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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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Team Tuned Update
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 Cody Sousa-Saints IslandStats.com
GP70 Classification
Shae Darrell continued his dominate form in the sixth round of racing. In race one and race two Darrell led into the first turn and extended his lead lap by lap over rivals Taznae Fubler and Hailey Place. Darrell had a lonely race in first place whilst combined with the GP80 classification as the leaders within the 80 classification distanced themselves from Darrell. Taking the double win for his classification Darrell was awarded the GP70 Classification Race of Champions Trophy whilst extending his overall lead within the championship.
GP125 Classification
Cody Sousa-Saints started the sixth race event of the season as the sole representative of the team within the GP125 Classification. Bruce Degrilla Jr. was unable to compete in the sixth round of the championship as he sustained an injury during a practice event prior to the race. Degrilla Jr. is tentatively expected to return to racing in the next round of the championship on August 8, 2010.
Race one saw Andrew Decosta take hole shot in the classification ahead of Sousa-Saints on the first lap of the race. Sousa-Saints quickly made his way to the front of the pack followed by Decosta and Robert Devent respectively. Sousa-Saints went on to win race one followed closely by Decosta in second place. Although race two ended in similar fashion the racing action between Sousa-Saints and Decosta was much more intense. Decosta once again led off the start into turn 1 followed closely by Sousa-Saints. Sousa-Saints tried lap after lap to attack Decosta for the lead but was unable to secure a pass early in the race. As the race began to come to its end Sousa-Saints made a daring pass in the final corner entering the start/finish straight and led the final laps of the race to take the eventual race win.
Degrilla Jr. now maintains second place in the GP125 Champions 2 points behind the leader Decosta leading into round 7 of the championship. Sousa-Saints currently maintains third position overall closely behind Degrilla Jr. in the GP125 Championship in his rookie campaign within the classification.
Superbike Classification
Cyril Whitter III represented the team within the 600 Superbike class. Whitter III received intense competition in race one and two from Keanu Wilson and Shannon Caisey. Race one saw Whitter III lead into turn one ahead of Wilson. Lap after lap Wilson and Whitter III battled for the lead swapping positions regularly. In the end Wilson secured the lead and the race win for the first race of the event. Race two ended in a very different fashion. The battle intensified as Caisey joined the battle for first place making it a three way intense competition between Whitter III, Wilson and Caisey. Although Whitter III led the early stages of the race Wilson and Caisey passed Whitter III mid-race and started to battle lap after lap. On the penultimate lap of the race both Wilson and Caisey crashed allowing Whitter III once last chance at the victory. Although Caisey remounted in the lead Whitter III was unable to make a pass for the lead on the last lap and secure the win as well as the Superbike Race of Champions Trophy for the second race of the event.
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