Posted on 03/18/2012 10:41:33 AM PDT by gunsmithkat
SuzukiScoop.com's Elena Myers won a thrilling Supersport final this morning at Daytona International Speedway, the 19-year-old Californian beating National Guard Suzuki's Corey Alexander by .239 of a second and showing that you can lead out of the chicane on the final lap at Daytona and still win. Myers also became the first woman to ever win a professional race at Daytona.
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Very impressive considering Supersport is probably the most competitive class in AMA road racing.
“Very impressive considering Supersport is probably the most competitive class in AMA road racing.”
I believe you are confusing Supersport with Daytona Sportbike. Supersport is however very competitive, but is limited to up and coming young riders under 21 years of age.
I sponsored one of the top riders that now competes in Daytona Sportbike early in his career, Cory West..
Here is a sample of how competave the Daytona Sportbike class is. The last lap and a half of the Daytona 200 last year. My buddy Cory West is the yellow number 57.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5r4Y3l6-nc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Yup, she’s a winner all right.
We’re all winners now...
Not guilty.
- Relatively new SCCA sportscar racedriver Paul Newman in his aging TR6 #75 (bought from 5- time Nationl Champion Bob Tullius’ Group 44) at about 12.40 minutes in this long Triumph You-Tube video - squeezes out a close amazing victory against the new “Group 44” TR7
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2qrOg8COx8
- Many years later 75 year old Paul Newman won his class in a Ferrari GTB at Daytona
Beer & Pizza & Salads - whatta diet Paul -
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