Kyle Wyman Racing running on all cylinders for Laguna Seca this weekend
SALINAS, Calif. — The Millennium Technologies-sponsored Kyle Wyman Racing team will be firing on all cylinders this weekend for the seventh round of the MotoAmerica road racing series at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. All three brothers will be competing again in their respective classes.
Oldest brother Kyle, fresh off a one-day test at Miller Motorsports Park, is back to full fitness and ready to take on the famed corkscrew in front of the world stage, as MotoAmerica riders will share the event weekend with the FIM World Superbike Championship.
“I’m really excited to get to Laguna this weekend,” Kyle said. “We just tested again at Miller this week and made more progress on my Millennium Technologies Yamaha. I am fully healed from the bicycle wreck and feel like we have our best shot of the season to break into the top-5.”
As Kyle competes in the Supersport category, younger brothers Travis and Cody will compete in Superstock 600 aboard their Yamahas. Each class will have only one race this weekend.
“I’m really looking forward to getting Laguna under way,” Travis said. “It’s a track I feel fairly comfortable at. My team has worked really hard to get me this far, and it’s time to bounce back and get on the podium!”
Cody, who is competing in a limited schedule, will ride at Laguna Seca for the first time.
“It feels awesome to have gotten back on the bike this past weekend at Miller,” Cody said. “We’ve really got to maximize our track time early on to learn the course and get a good setup for the race. I’ve dreamed about racing Laguna Seca and I’m stoked to finally be able to.”
Action starts Friday morning, July 17th at 8:30 A.M. PST when the Superstock 600 class hits the track for first practice. All of the action can be viewed LIVE on Fanschoice.tv for video coverage.
Stay up to date with KWR by visiting www.kylewymanracing.com
About Millennium Technologies:
Millennium Technologies is a premier supplier of high performance engine services and parts for many types of vehicles, notably in the powersports market. Starting in 1997 as a Nickel-Silicon-Carbide cylinder relating and servicing company, Millennium Technologies has branched out into complete service for cylinders, heads, crankshafts and top-ends and also supplies relevant parts such as pistons, gaskets, camshafts and more by working with OEMs, dealers, race teams and weekend mechanics. Millennium Technologies is also the parent company of its extended branches Revolution Performance, Xport CNC Services, Ballistic Performance Components and Forward Motion. For more information visit www.mt-llc.com
About Kyle Wyman Racing:
Kyle Wyman Racing (KWR) was formed in 2011 as a motorcycle road racing team focusing on healthy sponsorship opportunities for companies within and outside the motorcycle industry. KWR is the 2012 AMA Pro Harley-Davidson series championship winning team and current partner with Millennium Technologies family of companies. For more information visit www.kylewymanracing.com
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GEICO Suzuki rider Chris Ulrich looking to make more history at Laguna Seca
SALINAS, Calif. (July 16) — GEICO Suzuki rider Chris Ulrich is hoping history repeats itself during the MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Motorcycle Road Racing Championship portion of the World Superbike Championship event this weekend at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.
The MotoAmerica Superbike and Superstock 1000 motorcycles will share the 11-turn, 2.238-mile road course with the world’s best road racers, and Ulrich hopes to again place his name on the Laguna Seca winner’s list.
“I have great history at Laguna Seca,” Ulrich said. “This is the location where I won my first AMA national road race. I always look forward to going back there, and I have had some great success there.
“Last year I raced there for the Superbike World Championship race, which was a great experience for me, but now I look forward to going back there with MotoAmerica and improving on the finish from Miller (Motorsports Park) and kicking off the final third of the year.”
Ulrich is ninth in the Superbike points standings after six of nine MotoAmerica races in 2015. He was eighth in the first of two races at the most recent event, in Salt Lake City.
Ulrich had an unfortunate crash in the second race in Salt Lake that set the team back a bit for that weekend, but with some work to the bikes and to Ulrich over the past two weeks, he and his team are ready to make a comeback.
“I feel good going into Laguna Seca,” Ulrich said. “Having over 14 days at home helped me quite a bit. I got a great 10 days of training in, so I feel really good going into the weekend, better than how I felt going into Miller. I’m looking forward to getting back out there and having another shot at it.”
Ulrich hopes to get off to a good start in Friday’s practices, which could lead to an automatic berth with the fastest bikes for Superpole 2 qualifying Saturday.
“If we can get that taken care of for Laguna Seca and come out of there with two good finishes that would be great,” Ulrich said. “I really like Laguna Seca. It’s a cool track, very historic.”