Team Moe’s/TVR on the WERA Endurance Podium Twice at Summit Point

SUMMIT POINT, W. Va. – Heat, humidity, an understaffed crew and a shortened rider roster were not enough to keep Team Moe’s/TVR from winning the Heavyweight Superstock class and finishing second overall in Saturday’s WERA National Endurance Series race at Summit Point.

Chuck Ivey and Joshua Day were joined by Reuben Frankenfield for the six-hour race on the TVR Yamaha YZF-R1. Ivey and Day intended to share the riding, but former TVR regular Frankenfield stepped in to ride a stint when Day began having trouble with numbness in his hands and arms.

Ivey started the race and rode three and a half stints before the checkered flag. Day put in two stints, and Frankenfield one. Ivey held down fourth overall in his opening stint, and from there the team moved up to the top of the Heavyweight Superstock class.

After six hours of racing, the competition was still close between TVR and the other entries in the race. The Yamaha crossed the finish line with only 31.4 seconds over both Team Maxxis and Brand X.

The close race for second overall was nearly lost in the final minutes of the race. The R1’s fuel tank capacity gave the team about 48 minutes between pit stops, but when Ivey got on the bike for the final stint there were 52 minutes left in the race.

The fuel light came on with ten minutes to go, but Ivey decided to risk making it to the end. He conserved fuel as much as he could without allowing the other teams to close the gap. The gamble paid off and Ivey held onto second.

For Ivey, taking another class win and standing on the overall podium was a rewarding end to the weekend. “I knew coming into the weekend we would have our work cut out for us,” said Ivey. “We just wanted to be consistent and run our pace; let everyone else wear themselves out and make mistakes. Josh and Reuben rode well and we got a new Pirelli front tire that let us save time on pit stops. We only had to change the front tire once. I would like to thank Keith, Chris, and Regina for their invaluable help in the pits.”

“I knew going in that it would be a tough weekend,” said Day. “My first stint was pretty uneventful, but about halfway through my second stint my hands started to tingle and get numb. I finally signaled to come in, but I had to keep lapping until the team could get ready for a pit stop.”

With the new Pirelli front, TVR hopes that no front tire changes will be required during upcoming four-hour races, significantly speeding up pit stops.

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