1. Mat Mladin, Suzuki
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
3. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki
4. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
6. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
7. Steve Rapp, Ducati
8. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
9. Larry Pegram, Ducati
10. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha
11. Jordan Szoke, H-D
12. Rich Conicelli, Suzuki
13. Gabriel Henning, Suzuki
14. Andrew Deatherage, Suzuki
15. Wade Buffington, Suzuki
16. John Ashmead, Suzuki
17. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki
18. James Doefler, Suzuki
19. Randall Mennenga, Suzuki
20. Mike Smith, H-D

Nicky Hayden crashed early in the race on lap six, continued, but had to retire on lap 10.

Mike Smith crashed under the bridge before turn 12. Smith’s Harley-Davidson VR1000 burst into a fireball on the old pit lane entrance. Smith walked away from the crash.

Pascal Picotte retired early with mechanical problems.

Suzuki scored a second sweep of the podium in as many days. Mladin, Yates, Eric Bostrom, and Hacking battled for the lead for the first half of the event on a dry track with threatening skies. Bostrom and Hacking faded back slightly as the race wore on. Yates challenged Mladin for the lead several times under braking for turn 10 and coming down the hill to turn 12, but Mladin held on for a 0.758-second margin of victory. Mat Mladin is the “Big Kahuna” for the second year in a row.

500cc Results, 28 laps
1. Max Biaggi, Yamaha
2. Carlos Checa, Yamaha, -3.266 seconds
3. Valentino Rossi, Honda
4. Norike Abe, Yamaha
5. Alex Criville, Honda
6. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki
7. Loris Capirossi, Honda
8. Alex Barros, Honda
9. Sete Gibernau, Suzuki
10. Jurgen van der Goorbergh, Proton
11. Shinya Nakano, Yamaha
12. Chris Walker, Honda
13. Jose Luis Cardoso, Honda
14. Barry Veneman, Honda, -1 lap
15. Jarno Janssen, Honda, -1 lap
16. Jason Vincent, Pulse, -12 laps
17. Mark Willias, Pulse, -13 laps
18. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, -18 laps
19. Noriyuki Haga, Yamaha, -18 laps
20. Johan Stigefelt, -26 laps


125cc Results:
1. Manuel Poggiali, Gilera
2. Mirko Giansanti, Honda
3. Toni Elias, Honda
4. Gino Borsoi, Aprilia
5. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia
6. Arnaud Vincent, Honda
7. Noboru Ueda, Honda
8. Masao Azuma, Honda
9. Jaroslav Hules, Honda
10. Angel Nieto, Jr., Honda
11. Youichi Ui, Derbi
12. Steve Jenkner, Aprilia
13. Simone Sanna, Aprilia
14. Alex de Angelis, Honda
15. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia

250cc Results:
1. Daijiro Katoh, Honda
2. Tetsuya Harada, Aprilia, -0.204
3. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, -13.599
4. Emilio Alzamora, Honda
5. Fonsi Nieto, Aprilia
6. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia
7. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia
8. Sebastian Porto, Aprilia
9. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia
10. Alex Debon, Aprilia
11. Alex Hofmann, Aprilia
12. Klaus Nohles, Aprilia
13. Franco Battaini, Aprilia
14. Sylvain Guintoli, Aprilia
15. Shahrol Yuzy, Yamaha

Formula Xtreme Road Atlanta Results And Points

1. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR
3. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
4. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
6. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000
7. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
8. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000
9. Billy Ethridge, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Chuck Allen, Suzuki GSX-R1000
11. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki GSX-R750
12. Robert Hilliard, Suzuki GSX-R750
13. James Compton, Yamaha YZF-R1
14. James Bonner, Yamaha YZF-R1
15. Troy Vincent, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 14 laps
16. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 13 laps
17. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 13 laps
18. Steve Grigg, Muzzy Raptor 835, 9 laps
19. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki GSX-R750, 8 laps

Points

1. Buckmaster, 59 points
2. Lopez, 55 points
3. Aaron Gobert, 52 points
3. Zemke, 52 points
5. Alexander, 49 points
6. Miller, 42 points
7. Hopkins, 37 points
7. Pridmore, 37 points
9. Hayes, 33 points
10. Barnes, 24 points

In the restarted event, which was red-flagged after seven laps on Saturday with an additional eight laps run on Sunday, Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Hopkins and Bruce Transportation’s Hayes went back and forth for several laps. Hopkins enjoyed a top speed advantage on the back straight and Hayes was faster from turn one to turn six. Hopkins made the pass for the lead with two laps to go.

Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Grant Lopez finished eighth, a good showing after dislocating his right shoulder on Friday in practice.

Jason Pridmore, whose crash caused the intial red flag, remained hospitalized with a badly broken leg. According to Pridmore’s Attack Suzuki teammate Rich Alexander, Pridmore will be out “for the rest of the season.”

1. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
2. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
3. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki
4. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha
5. Josh Hayes, Honda
6. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki
8. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
9. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha
10. Miguel Duhamel, Honda
11. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda
12. Jake Zemke, Honda
13. Brian Parriott, Suzuki
14. Lee Acree, Suzuki
15. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki
16. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki
17. Steve Patterson, Suzuki
18. Brian Livengood, Yamaha
19. Daigoro Suzuki, Kawasaki
20. Scott Gardner, Yamaha

Kawasaki’s Eric Bostrom simply checked out and won the Pro Honda Oils 600cc Supersport final by 2.7 seconds. Second place was fought over by as many as seven riders until traffic strung out the field.

Bostrom assumes the 600 point lead 95 to 94 over Anthony Gobert, followed by Miguel Duhamel at 87, Tommy Hayden at 75 and Josh Hayes at 74.

1. Mike Ciccotto
2. Brian Parriott
3. Ben Spies
4. Jimmy Moore
5. Chris Ulrich
6. Richie Alexander
7. Vincent Haskovec
8. Rich Conicelli
9. John Ashmead
10. Daigoro Suzuki
11. Brian Gibbs
12. Tony Meiring
13. Brian Stokes
14. David Ortega
15. Scott Brown

Having already been postponed from Saturday, the rescheduled start of the 750cc Supersport was aborted when rain began to fall at points on the back of the track. The leaders found the rain first. Ciccotto fell at the exit of turn 10, and Spies ran straight at the chicane. Competitors came past start/finish with their arms in the air calling for officials to stop the race.

After a 30-minute break for conditions to stabilize (dry out), the race was re-started. Ciccotto passed Alexander through turn three and led every lap with Ulrich initially second. Parriott worked his way to second but could do no better. Spies moved forward to Ulrich, and the pair had a terrific battle for third for several laps, with Ulrich ahead, then Spies passing, Ulrich repassing, then Spies regaining the advantage. The battle allowed Moore to close on the duo. Moore passed Ulrich on the back straight and closed on Spies, The pair rubbed Ulrich off in traffic, and Spies was able to hold on to the last podium spot. In the winner’s circle, Ciccotto dedicated the win to his fallen teammate, the late Jamie Bowman.

Unofficial 750cc Supersport Point Standings After 3 Rounds:

1. Spies, 86 points
1. Moore, 86 points
3. Alexander, 83 points
4. Haskovec, 71 points
5. Parriott, 70 points
6. Ulrich, 53 points

Fast moving thunderstorms that drenched Road Atlanta forced cancellation of the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund Contributor Party, originally scheduled to be held at the Ballzee trailer in the vendor area on the hill above the Pro paddock.

The 40 pizzas already en-route to the track were consumed by Air Fence Fund contributors who made their way into the Pro Paddock at Road Atlanta, along with cornerworkers.

An Air Fence autograph session has been scheduled for between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30. a.m. Sunday morning, weather permitting. Air Fence Fund contributors who wish to autograph a section of Air Fence should gather in the winner’s circle area at about 11:00 a.m.; contributors who are unable to get to the winner’s circle area to autograph a section of Air Fence will get another chance to autograph a section at a future Road Atlanta event.

Similar signing sessions will be held at other AMA Nationals throughout the rest of the racing season.

At 11:00 a.m., Roadracing World’s John Ulrich is scheduled to present AMA Pro Racing Superbike Operations Manager Ron Barrick with a giant ceremonial check made out to AMA Pro Racing in the amount of $104,000.

Roadracing World Air Fence Fund money in excess of the $104,000 given to AMA Pro Racing is being used to buy Air Fence for use at races sanctioned by other organizations.

Contributions are still being accepted and can be made by calling (800) 464-8336 or (909) 245-6411.

Jamie Hacking, Mat Mladin and Aaron Yates finished 1-2-3 in the first of two AMA Superbike races scheduled for this weekend at Road Atlanta.

The Saturday schedule was juggled due to thunderstorms moving into the area mid-day. The 250cc heat races and the Formula Xtreme race scheduled to run before the televised Superbike race did not run, with the 250cc heat races cancelled and the Formula Xtreme race rescheduled for after the Superbike race.

The track progressively dried throughout the race, starting wet and finishing dry with damp spots.

Mladin, who gambled and started with a slick rear tire, moved from third to a close second, challenging Hacking, on the last two laps. Earlier in the race Mladin caught a big slide over a wet spot but ran off the track and back on.

Provisional results of the 24-lap Superbike race follow:

1. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki
2. Mat Mladin, Suzuki
3. Aaron Yates, Suzuki
4. Nicky Hayden, Honda
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki
6. Doug Chandler, Kawasaki
7. Pascal Picotte, Harley-Davidson
8. Larry Pegram, Ducati
9. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha
10. Steve Rapp, Ducati
11. Kurtis Roberts, Honda
12. Mike Smith, Harley-Davidson
13. Jordan Szoke, Harley-Davidson
14. Andreas Meklau, Ducati
15. Andy Deatherage, Suzuki
16. Mauro Cereda, Suzuki, 23 laps
17. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, 23 laps
18. Wade Buffington, Suzuki, 23 laps
19. Dr. Jeff Purk, DDS, Suzuki, 23 laps
20. Chris Normand, Suzuki, 23 laps
21. John Ashmead, Suzuki, 23 laps
22. Greg Fryer, Yamaha, 23 laps
23. Andres Perez, Ducati, 23 laps
24. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 21 laps
25. Dean Mizdal, Suzuki, 17 laps
26. Rick Shaw, Suzuki, 16 laps
27. Matt Bonasera, Suzuki, 13 laps
28. James Doerfler, Suzuki, 12 laps
29. Carlos Macias, Ducati, 9 laps
30. Randall Mennega, Suzuki, 4 laps
31. Chuck Allen, Suzuki, 4 laps
32. Anthony Gobert, 0 laps, DNF, mechanical

The Roadracing World Air Fence Fund Contributor Appreciation Pizza Fest, originally scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Friday, May 18, has been moved to 7:00 p.m. May 19 at Road Atlanta.

The change in date was made to accommodate AMA Pro Racing officials and Road Atlanta corner workers who have to attend an AMA Pro Marshalls training program and AMA Pro Racing Advisory Board meeting, both scheduled for Friday night.

Roadracing World was first notified by AMA Pro Racing Superbike Operations Manager Ron Barrick of the scheduling conflict Thursday, May 17th, despite having announced plans for the Air Fence Fund Contributor Appreciation Pizza Fest two weeks ago.

The Roadracing World Air Fence Fund Contributor Appreciation Pizza Fest will be held at the Ballzee display trailer on the hill behind the Road Atlanta pro paddock and will include an opportunity for Air Fence fund contributors to examine and autograph a section of Alpina air module/Air Fence.

AMA officials red-flagged the Formula Xtreme race at Road Atlanta when Jason Pridmore crashed while running third behind Josh Hayes and John Hopkins. Pridmore was in an impact zone with a broken leg and needed medical attention. Pridmore was riding with a broken left collarbone suffered in a crash during Formula Xtreme qualifying Friday.

Before the race could be re-started, a fast-moving thunderstorm drenched Road Atlanta, complete with lightning strikes and a power failure in timing and scoring.

AMA officials decided to call it a day and have declined to declare the Formula Xtreme race complete because the last-place rider had not yet taken the halfway flag when Pridmore crashed.

The 750cc Supersport race, originally scheduled to be held after Formula Xtreme, was postponed.


The revised schedule for Sunday follows:

11:00 a.m.: Presentation of Roadracing World Air Fence Fund check for $104,000 to AMA, at Winner’s Circle

12:00 noon: Pro Honda 600cc Supersport (15 laps)
MBNA 250cc Grand Prix (15 laps)
Lockhart-Phillips F-Xtreme (8 laps)
3:00 p.m. Chevy Trucks Superbike (25 laps)
Genuine Suzuki Accessories 750cc
Supersport (15 laps)

Live television commitments limited scheduling flexibility. The 600cc Supersport and Superbike races are scheduled to be broadcast live on Speedvision.



The Formula Xtreme running order at the red-flag (after seven laps) was:

1. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR
2. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000
4. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
5. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR
6. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
7. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Steve Grigg, Muzzy Raptor 835
11. Billy Ethridge, Suzuki GSX-R1000
12. Troy Vincent, Suzuki GSX-R1000
13. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki GSX-R750
14. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki GSX-R750
15. John Ross, Suzuki GSX-R750
16. James Compton, Yamaha YZF1000R
17. Robert Hill, Suzuki GSX-R750
18. Chuck Allen, Suzuki GSX-R1000
19. Jim Bonner, Suzuki GSX-R1000
20. Rick Narup, Suzuki GSX-R750

(Roger Lee Hayden had already retired with blown motor. Mark Miller had pitted with his rear brake leaking fluid and on fire.)