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GARRETTGERLOFF
Garrett Gerloff’s first season as a defending champion has got off on the right track as the Texas native has managed
to finish the first three races of the 2017 MotoAmerica season on the podium. The Monster Energy/Yamalube/YES/
Graves/Yamaha rider finds himself in second place in the championship heading into the third round of the series at
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VIRginia International Raceway, only four points behind M4 Ecstar Suzuki’s Valentin Debise. The two of them had exceptional battles every single time they’ve met on the track so far throughout the season, battling back and forth in the opening race at Circuit of the Americas, as well as both races at Road Atlanta. Gerloff finished in first place in both races at VIR in the 2016 season, providing him with bundles of confidence heading into the weekend. Considering the current scape of the points chase in the Supersport class, the gunslinger from Houston will undoubtedly be fighting for the victory during both races as he looks to match his results from last year and do the double yet again.
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