Andre Ochs, a 16-year-old from Fallbrook, California, has earned the prestigious 2012 AMA Sports Road Race Horizon Award after his two-win performance during the AMA Grand Championships October 20-21 at Daytona International Speedway.
Riding his Outlaw Racing Yamaha YZF-R6, Ochs won both the SuperSport 600cc and SuperBike 600cc races by narrow margins over his 16-year-old teammate Daytona Anderson.
AMA Racing Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida October 21, 2012 Race Results (listed in chronological order):
Formula 40 Expert: 1. Jim Cohrs (Suz GSX-R1000), 5 laps 2. Paul Decouto (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.458 second 3. Ricardo Sune (Duc 1198) 4. Dario Marchetti (Duc 1199) 5. Christian Meekma (Yam YZF-R6) 6. Ed Duenez (Suz GSX-R1000)
Formula 40 Amateur: 1. Peter Nicolosi (Kaw ZX-10R), 5 laps 2. Alfred Williams (Suz GSX-R600), -9.570 seconds 3. Greg L’Heureux (Yam YZF-R6)
Lightweight Twins Supersport Expert: 1. Charlie Mavros (Duc M1100), 5 laps 2. Thomas Eubank (Duc 1000), -0.201 second 3. Darrell Emerson (Suz SV650) 4. Darrin Klemens (Kaw EX650) 5. Gino Angella (Duc 1000)
Lightweight Twins Supersport Amateur: 1. Benjamin Loyle (Suz SV650), 4 laps 2. Daniel Mcfadyen (Suz SV650), -18.464 seconds
SuperBike 600cc Expert: 1. Andre Ochs (Yam YZF-R6), 5 laps 2. Daytona Anderson (Yam YZF-R6), -0.052 second 3. Jim Cohrs (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Christian Meekma (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Bart Brejcha (Suz GSX-R600) 6. David Grey (Yam YZF-R6)
SuperBike 600cc Amateur: 1. Jordan Imrie (Duc 848EVO), 5 laps 2. Carl Soltisz (Yam YZF-R6), -12.959 seconds 3. Salvatore Ruffino (Yam YZF-R6) 4. Jacob Damask (Yam YZF-R6) 5. Greg L’Heureux (Yam YZF-R6)
Superbike 1000cc Expert: 1. Gustavo Sanchez (Kaw ZX-10R), 5 laps 2. Paul Decouto (Suz GSX-R1000), -0.225 second 3. Rick Breen (BMW S1000RR) 4. Jeremy Cook (BMW S1000RR) 5. Ricardo Sune (Duc 1198) 6. Ed Duenez (Suz GSX-R1000)
Superbike 1000cc Amateur: 1. Brad Plemmons (Hon CBR1000RR), 5 laps 2. Schane Vonhartleben (BMW S1000RR), -19.978 seconds 3. Troy Clausen (Yam YZF-R1) 4. Peter Nicolosi (Kaw ZX-10R), docked one lap for grid infraction
SuperBike Twins Expert: 1. Joel Spalding (KTM RC8R), 5 laps 2. Tim Ivanoff (Buell 1125R), -27.690 seconds 3. Ricardo Sune (Duc 1198)
SuperBike Twins Amateur: 1. Jordan Imrie (Duc 848EVO), 5 laps
Lightweight Twins SuperBike Expert: 1. Charlie Mavros (Bim 1000), 5 laps 2. Frank Shockley (Duc 1000), -0.971 second 3. David Hanig (Bim 1100) 4. Al Smith (Suz SV650)
Lightweight Twins SuperBike Amatuer: 1. Yuttichai Yasothonsrikul (Suz SV650), 4 laps 2. Benjamin Loyle (Suz SV650), -8.875 seconds 3. Harrison Warren (Duc 750)