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1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR600RR, 1:26.821
2. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:27.663
3. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:27.880
4. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600RR, 1:28.036
5. Doug Chandler, Ducati 748R, 1:28.103
6. Opie Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:29.184
7. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR600RR, 1:29.696
8. Larry Pegram, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:29.865
9. Michael Barnes, Buell XB12R, 1:30.135
10. Mike Ciccotto, Buell XB12R, 1:30.706
11. Blake Young, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.185
12. Heath Small, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.437
13. Taylor Knapp, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:31.668
14. Nicky Cummings, Honda CBR600RR, 1:31.679
15. Darin Edwards, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.941
16. Derek Keyes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:32.156
17. Nate Hester, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:32.339
18. Joe Arico, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:33.387
19. Carlo Gagliardo, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:33.535
20. Tim Knutson, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:33.840
21. Donny Kelley, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:34.304
22. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:34.570
23. Randy Rega, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:34.815
24. Nicky Moore, Honda CBR600RR, 1:34.977
25. Jeremiah Johnson, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:36.198
26. Lance Yeager, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:37.702
27. Dafan Zhang, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:38.435
28. Adam “Webcrush” Vella, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:38.922

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Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Superstock Practice Times:

1. Ben Spies, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:26.970
2. Jamie Hacking, Yam YZF-R1, 1:27.224
3. Jason DiSalvo, Yam YZF-R1, 1:27.411
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yam YZF-R1, 1:27.517
5. Aaron Gobert, Yam YZF-R1, 1:27.526
6. Jake Holden, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:28.433
7. Josh Hayes, Kaw ZX-10R, 1:28.608
8. Steve Rapp, Suz GSX-R750, 1:28.870
9. Jason Pridmore, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:29.047
10. Eric Wood, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:29.138
11. Tommy Hayden, Kaw ZX-10R, 1:29.578
12. John Haner, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:29.964
13. Roger Lee Hayden, Kaw ZX-10R, 1:30.384
14. Jimmy Moore, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.568
15. Alex Gobert, Hon CBR1000RR, 1:30.802
16. Jesse Janisch, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.237
17. Scott Greenwood, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.409
18. J.J. Roetlin, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:36.389
19. Montez Stewart, Yam YZF-R1, 1:36.585
20. Sean Wray, Yam YZF-R1, 1:39.584

The current AMA Superstock lap record for VIR is 1:27.637 set by Tommy Hayden in 2003 on a 636cc Kawasaki ZX-6R.

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Pole sitter Jason DiSalvo took a flag-to-flag victory in Saturday’s AMA Superstock race at Virginia International Raceway, leading every lap and winning the 17-lap race by seven seconds on his Dunlop-equipped Graves Yamaha YZF-R1.

Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies and DiSalvo’s teammate Jamie Hacking finished second and third, respectively.

It was another one of DiSalvo’s teammates, fourth-place Aaron Gobert, who won the AMA Superstock Championship, the first AMA Championship of his young career.

Provisional AMA Superstock Race Results:

1. Jason DiSalvo, Yam YZF-R1, 17 laps
2. Ben Spies, Suz GSX-R1000, -7.064 seconds
3. Jamie Hacking, Yam YZF-R1, -10.417 seconds
4. Aaron Gobert, Yam YZF-R1, -21.719 seconds
5. Jake Holden, Suz GSX-R1000, -25.887 seconds
6. Tommy Hayden, Kaw ZX-10R, -26.291 seconds
7. Damon Buckmaster, Yam YZF-R1, -26.704 seconds
8. Josh Hayes, Kaw ZX-10R, -37.126 seconds
9. Steve Rapp, Suz GSX-R750, -37.562 seconds
10. Jason Pridmore, Suz GSX-R1000, -51.491 seconds
11. Scott Greenwood, Suz GSX-R1000, -52.691 seconds
12. Alex Gobert, Hon CBR1000RR, -56.564 seconds
13. James Kerker, Hon CBR1000RR, -1 lap
14. Montez Stewart, Yam YZF-R1, -1 lap
15. Roland Williams, Suz GSX-R1000, -1 lap
16. Sean Wray, Yam YZF-R1, -1 lap
17. Jesse Janisch, Suz GSX-R1000, -4 laps, DNF
18. Vincent Haskovec, Suz GSX-R750, -5 laps, DNF
19. Roger Lee Hayden, Kaw ZX-10R, -13 laps, DNF
20. Jimmy Moore, Suz GSX-R1000, -16 laps, DNF
21. J.J. Roetlin, Suz GSX-R1000, -16 laps, DNF, crash
22. Eric Wood, Suz GSX-R1000, DNS, crash

Provisional AMA Superstock Championship Point Standings:

1. Aaron Gobert, 320 points
2. Jamie Hacking, 317 points
3. Tommy Hayden, 313 points
4. Jason DiSalvo, 312 points
5. Ben Spies, 297 points
6. Roger Lee Hayden, 268 points
7. Steve Rapp, 244 points
8. Josh Hayes, 235 points
9. Jake Holden, 232 points
10. Alex Gobert, 204 points


More, from a press release issued by Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki:

HASKOVEC SECOND IN VIRGINA FORMULA EXTREME PRACTICE

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki is aiming to end their 2004 AMA roadracing season on a high note. On Saturday at Virginia International Raceway, the team opened the final American Motorcyclists Association race weekend of the year with some promising performances towards that end.

Over the course of two separate free practice sessions, Vincent Haskovec posted the second fastest Formula Xtreme lap of the day. The charismatic Czech Republic-born rider hustled his GSX-R600-based “mini-Superbike” around the 2.25-mile circuit with a best time of 1:27.663 on Saturday. Haskovec was the fastest man on a 600cc-based machine in the session.

He’ll look to carry that momentum into Sunday with hopes of claiming a front row starting position and a podium finish in the afternoon’s 17-lap season ender.

“Things are going well in Formula Xtreme,” said Haskovec. “The team has given me some more power from the Suzuki GSX-R600 for this weekend as we continue to develop our bike. We qualified the bike on the front row once again, now I’m out to achieve my goal for the year — to win a race. We’ve been on the podium this year and seen a few other chances get away from us. I will be riding hard on Sunday, just like I always do.”

Meanwhile, Steve Rapp and Chris Peris gave the squad even more reason to be optimistic for Sunday, putting in solid qualifying runs aboard their Michelin-shod GSX-R600 Supersport racers.

Rapp picked up a grid position on the second row, qualifying eighth best with a 1:28.091 lap time. His young Canadian teammate will line up directly behind him in twelfth at 1:29.745.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki also concluded their season-long experiment of fielding nimble and tire-friendly 750s in the 1000-dominated Superstock class on Saturday in that championship’s final race.

Rapp picked up another top-ten result for the team, taking the checkered flag in ninth. Meanwhile, Haskovec had an exciting if ultimately unrewarding outing; he fought his way up from twelfth into seventh while scrapping with a number of frontrunners before a crash ruled him out on lap 13 of 17.

“Sometimes when you are in a tight pack like we were, one rider will make a mistake by missing his mark and it will go right down the line to all the other riders,” said Haskovec, who was unhurt in the crash.

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AMA Superbike Qualifying Results:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Hon CBR1000RR, 1:24.404
2. Mat Mladin, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:24.542
3. Ben Bostrom, Hon CBR1000RR, 1:24.574
4. Aaron Yates, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:25.263
5. Jake Zemke, Hon CBR1000RR, 1:25.746
6. Josh Hayes, Kaw ZX-10R, 1:25.866
7. Lorenzo Lanzi, Duc 999F04, 1:25.891
8. Regis Laconi, Duc 999F04, 1:26.556
9. Geoff May, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:26.921
10. Larry Pegram, Yam YZF-R1, 1:27.551
11. Jake Holden, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:27.652
12. Marty Craggill, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:27.856
13. Eric Wood, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:27.984
14. David Weber, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:28.165
15. Shawn Higbee, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:28.213
16. Jimmy Moore, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:28.867
17. Chuck Sorensen, Yam YZF-R1, 1:29.081
18. Matt Lynn, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:29.543
19. Jesse Janisch, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:29.570
20. Jeremy Toye, Yam YZF-R1, 1:29.660
21. Byron Barbour, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:29.848
22. Cory West, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.069
23. Mike Smith, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.072
24. Heath Small, Yam YZF-R1, 1:30.140
25. Dean Mizdal, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.374
26. J.J. Roetlin, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.480
27. Roger Bell, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.501
28. Anthony Fania, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:30.552
29. Marco Martinez, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.150
30. Roland Williams, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.394
31. Scott Jensen, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.496
32. David Bell, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.519
33. Andy Deatherage, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:31.610
34. James Kerker, Hon CBR1000RR, 1:31.881
35. Greg Fryer, Yam YZF-R1, 1:32.061
36. Steve Scott, Yam YZF-R1, 1:32.725

110 percent of fast time: 1:32.845

37. Rick Narup, Suz GSX-R1000, 1:33.942
38. Sean Wray, Yam YZF-R1, 1:34.543
39. John Haner, Suz GSX-R1000, no time
40. Jeremiah Johnson, Suz GSX-R1000, no time
41. Scott Greenwood, Suz GSX-R1000, no time
42. Eric Bostrom, Duc 999F04, no time


More, from a press release issued by Mat Mladin Motorsports:

MLADIN QUALIFIES ON FRONT ROW FOR AMERICAN SUPERBIKE FINALE AT VIRGINIA

Alton Virginia, USA (Saturday, October 9) – Four-times and defending American Superbike champion Mat Mladin, will start from the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s season Finale double header round of the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship after recording the second fastest time in today’s single qualifying session at Virginia International Raceway.

Mladin figured prominently throughout the session and led for much of it, but was denied his fifth pole position of the season after Miguel DuHamel jumped from third to first in the final moments of the session to set the fastest time and take pole for tomorrow’s two 28-lap Superbike nationals.

DuHamel edged Mladin off pole with a lap record-breaking time of 1-min 24.404-secs as opposed to Mladin’s 1:24.542 set aboard his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R 1000. The front row is completed by Ben Bostrom (1:24.574) and Mladin teammate Aaron Yates (1:25.263).

Mladin’s main championship rival Jake Zemke had a difficult day, crashing in one of the earlier practice sessions and finished with the fifth fastest time of 1:25.746 in the 25-minute qualifying session.

“Qualifying went well for us and to be honest I couldn’t tell you what any of the others were up to as we were focussed on what we need to do over the weekend,” said Mladin.

“We’ve got a job to do this weekend, so that’s our focus and we’ll take it as it comes. I wasn’t too perturbed about producing a fast lap today and sticking my neck out to get pole. We went out and posted a good time early in the session, but were unable to get under that mark later on, but we’re still in good shape. I’m not going to risk throwing away a championship just to get pole position during qualifying.”

Due to the rescheduling of this weekend’s final round (as a result of the threats of Hurricane Ivan) the AMA made a number of changes to the event structure of the weekend. The event was trimmed back to a 2-day meeting, with two practice sessions and a single qualifying session assigned to the Superbike competitors.

“The format seemed to work alright, but if they (the AMA) are going to run so many classes, then it may not work. You really don’t have a lot of time to do anything as far as figuring out tyres that will last the race, let alone which offer the best grip. Depending on how many classes they plan to run, will determine if the 2-day format could work or not. We’re down significantly on track time compared to our regular schedule.”

And in another first, both 100km (28-lap) Superbike races will be held on Sunday, giving riders and teams approximately one and a half hours to turn their machines around for the final race of the championship.

With qualifying now complete, Mladin has his full attention focussed on tomorrow’s races where he will be aiming for a history breaking fifth American Superbike Championship.

“The bike is exactly the same as how we left it after the test here a couple of months back. We knew what we were going to have for a motorbike and didn’t really have enough time to spend changing too many settings today and just concentrated on sorting through our tyre options. Dunlop have brought some new tyres for us to try again and it looks like we’ll use one of those on the rear. All in all we’re looking alright for tomorrow.”

The Australian holds a 42-point buffer over Zemke and only needs to finish in the top 24 in the opening race to secure the title.


More, from a press release issued by Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin:

ROW 2 START FOR EUROPEANS LANZI AND LACONI – BOSTROM OUT OF EVENT

Alton (Virginia) – October 9, 2004: Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin’s three-rider team kicked off the Virginia International Raceway weekend with promising performances from Europeans Regis Laconi and Lorenzo Lanzi, but also with the unfortunate withdrawal of American Eric Bostrom from the event.

Laconi and Lanzi, racing for the first time in AMA Superbike competition, qualified on the second row for tomorrow’s races. The Ducati 999 pilots saw a hectic day, with two 30-minute practice sessions and one qualifying period held in cool and clear fall conditions at the scenic Virginia track.

World Supersport rider Lorenzo Lanzi qualified seventh with a time of 1:25.892, despite a late crash that left him unhurt. “Lorenzo was doing really well. He was up in fourth place with just a few minutes to go,” explained Racing Manager Tom Bodenbach. “Unfortunately, they had to bring his bike back on the crash truck.”

Despite never haven ridden at Virginia International Raceway before, World Superbike rider Regis Laconi qualified eighth with a time of 1:26.556. “Regis was doing well for his first time on the track. He hit the curb with his knee so we ended his qualifying session a little early,” said Bodenbach.

“With the short practices, we have to go step-by-step to make sure we don’t go too far or do something wrong,” commented Laconi. “I am new to this track and these tires, and we had only 30 minutes in each session. For the race, I think I will be happy. We will see tomorrow, but we have changed some small things on the bike for the warm-up. This track is a lot like the European tracks. We are still learning, trying to get a bike that will run in the 1:25s.”

“The knee is okay,” continued the Frenchman. “At first we were a little worried but it is not a problem.”

Eric Bostrom attempted to come back from injuries sustained in his Road Atlanta crash, but the Pikes Peak winner is out after declaring himself unfit to race.

“I’m really disappointed not to be racing this weekend,” said Bostrom. “I just didn’t have the strength to ride fast laps. What makes it even worse is that we really improved the bike for Atlanta. The Michelin tires were working great and they really suit the Ducati well. The team had made some progress with the handling and I was looking forward to getting the results I think we are capable of earning.”

The 28-lap (100 km) races are scheduled to take place tomorrow at 12:00 and 2:30 p.m. EDT.

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Jason DiSalvo rode his factory Yamaha YZF-R6 to pole position in AMA Supersport qualifying Saturday at VIR, setting a new lap record time of 1:26.781.

The old lap record of 1:27.506 was set in 2003 by Damon Buckmaster, who qualified second Saturday with a 1:26.927 on his Yamaha. Defending AMA Supersport Champion Jamie Hacking qualified third with a 1:27.563, just ahead of current Championship leader Tommy Hayden, who was fourth-fastest with a 1:27.633 on his factory Kawasaki ZX-6RR.

Provisional AMA Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Jason DiSalvo, Yam, 1:26.781
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yam, 1:26.927
3. Jamie Hacking, Yam, 1:27.563
4. Tommy Hayden, Kaw, 1:27.633
5. Ben Spies, Suz, 1:27.734
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Kaw, 1:27.806
7. Aaron Gobert, Yam, 1:28.070
8. Steve Rapp, Suz, 1:28.091
9. Michael Barnes, Yam, 1:28.455
10. Ben Attard, Suz, 1:28.830
11. Tony Meiring, Kaw, 1:29.067
12. Chris Peris, Suz, 1:29.745
13. Blake Young, Suz, 1:29.772
14. Danny Eslick, Suz, 1:29.878
15. Lee Acree, Suz, 1:30.077
16. Williams Meyers, III, Yam, 1:30.171
17. Chris Ulrich, Suz, 1:30.245
18. Taylor Knapp, Yam, 1:30.717
19. Giovanni Rojas, Yam, 1:30.935
20. Darin Eli Edwards, Suz, 1:31.364
21. Darren Luck, Suz, 1:31.952
22. Chad Klock, Hon, 1:32.028
23. Nathan Hester, Yam, 1:32.336
24. Barrett Long, Yam, 1:32.539
25. Jason Moss, Yam, 1:32.738

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Provisional Saturday Morning AMA Formula Xtreme Practice Times:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Hon CBR600RR, 1:28.256
2. Doug Chandler, Duc 749RS, 1:28.433
3. Vincent Haskovec, Suz GSX-R600, 1:28.925
4. Jason Pridmore, Suz GSX-R600, 1:29.049
5. Chris “Opie” Caylor, Suz GSX-R600, 1:29.498
6. Larry Pegram, Yam YZF-R6, 1:29.775
7. Alex Gobert, Hon CBR600RR, 1:30.317
8. Michael Barnes, Buell XB12R, 1:30.689
9. Mike Ciccotto, Buell XB12R, 1:30.946
10. Darin Eli Edwards, Suz GSX-R600, 1:31.097
11. Heath Small, Yam YZF-R6, 1:31.225
12. Nick Cummings, Hon CBR600RR, 1:31.551
13. Blake Young, Suz GSX-R600, 1:31.640
14. Joseph Arico, Yam YZF-R6, 1:32.961
15. Derek Keyes, Yam YZF-R6, 1:33.229
16. Derek Keyes, Suz GSX-R600, 1:33.229
17. Carlp Gagliardo, Yam YZF-R6, 1:33.327
18. Nate Hester, Yam YZF-R6, 1:34.160
19. Tim Knutson, Yam YZF-R6, 1:34.402
20. Donny Kelley, Yam YZF-R6, 1:34.451
21. Jeremy Haiduk, Yam YZF-R6, 1:34.575
22. Nicky Moore, Hon CBR600RR, 1:34.597
23. Randy Rega, Yam YZF-R6, 1:35.558
24. Jeremiah Johnson, Suz GSX-R600, 1:36.874
25. Lance Yeager, Yam YZF-R6, 1:38.783
26. Adam “Webcrush” Vella, Yam YZF-R6, 1:39.222
27. Dafan Zhang, Yam YZF-R6, 1:40.386

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The list of AMA riders with injuries at Virginia International Raceway (VIR) continues to grow.

Erion Honda’s Jake Zemke highsided in Saturday morning Superbike practice and suffered injuries to his left hand, making it difficult for him to use his clutch lever.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Vincent Haskovec crashed without injury Friday, but he took Triangle Cycles Yamaha’s Larry Pegram with him in his fall. Pegram suffered undiagnosed injuries to his left wrist but continues to ride.

Hooters Suzuki’s John Haner didn’t crash, but a violent tank slapper in practice injured his left wrist badly enough for him to pull out of this weekend’s races.

NASTI Motorsports’ Lee Acree did not crash, but he hit his right knee on a section of curbing so hard that he went into Danville, Virginia for X-rays. No fractures were found, but Acree will only ride in Supersport and not Superbike this weekend, as a result of his injury.

Hal’s Performance Buell’s Mike Ciccotto is riding with a broken right hand, suffered in a crash during the AMA event at Road Atlanta in September. He says he has problems with the hand after two laps of riding but will try to race.

Kawasaki’s Tommy Hayden and Corona Extra Suzuki’s Jimmy Moore crashed without injury Saturday at VIR.


More, from a press release issued by Proforma:

HANER OUT OF ACTION IN VIRGINIA

John Haner was forced to withdraw from the weekend’s Superstock and Superbike events at the final round of the AMA Chevrolet Superbike
Championship at Virginia International Raceway. John suffered a violent head shake on his Hooters Suzuki GSX-R1000 during Friday’s promoter practice, pulling muscles and tendons in his left wrist that caused severe pain while riding and downshifting.

“I had a violent headshake, had the bars almost jerked out of my hands and I almost fell off the bike going down the straightaway,” said John, who had hopes of repeating his stellar performances at Road Atlanta a month before.
“This happened on Friday, mid-afternoon, and toward the end of the day my wrist started hurting a little bit. I didn’t think too much of it, thought it was just a little strained, no big deal. I went to the pharmacy and got a wrist brace, thought it would be okay. I got on the bike this morning, and it started to hurt so bad that I was dreading coming into the corners
with the clutch. It was like somebody was stabbing me in the arm. I could make a warm-up lap and two hard laps and after that it started to mess with my mind, where I was just dreading getting off the gas, like you didn’t even want to shut off the throttle to pull the clutch in and start making your downshifts. I think it’s the right decision to pull out this weekend. I
could go out and battle for last place, or something worse could happen where the bars get jerked out of my hand and I couldn’t hold on.”

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Tommy Hayden and Jake Zemke, AMA Championship contenders in their respective classes, both crashed in Saturday morning practice At Virginia International Raceway (VIR).

Hayden, a contender in the Superstock and Supersport class Championships, crashed his Kawasaki ZX-6RR Supersport bike in turn three, escaping injury.

“I’m not sure what happened,” Hayden told Roadracingworld.com. “I had a new front (tire) on, but I’m not sure if it was too cold or too hard or the track was too cold or what. I was pushing, but I wasn’t going that hard. I didn’t expect it, and some times that makes it worse, when it happens and you’re not expecting it. I haven’t crashed in almost two years.”

Then Jake Zemke, a long shot in the AMA Superbike Championship, highsided his Erion Honda CBR1000RR Superbike in the series of right-hand turns leading onto the front straightaway, falling hard enough to seek medical attention.

Zemke was not available for immediate comment, but Honda Racing Team Manager Chuck Miller said Zemke had an abrasion on his right arm.

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FIRST PERSON/OPINION

Via e-mail:

I have to write about the recent motorcycle coverage from Speed Channel. Let me first say that I enjoy the station and I’m glad that we have it. It’s obvious that motorcycle coverage has been better this year that those past. There were no race interruptions for NASCAR TV or anything silly like that. They have used the ticker quickly to notify of any changes and I appreciate the quick notifications. So, all in all, it’s much better in it’s handling of motorcycle programming.

I do however, have to complain about two things. The first is, how could they show the first WSBK race from France and then put the second one on late in the evening. Everyone knew it was coming down to the last race and I really wanted to watch it, especially after seeing the first one! I just don’t understand the programming logic in putting a stock car reunion show on when there should have been championship coverage.

The second thing is AMA coverage from Virginia. Unless the TV schedule has changed, why are they showing the races in the early afternoon when everyone is at work? Wouldn’t it be better for viewers to put it on, say Tuesday evening at six and seven? They could lead right into Two Wheel Tuesday after the races. It just seems that motorcycles get a second seat on Speed to “programs” when most people would much rather see the racing.

Maybe I’m alone in these opinions but I doubt it. OK, I’m done complaining for now. Thanks for letting me rant.

Eric C. Robinson
Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania