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The AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown just five weeks away.

Get ready for heart pounding excitement as the country’s best riders attack Road Atlanta’s 2.5 miles of swooping hills and thrilling turns at speeds as fast as 190 mph.

Your favorite riders – Aaron Yates, Larry Pegram, Ben Bostrom, Tommy Hayden, Jake Zemke, John Hopkins, Danny Eslick, Blake Young, Taylor Knapp and more – on your favorite bikes – Suzuki, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Honda, Ducati and more – in your favorite classes – American Superbike, Daytona Sportbike and SuperSport.

DISCOUNTED TICKETS

2010 ticket prices discounted another 10%–20% from last year’s already discounted prices.
Saturday and Sunday single-day tickets are only $33 (down from $40 last year) and a two-day weekend ticket, which now includes FREE admission to Friday afternoon practice, is only $55 (down from $60 last year). It’s the perfect time to come and see the thrilling excitement for yourself. Remember, kids 12 and younger are free, so bring the entire family.

Buy your tickets today online at roadatlanta.com or call 800.849.RACE (7223).

Road Atlanta is located at 5300 Winder Highway, Braselton, Georgia 30517

Fiat Yamaha Team rider Jorge Lorenzo will take part in this week’s MotoGP test in Qatar, four weeks after breaking a bone in his right thumb during a training incident.

The 22-year-old has spent the time recuperating at home in Barcelona and he has now been given the all-clear by his doctor to get back on his bike. The recovery has gone well and the hand is no longer swollen, but he needs to continue with physiotherapy in order to keep repairing the muscle around the break.

His doctor has confirmed that there is no risk to the broken bone from riding, but he will need to wait until testing starts in order to ascertain if he will be able to ride and use the brake at full strength.

This week’s test takes place on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th of March under the Qatar floodlights, the last test before the season starts in April.

Jorge Lorenzo
“Today we are leaving for Qatar for the last winter test. I think that it is important that we are there. The fracture happened less than five weeks ago, but we could not have missed this last test because it would have been negative for our preparation; we are not far from the first race of the season! The doctor has made a special carbon fiber protection and Dainese have modified my glove, in order to further protect the fracture, so we will see how we get on.”

Wilco Zeelenberg
“We are happy that Jorge will be back for this last pre-season test at Qatar! Of course we have had to miss a whole test but we are confident that we can make up for lost time because the 2010 bike has proved to be very competitive from the first time we have used it. We will have to wait to see how Jorge’s hand feels when he starts riding, but we do not take anything for granted. The doctors have prepared a special brace for the thumb, Dainese have prepared special gloves and also a modified handlebar grip has been produced. Yamaha will give him all the support and time he needs to return to full strength.”