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The latest round of the MotoAmerica King Of The Baggers series, at the Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta in Braselton, Ga. (April 22-23, 2023), saw Kyle Wyman take two convincing series wins and set three lap records as the Harley-Davidson Screamin' Eagle factory rider took the series points lead.
Wyman has now won three consecutive races on the team's race-prepared Road Glide. Wyman paced the field in Friday's qualifying session on the 2.55-mile Road Atlanta course, setting a new track record for the King Of The Baggers class with a lap of 1:30.427. Wyman took the lead at the start of the eight-lap Saturday race and pulled away from the field, opening a gap of 2.67 seconds by lap 5 and breaking his own track record with a best lap of 1:30.304.
Factory Indian racer Tyler O'Hara finished second, 3.09 seconds behind Wyman. Hayden Gillim finished third on the Vance & Hines Racing Road Glide. H-D Screamin' Eagle factory rider Travis Wyman finished in sixth place.
On Sunday (Round 4), it was O'Hara leading the field from the start, with Kyle Wyman on his rear tire. But before the end of the first lap, O'Hara ran off the track as Wyman challenged him on the brakes in turn 6, with O'Hara ultimately over-shooting the turn. Kyle then began to pull away from the field and led by 2.56 seconds after lap 4 and set yet another class record with a best lap time of 1:30.036. O'Hara recovered to finish second, 1.83 seconds behind Wyman, with Bobby Fong finishing third on the Roland Sands Indian. Gillim and James Rispoli finished fourth and fifth respectively on their Vance & Hines Racing Road Glides. Travis Wyman finished seventh on the Factory Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
After four of 14 rounds in the series, Kyle Wyman leads the championship with 75 points, followed by Rispoli with 67 points and Gillim with 65 points. O'Hara sits in fourth place with 61 points. Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson rider Jake Lewis is fifth with 37 points.
MotoAmerica KOTB Results - Road Atlanta Race 1
1. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson
2. Tyler O'Hara (Ind) Progressive/Mission Foods
3. Hayden Gillim (H-D) Vance & Hines Racing
4. Bobby Fong (Ind) Sacramento Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands
5. James Rispoli (H-D) Vance & Hines Racing
6. Travis Wyman (H-D) Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson
7. Jake Lewis (H-D) Team Saddlemen
8. Max Flinders (Ind) M3/Revolution Performance
9. Kyle Ohnsorg (Ind) Roland Sands Design
10. Hawk Mazzotta (Ind) Lloyds Garage
Source: H-D/Paul James
MotoAmerica KOTB Results - Road Atlanta Race 2
1. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson
2. Tyler O'Hara (Ind) Progressive/Mission Foods
3. Bobby Fong (Ind) Sacramento Mile/SDI Racing/Roland Sands
4. Hayden Gillim (H-D) Vance & Hines Racing
5. James Rispoli (H-D) Vance & Hines Racing
6. Jeremy McWilliams (Ind) Progressive/Mission Foods
7. Travis Wyman (H-D) Screamin' Eagle Harley-Davidson
8. Kyle Ohnsorg (Ind) Roland Sands Design
9. Jake Lewis (H-D) Team Saddlemen
10. Patricia Fernandez (H-D) Team Saddlemen
11. Eric Stahl (H-D) Jiffy Tune Racing