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Posts Tagged ‘Team Zyvax’
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Friday, November 5th, 2010
 Team Zyvax Racing WERA Endurance Champions Recent press release from Dunlop tires on Team Zyvax WERA race efforts. Zyvax Racing runs Graves Motorsports Yamaha R1 and Yamaha R6 built and equipped motorcycles.
Buffalo, NY-Â Dunlop Tire Company proudly extends its congratulations to the 2010 WERA National Championship winners: National Endurance Champion Team Zyvax, WERA Superbike Expert Champion Brian Stokes and 600cc Superstock Expert Champion Benny Solis.
There was no shortage of spectacular racing action and epic displays of endurance during the 2010 season. Team Zyvax, represented by a combination of riders throughout the season including Ben Bostrom, Chris Clark, Eric Bostrom, Jason DiSalvo, Josh Herrin, Dane Westby, Clinton Seller, Tommy Aquino and Scott Russell, were unstoppable with their Dunlop-fitted Yamaha R1, pulling off a perfect sweep of the National Endurance Championship after finishing on top at all eight rounds in the series. At the four-hour finale at Road Atlanta, Clark, Disalvo and Herrin raced the team’s R1 to victory, cementing the title. Stokes raced his Dunlop-shod Honda CBR1000RR to impressive results, achieving seven WERA Superbike Expert podiums in eight races, including two wins, five second-place finishes and a fourth-place result en route to taking the title. Finishing on top in the points, Solis raced his Dunlop-equipped Yamaha 600 to five 600 Superstock Expert podiums, three times taking the victory and twice placing second.
“This is the best year yet for Team Zyvax,” said JB Layman, Team Zyvax owner. “You could say it was a year of firsts for us for many reasons. It was our first year working directly with Graves Motorsports; our first year running the Yamaha R1; our first year running Dunlop tires; and most importantly, it was the first year we’ve won the WERA National Endurance Championship overall. This season has been so successful because of the hard work and tremendous effort by everyone involved. I’m looking forward to returning to defend the title next year and for the first time running the number one plate!”
Dunlop outperformed all other tire brands in the National Endurance Championship with eight of the top ten teams in the series points on Dunlop tires. Garnering more overall wins in the series than any other brand-in almost every class the overall winner rode on Dunlop tires-Dunlop was represented by a significant percentage of teams that qualified to race.
“Dunlop couldn’t be prouder of Team Zyvax, Stokes and Solis performances this season,” said Sabastian Mincone, Senior Manager, Motorcycle Road Race. “To be a part of Team Zyvax’s success—winning their first National Endurance title in their first year with Dunlop—is a great result for us. Stokes and Solis were solid contenders at every race aboard their Dunlop-equipped race machines and very worthy title winners. We are committed to supporting road racing at all levels in the sport and judging by this year’s results, WERA series racers fared quite well with our support.”
Dunlop would also like to congratulate Tim Bemisderfer, Tim Hunt, Garrett Gerloff, Hayden Gillim, Opie Caylor, Jimmy Merck, Trevor Townsend, David Ur, David Pullen, Taylor Knapp and all of the 2010 WERA riders, on a very successful season.
Dunlop Tires is the largest supplier of original equipment and replacement motorcycle tires in the U.S. and the only manufacturer of motorcycle tires in North America. With North American operations headquartered in Buffalo, NY, Dunlop has been making and selling high-quality tires in the U.S. since 1923. For more information, visit www.dunlopmotorcycle.com.
Team Zyvax is sponsored by Zyvax, Inc, Graves Motorsports and Dunlop. www.teamzyvax.com
Graves Motorsports is a leading motorcycle sport bike parts and accessories manufacturer. Graves Motorsports produces exhaust systems, fender eliminator kits, frame sliders, velocity stacks, engine case covers, engine performance and the leading resource for Dynojet Power Commander + accessories. Graves Motorsports has two locations: Van Nuys, California and Kennesaw, Georgia. www.gravesport.com
Photos Galleries from the 2010 Graves Motorsports race season can be found at : http://www.gravesport.com/gallery2/main.php
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Wednesday, October 13th, 2010
 Team Zyvax Graves 2010 WERA GNF
Kennesaw, Georgia, (October 13, 2010) – The Road Atlanta WERA GNF Finals held October 7-10 finalized Team Zyvax Racings’ dreams of winning two class championships along with the overall endurance crown. Considering the high level of competition, winning at GNF was not an easy task. That didn’t stop the entire team of riders, crew and support staff from going into the event with high expectations for their team. When the day’s racing was said and done, Team Zyvax / Graves Motorsports’ Yamaha R1 won the Endurance Class Overall Championship and the Heavy Weight Championship. Coming in a close second place was the Team Zyvax / Graves Motorsports Yamaha R6, taking the win in the Medium Weight Endurance class and second place Overall.
Despite an off track excursion resulting in an unplanned pit stop, the team’s R6 came in first place in class and third overall in the race. The Graves Motorsports built R6 ran such an impressive season that it came down to the final race to decide the overall championship against the larger capacity R1. The R6’s sharp edge handling along with perfectly choreographed pit stops allowed it to stay within one lap of the second place liter bike despite the tire setback. “Like true professionals we performed exceptionally,” commented team owner JB Layman, “I think the R6 would have been in second place overall if not for that bent wheel.” Team Zyvax riders Clinton Seller and guest rider Tommy Aquino each put in incredible rides and overcame the entire field save their Zyvax teammates on the R1 and an outside 1000c effort. Aquino reveled in the endurance opportunity and again proved his talent during the race. “I had a great time on the Zyvax endurance bike,” said Aquino, “The 1000s were too quick to stay with at Road Atlanta but I did my best to keep us in the hunt. I’d like to thank JB Layman and Chuck Graves for the opportunity!”
Despite the Yamaha R6’s speed and agility, Road Atlanta’s straights and fast, flowing corners allowed the Yamaha R1 to really stretch its powerful legs. Friday’s four hour endurance race saw the Team Zyvax / Graves Motorsports Yamaha R1 being piloted by a trio of proven riders. Jason Disalvo started the race and set the stage for the day, positioning the Zyvax heavyweight machine to lead from start to finish. Team rider Chris Clark along with guest rider Josh Herrin from Team Graves Yamaha put in notable rides on the R1 to seal the deal the overall and class win for the day and the year. Though Herrin lacked R1 seat time unlike Disalvo and Clark, he quickly acclimated himself to the big bike and got to work putting in fast laps. “I had fun and was really comfortable after seat time,” said Herrin of the opportunity, “I’d like to thank JB Layman and the entire Zyvax team, Chuck Graves and Keith McCarty.”
Chuck Graves couldn’t have been more pleased with the results. “I’m extremely happy for Team Zyvax and all the crew and riders that worked so hard all year in the pursuit of delivering the Middleweight, Heavyweight and the Overall championships aboard the Graves Motorsports supported Yamaha R1 and R6; this is a great accomplishment,” said Graves, “I’d like to thank all the WERA officials and competitors that participated in the series and made the championships possible.”
Tags:endurance racing, Graves Motorsports, Racing, Team Zyvax, WERA, Yamaha, Yamaha R1, Yamaha R6, Zyvax
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Sunday, August 8th, 2010
 Graves Motorsports WERA Victory Kennesaw, Georgia, August 6, 2010 – After taking first and second last weekend at Summit Point, Team Zyvax had high expectations heading into VIR’s WERA Cycle Jam 4-Hour endurance race. Battling the oppressive heat and a mid-race crash, the team and their machines logged a hard fought class win and a decisive overall win.
Despite an early race high side and crash-truck ride to the paddock, Clinton Seller and Dane Westby on their Team Zyvax / Graves Motorsports supported Yamaha R6 mounted a massive comeback, finishing only ten laps down from the overall winner. The lightning fast and always ready Team Zyvax crew took less time to repair the bike than track workers took to load and transport the bike back to the pits! Undaunted by the eleven lap deficit accumulated after the crash, the Zyvax R6 riders were able to hunt down the rest of their class and win the mediumweight division. Before Seller’s unfortunate high side-inducing missed shift, the quick little R6 was leading the entire race.
The heat proved to be a major hurdle for the team. Though the track offered good grip in the morning, as the day got hotter the track got more and more slippery. Still healing from recent surgery on his injured thumb, team rider Ben Bostrom managed to ride for an hour long stint. Due to the heat Bostrom lost four pounds of body water while on the bike! During the race Bostrom made the most of the slippery track; “It was a lot of fun, it felt like a fire road. I was spinning the tire everywhere.” Guest rider Jason Disalvo covered Bostrom’s second stint. “The heat was incredible,” said Disalvo of the steamy race day. Team rider Chris Clark ran first and last giving him the most time to cool off between runs.
Clark, Bostrom and Disalvo muscled past the competition to take the Overall win aboard their powerful Team Zyvax / Graves Motorsports prepped Yamaha R1, finishing an impressive four laps ahead of second place. The Zyvax R1 team set the fastest lap of the race with a 1:27.4, over a second faster than the fastest lap time from last year. Both Zyvax / Graves teams were the only ones to go below 1 minute 30 second lap times, again proving Yamaha’s dominance over the competition.
Team Zyvax is sponsored by Zyvax, Inc., Graves Motorsports and Dunlop. Check out www.teamzyvax.com for team news and details.
Graves Motorsports is a leading motorcycle sport bike parts and accessories manufacturer. Graves Motorsports produces exhaust systems, fender eliminator kits, frame sliders, velocity stacks, engine case covers, engine performance and the leading resource for Dynojet Power Commander + accessories. Graves Motorsports has two locations: Van Nuys, California and Kennesaw, Georgia.
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Monday, April 19th, 2010
 Graves Motorsports Talladega WERA Racing 2010 Graves Motorsports- ROUND #2 BRIDGESTONE/WERA NATIONAL ENDURANCE, MICHELIN NATIONAL SPRINTS AND PIRELLI SPORTSMAN
(April 9-11, 2010) From the challenging 1.4 mile Talladega Gran Prix in Alabama WERA welcomed the 2010 Bridgestone/WERA National Endurance and the 2010 Michelin/WERA National Sprints. Mother Nature decided that she was happy the series was coming and gave us some of the most wonderful weather we have seen all year. The riders felt all the good vibes and the ambulance never left its parking spot all three days!
On Friday qualifying for the 600cc WERA Superstock Class saw the young riders put down some great times. At the end of the session Garrett Gerloff with a 57.98; next came Graves Motorsports’ Benny Solis, Jr. with a 58.05, then James Dellinger with a 58.88 and Hayden Gillim with a 58.97 the rest of the field was in the high 59s and it looked to be a good race on Sunday.
Saturday the Bridgestone/WERA National Endurance took to the technical track for four hours of non-stop racing. The #7 Zyvax Team on their Graves Motorsports supported Yamaha R6 with riders Dane Westby and Clinton Seller took the win over team mates Ben Bostrom and Chris Clark on their Zyvax #3 Graves Motorsports supported Yamaha R1. Third on the podium was the Hooters/Apex Racing team on their Suzuki 1000 with Tim Hunt, Opie Caylor and Skip Salenius on board. The Lightweight Superbike win went to #27 Team Kinetic on their Suzuki SV650 with riders Chris Parrish, Rob Turner, Mike Wischmeyer and Gill Cutchen. The trophy class was won by #888 V7 All Stars on their Honda 600 with riders Ken Johnson, Scott Lindsay and Barry Pailes.
The action continued in the 600cc Superstock Class with an epic battle between the young guns of JD Beach, Garrett Gerloff, Graves Motorsports 15 year old rider Benny Solis, Jr., Jimmy Merck, Jake Morman, Hayden Gillim, Payton Sassaman and the rest of the field. Beach held the lead for the 16 lap race with Solis and Gerloff right on his tail section. In a last lap attempt to pass the leader Solis and Beach touched and Solis went down. Beach was able to recoup and get back on the track to take the win at the line from Gerloff who sat in the cat bird seat. Solis was fine and would compete later in the day. Gerloff came back to take his win in the 600 Superbike Class with Merck and Solis, Jr. rounding out the podium.
To see all the results from this weekend?s events go to www.wera.com and to see the action register at Motoconnect.net and then watch Motoconnect.tv next week to see all this great action.
Round #3 will be May 22/23 at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT. Miller Motorsports Park will host the Friday practice for this round. Graves Motorsports will be on hand for this and all WERA events in 2010. See Graves Motorsports WORKS parts technician Weston Gleave trackside at each event supporting riders that use Graves Motorsports championship winning Yamaha R1, Yamaha R6 parts and accessories. For more information on Team Zyvax visitwww.zyvaxracing.com . To view the entire assortment of Graves Motorsports championship winning sport bike parts visit www.gravesport.com
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