(NEWS RELEASE)

Birmingham, AL) June 19, 2011 – LTD RACING Y.E.S. Yamaha has seen many good days racing in 2011 — including three victories — but Sunday at Barber Motorsports Park round wasn’t one of the team’s banner days. Huntley Nash had machine difficulties early in the Daytona SportBike and was forced to retire despite his most promising race in the class to that point. David Gaviria crashed out of the SuperSport race while fighting for the lead. Tomas Puerta was forced to take a calculated ride to eighth place after soreness from a Saturday crash made it tough to push. Sam Nash earned eleventh place in SuperSport.

“The bike felt the best it has yet before it broke,” said Huntley, who had finished ninth on Saturday. “It was unfortunate because I thought the way the race was developing, we could fight for eighth place. That’s the positive from it and we’re leaving here more competitive than when we got here.”

Once again, West points leader David Gaviria was a contender for the SuperSport race, but unfortunately, he crashed out while contesting the lead. “I lost the front,” said Gaviria. “I should have waited, as I had plenty of laps to make a move.”

With Gaviria out, Tomy Puerta was unable to earn a fourth 2011 SuperSport win for the team as he faced a tough race due to soreness from a previous crash. “I did my best today, but I did not have the strength after yesterday’s crash,” said Puerta of the injuries he incurred on Saturday. “I tried to stay with the leaders in the first two laps, but I soon knew it was impossible. My race was more of a Sunday ride, but I was still able to get in the top ten and earn some points for the championship.”

For Sam Nash, however, the weekend was a positive one. He finished 9th and then 11th on Sunday in tough, hot conditions. “I finished higher yesterday, but I enjoyed this race more,” said Sam. “I raced with some quality guys today, and it was a lot of fun. That’s the point of this to me — to go out and try to beat some good racers.”