Herfoss Scores Double for Indian at Road Atlanta
Indian Motorcycle rider , three-time Australian Superbike Champion and King Of The Baggers rookie Troy Herfoss secured ' back-to-back ' wins in Atlanta in April to take the championship lead after six rounds of the 2024 KOTB season so far . The Indian Challenger swept the Race 2 podium , as Indian Motorcycle factory rider Tyler O ’ Hara took second , with ' Mad Monkey ' privateer Max Flinders in third . Herfoss continued to build season momentum after the Indian Motorcycle factory rider had already made his potential apparent . As his familiarity with the S & S Indian Challenger develops , then so too does his burgeoning reputation . Starting the weekend off strong , Herfoss captured the Mission Foods Challenge and its $ 5,000 prize for the second consecutive week . Starting on the pole for Race 1 , Herfoss battled with Harley-Davidson ’ s Kyle Wyman as
Pos No Name Total 1 17 Troy Herfoss 135 2 33 Kyle Wyman 126 3 29 Tyler O ' Hara 79 4 43 James Rispoli 79 5 1 Hayden Gillim 74 6 88 Max Flinders 51 7 50 Bobby Fong 44 8 97 Rocco Landers 42
9 |
13 |
Cory West |
41 |
10 |
78 |
Kyle Ohnsorg |
35 |
Sportmax slicks instead . While this proved to be the winning choice , as Herfoss and O ’ Hara finished 1-2 , Herfoss ’ enormous 13-second win likely means he would have been in contention regardless . Completing the Indian Challenger podium sweep was ' Mad Monkey ' privateer Max Flinders . Despite sustaining an injury in the Superbike race , Flinders was able to hold off the two exchanged passes throughout a tight race . Despite never racing at Road Atlanta , Herfoss proved victorious and secured his second career KOTB win . “ It has been absolutely incredible to witness Troy ’ s success , as each and every track is brand new to him ,” said Gary Gray , Vice President Racing and Service for Indian Motorcycle . “ Troy ’ s early success is a testament to our team at S & S , as they have done an incredible job of dialing in the Indian Challenger and allowing Troy to go out , focus on the track , and showcase his skills .” With a wet track , Race 2 relied on a calculated risk . Rather than run rain tires like most of the field , the S & S- Indian Motorcycle factory team made a ' ballsy ' decision to run Dunlop reigning KOTB Champion Hayden Gillim and earn his first podium of the 2024 KOTB season . Securing three wins and three secondplace finishes through six races , Herfoss has taken command of the KOTB Championship leaderboard , leading Wyman by nine points . He already owns track records for bagger racing at Daytona International Speedway and , now , Road Atlanta . Next Up : May 31-June 02 , Road America , Wisconsin ; June 14-16 , Brainerd International Raceway , Minnesota ; July 12-24 , Laguna Seca , California ; August 16-18 , Mid-Ohio ; September 13-15 , COTA , Austin , Tx ; September 27-29 , New Jersey Motorsports Park . www . motoamerica . com
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