Sunday Morning Pro Sportbike Practice Times:
1. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:42.264
2. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:42.943
3. Eric Wood, Suzuki, 1:42.971
4. Chuck Chouinard, Suzuki, 1:43.531
5. Marc Palazzo, Honda, 1:43.608
6. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki, 1:43.656
7. Ty Howard, Yamaha, 1:43.884
8. Paul Harrell, Yamaha, 1:43.889
9. Stoney Landers, Suzuki, 1:44.395
10. Shan Ball, Suzuki, 1:44.505
11. Eoin Smith, Yamaha, 1:44.968
12. Aaron Clark, Honda, 1:45.518
13. Jim Lester, Honda, 1:45.881
14. Scott Greenwood, Suzuki, 1:46.574
15. Roland Williams, Suzuki, 1:46.589

Nicky Hayden won the AMA Superbike race at Pikes Peak, beating Eric Bostrom by 1.055 seconds. Doug Chandler was third with Mat Mladin fourth.

Mladin still leads the points with two races remaining in the series, with 359 points to Bostrom’s 344 and Hayden’s 303.

Results follow:

1. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 48 laps
2. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, -1.055
3. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, -5.008
4. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, -20.795
5. Steve Rapp, Ducati
6. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
7. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
9. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
10. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
11. Larry Pegram, Ducati
12. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson
13. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, -1 lap
14. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson, -1 lap
15. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki, -2 laps
16. Mike Sullivan, Honda, -2 laps
17. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, -2 laps
18. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, -2 laps
19. John Dugan, Suzuki, -2 laps
20. Tony Lupo, Suzuki, -2 laps
21. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, -2 laps
22. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, -3 laps
23. Greg Fryer, Yamaha, -3 laps
24. Jason Swan, Suzuki, -3 laps
25. Scott Jensen, Suzuki, -3 laps
26. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, -34 laps, DNF, mechanical
27. Ricky Orlando, Suzuki, -37 laps, DNF, mechanical
28. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, -38 laps, DNF

Hayden dedicated his race win to dirt track racer Will Davis, 36, who died following a crash during an AMA half-mile at Sedalia, Missouri last night, Saturday, August 25.

Hayden said Davis “was the nicest guy you’d ever meet” and said that, as an illustration of that fact, Davis loaned him (Hayden) his back-up bike to race last weekend when Hayden’s dirt-track bike was not running right.

Davis is survived by his wife, Rhonda, and his son, Cole.

Saturday Morning Practice Times:
1. Tray Batey, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:40.770
2. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.874
3. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.325
4. Paul Harrell, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:41.413
5. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.918
6. Chuck Chouinard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.929
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:42.419
8. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:42.600
9. Ty Howard, Kawasaki ZX-9R, 1:42.718
10. Anthony Fania, Jr., Suzuki GSXR750, 1:43.228
11. Shawn Conrad, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:43.585
12. Marc Palazzo, Honda CBR929RR, 1:43.621
13. Ken Snyder, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.660
14. Aaron Clark, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:44.033
15. Tim Bemisderfer, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:44.204

Max Biaggi’s qualifying time from Friday held up despite several other riders going faster in Saturday’s final 500cc qualifying session for the Czech Grand Priz at Brno. Biaggi is on pole, along with Valentino Rossi, Loris Capirossi and Jurgen van den Goorbergh.

500cc Grid
1. Max Biaggi, Italy, Yamaha, 2:00.347
2. Valentino Rossi, Italy, Honda, 2:00.503
3. Loris Capirossi, Italy, Honda, 2:00.675
4. Jurgen van den Goorbergh, Holland, Proton, 2:00.949
5. Garry McCoy, Australia, Yamaha, 2:01.092
6. Kenny Roberts, USA, Suzuki, 2:01.142
7. Carlos Checa, Spain, Yamaha, 2:01.265
8. Alex Criville, Spain, Honda, 2:01.421
9. Alex Barros, Brazil, Honda, 2:01.452
10. Sete Gibernau, Spain, Suzuki, 2:01.486
11. Norick Abe, Japan, Yamaha, 2:01.755
12. Olivier Jacque, France, Yamaha, 2:01.764
13. Tohru Ukawa, Japan, Honda, 2:02.109
14. Jose Luis Cardoso, Spain, Yamaha, 2:02.802
15. Noriyuki Haga, Japan, Yamaha, 2:02.823
16. Shinya Nakano, Japan, Yamaha, 2:03.137
17. Leon Haslam, Great Britain, Honda, 2:03.410
18. Haruchika Aoki, Japan, Honda, 2:04.068
19. Anthony West, Australia, Honda, 2:04.147
20. Johan Stigefelt, Sabre, 2:06.105
21. Brendan Clarke, Australia, Honda, 2:06.231

250cc Grid
1. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia, 2:02.953
2. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 2:03.724
3. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 2:04.119
4. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 2:04.225
5. Fonso Nieto, Aprilia, 2:04.258
6. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 2:04.531
7. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 2:04.623
8. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 2:04.625
9. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 2:04.747
10. Randy de Puniet, Aprilia, 2:04.785
11. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia, 2:04.827
12. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 2:05.040
13. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 2:05.193
14. Luca Boscoscuro, Aprilia, 2:05.320
15. Taro Sekiguchi, Yamaha, 2:05.569
31. Jason DiSalvo, Honda, 2:09.619

125cc Grid
1. Toni Elias, Honda, 2:09.062
2. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 2:09.174
3. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 2:09.245
4. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 2:09.314
5. Jakub Smrz, Honda, 2:09.487
6. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 2:09.831
7. Nobby Ueda, Honda, 2:09.877
8. Gabor Talmacsi, Honda, 2:09.952
9. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia, 2:09.971
10. Jaroslav Hules, Honda, 2:10.006

Rain showers at Pikes Peak International Raceway in Fountain, Colorado delayed on-track activities for about one hour. In the meantime, here are the morning practice times and results:

Formula USA Practice
1. Jake Zemke, Honda, 56.021
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 56.080
3. Roger Hayden, Honda, 56.098
4. Josh Hayes, Honda, 56.134
5. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 56.121
6. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, 56.327
7. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 56.402
8. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 56.563
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 57.079
10. Mark Miller, Honda, 57.521
11. Jeff Nash, Ducati, 57.682
12. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 57.803
13. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki, 57.865
14. Doug Vickery, Yamaha, 58.158
15. Ricky Orlando, Suzuki, 58.230

750cc Supersport Practice
1. Miguel Duhamel, Honda 600, 56.057
2. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha 600, 56.547
3. Kurtis Roberts, Honda 600, 56.713
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha 600, 56.715
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki 600, 56.720
6. Jake Zemke, Honda 600, 56.798
7. Ben Spies, Suzuki 750, 57.025
8. Josh Hayes, Honda 600, 57.101
9. Rich Alexander, Suzuki 750, 57.388
10. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki 750, 57.547
11. Tony Lupo, Suzuki 750, 57.676
12. Roger Hayden, Honda 600, 57.723
13. Vince Haskovec, Suzuki 750, 57.730
14. Tony Meiring, Suzuki 750, 57.872
15. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki 750, 57.950

Superbike Practice
1. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 54.429
2. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 54.496
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 54.741
4. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 54.812
5. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson, 54.813
6. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 55.032
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 55.154
8. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 55.165
9. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 55.271
10. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 55.281
11. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 55.655
12. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson, 55.657
13. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 55.869
14. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 55.979
15. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 56.827*
16. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson, 56.900
17. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 57.161*
18. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 57.264*
19. Tony Lupo, Suzuki, 57.388*
20. Rich Alexander, Suzuki, 57.472*
* = rider on 750cc Supersport bike

600cc Supersport Practice
1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 56.195
2. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 56.405
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 56.479
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 56.645
5. Josh Hayes, Honda, 56.753
6. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 56.827
7. Jake Zemke, Honda, 56.892
8. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 57.001
9. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 57.100
10. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 57.13
11. Roger Hayden, Honda, 57.310
12. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 57.486
13. Vince Haskovec, Suzuki, 57.928
14. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, 58.973
15. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha, 59.036

Buell Pro Thunder Heat Race 1
1. Tom Montano, Ducati
2. Tripp Nobles, Buell
3. Dave Estok, Buell
4. Dr. Dave Kieffer, M.D., Ducati
5. Robert Bradlaw, Suzuki
6. Charlie Hewett, Ducati
7. Pete Monson, Suzuki
8. Calvin Sprenger, Ducati
9. Charles Sipp, Buell
Race Time, 4:54.845
Average Speed, 80.279 mph
Margin of Victory, 0.073-second

Buell Pro Thunder Heat Race 2
1. Mike Ciccotto, Buell
2. Jeff Nash, Ducati
3. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati
4. Ben Fox, Ducati
5. Mike Krynock, Ducati
6. Tim Mitchell, Suzuki
7. Tom Chauncey, Ducati
8. Dale Pestes, Ducati
9. Peter Bohlig, Suzuki
Race Time, 4:52.110
Average Speed, 81.031 mph
Victory Margin, 0.746-second

From a Radar’s Team Yamaha press release, which explains why suddenly the lead class in the release is Supersport instead Superbike:

2001 Shell Australian Superbike & Supersport Championships
Round 5, Oran Park Raceway, NSW
Final Qualifying

BAIRD SEALS SUPERSPORT POLE POSITION

Radar’s Team Yamaha rider Robbie Baird will start from pole position for this weekend’s fifth and final round of the Shell Australian Supersport Championship at Sydney’s Oran Park Raceway.

The Queenslander was the fastest rider in both qualifying sessions for the Supersport competitors and stopped the clocks with a best time of 1:12.8266 recorded in the final session. His time was under the existing Supersport lap record of 1:13.00 held by Adam Fergusson.

Baird will be joined on the front row of the grid by fellow Queenslander Ben Attard (1:13.5764), Daniel Stauffer (1:13.7832) and Mark Aitchison
(1:13.8467).

Baird has maintained the form that won him the Yamaha New South Wales Formula X Unlimited State Championship at the same circuit last weekend.

“I just went out and went as quick as I could go,” said Baird. “We changed a few things with the suspension, both front and rear, from what we had last weekend and it worked well. The jetting is just about perfect as well with the YZF-R6 producing some very good horsepower which was evident with the lap times being under the current lap record.”

While Baird headed the Supersport timesheets, his teammates Jamie Stauffer and Craig Coxhell were in the thick of the action aboard their Yamaha YZF-R1s as they qualified for the final round of the Australian Superbike Championship. Stauffer will line up on the outside of the front row of the grid after setting the fourth fastest time (1:11.1968), while Coxhell will head the second row with the fifth fastest time (1:11.3331).

Heading the pair were newly crowned champion Shawn Giles (on a Suzuki GSX-R1000), who set pole with a time of 1:10.7939, followed by Wayne Maxwell (1:11.0439) and Bikebiz Yamaha’s Tony Rees (1:11.1329).

“I went faster than I did in the first session this morning, but unfortunately three others went quicker again,” said Stauffer. “I’m somewhat happy with the time as it is the quickest that I’ve ever been around here, so I can’t complain with that. I’ve got the bike set up well and that has definitely helped me in getting my lap times down.”

Coxhell spent the day chasing a good set-up and was frustrated with his fifth-fastest time.

“The hardest part has been trying to find a front tire that I’m comfortable with,” said Coxhell. “For me the track still feels oily and slippery and that is where the problems with the front end are coming in. For tomorrow we’ll try a softer spring in the rear suspension and see how it goes in the warm-up session and then make a decision for the races.”

Tomorrow’s race program gets underway at 10:00 a.m. with the Superbike competitors facing three 12-lap races, while the Supersport field will line up for two 12-lap races.

Qualifying times follow:

Shell Advance Australian Superbike Championship
Round 5, Oran Park Raceway, NSW, August 25-26

Qualifying

1. Shawn Giles, Suzuki, 1:10.7939
2. Wayne Maxwell, Kawasaki, 1:11.0439
3 Tony Rees, Yamaha, 1:11.1329
4 Jamie Stauffer, Yamaha, 1:11.1968
5 Craig Coxhell, Yamaha, 1:11.3331
6 Alistair Maxwell, Suzuki, 1:12.9467
7 Steven Fisher, Honda, 1:13.0423
8. Jay Normoyle, Suzuki, 1:13.0816
9. Clayton Landells, Suzuki, 1:13.1613
10. Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:13.2645
Lap Record Mat Mladin (Kawasaki), 1:10.2005 on 06/08/95


Shell Advance Australian Supersport Championship
Round 5, Oran Park Raceway, NSW, August 15 – 26

Qualifying

1. Robert Baird, Yamaha, 1:12.8266
2. Ben Attard, Honda, 1:13.5764
3. Daniel Stauffer, Suzuki, 1:13.7832
4. Mark Aitchison, Suzuki, 1:13.8467
5. Josh Brookes, Suzuki, 1:13.9056
6. Craig Trinder, Suzuki, 1:14.0174
7. Rory Rock, Honda, 1:14.1180
8. Cameron Donald, Suzuki, 1:14.2062
9. Rodney Taplin, Suzuki, 1:14.3033
10. Scott Charlton, Suzuki, 1:14.4047
Lap Record: Adam Fergusson (Honda) 1:13.0000 set on 05/03/00

Nicky Hayden broke Mat Mladin’s Pikes Peak International Raceway motorcycle track record (54.009, set in 1999) and took pole position for tomorrow’s AMA Superbike National by turning a lap at 53.776 in the closing minutes of final qualifying Saturday afternoon. Top times follow:

1. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 53.776
2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 53.873
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 53.979
4. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki, 54.149
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 54.194
6. Steve Rapp, Ducati, 54.199
7. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 54.315
8. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 54.575
9. Larry Pegram, Ducati, 54.719
10. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 54.725
11. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 54.839
12. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson, 54.852
13. Andreas Meklau, Ducati, 55.052
14. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson, 55.530
15. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson, 56.294
16. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki, 56.968*
17. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, 57.334
18. Mike Sullivan, Honda, 57.428
19. Tony Lupo, Suzuki, 57.628*
20. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 57.653*
21. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 57.664*
22. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 57.808
23. Vince Haskovec, Suzuki, 57.842*
24. Rich Alexander, Suzuki, 57.912*
25. Ben Spies, Suzuki, 58.061*
26. Ricky Orlando, Suzuki, 58.079*
27. John Dugan, Suzuki, 58.208*
28. Greg Fryer, Yamaha, 58.377
29. Tony Meiring, Suzuki, 58.487*
30. Jason Swan, Suzuki, 58.706*
31. Eric Haugo, Suzuki, 58.955*
32. Scot Jensen, Suzuki, 59.694*

* = rider on 750cc Supersport bike

Results
1. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 29 laps
2. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R1000, -5.004 seconds
3. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR
4. Roger Hayden, Honda CBR929RR
5. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000
7. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7
8. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR
9. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR
10. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. John Dugan, Suzuki GSX-R1000; 12. Doug Vickery, Yamaha YZF-R1, 28 laps; 13. Jeff Ahner, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28 laps; 14. Ricky Orlando, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28 laps; 15. Eric Haugo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 28 laps; 16. Scott Jensen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 28 laps; 17. Robert Christman, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 28 laps; 18. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati 748, 28 laps; 19. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 27 laps; 20. Travis Graham, Yamaha YZF-R1, 27 laps; 21. Dr. David Kieffer, M.D., Ducati 748, 18 laps, DNF; 22. Ben Fox, Ducati 748, 7 laps, DNF; 23. Tom Montano, Ducati 748, 1 lap, DNF.

Damon Buckmaster, who had a 14-point lead coming into the race, encountered mechanical problems and finished 19th, his bike running on three cylinders. The finish ties the points with two races remaining, as follows:
1. TIE, Hopkins/Buckmaster, 229 points
3. Grant Lopez, 200
4. Jake Zemke, 197
5. Josh Hayes, 191