Editorial note: Deleted text put in parentheses. New text in bold. Technical Bulletin #2009-13 To: All AMA Pro Road Racing Competitors Date: July 27, 2009 Effective Date: Immediately Subject: Superpole Procedures 7.16 Procedures for Superpole for American Superbike and Daytona SportBike c. Superpole Procedure d. Each rider will complete three laps. A warm up lap, a timed lap, and a cool down lap. e. The riders will start one at a time under the direction of AMA Pro Racing. i. The starting order will be opposite of the qualifying order [i.e. 10th will go first, 9th will go second, etc.]. ii. All Superpole qualified machines must be placed (staged) in single file order, as per pit lane markings/cones, no less than five minutes before the scheduled start time of the Superpole session. Machines must be placed on stands, and tire warmers powered by small portable generators may be fitted. No other maintenance or adjustments of any kind are permitted, and at no time following the five minute period can a computer be connected to any part of the motorcycle. Any machine that arrives late for single file staging will be excluded from Superpole, and that rider will be placed in 10th position on the starting grid for the race. (iii. Approximately two minutes before the start of each rider, a horn will sound and a board will be shown in the pit lane indicating the rider’s number and “Two Minutes.”) (iv. Thirty seconds before the start of each rider a horn will sound and a board will be shown indicating the rider’s number and “30 seconds.”) iii. Once a rider has crossed the start /finish line to begin his timed lap the next rider will be released onto the track at a pre-determined time. iv. This procedure will be followed until all Superpole participants have finished. v. It is mandatory for each rider to return back to the staging area and remain there with their machines. They must then proceed to technical inspection for machine verification. vi. Any rider that (shows up late) arrives late for the Superpole staging-to-start flag warm-up lap procedure will be fined and excluded from Superpole. (He will be placed in 10th position on the grid.) This rider will not be allowed to take part in Superpole on-track activities for the event in question, and will be placed in 10th position on the starting grid for the race. vii. Any rider that blocks or otherwise slows down another