Silva Takes Shootout Victory,

Mesa Wins Most

CCS Florida –

Palm Beach International Raceway, Jupiter, FL

Bruno Silva won the Unlimited Grand Prix race (Shootout) at Palm Beach International Raceway on his ART Performance Kawasaki ZX-10R. The Shootout, which is normally scheduled as the grand finale of a 21 race event, was rescheduled to earlier in the day, in anticipation of forecasted afternoon thunderstorms.

Silva nailed the holeshot and led the race from start to finish with Armando Ferrer and Sean Dwyer in hot pursuit. The three riders dominated the front of the pack for all six laps of the race with Silva leading the train. Towards the end of the race, Dwyer maneuvered his Suzuki GSX-R1000 around Ferrer’s

Kawasaki ZX-10R to take over the second spot and was looking for a way around Silva. But, Silva kept his head down and maintained his advantage to the checkered flag to take his second victory of the day. He also won the Unlimited Supersport and Unlimited Superbike races, and finished third in the GTO behind Dwyer and Ferrer

On the podium, Silva stated, “The GTO Race was tough. They were riding really good. I was trying a move in the last lap and it didn’t happen. The Shootout was a tough race.” He commented on Dwyer trying to get the outside line through Turn Nine at the end of the race, “I tried to brake real deep and I thought, ‘Yay, I’m alone,’ but once I realized he was right there I thought ‘Oh I have to keep the line.’ I want to say thanks to God for the opportunity to be here with those riders in these championships. I also want to thank my family for all their support, ART Performance for building an incredible bike for me, Eric Gray from GMD Computrack and Pirelli Tires. I’m really happy.”

Stefano Mesa was the winningest Expert of the event with five first place finishes. He won the GTU, Middleweight Supersport, Heavyweight Supersport, and Middleweight Superbike classes on his Yamaha YZF-R6, and the Ultralight Thunderbike race on a Moto Corse Performance Kawasaki 250R.

And, in the Amateur ranks, Jose Restrepo dominated on his Speed Star Customs Honda CBR600RR, taking home five first place trophies. Restrepo won in the Amateur GTU, Middleweight Supersport, Heavyweight Supersport, Middleweight Superbike, and Middleweight Grand Prix classes.

CCS Florida is scheduled to compete next with the Southeast region at Roebling Road Raceway August 29-30th, then again at PBIR October 3-4th. For full results, lap times, and additional information, please visit www.ccsracing.us.

UNLIMITED GRAND PRIX RESULTS:

1. Bruno Silva (Kaw ZX-10R); 2. Sean Dwyer (Suz GSX-R1000); 3. Armando Ferrer (Kaw ZX-10R); 4. Fernando Silva (Kaw ZX-10R); 5. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R1); 6. Camilo Correa (Yam YZF-R1); 7. Stefano Mesa (Yam YZF-R6); 8. Felipe MacLean (Kaw H2R); 9. Jeremy Krasny (BMW S1000RR); 10. Jose Fernandez (Kaw ZX-10R).

More, from a press release issued by Apex Race Services:

Apex Race Services/TT Motosport’s Tim Hunt Three Podiums on K-Tech Suspension at CCS Palm Beach International Raceway

Apex Race Services/TT Motosport’s Tim Hunt was looking strong in the few laps of the wet Saturday practice that he was able to get. After extensive testing at both Barber Motorsports Park and Homestead Speedway earlier in the season, he was optimistic that this weekend would be a good one. ” I am feeling very confident with the new K-Tech suspension on my Yamaha R6. This being my first experience with the new Gas Cartridges in the front forks I knew there would be a small learning curve but these things really work well”, Hunt said prior to the event.

Tim started off Sunday with a win in the Formula 40 Middleweight class by not only beating the middle weights but also the overall win the Unlimited class bikes. With his next race being the Middleweight Superbike race he battled his way through the pack to the front where he exchanged the lead with several other riders. At the end it was a nose to tail finish with Hunt ending up 3rd.

The last race of the day was the Middleweight GP. This race proved to be a very exciting race where again several riders exchanged the lead. “This race was very exciting for me. The guys who race the Florida CCS series are specialists at these tracks. Coming down here and running with them is tough but the combination of the Dunlop GPA Pro Tires and K-Tech suspension was AMAZING and the bike ran flawlessly!” With a last lap pass Tim was able to secure the win in one of the tightest races of the day.

Tim Hunt would like to say Thank you to all of his sponsors for helping to make this a successful weekend and season. Dunlop Tires, Arai Helmets, K-Tech Suspension, Orient Express, Good Clean Vapes, Ballistik Motorcycle Apparel, Apex Race Services, TT Motosport, GPR, Spectro, Vortex, Motoheaven, Hel, Moto-D, Hotshots by Lisa, Lisa Theobald, We would also like to thank all of the people who stopped by our pits to wish us good luck. We appreciate your love and support!

Tim Hunt – Owner Apex Race Services

“What an amazing weekend at PBIR for the CCS race weekend!!! The crew at TTMotosports did an amazing job of getting my bike ready and we have really been able to dial in the new KTech suspension! Thank you so much to the crew and sponsors and especially my beautiful wife for always supporting me and believing in me!

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