Wyman brothers score win, top fives in Atlanta for Millennium Technologies/KWR
TUCSON, Ariz. — The Millennium Technologies sponsored Wyman brothers moved up the order this past weekend during the second round of the MotoAmerica series at Road Atlanta. Eldest brother, Kyle, scored two top-5 finishes in the Superbike category while Travis earned his first Superstock 600 series win of the year.
Kyle qualified 6th in class and 14th overall, missing out on Superpole 2 by only 2-tenths of a second.
“Practice and qualifying went well, but wasn’t great,” Wyman said. “We battled some issues with the bike throughout practice and couldn’t really get the ball rolling, and when it came down to Superpole I couldn’t find clear track to put in a lap time. The bike was pretty good, I just felt like we didn’t get the opportunity to show what it could do.”
Wyman got off to a strong start in Sunday’s race one, settling into a battle of six riders early until fading due to tire longevity issues. The New Yorker found himself 10th overall and 4th among the Superbike competitors, marking his first top-five finish in the MotoAmerica Superbike series.
“It definitely feels good to be fourth, but we were tenth on track,” Wyman added. “It’s the nature of the Superbike series. There are some really fast guys up front, and in order to get to their level I’m still going to have to claw through some very good Superstock 1000 competitors. I’m not disappointed with the result because I wouldn’t quite call our bike a true ‘superbike’ yet, since we are so early in our development.”
Race two, which was also run on Sunday, was the second of two 22-lap races for the Superbike competitors. Wyman made improvements in the lap times and early race pace but could not improve on his race one result.
“We made some drastic changes to the bike for race two,” Wyman said. “The crew had to work their butts off to get the Millennium Technologies superbike back on track with those changes, but they paid off. I was able to push a lot harder from the beginning and best my qualifying time by more than a half second.
“We can run the lap times, we just need to arrive at it earlier in the weekend. I’m confident that we’ll be able to find that pace early on at New Jersey Motorsports Park in the next round, where we had so much success in 2015.”
Travis Wyman returns to Superstock 600 winning ways
Younger brother Travis Wyman found his form in race two of the combined Supersport/Superstock 600 race two held on Sunday, between Superbike races. After overcoming a huge crash on Friday, forcing the crew to completely rebuild the bike, he earned his first win of the season.
“It started out as a tough weekend for us,” Travis said. “After I crashed in the first practice it seemed like our problems would never end. The Millennium Technologies crew worked very hard to put us back in a position to have success.”
Wyman came from fifth place all the way to the lead, and pulled away to a 3-second lead before earning his third career victory.
“I knew I had the pace,” Travis added. “I wasn’t sure if I could pull away from those guys. I got out in front, put my head down and just never looked back. It’s an amazing feeling for sure to be back on top, especially at my favorite track. I can’t wait to keep the ball rolling at New Jersey in a couple weeks.”
The third round of the MotoAmerica series at New Jersey Motorsports Park is April 29 – May 1, 2016.
For more information on the products and services offered by the Millennium Technologies family of companies, visit www.mt-llc.com
For mor information about Kyle Wyman Racing (KWR), visit www.kylewymanracing.com
About Millennium Technologies:
Millennium Technologies is the world leader in Advanced Engine Solutions. Starting in 1997 as a Nickel Silicon Carbide (NSC) cylinder plating and service company, Millennium Technologies has expanded into complete service solutions for cylinders, cylinder heads, crankshafts, big-bore kits, and supplies parts such as pistons, gaskets, camshafts, and more. Millennium Technologies provides services for all levels of the powersports industry including OEMs, dealers, pro race teams and weekend mechanics. Millennium Technologies is the parent company of Revolution Performance, who provides a complete line of high performance American V-Twin engine parts and services, as well as Ballistic Performance Components, the leader in lightweight lithium-ion starter batteries for powersports vehicles.
About Kyle Wyman Racing:
Kyle Wyman Racing (KWR) was formed in 2011 as a motorcycle road racing team focusing on healthy sponsorship opportunities for companies within and outside the motorcycle industry. KWR is the 2012 AMA Pro Harley-Davidson series championship winning team and current partner with Millennium Technologies. For more information visit www.kylewymanracing.com
More, from a press release issued by Proforma on behalf of JC Camacho:
JC CAMACHO RACES TO FIRST CAREER PODIUM FINISH IN MOTO AMERICA SUPERSTOCK 600 EVENT AT ROAD ATLANTA
JC Camacho raced his Altus Motorsports Tuned By RaceworX Yamaha R6 to a hard-earned third place on Saturday in the first of two Superstock 600 races during the Suzuki Superbike Shootout at Road Atlanta, finishing on the podium for the first time in his short pro career. JC finished in sixth place on Sunday after running with the leaders early in the race. With this being the first round of the 2016 Moto America Superstock 600 class, JC heads into the next event sitting fourth in championship points.
Race One – Saturday
JC qualified fourth in the Saturday morning qualifying session, and got a great start into Turn One in the race. He traded the lead with Bryce Prince and Xavier Zayat for the better part of the race, until the last lap. “I got a great draft down the back straight, and passed Bryce into Turn 10. Coming out of the right-hander, I spun up the rear and he got around me. I tried going to the outside down the hill and I got squeezed off the track and into the grass,” said JC. “I saved it but ran off into the gravel trap in the last turn, saved it again and a couple of guys, lappers I guess, got around me so I wasn’t sure at first if I had gotten third or not.” JC was disappointed to lose the win but happy that he got third place, didn’t crash and earned valuable points.
Race Two – Sunday
With the starting grid the same as Saturday’s race, twenty-four-year-old Camacho got another good start into second place, but this time couldn’t run the pace and was slowly caught by two riders behind him. “I got caught by Conner Blevins and Dakota Mamola, and we kept going back and forth,” JC said. “The bike didn’t work as well as it had on Saturday, and I couldn’t get past them before the finish.”
JC Camacho’s next event of the 2016 Moto America Superstock 600 championship series is at New Jersey Motorsports Park in Millville, New Jersey on April 29-31, 2016.
For the 2016 season, JC Camacho is proud to be sponsored by Altus Motorsports, RaceworX USA, GP Suspension, Dunlop Tires, House of Paint Designs, Scorpion EXO, PSR USA, Vesrah, Core Moto, HT Moto, Vortex, Motion Pro, K&N Filters, BD Racing, RS Taichi, Moto Liberty, Moto-D, M4 Exhaust, Speedfreak Decals, Spy Optics and MotoMummy.
For more information, visit JC on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jc.camacho.91
More, from a press release issued by RoadRace Factory:
A New Season, A New Class and Mixed Results
Coming off what was perhaps the most challenging weekend of Jake’s career, the team arrived at Road Atlanta for Round 2 of the MotoAmerica season with reserved confidence. The short interval between the rounds, didn’t allow for much work on the bike to really resolve the issues that presented themselves at COTA. The team knew the work ahead of them was going to be daunting, but if anything, this two time championship crew was positive they could find a way forward.
Arriving at Road Atlanta the series as a whole was wondering what the weather would do. Would it be a bright beautiful day or would the rain that plagued the races last year return? There was a lot of renewed interest in the series after a successful round one and the last thing anyone wanted was depleted ticket sales due to rain. As luck would have it, there was a 20% increase in ticket sales heading into Thursday and when the weather decided to play nice, the crowds that were in attendance were the largest we’ve observed since we began racing back in 2011.
Road Atlanta is a track that tops a lot of the riders’ favorite lists. Jake truly likes this facility and it has suited his calm and flowing style over the years. Jake was fully prepared for the task at hand. The lingering question was would his bike be? The first session on Friday would help to answer some of the those questions. Unfortunately, that session only served to provide more questions than answers as Jake would finish the session in P7.
In the time between sessions, the 32 Crew got to work on the chassis set-up. With the electronic issues seemingly being resolved, the main focus has become getting the bike set-up around chassis so Jake can feel comfortable. As they rolled the Broaster Chicken Yamaha to the hot pit for qualifying session, one there was an air of uncertainty. As the laps ticked by and Jake would make more than his normal amount of stops in the pit, it was clear to see that he was still not coming to grips with the bike. As the session ended, Jake was floundering down the overall order in P8. First day was over and the 32 Crew knew they would have a long night ahead of them. And for them, that would mean working till the wee hours of the morning.
Saturday is proving day. Two qualifying sessions that bleed into the new Superplole format. Jake would need to get his machine into the top 12 to advance directly to Superpole 1 without having go through Superpole 2 which can be considered a Last Chance Qualifier. In the morning qualifying session, Jake was circulating at a quicker pace than he had on Friday, but so was everyone else. At the end of that session Jake was down on the bubble and needing to step it up for the next qualifying session later in the afternoon. The 32 Crew continued to work on the machine during the break and come the final session before Superpole they were cautiously optimistic. Jake took to the track in the last combined qualifying session and clearly he was still struggling with the bike. Lap by lap, he would make small improvements, but there was no major progression and when the session was finished, Jake was down in P13. This meant that he had to go through the Superpole 1 and fight for a chance to get into Superpole 2. Only the top two riders would advance. This is uncharted territory for Jake and the team.
Superpole is a 12 minute session where the teams and riders play the game of warming up, pitting in and throwing on a new Dunlop qualifying tire for one fast lap that would solidify their grid position. Jake and Geoff May were the top two performers from Superpole 1 and both got their chance to advance Superpole 2. After a brief 15 minute break to reset the machine, Superpole 2 started and Jake was in a dog fight to get the best possible starting position on the combined grid. For all of his effort, Jake could only manage a starting position of 10th. Definitely a position he is not used to. He’d have to have a great start in order to get clear of the pack.
Race one on Sunday afternoon was held under picture perfect weather conditions. The Georgia sun was shining down on green hills that were buzzing with an incredibly energized crowd. Regardless of the starting position, everyone knows that Jake will twist the throttle for all it’s worth and ride his Yamaha R1 for all it’s worth. The lights went out and he did just that. Jake launched off the line and was immediately on the tail of the lead group consisting of factory Yamaha riders Josh Hayes, Cameron Bieaubier and the factory Suzukis of Roger Hayden and Toni Elias. From P10 to P5 within a lap is an incredible start. Slowly over the course of a few laps, Jake would begin to lose touch with the lead group and soon found himself riding in a lonely fifth position. Up front, the battle between the factory rider heated up and unfortunately Hayes and Beaubier would go down in turn 10. This promoted Jake to third where he would remain until the he crossed the start / finish and take the checkers. Race one provided a glimmer of hope and it was great to see Jake on the box. Not the way he would’ve wanted it, but he’ll take it.
A few hours later bolstered by taking a podium in race one, Jake took his starting position and knew what he needed to do in order repeat the performance of earlier. He would have to break out early and stay there. The deafening sound of race bikes bouncing off rev limiters signified the beginning of the race. This time it would be a different story. Jake didn’t get the same great start as he did in race one. He would get caught by the pack of Superstock riders within a matter of a few laps and by half way through, he would have to defend his overall position from the aggressive pursuit of battling Superstock lead group. Compounding Jakes situation, up front the leading group of Hayes, Beaubier, Hayden and Elias kept their bikes upright and on the gas. Jake would eventually get sucked into the battling Superstock pack and at the end of the race, he crossed the line as the fifth Superbike but P9 overall.
The next round is in two weeks and is the first trip to New Jersey MotorSports Park this season. This is another track that Jake does well. In fact, it’s the track that he wrapped up his two championships. The 32 Crew is going to be doing everything they can during this break to sort out the Broaster Chicken / RoadRace Factory Yamaha R1. Stay tuned on beIN Sports to not miss any of the racing action when we return to action on April 29th.
Jake Gagne
4th – Superbike Championship Points
“I was really looking forward to this track, I love this place. Unfortunately we were really struggling right off the truck with some chassis stuff and electronics. You name it. It takes a lot to get these superbikes running well.
Qualifying and practice was pretty terrible. It was some of the worst couple of days I’ve had on a bike in a while. We did make a little progress and got on the podium in race one. It wasn’t the best way to get there, but I’ll take it.
We struggled pretty hard in the second race, but you know that’s the past now. We’re moving onto New Jersey in two weeks and I’m looking forward to moving on from here.”
Scott Jensen
Crew Chief
“Our weekend started off a bit rougher than usual as we are still struggling to work the bugs out on the new Superbike. Coming to grips with the new electronics and several other new key components is unfortunately proving to be as big of a task as we had feared. With that being said we made some pretty big advancements with it this past weekend and will come out of the gate stronger at NJMP!
It was great to get our first podium in the superbike class and we are looking forward to continuing working our way towards race wins!”
More, from a press release issued by Meen Motorsports:
Santa Clarita, CA- After a series of exciting battles, Wheels In Motion/Meen Yamaha’s Josh Herrin lands on top of the box for round two of the MotoAmerica series held at Road Atlanta.
Herrin kicked off the weekend finishing p1 in both practice and qualifying for the Bazazz Superstock 1000 class. Despite suffering a spectacular crash during Superpole, Herrin clocked a 1:26.145 on his Superstock 1000-spec Yamaha R1, making him the the top Bazzaz Superstock 1000 qualifier and fifth quickest overall in the combined Superbike/Superstock grid.
Meen Team’s Herrin would take a 2nd place finish in race one of the weekend’s double header. Edged out by a margin of 0.096, Herrin was just short of winning the race between him and HSBK Racing’s Claudio Corti. Race two proved to be a real nail biter. While leading the Superstock pack, Herrin made an error mid-race that dropped him back to 9th place. Taking a hard charge, Herrin proceeded to make-up an impressive six seconds in 13 laps, catching back up to the front of the Superstock class. Then heading into the white flag, Herrin made a bold move passing Broaster Chicken/ RoadRace Factory’s Jake Gagne as they went into the chicane leading up the hill. Herrin would then crank open the throttle on his Meen R1 to take his first win of the season and fourth over all in the class.
“Ameen and my crew have given me the best machine to ride and I truly love this bike. I’m a little disappointed I didn’t win the first race, but I put my head down and got it done for the second one. I can’t thank my crew and sponsors enough,” comments Herrin.
Wheels In Motion/ Meen Yamaha rider Joe Roberts finished fifth in race one and fourth in race two for the Supersport 600 class. Roberts brought home some important points for the Meen Team and now looks towards New Jersey to improve his standings.
HB Racing powered by Meen Motorsports’ rider Dakota Mamola also captured a podium finish in Atlanta. In his first 600 Superstock race of his MotoAmerica career, Mamola brought home a 2nd place finish for the Meen Motorsports satellite team. Sunday’s race two was more of a challenge. Suffering a crash during morning practice, Mamola raced with an injured foot for race two, finishing 5th.
Meen Motorsports would like to thank the following team sponsors for 2016, Wheels In Motion, McGraw Powersports, Race Fuelz, Yamaha Motor Corp, Yamalube, Tech Spec, Dr David Benkle, HB Racing, Core Moto, Moto D, Galespeed, Dynojet, Speedcell, Vortex, Galfer, D.i.D., Arrow, Speedmob, Yamaha Generators, Superbike Unlimited, Lacamoto, Dunlop, Zerogravity and Drippinwet.
Meen Motorsports is a professional motorcycle racing team established in 2012. Become a Facebook Fan, search Meen Motorsports. Follow the team on Twitter @meenmotorsports, as well as on Instagram @meenmoto
More, from a press release issued by AXcess Racing:
Brandon Paasch wins in opening rounds at Road Atlanta with debut of new roadracing team in MotoAmerica
After qualifying up front on a track he’s not ridden since 2012, Brandon Paasch took second place in Saturday’s KTM RC 390 Cup race and won the race on Sunday in a dramatic finish coming out of turn 12 onto the straightaway. This was the first race weekend of 2016 for MotoAmerica’s extremely poplular developmental series for young racers 14 to 22 years old and Paasch had a strong showing. In Sunday’s race Paasch attempted to take the third position on the back straight in order to take advantage of the draft but the rider in second positon ran wide and “I didn’t want to back off the gas so I went ahead and passed him.” This forced him to make his final move later than planned leading to a bold drive out of the last turn for the finish.
“If this is any indicator of how our season will look, we’re in for a great one!” commented Crew Chief Frank Shockley. “Both Brandon and Jackson (Blackmon) rode well and the bikes performed well too.”
Next weekend’s MotoAmerica rounds are at New Jersey Motorsports Park, Paasch’s home track, April 30-May 1. Expect to see him do well there too.
Team Owner, Dr. Laura Ellis, has a vision to groom young riders for careers in professional road racing leading her to form the new team, AXcess Racing, LLC. In it’s inaugural year, AXcess Racing LLC is gridding up with two riders in MotoAmerica and at select CCS WERA, USGPRU races for 2016.
Jackson Blackmon, 14, and Brandon Paasch, 15, will both compete on KTM RC390 Cup bikes in all MotoAmerica rounds.
Dr. Ellis has years of experience on and off the track and has assembled a team of professionals to help oversee the project. Crew Chief, Frank Shockley brings his experience to the pit and will manage the mechanical work on the bikes. David Behrend of Fast Bike Industries will engineer the suspension, chassis, and assume the role as Chief Technical Engineer. As Head Coach, Seth Starnes will provide consistent guidance for the riders on and off the track. Paul Allison and Andy Reiss will continue to coach and mentor Paasch throughout the 2016 season. Principal member Cam Morehead is the Talent Scout for future riders and is coordinating the Mini Moto Demos at each event. AXcess Racing, LLC uses medAge PLLC for biometric testing of it’s rider athletes, 520 Athletics’ Adam Combs as it’s fitness coach and Trina Pistor as extreme athlete nutritionist for the riders.
The team’s mission is to provide a rewarding and enjoyable experience for young rider athletes so that they may develop a lifelong passion for the sport of motorcycle racing incorporating athletic fitness, hydration and nutrition as in other professional sports. And to work closely with MotoAmerica in it’s efforts to encourage development of a greater fan base for the sport of motorcycle roadracing.
“With our Mini Moto Demonstrations in the paddock at each MotoAmerica event we hope to attract families with youngsters who may then get involved with their local clubs,” says Ellis. “We want to involve families in this sport, not just motorcycle enthusiasts. This is a great way to build the fan base, help MotoAmerica in their mission to put American roadracing back on the map and bring in sponsors beyond the usual motorsports brands.”
Look for this new team at all MotoAmerica rounds and on the web. http://axcessracing.com/
Contact [email protected] or 828-230-9601
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