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AMA Pro Superbike
AMA SBK: Hayes On Verge Of Third Title
Josh Hayes is in position to secure a third-consecutive AMA Pro Superbike title this weekend in Miami.
Monster Energy Graves Yamaha's Josh Hayes (Photo: Brian J Nelson)
PROGRAMMING NOTE: This weekend's AMA Pro Road Racing race action from Homestead-Miami Speedway will air on SPEED Saturday and Sunday evening starting at Midnight ET.
With only two rounds remaining in the 2012 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing season and championships on the line, teams and competitors are heading south to Homestead, Fla. to take on Homestead-Miami Speedway for just the second time in the history of the Series. The Triumph Big Kahuna Miami presented by Dunlop Tire and LeoVince is scheduled for this weekend, September 21-23, 2012, as the second of three events promoted by M1 PowerSports, and the action-packed weekend on the 2.21-mile speedway road course will be bolstered with a number of family-friendly entertainment options.
AMA Pro National Guard Superbike, AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport will be featured in the standard doubleheader format, with races for each class going off on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, while the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series riders will take on the track in a winner-take-all final on Sunday afternoon.
SPEED will air the National Guard Superbike and GoPro Daytona SportBike races in a set of back-to-back, same-day delayed broadcasts. Saturday's race finals will begin at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT late Saturday night, September 22 and Sunday's races will be broadcast beginning at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT late Sunday night, September 9. SPEED2 will stream the Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and Vance & Hines XR1200 Series races live, fans can watch by logging onto http://www.speed2.com. SPEED2 is a broadband service available to customers of Time Warner, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, DISH and Cox. For more information and instructions on gaining access to all of this season's AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series races, please review the SPEED2 FAQ located at http://www.speed2.com/faq.
AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
Homestead-Miami Speedway played host to AMA Pro National Guard Superbike in 1996, the first full year of operation for the circuit; Miguel Duhamel performed a weekend sweep by claiming pole position with a time of 1:26.295 and took the race victory over Doug Chandler in Sunday's race final. A few active competitors have race experience at the venue from that weekend, although many turned their first laps on the 2.21-mile motorcycle road course during the official series test held after the season-opening DAYTONA® 200.
The March test was one of the rare occasions in 2012 where two-time defending National Guard Superbike champ Josh Hayes (No. 1 Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1) was not at the top of the time charts. Hayes has led a brilliant charge this season, taking home a record 13 victories - including his current 10-race streak - as he closes in on his third consecutive championship. The Mississippian has a monstrous 98 point lead heading into this weekend and he only needs a 94-point lead following Saturday's race final in order to clinch the championship at Homestead.
Blake Young (No. 79 Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) grabbed three wins early in the season and is sitting firmly in second position in the points, but the Wisconsin native has struggled recently to find his usual blazing pace and challenge Hayes for race wins. In order to keep his championship hopes alive, Suzuki's leading man will need to come out in force this weekend and grab every available point for the remainder of the season.
Hayes' Yamaha teammate, Josh Herrin (No. 2 Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1), sits third in the standings and continues to impress in his first year of National Guard Superbike competition. Herrin posted another second-place finish at New Jersey Motorsports Park two weeks ago, his 10th podium this year.
The Michael Jordan Motorsports duo of Ben Bostrom (No. 23 Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000) and Roger Hayden (No. 54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000) left nothing on the table during the test in March, locking in the top two spots on the charts with laptimes of 1:21:445 and 1:21:526, respectively. Hayden sits fourth in the standings on the strength of six podium finishes. Bostrom won the 1996 AMA SuperTwins race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and is currently seventh in the Superbike standings.
In the debut season for the American-made EBR 1190RS, Geoff May (No. 99 Team Amsoil/Hero EBR 1190RS) and Danny Eslick (No. 69 Team Hero EBR 1190RS) have been consistent frontrunners and posted a number of solid results. May sits fifth in the point standings, followed by Larry Pegram (No. 72 Foremost Insurance Pegram BMW S1000RR), who closed out the Superbike podium at Homestead in 1996 with his third-place finish. Bostrom, Eslick, Young's Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Chris Clark and Steve Rapp (No. 15 Attack Performance/ Motorcycle Superstore/ M1 PowerSports Kawasaki ZX-10R), hold positions seven through 10, respectively.
Another AMA Pro veteran with experience at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Aaron Yates (No. 20 EvanSteelPerformance.com BMW S1000RR), will make his return to AMA Pro National Guard Superbike this weekend following a lengthy recovery from an injury sustained during the 2010 season. Yates won the 750cc Supersport victory over Pascal Picotte and Michael Barnes at the Speedway in 1996.
The Triumph Big Kahuna Miami presented by Dunlop Tire and LeoVince will take place this weekend, September 21-23. The AMA Pro National Guard Superbike class will take to the track for their first practice session on Friday, September 21 at 11:00 a.m. and will be featured in a set of 23-lap sprint races on Saturday, September 22 at 3:15 p.m. and Sunday, September 23 at 3:30 p.m. local time. GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing's National Guard Superbike and GoPro Daytona SportBike divisions will be featured on SPEED in a set of back-to-back, same-day delayed broadcasts, scheduled to begin at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT on Saturday night and at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT on Sunday night.
AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Point Standings (After Round 9): 1. Josh Hayes (Gulfport, MS) - 478; 2. Blake Young (Waunakee, WI) - 380; 3. Josh Herrin (Glendale, CA) - 287; 4. Roger Hayden (Owensboro, KY) - 250; 5. Geoff May (Gainesville, GA) - 224; 6. Larry Pegram (Hebron, OH) - 219; 7. Ben Bostrom (Malibu, CA) - 203; 8. Danny Eslick (Broken Arrow, OK) - 187; 9. Chris Clark (Las Vegas, NV) - 167; 10. Steve Rapp (Hawthorne, CA) - 166.
With only two rounds remaining in the 2012 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing season and championships on the line, teams and competitors are heading south to Homestead, Fla. to take on Homestead-Miami Speedway for just the second time in the history of the Series. The Triumph Big Kahuna Miami presented by Dunlop Tire and LeoVince is scheduled for this weekend, September 21-23, 2012, as the second of three events promoted by M1 PowerSports, and the action-packed weekend on the 2.21-mile speedway road course will be bolstered with a number of family-friendly entertainment options.
AMA Pro National Guard Superbike, AMA Pro GoPro Daytona SportBike and AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport will be featured in the standard doubleheader format, with races for each class going off on Saturday and Sunday afternoons, while the AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series riders will take on the track in a winner-take-all final on Sunday afternoon.
SPEED will air the National Guard Superbike and GoPro Daytona SportBike races in a set of back-to-back, same-day delayed broadcasts. Saturday's race finals will begin at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT late Saturday night, September 22 and Sunday's races will be broadcast beginning at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT late Sunday night, September 9. SPEED2 will stream the Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and Vance & Hines XR1200 Series races live, fans can watch by logging onto http://www.speed2.com. SPEED2 is a broadband service available to customers of Time Warner, Bright House Networks, Cablevision, DISH and Cox. For more information and instructions on gaining access to all of this season's AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport and AMA Pro Vance & Hines XR1200 Series races, please review the SPEED2 FAQ located at http://www.speed2.com/faq.
AMA Pro National Guard Superbike
Homestead-Miami Speedway played host to AMA Pro National Guard Superbike in 1996, the first full year of operation for the circuit; Miguel Duhamel performed a weekend sweep by claiming pole position with a time of 1:26.295 and took the race victory over Doug Chandler in Sunday's race final. A few active competitors have race experience at the venue from that weekend, although many turned their first laps on the 2.21-mile motorcycle road course during the official series test held after the season-opening DAYTONA® 200.
The March test was one of the rare occasions in 2012 where two-time defending National Guard Superbike champ Josh Hayes (No. 1 Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1) was not at the top of the time charts. Hayes has led a brilliant charge this season, taking home a record 13 victories - including his current 10-race streak - as he closes in on his third consecutive championship. The Mississippian has a monstrous 98 point lead heading into this weekend and he only needs a 94-point lead following Saturday's race final in order to clinch the championship at Homestead.
Blake Young (No. 79 Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000) grabbed three wins early in the season and is sitting firmly in second position in the points, but the Wisconsin native has struggled recently to find his usual blazing pace and challenge Hayes for race wins. In order to keep his championship hopes alive, Suzuki's leading man will need to come out in force this weekend and grab every available point for the remainder of the season.
Hayes' Yamaha teammate, Josh Herrin (No. 2 Monster Energy Graves Yamaha YZF-R1), sits third in the standings and continues to impress in his first year of National Guard Superbike competition. Herrin posted another second-place finish at New Jersey Motorsports Park two weeks ago, his 10th podium this year.
The Michael Jordan Motorsports duo of Ben Bostrom (No. 23 Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000) and Roger Hayden (No. 54 National Guard Jordan Suzuki GSX-R1000) left nothing on the table during the test in March, locking in the top two spots on the charts with laptimes of 1:21:445 and 1:21:526, respectively. Hayden sits fourth in the standings on the strength of six podium finishes. Bostrom won the 1996 AMA SuperTwins race at Homestead-Miami Speedway and is currently seventh in the Superbike standings.
In the debut season for the American-made EBR 1190RS, Geoff May (No. 99 Team Amsoil/Hero EBR 1190RS) and Danny Eslick (No. 69 Team Hero EBR 1190RS) have been consistent frontrunners and posted a number of solid results. May sits fifth in the point standings, followed by Larry Pegram (No. 72 Foremost Insurance Pegram BMW S1000RR), who closed out the Superbike podium at Homestead in 1996 with his third-place finish. Bostrom, Eslick, Young's Yoshimura Suzuki teammate Chris Clark and Steve Rapp (No. 15 Attack Performance/ Motorcycle Superstore/ M1 PowerSports Kawasaki ZX-10R), hold positions seven through 10, respectively.
Another AMA Pro veteran with experience at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Aaron Yates (No. 20 EvanSteelPerformance.com BMW S1000RR), will make his return to AMA Pro National Guard Superbike this weekend following a lengthy recovery from an injury sustained during the 2010 season. Yates won the 750cc Supersport victory over Pascal Picotte and Michael Barnes at the Speedway in 1996.
The Triumph Big Kahuna Miami presented by Dunlop Tire and LeoVince will take place this weekend, September 21-23. The AMA Pro National Guard Superbike class will take to the track for their first practice session on Friday, September 21 at 11:00 a.m. and will be featured in a set of 23-lap sprint races on Saturday, September 22 at 3:15 p.m. and Sunday, September 23 at 3:30 p.m. local time. GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing's National Guard Superbike and GoPro Daytona SportBike divisions will be featured on SPEED in a set of back-to-back, same-day delayed broadcasts, scheduled to begin at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT on Saturday night and at 12:00 midnight ET/9:00 p.m. PT on Sunday night.
AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Point Standings (After Round 9): 1. Josh Hayes (Gulfport, MS) - 478; 2. Blake Young (Waunakee, WI) - 380; 3. Josh Herrin (Glendale, CA) - 287; 4. Roger Hayden (Owensboro, KY) - 250; 5. Geoff May (Gainesville, GA) - 224; 6. Larry Pegram (Hebron, OH) - 219; 7. Ben Bostrom (Malibu, CA) - 203; 8. Danny Eslick (Broken Arrow, OK) - 187; 9. Chris Clark (Las Vegas, NV) - 167; 10. Steve Rapp (Hawthorne, CA) - 166.
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