Tyler Scott Wins 102nd Loudon Classic
T
he 102nd running of the
Loudon Classic took center
stage at New Hampshire Motor
Speedway on Saturday, June
14, to draw an end to the Laco
-
nia Motorcycle Week. Despite
early rain that cancelled the final
qualifying session, Vision Wheel
M4 Ecstar Suzuki's Tyler Scott
was unstoppable aboard his
GSX-R750, converting his provi
-
sional pole into the race win and
netting a very handy $60,000
winner's check.
At lights out, Scott quickly
surged into the lead and main-
tained control, though he faced re-
lentless pressure from a competi-
tive field. Yamaha riders Joseph
LiMandri Jr and Jake Lewis kept
the heat on through the opening
laps, but Scott gradually broke
away as he found his rhythm.
Scott, determined to avoid a
repeat of last year's late-race
setback with backmarkers, kept
his focus throughout the 20-lap
feature, extending his advantage
midrace to cross the line over
1.4 seconds ahead of LiMandri
Jr. to earn his second Loudon
Classic main event win in three
years.
LiMandri Jr. took second and
$37,000, while Lewis secured
third for $26,000.
"I tried to make the break five
times," Scott told Road Racing
World. "Joe—I grew up racing
with him, he's a really great
rider—I knew I would have to do
a lot to break away from him and
Jake Lewis. I struggled with the
track, even though the setup was
perfect. I couldn't have asked for
any more from the team."
Several support classes were
run over the weekend.
MotoAmerica Twins Cup and
Super Hooligans star Dominic
Doyle (Yamaha MT-09 SP) took
out the Streetfighter class and
netted $25,000 ahead of Teagg
Hobbs (Ducati Streetfighter V2
S and Gus Rodio (Ducati Street
-
fighter V2 S), who took purse
prizes of $15,000 and $10,000,
respectively.
Eli Block took out the Pro 500
Superbike class to take home
$3000 ahead of Adam Muscaro
($2500) and Nathan Bettencourt
($1000), all three on Kawasaki
Ninja 400 machinery.
Adam Guyer (Aprilia RS660)
took out the Pro Thunderbikes
class for a $3000 check from
Jacob Crossman (Aprilia RS660,
$2500) and Maverick Cyr (Tri
-
umph Daytona 675 R, $1000).
CN
OVERALL (Top 10)
1. Tyler Scott (Suz)
2. Joseph LiMandri Jr (Yam)
3. Jake Lewis (Yam)
4. Eric Wood (Yam)
5. Shane Narbonne (Yam)
6. David Anthony (Suz)
7. Ben Gloddy (Yam)
8. Brandon Paasch (Duc)
9. Jordan Szoke (Duc)
10. Jacob Crossman (Apr)
WIND
IN THE
P60
Tyler Scott (70) kept his nerve
and scored the biggest pay
of his career to date with a
$60K winner's check. Scott
defeated Joseph LiMandri Jr
(931x) and Jake Lewis (85).
PHOTO: SAM DRAISS MEDIA
