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Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice Times:

1. Max Biaggi, Honda, 2:00.144
2. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 2:00.677
3. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 2:00.705
4. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 2:00.754
5. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 2:00.872
6. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 2:00.914
7. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 2:00.931
8. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 2:01.073
9. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 2:01.084
10. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 2:01.229
11. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 2:01.257
12. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 2:01.356
13. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 2:01.371
14. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 2:01.875
15. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 2:01.922
16. Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki, 2:01.971
17. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 2:01.975
18. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton, 2:03.337
19. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 2:03.424
20. Alex Hofmann, Kawasaki, 2:03.509
21. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 2:03.784
22. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 2:05.586
23. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton, 2:05.715

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1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, Dunlop, 1:39.402
2. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha, Dunlop, 1:39.536
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, Dunlop, 1:39.807
4. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, Dunlop, 1:40.205
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, Dunlop, 1:40.503
6. Jake Zemke, Honda, Dunlop, 1:40.549
7. Robert Jensen, Yamaha, Michelin, 1:40.566
8. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, Dunlop, 1:40.655
9. Ben Spies, Suzuki, Dunlop, 1:40.772
10. Alex Gobert, Honda, Dunlop, 1:41.243
11. Marty Craggill, Honda, Dunlop, 1:41.302
12. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, Dunlop, 1:41.470
13. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, Dunlop, 1:41.832
14. Larry Pegram, Honda, Michelin, 1:42.433
15. Jason Curtis, Honda, Michelin, 1:42.462
16. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:42.720
17. Chris Rankin, Honda, 1:43.466
18. Jason Hobbs, Yamaha, 1:43.998
19. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, 1:44.861
20. Gary Carter, Yamaha, 1:45.009
21. Giovanni Rojas, Yamaha, 1:45.393
22. Dirk Sanchez, Kawasaki, 1:45.435
23. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, 1:46.892
24. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:47.260
25. Bradley Frey, Yamaha, 1:47.492
26. Peter Bohlig, Suzuki, 1:48.113
27. James Kerker, Honda, 1:48.194
28. Tim Mitchell, Yamaha, 1:48.196
29. Hector Romero, Yamaha, 1:48.235
30. David Guy, Suzuki, 1:49.222
31. Christopher Flores, Suzuki, 1:49.245
32. Mike Petersen, Yamaha, 1:49.348
33. Gordy Halsey, Yamaha, 1:49.737
34. Steven Skoog, Kawasaki, 1:50.078
35. Darby Brauning, Yamaha, 1:50.353

DID NOT QUALIFY–112% Of Fast Time = 1:51.330

36. Jessica Zalusky, Yamaha, 1:51.785

Note: Zalusky is taking her provisional and will start in last position on the grid.

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Official Combined Superbike Qualifying Results

1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:35.622
2. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:35.804
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:36.228
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:36.348
5. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:36.412
6. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati, 1:36.572
7. Ben Bostrom, Honda, 1:36.901
8. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, 1:37.447
9. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:37.760
10. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, 1:38.706
11. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, 1:38.349
12. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, 1:39.360
13. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, 1:39.494
14. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:39.940
15. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:39.943
16. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, 1:40.252
17. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:40.605
18. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, 1:40.698
19. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:40.719
20. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, 1:41.130
21. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:41.295
22. Wes Good, Suzuki, 1:42.128
23. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 1:42.133
24. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, 1:42.161
25. Chris Voelker, Ducati, 1:42.208
26. Rob Christman, Suzuki, 1:42.361
27. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, 1:42.478
28. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:42.529
29. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:42.549
30. David Duprey, Suzuki, 1:42.671
31. Matt Furtek, Suzuki, 1:42.902
32. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:43.164
33. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki, 1:43.319
34. Monte Nichols, Suzuki, 1:43.809
35. Brian Boyd, Suzuki, 1:44.418
36. Kevin Hanson, Suzuki, 1:44.633
37. Kevin Lehman, Yamaha, 1:44.793
38. Dr. Jeff Purk, Suzuki, 1:44.869
39. Paul Heinen, Yamaha, 1:44.931
40. Jason Knupp, Suzuki, 1:45.055
41. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki, 1:45.643

DID NOT QUALIFY: 112% of FAST TIME = 1:47.097

42. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:47.565
43. Michael Kosta, Suzuki, 1:51.481


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

Saturday, 28 June 2003

2003 AMA Chevy Trucks US Superbike Championship
Round 11 – Brainerd International Raceway, Minnesota, USA
Final Qualifying Session Report

MLADIN TIES FOR AMERICAN SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP LEAD AFTER TAKING POLE POSITION AT BRAINERD

Brainerd, Minnesota, USA (Saturday, 28 June) – The value of every championship point was proven today, when Australia’s Mat Mladin moved into a tie for the lead in this year’s AMA Chevy Trucks US superbike Championship after securing his 28th career AMA superbike pole position at Brainerd International Raceway in Minnesota.

The three-times American Superbike champion now heads into tomorrow’s eleventh round of the championship tied on points with Team Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom, with the pair having accumulated 294 apiece.

Mladin has been the fastest rider at Brainerd during both days of practice and qualifying and confirmed that position with the fastest time of the weekend, a 1-min 35.622 sec lap set in today’s second one-hour qualifying session at the fast 4.828km (3.00mile) Minnesota circuit.

“We did what we had to today to secure pole position, so we’re very happy with that,” said Mladin. “The track was a little bit warmer today, there’s a bit more rubber on the track and it’s getting better each day we’re here. One of the problems you have here during the race is breaking the draft from someone. If you are within a second you can hang on to them, so the plan will be to try and get that early break.”

Second fastest and the only other rider to dip into the 1:35 bracket was American Honda’s Miguel DuHamel who posted a best lap of 1:35.804. He was followed by Eric Bostrom (1:36.228), with Erion Honda’s Kurtis Roberts completing the front row with a time of 1:36.348. The top six riders were within a second of Mladin’s pole winning time, with teammate Aaron Yates (1:36.412) and series newcomer Giovanni Bussai (Ducati Austin, 1:36.572) completing the group.

Tyres have been a crucial area for Mladin’s campaign in 2003. A number of failures have meant that the team have had to work closely with tyre supplier Dunlop to find a combination that best suits the powerful new Suzuki GSX-R1000 the team is using this year. This weekend, Dunlop has supplied a number of new tyres for the team to test and Mladin has been happy with the tyres supplied.

“Dunlop have brought a few new tyres over for us to try and so far they look quite good. They’re trying to get the safety aspect of the tyres better. At this stage it looks as though we may race on one of the new tyres tomorrow, which is a good positive sign for us and Dunlop.”

The superbike riders take to the Brainerd circuit tomorrow for their
21-lap national which forms round 11 of the 18-round championship.

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250cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Anthony West, Aprilia, 18 laps, 41:57.413
2. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, -2.987 seconds
3. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, -10.661 seconds
4. Manuel Poggiali, Aprilia, -14.160 seconds
5. Sebastian Porto, Honda, -26.617 seconds
6. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, -31.948 seconds
7. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, -74.197 seconds
8. Christian Gemmel, Honda, -84.658 seconds
9. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, -96.159 seconds
10. Johan Stigefelt, Aprilia, -96.270 seconds
11. Alex Debon, Honda, -116.249 seconds
12. Jakub Srmz, Honda, -116.979 seconds
13. Toni Elias, Aprilia, -123.227 seconds
14. Alex Baldolini, Aprilia, -123.521 seconds
15. Klaus Nohles, Aprilia, -1 lap

18. Katja Poensgen, Honda, -1 lap

23. Joan Olive, Aprilia, -2 laps

25. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, -12 laps, DNF
26. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, -14 laps, DNF
27. Randy DePuniet, Aprilia, -17 laps, DNF
28. Eric Bataille, Honda, -18 laps, DNF

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1. Josh Hayes, Suzuki, Dunlop, 1:39.400
2. Steve Rapp, Suzuki, Michelin, 1:39.484
3. Robert Jensen, Suzuki, Michelin, 1:39.660
4. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, Pirelli, 1:39.678
5. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, Dunlop, 1:39.846
6. Opie Caylor, Suzuki, Pirelli, 1:39.946
7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, Dunlop, 1:40.039
8. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, Dunlop, 1:40.289
9. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, Pirelli, 1:40.484
10. Matt Furtek, Suzuki, Michelin, 1:40.524
11. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, Michelin, 1:40.605
12. Brian Stokes, Suzuki, Pirelli, 1:41.033
13. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, Dunlop, 1:41.150
14. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:41.782
15. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, Dunlop, 1:41.971
16. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:42.004
17. Chris Peris, Honda, 1:42.379
18. Steve Atlas, Suzuki, 1:42.508
19. Jake Holden, Suzuki, 1:42.605
20. JJ Roetlin, Suzuki, 1:42.736
21. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, 1:43.264
22. Hawk Mazzotta, Suzuki, 1:43.617
23. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:43.885
24. Kevin Gordon, Suzuki, 1:45.259
25. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki, 1:45.741
26. David Bell, Suzuki, 1:46.144
27. Matt Malterer, Suzuki, 1:46.590
28. Jason Peters, Suzuki, 1:47.378
29. James Kerker, Suzuki, 1:47.880
30. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, 1:47.881
31. Jessica Zalusky, Suzuki, 1:48.968
32. Michael Kosta, Suzuki, 1:50.182

112% of FAST TIME = 1:51.328



More, from a press release issued by Valvoline EMGO Suzuki:

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Steve Rapp faced a heavy Saturday afternoon schedule at Brainerd International Raceway featuring the Formula Xtreme race and the final Superbike and Superstock qualifying sessions. At the end of the day, he had a top ten and two impressive qualifying results to his credit.

After leading the way on Friday, Rapp narrowly missed out on claiming the pole for Sunday’s 13-lap Superstock final. The Californian took second in the session, just 0.084-second off the quickest time of the day, after running wide in one corner early in the session, dropping the front wheel off the pavement into a pothole, somehow saving what looked like a certain crash, and then riding slowly back into the pits with a badly bent front wheel–the incident made SPEED TV highlights. Rapp took on new wheels and went right back out to set his fastest time.

Rapp then followed that drama up by holding onto a second-row grid position for the Superbike final.

The 30-year-old rounded out his day with an eighth place finish in the Formula Xtreme race. He ran with the lead group early, but handling setbacks prevented him from fulfilling the potential he demonstrated on Friday.

“It was a good day on the whole,” said Rapp. “We struggled a little bit in the Formula Xtreme race with our set-up, but it was good to be where we were. Hopefully we can get some of the issues ironed out with the 1000 for the Superbike race. The Superstock bike feels great—I’m definitely aiming to get my second straight win in the class tomorrow.”

Despite having to run in the first of two split Superstock qualifying groups, Matt Furtek landed in the top 10. The teenager was easily the fastest man in his group and might have been able to run even faster if he had some equally quick riders to hook up with.

He commented, “Everything is coming together really well. It was good to be fastest in my session and nice to be on pole, even if it only lasted a little while.”

Chris Ulrich will join Furtek in the middle of row three tomorrow, qualifying 11th best for the Superstock race. Impressively, Ulrich set his best lap without the aid of a tow and on Michelin race tires, not on soft qualifying tires.

“This weekend is all about getting my confidence back with my arm finally working right again, and I’m well on the way,” Ulrich stated. “My goal is to come away with a top five tomorrow, and I think we have a good shot.”

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Lee Acree successfully debuted his new race team, Triad Powersports, by taking a CCS GTU race win Friday, June 27 at Virginia International Raceway on a brand new 2003 Yamaha YZF-R6.

“I just tried to get out front as quick as I could,” said the North Carolina rider. “I was able to get by Jeff Wood on his Honda. He hung tight for a number of laps, he and Scott Harwell. Harwell got by him, and Jeff faded off there. I was able to strategically put some traffic between us and get away from Scott and his Superbike a little bit.” Acree won over Harwell, who rode a GSX-R600 Superbike on 16.5-inch Pirelli slicks, with Wood finishing third on a Dunlop-shod Honda CBR600RR.

Acree also finished second in the twice-red-flagged GTO race. “Eric (Wood) was going pretty good on his 750,” said Acree. “I may have been able to keep up with him, but he was going good enough in the twisties and he had the motor on the straightaways. He had a gap before I got clear of everybody, and he rode a good race. He managed his gap and used traffic and had a good lead on me.”

Acree’s performance was all the more impressive considering his new Yamaha, although far from stock, had zero miles on it Friday morning at VIR.

“The bike had five heat cycles on it before I rolled out on it yesterday before my first practice, and I had ten laps on it before my first race on it,” said Acree. “I’ve gotta admit, right off the bat, I’m really impressed with everything. The bike feels pretty strong.

“The way I raced it yesterday was with Sunoco (race) fuel and the original oil. It’s got a Graves pipe, a Dynojet Power Commander and Ohlins suspension. The bike’s really good.

“The laps (times) I was running yesterday were consistently about a second off what I’ve been on a fully prepped bike here. I think the track’s a little down. Everyone seems to be a little off what the pace was last year.”

The 2003 season has seen Acree bounce to and from the Arclight Suzuki Formula USA team, ride once with Corona Extra Suzuki in the AMA National at Road Atlanta, test with Canadian Superbike teams and have discussions with the Ducati Austin AMA Superbike team.

“I had a couple of opportunities that just didn’t work out,” said Acree. “This dealership, Triad Powersports, I had actually talked to them back earlier in the year about putting together my own program with their help. So they went ahead and gave me a bike and sold me another one at a pretty good price.”

Many of Acree’s longtime sponsors and some new ones quickly signed on to support the privateer effort. “Pirelli came back on board pretty good for us, and Graves Motorsports really stepped up and helped us out. Joe Rocket gave me a couple of sets of leathers. Arai is sticking with me. I’ve been with Arai for the last couple of years,” said Acree. “Sidi stepped up big with some product. Vesrah just came on board like the day before I left. Tapeworks did a last-minute decal job for me. Everybody is jumping on board to help out, which is amazing to me, starting mid-season.”

Acree plans to race at select Formula USA and AMA National events for the rest of the 2003 season.

“My target is to get exposure, show everyone I’m capable of doing the job,” said Acree. “I don’t know that I have any critics out there that say I can’t do it, but if you’re not there being seen, you kind of get forgotten…and it’s awful quick to happen. I just want to go out there and show people I’m still capable of it, get some exposure and try to get back in the saddle working for somebody for next year.”

CCS Race Results
Virginia International Raceway
Friday, June 28, 2003

Expert GTO: 1. Eric Wood (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Lee Acree (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Joe Spina (Suz GSX-R750); 4. John McGarity (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Joe Ribeiro (Suz GSX-R750).

Amateur GTO: 1. Donny Kelley (Hon CBR600); 2. Geoff Gray (Hon 1000); 3. William Meyers, II (Kaw ZX-7); 4. J. Michael Branson (Suz GSX-R750); 5. David Loikits (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Andrew Dipinto (Suz GSX-R600).

Expert GTU: 1. Lee Acree (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Jeff Wood (Hon CBR600RR); 4. Scott Greenwood (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Des Conboy (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Eric Wood (Buell 984).

Amateur GTU: 1. Donny Kelley (Hon CBR600); 2. Hector Jimenez (Hon CBR600); 3. William Meyers, II (Kaw 600); 4. Gregory Ludt (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Stephan Reynolds (Hon CBR600); 6. Brian Logan (Yam YZF-R6).

Expert GT Lights: 1. Darren Danilowicz (Suz SV650); 2. Brian Kcraget (Hon RS125); 3. Randy Rega (Suz SV650); 4. Steve Keener (Suz SV650); 5. Brian McClain (Suz SV650); 6. Dan Bilansky (Buell XB9R).

Amateur GT Lights: 1. Pete Moravek (Suz SV650); 2. Bill Davenport (Suz SV650); 3. Marshall Daniel (Suz SV650); 4. Joseph Russo (Apr RS250); 5. Richard Popielarz (Hon RS125); 6. Daniel Riter (Suz SV650).

Expert Thunderbike: 1. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB9R); 2. Darren Danilowicz (Suz SV650); 3. Ray Silika (Suz SV650); 4. Jeff Johnson (Buell X1); 5. Joel Thomas (Suz SV650); 6. David White (Suz SV650).

Amateur Thunderbike: 1. Bill Davenport (Suz SV650); 2. Marshall Daniel (Suz SV650); 3. Pete Moravek; 4. Daniel Riter (Suz SV650); 5. William Baragona (Suz SV650); 6. Steve Vento (Suz SV650).

Expert Lightweight Sportsman: 1. Doug Weaver (Yam FZR400); 2. Kevin Weir (MuZ 686); 3. Michael Tiberio (KTM 625); 4. Rhiannon Lucente (Yam FZR400).

Amateur Lightweight Sportsman: 1. Rob Stewart (Yam FZR400); 2. Joel De La Garza (Yam FZR400).

Formula USA 250K Team Challenge Results:

Overall: 1. New England Motorsports (Mark Reynolds/Chad Healy), Apr RSV1000, 69 laps, GTO; 2. Performance Cycle (Arthur Wagner/Ray Bowman.Michael Wingen), Suz GSX-R750, 68 laps, GTO; 3. Smith Brothers Harley (Jason Lewis/Colin Crichton), Hon CBR600F4, 68 laps, GTU; 4. Mid-Cities Motorsports 2 (Calvin Martinez/Dave Ebben/Brent Wyffels), Suz GSX-R600, 67 laps, GTU; 5. Hooters Northeast (Tom Bibeau/Adam David Dolbec/Michael Himmelsbach), Suz GSX-R600, 67 laps, GTU; 6. Dawgs N Pigs (Steve Keener/Peter Friedman), Suz SV650, 67 laps, GTL; 7. Mid-Cities Motorsports (Calvin Martinez/Dave Ebben/Brian Baker), Suz GSX-R1000, 66 laps, GTO; 8. Roadracingworld.com Buell (David Swarts/Paul James), Buell 984, 63 laps, GTL; 9. Brute Force Racing (Eric Buckley/Derek Buckley/John Cox), Suz GSX-R1000, 63 laps, GTO; 10. Team MD (Josh Wohlstein/Cordell Green), Suz GSX-R600, 62 laps, GTO.

GTO: 1. New England Motorsports; 2. Performance Cycle; 3. Mid-Cities Motorsports; 4. Brute Force Racing; 5. Team MD; 6. TMC (Joshua Lilburn/Hector Jimenez), Suz GSX-R750, 59 laps.

GTU: 1. Smith Brothers Harley; 2. Mid-Cities Motorsports 2; 3. Hooters Northeast; 4. Racerhouse.com (Andrew Nelson), Hon CBR600RR, 61 laps; 5. Team Celtic Racing (Des Conboy/Finbar Gilsmen/Joseph Rozynski/Sam Rozynski), Suz GSX-R600, 60 laps; 6. Zen Racing (Krishna Adrianto Pribadi/Shay Marlin/Dafan Zhang), Suz GSX-R600, 48 laps.

GTL: 1. Dawg N Pigs; 2. Roadracingworld.com Buell; 3. Bad Monkey Racing (Ray Silika/Brian McClain), Suz SV650, 52 laps; 4. JGGS Racing (Patrick Doyle/Gerald Young III), Hon Hawk 650, 47 laps; 5. Naked Boy Racing (Harold Jordan/Pete Butler), Buell 984, 41 laps.

F-USA Team Challenge Point Standings (after 4 of 7 rounds): Overall: 1. Mid-Cities Motorsports, 84 points; 2. New England Motorsports, 76 points; 3. Hooters Northeast, 52 points; 4. Mid-Cities Motorsports 2, 32 points; 5. Racerhouse.com, 21 points; 6. Performance Cycle, 20 points; 7. Brute Force Racing, 18 points; 8. Shaw Racing/Smith Brothers Harley, TIE, 16 points; 10. Performance Cycle, 14 points.

GTO: 1. Mid-Cities Motorsports, 91 points; 2. New England Motorsports, 81 points; 3. Brute Force Racing, 47 points; 4. Performance Cycle, 27 points; 5. Performance Cycle/Baker Race Gear, TIE, 20 points.

GTU: 1. Hooters Northeast, 77 points; 2. Mid-Cities Motorsports 2, 57 points; 3. Racerhouse.com, 43 points; 4. I&E Homes Racing/Smith Brothers Racing, TIE, 25 points; 6. Crowbar Racing, 20 points.

GTL: 1. Roadracingworld.com Buell, 64 points; 2. Naked Boy Racing, 31 points; 3. Bad Monkey Racing, 27 points; 4. Corner Speed Racing/3K9 Racing/Dawgs N Pigs, TIE, 25 points.

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125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 17 laps, 42:25.609
2. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, -11.189 seconds
3. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, -24.683 seconds
4. Youichi Ui, Aprilia, -30.420 seconds
5. Stefano Perugini, Aprilia, -46.439 seconds
6. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, -61.726 seconds
7. Thomas Luthi, Honda, -61.855 seconds
8. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, -64.598 seconds
9. Gabor Talmacsi, Aprilia, -65.176 seconds
10. Andrea Dovisioso, Honda, -66.020 seconds
11. Mika Kallio, Honda, -66.075 seconds
12. Simone Corsi, Honda, -66.419 seconds
13. Gino Borsoi, Honda, -66.874 seconds
14. Fabrizio Lai, Malaguti, -68.301 seconds
15. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, -68.303 seconds
16. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, -78.978 seconds

21. Emilio Alzamora, Derbi, -127.510 seconds
22. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia, -151.939 seconds

26. Masao Azuma, Honda, -5 laps, DNF

30. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, -8 laps, DNF
31. Roberto Locatelli, KTM, -8 laps, DNF
32. Arnaud Vincent, KTM, -10 laps, DNF

35. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, -15 laps, DNF


More, from a press release issued by Aprilia:

Aprilia Racing Press Information:

AN HISTORICAL GOAL ON ASSEN TRACK: 150 VICTORIES IN THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FOR APRILIA THANKS TO JENKNER (125 class) and 151 thanks to the success of west in 250 class

The president of Aprilia, Ivano Beggio was not here today as he was busy but he watched the 150 victory of his bikes on the TV. “I want to thank all the persons that worked hard to get this result. Aprilia was born with the competitions, feels the link with the sport and will keep on doing its best as we need new goals for the future”. Since the historical 250 victory of Loris Reggiani in Misano in 1987 till the victory of Steve Jenkner on 125 class in Assen, the passion and the will to win are still the same.

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Saturday Morning 125cc Practice Times:

1. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 2:10.697
2. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 2:10.913
3. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 2:10.975
4. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 2:11.283
5. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 2:11.323
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 2:11.450
7. Gioele Pellino, Aprilia, 2:11.497
8. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 2:11.512
9. Youichi Ui, Aprilia, 2:11.637
10. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 2:11.654
11. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 2:11.795
12. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 2:11.837
13. Stefano Perugini, Aprilia, 2:12.090
14. Mika Kallio, Honda, 2:12.096
15. Maro Simoncelli, Aprilia, 2:12.265

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For the first time since late in the 2002 season, AMA Pro Racing Timing & Scoring appeared to be fully functional when official practice started at Brainerd International Raceway Friday.

Lap times appeared as soon as the first bikes went around the track, and were properly displayed on monitors in the press room and along pit lane.

AMA Pro Racing Timing & Scoring has been plagued by operational problems since the 2002 season finale at Virginia International Raceway, with problems ranging from relatively minor–such as times not displayed along pit road at the start of practice or screens not updating with current information as at Daytona–to a complete system meltdown at Fontana and random wild times assigned to riders at Pikes Peak, scrambling grid position assignments.

AMA Pro Racing officials have consistently blamed the problems on third parties, including various racetracks and the system hardware supplier, AMB; missing is any explanation of why racetrack systems were not tested and debugged prior to the start of official practice (at, for example, Fontana) or why untried new hardware was used as the primary system at Pikes Peak instead of being relegated to backup system status until proven and debugged. AMA Pro Racing officials have also attempted to justify the continuing problems by pointing out that racebikes frequently break despite the best efforts of mechanics to ensure otherwise.

However, nobody at AMA Pro Racing has offered an example of a mechanic whose bike malfunctioned at every race since near the end of the 2002 season and who still has his or her job.

AMA Pro Racing officials have also pointed out the rare problems with timing & scoring systems encountered by F1 car racing to justify their own ongoing problems, and have described delays in issuing results–which led to Saturday winners at Fontana not getting their names in local newspapers–as being merely “an inconvenience.”