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Two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne won MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Race One Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace), in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Riding his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1, Gagne won the 17-lap race by 3.698 seconds. The win, Gagne’s seventh of the season, extended his Championship point lead.

Five-time Champion Cameron Beaubier charged forward through the field on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR to score second place.

Mathew Scholtz turned a strong start into a third-place finish, and his sixth podium finish of the season, on his Westby Racing Yamaha.

Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha rider Bobby Fong, the pole-sitter, crossed the finish line third, but he was demoted to fourth by a time penalty for cutting the chicane.

Beaubier’s teammate PJ Jacobsen placed fifth, a fraction of a second behind Fong on the timing screen.

More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

Gagne Wins His Seventh Of The Year At Pittsburgh International Race Complex

Defending MotoAmerica Superbike Champion Extends His Points Lead With Victory at Pitt Race

WAMPUM, PA (August 19, 2023) – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha’s Jake Gagne was up to his old tricks on Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The two-time defending Medallia Superbike Champion started quickly, let the others hang around for a lap or two and then rode off into the distance for his seventh win of the year and the 36th Superbike victory of his career.

The win also extended his championship lead to 83 points heading into tomorrow’s two Medallia Superbike races in the MotoAmerica Superbikes At Pittsburgh, Presented By Steel Commander triple-header.

Gagne didn’t put a wheel wrong in earning his seventh win of the year. He had Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz on his back wheel for the opening laps, but then was able to pull away and let those behind him battle for second place as he managed his tires to the best of his ability.

Second ended up going to Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier, the five-time AMA Superbike Champion bouncing back from his big crash at Brainerd International Raceway a few weeks ago. Beaubier admitted that he was struggling with confidence after the race-one crash that forced him out of race two in Minnesota.

Beaubier started slowly in the race (after qualifying sixth) before eventually fighting his way through the pack to third. He then worked around Scholtz and kept him at bay to the finish. Beaubier was 3.6 seconds behind Gagne at the end of the 17-lap race and 1.8 seconds in front of third-placed Scholtz.

Wrench Motorcycles’ Bobby Fong ended up fourth in his best Superbike race of the year. Fong, riding David Anthony’s Yamaha YZF-R1, put in a solid ride after starting from his first career Superbike pole position. Fong saved what would have been a ferocious highside midway through the race, was later penalized for cutting the chicane, and still managed to narrowly beat Tytlers Cycle Racing’s PJ Jacobsen by .4 of a second with the penalty.

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s Josh Herrin was also penalized for a chicane violation and he barely beat JD Beach, who was riding the Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha in place of the injured Cameron Petersen, for sixth place.

Beach, in his first Superbike race since 2021, was seventh and some four seconds ahead of Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante. Escalante, in turn, bested his teammate Brandon Paasch by a tick over five seconds.

Disrupt Racing’s Hayden Gillim rounded out the top 10.

Gagne now leads Herrin, 287-204, heading into tomorrow’s two races at Pitt Race with Beaubier just a point behind Herrin. Jacobsen is fourth in the title chase with 173 points, 18 more than fifth-placed Escalante.

Superbike Race One

1. Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
2. Cameron Beaubier (BMW)
3. Mathew Scholtz (Yamaha)
4. Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
5. PJ Jacobsen (BMW)
6. Josh Herrin (Ducati)
7. JD Beach (Yamaha)
8. Richie Escalante (Suzuki)
9. Brandon Paasch (Suzuki)
10. Hayden Gillim (Suzuki)

Quotes
 

Jake Gagne – Winner

“Mat (Scholtz) got a great start. He kind of got the launch on me. I was expecting him to come up the inside in one. This turn one is kind of tricky. You don’t really know where to brake. It’s blind going in and you don’t want to blow it. I was plus zero on the pit board for a couple laps, or plus 0.2. Almost nothing. I could kind of hear, in the slow turns, that it sounded like a Yamaha. You can tell the difference with the way the thing sounds. Just with it being so much hotter than it had been all weekend, the track was pretty greasy the first couple laps. Then the tires dropped off a little bit more than I expected, just because of the heat. I think there was a lot of heat in the tires. Just tried to be consistent. Would have a second, two seconds, and at that point just tried to ride smooth. Even if those guys started reeling me in, I just wanted to kind of click off the laps that I could and if they came back, then that’s what happened. We made a lot of progress really with the bike from yesterday to today. Weird start yesterday. We only missed a couple laps in the first session, but still making some changes that we’ve kind of wanted to try and got a better feeling in a couple areas with the bike, so I’m pretty happy with that. But tomorrow is going to be hot, two races. I think it will be probably another 10 degrees hotter, so it will be an interesting tough couple races tomorrow, so just try to be smart and learn what we can overnight. It’ll tighten up tomorrow, I’m sure.”

Cameron Beaubier – Second Place

“You’re right. This weekend has just been kind of a slow start for me. Yesterday I wasn’t trusting the bike. I wasn’t trusting the TC. I wasn’t really throwing the thing around and riding the thing like I know how to ride. I just wasn’t riding like myself. The guys have gotten me a lot more comfortable on the bike though and just kind of rebuilding the confidence a little bit. To be honest, I’ve been doing this long enough now that I’m able to bounce back pretty quick after a crash, but that one rattled me a little bit. I felt better this morning, even though the times weren’t there. I was feeling more confident on the bike with my riding and stuff. We made a good step with the bike going into the race. I just kind of slowly worked myself into a rhythm. I was able to pick the guys off and put my head down. I had pretty good pace up until about seven to go. I thought I was going to be able to ride it home in second. Jake (Gagne) was gone. He was riding incredible. But then my gap on my pit board started coming down and coming down. I even looked over my shoulder to see who it was, and it was Matty (Scholtz) who was charging. I had to really give it a good push those last five laps to hold onto second comfortably. But we’ll definitely take this after the struggle we had yesterday and roll it into tomorrow. See how it goes.”

Mathew Scholtz – Third Place

“I think it’s one of those tracks that when you’re following somebody it’s pretty easy to kind of flow and find the corners a little bit better. Then once I lost tow on Jake (Gagne), I kind of struggled a little bit. I dropped down into the 44s quickly, which was surprising. I kind of thought I’d be able to stay in the low 43s. The track definitely seems to have lost a little bit of grip on the edge. Once Cameron Beaubier passed me, I looked back and I think there was (Bobby) Fong and Josh Herrin or PJ Jacobsen, one of them. I thought, I have to try to find something now or I’m going to finish fifth. So, I just managed to kind of start to flow slight better, pick-up speed through the middle of the corner and not worry about driving out really hard. Dropped the times to the mid-43s. Then the last lap I kind of knew Bobby Fong was there. I knew he was going to try to pass me somewhere. He passed me through the fast left coming up to the chicane. He didn’t set up wide for up, but I dived up the inside of him then and kind of pushed him over the extra bit of curb, so I knew that he would get penalized. Crossed the line fourth, but I kind of got pointed towards the parc fermé and ended up third. So, I’m pretty happy with that.”

More, from a press release issued by Westby Racing:

Chalk Up Another Superbike Podium Finish For Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz At Pitt Race

Wampum, PA – August 19, 2023 – In Saturday’s MotoAmerica Superbike race one at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (Pitt Race), Westby Racing’s Mathew Scholtz added another podium finish to his impressive “resumé of results,” making it 7 podiums in the 13 races he’s competed in at the Western Pennsylvania racetrack.

Starting from the outside of the front row on the grid, Mathew got off to one of his best starts ever as a MotoAmerica Superbike rider. He was immediately in a battle for the lead with Jake Gagne. He maintained his position in second behind Gagne until lap 7 of the 17-lap race when Cameron Beaubier overtook him. Bobby Fong, who was in fourth place, hounded Mathew for the rest of the race, but Fong made a mistake in the chicane, and the resulting time penalty on Fong ensured Mathew of a third-place result when the checkered flag flew.

“Pitt Race is one of those tracks that, when you’re following somebody, it’s pretty easy to kind of flow and find the corners a little bit better,” Mathew said. “When I lost the tow on Jake (Gagne), I kind of struggled a little bit. I dropped down into the 44’s quickly, which was surprising. I kind of thought I’d be able to stay in the low 43’s. The track definitely seems to have lost a little bit of grip on the edge. Once Cameron Beaubier passed me, I looked back, and I think there was Fong and Josh Herrin or PJ Jacobsen…one of them. I thought, ‘I have to try to find something now or I’m going to finish fifth.’ So, I just managed to flow slightly better, pick up speed through the middle of the corners and not worry about driving out really hard. I dropped my lap times into the mid-43’s. Then, on the last lap, I knew Bobby Fong was there. I knew he was going to try to pass me somewhere. He passed me through the fast left coming up to the chicane. He didn’t set up wide, but I dived up the inside of him and kind of pushed him over the extra bit of curb, so I knew that he would get penalized. I crossed the finish line in fourth, but I ended up third. So, I’m pretty happy with that.”

Superbike race two is on Sunday at Noon ET, and the weekend-concluding Superbike race three will start at 3 p.m. ET. Both races will be shown live on MotoAmerica’s YouTube Channel.

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Meet Mathew, Get An Autographed Poster, And More

Mathew will be available for autographs during the Dunlop Hot Pit Walk & Autograph Session, scheduled for 11 to 11:40 a.m. Sunday on pit lane at Pitt Race. He and the team will be handing out free posters and T-shirts, so don’t miss it.

Check Out The Westby Racing Sponsor Showcase

Eazi-Grip Racing Products Ltd. and MWR Racing Air Filters are the featured team sponsors on display in the Westby Racing paddock area this race weekend, so be sure to stop by to say hello and learn about some of the companies that support the team.

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More, from a press release issued by Yamaha:

Gagne Fires First Shot with Superbike Race 1 Victory at PIRC

Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne continues to make championship gains with seventh MotoAmerica Superbike victory in 2023 

MARIETTA, Ga. – August 19, 2023 – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Jake Gagne put on another masterclass performance in today’s opening race of the MotoAmerica Superbike tripleheader at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex. The defending champ led from start to finish to further extend his points lead with his seventh victory of the season. Making his return as a fill-in rider for the team was JD Beach, who navigated the tricky, greasy conditions in his first Superbike race in two years to finish seventh.

It was another trademark Gagne Superbike victory, with the reigning back-to-back champ grabbing the holeshot from the second spot on the front row of the grid. He then threw down some fast times to bring the heat on a hot day at the 2.78-mile track in Wampum, Pennsylvania, and built a comfortable gap up front. Gagne remained unchallenged in the 17-lap race, scoring his 36th-career Superbike victory and seventh of the season to expand his lead in the championship to 83 points.

With a weekend off from his full-time duties as an American Flat Track racer, Beach had a solid first race back since his last fill-in ride with the team at Brainerd International Raceway in 2021. Qualifying 10th, he had a good start from the fourth row of the grid into ninth and made his way to seventh around the halfway mark, where he would finish.

The Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team returns tomorrow for twice the MotoAmerica Superbike action with Race 2 and 3 of the weekend at the Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania.

Richard Stanboli – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager

“Another mission accomplished – a front-row sweep of Yamaha R1s as well as a decisive victory for Jake. JD also found a good rhythm in the race, and the result did not show his potential. We will work hard to repeat the winning performance on Sunday, as well as help JD get closer to the podium. It should be fun.”

Jake Gagne – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing

“It was a great Race 1 today. A good start always makes life easier. I put my head down and just kind of inched away from those guys. This was the hottest track that we’ve had so far this weekend. So it was a little greasier than expected, but the R1 loves this track. We made steady improvements all weekend, and we are looking to make more progress for tomorrow’s double header!”

JD Beach – Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing

“My goal for Race 1 was just to get a good start and move forward from where I started. I wanted to stay calm and finish the race, to do every lap, see the checkered flag, and get my feet under me. We did that. Now I’m feeling really good for the next two races!”

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Stefano Mesa gave himself a special 29th birthday present Saturday by winning MotoAmerica Supersport Race One at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace) in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Riding his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R, Mesa won the red-flag-interrupted-and-restarted race by 0.180 second.

Xavi Fores finished a close second on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2, but the Spaniard actually extended his Championship point lead.

Tyler Scott was a very close third on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750.

More, from a press release issued by MotoAmerica:

Mesa Gets His First Supersport Win Of The Year At Pitt Race

Mesa, Landers, Dreher Win, Moore Crowned In Pennsylvania

WAMPUM, PA (August 19, 2023) – Two MotoAmerica rounds ago, the winner of the 2023 Supersport Championship seemed to be a fait accompli.

Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC rider Xavi Forés had reeled off eight consecutive wins, and it looked like he was head for a perfect season. But things changed for the Spaniard in Minnesota and the bumpy Brainerd International Raceway wreaked havoc on the handling of his Ducati Panigale V2, as well as on his win streak. He left the Land of 10,000 Lakes without a win, and it continued in Supersport race one at Pittsburgh.

The story of the race, though, was not who didn’t win, but who did.

Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki rider Stefano Mesa notched his first Supersport victory of the season and the second of his career. Mesa also earned the pole position for both of the weekend’s races, so clearly, Pitt Race is a very good track for the Colombian. It was also Mesa’s 29th birthday.

Second place went to Forés, who commented in the post-race press conference that he is doing everything he can to keep up with the other bikes. The only Ducati rider in the field, Forés thinks the balancing measures mandated for his bike are too extreme.

Third place went to Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki rider Tyler Scott, which was his seventh podium result of the season.

“The whole weekend, we’ve been very fast off the get-go,” Mesa said. “I think, after race two in Brainerd, we found a little something on the bike. We’ve been dealing with a lot of chassis issues with the new B bike, what we call the B bike, since I broke the (A bike at) Ridge. I broke it in half. Been battling a lot of chassis setup. But I think we finally hit the nail where it was. I think we’re in the window for the bike. My hats off to the team. They gave me a great bike since we rolled it out of the truck. We’ve been fast all weekend. The race was great. My hats off to these guys. This is great battling with them. It’s great trying to pass Xavi (Forés) on the brakes. I think first clean race I got to actually battle with Xavi and try and go for the win. I think I had the pace. Tomorrow we’re going to try and find a little bit more and see if we can get the win again.”

REV’IT! Twins Cup – The Title Chase Tightens

The battle for the 2023 REV’IT! Twins Cup Championship can’t get much closer than it already is, but Rodio Racing – Powered By Robem Engineering’s Rocco Landers is hoping that it gets even closer after tomorrow’s second race at Pitt Race.

Landers won his sixth REV’IT! race of the year after an early battle with championship rivals Blake Davis and Gus Rodio and the win moves him to within 10 points of the lead in the title chase.

The battle for second in Saturday’s race was also the battle for the championship lead and it went to N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto’s Davis by just .042 of a second over Landers’ teammate Rodio.

How’s this for close? Davis now leads Rodio by a single point with Landers 10 points behind Davis and nine behind Rodio.

Team Iso’s Dominic Doyle had a relatively lonely ride to fourth with TrackDay Winner/Blackmon Racing’s Jackson Blackmon rounding out the top five.

“I have not had the best past month, after what I did at Laguna,” Landers said. “But I knew this was a good track for me. It’s a good track for the bike. It’s a good track for the team. The Aprilia is handling absolutely amazing. The start I kind of got shuffled back there a little bit. I just tried to basically pick up the pieces after the first lap and do what I could to get back past these guys. They were riding amazing, obviously killing it. I knew if I could lead a few laps at least through the esses, I could maybe start to stretch out a gap and then hold it there. So, that’s what I did. It went to plan today. Doesn’t always go to plan, but today it did. We’re hoping to do at least that or even better tomorrow.”

Junior Cup – Dreher Bounces Back

After winning four out of the first five Junior Cup races of the season, it came as quite a surprise that Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki rider Avery Dreher hit a dry spell where he didn’t get another victory for three straight races. But, on Saturday at Pitt Race, Dreher returned to his winning ways.

Starting from pole position, the Florida-based rider battled throughout the 10-lap race with Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM’s Rossi Moor, Hayden Bicknese Racing Kawasaki rider Hayden Bicknese, and Altus Motorsports Kawasaki rider Alessandro Di Mario. At the checkers, it was Dreher who notched the win by .036 of a second over Moor, with Di Mario just .136 of a second back from Dreher.

With three more races left in the Junior Cup Championship, Dreher has a 39-point lead over Moor.

“I honestly didn’t really lead that much,” Dreher said. “I went into the race, and I wanted to be as aggressive as I can. I’m usually not the most aggressive rider, but I had to change that. So, I wanted to be able to lead the whole race, just not fall outside the top two. We went back and forth a couple times. I had a couple moments. I was battling with some little grip issues here and there. But I got to say, the bike honestly felt amazing. Thanks to the team. We figured out our issues from Friday. That last lap was just figuring out if I wanted to be in third or second going onto the front straightaway. Just kind of was in a perfect spot to get that draft. I’m just super happy to extend my points lead and get another win.”

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore Crowned!

On a sunny Saturday afternoon, Mikayla Moore kept her perfect season intact with her sixth win in six starts and it all resulted in her wrapping up the 2023 Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. championship. Moore will attempt to close out a perfect season with another victory tomorrow at Pitt Race.

Sonya Lloyd earned her fifth podium of the year with her second-place finish and that virtually assures her of second in the championship after tomorrow’s finale. Lloyd battled with Moore early and finished 2.2 seconds behind the Marylander – the closest anyone has been to the newly crowned champion all season.

Defending series champion Kayleigh Buyck was third in the race and happy to be back on the podium after a rough season for the New Yorker.

“I was going into turn one and I’m like, holy crap, someone was like right next to me,” Moore said. “I just tried to do my best and hit my marks. Luckily, this round, I had my lap timer, so I ended up doing a 2:07. I told my parents. They were like, ‘What time do you think you’re going to run?’ I was like, ‘I think I’ll do a 2:08.’ But every time I get some fresh Dunlop tires, I end up going faster and meet my goals every time.

“If I can be honest, going into this program I thought I would struggle a little bit because in the beginning… I’m not able to adapt quick to bikes, so I’m really actually surprised. After the first round I was able to get quickly adapted to it and things like that. Then also we have a great team, so everyone kept each other positive. I just tried to at the Road America after the first round keep the streak going. So far, I had a perfect season. Just have to complete it tomorrow.”

Mission Mini Cup By Motul – Gouker Dominates

Stadler America’s Nathan Gouker picked up where he left off with a resounding Ohvale 160 class victory in the MotoAmerica Mission Mini Cup By Motul round on Friday afternoon at Pitt Race.

Gouker was dominant in taking a 17-second victory over Madd Will Racing’s Kruz Maddison, who barely beat American Racing’s Connor Raymond by a scant .198 of a second.

American Racing’s Joshua Raymond scored the win in the Ohvale 190 class, beating Alpha Omega’s Ryder Davis by 4.8 seconds with HistoricGP’s Mahdi Salem finishing a distant third.

Stock class racing on Friday saw Cory Texter Racing/Roof Systems’ Cruise Texter winning the Stock 50 class; Varnes Racing’s Cole Varnes doing likewise in Stock 110 with Jacobsen Motorcycle Training/Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt winning the Stock 125 final.

More, from a press release issued by Suzuki Motor USA, LLC:

VISION WHEEL M4 ECSTAR SUZUKI’S TY SCOTT EARNS FIFTH STRAIGHT PODIUM
AT PITTSBURGH

Suzuki Dominates the Supersport Top Ten Results

BREA, CA — Suzuki Motor USA and Team Hammer continued to stack up trophy-winning weekends with another podium performance in the MotoAmerica Supersport race on Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in Wampum, Pennsylvania.

Race Highlights:

• Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki
  • Supersport
    • Tyler Scott scored his fifth-consecutive podium with a competitive third-place finish.
    • Teagg Hobbs closed on the leaders late to earn a hard-charging fifth.
  • Superbike
    • Richie Escalante qualified fourth before collecting an eighth-place result.
    • Brandon Paasch showed impressive speed in the opening half of the race and ended up in ninth.
• • Superbike
    • Brandon Paasch broke into the top five for the first time in his short stint with the team.
    • Richie Escalante collected seventh, ending his run of six straight top fives.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott continued his recent tear aboard the team’s next-generation Suzuki GSX-R750, again challenging for victory en route to an eventual third-place result in the day’s Supersport contest. Despite starting from the outside of Row 2, Scott launched into third at the start. After going back and forth with teammate Teagg Hobbs, Scott consolidated third and then tracked down the leaders to make it a three-way fight for the win.

A red flag put a temporary halt to that battle, which resumed with an even more intense four-way fight for glory, with Scott again running in third. The rising star harried the leaders relentlessly but could not find a way through. Scott ultimately crossed the line in third, less than a half-second off the win, securing his fifth consecutive podium finish in 2023.

“It was a tight race and a good one,” Scott said, “but it was very hard. My competitors were very good on the brakes, and it was hard to get beside them to make a move. I was happy with the bike and the team’s performance, and I thought everything was positive. We may adjust some things in the Sunday morning warm-up to see if we can improve, but we are in good shape for the next race.”

After qualifying second fastest aboard the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, Teagg Hobbs was in a race-long melee himself. With a race chocked full of runs and momentum shifts, Hobbs was as high as third and as low as sixth. Hobbs managed to claw his way back up to fifth late in the contest,  where he charged on the leaders before finally taking the checkered flag in fifth.  Team Hammer’s results led the charge once more, as Suzuki GSX-Rs continued to dominate the Supersport results, earning 50% of the top ten results in Pittsburgh.

Hobbs said, “I made a few mistakes at the beginning of the race, and we made some changes to the setup during the red flag that made things better. I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s race. The goal is to stay in the top five – and we did that again – but I am trying to get closer to the leaders. The main thing for tomorrow is to clean things up and change my approach a little.”

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante reminded the Superbike field of his front-running speed aboard the squad’s Suzuki GSX-R1000R with an impressive fourth-place showing in qualifying. Unfortunately, Escalante was unable to capitalize on that strong start in hopes of notching his tenth top-five race finish of the year. Escalante was shuffled down to ninth on the opening lap, and then struggled to find a way back up through the field, finally coming home with an eighth-place result.

“It has been a difficult weekend, honestly,” Escalante said. “I’ve been working hard with the crew to feel more comfortable on the bike, especially on the exits. We made progress and got P4 in qualifying, but it was a very difficult race. I found my position at the start and thought it was time to start moving forward, but in the different temperature conditions, we needed more grip. I kept pushing and got points, but we are looking forward to getting two more chances tomorrow.”

Coming off another top-five outing with the team in the premier class, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Brandon Paasch flashed the speed to repeat that feat early in the Superbike race. After starting on the outside of Row 3, Paasch slotted into seventh early and then applied heavy pressure on sixth place until approximately half-distance. Paasch – who is both adapting to the Superbike class and working back to full fitness – lost ground over the second half of the race before collecting ninth at the checkered flag.

“I’m happy with what we were able to accomplish in the race,” said Paasch. “I had a good start and moved up. We’re surely making progress, but I made a mistake and ran off track in Turn 1. Then, trying to catch up, I ran off again in the chicane. By then, I had killed my tire and I struggled the last few laps. I’m fired up for tomorrow. The competition is tough, but we got 17 more race laps in as I am trying to learn and improve.”

The team will have an opportunity on Sunday to turn podiums into wins and top tens into top fives when the MotoAmerica weekend at Pittsburgh International Race Complex concludes with another Supersport race and two more Superbike races.

For more racing news, results, and special team content please visit https://suzukicycles.com/racing/road-racing.

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Avery Dreher rode his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400 to victory in MotoAmerica Junior Cup Race One Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace), in Wampum, Pennsylvania.

Dreher overtook Rossi Moor on the run from the final corner to the finish line to win his fifth race of the season by just 0.036 second and extend his Championship point lead.

Moor led most of the race but had to settle for the runner-up spot on his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R.

Alessandro Di Mario finished third on his Altus Motorsports Kawasaki, taking his first podium finish in Junior Cup.

Hayden Bicknese was a close fourth on his Bicknese Racing Kawasaki, Yandel Medina took fifth on his Yandel Racing Kawasaki, and Max Van was a close sixth, just 0.8 second behind Dreher, on his SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki Ninja 400.

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Rocco Landers claimed pole position during MotoAmerica REV’IT! Twins Cup Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace), in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660, Landers turned a 1:47.736 to top the field of 39 entries.

Defending Champion Blake Davis was the best of the rest with a 1:48.155 on his N2 Racing/BobbleHeadMoto Yamaha YZF-R7, and Landers’ teammate Gus Rodio took the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:48.401 on his Aprilia.

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Stefano Mesa grabbed pole position during MotoAmerica Supersport Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday morning at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Mesa did a 1:45.746 lap time on his Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R to top the field of 41.

Teagg Hobbs claimed the second spot on the grid with a time of 1:45.825 on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R750, and Championship point leader Xavi Fores earned the third and final spot on the front row with a 1:46.108 on his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2.

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Bobby Fong stunned the field by taking pole position in MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Qualifying Two (Q2) Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace), in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Riding his Wrench Motorcycles Yamaha YZF-R1, an ex-Fresh N Lean Attack Yamaha, Fong turned a 1:41.674 around the 2.7-mile course. Not only was that time good enough for pole position, it was 0.569 second faster than anyone else.

Fong did his fastest lap while following — and nearly passing — two-time and defending Champion Jake Gagne, who was in the process of doing the second-quickest lap, a 1:42.243, on his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha YZF-R1.

Mathew Scholtz made it an all-Yamaha front row with a 1:42.285 on his Westby Racing machine.

Scholtz bumped Richie Escalante off the front row, and the Mexican rider will start fourth based on the 1:42.340 he did on his Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R.

PJ Jacobsen led both of Friday’s Superbike sessions, but the best the New Yorker could do Saturday was a fifth-fastest 1:42.430 on his Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.

Jacobsen will be joined on the second row by his teammate Cameron Beaubier, who did a 1:42.897.

The first of this weekend’s three MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike races is scheduled to start at 3:10 p.m. Eastern Time.

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Current Championship point leader Avery Dreher claimed pole position during MotoAmerica Junior Cup qualifying Saturday at Pittsburgh International Race Complex (a.k.a. PittRace), in Wampum, Pennsylvania. Riding his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki Ninja 400, Dreher turned a lap of 1:56.774 around the 2.7-mile racetrack to top the field of 33 riders.

Rossi Moor was second-best with a 1:57.083 on his Fairium NGRT – Gray Area Racing KTM RC 390 R, and Hayden Bicknese earned the third and final spot on the front row with a time of 1:57.202 on his Bicknese Racing Kawasaki.