Copyright 2002, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Bob Dragich

The best times turned in the AMA team tests at Laguna Seca all came on the third and final day of testing, Wednesday, January 23, with Yamaha’s Anthony Gobert the fastest of the Superbike riders. Riding his “B” bike after wadding up his “A” bike on Wednesday morning, an uninjured Gobert did a best lap of 1:25.550.

Bruce Transportation Group’s Jake Zemke was the fastest of the Formula Xtreme riders, turning in a best lap of 1:27.330, and Tommy Hayden was the fastest 600cc Supersport pilot, clocking a 1:29.268 on his Kawasaki.

Besides Anthony Gobert, other riders who crashed during the tests included Aaron Gobert on a 600 (suffering a sprained ankle), Mike Hale on an FX bike (twice, uninjured both times, but destroying the lone Erion 954 the second time), and Roger Lee Hayden on an FX bike (uninjured).

Best times from Wednesday, provided by Ken Rogers of AMA Pro Racing:


Superbike:

Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:25.550
Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:25.655
Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:26.090
Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:26.312
Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:26.915


Formula Xtreme:

Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:27.330
Mike Hale, Honda, 1:27.923
Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:29.477
Alex Gobert, Honda, 1:29.605


600cc Supersport:

Tommy Hayden, Kawasaki, 1:29.268
Damon Buckmaster, Yamaha, 1:29.684
Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:30.992
Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:30.524
Tony Meiring, Kawasaki, 1:31.335