MEES MAKES IT THREE IN A ROW; WINS ANOTHER
AMA FLAT TRACK RACE EVENT
Screamin' Eagle Wrecking Crew Riders Mees and Smith Earn Podium Finishes

JOLIET, Ill. (July 8, 2007) – It wasn't until after Jared Mees had 
earned his third consecutive AMA Flat Track Twins event Saturday night 
that someone pointed out the date. July 7, 2007 just might have been 
the lucky combo for the 21-year-old rider of the Blue Springs/Screamin' 
Eagle Harley-Davidson.

His third consecutive win came on a day that showed all lucky 7's? 
Perfect. Because Mees is looking for anything that could help explain 
the recent winning streak.

"I can't believe it," Mees said. "I feel like I've bumped my head or 
something because never in a million years would I have thought it 
would be possible for anyone to win three consecutive races. The 
competition is so fierce between guys like Kenny (Coolbeth, defending 
AMA champion), Chris Carr (multi-AMA champion) and Bryan (Smith, 
Wrecking Crew teammate) that I would never have imagined this 
happening."

Mees took the victory Saturday night at Route 66 Raceway – his sixth 
career victory and first in Joliet. Mees finished a career-best second 
in the final AMA Twins point standings last season after posting one 
win.

"Jared is riding so well and it's incredible the streak he's put 
together," Harley-Davidson Racing Manager Anne Paluso said. 
"Considering the caliber of riders out on that track every weekend, it 
says a lot about Jared and his Blue Springs team and what they have 
been able to accomplish lately."

Wrecking Crew rider Bryan Smith finished in second place on his Pat 
Moroney's Harley-Davidson for his second consecutive podium finish, 
moving him from fourth to third in the standings. Screamin' Eagle 
factory rider Coolbeth earned fourth place while Wrecking Crew rider 
Joe Kopp did not qualify on his Team Latus Harley-Davidson – his first 
miss of the season.

"Things went well overall, I just didn't get off the line very quickly 
and that cost me a lot of time," Coolbeth said. "I started way too late 
for me. By the time I started putting in good laps, everyone else was 
pretty much gone. If I had been on top of the start, I would have 
finished on the box for sure.

"The track was great and they did such a good job giving us such a racy 
surface. I hope it stays on the schedule because the facility is great 
and they kept the track in perfect condition."

Now Coolbeth has to battle his Wrecking Crew teammate for valuable 
points before Mees widens the gap even more.

"Jared is pulling away in the points and that's a concern to our team," 
Coolbeth said. "We just have to focus on the race ahead of us and race 
our best event possible and not even think about points. That can be 
difficult to do when you're trying to defend a championship."

While Mees won his heat, he qualified third for the event. Smith 
qualified in the No. 1 position while Coolbeth was fourth. Mees admits 
his start in the main event didn't make his attempt at victory easy.

"Qualifying went very well for us because the track was awesome," the 
Clio, Mich., resident said. "The track just got faster throughout the 
night and by the time the main event came up, it was perfect.

"I still got a horrible start and I slammed the bike through the bottom 
of turn two and did whatever I could to get around to the lead. I rode 
the hardest laps of my career after that. I just went for it and hit 
all my points and did everything possible to stay in front."

Mees finished more than two seconds ahead of Smith. And he can still 
hardly believe that he's not only the winner of three straight, but 
also continues to lead the AMA Twins point standings. Mees took over 
the points lead for the first time in his career on June 7 following 
his first win of the season (Bulls Gap, Tenn.) and has just padded the 
lead ever since.

"If someone would have said I would earn three straight podiums, fine. 
I would have agreed with them that that was possible," Mees said. "But 
not three wins. Not in this group of riders. I can't even take half of 
the credit for the wins. I have the best support group possible and 
it's the entire package that is making the victories possible.

"(Mechanic) Johnny Goad is going through the bike with a fine-toothed 
comb and he has given me a great bike to ride. Blue Springs 
Harley-Davidson is giving us fresh parts and making sure we're ready 
for every race. Craig Pickett is in his 50s and he is in better shape 
than most people half his age and he's been helping me train. We ride 
bicycles, go motocrossing and I can hang with him, but he pushes me 
real hard. I have a trainer at the gym and all of that together is 
creating this amazing team that's capable of winning."

Mees now leads Coolbeth by 13 points, with Smith 27 points behind in 
third place. While Mees admits there is too many races left (nine) on 
the schedule, he's going to enjoy the Route 66 Raceway win as long as 
possible. At least until next weekend's race starts anyway.

"What made the Joliet win even better was the people in the stands 
supporting us," Mees said. "We had some very special people with us 
this weekend and while they can read about how we've been doing, it's 
much better to see it in person. David Worth and Tim Martin from Blue 
Springs came to the race and David was able to do the victory lap with 
me and I think he was smiling more than I was. It was a great event."

The next AMA Twins event is July 14 at Virginia Motor Speedway in 
Saluda, Va.

Joliet, IL Screamin' Eagle Wrecking Crew Race Summary

Main Event Finish Heat Finish Qualifying

Jared Mees 1st 1st 3rd
Bryan Smith 2nd 1st 1st
Kenny Coolbeth 4th 1st 4th
Joe Kopp 4th DNQ


AMA Twins Top 10 Point Standings
(Following 4 of 13 events. Number of wins in parenthesis)

1. Jared Mees, Blue Springs H-D/ Screamin' Eagle H-D (3) 85
2. Kenny Coolbeth, Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson (1) 72
3. Bryan Smith, Pat Moroney's/Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson 58
4. Jake Johnson, Suzuki 56
5. Chris Carr, Quality Pre-Owned Ford Harley-Davidson 49
6. Glen Schnabel, American Suzuki 45
7. Shaun Russell, Bartels' Harley-Davidson 43
8. Johnny Murphree, Coziahr Harley-Davidson 39
9. Joe Kopp, Team Latus/Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson 31
10. Paul Lynch, Artic Circle Harley-Davidson 26

In addition to the direct team sponsorship, Harley-Davidson will also 
provide support through professional flat track contingency and the 
Rider Support Verification Program (RSVP). Under the Screamin’ Eagle 
banner the support will total more than $140,000 throughout the 2007 
season. This includes a contingency program for qualified 
Harley-Davidson XR750 riders on the AMA Flat Track series.

Screamin’ Eagle Performance Parts are inspired by and built in the 
spirit of the raw adrenaline and power of motorcycle racing. Screamin’ 
Eagle Pro parts are specifically designed for race-use applications, 
while Screamin’ Eagle parts offer street-use performance options for 
the Harley-Davidson motorcycle owner. Visit www.harley-davidson.com for 
more information.

The Screamin' Eagle Flat Track team is sponsored by Matco Tools.

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