Rider Files

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Lorenzo extends points gap with victory after thrilling duel with fellow Spaniard Pedrosa

INDIANAPOLIS, Sunday, June 3, 2012 – Jorge Lorenzo extended his lead in the MotoGP World Championship with a victory Sunday, June 3 in the Grand Prix of Catalunya, his third win of the 2012 season.

But unlike his last win, a lights-to-flag march of domination in a wet race May 20 at Le Mans, this triumph came after a tough fight in dry conditions.

2010 World Champion Lorenzo beat fellow Spaniard Dani Pedrosa to the finish by 5.003 seconds on his Yamaha Factory Racing machine. Andrea Dovizioso held off reigning World Champion Casey Stoner for third, ending Stoner’s streak of 19 consecutive top-three finishes dating back to May 2011.

“I’m really happy with this victory, as it was a very tough weekend,” Lorenzo said. “We performed a lot better than yesterday, as in qualifying it was very hot. The grip on the track after the rain this morning was also not so great.”

Dovizioso’s Monster Yamaha Tech 3 teammate, Cal Crutchlow, rounded out the top five.

Lorenzo increased his lead over Stoner in the standings to 20 points, 115-95, with the victory. 2010 Red Bull Indianapolis GP winner Lorenzo has finished second or better in all five races this season.

Spanish rivals Lorenzo and Pedrosa rode in tandem during this race after American Ben Spies fell out of the lead on Lap 3. On Lap 7, Lorenzo passed Pedrosa for the lead under braking on the long front straightaway at the Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona, Spain.

But five laps later, Pedrosa returned the favor on Lorenzo, taking the lead on the front straight. Lorenzo hung on Pedrosa’s rear wheel for the ensuing lap but was late in the brakes in Turn 1 on the next lap, running wide to the edge of the track and handing a lead of 1.1 seconds to Pedrosa.

Lorenzo then chewed into Pedrosa’s lead, capitalizing on better grip after choosing a softer tire compound than Pedrosa.

On Lap 20, Lorenzo had closed to the rear wheel of Pedrosa. They rode in lockstep around the track before Pedrosa popped a big wheelie exiting a corner. That slight mistake allowed Lorenzo to power past in the next corner and take a lead he never would surrender.

It was a tough race for American riders.

2006 World Champion Nicky Hayden finished ninth on his Ducati Team machine, slowed by a loss of feeling in his hand during the race. 2010 Rookie of the Year Spies crashed on Lap 3 when he drifted wide into the dirt right after passing Pedrosa for the lead. Spies remounted his Yamaha Factory Racing machine and rode through the field to finish 10th.

Colin Edwards wasn’t classified after his NGM Mobile Forward Racing Suter-BMW shut down on the final lap, ending a race plagued by various mechanical problems.

The next race is the British Grand Prix on June 17 at Silverstone. The Red Bull Indianapolis GP is the 11th of 18 races this season, Sunday, Aug. 19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

PODIUM FINISHER QUOTES

JORGE LORENZO (Winner, Yamaha Factory Racing): “I’m really happy with this victory, as it was a very tough weekend. We performed a lot better than yesterday, as in qualifying it was very hot. The grip on the track after the rain this morning was also not so great. At the beginning of the race when I was following Ben and Dani, it was very easy to make a mistake under braking and touch them, so I waited calmly for my opportunity. When Ben made a mistake, I moved up. I followed Dani and watched him. He slowed his pace and eventually made a mistake, so I was able to pass him then give it full throttle.”

DANI PEDROSA (Second, Repsol Honda Team): “A second place is always a second, but I really wanted to win today. I cannot feel happy. We’ve worked very hard during the practice sessions to be ready to win, but finally we couldn’t make it, so it’s a little bit disappointing. I pushed as much as I could, but in the final laps I had some issues to stay on the racing line. I pushed my best in the middle of the race. I tried to attack, but with 10 laps remaining, I couldn’t keep the pace. It was hard to control the bike on braking and in the exit of the corners, so I was defensive because I knew my corner speed was not so good. I made a mistake, and I had a big wheelie, so Jorge got past me and I couldn’t follow him.”

ANDREA DOVIZIOSO (Third, Monster Yamaha Tech 3): “I am really happy to get my first podium for Yamaha, and this is a fantastic reward for all the effort my Monster Yamaha Tech 3 crew has put in since I came to this team. We have been building up to this result for a while now, but it is great to be battling at the front in MotoGP on a satellite machine, and I’m sure nobody expected us to be doing this so early. It was a very hard race because there wasn’t a lot of grip, but I am really happy because I was able to fight very close to Pedrosa and Lorenzo, who are so strong on this track. I was only losing one- or two-tenths, and this is very positive. Maybe I could have stayed with them and fought for the win, but I made a small mistake, and that cost me a lot of time. I found my pace again, but in the final laps Casey and Cal caught me, but I was determined to finish on the podium. I could hear Casey’s bike and knew he was looking to attack, but I tried to give my maximum while not making a mistake.”

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AMERICAN RIDER QUOTES

NICKY HAYDEN (Ducati Team, ninth): “It was very difficult for me because I started having a problem with my hand going to sleep. I felt it a little bit in qualifying yesterday, so we did some treatment last night with the team physio, but the problem returned in the race. I’ve had it happen a couple of other times in my career, and around here, with so much hard braking, I could hardly feel the brake lever or the throttle. On the straightaway, I could move my fingers and get some feeling back, but then it would return. My pace was OK in the beginning, but after that group got away, I really just tried to bring the bike home without crashing since I couldn’t feel how hard I was braking.”

BEN SPIES (Yamaha Factory Racing, 10th): “I’m more disappointed for the team than for me because I felt good with the bike, and we definitely had a bike to be on the podium today. I just made one mistake in the race and blew our chance. We were going good in the beginning, but I was getting impatient with Dani. He was holding me up, but I couldn’t make the pass on the straight, so I had to go for it on the brakes and unfortunately got out onto the edge of the track. I got up, and we got back into it, and our pace was pretty good. Unfortunately, it was too late to get back to the front.”

COLIN EDWARDS (NGM Mobile Forward Racing, not classified): “I went out there today and did my best. Started changing the gears, going up through the gearbox, and the clutch started slipping and I wasn’t going anywhere. Everybody passed me on the straight into Turn 1. I got going, and the bike just felt so different than it did yesterday: Tires reacting differently to the cooler temperature, couldn’t get them to stick in the bike. It just felt so stiff. The only way to steer the bike was with the throttle. Getting in the corner, we were lacking a lot of grip. I had to ride a lot different to how I did yesterday to try to survive and managed by slowly trying to keep the pace. The tire dropped off, and I dropped off a bit. And coming out of Turn 11, with five or six laps to go, it just kind of stopped, full throttle but no rpms, nothing was happening and I knew something broke, so I thought: “Well, the bike is still going, so I’ll try to survive the last couple of laps in case something happens and I can get points.” In the last lap on Turn 4, it just quit completely, and I would do about 3 miles an hour no matter what I did with the throttle. It wouldn’t even make it to the finish line, so I just came in the pits.”

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POINTS

Riders: Jorge Lorenzo 115, Casey Stoner 95, Dani Pedrosa 85, Andrea Dovizioso 60, Cal Crutchlow 56, Valentino Rossi 51, Alvaro Bautista 45, Stefan Bradl 43, Nicky Hayden 40, Hector Barbera 31, Ben Spies 24, Aleix Espargaro 15, Randy de Puniet 7, Mattia Pasini 6, Michele Pirro 6, James Ellison 5, Karel Abraham 4, Colin Edwards 4, Danilo Petrucci 4, Yonny Hernandez 3, Ivan Silva 1.

Manufacturers: Yamaha 115, Honda 106, Ducati 56, ART 19, FTR 6, Suter 4, Ioda 4, BQR-FTR 2, BQR 2.

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MotoGP SUPPORT CLASS WINNERS

Moto2: Andrea Iannone, Italy, Speed Master Speed Up-Honda.

Moto3: Maverick Vinales, Spain, Blusens Avintia FTR Honda.

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2012 tickets: Tickets for the 2012 Red Bull Indianapolis GP MotoGP event, scheduled for Aug. 17-19 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, are on sale now at www.imstix.com , by calling (800) 822-INDY or (317) 492-6700 or by visiting the IMS Ticket Office at the IMS Administration Building at the corner of Georgetown Road and 16th Street between 8 a.m.-5 p.m. (ET) Monday-Friday.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 3, 2012) – In order to provide AMA Pro Hillclimb fans and participants with the latest news, results, standings and statistics, AMA Pro Racing has launched a feature-rich live timing and scoring website and mobile application in time for the start of the 2012 AMA Pro Hillclimb Championship.

The in-house developed website and mobile apps were designed with a strong focus on social media in order to provide an engaging user experience that will help educate fans about the stars of one of America’s oldest forms of motorcycle racing. Located at http://live.amaproracing.com/hc/, the live timing website will feature up-to-the-minute results and clicking on a rider’s name will display a headshot and basic biographical information.

The mobile app’s home screen features recent news headlines and tabs with integrated feeds from AMA Pro Hillclimb’s social media sites on Facebook and Twitter. Pages with season and event schedules, as well as current point standings are also included. Both the website and mobile app include Twitter and Facebook integration, meaning fans can share the experience with their friends without having to miss a second of racing action.

Those interested in downloading the mobile application can head over to the iTunes Store. Direct link: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ama-pro-hillclimb/id530692720?mt=8. A version for Android users will be launched later this week.

The 2012 AMA Pro Hillclimb season kicks off on June 3 at the White Rose Motorcycle Club in Jefferson, Pa. For more information on AMA Pro Hillclimb, please visit http://www.amaproracing.com/hc/.

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.

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Huntley Nash had his best Daytona SportBike race yet on Saturday at the scenic Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. (Brian J. Nelson photo)

Elkhart Lake, WI (June 2, 2012) – Huntley Nash had his best Daytona SportBike race yet on Saturday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The 20-year old in his second season in DSB ran as high as third place and fought for seventh place, ultimately taking tenth. The former Road America SuperSport race winner has finished higher than tenth in DSB before, but in this race the promising racer showed more competitiveness in the class than he ever has.

Nash started the race after qualifying eighth but quickly moved up to fifth off the start and was in third place by the time he left turn one. Nash was charging forward when he found himself on the outside of another rider at turn five, which forced him to run wide and lose a few positions.

He regrouped to find himself tenth at the end of lap one, then began a charge to make up ground. Nash found himself in a battle for seventh against some highly competitive riders but was able to take the position on lap eight of 13. He held the position to the final lap where drafting and dicing meant that Hunt unfortunately lost out on some positions but was encouraged to finish this close to the leader.

“It’s the best SportBike race so far, over two and a half seconds faster than I’ve ever been here before and really close to the front,” said Nash. “I think I can do even better tomorrow. I made a few mistakes racing really hard with those guys so if I can clean that up, we’ll do even better. I got a good start and got by a few people on the brakes. I got on the outside of DiSalvo instead of the inside, got pushed out wide and onto the rumble strip and nearly crashed. I made up some ground and was passing a lot of those guys on the outside in the Carousel. I’d rather have finished seventh rather than tenth but I’ll take it,” he said. “Since the last laps in Utah, I had a breakthrough and I’m starting to really figure out the trick to ride this bike and this suspension. We haven’t touched one clicker from Miller. I know the bike can run up front, I just have to ride it.”

Huntley will compete in the 10-lap finale at the 4.05-mile track tomorrow.

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M4 Suzuki’s Dane Westby made yet another charge up through the order to battle for the podium on Saturday at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

AMA Pro Daytona SportBike title contender Westby, who qualified a strong fifth-fastest at 2:20.852, found himself shuffled back to ninth on the opening lap of the 13-lap race.

Westby worked his way into fourth position by lap 4. At that point he teamed up with GEICO Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas–both aboard their Team Hammer-prepared GSX-R600s–to track down the early race leaders, transforming the battle for the win into a four-way affair.

While Cardenas made a late escape en route to his fifth victory of the season, Westby ran as high as second and held third place for the final run to the flag but was edged at the stripe by a scant 0.101-second.

“I thought we had it but not quite. I got pushed out wide and lost some spots, but then I hooked up with Martin (Cardenas) and we went up to the front,” said Westby. “From that point, it was on. It was a matter of seeing where they were weak and I was strong and seeing how it played out until the end of the race.

“We let Martin get away and in the end my front tire went off just a little bit,” said the Oklahoman. “We’ll make an adjustment for tomorrow to improve a really good bike even more and be better.”

The fourth-place finish saw Westby move up a spot into third place in the championship standings on 127 points.

SuzukiScoopFans SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s Elena Myers registered a strong Saturday ride as well. Qualifying on the second row for the weekend’s twin AMA Pro SuperSport races in sixth position (2:23.818), the Daytona winner raced with similar success.

Myers took the checkered flag in seventh position, solidifying her third-place ranking in the SuperSport West Region.

Saturday’s AMA Pro Superbike contest was delayed to later in the afternoon after rainfall hit the area immediately prior to the scheduled start. M4 Suzuki’s Chris Ulrich made the best of the conditions, moving up from his 16th spot on the grid (2:16.623) to race up to 11th in the race, which was ultimately red flagged and called complete just short of the scheduled distance once the rain returned.

Team Venezuela’s Robertino Pietri did not race after suffering broken ribs in a crash during Friday qualifying.

On Sunday Westby, Myers, and Ulrich will look for even stronger results in the second half of the Road America AMA Pro Road Racing doubleheader.

In 2012, Team Hammer, Inc. is competing in its 32nd consecutive racing season and marks its sixth year of offering technical and logistical support through its Contract Services Department. The team has earned 51 AMA Pro National race wins; 117 AMA Pro National podium finishes; 4 AMA Pro Championships; 133 Overall National Endurance race wins; 13 National Endurance Championships and assorted other race wins and titles.

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Barcia Captures Second Career Victory in 250 Class

LAKEWOOD, Colo. (June 2, 2012) – Picturesque Thunder Valley MX Park hosted the third round of the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship, sanctioned by AMA Pro Racing, on Saturday, producing two new winners for the 2012 season at the Toyota Thunder Valley National. Following back-to-back runner-up finishes to start the season, Red Bull KTM’s Ryan Dungey, of Belle Plaine, Minn., emerged victorious, capturing a 1-1 moto sweep to give the Austrian brand its first overall victory in the 450 Class. In the 250 Class, GEICO Honda’s Justin Barcia, of Monroe, N.Y., ended a 27-race winless streak to capture his second career win.

In the opening moto of the 450 Class, James Stewart, of Haines City, Fla., worked his way from a third-place start to take over the lead on Lap 2. However, just two laps later, the Team Yoshimura Suzuki rider went down as he looked to open a gap on the field, failing to finish the moto and appearing to favor his hand.

With Stewart out of action, Dungey took over the lead on Lap 4 and went on to take an easy moto win, his first of the season, and put himself in position for the overall.

The effects of his first moto crash forced Stewart to sit out Moto 2 as well, losing the points lead with no points recorded. As the gate dropped, Dungey grabbed the holeshot, quickly pulled away, and dominated en route to securing the overall victory.

“I hate to win like that,” said Dungey, who has won three consecutive races at Thunder Valley. “James and I have pushed each other to new levels and although he won the first four motos (this season), it’s been good. Hopefully he heals up and comes back (next week). My game plan is always the same, to take it one race at a time. You can’t focus on the end result and we saw that today. I just do my own thing, put my best foot forward, and never underestimate anyone.”

Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Jake Weimer, of Rupert, Idaho, recorded a career-best second place finish (2-4), while Colorado native Andrew Short, of Colorado Springs, gave Team Chaparral Honda its first podium finish in third (7-2).

Stewart dropped from first to third in the championship standings and his status for the remainder of the season is uncertain. He entered the weekend with an undefeated record, winning all four motos through the first two rounds.

“It’s not what we wanted, but that’s racing. It wasn’t worth risking anything in the second moto. I’m going to go through (next) week and test out how my hand feels and hopefully we’re ready to go at (High Point).”

Dungey currently holds a 35-point lead over Weimer in the championship standings.

In the 250 Class, Barcia started his day off strong by winning the first moto. Barcia took the lead from the start and ultimately stayed out front for all 16 laps, fending off the pressure of Red Bull KTM’s Ken Roczen, of Germany.

In Moto 2, Barcia asserted himself out front again, looking for the moto sweep. The Honda rider led the first six laps, but was passed by points leader Blake Baggett, of Grand Terrace, Calif., aboard his Monster Energy/Pro Circuit/Kawasaki. While Baggett pulled away, Barcia once again engaged in battle with Roczen, this time for second.

Roczen eventually worked his way past Barcia, putting Baggett in position to claim his second overall victory of the season. However, on the final lap, Roczen and Barcia battled again for second, ending with Roczen falling to the ground and allowing Barcia to retake the position and ultimately the overall win.

“Last weekend was tough on me, but today was awesome,” said Barcia, who last won as a rookie during the 2009 season. “The first moto couldn’t have gone any better and the second moto was good too. I knew what I had to do (in the second moto). I rode my own race a little bit, but then I put on a hard charge at the end. Ken and I may have touched a little bit, but I just kept going.”

With his second moto win, Baggett secured the runner-up spot for the second week in a row (3-1), while Roczen rebounded to round out the overall podium for the third consecutive round (2-4). Baggett holds a 16-point lead over Barcia in the championship standings.

In the Women’s Motocross Championship, Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki’s Jessica Patterson, of Tallahassee, Fla., swept the day’s motos to claim her second overall win of the season and extend her points lead. Troy Lee Designs/Lucas Oil Honda’s Tarah Gieger, of Puerto Rico, finished second (3-2), while Team Honda Muscle Milk’s Ashley Fiolek, of St. Augustine, Fla., overcame a fall in the second moto to finish third (2-6).

The 2012 Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship continues next week, with round four from High Point Raceway in Mt. Morris, Pa., and the FMF High Point National, presented by United Bank, on Saturday, June 9.

Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship
Toyota Thunder Valley National
Thunder Valley MX Park – Lakewood, Colo.
June 2, 2012
Round 3 of 12

450 Class (Moto Finish)

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM (1-1)
2. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki (2-4)
3. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda (7-2)
4. Nico Izzi, Rochester, Mich., Yamaha (5-5)
5. Brett Metcalfe, Mannum, Australia, Suzuki (3-10)
6. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki (4-9)
7. Justin Brayton, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Honda (9-6)
8. Michael Byrne, Rockhampton, Australia, Suzuki (12-7)
9. Billy Laninovich, Temecula, Calif., Honda (11-8)
10. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Kawasaki (10-11)

450 Class Championship Standings

1. Ryan Dungey, Belle Plaine, Minn., KTM, 136
2. Jake Weimer, Rupert, Idaho, Kawasaki, 101
3. James Stewart, Haines City, Fla., Suzuki, 100
4. Mike Alessi, Victorville, Calif., Suzuki, 100
5. Andrew Short, Smithville, Texas, Honda, 97
6. Brett Metcalfe, Mannum, Australia, Suzuki, 84
7. Josh Grant, Riverside, Calif., Kawasaki, 73
8. Nico Izzi, Rochester, Mich., Yamaha, 71
9. Broc Tickle, Holly, Mich., Kawasaki, 63
10. Kyle Chisholm, Valrico, Fla., Kawasaki, 50

250 Class (Moto Finish)

1. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Honda (1-2)
2. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki (3-1)
3. Ken Roczen, Apolda, Germany, KTM (2-4)
4. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda (4-3)
5. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM (5-5)
6. Malcolm Stewart, Haines City, Fla., KTM (8-6)
7. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki (6-9)
8. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda (10-7)
9. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Yamaha (9-10)
10. Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda (7-14)

250 Class Championship Standings

1. Blake Baggett, Grand Terrace, Calif., Kawasaki, 139
2. Justin Barcia, Monroe, N.Y., Honda, 123
3. Ken Roczen, Apolda, Germany, KTM, 120
4. Eli Tomac, Cortez, Colo., Honda, 117
5. Marvin Musquin, La Reole, France, KTM, 84
6. Blake Wharton, Pilot Point, Texas, Suzuki, 82
7. Wil Hahn, Decatur, Texas, Honda, 71
8. Kyle Cunningham, Fort Worth, Texas, Yamaha, 65
9. Jake Canada, Sun City, Calif., Honda, 62
10. Ivan Tedesco, Murrieta, Calif., Kawasaki, 61

WMX Class (Moto Finish)

1. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki (1-1)
2. Tarah Gieger, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico., Honda (3-2)
3. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda (2-6)
4. Sayaka Kaneshiro, Osaka, Japan, Honda (7-3)
5. Jacqueline Strong, Cottonwood, Ariz., KTM (4-5)
6. Mariana Balbi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Honda (6-4)
7. Sara Pettersson, Sweden, KTM (5-7)
8. Alexah Pearson, Sacramento, Calif., KTM (8-11)
9. Sade Allender, Sanford, Maine, Honda (12-9)
10. Amanda Brown, Baltimore, Md., Honda (11-10)

WMX Class Standings

1. Jessica Patterson, Tallahassee, Fla., Suzuki, 141
2. Ashley Fiolek, St. Augustine, Fla., Honda, 125
3. Tarah Gieger, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico., Honda, 114
4. Sayaka Kaneshiro, Osaka, Japan, Honda, 99
5. Mariana Balbi, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Honda, 88
6. Jacqueline Strong, Cottonwood, Ariz., KTM, 82
7. Meghan Rutledge, New South Wales, Australia, Kawasaki, 78
8. Sara Pettersson, Sweden, KTM, 76
9. Kasie Creson, Vallejo, Calif., Honda, 75
10. Sade Allender, Sanford, Maine, Honda, 52

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