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Updated Post: And Even More On The WERA Season Opener In Florida

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Updated Post: And Even More On The WERA Season Opener In Florida

From a press release issued by WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, Inc.

ARMY OF DARKNESS WINS THEIR FIRST WERA NATIONAL ENDURANCE RACE; SMITH DOMINATES NATIONAL CHALLENGE SPRINTS

JENNINGS, Fla.- The start of the 2004 season for the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series and the National Challenge Series got off to an exciting start at Jennings GP in Florida last weekend, with plenty of surprises and great racing.

After being at the top of the Mediumweight Superbike class for the past five years, Army of Darkness finally got their first overall victory in the six-hour race on Saturday, March 27. Sam Fleming, Scott Brown and Ben Walters piloted the Suzuki GSX-R600, taking the lead in the second hour of the race and holding on to it for the finish.

FDK, another Mediumweight Superbike team, finished second overall in their endurance debut. Matt Lynn, Ryan Elleby and Chris Kessler were also on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Team Velocity Racing won Heavyweight Superstock and finished third overall, with Chuck Ivey, Steven Breckenridge, Reuben Frankenfield and Bradley Champion on a Yamaha YZF-R1.

Vesrah Suzuki won every endurance round in 2003, but oil on the track caused the team to crash in the first half hour of the race. They were too far behind after making repairs to ever challenge for the lead, although they worked their way back up to sixth overall, winning Heavyweight Superbike.

Bells Suzuki II won Lightweight Superbike on a Suzuki SV650, with riders Roger Bell and Myron Bell. Scotty VanScoik, Jean Paul Tache, Chris Normand and Jason Temme rode the CherokeeChallenge.net Yamaha YZF-R6 to the Mediumweight Superstock win.

In the National Challenge Series sprint races the following day, Mike Smith took wins in Open Superstock on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, and 750 Superstock and Formula 1 on a Suzuki GSX-R750.

Bradley Champion won 600 Superstock on a Yamaha YZF-R6, while Larry Pegram took the 600 Superbike win on his YZF-R6. First-year expert Ben Thompson won 750 Superbike on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Tray Batey rode his Suzuki SV1000 to the Heavyweight Twins victory. A Suzuki SV650 crossed the finish line first in two races, as Michael Killingsworth won Lightweight Twins and Mark Brown won Formula 2.

In the novice classes, Corey Brown had the best day with wins in 600 Superstock, 600 Superbike and 750 Superstock on his Suzuki GSX-R600. Daniel Parkerson rode his Suzuki SV650 to victory in both Formula 2 and Heavyweight Twins. Ryan Gordon won 750 Superbike on his Suzuki GSX-R750, and Ross Ryals was the first one across the line in Lightweight Twins on a Suzuki SV650.

Round two of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series and the National Challenge Series will be held at Nashville Superspeedway, April 30-May 2.

More information about WERA, including results from the weekend, can be found on the web at www.WERA.com.

More, from a press release issued by Team Velocity Racing:

TEAM VELOCITY RACING WINS HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERSTOCK, FINISHES THIRD OVERALL IN WERA ENDURANCE AT JENNINGS

JENNINGS, Fla.- Team Velocity Racing took a decisive win in the Heavyweight Superstock class during the six-hour WERA National Endurance Series race at Jennings GP in Florida, earning third place overall.

Chuck Ivey, Steven Breckenridge, Reuben Frankenfield and Bradley Champion rode the Team Velocity Racing Yamaha YZF-R1, completing 228 laps and becoming the only Superstock team to finish in the top five overall.

At the start of the race, Champion was second before taking the lead on lap two. At the completion of the first hour, Team Velocity Racing was still leading the field.

After Champion’s first stint, Ivey, Breckenridge and Frankenfield each took a turn on the Yamaha. Champion and Ivey both rode a second stint at the end of the race.

In addition to the challenges of racing the Superstock class, with a stock gas tank and no quick-change setup for tire changes, Team Velocity Racing had an additional challenge when Champion crashed during his second stint.

Although the team lost no positions because of the crash, the shift lever was bent, making shifting difficult. Champion and Ivey, who finished the race, had to ride using only two gears for the remaining hour and a half.

“Being on a Superstock bike, it’s obviously difficult to compete with seven and eight gallon tanks,” commented Ivey. “We were doing great, considering it’s a brand new bike and trying to get things going. I’m really proud of everybody. The pit stops went as well as could be expected, given Superstock rules. Everybody pulled together and did great.”

“We did really well, considering that Chuck was the only guy that had ridden the bike,” said Champion. “We had to do all the settings and the suspension, and work to get it set up where everybody liked it. And we don’t have any R and D from anybody in the past, so I’m really glad that we ended up where we did based on what we had on our plate.”

“The R1 is a way better bike than I am a rider. I think I’m going to learn to love it,” enthused Frankenfield. “It’s a new experience for me. I think once we all get the hang of the bike we’ll do really well on it.”

Breckenridge said that “the new bike is awesome, and we’re getting great feedback from all four riders. I’m able to help tune the chassis and the suspension to help make it work a lot better. It’s a good thing to come out the first time on the new bike and to have some problems and still finish on the podium overall and win our class.”

Nikon Yamaha Wins Australian Superbike Race On New R1 At Phillip Island

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Nikon Yamaha Wins Australian Superbike Race On New R1 At Phillip Island

From a press release issued by Nikon Yamaha:

Development Continues for Nikon Yamaha at Phillip Island

The Nikon Yamaha Factory Racing Team continued its impressive development of the brand new Yamaha YZF-R1 during the three Australian Superbike support races held at the second round of the Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island on March 26-28.

In only the second race meeting for the all-new R1 rocket, the Nikon Yamaha Factory Racing Team – with riders Daniel Stauffer and Shannon Johnson – scored a win and the fastest lap of the weekend to gain further valuable information and development progress in an event that had no bearing on the Australian Championships – although, as usual, plenty of pride was on the line.

Stauffer and Johnson qualified second and sixth respectively, with Dan’s time good enough to put him in the Superpole Shootout for the World Superbikes – a remarkable statistic considering the difference between the specs of the near standard Nikon Yamaha R1 and the international Superbikes. Also, due to time constraints there was no free practice so the first time on the Island track for the year was also the first qualifying session.

The Phillip Island circuit is notoriously tortuous on tyres – particularly the left-hand side as the bikes are leaned over for extraordinarily long periods at high speeds – plus the weekend produced unseasonal high temperatures. Combined with the extra power this new breed of Superbikes are producing and that all riders are limited to only two sets of tyres for the three races, tyre selection would play a critical role in proceedings.

Stauffer took the early running in the first 10-lap race and was in a commanding position fort the majority of the journey and looked certain to grab the win. However, the combination of a lack of development of the new R1 and the all-new 2004-spec Dunlop tyres saw his charge to the front come up just short and he brought the Yamaha home in a gallant second place. Johnson managing to battle through to finish in third position just behind his teammate to score his first podium in only his second meeting with the team.

“We still have a long way to go in the development of the new R1,” explained Nikon Yamaha’s Team Manager, Steve Trinder. “We have had very little practice as we are doing the development of bikes at the meetings but there is plenty of light at the end of the tunnel. We haven’t been to Phillip Island with the new bikes so we gained heaps of vital information that will be very useful for the final round of the Australian titles later in the year.”

The second leg was another example why the fans crowd the spectator fences and many of the world teams drop tools to have a look at the local talent as the race was a cracker between the usual combatants – a five lap sprint race. Stauffer went out on a harder compound Dunlop on the rear while Johnson elected to use the same tyre so he could have fresh rubber for the critical 10-lap final leg.

Stauffer’s decision was prudent as he took the win and the fastest lap of the three races and just missed out on claiming a new class lap record while Johnson, after being up to third place had to slow towards the end to eventually finish sixth.

The final five-lap leg was held between the two World Superbike races on Sunday afternoon by which time the track temperature had soared to over 42 degrees – unusually high for late March at the island track.

From the start Stauffer took up his now customary position at the front of the field and look set to make it another win but a worn tyre and the intense heat took their toll as he dropped off the pace of the leaders as Johnson on a fresh tyre did the reverse and in the final drag to the line pipped his teammate for fourth spot.

“I suppose I can’t be disappointed as we have still so much work to do but it would’ve been nice to come away with the outright victory over the three races” explained Stauffer. “With the rules the way they are stating that we have to use two sets of tyres for the three races, the nature of the track and the hot conditions it was always going to be hard but I’m happy to get a win and the fastest lap of the weekend.

“The team worked very hard and the new bike is the best thing I have ever ridden. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s still a road bike and virtually stock standard. We still have a lot of work to do to turn the new R1 into a proper race bike but when that happens I reckon they wont see which way we went!”

In only his second meeting on a Yamaha and dealing with a new team and Dunlop tyres Johnson is demonstrating that it won’t be too long before he will be battling with his team mate for outright honours. “I haven’t ridden a Superbike for over a year so I shouldn’t be too down on myself and for sure would’ve liked to have been closer to the front. I’m pretty hard on myself at the best of times but I’m working well with the team as I learn a new bike and new tyres as well.

“I’m happy we have moved forward from the first time on the bike and look forward to testing so I can understand the bike some more and push for podium finishes every time I go out.”

The next meeting for the Nikon Yamaha Factory Racing Team is the second round of the 2004 Shell Advance Australian Superbike Championships at Wakefield Park near Goulburn (NSW) on April 16-18.

A Late Team Press Release From The Yamaha R6 Cup Race At Silverstone

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A Late Team Press Release From The Yamaha R6 Cup Race At Silverstone

From a press release issued by Russ Hodgson Racing:

Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup – Round 1 – Silverstone – 28th March 2004

RUSTY’S HOPES SKITTLED AT SILVERSTONE

Just when it looked like Russell Hodgson’s seemingly endless run of bad luck was diminishing, along came another competitor who comprehensively wiped out his hopes of grabbing a deserved victory in round one of the Yamaha R6 Cup at Silverstone.

Having qualified on the front row for the first time in the series – after finishing eighth overall in last season’s inaugural championship – ‘Rusty’ was confident of running a good race pace, a fact which was borne out as he led for the opening ten laps in difficult damp conditions.

But going into the final third of the race, the 22 year old from Hutton Rudby, Cleveland – who celebrated his 23rd birthday the day after the race – was skittled from behind by rival Bob Collins who took Hodgson’s back wheel away at the infamous Woodcote chicane, causing them both to crash out.

“I couldn’t believe he did that” said a devastated Hodgson. “I was just about to get on the gas and head out of the corner and the next thing I was rolling around on the floor. I thought I’d broken my leg at first but luckily it’s nothing more than bad bruising although I could have done without this. It just means I’m even more determined to win at Brands Hatch” he said referring to the next round at the Kent circuit on Easter Monday.

The series rules allow a rider to drop their two worst scores in the 13 round series so all is not lost for Hodgson as he bids for the top prize of a coveted works-supported ride in the Virgin Mobile Yamaha British Superbike Championship Team in 2005.

R6 Cup Round One Results
1, A Jenkinson, 2. J Hillier, 3.C Cummins, 4.K Bryce, 5.G Sanders, 6. V Cox, 7. J Lee, 8. J Edmeades, 9.R Wren, 10. M Pollock.

Meet AMA Stars This Week In Southern California

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Meet AMA Stars This Week In Southern California

From a late press release issued by California Speedway:

AMA Riders take over Inland Empire this week

Several American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Racing riders will make appearances in Southern California as they get ready for the Yamaha Superbike Challenge at California Speedway April 2-4. Whether it’s appearing at a kick-off party, cruise night, autograph session or being on-air at two of the areas top radio stations, riders are helping make this weekend’s event unforgettable to area fans. Here’s a look at where you can be part of the action:

Wednesday

Defending Yamaha Superbike Challenge winner Mat Mladin is expected to be on-air with Scott and Bo on K-FROG 95.1 FM Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. In 2003, Mladin earned 10 wins (two of which were at California Speedway) and one additional podium finish on his way to claiming his fourth AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship. He got the 2004 season off to a good start by winning the Daytona 200 by Arai earlier this month.

Thursday

Be sure to tune into K-CXX 103.9 FM to catch Yamaha rider Jamie Hacking, as he will be in studio with DJ’s Ginny Harman and Bower, Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. Competing in the Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei and the Repsol Superstock classes this season, Hacking is the defending Supersport champ. He won the first of four checkers in the Supersport event at California Speedway last year. Ginny took a ride on a Yamaha R6 on California Speedway’s motorcycle competition course a week ago.

The SpeedFreaks, from ESPN radio 710 AM, will kickoff the Yamaha Superbike Challenge weekend at Outback Steakhouse Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. Riders expected to attend include Ben Spies, Montez Stewart, Jake Zemke, Roger Lee Hayden and Tommy Hayden. Greg White, from SPEED Channel’s 2 Wheel Tuesdays, will also be in attendance. Be sure to stop by, get some autographs and enter to win some California Speedway tickets (while supplies last).

At the tail end of their 2400-mile cross-country scooter ride, SPEED Channel has teamed up with Dave & Busters, Charter Communications and area Yamaha dealerships to allow fans the opportunity to meet Greg White. Fans will be able to race White on the games, get autographs and receive SPEED channel giveaways (as long as supplies last) from two SPEED models. The action starts at 8:00 p.m. Two Wheel Tuesday cameras will be rolling to capture footage for the show.

Friday

Cruising Fontana Friday Nights will have a handful of special appearances this Friday. The fun begins at 4 p.m. when hot rods, motorcycles and pretty much anything interesting that has wheels comes to downtown Fontana (Nuevo and Arrow intersection). Hooters Suzuki is expected to stop by at 6:30 p.m. with riders John Haner and Eric Wood along with the Hooters showbike and Hooter girls. Ben and Eric Bostrom are expected to appear at 7:30 p.m. Both appearances will take place right next to the bandstand.

Saturday

We saved the best for last; virtually every top rider is expected to attend California Speedway’s Autograph session Saturday evening from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. in front of the speedway’s media center. Mladin, Spies, Aaron Yates, Stewart, Miguel Duhamel, Ben Bostrom, Anthony Gobert, Jason DiSalvo and Hacking, among others, including some of the Supermoto TT riders, will be on hand to sign autographs.

Tickets to the Yamaha Superbike Challenge are $10 on Friday, $30 on Saturday and $30 for Sunday. Two-day packages are available for $50 and three-day packages are available for $60. For ticket and event information call 800-944-RACE (7223) or log onto www.californiaspeedway.com.


Penguin Racing School Takes Delivery Of Ducati Supersport Rental Fleet

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Penguin Racing School Takes Delivery Of Ducati Supersport Rental Fleet

From a press release issued by Penguin Racing School:

The Penguin Racing School has just taken delivery of 14 new Ducati 900 Supersport and 750 Supersport motorcycles. These Ducatis will be available for rent for Penguin Racing schools, track days and CCS racing. The Penguin Racing School, established in 1973, is based at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon New Hampshire. The school also operates at several Florida tracks in the winter.

The Penguin / Ducati program gives riders an opportunity to earn a racing license and compete in their first race on a professionally prepared racebike, all on the same weekend. Full racing gear is also available, so you could fly in and race. For reservations and information go to wwwpenguinracing.com or call 508-339-4673.

Racing Performance Services Staffs Up, Adjusts Schedule

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Racing Performance Services Staffs Up, Adjusts Schedule

From a press release issued by RPS: RPS new hirings and schedule changes. Racing Performance Services is proud to announce to the hiring of Josh Lowthorp and Robert Orso. RPS is a leading trackside suspension services provider as well as an authorized Traxxion Dynamics, Ohlins, Penske, and Hyperco Springs dealer. RPS additionally is the #1 dealer in the country for Traxxion Dynamics products. The addition of Josh and Robert will only help us continue to represent our product suppliers in the best possible light. RPS has been training Josh and Robert for approximately a month and they will complete two more months of training before they will be servicing customer products independently. RPS will be canceling a few events in the SMRI, AMSA, and MRA regions over the next two months to concentrate on completion of training for Robert and Josh. This commitment will allow additional events in the SMRI, ASMA, and MRA regions later in the year. The MRA season opener will be attended by RPS. Communication of these schedule changes will be handled through the respective region’s message boards.

Mesa Wins Formula Pacific In AFM Season Opener At Buttonwillow

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Mesa Wins Formula Pacific In AFM Season Opener At Buttonwillow

In one of the most impressive rides of his career, two-time AFM champion Rob Mesa found his way back to the top step of the featured Formula Pacific podium on his G-Force Performance Suzuki GSX-R1000 during the AFM season opener at Buttonwillow Sunday. Ken Hill led early on his Dan Kyle tuned Suzuki GSX-R1000, as defending Champion Jeff Tigert crashed out of the race with a vicious highside in Turn 4 a few laps into the race. Mesa made his way past Hill in Turn 9 and held the lead to the checkered flag to take the win, with James Randolph taking second after forcing his way past Hill in the narrow infield. David Stanton took third on his Arclight Racing GSX-R1000, barely beating Hill to the line.

Tigert fared better earlier in the day in the 600 Superbike race, charging from a ninth row grid position into second before a red flag brought the race to a close. The finishing order was taken from the last completed lap, relegating Tigert and his Honda CBR600RR to third. Chris Siglin was awarded the win, with Andy Carman a distant second after challenging Siglin for the first three laps. Siglin and Carman were both on Yamaha R6s.

600 Production was almost a repeat of 600 Superbike, with holeshot-master Siglin barely beating Carman into Turn 1 at the start. Carman, in his first ride on a new R6 after years on a dated Honda, was glued once again to Siglin’s rear wheel for the first half of the race, eventually dropping off the pace to finish a safe second.

Despite a poor grid position, Siglin shot into the lead early and never looked back in the Open Production race, his first race on a new Yamaha R1. James Randolph, also hunting Yamaha contingency money on a new R1, worked his way through the pack when a crash involving David Robinson, “Wild” Bill Fordyce, and another rider brought the race to a halt. Siglin was awarded the win, with Randolph second and Matt Harvey third on a Werkstatt-tuned GSX-R1000.

After retiring from AFM Tech Inspection, former 250 Production champion Tom Dorsey was able to once again focus on his racing effort, taking the win in 250 Superbike on his Aprilia RS250 over the TZR250 of Tommy Okihura. Tom’s victory came immediately after the 650 Twins race, which saw him in the early lead before dropping back to eventually finish fifth.

Winning the 650 Twins race was Spears Racing’s Brian Long, despite a fuelling problem that prevented his SV650 from working at full throttle. Felipe Cabezas, the AFM’s Top Novice of 2003, inherited the lead when Long’s SV650 began encountering problems. Cabezas gave the lead right back to Long by crashing out in Turn 2, succumbing to the pressure of having a multi-time CCS Number One plate-holder behind him. Long went on to take the win, with the Jason Butler finishing second on his Q-Café Suzuki SV650 despite crashing earlier in the day in the 600 Superbike race.

Long also had a strong performance in the first-ever running of Formula 4, which allows 4-stroke Twins up to 650ccs, 4-stroke Inline Fours up to 550ccs, street-based 2-strokes up to 250ccs, and any four-stroke Singles. Without the rumored/controversial R5.5 (a destroked 2003 R6 built to meet the 550cc class limit) of Ross Wells on the grid, Kurt Spencer was able to take the early lead on his Twin Works Factory SV650. With his fuelling system once again fully operational, Long made his way past Spencer to take the lead, with Mike Lohmeyer in his shadow on his G-Force tuned VFR450. Lohmeyer challenged Long on the last lap but was unable to take the lead, allowing Long to take his second win of the day. Lohmeyer, who won the 450 Superbike race earlier in the day, finished a strong second with Felipe Cabezas third.

Long was also awarded the win in Open Twins, after managing a photo-finish with Michelin tire distributor Alex Florea. Long’s win was his first on a new Suzuki SV1000.

Despite an exciting raceday with many fine performances by many talented individuals, many AFMers left Buttonwillow with a great deal of concern for the well-being of “Wild” Bill Fordyce, who was transported from the track with serious injuries after crashing in the 750 Superbike race.

Unofficial Results of AFM Round 1 Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, California March 28, 2004

Max Moto Open Twins 1. Brian Long (Suz 1000) 2. Alex Florea (Hon 1000) 3. Steve Engelbrecht (Apr 1000) 4. Conrad Price (Duc 996) 5. Knut Wagner (Duc 996) 6. Bud Anderson (Hon 1000)

G-Force 450 Superbike 1. Mike Lohmeyer (Hon 450) 2. Ross Wells (Yam 400) 3. Tim Wheeler (Kaw 400) 4. Paul Yoshimune (Hon 400) 5. Robert Gardiner (Yam 400) 6. Ed Yoast (Yam 400)

Aftershocks 250 Production 1. Jay Kinberger (Kaw 250) 2. Yoav Damti (Kaw 250) 3. Vlastimil Kotyza (Kaw 250) 4. Rick Cramer (Kaw 250) 5. Jayce Bell (Hon 250)

Formula Singles 1. Ben Welch (Yam 426) 2. Chris Keane (Hon 500) 3. Richard Capps (Yam 600) 4. Jeff Schnapp (Yam 727) 5. Scott Anderson (Yam 426) 6. David Jevans (Yam 600)

500 Twins 1. Bobby Lee Broussard (Suz 500) 2. Jon Forman (Suz 400) 3. Boris Clifford (Kaw 500) 4. Joe Sickle (Suz 400) 5. Brent Allen (Kaw 500) 6. Mickey Fimbres (Kaw 500)

Formula 2 1. Ed Marchini (Yam 250) 2. Jeff Beck (Hon 250) 3. Michael Aron (Yam 250) 4. Kelly Winklebauer (Yam 250) 5. Phil Torres (Yam 250) 6. Will Morton (Hon 125)

450 Production 1. Ross Wells (Yam 400) 2. Eddie Lee (Yam 400) 3. Ed Yoast (Yam 400) 4. Robert Gardiner (Yam 400) 5. Dave Norgard (Yam 400) 6. Douglas Goldman (Yam 400)

Pacific Track Time 600 Superbike 1. Chris Siglin (Yam 600) 2. Andy Carman (Yam 600) 3. Jeff Tigert (Hon 600) 4. Brien Whitlock (Suz 600) 5. Garth Dillon (Yam 600) 6. Grant Riggs (Yam 600)

Open Production 1. Chris Siglin (Yam 1000) 2. James Randolph (Yam 1000) 3. Matt Harvey (Suz 1000) 4. Bryan Londo (Suz 1000) 5. James King (Suz 1000) 6. Peter Doyle (Suz 1000)

750 Superbike 1. David Stanton (Suz 750) 2. David White (Suz 750) 3. Ken Hill (Kaw 636) 4. Jon Bawden (Suz 750) 5. Robert Kennedy (Suz 750) 6. Ryan Texeira (Kaw 636)

650 Twins 1. Brian Long (Suz 650) 2. Jason Butler (Suz 650) 3. Kurt Spencer (Suz 650) 4. Ray Soto (Suz 750) 5. Tom Dorsey (Suz 650) 6. John Daker (Suz 650)

Open Grand Prix 1. Rob Mesa (Suz 1000) 2. David Kunzelman (Suz 1000) 3. Mark Foster (Suz 1000) 4. Gary Combs (Suz 1000) 5. Mike Raab (Suz 1000) 6. Mark Smith (Suz 1000)

Formula 3 1. William Morton (Hon 125) 2. Michael Jarrard (Hon 125) 3. Dave Hendricks (Hon 125) 4. Larry Devore (Yam 125) 5. James Smith (Hon 125) 6. Scott Anderson (Hon 125)

250 Superbike 1. Tom Dorsey (Apr 250) 2. Tommy Okihura (Yam 250) 3. Dylan Benjamin (Hon 250) 4. Bart Anderson (Apr 250) 5. Dan Johnson (Apr 250) 6. James Kline (Apr 250)

Formula Pacific 1. Rob Mesa (Suz 1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 3. Ken Hill (Suz 1000) 4. David Stanton (Suz 1000) 5. Mike Raab (Suz 1000) 6. Mark Foster (Suz 1000)

Formula 4 1. Brian Long 2. Mike Lohmeyer 3. Felipe Cabezas 4. Jason Butler 5. Michael Metcalf 6. Ross Wells

Super Dinosaur 1. Rick Williams (Suz 750) 2. Ross Schlichting (Suz 1100) 3. Robert Blum (Hon 750)

600 Production 1. Chris Siglin (Yam 600) 2. Andy Carman (Yam 600) 3. Doug Venezia (Yam 600) 4. Aaron Coulson (Suz 600) 5. Grant Riggs (Yam 600) 6. Brian Bartlow (Hon 600)

Open Superbike 1. David Stanton (Suz 1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 3. Mike Raab (Suz 1000) 4. Rob Mesa (Suz 1000) 5. David Kunzelman (Suz 1000) 6. Mark Foster (Suz 1000)

Formula 1 1. Jon Bawden (Suz 750) 2. Brien Whitlock (Suz 600) 3. Steve Engelbrecht (Apr 1000) 4. Garth Dillon (Yam 600) 5. Garry Combs (Suz 750) 6. Bryan Edginton (Suz 750)

AMA Pro Racing Previews Fontana Supersport Race

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AMA Pro Racing Previews Fontana Supersport Race

From a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing:

YOUNG GUN DISALVO LEADS PRO HONDA OILS SUPERSPORT PRESENTED BY SHOEI

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (March 29, 2004) — Jason DiSalvo, 20, of Stafford, N.Y., has been on the racing radar for a long time for a rider of his age. By the time he was 17, DiSalvo already had an impressive racing resume. This racing phenom was an experienced AMA amateur flat track racer; winner of the esteemed AMA Horizon Award for being the top amateur road racer in the country; a rider with important European and World Championship races under his belt; and a winner of an AMA Superstock Series race in 2002. Just a few weeks ago DiSalvo took the biggest win yet of his young career when he came out the victor in the thrilling Daytona Supersport final.

Now DiSalvo finds himself atop the point standings in the 2004 Pro Honda Oils Supersport as the series heads to round two at the Yamaha Superbike Challenge at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on April 2-4.

DiSalvo was victorious in the opening round at Daytona International Speedway in early March, coming out on top of another classic drafting battle that saw the top six riders finish within two-tenths of a second. DiSalvo and Roger Lee Hayden actually rubbed fairings as the two crossed the finish line at Daytona. It marked DiSalvo’s first win in AMA Supersport and gave Yamaha its first Daytona Supersport victory in 14 years. In addition DiSalvo set a Daytona Supersport track record en route to winning the pole for the race.

“It feels great to get my first Supersport win,” DiSalvo said. “I’m looking forward to Fontana. With my qualifying record, that was one lap. I needed 15 fast laps to win it. Now I need 10 more good races to have a great season.”

Yamaha, which won the AMA Supersport Championship last year with Jamie Hacking, looks to be the manufacturer to beat again this season. Fully half of the top-10 riders coming into Fontana are Yamaha mounted. Defending champ and Fontana Supersport winner Hacking is ranked fifth. He’ll be looking to become the first repeat winner in the class at Fontana. Other Yamaha riders in the top 10 include another young gun Aaron Gobert, and veterans Michael Barnes and Damon Buckmaster. Barnes’ run in the lead group at Daytona was especially impressive. Riding a Prieto Racing Yamaha, he was the only non-factory rider in the top 10.

Kawasaki also looks strong in Supersport this year. Roger Lee Hayden came within a wheel length of beating DiSalvo at Daytona and his older brother and teammate Tommy was right there as well. Roger Lee hopes to quickly follow DiSalvo and break through to earn his first AMA Supersport win at Fontana. Brother Tommy is already the sixth-ranked AMA Supersport rider all-time, so a victory for him at Fontana would come as no surprise. Attack Kawasaki’s Tony Meiring could also be a factor.

Suzuki appears to have an uphill battle coming out of Daytona. The top Suzuki finisher at Daytona was 2002 AMA Supersport champ Aaron Yates, who took seventh. However, Yates is serving a one-event suspension and will miss the Supersport race as well as both rounds of the Superbike double-header at Fontana. That leaves ninth-place Daytona finisher Steve Rapp, of Valvoline EMGO Suzuki, the leading Suzuki rider coming into California Speedway. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies suffered a mechanical problem with his bike at Daytona and comes into Fontana with no points.

The California Speedway Supersport final will be televised on SPEED Channel on Tuesday, April 6 at 2 p.m. EST. For additional information on the Yamaha Superbike Challenge call 800-944-RACE (7223) or visit the website www.californiaspeedway.com.

Roadracing World Action Fund Donations To Increase Racetrack Safety Top $286,000

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Roadracing World Action Fund Donations To Increase Racetrack Safety Top $286,000

Donations to the Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc., a 501(3)c non-profit corporation dedicated to reducing racetrack injuries by encouraging the use of soft barriers, have reached $266,869.80 for road racing and $19,147 for dirt track, for a combined total of $286,016.80.

Max McAllister’s Traxxion Dynamics has pledged $5 to the Roadracing World Action Fund for each copy sold of the “Suspension for Mortals” video training course and with his latest contribution of $750, Max’s total now stands at $5900.

“These contributions bring me up to #4!” Max wrote, referring to his position on the Roadracing World Action Fund contributor list. Contributors appear in decreasing order of dollars donated, and Max had leapfrogged the former number four position holder, Eric Buell/Buell Motorcycle Co., whose contribution of $5800 helped launch the successful Airfence* campaign in 2001.

The descending order listing, while meant to acknowledge large contributors, does have a flaw, however. If contributions are made with separate designations, they are not added together in one lump sum, and appear in different positions on the list. This is true in the case of frequent contributors Fred and Adrienne Bittner. Their initial contribution of $2900 (the amount needed to purchase one section of Airfence) is listed separately from their second donation of $2900, which was sent “In Honor of Papa Thiam.” A third donation of $450 is listed under dirt track donations. The Bittner’s total contribution of $6,250 would place them above Max’s ranking of fourth on the list, but because of their separate listings, it doesn’t show up that way.

All donations to the Roadracing World Action Fund are greatly appreciated, and it is amazing and profound that that so many members of the motorcycle community have come together to improve safety. So no matter the order in which it is presented, the contributor list makes for interesting reading.

A list of contributors can be found at the end of this post. For more information, click the Roadracing World Action Fund link at the top of the roadracingworld.com home page.

Accounting Details to Date – (as of March 25, 2004)

Road Racing Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $137,700
Shipping/Customs: $9133.50
Bank Fees: $384.05
Soft Barrier Deployment Crew Training: $700
Transportation & Installation: $4689.47
Corporation/Business Fees: $612
Online Auction Fees: $221.99
Printing Education Materials – $346.42
Misc Supplies: $39.59
Donation to AMA Pro Racing for purchase of Soft Barriers: $104,104

Total Spent: $257,931.02
Total Donations Collected $266,869.80
Misc. Income $92.32

Cash on hand: $9031.10

Dirt Track Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $9200
Shipping/Customs: $2717.72
Transportation & Installation $2174.77

Total Spent: $14,092.49

Total collected: $19,147
Cash on hand: $5054.51

All administrative costs, including the percentage taken by credit card companies on credit card donations, have been absorbed by Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

*Trademark of Airfence Safety Systems Australia.

Road Race Contributors

Lockhart Phillips USA Project Bike Raffle $18,870
The Joseph C. and Esther Foster Foundation, Inc. $15,000
Anonymous $9450
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $5900
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $5000
Annandale Honda $5000
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $4150
Marcus McBain $4025
Ken Hill (eBay auction of Bostrom leathers) $3351
Dynojet Research $3200
RPM $3000
Patrick Roskam /HangingOff.com $3000
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Cheryl Mazzotta $3000
Ducati North America $2900
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Bittner $2900
Jonathan Glaefke $2900
Susie and Bruce Meyers/BCM Racing Ducati $2900
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Bittner /In Honor of Papa Thiam $2900
Thomas Patch $2900
Tom Chauncey/Team Wreckless $2900
VP Fuel $2865
Mark Brereton/Road Race DVD $2680
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Robb Meier (eBay auction of Mat Mladin AGV Helmet) $2152
Lindemann Engineering $2000
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
Fastrack Riders Association $2000
Stephen Barnes (eBay auction of Duhamel Shoei race helmet) $1825
HMC Ducati Laguna Seca Chandler Ride $1804
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1760
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1700
Gearbox International $1500
Dan Lance Services $1500
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Andre Espaillat (eBay auction of Barnacle Bill leathers) $1325
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. (NESBA) $1100
Barnett Tool & Engineering $1000
Andy Kettle/Honda of Milpitas $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Charles Beckman $1000
Andrew M. Cross $1000
Dale Pestes/Tuff Dog Racing $1000
Sheila Barnes $1000
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Anthony and Aaron Gobert $1000
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club $1000
Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Brian Drebber/In Memory of Rocky Drebber $1000
California Superbike School $1000
Mark E. Dobeck/Techlusion Performance Group $1000
Team Millenium-Kaufman Suzuki $1000
Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School $1000
Don Emde/In Memory of Cal Rayborn $1000
Scott Willock/In Memory of Larry Schwarzbach $1000
Racer X / Road Racer X $1000
Anonymous $1000
G.M.D. Computrack Network $1000
Kyle Racing Engines $950
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
Jason Routhier (eBay auction of Jamie James leathers & boots) $810
Badweatherbikers.com and Buell Enthusiasts $800
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Marcus McBain (eBay auction of Ruben Xaus Suomy helmet) $760
Yoshimura Racing $750
Team Daemon Racing $600
Derek and Gordon King $600
CMRRA $537
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Ed Robinson / Robinson Partners $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Jim Di Salvo/Alien Racing $500
Doug Gonda $500
Dale Kieffer/Racers Edge Performance $500
OMRRA $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Reg Kitrelle $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Indigo Sports $500
The Plummer Menapace Group $500
Aaron Yates $500
Bob Holcomb $500
MotorcycleUSA.com $500
Specialty Sports Ltd/Teknic $500
Mike Canfield/Chandelle Motorsports $500
Jim Davis/J6 Racing/In Memory of Dirk Piz $500
James D. Randolph $500
Walt Schaefer $500
Don Emde $500
Jerry King $500
David A. Pierce $500
Abraham’s Natural Foods $500
Full Spectrum Design $500
Gary Christopher/American Honda $500
In memory of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini, who died May 20, 1973. $500
Ricci Racing/Chip Bogosian/Gary Ricci $500
Harley Davidson of Reno $500
Shawn Higbee/Team KWS/Millenium Technologies $500
Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda $500
Terry Knott $500
Anonymous (eBay auction of Team Honda autographed helmet) $412
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Empty Pockets Racing $400
Tom Drumm $400
Moto Liberty $350
Steve Thompson (ebay Helmet auction) $340
SoulRacer.com Benefit Calendar $339.25
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
Old Slo Gene Templet/CMRA $325
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $320
B.O.S.S. ’03 Raffle $308
Ice Holes $301
In Memory Of Charles Wooldridge, Sr. $300
Zachry Lee $300
Allan Lockheed $300
Ned ”Peanut” Brown $300
Martin Von Wyss $300
Justus Standley / Phillips Motorsports $300
N.I.T.R.O. (Northern Illinois and Riding Organization) $300
Zachry Lee $300
Brian Parriott $300
Zachry Lee $300
James Siddall/World Sports/Corbin Grand Prix $300
Richard Hood/Reptillian Racing $300
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
Kurtis Roberts $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
David Finniff $300
Anonymous $300
Dean Scarpa $300
Brendan Guy $300
James Lickwar $290
James Howe $285
Rich Oliver crashed Bodywork Raffle $280
Texas Sport Bike Association $260
Bo Poulsen $250
Leo Sulpy $250
Debbie Roy/Frenotec $250
Joshua Hayes $250
Gina Nadeau $250
Jeannne Pyles $250
John Ross/Ross Racing $250
Brian Cincera $250
C. Renard Fiscus $250
WMRRA $250
Bruce & Edith Lind $250
Tim Simpson $250
Andre Espaillat $250
Aramel Racing $250
Spectrum Motorsports/VJB Racing $250
Chris Pyles & Beth Walters $250
Peter Hively $250
Scott Fisher/Fisher Technical Services $250
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
David Roy, Ducati N. America $250
Kevin Wueste/In the name of Richard Tait of Seattle $250
Steve Diver $250
EBC Brakes/Garry Gallagher $250
Walter S. Pasicznyk $250
Bill & Maggie Carr $250
Charles Buse $250
Putnam Park $250
Scott Decker $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Wayne Nielsen $200
Patrick Flora $200
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Jeffrey S. Stathes $200
RPM $200
Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing $200
Scott Greenwood / New England Performance $200
Michael and Sammy Garofalo $200
”Barnacle” Bill Burns $200
Jeremy Dodd/Phillips Motorsports $200
Terry Embury $200
Jim “Dutch” MacKenzie/WERA BBS $200
Roger Lyle / In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $200
Chicken Hawk Racing $200
Cliff Nobles $200
DP Enterprises $200
Jodie York/RPM Cycles Ventura/WSMC #11 $200
Mostro.org/Jeffrey Fillmore $200
Jeff Bowis $200
Rich & Lynda Alexander/In Memory of Dirk Piz $200
Nils Menten $200
Crew & Friends of the R/V Point Sur/In Memory of Stuart Stratton $200
Tom David $200
Twig Segura/In honor of injured SMRI racer Dennis Branch $200
Terry McKeever $200
Ken & Joan Snyder/Team Snyder Racing $200
Big Show Racing/Chicago, IL $200
Scott Jenkins/Desmoto-sport $200
Dennis Woods / Doppio Racing $200
John and Richard Haner/Haner Motor Sports $200
Sierra Sportbike Association $200
Lee, Laurie & Emma Acree $200
Bob & Sherrie Young $200
Logan Young $200
David J. Kopfinger $181.05
Calhoun Clark $150
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Chris Kelley/California Cycleworks $150
Ed & Catherine Sorbo $150
Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing Honda $150
Robb Mc Elroy $150
Hewitt & Prout Attorneys at Law $150
Grady Anderson $150
Damon Buckmaster $150
Chris Hamilton/Grand Prix Direct $150
Tim Chin/Team Bandit $150
David Osser $145
Hal Coughlin / Central Vermont Motorcycles $130
Thomas Pfuner / I&E Innovative Homes Racing Team $130
Pete Martins $125
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Jason Temme/Serpent Racing $125
BBVR Rider Safety Campaign $125
SpaCovers.com $120
B.O.S.S. ’02 Raffle $116
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Gar’s Sport Center 50/50 Raffle $105
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
Gary Rand $101
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Paul Black $100
David McElvain/NEDoD $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor/Marietta Motorsports $100
Mike Ciccotto $100
Brian Stokes/Marietta Motorsports $100
Tripp Nobles $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Rob Berlind $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Dorina Groves/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Dorina Groves $100
Bart Fuqua/Team LGC $100
Chris Eklund $100
Steve Sumner $100
Norm Viano/Lawdog Sports Mgmt $100
Bob Domenz/ 3D Racing $100
Loren Chun $100
Mark Hellvig $100
Kevin Jordan/Jordan Motorsports $100
Patrick Mee $100
Val Gregory/In Memory of Dirk Piz $100
Gary Schilling/On Time Racing/WERA BBS $100
Chris Story $100
Jake Swan $100
Dave Gess $100
Steve Moonitz/Team Squid Pro Quo $100
David Brown $100
Laura Granato/WERA BBS $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
Randy Ball/WERA BBS $100
C.R. “Critter” Gittere/WERA BBS $100
Red Fox Racing $100
Mary Miskovic $100
Andrew S. Mueller $100
Norm McDonald/CMRA $100
CelentoHenn Architecture + Design $100
Asphalt & Gas $100
Colin Fowler $100
Troy Green/www.TG-Racing.com $100
Ann Sands $100
Broad Squad/CCS NE $100
Josh Steinberg $100
Chris Link/CMRA/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Mauro Cereda/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
John Light/Lightsmith Racing $100
James B. Norwood/Bad Iguana Racing $100
David Kunzelman $100
Stephan Hottenrott $100
Gary Longren $100
Chuck Gault/Motobama $100
Adam Vella/Webcrush Racing $100
Jeff Wilson/American Suzuki $100
Chuck Sorensen $100
Earl Hayden $100
Joe & Nancy Fenech $100
Ira Englebardt $100
Jim Doerfler $100
Eric Putter $100
Ken & Arlene Block (Ed Sorbo’s Mom) $100
Pamela Skaff/WERA BBS $100
Steve & Lorraine Aledort $100
Jeff Rozycki/29dreams.com Racing $100
Chris Ulrich/In Memory of Russ Paulk And Toby Jorgensen $100
Giorgio Milesi/Galfer Brakes USA $100
Al Lyons/CMRRA $100
Linda Hopkins $100
John Hopkins/In Memory of Jamie Bowman and Toby Jorgensen $100
Vicky & Michael Menard $100
Silvia Salenius/Ducati.net Online $100
HG Racing/AMA Pro Thunder $100
Caesar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Greg Ruffin $100
Mark Van Hoff/The Plastic Doctor/WERA BBS $100
Larry Pegram $100
Scott Rehl $100
J.D. Hord/Meccanica Corse Racing $100
Mark Sutton $100
Twin Cities Yamaha $100
Jane Phillips $100
Sabrina Phillips $100
TFS Racing $100
Miller’s Modern Garage $100
Jerry Daggett $100
Kendall Davis/WERA #326 $100
MMCZYK/Concerned Fan $100
Matt Gerard/In Memory of Gordy Lunde Jr. $100
Bakersfield Yamaha $100
John Donald/PTC Racing $100
Russ & Lisa Dancho $100
Paul Sedillo $100
Pete Friedman $100
Peter Christensen & Stasia Moore $100
Rich Desmond / WERA BBS $100
Fernando Peris $100
Lucky Deleoni $100
Robert C. Vester $100
Eric Pinson / Phillips Motorsports $100
Emmett Dibble $100
Ted Killea $100
Daryl Tschoepe / RatBike Racing $100
Nancy T. Grimm $100
Blake $100
Chuck Perry $100
Pat Stricker $100
Berde Brothers Racing $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $100
Donald P. Randolph $100
Team Bozo / In Honor of Papa Thiam $100
Dennis Hurst / Deken Power $100
Emile Mullick and Jack Pittman $100
John Ulrich $100
Leonard Lloyd $100
Louis Gagne $100
Mahlon Pitt $100
Larry Lawrence $100
Manny Otmane/Team Hooters $100
Marcel Fortney $100
Jason & Jennifer Coleman $100
Ken & Lori Hill / Rt 6 Sales & Service $100
CarolinaBreeze.com/In the Name of Mat Mladin $100
Paul D. Harrell $100
Todd Clark/In Memory of Trent Dailey $100
Patrick J. Robinson $100
John F. Penrose $100
David J. Haynes $100
Nathan & Angela Church $100
Joe Kimble $100
Joe & Pam Axberg $100
Jim Van Beek / Jupiter 8 Racing $100
Jim Martin (CCS Racer) $100
Michael Janes (WERA, CCS) $100
Jeff Caco $100
Anonymous / In name of Papa Thiam $100
Justin Blake $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Diane Thompson/Black Tie Racing/In memory of all our fallen racers $100
Alex Peabody $100
Adam Mashike $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Wrenn H. Smith $100
Steve Scott/LRRS#47 $100
Phillip Sharpe $100
Steve Karson $100
Robert Sunday $100
Bob Szoke $100
Charcoal Pit Racing $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Heart of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts (H.O.A.M.E.) $100
Matthew Kennedy $100
Army of Darkness $100
Craig A. Stewart/In Memory of John O. Ulrich $100
Shane & Dorina Clarke $100
Tony Iannarelli $100
Dale W. Dandrea $100
Ted Johnson / Last Chance Racing $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
William Torbert $100
Bruce Liddle $100
Tim Fowler $100
Anonymous / In Memory of Cain Hicks $100
Gary Rand/In Memory of Rusty Bradley $100
Tommy Bright / Logistics & Information $100
Schenk Racing $100
Anonymous $100
Preston Rash $100
Joe Facer $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
TyrSox $100
Anonymous $100
Todd Telkamp / Bent Racing $100
A-1 Products / RORH Racing / Edward Barloe, Jr. $94
Larry Spektor / In Memory Of Toby Jorgenson $80
David Yesman $80
Mark Green $75
Joe Davidson / Comet Racing / In memory of Toby Jorgensen & Jamie Bowman $75
Jay Barfield $75
Laurence Koffy $75
Paul Nonno $75
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $75
John Stewardson $69.45
Kevin Brown $60
Christopher Gosch $60
Eric Hinz $60
George Gervasi/Projekt9 Racing $60
R.J. McLeod $60
Kelly Thornton $58
Erica B. Smith & John F.X. Walsh $55
Stephen Bauman $55
Matthew Carr $50
Robert M. Dickey/In Memory of Mike Monroe $50
Eric H. Mathy $50
Lee Acree/In Honor of Papa Thiam $50
Charles Helming $50
Charles Brothers / CMRA $50
Carl Liebold $50
Brian Cox / CMRA #318 $50
Bernard Ayling $50
Andrew Culpepper $50
Allan Karman $50
Akos Feher $50
Wayne Gaylord and Dorothy Urbanski CCS Novice SE #424 $50
Max Buxton/NEDoD $50
John Mc Leod $50
Chris Monge $50
Lee Acree/In Memory of Randy Renfrow $50
Quentin Wilson/In Memory of Donald Jacks $50
Jack Lange $50
James Nosler $50
Philippe Kostezer $50
Mark Godfrey $50
Mats Karlsson $50
Richard Davis $50
TZ250 Lover $50
Ryan Cilley / In Memory of Jamie Bowman $50
Greg Gorman $50
Kevin Hanson $50
Mark Anzalone $50
Keith McCammon $50
Jonathan D. Spinney $50
John Walsh $50
John Caudle / Thanks to Grigg Racing $50
Masahiro & Katsuo Iizuka / In Memory of Jamie Bowman / Toby Jorgenson $50
Michael Reeves $50
Nick Tulloh / In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $50
Derek McManus $50
Jack Giesecke $50
Douglas Thompson $50
Greg Avello / Milwaukee H-D / Buell Racing $50
George M. Noeth $50
Peter Young $50
Friends & Family / Firestorm Racing $50
Francisco Prats $50
Rick Haskins $50
Robin Clark $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Moto Liberty / Larry, Janice & Jimmy $50
Bruce Wilkins $50
James E. Schaefer $50
Paul Zavada $50
Darin Nichols/Team Unit $50
Mike Reish/Reish Dot Net $50
Richard Barker/AIM/In Memory of Dirk Piz $50
Chris Borre/Motorcycleroadracer.com $50
Mike Hodgson/WERA BBS $50
Steve Martinez $50
Jim Frost/NEDoD $50
Dustin Miller $50
Anthony Moey $50
Nate Olsen $50
Steve Clark/J. Guthridge/Tight Squeeze Racing $50
Allen Lyon/Ducati.net Online $50
James Greeson/WERA BBS $50
Kenyon Kluge/K2 Racing $50
Erik Astrup $50
Ryan Meskimen $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Danny Hull $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Martin Voelker $50
Aaron Loyd $50
Tyler Sandell $50
Nelo Hakola $50
Victor Mokler $50
Schaefer Brothers Racing $50
Rod Mahr/Follow the Helmet Racing $50
Tommy Lancaster/Tommy Built Fireplaces $50
Qi Guo/WERA BBS $50
Jason K. Michelson $50
Isaac Ward $50
Norm Brown $50
Anthony D’Augusta $50
James Aragon $50
Jim Race/Speaksy Racing $50
James Gaal $50
Steve Breckenridge $50
James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS $50
John Coleman $44
Rod Klebsch $40
Stephen J. Richardson $40
Frank Gonzales $40
Mark Crane $40
Karl Axelson $39
Andy & Kate Kupfer $35
Don Moody $35
John Scherer $30
Scott D. Cortese $30
Bryan Norton $30
Stephen Warburton/Ducati Online $30
The Heidepriems/WERA BBS $30
Bob Elam $30
Lindsey Leard $30
Charles Lederer $30
Kimberly Scheffel/rider/race fan/pit keeper $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Ripley Howe $29
Greg Gabis $29
Mark Hatten/Meccanica Corse Racing $29
Eric and Christine Loranger $25
Kerry Lynn Hanley $25
Chad Littrell $25
Cory Mann $25
Craig Rollins $25
Eric Farrow $25
Erik H. Mathy $25
Ted Angle $25
FastSigns of Delaware / Charcoal Pit Racing $25
Sean Patrick Brisini $25
Gary Koppelman $25
Harlan Weishahn $25
James Lane $25
Jarrett Coco $25
Bernis B. Conaster $25
Jeff McBride $25
Everett B. Miller $25
Louis Acosta $25
Margaret Corra $25
T. Kershaw $25
Chuck D. Fosters $25
North American Synergy Co. $25
Tony Day $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
Squirrel / YTAK Racing $25
Steve Price $25
Emil ”Pete” Gallant $25
Dylan T. Wood $25
George Moroz $25
Matt Rehm $25
Jarrett Coco / In Dedication To Papa Thiam $25
Charles Tomes $25
Mike Henry $25
Kathleen McLaughlin $25
Jon DeMent $25
Ronnie Reyes/CMRA $25
Nolan Ballew $25
Josh Loberant $25
John C. Pfeiffer $25
Marc Asmus $25
John Jancoski $25
Kyle Kirschenmann/Bayou Riders of Louisiana $25
Dee Moses $25
Richard Korol $25
Rene Ferron $25
Mark Novak $25
Timothy Wilson $25
Henry Hallmark $25
Anonymous $25
Susanne Hopkins $25
Team Backbone / CMRA / In Memory of Buddy Walker $20
Don Bok $20
R6MessageNet.com $20
Carlos Bonds $20
Dave Harrison $20
David Smith $20
Sled / Cross $20
Rob Armstrong / Maryland Motor Sports Racing $20
Scott Whetzel $20
Jeff Harrison $20
Garrett King / Guns For Hire $20
Gerald Montanari Jr. $20
Andrew Kupfer $20
D. Michael Bootes $20
Anonymous at California Speedway $20
Andy Lenz/CMRRA $20
Darrin Zumbaum $20
Garret Swearingen $20
Jamieson D. Yonker $20
S.C. Pittman $20
Lisa Thiam $20
Pellack Family $15
Tracee Polcin $10
Dave Shumpert $10
Michael W. Morgan $10
Lee D’Amico $10
Johnny Newell $10
John & Arlene Gerard / In memory of Gordy Lunde, Jr. $10
Glen Hewitt $10
Irwin Arnstein/CMRA $10
Frank Shacklee/CMRA $10
Becky Rechek $10
Anonymous $5
Joe Knight $5
Jan Steven/Carpet Dog $5
Anonymous $5
Kevin Meehan $5
Don Costello $2
Erik Schmitt/CMRA $1

Dirt Track Contributors
Yuasa Battery $2900
Steel Shoe Fund $2900
Continental Tires $2900
Chris Carr $2900
7th Annual Flat Track Golf Tournament $1500
E.F. Dutch Hauhe $1000
Lindemann Engineering $900
Karl and Mary Ellen Kegel/Kegel Motorsports $500
www.Johnnymurphree.com $500
Fred & Adrienne Bittner $450
Tor Kovacs $300
Tim & Debby Coziahr $250
Michael Sturdevant $200
Gerald & Ann Carr $200
cmh-moto $200
Dorina Groves $200
Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Wilcox $100
Jeff Wilson $100
Debra Fay $100
Glynn & Holly Hewitt/In Loving Memory of Darell Davis 96w $100
Steven R. Boggs $100
Wrenn H. Smith $90
Don Potter $67
www.flattrack.com $50
Pro Plates $50
Tom Chapel $50
Larry Woodward $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker $50
Derek Mc Manus $50
Rick Matheny $50
Jack Lange $50
Jack Alexander/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $50
Dana Sweet $25
John Tucker $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
John Bishop/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $20
Old59R $20
Don Bok $20
Darby E. Ryan/In Memory of Davy Camlin #27 $15
Stewart Barber $10
Craig Grismore/In Memory of Donnie Estep R.I.P. $10
Broz $10
Thank You Will Davis $10

More On AOD’s Overall Endurance Win At Jennings GP

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More On AOD’s Overall Endurance Win At Jennings GP

From a press release issued by Army Of Darkness Ministry of Information:

Five-time WERA National Endurance Mediumweight Superbike Champions Army Of Darkness have a new rider line up for 2004 but this weekend’s results show that the team’s winning ways remain the same. Scott Brown and Ben Walters have joined Sam Fleming on the rider roster for Army Of Darkness with Crew Chief Tim Gooding shouldering the brunt of the effort for machinery preparation.

The weekend had an inauspicious beginning when the new A motor suffered a parts failure in its first laps. While Gooding spent the day installing an old stock motor in the chassis, Brown, Walters and Fleming focused on chassis set-up and consistent lap times on the back-up bike. Michelin provided a variety of front and rear tires for evaluation.

In the practice session before the start of the race the racebike was destroyed in a crash in the fastest turn on the track. Brown was lucky to avoid serious injury when he caught a false neutral bending into turn three.

Gooding’s engine swapping diligence paid off since AOD was to now start the race with its B chassis and a C motor. “Loudoun Motorsports had supplied us with a new 2003 model for this season. Without that bike we would have had to be spectators today,” Gooding said.

With Brown still sore from the crash Walters took the start of the race and quickly put the AOD bike into second place overall behind a liter class machine. The long distance capacity supplied by the Eric Wallgren-built gas tank allowed the AOD machine to take the overall lead when the bigger bike was forced to pit for fuel.

At the 80-minute point Brown had recovered sufficiently from his tumble to ride and demonstrated the talent that won him two national endurance titles in the past. Between the fast riding and flawless pit stops AOD built up a two-lap lead.

Walters took the third stint and stretched the lead to three laps before triggering the tip-over switch on the bike with a long slide. AOD lost two laps before getting the bike restarted.

Fleming took over the controls with a one-lap lead and held a consistent gap over second place. With 40 minutes left in the race AOD completed its last pit stop and Walters took the flag for AOD’s first overall win.

Tire availability became a minor issue. Many endurance teams switched to Michelins from last year but had failed to call ahead with their tire needs leaving the usually well-stocked Michelin truck a little bare. “It’s a good thing these tires wear so well because we had to use a take-off for our last stint,” Fleming said. “Now that Walt (Schaefer, Michelin vendor) knows that the demand is three times higher than last year he might have to bring a bigger trailer.”

It was the first overall endurance win for a middleweight class machine since 2000.

Army Of Darkness is sponsored by: LoudounMotorsports.com, Michelin, Walt Schaefer Cycle Supply, M4 Exhausts, Cooper Performance, Vesrah Brakes, Battley Cycles, www.monkeywrenchmachineworks.com, Zero Gravity.

Updated Post: And Even More On The WERA Season Opener In Florida

From a press release issued by WERA Motorcycle Roadracing, Inc.

ARMY OF DARKNESS WINS THEIR FIRST WERA NATIONAL ENDURANCE RACE; SMITH DOMINATES NATIONAL CHALLENGE SPRINTS

JENNINGS, Fla.- The start of the 2004 season for the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series and the National Challenge Series got off to an exciting start at Jennings GP in Florida last weekend, with plenty of surprises and great racing.

After being at the top of the Mediumweight Superbike class for the past five years, Army of Darkness finally got their first overall victory in the six-hour race on Saturday, March 27. Sam Fleming, Scott Brown and Ben Walters piloted the Suzuki GSX-R600, taking the lead in the second hour of the race and holding on to it for the finish.

FDK, another Mediumweight Superbike team, finished second overall in their endurance debut. Matt Lynn, Ryan Elleby and Chris Kessler were also on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Team Velocity Racing won Heavyweight Superstock and finished third overall, with Chuck Ivey, Steven Breckenridge, Reuben Frankenfield and Bradley Champion on a Yamaha YZF-R1.

Vesrah Suzuki won every endurance round in 2003, but oil on the track caused the team to crash in the first half hour of the race. They were too far behind after making repairs to ever challenge for the lead, although they worked their way back up to sixth overall, winning Heavyweight Superbike.

Bells Suzuki II won Lightweight Superbike on a Suzuki SV650, with riders Roger Bell and Myron Bell. Scotty VanScoik, Jean Paul Tache, Chris Normand and Jason Temme rode the CherokeeChallenge.net Yamaha YZF-R6 to the Mediumweight Superstock win.

In the National Challenge Series sprint races the following day, Mike Smith took wins in Open Superstock on his Suzuki GSX-R1000, and 750 Superstock and Formula 1 on a Suzuki GSX-R750.

Bradley Champion won 600 Superstock on a Yamaha YZF-R6, while Larry Pegram took the 600 Superbike win on his YZF-R6. First-year expert Ben Thompson won 750 Superbike on a Suzuki GSX-R600.

Tray Batey rode his Suzuki SV1000 to the Heavyweight Twins victory. A Suzuki SV650 crossed the finish line first in two races, as Michael Killingsworth won Lightweight Twins and Mark Brown won Formula 2.

In the novice classes, Corey Brown had the best day with wins in 600 Superstock, 600 Superbike and 750 Superstock on his Suzuki GSX-R600. Daniel Parkerson rode his Suzuki SV650 to victory in both Formula 2 and Heavyweight Twins. Ryan Gordon won 750 Superbike on his Suzuki GSX-R750, and Ross Ryals was the first one across the line in Lightweight Twins on a Suzuki SV650.

Round two of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series and the National Challenge Series will be held at Nashville Superspeedway, April 30-May 2.

More information about WERA, including results from the weekend, can be found on the web at www.WERA.com.

More, from a press release issued by Team Velocity Racing:

TEAM VELOCITY RACING WINS HEAVYWEIGHT SUPERSTOCK, FINISHES THIRD OVERALL IN WERA ENDURANCE AT JENNINGS

JENNINGS, Fla.- Team Velocity Racing took a decisive win in the Heavyweight Superstock class during the six-hour WERA National Endurance Series race at Jennings GP in Florida, earning third place overall.

Chuck Ivey, Steven Breckenridge, Reuben Frankenfield and Bradley Champion rode the Team Velocity Racing Yamaha YZF-R1, completing 228 laps and becoming the only Superstock team to finish in the top five overall.

At the start of the race, Champion was second before taking the lead on lap two. At the completion of the first hour, Team Velocity Racing was still leading the field.

After Champion’s first stint, Ivey, Breckenridge and Frankenfield each took a turn on the Yamaha. Champion and Ivey both rode a second stint at the end of the race.

In addition to the challenges of racing the Superstock class, with a stock gas tank and no quick-change setup for tire changes, Team Velocity Racing had an additional challenge when Champion crashed during his second stint.

Although the team lost no positions because of the crash, the shift lever was bent, making shifting difficult. Champion and Ivey, who finished the race, had to ride using only two gears for the remaining hour and a half.

“Being on a Superstock bike, it’s obviously difficult to compete with seven and eight gallon tanks,” commented Ivey. “We were doing great, considering it’s a brand new bike and trying to get things going. I’m really proud of everybody. The pit stops went as well as could be expected, given Superstock rules. Everybody pulled together and did great.”

“We did really well, considering that Chuck was the only guy that had ridden the bike,” said Champion. “We had to do all the settings and the suspension, and work to get it set up where everybody liked it. And we don’t have any R and D from anybody in the past, so I’m really glad that we ended up where we did based on what we had on our plate.”

“The R1 is a way better bike than I am a rider. I think I’m going to learn to love it,” enthused Frankenfield. “It’s a new experience for me. I think once we all get the hang of the bike we’ll do really well on it.”

Breckenridge said that “the new bike is awesome, and we’re getting great feedback from all four riders. I’m able to help tune the chassis and the suspension to help make it work a lot better. It’s a good thing to come out the first time on the new bike and to have some problems and still finish on the podium overall and win our class.”

Nikon Yamaha Wins Australian Superbike Race On New R1 At Phillip Island

From a press release issued by Nikon Yamaha:

Development Continues for Nikon Yamaha at Phillip Island

The Nikon Yamaha Factory Racing Team continued its impressive development of the brand new Yamaha YZF-R1 during the three Australian Superbike support races held at the second round of the Superbike World Championship at Phillip Island on March 26-28.

In only the second race meeting for the all-new R1 rocket, the Nikon Yamaha Factory Racing Team – with riders Daniel Stauffer and Shannon Johnson – scored a win and the fastest lap of the weekend to gain further valuable information and development progress in an event that had no bearing on the Australian Championships – although, as usual, plenty of pride was on the line.

Stauffer and Johnson qualified second and sixth respectively, with Dan’s time good enough to put him in the Superpole Shootout for the World Superbikes – a remarkable statistic considering the difference between the specs of the near standard Nikon Yamaha R1 and the international Superbikes. Also, due to time constraints there was no free practice so the first time on the Island track for the year was also the first qualifying session.

The Phillip Island circuit is notoriously tortuous on tyres – particularly the left-hand side as the bikes are leaned over for extraordinarily long periods at high speeds – plus the weekend produced unseasonal high temperatures. Combined with the extra power this new breed of Superbikes are producing and that all riders are limited to only two sets of tyres for the three races, tyre selection would play a critical role in proceedings.

Stauffer took the early running in the first 10-lap race and was in a commanding position fort the majority of the journey and looked certain to grab the win. However, the combination of a lack of development of the new R1 and the all-new 2004-spec Dunlop tyres saw his charge to the front come up just short and he brought the Yamaha home in a gallant second place. Johnson managing to battle through to finish in third position just behind his teammate to score his first podium in only his second meeting with the team.

“We still have a long way to go in the development of the new R1,” explained Nikon Yamaha’s Team Manager, Steve Trinder. “We have had very little practice as we are doing the development of bikes at the meetings but there is plenty of light at the end of the tunnel. We haven’t been to Phillip Island with the new bikes so we gained heaps of vital information that will be very useful for the final round of the Australian titles later in the year.”

The second leg was another example why the fans crowd the spectator fences and many of the world teams drop tools to have a look at the local talent as the race was a cracker between the usual combatants – a five lap sprint race. Stauffer went out on a harder compound Dunlop on the rear while Johnson elected to use the same tyre so he could have fresh rubber for the critical 10-lap final leg.

Stauffer’s decision was prudent as he took the win and the fastest lap of the three races and just missed out on claiming a new class lap record while Johnson, after being up to third place had to slow towards the end to eventually finish sixth.

The final five-lap leg was held between the two World Superbike races on Sunday afternoon by which time the track temperature had soared to over 42 degrees – unusually high for late March at the island track.

From the start Stauffer took up his now customary position at the front of the field and look set to make it another win but a worn tyre and the intense heat took their toll as he dropped off the pace of the leaders as Johnson on a fresh tyre did the reverse and in the final drag to the line pipped his teammate for fourth spot.

“I suppose I can’t be disappointed as we have still so much work to do but it would’ve been nice to come away with the outright victory over the three races” explained Stauffer. “With the rules the way they are stating that we have to use two sets of tyres for the three races, the nature of the track and the hot conditions it was always going to be hard but I’m happy to get a win and the fastest lap of the weekend.

“The team worked very hard and the new bike is the best thing I have ever ridden. I have to keep reminding myself that it’s still a road bike and virtually stock standard. We still have a lot of work to do to turn the new R1 into a proper race bike but when that happens I reckon they wont see which way we went!”

In only his second meeting on a Yamaha and dealing with a new team and Dunlop tyres Johnson is demonstrating that it won’t be too long before he will be battling with his team mate for outright honours. “I haven’t ridden a Superbike for over a year so I shouldn’t be too down on myself and for sure would’ve liked to have been closer to the front. I’m pretty hard on myself at the best of times but I’m working well with the team as I learn a new bike and new tyres as well.

“I’m happy we have moved forward from the first time on the bike and look forward to testing so I can understand the bike some more and push for podium finishes every time I go out.”

The next meeting for the Nikon Yamaha Factory Racing Team is the second round of the 2004 Shell Advance Australian Superbike Championships at Wakefield Park near Goulburn (NSW) on April 16-18.

A Late Team Press Release From The Yamaha R6 Cup Race At Silverstone

From a press release issued by Russ Hodgson Racing:

Virgin Mobile Yamaha R6 Cup – Round 1 – Silverstone – 28th March 2004

RUSTY’S HOPES SKITTLED AT SILVERSTONE

Just when it looked like Russell Hodgson’s seemingly endless run of bad luck was diminishing, along came another competitor who comprehensively wiped out his hopes of grabbing a deserved victory in round one of the Yamaha R6 Cup at Silverstone.

Having qualified on the front row for the first time in the series – after finishing eighth overall in last season’s inaugural championship – ‘Rusty’ was confident of running a good race pace, a fact which was borne out as he led for the opening ten laps in difficult damp conditions.

But going into the final third of the race, the 22 year old from Hutton Rudby, Cleveland – who celebrated his 23rd birthday the day after the race – was skittled from behind by rival Bob Collins who took Hodgson’s back wheel away at the infamous Woodcote chicane, causing them both to crash out.

“I couldn’t believe he did that” said a devastated Hodgson. “I was just about to get on the gas and head out of the corner and the next thing I was rolling around on the floor. I thought I’d broken my leg at first but luckily it’s nothing more than bad bruising although I could have done without this. It just means I’m even more determined to win at Brands Hatch” he said referring to the next round at the Kent circuit on Easter Monday.

The series rules allow a rider to drop their two worst scores in the 13 round series so all is not lost for Hodgson as he bids for the top prize of a coveted works-supported ride in the Virgin Mobile Yamaha British Superbike Championship Team in 2005.

R6 Cup Round One Results
1, A Jenkinson, 2. J Hillier, 3.C Cummins, 4.K Bryce, 5.G Sanders, 6. V Cox, 7. J Lee, 8. J Edmeades, 9.R Wren, 10. M Pollock.

Meet AMA Stars This Week In Southern California

From a late press release issued by California Speedway:

AMA Riders take over Inland Empire this week

Several American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) Pro Racing riders will make appearances in Southern California as they get ready for the Yamaha Superbike Challenge at California Speedway April 2-4. Whether it’s appearing at a kick-off party, cruise night, autograph session or being on-air at two of the areas top radio stations, riders are helping make this weekend’s event unforgettable to area fans. Here’s a look at where you can be part of the action:

Wednesday

Defending Yamaha Superbike Challenge winner Mat Mladin is expected to be on-air with Scott and Bo on K-FROG 95.1 FM Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m. In 2003, Mladin earned 10 wins (two of which were at California Speedway) and one additional podium finish on his way to claiming his fourth AMA Chevrolet Superbike Championship. He got the 2004 season off to a good start by winning the Daytona 200 by Arai earlier this month.

Thursday

Be sure to tune into K-CXX 103.9 FM to catch Yamaha rider Jamie Hacking, as he will be in studio with DJ’s Ginny Harman and Bower, Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. Competing in the Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei and the Repsol Superstock classes this season, Hacking is the defending Supersport champ. He won the first of four checkers in the Supersport event at California Speedway last year. Ginny took a ride on a Yamaha R6 on California Speedway’s motorcycle competition course a week ago.

The SpeedFreaks, from ESPN radio 710 AM, will kickoff the Yamaha Superbike Challenge weekend at Outback Steakhouse Thursday evening beginning at 6:30 p.m. Riders expected to attend include Ben Spies, Montez Stewart, Jake Zemke, Roger Lee Hayden and Tommy Hayden. Greg White, from SPEED Channel’s 2 Wheel Tuesdays, will also be in attendance. Be sure to stop by, get some autographs and enter to win some California Speedway tickets (while supplies last).

At the tail end of their 2400-mile cross-country scooter ride, SPEED Channel has teamed up with Dave & Busters, Charter Communications and area Yamaha dealerships to allow fans the opportunity to meet Greg White. Fans will be able to race White on the games, get autographs and receive SPEED channel giveaways (as long as supplies last) from two SPEED models. The action starts at 8:00 p.m. Two Wheel Tuesday cameras will be rolling to capture footage for the show.

Friday

Cruising Fontana Friday Nights will have a handful of special appearances this Friday. The fun begins at 4 p.m. when hot rods, motorcycles and pretty much anything interesting that has wheels comes to downtown Fontana (Nuevo and Arrow intersection). Hooters Suzuki is expected to stop by at 6:30 p.m. with riders John Haner and Eric Wood along with the Hooters showbike and Hooter girls. Ben and Eric Bostrom are expected to appear at 7:30 p.m. Both appearances will take place right next to the bandstand.

Saturday

We saved the best for last; virtually every top rider is expected to attend California Speedway’s Autograph session Saturday evening from 5:15 – 6:15 p.m. in front of the speedway’s media center. Mladin, Spies, Aaron Yates, Stewart, Miguel Duhamel, Ben Bostrom, Anthony Gobert, Jason DiSalvo and Hacking, among others, including some of the Supermoto TT riders, will be on hand to sign autographs.

Tickets to the Yamaha Superbike Challenge are $10 on Friday, $30 on Saturday and $30 for Sunday. Two-day packages are available for $50 and three-day packages are available for $60. For ticket and event information call 800-944-RACE (7223) or log onto www.californiaspeedway.com.


Penguin Racing School Takes Delivery Of Ducati Supersport Rental Fleet

From a press release issued by Penguin Racing School:

The Penguin Racing School has just taken delivery of 14 new Ducati 900 Supersport and 750 Supersport motorcycles. These Ducatis will be available for rent for Penguin Racing schools, track days and CCS racing. The Penguin Racing School, established in 1973, is based at New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon New Hampshire. The school also operates at several Florida tracks in the winter.

The Penguin / Ducati program gives riders an opportunity to earn a racing license and compete in their first race on a professionally prepared racebike, all on the same weekend. Full racing gear is also available, so you could fly in and race. For reservations and information go to wwwpenguinracing.com or call 508-339-4673.

Racing Performance Services Staffs Up, Adjusts Schedule

From a press release issued by RPS: RPS new hirings and schedule changes. Racing Performance Services is proud to announce to the hiring of Josh Lowthorp and Robert Orso. RPS is a leading trackside suspension services provider as well as an authorized Traxxion Dynamics, Ohlins, Penske, and Hyperco Springs dealer. RPS additionally is the #1 dealer in the country for Traxxion Dynamics products. The addition of Josh and Robert will only help us continue to represent our product suppliers in the best possible light. RPS has been training Josh and Robert for approximately a month and they will complete two more months of training before they will be servicing customer products independently. RPS will be canceling a few events in the SMRI, AMSA, and MRA regions over the next two months to concentrate on completion of training for Robert and Josh. This commitment will allow additional events in the SMRI, ASMA, and MRA regions later in the year. The MRA season opener will be attended by RPS. Communication of these schedule changes will be handled through the respective region’s message boards.

Mesa Wins Formula Pacific In AFM Season Opener At Buttonwillow

In one of the most impressive rides of his career, two-time AFM champion Rob Mesa found his way back to the top step of the featured Formula Pacific podium on his G-Force Performance Suzuki GSX-R1000 during the AFM season opener at Buttonwillow Sunday. Ken Hill led early on his Dan Kyle tuned Suzuki GSX-R1000, as defending Champion Jeff Tigert crashed out of the race with a vicious highside in Turn 4 a few laps into the race. Mesa made his way past Hill in Turn 9 and held the lead to the checkered flag to take the win, with James Randolph taking second after forcing his way past Hill in the narrow infield. David Stanton took third on his Arclight Racing GSX-R1000, barely beating Hill to the line.

Tigert fared better earlier in the day in the 600 Superbike race, charging from a ninth row grid position into second before a red flag brought the race to a close. The finishing order was taken from the last completed lap, relegating Tigert and his Honda CBR600RR to third. Chris Siglin was awarded the win, with Andy Carman a distant second after challenging Siglin for the first three laps. Siglin and Carman were both on Yamaha R6s.

600 Production was almost a repeat of 600 Superbike, with holeshot-master Siglin barely beating Carman into Turn 1 at the start. Carman, in his first ride on a new R6 after years on a dated Honda, was glued once again to Siglin’s rear wheel for the first half of the race, eventually dropping off the pace to finish a safe second.

Despite a poor grid position, Siglin shot into the lead early and never looked back in the Open Production race, his first race on a new Yamaha R1. James Randolph, also hunting Yamaha contingency money on a new R1, worked his way through the pack when a crash involving David Robinson, “Wild” Bill Fordyce, and another rider brought the race to a halt. Siglin was awarded the win, with Randolph second and Matt Harvey third on a Werkstatt-tuned GSX-R1000.

After retiring from AFM Tech Inspection, former 250 Production champion Tom Dorsey was able to once again focus on his racing effort, taking the win in 250 Superbike on his Aprilia RS250 over the TZR250 of Tommy Okihura. Tom’s victory came immediately after the 650 Twins race, which saw him in the early lead before dropping back to eventually finish fifth.

Winning the 650 Twins race was Spears Racing’s Brian Long, despite a fuelling problem that prevented his SV650 from working at full throttle. Felipe Cabezas, the AFM’s Top Novice of 2003, inherited the lead when Long’s SV650 began encountering problems. Cabezas gave the lead right back to Long by crashing out in Turn 2, succumbing to the pressure of having a multi-time CCS Number One plate-holder behind him. Long went on to take the win, with the Jason Butler finishing second on his Q-Café Suzuki SV650 despite crashing earlier in the day in the 600 Superbike race.

Long also had a strong performance in the first-ever running of Formula 4, which allows 4-stroke Twins up to 650ccs, 4-stroke Inline Fours up to 550ccs, street-based 2-strokes up to 250ccs, and any four-stroke Singles. Without the rumored/controversial R5.5 (a destroked 2003 R6 built to meet the 550cc class limit) of Ross Wells on the grid, Kurt Spencer was able to take the early lead on his Twin Works Factory SV650. With his fuelling system once again fully operational, Long made his way past Spencer to take the lead, with Mike Lohmeyer in his shadow on his G-Force tuned VFR450. Lohmeyer challenged Long on the last lap but was unable to take the lead, allowing Long to take his second win of the day. Lohmeyer, who won the 450 Superbike race earlier in the day, finished a strong second with Felipe Cabezas third.

Long was also awarded the win in Open Twins, after managing a photo-finish with Michelin tire distributor Alex Florea. Long’s win was his first on a new Suzuki SV1000.

Despite an exciting raceday with many fine performances by many talented individuals, many AFMers left Buttonwillow with a great deal of concern for the well-being of “Wild” Bill Fordyce, who was transported from the track with serious injuries after crashing in the 750 Superbike race.

Unofficial Results of AFM Round 1 Buttonwillow Raceway, Buttonwillow, California March 28, 2004

Max Moto Open Twins 1. Brian Long (Suz 1000) 2. Alex Florea (Hon 1000) 3. Steve Engelbrecht (Apr 1000) 4. Conrad Price (Duc 996) 5. Knut Wagner (Duc 996) 6. Bud Anderson (Hon 1000)

G-Force 450 Superbike 1. Mike Lohmeyer (Hon 450) 2. Ross Wells (Yam 400) 3. Tim Wheeler (Kaw 400) 4. Paul Yoshimune (Hon 400) 5. Robert Gardiner (Yam 400) 6. Ed Yoast (Yam 400)

Aftershocks 250 Production 1. Jay Kinberger (Kaw 250) 2. Yoav Damti (Kaw 250) 3. Vlastimil Kotyza (Kaw 250) 4. Rick Cramer (Kaw 250) 5. Jayce Bell (Hon 250)

Formula Singles 1. Ben Welch (Yam 426) 2. Chris Keane (Hon 500) 3. Richard Capps (Yam 600) 4. Jeff Schnapp (Yam 727) 5. Scott Anderson (Yam 426) 6. David Jevans (Yam 600)

500 Twins 1. Bobby Lee Broussard (Suz 500) 2. Jon Forman (Suz 400) 3. Boris Clifford (Kaw 500) 4. Joe Sickle (Suz 400) 5. Brent Allen (Kaw 500) 6. Mickey Fimbres (Kaw 500)

Formula 2 1. Ed Marchini (Yam 250) 2. Jeff Beck (Hon 250) 3. Michael Aron (Yam 250) 4. Kelly Winklebauer (Yam 250) 5. Phil Torres (Yam 250) 6. Will Morton (Hon 125)

450 Production 1. Ross Wells (Yam 400) 2. Eddie Lee (Yam 400) 3. Ed Yoast (Yam 400) 4. Robert Gardiner (Yam 400) 5. Dave Norgard (Yam 400) 6. Douglas Goldman (Yam 400)

Pacific Track Time 600 Superbike 1. Chris Siglin (Yam 600) 2. Andy Carman (Yam 600) 3. Jeff Tigert (Hon 600) 4. Brien Whitlock (Suz 600) 5. Garth Dillon (Yam 600) 6. Grant Riggs (Yam 600)

Open Production 1. Chris Siglin (Yam 1000) 2. James Randolph (Yam 1000) 3. Matt Harvey (Suz 1000) 4. Bryan Londo (Suz 1000) 5. James King (Suz 1000) 6. Peter Doyle (Suz 1000)

750 Superbike 1. David Stanton (Suz 750) 2. David White (Suz 750) 3. Ken Hill (Kaw 636) 4. Jon Bawden (Suz 750) 5. Robert Kennedy (Suz 750) 6. Ryan Texeira (Kaw 636)

650 Twins 1. Brian Long (Suz 650) 2. Jason Butler (Suz 650) 3. Kurt Spencer (Suz 650) 4. Ray Soto (Suz 750) 5. Tom Dorsey (Suz 650) 6. John Daker (Suz 650)

Open Grand Prix 1. Rob Mesa (Suz 1000) 2. David Kunzelman (Suz 1000) 3. Mark Foster (Suz 1000) 4. Gary Combs (Suz 1000) 5. Mike Raab (Suz 1000) 6. Mark Smith (Suz 1000)

Formula 3 1. William Morton (Hon 125) 2. Michael Jarrard (Hon 125) 3. Dave Hendricks (Hon 125) 4. Larry Devore (Yam 125) 5. James Smith (Hon 125) 6. Scott Anderson (Hon 125)

250 Superbike 1. Tom Dorsey (Apr 250) 2. Tommy Okihura (Yam 250) 3. Dylan Benjamin (Hon 250) 4. Bart Anderson (Apr 250) 5. Dan Johnson (Apr 250) 6. James Kline (Apr 250)

Formula Pacific 1. Rob Mesa (Suz 1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 3. Ken Hill (Suz 1000) 4. David Stanton (Suz 1000) 5. Mike Raab (Suz 1000) 6. Mark Foster (Suz 1000)

Formula 4 1. Brian Long 2. Mike Lohmeyer 3. Felipe Cabezas 4. Jason Butler 5. Michael Metcalf 6. Ross Wells

Super Dinosaur 1. Rick Williams (Suz 750) 2. Ross Schlichting (Suz 1100) 3. Robert Blum (Hon 750)

600 Production 1. Chris Siglin (Yam 600) 2. Andy Carman (Yam 600) 3. Doug Venezia (Yam 600) 4. Aaron Coulson (Suz 600) 5. Grant Riggs (Yam 600) 6. Brian Bartlow (Hon 600)

Open Superbike 1. David Stanton (Suz 1000) 2. James Randolph (Suz 1000) 3. Mike Raab (Suz 1000) 4. Rob Mesa (Suz 1000) 5. David Kunzelman (Suz 1000) 6. Mark Foster (Suz 1000)

Formula 1 1. Jon Bawden (Suz 750) 2. Brien Whitlock (Suz 600) 3. Steve Engelbrecht (Apr 1000) 4. Garth Dillon (Yam 600) 5. Garry Combs (Suz 750) 6. Bryan Edginton (Suz 750)

AMA Pro Racing Previews Fontana Supersport Race

From a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing:

YOUNG GUN DISALVO LEADS PRO HONDA OILS SUPERSPORT PRESENTED BY SHOEI

PICKERINGTON, Ohio (March 29, 2004) — Jason DiSalvo, 20, of Stafford, N.Y., has been on the racing radar for a long time for a rider of his age. By the time he was 17, DiSalvo already had an impressive racing resume. This racing phenom was an experienced AMA amateur flat track racer; winner of the esteemed AMA Horizon Award for being the top amateur road racer in the country; a rider with important European and World Championship races under his belt; and a winner of an AMA Superstock Series race in 2002. Just a few weeks ago DiSalvo took the biggest win yet of his young career when he came out the victor in the thrilling Daytona Supersport final.

Now DiSalvo finds himself atop the point standings in the 2004 Pro Honda Oils Supersport as the series heads to round two at the Yamaha Superbike Challenge at California Speedway in Fontana, Calif., on April 2-4.

DiSalvo was victorious in the opening round at Daytona International Speedway in early March, coming out on top of another classic drafting battle that saw the top six riders finish within two-tenths of a second. DiSalvo and Roger Lee Hayden actually rubbed fairings as the two crossed the finish line at Daytona. It marked DiSalvo’s first win in AMA Supersport and gave Yamaha its first Daytona Supersport victory in 14 years. In addition DiSalvo set a Daytona Supersport track record en route to winning the pole for the race.

“It feels great to get my first Supersport win,” DiSalvo said. “I’m looking forward to Fontana. With my qualifying record, that was one lap. I needed 15 fast laps to win it. Now I need 10 more good races to have a great season.”

Yamaha, which won the AMA Supersport Championship last year with Jamie Hacking, looks to be the manufacturer to beat again this season. Fully half of the top-10 riders coming into Fontana are Yamaha mounted. Defending champ and Fontana Supersport winner Hacking is ranked fifth. He’ll be looking to become the first repeat winner in the class at Fontana. Other Yamaha riders in the top 10 include another young gun Aaron Gobert, and veterans Michael Barnes and Damon Buckmaster. Barnes’ run in the lead group at Daytona was especially impressive. Riding a Prieto Racing Yamaha, he was the only non-factory rider in the top 10.

Kawasaki also looks strong in Supersport this year. Roger Lee Hayden came within a wheel length of beating DiSalvo at Daytona and his older brother and teammate Tommy was right there as well. Roger Lee hopes to quickly follow DiSalvo and break through to earn his first AMA Supersport win at Fontana. Brother Tommy is already the sixth-ranked AMA Supersport rider all-time, so a victory for him at Fontana would come as no surprise. Attack Kawasaki’s Tony Meiring could also be a factor.

Suzuki appears to have an uphill battle coming out of Daytona. The top Suzuki finisher at Daytona was 2002 AMA Supersport champ Aaron Yates, who took seventh. However, Yates is serving a one-event suspension and will miss the Supersport race as well as both rounds of the Superbike double-header at Fontana. That leaves ninth-place Daytona finisher Steve Rapp, of Valvoline EMGO Suzuki, the leading Suzuki rider coming into California Speedway. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies suffered a mechanical problem with his bike at Daytona and comes into Fontana with no points.

The California Speedway Supersport final will be televised on SPEED Channel on Tuesday, April 6 at 2 p.m. EST. For additional information on the Yamaha Superbike Challenge call 800-944-RACE (7223) or visit the website www.californiaspeedway.com.

Roadracing World Action Fund Donations To Increase Racetrack Safety Top $286,000

Donations to the Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc., a 501(3)c non-profit corporation dedicated to reducing racetrack injuries by encouraging the use of soft barriers, have reached $266,869.80 for road racing and $19,147 for dirt track, for a combined total of $286,016.80.

Max McAllister’s Traxxion Dynamics has pledged $5 to the Roadracing World Action Fund for each copy sold of the “Suspension for Mortals” video training course and with his latest contribution of $750, Max’s total now stands at $5900.

“These contributions bring me up to #4!” Max wrote, referring to his position on the Roadracing World Action Fund contributor list. Contributors appear in decreasing order of dollars donated, and Max had leapfrogged the former number four position holder, Eric Buell/Buell Motorcycle Co., whose contribution of $5800 helped launch the successful Airfence* campaign in 2001.

The descending order listing, while meant to acknowledge large contributors, does have a flaw, however. If contributions are made with separate designations, they are not added together in one lump sum, and appear in different positions on the list. This is true in the case of frequent contributors Fred and Adrienne Bittner. Their initial contribution of $2900 (the amount needed to purchase one section of Airfence) is listed separately from their second donation of $2900, which was sent “In Honor of Papa Thiam.” A third donation of $450 is listed under dirt track donations. The Bittner’s total contribution of $6,250 would place them above Max’s ranking of fourth on the list, but because of their separate listings, it doesn’t show up that way.

All donations to the Roadracing World Action Fund are greatly appreciated, and it is amazing and profound that that so many members of the motorcycle community have come together to improve safety. So no matter the order in which it is presented, the contributor list makes for interesting reading.

A list of contributors can be found at the end of this post. For more information, click the Roadracing World Action Fund link at the top of the roadracingworld.com home page.

Accounting Details to Date – (as of March 25, 2004)

Road Racing Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $137,700
Shipping/Customs: $9133.50
Bank Fees: $384.05
Soft Barrier Deployment Crew Training: $700
Transportation & Installation: $4689.47
Corporation/Business Fees: $612
Online Auction Fees: $221.99
Printing Education Materials – $346.42
Misc Supplies: $39.59
Donation to AMA Pro Racing for purchase of Soft Barriers: $104,104

Total Spent: $257,931.02
Total Donations Collected $266,869.80
Misc. Income $92.32

Cash on hand: $9031.10

Dirt Track Expenditure Details

Direct purchase of soft barriers: $9200
Shipping/Customs: $2717.72
Transportation & Installation $2174.77

Total Spent: $14,092.49

Total collected: $19,147
Cash on hand: $5054.51

All administrative costs, including the percentage taken by credit card companies on credit card donations, have been absorbed by Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

*Trademark of Airfence Safety Systems Australia.

Road Race Contributors

Lockhart Phillips USA Project Bike Raffle $18,870
The Joseph C. and Esther Foster Foundation, Inc. $15,000
Anonymous $9450
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $5900
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $5000
Annandale Honda $5000
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $4150
Marcus McBain $4025
Ken Hill (eBay auction of Bostrom leathers) $3351
Dynojet Research $3200
RPM $3000
Patrick Roskam /HangingOff.com $3000
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Cheryl Mazzotta $3000
Ducati North America $2900
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick Bittner $2900
Jonathan Glaefke $2900
Susie and Bruce Meyers/BCM Racing Ducati $2900
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Mr. & Mrs. Frederick C. Bittner /In Honor of Papa Thiam $2900
Thomas Patch $2900
Tom Chauncey/Team Wreckless $2900
VP Fuel $2865
Mark Brereton/Road Race DVD $2680
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Robb Meier (eBay auction of Mat Mladin AGV Helmet) $2152
Lindemann Engineering $2000
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
Fastrack Riders Association $2000
Stephen Barnes (eBay auction of Duhamel Shoei race helmet) $1825
HMC Ducati Laguna Seca Chandler Ride $1804
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1760
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1700
Gearbox International $1500
Dan Lance Services $1500
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Andre Espaillat (eBay auction of Barnacle Bill leathers) $1325
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. (NESBA) $1100
Barnett Tool & Engineering $1000
Andy Kettle/Honda of Milpitas $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Charles Beckman $1000
Andrew M. Cross $1000
Dale Pestes/Tuff Dog Racing $1000
Sheila Barnes $1000
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Anthony and Aaron Gobert $1000
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club $1000
Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Brian Drebber/In Memory of Rocky Drebber $1000
California Superbike School $1000
Mark E. Dobeck/Techlusion Performance Group $1000
Team Millenium-Kaufman Suzuki $1000
Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School $1000
Don Emde/In Memory of Cal Rayborn $1000
Scott Willock/In Memory of Larry Schwarzbach $1000
Racer X / Road Racer X $1000
Anonymous $1000
G.M.D. Computrack Network $1000
Kyle Racing Engines $950
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
Jason Routhier (eBay auction of Jamie James leathers & boots) $810
Badweatherbikers.com and Buell Enthusiasts $800
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Marcus McBain (eBay auction of Ruben Xaus Suomy helmet) $760
Yoshimura Racing $750
Team Daemon Racing $600
Derek and Gordon King $600
CMRRA $537
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Ed Robinson / Robinson Partners $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Jim Di Salvo/Alien Racing $500
Doug Gonda $500
Dale Kieffer/Racers Edge Performance $500
OMRRA $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Reg Kitrelle $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Indigo Sports $500
The Plummer Menapace Group $500
Aaron Yates $500
Bob Holcomb $500
MotorcycleUSA.com $500
Specialty Sports Ltd/Teknic $500
Mike Canfield/Chandelle Motorsports $500
Jim Davis/J6 Racing/In Memory of Dirk Piz $500
James D. Randolph $500
Walt Schaefer $500
Don Emde $500
Jerry King $500
David A. Pierce $500
Abraham’s Natural Foods $500
Full Spectrum Design $500
Gary Christopher/American Honda $500
In memory of Jarno Saarinen and Renzo Pasolini, who died May 20, 1973. $500
Ricci Racing/Chip Bogosian/Gary Ricci $500
Harley Davidson of Reno $500
Shawn Higbee/Team KWS/Millenium Technologies $500
Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda $500
Terry Knott $500
Anonymous (eBay auction of Team Honda autographed helmet) $412
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Empty Pockets Racing $400
Tom Drumm $400
Moto Liberty $350
Steve Thompson (ebay Helmet auction) $340
SoulRacer.com Benefit Calendar $339.25
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
Old Slo Gene Templet/CMRA $325
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $320
B.O.S.S. ’03 Raffle $308
Ice Holes $301
In Memory Of Charles Wooldridge, Sr. $300
Zachry Lee $300
Allan Lockheed $300
Ned ”Peanut” Brown $300
Martin Von Wyss $300
Justus Standley / Phillips Motorsports $300
N.I.T.R.O. (Northern Illinois and Riding Organization) $300
Zachry Lee $300
Brian Parriott $300
Zachry Lee $300
James Siddall/World Sports/Corbin Grand Prix $300
Richard Hood/Reptillian Racing $300
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
Kurtis Roberts $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
David Finniff $300
Anonymous $300
Dean Scarpa $300
Brendan Guy $300
James Lickwar $290
James Howe $285
Rich Oliver crashed Bodywork Raffle $280
Texas Sport Bike Association $260
Bo Poulsen $250
Leo Sulpy $250
Debbie Roy/Frenotec $250
Joshua Hayes $250
Gina Nadeau $250
Jeannne Pyles $250
John Ross/Ross Racing $250
Brian Cincera $250
C. Renard Fiscus $250
WMRRA $250
Bruce & Edith Lind $250
Tim Simpson $250
Andre Espaillat $250
Aramel Racing $250
Spectrum Motorsports/VJB Racing $250
Chris Pyles & Beth Walters $250
Peter Hively $250
Scott Fisher/Fisher Technical Services $250
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
David Roy, Ducati N. America $250
Kevin Wueste/In the name of Richard Tait of Seattle $250
Steve Diver $250
EBC Brakes/Garry Gallagher $250
Walter S. Pasicznyk $250
Bill & Maggie Carr $250
Charles Buse $250
Putnam Park $250
Scott Decker $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Wayne Nielsen $200
Patrick Flora $200
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Jeffrey S. Stathes $200
RPM $200
Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing $200
Scott Greenwood / New England Performance $200
Michael and Sammy Garofalo $200
”Barnacle” Bill Burns $200
Jeremy Dodd/Phillips Motorsports $200
Terry Embury $200
Jim “Dutch” MacKenzie/WERA BBS $200
Roger Lyle / In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $200
Chicken Hawk Racing $200
Cliff Nobles $200
DP Enterprises $200
Jodie York/RPM Cycles Ventura/WSMC #11 $200
Mostro.org/Jeffrey Fillmore $200
Jeff Bowis $200
Rich & Lynda Alexander/In Memory of Dirk Piz $200
Nils Menten $200
Crew & Friends of the R/V Point Sur/In Memory of Stuart Stratton $200
Tom David $200
Twig Segura/In honor of injured SMRI racer Dennis Branch $200
Terry McKeever $200
Ken & Joan Snyder/Team Snyder Racing $200
Big Show Racing/Chicago, IL $200
Scott Jenkins/Desmoto-sport $200
Dennis Woods / Doppio Racing $200
John and Richard Haner/Haner Motor Sports $200
Sierra Sportbike Association $200
Lee, Laurie & Emma Acree $200
Bob & Sherrie Young $200
Logan Young $200
David J. Kopfinger $181.05
Calhoun Clark $150
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Chris Kelley/California Cycleworks $150
Ed & Catherine Sorbo $150
Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing Honda $150
Robb Mc Elroy $150
Hewitt & Prout Attorneys at Law $150
Grady Anderson $150
Damon Buckmaster $150
Chris Hamilton/Grand Prix Direct $150
Tim Chin/Team Bandit $150
David Osser $145
Hal Coughlin / Central Vermont Motorcycles $130
Thomas Pfuner / I&E Innovative Homes Racing Team $130
Pete Martins $125
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Jason Temme/Serpent Racing $125
BBVR Rider Safety Campaign $125
SpaCovers.com $120
B.O.S.S. ’02 Raffle $116
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Gar’s Sport Center 50/50 Raffle $105
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
Gary Rand $101
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Paul Black $100
David McElvain/NEDoD $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor/Marietta Motorsports $100
Mike Ciccotto $100
Brian Stokes/Marietta Motorsports $100
Tripp Nobles $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Rob Berlind $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Dorina Groves/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Dorina Groves $100
Bart Fuqua/Team LGC $100
Chris Eklund $100
Steve Sumner $100
Norm Viano/Lawdog Sports Mgmt $100
Bob Domenz/ 3D Racing $100
Loren Chun $100
Mark Hellvig $100
Kevin Jordan/Jordan Motorsports $100
Patrick Mee $100
Val Gregory/In Memory of Dirk Piz $100
Gary Schilling/On Time Racing/WERA BBS $100
Chris Story $100
Jake Swan $100
Dave Gess $100
Steve Moonitz/Team Squid Pro Quo $100
David Brown $100
Laura Granato/WERA BBS $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
Randy Ball/WERA BBS $100
C.R. “Critter” Gittere/WERA BBS $100
Red Fox Racing $100
Mary Miskovic $100
Andrew S. Mueller $100
Norm McDonald/CMRA $100
CelentoHenn Architecture + Design $100
Asphalt & Gas $100
Colin Fowler $100
Troy Green/www.TG-Racing.com $100
Ann Sands $100
Broad Squad/CCS NE $100
Josh Steinberg $100
Chris Link/CMRA/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Mauro Cereda/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
John Light/Lightsmith Racing $100
James B. Norwood/Bad Iguana Racing $100
David Kunzelman $100
Stephan Hottenrott $100
Gary Longren $100
Chuck Gault/Motobama $100
Adam Vella/Webcrush Racing $100
Jeff Wilson/American Suzuki $100
Chuck Sorensen $100
Earl Hayden $100
Joe & Nancy Fenech $100
Ira Englebardt $100
Jim Doerfler $100
Eric Putter $100
Ken & Arlene Block (Ed Sorbo’s Mom) $100
Pamela Skaff/WERA BBS $100
Steve & Lorraine Aledort $100
Jeff Rozycki/29dreams.com Racing $100
Chris Ulrich/In Memory of Russ Paulk And Toby Jorgensen $100
Giorgio Milesi/Galfer Brakes USA $100
Al Lyons/CMRRA $100
Linda Hopkins $100
John Hopkins/In Memory of Jamie Bowman and Toby Jorgensen $100
Vicky & Michael Menard $100
Silvia Salenius/Ducati.net Online $100
HG Racing/AMA Pro Thunder $100
Caesar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Greg Ruffin $100
Mark Van Hoff/The Plastic Doctor/WERA BBS $100
Larry Pegram $100
Scott Rehl $100
J.D. Hord/Meccanica Corse Racing $100
Mark Sutton $100
Twin Cities Yamaha $100
Jane Phillips $100
Sabrina Phillips $100
TFS Racing $100
Miller’s Modern Garage $100
Jerry Daggett $100
Kendall Davis/WERA #326 $100
MMCZYK/Concerned Fan $100
Matt Gerard/In Memory of Gordy Lunde Jr. $100
Bakersfield Yamaha $100
John Donald/PTC Racing $100
Russ & Lisa Dancho $100
Paul Sedillo $100
Pete Friedman $100
Peter Christensen & Stasia Moore $100
Rich Desmond / WERA BBS $100
Fernando Peris $100
Lucky Deleoni $100
Robert C. Vester $100
Eric Pinson / Phillips Motorsports $100
Emmett Dibble $100
Ted Killea $100
Daryl Tschoepe / RatBike Racing $100
Nancy T. Grimm $100
Blake $100
Chuck Perry $100
Pat Stricker $100
Berde Brothers Racing $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $100
Donald P. Randolph $100
Team Bozo / In Honor of Papa Thiam $100
Dennis Hurst / Deken Power $100
Emile Mullick and Jack Pittman $100
John Ulrich $100
Leonard Lloyd $100
Louis Gagne $100
Mahlon Pitt $100
Larry Lawrence $100
Manny Otmane/Team Hooters $100
Marcel Fortney $100
Jason & Jennifer Coleman $100
Ken & Lori Hill / Rt 6 Sales & Service $100
CarolinaBreeze.com/In the Name of Mat Mladin $100
Paul D. Harrell $100
Todd Clark/In Memory of Trent Dailey $100
Patrick J. Robinson $100
John F. Penrose $100
David J. Haynes $100
Nathan & Angela Church $100
Joe Kimble $100
Joe & Pam Axberg $100
Jim Van Beek / Jupiter 8 Racing $100
Jim Martin (CCS Racer) $100
Michael Janes (WERA, CCS) $100
Jeff Caco $100
Anonymous / In name of Papa Thiam $100
Justin Blake $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Diane Thompson/Black Tie Racing/In memory of all our fallen racers $100
Alex Peabody $100
Adam Mashike $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Wrenn H. Smith $100
Steve Scott/LRRS#47 $100
Phillip Sharpe $100
Steve Karson $100
Robert Sunday $100
Bob Szoke $100
Charcoal Pit Racing $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Heart of America Motorcycle Enthusiasts (H.O.A.M.E.) $100
Matthew Kennedy $100
Army of Darkness $100
Craig A. Stewart/In Memory of John O. Ulrich $100
Shane & Dorina Clarke $100
Tony Iannarelli $100
Dale W. Dandrea $100
Ted Johnson / Last Chance Racing $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
William Torbert $100
Bruce Liddle $100
Tim Fowler $100
Anonymous / In Memory of Cain Hicks $100
Gary Rand/In Memory of Rusty Bradley $100
Tommy Bright / Logistics & Information $100
Schenk Racing $100
Anonymous $100
Preston Rash $100
Joe Facer $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
TyrSox $100
Anonymous $100
Todd Telkamp / Bent Racing $100
A-1 Products / RORH Racing / Edward Barloe, Jr. $94
Larry Spektor / In Memory Of Toby Jorgenson $80
David Yesman $80
Mark Green $75
Joe Davidson / Comet Racing / In memory of Toby Jorgensen & Jamie Bowman $75
Jay Barfield $75
Laurence Koffy $75
Paul Nonno $75
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $75
John Stewardson $69.45
Kevin Brown $60
Christopher Gosch $60
Eric Hinz $60
George Gervasi/Projekt9 Racing $60
R.J. McLeod $60
Kelly Thornton $58
Erica B. Smith & John F.X. Walsh $55
Stephen Bauman $55
Matthew Carr $50
Robert M. Dickey/In Memory of Mike Monroe $50
Eric H. Mathy $50
Lee Acree/In Honor of Papa Thiam $50
Charles Helming $50
Charles Brothers / CMRA $50
Carl Liebold $50
Brian Cox / CMRA #318 $50
Bernard Ayling $50
Andrew Culpepper $50
Allan Karman $50
Akos Feher $50
Wayne Gaylord and Dorothy Urbanski CCS Novice SE #424 $50
Max Buxton/NEDoD $50
John Mc Leod $50
Chris Monge $50
Lee Acree/In Memory of Randy Renfrow $50
Quentin Wilson/In Memory of Donald Jacks $50
Jack Lange $50
James Nosler $50
Philippe Kostezer $50
Mark Godfrey $50
Mats Karlsson $50
Richard Davis $50
TZ250 Lover $50
Ryan Cilley / In Memory of Jamie Bowman $50
Greg Gorman $50
Kevin Hanson $50
Mark Anzalone $50
Keith McCammon $50
Jonathan D. Spinney $50
John Walsh $50
John Caudle / Thanks to Grigg Racing $50
Masahiro & Katsuo Iizuka / In Memory of Jamie Bowman / Toby Jorgenson $50
Michael Reeves $50
Nick Tulloh / In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $50
Derek McManus $50
Jack Giesecke $50
Douglas Thompson $50
Greg Avello / Milwaukee H-D / Buell Racing $50
George M. Noeth $50
Peter Young $50
Friends & Family / Firestorm Racing $50
Francisco Prats $50
Rick Haskins $50
Robin Clark $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Moto Liberty / Larry, Janice & Jimmy $50
Bruce Wilkins $50
James E. Schaefer $50
Paul Zavada $50
Darin Nichols/Team Unit $50
Mike Reish/Reish Dot Net $50
Richard Barker/AIM/In Memory of Dirk Piz $50
Chris Borre/Motorcycleroadracer.com $50
Mike Hodgson/WERA BBS $50
Steve Martinez $50
Jim Frost/NEDoD $50
Dustin Miller $50
Anthony Moey $50
Nate Olsen $50
Steve Clark/J. Guthridge/Tight Squeeze Racing $50
Allen Lyon/Ducati.net Online $50
James Greeson/WERA BBS $50
Kenyon Kluge/K2 Racing $50
Erik Astrup $50
Ryan Meskimen $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Danny Hull $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Martin Voelker $50
Aaron Loyd $50
Tyler Sandell $50
Nelo Hakola $50
Victor Mokler $50
Schaefer Brothers Racing $50
Rod Mahr/Follow the Helmet Racing $50
Tommy Lancaster/Tommy Built Fireplaces $50
Qi Guo/WERA BBS $50
Jason K. Michelson $50
Isaac Ward $50
Norm Brown $50
Anthony D’Augusta $50
James Aragon $50
Jim Race/Speaksy Racing $50
James Gaal $50
Steve Breckenridge $50
James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS $50
John Coleman $44
Rod Klebsch $40
Stephen J. Richardson $40
Frank Gonzales $40
Mark Crane $40
Karl Axelson $39
Andy & Kate Kupfer $35
Don Moody $35
John Scherer $30
Scott D. Cortese $30
Bryan Norton $30
Stephen Warburton/Ducati Online $30
The Heidepriems/WERA BBS $30
Bob Elam $30
Lindsey Leard $30
Charles Lederer $30
Kimberly Scheffel/rider/race fan/pit keeper $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Ripley Howe $29
Greg Gabis $29
Mark Hatten/Meccanica Corse Racing $29
Eric and Christine Loranger $25
Kerry Lynn Hanley $25
Chad Littrell $25
Cory Mann $25
Craig Rollins $25
Eric Farrow $25
Erik H. Mathy $25
Ted Angle $25
FastSigns of Delaware / Charcoal Pit Racing $25
Sean Patrick Brisini $25
Gary Koppelman $25
Harlan Weishahn $25
James Lane $25
Jarrett Coco $25
Bernis B. Conaster $25
Jeff McBride $25
Everett B. Miller $25
Louis Acosta $25
Margaret Corra $25
T. Kershaw $25
Chuck D. Fosters $25
North American Synergy Co. $25
Tony Day $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
Squirrel / YTAK Racing $25
Steve Price $25
Emil ”Pete” Gallant $25
Dylan T. Wood $25
George Moroz $25
Matt Rehm $25
Jarrett Coco / In Dedication To Papa Thiam $25
Charles Tomes $25
Mike Henry $25
Kathleen McLaughlin $25
Jon DeMent $25
Ronnie Reyes/CMRA $25
Nolan Ballew $25
Josh Loberant $25
John C. Pfeiffer $25
Marc Asmus $25
John Jancoski $25
Kyle Kirschenmann/Bayou Riders of Louisiana $25
Dee Moses $25
Richard Korol $25
Rene Ferron $25
Mark Novak $25
Timothy Wilson $25
Henry Hallmark $25
Anonymous $25
Susanne Hopkins $25
Team Backbone / CMRA / In Memory of Buddy Walker $20
Don Bok $20
R6MessageNet.com $20
Carlos Bonds $20
Dave Harrison $20
David Smith $20
Sled / Cross $20
Rob Armstrong / Maryland Motor Sports Racing $20
Scott Whetzel $20
Jeff Harrison $20
Garrett King / Guns For Hire $20
Gerald Montanari Jr. $20
Andrew Kupfer $20
D. Michael Bootes $20
Anonymous at California Speedway $20
Andy Lenz/CMRRA $20
Darrin Zumbaum $20
Garret Swearingen $20
Jamieson D. Yonker $20
S.C. Pittman $20
Lisa Thiam $20
Pellack Family $15
Tracee Polcin $10
Dave Shumpert $10
Michael W. Morgan $10
Lee D’Amico $10
Johnny Newell $10
John & Arlene Gerard / In memory of Gordy Lunde, Jr. $10
Glen Hewitt $10
Irwin Arnstein/CMRA $10
Frank Shacklee/CMRA $10
Becky Rechek $10
Anonymous $5
Joe Knight $5
Jan Steven/Carpet Dog $5
Anonymous $5
Kevin Meehan $5
Don Costello $2
Erik Schmitt/CMRA $1

Dirt Track Contributors
Yuasa Battery $2900
Steel Shoe Fund $2900
Continental Tires $2900
Chris Carr $2900
7th Annual Flat Track Golf Tournament $1500
E.F. Dutch Hauhe $1000
Lindemann Engineering $900
Karl and Mary Ellen Kegel/Kegel Motorsports $500
www.Johnnymurphree.com $500
Fred & Adrienne Bittner $450
Tor Kovacs $300
Tim & Debby Coziahr $250
Michael Sturdevant $200
Gerald & Ann Carr $200
cmh-moto $200
Dorina Groves $200
Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Wilcox $100
Jeff Wilson $100
Debra Fay $100
Glynn & Holly Hewitt/In Loving Memory of Darell Davis 96w $100
Steven R. Boggs $100
Wrenn H. Smith $90
Don Potter $67
www.flattrack.com $50
Pro Plates $50
Tom Chapel $50
Larry Woodward $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker $50
Derek Mc Manus $50
Rick Matheny $50
Jack Lange $50
Jack Alexander/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $50
Dana Sweet $25
John Tucker $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
John Bishop/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $20
Old59R $20
Don Bok $20
Darby E. Ryan/In Memory of Davy Camlin #27 $15
Stewart Barber $10
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More On AOD’s Overall Endurance Win At Jennings GP

From a press release issued by Army Of Darkness Ministry of Information:

Five-time WERA National Endurance Mediumweight Superbike Champions Army Of Darkness have a new rider line up for 2004 but this weekend’s results show that the team’s winning ways remain the same. Scott Brown and Ben Walters have joined Sam Fleming on the rider roster for Army Of Darkness with Crew Chief Tim Gooding shouldering the brunt of the effort for machinery preparation.

The weekend had an inauspicious beginning when the new A motor suffered a parts failure in its first laps. While Gooding spent the day installing an old stock motor in the chassis, Brown, Walters and Fleming focused on chassis set-up and consistent lap times on the back-up bike. Michelin provided a variety of front and rear tires for evaluation.

In the practice session before the start of the race the racebike was destroyed in a crash in the fastest turn on the track. Brown was lucky to avoid serious injury when he caught a false neutral bending into turn three.

Gooding’s engine swapping diligence paid off since AOD was to now start the race with its B chassis and a C motor. “Loudoun Motorsports had supplied us with a new 2003 model for this season. Without that bike we would have had to be spectators today,” Gooding said.

With Brown still sore from the crash Walters took the start of the race and quickly put the AOD bike into second place overall behind a liter class machine. The long distance capacity supplied by the Eric Wallgren-built gas tank allowed the AOD machine to take the overall lead when the bigger bike was forced to pit for fuel.

At the 80-minute point Brown had recovered sufficiently from his tumble to ride and demonstrated the talent that won him two national endurance titles in the past. Between the fast riding and flawless pit stops AOD built up a two-lap lead.

Walters took the third stint and stretched the lead to three laps before triggering the tip-over switch on the bike with a long slide. AOD lost two laps before getting the bike restarted.

Fleming took over the controls with a one-lap lead and held a consistent gap over second place. With 40 minutes left in the race AOD completed its last pit stop and Walters took the flag for AOD’s first overall win.

Tire availability became a minor issue. Many endurance teams switched to Michelins from last year but had failed to call ahead with their tire needs leaving the usually well-stocked Michelin truck a little bare. “It’s a good thing these tires wear so well because we had to use a take-off for our last stint,” Fleming said. “Now that Walt (Schaefer, Michelin vendor) knows that the demand is three times higher than last year he might have to bring a bigger trailer.”

It was the first overall endurance win for a middleweight class machine since 2000.

Army Of Darkness is sponsored by: LoudounMotorsports.com, Michelin, Walt Schaefer Cycle Supply, M4 Exhausts, Cooper Performance, Vesrah Brakes, Battley Cycles, www.monkeywrenchmachineworks.com, Zero Gravity.

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