Agreed - I'm thinking the R6 wasn't prepared on the last race and, additionally, as Neonkiller has said, the higher speeds/drag started to weigh heavily in favor of the SS.  Doesn't really matter, I suppose - it's just a race, and we all know that, regardless of how two vehicles compare on paper, anything can happen in a race.     
LOL @ the rent-a-cops.  I saw them out patrolling in the golf carts.  Did you see how wide they extended that gate?  They are all about keeping out the bikers.