TEAM SUZUKISCOOPFANS’ ELENA MYERS BRINGS HOME SOLID TOP-10 FINISH AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK Myers captures seventh after last-lap pass in AMA Pro SuperSport race TOOELE, UT For Team SuzukiScoopFans SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki rider Elena Myers, the weekend’s AMA Pro SuperSport race at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT, was a confidence-builder. Myers raced her SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki GSX-R600 to a commendable seventh place on Sunday afternoon. This marks her best result since having wrist surgery after winning the 2012 season-opening AMA Pro SuperSport event at Daytona International Speedway in March. This past weekend saw the SuperSport riders sharing the Miller Motorsports paddock with the visiting World Superbike series, so they were hampered by abbreviated practice and qualifying sessions and only one race was scheduled, as opposed to the usual two. In the 13-lap race, Myers got an excellent start on her SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki GSX-R600 and ran in a podium position for the first few laps. As riders jockeyed for position, Myers slotted into eighth but kept a close eye on the competition. On the last lap, she saw her opportunity and made the move to take seventh by race’s end. “Overall, we had a decent finish to what was looking to be a not-so-good weekend,” said Myers. “The team and I struggled in some way or another with our limited amount of track time, and I couldn’t put myself in a desirable position for qualifying. I ended up getting an awesome start on the SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki GSX-R600 from the fourth row, though, and was third in the first couple of laps. Then I got shuffled back by a couple of mistakes. But I was happy to see that my lap times were super-consistent throughout the race.” With the fourth round of racing behind her, Myers is already looking ahead and planning for the next event. The SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki team travels to Wisconsin next week, and the scenic, meandering Road America course. “We were able to leave Miller with more information about the SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki GSX-R600,” said Myers. “And I’m really looking forward to Road America this coming weekend. It’s a fun track and I always enjoy riding there. We’ll take what we learned this weekend and apply it there.” The Team SuzukiScoopFans SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s next event of the 2012 AMA Pro SuperSport season is at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, the weekend of June 1 – 3, 2012. About American Suzuki: Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) founded the Motorcycle and ATV Division of American Suzuki Motor Corporation (ASMC), Brea, CA, in 1963. ASMC markets motorcycles and ATVs via an extensive dealer network throughout 49 states. ASMC’s parent company, Suzuki Motor Corporation, based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide manufacturer of motorcycles, ATVs, scooters, automobiles and marine engines. Founded in 1909 and incorporated in 1920, it has 120 distributors in 191 countries. For more information, visit www.suzukicycles.com. Follow Suzuki Scoop on facebook for exclusive team content www.facebook.com/suzukiscoopfans. More, from a press release issued by Team Suzuki News Service: Tyco Suzuki’s Josh Brookes has taken the lead in the British Superbike Championship after two podium finishes at Sunday’s fourth round at Snetterton in Norfolk. The consistent Aussie has taken six podiums from the opening eight races of the year putting him on 124 points at the top of the table; one ahead of Tommy Hill with Shane Byrne third on 108. Brookes and Byrne have eight podium credits apiece with Hill currently on 12. Brookes battled with Michael Laverty at the head of proceedings in the early lap of race one in blistering hot conditions, but having used the best of his tyre, the Australian had to eventually settled for a solid third behind race winner Tommy Hill, with Laverty second. A few set-up changes for race two saw Brookes settle in slowly, and although he remained in third place for the duration of the 16-lap encounter, he did come strong at the end. Josh Brookes: “The team did a great job this weekend and even though we had a few set-up issues to work around to get the best of the rear Pirelli in the hot conditions, if third is our worst result on days like this I’ll be very happy. It’s more podium credits, which at this stage is nearly more important until we reach the cut off point, but it’s nice for our sponsors to see themselves at the top of the Championship table and proves the overall package of the new GSX-R1000 is working really well.” Alastair Seeley was forced to bounce back from a frighteningly high-speed crash in Friday’s second qualifying session, which saw extensive damage to his GSX-R1000 after it went on fire. His crew did a great job rebuilding the bike overnight, but lady luck didn’t play her part in return for the effort on race day. In race one Seeley took avoiding action of an incident on lap one, which forced him to fight back from 27th position at the end of the opening lap – eventually taking the chequered flag in 16th and just outside the points. In the second race he started from row six, but having fought through the pack and into the points by mid distance, he then suffered tyre problems and slipped just outside the points – again in 16th position. Alastair Seeley: “I got punted off in the first race and started to pick a few off but struggled a bit with a gear selection problem in the closing laps. In the second race I found a good rhythm and again started to make up places, but was having grip issues front and rear and dropped back out of the points. It’s been a busy couple of weeks with the North West 200 and now Snetterton so I’m off on holiday to recharge the batteries for Knockhill.” Philip Neill – Team Manager: “As much as podium credits are the most important thing to be racking up at this stage, it is still very nice for Suzuki, our title sponsor Tyco, and all our associated partners to be leading the Championship. Josh and his team did a great job today and their consistency and belief in each other has brought them reward at almost every round so far this year. Josh has really bedded in well this season and is a more mature and settled looking rider. Alastair’s side of the garage should also be given credit, for first of all getting him a bike to ride after the crash on Friday. Unfortunately for Alastair his confidence took a bit of a knock, which is only to be expected, and a little bad luck and a few set-up issues hampered his chances this weekend. I’m confident he’ll come back strong at Knockhill.” Race 1 Result: 1. Tommy Hill (Swan Yamaha) 2. Michael Laverty (Samsung Honda) +1.234s 3. Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +6.847s 4. Noriyuki Haga (Swan Yamaha) +10.304s 5. Alex Lowes (WFR Honda) +10.333s 6. Tommy Bridewell (Supersonic BMW) +16.360s 7. Chris Walker (Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki) +20.503s 8. Ian Lowry (Padgetts Honda) +20.524s 9. Patric Muff (Supersonic BMW) +20.692s 10. Barry Burrell (Buildbase BMW) +21.674s Race 2 Result: 1. Michael Laverty (Samsung Honda) 2. Shane Byrne (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +1.336s 3. Josh Brookes (Tyco Suzuki) +1.792s 4. Ian Lowry (Padgetts Honda) +5.359s 5. Graeme Gowland (WFR Honda) +8.974s 6. Alex Lowes (WFR Honda) +9.223s 7. Chris Walker (Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki) +12.231s 8. Stuart Easton (Rapid Solicitors Kawasaki) +13.477s 9. James Westmoreland (WFR Honda) +16.957s 10. Patric Muff (Supersonic BMW) +20.539s More, from a press release issued by RoadRace Factory/Red Bull: Tooele, UT – Hayden Gillim won the Miller Motorsports Park AMA Pro SuperSport race on Sunday, earning RoadRace Factory/Red Bull’s first AMA Pro win in just the team’s fourth race weekend. Gillim ran away with the victory in the 13-lap AMA Pro SuperSport race by charging into the early lead on the 3.048-mile track to beat the top racers in the class. Tomas Puerta took fourth in the race. The Colombian was in line for a podium finish but made a slight mistake on the final lap. In Daytona SportBike, J.D. Beach finished seventh and Jake Gagne was tenth. Gillim’s decisive AMA Pro SuperSport win saw him settle in during the opening lap, crossing the stripe in sixth from his pole position. Gillim then charged to the front, moving from fourth place at the end of lap two to the lead. Hayden pulled out a gap of around four seconds on his Yamaha R6 then used his margin to ride at a safe level in the final laps to win by 1.062 seconds in what was a masterful performance in front of the crowd gathered to watch the US round of the World Superbike Championship. “I felt really good for the race today. I knew I could win, but I didn’t have any idea I could get out front and get a gap. I thought these guys would be right behind me the entire way,” said Hayden. Gillim said he took it easy at the beginning of the race because it was “getting crazy” in turn one but he quickly found his rhythm. He set the best time in the race on lap five at 1:57641. The end saw a few drams, though. “My tires started going away at the end, and they started reeling me back in but I built up a big enough of a gap that they couldn’t quite catch me,” he continued. “The RoadRace Factory/Red Bull team did a fantastic job for me this weekend. This whole year, we’ve been working up and I got all the points I could possibly get this weekend.” Puerta was disappointed not to get a podium result but his spirited race saw him battle until a slight mistake on the last lap cost him a shot at the box. “It was a good race! On the start, the draft got me and I dropped down to about 11th or something like that but I was able to move up and battle with some good riders. I was up to third at one point,” said Puerta.”I felt good about the way I rode but I wanted to get on the podium.” Beach’s seventh place in AMA Pro Daytona SportBike saw him rise up from a relatively poor start. He hooked up with Dane Westby on the track and the two were able to make good gains in the 16-lap race. Beach kept it exciting until the very end, making his move in Club Corner on the last lap to earn the spot. “I made a few mistake the first couple of laps but after that I made some good passes and did some good lap times,” said Beach. “Westby and I were having a good battle to where we were passing each other but we were going faster, too. We were pushing hard and we were able to run down Benny (Solis). I passed him twice, two laps from the end and then on the last lap.” Jake Gagne had a tough weekend, with machine issues and a lack of dry track time hindering him from challenging for the podium again. “We changed a lot of stuff for qualifying two on Sunday morning but it was wet and I didn’t really get a chance to try it out in the dry,” said Jake. “The race began with a decent start and I passed some guys in the beginning but I struggled and had some moments. I decided to settle in and get a finish. 10th place I’m not happy with but the next race is just a few days away.” “It was huge to get our first win,” said RoadRace Factory/Red Bull’s Danny Walker. “I was nervous seeing Hayden out in front. He did a great job out there and was on it all weekend. I’ve known him for a long time so it was especially nice to see him get this win. He’s been training hard and doing a great job. Tomas did some great lap times and a little mistake at the end hurt him from getting on the podium but he was very strong in the race. In Daytona SportBike, we want to get up a little higher than this, even though there have been a lot of positives. We had some issues with Jake’s bike and it messed him up. Through no fault of his, we got caught out with an electrical problem and he didn’t get enough laps with the shortened weekend and the bad weather. That was a spirited ride from J.D to get seventh and make some good moves. We feel like we have some good momentum going and are ready to take it to Elkhart Lake.” More, from a press release issued by Kuryakyn Racing for a Wish Team: SIGNORELLI’S DRAMATIC FIRST PRO TOP FIVE FINISH Highs and Lows of Racing Take Signorelli And Team From First Front Row Qualifying Effort, To Stalling on the Grid, to First Top Five Finish The Kuryakyn Racing for a Wish Team had a dramatic showing at Miller Motorsports Park for the Big M weekend. The weekend included many first time experiences for Gerry “Sigs” Signorelli, the up-and-coming pro XR1200 racer. The end result was a successful showing in front of 49,000 fans with a dramatic, first career AMA Pro top five for Signorelli and the Kuryakyn Racing for a Wish Team. The weekend began with a full wet practice. Although the forecast showed that race day would in fact be dry, Signorelli went out to test new suspension items and rain settings. Signorelli and the team finished P1 in second place. The next two times on track were for Q1 and Final Qualifying; both were dry. In both sessions Signorelli used his familiarity with the fast and flowing Miller Motorsports Park to earn his first AMA Pro front row start by qualifying fourth quickest. Race day was picture perfect and the celebration to honor those who serve for the United States was on. However, Signorelli’s first career front row start did not go as planned. Signorelli stalled on the grid and was swallowed by all the riders going by when the lights went out to start the race. He frantically re-fired the Harley’s motor and put his head down. Without hesitation, he put down 8 solid laps to catch the field and pass all but the lead four riders by the time the checkered flag was shown. The greatest action to watch was Gerry picking his way through the pack. The announcers once commented, “Signorelli is gobbling them up like Pacman!”. Signorelli explained, “That was one wild weekend! I was stoked to put the Kuryakyn Racing for a Wish Bike up front. It was exciting being there. I made the mistake of trying to launch the bike with a technique that I prefer, but one that has not been working well with the clutches on these XR’s. It was dragging the whole time the lights were on and kept bogging the engine. I stalled it and just hoped to not get taken out! That is a dangerous situation to be in. Once I realized I was ok, I got pretty angry at myself and took off. From fans’ feedback after the race, it seems we were able to put on a show for them! I’m happy about that and proud we have gotten out first top five! I want to be on the podium now.” The team races this coming weekend on June 3rd, at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI. For more information about Signorelli, the Kuryakyn Racing for a Wish Team, and their charitable cause, find them at www.racingforawish.com or www.kuryakyn.com as well as on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media outlets. Racing for a Wish markets sponsors’ brands in the thrilling world of motorsports. Racing for a Wish is a motorcycle road racing program that donates to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Colorado as it supports Gerry Signorelli’s development towards becoming an internationally competitive racer. The team is currently racing in the full AMA XR1200 Pro Series. More, from a press release issued by K-Tech Suspension: K-Tech Suspension Salutes Bemisderfer, Lampe, Tigert, And Toye Race Victories At this past weekend’s CCS/ASRA races at Summit Point WV, Tim Bemisderfer took his K-Tech equipped Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R 1000 and qualified on Pole for the ASRA Michelin Pro SuperStock race. At the start of the race there was a four rider pack battling for position, but by the halfway point Bemisderfer took the lead and never gave it up, taking one of three wins over the weekend. Bemisderfer said “The bike is going where I want it to go, and I’m going as fast as I need to go very comfortably. I could have gone faster, but there was no need to. The K-Tech setup feels great, can’t say enough how easy the bike is to ride fast.” Bemisderfer also claimed victories in the CCS Grand Prix Unlimited Expert class, and the SuperStock Unlimited Expert class. Tim’s Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R 1000 is equipped with K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and a 35DDS rear shock for the ultimate in control and confidence. In the CCS Florida event at Palm Beach International Raceway, Jeff Lampe rode his Kissimmee Motorsports ZX-10R to victory in the CCS Unlimited Grand Prix Shootout. Lampe’s ZX-10R is fully equipped with K-Tech Suspension 20DDS front fork cartridges and a 35DDS rear shock. Lampe has been riding on K-Tech for over a year now, and working closely with Jon at CTR Suspensions. Kissimmee teammate Felipe MacLean finished on the podium also, taking third place in the race. Lampe was excited to say that “I love the K-Tech Suspension! The rear shock works so well, much less pumping than I was used to – so much more rebound control, and the front fork has more adjustablility and feel too. I’m really happy to be working with Jon at CTR – he’s been a big help to us.” Moving west to Chuckwalla Valley Raceway and the CVMA SoCal Track Days events this past weekend, Jeff Tigert rode his K-Tech Suspension equipped Honda CBR 600RR to victory in five Middleweight events, and in the process secured a new track record over half a second faster than the previous record. Tigert works closely with CM Motorsports, and commented that “our bike is working incredible, and the forks are freakin’ awesome!” Tigert dominated the SuperSport Middleweight races with wins Saturday and Sunday, double wins in the Formula Middleweight class Saturday and Sunday as well, and the win in the Middleweight Shootout on Sunday – strong work! Tigert has K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and a 35DDS rear shock on his Honda. In the WERA National at Miller Motorsports Park the weekend ahead of the AMA National, Jeremy Toye rode his K-Tech Suspension equipped Kawasaki ZX-10R to victory after charging through the field from the 11th row on the grid. Toye worked his way through traffic carefully and deliberately, passing rider after rider to get to the front. Jeremy’s ZX-10R has K-Tech 20DDS front fork cartridges and a 35DDS rear shock as well. Orient Express is proud to be the exclusive North American importer and distributor for K-Tech Suspension products from the U.K. For detailed information, technical assistance, or for information regarding where you can purchase K-Tech Suspension products please contact your local authorized K-Tech service center or Orient Express at 800.645.6521 or visit our website http://www.orientexpress.com. Orient Express has provided riders and racers with the finest equipment, parts, and performance since 1973. More, from a press release issued by Speedcall Technologies: DOMINATION BY SPEEDCELL EQUIPPED RIDERS CONTINUES AT MILLER May 30, 2012 (Las Cruces, New Mexico)– Speedcell equipped riders continued to dominate AMA Pro Roadracing competition, taking first place in AMA Superbike, Daytona Sportbike, and Supersport classes at Miller Motorsports Park. Superbike: Sunday’s Superbike qualifying session was a continuation of Monster Energy Graves Yamaha rider Josh Hayes pole setting ways. Hayes, on his Speedcell equipped R1, headed the field with Yoshimura Suzuki Racing’s Blake Young, on is Speedcell equipped GSXR 1000, in second, four tenths down from Hayes. Monday’s race was a demonstration of Hayes unmatched speed as he left the field in his wake to battle over second place. Hayes crossed the line seven seconds clear of the battle for second place between Monster Energy Graves Yamaha Josh Herrin and Yoshimura Suzuki Racing Blake Young. Herrin, coming through from seventh on the grid, battled with Young in the closing stages of the race. The duel continued all the way to the finish line where Herrin earned second place by just a tenth of a second. Once again, Speedcell equipped riders occupied every position on the Superbike podium. Daytona Sportbike GEICO Suzuki’s Martin Cardenas, on his Speedcell equipped GSXR600, once again earned pole position for the Daytona Sportbike race. The Sunday Daytona Sportbike race was another example of the Colombian’s racecraft. After following Jason DiSalvo for all sixteen laps, Cardenas crossed the line first on his Speedcell equipped GSXR 600 only making the move when it counted. Y.E.S. Graves Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier continued to impress, finishing third with a still healing kneecap. Supersport Roadrace Factory RedBull Yamaha’s Hayden Gillim enjoyed his second career victory in the Supersport race on Sunday. After blitzing the field in the early stages of the race on his Speedcell equipped R6, building up a four second lead, Gillim had to go into tire conservation mode in the final laps. Gillim controlled the race from the front, eventually crossing the line with just over a second to the pursuing pack. About Speedcell Technologies Speedcell Technologies, a division of Navitus Group, was established in 2008 to create a lightweight lithium battery alternative to original equipment lead acid batteries. Speedcell engineers design and build all batteries in-house, in the USA. Speedcell builds OEM battery replacement and custom battery solutions for specific applications. Speedcell also works with various cell chemistries and builds battery management systems. Speedcell supplies batteries to the Department of Defense and the Department of Energy. Speedcell is a proud supplier to Monster Energy Graves Yamaha, Yoshimura Suzuki Racing, GEICO Suzuki, M4 Suzuki, Y.E.S. Graves Yamaha, Roadrace Factory RedBull Yamaha, SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki. Speedcell also supplies batteries to the Factory Yamaha Snowmobile team. More, from a press release issued by Josh Galster’s publicist: Josh Galster’s Big M weekend at Miller Motorsports Park Round 4 took place at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT, outside Salt Lake City. The AMA Pro Racing series was held in conjunction with World Superbike, which geared up to be some great racing all weekend. Josh Galster didn’t have the race weekend he would have liked, with a mechanical in the race that put him a lap down. It was a long week with the trucks moving in on Thursday morning and not getting out of the paddock until Monday night. So there was a lot of time spent at the track. Thursday and Friday Team Gearzy set up their pits and were able to catch up on some work on the bikes before the riders made their way onto the track for practice Saturday morning. Saturday morning was windy and cold, but it was good to be on the 4-mile long Outer Course of Miller Motorsports Park, one of the most European-style tracks in the US. The long, fast sweeping corners, with many flowing sections, make for a popular track with the riders. Galster went out for the first practice and got a feel for the track under the cold and windy conditions. Not very many changes were made to the bike but different tire pressures were tried to get the desired grip. Right before the Go Pro Daytona Sportbike qualifying session it rained heavily, but by the time Josh went out to qualify, there was pretty much a dry line all the way around the track. One of the fastest corners on the track still had some puddles, with multiple areas on the line that were also still wet. Eventually, near the end of the session, there was a completely dry line through that section and Josh’s crew put on a new tire for him and changed the gearing slightly to see about getting a better time. With the tire not fully up to temp, the ‘out’ lap was quite the adventure with the bike sliding and moving around while scrubbing the tire in. Galster was not quite able to better his time on that single lap before the checkered flag and he qualified 20th. Sunday morning for second qualifying the weather wasn’t any better and the track was completely wet. Galster just went out for a few laps on full rains to get the feel for the track if it were to be declared a ‘wet’ race later that day. By the time 4 o’clock came around the weather was the best it had been all weekend and the race was to be a ‘dry’ race with a full field of hungry competitors. Off the start Galster was on the inside and filed in-line with the riders in front but was trying to get by some of the guys holding him up. For half the lap he was looking inside to pass. Coming into the section of track called The Attitudes, he made the plunge and passed one rider but got a little greedy and tried for another. Unfortunately, it didn’t quite work out as planned and Galster ran into the back of the rider, causing Galster to run off the track. He came back on the track but was in last and had a lot of work ahead of him to get back up to the pack. With his head down and making passes, he was making ground until his shifter rod broke. The Team and Josh suspect the shifter hit one of the curbs on the inside and broke the shifter rod when he made contact with the other rider. With the bike stuck in 3rd gear the whole way around the track, Galster tried to manually shift the bike but with no success. After a few laps of trying to put in competitive lap times he had to pull in. The Team changed the shifter and Galster went back out, only going a lap down. Josh heads to Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin for the Road America round this weekend, June 1-3. Be sure to tune in or drop by! Josh Galster wants to give special thanks to his crew Zach Gordon and Ryan Parker, Tim Johnson from DynoJet, Oscar Solis, Team Gearzy, Alan Brown from ADD Crusher, and all my fans for their support. He would like to thank his sponsors for their support: Gearzy, ADD Crusher, EDR Performance, Grandprix Motorsports, Perfect Motors Brazil, California Superbike School, Arai helmets, KFG Racing, gpguns.com, Slednecks, Dunlop, GPR Stabilizers, Vortex. More, from a press release issued by GR Motorsport Aprilia: Marshall blasts into the points on his return The GR Motosport Team have endured a terrible start to the season, and things needed to change. Taylor Knapp at very short notice returned to America! leaving the door open for Marshall Neill to make a very welcome return to the Team for Snetterton. On his very first ride on a bike a bike since his horrific accident at Brands Hatch last year there was no pressure, everyone was just looking forward to a fun weekends racing. Things changed on seeing Marshall’s first lap, we knew he was here to try his best as in our hearts we really knew he would. We had put all the setting we knew worked from last season into the RSV4 and spent time getting Marshall comfortable, his left knee still not fully fit. Free practice and first qualifying went really well with Marshall easing the WD40 specialist backed Aprilia into 12th on the grid. Unfortunately we struggled in the second qualifying dropping to 18th on the grid which unfortunately was our best of the season to date. A fantastic start saw Marshall immediately challenging the leaders running 8th and in the thick of a great battle, Marshall lost his rhythm mid race when his knee stiffened dropping him out of the points for a few laps. Marshall’s knee freed off with a third of the race to go and getting his second wind he was back at them using the RSV4 to its best effect to claim a morale boosting 12th and 4 valuable points Joe Francis on the GR Motosport / WD40 Specialist backed Banks Racing GP 125 continued to collect points taking 10th to consolidate his 6th position the Monster Energy British Motostar championship Marshall Neill grinned “Brent called me to ask if I was fit and ready to go for Snetterton as he wanted to see me on the bike. I spoke with Marion who said you go ahead, I arrived to see all the smiling faces and felt right at home. We gave it our best shot and I really enjoyed it, the Aprilia flies off the line and at one point I thought I could have been up to 5th on the first lap. The leg let me down a little mid race but when she freed off again I thought I can have a go back at these boys and 12th felt good for my first ride back and I have to thank the team for all their hard work especially getting the engine changed after morning warm up “ Brent Gladwin, Managing Director of GR Motosport added: “The first few races have been very hard to take, if it wasn’t for bad luck we wouldn’t have any at all. We had to change things to get the best from the package we have and while the RSV4 does not have the outright top speed it is a great little package as Marshall proved. We are looking forward to the rest of the season and looking at our rider options for the STK 1000 for Knockhill and on. Young Joe Francis on his Banks Racing GP 125 is continuing to do a good job and now we are looking for him to make the next step forward.”