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Cycle News 2015 Issue 37 September 15

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SUPERBIKE/SUPERSTOCK 1000 MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICAN FINAL ROUND/SEPTEMBER 11-13, 2015 NEW JERSEY MOTORSPORTS PARK/MILLVILLE, NEW JERSEY P52 At New Jersey Hayden finished third in race one and then came up just short by 44-100ths of a second. And Hayden's team- mate showed flashes of bril- liance in his rookie season. But the fact remains Suzuki's GSX- R1000 hasn't had a significant redesign since 2007. "Basically all bikes now are a little bit smaller," Hayden said when talking about where Super- season marked the first time the team was shut out with no Su- perbike wins since 2002. It's not like Suzuki wasn't competitive. Roger Hayden, who finished third in the series, was on the podium 15 times in 18 races and had so many second-place finishes by under a second it makes your head spin, real- izing not once was he able to get across the finish line first. In the closing laps the drama was up front. Hayes and Hayden carried their battle to the flag with Hayes getting the victory. Beaubier was safely in third among Superbikes. The next Superbike in the field, Ulrich, was over 10 seconds back. SUZUKI SHUTOUT It was a tough season for Yoshimura Suzuki. The 2015 The Yamahas remained undefeated in the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship, with Hayes winning 10 and Beaubier 8.

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