Johnny Lewis was plagued by technical problems for most of the day and had to push his KTM race bike a 100 yards in the scorching heat after a mechanical failure stalled his racer at the final corner during his heat race. A blown clutch in the main saw him limping home in 11th place.
Spike delivers the 411 on the team between the AMA Supermoto Championship rounds 2 and 3.
Laurette Cushman AMA Supermoto Series Announcer
It was another amazing Supermoto race weekend! For round three, we stopped in Tooele, UT, just outside of Salt Lake City and the riders competed on one of the best, if not the very best, supermoto tracks in the States. Continued»
Brian Capper took his factory KTM 560SMR to 4th place in the race. He just missed the podium. The racer from South Africa is smiling and looking to get on the box in the next race.
Action pictures of the AMA Supermoto Championship races are now posted at the HMC Racing gallery. Click here to see team pictures that include #7 Troy Herfoss, #21 Johnny Lewis, #13 Brian Capper and #8 Kurt Nicoll. Continued»
2007 AMA Supermoto Race Recap at Round 2 - Englishtown, NJ
The Orange Men came away from Round 2 with multiple podiums and the big MO on their side as they head into Utah. Englishtown was a challenge and the team comes away without injury. Continued»
Troy Herfoss grabs a podium in a rainy and slick track. Mr. Smooth dropped back to 8th and picked his way around the contenders until he settled into 3rd and took it home. Excellent ride and outstanding racecraft. Continued»
Johnny Lewis was tight on Nicoll during the last few laps of the slick-fest race. Lewis was yelling to speed up or get out of the way. Nicoll was yelling back and schooling Lewis on some new cuss words (Nicoll is from England). Continued»
Brian Capper takes a 9th in a frustrating race at the 2nd round of the 2007 AMA Supermoto Unlimited Championship. He discusses his day Continued»
The Spike Report - AMA Supermoto Championship Round 2 - Spike has all the details on what is happening at Team KTM HMC and with the Factory KTM AMA Supermoto racers. If it is happening at Team KTM HMC then Spike knows about it or has his hand in it. Continued»
