MOTO-ST Practice Notes Saturday April 14, 2007 9:00 a.m. Pace Car leads bikes out on track to begin Saturday morning’s 90 minute SunTrust MOTO-ST practice session. 9:03 a.m. Field receives green flag. Conditions are sunny with some cloud cover and a slight breeze. 9:15 a.m. Fifteen minutes into the session the fastest three overall, and in the Buell Motorcycle Company SuperSport Twins (SST) class are the No. 32 Vallely Racing Suzuki SV1000S ridden by Josh Day with a time of 1:30.492, the No. 18 Roadracingworld.com Suzuki SV1000S ridden by Michael Barnes with a time of 1:30.660, and the No. 76 R&R Racing Aprilia Tuono 1000R ridden by Dave Estok with a time of 1:31.401. Fastest in the BMW Grand Sport Twins (GST) class is the No. 77 Touring Sport Ducati PS1000LE ridden by Pete Friedland with a time of 1:37.192. Fastest in the Sport Twins (ST) class is the GoBigRacing Suzuki SV650 ridden by Ross Millson with a time of 1:37.428. 9:30 a.m. the No. 77 Ducati has improved its fastest time in GST to a 1:36.470 and sits 15th overall. The No. 79 Suzuki has also improved to a 1:36.260 and is 14th overall. Twenty-nine bikes have recorded times. 9: 45 a.m. Halfway through the session the No. 18 Suzuki is now fastest overall with a time of 1:30.253 recorded by Chris Ulrich. Millson has lowered his time on the No. 79 Suzuki to a 1:36.242. 9:51 a.m. There are reports of debris from an exhaust on the track surface at the exit of turn 8. The session is red flagged to retrieve the debris. 9:59 a.m. The session is ready to resume. The pace car leads 20 bikes back onto the track. 10:01 a.m. Green flag to restart the session. 10:04 a.m. The No. 6 Aprilia USA Aprilia Tuono 1000R records a time of 1:30.371 to move into second overall and in the SST class. 10:06 a.m. The No. 6 Aprilia lowers its time to 1:30.225, but remains second overall as Barnes on the No. 18 Suzuki drops his best time to a 1:30.202. The No. 46 San Jose BMW R1200 moves into third overall with a time of 1:30.322 recorded by Brian Parriott. 10:07 a.m. The No. 6 Aprilia drops its time to a 1:30.214, still second overall. 10:09 a.m. The No. 46 BMW lowers its time to a 1:30.235, still third overall. There are reports of the No. 98 Team Lady Luck MZ1000 stopping on the circuit. After being briefly pushed by the rider the bike resumes. 10:16 a.m. The No. 6 Aprilia, with Howard aboard, drops its best time to a 1:29.601. 10:27 a.m. The No. 46 BMW receives the white flag for one lap remaining in the session. 10:28 a.m. Checkered flag on the No. 46 BMW to end the session. Top five overall and in SST are the No. 6 Aprilia USA Aprilia Tuono 1000R with a 1:29.601 recorded by Howard, the No. 18 Roadracingworld.com Suzuki SV1000S with a 1:30.202 recorded by Barnes, the No. 46 San Jose BMW R1200 with a 1:30.235 recorded by Parriott, the No. 32 Vallely Racing Suzuki SV1000S with a 1:30.492 recorded by Day, and the No. 76 R&R Racing Aprilia Tuono 1000R with a 1:30.616 recorded by Estok. Fastest in GST and 17th overall is the No. 77 Touring Sport Ducati PS1000LE with a 1:36.470 recorded by Friedland. Fastest in ST and 16th overall was the No. 79 GoBigRacing Suzuki SV650 with a 1:36.242 recorded by Millson. SunTrust MOTO-ST Series Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Florida April 14, 2007 Provisional Practice Times: 1. Aprilia USA 2 (Ty Howard/Troy Green), Aprilia Tuono 1000R, SST, 1:29.601 2. Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki (Chris Ulrich/Michael Barnes), Suzuki SV1000S, SST, 1:30.201 3. San Jose BMW (Brian Parriott/Nate Kern), BMW R1200S, SST, 1:30.233 4. Vallely Racing 32 (Mike Himmelsbach/Josh Day), Suzuki SV1000S, SST, 1:30.492 5. R&R Racing (Dave Estok/Brett Ray/Andrew Deatherage), Aprilia Tuono 1000R, SST, 1:30.616 6. Team Florida (Rodolfo Ramirez/Marco Martinez/Gustavo Laya), Ducati 749, SST, 1:32.064 7. Vallely Racing 33 (Frank Trombino/Charlie Coleman), Suzuki SV1000S, SST, 1:32.153 8. Aprilia USA 1 (Jon Francis/Henry Wiles), Aprilia Tuono 1000R, SST, 1:33.002 9. Rightsforbikers.com 69 (Mark Crozier/Nathan Dressman), Suzuki SV1000S, SST, 1:33.143 10. Longevity Racing (Barrett Long/Dario Marchetti), Ducati 749, SST, 1:33.350 11. Team Lady Luck (David Hudson/Mike Materi/Galen Miller), MuZ1000, SST, 1:34.054 12. Wagner Motorsports Racing (Mark Reynolds/Jurgen Frasch/Gus Holcomb), Aprilia Tuono 1000R, SST, 1:34.794 13. Team Motorrad Touring Sport BMW (Frank Shockley/Ivan Messina/James Chance), BMW R1200S, SST, 1:35.712 14. Team Zyvax (J.B. Layman/Scott Layman/Steve Green), Suz SV1000S, SST, 1:35.730 15. Team Old Pros Racing (Paul Schwemmer/John Ashmead/Andy Deatherage), Suzuki SV1000S, SST, 1:35.998 16. Go Big Racing (Ross Millson/Paul Glenn), Suzuki SV650, ST, 1:36.242 17. Touring Sport Ducati (Pete Friedland/Brad Phillips/Frank Shockley), Ducati 1000, GST, 1:36.470 18. Richie Morris Racing (Shawn Higbee/Dan Bilansky), Buell XB-12R, GST, 1:36.592 19. Rigertsforbikers.com 89 (John Linder/Chris Boy/CJ Czaia), Ducati 1000, GST, 1:37.014 20. Pair-A-Nines (Jay Springsteen/Jimmy Filice), Kawasaki EX650, ST, 1:37.597 21. James Gang Racing (Paul James/Jeffrey Johnson), Buell XB-12R, GST, 1:37.661 22. RPM Motorsports/Keesee Racing (Todd Keesee/Kyle Keesee), Ducai 1000SS, GST, 1:37.683 23. Rightsforbikers.com 16 (Robert Fisher/Nicole Hoffman), Suz SV650, ST, 1:38.968 24. Motorsports MG (Tim Hall/Duane DeSouza), Buell XB-12R, GST, 1:39.599 25. Edge Racing (Tim Luporini/Chris Mayerle/Don Rankin) Suzuki SV650, ST, 1:39.682 26. Team Ducati New York (Eric Schnorrbusch/Eric Helmbach/Eric Wilson), Ducati 1000, GST, 1:40.183 27. Momentum Racing (Joe Little/Gregory Charlton/Abraham Stacey), Suzuki SV650, ST, 1:40.791 28. Eagle Racing (Dr. Jeffrey Purk, DDS/Rob Oliva), Ducati 1000, GST, 1:41.566