From a press release:

Thanks to the efforts of the AMA, Central Roadracing Association and The Colonel’s Brainerd Int’l Raceway, $1725 was raised for the Wegman Benefit Fund over the AMA Pro road racing weekend at BIR.

Spectators were offered a track ride on both Saturday and Sunday plus a t-shirt for a $25 donation to the Wegman Fund.

The Wegman Fund is a non-profit corporation that raises money to assist seriously injured road racers pay medical and related expenses from road racing accidents.

From a WERA press release:

WERA Sportsman Series Presented by Akins Ford Brings Local Racers to Road Atlanta

BRASELTON, Ga.- Road Atlanta will host some of the southeast’s best motorcycle road racers when the WERA Sportsman Series Presented by Akins Ford visits July 6-7.

The weekend of racing will get underway on Saturday, July 6, with the WERA National Vintage Series and the Sportsman Series Solo 20 races. The Vintage Series sprint races are all six laps and feature vintage race bikes ranging from 30 to five years old.

The Solo 20 races are mini-enduros and will include Lightweight, Mediumweight and Heavyweight races, with bikes being divided according to engine size.

On Sunday, July 7, the WERA National Sportsman Series sprint races will entertain fans with close racing and plenty of action. There will be 16 races, with bikes divided according to engine size and the amount of modifications made to the bike.

Akins Ford, presenting sponsor of the weekend, will have a display of their current Ford and Dodge vehicles for fans to see, with a spotlight on the broad range of pickup trucks that they have to offer. The dealership is located near Road Atlanta in Winder. This is the second year that Akins Ford has sponsored the WERA Sportsman Series at Road Atlanta.

Tickets are available for the weekend for just $20 or $15 for the sprint races on Sunday. Camping is also available in Road Atlanta’s infield for $25 for the weekend. More information can be found on Road Atlanta’s website at www.RoadAtlanta.com or by calling the track at 1-800-849-RACE.

Fans will be hearing about the WERA Sportsman Series Presented by Akins Ford event on Star 94, 96 Rock and 96.7 The Buzz. Each station will also have opportunities for fans to win free tickets for the weekend.

WERA Motorcycle Roadracing has been one of the top road racing organizations in the United States since 1971. The series is a breeding ground for many future motorcycle road racing stars that move on to compete in series such as AMA Superbike, World Superbike and Grand Prix. More information about WERA, including the season schedule and complete results from each round, can be found on WERA’s website at www.WERA.com.

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

West Honda Pons MotoGP rider Loris Capirossi will miss the British Grand Prix July 12-14 and is in doubt for the MotoGP event at Sachsenring July 19-21 after suffering broken bones in a crash in the MotoGP race at Assen June 29, says a release from West Honda Pons.

According to the team, Capirossi suffered a “double-fracture in his right forearm” as the Italian rider tried to hold on to his bucking NSR500 while racing with the lead pack last Saturday. Capriossi was third in the MotoGP World Championship point standings before the Assen race and now slips to sixth.

On a happier note, Capirossi’s teammate Alex Barros took a battling second place in the Dutch Grand Prix, his first podium finish of the 2002 season, and moves into fifth in the Championship standings, one point behind Carlos Checa.

From a press release:

AMA CLUBS & PROMOTERS RAISE OVER $5.8 MILLION FOR CHARITY

PICKERINGTON, OHIO — The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) has announced that its chartered clubs and promoters reported raising $5,816,999 for charitable causes in 2001.

The most generous AMA-chartered promoter in 2001 was the Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of Asheville, North Carolina, reporting a total of $2.8 million. The top AMA-chartered club, New York City’s chapter of the Harley Owners Group
(HOG), reported raising $160,000.

“When it comes to giving, no other group can match the generosity of American motorcyclists,” said Robert Rasor, President of the AMA. “We’re pleased to recognize the good works of our clubs and promoters.”

Total donations reported in 2001 represent an increase of more than $1 million over the previous year.

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

From Formula Xtreme Qualifying:

1. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 186 mph
2. Mike Hale, Honda CBR954RR, 185 mph
3. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 184 mph
4. Marty Craggill, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 183 mph
5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 182 mph
6. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR954RR, 182 mph
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 182 mph
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, 180 mph
9. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 180 mph
10. Josh Hayes, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 179 mph
11. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 178 mph
12. Lance Isaacs, Yamaha YZF-R1, 176 mph
13. Jason Curtis, Yamaha YZF-R1, 172 mph


From Friday’s Superbike Qualifying Session:

1. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, 184 mph
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51, 183 mph
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 183 mph
4. Doug Chandler, Ducati 998RS, 182 mph
5. Pascal Picotte, Ducati 998RS, 181 mph
6. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 181 mph
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750, 178 mph
8. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 178 mph
9. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750, 176 mph
10. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 170 mph
11. Pedro Valiente, Suzuki GSX-R750, 170 mph
12. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 169 mph
13. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 169 mph
14. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 169 mph
15. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 169 mph
16. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 169 mph
17. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 168 mph
18. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750, 168 mph
19. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 168 mph
20. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 168 mph
21. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 166 mph
22. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 166 mph
23. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 166 mph
24. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R750, 165 mph
25. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 165 mph
26. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki GSX-R750, 165 mph
27. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 165 mph
28. Justin Blake, Suzuki GSX-R750, 165 mph
29. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 164 mph


From Friday Afternoon Supersport Practice:

1. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 161 mph
2. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 160 mph
3. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 159 mph
4. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i, 159 mph
5. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R600, 158 mph
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 158 mph
7. Michael Hannas, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 157 mph
8. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R6, 156 mph
9. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 156 mph
10. Mike Hale, Honda CBR600F4i, 156 mph
11. Jimmy Filice, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 155 mph
12. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 154 mph

From Saturday morning Formula Xtreme practice:

1. Ben Spies, 183.8 mph
2. Tom Kipp, 183.7 mph
3. Marty Craggill, 183.4 mph
4. Mike Hale, 182.7 mph
5. Jason Pridmore, 182.1 mph
6. Josh Hayes, 181.6
7. Damon Buckmaster, 181.1 mph
8. Adam Fergusson, 181.1 mph
9. Jake Zemke, 179.7 mph
10. Steve Rapp, 179.7 mph
11. Lance Isaacs, 176.6 mph
12. Jason Curtis, 170.4 mph

From Saturday’s Superstock practice session:

1. Chris Ulrich, 168.3 mph
2. Jimmy Moore, 167.2 mph
3. Adam Fergusson, 167.1 mph
4. Craig Connell, 166.7 mph
5. Lee Acree, 166.4 mph
6. Brian Livengood, 163.7 mph
7. Chris Caylor, 159.3 mph

From a press release:

The Swiss Wet-Motos World Superbike Team will field French rider Bertrand Stey and American Mark Miller on Dunlop equipped HRC RC51s for the Laguna Seca round of the World Superbike Championships. The Honda satellite team will be title sponsored by U.S. company Wood-Ease Hand Cleaner for the July event.

As an official SBK replacement rider, Miller will not have to compete for a US wildcard slot.

“This will be a one-off ride for me,” says the former Erion Honda rider. “I am looking forward to the weekend and welcome the opportunity to compete on a proper superbike.”

From a press release issued by Radar’s Team Yamaha:

2002 Yamaha Xtreme Tri-State
Event 4, Queensland Raceway, Queensland
Race report

CURTAIN ON THE BOIL AT QUEENSLAND RACEWAY

Three times Formula Xtreme champion Kevin Curtain proved to be the man to beat at the fourth round of the 2002 Yamaha Xtreme Tri-State held at Queensland Raceway on June 29 & 30.

The Radar’s Team Yamaha rider was on a mission in both the Formula Xtreme and Supersport classes, taking out three race wins in Formula Xtreme and two in Supersport.

His pace in each class was such that he left the circuit with new lap records in each class. More importantly it moved the Newcastle rider to the top of the points table in each category. With a total of 316 points, Curtain now leads teammate and defending champion Robbie Baird by 46 points with two rounds (eight races) remaining.

Curtain took victory in races one, two and four, but was given a 20-second penalty for jumping the start in race three, which dropped him back to tenth overall, even though he was the first rider past the chequered flag.

“It was definitely a great result out there today,” said Curtain. “The Dunlop tyres were just perfect out there, with the front being especially good. I’m just feeling so good at the moment. Having a good crew around you such as the Radar’s Team Yamaha boys is a great advantage. We have a very good understanding at the moment which makes it a lot better when you are trying to relate information to them about the bike and that it gets changed to how you really want it. With the exception of the jump start problem in race three, the Yamaha YZF R1 was just perfect out there today.”

After qualifying second fastest to Curtain in Formula Xtreme, Baird’s day got off to a poor start when he crashed during the morning warm up session and injured his right wrist. The resulting damage to his number one bike meant that he had to revert to the team’s spare bike until his was repaired. The Queenslander finished the day with a sixth, fifth, crash, sixth from the four 8-lap races. The race three crash occurred at turn three on the final lap of the race as he outbraked Josh Brookes with the two making contact and going down.

“We came here with a lot of good intentions, but left with very little to show for it,” said Baird. “Qualifying was good, but the crash during the warm up definitely ruled us out of contention today. My wrist is very sore and it was affecting how hard I could get onto the front brakes. I lost a few points to Kevin today, but there is still time to get ground back on him.”

The weekend proved to be a equally frustrating for Craig Coxhell on the third Radar’s Team Yamaha YZF R1, but the Victorian teenager was rewarded for his perseverance with a win in the third Formula Xtreme race. The victory came alongside a ninth in race one, sixth in race two and a fifth in the final.

“The win was definitely the highlight of what was a very frustrating weekend for me,” said Coxhell. “Our problems started in qualifying when we lost a lot of time when my number one bike developed an engine problem and I had to switch to the spare. This meant that we were basically chasing a suitable suspension set up for the rest of the weekend and we were even trying things right through to the last race. It’s been hard, but I really do need to thank the guys in the team for putting in such a strong effort to get me out there for each race.”

Curtain was in the thick of the action in the Supersport class and was a standout in today’s two 6-lap sprints aboard his Yamaha YZF R6. His two wins today plus his second and third from yesterday have him holding a commanding lead in the Supersport series with a total of 345 points, well clear of Jamie Stauffer (Bio Magnetics Sport Yamaha) who has 222.

“Every day that we’ve been here we have been able to make progress,” said Curtain. “I have been getting more confident with the bike and the circuit all weekend. On Friday the bike felt terrible across the bumps, especially at turns one and two, but today it’s that good that I can’t even feel them. The speed of the new YZF R6 showed as I was able to break the Supersport lap record on four separate occasions today. That just about says it all.”

The 2002 Yamaha Xtreme Tri-State heads to Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway for round five of the series on August 17 & 18.

2002 Yamaha Xtreme Tri-State – RESULTS

FORMULA XTREME

Race 1 / 8 laps
1. Kevin CURTAIN / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:35.5970 mins

2. Daniel STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:38.3723

3. Josh BROOKES / Team Honda / Honda CBR954RR, 9:43.8351

4. Jamie STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:44.2834

5. Craig McMARTIN / Ducati 996R, 9:46.1549

6. Robbie BAIRD / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:47.1998

7. Robert BUGDEN / Gold Coast Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000, 9:47.3282

8. Tony REES / Bikebiz Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1,
9:48.1537

9. Craig COXHELL / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:48.5664

10. Kurt PERCY / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:51.8512

Fastest Lap: Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) 1:10.9020 on lap 3


Race 2 / 8 laps
1. Kevin CURTAIN / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:32.8835 mins

2. Daniel STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF-R1, 9:35.8490

3. Josh BROOKES / Team Honda / Honda CBR954RR, 9:39.6901

4. Jamie STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:39.7475

5. Robbie BAIRD / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:39.9914

6. Craig COXHELL / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:43.4795

7. Robert BUGDEN / Gold Coast Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 9:47.2910

8. Kurt PERCY / Yamaha YZF R1 9:48.6227

9. Nicholas BARTON (Frankston Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:49.8999

10. Steven CUTTING / Suzuki GSX-R1000 9:57.5947

Fastest Lap: Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) 1:10.4643 on lap 4 (New Lap Record)


Race 3 / 8 laps
1. Craig COXHELL / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:42.4323

2. Robert BUGDEN / Gold Coast Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 9:45.5230

3. Jamie STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:45.6517

4. Nicholas BARTON (Frankston Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:46.7490

5. Tony REES / Bikebiz Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1
9:47.4576

6. Jay TAYLOR / Redwing Honda / Honda CBR954RR
9:53.5343

7. Steven CUTTING / Suzuki GSX-R1000 9:54.9425

8. Kurt PERCY / Yamaha YZF R1 9:55.1701

9. Roland KRUCK / Doin Bikes / Yamaha YZF R1
9:55.5729

10. Kevin CURTAIN / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:56.3943

Fastest Lap: Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) 1:10.8694 on lap 3


Race 4 / 8 laps
1. Kevin CURTAIN / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:34.5489

2. Daniel STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:37.3172

3. Josh BROOKES / Team Honda / Honda CBR954RR
9:39.0616

4. Jamie STAUFFER / Bio Magnetic Sport Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:39.1601

5. Craig COXHELL / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:41.2147

5. Robbie BAIRD / Radar’s Team Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:43.4763

7. Robert BUGDEN / Gold Coast Suzuki / Suzuki GSX-R1000 9:44.5907

8. Kurt PERCY / Yamaha YZF R1 9:44.8372

5. Tony REES / Bikebiz Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1
9:46.5388

10. Nicholas BARTON (Frankston Yamaha / Yamaha YZF R1 9:48.8396
Fastest Lap: Kevin Curtain (Yamaha) 1:10.6815 on lap 4


Yamaha Formula Xtreme, points after 4 of 6 rounds (Provisional)

1, K Curtain 316; 3. R Baird 290; 3, J Stauffer 198; 4, C Coxhell 190; 5, D Stauffer 189;
6, J Brookes 163; 7. T Rees 124; 8. R Bugden 101; 9. C McMartin 82; 10. N Henderson 67.

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

Sunday Morning AMA Superbike Practice Times:

1. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51, 1:37.114
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:37.130
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 1:37.762
4. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, 1:37.810
5. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.981
6. Doug Chandler, Ducati 998RS, 1:38.282
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.414
8. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.929
9. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.430
10. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.597
11. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.970
12. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.127
13. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.158
14. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.188
15. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.018
16. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.049
17. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.078
18. Greg Fryer, Yamaha YZF-R7, 1:44.091
19. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.166
20. Pascal Picotte, Ducati 998RS, 1:44.337
21. John Dugan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.556
22. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.565
23. Robert Christman, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.598
24. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.633
25. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.747
26. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.749
27. Christopher Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.916
28. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.071
29. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.112
30. Pedro Valiente, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.265
31. Justin Blake, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:46.069
32. Steve Johnson, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:46.449
33. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:46.645
34. Mike Luke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:46.715
35. DR. Jeff Purk, DDS, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:47.932
36. Eric Haugo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:48.284
37. James Doerfler, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:48.464
38. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:48.776
39. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:50.506
40. Jacob Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:51.034

Team Blimpie Yoshimura Suzuki’s Jamie Hacking pulled off-course with mechanical problems during the Sunday morning Superbike practice session.