Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times: 1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:28.273 2. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:28.584 3. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:28.985 4. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:29.207 5. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:29.561 6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:29.625 7. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:30.162 8. Geoff May, Suzuki, 1:30.284 9. Chris Peris, Yamaha, 1:31.102 10. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:31.451 11. Steve Crevier, Honda, 1:31.719 12. Nicky Moore, Yamaha, 1:31.784 13. Blake Young, Suzuki, 1:31.802 14. Danny Eslick, Suzuki, 1:31.847 15. Ben Attard, Kawasaki, 1:32.228 16. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha, 1:32.329 17. Keith Marshall, Suzuki, 1:32.987 18. Nathan Hester, Yamaha, 1:33.295 19. William Meyers, III, Yamaha, 1:33.338 20. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:33.813

World Supersport Race Results: 1. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Honda CBR600RR) 2. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Honda CBR600RR), -0.844 seconds 3. Kevin CURTAIN (Yamaha YZF-R6), -21.382 seconds 4. Michel FABRIZIO (Honda CBR600RR), -25.602 seconds 5. Fabien FORET (Honda CBR600RR), -31.478 seconds 6. Broc PARKES (Yamaha YZF-R6), -32.837 seconds 7. Berry VENEMAN (Suzuki GSX-R600), -32.904 seconds 8. Gianluca NANELLI (Ducati 749R), -38.076 seconds 9. Stephane CHAMBON (Honda CBR600RR), -38.297 seconds 10, Johan STIGEFELT (Honda CBR600RR), -38.750 seconds 11. Javi FORES (Suzuki GSX-R600), -44.507 seconds 12. Werner DAEMEN Honda (CBR600RR), -45.628 seconds 13. Sebastian LE GRELLE (Honda CBR600RR), -52.390 seconds 14. Arturo TIZON (Yamaha YZF-R6), -52.463 seconds 15. Tatu LAUSLEHTO (Honda CBR600RR), -53.109 seconds 16. Christophe COGAN (Suzuki GSX-R600), -61.901 seconds 17. Jarno JANSEN (Suzuki GSX-R600), -74.140 seconds 18. Sami PENNA (Honda CBR600RR), -81.634 seconds 19. Thomas MIKSOVSKY (Honda CBR600RR), -84.882 seconds 20. Pawel SZKOPEK (Honda CBR600RR), -7 Laps, DNF More, from a press release issued by Ten Kate Honda: WINSTON RIDERS DOMINATE VALENCIA SUPERSPORT Sébastien Charpentier and Katsuaki Fujiwara scored an emphatic one-two victory for their Winston Ten Kate Honda team today in round three of the World Supersport championship at Valencia in Spain. Charpentier won the 23-lap race at the four-kilometre Ricardo Tormo Circuit by less than a second from his team-mate. Starting from pole position, Charpentier settled into an early lead and set the fastest lap of the race on lap three, missing the outright Supersport lap record by just a tenth of a second. Fujiwara, meanwhile, had to battle through from sixth place at the end of lap one. He attempted a daring pass on Charpentier on the final lap, almost touching his fellow-CBR600RR rider. The Japanese ace finished 21 seconds ahead of third-placed rider Kevin Curtain. Ronald ten Kate team manager: “Sometimes I think that the aim of these two riders is to over-rev my heart rate and they certainly did that on the final lap! But it was a really good race by both the guys and I’m very proud of them. We have quite a few guests here today and Howard Parks, vice-president of brand marketing for Winston, has told me how pleased he is to be associated with such a fine group of professionals. It’s great for Winston, for the team as a whole and for the riders that we have such fantastic support. It’s our tenth successive World Supersport victory and we’ll be working very hard to continue our run in Monza in a couple of weeks’ time.” Sébastien Charpentier “That was a very good race for me and a good weekend with my third pole position, fastest lap and my second win of the season. But it was certainly not easy. Conditions were very difficult out there and after I got into an early lead I just tried to put in many consistently good laps. Before half race distance I was reading plus zero on my pit board and I knew that Kats was there. For sure he pushed me very, very hard until the end especially on that final lap. I’m so pleased for the team, who have worked so hard to keep me at the front all weekend, and for all the team’s guests who are here today. I think we put on a good show for them.” Katsuaki Fujiwara “Conditions changed very much from warm-up this morning when it was cooler. All weekend, the temperature has risen in the afternoon and this has made the track very slippery. I was pushing as hard as I could and trying to keep a very tight line as I tried to catch Sébastien. But as soon as I got off line the grip was gone so it was very difficult. I got quite close to him on the last lap perhaps a little too close but he was riding so well there was very little I could do to get past him.” More, from a press releass issued by Honda Racing Information: CHARPENTIER AND FUJIWARA FIGHT HARD FOR THE VALENCIA WIN Long term Valencia race leader Sebastien Charpentier (Winston Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR) took his second win of the year, but only after a hard last lap with his team-mate Katsuaki Fujiwara, who eventually scored second place. On the 23rd of 23 laps Fujiwara’s attempt to pass Charpentier up the inside of turn two was rebuffed firmly by Charpentier, with the riders seemingly leaning on each other at the approach to the next left. Fujiwara’s machine shuddered as he tried to pass inside Charpentier and he lost enough ground for the Frenchman to take the win by 0.844 seconds. Charpentier had taken his third straight pole position of the season on Saturday, with his team-mate Fujiwara once more just behind. Team Italia Megabike Honda CBR600RR rider Fabien Foret was third in qualifying but could not replicate this race conditions, going fifth after a lonely 23-laps in the 24°C air temperatures – significantly hotter than those in morning warm-up. Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) took third spot from long-term podium hopeful Michel Fabrizio (Team Italia Megabike Honda CBR600RR) who had to settle for fourth, some five seconds ahead of his team-mate Foret. Tatu Lauslehto (Klaffi Honda CBR600RR) was up as high as 13th at one time, before a last lap, last corner dust-up with another rider dropped him to 15th. Nonetheless, the 21-year-old Finn earned a single point for his efforts. Charpentier, who extended his championship lead to 12 points over Fujiwara – 70 to 58 – acknowledged that his last lap toughness was all-important. “A good weekend with my third pole position, my second race win and the fastest lap of the race, but it was certainly not easy. After I got into an early lead I just tried to put in consistently fast laps. Before half race distance I was pushing plus zero on my pit board and I knew that Kats was there. For sure he pushed me very hard towards the end – especially on that final lap.” Fujiwara, nine points clear of third placed championship contender Curtain, gave his all, and recognised the race-long speed of his team-mate. “Conditions changed very much from this morning, when it was cooler. All weekend the temperature has risen in the afternoon, and this has made the track very slippery. I was pushing as hard as I could and trying to keep a very tight line as I caught up to Sebastien. As soon as I got off the racing line the grip was gone and that made it very difficult to pass. I got quite close to him on that final lap – maybe a bit too close – but he was riding so well there was very little I could do to catch him.” Fabrizio’s prowess on the Supersport Honda has been impressive in his first full season, and he has been rewarded so far with fifth in the championship table, on 29 points. “In the end I had to think about the championship. I put in a lot of effort trying to keep Curtain behind me and it worked for a long time. By my suspension was not set-up perfectly and when he went past he could go faster. We have a racing test at Monza next week so we will see what progress we can make with the suspension there.” Foret, a former race winner at Valencia, did not find himself in a position to challenge this time around, thanks to an imperfect race set-up. He nonetheless holds fourth overall in the series, with 38 points. “At the beginning I tried very hard to stay with Charpentier but even after a couple of laps I realised that my suspension set-up was too far off and he was gone. So I could only go at a certain pace and I had to settle for what I had.” Having worked his way from 18th on lap one to 13th on the penultimate circuit, Lauslehto was passed by another rider, attempted to redress the balance at the last corner but ran wide, losing two places. “A Yamaha rider passed me and I was determined to get him back, so I tried at the very last corner. We touched and I was forced to run wide and two riders squeezed through. But I scored a point after a tough qualifying – at a new track for me again.” More, from a press release issued by Yamaha Racing: Kevin Curtain grabbed his second successive podium finish in the 2005 Supersport World Championship to maintain his third place in the championship after a tough race in Valencia today. Starting from the front row, the Australian fought with Honda quartet Sebastien Charpentier, Katsuaki Fujiwara, Michel Fabrizio and Fabien Foret in the opening laps, until team-mates Charpentier and Fujiwara broke away from the group. Curtain was able to consolidate third place, despite suffering grip problems, and could possibly have climbed the top of the podium after Charpentier and Fujiwara clashed on the penultimate lap, although both riders were able to stay onboard and retain their positions. Curtain’s third place gives his Yamaha Motor Germany squad a full set of trophies to take back to their Neuss base following Kenan Sofuoglu and Didier van Keymeulen’s first and second in the earlier superstock race. Team-mate Broc Parkes also had a tough afternoon after being hit from behind by a falling rider at the first corner. The incident cost the Australian several places but he fought back to finish sixth on a track notorious for its lack of overtaking opportunities after ending the first lap down in 11th place. With a quarter of the season gone, Charpentier leads the championship on 70 points with Fujiwara a further 12 behind in second. Curtain maintains third, on 49 points, with Parkes tying with Fabrizio for fifth place. Kevin Curtain (Yamaha Motor Germany) “That was a really tough race. As always around here, tyre choice was something of a gamble, simply because the temperature and grip levels are always changing. I was happy to bring it home and finish on the podium because my back tyre was totally gone at the end, although I think it was the same for all the guys. But we’re leaving here third in the championship, hopefully we can now find that little bit extra to close the gap on Charpentier and Fujiwara.” Broc Parkes (Yamaha Motor Germany) “I got hit real hard on the first corner and there was such a big bang that was sure the back tyre was flat. I took it easy for a few laps until I was sure everything was ok but once I got going the bike was actually really good and I was able to work my way up. By the end I caught Foret but this is a tough place to overtake and I just didn’t have enough time to make a pass.” More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki: Lack of grip prevented Team Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra rider Javier Fores chasing the top-six finish he was looking for at Valencia today. He made a good start to the 23-lap race and was in seventh at the end of lap one, moved into sixth on lap five, but then grip problems began and he was forced to ease the pace or risk crashing, eventually crossing the line in 11th position. Sebastien Charpentier (Honda) led from start to finish but was chased and hustled by his team mate Katsuaki Fujiwara for the major part of the race. A lap or so from the end they tangled and Fujiwara’s brake lever was bent upwards, causing him big problems on the last lap and the Japanese rider finished eight-tenths-of-a-second behind with Aussie Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) a distant third. Javi Fores -11th: “I am very disappointed today because I expected to do so much better, especially as this is my home race and I have many fans here. My start was quite good and when I moved into sixth place I was happy. But soon afterwards I began experiencing big grip problems – front and rear – and I had to stop pushing so hard. “I couldn’t use the right race lines and soon I was being overtaken by many riders. I kept going as hard and as fast as I could but I didn’t want to crash, so I just had to ride to the end and get as many points as I could.”

Valenica World Superbike Race One Results: 1. Troy CORSER (Suzuki GSX-R1000) 2. Chris VERMEULEN (Honda CBR1000RR), -9.116 seconds 3. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -12.788 seconds 4. Chris WALKER (Kawasaki ZX-10), -16.867 seconds 5. Noriyuki HAGA (Yamaha (YZF-R1), -17.882 seconds 6. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yamaha YZF-R1), -26.495 seconds 7. Pier Francesco CHILI (Honda CBR1000RR), -28.784 seconds 8. James TOSELAND (Ducati 999F05), -36.604 seconds 9. Sergio FUERTES (Suzuki GSX-R1000), -39.524 seconds 10. David CHECA (Yamaha YZF-R1), -39.775 seconds 11. Ivan CLEMENTI (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -40.047 seconds 12. Ben BOSTROM (Honda CBR1000RR), -42.941 seconds 13. Giovanni BUSSEI (Kawasaki ZX-10R), -47.505 seconds 14. Lorenzo ALFONSI (Yamaha YZF-R1), -47.585 seconds 15. Ivan SILVA (Yamaha YZF-R1), -48.993 seconds 16. Gianluca VIZZIELLO (Yamaha YZF-R1), -49.064 seconds 17. Fonsi NIETO (Ducati 999RS), -53.338 seconds 18. Marco BORCIANI (Yamaha YZF-R1), -54.572 seconds 19. Michel NICKMANS (Yamaha YZF-R1), -1 Lap 20. Norick ABE (Yamaha YZF-R1), -2 Laps More, from a press release issued by Ten Kate Honda: VERMEULEN SECOND IN VALENCIA RACE ONE Chris Vermeulen finished second behind fellow-Australian Troy Corser in today’s opening third round World Superbike championship race at Valencia in Spain. Vermeulen’s Winston Ten Kate Honda team-mate, Karl Muggeridge, suffered further misfortune, however, and did not finish the race. Starting from second place on the grid for the 23-lap affair, Vermeulen quickly slotted into second place and battled for much of the second half of the race with Norick Abe, who crashed out with two laps remaining. Muggeridge had to take avoiding action on lap one when fellow-Honda rider, Max Neukirchner, crashed in front of him, forcing the Australian onto the gravel. Pushing hard to salvage some points, Muggeridge eventually crashed out of 20th place on lap 20. Ronald ten Kate team manager: “I’m very happy with Chris’s result, given the problems that we have had all weekend up to now. We’ll definitely make some adjustments to his CBR1000RR for race two and probably use a different front tyre. I feel so sorry for Karl who has had some pretty bad luck at the beginning of the season. Neukirchner crashed right in front of him and in his efforts to salvage something from the race, Karl slipped off close to the end of the race. We’ll see what race two brings but I hope his luck changes now.” Chris Vermeulen “That was really hard work. The conditions were very slippery compared to last year’s race which was held earlier in the year. I think the higher temperatures here mean that the tyres are having to work much harder, so grip is a problem for everyone. I knew Abe was behind me because I could hear his bike and my pit board was reading plus zero all the way through. Suddenly it went to plus six, which is unfortunate for him; but my last lap was about three seconds slower as I just wanted to bring the bike home.” Karl Muggeridge “I couldn’t believe it when Neukirchner’s bike went up in the air in front of me. I’ve got a big black mark from one of his tyres down the back of my shoulder and had to duck to get out of its way. I guess I was lucky not to go off then but managed to get all the way through the gravel and then slid off right at the end. When I eventually got going again my lap times would have had me battling for fourth I think, and warm-up this morning told me I had a pretty could race set-up. I need some luck and hope I can find it in race two this afternoon.”

1. Sebastien CHARPENTIER (Honda CBR600RR), 1:38.652 2. Katsuaki FUJIWARA (Honda CBR600RR), 1:38.778 3. Kevin CURTAIN (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:39.311 4. Fabien FORET (Honda CBR600RR), 1:39.379 5. Johan STIGEFELT (Honda CBR600RR), 139.442 6. Michel FABRIZIO (Honda CBR600RR), 1:39.454 7. Broc PARKES (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:39.859 8. Gianluca NANNELLI (Ducati 749R), 1:40.074 9. Sebastien LE GRELLE (Honda CBR600RR), 1:40.315 10. Stephane CHAMBON (Honda CBR600RR), 1:40.328 11. Christophe COGAN (Suzuki GSX-R600), 1:40.376 12. Werner DAEMEN (Honda CBR600RR), 1:40.399 13. Barry VENEMAN (Suzuki GSX-R600), 1:40.437 14. Tatu LAUSLEHTO (Honda CBR600RR), 1:40.741 15. Victor CARRASCO (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:40.835 16. Javi FORES (Suzuki GSX-R600) 1:40.966 17. Arturo TIZON (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:40.995 18. Robbin HARMS (Honda CBR600RR), 1:41.042 19. Jarno JANSEN (Suzuki GSX-R600), 1:41.087 20. Julien ENJOLRAS (Yamaha YZF-R6), 1:41.181

1. Troy CORSER (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:36.650 2. Regis LACONI (Ducati 999F05), 1:36.636 3. Chris WALKER (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:36.863 4. Karl MUGGERIDGE (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:37.192 5. Sebastien GIMBERT (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:37.408 6. Ivan CLEMENTI (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:37.433 7. Norick ABE (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:37.482 8. Noriyuki HAGA (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:37.495 9. Pier Francesco CHILI (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:37.551 10. Yukio KAGAYAMA (Suzuki GSX-R1000), 1:37.585 11. James TOSELAND (Ducati 999F05), 1:37.623 12. Chris VERMEULEN (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:37.633 13. Andrew PITT (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:37.642 14. David CHECA (Yamaha YZF-R1), 1:37.798 15. Fonsi NIETO (Ducati 999RS), 1:37.835 16. Max NEUKIRCHNER (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:37.930 17. Lorenzo LANZI (Ducati 999RS), 1:37.937 18. Steve MARTIN (Petronas FP-1), 1:37.101 19. Giovanni BUSSEI (Kawasaki ZX-10R), 1:37.133 20. Ben BOSTROM (Honda CBR1000RR), 1:37.142

Rizla Suzuki’s Scott Smart and John Reynolds will start tomorrow’s third-round British Superbike Championship at Mallory Park in seventh and ninth positions. Smart worked hard on the handling of his GSX-R1000 during both qualification sessions and was disappointed not to have had a clear lap at the end of the final one to improve his time. Reynolds suffered from cramp in his broken right leg in the morning session. A massage helped the British Superbike Champion through second qualifying and he took an impressive ninth place to head the third row on the grid. Both Rizla Suzuki riders were well under the 1.39-mile long Mallory Park track record of 51.722s. Honda’s Ryuichi Kiyonari will start from pole position. Scott Smart: “We worked to refine the handling on my GSX-R1000 today and we have achieved a lot. I will now sit down with my crew and decide on a final set-up for the races. We will then trial that in morning warm-up and hopefully go even faster than today. “Seventh on the second row is a fair starting position but I was only one-tenth-of-a-second behind fourth. I didn’t get a final flying lap at the end of qualification but I am sure I could have challenged for the front row.” John Reynolds: “In first qualifying I was suffering from cramp in the back of my right leg. Now the bones are healing, I am asking more of the muscles and they are protesting. I had a massage in between qualification sessions and felt 100 per cent better in the afternoon. I’ll be going back to the physiotherapist tomorrow before the races. “My Rizla Suzuki crew has been incredible again. Everything I ask for I get and my GSX-R1000 is absolutely on the money. It is capable of going a full-second faster if I was fully fit. I’m starting to enjoy my riding and racing again and that is the best feeling in the World.” Robert Wicks – Team Manager: “Both riders improved their lap times from this morning and are starting from strong top-10 positions on the grid. They will be forces to be reckoned with in the races tomorrow. “If Scott and JR can get good starts and away with the lead group, we know that Mallory Park provides plenty of overtaking opportunities for them to work their way up the field. Being such a short lap, backmarkers are also likely to play their part in the outcome. One thing’s for sure; the entire Rizla Suzuki team will be giving its all and the racing will certainly be exciting.” Mallory Park BSB Qualification: 1: Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 50.593, 2: Michael Rutter (Honda) +0.223, 3: Glen Richards (Kawasaki) +0.390, 4: Dean Thomas (Kawasaki) +0.651, 5: Karl Harris (Honda) +0.665, 6: Leon Haslam (Ducati) +0.702, 7: SCOTT SMART (RIZLA SUZUKI) +0.752, 8: Gregorio Lavilla (Ducati) +0.846, 9: JOHN REYNOLDS (RIZLA SUZUKI) +0.904, 10: James Buckingham (Suzuki) +0.944.

The Road America CCS sprint races saw a host of different winners, with Mark Junge, Jeff Wood and Ed Key taking the most victories, but the real story concerned the cold temperatures. With highs in the low 40s, winds in excess of 20 mph, and morning snow flurries, riders had to deal with sketchy conditions Saturday. Because of the cold conditions, many of the riders opted to pack up early, causing grid sizes to be on the low side. Furthermore, only Suzuki is paying contingency both days of the twin-sprint weekend, while Yamaha, Honda and Kawasaki only pay for the Sunday races. In the Suzuki-money paying Middleweight and Heavyweight Supersport races it was Wood winning on his Arclight Suzuki GSX-R600 and 750. Kawasaki ZX-6RR-mounted Shawn Conrad was able to catch Wood in the late stages of the Middleweight race, but Wood was able to hold him off for the win. In Heavyweight Supersport, Wood again got out front early, with Conrad right on his rear wheel. This time Wood was able to get a small lead early and never looked back, taking the win, with Conrad second and Wood’s Arclight Suzuki teammate Scott Harwell third–all three on Suzuki GSX-R750s. Andy Feuersthaler rode his Baker Race Gear Suzuki GSX-R750 to the Heavyweight Superbike win. Junge collected Suzuki contingency checks for his wins in the Unlimited Supersport, Unlimited Grand Prix, and Supertwins races. Junge rode to a commanding win over his Vesrah Suzuki teammate John Jacobi in Unlimited Grand Prix, both on Suzuki GSX-R1000s, with local rider Dave Ebben taking third on a Suzuki GSX-R750. Junge also won the Unlimited Supersport race by a healthy margin on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, and used his Suzuki SV1000 to win the Supertwins race. Key was the big winner in the Lightweight ranks, taking the Lightweight Supersport, Superbike, Grand Prix, Lightweight Formula 40, and Thunderbike victories on a pair of Suzuki SV650s. Provisional CCS Results, In Chronological Order: Expert Unlimited Superbike 1. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-10R) 2. Tom Girard (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Roger Hendricks (Suz GSX-R1000) 4. Brian Boyd (Suz GSX-R1000) 5. Simon Kowalski (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Rob Oliva (Hon CBR1000RR) Amateur Unlimited Superbike 1. Eric Bowyer (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Joseph Nuthals (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Randy Suratte (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Nate Doebert (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Charles Scott 6. Justin Mellor Expert Supertwins 1. Mark Junge (Suz SV1000) 2. Chris Merklein (Hon RC-51) 3. Aaron Gerlach (Hon) 4. Jeremy Locum (Hon RC-51) 5. Matthew Buck (Suz SV650) 6. Robert Pirog (Bue 1200) Amateur Supertwins 1. Brock Cattanach (Duc 999) 2. Joseph Lee 3. Jesse Riegert (Hon RC-51) 4. Rich Wu (Suz SV650) 5. Mark Bernard 6. Kevin Shroyer (Hon RC-51) Expert Middleweight Superbike 1. Shawn Conrad (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6RR) 4. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Andy Feuersthaler (Suz GSX-R600) 6. Ryan Johnson (Hon CBR600RR) Amateur Middleweight Superbike 1. Bruce Ostrander (Suz GSX-R600) 2. JT Stone (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Carl Shifty (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Tracy Turner (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Gene Gilchrist (Kaw ZX-6RR) 6. Nate Doebert (Yam YZF-R6) Expert Lightweight Grand Prix 1. Ed Key (Suz SV650) 2. Matthew Buck (Suz SV650) 3. Jamie Hall (Yam TZ250) 4. Kevin Clark (Suz SV650) 5. Mark Whitney (Yam TZ125) 6. Scott Trautmann Amateur Lightweight Grand Prix 1. Charles Lee (Bue 900) 2. Ryan Hall (Suz SV650) 3. Dan Kane (Suz SV650) 4. Mark Bernard (Bue1200) 5. Dave Floyd (Suz SV650) 6. Jeffery Permanian (Hon RS125) Expert Formula 40 1. Jason Temme (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Dennis Debuhr (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Dave Gygax (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Robert Lombardi (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Calvin Martinez (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Dean Rumfola (Hon) Amateur Formula 40 1. Paul Vondrak (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Charlie Zuleger (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Randy Sullinger (Kaw ZX-6R) 4. Michael Arwood 5. Tom Vallely (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Mark Bernard (Bue 1200) Expert Lightweight Formula 40 1. Ed Key (Suz SV650) 2. David White (Duc) 3. Gary Plamer (Duc 750SS) 4. Karl Kegel (Bue 1200) 5. Kevin Clark (Suz SV650) 6. Scott Carey Amateur Lightweight Formula 40 1. Mark Bernard (Bue 1200) 2. David Myers (Bue 1200) 3. Don Pengra (Yam FZR400) 4. Paul Gray 5. Richard Koenig (Apr RS250) Expert Middleweight Grand Prix 1. Michael Himmelsbach (Yam YZF-R6) 2. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6RR) 5. Ryan Johnson (Hon CBR600RR) 6. Scott Ackerman (Yam YZF-R6) Amateur Middleweight Grand Prix 1. Carl Shefchik (Yam YZF-R6) 2. JT Stone (Kaw ZX-6R) 3. Charlie Zuleger (Hon CBR600RR) 4. Steve Eric (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Gene Gilchrist (Kaw ZX-6RR) 6. Chuck Moses (Kaw ZX-6R) Expert Heavyweight Superbike 1. Andy Feuersthaler (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. Tom Girard (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Dennis Debuher (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Simon Kowalski (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Jonny Moore (Yam YZF-R6) Amateur Heavyweight Superbike 1. Justin Mellor (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Brock Cattanach (Duc 999) 3. Joseph Lee (Duc) 4. Mark Bennett (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Jesse Riegert (Hon) 6. Tom David (Suz GSX-R750) Expert Lightweight Superbike 1. Ed Key (Suz SV650) 2. Brian Lacy (Suz SV650) 3. Robert Fisher (Suz SV650) 4. Josh Guyer (Bue 1200) 5. Sam Rozynski (Bue 1200) 6. John Linder (Suz SV650) Amateur Lightweight Superbike 1. Charles Lee (Bue 900) 2. Dan Kane (Suz SV650) 3. Ryan Hall (Suz SV650) 4. Dave Floyd (Suz SV650) 5. Lon Allen (Hon) 6. Kevin Uttech (Suz SV650) 125cc Grand Prix 1. Scott Trautmann 2. Marc Whitney (Hon RS125) 3. Jeffery Permanian (Hon RS125) 4. Andrew Surber (Hon RS125) 5. Brian McLaughlin 6. Ayrton Arwood (Hon RS125) Expert Unlimited Grand Prix 1. Mark Junge (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. John Jacobi (Suz GSX-R1000) 3. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Jesse Janisch (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Brian Boyd (Suz GSX-R1000) 6. Jeffery Purk (Yam YZF-R6) Amateur Unlimited Grand Prix 1. Michael Dillon (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Eric Bowyer (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Matthew Losen (Hon CBR1000RR) 4. Carl Shifty (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Randy Suratte (Yam YZF-R1) 6. Brock Cattanach (Duc 999) Expert Middleweight Supersport 1. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600) 2. Shawn Conrad (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6RR) 4. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R600) 5. Michael Himmelsbach (Yam YZF-R6) 6. David Weber (Suz GSX-R600) Amateur Middleweight Supersport 1. JT Stone (Kaw ZX-6R) 2. Matthew Losen (Hon CBR600RR) 3. Bruce Osterander (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Steve Bork holder (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Gene Gilchrist (Kaw ZX-6RR) 6. Nate Doebert (Yam YZF-R6) Expert Heavyweight Supersport 1. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R750) 2. Shawn Conrad (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Mark Junge (Suz GSX-R750) 5. David Weber (Suz GSX-R750) 6. John Jacobi (Suz GSX-R750) Amateur Heavyweight Supersport 1. Gene Gilchrist (Kaw ZX-6RR) 2. Nate Doebert (Yam YZF-R6) 3. Mark Bennett (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Jesse Riegert (Hon RC-51) 5. Lance Schroeder (Kaw ZX-6RR) 6. Joseph Dallape (Hon CBR600RR) Expert Thunderbike 1. Ed Key (Suz SV650) 2. Brian Lacy (Suz SV650) 3. Josh Guyer (Bue 1200) 4. Bryan Bemisderfer (Bue 1200) 5. Paul James (Bue 1200) 6. Alfredo Cantu (Hon) Amateur Thunderbike 1. Charles Lee (Bue 900) 2. Ryan Hall (Suz SV650) 3. Dan Kane (Suz SV650) 4. Mark Bernard (Bue 1200) 5. David Myers (Bue 1200) 6. Jason Wolf (Suz SV650) Expert Unlimited Supersport 1. Mark Junge (Suz GSX-R1000) 2. Shawn Conrad (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Ryan Elleby (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Jesse Janisch (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Andy Feuersthaler (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R750) Amateur Unlimited Supersport 1. Michael Dillion (Yam YZF-R1) 2. Michael Thiny (Yam YZF-R1) 3. Eric Bowyer (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Matthew Losen (Hon CBR600RR) 5. Nate Doebert (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Joseph Nuthals (Yam YZF-R1)

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 28 laps 2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -7.396 seconds 3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -8.400 seconds 4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati, -13.256 seconds 5. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -17.097 seconds 6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -48.067 seconds 7. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, -48.642 seconds 8. Eric Bostrom, Ducati, -58.125 seconds 9. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -79.722 seconds 10. Marty Craggill, Suzuki, -85.820 seconds 11. Pascal Picotte, Yamaha, -86.172 seconds 12. Larry Pegram, Honda, -1 lap 13. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -1 lap 14. Mike Smith, Suzuki, -1 lap 15. Francis Martin, Suzuki, -1 lap 16. Eric Wood, Suzuki, -1 lap 17. Brent George, Suzuki, -1 lap 18. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap 19. Cory West, Suzuki, -1 lap 20. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, -1 lap 21. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap 22. Chuck Ivey, Yamaha, -1 lap 23. Reuben Frankenfield, Yamaha, -1 lap 24. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, -1 lap 25. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha, -1 lap 26. Matt McBride, Kawasaki, -1 lap 27. David Bell, Suzuki, -1 lap 28. Matt Lynn, Suzuki, -1 lap 29. Jeremy Toye, Honda, -2 laps 30. James Kerker, Honda, -2 laps 31. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki, -2 laps 32. Deam Mizdal, Suzuki, -4 laps 33. John Haner, Suzuki, -8 laps, DNF 34. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -13 laps, DNF 35. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -18 laps, DNF, crash 36. Jake Zemke, Honda, -18 laps, DNF, retired 37. Brian Stokes, Yamaha, -19 laps, DNF 38. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -23 laps, DNF, retired 39. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki, -23 laps, DNF, retired More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service: MLADIN HEADS SUZUKI ONE-TWO-THREE Team Suzuki Press Office – April 23, 2005. Mat Mladin led a Yoshimura Suzuki one-two-three at the Barber Motorsports Park AMA Superbike Championship to win by 7.3 seconds as seven Suzuki GSX-R1000s filled the top 10 places. Behind him were team mates Aaron Yates and Ben Spies: Yates rode alone in second place for most of the race before being caught by Spies in the closing stages of the race. Fourth place went to Ducati Austin’s Neil Hodgson, the Brit in a war with Spies for the majority of the race until the Texan found a way past on the 24th of 28 laps. After losing touch with Spies, Hodgson maintained his pace to the finish, ending up a few seconds clear of Miguel Duhamel – the first and only of the factory Hondas to make it to the finish. Jordan Motorsports Suzuki’s Jason Pridmore, the veteran getting the best of a Suzuki-teams battle with Steve Rapp for sixth place. Rapp finished seventh, clear of Ducati Austin’s Eric Bostrom, the Californian in the battle with the two Jordan bikes for the majority of the race. Team M4 EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec and Mladin Motorsports’ Marty Craggill rounded out the top 10 finishers. Mladin’s win keeps him perfect on the season with two pole positions and two race wins. Superbike Final Results: 1. Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 2. Aaron Yates (Suzuki) 3. Ben Spies (Suzuki) 4. Neil Hodgson (Ducati) 5. Miguel Duhamel (Honda) 6. Jason Pridmore (Suzuki) 7. Steve Rapp (Suzuki) 8. Eric Bostrom (Ducati) 9. Vincent Haskovec (Suzuki) 10. Marty Craggill (Suzuki) More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin: BOSTROM AND HODGSON FIGHT TO THE FLAG IN BIRMINGHAM Neil Hodgson and Eric Bostrom earned solid finishes in the points during Saturday’s AMA Superbike race at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. Hodgson had his Ducati 999 Superbike in place to take another podium finish for much of the race but ended up fourth. Eric Bostrom ran in sixth position for a time but took the checkered flag in eighth place in the 28-lap race held in cool and overcast conditions. Hodgson held third place through lap 24 but lost out on the spot when the rider he battled with took advantage of lapped traffic to make a pass. Neil, who was beginning to experience some grip issues, rode valiantly but couldn’t mount another charge for position. “We had a difficult race, to be honest,” said Hodgson afterward. “I felt (Ben) Spies was better than us today. I felt like he was stuck behind me, really.” Neil said the key to improving Sunday’s result is fine-tuning the suspension on the powerful 999 Superbike, something that has been difficult in a rain-filled weekend with little dry track time. “We just have to try to improve the setup of the bike for tomorrow to make it a bit easier. As we stand at the moment, today’s race was the limit,” said the 2003 World Superbike Champion. “But we definitely have good some ideas for tomorrow to try in the warm-up,” said Hodgson. Bostrom finished in eighth position in the race stopped once for a red flag. “I’m looking forward to getting another shot tomorrow,” said Eric. “I slipped the clutch too hard off the start, so I ended up getting behind a few riders. It was a bizarre see-saw battle with some of the guys in front of me. I could make up a lot of time in some spots and they were creaming me in a few others. I worked past them and was trying to get away. Then I missed my marks a few times and had some grip issues, so they got back by me. I think tomorrow is gonna be a better day.” The Californian discussed making several adjustments with the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin team. “I chose the wrong tire for today plus we’ll make the bike stiffer for Sunday,” said Bostrom. “With those two changes, I think we’ll be able to reach our goal tomorrow of racing in the 1:26 lap time range. I know it’s possible. If we are able to do that here, then I’ll call it a success. Then we’ll go to Fontana where we have done well in the past and look to win the race.” Team manager Tom Bodenbach discussed the second Superbike race of the season: “Obviously, we would have liked for Neil to have been able to hang in there for the podium finish, but it was a tough task. When the grip went off, he didn’t have the drive off the corners to hold off Spies even though he fought hard,” said Bodenbach. “With Eric, he had a tough day at a track that is not one of his favorites. For a while it looked like he was going to be able to move up to sixth, but it just didn’t happen for him today, despite his efforts.” Sunday’s 28-lap event is scheduled for 3:50 PM local time.

The AMA Superbike race at Barber Motorsports Park was stopped before the first lap was complete due to two separate crashes involving a total of three riders. Matt Lynn and Giovanni Rojas lowsided off the track in turn two, but the main incident leading to the race being stopped involved Tom Kipp crashing his Kawasaki Canada ZX-10R. Kipp ran off the outside edge of the track at turn three (a blind, cresting kink), lost control of his ZX-10R in the grass and crashed, hitting a SPEED Channel remote camera placed at the edge of the track in the process. Kipp’s Kawasaki came to rest on the track and leaked fluids onto the racing surface. Lynn, Rojas and Kipp were all seen walking away from their crashes. The race will have a complete restart.