Cycle Racing BMW) crashed out
hard in race one and didn't ap-
pear on the grid for race two.
Beaubier qualified on pole
from Josh Herrin (Warhorse
HSBK Racing Ducati) and
Gagne, but the heavens opened
big time for race one, drench-
ing the track and making for
treacherous conditions as the
240-horsepower superbikes
aquaplaned their way around
the track.
The first race would see
Gagne's teammate, Cameron
Petersen, take a brief early
lead, which was swiftly handed
over to Sean Dylan Kelly on the
TopPro Racing BMW, before the
Floridian outbraked himself at
Canada Corner.
ROUND 3 / MAY 31-JUNE 2, 2024
ROAD AMERICA / PLYMOUTH, WISCONSIN
ROAD RACE I FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACE CHAMPIONSHIP
P86
DESPITE NO WINS, CAPTAIN CONSISTENCY,
JAKE GAGNE, RETOOK THE LEAD IN THE
2024 MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE
CHAMPIONSHIP AS HIS CHIEF TITLE RIVAL
CAMERON BEAUBIER FALTERED
BACK
TO THE
TOP
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
T
he fastest and longest
racetrack on the Mo-
toAmerica calendar played
host to the third round of 2024
series and, once again, Road
America didn't disappoint.
Under torrential rain on Sat-
urday and perfect blue skies on
Sunday, the man who's made a
career out of staying the course,
Jake Gagne (Attack Perfor-
mance/Progressive/Yamaha
Racing), did just that by tak-
ing one of the closest second
places in the sport's history in
race one and a fifth in race two,
retaking the championship lead
after Cameron Beaubier (Tytler's
