Reigning Canadian Superbike Champion Steve Crevier took a flag-to-flag win in the opening round of the Parts Canada Superbike Championship, held at Shannonville Motorsport Park in Ontario, Canada on Sunday, May 20.

Riding a Honda RC51, Crevier beat Owen Weichel on a Kawasaki ZX-7RR and Francis Martin on a Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Crevier and his CBR600F4i also beat Weichel and his ZX-6R in the Yoshimura 600 Sport Bike race at Shannonville, while Frank Trombino won the International Motorcycle Supershow Open Sport Bike race on a Yamaha YZF-R1.

Superbike Results Follow:

1. Steve Crevier, Honda RC51
2. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-7RR
3. Francis Martin, Suzuki GSX-R1000
4. Michael Taylor, Honda RC51
5. Jean-Francois Cyr, Yamaha YZF-R6
6. Jeff Williams, Honda CBR600F4i
7. Ben Pilon, Yamaha YZF-R1
8. Keff Swainson, Yamaha YZF-R1
9. Brian Nielsen, Yamaha YZF-R1
10. Bruce McDonald, Yamaha YZF-R1

This press release just came in from Airfence Safety Systems, one of two manufacturers of Air Fence/Air Module products designed to cushion an impact into a wall, fence or embankment:

“Australian based company, Airfence Safety Systems is looking for an American representative. Airfence is a small company but there is a real need for its products in motorsport. The response to Roadracing World’s Airfence fundraising has been a recognition of this.

“The person/organization they are looking for will be responsible for sales, building of Airfence barriers at tracks and developing strategies for implementation of greater safety in motorsports generally, road racing, flat tracking and go-karting in particular.

“If you think you are the person for the job why not drop them a line at [email protected]”

AMA Pro Racing Superbike Operations Manager Ron Barrick accepted a giant ceremonial check for $104,000 from the Roadracing World Air Fence Fund just after 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning at Road Atlanta. Barrick was presented the check by Roadracing World’s John Ulrich.

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Following the check ceremony, held at winner’s circle, several Air Fence Fund contributors autographed a section of Alpina Air Module in turn 12, including former Daytona 200 winner Don Emde, Chris Ulrich and Larry Pegram. Steve Rapp and Andreas Meklau signed on behalf of Ducati North America, which donated $2900 to the fund.

Ben Tidswell attended the ceremony and the signing on behalf of Alpina Safety Systems.

Donations are still being accepted for the fund, which will now obtain Air Fence for use at races sanctioned by organizations other than the AMA.

New donations received Sunday morning included $500 from American Honda’s Gary Christopher, $500 from Full Spectrum Design (manufacturer of Pit bull bike stands), $100 from Twin Cities Yamaha, and $200 from RPM, the WERA affiliate in the South-central region.

Grant Lopez’s sister, Sabrina, called in a $100 donation after reading about her brother’s harrowing crash into the Air Fence situated at the wall outside Road Atlanta’s turn 12.

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.