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Gibernau Leads Wet Sunday Morning Warm-up At The Chinese Grand Prix

Sunday Morning MotoGP Practice Results: 1. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 2:22.850 2. Jurgen vd GOORBERGH, Honda, 2:23.374 3. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 2:24.159 4. Alex BARROS, Honda, 2:24.594 5. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 2:24.995 6. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 2:25.973 7. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 2:26.200 8. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 2:26.532 9. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 2:26.976 10. James ELLISON, Blata WCM, 2:28.240 11. Olivier JACQUE, Kawasaki, 2:29.002 12. Franco BATTAINI, Blata WCM, 2:30.396 13. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 2:30.579 14. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 2:30.598 15. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 2:30.913 16. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 2:30.937 17. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 2:32.199 18. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 2:34.081 19. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 2:34.599 20. Tohru UKAWA, Moriwaki, 2:35.381 21. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 2:35.909

May 2005

2005 GSX-R1000 vs. 2005 YZF-R1 On The Dyno Riding The Wild MotoCzysz Slipper Clutches: MotoGP Trickle-down Young Guns 2005 First Person: My Life As An SV650 Junkie First Person: Why Some SV650 Racebikes Blow Up First Person: Racing In The Boxer Cup Cribs II: Aaron Gobert World Superbikes In Qatar The Daytona 200 Daytona AMA Inside Info F-USA Daytona Opener Daytona F-USA Inside Info CMRA At Oak Hill CCS At Daytona Letters To The Editor Inside Info 10 Years Ago MotoGP Notes Where Are They Now? Rich Schlachter MotoGP Trivia Numbers New Products John Hopkins: The GP Kid The Crash Page Road Racing, Track Ride, School Calendar Guide To Road Racing Organizations Club Champion: MRA’s Shane Turpin High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Advertisers Index and Directory Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of A Racer On The Front Cover: Racing Editor Chris Ulrich takes the MotoCzysz proof-of-concept prototype for a test ride at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by Kevin Wing.

Stauffer On Australian Superbike Pole Position At Eastern Creek

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Australian Superbike Qualifying Results From Eastern Creek: 1. Daniel STAUFFER, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:31.686 2. Josh BROOKES, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:31.750 3. Jamie STAUFFER, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:31.790 4. Adam FERGUSSON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:32.455 5. Shannon JOHNSON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.077 6. Russell HOLLAND, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:33.091 7. Scott CHARLTON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:33.153 8. Robert BUGDEN, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.247 9. Nick HENDERSON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:33.421 10. Anthony GOBERT, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:33.835 11. Shaun GERONIMI, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.983 12. Shawn GILES, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.034 13. Shannon ETHERIDGE, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:34.203 14. Tony REES, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:34.687 15. Glenn ALLERTON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.950

Updated Post: Zemke Wins AMA Formula Xtreme Race In Fontana

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American Honda’s Jake Zemke took the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship point lead by winning his second consecutive race Saturday at California Speedway. Zemke, the pole-sitter, raced closely with teammate Miguel Duhamel, the two swapping the lead several times throughout the 17-lap event. Zemke slid his CBR600RR under Duhamel on the brakes for turn one to take the lead with two laps to go, an instant before Duhamel ran over the temporary curbing in the switchback, sending him into a big tank-slapper and letting Zemke open a lead. Duhamel fought to make up the lost ground, but a group of three lapped riders got in the veteran’s way on the final lap, securing the victory for Dunlop-equipped Zemke. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec finished third, far behind the Honda duo, on his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600. Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Race Results: 1. Jake Zemke, Honda 2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -1.487 seconds 3. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -37.416 seconds 4. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -46.210 seconds 5. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, -57.408 seconds 6. Chris “Opie” Caylor, Suzuki, -57.462 seconds 7. Alex Gobert, Honda, -57.502 seconds 8. Heath Small, Yamaha, -76.707 seconds 9. Ryan Andrews, Ducati, -77.063 seconds 10. Justin Filice, Honda, -84.301 seconds 11. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, -84.508 seconds 12. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, -1 lap 13. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -1 lap, -0.411 second 14. Tim Knutson, Yamaha, -1 lap, -0.767 second 15. Corey Neuer, Suzuki, -1 lap, -28.628 seconds 16. Jay Tanner, Yamaha, -1 lap, -38.603 seconds 17. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, -1 lap, -79.177 seconds 18. Craig McLean, Ducati, -1 lap, -88.973 seconds 19. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, -5 laps, DNF 20. Chris Peris, Yamaha, -14 laps, DNF, mechanical 21. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, DNS More, from a press release issued by M4 EMGO Suzuki: ANOTHER PODIUM FOR HASKOVEC AT FONTANA Team M4 EMGO Suzuki extended their streak of podium finishes on Saturday at California Speedway, with Vincent Haskovec finishing “on the box” once again. After struggling a bit to get up to speed on Friday, Vincent Haskovec came through on Saturday, claiming his second consecutive AMA Formula Xtreme third-place finish to go along with his Daytona Superstock victory. While many of the rival teams had tested several times at the Southern Californian racetrack, Team M4 EMGO Suzuki was working against the clock to play catch-up. Significant progress was made in their efforts, but not quite enough to where Haskovec was able to fight for the win like he did at Barber Motorsports Park last weekend. “I knew it was going to be a hard battle,” the Czech Republic native admitted. “We didn’t test here. We just showed up on Thursday and got rained out. I wasn’t really happy about that. So we started the weekend a little bit behind. To be totally honest, I couldn’t find the rhythm all weekend; I was just searching. We were going in the direction we wanted to go in terms of set-up, but it looks like we kind of ran out of time. Obviously it was a good race, but I’d like to be a little closer to the leaders and we’re going to work to make that happen next time out.” Haskovec and teammate Geoff May also took part in Saturday’s 100k AMA Superbike final. Haskovec picked up another top-ten finish, taking tenth place on his Pirelli-shod Superstock-spec machine, while May came home in thirteenth. Before the afternoon’s races, the two qualified their GSX-R-based racebikes in preparation of Sunday’s finals. Haskovec claimed a second row starting spot for the 17-lap Superstock final, qualifying seventh best with a quick lap of 1:26.240. May will start a row further back; the Georgian was ninth overall, setting a best time of 1:26.656. He was also ninth fastest in Supersport qualifying at 1:28.769. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki will have a busy day on Sunday to close out the California Speedway weekend. The schedule features another 28-lap Superbike final in addition to the 17-lap Supersport and Superstock races. More, from a press release issued by Team EMGO Taiwan: Team EMGO Taiwan takes another step towards the podium FONTANA, CA (30 April, 05) Chris “Opie” Caylor continues to advance towards the podium with his strong top 10 finish at California Speedway. Caylor rode his Team Emgo Taiwan sponsored Suzuki GSX-R 600 to within .06 seconds of a fifth place finish after qualifying on the second row. Caylor started the weekend by attending promoter practice on Thursday. “Without that practice we would of only had one session before qualifying,” said Caylor from his garage. “Yeah, it’s an hour long session but if your trying different things that take time to change, the hour slips by pretty quickly. Having a whole day prior allowed us to zero in on the setup early and we used Friday practice to fine tune and start to ride at race pace.” Caylor would like to thank Fastrack Riders and Team Hammer for the Suzuki Privateer Appreciation Practice Day. “It made all the difference in the world.” Opie turned very consistant lap times throughout practice, qualifying and the race. He was able to shave time by heeding advice from Suzuki’s Kevin Schwantz who was spotting Opie at several key sections of the 2.3 mile track and coaching him on lines, body position and strategy. Tire selection again played a key role in Caylor’s finish. “Rick Koger at Dunlop always had time to discuss compounds, sizes and grip with me. He made several suggestions that we’d try and then listened to the feedback after every time out on the track. The slicks we decided on have amazing side-grip and work awesome on the 600.” Team EMGO Taiwan and owner / rider Chris “Opie” Caylor are already looking forward to another strong finish at the next round at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Please look for them in the pits and help support their drive for the podium.

Updated Post: Spies Wins First AMA Superbike Race Of Career At California Speedway

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Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, 20, took the first AMA Superbike race win of his career Saturday under an unusual set of circumstances at California Speedway. Due to red flags, Saturday’s Superbike was started three different times, and each time Mat Mladin took charge on his GSX-R1000 and started building a lead. On race lap 21, however, Mladin, who had a seven-second advantage, suddenly slowed and stopped with mechanical problems. Neil Hodgson inherited the lead on his Ducati Austin 999 — a small lead over Spies and his teammate Aaron Yates. Hodgson, who has been suffering flu symptoms all weekend, led to the last lap with Spies furiously looking for a way past the whole time. As the last-lap battle was shaping up, Hodgson made a mistake and ran wide, opening the door for Spies, who had to ride around machine problems of his own during the final segment of the race. Yates also came past Hodgson to take a close second behind his teammate. Hodgson recovered in time to salvage third. With the victory, Spies takes over the AMA Superbike Championship lead, but Mladin remains in contention thanks to the point advantage he built during the first three races of the season and the bonus points for earning pole position at California Speedway and leading the most laps in Saturday’s race. Saturday’s AMA Superbike Race Results: 1. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 28 laps 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -0.665 second 3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -2.977 seconds 4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -13.137 seconds 5. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -15.968 seconds 6. Jake Zemke, Honda, -30.562 seconds 7. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -31.772 seconds 8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -39.183 seconds 9. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -39.217 seconds 10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -55.455 seconds 11. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -56.485 seconds 12. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -65.141 seconds 13. Geoff May, Suzuki, -65.530 seconds 14. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -70.059 seconds 15. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -79.963 seconds 16. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -80.671 seconds 17. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -86.646 seconds 18. Clint McBain, Suzuki, -1 lap, -26.723 seconds 19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -1 lap, -28.036 seconds 20. Brent George, Suzuki, -1 lap, -32.173 seconds 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap, -32.172 seconds 22. Mark Ledesma, Honda, -1 lap, -34.163 seconds 23. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, -1 lap, -49.587 seconds 24. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -1 lap, -78.149 seconds 25. David Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap, -78.576 seconds 26. David Sanders, Suzuki, -1 lap, -78.639 seconds 27. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha, -1 lap, -90.765 seconds 28. Peter Holzinger, Suzuki, -2 laps 29. John Haner, Suzuki, -2 laps, -5.406 seconds 30. Cory West, Suzuki, -6 laps 31. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -7 laps, DNF, mechanical 32. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -23 laps, DNF 33. Heath Small, Yamaha, -23 laps, DNF, crash 34. Larry Pegram, Honda, -28 laps, DNF 35. Jeff Tigert, Honda, -28 laps, DNF, crash 36. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -28 laps, DNF, crash 37. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, DNS 38. Jason Curtis, Suzuki, DNS AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 17 races): 1. Spies, 123 points 2. Hodgson, 120 points 3. Mladin, 115 points 4. Yates, 114 points 5. Duhamel, 105 points 6. Eric Bostrom, 95 points 7. Craggill, 82 points 8. Acree, 70 points 9. Rapp, 68 points 10. Haskovec, 67 points More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: HODGSON WITHIN THREE POINTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER FONTANA PODIUM (FONTANA, CA, April 30) Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson came very close to his first ever AMA Superbike win on Saturday at California Speedway, finishing a close third after leading the race on the final lap. Hodgson, despite an illness, fought for the win before running his Ducati 999 wide in turn three. The 2003 World Champion regrouped to take third position, 2.977 seconds behind the winner. Eric Bostrom showed his return to form and finished fifth on his 999 after leading the race in the early stages. Hodgson, who still maintains second in the series standings after four races and has been on the podium for three of them, explained what happened on the last lap after the exciting but chaotic race. “Honestly, I went through the chicane at the start of the last lap a gear too high. I couldn’t do anything about it but it catapulted me into the next turn. I braked where I had been for every lap, but I was going maybe five miles an hour faster and I couldn’t get it stopped. The tires were shot at that stage, on the last lap of a hard race. You just try to drift it into the corner; I was just a passenger and the race was over. I couldn’t believe what happened and I was devastated. That’s racing and I’ve done it before and I’ll probably do it again one day. We’ve all done it, we all push hard and it’s not easy.” While Hodsgon was disappointed in missing an opportunity to share a victory with the Ducati faithful, his effort in the 28-lap race stopped twice for red flags is to be commended. “I was actually sick in my helmet about race distance,” said Hodgson. “Yesterday I felt like death. Today I felt a hundred times better but I don’t feel good. I’m hoping to get a good night’s sleep and feel better tomorrow.” For the team, the long-term goal of the AMA championship remains in sight, even if an opportunity for a win eluded them today. “It was very exciting at the end. Neil was doing a tremendous job of riding his heart out. He tried to do his best to keep the other riders behind him, he just went in a little too hot and missed the turn,” said team manager Tom Bodenbach. “We’ve had faith we could do it, but maybe this is a little proof.” Eric Bostrom took the lead at the start and diced with the frontrunners. “All weekend long, we’ve gone quicker with less effort but in the race I didn’t have quite the speed everyone else had. We had a great start in the first part of the race before the red flags. I went into the lead for a little while. I just wish we could maintain that speed. We’ll definitely try something tomorrow to get some more grip.” Tomorrow’s Superbike race begins at 3:00PM local time. Fontana Race Results — 1. Spies (Suzuki) 2. Yates, (Suzuki) 3. NEIL HODGSON (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 4. DuHamel (Honda) 5. ERIC BOSTROM (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) AMA Superbike Points (After 4 of 17 races) 1. Spies (Suzuki) 123, 2. NEIL HODGSON (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 120 3. Mladin (Suzuki) 115, 4. Yates (Suzuki) 114, 5. DuHamel (Honda) 105, 6. ERIC BOSTROM (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 95 More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won the first AMA Superbike race of his career and Team Suzuki’s 70th AMA Superbike victory at the California Speedway circuit in Houston – the young Texan taking advantage of a mechanical failure by his team mate Mat Mladin and a last-lap miscue by Ducati’s Neil Hodgson. Mladin, the winner of the opening three rounds, looked to have the race in the bag as he led by 7.1 seconds with eight laps to go. But things went wrong and the Australian appeared to have clutch troubles that put him out of the race. That left a great battle to the finish with Hodgson, Spies and Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates going to the bitter end. With one lap to go, Hodgson led by a fraction, but it all went wrong on the entrance to turn three, the Brit running wide and allowing both Suzukis to go underneath him and Spies won by just .666 of a second. The win puts Spies into the championship points lead with 123 points to Hodgson’s 120. Mladin is third with 115 points, one clear of Yates. Spies said, “This is one of my stronger tracks and I knew my first shot at a win would be here. I also know I’m going to get better as the season goes on, so hopefully I can keep getting better at every track we go to. Just the way things worked out, it was kind of a weird win, but it was still a win and I’ll take it. I’m really happy.” Spies was followed to the chequered flag by his Suzuki team mate Aaron Yates, who picked up his second Superbike podium finish of ’05. Five-time Superbike champ Mladin looked like a good bet to pick up his fourth consecutive win, but the determined rider was forced to drop out of the lead deep into the race after encountering mechanical problems. Despite the Australian’s misfortune, his team mates proved they were more than capable of picking up the slack. Second-placed Yates said: “We were pushing hard and we had a good race going — I’m sure everybody enjoyed it. It’s great for Suzuki to be one-two.” Suzuki-mounted riders filled out half of the top ten: In addition to winner Spies and runner-up Yates, Jordan Motorsports’ Steve Rapp, Mat Mladin Motorsports’ Marty Craggill, and Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec finished eighth, ninth, and tenth, respectively. Haskovec also earned a trophy for Suzuki on the day by finishing third in the 60k Formula Xtreme final aboard his powerful GSX-R600. It was the Czech Republic native’s second straight podium finish in the class. MPT Racing’s Danny Eslick and EMGO-backed Chris “Opie” Caylor joined Haskovec near the top of the results sheet. Eslick finished fourth, while Caylor came home sixth.

Tommy Hayden Takes AMA Supersport Championship Lead With Pole Position Bonus Point At Fontana

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Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results: 1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.672* 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:26.764 3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:26.925 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.351 5. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:27.473 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:27.690 7. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:27.812 8. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:28.535 9. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:28.769 10. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:28.982 11. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:29.363 12. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:29.523 13. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:29.740 14. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:29.918 15. Chris Siglin, Yamaha, 1:30.214 16. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.928 17. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:31.489 18. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:31.542 19. Jim Wood, Kawasaki, 1:31.752 20. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.407 21. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:32.449 22. Ricky Orlando, Kawasaki, 1:32.640 23. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 1:32.640 24. Chad Rolland, Yamaha, 1:32.855 25. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:32.973 26. Michael Beck, Yamaha, 1:33.361 27. Tim Knutson, Yamaha, 1:33.664 28. Chad Lewin, Suzuki, 1:33.687 29. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:33.872 30. Ryan Hoffman, Kawasaki, 1:33.885 31. Blair Sullenger, Yamaha, 1:33.902 32. Tristan Schoenewald, Honda, 1:34.720 33. Shaun Summers, Yamaha, 1:36.147 34. Samuel Carnibucci, Yamaha, 1:36.397 35. Eugene Bazyl, Yamaha, 1:36.547 36. Raul Padilla, Suzuki, 1:36.934 37. William Clarke, Yamaha, 1:37.165 38. J.C. Gibbs, Yamaha, 1:40.804 *New lap record

Recent Births: Riley Emilia Williams, Colin Dudley Bell, Karlee Anne Aitken-Cade

CMRA racer Anthony Williams and wife Cricket had a daughter, Riley Emilia Williams, April 17 at Fort Hood, Texas. WERA racer Myron Bell and wife Rita had a son, Colin Dudley Bell, April 27 in Georgetown, Kentucky. USGPRU President and 125cc GP racer Stewart Aitken-Cade and wife Heather had a daughter, Karlee Anne Aitken-Cade April 28 in Baltimore, Maryland.

DiSalvo Grabs AMA Superstock Pole Position With Lap Record Of California Speedway

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Graves Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo dominated AMA Superstock qualifying Saturday at California Speedway with not one but two laps worthy of pole position and a new lap record of the 2.3-mile infield road course. With his first Dunlop qualifier mounted to his YZF-R1, DiSalvo turned a lap of 1:24.723, well under Ben Spies’ old lap record of 1:25.341, turned in 2004. Any question as to the legitimacy of DiSalvo’s time came when he mounted his second qualifier late in the session and lapped at 1:24.688. DiSalvo’s teammate and title rival Jamie Hacking had his first quick lap, a 1:25.5, taken away for cutting the course on the lap prior, but his second quick lap of 1:25.276 counted for the second spot on the grid. Aaron Yates crashed his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 early in the 40-minute Superstock qualifying session, but the Georgian returned to the track on his spare bike in time to record a third-quick 1:25.902. Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden claimed the final spot on the front row with a 1:25.920 on his factory ZX-10R in the closing seconds of the session. Row two of the grid for Sunday’s Superstock race will include Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster (1:26.058), Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Steve Rapp (1:26.219), Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec (1:26.240) and Roger Hayden (1:26.463). Row three will be composed of Geoff May, Aaron Gobert and Lion Racing’s John Haner and Jake Holden. Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:24.688 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:25.276 3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:25.902 4. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:25.920 5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:26.058 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:26.219 7. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:26.240 8. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.463 9. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:26.656 10. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:26.664 11. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:26.992 12. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:27.234 13. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:27.282 14. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:27.336 15. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:27.842 16. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:28.416 17. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:28.938 18. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:29.013 19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:29.396 20. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:29.429 21. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:29.685 22. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:30.087 23. Michael Beck, Yamaha, 1:31.842 24. Skye Girard, Yamaha, 1:31.855 25. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:31.879 26. John Chen, Suzuki, 1:31.899 27. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, 1:32.098 28. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:32.192 29. Mark Simon, Yamaha, 1:32.701 30. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, 1:32.837 31. Brad Puetz, Suzuki, 1:33.404 32. Steven Weir, Kawasaki, 1:33.797 33. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:33.864 34. Lance Williams, Suzuki, 1:33.891 35. Marcel Graeber, Suzuki, 1:36.040

R.I.P. Chris Junge

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Chris Junge, the 70-year-old father and crew member of Vesrah Suzuki’s Mark Junge, died from a heart attack Friday at his home near Chicago, Illinois. Before retiring, Chris Junge was a corporate pilot. He has been involved in Mark Junge’s racing program since 1993 and at the WERA National Endurance race at JenningsGP earlier this month was the front axle man on the Vesrah Suzuki endurance pit crew. Chris Junge also built the SV1000 engines raced by his son and SV1000 Cup Champion Tray Batey. A viewing has been scheduled for 5:00 9:00 p.m. May 4 at Marsh Funeral Home in Gurnee, Illinois (847) 336-0127, followed by funeral services May 5 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of sending cards or flowers, Mark Junge has asked that donations be made to either the Wegman Fund for injured riders or the Roadracing World Action Fund.

Zemke Still Quickest In Final AMA Formula Xtreme Practice In California

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Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Formula Xtreme Practice Times: 1. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:26.806 2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:27.711 3. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:28.801 4. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:29.482 5. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:29.552 6. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:29.741 7. Chris Caylor, Suzuki, 1:29.847 8. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:30.343 9. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:30.385 10. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:30.577 11. Ryan Andrews, Ducati, 1:31.595 12. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:32.484 13. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.720 14. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:32.813 15. Tim Knutson, Yamaha, 1:33.079 16. Corey Neuer, Suzuki, 1:33.315 17. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 1:33.378 18. Craig McLean, 1:34.664 19. Jay Tanner, Yamaha, 1:34.921 20. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, 1:39.295 21. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, no time

Gibernau Leads Wet Sunday Morning Warm-up At The Chinese Grand Prix

Sunday Morning MotoGP Practice Results: 1. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 2:22.850 2. Jurgen vd GOORBERGH, Honda, 2:23.374 3. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 2:24.159 4. Alex BARROS, Honda, 2:24.594 5. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 2:24.995 6. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 2:25.973 7. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 2:26.200 8. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 2:26.532 9. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 2:26.976 10. James ELLISON, Blata WCM, 2:28.240 11. Olivier JACQUE, Kawasaki, 2:29.002 12. Franco BATTAINI, Blata WCM, 2:30.396 13. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 2:30.579 14. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 2:30.598 15. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 2:30.913 16. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 2:30.937 17. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 2:32.199 18. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 2:34.081 19. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 2:34.599 20. Tohru UKAWA, Moriwaki, 2:35.381 21. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 2:35.909

May 2005

2005 GSX-R1000 vs. 2005 YZF-R1 On The Dyno Riding The Wild MotoCzysz Slipper Clutches: MotoGP Trickle-down Young Guns 2005 First Person: My Life As An SV650 Junkie First Person: Why Some SV650 Racebikes Blow Up First Person: Racing In The Boxer Cup Cribs II: Aaron Gobert World Superbikes In Qatar The Daytona 200 Daytona AMA Inside Info F-USA Daytona Opener Daytona F-USA Inside Info CMRA At Oak Hill CCS At Daytona Letters To The Editor Inside Info 10 Years Ago MotoGP Notes Where Are They Now? Rich Schlachter MotoGP Trivia Numbers New Products John Hopkins: The GP Kid The Crash Page Road Racing, Track Ride, School Calendar Guide To Road Racing Organizations Club Champion: MRA’s Shane Turpin High-Performance Parts & Services Directory Want Ads Advertisers Index and Directory Chris Ulrich: Adventures Of A Racer On The Front Cover: Racing Editor Chris Ulrich takes the MotoCzysz proof-of-concept prototype for a test ride at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Photo by Kevin Wing.

Stauffer On Australian Superbike Pole Position At Eastern Creek

Australian Superbike Qualifying Results From Eastern Creek: 1. Daniel STAUFFER, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:31.686 2. Josh BROOKES, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:31.750 3. Jamie STAUFFER, Kawasaki ZX-10R, 1:31.790 4. Adam FERGUSSON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:32.455 5. Shannon JOHNSON, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.077 6. Russell HOLLAND, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:33.091 7. Scott CHARLTON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:33.153 8. Robert BUGDEN, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.247 9. Nick HENDERSON, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:33.421 10. Anthony GOBERT, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:33.835 11. Shaun GERONIMI, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:33.983 12. Shawn GILES, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.034 13. Shannon ETHERIDGE, Honda CBR1000RR, 1:34.203 14. Tony REES, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:34.687 15. Glenn ALLERTON, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:34.950

Updated Post: Zemke Wins AMA Formula Xtreme Race In Fontana

American Honda’s Jake Zemke took the AMA Formula Xtreme Championship point lead by winning his second consecutive race Saturday at California Speedway. Zemke, the pole-sitter, raced closely with teammate Miguel Duhamel, the two swapping the lead several times throughout the 17-lap event. Zemke slid his CBR600RR under Duhamel on the brakes for turn one to take the lead with two laps to go, an instant before Duhamel ran over the temporary curbing in the switchback, sending him into a big tank-slapper and letting Zemke open a lead. Duhamel fought to make up the lost ground, but a group of three lapped riders got in the veteran’s way on the final lap, securing the victory for Dunlop-equipped Zemke. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec finished third, far behind the Honda duo, on his Pirelli-shod GSX-R600. Provisional AMA Formula Xtreme Race Results: 1. Jake Zemke, Honda 2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -1.487 seconds 3. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -37.416 seconds 4. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, -46.210 seconds 5. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, -57.408 seconds 6. Chris “Opie” Caylor, Suzuki, -57.462 seconds 7. Alex Gobert, Honda, -57.502 seconds 8. Heath Small, Yamaha, -76.707 seconds 9. Ryan Andrews, Ducati, -77.063 seconds 10. Justin Filice, Honda, -84.301 seconds 11. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, -84.508 seconds 12. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, -1 lap 13. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, -1 lap, -0.411 second 14. Tim Knutson, Yamaha, -1 lap, -0.767 second 15. Corey Neuer, Suzuki, -1 lap, -28.628 seconds 16. Jay Tanner, Yamaha, -1 lap, -38.603 seconds 17. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, -1 lap, -79.177 seconds 18. Craig McLean, Ducati, -1 lap, -88.973 seconds 19. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, -5 laps, DNF 20. Chris Peris, Yamaha, -14 laps, DNF, mechanical 21. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, DNS More, from a press release issued by M4 EMGO Suzuki: ANOTHER PODIUM FOR HASKOVEC AT FONTANA Team M4 EMGO Suzuki extended their streak of podium finishes on Saturday at California Speedway, with Vincent Haskovec finishing “on the box” once again. After struggling a bit to get up to speed on Friday, Vincent Haskovec came through on Saturday, claiming his second consecutive AMA Formula Xtreme third-place finish to go along with his Daytona Superstock victory. While many of the rival teams had tested several times at the Southern Californian racetrack, Team M4 EMGO Suzuki was working against the clock to play catch-up. Significant progress was made in their efforts, but not quite enough to where Haskovec was able to fight for the win like he did at Barber Motorsports Park last weekend. “I knew it was going to be a hard battle,” the Czech Republic native admitted. “We didn’t test here. We just showed up on Thursday and got rained out. I wasn’t really happy about that. So we started the weekend a little bit behind. To be totally honest, I couldn’t find the rhythm all weekend; I was just searching. We were going in the direction we wanted to go in terms of set-up, but it looks like we kind of ran out of time. Obviously it was a good race, but I’d like to be a little closer to the leaders and we’re going to work to make that happen next time out.” Haskovec and teammate Geoff May also took part in Saturday’s 100k AMA Superbike final. Haskovec picked up another top-ten finish, taking tenth place on his Pirelli-shod Superstock-spec machine, while May came home in thirteenth. Before the afternoon’s races, the two qualified their GSX-R-based racebikes in preparation of Sunday’s finals. Haskovec claimed a second row starting spot for the 17-lap Superstock final, qualifying seventh best with a quick lap of 1:26.240. May will start a row further back; the Georgian was ninth overall, setting a best time of 1:26.656. He was also ninth fastest in Supersport qualifying at 1:28.769. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki will have a busy day on Sunday to close out the California Speedway weekend. The schedule features another 28-lap Superbike final in addition to the 17-lap Supersport and Superstock races. More, from a press release issued by Team EMGO Taiwan: Team EMGO Taiwan takes another step towards the podium FONTANA, CA (30 April, 05) Chris “Opie” Caylor continues to advance towards the podium with his strong top 10 finish at California Speedway. Caylor rode his Team Emgo Taiwan sponsored Suzuki GSX-R 600 to within .06 seconds of a fifth place finish after qualifying on the second row. Caylor started the weekend by attending promoter practice on Thursday. “Without that practice we would of only had one session before qualifying,” said Caylor from his garage. “Yeah, it’s an hour long session but if your trying different things that take time to change, the hour slips by pretty quickly. Having a whole day prior allowed us to zero in on the setup early and we used Friday practice to fine tune and start to ride at race pace.” Caylor would like to thank Fastrack Riders and Team Hammer for the Suzuki Privateer Appreciation Practice Day. “It made all the difference in the world.” Opie turned very consistant lap times throughout practice, qualifying and the race. He was able to shave time by heeding advice from Suzuki’s Kevin Schwantz who was spotting Opie at several key sections of the 2.3 mile track and coaching him on lines, body position and strategy. Tire selection again played a key role in Caylor’s finish. “Rick Koger at Dunlop always had time to discuss compounds, sizes and grip with me. He made several suggestions that we’d try and then listened to the feedback after every time out on the track. The slicks we decided on have amazing side-grip and work awesome on the 600.” Team EMGO Taiwan and owner / rider Chris “Opie” Caylor are already looking forward to another strong finish at the next round at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Please look for them in the pits and help support their drive for the podium.

Updated Post: Spies Wins First AMA Superbike Race Of Career At California Speedway

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies, 20, took the first AMA Superbike race win of his career Saturday under an unusual set of circumstances at California Speedway. Due to red flags, Saturday’s Superbike was started three different times, and each time Mat Mladin took charge on his GSX-R1000 and started building a lead. On race lap 21, however, Mladin, who had a seven-second advantage, suddenly slowed and stopped with mechanical problems. Neil Hodgson inherited the lead on his Ducati Austin 999 — a small lead over Spies and his teammate Aaron Yates. Hodgson, who has been suffering flu symptoms all weekend, led to the last lap with Spies furiously looking for a way past the whole time. As the last-lap battle was shaping up, Hodgson made a mistake and ran wide, opening the door for Spies, who had to ride around machine problems of his own during the final segment of the race. Yates also came past Hodgson to take a close second behind his teammate. Hodgson recovered in time to salvage third. With the victory, Spies takes over the AMA Superbike Championship lead, but Mladin remains in contention thanks to the point advantage he built during the first three races of the season and the bonus points for earning pole position at California Speedway and leading the most laps in Saturday’s race. Saturday’s AMA Superbike Race Results: 1. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 28 laps 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -0.665 second 3. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -2.977 seconds 4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -13.137 seconds 5. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -15.968 seconds 6. Jake Zemke, Honda, -30.562 seconds 7. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -31.772 seconds 8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -39.183 seconds 9. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -39.217 seconds 10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -55.455 seconds 11. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -56.485 seconds 12. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -65.141 seconds 13. Geoff May, Suzuki, -65.530 seconds 14. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -70.059 seconds 15. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -79.963 seconds 16. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -80.671 seconds 17. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -86.646 seconds 18. Clint McBain, Suzuki, -1 lap, -26.723 seconds 19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -1 lap, -28.036 seconds 20. Brent George, Suzuki, -1 lap, -32.173 seconds 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap, -32.172 seconds 22. Mark Ledesma, Honda, -1 lap, -34.163 seconds 23. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, -1 lap, -49.587 seconds 24. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -1 lap, -78.149 seconds 25. David Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap, -78.576 seconds 26. David Sanders, Suzuki, -1 lap, -78.639 seconds 27. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha, -1 lap, -90.765 seconds 28. Peter Holzinger, Suzuki, -2 laps 29. John Haner, Suzuki, -2 laps, -5.406 seconds 30. Cory West, Suzuki, -6 laps 31. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -7 laps, DNF, mechanical 32. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -23 laps, DNF 33. Heath Small, Yamaha, -23 laps, DNF, crash 34. Larry Pegram, Honda, -28 laps, DNF 35. Jeff Tigert, Honda, -28 laps, DNF, crash 36. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -28 laps, DNF, crash 37. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, DNS 38. Jason Curtis, Suzuki, DNS AMA Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 17 races): 1. Spies, 123 points 2. Hodgson, 120 points 3. Mladin, 115 points 4. Yates, 114 points 5. Duhamel, 105 points 6. Eric Bostrom, 95 points 7. Craggill, 82 points 8. Acree, 70 points 9. Rapp, 68 points 10. Haskovec, 67 points More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: HODGSON WITHIN THREE POINTS OF CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER FONTANA PODIUM (FONTANA, CA, April 30) Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson came very close to his first ever AMA Superbike win on Saturday at California Speedway, finishing a close third after leading the race on the final lap. Hodgson, despite an illness, fought for the win before running his Ducati 999 wide in turn three. The 2003 World Champion regrouped to take third position, 2.977 seconds behind the winner. Eric Bostrom showed his return to form and finished fifth on his 999 after leading the race in the early stages. Hodgson, who still maintains second in the series standings after four races and has been on the podium for three of them, explained what happened on the last lap after the exciting but chaotic race. “Honestly, I went through the chicane at the start of the last lap a gear too high. I couldn’t do anything about it but it catapulted me into the next turn. I braked where I had been for every lap, but I was going maybe five miles an hour faster and I couldn’t get it stopped. The tires were shot at that stage, on the last lap of a hard race. You just try to drift it into the corner; I was just a passenger and the race was over. I couldn’t believe what happened and I was devastated. That’s racing and I’ve done it before and I’ll probably do it again one day. We’ve all done it, we all push hard and it’s not easy.” While Hodsgon was disappointed in missing an opportunity to share a victory with the Ducati faithful, his effort in the 28-lap race stopped twice for red flags is to be commended. “I was actually sick in my helmet about race distance,” said Hodgson. “Yesterday I felt like death. Today I felt a hundred times better but I don’t feel good. I’m hoping to get a good night’s sleep and feel better tomorrow.” For the team, the long-term goal of the AMA championship remains in sight, even if an opportunity for a win eluded them today. “It was very exciting at the end. Neil was doing a tremendous job of riding his heart out. He tried to do his best to keep the other riders behind him, he just went in a little too hot and missed the turn,” said team manager Tom Bodenbach. “We’ve had faith we could do it, but maybe this is a little proof.” Eric Bostrom took the lead at the start and diced with the frontrunners. “All weekend long, we’ve gone quicker with less effort but in the race I didn’t have quite the speed everyone else had. We had a great start in the first part of the race before the red flags. I went into the lead for a little while. I just wish we could maintain that speed. We’ll definitely try something tomorrow to get some more grip.” Tomorrow’s Superbike race begins at 3:00PM local time. Fontana Race Results — 1. Spies (Suzuki) 2. Yates, (Suzuki) 3. NEIL HODGSON (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 4. DuHamel (Honda) 5. ERIC BOSTROM (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) AMA Superbike Points (After 4 of 17 races) 1. Spies (Suzuki) 123, 2. NEIL HODGSON (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 120 3. Mladin (Suzuki) 115, 4. Yates (Suzuki) 114, 5. DuHamel (Honda) 105, 6. ERIC BOSTROM (PARTS UNLIMITED DUCATI AUSTIN 999) 95 More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won the first AMA Superbike race of his career and Team Suzuki’s 70th AMA Superbike victory at the California Speedway circuit in Houston – the young Texan taking advantage of a mechanical failure by his team mate Mat Mladin and a last-lap miscue by Ducati’s Neil Hodgson. Mladin, the winner of the opening three rounds, looked to have the race in the bag as he led by 7.1 seconds with eight laps to go. But things went wrong and the Australian appeared to have clutch troubles that put him out of the race. That left a great battle to the finish with Hodgson, Spies and Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates going to the bitter end. With one lap to go, Hodgson led by a fraction, but it all went wrong on the entrance to turn three, the Brit running wide and allowing both Suzukis to go underneath him and Spies won by just .666 of a second. The win puts Spies into the championship points lead with 123 points to Hodgson’s 120. Mladin is third with 115 points, one clear of Yates. Spies said, “This is one of my stronger tracks and I knew my first shot at a win would be here. I also know I’m going to get better as the season goes on, so hopefully I can keep getting better at every track we go to. Just the way things worked out, it was kind of a weird win, but it was still a win and I’ll take it. I’m really happy.” Spies was followed to the chequered flag by his Suzuki team mate Aaron Yates, who picked up his second Superbike podium finish of ’05. Five-time Superbike champ Mladin looked like a good bet to pick up his fourth consecutive win, but the determined rider was forced to drop out of the lead deep into the race after encountering mechanical problems. Despite the Australian’s misfortune, his team mates proved they were more than capable of picking up the slack. Second-placed Yates said: “We were pushing hard and we had a good race going — I’m sure everybody enjoyed it. It’s great for Suzuki to be one-two.” Suzuki-mounted riders filled out half of the top ten: In addition to winner Spies and runner-up Yates, Jordan Motorsports’ Steve Rapp, Mat Mladin Motorsports’ Marty Craggill, and Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec finished eighth, ninth, and tenth, respectively. Haskovec also earned a trophy for Suzuki on the day by finishing third in the 60k Formula Xtreme final aboard his powerful GSX-R600. It was the Czech Republic native’s second straight podium finish in the class. MPT Racing’s Danny Eslick and EMGO-backed Chris “Opie” Caylor joined Haskovec near the top of the results sheet. Eslick finished fourth, while Caylor came home sixth.

Tommy Hayden Takes AMA Supersport Championship Lead With Pole Position Bonus Point At Fontana

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results: 1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.672* 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:26.764 3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:26.925 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.351 5. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:27.473 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:27.690 7. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:27.812 8. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:28.535 9. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:28.769 10. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:28.982 11. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:29.363 12. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:29.523 13. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:29.740 14. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:29.918 15. Chris Siglin, Yamaha, 1:30.214 16. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.928 17. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:31.489 18. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:31.542 19. Jim Wood, Kawasaki, 1:31.752 20. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.407 21. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:32.449 22. Ricky Orlando, Kawasaki, 1:32.640 23. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 1:32.640 24. Chad Rolland, Yamaha, 1:32.855 25. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:32.973 26. Michael Beck, Yamaha, 1:33.361 27. Tim Knutson, Yamaha, 1:33.664 28. Chad Lewin, Suzuki, 1:33.687 29. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:33.872 30. Ryan Hoffman, Kawasaki, 1:33.885 31. Blair Sullenger, Yamaha, 1:33.902 32. Tristan Schoenewald, Honda, 1:34.720 33. Shaun Summers, Yamaha, 1:36.147 34. Samuel Carnibucci, Yamaha, 1:36.397 35. Eugene Bazyl, Yamaha, 1:36.547 36. Raul Padilla, Suzuki, 1:36.934 37. William Clarke, Yamaha, 1:37.165 38. J.C. Gibbs, Yamaha, 1:40.804 *New lap record

Recent Births: Riley Emilia Williams, Colin Dudley Bell, Karlee Anne Aitken-Cade

CMRA racer Anthony Williams and wife Cricket had a daughter, Riley Emilia Williams, April 17 at Fort Hood, Texas. WERA racer Myron Bell and wife Rita had a son, Colin Dudley Bell, April 27 in Georgetown, Kentucky. USGPRU President and 125cc GP racer Stewart Aitken-Cade and wife Heather had a daughter, Karlee Anne Aitken-Cade April 28 in Baltimore, Maryland.

DiSalvo Grabs AMA Superstock Pole Position With Lap Record Of California Speedway

Graves Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo dominated AMA Superstock qualifying Saturday at California Speedway with not one but two laps worthy of pole position and a new lap record of the 2.3-mile infield road course. With his first Dunlop qualifier mounted to his YZF-R1, DiSalvo turned a lap of 1:24.723, well under Ben Spies’ old lap record of 1:25.341, turned in 2004. Any question as to the legitimacy of DiSalvo’s time came when he mounted his second qualifier late in the session and lapped at 1:24.688. DiSalvo’s teammate and title rival Jamie Hacking had his first quick lap, a 1:25.5, taken away for cutting the course on the lap prior, but his second quick lap of 1:25.276 counted for the second spot on the grid. Aaron Yates crashed his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 early in the 40-minute Superstock qualifying session, but the Georgian returned to the track on his spare bike in time to record a third-quick 1:25.902. Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden claimed the final spot on the front row with a 1:25.920 on his factory ZX-10R in the closing seconds of the session. Row two of the grid for Sunday’s Superstock race will include Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster (1:26.058), Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Steve Rapp (1:26.219), Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec (1:26.240) and Roger Hayden (1:26.463). Row three will be composed of Geoff May, Aaron Gobert and Lion Racing’s John Haner and Jake Holden. Provisional AMA Superstock Qualifying Results: 1. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:24.688 2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:25.276 3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:25.902 4. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:25.920 5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:26.058 6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:26.219 7. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:26.240 8. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.463 9. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:26.656 10. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:26.664 11. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:26.992 12. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:27.234 13. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:27.282 14. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:27.336 15. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:27.842 16. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:28.416 17. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:28.938 18. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:29.013 19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:29.396 20. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:29.429 21. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:29.685 22. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:30.087 23. Michael Beck, Yamaha, 1:31.842 24. Skye Girard, Yamaha, 1:31.855 25. Akira Tamitsuji, Suzuki, 1:31.879 26. John Chen, Suzuki, 1:31.899 27. Reno Karimian, Suzuki, 1:32.098 28. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha, 1:32.192 29. Mark Simon, Yamaha, 1:32.701 30. Montez Stewart, Suzuki, 1:32.837 31. Brad Puetz, Suzuki, 1:33.404 32. Steven Weir, Kawasaki, 1:33.797 33. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:33.864 34. Lance Williams, Suzuki, 1:33.891 35. Marcel Graeber, Suzuki, 1:36.040

R.I.P. Chris Junge

Chris Junge, the 70-year-old father and crew member of Vesrah Suzuki’s Mark Junge, died from a heart attack Friday at his home near Chicago, Illinois. Before retiring, Chris Junge was a corporate pilot. He has been involved in Mark Junge’s racing program since 1993 and at the WERA National Endurance race at JenningsGP earlier this month was the front axle man on the Vesrah Suzuki endurance pit crew. Chris Junge also built the SV1000 engines raced by his son and SV1000 Cup Champion Tray Batey. A viewing has been scheduled for 5:00 9:00 p.m. May 4 at Marsh Funeral Home in Gurnee, Illinois (847) 336-0127, followed by funeral services May 5 at 11:00 a.m. In lieu of sending cards or flowers, Mark Junge has asked that donations be made to either the Wegman Fund for injured riders or the Roadracing World Action Fund.

Zemke Still Quickest In Final AMA Formula Xtreme Practice In California

Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Formula Xtreme Practice Times: 1. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:26.806 2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:27.711 3. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:28.801 4. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:29.482 5. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:29.552 6. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:29.741 7. Chris Caylor, Suzuki, 1:29.847 8. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:30.343 9. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:30.385 10. Heath Small, Yamaha, 1:30.577 11. Ryan Andrews, Ducati, 1:31.595 12. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:32.484 13. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.720 14. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:32.813 15. Tim Knutson, Yamaha, 1:33.079 16. Corey Neuer, Suzuki, 1:33.315 17. Victor Chirinos, Yamaha, 1:33.378 18. Craig McLean, 1:34.664 19. Jay Tanner, Yamaha, 1:34.921 20. Armando Ferrer, Yamaha, 1:39.295 21. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, no time