-
Home
- TV Shows
-
TV Schedule
-
SPEED Showcase
-
- NASCAR
-
Latest Headlines: NASCAR
-
-
Formula 1
- Auto Racing
- Moto Racing
- Cars
- Bikes
- Store
- Social
- Games
- Mobile
- Deals
- Videos
- Photos
- Home
- TV Shows
-
TV Schedule
-
SPEED Showcase
-
- NASCAR
- Formula 1
- Auto Racing
- Moto Racing
- Cars
- Bikes
- Store
- Social
- Mobile
- Deals
- Videos
- Photos
AMA Pro Superbike
AMA SBK: Laguna Seca Review
AMA Superbike king Josh Hayes kept his historic streak alive with another dominating effort at Laguna Seca.
(Photo: AMA Pro Racing/Brian J Nelson)
The 2012 GEICO Motorcycle AMA Pro Road Racing season is quickly becoming a numbers game.
That is, the historic numbers two-time defending AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Champion Josh Hayes continues to accumulate as he storms through the '12 campaign in unprecedented fashion.
The Monster Energy Graves Yamaha-backed superstar was untouchable once again as he continued to run roughshod over the competition at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the MotoGP World Championship paddock watching on shortly after contesting the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
Hayes was quickly out front and on the escape, at which point his lead continued to pile up, just like the aforementioned numbers.
The checkered flag at the conclusion of the 23-lap runaway marked Hayes' fifth consecutive max points haul weekend. It also represented his eighth consecutive victory, a new single-season record which tied the absolute mark posted by Mat Mladin ('08-'09).
The win was Hayes' 28th in the premier class, moving him into a tie for third all-time with three-time series king Ben Spies, who watched Hayes work on Sunday afternoon.
It was also the 50th of his GEICO Motorcycles AMA Pro Road Racing career across all classes (fourth all-time) and the 11th of the season, just one short of Mladin's single-season record of '12 posted in 2007, with six races remaining on the season slate.
Hayes also continued his perfect run of pole positions this season, picking up his eighth of the season and tenth consecutive overall dating back to the end of his '11 title run.
The world class performance was appreciated by the visiting MotoGP contenders as the Tech3 squad, for which Hayes' subbed last year and registered a seventh-place performance in his GP debut, celebrated the Mississippian's blowout win on pit wall.
And if Hayes continues in this fashion much longer, the focus will shift to numbers required to clinch his third-consecutive AMA Pro National Guard Superbike crown as he upped his advantage to 74.
"Good things are happening right now," Hayes said. "I'll ride the train as long as I can. If I get into a battle in a hard race, you're going to see me fighting for it for that individual race; it has nothing to do with streaks or race wins or anything like that. It's for that race win. I'm in a position where I can try for every single one of them. I don't have anything to worry about. I've got a points situation that I don't even think about at this point in the season. I'm just focused on winning every race that I can. If I toss one down the road -- or two down the road -- then I'll reevaluate how I'm going to approach it. But right now I just want to win everything.
"I'm still riding like I have a little bit of a chip on my shoulder. I still remember last year very clearly. I remember if more clearly than I remember winning eight races in a row. It seems like things have happened pretty quickly and it doesn't feel like that to me. I'll just keep focusing, and trying hard, and pushing myself."
That is, the historic numbers two-time defending AMA Pro National Guard Superbike Champion Josh Hayes continues to accumulate as he storms through the '12 campaign in unprecedented fashion.
The Monster Energy Graves Yamaha-backed superstar was untouchable once again as he continued to run roughshod over the competition at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca with the MotoGP World Championship paddock watching on shortly after contesting the Red Bull U.S. Grand Prix.
Hayes was quickly out front and on the escape, at which point his lead continued to pile up, just like the aforementioned numbers.
The checkered flag at the conclusion of the 23-lap runaway marked Hayes' fifth consecutive max points haul weekend. It also represented his eighth consecutive victory, a new single-season record which tied the absolute mark posted by Mat Mladin ('08-'09).
The win was Hayes' 28th in the premier class, moving him into a tie for third all-time with three-time series king Ben Spies, who watched Hayes work on Sunday afternoon.
It was also the 50th of his GEICO Motorcycles AMA Pro Road Racing career across all classes (fourth all-time) and the 11th of the season, just one short of Mladin's single-season record of '12 posted in 2007, with six races remaining on the season slate.
Hayes also continued his perfect run of pole positions this season, picking up his eighth of the season and tenth consecutive overall dating back to the end of his '11 title run.
The world class performance was appreciated by the visiting MotoGP contenders as the Tech3 squad, for which Hayes' subbed last year and registered a seventh-place performance in his GP debut, celebrated the Mississippian's blowout win on pit wall.
And if Hayes continues in this fashion much longer, the focus will shift to numbers required to clinch his third-consecutive AMA Pro National Guard Superbike crown as he upped his advantage to 74.
"Good things are happening right now," Hayes said. "I'll ride the train as long as I can. If I get into a battle in a hard race, you're going to see me fighting for it for that individual race; it has nothing to do with streaks or race wins or anything like that. It's for that race win. I'm in a position where I can try for every single one of them. I don't have anything to worry about. I've got a points situation that I don't even think about at this point in the season. I'm just focused on winning every race that I can. If I toss one down the road -- or two down the road -- then I'll reevaluate how I'm going to approach it. But right now I just want to win everything.
"I'm still riding like I have a little bit of a chip on my shoulder. I still remember last year very clearly. I remember if more clearly than I remember winning eight races in a row. It seems like things have happened pretty quickly and it doesn't feel like that to me. I'll just keep focusing, and trying hard, and pushing myself."
AMA SBK Miller Motorsports Park
LATEST HEADLINES: MOTO-RACING
-
WSBK: Donington Park Superpole Ticker
Notes and quotes following Tom Sykes' 15th career Superpole triumph.… -
PHOTOS: WSBK - Donington Park Superpole
Tom Sykes claimed the 15th Superpole victory of his career today… -
WSBK: Sykes Strikes Up Fourth Straight Superpole
Kawasaki Racing Team's Tom Sykes is now tied for sixth all-time in… -
AMA SBK: '13 Schedule Finalized
The late-season 'TBA' has officially been scrubbed from the 2013… -
AMA SBK: AMA Pro Invests In Airfence
AMA Pro Racing officials announced today that the company will be… -
PHOTOS: WSBK - Donington Park QP
Local favorite Tom Sykes was quickest in mixed conditions on the… -
WSBK: Donington Park QP Ticker
Notes and quotes following a wet opening day at Donington Park. - More News
