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AT ROAD ATLANTA THIS WEEKEND
PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 9 -2007
With two rounds to go in the AMA Superbike Championship,
Jason DiSalvo of Stafford, NY and Las Vegas NV is
preparing for the Road Atlanta weekend. He will
be riding the Yamaha R1 Superbike at the Road Atlanta
road course Saturday, September 1 and Sunday, September
2. Both races will be televised on Speed Channel
Sunday, September 2nd at 1:00PM for Saturdays race
and 2:00PM live for Sundays race.
Jason comes into the weekend ranked 7th in the AMA
Superbike Series which has had its ups and downs
for his rookie year.
The last race held at Virginia International Raceway
in Danville, VA August 18th and 19th Jason qualified
7th and with a fair start in Saturday's race Jason
was able to finish in 7th place. Sundays race with
an excellent start Jason lead the field into turn
1 then running wide ran 4th and experienced mechanical
problems and was forced to pull in early in the
race giving him his second DNF (Did not finish)
of the season. With the championship battle coming
to a close Jason is looking for good results at
Road Atlanta to maintain his current position.
The last race of the season will be in two weeks
at Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca in Monterey, CA
Saturday, September 15 and Sunday, September 16th.
As this is a single race event the weekend will
be shortened to two days with qualifying Saturday
and the last race of the season on Sunday.
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DISALVO
LOOKS FOR GOOD RESULTS AT VIRGINIA INTERNATIONAL
RACEWAY
PRESS
RELEASE NUMBER 8 - 2007
Jason DiSalvo competed in the Mid-Ohio AMA Superbike
Championship Friday 8/3, Saturday 8/4 and Sunday
8/5 with a large contingent of local fans making
the 41/2 hour trip to the Mid-Ohio Race Course.
The race weekend started Friday with Jason qualifying
7th after crashing early in the qualifying session.
With the first race on Saturday, Jason finished
7th mainly due to a less than stellar start. His
time posted a third fastest lap during the race.
With rain coming down heavily Sunday morning it
appeared the races would be cancelled. By 2:00PM
the rain stopped and the officials decided to dry
the track with Jet dryers and resume the race by
6:00PM. At 6:30PM the track was open for a 15 minute
warm up to be followed by a shortened 18 lap final.
With most riders taking the warm-up session to view
the track conditions, Jason was hit broad side by
another rider knocking him to the pavement, with
a minor concussion developing from the crash he
was unable to start the final event. This was Jason's
first DNS (Did Not Start) of the year dropping him
from 6th place in the National standings to 7th.
With a days rest the team moved to Road Atlanta
for 2 days of testing where Jason posted the third
fastest time of the two-day test.
Jason a Notre Dame High School graduate will be
racing this weekend at Virginia International Raceway
in Danville, VA which will be televised on Speed
Channel Sunday, August 19th at 3:00PM for Day 1
and at 5:00PM for Day 2 and again on Monday, August
20, 2007 at 12:00PM and 2:00PM.
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6TH IN THE AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP WITH 7 RACES
TO GO
PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 7 - 2007
With the season more than half over, Jason DiSalvo
maintains his 6th place standing in the AMA Superbike
Championship. The last race July 20, 21 and 22 at
Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, CA Jason qualified
8th and finished 7th on a shortened version of the
AMA Championship, as it ran in conjunction with Moto
GP World Championship. With less practice and less
qualifying time Jason was able to qualify on the outside
of row 2 after a morning crash during practice. During
the race Jason maintained a steady pace ultimately
finishing 6th.
The upcoming Mid-Ohio Race will be held August 3rd,
4th, and 5th at the Road Course in Lexington Ohio.
Jason considers this his home track, as it is only
4 hours from home. A number of local fans will be
traveling to Mid-Ohio for the weekend event.
The race will be televised live on Speed Channel
Sunday, August 5th at 4:00pm for Day 1 and 6:00pm
for Day 2.
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HEADS FOR MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
FOR THE 6th ROUND OF THE AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 6 - 2007
Jason DiSalvo of Stafford, New York and Las Vegas, NV
participated in the AMA Superbike Championship June
1st, 2nd and 3rd at Road America Raceway in Elkhart
Lake WI. Jason maintains his 6th place standing coming
into Round 6 of the AMA Superbike Championship. With
an off-track excursion and some gremlins showing up
in the last two races at Road America Jason finished
8th and 14th respectively.
In the first race with a great start Jason was third
until running off in turn 2, returning to the track
in 18th position, working his way methodically back
up to finish in 8th place.
In the second race again with a good start Jason was
4th into turn 1 then had to pull in for a quick adjustment
before re-entering the race ultimately finishing 14th.
Jason still maintains his 6th place position in the
Championship with the upcoming round this weekend at
Miller Motorsport Park in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Saturday's race will be televised beginning at 11:00
a.m. on Sunday morning June 24th on Speed Channel and
the Sunday race will be televised live at 5 p.m. Eastern
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SIXTH AFTER 7th RACE OF AMA SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP
PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 5- 2007
With 12 rounds left in the AMA Superbike Championship,
Jason DiSalvo of Stafford, NY and Las Vegas, NV posted
his best finish to date in the premier class. In his
Rookie year to date he has been consistently in the
top 10 with this past week running third for the first
half of the race ultimately finishing 4th. His comments
follow, "I had a great start, the first one of
the year, and was able to mainain consistent laps
through out the race. The bike was great, we have
been working really hard to get a good set-up and
it's getting better each race. My crew chief, Jefferson
Burke and mechanics are doing a super job. The Dunlop
tires have been good in testing and the races with
a good selection to choose from. We're going to do
better each race."
Jason will be in New York for a week prior to the
next event at Road America June 1st, 2nd and 3rd.
Television times on the Speed Channel are as follows:
SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 2007
2:00pm - AMA Superbike Championship, Road America
Race #1
4:00pm - AMA Superbike Championship, Road America
Race #2
MONDAY,
JUNE 4, 2007
3:00am - AMA Superbike Championship, Road America
Race #1
4:00am - AMA Superbike Championship, Road America
Race #2
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RACES AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK IN BIRMINGHAM, AL
PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 4 - 2007
Jason DiSalvo of Stafford, New York and Las Vegas, NV
will take part in the AMA Superbike Series this weekend
the 20th, 21st and 22nd in Birmingham, AL at Barber
Motorsports Park. Coming off a strong 6th place finish
in his first Superbike race at Daytona International
Speedway, he is looking to better his position in the
upcoming race.
The Birmingham schedule is a double header with Race
1 taking place on Saturday the 21st. The race will be
televised on Sunday, April 22nd at 2:00pm and will be
followed by the second race live on Speed Channel at
4:00pm.
Jason has been training and testing for the past month
in preparation for the Barber Motorsports Park race.
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DEBUTS YAMAHA SUPERBIKE
PRESS RELEASE NUMBER 3 - 2007
Daytona International Speedway hosted the opening round
of the AMA Superbike Series, March 7th - 10th. Jason
DiSalvo participated in the 66th running of the Daytona
200 and made his first appearance in Round 1 of the
AMA Superbike Series. In the 200 Jason qualified 2nd
giving him a front row start for this rigorous race.
The 200-mile distance requires a minimum of 2 pit stops
for tires and fuel. At the first pit stop Jason was
successful in moving into second position in this grueling
event. During the second pit stop a delay in tire change
put Jason back into 6th position ultimately finishing
5th. Jason commented, "It was a good race for us,
Yamaha and the Dunlop tires worked well, we lost a little
time in one of the pit stops but still finished 5th.
As this is the only Formula Extreme Event I will be
racing in, it was o.k."
The Superbike race which Jason qualified 9th in, beginning
his rookie season in this class from the third row presented
a challenge on the new R1 Yamaha. Prior to the race
Jason commented, "It's way more intricate on a
Superbike because there are so many adjustments that
can be made to improve set up. We have been testing
since December and I'm sure it will take more testing
and a couple races to bring the new R1 Yamaha up to
speed." During the course of the race Jason ran
consistently starting out in 11th position ultimately
finishing 6th. He jokingly stated, "I felt if I
finished 6th or better going into this race that would
be acceptable."
Jason leaves Sunday for Birmingham, AL for 2 days of
testing on the new R1 Yamaha Superbike. Testing will
continue in California in early April prior to the Barber
race April 21st and 22nd. |
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THIRD FASTEST @ TIRE TEST
impressive mark for new superbike
by evan williams - www.superbikeplanet.com
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Yamaha's Jason DiSalvo spent two days on board his Superbike
at Daytona and was third on the timing sheets with a mark
of 1:38.711, less than a tenth off second place Jake Zemke
of the Honda team.
DiSalvo spent the first day on the 600, but when it came
time to ride the Superbike, the New Yorker got on with
the task at hand. "I think we made a lot of progress,
our own stuff with Yamaha and well as testing tires,"
he said. "I think everyone was happy with the fastest
time, and we did a race stint and we were in the 1:39s
the entire stint, with a couple of 1:38s there at the
end. I wasn't riding too hard, just trying to stay smooth.
It came relatively easy and I didn't want to take chances."
The uphill development curve still applies to Yamaha,
back in AMA Superbike for the first time since the 2002
season. "Any little bit of seat time I can get, we're
making improvements," said DiSalvo.
The R1's time was made more impressive by the fact that
the motor is yet to get the full mojo tuning job at this
point as Yamaha continues to develop their engines. On
Wednesday, DiSalvo got to use the more stout mill that
Eric Bostrom had used on Tuesday, but appeared to lack
the top end steam, according to the radar gun readings.
"There's not really much else to say, rather than
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