[COVERAGE] MotoAmerica: New Jersey
October 16th, 2024 by Elusive MediaThe racing weather Gods must of been on side this weekend. On my travels to the raceway on Saturday, it was rain the whole way down! Twenty minutes from the track, the skies open up and sun for the entire rest of the day! This weekend as packed full. New Jersey has been the final round for the past few years, and many times it comes down to this round to see who’s on top; this year is no different! Josh Herrin on top of the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati won his second AMA Superbike Championship after race 1 on Saturday! Mathew Scholtz clinches his first Supersport title, while Davis Nabs grabs his first supersport win! Fun Fact: Herrin tied Wayne Rainey on the all-time Superbike win list for 10th with his 16th victory. He is now one victory behind the Kentucky Kid, Nicky Hayden for ninth on the win list.
On Sunday, Herrin’s teammate Loris Baz captures his first AMA Superbike win on top of the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati. This also marks the first time a Frenchman has secure top position in AMA Superbike! King Of The Baggers title was also crowed this weekend. Troy Herfoss on top of the S&S/Indian Motorcycle took the title with seven wins this season. Stock 1000 was taken by Real Steel Motorsports’ Hayden Gillim. Honda hasn’t been doing too well in MotoGP, but they secure their first MotoAmerica title on the Honda CBR1000RR-R SP with Gillim.
Enjoy the 1000+ photos from this weekend!
Date: September 27-29, 2024
Location: Thunderbolt Raceway, New Jersey Motosports Park, Millville, NJ
By: Erik
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[COVERAGE] MotoAmerica New Jersey Round 9 ’19
September 14th, 2019 by Elusive MediaMotoAmerica returns to the 2.25 mile New Jersey Motorsport park for round 9 of the championship! Unlike last year where the rain came down in buckets, races were able to complete the the dry which made for some exciting races. Coming into the Championship of New Jersey, many of the classes are in close battle for a championship. Supersport had 4 rides under 50 point difference, Superbike had 3 rides under 50 points, and the Twins top 3 were covered just by 19 points! EBC Brakes Superbike Race 1 came down with Gerloff and Beaubier scrapping for first position on the first half the race, and a late charge from Beaubier in lap 18, but Garret Gerloff was able to pull away and take the win! Cameron Beaubier followed 1.7 seconds behind in 2nd, JD Beach in 3rd and Toni Elias in 4th. Yamaha YZF-R1 takes all 3 podiums! Race 2 of the EBC Brakes Superbike JD Beach leads the first half of the race. As the race continues, Beaubier is able to battle with Beach and positions swap multiple times, but in the end Cameron Beaubier excellent first corner speed gives him the lead and he takes the win! JD Beach comes in second 1.4 seconds behind. Mathew Scholtz finished off the podium make it a Yamaha lockout. Toni Elias is able to work his way up to 4th. Championships start to tighten up, as Superbike top 2 are only 16 points apart. Beaubier was able to gain some much needed points as Toni Elias still leads the championship. Supersport top 2 are only 10 points apart from each other, while the Twins Class top 3 are only 33 points apart! The last round will sure be an exciting one!
Date: September 7-9, 2019
Location: Thunderbolt Raceway, New Jersey Motosports Park, Millville, NJ
By: Erik
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