ELKHART LAKE, WI (June 5, 2011) – Team SuzukiScoopFans rider Elena Myers continues to show skill and determination in her charge toward the 2011 AMA SuperSport Championship. Myers carded an impressive fourth-place finish in Sunday’s race at Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI, and a strong seventh-place finish the day before. These combined results mean that the 17-year-old Californian is now in fifth place in the West Division’s overall championship standings. Sunday afternoon’s race saw Myers get a great start on her SuzukiScoopFans lead almost immediately. She continued to battle aggressively for the lead during the first half of the 10-lap race. Although she dropped back to fourth position by the end of the race, there’s no question that Myers had her head down and was giving it everything she
had for all 10 laps.
“My starts have always been good but that was one of the best I’ve ever had,” said Myers. “Getting third going into
the first turn after starting from the third row isn’t exactly too bad! I was trying to stay smooth and work with the SuzukiScoopFans Suzuki GSX-R600 instead of against it. Everybody was going at it and obviously some people crashed, and I’m glad I wasn’t any part of that. I’ve been trying to focus on being smooth and consistent in the last few races and that worked out for me this time.”
The day before, Myers also got a good start and she ran consistently in fifth place on Saturday. Although she fell back a few spots, Myers said that Saturday’s race was a good learning experience and she definitely picked up some information that she used in Sunday’s race.
The day before, Myers also got a good start and she ran consistently in fifth place on Saturday. Although she fell back a few spots, Myers said that Saturday’s race was a good learning experience and she definitely picked up some information that she used in Sunday’s race.
The 2011 SuzukiScoopFans team’s next event of the 2011 AMA SuperSport season will be at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL, on June 17-19, 2011.
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