Team Tuned Motorcycle Racing's championship challenges continue to meet expectations at the Bermuda Motorsports Park in Southside, St. Davids.
The event, branded by the BMRC as "Girls Day Out", featured a female guest rider in the Superbike Classification from California. Queena, representing the M1GP Race Organization, was assisting in the promotion of female motorcycle racers in Bermuda.
GP70 Classification
Shae Darrell lined up on pole position as he once again prepared to defend his championship lead in the third race event of the season. The GP70 classification once again was combined with the GP80 classification. Darrell led both race one and two from flag to flag taking the victory within his respective category. The two victories has allowed Darrell to extend his championship lead over nearest rival Hailey Place. Darrell, however, had his sights set higher throughout both race heats as he aimed to challenge Jazari Caisey in the GP80 classification throughout both heats. In race one Darrell and Caisey battled wheel to wheel in a very class fought battle. Caisey managed to beat Darrell in race 1 whilst Darrell returned the gesture in race two.
GP125 Classification
Cody Sousa-Saints started the third race event of the season on pole with the championship lead going into race one of the event. Bruce Degrilla Jr. lined up beside Sousa-Saints as the green flag dropped to start the race. Degrilla Jr. led off the line into turn one and began to put distance between himself and the chasing pack. In dominate form Degrilla Jr. won the race leading every lap from start to finish in race one. Sousa-Saints had his hands full with 2008 GP125 Champion Andrew Decosta. As Sousa-Saints and Decosta battled this allowed Degrilla Jr. to ride away with the win. After very intense battling between the two Sousa-Saints managed to make a clean pass towards the middle of race one and put distance between himself and Decosta to finish the first race in second position.
Race two in the GP125 classification was just as intense though this time Sousa-Saints decided that he would turn his fortunes around in a battle for the win. The race quickly became another two-way battle for victory between team mates as Sousa-Saints and Degrilla Jr. separated from the rest of the field. Degrilla Jr. spent majority of the race stalking Sousa-Saints waiting for the right time to attack. On the last lap Degrilla Jr. made a daring move into turn 2 taking the lead from Sousa-Saints. Sousa-Saints quickly reacted with an overtaking move two corners later to retake the lead and the win in the second event of the day. Sousa-Saints continues to lead the GP125 Championship closely followed by Degrilla Jr. 2 points behind.
Superbike Classification
Cyril Whitter III represented the team within the 600 Superbike classification. This week it was Keanu Wilson who stepped up to challenge the current Superbike Championship leader. Whitter III started from pole position but conceded the lead into turn one to Bryce Place. With Wilson close behind Whitter III quickly made his way past Place to lead the race on lap 1. Wilson follow close behind as the two riders put distance between themselves and the rest of the superbike classification. Although pressured by Wilson in the second half of the race Whitter III went on to take victory in the only race heat of the event extending his lead in the Superbike Classification.
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