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
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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.

Comparing 2003 to 2004: MotoGP Top Speeds Increase An Average Of 15 mph At Catalunya Tests

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Comparing 2003 to 2004: MotoGP Top Speeds Increase An Average Of 15 mph At Catalunya Tests

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MotoGP riders at the March 27-29 IRTA test at Catalunya, Spain recorded top speeds averaging 15 mph faster than during testing at the same circuit March 16, 2003.

Speed increases varied from Makoto Tamada’s 21.2 mph increase on his Camel Honda to Troy Bayliss’ 11.0 mph increase on his Marlboro Ducati, 2004 top speed versus 2003 top speed, but the average increase in top speed among the 13 men who rode an updated version of last year’s bike was 15.0 mph.

There have been no alterations to the Catalunya Circuit.

2004 Top Speeds Vs. 2003 Top Speeds At Catalunya:

1. Loris Capirossi, 2004 Ducati 215.9 mph, 2003 Ducati 203.9 mph

2. Alex Barros, 2004 Honda 215.7 mph, 2003 Yamaha 195.7 mph

3. Makoto Tamada, 2004 Honda 215.2 mph, 2003 Honda 194.0 mph

4. Nicky Hayden, 2004 Honda 214.9 mph, 2003 Honda 197.4 mph

5. Max Biaggi, 2004 Honda 214.3 mph, 2003 Honda 196.7 mph

6. Colin Edwards, 2004 Honda 214.2 mph, 2003 Aprilia 193.6 mph

7. Sete Gibernau, 2004 Honda 212.8 mph, 2003 Honda 195.6 mph

8. Ruben Xaus, 2004 Ducati 212.5 mph, 2003 N.A.

9. Neil Hodgson, 2004 Ducati 212.1 mph, 2003 N.A.

10. Troy Bayliss, 2004 Ducati 211.6 mph, 2003 Ducati 200.6 mph

11. Carlos Checa, 2004 Yamaha 211.1 mph, 2003 Yamaha 196.5 mph

12. Valentino Rossi, 2004 Yamaha 211.1 mph, 2003 Honda 199.4 mph

13. Shin’ichi Itoh, 2004 Honda 210.1 mph, 2003 Honda 192.4 mph

14. Marco Melandri, 2004 Yamaha 210.0 mph, 2003 Yamaha 195.6 mph

15. John Hopkins, 2004 Suzuki 210.0 mph, 2003 Suzuki 195.7 mph

16. Norick Abe, 2004 Yamaha 207.8 mph, 2003 Yamaha 195.9 mph

17. Shinya Nakano, 2004 Kawasaki 206.6 mph, 2003 Yamaha 198.7 mph

18. Kenny Roberts, 2004 Suzuki 206.2 mph, 2003 Suzuki 193.0 mph

19. Vittoriano Guareschi, 2004 Ducati 206.2 mph, 2003 N.A.

20. Shane Byrne, 2004 Aprilia 205.9 mph, 2003 N.A.

21. Marcellino Lucchi, 2004 Aprilia 205.0 mph, 2003 N.A.

22. Nobuatsu Aoki, 2004 Proton (V5) 204.1 mph, 2003 Proton (V3) 179.1 mph

23. Jeremy McWilliams, 2004 Aprilia 204.0 mph, 2003 Proton (V3) 179.8 mph

24. Gregorio Lavilla, 2004 Suzuki 203.4 mph, 2003 N.A.

25. Alex Hofmann, 2004 Kawasaki 202.2 mph, 2003 Kawasaki 190.1 mph

26. Michel Fabrizio, 2004 Harris WCM 195.8 mph, 2003 N.A. (Chris Burns 2003 Harris WCM 183.6 mph)

Rainy IRTA 125cc Grand Prix Test At Jerez Ends With Locatelli Fastest

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Rainy IRTA 125cc Grand Prix Test At Jerez Ends With Locatelli Fastest

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125cc Grand Prix World Championship
Jerez, Spain
3/28/04
IRTA Test

Sunday’s Best Lap Times:

1. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:49.957
2. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1:50.660
3. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:51.345
4. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 1:51.548
5. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, 1:51.738
6. Casey Stoner, KTM, 1:51.922
7. Lukas Pesek, Honda, 1:52.013
8. Imre Toth, Aprilia, 1:52.107
9. Julian Simón, Honda, 1:52.207
10. Héctor Barbera, Aprilia, 1:52.573
11. Fabrizio Lai, Gilera, 1:52.767
12. Dario Giuseppetti, Honda, 1:52.783
13. Sergio Gadea, Aprilia, 1:52.869
14. Simone Corsi, Honda, 1:52.986
15. Gabor Talmacsi, Malaguti, 1:52.164
16. Mika Kallio, KTM, 1:53.185
17. Stefano Perugini, Gilera, 1:53.212
18. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 1:53.257
19. Mattia Pasini, Aprilia, 1:53.328
20. Marco Simoncelli, Aprilia, 1:53.355
21. Thomas Luthi, Honda, 1:53.535
22. Youichi Ui, Aprilia, 1:53.598
23. Vesa Kallio, Aprilia, 1:54.169
24. Georg Frohlich, Honda, 1:54.566
25. Jordi Carchano, Aprilia, 1:54.599
26. Raymond Schouten, Honda, 1:54.707
27. Mike di Meglio, Aprilia, 1:54.884
28. Robbin Harms, Honda, 1:55.144
29. Angel Rodriguez, Derbi, 1:55.192
30. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:55.539
31. Andrea Ballerini, Aprilia, 1:55.556
32. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 1:55.785
33. Gioele Pellino, Aprilia, 1:55.814
34. Mattia Angeloni, Honda, 1:56.273
35. Manuel Manna, Malaguti, 2:00.185

More, from a press release issued by KTM:

IRTA Test: 2nd day free practice 125cc, Jerez

The final day of the 2004 IRTA TEST continue for 125cc under the rain. Test ended again with Italian Roberto Locatelli first. KTM took the 6th result with Mika Kallio while Casey Stoner finished 8th .

Stoner – While I was doing my second best time I crashed: it just happened! I anyway improved my yesterday time and it almost had no consequences. In the next days while I’m here in Jerez to watch MotoGP class I’ll visit the Mobile Clinic.

Kallio – The circuit was wet all day long a part few hours in the afternoon. I’m happy anyway because despite to the result I know that with good conditions and more time available I could be much faster.

Bartol – Only few hours without the rain in the afternoon didn’t permit to make big improvements, a part for Casey’s result. Unfortunately today with this weather conditions we couldn’t make anything better.

Rest In Peace: Teresa Elaine Rawlins-Fasola, Wife Of Tuner Vic Fasola

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Rest In Peace: Teresa Elaine Rawlins-Fasola, Wife Of Tuner Vic Fasola

From an obituary issued by Tom M. Wages Funeral Home:

Teresa Elaine Rawlins (Fasola), age 47 of Flowery Branch, GA, died March 27, 2004. She is survived by:

Husband – Victor Fasola
Son – Jorge Fasola of Flowery Branch
Brothers – David Rawlins of Georgia, Mike Rawlins of Montana, Darryl Rawlins of Georgia
Several nieces and nephews

Mrs. Fasola passed away after a long illness.

Funeral services will be held Monday, March 29, 2004 at 7:00 p.m. at Wages Snellville Chapel with Rev. Ron Cole officiating. The family will receive friends Monday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.

Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, Inc.
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3705 Highway 78 West
Snellville, GA 30078
Phone: 770-979-3200
FAX: 770-979-3204
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Four-time Champion Taylor To Ride Ducati In 2004 Canadian Superbike Series

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Four-time Champion Taylor To Ride Ducati In 2004 Canadian Superbike Series

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TAYLOR IS BACK WITH Z1 CYCLETECH DUCATI

Four-time Canadian National Champion Michael Taylor will be riding the 2004 Ducati 999S for Z1 Cycletech in the Parts Canada National Superbike series.

Recently returned from testing Ducatis in Spain for Cycle Canada magazine, Taylor declared himself completely fit and eager to go racing. “Five months ago I asked myself the question, will I be strong enough to compete? Indeed I will! My new team has the right bikes, the right people AND the right tires and I will be faster this year!”

Zaid Saleemi, owner of of Z1 Cycletech is also looking forward to the challenge. “Having someone of Michael’s calibre and experience certainly makes my job a lot easier. We’re all really excited about the 999, everyone knows it’s a great platform to go racing. And I think Canadian fans are going to appreciate seeing a Ducati. I’m sure in some ways this will be a learning year for both of us, but as the season progresses be prepared for some surprises.”

Laconi Wins World Superbike Race One In Australia

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Laconi Wins World Superbike Race One In Australia

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World Superbike
Phillip Island, Australia
Race One
3/28/04

1. Regis Laconi, Ducati 999F04, 22 laps, 35:04.598
2. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR1000RR, -7.145 seconds
3. James Toseland, Ducati 999F04, -7.336 seconds
4. Steve Martin, Ducati 999RS, -7.417 seconds
5. Garry McCoy, Ducati 999RS, -7.608 seconds
6. Mauro Sanchini, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -27.638 seconds
7. Marco Borciani, Ducati 999RS, -27.724 seconds
8. Noriyuki Haga, Ducati 999RS, -28.040 seconds
9. Pierfrancesco Chili, Ducati 999RS, -35.840 seconds
10. Chris Walker, Foggy Petronas FP1, -35.947 seconds
11. Ivan Clementi, Kawasaki ZX-10R, -36.063 seconds
12. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 998RS, -62.342 seconds
13. Troy Corser, Foggy Petronas FP1, -68.910 seconds
14. Alessio Velini, Yamaha YZF-R1, -83.698 seconds
15. Warwick Nowland, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
16. Miguel Praia, Ducati 999RS, -1 lap
17. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Suzuki GSX-R1000, DNF
18. Sergio Fuertes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, DNF
19. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, DNF
20. Leon Haslam, Ducati 999RS, DNS
21. Jiri Mrkyvka, Ducati 998RS, DNS

Fastest Lap of the Race: Laconi, 1:34.742

Updated Post: Rutter, Reynolds Take Wins At Silverstone British Superbike Opener

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Updated Post: Rutter, Reynolds Take Wins At Silverstone British Superbike Opener

From a press release issued by MonsterMob Ducati:

British Superbike Championship
Round 1
Silverstone, Northants
27/28 March

FOURTH AND FIFTH FOR EMMETT, WHILST LAVERTY GETS THIRD

MonsterMob Ducati rider Sean Emmett got his season off to a start by scoring a fifth and a fourth place respectively at the opening round of the British Superbike Championship in front of a 23,500 crowd at Silverstone today.

The first race was marred with damp weather at the start, which meant a tough tyre choice for all the teams. Emmett led the race for the first couple of laps but then dropped back as he struggled with the track conditions, to end up in fifth place at the end of the 22 laps.

Race two saw the 34 year old Londoner finish in fourth place aboard the VK Vodka Kick and Cetelem (UK) supported Ducati 999 F04, after leading early on, but scored more important points in the 26 race series.

“I would have been satisfied with two rostrums today, but now I’ll have to be satisfied with a fourth and fifth instead. This circuit suits the four cylinder bikes but it is a difficult for the twin cylinder bikes, especially with it being a new bike as well. We’ve got some data from here and we can build on that and also the next round is at Brands Hatch which is a completely different circuit. There’s only one real corner here but I’ve got two finishes and we’re 17 points off the lead, but there is still a long way to go yet” said Emmett.

Team mate Michael Laverty scored an impressive third place in his first race aboard the Ducati 749 Supersport machine. The 22 year old from CountyAntrim enjoyed a race long battle to score 16 points and claim his third place in the Championship.

“I’m happy enough with the result but disappointed that I wasn’t closer to Karl Harris who won the race. But considering how things have gone this weekend I am pretty pleased with the result. We will get the bike set up better for Brands Hatch and start the challenge from there” said Laverty.

Penrith-based team boss Paul Bird was pleased with his team’s overall results.

“That’s a good start. We knew it was going to be tough and it definitely has been. The weather didn’t help in the first race, but overall that was two good starts. It’s a difficult circuit for the Ducati here at Silverstone but we’re happy enough. The Supersport result was perfect – top three was better than we could ask for” said Bird.

Superbike Race One Result
1, Michael Rutter (Honda) 36:18.615
2, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) -2.874
3. John Reynolds (Suzuki) -21.065
4, Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) -33.099
5, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) -45.732
6, Marty Nutt (Yamaha) -50.747
7, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) -51.751
8, Dean Thomas (Ducati) -51.808
9, Glen Richards (Kawasaki) -53.367
10, Craig Coxhell (Honda) -61.019

Superbike Race Two Result
1, John Reynolds (Suzuki) 32:10.864
2, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) -0.510
3, Michael Rutter (Honda) -1.340
4, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) -12.504
5, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) -17.619
6, Dean Thomas (Ducati) -22.764
7, Stuart Easton (Ducati) -36.684
8, Gary Mason (Yamaha) -43.615
9, Steve Plater (Yamaha) -57.525
10, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) -59.826

Supersport Race Result
1, Karl Harris (Honda) 30:24.585
2, Craig Jones (Triumph) -2.708
3, Michael Laverty (MonsterMob Ducati) -3.002
4, Pere Riba (Kawasaki) -5.571
5, Leon Camier (Honda) -10.240
6, Kieran Murphy (Honda) -11.248
7, Cal Crutchlow (Honda) -17.950
8, Jay Vincent (Honda) -26.889
9, Adrian Coates (Suzuki) -33.820s
10, Tom Sykes (Suzuki) -35.092

Superbike Championship Standings (after Round 1)
1, Michael Rutter (Honda) 41 pts
1, John Reynolds (Suzuki) 41 pts
3, Ryuichi Kiyonari (Honda) 40 pts
4, Sean Emmett (MonsterMob Ducati) 24 pts
5, Scott Smart (Kawasaki) 21 pts
6, Dean Thomas (Ducati) 19 pts
7, Stuart Easton (Ducati) 14 pts
8, Yukio Kagayama (Suzuki) 13 pts
9, Craig Coxhell (Honda) 12 pts
10, Tommy Hill (Yamaha) 11 pts

Supersport Championship Standings (after Round 1)
1, Karl Harris (Honda) 25 pts
2, Craig Jones (Triumph) 20 pts
3, Michael Laverty (MonsterMob Ducati) 16 pts
4, Pere Riba (Kawasaki) 13 pts
5, Leon Camier (Honda) 11 pts
6, Kieran Murphy (Honda) 10 pts
7, Cal Crutchlow (Honda) 9 pts
8, Jay Vincent (Honda) 8 pts
9, Adrian Coates (Suzuki) 7 pts
10, Tom Sykes (Suzuki) 6 pts

BSB 2004 Dates
Mar 28: Silverstone, Northamptonshire.
Apr 12: Brands Hatch Indy, Kent.
Apr 25: Snetterton, Norfolk.
May 3: Oulton Park, Cheshire.
May 23: Mondello Park, Ireland.
Jun 6: Thruxton, Hampshire.
Jun 20: Brands Hatch, Kent.
Jul 4: Knockhill, Fife, Scotland.
Jul 18: Mallory Park, Leicestershire.
Aug 15: Croft, North Yorkshire
Aug 30: Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire.
Sep 12: Oulton Park, Cheshire.
Sep 19: Donington Park, Leicestershire

More, from a press release issued by MSS Discovery Kawasaki Team:

British Supersport/Superstock Championships Round one Silverstone

Sunday March 28 2004

RIBA AND ZX-6RR SECURE SOLID FINISH FOR MSS DISCOVERY KAWASAKI AT SILVERSTONE

Hard-charging Pere Riba grabbed a fourth place finish in Sunday’s opening round of the British Supersport Championship at Silverstone, Northants as the MSS Discovery Kawasaki team launched its campaign in determined fashion.

Riba¹s ride, from seventh place on the grid, came in contrast to the fortunes of his team-mate Rob Frost, a second-lap faller after being hit by another rider. Frost escaped injury in the Woodcote corner crash.

Riba, after his British Championship debut, commented: “I’m really, really pleased with fourth place. We knew before the weekend that it would be tough but we are so close now to a perfect setting. The engine is very strong and the tyres are excellent. Once we find that base setting for the chassis and suspension I will be able to win races.”

Spaniard Riba added: “I worked so hard to keep fourth place but I was convinced I may be able to get onto the podium so there was no way I wanted to lose sight of the third place rider. But as soon as riding this machine becomes really enjoyable I will start to challenge for victories.”

Frost blasted through the field on the first lap and had moved from 18th place on the grid to 11th when he fell, after a tangle with another rider on lap two.

“I’m not even sure who it was who hit me,” said Frost. “I was peeling into Woodcote and minding my own business, next thing I knew I was down. I’m as frustrated about the lack of a result as I am about the crash. The team worked really hard overnight on my set-up and the machine felt brilliant.

“I knew the race would be tough from 18th on the grid but I got a great start and was into 13th place by the first corner. It’s disappointing but I know we have a good enough package in the ZX-6RR for me to be able to challenge for wins in the next few rounds.”

Steve Allan completed the day with a podium finish for the MSS Discovery team as the Scotsman took the ZX-10R to third place in its debut in the National Superstock Championship.

Allan grabbed the holeshot and led until lap 13 of the 18-lap affair breaking the lap record along the way before accepting a comfortable third place.

“I knew that I needed to finish the race and, beforehand, I was confident that I’d be in the top six just from the performance of the ZX-10R in pre-season testing,” explained Allan.

He continued: “I could only go at a pace I was comfortable with and after crashing yesterday in the final qualifying session the last thing I needed to do was give the team another load of work. Third place will do and we’ll build on that. To take a podium finish in the first race for the new machine is perfect.”

British Supersport Championship, round one result (20 laps 44.26 miles):
1 Karl Harris, Honda, 30:24.585
2 Craig Jones, Triumph, 30:27.293
3 Michael Laverty, Ducati, 30:27.587
4 Pere Riba, Kawasaki, 30:30.156
5 Leon Camier, Honda, 30:34.825
6 Kieran Murphy, Honda, 30:35.833
7 Cal Crutchlow, Honda, 30:42.535
8 Jay Vincent, Honda, 30:51.474
9 Adrian Coates, Suzuki, 30:58.405
10 Tom Sykes, Suzuki, 30:59.677

Championship points after one of 13 rounds: 1 Harris 25, 2 Jones 20, 3 Laverty 16, 4 Riba 13, 5 Camier 11, 6 Murphy 10, 7 Crutchlow 9, 8 Vincent 8, 9 Coates 7, 10 Sykes 6.

Next round: Brands Hatch April 12

National Superstock Championship, round one result (18 laps 39.83 miles):
1 Ben Wilson, Suzuki, 27:20.577
2 Andy Tinsley, Suzuki, 27:21.476
3 Steve Allan, Kawasaki, 27:21.737
4 Tristan Palmer, Suzuki, 27:24.830
5 Les Shand, Yamaha, 27:28.918
6 Jamie Morley, Suzuki, 27:33.095
7 Danny Beaumont, Yamaha, 27:33.213
8 Craig Fitzpatrick, Suzuki, 27:47.091
9 Kevin Reilly, Ducati, 27:52.829
10 Mark Heckles, Yamaha, 27:58.894

Championship points after one of 13 rounds: 1 Wilson 25, 2 Tinsley 20, 3 Allan 16, 4 Palmer 13, 5 Shand 11, 6 Morley 10, 7 Beaumont 9, 8 Fitzpatrick 8, 9 Reilly 7, 10 Heckles 6.

Next round: Brands Hatch April 12

More, from a press release issued by Hawk Kawasaki:

BSB Championship, Round 1
Silverstone
Race 1 & 2

Sunday March 28
Track length: 2.2130 miles
Track temperature: 12 C
Air temperature: 7 C

SMART TAKES SUPERB FIFTH IN ZX-10R’s FIRST BSB ROUND

Hawk Kawasaki rider Scott Smart took a superb fifth place in the second BSB race at the opening round at Silverstone today. The number 88 rider’s excellent showing backed up his hard-fought seventh place in the first race, secured on a drying track when he pipped Ducati-mounted Dean Thomas to the line by just one tenth of a second.

“It was a pretty good result because I made an error on the last lap and I was quite a way back on Dean,” said Scott of his first race finish. “I knew I was much quicker through the last two corners so I had a go and passed him cleanly, although it was probably a bit of a surprise to him. I had a massive moment near the beginning when Glen and Dean got past me. I could see Kagayama and Reynolds and thought, ‘right I’m going to have them’ but I went though the second chicane and my feet were off the pegs and I ran onto the grass. I managed to drag it back onto the track and got a good result in the end though. We ran wets because it was declared a wet race and they were destroyed at the end. I was trying higher gears in the hope it’d hook up better but all it did was spin more. It didn’t matter though in the end because both Glen and Dean were in the same boat.”

Smart’s fifth in the second race upped his weekend’s points haul to 21, and fifth place in the points table. “It’s a lot harder in the dry than it is in the wet and the bike is very aggressive near the limit,” he said. “You’ve just got to be really gentle with it all the time. I’m pleased because I’ve come away with two good results, but also gutted because if I’d found a tenth of a second a lap I could have beaten Emmett in the second race. I was hanging on, hanging on, missed a couple of gears and then thought, ‘must bring it home’, plus I so nearly hit Glen when he crashed. We’ve now got a good base point and we just want to start finishing a few places further up.”

Smart’s team mate, Glen Richards, had a more challenging first outing on the ZX-10R, finishing ninth in the first race, due to badly worn wet tyres, and crashing out of a potential fifth in the second race. “The rear wet that we had was fairly soft so after half a dozen laps it wasn’t real good, but most people’s tyres were no good by then,” explained the Aussie of the first race. “Because of that we didn’t have any grip at the back. The bike wasn’t too bad but I if I’d tried to go any faster I think I would have crashed and after the day that I had yesterday I was determined to make it to the finish.” Sadly he fell in the second race, although fortunately was uninjured from the spill.

Smart’s strong finishes aboard the ZX-10R delighted Hawk Team Principal Stuart Hicken, especially as there is so much more to come from the new machine. “We were running very close to the leading pack using an almost stock motor – we’ve still got an ignition key on the bike,” he said. “Glen could have done without that tumble, but Scott’s adapted to the bike quickly which is good. I’m very pleased with how close we are to the leaders. To see that halfway through the race we’re still on the start/finish straight with the leading pack is real important because we have a tremendous amount to come at the moment. We’re looking forward to getting the Motec ignition on and doing more work on the bikes.”

The next BSB round is at Brands Hatch from April 10-12.

BSB Race 1
1) Michael Rutter, Honda. 2) Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda. 3) John Reynolds, Suzuki. 4) Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki. 5) Sean Emmett, Ducati. 6) Marty Nutt, Yamaha (P). 7) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki. 8) Dean Thomas, Ducati. 9) Glen Richards, Hawk Kawasaki. 10) Craig Coxhell, Honda. 11) Stuart Easton, Ducati. 12) James Ellison, Yamaha (P). 13) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki (P). 14) Tommy Hill, Yamaha. 15) Sam Corke, Suzuki (P)

Fastest lap: Michael Rutter, Honda: 1:37.543

BSB Race 2
1) John Reynolds, Suzuki. 2) Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda. 3) Michael Rutter, Honda. 4) Sean Emmett, Ducati. 5) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki. 6) Dean Thomas, Ducati. 7) Stuart Easton, Ducati. 8) Gary Mason, Yamaha. 9) Steve Plater, Yamaha. 10) Tommy Hill, Yamaha. 11) Jon Kirkham, Suzuki (P). 12) Craig Coxhell, Honda. 13) Dennis Hobbs, Suzuki (P). 14) Dean Ellison, Ducati. 15) James Ellison, Yamaha (P)

Fastest lap: Michael Rutter, Honda: 1:26.890

BSB Championship after 1 round
1) Michael Rutter, 41. 1=) John Reynolds, 41. 3) Ryuichi Kiyonari, 40. 4) Sean Emmett, 24. 5) Scott Smart, Hawk Kawasaki, 21. 6) Dean Thomas, 19. 7) Stuart Easton, 14. 8) Yukio Kagayama, 13. 9) Craig Coxhell, 12. 10) Tommy Hill, 11. 11) Gary Mason, 9. 12) Glen Richards, Hawk Kawasaki, 8. 13) Steve Plater, 7. 14) Kieran Clarke, 4. 15) Dean Ellison, 4

Manufacturers Championship after 1 round
1) Honda, 45. 2) Suzuki, 41. 3) Ducati, 24. 4) Kawasaki, 21. 5) Yamaha, 14