From a press release:

It is with great pleasure that Bruce Lind Racing LLC announces that it has signed Nobuyuki (Nobi) Iso as its principal rider for the remainder of the 2004 season as well as next year.

Nobi, who has been employed by Veloce Racing LLC for many years to ride Aprilia GP bikes in America, Has joined with team owner and manager, Bruce Lind, to compete on Yamaha 250 GP machines in the USGPRU Gran Prix Series and other selected events.

In addition, Nobi has aquired the 2002 Aprilia World Gran Prix “customer” 125 that he rode for Team Veloce racing last year to compete in the USGPRU 125 GP class.

The start of this new relationship resulted in dominate wins at this past weekends USGPRU events held at Portland International Raceway.

Iso-san, who is a regular competitor at PIR, had to start from the back of the field (23rd) in the 125 class due to a cold tire induced crash on the first lap of qualifying on Saturday. A great launch at the green flag allowed Nobi to finish the first lap in 6th place. Nobi moved up slowly for the next couple of laps. At the half way flags, he moved past another rider on the entry to turn one and proceeded to hold a comfortable lead until a red flag ended the race.

Thirty minutes later and Nobi started from the pole position for the 15 lap USGPRU 250 GP race.

It looked like a carbon copy of the previous race. By mid distance, Iso turned a 1:12.2 lap and forced his 1995 TZ250 past Mc New and Wenners’ late model RS250 on the entry to turn one for the lead. The race was again ended by a red flag with the Bruce Lind Racing, LLC rider in first place.

Owner/Manager, Bruce Lind sat out this event, saving his equipment and energy for next weekends USGPRU event at the beautiful and challenging Barber Motorsport Park in Birmingham Alabama.

Bruce and Nobi would like to thank all our sponsors who make it possible for us to continue racing.

Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Mike Solis

Unofficial Results

Mach 1 Motorsports Formula Pacific:
1. David Stanton (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Ken Hill (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Mark Foster (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Rob Mesa (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Kim Nakashima (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R1)

Hare Racing Open Superbike:
1. David Stanton (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Ken Hill (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Mark Foster (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Rob Mesa (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Scott Wilson (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R1)

Strictly Sport 750cc Superbike:
1. David Stanton (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Jon Bawden (Suz GSX-R750)
3. Garry Combs (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Eric Gulbransen (Duc 999)
5. Kim Nakashima (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Robert Campbell (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)

Pacific Track Time/Werkstatt 600cc Superbike:
1. Jeff Tigert (Hon CBR600RR)
2. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R6)
3. Andy Carman
4. Grant Riggs
5. Garth Dillon
6. Tommie Fields

G-Force Performance 450cc Superbike:
1. Tim Wheeler (Kaw 400)
2. Michael Lohmeyer (Hon 400)
3. Paul Yoshimune (Hon 400)
4. Ross Wells (Yam 400)
5. Craig Sanders (Kaw 400)
6. Erick Crabtree (Hon 400)

250cc Superbike:
1. Jove Shapiro (Yam 250)
2. Cliff Farrar (Yam 250)
3. Shawn Herrera (Yam 250)
4. Tom Dorsey (Yam 250)
5. James Massie (Yam 250)
6. Yuichiro “Tommy” Okuhira (Yam 250)

Lindemann Engineering Open Production:
1. Chris Siglin (Yam YZF-R1)
2. Matthew Harvey (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Peter Doyle (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Joey Hrenko (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Joseph Marlin (Yam YZF-R1)
6. Greg Davis (Yam YZF-R1)

City Cycles 750cc Production:
1. Kim Nakashima (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Robert Campbell (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
3. Bryan Edginton (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Don Rudolfs (Suz GSX-R750)
5. Craig Wierman (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Gary Jaehne (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)

Keigwins@theTrack 600cc Production:
1. Grant Riggs
2. Thomas Montano (Hon CBR600RR)
3. Berto Wooldridge
4. Brian Bartlow (Suz GSX-R600)
5. Douglas Venezia
6. Danny Yamasaki

450cc Production:
1. Ross Wells (Yam 400)
2. Ed Yoast (Yam 400)
3. Dave Norgard (Yam 400)
4. Eddie Lee (Yam 400)
5. Joe Rust (Yam 400)
6. Peter Licht (Yam 400)

Aftershocks Suspension 250cc Production:
1. Yoav Damti (Kaw 250)
2. Jay Kinberger (Kaw 250)
3. Vlastimil Kotyza (Kaw 250)
4. David Crone (Hon 250)
5. Rick Cramer (Kaw 250)
6. Asaf Chibi (Kaw 250)

Scuderia West Formula 1:
1. Jon Bawden (Suz GSX-R750)
2. Eric Gulbransen (Duc 999)
3. Garry Combs (Suz GSX-R750)
4. Garth Dillon (Yam YZF-R6)
5. Paul Reynen (Suz GSX-R750)
6. Peter O’Sullivan (Suz GSX-R750)

Formula 2:
1. Ed Marchini (Yam TZ250)
2. William Morton (Hon RS250)
3. Phil Torres (Yam TZ250)
4. Richard Denman (Hon RS250)
5. Jeffry Hanford (Hon RS125)
6. Richard Snowden (Hon RS250)

Pinky’s Pizza Formula 3:
1. Carlos Neves (Hon RS125)
2. Jeffry Hanford (Hon RS125)
3. Tyler Reiswig (Hon RS125)
4. Michael Jarrard (Hon RS125)
5. Dave Heinricks (Hon RS125)
6. Michael Souza (Hon RS125)

Zoom Zoom Track Days Formula 4:
1. Felipe Cabezas (Suz SV650)
2. Tim Wheeler (Kaw 400)
3. Brian Long (Suz SV650)
4. Michael Lohmeyer (Hon 450)
5. Jove Shapiro (Yam 250)
6. Kurt Spencer (Suz SV650)

Open Grand Prix:
1. Mark Foster (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Garry Combs (Suz GSX-R1000)
3. Kim Nakashima (Suz GSX-R1000)
4. Robert Mesa (Suz GSX-R1000)
5. Scott Wilson (Suz GSX-R1000)
6. Neil Erickson (Hon CBR929RR)

Max Moto / Desmoto Sport Open Twins:
1. Ken Hill (Hon 1000)
2. Brian Long (Suz 1000)
3. Kurt Spencer (Suz 1000)
4. Jeremiah Grant (Suz 1000)
5. Matthew Kurze (Hon 1000)
6. Scott Schwanbeck (Hon 1000)

650cc Twins:
1. Felipe Cabezas (Suz SV650)
2. Brian Long (Suz SV650)
3. Jason Butler (Suz SV650)
4. Kurt Spencer (Suz SV650)
5. Michael Metcalf (Suz SV650)
6. Ray Soto (Suz SV650)

500cc Twins:
1. Bobby Lee Broussard
2. Patrick Alzinger
3. Joe Sickle
4. Jonathan Forman
5. Kevin Smith
6. Robert Clifford

Formula Singles:
1. Richard Capps (Yam 600)
2. Gerry Piazza (Yam 720)
3. Scott Anderson (Yam 400)
4. Jeff Schnapp (Yam 727)
5. David Jevans (Yam 600)
6. Ben Welch (Yam 426)

Formula 40:
1. Robert Campbell (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
2. Richard Denman (Hon RS250)
3. Mike Thompson (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Mark Nelson (Kaw ZX-10R)
5. Gary Jaehne (Kaw 636 ZX-6R)
6. Mike Owiecki (Yam YZF-R1)

Super Dinosaur:
1. Dale Walker (Suz GSX-R1100)
2. Paul Rick Williams (Suz 750)
3. Terry Cheney (Suz 750)
4. Peter Blum (Yam 400)
5. Ross Schlicting (Suz 1100)
6. Paul Kieffer (Hon 600)

Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

The first signs of “silly season” have arrived in America with reports of Yamaha/Graves Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo leaving the AMA series in 2005 to go ride World Superbike or World Supersport, but those reports are more rumor than truth, according to the young New Yorker.

“I saw that, too, in a couple of places. I’m pretty happy where I’m at right now, to set the record straight,” DiSalvo told Roadracingworld.com Monday. “It’s not like I’m looking to find a new home or anything. The guys over at the Yamaha camp treat me good. That’s where I would like to be next year. My perfect scenario would be to ride Superbike for Yamaha here next year, but what the factory decides to do will determine that.”

DiSalvo said he did not know if Yamaha plans to field a Superbike in the 2005 AMA series.

DiSalvo thinks the rumors of him going to Europe got started when he was seen talking to people from several of the World Championship teams during the AMA/World Superbike event at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

“We were speaking to a lot of the teams because we knew a lot of the people there from our time over in Europe. It was kind of all friendly discussions. Like I said, nothing concrete, nothing set in stone,” said DiSalvo.

“Everybody knows I want to be in MotoGP, but I think I want to take the Nicky Hayden route to get there, just try to stay over here in America and win as many Championships as it will take” to get a full-factory MotoGP ride, said DiSalvo.

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In a Cribs feature in the September 2004 issue of Roadracing World, AMA Superbike Championship contender Jake Zemke talked about how he got on the AMA 750cc Supersport podium riding a bike his parents bought, during a season (1998) he financed through credit cards and a line of credit at his local motorcycle shop. Now, said Zemke, that just wouldn’t be possible, and he gave his suggestions for revising the AMA road racing class structure to benefit factory riders and privateers alike.

“There needs to be some place for young kids and privateers to showcase their talent, get some exposure to get some sponsors or get a support ride or whatever it takes,” said Zemke. “Right now the classes are so stacked it’s hard to find a class to do that in. Right now, it looks like Formula Xtreme would be your best bet, but at the same time, to build a competitive FX bike you’re talking a lot of money. That’s not an easy way to go about it. For the average kid and his parents trying to get out there and do something it’s just not feasible.

“Plus, I don’t know if there’s the need for the redundancy of classes we have in the AMA right now. We’ve got too many classes that are too much the same: Supersport and Formula Xtreme, and Superstock and Superbike.

“The way I see it, they need three classes. They need a 600cc Supersport class, a 1000cc Superbike class and then they need to have some sort of privateer class where guys can come up and showcase their talent.

“By doing that you could slim the grids down so there’s not as much problem with backmarkers coming into play at the end of the races. You could cut the grid size down to where it’s actually an accomplishment to make the grid, like it is to make an AMA motocross or Supercross main event. If you can make the gate at a Supercross for the main event, it’s an accomplishment to make it. Same in dirt track, there’s 18 in the main event. It’s an accomplishment to make it. It’s just too easy out there in AMA road racing. It’s too easy to be in the field.

“At the same time, those privateer guys need to be out there, because they need to have a place where they can hone their skills at that level to race in the Superbike class.

“If you limit the amount of privateers who can get in on that side, say you limit it to 24, like they do in MotoGP, and you took all the factory and the factory-support guys who are racing in Superstock and Superbike right now and blended them into one class, you’ve got a deep field, you’ve got a strong field!

“Then, you could take the (purse) money you pay from (24th) down and put it into that privateer class so these guys can go make the same money they are making now, but they have a place they can showcase their talent. They have a place where instead of getting 12th or 15th place in a Superbike National, now they’re winning this other race, and now they’re gonna learn tracks, get exposure, get help, work their way up and maybe get on a support team.

“I also think they need to make it harder to get the licenses, too. You can start with a license, like a Pro Sport license, then you could earn a 600cc Supersport license. Then you could earn your Superbike license.”

From press releases issued by series promoters FGSport Group:

The 24 Stunden von Oschersleben round of the World Endurance Championship takes place over the weekend of the 14th and 15th of August, with qualifying starting on Thursday the 12th of August. The 24 hour race is one of the key races in the World Endurance Championship calendar, and is the ultimate test for the riders, for the teams, and for the bikes they race. Just finishing a twenty four hour race is an achievement.

Toughest and Most Important?
The race is considered such a testing and arduous part of the series that the championship points normally awarded to the top fifteen finishers are doubled; the winners gets fifty points, second place forty points, and so on. With just 14 points currently separating the top two teams in the championship – and with the next two teams split by only four points – the toughest race of the year could also be the most important.

24 Hour Party People
The Oschersleben 24 Hour World Endurance race is the centre piece of the German circuit’s “Speedweek” celebration. Race fans travel from all over Europe to spend a long weekend eating, drinking and enjoying the festivities. The race begins with the traditional “endurance start” sprint across the track, and continues through the night. Some spectators will follow the whole race, moving from corner to corner or spending all night in the grandstand opposite pit lane watching the drama unfold as teams struggle to stay in contention.

There’s More…
The action continues in and around the paddock and campsites, with test rides, trade stalls, music and the now famous “Bikini Bikewash”. There is also a packed support card which includes the European Supermono Championship, German national series, one-make championships, sidecar competitions, Super Moto events and even an “Old Timers” race for classic and historic bikes.

Yamaha GMT94 team manager Christophe Guyot spells out the importance of the Oschersleben race to his team: “The 24 Hours of Oschersleben are of utmost importance for the world title. We have been leading the championship since our Chinese victory at the beginning of May. We are 14 points ahead now, which is not much compared to the possible score in Germany. We are really delighted – we have managed to stay in the lead for three months now! But in Germany there is even more at stake: we can win the title outright, or “neutralise” the situation to so that it all comes down to Italy!.

“We’ve had three pole positions from four starts (1999 – 2001 – 2002) and two wins (2000-2003); we really like the circuit and the organisation is always great. It has become a prestigious event through the years with more and more people coming in. Winning in Germany is THE goal for many other teams, so we’ll have to deal with our rivals’ strong motivation in order to get a third German victory. But the quest for the title remains, of course, our major objective. We are looking forward to a high level of competition as well as breaking our 2003 record of 891 laps completed.”

Yamaha Austria continue to vary their rider line-up; for Oschersleben endurance stalwart Mike Edwards will join the Austrian squad as reserve rider. “I’ve not ridden for the team before although I’ve raced against them many times, also I’m quite interested to find out what the bike’s like.” Mike will also be battling to hold onto his lead in the European Supermono championship while at Oschersleben.

Finally, the Oschersleben weather. Forecasts at the time of writing predict thunderstorms for Thursday and light rain for Friday, with temperatures in the high twenties. It wouldn’t be Oschersleben if the rain didn’t play at least some part in the racing…

From a press release issued by Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation:

Anthony, a young brain tumor survivor, and his sister Savannah enjoy the 1st Annual Madison, WI Ride for Kids(r)

A fantastic day. That’s exactly how motorcyclists in Madison, WI described the 1st Annual Madison Ride for Kids(r) on Sunday, August 8th. Since 1984, the Ride for Kids(r) has been raising money to fund the research and family support programs of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. The motorcyclists and fundraisers outdid themselves in this first time event by raising $51,005 for childhood brain tumor research.

As the 400 motorcyclists, fundraisers, volunteers and patient families arrived at Fireman’s Park in Middleton, WI, they were treated to freshly baked cinnamon rolls donated by a local bakery. The motorcyclists then headed out on a police-escorted ride through the rolling hills of northwest Madison. Their route took them past lakes, farmland and through Devil’s Lake State Park, providing breathtaking views of Devil’s Lake and adjacent rock cliffs.

The touching Celebration of Life program, under the “big top tent”, was enjoyed by all. Five young brain tumor survivors, including two Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation College Scholarship recipients, were in attendance. Thomas, a scholarship recipient, shared his excitement with the motorcyclists about his PBTF college scholarship. Dr. Benny Iskandar, Dr. Dianne Pucetti and Dr. John Sandin were also on hand to share with the riders the importance of funding childhood brain tumor research. Dr. Iskandar commented, “This is an incredible day. The treatment of brain tumors has advanced more than any other disease in the past ten years, largely as the result of the research funded by the motorcyclists through the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Three of my patients are here today.”

Pam and Randy Gulseth were the Top Individual Fundraisers with a total of $5,118. The Top Club was GWRRA Illinois Chapter G2 whose members raised $7,184. Following close behind was GWRRA Wisconsin Chapter F whose members raised $6,786. The Top Dealer was Racine Motor Sports whose customers raised $4,466. Pam Gulseth, of Two River, WI, was the winner of a brand new Honda motorcycle donated by the American Honda Motor Company.

Special thanks to Madison Ride for Kids(r) Task Force Leaders Joe Bentz, Mark Muhlenfeld and their extremely dedicated team of volunteers for a wonderful first year event.

The next Ride for Kids(r) event is on Sunday, August 15 in New England (North Oxford, MA)

For more information about the Ride for Kids(r) and the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation, please visit www.rideforkids.org or www.pbtfus.org or call (800) 253-6530.

From a press release issued by Croft Circuit, Croft on Tees, North Yorkshire, England:

Friday 13th to Sunday 15th August 2004. THINK! British Superbike Championship – Round 10

SUPERBIKES ROAR INTO CROFT FOR THE BIG ONE!

Britain’s premier motorsport series makes an historic first ever visit to the race-starved North East when the round ten of the THINK! British Superbike Championship rolls into Croft Circuit near Darlington this forthcoming weekend (13/14/15th August).

Never before has the region hosted a round of the series and with the 2004 title chase hotting up, the action is sure to be fast and furious as a host of world class riders on the very latest factory machinery battle it out over two races around the 2.1 mile former wartime airfield.

Leading the series by a comfortable 73 points is Nottingham veteran John Reynolds on his Rizla Suzuki but the double champion knows that HM Plant Honda Racing rider Michael Rutter (Leicester) will be planning on cutting the gap after six races without a rostrum.

Maidstone born but now living in York, Scott Smart will be hoping for further success on his Hawk Kawasaki whilst crowd favourite Yukio Kagayama from Japan (Rizla Suzuki) and MonsterMob Ducati rider Sean Emmett (London) proved they will be the men to beat following last weeks’ official test at the circuit whereby they were the two fastest riders.

Virgin Mobile Samsung Yamaha field four riders with James Haydon (Amersham) and London teenager Tommy Hill expected to go well on the R1’s along with Lichfield’s Gary Mason and Lincolnshire ace Steve Plater also in the team. Aussie Dean Thomas is riding for the Leeds-based Sendo Dienza Ducati team and hoping for success also whilst Paul ‘Marra’ Brown makes a comeback after two years riding for the Scottish ETI Ducati team.

Local interest centres around the two leading riders in the supporting Superbike Cup for non-supported riders with Kendal’s James Ellison (Yamaha) leading the championship ahead of Croft specialist Dennis Hobbs (Suzuki) from nearby Guisborough. However, Hobbs is fighting to be fit for his local meeting having been injured in testing last week and will face a race against time if he’s to make the grid.

Six times TT winner John McGuinness (Morecambe) and Australian Glen Richards should also feature for Hawk Kawasaki with the truly international flavour being cemented by the inclusion of former Japanese champion Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) and Australian Superbike Champion Craig Coxhell (Vitrans Honda).

Yorkshireman Karl Harris (HM Plant Honda) leads the British Supersport series ahead of Ulsterman Michael Laverty (MonsterMob Ducati) with former GP stars Jay Vincent (Padgett’s Honda) and Spaniard Pere Riba (MSS Kawasaki) also in with a shout. Nuneaton rider Tristan Palmer leads the British Superstock Championship on his Suzuki whilst Cheshire rider Christian Elkin heads the table in the 125cc GP class.

Londoner Richard Wren leads the Yamaha R6 Cup and is well on course to land the Superbike ride for next season and East Anglian Simon Wright heads the Superstock Cup class.

Local riders to watch out for include Middlesbrough’s Paul Veazey aboard his JR Motosport Yamaha in the Supersport race and Knaresborough rider Danny Linfoot in the 125cc class.

Admission costs £12.00 per adult on Saturday and £25.00 per adult on Sunday which includes access to the paddock. Grandstand seating is all sold out and for further information call Croft Circuit on 01325 721815.



Timetable

Saturday

09.30 – 09.55 National Superstock Cup Qualifying 1

10.05 – 10.45 British Supersport Qualifying 1

10.55 – 11.45 British Superbikes Qualifying 1

11.55 – 12.20 Yamaha R6 Cup Free Practice

12.30 – 12.55 National Superstock Cup Qualifying 2

Interval

13.55 – 14.20 British 125cc Qualifying 2

14.30 – 15.10 British Supersport Qualifying 2

15.20 – 16.10 British Superbike Qualifying 2

16.20 National Superstock Cup Race 1 – 15 laps

16.45 – 17.10 National Superstock C’ship Qualifying 2

17.20 – 17.45 Yamaha R6 Cup Qualifying



Sunday

07.30 Gates Open

10.00 – 11.00 Pit Lane Walkabout

12.05 – 12.15 British Superbike Warm Up

12.25 – 12.35 British Supersport Warm Up

13.15 British Superbike Race 2 – 22 laps

14.05 Yamaha R6 Cup Race 3 – 15 laps

14.50 British Supersport Race 4- 20 laps

15.45 British Superbike Race 5 – 22 laps

16.35 National Superstock Race 6 – 18 laps

17.15 British 125cc Race 7 – 16 laps


· The annual BSB Teams v Media Football Match, sponsored by Croft Circuit and taking place at Northallerton Town Football Club on Friday 13th August, has attracted plenty of interest. Tyne Tees TV Sports Reporter Andy Kerr and former BBC commentator Barry Nutley are the latest to sign up and they will join the likes of superbike aces Sean Emmett, James Ellison and Dennis Hobbs in the game under floodlights. All proceeds will go to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance and kick off at Ainderby Road is at 7.45pm to be followed by a presentation and raffle/auction.

www.croftcircuit.co.uk

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Infineon Raceway spokesman John Cardinale told Roadracingworld.com Sunday morning that racetrack workers have installed over 100 haybales–covering 30 to 40 yards–in front of a wall that racer Jimm Groshong slid into Saturday, sustaining fatal injuries.

Cardinale said AFM officials had previously claimed the wall was not an impact zone, but ordered the haybales installed overnight, after Groshong’s fall. Cardinale also said that AFM officials told him that Groshong was alone when he fell and lowsided. Roadracingworld.com’s initial report on the incident, based on information obtained from racers at the event when track and AFM officials could not be reached, said that Groshong was trying to go around another rider on the out-lap of a practice session and highsided before hitting the bare wall.

AFM doesn’t run the chicane installed in the area of turns 8a-9-10, reducing speeds and increasing run-off in the area for AMA Pro Racing events.

AFM also runs a different turn 11 and a different turn 1 configuration at Infineon Raceway, instead of using the relocated AMA turn 11 and a chicane layout immediately approaching turn one, both developed in response to rider safety concerns at AMA Pro Racing events.

Up until this time AFM, like other sanctioning bodies, had determined which course layout it runs and where to place soft barriers and haybales when it rents Infineon Raceway.

“I think you’re going to see that the racetrack will be much more insistent on which course AFM runs in the future,” Cardinale said. “We’ll be attending their Board meeting that’s coming up.”

At post time, AFM President Joe Montoya had not yet returned a phone call seeking additional information and comment.


See related post:

8/7/2004 Black Day In California Continues: AFM Racer Hits Bare Wall And Dies At Infineon Raceway

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Hard-luck privateer Jack Pfeifer underwent hernia surgery last Thursday, in Las Vegas.

Pfeifer finished fourth in the 2004 Daytona 200 but destroyed his GSX-R1000 in a crash in a WSMC race at Willow Springs shortly afterwards, and has struggled ever since with an underperforming CBR1000RR that he wasn’t able to get race kit parts for.

In an e-mail to Roadracingworld.com on Sunday, Pfeifer revealed “I had surgery on a hernia that I have appearently had my whole life done last Thursday, and I am hoping that I will be able to ride the last AMA two rounds but not sure yet if that’s going to be possible physically. Also I am in the process of getting the parts to try and get the Suzuki back together and may ride it if I can as I need to try and get a decent finish. It seems most sponsors only remember where you finished in your last race, and they vary their assistance programs accordingly. With the help I am getting right now I may as well get a J-O-B. at Taco Bell.”

From a press release issued by series organizers:

SHUBENACADIE, NS Kevin Lacombe scored his first Parts Canada Superbike Championship win of the season at Atlantic Motorsport Park on Sunday.

The Granby, QC racer started from pole on the Lacombe Racing Yamaha YZF-R1 and grabbed the lead when Steve Crevier ran into difficulties with his rear shock just past the halfway point of the race. From there Lacombe raced untroubled to his second career Parts Canada Superbike victory.

Brantford, ON’s Jordan Szoke placed second on the Honda Canada / Fast Company Honda CBR1000RR, just ahead of Jeff Williams of Harrowsmith, ON on the DXS Diablo Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000.

“It was a perfect weekend, I’m pretty happy,” Lacombe said. “Everything was just awesome this weekend. Everybody did a great job. Hopefully, we’ll get it right for the next two rounds and get second in the championship.”

Lacombe’s win moved him from fifth up to second in the Parts Canada Superbike point standings with 216 points, four more than Szoke at 212.

Runaway series leader Pascal Picotte endured a rough outing on his Team Yamaha / Picotte Performance Yamaha YZF-R1. After initially taking the lead the defending AMP winner and series champion suffered damage to his gear shift lever and struggled to a sixth place finish.

Picotte had been trying to earn his record tying fifth straight Parts Canada Superbike race win.

The Granby, QC rider retained a strong lead in the standings, however. He now has 287 points, 61 more than Lacombe with only two rounds remaining in the season. A rider can earn a maximum of 56 points at a Parts Canada Superbike round.

Crevier finished 22nd at AMP on his DXS Diablo Racing Team Suzuki GSX-R1000 and failed to add to his point total. He slipped to fifth in the standings with 168, one less than Calgary’s Clint McBain in fourth. McBain suffered a loose steering damper on the Coors Light Racing / Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000.

In other action at AMP, Picotte extended his lead in the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike standings with his fourth win of the season. Picotte took his Yamaha YZF-R6 past Crevier’s Suzuki GSX-R600 in the run to the flag. McBain was third on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Mississauga, ON’s Rudy Raposo also added to his lead in the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike standings with his first victory of the season. The Yamaha rider came back from a morning warm-up crash. Sean Heydorn of Aurora, ON placed second on a Honda CBR600RR and Val D’Or, QC’s Erick Beausejour was third riding another Honda CBR600RR.

The Parts Canada Superbike Championship resumes at Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant Aug. 20-22.

This weekend’s event will be televised on TSN on Oct. 2 at 3:30 p.m. EDT and on Quebec’s RDS on Oct. 9 at 11:30 a.m EDT. The action will also appear in one-hour format this fall on TORONTO1 and A-Channel stations in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton.

Results of Sunday’s sixth round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Atlantic Motorsport Park in Shubenacadie, NS, showing finishing position, rider name, hometown and type of motorcycle:

1.Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1; 2. Jordan Szoke, Brantford, ON, Honda CBR1000RR; 3. Jeff Williams, Harrowsmith, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 4. Francis Martin, Rock Forest, QC, Kawasaki ZX-10R; 5. Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1; 6. Pascal Picotte, Granby, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1; 7. Matthew McBride, Mississauga, ON, Kawasaki ZX-10R; 8. Craig Connell, Tingalpa, Australia, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 9. Andrew Nelson, Kars, ON, Honda CBR1000RR; 10. Hugo Brisson, St-Sauveur, QC, Kawasaki ZX-10R; 11. Stuart Nodell, Ajax, ON, Kawasaki ZX-6R; 12. Bill Card, Wellesley, ON, Honda CBR600RR; 13. Jeremy Burgess, Halifax, NS, Suzuki GSX-R600; 14. Dave Young, Woodstock, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 15. Yannick Morin, Repentigny, QC, Kawasaki ZX-10R; 16. Fred Silver, Greenwood, NS, Kawasaki ZX-6RR; 17. Sebastien Michel, St-Jerome, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000;18. Terry Steeves, Douglas, NS, Yamaha YZF-R6; 19. Andrew Murray, Bedford, NS, Kawasaki ZX-6RR; 20. Terry MacPhee, Upper Rawdon, NS, Honda CBR600RR; 21. John Russell, Rothesy, NB, Yamaha YZF-R6; 22. Steve Crevier, Maple Ridge, BC, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 23. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000

Parts Canada Superbike Championship point standings after six of eight rounds, showing position, rider name and point total:

1. Pascal Picotte, 287; 2. Kevin Lacombe, 216; 3. Jordan Szoke, 212; 4. Clint McBain, 169; 5. Steve Crevier, 168; 6. Craig Connell, 163; 7. Frank Trombino, 146; 8. Andrew Nelson, 142; 9. Jeff Williams, 139; 10. Francis Martin, 138; 11. Matthew McBride, 112; 12. Bill Card, 64; 13. Chris Peris, 56; 14. Stuart Nodell, 51; 15. Hugo Brisson, 40; 16. Matt Binns, 32; 16. Yannick Morin, 32; 18. Dave Young, 26; 19. Peter Holzinger, 25; 20. Jean-Francois Cyr, 21; 20. Brian Nielsen, 21; 22. Michael Leon, 18; 22. Chris Murray-Audain, 18; 24. Brent Strong, 15; 25. Darryn Wilbur, 14; 26. Tim Easton, 13; 26. Jeremy Burgess, 13; 28. Larry Orde, 12; 29. Fred Silver, 8; 30. Sebastien Michel, 7; 31. Corey Sherman, 6; 32. Mike Zottmann, 4; 32. Zenon Nelson, 4; 32. Terry Steeves, 4; 35. Andrew Murray, 2; 35. Elie Daccache, 2; 37. Bruce McDonald, 1; 37. Terry MacPhee, 1