VIR08

VIRginia International Raceway
Alton, VA August 17, 2008

HOLDEN TAKES SECOND FOR CORONA EXTRA HONDA IN VIR SUPERSTOCK

Jake Holden continued his podium charge at this weekend’s AMA National at Virginia International raceway, taking his Corona Extra Racing SuperStock Honda CBR1000RR to second place in a drama filled race.

Matt Lynn took his Honda CBR1000RR SuperBike to a best tenth in the second double header following an eighteenth in the first race, held back by a mechanical hiccup. Matt got down to business and lap times in SuperBike taking his new-from-the-ground-up Honda CBR1000RR to an excellent 12th on the grid, right next to the factory Honda of DuHamel. In the first race Matt got a good start and was making up some places when a brake problem slowed him down for a short while. The problem corrected itself and he set to catching the bikes ahead when his gear shift shaft broke bringing him into the pits. The crew did a frantic change and got him out again in short order. He put down a good pace and made time eventually bringing home the Honda in eighteenth place and in the points!

Things did not go so well on Sunday with a high-side and hard get off in the morning practice. The crew rebuilt the bike in time for the start and a bruised Matt took to the grid. He rode a solid, conservative race and finished a fine tenth.

Jake Holden was his usual lightning fast in SuperStock practice and qualifying, dicing with Yates for the top slot on the grid. A slight set-up issue coming off the corners robbed him of quick time by a few tenths and he settled for second on the grid. At the green flag Jake made his best start of the season but found himself squeezed into third at turn one. He charged for the next four laps nipping at the two in front until a red flag stopped the race. In the restart Jake did not duplicate his start and found himself in fourth. If took him a few laps to get past third place Chris Peris and go after Yates and May who had broken away a little up front. The pressure on May told and he ran off the track leaving Jake to pick up the second slot, which he held to the finish. Jake said, “I took too long getting around Chris (Peris) and by then Aaron and Geoff had opened up a gap. I saw Geoff run off and was happy to take the spot!” Holden remains second in the points.

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