OrangeCat Racing’s Uribe wins his second MotoAmerica Stock 1000 race Sunday at The Ridge Motorsports Park
Wyman scores two top-10 finishes at June 28-30 event, Uribe now a close second in points standings
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OrangeCat Racing By Marino Communications | July 2, 2024
OrangeCat Racing rider Jayson Uribe (No. 360). Photo credit: Fatal Visualz
SHELTON, Wash. -- When the MotoAmerica Stock 1000 season started in May, Jayson Uribe was the newcomer to the class. Six weeks and three rounds later, he’s proven himself to be a championship contender. The OrangeCat Racing rider was back to winning ways Sunday at The Ridge Motorsports Park and has tightened up the gap from himself to the championship leader from 16 points to six.
The Californian qualified on the front row and took a runner-up finish Saturday before capping off the June 28-30 round with a victory Sunday afternoon.
Uribe’s teammate, Travis Wyman, collected two top-10 finishes and persevered through a challenging Race 1 on Saturday to finish eighth on Sunday.
Uribe and Wyman both had positive starts to the Ridge round. Though Friday morning practice was briefly red flagged, Uribe and Wyman finished that session as the fastest and third-fastest riders, respectively. The first of two qualifying sessions took place later Friday and featured Uribe provisionally qualifying second and Wyman sixth.
The second and final qualifying session on Saturday morning saw Uribe secure second place on the starting grid – as well as improve on his best lap time from Friday qualifying by 0.739 seconds. Wyman clinched seventh on the starting grid for the weekend’s two Stock 1000 contests after improving on his best Friday qualifying time by 0.572 seconds.
The start of the Saturday afternoon Race 1 didn’t go exactly as Uribe planned, as he experienced a bit of a wheelie as he let the clutch out on his BMW M 1000 RR. But all was well for the rest of the opening lap, as Uribe was unfazed and was still running in the same position he qualified as the field negotiated the first several corners of the 16-turn, 2.47-mile Ridge circuit. Uribe went on to finish the first lap – and all of the 12 remaining laps – in second place and netted his second podium appearance of the 2024 season. Unfortunately for Wyman, the change in weather conditions from sunny to overcast and slightly damp did not jive with his bike’s setup. He ran as high as ninth on Lap 2 before having to settle for a 10th-place result.
Sunday’s Race 2 started much the same way as Race 1 with Uribe holding onto second place through the holeshot and to the end of Lap 1. Uribe was matching the race leader’s pace for the first two laps. Then the race leader crashed near the end of Lap 3, and Uribe took over the lead. Though two other frontrunning riders were able to stay with Uribe for most of the race, the Californian’s late race pace allowed him to stretch out his lead in the closing laps to capture the victory. Wyman had a better showing in Race 2. Though he’d dropped to 10th in the running order by the end of Lap 1, Wyman ran as high as seventh place on Laps 6-9 before finishing in eighth place.
Uribe’s strong results at the two most recent rounds have helped move him into a close second place in the championship standings. He’s a mere six points behind the championship leader with four races to go this year.
The penultimate round of the 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship takes place July 12-14 at the Laguna Seca circuit in Monterey, Calif.
Jayson Uribe / No. 360
“Overall, it was a great weekend for the OrangeCat Racing crew here at The Ridge. Race 1 was a good learning lesson for me. My goal was just to stick with the leader for as long as possible. I started running into some tire wear issues, decided to play it safe and come home in second. For Race 2 I tried to be more aggressive right off the bat. After the race leader went down, I immediately tried to slow the pace a little and just focus on being consistent and saving the tires and my body. We were able to click off fast, consistent lap times pretty much the whole race, which I'm happy about. The whole team worked hard to give me a bike that I can comfortably push on. Everyone stepped up this weekend and it showed.”
Travis Wyman / No. 10
“In today’s race, I got a pretty good start but was pushed wide by another rider at the first corner. I lost a bunch of ground to the lead pack but managed to battle my way past a couple riders to an eighth-place finish. We’re not where we want to be, but we’re slowly making progress in getting me more comfortable with the bike.”
OrangeCat Racing's promotional and technical partners for the 2024 MotoAmerica season include Motoworks Chicago, Ohlins USA, and alpha Racing.
Travis Wyman’s promotional partners for the 2024 MotoAmerica season include SP Connect, Klingler Thrillers, Fast Line Motorcycle Performance, Stomp Grip, On Any Moto, Bilmola USA and Alpinestars.
Jayson Uribe's promotional partners for the 2024 MotoAmerica season include CT Racing, 4SR, San Jose Motorsport and Red Engine Brewing.
To learn more about OrangeCat Racing, visit the team’s website at http://orangecatracing.com and follow the team on Instagram at @orangecatracing.
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OrangeCat Racing rider Travis Wyman (No. 10). Photo credit: Fatal Visualz