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Argo Cycles’ Scott Greenwood, the reigning Formula USA Sportbike Champion and the current 2004 Sportbike Championship leader, will skip the next F-USA round at VIR June 26-27 in order to race with the Corona Extra Suzuki team at the AMA event in Brainerd, Minnesota the same weekend.

“After Road America, Tim (Saunders, Corona Extra Suzuki team principal) said he wanted me to ride at Brainerd,” 31-year-old Greenwood told Roadracingworld.com Saturday at New Hampshire International Speedway. “I told him I had a conflicting event, and I had to get back to him. I talked to all of the people who support me, and my biggest supporters said to do what’s in my best interest.

“I think it’s a unique opportunity to get my foot in the door and get my name out there. I definitely would like to have the opportunity to ride for a team rather than deal with this stuff every weekend, stuff breaking, pulling motors, finding volunteer crew members, etc. I have a good program going, but I’d like the opportunity to concentrate on my riding.

“There’s a possibility I could stay with the team if Marty (Craggill) doesn’t come back. There’s a possibility they’ll keep me even if Marty does come back. Then there’s the possibility they won’t keep me at all.

“If things don’t pan out at Brainerd and I have a good weekend here (at NHIS), I can jump back into the (F-USA) series. I won’t be too much behind.”

From a press release issued by Team Suzuki:

KAGAYAMA SETS POLE AT BRANDS!
Rizla Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama stormed to pole position in the closing seconds of qualification for tomorrow’s seventh round British Superbike Championship at the Brands Hatch GP circuit in Kent.

Yuki, consistently at the top of the time sheets during practice, shrugged off his broken right collarbone and showed enormous determination to smash the lap record on his GSX-R1000 on his final flying lap.

Team mate and Championship leader, John Reynolds took an impressive sixth as he continues to nurse his broken left collarbone: While Yuki has had his injury plated, JR is allowing his to heal naturally and has been building his speed all weekend. He is bitterly disappointed to be starting from the second row but is content that he has a bike set-up to match anyone else on the grid over the full race distance.

JR has been using purpose-made strapping provided by BSN Medical to support the collarbone and they are helping him to brake and use the handlebars to control his 207bhp GSX-R1000.

Pop stars Shane Lynch from Boyzone and Romeo from So Solid Crew will be joining Rizla Suzuki at Brands Hatch this weekend along with Team Suzuki’s 1993 World 500cc Champion Kevin Schwantz.

Yukio Kagayama:

“Until today, this was not my favourite circuit. Now I am starting to make friends with Brands Hatch and I enjoy riding here. If I win tomorrow, I will call this circuit my best friend and buy it a drink.

“Last year, I struggle at this circuit, but this year I am the same rider; my Rizla Suzuki GSX-R1000 is the same; and the only difference is my team. I think this year my team finds me a very good race setting and my team staff are much improved. This is the difference, so I say very big thank you to my team. I want to win two races for them tomorrow and feel good.”

John Reynolds:

“I was held up on every one of my qualifying laps and that’s why I am sixth. I am not happy with that. At the start of the week I was thinking if I could break into the top eight I would be happy. Now I am disappointed with sixth, but I’ll use that anger and frustration to go faster tomorrow.

“My lap times on race rubber are as good as anyone on the grid. My collarbone is sore and we shall find out tomorrow how it will cope with two 20-lap races. My plan is to get a good start and score as many points as possible.”

Paul Denning – Team Manager:

“Congratulations to both riders today. They were fantastic. Yuki’s pole position is hard to believe, given his previous dislike for the circuit and a broken collarbone, while JR’s sixth shows his incredible determination and courage after he broke his collarbone less than two-weeks ago.

“The team is in a better position than we could have hoped for given our injuries. Yuki and JR have been getting faster and faster with every session and with a bit of luck, that trend will continue through into tomorrow’s races and we can score solid points.”

Saturday Qualifying Times: 1: Yukio Kagayama (Rizla Suzuki) 1:26.177, 2: Sean Emmett (Ducati) +0.053, 3: Gary Mason (Yamaha) +0.476, 4: Michael Rutter (Honda) +0.545, 5: Tommy Hill (Yamaha) +0.590, 6: John Reynolds (Rizla Suzuki) +0.641, 7: Dean Thomas (Ducati) +0.695, 8: James Haydon (Yamaha) +0.975, 9: John McGuinness (Kawasaki) +1.283, 10: Noriyuki Haga (Ducati) +1.375.


More from a press release issued by Hawk Kawasaki:

BSB Championship, Round 7, Brands Hatch GP, Kent
Track length: 2.608 miles
Weather: dry, cloudy, threatening rain, 24° C
Track: dry, 36.5° C
June 19

COMBINED QUALIFYING

McGUINNESS ON THE PACE FOR FIRST HAWK RACE

Hawk Kawasaki stand-in John McGuinness will start tomorrow’s two BSB races at Brands Hatch from ninth on the grid after putting on a determined performance in second qualifying. Despite not having competed in BSB for 12 months the 29 year-old Lancastrian’s best lap around the 2.608 mile GP circuit was just 1.2 seconds off pole.

The pressure was on in the second 50 minute session after a 10 minute stoppage, imposed after Yamaha’s Kieran Clarke crashed heavily on the start/finish straight, which allowed threatening clouds to move over the track. McGuinness held his cool, however, and even out-paced his race winning team-mate Scott Smart.

“I’d have liked to have been on the front two rows, but to be in the top 10 on my first time out, especially against WSB guys like Haga, is mega,” said John. “I’ve found a pretty good race set-up this morning so we just chucked in some qualifiers and went for it. I messed up a bit on my last flying lap, which would have been my best, when I missed an apex at Druids which maybe cost me a few tenths. There are some of the best riders in the world out there so, yeah, I’m pleased. I’m definitely up for it tomorrow, although I’m not sure what to expect. I’ll try and get a good start and then get stuck in because I don’t think my race pace will be too far away.”

Scott Smart qualified twelfth in the second session, after his efforts to break into the top eight were thwarted by a 100mph crash at Paddock Hill bend which wrecked his number one bike. Fortunately he was uninjured and rejoined the session on his number two bike.

“I’ve struggled here this weekend and nothing’s quite gone to plan, plus I really could have done without that crash,” explained Scott. “I missed a gear, never got it hooked back in and went flying into the gravel at 100mph. I hit the bails which spun me round and I whacked my head on the ground. I’m going to have to sit down with the boys and work out where we can find the extra speed we need for tomorrow because I’m looking for top sixes at least because that’s the lowest I’ve finished all year.”

“I think Scott has expected too much from himself this weekend and that’s made it hard work for him,” said Hawk Kawasaki Team Principal Stuart Hicken after qualifying. “I’m quite happy where we’ve qualified because race day is totally different and we’ll have good set-ups on the bikes again. John’s been excellent today. I know he’s disappointed in himself for not making the front two rows, but these guys have been at it all season and he’s just come from the Isle of Man and this is his first meeting so I’m very pleased with him.”

BSB COMBINED QUALIFYING

1) Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki, 1:26.177. 2) Sean Emmett, Ducati, 1:26.230. 3) Gary Mason, Yamaha, 1:26.653. 4) Michael Rutter, Honda, 1:26.722. 5) Tommy Hill, Yamaha, 1:26.767. 6) John Reynolds, Suzuki, 1:26.818. 7) Dean Thomas, Ducati, 1:26.872. 8) James Haydon, Yamaha, 1:27.152. 9) John McGuinness, Hawk Kawasaki, 1:27.460. 10) Noriyuki Haga, Ducati, 1:27.552. 11) Leon Haslam, Ducati, 1:27.564. 12) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki, 1:27.609. 13) Craig Coxhell, Honda, 1:27.614. 14) Iain MacPherson, Ducati, 1:27.852. 15) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki (P), 1:27.900

(P)= Privateer

From a press release issued by MSS Discovery Kawasaki:

MSS DISCOVERY’S RIBA AND ALLAN SCOOP FRONT ROW STARTS AT BRANDS HATCH

MSS Discovery team aces Pere Riba and Steve Allan will start from the front row of the grid in their respective British Supersport and National Superstock Championship races at Brands Hatch, Kent on Sunday.

Riba took third place in qualifying for round seven of the British Supersport Championship aboard his Kawasaki ZX-6RR, adding to his front row starts at Snetterton in round three and in the last round at Thruxton.

“We’ve had a good two days of practice and qualifying here at Brands and the whole package feels strong,” said Riba. “The rear Pirelli tyre is as good as I’ve had this year and the ZX-6RR is working well.

“The race will be all about me getting off the line with the leaders, after that I think I can be in good shape throughout the race and hopefully I can climb the podium tomorrow afternoon.”

Spanish ace Riba is fourth in the championship points standings and looking to extend his run of form after taking seventh place in last week’s World Supersport Championship round at Silverstone.

Allan then repeated Riba’s display by taking third place on the grid for the sixth round of the National Superstock Championship aboard the MSS Discovery Kawasaki ZX-10R.

“I’m pleased to be on the front row again,” admitted Allan who held pole position for much of the session on Saturday evening. “I’m pretty certain I could’ve gone quicker but spots of rain appeared on the visor and the last thing I wanted to do was crash.”

Allan continued: “We’ve got a great setting with the ZX-10R and it’s felt good since I first took to the track here on Friday afternoon. I think some of the opposition used softer compound race tyres during qualifying today and I could have done with giving one a go but the rain put a stop to that.”

British Supersport Championship final qualifying times:

1 Karl Harris, Honda, 1:29.269
2 Simon Andrews, Yamaha, 1:29.406
3 Pere Riba, MSS Discovery Kawasaki, 1:29.651
4 Paul Young, Honda, 1:29.753
5 Matt Llewellyn, Ducati, 1:29.765
6 Leon Camier, Honda, 1:29.772
7 Jay Vincent, Honda, 1:29.772
8 Michael Laverty, Ducati, 1:29.932
9 Adrian Coates, Suzuki, 1:29.963
10 Luke Quigley, Suzuki, 1:30.041


National Superstock Championship final qualifying times:

1 Dave Johnson, Yamaha, 1:29.266
2 Danny Beaumont, Yamaha, 1:29.857
3 Steve Allan MSS Discovery Kawasaki, 1:29.960
4 Andy Tinsley, Suzuki, 1:30.045
5 Tristan Palmer, Suzuki, 1:30.100
6 Jamie Morley, Suzuki, 1:30.377
7 Mark Heckles, Yamaha, 1:30.716
8 Les Shand, Yamaha, 1:30.878
9 Darren Mitchell, Suzuki, 1:31.003
10 John Crockford, Suzuki, 1:31.155


More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki:

CHAMBON 10TH AT SILVERSTONE
Stephane Chambon raced to tenth place in today’s sixth-round World Supersport Championship round at Silverstone as his Alstare Suzuki Corona Extra team mates Katsuaki Fujiwara and Vittorio Iannuzzo suffered technical problems half way into the race.

Despite lowly grid positions, all three started well and were eighth, tenth and 17th after the first lap, but Iannuzzo’s race lasted just eighth more circuits of the Northamptonshire circuit in England before he was forced to pull out with a mystery engine glitch on the 2004 Alstare GSX-R600 development Suzuki. Fujiwara managed one more lap more before pulling in with uncharacteristic chatter problems on his machine.

The 19-lap race featured a tremendous battle between Fabien Foret (Yamaha) and the two Hondas of Karl Muggeridge and Broc Parkes.


STEPHANE CHAMBON – 10th:

“It was a difficult weekend for me and I think, Kats and Vittorio also. We didn’t manage to make the bike much better and I had some problems in the race. I couldn’t push any harder without crashing so I had to settle for what I could get. I’m disappointed because I really wanted a top six finish here, but sometimes you don’t get what you want.”

KATSUAKI FUJIWARA – DNF:

“It’s been a problematic weekend. We started with the Monza settings because Silverstone is quite a fast track like Monza. But the setting didn’t work, so then we tried some settings from Oschersleben and they didn’t work either! In the race, the bike was sliding around after just two or three laps and then it began to chatter a lot. In the end I pulled in for safety reasons.”

VITTORIO IANNUZZO – DNF:

“Today the bike worked more or less the same as it has all weekend, so I just had to do what I could. It was going OK but then I had an engine problem and that was that. It felt like a long walk back to the pits and a bad end to a hard weekend.”

Results:

1 Foret (F-Yamaha), 2 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda), 3 Parkes (Aus-Honda), 4 Lanzi (I-Ducati), 5 Curtain (Aus-Yamaha), 6 vd Goorbergh (NL-Yamaha), 7 Riba (E-Kawasaki), 8 Charpentier (F-Honda), 9 Corradi (I-Honda), 10 CHAMBON (F-ALSTARE SUZUKI CORONA EXTRA), FUJIWARA (J-ALSTARE SUZUKI CORONA EXTRA) DNF, IANNUZZO (ALSTARE SUZUKI CORONA EXTRA) DNF.

Championship Points: 1 Muggeridge (Aus-Honda) 107, 2 vd Goorbergh (NL-Yamaha) 92, 3 Parkes (Aus-Honda), 69, 4 Curtain (Aus-Yamaha) 58, 5 Foret (F-Yamaha) 55, 6 Lanzi (I-Ducati) 50, 7 Charpentier (F-Honda) 48, 8 CHAMBON (F-ALSTARE SUZUKI CORONA EXTRA) 45, 9 FUJIWARA (J-ALSTARE SUZUKI CORONA EXTRA) 44, 10 Neukirchner (D-Honda) 36, 13 IANNUZZO (I-ALSTARE SUZUKI CORONA EXTRA) 20.

From a press release:

TVRacer.com enters its 2nd year!

Website continues to provide up-to-date TV listings of major racing series to racing enthusiasts

Arnold, Calif. – The popular motorsports television schedule website, TVRacer.com is proud to announce they have entered their second year of supplying the racing enthusiast accurate and up-to-date motorsports TV schedules. Over the course of the first twelve months, the number of active race fans who bookmark the site continues to grow monthly.

TVRacer.com now covers approximately 30 racing series that are in the motorsports forefront, including cars, motorcycles, drag racing and most recently, kart racing. The site lists nothing but races at this time with the network it will be aired and the programming schedule.

“I can’t tell you how frustrating it is to get set to watch a race, only to find out it isn’t on,” said Tom Stephens, owner and developer of TVRacer.com. “Through a number of verification steps we are able to offer very accurate TV times so that this frustration is greatly minimized. We also check for daily TV schedule changes, cancellations and rain-outs so we can make corrections.”

TVRacer.com is updated every 24-hours, making it one of the most accurate television guides for racing in the United States. The same evening after each race is over, it is updated to show the next dates those particular series are televised, so racing enthusiasts will always know when “The Next Race” will be shown.

As well as listing qualifying and practice shows, last month TVRacer.com also added replays for the most recent NASCAR Nextel Cup, Busch Series, NHRA and Formula 1 races.

“TVRacer.com is not the typical TV schedule, in that we include a Series Index,” added Stephens. “This allows the user to click on any of the series they are interested in and be taken directly to the next televised race.”

In addition, TVRacer.com continues to work with a number of motorsports photographers, showcasing a different racing photo each week. For more information, log onto www.tvracer.com or contact Tom Stephens by phone at 1-209-795-5880.

Copyright 2004, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Racer Mark Zaremskas and wife Amber had a daughter, Brooke Alivia Zaremskas, May 5 in Orlando, Florida.

Racer Adam “Crusty” Fergusson and wife Nikki had a daughter, Kaylee Nicole Fergusson, June 15 in Australia.

From a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing:

Zemke aims for another first at Brainerd

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (June 18, 2004) — Jake Zemke feels good about his chances of winning his first AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship race at the June 25-27 Trofeo Ducati presented by Michelin at Brainerd International Raceway. It’s easy to understand why the Californian is optimistic about Brainerd. Zemke won his first AMA Supersport race on the three-mile BIR circuit in 2002, and last year he became the first two-time Brainerd Formula Xtreme winner. Now he looks to add yet another first to his string of success at Brainerd, which is round 11 of the 18-race AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship.

Zemke is a close third in the series point standings behind defending champ Mat Mladin and former champ Miguel Duhamel. Zemke’s emergence as a championship contender in his first full season of AMA Superbike racing is a surprise to many, but not to Zemke.

“I expected to be in this position,” Zemke confidently said of his solid first half of the season. “I have the experienced Erion Honda team behind me and am riding an excellent motorcycle in the new Honda CBR1000RR. As a racer any time you compete with that kind of backing you expect to be a contender.”

Many signs point to Brainerd as being the place where Zemke could finally get a breakthrough win in Superbike. He’s won a race at the Minnesota circuit every year since 2001 and the high-speed configuration just seems to agree with Zemke.

“Brainerd has a real good flow to it,” he explained. “The layout allows for different racing lines and creates good opportunities for passing. I’ve been knocking on the door all season long so I think Brainerd would be appropriate place for me to get my first Superbike win.”

While Zemke has an impressive resume at BIR, the opposite could be said of Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin. The four-time AMA Superbike champ is second on the all-time AMA Superbike wins list, yet surprisingly has never taken a win at Brainerd. It’s one of only two tracks in the series were he hasn’t tasted victory. He led much of last year’s race before being forced to pit with tire problems. The Aussie sensation got off to a blazing start of the 2004 campaign starting with a victory in the Daytona 200. After winning five of the first six rounds Mladin has now gone four rounds without a victory and has witnessed his points lead dwindling.

“We’ve got a 10-point lead heading to Brainerd,” Mladin said. “But I’m not feeling confident that we’ll still be in that position after the next few races, with tracks that require high speeds and strong acceleration.”

The hottest rider coming into this next weekend’s race is three-time Brainerd winner Miguel Duhamel. The Honda racing veteran swept the doubleheader weekend in Elkhart Lake, Wis., earlier this month and became the first rider in AMA Superbike history to reach the 30-win mark. A win on Sunday would make Duhamel the first four-time Brainerd Superbike winner.

Ben and Eric Bostrom are also former Superbike winners at Brainerd. Both brothers got their first Superbike win on the circuit and both would dearly love to take a second win at the track.

Eric has experienced an up-and-down season so far on the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin 999 entry. A win at Pikes Peak International Raceway last month was the highlight so far for the fourth-ranked AMA Superbike rider. Older brother Ben has yet to get on the podium despite riding what many feel is the best Superbike in the field in the factory Honda CBR1000RR. Ben has admitted he’s felt lost this year, but a win at Brainerd could serve as the confidence boost the former World Superbike star needs.

Another rider looking to get his season on track is Yoshimura Suzuki’s Aaron Yates. The Georgian is the defending Superbike winner at Brainerd, but comes into this year’s race ranked eighth in the series.

Privateer Geoff May has scored in the top 10 at every race but one this year and finds himself ranked fifth in the standings. The Team Prieto Racing Suzuki rider is hoping his strong season earns him a factory ride next year.

The race will receive same-day national coverage on SPEED Channel at 4 p.m. Eastern on June 27.

For additional information on the Trofeo Ducati presented by Michelin Brainerd AMA Superbike Championship call (218) 824-7220 or visit www.brainerdracewayandresort.com

For immediate post-race results, points, live transponder scoring, in-depth series and rider information, regular columnists and much more, log onto www.USSuperbike.com, the official website of the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship.

Schedule of Events

AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited

Trofeo Ducati presented by Michelin

Brainerd International Raceway – June 24-27, 2004



Thursday, June 24

3:00 – 7:00 – Registration: Riders, Crew, Sponsors & Guests

6:30 – Post-entry Closed for all Classes

3:00 – 7:30 – Tech Inspection



Friday, June 25

7:30 – 4:00 – Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests

8:00 – 5:00 – Tech Inspection

9:00 – 10:00 – AMA Repsol Superstock Practice

10:10 – 11:10 – Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice

11:20 – 12:20 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice

12:20 – 1:20 – Lunch Break

12:40 – Mandatory Rider Briefing for All Classes

1:20 – 2:20 – Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets Practice

2:30 – 3:00 – Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 1

3:10 – 3:40 – Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 2

3:50 – 4:20 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Qualifying Group 1

4:30 – 5:00 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Qualifying Group 2



Saturday, June 26

7:30 – 3:00 – Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests

8:30 – 5:00 – Tech Inspection

9:00 – 9:30 – AMA Repsol Superstock Practice

9:40 – 10:10 – Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice

10:20 – 10:50 – Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets Practice

11:00 – 11:30 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Qualifying Group 1

11:40 – 12:10 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Qualifying Group 2

12:10 – 1:10 – Lunch Break

1:10 – 1:40 – AMA Repsol Superstock Qualifying Group 1

1:50 – 2:20 – AMA Repsol Superstock Qualifying Group 2

2:30 – 3:00 – Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets Qualifying Group 1

3:10 – 3:40 – Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets Qualifying Group 2

4:00 – Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Final (60k – 13 laps)

5:00 – Ducati Fan Ride



Sunday, June 27

8:30 – 12:00 – Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests

9:00 – Tech Inspection Opens

9:00 – 9:25 – AMA Repsol Superstock Practice

9:35 – 10:00 – Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets Practice

10:10 – 10:35 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice

11:00 – AMA Repsol Superstock Race Final (60k – 13 laps)

12:00 – 1:00 – Lunch Break

12:20 – Nondenominational Chapel Service

1:00 – Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets Final (60k – 13 laps)

2:00 – Ducati Fan Ride

3:00 – Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Race Final (100k – 21 laps)

From a press release issued by Anne M. Stark:

Vintage motorcycle road racing returns to Northern California this August with the first annual AHRMA NorCal Classic at Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, Calif.

The NorCal Classic on Aug. 14-15, an AHRMA national event, will feature all of the AHRMA road racing classes including Battle of the Twins and Sound of Singles. There also will be an AHRMA-approved school for new racers on Friday, Aug. 13.

Northern California is home to many legendary
racers. Racing celebrities from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s will be on hand and on the track riding (and possibly racing) some very unique machinery.

This event is being promoted by a grass-roots group of San Francisco Bay Area vintage road racers who are working to ensure the NorCal Classic is an annual AHRMA event in Northern California.

Also planned are cash prizes, gift certificates, a bike show with awards and a free Saturday evening barbecue.

The race school costs $300 for an all day class that includes classroom instruction, track time as well as a racing license. School attendees must join the American Motorcyclist Association and AHRMA to race on Saturday and Sunday. Membership to the
American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association is $40 per year.

There also will be a practice day on Friday, Aug. 13, run by AHRMA. Racers must have an AMA membership to participate.

The gate fee is $10 per day or $20 for the weekend. Children 12 and under enter for free. Race fuel is available on site. Garages can be rented for $100 per day by calling the track ahead of time at (530) 934-5588.

Members of other motorcycling clubs such as the
American Federation of Motorcyclists and the Sounds of the Past do not have to join AHRMA to race at the Thunderhill event but must be AMA members.

Racers can pre-enter for the AHRMA NorCal Classic by downloading an entry form from
http://www.ahrma.org/forms/entry.htm and faxing it to (615)-851-3678 or mailing it to AHRMA National Office, AHRMA Entry, P.O. Box 1725, Goodletssville, TN 37070. The deadline for pre-entries is July 30.

Thunderhill Raceway Park is located seven miles west of the town of Willows, Calif. Willows is located 1 hour (70 miles) north of Sacramento off of Highway 5. The track is 3 miles long with 15 turns, with a lot of elevation changes and plenty of run-off room.

For those not racing, the track is extremely spectator friendly with grassy areas for viewing the races.

Breakfast, lunch and snack concessions are
available on site

For more information on the AHRMA NorCal Classic or to join the race school, go to the Web at http://www.norcalclassic.org or send an e-mail to: [email protected].

From a press release issued by Team Hammer, Inc.:

Pro Practice Schedule
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minnesota
June 24, 2004
(Subject To Change)

Group A: Supersport and Formula Xtreme
Group B: Superbike and Superstock

9:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. Group A: Supersport and Formula Xtreme

9:30-10:00 a.m.Group B: Superbike and Superstock

10:00-10:30 a.m. Group A: Supersport and Formula Xtreme

10:30-11:00 a.m.Group B: Superbike and Superstock

11:00-11:30 a.m.Group A: Supersport and Formula Xtreme

11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Group B: Superbike and Superstock

12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.LUNCH

1:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m.Group A: Supersport and Formula Xtreme

1:30-2:00 p.m.Group B: Superbike and Superstock

2:00-3:00 p.m.Group A: Supersport and Formula Xtreme

3:00-4:00 p.m.Group B: Superbike and Superstock

4:00-5:00 p.m.TBA


For more information go to www.teamhammer.com or call (909) 245-6414.

Note: Team Hammer is looking for volunteers to help AMA Pro Racing deploy soft barriers (Airfence and Alpina Air Modules) on Wednesday afternoon at the track, and to help take down soft barriers on Sunday evening. Accepted volunteers will be given free lunch and dinner on Thursday, June 24 and, if they are a rider, will be sponsored into the promoter practice free of charge. If they are not a rider, the rider of their choice will be sponsored into the promoter practice free of charge. To sign up, call (909) 245-6414 or e-mail [email protected]