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Formula USA At Portland: Barnes, Connell And Pegram Win

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Formula USA At Portland: Barnes, Connell And Pegram Win

Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By David Swarts

Michael Barnes won in Buell Lightning, Craig Connell won in Sportbike and Connell and Larry Pegram won in Unlimited Superbike races at Portland International Raceway Sunday.

Barnes started the afternoon by piloting his Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell to victory in the Buell Lightning Series final. Barnes was shadowed by teammate Dave Estok for most of the race, as planned–Estok was brought in to help Barnes regain his points lead.

Bryan Bemisderfer, who led Buell points prior to Portland, lost his ride in a dispute with his team owner and did not compete at Portland. That meant that Barnes’ main Championship competition was Clint Brotz of the Hal’s Performance Advantage team. Brotz had troubles in the first corner of the race, lost the draft, finished third and dropped behind Barnes in the points standings with one round remaining.

Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Barnes led Connell, Lee Acree, Matt Wait and Pegram from the beginning of the Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike final. While Pegram dropped behind the fight between Wait and Acree over third, Barnes and Connell battled for the lead.

Arclight Suzuki’s Connell took the lead on lap 12 of 18. Barnes soon crashed, unhurt, in turn four. About the same time, Acree went missing, the victim of mechanical trouble.

Connell won the Sportbike race by four seconds over Wait and Pegram. Jeff Wood got the best of Andrew Nelson in a duel for fourth.

Connell now goes into the final round with a 25-point lead over Pegram and a 26-point lead over Barnes. With the bonus point for pole position, 26 points will be available at the final Sportbike event at Daytona.

Barnes bounced right back to lead the first Lockhart-Phillips Unlimited Superbike race with Pegram, Connell, KWS Motorsports’ Shawn Higbee, Blackmans Aprilia’s Michael Himmelsbach and Acree in hot pursuit.

Acree would again drop out with mechanical problems, and Himmelsbach would lose count of the laps and his chance for a late-race charge.

Connell took second from Pegram via the draft on lap seven of 18. Aussie Connell then stalked Barnes until the final lap when he made the pass on Barnes to take the win. Barnes was second with Pegram third, Higbee fourth and Himmelsbach fifth.

After the scheduled 20-minute break between races, Pegram left the Unlimited Superbike field behind at the start of the second race. Barnes quickly joined his teammate at the front, and the pair began to inch away from Connell and Higbee.

Connell started to catch Pegram and Barnes on lap six of 18, and soon there was a lead trio. But moments later, rain began to fall lightly around the 1.9-mile, nine-turn track.

Officials stopped the race on lap 11 to wait for conditions to stabilize. During the delay, many of the leading riders, including Connell, approached F-USA personnel to say the race should be called complete.

With 10 of 18 laps in the books, F-USA officias called the race complete, and Pegram was declared the winner from Barnes, Connell, Higbee and Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May in fifth.

Connell leaves Portland with an 11-point lead over Barnes. With 51 possible points remaining, Higbee and Pegram also hold mathematical chances at the Unlimited Superbike Championship.

In other action at Portland, William Morton beat Nobi Iso by the smallest of margins, 0.01-second, to win the 20-entry USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix.

Iso raced just three weeks after breaking his right leg.

Defending USGPRU 125cc Champion Stewart Aitken-Cade took third just ahead of Carlos Neves and Willard Ivins.

Local star Alan Schwen took another close win in Thunderbikes. Riding a Suzuki SV650, Schwen beat Dave Estok by 0.1-second with Richie Morris a close third.

Buell Lightning Series Race Results:

1. Michael Barnes, Buell 1200, 12 laps
2. Dave Estok, Buell 1200
3. Clint Brotz, Buell 1200
4. Richie Morris, Buell 1200
5. Jeff Johnson, Buell 1200
6. Darren James, Buell 1200
7. Steve Luxem, Buell 1200
8. Jeff Harding, Buell 1200, -2 laps

Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike Race Results:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 18 laps
2. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6
3. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R600
4. Jeff Wood, Suzuki GSX-R600
5. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i
6. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR600F4i
7. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748
8. Cory West, Honda CBR600F4i
9. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-6R
10. Matt Zurbuchen, Suzuki GSX-R600
11. Darrin Mitchell, Suzuki GSX-R600
12. Paolo Mariano, Suzuki GSX-R600
13. Ricky Frasier, Yamaha YZF-R6
14. Craig Fabische, Suzuki GSX-R600
15. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600
16. Dan’l Knowles, Ducati 748, -1 lap
17. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R600, -4 laps, DNF, crash
18. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, -5 laps, DNF, mechanical
19. G. Hugh Pestes, Suzuki GSX-R600, -8 laps, DNF
20. Mitchell Pierce, Yamaha YZF-R6, -9 laps, DNF

Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Race One Results:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 18 laps
2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
5. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
6. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
8. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-9R
12. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, -13 laps, DNF, mechanical
18. Tyler Scott, Kawasaki ZX-9R, -17 laps, DNF

Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Race Two Results:

1. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 10 laps
2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
5. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
7. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
8. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
10. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
12. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Oliver Jervis, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750, -5 laps, DNF

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. William Morton, 18 laps
2. Nobi Iso
3. Stewart Aitken-Cade
4. Carlos Neves
5. Willard Ivins
6. Quentin Wilson
7. Jonathan Flack
8. Karl Gaines
9. Scott Jackson
10. Eugene Brown
11. Marcus Henderson
12. Darrell Baker
13. Phillip Krenn
14. Jeffery Lim
15. Leslie Green, -1 lap
16. Shawn McCormick, -1 lap
17. Herb Wagner, -2 laps
18. John Rabasa, -13 laps
19. Mike Orien, -13 laps
20. John Coulter, -18 laps

Thunderbikes Results:

1. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki SV650, 12 laps
2. Dave Estok, Buell 1200
3. Richie Morris, Buell 1200
4. Eli Edwards, Suzuki SV650
5. Jeff Harding, Buell 1200
6. Jeff Johnson, Buell 1200
7. Jason Cinqmars, Suzuki SV650
8. Dale Pestes

Arnaud Vincent Wins 125cc Grand Prix At Estoril

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Arnaud Vincent Wins 125cc Grand Prix At Estoril

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125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 24 laps, 49:05.3000
2. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, -0.867 second
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, -2.600 seconds
4. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, -48.520 seconds
5. Masao Azuma, Aprilia, -57.972 seconds
6. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, -70.035 seconds
7. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, -74.682 seconds
8. Mika Kallio, Honda, -87.994 seconds
9. Thomas Luthi, Honda, -99.443 seconds
10. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, -110.519 seconds

16. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, -4 laps, DNF

Barnes Takes F-USA Unlimited Superbike Pole With New Overall Motorcycle Lap Record For PIR

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Barnes Takes F-USA Unlimited Superbike Pole With New Overall Motorcycle Lap Record For PIR

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By David Swarts

Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Michael Barnes set a new Formula USA and overall motorcycle lap record for Portland International Raceway with a 1:06.709 during Unlimited Superbike qualifying on his Pirelli-equipped, Tony Pogue-tuned GSX-R750.

Barnes’ lap time beat the old mark held by David Sadowski at 1:06.76, set on a Mike Velasco-tuned Honda CBR900RR Superbike at a 1996 Formula USA event. Velasco now works with the Hooters team and confirmed Barnes’ accomplishment. The record was also confirmed by Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA) Operations Manager Janice Logan.

On the day, Barnes set new Formula USA lap records for Buell Lightning, 600cc Sportbike and Unlimited Superbike, in addition to the overall lap record for PIR.

Barnes’ teammate Larry Pegram chipped away at the new Unlimited Superbike record time but came up just short with a 1:06.839 on his last lap. Pegram was then demoted from second to fifth on the grid when his GSX-R750 registered 145.5 horsepower in post-qualifying dyno tests, over the 145.0-horsepower class limit.

Arclight Suzuki’s Lee Acree (1:07.463) was moved up from third to second by Pegram’s infraction.

14K The Movie’s Eric Wood (1:07.592) will start from the third grid spot, while KWS Motorsports’ Shawn Higbee earned the last front row position with a 1:07.598.

The top six qualifiers were under Lee Acree’s 2001 Unlimited Superbike qualifying lap record of 1:07.755.

Unlimited Superbike Qualifying Results:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:06.709
2. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.463
3. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.592
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.598
5. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:06.839
6. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.646
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:07.808
8. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR, 1:08.076
9. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.355
10. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:08.362
11. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.508
12. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.624
13. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.735
14. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:10.226
15. Briggs Willoughby, 1:11.465
16. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:11.756
17. Donald Beck, 1:14.350
18. Tyler Scott, 1:15.472

Michael Barnes Breaks Another Portland Track Record In F-USA Buell Lightning Qualifying

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Michael Barnes Breaks Another Portland Track Record In F-USA Buell Lightning Qualifying

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By David Swarts

Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell’s Michael Barnes smashed his own Formula USA Buell Lightning Series qualifying lap record of 1:13.172 with a 1:11.912 Saturday afternoon at Portland International Raceway.

Barnes’ teammate Dave Estok qualified second-fastest with a 1:12.660 on his Rich Cronrath-tuned Buell X-1 Lightning, also under Barnes’ old record.

Hal’s Performance Advantage’s Clint Brotz was third-fastest with lap of 1:13.358, just ahead of his teammate Richie Morris’ fourth-fastest 1:14.205.

Only eight Buell riders attempted to qualify for the Buell Lightning Series race at Portland.

Provisional Buell Lightning Qualifying Results:

1. Michael Barnes, 1:11.912
2. Dave Estok, 1:12.660
3. Clint Brotz, 1:13.358
4. Richie Morris, 1:14.205
5. Jeff Johnson, 1:14.891
6. Darren James, 1:16.465
7. Steve Luxem, 1:16.609
8. Jeff Harding, 1:26.346

Chris Vermeulen Holds On To Take World Supersport Pole At Assen

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Chris Vermeulen Holds On To Take World Supersport Pole At Assen

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By Glenn LeSanto

Ten Kate dominates qualifying

Ten Kate Hondas dominated qualifying for Sunday’s Supersport World Championship race – all the first three bikes on the front row coming from the Ten Kate stable.

Chris Vermeulen, who rides the Ten Kate prepared Van Zon Honda TKR CBR600FS, took pole, his stunning Friday time enough to keep him on top of the pile.

In second spot, Ten Kate Honda rider Fabien Foret was very happy about his qualifying performance but more importantly he is extremely confident for the race. “Qualifying was all good,” smiled Foret. “But I only pushed as hard as I needed to because the race is the most important thing and I didn’t want to take unnecessary risks in qualifying. I concentrated on my race set up, which is excellent. The Pirelli tires are working well and the WP Suspension people have worked very hard, in fact the whole team have pulled very hard this weekend to make everything right for me.”

Foret was pushed hard all the way by his teammate Iain MacPherson, who also had a great qualifying session. “Qualifying went well,” said MacPherson. “We worked hard on a race set-up and we have the bike working really well around here. I’m very confident for the race and I’ll do my best to ensure a good result for Foret.”

Sharing the front row with the Ten Kate trio is Championship contender Stephane Chambon, who sits third in the series at present. Second in the Championship behind Foret by only three points is Katsuaki Fujiwara, and he’s eighth on the grid. Stephane Charpentier provided the surprise of the session by qualifying on the second row in fifth. Paolo Casoli and Karl Muggeridge join him and Fujiwara on the second row.


Combined World Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600, 2:06.077
2. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600, 2:06.219
3. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600, 2:06.532
4. Stéphane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:06.765
5. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600, 2:06.905
6. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:06.997
7. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600, 2:07.012
8. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:07.089
9. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.304
10. James Whitham, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.368
11. Christophe Cogan, Honda CBR600, 2:07.390
12. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.419
13. Jan Hanson, Honda CBR600, 2:07.668
14. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:07.854
15. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.902
16. Werner Daemen, Honda CBR600, 2:07.909
17. Robert Ulm, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.942
18. Jörg Teuchert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.988
19. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, 2:08.105
20. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati 748R, 2:08.213
21. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:08.416
22. Barry Veneman, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:08.990
23. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.343
24. Laurent Brian, Honda CBR600, 2:09.505
25. Robert Frost, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.528
26. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 748R, 2:09.561
27. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.637
28. John McGuinness, Honda CBR600, 2:09.676
29. Claudio Cipriani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.797
30. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.866
31. Christer Lindholm, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:10.107
32. Harry Van Beek, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:10.587
33. Rico Penzkofer, Ducati 748R, 2:11.634
DNQ. Giovanni Valtulini, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:16.884


Saturday Morning Formula USA Practice At Portland Led By Barnes And Brotz

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Saturday Morning Formula USA Practice At Portland Led By Barnes And Brotz

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Unlimited Superbike Practice Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.149
2. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.242
3. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.395
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.559
5. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.743
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:07.974
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR, 1:07.979
8. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.212
9. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.420
10. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.651
11. Olivier Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-9R, 1:08.938
12. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.395
13. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.675
14. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:09.682
15. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:10.485
16. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:10.620
17. Karl Schenk, 1:10.905
18. Briggs Willoughby, 1:11.634
19. Andre Castanos, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:12.403
20. Bill Edwards, 1:13.708

600cc Sportbike Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.740
2. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.823
3. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:09.019
4. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:09.184
5. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:09.309
6. Jeff Wood, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:10.077
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:10.468
8. Oliver Jervis, 1:11.039
9. Matt Zurbuchen, 1:11.047
10. Raymond Bowman, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:11.281
11. Cory West, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:11.389
12. Nathan Hester, 1:11.428
13. G. Hugh Pestes, 1:11.558
14. Darrin Mitchell, 1:11.923
15. Paolo Mariano, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:12.554
16. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748, 1:12.623
17. Ricky Fraiser, 1:12.705
18. Justin Walker, 1:14.441
19. Luke Gaylor, 1:15.915
20. Craig Fabische, 1:16.294
21. Jason Cinqmars, 1:19.238
22. Danic Knowles, 1:24.036

Buell Lightning Series/Thunderbike Times:

1. Clint Brotz, Buell 1200, 1:13.367
2. Richie Morris, Buell 1200, 1:14.594
3. Jeff Harding, Buell 1200, 1:15.560
4. Eli Edwards, 1:15.927
5. Darren James, Buell 1200, 1:16.162

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix Times:

1. Nobi Iso, 1:15.592
2. William Morton, 1:15.954
3. Jonathan Flack, 1:16.958
4. Carlos Neves, 1:16.994
5. Karl Gaines, 1:17.116
6. Willard Ivins, 1:17.507
7. Mike Orien, 1:17.852
8. Stewart Aitken-Cade, 1:18.144
9. John Rabasa, 1:20.538
10. Scott Jackson, 1:20.501
11. Phillip Krenn, 1:20.706
12. Jeffery Lim, 1:22.034
13. Stephen John, 1:22.767
14. Darrell Baker, 1:22.936
15. John Coulter, 1:23.839
16. Marcus Henderson, 1:24.152
17. Shawn McCormick, 1:25.620
18. Leslie Green, 1:25.800
19. Herb Wagner, 1:26.788

Sebastian Porto Takes 250cc Grand Prix Pole In Portugal

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Sebastian Porto Takes 250cc Grand Prix Pole In Portugal

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250cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results:

1. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:41.708
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:42.097
3. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:42.325
4. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:42.353
5. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:42.430
6. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:42.451
7. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:42.591
8. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:42.652
9. Randy DePuniet, Aprilia, 1:42.916
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:43.259
11. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:43.272
12. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 1:43.607
13. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:43.671
14. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:43.796
15. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:43.829

Michael Barnes Takes F-USA 600cc Sportbike Pole Position At Portland

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Michael Barnes Takes F-USA 600cc Sportbike Pole Position At Portland

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By David Swarts

Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Michael Barnes took pole position in Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike Saturday at Portland International Raceway with a new class lap record of 1:08.157 on his GSX-R600.

Arclight Suzuki’s Craig Connell worked together with teammate Lee Acree to record the second-fastest time of 1:08.433.

Acree ended up fifth with a 1:08.687.

Kneedraggers.com’s Matt Wait qualified third with a 1:08.594 on his Yamaha YZF-R6, just ahead of Larry Pegram’s 1:08.603.

The top five qualifiers–all running DOT-labeled Pirelli tires–were under Barnes’ class record of 1:08.910, set in 2001.

Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike Qualifying Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.157
2. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.433
3. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:08.594
4. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.603
5. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.687
6. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:09.140
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:09.702
8. Jeff Wood, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:09.791
9. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:10.106
10. Raymond Bowman, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:10.339
11. Matt Zurbuchen, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:10.352
12. Cory West, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:10.804
13. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748, 1:10.976
14. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:11.038
15. Darrin Mitchell, 1:11.091
16. G. Hugh Pestes, Ducati 748, 1:11.355
17. Paolo Mariano, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:12.121
18. Ricky Fraiser, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:12.415
19. Mitchell Pierce, 1:13.139
20. Craig Fabische, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:13.363
21. Justin Watkins, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:13.524
22. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:14.994
23. Jason Cinqmars, Suzuki SV650, 1:18.177

Geoff May Wins F-USA NRRS Unlimited Grand Prix At Portland

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Geoff May Wins F-USA NRRS Unlimited Grand Prix At Portland

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By David Swarts

Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May won Saturday’s Formula USA National Road Race Series Unlimited Grand Prix at Portland International Raceway.

Riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike on Pirelli DOT-labeled tires, May passed early leader Michael Himmelsbach on lap two and pulled away to win the 12-lap race by four seconds.

Riding an Aprilia Mille R Superbike, Himmelsbach drafted back and forth with Brian Parriott through the middle of the race on Portland’s long front straight. Parriott was finally able to get away late in the sprint and score second place on his Synergy Racing Technologies Honda CBR954RR.

Himmelsbach finished third ahead of Canadian teenager Andrew Nelson, riding a Honda CBR600F4i, and GSX-R750-mounted Owen Richey.


Unlimited Grand Prix Race Results:

1. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 12 laps
2. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
3. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
4. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i
5. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
6. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
7. Karl Schenk, Yamaha YZF-R1
8. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Donald Beck, Suzuki GSX-R750
10. Tyler Scott, Kawasaki ZX-9R
11. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600
12. Eli Edwards, Aprilia RSV1000

Assen World Superbike: Ruben Xaus Leads At The End Of Timed Qualifying, Superpole Next

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Assen World Superbike: Ruben Xaus Leads At The End Of Timed Qualifying, Superpole Next

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By Glenn LeSanto

Xaus snatches provisional pole

Ruben Xaus is out to make a point: Without a ride for 2003 so far, the young Spaniard is keen to both impress any future suitor and at the same time to let Ducati officials know what they will be missing if they let him go.

Unfortunately Xaus also proved another point in the session: He really does have a crashing problem! Xaus binned his Ducati with just a few moments of the session left, after he had set the provisional pole time.

Colin Edwards didn’t go any faster today than yesterday, and slipped back to provisional second. But the Texan was more interested in sorting out a race set-up for Sunday than qualifying, and he still has Superpole to come, leaving him ample opportunity to grab that Superpole winner’s Breil watch.

Troy Bayliss was third-fastest overall, having gone second-fastest in that session. Neil Hodgson, who missed half the session, still managed to hold onto the last provisional front-row spot, prior to Superpole. Noriyuki Haga, who was fourth-fastest in the session, ended in provisional fifth overall. He’s joined on the provisional second row by Frankie Chili, James Toseland and Ben Bostrom.

So far the weather, which has been threatening rain, looks like it may hold for the rest of the day, leaving Superpole to run in single-flying-lap dry format.

World Superbike Combined Qualifying Times:

1. Ruben Xaus, Ducati 998F02, 2:01.861
2. Colin Edwards, Honda RC51, 2:01.966
3. Troy Bayliss, Ducati 998F02, 2:02.018
4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 998F01, 2:02.402
5. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia RSV1000, 2:02.604
6. Pier-Francesco Chili, Ducati 998RS, 2:02.677
7. James Toseland, Ducati 998F01, 2:03.212
8. Ben Bostrom, Ducati 998F02, 2:03.414
9. Broc Parkes, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.134
10. Juan Borja, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.175
11. Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:04.356
12. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.416
13. Marco Borciani, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.616
14. Chris Walker, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.110
15. Hitoyasu Izutsu, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.157
16. Steve Martin, Ducati 998RS, 2:05.877
17. Ivan Clementi, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.882
18. Mauro Sanchini, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.996
19. Mark Heckles, Honda RC51, 2:06.506
20. Peter Goddard, Benelli Tornado 900, 2:06.516
21. Serafino Foti, Ducati 996RS, 2:06.952
22. Alessandro Antonello, Ducati 998RS, 2:07.678
23. Jeronimo Vidal, Honda RC51, 2:08.042
24. Thierry Mulot, Ducati 996SPS, 2:08.414
DNQ. Jiri Mrkyvka, Ducati 996RS, 2:10.725
DNQ. Yann Gyger, Honda RC51, 2:11.256
DNQ. Henri Minnen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:12.550

Formula USA At Portland: Barnes, Connell And Pegram Win

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By David Swarts

Michael Barnes won in Buell Lightning, Craig Connell won in Sportbike and Connell and Larry Pegram won in Unlimited Superbike races at Portland International Raceway Sunday.

Barnes started the afternoon by piloting his Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell to victory in the Buell Lightning Series final. Barnes was shadowed by teammate Dave Estok for most of the race, as planned–Estok was brought in to help Barnes regain his points lead.

Bryan Bemisderfer, who led Buell points prior to Portland, lost his ride in a dispute with his team owner and did not compete at Portland. That meant that Barnes’ main Championship competition was Clint Brotz of the Hal’s Performance Advantage team. Brotz had troubles in the first corner of the race, lost the draft, finished third and dropped behind Barnes in the points standings with one round remaining.

Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Barnes led Connell, Lee Acree, Matt Wait and Pegram from the beginning of the Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike final. While Pegram dropped behind the fight between Wait and Acree over third, Barnes and Connell battled for the lead.

Arclight Suzuki’s Connell took the lead on lap 12 of 18. Barnes soon crashed, unhurt, in turn four. About the same time, Acree went missing, the victim of mechanical trouble.

Connell won the Sportbike race by four seconds over Wait and Pegram. Jeff Wood got the best of Andrew Nelson in a duel for fourth.

Connell now goes into the final round with a 25-point lead over Pegram and a 26-point lead over Barnes. With the bonus point for pole position, 26 points will be available at the final Sportbike event at Daytona.

Barnes bounced right back to lead the first Lockhart-Phillips Unlimited Superbike race with Pegram, Connell, KWS Motorsports’ Shawn Higbee, Blackmans Aprilia’s Michael Himmelsbach and Acree in hot pursuit.

Acree would again drop out with mechanical problems, and Himmelsbach would lose count of the laps and his chance for a late-race charge.

Connell took second from Pegram via the draft on lap seven of 18. Aussie Connell then stalked Barnes until the final lap when he made the pass on Barnes to take the win. Barnes was second with Pegram third, Higbee fourth and Himmelsbach fifth.

After the scheduled 20-minute break between races, Pegram left the Unlimited Superbike field behind at the start of the second race. Barnes quickly joined his teammate at the front, and the pair began to inch away from Connell and Higbee.

Connell started to catch Pegram and Barnes on lap six of 18, and soon there was a lead trio. But moments later, rain began to fall lightly around the 1.9-mile, nine-turn track.

Officials stopped the race on lap 11 to wait for conditions to stabilize. During the delay, many of the leading riders, including Connell, approached F-USA personnel to say the race should be called complete.

With 10 of 18 laps in the books, F-USA officias called the race complete, and Pegram was declared the winner from Barnes, Connell, Higbee and Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May in fifth.

Connell leaves Portland with an 11-point lead over Barnes. With 51 possible points remaining, Higbee and Pegram also hold mathematical chances at the Unlimited Superbike Championship.

In other action at Portland, William Morton beat Nobi Iso by the smallest of margins, 0.01-second, to win the 20-entry USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix.

Iso raced just three weeks after breaking his right leg.

Defending USGPRU 125cc Champion Stewart Aitken-Cade took third just ahead of Carlos Neves and Willard Ivins.

Local star Alan Schwen took another close win in Thunderbikes. Riding a Suzuki SV650, Schwen beat Dave Estok by 0.1-second with Richie Morris a close third.

Buell Lightning Series Race Results:

1. Michael Barnes, Buell 1200, 12 laps
2. Dave Estok, Buell 1200
3. Clint Brotz, Buell 1200
4. Richie Morris, Buell 1200
5. Jeff Johnson, Buell 1200
6. Darren James, Buell 1200
7. Steve Luxem, Buell 1200
8. Jeff Harding, Buell 1200, -2 laps

Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike Race Results:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 18 laps
2. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6
3. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R600
4. Jeff Wood, Suzuki GSX-R600
5. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i
6. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR600F4i
7. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748
8. Cory West, Honda CBR600F4i
9. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-6R
10. Matt Zurbuchen, Suzuki GSX-R600
11. Darrin Mitchell, Suzuki GSX-R600
12. Paolo Mariano, Suzuki GSX-R600
13. Ricky Frasier, Yamaha YZF-R6
14. Craig Fabische, Suzuki GSX-R600
15. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600
16. Dan’l Knowles, Ducati 748, -1 lap
17. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R600, -4 laps, DNF, crash
18. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, -5 laps, DNF, mechanical
19. G. Hugh Pestes, Suzuki GSX-R600, -8 laps, DNF
20. Mitchell Pierce, Yamaha YZF-R6, -9 laps, DNF

Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Race One Results:

1. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 18 laps
2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
5. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
6. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
8. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-9R
12. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, -13 laps, DNF, mechanical
18. Tyler Scott, Kawasaki ZX-9R, -17 laps, DNF

Lockhart-Phillips USA Unlimited Superbike Race Two Results:

1. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 10 laps
2. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
3. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750
5. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
7. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750
8. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
10. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750
11. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
12. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. Oliver Jervis, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
17. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750, -5 laps, DNF

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. William Morton, 18 laps
2. Nobi Iso
3. Stewart Aitken-Cade
4. Carlos Neves
5. Willard Ivins
6. Quentin Wilson
7. Jonathan Flack
8. Karl Gaines
9. Scott Jackson
10. Eugene Brown
11. Marcus Henderson
12. Darrell Baker
13. Phillip Krenn
14. Jeffery Lim
15. Leslie Green, -1 lap
16. Shawn McCormick, -1 lap
17. Herb Wagner, -2 laps
18. John Rabasa, -13 laps
19. Mike Orien, -13 laps
20. John Coulter, -18 laps

Thunderbikes Results:

1. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki SV650, 12 laps
2. Dave Estok, Buell 1200
3. Richie Morris, Buell 1200
4. Eli Edwards, Suzuki SV650
5. Jeff Harding, Buell 1200
6. Jeff Johnson, Buell 1200
7. Jason Cinqmars, Suzuki SV650
8. Dale Pestes

Arnaud Vincent Wins 125cc Grand Prix At Estoril

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125cc Grand Prix Results:

1. Arnaud Vincent, Aprilia, 24 laps, 49:05.3000
2. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, -0.867 second
3. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia, -2.600 seconds
4. Pablo Nieto, Aprilia, -48.520 seconds
5. Masao Azuma, Aprilia, -57.972 seconds
6. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, -70.035 seconds
7. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia, -74.682 seconds
8. Mika Kallio, Honda, -87.994 seconds
9. Thomas Luthi, Honda, -99.443 seconds
10. Daniel Pedrosa, Honda, -110.519 seconds

16. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera, -4 laps, DNF

Barnes Takes F-USA Unlimited Superbike Pole With New Overall Motorcycle Lap Record For PIR

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By David Swarts

Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Michael Barnes set a new Formula USA and overall motorcycle lap record for Portland International Raceway with a 1:06.709 during Unlimited Superbike qualifying on his Pirelli-equipped, Tony Pogue-tuned GSX-R750.

Barnes’ lap time beat the old mark held by David Sadowski at 1:06.76, set on a Mike Velasco-tuned Honda CBR900RR Superbike at a 1996 Formula USA event. Velasco now works with the Hooters team and confirmed Barnes’ accomplishment. The record was also confirmed by Oregon Motorcycle Road Racing Association (OMRRA) Operations Manager Janice Logan.

On the day, Barnes set new Formula USA lap records for Buell Lightning, 600cc Sportbike and Unlimited Superbike, in addition to the overall lap record for PIR.

Barnes’ teammate Larry Pegram chipped away at the new Unlimited Superbike record time but came up just short with a 1:06.839 on his last lap. Pegram was then demoted from second to fifth on the grid when his GSX-R750 registered 145.5 horsepower in post-qualifying dyno tests, over the 145.0-horsepower class limit.

Arclight Suzuki’s Lee Acree (1:07.463) was moved up from third to second by Pegram’s infraction.

14K The Movie’s Eric Wood (1:07.592) will start from the third grid spot, while KWS Motorsports’ Shawn Higbee earned the last front row position with a 1:07.598.

The top six qualifiers were under Lee Acree’s 2001 Unlimited Superbike qualifying lap record of 1:07.755.

Unlimited Superbike Qualifying Results:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:06.709
2. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.463
3. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.592
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.598
5. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:06.839
6. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.646
7. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:07.808
8. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR, 1:08.076
9. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.355
10. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:08.362
11. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.508
12. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.624
13. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.735
14. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:10.226
15. Briggs Willoughby, 1:11.465
16. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:11.756
17. Donald Beck, 1:14.350
18. Tyler Scott, 1:15.472

Michael Barnes Breaks Another Portland Track Record In F-USA Buell Lightning Qualifying

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By David Swarts

Kosco Harley-Davidson/Buell’s Michael Barnes smashed his own Formula USA Buell Lightning Series qualifying lap record of 1:13.172 with a 1:11.912 Saturday afternoon at Portland International Raceway.

Barnes’ teammate Dave Estok qualified second-fastest with a 1:12.660 on his Rich Cronrath-tuned Buell X-1 Lightning, also under Barnes’ old record.

Hal’s Performance Advantage’s Clint Brotz was third-fastest with lap of 1:13.358, just ahead of his teammate Richie Morris’ fourth-fastest 1:14.205.

Only eight Buell riders attempted to qualify for the Buell Lightning Series race at Portland.

Provisional Buell Lightning Qualifying Results:

1. Michael Barnes, 1:11.912
2. Dave Estok, 1:12.660
3. Clint Brotz, 1:13.358
4. Richie Morris, 1:14.205
5. Jeff Johnson, 1:14.891
6. Darren James, 1:16.465
7. Steve Luxem, 1:16.609
8. Jeff Harding, 1:26.346

Chris Vermeulen Holds On To Take World Supersport Pole At Assen

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By Glenn LeSanto

Ten Kate dominates qualifying

Ten Kate Hondas dominated qualifying for Sunday’s Supersport World Championship race – all the first three bikes on the front row coming from the Ten Kate stable.

Chris Vermeulen, who rides the Ten Kate prepared Van Zon Honda TKR CBR600FS, took pole, his stunning Friday time enough to keep him on top of the pile.

In second spot, Ten Kate Honda rider Fabien Foret was very happy about his qualifying performance but more importantly he is extremely confident for the race. “Qualifying was all good,” smiled Foret. “But I only pushed as hard as I needed to because the race is the most important thing and I didn’t want to take unnecessary risks in qualifying. I concentrated on my race set up, which is excellent. The Pirelli tires are working well and the WP Suspension people have worked very hard, in fact the whole team have pulled very hard this weekend to make everything right for me.”

Foret was pushed hard all the way by his teammate Iain MacPherson, who also had a great qualifying session. “Qualifying went well,” said MacPherson. “We worked hard on a race set-up and we have the bike working really well around here. I’m very confident for the race and I’ll do my best to ensure a good result for Foret.”

Sharing the front row with the Ten Kate trio is Championship contender Stephane Chambon, who sits third in the series at present. Second in the Championship behind Foret by only three points is Katsuaki Fujiwara, and he’s eighth on the grid. Stephane Charpentier provided the surprise of the session by qualifying on the second row in fifth. Paolo Casoli and Karl Muggeridge join him and Fujiwara on the second row.


Combined World Supersport Qualifying Results:

1. Chris Vermeulen, Honda CBR600, 2:06.077
2. Fabien Foret, Honda CBR600, 2:06.219
3. Iain MacPherson, Honda CBR600, 2:06.532
4. Stéphane Chambon, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:06.765
5. Sebastien Charpentier, Honda CBR600, 2:06.905
6. Paolo Casoli, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:06.997
7. Karl Muggeridge, Honda CBR600, 2:07.012
8. Katsuaki Fujiwara, Suzuki GSX-R600, 2:07.089
9. Kevin Curtain, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.304
10. James Whitham, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.368
11. Christophe Cogan, Honda CBR600, 2:07.390
12. Alessio Corradi, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.419
13. Jan Hanson, Honda CBR600, 2:07.668
14. Andrew Pitt, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:07.854
15. Christian Kellner, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.902
16. Werner Daemen, Honda CBR600, 2:07.909
17. Robert Ulm, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.942
18. Jörg Teuchert, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:07.988
19. Piergiorgio Bontempi, Ducati 748R, 2:08.105
20. Giovanni Bussei, Ducati 748R, 2:08.213
21. James Ellison, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 2:08.416
22. Barry Veneman, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:08.990
23. Stefano Cruciani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.343
24. Laurent Brian, Honda CBR600, 2:09.505
25. Robert Frost, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.528
26. Gianluca Nannelli, Ducati 748R, 2:09.561
27. Matthieu Lagrive, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.637
28. John McGuinness, Honda CBR600, 2:09.676
29. Claudio Cipriani, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.797
30. Antonio Carlacci, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:09.866
31. Christer Lindholm, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:10.107
32. Harry Van Beek, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:10.587
33. Rico Penzkofer, Ducati 748R, 2:11.634
DNQ. Giovanni Valtulini, Yamaha YZF-R6, 2:16.884


Saturday Morning Formula USA Practice At Portland Led By Barnes And Brotz

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Unlimited Superbike Practice Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.149
2. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.242
3. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.395
4. Shawn Higbee, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.559
5. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:07.743
6. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R, 1:07.974
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR, 1:07.979
8. Eric Wood, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.212
9. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.420
10. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:08.651
11. Olivier Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-9R, 1:08.938
12. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.395
13. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:09.675
14. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:09.682
15. Nick Ienatsch, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:10.485
16. Josh Bryan, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:10.620
17. Karl Schenk, 1:10.905
18. Briggs Willoughby, 1:11.634
19. Andre Castanos, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:12.403
20. Bill Edwards, 1:13.708

600cc Sportbike Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.740
2. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.823
3. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:09.019
4. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:09.184
5. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:09.309
6. Jeff Wood, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:10.077
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:10.468
8. Oliver Jervis, 1:11.039
9. Matt Zurbuchen, 1:11.047
10. Raymond Bowman, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:11.281
11. Cory West, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:11.389
12. Nathan Hester, 1:11.428
13. G. Hugh Pestes, 1:11.558
14. Darrin Mitchell, 1:11.923
15. Paolo Mariano, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:12.554
16. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748, 1:12.623
17. Ricky Fraiser, 1:12.705
18. Justin Walker, 1:14.441
19. Luke Gaylor, 1:15.915
20. Craig Fabische, 1:16.294
21. Jason Cinqmars, 1:19.238
22. Danic Knowles, 1:24.036

Buell Lightning Series/Thunderbike Times:

1. Clint Brotz, Buell 1200, 1:13.367
2. Richie Morris, Buell 1200, 1:14.594
3. Jeff Harding, Buell 1200, 1:15.560
4. Eli Edwards, 1:15.927
5. Darren James, Buell 1200, 1:16.162

USGPRU 125cc Grand Prix Times:

1. Nobi Iso, 1:15.592
2. William Morton, 1:15.954
3. Jonathan Flack, 1:16.958
4. Carlos Neves, 1:16.994
5. Karl Gaines, 1:17.116
6. Willard Ivins, 1:17.507
7. Mike Orien, 1:17.852
8. Stewart Aitken-Cade, 1:18.144
9. John Rabasa, 1:20.538
10. Scott Jackson, 1:20.501
11. Phillip Krenn, 1:20.706
12. Jeffery Lim, 1:22.034
13. Stephen John, 1:22.767
14. Darrell Baker, 1:22.936
15. John Coulter, 1:23.839
16. Marcus Henderson, 1:24.152
17. Shawn McCormick, 1:25.620
18. Leslie Green, 1:25.800
19. Herb Wagner, 1:26.788

Sebastian Porto Takes 250cc Grand Prix Pole In Portugal

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250cc Grand Prix Qualifying Results:

1. Sebastian Porto, Yamaha, 1:41.708
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:42.097
3. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia, 1:42.325
4. Roberto Rolfo, Honda, 1:42.353
5. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:42.430
6. Toni Elias, Aprilia, 1:42.451
7. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:42.591
8. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:42.652
9. Randy DePuniet, Aprilia, 1:42.916
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia, 1:43.259
11. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:43.272
12. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha, 1:43.607
13. Casey Stoner, Aprilia, 1:43.671
14. Leon Haslam, Honda, 1:43.796
15. Haruchika Aoki, Honda, 1:43.829

Michael Barnes Takes F-USA 600cc Sportbike Pole Position At Portland

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By David Swarts

Team Hooters Mountain Dew Suzuki’s Michael Barnes took pole position in Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike Saturday at Portland International Raceway with a new class lap record of 1:08.157 on his GSX-R600.

Arclight Suzuki’s Craig Connell worked together with teammate Lee Acree to record the second-fastest time of 1:08.433.

Acree ended up fifth with a 1:08.687.

Kneedraggers.com’s Matt Wait qualified third with a 1:08.594 on his Yamaha YZF-R6, just ahead of Larry Pegram’s 1:08.603.

The top five qualifiers–all running DOT-labeled Pirelli tires–were under Barnes’ class record of 1:08.910, set in 2001.

Pro Honda Oils 600cc Sportbike Qualifying Times:

1. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.157
2. Craig Connell, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.433
3. Matt Wait, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:08.594
4. Larry Pegram, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.603
5. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:08.687
6. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:09.140
7. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:09.702
8. Jeff Wood, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:09.791
9. Oliver Jervis, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:10.106
10. Raymond Bowman, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:10.339
11. Matt Zurbuchen, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:10.352
12. Cory West, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:10.804
13. Josh Bryan, Ducati 748, 1:10.976
14. Nathan Hester, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:11.038
15. Darrin Mitchell, 1:11.091
16. G. Hugh Pestes, Ducati 748, 1:11.355
17. Paolo Mariano, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:12.121
18. Ricky Fraiser, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:12.415
19. Mitchell Pierce, 1:13.139
20. Craig Fabische, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:13.363
21. Justin Watkins, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:13.524
22. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:14.994
23. Jason Cinqmars, Suzuki SV650, 1:18.177

Geoff May Wins F-USA NRRS Unlimited Grand Prix At Portland

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By David Swarts

Team Embry/Roadracingworld.com’s Geoff May won Saturday’s Formula USA National Road Race Series Unlimited Grand Prix at Portland International Raceway.

Riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike on Pirelli DOT-labeled tires, May passed early leader Michael Himmelsbach on lap two and pulled away to win the 12-lap race by four seconds.

Riding an Aprilia Mille R Superbike, Himmelsbach drafted back and forth with Brian Parriott through the middle of the race on Portland’s long front straight. Parriott was finally able to get away late in the sprint and score second place on his Synergy Racing Technologies Honda CBR954RR.

Himmelsbach finished third ahead of Canadian teenager Andrew Nelson, riding a Honda CBR600F4i, and GSX-R750-mounted Owen Richey.


Unlimited Grand Prix Race Results:

1. Geoff May, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 12 laps
2. Brian Parriott, Honda CBR954RR
3. Michael Himmelsbach, Aprilia RSV1000R
4. Andrew Nelson, Honda CBR600F4i
5. Owen Richey, Suzuki GSX-R750
6. Michael Fitzpatrick, Suzuki GSX-R750
7. Karl Schenk, Yamaha YZF-R1
8. Briggs Willoughby, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Donald Beck, Suzuki GSX-R750
10. Tyler Scott, Kawasaki ZX-9R
11. Luke Gaylor, Suzuki GSX-R600
12. Eli Edwards, Aprilia RSV1000

Assen World Superbike: Ruben Xaus Leads At The End Of Timed Qualifying, Superpole Next

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By Glenn LeSanto

Xaus snatches provisional pole

Ruben Xaus is out to make a point: Without a ride for 2003 so far, the young Spaniard is keen to both impress any future suitor and at the same time to let Ducati officials know what they will be missing if they let him go.

Unfortunately Xaus also proved another point in the session: He really does have a crashing problem! Xaus binned his Ducati with just a few moments of the session left, after he had set the provisional pole time.

Colin Edwards didn’t go any faster today than yesterday, and slipped back to provisional second. But the Texan was more interested in sorting out a race set-up for Sunday than qualifying, and he still has Superpole to come, leaving him ample opportunity to grab that Superpole winner’s Breil watch.

Troy Bayliss was third-fastest overall, having gone second-fastest in that session. Neil Hodgson, who missed half the session, still managed to hold onto the last provisional front-row spot, prior to Superpole. Noriyuki Haga, who was fourth-fastest in the session, ended in provisional fifth overall. He’s joined on the provisional second row by Frankie Chili, James Toseland and Ben Bostrom.

So far the weather, which has been threatening rain, looks like it may hold for the rest of the day, leaving Superpole to run in single-flying-lap dry format.

World Superbike Combined Qualifying Times:

1. Ruben Xaus, Ducati 998F02, 2:01.861
2. Colin Edwards, Honda RC51, 2:01.966
3. Troy Bayliss, Ducati 998F02, 2:02.018
4. Neil Hodgson, Ducati 998F01, 2:02.402
5. Noriyuki Haga, Aprilia RSV1000, 2:02.604
6. Pier-Francesco Chili, Ducati 998RS, 2:02.677
7. James Toseland, Ducati 998F01, 2:03.212
8. Ben Bostrom, Ducati 998F02, 2:03.414
9. Broc Parkes, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.134
10. Juan Borja, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.175
11. Gregorio Lavilla, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:04.356
12. Lucio Pedercini, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.416
13. Marco Borciani, Ducati 998RS, 2:04.616
14. Chris Walker, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.110
15. Hitoyasu Izutsu, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.157
16. Steve Martin, Ducati 998RS, 2:05.877
17. Ivan Clementi, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.882
18. Mauro Sanchini, Kawasaki ZX-7RR, 2:05.996
19. Mark Heckles, Honda RC51, 2:06.506
20. Peter Goddard, Benelli Tornado 900, 2:06.516
21. Serafino Foti, Ducati 996RS, 2:06.952
22. Alessandro Antonello, Ducati 998RS, 2:07.678
23. Jeronimo Vidal, Honda RC51, 2:08.042
24. Thierry Mulot, Ducati 996SPS, 2:08.414
DNQ. Jiri Mrkyvka, Ducati 996RS, 2:10.725
DNQ. Yann Gyger, Honda RC51, 2:11.256
DNQ. Henri Minnen, Suzuki GSX-R750, 2:12.550

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