2017 MotoAmerica Race Series Arrives in Austin, Texas

The top three qualifiers share their thoughts so far.

April 21, 2017

Josh Hayes runs qualifying practice at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin.Photo: MotoAmerica

The 2017 MotoAmerica series is officially underway with Qualifying Practice 1 taking place today at the Circuit of The Americas in Austin.

Toni Elias led the way in the Motul Superbike Class, followed by defending champion Cameron Beaubier and Roger Hayden.

Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing rider Toni Elias had the fastest qualifying lap of the day.Photo: MotoAmerica

It was nice to set the fastest lap in practice today, however, I did not feel as comfortable as I would have liked. We're [the team] still testing and have some work to do, but the other riders probably share the same feelings as me in terms of comfort. It's just the first practice and we'll look to improve each time out on the track throughout the weekend.

The second fastest lap of the day belonged to Monster Energy/Yamalube/Yamaha Factory Racing rider Cameron Beaubier.Photo: MotoAmerica

With a 2:11.593 lap time, Roger Hayden (Yoshimura Suzuki Factory Racing) secured the third qualifying spot.Photo: MotoAmerica

Position	Number	Name	Make	Class	Best Time
1	24	Toni Elias	Suzuki	sbk	2:11.384
2	1	Cameron Beaubier	Yamaha	sbk	2:11.422
3	95	Roger Hayden	Suzuki	sbk	2:11.593
4	4	Josh Hayes	Yamaha	sbk	2:11.671
5	85	Jake Lewis	Suzuki	stk1	2:11.798
6	50	Bobby Fong	Kawasaki	stk1	2:12:636
7	45	Cameron Petersen	Kawasaki	stk1	2:13.105
8	11	Mathew Scholtz	Yamaha	stk1	2:13.177
9	2	Josh Herrin	Yamaha	sbk	2:13.769
10	69	Danny Eslick	Yamaha	stk1	2:13.866
11	28	Sylvain Barrier	BMW	sbk	2:13.945
12	32	Jake Gagne	Honda	sbk	2:13.950
13	169	Hayden Gillim	Suzuki	stk1	2:14.134
14	25	David Anthony	Kawasaki	sbk	2:14.847
15	888	Max Flinders	Yamaha	stk1	2:17.095
16	92	Tyler O'Hara	Kawasaki	stk1	2:17.102
17	33	Kyle Wyman	Yamaha	sbk	2:17.756
18	74	Bryce Prince	Yamaha	stk1	2:17.783
19	63	Anthony Kosinski	Yamaha	stk1	2:19.952
20	47	Mathew Orange	BMW	sbk	2:20.409
21	81	Jeremy Cook	BMW	stk1	2:21.094
22	678	Steven Zoumaras	Kawasaki	stk1	2:23.823
23	46	Roi Holster	Yamaha	stk1	2:24.903
24	802	Joy Higa	Yamaha	stk1	2:25.457

More information on the 2017 MotoAmerica series can be found at motoamerica.com