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MotoGP Top Speeds From Le Mans

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MotoGP Top Speeds From Le Mans

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Top Speeds Recorded During Friday’s Dry Qualifying Session:

1. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 186.1 mph
2. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 183.3 mph
3. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 183.0 mph
4. Max Biaggi, Honda 182.8 mph
5. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 182.3 mph
6. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 182.1 mph
7. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 181.8 mph
8. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 181.5 mph
9. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 180.9 mph
10. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 180.8 mph
11. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 180.6 mph
12. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 180.2 mph
13. John Hopkins Suzuki, 180.2 mph
14. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 180.1 mph
15. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 180.0 mph
16. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 179.9 mph
17. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 179.5 mph
18. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 178.7 mph
19. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 177.7 mph
20. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 176.5 mph
21. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 174.4 mph
22. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton, 168.9 mph
23. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton, 168.1 mph

Bautista Tops Wet Practice Saturday Morning, Dovizioso’s Dry Time From Friday Earns 125cc Pole In France

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Bautista Tops Wet Practice Saturday Morning, Dovizioso’s Dry Time From Friday Earns 125cc Pole In France

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Saturday Morning 125cc Practice Times:

1. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 2:02.556
2. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 2:02.808
3. Mika Kallio, Honda, 2:03.194
4. Maseo Azuma, Honda, 2:03.202
5. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 2:04.744
6. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, 2:04.797
7. Jorge Lorenzo, Aprilia, 2:05.024
8. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 2:05.114
9. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 2:05.133
10. Julian Simon, Malaguti, 2:05.634

Final 125cc Qualifying Results:


1. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1:43.565
2. Youichi Ui, Aprilia, 1:42.743
3. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 1:43.947
4. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:44.203
5. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:44.315
6. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:44.437
7. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:44.510
8. Arnaud Vincent, KTM, 1:44.522
9. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 1:44.570
10. Thomas Luthi, Honda, 1:44.638

Zongshen On World Endurance Pole At Assen

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Zongshen On World Endurance Pole At Assen

From a press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Zongshen No.2 Take Pole Position

Ten Kate Fastest on Track

Igor Jerman has taken pole position for Suzuki Zongshen No.2 after today’s practice and qualifying sessions were affected by occasionally heavy rain showers. Jerman and team mate Bruno Bonhuil made good use of today’s timed and untimed sessions, managing to quickly find a set-up that worked on the Assen circuit in both wet and dry conditions. Jerman took pole with a time of 1:23.752, set in the first qualifying session.

The Suzuki Zongshen No.1 bike of Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens was second fastest, with Nowland eventually putting in a time of 1:23.829. The pair had struggled with tyre choice during free practice but found a good compromise for qualifying. Third quickest was the Suzuki GB Phase One bike of Jason Pridmore, James Ellison and Jimmy Lindstrom, with Ellison lapping in 1:24.150. Zongshen No.1 and Suzuki GB Phase One are currently leading the championship standings.

The fourth and fifth fastest times went to the two team most likely to challenge Suzuki’s current dominance; Yamaha Austria (Karl Truchsess – 1:24.171) and Yamaha GMT94 (William Costes – 1:24.539). Yamaha Austria seem to have avoided the reliability problems they suffered during Imola qualifying and GMT94 are revitalised with Costes back and the bike improved.

The absolute fastest times of the day were put in by the Ten Kate Honda CBR600 of Karl Muggeridge and Barry Veneman. The Ten Kate team are making a guest appearance at their home circuit; the bike does not fit in with the World Endurance Championship rules so they will not be classified in the results but based on today’s performance they will be in the thick of the racing action.

Muggeridge put in a best time of 1:23.543; two tenths of a second faster than the best endurance team but by no means out of reach. For the regular endurance teams, a 200 mile race is seen as a short-distance sprint. If the rain showers return tyre choice will be crucial; the teams with good set-ups for both wet and dry and a flexible pit stop strategy are likely to benefit.

2003, May 24

Qualifying Quotes:

Igor Jerman – Suzuki Zongshen No.2: “It was quite easy to do this lap time; I didn’t think it would be enough, but it was okay and I’m happy to have pole position after a long wait. We can go faster in the race.”

Karl Muggeridge – Honda Ten Kate: “The performance of the bikes is quite close; Assen isn’t really a 600 circuit. We’re hoping that the race will be either dry or wet and not a mixture; we don’t want to have to change tyres too often.”

Mandy Kainz – Yamaha Austria team manager: “This engine is designed to last 201 miles and no more. After Imola everything was worn out; we’ll have to use different motors for Brno.”

William Costes – Yamaha GMT94: “I was in the second group and it started to rain so I didn’t get a chance to go out on a fresh tyre. We have a good set up for the race for both wet and dry.”

Assen 200 Miles starting grid

Pos Nr. Team Manufacterer Naam Globale BestTd

nc 27 Ten Kate Honda Honda Karl Muggeridge 1:23.543

1 2 Zongshen Team 2 Suzuki Igor Jerman 1:23.752

2 1 Zongshen Team 1 Suzuki Warwick Nowland 1:23.829

3 9 Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha Horst Saiger 1:24.171

4 94 GMT 94 Yamaha Sebastien Scarnato 1:24.539

5 30 Lowlands Racing/Dirk van Mol Suzuki John Bakker 1:24.695

6 11 Trackdaze Team 11 Suzuki Mike Edwards 1:24.762

7 22 Team 22 Police Nationale Suzuki Gwen Giabbani 1:24.804

8 38 Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 Yamaha Laurent Brian 1:24.880

9 3 Suzuki GB Phase One Suzuki James Ellison 1:24.946

nc 31 MCT – Flanders Ducati Albert Aerts 1:24.973

10 8 Bollinger Team Switzerland Kawasaki Marcel Kellenberger 1:25.004

11 33 CRT-Suzuki Suzuki Robert de Vries 1:25.760

12 6 Junior Phase One Suzuki Martin Jessop 1:25.885

13 51 Fabi Corse Suzuki Fabrio Capriotti 1:26.358

14 47 Bridgestone Bikers Profi I Suzuki Tim Röthig 1:26.492

15 4 Team KFM-Herbert Endurance Suzuki Hans Herber 1:26.782

16 17 Bergmann&Söhne Racing Suzuki Harald Kitch 1:26.962

17 12 Team Fagersjo-et.se Yamaha Niklas Carlberg 1:27.104

18 40 Poland Position Suzuki Tomasz Kedzior 1:27.415

nc 7 X-one Mondial Maurizio Bargiacchi 1:27.482

19 46 MSC Zoler-Yamaha End. II Yamaha Koen Reymenants 1:27.520

20 16 Rookie Endurance Team Suzuki Thomas Roth 1:27.675

21 28 Jet Team – Team 2 Suzuki Sebastien Pelleriti 1:28.157

22 37 Team Polytech Aprilia Jan Blok 1:28.324

23 64 Starkenburger AMC Honda Matthias Bormann 1:28.345

24 15 Hofmann Racing Team Suzuki Frank Spenner 1:28.429

25 14 Jet Team Suzuki Claude Alain Jaggi 1:28.512

26 44 No Limits-Team Machetti Suzuki Roberto Ruozi 1:28.542

27 10 Trackdaze Team 10 Suzuki Mark Kingston 1:28.610

28 36 MSC Zoler-Yamaha End. II Yamaha Peter Ploemen 1:28.726

29 26 Herman Verboven Racing Suzuki Leroy Verboven 1:29.069

30 25 Reich Endurance Team Suzuki Joachim Hantschmann 1:29.471

31 41 Bridgestone Bikers Profi 2 Suzuki Stefan Strauch 1:29.675

32 50 PS-Schlesinger Endurance Suzuki Peter Meyer 1:30.068

33 89 Hummel&DLH Endurance RT Suzuki Stefan Merkens 1:30.962

34 32 RVC Racing Team Aprilia Mario de Coster 1:31.875

35 18 Maco Moto Racing T. Slovakia Yamaha Martin Kuzma 1:32.368


More, from an earlier press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Assen 200: Race Preparation

Last minute changes to rider line-ups are still being made.

Rider and Team Changes

Piergeorgio Bontempi will be riding for Zongshen No.3 in the longer races, but not this weekend, while the No.1 Zongshen pairing of Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens is unchanged. The Zongshen bikes will be using Nissin brakes for the first time this weekend.

Jimmy Lindstrom, currently leading the Swedish Supersport series has joined Suzuki GB Phase One as reserve rider for the No.3 bike, riding alongside James Ellison and Jason Pridmore; team manager Russell Benney is very confident of a good result. William Costes is back on form and will be riding for Yamaha GMT94, although a tight-lipped Christophe Guyot gave away little about the team’s plans.

Karl Muggeridge will be joined by track expert Barry Veneman on board the Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR, in place of an injured Chris Vermeulen. The 600 Honda will race in the Open class. Another rider suffering from injuries is Dario Marchetti; he picked up a wrist injury while testing at Imola so DRE Ducati will not be racing this weekend.

Changeable Weather

The weather for the weekend is likely to play a part in both qualifying and the race. Heavy showers are forecast for Saturday which could have a significant impact on the grid. If the early qualifying sessions are wet and the track dries for the later sessions, teams with only two riders are likely to suffer.

Jason Pridmore sought advice about riding on the Assen circuit before leaving his native California: “I spoke to Kevin Schwantz and he told me the circuit was really grippy in the wet, you can use intermediates even in heavy rain. I’m looking forward to it.”

With two compulsory pit stops during the race, tyre strategy will certainly come into play; this is likely to favour the teams with the most endurance racing experience.

Racing Manager Munson Leaves Pirelli

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Racing Manager Munson Leaves Pirelli

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Rich Munson has resigned as Pirelli Racing Manager for Metzeler North America after about five years in the position. Sources within the company characterized Munson’s resignation as being related to a contract-renewal dispute. Jeff Johnston, who handled racing for Metzeler/Pirelli prior to Munson and who now works in motorcycle tire marketing for the company, will fill Munson’s role at least in the short term. During Munson’s time with Metzeler/Pirelli, the company developed the SuperCorse DOT-labeled racing tire, which has proved very successful at all levels of motorcycle road racing, including winning AMA Superstock Nationals. The tire was sold under both Metzeler and Pirelli brands, and the company’s percentage of U.S. grid fitment increased substantially during Munson’s administration. The company recently concentrated its racing efforts under the Pirelli brand. Attempts to reach Munson for comment were unsuccessful at post time.

Top Riders Impressed With Mid-America Motorplex Track

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Top Riders Impressed With Mid-America Motorplex Track


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Top riders in the Formula USA National series say they are impressed with the new Mid-America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa, about 20 mile south of Omaha, Nebraska.

“We should have an AMA National here!” said Kneedraggers.com Yamaha’s Matt Wait. “I love this place. It’s the closest thing I’ve ridden here in the States to a GP track, as far as grip, width, corners that require corner speed, there’s double-apex corners, it flows and there’s tons of run-off room. My only complaint is it’s too flat.”

“I’m enjoying it,” said Kosco Buell’s Eric Wood. “I think it’s a lot of fun. I wasn’t excited about it being so flat, but there’s plenty of room to pass inside and outside in every corner. But there are some rough patches from the cars, and it’s a little tough on tires. At least some guys I’ve been talking to have been having tire issues.”

“Tire wear is an issue,” said Bettencourt/Argo Cycles’ Jeff Wood. “I like the layout; it’s fun, it’s fast, it has fast, sweeping corners, very GP-like. If I didn’t have tire issues, I’d love it.” Jeff Wood said he tried 11 different Dunlops, including “the hardest thing they had in the truck,” and couldn’t find a rear tire that would go Formula USA Sportbike race distance, 100 kilometers, 62 miles or 28 laps of Mid-America.

The Alan Wilson-designed Mid-America Motorplex road course sits on a flat piece of farmland adjacent to Interstate 29. It offers 15 flowing turns with motorcycle-friendly, low-profile curbs and a 2.23-mile-long, 40-foot-wide polymer-asphalt racing surface. Level run-off areas are plentiful and gravel traps provide increased safety. Competitors pit on a 13-acre paved paddock area, which includes a permanent concession stand, gift shop, restroom and shower building; race fuel, air, water and grandstand seating are also available. Canopy Sun Shelters in the paddock are available for rent, and camping is allowed in the paddock.

An one-eighth-mile dragstrip is located beside the road course, and a go-kart track and “jet boat lake” are also planned, according to the track’s website, www.midamericamotorplex.com.

What the track is lacking to hold an AMA National road race event is infrastructure, specifically spectator viewing areas, restroom facilities, a media center and a paved road leading from the Interstate to the racetrack.

Jeff Wood, Greenwood, Ebben, Conrad, Estok Win CCS Races At Rainy Mid-America Saturday

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Jeff Wood, Greenwood, Ebben, Conrad, Estok Win CCS Races At Rainy Mid-America Saturday

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Jeff Wood, Scott Greenwood, Dave Ebben, Shawn Conrad and Dave Estok each won a CCS sprint race in variable conditions Saturday at Mid-America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Bettencourts/Argo Cycles’ Jeff Wood and teammate Greenwood lined up against a sparce field of riders in the Middleweight Supersport race. Wood got the holeshot and immediately asserted his dominance in the wet conditions by pulling out a three-second lead by the end of the first lap. From there, Wood steadily pulled away on his new, 2003 Honda CBR600RR to win the race by over nine seconds and win $1500 in Honda contingency money. Greenwood, who rode a Suzuki GSX-R600, was alone in second from the second lap to the checkered flag. James Milroy, Jr., an instructor with the Mid-America Motorplex Rider School, passed Darrin Mitchell on the third lap and came home in the show position. Greenwood remembered at the last moment that there was Suzuki contingency money available in the CCS sprints at Mid-America and pulled his GSX-R750 out of the trailer and entered the Heavyweight Supersport class. Riding on Dunlop rain tires on a drying track, Greenwood pulled a big lead within the first 2.23 miles and cruised home to win by over 12 seconds with a best lap time of 1:46.18. After the race, Greenwood said his rain tires “were destroyed” by the drying track. Daniel Doty and David Lacavich fought over second place from the green flag until the final corner. Lacavich had led most of the way but spun up on a wet patch at the exit of turn 10, the final corner, and Doty was able to drive past to take second. After the race, however, Doty failed to report to post-race technical inspection and was disqualified. Lacavich got second and Steven Diver was promoted to third. National Precious Metals’ Dave Ebben ran away with the Unlimited Supersport race win on his GSX-R1000, winning the seven-lap race by nearly 20 seconds. Ebben also took fifth in the Middleweight Supersport contest. Shawn Conrad missed the warm-up lap for the dry Middleweight Superbike race, allowing Smith Brothers’ Harley-Davidson’s Jason Smith to take the early lead on his Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Smith chose to run used Pirelli tires to get a feel for riding on worn tires in preparation for the long, 28-lap Formula USA Sportbike race on Sunday. Still, Smith held the lead over the racing dentist Dr. Jeffrey Purk and slow-starting Conrad after three laps and looked to be riding very well. Conrad pushed forward on lap four of seven, passed Purk in turn one and got by Smith going into the turn six double-apex right-hander. Conrad extended his lead with low-1:35 lap times and won by nearly four seconds. Smith held off Purk for second. After the race, Conrad said he was riding injured after a crash the previous weekend at Grattan. He said he thought his left collarbone was cracked and his right thumb was broken. Dave Estok checked out from the Lightweight Grand Prix field on his Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell X-1 tube-framed bike, winning the seven-lap sprint by 25 seconds. Behind Estok, Mark Stiles, riding a Yamaha TZ250; Key, riding a Suzuki SV650; Jesse Janisch, on a Suzuki SV650; Brian Lacy, on another Suzuki 650; and Harding H-D’s Bryan Bemisderfer, on his new Buell Firebolt XB9R, had a terrific battle. At the front of the pack, Stiles and Key exchanged second whenever Key wasn’t fighting off Janisch’s advances in the tight turn 10 leading onto the start/finish straight. At the back of the group, Bemisderfer worked hard in the corners to make up for his bike’s power disadvantage to Lacy’s Suzuki. The action-packed five-way battle came down to the final lap with Bliss Machines’ Stiles taking second place in front of Motorcycle Performance’s Key, 4&6 Racing’s Janisch, Bemisderfer and Lacy. Bemisderfer won the full-wet Lightweight Supersport race over Jason Jenkins, Janisch and Key, but Bemisderfer was disqualified when, in post-race technical inspection, he was found to not have an airbox or air filter in his Buell. After his rider was disqualified, Bemisderfer’s team owner Jeff Harding said they were having trouble getting horsepower out of the new bike and were testing some things in the race and didn’t think about the class rules. The Lightweight Supersport win went to Jenkins. Janisch later won the SuperTwins race on his Suzuki SV650. Westminster, Colorado’s Rich Deeming won the wet Unlimited Grand Prix on a 2003-model Suzuki GSX-R1000 over Purk. Saturday’s CCS Race Results: Expert Unlimited Grand Prix: 1. Rich Deeming (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Matt Malterer (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Steven Diver (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6). Expert Unlimited Supersport: 1. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Matt Malterer (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Rich Deeming (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Jason Swan (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Matt Drucker (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Steve Koebernick (Suz GSX-R750). Amateur Unlimited Supersport: 1. Robert Collins (Yam YZF-R1); 2. Michael Shallcross (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Mike Roeser (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Rob Dearden (Suz GSX-R750); 5. Henry Chin (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Todd Bohnsack (Suz GSX-R750). Expert Heavyweight Supersport: 1. Scott Greenwood (Suz GSX-R750); 2. David Lacavich (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Steven Diver (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Mike Williams (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Robert Borowicz (Hon CBR600). Amateur Heavyweight Supersport: 1. Benjamin Thornton (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Kyan Liu (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Michael Shallcross (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Randy Frost (Hon CBR600); 5. Robert Collins (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Alfredo Collins (Yam YZF-R6). Expert Middleweight Supersport: 1. Jeff Wood (Hon CBR600RR); 2. Scott Greenwood (Suz GSX-R600); 3. James Milroy, Jr. (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Darrin Mitchell (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Brian Baker (Suz GSX-R600). Amateur Middleweight Supersport: 1. Michael Pruitt (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Corey Schweich (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Corey Vuagniaux (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Benjamin Thornton (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Josh Lenz (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Randy Frost (Hon CBR600). Expert Lightweight Supersport: 1. Jason Jenkins (Suz SV650); 2. Jesse Janisch (Suz SV650); 3. Ed Key (Suz SV650); 4. Aaron Stein (Suz SV650). Amateur Lightweight Supersport: 1. Paul Buxton (Suz SV650); 2. Tom Short (Suz SV650); 3. Robert Heege (Hon 650); 4. Brian Shear (Suz SV650); 5. Craig Schock (Suz SV650). Expert Sportbike: 1. Adam Dolney (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Scott Ackerman (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Jason Jenkins (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Robert Borowicz (Hon CBR600). Amateur Sportbike: 1. Omar Deida (Hon CBR600); 2. Simon Kowalski (Suz GSX-R600). Expert Heavyweight Superbike: 1. James Milroy, Jr. (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Matt Malterer (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Ray Bowman (Hon CBR600); 4. Kyle Knutson (Kaw ZX-6); 5. Jessica Zalusky (Suz GSX-R750); 6. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6). Amateur Heavyweight Superbike: 1. Michael Shallcross (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Michael Pruitt (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Rob Dearden (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Edward Nash (Suz GSX-R750); 5. Benjamin Thornton (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Mike Roeser (Suz GSX-R750). Expert Middleweight Superbike: 1. Shawn Conrad (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Jason Smith (Kaw ZX-6RR; 3. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Brett Johnson (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Brian Baker (Suz GSX-R600). Amateur Middleweight Superbike: 1. Michael Pruitt (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Corey Vuagniaux (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Josh Lenz (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Rob Dearden (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Ryan Sohn (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Robert Collins (Yam YZF-R6). Expert Lightweight Grand Prix: 1. Dave Estok (Buell 1200); 2. Mark Stiles (Yam TZ250); 3. Ed Key (Suz SV650); 4. Jesse Janisch (Suz SV650); 5. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB9R); 6. Brian Lacy (Suz SV650). Amateur Lightweight Grand Prix: 1. Matt Hall (Yam TZ250); 2. Tom Short (Suz SV650); 3. Craig Schock (Suz SV650). Expert SuperTwins: 1. Jesse Janisch (Suz SV650); 2. Josh Guyer (Apr RSV1000); 3. Christopher Kinman (Duc 998); 4. Christopher Merklein (Hon 1000); 5. Michael Schock (Hon 1000). Amateur SuperTwins: 1. Robert Oliva (Hon 1000); 2. Finbar Gilsenas (Duc 916); 3. Aaron Gerlach (Hon 1000); 4. Brian Shear (Suz SV650); 5. Kris Younger (Hon 1000); 6. Craig Schock (Suz SV650). Expert Formula 40: 1. Edward Bingham (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Brian Lacy (Suz SV650); 3. Michael Schock (Hon 1000); 4. Chris Onwiler (Kaw ZX-6); 5. Ron Springfloat (Hon CBR600); 6. Christopher Kinman (Duc 998). Amateur Formula 40: 1. James Swan (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Kevin Clark (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Mike Peters (Hon CBR600); 4. Craig Schock (Hon CBR600).

Wedding Today

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Wedding Today

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Racer Greg “Jakes” Jacob is scheduled to get married to long-time girlfriend Amanda Schlachter today, in New Jersey.

Protons 1-2 In Wet Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice In France

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Protons 1-2 In Wet Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice In France

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Saturday Morning’s MotoGP Practice Times:

1. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 1:52.120
2. Nobustau Aoki, Proton KR3, 1:52.828
3. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 1:52.979
4. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:53.380
5. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 1:54.543
6. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:54.555
7. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 1:54.640
8. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 1:54.765
9. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 1:55.413
10. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:55.964
11. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 1:56.448
12. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:56.589
13. Max Biaggi, Honda, 1:56.762
14. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:56.796
15. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 1:56.927
16. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:57.255
17. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:57.426
18. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 1:57.829
19. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:58.070
20. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 1:59.583
21. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 1:59.964
22. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 2:00.255
23. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 2:00.666

Battaini Fastest In Wet 250cc Grand Prix Practice Saturday At Le Mans

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Battaini Fastest In Wet 250cc Grand Prix Practice Saturday At Le Mans

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Saturday Morning 250cc Grand Prix Practice Times:

1. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 2:03.682
2. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, 2:03.789
3. MAnuel Poggaili, Aprilia, 2:04.439
4. Anthony West, Aprilia, 2:04.742
5. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 2:05.252
6. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 2:05.594
7. Sebastien Porto, Honda, 2:05.703
8. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, 2:05.943
9. Alex Debon, Honda, 2:06.342
10. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 2:06.427
11. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 2:07.285
12. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, 2:07.335
13. Jaroslav Hules, Yamaha, 2:07.459
14. Eric Bataille, Honda, 2:07.586
15. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 2:07.724

18. Katja Poensgen, Honda, 2:09.272

New Sunday Ride Destination Opens On Angeles Crest In Southern California

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New Sunday Ride Destination Opens On Angeles Crest In Southern California

From a press release:

Cal-Sportbike Grand Opening Party May 25th, 12-4PM

Cal-Sportbike has moved into its new retail shop just off Angeles Crest Highway at 6020 Park Drive #2 in Wrightwood (one block up the hill on the right just behind the Picnic Basket).

Starting with a grand opening party on May 25th Cal-Sportbike will host weekly “Superbike Sunday” parties showing the latest MotoGP, WSBK, and AMA Superbike racing with special food deals for riders from the neighboring eatery! The grand opening party will include a viewing of the MotoGP round from LeMans, lots of free food, cycle-only parking, track day giveaways, and special prizes!

Cal-Sportbike encourages riders looking for a weekend ride destination to be sure to come visit on the world famous Angeles Crest…hang out and chat a while, watch some racing, and enjoy a friendly shop where the staff eats, sleeps, and breathes motorcycles!

ABOUT CAL-SPORTBIKE

Cal-Sportbike is owned by Todd Robinson (co-founder of Pacific Track Time). The firm specializes in parts and accessories for modern high performance sportbikes including Honda CBR/RVT, Suzuki GSXR/TL/SV, Yamaha R1/R6, and
Ducati 748-999 motorcycles. Cal-Sportbike carries apparel, riding gear, gift items, and performance aftermarket parts and accessories. Cal-Sportbike is actively involved in the racing world, sponsoring several racing teams across the country including WSMC, AMA, WERA, AFM, MRA, FASTRAXX, and CCS.

Cal-Sportbike is located at 6020 Park Drive #2 (just behind the Picnic Basket Restaurant) in Wrightwood, just 100 yards from Angeles Crest Highway.

Phone: 760-249-8890
Fax: 760-249-9917
Online Store: calsportbike.com
Email: [email protected]

MotoGP Top Speeds From Le Mans

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Top Speeds Recorded During Friday’s Dry Qualifying Session:

1. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 186.1 mph
2. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 183.3 mph
3. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 183.0 mph
4. Max Biaggi, Honda 182.8 mph
5. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 182.3 mph
6. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 182.1 mph
7. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 181.8 mph
8. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 181.5 mph
9. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 180.9 mph
10. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 180.8 mph
11. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 180.6 mph
12. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 180.2 mph
13. John Hopkins Suzuki, 180.2 mph
14. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 180.1 mph
15. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 180.0 mph
16. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 179.9 mph
17. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 179.5 mph
18. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 178.7 mph
19. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 177.7 mph
20. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 176.5 mph
21. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 174.4 mph
22. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton, 168.9 mph
23. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton, 168.1 mph

Bautista Tops Wet Practice Saturday Morning, Dovizioso’s Dry Time From Friday Earns 125cc Pole In France

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Saturday Morning 125cc Practice Times:

1. Alvaro Bautista, Aprilia, 2:02.556
2. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 2:02.808
3. Mika Kallio, Honda, 2:03.194
4. Maseo Azuma, Honda, 2:03.202
5. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 2:04.744
6. Mirko Giansanti, Aprilia, 2:04.797
7. Jorge Lorenzo, Aprilia, 2:05.024
8. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 2:05.114
9. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 2:05.133
10. Julian Simon, Malaguti, 2:05.634

Final 125cc Qualifying Results:


1. Andrea Dovizioso, Honda, 1:43.565
2. Youichi Ui, Aprilia, 1:42.743
3. Jorge Lorenzo, Derbi, 1:43.947
4. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:44.203
5. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:44.315
6. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:44.437
7. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:44.510
8. Arnaud Vincent, KTM, 1:44.522
9. Hector Barbera, Aprilia, 1:44.570
10. Thomas Luthi, Honda, 1:44.638

Zongshen On World Endurance Pole At Assen

From a press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Zongshen No.2 Take Pole Position

Ten Kate Fastest on Track

Igor Jerman has taken pole position for Suzuki Zongshen No.2 after today’s practice and qualifying sessions were affected by occasionally heavy rain showers. Jerman and team mate Bruno Bonhuil made good use of today’s timed and untimed sessions, managing to quickly find a set-up that worked on the Assen circuit in both wet and dry conditions. Jerman took pole with a time of 1:23.752, set in the first qualifying session.

The Suzuki Zongshen No.1 bike of Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens was second fastest, with Nowland eventually putting in a time of 1:23.829. The pair had struggled with tyre choice during free practice but found a good compromise for qualifying. Third quickest was the Suzuki GB Phase One bike of Jason Pridmore, James Ellison and Jimmy Lindstrom, with Ellison lapping in 1:24.150. Zongshen No.1 and Suzuki GB Phase One are currently leading the championship standings.

The fourth and fifth fastest times went to the two team most likely to challenge Suzuki’s current dominance; Yamaha Austria (Karl Truchsess – 1:24.171) and Yamaha GMT94 (William Costes – 1:24.539). Yamaha Austria seem to have avoided the reliability problems they suffered during Imola qualifying and GMT94 are revitalised with Costes back and the bike improved.

The absolute fastest times of the day were put in by the Ten Kate Honda CBR600 of Karl Muggeridge and Barry Veneman. The Ten Kate team are making a guest appearance at their home circuit; the bike does not fit in with the World Endurance Championship rules so they will not be classified in the results but based on today’s performance they will be in the thick of the racing action.

Muggeridge put in a best time of 1:23.543; two tenths of a second faster than the best endurance team but by no means out of reach. For the regular endurance teams, a 200 mile race is seen as a short-distance sprint. If the rain showers return tyre choice will be crucial; the teams with good set-ups for both wet and dry and a flexible pit stop strategy are likely to benefit.

2003, May 24

Qualifying Quotes:

Igor Jerman – Suzuki Zongshen No.2: “It was quite easy to do this lap time; I didn’t think it would be enough, but it was okay and I’m happy to have pole position after a long wait. We can go faster in the race.”

Karl Muggeridge – Honda Ten Kate: “The performance of the bikes is quite close; Assen isn’t really a 600 circuit. We’re hoping that the race will be either dry or wet and not a mixture; we don’t want to have to change tyres too often.”

Mandy Kainz – Yamaha Austria team manager: “This engine is designed to last 201 miles and no more. After Imola everything was worn out; we’ll have to use different motors for Brno.”

William Costes – Yamaha GMT94: “I was in the second group and it started to rain so I didn’t get a chance to go out on a fresh tyre. We have a good set up for the race for both wet and dry.”

Assen 200 Miles starting grid

Pos Nr. Team Manufacterer Naam Globale BestTd

nc 27 Ten Kate Honda Honda Karl Muggeridge 1:23.543

1 2 Zongshen Team 2 Suzuki Igor Jerman 1:23.752

2 1 Zongshen Team 1 Suzuki Warwick Nowland 1:23.829

3 9 Yamaha Austria Racing Team Yamaha Horst Saiger 1:24.171

4 94 GMT 94 Yamaha Sebastien Scarnato 1:24.539

5 30 Lowlands Racing/Dirk van Mol Suzuki John Bakker 1:24.695

6 11 Trackdaze Team 11 Suzuki Mike Edwards 1:24.762

7 22 Team 22 Police Nationale Suzuki Gwen Giabbani 1:24.804

8 38 Yamaha Endurance Moto 38 Yamaha Laurent Brian 1:24.880

9 3 Suzuki GB Phase One Suzuki James Ellison 1:24.946

nc 31 MCT – Flanders Ducati Albert Aerts 1:24.973

10 8 Bollinger Team Switzerland Kawasaki Marcel Kellenberger 1:25.004

11 33 CRT-Suzuki Suzuki Robert de Vries 1:25.760

12 6 Junior Phase One Suzuki Martin Jessop 1:25.885

13 51 Fabi Corse Suzuki Fabrio Capriotti 1:26.358

14 47 Bridgestone Bikers Profi I Suzuki Tim Röthig 1:26.492

15 4 Team KFM-Herbert Endurance Suzuki Hans Herber 1:26.782

16 17 Bergmann&Söhne Racing Suzuki Harald Kitch 1:26.962

17 12 Team Fagersjo-et.se Yamaha Niklas Carlberg 1:27.104

18 40 Poland Position Suzuki Tomasz Kedzior 1:27.415

nc 7 X-one Mondial Maurizio Bargiacchi 1:27.482

19 46 MSC Zoler-Yamaha End. II Yamaha Koen Reymenants 1:27.520

20 16 Rookie Endurance Team Suzuki Thomas Roth 1:27.675

21 28 Jet Team – Team 2 Suzuki Sebastien Pelleriti 1:28.157

22 37 Team Polytech Aprilia Jan Blok 1:28.324

23 64 Starkenburger AMC Honda Matthias Bormann 1:28.345

24 15 Hofmann Racing Team Suzuki Frank Spenner 1:28.429

25 14 Jet Team Suzuki Claude Alain Jaggi 1:28.512

26 44 No Limits-Team Machetti Suzuki Roberto Ruozi 1:28.542

27 10 Trackdaze Team 10 Suzuki Mark Kingston 1:28.610

28 36 MSC Zoler-Yamaha End. II Yamaha Peter Ploemen 1:28.726

29 26 Herman Verboven Racing Suzuki Leroy Verboven 1:29.069

30 25 Reich Endurance Team Suzuki Joachim Hantschmann 1:29.471

31 41 Bridgestone Bikers Profi 2 Suzuki Stefan Strauch 1:29.675

32 50 PS-Schlesinger Endurance Suzuki Peter Meyer 1:30.068

33 89 Hummel&DLH Endurance RT Suzuki Stefan Merkens 1:30.962

34 32 RVC Racing Team Aprilia Mario de Coster 1:31.875

35 18 Maco Moto Racing T. Slovakia Yamaha Martin Kuzma 1:32.368


More, from an earlier press release issued by FGSPORT GROUP:

Assen 200: Race Preparation

Last minute changes to rider line-ups are still being made.

Rider and Team Changes

Piergeorgio Bontempi will be riding for Zongshen No.3 in the longer races, but not this weekend, while the No.1 Zongshen pairing of Warwick Nowland and Stephane Mertens is unchanged. The Zongshen bikes will be using Nissin brakes for the first time this weekend.

Jimmy Lindstrom, currently leading the Swedish Supersport series has joined Suzuki GB Phase One as reserve rider for the No.3 bike, riding alongside James Ellison and Jason Pridmore; team manager Russell Benney is very confident of a good result. William Costes is back on form and will be riding for Yamaha GMT94, although a tight-lipped Christophe Guyot gave away little about the team’s plans.

Karl Muggeridge will be joined by track expert Barry Veneman on board the Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR, in place of an injured Chris Vermeulen. The 600 Honda will race in the Open class. Another rider suffering from injuries is Dario Marchetti; he picked up a wrist injury while testing at Imola so DRE Ducati will not be racing this weekend.

Changeable Weather

The weather for the weekend is likely to play a part in both qualifying and the race. Heavy showers are forecast for Saturday which could have a significant impact on the grid. If the early qualifying sessions are wet and the track dries for the later sessions, teams with only two riders are likely to suffer.

Jason Pridmore sought advice about riding on the Assen circuit before leaving his native California: “I spoke to Kevin Schwantz and he told me the circuit was really grippy in the wet, you can use intermediates even in heavy rain. I’m looking forward to it.”

With two compulsory pit stops during the race, tyre strategy will certainly come into play; this is likely to favour the teams with the most endurance racing experience.

Racing Manager Munson Leaves Pirelli

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Rich Munson has resigned as Pirelli Racing Manager for Metzeler North America after about five years in the position. Sources within the company characterized Munson’s resignation as being related to a contract-renewal dispute. Jeff Johnston, who handled racing for Metzeler/Pirelli prior to Munson and who now works in motorcycle tire marketing for the company, will fill Munson’s role at least in the short term. During Munson’s time with Metzeler/Pirelli, the company developed the SuperCorse DOT-labeled racing tire, which has proved very successful at all levels of motorcycle road racing, including winning AMA Superstock Nationals. The tire was sold under both Metzeler and Pirelli brands, and the company’s percentage of U.S. grid fitment increased substantially during Munson’s administration. The company recently concentrated its racing efforts under the Pirelli brand. Attempts to reach Munson for comment were unsuccessful at post time.

Top Riders Impressed With Mid-America Motorplex Track


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Top riders in the Formula USA National series say they are impressed with the new Mid-America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa, about 20 mile south of Omaha, Nebraska.

“We should have an AMA National here!” said Kneedraggers.com Yamaha’s Matt Wait. “I love this place. It’s the closest thing I’ve ridden here in the States to a GP track, as far as grip, width, corners that require corner speed, there’s double-apex corners, it flows and there’s tons of run-off room. My only complaint is it’s too flat.”

“I’m enjoying it,” said Kosco Buell’s Eric Wood. “I think it’s a lot of fun. I wasn’t excited about it being so flat, but there’s plenty of room to pass inside and outside in every corner. But there are some rough patches from the cars, and it’s a little tough on tires. At least some guys I’ve been talking to have been having tire issues.”

“Tire wear is an issue,” said Bettencourt/Argo Cycles’ Jeff Wood. “I like the layout; it’s fun, it’s fast, it has fast, sweeping corners, very GP-like. If I didn’t have tire issues, I’d love it.” Jeff Wood said he tried 11 different Dunlops, including “the hardest thing they had in the truck,” and couldn’t find a rear tire that would go Formula USA Sportbike race distance, 100 kilometers, 62 miles or 28 laps of Mid-America.

The Alan Wilson-designed Mid-America Motorplex road course sits on a flat piece of farmland adjacent to Interstate 29. It offers 15 flowing turns with motorcycle-friendly, low-profile curbs and a 2.23-mile-long, 40-foot-wide polymer-asphalt racing surface. Level run-off areas are plentiful and gravel traps provide increased safety. Competitors pit on a 13-acre paved paddock area, which includes a permanent concession stand, gift shop, restroom and shower building; race fuel, air, water and grandstand seating are also available. Canopy Sun Shelters in the paddock are available for rent, and camping is allowed in the paddock.

An one-eighth-mile dragstrip is located beside the road course, and a go-kart track and “jet boat lake” are also planned, according to the track’s website, www.midamericamotorplex.com.

What the track is lacking to hold an AMA National road race event is infrastructure, specifically spectator viewing areas, restroom facilities, a media center and a paved road leading from the Interstate to the racetrack.

Jeff Wood, Greenwood, Ebben, Conrad, Estok Win CCS Races At Rainy Mid-America Saturday

Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. Jeff Wood, Scott Greenwood, Dave Ebben, Shawn Conrad and Dave Estok each won a CCS sprint race in variable conditions Saturday at Mid-America Motorplex in Pacific Junction, Iowa. Bettencourts/Argo Cycles’ Jeff Wood and teammate Greenwood lined up against a sparce field of riders in the Middleweight Supersport race. Wood got the holeshot and immediately asserted his dominance in the wet conditions by pulling out a three-second lead by the end of the first lap. From there, Wood steadily pulled away on his new, 2003 Honda CBR600RR to win the race by over nine seconds and win $1500 in Honda contingency money. Greenwood, who rode a Suzuki GSX-R600, was alone in second from the second lap to the checkered flag. James Milroy, Jr., an instructor with the Mid-America Motorplex Rider School, passed Darrin Mitchell on the third lap and came home in the show position. Greenwood remembered at the last moment that there was Suzuki contingency money available in the CCS sprints at Mid-America and pulled his GSX-R750 out of the trailer and entered the Heavyweight Supersport class. Riding on Dunlop rain tires on a drying track, Greenwood pulled a big lead within the first 2.23 miles and cruised home to win by over 12 seconds with a best lap time of 1:46.18. After the race, Greenwood said his rain tires “were destroyed” by the drying track. Daniel Doty and David Lacavich fought over second place from the green flag until the final corner. Lacavich had led most of the way but spun up on a wet patch at the exit of turn 10, the final corner, and Doty was able to drive past to take second. After the race, however, Doty failed to report to post-race technical inspection and was disqualified. Lacavich got second and Steven Diver was promoted to third. National Precious Metals’ Dave Ebben ran away with the Unlimited Supersport race win on his GSX-R1000, winning the seven-lap race by nearly 20 seconds. Ebben also took fifth in the Middleweight Supersport contest. Shawn Conrad missed the warm-up lap for the dry Middleweight Superbike race, allowing Smith Brothers’ Harley-Davidson’s Jason Smith to take the early lead on his Kawasaki ZX-6RR. Smith chose to run used Pirelli tires to get a feel for riding on worn tires in preparation for the long, 28-lap Formula USA Sportbike race on Sunday. Still, Smith held the lead over the racing dentist Dr. Jeffrey Purk and slow-starting Conrad after three laps and looked to be riding very well. Conrad pushed forward on lap four of seven, passed Purk in turn one and got by Smith going into the turn six double-apex right-hander. Conrad extended his lead with low-1:35 lap times and won by nearly four seconds. Smith held off Purk for second. After the race, Conrad said he was riding injured after a crash the previous weekend at Grattan. He said he thought his left collarbone was cracked and his right thumb was broken. Dave Estok checked out from the Lightweight Grand Prix field on his Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell X-1 tube-framed bike, winning the seven-lap sprint by 25 seconds. Behind Estok, Mark Stiles, riding a Yamaha TZ250; Key, riding a Suzuki SV650; Jesse Janisch, on a Suzuki SV650; Brian Lacy, on another Suzuki 650; and Harding H-D’s Bryan Bemisderfer, on his new Buell Firebolt XB9R, had a terrific battle. At the front of the pack, Stiles and Key exchanged second whenever Key wasn’t fighting off Janisch’s advances in the tight turn 10 leading onto the start/finish straight. At the back of the group, Bemisderfer worked hard in the corners to make up for his bike’s power disadvantage to Lacy’s Suzuki. The action-packed five-way battle came down to the final lap with Bliss Machines’ Stiles taking second place in front of Motorcycle Performance’s Key, 4&6 Racing’s Janisch, Bemisderfer and Lacy. Bemisderfer won the full-wet Lightweight Supersport race over Jason Jenkins, Janisch and Key, but Bemisderfer was disqualified when, in post-race technical inspection, he was found to not have an airbox or air filter in his Buell. After his rider was disqualified, Bemisderfer’s team owner Jeff Harding said they were having trouble getting horsepower out of the new bike and were testing some things in the race and didn’t think about the class rules. The Lightweight Supersport win went to Jenkins. Janisch later won the SuperTwins race on his Suzuki SV650. Westminster, Colorado’s Rich Deeming won the wet Unlimited Grand Prix on a 2003-model Suzuki GSX-R1000 over Purk. Saturday’s CCS Race Results: Expert Unlimited Grand Prix: 1. Rich Deeming (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Matt Malterer (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Steven Diver (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6). Expert Unlimited Supersport: 1. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R1000); 2. Matt Malterer (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Rich Deeming (Suz GSX-R1000); 4. Jason Swan (Suz GSX-R1000); 5. Matt Drucker (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Steve Koebernick (Suz GSX-R750). Amateur Unlimited Supersport: 1. Robert Collins (Yam YZF-R1); 2. Michael Shallcross (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Mike Roeser (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Rob Dearden (Suz GSX-R750); 5. Henry Chin (Suz GSX-R1000); 6. Todd Bohnsack (Suz GSX-R750). Expert Heavyweight Supersport: 1. Scott Greenwood (Suz GSX-R750); 2. David Lacavich (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Steven Diver (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Mike Williams (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Robert Borowicz (Hon CBR600). Amateur Heavyweight Supersport: 1. Benjamin Thornton (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Kyan Liu (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Michael Shallcross (Suz GSX-R750); 4. Randy Frost (Hon CBR600); 5. Robert Collins (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Alfredo Collins (Yam YZF-R6). Expert Middleweight Supersport: 1. Jeff Wood (Hon CBR600RR); 2. Scott Greenwood (Suz GSX-R600); 3. James Milroy, Jr. (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Darrin Mitchell (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Dave Ebben (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Brian Baker (Suz GSX-R600). Amateur Middleweight Supersport: 1. Michael Pruitt (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Corey Schweich (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Corey Vuagniaux (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Benjamin Thornton (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Josh Lenz (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Randy Frost (Hon CBR600). Expert Lightweight Supersport: 1. Jason Jenkins (Suz SV650); 2. Jesse Janisch (Suz SV650); 3. Ed Key (Suz SV650); 4. Aaron Stein (Suz SV650). Amateur Lightweight Supersport: 1. Paul Buxton (Suz SV650); 2. Tom Short (Suz SV650); 3. Robert Heege (Hon 650); 4. Brian Shear (Suz SV650); 5. Craig Schock (Suz SV650). Expert Sportbike: 1. Adam Dolney (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Scott Ackerman (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Jason Jenkins (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Robert Borowicz (Hon CBR600). Amateur Sportbike: 1. Omar Deida (Hon CBR600); 2. Simon Kowalski (Suz GSX-R600). Expert Heavyweight Superbike: 1. James Milroy, Jr. (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Matt Malterer (Suz GSX-R750); 3. Ray Bowman (Hon CBR600); 4. Kyle Knutson (Kaw ZX-6); 5. Jessica Zalusky (Suz GSX-R750); 6. Aaron Stein (Yam YZF-R6). Amateur Heavyweight Superbike: 1. Michael Shallcross (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Michael Pruitt (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Rob Dearden (Suz GSX-R600); 4. Edward Nash (Suz GSX-R750); 5. Benjamin Thornton (Suz GSX-R600); 6. Mike Roeser (Suz GSX-R750). Expert Middleweight Superbike: 1. Shawn Conrad (Yam YZF-R6); 2. Jason Smith (Kaw ZX-6RR; 3. Dr. Jeffrey Purk (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Brett Johnson (Yam YZF-R6); 5. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Brian Baker (Suz GSX-R600). Amateur Middleweight Superbike: 1. Michael Pruitt (Suz GSX-R600); 2. Corey Vuagniaux (Yam YZF-R6); 3. Josh Lenz (Yam YZF-R6); 4. Rob Dearden (Suz GSX-R600); 5. Ryan Sohn (Yam YZF-R6); 6. Robert Collins (Yam YZF-R6). Expert Lightweight Grand Prix: 1. Dave Estok (Buell 1200); 2. Mark Stiles (Yam TZ250); 3. Ed Key (Suz SV650); 4. Jesse Janisch (Suz SV650); 5. Bryan Bemisderfer (Buell XB9R); 6. Brian Lacy (Suz SV650). Amateur Lightweight Grand Prix: 1. Matt Hall (Yam TZ250); 2. Tom Short (Suz SV650); 3. Craig Schock (Suz SV650). Expert SuperTwins: 1. Jesse Janisch (Suz SV650); 2. Josh Guyer (Apr RSV1000); 3. Christopher Kinman (Duc 998); 4. Christopher Merklein (Hon 1000); 5. Michael Schock (Hon 1000). Amateur SuperTwins: 1. Robert Oliva (Hon 1000); 2. Finbar Gilsenas (Duc 916); 3. Aaron Gerlach (Hon 1000); 4. Brian Shear (Suz SV650); 5. Kris Younger (Hon 1000); 6. Craig Schock (Suz SV650). Expert Formula 40: 1. Edward Bingham (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Brian Lacy (Suz SV650); 3. Michael Schock (Hon 1000); 4. Chris Onwiler (Kaw ZX-6); 5. Ron Springfloat (Hon CBR600); 6. Christopher Kinman (Duc 998). Amateur Formula 40: 1. James Swan (Suz GSX-R750); 2. Kevin Clark (Suz GSX-R600); 3. Mike Peters (Hon CBR600); 4. Craig Schock (Hon CBR600).

Wedding Today

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Racer Greg “Jakes” Jacob is scheduled to get married to long-time girlfriend Amanda Schlachter today, in New Jersey.

Protons 1-2 In Wet Saturday Morning MotoGP Practice In France

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Saturday Morning’s MotoGP Practice Times:

1. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 1:52.120
2. Nobustau Aoki, Proton KR3, 1:52.828
3. Sete Gibernau, Honda, 1:52.979
4. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:53.380
5. Troy Bayliss, Ducati, 1:54.543
6. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:54.555
7. Norick Abe, Yamaha, 1:54.640
8. Garry McCoy, Kawasaki, 1:54.765
9. Alex Barros, Yamaha, 1:55.413
10. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, 1:55.964
11. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki, 1:56.448
12. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:56.589
13. Max Biaggi, Honda, 1:56.762
14. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha, 1:56.796
15. Makoto Tamada, Honda, 1:56.927
16. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:57.255
17. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:57.426
18. Ryuichi Kiyonari, Honda, 1:57.829
19. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha, 1:58.070
20. Loris Capirossi, Ducati, 1:59.583
21. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia, 1:59.964
22. Colin Edwards, Aprilia, 2:00.255
23. Marco Melandri, Yamaha, 2:00.666

Battaini Fastest In Wet 250cc Grand Prix Practice Saturday At Le Mans

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Saturday Morning 250cc Grand Prix Practice Times:

1. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 2:03.682
2. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia, 2:03.789
3. MAnuel Poggaili, Aprilia, 2:04.439
4. Anthony West, Aprilia, 2:04.742
5. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 2:05.252
6. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 2:05.594
7. Sebastien Porto, Honda, 2:05.703
8. Erwan Nigon, Aprilia, 2:05.943
9. Alex Debon, Honda, 2:06.342
10. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 2:06.427
11. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 2:07.285
12. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, 2:07.335
13. Jaroslav Hules, Yamaha, 2:07.459
14. Eric Bataille, Honda, 2:07.586
15. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 2:07.724

18. Katja Poensgen, Honda, 2:09.272

New Sunday Ride Destination Opens On Angeles Crest In Southern California

From a press release:

Cal-Sportbike Grand Opening Party May 25th, 12-4PM

Cal-Sportbike has moved into its new retail shop just off Angeles Crest Highway at 6020 Park Drive #2 in Wrightwood (one block up the hill on the right just behind the Picnic Basket).

Starting with a grand opening party on May 25th Cal-Sportbike will host weekly “Superbike Sunday” parties showing the latest MotoGP, WSBK, and AMA Superbike racing with special food deals for riders from the neighboring eatery! The grand opening party will include a viewing of the MotoGP round from LeMans, lots of free food, cycle-only parking, track day giveaways, and special prizes!

Cal-Sportbike encourages riders looking for a weekend ride destination to be sure to come visit on the world famous Angeles Crest…hang out and chat a while, watch some racing, and enjoy a friendly shop where the staff eats, sleeps, and breathes motorcycles!

ABOUT CAL-SPORTBIKE

Cal-Sportbike is owned by Todd Robinson (co-founder of Pacific Track Time). The firm specializes in parts and accessories for modern high performance sportbikes including Honda CBR/RVT, Suzuki GSXR/TL/SV, Yamaha R1/R6, and
Ducati 748-999 motorcycles. Cal-Sportbike carries apparel, riding gear, gift items, and performance aftermarket parts and accessories. Cal-Sportbike is actively involved in the racing world, sponsoring several racing teams across the country including WSMC, AMA, WERA, AFM, MRA, FASTRAXX, and CCS.

Cal-Sportbike is located at 6020 Park Drive #2 (just behind the Picnic Basket Restaurant) in Wrightwood, just 100 yards from Angeles Crest Highway.

Phone: 760-249-8890
Fax: 760-249-9917
Online Store: calsportbike.com
Email: [email protected]

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