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Millennium/KWS
Suzuki Continue Their Streak of Top Ten Finishes.
Alton, VA – Aug. 2006 -- Millennium/KWS Suzuki
sponsored by Ron Ayers Motorsports had another great top ten weekend at
Virginia International Raceway. After a difficult day on Saturday, the team
regrouped on Sunday to post some excellent
finishes in both the Superbike and Superstock
races. Matt Lynn continues to impress at every race and again reset his
personal best finish in Superbike.
The highlight of qualifying was John HanerÕs performance in
Superbike. Provisional results on Friday placed Haner
in fifth ahead of five factory riders. For
final qualifying, Haner used the amazing grip of the Pirelli slicks to
qualify in the eleventh position with a time of 1:26.243. This put Haner on the
third row with the factory Honda of Miguel Duhamel and factory Kawasaki of
Roger Lee Hayden. Matt Lynn rode his GSX-R1000 to a best time of 1:27.156 to
qualify in the fourteenth position. In Superstock qualifying the Millennium
Technology riders qualified back to back with Lynn in the thirteenth position
and Haner in the fourteenth position.
SaturdayÕs Superbike race one was hard on the Millennium/KWS
Suzuki team. After great starts by both riders, John Haner was run off track by
another rider and completed lap two in last place. Bad lucked caught up with
Matt Lynn on lap seven when he crashed out of the race in turn fourteen. John
Haner put in an impressive ride to fight his way back through the field to
finish seventeenth.
SundayÕs Superbike race two was a chance for redemption for both Suzuki mounted riders. Both riders got
great starts but Haner eventually was forced to
retire with a clutch problem. Matt Lynn rode an outstanding race with
Hooters SuzukiÕs Eric Wood to secure his best AMA Superbike result to date with
a ninth place finish.
Due to a schedule change the Superstock race was run
immediately after Superbike race two. The Pit Bull sponsored KWS team barely
had time to change Pirelli tires and put VP fuel in their GSX-R1000Õs. With
only ten minutes of rest after the grueling 28 lap Superbike race, Haner and
Lynn again found themselves charging toward turn one. Both riders got excellent starts and ran the entire race
fighting back and forth for eighth place. On the last lap Haner ran off the
track in turn one trying to out brake his teammate.
Lynn was unaffected and continued on to finish eighth and Haner recovered to finish in
the thirteenth position.
Matt Lynn – ÒThe
first part of the weekend was rough. I got taken out in Thursday promoter
practice by another rider and crashed again in the Superbike race on Saturday.
My guys worked so hard and never gave up and neither did I and we ended up
having a great day on Sunday. I canÕt thank Rick Matheny, Brian Stricker and Brian Drebber enough for
all the hard work.Ó
John Haner – ÒWe
had some bad luck on both sides of the team, but overall it was a good weekend.
The Superstock race was really good. Racing with Matt was the first time I have
really raced since my injury and it was a blast. I want to thank my crew, my
sponsors, and the entire KWS team for all the hard work and support. I wouldnÕt
be able to do this with out companies like Rockstar Energy Drink, Dragon
Optical, HJC, and Komodo.Ó
Kevin Hunt – ÒOverall
it was a good weekend. We had some problems at the beginning of the weekend,
but these guys do not give up. They put their head down and came up with some
good results. I am very proud of the effort the entire team put in. I want to
thank Jimmy Stallings and everybody from Ron Ayers Motorsports for coming out
and supporting us this weekend. Their support is key to our success.Ó
For Information:
http://www.kwsracing.com or
Contact:
info@kwsracing.com
Phone:
1-800-KWS-RACE
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