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Oct 22, 2023

2023 MotoAmerica Road America Results

This is the spot for complete 2023 MotoAmerica Road America results from Elkhart

This is the spot for complete 2023 MotoAmerica Road America results from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Check in throughout the weekend for daily updates.

2023 MotoAmerica Road America Results – Sunday Racing

Going into the second of two MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike races at Road America on Sunday, Josh Herrin had won AMA Superbike races on two different makes of motorcycles – Yamaha and Suzuki. As of Sunday afternoon you can add Ducati to that list as the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati rider rode his Panigale V4 R to his first victory of the season and the ninth Superbike win of his career.

Herrin led from the start and then tussled with Tytlers Cycle Racing's Cameron Beaubier in the early laps until Beaubier's BMW M 1000 RR suffered a mechanical failure that put him out of the race. From there Herrin withstood the constant pressure from a second Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW ridden by PJ Jacobsen.

But Herrin was fast, consistent, and mostly mistake-free en route to a 2.01-second win over Jacobsen after 12 laps of the four-mile Road America circuit. The win came in front of a record three-day crowd of 41,000 spectators at "America's National Park of Speed."

Jacobsen finished second for the second straight day after crossing the finish line some eight seconds ahead of Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing's Jake Gagne.For Gagne the third-place finish was a reprieve from a weekend he and the team would like to forget. Mechanical problems plagued the team for the first two days of the Road America weekend and Gagne failed to finish yesterday's race, which cost him his championship points lead.

However, with Beaubier's non-finish combined with Gagne's third-place finish, Gagne was back atop the championship point standings by 12 points over Beaubier, 111-99. Herrin, meanwhile, jumped to third in the standings with 90 points.

Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing's Cameron Petersen was the ultimate wingman to his teammate Gagne and ended up a shadow fourth despite racing with his injured right wrist.Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Toni Elias was fifth in what was the Spaniard's final race as he announced his retirement on TV immediately after the race. Elias drafted past Westby Racing's Mathew Scholtz at the stripe, beating the South African by just .161 of a second. Those two were well clear of Tytlers Cycle Racing's Corey Alexander, who bested Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Richie Escalante by half a second.

Aftercare Scheibe Racing's Ashton Yates and Disrupt Racing's Hayden Gillim rounded out the top 10 finishers.

2023 MotoAmerica Road America Superbike Sunday Results1 Josh Herrin (Duc)2 PJ Jacobson (BMW)3 Jake Gagne (Yam)4 Cameron Petersen (Yam)5 Toni Elias (Suz)6 Mathew Scholtz (Yam)7 Corey Alexander (BMW)8 Richie Escalante (Suz)9 Ashton Yates (BMW)10 Hayden Gillim (Suz)

Mission King Of The Baggers – Bobby Fong to the top

The last thing anybody thought would happen in the Mission King Of The Bagger race at Road America was that one rider would simply ride off in the distance and leave the rest to fight for second place. But that's what happened on Sunday as Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands/Indian's Bobby Fong annihilated the rest of the Mission King Of The Baggers field, winning by an unheard of 5.7 seconds.

The race didn't start well for Fong as he somehow made the airbag in his leathers activate after the warm-up lap and he started the race looking like Bibendum. It didn't slow him down, however, as he got a great start and simply pulled away.

In Fong's wake was a full-on war with James Rispoli, Kyle Wyman, Hayden Gillim and Jeremy McWilliams brawling over the remaining podium spots. The runner-up spot ended up going to Vance & Hines/Mission Harley-Davidson's Rispoli over H-D Screamin’ Eagle's Wyman by just .010 of a second. Gillim was right behind them in fourth with Travis Wyman fifth on the second H-D Screamin’ Eagle Harley. McWilliams, meanwhile, crashed out of the race on the last lap two turns from the finish.

"It's been a rollercoaster of a year, but we’ve shown some glimpses of hope here and there and had some bad luck, but that's part of racing," Fong said. "I’ve dealt with worse in the past. I’m just thankful to be up here today. Before the race, I was just doing my little warmup, pump me up, little pump my chest and the damn airbag popped off, but it gave me a little adrenaline rush right before the race. The main thing, my goal was just to get away from the chaos behind me. I knew it was going to be a mess back there. I got the initial jump and then I started slipping my clutch. I’m like, ‘damn, they’re all going to blow by me,’ and nobody got by me. Yesterday Tyler (O’Hara) and Jeremy (McWilliams) had a hell of a start, so I was just waiting for them to blow by me. But I just put my head down the first lap. I’m like, ‘okay, I feel good.’ The pace was pretty smooth. I felt pretty good doing it, but I can't get too used to this.

These guys are going pretty good. Laguna (Seca) they go real well also. I’m going to have my hands full for the rest of the year, and we’ll just keep our head down and keep pushing."

Supersport – Fores Still Perfect

When Xavi Fores inked his deal to come to America to ride a Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2 in the MotoAmerica Supersport Series, he figured he’d win races and challenge for the title. Little did he know he’d win the first five races of his MotoAmerica career, but that's exactly what he's done as he won his fifth in a row at Road America on Sunday.Forest battled throughout the race with Tytlers Cycle Racing's Stefano Mesa with the Floridian coming up just .399 of a second short after the run up the hill to the finish line.Third place went to Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Tyler Scott with the youngster topping Squid Hunter Racing's Josh Hayes by a tick over a second. Michael Gilbert Racing's Michael Gilbert rounded out the top five.

"I realized already this morning in warmup I was not able to pass him on the draft," Fores said. "He is lighter than me and the bike is fast, but I wanted to see how was his pace. I ran wide in the chicane. I lost the front a little bit, so I said, okay. I looked back and no one was coming close to us. I said, "okay, I’m going to let him pass and try to understand his pace.’ So after that, on the first split, I was a little bit faster than him and I was solid braking into turn five, so I passed again. I was quite okay doing 16 on my pace. I was pushing so hard. I was looking back all the time and he was there. The bike was working quite well, despite some issues I still have on the front. I never felt the front on my side from the first race of this year. But we are working a little bit. We are improving the bike a little bit, but it is still not enough. I lose the front sometimes when I am deep on the brakes. But I’m enjoying my riding. I’m enjoying fighting with them, discovering new tracks. If it's winning races like that, it's always welcome."

Junior Cup – Rossi Wants More

It was a big day for Fairium NGRT- Gray Area Racing KTM rider Rossi Moor. The fifteen-year-old former Mini Cup rider, who podiumed in Saturday's Junior Cup race one, notched his first career MotoAmerica race on Sunday at Road America in Junior Cup race two. It was another "pack mentality" race for MotoAmerica's entry-level riders where you didn't know who’d win till they actually took the checkered flag. Moor prevailed over SportbikeTrackGear.com Kawasaki rider Max Van, who came from back in the pack to take the runner-up position over third-place rider Avery Dreher aboard his Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki.

"Yesterday, I wanted to try and stay in second place and try to not lead the race because I remember when Avery was saying that on this track you really don't want to lead, especially on the last laps since the draft is so important here," Moor said. "But I was analyzing the race yesterday and I thought that I had the pace to be able to break away. I just have to put my head down and sometimes you need a little bit of luck, like somebody making a mistake, to have that little breakaway. So, it was a really good race for me, after the bad luck I’ve had this season with two DNF's. But finally, I got the win and I’m super excited."

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – One Moore

The 12 ladies of the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program kicked off Sunday's racing at Road America with their second feature event of the weekend. Mikayla Moore, who won Saturday's race one by more than 17 seconds, was victorious again on Sunday. But, this time, Kayleigh Buyck, who suffered a mechanical in race one and was unable to finish, came back on Sunday to finish second and a little under 12 seconds behind Moore. Completing the podium was Aubrey Credaroli, who was another 9 seconds behind Buyck.The BTR series will race again at MotoAmerica's next round, which is Ridge Motorsports Park, June 24-26.

"I have a lap-timer on my bike, and surprisingly, my fastest time all weekend was in qualifying 2. I did a 2:53.8," Moore said. "This time I think I was a second off. I’m still finding a little bit of bike setup during the race, but other than that, I just kept consistent. Made sure I hit all my lines, hit all my marks, and I’m glad these ladies are up here with me. Not going to lie, going onto the straightaway I could see the big screen, and I was watching. I was like, ‘Oh, there's a battle going on back there.’"

Stock 1000 – Wyman Does It

According to Travis Wyman, he struggled with the setup of his Travis Wyman Racing BMW throughout most of the Road America weekend. This was despite the fact that he qualified in the pole position for the weekend's two Steel Commander Stock 1000 races and finished second in Saturday's race two.

On Sunday, Wyman won the race over Orange Cat Racing's Kaleb De Keyrel, who was also aboard a BMW and just a little over two seconds behind Wyman. Third place went to Disrupt Racing Suzuki rider Hayden Gillim, the Kentucky rider happy to get a podium result at a track where he felt he would struggle due to the power and speed of the BMWs. Gillim was some 16 seconds behind De Keyrel at the checkered flag, and he was also able to take advantage of the fact that points leader Ezra Beaubier ran off the track and finished fourth.

"It's definitely where I wanted to be yesterday," Wyman said, "But I think we were still missing a little bit of something. So, the guys put a great package underneath me today. I think just the little bit cooler temperatures gave me more confidence to just get out and push, because in Q2 yesterday morning it was about similar temperatures, a little overcast, and the bike felt its best. Yesterday in the race when the sun was beating down, I didn't have the confidence in the grip level. I knew if I got a holeshot, I could put my head down and go to work. I saw the gap getting bigger and bigger, and then all of a sudden it was back down to the plus zero again. Honestly, I thought it was Ezra behind me the entire time, and I just kept my head down for a couple more laps and I looked up and I saw on the monitor going into three and it was Kaleb. Kaleb has been strong at the end of the races, so I had to keep going. Just really never looked back. The bike was phenomenal. It was a huge step up from yesterday. It felt like it did in Q2. I got to give it all to my team. It's been a long time coming. It's been since Laguna 2021 when I won a Stock 1000 race."

2023 MotoAmerica Road America Results – Saturday Racing

A near off-track excursion in turn three of Road America on the opening lap of the Medallia Superbike race dropped Tytlers Cycle Racing's Cameron Beaubier back in the thick of the pack, but it didn't’ stop him from working his way to the front and ultimately scoring his second race win of the season.

After completing lap one in sixth, while pole sitter Josh Herrin and his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V4 R streaked away at the front of the field, Beaubier put his head down and started his charge. On lap two, Beaubier was fourth and a lap later he was third. He stayed there for two more laps before passing his teammate PJ Jacobsen and chasing down Herrin. Beaubier took the lead on the sixth lap and two laps later the race was red flagged when a blown engine oiled the racing surface. At that point the race was called complete with Beaubier 2.7 seconds clear of Jacobsen, who forced his way past Herrin and into second the lap prior.

Beaubier not only won his 11th career Superbike race at Road America (and 56th of his Superbike career), but he also took over the lead of the 2023 MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike Championship when Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing's Jake Gagne suffered a mechanical issue that knocked him out of the race and the points lead.

After five races in 2023, Beaubier leads the title chase by four points, 99-95, heading into tomorrow's second race as Gagne's weekend went from bad to horrible on Saturday.

Herrin held on for third place after earning pole position with a new lap record in qualifying on Saturday morning.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Richie Escalante finished fourth for the second race in a row, ending up four seconds adrift of Herrin and four and a half seconds ahead of Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha Racing's Cameron Petersen, the South African bravely racing despite an injured right wrist.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Toni Elias was sixth, well clear of seventh-placed Corey Alexander on the third Tytlers Cycle Racing BMW M 1000 RR.

Westby Racing's Mathew Scholtz was eighth after being penalized two positions for passing under a waving yellow flag. Aftercare Scheibe Racing's Ashton Yates and Disrupt Racing's Hayden Gillim rounded out the top 10 finishers.

With Beaubier atop the standings with 99 points, Gagne is second on 95 with Scholtz and his 71 points third. Herrin is fourth with 65 points with Escalante rounding out the top five with 56 points.

2023 MotoAmerica Road America Superbike Saturday Results1 Cameron Beaubier (BMW)2 PJ Jacobson (BMW)3 Josh Herrin (Duc)4 Richie Escalante (Suz)5 Cameron Petersen (Yam)6 Toni Elias (Suz)7 Corey Alexander (BMW)8 Mathew Schotz (Yam)9 Ashton Yates (BMW)10 Hayden Gillim (Suz)

Steel Commander Stock 1000 – Beaubier!

MotoAmerica's literbike riders love racing at Road America because the track favors horsepower, and the Steel Commander Stock 1000 class delivers it in spades. In race one, Orange Cat Racing's Ezra Beaubier exploited the impressive power of his BMW M 1000 RR and won his third race of the year. Second place, and also riding a BMW M 1000 RR, went to Travis Wyman Racing's Travis Wyman. The surprise of the race was Wyman's younger brother Cody, who was pressed into action as a last-minute fill-in rider for the injured Brandon Paasch on the Altus Motorsports Suzuki. Cody Wyman, who had never before raced in the Steel Commander Stock 1000 class or aboard a Suzuki GSX-R1000R, rounded out the podium in third.

"I knew we would be really strong this weekend," Ezra Beaubier said. "Obviously, the BMW Alpha Racing package is really, really strong, especially here with all the long straightaways. Yesterday went really well. We found some more with the bike this morning. I wasn't able to really put a clean lap together. I kind of just got held up with some traffic and didn't get to show what my full potential was this morning. But I knew going into the race that we were going to be just as strong as anyone. I was ready to bring the fight. I knew those first couple laps it was going to be tough with going with the hard-option rear tire. It was super-slick and super-greasy those first couple laps. I saw Travis almost go down in the second-to-last corner. I kind of felt like that was my chance to try to break away and slowly just tried to inch away and saw I was slowly building a gap. Just kept my head down and kept clicking off my laps and just hitting my marks and did what I could to bring it home in P1."

Junior Cup – Dreher From Well Back

MotoAmerica's Junior Cup riders started the day at Road America, and the series’ entry-level riders, who are known to race close together in packs, take advantage of Road America's four-mile race course and long straightaways to make draft passes at carefully timed moments. The result in race one was a photo finish with the podium decided after carefully studying the still photo captured at the finish line. Bad Boys Racing Kawasaki's Avery Dreher very solidly won the race, while the second- and third-place finishers ended up being Fairium NGRT- Gray Area Racing Aprilia rider Rossi Moor, the former Mini Cup rider earning his first "big-bike" podium, and Belgian rider Levi Badie, who won race two at Barber Motorsports Park and notched his second-consecutive podium finish aboard his Badie Racing Kawasaki.

"I was kind of anxious coming out of that last lap," Dreher said. "I went to the race with the plan not leading on the front straightaway, even be third or fourth. Coming out of that last lap, I think I was at the back of the pack, or close to the back of the pack. So, I just had to make my moves. I made a couple moves in the second or third sector, and then I passed another rider on the back straightaway and came out of that front straight only expecting to be on the podium. I said in my head, ‘Man, I better do the best job of my life coming up to this last corner.’ Got on the gas super-early. Everyone was drafting, moving side to side, and then, they moved to the left and I just saw an opening and took it."

Supersport – Fores, Again

At this still-early point in the season, it's safe to say that Spaniard Xavi Fores loves racing in MotoAmerica. The Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati rider is undefeated so far this season, and he notched his fourth consecutive Supersport victory in race one at Road America.

Incidentally, Fores has begun his first MotoAmerica season with more consecutive race victories than any other first-year rider in the history of the series. Fores and his Ducati Panigale V2 crossed the finish line just under 3/10ths of a second ahead of Tytlers Cycle Racing Kawasaki's Stefano Mesa. For Mesa, it was his third podium of the year. Also recording his third podium result of the season was Squid Hunter Racing's Josh Hayes, who was third aboard his Yamaha.

"About the race today, honestly I think it was the race I enjoyed more because, especially at the beginning of the race, I didn't expect Josh to stay with us because during all the sessions yesterday and today, me and Stefano had something else compared to the others," Fores said. "But you can't forget Josh Hayes on the racing. He's a dog. He has a lot of experience. You always have to count with him. So, when he passed me the first time on turn five, I said, ‘Oh, he's here.’ He's even strong on brakes, because I brake there really late, and he passed me. He was turning well. So, I said, okay, it's going to be good fun today. I think all of us three have some strong points on our bike, so my bike is quite good on brakes and on the top of the power a little bit better than previously. Josh in the middle sector, the Yamaha is always amazing and he's so fast on the long corners. It's difficult to stay sometimes with him. When he passed me, he pulled some gap away two or three corners and I said, ‘I have to wake up otherwise he's going to go.’ Stefano, he's light. He's quite aerodynamic. The bike is going fast. He showed a lot of potential this weekend and all the season. So, this means that every time we go out, we improve something, we learn something from each other. This is something that I think the fans are enjoying, as well, because we do some overtakes, clean overtakes always. A lot of respect. In the end, even if one of them wins the race I will be happy as well, because we are enjoying on the bike which is the priority. My bike was working well, as I said before. I need to find something on the forks because the last part of the fork, I feel always the bottom. I don't feel really comfortable, and I run wide a couple of times. But, overall, I’m feeling good on the bike. Coming here and winning races is not that easy. Hopefully, tomorrow we can try again."

Mission King Of The Baggers – Wyman In Control

H-D Screamin’ Eagle's Kyle Wyman won his fourth Mission King Of The Baggers race in a row on Saturday at Road America with the Harley-Davidson factory rider passing Indian Motorcycle/Progressive/Mission Foods-backed Tyler O’Hara on the last lap to score the victory.

At the finish line, Wyman was .567 of a second ahead of O’Hara, who in turn was 1.5 seconds ahead of Vance & Hines/Mission/Harley-Davidson's James Rispoli.

"I definitely planned to get him between (turns) seven and eight, but he made a bigger mistake than I had seen on the last few laps," Wyman said. "So, the door opened quite a bit earlier. He tried to brake me back into eight, but he was going to be super late. Luckily, I was able to slow the thing and square him up and get back past him. I was hoping I could find a little something. I had not been really that comfortable this weekend, and when the race comes you just got to dig a little bit deeper. We found what we needed. I really thought about going sooner, but since we had a gap and it was just us two, I didn't want to slow each other up and make it a more complicated chess game towards the end. So, it was going to be a lot easier to win that race one on one. We played our cards right.

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Moore Simply Unstoppable

Nineteen-year-old Mikayla Moore simply dominated Saturday's opening round of the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. series with a 17.206-second victory over last year's championship runner-up Crystal Martinez at Road America.

So, in FP1 I ended up doing three minutes and two seconds (lap time)," Moore said. "That was my best, and then in qualifying two I got it down to a 2:56. I had to make some suspension changes, especially in the rear, and it definitely helped a lot."

Defending series champion Kayleigh Buyck had a mechanical problem that dropped her out of second place early in the race.

Mission Mini Cup By Motul (Friday) – Gouker Dominates

Mission Foods Mini Cup by Motul kicked off the weekend at Road America on Friday with great races across multiple classes.

In Stock 50, Weston Fager and Cruise Texter battled all day with Fager taking both wins and Texter ending up second. Nico Bandel rounded out the podium in both races.

The Stock 110/125 class had a barn burner race one with Ryan Clark and Joel Laub going back and forth multiple times throughout the race. At the finish, Clark narrowly got the win by .105 of a second. Clark was a little more dominant in race two, taking the victory. Jacob Davis was third in both races. Nathan Bettencourt, meanwhile, took the combined-class win.

The Ohvale 160 class has been the most competitive all year and day one at Road America was no different. Nathan Gouker dominated both races by over 13 and 18 seconds. Mahdi Salem put up some good rides to finish second in both races. Kruz Maddison finished third in race one with Reese Frankenfield taking the final podium spot in race two.

Ryder Davis kept his winning streak alive in the Ohvale 190 class by winning both races. Josh Raymond kept him honest in second with third going to

Nathan Bettencourt, who was pulling double duty in addition to the Stock 110/125 class.

Mission Mini Cup By Motul (Saturday) – More Gouker, More Davis

Stadler America's Nathan Gouker and Alpha Omega's Ryder Davis continued their domination of the 160 Ohvale and 190 Ohvale classes in the MotoAmerica Mini Cup series at the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex on Saturday evening.

In Stock class racing, Cruise Texter and Weston Fager split wins in the Stock 50 class while Ryan Clark completely dominated the Stock 110/Stock 125 class.

2023 MotoAmerica Road America Results – Friday Superbike

With Road America newly repaved, it was a given that Jake Gagne's MotoAmerica Medallia Superbike lap record from 2021 would be bettered at some point this weekend. Tytlers Cycle Racing's Cameron Beaubier didn't wait that long as he completely obliterated the lap record with his 2:09.629 just under a full second quicker than the previous record on Friday afternoon.

Beaubier's best came on his ninth lap of Q1, and it earned him provisional pole for the weekend's two Medallia Superbike races. Beaubier also made it clear that he and his BMW M 1000 RR are the combination to beat on the fast and flowing four-mile racetrack. To further emphasize just how good the BMW was working, Beaubier's teammate PJ Jacobsen was also under the lap record of 2:10.529 with his 2:10.296 putting him second on the provisional front row. Despite sitting out a lot of Q1, Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati's Josh Herrin ended up third fastest with his 2:11.656.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Richie Escalante was fourth fastest with Westby Racing Yamaha's Mathew Scholtz rounding out the top five.

So where was Medallia Superbike Championship points leader Jake Gagne and his Fresh N Lean Progressive Yamaha racing teammate Cameron Petersen? In street clothes and under the team's awning along with their stripped down YZF-R1s as the team encountered mechanical issues in the first practice session on Friday morning. Four-time AMA Superbike Josh Hayes also took part on a third YZF-R1 on Friday morning, but he also didn't take part as Petersen and his injured right wrist only got two laps of practice before his bike failed him, Apparently it was enough to show him that his wrist was race-ready, though.

The two Yamahas will try to improve their position tomorrow morning in Q2.

Steel Commander Stock 1000 – Beaubier The Younger

Like his older brother Cameron, Orange Cat Racing's Ezra Beaubier was the class of his class on Friday at Road America as he topped the Steel Commander Stock 1000 Q1 session to earn provisional pole position.

Beaubier's best was 2:14.311, which was .392 of a second faster than Travis Wyman Racing's Travis Wyman and 1.4 seconds faster than Disrupt Racing's Hayden Gillim. Beaubier's teammate Kaleb De Keyrel and Nielsen Racing's Justin Miest rounded out the top five.

Junior Cup – Dreher Again

Bad Boys Racing's Junior Cup Championship leader Avery Dreher put his Kawasaki Ninja 400 on the provisional pole position with a best lap of 2:39.366 around of the four-mile Road America which was .795 of a second quicker than Bicknese Racing's Hayden Bicknese with SportbikeTrackGear.com's Max Van ending the session third fastest.

Supersport – Mesa On Top

Tytlers Cycle Racing's Stefano Mesa bested undefeated Xavi Fores and his Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati Panigale V2 by .619 of a second to take provisional pole position for Saturday's and Sunday's two Supersport races at Road America.

Mesa did his 2:18.732 on his fifth lap to best Fores, the winner of the first three MotoAmerica Supersport races of the season.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki's Teagg Hobbs was third fastest with Michael Gilbert Racing's Michael Gilbert fourth and the last rider within a second of Mesa. Squid Hunter Racing's Josh Hayes completed the top five.

Mission King Of The Baggers – Fast Fong Flies

We sometimes forget that Sac Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands/Indian's Bobby Fong has won a Superbike race at Road America so it shouldn't come as a surprise that so far Fong is the fastest of the Mission King Of The Baggers.

Fong ripped off a 2:20.817 on his sixth lap, and he was the only rider to crack into the 2:20s as he bested Indian Motorcycle/Progressive/Mission Foods’ Tyler O’Hara by .497 of a second. Vance & Hines /Mission/Harley-Davidson's James Rispoli rounded out the top three to fill the provisional front row.

Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. – Newbie Moore Fastest

Mikayla Moore is new to the Royal Enfield Build. Train. Race. program but she certainly didn't look like a rookie as she dominated Q1 on Friday afternoon.

Moore lapped at a best of 2:56.629 to end the session a full four seconds faster than last year's series champion Kayleigh Buyck at Road America. Crystal Martinez, another returnee from the 2022 season, ended the session third fastest.

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