Inclement Weather At Road America Makes For Surprises

Lots Of Action In Final Day Of MotoAmerica In Wisconsin

ELKHART LAKE, WI – June 6, 2022 – (Motor Sports NewsWire) – It’s always been said that rain in road racing is always the great equalizer. On Sunday at Road America that saying was put to the test as inclement weather settled in on Elkhart Lake making for a wet racetrack for the majority of the day. At day’s end, there were two first-time winners after an action-packed day of racing.

SportbikeTrackGear.com Junior Cup – Wyman Gets It Done

The first race of the day was in SportbikeTrackGear.com, and the battle at the front was fierce despite sections of the track being fully wet, slightly damp, and even a little bit dry at the same time.

Dunlop rain tires were the order of the day, and the frontrunners seemed to be unfazed by the challenge. Alpha Omega Kawasaki rider Cody Wyman won by just .024 of a second over SportbikeTrackGear.comKawasaki rider Joseph LiMandri Jr. Altus Motorsports Kawasaki rider Kayla Yaakov looked to be headed for her first MotoAmerica victory until both Wyman and LiMandri Jr. executed perfect draft passes to overtake Yaakov just before the finish line. Wyman took the checkers .026 of a second ahead of Yaakov, and LiMandri Jr. nipped Yaakov by just two milliseconds.

“It was good to come back and get a good finish,” Wyman said. “It’s great to be riding (in Twins Cup), as well. Having a blast. Just having so much fun racing motorcycles again. I know I’m a little seasoned, you could say, but I do feel like I’m riding the best of my life on different motorcycles, riding all types of different stuff. Really enjoying myself.”

Supersport – Local Boy Makes Good

Oshkosh b’gosh, in Supersport, it was Oshkosh, Wisconsin, rider Jason Farrell who absolutely dominated the eight-lap race aboard his Farrell Performance Kawasaki. As Farrell himself said, he’s raced at Road America more times than he can count, so he used his knowledge of the track to win on Sunday,…