AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport West Coast Moto Jam Infineon Raceway May 14 Provisional Race Results (all on Dunlop tires): 1. Benny Solis (Hon CBR600RR), 18 laps 2. Tomas Puerta (Yam YZF-R6), -8.825 seconds* 3. David Gaviria (Yam YZF-R6), -24.196 4. Corey Alexander (Suz GSX-R600), -24.486 5. Travis Ohge (Yam YZF-R6), -52.206 6. Wyatt Farris (Yam YZF-R6), -56.672 7. Greg McCullough (Yam YZF-R6), -57.353 8. Dustin Dominguez (Duc 848), -60.342 9. Sabastiao Ferreira (Yam YZF-R6), -68.683 10. Jason Lauritzen (Yam YZF-R6), -70.768 11. Jett Chandler (Yam YZF-R6), -70.985 12. Rocco Horvath (Kaw ZX-6R), -76.332 13. Nadr Riad (Yam YZF-R6), -76.381 14. Roi Holster (Yam YZF-R6), -84.202 15. Brandon Cleland (Yam YZF-R6), -90.059 16. Nicholas Hayman (Duc 848), -97.660, crash 17. Kelly Barnett (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap 18. Bruce Bleecker (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 30.400 seconds 19. Shelina Moreda (Yam YZF-R6), -1 lap, 40.876 20. Garrett Kunkel (Buell 1125R), -1 lap, 60.436 21. Howard Crow (Duc 848), -1 lap, 78.128 22. Sam Nash (Yam YZF-R6), -8 laps, DNF 23. Richard Cotton (Kaw ZX-6R), -9 laps, DNF 24. Jose Flores (Duc 848), -11 laps, DNF 25. Cristian Olguin (Kaw ZX-6R), -12 laps, DNF 26. Luke Luciano (Yam YZF-R6), -12 laps, 44.390 seconds, DNF * time includes five-second penalty for jump start AMA Pro SuperSport West Championship Point Standings (After 3 of 18 races): 1. Gaviria, 73 points 2. Solis, 50 3. Alexander, 31 4. Myers, 28 5. Ferreira, 28 6. Ohge, 22 7. Chandler, 18 8. Farris, 15 9. McCullough, 14 10. Lauritzen, 11 More, from a press release issued by LTD Racing: JUST SAY Y.E.S.: LTD RACING’S PUERTA AND GAVIRIA EARN THE PODIUM AT INFINEON RACEWAY Sonoma, CA (May 14, 2011) Y.E.S. LTD Racing earned podium finishes in the first of two AMA Pro SuperSport races at Infineon Raceway on Saturday. Tomas Puerta rallied to take second place despite a jump start and David Gaviria earned third in the face of a tough battle for position that wasn’t settled until the riders passed the stripe the final time. Sam Nash retired after a charge through the field in the race. Huntley Nash took fifteenth in the hyper-competitive Daytona SportBike class as the young rider continues to improve in his second contest in the class. Puerta, the East points leader, jumped the start and was docked five seconds, but the Colombian quickly gathered his wits to mount a strong charge to second place. “I was really trying to get a holeshot because I knew that would be important to be part of the podium. I knew I moved on the start “¦ it went to my head in the opening laps a little, “said Puerta. “I was trying not to think about it but I did. On the third lap I did a big mistake before running down the hill and Benny passed me. I really wanted to finish the race but I didn’t think I could make the podium. I just tried to keep decent lap times and be there on the podium, because I knew I would have those five seconds.” Gaviria’s fine result at a track he’d never ridden before Friday helped him retain the SuperSport West points lead. Gaviria fought for third place and took the position by a mere 0.289 seconds. David weathered passing maneuvers coolly and chose the quicker lines on corner exit to retake third. “I was feeling so good at the start, but at the middle of the race I ran out of grip with the rear tire. I pushed very hard, but I couldn’t do anything because all the time I was sliding,” said Gaviria. “I tried to make a difference between (Corey) Alexander and me, but I couldn’t do it. At the end of the race he caught me, and we were fighting a lot, but in a good way. I was lucky at the last lap. My tire was finished, so I couldn’t do anything aggressive. It worked out for us today and I am happy to be third.” Law student and part-time competitor Sam Nash rose to a large battle for fifth place, but pulled in after a near crash. “I guess the difference between part time and full time is I couldn’t get my head back in it after the almost-crash. I did some things I wouldn’t normally do so I pulled in. We’ll regroup and get it going again tomorrow. I was pleased with our pace before I had the issue.” Although a broken ankle hindered his offseason program, Huntley Nash recovered to race at Daytona but struggled thus far at Infineon Raceway. The young rider and rising star undertaking a tremendous challenge by joining the elite Daytona SportBike class earned 15th in Saturday’s race. “It was a tough race for us and I am disappointed,” said last year’s number two finisher in SuperSport East points. “We haven’t gotten the bike working the way it needs to and I am not riding my best. We’re working, though, trying to get my confidence in the bike to where it needs to be. We figured some stuff out and we’re looking forward to getting another chance tomorrow.” LTD Racing’s Director of Competition Gary Medley said, “Two of our riders’ SuperSport races went to plan. We’ll change some stuff tomorrow with what we learned today and see if we can go for the win. With Huntley, were still trying to find the setup he needs for this track. We just have to get him back to where he needs to be. It’s a tough track but we like the challenge because this will teach us how to get where we need to be. Every time he rides, it gets closer to that point.” More, from a press release issued by AMA Pro Racing: SONOMA, CA (March 14, 2011) – Saturday’s AMA Pro Road Racing Round 2 action at Infineon Raceway kicked off with AMA Pro Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport Race 1, which was utterly dominated by Roadracingworld.com’s Benny Solis. Solis””piloting the lone Honda machine in the field””took over the lead almost immediately from LTD Racing Y.E.S. Yamaha’s Tomas Puerta, who received a five-second penalty for jumping the start. Looking incredibly smooth, Solis was never headed during the 18-lap race, taking his career first AMA Pro Road Racing victory in style. Puerta’s job, once the penalty was assessed, was relatively straightforward: get those five seconds back, thus turning the second position he held visually on the track into a scoreboard reality. He got the job done without incident, but his LTD teammate, David Gaviria, had a significantly harder time bringing home his podium result, being haunted in the final laps by Vesrah Suzuki’s hard-charging Corey Alexander. The newfound speed Alexander demonstrated in AMA Pro’s early-May official test was made manifest in Race 1; on each of the race’s final two laps, he dove under Gaviria on the track’s final turn, only to be outgunned to the finish. Still hunting his first AMA Pro Road Racing victory, Alexander appears to have announced he won’t be denied much longer. Even larger battles raged further back in the field, with fifth through tenth positions dicing for position for most of the race. Emerging triumphant behind fourth-place Alexander was Travis Ohge, followed by Wyatt Farris, Greg McCullough, Dustin Dominguez, Sebastiao Ferreira, and local Jason Lauritzen. Gaviria, 3rd: “I was feeling so good at the start, but at the middle of the race I ran out to the rear tire. I pushed very hard, but I couldn’t do anything because all the time I was sliding. I tried to make a different between me and Alexander, but I couldn’t do it. At the end of the race he catch me, and we were fighting a lot, but in a good way. I was lucky at the last lap.”¦ My bike was without tire, so I couldn’t do anything.” Puerta, 2nd: “I was really trying to get a holeshot because I knew that would be important to be part of the podium. I knew I moved on the start “¦ it went to my head. I was trying not to think about it but I did; on third lap I did a big mistake before running down the hill and Benny pass me. I really wanted to finish the race but I didn’t think I could make a podium”¦ I just tried to keep decent lap times and be there on the podium, because I knew I would have those five seconds.” Solis,1st: “I didn’t know [Puerta] jumped the start, so I thought, “Man, he’s on it! Once I got by him I put my head down and little by little was able to get away, but for sure it was difficult to get that gap at the beginning. We came here with a strong setup, and to take the win is really special. I just kept pushing and pushing and found a little more time here.” For tickets to or information about Round 2, Day 2, at Infineon Raceway, visit www.infineonraceway.com. 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