Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Beth Wyse

Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey continued his win streak in the WERA National Challenge Series, taking three victories in round three at Nashville Superspeedway.

Batey put his Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R750 in first place at the start of the 750cc Superstock race. The race was red-flagged just before all of the bikes had completed halfway, but the restarted race was shortened to seven laps. Batey again took the lead, and held it to the end. Greg Moore was second, followed by Vesrah’s John Jacobi. Both riders were on Suzuki GSX-R750s.

Batey’s second win came in Heavyweight Twins, and he pulled away on his Suzuki TL1000R as Bradley Champion and Scott Brown raced for second. Brown got past Champion on the third lap, where he stayed until the finish. Brown was riding a Suzuki TL1000R, and Champion was on an Aprilia RSV Mille.

The final race of the day, Pirelli Formula One, saw Batey take his third win. He put slicks on his Superstock-spec Suzuki GSX-R750 and led from start to finish. Greg Moore, on a Suzuki GSX-R1000, trailed Batey in second, while Mark Crozier followed in third on a Honda CBR954RR.

Robert Jensen won in Open Superstock on his Yamaha YZF-R1. Greg Moore moved into second at the end of the first lap, where he remained until the finish on his Suzuki GSX-R1000. Mark Crozier held off Mark Junge for the entire race, taking third on his Honda CBR954RR.

Jensen’s second win came in the 600 Superstock race. He led the entire 12 laps on his Yamaha YZF-R6, while Bradley Champion, also on an R6, worked his way through the field to take second on the final lap. Mark Crozier was third on his Honda CBR600RR, which had never been on a racetrack prior to this weekend.

In 125cc GP, Ryan Andrews immediately took the lead on his Aprilia RS125 and pulled further ahead on each lap while Brian Kcraget tried to catch up on his Honda RS125. David Deggendorf was third, also on a Honda RS125.

Kcraget won the Formula 2 race, again on his Honda RS125. There were only three Experts in the race, non of whom challenged Kcraget for the lead. A Novice took the overall lead briefly when Kcraget ran off the track and lost some ground. Deggendorf was second on his Honda RS125, and Jonathan Wuytack was third on an Aprilia RS250.

Champion won the Lightweight Twins race on his Suzuki SV650, while Martin Musil tried to hold off Chris Normand for second. Normand closed on Musil but crashed on the final lap. Young Jesse Janisch finished third behind Musil, both on Suzuki SV650s.

Greg Moore won both the 600cc and 750cc Superbike races. In 600 Superbike, Moore rode his Suzuki GSX-R600 as the top riders quickly became too separated to challenge each other. James Stroud was second on a Honda CBR600F4i, and Team InfoTech’s Nicky Wimbauer was third on a Yamaha YZF-R6.

Moore’s win in 750cc Superbike came after he worked his way past David Weber’s XT Racing Suzuki GSX-R750 and Aaron Risinger, also on a Suzuki GSX-R750. Moore, who was also riding a GSX-R750, was not able to pull away from Risinger, but maintained his lead until the finish. Risinger took second, while Weber was a short distance behind in third.

Several red flags made the day’s schedule run late, and many riders continued to complain about the track layout. A few racers compared the Nashville road course to motocross tracks they had ridden in the past.