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US Superbike: Geoff May Joins
Michael Jordan Motorsports for 2008
Michael Jordan Motorsports Suzuki
is pleased to announce that Geoff May, a former AMA Superbike
Rookie of the Year, has signed a contract to race in the AMA
Superbike Championship series for the team during the 2008 season.
May, who finished fourth in overall points in the 2007 AMA Superstock
series, earned six top-five finishes, including four podium finishes
in nine race starts. He joins Aaron Yates, who returns
to the Jordan Suzuki team for a second season. Last season,
Yates also had six top-five finishes in the Superstock class,
including four podium finishes and a race win. While both riders
will race Suzuki GSX-R1000's, May will concentrate on the Superstock
Championship, while Yates will compete in both the AMA Superstock
and Superbike classes.
"The Jordan Suzuki team is thrilled to welcome Geoff May,"
said team general manager Ken Abbott. "We hope to
continue our progression in both the Superbike and Superstock
classes after last season's two class wins and 15 podium finishes.
While we look forward to our guys making it to the Superstock
podium with regularity, we've also invested in some strategies
we hope will keep Jordan Suzuki in the hunt for more podiums
in Superbike as well."
May, 27, earned championships in WERA, CCS and Formula USA racing
before turning pro in 2000. He is a native of Georgia and
lives with his wife in Gainesville.
Four-time AMA champion Yates, 33, has won titles in the 1000
cc Superstock, 600 cc Supersport, 750 cc Supersport and SuperTeams
classes. The Georgia-born racer turned pro in 1993 and
has earned 43 career AMA National victories, four wins in AMA
SuperTwins (883 cc) class and four wins in AMA Super-Teams Endurance
competition. In 2007, he finished in the top five in 11
of 19 Superbike events, earning three podium finishes. Yates
resides in Milledgeville and is married with two children.
The Jordan Suzuki riders and crew will attend the annual Dunlop
Tire test, December 1-2, 2007 at Daytona International Speedway
in Daytona, Florida. The AMA Superbike Championship series
resumes March 5-8, 2008, also at Daytona International Speedway.
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