1. Rich Oliver, 2:17.376
2. Chuck Sorensen, 2:18.723
3. Jimmy Filice, 2:19.804
4. Perry Melneciuc, 2:21.273
5. Simon Turner, 2:22.616
6. Michael Hannas, 2:23.371
7. William Himmelsbach, 2:24.894
8. Ed Sorbo, 2:25.614
9. Ed Marchini, 2:25.745
10. Chris Pyles, 2:26.080
11. Cory West, 2:26.530
12. Bruce Lind, 2:28.024
13. Roy de Groot, 2:28.062
14. Shane Breeding, 2:28.133
15. John France, 2:28.808
MBNA 250cc Grand Prix Heat Race Results:
Race #1
1. Rich Oliver
2. Jimmy Filice
3. Perry Melneciuc
4. Ed Marchini
5. Ed Sorbo
Race #2
1. Chuck Sorensen
2. Simon Turner
3. Chris Pyles
4. Ty Piz
5. William Himmelsbach
Rich Oliver won the faster of the two heat races putting him on the pole for Sunday’s 10-lap final. Sorensen, Filice, and Turner will complete the front row. Melneciuc, Pyles, Marchini, and Piz will make up row two. Michael Hannas suffered a mechanical DNF in heat race two and will have to start from the back of the grid.
1. Richie Alexander, 2:16.365 2. Chris Ulrich, 2:16.411 3. Ben Spies, 2:16.674 4. Mark Junge, 2:17.345 5. Jimmy Moore, 2:18.151 6. Daigoro Suzuki, 2:18.165 7. Tony Meiring, 2:18.239 8. Vincent Haskovec, 2:18.592 9. Anthony Lupo, 2:18.858 10. David Ortega, 2:19.077 11. Alan Schmidt, 2:19.919 12. Shawn Conrad, 2:20.534 13. Rich Conicelli, 2:21.027 14. Scott Gooch, 2:21.287 15. Owen Richey, 2:21.461 16. Randall Mennenga, 2:21.797 17. Tyler Wadsworth, 2:22.162 18. James Milroy, 2:22.504 19. Shawn Potter, 2:23.887 20. Steve Patterson, 2:23.902
By Glenn LeSanto
He had his first World Superbike race win of the season at the last round in Donington, now he’s got his first Superpole victory – Neil Hodgson is on a roll. After a difficult start to the season it all seems to be coming together for Hodgson and the GSE Ducati team. After qualifying fourth in final practice, Hodgson lifted his game just enough to grab pole for Sunday’s World Superbike Championship race at Lausitzring. Hodgson, who won the British Superbike Championship last year, was in a relaxed and confident mood after Superpole.
“It’s nice to get a Superpole win – I get more money for that so now I can pay a few bills,” joked Hodgson afterwards. He also spoke about the all-new Lausitzring circuit, which is situated between Dresden and Berlin in Germany. “To be honest I didn’t like the track when I first came here on Wednesday for testing, I thought it was a little repetitive – even boring. But by the end of Friday, when I had found a better set-up, I started to get quicker and I started to enjoy it more. It won’t be good if it rains hard for the race, though, as the track doesn’t drain well and it’ll make conditions very difficult.”
Joining Hodgson on the front row will be Troy Corser, Colin Edwards and Tady Okada. Corser almost beat Hodgson’s time, “I was on my way to pole but had a little slide in the final turn, that’s all it takes in Superpole to lose a few places. Just look at what happened to Izutsu,” said Corser, referring to the Kawasaki rider’s near-highside. Izutsu’s lap was looking very good until he almost highsided in the penultimate turn, pushing him down to 15th
on the grid.
Ben Bostrom, still suffering from the shoulder he injured in Monza, had a good Superpole. He jumped from 15th in final qualifying to fifth on the grid. Steve Martin, who had impressed in qualifying with third fastest, lost ground – ending up on the second row in seventh.
World Superbike Championship
Lausitzring, Germany
Final qualifying times:
1.Neil Hodgson, GB (Ducati) 1:40.205
2.Troy Corser, Australia (Aprilia) 1:40.316
3.Colin Edwards, USA (Honda) 1:40.356
4.Tady Okada, Japan (Honda) 1:40.364
5.Ben Bostrom, USA (Ducati) 1:40.368
6.Pier-Francesco Chili, Italy (Suzuki) 1:40.431
7.Steve Martin, Australia (Ducati) 1:40.458
8.Troy Bayliss, Australia (Ducati) 1:40.495
9.Regis Laconi, France (Aprilia) 1:40.600
10.Akira Yanagawa, Japan (Kawasaki) 1:40.719
By Glenn LeSanto
Despite quitting his team after the Donington round, defending European Superstock Champion James Ellison is on pole for Sunday’s race at
Lausitzring in Germany. The young British rider took his Suzuki to the head of the pack in sunny conditions early on Saturday morning. But he’s only a few tenths of a second ahead of his archrival Walter Tortoroglio, who’s also
riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000. The pair have been involved in a closely fought battle at every round of the series so far this year, with Ellison just taking the advantage with a win at Donington. The close action looks set to
continue in Sunday’s race. Marty Nutt continues his good run of form, qualifying third on the grid. But Nutt, also on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, is still a second off Ellison’s pace.
Spaniard Daniel Oliver had his best qualifying session of the year on the Aprilia RSV1000R to take the last slot on the front row, proving that you don’t have to be on a Suzuki to do well in Superstock. Like Nutt, he’ll have his work cut out on race day – he’s also over a second off the pole time.
European Superstock
Lausitzring, Germany
Final Qualifying
Rider, nationality, manufacturer, time
1.James Ellison, GBR, Suzuki, 1:45.427
2.Walter Tortoroglio, ITA, Suzuki, 1:45.780
3.Marty Nutt, GBR, Suzuki, 1:46.489
4.Daniel Oliver, SPA, Aprilia, 1:46.640
5.Benny Jerzenbeck, GER, Suzuki, 1:46.679
6.Giacomo Romanelli, ITA, Suzuki, 1:47.099
7.Marty Heckles, GBR, Honda, 1:47.194
8.Dario Tosolini, ITA, Ducati, 1:47.250
1. John Hopkins, 2:11.858, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Roger Lee Hayden, 2:12.051, Honda CBR929RR
3. Damon Buckmaster, 2:12.288, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
4. Aaron Gobert, 2:12.654, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
5. Jake Zemke, 2:12.849, Honda CBR929RR
6. Josh Hayes, 2:13.026, Honda CBR929RR
7. Richie Alexander, 2:14.058, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Tom Kipp, 2:14.453, Suzuki GSX-R1000
9. Grant Lopez, 2:17.293, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Chris Voelker, 2:19.900, Honda CBR900RR
Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster was quickest in Formula Xtreme qualifying at Road America on a hybrid YZF-R1/R7, taking pole with the help of a Dunlop qualifying tire. John Hopkins was second-fastest on a Michelin race tire. Times follow:
1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:10.231
2. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:10.611
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:11.197
4. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:12.059
5. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, 2:12.059
6. Roger Hayden, Honda, 1:12.732
7. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:12.978
8. Rich Alexander, Suzuki, 1:13.398
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:14.342
10. Chris Voelker, Honda, 1:19.421
11. Paul Ducato, 2:20.308
12. Mark Miller, Honda, 2:20.436
13. Michael Rawlings, Honda, 2:21.028
14. Chuck Allen, Suzuki, 2:21.466
15. Owen Richey, Suzuki, 2:21.972
16. Brian Boyd, Yamaha, 2:22.131
17. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki, 2:24.179
18. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 2:25.437
19. Chris Monge, Suzuki, 2:26.082
1. Aaron Yates, 2:17.062, Suzuki
2. Jamie Hacking, 2:17.379, Suzuki
3. Tommy Hayden, 2:17.413, Yamaha
4. Anthony Gobert, 2:17.589, Yamaha
5. John Hopkins, 2:17.812, Suzuki
6. Jimmy Moore, 2:17.962, Suzuki
7. Jake Zemke, 2:18.266, Honda
8. Miguel Duhamel, 2:18.538, Honda
9. Roger Lee Hayden, 2:18.940, Honda
10. Aaron Gobert, 2:19.034, Yamaha
11. Vincent Haskovec, 2:19.145, Suzuki
12. Josh Hayes, 2:19.159, Honda
13. Kurtis Roberts, 2:19.189, Honda
14. Tom Kipp, 2:19.894, Suzuki
15. Damon Buckmaster, 2:21.235, Yamaha
16. Grant Lopez, 2:21.469, Suzuki
17. Eric Bostrom, 2:21.606, Kawasaki
18. Daigoro Suzuki, 2:23.175, Kawasaki
19. David Ortega, 2:23.364, Suzuki
20. Tyler Wadsworth, 2:23.454, Yamaha
Young Jason DiSalvo has been named a wild card rider for the 250cc World Championship Grand Prix race at Assen, Holland June 29-20.
The Dutch Grand Prix is also known as the Dutch TT, and typical draws as many as 250,000 spectators.
DiSalvo will ride his Cruise America Grand Prix Honda RS250 in Holland.
This weekend, DiSalvo is racing at Grobnik, Croatia and was 7th fastest in Friday practice.
Final Suzuki Genuine Accessories 750cc Supersport Qualifying Times:
1. Jimmy Moore, 2:15.441
2. Ben Spies, 2:15.746
3. Mark Junge, 2:16.110
4. Chris Ulrich, 2:16.389
5. Vincent Haskovec, 2:16.637
6. Richie Alexander, 2:17.182
7. Mauro Cereda, 2:17.505
8. Rich Conicelli, 2:18.120
9. Tony Meiring, 2:18.777
10. John Jacobi, 2:18.778
11. Tom Kipp, 2:19.119
12. Anthony Lupo, 2:19.272
13. Alan Schmidt, 2:19.495
14. David Ortega, 2:20.097
15. Scott Gooch, 2:20.295
16. Dr. Jeffrey Purk, D.D.S., 2:20.345
17. Daigoro Suzuki, 2:20.387
18. Randall Mennenga, 2:20.486
19. Scott Hermersman, 2:20.495
20. Shawn Conrad, 2:21.746
1. Rich Oliver, 2:17.376
2. Chuck Sorensen, 2:18.723
3. Jimmy Filice, 2:19.804
4. Perry Melneciuc, 2:21.273
5. Simon Turner, 2:22.616
6. Michael Hannas, 2:23.371
7. William Himmelsbach, 2:24.894
8. Ed Sorbo, 2:25.614
9. Ed Marchini, 2:25.745
10. Chris Pyles, 2:26.080
11. Cory West, 2:26.530
12. Bruce Lind, 2:28.024
13. Roy de Groot, 2:28.062
14. Shane Breeding, 2:28.133
15. John France, 2:28.808
MBNA 250cc Grand Prix Heat Race Results:
Race #1
1. Rich Oliver
2. Jimmy Filice
3. Perry Melneciuc
4. Ed Marchini
5. Ed Sorbo
Race #2
1. Chuck Sorensen
2. Simon Turner
3. Chris Pyles
4. Ty Piz
5. William Himmelsbach
Rich Oliver won the faster of the two heat races putting him on the pole for Sunday’s 10-lap final. Sorensen, Filice, and Turner will complete the front row. Melneciuc, Pyles, Marchini, and Piz will make up row two. Michael Hannas suffered a mechanical DNF in heat race two and will have to start from the back of the grid.
1. Richie Alexander, 2:16.365 2. Chris Ulrich, 2:16.411 3. Ben Spies, 2:16.674 4. Mark Junge, 2:17.345 5. Jimmy Moore, 2:18.151 6. Daigoro Suzuki, 2:18.165 7. Tony Meiring, 2:18.239 8. Vincent Haskovec, 2:18.592 9. Anthony Lupo, 2:18.858 10. David Ortega, 2:19.077 11. Alan Schmidt, 2:19.919 12. Shawn Conrad, 2:20.534 13. Rich Conicelli, 2:21.027 14. Scott Gooch, 2:21.287 15. Owen Richey, 2:21.461 16. Randall Mennenga, 2:21.797 17. Tyler Wadsworth, 2:22.162 18. James Milroy, 2:22.504 19. Shawn Potter, 2:23.887 20. Steve Patterson, 2:23.902
By Glenn LeSanto
He had his first World Superbike race win of the season at the last round in Donington, now he’s got his first Superpole victory – Neil Hodgson is on a roll. After a difficult start to the season it all seems to be coming together for Hodgson and the GSE Ducati team. After qualifying fourth in final practice, Hodgson lifted his game just enough to grab pole for Sunday’s World Superbike Championship race at Lausitzring. Hodgson, who won the British Superbike Championship last year, was in a relaxed and confident mood after Superpole.
“It’s nice to get a Superpole win – I get more money for that so now I can pay a few bills,” joked Hodgson afterwards. He also spoke about the all-new Lausitzring circuit, which is situated between Dresden and Berlin in Germany. “To be honest I didn’t like the track when I first came here on Wednesday for testing, I thought it was a little repetitive – even boring. But by the end of Friday, when I had found a better set-up, I started to get quicker and I started to enjoy it more. It won’t be good if it rains hard for the race, though, as the track doesn’t drain well and it’ll make conditions very difficult.”
Joining Hodgson on the front row will be Troy Corser, Colin Edwards and Tady Okada. Corser almost beat Hodgson’s time, “I was on my way to pole but had a little slide in the final turn, that’s all it takes in Superpole to lose a few places. Just look at what happened to Izutsu,” said Corser, referring to the Kawasaki rider’s near-highside. Izutsu’s lap was looking very good until he almost highsided in the penultimate turn, pushing him down to 15th
on the grid.
Ben Bostrom, still suffering from the shoulder he injured in Monza, had a good Superpole. He jumped from 15th in final qualifying to fifth on the grid. Steve Martin, who had impressed in qualifying with third fastest, lost ground – ending up on the second row in seventh.
World Superbike Championship
Lausitzring, Germany
Final qualifying times:
1.Neil Hodgson, GB (Ducati) 1:40.205
2.Troy Corser, Australia (Aprilia) 1:40.316
3.Colin Edwards, USA (Honda) 1:40.356
4.Tady Okada, Japan (Honda) 1:40.364
5.Ben Bostrom, USA (Ducati) 1:40.368
6.Pier-Francesco Chili, Italy (Suzuki) 1:40.431
7.Steve Martin, Australia (Ducati) 1:40.458
8.Troy Bayliss, Australia (Ducati) 1:40.495
9.Regis Laconi, France (Aprilia) 1:40.600
10.Akira Yanagawa, Japan (Kawasaki) 1:40.719
By Glenn LeSanto
Despite quitting his team after the Donington round, defending European Superstock Champion James Ellison is on pole for Sunday’s race at
Lausitzring in Germany. The young British rider took his Suzuki to the head of the pack in sunny conditions early on Saturday morning. But he’s only a few tenths of a second ahead of his archrival Walter Tortoroglio, who’s also
riding a Suzuki GSX-R1000. The pair have been involved in a closely fought battle at every round of the series so far this year, with Ellison just taking the advantage with a win at Donington. The close action looks set to
continue in Sunday’s race. Marty Nutt continues his good run of form, qualifying third on the grid. But Nutt, also on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, is still a second off Ellison’s pace.
Spaniard Daniel Oliver had his best qualifying session of the year on the Aprilia RSV1000R to take the last slot on the front row, proving that you don’t have to be on a Suzuki to do well in Superstock. Like Nutt, he’ll have his work cut out on race day – he’s also over a second off the pole time.
European Superstock
Lausitzring, Germany
Final Qualifying
Rider, nationality, manufacturer, time
1.James Ellison, GBR, Suzuki, 1:45.427
2.Walter Tortoroglio, ITA, Suzuki, 1:45.780
3.Marty Nutt, GBR, Suzuki, 1:46.489
4.Daniel Oliver, SPA, Aprilia, 1:46.640
5.Benny Jerzenbeck, GER, Suzuki, 1:46.679
6.Giacomo Romanelli, ITA, Suzuki, 1:47.099
7.Marty Heckles, GBR, Honda, 1:47.194
8.Dario Tosolini, ITA, Ducati, 1:47.250
1. John Hopkins, 2:11.858, Suzuki GSX-R1000
2. Roger Lee Hayden, 2:12.051, Honda CBR929RR
3. Damon Buckmaster, 2:12.288, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
4. Aaron Gobert, 2:12.654, Yamaha YZF-R7/R1
5. Jake Zemke, 2:12.849, Honda CBR929RR
6. Josh Hayes, 2:13.026, Honda CBR929RR
7. Richie Alexander, 2:14.058, Suzuki GSX-R1000
8. Tom Kipp, 2:14.453, Suzuki GSX-R1000
9. Grant Lopez, 2:17.293, Suzuki GSX-R1000
10. Chris Voelker, 2:19.900, Honda CBR900RR
Graves Yamaha’s Damon Buckmaster was quickest in Formula Xtreme qualifying at Road America on a hybrid YZF-R1/R7, taking pole with the help of a Dunlop qualifying tire. John Hopkins was second-fastest on a Michelin race tire. Times follow:
1. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:10.231
2. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:10.611
3. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha, 1:11.197
4. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:12.059
5. Tom Kipp, Suzuki, 2:12.059
6. Roger Hayden, Honda, 1:12.732
7. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:12.978
8. Rich Alexander, Suzuki, 1:13.398
9. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:14.342
10. Chris Voelker, Honda, 1:19.421
11. Paul Ducato, 2:20.308
12. Mark Miller, Honda, 2:20.436
13. Michael Rawlings, Honda, 2:21.028
14. Chuck Allen, Suzuki, 2:21.466
15. Owen Richey, Suzuki, 2:21.972
16. Brian Boyd, Yamaha, 2:22.131
17. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki, 2:24.179
18. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 2:25.437
19. Chris Monge, Suzuki, 2:26.082
1. Aaron Yates, 2:17.062, Suzuki
2. Jamie Hacking, 2:17.379, Suzuki
3. Tommy Hayden, 2:17.413, Yamaha
4. Anthony Gobert, 2:17.589, Yamaha
5. John Hopkins, 2:17.812, Suzuki
6. Jimmy Moore, 2:17.962, Suzuki
7. Jake Zemke, 2:18.266, Honda
8. Miguel Duhamel, 2:18.538, Honda
9. Roger Lee Hayden, 2:18.940, Honda
10. Aaron Gobert, 2:19.034, Yamaha
11. Vincent Haskovec, 2:19.145, Suzuki
12. Josh Hayes, 2:19.159, Honda
13. Kurtis Roberts, 2:19.189, Honda
14. Tom Kipp, 2:19.894, Suzuki
15. Damon Buckmaster, 2:21.235, Yamaha
16. Grant Lopez, 2:21.469, Suzuki
17. Eric Bostrom, 2:21.606, Kawasaki
18. Daigoro Suzuki, 2:23.175, Kawasaki
19. David Ortega, 2:23.364, Suzuki
20. Tyler Wadsworth, 2:23.454, Yamaha
Young Jason DiSalvo has been named a wild card rider for the 250cc World Championship Grand Prix race at Assen, Holland June 29-20.
The Dutch Grand Prix is also known as the Dutch TT, and typical draws as many as 250,000 spectators.
DiSalvo will ride his Cruise America Grand Prix Honda RS250 in Holland.
This weekend, DiSalvo is racing at Grobnik, Croatia and was 7th fastest in Friday practice.
Final Suzuki Genuine Accessories 750cc Supersport Qualifying Times:
1. Jimmy Moore, 2:15.441
2. Ben Spies, 2:15.746
3. Mark Junge, 2:16.110
4. Chris Ulrich, 2:16.389
5. Vincent Haskovec, 2:16.637
6. Richie Alexander, 2:17.182
7. Mauro Cereda, 2:17.505
8. Rich Conicelli, 2:18.120
9. Tony Meiring, 2:18.777
10. John Jacobi, 2:18.778
11. Tom Kipp, 2:19.119
12. Anthony Lupo, 2:19.272
13. Alan Schmidt, 2:19.495
14. David Ortega, 2:20.097
15. Scott Gooch, 2:20.295
16. Dr. Jeffrey Purk, D.D.S., 2:20.345
17. Daigoro Suzuki, 2:20.387
18. Randall Mennenga, 2:20.486
19. Scott Hermersman, 2:20.495
20. Shawn Conrad, 2:21.746
