Yoshimura Suzuki podiums at Millville AMA Pro Superbike

Blake Young raced his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 to a commendable third-placed finish and his 14th AMA Pro Superbike Championship podium of the season at the weekend's ninth round at Millville New Jersey.

On Saturday, Young turned in what can only be called an inspiring ride in the first of the weekend's two Superbike races: He got a good start and immediately owned second position, then went on to battle for a podium spot for all 23 laps before finally finishing third. On Sunday, Young overcame a lackluster start to finish fourth.

"I really haven't been doing myself any favours in qualifying," said Young, who qualified fifth this weekend. "On Saturday I got off to a good start on my Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 and got into second. But I was never able to settle in and feel comfortable. The weekend's been pretty frustrating for me and I know it has to be tough on my guys. The Yoshimura Suzuki team has been around for a long time and they deserve to win, so I need to perform better at Homestead in a few weeks."

Yoshimura Suzuki team-mate Chris Clark struggled with illness at the New Jersey event but remains optimistic. In Saturday's race, he got a top-10 start and ran in the top five for several laps before pulling into the pits due to nausea. He re-entered the race to salvage points and finished 15th. On Sunday, Clark was still ill but managed to finish 12th.

"I caught some sort of bug last week," said Clark. "I tried to shake it before the race weekend but wasn't able to. I got a good start in the first race and found myself in fifth, but it was tough to string good laps together and I ended up sick before the end of it. By Sunday, I was feeling pretty drained and didn't have much strength or mental clarity left. I knew what I was doing wrong, but I just couldn't do anything about it. Overall, I felt like I showed some good speed and now I just need to get well and show up strong in Miami."

Team Yoshimura Suzuki Racing's next event of the 2012 AMA Pro Superbike Championship series is at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Homestead, Florida on September 21 - 23rd.

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New Jersey Superbike Results - Race 1:

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

New Jersey Superbike Results - Race 2:

1. Josh Hayes 2. Josh Herrin 3. Roger Hayden 4. Blake Young (Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) 5. Ben Bostrom 6. Steve Rapp 7. Taylor Knapp 8. Danny Eslick 9. Larry Pegram 10. Chris Fillmore


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