Race one for the Supersport class at Road America in 2018. We join commentators Greg White and Jason Pridmore in the broadcast booth, and Hannah Loper in the pit lane, for all the racing action.
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Monday, January 13, 2020
MotoAmerica Motul Superbike Race 1 at Road Atlanta 2018
From January 22nd, 2018, here's a classic MotoAmerica race. Race one for the Superbike championship, at Road Atlanta, in Braselton, Georgia. Greg White, Jason Pridmore, and Hannah Lopa, call all the action.
Tuesday, July 16, 2019
MotoAmerica Laguna Seca: Race 2 Highlights
Yet another race for MotoAmerica EBC Superbike, right here at Laguna Seca Raceway. It is time, to bring the action, on a Sunday afternoon! Red lights, on. Red lights, out! We're off and racing at Laguna Seca for the second time this weekend! Garrett Gerloff is the man who gets the jump, and tries to cut off Cameron Beaubier, but it's also Toni Elias on the Suzuki, who muscles his way past both of them on the inside! You need to bring some more power. Well, Toni Elias did, and the Yoshimura Suzuki has to be the motorcycle that leads in the power department, at least right now. We've got cool temperatures here in the Monterey peninsula, with a gusty wind at 13 miles an hour. Josh Herrin is trying hard to move past J.D. Beach. The EBC Superbikes and MotoAmerica are playing a supporting role to the World Superbike Championship here at Laguna Seca this weekend.
Mat Scholz moves past J.D. Beach as we are on lap one of 23 scheduled. Coming to The Corkscrew for the first time, one of the most iconic corners in all of racing. Toni Elias, is in a spot of bother, look, on the entry to the turn. Amazing that he turned that motorcycle despite having the blowtorch applied by Cameron Beaubier down the hill, as they drop through the Corkscrew and down into Rainey curve. Garrett Gerloff leads this race coming across for the completion of the first lap. Poor David Anthony, after having a good run in race one yesterday, it's game over for the rider of bike #25. Cameron Beaubier moves around Toni Elias for second place. Elias makes the move right back around Beaubier. It's that old pass and re-pass, slam the door in a competitor's face strategy at work.
Josh Herrin also swallows up Cameron Beaubier. In the meantime, on lap five, Garrett Gerloff is scorching his way around Laguna Seca! His fastest lap so far, clocked at 1:24.6 and change. Josh Herrin has a challenge from Cameron Beaubier. Like we've spoken of in previous races, square up the corner leaning into it, and force your rival to sit up. Garrett Gerloff is still mowing this field down, cutting the fastest lap of the bike race so far at 1:24.5. Toni Elias runs wide into turn five. Cameron Beaubier goes straight to the apex and the Suzuki sweeps past the Yamaha. Beaubier just does not have the power.
Josh Herrin goes across, and will he square Beaubier up. They almost touch! Yikes! Over the rise, he has a wheel hop up off the ground. 14 laps into the race, Herrin is flying and Beaubier wants to park him. Garrett Gerloff still leads and the cat and mouse game between Elias and Beaubier continues. Elias runs wide into The Corkscrew once again. Through Rainey corner they come, and Beaubier does not force the issue on Elias. That's a smart, tactical piece of riding from the Monster Energy Yamaha rider. Two laps left and Toni Elias goes in and gets in a little deep. Now, he is straight into the apex, and poor old Beaubier can't sequare it up.
But, it's a first-time winner in EBC Superbike. Garrett Gerloff! He wins! He wants to race in Europe, maybe in MotoGP. Gerloff is your winner!
#31 Garrett Gerloff Yamaha YZF R1
Just four race weekends now remain in the 2019 MotoAmerica season. Next up, we stay in California, headed for the wine country, and Sonoma Raceway in northern California, another beautiful, legendary circuit. Stay tuned for all of the action, yet to come, right here on 2 Wheelin'.
Mat Scholz moves past J.D. Beach as we are on lap one of 23 scheduled. Coming to The Corkscrew for the first time, one of the most iconic corners in all of racing. Toni Elias, is in a spot of bother, look, on the entry to the turn. Amazing that he turned that motorcycle despite having the blowtorch applied by Cameron Beaubier down the hill, as they drop through the Corkscrew and down into Rainey curve. Garrett Gerloff leads this race coming across for the completion of the first lap. Poor David Anthony, after having a good run in race one yesterday, it's game over for the rider of bike #25. Cameron Beaubier moves around Toni Elias for second place. Elias makes the move right back around Beaubier. It's that old pass and re-pass, slam the door in a competitor's face strategy at work.
Josh Herrin also swallows up Cameron Beaubier. In the meantime, on lap five, Garrett Gerloff is scorching his way around Laguna Seca! His fastest lap so far, clocked at 1:24.6 and change. Josh Herrin has a challenge from Cameron Beaubier. Like we've spoken of in previous races, square up the corner leaning into it, and force your rival to sit up. Garrett Gerloff is still mowing this field down, cutting the fastest lap of the bike race so far at 1:24.5. Toni Elias runs wide into turn five. Cameron Beaubier goes straight to the apex and the Suzuki sweeps past the Yamaha. Beaubier just does not have the power.
Josh Herrin goes across, and will he square Beaubier up. They almost touch! Yikes! Over the rise, he has a wheel hop up off the ground. 14 laps into the race, Herrin is flying and Beaubier wants to park him. Garrett Gerloff still leads and the cat and mouse game between Elias and Beaubier continues. Elias runs wide into The Corkscrew once again. Through Rainey corner they come, and Beaubier does not force the issue on Elias. That's a smart, tactical piece of riding from the Monster Energy Yamaha rider. Two laps left and Toni Elias goes in and gets in a little deep. Now, he is straight into the apex, and poor old Beaubier can't sequare it up.
But, it's a first-time winner in EBC Superbike. Garrett Gerloff! He wins! He wants to race in Europe, maybe in MotoGP. Gerloff is your winner!
#31 Garrett Gerloff Yamaha YZF R1
Just four race weekends now remain in the 2019 MotoAmerica season. Next up, we stay in California, headed for the wine country, and Sonoma Raceway in northern California, another beautiful, legendary circuit. Stay tuned for all of the action, yet to come, right here on 2 Wheelin'.
Monday, July 15, 2019
MotoAmerica Highlights: Laguna Seca Race 1
The spectacular beauty of the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California, welcomes the teams and riders of MotoAmerica Superbike for the next round of the championship. Will we have another stormer of a race on our hands? We'll find out, now. Red lights, on. Red lights, out. Clutches are out, and we're away and racing at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. Josh Herrin and Toni Elias both launch off the line well, and J.D. Beach, on the inside, he has good track position as well. 23 laps scheduled for this race. Josh Herrin has made his way all the way from eighth on the grid to second. But, wait, we have a rider down in the middle of corner number two! Check that. Two riders are down! Jayson Uribe was one of the riders to take a spill, and we see that Kyle Wyman may have been the second rider involved in this little dust up.
Right away, through turn ten, at Rainey curve, Cameron Beaubier shoots underneath Toni Elias. Rainey curve, named for another motorcycle racing legend, Wayne Rainey, a multiple world champ back in the days of 500cc World Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Josh Herrin sees his chance and slides up underneath both Elias and Beaubier! Garrett Gerloff loses the front of the motorcycle, but as it is washing out from underneath, he saves it! That was a brilliant piece of riding from Gerloff. Josh Herrin drives past Cameron Beaubier as well. It appears Beaubier may have missed a shift coming off turn 11. How close do you like your motorcycle racing? The top three protagonists all year, are at it again. It's Cameron Beaubier vs. Josh Herrin vs. Toni Elias, all in the same place on the road, at the same time.
Herrin is off on the gravel going up the hill towards The Corkscrew! He's off the road. Can he save the bike? No! Down he goes into the sand on the side of the circuit, sliding towards the air fence. You could almost see that coming because there is a large bump headed for The Corkscrew, in that hill, and Herrin hit it and was vaulted off the bike. In replay, we can see that Beaubier and Herrin made contact, racing for position, but poor old Herrin knew he was down and out at that moment. When you miss the turn, and your lean in point, there is no room, before you and your motorcycle are pitched into the gravel.
Josh Herrin is OK. But, it is without doubt game over for the Yoshimura Suzuki rider. Toni Elias dives around Cameron Beaubier, but Beaubier walks right back through the door and slams it in Elias' face. Elias comes back, returning the favor, slamming the door in Beaubier's face. The tug of war continues. Now, we see Garrett Gerloff and J.D. Beach both coming to the sharp end. Gerloff makes the pass on lap seven while poor old Cameron Beaubier is dropping like a stone. Still on lap seven, coming off turn 11, Garrett Gerloff goes for the lead on Toni Elias. It's Yamaha YZF R1 vs. Suzuki GSXR1000 in a drag race down the front straight here at Laguna Seca! Elias back to the lead, but J.D. Beach wants a piece of both of these two blokes. It's not done yet!
Two laps to go. Now, the white flag. Toni Elias is flying. He powers off the final turn. Gerloff really needs the whole rest of the track to try and catch Elias. Gerloff can't do it. Toni Elias wins race one at Laguna Seca!
#24 Toni Elias Suzuki GSXR1000
Stay tuned as we still have action from race two at Laguna Seca yet to come.
Right away, through turn ten, at Rainey curve, Cameron Beaubier shoots underneath Toni Elias. Rainey curve, named for another motorcycle racing legend, Wayne Rainey, a multiple world champ back in the days of 500cc World Grand Prix motorcycle racing. Josh Herrin sees his chance and slides up underneath both Elias and Beaubier! Garrett Gerloff loses the front of the motorcycle, but as it is washing out from underneath, he saves it! That was a brilliant piece of riding from Gerloff. Josh Herrin drives past Cameron Beaubier as well. It appears Beaubier may have missed a shift coming off turn 11. How close do you like your motorcycle racing? The top three protagonists all year, are at it again. It's Cameron Beaubier vs. Josh Herrin vs. Toni Elias, all in the same place on the road, at the same time.
Herrin is off on the gravel going up the hill towards The Corkscrew! He's off the road. Can he save the bike? No! Down he goes into the sand on the side of the circuit, sliding towards the air fence. You could almost see that coming because there is a large bump headed for The Corkscrew, in that hill, and Herrin hit it and was vaulted off the bike. In replay, we can see that Beaubier and Herrin made contact, racing for position, but poor old Herrin knew he was down and out at that moment. When you miss the turn, and your lean in point, there is no room, before you and your motorcycle are pitched into the gravel.
Josh Herrin is OK. But, it is without doubt game over for the Yoshimura Suzuki rider. Toni Elias dives around Cameron Beaubier, but Beaubier walks right back through the door and slams it in Elias' face. Elias comes back, returning the favor, slamming the door in Beaubier's face. The tug of war continues. Now, we see Garrett Gerloff and J.D. Beach both coming to the sharp end. Gerloff makes the pass on lap seven while poor old Cameron Beaubier is dropping like a stone. Still on lap seven, coming off turn 11, Garrett Gerloff goes for the lead on Toni Elias. It's Yamaha YZF R1 vs. Suzuki GSXR1000 in a drag race down the front straight here at Laguna Seca! Elias back to the lead, but J.D. Beach wants a piece of both of these two blokes. It's not done yet!
Two laps to go. Now, the white flag. Toni Elias is flying. He powers off the final turn. Gerloff really needs the whole rest of the track to try and catch Elias. Gerloff can't do it. Toni Elias wins race one at Laguna Seca!
#24 Toni Elias Suzuki GSXR1000
Stay tuned as we still have action from race two at Laguna Seca yet to come.
Tuesday, June 18, 2019
MotoAmerica: Utah Motorsports Campus Race 2 Highlights
We are set now, for the second race of MotoAmerica's doubleheader, here at Utah Motorsports Campus. Race one, was a scorcher! Race two, should be no less frenetic and exciting. On full fuel tanks yesterday, Toni Elias, even though he was your winner, didn't feel right about his motorcycle. What will race two bring us? We're soon to find out. Red lights, on. Red lights, out, and away we go! Toni Elias gets away well, but Cameron Beaubier is the bloke with the horsepower, and he shoots around the Suzuki to take the lead immediately into corner number one. Garrett Gerloff, just as he did in yesterday's contest, is third at the moment.
J.D.Beach, in the meantime, is holding off Josh Herrin. Beach in fifth place. Herrin in sixth place. Garrett Gerloff and Matt Scholz are ahead of this duo. We have six laps on the board already, of 23 scheduled. So, we are already at quarter distance. We watch from the onboard camera on Josh Herrin's Suzuki GSXR1000 and see how physical the track here in Utah is. We watch the lean angle of Josh Herrin's body as he turns into the corner, dancing on the edge of adhesion at all times, which is what makes motorcycle racers such athletes. Shift your weight, from left to right, depending on which turn you are going into. Almost on the rev limiter, in top gear, shift down a gear into the next corner, a left hand turn.
All in second gear through this part of the course. Herrin is trying hard to work past J.D. Beach and gain another place. Maybe he went back down to first gear, and then, he'll short shift up to second gear. Josh Herrin, in the meantime, makes a move on J.D. Beach. Lap eight, and Herrin passes Beach for position. What can he do as we are approaching the halfway mark here in Utah, of the second and final race of the weekend. We have three riders, and three different motorcycles in a fight for the eighth spot, right at the back end of the top ten placings.
It's Jake Gagne vs. Cameron Petersen vs. Jayson Uribe. We have a BMW racing a Yamaha racing a Honda. Oh dear! The Westby Racing motorcycle, the Yamaha of Matthew Scholz, over and out! He's gone down, and hit the air fence in one of the turns. That is what it's there for, to protect the riders, should they fall. But, there's big damage to the motorcycle and it's game over for Mat Scholz on this day. Scholz was fourth on the road, and now, Josh Herrin will inherit that place. Scholz is OK. He is limping a bit, and the visor has come away from the front of his helmet.
Red flag on the course. So, we will restart this motorcycle race. Re-rack 'em, and we're off and underway again. Revs rise. Red lights, on. Red lights, out! It's time for the restart! It's a ten lap shootout to determine the winner. Poor old Cameron Beaubier gets bogged down at the start, and guess who, Toni Elias, is in the lead, with clear track ahead. Elias can control things from the front. This happens in any form of racing. The good riders and drivers, they can clear away and haul the mail at the start, and then, they have clear sailing ahead while the other blokes in the field are scrapping away for position behind them. Beaubier strikes early, and while the iron is hot! But, so does Garrett Gerloff!
Gerloff decides, "OK. I've had enough of just sitting here!" and screams past into fourth place past his rivals. He's right up with Josh Hayes and Toni Elias now. Elias says, "no you don't", and Gerloff says, "think again. I've got you covered, buddy." But Toni Elias, he's a terrier and he'll nip at your heels. He goes right back by Gerloff into the next s curve. We move on to lap four of the restarted race. One lap away from the halfway mark, as Josh Herrin has passed Garrett Gerloff for third spot, look. Beaubier will have his hands full with Josh Herrin through corners seven and eight, which, here at Utah Motorsports Campus are called Agony and Ecstasy.
Oh dear! A rider gets spat out by his bike, and gets launched right over the handlebars! Ouch! That was weird. That's not right, that. Who is the rider who has gone down? Jeremy Coffey on the #42 Speed Monkey BMW S1000RR got the worst of that deal, right in front of Max Flinders aboard the Thrashed Bike Racing Yamaha YZF R1. That whole fracas was at the exit of corner number seven. Halfway home now, and the scrap between Elias and Beaubier is as hot and heavy as ever. Beaubier is going to have a go at Elias! What's going to happen? We can see that Toni Elias stops the bike, standing the Suzuki on it's nose right at the middle of the apex. This gives Beaubier his chance to pounce.
Beaubier makes the corner ahead of Elias. It'll be a drag race! Elias has the position on Beaubier into the corner, but, no dice! Beaubier beats him to the next right hand turn! This is thrilling racing, ladies and gentlemen! This is what motorcycle road racing at it's best is all about! Lap six and Toni Elias is back into the race lead! Amazing stuff! Garrett Gerloff has moved onto the podium as he makes a pass on Josh Herrin as well. Beaubier sends it on the inside, riding his Superbike as if it were a flat track dirt bike, set up for sliding on a dirt oval. Elias swaps the lead with Beaubier again! Oh my gosh, this is fantastic! It's the final lap of the second race here in Utah.
It's mano e mano between Toni Elias and Cameron Beaubier to the checkers in this one, folks. Beaubier is trying to square up Elias for the run to the flag. Toni Elias is controlling the speed into the turn. Cameron Beaubier pops out to the outside, and he's up the inside but runs wide! This isn't going to work for Beaubier. He's running out of time! Elias has the position on the inside. Toni Elias ducks under the bubble, the fairing, for aerodynamic advantage, and he flies towards the checkered flag, taking the win here, in race two at Utah Motorsports Campus! Wow! What a finish!
#24 Toni Elias Suzuki GSXR1000
Another win for Toni Elias in the EBC Brakes Superbike division. Elias and Beaubier talk after the finish of the race, congratulating each other, or, Cameron is wondering, "Toni, how on earth did you have the power and the speed to beat me?" Good, clean, hard racing, in race two at Utah. The next event for MotoAmerica is in mid July at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California. Join us, there, for more action, and until then, so long, for now.
J.D.Beach, in the meantime, is holding off Josh Herrin. Beach in fifth place. Herrin in sixth place. Garrett Gerloff and Matt Scholz are ahead of this duo. We have six laps on the board already, of 23 scheduled. So, we are already at quarter distance. We watch from the onboard camera on Josh Herrin's Suzuki GSXR1000 and see how physical the track here in Utah is. We watch the lean angle of Josh Herrin's body as he turns into the corner, dancing on the edge of adhesion at all times, which is what makes motorcycle racers such athletes. Shift your weight, from left to right, depending on which turn you are going into. Almost on the rev limiter, in top gear, shift down a gear into the next corner, a left hand turn.
All in second gear through this part of the course. Herrin is trying hard to work past J.D. Beach and gain another place. Maybe he went back down to first gear, and then, he'll short shift up to second gear. Josh Herrin, in the meantime, makes a move on J.D. Beach. Lap eight, and Herrin passes Beach for position. What can he do as we are approaching the halfway mark here in Utah, of the second and final race of the weekend. We have three riders, and three different motorcycles in a fight for the eighth spot, right at the back end of the top ten placings.
It's Jake Gagne vs. Cameron Petersen vs. Jayson Uribe. We have a BMW racing a Yamaha racing a Honda. Oh dear! The Westby Racing motorcycle, the Yamaha of Matthew Scholz, over and out! He's gone down, and hit the air fence in one of the turns. That is what it's there for, to protect the riders, should they fall. But, there's big damage to the motorcycle and it's game over for Mat Scholz on this day. Scholz was fourth on the road, and now, Josh Herrin will inherit that place. Scholz is OK. He is limping a bit, and the visor has come away from the front of his helmet.
Red flag on the course. So, we will restart this motorcycle race. Re-rack 'em, and we're off and underway again. Revs rise. Red lights, on. Red lights, out! It's time for the restart! It's a ten lap shootout to determine the winner. Poor old Cameron Beaubier gets bogged down at the start, and guess who, Toni Elias, is in the lead, with clear track ahead. Elias can control things from the front. This happens in any form of racing. The good riders and drivers, they can clear away and haul the mail at the start, and then, they have clear sailing ahead while the other blokes in the field are scrapping away for position behind them. Beaubier strikes early, and while the iron is hot! But, so does Garrett Gerloff!
Gerloff decides, "OK. I've had enough of just sitting here!" and screams past into fourth place past his rivals. He's right up with Josh Hayes and Toni Elias now. Elias says, "no you don't", and Gerloff says, "think again. I've got you covered, buddy." But Toni Elias, he's a terrier and he'll nip at your heels. He goes right back by Gerloff into the next s curve. We move on to lap four of the restarted race. One lap away from the halfway mark, as Josh Herrin has passed Garrett Gerloff for third spot, look. Beaubier will have his hands full with Josh Herrin through corners seven and eight, which, here at Utah Motorsports Campus are called Agony and Ecstasy.
Oh dear! A rider gets spat out by his bike, and gets launched right over the handlebars! Ouch! That was weird. That's not right, that. Who is the rider who has gone down? Jeremy Coffey on the #42 Speed Monkey BMW S1000RR got the worst of that deal, right in front of Max Flinders aboard the Thrashed Bike Racing Yamaha YZF R1. That whole fracas was at the exit of corner number seven. Halfway home now, and the scrap between Elias and Beaubier is as hot and heavy as ever. Beaubier is going to have a go at Elias! What's going to happen? We can see that Toni Elias stops the bike, standing the Suzuki on it's nose right at the middle of the apex. This gives Beaubier his chance to pounce.
Beaubier makes the corner ahead of Elias. It'll be a drag race! Elias has the position on Beaubier into the corner, but, no dice! Beaubier beats him to the next right hand turn! This is thrilling racing, ladies and gentlemen! This is what motorcycle road racing at it's best is all about! Lap six and Toni Elias is back into the race lead! Amazing stuff! Garrett Gerloff has moved onto the podium as he makes a pass on Josh Herrin as well. Beaubier sends it on the inside, riding his Superbike as if it were a flat track dirt bike, set up for sliding on a dirt oval. Elias swaps the lead with Beaubier again! Oh my gosh, this is fantastic! It's the final lap of the second race here in Utah.
It's mano e mano between Toni Elias and Cameron Beaubier to the checkers in this one, folks. Beaubier is trying to square up Elias for the run to the flag. Toni Elias is controlling the speed into the turn. Cameron Beaubier pops out to the outside, and he's up the inside but runs wide! This isn't going to work for Beaubier. He's running out of time! Elias has the position on the inside. Toni Elias ducks under the bubble, the fairing, for aerodynamic advantage, and he flies towards the checkered flag, taking the win here, in race two at Utah Motorsports Campus! Wow! What a finish!
#24 Toni Elias Suzuki GSXR1000
Another win for Toni Elias in the EBC Brakes Superbike division. Elias and Beaubier talk after the finish of the race, congratulating each other, or, Cameron is wondering, "Toni, how on earth did you have the power and the speed to beat me?" Good, clean, hard racing, in race two at Utah. The next event for MotoAmerica is in mid July at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey, California. Join us, there, for more action, and until then, so long, for now.
Monday, June 17, 2019
MotoAmerica Highlights: Utah Motorsports Campus Race 1
Utah Motorsports Campus in Tooele, Utah, is the scene for the next round of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. It's time for race one. Spoiler alert! As many as seven riders were in the lead of this motorcycle race. Let's check out the highlights of race one, and then, we shall move on to race two. Of course there are indeed two races every weekend in MotoAmerica competition.
It is time for race one for MotoAmerica in Utah. Red lights, on. Red lights, out! Away we go! A couple of riders at the back of the grid, jumped the start or so it appears. The marshals will have to examine that. But, as per usual, her comes Cameron Beaubier going for the lead of this motorcycle race right out of the blocks. Matt Scholz is doing his best to get past Garrett Gerloff as well. Gerloff on the outside, and here comes Josh Herrin, look. Herrin is charging already! Folks, don't worry. You will be able to see this race in it's entirety. Watch what happens. This is some great action we have already!
Herrin is flying right now, and Gerloff has the afterburners on on his motorcycle as well! 23 laps on the board for this race, and we are already three laps in. J.D. Beach is also coming up, fast. Oh my! Just as we are trying to sort out riders down the order, Herrin is making a move for second on his team mate, Garrett Gerloff, taking Gerloff by surprise, look. In replay, we can see he does the slingshot between turns five and six and he has the move covered. Lap six now, and we have three Yamaha's in the top four places.
We look in replay, and Gerloff took J.D. Beach entirely by surprise. We're past halfway in the race now, and Cameron Beaubier has just dominated race one here in Utah. We look at the championship points standings and Cameron Beaubier for Yamaha as well as his closest pursuer, Suzuki's Toni Elias, they are tied for the championship lead at the moment, 167 points apiece. Garrett Gerloff is 50 markers behind in third spot on 117 points, and Josh Herrin is only a single point behind Gerloff, 51 points in-arrears. Josh Herrine wants by Cameron Beaubier.
He is telling Cameron, "look, mate, I'm not going to let you run away with this race, or with your points lead." Herrin has the right gearing and the right attack angle out of The Attitudes, a twisting section of S curves here at Utah Motorsports Campus. In the meantime, Garrett Gerloff has also made a pass, look, on Toni Elias. Elias says, "no you don't, sunshine", and takes the fight right back to Garrett Gerloff headed for turn one! Elias is on the move! He lunges inside Cameron Beaubier as well! How bad do you want it? What will you do to get it? Poor old Cameron Beaubier has lost two places.
He might still get a podium out of this race, and we still have another to run as well. The action is not over yet. Matt Scholz has also passed Garrett Gerloff. The Westby Racing Yamaha is now fourth in this motorcycle race. J.D. Beach takes advantage of a slip up by Garrett Gerloff and says, "thanks for opening the door, Garrett. I'll step right through, sir." Matthew Scholz has now taken his Westby Racing bike, #11 to third spot and gotten around Cameron Beaubier. Beaubier is just not having the race he'd like, here in race one in Utah. Oh dear! We have a rider down, hard! Dust all over the shop here, look. J.D. Beach has crashed! Ugh! He was just in sight of the podium! We watch the Attack Performance Yamaha rider in replay.
He runs wide over the curbs, tried to turn, but the bike was gone at that point and he low sides right off the road. Hold on a second. Ladies and gentlemen, we have more drama on the circuit. Josh Herrin has a mechanical issue with that bike. Has the engine gone bang? Is there something amiss in the electronics system? What's the matter? Maybe he had a braking issue and just couldn't stop the bike properly. Meanwhile, we are indeed on the last lap of race one in Utah and Toni Elias is going to take the victory. Elias is the 2017 EBC Brakes Superbike champion, and he wins this race at Utah! His fourth race win of the year so far. Matthew Scholtz and Garrett Gerloff round out the podium.
Jake Lewis scores a top five spot. Josh Herrin comes back to finish in sixth spot. It should be noted that there was a mega battle for seventh place all the way to the finish line, between Jake Gagne, David Anthony, and Jason Uyribe! They all almost crossed the line together!
#24 Toni Elias Suzuki GSXR1000
Race two highlights are coming up. Stay tuned for that.
It is time for race one for MotoAmerica in Utah. Red lights, on. Red lights, out! Away we go! A couple of riders at the back of the grid, jumped the start or so it appears. The marshals will have to examine that. But, as per usual, her comes Cameron Beaubier going for the lead of this motorcycle race right out of the blocks. Matt Scholz is doing his best to get past Garrett Gerloff as well. Gerloff on the outside, and here comes Josh Herrin, look. Herrin is charging already! Folks, don't worry. You will be able to see this race in it's entirety. Watch what happens. This is some great action we have already!
Herrin is flying right now, and Gerloff has the afterburners on on his motorcycle as well! 23 laps on the board for this race, and we are already three laps in. J.D. Beach is also coming up, fast. Oh my! Just as we are trying to sort out riders down the order, Herrin is making a move for second on his team mate, Garrett Gerloff, taking Gerloff by surprise, look. In replay, we can see he does the slingshot between turns five and six and he has the move covered. Lap six now, and we have three Yamaha's in the top four places.
We look in replay, and Gerloff took J.D. Beach entirely by surprise. We're past halfway in the race now, and Cameron Beaubier has just dominated race one here in Utah. We look at the championship points standings and Cameron Beaubier for Yamaha as well as his closest pursuer, Suzuki's Toni Elias, they are tied for the championship lead at the moment, 167 points apiece. Garrett Gerloff is 50 markers behind in third spot on 117 points, and Josh Herrin is only a single point behind Gerloff, 51 points in-arrears. Josh Herrine wants by Cameron Beaubier.
He is telling Cameron, "look, mate, I'm not going to let you run away with this race, or with your points lead." Herrin has the right gearing and the right attack angle out of The Attitudes, a twisting section of S curves here at Utah Motorsports Campus. In the meantime, Garrett Gerloff has also made a pass, look, on Toni Elias. Elias says, "no you don't, sunshine", and takes the fight right back to Garrett Gerloff headed for turn one! Elias is on the move! He lunges inside Cameron Beaubier as well! How bad do you want it? What will you do to get it? Poor old Cameron Beaubier has lost two places.
He might still get a podium out of this race, and we still have another to run as well. The action is not over yet. Matt Scholz has also passed Garrett Gerloff. The Westby Racing Yamaha is now fourth in this motorcycle race. J.D. Beach takes advantage of a slip up by Garrett Gerloff and says, "thanks for opening the door, Garrett. I'll step right through, sir." Matthew Scholz has now taken his Westby Racing bike, #11 to third spot and gotten around Cameron Beaubier. Beaubier is just not having the race he'd like, here in race one in Utah. Oh dear! We have a rider down, hard! Dust all over the shop here, look. J.D. Beach has crashed! Ugh! He was just in sight of the podium! We watch the Attack Performance Yamaha rider in replay.
He runs wide over the curbs, tried to turn, but the bike was gone at that point and he low sides right off the road. Hold on a second. Ladies and gentlemen, we have more drama on the circuit. Josh Herrin has a mechanical issue with that bike. Has the engine gone bang? Is there something amiss in the electronics system? What's the matter? Maybe he had a braking issue and just couldn't stop the bike properly. Meanwhile, we are indeed on the last lap of race one in Utah and Toni Elias is going to take the victory. Elias is the 2017 EBC Brakes Superbike champion, and he wins this race at Utah! His fourth race win of the year so far. Matthew Scholtz and Garrett Gerloff round out the podium.
Jake Lewis scores a top five spot. Josh Herrin comes back to finish in sixth spot. It should be noted that there was a mega battle for seventh place all the way to the finish line, between Jake Gagne, David Anthony, and Jason Uyribe! They all almost crossed the line together!
#24 Toni Elias Suzuki GSXR1000
Race two highlights are coming up. Stay tuned for that.
Friday, June 7, 2019
MotoAmerica race highlights for the rest of the season
Yours truly will highlight most of the racing in MotoAmerica for 2019. Stay tuned for more from the rest of the season including Superbike, as well as Supersport and Stock 1000 races.
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