NEW SILVER LIVERY FOR JORDAN SUZUKI



Michael Jordan Motorsports is pleased to be a part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Air Jordan franchise with the introduction of its new 2010 Silver Edition livery as the team begins its 2010 National Guard AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Championship campaign this week in Daytona, Florida.

During the upcoming season, the MJM team will wear uniforms and special footwear inspired by the silver anniversary of the Air Jordan franchise as well as ride bikes that are silver. The Jordan brand marks the anniversary with a special collection, including shoes to be released throughout the year in a special silver colours. The shoe sports a Michael Jordan quote in the paint scheme that reads "I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed.” Two of the shoes, the Air Jordan Retro 6 Premium and Jordan 6 Rings Premier, were initially created exclusively for the members of the Michael Jordan Motorsports race team and are now being made available to the public. You can see the entire Jordan Brand Silver Anniversary collection at www.jumpman23.com.

Michael Jordan Motorsports has also issued limited edition, numbered prints of riders Aaron Yates and Geoff May on their 2009 Jordan Suzuki and National Guard Suzuki GSX-R1000 race bikes. The prints measure 25-1/2” x 16” and are printed on a heavy paper stock with a special aqueous coating for protection. The posters are available at www.23race.com under “Collectibles.”

WORX CRESCENT SUZUKI TOPS CARTEGENA BSB TEST




Worx Crescent Suzuki’s Yukio Kagayama stole the honour of recording the fastest lap-time from the Cartegena 2010 BSB test today in Spain after he slashed nearly a second off the previous best times and lapping at a scintillating 1:33.51.

With team-mate Tommy Hill only 200ths-of-a-second behind, the pair easily bettered the official lap record and finished first and second at the top of the BSB test times.

Jack Valentine - Team Manager:

"We're very, very pleased with today's outcome. We had only planned for three days' testing here but considering the high workload and the teething issues we've experienced, we felt the extra day would help prepare the team better for the next test at Guadix on Tuesday.

"Yukio's had his work cut out these last few days, but today he was able to put in 42 laps - nearly equal to what he did over the entire three previous days. This brought him up to Tommy's pace and it was a real pleasure to see the pair of them all-but sharing the best lap time. But, just as importantly, those lap times weren't one-offs for either of them as they were able to lap consistently at this very fast pace.

"So we're really happy with the progress made: We've come here with a team that's much bigger than we had last year and we've come with new kit in the form of the Öhlins suspension and Motec engine management. The bikes, the riders; and the team are really starting to gel and we've achieved everything we set out to do."

Unofficial overall top 10 test times:

1 Yukio Kagayama (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:33.51s
2 Tommy Hill (Worx Crescent Suzuki) 1m:33.53s
3 Michael Laverty (Relentless Suzuki) 1m:34.3s
4 Dan Linfoot (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m:34.4s
5 James Ellison (Swan Honda) 1m:34.5s
6 Stuart Easton (Swan Honda) 1m:34.8s
7 Neil Hodgson (Motorpoint Yamaha) 1m:34.9s
8 Alastair Seeley (Relentless Suzuki) 1m:34.9s
10 9 Josh Brookes (HM Plant Honda) 1m:35.0s
Ryuichi Kiyonari (HM Plant Honda) 1m:35.2s
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Source: Participating teams unofficial times.

Race 2 of the AMA Pro Road Racing American Superbike Race

The start was an interesting battle into turn one that pushed the pole sitter Aaron Yates on his Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 into third with Tommy Haden of Rockstar Makita Suzuki taking the lead .

By lap 4 Tommy Hayden had started to create a gap between second place Jake Zemke on the National Guard Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 and third place Aaron Yates on the Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000. In fourth was Larry Pegram on the Foremost Insurance Pegram Racing Ducati 1098R. With Michael Jordan looking down on his two teams from his executive box, a double win would be really quite an achievement.

National Guard Jordan Suzuki Rider Jake Zemke takes home his second win edging out Tommy Hayden in Daytona. In a virtual carbon copy of yesterday's race, Tommy Hayden finishes second, with Aaron Yates just missing 3rd place and coming in 4th.

Joey Pascarella Takes the Win in  Daytona SuperSport Race 2

Pascarella, starting out at the pole position, kept his lead through most of the race although Beach, Gagne, Puerta, and Beaubier kept it a tight race. Elena Myers kept her 5^th place spot during the beginning of the race, but fell back to 6^th.  When Beach dropped out halfway through the race due to mechanical problems, Elena moved back up to 5^th for a couple of laps before dropping back to 7^th.  In the last lap, Pascarella completed his fastest lap with a time of 1.43.062, enabling him to pull away and put 12 bike lengths between himself and the rest of the pack and he crossed the finish line in first place.

A close race throughout, and very intense! The 16 year old phenom, Elana Meyers finished seventh. After starting from pole position, Joey Pascarella finished second, while third place starter Cameron Beaubier on the Aprillia RSV1000 Factory, stole the lead and held on for first place. Rounding out the top three, Jake Gagne on the Yamaha YZF 600.

#16 Cameron Beaubier -Winner: 1:43.6390

#25 Joey Pascarella: 1:43.8070

#32 Jake Gagne: 1:43.3700

#73 J.D. Beach: 1:43.8630

#12 Thomas Puerta: 1:43.7570

#75 Huntley Nash: 1:44.5250

#21 Elana Meyers: 1:44.5820

#82 Daniel Guevara: 1:46.3560

#77 Eric Stump II 1:49.5830

#128 Rick Breen: 1:48.7580

Wanting to entice Harley-Davidson enthusiasts, AMA Pro Racing has partnered with Vance & Hines, launching the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series, a five-race championship.

The series, which features modified Harley-Davidson XR1200s, will compete at the following AMA Pro Racing events: Road America, Mid-Ohio, Virginia International Raceway, New Jersey Motorsports Park and Barber Motorsports Park.

“We have racing in our DNA, Harley-Davidson has racing in their DNA and we are truly thrilled to bring Vance & Hines and Harley-Davidson back into AMA Pro Racing,” said Terry Vance, part-owner of Vance & Hines and prolific motorcycle drag racer. “The XR1200 has proven to be an exciting platform for spec racing in Europe and this class will be a perfect cost-effective platform to showcase new talent on a national stage.  Many of the finest motorcycle racers all over the world got their start in the AMA Supertwins class of the 1990s.”

Vance & Hines will serve as official race-kit supplier for the class, consisting of a Vance & Hines XR1200 exhaust system, a Fuelpak fuel management system, race bodywork including number plate, single seat tail section and belly pan, 17-inch front wheel with matching front fender, steering damper, oil cooler relocator and race decal package.  The cost for the complete kit: $3500.

According to a press release, as in all AMA Pro Road Racing series, Dunlop will provide the spec tire for the class and Sunoco will fuel the racers with their Sunoco 260 GTX fuel.  In addition to the Vance & Hines supplied kit parts, teams will be allowed to upgrade their suspension, hand and foot controls, brake components and instrumentation.

“Adding another element to our events with a series of this caliber will be a great benefit to our sport,” said David Atlas, AMA Pro Racing chief operating officer.  “The specification of the XR1200 package will put the premium on the rider’s ability and will provide a great new class of racing that has ties to the past.”

Vance & Hines is also pleased to announce that the XR1200 Series will feature a $5,000 purse payout at each of the five rounds, $2,500 going to the race winner, $1,000 to the runner-up and $750 for third.  Fourth and fifth place finishers will receive $500 and $250 respectively.

#72 -Larry Pegram : 1:40:279

#4 - Josh Hayes: 1:40.441

#79- Blake Young: 1:40.830

#155- Ben Bostrom: 1:41.017

#22 Tommy Hayden: 1:41.458

#23 Aaron Yates: 1:41.978

#18 Chris Ulrich: 1:42.140

#21 John Hopkins: 1:42.155208.109.241.246

#54 Jake Zemke: 1:42.226

#6 Brett McCormick: 1:42.403

Pic#1- Tommy Hayden maps out his route on the Daytona Track Map.

Pic#2- Josh Hayes talks about tire grip with Dunlop tire expert.

Larry Pegram announced Friday he’ll be competing in the 2010 AMA Pro Racing American Superbike series with Team Foremost Insurance/Pegram Racing Ducati.

In the 2009 AMA American Superbike season, Pegram, who owns the team and pilots the Ducati 1098R, beat out the retired Mat Mladin for a win at Road America and swept both races at Heartland Park in Topeka (which is no longer in the series due to safety concerns).

Due to these wins and gaining points in every race except Fontana where he was injured in a first-lap pileup, Pegram finished the 2009 season fourth in final point standings.

Daytona 200 Week, which is the season opener of AMA Pro Racing, will be quite different during its 69th running at Daytona International Speedway March 3-5.

First, the total purse will be $225,000 for all races, which includes prize money for 1st through 20th place and $20,000 going to the winner of the prestigious Daytona 200 race, an enhanced payout for the top 15-place finishers of AMA Pro Racing National Guard American Superbike, and a payout for AMA Pro Racing SuperSport. (see chart below.)