Suzuki Superbike Shootout of Georgia
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series
Road Atlanta, Braselton, Georgia
April 17, 2016
Provisional Overall Superbike/Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, 22 laps, Total Race Time 31:32.358, Best Lap Time 1:25.177
2. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -0.415 second, 1:25.445
3. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, -1.602 seconds, 1:25.562
4. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -27.182, 1:25.989
5. Taylor Knapp (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -27.182, 1:26.494
6. Claudio Corti (Apr RSV4 RF), Superstock 1000, -27.492, 1:26.265
7. Bobby Fong (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, -27.825, 1:26.630
8. Jake Gagne (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -29.635, 1:26.220
9. Hayden Gillim (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, -42.160, 1:27.185
10. Sheridan Morais (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -42.923, 1:26.605
11. Danny Eslick (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -43.218, 1:27.102
12. Geoff May (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, -52.097, 1:27.221
13. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, -52.432, 1:27.580
14. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -76.856, 1:27.183
15. Tomas Puerta (BMW S1000RR), Superbike, -83.046, 1:28.583
16. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -1 lap, 1:29.335
17. Ryan Jones (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, -1 lap, 1:29.665
18. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -1 lap, 1:29.725
19. Billy Ethridge (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, -1 lap, 1:29.862
20. Josh Chisum (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, -2 laps, pitted, 1:32.533
21. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, DNF, crash, 1:25.504
22. Anthony Kosinski (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, DNF, 1:31.427
23. Brad Burns (Suz GSX-R1000), Superstock 1000, DNF, no lap time recorded
24. Darren James (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, DNF, retired
25. Garrick Schneiderman (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, DNS
26. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R1), Superstock 1000, DNS
27. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), Superbike, DNS
28. Brandon Cretu (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, DNS
29. Hayden Schultz (Kaw ZX-10R), Superstock 1000, DNS
30. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), Superbike, DNS
Provisional Superbike Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cameron Beaubier (Yam YZF-R1), 22 laps, Total Race Time 31:32.358, Best Lap Time 1:25.177
2. Josh Hayes (Yam YZF-R1), -0.415 second, 1:25.445
3. Roger Hayden (Suz GSX-R1000), -1.602 seconds, 1:25.562
4. Jake Gagne (Yam YZF-R1), -29.635, 1:26.220
5. Kyle Wyman (Yam YZF-R1), -76.856, 1:27.183
6. Tomas Puerta (BMW S1000RR), -83.046, 1:28.583
7. Barrett Long (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:29.335
8. Ryan Jones (Yam YZF-R1), -1 lap, 1:29.665
9. Billy Ethridge (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap, 1:29.862
10. Toni Elias (Suz GSX-R1000), DNF, crash, 1:25.504
11. Chris Ulrich (Suz GSX-R1000), DNS
12. Brandon Cretu (Yam YZF-R1), DNS
13. Johnny Rock Page (Yam YZF-R1), DNS
Superbike Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 18 races):
(Note: Superstock 1000 competitors earn points toward both the Superstock 1000 and the Superbike Championships.)
1. Hayden, 76 points
2. Elias, 75
3. Hayes, 52
4. Gagne, 44
5. Herrin, 43
6. Fong, 41
7. Beaubier, 38
8. Knapp, 34
9. Corti, 33
10. Morais, 22
Provisional Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Race Two Results (all on Dunlop tires):
1. Josh Herrin (Yam YZF-R1), 22 laps, Total Race Time 31:58.273, Best Lap Time 1:25.989
2. Taylor Knapp (Yam YZF-R1), -1.267 seconds, 1:26.494
3. Claudio Corti (Apr RSV4 RF), -1.577, 1:26.265
4. Bobby Fong (Kaw ZX-10R), -1.910, 1:26.630
5. Hayden Gillim (Suz GSX-R1000), -16.245, 1:27.185
6. Sheridan Morais (Yam YZF-R1), -17.008, 1:26.605
7. Danny Eslick (Yam YZF-R1), -17.303, 1:27.102
8. Geoff May (Kaw ZX-10R), -26.182, 1:27.221
9. David Anthony (Kaw ZX-10R), -26.517, 1:27.580
10. Max Flinders (Yam YZF-R1) -1 lap, 1:29.725
11. Josh Chisum (Yam YZF-R1), -2 laps, pitted, 1:32.533
12. Anthony Kosinski (Yam YZF-R1), DNF, 1:31.4271
13. Brad Burns (Suz GSX-R1000), DNF, no lap time recorded
14. Darren James (Yam YZF-R1), DNF, retired
15. Garrick Schneiderman (Yam YZF-R1), DNS
16. Josh Day (Yam YZF-R1), DNS
17. Hayden Schultz (Kaw ZX-10R), DNS
Bazzaz Superstock 1000 Championship Point Standings (after 4 of 18 races):
1. Herrin, 81 points
2. Fong, 79
3. Corti, 61
4. Knapp, 57
5. Eslick, 39
6. TIE, Gillim/Morais, 38
8. TIE, Anthony/Flinders, 25
10. TIE, May/Steve Rapp, 17
More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:
Elias, Beaubier Split Wins At Road Atlanta
Corti, Herrin, Wyman And Paasch Take Support Class Wins
BRASELTON, GA, APR. 17 – Yoshimura Suzuki’s Toni Elias won his third straight race to start his debut season of racing in the 2016 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship, but defending series champion Cameron Beaubier turned the tables in race two as his miserable luck of the new season finally turned for the better at Road Atlanta.
Elias may have won race one in the Suzuki Superbike Shootout of Georgia after Beaubier was knocked out of the lead in a two-rider crash with his Monster Energy/Graves Yamaha teammate Josh Hayes, but then it was Elias’ turn to show a chink in his armor as he crashed out of race two.
With Elias, Hayes and Beaubier all suffering crashes, the man who emerged from Road Atlanta with the biggest smile on his face was Roger Hayden, the Yoshimura Suzuki rider leap-frogging to the top of the championship table after two rounds and four races. Hayden, with his four podium finishes in four races, heads the points table with 76 points – one better than his teammate Elias. Hayes is third with 52 points and Beaubier, who is 38 points behind Hayden, is all the way back in seventh. But it could have been worse for the defending champion if Elias had finished race two.
Both races were thrillers with the top four together for the majority of both. Leading on the 13th lap, Beaubier was hit from behind by Hayes and the pair tumbled off into the gravel on the exit of turn 10B. Hayden took over at the front, but Elias was with him and with a few laps to go the former World Champion took over and held on to win by .343 of a second.
“My plan was not this one,” Elias said. “I’d been surprised at the beginning. In turn one I had been struggling a lot all weekend. I wasn’t surprised when Roger (Hayden) passed me. Today in warm-up he was really fast. He could stay with us for the race and he showed me on the second lap. After that I made a mistake and I lose one second, one second and a half, and in two laps I could catch the group again and that gave me a lot of motivation. I could catch again, especially the last section, but I suffer all day. I try to keep calm and try to not come too tired, I have arm pump. Finally, I push and where I want to pass Roger every lap was yellow flags, yellow flags, yellow flags. I did my best and he was there all the time. We got lucky because the Yamaha guys crashed and I’m sorry because they had good rhythm.”
Jake Gagne rode the Broaster Chicken/Roadrace Factory Yamaha R1 to third and his first career Superbike podium. Fourth place and top Bazzaz Superstock 1000 rider was Italian Claudio Corti, the HSBK Aprilia rider coming out on top of an epic battle with Wheels In Motion/Motosport.com/Meen Motorsports’ Josh Herrin, Latus Motors Racing’s Bobby Fong and MotoEverything/DieselOps Racing’s Taylor Knapp.
Cycle World Suzuki’s Hayden Gillim ended up eighth with Team Rabid Transit’s Sheridan Morais and Millennium Technologies/KWR’s Kyle Wyman rounding out the top 10.
In race two Beaubier wasn’t to be denied, the Californian battling with his teammate Hayes for the duration with Hayden lurking in their shadow. Elias was with the three until running through the grass in the esses, first falling back and then starting to reel the lead trio back in. But things went bad for the Spaniard on the 14th lap as he crashed out of fourth place in turn six.
Beaubier fought off Hayes’s challenge to win by .415 of a second with Hayden a close third. It was the 12th Superbike win of Beaubier’s career, which puts him in a tie with MotoAmerica rider representative Doug Chandler for 14th on the all-time list.
“At the time, I’m not gonna lie, a little bit,” Beaubier said when asked if he wanted to smack Hayes after being struck from behind by his teammate in race one. “It happened. Obviously, Josh has been racing for a long time, I look up to the guy and he would never do that on purpose, obviously. It’s just something I want to put behind me and move on. We’re both safe, we’re both good. Obviously, it sucks that we didn’t get any points out of the race, but it’s just time to move on. I’m really happy to get on the podium and to get a win after the disaster of a weekend we had in COTA and in the first race. All in all, I felt good and it was an awesome race. It was pretty fun dicing back and forth with Josh and I knew Rog was right there behind us too. It seemed like Josh had his spots and there were spots where I knew I was better than him. It felt good to actually pass Josh decently on the brakes too because I’ve struggled with that in the past.”
Fourth place went to Herrin, the Georgian taking top Bazzaz Superstock 1000 honors in the process as it was his turn to head the pack of Corti, Fong and Gagne across the line. Gillim and Morais rounded out the top 10.
Fong continues to lead the Bazzaz Superstock 1000 with 66 points to Herrin’s 56 points. Corti is third with 45 points.
Today’s Supersport race was won by Y.E.S./Graves Motorsports Yamaha’s Garrett Gerloff, the Texan keeping his perfect season intact as he won his third race in three starts. In an identical result as yesterday’s first Supersport race, Gerloff beat M4 Sportbike TrackGear.com Suzuki’s Valentin Debise and defending class champion JD Beach. Again, his margin of victory was an impressive 10.3 seconds.
“Two rounds in so it’s still super early,” Gerloff said. “But I’m having fun though and really enjoying riding my bike right now. Everything is working pretty good right now. As far as the race today, I found it a little harder to be more consistent. The first couple of laps were a little bit faster than yesterday so that felt good, but after that I kinda struggled to be as consistent as I was yesterday. Toward the end of the race I was able to get more in the zone and hit my marks. The race actually felt shorter. All in all, it was a good day and a good weekend and I’m looking forward to going to New Jersey, which is a track I like.”
Wheels In Motion/Motosport.com/Meen Motorsports’ Joe Roberts and Debise’s M4 teammate Cameron Petersen rounded out the top five finishers.
Gerloff now has a perfect 75 points in the championship. He’s 19 points clear of Debise and 23 ahead of Beach.
The Superstock 600 win went to Kyle Wyman Racing’s Travis Wyman, the Las Vegas resident ending up seventh overall and 3.2 seconds ahead of yesterday’s winner Bryce Prince. Xavier Zayat was third on his M4 Sportbike TrackGear.com Suzuki.
The KTM RC Cup also ran its second race of the weekend today and this time AXcess Racing’s Brandon Paasch was able to turn the tables on Anthony Mazziotto III, who beat his fellow New Jersey on Saturday. Paasch passed Mazziotto in the final corner to take the win by .105 of a second. For the second day in a row, Brandon Altmeyer finished third on his Altmeyer Racing KTM RC 390.
Paasch and Mazziotto lead Georgia tied in points with 45 each. Altmeyer is third with 32 points.
The MotoAmerica Series returns in two weeks with round three at New Jersey Motorsports Park, April 28-May 1.
SUPERBIKE RACE 1: 1. Toni Elias (Suzuki); 2. Roger Hayden (Suzuki); 3. Jake Gagne (Yamaha); 4. Claudio Corti (Aprilia); 5. Josh Herrin (Yamaha); 6. Bobby Fong (Kawasaki); 7. Taylor Knapp (Yamaha); 8. Hayden Gillim (Yamaha); 9. Sheridan Morais (Yamaha); 10. Kyle Wyman (Yamaha).
SUPERBIKE RACE 2: 1. Cameron Beaubier (Yamaha); 2. Josh Hayes (Yamaha); 3. Roger Hayden (Suzuki); 4. Josh Herrin (Yamaha); 5. Taylor Knapp (Yamaha); 6. Claudio Corti (Aprilia); 7. Bobby Fong (Kawasaki); 8. Jake Gagne (Yamaha); 9. Hayden Gillim (Yamaha); 10. Sheridan Morais (Yamaha).
SUPERSPORT RACE 2: 1. Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha); 2. Valentin Debise (Suzuki); 3. JD Beach (Yamaha); 4. Joe Roberts (Yamaha); 5. Cameron Petersen (Suzuki); 6. Benny Solis Jr. (Honda); 7. Travis Wyman (Yamaha); 8. Bryce Prince (Yamaha); 9. Xavier Zayat (Suzuki); 10. Conner Blevins (Kawasaki).
SUPERSTOCK 600 RACE 2: 1. Travis Wyman (Yamaha); 2. Bryce Prince (Yamaha); 3. Xavier Zayat (Suzuki); 4. Conner Blevins (Kawasaki); 5. Dakota Mamola (Yamaha); 6. JC Camacho (Yamaha); 7. Gage McAllIister (Yamaha); 8. Andy DiBrino (Yamaha); 9. Deion Campbell (Yamaha); 10. Michael Gilbert (Yamaha).
KTM RC CUP RACE 2: 1. Brandon Paasch; 2. Anthony Mazziotto III; 3. Brandon Altmeyer; 4. Jody Barry; 5. Jackson Blackmon; 6. Ashton Yates; 7. Benjamin Smith; 8. Ian Champness; 9. Josh Serne; 10. Sean Ungvarsky.