Chris leaves Road America tenth overall in the 2023 MotoAmerica Junior Cup standings

Fresh from his win in the Thai Yamaha bLUcRU R3 Cup at the Buriram Circuit, Chris Clark was back on MotoAmerica Junior Cup duty this past weekend. The event took place at the series’ longest circuit, Road America in Elkhart Lake.

Re-adapting to his Kawasaki on Friday, Chris qualified a solid eighth by the time Q2 was over on Saturday and was in confident mood for the weekend’s two races which are typically decided in a slip stream battle, due to the nature of the Road America circuit.

Part of the leading group of twelve throughout Saturday’s seven lap opener, Chris finished eleventh, a mere two seconds from the win. He went one better on Sunday to finish tenth, again involved in a race long multi-rider battle that saw him leave the third round of the series tenth overall in the championship standings.

Chris Clark:

“I made a big wheelie from the start in race one which thankfully didn’t cost me too much as I was able to climb back into contention pretty quickly. We were close to the podium, and I learned so much, especially about racing in big groups. I was tenth on Sunday after a long race. I found myself in the front group once again and was able to run some pretty fast times. Due to a couple of issues, both with me and the bike, I lost the draft and ended up having a lonely end to the race. Overall, I am happy with the way I rode, and will take what I learned this weekend to Brainerd. Thanks to all of my sponsors and supporters.”