Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Beth Wyse

Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey won three out of 10 races during the WERA National Challenge Series season opening round at Jennings GP in Florida.

Batey won 750cc Superstock on his Suzuki GSX-R750, leading the entire 10-lap race. Batey built an early lead as Josh Hayes worked his way into second and tried unsuccessfully to close in on him.

In Heavyweight Twins, Batey’s usual runaway victory was hampered when his bike quit running on the first lap. Batey got it restarted, but had to chase down Bradley Champion and Bill St. John, who wound up second and third behind Batey and his Suzuki TL1000R.

Batey’s third victory came in the Pirelli Formula 1 race, which he ran on his Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R750. He pulled away from the rest of the field and won by a long margin.

Robert Jensen took two victories in his second visit to Jennings GP. His first win came in the 600cc Superstock race on his Yamaha YZF-R6. The race was red-flagged, and on the restart Jensen was only fifth. He worked his way up to the front for the win.

Jensen won the 600cc Superbike race and rode his fastest times of the day, turning a fast lap of 1:17.4 around the two-mile track. He got out front early and was not challenged.

Vesrah Suzuki’s Mark Junge won Open Superstock on his Suzuki GSX-R1000. He got away from the field early in the race. Jensen slowly closed the gap although he was unable to make any challenge for the lead.

Greg Moore won 750cc Superbike on his Suuzki GSX-R750. Moore was a Novice racer in 2002, and this was his first WERA National event as an Expert. He took the lead on the second lap and had to hold off a charge from Giovanni Rojas, who was also on a GSX-R750.

Brian Kcraget took two wins on his Honda RS125, winning both 125cc GP and Formula 2. He was not challenged in the 125cc race, but he had a bad start in Formula 2 and had to work his way up to the front, passing Mark Brown and Jeff Walker.

Bradley Champion won Lightweight Twins on his Suzuki SV650. He started from the pole and led every lap, building a comfortable lead early in the race. First-year Expert Martin Musil started from near the back of the field on his BBC Racing Suzuki SV650 and quickly worked his way into second, where he was able to make up some time on Champion.

Round two of the WERA National Challenge Series is in two weeks, at Carolina Motorsports Park.