with a final-lap battle on the
back straight leading to a three-
wide move into turn 10A and a
sprint to the line. Matsudaira
prevailed by 0.104 of a second
over Gouker, with Paige third
just 0.117 of a second behind.
Paige also set a lap record of
1:40.191.
The points have Matsudaira
sitting pretty on 95 to Gouker's
81 and Paige's 54.
Royal Enfield Build.
Train.Race.
The Royal Enfield Build.Train.
Race. series opened its 2026
season, featuring 10 women
court Racing's Nathan Betten-
court in fifth.
Matsudaira
liked the winning
feeling so much he did it again
in race two for his third straight
victory in the class after tri
-
umphing in race two at Circuit of
The Americas. A red-flag-abbre-
viated race two saw Matsudaira
take the victory
and record the
first double win of his young
MotoAmerica career.
The Team Roberts rider spent
most of the race in second,
chased by Team Hammer's Jake
Paige, while Gouker dictated the
pace up front. The trio remained
inseparable throughout the race,
Vossberg leads the way after
two rounds on 86 points to
Drane's 63 and Paige's 62.
Talent Cup
In a typical knock-down-drag-out
affair, Kensei Matsudaira of Team
Roberts took the first Talent Cup
race victory at Michelin Raceway
Road Atlanta by just 0.150 of a
second over Rossi Motorsports'
Rossi Garcia, with Nathan Gouker
(Quarterley Racing) claiming
third and finishing just 0.425 of a
second from the win.
The top five were rounded
out by Real Steel Honda's Derek
Sanchez in fourth and Betten
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ROUND 1 / APRIL 17-19, 2026
MICHELIN RACEWAY ROAD ATLANTA / BRASELTON, GEORGIA
ROAD RACE I MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP
P102
Kensei Matsudaira
(74) doubled up in the
Talent Cup, making
it three wins on the
trot after his race-two
success at COTA.
