/HMC Superbike Racing Team riders, Chris Fillmore and Taylor Knapp, made the best of an up and down weekend at the sixth round of the AMA Pro National Guard SuperBike racing series held at Miller Motorsports Park.
It was Fillmore who had the best race during Saturday’s main event. Fillmore did not have the best start off the line and was actually sitting in 10th place after lap one while his teammate was holding 8th. On lap two, Fillmore picked up one position as he pushed by Yates to take over 9th. The following lap the two teammates battled with Fillmore eventually taking over the 8th place position, dropping Knapp to 9th.
Chris Fillmore KTM Superbike Racing Season Update at Miller Motorsports Park:
Fillmore spent the remainder of the 16-lap race closing in on David Anthony and Larry Pegram. Fillmore moved to within 0.5 seconds of Anthony with a few laps remaining. Meanwhile, Knapp was battling a few positions back swapping places with Aaron Yates and Geoff May.
With two laps to go, Fillmore made the pass for 7th position on Anthony. On the final lap the two riders continued to battle and Anthony was able to move back around Fillmore with a couple corners to go. Anthony ended up taking 7th while Fillmore finished right behind him in 8th. Knapp hung on to finish inside the top ten with a 10th place result.