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Contact: Chip
Spalding, Team Manager
KWS
Motorsports
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Charleston, SC 29418
Phone:
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Millennium/KWS Suzuki Endure a Difficult Weekend at Infineon Raceway
Charleston, SC - May 2007 - Millennium/KWS Suzuki sponsored by Ron Ayers
Motorsports endured a difficult weekend at Infineon Raceway. John Haner is
still healing from injuries to his right foot, ankle and back suffered in a
violent high side at California Speedway three weeks ago and David Weber was
injured in a practice crash on Thursday. Haner, however, came to Infineon Raceway
to support the team and help teammate David Weber get up to speed for his first
visit to the famed Northern California track. Although Weber could barley walk
and needed help holding up the motorcycle, he felt comfortable enough on the
bike to continue riding.
The pain in WeberÕs ankle gradually subsided as the race weekend went on, but
his endurance over long runs was a concern. In Superstock qualifying Weber
turned a time of 1:40.671 for fourteenth position and in the Superbike class
Weber turned a 140.872 lap time to qualify in the twenty-third position on
his Dunlop shod Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superstock bike.
In SaturdayÕs Superbike Race One, Weber rode an excellent race conserving his
injured ankle to finish in the sixteenth position finishing just behind Factory
YamahaÕs Eric Bostrom. The schedule for Sunday included both a sixteen lap
Superstock race as well as a twenty-eight lap Superbike race. In the Superstock
race Weber continued his string of strong results by finishing in the thirteenth
position and moving up to eleventh in points. Despite running the Superstock
race only an hour earlier, Weber was feeling good going into Superbike Race
Two. Weber got an excellent start and just like at California Speedway two
weeks before, turned his fastest laps of the event in the last race of the
weekend. Unfortunately, with two laps to go Weber crashed out of fourteenth
position. Fortunately, even with the crash, Weber is tied with Doug Chandler
for thirteenth in Superbike points and only two points out of twelfth place.
David Weber Ð ÒIt was a tough weekend but we really made a lot of progress
with the bike. The Penske suspension is really good and I know we are so close
to getting the results we are capable of. I really want to thank the team for
all their help and support, especially Rick Matheny and Matt Hill. I also want
to thank Komodo leathers for keeping me safe.Ó
John Haner Ð ÒMy ankle, foot and back are getting better but we decided that
it was in the best interest of the team for me to sit this event out and concentrate
on coming back 100% for Road America. I want to thank everybody for supporting
me through out all of this, especially my crew chief, Michael Godin. I canÕt
thank him enough for everything he does.Ó
Kevin Hunt (Team Owner) Ð ÒDavid proved his dedication this weekend, riding
though an injury on a track he has never been to before and I am happy with
the results. Both riders should be 100% healthy in two weeks for Road America.
It is Millennium Technologies home track and we have some new Superbike motors
that will definitely help John and David on those long straights. We are very
close we just need to keep working at it. I want to thank the whole team and
all the sponsors, especially LeoVince for all the hospitality this weekend.Ó
Millennium/KWS Suzuki is proudly sponsored by:
Millennium Technologies, American Suzuki, Ron Ayers Motorsports, Dunlop Tires,
Pit Bull, LeoVince Exhaust, GP Tech, Penske Suspension, Komodo Gear, Catalyst
Racing Composites, VP Fuels, EK Chains, Wiseco Pistons, BG Lubricants, Webcam,
Performance Friction Brakes, Shock Doctor, Worldwide Bearing, Zero Gravity,
XT Racing, APE, CTR Suspensions, Chickenhawk, K&N Filters, Hel Brake Lines
For Pictures
and more Information: http://www.kwsracing.com or
Contact: chip@kwsmotorsports.com
Phone: 1-877-RACE-KWS
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