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  • Beaubier Sweeps Superbike at Road America

    Beaubier Sweeps Superbike at Road America

    Monster Energy/Graves Yamaha rider Cameron Beaubier controlled the MotoAmerica Honda Superbike Showdown at Road America on Sunday, taking the win in both Superbike 1000 races.

    Race One was the tamer of the two, with Beaubier establishing a comfortable lead over Yoshimura Suzuki’s Roger Hayden and keeping a few bike lengths between them until crossing the finish line.

    Race Two provided more drama, as Beaubier swapped the lead with teammate Josh Hayes several times before Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias joined the mix, managing to take the second spot from Hayes and build a gap between them. On the final lap Elias made a desperate lunge at Beaubier entering Turn 5, but the reigning champion executed an effective crossover and regained the inside position from the late-braking Spaniard.

    Beaubier’s perfect weekend (his fifth and sixth wins of the season) puts him in the championship points lead by seven points over teammate Hayes.

    Running on track at the same time as the Superbikes was the Superstock 1000 class. Former Superbike champion Josh Herrin piloted his Wheels in Motion/Meen Motorsports Yamaha to the win in both races, taking fifth overall and edging out Aprilia HSBK Racing’s Claudio Corti in both events.

    In the Supersport 600 class, Y.E.S./Graves Yamaha’s Garrett Gerloff won a wet Race One over his teammate and defending Supersport champion J.D. Beach. In Race Two, Frenchman Valentin Debise took his first Supersport victory in dramatic fashion, losing the lead and then retaking it at the end of the final lap.

  • Elias and Yoshimura Best the Americans at COTA

    Elias and Yoshimura Best the Americans at COTA

    Spaniard Toni Elias captured the win in Superbike Race One at Circuit of the Americas on Saturday. The former Moto2 World Champion and MotoGP race winner filled in for Yoshimura Suzuki’s injured rider Jake Lewis, and the win was in his first ever MotoAmerica race.

    Yoshimura teammate Roger Hayden dominated the early laps of Race One after grabbing the lead from the pole. Hayden only temporarily lost the lead to Monser Energy/Graves Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier before the defending champion crashed out on the second lap.

    Hayden proceeded to take the lead and steadily increase it, building a gap of over two seconds to second place.

    Trouble struck for Hayden when Kyle Wyman blew his engine and spread oil across the track, bringing out the red flag as his bike erupted in flames. Oil cleanup caused a lengthy stoppage, and race officials decided to restart the race with five laps remaining.

    The second part of the race saw Hayden’s dominance put to the test, as his tire grip problems created a heated three-way battle for the lead with Elias and Monster Energy/Graves Yamaha’s Josh Hayes.

    Elias took the lead and Hayden pushed, but was faced with pressure from Hayes for second. Elias gained some breathing room and eased through the final portion of the last lap, while Hayden faced one final charge from Hayes in the last turn, but denied him the spot, completing a one-two sweep for Yoshimura Suzuki.

    Broaster Chicken/Roadrace Factory’s Jake Gagne took fourth, and Latus Motors Racing’s Bobby Fong finished fifth overall, winning the Superstock 1000 class on his Kawasaki ZX-10R.

    Texas native Garrett Gerloff won the Supersport race after he and Y.E.S./Graves Yamaha teammate J.D. Beach pulled away from the field early in the race.

  • Beaubier Takes a Close Win in Race One at Road America

    Beaubier Takes a Close Win in Race One at Road America

    by Nick Livers

    Monster Energy Graves Yamaha’s Cameron Beaubier captured the win in MotoAmerica’s Superbike/Superstock 1000 Race One at Road America on Sunday.

    Yoshimura Suzuki’s Jake Lewis moved to the lead off the start, but was overtaken by Hayes in Turn 2. Within a few laps, Beaubier took second spot from Lewis, and the two were followed by Yoshimura Suzuki’s Roger Hayden in fourth a bit behind.

    On Lap 4, Beaubier caught Hayes and briefly passed him, but Hayes was able to regroup and regain his position.

    Beaubier continued to challenge with Lewis not far behind, until Hayes wrecked in Turn 14 on Lap 6. Hayes reentered the track in 14th, and was able to climb to a 7th place finish to scrape up some valuable championship points.

    Hayden was able to pass his teammate Lewis, and slowly closed the gap to Beaubier. In the final laps he reached the back of Beaubier’s YZF-R1, but was unable to make the pass due to a few miscues.

    Beaubier edged Hayden out for the win by a few bike lengths, followed by Lewis and RoadRace Factory’s Jake Gagne, each finishing with no challenges for position. Gagne was the top finisher in the Superstock 1000 class.

    Danny Eslick and Chris Fillmore ended a hard fight in 5th and 6th places, respectively.
    Race Results:

    1. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha)
    2. Roger Hayden (Suzuki)
    3. Jake Lewis (Suzuki)
    4. Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
    5. Danny Eslick (Honda)
    6. Chris Fillmore (KTM)
    7. Josh Hayes (Yamaha)
    8. Sheridan Morais (Aprilia)
    9. Shane Narbonne (Yamaha)
    10. Mark Heckles (Yamaha)
    11. Elena Myers (Suzuki)
    12. Frankie Babuska (Suzuki)
    13. Devon McDonough (Aprilia)
    14. Bernat Martinez (Yamaha)
    15. Stefano Mesa (Honda)
  • MotoAmerica Announces Schedule and Media Agreement

    MotoAmerica Announces Schedule and Media Agreement

    The new professional American motorcycle racing series MotoAmerica, which will take over duties from AMA Pro Racing, has announced its provisional 2015 schedule and information regarding media coverage. The series will grow from six event last year to eight this year, with new additions including Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Austin’s Circuit of the Americas, Road Atlanta and Virginia International Raceway. The most notable drop from the schedule is the historic Daytona 200 race that traditionally opens the season.

    CBS Sports will take the reigns for media coverage of every race, while other content will be available online on www.TorqueTV.com. Last year’s events were only available online on www.FansChoice.tv.

    The press release is included below:

    Costa Mesa, Calif. (December 5, 2014) — MotoAmerica, the new home of the AMA Superbike Series, today announced a multimedia agreement for extensive coverage of the series starting in 2015.

    All MotoAmerica events will be telecast on CBS Sports Network, as part of a multi-year agreement between Torque.TV and CBS Sports Network announced earlier this year. Programming will air on CBS Sports Network on weekend afternoons and in primetime. The 2015 television schedule will be released at a later date.

    Extensive digital coverage of the MotoAmerica Series, including event highlights, features and other content will also be featured on www.Torque.TV, North America’s new online destination for motorsports action and the high-performance lifestyle.

    “Having television and online coverage of our MotoAmerica series is key,” said three-time 500cc World Champion and MotoAmerica President Wayne Rainey. “It’s important to our fans, our teams, our racers, and the entire industry. We’re happy to report that we’ve been able to finalize these arrangements, ensuring fans around the country will be able to watch and enjoy the on- and off-track action our series will provide.”

    The provisional 2015 MotoAmerica Series schedule is as follows:

    •   April 10-12     Circuit of the Americas – Austin, Texas
    •   April 17-19     Road Atlanta – Braselton, Georgia
    •   May 15-17      Virginia International Raceway – Alton, Virginia
    •   May 29-31      Road America – Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
    •   June 12-14     Barber Motorsports Park – Birmingham, Alabama
    •   July 17-19      Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca – Monterey, California
    •   August 7-9     Indianapolis Motor Speedway – Indianapolis, Indiana
    •   Sept. 11-13    New Jersey Motorsports Park – Millville, New Jersey