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DunloplWERA National Endurance Series Round 7: The Vesrah Brakes/Suzuki team Ihere, with Tray Batey .aboard the Suzuki GSX-R10001 took its seventh. win of the year at round seven of the DunloplWERA National Endurance Series in Summit Point, West Virginia. \ es, Team Vesrah did it again the 33 teams of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series took to this roadcourse on the eastern edge of West Virginia, they knew they had something in common with the U.S. government and military drivers in Afghanistan, Iraq and South Korea: They were meeting the challenge of Summit Point Raceway. At 11:30 a.m., former HarleyDavidson factory rider and official starter AI Wilcox waved the green flag to start the WERA Six-Hour National. By DAN SCHMITT PHOTOS BY STEVE STARNES/ ADRENALINE SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY LLC SUMMIT POINT, WV, AUG. 2 n September 28, 1969, Leo Hulnick took the first-ever checkered flag at Summit Point Raceway by winning the 501cc-and-Over class on his Harley-Davidson. This thenbrand-new 2-mile racetrack built on the 375 acres of the Kercheval farm was the vision of Noel Clark, Pat O EventuallhinI place _ 0 Team -.II ~ Veloc~ Racing Advanced Rider Training. Velocity Crew Racing and Team Xtreme II were next. Seven more Middleweight Superstock bikes came next: Ricochet Racing, Team Velocity Racing, Neighbor of the Beast, Ridge Racing, JLR, Team Chicago and Eagle Race Team. Eagle's William Lindsay, on the Yamaha R6, moved up to this pack from his last-row start. Team Charm led the Lightweight Superbike class on the Cycle Accessory Discounter/Suzuki 650. None of the Superstock bikes could go beyond the one-hour point, so as these teams pitted to refuel, the Superbike teams with expanded gas tanks moved ahead. After Army of Darkness pitted, Team Vesrah was still on the track. At the one-hourand-20-minute mark, the 1000cc Suzuki was off the track in turn three. Luckily, Mark Junge took their Suzuki quad and went to that corner first to look for his teammate. After a quick splash of fuel, Batey made his way back to the pits. "Usually we make our pit stops at a predetermined time," Batey said. "They just bring us in. On the old GSX-R, the fuel light would blink a while and then go solid, and you were out of gas; on the new GSX-R, the light is not as bright, and I just didn't notice it, and I ran out of gas." Team Info Tech/Valter Moto, with the young Nicky Wimbauer on board, took full advantage of the situation and put Vesrah down two laps. This was the first time this season that a Middleweight Superstock bike has led a WERA National. It was now John Jacobi's job to hunt down this Yamaha R6 on the Vesrah/Neilson Enterprise Suzuki. During the third hour, Phil Caudill dropped the Team Chicago/4&6 Racing/Dunlop R6 in turn five. A small fire started under the gas tank; Caudill blew it out and returned to the 1131) battles with eventual Ann, of D8r1IIl••• 1991. Goodman and Fon Montgomery. It took eight months from proposal to completion of the first track layout and first race. Under the direction of European and American Formula VEE Champion and "new" owner (as of 1979) Bill Scott, Summit Point has grown to be one of the finest racing facilities in the USA. Besides the motor racing, Scott's antiterrorist drivers' training school has provided instruction to the CIA, the FBI, the State Department and the military. As AUGUST 20.2003' eye Tray Batey, on the Vesrah/Watahan Suzuki took the lead. Right on his heels was Colorado's Team Info Tech/Valter Moto, on the Yamaha R6. In his first time at Summit, Bradley Champion had only turned a 1 :22 during practice on Friday; he really upped the pace on Saturday, as he turned 1: 17s to leave the battling field behind. Ten laps into the race, this twosome held a 15-second advantage over the contest for third, between the Army of Darkness and TPM/ I Team Chicago 1451 leads JLR Racing 197). Eagle Race Team 156) and Ridge Racing 1351 at the .tart of the Sbl...Endurance event at Summit PoInt "'0._'.