Lewis triples in Quebec

From Team Evolve Moto

COATESVILLE, PA – Team Evolve Moto/AxiomTV’s Johnny Lewis headed to Quebec for the Supermoto X-Fest Mecaglisse last weekend and brought home three impressive wins. Riding a close-to-stock Yamaha YZ450F from H. Grégoire Yamaha with supermoto tires, Beringer Brakes and his RG3 Suspension, Lewis cleaned house.

“This was the best race weekend I ever had,” said Lewis. “I rode for H. Grégoire Yamaha from Quebec using the personal bike of co-owner Louis Desourdy and had the support of my personal sponsor NSS Footwear. Louis and the entire dealership staff were very good to me all weekend. It was a super, awesome track, the fans were so appreciative of the show we put on, and it was a ton of fun.”

The second annual Supermoto X-Fest Mecaglisse was held in partnership with the Supermoto Quebec Association. Two Canadian TV shows will later air the event. More than 100 motorcycle and ATV racers participated vying for a $3,000 purse that included supermoto, superquad, mini MX bike stunts, and trials. The fans saw great racing action, took motorcycle demo rides and watched contests like the Supermoto Bike Drift.

Competing against many Canadian supermoto regulars on the unfamiliar Mecaglisse track with more than 1,000 spectators in attendance, Lewis stole the show. He finished third in his heat race and won the SMX Pro Open Final convincingly.

In the Super Final Prestige, which combined the top three finishers from Open Pro, 250 Amateur and Vet +35 main events, Lewis got the holeshot and led the entire race, despite starting at the back of the grid.

The Supermoto Bike Drift Contest was judged by fan applause as to which rider had the coolest drift. During his first run, Lewis overshot the corner. On his second run, Lewis drifted around the entire corner, leaning over so that his pegs touched the ground, after coming in very hard on the bike. The fans overwhelmingly voted for him by applause.

Lewis’ next stop will be round two of the XTRM Networks AMA Supermoto Championship on Aug. 9 for Doug Henry’s New England Supermoto Grand Prix in Stafford, CT.