Wood Completes Perfect Weekend In F-USA Action At Road America

Wood Completes Perfect Weekend In F-USA Action At Road America

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Arclight Suzuki’s Jeff Wood went three-for-three in Formula USA action at Road America Sunday, completing a perfect weekend which saw him take pole positions and wins in every race he entered. Motorcycle Performance’s Ed Key used his Suzuki SV650 to win the Thunderbike race. Wood was able to take advantage of good starts to run away with the Formula Sportbike and Superbike races. In the Sportbike race, Kawasaki-mounted Jason Farrell got away in front of Wood, leading him for a little over a lap, before Wood was able to get by and distance himself from the field. Behind Wood in Formula Sportbike things spread out quickly. Wood’s Arclight Suzuki teammate Scott Harwell took second, followed by Shawn Conrad. Wood, Harwell and Conrad all rode Suzuki GSX-R750s. Harwell also took third in Superbike after a race-long battle with Scott Greenwood, David Weber (who dropped out just past halfway with a mechanical problem), and Michael Himmelsbach. Former AMA Pro Thunder Champion Conrad was the only other rider besides Wood to finish on the podium in three events, taking second in Sportbike and Superbike. Thunderbike had the biggest grid of the F-USA events, 26 riders, and also provided the closest racing. Key took his Suzuki out to an early lead, followed by Dave Estok on a Buell XB12R. Key and Estok quickly broke away from the field and proceeded to trade the lead for the entire eight-lap event, with Key taking the win by less than a bikelength. Bryan Bemisderfer struggled early in the weekend, but was able to use the superior power of his Buell XB12R to take third ahead of Suzuki-mounted David Yaakov. F-USA Provisional Results: Formula Sportbike (750cc): 1. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R750), 10 Laps 2. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R750) 3. Shawn Conrad (Suz GSX-R750) 4. Jesse Janisch (Suz GSX-R750) 5. Ryan Elleby (Suz GSX-R750) 6. Andy Feuersthaler (Suz GSX-R750) 7. Brandon Parrish (Suz GSX-R750) 8. Daniel Doty (Yam YZF-R6) 9. Randy Rega (Suz GSX-R750) 10. Joe Ribeiro (Suz GSX-R750) Sportbike (600cc): 1. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 10 Laps 2. Shawn Conrad (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-6RR) 4. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6RR) 5. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R600) 6. David Weber (Suz GSX-R600) 7. Michael Himmelsbach (Yam YZF-R6) 8. Adam Dolney (Yam YZF-R6) 9. Ryan Elleby (Suz GSX-R600) 10. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6RR) Superbike (600cc): 1. Jeff Wood (Suz GSX-R600), 10 Laps 2. Shawn Conrad (Kaw ZX-6RR) 3. Scott Harwell (Suz GSX-R600) 4. Jason Farrell (Kaw ZX-6RR) 5. Michael Himmelsbach (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Scott Greenwood (Kaw ZX-6RR) 7. Adam Dolney (Yam YZF-R6) 8. Brian Hall (Kaw ZX-6RR) 9. Ray Bowman (Hon CBR600RR) 10. Scott Ackerman (Yam YZF-R6) Thunderbike: 1. Ed Key (Suz SV650), 8 Laps 2. Dave Estok (Bue XB12R) 3. Bryan Bemisderfer (Bue XB12R) 4. David Yaakov (Suz SV650) 5. Robert Fisher (Suz SV650) 6. Clint Brotz (Bue XB12R) 7. Dave Ebben (Bue XB12R) 8. Joe Rozynski (Bue XB12R) 9. Paul James (Bue XB12R) 10. Darren Danilowicz (Suz SV650)

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