Mladin Dominates Test Session at Infineon Raceway

SONOMA, Calif. (April 2, 2008) — Suzuki’s Mat Mladin continued to dominate on Wednesday at Infineon Raceway as riders completed a Yamaha-sponsored AMA Superbike Test Session.

Mladin recorded the top time on Wednesday over the 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course at 1 minute, 34.90 seconds. His best time of the test came on Tuesday (1:34.76). Both times were better than the actual track record, which is owned by teammate Ben Spies (1:34.991, set in 2008).

The teams were testing in advance of the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts, May 16-18, in the SonomaValley.

Fourteen riders from Kawasaki, Attack Kawasaki, Yamaha, Suzuki, Honda and Corona Extra Honda attended the test.

Mladin, a six-time AMA Superbike champion, was followed Wednesday by teammate Tommy Hayden (1:35.28) and Yamaha’s Jason DiSalvo (1:35.77).

For ticket information to the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown, presented by Supercuts, in May visit www.infineonraceway.com or call 800-870-RACE.

Yamaha Test Session

Infineon Raceway, Sonoma

The top times from Wednesday’s test session over the 12-turn, 2.22-mile road course at Infineon Raceway. All times were reported by individual race teams:

SUPERBIKE

Mat Mladin (Suzuki) 1:34.90

Tommy Hayden (Suzuki) 1:35.28

Jason DiSalvo (Yamaha) 1:35.77

Jamie Hacking (Kawasaki) 1:35.80

Eric Bostrom (Yamaha) 1:35.81

Neil Hodgson (Honda) 1:37.00

Miguel Duhamel (Honda) 1:37.41

SUPERSPORT

Ben Bostrom (Yamaha) 1:36.60

Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 1:37.30

Chaz Davies (Attack Kawasaki) 1:38.70

FORMULA XTREME

Steve Rapp (Attack Kawasaki) 1:36.80

Chaz Davies (Attack Kawasaki) 1:37.60