YOUNG TAKES 11TH PODIUM AT BARBER SBK

Blake Young celebrated his 11th podium position from 11 races so far of the AMA Pro Superbike Championship at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham at the weekend with second and third places aboard his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000.

On Saturday, Young had a good showing by getting a good start and settling into third place by the end of lap one. He went on to bring home third and remained unfased by the Alabama heat and humidity. On Sunday, Young suffered a poor start but made the most of his talent and the power of the Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to finish second.

Said Young: "I ended up third on Saturday, though I felt pretty good about it. I've been kind of struggling but I don't think I could've gone any quicker. The Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 was feeling good and my team is giving 100 per cent. On Sunday, the start was a bit of a struggle. But I put my head down and had a good race. Now, I'm looking forward to going home for a few days and then off to Mid-Ohio. I enjoy that track and the fans are great there."

Team mate Chris Clark also had a consistent race on Saturday. After getting a decent start on his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000, he worked his way into eighth place and stayed put to the flag. On Sunday, Clark took a spill while running in the top 10 but moved up a position to eighth in the overall Championship points standings.

"I got an OK start on Saturday," said Clark. "And I got into eighth on the first lap and stayed there. On Sunday, I tucked the front. I was pretty disappointed because I was feeling good. But we're getting closer and closer to the front pack and I'm hoping to improve on that at Mid-Ohio."

Team Yoshimura Suzuki Racing's next event of the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike Championship series is at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio on July 13-15th.

Barber Superbike Results, Race 1:

1. Josh Hayes 2. Josh Herrin 3. Blake Young (Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) 4. Geoff May 5. Roger Hayden 6. Larry Pegram 7. Danny Eslick 8. Chris Clark (Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) 9. Steve Rapp 10. David Anthony

Barber Superbike Results, Race 2:

1. Josh Hayes 2. Blake Young (Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) 3. Josh Herrin 4. Geoff May 5. Roger Hayden 6. Ben Bostrom 7. Steve Rapp 8. Larry Pegram 9. David Anthony 10. Chris Ulrich

2012 Superbike Class Standings:

1. Josh Hayes - 320 2. Blake Young (Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) - 283 3. Josh Herrin - 197 4. Geoff May - 159 5. Roger Hayden - 158 6. Larry Pegram - 151 7. Ben Bostrom - 126 8. Chris Clark (Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) - 124 9. Danny Eslick - 121 10. Steve Rapp - 115