It’s time now, for the second race of the MotoAmerica
Supersport championship. After his crash
in yesterday’s race, he is sore, but is ready to race. The bikes form up into the order they will
line up on the grid after their sighting lap with the quick start
procedure. We are ready to get on with
it, Supersport race two. It’s lights
out, and away we go! Into the lead, Richie Escalante, who won the race
yesterday., Sean Dylan Kelly Wants to go
for the lead, but Escalante is there.
Xavier Zyad and is also in the fight.
Benjamin Smith is in the fight as well and so is Brandon Paasch. Escalante runs wiode and loses places.
Brandon Paasch now leads Sean Dylan Kelly. Escalante held the brake too long trying to
go too fast into the corner. Brandon
Paasch raced in British Superbike and in Moto 3 in the past. Lap one is done and dusted. 1:24.6 for Paasch on the Yamaha R6 as Sean
Dylan Kelly motors past on the Suzuki GSXR600.
Paasch goes right back past Kelly and Here comes Richie Escalante. He’s flying, and he thankfully goes tighter
into the turn this tim, woeing down the bike.
Escalante slams past Paasch. He’s
on the inside, look. He’s closer than he
was in yesterday’s race.
This action is hot and heavy. Nate Minster is pushing hard as well, an experienced rider on a 600cc motorcycle. Sean Dylan Kelly and Brandon Paasch continue to battle and Richie Escalante says, “so long, chaps. I’m gone.” Escalante is whistling off into the distance. Nate Minster is flying and we see Benjamin Smith has gone down. He will resume the race but is dropping like a stone down the order. Benjamin Smith slid on the gravel and fell down, laying the bike down. It wasn’t really a crash.
Paasch, 2:20.6, and Kelly, 2:20.2. These two chaps are close together. Paasch is closing back in on Richie Escalante. Paasch has set both a personal best and a fastest lap. Richie Escalante is continuing in the race and wants to cut consistent laps. Don’t dwell on your mistakes. It’s not worth it. We have seven laps to go and Brandon Paasch has fastest lap so far at 2:19.789. They will co0me back to Road America in a month’s time for more racing.
Nate Minster was a Junior Cup rider on a smaller bike, but now, he’s in his element. Younger riders do well on smaller bikes, and as they grow, they will fit onto a bigger bike. Poor old Aguilar just got off in the grass. Ugh. That was a close one! Fastest lap of the race for Richie Escalante at 2:19.3. He’s still pushing. Luca Silva has Nolan Lampkin on his rear tire. These two chaps are also battling for position. Somw of these chaps have been in MotoAmerica for 2-3 years. Luca Silva and Xavier Zyad are aloso in the fight. Aguilar is pressing Minster as well. Nate Minster is having to be on guard, to keep Jason Aguilar behind him.
Two laps before this motorcycle race is done and dusted. It is the final lap now. Richie Escalante leads the motorcycle race by 4.1 seconds. White flag. It’s the final lap. Escalante cuts a 2:20.4. He is working on win number two in MotoAmerica Supersport. He is through turn five clean. nNo worries. Just touch the rev limiter shifting up a gear and back down. Then sweeping through the Carousel for the final time. Brandon Paasch is back there, and he will finish is second spot. Escalante leads by 5.2 seconds but he is going to do the double here, at Road America! Richie Escalante is your winner! Race two of the season, and two wins, in the bag. Brandon Paasch is second. Third is Shawn Dylan Kelly who gets 16 points after scoring nil points yesterday.
#54 Richie Escalante MEX. Kawasaki ZX6R
We will see you soon, for the next MotoAmerica
race, also to be held here at Road America, next month.
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