AMA Pro Racing Test Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama June 10, 2010 Best Morning Session Times (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), American Superbike, 1:25.435 2. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), American Superbike, 1:25.665 3. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), American Superbike, 1:25.933 4. Josh Waters (Suz GSX-R1000), American Superbike, 1:26.021 5. Jake Zemke (Suz GSX-R1000), American Superbike, 1:26.223 6. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000), American Superbike, 1:26.261 7. Brett McCormick (Suz GSX-R1000), American Superbike, 1:26.644 8. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), American Superbike, 1:26.827 9. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), Daytona SportBike, 1:27.094 10. Eric Bostrom (Suz GSX-R1000), American Superbike, 1:27.596, crash 11. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), Daytona SportBike, 1:27.929 12. Clinton Seller (Yam YZF-R6), Daytona SportBike, 1:28.600 13. Danny Eslick (Suz GSX-R600), Daytona SportBike, 1:28.882 14. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R1), American Superbike, 1:29.141 15. Dane Westby (Yam YZF-R6), Daytona SportBike, 1:29.951 More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: ERIC BOSTROM (No. 32 Team Cycle World Attack Performance Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) Thursday Morning Session,1:27.596 · “We struggled with an entry grip problem yesterday, but had it sorted out this morning. Everything was going great and I was trying to follow Ben [Bostrom] through the middle section. The chain jumped off and I couldn’t get it stopped. I lawn darted into the gravel at Turn 5. I’m pretty bummed, but we’ll go back out in the afternoon. Hopefully the bike and I will come around.” LARRY PEGRAM (No. 72 Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R) Thursday Morning Session,1:26.827 · “It’s hot and sticky. We’re working on a bunch of stuff that the bike doesn’t do well on this track.” TOMMY AQUINO (No. 6 Team Graves Yamaha YZF-R6) Thursday Morning Session,1:27.929 · “It’s going alright. On race tires, we’re pretty much on pace. I’m pretty tired after yesterday and this morning thought but we’re taking it how it goes. Taking little breaks between sessions. My hands hurt a lot.” (Shows large blister on palm of hand) DANE WESTBY (No. 2 Project 1 Atlanta Yamaha YZF-R6) Thursday Morning Session,1:29.951 · “We’re trying to find time in a few different places. Some splits are good and some are not. It’s not bad out there but in the pits it sure is hot.” · (On Barber Motorsports Park) “It’s a good track, really fun and challenging. The elevation changes in the last set of turns is pretty cool. So is the fast chicane.”