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SuperStock and FX Previews - PPIR May 29th, 2002 |
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AMA
SuperStock and FX Previews - PPIR May 29th, 2002 |
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There's been a changing of the guard in the AMA Genuine Suzuki
Accessories Superstock Series and the new guard comes in the name of
Arclight Suzuki's Lee. Acree took over in the points lead at Road
Atlanta after a race long, bar-banging battle with second place newcomer
Adam Fergusson from Australia. Kawasaki's Tommy Hayden will attempt to take back the points lead that he had before Atlanta with his factory Kawasaki ZX-6R. Hayden is a veteran of the Superstock class (formerly 750cc Supersport) and considering the fight he put up for fourth in last year's Supersport on his 600cc machine, he can't be counted out as a season-long threat to become the first AMA Superstock Champion riding a 600cc motorcycle. The AMA FX Series is just about to get interesting as current points leader Damon Buckmaster will race a brand new Graves Motorsports Yamaha R1 at Pikes Peak International Raceway. It was recently announced that the motorcycle that he has been victorious on in 2002 was found to be illegal for competition. PPIR will not come without challenges as the friendly Australian has an unproven motorcycle to contend with. Erion Racing's Roger Lee Hayden (youngest of the three Hayden brothers) returned to racing at Road Atlanta and despite the knee injury he was still suffering from, fought to the end for a well-earned second-place finish. Hayden finished fourth in 2001 at PPIR. Bruce Transportation Group's Jake Zemke is also making regular podium appearances in the Lockhart Phillips USA Formula Xtreme class. Though he had two hard get-offs at round three of the series at Road Atlanta, he came back strong after the final restart to take the last podium spot. Zemke knows PPIR well and he goes there looking for his first win of the season. Team-mate Alex Gobert is also picking up speed and is hopeful of battling his way in to the top five at Pikes Peak. Valvoline EMGO Suzuki's Marty Craggill is proving that he's a quick learner. Craggill, another Australian and former Australian Superbike Champion, will be with the Valvoline EMGO Suzuki team for the remainder of the season. |
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