Albacete 8H Next Weekend The Albacete 8 Horas Nocturnas round of the FIM World Endurance Championship takes place next Saturday, the 21st of May. All-Nighter The race will run from 6:00pm on Saturday evening until 2:00am on Sunday morning, and the usual off-track endurance weekend activities will be supported by the presence of top Spanish radio show “Los 40 Principales” broadcasting live from the circuit during the race. Admission to the race costs just €10, with entry free for children under the age of 16. Although the Albacete circuit is fully illuminated, racing at night brings its own special demands. With the race starting well before sun-down and running into the coolest part of the night, track temperatures and conditions are likely to change significantly between each rider taking his first and second relays on the bike. The circuit layout is also tough on engines, transmissions and brakes; a real test of man and machine. Riders and Teams Championship leading Suzuki Castrol are hoping that their rider Vincent Philippe who broke his leg in testing last month will be back up to full fitness in time for the race. Meanwhile the Aprilia Motociclismo Test Team have drafted in former 250 GP, WSB and MotoGP test rider Marcellino Lucchi to support their return to International competition, and Serafino Foti will join the Yamaha X-One squad. A total of 31 entries have been received for the race. The ranks of permanent teams will be joined by a number of strong Spanish entries, particularly the Folch Yamahas and Würth Honda; Spain has a thriving national endurance series which raced recently at Albacete. Championship Points The number of points awarded at middle-distance races such as the Albacete 8 Horas Nocturnas and the Suzuka 8 Hours has changed this year. The race winner will earn 30 points, second place 24 points, third place 19 points, and so on down to 1 point for 15th place.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates defeated Graves Yamaha’s Jamie Hacking in a thrilling battle in the 17-lap AMA Superstock final Sunday at Infineon Raceway. It was Yates’ first race win of 2005. Hacking’s teammate Jason DiSalvo was in contention for the win until late going, when he slipped back to third place. Provisional AMA Superstock Race Results: 1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 17 laps 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -0.448 second 3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -6.088 seconds 4. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -12.401 seconds 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, -16.338 seconds 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -18.925 seconds 7. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, -21.553 seconds 8. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -21.764 seconds 9. John Haner, Suzuki, -26.626 seconds 10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -33.316 seconds 11. Geoff May, Suzuki, -36.619 seconds 12. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -39.550 seconds 13. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -41.250 seconds 14. Brent George, Suzuki, -52.918 seconds 15. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -61.024 seconds 16. Blake Young, Suzuki, -61.052 seconds 17. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, -69.202 seconds 18. Cory Call, Kawasaki, -69.862 seconds 19. Mark Miller, Suzuki, -72.095 seconds 20. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -65.289 seconds 21. Corey Eaton, Suzuki GSX-R750, -78.632 seconds 22. Eli Edwards, Suzuki, -69.482 seconds 23. John Scott Wilson, Suzuki, -102.830 seconds 24. Martin Szwarc, Suzuki, -104.035 seconds 25. Corey Sarros, Suzuki, -1 lap 26. Lance Williams, Suzuki, -1 lap 27. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, -1 lap 28. Skye Girard, Yamaha, -1 lap 29. Christopher Ancien, Suzuki, -1 lap 30. Steven Weir, Kawasaki, -1 lap 31. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, -1 lap 32. Peter Doyle, Suzuki, -1 lap 33. Sean Wray, Yamaha, -1 lap 34. Brad Puetz, Suzuki, -1 lap 35. Tom Montano, Suzuki, -7 laps 36. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, -7 laps 37. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, -8 laps 38. Mark Simon, Yamaha, -11 laps 39. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, DNS 40. James King, Suzuki, DNS Provisional AMA Superstock Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 10 races): 1. DiSalvo, 126 points 2. Yates, 121 points 3. Hacking, 120 points 4. Tommy Hayden, 113 points 5. Rapp, 104 points 6. TIE, Vincent Haskovec/Holden, 88 points 8. Haner, 83 points 9. Wood, 75 points 10. Aaron Gobert, 74 points 11. George, 72 points 12. Roger Hayden, 67 points 13. Acree, 63 points 14. Blake Young, 62 points 15. TIE, May/Buckmaster, 58 points 17. Roetlin, 57 points 18. Jimmy Moore, 54 points 19. TIE, Jason Pridmore/Matt Lynn, 29 points

Five-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin completed his sweep of the Infineon Raceway weekend with a dominant, flag-to-flag Superbike race win Sunday. Mladin earned all points available to him on the weekend, re-taking the Championship point lead, 227 to 211 over teammate Ben Spies, after seven of 17 races. Spies raced closely with Aaron Yates throughout Sunday’s 28-lap race, but Yates came out of the duel with second place. Spies put on a last-lap charge to pass Yates but had to settle for third. American Honda’s Jake Zemke was part of the race for second place in the first half of the final, but lapped traffic put him out of touch and forced him to concentrate on defending his position from Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson. Zemke was successful, and Hodgson finished fifth. Zemke’s teammate Miguel Duhamel came home sixth and happy with the progress his team made with his CBR1000RR Superbike over the weekend. Hodgson’s teammate Eric Bostrom struggled to match the pace he ran in morning warm-up (when he was fourth-quickest) and was relegated to seventh. Josh Hayes finished eighth on his Attack Kawasaki ZX-10R, well clear of Mat Mladin Motorsports Suzuki’s Marty Craggill, who passed Hotbodies Racing Triangles Cycles Honda Larry Pegram on the last lap for ninth. Sunday’s Provisional AMA Superbike Race Results: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 28 laps 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -13.024 seconds 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -13.498 seconds 4. Jake Zemke, Honda, -18.403 seconds 5. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -18.847 seconds 6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -28.680 seconds 7. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -48.256 seconds 8. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -71.875 seconds 9. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -79.923 seconds 10. Larry Pegram, Honda, -80.301 seconds 11. Clint McBain, Suzuki, -1 lap 12. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -1 lap 13. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -1 lap 14. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap 15. Cory West, Suzuki, -1 lap 16. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -1 lap 17. Jeff Tigert, Honda, – 1 lap 18. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -1 lap 19. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap 20. Levin Lacombe, Suzuki, -1 lap 21. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, -1 lap 22. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -1 lap 23. Cory Call, Kawasaki, -1 lap 24. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, -1 lap 25. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, -1 lap 26. James Kerker, Honda, -1 lap 27. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -2 laps 28. James King, Suzuki, -2 laps 29. Mike Sullivan, Suzuki, -6 laps 30. Eric Gulbransen, Ducati, -18 laps, DNF, crash 31. John Haner, Suzuki, -18 laps, DNF, retired 32. David Bell, Suzuki, -24 laps, DNF 33. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -24 laps, DNF, retired 34. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -28 laps, DNF 35. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, DNS 36. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, DNS 37. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, DNS 38. Mark Miller, Suzuki, DNS 39. Harley Barnes, Suzuki, DNS 40. Michael Earnest, Suzuki, DNS 41. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, DNS 42. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, DNS 43. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, DNS 44. Brent George, Suzuki, DNS Provisional AMA Superbike Championship Points (after 7 of 17 races): 1. Mladin, 227 points 2. Spies, 211 points 3. Yates, 207 points 4. Hodgson, 201 points 5. Bostrom, 167 points 6. TIE, Duhamel/Craggill, 149 points 8. Acree, 125 points 9. Rapp, 117 points 10. Pegram 116 points 11. Zemke, 114 points 12. Wood, 113 points 13. Hayes, 98 points 14. Jensen, 91 points 15. Jimmy Moore, 91 points 16. Holden, 83 points 17. West, 80 points 18. McBain, 75 points 19. Haskovec, 67 points 20. George, 65 points More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Reigning AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin headed a Suzuki GSX-R1000 one-two-three at today’s second AMA Superbike double-header at Sonoma in California as 12 of the top 20 finishers were mounted on the new 2005 K5-model Suzukis. Five-time champion Mladin commanded the race from the start, winning by a massive 13 seconds from Yoshimura Suzuki team mate Aaron Yates with team newcomer Ben Spies third just 0.4 seconds down on Yates. Mladin also set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:36.394, on the second lap. Said Mladin: “It was a good day – a good weekend for us – and we just look forward to next week.” Mladin increased his points lead to 16 points over Spies after eight of 18 rounds. Yates is third with 207.

The AMA Superstock race scheduled to start at 2:00 p.m. local time has been delayed due to rain sprinkles. The Superstock race will run after the Superbike race, which is scheduled to start at 3:00 p.m. with live TV coverage, weather permitting.

Defending AMA Supersport Champion Tommy Hayden won his second AMA Supersport race of 2005 Sunday at Infineon Raceway. Riding his factory Kawasaki ZX-6RR, Hayden raced closely with Yamaha teammates Jason DiSalvo and Jamie Hacking throughout the 17-lap event. Hayden held off DiSalvo to win by 0.413 second, while Hacking slipped slightly backward to a safe third on the final laps. Hayden’s teammate and younger brother Roger Hayden was happy with fourth after struggling throughout practice and qualifying. Aaron Gobert crashed on the last lap while contesting fourth with Hayden. Gobert was relatively uninjured in the high-speed fall, and the crash promoted Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies to fifth. Gobert’s teammate Damon Buckmaster crossed the finish line sixth, three seconds ahead of Attack Kawasaki’s Ben Attard. Attard just held off Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Geoff May after a race-long fight. May finished seventh on his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600, the first non-Dunlop finisher. Topline Printing Yamaha’s Chris Peris and MPTRacing.com Suzuki’s Danny Eslick rounded out the top 10. The win moved Tommy Hayden (who now has 13 career wins, second on the all-time AMA Supersport win list) from second to first in the AMA Supersport Championship point standings after four of 10 races. Provisional AMA Supersport Race Results: 1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 17 laps 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -0.413 second 3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -2.244 seconds 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, -10.971 seconds 5. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -20.735 seconds 6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -24.182 seconds 7. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, -27.030 seconds 8. Geoff May, Suzuki, -27.727 seconds 9. Chris Peris, Yamaha, -39.911 seconds 10. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -43.316 seconds 11. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, -47.279 seconds 12. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, -49.136 seconds 13. Chris Siglin, Suzuki, -60.027 seconds 14. Blake Young, Suzuki, -78.952 seconds 15. Barrett Long, Yamaha, -95.721 seconds 16. Grant Riggs, Yamaha, -103.779 seconds 17. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -1 lap, crash 18. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -1 lap, crash 19. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, -1 lap, crash 20. Tristan Schoenewald, Honda, -1 lap 21. Chad Rolland, Yamaha, -1 lap 22. Berto Wooldridge, Suzuki, -1 lap 23. Justin Filice, Honda, -1 lap 24. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, -1 lap 25. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, -1 lap 26. Eric Bateman, Yamaha, -1 lap 27. Ryan Teixeira, Kawasaki, -1 lap 28. Chris Siebenhaar, Honda, -1 lap 29. Shaun Summers, Kawasaki, -1 lap 30. Mark Degross, Honda, -1 lap 31. Tamer Kekhia, Yamaha, -1 lap 32. Matthew Weathers, Honda, -1 lap 33. Kenan Rappuchi, Suzuki, -1 lap 34. Anthony Manciu, Suzuki, -1 lap 35. Andy Carman, Yamaha, -8 laps, DNF 36. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, -11 laps, DNF 37. Dirk Sanchez, KAwasaki, -17 laps, DNF Provisional AMA Supersport Point Standings: 1. Tommy Hayden, 141 points 2. Hacking, 136 points 3. DiSalvo, 115 points 4. Spies, 99 points 5. Roger Hayden, 95 points 6. Aaron Gobert, 92 points 7. Attard, 90 points 8. May, 89 points 9. Jensen, 88 points 10. Peris, 86 points

Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Superbike Practice Times: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:36.693 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:37.160 3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 1:37.234 4. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 1:37.534 5. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:37.829 6. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:37.834 7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:38.337 8. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 1:38.722 9. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 1:38.917 10. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:38.957 11. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:39.156 12. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:39.749 13. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:40.194 14. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 1:40.638 15. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:40.822 16. Jeremy Toye, Honda, 1:40.867 17. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:40.880 18. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, 1:41.340 19. Kevin Lacombe, Suzuki, 1:41.371 20. Jeff Tigert, Honda, 1:41.374

STATEMENT FROM TEAM M4 EMGO SUZUKI REGARDING THE CONDITION OF RIDER VINCENT HASKOVEC, WHO WAS INJURED IN A SINGLE-BIKE INCIDENT DURING THE LOCKHART-PHILLIPS USA FORMULA XTREME FEATURE ON SATURDAY. Haskovec was admitted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital on Saturday. Hospital doctors have diagnosed him to have a punctured lung, broken ribs, broken clavicle and a back injury. Hospital doctors list him in stable condition; he is awake and alert. Hospital doctors plan to perform surgery on Haskovec’s back within the next two days, once swelling in the region subsides. He will remain at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, at the discretion of hospital doctors. The incident took place at Turn 5, bringing out the red flag. Further information will be released as it becomes available. The hospital has requested that interested parties please refrain from calling as they are unable to speak with anyone over the phone. Cards and letters should be sent to: Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital ICU Patient: Vincent Haskovec 1165 Montgomery Dr. Santa Rosa, CA 95401 (Please, no fresh flowers. They are not allowed in the ICU.) E-mail messages to Haskovec can be sent to: [email protected]

Graves Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo collided with Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden in turn 11 during Sunday morning’s AMA Superstock practice session. DiSalvo and Hayden both walked away from the scene. DiSalvo, who will start Sunday’s Superstock race from pole position, ended the warm-up session with the fastest time, a 1:37.924. Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Times: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:37.924 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:38.189 3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:38.289 4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:38.687 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:38.847 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:39.082 7. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:39.217 8. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:39.228 9. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:39.287 10. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:39.769 11. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:40.463 12. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:40.783 13. Corey Eaton, Suzuki, 1:41.797 14. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, 1:42.708 15. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:42.724 16. Mark Miller, Suzuki, 1:43.037 17. Cory Call, Kawasaki, 1:43.173 18. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:43.275 19. Eli Edwards, Suzuki, 1:43.634 20. Tom Montano, Suzuki, 1:43.706

Inspired ride by the Rizla Suzuki racers RIZLA SUZUKI’S Scott Smart and James Haydon put on an inspired performance in the first race at today’s fifth round of the British Superbike Championship at Mondello Park in Ireland. Starting from 15th on the grid, James had fought his way to fifth by the penultimate lap – winning the hearts of the fans with his hard charging progress through the field. He challenged for fourth place with only four corners to go but ran wide and through a gravel trap, rejoining to claim 10th. In race two he slid off on the bumpy surface with just three laps to go while fighting in the top 10. Scott enjoyed a close-fought battle in the opening race, completing the first lap in 14th but snatching an impressive fifth place finish. In the second event he made a slow start and after getting through the traffic he ran similar lap times as the leaders and managed to get up to 8th by the end. Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari won the opening race and Ducati’s Gregorio Lavilla the second. Rizla Suzuki is back on track on Tuesday, May 24th, for an official test at the Croft circuit in North Yorkshire. Croft then hosts the sixth round of the British Superbike Championship on Sunday, June 5th, and Rizla Suzuki is hoping that British Superbike Champion John Reynolds will be fit to return to the action after missing the last two rounds while recovering from a broken right leg. Scott: “I made some slow starts today and really suffered for that. When I got clear track in front of me in both races I was able to match the leaders for pace, but by then I was too far behind to make a challenge for the podium. “We have a plan to test parts on the Rizla Suzuki and high on the list of areas we want to improve is my starts – we will have a look at different clutch settings to see what suits me best. I equaled my best result of the season today and that’s an encouraging base to build on for the next round.” James: “I am sorry for the Rizla Suzuki team as we should have had much better results. Race one should’ve been fourth but I made a small mistake and ended up 10th. In the second race I came together with another rider in the second corner, snapping my brake lever for the second round in a row. I tried riding round the breakage and was going for 9th when I lost the rear at turn four and slid off the circuit. I’m gutted. “Thanks to the entire Rizla Suzuki squad for this opportunity. I can tell you that if we get away with the leaders there is no question we can run with them – and beat them. The Rizla Suzuki is a fantastic package and the results will come.” Robert Wicks, Team Manager: “James and Scott were inspirational in the opening race of the day. For James to come from 15th on the grid and be within a whisker of taking fourth place on the last lap was awesome. The crowd went wild and you could hear the Rizla Suzuki fans cheering him on. Unfortunately he ran a little wide while trying to take fourth and ended up not getting the just rewards for his efforts. The second race saw that run of bad luck continue and he failed to finish despite posting quick lap times. “Scott made the most of James running wide to pounce from seventh and take fifth in the opening race. In the next race he again proved he has the speed to match the front-runners but made a slow start and left himself with too much to do. We will go to the forthcoming Croft test with plenty of ideas to try to help him improve his starts. “James has done a sterling job standing in for JR as he has been recovering from injury. We will run JR at the Croft test to evaluate his fitness. James and Scott shall also ride in the test and between them all we hope to make some solid progress in developing and setting the Rizla Suzukis up for the next round of the Championship at the same circuit on June 5th.” Race One Result: 1: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 30:22.490, 2: Michael Rutter (Honda) +7.783, 3: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +8.159, 4: Karl Harris (Honda) +19.882, 5: SCOTT SMART (RIZLA SUZUKI) +20.575, 6: Michael Laverty (Honda) +21.002, 7: Sean Emmett (Yamaha) +22.576, 8: Gary Mason (Honda) +23.019, 9: Jeremy McWilliams (Honda) +23.207, 10: JAMES HAYDON (RIZLA SUZUKI) +24.974. Race Two Result: 1: Lavilla 30:21.071, 2: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +0.018, 3: Kiyonari +0.387, 4: Laverty +1.539, 5: Rutter +3.598, 6: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +7.437, 7: Harris +9.623, 8: SCOTT SMART (RIZLA SUZUKI) +13.029, 9: Mason +15.140, 10: McWilliams +21.943, JAMES HAYDON (RIZLA SUZUKI) DNF. Championship Positions after five of 13 rounds: 1: Rutter 195, 2: Lavilla 149, 3: Kiyonari 141, 4: Haslam 120, 5: Richards 114, 6: Harris 102, 7: Emmett 79, 8: Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) 69, 9: SCOTT SMART (RIZLA SUZUKI) 62, 10: Mason 54, 14: JAMES HAYDON (RIZLA SUZUKI) 27, 19: JOHN REYNOLDS (RIZLA SUZUKI) 16.

Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:38.599 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:38.790 3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:39.005 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:39.387 5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:39.438 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:39.491 7. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:39.818 8. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:39.867 9. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:40.372 10. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:41.049 11. Chris Siglin, Suzuki, 1:42.015 12. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:42.030 13. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:42.074 14. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:43.267 15. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:43.640 16. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, 1:43.716 17. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:44.068 18. Shea Fouchek, Suzuki, 1:44.282 19. Grant Riggs, Yamaha, 1:44.461 20. Andy Carman, Yamaha, 1:44.651