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AMA Superbike Race Two Results:

1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda RC51, 16 laps
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda RC51, -0.069 seconds
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -2.266
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki GSX-R750, -2.366
5. Jake Zemke, Honda RC51, -24.949
6. Doug Chandler, Ducati 998RS, -17.202
7. Pascal Picotte, Ducati 998RS, -23.331
8. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki GSX-R750, -28.698
9. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, -101.241
10. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, -101.309
11. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, -105.624
12. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki GSX-R750, -122.267
13. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, GSX-R750, -122.336
14. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, -126.995
15. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, -127.218
16. Robert Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, -128.691
17. Shane Clarke, Suzuki GSX-R750, -129.077
18. Jason DiSalvo, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap, crash
19. John Dugan, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
20. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
21. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
22. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
23. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
24. Shane Prieto, Suzuki GSX-R750, =1 lap
25. Mike Luke, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
26. Chris Voelker, Ducati 996RS, -1 lap
27. Scott Hermersmann, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
28. Justin Blake, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
29. Robert Christman, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
30. Doug Duane, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
31. Eric Spector, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
32. Jason Knupp, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
33. Dave Ebben, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
34. Giovanni Rojas, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
35. Roger Hendricks, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
36. Leo Venega, Suzuki GSX-R750, -1 lap
37. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, -2 laps, DNF, mechanical
38. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, -5 laps
39. Mat Mladin, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, -6 laps, mechanical
40. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, -9 laps, mechanical
41. Marco Martinez, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, -15 laps
42. J.J. Roetlin, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, -15 laps, crash
43. Jeffrey Purk, DDS, Suzuki GSX-R750, DNF, -15 laps, crash



Provisional Superbike Point Standings:
1. Hayden, 313 points
2. Bostrom, 273 points
3. Yates, 260 points
4. Duhamel, 245 points
5. Picotte, 228 points
6. Mladin, 207
7. Parriott, 192
8. Hacking, 183
9. Livengood, 180
10. Chandler, 151
11. Conicelli, 150
12. Deatherage, 147
13. Anthony Gobert, 118
14. Haskovec, 113
15. Mizdal, 109


Note: In the second Superbike race at Road America, Brian Parriott ran a Superstock GSX-R750 on slick tires, Craig Connell ran a Formula USA Unlimited Superbike-spec GSX-R750 on DOT-labelled tires, and Andy Deatherage ran a Superbike-spec GSX-R750 on slick tires. The first two riders on Superstock-spec machines on DOT-labelled tires were Chris Ulrich in 11th and Vincent Haskovec in 13th.

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Sunday Morning Supersport Practice Times:

1. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:15.483
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 2:16.232
3. Jake Zemke, Honda, 2:16.269
4. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, 2:16.969
5. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 2:17.441
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 2:17.491
7. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 2:17.757
8. Mike Hale, Honda, 2:17.925
9. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 2:17.930
10. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2:18.023
11. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 2:19.016
12. Ty Howard, Suzuki, 2:19.992
13. Monte Nichols, Yamaha, 2:20.977
14. Andrew Nelson, Honda, 2:21.135
15. Tyler Wadworth, Yamaha, 2:21.841
16. Jimmy Filice, Kawasaki, 2:22.830
17. Alex Gobert, Honda, 2:22.890
18. Shawn Conrad, Yamaha, 2:23.341
19. Kevin Lehman, Honda, 2:23.466
20. Scott Ruehle, Yamaha, 2:23.718

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By Glenn LeSanto

Another double for Bayliss

Troy Bayliss put on yet another perfect display of race craft in the second World Superbike race at Lausitzring. He resisted some fierce pressure from team mate Ruben Xaus to take his eleventh victory of the season and his fifth double!

It was Ben Bostrom on the L&M Ducati that made the early running, storming into the lead from the start. Although he looked strong in the first lap it soon became apparent that he just didn’t have the tyres for the job. Bayliss was the first rider to get past Bostrom. When Bostrom tried to fire it out of a turn on lap two his rear Dunlop cried foul and spun fiercely, sending his Ducati side-slipping across the Lausitzring tarmac. Bayliss, who was stalking Bostrom at the time, pounced. His Michelins gripped hard through the turn as he cut inside Bostrom to take the lead.

Xaus was able to catch up and momentarily pass his team mate Bayliss. But his riding was extreme, he was obviously on, or even over, the
limit. By contrast Bayliss looked smooth and controlled, and as we’ve seen so many times already this year, he just upped his pace enough to take yet another win.

In the latter stages of the race Colin Edwards exploited a mistake by Xaus to push his Honda into second place. Bostrom, struggling for grip,
slipped back to finish fourth behind Xaus.

James Toseland and Gregorio Lavilla were yet again involved in a scrap, but Lavilla crashed to leave seventh position for Toseland. Steve Martin
recovered from a near high side while battling for tenth with Neil Hodgson and clawed his way back up to finish the race in eleventh. He was again the highest finishing Pirelli rider after his DFX Ducati team mate Antonello crashed while trying to hold Martin off. Broc Parkes, the only other rider using Pirelli tyres in WSB, retired from the race.

Noriyuki Haga finished fifth on his Aprilia, just ahead of Frankie Chili.

It’s a credit to Colin Edwards that despite Bayliss’s incredible performance so far this season, he’s still only 39 points adrift. With
six meetings, twelve races and a maximum of 300 points still to score, the championship is definitely not over yet.



World Superbike Race Two Results:

1. Troy Bayliss, Ducati 998F02, 24 laps, 40:09.633
2. Colin Edwards, Honda RC51, -1.650
3. Ruben Xaus, Ducati 998F02, -5.065
4. Ben Bostrom, Ducati 998F02, -13.963
5. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia RSV1000, -20.035
6. Pierfrancesco Chili, Ducati 998RS, -28.960
7. James Toseland, Ducati 998F01, -31.380
8. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 998F01, -38.343
9. Chris Walker, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -54.252
10. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, -62.251
11. Steve Martin, Ducati 998RS, -62.795
12. Marco Borciani, Ducati 998RS, -64.210
13. Alex Hofmann, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -79.737
14. Mauro Sanchini, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -83.765
15. Peter Goddard, Benelli Tornado 900, -84.325
16. Serafino Foti, Ducati 996RS, -95.748
17. Mark Heckles, Honda RC51, -101.574
18. Alessandro Antonello, Ducati 998RS, -5 laps
19. Broc Parkes, Ducati 998RS, -5 laps
20. Juan Borja, Ducati 998RS, -10 laps
21. Ivan Clementi, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, -16 laps
22. Thierry Mulot, Honda RC51, -17 laps
23. Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki GSX-R750, -23 laps
24. Jiri Mrkyvka, Ducati 996RS, DNS

Superbike World Championship Point Standings:
1. Bayliss, 310 points
2. Edwards, 271 points
3. Hodgson, 165 points
4. Haga, 153 points
5. Xaus, 152 points
6. Bostrom, 143 points
7. Toseland, 99 points
8. Walker, 80 points
9. Lavilla, 68 points
10. Chili,58 points

More, from HM Plant Ducati:

The ups and down of EuroSpeedway

HM Plant Ducati/GSE Racing rider James Toseland put in yet another consistent performance to take his second seventh-placed finish of the weekend at EuroSpeedway Lausitz. Despite the best efforts of many more experienced competitors, the young Englishman was able to continue the strong points-scoring run that he has maintained right up to this mid-way point of the season. His team-mate Neil Hodgson completed the race in eighth place. The 28-year-old Lancastrian showed great determination as he fought his way back through the field, after a minor collision with Noriyuki Haga dropped him back from fifth to 11th place.

Even after this disappointing conclusion to the weekend, Hodgson’s third place in the Superbike World Championship remains safe.

“I had a bit of a coming together with Haga as we were dicing for fifth place,” explained the 2000 British Superbike Champion. “All of a sudden, Haga decided to stuff it up the inside when there wasn’t really space. He popped up on my line just as I turned in and we bumped fairings. I had to pick the bike up and couldn’t help running wide, then off down the slip road. I now had two choices. One was to carry straight on, go round the bowl and rejoin. The other was to turn around and get back on the circuit at the first possible opportunity. There was no clear rule regarding this situation and after the confusion of Monza, I figured that I’d better turn back rather than risk a penalty.

“The incident cost me six places and even when I was back in the race, I still had a load of muck stuck to my tyres. So I had to take it easy to start with. Once I was past Walker, I started get back on the pace but there was just no way that I was going to get any higher than eighth, without James pulling over and letting me past. It certainly hasn’t been a great round, but everybody has a weekend when things go a bit wrong, and I’m hoping that I’ve just got mine out of the way!”

James Toseland is now 19 points clear of his nearest challenger for seventh place in the Championship. Top eight finishes are now a regular occurrence for the rider of the #52 HM Plant Ducati, but it is clear that he still wants more.

“I was five seconds quicker in that race than in the first,” said Toseland. “There’s only one fast line around Lausitzring, so it’s really hard to pass people. My aim was to try and get on the back of Chili, and I was over two seconds closer to him this time. If I keep up this level of improvement throughout the rest of the season, I should be on the podium before the end of it.”

More, from Aprilia:

HAGA GAINS GROUND AT LAUSITZRING

Lausitz (Germany), Sunday 9 June 2002 – Noriyuki Haga made two excellent places in the German Superbike Grand Prix, coming in fourth and then fifth. A great overall result, considering that, unlike his rivals, the Playstation2 – FGF Aprilia Team rider from Japan had never raced at the Lausitzring before, and that most of the test sessions were affected by bad weather. Haga had experienced the same conditions he found in today’s race (when the track was completely dry) only during the Saturday afternoon warm-up, and then in the brief Superpole. In race 1, Haga was the fastest on Dunlop tyres.

NORIYUKI HAGA (Playstation2 – FGF Aprilia Team rider) said: “My aim is to win, so I’m only pleased up to a point with these positions. Even so, if I think back to where we were at the end of the sessions on Friday, I can only be satisfied. We had no references here, so things should go better at Misano, where we’ll be in a couple of weeks’ time – we did our tests there last month.”

GIACOMO GUIDOTTI (Technical Manager, Playstation2 – FGF Aprilia Team) commented: “I’m convinced we came home with as much as we could have hoped for. On Friday, Haga was only fourteenth, but he made two great places in today’s races. The ground temperature was higher in race 2, so we changed a few settings to get a better grip: Haga didn’t like it, but actually he took the same time over the long distance and moved up three seconds against the winner, Bayliss.”

More, from Benelli:

Goddard finishes Fifteenth at Lausitzring

Peter Goddard rode the Benelli Tornado to fifteenth place in race two at Lausitzring today. Goddard managed to improve upon his seventeenth place grid position during the race.

“It was fun out there in race two,” said Goddard, “I was having a race with a couple of other riders, using the Tornado’s abilities under
braking to try to keep me in touch with faster bikes.”

Race one was a disappointment for the Benelli Sport team after a small problem forced Goddard to retire on lap 19.

“The weekend has been a tough one,” admitted Goddard. “The team have never raced at Lausitzring before, and because it’s a nearly new track neither have I. Obviously we’ve still got some way to go with the development of the race bike to make it competetive with the established
factory teams. We always knew it would be tough and we’ll have to go back to the workshop to try to extract some more horsepower from the engine. The bike handles really well, and it’s good on the brakes, but I’m being out-dragged along the straights.”

The next World Superbike round at Misano marks the anniversary of Benelli’s return to racing. The Benelli Sport team re-entered the racing
world for the first time at Misano a year ago when they debuted in the World Superbike competition.

From a press release issued by series organizers:

SZOKE WINS WET RACE

CALGARY, AB – Jordan Szoke outduelled Owen Weichel for victory in the second round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at a wet Race City Motorsport Park Saturday.

The Brantford, ON rider, aboard the Coors Light Racing/Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000, took the lead from Weichel’s Kawasaki ZX-7RR on lap 10 of
the 16-lap race and held on for a 1.759-sec. win over the Huntington Beach, CA resident.

Sherbrooke, QC’s Francis Martin placed third in the cold and rainy conditions riding the Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Suzuki GSX-R1000.
Kevin Lacombe of Granby, QC was fourth on a Diablo Suzuki GSX-R1000.

“It took me a couple of laps to settle in,” said Szoke after his fourth Superbike win at the Calgary venue. “We definitely had more power
than Owen and I was able to run it in deeper into turn 1.”

Despite starting from the second row of the grid Weichel grabbed the lead before the end of the opening lap and held it until Szoke, the MPM
Array Pole Award winner in qualifying, passed him at the end of the front straight at the start of lap 5.

Weichel regained the lead under braking for the Bus Stop chicane on lap 9, only to have Szoke repass him into turn 1 again on lap 10.

“With a couple of more laps maybe I could have got him again,” said Weichel, the winner at Race City last year. “But he was pushing hard and he rode great.”

Szoke’s win gave him the lead in the Parts Canada Superbike standings heading into Sunday’s second half of the weekend doubleheader. He has 98 points to the 79 of Frank Trombino and Weichel.

Trombino, riding the Orion Motorsports Honda CBR954RR, finished eighth in Saturday’s race.

The heavy rain resulted in the cancellation of qualifying for the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike and Yoshimura 600 Sport
Bike national support classes on Saturday.

The starting line-ups for both features will be set based on Friday afternoon practice times, putting Calgary’s Clint McBain on pole for
each race on Sunday. McBain leads the standings in both classes thanks to wins in the season openers in Shannonville, ON.

Practice on Sunday begins at 9:00 am with the first race scheduled to go at 1:00 pm.

This weekend’s Superbike races will be televised on TSN Saturday, July 6 at 1:30 pm and Sunday July 28 at 1:00 pm EDT. Action from Race City
will also be shown later this year on Quebec’s RDS and across Canada on the Outdoor Life Network.

Results of Saturday’s second round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Race City Motorsport Park, showing finishing position,
rider name, hometown and type of motorcycle:

1.Jordan Szoke, Brantford, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000

2. Owen Weichel, Huntington Beach, CA, Kawasaki ZX-7RR

3. Francis Martin, Sherbrooke, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000

4. Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000

5. Ugo Levert, Lorraine, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000

6. David Klassen, Vancouver, BC, Suzuki GSX-R600

7. Michael Taylor, Toronto, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1

8. Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Honda CBR954RR

9. Benoit Pilon, St-Jerome, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1

10. Matthew McBride, Toronto, ON, Honda CBR600F4i

11. Jean-Francois Cyr, Joliette, QC, Yamaha YZF-R6

12. Philip Onisto, Bolton, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000

13. Bruce McDonald, Mt. Albert, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6

14. Tim Easton, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000

15. Darryn Wilbur, Maple, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1

16. John Brundl, Toronto, ON, Honda CBR954RR

DNF. Nick Ienatsch, Irvine, CA, Honda CBR600F4i

DNF. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R600
Margin of Victory: 1.759 secs.
Fastest Lap: Jordan Szoke, 1:26.167 on lap 5

Parts Canada Superbike Championship point standings following the second round at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary:

1.Jordan Szoke, 98
2. Frank Trombino 79
3. Owen Weichel 79
4. Kevin Lacombe 64
5. Benoit Pilon 50
6. Jean-Francois Cyr 44
7. Francis Martin 41
8. Philip Onisto 40
9. Darryn Wilbur 33
10. Bruce McDonald 32
11. Ugo Levert 29
12. Michael Taylor 29
13. David Klassen 27
14. John Brundl 23
15. Michael Leon 21
16. Matthew McBride 19
17. Dave Young 17
18. Clint Hines 13
19. Tim Easton 12
20. Dave Hodge 12
21. Mike Desmarais 10
22. Steve Crevier 4

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Saturday Morning AMA Supersport Practice Times:

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 2:15.936
2. Jake Zemke, Honda, 2:16.215
3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 2:16.219
4. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 2:17.488
5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 2:17.494
6. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 2:17.819
7. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, 2:18.279
8. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 2:18.420
9. Mike Hale, Honda, 2:18.896
10. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 2:18.937
11. Alex Gobert, Honda, 2:19.212
12. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 2:21.291
13. Ty Howard, Suzuki, 2:21.399
14. Andrew Nelson, Honda, 2:21.883
15. Monte Nichols, Yamaha, 2:22.706
16. Shawn Conrad, Yamaha, 2:23.051
17. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, 2:23.705
18. Michael Hannas, Kawasaki, 2:23.960
19. Brian Salazar, Suzuki, 2:25.812

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By Glenn LeSanto

Bayliss dominates the driest ‘wet’ Superpole in SBK history

Despite the appearance of the sun for the first time all weekend, the organisers declared the Superpole session ‘wet’ as a precaution against more changes in the weather. Troy Bayliss took full advantage of the allotted 12 laps to smash the circuit’s best lap time and grab pole for Sunday’s two World Superbike races. Despite the Superpole being called wet, the track was fully dry.

Looking as masterful as he has done all season Bayliss put in a time of 1:39.395. Ben Bostrom worked hard to overhaul Bayliss, but could only get his time down to 1:39.552. Colin Edwards took third to become the Honda in a Ducati front row sandwich, lining up alongside Neil Hodgson who grabbed the final front row start.

Ruben Xaus heads the second row, having more success in the 12 lap Superpole format than he’s had this year in the usual single flying lap set up. Frankie Chili continued show he still has what it takes to mix with the rest of the top Superbike riders by finishing the Superpole in sixth, ahead of British youngster James Toseland. Haga put his Aprilia alongside the three Ducatis on the second row with the eighth fastest time of the Superpole. Gregorio Lavilla and Steve Martin finished off the top ten times.


World Superbike Super Pole Results:

1. Troy Bayliss, Ducati 998F02, 1:39.395
2. Ben Bostrom, Ducati 998F02, 1:39.552
3. Colin Edwards, Honda RC51, 1:39.569
4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 998F01, 1:39.855
5. Ruben Xaus, Ducati 998F02, 1:40.009
6. Pierfrancesco Chili, Ducati 998RS, 1:40.361
7. James Toseland, Ducati 998F01, 1:40.545
8. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia RSV1000, 1:40.816
9. Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.865
10. Steve Martin, Ducati 998RS, 1:41.131
11. Juan Borja, Ducati 998RS, 1:41.245
12. Chris Walker, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:42.143
13. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, 1:42.143
14. Marco Borciani Ducati 998RS, 1:42.427
15. Broc Parkes, Ducati 998RS, 1:42.685
16. Alex Hofmann, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:43.042

The rest of the grid:

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, Ducati 998RS, 1:45.185
21. Ivan Clementi, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 1:45.246
22. Serafino Foti, Ducati 996RS, 1:46.391
23. Thierry Mulot, Honda RC51, 1:46.639
24. Jiri Mrkyvka, Ducati 996RS, 1:48.184


More, from a Castrol Honda press release:

GERMANY POLE POSITION FOR BAYLISS

Troy Bayliss will start Sunday¹s seventh round of the World Superbike championship from pole position after setting the fastest time in Saturday’s Superpole final qualifying at Lausitzring, Germany.

The championship leader was marginally faster than teammate Ben Bostrom in the Superpole competition, held under the 12-lap “wet” rules due to the threat of rain.

Castrol Honda’s Colin Edwards took advantage of the 12 laps – in what ended up being dry conditions – to record five sub 1m 40s laps as he tested a potential rear race Michelin tyre, to take third place.

“Well, I figured that if the tyre wasn’t working good enough after three laps I could come in and still have three or four laps left for a qualifying tyre,” said Edwards.

Neil Hodgson completes the front row of the grid for the two Lausitzring races with Ruben Xaus heading the second row, bouncing back from a crash
earlier in the day. Xaus is joined on row two by Italian Pier-Francesco Chili, young British rider James Toseland and Aprilia’s Noriyuki Haga.

The top seven riders all qualified inside the existing lap record for the 2.65-mile circuit near Dresden.



More, from a press release issued by Troy Bayliss’ publicist:

Round 7, 2002 Superbike World Championship
Euro Speedway, Lausitz Circuit, Germany
Final Qualifying and Superpole Report

BAYLISS ON POLE AT LAUSITZRING FOR GERMAN WORLD SUPERBIKE ROUND

Lausitz, Germany – Defending World Superbike Champion Australian Troy Bayliss, scored his third pole position of the 2002 Superbike World Championship after setting the fastest time during this afternoon’s Superpole session at the Euro Speedway, Lausitz, Germany, who plays host to round seven of the championship this weekend.

Indifferent weather conditions at the German circuit saw officials revert to the ‘wet’ Superpole format rather than the traditional single flying lap format normally held in the dry. The top sixteen riders are allowed a total of 12-laps during the 50-minute session, with their fastest time dictating their starting grid positions for tomorrow’s two 24-lap SWC races.

Even though the session was officially announced as wet, no fewer than seven riders were below Bayliss’ current Superbike lap record (1:40.599), with the top five of those riders also under last years pole winning time set by Neil Hodgson.

After being second fastest at the end of the two regulation one-hour qualifying sessions, Bayliss and his Infostrada Ducati 998F-02 emerged on top of the time sheets with a best lap of 1-min 39.395-secs around the 4.265km circuit. He edged out Americans Ben Bostrom (L&M Ducati, 1:39.552) and Colin Edwards (Castrol Honda, 1:39.569), with British rider Neil Hodgson (HM Plant Ducati) completing the front row of the grid after posting the fourth fastest time with a 1:39.855.

“Even though the officials called it a wet Superpole, conditions turned out to be perfect,” Bayliss said. “I was able to get my fast time in on the second stint out during the session and that allowed us a little bit of scope to try a couple of things later in the session. The lap times this season have been incredible. Everywhere we’ve been, we’ve gone a lot quicker than last year and again this weekend I’m over a second under the lap record that I have here. The one thing that doesn’t seem to change is that every time you look at the time sheets Colin is always there, a tenth of a second or so away. He does give any time to relax and is always on the case. It’s good as it also keeps you focused on what has to be done.

“This track is all about handling,” Bayliss added. “It has a lot of second and third gear corners and a few flip flop style chicanes It’s quite a physical track where you have to muscle the bike around, but you still have to be very smooth. As for tomorrow, I hope that it clears. Every morning I’ve woken up here and it’s been raining, so it would be nice to have a clear day so that we can get in some fast close racing.”

Row two is headed by Bayliss’ Spanish teammate Ruben Xaus (1:40.009) followed by veteran Italian Pierfrancesco Chili (NCR Ducati, 1:40.361), Brit James Toseland (HM Plant Ducati, 1:40.545), Japan’s Noriyuki Haga (Playstation 2 Aprilia, 1:40.816) and Spain’s Gregorio Lavilla (Alstare Suzuki, 1:40.865).

As the defending champion, Bayliss has had a remarkable start to the season, having won nine of the twelve SWC races held so far and leads the championship points chase with a total of 260, 29 clear of former champion Edwards. Sunday’s two SWC races are again expected to be highlighted by the battle of Bayliss and Edwards, while others such as Bostrom and Hodgson are certain to challenge alongside them for the lead positions.

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Saturday Morning Formula Xtreme Practice Times:

1. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR954RR, 2:11.145
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:11.578
3. Mike Hale, Honda CBR954RR, 2:11.876
4. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR954RR, 2:11.911
5. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:12.039
6. Steve Rapp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:12.530
7. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:13.464
8. Alex Gobert, Honda CBR954RR, 2:13.997
9. Marty Craggill, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:14.809
10. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:15.206
11. Lance Isaacs, Yamaha YZF-R1, 2:15.379
12. Shane Prieto, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:19.995
13. Mike Luke, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:22.013
14. James Compton, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:22.427
15. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:24.078
16. Doug Duane, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:24.129
17. Kenyon Kluge, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 2:24.750
18. Dr. Jeffrey Purk, DDS, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:24.771

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By Glenn LeSanto

Foret does it again

Fabian Foret took pole position in dominant fashion at the Lausitzring today, despite some stiff opposition from defending champion Andrew Pitt.

The French Ten Kate Honda rider went to the top of the timesheet on his first flying lap. He was pushed back down by a number of riders, but with about 10 minutes remaining he posted a lap of 1:43.807 which no one could beat. The provisional pole changed hands a number of times in the middle of the session, but Foret was at the top when it mattered.

Pitt on the Kawasaki pushed very hard but at the end of the session he had to settle with second position with a time of 1:43.865. He said after qualifying that he thought he had the right package for the race; “My bike isn’t the quickest out there,” said Pitt, “but I think I can be the most consistent in the race.”

Foret saw it differently: “I was a bit disappointed with my times and felt sure someone would beat me. I’m hoping for a dry race and I am sure I can go even better on this track.”

Katsuaki Fujiwara had taken provisional pole at the start of the session but he soon found himself languishing back in the middle of the pack. In the closing minutes he put in a flying lap which will see him start from third place for tomorrow’s race.

Piergiorgio Bontempi rounds off the front row on his NCR Ducati. The Italian produced a lap of 1:44.014 to hold off a charging Jamie Whitham who, despite holding provisional pole briefly, could only manage fifth fastest. Whitham had been one of several riders to crash during the session, which was red flagged early on after dirt was strewn on the racing line by a faller.

Karl Muggeridge, Stephane Chambon and Christian Kellner round off the second row for tomorrow’s race.

Final World Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600F, 1:43.807
2. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:43.865
3. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:43.963
4. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, 1:44.014
5. James Whitham, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.075
6. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600F, 1:44.218
7. Stephane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:44.415
8. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.433
9. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600F, 1:44.449
10. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.569
11. Jorg Teuchert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.580
12. Christophe Cogan, Honda CBR600F, 1:44.590
13. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.804
14. Christian Zaiser, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.995
15. Robert Ulm, Honda CBR600F, 1:45.111
16. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:45.312
17. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600F, 1:45.316
18. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:45.654
19. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:45.670
20. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:46.045

More, from a Ten Kate Honda press release:

Fabien Foret takes pole position again!

The Ten Kate Honda team had a day of extremes at Lausitzring during Saturday’s final qualifying. While Fabien Foret rocketed onto pole for the third time this season his team mate Iain MacPherson struggled.

“I was surprised to get pole,” said Foret afterwards, “I thought my time wasn’t the best I could do and felt sure another rider would go faster. I feel I can go quicker around this circuit. I am hoping for a dry race on Sunday, but if it rains, then at least I am at the front and hopefully can avoid too much spray!”

Meanwhile MacPherson was angry with himself’ “There’s no problems with my tyres or set up, I just made too many mistakes,” admitted MacPherson who qualified down in 17th place. “My race plan for Sunday is simply to ride absolutely flat out from the start and try to make up as many places as quickly as possible. I feel that I can do better here and I am mad with myself for slipping down the grid like that.” At least if it does rain we know that MacPherson can go at Lausitzring in the wet, he was a provisional second on the grid after Friday’s wet session.

The results produced mixed emotions for team manager Ronald ten Kate; “Of course I am overjoyed at Fabien’s brilliant performance, to come from 21st on yesterday’s grid to pole is the high point of the day for me. But the low point is to see Iain going in the opposite direction.But I know he’s a real fighter and he’ll throw 110% effort into his performance on Sunday. I think we’re in for another exciting World Supersport race!”

The weekend has presented special challenges for the team and their partners at Pirelli Tyres and WP Suspension. The changing conditions make life very difficult when setting up the bikes. “The positive thing for us,” said Eddie Roberts from Pirelli, “is that these are just the sort of conditions a street rider will experience. And because at Pirelli we use information gained from racing directly in our street tyres, the road rider benefits most from these weekends of difficult weather.”

The forecast for Sunday’s race is dry, but experience has taught the Ten Kate Honda team to be ready for anything as far as the weather’s concerned!

From a press release issued by the event organizers:

CALGARY, AB – Jordan Szoke continued his mastery of Calgary’s Race City Motorsport Park by claiming pole position for the second round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship on Friday.

The Brantford, ON racer, who has three Superbike wins at Race City to his credit, took his Coors Light Racing/Fast Company/Blackfoot Suzuki
GSX-R1000 around the 2.1-mile track in 1:17.608, breaking the lap record of 1:17.847 set by Owen Weichel last year.

Francis Martin of Sherbrooke, QC was second quickest on the Coors Light Racing/Fast Company Suzuki GSX-R1000 with a 1:17.828 and Toronto’s
Michael Taylor qualified third fastest with a lap at 1:17.907 aboard the Brooklin Cycle Yamaha YZF-R1.

Series points leader Frank Trombino completes the front row for Saturday’s race. The Kleinburg, ON racer set a time of 1:18.671 on his Orion Motorsports Honda RC51.

“This track seems to suit my style,” said Szoke, the 1998 Canadian Superbike champ. “You’ve got to be fairly aggressive and confident and I’ve
always been aggressive when I’ve raced here.”

Szoke, who was also quickest in Friday morning’s unofficial practice, only completed his deal to race for the Coors Light Racing/Fast Company/Blackfoot Suzuki team earlier this week. He was scheduled to spend the year racing in the United States.

“Everybody has come together to give me this opportunity and I couldn’t be more thankful,” he said.

Calgary’s Clint McBain will start fifth on Saturday on the Blackfoot Suzuki GSX-R1000 after recording a time of 1:19.140 in qualifying.

In other action at Race City, McBain was quickest in practice for both the International Motorcycle SUPERSHOW Open Sport Bike and Yoshimura 600 Sport Bike national support classes. The Blackfoot Suzuki rider leads the point standings in both divisions after winning the season openers in
Shannonville, ON last month.

Official qualifying for Open Sport Bike and 600 Sport Bike will take place Saturday afternoon, with feature races in both classes scheduled
for Sunday.

Saturday’s program will also include another qualifying session for the Parts Canada Superbike class to set the field for Sunday’s second
race of the doubleheader weekend.

Saturday’s 16-lap Parts Canada Superbike feature is scheduled for a 2:05 pm start, with the day’s activities beginning with practice at 9:00 am.

This weekend’s Superbike races will be televised on TSN Saturday, July 6 at 1:30 pm and Sunday July 28 at 1:00 pm EDT. Action from Race City
will also be shown later this year on Quebec’s RDS and across Canada on the Outdoor Life Network.

Starting line-up for Saturday’s second round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship at Race City Motorsport Park in Calgary, showing starting
position, rider name, hometown, type of motorcycle and qualifying time:

1.Jordan Szoke, Brantford, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:17.608

2. Francis Martin, Sherbrooke, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:17.828

3. Michael Taylor, Toronto, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1 1:17.907

4. Frank Trombino, Kleinburg, ON, Honda RC51 1:18.671

5. Clint McBain, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000
1:19.140

6. Owen Weichel, Huntington Beach, CA, Kawasaki ZX-7RR 1:19.618

7. Kevin Lacombe, Granby, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:19.864

8. Benoit Pilon, St-Jerome, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1 1:20.035

9. Tim Easton, Calgary, AB, Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:20.633

10. Jean-Francois Cyr, Joliette, QC, Yamaha YZF-R1 1:21.975

11. Philip Onisto, Bolton, ON, Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:22.189

12. Darryn Wilbur, Maple, ON, Yamaha YZF-R1 1:22.549

13. Ugo Levert, Lorraine, QC, Suzuki GSX-R1000 1:23.309

14. Michael Leon, Beaconsfield, QC, Suzuki
GSX-R1000 1:23.440

15. Bruce McDonald, Mt. Albert, ON, Yamaha YZF-R6
1:23.729

16. Matthew McBride, Toronto, ON, Honda CBR600F4i 1:24.189

17. John Brundl, Toronto, ON, Honda CBR954RR 1:24.610

18. Jeff Friesen, Kleefeld, AB, Suzuki GSX-R600 1:29.778

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.


Jason DiSalvo topped a ferocious battle with defending champion Jimmy Moore to win the Superstock race at Road America, with Mike Smith a close third.

The race was originally red-flagged on the third lap when Rich Conicelli crashed out of third place and slid into the haybales outside the ultra-fast Kink.

Conicelli was seen walking around after the crash.

Crews worked to replace the haybales and check Air Fence deployment in the corner.

The race was run as a complete 10-lap restart and immediately saw DiSalvo, Moore and Smith move to the front.

Craig Connell crashed out, apparently after contact with Adam Fergusson.

Polesitter Chris Ulrich ran off the track on the second lap and finished 16th.

Results
(All Suzuki GSX-R750 unless noted)
1. Jason DiSalvo
2. Jimmy Moore, -0.1306 seconds
3. Mike Smith, -0.4751
4. Lee Acree, -6.772
5. Adam Fergusson, -6.820
6. Vincent Haskovec, -11.462
7. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -12.083
8. Brian Parriott, -12.5196
9. Alan Schmidt, -13.603
10. Chris Caylor, -13.751
11. Shane Clarke, -23.936
12. Shawn Conrad, -24. 784
13. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, -26.132
14. Brian Livengood, -26.666
15. S. Jensen, -26.901
16. Chris Ulrich, -28.934
17. J.J. Roetlin, -30.294
18. John Dugan, -33.283
19. E. Spector, -44.776
20. Michael Luke, -49.415