Gagne’s Hot Streak Continues at VIR

“The weekend went as planned. Our Yamaha R1s ran great, and Jake continued to lead the way and win as he does. Cameron has also been progressing nicely and has been mixing it up with the front runners all race long. We are looking forward to seeing our fans and racing at our next event at Road America.”

“It was good to get some points back and to get my first double since last year. We’re trying not to think about that right now and just take it one race at a time, but it’s good to have a great weekend like this. We’re still learning and understanding more about the bike. We made a couple of improvements to go a little bit faster today, so hats off to the team because we’re just inching our way forward and getting a little bit more comfortable with every little change.  

“It was another hot one today, not quite as hot as yesterday, but the track was still really greasy and slick. I think the main thing was that we got a better feel with the tires, and it was just enough to have a better first half of the race, and I was able to pull away with a little bit of a gap there. From there, it was just managing my race and limiting mistakes. ​​The competition’s high this year, so I’m happy to make some progress today.”

“It was a good race, but honestly, I’m a little bit disappointed with the outcome. Once again, Jake in those first few laps was unreal, and we all just played catch-up for the rest of the race. In the middle part of the race, I felt like I had some good pace, but unfortunately, I didn’t have anything on the brakes to make a pass. I learned a bunch this weekend, though, so I’m super excited going into our next race. I’m just going to keep building off this progress. We’re getting closer and closer and will hopefully get that win soon.”