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    • AF1 Racing Takes 3 Championships in the CMRA Finale

    Texas World Speedway – College Station, TX – October, 2009

    The legendary 2.9 mile road course at Texas World Speedway provided the venue for the 2009 CMRA Championship Season Finale where AF1 Racing took home Championships in the Unlimited Motard, Clubman and Heavyweight Twins classes.

    Jon Francis’ early morning win in Unlimited Motard, his 6th straight for the year aboard the #414 Aprilia SXV 550, promoted him abruptly from 3rd to 1st for the Championship.  Turning a fastest lap of 1:57.925, Jon was uncontested from the Green Flag to the Checker and coasted easily across the finish line for the Gold.  Ted Phillips was close on his heels on the #113 machine for 2nd Place.

    In the Clubman Class, Jon extended his Championship lead to 8 points with his 4th straight win on the SXV.  Other bikes simply could not compete with the Supermoto’s raw power down the expansive front straight and its nimble agility in the sweeping corners of the Superspeedway.

    Knowing that Season results were pretty well locked in his remaining races, Jon finished up his day aboard the SXV midpack in Lightweight Twins to secure 4th Overall for the year; and close battling in D Superbike resulted in a 4th Place finish and the 3rd Place Trophy for the Championship.

    Going into the last race of the Season in Heavyweight Twins astride the Aprilia RSVR, Ted enjoyed a healthy lead for the Championship and only needed to finish 10th or better for the Overall Win.  But with a fastest lap of 1:48.721 he duked it out with Chase Vivion for most of the race, then relaxed to a 3rd Place Finish on the final lap which put the hard fought Championship in the bag.

    Also of note is Ted’s solid 5th Place finish for the year in the B Superbike Class.  Were it not for a mid-season DNF due to a crash he could have been poised to finish the season on the podium.

    Competing against 121 other Expert racers in the hunt for the #1 Plate, Jon’s season standings earned him #3 while Ted’s garnered the #6 Plate for 2010.  In addition, Ted earned 963 points against the field of 25 first-year Experts, a full 119 points over 2nd Place, to win the Rookie Expert of the Year Award.

    And as a treat to AF1’s Steve Barone, his RSW125 successfully completed its first race with Jon at the controls and found its way to 4th place against a full grid of 125cc GP machines.  Months of tedious problem sorting finally paid off and the powerful MotoGp relic promises to be competitive next season.

    Jon Francis:  We set out this year to prove that the SXV was a reliable platform for roadracing, and not only were we competitive we ended up with 2 Championships and another podium for the Year.  Turns out the SXV is the weapon of choice in the proper hands.  Thanks again to all who helped make this possible, we can’t wait to do it again next year.

    Ted Phillips:  It’s been a great learning year with lots of ups and downs.  Looking back, I’m amazed at how much hard work it’s taken to get here and there’s no way it could have happened without our sponsors and all the guys at AF1 Racing.  It feels great to have AF1 Racing and Aprilia on top.

    Full CMRA Results here:  http://www.cmraracing.com/results.asp

    AF1 Racing is proud to be sponsored by Aprilia USA, Apriliaforum.com, Acculign, Woodcraft, Leo Vince, Rhino Moto, Dunlop Tires, North Texas Superbikes, Bridgestone Tires, Chicken Hawk Racing, Tyga Performance, Pit Bull, Blair Graphix, Yoyodyne and DrippinWet.com

    Photos by Barry Nichols at Foto41 , Doug Pawlak at Cafe Photo , and Dan McCarty at Dan McCarty Photography

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