MotoAmerica Superbike Championship Of New Jersey #1
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series
New Jersey Motorsports Park
Millville, New Jersey
May 1, 2016
Provisional Restarted Supersport/Superstock 600 Race Two Overall Results (wet conditions, all on Dunlop tires):
1. Cameron Petersen (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, 6 laps, Total Race Time 10:41.146, 1:43.289
2. Valentin Debise (Suz GSX-R600), Supersport, -7.616 seconds, 1:45.553
3. JD Beach (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -9.178, 1:47.316
4. Dakota Mamola (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -28.596, 1:49.483
5. Andy DiBrino (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -30.154, 1:49.778
6. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -31.976, 1:48.439
7. Benny Solis, Jr. (Hon CBR600RR), Supersport, -33.148, 1:49.109
8. Travis Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -33.530, 1:49.569
9. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -51.374, 1:52.925
10. Mark Rhoades (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -51.871, 1:52.827
11. Josh Fogle (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, -54.249, 1:53.082
12. Joseph Giannotto (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -62.783, 1:53.552
13. Anne Roberts (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -63.715, 1:53.908
14. Timothy Wilson (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, -64.214, 1:54.518
15. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -80.414, 1:57.849
16. Gabe Miller (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -80.965, 1:57.036
17. Casey Tobolewski (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -87.294, 1:58.002
18. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, -107.949, 2:01.821
19. Joe Roberts (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, -1 lap, DNF, crash, 1:43.006
20. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), Superstock 600, DNS
21. Gage McAllister (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, DNS
22. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, DNS
23. Xavier Zayat (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
24. Garrett Gerloff (Yam YZF-R6), Supersport, DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
25. Christian Crosslin (Yam YZF-R6), Superstock 600, DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
26. Caroline Olsen (Suz GSX-R600), Superstock 600, DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
Provisional Restarted Superstock 600 Race Two Results (wet conditions, all on Dunlop tires):
1. Dakota Mamola (Yam YZF-R6), 6 laps, Total Race Time 11:09.742, 1:49.483
2. Andy DiBrino (Yam YZF-R6), -1.558 seconds, 1:49.778
3. JC Camacho (Yam YZF-R6), -3.380, 1:48.439
4. Travis Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), -4.934, 1:49.569
5. Bryce Prince (Yam YZF-R6), -22.778, 1:52.925
6. Mark Rhoades (Kaw ZX-6R), -23.275, 1:52.827
7. Josh Fogle (Suz GSX-R600), -25.653, 1:53.082
8. Anne Roberts (Yam YZF-R6), -35.119, 1:53.908
9. Timothy Wilson (Kaw ZX-6R), -35.618, 1:54.518
10. Andrew Lee (Yam YZF-R6), -51.818, 1:57.849
11. Gabe Miller (Yam YZF-R6), -52.369, 1:57.036
12. Casey Tobolewski (Yam YZF-R6), -58.698, 1:58.002
13. Jason Aguilar (Yam YZF-R6), -79.353, 2:01.821
14. Conner Blevins (Kaw ZX-6R), DNS
15. Gage McAllister (Yam YZF-R6), DNS
16. Michael Gilbert (Yam YZF-R6), DNS
17. Xavier Zayat (Suz GSX-R600), DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
18. Christian Crosslin (Yam YZF-R6), DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
19. Caroline Olsen (Suz GSX-R600), DNS (crashed out of first segment of race)
Supersport Championship Point Standings (after 5 races):
1. Gerloff, 95 points
2. Beach, 93
3. Debise, 87
4. Petersen, 59
5. Roberts, 53
6. TIE, Mamola/Solis, 43
8. Prince, 35
9. Camacho, 24
10. DiBrino, 23
Superstock 600 Championship Point Standings (after 4 races):
1. Prince, 81 points
2. Mamola, 72
3. TIE, DiBrino/Camacho, 52
5. Wyman, 48
6. Blevins, 44
7. McAllister, 31
8. Zayat, 24
9. Gilbert, 21
10. TIE, Wilson/Deion Campbell, 14
More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:
Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha’s JD Beach Finishes Third In Event-Filled MotoAmerica Supersport Race 2 At New Jersey Motorsports Park
Millville, NJ – May 1, 2016 – The fortunes of Yamaha Extended Service (Y.E.S.)/Graves/Yamaha riders JD Beach and Garrett Gerloff were diametrically opposed in Sunday’s MotoAmerica Supersport Race 2 at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Oil spilled by a crashed motorcycle caused Garrett to fall down and out of the lead, and JD, who was in second place, also went down in the same treacherous turn. JD was unhurt but, unfortunately, Garrett suffered a knee injury that led to a trip to the hospital, where he was examined and released.
The incident led to a red-flag stoppage of the race, followed by a prolonged delay that caused the restart to be shortened to five laps and then moved until after Superbike Race 2. Garrett returned to the track with hopes of making the restart, but he was unable to line up on the grid because of a technicality in the rules. JD soldiered on for the team, and rode a solid and smooth race to cross the finish line in third, enabling him to not only maintain second place in the points standings, but also move to within two points of Garrett’s Championship lead.
After celebrating on the podium, JD said, “Going into the race, with everything that happened today, the crew and I just wanted to finish because we need the points. I tried to race with Valentin, but I had a few ‘moments,’ so I decided to stay where I was at. With Joe (Roberts) going down, I was able to get third, so I’m happy with the result. MotoAmerica did a great job getting the track cleaned up and safe for us to race, so hat’s off to them.”
The Y.E.S./Graves/Yamaha Supersport team will be back in action in two weeks as the MotoAmerica Championship will be at VIRginia international Raceway for the Yamaha Superbike Challenge of Virginia on May 13 – May 15.
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More, from a press release issued by Team Hammer PR:
PETERSEN AND M4 SPORTBIKETRACKGEAR.COM SUZUKI WIN IN NEW JERSEY
Team Hammer capped off Round 3 of the 2016 AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship at New Jersey Motorsports Park with a magnificent 1-2 finish in Sunday’s MotoAmerica Supersport race.
The stellar showing rounded out a determined performance by the entire team despite the treacherous conditions that upped the difficult factor significantly during the race weekend.
Leading the charge was M4 SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s Cameron Petersen, who earned his first career MotoAmerica victory in Sunday’s Supersport contest. It was a bounce-back ride for the South African, having crashed out of a top-five position in Saturday’s Supersport race.
Sunday’s wet and cold race claimed numerous fallers as well — including Petersen, who crashed along with two of the other riders in the lead pack when they hit oil. The race was red-flagged and delayed for hours as the track was cleaned.
Despite the restart being pushed to the end of the day, Petersen maintained his courage and concentration, immediately racing into second then applying constant pressure on the leader as the laps wound down.
That pressure eventually paid dividends, as the leader crashed on the final lap, allowing Petersen to sweep by and claim his first-ever win on American soil.
“It was a tough race,” Petersen said. “I knew that I would stand a chance in these conditions. Before the red flag, it was tricky; there was a lot of standing water out there. I just had to put that behind me when I lined up for the second part of the race. I got a pretty good start. I followed the leader for most of the race but on the last lap he pushed really hard. I was kind of gifted that win a little bit on the last lap, but I’ll take it. It’s my first win, and I’m over the moon. I couldn’t be happier. I can’t thank the whole M4 SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki team enough for giving me a machine I could win on. They stuck behind me. It’s been a tough weekend and to come up with a win is huge. I’m so happy.”
The victory was also Team Hammer’s 60th win in Moto America/AMA Pro competition.
Valentin Debise added to the team’s elation by following Petersen home in second to hand M4 SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki the 1-2. The Frenchman capitalized on his teammate’s miscue on Saturday to finish in fifth, and then came through in the wet on Sunday with a steady and measured runner-up ride.
Meanwhile, Larry Pegram performed like the cagey Superbike veteran he is with two outstanding rides his one-off weekend substitute duty on the M4 Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbike.
Calling upon his vast experience in Sunday’s twin wet Superbike races, the Ohioan was the third finisher on Superbike-spec machinery both times. Pegram came home in fourth overall in race one and he backed that up with a sixth overall in race two.
The weekend’s difficult conditions weren’t so kind to Team Hammer’s Superstock 600 competitors. M4 SportbikeTrackGear.com Suzuki’s Xavier Zayat finished in eighth on Saturday, but crashed during the warm-up lap of Sunday’s wet race and did not finish the race. M4 LOXY Suzuki’s Caroline Olsen endured a difficult weekend as well, crashing out of both Superstock 600 races after pulling in a pair of top 10s at the venue last season.
Team Hammer will be back in action in two weeks — and joined by Jake Lewis, the team’s new Superstock 1000 competitor — as Round 4 of the AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship will take place on May 13-15 at Virginia International Raceway.
This year marks Team Hammer’s 36th consecutive season of operating as a professional road racing team. During that time, racebikes built and fielded by Team Hammer have won 60 AMA Pro National races, have finished on AMA Pro National podiums 144 times and have won five AMA Pro National Championships (the most recent in 2012), as well as two FIM South American championships. The team has also won 133 endurance races overall (including seven 24-hour races) and won 13 Overall WERA National Endurance Championships with Suzuki motorcycles, and holds the U.S. record for mileage covered in a 24-hour race. The team also competed in the televised 1990s Formula USA National Championship, famously running “Methanol Monster” GSX-R1100 Superbikes fueled by methanol, and won the F-USA Championship four times.