WYMAN AND VENTURA TO SUBSTITUTE FOR VISION WHEEL M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI AT MOTOAMERICA ROUND IN LAGUNA SECA
BREA, Calif., July 7, 2022 — Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki will subject two alternative riders at this coming weekend’s MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Street Racing spherical at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California.
Kyle Wyman will journey a Suzuki GSX-R1000R in Superbike competitors rather than the injured Jake Lewis, whereas Cory Ventura will substitute for Sam Lochoff aboard a Suzuki GSX-R750 in Supersport.
Lewis is recovering from surgical procedure after struggling an harm throughout Saturday’s race on the Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington.
Wyman, from Macedon, New York, has excelled in a number of MotoAmerica courses, has gained the Daytona 200, and boasts a number of Superbike podium finishes over his profession, together with scoring one earlier this yr whereas driving in a substitute function for one more workforce at Street Atlanta.
“We appeared for somebody with Superbike expertise who might get a consequence and was out there,” mentioned Chris Ulrich, Vice President of Racing Operations for Crew Hammer. “Kyle was on the prime of the record. He has examined with us earlier than so we all know his talent set and the way he works. We’re wanting ahead to seeing what he can do on our bike.”
With Lochoff out, Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki will flip to Cory Ventura to substitute at his residence observe. The Twins Cup common is an AFM champion and a confirmed standout at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, the place he has taken three MotoAmerica Supersport podiums within the sequence’ most up-to-date two stops on the fabled venue.
“Sam must get well from a mud bike incident whereas coaching. He fractured his ankle. We have to fill the seat whereas Sam recovers, so we’re giving Cory Ventura a shot,” mentioned Ulrich. “Cory did surprisingly properly in 2021 at Laguna Seca, so we determined to see how he’ll do on our 750 at his residence observe. We all know how good the bike is, even in its first season, and absolutely anticipate Cory to do properly.”
Crew Hammer will race at Laguna Seca Raceway in Monterey, California, on July 8-10.
ABOUT TEAM HAMMER
The 2022 season marks Crew Hammer’s forty second consecutive yr of working as knowledgeable highway racing workforce. Racebikes constructed and fielded by Crew Hammer have gained 129 AMA Professional and MotoAmerica Nationwide races, have completed on AMA Professional and MotoAmerica Nationwide podiums 340 instances, and have gained 11 AMA Professional and MotoAmerica Nationwide Championships, in addition to two FIM South American Championships (in Superbike and Supersport.) The workforce has additionally gained 137 endurance races total (together with seven 24-hour races) and 13 General WERA Nationwide Endurance Championships with Suzuki bikes and holds the U.S. document for mileage coated in a 24-hour race. The workforce additionally competed within the televised Nineteen Nineties Formulation USA Nationwide Championship, famously operating “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and gained 4 F-USA Championships.
ABOUT VISION WHEEL
Based in 1976, Imaginative and prescient Wheel is among the nation’s main suppliers of customized wheels for vehicles and vehicles, and one of many first producers of customized wheels and tires for ATVs, UTVs, and golf carts. Imaginative and prescient Wheel seems past the present traits and to the longer term in creating, manufacturing, and distributing its wheels. Imaginative and prescient’s strains of road, race, off-road, American Muscle, and Milanni wheels are distributed nationally and internationally by means of a trusted community of distributors. Imaginative and prescient Wheel additionally produces the Imaginative and prescient It AR app to permit customers to see how their wheel of selection will look on their automobile earlier than buy and set up. For extra info on Imaginative and prescient Wheel, go to www.visionwheel.com.
ABOUT SUZUKI
Suzuki Motor USA, LLC. (SMO) distributes Bikes, ATVs, Scooters, Automotive Elements, Equipment, and ECSTAR Oils & Chemical substances through an intensive supplier community all through 49 states. Suzuki Motor Company (SMC), primarily based in Hamamatsu, Japan, is a diversified worldwide producer of Bikes, ATVs, Scooters, Vehicles, Outboard Motors, and associated merchandise. Based in 1909 and integrated in 1920, SMC has enterprise relations with 201 international locations/areas. For extra info, go to www.suzuki.com.
