MACEDON, NEW YORK – MARCH 20, 2013 – After a long offseason in the cold North, Harv’s Harley-Davidson Racing was prepared for the 2013 Geico Motorcycle AMA Pro Racing season. Round 1 at Daytona International Speedway was a weekend of ups and downs. Ultimately showing great potential for the rest of the year.

 

Travis Wyman, 21, topped the first Motorcycle-Superstore.com SuperSport practice, being the fastest of the 61-rider field. Electronic issues daunted his qualifying position of ninth, while younger brother Cody, 19, notched his career best qualifying result of tenth. Travis also claimed his first career pole position in the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series, posting a time .176 seconds faster than second place.

 

The opening round for the Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson Series was a crapshoot right from the start. Almost immediately an eleven-rider freight train formed with riders dramatically shifting positions, some going from ninth to first in one lap.  Often with as many as eight-riders abreast entering the tri-oval. Drafting was detrimental at Daytona, and Travis who led the race, slid back to take an eighth position.

 

SuperSport Race one was heartbreaking to Travis, as shifter problems brought his season-opener to an abrupt stop. It also showed Cody running third on lap two, although he slipped back to eighth, another career best finish. Race two held different outcomes for each Wyman brother, Travis had a great launch that sent him into the lead group. A furious drafting battle left Travis with a respective fifth place finish. Cody had issues while another rider made contact with his exhaust and sent him off the track. He did recover to take sixteenth.

 

"It was awesome to be in the lead group. Prior to Daytona, I've never even run in the top ten. I knew I could get a good start from the third row. Last year at Daytona I qualified 31st, compared to 10th in 2013. I made a few mistakes, out braking myself and lost a couple of positions." Cody said, "On Saturday, midway through the race, a rider collided with my bike entering the bus loop. I managed to save it but my exhaust suffered some damage. I was happy to get 16th considering the loss of power for the second half of the race. It was the longest offseason I've ever experienced, and I can't wait to get to Road America and compete in the lead group.” –Cody Wyman

 

"I was able to put it all together and put the Harv’s Harley-Davidson XR1200 on the pole at Datyona! We had the bikes and the pace to run up front, I was just out smarted in the draft at the end of each race. I am happy and confident with my team this year and am looking forward to Road America"

-Travis Wyman

 

Special thanks to Harv’s Harley-Davidson, Long Pond Auto Body, Arai, ACT Racing, Hotbodies, Bazzaz, Bickle Racing, Vortex, Held USA, Shorai, MotoOption, GPTech, Dynojet, Lenny Albin from Ohlins, Robb Hilfiker, Bill Wyman, and the Mason Family.

Harley-Davidson Racing Series Race Results:

1. Tyler O’Hara

2. Kyle Wyman

3. Bobby Fong

4. Michael Corbino

5. Steve Crevier

6. Michael Barnes

7. Shane Narbonne

8. Travis Wyman

9. Gage McAllister

10. Eric Stump

 

AMA SuperSport Race 1 Results:

1. Stefano Mesa

2. David Sadowski Jr.

3. Hayden Gillim

4. Matthew Sadowski

5. Tomas Puerta

6. Sebastiao Ferreira

7. Mark Miller Jr.

8. Cody Wyman

9. Armando Ferrer

10. Travis Ohge

45. Travis Wyman DNF, mechanical

 

AMA SuperSport Race 2 Results:

1. Tomas Puerta

2. Charles Weaver

3. Corey Alexander

4. Jeffrey Tigert

5. Travis Wyman

6. David Sadowski Jr.

7. Sebastiao Ferreira

8. Stefano Mesa

9. Miles Thornton

10. Mark Miller Jr.

16. Cody Wyman

 

Harley-Davidson Racing Series Race Results:

1. O’Hara, 31 points

2. Kyle Wyman, 25

3. Fong, 21

4. Corbino, 18

5. Crevier, 16

6. Barnes, 15

7. TIE, Narbonne/Travis Wyman, 14

9. McAllister, 12

10. Stump, 11

 

SuperSport East Championship Point Standings:

1. Mesa, 44 points

2. Gillim, 30

3. Alexander, 28

4. Miller, 25

5. Cody Wyman, 18

6. Travis Wyman, 16

7. Thornton, 12

8. Valdez, 9

9. Murray, 3

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