July 1, 2009 9:20 PM
AMA Pro Road Racing to Share World Stage with MotoGP this Weekend at Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix
AMA Pro Road Racing
MONTEREY, Calif. (July 1, 2009)
Full Weekend Includes AMA Pro American Superbike, Daytona SportBike, SuperSport Races
Highlighted by back-to-back races for AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited and AMA Pro Daytona SportBike presented by AMSOIL that will cap three full days of action at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, AMA Pro Road Racing will share the world-stage spotlight this weekend with MotoGP at the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix, July 3 - 5.
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June 28, 2009 4:36 PM
Home run as Crutchlow cleans up at Donington
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSS Europe
Donington Park 28/06/2009
Yamaha World Supersport rider Cal Crutchlow made sure the British fans got what they came for today as he aced the World Supersport race, leading from the fourth lap till the chequered flag. The win never looked in doubt as Crutchlow laid down lap after lap with a consistently fast race pace. He takes away with him not only the fastest lap of the race with a record of 1'32.449 but also the Best lap record from earlier in the weekend with a 1'31.701. Arch rival for the championship Eugene Laverty fell early in the race, and although he rejoined could not manage better than fifth at the end.
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Spies triumphs at Donington
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSB Europe
Donington Park 28/06/2009
Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies made it a clean sweep at Donington today, blowing away the competition to take both races with decisive and well earned wins. Race one saw the American rider take an early lead, closely followed by Aprilia rider Max Biaggi. No matter how hard Biaggi tried he was unable to close the final gap to challenge Spies and settled for second at the flag. Race two saw Spies again take an early lead, repeating the performance of Miller as he gained nearly a second a lap as he pulled away until he had over a 7.4 second advantage. He ran a lonely race at the front to claim his second win of the day, a separate class to the following pack.
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June 21, 2009 4:48 PM
Crutchlow adds Misano to his list of conquered circuits
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSS San Marino
Misano 21/06/2009
With a track both wet and dry and a race red flagged and re-started, it was never going to be a straightforward day for Yamaha World Superbike rider Cal Crutchlow. Having initially dropped back to eighth at the start he showed incredible pace to work back up to lead the race, taking less than two laps to pass the seven riders. He led until a red flag for oil on the track brought the supersport riders back into the pits. As the race re-started Crutchlow shot off to take the lead which he held until lap 18 where second placed rider Eugene Laverty dived underneath having pursued Crutchlow from the off. Two laps later Crutchlow took the lead back in a decisive overtake up the inside of Laverty and powered on to take the chequered flag
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High drama in Misano as Yamaha riders fight for points in wet and dry races
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSB San Marino
Misano 21/06/2009
Race one saw drama unfold as the World Superbike riders headed out for a wet race but were forced to change midway for slicks as the rain stopped and the sun broke out. Yamaha rider Ben Spies spent most of the wet heat in 4th tucked up behind rival Fabrizio as he paced himself on the damp track. He picked the ideal time to change to his dry bike on lap 13, emerging from the pits right behind Fabrizio, taking him swiftly for 8th position. Spies then displayed a typical Texan masterclass in racing, working swiftly up to take Xaus for the lead on lap 17, leading from there to the chequered flag. Race two saw a technical issue with the clutch drop Spies from 2nd back to 17th. He then proved his skill yet again, riding round the fault to work through eight riders to take ninth in the race.
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June 20, 2009 12:36 PM
Crutchlow takes a front row start in difficult Misano conditions
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSS San Marino - Misano 20/06/2009
Day two at Misano and the World Supersport qualifying was a wet affair, difficult conditions saw a half wet half dry track with fine drizzle for most of the session. Yamaha World Supersport rider Cal Crutchlow spent nearly half of the session in the pit waiting for a break in the weather having started in the wet with a few laps to set 10th on the standings. With ten minutes to go and a drying track the British rider was the first to come out with dry tyres on and immediately went to the top of the chart where he stayed until the last seconds where Pirro edged a one tenth advantage.
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Spies takes front row start in Misano
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSB San Marino - Misano 20/06/2009
Superpole
Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies spent the second day of qualifying at the Misano circuit laying down consistent fast laps in all sessions to perfect set up and race pace for Sunday's races. The American rider looked fast and on the pace as he stayed in the top three places for the duration of the day. Superpole saw him work hard to make it through all three sessions and he will start tomorrow's race in third position from the front row of the grid.
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Spies takes front row start in Misano
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSB San Marino - Misano 20/06/2009
Superpole
Yamaha World Superbike rider Ben Spies spent the second day of qualifying at the Misano circuit laying down consistent fast laps in all sessions to perfect set up and race pace for Sunday's races. The American rider looked fast and on the pace as he stayed in the top three places for the duration of the day. Superpole saw him work hard to make it through all three sessions and he will start tomorrow's race in third position from the front row of the grid.
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June 19, 2009 6:41 PM
Business as usual as Yamaha perform in the blistering Misano heat
Yamaha Racing
2009 WSB San Marino - Misano 19/06/2009
Qualifying 1
Yamaha World Superbike riders Ben Spies and Tom Sykes took to the Misano circuit for the first time today in what was without a doubt the hottest riding day so far of the 2009 championship. With temperatures approaching 40 degrees Spies got straight down to business on the unknown circuit, spending a large part of both the free practice and the first qualifying session running at the top of the time chart. He ended Friday's qualifying session in second position less than one tenth of a second off leader Michel Fabrizio having spent the entire qualifying session working on race pace on a single set of tyres.
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June 17, 2009 8:44 PM
Yamaha World Superbike back in Europe for the San Marino race
Yamaha Racing
The Yamaha World Superbike Team head back to Europe this weekend for the eighth round of the 2009 World Championship at the Misano circuit on the Adriatic coast of Italy. Expectations are high as the challenge for the title got closer following an incredible ride by American Ben Spies at his home circuit in Salt Lake City last month. Spies scored a textbook perfect double win in the Utah heat, proving yet again that the combination of the three-time AMA winner's talents and the 2009 Yamaha YZF-R1 have what it takes to go for the 2009 championship victory.
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June 9, 2009 7:39 PM
Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki’s Mercado Takes His Second Pro Win at Road America
Monster Energy Kawasaki
Elkhart Lake, Wis., (June 7, 2009)
“ Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki;s Leandro Mercado swept the AMA SuperSport weekend by claiming the pole position and winning the race at Road America. Mercado was confident on the four-mile course considering the track was the location of his first win in America during the AMA Rookies Cup race last year. In the AMA Daytona SportBike race, both Jamie Hacking and Roger Hayden improved on their starting positions to finish ninth and 11th, respectively.
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Miss Yamaha Racing 2009 is live!
Yamaha Racing
Yamaha grid girl
The Yamaha World Superbike Team is excited to be able to bring the glamour and adrenalin fuelled action of the 2009 World Superbike Championship to a lucky handful of girls*. If you’ve ever dreamed of standing on the grid at the heart of the action, next to one of the hot favourites to win the championship, appearing on TV live all over the globe and having photos made by a professional photographer then this could be your chance to make your dream come true. The competition is open for selected rounds of the championship, including Donington, Brno, Nurburgring, Magny Cours and Portimao.
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