From a press release issued by Infineon Raceway: SONOMA, Calif. (April 2, 2008) “” Suzuki’s Mat Mladin continued to dominate on Wednesday at Infineon Raceway as riders completed a Yamaha-sponsored AMA Superbike Test Session. Mladin recorded the top time on Wednesday over the 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course at 1 minute, 34.90 seconds. His best time of the test came on Tuesday (1:34.76). Both times were better than the actual track record, which is owned by teammate Ben Spies (1:34.991, set in 2008). The teams were testing in advance of the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts, May 16-18, in the Sonoma Valley. Fourteen riders from Kawasaki, Attack Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and Corona Extra Honda attended the test. Mladin, a six-time AMA Superbike champion, was followed Wednesday by teammate Tommy Hayden (1:35.28) and Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo (1:35.77). For ticket information to the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts, in May visit www.infineonraceway.com or call 800-870-RACE. Yamaha Test Session Infineon Raceway, Sonoma The top times from Wednesday’s test session over the 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course at Infineon Raceway. All times were reported by individual race teams: SUPERBIKE Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 1:34.90 Tommy Hayden (Suzuki) 1:35.28 Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha) 1:35.77 Jamie Hacking (Kawasaki) 1:35.80 Eric Bostrom (Yamaha) 1:35.81 Neil Hodgson (Honda) 1:37.00 Miguel Duhamel (Honda) 1:37.41 SUPERSPORT Ben Bostrom (Yamaha) 1:36.60 Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 1:37.30 Chaz Davies (Attack Kawasaki) 1:38.70 FORMULA XTREME Steve Rapp (Attack Kawasaki) 1:36.80 Chaz Davies (Attack Kawasaki) 1:37.60
Mladin Fastest As Two-day AMA Team Test Concludes At Infineon Raceway
Mladin Fastest As Two-day AMA Team Test Concludes At Infineon Raceway
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