Safety First Suzuki completed the Barber AMA weekend on both high and low notes. Riders Bobby Fong and Scott Ryan were new visitors to the track, finding the 2.3 mile Alabama circuit somewhat daunting.

Kevin Hanson- Safety First Suzuki Team Owner
“Bobby and Scotty struggled a bit this weekend since it was a new track to them. Scotty previously did a track day at Barber, but at the AMA level, it’s a whole new game for them. We made some progress and found some things that we can apply next week at Fontana where we tested earlier this year. I’m looking forward to the next round.”

Bobby Fong:
Barber Race Weekend Results: DNF- Supersport (30th overall), 16th- FX (8th overall)
“I like this track, it reminds me a bit of my home track of Infinion. It’s a challenging track in trying to set up the gearing, suspension and proper lines, but towards the end of the weekend, it all came together. We are heading in the right direction.”

Scott Ryan:
Barber Race Weekend Results: 30th- Supersport (39th overall), 24th- FX (38th overall)
“Most of the Midwest tracks I race at have little elevation change with the exception of Road America, so I needed to get used to all the blind uphill or downhill corners on this track. I did dial it in and lowered my lap times throughout the entire weekend. I am definitely looking forward to Fontana. I can see we are heading in the right direction. The results so far are not a good reflection of the level of effort we are giving as everyone on the team is working real hard to give me the best bike and Ron Wood from Michelin made sure that we had a supply of really good tires for the race. Case in point, I had the best rear tire that I have ever had this weekend.”

Safety First Racing was formed in 2004 by police officer/racer, Kevin Hanson, based out of Chicago, IL. For 2007, Safety First Suzuki will be competing in the AMA Superbike series in the Supersport and Formula Xtreme classes and is proud to be partnering with American Suzuki, 4&6, Michelin, Hindle Exhausts, GP Suspension, Sportbikes.net, Flipside Graphics, Vortex, Performance Friction, Pit Bull, Komodo, Suomy, Bazzaz Performance, Penske, Tsubaki, 7th Gear Performance Lubrication, R-Tech, Hotbodies, Kinesio Taping and Biofreeze. Checkout www.SAFETYFIRSTRACING.com to see the Safety First Suzuki line of apparel and casual wear. Kevin Hanson continues to educate elementary school aged children nationwide about the importance of helmet usage.

Safety First Suzuki completed the Barber AMA weekend on both high and low notes. Riders Bobby Fong and Scott Ryan were new visitors to the track, finding the 2.3 mile Alabama circuit somewhat daunting.

Kevin Hanson- Safety First Suzuki Team Owner
“Bobby and Scotty struggled a bit this weekend since it was a new track to them. Scotty previously did a track day at Barber, but at the AMA level, it’s a whole new game for them. We made some progress and found some things that we can apply next week at Fontana where we tested earlier this year. I’m looking forward to the next round.”

Bobby Fong:
Barber Race Weekend Results: DNF- Supersport (30th overall), 16th- FX (8th overall)
“I like this track, it reminds me a bit of my home track of Infinion. It’s a challenging track in trying to set up the gearing, suspension and proper lines, but towards the end of the weekend, it all came together. We are heading in the right direction.”

Scott Ryan:
Barber Race Weekend Results: 30th- Supersport (39th overall), 24th- FX (38th overall)
“Most of the Midwest tracks I race at have little elevation change with the exception of Road America, so I needed to get used to all the blind uphill or downhill corners on this track. I did dial it in and lowered my lap times throughout the entire weekend. I am definitely looking forward to Fontana. I can see we are heading in the right direction. The results so far are not a good reflection of the level of effort we are giving as everyone on the team is working real hard to give me the best bike and Ron Wood from Michelin made sure that we had a supply of really good tires for the race. Case in point, I had the best rear tire that I have ever had this weekend.”

Safety First Racing was formed in 2004 by police officer/racer, Kevin Hanson, based out of Chicago, IL. For 2007, Safety First Suzuki will be competing in the AMA Superbike series in the Supersport and Formula Xtreme classes and is proud to be partnering with American Suzuki, 4&6, Michelin, Hindle Exhausts, GP Suspension, Sportbikes.net, Flipside Graphics, Vortex, Performance Friction, Pit Bull, Komodo, Suomy, Bazzaz Performance, Penske, Tsubaki, 7th Gear Performance Lubrication, R-Tech, Hotbodies, Kinesio Taping and Biofreeze. Checkout www.SAFETYFIRSTRACING.com to see the Safety First Suzuki line of apparel and casual wear. Kevin Hanson continues to educate elementary school aged children nationwide about the importance of helmet usage.


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Any questions or comments regarding the press release can be directed to:
Dr. David Boll- Operations Manager 920-450-6066 doc at safetyfirstracing dot com
Kevin Hanson- Team Owner/Principal 217-493-3811 kevin at safetyfirstracing dot com