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Updated Post With Times: Lopez Dislocates Shoulder In First Formula Xtreme Practice At Road Atlanta

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Updated Post With Times: Lopez Dislocates Shoulder In First Formula Xtreme Practice At Road Atlanta

Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Grant Lopez took his GSX-R1000 under the existing Formula Xtreme lap record in the opening laps of official practice at Road Atlanta Friday morning, then crashed and dislocated his right shoulder.

Lopez fell in turn 12 and slid into Alpina Air Module/Air Fence deployed outside the turn, in front of a concrete wall.

Lopez ended up underneath the Air Module. Alpina Managing Director Ingo Hopfgartner said that the Air Fence had been installed correctly and had worked properly, then re-deployed itself over Lopez after Lopez impacted and collapsed the fence. This feature allows the Air Fence to handle multiple rider impacts, with the module center section reinflating automatically after impact, even if a rider is still lying at the base of the module.

Prior to crashing, Lopez turned a 1:25.479 lap time. The official class lap record is 1:25.601.

Lap times from the session follow:
1. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.479
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.713
3. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:26.051
4. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR9292RR, 1:26.518
5. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR9292RR, 1:26.592
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:26.601
7. Mark Miller, Honda CBR9292RR, 1:26.663
8. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:26.760
9. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:26.844
10. Rich Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:27.298
11. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.744
12. Steve Grigg, Kawasaki 840, 1:30.120
13. Billy Ethridge, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.546
14. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki GSX-R, 1:33.204
15. Troy Vincent, Suzuki GSX-R, 1:33.308
16. Justin Garvin, 1:33.655
17. John Ross, Suzuki, 1:35.002
18. Robert Hilliard, Suzuki, 1:36.547
19. Rick Narup, Suzuki, 1:36.547
20. Stephen Tuel, Yamaha, 1:37.489
21. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:38.340
22. Daniel Smallwood, Suzuki, 1:38.753
23. James Compton, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:38.968

Lopez To Attempt Provisional Start In Formula Xtreme

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Lopez To Attempt Provisional Start In Formula Xtreme

Grant Lopez will attempt to make a provisional start in tomorrow’s Formula Xtreme race despite suffering a dislocated and chipped right shoulder in a crash this morning.

Lopez was originally though to have broken his upper right arm in the crash. X-rays at the local medical center revealed the dislocation, complicated by a bone chip out of the shoulder socket.

Doctors repositioned the shoulder and a subsequent X-ray showed that the bone chip went back into place.

Lopez returned to the track and informed Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki that he will attempt to ride in tomorrow’s race to salvage some points. AMA officials have said that Lopez is entitled to a provisional start under AMA rules.

Only 23 riders have entered the Formula Xtreme race at Road Atlanta, with points paid down 30 places.

If Lopez can make the start and finish at least half of the race (or eight of 16 scheduled laps), he will be eligible to receive points.

Lopez will decide (whether or not he will try to race), tomorrow morning.

After returning to the track from the hospital, Lopez admitted that he was anxious to run on the pace immediately because he had not been allowed to practice on Thursday. Lopez usually practices on Thursday and works up to speed, but AMA rules banned him from practice because he is currently in the top 10 in 600cc Supersport points. As a result, Lopez said, he was “in a bit of a hurry” and simply lost the front over ripples in turn 12. Lopez attempted to compensate by applying throttle but then slid the rear, and finally lost the front again and crashed.

I Never Got Into The Wall, Lopez Says Of Big Crash Into Air Fence

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I Never Got Into The Wall, Lopez Says Of Big Crash Into Air Fence

“I never got into the wall,” Grant Lopez said of his big crash during Formula Xtreme practice this morning, which saw him slide at over 100 mph into the Air Fence modules lining a concrete wall outside turn 12.

“I was sliding head first with my arms out,” Lopez said, “and went into the Air Fence. My arm hooked on the (bottom) outside edge of the Air Fence. I never got into the wall.”

Lopez suffered a dislocated right shoulder and a bone chip in the shoulder socket.

Updated Post: Friday Morning Practice Times From Road Atlanta

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Updated Post: Friday Morning Practice Times From Road Atlanta

Times from Friday Morning official practice at Road Atlanta for the Big Kahuna AMA Superbike Nationals:

750cc Supersport
1. Mike Ciccotto, GSX-R750, 1:27.152
2. Eric Bostrom, ZX-6R, 1:27.830*
3. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R6, 1:28.144*
4. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R600, 1:28.520*
5. Josh Hayes, CBR600F4i, 1:28.521*
6. Jake Zemke, CBR600F4i, 1:28.522*
7. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, 1:28.673
8. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R600, 1:28.763*
9. Vince Haskovec, GSX-R600, 1:28.784*
10. Roger Lee Hayden, CBR600F4i, 1:29.103*
11. Justin Blake, GSX-R750, 1:29.121
12. Brian Parriott, GSX-R600, 1:29.148*
13. Ben Spies, GSX-R750, 1:29.450
14. Brian Gibbs, GSX-R750, 1:29.526
15. Lee Acree, GSX-R600, 1:29.736*
16. Edward Ted Cobb, GSX-R750, 1:30.041
17. Tony Lupo, GSX-R750, 1:30.662
18. Gabriel Henning, GSX-R750, 1:30.713
19. Steve Patterson, GSX-R600, 1:30.751
20. Scott Carpenter, GSX-R750, 1:30.303
21. Brian Stokes, GSX-R750, 1:31.323
22. Daigoro Suzuki, GSX-R750, 1:31.556
23. Brian Livengood, YZF-R6, 1:31.559
24. Tony Meiring, GSX-R750, 1:31.738
25. Billy Ethridge, GSX-R750, 1:32.211

*600cc Supersport entrant riding 600cc Supersport racebike for additional practice

Superbike:
1. Aaron Yates, GSX-R750, 1:24.366
2. Mat Mladin, GSX-R750, 1:24.471
3. Doug Chandler, ZX-7RR, 1:24.526
4. Anthony Gobert, YZF-R7, 1:24.540
5. Jamie Hacking, GSX-R750, 1:24.860
6. Eric Bostrom, ZX-7RR, 1:24.946
7. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R7, 1:25.403
8. Steve Rapp, Duc 996, 1:25.608
9. Kurtis Roberts, RC51, 1:25.618
10. Miguel Duhamel, RC51, 1:25.801
11. Larry Pegram, Duc 996, 1:26.012
12. Nicky Hayden, RC51, 1:26.114
13. Pascal Picotte, VR1000, 1:26.243
14. Mike Smith, VRF1000, 1:26.393
15. Andrea Meklau, Duc 996, 1:26.427
16. Mike Ciccotto, GSX-R750, 1:26.527*
17. Jordan Szoke, VR1000, 1:26.717
18. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R750, 1:27.723*
19. Ben Spies, GSX-R750, 1:27.754*
20. Lee Acree, GSX-R750, 1:28.027*
21. Brian Parriott, GSX-R750, 1:28.536*
22. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, 1:28.685*
23. Richie Alexander, GSX-R750, 1:28.772*
24. Gabriel Henning, GSX-R750, 1:29.861*
25. Anthony Lupo, GSX-R750, 1:29.956*
26. Rich Conicelli, GSX-R750, 1:30.174*
27. Wade Buffington, GSX-R750, 1:30.345*
28. Mauro Cereda, GSX-R750, 1:30.685*
29. Andy Deatheridge, GSX-R750, 1:30.731*
30. Tony Meiring, GSX-R750, 1:31.123*

*750cc Supersport entrant riding 750cc Supersport racebike on DOT-labelled tires

600cc Supersport:
1. Eric Bostrom, ZX-6R, 1:27.546
2. Jamie Hacking, GSX-R600, 1:27.957
3. Josh Hayes, CBR600F4i, 1:28.199
4. Roger Lee Hayden, CBR600F4i, 1:28.272
5. John Hopkins, GSX-R600, 1:28.344
6. Aaron Yates, GSX-R600, 1:28.345
7. Anthony Gobert, YZF-R6, 1:28.362
8. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R6, 1:28.418
9. Miguel Duhamel, CBR600F4i, 1:28.589
10. Jake Zemke, CBR600F4i, 1:28.609
11. Kurtis Roberts, CBR600F4i, 1:28.675
12. Grant Lopez, GSX-R600, 1:28.942
13. Damon Buckmaster, YZF-R6, 1:29.130
14. Aaron Gobert, YZF-R6, 1:29.442
15. Lee Acree, GSX-R600, 1:29.465
16. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R600, 1:29.999
17. Brian Parriott, GSX-R600, 1:29.999
18. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R600, 1:30.566
19. Vince Haskovec, GSX-R600, 1:30.571
20. Steve Patterson, GSX-R600, 1:31.445
21. Daigoro Suzuki, GSX-R600, 1:32.519
22. Scott Gardner, YZF-R6, 1:32.586
23. David Ortega, GSX-R600, 1:33.062
24. Scott Brown, GSX-R600, 1:33.076
25. Mark Simon, GSX-R600, 1:34.228

250cc Grand Prix:
1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:26.900
2. Roland Sands, Yamaha, 1:28.242
3. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:29.880
4. Chuck Sorensen, Yamaha, 1:30.881
5. SImon Turner, Yamaha, 1:31.606
6. Bill Himmelsbach, Yamaha, 1:32.546
7. Ben Walters, Yamaha, 1:33.311
8. Chris Pyles, Yamaha, 1:33.602
9. Cory West, Yamaha, 1:33.743
10. John France, Honda, 1:35.691
11. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, 1:35.887
12. Michael Hannas, Yamaha, 1:36.066
13. Steve Reeves, Honda, 1:36.401
14. Chris Holst, Yamaha, 1:36.970
15. Bruce Lind, Yamaha, 1:37.436
16. Randy Renfrow, Honda, 1:38.051
17. Wade Buffington, Yamaha, 1:38.157
18. Ty Piz, Yamaha, 1:38.624
19. Greg Esser, Honda, 1:39.135
20. Shane Breeding, Honda, 1:39.317

Updated Friday Afternoon Practice And Qualifying Times From Road Atlanta AMA Superbike National

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Updated Friday Afternoon Practice And Qualifying Times From Road Atlanta AMA Superbike National

This post will be updated as times become available

600cc Supersport Practice:

1. Yates, 1:27.753
2. Duhamel, 1:27.867
3. Gobert, 1:27.951
4. Hacking, 1:28.046
5. T. Hayden, 1:28.114
6. Hopkins, 1:28.460
7. Hayes, 1:28.712
8. Pridmore, 1:28.799
9. Aaron Gobert, 1:28.836
10. Acree, 1:29.032
11. Buckmaster, 1:29.095
12. R. Hayden, 1:29.099
13. Zemke, 1:29.103
14. Roberts, 1:29.119
15. Bostrom, 1:29.595
16. Parriott, 1:29.854
17. Moore, 1:30.039
18. Haskovec, 1:30.265
19. Patterson, 1:31.079
20. Livengood, 1:32.221

250cc Grand Prix Practice:

1. Rich Oliver, 1:27.168, Yamaha
2. Roland Sands, 1:29.157, Yamaha
3. Perry Melneciuc, 1:30.257, Yamaha
4. Chuck Sorensen, 1:30.644, Yamaha
5. Simon Turner, 1:30.752, Yamaha
6. Mike Hannas, 1:31.173, Yamaha
7. Derek King, 1:31.496, Honda
8. William Himmelsbach, 1:32.201, Yamaha
9. Ed Marchini, 1:32.464, Yamaha
10. Ben Walters, 1:32.643, Yamaha
11. Cory West, 1:32.692, Yamaha
12. Chris Pyles, 1:33.035, Yamaha
13. Ed Sorbo, 1:33.556, Yamaha
14. Greg Esser, 1:34.684, Honda
15. John France, 1:34.993, Honda
16. Scott Martin, 1:35.184, Honda
17. Ty Piz, 1:36.013, Yamaha
18. Steve Reeves, 1:36.083, Honda
19. Jim Filice, 1:36.267, Yamaha
20. James Bonner, 1:36.420, Yamaha

750cc Supersport Practice
1. Eric Bostrom, ZX-6R, 1:27.859
2. Ben Spies, GSX-R750, 1:27.997
3. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R750, 1:28.164
4. John Hopkins, GSX-R600, 1:28.363
5. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R6, 1:28.417
6. Justin Blake, GSX-R750, 1:28.527
7. Lee Acree, GSX-R600, 1:28.705
8. Roger Lee Hayden, CBR600F4i, 1:28.734
9. Vince Haskovec, GSX-R750, 1:28.766
10. Josh Hayes, CBR600F4i, 1:28.781
11. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, 1:28.787
12. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R600, 1:28.898
13. Anthony Lupo, GSX-R750, 1:29.388
14. Brian Gibbs, GSX-R750, 1:29.464
15. Ted Cobb, GSX-R750, 1:29.487
16. Brian Parriott, GSX-R600, 1:29.815
17. Rich Conicelli, GSX-R750, 1:30.021
18. Gabriel Henning, GSX-R750, 1:30.123
19. Mauro Cereda, GSX-R750, 1:30.487
20. Brian Stokes, GSX-R750, 1:30.865

AMA Superbike First Qualifying Session

1. Mat Mladin, 1:23.475
2. Anthony Gobert, 1:23.527
3. Nicky Hayden, 1:24.106
4. Aaron Yates, 1:24.158
5. Doug Chandler, 1:24.205
6. Eric Bostrom, 1:24.545
7. Jamie Hacking, 1:24.569
8. Larry Pegram, 1:24.770
9. Tommy Hayden, 1:24.921
10. Steve Rapp, 1:25.100
11. Miguel Duhamel, 1:25.217
12. Kurtis Roberts, 1:25.268
13. Andreas Meklau, 1:25.505
14. Mike Smith, 1:26.202
15. Jordan Szoke, 1:26.423
16. Padcal Picotte, 1:26.438
17. Mike Ciccotto, 1:26.848*
18. Lee Acree, 1:27.789*
19. Jimmy Moore, 1:28.184*
20. Brian Parriott, 1:28.235*
21. Rich Conicelli, 1:29.057*
22. Wade Buffington, 1:29.156*
23. Gabriel Henning, 1:29.220*
24. Andrew Deatherage, 1:29.281
25. Chris Ulrich, 1:29.400*
26. Carlos Macias, 1:29.503
27. Mauro Cereda, 1:30.065*
28. Tony Meiring, 1:30.464*
29. Jim Doerfler, 1:30.887*
30. John Ashmead, 1:30.900*

*750cc Supersport entrant on 750cc Supersport racebike on DOT-labeled tires

Formula Xtreme Qualifying
1. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR, 1:24.937
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:25.076
3. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.458
4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:25.503
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 1:25.891
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:26.246*
7. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 1:26.881
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:27.055
9. Rich Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:27.627
10. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.782
11. Steve Grigg, Kaw 850, 1:28.573
12. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, 1:30.596
13. Billy Ethridge, Suzuki, 1:31.608
14. Troy Vincent, Suzuki, 1:32.010
15. Jame Thompson, Suzuki, 1:32.335

*Crashed, reported broken collarbone

750cc Supersport Qualifying
(All Suzuki GSX-R750 unless noted otherwise)
1. Mike Ciccotto, 1:26.396
2. Ben Spies, 1:27.143
3. Chris Ulrich, 1:27.664
4. Rich Alexander, 1:27.848
5. Vince Haskovec, 1:28.033
6. Kurtis Roberts, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:28.899
7. Rich Conicelli, 1:29.105
8. Brian Gibbs, 1:29.126
9. Brian Stokes, 1:29.201
10. Ted Cobb, 1:29.317
11. Daigoro Suzuki, 1:29.533
12. Tony Lupo, 1:29.801
13. Tony Meiring, 1:29.816
14. Scott Brown, 1:30.181
15. Gabriel Henning, 1:30.208
16. Jimmy Moore, 1:30.322
17. Scott Carpenter, 1:30.473
18. Andy Caldwell, 1:30.867
19. Randall Mennenga, 1:31.114
20. Mark Crozier, 1:31.154
21. John Ashmead, 1:31.181
22. David Ortega, 1:31.365
23. Steve Patterson, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.388
24. Scott Gooch, 1:31.531
25. Brian Livengood, 1:31.828

AFM Racer Ken Hill Buys Kawasaki Dealership In Hayward, California

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AFM Racer Ken Hill Buys Kawasaki Dealership In Hayward, California

May 17, 2001:

Ken Hill, AFM #4, has purchased Kawasaki of Hayward in Hayward, California and has renamed the dealership Hayward Kawasaki Motorsports.

Hill is a class Champion in AFM competition and has more than 15 years experience in the automotive service and parts industry.

Hill currently races an Aprilia RSV1000R in AFM competition, with sponsorship from Scuderia West Motorcycles.

TSN Replaces Hatch With A Car Guy For TV Broadcasts Of Canadian Series

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TSN Replaces Hatch With A Car Guy For TV Broadcasts Of Canadian Series

TSN has mandated the replacement of play-by-play announcer David Hatch–who has held the position for seven years and has proven to be one of the more knowledgeable motorcycle road racing announcers on TV–by TSN motorsport host Vic Rauter. Racer Colin Fraser will continue to provide color commentary for the Canadian network’s coverage of the 2001 Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Shows covering the series will be replayed on the Outdoor Life Network this fall.

According to a press release issued by series organizers, TSN Senior Manager of Programming Phil Pizza said “Vic is our voice for motorsport and his reputation for motorsports is already established. It’s a synergy we wanted to have.”

The first show concerning the 2001 Canadian Series will be a series preview show seen on Sunday, May 20 at 12:00 p.m. but the release doesn’t specify which time zone that’s in and we’ll just have to assume it’s EDT.

Canadian Superbike Series Opens This Weekend At Shannonville

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Canadian Superbike Series Opens This Weekend At Shannonville

The Parts Canada Superbike Championship Series opens this weekend at Shannonville, Ontario before moving to Race City Motorsport Park June 8-10 and then on to the recently-confirmed third round, June 15-17 at Namao Airport in Edmonton.

The Namao Airport date had been tentative because the Canadian Armed Forces owns the facility and had first right of refusal on its use. With the miltary declining to use the facility June 15-17, the race date was confirmed.

The Edmonton round of the series is sponsored by Suzuki Canada through three local dealerships, ALberta Cycle, Riverside Suzuki and Argyll Motor Sports.

AMA Pro Racing Gave Yates and Hacking Special Permission to Break Rules on Practice

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AMA Pro Racing Gave Yates and Hacking Special Permission to Break Rules on Practice

AMA Pro Racing Director of Competition Merrill Vanderslice personally signed off on a special deal allowing Aaron Yates and Jamie Hacking to violate AMA rules restricting pre-race practice at Road Atlanta Tuesday and Wednesday.

On page 14 of the 2001 AMA Pro Racing Rulebook, the restriction on practice includes the following language:


“Riders in the following categories are not permitted to take part in any practices or schools at a track within 10 days preceding the first day of official practice of a national road race:

“1) Riders currently in the top 10 in points of Superbike or 600 Supersport

“2) Riders in the top ten in the final point standings of the previous year in Superbike or 600 Supersport.

“3) Former National Champions of Superbike and 600 Supersport within the preceding 5 years.”

Despite the rule, and in spite of refusing to bend when the same request was made for John Hopkins last year, Vanderslice gave permission for Yates and Hacking to instruct in the Kevin Schwantz Road Atlanta School on Tuesday and Wednesday before the AMA National at Road Atlanta. Hopkins was barred from teaching in the 2000 Team Hammer Advanced Riding School session held on Thursday before the AMA National at Road Atlanta.

Press releases issued by the Kevin Schwantz Road Atlanta School claimed that Mat Mladin would also instruct in Tuesday and Wednesday’s school sessions, but in fact, Mladin did not attend.

In AMA 2000 Superbike Series points, Mladin was ranked first, Yates was ranked third, and Hacking was ranked 10th. In 2000 AMA 600 Supersport points, Hacking was ranked third, and Yates was ranked sixth.

See related post on 5/16/01.






Another 20 Air Fence Sections To Ship Next Week, Should Be Available For Road America

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Another 20 Air Fence Sections To Ship Next Week, Should Be Available For Road America

In addition to 15 new sections of Alpina Air Module being delivered to Road Atlanta in time for this weekend’s AMA Superbike Nationals, another 20 sections of Air Fence will be shipped by May 22 and should be available for the AMA National at Road America June 7-10.

The two shipments will bring the minimum number of Air Fence/Air Module sections available for use at AMA Nationals to 38, up from the 3 sections currently owned and deployed by the AMA.

The next guy to crash in the kink at Road America will no doubt thank the AMA as well as contributors to the Roadracing World Air Fence fund.

Updated Post With Times: Lopez Dislocates Shoulder In First Formula Xtreme Practice At Road Atlanta

Valvoline EMGO Suzuki’s Grant Lopez took his GSX-R1000 under the existing Formula Xtreme lap record in the opening laps of official practice at Road Atlanta Friday morning, then crashed and dislocated his right shoulder.

Lopez fell in turn 12 and slid into Alpina Air Module/Air Fence deployed outside the turn, in front of a concrete wall.

Lopez ended up underneath the Air Module. Alpina Managing Director Ingo Hopfgartner said that the Air Fence had been installed correctly and had worked properly, then re-deployed itself over Lopez after Lopez impacted and collapsed the fence. This feature allows the Air Fence to handle multiple rider impacts, with the module center section reinflating automatically after impact, even if a rider is still lying at the base of the module.

Prior to crashing, Lopez turned a 1:25.479 lap time. The official class lap record is 1:25.601.

Lap times from the session follow:
1. Grant Lopez, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.479
2. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.713
3. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:26.051
4. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR9292RR, 1:26.518
5. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR9292RR, 1:26.592
6. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:26.601
7. Mark Miller, Honda CBR9292RR, 1:26.663
8. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:26.760
9. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:26.844
10. Rich Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:27.298
11. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:29.744
12. Steve Grigg, Kawasaki 840, 1:30.120
13. Billy Ethridge, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:32.546
14. Jamie Thompson, Suzuki GSX-R, 1:33.204
15. Troy Vincent, Suzuki GSX-R, 1:33.308
16. Justin Garvin, 1:33.655
17. John Ross, Suzuki, 1:35.002
18. Robert Hilliard, Suzuki, 1:36.547
19. Rick Narup, Suzuki, 1:36.547
20. Stephen Tuel, Yamaha, 1:37.489
21. Jim Bonner, Yamaha, 1:38.340
22. Daniel Smallwood, Suzuki, 1:38.753
23. James Compton, Yamaha YZF-R1, 1:38.968

Lopez To Attempt Provisional Start In Formula Xtreme

Grant Lopez will attempt to make a provisional start in tomorrow’s Formula Xtreme race despite suffering a dislocated and chipped right shoulder in a crash this morning.

Lopez was originally though to have broken his upper right arm in the crash. X-rays at the local medical center revealed the dislocation, complicated by a bone chip out of the shoulder socket.

Doctors repositioned the shoulder and a subsequent X-ray showed that the bone chip went back into place.

Lopez returned to the track and informed Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki that he will attempt to ride in tomorrow’s race to salvage some points. AMA officials have said that Lopez is entitled to a provisional start under AMA rules.

Only 23 riders have entered the Formula Xtreme race at Road Atlanta, with points paid down 30 places.

If Lopez can make the start and finish at least half of the race (or eight of 16 scheduled laps), he will be eligible to receive points.

Lopez will decide (whether or not he will try to race), tomorrow morning.

After returning to the track from the hospital, Lopez admitted that he was anxious to run on the pace immediately because he had not been allowed to practice on Thursday. Lopez usually practices on Thursday and works up to speed, but AMA rules banned him from practice because he is currently in the top 10 in 600cc Supersport points. As a result, Lopez said, he was “in a bit of a hurry” and simply lost the front over ripples in turn 12. Lopez attempted to compensate by applying throttle but then slid the rear, and finally lost the front again and crashed.

I Never Got Into The Wall, Lopez Says Of Big Crash Into Air Fence

“I never got into the wall,” Grant Lopez said of his big crash during Formula Xtreme practice this morning, which saw him slide at over 100 mph into the Air Fence modules lining a concrete wall outside turn 12.

“I was sliding head first with my arms out,” Lopez said, “and went into the Air Fence. My arm hooked on the (bottom) outside edge of the Air Fence. I never got into the wall.”

Lopez suffered a dislocated right shoulder and a bone chip in the shoulder socket.

Updated Post: Friday Morning Practice Times From Road Atlanta

Times from Friday Morning official practice at Road Atlanta for the Big Kahuna AMA Superbike Nationals:

750cc Supersport
1. Mike Ciccotto, GSX-R750, 1:27.152
2. Eric Bostrom, ZX-6R, 1:27.830*
3. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R6, 1:28.144*
4. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R600, 1:28.520*
5. Josh Hayes, CBR600F4i, 1:28.521*
6. Jake Zemke, CBR600F4i, 1:28.522*
7. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, 1:28.673
8. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R600, 1:28.763*
9. Vince Haskovec, GSX-R600, 1:28.784*
10. Roger Lee Hayden, CBR600F4i, 1:29.103*
11. Justin Blake, GSX-R750, 1:29.121
12. Brian Parriott, GSX-R600, 1:29.148*
13. Ben Spies, GSX-R750, 1:29.450
14. Brian Gibbs, GSX-R750, 1:29.526
15. Lee Acree, GSX-R600, 1:29.736*
16. Edward Ted Cobb, GSX-R750, 1:30.041
17. Tony Lupo, GSX-R750, 1:30.662
18. Gabriel Henning, GSX-R750, 1:30.713
19. Steve Patterson, GSX-R600, 1:30.751
20. Scott Carpenter, GSX-R750, 1:30.303
21. Brian Stokes, GSX-R750, 1:31.323
22. Daigoro Suzuki, GSX-R750, 1:31.556
23. Brian Livengood, YZF-R6, 1:31.559
24. Tony Meiring, GSX-R750, 1:31.738
25. Billy Ethridge, GSX-R750, 1:32.211

*600cc Supersport entrant riding 600cc Supersport racebike for additional practice

Superbike:
1. Aaron Yates, GSX-R750, 1:24.366
2. Mat Mladin, GSX-R750, 1:24.471
3. Doug Chandler, ZX-7RR, 1:24.526
4. Anthony Gobert, YZF-R7, 1:24.540
5. Jamie Hacking, GSX-R750, 1:24.860
6. Eric Bostrom, ZX-7RR, 1:24.946
7. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R7, 1:25.403
8. Steve Rapp, Duc 996, 1:25.608
9. Kurtis Roberts, RC51, 1:25.618
10. Miguel Duhamel, RC51, 1:25.801
11. Larry Pegram, Duc 996, 1:26.012
12. Nicky Hayden, RC51, 1:26.114
13. Pascal Picotte, VR1000, 1:26.243
14. Mike Smith, VRF1000, 1:26.393
15. Andrea Meklau, Duc 996, 1:26.427
16. Mike Ciccotto, GSX-R750, 1:26.527*
17. Jordan Szoke, VR1000, 1:26.717
18. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R750, 1:27.723*
19. Ben Spies, GSX-R750, 1:27.754*
20. Lee Acree, GSX-R750, 1:28.027*
21. Brian Parriott, GSX-R750, 1:28.536*
22. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, 1:28.685*
23. Richie Alexander, GSX-R750, 1:28.772*
24. Gabriel Henning, GSX-R750, 1:29.861*
25. Anthony Lupo, GSX-R750, 1:29.956*
26. Rich Conicelli, GSX-R750, 1:30.174*
27. Wade Buffington, GSX-R750, 1:30.345*
28. Mauro Cereda, GSX-R750, 1:30.685*
29. Andy Deatheridge, GSX-R750, 1:30.731*
30. Tony Meiring, GSX-R750, 1:31.123*

*750cc Supersport entrant riding 750cc Supersport racebike on DOT-labelled tires

600cc Supersport:
1. Eric Bostrom, ZX-6R, 1:27.546
2. Jamie Hacking, GSX-R600, 1:27.957
3. Josh Hayes, CBR600F4i, 1:28.199
4. Roger Lee Hayden, CBR600F4i, 1:28.272
5. John Hopkins, GSX-R600, 1:28.344
6. Aaron Yates, GSX-R600, 1:28.345
7. Anthony Gobert, YZF-R6, 1:28.362
8. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R6, 1:28.418
9. Miguel Duhamel, CBR600F4i, 1:28.589
10. Jake Zemke, CBR600F4i, 1:28.609
11. Kurtis Roberts, CBR600F4i, 1:28.675
12. Grant Lopez, GSX-R600, 1:28.942
13. Damon Buckmaster, YZF-R6, 1:29.130
14. Aaron Gobert, YZF-R6, 1:29.442
15. Lee Acree, GSX-R600, 1:29.465
16. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R600, 1:29.999
17. Brian Parriott, GSX-R600, 1:29.999
18. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R600, 1:30.566
19. Vince Haskovec, GSX-R600, 1:30.571
20. Steve Patterson, GSX-R600, 1:31.445
21. Daigoro Suzuki, GSX-R600, 1:32.519
22. Scott Gardner, YZF-R6, 1:32.586
23. David Ortega, GSX-R600, 1:33.062
24. Scott Brown, GSX-R600, 1:33.076
25. Mark Simon, GSX-R600, 1:34.228

250cc Grand Prix:
1. Rich Oliver, Yamaha, 1:26.900
2. Roland Sands, Yamaha, 1:28.242
3. Perry Melneciuc, Yamaha, 1:29.880
4. Chuck Sorensen, Yamaha, 1:30.881
5. SImon Turner, Yamaha, 1:31.606
6. Bill Himmelsbach, Yamaha, 1:32.546
7. Ben Walters, Yamaha, 1:33.311
8. Chris Pyles, Yamaha, 1:33.602
9. Cory West, Yamaha, 1:33.743
10. John France, Honda, 1:35.691
11. Ed Sorbo, Yamaha, 1:35.887
12. Michael Hannas, Yamaha, 1:36.066
13. Steve Reeves, Honda, 1:36.401
14. Chris Holst, Yamaha, 1:36.970
15. Bruce Lind, Yamaha, 1:37.436
16. Randy Renfrow, Honda, 1:38.051
17. Wade Buffington, Yamaha, 1:38.157
18. Ty Piz, Yamaha, 1:38.624
19. Greg Esser, Honda, 1:39.135
20. Shane Breeding, Honda, 1:39.317

Updated Friday Afternoon Practice And Qualifying Times From Road Atlanta AMA Superbike National

This post will be updated as times become available

600cc Supersport Practice:

1. Yates, 1:27.753
2. Duhamel, 1:27.867
3. Gobert, 1:27.951
4. Hacking, 1:28.046
5. T. Hayden, 1:28.114
6. Hopkins, 1:28.460
7. Hayes, 1:28.712
8. Pridmore, 1:28.799
9. Aaron Gobert, 1:28.836
10. Acree, 1:29.032
11. Buckmaster, 1:29.095
12. R. Hayden, 1:29.099
13. Zemke, 1:29.103
14. Roberts, 1:29.119
15. Bostrom, 1:29.595
16. Parriott, 1:29.854
17. Moore, 1:30.039
18. Haskovec, 1:30.265
19. Patterson, 1:31.079
20. Livengood, 1:32.221

250cc Grand Prix Practice:

1. Rich Oliver, 1:27.168, Yamaha
2. Roland Sands, 1:29.157, Yamaha
3. Perry Melneciuc, 1:30.257, Yamaha
4. Chuck Sorensen, 1:30.644, Yamaha
5. Simon Turner, 1:30.752, Yamaha
6. Mike Hannas, 1:31.173, Yamaha
7. Derek King, 1:31.496, Honda
8. William Himmelsbach, 1:32.201, Yamaha
9. Ed Marchini, 1:32.464, Yamaha
10. Ben Walters, 1:32.643, Yamaha
11. Cory West, 1:32.692, Yamaha
12. Chris Pyles, 1:33.035, Yamaha
13. Ed Sorbo, 1:33.556, Yamaha
14. Greg Esser, 1:34.684, Honda
15. John France, 1:34.993, Honda
16. Scott Martin, 1:35.184, Honda
17. Ty Piz, 1:36.013, Yamaha
18. Steve Reeves, 1:36.083, Honda
19. Jim Filice, 1:36.267, Yamaha
20. James Bonner, 1:36.420, Yamaha

750cc Supersport Practice
1. Eric Bostrom, ZX-6R, 1:27.859
2. Ben Spies, GSX-R750, 1:27.997
3. Jimmy Moore, GSX-R750, 1:28.164
4. John Hopkins, GSX-R600, 1:28.363
5. Tommy Hayden, YZF-R6, 1:28.417
6. Justin Blake, GSX-R750, 1:28.527
7. Lee Acree, GSX-R600, 1:28.705
8. Roger Lee Hayden, CBR600F4i, 1:28.734
9. Vince Haskovec, GSX-R750, 1:28.766
10. Josh Hayes, CBR600F4i, 1:28.781
11. Chris Ulrich, GSX-R750, 1:28.787
12. Jason Pridmore, GSX-R600, 1:28.898
13. Anthony Lupo, GSX-R750, 1:29.388
14. Brian Gibbs, GSX-R750, 1:29.464
15. Ted Cobb, GSX-R750, 1:29.487
16. Brian Parriott, GSX-R600, 1:29.815
17. Rich Conicelli, GSX-R750, 1:30.021
18. Gabriel Henning, GSX-R750, 1:30.123
19. Mauro Cereda, GSX-R750, 1:30.487
20. Brian Stokes, GSX-R750, 1:30.865

AMA Superbike First Qualifying Session

1. Mat Mladin, 1:23.475
2. Anthony Gobert, 1:23.527
3. Nicky Hayden, 1:24.106
4. Aaron Yates, 1:24.158
5. Doug Chandler, 1:24.205
6. Eric Bostrom, 1:24.545
7. Jamie Hacking, 1:24.569
8. Larry Pegram, 1:24.770
9. Tommy Hayden, 1:24.921
10. Steve Rapp, 1:25.100
11. Miguel Duhamel, 1:25.217
12. Kurtis Roberts, 1:25.268
13. Andreas Meklau, 1:25.505
14. Mike Smith, 1:26.202
15. Jordan Szoke, 1:26.423
16. Padcal Picotte, 1:26.438
17. Mike Ciccotto, 1:26.848*
18. Lee Acree, 1:27.789*
19. Jimmy Moore, 1:28.184*
20. Brian Parriott, 1:28.235*
21. Rich Conicelli, 1:29.057*
22. Wade Buffington, 1:29.156*
23. Gabriel Henning, 1:29.220*
24. Andrew Deatherage, 1:29.281
25. Chris Ulrich, 1:29.400*
26. Carlos Macias, 1:29.503
27. Mauro Cereda, 1:30.065*
28. Tony Meiring, 1:30.464*
29. Jim Doerfler, 1:30.887*
30. John Ashmead, 1:30.900*

*750cc Supersport entrant on 750cc Supersport racebike on DOT-labeled tires

Formula Xtreme Qualifying
1. Josh Hayes, Honda CBR929RR, 1:24.937
2. Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:25.076
3. John Hopkins, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:25.458
4. Aaron Gobert, Yamaha YZF-R1/R7, 1:25.503
5. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda CBR929RR, 1:25.891
6. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:26.246*
7. Mark Miller, Honda CBR929RR, 1:26.881
8. Jake Zemke, Honda CBR929RR, 1:27.055
9. Rich Alexander, Suzuki GSX-R1000, 1:27.627
10. Michael Barnes, Suzuki GSX-R750, 1:27.782
11. Steve Grigg, Kaw 850, 1:28.573
12. Scott Carpenter, Suzuki, 1:30.596
13. Billy Ethridge, Suzuki, 1:31.608
14. Troy Vincent, Suzuki, 1:32.010
15. Jame Thompson, Suzuki, 1:32.335

*Crashed, reported broken collarbone

750cc Supersport Qualifying
(All Suzuki GSX-R750 unless noted otherwise)
1. Mike Ciccotto, 1:26.396
2. Ben Spies, 1:27.143
3. Chris Ulrich, 1:27.664
4. Rich Alexander, 1:27.848
5. Vince Haskovec, 1:28.033
6. Kurtis Roberts, Honda CBR600F4i, 1:28.899
7. Rich Conicelli, 1:29.105
8. Brian Gibbs, 1:29.126
9. Brian Stokes, 1:29.201
10. Ted Cobb, 1:29.317
11. Daigoro Suzuki, 1:29.533
12. Tony Lupo, 1:29.801
13. Tony Meiring, 1:29.816
14. Scott Brown, 1:30.181
15. Gabriel Henning, 1:30.208
16. Jimmy Moore, 1:30.322
17. Scott Carpenter, 1:30.473
18. Andy Caldwell, 1:30.867
19. Randall Mennenga, 1:31.114
20. Mark Crozier, 1:31.154
21. John Ashmead, 1:31.181
22. David Ortega, 1:31.365
23. Steve Patterson, Suzuki GSX-R600, 1:31.388
24. Scott Gooch, 1:31.531
25. Brian Livengood, 1:31.828

AFM Racer Ken Hill Buys Kawasaki Dealership In Hayward, California

May 17, 2001:

Ken Hill, AFM #4, has purchased Kawasaki of Hayward in Hayward, California and has renamed the dealership Hayward Kawasaki Motorsports.

Hill is a class Champion in AFM competition and has more than 15 years experience in the automotive service and parts industry.

Hill currently races an Aprilia RSV1000R in AFM competition, with sponsorship from Scuderia West Motorcycles.

TSN Replaces Hatch With A Car Guy For TV Broadcasts Of Canadian Series

TSN has mandated the replacement of play-by-play announcer David Hatch–who has held the position for seven years and has proven to be one of the more knowledgeable motorcycle road racing announcers on TV–by TSN motorsport host Vic Rauter. Racer Colin Fraser will continue to provide color commentary for the Canadian network’s coverage of the 2001 Parts Canada Superbike Championship. Shows covering the series will be replayed on the Outdoor Life Network this fall.

According to a press release issued by series organizers, TSN Senior Manager of Programming Phil Pizza said “Vic is our voice for motorsport and his reputation for motorsports is already established. It’s a synergy we wanted to have.”

The first show concerning the 2001 Canadian Series will be a series preview show seen on Sunday, May 20 at 12:00 p.m. but the release doesn’t specify which time zone that’s in and we’ll just have to assume it’s EDT.

Canadian Superbike Series Opens This Weekend At Shannonville

The Parts Canada Superbike Championship Series opens this weekend at Shannonville, Ontario before moving to Race City Motorsport Park June 8-10 and then on to the recently-confirmed third round, June 15-17 at Namao Airport in Edmonton.

The Namao Airport date had been tentative because the Canadian Armed Forces owns the facility and had first right of refusal on its use. With the miltary declining to use the facility June 15-17, the race date was confirmed.

The Edmonton round of the series is sponsored by Suzuki Canada through three local dealerships, ALberta Cycle, Riverside Suzuki and Argyll Motor Sports.

AMA Pro Racing Gave Yates and Hacking Special Permission to Break Rules on Practice

AMA Pro Racing Director of Competition Merrill Vanderslice personally signed off on a special deal allowing Aaron Yates and Jamie Hacking to violate AMA rules restricting pre-race practice at Road Atlanta Tuesday and Wednesday.

On page 14 of the 2001 AMA Pro Racing Rulebook, the restriction on practice includes the following language:


“Riders in the following categories are not permitted to take part in any practices or schools at a track within 10 days preceding the first day of official practice of a national road race:

“1) Riders currently in the top 10 in points of Superbike or 600 Supersport

“2) Riders in the top ten in the final point standings of the previous year in Superbike or 600 Supersport.

“3) Former National Champions of Superbike and 600 Supersport within the preceding 5 years.”

Despite the rule, and in spite of refusing to bend when the same request was made for John Hopkins last year, Vanderslice gave permission for Yates and Hacking to instruct in the Kevin Schwantz Road Atlanta School on Tuesday and Wednesday before the AMA National at Road Atlanta. Hopkins was barred from teaching in the 2000 Team Hammer Advanced Riding School session held on Thursday before the AMA National at Road Atlanta.

Press releases issued by the Kevin Schwantz Road Atlanta School claimed that Mat Mladin would also instruct in Tuesday and Wednesday’s school sessions, but in fact, Mladin did not attend.

In AMA 2000 Superbike Series points, Mladin was ranked first, Yates was ranked third, and Hacking was ranked 10th. In 2000 AMA 600 Supersport points, Hacking was ranked third, and Yates was ranked sixth.

See related post on 5/16/01.






Another 20 Air Fence Sections To Ship Next Week, Should Be Available For Road America

In addition to 15 new sections of Alpina Air Module being delivered to Road Atlanta in time for this weekend’s AMA Superbike Nationals, another 20 sections of Air Fence will be shipped by May 22 and should be available for the AMA National at Road America June 7-10.

The two shipments will bring the minimum number of Air Fence/Air Module sections available for use at AMA Nationals to 38, up from the 3 sections currently owned and deployed by the AMA.

The next guy to crash in the kink at Road America will no doubt thank the AMA as well as contributors to the Roadracing World Air Fence fund.

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