From a press release issued by Raven Communications, WERA’s public relations agency:

WERA NATIONAL SERIES EXPECTING A COMPETITIVE WEEKEND AT SUMMIT POINT

SUMMIT POINT, W Va.- The WERA National Challenge Series and the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series will visit Summit Point Raceway this weekend, July 30-August 1, for round six as the series enter the second half of the season.

Last year, the Summit Point race weekend was full of nail-biting finishes. The excitement kicked off with the endurance race when race leader Tray Batey ran out of gas on the Vesrah Suzuki GSX-R1000. Batey, John Jacobi and Mark Junge went on to the win, and they will be seeking to do the same once again during the six-hour Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series race on Saturday, July 31.

Vesrah’s biggest challenge is likely to come from Army of Darkness. The team of Sam Fleming, Scott Brown and Ben Walters is the only other team to win an endurance race this year, and the Washington, D.C.-based team will have the home track advantage.

The endurance race will begin at 11:35 a.m. on Saturday and will feature a full grid of both regular series competitors and talented local teams, comprising five classes.

The ten-lap WERA National Challenge Series sprint races on Sunday, August 1, will be the highlight of the weekend for many fans. The two-mile, 10-turn Summit Point road course has a challenging layout that includes high-speed turns and a hairpin, and the riders will be put to the test against both the track and each other.

There will be 11 races held on Sunday, beginning at 12:30 p.m. With contingency money available from Suzuki, Honda, Kawasaki and Yamaha, some of the top amateur riders in the country are expected to compete. The Open, 600 and 750 Superstock classes will have the toughest competition, since they are the classes that are eligible for contingency.

The championship battle is raging in the 600 Superstock class, where Bradley Champion, who competes on a Yamaha YZF-R6, is just six points ahead of Suzuki GSX-R600 rider John Jacobi.

Tickets for the WERA National at Summit Point are $25 for the weekend or $15 after 10:00 p.m. Saturday night. Camping is also available in Summit Point’s wooded infield for no charge. More information, including directions to Summit Point, can be found at www.summitpoint-raceway.com.

More information about WERA, including a complete schedule of the Summit Point race weekend, can be found on the Internet at www.WERA.com.