AMA Pro SuperSport Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 4, 2010 Provisional Qualifying Session One Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. J.D. Beach (Yam YZF-R6), 2:24.490 2. Huntley Nash (Yam YZF-R6), 2:25.280 3. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), 2:25.395 4. Miles Thornton (Yam YZF-R6), 2:28.177 5. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R6), 2:28.435, crash 6. Joey Pascarella (Duc 848), 2:28.496 7. David Gaviria (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:30.075 8. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), 2:30.174 9. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), 2:30.226 10. Nicholas Hansen (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:30.643 11. Eric Stump (Yam YZF-R6), 2:31.583 12. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:32.205 13. Kyle Keesee (Kaw ZX-6R), 2:34.081 14. Michael Corbino (Yam YZF-R6), 2:36.770 15. Charles Burton, IV (Hon CBR600RR), 2:37.841 16. Daniel Guevara (Suz GSX-R600), 2:39.855 17. Darren Martin (Hon CBR600RR), 2:49.421 More, from a press release issued by LTD Racing: NASH AND PUERTA ON THE PROVISIONAL FRONT ROW AT ROAD AMERICA Elkart Lake, Wis (June 4,2010) — LTD Racing’s Huntley Nash and Tomas Puerta made valiant efforts in the opening Road America qualifying session for this weekend’s AMA Pro Supersport races in Elkart Lake, Wisconsin. Nash was second with a time of 2:25.280 and Puerta third on the basis on his lap recorded at 2:25.390. Kyle Keesee piloted a third LTD Racing Yamaha to seventh place in his first day with the team. Nash, Puerta, and J.D. Beach were the three Supersport riders vying for the provisional pole on Friday. Nash, quickest in the damp morning session, was a factor throughout the afternoon, too, and led much of the session. On his final time around the circuit, the recent high school graduate tried his best to retake provisional pole but slower traffic impeded his progress. Still, Nash was able to set his quickest time of qualifying on that lap. “I was glad to be fastest in the morning but I was kinda angry with myself because I made some mistakes and had some traffic on that last lap in the afternoon. It was a good surprise to see how fast I went despite it all,” said Nash, with five podium finishes in 2010. “I think I could have done a mid-1:24 but we’ll settle for second place for now. The bike felt good and we made a change right at the end that made it feel better. I think with more track time we can find the speed we need to do well in the races. Hopefully it will be dry tomorrow and we’ll be able to go for pole.” Puerta took the fastest mark in the session from Nash and held it until being bumped in the final moments. The Colombian has shown improved form in 2010 and is looking to earn a top finish this weekend. “The bike feels better here and the front end feels good to me. We have been working to make the bike better and I am pleased with the changes we’ve made. We made some fast laps and it is nice to be in the hunt for pole position. On the last lap I tried to push harder but I went straight at turn five. Perhaps we could have gone a little faster. I am happy with how things are going. I want to make a change to the gearing and hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Keesee impressively learned his new bike and the circuit on the first day and improved to seventh fastest in qualifying. “Overall, I’m happy with how things are going but I need more track time. I think I’ll drop a lot of time tomorrow as I get used to riding the Yamaha, which is a different brand than I have raced in the past. Basically, I need to get some more trust in the suspension in tomorrow’s qualifying and then we’ll go for it.” More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: Beach Leads the AMA Pro SuperSport Field at Road America Following Fast Day One Qualifying Session ELKHART LAKE, Wis. (June 4, 2010) – JD Beach came off of last weekend’s thrilling AMA Pro Flat Track Springfield TT victory in the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Pro Singles division to get on the AMA Pro SuperSport provisional pole for this weekend’s Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. “I’ve been doing this for a few years so now it’s not too hard, but before it used to be pretty hard,” Beach commented on switching between his AMA Pro Flat Track and AMA Pro Road Racing machines. “I felt myself making some mistakes today. Going into the fast turns, I tried to back it in too much. It was fun until I couldn’t go faster, so I came in and changed some stuff and got the bike working better. This track is a lot of fun. Because of the rain today it was good and slick so I think that might have helped some too.” The 2008 Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup Champion turned a laptime of 2:24.409 (100.857 mph) around the historic 4.05-mile circuit aboard his No. 73 Rockwall Performance Yamaha YZF-R6. “I guess because the track is so big I didn’t get a chance to draft with anybody,” Beach continued. “I watched the Daytona SportBike guys and they got down to a ’22 I think so that’s my goal. I want to beat the SuperSport guys but my goal is to be racing in SportBike so whenever I go out, I try to beat their times.” Second fastest in the qualifying session was Huntley Nash and the No. 75 Yamaha YZF-R6 with a time of 2:25.280 (100.309 mph). Earlier in the day, Nash led the wet practice session with a time of 2:35.600 (93.655 mph). Third fastest was Tomas Puerta aboard the No. 12 Yamaha YZF-R6, who posted a time of 2:25.395 (100.229 mph). Final qualifying for SuperSport begins at 9:20 a.m. local time tomorrow, with an open grid fan walk kicking off at 12:30 p.m. and race one of the weekend’s doubleheader at Road America scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Sunday will see a rider autograph session at 10:50 a.m., a second fan grid walk at 11:30 a.m. and race two of SuperSport competition with another 1:30 p.m. start time. SPEED will be broadcasting highlights of both races in same-weekend coverage. Please visit www.roadamerica.com for ticket and schedule information of the Suzuki SuperBike Doubleheader Weekend and visit www.amaproracing.com for additional series information. AMA Pro Racing is the premier professional motorcycle racing organization in North America, operating a full schedule of events and championships for a variety of motorcycle disciplines. Learn more about AMA Pro Racing at www.amaproracing.com.