Treble Wants a Mile in Memphis
 

Memphis, TN. – Pre Race:

Coming off the last few races where he had the quickest Suzuki on the block, Craig Treble sees the O'Reilly Midsouth Nationals at a great opportunity to put his Matco Tools / Lucas Oil Suzuki into the winners circle on Sunday.

“We have a fast bike right now, there is no question about that,” said Treble. “But it seems that we have a monkey on our back come Sunday and we just have to shake him.”

Treble, along with Harry Lartigue and Mike Stevens, have the Matco Tools / Lucas Oil Suzuki poised to be quick, consistent, and hopefully unbeatable in Memphis.

“Four runs in eliminations is what we want,” said Treble. “Running the whole mile Sunday would be just what we need. This team is ready for a win. ”

Treble Misses Field in Memphis
 

Memphis, TN. – Post Race: 

Craig Treble suffered a rare non-qualifying effort at the O'Reilly Midsouth Nationals at Memphis Motorsports Park. Treble’s weekend best run put the Matco Tools / Lucas Oil motorcycle seventeenth, just one position out of the sixteen bike field.

“We lost a motor in the first qualifying session and never recovered from it,” said Treble. “We were forced to go with the last motor in the trailer for the Friday night go-fast session, and we didn’t have a tune-up in it capable of putting us in the field.”

The Friday night 7.282 / 177.70 pass did temporarily put the Matco Tools / Lucas Oil motorcycle on the ladder in the No. 15 spot, but after two Saturday qualifying sessions, the Treble bike was bumped out of the show.

“I can’t even tell you how much I hate not racing on Sunday,” said Treble. It’s a shame because the last time we lost a motor was Denver over a year ago, and now we loose two and miss the field, it’s very frustrating.

Memphis Photos 2005