AMA SBK Rd 7 Laguna

AMA Pro National Guard Superbike

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 24, 2010

Provisional Qualifying Session One Results (all on Dunlop tires):



1. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.553, crash

2. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.674

3. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.848

4. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.049

5. Eric Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.144

6. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), 1:25.217

7. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.872

8. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.021

9. Chris Peris (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.115

10. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.137

11. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.300

12. Jeremy Toye (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.332

13. Geoff May (Buell 1125RR), 1:26.385

14. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.587

15. Miguel Duhamel (Duc 1098R), 1:26.893

16. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), 1:27.547

17. Ricky Corey (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.576

18. Hawk Mazzotta (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.978

19. Steve Atlas (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.610

20. Brian Parriott (Apr RSV4 Factory), 1:30.098

21. Skip Salenius (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.240

22. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.368

23. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.752

24. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:31.034

25. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:32.027

26. Mark Simon (BMW S1000RR), 1:32.341



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AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 24, 2010

Provisional Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):1



1. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), 1:27.038

2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), 1:27.270

3. Martin Cardenas (Suz GSX-R600), 1:27.482

4. Bobby Fong (Duc 848), 1:28.051

5. ....... Seller (Yam YZF-R6), 1:28.090

6. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), 1:28.166

7. Cory West (Suz GSX-R600), 1:28.386

8. Steve Rapp (Duc 848), 1:28.460

9. Michael Beck (Duc 848), 1:29.039

10. Chris Fillmore (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.042

11. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 1:29.188

12. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.193

13. P.J. Jacobsen (Suz GSX-R600), 1:29.400

14. David Anthony (Yam YZF-R6), 1:29.537

15. Fernando Amantini (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:29.903

16. Jimmy Wood (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:30.355

17. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:30.521

18. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), 1:30.614

19. Eli Edwards (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.246

20. Lenny Hale (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.379

21. Bostjan Skubic (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.601

22. Stevie Bonsey (Yam YZF-R6), 1:31.654

23. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), 1:31.823

24. Matthew Presting (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.796

25. Dirk Sanchez (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.933

26. Patrick McCord (Duc 848), 1:33.336

27. Nadr Riad (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.389

28. Brian Pinkstaff (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:33.988

29. Ted Rich (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.159

30. Chris Duran (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.313

31. Chase McFarland (Buell 1125R), 1:34.409

32. Melissa Paris (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.565

33. Shaun Summers (Suz GSX-R600), 1:34.568

34. Timothy Jones (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.960

35. Jay Ruess (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:35.123

36. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.148

37. Oscar Covarrubias (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:35.553



110% of Fast Time: 1:35.743



38. Terry Heard (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:35.837

39. Craig Mason (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.366

40. Jeremy Simmons (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.913

41. Andrew McKeachie (Suz GSX-R600), 1:38.426

42. J.C. Gibbs (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.486

43. Rick McDaniel (Yam YZF-R6), 1:39.627

44. Howard Crow (Duc 848), 1:39.984

Sorry, here are the real SBK qualifying times. I posted session 1.



AMA Pro National Guard Superbike

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

July 24, 2010

Combined Qualifying Results (all on Dunlop tires):



1. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.367

2. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 1:24.568

3. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.612

4. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:24.675

5. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), 1:24.742

6. Eric Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.079

7. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.455

8. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:25.720

9. Geoff May (Buell 1125RR), 1:26.008

10. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.021, crashed twice

11. Chris Peris (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.034

12. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.137

13. Jeremy Toye (BMW S1000RR), 1:26.332

14. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:26.587

15. Miguel Duhamel (Duc 1098R), 1:26.893

16. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), 1:27.157

17. Ricky Corey (Yam YZF-R1), 1:27.330

18. Hawk Mazzotta (Yam YZF-R1), 1:28.718

19. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:28.843

20. Steve Atlas (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.246

21. Brian Parriott (Apr RSV4 Factory), 1:29.251

22. Skip Salenius (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.705

23. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.827

24. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:29.872



107% of Fast Time: 1:30.273



25. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R1000), 1:30.935

26. Mark Simon (BMW S1000RR), 1:31.316

27. Josh Waters (Suz GSX-R1000), did not ride



Josh Waters has withdrawn for health reasons. Apparently his head is not straight since suffering a serious concussion during his Willow Springs crash. Shame, imo. The kid has potential, I hope someone gives him a ride for next year.

AMA Pro SuperSport

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 24, 2010

Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):



1. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), 18 laps

2. Austin Dehaven (Yam YZF-R6), -3.540 seconds

3. Scott Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), -5.077

4. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), -10.996

5. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), -11.000

6. David Gaviria (Kaw ZX-6R), -25.246

7. Bryce Prince (Kaw ZX-6R), -25.735

8. Matthew Sadowski (Yam YZF-R6), -25.974

9. Travis Ohge (Yam YZF-R6), -26.948

10. Michael Corbino (Yam YZF-R6), -41.433

11. Jose Flores (Suz GSX-R600), -42.143

12. Nicholas Hayman (Duc 848), -45.619

13. Sam Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -48.525

14. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R6), -57.303

15. Vittorio Fabregas (Kaw ZX-6R), -57.601

16. Billy Dalu (Yam YZF-R6), -78.447

17. Cristian Olguin (Kaw ZX-6R), -80.272

18. Matthew Dom (Tri Daytona 675), -81.343

19. Bruce Bleecker (Yam YZF-R6), -92.352

20. Richard Cotton (Kaw ZX-6R), -98.397

21. Todd Grice (Yam YZF-R6), -98.440

22. Joey Pascarella (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, crash

23. Luke Luciano (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, -48.230 seconds

24. Tyler O'Hara (Yam YZF-R6), -4 laps, DNF, crash

25. Joy Higa (Yam YZF-R6), -11 laps, DNF, crash

26. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), -13 laps, DNF, crash

27. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -18 laps, DNF, crash





Myers got robbed by the red flag. She was in 3rd position and running better lap times than Rispoli when the red came out. Still a good ride and top Suzuki as usual.

AMA Pro National Guard Superbike

Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca

Monterey, California

July 25, 2010

Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires):



1. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), 23 laps

2. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), -0.440 second

3. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -7.331 seconds

4. Jake Holden (Suz GSX-R1000), -10.170

5. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -18.033

6. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), -22.257

7. Eric Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), -35.516

8. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), -40.806

9. Chris Peris (BMW S1000RR), -41.817

10. Geoff May (Buell 1125RR), -42.126

11. Taylor Knapp (Suz GSX-R1000), -46.969

12. Jeremy Toye (BMW S1000RR), -63.394

13. Ricky Corey (Yam YZF-R1), -70.563

14. Jason Pridmore (Suz GSX-R1000), -79.026, ran off track

15. Hawk Mazzotta (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap

16. Brian Parriott (Apr RSV4 Factory), -1 lap, 3.712

17. Chris Siebenhaar (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 3.971

18. Skip Salenius (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 7.197

19. Steve Atlas (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 21.356

20. Trent Gibson (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 29.984

21. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), -3 laps, DNF, crash

22. Johnny Rock Page (Suz GSX-R1000), -7 laps, DNF

23. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), -21 laps, DNF, crash

24. Miguel Duhamel (Duc 1098R), DNS

25. Kevin Boisvert (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS



Congratualations, Ben Bostrom

Just watched the race last night, damn Bostrom was in it to win it, very impressed with his ride, especially for a first year team. It was really nice to see all of his former Ducati friends/mechanics come out and congratulate him.



Austin...I know you were digging the Bostrom win!

Great races this weekend. I got to see the Superbike race with Arrabbi. Here we are sitting at turn 4. B. Boz would not be denied a win!

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Good races by the AMA, although I still would rather the full MotoGP circus (Moto2 & 125's) would come to town instead. Bostrom was hungry for that win. He ran off the track yet managed to regroup and catch back up to Hayes who looked to be struggling a bit in places like the corkscrew. Good ride by Holden on the Monster Suzuki. Points battle is still close.

Bootsakah said:

Good races by the AMA, although I still would rather the full MotoGP circus (Moto2 & 125's) would come to town instead. Bostrom was hungry for that win. He ran off the track yet managed to regroup and catch back up to Hayes who looked to be struggling a bit in places like the corkscrew. Good ride by Holden on the Monster Suzuki. Points battle is still close.

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Almost a shame that Hopper is coming back b/c Holden is riding so well. I'm sure John will improve now that his throttle hand is fixed, but he's coming back into a bad situation. He needs to score podiums (possibly wins) in order to keep the people at M4 and Monster happy, but if he does return to the pointy end, he can't anger Suzuki by taking points off of Hayden.



Holden deserves a ride in this paddock, and I don't envy the politically difficult situation Team Hammer will have to endure when John Hopkins returns.



BTW, does anyone get the feeling that the Sho-air Cycle World Attack Suzuki (too long) team is just a rehearsal for Kawasaki's return with the new ZX-10R?

Bootsakah said:

Good races by the AMA, although I still would rather the full MotoGP circus (Moto2 & 125's) would come to town instead. Bostrom was hungry for that win. He ran off the track yet managed to regroup and catch back up to Hayes who looked to be struggling a bit in places like the corkscrew. Good ride by Holden on the Monster Suzuki. Points battle is still close.

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2 stroke racing is "banned" in California so we'll never see the 125cc

as for Moto2, Laguna has only enough garages for the GP, I highly doubt the moto2 teams would put up pop up tents as garages.

That's why Indy got the whole thing, lots of garages and no California emission laws.

shovelhead said:

2 stroke racing is "banned" in California so we'll never see the 125cc

as for Moto2, Laguna has only enough garages for the GP, I highly doubt the moto2 teams would put up pop up tents as garages.

That's why Indy got the whole thing, lots of garages and no California emission laws.

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I'm pretty sure they race 2-strokes in California.



All of the big 4 Japanese manufacturers headquarter their North American operations in California. Ducati are there as well. The state legislature control the track so it is only natural that they would support production bike racing for the good of California's economy.

mylexicon said:

I'm pretty sure they race 2-strokes in California.



All of the big 4 Japanese manufacturers headquarter their North American operations in California. Ducati are there as well. The state legislature control the track so it is only natural that they would support production bike racing for the good of California's economy.

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My wrong...

2 stroke racing on close circuit is allowed in California but no new 2 stroke street bike can be licenced in california since 1997

http://www.bikersrights.com/states/california/2stroke.html

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mylexicon said:

I'm pretty sure they race 2-strokes in California.



All of the big 4 Japanese manufacturers headquarter their North American operations in California. Ducati are there as well. The state legislature control the track so it is only natural that they would support production bike racing for the good of California's economy.

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What bugs me is I have never once read or heard a credible source as to exactly why after all these years the AMA still races the same weekend as the Laguna GP? I can completely understand why they had the AMA with them back when "GP racing returned" to Laguna, but those days are over. Clearly MotoGP doesn't need the AMA anymore to help draw fans. Indy has proved that Americans are happy with watching the 125's and 250's (soon to be Moto2). Perhaps its the 125/Moto2 teams themselves? They see it a weekend where they don't have to spend money to race away from fortress Europa? Maybe the AMA has some contract for X years? Who knows, but again, I would love to hear something official on this. Or more importantly that next year the full GP circus will be coming to Laguna.

Bootsakah said:

What bugs me is I have never once read or heard a credible source as to exactly why after all these years the AMA still races the same weekend as the Laguna GP? I can completely understand why they had the AMA with them back when "GP racing returned" to Laguna, but those days are over. Clearly MotoGP doesn't need the AMA anymore to help draw fans. Indy has proved that Americans are happy with watching the 125's and 250's (soon to be Moto2). Perhaps its the 125/Moto2 teams themselves? They see it a weekend where they don't have to spend money to race away from fortress Europa? Maybe the AMA has some contract for X years? Who knows, but again, I would love to hear something official on this. Or more importantly that next year the full GP circus will be coming to Laguna.

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Strange, no? I've heard a half dozen really compelling reasons, but no one at Dorna has ever mentioned the real reason. I've heard:



1. Yamaha USA pays millions to sponsor the event and they want AMA

2. The state of California want AMA b/c the Japanese distributors are in California

3. The 250/125 teams can't afford to do more flyaways

4. AMA charge much less

5. Laguna is too dangerous for 250 and 125 GP kids who have no track experience



Maybe it's all of those reasons, maybe it's none of those reasons.

That was a fun weekend for me! I had trouble with my clutch all weekend, and with about 5 laps left in the race I could not grab downshifts and ran off a few times, I thought I was gonna go down in the deep gravel but luckily saved it, and limped home with my fried clutch. I improved all weekend so I would call it successful for what I had to work with. Also I can't find a single pic of me! I have looked everywhere!

mylexicon said:

Strange, no? I've heard a half dozen really compelling reasons, but no one at Dorna has ever mentioned the real reason. I've heard:



1. Yamaha USA pays millions to sponsor the event and they want AMA

2. The state of California want AMA b/c the Japanese distributors are in California

3. The 250/125 teams can't afford to do more flyaways

4. AMA charge much less

5. Laguna is too dangerous for 250 and 125 GP kids who have no track experience



Maybe it's all of those reasons, maybe it's none of those reasons.

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also maybe the 125/250 and now Moto2 sponsors are not targeted towards the US market so they only go to one round. It suck for the kids coming up in the classes because they are missing out on Laguna track experience if they do move up to MotoGP.

Noodlerizer said:

That was a fun weekend for me! I had trouble with my clutch all weekend, and with about 5 laps left in the race I could not grab downshifts and ran off a few times, I thought I was gonna go down in the deep gravel but luckily saved it, and limped home with my fried clutch. I improved all weekend so I would call it successful for what I had to work with. Also I can't find a single pic of me! I have looked everywhere!

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Are you f..ing kidding me? Dude you didnt tell me you were at Laguna! we had the whole gang there (read this) LINK. We would have hooked you up with professional grade pics from GatorDuc. Dude, did you lose my cellphone number?



Anyway, maybe next time. Lenny was there, but he had a catastrophic mechanical after the sighting lap. ...... for him.



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mylexicon said:

Almost a shame that Hopper is coming back b/c Holden is riding so well. I'm sure John will improve now that his throttle hand is fixed, but he's coming back into a bad situation. He needs to score podiums (possibly wins) in order to keep the people at M4 and Monster happy, but if he does return to the pointy end, he can't anger Suzuki by taking points off of Hayden.



Holden deserves a ride in this paddock, and I don't envy the politically difficult situation Team Hammer will have to endure when John Hopkins returns.

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Hopper was driving around the paddock meeting with fans and seen talking to Jake Holden hanging on the hot pit. He's a very accessible guy, I don't think I saw him once turn down a fan photo or autograph. I asked him to stop to take the pick of the front of his cart as I have a friend back home who loves this logo. He said no problem and stopped. You can see member Arrabiata in the background on the right walking with his camera.

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