AMA Daytona SportBike Series Continues at Barber Motorsports Park

The Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team riders had their best finishes of the year at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama.

Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team Riders at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama
Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team Riders at Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama

Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team Rider Chaz Davies scored a fourth place finish at Barber Motorsports Park and was only .027 of a second off the podium
Factory Aprilia Millennium Technologies Team Rider Chaz Davies scored a fourth place finish at Barber Motorsports Park and was only .027 of a second off the podium
Ben Thompson finished sixth and Chaz Davies finished fourth in the Daytona SportBike Series Race. Davies qualified in third position after a fast lap in Superpole. Thompson qualified in his best starting position of the year in fourteenth position.
Aprilia RSV1000R rider Chaz Davies scored one of his best finishes this season at the Daytona SportBike Race
Aprilia RSV1000R rider Chaz Davies scored one of his best finishes this season at the Daytona SportBike Race

Ben Thompson in the AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race in Leeds, Alabama
Ben Thompson in the AMA Daytona SportBike Series Race in Leeds, Alabama

The first day of competition was difficult for the Factory Aprilia Team. Davies crashed when a rider in front of him dragged dirt on the track with his knee. Davies picked up his RSV1000R and continued the race. He finished in 28th place and managed to turn the fastest lap of the race. Thompson finished 19th.

The next day riders and fans faced tornados and thunderstorms. The AMA managed to get in three races during a break in the weather. Race Day Two began with a wet but drying track. Davies and Thompson had great starts and Davies was in immediate contention for the lead. Thompson raced through the field well into the top ten.

The Aprilia RSV1000R's are equipped with K&N air and oil filters. “We use K&N on everything we build,” said Team Manager Chip Spalding. “K&N protects our engines from track debris.”

“The team took advantage of the short three week break between rounds and made huge improvements to the Aprilia RSV1000R,” said Davies. “We had a podium finishing bike both days but we just did not have the right circumstances.”

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