Team Tuned Motorcycle Racing's riders continued to enjoy great success in the fifth round of the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club National Championship Series.
On the last BMRC Race Day Team Tuned secured 5 out of a possible 6 victories between both Bruce Degrilla Jr. (3 Wins) and Cody Sousa-Saints (2 Wins).
With these 5 victories including a 2nd place finish by Sousa-Saints in the GP80 classification Team Tuned has hit its first milestone of 105 podium finishes since it started in March 2007. Thus far in the 2009 BMRC National Championship Series Degrilla Jr. and Sousa-Saints have a total of 10 wins and 21 podium finishes as they continue to challenge for their respective championships.
Sousa-Saints continues to show his dominate form in the GP80 classification extending his championship lead over Aaron Persad with 2 Wins and a 2nd place finish in Sunday's event. In race one Sousa-Saints led from the race from lap one extended a massive lead over Persad. Unfortunately Sousa-Saints experienced a minor mechanic issue which forced him to enter the pitts but was able to re-enter the race and finish second in race one.
Race two Sousa-Saints once again led from the front into turn one and set his head down to make up for race one. Whilst Sousa-Saints pushed a little hard into one of the bends he lost the front, crashed and was able to remount 7 seconds behind Persad. With 8 Laps remaining Sousa-Saints pushed lap after lap to not only catch up with Persad but pass him and take the checkered flag in first position taking his first win of the day.
Race three saw a flawless performance from Sousa-Saints, as he led from turn one and never looked back, continuously extending both his race lead and his championship lead. Sousa-Saints now sits at the top of the GP80 Championship 18 points ahead of Persad with four rounds remaining in the championship race.
Degrilla Jr. had a flawless hat-trick of victories during the fifth round of the BMRC National Championship Series. Previous championship leader Keanu Wilson set about to defend his lead but his efforts were no match for Degrilla Jr. on Sunday as he streaked away with a victory in all 3 race heats.
In race one Degrilla Jr. had a bad start off the line leaving him in fourth position into turn one following behind Wilson, Andrew Decosta and Robert Devent. Within a laps time Degrilla Jr. made his way across both Decosta and Devent in hot pursuit of the race leader. Lap after lap Degrilla Jr. challenged Wilson for the lead and was able to make a pass stick at the half way point of the race. Wilson attempted to challenge for the lead but lost grip and slid out of the race remounting to finish fifth. Degrilla Jr. finished the race a very comfortable margin ahead of second place taking his first win of the day.
Race two looked very familiar as Degrilla Jr. and Wilson once again went head to head for the race lead though Wilson again crashed in pursuit of Degrilla Jr..
Degrilla Jr. won race two and race three taking a hat-trick of victories and the championship lead after round five of the BMRC National Championship. Degrilla Jr. now leads Wilson in the GP125 championship by 5 points.
The next round of the BMRC National Championship Series will be held on September 6, 2009.
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