PHOTOGRAPHY BY BRIAN J. NELSON
MONTEREY, CA, JULY 17—Latus Motors Racing Triumph’s Bobby Fong held off the Yamahas to take his first MotoAmerica Superpole of the season at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The Northern Californian edged out the Qualifying 1 session leader Josh Herrin on the Wheels In Motion/Motorsport.com/Meen Yamaha by .191 of a second. Rounding out the front row for Sunday’s race is points leader JD Beach on the Yamalube/Y.E.S./Graves Yamaha.
In fourth was Beach’s teammate Garrett Gerloff ahead of M4 Suzuki/SportbikeTrackGear.com’s David Anthony and RoadRace Factory Yamaha’s Tomas Puerta.
Team owner/racer Kyle Wyman qualified seventh on the KWR Yamaha. Puerta’s teammate Cameron Petersen was eighth. And rounding out the top 10 was Veloce Racing MV Agusta’s Hayden Gillim and Tuned Racing Yamaha’s Corey Alexander.
Herrin’s teammate Joe Roberts led the Superstock 600 class once again in the first qualifying session. Trailing Roberts by a mere .056 of a second was privateer Yamaha rider Richie Escalante. Rounding out the top was Californian Bryce Prince on the Tuned Racing Yamaha.
Meanwhile in the KTM RC 390 Cup, series new comer Xavier Zayat edged out the normally dominant Gage McAllister .400 of a second in the first qualifying session of the weekend. Rounding out the top 3 was Anthony Mazziotto III.
2015 MotoAmerica Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
Supersport Qualifying Results
1. Bobby Fong (Triumph) 1:26.552
2. Josh Herrin (Yamaha) 1:26.743
3. JD Beach (Yamaha) 1:26.828
4. Garrett Gerloff (Yamaha) 1.27.018
5. David Anthony (Suzuki) 1:27.363
6. Tomas Puerta (Yamaha) 1:27.703
7. Kyle Wyman (Yamaha) 1:27.745
8. Cameron Petersen (Yamaha) 1:27.834
9. Hayden Gillim (MV Agusta) 1:27.869
10. Corey Alexander (Yamaha) 1:27.894
Superstock 600 Qualifying 1 Results
1. Joe Roberts (Yamaha) 1:29.423
2. Richie Escalante (Yamaha) 1:29.479
3. Bryce Prince (Yamaha) 1:29.884
4. Michael Gilbert (Yamaha) 1:30.370
5. Travis Wyman (Yamaha) 1:30.536
6. Wyatt Farris (Yamaha) 1:31.168
7. Jason Aguilar (Yamaha) 1:31.299
8. Gage McAllister (Yamaha) 1:32.040
9. Andrew Lee (Yamaha) 1:32.401
10. Andy DiBrino (Yamaha) 1:32.410
KTM RC 390 Cup Qualifying 1 Results
1. Xavier Zayat 1:43.069
2. Gage McAllister 1:43.469
3. Anthony Mazziotto III 1:44.239
4. Hayden Schultz 1:44.588
5. Braedon Ortt 1:44.979
6. Brandon Altmeyer 1:45.091
7. Alejandro Gutierrez Mejia 1:45.524
8. Gabe Miller 1:46.123
9. Jody Barry 1:46.139
10. Josh Serne 1:46.312
