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teammate Jake Lewis and Bar-
bera for fourth on 20 points.
North American Talent Cup
The inaugural round of the
North American Talent Cup was
held at Austin for riders between
13-16 years old on identical April-
ia RS 250 SP2 machinery, and
it was Californian Ohvale prodigy
Jesse Shedden who dominated
proceedings with two wins from
two starts.
Petersen was hot on Gagne's
heels in fourth, 0.1 seconds
behind, while Richie Escalante
(Vision Wheel M4 Ecstar Suzuki)
rounded out the top five in his
MotoAmerica Superbike debut
meeting.
Heading to round two at Road
Atlanta on April 22-24, Petrucci
leads the way on 50 points from
Scholtz on 40 and Petersen
on 29, with Escalante tied with
seconds from Scholtz saw Pe-
tersen a further 11 seconds back
in third, with the returning PJ
Jacobsen (Tytlers Cycle Racing
BMW) holding off his teammate,
former MotoGP rider Hector Bar-
bera, in fifth by 0.7 seconds.
Race two saw Petrucci take
the flag by a more substantial
5.9 seconds after breaking the
challenge of Scholtz with Gagne
1.2 seconds from Scholtz in third.
It wasn't the ideal
championship-
defense start for
Jake Gagne, but he
at least came away
with some good
points for third.
2022 MotoAmerica COTA Highlights Race One
