New Jersey's own Brandon Paasch (21) stuffs it under Sean Dylan Kelly (40) who was already under Richie Escalante (54) in Supersport Race Two, one of the best Supersport battles seen in decades. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Roadracing World Presents
Scenes From MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Series
NJMP
New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, New Jersey
September 11-13, 2020
The unstoppable Cameron Beaubier (1) jumps out front of Sunday’s MotoAmerica Superbike race at New Jersey Motorsports Park, chased by Jake Gagne (32), Mathew Scholtz (11), Bobby Fong (50), Kyle Wyman (33), Cam Petersen (45), and Josh Herrin (2). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Race team members lining up on the front straightaway at New Jersey Motorsports Park on Friday morning of the race weekend, September 11th, remembering the Americans killed on the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks known as 9/11. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Crew Chief Melissa Paris and rider Cam Petersen hug after he won the Stock 1000 race at NJMP. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Rider Mathew Scholtz hugs Westby Racing team owner Tryg Westby after finishing second in the Saturday Superbike race. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
BARTCON Racing paraded a patriotic Mustang on a lap as part of the 9/11 memorial held on Friday. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Sean Dylan Kelly (40) leads Brandon Paasch (21), Richie Escalante (54), Kevin Olmedo (16), Xavier Zayat, Benjamin Smith, and Lucas Silva (23) in the Saturday Supersport race; points leader Escalante won. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
The Sunday MotoAmerica Supersport podium, winner Sean Dylan Kelly flanked by second-place Brandon Paasch (left) and third-place Richie Escalante (right). Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Richie Escalante’s leathers showed tire marks at the post-race press conference. The dominant rider in the 2020 Supersport season was elated by the battle despite finishing third. Photo by David Swarts.
Heavy rains Thursday night caused drainage problems on Friday, with rivers running across the pavement and puddles forming on the pavement. On Friday evening track employees and volunteers worked to direct the water away from the track, by digging drainage ditches. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Defending Champion Rocco Landers (1) won both Junior Cup races at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Here, he leads South African immigrants Dominic Doyle (25) and Sam Lochoff (57) on Saturday. Landers doubled down on racing with MotoAmerica when European countries enacted Covid-19 related travel restrictions, putting the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup season in question. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Seen On Pit Lane: Westby Racing’s generators are encased in a ventilated stainless steel cart, and a set of spare bodywork has its own lightweight, wheeled cart. Photo by John Ulrich.
Seen On Pit Lane: Aussie Dave Racing (ADR) has a rolling toolbox with a TV for the live video feed and another TV for the timing and scoring feed. Photo by John Ulrich.
Rocco Landers (97) is doing double duty at MotoAmerica events, winning in both Junior Cup (on a Kawasaki Ninja 400) and in Twins Cup races (on a Suzuki SV650). Here, Landers leads the first Twins Cup race on a SportbikeTrackGear.com SV650, chased by Teagg Hobbs (79), on another Suzuki SV650; Kaleb De Keyrel (51) on a Yamaha MT-07; Dominic Doyle (25), Jackson Blackmon (18), and Toby Khamsouk (27) on SV650s; and Hayden Schultz on a Yamaha MT-07. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Ben Gloddy (72) at the podium, letting his brother Kyle hold his third-place trophy from Junior Cup Race Two at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Past AMA Pro 250cc Grand Prix Champion and AMA Pro Superbike star Sam McDonald is now son Cooper’s crew chief. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
Superfans support New Jersey homeboy Brandon Paasch in front of the podium after Paasch’s epic battle and almost-win in Supersport on Sunday. Photo by Brian J. Nelson.
MotoAmerica officials Matt Kellerman (left) and Jonathan Matthews (right) working on pit lane. Photo by John Ulrich.
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