TOP TEN RESULTS FOR TEAM ROADRACINGWORLD.COM SUZUKI

Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki was back in action following an extended two-month AMA Superstock layoff at Virginia International Raceway. Anxious to get back to work, Chris Ulrich and Gary Mason enjoyed strong outings this weekend, claiming a pair of top tens for the team.

After qualifying on the second row for the 17-lap Superstock final with the eighth best time (1:27.337) on Saturday, Californian Ulrich led the charge on the Sunday. Pushing with the lead pack in his sights much of the race, he ultimately settled into a fine seventh place finish aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R1000.

Red Devil Roadracingworld.com's Gary Mason also outperformed his qualifying position in the race, taking 10th after qualifying 11th (1:28.740) in his first ever visit to the tricky VIR circuit.

Robertino Pietri, the reigning Latin American and Venezuelan Superbike champion, appeared to be in line for a successful weekend as well, unfortunately, a pair of falls damaged the frames on both his machines and prevented him from racing on Sunday.

Ulrich, who now stands seventh in the Superstock championship race, summed up the VIR round: "I think I had a pretty good weekend. We went around on Thursday and worked with some settings and then on Friday morning we got down to it pretty quick. It felt pretty good. My attitude this weekend was very good; I was calm and relaxed -- I had a little bit of time off. It's been a little stressful lately and I stayed pretty mellow all weekend and just kind of did my own thing and it worked out really well for me.

"My two guys, Rick Kress and Scott Crawford, do a great job. We had a bit of a breakthrough at the Atlanta test. We really got our heads down and got the communication and feedback working better. We carried that momentum into here and we hope to carry that momentum through the rest of the year.

"For sure it feels good to finally race again. It's been a couple months. It's been a good weekend. Gary got a good top-ten finish and it's his first time here. 'Tino was going pretty good in practice and I was happy with his progression through the weekend. Unfortunately, he crashed his main bike on Thursday and broke the frame. And then I think he was going for a good lap and he crashed his back-up bike and broke the frame again. At that point we're out of frames. It's unfortunate -- we only carry so many spares. I guess two strikes you're out."

Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki will be back in action in two weeks at Road Atlanta on August 31-September 2 for the second-to-last round of the 2007 AMA Superstock season.

Training in Alabama

Chris spent the week between the Mid-Ohio and VIR AMA races training in Alabama

NO RACES FOR TEAM ROADRACINGWORLD.COM SUZUKI AT MID-OHIO

Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki faced a less-than-satisfying conclusion to the Mid-Ohio weekend as the AMA Superstock race was ultimately cancelled. Sunday showers delayed the action late into the day and by the time the conditions finally allowed for the AMA Superbike race to be completed, it was assessed by the sanctioning body that darkening conditions and water in turn one made it impossible to fit the support class races into the revised schedule.

It was especially frustrating that the cancellation occurred at one of Chris Ulrich's best circuits, the scene of a 2002 Superstock victory and 2000 250GP podium finish for the Californian. Ulrich came into the round with his sights set on a top-five result.

The squad showed impressive speed during the lead up to Sunday, with Ulrich leading the way. He qualified on the second row aboard his Pirelli-shod GSX-R1000, circulating the 2.4-mile circuit in 1:27.222, eighth best in the session.

Venezuelan Robertino Pietri was also in the top ten in qualifying, posting the tenth fastest lap at 1:27.660.

The team's latest addition, Red Devil Roadracingworld.com's Gary Mason, was competitive at Mid-Ohio as well, qualifying 13^th fastest at 1:28.433.

Team Roadracingworld.com Suzuki will look to make up for this lost opportunity in the series' next round, which takes place at Virginia International Raceway on August 17-19 in Alton, VA.