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Eritt= Conrinued lrom Fdge t t the fact that Moto XXX believes in me. I feel the same about the team, and it's going to be a treat season." Ferry will ioin Kyle Lewis, Juss Lansoo and Josh Summey for 2005. Ijre options and allotm€nts have been finalized for the 2006 Parts Canada Superbike Championship as the national tour begins a thrce-year association with Pirellias its controltire supplier. The Parts Canada Super- bike feature class will have the most llexibility, with three options for both front and rear slick at each series round. Competitors in that class will have an allotm€nt of l7 tires for e single series round, and 20 tires Ior a dor.rbleheaden "lt was important for us to strike a balance between a il- ability and atrordability," said Colin Fraser of Parts Canada Superbike Series prcmoter Professional Moto6ports Productions. "Following discussion afld input from manufactu.er reps, tuners and racers involved in the series, we think that this arrangement best suhs the needs ofour competitors." Racers in the Hindle Exhaust Pro 600 Sponbike class will have a choi.e of two ,rom and two rear treaded DOT tires from Pirelli. The lntemational Motorcych Supe.show Amateur 500 Sportbike, Canadian Thunder and Suzuki SV650 National Cup will all be limited to a single Pirelli DOT rire option. Al five National clalses will be supplied with a sintl€ rain com- pound. For more series information, visit www.cdnsuperbike,com. t/l,hite Brothers Racing has announced they will b€ the omcial exhaust of the factory Y:maha team. "h is extremely imponant that White Brothers alitns itself with pro€ressive and proven champions," said Neil Cakesbert. "Team Yamaha has been a staple in the White Brothers brand for the last touple of years, and we look forward to bringinS both SX and l',1X champi- onships to the blue team." Alan Olson, fo.mer Motosport Outlet liaison, will be the director of recinS development for Vvhite Brothe.s Racing. Olson will mahage the day-to-day resporEibilities associated with providing Chad Reed and Heath Voss the best equipment porsible, Raed and Voss will use the Carbon Pro Exhaust System, according to White Brothers. The repaved infield section of oa),,tona lnternational Speedway, from turn one to the new section, caught the attention of all the riders during the Dunlop tire test prior to Christmas, Most liked the increased Erip and elimination of bumps, but the), also said it would take some getting used to. "lt's weird," said Yoshimura Suzuki's Ben Spies, the fast riderat the test. "lt's got moregrip, but it's a weird feelint. The horseshoe is definitely better. Tum one is kind of funky. Like I said, I can't give accurate feedback... it's just not a good feeling... it's not a bad feeling... it's not--- iomething about it is not ritht. lt s chewing up the tires a little bit, but I think it's brand-new pavement, and lthink it's goang to get better I don't know i, from last year, last year didn't lay any rubber down, 6ut you'd smoke the tire. Now you'ae laying rubber down and it's not spinning so much. I don't know if it's Sood or bad. We'llsee at the end ofour little stints tomorrow, and see how much rubber's lert on the tire." Ducati Austin's Ben Bostrom was Settint his first taste of the new course, after spending 2005 in World Superbike. "l liked the old course, I mean, but this one's probably rafer, because we only have one banking, so it's better," Bostrom said. "But it's a little bit tight. I think they could have done maybe some- thint b€tter with the layout. l'4aybe not. Everyone's on the same tiack." American Hohda's Jake Zemke noticed tie grip, as well as a crown in turn one. "lt's almost scary how much grip we have in there now'" Zemke said of the lnternational Horseshoe. "The pavement's 8ot enough grip to where you're kind of wonderinS when the thing's going to brake. You've got so much grip, it's like, 'How hard to do I want to twist thi5 throttle berore this tire breaks loose?' lt's definitely good. lt's good to see that rhey've repaved that in{ield. lt kind of takes away from what l've ridden on for years here at Daytona, what you're used to Daytona being. Normally you show up and you're tetting ready to ride on ice. lt's actually got some grip now." Zemke was the first rider to crash, an eary spill in turn one that he didn'! atlribute to (he crowning. "There's definitely a crown in the road," Zemke said. "l mean, you can see i( when you're comint into the comer. lt's definitely got a high spot in rhe middle, and it toes in both directions. The way I remember the old track. it was kind of off-aamber out there anyways. lf you got out there out wide, it was a bit off-cahber anyvvays. I don't think it changed that much. It's iust more visible now. You can see a middle point where the seam is in th€ mid- dle of the raaetrack. lt kind of gives /ou a visual, and then you can kind of see it ,a]l aw.ay frorn there. Where before, with it all being the same asphalt, I dont think you ever saw it b€fore." Hcnny Ray Abrams ona Redo Da Briefly... I s 1. .h d / $.r or I I - I PAYMENTS ASLOWAS PER MONTH- on approved credit n ,: *- .-- ,' W __\__\. \. \- r-! tl L l o