Brandon Robinson and the #44 TJ Burnett Farms/USC/James Hart Racing Kawasaki team had a weekend that most people that compete in The Rolling Thunder Show could only dream of, but the team persevered and grabbed the doubleheader win in both rounds of the Springfield Mile I & II doubleheader at the Illinois State Fairgrounds-hosted event over the Labor Day weekend.
Robinson, who had earlier in the season won his breakout win in the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles Grand National Championships season at the Daytona Short Track II, had a career weekend at Springfield in winning his first and second Twins Series events of the year and of his career, and along the way swept the entire weekend's events starting with the fast qualifying time, winning the fastest heat to get the pole for each day's event, winning both Dash for Cash 4-lap bonus events and then taking the win in the 25-lap National mains on Saturday, August 31 and again on Sunday, September 1.
The young and rising star from Oxford, PA. thrilled the crowd on both days in what were two completely different outcomes to each race. On Saturday, Robinson used the awesome power in his Woody Kyle Racing (WKR)-built Kawasaki EX650 to work his way around team mate JD Beach on the 6th lap of the race to run away with the win by just over 5.2 seconds. In Sunday's race, Robinson fought tooth and nail with the duo of 2nd-place double round finisher Bryan Smith on the #42 Crosley Radio/Howerton Motorsports Kawasaki and the #2 Harley-Davidson Motor Co/Screamin' Eagle factory XR750 of Kenny Coolbeth, Jr. to grab the win by just shy of .3 seconds. Team mate Beach nailed down the 3rd-place spot in both days events as well for what was a repeat of each finishing position over the course of both day's rounds.
In the shot above, Robinson acknowledges the crowd at the mecca of flat track racing at the Illinois State Fairgrounds after winning the Dash for Cash event at the Springfield Mile I on Saturday, August 31.
Please join us in celebrating this great feat and congratulating this fine young man and his team for their great efforts over the course of last weekend's events, and check out the press release below highlighting their great run to the top of the box at the Springfield Mile I & II. Way to go guys, a big tip of the helmet to everyone who was involved!
Press release courtesy of Brandon Robinson and the TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki team, winners of the Springfield Mile I & II in the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles Grand National Championship season.
Brandon
Robinson Sweeps the Weekend at the Springfield Mile I & II Labor
Day Weekend Doubleheader on the TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki
Press
release – For Immediate Release
Oxford,
PA. – September 4, 2013 - Brandon
Robinson ordered up a two-for-two special over the Labor Day weekend
at the Springfield Mile I & II rounds held at the Illinois State
Fairgrounds and took the #44 TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki to the wins in
both National mains over the course of the weekend's events. From the
start of each day, Brob44 held the advantage over the rest of the
field in qualifying in the top spot, winning both heats to set fast
time and pole for each day, taking the Dash for Cash events and then
winning each of the National mains to take maximum points. “Man,
this is almost surreal,” Robinson said after Sunday's win. “One
of my biggest goals in racing was to win the Springfield Mile and now
to get two wins here in a single weekend is almost too much,” after
winning rounds 10 & 11 of the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented
by J&P Cycles Grand National Championship.
Robinson
also won his first-ever AMA Grand National Championship Twins Series
events to make his win total for the season three wins, seven top-5s
and six top-3s on the year. After his first win at Springfield on
Saturday, Robinson stated, “I
never looked back until I took the checkered flag and I couldn’t
believe I broke the draft. It’s unbelievable to get a win here at
Springfield. It’s something I’ve dreamed about since I started
racing. I’ll probably cry when it sinks in later tonight.”
The
weekend was even more special for the rider of the #44 TJ Burnett
Farms Kawasaki as he was able to score the wins in front of his Mom &
Dad, who had previously missed his win at the Daytona Short Track II
in March, and for the TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki team for taking the
double wins at their home track. The team's part-time pilot, JD
Beach, also scored a pair of 3rd-place finishes over the weekend to
sandwich Bryan Smith on the #42 Crosley Radio/Howerton Motorsports
Kawasaki, to earn the Kawasaki marque it's first podium sweeps ever
in an AMA Pro Flat Track Grand National Twins Series Championship
event.
Brandon Robinson celebrates on the podium after taking the doubleheader win at the Springfield Mile II in round 11 of the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P Cycles Grand National Championship on Sunday, September 1. Bryan Smith came home in 2nd-place while BRob44's team mate, JD Beach rounded out the podium in 3rd-place, in a repeat of the previous day's events during the Springfield Mile I round. Photo by Mike Stuhler/Stu's Shots.
Two
races remain in the 2013 AMA Pro Flat Track presented by J&P
Cycles Grand National Championship season, with round 12 of the
season scheduled for September 29 at the Santa Rosa Mile, and closing
out the season at the Pomona Half-Mile season-ender on October 12.
As a result of his two wins, Robinson moved up to third in the
overall championship, trailing points leader Brad Baker by 13 points
and second-place Bryan Smith by 3 points (184-174-171 points.)
The
team now has just over three weeks to prepare for the westward swing
for the final two rounds of the season, and is looking forward to
seeing all the fans stop by during the fan walks at both west coast
events to share in the fun that we have had this season in our first
full year together as a championship contending team.
Brandon Robinson #44 &
the TJ Burnett Farms Kawasaki AMA Grand National Championship team
would like to thank all of our sponsors for the 2013 season:
TJ
Burnett Farms, USC Racing Kawasaki, James Hart Racing, Arai, Next
Moto Champion, ATI Physical Therapy, Penske Racing Shocks, AXO,
Saddlemen, Protect All, Pro Plates, ISC Racers Tape, Motion Pro,
Southland, Matrix Race Products, Race Tech, Lemonds Kawasaki, WKR,
Mr. Sign, Bill Built, Royal Publishing, VC Graphix, DAOapparel.com,
PMP Sprockets, Spectro Oils, CP Pistons, G2 Ergonomics, Works
Connection, K&N, Hartman Photography, Mitchell Mechanical, J&H
Repair, Big Dawg Racing, Ricko, Jim Chapman, Tom Scibek, Joe
Reynolds, John Y, Mom & Dad
Press
release prepared by: Mike
Stuhler/Stu's Shots/Indianapolis, IN 46234 (317) 373-0522,
stuman714@yahoo.com,http://stusshots.blogspot.com
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