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Attard Earns Second in Formula Xtreme

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Monday, 06 August 2007
Attack Kawasaki’s Attard Earns Second in Formula Xtreme in Ohio Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Hayden Rounds Out Top-Five in Superbike Lexington, Ohio (August 4, 2007) – Attack Kawasaki’s Ben Attard captured a second-place finish in the AMA Formula Xtreme race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. Monster Energy Kawasaki’s Roger Hayden came from behind to finish the AMA Superbike race in fifth. After just missing the podium at the last AMA Formula Xtreme in Utah, Attard put together another solid race aboard his Kawasaki ZX™-6R. He rode through a broken brake adjuster and was able to finish in the runner-up position, his second podium finish of the season. “It was definitely a great race,” said Attard. “We have been fast all weekend and it helped build up my confidence to know that I had the pace to be up front. There are a lot of turns here and the bike was flowing really well on this track. It helped to show we can be up there competing to win these races.” Attack Kawasaki’s Steve Rapp started on pace, but had to back off when he experienced a tire issue. He did his best to stay with the front-runners and ended the day with a respectable ninth place. “We are going to take what we learned about our tire choice from today and use it for tomorrow’s race,” said Rapp. In the first of two AMA Superbike races this weekend, Hayden continued to impressive aboard his Kawasaki ZX™-10R. He was running in seventh when the red flag came out on lap 14, and was able to come in, make a few adjustments and change tires. After the restart, he made several clean passes to eventually round out the top-five. “I actually benefited from the red flag and was able to go faster the second half of the race,” said Hayden. “We kind of struggled all weekend so this was a good finish for us. Hopefully tomorrow we can get another good start and get up to the front.” Monster Energy Kawasaki rider Jamie Hacking was running in fifth when he suffered a low-side crash during lap five. He was not injured but unable to return to the race. The AMA Supersport and second AMA Superbike races are set to race Sunday afternoon at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. For the most recent Kawasaki racing action, interviews and more visit www.kawasaki.com/racing *from Kawasaki press*

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