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Superbike Race One Results:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 16 laps
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -0.356 second
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750, -0.392
4. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51, -0.458
5. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750, -6.917
6. Doug Chandler, Ducati 998RS, -16.843
7. Pascal Picotte, Ducati 998RS, -26.576
8. Jake Zemke, Honda RC51, -36.285
9. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki GSX-R750, -98.183
10. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, -98.628
11. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750, -108.178
12. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, -108.768
13. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, -112.971
14. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, -124.427
15. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, -125.363
16. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, -126.436
17. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750, -134.388
18. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, -134.496
19. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, -134.722
20. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
21. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
22. John Dugan, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
23. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
24. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
25. Dave Ebben, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
26. Justin Blake, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
27. Michael Luke, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
28. Shane Prieto, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
29. Doug Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
30. Jeff Purk, DDS, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
31. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
32. Leo Venega, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
33. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
34. Chris Voelker, Honda RC51, -2 laps
35. Rob Christman, Suzuki GSX-R750, -2 laps
36. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R750, -4 laps
37. Jason Knupp, Suzuki GSX-R750, -4 laps
38. Jame Compton, Suzuki GSX-R750, -6 laps
39. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750, -8 laps, DNF, crash
40. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, -11 laps, DNF
41. Scott Hermersmann, Suzuki GSX-R750, -13 laps, DNF
42. Eric Spector, Suzuki GSX-R750, -15 laps, DNF


Provisional Point Standings
1. Nicky Hayden, 280 points
2. Eric Bostrom, 244
3. Aaron Yates, 233
4. Miguel Duhamel, 209
5. Mat Mladin, 207
6. Pascal Picotte, 204
7. Brian Livengood, 180
8. Brian Parriott, 170
9. Jamie Hacking, 160
10. Rich Conicelli, 133
11. Andy Deatherage, 128
12. Doug Chandler, 126
13. Anthony Gobert, 118
14. Dean Mizdal, 98
15. Vincent Haskovec, 95

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By Glenn LeSanto

Hodgson snatches last minute provisional pole

Neil Hodgson grabbed provisional pole from Troy Bayliss as the pair tussled for supremacy in the last minutes of final qualifying at Lausitzring.

On a track that had finally began to develop a real dry line, the pair toppled Ben Bostrom who had dominated the final half of the session. Bayliss and Hodgson swapped places at the top of the timesheet on a lap by lap basis as they found more and more grip on the drying track. In the last minute six riders posted the lead lap time.

As the session came to an end it was Hodgson who pushed hardest and put in an awesome lap at 1:41.274 compared to Bayliss’ 1:41.411. Edwards then snatched third from Bostrom by lapping at 1:41.595. Bostrom ended the session in fourth at 1:41.945. Ruben Xaus took fifth.


Saturday World Superbike Qualifying Times:
1. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 998F01, 1:41.274
2. Troy Bayliss, Ducati 998F02, 1:41.411
3. Colin Edwards, Honda RC51, 1:41.595
4. Ben Bostrom, Ducati 998F02, 1:41.945
5. Ruben Xaus, Ducati 998F02, 1:42.310
6. Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.545
7. Pierfrancesco Chili, Ducati 998RS, 1:42.764
8. Steve Martin, Ducati 998RS, 1:42.914
9. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, 1:42.914
10. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia RSV1000, 1:42.939
11. Chris Walker, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:43.094
12. Juan Borja, Ducati 998RS, 1:43.282
13. James Toseland, Ducati F01, 1:43.315
14. Broc Parkes, Ducati 998RS, 1:43.711
15. Marco Borciani, Ducati 998RS, 1:43.732
16. Alex Hofmann, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:44.559
17. Peter Goddard, Benelli Tornado 900, 1:44.829
18. Mauro Sanchini, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:45.034
19. Mark Heckles, Honda RC51, 1:45.113
20. Alessandro Antonello, Ductai 998RS, 1:45.185

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Saturday Morning Pro Thunder Practice Times:

1. Kirk McCarthy, Ducati 748RS, 2:17.984
2. Mike Ciccotto, Buell XB9R, 2:21.377
3. Shawn Higbee, Buell XB9R, 2:22.115
4. Tripp Nobles, Buell XB9R, 2:25.789
5. Richie Morris, Buell X-1, 2:25.998
6. Kevin Hanson, Ducati 748, 2:27.257
7. Dan Bilansky, Buell X-1, 2:27.510
8. Heath Small, Ducati 748RS, 2:27.851
9. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748, 2:29.172
10. Clark Freatman, 2:30.798


Saturday Morning 250cc Grand Prix Practice Times:
1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 2:17.147
2. Chuck Sorensen, Aprilia, 2:17.779
3. Jason DiSalvo, Honda, 2:18.954
4. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 2:22.548
5. Simon Turner, Yamaha, 2:23.539
6. Chris Pyles, Yamaha, 2:24.592
7. Bill Himmelsbach, Yahama, 2:25.657
8. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, 2:26.389
9. Colin Jensen, Aprilia, 2:26.661
10. Frank Aragaki, Yamaha, 2:26.754


Saturday Morning Superstock Practice Times:
1. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750 2:15.851
2. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750 2:16.469
3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:16.495
4. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:16.766
5. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:16.854
6. Mike Smith, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:17.220
7. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:17.281
8. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:17.318
9. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:17.360
10. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:17.557

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1. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 2:09.503
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 2:09.948
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 2:09.967
4. Doug Chandler, Ducati, 2:10.188
5. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 2:10.236
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 2:10.274
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 2:10.514
8. Pascal Picotte, Ducati, 2:11.536
9. Jake Zemke, Honda, 2:11.771
10. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 2:17.227
11. Chris Caylor, Suzuki, 2:17.251
12. Brian Livengood, Suzuki, 2:18.411
13. Shane Clarke, Suzuki, 2:18.975
14. Shane Prieto, Suzuki, 2:19.477
15. Marco Martinez, Suzuki, 2:20.849

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The Formula Xtreme race at Road America was red-flagged on the first lap after a starting-grid crash set-off when Steve Rapp stalled on the second row and Timothy Falcone, coming from the last row, hit Rapp’s bike.

AMA officials and race crew members dragged the damaged bikes off the racetrack and picked up pieces of shattered plastic from the racing surface. Track crews then arrived and spread oil-dry on gasoline and other fluids left on the track.

Rapp walked off the track under his own power; according to a track release, Falcone was transported to Valley View Hospital in Plymouth, Wisconsin, where he was treated and released.

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The Formula Xtreme race restarted at about 4:15 p.m. at Road America, with Damon Buckmaster leading into turn one, fighting off Jake Zemke to lead again into turn six, and battling with Roger Hayden.

The lead pack initially included Buckmaster, Hayden, Zemke, Hale, Pridmore and Fergusson. Zemke, Buckmaster and Hayden then pulled slightly ahead of Pridmore, who in turn pulled away from Hale and Fergusson. Then Hayden crashed out on lap 7, leaving Zemke and Buckmaster to fight for the lead.

Buckmster tried to ride around the outside of Zemke in turn five, pulled it down and they collided and both crashed on lap 9 of 10. That gave the lead to Pridmore from Hale and Fergusson.

Zemke restarted and got the white flag in eighth.

At the finish it was:
1. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Mike Hale, Honda CBR954RR
3. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000
4. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000
5. Lance Isaacs, Yamaha YZF-R1
6. Marty Craggill, Suzuki GSX-R1000
7. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR954RR
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR9545RR
9. Shane Prieto, Suzuki GSX-R750
10. Jason Curtis, Yamaha YZF-R1
11. Michael Luke, Suzuki GSX-R1000
12. Douglas Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Jeff Purk, DDS, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Leo Venega, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Kenyon Kluge, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Scott Ruehle, Yamaha YZF-R1
18. Jeremy Gordon, Honda CBR929RR
19. Brian Boyd, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -1 lap
20. Jim Bonner, Yamaha YZF-R1, -1 lap
21. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, -2 laps, DNF, crash
22. Roger Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, -4 laps, DNF, crash
23. James Compton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -5 laps, DNF
24. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -9 laps, DNF, mechanical

From a press release:

Spectacular Superside battle ends with Steinhausen win

Parzer falls out as Steinhausen takes championship lead

The Superside race at Lausitzring today was a memorable one, but not for all the right reasons! Jorg Steinhausen kept his head in a very difficult race to and inherited the lead on the last lap from a stricken Steve Abbott.

It was Tom Hanks who led the pack from the off, setting a blistering pace through the first few bends. But Jorg Steinhausen who was putting Hanks under heavy pressure soon caught him. Steinhausen took the lead on lap two and shortly afterwards Klaus Klaffenbock nipped by Hanks and set off after Steinhausen. Steve Webster was next to pass Hanks, recovering from a poor start. But even early in the race blue smoke could be seen issuing from his exhaust pipe. The smoke was a sign of things to come.

A classic battle ensued with the four fighting hard for position. They were soon joined by Steve Abbott as he pushed up through the field and caught the scrap for the lead. Webster streaked into the lead on lap six and immediately started to build up a gap. But it all went wrong on lap seven when Christian Parzer was thrown out of the outfit as he spun on oil. Apparently Parzer had seen the oil but Klaffenbock was so absorbed in his battle for the lead with Webster that he hadn’t noticed it.

A few corners later confusion reigned as the lead riders, spotting the oil, raised their hands in an attempt to signal an end to the race. Just as this happened Webster’s engine gave up the ghost. The race wasn’t stopped and Steinhausen, Abbott and Hanks got back on the pace to continue the battle, but now without Webster and Klaffenbock.

Hanks came of worse in the confusion, slipping back several seconds. Abbott then defeated Steinhausen, who’s engine was overheating after dumping water on the sighting lap. It looked like a dream finish to a nightmare weekend for Abbott, who had only just finished putting a replacement engine in his outfit in time for the race. But the nightmare returned as Abbott’s engine suffered an electrical fault on the last lap that cut his engine completely.

Steinhausen was far enough ahead of Hanks by now to comfortably snatch back the lead from the stricken Abbott. He also took the lead in the championship, with 90 points. Hanks took second in the race and second in the championship, with 72 points compared to Abbott on 71.

Behind the main protagonists Schlosser and Hanni took third while local hero Uwe Gottlich had the race of his life to take fourth. Gottlich’s result was true to his prediction on Friday, when he said he thought he could make a top five place in a dry race. Rob Cameron and Ian Simons also had a brilliant race to take fifth.

Abbott and Biggs managed to push their powerless outfit through the last two bends and to the line for eleventh place.