MOTOAMERICA SUPERSPORT CHAMPION GARRETT GERLOFF
P180
INTERVIEW
felt like Superman."
With the new rubber and a factory Yamaha
YZF-R6 seemingly on rails, Gerloff dropped
the hammer in qualifying to record a blister-
ing 1:25.406 lap—faster than the old Formula
Xtreme lap record and a massive 1.069 quicker
than second-placed teammate Beach.
In the 19-lap race itself, Gerloff and Beach
were so much faster than the rest they finished
35 seconds ahead of Solis in third place, with
Gerloff taking a one-second win and crucially,
"I KNEW WHERE I WANTED
TO BE ONE DAY, SO I HAD
TO PROVE IT TO MYSELF."
