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Friday Morning Superstock Practice Times:
1. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.599
2. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.682
3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:28.059
4. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:28.265
5. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.400
6. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.414
7. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.477
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:28.561
9. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:28.656
10. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.900
11. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.920
12. Scott Harwell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.938
13. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:28.957
14. Mike Hale, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:29.023
15. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.149
16. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.155
17. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.210
18. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.313
19. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.624
20. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:39.822
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Friday Afternoon 125cc GP Qualifying Times:
1. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:44.491
2. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:44.591
3. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:45.443
4. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:45.496
5. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:45.559
6. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:45.639
7. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia, 1:45.695
8. Angel Rodriguez, Aprilia, 1:45.721
9. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 1:45.753
10. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:45.811
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Anthony Gobert was at the top of the time charts about 3/4 of the way through the Friday Superbike qualifying session at Road Atlanta when he lost the front wheel and crashed in turn three, sliding into sections of Alpina inflatable soft barriers. In videotape of the incident, Gobert can be seen sliding into two joined sections of the inflatable barriers, which pulled apart at the bottom as one section came up off the ground. According to Yamaha’s Tom Halberson, Gobert later said that he tried to rotate his body to avoid going into the Alpina Air Module feet first, but could not get his right leg turned out of the way. His foot and leg hit haybales behind the Air Module. The session was then red-flagged.
The air barriers apparently were installed without the bottom securing ropes specified for installation by the manufacturer. AMA Pro Racing staffers and track workers secured the air modules in the section of racetrack where Gobert hit, which are owned by AMA Pro Racing. An Alpina crew installed Air Modules owned and rented by Alpina to the race promoters, and those Air Modules were seen to be tied down with bottom securing ropes.
Gobert was initially taken to the infield care center and was subsequently transported to a local hospital for X-rays of his lower right leg and ankle. According to an update issued by Road Atlanta, Gobert “was transported to Northeast Georgie Regional Medical Center in Gainesville for X-rays for a ‘likely’ fracture of his right tibia.”
The fastest times when the red flag flew were as follows:
1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:23.674
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:24.067
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:24.408
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:24.465
5. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:24.684
6. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:24.976
7. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:25.349
8. Doug Chandler, Ducati, 1:25.495
9. Pascal Picotte, Ducati, 1:26.952
10. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:27.206
11. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:27.329
12. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:27.431
13. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:27.552
14. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:27.576
15. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki, 1:28.113
16. Brian Livengood, Suzuki, 1:28.737
17. Ty Howard, Suzuki, 1:29.071
18. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, 1:29.166
19. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:29.245
20. Brian Gibbs, Suzuki, 1:29.282
21. Scott Harwell, Suzuki, 1:29.381
22. Mark Crozier, Suzuki, 1:29.804
23. Christopher Rankin of Texas, Suzuki, 1:29.872
24. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, 1:30.917
25. Larry Pegram, Suzuki, 1:30.144
26. Doug Duane, Suzuki, 1:30.163
27. Goeff May, Suzuki, 1:30.345
28. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:30.363
29. Chris Rankin of Maryland, Suzuki, 1:30.367
30. Marco Martinez, Suzuki, 1:30.562
Other riders transported from the track to Northeast Georgia Regional Medical Center on Friday include Cory West, who suffered a possible concussion in a crash during 250cc Grand Prix practice, as well as Daniel Smallwood who suffered a broken collarbone and possible shoulder injury after crashing in Formula Xtreme practice.
From a press release:
Preview Report
AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Round 4
Track
Road Atlanta, Georgia
Track Length
2.52 miles
Track lap record
1’22.735 M Mladin (2001)
AMA’s Chevy Truck Superbike Championship heads inland for its fourth round in Georgia this weekend and after the slower pace of Sears Point the bikes will be modified for the high speed corners of the Road Atlanta Raceway.
The layout and surface of the track have been modified over the past ten years, making it safer and more enjoyable for the bikes to race on. A chicane has been added in corner ten, slowing the pace of the long, back straightaway and improving safety. This will be the best viewing area for spectators as the riders wheelie out of the fast double corner then dive hard on the brakes as they enter the penultimate turn, setting themselves up for a good drive onto the short front straight. There’ll be a lot of passing on the brakes and riders will be straight back on the throttle as they fight to cross the start/finish line first. Anything can happen in those last few bends!
Most of the 2.5 mile racetrack gives ample passing opportunities, it’s only the esses that will force riders to fall into line. Corners six and seven require the most focus, making sure the bike is well balanced and stable so the rider can stay on the right line to get a good drive onto the long back straight. This is made doubly difficult with the addition of a concrete section that has been recently added to turn seven. It has a slippery surface making it difficult for the riders to get traction. The HMC Ducati team found this a problem during testing last month and this will be where they will focus their attention the ensure Doug Chandler gets the right drive through the corner to maximize his speed along the fast back section. The conditions of the turn could be different this weekend but that won’t be determined until Friday’s practice. It’s a problem that will affect the entire field – some riders during testing rode around it only to lose the right line for the crucial drive onto the straight, but Doug chose to drive right through it.
The track begins to drop off after turn eight and bikes will wheelie as they head onto the downhill slope coming into turn nine, banked right over on the edge of the tire, the bike will tend to wiggle and become unstable as the tire begins to spin-up. Gaining speeds up to 314km/h (198 miles) will cause the tires to heat more than usual.
Already the HMC Ducati team has experimented with different sized rims to reduce tire spinning so their focus during Friday’s practice and qualifying will be on loading the front end of the bike to stop the bike from wheeling. Another solution will be to change the bike’s gearing so it’s not in the main power band.
This just in:
Tommy Aquino, 9, the son of longtime road racer and class champion Tom Aquino, won his first YSR road race with CMRRA at the Sloan race track near Las Vegas on Sunday, May 5.
From a press release issued by Aprilia:
Le Mans, France. Fourth round of the World Road Racing Championship
The Bugatti circuit was completed in 1965 in the area of the historic 24-Hour track, and became the venue for the first motorcycling competitions in the late 1960s. Then a veil was drawn and the World Road Racing Championship closed down, as from 1995, when major redevelopment work was carried out to ensure greater safety, for the circuit was not considered suitable for the greater power of modern bikes. After five years, these modifications were terminated and the World Championship made its grand return. The facility is now fantastic and can host 100,000 spectators: it has become the venue for the World Road Racing Championship, as well as the Formula 3000 FIA, the French touring championship and the GT championship.
The circuit is located 5 km south of the town of Le Mans, 200 km from Paris. It has some very special features: there are a number of corners the riders need to negotiate in first, with breakneck speeds and violent braking, followed by extraordinary accelerations which put the ability to deliver full power to the ground to the absolute test. A truly tough circuit to interpret and one that has, once again, undergone some modifications this year. This is why last year’s records will no longer provide a guideline for the first data to emerge from this weekend’s sessions.
The circuit: 4,180 metres – left curves: 4 – right curves: 9 – longest straight: 440 metres – maximum width: 13 metres.
2001 winners. 125 Class: Poggiali (ITA) Gilera – 250 Class: Katoh (JAP) Honda – 500 Class: Biaggi (ITA) Yamaha.
Circuit records. No previous comparable record, as the circuit has been modified this year.
Marco Melandri – 250cc Class – Aprilia RSW 250
After fracturing his left ankle after making contact in the Jerez race, which put him out of action in the Spanish Grand Prix, he has been examined a number of times by the doctors of the mobile clinic over the past few days. Dr Claudio Costa has kept a constant eye on Marco’s conditions, recommending the most suitable rehabilitation methods to put him back into top form for this weekend’s Le Mans. Last year, Marco performed brilliantly in the Friday sessions, and made third place on the podium in spite of a nasty fall on the Saturday which dislocated his shoulder. So once again we can look forward to a great show of determination from the Ravenna-born rider. His ankle is going to complicate matters over the next few days, but his absolute determination will let him ride out the problem.
“I’m not up to tip-top form yet, but I’ve done everything I can to recoup after the incident in Jerez. I’ve been working in the pool and on the training cycle without straining my ankle. I love the track: it’s changed slightly since last year, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve done, as soon as I get to Le Mans. The problems are caused by the technical features of the circuit: there are first-gear curves and sixth-gear straights. Slamming on the brakes and frequent speed changes… My left ankle – the one I use for the gear change – will really be put to the test: it’s not that strong or flexible and I might have problems from beginning to end of the race. But I’m trusting in luck. I was angry and disappointed about the last race in Jerez: I didn’t gain a single point and all my work was in vain – but this will only help me get over the problem of my ankle. As far as the set-up of the bike is concerned, the drive unit and brakes are crucial if we’re to get what we need for this particular track. It shouldn’t be too difficult, though: last year we got everything right as early as Friday and I was going real fast right from the start.
REGIS LACONI – MotoGP – APRILIA RS3
Just the time it took to get back from Jerez to Italy, one day’s rest and then back again on the saddle for a new series of tests at Mugello. There is no let up in Régis Laconi’s programme. Last week, the Italian-French rider was out on the track in Tuscany with the Racing Department’s development team. Not even the bad weather put him off, and for two days he clocked up lap after lap to continue development of the RS Cube. Two important days of tests made it possible to try out new components and settings on the bike. And undoubtedly the opportunity to gain even greater confidence in the wet, thanks in part to the new Dunlop materials tested at Mugello. Régis is coming up to the key moment of the year: the “home” race – where he has just got to do well – even if only to keep his fans happy.
“The Mugello tests were really important, even though the weather was awful: we were able to try out the new products for the rain from Dunlop, and I must say I liked them. The tyres were great in the wet: they’d have made all the difference during the first race of the championship at Suzuka. Just to give an idea, we were 3 seconds faster than last year times, in the wet at Mugello, during the race. But we also had some other positive results on two bikes with different settings: the one we normally use at Mugello and another with a very different geometry. I can’t deny that I’ve got high hopes for the French Grand Prix: I’ll be returning to this track after a year away: I was in the Superbike with Aprilia. It certainly won’t be easy, for I’m under all the pressure of a “home” race. I’ll try to mitigate the tension and just work as though I were at any of the other championship races. I haven’t been over the new modifications to the track yet so I’ll just have to do my best to work them out as soon as possible. On the other hand, I do know the other characteristics of the circuit: lots of difficult technique, hard braking and full acceleration. Tight corners you’ve got to get out of as fast as possible. But I’m not worried: riding the Cube is a joy anywhere you go. It’ll be interesting to see how it responds when you ask it to deliver all the power it’s got when you come out of a corner.”
TECHNICAL BRIEFS:
The electronic heart of the RS3
(enclosed: 2 technical drawings)
RS3 : Innovative project, it has been called. However, not only the engine (derived from automotive technology); not only the starting and ignition mechanisms (all systems closely related to Formula1 technology); but also the electronic heart of the motorbike was born to introduce Aprilia and motorbike racing into the 3rd millennium.
The electronic system of the RS3 has been born from the vast experience Aprilia has gained during a 10 year period of continuous development of engine control systems and data acquisition. In fact all the engine management system, from the hardware to the software, has been designed, analysed and evaluated internally in the racing department. The system distinguishes itself for its simplicity: a unique Electronic Central Unit (ECU) manages the various electronic parts present on the motorbike; from the engine itself to the electronic gas (ride by wire: rbw); from all the sensors present to acquire data necessary for the development of the bike to the management of the electronic gear changing.
The extreme integration of the system has two main benefits: weight reduction, and a more efficient co-ordination between the different motorbike parts; since more and more functions present on the bike are servo-assisted and managed by electronic systems this second benefit is vital.
This simplicity, however, hides highly sophisticated softwares and management strategies that Aprilia has been developing in collaboration with various universities in the Venetian province. Neural networks and Fuzzy controllers are only a few of the systems used to manage the vehicle, united with motorbike dynamic models to optimise performance. It must be mentioned that sophisticated control systems present various problems; one just needs to think how many F1 cars remained immobile on the starting grid last season. However, Aprilia as a whole believes in this system, especially because the experience gained can be applied to production bikes.
Therefore, a unique system that manages the ignition, start-up mechanism, the rbw, the electronic gear changing and the clutch. Not to mention the monitoring system: the display allows the rider to continuously check the engines performance (RPM); various parameters; it alerts the rider if there are problems with the oil systems, water and pneumatic valves; it also shows the rider split and total lap times; and helps him during gear changes.
From a press release:
HONDA RACING NEWS
2002 MotoGP 500 World Championship, round 4
French Grand Prix, Le Mans
May 17/18/19 2002
HONDA AIM FOR ‘SPRINT’ WIN AT HOME OF ENDURANCE RACING
This weekend the MotoGP World Championship moves to Le Mans, legendary home of day-and-night racing in both the car and motorcycle worlds, where Honda has scored many long-distance successes with its four-stroke endurance racers. After closing its original racing era by quitting GP racing in the late sixties, Honda began its gradual return to the international scene by entering the 1976 European endurance championship. The factory’s RCB endurance racers were based on the world’s first superbike, Honda’s CB750 inline four, and won every round of the series, the Franco-Scottish pairing of Jean-Claude Chemarin and Alex George scoring a resounding victory at Le Mans. Since then all kinds of Honda four-strokes have won glory in the Le Mans 24 hour, from the CB900 inline four to the RVF750 V4 and the SP-1 v-twin. But this weekend an all-new Honda bids to score the factory’s first four-stroke ‘sprint’ race victory at Le Mans to add to six two-stroke 500 GP victories won at the track between 1983 and 2000.
The amazing RCV211V is currently unbeaten in the new-look MotoGP World Championship, having won the first three events of the new category. Series leader Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) won the season-opening Japanese GP and followed that with victory in Spain two weeks ago, in between times suffering defeat in South Africa at the hands of team-mate Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V).
Rossi has never won at Le Mans. During his early years on the World Championship trail the French GP was based at Paul Ricard in Provence, so the Italian youngster has only contested two World Championship races at the Sarthe track, finishing third in both the 2000 and 2001 500 French GPs.
“I’m not so keen on the circuit at Le Mans, it’s a little too technical for my riding style,” explains Rossi. “We start from zero with the bike and circuit just as we did at Welkom. We have never tested here with the four-stroke, so we have a lot of work to do before the race. Anyway, I’m happy to be leading the championship but there is still a long way to go.”
Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess believes Honda’s amazingly fast and superbly user-friendly V5 will change his rider’s Le Mans fortunes. “The place has never been great for us but it’s a turn-and-accelerate track and that’s where the RCV is good,” says the Australian. “There’s a lot of slow turns with low gear acceleration where wheelspin could be a problem, but all we do is programme the motor so it doesn’t spin, just tone it down through the ignition and fuel injection.”
Ukawa has a contrasting Le Mans record. The Japanese won the second of his two 250 GP wins at the track in 2000 but tumbled out of last year’s 500 GP. “Le Mans for me is a place of great happiness and some disappointment,” says Ukawa, who took third at Jerez a fortnight back. “In 2000 I won the 250cc race here, beating Nakano and Jacque but last year I fell in the 500 race. I really want to close the gap on Rossi in the championship. I know I can win now, as I did in South Africa, and I led the race at Jerez for 15 laps. However, my tyres were finished towards the end of the race, so I was happy in the end to hold off Capirossi and take a podium finish.”
The men most likely to dent the RCV’s perfect record are Honda’s trio of fast 500 riders Daijiro Kato (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR500), Loris Capirossi (West Honda Pons NSR500) and Alex Barros (West Honda Pons NSR500). These three men finished third, fourth and fifth behind the RCVs
at Jerez a fortnight back, Kato only one second behind Rossi.
“I’m enjoying riding the 500 so much,” says reigning 250 champ Kato who won last year’s French 250 GP. “Our main problem at Le Mans will be the same as our problem at Jerez the RCV is very, very fast! I think the bike’s acceleration advantage will be very important out of all the slow corners at Le Mans, but maybe we can make up for that elsewhere.”
Capirossi is also getting used to chasing the RCVs. He finished third behind Ukawa and Rossi in South Africa and less than a second behind Ukawa in Spain. “At Jerez we saw how the different machines have different advantages,” explains the hard-riding Italian. “That made for a spectacular race because we could overtake each other in different parts of the track. We face another tough weekend at Le Mans and I’ll be trying everything I know to extend my podium-finishing record.”
Barros was back on the pace at Jerez after a difficult start to the season and hopes to continue his return to form this weekend. “We’ve improved the front end of the motorcycle and that’s very important for somewhere like Le Mans,” says the Brazilian veteran who started GP racing way back in 1986. “The team has been a great help over the last few weeks and I now feel confident to start attacking again.”
Honda’s other two 500 riders are still in the getting-to-know-you phase with their NSRs. Former 250 World Champion Tetsuya Harada (Pramac Honda NSR500) has never raced such a fast motorcycle and has taken a sensible approach to his first season with the 190 horsepower V4. “The first three races were a good chance to adjust to the NSR and erase the memory of my pre-season injury,” he says. “In South Africa I finished 1m 20s behind the winner, in Spain I was less than 40 seconds off the winning pace. In France I hope to reduce that gap even further.”
Jurgen van den Goorbergh (Kanemoto Racing Honda NSR500) is also growing in confidence. “Jerez was good, we made more progress on finding optimum set-up and achieved more good tyre development,” says the Dutchman who is developing MotoGP tyres for Bridgestone. “I feel we are close to finding the one second that will move us up to competing for fifth and sixth-place finishes.”
Honda’s two 250 factory riders began the European season in fine style at Jerez, Robby Rolfo (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR250) leading much of the race and eventually finishing second while team-mate Emilio Alzamora (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR250) came through to third. Those results put them second and fourth in the current points standings.
“We are in contention for the title, which is the important thing at this stage of the championship,” says Rolfo, who is just three points behind series leader Fonsi Nieto (Aprilia). “We have made some big improvements to our bikes at the first three GPs and I think we can improve further in France. NSRs have won the past two 250 GPs there, so maybe we’ll be in good shape.”
Alzamora is also thinking big. “If we can keep working the way we worked at Jerez, for sure we will get some great results,” comments the Spaniard who is only three points behind his team-mate. “I finished fourth at Le Mans last year and I want to do better than that this time, and I think another podium finish is possible.”
Sixteen-year old Daniel Pedrosa (Telefonica Movistar Junior Team Honda RS125R) leads Honda’s hopes in the 125 class. The teen sensation, who has started two of this year’s three GPs from pole position, rode to a dogged four-place finish at Jerez two weeks ago and lies third in the World Championship. “The hand I hurt during practice at Jerez will be better this weekend, so we’ll be aiming to run up front again,” says Pedrosa. “Straight-line speed is very important at Le Mans and that’s a concern for us at the moment, so we’ll be working very hard to get our settings as good as possible.”
After Sunday’s racing the GP circus heads south again for the Italian GP at Mugello on June 2. The 16-event 2002 Grand Prix season concludes in Valencia, Spain, on November 3.
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In an unprecedented move, the 12-man Board of Directors of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) unanimously voted to order AMA Pro Racing to immediately improve safety, operational and communication problems.
The vote came at AMA headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio on Monday, May 13 during a regularly scheduled Board meeting, after discussion of a long litany of documented, serious problems with AMA Pro Racing safety and track set-up, at-track operations and officiating and a general lack of communication between Pro Racing and the AMA members who are involved in AMA professional competition.
The continuing problems have been a PR nightmare for the AMA itself, a non-profit membership association which owns AMA Pro Racing and is widely perceived as being one and the same as its for-profit Pro Racing subsidiary.
Three members of the AMA Board (former 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz, Dunlop’s Mike Buckley and Honda’s Ray Blank), who also serve on the 6-man AMA Pro Racing Board, participated in the discussion and supported the motion.
The vote by the AMA Board can be seen as a mandate for those three Pro Racing Board members to work with new Pro Racing Chairman P.J. Harvey to quickly clean up the problems by whatever means are necessary.
The current members of the AMA Board of Directors are lawyers Rick Gray and Dal Smilie, former 500cc Motocross World Champion Jeff Smith, Kawasaki’s Croft Long, former AMA Pro Thunder Champion Jeff Nash, Suzuki’s Mel Harris, Harley-Davidson’s Ken Sutton, John Ulrich, Racer X magazine’s Davey Coombs, Buckley, Blank and Schwantz.
New contributions and a couple of new auctions have boosted the total amount of money raised by the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund for the purchase and deployment of soft barriers to $182,378 for road racing and $17,777 for dirt track.
The Roadracingworld.com Action Fund is operated by Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc., a non-profit corporation which has taken over the work of the informally-organized Roadracing World Air Fence Fund establish in April 2001.
New donations and auction proceeds on the road racing side include $120 from SpaCovers.com, $100 from Allan Lockheed, $100 from Jim Van Beek/Jupiter 8 Racing, $100 from Patrick J. Robinson, $94 from A-1 Products/RORH Racing/Edward Barlow, Jr., $75 from Mark Green, $50 from Jonathan D. Spinney, $25 from FastSigns of Delaware/Charcoal Pit Racing and $20 from Garrett King/Guns For Hire.
Online auction activity netted $1825 from Stephen Barnes, who placed the high bid for a custom-fitted Miguel Duhamel Shoei race helmet, while racer Marcus McBain placed the high bid for an autographed Ruben Xaus Suomy Gun Wind helmet with a bid of $760.
On the dirt track side, new donations include $50 from Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker and $25 from Dana Sweet.
Patrick Robinson wrote, “Attached please find my contribution to the Air Fence Fund. I race CCS Florida and saw how effective the Air Fence was at the Daytona 200.”
Eric C. Lewis of the Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker wrote, “This donation is to assist the new generations of dirt track racing riders with pursuing their goals in the safest possible manner that we can achieve with today’s technology and knowledge. Thank you for the initiative and spearheading the activity to create this fund for protective wall air barriers for motorcycle racing.”
Dave Shaverdi of SpaCovers.com wrote, “This may save my ass on the track one day. Thanks!”
The list of dirt track contributors now reads:
Chris Carr $2900
Yuasa Battery $2900
Steel Shoe Fund $2900
Continental Tires $2900
7th Annual Flat Track Golf Tournament $1500
E.F. Dutch Hauhe $1000
Lindemann Engineering $900
www.Johnnymurphree.com $500
Tor Kovacs $300
Tim & Debby Coziahr $250
Gerald & Ann Carr $200
Dorina Groves $200
Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Wilcox $100
Michael Sturdevant $100
Jeff Wilson $100
Debra Fay $100
Glynn & Holly Hewitt/In Loving Memory of Darell Davis 96w $100
Steven R. Boggs $100
Wrenn H. Smith $90
Don Potter $67
Jack Alexander/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $50
Rick Matheny $50
www.flattrack.com $50
Pro Plates $50
Tom Chapel $50
Larry Woodward $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker $50
John Tucker $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
Dana Sweet $25
Old59R $20
Don Bok $20
Darby E. Ryan/In memory of Davy Camlin #27 $15
Stewart Barber $10
Craig Grismore/In memory of Donnie Estep R.I.P. $10
Thank you Will Davis $10
Broz $10
The list of road racing contributors now reads:
Anonymous $9450
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $5000
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $4150
Ken Hill $3351 (eBay auction of Bostrom leathers)
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Patrick Roskam/HangingOff.com $3000
RPM $3000
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Ducati North America $2900
Jonathan Glaefke $2900
Susie and Bruce Meyers/BCM Racing Ducati $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $2900
Tom Chauncey/Team Wreckless $2900
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $2900
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Robb Meier $2152 (eBay auction of Mat Mladin AGV Helmet)
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
Lindemann Engineering $2000
Marcus McBain $2000
Stephen Barnes $1825 (eBay auction of Duhamel Shoei race helmet)
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1760
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Gearbox International $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
Andre Espaillat $1325 (eBay auction of Barnacle Bill leathers)
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock/In Memory of Larry Schwarzbach $1000
Don Emde/In Memory of Cal Rayborn $1000
Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School $1000
Mark E. Dobeck/Techlusion Performance Group $1000
G.M.D. Computrack Network $1000
California Superbike School $1000
Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club $1000
Anthony and Aaron Gobert $1000
Andrew M. Cross $1000
Andy Kettle/Honda of Milpitas $1000
Dale Pestes/Tuff Dog Racing $1000
Sheila Barnes $1000
Anonymous $1000
Barnett Tool & Engineering $1000
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
Jason Routhier $810 (eBay auction of Jamie James leathers & boots)
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Marcus Mc Bain $760 (eBay auction of Ruben Xaus Suomy helmet)
Yoshimura Racing $750
Team Daemon Racing $600
Derek and Gordon King $600
CMRRA $537
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Mike Canfield/Chandelle Motorsports $500
Jim Davis/J6 Racing/In Memory of Dirk Piz $500
Jim Di Salvo/Alien Racing $500
Dale Kieffer/Racers Edge Performance $500
The Plummer Menapace Group $500
Reg Kitrelle $500
Specialty Sports Ltd/Teknic $500
Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda $500
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Friday Morning Superstock Practice Times:
1. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.599
2. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.682
3. Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:28.059
4. Tom Kipp, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:28.265
5. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.400
6. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.414
7. Chris Caylor, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.477
8. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:28.561
9. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:28.656
10. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.900
11. Ty Howard, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.920
12. Scott Harwell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:28.938
13. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:28.957
14. Mike Hale, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:29.023
15. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.149
16. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.155
17. Brian Livengood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.210
18. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.313
19. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.624
20. Tony Meiring, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:39.822
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Friday Afternoon 125cc GP Qualifying Times:
1. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 1:44.491
2. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, 1:44.591
3. Alex De Angelis, Aprilia, 1:45.443
4. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:45.496
5. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, 1:45.559
6. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:45.639
7. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia, 1:45.695
8. Angel Rodriguez, Aprilia, 1:45.721
9. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, 1:45.753
10. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:45.811
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Anthony Gobert was at the top of the time charts about 3/4 of the way through the Friday Superbike qualifying session at Road Atlanta when he lost the front wheel and crashed in turn three, sliding into sections of Alpina inflatable soft barriers. In videotape of the incident, Gobert can be seen sliding into two joined sections of the inflatable barriers, which pulled apart at the bottom as one section came up off the ground. According to Yamaha’s Tom Halberson, Gobert later said that he tried to rotate his body to avoid going into the Alpina Air Module feet first, but could not get his right leg turned out of the way. His foot and leg hit haybales behind the Air Module. The session was then red-flagged.
The air barriers apparently were installed without the bottom securing ropes specified for installation by the manufacturer. AMA Pro Racing staffers and track workers secured the air modules in the section of racetrack where Gobert hit, which are owned by AMA Pro Racing. An Alpina crew installed Air Modules owned and rented by Alpina to the race promoters, and those Air Modules were seen to be tied down with bottom securing ropes.
Gobert was initially taken to the infield care center and was subsequently transported to a local hospital for X-rays of his lower right leg and ankle. According to an update issued by Road Atlanta, Gobert “was transported to Northeast Georgie Regional Medical Center in Gainesville for X-rays for a ‘likely’ fracture of his right tibia.”
The fastest times when the red flag flew were as follows:
1. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:23.674
2. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:24.067
3. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:24.408
4. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:24.465
5. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:24.684
6. Mat Mladin, Suzuki, 1:24.976
7. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:25.349
8. Doug Chandler, Ducati, 1:25.495
9. Pascal Picotte, Ducati, 1:26.952
10. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki, 1:27.206
11. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:27.329
12. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:27.431
13. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:27.552
14. Adam Fergusson, Suzuki, 1:27.576
15. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki, 1:28.113
16. Brian Livengood, Suzuki, 1:28.737
17. Ty Howard, Suzuki, 1:29.071
18. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki, 1:29.166
19. Michael Barnes, Suzuki, 1:29.245
20. Brian Gibbs, Suzuki, 1:29.282
21. Scott Harwell, Suzuki, 1:29.381
22. Mark Crozier, Suzuki, 1:29.804
23. Christopher Rankin of Texas, Suzuki, 1:29.872
24. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, 1:30.917
25. Larry Pegram, Suzuki, 1:30.144
26. Doug Duane, Suzuki, 1:30.163
27. Goeff May, Suzuki, 1:30.345
28. John Dugan, Suzuki, 1:30.363
29. Chris Rankin of Maryland, Suzuki, 1:30.367
30. Marco Martinez, Suzuki, 1:30.562
Other riders transported from the track to Northeast Georgia Regional Medical Center on Friday include Cory West, who suffered a possible concussion in a crash during 250cc Grand Prix practice, as well as Daniel Smallwood who suffered a broken collarbone and possible shoulder injury after crashing in Formula Xtreme practice.
From a press release:
Preview Report
AMA Chevy Trucks Superbike Round 4
Track
Road Atlanta, Georgia
Track Length
2.52 miles
Track lap record
1’22.735 M Mladin (2001)
AMA’s Chevy Truck Superbike Championship heads inland for its fourth round in Georgia this weekend and after the slower pace of Sears Point the bikes will be modified for the high speed corners of the Road Atlanta Raceway.
The layout and surface of the track have been modified over the past ten years, making it safer and more enjoyable for the bikes to race on. A chicane has been added in corner ten, slowing the pace of the long, back straightaway and improving safety. This will be the best viewing area for spectators as the riders wheelie out of the fast double corner then dive hard on the brakes as they enter the penultimate turn, setting themselves up for a good drive onto the short front straight. There’ll be a lot of passing on the brakes and riders will be straight back on the throttle as they fight to cross the start/finish line first. Anything can happen in those last few bends!
Most of the 2.5 mile racetrack gives ample passing opportunities, it’s only the esses that will force riders to fall into line. Corners six and seven require the most focus, making sure the bike is well balanced and stable so the rider can stay on the right line to get a good drive onto the long back straight. This is made doubly difficult with the addition of a concrete section that has been recently added to turn seven. It has a slippery surface making it difficult for the riders to get traction. The HMC Ducati team found this a problem during testing last month and this will be where they will focus their attention the ensure Doug Chandler gets the right drive through the corner to maximize his speed along the fast back section. The conditions of the turn could be different this weekend but that won’t be determined until Friday’s practice. It’s a problem that will affect the entire field – some riders during testing rode around it only to lose the right line for the crucial drive onto the straight, but Doug chose to drive right through it.
The track begins to drop off after turn eight and bikes will wheelie as they head onto the downhill slope coming into turn nine, banked right over on the edge of the tire, the bike will tend to wiggle and become unstable as the tire begins to spin-up. Gaining speeds up to 314km/h (198 miles) will cause the tires to heat more than usual.
Already the HMC Ducati team has experimented with different sized rims to reduce tire spinning so their focus during Friday’s practice and qualifying will be on loading the front end of the bike to stop the bike from wheeling. Another solution will be to change the bike’s gearing so it’s not in the main power band.
This just in:
Tommy Aquino, 9, the son of longtime road racer and class champion Tom Aquino, won his first YSR road race with CMRRA at the Sloan race track near Las Vegas on Sunday, May 5.
From a press release issued by Aprilia:
Le Mans, France. Fourth round of the World Road Racing Championship
The Bugatti circuit was completed in 1965 in the area of the historic 24-Hour track, and became the venue for the first motorcycling competitions in the late 1960s. Then a veil was drawn and the World Road Racing Championship closed down, as from 1995, when major redevelopment work was carried out to ensure greater safety, for the circuit was not considered suitable for the greater power of modern bikes. After five years, these modifications were terminated and the World Championship made its grand return. The facility is now fantastic and can host 100,000 spectators: it has become the venue for the World Road Racing Championship, as well as the Formula 3000 FIA, the French touring championship and the GT championship.
The circuit is located 5 km south of the town of Le Mans, 200 km from Paris. It has some very special features: there are a number of corners the riders need to negotiate in first, with breakneck speeds and violent braking, followed by extraordinary accelerations which put the ability to deliver full power to the ground to the absolute test. A truly tough circuit to interpret and one that has, once again, undergone some modifications this year. This is why last year’s records will no longer provide a guideline for the first data to emerge from this weekend’s sessions.
The circuit: 4,180 metres – left curves: 4 – right curves: 9 – longest straight: 440 metres – maximum width: 13 metres.
2001 winners. 125 Class: Poggiali (ITA) Gilera – 250 Class: Katoh (JAP) Honda – 500 Class: Biaggi (ITA) Yamaha.
Circuit records. No previous comparable record, as the circuit has been modified this year.
Marco Melandri – 250cc Class – Aprilia RSW 250
After fracturing his left ankle after making contact in the Jerez race, which put him out of action in the Spanish Grand Prix, he has been examined a number of times by the doctors of the mobile clinic over the past few days. Dr Claudio Costa has kept a constant eye on Marco’s conditions, recommending the most suitable rehabilitation methods to put him back into top form for this weekend’s Le Mans. Last year, Marco performed brilliantly in the Friday sessions, and made third place on the podium in spite of a nasty fall on the Saturday which dislocated his shoulder. So once again we can look forward to a great show of determination from the Ravenna-born rider. His ankle is going to complicate matters over the next few days, but his absolute determination will let him ride out the problem.
“I’m not up to tip-top form yet, but I’ve done everything I can to recoup after the incident in Jerez. I’ve been working in the pool and on the training cycle without straining my ankle. I love the track: it’s changed slightly since last year, and I’m looking forward to seeing what they’ve done, as soon as I get to Le Mans. The problems are caused by the technical features of the circuit: there are first-gear curves and sixth-gear straights. Slamming on the brakes and frequent speed changes… My left ankle – the one I use for the gear change – will really be put to the test: it’s not that strong or flexible and I might have problems from beginning to end of the race. But I’m trusting in luck. I was angry and disappointed about the last race in Jerez: I didn’t gain a single point and all my work was in vain – but this will only help me get over the problem of my ankle. As far as the set-up of the bike is concerned, the drive unit and brakes are crucial if we’re to get what we need for this particular track. It shouldn’t be too difficult, though: last year we got everything right as early as Friday and I was going real fast right from the start.
REGIS LACONI – MotoGP – APRILIA RS3
Just the time it took to get back from Jerez to Italy, one day’s rest and then back again on the saddle for a new series of tests at Mugello. There is no let up in Régis Laconi’s programme. Last week, the Italian-French rider was out on the track in Tuscany with the Racing Department’s development team. Not even the bad weather put him off, and for two days he clocked up lap after lap to continue development of the RS Cube. Two important days of tests made it possible to try out new components and settings on the bike. And undoubtedly the opportunity to gain even greater confidence in the wet, thanks in part to the new Dunlop materials tested at Mugello. Régis is coming up to the key moment of the year: the “home” race – where he has just got to do well – even if only to keep his fans happy.
“The Mugello tests were really important, even though the weather was awful: we were able to try out the new products for the rain from Dunlop, and I must say I liked them. The tyres were great in the wet: they’d have made all the difference during the first race of the championship at Suzuka. Just to give an idea, we were 3 seconds faster than last year times, in the wet at Mugello, during the race. But we also had some other positive results on two bikes with different settings: the one we normally use at Mugello and another with a very different geometry. I can’t deny that I’ve got high hopes for the French Grand Prix: I’ll be returning to this track after a year away: I was in the Superbike with Aprilia. It certainly won’t be easy, for I’m under all the pressure of a “home” race. I’ll try to mitigate the tension and just work as though I were at any of the other championship races. I haven’t been over the new modifications to the track yet so I’ll just have to do my best to work them out as soon as possible. On the other hand, I do know the other characteristics of the circuit: lots of difficult technique, hard braking and full acceleration. Tight corners you’ve got to get out of as fast as possible. But I’m not worried: riding the Cube is a joy anywhere you go. It’ll be interesting to see how it responds when you ask it to deliver all the power it’s got when you come out of a corner.”
TECHNICAL BRIEFS:
The electronic heart of the RS3
(enclosed: 2 technical drawings)
RS3 : Innovative project, it has been called. However, not only the engine (derived from automotive technology); not only the starting and ignition mechanisms (all systems closely related to Formula1 technology); but also the electronic heart of the motorbike was born to introduce Aprilia and motorbike racing into the 3rd millennium.
The electronic system of the RS3 has been born from the vast experience Aprilia has gained during a 10 year period of continuous development of engine control systems and data acquisition. In fact all the engine management system, from the hardware to the software, has been designed, analysed and evaluated internally in the racing department. The system distinguishes itself for its simplicity: a unique Electronic Central Unit (ECU) manages the various electronic parts present on the motorbike; from the engine itself to the electronic gas (ride by wire: rbw); from all the sensors present to acquire data necessary for the development of the bike to the management of the electronic gear changing.
The extreme integration of the system has two main benefits: weight reduction, and a more efficient co-ordination between the different motorbike parts; since more and more functions present on the bike are servo-assisted and managed by electronic systems this second benefit is vital.
This simplicity, however, hides highly sophisticated softwares and management strategies that Aprilia has been developing in collaboration with various universities in the Venetian province. Neural networks and Fuzzy controllers are only a few of the systems used to manage the vehicle, united with motorbike dynamic models to optimise performance. It must be mentioned that sophisticated control systems present various problems; one just needs to think how many F1 cars remained immobile on the starting grid last season. However, Aprilia as a whole believes in this system, especially because the experience gained can be applied to production bikes.
Therefore, a unique system that manages the ignition, start-up mechanism, the rbw, the electronic gear changing and the clutch. Not to mention the monitoring system: the display allows the rider to continuously check the engines performance (RPM); various parameters; it alerts the rider if there are problems with the oil systems, water and pneumatic valves; it also shows the rider split and total lap times; and helps him during gear changes.
From a press release:
HONDA RACING NEWS
2002 MotoGP 500 World Championship, round 4
French Grand Prix, Le Mans
May 17/18/19 2002
HONDA AIM FOR ‘SPRINT’ WIN AT HOME OF ENDURANCE RACING
This weekend the MotoGP World Championship moves to Le Mans, legendary home of day-and-night racing in both the car and motorcycle worlds, where Honda has scored many long-distance successes with its four-stroke endurance racers. After closing its original racing era by quitting GP racing in the late sixties, Honda began its gradual return to the international scene by entering the 1976 European endurance championship. The factory’s RCB endurance racers were based on the world’s first superbike, Honda’s CB750 inline four, and won every round of the series, the Franco-Scottish pairing of Jean-Claude Chemarin and Alex George scoring a resounding victory at Le Mans. Since then all kinds of Honda four-strokes have won glory in the Le Mans 24 hour, from the CB900 inline four to the RVF750 V4 and the SP-1 v-twin. But this weekend an all-new Honda bids to score the factory’s first four-stroke ‘sprint’ race victory at Le Mans to add to six two-stroke 500 GP victories won at the track between 1983 and 2000.
The amazing RCV211V is currently unbeaten in the new-look MotoGP World Championship, having won the first three events of the new category. Series leader Valentino Rossi (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V) won the season-opening Japanese GP and followed that with victory in Spain two weeks ago, in between times suffering defeat in South Africa at the hands of team-mate Tohru Ukawa (Repsol Honda Team RCV211V).
Rossi has never won at Le Mans. During his early years on the World Championship trail the French GP was based at Paul Ricard in Provence, so the Italian youngster has only contested two World Championship races at the Sarthe track, finishing third in both the 2000 and 2001 500 French GPs.
“I’m not so keen on the circuit at Le Mans, it’s a little too technical for my riding style,” explains Rossi. “We start from zero with the bike and circuit just as we did at Welkom. We have never tested here with the four-stroke, so we have a lot of work to do before the race. Anyway, I’m happy to be leading the championship but there is still a long way to go.”
Rossi’s crew chief Jerry Burgess believes Honda’s amazingly fast and superbly user-friendly V5 will change his rider’s Le Mans fortunes. “The place has never been great for us but it’s a turn-and-accelerate track and that’s where the RCV is good,” says the Australian. “There’s a lot of slow turns with low gear acceleration where wheelspin could be a problem, but all we do is programme the motor so it doesn’t spin, just tone it down through the ignition and fuel injection.”
Ukawa has a contrasting Le Mans record. The Japanese won the second of his two 250 GP wins at the track in 2000 but tumbled out of last year’s 500 GP. “Le Mans for me is a place of great happiness and some disappointment,” says Ukawa, who took third at Jerez a fortnight back. “In 2000 I won the 250cc race here, beating Nakano and Jacque but last year I fell in the 500 race. I really want to close the gap on Rossi in the championship. I know I can win now, as I did in South Africa, and I led the race at Jerez for 15 laps. However, my tyres were finished towards the end of the race, so I was happy in the end to hold off Capirossi and take a podium finish.”
The men most likely to dent the RCV’s perfect record are Honda’s trio of fast 500 riders Daijiro Kato (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR500), Loris Capirossi (West Honda Pons NSR500) and Alex Barros (West Honda Pons NSR500). These three men finished third, fourth and fifth behind the RCVs
at Jerez a fortnight back, Kato only one second behind Rossi.
“I’m enjoying riding the 500 so much,” says reigning 250 champ Kato who won last year’s French 250 GP. “Our main problem at Le Mans will be the same as our problem at Jerez the RCV is very, very fast! I think the bike’s acceleration advantage will be very important out of all the slow corners at Le Mans, but maybe we can make up for that elsewhere.”
Capirossi is also getting used to chasing the RCVs. He finished third behind Ukawa and Rossi in South Africa and less than a second behind Ukawa in Spain. “At Jerez we saw how the different machines have different advantages,” explains the hard-riding Italian. “That made for a spectacular race because we could overtake each other in different parts of the track. We face another tough weekend at Le Mans and I’ll be trying everything I know to extend my podium-finishing record.”
Barros was back on the pace at Jerez after a difficult start to the season and hopes to continue his return to form this weekend. “We’ve improved the front end of the motorcycle and that’s very important for somewhere like Le Mans,” says the Brazilian veteran who started GP racing way back in 1986. “The team has been a great help over the last few weeks and I now feel confident to start attacking again.”
Honda’s other two 500 riders are still in the getting-to-know-you phase with their NSRs. Former 250 World Champion Tetsuya Harada (Pramac Honda NSR500) has never raced such a fast motorcycle and has taken a sensible approach to his first season with the 190 horsepower V4. “The first three races were a good chance to adjust to the NSR and erase the memory of my pre-season injury,” he says. “In South Africa I finished 1m 20s behind the winner, in Spain I was less than 40 seconds off the winning pace. In France I hope to reduce that gap even further.”
Jurgen van den Goorbergh (Kanemoto Racing Honda NSR500) is also growing in confidence. “Jerez was good, we made more progress on finding optimum set-up and achieved more good tyre development,” says the Dutchman who is developing MotoGP tyres for Bridgestone. “I feel we are close to finding the one second that will move us up to competing for fifth and sixth-place finishes.”
Honda’s two 250 factory riders began the European season in fine style at Jerez, Robby Rolfo (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR250) leading much of the race and eventually finishing second while team-mate Emilio Alzamora (Fortuna Honda Gresini NSR250) came through to third. Those results put them second and fourth in the current points standings.
“We are in contention for the title, which is the important thing at this stage of the championship,” says Rolfo, who is just three points behind series leader Fonsi Nieto (Aprilia). “We have made some big improvements to our bikes at the first three GPs and I think we can improve further in France. NSRs have won the past two 250 GPs there, so maybe we’ll be in good shape.”
Alzamora is also thinking big. “If we can keep working the way we worked at Jerez, for sure we will get some great results,” comments the Spaniard who is only three points behind his team-mate. “I finished fourth at Le Mans last year and I want to do better than that this time, and I think another podium finish is possible.”
Sixteen-year old Daniel Pedrosa (Telefonica Movistar Junior Team Honda RS125R) leads Honda’s hopes in the 125 class. The teen sensation, who has started two of this year’s three GPs from pole position, rode to a dogged four-place finish at Jerez two weeks ago and lies third in the World Championship. “The hand I hurt during practice at Jerez will be better this weekend, so we’ll be aiming to run up front again,” says Pedrosa. “Straight-line speed is very important at Le Mans and that’s a concern for us at the moment, so we’ll be working very hard to get our settings as good as possible.”
After Sunday’s racing the GP circus heads south again for the Italian GP at Mugello on June 2. The 16-event 2002 Grand Prix season concludes in Valencia, Spain, on November 3.
Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
In an unprecedented move, the 12-man Board of Directors of the American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) unanimously voted to order AMA Pro Racing to immediately improve safety, operational and communication problems.
The vote came at AMA headquarters in Pickerington, Ohio on Monday, May 13 during a regularly scheduled Board meeting, after discussion of a long litany of documented, serious problems with AMA Pro Racing safety and track set-up, at-track operations and officiating and a general lack of communication between Pro Racing and the AMA members who are involved in AMA professional competition.
The continuing problems have been a PR nightmare for the AMA itself, a non-profit membership association which owns AMA Pro Racing and is widely perceived as being one and the same as its for-profit Pro Racing subsidiary.
Three members of the AMA Board (former 500cc World Champion Kevin Schwantz, Dunlop’s Mike Buckley and Honda’s Ray Blank), who also serve on the 6-man AMA Pro Racing Board, participated in the discussion and supported the motion.
The vote by the AMA Board can be seen as a mandate for those three Pro Racing Board members to work with new Pro Racing Chairman P.J. Harvey to quickly clean up the problems by whatever means are necessary.
The current members of the AMA Board of Directors are lawyers Rick Gray and Dal Smilie, former 500cc Motocross World Champion Jeff Smith, Kawasaki’s Croft Long, former AMA Pro Thunder Champion Jeff Nash, Suzuki’s Mel Harris, Harley-Davidson’s Ken Sutton, John Ulrich, Racer X magazine’s Davey Coombs, Buckley, Blank and Schwantz.
New contributions and a couple of new auctions have boosted the total amount of money raised by the Roadracingworld.com Action Fund for the purchase and deployment of soft barriers to $182,378 for road racing and $17,777 for dirt track.
The Roadracingworld.com Action Fund is operated by Roadracing World Action Fund, Inc., a non-profit corporation which has taken over the work of the informally-organized Roadracing World Air Fence Fund establish in April 2001.
New donations and auction proceeds on the road racing side include $120 from SpaCovers.com, $100 from Allan Lockheed, $100 from Jim Van Beek/Jupiter 8 Racing, $100 from Patrick J. Robinson, $94 from A-1 Products/RORH Racing/Edward Barlow, Jr., $75 from Mark Green, $50 from Jonathan D. Spinney, $25 from FastSigns of Delaware/Charcoal Pit Racing and $20 from Garrett King/Guns For Hire.
Online auction activity netted $1825 from Stephen Barnes, who placed the high bid for a custom-fitted Miguel Duhamel Shoei race helmet, while racer Marcus McBain placed the high bid for an autographed Ruben Xaus Suomy Gun Wind helmet with a bid of $760.
On the dirt track side, new donations include $50 from Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker and $25 from Dana Sweet.
Patrick Robinson wrote, “Attached please find my contribution to the Air Fence Fund. I race CCS Florida and saw how effective the Air Fence was at the Daytona 200.”
Eric C. Lewis of the Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker wrote, “This donation is to assist the new generations of dirt track racing riders with pursuing their goals in the safest possible manner that we can achieve with today’s technology and knowledge. Thank you for the initiative and spearheading the activity to create this fund for protective wall air barriers for motorcycle racing.”
Dave Shaverdi of SpaCovers.com wrote, “This may save my ass on the track one day. Thanks!”
The list of dirt track contributors now reads:
Chris Carr $2900
Yuasa Battery $2900
Steel Shoe Fund $2900
Continental Tires $2900
7th Annual Flat Track Golf Tournament $1500
E.F. Dutch Hauhe $1000
Lindemann Engineering $900
www.Johnnymurphree.com $500
Tor Kovacs $300
Tim & Debby Coziahr $250
Gerald & Ann Carr $200
Dorina Groves $200
Mr. & Mrs. C.H. Wilcox $100
Michael Sturdevant $100
Jeff Wilson $100
Debra Fay $100
Glynn & Holly Hewitt/In Loving Memory of Darell Davis 96w $100
Steven R. Boggs $100
Wrenn H. Smith $90
Don Potter $67
Jack Alexander/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $50
Rick Matheny $50
www.flattrack.com $50
Pro Plates $50
Tom Chapel $50
Larry Woodward $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Yamaha 650 Society/Econobiker $50
John Tucker $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
Dana Sweet $25
Old59R $20
Don Bok $20
Darby E. Ryan/In memory of Davy Camlin #27 $15
Stewart Barber $10
Craig Grismore/In memory of Donnie Estep R.I.P. $10
Thank you Will Davis $10
Broz $10
The list of road racing contributors now reads:
Anonymous $9450
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $5000
Brooks Gremmels/Shogun Motorsports $4150
Ken Hill $3351 (eBay auction of Bostrom leathers)
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $3000
Patrick Roskam/HangingOff.com $3000
RPM $3000
John Ulrich/Roadracing World $2900
Aprilia USA $2900
American Suzuki Motor Corp. $2900
Ducati North America $2900
Jonathan Glaefke $2900
Susie and Bruce Meyers/BCM Racing Ducati $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $2900
Tom Chauncey/Team Wreckless $2900
Willow Springs Int’l Raceway $2900
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Robb Meier $2152 (eBay auction of Mat Mladin AGV Helmet)
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
Lindemann Engineering $2000
Marcus McBain $2000
Stephen Barnes $1825 (eBay auction of Duhamel Shoei race helmet)
L.A. Bikers/labiker.org $1760
Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Gearbox International $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
Andre Espaillat $1325 (eBay auction of Barnacle Bill leathers)
Bob Blandford/N.E. Sportbike Assn. $1100
Chuck Warren/Arclight Suzuki $1000
Jim Rashid/4&6 Cycle $1000
Scott Willock/In Memory of Larry Schwarzbach $1000
Don Emde/In Memory of Cal Rayborn $1000
Jason Pridmore’s Star Motorcycle School $1000
Mark E. Dobeck/Techlusion Performance Group $1000
G.M.D. Computrack Network $1000
California Superbike School $1000
Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Team Pro-Motion Sportbike Club $1000
Anthony and Aaron Gobert $1000
Andrew M. Cross $1000
Andy Kettle/Honda of Milpitas $1000
Dale Pestes/Tuff Dog Racing $1000
Sheila Barnes $1000
Anonymous $1000
Barnett Tool & Engineering $1000
Linda, John & Susanne Hopkins/In Memory of Roy Hopkins $895
Jason Routhier $810 (eBay auction of Jamie James leathers & boots)
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Marcus Mc Bain $760 (eBay auction of Ruben Xaus Suomy helmet)
Yoshimura Racing $750
Team Daemon Racing $600
Derek and Gordon King $600
CMRRA $537
Don Lemelin/Scuderia West $500
Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
Pinky’s Pizza of Walnut Creek $500
Doug Gonda $500
Jerry Wood/Penguin School $500
Mike Canfield/Chandelle Motorsports $500
Jim Davis/J6 Racing/In Memory of Dirk Piz $500
Jim Di Salvo/Alien Racing $500
Dale Kieffer/Racers Edge Performance $500
The Plummer Menapace Group $500
Reg Kitrelle $500
Specialty Sports Ltd/Teknic $500
Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda $500
Bob Holcomb $500
Aaron Yates $500
James D. Randolph $500
OMRRA $500
Terry Knott $500
Shawn Higbee/Team KWS/Millenium Technologies $500
Harley Davidson of Reno $500
Walt Schaefer $500
Gary Christopher/American Honda $500
Full Spectrum Design $500
Indigo Sports $500
Ed Robinson/Robinson Partners $500
MotorcycleUSA.com $500
Anonymous $412 (eBay auction of Team Honda autograph helmet)
Bill St. John/Project Monza $400
Tom Drumm $400
Jerry Jirkovsky $330
“Old Slo Gene Templet”/CMRA $325
Eric Kelcher/Blockworks $320
Ice Holes $301
Richard Hood/Reptillian Racing $300
Edward S. Siccardi, Jr. $300
Dan Fischer/Copier1.com $300
David Finniff $300
Marietta Motorsports $300
Brendan Guy $300
Dean Scarpa $300
Anonymous $300
Kurtis Roberts $300
James Siddall/World Sports/Corbin Grand Prix $300
Zachry Lee $300
N.I.T.R.O. (Northern Illinois Touring and Riding Organization) $300
Martin Von Wyss $300
In Memory of Charles Wooldridge, Sr. $300
Brian Parriott $300
Thomas Patch $300
James Lickwar $290
Texas Sport Bike Association $260
Scott Fisher/Fisher Technical Services $250
Chris Pyles & Beth Walters $250
Peter Hively $250
Brian Mitchell $250
Al Ludington $250
Tim Simpson $250
Spectrum Motorsports/VJB Racing $250
David Roy, Ducati N. America $250
Debbie Roy/Frenotec $250
Joshua Hayes $250
Gina Nadeau $250
Jeannne Pyles $250
John Ross/Ross Racing $250
Brian Cincera $250
C. Renard Fiscus $250
Bruce & Edith Lind $250
Andre Espaillat $250
Aramel Racing $250
WMRRA $250
Bo Poulsen $250
Walter S. Pasicznyk $250
Leo Sulpy $250
Papa Thiam/WERA BBS $200
Bill Capshaw/ICE Motorsports $200
Scott Decker $200
Terry Embury $200
Jim “Dutch” MacKenzie/WERA BBS $200
Scott Jenkins/Desmoto-sport $200
Cliff Nobles $200
Jodie York/RPM Cycles Ventura/WSMC #11 $200
Mostro.org/Jeffrey Fillmore $200
Jeff Bowis $200
Rich & Lynda Alexander/In Memory of Dirk Piz $200
Nils Menten $200
Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing $200
DP Enterprises $200
Jeffrey S. Stathes $200
RPM $200
Wayne Nielsen/sportbikeworld.com $200
Dennis Woods/Doppio Racing $200
Tom David $200
Sierra Sportbike Association $200
Terry McKeever $200
“Barnacle” Bill Burns $200
Scott Greenwood/New England Performance $200
Roger Lyle/In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $200
Big Show Racing/Chicago, IL $200
Empty Pockets Racing $200
John and Richard Haner/Haner Motor Sports $200
Crew & Friends of the R/V Point Sur/In Memory of Stuart Stratton $200
Ken & Joan Snyder/Team Snyder Racing $200
Patrick Flora $200
Chris Kelley/California Cycleworks $150
Robb Mc Elroy $150
Tim Chin/Team Bandit $150
Ed & Catherine Sorbo $150
Damon Buckmaster $150
Chris Hamilton/Grand Prix Direct $150
Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing Honda $150
Stuart Stratton/Stratton Racing $150
Hewitt & Prout Attorneys at Law $150
Hal Coughlin/Central Vermont Motorcycles $130
Thomas Pfuner/I & E Innovative Homes Racing Team $130
Jim Williams/13x.com $125
David Boosales/WERA BBS $125
Pete Martins $125
SpaCovers.com $120
Road Atlanta Crash Truck Crews $111
Gar’s Sports Center 50/50 Raffle $105
Chris Normand/Firestorm Racing $101
Lucky Deleoni $100
Pat Stricker $100
Gary Rand/In Memory of Rusty Bradley $100
Michael Roberson/WERA BBS $100
Sean Jordan/WERA BBS $100
Army of Darkness $100
Stuart Gregg $100
Pinky’s Pizza/Lippman Racing $100
Bob Szoke $100
TyrSox $100
Ron West/Omzig Productions $100
Joe Facer $100
Preston Rash $100
Geoff Maloney/GP Tech $100
Melissa Berkoff/Neighbor Of The Beast $100
Caesar Gonzales/WERA BBS $100
Dorina Groves $100
Dorina Groves/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Philip Rusin/RC51.net $100
Allen “Spence” Spencer $100
Matt Wadsworth $100
Dean N. De St. Croix $100
Tony Tugwell/TZ250.com $100
Bart Fuqua/Team LGC $100
Brian Stokes/Marietta Motorsports $100
Chris “Opie” Caylor/Marietta Motorsports $100
David McElvain/NEDoD $100
Ned “Peanut” Brown/NESBA/TPM $100
Vance Hacecky $100
Patrick Mee $100
Dave and Jason Parker $100
David Brown $100
Steve Moonitz/Team Squid Pro Quo $100
Jake Swan $100
Chris Story $100
Chris Eklund $100
Randy Ball/WERA BBS $100
Mark Hellvig $100
Gary Schilling/On Time Racing/WERA BBS $100
Steve Sumner $100
Laura Granato/WERA BBS $100
Norm Viano/Lawdog Sports Mgmt $100
Kevin Jordan/Jordan Motorsports $100
Val Gregory/In Memory of Dirk Piz $100
Dave Gess $100
Rob Berlind $100
Paul Black $100
Steve Hewitt $100
Mike Ciccotto $100
Tripp Nobles $100
Scott Rehl $100
Steve & Lorraine Aledort $100
Jeff Rozycki/29dreams.com Racing $100
Chris Ulrich/In Memory of Russ Paulk And Toby Jorgensen $100
Giorgio Milesi/Galfer Brakes USA $100
Al Lyons/CMRRA $100
Linda Hopkins $100
John Hopkins/In Memory of Jamie Bowman and Toby Jorgensen $100
Vicky&Michael Menard $100
Silvia Salenius/Ducati.net Online $100
HG Racing/AMA Pro Thunder $100
Red Fox Racing $100
Greg Ruffin $100
John Donald/PTC Racing $100
Larry Pegram $100
Pamela Skaff/WERA BBS $100
J.D. Hord/Meccanica Corse Racing $100
Mark Sutton $100
Steve Scott/LRRS#47 $100
Eric Putter $100
Jim Doerfler $100
Ira Englebardt $100
Joe & Nancy Fenech $100
Earl Hayden $100
Chuck Sorensen $100
Jeff Wilson/American Suzuki $100
Adam Vella/Webcrush Racing $100
Chuck Gault/Motobama $100
Gary Longren $100
Stephan Hottenrott $100
David Kunzelman $100
C.R. “Critter” Gittere/WERA BBS $100
John Light/Lightsmith Racing $100
Ken & Arlene Block (Ed Sorbo’s Mom) $100
Chris Link/CMRA/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
Josh Steinberg $100
Broad Squad/CCS NE $100
Logan Young $100
Bob & Sherrie Young $100
Ann Sands $100
Troy Green/www.TG-Racing.com $100
Colin Fowler $100
Asphalt & Gas $100
CelentoHenn Architecture + Design $100
Norm Mc Donald/CMRA $100
Andrew S. Mueller/WERA BBS $100
Mary Miskovic $100
Mark Van Hoff/The Plastic Doctor/WERA BBS $100
Anonymous $100
Mauro Cereda/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $100
James B. Norwood/Bad Iguana Racing $100
Bakersfield Yamaha $100
Matt Gerard/In Memory of Gordy Lunde Jr. $100
MMCZYK/Concerned Fan $100
Kendall Davis/WERA #326 $100
Jerry Daggett $100
Miller’s Modern Garage $100
TFS Racing $100
Sabrina Phillips 100
Jane Phillips $100
Twin Cities Yamaha $100
Fernando Peris $100
Louis Gagne $100
Peter Christensen & Stasia Moore $100
Paul D. Harrell $100
Manny Otmane/Team Hooters $100
Rich Desmond/WERA BBS $100
Larry Lawrence $100
Tony Iannarelli $100
Marcel Fortney $100
Tim Fowler $100
Dennis Hurst/Deken Power $100
Tommy Bright/Logistics & Information $100
John F. Penrose $100
Russ & Lisa Dancho $100
Leonard Lloyd $100
Blake/www.BadWeatherBikers.com $100
Loren Chun, $100
Joe & Pam Axberg $100
Paul Sedillo $100
Robert C. Vester $100
Dale W. Dandrea $100
Bob Domenz/3D Racing $100
Justin Blake $100
Berde Brothers Racing $100
Ted Johnson/Last Chance Racing $100
Bruce Liddle $100
Schenk Racing $100
John Lemak $100
Donald P. Randolph $100
Ken & Lori Hill/Rt. 6 Sales & Service, $100
Alex Peabody $100
Joe Kimble $100
Anonymous $100
MZ Scorpion Cup Racers $100
Todd Telkamp/Bent Racing $100
Jeff Caco $100
Wrenn H. Smith $100
Daryl Tschoepe/RatBike Racing $100
Robert Sunday $100
Chuck Perry $100
Emmett Dibble $100
Michael Janes(WERA,CCS) $100
Charcoal Pit Racing $100
Pete Friedman $100
Jim Martin (CCS Racer) $100
Anonymous/In Memory of Cain Hicks $100
David J. Kopfinger $ 100
Adam Mashike $100
Mahlon Pitt $100
Allan Lockheed $100
Jim Van Beek/Jupiter 8 Racing $100
Patrick J. Robinson $100
A-1 Products/RORH Racing/Edward Barlow, Jr. $94
Larry Spektor/In Memory of Toby Jorgenson $80
David Yesman $80
Tyson Kamp $75
Vito Dionisio/WERA BBS $75
Joe Davidson/Comet Racing/In Memory of Toby Jorgensen & Jamie Bowman $75
Paul Nonno $75
Mark Green $75
R.J. McLeod $60
George Gervasi/Projekt9 Racing $60
Christopher Gosch $60
Kelly Thornton $58
Erica B. Smith & John F.X. Walsh $55
Stephen Bauman $55
Max Buxton/NEDoD $50
Nelo Hakola $50
Tyler Sandell $ 50
Aaron Loyd $50
Martin Voelker $50
Steve Hopkins $50
Louis DeBlois $50
Leigh Taunton/EMGO $50
Randy Sinisi $50
Danny Hull $50
Team Skidmark Racing $50
Ryan Meskimen/WERA BBS $50
Erik Astrup $50
Paul Zavada $50
James Greeson/WERA BBS $50
Victor Mokler $50
Steve Clark/J. Guthridge/Tight Squeeze Racing $50
Nate Olsen $50
Anthony Moey $50
Dustin Miller $50
Steve Martinez $50
Jason Temme/Serpent Racing $50
Mike Hodgson/WERA BBS $50
Chris Borre/Motorcycleroadracer.com $50
Richard Barker/AIM/In Memory of Dirk Piz $50
Mike Reish/Reish Dot Net $50
Kenyon Kluge/K2 Racing $50
Darin Nichols/Team Unit $50
Richard Davis $50
Allen Lyon/Ducati.net Online $50
Eric H. Mathy $50
Steve Breckenridge $50
Jim Race/Speaksy Racing $50
James Aragon $50
James Hayton/Kochenbaulz Racing/WERA BBS $50
Anthony D’Augusta $50
Norm Brown $50
Isaac Ward $50
Jason K. Michelson $50
Qi Guo/WERA BBS $50
Schaefer Brothers Racing $50
Tommy Lancaster/Tommy Built Fireplaces $50
James Gaal $50
Rod Mahr/Follow the Helmet Racing $50
Charles Brothers/CMRA $50
Francisco Prats $50
Keith Mc Cammon $50
Rick Haskins $50
Larry, Janice & Jimmy /Moto Liberty $50
Friends & Family/Firestorm Racing $50
Akos Feher $50
Brian Cox/CMRA#318 $50
Greg Gorman $50
James E. Schaefer $50
Kevin Hanson $50
Nick Tulloh/In Memory of Jimmy Adamo $50
Robin Clark, $50
Carl Liebold, $50
Peter Young, $50
John Walsh $50
John Caudle/Thanks to Grigg Racing $50
Jim Frost $50
Jack Giesecke $50
Mark Anzalone $50
George M. Noeth $50
Greg Avello/Milwaukee H-D/Buell Racing $50
Bernard Ayling $50
Charles Helming $50
Andrew Culpepper $50
Wayne Gaylord and Dorothy Urbanski CCS Novice SE #424 $50
Michael Reeves $50
Douglas Thompson $50
Ryan Cilley/In Memory of Jamie Bowman $50
Masahiro & Katsuo Iizuka/In Memory of Jamie Bowman/Toby Jorgenson $50
EFF Hatten Group $50
Jonathan D. Spinney $50
John Coleman $44
Rod Klebsch $40
Mark Crane, $40
Stephen J. Richardson $40
Karl Axelson $39
Don Moody $35
Andy & Kate Kupfer, $35
Lindsey Leard $30
Dave Deggendorf/WERA BBS $30
Bob Elam $30
The Heidepriems/WERA BBS $30
Kimberly Scheffel/rider/race fan/pit keeper $30
Bryan Norton $30
Scott D. Cortese $30
Stephen Warburton/Ducati Online $30
John Scherer $30
Charles Lederer $30
Greg Gabis $29
Ripley Howe $29
Mark Hatten/Meccanica Corse Racing $29
Ted Angle $25
Susanne Hopkins $25
Nolan Ballew $25
Josh Loberant $25
Charles Tomes $25
Jon DeMent $25
Timothy Wilson $25
Mark Novak $25
Rene Ferron $25
Sean Patrick Brisini $25
Richard Korol $25
Eric and Christine Loranger $25
Dee Moses $25
Kyle Kirschenmann/Bayou Riders of Louisiana $25
Marc Asmus $25
Mike Henry $25
Henry Hallmark $25
Ronnie Reyes/CMRA $25
Kathleen Mc Laughlin $25
John Jancoski $25
John C. Pfeiffer $25
Bernis B. Conatser $25
Tony Day $25
Harlan Weishahn $25
Chad Littrell $25
David Osser $25
Margaret Corra $25
Kerry Lynn Hanley $25
T. Kershaw $25
Allan Karman, $25
Anonymous $25
Peter Gallant $25
Jeff Mc Bride $25
Squirrel/YTAK Racing $25
Chuck D./Fosters $25
Louis Acosta $25
Jay Barfield $25
Everett B. Miller $25
James Lane $25
Erik H. Mathy $25
North American Synergy Co. $25
Gary Koppelman $25
Steve Price $25
Scott C. Bunn $25
Cory Mann $25
Eric Farrow $25
Allan Karman $25
FastSigns of Delaware/Charcoal Pit Racing $25
Garrett King/Guns For Hire $20
Frank Gonzales $20
Rob Armstrong/Maryland Motor Sports Racing $20
David Smith $20
S.C. Pittman $20
Jamieson D. Yonker $20
Garret Swearingen $20
Darrin Zumbaum $20
Andy Lenz/CMRRA $20
Dave Harrison $20
Jeff Harrison $20
Sled/Cross $20
David L. Osser $20
Carlos Bonds $20
Team Backbone/CMRA/In Memory of Buddy Walker $20
Pellack Family $15
Michael W. Morgan $10
Irwin Arnstein/CMRA $10
Frank Shacklee/CMRA $10
John & Arlene Gerard/In Memory of Gordy Lunde Jr. $10
Becky Rechek, $10
Lee D’Amico $10
Johnny Newell, $10
Christopher Clark $10
Glen Hewitt $10
Jan Steven/Carpet Dog $5
Anonymous $5
Joe Knight $5
Erik Schmitt/CMRA $1
To pledge a contribution, call Roadracing World at (800) 464-8336 between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time, when operators will be standing by. Credit cards accepted. Pledges can also be made by e-mailing [email protected]. Make checks payable to Roadracing World, and mail to P.O. Box 1428, Lake Elsinore CA 92531. Money raised will be used for buying Air Module/Air Fence sections, as well as for deployment expenses and for shipping, tax and import duties.
*Air Fence is a registered trademark of Airfence Safety Systems of Australia.
Accounting Details to Date
Road Race
Expenditure Detail
Soft Barrier: $68,350
Shipping: $1,149.01
Bank Fees: $238
Training: $700
Corporation/Business Fees: $592
Online Auction Fee: $221.99
Misc Supplies: $19
Donation to AMA for Air Fence: $104,104
Total Spent: $175,374
Total Collected: $182,378
Cash on hand: $7004
Dirt Track
Total Spent: $0
Total collected: $17, 777
Cash on hand: $17,777
All administrative costs, including the percentage taken by credit card companies on credit card donations, have been absorbed by Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.
