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WERA National Endurance Series Round 1 : Jennings GP WIth the help of Sam Fleming, Anny of Darkness (99) finished second overall (behind Vesrah Suzuki) and first In the Middleweight Superblke class at the WERA National Endurance Series opener. in first and second. Team Xtreme Pennzoi! II, on their 750cc Suzuki, moved to third, and led in the Heavyweight Superstock class. Ricochet Racing took the lead in the Middleweight Superstock class. Tight Squeeze II moved to 10th overall and took the lead in the Lightweight Superbike class. Forty minutes into the third hour, Steve Karson, on the Team Chicago BY DAN SCHMITT PHOTOS BY BRIAN DURSO/PHOTO 1 JENNINGS, FL, MAR. 29 he 30th season of the WERA National Endurance Series kicked off at Jennings GP in north Florida on Saturday, March 29. Three of last year's championship teams returned to defend their titles. Last year's Lightweight Superbike Championship team, Team Info Tech, showed up with a stable of 2003 Yamaha R6s. This team from Colorado will contest the Middleweight Superstock class this year. At 11 a.m., the 35 teams took the green flag to start the 2003 season. Tray Batey, on the Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R1000, led the pack around the 2-mile road course. Team Info Tech, on the 2003 R6 Yamaha, battled with Army of Darkness and Ricochet Racing for second place. A short way back, Velocity Crew Racing and Team Chicago contested fifth place. As the first hour came to an end, Vesrah Suzuki had a one-lap lead over Army of Darkness and Team Info Tech. After the Superstock bikes took their first pit stop for fuel, the order changed on the track. Vesrah Suzuki and Army of Darkness continued on T Team Xtreme Pennzoil (22) charges into the lead In the Heavyweight Superstock class. The team also finIshed third overall In Jennings, Florida. 48 APRIL 23, 2003' cue I e n e _ s R6, crashed when the right-side clipon broke entering the fast turn 12. As he returned to the pit in the back of the safety truck, the first red flag flew. Two bikes went down, and that was enough to call a halt to this race. All of the teams returned to the hot pit and parked across from their pit areas. No work can be performed on the race bikes during a red-flag stop. As soon as the track was cleared, the teams resumed the racing action. Again, it was Vesrah Suzuki in the lead. Racing in second, and leading in the Middleweight Superbike class, was the last remaining member of the original Army of Darkness, Sam Fleming; his partner of 10 years, Jim Williams, hung up his black leathers this year. Team Xtreme Pennzoi! II continued on in third. Northern Getaway moved to fourth, and Team Xtreme Pennzoi! was fifth. In the hotly contested Middleweight Superstock class, Team Info Tech/Valter Moto took the lead, with Ricochet Racing on the same lap. The team owner of Info Tech, Jurgen Wimbauer, stated that after winning the championship in the Lightweight Superbike class last year, they wanted to move up and be able to run in the front of the overall race. During the fifth hour, the top three remained the same. Velocity Crew Racing made a big move to fourth. Team Velocity Racing, on a 600cc Suzuki,