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AMA Superbike: Kawasaki’s Hayden Brothers remain relentless at Atlanta September 5, 2006

Kawasaki Racing Team rider, Tommy Hayden, put forth a determined effort as AMA Superbike racing came to Road Atlanta Raceway in Braselton, Ga., this weekend. Tommy qualified in fifth which was just behind his younger brother, Roger, who qualified on the outside of the front row in fourth. As the green flag dropped on Saturday’s Superbike feature Tommy got the best jump off the grid by running in seventh as Roger was shuffled back into 11th. As the laps clicked away, Roger advanced four positions while edging out Tommy to take over seventh and Tommy stayed tucked in close behind Roger in eighth. During the final laps, Roger was forced to pull out of the race after his chain broke while Tommy continued on to finish seventh.

The second race of the Superbike doubleheader on Sunday saw Roger running in fifth and Tommy in 12th after the start. As the race progressed, Roger tussled with a couple riders for fifth but stayed close behind the lead group while Tommy advanced into ninth. The final portion of the 25-lap feature saw Tommy engaged in an intense battle for ninth while Roger dropped one position into sixth. At the finish, Roger crossed the stripe in sixth while Tommy finished out the second race in ninth.

Roger also contested in Supersport on Sunday and found himself in second just after the start and locked in a fierce contest with Jamie Hacking for the lead. The pair would battle back-and-forth for the next seven laps before Roger slipped back into third and then faded into fourth. With only four laps remaining Roger drifted back into the field due to mechanical problems and had to retire early. Attack Kawasaki riders, Ben Attard and Damon Buckmaster, remained engaged in an intense battle for seventh place throughout the duration of the 15-lap feature. The duo advanced two positions due in part to Roger’s bad luck and another rider who pulled out early which allowed Attard to cross the finish in fifth with Buckmaster in sixth.

In AMA Superstock Action, Buckmaster put in a respectable ride aboard his Kawasaki ZX-10R by starting in 14th and advancing into tenth before the checkered flag dropped. Attard left the grid in ninth and was unfortunately shuffled back into 15th after the start. Undaunted by the setback, Attard advanced into 13th after the halfway point and held his position throughout the remaining laps of the 15-lap feature.

Racing resumes when the teams head to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington , Ohio , September 29October 3.

2006 AMA ROAD RACE RESULTS AND POINTS:

AMA Supersport Championship
Road Atlanta Raceway
Braselton , Ga.

Provisional Race Results:

1. Jamie Hacking (Yam YZF-R6 )
2. Geoff May (Suzuki GSX-R6)
3. Michael Barnes (Suzuki GSX-R6)
5. Ben Attard ( Kawasaki ZX-6RR)
6. Damon Buckmaster ( Kawasaki ZX-6RR)

AMA Supersport Point Standings:

1. Jamie Hacking, 332
2. Geoff May, 233
3. Danny Eslick, 231
4. Ben Attard, 225
7. Roger Hayden, 200
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10. Damon Buckmaster, 152

AMA Superstock Championship Road Atlanta Raceway Braselton , Ga.

Provisional Race Results:
1. Jaime Hacking (Yam YZF-R1 LE)
2. Eric Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1 LE)
3. Jason Disalvo (Yam YZF-R1 LE)
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10. Damon Buckmaster ( Kawasaki ZX-10R)
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13. Ben Attard ( Kawasaki ZX-10R)

AMA Superstock Point Standings:

1. Jamie Hacking, 351
2. Aaron Yates, 306
3. Jason Disalvo, 281
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12. Damon Buckmaster, 172
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13. Ben Attard, 169

AMA Superbike Championship Road Atlanta Raceway Braselton , Ga. Sept. 2

Race Results:
1. Matt Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R 1000)
3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R 1000)
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7. Tommy Hayden ( Kawasaki ZX-10R)

AMA Superbike Championship Road Atlanta Raceway Braselton , Ga. Sept. 3

Race Results:

1. Matt Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000)
2. Ben Spies (Suz GSX-R 1000)
3. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000)
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6. Roger Hayden ( Kawasaki ZX-10R)
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9. Tommy Hayden ( Kawasaki ZX-10R)

AMA Superbike Point Standings:

1. Ben Spies, 625
2. Mat Mladin, 605
3. Miguel Duhamel, 496
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6. Tommy Hayden, 430
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16. Roger Hayden, 178