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Posted by Staff
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Wednesday, 20 August 2008 |
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From Team Hammer press
YOUNG AND WEST RETURN TO TEAM HAMMER FOR 2009
Team Hammer,
Inc. will continue to work with riders Blake Young and Cory West in 2009.
Young, age 20, is in the middle of a two-year contract with Team Hammer,
which is currently racing as Team M4 EMGO Suzuki.
"Next year I'm coming
back to the team and it should be good," said Young. "Having a year under our
belts working together with the team should be a major plus. That's one less
thing we need to worry about. We're comfortable with each other and familiar in
how we work together, so it should be good."
Young has been the
breakthrough rider in the AMA series this year and he's emerged as a young star
on Team M4 EMGO Suzuki's machinery since joining the team for 2008. Young won
the Elkhart Lake Superstock race in brilliant fashion to register his first AMA
victory and has had other great runs as well. He was second at Daytona and
Mid-Ohio and third at California Speedway. "I've just been trying to put in
decent results this year and with what we've learned running at the front of the
pack, I think we should be a real serious force next season," said the Wisconsin
native.
West has been solid in his first year on the team. The Arkansas
racer reached the AMA Supersport podium at Miller Motorsports Park on his M4
EMGO Suzuki GSX-R600 and has a bevy of top-10 finishes to his credit in the
class. The former AMA Superbike Rookie of the Year will return to Team Hammer in
2009 after the team exercised a contract option last weekend.
"Blake and
Cory have both been fantastic young riders for the team this year," said Crew
Chief Keith Perry. "They both have a lot of talent but they are also racers who
are already earning good results. We're enthusiastic about having both of them
back next season. Along with Martin Cardenas, we have a trio we are really
excited about. Blake and Martin have already proven they can run at the front
and Cory has been on the podium, too. The team feels it is an exciting time for
motorcycle racing in the U.S. and we feel great about our riders
returning."
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