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Richard Kerr in action at New Jersey Motorsport Park
Richard Kerr was in action at New Jersey Motorsport Park at the weekend past for the final round of the Moto America Championship.
Kilmacrennan’s Kerr recently had a few wild card appearances for several teams in the British Superbike Championships Premier class on different machinery
It was back to his Trusty AMD/RK Racing Honda Freblade and back to Dunlop tyres for the weekend and with another new circuit to learn it was going to be a tough ask.
In damp conditions on Friday, Kerr qualified in fifth position for the Superstock class and 12th in the main Superbike class.
The Donegal rider had a great sixth place finish in Saturday's Superstock race and was 14th place in the main Superbike race.
Kerr was now getting to grips with the layout of the circuit and produced his two best performances on Sunday in dry conditions.
A fantastic four-way battle for the lead in Sunday's 15 lap stock race saw Kerr right in contention to the closing stages where he crossed the line in fifth, not far behind eventual winner and champion Hayden Gillim.
The last Superbike race was over 20 laps and would see Richard line up on the fourth row of the grid against the Superbike machines
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There was a fantastic ninth-place finish for Kerr, who kept the main Superbike riders in his sight for 17 of the 20 laps was the first Honda home.
The level of opposition included World Superbike race winner, Frenchman Loris Vaz and two Moto 2 riders, former World Championship pole man American Cameron Beaubier and Sean Dylan Kelly.
Kerr’s fastest lap time was less than 0.8 off the two Americans and on a Superstock spec machine.
It was a fantastic end to his Moto America debut, finishing sixth in the Superstock class and sixth in the Superbike Cup after only competing in four rounds .
With no previous data or machine set up and learning new circuits, the Donegal man can be very proud of his performances in the USA this season with his best result of fourth in the Superstock class and fifth in the Superbike class at the Ridge Motorsport Park.
Kerr has thanked all his loyal sponsors for their continued support and all his team for their help in 2024.
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