Editorial note: Results for this race were produced by MotoAmerica at 8:20 p.m. local time.
MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship
Circuit of The Americas
Austin, Texas
April 11, 2015
Provisional Superstock 1000cc Race Results (wet conditions, all on Dunlop tires):
1. Jake Gagne (Yam YZF-R1), 12 laps, 30:08.719
2. Dustin Dominguez (Apr RSV4 Factory), -40.835 seconds
3. Tyler O’Hara (Yam YZF-R1)
4. Mark Heckles (Yam YZF-R1)
5. Devon McDonough (Apr RSV4 Factory)
6. Taylor Knapp (Yam YZF-R1)
7. Geoff May (Yam YZF-R1)
8. Barrett Long (Duc 1199 Panigale R)
9. Carlos Lescale (BMW S1000RR), -1 lap
10. Jeff Wrobel (Suz GSX-R1000), -1 lap
11. Eddie Thornton (BMW S1000RR), -3 laps, DNF
12. Marcel Irnie (BMW S1000RR), -7 laps, DNF
13. Max Flinders (EBR 1190RX), -8 laps, DNF, crash
More, from a press release issued by Yamalube/Westby Racing:
April Showers Bring May…A Seventh-Place Finish Aboard The #00 Yamalube/Westby Racing Yamaha R1 In Superstock 1000 Race 1 At Circuit Of The Americas
Austin, TX – April 11, 2015 – Experienced rider Geoff May, who joined Yamalube/Westby Racing less than a week ago, does not have a lot of seat time yet aboard the #00 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superstock 1000 bike. And, the laps that he has run aboard the brand-new-for-2015 R1 have been in a plethora of weather conditions.
Geoff’s MotoAmerica Superstock 1000 initiation continued on Saturday during the series’ inaugural race. Before this past Thursday, Geoff had never even visited the Circuit of The Americas (COTA), let alone raced a motorcycle on the 3.427-mile, 20-turn road course. And, to complicate matters even more, rain fell throughout the race. Geoff finished seventh after being in fourth place for a good part of the abbreviated, 12-lap contest.
“We’ve made progress every time I’ve been out on the bike,” Geoff said. “I rode the bike for the first time on Thursday, qualified sixth on Friday, and was looking at a fourth-place finish in Race 1. Unfortunately, we had a mechanical issue towards the end of the race, and I had to settle for seventh. It’s definitely not where the Yamalube/Westby Racing team and I want to be, and we’re determined to get a better result on Sunday in Race 2.”