Ducati Indianapolis Sweeps Grattan

DUCATI INDIANAPOLIS RIDERS SWEEP TWINS CLASSES AT GRATTAN RACEWAY

            Ducati Indianapolis / Carrmoto sponsored riders swept both expert and novice Heavy weight Twins Superbike and Super sport races at the WERA North Central race weekend held at Grattan Raceway (counter clockwise) on 17 May 09.  Mike Flis ran away with the Expert Heavy Weight Twins Super Sport race while Mike Books took the Heavy Weight Twins Superbike win after a race long battle with fellow Indy Ducati riders Mike Flis and Gene Burcham.  Flis finished second in the race while Burcham took third, completing a Carrmoto sweep of the podium.  First year novice Andrew Sidwell won both Heavyweight Twins superbike and supersport races in the novice class.  To cap off a perfect weekend, Mike Books posted the fasted V-twin lap of the weekend – a 1:24.53 - on a Carrmoto prepped Ducati 848 with stock suspension. 

Matt Carr (Ducati Indianapolis Co-owner):

“It was pretty cool to see three of our bikes all running nose to tail in the Expert class and Andrew leading the Amateur class at the same time.  What was most interesting to me was that while all four bikes were 848’s, not one was identical in the setup department.  We are trying a few different setups with all the bikes and trying to find what works for each rider.  We have come along way since last year with Mike Flis and Gene doing most of the development riding and it was great to see Mike Books back out on the track after winning three WERA championships last year on a Carrmoto tuned R6.  He enjoyed his ride on the 848 and is looking forward to riding it again.  Andrew continues to impress with his ability to learn new tracks and get up to speed quickly.