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250cc GP Practice For The German Grand Prix Led By Fonsi Nieto

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Saturday 250cc GP Practice Times:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:26.757
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:27.627
3. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:27.818
4. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:27.867
5. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:27.868
6. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, 1:28.236
7. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:28.301
8. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:28.352
9. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:28.362
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:28.429
11. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:28.454
12. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:28.597
13. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 1:28.834
14. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:28.873
15. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, 1:29.150

Arnaud Vincent Takes 125cc GP Pole In Germany

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Final 125cc GP Qualifying Results:

1. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:29.097
2. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:29.606
3. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:29.607
4. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:29.626
5. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:29.629
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:29.668
7. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:29.770
8. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:29.916
9. Alex Rodriguez, Aprilia, 1:29.958
10. Mika Kallio, Honda, 1:30.119

Arclight Suzuki’s Craig Connell Sweeps Both F-USA Unlimited Superbike Races At Mosport

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From a Parts Canada Superbike Championship series press release:

Connell scores a sweep

Saturday’s Official Report from Mosport
July 20, 2002

BOWMANVILLE, ON – Australian Craig Connell claimed victory in both legs of the Lockhart-Phillips Superbike/International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike feature at Mosport International Raceway Saturday, the feature event in the SUPERSHOW 2003 presents the Coors Light Canada vs. USA Match Races.

Riding the Arclight Racing Suzuki GSX-R750, Connell edged the Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Francis Martin and the Mountain Dew/Hooters Suzuki GSX-R750 raced by Michael Barnes in the first 16-lap race.

Connell finished a close second to Martin in the second 16-lapper but was awarded the win after the Sherbrooke, QC racer was penalized three positions when his bike exceeded the class 150 hp limit in post-race technical inspection.

Barnes moved up to second in the race two results and Mansfield, MA’s Eric Wood completed the podium on the 14K The Movie Suzuki GSX-R750.

“It was good to ride with him,” Connell said after finishing 0.687 secs. behind Martin in the second race. “He rode fantastic and I tried to take the lead without doing anything crazy.”

The results of the first race counted towards the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike series, which Martin now leads by 43 points over Calgary’s Clint McBain, who finished ninth.

Formula USA Unlimited Superbike Race One/Canadian Open Sport Bike Results:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 16 laps
2. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750
5. Jeff Williams, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Michael Taylor, Yamaha YZF-R1
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
8. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R1
11. Ugo Levert, Suzuki GSX-R1000
12. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
14. Joe Temperato, Suzuki GSX-R1000
15. Mike Desmarais, Suzuki GSX-R1000
16. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
17. Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha YZF-R1
18. Joe Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750
19. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R750
20. Chris Murray-Audain, Yamaha YZF-R1

DNF, Frank Trombino, Honda CBR954RR, -5 laps, mechanical

DNS, Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750

Formula USA Unlimited Superbike Race Two:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 16 laps
2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
5. Jeff Williams, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
7. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
8. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R1
9. Frank Trombino, Honda CBR954RR
10. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Greg Boki, Yamaha YZF-R6
12. Joe Temperato, Suzuki GSX-R1000
13. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
14. Steve Dufresne, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
16. Mike Desmarais, Suzuki GSX-R1000
17. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R750
18. Joe Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750
19. Chris Murray-Audain, Yamaha YZF-R1
20. Dave Young, Suzuki GSX-R1000

31. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap, crash

DNF, Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -3 laps, crash
DNF, Ugo Levert, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -6 laps
DNF, Michael Taylor, Yamaha YZF-R1, -7 laps
DNF, Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha YZF-R1, -13 laps

* Francis Martin penalized 3 positions for exceeding 150HP limit.

Arclight Suzuki’s Connell And Acree Lead Sportbike Practice At Mosport

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Friday Morning 600cc Sportbike Practice Times:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki, 1:25.898
2. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:26.345
3. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:26.348
4. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 1:26.356
5. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, 1:26.384
6. Matthew McBride, Honda, 1:26.429
7. Larry Pegram, Suzuki, 1:26.578
8. Kevin Lacombe, Honda, 1:26.580
9. Jeff Wood, Suzuki, 1:26.591
10. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha, 1:27.264
11. Matt Wait, Honda, 1:27.275
12. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:27.374
13. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:28.189
14. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha, 1:28.470
15. Greg Boki, Yamaha, 1:29.158
16. Martin Hamel, Yamaha, 1:29.375
17. Joel McDonald, Yamaha, 1:29.400
18. Joe Temperato, Suzuki, 1:29.404
19. Ray Bowman, Honda, 1:29.715
20. Cory West, Honda, 1:30.075

Kato Will Race RCV At Brno; Honda Confirms Plan To Supply Engine To Non-factory Teams In 2003

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From a Honda press release:

HONDA RACING INFORMATION

Daijiro Kato to Race Honda RC211V at Brno.

Reigning 250cc World Champion Daijiro Kato will race a Honda RC211V five-cylinder 990cc four-stroke at the Czech Republic GP, at Brno, on
August 25. Round 10 of the 16 round MotoGP World Championship.

The decision to enter a third RCV in the championship was taken by HRC in order to reinforce the structure required to supply the RC211V to other (non-factory) teams in the 2003 season.

Kato is an HRC contracted factory rider, currently leased to the Fortuna Honda Gresini team, will be part of the development team working on the RC211V, alongside Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa.

HRC will prepare, and test their back-up system to run additional RC211Vs in the 2003 MotoGP World Championship, by running as many of the five-cylinder 990cc four-stroke machines as they are capable of at the moment.

Daijiro Kato, a 17-time 250cc GP winner, from Saitama Prefecture, was delighted with the news that he been given the opportunity to race the RCV.

The 250cc World Champion said of his new challenge. “I will change from 2-stroke to 4-stroke equipment from Brno, and I’m really looking forward to the race. It will be a great challenge to ride the machine that has dominated the MotoGP Championship so far this season. I will have to ride the RCV at Brno without any preparation, as the regulations do not allow me to ride the RC211V beforehand. But I will try my best.”

“The one thing I really regret is that I haven’t achieved any good results on the NSR500 for a while. I’m very determined to get a satisfactory result at Sachsenring, my last race on the NSR! I would like to take the opportunity to thank Fortuna, Honda, HRC and Fausto (Gresini), for supporting me so well in GP racing. I will give 100% to come up to their expectations.”

Michael Taylor Quickest In Friday Afternoon Canadian Superbike Practice At Mosport

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Friday Afternoon Canadian Superbike Practice Times:
1. Michael Taylor, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:22.645
2. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:22.698
3. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:23.349
4. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:23.448
5. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:24.083
6. Kevin Lacombe, Honda RC51, 1:24.085
7. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750,1:24.418
8. Matt Wait, Honda CBR954RR, 1:24.437
9. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:24.490
10. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:24.774
11. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:24.995
12. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:25.451
13. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:25.478
14. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha, 1:26.380
15. Ugo Levert, Suzuki, 1:26.459
16. Mike Desmarais, Suzuki, 1:26.477
17. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, 1:26.673
18. Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha, 1:27.239
19. Chris Murray-Audain, Yamaha, 1:27.488
20. Joe Spina, Suzuki, 1:27.506

Recent Wedding: Rabasa-Connors. And Recent Engagement: Mueller-Arrufat

AFM Board member, rider rep, and racer John Rabasa married Anne Michele Connors on May 12th, 2002 at the Walt Disney World Wedding Pavilion in Orlando, Florida. Racer and Team Charlotte Motorsports Business Manager Andrew Mueller is engaged to marry Denise Arrufat, August 18, 2002 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Barnes Setting The Pace In F-USA Buell Lightning Series Practice At Mosport

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Friday Morning Buell Lightning Series Practice Times:
1. Michael Barnes, 1:29.887
2. Clint Brotz, 1:31.877
3. Richie Morris, 1:32.481
4. Bryan Bemisderfer, 1:33.891
5. Jason S. Smith, 1:33.955
6. Gregory Avello, 1:37.863
7. Jeff Harding, 1:45.682

Michael Barnes Tops Friday Afternoon 600cc Sportbike Practice At Mosport

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Friday Afternoon 600cc Sportbike Practice Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:25.662
2. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, 1:26.140
3. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:26.170
4. Craig Connell, Suzuki, 1:26.309
5. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:26.324
6. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha, 1:26.563
7. Larry Pegram, Suzuki, 1:26.582
8. Jeffrey Wood, Suzuki, 1:26.672
9. Matthew McBride, Honda, 1:27.129
10. Kevin Lacombe, Honda, 1:27.234
11. Ugo Levert, Suzuki, 1:27.551
12. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:27.858
13. Joe Temperato, Suzuki, 1:28.787
14. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha, 1:28.856
15. Joel McDonald, Yamaha, 1:29.102
16. Cory West, Honda, 1:29.738
17. Greg Boki, Yamaha, 1:29.814
18. Ray Bowman, Honda, 1:29.875
19. Francis Dubuc, Suzuki, 1:29.946
20. David Lamb, Yamaha, 1:29.949

More Practice And Qualifying Times From The German Grand Prix

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Friday 250cc GP Qualifying Times:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:26.874
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:27.171
3. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:27.613
4. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:27.669
5. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:27.749
6. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:27.865
7. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:28.239
8. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:28.359
9. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:28.426
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:28.503
11. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, 1:28.591
12. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:28.680
13. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, 1:29.064
14. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 1:29.148
15. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:29.180

Friday 125cc GP Qualifying Times:

1, Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:30.184
2. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:30.640
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:30.732
4. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:30.840
5. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:30.843
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:30.958
7. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:31.085
8. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:31.102
9. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:31.120
10. Mika Kallio, Honda, 1:31.214

Friday Morning MotoGP Practice Times:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda RC211V, 1:26.843
2. Alex Barros, Honda NSR500, 1:27.065
3. Daijiro Kato, Honda NSR500, 1:27.333
4. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.413
5. Tetsuya Harada, Honda NSR500, 1:27.420
6. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.558
7. Norick Abe, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.586
8. Tohru Ukawa, Honda RC211V, 1:27.726
9. Carlos Checa, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1:27.785
10. Max Biaggi, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1:27.937
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.951
12. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:28.214
13. John Hopkins, Yamaha YZR500, 1:28.465
14. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 1:28.571
15. Regis Laconi, Aprilia RS3, 1:28.576
16. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Honda NSR500, 1:28.754
17. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha YZR500, 1:28.850
18. Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:28.937
19. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton KR3, 1:29.224
20. Alex Hofmann, Honda NSR500, 1:29.669
21. Akira Ryo, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:30.033

Friday Morning 250cc GP Practice Times:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:27.555
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:28.000
3. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha 1:28.251
4. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:28.351
5. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:28.460
6. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:28.650
7. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:29.023
8. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:29.108
9. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:29.153
10. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:29.160
11. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:29.396
12. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:29.466
13. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, 1:29.576
14. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, 1:29.728
15. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:29.839

Friday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times:

1. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:33.912
2. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:34.011
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:34.056
4. Mika Kallio, Honda, 1:34.125
5. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:34.360
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:34.696
7. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:34.772
8. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:34.883
9. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:34.956
10. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:35.178

250cc GP Practice For The German Grand Prix Led By Fonsi Nieto

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Saturday 250cc GP Practice Times:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:26.757
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:27.627
3. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:27.818
4. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:27.867
5. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:27.868
6. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, 1:28.236
7. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:28.301
8. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:28.352
9. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:28.362
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:28.429
11. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:28.454
12. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:28.597
13. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 1:28.834
14. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:28.873
15. Dirk Heidolf, Aprilia, 1:29.150

Arnaud Vincent Takes 125cc GP Pole In Germany

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Final 125cc GP Qualifying Results:

1. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:29.097
2. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:29.606
3. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:29.607
4. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:29.626
5. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:29.629
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:29.668
7. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:29.770
8. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:29.916
9. Alex Rodriguez, Aprilia, 1:29.958
10. Mika Kallio, Honda, 1:30.119

Arclight Suzuki’s Craig Connell Sweeps Both F-USA Unlimited Superbike Races At Mosport

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From a Parts Canada Superbike Championship series press release:

Connell scores a sweep

Saturday’s Official Report from Mosport
July 20, 2002

BOWMANVILLE, ON – Australian Craig Connell claimed victory in both legs of the Lockhart-Phillips Superbike/International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike feature at Mosport International Raceway Saturday, the feature event in the SUPERSHOW 2003 presents the Coors Light Canada vs. USA Match Races.

Riding the Arclight Racing Suzuki GSX-R750, Connell edged the Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Suzuki GSX-R1000 of Francis Martin and the Mountain Dew/Hooters Suzuki GSX-R750 raced by Michael Barnes in the first 16-lap race.

Connell finished a close second to Martin in the second 16-lapper but was awarded the win after the Sherbrooke, QC racer was penalized three positions when his bike exceeded the class 150 hp limit in post-race technical inspection.

Barnes moved up to second in the race two results and Mansfield, MA’s Eric Wood completed the podium on the 14K The Movie Suzuki GSX-R750.

“It was good to ride with him,” Connell said after finishing 0.687 secs. behind Martin in the second race. “He rode fantastic and I tried to take the lead without doing anything crazy.”

The results of the first race counted towards the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike series, which Martin now leads by 43 points over Calgary’s Clint McBain, who finished ninth.

Formula USA Unlimited Superbike Race One/Canadian Open Sport Bike Results:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 16 laps
2. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750
5. Jeff Williams, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Michael Taylor, Yamaha YZF-R1
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
8. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R1
11. Ugo Levert, Suzuki GSX-R1000
12. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
14. Joe Temperato, Suzuki GSX-R1000
15. Mike Desmarais, Suzuki GSX-R1000
16. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
17. Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha YZF-R1
18. Joe Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750
19. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R750
20. Chris Murray-Audain, Yamaha YZF-R1

DNF, Frank Trombino, Honda CBR954RR, -5 laps, mechanical

DNS, Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750

Formula USA Unlimited Superbike Race Two:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 16 laps
2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
5. Jeff Williams, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
7. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
8. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R1
9. Frank Trombino, Honda CBR954RR
10. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Greg Boki, Yamaha YZF-R6
12. Joe Temperato, Suzuki GSX-R1000
13. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
14. Steve Dufresne, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
16. Mike Desmarais, Suzuki GSX-R1000
17. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki GSX-R750
18. Joe Spina, Suzuki GSX-R750
19. Chris Murray-Audain, Yamaha YZF-R1
20. Dave Young, Suzuki GSX-R1000

31. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap, crash

DNF, Clint McBain, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -3 laps, crash
DNF, Ugo Levert, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -6 laps
DNF, Michael Taylor, Yamaha YZF-R1, -7 laps
DNF, Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha YZF-R1, -13 laps

* Francis Martin penalized 3 positions for exceeding 150HP limit.

Arclight Suzuki’s Connell And Acree Lead Sportbike Practice At Mosport

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Friday Morning 600cc Sportbike Practice Times:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki, 1:25.898
2. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:26.345
3. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:26.348
4. Clint McBain, Suzuki, 1:26.356
5. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, 1:26.384
6. Matthew McBride, Honda, 1:26.429
7. Larry Pegram, Suzuki, 1:26.578
8. Kevin Lacombe, Honda, 1:26.580
9. Jeff Wood, Suzuki, 1:26.591
10. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha, 1:27.264
11. Matt Wait, Honda, 1:27.275
12. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:27.374
13. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:28.189
14. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha, 1:28.470
15. Greg Boki, Yamaha, 1:29.158
16. Martin Hamel, Yamaha, 1:29.375
17. Joel McDonald, Yamaha, 1:29.400
18. Joe Temperato, Suzuki, 1:29.404
19. Ray Bowman, Honda, 1:29.715
20. Cory West, Honda, 1:30.075

Kato Will Race RCV At Brno; Honda Confirms Plan To Supply Engine To Non-factory Teams In 2003

From a Honda press release:

HONDA RACING INFORMATION

Daijiro Kato to Race Honda RC211V at Brno.

Reigning 250cc World Champion Daijiro Kato will race a Honda RC211V five-cylinder 990cc four-stroke at the Czech Republic GP, at Brno, on
August 25. Round 10 of the 16 round MotoGP World Championship.

The decision to enter a third RCV in the championship was taken by HRC in order to reinforce the structure required to supply the RC211V to other (non-factory) teams in the 2003 season.

Kato is an HRC contracted factory rider, currently leased to the Fortuna Honda Gresini team, will be part of the development team working on the RC211V, alongside Valentino Rossi and Tohru Ukawa.

HRC will prepare, and test their back-up system to run additional RC211Vs in the 2003 MotoGP World Championship, by running as many of the five-cylinder 990cc four-stroke machines as they are capable of at the moment.

Daijiro Kato, a 17-time 250cc GP winner, from Saitama Prefecture, was delighted with the news that he been given the opportunity to race the RCV.

The 250cc World Champion said of his new challenge. “I will change from 2-stroke to 4-stroke equipment from Brno, and I’m really looking forward to the race. It will be a great challenge to ride the machine that has dominated the MotoGP Championship so far this season. I will have to ride the RCV at Brno without any preparation, as the regulations do not allow me to ride the RC211V beforehand. But I will try my best.”

“The one thing I really regret is that I haven’t achieved any good results on the NSR500 for a while. I’m very determined to get a satisfactory result at Sachsenring, my last race on the NSR! I would like to take the opportunity to thank Fortuna, Honda, HRC and Fausto (Gresini), for supporting me so well in GP racing. I will give 100% to come up to their expectations.”

Michael Taylor Quickest In Friday Afternoon Canadian Superbike Practice At Mosport

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Friday Afternoon Canadian Superbike Practice Times:
1. Michael Taylor, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:22.645
2. Jordan Szoke, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:22.698
3. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:23.349
4. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:23.448
5. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:24.083
6. Kevin Lacombe, Honda RC51, 1:24.085
7. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750,1:24.418
8. Matt Wait, Honda CBR954RR, 1:24.437
9. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:24.490
10. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:24.774
11. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:24.995
12. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:25.451
13. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:25.478
14. Benoit Pilon, Yamaha, 1:26.380
15. Ugo Levert, Suzuki, 1:26.459
16. Mike Desmarais, Suzuki, 1:26.477
17. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, 1:26.673
18. Darryn Wilbur, Yamaha, 1:27.239
19. Chris Murray-Audain, Yamaha, 1:27.488
20. Joe Spina, Suzuki, 1:27.506

Recent Wedding: Rabasa-Connors. And Recent Engagement: Mueller-Arrufat

AFM Board member, rider rep, and racer John Rabasa married Anne Michele Connors on May 12th, 2002 at the Walt Disney World Wedding Pavilion in Orlando, Florida. Racer and Team Charlotte Motorsports Business Manager Andrew Mueller is engaged to marry Denise Arrufat, August 18, 2002 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Barnes Setting The Pace In F-USA Buell Lightning Series Practice At Mosport

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Friday Morning Buell Lightning Series Practice Times:
1. Michael Barnes, 1:29.887
2. Clint Brotz, 1:31.877
3. Richie Morris, 1:32.481
4. Bryan Bemisderfer, 1:33.891
5. Jason S. Smith, 1:33.955
6. Gregory Avello, 1:37.863
7. Jeff Harding, 1:45.682

Michael Barnes Tops Friday Afternoon 600cc Sportbike Practice At Mosport

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Friday Afternoon 600cc Sportbike Practice Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:25.662
2. Jeff Williams, Suzuki, 1:26.140
3. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:26.170
4. Craig Connell, Suzuki, 1:26.309
5. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:26.324
6. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha, 1:26.563
7. Larry Pegram, Suzuki, 1:26.582
8. Jeffrey Wood, Suzuki, 1:26.672
9. Matthew McBride, Honda, 1:27.129
10. Kevin Lacombe, Honda, 1:27.234
11. Ugo Levert, Suzuki, 1:27.551
12. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:27.858
13. Joe Temperato, Suzuki, 1:28.787
14. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha, 1:28.856
15. Joel McDonald, Yamaha, 1:29.102
16. Cory West, Honda, 1:29.738
17. Greg Boki, Yamaha, 1:29.814
18. Ray Bowman, Honda, 1:29.875
19. Francis Dubuc, Suzuki, 1:29.946
20. David Lamb, Yamaha, 1:29.949

More Practice And Qualifying Times From The German Grand Prix

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Friday 250cc GP Qualifying Times:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:26.874
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:27.171
3. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:27.613
4. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:27.669
5. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:27.749
6. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:27.865
7. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:28.239
8. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:28.359
9. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:28.426
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:28.503
11. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, 1:28.591
12. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:28.680
13. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, 1:29.064
14. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 1:29.148
15. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:29.180

Friday 125cc GP Qualifying Times:

1, Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:30.184
2. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:30.640
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:30.732
4. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:30.840
5. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:30.843
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:30.958
7. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:31.085
8. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:31.102
9. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:31.120
10. Mika Kallio, Honda, 1:31.214

Friday Morning MotoGP Practice Times:

1. Valentino Rossi, Honda RC211V, 1:26.843
2. Alex Barros, Honda NSR500, 1:27.065
3. Daijiro Kato, Honda NSR500, 1:27.333
4. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.413
5. Tetsuya Harada, Honda NSR500, 1:27.420
6. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.558
7. Norick Abe, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.586
8. Tohru Ukawa, Honda RC211V, 1:27.726
9. Carlos Checa, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1:27.785
10. Max Biaggi, Yamaha YZR-M1, 1:27.937
11. Garry McCoy, Yamaha YZR500, 1:27.951
12. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:28.214
13. John Hopkins, Yamaha YZR500, 1:28.465
14. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 1:28.571
15. Regis Laconi, Aprilia RS3, 1:28.576
16. Jurgen vd Goorbergh, Honda NSR500, 1:28.754
17. Jose Luis Cardoso, Yamaha YZR500, 1:28.850
18. Yukio Kagayama, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:28.937
19. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton KR3, 1:29.224
20. Alex Hofmann, Honda NSR500, 1:29.669
21. Akira Ryo, Suzuki GSV-R, 1:30.033

Friday Morning 250cc GP Practice Times:

1. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:27.555
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:28.000
3. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha 1:28.251
4. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:28.351
5. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:28.460
6. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:28.650
7. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:29.023
8. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:29.108
9. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:29.153
10. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:29.160
11. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 1:29.396
12. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:29.466
13. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, 1:29.576
14. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, 1:29.728
15. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:29.839

Friday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times:

1. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:33.912
2. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:34.011
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:34.056
4. Mika Kallio, Honda, 1:34.125
5. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 1:34.360
6. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, 1:34.696
7. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:34.772
8. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:34.883
9. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:34.956
10. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:35.178

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