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Acree Takes Formula USA Sportbike, Superbike Pole Positions At VIR, Estok On Thunderbike Pole

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Formula USA Qualifying Results:

Sportbike:

1. Lee Acree, Yamaha, 1:30.079*
2. Jeff Wood, Honda, 1:30.571
3. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:30.929
4. Michael Himmelsbach, Suzuki, 1:31.222
5. David Rose, Yamaha, 1:31.407
6. Andrew Nelson, Honda, 1:31.564
7. Eric Wood, Buell, 1:31.576
8. Matt Wait, Yamaha, 1:31.707
9. Chris Rankin of Maryland, Suzuki, 1:31.781
10. Nate Wait, Kawasaki, 1:31.909
11. Scott Harwell, Suzuki, 1:31.917
12. Mike Hale, Yamaha, 1:32.076
13. Brett Champagne, Honda, 1:32.437
14. Nicky Cummings, Honda, 1:32.604
15. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, 1:32.918
16. Shaun Fields, Yamaha, 1:33.260
17. Jason Smith, Kawasaki, 1:33.504
18. Trey Vonce, Suzuki, 1:34.873
19. John Lemak, Suzuki, 1:36.268
20. Adrian Jones, Yamaha, 1:36.272

*New lap record

Des Conboy, Suzuki, 1:34.629, DQ, went behind pit wall

Superbike:

1. Lee Acree, Yamaha, 1:30.078
2. Scott Harwell, Suzuki, 1:30.436
3. Andrew Nelson, Honda, 1:31.154
4. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:31.161
5. Mike Hale, Yamaha, 1:31.524
6. Jeff Wood, Honda, 1:31.763
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Suzuki, 1:31.823
8. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, 1:31.840
9. Matt Wait, Yamaha, 1:32.004
10. Dave Ebben, Suzuki, 1:32.483
11. Tripp Nobles, Buell, 1:32.591
12. Brett Champagne, Honda, 1:32.675
13. Chris Rankin, Suzuki, 1:32.937
14. Shaun Fields, Yamaha, 1:33.979
15. Des Conboy, Suzuki, 1:35.098
16. Ryan Andrews, Yamaha, 1:35.367
17. John Lemak, Suzuki, 1:36.623
18. Marcus Winfree, Suzuki, 1:37.877
19. Jason Smith, Kawasaki, 1:40.016
20. Adam Vella, Suzuki, 1:41.979

Thunderbike:

1. Dave Estok, Buell XB9R, 1:33.699*
2. Tripp Nobles, Buell X1, 1:33.699
3. Bryan Bemisderfer, Buell X1, 1:35.915
4. Dan Bilansky, Buell XB9R, 1:36.485
5. Dan Danilowilz, Suzuki SV650, 1:36.679
6. Dave Yaakov, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.007
7. Steve Keener, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.288
8. Jeff Johnson, Buell X1, 1:37.514
9. Derek Keyes, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.699
10. R. Silika, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.907
11. Joseph Rozynski, Buell X1, 1:38.182
12. Randy Rega, Suzuki SV650, 1:38.258
13. Jason Rice, Suzuki SV650, 1:38.401
14. Arthur Wagner, Honda CBR600F2, 1:38.684
15. Nate Kern, BMW R1100S, 1:39.005
16. Darren James, Buell X1, 1:39.291
17. David White, Suzuki SV650, 1:40.107
18. Walt Sipp, Buell X1, 1:40.362
19. Sam Rozynski, Buell X1, 1:40.982
20. Jeff Harding, Buell X1, 1:43.119

*Awarded pole position based on second-fastest lap time.

Expert Unlimited Grand Prix:

1. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.577
2. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR954RR, 1:31.290
3. Joseph Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.644
4. Chris Greer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.799
5. Tim Bemisderfer, Honda CBR954RR, 1:33.931
6. Chris Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.354
7. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.527
8. Trevor Prater, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:34.787
9. Thomas Eckfeldt, Ducati 996, 1:34.936
10. Russell Masecar, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:35.045

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix:

1. Ryan Andrews, Aprilia, 1:35.021
2. Brian Kcraget, Honda, 1:35.733
3. Scott Moxey, Honda, 1:37.031
4. Dale Greenwood, Honda, 1:38.551
5. J. Laras, 1:40.361
6. David Deggendorf, Honda, 1:40.783
7. Reet Das, Honda, 1:42.218
8. Mark Johnson, Honda, 1:43.635
9. Joseph Melchionda, 1:44.405
10. Samantha Cotter, Honda, 1:46.161

Updated Post: Zongshen Wins Albacete 12-Hour

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From a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service:

SUZUKI ONE-TWO AT ALBACETE 12 HOUR

Suzuki GSX-R1000s finished in first and second place at the Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas round of the FIM World Endurance Championship, with nine GSX-Rs scoring championship points.

The race was won by the Zongshen Team No.1 bike of Warwick Nowland, Stephane Mertens and Igor Jerman, with their team-mates on the Zongshen No.2 bike in second place. Suzuki GB Phase One finished in sixth place after racing their 2003 model GSX-R1000K3 for the first time at the Albacete race.

Suzuki GB Phase One team manager Russell Benney was very happy with the result: “The debut of the GSX-R1000K3 was fantastic – it was every thing we wanted it to be. We were amazed that the development of last year’s bike could be superseded, but this bike just does everything and more. The handling was very easy to set up and the engine was 100% bullet proof all weekend. We had a couple of small errors by our riders which set us back but in the end we came through to sixth place and picked up some valuable points to carry through to the next round at the A1 Ring in three weeks time.”

The race was a 12 hour event run non-stop through the night at the demanding Spanish circuit. Temperatures soared during qualifying giving some teams tyre and handling problems, but the night race was declared a success by competitors and spectators alike. An “Endurance Fiesta” was laid on for the public, and many British endurance fans made the event part of their Spanish holiday. The next round of the Championship is a six hour race at the A1-Ring in Austria on the 20th of July.


More, froma press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Albacete 24 Horas Nocturnas

Zongshen First and Second, Spanish Yamaha Folch Third

The Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas has been won by Suzuki Zongshen No.1 (Nowland, Mertens, Jerman), with Suzuki Zongshen No.2 (Bonhuil, Bontempi, Lerat) second and Yamaha Folch Endurance (Fernandez, Tomas, Rodriguez) third.

Zongshen No.1 were a clear lap ahead of their team mates at the end of the race. Folch Endurance continuously pressed Zongshen 2 throughout the final hour, but were unable to close the gap between second and third to less than twenty nine seconds. Together with Suzuki Police Nationale and Suzuki GB Phase One the two Zongshen bikes and Folch Endurance had set the pace for the whole race.

Suzuki GB Phase One faltered after only half an hour when a simple crash cost them four laps and left them in last place. After battling back to the top ten, a brake problem and then a collision with another bike dropped them down the standings again.

Police Nationale were competing for the lead of the race until just after three o’clock in the morning, at half race distance. Their engine suffered a terminal failure and they were forced to retire from a race which they had felt they had a good chance of winning.

Fourth place went to Yamaha GMT94 and fifth to Yamaha Endurance Moto 38. The two YZF-R1 teams ran an incident free race but will be disappointed to have missed out on a podium position. Suzuki GB Phase One worked their way back to sixth place in the final hour of the race, but this result will see them slip further behind Zongshen 1 in the championship standings.

Seventh place in the race went to Yamaha Austria, who were running a more standard but more reliable engine than in previous rounds. The pressure will be on them to produce a result at the next round, their home event. In eighth place was the number eight Kawasaki of Bolliger Team, and rounding out the top ten were the two junior teams. Phase One Juniors finished a lap ahead of the Trackdaze 11 Juniors despite pressure during the closing hours.

Only four teams did not complete the race, despite its very competitive nature and the demands of the Albacete circuit. This was the first time that Zongshen have scored a first and second position in the same race.

Press Conference Quotes:

Zongshen No.1 – Warwick Nowland: “We had break problems in warm-up and at the start of the race. We’d fitted a new system for the race; a gamble that didn’t quite come off but it ended up working quite well. It felt different to the system used in qualifying so I had no confidence.”

Zongshen No.1 – Stephane Mertens: “This is a very demanding track – very technical. The most difficult thing for me was keeping 100% concentration; this was very important.”

Zongshen No.1 – Igor Jerman: “The only problem I had was with the suspension, but the bike got better and better with time. At the end it was quite good – maybe we should do some longer races with this set-up…”

Zongshen No.2 – Piergiorgio Bontempi: “I’m happy with second place because we had some problems during the race; with brake pads and a couple of stop and go penalties for speeding in pit lane. The biggest problem was the temperature.”

Zongshen No.2 – Bruno Bonhuil: “The circuit was very tiring, but the illumination was good. This first and second place is a great result for the team after five years of trying.”

Folch Endurance – Javier Rodriguez: “It was difficult to compete with the World Endurance teams; our refuelling was not so fast, for example.”

Folch Endurance – Oriol Fernandez: “It was very difficult to stay with the championship teams in the first hour; we made the wrong tyre choice and they went off after thirty minutes.”

Folch Endurance – David Tomas: “My mission was to always try and do the same lap times as my team mates – to keep us competitive.”

2003, July 29
Race Result – Top Ten

1st: Suzuki Zongshen 1 (Nowland – Mertens – Jerman) CHN

2nd: Suzuki Zongshen No.2 (Bonhuil – Bontempi – Lerat) CHN – 1 lap

3rd: Yamaha Folch Endurance (Fernandez – Tomas – Rodriguez) SPA – 30 seconds

4th: Yamaha GMT94 (Scarnato – Holon – Foti) FRA – 4 laps

5th: Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 (Brian – Morrillon – Cuzin) FRA – 6 laps

6th: Suzuki GB Phase One (Lindstrom – Ellison D – Ellison J.) GBR – 12 laps

7th: Yamaha Austria (Truchsess – Wilding – Saiger) AUT – 13 laps

8th: Kawasaki Bolliger Team (Kellenberger – Stamm – Nystrom) SUI – 15 laps

9th: Suzuki Phase One Junior (Fincher – Jessop – Notman) GBR – 20 laps

10th: Suzuki Trackdaze 11 (Falcke – Hutchins – Pilborough) GBR – 21 laps

Championship Standings – Top Ten

1. Zongshen 1, CHN, Suz GSX-R1000, 91 points

2. Suzuki GB – Phase One, GBR, Suz GSX-R1000, 66 points

3. Zongshen 2, CHN, Suz GSX-R1000, 45 points

4. Yamaha GMT94, FRA, Yam YZF-R1, 43 points

5. 22 Police Nationale, FRA, Suz GSX-R1000, 33 points

6. Bolliger Team, SUI, Kaw ZX-9R, 28 points

7. Trackdaze 11, GBR, Suz GSX-R1000, 26 points

8. Yamaha Austria Racing Team, AUT, Yam YZF-R1, 25 points

9. Yamaha Endurance Moto 38, FRA, Yam YZF-R1, 24 points

10. Phase One Junior, GBR, Suz GSX-R1000, 20 points

Duhamel Wins Supersport Race At BIR

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AMA 600cc Supersport Results
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minnesota
13 laps

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -0.182 second
3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -3.882
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -6.450
5. Rob Jensen, Yamaha, -6.627
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -7.151
7. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, -17.021
8. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -18.828
9. Alex Gobert, Honda, -18.954
10. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, -19.685
11. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, -19.734
12. Marty Craggill, Honda, -21.394
13. Larry Pegram, Honda, -34.059
14. Jason Curtis, Honda, -34.501
15. Chris Rankin, Honda, -41.633
16. Gary Carter, Yamaha, -49.297
17. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, -60.453
18. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, -74.176
19. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, -74.390
20. Bradley Frey, Yamaha, -88.852
21. Tim Mitchell, Yamaha, -90.358
22. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, -90.579
23. James Kerker, Honda, -106.867
24. Peter Bohlig, Suzuki, -1 lap
25. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, -1 lap
26. Christopher Flores, Suzuki, -1 lap
27. Steven Skoog, Kawasaki, -1 lap
28. Gordy Halsey, Yamaha, -1 lap
29. Darby Brauning, Yamaha, -1 lap
30. Jake Zemke, Honda, -2 laps
31. Jessica Zalusky, Yamaha, -4 laps
32. Chris Peris, Honda, -11 laps
33. Hector Romero, Yamaha, DNF
34. David Guy, Suzuki, DNF
35. Mike Petersen, Yamaha, DNF
36. Jason Hobbs, Yamaha, DNF


Series Point Standings
After 7 of 11 Races
1. Jamie Hacking, 214 points
2. Damon Buckmaster, 199
3. Tommy Hayden, 160
4. Alex Gobert, 157
5. Jason DiSalvo, 155
6. Ben Spies, 146
7. Aaron Gobert, 142
8. Tony Meiring, 142
9. Roger Lee Hayden, 139
10. Jake Zemke, 129
11. Doug Chandler, 110
12. Jason Curtis, 109
13. Miguel Duhamel, 105
14. Jamie Stauffer, 103
15. Ty Howard, 65


After the race, AMA tech officials ordered teardowns of the top three machines plus Jensen’s Yamaha and Tommy Hayden’s Kawasaki.


Yates Wins Superbike At BIR; Shredding Tires Send Mladin And Ben Bostrom Into Pits

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Aaron Yates won the AMA Superbike race at Brainerd International Raceway by 2.714 seconds, his lead shrinking from more than 6 seconds after he slowed the pace.

Yates had good reason to ease the pace, since Mat Mladin and Ben Bostrom both pitted for new rear Dunlop tires during the race, their tires visibly losing large sections of tread rubber but continuing to hold air.

Mladin’s rear tire came apart on lap 12 of 21 while he raced Yates for the lead. Bostrom’s came apart a few laps later, while he ran in fourth.

Yates slowed his pace to 1:38s while Kurtis Roberts and Miguel Duhamel closed in, continuing to run 1:37s.

Duhamel passed Roberts on the last lap to finish second.

On the podium, Yates reported that his rear wheel started to vibrate during the race; he attributed it to a lost wheel weight, but he may have just been being diplomatic, since vibration is typically the first sign that a tire is starting to come apart.

Mladin, Bostrom and Yates ran a Dunlop 902 rear tire.

Jordan Szoke also had a tire problem, with a Dunlop 732 rear tire, but stayed on the track and finished with the center section of the tread chunked out.

Results
AMA Superbike
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minnesota
June 29
21 laps

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -2.714 seconds
3. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -2.840
4. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, -8.661
5. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, -21.247
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -32.958
7. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -49.270
8. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, -54.419
9. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, -54.700
10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -64.375
11. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, -74.470
12. Ben Bostrom, Honda, -88.892
13. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, -1 lap
14. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -1 lap
15. Rob Christman, Suzuki, -1 lap
16. Wes Good, Suzuki, – 1 lap
17. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap
18. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, -1 lap
19. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap
20. Chris Voelker, Ducati, -1 lap
21. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -1 lap
22. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, -1 lap
23. Monte Nichols, Suzuki, -1 lap
24. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, -1 lap
25. Kevin Lehman, Yamaha, -1 lap
26. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki, -1 lap
27. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, -1 lap
28. David Duprey, Suzuki, -1 lap
29. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki, -1 lap
30. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, -1 lap
31. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, -1 lap
32. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, -2 laps
33. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki, -3 laps
34. John Dugan, Suzuki, -10 laps


AMA Superbike Point Standings
After 11 of 18 races
1. Eric Bostrom, 321
2. Mat Mladin, 318
3. Aaron Yates, 313
4. Kurtis Roberts, 301
5. Ben Bostrom, 293
6. Miguel Duhamel, 278
7. Shawn Higbee, 229
8. Jason Pridmore, 225
9. Larry Pegram, 211
10. Vincent Haskovec, 180
11. Jordan Szoke, 162
12. Michael Barnes, 161
13. Geoff May, 133
14. Anthony Gobert, 131
15. Scott Jensen, 124


More, from a press release issued by Mat Mladin’s publicist:

TYRE WOES CONTINUE TO HAMPER MLADIN

Brainerd, Minnesota, USA (Sunday, 29 June) – On numerous occasions this year Mat Mladin has proven to be the fastest rider in the AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship, but his ability to convert that speed into consistent championship point scoring positions continues to be hampered by untimely tyre problems.

This weekend’s eleventh round of the championship held at the fast Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, proved to be another one of those instances, where after leading the opening half of the race, he was forced to pit for a new rear tyre, before fighting his way back into seventh place at race end.

Having led ten of the opening twelve laps, Mladin’s rear Dunlop tyre began to deteriorate rapidly and a lap later was forced to enter the pits to have it replaced. He rejoined the race in twelfth place before putting on yet another determined ride back up through the field to take seventh, but more importantly, he kept himself within striking distance of championship points leader Eric Bostrom (Team Kawasaki) who after finishing fourth today, holds a three point lead over the Australian.

“What can I honestly say about it,” said Mladin. “I felt that the tyres would not be a problem this weekend because Dunlop have been busy trying to remedy the situation and had brought a new batch of tyres to the round for us to use. But that’s how it goes. I’m obviously not happy. We tried really hard to get the bike suited to the track and felt that we had come up with a pretty good package. Early in the race I felt comfortable while dicing with Aaron (Yates) and was starting to sneak a break on him, but then the tyre went and that was that. It’s been so frustrating this year knowing that you have been in a strong position on the track and then losing a whole bunch of points because I’ve had to pit for a tyre.”

The race win in today’s race went to Mladin teammate Yates, who took victory by 2.714 seconds from American Honda’s Miguel DuHamel, who got the better of Erion Honda’s Kurtis Roberts on the final lap.

Mladin, the three-times AMA Superbike champion, had been the fastest rider leading into the race, topping the time sheets in each of the practice and qualifying sessions where he earned his 29th career AMA pole position. The point he scored for grabbing pole elevated him to a tie for the championship lead with Bostrom leading into today’s race.

With seven races remaining in this years championship, Bostrom leads with 321 points, three clear of Mladin, with Yates moving to third with a total of 313.

The AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship heads to California for the combined AMA / World Superbike Championship round at Laguna Seca Raceway on July 12 – 13, with the AMA competitors taking part in their twelfth round of the championship on Saturday, before the pair of international races takes place on Sunday.


DiSalvo Turns 10-second Lap At Brainerd

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According to AMA Pro Racing Timing & Scoring monitors, Jason DiSalvo has just turned a lap at 10.244 seconds in the opening Superstock practice at Brainerd.

Steve Atlas is second on the monitors at 11.237, followed by Jamie Stauffer at 11.422, Matt Furtek at 11.661, and Tony Meiring at 11.833.

The existing lap record in Superstock is 1:39.697.

At post time, 7 minutes remained in the 17-minute practice session.


This just in, from a reader, via e-mail:

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

I knew those Superstock bikes were getting fast but to see them knock close to a-minute-and-a-half off the record lap time is very impressive. Is the AMA now going to make it a 100-lap race so we get at least 10 minutes of entertainment?

Keep up the good reports,

Mike Hughes
Rockford, Illinois



Zongshen Suzuki On Pole For World Endurance 12-hour At Albacete

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From a press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas

Final Qualifying and Grid Positions

As expected, qualifying times were faster this morning than yesterday, with the track and air temperatures lower and perhaps closer to the conditions we can expect in the race.

Oriol Fernandez on the Folch Endurance Yamaha set the pace at the start of the first session, going straight into the 1:33s. Gwen Giabbani on the Police Nationale Suzuki followed suit, leaving Suzuki Zongshen No.1’s Warwick Nowland with a best time of 1:35.9. On the final lap of his session Nowland dropped his time to 1:34.225, but he was definitely not happy: “We’re still having brake problems. Just as I’m starting to turn in it feels as though the brakes are going away. I don’t know what’s going on.”

Police Nationale’s Gwen Giabanni was much more confidant: “The track and the tyres are working much better this morning. For the race, I think we will start with times around 1:34, and then maybe ease off into the 1:35s.”

Yamaha Endurance Moto 38’s Davide Morrillon led the second group’s session, until Piergiorgio Bontempi for Zongshen 2 and then David Tomas for Folch Endurance lowered their times into the 1:34s. Zongshen 1’s Stephane Mertens could not match Bontempi’s times, despite following him for a final flying lap on qualifying tyres. Bontempi set pole positon with a time of 1:33.067, to the applause of his team.

Piergiorgio Bontempi: “The bike is very good, but it’s not perfect. We were working on a compromise all of yesterday. Now maybe we can win.”

The final group’s session saw Ullastres for Police Nationale beat his team mate Giabbani’s time and move ahead of Folch Endurance, but he was not able to improve on Bontempi’s pace.

There was a real contrast between the approaches of Suzuki GB Phase One and Zongshen Team. Phase One are second in the championship – ten points behind their main rivals Zongshen No.1 – but were happy to settle for fifth on the grid based on their performance yesterday. In the next pit to Zongshen, they were treating this morning very differently.

While Zongshen were chasing every tenth of a second, Phase One spent their time meticulously stripping and preparing their Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Team manager Russell Benney explained: “This is the first proper endurance race of the season, so preparation is everything. We’re taking a normal endurance racing approach; a day spent preparing the bikes will be much more important than pole position. I also don’t want to risk the riders; we saw a lot of crashes yesterday – including our own Dean Ellison – and it’s just not worth it.”

Zongshen’s team manager Michel Marqueton takes a different view: “For us, pole position is very important; for the team as well as the riders. It’s big news in China so there is a lot of prestige. I always get very nervous in qualifying. Bontempi is an ex-World Superbike riders and always wants pole whatever it takes.”

With a Spanish rider in second place and Folch Endurance in third everything is set for a classic showdown when the race starts tonight.

2003, June 28
Top Ten Provisional Grip Positions

1st: Zongshen No.2 (Bonhuil – Bontempi – Lerat) CHN – 1:33.067

2nd: Suzuki Police Nationale 22 (Giabbani – Blora – Ullastres) FRA – 1:33.690

3rd: Yamaha Folch Endurance (Fernandez – Tomas – Rodriguez) ESP – 1:33.717

4th: Suzuki Zongshen 1 (Nowland – Mertens – Jerman) CHN – 1:33.825

5th: Suzuki GB Phase One (Lindstrom – Ellison D – Ellison J.) GBR – 1:35.215

6th: Yamaha GMT94 (Scarnato – Holon – Foti) FRA – 1:35.278

7th: Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 (Brian – Morrillon – Cuzin) FRA -1:35.401

8th: Yamaha Austria (Truchsess – Wilding – Saiger) AUT – 1:35.966

9th: Suzuki Phase One Junior (Fincher – Notman – Jessop) GBR – 1:36.852

10th Suzuki KFM Herber (Herber – Bursa – Persson) GER – 1:37.038

Poggiali Tops Saturday Morning 250cc Practice In Holland

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Saturday Morning 250cc Practice Times:

1. Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia, 2:04.458
2. Anthony West, Aprilia, 2:04.841
3. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 2:05.281
4. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 2:05.492
5. Sebastian Porto, Honda, 2:05.841
6. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 2:06.078
7. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 2:06.163
8. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 2:06.180
9. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, 2:06.918
10. Eric Bataille, Honda, 2:07.048
11. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 2:07.185
12. Hector Faubel, Aprilia, 2:07.272
13. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, 2:07.312
14. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, 2:07.388
15. Joan Olive, Aprilia, 2:07.453

Saturday Morning Practice Times From Brainerd

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600cc Supersport
1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:40.191
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:40.472
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:40.795
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:41.395
5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:41.459
6. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:41.577
7. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:41.671
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:41.997
9. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:42.175
10. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:42.478
11. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:42.578
12. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:42.757
13. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:42.789
14. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:43.160
15. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:43.230
16. Chris Rankin, Honda, 1:44.682
17. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:46.038
18. Jason Hobbs, Yamaha, 1:46.715
19. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, 1:47.645
20. Bradley Frey, Yamaha, 1:49.460
21. Hector Romero, 1:50.087
22. David Guy, Suzuki, 1:50.394
23. Tim Mitchell, Yamaha, 1:50.956
24. Peter Bohlig, Suzuki, 1:51.584
25. James Kerker, Honda, 1:51.750
26. Christopher Flores, Suzuki, 1:51.766
27. Gordy Halsey, Yamaha, 1:51.920
28. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:52.083
29. Mike Petersen, Yamaha, 1:52.757
30. Jessica Zalusky, Yamaha, 1:53.107
31. Darby Brauning, Yamaha, 1:53.738
32. Steven Skoog, Kawasaki, 1:53.773
33. Gary Carter, Yamaha, 1:55.080


Formula Xtreme
1. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:37.332
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:37.411
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:37.520
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:37.588
5. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:38.131
6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:38.201
7. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:38.392
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:38.587
9. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:38.862
10. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:39.208
11. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:42.847
12. Mark Vandal, Yamaha, 1:43.253
13. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki, 1:44.573
14. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:45.075
15. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, 1:46.678
16. Jason Peters, Suzuki, 1:46.814
17. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:47.324
18. Bradley Frey, Honda, 1:48.434
19. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, 1:48.847
20. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, 1:48.846
21. Matt Malterer, Suzuki, 1:50.728
22. Alex Freeman, Yamaha, 1:55.093
23. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:56.385


750cc Superstock
1. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:39.753
2. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:40.316
3. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, 1:40.384
4. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:40.444
5. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:40.570
6. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, 1:40.574
7. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, 1:40.796
8. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:40.951
9. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:41.069
10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:41.447
11. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:41.592
12. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:42.026
13. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:42.180
14. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:42.278
15. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:42.398
16. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:42.786
17. Matt Furtek, Suzuki, 1:42.893
18. Steve Atlas, Suzuki, 1:43.202
19. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:43.204
20. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:43.425
21. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:43.488
22. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:43.605
23. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:43.631
24. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, 1:43.901
25. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki, 1:44.227
26. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:44.262
27. Chris Rankin, Honda, 1:44.671
28. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:44.719
29. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, 1:45.511
30. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, 1:45.773
31. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:46.677
32. Jason Peters, Suzuki, 1:46.870
33. Matt Malterer, Suzuki, 1:46.985
34. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:48.135
35. Jessica Zalusky, Suzuki, 1:48.809
36. Michael Kosta, Suzuki, 1:51.732



250cc Grand Prix
1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:41.262
2. Chuck Sorensen, Aprilia, 1:42.224
3. Simon Turner, Honda, 1:42.668
4. Colin Jensen, Aprilia, 1:45.298
5. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:46.228
6. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, 1:46.980
7. Greg Esser, Honda, 1:48.355
8. Chris Pyles, Honda, 1:48.499
9. John France, Honda, 1:49.613
10. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:49.679
11. Ed Marchini, Yamaha, 1:50.134
12. Sandy Noce, Yamaha, 1:50.385
13. Steve Scott, Yamaha, 1:51.092
14. Geln Christianson, Yamaha, 1:51.198
15. Mark Stiles, Yamaha, 1:51.274
16. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:51.864
17. Sean McNew, Honda, 1:52.626
18. Stephen Bowline, Honda, 1:53.484
19. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:53.694
20. Shawn Murray, Honda, 1:53.903
21. Sohn Wehseler, Yamaha, 1:54.014


Superbike
1. Mat Maldin, Suzuki, 1:35.374
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:36.779
3. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:37.166
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:37.197
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:37.507
6. Ben Bostrom, Honda, 1:37.627
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:38.093
8. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, 1:38.589
9. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, 1:39.180
10. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:39.751
11. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:39.860
12. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, 1:39.910
13. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:40.049
14. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, 1:40.265
15. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, 1:40.390
16. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:41.272
17. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:41.449
18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:41.652
19. Matt Furtek, Suzuki, 1:41.669
20. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, 1:42.154
21. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, 1:42.660
22. Rob Christman, Suzuki, 1:43.087
23. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, 1:43.097
24. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:43.143
25. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:43.357
26. Wes Good, Suzuki, 1:43.379
27. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:43.419
28. Chris Voelker, Ducati, 1:43.584
29. David Duprey, Suzuki, 1:43.677
30. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:44.832
31. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki, 1:44.860
32. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, 1:44.888
33. Kevin Lehman, Yamaha, 1:45.380
34. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, 1:45.410
35. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:45.771
36. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki, 1:45.965
37. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, 1:46.232
38. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki, 1:47.791
39. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:48.895
40. Michael Kosta, Suzuki, 1:50.317
41. Monte Nichols, Suzuki, 1:55.711





Note: Annandale Honda’s Craig Connell crashed during Formula Xtreme qualifying on Friday and broke his left upper arm.



Wood Brothers Win CCS Races Saturday At VIR

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Brothers Jeff and Eric Wood won three CCS races between them Saturday at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virgina.

Jeff Wood started the day by running away with the Middleweight Supersport seven-lap sprint on his Bettencourts/Argo Cycles Honda CBR600RR. The 28-year-old second-generation racer won by seven seconds over Yamaha-mounted David Rose and Wood’s teammate Scott Greenwood.

Still searching for the optimum suspension set-up for the Formula USA races Sunday, Jeff Wood came back to take another dominant victory in Middleweight Superbike with a best lap time of 1:31.04.

Riding his Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell XB9R Superbike, Eric Wood finished second to brother Jeff in Middleweight Superbike with Shenandoah Honda’s Tim Bemisderfer third, Hooters Suzuki’s Michael Himmelsbach fourth and 16-year-old Nicky Cummings fifth.

Taking the win in Heavyweight Supersport was a tougher chore for Eric Wood, who battled with Maryland’s Chris Rankin closely for all seven laps. Both Rankin and Wood rode Dunlop-equipped Suzuki GSX-R750s.

MRP Motorsports’ Rankin passed Wood for the lead with top speed at the end of the front straight to start the last lap, but Wood quickly passed Rankin back through the middle of turn one. Wood was able to keep his Barden Bearings/Woodcraft-sponsored machine in front of Rankin for the remainder of the last lap and took the win by one bikelength. Rankin finished second despite his machine overheating and overflowing the radiator into the belly pan during the race. Greenwood finished third on another Suzuki 750.

Bemisderfer won the Unlimited Supersport race handily on his Honda CBR954RR over Dave Ebben and Russell Masecar, both on Suzuki GSX-R1000s.

Nelson earned the Unlimited Grand Prix win on his Z Tech cycle-sponsored Honda CBR600RR.

Zemke Wins Formula Xtreme Race At Brainerd

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Formula Xtreme Results
13 laps, 60 kilometers
Race Time, 21 minutes, 8.940 seconds
Race Average Speed, 110.6 mph


1. Jake Zemke, Honda, Dunlop, CBR954RR
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, Dunlop, -1.095 seconds
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, Dunlop, -1.398
4. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -2.399
5. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -2.675
6. Marty Craggill, Honda CBR954RR, Dunlop, -8.985
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -10.909
8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Michelin, -12.362
9. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -18.094
10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Pirelli, -43.307
11. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, Dunlop, -43.333
12. Jason Curtis, Honda CBR954RR, Michelin, -49.493
13. Mark Vandal, Yamaha YZF-R1, -80.803
14. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki GSX-R750, -93.395
15. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki GSX-R750, Dunlop, -92.767
16. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -98.205
17. Jason Knupp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -100.923
18. Paul Heinen, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap
19. David Bell, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
20. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
21. James Kerker, Honda CBR929RR, -1 lap
22. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
23. Bradley Frey, Honda, -1 lap
24. David Guy, Suzuki GSx-R1000, -1 lap
25. Matt Malterer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
26. Alex Freeman, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap


Provisional Formula Xtreme Point Standings
1. Damon Buckmaster, 182 points
2. Ben Spies, 174
3. Josh Hayes, 163
4. Jake Zemke, 161
5. Adam Fergusson, 153
6. Marty Craggill, 144
7. Steve Rapp, 132
8. Jamie Hacking, 129
9. Jason Pridmore, 114
10. Jimmy Moore, 111
11. Roger Lee Hayden, 108
12. Jason Curtis, 75
13. Chris Ulrich, 73
14. Aaron Gobert, 70
15. Ty Howard, 61
16. Craig Connell, 55
17. Doug Chandler, 52
18. Vincent Haskovec, 41
19. David Guy, 41
20. Geoff May, 39


Acree Takes Formula USA Sportbike, Superbike Pole Positions At VIR, Estok On Thunderbike Pole

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Formula USA Qualifying Results:

Sportbike:

1. Lee Acree, Yamaha, 1:30.079*
2. Jeff Wood, Honda, 1:30.571
3. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:30.929
4. Michael Himmelsbach, Suzuki, 1:31.222
5. David Rose, Yamaha, 1:31.407
6. Andrew Nelson, Honda, 1:31.564
7. Eric Wood, Buell, 1:31.576
8. Matt Wait, Yamaha, 1:31.707
9. Chris Rankin of Maryland, Suzuki, 1:31.781
10. Nate Wait, Kawasaki, 1:31.909
11. Scott Harwell, Suzuki, 1:31.917
12. Mike Hale, Yamaha, 1:32.076
13. Brett Champagne, Honda, 1:32.437
14. Nicky Cummings, Honda, 1:32.604
15. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, 1:32.918
16. Shaun Fields, Yamaha, 1:33.260
17. Jason Smith, Kawasaki, 1:33.504
18. Trey Vonce, Suzuki, 1:34.873
19. John Lemak, Suzuki, 1:36.268
20. Adrian Jones, Yamaha, 1:36.272

*New lap record

Des Conboy, Suzuki, 1:34.629, DQ, went behind pit wall

Superbike:

1. Lee Acree, Yamaha, 1:30.078
2. Scott Harwell, Suzuki, 1:30.436
3. Andrew Nelson, Honda, 1:31.154
4. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:31.161
5. Mike Hale, Yamaha, 1:31.524
6. Jeff Wood, Honda, 1:31.763
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Suzuki, 1:31.823
8. Dave Stanton, Suzuki, 1:31.840
9. Matt Wait, Yamaha, 1:32.004
10. Dave Ebben, Suzuki, 1:32.483
11. Tripp Nobles, Buell, 1:32.591
12. Brett Champagne, Honda, 1:32.675
13. Chris Rankin, Suzuki, 1:32.937
14. Shaun Fields, Yamaha, 1:33.979
15. Des Conboy, Suzuki, 1:35.098
16. Ryan Andrews, Yamaha, 1:35.367
17. John Lemak, Suzuki, 1:36.623
18. Marcus Winfree, Suzuki, 1:37.877
19. Jason Smith, Kawasaki, 1:40.016
20. Adam Vella, Suzuki, 1:41.979

Thunderbike:

1. Dave Estok, Buell XB9R, 1:33.699*
2. Tripp Nobles, Buell X1, 1:33.699
3. Bryan Bemisderfer, Buell X1, 1:35.915
4. Dan Bilansky, Buell XB9R, 1:36.485
5. Dan Danilowilz, Suzuki SV650, 1:36.679
6. Dave Yaakov, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.007
7. Steve Keener, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.288
8. Jeff Johnson, Buell X1, 1:37.514
9. Derek Keyes, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.699
10. R. Silika, Suzuki SV650, 1:37.907
11. Joseph Rozynski, Buell X1, 1:38.182
12. Randy Rega, Suzuki SV650, 1:38.258
13. Jason Rice, Suzuki SV650, 1:38.401
14. Arthur Wagner, Honda CBR600F2, 1:38.684
15. Nate Kern, BMW R1100S, 1:39.005
16. Darren James, Buell X1, 1:39.291
17. David White, Suzuki SV650, 1:40.107
18. Walt Sipp, Buell X1, 1:40.362
19. Sam Rozynski, Buell X1, 1:40.982
20. Jeff Harding, Buell X1, 1:43.119

*Awarded pole position based on second-fastest lap time.

Expert Unlimited Grand Prix:

1. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:30.577
2. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR954RR, 1:31.290
3. Joseph Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:31.644
4. Chris Greer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:32.799
5. Tim Bemisderfer, Honda CBR954RR, 1:33.931
6. Chris Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.354
7. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:34.527
8. Trevor Prater, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:34.787
9. Thomas Eckfeldt, Ducati 996, 1:34.936
10. Russell Masecar, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:35.045

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix:

1. Ryan Andrews, Aprilia, 1:35.021
2. Brian Kcraget, Honda, 1:35.733
3. Scott Moxey, Honda, 1:37.031
4. Dale Greenwood, Honda, 1:38.551
5. J. Laras, 1:40.361
6. David Deggendorf, Honda, 1:40.783
7. Reet Das, Honda, 1:42.218
8. Mark Johnson, Honda, 1:43.635
9. Joseph Melchionda, 1:44.405
10. Samantha Cotter, Honda, 1:46.161

Updated Post: Zongshen Wins Albacete 12-Hour

From a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service:

SUZUKI ONE-TWO AT ALBACETE 12 HOUR

Suzuki GSX-R1000s finished in first and second place at the Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas round of the FIM World Endurance Championship, with nine GSX-Rs scoring championship points.

The race was won by the Zongshen Team No.1 bike of Warwick Nowland, Stephane Mertens and Igor Jerman, with their team-mates on the Zongshen No.2 bike in second place. Suzuki GB Phase One finished in sixth place after racing their 2003 model GSX-R1000K3 for the first time at the Albacete race.

Suzuki GB Phase One team manager Russell Benney was very happy with the result: “The debut of the GSX-R1000K3 was fantastic – it was every thing we wanted it to be. We were amazed that the development of last year’s bike could be superseded, but this bike just does everything and more. The handling was very easy to set up and the engine was 100% bullet proof all weekend. We had a couple of small errors by our riders which set us back but in the end we came through to sixth place and picked up some valuable points to carry through to the next round at the A1 Ring in three weeks time.”

The race was a 12 hour event run non-stop through the night at the demanding Spanish circuit. Temperatures soared during qualifying giving some teams tyre and handling problems, but the night race was declared a success by competitors and spectators alike. An “Endurance Fiesta” was laid on for the public, and many British endurance fans made the event part of their Spanish holiday. The next round of the Championship is a six hour race at the A1-Ring in Austria on the 20th of July.


More, froma press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Albacete 24 Horas Nocturnas

Zongshen First and Second, Spanish Yamaha Folch Third

The Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas has been won by Suzuki Zongshen No.1 (Nowland, Mertens, Jerman), with Suzuki Zongshen No.2 (Bonhuil, Bontempi, Lerat) second and Yamaha Folch Endurance (Fernandez, Tomas, Rodriguez) third.

Zongshen No.1 were a clear lap ahead of their team mates at the end of the race. Folch Endurance continuously pressed Zongshen 2 throughout the final hour, but were unable to close the gap between second and third to less than twenty nine seconds. Together with Suzuki Police Nationale and Suzuki GB Phase One the two Zongshen bikes and Folch Endurance had set the pace for the whole race.

Suzuki GB Phase One faltered after only half an hour when a simple crash cost them four laps and left them in last place. After battling back to the top ten, a brake problem and then a collision with another bike dropped them down the standings again.

Police Nationale were competing for the lead of the race until just after three o’clock in the morning, at half race distance. Their engine suffered a terminal failure and they were forced to retire from a race which they had felt they had a good chance of winning.

Fourth place went to Yamaha GMT94 and fifth to Yamaha Endurance Moto 38. The two YZF-R1 teams ran an incident free race but will be disappointed to have missed out on a podium position. Suzuki GB Phase One worked their way back to sixth place in the final hour of the race, but this result will see them slip further behind Zongshen 1 in the championship standings.

Seventh place in the race went to Yamaha Austria, who were running a more standard but more reliable engine than in previous rounds. The pressure will be on them to produce a result at the next round, their home event. In eighth place was the number eight Kawasaki of Bolliger Team, and rounding out the top ten were the two junior teams. Phase One Juniors finished a lap ahead of the Trackdaze 11 Juniors despite pressure during the closing hours.

Only four teams did not complete the race, despite its very competitive nature and the demands of the Albacete circuit. This was the first time that Zongshen have scored a first and second position in the same race.

Press Conference Quotes:

Zongshen No.1 – Warwick Nowland: “We had break problems in warm-up and at the start of the race. We’d fitted a new system for the race; a gamble that didn’t quite come off but it ended up working quite well. It felt different to the system used in qualifying so I had no confidence.”

Zongshen No.1 – Stephane Mertens: “This is a very demanding track – very technical. The most difficult thing for me was keeping 100% concentration; this was very important.”

Zongshen No.1 – Igor Jerman: “The only problem I had was with the suspension, but the bike got better and better with time. At the end it was quite good – maybe we should do some longer races with this set-up…”

Zongshen No.2 – Piergiorgio Bontempi: “I’m happy with second place because we had some problems during the race; with brake pads and a couple of stop and go penalties for speeding in pit lane. The biggest problem was the temperature.”

Zongshen No.2 – Bruno Bonhuil: “The circuit was very tiring, but the illumination was good. This first and second place is a great result for the team after five years of trying.”

Folch Endurance – Javier Rodriguez: “It was difficult to compete with the World Endurance teams; our refuelling was not so fast, for example.”

Folch Endurance – Oriol Fernandez: “It was very difficult to stay with the championship teams in the first hour; we made the wrong tyre choice and they went off after thirty minutes.”

Folch Endurance – David Tomas: “My mission was to always try and do the same lap times as my team mates – to keep us competitive.”

2003, July 29
Race Result – Top Ten

1st: Suzuki Zongshen 1 (Nowland – Mertens – Jerman) CHN

2nd: Suzuki Zongshen No.2 (Bonhuil – Bontempi – Lerat) CHN – 1 lap

3rd: Yamaha Folch Endurance (Fernandez – Tomas – Rodriguez) SPA – 30 seconds

4th: Yamaha GMT94 (Scarnato – Holon – Foti) FRA – 4 laps

5th: Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 (Brian – Morrillon – Cuzin) FRA – 6 laps

6th: Suzuki GB Phase One (Lindstrom – Ellison D – Ellison J.) GBR – 12 laps

7th: Yamaha Austria (Truchsess – Wilding – Saiger) AUT – 13 laps

8th: Kawasaki Bolliger Team (Kellenberger – Stamm – Nystrom) SUI – 15 laps

9th: Suzuki Phase One Junior (Fincher – Jessop – Notman) GBR – 20 laps

10th: Suzuki Trackdaze 11 (Falcke – Hutchins – Pilborough) GBR – 21 laps

Championship Standings – Top Ten

1. Zongshen 1, CHN, Suz GSX-R1000, 91 points

2. Suzuki GB – Phase One, GBR, Suz GSX-R1000, 66 points

3. Zongshen 2, CHN, Suz GSX-R1000, 45 points

4. Yamaha GMT94, FRA, Yam YZF-R1, 43 points

5. 22 Police Nationale, FRA, Suz GSX-R1000, 33 points

6. Bolliger Team, SUI, Kaw ZX-9R, 28 points

7. Trackdaze 11, GBR, Suz GSX-R1000, 26 points

8. Yamaha Austria Racing Team, AUT, Yam YZF-R1, 25 points

9. Yamaha Endurance Moto 38, FRA, Yam YZF-R1, 24 points

10. Phase One Junior, GBR, Suz GSX-R1000, 20 points

Duhamel Wins Supersport Race At BIR

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AMA 600cc Supersport Results
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minnesota
13 laps

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, -0.182 second
3. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -3.882
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -6.450
5. Rob Jensen, Yamaha, -6.627
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -7.151
7. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, -17.021
8. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -18.828
9. Alex Gobert, Honda, -18.954
10. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, -19.685
11. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, -19.734
12. Marty Craggill, Honda, -21.394
13. Larry Pegram, Honda, -34.059
14. Jason Curtis, Honda, -34.501
15. Chris Rankin, Honda, -41.633
16. Gary Carter, Yamaha, -49.297
17. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, -60.453
18. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, -74.176
19. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, -74.390
20. Bradley Frey, Yamaha, -88.852
21. Tim Mitchell, Yamaha, -90.358
22. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, -90.579
23. James Kerker, Honda, -106.867
24. Peter Bohlig, Suzuki, -1 lap
25. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, -1 lap
26. Christopher Flores, Suzuki, -1 lap
27. Steven Skoog, Kawasaki, -1 lap
28. Gordy Halsey, Yamaha, -1 lap
29. Darby Brauning, Yamaha, -1 lap
30. Jake Zemke, Honda, -2 laps
31. Jessica Zalusky, Yamaha, -4 laps
32. Chris Peris, Honda, -11 laps
33. Hector Romero, Yamaha, DNF
34. David Guy, Suzuki, DNF
35. Mike Petersen, Yamaha, DNF
36. Jason Hobbs, Yamaha, DNF


Series Point Standings
After 7 of 11 Races
1. Jamie Hacking, 214 points
2. Damon Buckmaster, 199
3. Tommy Hayden, 160
4. Alex Gobert, 157
5. Jason DiSalvo, 155
6. Ben Spies, 146
7. Aaron Gobert, 142
8. Tony Meiring, 142
9. Roger Lee Hayden, 139
10. Jake Zemke, 129
11. Doug Chandler, 110
12. Jason Curtis, 109
13. Miguel Duhamel, 105
14. Jamie Stauffer, 103
15. Ty Howard, 65


After the race, AMA tech officials ordered teardowns of the top three machines plus Jensen’s Yamaha and Tommy Hayden’s Kawasaki.


Yates Wins Superbike At BIR; Shredding Tires Send Mladin And Ben Bostrom Into Pits

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Aaron Yates won the AMA Superbike race at Brainerd International Raceway by 2.714 seconds, his lead shrinking from more than 6 seconds after he slowed the pace.

Yates had good reason to ease the pace, since Mat Mladin and Ben Bostrom both pitted for new rear Dunlop tires during the race, their tires visibly losing large sections of tread rubber but continuing to hold air.

Mladin’s rear tire came apart on lap 12 of 21 while he raced Yates for the lead. Bostrom’s came apart a few laps later, while he ran in fourth.

Yates slowed his pace to 1:38s while Kurtis Roberts and Miguel Duhamel closed in, continuing to run 1:37s.

Duhamel passed Roberts on the last lap to finish second.

On the podium, Yates reported that his rear wheel started to vibrate during the race; he attributed it to a lost wheel weight, but he may have just been being diplomatic, since vibration is typically the first sign that a tire is starting to come apart.

Mladin, Bostrom and Yates ran a Dunlop 902 rear tire.

Jordan Szoke also had a tire problem, with a Dunlop 732 rear tire, but stayed on the track and finished with the center section of the tread chunked out.

Results
AMA Superbike
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd, Minnesota
June 29
21 laps

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -2.714 seconds
3. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -2.840
4. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, -8.661
5. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, -21.247
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -32.958
7. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -49.270
8. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, -54.419
9. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, -54.700
10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -64.375
11. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, -74.470
12. Ben Bostrom, Honda, -88.892
13. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, -1 lap
14. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -1 lap
15. Rob Christman, Suzuki, -1 lap
16. Wes Good, Suzuki, – 1 lap
17. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap
18. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, -1 lap
19. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, -1 lap
20. Chris Voelker, Ducati, -1 lap
21. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -1 lap
22. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, -1 lap
23. Monte Nichols, Suzuki, -1 lap
24. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, -1 lap
25. Kevin Lehman, Yamaha, -1 lap
26. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki, -1 lap
27. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, -1 lap
28. David Duprey, Suzuki, -1 lap
29. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki, -1 lap
30. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, -1 lap
31. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, -1 lap
32. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, -2 laps
33. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki, -3 laps
34. John Dugan, Suzuki, -10 laps


AMA Superbike Point Standings
After 11 of 18 races
1. Eric Bostrom, 321
2. Mat Mladin, 318
3. Aaron Yates, 313
4. Kurtis Roberts, 301
5. Ben Bostrom, 293
6. Miguel Duhamel, 278
7. Shawn Higbee, 229
8. Jason Pridmore, 225
9. Larry Pegram, 211
10. Vincent Haskovec, 180
11. Jordan Szoke, 162
12. Michael Barnes, 161
13. Geoff May, 133
14. Anthony Gobert, 131
15. Scott Jensen, 124


More, from a press release issued by Mat Mladin’s publicist:

TYRE WOES CONTINUE TO HAMPER MLADIN

Brainerd, Minnesota, USA (Sunday, 29 June) – On numerous occasions this year Mat Mladin has proven to be the fastest rider in the AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship, but his ability to convert that speed into consistent championship point scoring positions continues to be hampered by untimely tyre problems.

This weekend’s eleventh round of the championship held at the fast Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota, proved to be another one of those instances, where after leading the opening half of the race, he was forced to pit for a new rear tyre, before fighting his way back into seventh place at race end.

Having led ten of the opening twelve laps, Mladin’s rear Dunlop tyre began to deteriorate rapidly and a lap later was forced to enter the pits to have it replaced. He rejoined the race in twelfth place before putting on yet another determined ride back up through the field to take seventh, but more importantly, he kept himself within striking distance of championship points leader Eric Bostrom (Team Kawasaki) who after finishing fourth today, holds a three point lead over the Australian.

“What can I honestly say about it,” said Mladin. “I felt that the tyres would not be a problem this weekend because Dunlop have been busy trying to remedy the situation and had brought a new batch of tyres to the round for us to use. But that’s how it goes. I’m obviously not happy. We tried really hard to get the bike suited to the track and felt that we had come up with a pretty good package. Early in the race I felt comfortable while dicing with Aaron (Yates) and was starting to sneak a break on him, but then the tyre went and that was that. It’s been so frustrating this year knowing that you have been in a strong position on the track and then losing a whole bunch of points because I’ve had to pit for a tyre.”

The race win in today’s race went to Mladin teammate Yates, who took victory by 2.714 seconds from American Honda’s Miguel DuHamel, who got the better of Erion Honda’s Kurtis Roberts on the final lap.

Mladin, the three-times AMA Superbike champion, had been the fastest rider leading into the race, topping the time sheets in each of the practice and qualifying sessions where he earned his 29th career AMA pole position. The point he scored for grabbing pole elevated him to a tie for the championship lead with Bostrom leading into today’s race.

With seven races remaining in this years championship, Bostrom leads with 321 points, three clear of Mladin, with Yates moving to third with a total of 313.

The AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship heads to California for the combined AMA / World Superbike Championship round at Laguna Seca Raceway on July 12 – 13, with the AMA competitors taking part in their twelfth round of the championship on Saturday, before the pair of international races takes place on Sunday.


DiSalvo Turns 10-second Lap At Brainerd

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According to AMA Pro Racing Timing & Scoring monitors, Jason DiSalvo has just turned a lap at 10.244 seconds in the opening Superstock practice at Brainerd.

Steve Atlas is second on the monitors at 11.237, followed by Jamie Stauffer at 11.422, Matt Furtek at 11.661, and Tony Meiring at 11.833.

The existing lap record in Superstock is 1:39.697.

At post time, 7 minutes remained in the 17-minute practice session.


This just in, from a reader, via e-mail:

FIRST PERSON/OPINION

I knew those Superstock bikes were getting fast but to see them knock close to a-minute-and-a-half off the record lap time is very impressive. Is the AMA now going to make it a 100-lap race so we get at least 10 minutes of entertainment?

Keep up the good reports,

Mike Hughes
Rockford, Illinois



Zongshen Suzuki On Pole For World Endurance 12-hour At Albacete

From a press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Albacete 12 Horas Nocturnas

Final Qualifying and Grid Positions

As expected, qualifying times were faster this morning than yesterday, with the track and air temperatures lower and perhaps closer to the conditions we can expect in the race.

Oriol Fernandez on the Folch Endurance Yamaha set the pace at the start of the first session, going straight into the 1:33s. Gwen Giabbani on the Police Nationale Suzuki followed suit, leaving Suzuki Zongshen No.1’s Warwick Nowland with a best time of 1:35.9. On the final lap of his session Nowland dropped his time to 1:34.225, but he was definitely not happy: “We’re still having brake problems. Just as I’m starting to turn in it feels as though the brakes are going away. I don’t know what’s going on.”

Police Nationale’s Gwen Giabanni was much more confidant: “The track and the tyres are working much better this morning. For the race, I think we will start with times around 1:34, and then maybe ease off into the 1:35s.”

Yamaha Endurance Moto 38’s Davide Morrillon led the second group’s session, until Piergiorgio Bontempi for Zongshen 2 and then David Tomas for Folch Endurance lowered their times into the 1:34s. Zongshen 1’s Stephane Mertens could not match Bontempi’s times, despite following him for a final flying lap on qualifying tyres. Bontempi set pole positon with a time of 1:33.067, to the applause of his team.

Piergiorgio Bontempi: “The bike is very good, but it’s not perfect. We were working on a compromise all of yesterday. Now maybe we can win.”

The final group’s session saw Ullastres for Police Nationale beat his team mate Giabbani’s time and move ahead of Folch Endurance, but he was not able to improve on Bontempi’s pace.

There was a real contrast between the approaches of Suzuki GB Phase One and Zongshen Team. Phase One are second in the championship – ten points behind their main rivals Zongshen No.1 – but were happy to settle for fifth on the grid based on their performance yesterday. In the next pit to Zongshen, they were treating this morning very differently.

While Zongshen were chasing every tenth of a second, Phase One spent their time meticulously stripping and preparing their Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Team manager Russell Benney explained: “This is the first proper endurance race of the season, so preparation is everything. We’re taking a normal endurance racing approach; a day spent preparing the bikes will be much more important than pole position. I also don’t want to risk the riders; we saw a lot of crashes yesterday – including our own Dean Ellison – and it’s just not worth it.”

Zongshen’s team manager Michel Marqueton takes a different view: “For us, pole position is very important; for the team as well as the riders. It’s big news in China so there is a lot of prestige. I always get very nervous in qualifying. Bontempi is an ex-World Superbike riders and always wants pole whatever it takes.”

With a Spanish rider in second place and Folch Endurance in third everything is set for a classic showdown when the race starts tonight.

2003, June 28
Top Ten Provisional Grip Positions

1st: Zongshen No.2 (Bonhuil – Bontempi – Lerat) CHN – 1:33.067

2nd: Suzuki Police Nationale 22 (Giabbani – Blora – Ullastres) FRA – 1:33.690

3rd: Yamaha Folch Endurance (Fernandez – Tomas – Rodriguez) ESP – 1:33.717

4th: Suzuki Zongshen 1 (Nowland – Mertens – Jerman) CHN – 1:33.825

5th: Suzuki GB Phase One (Lindstrom – Ellison D – Ellison J.) GBR – 1:35.215

6th: Yamaha GMT94 (Scarnato – Holon – Foti) FRA – 1:35.278

7th: Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 (Brian – Morrillon – Cuzin) FRA -1:35.401

8th: Yamaha Austria (Truchsess – Wilding – Saiger) AUT – 1:35.966

9th: Suzuki Phase One Junior (Fincher – Notman – Jessop) GBR – 1:36.852

10th Suzuki KFM Herber (Herber – Bursa – Persson) GER – 1:37.038

Poggiali Tops Saturday Morning 250cc Practice In Holland

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Saturday Morning 250cc Practice Times:

1. Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia, 2:04.458
2. Anthony West, Aprilia, 2:04.841
3. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 2:05.281
4. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 2:05.492
5. Sebastian Porto, Honda, 2:05.841
6. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 2:06.078
7. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 2:06.163
8. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 2:06.180
9. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, 2:06.918
10. Eric Bataille, Honda, 2:07.048
11. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 2:07.185
12. Hector Faubel, Aprilia, 2:07.272
13. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, 2:07.312
14. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, 2:07.388
15. Joan Olive, Aprilia, 2:07.453

Saturday Morning Practice Times From Brainerd

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600cc Supersport
1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:40.191
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:40.472
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:40.795
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:41.395
5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:41.459
6. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:41.577
7. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:41.671
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:41.997
9. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:42.175
10. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, 1:42.478
11. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:42.578
12. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:42.757
13. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:42.789
14. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:43.160
15. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:43.230
16. Chris Rankin, Honda, 1:44.682
17. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:46.038
18. Jason Hobbs, Yamaha, 1:46.715
19. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, 1:47.645
20. Bradley Frey, Yamaha, 1:49.460
21. Hector Romero, 1:50.087
22. David Guy, Suzuki, 1:50.394
23. Tim Mitchell, Yamaha, 1:50.956
24. Peter Bohlig, Suzuki, 1:51.584
25. James Kerker, Honda, 1:51.750
26. Christopher Flores, Suzuki, 1:51.766
27. Gordy Halsey, Yamaha, 1:51.920
28. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:52.083
29. Mike Petersen, Yamaha, 1:52.757
30. Jessica Zalusky, Yamaha, 1:53.107
31. Darby Brauning, Yamaha, 1:53.738
32. Steven Skoog, Kawasaki, 1:53.773
33. Gary Carter, Yamaha, 1:55.080


Formula Xtreme
1. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:37.332
2. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 1:37.411
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, 1:37.520
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:37.588
5. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:38.131
6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:38.201
7. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:38.392
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:38.587
9. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:38.862
10. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:39.208
11. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:42.847
12. Mark Vandal, Yamaha, 1:43.253
13. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki, 1:44.573
14. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:45.075
15. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, 1:46.678
16. Jason Peters, Suzuki, 1:46.814
17. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:47.324
18. Bradley Frey, Honda, 1:48.434
19. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, 1:48.847
20. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, 1:48.846
21. Matt Malterer, Suzuki, 1:50.728
22. Alex Freeman, Yamaha, 1:55.093
23. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:56.385


750cc Superstock
1. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:39.753
2. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:40.316
3. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, 1:40.384
4. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:40.444
5. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:40.570
6. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, 1:40.574
7. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, 1:40.796
8. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, 1:40.951
9. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:41.069
10. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:41.447
11. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:41.592
12. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:42.026
13. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:42.180
14. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:42.278
15. Marty Craggill, Honda, 1:42.398
16. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:42.786
17. Matt Furtek, Suzuki, 1:42.893
18. Steve Atlas, Suzuki, 1:43.202
19. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:43.204
20. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:43.425
21. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:43.488
22. Larry Pegram, Honda, 1:43.605
23. Jason Curtis, Honda, 1:43.631
24. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, 1:43.901
25. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki, 1:44.227
26. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:44.262
27. Chris Rankin, Honda, 1:44.671
28. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:44.719
29. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, 1:45.511
30. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, 1:45.773
31. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:46.677
32. Jason Peters, Suzuki, 1:46.870
33. Matt Malterer, Suzuki, 1:46.985
34. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:48.135
35. Jessica Zalusky, Suzuki, 1:48.809
36. Michael Kosta, Suzuki, 1:51.732



250cc Grand Prix
1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:41.262
2. Chuck Sorensen, Aprilia, 1:42.224
3. Simon Turner, Honda, 1:42.668
4. Colin Jensen, Aprilia, 1:45.298
5. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:46.228
6. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, 1:46.980
7. Greg Esser, Honda, 1:48.355
8. Chris Pyles, Honda, 1:48.499
9. John France, Honda, 1:49.613
10. Barrett Long, Yamaha, 1:49.679
11. Ed Marchini, Yamaha, 1:50.134
12. Sandy Noce, Yamaha, 1:50.385
13. Steve Scott, Yamaha, 1:51.092
14. Geln Christianson, Yamaha, 1:51.198
15. Mark Stiles, Yamaha, 1:51.274
16. Sean Wray, Yamaha, 1:51.864
17. Sean McNew, Honda, 1:52.626
18. Stephen Bowline, Honda, 1:53.484
19. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:53.694
20. Shawn Murray, Honda, 1:53.903
21. Sohn Wehseler, Yamaha, 1:54.014


Superbike
1. Mat Maldin, Suzuki, 1:35.374
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:36.779
3. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:37.166
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:37.197
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:37.507
6. Ben Bostrom, Honda, 1:37.627
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:38.093
8. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, 1:38.589
9. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, 1:39.180
10. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:39.751
11. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:39.860
12. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, 1:39.910
13. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:40.049
14. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, 1:40.265
15. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, 1:40.390
16. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:41.272
17. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:41.449
18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:41.652
19. Matt Furtek, Suzuki, 1:41.669
20. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, 1:42.154
21. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, 1:42.660
22. Rob Christman, Suzuki, 1:43.087
23. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, 1:43.097
24. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:43.143
25. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:43.357
26. Wes Good, Suzuki, 1:43.379
27. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:43.419
28. Chris Voelker, Ducati, 1:43.584
29. David Duprey, Suzuki, 1:43.677
30. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:44.832
31. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki, 1:44.860
32. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, 1:44.888
33. Kevin Lehman, Yamaha, 1:45.380
34. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, 1:45.410
35. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:45.771
36. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki, 1:45.965
37. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, 1:46.232
38. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki, 1:47.791
39. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:48.895
40. Michael Kosta, Suzuki, 1:50.317
41. Monte Nichols, Suzuki, 1:55.711





Note: Annandale Honda’s Craig Connell crashed during Formula Xtreme qualifying on Friday and broke his left upper arm.



Wood Brothers Win CCS Races Saturday At VIR

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Brothers Jeff and Eric Wood won three CCS races between them Saturday at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virgina.

Jeff Wood started the day by running away with the Middleweight Supersport seven-lap sprint on his Bettencourts/Argo Cycles Honda CBR600RR. The 28-year-old second-generation racer won by seven seconds over Yamaha-mounted David Rose and Wood’s teammate Scott Greenwood.

Still searching for the optimum suspension set-up for the Formula USA races Sunday, Jeff Wood came back to take another dominant victory in Middleweight Superbike with a best lap time of 1:31.04.

Riding his Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell XB9R Superbike, Eric Wood finished second to brother Jeff in Middleweight Superbike with Shenandoah Honda’s Tim Bemisderfer third, Hooters Suzuki’s Michael Himmelsbach fourth and 16-year-old Nicky Cummings fifth.

Taking the win in Heavyweight Supersport was a tougher chore for Eric Wood, who battled with Maryland’s Chris Rankin closely for all seven laps. Both Rankin and Wood rode Dunlop-equipped Suzuki GSX-R750s.

MRP Motorsports’ Rankin passed Wood for the lead with top speed at the end of the front straight to start the last lap, but Wood quickly passed Rankin back through the middle of turn one. Wood was able to keep his Barden Bearings/Woodcraft-sponsored machine in front of Rankin for the remainder of the last lap and took the win by one bikelength. Rankin finished second despite his machine overheating and overflowing the radiator into the belly pan during the race. Greenwood finished third on another Suzuki 750.

Bemisderfer won the Unlimited Supersport race handily on his Honda CBR954RR over Dave Ebben and Russell Masecar, both on Suzuki GSX-R1000s.

Nelson earned the Unlimited Grand Prix win on his Z Tech cycle-sponsored Honda CBR600RR.

Zemke Wins Formula Xtreme Race At Brainerd

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Formula Xtreme Results
13 laps, 60 kilometers
Race Time, 21 minutes, 8.940 seconds
Race Average Speed, 110.6 mph


1. Jake Zemke, Honda, Dunlop, CBR954RR
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, Dunlop, -1.095 seconds
3. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha YZF-R1, Dunlop, -1.398
4. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -2.399
5. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -2.675
6. Marty Craggill, Honda CBR954RR, Dunlop, -8.985
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -10.909
8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Michelin, -12.362
9. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Dunlop, -18.094
10. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Pirelli, -43.307
11. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, Dunlop, -43.333
12. Jason Curtis, Honda CBR954RR, Michelin, -49.493
13. Mark Vandal, Yamaha YZF-R1, -80.803
14. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki GSX-R750, -93.395
15. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki GSX-R750, Dunlop, -92.767
16. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -98.205
17. Jason Knupp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -100.923
18. Paul Heinen, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap
19. David Bell, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
20. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
21. James Kerker, Honda CBR929RR, -1 lap
22. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
23. Bradley Frey, Honda, -1 lap
24. David Guy, Suzuki GSx-R1000, -1 lap
25. Matt Malterer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
26. Alex Freeman, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap


Provisional Formula Xtreme Point Standings
1. Damon Buckmaster, 182 points
2. Ben Spies, 174
3. Josh Hayes, 163
4. Jake Zemke, 161
5. Adam Fergusson, 153
6. Marty Craggill, 144
7. Steve Rapp, 132
8. Jamie Hacking, 129
9. Jason Pridmore, 114
10. Jimmy Moore, 111
11. Roger Lee Hayden, 108
12. Jason Curtis, 75
13. Chris Ulrich, 73
14. Aaron Gobert, 70
15. Ty Howard, 61
16. Craig Connell, 55
17. Doug Chandler, 52
18. Vincent Haskovec, 41
19. David Guy, 41
20. Geoff May, 39


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