Copyright 2003, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc.

By Beth Wyse

Vesrah Suzuki took their second consecutive win in the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series in round two, a four-hour race held at Carolina Motorsports Park. Mark Junge, Tray Batey and John Jacobi shared the Suzuki GSX-R1000.

The Suzuki GSX-R600 of Army of Darkness finished second overall and first in Mediumweight Superbike, four laps down, with riders Sam Fleming, Mark Crozier and Jeff Walker. Team Xtreme was third, with Billy Ethridge and Mark Edwards on a Suzuki GSX-R1000.

Batey took the lead at the start of the race, with Greg Moore on the Team Xtreme II Suzuki GSX-R750 keeping his pace in the opening laps. Batey was forced to ride faster to pull away. His lead grew as Army of Darkness moved into second.

Team Xtreme had to hold off Team Velocity Racing, who finished just 9.951 seconds behind them. Team Velocity was fourth overall and first in Mediumweight Superstock. Their Suzuki GSX-R600 was ridden by Chuck Ivey, Steve Breckenridge and Reuben Frankenfield.

The Bluemoto/Jeff Wyler Suzuki GSX-R750 of Mike Scruggs and Jeff Muskopf won Heavyweight Superstock. The team finished fifth overall.

Despite crashing in the final hour of the race, Tight Squeeze II won Lightweight Superbike on a Suzuki SV650. Chris Normand and Martin Musil shared the bike.

There were no red flags during the race.

RESULTS:

1. Vesrah Suzuki (Mark Junge/Tray Batey/John Jacobi), Suz GSX-R1000, Heavyweight Superbike, 143 laps

2. Army of Darkness (Sam Fleming/Mark Crozier/Jeff Walker), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superbike, 139 laps

3. Team Xtreme (Mark Edwards/Billy Ethridge), Suz GSX-R1000, Heavyweight Superbike, 136 laps

4. Team Velocity Racing (Chuck Ivey/Steve Breckenridge/Reuben Frankenfield), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superstock, 136 laps

5. BlueMoto/Jeff Wyler (Mike Scruggs/Jeff Muskopf), Suz GSX-R750, Heavyweight Superstock, 135 laps

6. Velocity Crew Racing (Kevin Perkins/Paul Youngman/John Joseph), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superbike, 134 laps

7. Neighbor of the Beast (Melissa Berkoff/Scott Fisher/Roman Kilgore), Yam YZF R6, Mediumweight Superstock, 134 laps

8. Ricochet Racing (Brian Suffridge/Lee Fields/Greg Ford/C.R. Gittere), Suz GSX-R600, Mediumweight Superstock, 134 laps

9. Team Chicago (Dan Schmitt/Phil Caudill), Yam YZF R6, Mediumweight Superstock, 132 laps

10. Taylor Knapp-Ray C’s Racing (Dave Knapp/Fritz Kling), Yam YZF R6, Mediumweight Superstock, 132 laps