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IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Chip
Spalding, Team Manager
KWS
Motorsports
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Phone:
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Millennium/KWS Suzuki Race Back From Incident for Two Top Twenty Finishes
Laguna Seca, CA Š July 2007 -- Millennium/KWS Suzuki sponsored by Ron Ayers
Motorsports came away with some solid results despite some bad luck at the
USGP/AMA Superbike weekend at Laguna Seca. The teamÕs focus this year is the
Superstock class. With only the Superbike class racing at Laguna Seca the team
decided to use this opportunity to develop a competitive Superstock set up
in Superbike for the AMAÕs return to the famous Northern California track in
September for the series finale
This was team rider David WeberÕs first trip to Laguna Seca and he did an amazing
job of learning the track on his Suzuki GSX-R1000 with the extremely limited
track time available to the AMA Superbike class at this event. In his first
session on track Weber was already turning laps in the 1:32 range. For Superbike
qualifying, David was able to lower his lap time an incredible four seconds
to qualify on the seventh row with a time of 1:28.612 for twenty-fifth position.
WeberÕs teammate John Haner unfortunately had a mechanical problem early in
the session and was only able to turn a 1:28.908 to qualify in the twenty-seventh
position.
The Superbike race was the last race of the day in front of a huge crowd of
over 143,000 fans. Both riders got excellent starts and moved up several positions
going through turn one. In turn two both riders were run off track when factory
MV Augusta rider Luca Scassa crashed. When the GSX-R1000 mounted Millennium
Technologies riders returned to the racing surface they were in the twenty-ninth
and thirtieth position. Unwilling to give up, both Weber and Haner put their
heads down and proceeded to turn their fastest laps of the weekend. Haner worked
his way up to fifteenth position and Weber worked his way up to seventeenth
position. With seven laps to go, both riders received a dash warning that they
were running out of fuel in their Superstock spec fuel tanks. Weber was able
to conserve fuel to finish seventeenth, but HanerÕs bike began to cut out on
the last lap and he faded back to finish just behind his teammate in the eighteenth
position. DavidÕs consistent finishes have moved him up to twelfth in Superbike
points, only twenty-four points back on Factory KawasakiÕs Roger Lee Hayden.
John Haner Š The weekend went pretty well. The bikes are super fast and the
tires are amazing. We put together a really good set-up with the Penske suspension
and when we come back here in September we will be ready. I really want to
thank Rockstar Energy Drink and Komodo for coming out this weekend and for
all their support. I also have to thank my team, Michael Godin, Chip Spalding,
Blake Kelley, and Tim Godshall.
David Weber Š I was very happy on how the weekend turned out. I got some decent
track time and I really like this track. Now that I have some experience here
and we have a pretty good base line set up, I am really excited to come back
in September. The Dunlop tires worked great this weekend. Some of the teams
on other brands were having problems, but the DunlopÕs were consistent the
entire time. I want to thank the team for all their hard work, and especially
my crew Rick and Matt.
Kevin Hunt (Team Owner) Š We knew going in that this was going to be a difficult
weekend but the team worked really well and we came away with some good information
for the next Laguna round in September. The factory teams have been able to
test here several times, and with only two practice sessions for us we knew
set up was going to be key. I want to thank all our sponsors, especially Pit
Bull, LeoVince, and Dunlop for all of their help this weekend. The next three
races are in our neck of the woods and we are looking forward to a little home
field advantage.
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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