(News Release)

Leeds, AL. (Sept 25, 2010) – LTD Racing’s Tomas Puerta finished third in the season finale at Barber Motorsports Park on Sunday, battling the wet conditions for 17 laps. Teammate Huntley Nash crashed out of the race while leading at the halfway point. Top Gun Sam Nash took 11th place.

Puerta ended up just one point shy of the AMA Pro SuperSport National Championship, decided by a unique two-leg format at this race. Tomy, aware of the many crashes in the race, took a cautious approach through the middle portions of the event and made his charge at the end. He climbed up to third place from fifth and closed on second during the last lap, but could not find his way past in the final corner.

“I knew I had to be with up with Huntley and Joey (Pascarella) to be the champion but I saw them both crash. Austin DeHaven passed me and I knew I needed to beat him, but I had a battle with another rider that held me back. The last three laps, I was able to push hard and catch up to Austin but I couldn’t pass him. The track was getting better and I pushed as hard as I could.”

Puerta won pole at Laguna and earned six podiums during 2010. He was third in season’s East Division points and showed remarkable consistency. He finished inside the top five in 10 of the 12 East Division races.

“It was a good year but I finished third or fourth a little too much,” said the Colombian. “I want to thank the team and all of the sponsors for everything.”

Huntley looked to have a second victory of the weekend nearly in his grasp as he led and was running a comfortable, quick pace until the middle part of the race. However, the Saturday winner hit a painted area on the track at over 100 miles an hour. Before he knew it, his race was over. He tried to remount but his bike had a broken handlebar.

“There’s not much to say. I was riding my own race. I wanted to win and I hit a paint line and it threw me off. I am completely fine. I slid forever and it tore up my bike,” said Nash, who rode a pink motorcycle this weekend as part of his campaign to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention.

Nash was a revelation in the 2010 season. He found a winning pace and took victories at Elkhart Lake, Laguna Seca, and Barber. Huntley earned second in East Division points and was a constant fixture at the front, earning 12 podium results in 2010.

“I am totally happy with the year,” he said. “I turned my career around, from an underdog to a guy who runs up front every race. I’m happy with how I have done and yesterday’s race was awesome. You can’t be too upset with going home with a first-place trophy. I’d like to thank my dad, Gary Medley, Jason Parker and the rest of the crew. It’s been a great year and we’ve come a long way and we couldn’t have done it without our sponsors.”

Sam Nash earned 11th in the downpour.

“It was pretty good and I felt better than yesterday,” said Sam. “It was slick and I saw Huntley go down. I knew I had to keep it up on two wheels. It was a good vacation. I wanted a top ten to take back to the real world of law school until next March at Daytona. A special thanks to the crew and congrats go out to Huntley for winning on Saturday, too!”

LTD Racing Gary Medley said, “The conditions were brutal and the boys rode hard. Things didn’t really go our way today, but that’s racing. We had a good year with six wins and 24 podiums. All of the boys progressed this year and all are in a good spot in their careers.”