Noyes wins Spanish finale

From Team Suzuki

Kenny Noyes took his first Spanish 1000cc Extreme victory at Jerez de la Frontera last weekend. The Spanish-born American, riding for Motorrad Suzuki of Madrid, made his move during the final laps passing L'Oreal Laglisse Yamaha riders Javier del Amor and eventual series winner Carmelo Morales.

He led the opening laps but was relegated to second when Morales came by on lap five and then to third when del Amor did the same on lap seven.

"We knew the rear was going to start sliding early," Noyes said. "For some reason the Yamaha can get more out of the rear, but we spent most of qualifying setting the bike up to work when the bike got loose. I was having some really long slides - a really scary one at the left-hander before the stadium section - but I was able to stay close."

"This one has been a long time coming; it is the first real win I've had for a while. I won a Spanish Superstock title a few years back but this one feels like the real thing, like when we won the Manzanita Half Mile in Phoenix! Now I think we are starting to get this road racing thing figured out."

Morales extended his final points total to 130, taking his first Spanish National title by 14 points over his teammate del Amor in third, and 23 over former champion Jose Luis Cardoso (Blussens BQR Suzuki), who had traction problems all weekend and finished only ninth in the final.

Noyes made wildcard appearances in three other championships this season, winning his only ride in the European Suzuki Cup, finishing second (with Bernat Martinez) in the Spanish round of the World Endurance Championship and even scoring two top 10 finishes in the AMA Superbike Championship riding a Celtic Racing GSX-R1000 Superstock bike.

Spanish 1000cc Extreme Results
1. Kenny Noyes - USA (Motorrad Suzuki) 29:30.045
2. Carmelo Morales -Spain (L'Oreal Yamaha) 29:30.801
3. Javier del Amor - Spain (L´Oreal Yamaha) 29:32.801
4. Xavier Fores -Spain (D´Antin Kawasaki) 29:37.980
5. David Salom - Spain (L'Oreal Yamaha) 29:39.466
6. Graeme Gowland - Great Britain (Darcey Honda) 29:40.391
7. Ivan Silva - Spain (Yamaha Factory Spain) 29:40.701
8. Enrique Rocamora -Spain (Speed Racing) 29:52.213
9. José Luis Cardoso -Spain (Blusens BQR Suzuki) 29:57.120
10.Victor Carrasco -Spain (Palmetto Kawasaki) 30:01.956

Final Points Standings
1. Morales 130
2. Del Amor 116
3. Cardoso 107
4. Noyes 89
5. Martinez 62