MOTOAMERICA
FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
ROUND 1 / APRIL 5-7, 2019
ROAD ATLANTA / BRASELTON, GA
P80
racing in the Twins class, had a
clear top speed advantage that
Barnes used perfectly.
"The Ducati really does run
off the corner, but I was looking
at the mile-an-hour, and those
little Suzuki's seemed to be
okay mile-an-hour-wise," Barnes
said. "So I wouldn't say I had
that much of an advantage in
horsepower when it just seems
to come off the corner a little
bit better. Maybe I'm picking up
the throttle earlier, I don't know.
Regardless, the Moto Corse
Performance Quarterly Racing
Ducati is really good. Like I said
on the podium, I think you might
series champion Chris Parish
(Ghetto Customs Suzuki) and a
famous name in former Daytona
200 Champion, Michael Barnes
on the Quarterley Racing Ducati
Monster 797.
It would be a dream start for
Barnes and Ducati in the series,
taking two wins on the semi-
naked all black Monster as the
veteran streaked clear to finish
ahead 4.6 seconds of Curtis
Murray (RBoM Racing Suzuki)
and Parrish in race one, and
2.8 seconds up on Parris and
7.5 seconds up on Murray in
race two. The Ducati, the only
air-cooled machine currently
Daniels held on for a pair of
second places, while Samuel
Lochoff, on one of only two
Yamaha YZF-R3's on the grid,
went from a DNF in race one two
third in race two. Dominic Doyle
(Dominic Doyle Racing Kawa-
saki) took third in race one.
TWINS CUP
A new season of Twins Cup rac-
ing kicked off with an enormous
37-rider grid taking the starter's
gun. It was 2018 championship
contender Kris Turner (Turner's
Cycle/MotoUniverse Racing
Suzuki) who took the pole with
a 1:37.740 ahead if inaugural
Andrew Lee
was a double
winner in
Superstock
1000.
