Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Blake Young and M4 Monster Energy Suzuki's Martin Cardenas swept the top of the podiums last weekend in Georgia when they both scored a double-win for Round 5 and 6 of the AMA Pro road racing series.
The two Dainese riders battled hard in their respective classes to dominate their competition during the weekend.
In the American Superbike class, Dainese's Blake Young took his first win of the season on Saturday, repeating his performance the next day after leading the whole race. Blake is now third in series standing, only 15 points from the leader, with 12 more races to go.
It was another positive weekend for AGV Dainese's Chris Ulrich who took his Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki GSX-R 1000 to two Top 10 finishes. Ulrich is now 6th in the series points standing.
In the Daytona Sportbike class, Dainese's Martin Cardenas dominated Road Atlanta with 2 race wins for Team Monster Energy M4, making it 3 for the season. Cardenas now stands 3rd overall, 14 points from the leader.
Road Atlanta was a great weekend too for Vesrah Suzuki's Cory West. The AGV Dainese rider scored a very much deserved 2-3 finishes, taking him to 4th in the series points standing.
Joining West in the race for the podium on Sunday was AGV Dainese's Steve Rapp. Both riders were part of a group of 6 very close riders who diced it out until the the checkered flag. Despite leading the pack for a while, Latus Ducati's Rapp finished 6th on Sunday, repeating his Saturday results. 6th is also Steve's point standing position after 5 races. In the Supersport class, Dainese's Tomas Puerta went 5-4, taking him to 4th in the points standing, while AGV Dainese's James Rispoli, after an unlucky Saturday race, finished 7th on Sunday.
We would like to also wish a prompt recovery to Dainese's Aaron Yates, the Team Jordan Suzuki rider being out for a few rounds after breaking his leg at the previous round at Fontana.
On the eve of the first MotoGP of the 2010 season, here's a quick recap of who are the Dainese racers:
Moto GP
Jorge Lorenzo
Marco Simoncelli
Valentino Rossi
Moto 2
Stefan Bradl
Yannick Guerra
Simone Giorgi Grotzkyj
Fonsi Nieto
125 cc
Marcel Schroetter
Luca Vitali
Lorenzo Salvadori
National Championships
Europe: Danilo Dell’Omo, Marco Borciani (Italy); Maxime Berger (France); Guy Martin (UK); Michael Ranseder (Austria); Joan Lascorz (Spain); Niklas Ajo (Finland) USA: Geoff May, Aaron Yates, Blake Young, Steve Rapp, Chris Ulrich, Martin Cardenas, James Rispoli, Tray Batey, John Jacobi, Steve Atlas, Mark Junge, Sammy Halbert
OnTheThrottle's Dave Williams goes through Aaron's lines and speeds at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Very fun little video where you can also spot AGV's Neil Hodgson and Dainese's Geoff May and Steve Rapp.
After having his picture on a limited edition Michael Jordan Gatorade bottle, Jordan Suzuki's #23 aaron Yates is featured on this national TV Gatorade ad. It's short, it's fast but it's good.
AMA Pro Road Racing celebrated a great weekend of racing at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course with battles to the checkered flag in all 3 classes, both Saturday and Sunday.
Since the beginning of the season, AGV Dainese riders have established their very strong presence in the fields, in American Superbike, Daytona Sportbike and the very disputed youth class, Supersport. All our riders were coming into Mid-Ohio, on the momentum of their good performances at Laguna Seca, especially for Superbike contenders Rockstar Makita suzuki's Blake Young and Jordan Suzuki's Aaron Yates, Daytona Sportbike racer Steve Rapp and Supersport class Russ Wikle and James Rispoli who all had great finish in California, including podium spots for Young and the #23 of Yates.
American Superbike:
Mixed results with an outstanding performance by the fastest man on track this weekend, Aaron Yates who finished second on Saturday, after being slowed down by a lapper during his battle with Factory Yamaha's Josh Hayes. Despite a heavy crash on Friday Blake Young managed to finish in the Top 10 with Dainese teammates National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Geoff may and Corona Extra Honda's Jake Holden.
On this physically demanding track, AGV's Neil Hodgson was still suffering from his previous injury as the Honda rider was suffering from shoulder pain.
Sunday saw the return of a very strong Yates who would clock the fastest lap times in the morning warm-up. Racing was strong and intense between Hayes, Bostrom, Hayden and the #23, but Yates fell victim to a crash due to a gear jump in the carrousel. Blake Young took his Rockstar Makita Suzuki to a 4th place finish while Geoff May finished 8th after a race long battle with Matt Mladin, ahead of Corona Extra Honda's Neil Hodgson and his Roland Sands custom-painted AGV GP-Tech.
AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Point Standings (after 14 of 20 races):
1. Mladin, 390 points
2. Hayden, 264
3. Bostrom, 246
4. Hayes, 245
5. Pegram, 223 6. Young, 201
7. May, 199
8. Yates, 198
9. Knapp, 127
10. David Anthony, 120 11. Holden, 113
12. Ulrich, 100
13. Hodgson, 94
AMA Pro Daytona Sportbike Presented by AMSOIL:
We strongly recommend to watch the races on Speed TV because the Daytona Sportbike races at Mid-Ohio were intense from start to finish. On both days, Steve Rapp battled up-front, taking his Yamaha to a 6th finish, on both days, making it 3 in a row since The Rapper also took 6th at the previous round in Laguna Seca. Steve is now 8th in points in a tie with Honda's Jake Zemke.
Depsite excellent qualifying by Roadracingworld.com Suzuki's Russ Wikle and a 4th row on the grid for James Rispoli, our AGV Dainese riders were unlucky in the youth class. Russell crashed out while fighting for 4th in the 5th lap and James "The Rocket" Rispoli suffered a low-side crash, while going for 5th with 5 laps to go. not the expected results for our two riders, but a positively good weekend as they once again showed their speeds and potential confirming their strong presence in the class.
It was a pretty good race day at the Mid-Ohio Sport Cars Course track in Lexington, OH for the AGV Dainese riders. Mid-Ohio is a very fun track set in the beautiful green Ohio countryside, and the racing today, both in Daytona Sportbike and AMA Superbike was excellent. Especially in the superbike race where we saw a train of 9 riders racing it out all race long, all withing 1 second for a while.
Daytona Sportbike:
Our star rider in this class, Steve "The Rapper" Rapp had another great performance, battling all race long with Aprilia's Chaz Davies. Despite being in Davies' wheel most of the race, Steve didn't manage to pass the liter bike and settle for 6th, equaling his Laguna Seca results. Let's keep in mind that this is a class with 41 riders. AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL - Race 1 Mid-Ohio
1. Danny Eslick (Buell 1125R), 21 laps
2. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R6), -2.317 seconds
3. Tommy Aquino (Yam YZF-R6), -2.365
4. Jake Zemke (Hon CBR600RR), -4.744
5. Chaz Davies (Apr RSV1000R), -7.653 6. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), -8.421
7. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125R), -18.154
8. Chris Peris (Hon CBR600RR), -18.284
9. Jason DiSalvo (Suz GSX-R600), -20.303
10. Shawn Higbee (Buell 1125R), -39.115 16. Barret Long (Duc 848), -61.727
20. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -63.480
26. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), -97.155
AMA Superbike:
What a race we got (don't miss the broadcast on Speed TV!). From Superpole where Dainese riders scored 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 10th to today's thrilling race, the fans were treated to some exciting racing.
the first laps saw Yamaha's Josh Hayes and Tommy Hayden lead the pack while Dainese riders Rockstar Makita Suzuki's Blake Young and Jordan Suzuki's aaron Yates were battling it for 4th. Very quickly Young and Yates passed Hayden and pushed towards Hayes. Aaron passed Blake towards the mid-point while behind them Matt Mladin was working his way up the field. With 6 laps to go Aaron Yates was about to make a pass on Josh Hayes when they both got slowed down by a lapper who didn't move out of the way and held Yates back. The #23 charged in the last two laps, trying to catch back the time lost on Hayes but could get there on time before the checkered flag. Josh Hayes won the race 0.183 seconds ahead of the Yates. Exciting race and best results for aaron after two 3rd place finishes at Road America and Laguna Seca.
Blake Young, who had suffered a big crash in qualifiers on Friday, finished in 7th, ahead of National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Geoff May and Corona Extra Honda Jake Holden.
Finishing 11th was AGV's Neil Hodgson who is still not physically 100%, especially on a track like Mid-Ohio where his shoulder is working hard.
AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Presented by Parts Unlimited - Race 1 Mid-Ohio
1. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), 21 laps 2. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -0.183 second
3. Mat Mladin (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -3.055 seconds
4. Ben Bostrom (Yam YZF-R1), -3.251
5. Larry Pegram (Duc 1098R), -5.300
6. Tommy Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -6.792 7. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -7.746 8. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -16.261 9. Jake Holden (Hon CBR1000RR), -31.205
10. Michael Laverty (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -22.997 11. Neil Hodgson (Hon CBR1000RR), -31.205
12. Taylor Knapp (Buell 1125RR), -47.247 13. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000 K9), -55.379
14. Scott Jensen (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -80.927 15. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000 K8), -81.021
16. Russell Holland (Yam YZF-R1), -81.496 17. Barrett Long (Duc 1098R), -82.090
Great performance for the AMA Superbike AGV Dainese riders at Laguna Seca with more podium for Rockstar Makita Suzuki' Blake Young and Jordan Suzuki's Aaron Yates. Despite a nasty crash in the first lap, followed by a re-start, AGV's Neil Hodgson took his Honda to 6th, followed in 7th by his teammate Jake Holden. National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Geoff May in 9th and Chris Ulrich in 12th close the AGV Dainese Top 15.
Series standings:
6th - Aaron Yates 173 pts
7th - Geoff May 173 pts
8th - Blake Young 169 pts
11th - Jake Holden 101 pts
12th - Chris Ulrich 92 pts
14th - Neil Hodgson 72 pts
Before I get into the weekend's race results, here's a video of the racing incident between Dainese riders Yoshimura Suzuki's Blake Young and Jordan Suzuki's #23 Aaron Yates.
CHICAGO, IL (June 3, 2009) – Michael Jordan Motorsports will hit the track for Round 6 of the AMA Pro Racing series this weekend at Road America. The Elkhart Lake, WI track is the unofficial '”home” circuit of the MJM #23 Jordan Suzuki and #54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki teams, which are based out of East Troy, WI. Boasting the longest straightaway of any track on the 2009 calendar, Road America is a scenic and exciting venue on which to showcase the power of the teams’ GSX-R 1000s and will offer fans exciting racing in the American Superbike class.
Action begins on June 5 with Practice and Qualifying and continues through June 7 with feature
American Superbike races taking place on both Saturday and Sunday.
Jordan Suzuki #23
Aaron Yates and the #23 Jordan Suzuki squad come off a mixed finish in Round 5 at Infineon Raceway and look to set the tone this weekend at Road America. Finishing a strong fourth in Race 1 at Infineon after a season-high second in Round 3, Yates and his 2009 Suzuki GSX-R have proven they have the pace to run up front. Supported by his Richie Alexander and Karl Steyrer-led crew, Yates brings his considerable experience to the fast Elkhart Lake track and will be looking for the podium once again. Yates is currently in seventh place in the Championship standings with 116 points.
“This weekend is going to be a bit different after Barber and Infineon,” said Yates. “Those tracks are both on the tighter end of the spectrum and now we are heading into the fast Road America track. I should be good. It's an old school raceway and it will give us a chance to show how quick our Jordan Suzuki GSX-R 1000 is.”
National Guard Jordan Suzuki #54
Geoff May and the #54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki team faced some tough competition at the last round. Looking to rebound this weekend at Road America, May and the #54 team are eager to get back to work and get back into the top three of the Championship. Known for his incredible lean angles and love for fast corners, May will be undoubtedly on pace this weekend The National Guard Jordan Suzuki team currently sits fifth in the Championship with 143 Championship points. “I'm ready to get back on the bike,” said May. “Sure, an extra weekend off is nice, but we had a tough one at Infineon and that makes me want to just get right back out there racing. Road America is a really fast track and it's our home round. I can't wait to get my National Guard Jordan Suzuki opened up on Friday.”
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The weather could have not been worse at Barber, in Birmingham, Al, this Sunday. numerous tornado alerts along with heavy downpours disturbed the racing program. The day's three races were delayed by two hours and each race was shortened five laps from its scheduled distance as a band of severe thunderstorms passed through the area bringing tornado warnings in the early afternoon.
Seventh win in a row for Mladin in the AMA Pro American Superbike race where AGV Dainese riders had up and downs. Unfortunately Blake Young, who was very fast in the morning warm-up, tangled with Yamaha's Josh Hayes and crashed, resulting in a left-hand fingers injury that needed a quick surgery (wishing Blake a prompt recovery). After the full-course caution and subsequent restart Jordan Suzuki's Aaron Yates took his #23 GSXR-1000 and Dainese leathers to a very well deserved 2nd place finish, 2.741 seconds behind Mat Mladin.
Aaron Yates said “It’s great to be on the podium again, it’s been a while. This weekend has been up and down for us. We only got the 2009 Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 a few weeks ago and we’re still getting it sorted out. But I’m feeling pretty good about the bike, and it’s running pretty good. It just feels great to get back up on the podium and show how hard the Jordan Suzuki guys are working.”
On a mostly dry track, National Guard Jordan Suzuki's Geoff May scored another very good Top 5 finish reinforcing his 3rd overall in the point standings.
AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Presented by Parts Unlimited- May 3rd, 2009 2nd. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000K9) 5th. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000K9) 11th. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000K9) 20th. Barrett Long (Duc 1098R), -81.179 21st. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000K8)
Championship Point Standings (after 7 of 21 races): 3rd. May, 122 points 4th. Young, 114 7th. Yates, 98 13th. Ulrich, 53 16th. Neil Hodgson, 25 17th. Long, 23
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Championship Presented by AMSOIL - May 3rd, 2009 9th. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600) 14th. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6) 33rd. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600) 36th. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6)
Championship Point Standings (after 7 of 20 races): 8th. Rapp, 67 points 14th. Long, 40
Another great podium finish for Roadracingworld.com's Russ Wikle who's sitting 3rd overall, 1 points behind Leandro Mercado.
AMA Pro SuperSport Championship Presented by Shoei - May 3rd, 2009 2nd. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600)
Championship Point Standings (after 3 of 9 races): 3rd. Russ Wikle, 48 points 14th. Long, 40
It's a very wet weekend at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Al, for the AMA American Superbike this year. Here are the results from Saturdays races for the AGV Dainese riders.
AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Presented by Parts Unlimited 2. Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -1.928 seconds 7. Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -8.032 10. Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -32.979, jump start/ride-through penalty 14. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000K9), -48.341 15. Barrett Long (Duc 1098R), -81.179 23. Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000K8), -1 lap, 59.537
Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 21 races): 3. Young, 114 4. May, 106 8. Yates, 73 13. Ulrich, 43 16. Neil Hodgson, 25 17. Long, 22
AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Championship Presented by AMSOIL 6. Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6), -13.947 16. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6), -39.808 22. Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600), -60.781 24. Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600), -85.913 Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 20 races): 9. Rapp, 60 13. Long, 40
MICHAEL JORDAN MOTORSPORTS ON THE ROSTRUM FOR BOTH RACES AT ROAD ATLANTA
BRASELTON, GA – Michael Jordan Motorsports riders Geoff May and Aaron Yates put in impressive performances this weekend during AMA Pro Racing's Round 3 of the American Superbike Championship at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA. May earned double podium finishes in the races, while Yates enjoyed one top five finish and picked up valuable Championship points. The riders competed at Road Atlanta on their 2008-spec Suzuki GSX-R 1000s. The bikes will now be retired and May and Yates will race on brand new 2009 GSX-Rs for the remainder of the season.
Geoff May, National Guard Jordan Suzuki No. 54 May, of nearby Gainesville, took third place in both Saturday and Sunday's American Superbike races. He has now visited the rostrum in three of the five races he’s competed in this season and sits third overall in the Championship with 92 points.
3rd PLACE, SATURDAY RACE 1 – In Race 1 May found himself down in position six (P6) by the midway point of the race, after starting on the front row. However by continuing to apply pressure and drawing on his high fitness level, May moved himself forward during the later stages of the race and put his National Guard Jordan Suzuki on the box at the checkered flag.
"I just stayed motivated," said May, who raced in front of a large contingent of local family and friends. "I just stayed patient and every time somebody made a mistake, I just picked him off."
3rd PLACE, SUNDAY RACE 2 – In Race 2 May had a huge moment on the start that resulted in not one, but two, massive wheelies off the line. Finishing the first lap in 10th position, the Georgia rider made an inspired ride to the front and joined the frantic seven rider battle for second place. May methodically moved through this intense pack and soon found himself in a battle for second place with Factory Suzuki's Blake Young. At the line, it was Young in second with May third, just a scant .2 seconds behind for his second podium of the weekend.
"I was afraid I was going to get run over at the start," said May. "I just put my head down again and we had the bike set up good for the end of the race. I've been trying to really work hard on the end of the race, on the last half, on worn-out tires. I start getting faster and faster and faster and put in my fastest laps, usually, in the last couple laps."
Aaron Yates, Jordan Suzuki No. 23 Road Atlanta fan favorite and Milledgeville, GA resident Aaron Yates had a solid weekend at the Braselton circuit, culminating in a top five finish in Sunday's contest. Yates heads into Round 4 in eighth place in Championship points with 62.
6th PLACE, SATURDAY RACE 1 – Starting from eighth position on the grid, Yates moved forward through the tough American Superbike field and soon found himself in a tussle with the Factory Yamaha of Josh Hayes. Yates and Hayes dueled throughout the 50 mile contest with Yates crossing the line a mere .02 seconds behind Hayes, finishing in sixth position.
“We only had 10 minutes of practice this morning and that really put a damper on my setup for the race,” said Yates. “It was a good battle today with Josh and my Jordan Suzuki 1000 has what it takes to run up front.”
5th PLACE, SUNDAY RACE 2 – In Sunday's Race 2 Yates was embroiled in a seven rider battle for second position for much of the race. At the back of this group after the first lap, local hero Yates continued to move forward as the race progressed. At the line, Yates put his Suzuki GSXR firmly inside the top five and recorded the second fastest lap of the race while doing so.
“Considering I didn't get the start I would have liked I'm fairly happy to get a top five finish out of the weekend, after just missing it in yesterday's race,” said Yates. “We got my 2008 GSX-R1000 working well this morning and it was a good, fast group of guys for most of the race battling for that second spot. I would like to have been further up and know my crew and GSX-R can do it. We have our 2009 Suzukis coming for Barber and I'm ready to get up on the box.”
Here's the AGV Dainese P.R for the Atlanta weekend.
Costa Mesa, CA – April 7th, 2009
During a sunny weekend in Georgia, the AGV Dainese USA riders reinforced with bravado their presence in AMA Pro Racing, during Round 3 of the series at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA, last weekend.
In the AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike presented by Parts Unlimited we were proud of the Superpole results of top Dainese riders Blake Young and Geoff May qualifying 3rdth on the front row, ahead of Jordan Suzuki’s Aaron Yates (8th) on 2nd row, followed by Team Roadracingworld.com’ Chris Ulrich (12th) on 3rd row. and 4
For a short while we fear for rain as stormy clouds approached the track and got the deep knee sliders out of the box for all our Dainese riders, but luckily, apart from a short rain fall during the Sportbike race, the track remained mostly dry for the weekend.
The AGV Dainese riders rode very strong races both on Saturday and Sunday with Geoff May making us all very proud at Dainese when he rode his National Guard Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000 to the podium twice, finishing 3rd in both races. On Sunday Geoff and his Dainese team mate Rockstar/Makita Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young had a great battle for 2nd which saw Blake make a final pass in the last laps.
Aaron Yates had a very good weekend too scoring a 5th and 6th, on his Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000, and improving his standing in the series.
AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Road Atlanta results for AGV Dainese riders:
Geoff May (Suz GSX-R1000) 3-3
Blake Young (Suz GSX-R1000) 4-2
Aaron Yates (Suz GSX-R1000) 6-5
Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000) 11-12
Barrett Long (Duc 1098R) 12-18
Shane Narbonne (Suz GSX-R1000) 20-20
AMA Pro National Guard American Superbike Points Standings (after 5 of 21 races) for AGV Dainese riders:
Geoff May – 3rd
Blake Young – 4th
Aaron Yates – 8th
Chris Ulrich – 14th
Barrett Long – 17th
In AMA Pro Daytona SportBike Presented by AMSOIL, AGV Dainese’s Steve Rapp, who was on his first ride for team Bazzaz/Pat Clark Motorsport, took his AGV GP-Tech and Dainese W-Frame leather suit to a 9th finish on Sunday after a great battle with Michael Beck, allowing him to secure a 9th place in points standings. Steve, who settled in with his new team, was happy to get more seat time on his new ride.
We salute Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Russ Wikle and his impressive performance over the weekend who saw him scoring two 18th place finish in a very deep field of riders, after qualifying 24th in practice.
AMA Pro Pro Daytona SportBike Road Atlanta results for AGV Dainese riders:
Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R6) 17-16
Russ Wikle (Suz GSX-R600) 18-18
Santiago Villa (Suz GSX-R600) 27-20
Steve Rapp (Yam YZF-R6) DNF-9
Shane Narbonne (Yam YZF-R6) DNS-24
AMA Pro Pro Daytona SportBike Points Standings (after 5 of 21 races) for AGV Dainese riders:
Steve Rapp – 9th
Barrett Long – 13th
In the AMA Pro SuperSport Presented by Shoei, 17year-old Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki’s Russ Wikle was on track for another podium finish for AGV and Dainese, after his amazing third-place podium finish in the AMA Pro SuperSport season opener at Daytona.
Wikle qualified second on the grid aboard his Suzuki GSX-R600 and was running in the lead group for podium position during the race's opening laps. Unfortunately, a rain shower caught out several of the front-runners, including Russ, bringing out a red flag. Despite very strong effort from his Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki his machine was too badly damaged to make the restart.
From all at AGV Dainese USA, congratulation to all our riders for racing hard and representing us with pride on the AMA Pro Racing circuit. See you all in Birmingham, Alabama for Round 4.
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