Aprilia RS 660 always protagonist in the Twins Cup in MotoAmerica

A new fruitful weekend for the specimens Aprilia RS 660 engaged in Twins Cup in MotoAmerica, on the Road Atlanta layout. The drivers Rocco Landers and Gus Rodio both reached the podium, in particular Landers achieved a new success by winning race 2 and Rodio, with two podiums, increased his lead in the ranking.

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Saturday, in first race on the Road Atlanta track, Rodio got off to a good start, grabbing second position in the small group of three riders who immediately attempted to escape, including Landers. Unfortunately this was forced to stop at the end of the third lap, while Rodio continued to fight for success, obtaining a useful second place and 20 important points to consolidate his position at the top of the standings.

In second race Landers prevailed from start to finish, increasing his lead as the laps followed one another and also accumulating a margin of over seven seconds, before managing his advantage over his teammate until the end of the race. Rodio, after having distanced himself from his opponent in the battle for second place in the last two laps, once again took second place and the team also achieved their first double of the season.
Landers also set the Twins Cup class lap record in race 2 at 1:31.950, improving the reference by more than 8 tenths.

Il Next appointment of Twins Cup in MotoAmerica is expected after a three-weekend break from 19 to 21 May at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama.
The performances of the Rodio Racing – Powered by Robem Engineering standard bearers confirmed the great potential of the Italian twin-cylinder. Rocco Landers replaced the injured Ben Gloddy on this occasion, taking pole position and victory in his first round on the Aprilia RS 660. Gus Rodio increased his lead in the general classification with a 26 point margin, after the placings obtained in the two races .

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