“WSS: Magny-Cours: Team YZF Saturday notes - Motorsport.com” plus 4 more

WSS: Magny-Cours: Team YZF Saturday notes - Motorsport.com
Dixon earns 3rd straight Top Fuel No. 1 at NHRA Mid-South Nationals - Everett Herald
Dixon fastest in Top Fuel qualifying for third straight event - CBS Sports
Al-Naimi siblings in a class of their own - Gulf Times
Motorcyclist pleads not guilty in DUI crash - Idaho8.com

WSS: Magny-Cours: Team YZF Saturday notes - Motorsport.com

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 06:35 PM PDT

DONI TATA PRADITA IMPROVES

Doni was quicker on Saturday than he was on Friday. He is improving regularly on a track where he is racing for the first time.

Doni will start on the 6th row of the grid, with the 22nd time during the qualifying session. He worked today on the setting of the bike with the crew. He will try to score some points tomorrow on a track that he knows better now.

The quickest time went to the World Championship leader Cal Crutchlow on a Yamaha, in front of Joan Lascorz. Kenan Sofuoglu will start from the 3rd position on the grid, with Eugene Laverty joining them on the first row with the 4th time.

Doni Tata Pradita: "I improved from yesterday. I am a little bit happy. I keep the good spirit and my motivation for the race tomorrow. We improved the setting, but not enough. Thank you to my mechanics for working so hard. Please support me for a good race and prey for me."

Martial Garcia (team-manager): "The qualifying session was difficult. Doni was 0.6 second faster than yesterday, but he is still 22nd. I am confident for the race because the motorcycle is good. We have a good setting for the race. We must be patient because the rider needs to understand this special track."

-credit: yzf

Dixon earns 3rd straight Top Fuel No. 1 at NHRA Mid-South Nationals - Everett Herald

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 06:00 PM PDT

MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- First-round pairings for professional eliminations Sunday for the 22nd annual O'Reilly Mid-South Nationals presented by Pennzoil at Memphis Motorsports Park, the 21st of 24 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Pairings based on results in qualifying, which ended Saturday. DNQs listed below pairings.

Top Fuel

1. Larry Dixon, 3.810 seconds, 318.99 mph vs. 16. Clay Millican, 4.866, 311.85; 2. Antron Brown, 3.836, 318.99 vs. 15. Tim Cullinan, 4.014, 301.87; 3. Tony Schumacher, 3.857, 313.80 vs. 14. Terry Haddock, 3.970, 294.88; 4. Cory McClenathan, 3.862, 313.80 vs. 13. T.J. Zizzo, 3.939, 310.27; 5. Pat Dakin, 3.864, 303.57 vs. 12. Steve Torrence, 3.912, 307.37; 6. Spencer Massey, 3.869, 308.21 vs. 11. Bob Vandergriff, 3.905, 308.50; 7. Brandon Bernstein, 3.878, 312.50 vs. 10. Doug Kalitta, 3.898, 315.93; 8. Shawn Langdon, 3.883, 313.00 vs. 9. Morgan Lucas, 3.897, 308.57.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Chris Karamesines, 5.839, 134.77; 18. Todd Simpson, 23.726, 47.64; 19. Scott Palmer, broke.

Funny Car

1. Robert Hight, Ford Mustang, 4.074, 310.70 vs. 16. Justin Schriefer, Chevy Camaro, 4.471, 244.12; 2. Jack Beckman, Dodge Charger, 4.101, 306.46 vs. 15. Jeff Arend, Toyota Solara, 4.251, 298.07; 3. Ashley Force Hood, Mustang, 4.103, 308.00 vs. 14. Del Worsham, Solara, 4.191, 298.67; 4. Tony Pedregon, Chevy Impala, 4.105, 304.60 vs. 13. Mike Neff, Mustang, 4.188, 302.55; 5. Cruz Pedregon, Solara, 4.109, 303.30 vs. 12. Matt Hagan, Charger, 4.136, 304.05; 6. Bob Tasca III, Mustang, 4.115, 302.62 vs. 11. Tim Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.130, 300.40; 7. John Force, Mustang, 4.116, 299.46 vs. 10. Jim Head, Solara, 4.123, 301.00; 8. Daniel Wilkerson, Mustang, 4.118, 302.01 vs. 9. Ron Capps, Charger, 4.121, 306.19.

Did Not Qualify: 17. Leif Helander, 4.813, 208.42; 18. Jerry Toliver, 6.970, 295.21.

Pro Stock

1. Mike Edwards, Pontiac GXP, 6.552, 210.77 vs. 16. Dave River, Chevy Cobalt, 6.794, 202.09; 2. Greg Anderson, GXP, 6.555, 210.97 vs. 15. Mark Hogan, Pontiac GTO, 6.746, 206.01; 3. Jason Line, GXP, 6.568, 210.64 vs. 14. Steve Schmidt, Cobalt, 6.700, 206.04; 4. Jeg Coughlin, Cobalt, 6.574, 210.31 vs. 13. Rodger Brogdon, GXP, 6.623, 209.07; 5. Ron Krisher, Cobalt, 6.578, 210.11 vs. 12. Kurt Johnson, Cobalt, 6.621, 209.49; 6. Allen Johnson, Dodge Stratus, 6.594, 209.62 vs. 11. Warren Johnson, GXP, 6.613, 209.33; 7. Greg Stanfield, GXP, 6.599, 209.36 vs. 10. Steve Spiess, Cobalt, 6.608, 208.30; 8. Johnny Gray, Stratus, 6.601, 209.36 vs. 9. Larry Morgan, Stratus, 6.604, 209.33.

Did Not Qualify: 17. V. Gaines, 7.249, 207.62.

Pro Stock Motorcycle

1. Hector Arana, Buell, 6.851, 195.03 vs. 16. Joe DeSantis, Suzuki, 7.256, 188.89; 2. Matt Smith, Suzuki, 6.876, 194.30 vs. 15. Redell Harris, Buell, 7.139, 183.77; 3. Eddie Krawiec, Harley-Davidson, 6.886, 194.27 vs. 14. Bailey Whitaker, Buell, 7.083, 185.54; 4. Andrew Hines, Harley-Davidson, 6.894, 195.85 vs. 13. GT Tonglet, Suzuki, 7.055, 190.11; 5. Michael Phillips, Suzuki, 6.919, 196.70 vs. 12. Craig Treble, Suzuki, 7.020, 193.21; 6. Douglas Horne, Buell, 6.942, 192.93 vs. 11. Karen Stoffer, Suzuki, 6.997, 190.59; 7. David Hope, Buell, 6.948, 191.46 vs. 10. Shawn Gann, Buell, 6.985, 190.92; 8. Steve Johnson, Suzuki, 6.957, 192.11 vs. 9. Junior Pippin, Buell, 6.967, 189.68.

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Dixon fastest in Top Fuel qualifying for third straight event - CBS Sports

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 04:12 PM PDT

MILLINGTON, Tenn. -- Larry Dixon raced to his third consecutive and seventh No. 1 qualifying position of the season Saturday, topping the Top Fuel field in the O'Reilly NHRA Mid-South Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park.

Dixon powered his dragster to a 3.810-second run at 318.99 mph.

In Funny Car, Robert Hight, held the lead with a 4.074 at 310.70, setting a track record for time and speed. In Pro Stock, Mike Edwards held his lead with a 6.552 at 210.18 mph, setting a track record.

Hector Arana was the quickest in Pro Stock Motorcycle history, with a performance of 6.851 at 195.03 mph.

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Al-Naimi siblings in a class of their own - Gulf Times

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:36 PM PDT

Our Correspondent
Losail: Brothers Mashel and Sultan al-Naimi won the Superbike and Supersport classes at the Qatar International Road Racing Championships. Just as they had swept the previous races, the siblings dominated the fifth round at the Losail International Circuit to assure themselves of the titles.
Both Mashel and Sultan raised their points tally to 125 each, which means no rider can overtake them with only one round to spare in the series. While Mashel defended his title in style, Sultan dethroned Rashid al-Mannai.
Mashel completed the 15-lap race in 33 minutes, 35.769 seconds on his 2008 Honda CBR 1000, beating Yousef Abdulla al-Malki by over five seconds to the second place and third-placed Naser al-Malki by 16 plus seconds.
Saudi Arabian rider Sultan Munir al-Munif took a creditable fourth and newcomer Mohsen Jaafer finished among top five.
Mashel set a fact pace early in the race and clocked the fastest 2:07.947 in the second lap. Later he did not press hard as others were way behind in speed and consistency. Towards the latter part of the race, he slowed down a bit to avoid any breakdown which allowed Yousef to cut down on the lead. However, this turned out to be the best result of the year for Yousef.
The race was a bit setback for the series second-place holder Naief al-Qubaisi, who got the sixth place. He has now 86 points and is 10 points ahead of Nasser al-Malki. Yousef is in the fourth place with 68. The last race for the trio on December 5 will be quite vital and it would be interesting to see who is pushed out of the top three.
Superbike (15 laps)
1. Mashel al-Naimi (Honda CBR 1000) 33:35.769, best lap 2:07.947 in second
2. Yousef Abdulla al-Malki (Suzuki K6 1000) 33:40.967, best lap 2:09.815 in sixth
3. Nasser al-Malki (Suzuki GSX R1000) 33:52.081, best lap 2:10.260 in fifth
4. Sultan Munir al-Munif, Saudi Arabi (Suzuki GSX R1000), 35:24.972, best lap 2:15.714 in second
5. Mohsen Jaafer, 35:20.010, best lap 2:14.916 in 14th
Supersport (14 laps)
1. Sultan al-Naimi (Yamaha R6 600), total time 32:35.639, best lap 2:11.731 in fifth
2. Rashid al-Mannai (Honda CBR 600), 33:14.402, best lap 2:13.929 in fourth
3. Fahad al-Mannai (Yamaha R6 600), 32:16.185, best lap 2:18.958 in second
4. Rayad Ibrahim al-Emadi (Kawasaki 600), 32:58.640, best lap 2:24.164 in fifth
5. Ibrahim al-Malki (Kawasaki ZX6 R600) 33:49.021, best lap 2:15.560 in fourth

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Motorcyclist pleads not guilty in DUI crash - Idaho8.com

Posted: 03 Oct 2009 03:01 PM PDT

Associated Press - October 3, 2009 6:05 PM ET

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) - A Cheyenne man charged with aggravated vehicular homicide while driving under the influence after the passenger on his motorcycle died in a crash has pleaded not guilty.

Marvin E. Steiner Jr. pleaded not guilty Friday to killing 28-year-old Heather R. Hartley in the motorcycle crash east of Cheyenne on May 29.

The 54-year-old Steiner is accused of crashing while racing another driver.

Police say Hartley was pronounced dead at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center on the night of the crash.

Authorities say Steiner was released from jail on his own recognizance because he still has medical needs from the crash.

Steiner on Friday was ordered to continue wearing an alcohol monitor bracelet.

Robert R. Rose, Steiner's attorney, had sought weekly testing instead because of the $100-a-week cost of the bracelet to his client.

Information from: Wyoming Tribune Eagle - Cheyenne, http://www.wyomingnews.com