ROAD RACE
ROUND 6 / JULY 7-9, 2017
MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA / MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
P78
2017 MOTOAMERICA AMA/FIM NORTH AMERICA ROAD RACING
Anthony West was the star
of the Superstock race week-
end. Riding a bike that's been
nowhere near the front of the
Superstock 1000 grid all season,
traffic and that didn't help, and
was waiting patiently but I left it
a bit late," he said. "Still, we are
moving forward and it's good to
be back on the podium."
results, fending off West in race
one by two seconds and Fong in
race two by one.
"This was one of my favorite
tracks, I was really looking for-
ward to coming here," the South
African said. "It feels like this
Yamaha is finally a bike that suits
me. We have changed so many
things since the start of the year
and now it's really gelling well."
Fong came home with fourth
in race one and second in race
two, disappointed to have lost
the race-one podium at the last
corner but making amends in
race two.
"We came back today—we
got caught up in some lapped
Josh Herrin (2)
was a pain in
the side for the
factory riders all
weekend and
took a fine third
in race two.
Big respect from Elias to fallen
comrade Nicky Hayden.