The cancellation of the VIR round means that Monster Graves Yamaha's Josh Hayes needs to make every race count, so he took a step in the right direction by being quickest during opening practice for the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca round of the 2011 AMA Pro Superbike championship
MONTEREY, CA, JULY 22 – Monster Energy Graves Yamaha’s Josh Hayes saw his chances of eating into his championship points deficit diminished by the cancellation of the two mid-August races at Virginia International Raceway. Now there are three races remaining, Sunday’s race here at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the two final rounds at New Jersey Motorsports Park in six weeks’ time. If Hayes is to have any hope of keeping the number one plate on the front of his blue and white Yamaha YZF-R1, he has to make every point count.
Hayes was fast in today’s lone Superbike practice session, but it wasn’t worth anything, officially. Unofficially it put him in good position for Saturday qualifying, when he stands to cut a point out of the 11 point lead (290 to 279) of Rockstar Makita Suzuki’s Blake Young, and he hopes to take more out in the Superbike race that finishes the day on Sunday.
Photo Gallery: 2011 AMA Pro Superbike Laguna Friday practice report Hayes quickest - Sport Rider Magazine
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