VOL. 50 ISSUE 38 SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
PHOTOGRAPHY BY GOLD & GOOSE
Young get the Crescent ride.
"I'm absolutely pumped and
blown away," Young said in a
phone call from his Wisconsin
home this morning. "First off I
just want to say that I hope that
Leon [Camier] is feeling better
and I wish him a speedy recovery. I also have to say thank
you to the Crescent Suzuki
team for giving me the opportunity and considering me to
ride their bike at Laguna. It's
pretty exciting and I can't wait."
It's no secret that Young and
the Attack Racing team suffered at the three MotoGPs
this season, but the World Superbike opportunity is one that
Young should shine in. After
all, he's back on a Suzuki GSXR1000 and on a racetrack he
knows well. The only unknown
is the Pirelli spec-tires.
"That was my first thought
when I heard about the opportunity," Young said of being
back on a GSX-R. "This year
has been pretty tough for me
just trying to find and search
and find my way again on the
CRT bike. There will be a few
new things with the World Superbike that I will have to learn
and adapt quickly to, but for
the most part it will be a familiar home that I will find myself
settling into. I'm really excited.
I've always had pretty good
success with the GSX-R1000
and Suzuki. I can't wait."
Camier broke seven bones
in his foot – three of which
had to be pinned – in a crash
in Friday morning practice at
the Istanbul Park Circuit in Turkey. Young will join Frenchman
Jules Cluzel on the team.
The news of Young, Hayden
and Eslick riding at Laguna
bolsters a thinning grid for the
round as the series lost Camier, Max Neukirchner and Carlos Checa to injury in Turkey.
At the round before, the series
lost Pata Honda's Jonathan
Rea to a broken femur and Kawasaki's Loris Baz to a neck
injury. Baz will be replaced at
Laguna Seca by David Salom,
who last raced a World Superbike for the Pedercini team in
2012.
Blake Young (79) will be back in action this
coming weekend in the World Superbike races at
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. Young is filling in
for the injured Leon Camier.
Paul Carruthers
P21
Briefly...
Scassa In For
Abraham
Italian road racer Luca Scassa will take
over for the injured Karel Abraham on
the Cardion AB Motoracing at this weekend's Grand Prix of Aragon in Spain.
Scassa has been racing in the World
Supersport Series for the Kawasaki Intermoto Ponyexpress team.
Dealer Expo To
Chicago
The Advanstar Powersports Group has
announced that its Dealernews International Powersports Dealer Expo will be
held December 5-7, 2014, at the McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, moving
from its longtime home in Indianapolis.
Penton Movie Gaining Momentum
The feature documentary "PENTON:
The John Penton Story" is currently in
post-production and has a new theatrical distribution partnership with Gathr
Films in Los Angeles.
Pay Per View Mile
The Santa Rosa Mile, scheduled for
September 28, will be streamed live
with an access fee of $4.99 direct from
SantaRosaMile.com on race day. The
streaming can also be purchased in advance at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ama-pro-flat-track.
Halbert Set For Bayliss Race
AMA Grand National Championship flat
tracker Sammy Halbert will venture to
Australia this winter to take part in the
Troy Bayliss Classic. "Being invited to
race the Troy Bayliss Classic is a huge
honor," Habert said. "Racing 'Aussiestyle' dirt track will put my versatility to
the test, but I'm looking forward to giving
it a go. It'll be my first time visiting Australia, which makes it even more exciting."
