Troy Herfoss Crowned King Of The Baggers
S&S/Indian Motorcycle's Troy Herfoss removed any drama from the title decider in the Mission King Of The Baggers finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park on September 29 as the Australian made the race his own, crossing the finish line as the 2024 Mission King Of The Baggers Champion.
Although he and Kyle Wyman were separated by just two points at the start of Sunday's season climax, the winner-take-all thriller between Herfoss and the Harley-Davidson Factory Racing's rider never materialized. Wyman got the start he wanted, led briefly, but was soon passed by Herfoss.
It didn't take Wyman long to realize he didn't have the same race pace as his Indian-mounted rival, and it ended up being a tough day at the office for the winningest rider in Mission King Of The Baggers history.
It didn't get any easier for Wyman when he was attacked from behind by RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson's Rocco Landers, with the 19-year-old eventually taking second from the New Yorker. Wyman held on for third, and he and Herfoss ended the season just 11 points apart.
For Herfoss it was his seventh win of the year and his 14th trip to the podium out of 18 races, and he adds the King Of The Baggers title to his three Australian Superbike Championships. He crossed the line 1.7 seconds ahead of Landers after fist pumping his way through the final set of corners.
Landers, in turn, was just .119 of a second ahead of a disappointed Wyman. Landers late-season burst of speed moved him all the way to fourth in the championship. He actually tied his teammate Hayden Gillim (fifth in the final race) in the points tally, but the spot went to Gillim via the tiebreaker.
Fourth place in Sunday's finale went to Herfoss' teammate Tyler O'Hara, just a few tenths ahead of Gillim.