BornSinner Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 It appears fan favorite Jake Zemke will have a ride for 2010 after all. And a good one at that. With who? Jordan Suzuki. You heard it here first! Reputable sources tell us that Aaron Yates has re-signed to ride the No. 23 machine while his teammate on the No. 54 Jordan Motorsports bike will be Zemke, with previous rider Geoff May no longer on the team. This comes as somewhat of a surprise considering the relationship the team has had with May. Regardless, they are getting a talented and always popular rider in Zemke. The 2008 Formula Xtreme Champion has a host of AMA Pro Racing wins to his name, though most on a 600cc machine, including five in FX and one in Supersport during his championship season. He does have three Superbike wins to his credit, two coming for Erion Honda at Brainerd International Raceway and Mid-Ohio, while the other was for the factory Honda squad at Miller Motorsports Park aboard the previous generation CBR1000RR in the midst of the Mladin-Spies era, proving to be one of the only riders to break their dominate win streak. This is important as out source tells us Zemke will be riding in American Superbike on a Suzuki GSX-R1000. Also of note, Zemke has a Daytona 200 win to his name, coming in ’06 for the Erion team. The Paso Robles, California native makes the switch to Suzuki after nine years aboard Hondas, something that could prove to be challenging for the versatile rider. Though with a team as solid as the Gemini-run Jordan group behind him, one would think the 34-year-old veteran will quickly be on pace. No word yet if National Guard has re-upped as the title sponsor of the team or if Zemke will run under Jordan colors. Either way, it's good to see a few more deserving names getting riders for next season. We will keep up updated as more info becomes available... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
attackpainter Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Jordan still hasnt even confirmed that they will use Suzuki machinery next year seeing as how suzuki did not have them mentioned in thier press release I wouldnt be so sure on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 AMA is not going to be much a of series this year with 2 major manufactures not racing. And Zemke never smiles.......I will probably go to Mid-Ohio AMA, more to meet up with friends then to watch the races. I will for sure be going to Moto-GP at Indy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomato_racing Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Yea I heard Jordan was in the hunt for the BMW contract? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unc7237 Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Yea I heard Jordan was in the hunt for the BMW contract?Me too. Guess we'll have to wait & see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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