Abbreviated/slightly altered schedule thanks to the MotoGP circus hogging the show. No qualifying or Superpole today, just 1 practice session per series. Actually no Superpole at all this weekend. Twitter updates were absent from a lot of the usual suspects, particularly @MatMladin, @BenBostrom, @chazdavies, and @Tommy24racing. Too busy mingling with their MotoGP brethren? On the other hand, Twitpic seems to be picking up in popularity big time. I still have no clue how to post pics to it straight off the phone. At any rate, here's what the Twitter faithful had to yap about today:

@MsXXFAST Good morning from Laguna Seca!

@johnnyrockpage First thing I saw when I woke up in bed at Laguna Seca while laying in my 944/VERVE Tour bus :) :) http://yfrog.com/5aigvj

@automotophoto here at Laguna, gonna be an interesting weekend....miss the 125's and the 250's....

@23race http://twitpic.com/96186 Beautiful day here at #lagunaseca and we are looking fwd to getting ontrack at 4:00pm PST

@Meligirl13 wishing I was racing this weekend, watching is sheer torture!

@superbikeplanet Good crowd already under the corkscrew trees before MotoGP first practice http://twitpic.com/96o6z

@OTTeditor Chris V downed bike http://twitpic.com/96rpq

@OTTeditor CV downed bike http://twitpic.com/96rxq

@superbikeplanetLaguna practice underway http://twitpic.com/96s8c

@OnTheThrottleTV Standing in turn 10 and 11 as motogp bikes circulate. Ducatis grab a short shift between turns 10 and 11. Yamahas hold the same gear

@MsXXFAST http://twitpic.com/9740h - Soft DOT is not gonna work on this track

@MsXXFAST somebody in superbike just got black flagged

@23race Top 10 in FP1 are: Holden, Hayden, Mladin, Pegram, Hayes, May, Yates, Bostrom, Young, Hodgson.

@OnTheThrottleTV Bboz is wondering where the rest of his bike has got off to http://twitpic.com/981ep

@OnTheThrottleTV Oh, there's the rest of ben's bike http://twitpic.com/982nv

@johnnyrockpage Having some fierce fun on Cannery Row, checking out scene...with Ru Ru, Jeasica, & Kurt... http://yfrog.com/0cpp9oj

@23race 9:11pm and we're still at the track going over the numbers. Time to do work!

1 Roger Hayden Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 1:28.931
2 Martin Cardenas M4 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 1:29.036
3 Jake Zemke Erion Racing Honda CBR600RR 1:29.068
4 Jason DiSalvo M4 Suzuki Suzuki GSX-R600 1:29.191
5 Ben Bostrom Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.192
6 Bobby Fong Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.289
7 Josh Herrin Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.314
8 Jamie Hacking Monster Energy Attack Kawasaki Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R 1:29.387
9 Josh Hayes Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.528
10 Steve Rapp Bazzaz / Pat Clark Motorsports Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.543
11 Danny Eslick Daytona Racing/RMR Buell Buell 1125R 1:29.572
12 Chris Peris Erion Racing Honda CBR600RR 1:29.787
13 Tommy Aquino Team Graves Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.862
14 Robertino Pietri Team E.S.P. Yamaha Yamaha YZF-R6 1:29.952
15 Christopher Fillmore CF Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1:30.092
16 Chaz Davies Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team Aprilia RSV 1:30.353
17 Michael Beck Team Beck Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 1:30.549
18 Michael Barnes GEICO Powersports Buell 1125R 1:30.611

... and the American Superbike practice times

Labels: AMA Superbike, Twitter Report