Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC rider Xavi Fores received MotoAmerica Supersport Race One Saturday at Highway America, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Driving his Panigale V2, Spaniard Fores fended off a race-long problem from Stefano Mesa and Josh Hayes to earn his fourth win in 4 races to this point in 2023.
Mesa, driving his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki ZX-6R, handed Hayes on the penultimate lap however didn’t have sufficient to go Fores and needed to accept the runner-up spot.
Hayes led at a number of factors of the race on his Squid Hunter Racing Yamaha YZF-R6 however ended up third.
Fores, Mesa, and Hayes all turned their quickest laps of the race on the final lap.
Imaginative and prescient Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Teagg Hobbs beat Michael Gilbert Racing’s Michael Gilbert in a battle of GSX-R750s over fourth place.
Extra, from a press launch issued by MotoAmerica:
MotoAmerica Winners Preserve Profitable At Highway America
Day One At Highway America In Assist Class Motion
ELHART LAKE, WI (June 3, 2023) – Kyle Wyman, Avery Dreher, Xavi Fores and Ezra Beaubier saved their scorching palms because the MotoAmerica Championship visited Highway America on Saturday for the primary day of two days of racing.
Wyman received his fourth Mission King Of The Baggers race in entrance of the partisan Harley-Davidson crowd; Dreher seemingly got here out of nowhere to win his fourth Junior Cup race of the season; Fores remained undefeated in Supersport; and Ezra Beaubier received his third Metal Commander Inventory 1000 race to increase his lead within the championship.
Metal Commander Inventory 1000 – Beaubier!
MotoAmerica’s literbike riders love racing at Highway America as a result of the monitor favors horsepower, and the Metal Commander Inventory 1000 class delivers it in spades. In race one, Orange Cat Racing’s Ezra Beaubier exploited the spectacular energy of his BMW M 1000 RR and received his third race of the 12 months. Second place, and in addition driving a BMW M 1000 RR, went to Travis Wyman Racing’s Travis Wyman. The shock of the race was Wyman’s youthful brother Cody, who was pressed into motion as a last-minute fill-in rider for the injured Brandon Paasch on the Altus Motorsports Suzuki. Cody Wyman, who had by no means earlier than raced within the Metal Commander Inventory 1000 class or aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000R, rounded out the rostrum in third.
“I knew we’d be actually robust this weekend,” Ezra Beaubier stated. “Clearly, the BMW Alpha Racing bundle is absolutely, actually robust, particularly right here with all of the lengthy straightaways. Yesterday went very well. We discovered some extra with the bike this morning. I wasn’t in a position to actually put a clear lap collectively. I sort of simply obtained held up with some visitors and didn’t get to indicate what my full potential was this morning. However I knew going into the race that we had been going to be simply as robust as anybody. I used to be able to carry the combat. I knew these first couple laps it was going to be robust with going with the hard-option rear tire. It was super-slick and super-greasy these first couple laps. I noticed Travis nearly go down within the second-to-last nook. I sort of felt like that was my likelihood to attempt to break free and slowly simply tried to inch away and noticed I used to be slowly constructing a spot. Simply saved my head down and saved clicking off my laps and simply hitting my marks and did what I may to carry it house in P1.”
Junior Cup – Dreher From Effectively Again
MotoAmerica’s Junior Cup riders began the day at Highway America, and the collection’ entry-level riders, who’re recognized to race shut collectively in packs, reap the benefits of Highway America’s four-mile race course and lengthy straightaways to make draft passes at fastidiously timed moments. The lead to race one was a photograph end with the rostrum determined after fastidiously learning the nonetheless photograph captured on the end line. Dangerous Boys Racing Kawasaki’s Avery Dreher very solidly received the race, whereas the second- and third-place finishers ended up being Fairium NGRT- Grey Space Racing Aprilia rider Rossi Moor, the previous Mini Cup rider incomes his first “big-bike” podium, and Belgian rider Levi Badie, who received race two at Barber Motorsports Park and notched his second-consecutive podium end aboard his Badie Racing Kawasaki.
“I used to be sort of anxious popping out of that final lap,” Dreher stated. “I went to the race with the plan not main on the entrance straightaway, even be third or fourth. Popping out of that final lap, I believe I used to be behind the pack, or near the again of the pack. So, I simply needed to make my strikes. I made a pair strikes within the second or third sector, after which I handed one other rider on the again straightaway and got here out of that entrance straight solely anticipating to be on the rostrum. I stated in my head, ‘Man, I higher do the most effective job of my life coming as much as this final nook.’ Acquired on the gasoline super-early. Everybody was drafting, transferring facet to facet, after which, they moved to the left and I simply noticed a gap and took it.”
Supersport – Fores, Once more
At this still-early level within the season, it’s protected to say that Spaniard Xavi Fores loves racing in MotoAmerica. The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati rider is undefeated to this point this season, and he notched his fourth consecutive Supersport victory in race one at Highway America.
By the way, Fores has begun his first MotoAmerica season with extra consecutive race victories than every other first-year rider within the historical past of the collection. Fores and his Ducati Panigale V2 crossed the end line slightly below 3/10ths of a second forward of Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki’s Stefano Mesa. For Mesa, it was his third podium of the 12 months. Additionally recording his third podium results of the season was Squid Hunter Racing’s Josh Hayes, who was third aboard his Yamaha.
“In regards to the race as we speak, actually I believe it was the race I loved extra as a result of, particularly firstly of the race, I didn’t count on Josh to stick with us as a result of throughout all of the classes yesterday and as we speak, me and Stefano had one thing else in comparison with the others,” Fores stated. “However you possibly can’t overlook Josh Hayes on the racing. He’s a canine. He has a whole lot of expertise. You all the time should rely with him. So, when he handed me the primary time on flip 5, I stated, ‘Oh, he’s right here.’ He’s even robust on brakes, as a result of I brake there actually late, and he handed me. He was turning effectively. So, I stated, okay, it’s going to be good enjoyable as we speak. I believe all of us three have some robust factors on our bike, so my bike is kind of good on brakes and on the highest of the ability somewhat bit higher than beforehand. Josh within the center sector, the Yamaha is all the time superb and he’s so quick on the lengthy corners. It’s troublesome to remain generally with him. When he handed me, he pulled some hole away two or three corners and I stated, ‘I’ve to get up in any other case he’s going to go.’ Stefano, he’s mild. He’s fairly aerodynamic. The bike goes quick. He confirmed a whole lot of potential this weekend and all of the season. So, which means each time we exit, we enhance one thing, we be taught one thing from one another. That is one thing that I believe the followers are having fun with, as effectively, as a result of we do some overtakes, clear overtakes all the time. Plenty of respect. Ultimately, even when considered one of them wins the race I will likely be joyful as effectively, as a result of we’re having fun with on the bike which is the precedence. My bike was working effectively, as I stated earlier than. I want to seek out one thing on the forks as a result of the final a part of the fork, I really feel all the time the underside. I don’t really feel actually snug, and I run extensive a few instances. However, general, I’m feeling good on the bike. Coming right here and profitable races isn’t that simple. Hopefully, tomorrow we are able to attempt once more.”
Mission King Of The Baggers – Wyman In Management
H-D Screamin’ Eagle’s Kyle Wyman received his fourth Mission King Of The Baggers race in a row on Saturday at Highway America with the Harley-Davidson manufacturing unit rider passing Indian Bike/Progressive/Mission Meals-backed Tyler O’Hara on the final lap to attain the victory.
On the end line, Wyman was .567 of a second forward of O’Hara, who in flip was 1.5 seconds forward of Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidson’s James Rispoli.
“I undoubtedly deliberate to get him between (turns) seven and eight, however he made a much bigger mistake than I had seen on the previous couple of laps,” Wyman stated. “So, the door opened fairly a bit earlier. He tried to brake me again into eight, however he was going to be tremendous late. Fortunately, I used to be in a position to sluggish the factor and sq. him up and get again previous him. I hoped I may discover somewhat one thing. I had not been actually that snug this weekend, and when the race comes you simply obtained to dig somewhat bit deeper. We discovered what we would have liked. I actually considered going sooner, however since we had a spot and it was simply us two, I didn’t wish to sluggish one another up and make it a extra difficult chess recreation in the direction of the tip. So, it was going to be loads simpler to win that race one on one. We performed our playing cards proper.
Royal Enfield Construct. Practice. Race. – Moore Merely Unstoppable
Nineteen-year-old Mikayla Moore merely dominated Saturday’s opening spherical of the Royal Enfield Construct. Practice. Race. collection with a 17.206-second victory over final 12 months’s championship runner-up Crystal Martinez at Highway America.
So, in FP1 I ended up doing three minutes and two seconds (lap time),” Moore stated. “That was my greatest, after which in qualifying two I obtained it right down to a 2:56. I needed to make some suspension adjustments, particularly within the rear, and it undoubtedly helped loads.”
Defending collection champion Kayleigh Buyck had a mechanical downside that dropped her out of second place early within the race.
Mission Mini Cup By Motul (Friday) – Gouker Dominates
Mission Meals Mini Cup by Motul kicked off the weekend at Highway America on Friday with nice races throughout a number of lessons.
In Inventory 50, Weston Fager and Cruise Texter battled all day with Fager taking each wins and Texter ending up second. Nico Bandel rounded out the rostrum in each races.
The Inventory 110/125 class had a barn burner race one with Ryan Clark and Joel Laub going backwards and forwards a number of instances all through the race. On the end, Clark narrowly obtained the win by .105 of a second. Clark was somewhat extra dominant in race two, taking the victory. Jacob Davis was third in each races. Nathan Bettencourt, in the meantime, took the combined-class win.
The Ohvale 160 class has been probably the most aggressive all 12 months and day one at Highway America was no completely different. Nathan Gouker dominated each races by over 13 and 18 seconds. Mahdi Salem put up some good rides to complete second in each races. Kruz Maddison completed third in race one with Reese Frankenfield taking the ultimate podium spot in race two.
Ryder Davis saved his profitable streak alive within the Ohvale 190 class by profitable each races. Josh Raymond saved him sincere in second with third going to
Nathan Bettencourt, who was pulling double responsibility along with the Inventory 110/125 class.
Mission Mini Cup By Motul (Saturday) – Extra Gouker, Extra Davis
Stadler America’s Nathan Gouker and Alpha Omega’s Ryder Davis continued their domination of the 160 Ohvale and 190 Ohvale lessons within the MotoAmerica Mini Cup collection on the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex on Saturday night.
In Inventory class racing, Cruise Texter and Weston Fager break up wins within the Inventory 50 class whereas Ryan Clark utterly dominated the Inventory 110/Inventory 125 class.
