AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport Championship Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida March 12, 2011 Provisional Race Two Results (3.5-mile course, all on Dunlop tires): 1. David Gaviria (Yam YZF-R6), 10 laps 2. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -0.048 second 3. James Rispoli (Suz GSX-R600), -14.053 seconds 4. Emerson Connor (Duc 848EVO), -19.264 5. Dustin Dominguez (Duc 848), -19.343 6. Sam Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -19.385 7. Elena Myers (Suz GSX-R600), -19.475 8. Corey Alexander (Suz GSX-R600), -26.941 9. Ricky Parker (Yam YZF-R6), -27.052 10. Sabastiao Ferreira (Yam YZF-R6), -34.200 11. Brent Lyskawa (Duc 848), -51.834 12. Jeff Wrobel (Yam YZF-R6), -51.908 13. Zared Leon (Yam YZF-R6), -68.787 14. Russell Proctor (Yam YZF-R6), -70.329 15. Jett Chandler (Yam YZF-R6), -77.018 16. Nicholas Hansen (Suz GSX-R600), -92.396 17. Cristian Olguin (Kaw ZX-6R), -93.304 18. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R6), -93.337 19. Nicholas Hayman (Duc 848), -101.917 20. Jose Flores (Duc 848), -107.215 21. Stefano Mesa (Duc 848), -1 lap, DNF, crash 22. Eric Stump, III (Yam YZF-R6), -4 laps, DNF, crash 23. Miles Thornton (Yam YZF-R6), -9 laps, DNF, mechanical 24. Charlie Long (Suz GSX-R600), -9 laps, DNF, crash 25. Benny Solis, Jr. (Hon CBR600RR), -10 laps, DNF, crash 26. Travis Oghe (Yam YZF-R6), -10 laps, DNF, crash 27. Brad Graham (Duc 848), -10 laps, DNF, crash 28. Ben Young (Yam YZF-R6), -10 laps, DNF 29. Hayden Gillim (Yam YZF-R6), DNS 30. Jake Morman (Yam YZF-R6), DNS 31. Ryan Kerr (Kaw ZX-6R), DNS 32. Morgan Murphy (Suz GSX-R600), DNS More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: DAYTONA BEACH, FL (March 12, 2011) The second AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport was halted within seconds of the start, then-second-place runner RoadracingWorld.com’s Benny Solis the first of two highsides, with the Yamaha-mounted Travis Ohge being spit off the opposite side of the track a split-second later. At the back of the pack, Celtic Racing/Fast by Ferracci rider Brad Graham fell off his bike after making contact with another rider, his bike continuing on without him across the exit of the International Horseshoe and giving race leaders a scare. Following the restart, yesterday’s top-three finishers, LTD Racing teammates David Gaviria and Tomas Puerta, plus Rata Racing’s Stefano Mesa–all of whom had stayed clear of the opening laps’ chaos, though Puerta had a close call with the rider-less bike–coalesced as a pack and before mid-race had moved well into the lead. In fourth, Rispoli watching the trio (constantly rippling with lead changes and at times running three-wide) from a few tenths behind. The blazing pace of the lead pack soon put them well ahead of then-fifth-place runner Markbilt’s Eric Stump, leader of the chase pack that included Dustin Dominguez (House of Kawasaki), Elena Myers (SuzukiScoopFans Racing), and Sam Nash on the Y.E.S.-supported Yamaha. Just past the halfway mark, Myers began to pick off the riders ahead, putting first Dominguez then Stump behind her, though her position would not hold long. Ahead, Rispoli’s studied assault faltered soon after, a big slide in Turn 1 dropping him way off the leaders’ pace into a no-man’s land between third-place Mesa and fifth-place Myers. At the front, LTD Racing teammates Gaviria and Puerta continued to dice for the lead, regularly swapping positions and often running next to each other, with Mesa in third making periodic overtures at splitting the two. The last lap delivered heartbreak for Mesa, however, the young rider going down in the chicane’s Turn 9 as Gaviria and Puerta blazed side-by-side to the finish, Gaviria the winner by .048 seconds. Rispoli, who’d continued to slide back after what provide a very costly mistake, took third a full 14 seconds behind the top rider. The second pack’s reshuffling ended with DucShop’s Emerson Conner on top in fifth, followed by Dominguez, Nash, Myers, Corey Alexander (Vesrah Suzuki/Star School), the Yamaha-mounted Ricky Parker, and Sebastiao Ferreira (GP Bike Parts). Rispoli, 3rd: “It was a great battle; it was really tough. There was a lot of passing going on, a lot of moves that kind of helped me stayed in the group. I was pushing really hard””I’ve never gone as fast as I went this weekend””just had a little get-off in Turn 1. I looked back and saw we had plenty of time, and I was thinking a good fourth place is okay coming out of Daytona, then coming around the chicane I saw Stefano. Puerta, 2nd: “I really don’t like it [finishing second]. I tried to do the same thing as yesterday, just get a holeshot and push hard. I knew I had to do something with one or two laps to go, so I passed David in the Horseshoe and tried really hard to make a little gap, but he got me on the banking. Gaviria, 1st: “I’m very happy to win this race. I didn’t expect it, but I’m really, really excited and happy because this is a first race, and winning the first race in the championship is a good result, so I’m happy for today’s result. We were working together, and I tried my best on the middle field to gain some advantage, but I couldn’t do it. On the last lap he passed me, then on the banking I tried my best very hard, I reached him and then I passed him. I was a little bit lucky, and it is wonderful to be up front and win this race.” [Gaviria, on Colombian riders] “Colombians are very fast, we like a lot the motorcycle racing. We only have one track in our country, so it is very difficult to train there, very expensive, but most of the people, especially from our city, are very good on motorcycles.” [Puerta, on Colombian riders] “We have some tracks for motocross and supermoto in our city, but the only road race track is seven hour from our city. I don’t know why we are doing really good results, but we go 100 percent every place.” More, from a press release issued by Ducshop Racing: Fourth Place in First Round Ducshop Racing rider Emerson Connor finished in fourth place in the second race of AMA’s Pro SuperSport Championship at Daytona International Speedway today, an exciting finish to the first round for the Canadian rider after a lowside put him out of yesterday’s first race. Rain and a shifting problem hindered Thursday’s qualifying effort placing the team in 12th on the grid. They gained two places in Friday morning’s final qualifying session but were still starting the race from 10th position. Emerson had moved into seventh place before a lowside ended his race. The team had both rider and bike back on the grid for this morning’s 10-lap sprint race. Within two laps Emerson had moved into seventh place and was fixed firmly to the second group of four riders battling for fourth position. Knowing he was able to pass the pack on the straight he followed them patiently to the checkered flag, passing three riders at the finish line to take fourth place. It was an excellent debut into the National series for the sixteen year old. The team is looking forward to the next East coast round at Barber Motorsports Park in June.