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AMA 250cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 13 laps
2. Chuck Sorensen, Aprilia, -5.715 seconds
3. Jason DiSalvo, Honda, -35.590 seconds
4. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, -43.303 seconds
5. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, -60.796 seconds
6. Colin Jensen, Aprilia, -60.815 seconds
7. Simon Turner, Yamaha, -84.714 seconds
8. Ty Piz, Yamaha, -84.714 seconds
9. John France, Honda, -95.627 seconds
10. Glen Christianson, Yamaha, -1 lap
11. Stephen Bowline, Honda, -1 lap
12. Brett Donahue, Yamaha/Rotax, -1 lap
13. James Worthington, Aprilia, -1 lap
14. Mark Dargis, Yamaha, -1 lap
15. Darren Fulce, Yamaha, -1 lap
16. Mark Vanderwerf, Yamaha, -1 lap
17. Andrew Edwards, Yamaha, -1 lap
18. John Williams, Yamaha, -2 laps
19. Chris Pyles, Yamaha, -8 laps, DNF, mechanical
20. Jeff Japs, Yamaha, -13 laps, DNF, crash

Provisional AMA 250cc Grand Prix Standings Point:

1. Sorensen, 236 points
2. Melneciuc, 185 points
3. DiSalvo, 177 points
4. Turner, 166 points
5. Sorbo, 162 points
6. Piz, 144 points
7. TIE, Jensen/Oliver, 140 points
9. Fulce, 121 points
10. Williams, 110 points

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Saturday AMA Superbike Qualifying Results:

1. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:36.421
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51, 1:36.631
3. Doug Chandler, Ducati 998RS, 1:37.258
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 1:37.410
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda RC51, 1:37.826
6. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.097
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.326
8. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.664
9. Pascal Picotte, Ducati 998RS, 1:38.926
10. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.272
11. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.372
12. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.771

Combined Superbike Qualifying Times:

1. Eric Bostrom, 1:36.421
2. Nicky Hayden, 1:36.608
3. Mat Mladin, 1:36.934
4. Miguel Duhamel, 1:37.065
5. Doug Chandler, 1:37.258
6. Kurtis Roberts, 1:37.826
7. Aaron Yates, 1:38.164
8. Jamie Hacking, 1:38.557
9. Pascal Picotte, 1:38.926
10. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.365
11. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.719
12. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.780
13. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.830
14. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSXR-750, 1:41.950
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.024
16. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.372
17. John Haner, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.712
18. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.771
19. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.823
20. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.865
21. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.975
22. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.995
23. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.084
24. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.138
25. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.217
26. Chris Rankin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.357
27. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.597
28. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.879
29. John Dugan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.954
30. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.116
31. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.120
32. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.130
33. Greg Fryer, Yamaha FZR750R, 1:44.195
34. Pedro Valienta, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.249
35. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.416
36. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.444
37. Justin Blake, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.657
38. Rob Christman, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.009
39. Steve Johnson, Aprilia RS Mille R, 1:45.334
40. Mike Luke, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.364
41. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.391
42. Eric Haugo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.563
43. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.881
44. James Compton, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:45.934
45. Jake Holden, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:46.232
46. Jeff Purk DDS, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:46.399
47. James Doerfler, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:46.731
48. Eric Dooyema, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:47.149
49. Mike Walsh, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:49.468
50. Michael Hanley, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:49.865
51. Scotty Van Scoik, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:50.990
(112% of pole time = 1:47.992)

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250cc Grand Prix Race Results From Assen:

1. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 18 laps, 37:48.960
2. Toni Elias, Aprilia, -4.957 seconds
3. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, -6.672 seconds
4. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, -11.273 seconds
5. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, -14.165 seconds
6. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, -16.408 seconds
7. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, -23.952 seconds
8. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, -26.918 seconds
9. Franco Battiani, Aprilia, -27.455 seconds
10. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, -27.478 seconds
11. Ralf Waldman, Aprilia, -28.272 seconds
12. Alex Debon, Aprilia, -50.764 seconds
13. Raul Jara, Aprilia, -54.831 seconds
14. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, -57.956 seconds
15. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, -59.220 seconds

24. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, -11 laps, DNF, crash

27. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, -16 laps, DNF, mechancial

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Contrary to popular belief, the front straightaway at Brainerd International Raceway is not one mile long.

That’s the word from Team Blimpie Yoshimura Suzuki’s Rad Greaves, who measured the straightaway on Friday and found it to be 3200 feet long.

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Saturday Morning 250cc Grand Prix Practice Times From Assen:

1. Randy De Puniet, Aprilia, 2:19.169
2. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 2:19.349
3. Vincent Philippe, Aprilia, 2:20.294
4. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 2:21.002
5. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 2:21.161
6. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 2:21.429
7. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 2:21.850
8. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 2:22.066
9. Hugo Marchand, Aprilia, 2:22.124
10. David Checa, Aprilia, 2:22.237
11. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 2:22.267
12. Raul Jara, Aprilia, 2:22.334
13. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 2:22.353
14. Taro Sekiguchi, Yamaha, 2:22.716
15. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 2:22.797

Saturday Morning 125cc GP Practice Times From Assen:

1. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 2:25.830
2. Gabor Talmacsi, Honda, 2:26.961
3. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, 2:27.110
4. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 2:27.418
5. Shuhei Aoyama, Honda, 2:27.658
6. Angel Rodriguez, Aprilia, 2:28.165
7. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 2:28.290
8. Stefano Bianco, Aprilia, 2:28.694
9. Joan Olive, Honda, 2:28.764
10. Mirko Giansanti, Honda, 2:28.978

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Saturday Morning MotoGP Warm-up Times From Assen:

1. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki GSV-R, 2:12.715
2. Carlos Checa, Yamaha YZR-M1, 2:12.931
3. Alex Barros, Honda NSR500, 2:15.386
4. Olivier Jacque, Yamaha YZR500, 2:15.678
5. Tohru Ukawa, Honda RC211V, 2:16.415
6. Valentino Rossi, Honda RC211V, 2:16.870
7. Max Biaggi, Yamaha YZR-M1, 2:16.903
8. Pere Riba, Yamaha YZR500, 2:17.224
9. John Hopkins, Yamaha YZR500, 2:17.315
10. Jeremy McWilliams, Proton KR3, 2:17.658
11. Loris Capirossi, Honda NSR500, 2:17.728
12. Jurgen vd Gorrbergh, Honda NSR500, 2:17.756
13. Daijiro Kato, Honda NSR500, 2:18.194
14. Nobuatsu Aoki, Proton KR3, 2:19.040
15. Norick Abe, Yamaha YZR500, 2:19.607
16. Regis Laconi, Aprilia RS3, 2:19.690
17. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha YZR500, 2:19.693
18. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki GSV-R, 2:20.001
19. Alex Hofmann, Yamaha YZR500, 2:20.499
20. Akira Ryo, Suzuki GSV-R, 2:24.225
21. Tetsuya Harada, Honda NSR500, 2:33.222

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According to the FIM, spectator attendance numbers for 2002 MotoGP events versus the same 2001 events are up across the board.

Attendance Numbers:

Suzuka, 2001 73,000, 2002 78,000

South Africa, 2001 51,000, 2002 56,000

Jerez, 2001 199,000, 2002 201,000

Le Mans, 2001 112,000, 2002 135,000

Mugello, 2001 92,000, 2002 94,000

Catalunya, 2001 126,000, 2002 140,000

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Gary Mathers, who quit AMA Pro Racing in frustration following the Fontana event, will be back at Laguna Seca.

That’s what Mathers said during this weekend’s AMA National at Brainerd, which he attended “on vacation”.

Mathers’ appearance at Brainerd and impending return to AMA officialdom at Laguna Seca may be the first move in a much-rumored shakeup in the management of AMA Pro Racing on an operational level.

Mathers has said that he will attend the event at Laguna Seca to help out, because AMA Road Racing Manager Ron Barrick has too much to handle by himself during AMA National weekends.

Prior to taking his original position with AMA Pro Racing, Mathers retired from his long-time post as manager of American Honda’s motorcycle racing programs.

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AMA Superstock Race Results (all on Suzuki GSX-R750 unless noted):

1. Jimmy Moore, 13 laps
2. Robert Jensen
3. Craig Connell
4. Adam Fergusson
5. Vincent Haskovec
6. Lee Acree
7. Alan Schmidt
8. Ty Howard
9. John Haner
10. Rich Conicelli
11. Christopher Rankin
12. Chris Caylor
13. Brian Livengood
14. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R
15. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R
16. John Dugan
17. Brian Parriott
18. Shawn Conrad
19. Scott Jensen
20. J.J. Roetlin
21. Nick Ienatsch
22. Jacob Holden
23. Kevin Pate
24. Roger Hendricks
25. Scott Ruehle, Yamaha YZF-R6
26. Eric Lardy
27. Andre Castanos
28. Sean Mowry
29. Tim Wadsworth
30. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i
31. Shane Clarke, -1 lap, DNF, crash
32. Justin Blake, -1 lap
33. Martin Sims, -1 lap
34. Jason DiSalvo, -4 laps, DNF, crash
35. Chris Ulrich, -7 laps, DNF, crash
36. Jamie Thompson, -12 laps, DNF

AMA Superstock Point Standings:

1. Moore, 199 points
2. Acree, 197 points
3. Tommy Hayden, 162 points
4. TIE, Parriott/Haskovec, 156 points
6. DiSalvo, 144 points
7. Livengood, 135 points
8. Meiring, 134 points
9. Ulrich, 124 points
10. Howard, 121 points
11. Connell, 116 points

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AMA Pro Thunder Qualifying Results:

1. Kirk McCarthy, Ducati 748RS, 1:43.039
2. Tripp Nobles, Buell X-1, 1:44.359
3. Mike Ciccotto, Buell Firebolt XB9R, 1:44.978
4. Thomas Montano, Ducati 748R, 1:45.118
5. Dave Estok, Buell Firebolt XB9R, 1:45.781
6. Heath Small, Ducati 748, 1:47.824
7. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748, 1:49.979
8. Charlie Hewett, Ducati 748, 1:50.127
9. Clark Freatman, Ducati 748, 1:50.144
10. Regan Jobe, Ducati 748, 1:50.226
11. Jessica Zalusky, Ducati 748, 1:51.552
12. Brett Donahue, Yamaha, 1:53.542
13. Alex Freeman, Suzuki SV650, 1:56.425
14. Charles Sipp, Buell 1200, 1:58.451
15. Michael Handegard, Suzuki SV650, 2:01.728