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So many curves... so little time! Rockin' Robin does thenew 999R0R in our exclusive first world test.

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Robin Cunningham was our offical SBK World Superbike Fast Dates calendar Angel and Team Ducati Corse umbrella girl for World Championship points leader Regis Laconi at Laguna Seca last month. All the sexy details in Fast Dates News.

Also look for "Rockin Robin" featured as hostess on 3 new TV shows premiering this fall. Robin will be hosting the WB Channel's new X-Music Network show starting in September where she will be interviewing hot up and coming new banss. She will also be hosting on Black Belt TV, and new martial arts TV network premiering in November, as well as the new TV series Underwater Odessy about swimming with Dolphins on the ABC Family Channel.


Marlboro Portuguese Grand Prix, Estoril, 3/4/5 September 2004 - Preview

Ducati MotoGP Taem Confident for Estoril After Bruno Tests
Sept 1st -The Ducati Marlboro Team comes to the EstorilMotoGP round this coming weekend boosted by a fruitful Brno test session following the recent Czech Grand Prix. After achieving top-five results at both the Czech and British GPs the team clocked impressive lap times during the Brno session, putting both Loris Capirossi and Troy Bayliss in confident mood for Sundayís Marlboro Portuguese GP, round 11 of this yearís 16-race MotoGP World Championship.

"Those two days at Brno were very useful in continuing the evolution of the Desmosedici GP4, so we are looking forward to getting back into action at Estoril," says Ducati Marlboro Team director Livio Suppo. ìDuring this season weíve had two priorities. First, to develop a user-friendly engine, and both riders are now very happy with the Twin Pulse motor. Second, to develop the chassis, so the bike feels easier to ride. Both Loris and Troy rode a lot of dry laps during the Brno tests, evaluating new Ohlins suspension settings, and both now feel more comfortable on the bike, with Loris feeling good enough to lap consistently faster than he had managed in the race. Everyone at Ducati Corse is working as hard as possible to continue evolving the bike and we hope that Estoril will allow us to prove that we have taken another step forward"

Estoril is a tortuous, twisting circuit with the slowest average lap speed in MotoGP, at just 151kmh/93mph. But that doesnít make it an easy racetrack for riders or engineers. The track is a mass of contrasts ñ with a 321kmh/200mph main straight, plus the slowest corner in MotoGP (the final chicane, which riders tackle at a pedestrian 60kmh/37mph) and also one the fastest (turn five, which riders attack at over 220kmh/136mph). These contrasts demand some compromises in chassis set-up, with riders requiring manoeuvrability in the tight corners and stability in the sweepers. These two characteristics are not mutually exclusive but it takes expert technicians to create a motorcycle that excels in both situations.

"What we look for wherever we go is a suspension set-up that makes the bike easier to handle and more stable, and this is particularly important at Estoril," says Ducati Marlboro Team technical director Corrado Cecchinelli. "Normally these two characteristics arenít easy to achieve together but with careful work on suspension it is possible. We have made a big step forward with the Twin Pulse engine, now we are matching that engine improvement with an improved suspension set-up that will give us a good base set-up for every racetrack. Estoril is a very twisty circuit, so rapid steering is very important. Itís also a track that we donít know that well ñ weíve only spent three days there in total ñ though last year we had a good race."

CAPIROSSI READY TO MAKE USE OF LATEST IMPROVEMENTS
Loris Capirossi was in superb form at the Brno tests. Now the Ducati Marlboro Team man intends to use the lessons learned during that outing to get his Desmosedici GP4 back up front at Estoril. "We tried out many small set-up modifications during the tests that allowed me to lap more than half a second faster than I had during the Brno race," says Capirossi."Not only that, I was also able to maintain a rapid pace more easily, because the bike is now more comfortable to ride."

"Estoril is a very different kind of track from Brno but we believe that the improvements weíve made will benefit us, wherever we go. The track isnít bad, though the first corner is a bit of a joke and the last chicane is really, really tight. The straight is long, which helped me to beat Sete (Gibernau) last year. My favourite corner is turn five. This is one of the greatest corners in MotoGP- fourth or fifth gear at maybe 230kmh and then you hook sixth onto the back straight. It's a lot of fun, when you get it right!



World Superbike and MotoGP girl Zdenka had a very difficult time keeping her clothes on for our latest exclusive Members Corner  pictorial. How many clothes did she loose, you ask? (Hint: Everything).

Above: Zdenka in 2003 Fast Dates.
Below: Aprilia MotoGP Domimatrix

Zdenka is Back...
...and Hotter Than Ever!
Sure, the end of August might be a slow week in motorcycle racing. There's nothing left in American roadracing for AMA Pro Racing to screw up. There hasn't been any new up and coming riders in years. There's no new 600cc Supersport bikes so the print magazines can bore us with their annual "Exclusive 600cc Supersport 6-way Shootout!"

That just leaves us, FastDates.com, with all the cool stuff like hot bikes and cool babes, including this month, the world's first test of the new 2005 Ducati 999R Superbike with the mouth wattering Miss Texas and World Superbike girl, Robin Cunningham.

And for you real sexverts, we'd like to introduce you again to our beautiful FastDates.com calendal Angel, Penthouse Pet and Czech mate Zdenka. This beauty from Prauge has been featured in our calendars since 2001, and was our offical SBK Fast Dates Calendar girl at Laguna Seca in 2002 with those photos appearing in 2003 Fast Dates. Zdenka has also served as the official Aprilia MotoGP umbrella girl (left) at her home circuit of Bruno the last 3 years wearing some pretty sexy domimatrix gear.

Zenka returned to Los Angeles this summer looking hotter than ever and we were happy to shoot her for the next 2006 Calendars, plus a sexy nude pictorial for our Members Corner where you can visit Sexy Zdenka right now! Who says summer has to be boring?



Meet the "Fonz"
Lanzi to race AMA Superbike
VIR, Aug 14th - Ducati's World Supersport rider Lorenzo Lanzi did quicke lap times than their US Austin Ducati Superbike rider Eric Bostrom at recent tests both in Europe and a Virginia Interntaional Raceway.

Ducati Corse's plan is to now have Lanzi join Bostrom at the VIR AMA National on an equal Ducati Superbike on Michelin tires.
Lanzi will not be racing at Road Atlanta as there is a date conflict. The World Supersport series is in action at Assen on the Atlanta weekend. E's chances for being resigned by the Ducati team for next year are looking pretty slim without a top finish.


Mladin Hoping to Extend Superbike lead at Road Atlanta Sept 3-5th
Aussie is the all-time AMA Superbike wins leader at Road Atlanta


Aug. 27, 2004 -- Defending AMASuperbike Champ Mathew Mladin is on course to earn his fifth AMA Chevrolet Superbike title and a pair of wins at the AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown by Makita Doubleheader on Sept. 3-5, could put the Australian Yoshimura Suzuki rider one step closer to the 2004 championship. Mladin is one of three former winners at Road Atlanta set to race in rounds 15 and 16 of the 18-race championship. Miguel Duhamel and Georgia's own Aaron Yates have also won AMA Superbike races at the challenging Braselton circuit. As the championship hits the homestretch, Mladin is leading Erion Honda Superbike newcomer Jake Zemke by 21 points. Mladin built his series lead by way of a lightning quick start of the season, winning five of the first six rounds. He then went through a mid-season dry spell going six
rounds without a win before getting back atop the podium at Mid-Ohio in late July.

Road Atlanta has been a roller-coaster ride for Mladin over the years. On the upside, he can claim to be the winningest AMA Superbike rider ever at the track. He swept the doubleheader in 2000 and then came back to take one of the two rounds in 2001 and again last year. He's also had some very close calls on the high-speed circuit; once being forced to avoid an ambulance that was on the track and then holding on to his Suzuki last year when the bike's rear tire failed at high speed. Only a man with steely nerves, like Mladin, could put incidents like that out of his mind and come back to win on the very same track. The fact that Mladin was the fastest in testing at the track only solidifies the view that he is the Road Atlanta pre-race favorite.

"It's nice to now have that 21-point break over Jake in the championship, and with just four races to go we have to try hard to hang on to it. We've got Road Atlanta and Virginia International Raceway to
finish off the season and I think we should be able to put a good package together for both of those tracks," says Mladin. If Zemke is to close in on the champ he will have to accomplish something he's never done at Road Atlanta - win. As a leading AMA Formula Xtreme and Supersport competitor over recent years, Zemke has won his share of races, but never at Road Atlanta.

"I've always been in contention at Road Atlanta," Zemke said. "I had a good shot of winning (in Formula Xtreme) in '02 before going down in (Jason) Pridmore's oil. On the restart I charged all the way from the back of the grid to third so I don't think there's any particular reason I haven't won there. I've had a number of podium finishes so I feel like I go pretty well there. We've got some points to make up, but a lot can happen in four races so we're going to take it one race at a time and see what happens."

Duhamel, who won at Road Atlanta in 1998 in a thrilling last-turn pass on Anthony Gobert, has fallen to third in the championship after crashing his factory Honda in the most recent round in Lexington, Ohio. As a result of the crash the Montreal native went from just 10 points behind Mladin and second in the standings to third in the series, 44 points out of the series lead. Duhamel, the 1995 AMA Superbike champ, now needs a little luck to get back in the championship picture. Brothers Eric and Ben Bostrom are still mathematically in the race for the championship, but realistically the two are battling for fourth in the standings. Both Eric and Ben have both won races this year and would love to add to that tally. It's been five years since a Ducati won at Road Atlanta. Eric would love to help the Italian maker get back on the
top rung of the podium.

Georgia has long been an Eastern hotbed of road racing talent. This year local fans will again have a number of home state heroes to root for. Chief among the Georgian riders is Suzuki's Yates. The Milledgeville resident is having a disappointing season, but has still managed three podium finishes this season. He hopes racing at his home track will find him getting his first win in nearly a year. Other top Georgian riders at Road Atlanta will include last year's rookie of the year Geoff May, an Atlanta native who now lives in West Palm Beach, Florida. May is a solid fifth in the standings riding a Team Prieto Racing Suzuki. Opie Caylor,
form Marietta, is another leading privateer rider in the series.

Both Road Atlanta Superbike races will be broadcast nationally on SPEED Channel on Sunday, Sept. 5, starting at 2 p.m. Eastern time. Sunday's race will be shown live at 3 p.m. Eastern. For additional information on the AMA Suzuki Superbike Showdown by Makita Doubleheader, call (800) 849-RACE or visit www.roadatlanta.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Thursday, Sept. 2
3:00 - 7:00 - Registration: Riders, Crew, Sponsors & Guests
6:30 - Post-entry Closed for all Classes
3:00 - 7:00 - Tech Inspection
Friday, Sept. 3
7:30 - 4:00 - Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests
8:00 - 5:00 - Tech Inspection
9:00 - 10:00 - AMA Repsol Superstock Practice
10:10 - 11:10 - Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice
11:20 - 12:20 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited Practice
12:20 - 1:20 - Lunch Break
12:40 - Mandatory Rider Briefing for All Classes
1:20 - 2:20 - Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei
Helmets Practice
2:30 - 3:00 - Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 1
3:10 - 3:40 - Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Qualifying Group 2
3:50 - 4:20 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited Qualifying Group 1
4:30 - 5:00 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited Qualifying Group 2
Saturday, Sept. 4
7:30 - 3:00 - Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests
8:00 - 5:00 - Tech Inspection
8:00 - 8:30 - AMA Repsol Superstock Practice
8:35 - 9:05 - Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme Practice
9:10 - 9:40 - Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei
Helmets Practice
9:45 - 10:25 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited Qualifying Group 1
10:35 - 11:15 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited Qualifying Group 2
11:15 - 12:15 - Lunch Break - Christian Pfeiffer Stunt Show
12:15 - 12:40 - AMA Repsol Superstock Qualifying Group 1
12:50 - 1:15 - AMA Repsol Superstock Qualifying Group 2
1:20 - Christian Pfeiffer Stunt Show
1:40 - 2:05 - Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei
Helmets Qualifying Group
12:15 - 2:40 - Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei
Helmets Qualifying Group 2
3:00 - Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme (60k - 15 laps)
4:00 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited
Race 1 (100K - 25 laps)
5:00 - Full Throttle Custom Lap
Sunday, Sept. 5
8:30 - 12:00 - Registration: Crew, Sponsors & Guests
9:00 - Tech Inspection Opens
8:30 - 8:50 - AMA Repsol Superstock Practice
9:00 - 9:20 - Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei
Helmets Practice
9:30 - 9:50 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts
Unlimited Practice
10:00 - 12:00 - Lunch Break - Mandatory Quiet Time
10:15 - Christian Pfeiffer Stunt Show
10:45 - Fan Ride
10:30 - Nondenominational Chapel Service
12:00 - AMA Repsol Superstock Race (60k - 15 laps)
1:30 - Pro Honda Oils Supersport Championship presented by Shoei Helmets
(60k - 15 laps)
2:30 - Christian Pfeiffer Stunt Show
3:00 - Chevrolet Superbike Championship presented by Parts Unlimited
Race 2 (100k - 25 laps)



World Class! Scuderia NCR / Poggipolini flew in from Italy with their $164,000 magnesium and titanium 180hp / 297lb. naked Ducati Superbike powered Macchia Nera to win Best Sportbike at this year's Show, elevating our Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show to World caliber status. Poggipolini's distributor in America is RaceMetal.com Pictured on the Nera is LA Calendar Motorcycle Show Model Search winner Jenny Galitello from her winning paid Calendar shoot. You can download this picture as a large 17 inch wide high quality Screensaver by joining Members Corner and clicking on the link below.

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Long Beach, CA, July 17-18th, 2004 -The Los Angeles Calendar Motorcycle Show Weekend presented by Performance Machine and the FastDates.com Calendars and Website at the Queen Mary Event Park in Long Beach, CA, continued to grow as the most popular consumer street bike show in America catering to custom, cruiser, classic and sportbike enthusiasts. Always the 3rd weekend of July, this year’s show featured a incredible weekend of activities and our first ever sold out participation by 165 major motorcycle and product manufacturers, exhibitors and venders, leading custom bike builders from across the world, together with a 2-day jam-packed crowd of motorcycle enthusiasts. Spectator attendance was estimated to be larger than this year's Laguna Seca World Superbike and AMA California Speedway race weekends combined, confirming the LA Calendar Bike Show as the biggest streetbike event weekend in America.

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Above: The Purrfect Angelz lighted up the Main Stage both days for the entertainment of thousands of excited spectators. Below: Just a few of the incredible custom entires in the Pro Builder Class.




Costa Mesa, CA, August 21st - Fast Dates World Superbike Girl and Calendar Angel Chandi Mason, together here with photographer Jim Gianatsis, put it a special appearace this month at Feelin' Lucky's new motorcycle retail store The O.C. Roadhouse Open House Party in Costa Mesa, California. Everyone had a rock'n good time with 2 great live bands all day,a free BBQ lunch and beverages, and great companies from the custom motorcycle industry who's apparel and custom bike products from bare frames to bolt-on chrome are now avalable at the new motorcycle superstore in Orange County.

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HAYDEN BREAKS COLLARBONE IN TRAINING ACCIDENT
Sunday 29th August 2004 - Repsol Honda Team star, Nicky Hayden broke his right collarbone in a training accident in Italy yesterday afternoon (Sunday). The 23-year-old American fell from a Honda CRF450 whilst training in Pavia, near Milan in northern Italy. He is under the care of MotoGP doctor, Dr Claudio Costa, and has had a plate inserted by the specialist in a short operation yesterday afternoon.

A decision as the whether Hayden will take part in the next GP in Estoril, Portugal, scheduled next weekend (Sept 3rd- 5th) will be taken after his condition has been accessed by his medical team and the Repsol Honda Team in due course.

Nicky currently sits in 6th position in this year's MotoGP Championship with 63 points a good distance behind the Championship leaders Sete Gibernau, also on Honda, with 167 points and Yamaha's Valentino Rossi.

This is Nicky's 2nd season on the factory Repsol Honda MotoGP team and he is finally starting to finish near the front of the pack on a consistant basis after a lackluster first season. Depending on how this broken collarbone affects Nicky in the few remaing races of the year could determine his fate with the Honda GP Team for next season. Even if the injury does affect his rding , his only saving grace is that Honda has very few new riders that are waiting in the wings.

2005 MOTOGP CALENDAR
The provisional calendar for the 2005 season of the MotoGP World Championship has been released by the FIM.

APRIL 10 Jerez Spain Rd 1
17 TBD: Welkom or Jacarepagua Round 2
MAY 1 Shanghai China Rd 3
15 Le Mans France Round 4
29 Mugello Italy Round 5
JUNE 5 Catalunya Spain Rd 6
19 Donington Park Great Britain
Round 7
25 Assen Holland Round 8*
JULY 10 Laguna Seca USA
Round 9**
24 Sachsenring Germany Round 10
AUGUST 28 Brno Czech Republic Round 11
SEPTEMBER 18 Motegi Japan
Round 12
OCTOBER
1 Qatar Qatar Round 13*
9Sepang Malaysia Round 14
16 Phillip Island Australia Rd 15
30 Estoril Portugal
Round 16
NOVEMBER
6 Valencia Spain Round 17
* = Saturday race
** = MotoGP class only

DATE SET FOR RETURN OF MOTOGP TO THE USA: RED BULL U.S. GRAND PRIX IS JULY 8-10, 2005
MONTEREY, Calif. (August 23, 2004) - The Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has released the pre-calendar for the 2005 MotoGP World Championship with July 8-10 as the date for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

Tickets for the 2005 Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix are on sale now. General admission tickets and a limited number of paddock passes are on sale now via the track's ticket office - 1-800-327-SECA (7322) - during normal business hours or online at www.lagunaseca.com/Tickets.

Renewals will be sent to those who purchased tickets for the 2004 Honda Superbike Classic by the end of August. Non-renewed tickets/camping will be released to sell beginning Monday, October 25, 2004 at 8 a.m. via telephone at 800-327-SECA.

Support events for the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix have yet to be determined.

Vendor information is available by calling Jeanie Sumners at (831) 648-5111 or jeanies@laguna-seca.com. Hospitality information is available by calling Ann Bixler at (831) 648-5111 or hospitality@laguna-seca.com.

More information on MotoGP World Championship is available online at www.motogp.com.
More information on Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca is available online at www.laguna-seca.com.

The MotoGP Deal for Laguna Seca
The rumor mill has Laguna Seca signing a 5 year deal to secure MotoGP in America, with a special price concession on the $1.5 plus million dollar sanction fee the first 2 years to get the event established here.
Unfirtunately MotoGP gets a exclusive to all the sponsorships and signagre it beings to the track for its one race, so Laguna Seca Raceway must make its sole income form spectator ticket prices and venders.

Knowing that the Laguna Seca facility (aka Mazda Raceway) can not accomodate more than 30,000 people at best,and that they will have production costs around $250,000 (employees, police, advertising, equiment rental, etc), the track will need to make $2 million to turn a profit, they need to charge at least $67.00 for a base general admission ticket.

Combine it with an AMA Superbike weekend, required FIM track imporverments, etc., and ticket prices could start closer to $100 each. Certainly in line with the ticket prices now shown on the Laguna Seca website at $55 for 1-day, $90 for a 3-day General Admission Pass, and $25 Paddock.

SBK looking for new World Superbike Venue
in America

Despite the loss of its veue at laguna Seca, FGSports producer of the SBK World Superbike Championship would like to return to America in 2005. One minor glich is, that at present no motorcycle track in America is FIM approved, including Barbour Motorsports Park.

Lanzi is Quicker at VIR
Eric on the Ropes?
VIR, Aug 14th - Lorenzo Lanzi did lap quicker than Eric Bostrom at the Virginia International Raceway test. In Lanzi's first ride at the track, andin America, and the Corse Supersport rider lapped slightly faster than Eric Bostrom after a two-day test plagued by rain. Ducati's World Supersport rider backed up last weeks impressive lap times at Mugello in Italy where he was quicker than Bostrom there, as well. Eric's fast lapat VIR was a 1:26.7 while Lanzi posted a 1:26.4.

Ducati's plan is to now have Lanzi join Bostrom at the VIR race on an equal Ducati Superbike on Michelin tires.
Lanzi will not be racing at Road Atlanta as there is a date conflict. The World Supersport series is in action at Assen on the Atlanta weekend

Great Pricing for Aprilia Sportbikes in USA
Consumer concern over financial problems at Aprilia of Itally have slowed bike sales significantly in America. Our local dealer in Los Angeles says they are discounting the hot new RS Mille and Mille R as much as $2,000 off suggested list price to help them sell. If you've been waiting to get a great sportbike at a great price, this is now the time to make your best dealer with your dealer. Pro Italia in Glendale, CA, is one Aprillia dealer offering a special $2,000 bike discount pricing.


Ride With World Champions!
GP Riding Academy at
Phillip Island in November

ICR Moto Generation announces the appointment of three World Championship racers as chief instructors for the ICR Grand Prix Riding Academy in November 2004.

Daryl Beattie, Andrew Pitt and Kevin Magee are set to provide a rewarding and memorable experience for a limited number of international motorcycle riders at the world class Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia.
Catering to all levels of male and female riders, participants undertake an intensive and comprehensive motorcycle riding and race skills academy with five days on the track. All tuition comes packaged with an all inclusive luxury 8 day/7 night package, which includes luxury accommodation, transfers and all meals in Australia, nightly entertainment, tours and sightseeing and much more.

LEARN FROM THE PROFESSIONALS
Cornering, Braking, Passing
Throttle Control, Lean Angle
Track Position, Body Position
[more] 8 DAYS, All expenses paid
7 NIGHTS .Luxury accommodation 5 DAYS RIDING. The track bikes:
Each rider is provided with an ICR edition 2004 Honda CBR 600RR to ride whilst at the event... and bikes are race track prepared, running the latest Michelin Pilot Power tyres. ICR GP Riding Academy events are an all expenses paid experience that others only dream of... with one lucky participant winning a brand new ICR edition Honda CBR 600RR, delivered to their door... simply for attending this event.
grandprixacademy.com

LA Calendar Bike Show Happenings
Above: Resse Rooke wins Again! Jardine West Coast Horsepower Dyno Shootout sees new world horsepower record at 545hp!

Naked Desmosedici! FastDates.com takes an exclusive visit inside the
Ducati Corse MotoGP Race Shop!

Plus - See our visit to Ducati Racing School at Misano!



Click for more of Chandi at the O.C. Roadhouse calendar signing.