OrangeCat Racing rider Jayson Uribe scores top-five finish in MotoAmerica Stock 1000 debut at Barber Motorsports Park
Uribe’s teammate Travis Wyman bounces back from challenging Race 1 to finish sixth in Sunday’s Race 2.
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OrangeCat Racing By Marino Communications | May 21, 2024
OrangeCat Racing rider Jayson Uribe (No. 360). Photo credit: Fatal Visualz
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – OrangeCat Racing debuted its all-new rider lineup for the 2024 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 season at the class’ opener at Barber Motorsports Park, and one of those riders – Jayson Uribe – followed up a sixth-place finish aboard a BMW M 1000 RR in Saturday’s Race 1 with a top-five result in Sunday’s Race 2. The team’s other rider -- two-time Stock 1000 runner-up Travis Wyman -- had a mechanical issue hamper his pace in the Saturday race -- but was back to his usual form Sunday when he finished right behind Uribe in sixth place.
Uribe ended his first round of MotoAmerica Stock 1000 competition fourth in the class points standings after two races, and Wyman is one of three riders tied for ninth place.
Uribe and Wyman both had a positive start to the round’s on-track action, as they finished fourth-fastest and sixth-fastest, respectively, in Friday morning practice. The pair also ended the first of the weekend’s two qualifying sessions in those same positions on the time sheets, and Uribe was the fastest of the BMW riders in both sessions.
The second and final qualifying session took place Saturday morning and concluded with Uribe and Wyman having secured the eighth and ninth places on the starting grid for the round’s two Stock 1000 contests.
In the Saturday afternoon Race 1, both riders got good starts, though Wyman lost several positions during the first lap due to a mechanical issue. Uribe had moved up to seventh place by the end of the first lap and was part of a multi-rider, race-long battle for fifth place. Wyman finished the race in 13th place, and Uribe finished in sixth.
Sunday morning’s Race 2 saw both riders finish the first lap in better positions than they started it. Uribe moved up two positions to sixth place by the end of Lap 1, and Wyman was running right behind Uribe in seventh place. Though Uribe and Wyman were running in seventh and eighth place, respectively, at the end of Laps 3 and 4, Uribe moved up one position on each of the next two laps and was running in fourth place at the end of Lap 13 – though he finished the 14-lap contest in fifth – 0.162 seconds behind the fourth-place rider. Wyman moved up to seventh place on Lap 5 and sixth on Lap 8 – the position he finished the race in.
The OrangeCat Racing team will be back in action June 14-16 when MotoAmerica visits Brainerd International Raceway in Brainerd, Minn.
Jayson Uribe / No. 360
“Overall, I think it was a positive first weekend for us. We tried lots of different things, and improved every time we got on the bike. The one-lap pace wasn't where I wanted it to be, but our race pace overall was fantastic -- especially in Race 2. Being able to fight for the top five in my first race weekend on a BMW was awesome. I have now had the chance to see what the strengths and weaknesses are of our current package are against other fast riders. We've learned a lot, and we're ready to keep moving up the field at Brainerd.”
Travis Wyman / No. 10
“Our first race weekend as a team had its challenges. We found ourselves pretty far back on the grid and went backwards in Race 1. My team worked super hard overnight on Saturday, and I was able to fight in Race 2 to finish sixth. It wasn’t the weekend we wanted, but I’m really looking forward to the next round at Brainerd International Raceway.”
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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This press release has been prepared by Marino Communications on behalf of OrangeCat Racing. If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Michael Marino at 614.636.0199 or michael@marinocommunications.com
OrangeCat Racing rider Travis Wyman (No. 10). Photo credit: Fatal Visualz