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Rocco Landers’ Yamaha YZF-R6 is legal. That’s the ruling of MotoAmerica officials, who tore down the 17-year-old’s engine when the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC factory team s Managing Partner Bobby Shekarabi protested the legality of the Yamaha following Landers’ dominant victory in Supersport Race One at Pittsburgh International Race Complex. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC’s rider Josh Herrin, who finished second in Race One, held a massive 71-point lead with only five races remaining when the protest was filed. A race win pays 25 points with 20 points for second place. Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati NYC specifically protested the legality of the Landers Racing Yamaha YZF-R6’s transmission bearings and camshafts. According to MotoAmerica documentation, the transmission bearings were found to be legal OEM parts and the camshafts were found to be legal Yamaha GYTR race kit parts. Asked for his initial reaction when he found out Rocco was being protested, Lande ....