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Westby Racing withdrew from the Superbike championship. Now, things have hardly looked rosier for the lanky South African after he carded two wins from two starts at his favorite hunting ground, Barber Motors - ports Park. The impressive Uruguayan Maximiliano Gerardo (TopPro Racing Team Suzuki) took pole with a scintillating 1:25.742 ahead of Tyler Scott (Vision Wheel M4 Ecstar Suzuki) and Scholtz, but the experience of Scholtz came to the fore as he went toe-to-toe with round-one double winner PJ Jacobsen Herrin held on for fourth, with the current Stock 1000 and King of The Baggers Champion Hayden Gillim (Real Steel Motor - sports Honda) taking an impres- sive fifth on his Stock 1000-spec CBR1000RR-R SP. After the three races, Beau- bier is 13 points clear of Gagne on 95, with Kelly third on 73. The next MotoAmerica round is in two weeks at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. SUPERSPORT Six months ago, Mathew Scholtz wondered if his Mo- toAmerica career was over after However, it all went wrong for Petersen on lap 11. He lost the front of the Yamaha at turn four and slid to a stop. He would remount and eventually follow Beaubier home, a lap down, and with no points for his efforts. Meanwhile, Kelly was proving race two was no fluke and was becoming a thorn in Fong's and Herrin's side, those three having a solid race-long battle, with Baz right there—until he wasn't. With three laps to go, Herrin disposed of lapped rider Manny Segura at turn one, Baz followed through into turn two, and then it was game over as Segura clattered into the back of Baz and sent both riders tumbling through the gravel trap. That brought out the red flag, and the race was called. Beau - bier was a winner again from a delighted Fong, the best result to date for David Anthony's Wrench Motorcycles team. Kelly took a second podium place in third. Gagne once again dropped to seventh with an arm pump. "With Jake [Gagne], I think he's obviously dealing with something, because that's not like Jake," Beaubier said after race three. "He's obviously fast here and has had a lot of success here, winning a lot of races. His struggles… we capitalized on that today. It was good to have two strong wins today after yesterday. I'm still learning with the guys—what I like with the TC and the torque maps, stuff like that. We're still learning about each other. I'm just happy with my bike, happy with my team." ROUND 2, MAY 17-19, 2024 BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK / BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA / FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP P66 No one got near to Hayden Gillim all weekend in Stock 1000.