MotoAmerica: Rodio Breaks Lap Record, Takes Twins Cup Pole At Daytona

MotoAmerica: Rodio Breaks Lap Record, Takes Twins Cup Pole At Daytona

© 2024, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By David Swarts.

KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.

 

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Gus Rodio broke the lap record and secured pole position during MotoAmerica BellissiMoto Twins Cup Qualifying Two (Q2) Friday morning at Daytona International Speedway.

Riding his Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering Aprilia RS 660, Rodio lapped the 3.51-mile road course in 1:55.193, which broke Stefano Mesa’s mark of 1:55.545 set during Twins Cup Race Two in 2023.

Dominic Doyle improved his lap time by half a second to 1:56.015 on his Giaccmoto Yamaha YZF-R7 during Q2 and secured the second position on the front row.

Avery Dreher, the 17-year-old 2023 MotoAmerica Junior Cup Champion and a rookie in the Twins Cup class, qualified third with a 1:56.335 on his new TopPro Racing Aprilia RS 660.

Row Two qualifiers included Rocco Landers (1:56.704) on his RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki GSX-8R, Rodio’s teammate Ben Gloddy (1:57.562), and Ed Sullivan (1:57.643) on his SE Composites Yamaha YZF-R7.

 

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