AMA Pro SuperSport Championship Presented by Shoei Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama May 1, 2009 Free Practice Two Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.203 2. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.286, crash 3. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), 1:32.422 4. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), 1:32.688 5. Dustin Dominguez (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:32.755 6. Joey Pascarella (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.089, crash 7. Garrett Carter (Yam YZF-R6), 1:33.168 8. Armando Ferrer (Suz GSX-R600), 1:33.530 9. Leandro Mercado (Kaw ZX-6R), 1:33.536 10. Tyler Odom (Hon CBR600RR), 1:33.708 11. Lloyd Worrell (Yam YZF-R6), 1:34.177 12. Kris Turner (Suz GSX-R600), 1:34.368 13. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.076 14. Chris Clark (Yam YZF-R6), 1:35.475 15. Derek Wagnon (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.543 16. J.D. Beach (Hon CBR600RR), 1:35.678 17. Reese Wacker (Suz GSX-R600), 1:35.701 18. Ryan Clay (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.111 19. Payton Sassaman (Yam YZF-R6), 1:36.238 20. Darrell Prantera (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.018 21. Alex Lazo (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.340 22. Brock Terrell (Yam YZF-R6), 1:38.994 23. Ryan Conrad (Yam YZF-R6), 1:40.199 24. Kyle Keesee (Yam YZF-R6), 1:42.020 25. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), 1:46.330, crash More, from a press release issued by LTD Racing: RACING DRAMAS FOR LTD RACING AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK Birmingham, AL (May 1, 2009) LTD Racing’s three rider lineup had a trying day at Barber Motorsports Park on Friday, but all three riders look to rebound strongly for Saturday’s qualifying. An unusually high number of the young SuperSport racers crashed in Birmingham during the afternoon practice and the LTD Racing trio was no exception. The fastest racer for the team was Colombian Tomas Puerta. Tomy led much of the afternoon practice before losing the top position near the end of the session. He finished in second. “I was happy to ride the bike today for the first time and the R6 is a fast machine. We were able to find speed quickly, and we are confident that we can get a good starting spot for tomorrow,” he said. Puerta (1:32.286) attempted to better Josh Day’s time (1:32.203) at the very end of afternoon practice, but Puerta crashed just before the checkered flag. “I had a low speed crash,” said Tomy. “I am okay and fortunately the bike only had some small damage. We are looking forward to qualifying on Saturday.” Huntley Nash impressed in the morning session (6th best) but saw his afternoon session dashed when he fell early. “The bike wasn’t that bad but the handlebar was broken, so I was stuck out on the course. I couldn’t ride it back,” said the Marietta, Ga. resident. “I only got a warm-up lap and then I crashed the next time around, so it was pretty much a wasted session. A lot of guys crashed and it looked like everyone was losing the front, so something odd was happening out there on the track.” Points leader Joey Pascarella posted seventh and sixth best times in each of the sessions on Friday. “I felt strong, but I crashed and it kinda felt like it came out of nowhere. Hopefully, we can get the bike back together and put a strong performance in qualifying,” said the Vacaville, Calif. racer. Tomorrow’s qualifying is scheduled for 8:40 AM.