CHAMPIONSHIP
VOL. 53 ISSUE 36 SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 P63
together before race one and
we made do with what we could
with second (behind Escalante).
Today was much better, we got a
good start and I was determined
not to let anyone beat me in my
last Superstock race." Prince
took the class win by finish-
ing sixth in front of Escalante
and Travis Wyman on the Kyle
Wyman Racing Yamaha.
In the Supersport series
standings, Gerloff takes the title
over Beach, 326 to 322. Debise
finishes his rookie year in third at
246 ahead of Petersen (137) and
Solis (179).
Superstock 600 sees Prince
the champion at 141 over Dakota
Mamola with 94, Wyman (91),
Escalante (86) and JC Comacho
fifth at 69.
today. It was the longest
23 laps of my life."
Beach was chivalrous
in defeat, and will be back
for more in 2016.
"Garrett rode great this
year and the feeling he's
having now, I know it from
last year—it's a good one,"
Beach said. "Losing by
four points in the end is a
tough pill to swallow and
it's been a hard year for
sure but to get seven race
wins in a row against the
best guys in America, it
feels good for me. We'll take that
in to next year—hopefully I've got
a ride and we'll see what hap-
pens!"
Debise was third on both oc-
casions, besting Joe Roberts
(Wheels in Motion/Motosport.
com/Meen Yamaha) and Su-
perstock 600 winner Richie
Escalante (HB Racing/Meen
Yamaha) in race one and eventu-
ally trumping the Galfer USA/
TeamH35 Honda CBR600RR
of Californian Benny Solis and
his M4 SportbikeTrackGear.com
teammate, South African Cam-
eron Petersen.
"I was having some big mo-
ments with my rear tire while I
was trying to catch JD and Gar-
rett," said the Frenchman. "I had
to slow a bit to check the tire
and I could see no problem, but
my pace was quite slow so I say,
'Okay, just do your best and we
see.' I was lucky with a lap rider,
I catch him in a good point and I
could gain a bit on the straight,
so in the end I was safe in third."
The final Superstock 600 race
went to series champion Bryce
Prince on the Riders Discount/
Tuned Racing Yamaha YZF-R6.
It was Prince's ninth win of his
final Superstock 600 season
as he looks to step up to the
Superstock 1000 category next
season.
"It puts a lot of pressure on
you after you win the cham-
pionship to finish the season
off winning races, too," said
Prince. "We had a tough day on
Saturday with a crash and my
crew spent a long time fixing up
the bike and barely got it back
Big respect between
the Yamaha teammates
as JD Beach (left)
congratulates Gerloff.
