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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BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J NELSON
U
nder a baking California sun and in the
backyard of his hero Wayne Rainey,
Team Yoshimura Suzuki's Toni Elias
grinded out two race wins over teammate
Roger Hayden and extended his champion-
ship lead in the superbike category to a mas-
sive 40 points with four rounds and
eight races left to run.
TONI ELIAS HAS PUT
ONE HAND ON THE
MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE
CHAMPIONSHIP AFTER
TAKING AN EMPHATIC
DOUBLE VICTORY AT
LAGUNA SECA TO OPEN A
COMMANDING SERIES LEAD
TO THE JUGULAR
