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Cycle News 2015 Issue 24 June 16

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SUPERSPORT MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN ROAD RACING CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 5/JUNE 12-14, 2015 BARBER MOTORSPORTS PARK/LEEDS, ALABAMA P162 Saturday's win Beach talked about the conditions. "It was hot out today," Beach said. "Just like home [Ken- tucky]—real hot and humid. You could tell how hot it got today because these guys this morn- ing were doing really fast laps. I think the fastest lap in the race was a 1:27.5 so the speed definitely wasn't as fast, but Josh [Herrin] and Garrett [Gerloff] and Bobby [Fong] were all going really good. I was surprised to be up there really because I've struggled this weekend. My bike was working great and we defi- nitely have some stuff we need to work on for tomorrow and hopefully tomorrow the race will be as good as today for me." Sunday's race two was more of the same. On lap four in race two Beach had a spectacular save when his bike flicked him out of the saddle. I'm extremely excited," Beach said after his fifth win of the season. "All of these guys have been riding so hard. I think we took it up another level from last year and to get five wins is amaz- ing; and I've had a little bit of luck on my side as well. You can tell by the races that it could go either way. At every single race there has been a pack battling every time. I just worked really hard this winter and my team definitely did their part and it just makes it easier for me to spend the days outside on my bicycle when it's 80 or 90 degrees out. I've just been working extremely hard and to finally have all of this

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