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Fourth podium of the season

Oxford, PA. – August 28, 2013 –Round 9 of the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles Grand National Championship season at the inaugural Mega Mile saw the TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki team with rider Brandon Robinson earn their second podium result in as many races as Brob44 brought the team’s EX650-based mount home to a 3rd-place finish in New Kent at the Colonial Downs Raceway. The result marked the fourth podium for Robinson and his fifth top-5 of the season.

After a 2nd-place effort at the previous week’s event at the legendary Indy Mile, the #44 TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki rider rode to another solid finish, even after hitting the ground in his heat race. “We were pushing a little too hard and just slid out while in the lead,” stated Robinson, “and I’m a little sore, but the bike was good to go and we were able to regroup and make the National main after the restart, and then it was feet up and wide open the rest of the way. I’ve never been able to ride like that at any other track, so it was a cool experience to be able to do it at Colonial Downs. It was really a fun track to race at.”

As a result of finishing in the 3rd-place spot behind winner Jared Mees on the Rogers Racing XR750 and runner-up Henry Wiles on the Lloyd Brothers Motorsports Ducati, Robinson gained a few more points in the championship hunt to remain solidly in the 5th-place position in the overall championship standings with 113 points. Brad Baker still leads the standings with 156 points in spite of his DNF in Virginia, with Wiles leapfrogging around Bryan Smith for the 2nd-place spot (139-134 points) and Mees holding on to the 4th-place spot (128 points.)

Four races remain in the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles Grand National Championship season, with the doubleheader round coming up this coming weekend over the Labor Day holiday at the Springfield Mile. “We’re really looking forward to Springfield, and we’ll have all four bikes rebuilt (from the motor loss at Indy) for JD Beach and I to ride. It should be a great weekend for all of us,” continued Robinson.

The TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki team is looking forward to seeing all of the fans at Springfield this coming weekend, and invites each and every one of them to come down to visit with us so we can share the great fortunes we are experiencing this year with all of you. Please be sure to come on by and check us out during the fan walks at the Springfield Mile I & II events on Saturday, August 31 and Sunday, September 1!

Brandon Robinson #44 & the TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki AMA Grand National Championship team would like to thank all of our sponsors for the 2013 season:

TJ Burnett Farms, USC Racing Kawasaki, James Hart Racing, Arai, Next Moto Champion, ATI Physical Therapy, Penske Racing Shocks, AXO, Saddlemen, Protect All, Pro Plates, ISC Racers Tape, Motion Pro, Southland, Matrix Race Products, Race Tech, Lemonds Kawasaki, WKR, Mr. Sign, Bill Built, Royal Publishing, VC Graphix, DAOapparel.com, PMP Sprockets, Spectro Oils, CP Pistons, G2 Ergonomics, Works Connection, K&N, Hartman Photography, Mitchell Mechanical, J&H Repair, Big Dawg Racing, Ricko, Jim Chapman, Tom Scibek, Joe Reynolds, John Y, Mom & Dad