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Third
Top Ten in a Row for Matt Lynn and Millennium/KWS Suzuki
North
Charleston, SC – June 2006 -- Team Millennium/KWS Suzuki sponsored by Ron
Ayers Motorsports had another good weekend at Road America. Team rider Matt
Lynn continues to improve every race and fill-in
rider Lee Acree put in another solid performance. The team is working hard and
looking forward to having John Haner return at Miller Motorsports Park in two weeks time.
Matt LynnÕs
performance this weekend was particularly impressive considering that ThursdayÕs
promoter practice was the first time the young rider had seen the Road America
circuit. In Superbike qualifying Lynn qualified in the twelfth position beating
LeoVince/Pegram HondaÕs Larry Pegram by .0002 of a
second. Lee Acree, filling in for the injured John Haner, qualified in
the eighteenth position on the Pirelli shod GSX-R1000. In Superstock, Lynn
qualified in the fifteenth position.
In
Superbike race one Lynn got a great start completing the first lap in eleventh
ahead of Jordan SuzukiÕs Jake Holden. Lynn battled with the Jordan SuzukiÕs for
the remainder of the race, finishing twelfth, his best Superbike finish to
date. Lee Acree battled with Corona SuzukiÕs Akira Tamitsugi and Roadracing
WorldÕs Chris Ulrich to finish in the sixteenth position.
Looking to
continue his streak of excellent finishes in Superstock, Matt Lynn was
extremely aggressive on the first lap working his way up to twelfth on the
start. Lynn battled the entire race with a group of four riders that came down
to a last lap draft to the line for tenth place. This is LynnÕs third top ten
in a row in Supestock moving him to just 1 point out of ninth place in overall Superstock points.
Capitalizing
off the momentum of a top ten in Superstock, Lynn got another great start in
Superbike race two completing the first lap in ninth ahead of Yoshimura SuzukiÕs
Mat Mladin. Lynn fought to stay in the top ten until lap six when the
Millennium/KWS Suzuki GSX-R1000 suffered an uncharacteristic engine failure
bringing out the red flag. Lee Acree was racing in the sixteenth position when
the red flag came out, and once the race was re-started moved up to fourteenth
where he eventually finished the race.
Matt
Lynn – ÒI had
a really good weekend. I had a difficult time learning Road America at first,
but once I got it figured out I really liked it. The Superstock finish was good
and I am really happy about moving up in the points. I am also very happy about
the Superbike race one finish. The second Superbike race was a bit
disappointing, but engine failures happen sometimes when you are pushing the
limits and I know the Millennium/KWS Suzuki team is doing everything they can
to give me the best motorcycle possible. I
want to thank my mechanics, Rick Matheny, Michael Godin, and Brian Stricker. I
would also like to thank Pirelli. They had a great tire this weekend.Ó
Lee
Acree – ÒI
had a great time racing the Millennium Technologies/KWS Suzuki GSX-R1000
Superbike. Pirelli had a great tire this weekend and the bikes are fast. I want
thank Kevin Hunt for giving me this opportunity. I would also like to thank
Owen Garnett for working so hard on my bikes the last two weekends.Ó
Kevin
Hunt (Team Owner) – ÒAs an engine shop, this is why we race, to test all of our engine
configurations and ideas in the most challenging conditions we can find before
they get to the customer. Sometimes you find out an idea worked, sometimes you
find it doesnÕt. You cannot simulate this stuff on a dyno. The team worked
really hard this weekend and Matt Lynn continues to get faster and faster. I
want to thank Lee Acree for helping us out the last two race weekends. He truly
is one of the nicest guys in racing. I would also like to thank Chris Hackl and
everybody at Millennium Technologies for coming out this weekend, we couldnÕt
do it without them.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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