ROAD RACE
2017 MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICA ROAD RACING
ROUND 6 / JULY 7-9, 2017
MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA / MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
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together. It is perfect.
"Winning both races helped
give me a gap in the standings
and that is important because
this season still has a lot of
races. I am looking forward to
going to Sonoma and I will try
to continue doing what we are
doing. If we can keep winning,
it will be perfect, but if we can't
and have to take second that will
both suffered race crashes that
severely dented their title hopes.
"It was an amazing weekend,"
Elias said Sunday. "The condi-
tions were a little cooler today.
I struggled a bit and Roger was
very strong. Fortunately, I was
able to pass Roger on the last
lap and get the second victory
of the weekend. I'm very happy
with the way the team is working
SUPERBIKE /
SUPERSTOCK 1000
Elias was at his spectacular best
in Monterey, sliding and snak-
ing the 2017 Suzuki GSX-R1000
around the iconic California
venue to inflict a demoralizing
defeat on not just Hayden, but
the factory Yamahas of de-
fending champion Cameron
Beaubier and Josh Hayes, who
Roger Hayden leads
the start of race
one. He had to do
the majority of the
donkeywork but
couldn't get that W.
