Chaz fifth on AMA debut!
Former 125 and 250 GP rider Chaz Davies finished a very impressive fifth on his AMA Supersport - and four-stroke - debut at Sunday's 2006 season finale, held at the challenging Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Despite a rain interrupted schedule, the 19-year-old, who lost his Campetella ride when the team hit mid-season financial problems, put his Celtic Racing Yamaha R6 as high as fourth during the 16 lap race - until narrowly losing out to 2006 champion Jamie Hacking on the very last lap, due to fading tyre performance.
Former 125 and 250 GP rider Chaz Davies finished a very impressive fifth on his AMA Supersport - and four-stroke - debut at Sunday's 2006 season finale, held at the challenging Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.
Despite a rain interrupted schedule, the 19-year-old, who lost his Campetella ride when the team hit mid-season financial problems, put his Celtic Racing Yamaha R6 as high as fourth during the 16 lap race - until narrowly losing out to 2006 champion Jamie Hacking on the very last lap, due to fading tyre performance.
Nevertheless, Chaz crossed the finish line less than one second behind the factory Yamaha rider and was just 22-seconds from race winner Roger Lee Hayden (younger brother of Nicky).
Davies also took his R6 to a fighting eighth place finish in the Formula Xtreme race, which was won by Honda's Josh Hayes.
