From a press release issued by the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation:

Adam and Tabitha, both brain tumor survivors, enjoyed the 2004 Atlanta Ride for Kids(r)

Spending time with family and good friends is what the summer is all about. Add a scenic, police-escorted motorcycle ride to that, and the day gets even better. And when that Ride is to raise money for pediatric brain tumor research, it just can’t get any better!

On Sunday, June 7, 2004, over 1800 motorcyclists, volunteers, fundraisers, patient families and researchers came together to celebrate the 21st Annual Atlanta Ride for Kids(r). With the bright Georgia summer sun shining down on them, the riders enjoyed a leisurely journey through the North Georgia mountains before arriving at the destination point. There, under the festive “Big Top Tent”, the grand total of the day, $267,717, was announced, prompting a roar of approval from the crowd. Since 1984, the Ride for Kids(r) program has raised funds to support the research and family support programs of the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation. Today, more children die from brain tumors than from any other childhood cancer.

Twelve effervescent young brain tumor survivors celebrated the exciting day with the motorcyclists. Dr. Timothy Mapstone, an Atlanta neurosurgeon, commented, “For the first time in my twenty-five plus years of research, I believe that there is a possibility that I will see children being cured of brain tumors without me having to do surgery. Hopefully, the researchers will work me out of a job.” Other physicians and researchers in attendance included Dr. Claire Mazewski and the research staff of Dr. Erwin Van Meir. Another highlight of the day was Major Richard Davis and the 104 members Fulton County Sheriff’s Reserve who escorted the motorcyclists through North Georgia.

Tommy Smith, who raised $25,485, was the Top Individual Fundraiser. The Top Club honor went to GWRRA GA Chapter T whose members raised $48,135. The customers of Gary’s Hobbie Shop helped them capture the Top Shop honor by raising $50,077. The Top Dealer position went to Cycle World of Athens whose patrons raised $13,553. Tommy Smith, of Woodstock, GA, was the lucky winner of a brand new Honda motorcycle, generously donated by the American Honda Motor Company.

Special thanks to Atlanta Co-Task Force Leaders Jim and Nona Unversaw and Tommy and Connie Smith and their hardworking team of volunteers for a great event!


Keaton, a young brain tumor survivor, had a ball at the 2004 Richmond Ride for Kids(r)

While the Atlanta Ride for Kids(r) was taking place, a couple of states to the north, the 2nd Annual Richmond Ride for Kids(r) was also underway. With slightly cooler weather than their friends in Georgia, the 520 motorcyclists, volunteers, fundraisers, researchers and patient families worked extra hard, in just its second year, to bring in $94,069 – a Richmond Ride for Kids(r) record – for childhood brain tumor research.

After a police-escorted ride under bright, clear blue skies through the scenic Virginia countryside, the participants gathered for the special Celebration of Life program. There, eight courageous young brain tumor survivors expressed their thanks and gratitude to the riders and fundraisers. As she thrust her arm skyward, brain tumor survivor Tiffany remarked, “The worst thing that can happen to a child or teenager is being diagnosed with a brain tumor. We are true survivors!” Dr. Theodore Chung, a radiation oncologist, and Dr. Helen Fillmore, an assistant professor in neurosurgery, were also in attendance.

Chris and Kathy Cooper were the Top Individual Fundraisers with a total of $11,370. The Top Club honor went to the Richmond Riders whose members brought $19,987. Cycle Connection of Virginia earned the Top Dealer spot with its customers donating $19,320. Kathy Straughn of Ashland, Virginia had a big day by winning the grand prize which was a brand new Honda motorcycle donated by the American Honda Motor Company.

Kudos and thanks go to Richmond Ride for Kids(r) Co-Task Force Leaders Mike Seibert and Kerry Abrams and their dedicated volunteer team for a successful Ride for Kids(r) event.

The next Ride for Kids(r) events take place on Sunday, June 13 in Kansas City, MO and in Southern California (Dual Sport event). For more information, please call (800) 253-6530 or visit www.rideforkids.org

From a press release issued by Honda Racing:

Day Two, Isle of Man TT Festival, June 7, Isle of Man

John McGuinness and Chris Palmer were the winners for Honda on the second weather ravaged race day of this year’s Isle of Man TT Racing Festival, and both could reflect on victories at record pace that puts them into the record books.

They won the final races for 400cc and 125cc machines to be held in the event as the organisers have revamped the programme for future years with more emphasis being put onto production machines.

McGuinness shrugged aside the frustrations of a two hour delay to racing as mist rolled across parts of the 37.73 mile Mountain Course to provide another hard-charging front running performance as he went all out from the start aboard his 400cc Honda to take an action replay of his victory in the corresponding race of last year.

He was always in charge, using the same tactics that sped him to victory, and a winner’s cheque of £20,000, in the opening four lap F1 race. “I decided again to get my head down and go for it from the start – it worked on Saturday, and it did again in this race.”

By the end of the opening lap, he was 16 seconds up, and had doubled that advantage by the time he pitted at half-distance for fuel – it was then he had his only uncomfortable moment: “they didn’t screw the cap down fully and some petrol splashed on me in a rather delicate area, but I sorted that out.”

If he was inconvenienced, it hardly showed as he powered relentlessly on, and at three quarters distance was running some 44 second ahead of Yamaha rider Steve Linsdell, easing off on the final dash over the mountain to take the victory, his fifth on the Island, by 33 seconds.

“That was fun – really enjoyable. That is a magic little bike,” smiled McGuinness as he earned another £4000 in prize money. Mark Parrett, riding Honda, finished fourth just ahead of Roy Richardson, who at one point had been up in second place on his Honda.

Chris Palmer, the Cumbrian rider who has made the Island his home, delighted the locals as he completed his second successive victory in the 125cc Ultra-lightweight race. He was always in contention, running six seconds down on Ian Lougher, also riding Honda, as they pitted at half-distance.

The race swung on the pit-stop. Palmer was out quickly, running a second clear by Glen Helen and then gradually pulling away from Lougher who was denied second place by machine problems on the approach to Ramsey on the final lap.

Robert Dunlop, riding in his final TT, inherited second place, but the five times winner on the Island, finished some 58 seconds down. “I’m delighted with the race, I had a good bike, it was a good steady ride. My only disappointment is for Lougher, he was going well.”

Asked if he would be returning to the Island, the younger brother of late, legendary 26time record TT winner Joey smiled: “Perhaps as a spectator.”

The 1000ccProduction race was red-flagged on the opening lap as the weather again intervened. McGuinness and Bruce Anstey were level pegging at Glen Helen when the red flags came out. Mist was rolling in, cutting visibility between the Black Dub and Kirk Michael, with organisers wisely deciding to stop the action and re-run the race on Tuesday, starting at noon.

Lightweight 400cc Results Monday Race (174Laps)
PSN / NO-DRIVER / / MACHINE / HOME TOWN / TIME / SPEED

1 / 41-JOHN McGUINNESS / 400 / RLR Honda / MORECAMBE / 1 22 06.4 / 110.28

2 / 47-STEVE LINSDELL / 400 / Flitwick Yamaha / FLITWICK / 1 22 39.6 / 109.54

3 / 49-MARK PARRETT / 400 / Honda CBR RR / MIDHURST / 1 22 42.4 / 109.48

4 / 67-ROY RICHARDSON / 399 / Honda RVF / BLACKPOOL / 1 23 02.0 / 109.05

5 / 45-JOHN BARTON / 400 / FZR Yamaha / CROSBY IOM / 1 23 44.8 / 108.12

6 / 48-DERRAN SLOUS / 400 / Yamaha FZR RRSP / RAMSEY IOM / 1 24 04.7 / 107.69

7 / 56-ALAN BENNIE / 400 / Yamaha FZR / STRATHMIGLO / 1 24 47.8 / 106.78

8 / 43-JIM HODSON / 400 / Yamaha FZR / WIGAN / 1 24 54.7 / 106.64

9 / 64-THOMAS MONTANO / 400 / Yamaha FZR / USA / 1 25 18.9 / 106.13

10 / 51-ROBERT J PRICE / 399 / Yamaha FZR400SP / GLOUCESTER / 1 25 24.8 / 106.01

11 / 55-MANFRED VOGL / 398 / Heim & Haus Kawasaki / GERMANY / 1 25 42.2 / 105.65

12 / 50-ALEX DONALDSON / 400 / Kawasaki ZXR / LIMAVADY NI / 1 26 44.5 / 104.39

13 / 61-PAUL DOBBS / 400 / Dobsy’s KAWASAKI / NEW ZEALAND / 1 26 54.1 / 104.20

14 / 66-ROBERT A PRICE / 400 / Yamaha FZR / STROUD / 1 27 07.7 / 103.92

15 / 59-JULIAN BULL / 400 / Kawasaki ZXR / HOLYHEAD / 1 27 16.7 / 103.75

TOTAL LAP COUNT 174; TOTAL MILEAGE 6565.02; FASTEST LAP TIME 20 12.3;
FASTEST LAP SPEED 112.04; FASTEST RIDER : JOHN McGUINNESS; LAP NUMBER 2

From a press release issued by FGSport Group:

SBK PACK HEADS FOR SILVERSTONE

Super Silverstone: Having been used for motor racing of all forms since the end of World War Two Silverstone plays host to the World Superbike Championship for the third time this weekend. One of the best-attended and most eagerly anticipated events of the year, Silverstone is the first of two British rounds on the 2004 calendar. The Northamptonshire circuit offers a unique blend of fast and slow corners, but a high average speed shows that pace and power are two key features required for any aspirant race winner.

Mix and Match: After the continual twists and turns of the previous Oschersleben SBK race, which delivered wins to Noriyuki Haga (Renegade Ducati) and Regis Laconi (Ducati Fila) the Silverstone event is one where slipstreaming and the prospect of multi-rider battles for the lead are a more than reasonable expectation. Last year up to ten riders, both regulars and local wild cards, were involved in the fight for the race lead at Silverstone, and with an evening-out of the competition this season, thanks to the adoption of new technical rules and a single make Pirelli control tyre choice, similar scope exists for handlebar-to-handlebar combat in the 2004 races.

First Timers: With none of the current SBK competitors having tasted victory champagne at the Northamptonshire venue in SBK before the motivation to win is even stronger than usual. If the most recent trends come to the fore once again then the rider with the most wins this season, Laconi, will be in with the best chance of victory. His team-mate in the Ducati Fila line up, James Toseland, nonetheless leads the world championship fight, by only a couple of points from Laconi. Toseland is the best chance of success for the local British crowd, and as such will be cheered all the way by his compatriots.

Chili Charge Continues: The PSG-1 998RS of Pierfrancesco Chili, fitted with a 999-spec engine, has been a regular sight in the upper reaches of the grid and points table this season. Despite some notable DNFs, including one at Oschersleben, the 39-year-old Chili is still in a firm third in the overall standings, and is expected to bring his usual mix of fan-support and fierce speed to the fray. Not bad for a man who will turn 40-later this month.

Renegade Return: After success in the British Championships stimulated the global ambitions of the Renegade Ducati Team, they now return to their point of origin with one local and one overseas rider in their line-up, riding Ducati 999RS twins. British fans will need no re-introduction to Noriyuki Haga, as the Japanese rider has been a frequent visitor to their shores in SBK guise, and has won two races this season so far. His team-mate is no less well known, Leon Haslam not just being a fierce and rapidly developing Superbike talent in his own right but the son of local hero Ron Haslam.

Dutch Sunshine: The new technical rules have levelled the playing field of SBK racing this season, and with a new generation of SBK-eligible four-cylinder 1000cc machines emanating from Japan the most successful so far has entered combat with Chris Vermeulen in the saddle. His mount, the mighty Honda CBR1000RR, has already secured podium finishes for Vermeulen and at a horsepower circuit like Silverstone, he will also be in good shape for a good weekend in front of his adopted British crowd. The ever-more competitive Bertocchi Kawasaki team, plus the challenges of the MIR Suzuki and UnionBike Yamaha teams provide more flavour for the SBK mix, with the high-speed nature of Silverstone a benefit to all riders of multi-cylinder machines.

Home Again: SBK stars don’t come much bigger than those in the Malaysian backed, British based, Foggy Petronas Team, with factory pilots Troy Corser and Chris Walker each expected to receive significant support from the British Legions on raceday. Corser, the 1996 World Champion, has taken a second place race finish this year; four-time British Championship runner-up Walker has also scored a podium finish of third at Valencia. Walker, arguably the most popular British Superbike rider to enter SBK since team owner Carl Fogarty hung up his leathers in 2000, may not be able to count on any horsepower advantage over his opposition, but with the crowd behind him he will carry an extra impetus of a different kind.

Copy That: Garry McCoy (Xerox Ducati Nortel Networks 999RS) is another privately entered rider to have scored a win this season, joining Laconi, Toseland, Haga and Chili in that plateau of success. Having a rollercoaster year so far McCoy will be looking for some consistently fast laps to improve his championship position into the top three.

Special DFX: The DFX Ducati Sterilgarda machine of Steve Martin has allowed the Aussie privateer to show his real prowess this year. Teamed up with Marco Borciani, Martin has endured some misfortune in race situations thus far, despite enjoying some podium success.

Supersport: After much discussion and consultation of the rules and regulations the World Supersport competitors will all be hoping for a less dramatic conclusion to the end of raceday at Silverstone. Long time championship leader Jurgen van den Goorbergh (Yamaha Italia) leads the title charge but an entire phalanx of fast riders are capable of winning races. Karl Muggeridge (Ten Kate Honda) is one of the those riders hoping to be reinstated to the Oschersleben results after an exclusion, as is his team-mate Broc Parkes and Klaffi Honda rider Sebastien Charpentier. For Suzuki, the impressive Alstare Suzuki team includes the 1999 World Champion Stephane Chambon, plus Japanese ace Katsuaki Fujiwara. Ducati’s official team is represented by Lorenzo Lanzi, on the Breil 749R.


More, from another press release issued by FGSport Group:

HISTORIC 400th RACE AT SILVERSTONE WORLD SUPERBIKE ROUND

The round of the Superbike World Championship at Silverstone this week is on track to be an historic event. Race 2 on Sunday 13th June will be the 400th World Superbike race to be held since the Championship started in 1988 and ironically the very first round took place in the UK too.

The first World Superbike event took place at Donington Park in April 1988 and the first race there was won by Italian rider Davide Tadozzi, who is today manager of the Ducati Fila World Superbike Championship-leading team, but then riding a Bimota. Honda rider Fred Merkel from the USA was to be the first Champion that year. Donington continued to be a venue for the British round, being joined by Brands Hatch in 1993, until 2001 when it was replaced by Silverstone as the preferred venue in 2002. Although the 400th race will take place at Silverstone, this will not be the 200th round as at two rounds, Le Mans 1988 and Philip Island 2001, only one race was held at each. Thus Oschersleben last month had the honour of hosting the 200th round.

Over the 17 years of the world championship, rounds of SBK have been held at 39 different circuits in 20 countries. Of those circuits Sugo, Japan has held most races with a total of 16, second place goes to Donington, UK with 15, third place, with a total of 14, is a tie between Phillip Island in Australia and Misano, San Marino. Monza comes fifth with 13 and Hockenheim sixth with 12 races run there.

“The Superbike World Championship has always run on the most prestigious circuits. Furthermore, we have developed very worthwhile long-term relationships with many top circuits around the world and this has contributed to the overall success of the Championship since its inception,” said FGSPORT CEO, Paolo Flammini.

From a press release issued by Pirelli’s advertising and public relations agency, Plummer Menapace:

PIRELLI RACE REPORT: ROAD AMERICA, ISLE OF MAN, WORLD ENDURANCE

Pirelli AMA Privateers Hold Their Own At Road America; Big Weekend In Europe

(Rome, GA) The AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship weekend at Road America saw Pirelli’s band of privateers score some solid top-10 finishes in each class.

Following Superbike rounds nine and ten, Geoff May, is still holding a solid fifth place in points, despite blowing three engines by Saturday afternoon. Mechanical problems notwithstanding, he still carded an eighth on Saturday and a ninth on Sunday on a bike borrowed from David Bell of Bell’s Suzuki – also a Pirelli team – who had also lent May a bike at the Pikes Peak round when mechanical gremlins first plagued May’s essentially stock Suzuki GSX-R1000 that he’s raced since the beginning of the season. May and his “stock” bike held an amazing fourth place in Superbike points until Pikes Peak when Eric Bostrom moved past him following E-Boz’s first season win. “I can’t say enough about David Bell, he’s been great. I wouldn’t have been able to race without him,” May said following Sunday’s final. Triangle Cycles’ Larry Pegram rode his Pirelli-mounted Yamaha R1 to an eighth place finish on Superbike race two on Sunday.

Championsonline.com/Prieto Racing’s Michael Barnes continues to wring everything possible from his largely-stock, Pirelli Supercorsa-shod Yamaha R6 against the factory riders, carding an eighth in Road America’s Supersport final. Barnes did it the way he’s been doing it since forever – on sheer riding talent. He now holds an impressive seventh place in points in the highly-competitive class. Teenage young guns Blake Young and Nicky Moore finished 11th and 14th respectively on a Pirelli-equipped Suzuki and Honda.

Lion Racing’s Jake Holden raced to seventh place in the Superstock final. The finish moved him into a tie with Damon Buckmaster for eighth place in championship points. For a reason unknown at press time, Holden sat out the Formula Xtreme race, a class in which he’s fifth in points. But Pirelli riders made their presence felt. Mike Ciccotto, on a Pirelli-equipped Hal’s Harley-Davidson Buell XB9R, finished seventh, followed by Pirelli’s Pegram in eighth and Blake Young in tenth. Pirelli continues to hold fifth, sixth, ninth, and tenth in the points with Holden, Pegram, Nathan Hester, and Perry Melnecuic. Neither Hester nor Melnecuic had their best weekends: Hester finished 15th; Melnecuic, 16th.

In weekend road racing overseas, Pirelli racers swept the first five positions in the Formula One TT, Saturday’s opening race of this year’s Isle of Man event. In gaining his fourth IOM TT victory, John McGuinness also shattered the lap record with a lap of 127.69mph on his Honda CBR1000RR equipped with Pirelli’s latest 16.5-inch slicks. The FIM World Endurance road racing championship round at Albacete, Spain saw Pirelli’s GMT94 Yamaha team finish second to arch rivals, Suzuki Castrol in the 12-hour race. Pirelli’s Yamaha Austria and Switzerland’s Kawasaki Bolliger finished fourth and fifth respectively, giving Pirelli three of the top five positions.

From a press release issued by d’Antin Ducati:

XAUS TESTS THE GP4 FOR DUCATI

Rubén Xaus makes a testing day in the Mugello Circuit for Ducati Corse, in order to help in the development of the Desmosedici.

It is a great pleasure for the d’Antin MotoGP Team to offer the collaboration of its riders and to contribute in the development work and the evolution along with the factory. Although on this occasion, Neil Hodgson is not going take part because he is not yet completely recovered from the lesions he suffered after his fall during the Grand Prix of France. It is better to preserve him and provide time to get the better conditions for the next Catalunyan Grand Prix.

Luis d’Antin agreed to the request of Rubén’s stay in Italy to make some tests after the Grand Prix: “We have no troubles about giving our rider to collaborate with Ducati Corse because we defend the same interests and we are first of all interested in improving the development. I hope that our help will be useful in this way and I am convinced that for Rubén it is going to be very helpful”.

On the other hand, Rubén Xaus has shown his disposal to stay in Italy providing his collaboration: “It is very important for me to make kilometres and to keep working in my adaptation to the category. I have been a long time collaborating with Ducati and I am sure that these tests will be useful for all of us”.



More, from a press release issued by Ducati Corse:

DUCATI CORSE BACK ON TRACK AT MUGELLO

Bologna (Italy), Monday 7 June 2004 – The Ducati Marlboro Team is to remain at the Mugello circuit tomorrow to continue development work of the Desmosedici GP4. A further day’s testing has been scheduled for Tuesday 8 June at the Italian track and it will involve the Ducati Corse Development Team, which will also stay behind at Mugello on Wednesday with Vittoriano Guareschi.

Following back-to-back tests at Le Mans and over the Mugello race weekend, Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss have opted to race the GP4 for the remaining GPs of this hard-fought season. Development work on the latest version of the Desmosedici is continuing therefore and as a result four riders will be present tomorrow at Mugello.

Test-rider Vittoriano Guareschi will make the track debut of the latest version of the ‘Twin Pulse’ engine, which will be used by the Ducati Marlboro Team riders on the Monday after the Catalan GP at Barcelona if it proves to give positive results.

Loris and Troy will concentrate on chassis development work of their GP4 machines at the Tuscany track, the venue for last Sunday’s Italian GP. This work can be better carried out in a day of private testing rather than the four hours of free practice and qualifying of a race weekend.

The fourth rider present at Mugello aboard a development team GP4 will be Spain’s Ruben Xaus, who will carry out similar tests to Loris and Troy, allowing Ducati Corse engineers to accumulate the maximum amount of data and information possible in one day.

“Everyone in Ducati Corse is focussed on continuing the development work of the GP4 and allowing Loris and Troy to become front-runners in the next few races” declared Ducati Marlboro Team director, Livio Suppo. “We would like to thank Ruben Xaus for making himself available for the test. We asked him to take part tomorrow so that we can accumulate the maximum amount of data possible. Thanks also to Luis D’Antin for enthusiastically agreeing to allow his rider to take part in this test.”

From a press release issued by the FIM:

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix
Catalunya Grand Prix: wild-card riders

The wild-card riders who will race in the Catalunya Grand Prix, scheduled on the circuit of Montmelo/Barcelona on June 13 next, are the following:

Start no., Rider (Team) Nomination, Nominating Party

125cc class –

43, Manuel Hernandez (SPA-Aprilia) Team Hernandez, RFME

68, Fabrizio Perren (ARG-Honda) RC Recouso Sport, FIM

71, Enrique Jerez (SPA-Aprilia) TMR Competicion, RFME

78, Jordi Planas (SPA-Aprilia) TMR Competicion, FIM

81, Ismael Ortega (SPA-Aprilia) Seedorf Racing, RFME


250cc class –

43, Radomil Rous (CZE-Aprilia) Campetella Racing, FIM


MotoGP class –

32, Gregorio Lavilla (SPA-Suzuki) Team Suzuki MotoGP, MSMA

88, Andrew Pitt (AUS-Moriwaki) Moriwaki Racing, FIM-Dorna

From a press release issued by Dan Lance:

Please pass on that I am again the paddock parking person for the AMA event @ Mid-Ohio. I can be contacted for info at 603-524-9280, at the Flag Services USA office in NH or via e-mail at: [email protected]. 603-571-5935 cellular.

Due to additional TT rigs this season, the space available in the main paddock will be slightly more restricted.

Daniel Lance
Flag Services USA LLC
PO Box 757
Winnisquam, NH 03289

Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Sunday Morning Practice Times From The Italian Grand Prix At Mugello:

1. Sete GIBERNAU, Honda, 1:51.228
2. Makoto TAMADA, Honda, 1:51.597
3. Nicky HAYDEN, Honda, 1:51.663
4. Carlos CHECA, Yamaha, 1:51.768
5. Kenny ROBERTS, Suzuki, 1:51.967
6. Max BIAGGI, Honda, 1:51.980
7. Valentino ROSSI, Yamaha, 1:52.277
8. Alex BARROS, Honda, 1:52.309
9. Marco MELANDRI, Yamaha, 1:52.423
10. Colin EDWARDS, Honda, 1:52.477
11. Shinya NAKANO, Kawasaki, 1:52.926
12. Ruben XAUS, Ducati, 1:52.961
13. Troy BAYLISS, Ducati, 1:53.075
14. Alex HOFMANN, Kawasaki, 1:53.532
15. Loris CAPIROSSI, Ducati, 1:53.593
16. Neil HODGSON, Ducati, 1:53.723
17. Norick ABE, Yamaha, 1:53.908
18. Shane BYRNE, Aprilia, 1:54.095
19. Nobuatsu AOKI, Proton, 1:55.387
20. Andrew PITT, Moriwaki, 1:55.899
21. Kurtis ROBERTS, Proton, 1:56.035
22. Michel FABRIZIO, Harris WCM, 1:57.500
23. Jeremy McWILLIAMS, Aprilia, 2:13.128



250cc GP:

1. Toni ELIAS, Honda, 1:56.171
2. Manuel POGGIALI, Aprilia, 1:56.191
3. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, 1:56.240
4. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, 1:56.277
5. Franco BATTAINI, Aprilia, 1:56.325
6. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, 1:56.358
7. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 1:56.587
8. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, 1:56.729
9. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, 1:56.831
10. Anthony WEST, Aprilia, 1:56.845
11. Fonsi NIETO, Aprilia, 1:56.988
12. Roberto ROLFO, Honda, 1:57.005
13. Alex BALDOLINI, Aprilia, 1:57.792
14. Alex DEBON, Honda, 1:58.044
15. Eric BATAILLE, Honda, 1:58.096


125cc GP:

1. Hector BARBERA, Aprilia, 2:00.786
2. Pablo NIETO, Aprilia, 2:01.043
3. Youichi UI, Aprilia, 2:01.281
4. Simone CORSI, Honda, 2:01.802
5. Mirko GIANSANTI, Aprilia, 2:02.235
6. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 2:02.286
7. Casey STONER, KTM, 2:02.313
8. Alvaro BAUTISTA, Aprilia, 2:02.317
9. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, 2:02.361
10. Sergio GADEA, Aprilia, 2:02.362

Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

British Superbike Race Two Results From Thruxton:

1. Sean EMMETT, Ducati, 20 laps, 25:45.597
2. Michael RUTTER, Honda, -0.783 second
3. Gregorio LAVILLA, Suzuki, -2.487 second
4. Scott SMART, Kawasaki, -2.571 seconds
5. James ELLISON, Yamaha, -2.640 seconds
6. Tommy HILL, Yamaha, -21.313 seconds
7. Kieran CLARKE, Yamaha, -21.430 seconds
8. Ryuichi KIYONARI, Honda, -21.546 seconds
9. Craig COXHELL, Honda, -21.844 seconds
10. James BUCKINGHAM, Suzuki, -27.488 seconds
11. Jon KIRKHAM, Suzuki, -28.380 seconds
12. Stuart EASTON, Ducati, -37.842 seconds
13. Dennis HOBBS, Suzuki, -38.265 seconds
14. Sam CORKE, Suzuki, -40.348 seconds
15. Cameron DONALD, Suzuki, -49.733 seconds

21. Gary MASON, Yamaha, -10 laps, DNF
22. John REYNOLDS, Suzuki, -16 laps, DNF
23. James HAYDON, Yamaha, -18 laps, DNF
24. Dean THOMAS, Ducati, -20 laps, DNF


More, from a press release issued by MonsterMob Ducati:

THINK! British Superbike Championship
Rounds 11/12
Thruxton, Hampshire
– 5th/6th June

EMMETT BACK TO WINNING WAYS AT THRUXTON

MonsterMob Ducati Superbike rider Sean Emmett bounced back to form with a scintillating
victory in front of another bumper crowd at a sun kissed Thruxton in round six of the Think! British Superbike Championship today.

The 34 year old from Camberley took the win in the second of the day’s races after a titanic five way battle which saw him victorious by 0.783 of a second and whilst Emmett was overjoyed with his performance in race two he was left rueing the chance of a double victory having thrown away a leading advantage in race one within sight of the flag.

Then, Emmett was in front and as he exited the Club Chicane he was about to start celebrating the victory when the rear wheel of the MonsterMob Ducati F04 broke away which relegated him to third as he crossed the line.

“We showed we were strongest out there. I should have won the first race and I feel so bad about that but the second race was a good response and I would have been disappointed with anything other than a win. The team really needed that. People have said all sorts of things but at the end of the day we are all professional and when we just dig in we can show that when we get it right we’re a very strong package. We know the bike works well at Brands Hatch and now we’ve got to keep winning as the championship is not over yet. I’m really happy to get back to winning ways” said Emmett.

Making it a treble rostrum celebration for the Paul Bird Motorsport Team was Supersport rider Michael Laverty who brought the 749cc machine home in third place.

The young Ulsterman ran in the leading trio for all of the race but had to settle for third at the end of the 18 lapper and in doing so relinquished his championship lead to Honda rival Karl Harris.

“I thought I was there on that one. I thought I could pass him (Leon Camier) at the back of the circuit but he just kept his line and I had no chance. I held the inside line up until the last chicane but Leon made an outside move. I’m so disappointed, that’s three races now where I’ve been nearly there” said Laverty.

Team owner Paul Bird was relieved to get his team back to their winning form.

“It’s good to get back to winning ways but we should have got a double. We’ve got the 999 back to where it should be and hope we can continue this form at Brands Hatch where we know Sean is good. Michael rode a good race and did everything perfectly and it was just unfortunate at the end when he ended up in third position. But he’s still up there in the Championship and that’s what matters” said Bird.

Superbike Race One Result
1, Michael Rutter (Honda) 28:24.161
2, John Reynolds (Suzuki) -0.024
3, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) -0.101
4, Gregorio Lavilla (Suzuki) -0.115
5, Dean Thomas (Ducati) -2.772
6, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) -10.542
7, Gary Mason (Yamaha) -11.263
8, James Ellison (Yamaha) -11.613
9, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) -14.961
10, Kieran Clarke (Yamaha) -26.247

Superbike Race Two Result
1, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) 25:45.597
2, Michael Rutter (Honda) -0.783
3, Gregorio Lavilla (Suzuki) -2.487
4, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) -2.571
5, James Ellison (Yamaha) -2.640
6, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) -21.313
7, Kieran Clarke (Yamaha) -21.430
8, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) -21.546
9, Craig Coxhell (Honda) -21.844
10, James Buckingham (Suzuki) -27.488

Supersport Race Result
1, Karl Harris (Honda) 23:38.851
2, Leon Camier (Honda) -0.933
3, Michael Laverty (MonsterMob Ducati) -0.999
4, Luke Quigley (Suzuki) -14.971
5, Pere Riba (Kawasaki) -15.044
6, Jonathan Rea (Honda) -20.631
7, Jay Vincent (Honda) -20.652
8, Paul Young (Honda) -21.005
9, Shane Norval (Honda) -21.391
10, Tom Sykes (Suzuki) -22.288


Superbike Championship Standings (after Round 12)
1, John Reynolds (Suzuki) 227 pts
2, Michael Rutter (Honda) 219 pts
3, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) 153 pts
4, Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) 152 pts
5, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) 146 pts
6, Dean Thomas (Ducati) 95 pts
7, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 87 pts
8, Glen Richards (Kawasaki) 78 pts
9, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) 71 pts
10, Gary Mason (Yamaha) 58 pts


Supersport Championship Standings (after Round 6)
1, Karl Harris (Honda ) 111 pts
2, Michael Laverty (MonsterMob Ducati) 107 pts
3, Jay Vincent (Honda) 77 pts
4, Pere Riba (Kawasaki) 72 pts
5, Simon Andrews (Yamaha) 65 pts
5, Luke Quigley (Suzuki) 65 pts
7, Leon Camier (Honda) 49 pts
8, Craig Jones (Triumph) 41 pts
9, Tom Sykes (Suzuki) 36 pts
10, Cal Crutchlow (Honda) 32 pts


More, from a press release issued by Hawk Kawasaki:

HAWK KAWASAKI
BSB Championship, Round 6, Thruxton, Hants
Track length: 2.3560 miles
Weather: dry, overcast, humid, 24° C
Track: 34° C
Date: June 6
RACE
SMART THIRD ON POINTS AFTER BRILLIANT FOURTH AT THRUXTON

Hawk Kawasaki star Scott Smart moved up to third in the BSB points table today, after taking a hard-fought sixth, in an incident-packed first race, and a superb fourth in the breath-taking follow up.

Smarty looked to be on for his third podium visit in two weeks as he tried to out-fox Suzuki’s Gregorio Lavilla and Yamaha-mounted James Ellison in the final laps of race two. The Hawk rider was in the leading pack of Emmett, Rutter, Reynolds, Lavilla and Mason from the opening lap, moving as high as third as they battled for position in what proved to be the most exciting BSB race of the year so far.
Scott missed out on a podium place by less than one tenth of a second after he missed a gear in Club chicane on the last lap, denying him the drive to pass Lavilla before the line.

“I over-revved it and wouldn’t shift into third and fourth down the start/finish straight. If I could have got the gear I’m sure I could have passed him,” explained Smart. “It was really good fun out there, but it’s a shame I got tangled up with Ellison and Lavilla in the last few laps because I think if I hadn’t I could’ve got Rutter if I’d had a clear run. But overall I’m really pleased with that result.”

The first race was incident packed for both Smart and team-mate Glen Richards. Smart’s tyre deteriorated after just several laps, forcing the number 88 rider to settle for sixth place in the two-part race. The 22-lapper was stopped after four laps due to a serious crash, then run over a further 20 laps as a two-part aggregate result.

“The tyres looked fine after the race, but out on the track there was absolutely no grip left,” he said. “Apparently John Reynolds had the same rear tyre, but his bike seemed to fine even at the end of the race.”

Richards crashed out at Club chicane on lap 17 of the restart, breaking his left arm in the process. The injury ruled the Aussie out of the second race and will exclude him from at least the next two BSB meetings.

Hawk Kawasaki Team Principal Stuart Hicken witnessed his rider’s crash, but was unsure as to its cause. “Glen’s was a mighty strange crash,” he said. “He didn’t appear to be catching a slide, he just ran into the curb and that pitched him off. The doctors say Glen will be out for six weeks, but he won’t be rushing back. He’ll be back on the bike when he’s fit.

“The first race wasn’t great for Scott either. He supposedly had a good tyre, but it wasn’t, but then showed what he can do in the second race with a decent boot. We had a podium by a fraction of second in Mondello, then we missed out by a fraction this week – but that’s racing. But we were in contention for a podium and that’s real important to everybody in the team.”
The seventh round of the BSB championship will be held at Brands Hatch, Kent, on June 20.

BSB RACE 1
1) Michael Rutter, Honda. 2) John Reynolds, Suzuki. 3) Sean Emmett, Ducati. 4) Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki. 5) Dean Thomas, Ducati. 6) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki. 7) Gary Mason, Yamaha. 8) James Ellison, Yamaha (P). 9) Tommy Hill, Yamaha. 10) Kieran Clarke, Yamaha. 11) Craig Coxhell, Honda. 12) James Buckingham, Suzuki (P). 13) Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda. 14) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki (P). 15) Stuart Easton, Ducati
(P)= Privateer

Fastest lap: Sean Emmett, Ducati: 1:16.114

BSB RACE 2
1) Sean Emmett, Ducati. 2) Michael Rutter, Honda. 3) Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki. 4) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki. 5) James Ellison, Yamaha (P). 6) Tommy Hill, Yamaha. 7) Kieran Clarke, Yamaha. 8) Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda. 9) Craig Coxhell, Honda. 10) James Buckingham, Suzuki (P). 11) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki (P). 12) Stuart Easton, Ducati. 13) Dennis Hobbs, Suzuki (P). 14) Sam Corke, Suzuki (P). 15) Cameron Donald, Suzuki (P)

Fastest lap: Michael Rutter, Honda: 1:16.329, 111.11mph

BSB CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 4 ROUNDS
1) John Reynolds, Suzuki, 227. 2) Michael Rutter, Honda, 219. 3) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki, 153. 4) Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki, 152. 5) Sean Emmett, Ducati, 146. 6) Dean Thomas, Ducati, 95. 7) Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 87. 8) Glen Richards, Hawk Kawasaki, 78. 9) Tommy Hill, Yamaha, 71. 10) Gary Mason, Yamaha, 58. 11) James Ellison, Yamaha, 52. 12) Craig Coxhell, Honda, 50. 13) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki, 42. 14) Kieran Clarke, Yamaha, 42. 15) James Buckingham, Suzuki, 31

MANUFACTUERS’ CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 4 ROUNDS
1) Suzuki, 258. 2) Honda, 231. 3) Ducati, 168. 4) Kawasaki, 153. 5) Yamaha, 107