July 8, 2014 – Maumee, OH – Honda East Yoshimura Suzuki rider Eddie Kraft won three of four races in Sunday’s WERA event at Pittsburgh International Raceway Complex, located in Wampum, PA – held during the Fourth of July holiday weekend.
After crashing out in Saturday’s Heavyweight Solo race, the Witchkraft Racing crew worked through the night putting back together one of the two Suzuki GSX-R750’s – and rebounded big on Sunday to win the 750 Superstock, 750 Superbike and 1000 Superstock races, while missing out on a fourth win in Formula 1 by just seven-tenths of a second. In the process, Kraft set the overall fastest lap of the weekend, running on Pirelli’s Supersport-spec DOT tires in all four races.
“We were leading early on in Saturday’s race and I kind of threw it away,” Eddie states. “It happened in a fairly quick 3rd gear section of the track. I was leaned over, on the throttle and starting to setup to brake, but the bike got unsettled and I inadvertently stabbed the brake and immediately locked up the front wheel. In my years of racing at PIRC, I’ve never crashed there and I’m still not completely sure how I pulled it off, to be honest. Thankfully the great gear I was wearing saved my butt.”
Kraft continues, “The team worked their tails off to get the bike back together for Sunday, as well as getting help from several other people at the track, willing to lend a hand. I can’t thank them enough; as it really motivated me to go out on Sunday and make sure their efforts weren’t wasted. Both Honda East Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R750’s were running great and while we came up a little short in winning all four races, I’m proud of how we bounced back after significant adversity on Saturday.”
The team’s next official event will be the WERA National Event at Mid-Ohio, taking place on July 14-15.
About Honda East: As a family owned and operated Ohio motorcycle dealer, Honda East’s philosophy is to treat each customer like a family member, every visit. Our award-winning sales staff will strive to meet and exceed your expectations, whether you are purchasing a new vehicle, calling with a question, picking up a part, or just looking in our shop. Located in Northwest Ohio, Honda East is the #1 ranked dealership in both Ohio and Michigan; offering a full line of sport bikes, cruisers, dirt bikes, ATVs, scooters, watercraft and snowmobiles not only by Honda, but Suzuki, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Aprilia, Indian, Sea-Doo, Ski-Doo, Can-Am, Kymco, Bombardier, Polaris and Artic Cat. Honda East prides themselves on the best out the door deal, period. No games, no hassles.
About Yoshimura R&D of America: Yoshimura is “The Leader in Performance” and has been for more than 55 years. With unmatched skills, knowledge, and passion for racing, Yoshimura is on the forefront of the aftermarket exhaust industry. Yoshimura pipes are race bred and feature the same legendary performance, fit and quality that has been their trademark for more than five decades. To learn more about Yoshimura and view their wide variety of performance products, visit www.yoshimura-rd.com.
Witchkraft Racing would also like to thank their 2014 sponsors: Pirelli Tires, MCJ Motorsports, GoPro, Riders Discount, Dynojet, Motul, Millennium Technologies, NGK, Chicken Hawk, Moto Liberty, RS Taichi, Shoei Helmets, Samco, WWB, Ballistic Performance and Motion Pro. Also Ohlins USA, Pit Bull, Sharkskinz, PopShadow Decals, MC Designs, Spider Grips, Hammer Nutrition, Performance Cycleworx and Andrew Swenson Designs.
For more information on Honda East, visit hondaeast.com. For information on Yoshimura, visit yoshimura-rd.com. And for news on the race team, please visit witchkraftracing.com.
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