MotoAmerica: More From Saturday At New Jersey

MotoAmerica: More From Saturday At New Jersey

© 2025, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By Michael Gougis.

KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.

 

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Bobby Fong (50). Photo by Michael Gougis.

Bobby Fong has worked all year long to get his Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1 to work in slick conditions, and he proved the merit of that approach on Saturday. Fong said his bike suffered serious tire wear and was sliding more than it had all weekend, but he still pulled away for the win as title competitors Cameron Beaubier and Josh Herrin slipped, slid and ran wide, battling among themselves.

 

Cameron Beaubier (6). Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

Cameron Beaubier said he was forced to use the harder compound R7 rear tire on his BMW M 1000 RR because the softer R5 would not last race distance on his machine. But he bounced back from two crashes on Friday, posted a decent qualifying time and was quick enough for second in the race, stayed in the title fight with two races on the schedule tomorrow.

 

Josh Herrin (1). Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

Josh Herrin’s crew finally diagnosed the brake problem that had plagued him all day, and Herrin shot from tenth on the grid into the podium battle within half a lap of the start. But he was unable to run with Fong and had to settle for third.

 

Mathew Scholtz (1) leads Blake Davis (22) and PJ Jacobsen (15) at the start of Saturday’s Supersport race. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

Matthew Scholtz was pulling away from the field when title contender PJ Jacobsen’s rear tire went flat. Scholtz’ had also suffered with a tire problem in qualifying, and officials had shortened the race from 19 laps to 15. Officials actually red-flagged the race after 12 laps. Scholtz’ win, combined with Jacobsen’s DNF, sealed the Motovation Supersport title for Scholtz. After the bitter words Jacobsen and Scholtz had exchanged earlier in the season, it was nice to see Scholtz stop and give Jacobsen a ride back to the paddock on the cool-down lap.

Shortly after the race concluded, MotoAmerica issued a bulletin that removed the R4 Soft and R6 Medium compound rear slicks from the allocation for Supersport competitors for Sunday. The only tire allowed will be the R7 Medium+. The Sunday warmup has been extended to 25 minutes. 

 

Hayden Gillim (69) and Cameron Petersen (45) wheelie at the start of the King of The Baggers race on Saturday. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

SDI Racing Cameron Petersen had a very good Saturday – aside from crashing his Supersport machine during the final qualifying session – and walked away with three podium finishes. Petersen took second in King of The Baggers qualifying on his Indian and pulled away from the field during the Challenge race, earning a cool $5,000 for three laps of work. Petersen then finished third in the Supersport race and second in the Baggers race, 0.229 seconds behind winner Hayden Gillim. 

 

Bradley Smith. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

Factory Harley-Davidson rider Bradley Smith warms up before qualifying on Saturday morning.

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