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Mat Mladin won the second Superbike race at Infineon Raceway in much the way he won the first, quickly pulling away and building a lead of almost 10 seconds before cruising to the finish.

Aaron Yates finished second, 7.5 seconds behind, with Ben Bostrom third, another 9 seconds behind, after challenging Yates for second at one point.

Miguel Duhamel, third in the first Superbike race, did not start, having crashed in the Supersport race and either breaking or not breaking his collarbone, depending upon who you believe.

As Mladin crossed the finish line, the AMA Pro Racing timing & scoring system, which had been acting strangly from the start of practice, started varying the splits between riders.

Results
1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 28 laps
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, -7.8 seconds
3. Ben Bostrom, Honda, -16.379
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, -25.6
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, -33.6
6. Larry Pegram, Ducati, -57.1
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, -74
8. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki, -79
9. Steve Crevier, Suzuki, -81
10. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki, -83
11. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, -86
12. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, -1 lap
13. Lee Acree, Suzuki, -1 lap
14. Geoff May, Suzuki, -1 lap
15. Jake Holden, Suzuki, -1 lap
16. James Randolph, Suzuki, -1 lap
17. Francis Martin, Suzuki, -1 lap
18. Mike Ciccotto, Suzuki, -1 lap
19. Jeremy Toye, Suzuki, -1 lap
20. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -1 lap
21. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -1 lap
22. Clint McBain, Suzuki, -1 lap
23. Brian Livengood, Suzuki, -1 lap
24. Jack Pfeifer, Suzuki, -1 lap
25. Rob Mesa, Suzuki, -1 lap
26. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, -1 lap
27. Rob Christman, Suzuki, -1 lap
28. John Wilson, Suzuki, -1 lap
29. Chris Voelker, Ducati, -1 lap
30. Marco Martinez, Suzuki, -1 lap
31. Garry Combs, Suzuki, -1 lap
32. Tom Wertman, Suzuki, -2 laps
33. Kim Nakashima, Suzuki, -5 laps
34. Anthony Gobert, Ducati, -19 laps, DNF, mechanical
35. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, -19 laps
36. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, -23 laps, DNF

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Accurate Timing & Scoring remains an unfullfilled dream at Infineon Raceway this morning, with riders who cut part of the course being scored as if they had done legitimate laps.

At this point, all we can do is post our best guess as to which times that show up on the timing & scoring monitors are legitimate. As an example, Gary Jaehne is currently shown as being the fastest rider in the Superstock sessions, at 1:17.431, followed by Tommy Hayden at 1:37.742. Both those times defy the laws of physics, as does J. Knupp’s 1:31.702 in Formula Xtreme.

Supersport
1. Damon Buckmaster, 1:39.032
2. Jamie Hacking, 1:39.234
3. Ben Spies, 1:40.032
4. Aaron Gobert, 1:40.250
5. Marty Craggill, 1:40.376
6. Jake Zemke, 1:40.384
7. Miguel Duhamel, 1:40.451
8. Jason DiSalvo, 1:40.635
9. Alex Gobert, 1:40.636
10. Doug Chandler, 1:40.915


Superstock
1. Jason DiSalvo, 1:39.895
2. Opie Caylor, 1:40.540
3. Adam Fergusson, 1:40.540
4. Alex Gobert, 1:40.808
5. Josh Hayes, 1:41.295
6. Vincent Haskovec, 1:41.499
7. Jimmy Moore, 1:41.550
8. Chris Ulrich, 1:41.695
9. Jamie Stauffer, 1:42.252
10. Tony Meiring, 1:42.269

Formula Xtreme
1. Ben Spies, 1:37.983
2. Mat Mladin, 1:38.251
3. Aaron Yates, 1:38.747
4. Jake Zemke, 1:38.984
5. Damon Buckmaster, 1:39.130
6. Marty Craggill, 1:39.163
7. Adam Fergusson, 1:39.411
8. Jamie Hacking, 1:39.547
9. Steve Rapp, 1:39.830
10. Aaron Gobert, 1:40.051
11. Jimmy Moore, 1:40.402
12. Doug Chandler, 1:40.568
13. Jason Pridmore, 1:40.744
14. Craig Connell, 1:40.979
15. Lee Acree, 1:41.168
16. Chris Ulrich, 1:41.924
17. Josh Hayes, 1:42.628

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1. Jamie Hacking, Yamaha
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, -0.4 second
3. Jake Zemke, Honda, -12.3 seconds
4. Ben Spies, Suzuki, -13.1
5. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, -15.4
6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, -20.3
7. Jason DiSalvo, Yamaha, -30.9
8. Alex Gobert, Honda, -33.3
9. Doug Chandler, Honda, -33.6
10. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, -39.7
11. Ty Howard, Honda, -42.6
12. Steve Crevier, Suzuki, -43.0
13. Jamie Stauffer, Suzuki, -49.7
14. Chris Peris, Honda, -56.4
15. Craig Connell, Honda, -62.0
16. Jason Curtis, Honda, -72.2
17. Chris Siglin, Suzuki, -76.8
18. Francis Martin, Suzuki, -82.8
19. Thad Halsmer, Yamaha, -95.9
20. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, -1 lap
21. Brien Whitlock, Suzuki, -1 lap
22. Heath Small, Yamaha, -1 lap
23. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki, -1 lap
24. David Lambert, Suzuki, -1 lap
25. Lance Williams, Yamaha, -1 lap
26. Quentin Wilson, Yamaha, -1 lap
27. Charlie Hewitt, Kawasaki, -1 lap
28. Scott Simpson, Suzuki, -2 laps
29. Mark Degross, Honda, -2 laps
30. Chris Velarde, Kawasaki, -2 laps
31. Marty Craggill, Honda, -3 laps, DNF, crash
32. Michael Leon, Suzuki, -3 laps
33. Hector Romero, Yamaha, -4 laps
34. David Guy, Suzuki, -11 laps
35. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, -14 laps
36. Andy Carman, Honda, -15 laps
37. Nate Wait, Kawasaki, -15 laps


Note: Miguel Duhamel crashed out of the race for third on the last lap and, according to Honda spokesman Ken Vreeke, broke his left collarbone.

But Infineon Raceway’s John Cardinale then said that Vreeke’s announcement that Duhamel had a broken collarbone “was premature.”

At about 4:30 Cardinale announced that Duhamel had been X-rayed at Sonoma Valley Hospital and, according to Dr. Robert Cohen of the Infineon Raceway medical center, Duhamel did indeed break his left collarbone.

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Mat Mladin battled Miguel Duhamel early on but then pulled away to win the first AMA Superbike race of the weekend at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, California.

Duhamel faded to 3rd behind a charging Aaron Yates.

Eric Bostrom was 4th ahead of Ben Bostrom, Steve Rapp, Kurtis Roberts and Larry Pegram.

Jason Pridmore, who had caught and passed Ben Bostrom, ran out of fuel on the last lap and pushed his bike across the line in 9th.

Lee Acree was 10th ahead of Jordan Szoke, Vincent Haskovec, Steve Crevier, John Dugan and Jeremy Toye. Haskovec was the last rider on the lead lap.

Rapp came from row 11 on the grid while Acree came from row 10.

Complicating things was a light drizzle on parts of the track mid-race.

Anthony Gobert pulled off the track and parked his Ducati against a barrier, while running behind Rapp, a little after the halfway point.

Unofficial Results:
1. Mat Mladin, GSX-R1000, 28 laps
2. Aaron Yates, GSX-R1000, -8.3 seconds
3. Miguel Duhamel, RC51, -16.2
4. Eric Bostrom, ZX-7RR, -43.3
5. Ben Bostrom, RC51, -59.1
6. Steve Rapp, GSX-R1000, -67
7. Kurtis Roberts, RC51, -85
8. Larry Pegram, 998RS, -90
9. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R1000, -91
10. Lee Acree, GSX-R750, -93
11. Jordan Szoke, GSX-R1000, -97
12. Vincent Haskovec, GSX-R1000, -100
13. Steve Crevier, GSX-R1000, -1 lap
14. John Dugan, GSX-R, -1 lap, -12.8 seconds
15. Jeremy Toye, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -13.2 seconds
16. Geoff May, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -24.9
17. Shawn Higbee, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -27
18. Brian Livengood, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -28
19. Mike Ciccotto, GSX-R750, -1 lap, -33
20. Alan Schmidt, GSX-R750, -1 lap, -35.6
21. Dean Mizdal, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -36.8
22. Clint McBain, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -37.2
23. Jake Holden, GSX-R750, -1 lap, -37.4
24. Francis Martin, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -45.9
25. James Randolph, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -69.7
26. Rob Mesa, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -70.1
27. Michael Barnes, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -71.9
28. Jack Pfeifer, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -73.3
29. John Wilson, GSX-R750, -1 lap, -75.0
30. Rob Christman, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -83
31. Chris Voelker, 998, -1 lap, -83.9
32. Garry Combs, GSX-R1000, -1 lap, -95
33. Jeff Williams, GSX-R1000, -2 laps
34. Marco Martinez, GSX-R1000, -2 laps
35. Tom Wertman, GSX-R1000, -2 laps
36. Anthony Gobert, 998RS, -9 laps, DNF, mechanical
37. Kim Nakashima, GSX-R1000, -14 laps
38. Andy Deartherage, GSX-R1000, -17 laps, DNF, crash
39. Scott Jensen, GSX-R1000, DNF

From a press release issued by Yamaha Australia:

2003 Yamaha Formula Xtreme TT Series
Round 3, Winton Motor Raceway, Victoria
Race Report

CURTAIN CONTINUES HIS DOMINATION OF XTREME AND SUPERSPORT CLASSES AT WINTON

Like a good red wine, Kevin Curtain continues to get better with age as he swept all before him once again at round three of the 2003 Yamaha Formula Xtreme TT Series held at Winton Motor Raceway in northern Victoria.

Curtain and his pair of Nikon Yamaha Racing Team Yamahas won all four races in both the Xtreme (YZF-R1) and Supersport (YZF-R6) classes, smashing lap records in each category during his rampage at Winton.

His only blemish for the weekend, if you can call it one, was that he was bumped off pole position in the final moments of the Xtreme qualifying session by teammate and current series point’s leader Daniel Stauffer.

A quartet of second place Xtreme finishes for Stauffer still has him leading the points table for the premier class by six points over Curtain who rebounded in exemplary style after leaving the previous round of the series with two dnf’s from four starts.

While he appears to under considerable pressure to retain his Xtreme title, Curtain has already built up a healthy 95-point break over his nearest rival in the FX Supersport class, courtesy of 12 consecutive race wins to date.

“I was very happy with what I was able to achieve today,” said Curtain at the conclusion of the days racing. “It is a nice feeling to come away with a bag full of race wins and a couple of lap records, but it wasn’t as easy for me as it appears. I had four very good hard races in the Xtreme against Daniel and he was riding very well all weekend. I had to work hard to get past him and each time I did I wanted to make the move as clean as possible. He was able to make some very starts in each of the races and I had it all to do if I wanted to get the win. In the end it all worked out well and I’ve been able to bridge the points gap to him after the bad round that I had at Oran Park a few weeks ago.

“With the Supersport class, all I can say is that the Yamaha YZF R6 is just getting better and better. I’m getting a lot more comfortable on the bike and we are dialling in the suspension settings in a way that it is steering and doing everything that we want it to. It’s a great bike. I did expect to be challenged a bit more though, but for some reason I was just on it this weekend and everything just felt right.”

In Xtreme, Yamaha riders filled six of the top ten placings, while they fill eight of the top ten in the overall series points, proving yet again the performance of the Yamaha YZF R1.

Along with Curtain and Stauffer, Victorian privateer Cameron Donald (Gary O’Brien Yamaha) had his best result of the year, finishing third overall in Xtreme and pushing young Queenslander Brendan Clarke on the third of the Nikon Yamaha’s back to fourth. Stephen Tozer (Stafford Yamaha) finished seventh overall, with Queensland’s Ben Attard ninth aboard his Aluma-Lite Racing Yamaha.

Curtain’s pace in the Xtreme class showed as he not only smashed the existing Xtreme lap record, but set a new motorcycle lap record for the 3.00km Victorian circuit with a 1:24.428 in the fourth and final Xtreme race.

A trio of Yamaha’s led the Supersport field for overall honours with Curtain on top from teammate Clarke and Sydney privateer Glen Allerton, who had a best finish of third in race two. Procycles Yamaha rider Shaun Geronimi also had a solid consistent weekend, finishing fifth overall.

Sixteen-year-old Alex Cudlin moved to the top of the Superstock points table thanks to four race wins aboard his Fineline Motorcycles Yamaha YZF R6. He now holds an eleven-point lead in the class over Alex Tomasetti.

Round four of the 2003 Yamaha Formula Xtreme TT Series will be held at Queensland Raceway on the weekend of May 31 – June 1.

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Tommy Hayden fought off a strong challenge from Vincent Haskovec–who took the lead at one point–to win the Superstock race at Infineon Raceway. Adam Fergusson was third.

Results
1. Tommy Hayden, ZX-6R, 17 laps
2. Vincent Haskovec, GSX-R750, -2.721 seconds
3. Adam Fergusson, GSX-R750, -9.5
4. Jason DiSalvo, YZF-R6, -15.6
5. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R750, -17.1
6. Josh Hayes, GSX-R750, -19.9
7. Tony Meiring, ZX-6R, -20.2
8. Opie Caylor, GSX-R750, -20.3
9. Jordan Szoke, GSX-R750, -26.6
10. John Haner, GSX-R750, -26.9
11. Mike Ciccotto, GSX-R750, -37.7
12. Jeremy Toye, GSX-R750, -40.9
13. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, -46.4 (crashed)
14. Alan Schmidt, GSX-R750, -52.3
15. Jake Holden, GSX-R750, -52.56
16. Matt Furtek, GSX-R750, -53.05
17. Brian Stokes, GSX-R750, -54.31
18. Michael Hannas, GSX-R750, -68.98
19. Danny Eslick, GSX-R750, -69.19
20. Jeff Bostrom, GSX-R750, -80.51
21. Hawk Mazzotto, GSX-R750, -89.49
22. J.J. Roetlin, GSX-R750, -89.63
23. Doug Pitcock, GSX-R750, -97.46
24. Mickey Lane, GSX-R750, -1 lap
25. Chad Rolland, GSX-R750, -1 lap
26. Tom Wertman, GSx-R750, -1 lap
27. Jason Chisum, GSX-R750, -1 lap
28. Corey Sarros, GSX-R750, -1 lap
29. Bryan Edginton, GSx-R750, -1 lap
30. Michael Dantonio, GSX-R750, -1 lap
31. Mark Degross, CBR600RR, -1 lap
32. Jay Jacobson, GSX-R750, -1 lap
33. Paul Timman, GSX-R750, -2 laps
34. Rocky Caceres, GSX-R750, -2 laps
35. Rich Conicelli, GSX-R750, -2 laps
36. Mark Simon, GSX-R750, -7 laps
37. Jason Peters, GSX-R750, -11 laps
38. John Dugan, GSX-R750, -15 laps, DNF, crash

From a press release:

Barry Gilsenan has formed a new race team for 2003 under the title of Team Celtic Racing with riders Des Conboy and JJ Walsh.

Conboy will be running the full Formula USA series and select LRRS events on Suzuki GSX-R600s while Walsh will run the full LRRS schedule.

Joining the team as crew chief will be Mark Rosema.

Current sponsers include Pirelli, Hindle, The Olde Village Inne, Markbilt racebikes, Vortex, Innovative Motorcycle Research, Street & Comp and Suzuki of Ramsey.

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It is 8:40 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, the track is dry and the second practice sesson of the day, for Superbikes, is on track at Infineon Raceway.

The skies are partly cloudy.

Rich Oliver was fastest in the first session, for 250cc GP machines.

The AMA Pro Racing timing & scoring system is up and running but is double-scoring several riders. For example, Ben Spies is currently shown on T&S monitors as being 1st and 2nd-fastest, Miguel Duhamel is shown as being 6th and 7th-fastest, and Aaron Yates is shown as being 8th and 9th-fastest.

Update: The session was red-flagged at 8:46 a.m. due to a crash, with Andy Deatherage shown on monitors as being the fastest rider, with a 43.342-second lap. Eric Bostrom was shown as 2nd-fastest at 1:39.308.

Update: Bikes are back on track at 8:50 a.m., with 15 minutes left in the session.
Update: At 8:58, Deatherage still tops the timing & scoring monitors at Infineon, followed by Rob Christman, Mladin, Yates, Bostrom, Spies, Rapp, Duhamel, Kurtis Roberts at 9th and 10th fastest, Pegram, Acree, Chandler, Caylor and Pridmore.

At 9:00 a.m., riders are filing back into the pits with a light sprinkle falling on parts of the course.

At 9:04, T&S is showing Christman fastest followed by Mladin at 1:38.806, the fastest legitimate time; others include Pegram, Yates at 4th and 5th fastest, Bostrom, Spies, Rapp, Duhamel, Roberts at 9th and 10th fastest, Acree, Chandler, Howard, Caylor and Pridmore.

At 9:10, the Superbike session was restarted with about five minutes remaining on the clock.

Fastest Times At The End Of The Superbike Session
1. Mat Mladin, 1:38.397
2. Larry Pegram, 1:39.099
3. Aaron Yates, 1:39.154
4. Eric Bostrom, 1:39.219
5. Ben Spies, 1:39.327
6. Steve Rapp, 1:39.529

As the Supersport bikes went on track, the trend of double-scoring riders continued on the timing & scoring monitors, with several riders appearing multiple times in the order.