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Two top five finishes, including a podium, at Infineon raceway have propelled Ducati 1098R mounted Larry Pegram to 6th in the American Superbike Championship.

Ducati 1098R mounted American Superbike racer Larry Pegram has announced he will race a Ducati in the Springfield Mile AMA Pro Flat Track race later this month. Pegram will race a specially prepared 1,000cc Ducati based on the Sport 1000 Sportclassic model. Pegram will test the bike in the coming weeks in preparation for the [...]

Mladin Bounces Straight Back to the Top of the Podium Yoshimura Suzuki’s Mat Mladin stood on top of the podium once again following the second race at Infineon raceway today. Mladin held off a determined Yamaha mounted Ben Bostrom who in turn finished ahead of Mladin’s team-mate, Tommy Hayden.

When the flag dropped on race one of the weekend’s doubleheader, the ambient temperature was 100 degrees- with a track temperature of 124. Despite the heat the Superbike grid got off to a smooth start with Pegram retaining his fifth on the grid position. The surprise of the day was Suzuki rider Mat Mladin’s lack [...]

Rockstar Makita Suzuki rider Mat Mladlin predictably claimed pole moments ago at Barber Motorsports Park maintaining his perfect qualifying record as the riders prepare themselves for the racing at Round 4 of the AMA Pro American Superbike Championship. Teammate Blake Young was 2nd fastest with Geoff May taking 3rd position. Ducati’s Larry Pegram will start [...]

As was expected, Suzuki pilot, Mat Mladin, maintained his perfect record at Round 3 of the AMA Pro tour at Road Atlanta, winning both races, the first by an embarrassing (for his competitors) 15.7 seconds indicating he feels no need to slow down since his only credible competitor, Ben Spies, has departed for the world [...]

Ducati North America supported Larry Pegram put a first lap highside in Race 1 behind him to take 3rd place in Race 2 at the second round of of the American Superbike class at Auto Club Speedway on his Ducati 1098R. Suzuki’s Mat Mladin continued his early domination of the series with two wins.

Shrugging off the unpopular rule changes that resulted in slower machines this year for the debut of the American Superbike class, Rockstar Makita Suzuki lead rider Mat Mladin won the 50 mile, 15 lap race at Daytona this afternoon by a margin of 1 second. The excitement came in the photo finish for second where [...]

Larry Pegram posted the third fastest time in provisional qualifying for the first round of the new American Superbike class at Daytona. Pegram and his Ducati 1098R lapped at 1:38.455 behind the Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s of Mat Mladlin Tommy Hayden.

Ducati North America supported rider, Larry Pegram has reportedly posted the highest trap speed of 200mph at the first practice session for the American Superbike class at Daytona.