MOTOAMERICA SUPERBIKE: PODIUM WITH MATHEW SCHOLTZ
On a rainy Sunday at Road Atlanta, Mathew Scholtz and the Yamalube/Westby Racing wrapped up their weekend in Georgia with another MotoAmerica Superbike podium finish to follow up the podium result that they earned on Saturday. Mathew’s second- and third-place results put him in second place in the Championship points standings behind defending Superbike Champion Toni Elias.
Saturday’s partly sunny skies gave way to persistent rain on Sunday, and Mathew took his spot in the first position on the grid for Superbike Race 2, which was the result of him winning Saturday’s Superpole qualifying session. After the start, the wet track conditions immediately came into play as, on the first lap, a rider crashed, and Mathew had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid the incident. Despite the off-track excursion, Mathew deftly kept his #11 Yamaha YZF-R1 Superbike upright as he rode through the grass and mud, returning to the tarmac unscathed, but shuffled to the back of the pack.
The Yamalube/Westby Racing team will now travel to the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, Texas, for Round 2 of the 2018 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship this weekend.
