Laguna Seca KOTB - Wyman Scoops Win and Second for H-D
Back where it all started at the legendary WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca at Salinas, California (Rounds 11 and 12 of the 2024 MotoAmerica Mission King Of The Baggers - July 12-14), H-D Factory Racing rider Kyle Wyman took the series points lead with a dominating Double Header win on the Saturday and a second place finish the following day.
Aboard a race-prepared 2024 Road Glide motorcycle, Wyman also broke his own track record in qualifying and won the Mission King Of The Baggers Challenge. RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Hayden Gillim won on Sunday as Harley-Davidson riders locked out the King Of The Baggers race podiums all weekend.
Wyman led all King Of The Baggers qualifiers with a time of 1:28.182, breaking the lap record he set in 2023. Wyman also won the three-lap Mission King Of The Baggers Challenge on Saturday. Starting from pole position on Saturday, Wyman led every lap of the nine-lap Mission King Of The Baggers feature race. In the opening laps, Wyman led a group that included Harley-Davidson Factory Racing rider James Rispoli, RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson riders Hayden Gillim and Rocco Landers, Factory Indian rider Troy Herfoss and SDI/Roland Sands Racing Indian rider Bobby Fong.
Wyman gradually opened a gap of about 1 second on Gillim, with Landers and Herfoss trailing. Herfoss ran off the track on lap 8, and later that same lap Landers got by Gillim to take second place. Wyman crossed the finish line 2.666 seconds clear of Landers with Gillim in third place, followed by Fong and Rispoli. Herfoss finished 11th.
The following day, Wyman again led the King Of The Baggers off the start with Gillim and Fong in pursuit. Gillim executed a daring pass for the lead at the top of the infamous Corkscrew turn on lap 3, but Wyman took the lead back with a pass in turn 2 on lap 6. On lap 8, Gillim got past Wyman again in the Corkscrew, and Fong dropped out with a mechanical problem. Gillim crossed the finish line 0.188 seconds ahead of Wyman. Landers made a last lap pass of Herfoss to grab third place. Rispoli finished fifth.
Next Up: Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio, August 16-18; Circuit Of The Americas, Austin, Texas, September 13-15; New Jersey Motorsports Park, September 27-29.
Race One
1. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
2. Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
3. Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
4. Bobby Fong (Ind) SDI/Roland Sands Racing/Indian Motorcycle
5. James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
6. Max Flinders (Ind) Mad Monkey Motorsports
7. Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
8. Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
9. Travis Wyman (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
10. Ruben Xaus (H-D) Feuling Parts
11. Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
12. Danny Spina (H-D) Ruthless Road Racing
Race Two
1. Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
2. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
3. Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson
4. Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
5. James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson Factory Racing
6. Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle
7. Travis Wyman (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
8. Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen/Harley-Davidson
9. Danny Spina (H-D) Ruthless Road Racing