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Yates Tops 600cc Supersport Qualifying At Sears Point

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Yates Tops 600cc Supersport Qualifying At Sears Point

600cc Supersport Qualifying Times From Sears Point

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:35.833
2. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:36.114
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:36.553
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:36.680
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:36.722
6. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:36.961
7. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:37.242
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:37.253
9. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:37.296
10. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:37.337
11. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:37.484
12. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:37.521
13. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:37.815
14. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:37.889
15. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:37.977
16. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:38.201
17. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:38.226
18. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:38.267
19. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:38.744
20. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:38.914

Last year in the odd-numbered (and only) 600cc Supersport qualifying session held before the rains came to cancel the rest of the race weekend, Nicky Hayden was the fastest with a 1:37.179. The official 600cc Supersport lap
record was set in 1999 on the old, 2.52-mile course at 1:42.472 by Aaron Yates. The new track record for the 600cc Supersport class on the 2.32-mile Sears Point course is now 1:35.833 by Yates on the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R600.

The fastest qualifier in the odd-numbered session was Kurtis Roberts, who will start on the second row.

Pridmore Beats Lopez, Buckmaster To Win Formula Xtreme Race At Sears Point

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Pridmore Beats Lopez, Buckmaster To Win Formula Xtreme Race At Sears Point

Formula Xtreme Race Results From Sears Point:

1. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7
4. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7
6. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR
7. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Mark Foster, Yamaha YZF-R7
9. Rob Mesa, Suzuki GSX-R750
10. Joseph Gill, Yamaha YZF-R1

DNF Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR
DNF Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR
DNF John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000

Attack Suzuki’s Jason Pridmore won the 16-lap Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme final by over four seconds, after leading by as many as six seconds, over Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Grant Lopez and Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster. Pridmore took the lead early and never looked back. Lopez caught and battled with Buckmaster, who earlier had to contend with Bruce Transportation Group’s Josh Hayes; Hayes crashed in turn 11, leaving Lopez and Buckmaster to decide second. Lopez made the pass that stuck in turn two late in the race.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s John Hopkins and Bruce Transportation Group’s Roger Lee Hayden collided early in the race in the tight hairpin, turn 11. Both riders walked away from the pile-up.

Parriott Fastest In Sears 750cc Supersport Qualifying, Joined On Front Row By Moore, Haskovec And Ulrich

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Parriott Fastest In Sears 750cc Supersport Qualifying, Joined On Front Row By Moore, Haskovec And Ulrich

750cc Supersport Qualifying Results From Sears Point:

1. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:36.709
2. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.443
3. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.868
4. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.934
5. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.060
6. James Randolph, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.468
7. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.620
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.923
9. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:39.050
10. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.326
11. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.320
12. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:40.738
13. David Ortega, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:40.792
14. Steve Patterson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.020
15. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.160
16. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.995

Arclight Suzuki’s Brian Parriott’s time of 1:36.709 is a track record for the new, 2.32-mile course at Sears Point. The record for the 2.52-mile course was held since 1999 by Jake Zemke at 1:43.508.

Kawasaki Canada’s Owen Weichel is undecided whether he will actually run the 750cc Supersport race on his 600cc Kawasaki. Weichel said that some of his worst crashes have come while he was racing the 750cc Supersport class.

Corona EBSCO Suzuki’s Jimmy Moore crashed in turn eight immediately after his fastest lap. Early reports were that Moore walked away from the fall.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Ben Spies, 16, cut his qualifying session short due to pain in his broken left wrist and the fact that the 750cc Supersport final is later this afternoon. Spies had never ridden at Sears Point prior to Friday morning. Spies skipped Thursday practice on the advice of Dr. Dave Kieffer, who has been taping Spies’ broken wrist.

Roadracing World’s Chris Ulrich turned his fast time on a Metzeler race tire. Spies qualified on a Michelin race tire.

CMRA And Aaron Yates Push Air Fence Fund To $110,332

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CMRA And Aaron Yates Push Air Fence Fund To $110,332

New Sears Point AMA Superbike provisional pole-sitter Aaron Yates upped his donation to the Roadracing World Air Fence fund by another $300 and CMRA racers sent in a combined $1551 to help push our Air Fence fund to $110,332.

Included in the CMRA contribution were donations of $500 from Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda, $300 from Eugene Templet, $300 Eric Kelcher/Blockworks, $200 from Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing, $125 from Pete Martins, $100 from Norm Mc Donald, $10 from Irwin Arnstein/CMRA #747, $10 from Frank Shacklee, $5 from Jan Steven/Carpet Dog Racing, and $1 from Erik Schmidt.

Other contributions included $150 from Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing, while the Texas Sport Bike Assn./Dallas-Ft.Worth Chapter donated $100, CelentoHenn Architecture + Design sent $100, Andrew S. Mueller donated $100, Mary Miskovic sent $100, and Scott D. Cortese sent $30.

Bob Holcomb, father of racer Gus Holcomb and an earlier contributor, wrote “This whole venture of yours is pretty amazing to me! Really remarkable, John.”

David Celento of CelentoHenn Architecture + Design wrote “We read with fascination your Air Fence idea today. Would love to see more proactive ideas like this one to improve the lives of those involved in road racing. Talk is cheap, as you know. Glad to see you put your money where your mouth is. Now, we’re putting ours there, too.”

The contributor list now reads:
Erik Buell/Buell Motorcycle Company $5800
Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Anonymous $4725
Dynojet Research $3200
Steve Brubaker/Race Tire Service $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
Wegman Benefit Fund/Gordon Lunde Sr. $2900
Performance Machine $2900
Dunlop Motorcycle Tire Co. $2900
Max McAllister/Traxxion Dynamics $2900
Wendell Phillips/Lockhart Phillips $2500
Advanced Motor Sports/In Memory of Dirk Piz $2000
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Dennis Smith/Sport Tire Services $1500
Marc Salvisberg/Factory Pro Tuning $1450
Bob Dragich/Roadracing World $1450
Fred Renz/Yoyodyne $1450
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing $1450
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
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Tachyon Racing/Tachyon Sports Injury Research Foundation $1000
Intrepid Café Racers $775
Yoshimura Racing $750
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Kevin Erion/Erion Racing $500
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Doug Gonda $500
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Reg Kitrelle $500
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Bob Holcomb $500
Aaron Yates $500
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Jon Rust $400
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First-round Qualifying Times From Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez

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First-round Qualifying Times From Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez

500cc
1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:43.113
2. Norike Abe, Yamaha, 1:43.831
3. Shinja Nakano, Yamaha, 1:43.848
4. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:43.894
5. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:43.971
6. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:43.983
7. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:44.033
8. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:44.072
9. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:44.193
10. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:44.282

250cc
1. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:44.564
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:44.688
3. Marcellino Lucchi, Aprilia, 1:44.838
4. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 1:44.878
5. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:45.131
6. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 1:45.162
7. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:45.378
8. Alex Bebon, Aprilia, 1:45.566
9. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia, 1:45.720
10. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:45.747

125cc
1. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia, 1:49.170
2. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:49.287
3. Steve Jenker, Aprilia, 1:49.782
4. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:49.844
5. Stefano Perugini. Italjet, 1:49.898
6. Angel Nieto, Jr., Derbi, 1:49.962
7. Manual Poggiali, Gilera, 1:50.014
8. Toni Elias, Honda, 1:50.015
9. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:50.030
10. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:50.039

Buckmaster On Pole For Tomorrow’s Formula Xtreme Race At Sears Point

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Buckmaster On Pole For Tomorrow’s Formula Xtreme Race At Sears Point

Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster used a Dunlop qualifying tire to take pole on his YZF-R1/R7 hybrid in the final moments of Formula Xtreme qualifying Friday at Sears Point.

Buckmaster’s lap jumped him from fourth to first in qualifying order, with Josh Hayes also jumping up in the closing moments of the session after fitting a qualifying tire. Sticky qualifying tires also boosted the fortunes of Buckmaster’s teammate Aaron Gobert. As the men with Dunlop qualifying tires advanced late in the session, Michelin man Grant Lopez, second for most of the session, fell back to fifth-fastest, on race tires.

Buckmaster and Gobert recently tested at Sears Point.

Not only is Buckmaster’s pole position-winning lap time a new Formula Xtreme lap record and nearly a full second faster than his next competitor, Buckmaster’s time would put him second on the Superbike grid on a track that
favors handling over horsepower.

Top Formula Xtreme qualifying times follow:

1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:34.572
2. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR, 1:35.530
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:35.889
4. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.110
5. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.136
6. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.364
7. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 1:36.622
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:36.994
9. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.227
10. Mark Foster, Yamaha YZF-R7, 1:37.640
11. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 1:37.809
12. Chris Voelker, Honda CBR900RR, 1:38.665
13. Joe Gill, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:39.234
14. Kim Nakashima, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.543
15. Kenyon Kluge, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.002

Formula Xtreme Friday Morning Practice Times From Sears Point

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Formula Xtreme Friday Morning Practice Times From Sears Point


1. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:36.796
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.028
3. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 1:37.136
4. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.715
5. Damon Buckamster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:37.877
6. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR, 1:38.332
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.335
8. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 1:38.502
9. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:39.040
10. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:39.944

Fast Girl Snyder Makes Dirt Track Racing History By Beating The National Boys

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Fast Girl Snyder Makes Dirt Track Racing History By Beating The National Boys

Factory Harley-Davidson rider Jennifer Snyder made racing history April 28 in Richmond, Virginia during the opening round of the Formula USA National Dirt Track series. On that night, 17-year-old Snyder set the fastest time in qualifying, won her heat race, and then became the first woman to win a professional dirt track race with a victory in the Pro Singles class. Snyder, who has six years of racing experience, beat her factory Harley-Davidson teammate Rich King along with Mike Hacker, Will Davis, and Bryan Smith.

Snyder now leads the point standings with the next Formula USA dirt track race scheduled for June 8 at Sheboygan County Fair Grounds in Plymouth, Wisconsin, less than an hour’s drive from Road America, site of AMA Pro road races scheduled for the same weekend.

600cc Riders Fastest In Friday Afternoon 750cc Supersport Practice At Sears

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600cc Riders Fastest In Friday Afternoon 750cc Supersport Practice At Sears

Several riders on 600cc Supersport bikes led the way in the Friday afternoon 750cc Supersport practice session during the AMA National weekend at Sears Point. The fastest riders actually riding a 750 were Rich Alexander and Chris Ulrich.

Fastest times follow:

1. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:38.278
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:38.354
3. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:38.787
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:38.978
5. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:39.172
6. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:39.467
7. Rich Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.477
8. Roger Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:39.498
9. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.702
10. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:40.018
11. James Randolph, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.300
12. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:40.319
13. Tony Lupo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.463
14. Owen Richey, Suzuki, 1:42.398
15. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:42.527
16. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 1:42.940
17. Jim Nakashima, Suzuki, 1:43.075
18. David Ortega, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:43.076
19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.087
20. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.121
21. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:43.215
22. Gary Hatfield, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:43.229
23. Ed Milhausen, Suzuki, 1:43.732
24. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:44.107
25. Kenyon Kluge, Suzuki, 1:44.291
26. Scott Gooch, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.315
27. Kevin Carter, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.543
28. Robert Bussey, Suzuki, 1:45.527
29. Mark Simon, Suzuki, 1:46.043
30. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, 1:46.308

Ciccotto Fastest On Buell In Friday Pro Thunder Practice At Sears Point

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Ciccotto Fastest On Buell In Friday Pro Thunder Practice At Sears Point

Buells led the way in AMA Pro Thunder practice Friday afternoon at Sears Point, with Mike Ciccotto and Tripp Nobles first and second in times. Top times follow:
1. Mike Ciccotto, Buell, 1:40.397
2. Tripp Nobles, Buell, 1:40.508
3. Tom Montano, Ducati, 1:41.735
4. Dave Estok, Buell, 1:42.221
5. Jeff Nash, Ducati, 1:43.302
6. Dean Mizdal, Ducati, 1:43.303
7. Cal Sprenger, Ducati, 1:43.427
8. Zoran Vujasinovic, Suzuki, 1:44.139
9. David White, Honda, 1:45.195
10. Justin McReynolds, Buell, 1:46.955
11. Brain Long, Suzuki, 1:47.383
12. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati, 1:47.590
13. Michael Ellsworth, Suzuki, 1:48.590
14. Dale Palmer, Suzuki, 1:49.177
15. Michael Hardin, Ducati, 1:49.222

In the Friday morning Pro Thunder session, times looked like this:
1. Tripp Nobles, Buell, 1:42.858
2. Thomas Montano, Ducati, 1:44.003
3. Jeff Nash, Ducati, 1:44.939
4. Mike Ciccotto, Buell, 1:45.033
5. Justin McReynolds, Buell, 1:46.377
6. Chris Lacruze, Ducati, 1:46.644
7. Zoran Vajasinovic, Suzuki, 1:47.491
8. Mike Krynock, Ducati, 1:47.872
9. Dean Mizdal, Ducati, 1:48.521
10. Brian Long, Suzuki, 1:49.503

Yates Tops 600cc Supersport Qualifying At Sears Point

600cc Supersport Qualifying Times From Sears Point

1. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:35.833
2. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:36.114
3. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:36.553
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:36.680
5. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:36.722
6. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:36.961
7. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:37.242
8. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:37.253
9. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:37.296
10. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:37.337
11. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:37.484
12. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:37.521
13. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:37.815
14. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:37.889
15. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki, 1:37.977
16. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:38.201
17. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:38.226
18. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:38.267
19. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:38.744
20. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:38.914

Last year in the odd-numbered (and only) 600cc Supersport qualifying session held before the rains came to cancel the rest of the race weekend, Nicky Hayden was the fastest with a 1:37.179. The official 600cc Supersport lap
record was set in 1999 on the old, 2.52-mile course at 1:42.472 by Aaron Yates. The new track record for the 600cc Supersport class on the 2.32-mile Sears Point course is now 1:35.833 by Yates on the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R600.

The fastest qualifier in the odd-numbered session was Kurtis Roberts, who will start on the second row.

Pridmore Beats Lopez, Buckmaster To Win Formula Xtreme Race At Sears Point

Formula Xtreme Race Results From Sears Point:

1. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000
3. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7
4. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR
5. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7
6. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR
7. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Mark Foster, Yamaha YZF-R7
9. Rob Mesa, Suzuki GSX-R750
10. Joseph Gill, Yamaha YZF-R1

DNF Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR
DNF Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR
DNF John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000

Attack Suzuki’s Jason Pridmore won the 16-lap Lockhart-Phillips USA Formula Xtreme final by over four seconds, after leading by as many as six seconds, over Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Grant Lopez and Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster. Pridmore took the lead early and never looked back. Lopez caught and battled with Buckmaster, who earlier had to contend with Bruce Transportation Group’s Josh Hayes; Hayes crashed in turn 11, leaving Lopez and Buckmaster to decide second. Lopez made the pass that stuck in turn two late in the race.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s John Hopkins and Bruce Transportation Group’s Roger Lee Hayden collided early in the race in the tight hairpin, turn 11. Both riders walked away from the pile-up.

Parriott Fastest In Sears 750cc Supersport Qualifying, Joined On Front Row By Moore, Haskovec And Ulrich

750cc Supersport Qualifying Results From Sears Point:

1. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:36.709
2. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.443
3. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.868
4. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:37.934
5. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.060
6. James Randolph, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.468
7. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.620
8. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:38.923
9. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:39.050
10. Anthony Lupo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.326
11. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.320
12. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:40.738
13. David Ortega, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:40.792
14. Steve Patterson, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.020
15. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.160
16. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.995

Arclight Suzuki’s Brian Parriott’s time of 1:36.709 is a track record for the new, 2.32-mile course at Sears Point. The record for the 2.52-mile course was held since 1999 by Jake Zemke at 1:43.508.

Kawasaki Canada’s Owen Weichel is undecided whether he will actually run the 750cc Supersport race on his 600cc Kawasaki. Weichel said that some of his worst crashes have come while he was racing the 750cc Supersport class.

Corona EBSCO Suzuki’s Jimmy Moore crashed in turn eight immediately after his fastest lap. Early reports were that Moore walked away from the fall.

Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Ben Spies, 16, cut his qualifying session short due to pain in his broken left wrist and the fact that the 750cc Supersport final is later this afternoon. Spies had never ridden at Sears Point prior to Friday morning. Spies skipped Thursday practice on the advice of Dr. Dave Kieffer, who has been taping Spies’ broken wrist.

Roadracing World’s Chris Ulrich turned his fast time on a Metzeler race tire. Spies qualified on a Michelin race tire.

CMRA And Aaron Yates Push Air Fence Fund To $110,332

New Sears Point AMA Superbike provisional pole-sitter Aaron Yates upped his donation to the Roadracing World Air Fence fund by another $300 and CMRA racers sent in a combined $1551 to help push our Air Fence fund to $110,332.

Included in the CMRA contribution were donations of $500 from Ronnie Lunsford/Northwest Honda, $300 from Eugene Templet, $300 Eric Kelcher/Blockworks, $200 from Melissa Tomlinson/G-Man Racing, $125 from Pete Martins, $100 from Norm Mc Donald, $10 from Irwin Arnstein/CMRA #747, $10 from Frank Shacklee, $5 from Jan Steven/Carpet Dog Racing, and $1 from Erik Schmidt.

Other contributions included $150 from Marc Palazzo/Synergy Racing, while the Texas Sport Bike Assn./Dallas-Ft.Worth Chapter donated $100, CelentoHenn Architecture + Design sent $100, Andrew S. Mueller donated $100, Mary Miskovic sent $100, and Scott D. Cortese sent $30.

Bob Holcomb, father of racer Gus Holcomb and an earlier contributor, wrote “This whole venture of yours is pretty amazing to me! Really remarkable, John.”

David Celento of CelentoHenn Architecture + Design wrote “We read with fascination your Air Fence idea today. Would love to see more proactive ideas like this one to improve the lives of those involved in road racing. Talk is cheap, as you know. Glad to see you put your money where your mouth is. Now, we’re putting ours there, too.”

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Trent Thompson/Paramount Racing $5000
Anonymous $4725
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Jonathan Glaefke $2900
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Performance Machine $2900
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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
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First-round Qualifying Times From Spanish Grand Prix at Jerez

500cc
1. Valentino Rossi, Honda, 1:43.113
2. Norike Abe, Yamaha, 1:43.831
3. Shinja Nakano, Yamaha, 1:43.848
4. Loris Capirossi, Honda, 1:43.894
5. Max Biaggi, Yamaha, 1:43.971
6. Alex Barros, Honda, 1:43.983
7. Kenny Roberts, Suzuki, 1:44.033
8. Garry McCoy, Yamaha, 1:44.072
9. Tohru Ukawa, Honda, 1:44.193
10. Alex Criville, Honda, 1:44.282

250cc
1. Roberto Locatelli, Aprilia, 1:44.564
2. Marco Melandri, Aprilia, 1:44.688
3. Marcellino Lucchi, Aprilia, 1:44.838
4. Jeremy McWilliams, Aprilia, 1:44.878
5. Emilio Alzamora, Honda, 1:45.131
6. Daijiro Katoh, Honda, 1:45.162
7. Franco Battaini, Aprilia, 1:45.378
8. Alex Bebon, Aprilia, 1:45.566
9. Roberto Rolfo, Aprilia, 1:45.720
10. Naoki Matsudo, Yamaha, 1:45.747

125cc
1. Max Sabbatani, Aprilia, 1:49.170
2. Youichi Ui, Derbi, 1:49.287
3. Steve Jenker, Aprilia, 1:49.782
4. Lucio Cecchinello, Aprilia, 1:49.844
5. Stefano Perugini. Italjet, 1:49.898
6. Angel Nieto, Jr., Derbi, 1:49.962
7. Manual Poggiali, Gilera, 1:50.014
8. Toni Elias, Honda, 1:50.015
9. Simone Sanna, Aprilia, 1:50.030
10. Masao Azuma, Honda, 1:50.039

Buckmaster On Pole For Tomorrow’s Formula Xtreme Race At Sears Point

Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster used a Dunlop qualifying tire to take pole on his YZF-R1/R7 hybrid in the final moments of Formula Xtreme qualifying Friday at Sears Point.

Buckmaster’s lap jumped him from fourth to first in qualifying order, with Josh Hayes also jumping up in the closing moments of the session after fitting a qualifying tire. Sticky qualifying tires also boosted the fortunes of Buckmaster’s teammate Aaron Gobert. As the men with Dunlop qualifying tires advanced late in the session, Michelin man Grant Lopez, second for most of the session, fell back to fifth-fastest, on race tires.

Buckmaster and Gobert recently tested at Sears Point.

Not only is Buckmaster’s pole position-winning lap time a new Formula Xtreme lap record and nearly a full second faster than his next competitor, Buckmaster’s time would put him second on the Superbike grid on a track that
favors handling over horsepower.

Top Formula Xtreme qualifying times follow:

1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:34.572
2. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR, 1:35.530
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:35.889
4. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.110
5. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.136
6. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:36.364
7. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 1:36.622
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:36.994
9. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.227
10. Mark Foster, Yamaha YZF-R7, 1:37.640
11. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 1:37.809
12. Chris Voelker, Honda CBR900RR, 1:38.665
13. Joe Gill, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:39.234
14. Kim Nakashima, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.543
15. Kenyon Kluge, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:41.002

Formula Xtreme Friday Morning Practice Times From Sears Point


1. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:36.796
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.028
3. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 1:37.136
4. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:37.715
5. Damon Buckamster, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:37.877
6. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR, 1:38.332
7. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:38.335
8. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 1:38.502
9. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:39.040
10. Richie Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:39.944

Fast Girl Snyder Makes Dirt Track Racing History By Beating The National Boys

Factory Harley-Davidson rider Jennifer Snyder made racing history April 28 in Richmond, Virginia during the opening round of the Formula USA National Dirt Track series. On that night, 17-year-old Snyder set the fastest time in qualifying, won her heat race, and then became the first woman to win a professional dirt track race with a victory in the Pro Singles class. Snyder, who has six years of racing experience, beat her factory Harley-Davidson teammate Rich King along with Mike Hacker, Will Davis, and Bryan Smith.

Snyder now leads the point standings with the next Formula USA dirt track race scheduled for June 8 at Sheboygan County Fair Grounds in Plymouth, Wisconsin, less than an hour’s drive from Road America, site of AMA Pro road races scheduled for the same weekend.

600cc Riders Fastest In Friday Afternoon 750cc Supersport Practice At Sears

Several riders on 600cc Supersport bikes led the way in the Friday afternoon 750cc Supersport practice session during the AMA National weekend at Sears Point. The fastest riders actually riding a 750 were Rich Alexander and Chris Ulrich.

Fastest times follow:

1. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:38.278
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:38.354
3. Lee Acree, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:38.787
4. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:38.978
5. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:39.172
6. Brian Parriott, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:39.467
7. Rich Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.477
8. Roger Hayden, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:39.498
9. Chris Ulrich, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:39.702
10. Jimmy Moore, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:40.018
11. James Randolph, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.300
12. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:40.319
13. Tony Lupo, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:40.463
14. Owen Richey, Suzuki, 1:42.398
15. Stuart Stratton, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:42.527
16. Alan Schmidt, Suzuki, 1:42.940
17. Jim Nakashima, Suzuki, 1:43.075
18. David Ortega, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:43.076
19. Tony Meiring, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.087
20. Ben Spies, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:43.121
21. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki ZX-6R, 1:43.215
22. Gary Hatfield, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:43.229
23. Ed Milhausen, Suzuki, 1:43.732
24. Jeff Bostrom, Suzuki, 1:44.107
25. Kenyon Kluge, Suzuki, 1:44.291
26. Scott Gooch, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:44.315
27. Kevin Carter, Yamaha YZF-R6, 1:44.543
28. Robert Bussey, Suzuki, 1:45.527
29. Mark Simon, Suzuki, 1:46.043
30. Tyler Wadsworth, Yamaha, 1:46.308

Ciccotto Fastest On Buell In Friday Pro Thunder Practice At Sears Point

Buells led the way in AMA Pro Thunder practice Friday afternoon at Sears Point, with Mike Ciccotto and Tripp Nobles first and second in times. Top times follow:
1. Mike Ciccotto, Buell, 1:40.397
2. Tripp Nobles, Buell, 1:40.508
3. Tom Montano, Ducati, 1:41.735
4. Dave Estok, Buell, 1:42.221
5. Jeff Nash, Ducati, 1:43.302
6. Dean Mizdal, Ducati, 1:43.303
7. Cal Sprenger, Ducati, 1:43.427
8. Zoran Vujasinovic, Suzuki, 1:44.139
9. David White, Honda, 1:45.195
10. Justin McReynolds, Buell, 1:46.955
11. Brain Long, Suzuki, 1:47.383
12. Ricky Lundgren, Ducati, 1:47.590
13. Michael Ellsworth, Suzuki, 1:48.590
14. Dale Palmer, Suzuki, 1:49.177
15. Michael Hardin, Ducati, 1:49.222

In the Friday morning Pro Thunder session, times looked like this:
1. Tripp Nobles, Buell, 1:42.858
2. Thomas Montano, Ducati, 1:44.003
3. Jeff Nash, Ducati, 1:44.939
4. Mike Ciccotto, Buell, 1:45.033
5. Justin McReynolds, Buell, 1:46.377
6. Chris Lacruze, Ducati, 1:46.644
7. Zoran Vajasinovic, Suzuki, 1:47.491
8. Mike Krynock, Ducati, 1:47.872
9. Dean Mizdal, Ducati, 1:48.521
10. Brian Long, Suzuki, 1:49.503

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