AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport Subway Superbike Doubleheader Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 4 Provisional Race One Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. David Gaviria (Yam YZF-R6), 10 laps 2. Travis Wyman (Yam YZF-R6), -1.388 seconds 3. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), -2.774 4. Corey Alexander (Suz GSX-R600), -13.505 5. Benny Solis (Hon CBR600RR), -13.815 6. Dustin Dominguez (Tri Daytona 675R), -16.439 7. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), -16.899 8. Travis Ohge (Yam YZF-R6), -39.397 9. Nicholas Hansen (Yam YZF-R6), -59.893 10. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-6R), -66.812 11. Brad Graham (Duc 848EVO), -81.729 12. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R6), -92.195 13. Nicholas Hayman (Duc 848), -150.227 14. David Vaughn (Suz GSX-R600), -153.021 15. Stefano Mesa (Duc 848EVO), -1 lap, pitted 16. Sam Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -2 laps, DNF, crash 17. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6), -5 laps, DNF, mechanical 18. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R), -7 laps, DNF, mechanical 19. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -10 laps, DNF, mechanical 20. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), -10 laps, DNF, crash SuperSport West Championship Point Standings (after 6 of 10 races): 1. Gaviria, 154 points 2. Solis, 128 3. Alexander, 119 4. Ohge, 85 5. Sebastiao Ferreira, 69 6. Myers, 68 7. Jason Lauritzen, 49 8. Holster, 48 9. TIE, Nadr Riad/Horvath, 38 More, from a press release issued by LTD Yamaha: GAVIRIA WINS ELKHART LAKE SUPERSPORT FOR LTD RACING Y.E.S. YAMAHA Elkhart Lake, WI (June 4, 2011) David Gaviria and LTD Racing Y.E.S. Yamaha won the Saturday AMA Pro SuperSport race from Road America. Huntley Nash improved his starting position by four spots and earned 13th place in the Daytona SportBike race. Misfortune befell the other two LTD Racing competitors on Saturday as polesitter Tomas Puerta suffered a mechanical issue while leading the SuperSport race and Sam Nash had a late crash that dashed a top ten finish in the same event. For Gaviria’s second win of the year, the Colombian staked a slight but significant gap on the field and stretched the lead out to over three seconds by the halfway point. Unlike his Daytona victory earlier this year when he snatched the triumph on the last lap, Gaviria and his Yamaha R6 officially led all ten laps of the race held in sunny weather at the 4.0 mile track. “Being in the lead of a race is pretty difficult because you don’t know if you’re fast or slow, so I tried to do my best out there, and it worked. I tried to push as I always do, to try very hard. At the end of the race I was just taking care of myself,” said Gaviria, “to relax and ride smooth but quick. I think tomorrow is going to be different with these guys, so I have to be prepared but for sure I am looking to win again. It feels great.” Gaviria now has a 26-point lead in West division SuperSport points. Huntley Nash got a good start to his race in the competitive Daytona SportBike class. “It was alright. 13th is better than last weekend so all we can do is keep moving forward,” said Nash. “The beginning was kinda fun but in the second half of the race I really didn’t have anyone to battle with. We are still working on our front-end setup and hoping for some more improvement tomorrow.” Puerta won the pole but then had bike issues on the first lap. “I’m disappointed for the team and me but we get another chance tomorrow,” said Puerta. Sam Nash felt his top ten finish drift away as the law student crashed in the final laps. “I lost the front on the next to last lap,” said Nash. “It was an easy crash but then it hit the gravel and did some damage.” LTD Racing’s Director of Competition Gary Medley said: “It’s good to win and David did well. It was an excellent job as usual from him. He could be a champion this year. We had a huge step with Huntley. He keeps improving and it shows his maturity. We’ll keep working on it in this direction. It was a tough break for Tomy after winning pole and being so fast this weekend but he has another chance tomorrow.” More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: ELKHART LAKE, WI (June 4, 2011) – Y.E.S./ LTD Racing Yamaha’s David Gaviria celebrated his second victory of the season today in the AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport race. Gaviria led all ten laps en route to victory, claiming a 1.388-second gap over second-place Travis Wyman (Harv’s Harley-Davidson), while James Rispoli (ANTRacing.com/STAR School) rounded out the podium in third. Today’s SuperSport race kicked off the Subway SuperBike Doubleheader Weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. “Being in the lead of a race is pretty difficult,” said Gaviria. “You don’t know if you’re fast or slow, so I tried to do my best out there and it worked. At the end of the race I was just taking care of myself, watching [behind me], and they were catching me and going so fast, but I just kept going. I think tomorrow is going to be different with these guys, so I have to be prepared.” For runner-up Wyman, this notable result marks his first podium finish in the Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport class. Although he qualified on the front row, the Yamaha-mounted rider fell back at the very start. Despite this, Wyman managed to work his way back to the front and fought hard for his second-place finish. “I didn’t get the best start,” said Wyman. “I was actually fourth or fifth going into Turn 1, [but] then Tomas [Puerta] went off in 12, so I knew I had third pretty good. James and David started to walk away a little bit, so I put my head down and made up some ground. I was able to get around James—- he was riding a great ride—- then I tried to catch David, but he was running really good times and I knew there wasn’t going to be enough laps left. This is my first time on the box in SuperSport and my first race of the season in AMA Pro on the 600, so I’m happy with my result, and hopefully we can come out tomorrow and do even better.” Unlike Wyman, third-place finisher Rispoli got a great launch off the start despite being gridded on the second row. Indeed, Rispoli had secured second position by the end of Lap 1. He held onto that for multiple laps, although Wyman eventually got by. Even then, the two battled aggressively all the way to the checkered flag, with Rispoli finishing a mere 1.3 seconds behind Wyman. “I got a great start from the second row,” said Rispoli. “I just tried to put in those first couple laps to break up the group. I knew Travis was behind me; he was running really well all weekend and just kept reeling me in, inching and inching. I figured it might be good if he got in front of me to see if we could pull up on Gaviria, but we just ran out of laps. [Today is] a good start; this isn’t an East Coast round so it’s kind of a test for us, but it’s always good to get on the podium and get hungry. It feels good to drop the hammer after a tough qualifying and practice, but we’re getting our times down, and that’s where we need to be.” Today’s races will be broadcast on SPEED tonight at 9 and 10 p.m. EST/6 and 7 p.m. PST. Fans at home have several additional ways to follow this weekend’s action: click the green Living Timing bar at the top of www.amaproracing.com, download an AMA Pro Road Racing Living Timing app for either iPhone or Android, and join us on facebook.com/AMAProRoadRacing, twitter.com/AMAProSBK, and—- when the light goes green for races—- via twitter.com/AMAProLIVE for live play-by-plays. 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