ROUND 5 / JULY 7-9, 2023
WEATHERTECH RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA / SALINAS, CALIFORNIA
ROAD RACE I FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP
P78
The King of the Baggers saw
Hayden Gillim and Kyle Wyman
(H-D Screamin' Eagle) take the
wins, with Wyman also taking
the $5000 three-lap Challenge
race.
And in the Super Hooligans
class, Ulsterman Jeremy McWil
-
liams Indian Motorcycle/ Pro-
gressive/ Mission Foods Indian
FTR1200)
came good with his
first double win of the season
and now ties with teammate
Tyler O'Hara at 106 points for
the series lead.
There were no Junior Cup
or Stock 1000 races at Laguna
Seca.
Superbike
Two wins from three starts
made for a near-perfect home-
coming for Cameron Beaubier.
In his
first meeting back at
Laguna Seca in two years, the
northern Californian put his
BMW M 1000 RR on pole but his
chance of three home wins were
dashed after turn two of lap
one in race one, when hoelshot
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2 JOSH HERRIN
2-3-2 SUPERBIKE
"Super good weekend," Josh Herrin
said. "I'm a little bummed we didn't
come out of this weekend with a win
as this is Ducati's local track to the
U.S. headquarters, and for it being
one of my favorite tracks. But to be
on the podium in each of the three
races, I'm really happy. It was great
to lead so much of the last race. It
was a great battle with Cam (Beau-
bier) and Jake (Gagne), and I'm just
so happy with life at Ducati and riding
this Panigale V4 R."
12 XAVI FORES
1 SUPERSPORT
"It was a great race for me today,"
Xavi Fores said. "The pace was
better than I expected after a couple
of crashes this weekend and not
the best feeling with the bike, but
we found a good solution and could
maximize our potential. I was pushing
really hard before the pit stop. I was
feeling good but I was still having
issues with the front end. The guys
did a massive job in the pit stop and
that's where we won the race. It's my
eighth win in a row, an all-time record
in this class, so I couldn't be happier."
MYOWNRACE
(Above) The King and I. Kenny Roberts
made his usual pilgrimage to Laguna
Seca and is seen here with Beaubier
on the line for race three.
