Jacobsen Vs. Scholtz As Supersport Collection Heads To Wisconsin
Highway America Set To Host 5 MotoAmerica Help Class Races In Addition
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IRVINE, CA (Might 30, 2024) – Rahal Ducati Moto’s PJ Jacobsen in no way breezed by way of the opening weekend of MotoAmerica Supersport racing, however he should have felt no less than a bit snug after popping out of Highway Atlanta with a clear sweep of the 2 races. However no matter consolation Jacobsen present in his Georgia domination will not be so cozy now because the collection heads to Highway America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, for spherical three of the collection, Might 31-June 2.
We will blame that on Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz.
Scholtz and his Yamaha YZF-R6 had been third and fourth at Michelin Raceway Highway Atlanta, and each of these got here after poor begins and a lower than stellar qualifying efficiency meant he needed to come from behind in each races. Scholtz cleaned that up, no less than a bit, at Barber and he turned that into two spectacular victories – the long-time MotoAmerica Superbike rider’s first wins in MotoAmerica Supersport.
Thus, with two rounds and 4 races within the rearview mirror, Jacobsen (who was second in each races at Barber) has an 11-point lead on #11 Scholtz.
Nonetheless, it’s a lot too quickly to consider the collection being a two-horse race. Removed from it as a horde of riders are bunched collectively within the third by way of thirteenth spots within the collection standings.
TopPro Racing Workforce’s Maxi Gerardo leads the bunch after his third- and fourth-place finishes at Barber after beginning each races from pole place. Gerardo is 41 factors behind Jacobsen and simply two away from N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Blake Davis, who was fifth and third at Barber. Subsequent comes Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis, 5 factors behind Davis and three factors forward of Corey Alexander. Sadly, Alexander will miss the Barber spherical after breaking the wing portion of his ilium (the biggest and uppermost bone within the hip) within the second race at Barber.
Equitea MV Agusta by MP13 Racing’s Roberto Tamburini had a stable outing at Barber, and he sits 4 factors behind Alexander and 9 head of Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Stefano Mesa. Then there’s TopPro Racing Workforce’s Alfonso Linares in ninth earlier than we get to the younger man many anticipated to struggle for the title in 2024 – Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott. Scott finds himself 67 factors behind Jacobsen after an enormous crash in race one at Highway Atlanta and one other huge one in race two at Barber. They don’t come a lot more durable than Scott so don’t be stunned to see him at or close to the entrance in Elkhart Lake.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Herfoss (Indian) vs. Wyman (Harley-Davidson)
9 factors is all that separates S&S/Indian Bike’s Troy Herfoss from Harley-Davidson Manufacturing facility Racing’s Kyle Wyman within the battle for the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship. 9 factors.
With each males profitable three races apiece, the distinction lies in truth that, in Wyman’s three race wins, Herfoss was second. Wyman was second in two of the Aussie’s three victories however struggled to fifth within the rain-struck second race at Highway Atlanta.
Though it might be a bit early to name this championship a two-man battle, it resembles what a two-man battle would appear to be. Thus far.
Mockingly, Herfoss’s teammate Tyler O’Hara and Wyman’s teammate James Rispoli are tied for third within the championship – 56 factors behind Herfoss and 5 factors away from RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s defending class champion Hayden Gillim. Then comes Mad Monkey Motorsports’ Max Flinders after which the person who has confirmed prior to now to have race-winning velocity, SDI/Roland Sands Racing/Indian Bike’s Bobby Fong.
Gillim’s rookie teammate Rocco Landers, Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson’s Cory West and RydFast Racing’s Kyle Ohnsorg spherical out the highest 10 heading into Highway America’s two races.
BellissiMoto Twins Cup – 5 Totally different Winners
5 racers have received the primary six races of the BellissiMoto Twins Cup Championship: Gus Rodio, Rocco Landers, Alessandro Di Mario, Dominic Doyle and Avery Dreher. These 5 are racing three completely different manufacturers of bike: Aprilia (Rodio, Di Mario and Dreher) Suzuki (Landers) and Yamaha (Doyle).
It’s not going out on a really huge limb to name that parity.
The fast-starting Gus Rodio and his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660 is main the title chase by 15 factors after two wins and three podiums to start out the collection at Daytona and Highway Atlanta.
Rodio leads Landers within the championship by 9 with the all-time win chief within the class taking his lone victory in race one at Highway Atlanta. Eight factors behind Landers is Rodio’s teammate Di Mario with the teen taking his first profession MotoAmerica win in race two at Barber Motorsports Park.
Doyle sits fourth within the championship, 35 factors behind Rodio. Doyle’s win got here in race two at Highway Atlanta, however his factors tally has taken successful with two DNFs, together with his race two crash at Barber two weeks in the past.
TopPro Racing’s Avery Dreher received his first Twins Cup race in Saturday’s race one at Barber. He’s fifth within the championship, 40 factors behind Rodio.
Junior Cup – A 12 months Of Firsts
All three of this yr’s Junior Cup winners have been first-time victors.
It began within the collection opener at Highway Atlanta when BARTCON Racing’s Matthew Chapin received the primary race of the season for his very first MotoAmerica victory. That continued in race two when New York Security Observe Racing’s Yandel Medina scored his first-career MotoAmerica victory.
At Barber Motorsports Park, the pattern continued but additionally ended as Velocity Demon Racing’s Logan Cunnison not solely received his first-ever MotoAmerica race, however he additionally loved it a lot he did it once more the subsequent day.
The purpose standings present that a type of race-winners has been extra constant than the others and that’s Medina, with the New Yorker standing on the rostrum in all 4 races with a win, a second and two thirds.
That present of constant velocity places him 14 factors forward of Cunnison, who has the one DNF of these within the prime 5. Cunnison, in the meantime, is eight factors forward of Chapin, who has been off the rostrum in all the races aside from the win he opened the season with. Wolfe Racing’s Ryan Wolfe hasn’t received a race but, however you get the sensation he’s going to. Wolfe had two runner-up finishes at Highway Atlanta and he adopted that up with fourth in race one at Barber. A DNF in race two, nonetheless, has him 24 factors behind Medina.
BARTCON Racing’s Eli Block is fifth total together with his 44 factors 10 higher than BPM’s Isaac Woodworth.
Two-time Junior Cup race winner Levi Badie is as much as seventh within the championship regardless of lacking the opening spherical in Georgia. Badie was third and second within the two races at Barber.
The largest shock to this point within the collection is the truth that defending collection champion Avery Dreher sits tenth within the collection standings after the primary 4 races. Dreher crashed out of the lead within the very first race of the yr at Highway Atlanta, had a DNF in race one at Barber and has a greatest end of fifth in race two at Atlanta. He has 20 factors to point out for it and is now 57 factors behind Medina and 4 factors behind his sister, Ella, who has been a optimistic shock in 2024.
Royal Enfield Construct. Prepare. Race. – Two Phrases
Construct. Prepare. Race. These are the three phrases that precisely outline Royal Enfield’s MotoAmerica racing program.
Two phrases extra precisely describe the previous 9 Royal Enfield races. Mikayla. Moore.
After the primary two races of the Royal Enfield Construct. Prepare. Race. collection, Moore is undefeated. Nonetheless. With 9 straight race wins courting again to her first race within the championship at Highway America final yr, Moore is the benchmark for the remainder of the ladies within the class to shoot for.
And the opening spherical of the collection two weeks in the past at Barber Motorsports Park was no completely different as Moore ran away to 2 victories whereas the others scratched and clawed behind her to see who second greatest can be.
Within the opener it was Emma Betters and Camille Conrad who fared one of the best with Conrad ending second in race one and third in race two whereas Betters was third in race one and second in race two. Each got here out of the weekend with 36 factors, 14 behind Moore.
Miranda Cain and Cassie Creer had been in line with Cain fourth each occasions and Creer likewise along with her two fifths.
Pre-Race Help Class Highway America Notes…
Xavi Forés received each Supersport races at Highway America a yr in the past en path to incomes the collection championship. Forés beat Stefano Mesa in each races with Josh Hayes and Tyler Scott swapping third within the two races.
Avery Dreher and Rossi Moor emerged victorious from the 2 Junior Cup races in 2023 in Elkhart Lake. Dreher beat Moor in race one with Moor topping Max Van in race two.
Within the third spherical of the Mission King Of The Baggers Championship a yr in the past at Highway America it was Kyle Wyman and Bobby Fong taking the 2 race wins. Wyman beat Tyler O’Hara and James Rispoli with Fong besting Rispoli and Wyman in race two.
The Royal Enfield Construct. Prepare. Race. season obtained its begin at Highway America final yr with Mikayla Moore profitable each races en path to her good season within the class. Crystal Martinez was second in race one with Sonya Lloyd third. In race two it was Kayleigh Buyck ending second with Aubrey Credaroli third.
About MotoAmerica
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