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AMA SBK: Infineon Raceway Sunday Ticker (Updated)
Team news and notes following Sunday's dramatic AMA Pro Road Racing round at Infineon Raceway.
(Photo: Brian J Nelson)
Yoshimura Suzuki
It was the Yoshimura Suzuki team’s time to shine in the AMA Pro Superbike Championship at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA, this past double-header weekend. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young not only raced his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to his first Infineon Superbike race win on Sunday, he also took over the lead in the championship points. This result marks Young’s third victory out of six races so far in the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike season.
In Sunday’s 22-lap race, Young started strong by getting a good launch on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. Then, he simply put his head down, turned consistent laps, created a healthy gap and took the win at the checkers. The day before, Young also got an impressive launch and was with the front-runners immediately. From the runner-up position, he made constant bids for the win before finishing second on Saturday.
“The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 has been great all weekend,” said Young. “We struggled a bit on Saturday and got second. Then on Sunday, I just tried to concentrate and focus. At this track, it’s pretty easy to get excited and find yourself going backwards. So I knew I needed to just mellow out and ride my own race. I just want to thank my Yoshimura Suzuki crew and the GSX-R1000 for my first win at Infineon. I’ve struggled here in the past and I did better than I expected.”
Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Chris Clark came to Infineon with a minor injury, but still made the best of the weekend. As he continues to gel with his new team, Clark made significant progress with his race performance between Saturday and Sunday. In the weekend’s first AMA Pro Superbike race, Clark finished 14th; but by Sunday, he’d bettered that result to 11th.
“I admit it was a pretty disappointing weekend,” said Clark. “I had a pinched nerve in my shoulder, so I could only put a few laps in before losing most of the strength in my right arm. Add that to the fact that Infineon is not my best track and the results suffered. But we made it out with some points and now we just need to put this behind us and focus on the rest of the season. My favorite track is next, so I'm really expecting a good result for myself and hopefully that will set the tone for the rest of the season.”
The Yoshimura Suzuki team’s next event of the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike Championship series is at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT, the weekend of May 26 - 28, 2012.
It was the Yoshimura Suzuki team’s time to shine in the AMA Pro Superbike Championship at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA, this past double-header weekend. Yoshimura Suzuki’s Blake Young not only raced his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to his first Infineon Superbike race win on Sunday, he also took over the lead in the championship points. This result marks Young’s third victory out of six races so far in the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike season.
In Sunday’s 22-lap race, Young started strong by getting a good launch on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000. Then, he simply put his head down, turned consistent laps, created a healthy gap and took the win at the checkers. The day before, Young also got an impressive launch and was with the front-runners immediately. From the runner-up position, he made constant bids for the win before finishing second on Saturday.
“The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 has been great all weekend,” said Young. “We struggled a bit on Saturday and got second. Then on Sunday, I just tried to concentrate and focus. At this track, it’s pretty easy to get excited and find yourself going backwards. So I knew I needed to just mellow out and ride my own race. I just want to thank my Yoshimura Suzuki crew and the GSX-R1000 for my first win at Infineon. I’ve struggled here in the past and I did better than I expected.”
Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Chris Clark came to Infineon with a minor injury, but still made the best of the weekend. As he continues to gel with his new team, Clark made significant progress with his race performance between Saturday and Sunday. In the weekend’s first AMA Pro Superbike race, Clark finished 14th; but by Sunday, he’d bettered that result to 11th.
“I admit it was a pretty disappointing weekend,” said Clark. “I had a pinched nerve in my shoulder, so I could only put a few laps in before losing most of the strength in my right arm. Add that to the fact that Infineon is not my best track and the results suffered. But we made it out with some points and now we just need to put this behind us and focus on the rest of the season. My favorite track is next, so I'm really expecting a good result for myself and hopefully that will set the tone for the rest of the season.”
The Yoshimura Suzuki team’s next event of the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike Championship series is at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT, the weekend of May 26 - 28, 2012.
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