FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chip
Spalding, Team Manager
KWS
Motorsports
4657
Franchise Street
North
Charleston, SC 29418
Phone:
1-800-RACE-KWS
Millennium/KWS Suzuki Finish In the Top Ten at Daytona
Charleston, SC - March 2007 -- Millennium/KWS Suzuki sponsored by Ron Ayers Motorsports had great start to the 2007 AMA Superbike season at the world famous Daytona International Speedway. John Haner picked up his first top ten of the season in Superstock and David Weber was very impressive in his first Superbike race for the team.
In Superstock qualifying John Haner used the amazing grip of the new Dunlop N-Tec's to qualify in the ninth position with time of 1:43.428. Teammate David Weber qualified right behind Haner in the twelfth position with a time of 1:44.226. In the race both riders had good starts, but unfortunately for Weber he made contact with another rider on lap one and was unable to continue the race. Haner won a hard fought top ten finish after a race long battle with several riders to finish in the tenth position.
Superbike is once again the most competitive class in AMA pro racing with well over twenty teams capable of running at the front. In Superbike qualifying John Haner qualified in the nineteenth position with a time of 1:41.657 and David Weber qualified in the twenty-fifth position after having a minor mechanical issue in qualifying. In the race both riders found themselves in the middle of a chaotic battle for survival in an incident filled Superbike main event. The Millennium/KWS Suzuki riders raced hard and did a great job to conserve their equipment and finish the race with Haner in the sixteenth position and Weber in the seventeenth position.
John Haner - "I am very happy to be back and have the season underway. The team made a lot of really good changes in the off season and we are stronger than ever. The Dunlop tires are awesome and we are getting incredible suspension support from Penske. We got our first top ten of the season and really I want to thank the whole team for all their hard work."
David Weber - "Working with a full crew and the support of Millennium/KWS Suzuki was a new experience for me. I have never had that kind of backing behind me during a race weekend and I'm very happy to be a part of the team. Even though we didn't finish as well as I would have liked, I am confident that 2007 is going to be a fantastic year for us. The bikes are super fast and the new Penske suspension is awesome. I want to thank my mechanics Rick Matheny and Matt Hill for all their help this weekend."
Kevin Hunt (Team Owner) - "We picked up our new 2007 GSX-R1000's from Ron Ayers Motorsports only days before the event so we decided to race our proven 2006 bikes. We only had time to dyno the 2007 model and it makes a lot more power than last year's bike. We knew that John and David were going to be down on power compared to the guys on the 2007 bikes and it says a lot about their talent and the dedication of the crew that they did so well," said Hunt. "We are very excited about having our built 2007 bikes at Barber, the new 2007 GSX-R1000 really is that good."
Millennium/KWS Suzuki is proudly sponsored by:
Millennium Technologies, American Suzuki, Ron Ayers Motorsports, Dunlop Tires,
Pit Bull, LeoVince, GP Tech, Penske, Komodo, Catalyst Racing Composites, VP
Fuels, EK Chains, Wiseco Pistons, BG Lubricants, Webcam, Performance Friction,
Shock Doctor, Worldwide Bearing, XT Racing, APE, Zero Gravity, CTR Suspension,
Chickenhawk, and Hel Brake lines.
For
Information: http://www.kwsracing.com or
Contact: info@kwsracing.com
Phone: 1-800-RACE-KWS
# # #