ROAD RACE
ROUND 7 / AUGUST 10-12, 2018
SONOMA RACEWAY / SONOMA, CALIFORNIA
P90
MOTOAMERICA ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
podium, making series organizers
MotoAmerica very happy indeed.
"Honestly, I feel speechless,"
Ventura said. "I'm still thinking in
the moment. I'm so excited. I've
been waiting for this moment ever
since last year at Barber (Motors-
ports Park) when I crashed in the
last corner. I've just been hungry
for more. Now that we're finally
back up here, I feel like I can con-
tinue to be up here."
The previous day, Yates took
the win over Jay Newton (AGV
Sport America/Monkey Moto
Yamaha YZF-R3) and Jackson
Blackmon (RiderzLaw Racing
Yamaha YZF-R3) after Dumas
crashed on the final corner at
(165), Debise (125), Nick McFad-
den (M4 Ecstar Suzuki) on 110
and Escalante (108).
Junior Cup
It was bound to happen eventu-
ally, but Cory Ventura (MP13 Rac-
ing YZF-R3) finally broke through
for Yamaha's first win in the new
Junior Cup in race two, taking a
popular victory over champion-
ship leader Alex Dumas (KTM
Orange Brigade/JP43 Training
KTM RC390) and race-one win-
ner Ashton Yates (Yates Racing
Kawasaki Ninja 400). It marked
the first time all three participating
manufacturers (KTM, Yamaha,
Kawasaki) had completed the
that light goes out it doesn't mat-
ter where I start from," Beach
said. "I'm here racing. These two
guys have pushed me hard, not
only this weekend but all year. It's
been a great time. I'm really look-
ing forward to these last three
rounds because I think we're all
getting really strong."
Fourth and fifth place in race
one went to Bryce Prince (Lucas
Oil/KWR Yamaha YZF-R6) and
Richie Escalante (Quicksilver/
Lexin/Hudson Motorcycles
Yamaha YZF-R6), with Escalante
and Price swapping places to
round out race two's top five.
In the championship, Beach
is sitting pretty at 285 over Gillim
Beach (95) came
good for two race
wins at Sonoma and
now has one hand on
a second Supersport
championship.
