AMA Superbike: Valiant Effort by Hodgson fighting for AMA Podium September 5, 2006
Parts Unlimited Ducati’s Neil Hodgson fought one of the closest and most exciting battles of the 2006 season on Sunday, trying his best to earn a spot on the podium in the AMA Superbike race at Road Atlanta. Neil came up just 0.098 short of a rostrum finish as he and Aaron Yates raced for third position coming down the hill on the last lap at the Georgia track. Ben Bostrom was seventh on his Ducati 999 as he improved one spot on the final lap of the 25-lap race.
Hodgson earned third spot for much of the race and the …
AMA Superbike: Kawasaki’s Hayden Brothers remain relentless at Atlanta
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 …
AMA Superbike: Mladin and Suzuki Dominate and Win at Atlanta
Team Yoshimura Suzuki dominated today’s AMA Superbike Championship penultimate round at Road Atlanta and are now assured of the 2006 title but it all comes down to the final round next month between today’s winner Mat Mladin and team mate and series leader Ben Spies.
Mladin won his fourth Superbike race in a row from Spies with Aaron Yates third the same result as yesterday but with just 20 points between first and second, the final round at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on October 1st will be an exciting showdown for the GSX-R1000-mounted team.
Spies, who needs to finish …
US Superbike: Hodgson and Bostrom return to action in Virginia August 21, 2006
Neil Hodgson and Ben Bostrom of the Parts Unlimited Ducati Team will race the AMA Superbike doubleheader at Virginia International Raceway this weekend. The experienced Ducati 999 pilots will compete against the rest of the AMA Superbike field at the 2.25-mile (3.22-kilometer) circuit in Saturday and Sunday’s National Championship races. Both riders will look to rebound after a trying Mid-Ohio race weekend.
Neil Hodgson is currently fourth in AMA Superbike points with just five races to go. The former World Superbike champion coming off a top-five finish at Mid-Ohio says Virginia is a challenging track for the riders. “I’m looking forward …
AMA Superbike: Spies Wins Miller AMA Superbike Opener June 19, 2006
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Ben Spies won today’s AMA Superbike Championship race at the brand new Miller Motorsports Park in Utah and extended his series lead ahead of team mate Mat Mladin.
The young Texan came out tops in an exciting battle with Mladin, Ben Bostrom (Ducati) and Jake Zemke (Honda), who crashed in the closing stages of the race.
Aaron Yates raced to sixth place and Michael Jordan Motorsports-sponsored Jason Pridmore and Jake Holden rounded out the top 10.
Said Spies: “I got a good start off the line on my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. I knew it was going to be a hard …
AMA Superbike: Mladin and Spies 2 and 3 in Utah
Team Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin and Ben Spies rode their Suzuki GSX-R1000s to second and third place at the second AMA Superbike race of the double-header weekend at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, Utah.
Yoshimura Suzuki team mate Aaron Yates followed them home in seventh place.
“It was a good weekend,” said defending AMA Superbike Champion Mladin after taking the second-place finish. “I think we’ll leave with about the same points spread as we came in with. Today, we took what we could get. Suzuki has had their fair share of wins this year. Now it’s 21 points, eight races left - …
AMA Superbike: Kawasaki Shines At Miller Motorsports Park
Parts Unlimited Ducati pilot Ben Bostrom continued his quest for victory in the early portions of Sunday’s AMA Superbike race at Miller Motorsports Park. Despite a strong challenge that saw him qualify on the front row and fight for the lead in both races, Bostrom had an unfortunate crash while battling for the win. His teammate Neil Hodgson worked his way from outside the top ten to sixth place in the 21-lap race.
Bostrom charged off the line and took the lead on lap one. The Californian led the event for the first three laps, riding the Ducati 999 aggressively in …
Ducati MotoGP And Superbike Endorse Oakley Products June 7, 2006
Oakley, Inc. today announced that all members of Ducati’s MotoGP and Superbike factory racing teams are endorsed to wear the company’s sunglasses. Additionally, the sponsorship agreement includes Oakley’s logo placement on MotoGP team helmets and leathers and on the team’s Superbike motorcycle fairings.
“Our alliance with Ducati is no surprise. They approach building the world’s best racing motorcycles the same way we approach building the world’s best performance eyewear - combining the highest quality materials and advanced technologies with uncompromising standards,” said Colin Baden, president, Oakley, Inc. “We share a lineage of aggressive design and a continuous drive to raise the …
AMA Superbike: Kawasaki Racing Team Defies The Odds At Road America June 5, 2006
Kawasaki Racing Team rider, Tommy Hayden, maintained a consistent battle throughout the weekend as AMA Superbike racing returned to Road America Raceway in Elkhart Lake, Wis. When racing got underway on Saturday, Hayden started the first 16-lap Superbike race in seventh and held a consistent pace with the rest of the field throughout the duration of the feature. Hayden also contended in the second Superbike race on Sunday and fared slightly better by running in fifth for the first six laps before the race was red flagged due to an oil-down on the track. Once the race was restarted Hayden …
AMA Superbike: Hodgson Charges To Fourth Place At Road America
Parts Unlimited Ducati’s Neil Hodgson rallied to finish fourth on his Ducati 999 at Road America and teammate Ben Bostrom completed Sunday’s 16-lap race in seventh place. The race was red-flagged on lap six and restarted, setting the stage for a late race showdown.
Hodgson’s charge started from sixth place at the beginning of lap 14. The former World Superbike champion put his head down and made a pass of Aaron Yates. Hodgson made his move for position into the daunting turn one at Road America, a high-speed right hander. The Englishman held off his rival’s furious attempts to pass, then …