From a press release issued by WSMC racer Tyler Paulson:

Hell’s Kitchen, Southern California’s newest and hottest motorsports restaurant, is celebrating it first annual July 4 party. All sportbikers are welcome, as always.

Come listen to live music or watch racing on the big screen.

Hope to see you in Hell,

Hell’s Kitchen
32685 Ortega Hwy.
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530

WWW.hellskitchen-ca.com

909-609-3390

From a press release issued by American Suzuki:

Suzuki World Cup Qualifier Slated for Mid-Ohio

BREA, Calif. (July 1, 2004) – American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC) today announced that the 2004 Suzuki Worldwide GSX-R Cup Qualifier will be held in conjunction with the AMA Road Race Grand Championship at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio, on July 20-21, 2004. The winner of the event will be the first member of ASMC’s Worldwide GSX-R Cup team, which will compete against riders from 14 countries at Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga., on October 17, 2004.

The ASMC’s Worldwide GSX-R Cup Qualifier is open to privateer riders competing on 2002-2004 Suzuki GSX-R750 motorcycles and who have accumulated at least one Suzuki Cup point in any GSX-R-based Suzuki Cup class (600cc, 750cc or 1000cc) prior to the event. The Worldwide GSX-R Cup Qualifier grid will be set during a timed qualifying session on Tuesday, July 20. The race will be on Wednesday, July 21. A Dynojet dynamometer will be used to control the 140-horsepower limit and all motorcycles will be required to weigh a minimum of 370 pounds.

ASMC will pay contingency money for the event at the WERA National event level:
1 $2,000
2 $1,000
3 $800
4 $700
5 $600
6 $500
7 $400
8 $350
9 $250
10 $150

The remaining two spots on ASMC’s Worldwide GSX-R Cup team will be filled by the leading privateer Suzuki riders from the AMA Repsol SuperStock class and the Formula USA Formula Sportbike class as of September 7, 2004. Currently Jake Holden leads the AMA series and Brian Stokes and Joe Ribeiro are tied in the Formula USA series.

Previous Suzuki Worldwide GSX-R Cup American team members include Chris “Opie” Caylor, Jason DiSalvo, Tray Batey, John Dugan, Brian Livingood and Corey Eaton.

From a press release:

MotoGP touches down in Rio

The final stages of a logistical miracle took place under the shadow of the Corcovado today as the MotoGP World Championship paddock completed its incredible transportation from Holland to Brazil in a matter of barely five days. Some 250 tonnes of cargo, including bikes, tyres, and team equipment as well as television and timing material, has been shifted almost 10,000km from the Assen circuit to Rio de Janeiro by three jumbo jets, two flying from Luxembourg and one from Amsterdam, in readiness for the Cinzano Rio Grand Prix, the second of four races in five weeks.

The staff and riders have taken various routes from Central Europe to South America but all were present and correct under bright blue skies and temperatures touching 30ºC this afternoon as they prepared for tomorrow’s first free practice session. Reigning World Champion Valentino Rossi flew in from Paris this morning to a traditionally warm welcome from the local fans, his legend unrivalled on these shores after winning on each of his last six visits to the Nelson Piquet circuit in the 125cc, 250cc and MotoGP classes.

“It is hard for everybody involved in the sport to come to Brazil so soon after Assen but it is a wonderful country and a racetrack I love, especially with the MotoGP bike,” commented Rossi, who lies level on points with Sete Gibernau after six rounds. “There are a lot of long corners where it is possible to slide the bike, but we will have to see how the Yamaha is here. Anyway, I think we can find a good setting and make another good result.”

Rossi scored his fourth win from six at Assen but admitted he is pushing harder than he ever has had to in his career since making the switch from Honda to Yamaha in the winter. “When I was on the Honda I always pushed to the limit, but I could afford to wait for a while and then go. Now I have to push from the start to the end. I knew Sete would be strong, but he has been very, very strong. I am on top of the championship now but there is a long way to go.”

Local hero Alex Barros thinks it could be too late to join the Italian and the Spaniard in their duel for the title, but says he has every intention of breaking their hegemony at his home track. “Mathematically I can still win the title and I am still fighting, but they are a long way in front now,” commented the Brazilian, who was joined by his team-mate Nicky Hayden on a trip to a major Honda plant in the middle of the Amazon yesterday.

“My main focus now is to take it race by race and go for the win wherever possible, and I think this is my biggest chance of winning my home race. I know my obligations to Honda, they signed me to finish first, not second, and I know what the expectations are of me. I need to win, it’s important.”

Whilst Barros and Hayden took their chance to visit the sights yesterday, there was still time for some last minute tourism today as Colin Edwards, Carlos Checa and Randy De Puniet took a closer look at the Corcovado statue of Jesus Christ, the most famous landmark on the stunning Rio skyline.

De Puniet still leads the 250cc World Championship, as he has done from round two, but denies feeling the strain as he comes under increasing pressure from Dani Pedrosa and Sebastian Porto. “Last week at Assen was only the second time I’ve missed the podium this season so there is no need to panic,” commented the Frenchman, who holds a one-point advantage over Pedrosa. “It will be a tough race because the of the hot conditions here but I am ready to get back to winning.”

Porto moved to within 22 points of Pedrosa with his win in Holland five days ago and the Argentinean is keen to repeat victory at what is the closest he comes to a home race. “I’m really happy to be here, it’s been nice to celebrate victory at in Argentina for a couple of days and all my family and friends will be here to watch,” commented Porto, who took his maiden win at this track in 2002. “We’ve demonstrated that we can be at the front so we’ll keep working hard and go for the win again.”

Like Porto, 125cc World Championship sensation Jorge Lorenzo took his first win at this circuit and his most recent at Assen, becoming the latest of a series of riders to take the challenge to stubborn early leader Andrea Dovizioso. The young Italian maintained his series lead with his sixth top four finish of the season in Holland but a host of challengers are closing down his advantage, which now stands at 16 points over Roberto Locatelli.

From a press release issued by Fuchs Kawasaki:

MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 2004
CINZANO RIO GRAND PRIX – NELSON PIQUET CIRCUIT
1ST JULY 2004 – EVENT PREVIEW

HIGH SPEED RIO AWAITS FUCHS KAWASAKI RIDERS

Despite a rushed travel schedule, Fuchs Kawasaki riders, Shinya Nakano and Alex Hofmann, are ready for the annual MotoGP visit to Brazil for the Rio Grand Prix.

The challenge of the high-speed Rio race comes just one week after the Dutch TT at Assen. The Rio GP is the seventh round of the MotoGP World Championship.

For Hofmann it is a welcome return to Brazil where he has not raced for three years, with his previous appearance being in the 2001 250cc GP.

A steep learning curve awaits MotoGP rookie Hofmann, as makes his 990cc four stroke debut aboard the Ninja ZX-RR at a track that has a well deserved reputation for being both bumpy and abrasive.

Even so, the 24-year-old Fuchs Kawasaki rider hopes to capitalise on the speed and consistency he has shown in recent races.

Meanwhile, Hofmann’s Fuchs Kawasaki teammate, Shinya Nakano, believes the chassis and steering balance of the new generation Ninja ZX-RR, together with the arrival of further new specification tyres from Bridgestone, will produce a competitive package this weekend.

The 26-year-old Japanese rider comes to Rio on the back of a season best fifth qualifying position at Assen, although he was bitterly disappointed not to finish the Dutch TT after falling victim to a mechanical problem during the race.

Rio is a once-a-year track with no pre-event testing, thus adding to the task of both team and tyre engineers to confirm race settings in just four hours of practice and qualifying.

The 12 turn Rio circuit is part of a complex that includes an Indy car oval with a layout that features parallel straights. Here it is the back straight that is the faster and longer of the two and, at 1,000 metres in length, the home of high-speed slipstreaming. The long, fast curves also place a premium on front-end stability.

This year the Rio race has been returned to a Sunday afternoon staging and moved forward in the calendar to mid-winter in the Southern Hemisphere. One benefit could be the absence of the tropical downpours that have often hit the Rio GP weekend and conditions will be cooler, although pleasantly mild, with a forecast of 25 degree temperatures during practice, qualifying and for Sunday’s race.

Shinya Nakano: No.56
“I like Brazil and this track. It will be my first time here on the Ninja ZX-RR and with no testing or previous data available finding a good race set-up in practice will be critical. The bumps and low grip levels are not easy to deal with, but the new 2004 Kawasaki chassis is a strong point for us. Like Assen I’m looking for a good qualifying position, although this time I want to see the chequered flag at the end of the race. And it will be good if we have three days of dry weather to properly evaluate the latest Bridgestone tyres, which we did not get a chance to do in Assen because of the rain.”

Alex Hofmann: No.66
“I’m happy to be back in Rio; I haven’t raced here for three years. It’s my first time on a MotoGP bike here, so I’m sure it will take some time to settle in on the Ninja ZX-RR at this track which is usually bumpy and dirty for the opening sessions. My last race here was on a 250cc machine, so it’s difficult for me to predict too much regarding the MotoGP bike, other than that Rio has some long and fast corners, which usually suit my style. I like the layout of the circuit, although the fast back straight needs a lot of top speed. Another strong finish and more championship points is my main aim this weekend.”

From a press release issued by Hawk Kawasaki:

HAWK KAWASAKI

THINK! BSB Championship, Round 8
National Superstock Cup, Round 6
Knockhill, Scotland
July 1-3

PREVIEW

HAWK LOOK FOR HIGH SCORE IN HIGHLANDS

The THINK! British Superbike Championship heads north of the border this weekend for the eighth round of the 2004 series. The tight and twisty 1.3 mile Knockhill circuit, in Fife, is the only Scottish track on the BSB calendar, but never fails to deliver excitement and high drama.

Hawk Kawasaki’s Scott Smart is looking to muscle his way back to third in the championship – which he held going into the last round at Brands Hatch – but is aware that Knockhill’s notoriously changeable weather may have as much say in the race results as the riders.

“Knockhill’s a handling circuit so the Hawk ZX-10s should work well for us because we’ve focused really hard on getting our chassis right,” he said. “But being where the track is, on the side of a mountain, you can never predict what’s going to happen with the weather. Last year qualifying was nothing short of a gamble due to the rain. The good thing for us is that we proved the ZX works in the rain, at Brands Hatch, so if the weather does turn nasty I’m confident we’ll still be up there.”

Smart’s team-mate, John McGuinness, who is standing-in for injured Glen Richards, is all fired-up to ride the Hawk Kawasaki ZX-10R at Knockhill after his superb performance at Brands two weeks ago, where the Lancastrian took to the podium first time out on the bike.

“Brands was brilliant,” explained McGuinness. “To get on the podium was awesome. A result like that is great for my confidence, obviously, so I’m looking forward to riding for the team in BSB again this weekend. I raced a superbike at Knockhill last year, so I know what’s required, and to be honest I just can’t wait to get out there again. My main aim is to bring the bike home in both races and if I can get near the front again that’ll be a bonus.”

Hawk Kawasaki National Superstock rider Peter Hickman is also relishing the challenge of the tight highland track. After stepping onto the podium last time out, at Thruxton, the 17 year-old wants to prove his second place was no fluke.

“I’m definitely looking forward to Knockhill because I haven’t raced for four weeks,” said Hickman. “The last round, at Brands, was cancelled, so it’s been a while for us Cup guys. I’m feeling more confident with the ZX-10 all the time so I’m aiming for a top three this weekend and some decent points.”

BSB CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER 7 ROUNDS
1) John Reynolds, Suzuki, 261. 2) Michael Rutter, Honda, 232. 3) Sean Emmett, Ducati, 186. 4) Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki, 181. 5) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki, 164. 6) Dean Thomas, Ducati, 101. 7) Tommy Hill, Yamaha, 88. 8) Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 87. 9) Glen Richards, Hawk Kawasaki, 78. 10) Gary Mason, Yamaha, 64. 11) Craig Coxhell, Honda, 59. 12) James Ellison, Yamaha, 56. 13) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki, 45. 14) Leon Haslam, Ducati, 43. 15) Kieran Clarke, Yamaha, 42. 21) John McGuinness, Hawk Kawasaki, 26

NATIONAL SUPERSTOCK CUP AFTER 5 ROUNDS
1) Simon Wright, 51. 2) John Fisher, 44. 3) Simon Pomeroy, 41. 3) Graham Seward, 41. 5) Donald MacFadyen, 38. 6) Paul Shoesmith, 37. 7) Rory Rock, 34. 8) Rob Barber, 33. 8=) Derek Sheils, 33. 10) Jamie Hitter, 32. 11) Alan Moreton, 31. 12) Dan Stewart, 30. 13) Sean Baker, 25. 13=) Dean Johnson, 25. 15) Mark Turner, 24. 15=) Peter Hickman, Hawk Kawasaki, 24. 17) John Nisill, 23. 18) James Dawson, 16. 18=) Stan Watt, 16. 20) James McBride, 14

From a press release issued by Stu Carter:

GARRETT CARTER UPDATE – PEMBREY, WALES

Garrett Carter finished his first weekend of racing in England with a meeting at Pembrey, Wales on June 25th to the 27th.

The first day consisted of six practice sessions with good weather on the 2-mile circuit located on the southern coast at an old RAF airbase that was converted to a race track by the Formula One team of McLaren.

Garrett was introduced to his new bike, a 2002 Honda RS125 as well as his team members on Friday, the 25th. The team manager is Clive Horton who is a two-time British 125cc Champion as well as a current trainer for the ACU youth road racing development program.

Garrett’s tuner is Nigel Bosworth who is a former British Superbike racer. Nigel worked for Kenny Roberts on the two-stroke GP team, managed the Red Bull British Super Bike team and, until recently, was a manager for the Petronas WSB team. He is now developing a GP motor and chassis for Cosworth.

The team spent the practice day developing the bike and orienting the rider.

The second day was very wet with heavy rains and winds as well as falling temperatures. The team tuned the motor and suspension for the wet and Garrett ran two practice sessions before the first race.

For the first race, his grid position was by order of entry, 23rd. At the end of the 1st lap he was 16th but lowsided starting the second lap in turn three, losing both ends in the fast sweeper. The bike sustained minimum damage and the team quickly prepped it for the next race.

The second race put Garrett on the last row at 26th based on order of finish of the first race.

The wet conditions created some exciting, treacherous racing especially in turn one which is a tight hairpin that requires the riders to slip the clutch through the turn. Garrett saw his way home in third.

Day three offered a dry, cool overcast day with the event being run by the MRO, organizers of the national series. The format included a 15-minute qualifier followed later in the schedule by a 16-lap race. Garrett qualified 9th out of 26 riders, all on RS125s, with a time of 1:04.56; the pole was taken by a time of 1:01:39. Interestingly, the starter used a Welch flag to signal the beginning of the race.

The first half of the race saw Garrett in a three-way rumble for eighth that he eventually cleared himself from. He then passed seventh and sixth with continually improving times. He finished in fifth place with a best time of 1:03.41, just 0.23-second behind fourth. First place put in a fast time of 1:01.85 finishing 28.4 seconds ahead of Garrett.

Garrett has since spent two days with Ron Haslam at Donington and has been invited back next week for testing his RS125 there. He will race at Brands Hatch July 9th, 10th and 11th.

From a press release issued by Team Suzuki:

SUZUKI OPTIMISTIC ABOUT RIO RACE

MotoGP racing’s hectic midsummer schedule takes Team Suzuki’s Kenny Roberts Jr. and John Hopkins down south to Rio this weekend.

It’s a long haul, one weekend after the Dutch TT in the far north of Holland, and takes the team to the heart of the Brazilian mid-winter.

Conditions could hardly be worse than those at Assen in summer, when two days of almost continuous rain abated just in time for the race.

Roberts, World Champion in 2000, will again be using the latest revised-firing-order upgrade to the powerful 990cc V4 engine. This will be his third race on the development motor which gave him his best qualifying position of the year at Assen, heading the third row of the new-this-year three-per-row grid. A technical gremlin spoiled his race and he finished just out of the points.

John Hopkins will again race the “standard” engine, which at this stage is actually marginally faster on top speed, but less rider-friendly. At Assen, he qualified one row behind Roberts and claimed points after a typically determined ride.

For Roberts, the race revisits the track where he secured the 2000 500cc World Championship and where in 2002 he took a first rostrum finish on the new Suzuki GSV-R MotoGP four-stroke machine.

Hopkins has less happy memories: Last year, a heavy crash during qualifying ruled the 21-year-old Anglo-American racer out of the race.

Both are optimistic, after significant improvements to the GSV-R this season have shown that the factory, a traditional stalwart of GP racing, is clearly on the path back towards the winner’s circle.

“Both riders have been getting increasingly competitive during the first part of this season and the factory has been continuing with their hard work to get the best out of the motorcycle,” said team manager Garry Taylor.

“So far, we haven’t had the results we think we deserve, but team morale is still very high and we know if we keep on in the same way we’ll get there,” he said.

“We’re confident we can overcome the gremlins that hit Kenny’s new engine at the last race and we’re looking forward to another chance to turn our progress into results,” he said.

The Brazilian track has a long back straight, but top speed does not seem to be the only ingredient in a fast lap time. The rest of the circuit comprises long and fast corners with a bumpy and slippery surface. It’s a technical challenge for the riders to find the fastest way over the bumps and ripples and for engineers to maximise chassis, suspension and tyre performance.

Rio is the seventh of 16 rounds in the World Championship and the fourth in a punishing series of six races over eight weekends. The following weekend is free, and then racing resumes again with full intensity with the German GP followed a week later by the British round.

This year’s Rio GP is almost three months earlier than usual, has been changed from a Saturday to a Sunday race and uniquely, the main MotoGP race will be the first of the day at 11:30, to mesh with European TV schedules.

KENNY ROBERTS Jr.:

“The bike is moving forward but we need to keep working to make it really competitive. We’ll get the bike as best possible for the race and then see what happens.

JOHN HOPKINS:

The last two races have shown that our bike is getting more competitive. We have a good set-up now and it’s a lot easier to push the bike deep into the turn. Bridgestone need to improve the tyres but we know they are doing that. I think we have some good chances for Rio.”

ABOUT THIS RACE:

The first GP in Brazil took place in 1987 at the inland circuit of Goiania. The race stayed there for two more years, and then began a troubled search for a new home. After several false starts and cancellations, and a single round at the F1 ci rcuit of Interlagos at Sao Paulo, the event moved to the rebuilt Nelson Piquet circuit outside Rio in 1995. The next year saw the name change to the Rio GP for 1996 and 1997. Another late cancellation in 1998 continued the oft-interrupted history of Brazilian GP racing but it rejoined the calendar in 1999 to resume business as usual. This year’s race has been moved from its September date and Saturday race day to Sunday in early July.

ABOUT THIS CIRCUIT:

The Rio circuit was rebuilt in the Nineties as an early example of an occasional new trend of circuits incorporating NASCAR-style banked oval tracks with the three-mile road-racing circuit sharing part of the tarmac. Bumps and surface-changes at these junctions further complicate an already bumpy surface of a track much more technically challenging than the simple layout suggests. Apart from a spectacular location on reclaimed marshland among towering granite peaks, the Nelson Piquet’s plus point is its scale. With huge grandstands adding to the atmosphere, looping corners are wide and fast. Like other seldom-used tracks, the surface is hard to read. Grip varies according to temperature and though the racing line improves with use during practice and qualifying days, the track remains very slippery off line. Accurate riding is important and overtaking difficult.

RACE DATA:

Nelson Piquet Circuit – Jacarepagua.

Circuit Length: 3.065 miles / 4.933 km.
Lap Record: 1:50.453 – 99.905 mph / 160.781 km/h. V Rossi (Honda), 2003
2003 Race Winner: Rossi
2003 Race Average: 44:36.633 – 98.943 mph / 159.234 km/h
2003 Fastest Race Lap: see lap record
2003 Pole Position: Rossi 1:49.038
2003 Kenny Roberts: 17th, qualified 19th 1:51.839 (Suzuki)
2003 John Hopkins: Did not start (injured)

From a press release issued by series organizers:

THE STAKES ARE RAISED

CALGARY, AB The stakes are higher than ever as the Parts Canada Superbike Championship descends on Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park this weekend.

For the fourth time in the past six years, the Race City round will run to a doubleheader format, meaning racers will have two opportunities to grab points in the chase for the Canada Cup. By the time the haulers roll out on Sunday evening somebody could have taken a critical step towards claiming the national crown.

This weekend’s races are the second and third rounds of the eight-race series. Maple Ridge, BC’s Steve Crevier drew first blood in the opener at Shannonville Motorsport Park back in May. The DXS Diablo Team Suzuki rider is trying for a seventh national championship.

But Crevier will likely come under fire from local hero Clint McBain, who is second in points after a career high second place finish at Shannonville. Riding for the Calgary-based Coors Light Racing / Blackfoot Suzuki team McBain was the fastest qualifier for this event last season.

Also sure to challenge for the victory is defending Parts Canada Superbike champion Pascal Picotte of Granby, QC. Picotte was third at Shannonville on his Team Yamaha / Picotte Performance Yamaha after starting from pole and leading the most laps.

The defending Calgary champion Michael Taylor will not be here this weekend after he was hurt in a crash at Shannonville, but five-time Race City victor Jordan Szoke is, now riding for the Honda Canada / Fast Company team. The Brantford, ON ace was a double winner in his last appearance here in 2002.

Another rider who should be in the thick of the action will be Rock Forest, QC’s Francis Martin, who scored his first career national Superbike win at Race City in 1999 and is riding for the Canadian Kawasaki Motors factory team.

This weekend’s racing also includes a doubleheader for the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Championship along with the second round of the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike Championship.

Honda Canada / Fast Company’s Andrew Nelson of Ottawa leads the Pro 600 Sport Bike standings after scoring his first career national win in the opening round at Shannonville. Former class champion McBain was a close second in that race.

Thomas Macsanszky sits in first place in Amateur 600 Sport Bike points. The Z1 Cycletech Yamaha rider from Richmond Hill, ON scored a dramatic victory in the Shannonville season opener.

Qualifying for the Parts Canada Superbike and Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike classes will go Friday afternoon, with races scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Competitors in the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike class will qualify Saturday and race Sunday.

This weekend’s events will be televised on TSN on July 24 and July 31 at 11:30 a.m. EDT and on Quebec’s RDS on Aug. 8 at 12:00 p.m. and Aug. 22 at 11:30 a.m. The action will also appear in one-hour format later this summer on Toronto1 and A-Channel stations in Winnipeg, Calgary and Edmonton.


All Time Race City Superbike Wins: Jordan Szoke (Brantford, ON) 5; Michael Taylor (Toronto, ON) 3; Steve Crevier (Maple Ridge, BC) 2; Pascal Picotte (St-Cecile de Milton, QC) 2; Gary Goodfellow (Vancouver, BC) 1; Rueben McMurter (London, ON) 1; Michel Mercier (Thetford Mines, QC) 1; Don Munroe (Halifax, NS) 1; Francis Martin (Rock Forest, QC) 1; Jeff Williams (Harrowsmith, ON) 1; Owen Weichel (Toronto, ON) 1

Race City Fast Facts

…King of the doubleheaders? The last two times the Calgary stop in the Parts Canada Superbike series has run to a two-race format, in 2000 and 2002, Jordan Szoke swept both races. The two-time national champion has more Race City Superbike wins than any other racer with five.

…Five racers have scored their first career national Superbike wins at Race City, including Pascal Picotte (1991), Jordan Szoke (1998), Francis Martin (1999), Jeff Williams (1999) and Owen Weichel (2001). Four of those riders Picotte, Szoke, Martin and Williams are competing this weekend.

…On seven occasions a winner at Race City has gone on to claim the Canadian title in the same year, Michel Mercier (1990), Steve Crevier (1992), Michael Taylor (1996), Don Munroe (1997), Jordan Szoke (1998 and 2002) and Francis Martin (1999). Taylor won last year’s event but finished eighth in year-end points.

2004 Point Standings

Parts Canada Superbike: 1. Steve Crevier (Suzuki) 52; 2. Clint McBain (Suzuki) 45; 3. Pascal Picotte (Yamaha) 43; 4. Kevin Lacombe (Yamaha) 33; 5. Frank Trombino (Yamaha) 29

Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike: 1. Andrew Nelson (Honda) 54; 2. Clint McBain (Suzuki) 45; 3. Pascal Picotte (Yamaha) 41

International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike: 1. Thomas Macsanszky (Yamaha) 50; 2. Rudy Raposo (Yamaha) 42; 3. Mark Douglas (Yamaha) 39

Provisional Weekend Schedule

Friday July 2

1:00 p.m.-1:25 p.m. Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Qualifying

2:55 p.m.-3:40 p.m. Parts Canada Superbike Qualifying

Saturday July 3

1:25 p.m. Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Race 1 12 laps

2:50 p.m.-3:20 p.m. International Motorcycle

SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike Qualifying
4:00 p.m. Parts Canada Superbike Race 1 16 laps

Sunday July 4

1:00 p.m. Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sport Bike Race 2 12 laps

2:15 p.m. International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Amateur 600 Sport Bike Race 12 laps

3:05 p.m. Parts Canada Superbike Race 2 16 laps

From a press release:

Craig Knapp, former Racing and Promotions Manager for Avon Tyres in North America, has started his own company, Sierra Motosports Consulting. Specializing in trade and consumer show organization as well as product representation, SMC is based in Nevada.

Knapp raced for many years with WMRRA and OMRRA. He is currently racing with AHMRA and recently tuned for Gary Nixon on the Steel Breeze Racing Triumph Trident at Sandia. SMC can be reached at 425-870-5058.