WERA JUY 1 AND 2 AT BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK AND BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY PARK!

July 1 and 2 finds WERA Motorcycle Roadracing hosting events at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama with a Caylor-Made Vintage/Solo and Sprint weekend on tap. Saturday will have the WERA Vintage Series on track and the WERA Solo races. Sunday will have a full slate of WERA Sportsman Sprints including a the ESS Class which is a qualifier for the bLU cRU Yamaha R3 Challenge to take place at Barber Motorsports Park the weekend of the WERA Grand National Finals in November!

Lucas Oil WERA West Sportsman Series will host a double header at Buttonwillow Raceway Park outside of Bakersfield, CA. The SRE-West Sidecars will be joining the riders of the Lucas Oil WERA West Series for two days of great racing at Buttonwillow Raceway Park. The ESS Class on Sunday will also qualify riders on the Yamaha R3 Machine for the bLU cRU Yamaha R3 Challenge at the WERA Grand National Finals in November!

Tickets will be available at both facilities and camping is also available at both. Come out and see if you can spot the future stars of Motorcycle Roadracing in the US and see some great racing this weekend!

WERA Motorcycle Roadracing was founded in 1973 and remains the foremost place to develop talent in the sport of motorcycle Roadracing. The legacy of Pro riders on a National and World level is legendary. All events are run by WERA Motorcycle Roadracing with a co-sanction by the AMA and they go coast to coast offering entry level racing with the WERA Sportsman Series as well as a Pro-Am Series with the WERA National Challenge Series, WERA Motorcycle Roadracing also offer Vintage Racing and limited Endurance Racing with Track Day Partners N2 and Sportbike Track Time..

For a 2017 Schedule and more information on WERA Motorcycle Roadracing please check out our web site at wera.com!

More, from a press release issued by Team Velocity Racing:

  Heather Hunter Joins TVR Rider Development Team

TVR’s Ivey working to develop potential in promising new motorcycle road racers

LEEDS, Ala.—Team Velocity Racing (TVR) will have an additional entry during this weekend’s WERA Southeast races at Barber Motorsports Park, as Heather Hunter makes her racing debut onboard the TVR Yamaha YZF-R3. It is part of TVR’s rider development program, which seeks to identify and develop the potential of talented new motorcycle road racers.

TVR owner Chuck Ivey has been racing for nearly two decades, and he is driven to help the next generation of riders develop their potential through a complete program that includes trackside coaching, focused training and a customized nutrition plan.

“Heather is a really motivated racer,” said Ivey. “She has the drive to put in the training and she’s eager to learn more about the craft of racing, and those are key things I look for in a potential rider. She also displays a high level of excitement for motorcycles and racing, and that enthusiasm really translates to her fans and supporters.”

Hunter, of Marietta, Ga., will be riding the Yamaha Blu Cru R3 in several classes at Barber. The 28-year-old attended racing school last summer and has participated in a lot of track days with organizations like N2, and she is eager for her first full-fledged race weekend.

Hunter knows exactly what she wants to accomplish as a TVR rider. She said, “I want to be able to feel confident going onto the track. My lines will be good, I’ll be a predictable and smooth rider, and I really want to grow my skills. I know how to ride a motorcycle and get around the track, but I want the knowledge and skills to do it smoothly.”

Ivey has a similar outlook, saying, “Barber will be our opportunity to get baseline settings and to gauge where we take the training for the remainder of the season. Long-term, we want to see improvement each weekend on track through a customized coaching program.”

As someone who has been a grid marshal for WERA and an umbrella girl for a number of races, including Moto2 and Moto3 at Circuit of the Americas, Hunter is no stranger to the grid. She also travels with Team Westby as an umbrella girl. “I’m used to being on the other side of things, so it definitely will be interesting to be swapping spots!” she said.

Fans can keep up with Hunter’s racing via Instagram (@hjhunter89), Facebook (wildfiremoto926) and YouTube (Wildfire Moto).

TVR and its riders are supported by Yamaha, Yamalube, Podium Motorsports, Pirelli, Vortex, VP Racing Fuel, Arai, N2 and ONE-X. [email protected]