on the last lap of Sunday’s AMA Supersport race at Infineon Raceway. Ferrer was taken by ambulance to the track’s infield care center but declined treatment and was released. Norbert Katona crashed during AMA Superstock qualifying at the exit of Infineon Raceway’s turn six Saturday. Katona’s helmet came off in the crash. He was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, where he was diagnosed with a “mild concussion” and held overnight for observation, according to Infineon Raceway. More, on Katona’s condition from an e-mail: I just wanted to give you all an update on Norbert’s (aka Norm’s) condition after his big crash during Saturday’s Superstock qualifying. He had a pretty bad head injury but the CT scan came back normal, Thank God. He was released late last night with lots of bruises and stitches to his forehead. I also wanted to thank all those racers and friends who helped pack up Norm’s bikes and belongings. It’s a really great feeling to know Norm has so many caring friends out there. Thank you all! Norm’s wife, Edith Csepely

AMA Publishes “Sound Advice,” Recommendations Of National Summit On Motorcycle Sound

AMA HOSTS 2ND SUMMIT ON MOTORCYCLE SOUND; GROUP PUBLISHES RECOMMENDATIONS PICKERINGTON, OHIO — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that the second National Summit on Motorcycle Sound was held on Saturday, May 14 in Columbus, Ohio, and that the group has published its recommendations for addressing the issue. The recommendations, released as a document called “Sound Advice,” is the product of two years of effort by the Motorcycle Sound Working Group, which was formed after the first summit conference in May of 2003. Contributors included representatives of the street and off-road motorcycling communities, as well as motorcycle manufacturers, aftermarket companies, event organizers, law enforcement, municipal government, and research institutions and regulatory agencies. “We’re grateful to all those who contributed to these recommendations, helping American motorcyclists address a difficult and important issue,” said Robert Rasor, AMA President. “Now, for the motorcycling community and the powersports industry, the real work begins, and the AMA will continue to participate in creating solutions.” “‘Sound Advice’ speaks with virtually every voice in American motorcycling, and it speaks to everyone who has a stake in American motorcycling’s future,” said Ed Moreland, AMA Vice President for Government Relations and facilitator of the Motorcycle Sound Working Group. “We encourage motorcyclists, businesses, and communities to work together to support the working group’s recommendations.” “Sound Advice” is available on the AMA’s website, AMADirectlink.com, at ~http://www.ama-cycle.org/legisltn/soundbook.pdf~