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Thursday, July 01, 2010
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Team Tuned Round Up
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Team Tuned Motorcycle Racing's participated in the fourth round of the Bermuda Motorcycle Racing Club's National Championship. The weekend was a racing rollercoaster for the team as the riders experienced various ups and downs in their championship campaigns.
GP70 Classification
Shae Darrell entered the fourth event of the season with a major lead in the championship of rival Hailey Place. Race one saw Darrell in his usual dominate form leading the pack from turn one whilst never conceding the lead throughout the race. Darrell once again set his sights on a battle with the riders from the GP80 classification. He quickly locked into a heated battle with Jazari Caisey for the duration of the race. At the end of the first heat of the day Darrell took his first win and extended his championship lead. Unfortunately Darrell’s day took a major turn as he crashed out on the first lap of race two and was unable to re-enter for the restart. Darrell continues to lead the GP70 classification leading into round 5 of the championship.
GP125 Classification
Cody Sousa-Saints started the fourth race event of the season lined up beside his team mate Bruce Degrilla Jr.. Sousa-Saints and Degrilla have battled race after race with little ground being conceded in the championship challenge between the two. At the start of race one Andrew Decosta managed to get the hole shot followed closely by Sousa-Saints, Robert Devent and Degrilla. Degrilla did not waste much time making his way through the field as he quickly passed both Devent and his team mate in the opening two laps. Swiftly after catching up with the race leader, Degrilla then made a daring late breaking move up into the inside of Decosta for the lead and took a hard earned race win in the first heat of the day. Sousa-Saints unfortunately was unable to complete race one as he collided with a barrier during an intense battle with Decosta in the early laps of the race.
In race two Degrilla was the sole representative of the team as Sousa-Saints opted out of competing due to his injury from race one. Once again Degrilla started on the front of the grid but conceded the race lead to his rivals. This minor setback did not deter Degrilla as he fought his way back into the lead in the opening laps of the race and quickly put distance between himself and his rivals. Taking wins in both race one and two allowed Degrilla to take over the championship lead in the GP125 classification leading into round 5 of the championship.
Superbike Classification
Cyril Whitter III represented the team within the 600 Superbike classification. Once again 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 and Wilson. With Wilson leading the pack into turn one and quickly putting distance between himself and the other riders Whitter III quickly made his way past Place to chase after Wilson by lap 2. Whitter III made his race winning overtake towards the final moments of the race to take the lead and the win in race one. Race two saw Whitter III take the holeshot and lead from start to finish. With two wins under his belt in round 4 of the championship, Whitter III extended his championship lead in the Superbike Classification heading into the 5th round of the national championship series.
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