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Cycle News 2015 Issue 16 April 21

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SUPERSPORT MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 2/APRIL 18-19, 2015 ROAD ATLANTA/BRASELTON, GEORGIA P116 front... I think since New Jersey in 2009 with [Jake] Zemke. It feels good to be able to do that many laps in a row by myself and have a good pace. I'm excited about it for sure." Herrin beat Gerloff by just .428 of a second with Beach 3.2 seconds behind at the end of the 20 laps. "Battling with Josh today I really thought I could do some- thing," Gerloff said. "But Josh [Herrin] was riding really strong and so was JD [Beach], keep- ing me honest. Our bikes were even down the straightaway, but I was having trouble getting off the corners, so that made it to where I couldn't pull alongside him or draft him until the last part of the back straight. I felt like I had a really good bike, but today just didn't happen." Fourth and fifth in Saturday's Supersport final went to M4 Suzuki's David Anthony and RoadRace Factory's Tomas Puerta, respectively. GERL OFF'S TURN After being so close so many times, including in Saturday's race, Gerloff finally scored that highly-coveted victory he's been seeking so long by winning on a wet track in Sunday's race. Ger- loff dominated to become the third different Supersport winner in the three-race old season. He beat Saturday's winner Herrin by 8.630 seconds. Gerloff's team- mate Beach finished third for the second straight day on his Yamaha R6. The win was Gerloff's first in the MotoAmerica Supersport class after opening the season with two second-place finishes. "It's good to finally get one out of the way," Gerloff said. "I know I can keep doing it whether it's wet or dry. The race went really well. As soon as I got a little bit of a gap, I relaxed a lot. That was a big help. I just tried to ride my (Left to Right) Josh Herrin, Garrett Gerloff and JD Beach topped the podium once again on Sunday.

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