ROUND 5 / JUNE 24-26, 2022
THE RIDGE MOTORSPORTS PARK / SHELTON, WASHINGTON
P80
ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA / FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP
In the championship, Rodio
leads Cody Wyman (who raced
in the Twins Cup this weekend),
123 to 121. LiMandri is tied with
Wyman while Yaakov moves to
fourth with 115 points.
extremely popular win in race
two when she dragged LiMandri
to the line for a 0.431-second
victory. Rodio took third in race
two, five seconds off Yaakov's
pace.
Jody Barry (Veloce Racing
Aprilia) didn't have the best of
weekends with a fourth in race
one and DNF in race two but he
still holds the lead in the series,
144 to Mazziotto's 130. Schultz is
third at 105.
JUNIOR CUP
A little slice of history was made
at The Ridge as Altus Motors-
ports Kawasaki rider Kayla Yaa-
kov became the first female rider
in history to win a MotoAmerica
race. Yaakov, who turned just 15
years old on the Friday of race
week, carded a third in race
one behind Gus Rodio (Rodio
Racing/Warhorse HSBK Racing
Kawasaki) and Joseph LiMandri
Jr. (SportbikeTrackGear.com Ka-
wasaki), but came away with the
Corey Alexander leads
Hayden Gillim, Andy
DiBrino and Travis Wyman.
It would be a double
delight for Alexander and
the black BMW.
Anthony Mazziotto won
two close affairs in the
Twins Cup races.