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>> UNTIL YESTERDAY, ONLY TWO MEN
HAVE DIVIDED THE SPOILS OF THE
AMA GO PRO SPORTBIKE HERE AT
ROAD AMERICA SINCE 2010.
MARTIN CARDENAS AND JOSH HERRIN
HAVE DOMINATED THE TOP STEPS OF
THE PODIUM WITH THREE VICTORIES
EACH.
COULD THAT HAVE BEEN A
PRECURSOR?
LOOK AT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE
SUPERBIKE SEASON OPENER AT
DAYTONA.
THE TWO FORMER SPORTBIKE
STANDOUTS TOOK TURNS TAKING THE
CHECKERS, ONCE MORE
DEMONSTRATING HOW IMPORTANT IT
IS SO DO WELL IN THE SPORTBIKE
CLASS.
JUST 24 HOURS AGO, YOUNG NUMBER
6, CAMERON BAEVIER STORMED TO
HIS NINTH SPORTBIKE VICTORY.
COULD THIS WIN PROVE TO BE HIS
FIRST STEP TOWARDS THE BIG
LEAGUES?
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>> HELLO, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME
TO DAY TWO OF ROAD AMERICA
HOSTING OF THE GEICO MOTORCYCLE
AMA ROAD RACING EVENT.
TODAY WE START OUR TWO HOURS ON
THE CBS SPORTS NETWORK WITH
ROUND TWO, RACE TWO OF THE 2013
GO PRO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE
CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES.
THE SERIES THAT WILL LEAD THE
BEST OF THESE YOUNG RIDERS TO
THE MAJOR LEAGUE OF AMA ROAD
RACING, SUPERBIKE.
IT'S COLD AND BLUSTERY HERE AT
ROAD AMERICA TODAY.
HI, I'M JONATHAN QUINN ALONG
WITH SCOTT RUSSELL AND DANIEL
KIEL.
WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU ALL THE
ACTION.
ABOUT 180-MILE-AN-HOUR SPRINT
CHALLENGE.
THE WINNER YESTERDAY MAY BE ONE
THING BUT THERE WAS A LOT MORE
TO IT THAN JUST THE CHECKERED
FLAG.
CAMERON BAUVIER TOOK THE LEAD,
AS EXPECTED, BUT THE BATTLE
BEHIND WAS THE ONE THAT WAS
HEATING UP.
ON THE HONDA, NUMBER 5, DANE
WESBY GOING PAST THE YAMAHA OF
GAUP.
AND THEY DID IT AGAIN AS MOMENTS
LATER THESE TWO WENT AT IT.
AGAIN HERE INTO TURN ONE.
BUT OUT FRONT IT WAS CLEAN
SAILING AND 2-2 FOR CAMERON
BAUVIER, THE CALIFORNIA KID
DOING IT IN STYLE FOR YAMAHA.
THE CHAMPAGNE TASTING VERY SWEET
FOR THIS YOUNGSTER AND LOOKING
OMINOUS FOR THE REST OF THE
FIELD.
IN TERMS OF THE RESULTS, IT WAS
A CLEAN SWEEP FOR YAMAHA.
JAKE LEWIS IN FOURTH AND GARY
GERLOFF IN FIFTH POSITION.
LET'S HEAD DOWN FOR THE VERY
LATEST WITH SCOTT RUSSELL.
>> THE REAL QUESTION DOWN HERE
ON PIT ROAD, IS THERE ANYBODY
THAT HAS AN ANSWER FOR THE
NUMBER 6?
DANE, I HAVE TO ASK YOU ABOUT
DAYTONA, MENTALLY, ARE YOU OVER
THAT BY NOW?
>> IT TOOK ME A LITTLE WHILE TO
CATCH UP.
I THINK THIS RACE COULD BE OUR
SAVIOR.
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.
HAD TO CATCH UP WITH QUALIFYING,
HAD TO CATCH UP SOME ACTUAL RACE
TIME.
YESTERDAY'S RACE I THINK WAS
THAT TIME AND I THINK WE'RE
READY NOW.
>> WELL, I'VE GOT TO ASK YOU, DO
YOU HAVE ANYTHING FOR THAT
NUMBER 6 OUT HERE TODAY?
THIS GEICO HONDA HAS GOT
EVERYTHING AS THOSE YAMAHAS
TODAY AND I'M NOT GOING TO LET
THAT ORANGE GET AWAY FROM US.
>> LET'S GO OVER TO DANIELLE
WITH ANOTHER RIDER TRYING TO
FIND AN ANSWER FOR THE NUMBER 6.
>> THAT'S RIGHT, NUMBER 85 OF
JAKE LEWIS, BACK HERE ON THE
SECOND ROW.
DISAPPOINTED WITH HIS RESULTS
FROM YESTERDAY'S RACE.
BUT JAKE, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING
FOR THE NUMBER 6 TODAY?
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE MADE SOME
CHANGES OVERNIGHT TO THE BIKE
AND THIS MORNING IN THE WARM-UP,
I WAS PRETTY QUICK AND, YOU
KNOW, THE TEAM'S BEEN WORKING
REALLY HARD ALL WEEK AND MY
CONFIDENCE IS GROWING WEEKEND --
EVERY WEEKEND, EVERY SESSION.
YOU KNOW, I'VE JUST GOT TO GET A
GOOD START, CLEAN START, PUT MY
HEAD DOWN AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN
RUN UP THERE WITH CAMERON AND
JAKE BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING
QUICK.
I WAS A LITTLE BIT FRUSTRATED AT
BEING OFF THE PODIUM YESTERDAY
SO HOPEFULLY COMMITTEE GET UP
THERE AND BATTLE WITH THEM GUYS.
>> JUST LOOKING FOR A GREAT
START FOR THE NUMBER 85 TO
CONTEND WITH THE NUMBER 6.
>> AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT
THEY'LL NEED.
IN TERMS OF THE POINTS, BAUVIER
OUT FRONT, 21 POINTS AHEAD OF
JAKE GANIER.
GERLOFF IN THIRD POSITION.
A LITTLE FURTHER DOWN, BEN
YOUNG, MYERS, LEWIS AND LONG IN
10th POSITION.
WELL, COLD AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS
HERE FOR THE DAYTONA SPORTBIKE
RACE BUT IT'S COMING UP, RACE
TWO FROM ROAD AMERICA.
AND IT'S ALL ABOUT CATCHING
CAMERON.
JOIN US IN A MOMENT.
>> WELCOME BACK TO ROAD AMERICA.
WE ARE WAITING FOR PRO SUPERBIKE
COMING UP, RACE TWO.
THAT'S STILL TO COME.
I'M JONATHAN GREENE ALONG WITH
SCOTT RUSSELL BRINGING YOU THE
ACTION FROM WISCONSIN.
AND THE DAY IS SET FAIR, A
LITTLE CHILLY BUT EVERYBODY
READY TO GO FOR SOME GREAT
RACING.
NOW, OF COURSE, AMA, THE FULL
RANGE OF ROAD RACING SERIES WITH
THE LAST THREE EACH FEEDING
POTENTIAL SUPERBIKE STARS TOWARD
THAT TOP RUN.
WHEN YOU SPEND A WEEKEND AT ANY
AMA EVENT, IT SOON BECOMES CLEAR
THAT THERE'S PLENTY OF YOUNG
TALENT EAGER TO GET TO THE TOP
OF THAT LADDER.
DIANA DULGREN REPORTS.
>> SOMETIMES THE DESIRE TO BE
THE BEST FORCES YOU TO MAKE BIG
SACRIFICES.
NUMBER 86, BEN YOUNG,
ADVENTUROUS 20-YEAR-OLD FROM
SCOTT LAND, LEFT HIS FAMILY AND
FRIENDS FOUR YEARS AGO TO COME
OVER HERE AND PURSUE HIS DREAM
OF BECOMING A PROFESSIONAL
MOTORCYCLE RACER.
WHEN YOU CAN'T FIND BEN AT THE
TRACK, YOU CAN FIND HIM JUST
HANGING AROUND.
>> YOU KNOW, THIS IS ALWAYS
SOMETHING WE DID FOR FUN, AND,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOCAL GRUDGE
FIGHT WHEN WE USED TO LIVE IN
SCOTLAND AND MY DAD USED TO GO
CLIMB IN THERE, YOU KNOW, AND
HIS FRIENDS AND WE THOUGHT, HEY,
WE'LL JUST GO TRY IT.
AND IT'S GOOD FUN.
THERE'S AN OLD QUARRY, AND WE'D
GO CLIMB IN THERE AND IT'S
CERTAINLY GOOD FUND AND A GOOD
WAY TO GET TRAINING.
YEAH, I BELIEVE IT'S PAID OFF
FOR SURE.
YOU KNOW, WE HAD AN AWESOME
FINISH AT DAYTONA, FINISHED IN
EIGHTH.
AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BUILD ON
THAT AND KEEP IMPROVING FOR THE
REST OF THIS YEAR.
YOU KNOW WHERE IT'S GOING TO
KEEP US NEXT YEAR.
>> ADVENTUROUS BEN YOUNG JUST
MIGHT BE THE NEXT MOTO CHAMPION.
>> YOUNG AND RESTLESS.
AND HERE WE GO THEN.
HERE'S THE GRID.
BEAUBIER OUT FRONT.
AS BEFORE, BUT WHO'S GOING TO
STOP HIM, SCOTT?
>> IT'S HARD TO SAY.
JAMES WASN'T HAPPY WITH THE RACE
HE HAD YESTERDAY.
LOOK FOR BIG THINGS FROM HIM
TODAY.
>> LANE MIERS GOT A GOOD TOP TEN
LAST TIME OUT.
THERE'S BEN YOUNG ON A YAMAHA SO
HE'S GOT THE RIGHT BACK.
>> THE FIELD IS STACKED OUT
HERE.
THERE'S NO TELLING.
IT COULD BE ANYBODY'S GAME OUT
HERE TODAY.
>> HOW MUCH ARE THE CONDITIONS
GOING TO MAKE A DURCHES I WONDER
AT THIS POINTED?
>> THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCES ARE
GOING TO BE ON THE LEFT-HANDER
CORNERS, BECAUSE THERE'S ONLY
FOUR LEFT-HAND TURNS ON THIS
TRACK.
>> THERE'S ONLY A FEW
LEFT-HANDERS AND THEY'VE GOT TO
GET IT RIGHT.
>> A COUPLE OF LEFT-HANDER
CORNERS, IN THE TURN FIVE AREA,
WE SAW SO MUCH ACTION IN THAT
CORNER ALREADY.
WHEN THEY GET DOWN OF THERE, THE
RIGHT SIDE OF THE TIRES WILL BE
WARM, THE LEFT WILL BE NOT.
SO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT SECTION.
>> FANTASTIC ROAD AMERICA
CIRCUIT, ONE OF THE BEST IN THE
STATES.
AND HERE ARE THE YOUNGSTERS TO
TAKE IT ON.
RACE TWO FROM ROAD AMERICA.
>> AWAY THEY GO!
AND A GOOD START FROM THE 32.
GOGNE AWAY WELL BUT NOW SHOWING
THE 95 COMING THROUGH.
J.D. BEACH GETTING A GOOD START
AS WELL AS THEY HEAD DOWN TO
THAT FIRST TURN, THE RIGHT-HAND
OF TURN ONE.
>> WELL, RIGHT NOW THEY'VE GOT
THE RIDE IDEA.
HE'S LED IT INTO TURN ONE.
THE KEY HERE IN THIS RACE IS TO
KEEP THE NUMBER 6 IN CHECK,
DON'T LET HIM GET LOOSE.
>> THAT IS GOING TO BE THE KEY,
ABSOLUTELY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY
WHAT THEY'VE DONE BECAUSE HE'S
NOT RIGHT THERE AT THE MOMENT.
HE'S SECOND PLACE AS WE GO
THROUGH TURN THREE AND DOWN A
LONG STRAIGHT UNDER THE BRIDGE
FOR THE FIRST TIME.
>> THIS IS WHERE WE'RE HEADED TO
THE PROBLEM AREA THAT WE SAW
YESTERDAY.
BE CAREFUL AS YOU GET DOWN INTO
TURN FIVE.
YOU CAN EASILY GET SUCKED IN ON
A DRAFT AND YOU GOT COLD TIRES
ON THE LEFT SIDE.
SO KEEP IT IN MIND.
>> YEAH, THIS IS THE PROBLEM
CORNER.
LOOK AT THEM ALL SPRINTING.
HERE COMES THE MAN OF THE
MOMENT.
GOGNE HANGS ON AND GOES THROUGH
IS ANOTHER RIGHT.
THIS IS A MUCH DIFFERENT RACE
FOR CAMERON BEAUBIER.
WE SAID AT THE START THEY'VE GOT
TO STOP HIM AND THEY'RE WORKING
ON IT.
>> LOOK AT JAKE LEWIS.
HE'S LOOKING TO MAKE A NAME FOR
HIMSELF OUT HERE TODAY AT ROAD
AMERICA.
>> THIS IS A TRICKY PART OF THIS
CIRCUIT.
A LITTLE BIT OF A WIGGLE THERE
FROM THE LEADER BUT GAGNE
HEADING DOWN THE HILL.
WESTBY IN THIRD.
BEACH IN FOURTH.
LEWIS IN FIFTH.
>> BOY, THIS IS SHAPING UP TO BE
A REAL BARNBURNER TODAY.
JONATHAN, RIGHT HERE, THIS LONG
CAROUSEL, LONGEST CORNER ON THE
TRACK, FAST, DOWNHILL, HARD
BREAKING RIGHT HERE FOR THE
CHICANE.
ADDED TO THE TRACK SEVERAL YEARS
AGO.
IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS AREA OF
THE RACETRACK.
GAGNE LEADS HIM OUT OF THERE FOR
THE FIRST TIME AROUND.
>> I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING
TH SUZUKI OF HUNTLEY.
>> THE KEY TO THIS RACE IS NOT
HUNT IN THE PACK.
WE TALKED ABOUT THAT IN THE
PRERACE.
AND THIS IS IT.
YOU WANT TO GET OUT CLEAR AND
DON'T WANT TO GET IN A BATTLE
WITH A BUNCH OF GUYS TRYING TO
OUT-BRAKE EACH OTHER.
>> WHAT'S BEAUBIER GOT TO DO NOW
BECAUSE THIS IS GOING TO BE THE
FIRST TIME HE HASN'T LED THIS
YEAR?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WELL, HE'S A COOL, CALM
CHARACTER SO HE'S GOING TO JUST
PLAY IT COOL.
>> HE'S ALREADY UP TO SECOND.
>> WELL, WHEN IT'S TIME, HE'LL
STRIKE.
RIGHT NOW THE KEY IS WHAT WILL
GAGNER DO, HOW WILL HE COUNTER
THIS ATTACK?
AND THE ATTACK LOOKS LIKE IT'S
COMING RIGHT AWAY HERE.
>> HE'S NOT HOLDING BACK.
THE YAM HAS GOT GOOD SPEED UP
THE HILL.
HE GOES SLIGHTLY UPLINE INTO THE
DUST THERE BUT HERE HE COMES.
OH, SIDEWAYS.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, HE KIND
OF -- HE PASSED JAKE LEWIS IN
THERE BUT HE RAN WIDE AND NOW
J.D. BEACH IS GOING TO TRY
AGAIN.
CAN HE HOLD HIM OFF?
YES, HE CAN.
THERE WILL BE ACTION IN FIVE
DOWN HERE.
>> THE BEAUTY OF THE RACING
BETWEEN THESE GUYS, THEY ALL
KNOW EACH OTHER SO MANY TIMES
AND THEY KNOW EACH OTHER'S GAME.
AND SO THEY LOVE RACING CLOSE
QUARTERS.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO THINK THEY DO.
THEY HAVE TO TRUST EACH OTHER.
AND AT A TRACK LIKE THIS, TRUST
IS A BE DEAL.
HERE'S ANOTHER LOOK AT THE 43.
THE BIKE GETS SIDEWAYS AS HE
BACKSHIFTS AND RETURNS IT JUST A
LITTLE BIT WIDE AND LEWIS SAYS I
WANT THAT SPOT RIGHT BACK.
>> YOU'VE GOT TO TRUST THAT YOUR
FRONT WHEEL'S GOING TO HOLD AT
THAT POINT.
IN SECOND PLACE AT THE MOMENT IS
BEAUBIER.
LOOKING FOR A WAY PAST THE
LEADER, JAKE GAGNER.
AND HE WOULD GAIN A LOT OF
CONFIDENCE IF HE COULD DO
SOMETHING HERE AND WIN THIS RACE
BUT IT'S A LONG WAY TO GO.
13 LAPS IN ALL OF THIS LONG ROAD
AMERICA CIRCUIT.
GOOD JOB IN THE RACE SO FAR.
>> THE BEST THING FOR HIM WAS
THE RACE YESTERDAY AND TO SEE
THAT I COULD STAY WITH CAMERON
BEAUBIER.
I MADE A FEW MISTAKES, THAT
ALLOWED HIM TO GET A BREAK.
NOW IF HE CLEAN UP MY ACT TODAY
I'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD SHOT AT
BEATING THE NUMBER 6.
BEAUBIER, HE DOESN'T MAKE TOO
MANY MISTAKES.
>> THIS IS A MUCH MORE
INTERESTING RACE THAN WE HAD IN
THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE WE'VE GOT
A GROUP HERE AND REALLY WE SAW
HOW EASY IT IS TO MAKE A MISTAKE
AT A TRACK LIKE THIS.
AND THE CONDITIONS I DO BELIEVE
ARE GOING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
BECAUSE WE HEARD FROM THE
WARM-UP THAT EVERYBODY FELT IT
WAS SLICK, EVERYBODY FELT THAT
THERE WERE CERTAIN PLACES WHERE
IT WAS LIKE RIDING ON ICE.
>> AND IT IS.
THIS TRACK IN THE PAST HAS
ALWAYS KIND OF HAD THAT FEEL TO
IT FOR ME.
HERE WE GO.
IS THIS WHERE HE'S GOING TO TAKE
IT, IN CANADA CORNER?
HE LOOKS DOWN THE INSIDE.
32 LEFT IT REALLY LATE ON THE
BRAKE AND JUST KIND OF CLOSED
THE DOOR RIGHT THERE ON HIM.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD IDEA, DIDN'T
PULL IT OFF.
BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER.
AND HE'S GOT PLENTY OF TIME TO
MAKE IT HAPPEN.
>> AND THESE GUYS HAVE ALREADY
MADE LIKE A THREE-SECOND GAP
BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND DANE
WESTBY, WHO WAS IN THE SIX SPOT
THE LAST TIME BY ON THE LINE.
>> GREAT TRACK WITH WESTBY ON
THE GRID, SO CONFIDENT THAT HE
CAN IMPROVE.
>> AND HE'S GOT TO ATTACK AGAIN
RIGHT NOW.
>> HE DOES THAT.
BUT A LITTLE LATE.
>> GOT TO KEEP IT CLEAN.
32 HAS GOT TO KEEP HIS RACE
CLEAN.
>> HERE WE WERE AT CANADA CORNER
LAST TIME OUT.
THIS WAS THE MOVE HE TRIED TO
MAKE AND HE COULDN'T QUITE PULL
IT OFF.
>> HE'S LOOKING.
HE'S FINALLY MADE A SPOT ON HIS
FRONT GRID.
AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE TALKING
ABOUT.
LOOK AT THE INSIDE ON THE LAP
BEFORE AND DECIDED TO GO THE
LONG WAY ON THE OUTSIDE.
THAT SETS HIM UP NICELY FOR TURN
ONE.
IF YOU PINCH THE ENTRANCE OFF,
IT HURTS YOUR EXIT.
SO HE GOT TO THE OUTSIDE AND
KEPT THE MOMENTUM GOING.
NOW GAGNE FOUND A WAY BACK BY.
>> FIVE-WAY BATTLE AS THEY HEAD
THROUGH SEVEN.
>> JAKE LEWIS, I THINK HE'S
DOING A GREAT JOB RIGHT HERE
STAYING IN THIS PACK, AND THE 95
RIGHT BEHIND HIM.
J.D. BEACH, THE BEAUTY OF THE
TWO-RACE FORMAT, HE HAD TO GO
BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
HE HAD TO CHANGE THE GEARING ON
HIS MOTORCYCLE AND IT LOOKS LIKE
IT'S PAID OFF.
>> WE TALKED TO SOME OF THE
YOUNGSTERS LAST NIGHT AND THEY
WERE FRUSTRATED BY THE PACK
RACING THAT THEY WERE IN BECAUSE
IT WAS SLOWING THEM DOWN AND
BASICALLY PLAYING INTO
BEAUBIER'S HANDS.
AND ALL OF THEM SAID THAT IF
THEY ARE GOING TO PLAY CLOSE
QUARTERS, THEY'VE GOT TO GO
FORWARD TOGETHER.
NO GOOD TAKING STRIPES OFF EACH
OTHER.
THEY'VE GOT TO KEEP WITH THE
FRONT GUYS.
>> WELL, THAT'S THE YOUTH IN
THEM ALL TAKING OVER SOMETIMES.
THEY ALL WANT TO LEAD THAT ONE
CORNER.
DOWN THE LONG ANDRETTI
STRAIGHTAWAY, YOU SEE THE 32
HERE, HE LINES IT UP.
THE DRAFT, THE NASCAR DRAFT, AS
THEY CALL IT, REALLY WORKS ON
THE MOTORCYCLE BIG-TIME.
THE 32 USES IT TO HIS ADVANTAGE.
ITS THE INSIDE LINE DOWN TO
FIVE.
KEEPS IT NICE AND TIDY, TAKES
THE LEAD.
>> YEAH, THERE'S SOME EXCELLENT
RACING GOING ON HERE AND A
FIVE-WAY BATTLE FOR THE WOODS OF
WISCONSIN HERE IN ROAD AMERICA.
NEVER DISAPPOINTS, THE GRAND OLE
LADY.
WE'VE GOT A FIGHT HERE.
>> YEAH, WE'VE GOT A SERIOUS
FIGHT GOING ON NOW.
>> SO NO CHANGE AT THE FRONT.
BEAUBIER LEADS AGAIN.
CAN HE MAKE IT THREE IN A ROAD?
WE'LL FIND OUT VERY SOON.
>> 2009 WAS THE FIRST YEAR THE
AMA DAYTONA SPORTBIKE
CHAMPIONSHIP AND YOU COULDN'T
ASK FOR BETTER RACING.
A TOTAL OF FIVE DIFFERENT RIDERS
WON RACES AND NONE OF THEM WERE
EASY.
CASE IN POINT, THIS TWO-RIDER
SHOWDOWN BETWEEN ONE JAKE SANTEE
AND MARTIN CARDENAS.
IT WAS CLEAR THAT THE TWO WOULD
STOP AT NOTHING TO WIN THE RACE
THAT DAY AND SWAPPING LEADS
THROUGHOUT THE CONTEST.
IN THE END, CARDENAS MADE HIS
DRAFTING MOVE EARLY AND IT PAID
OFF.
HE WON HIS SIXTH RACE OF THE
YEAR BY A SCANT .1 OF A SECOND.
CARDENAS CROSSING THE LINE.
THERE YOU SEE IT.
NOTHING BETWEEN THEM.
AND WHILE WE WERE GONE, IT LOOKS
LIKE NASH HAS GONE DOWN IN
12th POSITION.
HE MAY HAVE THE REPLICA RUSSELL
HELMET BUT IT HASN'T HELPED
TODAY BECAUSE HE'S GONE DOWN
HEAVILY BUT HE'S OKAY, I'M GLAD
TO SAY.
AND THE YAMAHA NOWHERE TO BE
SEEN.
OH, THAT'S FIVE.
>> THAT'S TURN FIVE.
LOOKS LIKE THE BACKEND CAME
AROUND ON HIM AS HE PINCHED IT
IN THERE.
HE HAD AN INCIDENT THERE
YESTERDAY AS WELL.
SO TURN FIVE HAS NOT BEEN TOO
KIND TO HUNTLEY NASH.
>> TOUGH WEEKEND.
CELEBRATING HIS BIRTHDAY BUT NOT
CELEBRATING RACE TWO FOR SURE
HERE AT ROAD AMERICA.
ANOTHER LOOK AT IT, SCOTT.
>> YEAH, IT'S DIFFICULT TO SEE
EXACTLY HOW THE TRACK INITIATED
IT BUT MY GUESS IS THE BACK END
JUST CAME AROUND.
I SEE SMOKE COMING OFF THE
MOTORCYCLE A LITTLE BIT SO IT'S
HARD TO SAY.
A LOT OF THINGS COULD HAPPEN OUT
THERE.
BUT THE GOOD THING IS HUNTLEY
NASH WALKED AWAY FROM THAT
ACCIDENT.
>> WELL, THE BATTLE AT THE FRONT
THERE IS STILL GOING ON BETWEEN
THESE TWO.
AND THIS IS JUST WHAT I WANTED
FROM JAKE GAGNE, STEPPING UP,
SHOWING BEAUBIER THAT HE'S NOT
GOING TO JUST GIVE HIM A SEASON.
>> NO, BEAUBIER, I MEAN, HE IS
NOT SCARED.
NEITHER IS JAKE GAGNE AND
THEY'RE BOTH CALIFORNIA BOYS.
ONE'S FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ONE FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
THEY'VE GOT A BATTLE GOING ON.
>> OH, A BIT OF A BUCKET.
AND HE SHAKES HIS HEAD IN
DISGUST ON THAT ONE.
>> NOW HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO
PUMP THE BREAK LEVER BECAUSE THE
BRAKE PADS WILL KICK OUT WHEN
THE BIKE GOES INTO A BIG WOBBLE
WHEN HE GOES INTO TURN FIVE.
HOPEFULLY HE'LL DO THAT.
>> YOU KNOW THAT BUT DOES HE?
>> HE KNOWS THAT.
HE'S A SMART KID.
HE DIDN'T TRY TO DO TOO MUCH IN
TURN FIVE THERE, SMART RIDE.
HE TOOK A LITTLE BIT BACK IN
FIFE AND SIX AND LET'S GET BACK
TO THE REAL WHEEL.
>> OH, NO, THE LEADER MAKES HIS
FIRST MISTAKE OF THE YEAR!
THAT'S THE FIRST MAJOR MISTAKE
FROM BEAUBIER!
HE GOES BUCKING AND REARING HERE
IN WISCONSIN AND BACK IN THE
LEAD IS GAGGER IN.
GAGNE.>> THAT'S WHAT YOU WERE TG
ABOUT, THE WEATHER IS HAVING AN
AFFECT HERE.
I THINK THE TIRES ARE NOT
WORKING AS WELL AS THEY HAD
YESTERDAY.
>> THEY THINK THEY HAVE THE SAME
GRIP AS THEY HAD YESTERDAY, BUT
IT'S JUST NOT THERE.
>> BUT THESE LAP TIMES THE TOP
THREE ARE LAYING DOWN ARE SOME
SERIOUSLY FAST LAP TIMES.
>> THIRD PLACE STILL AND THIS
BATTLE CONTINUES.
>> SCOTT, HERE'S THAT FIRST
BAUBLE AND, BOY, HE HAD TO
RECOVER FROM THIS BUT HE LOST,
WHAT, .2, .3?
>> OH, YEAH, HE LOST A COUPLE
AND HE WAS WAY OUT OF THE
CORNER.
PRETTY SURPRISING, THE DUNLOP
KIND OF LET GO BUT HE GATHERED
HIMSELF BACK.
INTO TURN PARTICULARS, GOOD
NUMBER SIX, AS HE GOES TO THE
THROTTLE.
LOOK HOW HE STEPS OUT AND HE WAS
LUCKY TO STAY ON THAT ONE,
JONATHAN.
>> HE GOT THE FULL EIGHT SECONDS
ON THAT ONE.
I THINK THAT ONE COUNTS.
>> HE RODE IT TO THE BELL.
>> [LAUGHTER]
HERE WE GO THEN.
DOWN THE FRONT STRAIGHT AGAIN
INTO THE FIRST CORNER.
NECK AND NECK BETWEEN THESE TWO
AND BEAUBIER AGAIN GOES SLIGHTLY
WIDE.
CAMERON'S REALLY GOT UNDER
PRESSURE NOW.
AND THIS IS GREAT RIDING FROM
JAKE GAGNE AS THEY HEAD INTO
THREE.
HE LOOKS UP THE INSIDE.
HE'LL SAVE IT UNTIL FIVE.
>> REALLY.
HE WANTS TO TRY TO GET AN EXIT
CLEAN OUT OF HERE.
THERE HE GOES.
>> AND HE DOES.
>> HE THROWS THE THROTTLE ON
SMOOTHER.
YOU STILL SEE THE BIKE HAD A
LITTLE BIT OF A BUCKING MOVE TO
IT.
>> IN FIVE, HE'S GOING TO MAKE A
MOVE.
BATTLE FOR THIRD AS WELL.
UNDER PRESSURE FROM J.D. BEACH.
HERE WE GO.
THAT'S NICELY DONE.
>> THESE TWO RED BULL ROAD RACE
FACTORY RIDERS ARE REALLY LAYING
IT DOWN OUT HERE TODAY, PUTTING
SOME GREAT LAPS IN AND REALLY
CHALLENGING THE NUMBER 6 RIGHT
NOW FOR THE LEAD, THE 32 TAKES
THAT SPOT INTO TURN SIX.
THIS IS WHERE BEAUBIER HAD HIS
LITTLE INCIDENT LAST LAP.
>> SO PLENTY OF ACTION ON TRACK.
LET'S SEE WHAT'S GOING ON DOWN
IN THE PITS.
DANIELLE?
>> WELL CREW CHIEF OF NUMBER 6,
OLIVER HUTCHINSON.
OLIVER, KNOWING EVERYBODY WAS
GOING TO BE GUNNING FOR CAMERON
TODAY, WHAT DID YOU GUYS GIVE
HIM IN TERMS OF ADVICE?
>> YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO GIVE
HIM MUCH ADVICE.
HE KNOWS WHAT HE'S DOING.
BUT HE HAD A LITTLE BIT OF A
MOMENT A LAP AGO BUT I'M SURE
HE'S FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT NOW AND
OBVIOUSLY HE'S GOT HIS HEAD
DOWN.
JAKE IS GIVING HIM A GOOD RUN
FOR HIS MONEY SO IT'S GOING TO
GO DOWN TO THE END FOR SURE AND
IT'S EXCITING.
AND IT'S WHAT THE FANS WANT TO
WATCH AS WELL, A GOOD BATTLE.
>> THERE YOU HAVE IT, GOOD
BATTLE GOING ON BETWEEN FIRST
AND SECOND.
>> THIS IS EXCITING STUFF.
LIKE HE SAID, HE PUT THAT BEHIND
HIM.
THOSE LITTLE BUCKS, WHEN THEY
ALMOST COME OFF THE BIKE, THE
RIDERS GET OVER THAT
IMMEDIATELY.
THEY START THEIR RACE AT THE
NEXT CORNER.
>> BACK GOES THE NUMBER 6 YAMAHA
INTO THE LEAD.
AND HOW LONG WILL THAT LAST?
BOY, THEY'VE BEEN SWAPPING POINT
HERE IN RACE TWO.
SUDDENLY THEY'VE COME OUT FIRING
ON RACE TWO.
>> THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THE
TWO-RACE FORMAT.
YOU GET TO GO BACK TO THE
DRAWING BOARD.
AND IF YOU MISS THE SETUP A
LITTLE BIT HEY, LET'S CHANGE
THIS AND THAT.
YOU SEE THE NUMBER 32, HE'S
REALLY RUNNING REALLY CLOSE TO
HIM AS THEY GO INTO THE CORNER
BUT YOU SEE A BAUBLE FROM
BEAUBIER ON THE WAY OUT SO THEY
KIND OF TRADE OFF MISTAKES AND
IT'S KEPT THEM TOGETHER.
>> AND THEY'RE PULLING AWAY FROM
THIRD-PLACE, LEWIS AND BEACH,
WHO ARE IN THEIR OWN BATTLE.
THEY CROSS THE LINE AGAIN.
>> I'LL TELL YOU, THE YAMAHAS
ARE REALLY SHOWING THE WAY OUT
HERE TODAY.
THEY'RE A REALLY STRONG
CONTINGENT IN THIS CLASS.
>> ALSO ON ON THE MOVE, EIGHTH
AND NINTH POSITION.
DOWN THROUGH THREE.
>> HERE WE GO.
WE'RE COMING INTO THE LAST
CORNER RIGHT HERE AND YOU CAN
SEE GAGNE GETS RIGHT UP ON THE
REAR WHEEL OF THE 6.
HEY, BACK UP A YEAR AGO, THE
NUMBER 6 HAD AN INCIDENT, VERY
SIMILAR, ALMOST RAN INTO THE
BACK OF ANOTHER RIDER, WENT DOWN
ON THE LAST LAP, LAST TURN.
THEY'VE GOT TO BE CAREFUL NOT
GETTING TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER
AS YOU ENTER THE CORNER.
>> A LONG WAY TO GO YET STILL,
SCOTT.
HOW WOULD YOU PLAY IT?
STAY IN SECOND OR GO FOR THE
SNREED.
>> NOW THAT WE'VE GOT A LITTLE
BIT OF A BREATHER BETWEEN THIRD
PLACE, I THINK I'D SIT BACK AND
WATCH AND LEARN AND LET THE
NUMBER 6 PULL ME AROUND.
>> TIME TO SIT BACK MAYBE AT 130
MILES AN HOUR.
EASY FOR YOU TO SAY.
IT'S A CRACKING BATTLE HERE IN
SPORTBIKE.
WE'LL TAKE A SHORT BREAK AND BE
BACK IN A MOMENT.
>> WELCOME BACK TO THE GEICO AMA
PRO ROAD RACING SERIES FROM ROAD
AMERICA IN ELKHART LAKE,
WISCONSIN.
AND, OF COURSE, PART OF THE
SUBWAY SUPERPARK DOUBLE-HEADER.
I'M JONATHAN GREENE AND SCOTT
RUSSELL AND DANIELLE FIELD IN
THE PIT AS WE BRING YOU ALL THE
ACTION FROM THIS RACE.
IT'S GETTING DOWN TO THE
NITTY-GRITTY, THE BUSINESS END,
IF YOU WILL.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, A LITTLE
BIT OF BREATHING SPACE FOR
CAMERON BEAUBIER BUT NOT MUCH.
>> NOT MUCH.
THIS IS WHERE THEY GOT SO GOOD
YESTERDAY.
AND AT TIME WHEN THE TIRES START
TO GET USED UP NEAR THE END OF
THE RACE, BUT WE'RE ONLY HALFWAY
RIGHT NOW.
CAMERON HAS DONE A GOOD JOB.
THERE MUST HAVE BEEN A LITTLE
BIT OF A MISTAKE FROM JAKE GAGNE
TO FALL BACK HERE A LITTLE BIT.
HE CAN'T AFFORD TO LET THE 6 GET
ANY FARTHER AWAY.
>> THIS IS A GOOD BATTLE STILL
GOING ON BETWEEN JAKE LEWIS AND
J.D. BEACH.
LEWIS ON THE 85, BLUE AND RED
MACHINE, DOING A GOOD JOB OF
HOLDING HIM OFF FOR THE MOMENT.
THESE TWO HAVE BEEN GOING AT IT
JUST AS WELL AS THE FRONT TWO
HAVE.
>> THEY WENT AT IT YESTERDAY AS
WELL.
THESE TWO LIVE IN KENTUCKY.
THEY PROBABLY TRAIN TOGETHER.
THEY KNOW EACH OTHER VERY WELL.
THEY LOOK VERY COMFORTABLE
RACING EACH OTHER AND IT'S JUST
GREAT TO SEE LEWIS TAKES A QUICK
LOOK OVER HIS SHOULDER, NOBODY
THERE.
FIFTH IS BACK THERE RUNNING A
LONELY SPOT.
>> WHEN HE OVERTOOK, HE WANTED
TO CHECK JUST WHAT THE SITUATION
WAS.
HE'S COME BACK FROM FIVE.
DOES HE HOLD ON?
YES, JUST.
NICE.
>> THEY'VE ALL DONE A BETTER JOB
OF KEEPING THE BIKE ON THE RIGHT
LINE IN TURN FIVE.
WE SAW A LOT OF STUFF YESTERDAY,
A LOT OF RIDERS MAKING MISTAKES.
THEY'VE ALL CLEANED UP THEIR ACT
TODAY.
>> SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REAL
BATTLE BETWEEN THE FRONT TWO AND
THE PODIUM POSITION.
THEY COME THROUGH TURN TWO AND
NOW HERE COME THE PODIUM
POSITION BOYS LOOKING FOR HIM.
AS YOU SAY, THEY KNOW EACH
OTHER'S GAME VERY WELL, INDEED.
>> BIG DIFFERENCE IN HEIGHT OF
THESE TWO RIDERS AND BIG
DIFFERENCE IN RIDING STYLE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, JAKE LEWIS
REALLY CLIMBING ALL OVER THAT
MOTORCYCLE USING HIS BODY TO
HANG OFF AND OFFSET THAT LEAN
ANGLE A LITTLE BIT.
YOU'LL SEE J.D. BEACH STAYS WITH
THE BIKE, HEAD A LITTLE BIT
HIGHER.
NEVERTHELESS, BOTH STYLES ARE
WORKING GREAT.
>> AND THERE'S THE 52 IN THE
PITS.
THAT'S JOEY PASCARELLA, GORGEOUS
JOE.
WHAT'S HAPPENED THERE?
IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GOT PROBLEMS.
SCOTT SMART FROM THE BRITISH
CHAMPIONSHIP HELPING HIM OUT
THIS WEEKEND PUSHING HIM AWAY.
AND HE'S GOT AWAY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT WAS.
>> THAT WAS OUR DAYTONA WINNER
FROM LAST YEAR.
>> YEAH.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, JOEY'S A
REAL TALENTED RIDER AND WHEN
THEY GET THAT FIGURED OUT, THOSE
OTHER RIDERS BETTER LOOK OUT.
>> A GREAT BATTLE BETWEEN THE
TOP FOUR.
AND THIS REALLY IS CHESS AT 130
MILES AN HOUR.
AND IT IS REALLY, WHAT'S YOUR
NEXT MOVE, BUDDY?
>> IT REALLY IS.
BUT IN THE HELMET, IT'S ALL
QUIET.
AND IT'S ALL IN SLOW MOTION,
BELIEVE IT OR NOT.
AND THAT'S HOW THESE RIDERS CAN
REACT AND TAKE IN WHAT'S
HAPPENING WHEN THEY GO TO THE
BRAKES IN TURN ONE.
>> WE WERE WONDERING WHAT WAS
HAPPENING TO THE TRIUMPH OF JOEY
PASCARELLA.
ACROSS THE STRIP THESE TWO GO
AND IT'S SIDE-BY-SIDE ON THE
DIRTY PART OF THE TRACK.
GOT TO BE CAREFUL THERE LOSING
TRACK.
AND HE'S BACK IN THE LEAD OF
THIS BATTLE, ANYWAY, JAKE LEWIS.
I MENTIONED JOE PASCARELLA ON
THE TRIAL.
AND I WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO
HIM.
WELL, WE'LL FIND OUT.
>> TAKE A LOOK RIGHT HERE.
COMING DOWN INTO TURN FIVE RIGHT
HERE.
OH, HE JUST LOST THE FRONT,
JONATHAN.
AS YOU COME INTO THESE CORNERS,
THEY'RE VERY *** THE FRONT
BRAKES.
>> BACK TO THE ACTION IN THIRD.
LEWIS AND BEACH CONTINUE TO GO
AT IT.
BUT DOWN INTO FIVE, ALL THESE
CORNERS, THESE RIDERS ARE
CARRYING THE FRONT BRAKE.
AS THEY TIP IN, THEY'RE STILL ON
THE FRONT BRAKE UNTIL THEIR KNEE
TOUCHES THE GROUND.
THEY'RE TRADING OFF BRAKE POINTS
AS THEY LEAN THE BIKE OVER.
IT'S CALLED TRAIL BRAKING.
WE ALL DO IT IN OUR CARS AS WE
TURN OFF THE INTERSTATE.
>> YEAH, I GUESS SO.
>> BUT THIS IS AT A MUCH HIGHER
LEVEL OF DOING IT AND THESE GUYS
ARE VERY GOOD.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A VERY LIGHT
TOUCH ON THAT BRAKE LEVER AND
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A LOT OF
FEEL.
>> SOMETIMES YOU DON'T REALIZE.
LOOK AT THAT.
WHAT A MOVE THAT WAS.
>> THAT WAS A MIT OF A MISTAKE
FROM THE 85, RAN IT A LITTLE BIT
WIDE SO THAT ALLOWS HIM TO GET
IT DRIVE OUT AND STICK UP
UNDERNEATH HIM IN TURN EIGHT.
>> J.D. MAKING THE MOVE.
NICELY DONE.
>> AS YOU SEE THE NUMBER 85,
HE'S TIPPED IN, A LITTLE BIT
QUICK, RUNNING A LITTLE BIT WIDE
OUT TO THE WHITE LINE, PULLED IT
BACK.
AND J.D. BEACH HAD THE MOMENTUM
AND NICE, CLEAN PASS.
>> BACK TO THE LEADERS.
THEY'VE GOT AWAY A LITTLE BIT
FROM THE BATTLE FOR THIRD.
BUT THEY'RE IN THEIR OWN BATTLE
AND IT CONTINUES.
BUT THIS IS NOT GOING TO GET
AWAY.
HE'S NOT GOING TO LOSE HIM WITH
FIVE TO GO.
THIS IS GOING TO GO ALL THE WAY,
SCOTT, IN MY MIND.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
THESE GUYS COULD BE SITTING
BACK, LIKE I SAID, JUST WAITING
FOR THE LAST LAP.
I'M SURE GLAD THEY'RE NOT TO
MAKE IT MORE EXCITING FOR US.
>> THEY'RE PLAYING OUT THERE.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WOODS.
>> SERIOUS RACING GOING ON OUT
HERE TODAY.
>> YEAH, NO KIDDING.
>> OVER THE HILL THEY COME.
>> GAGNE CLAWED BACK THAT
DISTANCE.
CAMERON GOT A GAP ON HIM BUT THE
32 FOUND A WAY.
>> WELL, FOUR TO GO BUT WHO'S
GOING TO COME NORTH THIS TITANIC
BATTLE BETWEEN CAMERON BEAUBIER
AND JAKE GAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAGAA
>> TWO YEARS AGO AT ELKHART
RACE, WEATHER CONDITIONS MADE IT
DIFFICULT FOR RIDERS TO GET
AROUND THE COURSE.
ON A MISERABLE DAY TO RACE A
MOTORCYCLE, PARIS MADE IT LOOK
EASY ON HIS FIRST AMA SPORTBIKE
WIN.
>> BACK TO THE ACTION HERE IN
2013.
JONATHAN GREENE AND SCOTT
RUSSELL, DANIELLE FIELD DOWN IN
THE PITS WATCHING THE ACTION OF
DAYTONA SPORTBIKE AND WHAT
ACTION IT IS IN RACE TWO.
THIS HAS BEEN A PHENOMENAL RACE.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANTED FROM THE
YOUNGSTERS.
WE TALKED ABOUT EDUCATION.
WE TALKED ABOUT GRADUATION.
WOW, THEY'RE PUTTING IN SOME
TERM PAPERS.
>> THEY REALLY ARE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, FOR
GAGNE, IT'S ABOUT THE PRIDE,
MAN.
HE WANTS TO GET OUT THERE, HE
DOESN'T WANT TO FOLLOW THE
NUMBER 6 AROUND.
HE WANTS TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT
HE CAN OUTRUN THE NUMBER 6.
I'M GOING TO SCRAP WITH HIM.
IF HE PASSES ME, I'M GOING TO
PASS HIM BACK.
THEY'VE KEPT IT CLEAN AND
EXCITING RACING SO FAR.
>> I'M GIVING JAKE GAGNE A
DEFINITE AA SO FAR.
BUT HERE WE GO, BACK AT YA.
GOT TO BE CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH,
THOUGH.
>> THESE KIDS AREN'T SCARED.
I WOULD HAVE BEEN SCARED THERE.
I MEAN, THAT SHOWS THE TRUST IN
THESE GUYS AND HOW CONFIDENT
THEY ARE IN WHAT THEY'RE DOING.
>> THAT'S THE BEAUTY OF THIS
SORT OF RACING IS THAT THEY HAVE
BOTH THEIR OWN CONFIDENCE BUT
THEY HAVE THE CONFIDENCE TO RACE
CLOSE AND THAT'S I THINK SO HARD
TO LEARN.
I'VE BEEN OUT ON A MOTORCYCLE.
NOT AT THIS SPEED BUT, YOU KNOW,
THIS IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL
GAME.
>> I SEE THE 600'S REALLY MOVE
AROUND A LOT ON THE BRAKES, IN
AND OUT.
BUT THIS TRACK ESPECIALLY TODAY,
I'VE SEEN THESE BIKES REALLY AND
THE SUSPENSION GET A REAL
WORKOUT.
>> THAT WAS A GOOD LAP BECAUSE
IT SHOWS THEM THAT HEY, GUYS,
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
THE GAP IS SEVEN SECONDS BETWEEN
ANYBODY ELSE.
SO THESE GUYS CAN NOW JUST GO --
AH!
>> OH, WOW!
WHOA!
GAGNE --
>> IT AIN'T OVER YET.
>> OH, MAN.
>> AND THROUGH GOES GAGNE.
>> THAT WAS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
>> WOW, THAT WAS VERY CLOSE,
INDEED.
SCOTTY?
>> I WANT YOU TO WATCH.
LOOK AT THE 32 RIGHT HERE.
HE SAID, I'M GOING TO FINISH
THIS CORNER WITH THE REAR END.
HE JUST GRAND A HANDFUL OF
THROTTLE, STEERS THE BIKE WITH
THE REAR.
HE KICKED AND BUCKED A LITTLE
BIT.
AWESOME RIDING BY GAGNE.
>> INTO TURN SIX THEY GO WITH
THE LEAD.
BUT FOR HOW LONG?
BEAUBIER HAS REALLY GOT TO THINK
ABOUT IT.
>> BEAUBIER HAS HAD HIS WAY ALL
YEAR LONG.
THREE OF THE RACES HE'S LED IN.
TWO HE'S CLEANED OUT.
BUT THEY'RE BOTH REAL SAVVY
RACES.
THEY'VE BEEN ACROSS THE POND.
>> AH!
NO!
CAMERON BEAUBIER.
>> THAT'S THE MISTAKE HE MADE
LAST YEAR INTO THE LAST CORNER.
HE GOT SO CLOSE TO THE RIDER IN
FRONT HIM, RAN OUT OF RACETRACK,
SAME THING.
HE JUST SHOT HIMSELF IN THE FOOT
RIGHT THERE.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO LAPS
TO GO WHEN THEY COME BY.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE CAN MAKE.
THAT'S A BIG GAP RIGHT THERE.
>> NO, I CAN'T SEE HIM MAKING
THAT UP.
NO QUESTION HE BASICALLY
OUTBRAKED HIMSELF BECAUSE HE GOT
TOO CLOSE TO THE REERND.
AND AS THEY CAME UNDER BRAKING,
HE HAD NO WAY TO GO BUT STRAIGHT
ON OR INTO THE BACK OF HIS
RIVAL.
>> WE'VE SAID IT TWO OR THREE
TIMES IN THIS RACE, HOW CLOSE
THEY LIKE IT.
THEY ARE RUNNING RIGHT WITH EACH
OTHER.
IT REALLY COST HIM.
DOWNHILL THIS IS.
HE GETS SUCKED IN ON THE DRAFT.
YOU HIT THE BRAKE.
THE BACK WHEEL CAME UP.
THAT MEANS YOU HAVE TO LET THE
BRAKE OFF JUST A LITTLE BIT.
AND THEY'RE BOTH LUCKY THEY
DIDN'T TAKE EACH OTHER RIGHT
THERE.
>> VERY LUCKY INDEED.
>> HE DID A GREAT JOB STAYING
OUT OF THE GRASS.
>> WELL, THIS RACE DECIDED THEN
WITH THREE TO GO.
WELL, YOU NEVER SAY NEVER,
THOUGH, WITH THESE BOYS.
BUT JAKE GAGNE NOW GOT A MASSIVE
LEAD.
AND HE JUST NEEDS TO SEE HIS
BOARD.
HE'LL BE AWARE THAT HE'S GOT A
LITTLE BIT OF A GAP BUT UNTIL HE
COMES OVER THAT SOFT FINISH,
THEN HE'LL FEEL NOT RELAXED BUT
HE'LL KNOW THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE
TO PUSH TOO HARD.
>> RIGHT NOW HE THINKS HE'S
RIGHT BEHIND HIM STILL.
BUT WHEN HE SEES THE BOARD HE
WILL.
GUARANTEE YOU.
SO HE'S GOING TO COME BY, HE'S
GOING TO GET THE SIGN.
HE'S GOING TO GO WOW, REALLY?
>> WAIT, WHY IS MY BIKE JUST
JUMPING UP AND DOWN LIKE THAT?
OKAY, I GET IT, I'VE GOT THE
LEAD.
3 1/2 SECONDS.
LOVE IT.
>> THAT'S WHAT 3 1/2 SECONDS
LOOKS LIKE.
TWO TO GO.
THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ENJOYABLE
TWO TO GO FOR HIM.
NOW HE JUST NEEDS TO KEEP HIS
HEAD DOWN, RELAX IF HE CAN, KEEP
PUTTING IN, GETTING INTO THE
RHYTHM, SO TO SPEAK.
HE DIDN'T GET INTO THE RHYTHM
THERE IN TURN THREE, PUSHING A
LITTLE TOO HARD.
GAGNE ON HIS WAY TO HIS FIRST
VICTORY.
BEAUBIER WILL HAVE TO SETTLE FOR
SECOND PLACE.
AND J.D. BEACH
>> AMA PRO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE
RACING FROM ROAD AMERICA AND
WHAT A RACE IT'S BEEN.
AND A SUPERB RUN BY GAGNE, ALL
BY HIMSELF.
BUT THE ACTION JUST AMAZING THEN
THESE TWO.
THE ONLY REASON HE'S ON HIS OWN
RIGHT NOW IS WE HAD A MASSIVE
MISTAKE BY THE CHAMPIONSHIP
LEADER, CAMERON BEAUBIER.
WE KNEW THEY WERE TRYING TO STOP
HIM BUT DETHIS HIMSELF.
>> YAW YEAH, WE TALKED ABOUT IT
EARLIER HOW YOU CAN'T MAKE
MISTAKE.
AND I SAID BEAUBIER DOESN'T MAKE
VERY MANY MISTAKES.
WELL, HE MADE ONE AND THAT COST
HIM THE RACE POSSIBLY.
>> FIRST OF THE SEASON.
>> YEAH, JACK GAGNE'S THE GUY
WHO PUSHED HIM, KEPT PUSHING AND
PUSHING AND FINALLY HE MADE A
LITTLE BIT OF MISTAKE.
>> LET'S HEAD DOWN TO THE PITS.
DANIELLE?
>> THE MAN IN CHARGE OF THE
NUMBER 32, DANNY WALKER, ALL
SMILES DOWN HERE.
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH JAKE THIS
WEEKEND?
HE IS ON FIRE.
>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN
WORKING THE WHOLE CREW'S BEEN
WORKING REALLY HARD AND JAKE IS
DEFINITELY SOMETHING SPECIAL.
THE KID'S SO STRONG MENTALLY.
WHEW, I CAN'T EVEN TALK I'M SO
EXCITED.
JUST TO WATCH HIM BE ABLE TO
UTILIZE ALL THE TOOLS THAT WE
GAVE HIM AND YOU KNOW, PUT HIS
HEAD DOWN AND BEAT THOSE GUYS.
THAT YAMAHA FACTORY TEAM,
THEY'VE BEEN SO DOMINANT FOR SO
MANY YEARS.
WE GOT A WIN LAST YIKE YEER WITH
JAKE IN MIAMI.
BUT FOR HIM TO COME OUT AND RIDE
LIKE THAT AND DO WHAT HE DID, IT
MAKES ALL THE HARD WORK AND THE
LATE HOURS AND ALL THE STRESS,
IT MAKES IT ALL WORTH IT.
>> A LOT OF EMOTION DOWN HERE
WITH DANNY WALKER.
>> PARTY TONIGHT.
>> [LAUGHTER]
CELEBRATIONS AS THE WHITE BAG IG
IS OUT.
THERE'S THE GAP, YOU CAN SEE IT
FOR YOURSELF.
THE 32 MAKES A LITTLE BIT OF A
BOBBLE THERE.
HE'S GOT TO BE CAREFUL.
THIRD PLACE STILL CONTINUES.
LOOK AT THIS BATTLE.
JAKE LEWIS, J.D. BEACH.
AND 95, BEACH, STILL HOLDING ON.
STILL TIME FOR AN OVERTAKE
BEFORE THAT PODIUM'S DECIDED.
INTO TURN THREE.
BACK WITH THE LEADER.
>> I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, ONE OF
THE KEYS TO THIS RACE WILL BE
STAYING ALIVE IN TURN FIVE.
WE SAW SO MANY MISTAKES DOWN IN
TURN FIVE.
AND HERE YOU GO.
THESE TWO GUYS ALMOST GO
SIDE-BY-SIDE.
WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH ACTION DOWN
IN THERE.
IT'S A HOT SPOT FOR PASSING.
AND HERE WE GO AROUND TO TURN
EIGHT, THE NUMBER 6 FINALLY
CRACKED AND MADE A LITTLE BIT OF
A MISTAKE.
AND THAT COST HIM RIGHT NOW, AS
WE'RE ABOUT A HALF A LAP AWAY
FROM WRAPPING THIS THING UP
TODAY.
>> YEAH, THAT WAS HOW IT WAS
DECIDED.
AND HERE COMES THE LEADER.
HE'S GOT TO GET OUT OF THE WAY
BUT HE JUST NEEDS TO SETTLE
DOWN, DOESN'T NEED TO PUSH TOO
HARD.
3.6 SECONDS IS THE GAP.
AND THIS IS A WONDERFUL MOMENT
FOR ANY YOUNG RIDER.
THE MARKER GETS OUT OF HIS WAY
AND HE'S IN THE ZONE.
LOOK AT HIM GO.
HE'S GOING TO ENJOY EVERY MINUTE
OF THIS.
>> THIS IS THE KIND OF DEAL
WHERE YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO
SLOW DOWN TOO MUCH, YOU'VE FOUND
YOUR RHYTHM, YOU'RE FEELING GOOD
AND DOING THINGS THE WAY YOU
WANT TO.
YOU DON'T WANT TO CHECK UP.
SOMETIMES YOU SLOW DOWN, YOU
MAKE MISTAKES AS WELL.
>> YEAH, BATTLE NOT OVER FOR
THIRD PLACE YET, THOUGH, SCOTT.
J.D. BEACH AND JAKE LEWIS STILL
GOING AT IT.
>> LEWIS BROUGHT HIMSELF A
LITTLE BREATHING ROOM.
DO NOT MAKE A MISTAKE, JAKE.
JAKE RIGHT HERE.
>> CAN HE TAKE HIM AT CANADA?
>> I DON'T THINK HE'S WORRIED
ABOUT CANADA.
I THINK HE'LL DRAFT HIM AT THE
START-FINISH LINE.
THE PROBLEM WITH LEWIS IS HE'S
SUCH A TALL RIDER.
IT'S HARD.
IS HE GOING TO TRY IT ANYWAY?
>> BEACH IS LOOKING FOR IT!
>> LEWIS MOVES OVER.
I THINK J.D.'S SITTING.
I THINK HE'S WAITING.
I THINK HE'S SEEN IT ALL BEFORE.
THE WHOLE RACE LONG.
>> WELL, HERE COMES YOUR LEADER
OUT OF THE LAST CORNER, UP THE
HILL HE'LL COME.
AND THAT'S BEEN A SUPERB RACE.
WE ASKED THE QUESTION AT THE
BEGINNING OF THE RACE, WHO'S
GOING TO TAKE IT FROM CAMERON
BEAUBIER?
WELL, YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT
NOW.
AND JOYOUS JAKE COMES ACROSS THE
LINE TO TAKE HIS FIRST WIN OF
THE YEAR!
AND TO SAY HIS TEAM ARE EXCITED
IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
AIN'T OVER THOUGH YET FOR THIRD.
HERE WE GO.
WHO'S GOING TO TAKE THE DRAG?
>> THERE IT IS.
IT'S A DRAG RACE NOW.
>> OH!
YOU CALLED IT.
>> THAT LOOKS LIKE LEWIS?
>> WHICH IS IT?
IT'S HARD TO CALL.
BEACH COMES FOURTH, DOES HE?
>> TELL ME SOMETHING.
>> I THINK JAKE LEWIS HAS GOT IT
BUT THEY'RE NOT SURE!
GAGNE WAS SURE ABOUT THE WIN.
BEAUBIER WAS SURE ABOUT SECOND.
>> I'M PRETTY SURE ABOUT LEWIS.
HE'S GOT THE WHEEL.
JUST TOOK TIMING AND SCORING A
MINUTE TO GET IT OVER TO US.
THERE IT IS.
WHAT A FINISH.
>> YOU CAN UNDERSTAND WHY, IT
WAS CENTIMETERS.
>> OH, YEAH.
>> WHAT A RACE.
THAT'S WHAT WE WANT FROM THESE
YOUNGSTERS.
A LONG WAY TO GO TO GRADUATION
YET BUT THAT WAS, LIKE I SAID, A
GOOD TERM PAPER.
>> JAKE GAGNE DOING A NICE
STAND-UP WILLIE RIGHT HERE AND
THAT WAS IT.
HERE WE GO, AS THEY MAKE THEIR
WAY DOWN THE LAST STRAIGHTAWAY
DOWN TOWARD CANADA CORNER.
THIS RACE STILL UNDECIDED HERE
WITH THE 30, KYLE WYMAN.
>> YEAH, THIS COULD BE FOR
POINTS.
PERISH STILL GOING GOOD.
>> MELISSA HAD A GREAT RACE AT
DAYTONA, FINISHED IN THE TOP
TEN.
SHE'S REALLY STEPPED UP HER
PROGRAM.
SHE HAD A LITTLE BIT SLOW START
TO THE WEEKEND BUT I THINK SHE'S
DOING WELL.
NOW CAN TRAVIS HOLD HER OFF AT
THE FINISH.
KYLE IS WATCHING.
NUMBER 33, KYLE.
LOOK LIKE WYMAN'S GOT THE DRIVE
HE NEEDED.
MELISSA JUST A LITTLE BIT TOO
FAR BEHIND AS THEY COME OVER THE
TOP OF THE HILL.
>> MELISSA PERISH DID A GOOD
JOB.
THOSE ARE THE POINTS SHE'LL
TAKE.
AND A GOOD JOB DONE OF HOLDING
OFF BY WYMAN.
WHAT A RACE THAT WAS.
HAD EVERYTHING.
>> THAT WAS EXCITING.
THE THING I LIKE ABOUT THE 32.
392 RIGHT HERE, HE JUST -- HE
JUST FIRED A WARNING SHOT, SAYS
THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE YOUR
YEAR, CAMERON, SO EASILY.
>> WELL, IT'S TIME TO WAVE TO
THE CROWD, TIME TO ENJOY YOUR
PRO DAYTONA SPORTBIKE WIN AND
HE'S GOING TO DO IT HERE IN
STYLE AT ROAD AMERICA.
CONGRATULATIONS TOTOTOTOKEKEKEKE
>> WELCOME BACK.
AND IT'S NUMBER 32, THE SURFER
KID FROM CALIFORNIA RIDING THE
WAVE TO VICTORY, HIS FIRST OF
2013.
AND HE DID IT IN STYLE.
USED TO BE A MOTO CROSS
CHAMPION.
HE NEEDED THOSE SKILLS TODAY.
THE RED BULL ROOKIE CUP WINNER
FROM BEFORE IS NOW A SPORTBIKE
WINNER.
AND HE KNOWS HOW TO WHEELIE,
TOO.
>> NUMBER 32, JAKE GAGNE,
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR SECOND
DAYTONA SPORTBIKE WIN.
YOU GUYS BATTLED REALLY HARD
THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RACE
BUT TOWARDS THE END YOU WERE
ABLE TO PULL IT OUT.
>> YEAH, MAN, CAMERON'S RIDING
SO GOOD.
WE HAD SUCH AN AWESOME BATTLE.
WE WORKED SOME THINGS OUT TODAY,
PICKED UP THE PACE A LITTLE BIT.
I'M SO STOKED TO GET A RACE FOR
ROAD RACE FACTORY RED BULL.
MIKE, JAMIE, JESSE AT HOME,
EVERYBODY GAVE ME AN AWESOME
BIKE.
GoPRO, EVERYBODY, MAN.
I'M JUST SO STOKED.
MY FAMILY, MOM AND DAD AT HOME.
EVERYBODY.
JUST AN AWESOME RACE.
AND HE PUSHED ME HARD AND THEN I
THINK HE MADE A MISTAKE AT THE
END AND GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A
GAP.
BUT I'M STOKED.
>> ALL THE HARD WORK PAYING OFF
FOR NUMBER 32, JAKE GAGNE.
>> NO QUESTION ABOUT IT.
MOM AND DAD SHOULD BE STOKED
WATCHING ON CBS AT HOME, TOO,
I'LL BET.
GREAT RACING THROUGHOUT.
AND CONFIRMATION OF THE RESULTS
THERE.
JAKE GAGNE WITH THE WIN.
A YAMAHA A SWEEP AT THE FRONT
AGAIN.
BEAUBIER SECOND, JAKE LEWIS INT,
THIS IS A TEST.
FTH
THIS IS A TEST..
KYLE
WYMAN HOLDING OFF MELISSA
PERISH, AS WE SAW IN THAT
BATTLE.
WOW, THAT REALLY DOES CATCH YOUR
BREATH.
>> NUMBER 6, CAMERON BEAUBIER,
SECOND PLACE HERE TODAY.
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTMENT ON YOUR
FACE.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR RACE.
>> YEAH, I MEAN, THAT WAS A
PRETTY FRUSTRATING RACE.
I -- I DIDN'T RIDE A CRISP,
CLEAN RACE AT ALL.
I WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
I WAS MAKING MISTAKES,
OVERBRAKING CORNERS, ALMOST HIGH
SIDED ONE.
IT WAS PRETTY FRUSTRATING.
BUT MY YAMAHA, GRAVES YAMAHA,
MONSTER ENERGY BIKE WAS WORKING
AWESOME, LIKE ALL WEEKEND.
I FELT LIKE I WAS THE FASTEST
GUY, I COULD HAVE WON.
BUT JAKE WON AN AWESOME RACE.
BUT HE'S SMART.
HE'S SMARTER THAN ME.
SO WE'LL GO DO HOMEWORK AND COME
BACK FOR NEXT RACE.
>> THANK YOU.
NUMBER 6, CAMERON BEAUBIER,
SECOND PLACE TODAY.
>> WELL, HE UNDERSTANDS HE'S IN
SCHOOL.
HE'S DOING SOME HOMEWORK FOR THE
NEXT RACE.
IN TERMS OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP.
AFTER TWO ROUNDS, CAMERON
BEAUBIER, 89 POINTS.
JAKE GAGNE WITH THAT VICTORY, 15
BEHIND.
GERLOFF STILL THIRD.
J.D. BEACH NOW 34 POINTS ADRIFT.
AND LIKE JAKE LEWIS, BOBBY THONG
STILL IN IT.
WOW, GREAT ACTION FROM ROAD
AMERICA.
AND EVERYTHING WE WANTED FROM
THE RACE FOR SURE.
THUMB'S UP FROM ALL OF THEM.
AND THEY GAVE IT THEIR ALL, NO
QUESTION ABOUT IT.
FOR SCOTT RUSSELL, DANIELLE
FIELD AND DIANA DULGREN, I'M
JONATHAN GREENE.