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

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.

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

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin continued his perfect 2005 season by claiming his third consecutive AMA Superbike pole position and the bonus Championship point that comes with it in final qualifying Saturday morning at California Speedway. To secure the 40th AMA Superbike pole position of his career, Mladin went faster Saturday, turning a time of 1:23.611, which lowered the lap record of 1:24.184 he set Friday. Mladin told reporters that he used a potential race tire during Friday’s qualifier and mounted a “soft race tire” during Saturday’s session. Mladin’s teammate Aaron Yates remained second on the grid based on his qualifying time from Friday, 1:24.327, and said he used Saturday’s session to concentrate on improving his race set-up. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Superbike rookie Ben Spies improved his time from 1:24.715 on Friday to 1:24.386 on Saturday but remains third on the grid. Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson leapfrogged over teammate Eric Bostrom during Saturday’s timed session to capture the fourth and final spot on the front row. Hodgson said he is suffering from flu symptoms but felt better Saturday, resulting in him recording a 1:24.432, an improvement on his Friday time of 1:25.624. Bostrom will start fifth after he was unable to improve on his Friday time of 1:25.938. Likewise, American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel (1:25.624) and Jake Zemke (1:26.002) could not improve on their sixth- and seventh-fastest times, respectively, from Friday. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec earned the final spot on the second row with a lap of 1:26.261 on his Pirelli-shod GSX-R1000, the first motorcycle on the grid not rolling on Dunlop tires. Provisional Combined AMA Superbike Qualifying Results: 1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:23.612 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:24.327 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:24.386 4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, 1:24.432 5. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, 1:24.938 6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:25.624 7. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:26.002 8. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:26.262 9. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, 1:26.336 10. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:26.452 11. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, 1:26.523 12. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:26.763 13. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:26.913 14. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:26.981 15. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:27.022 16. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:27.022 17. Jeff Tigert, Honda, 1:27.663 18. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 1:27.846 19. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:27.902 20. Cory West, Suzuki, 1:28.020

Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:26.792 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:27.594 3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:28.020 4. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:28.099 5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:28.200 6. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:28.727 7. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:28.747 8. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:29.504 9. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:29.780 10. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:29.841 11. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:30.137 12. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:30.877 13. Chris Siglin, Yamaha, 1:30.952 14. Matt Furtek, Kawasaki, 1:31.114 15. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:31.779 16. Jim Wood, Kawasaki, 1:32.294 17. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:32.333 18. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:32.663 19. Justin Filice, Honda, 1:32.920 20. David Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:32.962

Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Times: 1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:25.738 2. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:26.135 3. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:26.158 4. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:26.548 5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:26.814 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:27.001 7. Roger Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:27.145 8. John Haner, Suzuki, 1:27.154 9. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:27.233 10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:27.378 11. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:27.475 12. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:27.866 13. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:28.460 14. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:28.577 15. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:28.833 16. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:28.845 17. Brent George, Suzuki, 1:28.888 18. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 1:28.955 19. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, 1:29.777 20. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:30.546

Haydon makes impressive debut for Rizla Suzuki WET but drying conditions did little to dampen James Haydon’s enthusiasm on his debut for Rizla Suzuki at the fourth round of the British Superbike Championship at Oulton Park. Haydon recorded the sixth fastest time on the treacherous 2.69-mile circuit during free practice. The wet conditions were challenging for Haydon as he spent time getting to grips with the powerful Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000. He is standing in for John Reynolds at Oulton and Mondello Park as the British Superbike Champion recovers from a broken right leg. Rizla Suzuki ace Scott Smart was seventh and right behind Haydon in practice. He rode well within his limits and is hoping for full dry conditions tomorrow. Honda’s Michael Rutter was fastest. Racing at the fourth round of the British Superbike Championship takes place on Bank Holiday Monday, May 2nd, at Oulton Park in Cheshire. It will be shown live on Sky Sports with a follow-up highlights package broadcast on Channel 4 the following Sunday. James Haydon: “I am learning the Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 and building up my speed gradually. The wet weather isn’t ideal for bedding myself in but I did plenty of laps and I felt comfortable on the bike. “I like the throttle response and gearbox on the Rizla Suzuki – I feel completely in control. So far I am really enjoying myself and hope that we can make some good progress tomorrow.” Scott Smart: “I did quite a few laps but there wasn’t much to learn given the wet track conditions. It was damp into the corners and I wasn’t going to take many risks during practice. “We have a plan for tomorrow that includes a bit of set-up work and tyre testing. I just hope it is dry, it’s much more fun when the sun is shining.” Robert Wicks, Team Manager: “James did a sterling job on his debut for the team today, especially when you consider the damp track conditions. He completed a lot of laps, found a comfortable position on his Rizla Suzuki and gave good feedback to his crew. “Scott completed plenty of laps and is optimistic for this weekend, despite suffering from a mild cold. Like us all, he is hoping the weather improves over the weekend and we have a dry and sunny race day.” Practice Times: 1: Michael Rutter (Honda) 1:42.384, 2: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +1.620, 3: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +1.935, 4: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +2.630, 5: Steve Brogan (Honda) +3.138, 6: JAMES HAYDON (RIZLA SUZUKI) +3.395, 7: SCOTT SMART (RIZLA SUZUKI) +5.219, 8: Sean Emmett (Yamaha) +5.818, 9: John Laverty (Honda) +6.081, 10: Michael Laverty (Honda) +6.215.

MotoGP Top Speeds From Qualifying: 1. Carlos CHECA, Ducati, 213.078 mph 2. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 212.767 mph 3. Alex BARROS, Honda, 212.332 mph 4. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 210.53 mph 5. Marco MELANDRI, Honda, 210.220 mph 6. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 208.915 mph 7. Jurgen vd GOORBERGH, Honda, 208.107 mph 8. Troy BAYLISS, Honda, 207.237 mph 9. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 207.050 mph 10. Toni ELIAS, Yamaha, 206.988 mph 11. Roberto ROLFO, Ducati, 206.926 mph 12. Colin EDWARDS, Yamaha, 205.621 mph 13. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 205.559 mph 14. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 202.949 mph 15. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 202.825 mph 16. Olivier JACQUE, Kawasaki, 202.514 mph 17. John HOPKINS, Suzuki, 201.458 mph 18. Ruben XAUS, Yamaha, 201.271 mph 19. Tohru UKAWA, Moriwaki, 200.961 mph 20. Franco BATTAINI, Blata WCM, 191.764 mph 21. James ELLISON, Blata WCM, 188.595 mph

Final FIM 250cc GP Qualifying Results: 1. Casey STONER, Aprilia, 2:06.196 2. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 2:06.214 3. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, 2:06.473 4. Jorge LORENZO, Honda, 2:06.544 5. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, 2:06.615 6. Hector BARBERA, Honda, 2:07.437 7. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 2:07.653 8. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 2:07.665 9. Simone CORSI, Aprilia, 2:07.709 10. Yuki TAKAHASHI, Honda, 2:07.889 11. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 2:08.018 12. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 2:08.567 13. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, 2:08.840 14. Alex DEBON, Honda, 2:08.886 15. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, 2:09.016

Final FIM 125cc GP Qualifying Results: 1. Mika KALLIO, KTM, 2:13.535 2. Marco SIMONCELLI, Aprilia, 2:13.631 3. Gabor TALMACSI, KTM, 2:14.293 4. Thomas LUTHI, Honda, 2:14.341 5. Julian SIMON, KTM, 2:14.530 6. Fabrizio LAI, Honda, 2:14.773 7. Lukas PESEK, Derbi, 2:14.954 8. Tomoyoshi KOYAMA, Honda, 2:15.085 9. Toshihisa KUZUHARA, Honda, 2:15.130 10. Hector FAUBEL, Aprilia, 2:15.489 11. Michele PIRRO, Malaguti, 2:15.607 12. Mike DI MEGLIO, Honda, 2:15.627 13. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Honda, 2:15.995 14. Pablo NIETO, Derbi, 2:16.179 15. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 2:16.259