One Win Each for H-D and S&S/Indian at Road America
Mission King Of The Baggers - 2024 Rounds 7 & 8
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, June 1st and 2nd
Harley-Davidson Factory Racing rider Kyle Wyman scored a dramatic victory on June 2nd in MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers action at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Wyman executed a perfect draft pass to beat Troy Herfoss (S&S/Factory Indian rider) across the finish line by 0.039 seconds to claim his fourth victory of the season.
On a double-header weekend, Wyman, aboard his race-prepared 2024 Road Glide motorcycle, finished second in a rain-soaked race on June 1st and set a new KOTB track record in Friday qualifying.
Wyman has finished on the podium in seven of eight races so far this season and sits second in championship points. Harley-Davidson Factory Racing rider James Rispoli bounced back from a scary crash out of second place in the wet in the first race to finish a close fourth on Sunday, narrowly missing the podium by 0.047 seconds.
Wyman and Rispoli both debuted special livery on their race motorcycles in the Raven Metallic and Golden White Pearl colors respectively of the 2024 CVO Road Glide ST. Wyman started both races on the pole after posting a track-record lap time of 2:19.135 in dry conditions during the first round of qualifying on Friday.
S&S/Indian Motorcycle rider Troy Herfoss led the first race (Championship Round 7) from the start, with Rispoli and Wyman chasing in second and third place. Rispoli lost traction under braking approaching turn 1 and slid off the track at high speed as the leaders started the fourth of five laps on the 4.050-mile 14-turn Road America course.
Herfoss won by 5.254 seconds as Wyman brought his Factory Road Glide safely across the line in second. Factory Indian rider Tyler O’Hara finished third just ahead of a surging Jake Lewis on the Team Saddlemen Harley-Davidson Road Glide.
Sunny and dry conditions on Sunday allowed tighter racing for Championship Round 8. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Hayden Gillim jumped out to an early lead, with Wyman, Rispoli and Herfoss in close pursuit.
Wyman passed for the lead on lap 3, with Herfoss getting around Gillim and into second place. Herfoss then passed Wyman entering turn 1 to start lap 4 as the leaders opened a gap on Rispoli and Gillim. On the final lap, Wyman passed Herfoss in Canada Corner (turn 12) only to see Herfoss get by in turn 14, the final turn before the long uphill straight to the finish line. Wyman tucked into the draft and pulled past as the pair crossed the line. O’Hara finished third, just ahead of Rispoli and Gillim.
Race Results - Road America Race 1
1. Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
2. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
3. Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
4. Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
5. Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
6. Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
7. Bobby Fong (Ind) SDI/Roland Sands Racing
8. Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
Race Results - Road America Race 2
1. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
2. Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
3. Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
4. James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
5. Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
6. Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
7. Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
8. Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
9. Travis Wyman (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
