Kern achieves two victories aboard the BMW HP2 Sport Press Release Issued by Kern Management June 24, 2007 This past weekend Nate Kern pulled off two victories in the CCS/ASRA race series aboard the Pirelli shod BMW HP2 Sport at Virginia International Raceway in Alton, Virginia. The two wins were in Heavyweight Superbike and SuperTwins. This was first weekend that the HP2 Sport touched the pavement at VIR and the wins helped further validate the capability of the machine as it is a new model and virtually stock bike. Nate also garnered two more wins on last years model R1200S in CCS Thunderbike and the ASRA Pro Thunderbike Series. With the support of Morton’s BMW of Fredericksburg, VA and BMW Motorcycles of Atlanta this weekend proved to be a successful venture. More, from a press release issued by Damian Cudlin’s publicist: Damian Cudlin’s Championship campaign may have taken a small dent but his confidence certainly didn’t after a brilliant challenge for the race win ended with a 5th place finish at the Sachsenring on the weekend. Starting from the second row, Cudlin narrowly missed being taken down in the first turn carnage which saw 7 riders taken out of the race. Being slowed but not stopped in the pile up, Cudlin soon moved to 7th before contending with Nurburgring’s World 600 Superstock race winner Patrik Vostarek over the next 4 laps. Once past the young Czech, Cudlin clawed back a 4 second deficit, smashing the lap record in the process, to be in 3rd and hot on the heels of race leaders Ivanov and Penzkofer with 3 laps remaining. Intent on winning his first race of the season, Cudlin sat poised and ready in the lead group of 5 riders when the pack encountered lapped traffic. In a race that by this stage could have fallen any way, Cudlin got the rough end of the stick when held up in the traffic. Putting in a last stich effort to get back onto the leading group, Cudlin tried in vain as the pack crossed the line, relegating the young Aussie to 5th at races end. “I really wanted to win today and with 3 laps to go I thought we were on for one.” Cudlin explained. “Unfortunately I lost some time with the lappers at the end and just didn’t have enough in the tank to get back into contention. I’m disappointed to finish 5th but taking a lap record away with us, and knowing we were so close, only spurs me on for the next race. We’re gunna win one of these soon.” Russian Vladimir Ivanov took the win ahead of series leader Arne Tode. Cudlin now sits 3rd in the championship with 4 rounds to go. “There’s a lot of racing left yet so anything is possible.” Cudlin said after being asked of his championship chances. “But to be honest, I’m just going at this race by race, and getting on the top step is my main priority right now. If I finish on top at the end of the year it’ll be a bonus.” Cudlin’s next race will be at Salzburgring in Austria on the 5/6th of July.