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Millennium/KWS
Suzuki and Matt Lynn get First Top 5 at Miller Motorsports Park
North
Charleston, SC – June 2006 -- Team Millennium/KWS Suzuki sponsored by Ron
Ayers Motorsports had an amazing weekend at Miller Motorsports Park. The team
had tested their Pirelli tires at Miller Motorsports Park in May with Matt Lynn
and came to Utah confident in the tires and their set up. John Haner
unfortunately was not able to test with the team due to an injury sustained in
April. This weekend would be JohnÕs first race back after having surgery to
repair a torn rotator cuff and two ruptured ligaments in his right shoulder.
Despite the
knowledge gained from the test at Miller Motorsports Park, the team
struggled during the first part of
the weekend. Changing conditions and an extremely dusty track had the team
searching for grip on their Pirelli sponsored Suzuki GSX-R1000Õs. By Saturday
morningÕs Superbike qualifying, the team had worked out a good set up for the
difficult conditions and both riders qualified on the forth row. Haner
qualified in thirteenth with a time of 1:54.120 and Lynn qualified in
fourteenth with a time of 1:54.170.
In
Superbike race one both riders got good starts but Haner was pushed wide in
turn one and finished the first lap in nineteenth place. Lynn was more
fortunate on the start finishing the first lap in twelfth place. Lynn settled
into a rhythm behind LeoVinceÕs Larry Pegram to finish the race in thirteenth
place. Despite his injury, John Haner battled with Ben Thompson the entire race
to finish in the seventeenth position.
In
Superstock qualifying Matt Lynn used the amazing grip of the Pirelli tires to
qualify in the twelfth position with a time of 1:53.595. When the Superstock
riders took the green flag Matt Lynn got an incredible start moving up to sixth
place in the first corner ahead of Jordan SuzukiÕs Steve Rapp. With the factory
YamahaÕs of Jason Disalvo and Eric Bostrom directly in front of him Lynn turned
his fastest laps of the weekend. After Bostrom ran off the track on lap twelve,
Lynn inherited the fifth position which is where he finished the race. This was
Matt Lynn and Millennium/KWS SuzukiÕs best AMA finish to date.
After the
elation of the teams first top five in AMA competition Millennium/KWS Suzuki
was extremely confident for the second Superbike race Sunday afternoon. When
the green flag dropped, both riders got excellent starts with Matt Lynn in the
tenth position and John Haner in fifteenth on lap one. When the red flag came
out on lap seven both riders came in and got new Pirelli tires for the
re-start. After the re-start, Lynn ended up back in the tenth position ahead of
Jordan SuzukiÕs Jake Holden. Lynn was able to hold off the Jordan bike to
finish in the tenth position, his best Superbike finish to date. Haner battled
with Ben Thompson and Scott Jenson for the remainder of the race to finish in
the eighteenth position.
Matt
Lynn – ÒI am
really happy with this weekend. We struggled some in the beginning, but to come
away with a top 5 in Superstock and a top 10 in Superbike is amazing. I really
want to thank Pirelli, we had the tire to beat here at Miller. Also I would
like to thank my mechanics Rick Matheny and Brian Stricker. It was hot and
dusty all weekend and those guys worked their butts off.Ó
John
Haner - ÒIt was a
good weekend. I was able to get back on the bike for the first time in eight
weeks and test out the shoulder. I have a full range of motion but the strength
and endurance is not there right now. Fortunately, I have a month to heal
before Laguna. I really want to thank the entire team and all the sponsors for
their support.Ó
Kevin
Hunt (Team Owner)
– ÒI canÕt tell you how impressed I am with Matt Lynn, John Haner, and
the entire team. Matt continues to get faster and faster every time heÕs on the
track and John really deserves some respect for riding that well, that soon
after surgery. Excellent performance by everybody involved.Ó
Millennium/KWS
Suzuki is proudly sponsored by:
Millennium
Technologies, Ron Ayers Motorsports, American Suzuki, Pirelli Tires, Leo Vince
Exhaust, Pit Bull, VP Fuels, Catalyst Composites, Vortex, EK Racing Chains,
Chickenhawk, BG Lubricants, Webcams, Wiseco, APE, K&N Filters, Zero
Gravity, Dynojet, Thermosman Suspension, Worldwide Bearing.
For Information: http://www.kwsracing.com
or
Contact: info@kwsracing.com
Phone: 1-800-KWS-RACE
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