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of the last corner, where I almost lost it, but I put my head down and began. to reel Tray in." As the first wave of the Heavyweight Twins blasted off the line, Kraft was getting a jump to get his SV running. As Batey reached the first corner in the lead, Kraft charged after the field. In the Expert portion of this race, Champion held second, as the big-bore Ducatis and Hondas contested third. Fred Bittner had the Novice lead on his Fast By Ferracci/Michelin Ducati. but he was on full rains. and they would fail him on this nearly dry track. After six laps. Batey stretched his lead on the "new" Chris Jungetuned Suzuki SV-1000. This was the first race for this 2003 SV. Riding the wheel off his Kart 2 kart.com/BRG Racing.com 650 SV. Kraft finally moved into the Novice lead. Four Michigan riders contested third in the Expert race, with Paul Vitale taking it at the checkered flag on his Ticraft/BCM Ducati; Chris Knight took fourth on the T&W Electronics/2 Cent Racing Ducati. with Dave Dekker in fifth on the Performance Motorsports/Pirelli Honda. "I hate to make a comparison between these two bikes," Batey said of the new SV-1 000 and the TL-1 000. "You know how I feel about the TL; I've had great results with the TL. This is the first time I got to ride the SV. Chris Junge did a little work on this SV. And we just added a pipe. He got the engine where it runs good. but it is no match for my TL. But I have to say that the SV really handles well. You just throw your elbow into the corner. and this bike really just bites." David Weber took the lead off the line in the first wave of the 600cc Superbike race, with Nicky Wimbauer in second on the Info Tech/Valter Moto R6. Lynn led the second wave. with Robinson and Adam Sylvester right on his rear wheel. On lap five. Colorado's Wimbauer powered by Weber to take the lead. Yamahamounted Van Scoik ran third. There was a battle for fourth among Young. Spector and Bennett. A few clicks back. local hero Sylvester gained the lead on his Pirelli/Pit Bull Yamaha R6 as he outpaced Lynn and Robinson. At the checkered flag, two riders gained their first National wins - Wimbauer in the Expert class, and Sylvester in the Novice class. "I tried to put together some good laps and gain a good lead," Wimbauer said. "but Weber stayed right there. During the last lap. he got by me over the hump and again in the hairpin. but I drafted by to win my first National. I'm really excited to win a WERA National!" "It was a awesome race," Sylvester said of winning his first National. "Lynn's Suzuki was fast. but the R6 pulled him easily; it's all about that Yamaha horsepower." In its continuing commitment to support road racing in America and worldwide, Suzuki Motors added another venue last year to highlight the GSXR-750. This is the second year for the "Suzuki Worldwide GSXR Cup Final." The race is scheduled for October 19 at Magny-Cours, France. Three American riders will qualify for this event at three different races: WERA at Grattan; CCS at Thunder Hill. California. on August 17; and WERA at Barber Motorsports, Alabama, on September 14. With qualifying on Saturday. the grid was set for the 10-lap shootout on Sunday. Batey led the qualifying with a time of 1:21 :291. Weber was second at 1:21 :567, and Bennett turned a 1:21 :91. With a dry track (and no rain in the last hour). Batey took the lead off the line, with Jacobi second. Frankenfield third and Weber fourth. Greg Moore got a bad start and was at the tail end of this field. Batey was on fire as he shattered the track record with a 1: 19:49 during the fifth lap. (Rad Greaves set-the first sub-1 :20 record in 2001 on his Formula Extreme-class Suzuki Hayabusa with a 1:19:91; As .... tint gf SUzuId World Cup QullIIfIers ........... In caratt.n, n, ~...., (1), .101m .Iacobi (4It), Greg (220), Reuben FrwIkenIleIcI pa), ScoIk ~ and D8vId Weber 171) IauncIl oft . . . ~ .Ic pound weight minimum. The results from the Dyno-Jet dyno were 129.9 for Moore. 131.95 for Jacobi and. last but not least, 133.37 for Batey. All of the bikes were under the 135horsepower limit. "I am honored to represent our sponsors at this World Cup race." Batey said. "I hope my teammate John Jacobi can qualify at the next Cup Qualifier so we can go together to represent the United States." KJ"aft wasted no time taking the lead in the Formula Two final. He had the power and the skills to lead Expert Trautmann, on the Honda 125. Third overall and second in class was Jason Smith, on his seou. v.. the Formula One Expert final. He mounted a set of Pirelli blue-stripe slicks on his Vesrah Suzuki GSXR750 and took the lead at the flip of the green flag. Carpenter ran second, with Bennett third. On the second lap, Batey lowered the track record with a 1: 19: 11 and built a six-second lead on the field. Eric Spector was on the move on the Guardian Alarm/Vortex Suzuki, as he replaced Carpenter for third. A couple of laps later, Spector grabbed second from Yamahamounted Bennett. At that point, Batey put it on cruise control with 1:20 laps to take the victory in the final race of the day. "The bike just felt fantastic," Batey said afterward. "We should have set the bike up a little stiffer, because I was grinding parts everywhere. The tires were great for the first four laps; they could have done 1:20s all day. but they were great in the beginning. The track is cooler now. but with all the rain, maybe it's just a little bit cleaner." CN Grattan Raceway Park Grattan. Michigan Results: July 20. 2003 [Round HI OPEN S/STK: I. Mark Junge (Suz); 2. Brent Bennett (Yam): 3. Eric Spector (Suz); 4. Tim Bemisderfer (Han); 5. Scott Carpenter (Suz). 600 S/STK NOV: I. Eddie Robinson (Yam); 2. Matt Lynn (Suz); 3. Adam Durham (Suz); 4. Adam Sylvester (Yam); 5. Bob Miller (Suz). 600 S/STK EX: I. Mark Junge (Suz); 2. John Jacobi (Suz): 3. Fritz Kling (Yam); 4. Bradley Champion (Yam); 5. Tim Bemisderfer (Hon). Tray Batey (center! displays the Suzuki Boarding Pass for his trip to France to represent the USA. Greg Moore pefll placed second, and John Jacobi (right! placed third. Larry Denning then set the record in 2002 on his Yamaha R1 at 1:19:70.) Moore recovered from his bad start and began to work his way through the field. He displaced Frankenfield for fourth. and on the next lap he got by Weber. At the white flag. he drafted by Jacobi to take second, but by that point, Batey held a 15-second lead over the field. Batey took the win on the Vesrah/Pirelli/Arrow/DID/ Graves Suzuki GSX-R750. The top three bikes were brought to the final tech area for weighing and a dyno run. Suzuki's Morgan Broadhead explained the criteria for this testing. "We test the weight and horsepower of these top three bikes." Broadhead stated. "We bring them right over here. right off the racetrack. then it is right up on the scales and right on the dyno. We are happy to have the support of Dyno-Jet for the Suzuki Cup Finals and the World GSXR Cup." All of the bikes were over the 370- Pirelli/Vortex SV. with Bradley Martin in fourth overall, on another SV. Kraft took three victories for the day on his Kart 2 kart.com/BRG Racing/CafeConcepts Suzuki SV-650. In the combined 750cc Superbike race, there was a four-way battle for the lead in the Expert portion among Weber, Bannon. Wimbauer and Van Scoik. Steve Green led the Novice group, with Bradley Anderson in second and McCracken in third. As Bannon took over the lead on his C&E Racing/Pirelli Suzuki 750. ahead of Weber, Anderson. on the Gar's Sport/Moisman Regrinding Honda 600RR. got by Green. on the Cycle One/Deals Gap Yamaha R6. for the Novice lead. The two Yamaha riders. Wimbauer and Van Scoik. contested third in the Expert race. At the end, Bannon won his first race of the day. with Weber second and Wimbauer third. In the Novice portion. Anderson won, with McCracken second and Green third. Batey was a man on a mission in 750 S/STK NOV: I. Matt Lynn (Suz); 2. Adam Durham (Suz); 3. Doug McCracken (Suz): 4. Paul Medina (Hon); 5. Bob Miller (Suz). 750 S/STK EX: I. Reuben Frankenfield (Suz); 2. Tray Batey (Suz); 3. Chuck Bannon (Suz); 4. Scott Carpenter (Suz); 5. David Weber (Suz). L/W TW NOV: I. Eddie Kraft (Suz); 2. Bruce Stanford (Suz): 3. Ron Henning (Kaw); 4. Mark Biletnikoff (Suz); 5. Jason Smith (Suz). L/W TW EX: I. Bradley Champion (Suz): 2. Chris Normand (Suz): 3. Jesse Janisch (Suz). H/W TW NOV: 1. Eddie Kraft (Suz): 2. Mark Bilelnikoff (Suz); 3. Thomas Beagle (Apr); 4. Jason Smith (Suz); 5. Fred Bittner (Due). H/W TW EX: 1. Tray Baley (Suz); 2. Bradley Champion (Suz); 3. Paul Vitale (Due): 4. Chris Knight (Due); 5. Dave Dekker (Hon). 600 S/BK NOV: I. Adam Sylvester (Yam); 2. Matt Lynn (Suz); 3. Eddie Robinson (Yllm): 4. Kirk Ziegler (Yam); 5. Bradley Anderson (Han). 600 5/BK EX: 1. Nicky Wimbauer (Yam); 2. David Weber (Suz): 3. Scotty Van Scoik (Yam); 4. Eric Spector (Suz); 5. Brent Bennett (Yam). 750 S/BK N.OV: I. Bradley Anderson (Hon); 2. Doug McCracken (Suz); 3. Steve Green (Yam); 4. Fred Bittner (Due); 5. Larry Hinkley (Yam). 750 S/BK EX: I. Chuck Bannon (Suz); 2. David Weber (Suz); 3. Nicky Wimbauer (Yam); 4. Scotty Van Scoik (Yam); 5. Eric Spector (Suz). F-l EX: I. Tray Batey (Suz); 2. Eric Spector (Suz); 3. Brent Bennett (Yam); 4. Scott Carpenter (Suz); 5. C.R. Gittere (Suz). F-2 NOV: I. Eddie Kraft (Suz); 2. Jason Smith (Suz); 3. Bruce Stanford (Suz); 4. Mark Biletnikoff (Suz); 5. Ron Henning (Kaw). F-2 EX: 1. Scott Trautmann (Han); 2. Bradley Martin (Suz). 125 GP; 1. Scott Trautmann (Hon); 2. Larry Cohee (Han); 3. Kevin Gonyou (Hon); 4. Alja Hessani (Hon). SUZ WORLD CUP QUAL: I. Tray Baley; 2. Greg Moore; 3. John Jacobi; 4. David Weber; 5. Reuben Frankenfield; 6. Chuck Bannon; 7. Scott Carpenter; B. Scotty Van Scoik. Upcoming Round: Round 7 - Summit Point. West Virginia. August 3

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