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ROAD RACING - Red Bull U.S.GP Schedule Announced
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Non-Stop Action 3/17/2005

SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED FOR 2005 RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX FEATURING ROUND 8 OF THE MOTOGP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

AMA Pro Racing and Superstars of Super Karts Also Part of Historic Weekend

MONTEREY, Calif. (March 17, 2005) - The first MotoGP World Championship race in the U.S. since 1994 highlights the schedule of events released today for the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix July 8-10 at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Sunday, July 10 will be one of the biggest days in the 47-year history of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, as round 8 of the prestigious MotoGP World Championship will take the green flag at 2 p.m. The race will be shown live in the U.S. on SPEED Channel and televised coverage will be seen over 300 million people in more than 200 countries.

The historic weekend officially begins Friday, July 8 at 8:30 a.m. (all times Pacific Daylight Savings Time) with a one-hour practice session for the AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship. That will be followed by reigning MotoGP World Champion Valentino Rossi, who has won four consecutive championships, and the rest of the MotoGP field taking to the challenging 2.238-mile, 11-turn road course at 10 a.m., for the first of two one-hour Friday practice sessions.

Friday also features practice sessions for the AMA's Superbike Championship Presented by Parts Unlimited (11:55 a.m.) and Repsol Superstock Series (4 p.m.) as well as the Superstars of Super Karts (11:10 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.) featuring former world champions Eddie Lawson, Wayne Rainey and Kevin Schwantz competing in 250cc-powered racing karts with semi-enclosed bodywork and rear wings.

The MotoGP field takes to the track twice again on Saturday, beginning with the third one-hour practice session of the weekend on Saturday at 10 a.m. Qualifying for Sunday's race takes place from 2-3 p.m. Also qualifying on Saturday are the AMA Repsol Superstock Series (9 a.m.) and AMA Superbike Championship (11:50 a.m.). Saturday concludes with two races: the Superstars of Super Karts at 3:55 p.m., followed by round 11 of the AMA Superbike Championship, a 28-lap race starting at 4:35 p.m.

Sunday's MotoGP race will be preceded by the AMA Repsol Superstock Series contest at 11:30 a.m. and followed by the fifth and final race of the weekend - the AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship race at 3:15 p.m.

Throughout the weekend, fans will find the lakebed area (inside turns 2 through 5) filled with hundreds of displays and vendors. The area, officially called the Yamaha Marketplace, features manufacturer displays - including the always-popular Ducati Island - and vendors selling a wide range of motorcycle accessories and apparel.

Additional off-track activities are being finalized and will be announced in the near future.

Tickets to the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix are on sale now at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca office, or by calling (800) 327-SECA or (831) 648-5111, or logging on to www.ticketmaster.com or www.laguna-seca.com.

Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix

July 8-10, 2005

Schedule Subject to Change

Friday, July 8

8:30-9:30 a.m. Practice: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship

10:00-11:00 a.m. Free Practice 1: MotoGP World Championship

11:10-11:40 a.m. Practice: Superstars of Super Karts

11:55 a.m.-12:45 p.m. Practice: AMA Superbike Championship

12:45-1:30 a.m. Lunch

2:00-3:00 p.m. Free Practice 2: MotoGP World Championship

3:15-3:50 p.m. Practice: Superstars of Super Karts

4:00-5:00 p.m. Practice: AMA Repsol Superstock Series

Saturday, July 9

8:30-8:50 a.m. Warm-Up: Superstars of Super Karts

9:00-9:30 a.m. Qualifying: AMA Repsol Superstock Series

10:00-11:00 a.m. Free Practice 3: MotoGP World Championship

11:15-11:40 a.m. Qualifying: Superstars of Super Karts

11:50 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Qualifying: AMA Superbike Championship

12:30-1:30 p.m. Lunch

2:00-3:00 p.m. Qualifying Practice: MotoGP World Championship

3:10-3:45 p.m. Practice: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship

3:55-4:20 p.m. RACE: Superstars of Super Karts

4:35 p.m. RACE: AMA Superbike Championship

Sunday, July 10

9:00-9:30 a.m. Practice: AMA Repsol Superstock Series

10:00-10:20 a.m. Warm-Up: MotoGP World Championship

10:40-11:10 a.m. Qualifying: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship

11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. RACE: AMA Repsol Superstock Series

12:00-12:30 p.m. Track Entertainment

12:35-1:30 p.m. Lunch

2:00 p.m. RACE: MotoGP World Championship

3:15 p.m. RACE: AMA Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship


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