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Provisional Sunday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 2:21.075
2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 2:21.483
3. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:22.167
4. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 2:23.005
5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:23.223
6. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 2:23.293
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 2:23.977
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2:24.083
9. Michael Barnes, Yamaha, 2:24.339
10. Jason Farrell, Kawasaki, 2:24.339
11. Chris Peris, Suzuki, 2:24.508
12. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 2:24.711
13. Ben Attard, Suzuki, 2:25.703
14. Jason Perez, Yamaha, 2:25.976
15. Nicky Moore, Suzuki, 2:26.242

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250cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Sebastian PORTO, Aprilia, 21 laps, 40:32.672
2. Daniel PEDROSA, Honda, -6.147 seconds
3. Manuel POGGIALI, Aprilia, -8.415 seconds
4. Randy DE PUNIET, Aprilia, -11.226 seconds
5. Fonsi NIETO, Aprilia, -11.876 seconds
6. Toni ELIAS, Honda, -11.888 seconds
7. Roberto ROLFO, Honda, -24.398 seconds
8. Alex DE ANGELIS, Aprilia, -27.550 seconds
9. Hiroshi AOYAMA, Honda, -28.126 seconds
10. Anthony WEST, Aprilia, -38.025 seconds
11. Joan OLIVE, Aprilia, -38.207 seconds
12. Franco BATTAINI, Aprilia, -45.788 seconds
13. Sylvain GUINTOLI, Aprilia, -61.150 seconds
14. Hector FAUBEL, Aprilia, -66.887 seconds
15. Alex DEBON, Honda, -67.022 seconds
16. Naoki MATSUDO, Yamaha, -67.037 seconds
17. Chaz DAVIES, Aprilia, -67.196 seconds
18. Gregory LEFORT, Aprilia, -77.464 seconds
19. Johan STIGEFELT, Aprilia, -79.655 seconds
20. Christian GEMMEL, Honda, -85.112 seconds

23. Jakub SMRZ, Honda, -10 laps, DNF
24. Erwan NIGON, Yamaha, -11 laps, DNF
25. Alex BALDOLINI, Aprilia, -13 laps, DNF
26. Eric BATAILLE, Honda, -13 laps, DNF
27. Hugo MARCHAND, Aprilia, -13 laps, DNF
28. Arnaud VINCENT, Aprilia, -21 laps, DNF
29. Dirk HEIDOLF, Aprilia, -21 laps, DNF
30. Max SABBATANI, Yamaha, -21 laps, DNF


250cc GP World Championship Point Standings:

1. DE PUNIET, 73 points
2. PEDROSA, 70 points
3. PORTO, 50 points
4. NIETO, 45 points
5. ROLFO, 41 points
6. DE ANGELIS, 40 points
7. ELIAS, 38 points
8. TIE, POGGIALI/WEST/DEBON, 29 points
11. AOYAMA, 25 points
12. BATTAINI, 18 points
13. TIE, VINCENT/OLIVE, 11 points
15. FAUBEL, 9 points

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1, Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, 10 laps
2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R6, -0.030 second
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R6, -0.282 second
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R6, -7.252 seconds
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, -7.411 seconds
6. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, -14.983 seconds
7. Ben Attard, Suzuki GSX-R600, -21.371 seconds
8. Michael Barnes, Yamaha YZF-R6, -21.809 seconds
9. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R600, -22.116 seconds
10. Jason Farrell, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, -34.446 seconds
11. Blake Young, Suzuki GSX-R600, 35.714 seconds
12. Chris Peris, Suzuki GSX-R600, -35.804 seconds
13. Danny Eslick, Suzuki GSX-R600, -35.839 seconds
14. Nicky Moore, Suzuki GSX-R600, -44.002 seconds
15. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R600, -45.043 seconds*
16. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, -47.649 seconds
17. Adam Dolney, Yamaha YZF-R6, -50.937 seconds
18. Darren Luck, Suzuki GSX-R600, -60.958 seconds
19. Heath Small, Yamaha YZF-R6, -61.819 seconds
20. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha YZF-R6, -71.628 seconds
21. Ben Carlson, Suzuki GSX-R600, -72.408 seconds
22. John-O Bowman, Yamaha YZF-R6, -72.447 seconds
23. Nathan Hester, Yamaha YZF-R6, -80.836 seconds
24. Matt Zurbuchan, Honda CBR600RR, -82.756 seconds
25. Nathan Dressman, Yamaha YZF-R6, -83.049 seconds
26. Chad Klock, Honda CBR600RR, -89.320 seconds
27. Dan Ortega, Yamaha YZF-R6, -90.994 seconds
28. Dr. Jeffrey Purk, Yamaha YZF-R6, -91.029 seconds
29. Daniel Doty, Yamaha YZF-R6, -93.700 seconds
30. Jeremy Haiduk, Yamaha YZF-R6, -97.254 seconds
31. Jason Perez, Yamaha YZF-R6, -112.528 seconds
32. Ryan Andrews, Triumph Daytona 600, -114.536 seconds
33. Michael Morgan, Suzuki GSX-R600, -128.839 seconds
34. Dwayne Lang, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, -130.236 seconds
35. Peter Bohlig, Honda CBR600RR, -135.770 seconds
36. Christopher Flores, Honda CBR600RR, -1 lap
37. Tim Mitchell, Yamaha YZF-R6, -1 lap
38. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6RR, -4 laps, DNF, mechanical
39. Alan Schmidt, Yamaha YZF-R6, -9 laps, DNF


*Served stop-and-go penalty

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1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R
2. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -0.018 second
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1.496 seconds
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha YZF-R1, -4.470 seconds
5. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -4.503 seconds
6. Roger Lee Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -15.581 seconds
7. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -15.883 seconds
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -19.969 seconds
9. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R750, -25.284 seconds
10. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -28.255 seconds
11. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -31.644 seconds
12. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -34.312 seconds
13. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, -34.501 seconds
14. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -43.086 seconds
15. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR1000RR, -77.328 seconds
16. Jesse Janisch, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -80.162 seconds
17. Brian Hall, Suzuki GSX-R750, -99.286 seconds
18. Heath Locum, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -101.655 seconds
19. James Kerker, Honda CBR1000RR, -109.236 seconds
20. Matt Drucker, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -109.449 seconds
21. Corey Sarros, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -111.052 seconds
22. Brian Boyd, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -114.356 seconds
23. Sean Edgett, Yamaha YZF-R1, -140.570 seconds
24. Jessica Zalusky, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
25. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap (crash)
26. Jason Curtis, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -10 laps, DNF
27. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, DNS

Provisional Point Standings
1. Aaron Gobert, 180 points
2. Jamie Hacking, 179 points
3. Tommy Hayden, 173 points
4. Jason DiSalvo, 156 points
5. Roger Lee Hayden, 154 points
6. Ben Spies, 146 points
7. Steve Rapp, 139 points
8. TIE, Damon Buckmaster/Jake Holden, 115 points
10. Josh Hayes, 107 points
11. Jason Pridmore, 107 points
12. TIE, Alex Gobert/John Haner, 106 points
14. Eric Wood, 104 points
15. Vincent Haskovec, 83 points

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British Superbike Race One Results:

1. Michael RUTTER, Honda, 22 laps, 28:24.161
2. John REYNOLDS, Suzuki, -0.024 second
3. Sean EMMETT, Ducati, -0.101 second
4. Gregorio LAVILLA, Suzuki, -0.115 second
5. Dean THOMAS, Ducati, -2.772 seconds
6. Scott SMART, Kawasaki, -10.542 seconds
7. Gary MASON, Yamaha, -11.263 seconds
8. James ELLISON, Yamaha, -11.613 seconds
9. Tommy HILL, Yamaha, -14.961 seconds
10. Kieran CLARKE, Yamaha, -26.247 seconds
11. Craig COXHELL, Honda, -28.343 seconds
12. James BUCKINGHAM, Suzuki, -33.497 seconds
13. Ryuichi KIYONARI, Honda, -36.021 seconds
14. Jon KIRKHAM, Suzuki, -37.116 seconds
15. Stuart EASTON, Ducati, -39.128 seconds

24. Glen RICHARDS, Kawasaki, -6 laps, DNF
25. James HAYDON, Yamaha, -12 laps, DNF

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125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Roberto LOCATELLI, Aprilia, 20 laps, 40:13.158
2. Casey STONER, KTM, -0.152 second
3. Hector BARBERA, Aprilia, -0.197 second
4. Andrea DOVIZIOSO, Honda, -0.573 second
5. Mirko GIANSANTI, Aprilia, -0.595 second
6. Pablo NIETO, Aprilia, -0.879 second
7. Steve JENKNER, Aprilia, -5.980 seconds
8. Mattia PASINI, Aprilia, -19.206 seconds
9. Gino BORSOI, Aprilia, -28.656 seconds
10. Jorge LORENZO, Derbi, -28.671 seconds
11. Simone CORSI, Honda, -28.717 seconds
12. Andrea BALLERINI, Aprilia, -28.831 seconds
13. Gabor TALMACSI, Malaguti, -28.955 seconds
14. Dario GIUSEPPETTI, Honda, -44.766 seconds
15. Lukas PESEK, Honda, -44.875 seconds


125cc GP World Championship Point Standings:

1. DOVIZIOSO, 76 points
2. LOCATELLI, 73 points
3. STONER, 55 points
4. BARBERA, 49 points
5. JENKNER, 43 points
6. TIE, GIANSANTI/NIETO, 39 points
8. SIMONCELLI, 25 points
9. TIE, LORENZO/BORSOI, 22 points

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

PIRELLI SHATTERS ISLE OF MAN LAP RECORD, SWEEPS TOP FIVE PLACES IN FORMULA ONE TT

John McGuinness Had Already Broken The Record In Practice; Went Even Faster in The Race

(Rome, GA) Pirelli-mounted riders swept the top five places in Saturday’s Formula One TT, the annual event’s opening race, shattering the lap record in the process.

John McGuinness, running Pirelli 16.5-inch slicks, won the race, getting his fourth Isle of Man TT victory. But the number that really mattered to him was 127.68. That’s the all-time lap record he set, 127.68 mph, crushing it not once, but twice – having done so earlier in practice.

Second place went to TAS Suzuki’s Adrian Archibald, 18.6 seconds behind McGuinness’s Honda. Third went to Archibald’s TAS teammate, Bruce Anstey, 26 seconds back. TAS Suzuki has been a major Pirelli IOM team for a number of years. (The late IOM hero and multi-record holder, David Jeffries rode for TAS.) Both Archibald and Anstey were on Pirelli 17-inch slicks.

Two more Pirelli riders rounded out the top five. Ian Lougher, a former TT winner and definite factor in this year’s event, came home fourth on a Honda; and Richard Britton brought his GSX-R1000 to fifth.

There’s a long week of racing ahead, but this was the best opening imaginable for Pirelli tires, which have dominated the last two Isle of Man events. Last year, Pirelli riders won all six TTs they entered, captured 16 of the 18 podium positions, and took a staggering 54 of the 60 total Top-10 places available in those six TTs. In 2002, Pirelli riders won all six major TTs, sweeping the podiums in all of them.

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Sunday’s AMA Superbike race at Road America was red-flagged on the fifth lap when Lee Acree’s engine blew, spreading oil on the track that collected Mike Sullivan, Jeremiah Johnson, Brian Boyd and David Bell.

Acree did not crash, and the other four suffered no apparent injury when they crashed in turn eight.

At the time of the red flag, Jake Zemke was leading Ben Bostrom by 4.286 seconds, with Miguel Duhamel close behind, followed by Eric Bostrom, Aaron Yates, Mat Mladin, Josh Hayes, Steve Crevier, Jake Holden and Larry Pegram.

Acree was running in 11th when his engine failed.

On the warm-up lap for the restart, Bell crashed in turn six, without delaying the restart.

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1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda CBR1000RR
2. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR1000RR, -4.017 seconds
3. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -10.573
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -12.328
5. Ben Bostrom, Honda CBR1000RR, -12.681
6. Eric Bostrom, Ducati 999F04, -20.243
7. Steve Crevier, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -54.192
8. Larry Pegram, Yamaha YZF-R1, -68.431
9. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -71.130
10. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -74.869
11. Jeremy Toye, Yamaha YZF-R1, -74.976
12. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -75.041
13. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R1000
14. Opie Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R1000
15. Andy Deatherage Suzuki GSX-R1000
16. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
17. Cory West, Suzuki GSX-R1000
18. David Weber, Suzuki GSX-R1000
19. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R1000
20. Reuben Frankenfield, Suzuki GSX-R1000
21. John Jacobi, Suzuki GSX-R1000
22. Jack Pfeifer, Honda CBR1000RR
23. Scott Jensen, Honda CBR1000RR
24. Chris Voelker, Ducati 998R
25. Rob Christman, Suzuki GSX-R1000
26. C.R. Gittere, Suzuki GSX-R1000
27. Jason Curtis, Suzuki GSX-R1000
28. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
29. Dave Ebben, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
30. Lenny Beckman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
31. Brian Boyd, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
32. James Kerker, Honda CBR1000RR, -1 lap
33. Josh Hayes, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -3 laps
34. Roger Bell, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -4 laps
35. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -6 laps, DNF, mechanical
36. Pascal Picotte, Yamaha YZF-R1, -11 laps, DNF, mechanical
37. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -12 laps, DNF, mechanical
38. David Bell, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -12 laps, DNF, crash
39. Mike Sullivan, Yamaha YZF-R1, -12 laps, DNF, crash
40. Jeremiah Johnson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -12 laps, DNF, crash


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

20044 American AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship

Rounds 9 & 10 – Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA

Race Report

PODIUM DOUBLE FOR MLADIN AT ROAD AMERICA

Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, USA (Sunday, 6 June) – Defending American Superbike champion Mat Mladin made two trips to the podium this weekend after adding a third place finish in today’s tenth round of the AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship, with yesterday’s hard fought second.

The long and very fast Road America course at Elkhart Lake Wisconsin was always going to prove to be a tough weekend’s work for Mladin and his Yoshimura Suzuki crew, as they gave away a significant speed advantage.

Hard work during practice and typical Mladin determination during both 16-lap Superbike nationals kept the Australian, not only in the thick at the action at the front of the field, but also at the front of the championship leader board, even though he will leave Wisconsin with a reduced lead of 10-points over the weekend’s double race winner Miguel DuHamel, 329 to 319.

The second of the weekend’s Superbike nationals was interrupted on lap five when a blown engine resulted in a large oil spill, with a number of riders unable to ovoid the spill and falling. The incident forced officials to stop the race and have it restarted.

The restarted race saw Mladin work his way forward to the lead group after initially being seventh on the opening lap. He held sixth place for a number of the early laps before a spirited charge forward saw him reel off a number of fast consistent laps, one of which was a blistering 2-min 14.812, that he set on the eleventh lap as he chased the lead trio. This time was the fastest single laps that Mladin had set all weekend, including that of qualifying.

His resulting charge forward was rewarded on lap fourteen as he passed Ben Bostrom to claim third, which he held to the flag. Victory in today’s race went to DuHamel, who after spending much of the race chasing down Jake Zemke, past him with two laps of the race remaining.

“Third place was a good result for us today and matched with the second from yesterday, that was the best we could do,” said Mladin. “The speed differential between the bikes is so great that it is beyond a joke, which was highlighted at such a fast track like this. We have our bike running as best we can with the rules, but we can’t keep with the acceleration and speed of some of the others. It’s disappointing.

“When the race was red flagged, we took the time to change a couple of things on the bike, but unfortunately we were not able to get back out on the track in time for our warm up lap and had to take our position on the grid with brand new tyres and no warm up lap. That meant I had to try hard and not get carried away while getting some heat into the tyres, before starting to get into a race rhythm. I think we did a good job to grab third from Ben and minimise the point’s loss to Miguel. We’ve got a 10-point lead heading to Brainerd, 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 AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship takes a short three-week break before heading to the Brainerd International Raceway, Minnesota, for round eleven of the series on Sunday June 27.



RESULTS

Round 10, 2004 AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship / Top 10
1. Miguel DuHamel (American Honda) 16 laps
2. Jake Zemke (Erion Honda) -4.017 seconds
3. Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki) -10.573 secs
4. Aaron Yates (Yoshimura Suzuki) -12.328 secs
5. Ben Bostrom (American Honda) -12.681 secs
6. Eric Bostrom (Ducati Austin) -20.243 secs
7. Steve Crevier (DXS Diablo Suzuki) -54.192 secs
8. Larry Pegram (Yamaha) -1:08.431 mins
9. Geoff May (Prieto Racing Suzuki) -1:11.130 mins
10. Eric Wood (Hooters Suzuki) -1:14.869 mins

Round 9, 2004 AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship / Top 10
1. Miguel DuHamel (American Honda) 16 laps
2. Mat Mladin (Yoshimura Suzuki) -3.503 seconds
3. Jake Zemke (Erion Honda) -12.296 secs
4. Ben Bostrom (American Honda) -18.478 secs
5. Eric Bostrom (Ducati Austin) -20.925 secs
6. Steve Crevier (Suzuki) -58.780 secs
7. Aaron Yates (Yoshimura Suzuki) -67.673 secs
8. Geoff May (Suzuki) -76.508 secs
9. Shawn Higbee (Suzuki) -77.383 secs
10. Eric Wood (Suzuki) -92.512 secs

2004 AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship (Points after 10 of 18 rounds)
1. Mat Mladin (329, 5 wins); 2. Miguel DuHamel (319, 4 wins), 3. Jake Zemke (311), 4. Eric Bostrom (235, 1 win), 5. Geoff May (220); 6. Ben Bostrom (184), 7. John Haner (183), 8. Aaron Yates (165), 9. Eric Wood (161), 10. Lee Acree (156).


More, from a press release issued Honda Racing Information:

American Honda’s Duhamel Makes History at Road America

American Honda’s Miguel Duhamel did what no one before him ever had, winning both Superbike races and a support race on an AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship weekend, Duhamel’s coming on the longest track of the year, the scenic four-mile Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Sunday’s Superbike win moved him to the top of the all-time list and was Honda’s 110th in AMA Superbike competition.

But Duhamel wasn’t the only Honda rider tasting success. After leading the first 14 of 16 laps, Erion Honda’s Jake Zemke finished second to Duhamel in Sunday’s Superbike race. He was also second in Saturday’s Formula Xtreme race and third in Superbike on Saturday. Erion Honda’s Alex Gobert made it an all-Honda podium in Formula Xtreme by taking third. The trio owns the top three spots in the Formula Xtreme Championship, Duhamel’s four wins giving him an 11 point lead on Zemke (two wins), 213 to 202, with Gobert third at 166.

The double Superbike wins also pulled Duhamel closer to the Superbike championship lead. By winning for the fourth and fifth time at Road America, he closed the gap to 10 points behind championship leader Mat Mladin (Suzuki). Mladin finished second and third in the two races.

American Honda’s Ben Bostrom ran second in the early stages of both races before encountering various problems. On Saturday he finished in fourth, just off the podium. Bostrom had chosen a different construction rear tire than race-winner Duhamel, though it was the same tire compound. On Sunday it was only in the very latest stages of the race that he was denied a podium and finished fifth.

Miguel Duhamel, Sunday, First Place
Very excellent. Only my dad (ex-racer Yvon Duhamel) would point out that I didn’t get pole in (Formula) Xtreme and he might nitpick about not leading the most laps. Besides that I think he’s very happy and obviously for myself I’m very happy. With the company that I’m keeping, my dad likes to kid around, but he knows and I know that it’s really difficult to do what we do. I feel great about what I pulled off but there’s always a bit of luck that goes your way. You need a great team. This weekend was just one of those weekends when everything went well.

Jake Zemke, Sunday, Second Place
The red flag hurt us quite badly not just in the time difference but after we came back in after that restart we had a pretty serious problem with our bike and it kept getting progressively got worse and worse as the race wore on. I’m actually happy to just be sitting here to tell you the truth. I stayed out there and luckily came home and got some points and we’ll move on to Brainerd.

Ben Bostrom, Sunday, Fifth Place
We had twice the bike we had yesterday but we’re just missing out on the rear grip. Miguel (Duhamel), it looks like he’s riding pretty easy. Jake (Zemke) looks like he’s riding pretty hard; he definitely didn’t have the grip Miguel had. Miguel made it look easy. He was riding pretty comfortable, picking the bike up driving off the corners stronger than anyone. As the tire wore down I got slower.

Miguel Duhamel, Saturday, First Place
I was definitely keeping a great eye on my pit board and I saw the gap go up to 1.4, almost 1.8 seconds. So when you get one second that’s a decent gap. It’s funny, it’s like they were tied to a string. I was able to pull one second and then they were just not falling any more than that. When you’re leading you don’t want to push too hard and then maybe have a tire problem. You never know. It was on my mind because when I took off the tire was reacting quite a bit different than it’s been doing all weekend. I was aggressive, but trying to be smooth because I didn’t know what to expect when the race wound down. But yeah, I was definitely watching my pit board. Plus one was a lot more refreshing to see than plus zero.

Jake Zemke, Saturday, Second Place
We had some problems this morning with our brakes and we’re still having problems with our brakes. Miguel (Duhamel) got through there and was running well and I was trying to reel him back him. He got away from me there a little bit and in doing so, the only time I was really making on him was on the brakes going in. And eventually they just couldn’t handle it any more. Just missed turn five there a little bit and had to turn around and pass Eric (Bostrom) and Ben (Bostrom) back and that was about it.

Ben Bostrom, Saturday, Fourth Place
I think Jake (Zemke) and I got snookered a little bit on tires and (Mat) Mladin and Miguel (Duhamel) must have made the right choice. We all ran the same compound; they ran a different construction. Tomorrow we’ll run a different set-up. I knew we were in trouble because I couldn’t get a drive to pass (Eric Bostrom) on the straightaway. When the other guys came by, I followed them. We’d seem to make time on the entries and lose it on the exit. That’s usually a sign of trouble toward the end of the race. It’ll be faster tomorrow.

Sunday Superbike
1. Miguel Duhamel (Honda)
2. Jake Zemke (Honda)
3. Mat Mladin (Suzuki)
4. Aaron Yates (Suzuki)
5. Ben Bostrom (Honda)
6. Eric Bostrom (Ducati)
7. Steve Crevier (Suzuki)
8. Larry Pegram (Yamaha)
9. Geoff May (Suzuki)
10. Shawn Higbee (Suzuki)


Saturday Superbike:
1. Miguel Duhamel (Honda)
2. Mat Mladin (Suzuki)
3. Jake Zemke (Honda)
4. Ben Bostrom (Honda)
5. Eric Bostrom (Ducati)
6. Steve Crevier (Suzuki)
7. Aaron Yates (Suzuki)
8. Geoff May (Suzuki)
9. Shawn Higbee (Suzuki)
10. Eric Wood (Suzuki)


Formula Xtreme:
1. Miguel Duhamel (Honda)
2. Jake Zemke (Honda)
3. Alex Gobert (Honda)
4. Doug Chandler (Ducati)
5. Steve Crevier (Suzuki)
6. Vincent Haskovec (Suzuki)
7. Mike Ciccotto (Buell)
8. Larry Pegram (Yamaha)
9. Pascal Picotte (Yamaha)
10. Blake Young (Suzuki)


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

BOSTROM MAINTAINS FOURTH IN STANDINGS WITH SIXTH PLACE FINISH

Elkhart Lake (Wisconsin) – Sunday June 6, 2004: Eric Bostrom finished sixth in race 2 of the AMA Superbike doubleheader at Road America, gaining important points to help maintain his current fourth-overall standing in the highly competitive series. The Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin rider made changes to his machine from Saturday’s race in a bid to pick up the pace and possibly contend for his second AMA Superbike victory this season, but came up a little short.

“Today was a lot like yesterday but we held our lap times more consistently. They didn’t fade at the end like they did yesterday,” Eric said of the 16-lap event held in cloudy weather conditions.

The changes that the team made to the Ducati 999R moved in the right direction once again. “This weekend, we needed a little more from the lap times to run up front. We’re still not carrying enough corner speed to do the lap times we want; still, the rest of the set-up is great and the bike is very, very good.”

“The other guys are riding great and that makes it tough. If you’re off just a little bit, you’ll end up off the pace,” he added.

Following a red-flag incident on lap five, Eric briefly led on the restart. “We got another great start – the bike is just incredible getting off the line.”

Next, Bostrom and the Parts Unlimited Ducati Austin crew will race at Brainerd International Raceway on June 25-27 in round 7 (race 11) of the AMA Superbike Championship. “I like the track and Ducati is sponsoring the event,” Eric said. “It should be a good one!”


RACE 1: 1. Duhamel (Honda); 2. Mladin (Suzuki); 3. Zemke (Honda); 4. B Bostrom (Honda); 5. E Bostrom (Ducati); 6. Crevier (Suzuki); etc. RACE 2: 1. Duhamel (Honda); 2. Zemke (Honda); 3. Mladin (Suzuki); 4. Yates (Suzuki); 5. B Bostrom (Honda); 6. E Bostrom (Ducati); etc.

POINTS: 1. Mladin 329; 2. Duhamel 319; 3. Zemke 311; 4. E Bostrom 235; 5. May 220; 6. B Bostrom 184; etc.