Saturday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times (wet track): 1. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 1:54.138 2. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 1:54.181 3. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 1:54.490 4. Angel RODRIGUEZ, Honda, 1:54.494 5. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 1:54.571 6. Pablo NIETO, Derbi, 1:54.783 7. Julian MIRALLES, Aprilia, 1:54.841 8. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 1:54.946 9. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 1:54.954 10. Julian SIMON, KTM, 1:55.183 12

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin earned the provisional AMA Superbike pole position during qualifying Friday at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California. Riding his race-compound Dunlop-shod GSX-R1000, Mladin turned a time of 1:36.019, undercutting his own lap record of 1:36.916 and beating the next-fastest time in the session, a 1:37.116 by teammate Aaron Yates, by 1.1 seconds “Things went pretty well for us,” Mladin told reporters. “I’m really happy with the new GSX-R1000. The bike’s unbelievable. It’s certainly making our life a lot easier this year, and we’re happy about it.” “The track was better this afternoon than it was this morning,” said Yates. “We went back with my crew and made a couple of changes. The GSX-R1000 was really getting around here really good at Infineon. We’re just trying to get closer to my teammate. Looking forward to a good race tomorrow.” “We didn’t even treat today as qualifying,” said California Speedway race one winner Ben Spies, who qualified third with a time of 1:37.605. “We were just checking out the set-up for the bike and the tires. We did pretty well. Tomorrow we’ll treat as qualifying, and we’ll go out and get some good times.” Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson was fourth-quick with a time of 1:37.787 on his factory 999F05 Superbike. Hodgson is being supported at Infineon Raceway by World Superbike Team Coordinator Davide Tardozzi and Technical Director Ernesto Marinelli. Attack Kawasaki Josh Hayes was fifth-fastest with a lap of 1:38.354 on his factory-supported ZX-10R Superbike, even though it lost its chain during the session when Hayes jumped the curb outside of turn one. Hodgson’s teammate Eric Bostrom’s was sixth-quick with a 1:38.425 in spite of suffering bike troubles of his own during the session. Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Steve Rapp put in another strong Superbike qualifying effort on his Superstock-spec GSX-R1000, seventh-fastest with a 1:38.434 around his hometrack. Like Hayes, Miguel Duhamel jumped the curb outside of turn one and lost his drive chain late in the session. He finished eighth with a 1:38.534. Friday’s Provisional AMA Superbike Qualifying Results: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:36.019 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:37.116 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:37.605 4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 1:37.787 5. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 1:38.354 6. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 1:38.425 7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:38.434 8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:38.534 9. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:39.130 10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:39.173 11. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:39.418 12. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:39.755 13. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:39.988 14. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:40.408 15. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 1:40.446 16. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:40.601 17. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:40.899 18. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:41.146 19. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:41.363 20. Cory West, Suzuki, 1:41.369 21. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, 1:41.504 22. Jeremy Toye, Honda, 1:41.596 23. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 1:41.644 24. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:41.721 25. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:41.754 26. Cory Call, Kawasaki, 1:41.843 27. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 1:41.895 28. Kevin Lacombe, Suzuki, 1:41.991 29. Eric Gulbransen, Ducati, 1:42.294 30. Jeff Tigert, Honda, 1:42.314 31. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:42.440 32. Mike Sullivan, Suzuki, 1:42.718 33. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:42.795 34. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:42.957 35. Michael Ernest, Suzuki, 1:43.010 36. Mark Miller, Suzuki, 1:43.245 37. Harley Barnes, Suzuki, 1:43.286 38. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:43.385 39. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, 1:43.402 40. James Kerker, Honda, 1:43.514 41. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, 1:43.870 42. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, 1:43.999 43. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:44.037 44. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:44.718 45. Corey Sarros, Suzuki, 1:44.792 46. John Scott Wilson, Suzuki, 1:44.889 47. Christopher Ancien, Suzuki, 1:45.224 48. Mark Simon, Suzuki, 1:45.380 49. David Guy, Kawasaki, 1:45.640 50. Thomas Montano, Ducati, 1:45.646 51. Peter Holzinger, Suzuki, 1:45.793 52. James King, Suzuki, 1:46.517 More, from a press release issued by Infineon Raceway: Mladin Takes Provisional Pole for Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown SONOMA, Calif. (IMMEDIATE RELEASE) “” Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin continued his near-perfect season on Friday at Infineon Raceway by winning the provisional pole for this weekend’s Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts. Mladin, a five-time AMA Superbike champion, turned the 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course in 1 minute, 36.019 seconds. The time was a new track record, bettering the prior mark of 1:36.916 set by Mladin in 2004. Aaron Yates (Yoshimura Suzuki) was second at 1:37.116, with Ben Spies (Yoshimura Suzuki) third at 1:37.605. Mladin, a four-time Superbike winner at Infineon Raceway, continued his magical season. He has captured every pole (three) and has won all but one Superbike main event in 2005. He entered this weekend’s event second in points to teammate Spies (155-152). “Things went pretty well for us,” said Mladin. “I’m really happy with the GSX-R1000. The bike’s unbelievable. It’s certainly making our life a lot easier this year, and we’re happy about it.” Honda’s Jake Zemke, meanwhile, captured the pole in the Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme class with a run of 1:38.791 in qualifying. It was Zemke’s second-career pole at Infineon Raceway and his second pole of the 2005 season. He is looking for his first-ever victory at Infineon Raceway. Zemke holds a two-point lead over teammate Miguel Duhamel (105-103) for the top spot in Formula Xtreme after three events. Duhamel qualified second on Friday (1:38.791), with Attack Kawasaki’s Ben Attard third (1:38.995). Action continues on Saturday with final qualifying for the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, followed by the 28-lap main event (3:50 p.m.). The 17-lap Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme feature will also take place on Saturday (4:50 p.m.). More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: HODGSON ON THE PROVISIONAL FRONT ROW AT INFINEON Sonoma, CA (May 13) — Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson qualified fourth at Infineon Raceway on Friday, good for the provisional front row of the grid at the California track located in the wine country of Sonoma. Hodgson’s best lap on his Ducati 999 was 1:37.787. Eric Bostrom earned sixth on the day with a time of 1:38.425. “As far as the circuit goes, I like the place. We tested here. It’s very physical and there aren’t many straights. If we just improve the bike a little and find some more change of direction, we’ll be in good shape,” said the 2003 World Superbike champion. Hodgson said he liked the combination of settings and tires much better in the qualifying session than he did morning practice at the very tight 12-turn track. “This morning it was terrible but we made some improvements this afternoon. We found a direction for tomorrow. We’ll come out fighting.” Neil said he already had chosen a race tire for Saturday’s 28-lap race, the first of two on the weekend. Neil’s teammate Eric Bostrom had an unlucky qualifying session on Friday the 13th. Eric said a small issue with the bike that proved difficult to diagnose consumed most of the 40-minute session. “The bike seems by far the best ever, but we’ve had some small, little problems that held us back today,” said Bostrom. “I didn’t really get the number of laps I would have liked. We spent some time going in and out of the pits, but at the end of the session we had to put in a good lap for qualifying even though we didn’t have everything completely sorted. We put on a softer race tire and I wasn’t very comfortable and didn’t run it into the corners as much as I normally would. Still, the lap time was pretty good,” said Eric. “That’s the light at the end of the tunnel. The bike can do decent lap times. We could be really fast tomorrow morning or we could be out in left field.” Tomorrow’s Superbike race begins at 3:50 PM local time.

TO: All Licensed Riders and Season Credential Holders FROM: Rob King, Technical Manager DATE: May 12, 2005 SUBJECT: Engine case covers for all classes at AMA Pro Racing Superbike Championship events Effective at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, July 8-10, (round seven) all classes will be required to conform to the following: 1. Original equipment engine side covers that retain oil must be replaced with covers designed specifically to improve resistance to breaking and grind through in the event of a crash. The replacement covers must be made of cast or machined aluminum. 2. If covers for a particular brand/model are not currently produced or are backordered, riders presenting such models at tech inspection will be placed on the technical trouble log. Such riders will then have until the next event to comply with the regulation. DATE: May 12, 2005 SUBJECT: Air intake screens for all classes at AMA Pro Racing Superbike Championship events Effective immediately in all classes, fairing or air intake tube mounted air intake screens are no longer required. Should you have any questions concerning this information, please contact Technical Manager Rob King at (614) 856-1910, extension 1230 or [email protected].

Friday’s Provisional AMA Superbike Practice Times: (current lap record: 1:36.916, Mat Mladin) 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:36.246 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:37.846 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:38.323 4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 1:38.754 5. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 1:39.022 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:39.412 7. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:39.422 8. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:39.462 9. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 1:39.585 10. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:39.636 11. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:39.868 12. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:40.199 13. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:40.458 14. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:40.519 15. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:40.554 16. Jeremy Toye, Honda, 1:41.092 17. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 1:41.499 18. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:41.691 19. Cory West, Suzuki, 1:41.884 20. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:41.988

Provisional Friday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: (current lap record: 1:38.358, Ben Spies) 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:38.921 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:39.210 3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:39.283 4. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:39.453 5. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:40.055 6. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:40.294 7. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:40.359 8. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:40.430 9. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:40.480 10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:40.507 11. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:40.559 12. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:41.930 13. Chris Siglin, 1:42.857 14. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:43.228 15. D. Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:43.749 16. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:44.472 17. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:44.629 18. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:44.530 19. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, 1:45.090 20. Shea Foucheck, Suzuki, 1:45.134

Provisional Friday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Results: (current lap record: 1:37.434, Jamie Hacking) 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:37.416 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:38.301 3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:39.064 4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:39.234 5. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:39.282 6. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:39.435 7. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:40.147 8. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:40.151 9. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:40.320 10. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:40.395 11. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:40.516 12. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:40.710 13. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:40.913 14. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:41.739 15. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:42.257 16. Corey Eaton, Suzuki, 1:42.563 17. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:42.616 18. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:42.637 19. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:42.850 20. Cory Call, Kawasaki, 1:43.416

The 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course at Infineon Raceway remains as it was raced on in 2004, with the exception of a few modifications for safety. Light poles located on rider’s right at the exit of the Carousel, turn six, have been moved approximately 40 feet further away from the racing surface and up a slope. More pavement has been added on rider’s right at the exit of the chicane, but it was not known at post time if this pavement is actually used by riders. Finally, a paved escape road has been added at the turn nine chicane on the motorcycle-only course. A chicane formed with tire walls prevents riders from running through the escape road at speed and gaining an advantage or hitting riders exiting the chicane. Five-time and defending AMA Superbike Champion Mat Mladin is recovering from a cold-like illness. “I shouldn’t have been kissing on Neil (Hodgson) after Fontana,” Mladin joked with Roadracingworld.com Thursday in the paddock. “I’m gonna be 100% tomorrow by 12 o’clock (the scheduled start time of the first AMA Superbike practice. No excuses” American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel and Jake Zemke tested at California Speedway shortly after the AMA race event there, and according to one team member, significant progress was made to the steering and the rear traction of their CBR1000RR Superbikes. Whether those chassis changes will be useful at Infineon Raceway, a completely different style of racetrack than California Speedway, remains to be determined. Duhamel has won five AMA Superbike races at Infineon Raceway. Mladin has won four. Yates, the only other previous winner in the field, won the 1996 AMA Superbike race at what was then known as Sears Point Raceway. The deal that gives computer chip manufacturer Infineon naming rights at Sears Point is a 10-year deal that will continue through the 2011 season. The weather forecast for the Sonoma, California area calls for mild temperatures and no chance of rain during the race weekend. This is significant because AMA Pro Racing does not race at Infineon Raceway in the rain. Texas teen Shea Fouchek is making his AMA debut this weekend on the Safety First Racing team. Fouchek only started racing as an Amateur with the CMRA late in 2004, started the 2005 season as an Amateur, moved up to Expert for one CMRA weekend and, with considerable effort by his team and supporters, was granted an AMA license to race in Formula Xtreme and Supersport this weekend at Infineon Raceway. Fouchek was 25th of 30 in the first Formula Xtreme practice Friday, 6.7 seconds behind pace-setter Jake Zemke. The racing schedule for Sunday has changed, again. Like the schedule at Barber Motorsports Park and unlike the schedule at California Speedway, Supersport will race before Superstock followed by Superbike on Sunday. This means that several riders, including Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates, will have to ride Superstock and Superbike back-to-back on the physically-demanding Infineon Raceway course. AMA Pro Racing Superbike Series Manager Ron Barrick told Roadracingworld.com that the daily race schedules are determined by the order that SPEED Channel wants to shoot/broadcast the races.

Scott Smart altered the suspension set-up on his Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 in the dying minutes of today’s practice for the fifth round of the British Superbike Championship at Mondello Park and immediately slashed a full second from his lap times. Smart crashed at the super-fast turn three in the morning session and was bruised and battered for the afternoon practice. He finished the final few minutes of the day using a new suspension setting and was getting faster with every lap. He claimed 10th quickest and is confident there is a lot more time to come. James Haydon, standing in for the injured British Superbike Champion John Reynolds, suffered a slow speed off in the afternoon while tyre testing on his Rizla Suzuki. He ended up 16th fastest while still learning the circuit. Honda’s Michael Rutter was fastest. Superbike racing starts at 1:15pm on Sunday, May 15th, at Mondello Park in County Kildare, the Republic of Ireland. Scott Smart: “I lost the front of the bike at turn three this morning while pushing for a fast lap time. It was a case of missing the clean line on the circuit by a few inches and running on to a dusty surface and losing grip. My fingers are bruised and my neck slightly stiff – nothing that will slow me down though. “In the afternoon session we methodically tested tyres and settings. It was only with a few minutes to go that we found a setting that I was comfortable with. It completely transformed the bike and I was a lot faster straight away. If there had been another 10 minutes of track time then we would have been a lot further up the time sheets, but that will come tomorrow.” James Haydon: “Mondello Park is a bumpy track with a lot of turns and I am still learning the fast lines. Tomorrow I will follow another rider or two to see if that gives me some ideas where I can make up time. “I had a slow-speed crash today when I changed into neutral instead of first and ran into the gravel trap and toppled over. I was unhurt and got back on my spare bike straightaway. We have a tyre that we tested at the end and a plan to alter the power delivery via the electronics that should help cut our lap times in qualifying.” Robert Wicks – Team Manager: “Today has been frustrating for both Rizla Suzuki riders. At the end of the day Scott found a big improvement from changing his suspension and James improved his times with a new rear tyre – but both ran out of time to make any impact on the top of the time sheets. Both sessions were dogged by red flag interruptions, making it difficult for James and Scott to maintain their momentum. “Both sides of the Rizla Suzuki garage now have a clear direction to take during qualification and we are aiming for both riders to be competing for first and second row starting positions.” Practice Times: 1: Michael Rutter (Honda) 1:39.990, 2: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +1.292, 3: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +1.391, 4: Jonathan Rea (Honda) +1.489, 5: Sean Emmett (Yamaha) +1.954, 6: Michael Laverty (Honda) +2.091, 7: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) +2.106, 8: Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +2.190, 9: Karl Harris (Honda) +2.292, 10: Scott Smart (Rizla Suzuki) +2.516. 16: James Haydon (Rizla Suzuki) +3.048.