PICKERINGTON, Ohio – An additional AMA Superbike practice session has been added to Friday’s schedule at the AMA Superbike Shootout held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on Sept. 29 Oct. 1. This weekend’s season finale will run under a unique format using heat races and a Last Chance Qualifier instead of timed qualifying to determine the grid for Sunday’s Superbike Championship finale. Grids for the heat races will be determined by times set during Friday’s practice sessions. “Since practice sessions will determine grid position for Saturday’s heat races we felt it was in the best interest of all riders and teams to maximize those sessions. This will give competitors additional time to work on their bike set-up and strategy,” said Keith Kizer, AMA Road Race Series Director. “The heat-race format is going to add a lot of excitement to the Mid-Ohio event and we want to give riders and teams every opportunity to do their best in this season-ending race.” Superbike riders will now have two practice sessions on Friday and one on Saturday morning in preparation for Saturday afternoon’s heat races. The season finale will mark the final showdown between Yoshimura Suzuki teammates Ben Spies and Mat Mladin. Spies, a second-year Superbike rider from Longview, Texas, is trying to unseat Australian Mladin, the most dominant rider in the history of the series and the winner of six of the last seven AMA Superbike Championships. Mid-Ohio’s AMA Superbike Shootout is the culmination of an action-packed week of racing that also featured the AMA Sports Road Race Grand Championships. The season finale of the AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited will receive same-day national television coverage on SPEED at 6:00 p.m. eastern. Tickets for the AMA Superbike Shootout are available now by calling 1-800-MID-OHIO or logging on to www.midohio.com. MID-OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE – SEPT. 29-OCT. 1, 2006 (Revised Friday Schedule) Thursday, Sept. 28 3:00pm – 7:00pm Registration: For Riders, Crew, Sponsors & Guests 3:00pm – 7:30pm Tech Inspection 6:30pm Post-Entry Closed for all Classes Friday, Sept. 29 7:30am – 4:00pm Registration: For Crew, Sponsors & Guests 8:00am – 5:00pm Tech Inspection 8:30am – 9:30am Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Practice 9:40am – 10:40am AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 10:50am – 11:50am Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice Noon – 1:00pm Repsol Lubricants Superstock Practice 1:00pm – 2:00pm Lunch Break 1:20pm Mandatory Rider Briefing (on hot pit lane) 2:00pm – 2:30pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 2:40pm – 3:20pm Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 1 3:30pm – 4:10pm Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 2 4:20pm – 5:00pm AMA Sports Practice Saturday, Sept. 30 7:30am – 3:00pm Registration: For Crew, Sponsors & Guests 8:00am – 5:00pm Tech Inspection 8:30am – 9:00am Repsol Lubricants Superstock Practice 9:10am – 9:40am Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Practice 9:50am – 10:20am AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 10:30am – 11:00am AMA Sports Practice 11:10am – 11:40am Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice 11:40am – 12:40pm Lunch Break – Autograph Session 12:40pm – 1:10pm Repsol Lubricants Superstock Qualifying Group 1 1:20pm – 1:50pm Repsol Lubricants Superstock Qualifying Group 2 2:00pm – 2:30pm Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Qualifying Group 1 2:40pm – 3:10pm Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Qualifying Group 2 3:25pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Heat Race 1 (5 laps) 3:50pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Heat Race 2 (5 laps) 4:15pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Heat Race 3 (5 laps) 4:40pm Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Race (60k – 16 laps) 5:20pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited LCQ Heat Race (5 laps) Sunday, Oct. 1 8:00am – Noon Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests 8:30am Tech Inspection Open 8:30am – 8:50am AMA Sports Practice 9:00am – 9:20am Repsol Lubricants Superstock Practice 9:30am – 9:50am Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Practice 10:00am – 10:20am AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Practice 11:00am Repsol Lubricants Superstock Race (60k – 16 laps) 11:50am AMA Sports Race – 600 Superstock (10 laps) 12:30pm – 1:30pm Lunch Break 12:45 Chapel Service (Pegram Race Team Hauler) 1:45pm Pro Honda Oils Supersport presented by Shoei Helmets Race (60k – 16 laps) 3:00pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Race (100k – 26 laps) 4:15pm AMA Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited Consolation Race (60k – 16 laps)