WERA Grand National Final Preview

WERA Grand National Final Preview

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From a press release issued by WERA:

WERA GRAND NATIONAL FINALS AT ROAD ATLANTA WRAP UP 2003 SEASON; SUZUKI CUP FINALS TO DETERMINE CHAMPIONS

BRASELTON, Ga.- The hilly terrain of Road Atlanta will be alive this weekend, October 30-November 2, as WERA presents the Grand National Finals, where 56 champions will be crowned as the best racers in WERA come together for the culmination of an exciting 2003 season.

The WERA GNF is the biggest event of the season for the series, which is hailed as a breeding ground for up and coming talent in motorcycle road racing. All of WERA’s divisions will compete during the weekend, including the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series, the National Challenge Series, the Vintage Series and winner-take-all Sportsman sprint races featuring the top riders from each of WERA’s seven regions.

Four full days of racing action begin on Thursday, October 30, when the National Vintage Series holds all of their final races, and the first nine Sportsman Series Finals get underway. Each sprint race will consist of eight laps around Road Atlanta’s 2.54-mile, 12-turn circuit. Racing begins following morning practice sessions.

The tenth round of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series gets the green flag on Friday, October 31, and will last for four hours as five classes of bikes battle for overall and class victories. The day will end with five more Sportsman Series sprint races.

Saturday’s racing features 15 races. The Sportsman Series Finals will conclude with ten sprint races, and six-lap heat races will be held to determine the starting grids for Sunday’s Suzuki Cup Finals. The classes for Suzuki Cup include TL1000R, GSX-R1000, GSX-R750, GSX-R600 and SV650. Racing begins at noon on both Saturday and Sunday.

Sunday, October 31, will have plenty of competition as the top riders in WERA battle for championships in the National Challenge Series sprint races. The Suzuki Cup Finals, which feature the top privateer Suzuki riders in the United States, will each be ten laps in length.

Tickets for the weekend start at just $20 for Sunday. A ticket for Saturday and Sunday is just $30, Friday through Sunday is $35, and the entire four days is only $40. Camping is also available in Road Atlanta’s wooded infield for an additional fee.

More information about the WERA Grand National Finals at Road Atlanta, including a schedule of events for the weekend, can be found on the Internet at www.wera.com.


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