Jun 7th, 2016
Team Suzuki Press Office – June 7.
Wisconsin’s scenic rolling hills hosted rounds nine and 10 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship on Sunday and Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing’s Roger Hayden and Toni Elias came away from Elkhart Lake, each having earned podium finishes aboard their Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 Superbikes.
Hayden finished second in Sunday’s race one at the four-mile Road America course in America and it was Elias’ turn to score the second spot in race two; marking the sixth podium result of the year for both Hayden and Elias.
After the strong weekend, Hayden and Elias continue to be in the championship hunt with four rounds and eight races to run, ranked third and fourth in the series standings respectively, with Hayden just 27 points out of the series lead and Elias five points behind his team-mate.
Although Elias – who competed with the Number #39 on his helmet in respect of fellow Spaniard Luis Salom, who lost his life in Friday’s Moto2 practice at the Catalunya MotoGP™ in Spain - was visiting Road America for the first time, he powered his Yoshimura Suzuki GSX-R1000 around the track in a time of 2:32.514 to qualify second, putting him on the front row. Hayden headed-up the second row, qualifying fourth with a time of 2:33.183.