The Mission King Of The Baggers series has been a Harley-Davidson/Indian Motorcycle rivalry since day one. On Sunday at Road America, that rivalry was taken up a notch.

A day after watching Harley’s podium lockout in race one on Saturday, S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Troy Herfoss was determined not to let it happen again. And he rode like it, battling at the front of the pack with an equally intense Bradley Smith in a race between two racers desperately wanting to win.

Smith led into the final corner on the last lap with the lead, ran wide and left a hole that Herfoss charged through. The pair came to together on the exit with Smith crashing his Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing Road Glide and Herfoss riding to victory.

Smith’s two teammates James Rispoli and Kyle Wyman, meanwhile, watched it unfold right in front of them and raced up the hill to finish second and third, respectively.

All involved parties spent some time in Race Direction with the outcome unknown at the time of this writing.

Defending series champion Herfoss ended up topping Rispoli by just .229 of a second. For Rispoli, it was a good weekend after a miserable start to his season. Two podium finishes always make a guy feel better and Rispoli had to be pleased with his results.

Wyman was 1.1 seconds behind and content with a championship points lead that continues to grow. After winning race one and finishing third in race two, Wyman’s points lead is now 57 points over Herfoss.

Herfoss’ teammate Tyler O’Hara finished fourth, hot on Wyman’s tail and slightly ahead of RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim.

S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz was sixth with Saddlemen Race Development’s Jake Lewis seventh. TAB Performance Racing’s Kyle Ohnsorg, SDI Racing’s Cameron Beaubier and Gillim’s teammate Rocco Landers rounded out the top 10.

“Firstly, I just want to say, I hope Bradley (Smith) is okay. We were racing super hard out there. That guy is hungry. He was like a dog with a bone. I closed the gap in the last turn. I thought when we went in there, I was a lot stronger than him in the day. This morning, I was seeing him as well. He ended up pushing a lot wider than me. I went for it, and he went for it. I really hope that’s the way we can see it moving forward. I know how I’d feel right now if I was Bradley, and I just want to say I’m sorry that that’s how it finished. But we were both going for the same line. Aside from that, it was quite the day. I was having a lot of fun out there in that race. It’s a funny old game, isn’t it? You’ve got to be able to ride a bike fast, but when you get out there and the flag drops, it’s about racing a motorbike and it’s a fun old game. I think I’m pretty good at that game.”

Motovation Supersport – Davis Over Petersen

Eighteen-year-old Blake Davis races a motorcycle like a 30-year-old veteran, and he used his skill and maturity to win the second of two Motovation Supersport races at Road America, making up for a crash in race one after contact with Tyler Scott.

Strack Racing’s Davis and Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen did most of the leading during the 11-lap race and, deservingly so, they were the two who led the five-rider duel for victory across the line on Sunday.

The win, by just .195 of a second over Petersen, was Davis’ second-career Supersport win and more than made up for Saturday’s miscue.

Rahal Ducati Moto w/ XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen made the best of his situation, with Saturday’s race winner didn’t have the pace to win, but he made hay while the sun shone and beat his championship rival Mathew Scholtz for third, keeping his perfect 2025 podium streak intact and extending his lead in the championship.

Scholtz, meanwhile, tried the only move he could in an effort to win, diving into the last corner low, but ruining his drive on the exit. At the finish line he was only .301 of a second behind his race-winning teammate Davis.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Scott ran with the lead pack and finished fifth, .734 off the lead.

Jacobsen’s teammate Kayla Yaakov rode to a lonely sixth, eight seconds from the lead pack and some nice seconds ahead of Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis.

ADR Motorsports’ David Anthony was eighth with the ageless Larry Pegram ninth on the Team Hammer Suzuki GSX-R750.

Altus Motorsports’ Torin Colins rounded out the top 10 right on the back of the Anthony/Pegram battle.

“I was pretty fired up after yesterday,” Davis said. “Here you can never really say I have it. Even 10 feet from the line, I wasn’t sure if I had it or not. I was definitely feeling really good on the brakes. I felt like I could out-brake just about anyone. So, that was definitely a huge confidence booster. I kept just trying to stay in front of Cam (Petersen), stay in the lead of the race. I still don’t know if I have enough pace to just sit behind people. So, I’m always scared to sit and wait behind people. I always want to lead the race. It gives me that confidence that I’m still here, I’m still with the leaders. I’m always having a chance. It was definitely a super fun race. Battling with Cam was amazing.

Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul – Di Mario In A Thriller

Seven riders were separated by a tick over a second in Sunday’s Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul race with championship points leader Alessandro Di Mario celebrating his high-school graduation in the best possible way with his third win of the season.

“I want to thank the whole team,” Di Mario said. “The bike was absolutely amazing. I want to thank (Eraldo) Ferracci. Yeah, dude, I just graduated and I’m 16 so I still went to school, woke up every day, and so I don’t know what I’m gonna do now. That feels kinda weird. I just tried to see how many were in the lead group and I just wanted to position myself. I knew I wanted to be second and I placed myself in the perfect position and was able to win.

The race featured five riders at the front early on and that number grew to seven in the final laps. At the line it was Di Mario by a scant .021 of a second over Julian Correa, who matched his best finish of the season with a second runner-up. Correa also clocked the fastest lap of the race.

Next up at the finish, and just .029 of a second behind, was yesterday’s winner Sam Drane on his Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing Krämer. Drane’s countryman Bodie Page was just .077 of a second behind his fellow Aussie and only .371 of a second ahead of Royalty Racing’s Carson King.

The fast-improving Cody Kopp was a shadow sixth on his Team Roberts mount, with Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg, who started on the back row after crashing in the first start of the restarted race, ending up seventh.

On the first start, Drane led into turn one and the Australian and Di Mario opened a quick gap. It was all for nothing, however, as three riders went down in turn five, bringing out a red flag. Those crashing were MP13 Racing’s Ella Dreher, Vossberg, and D&D Certified Racing’s Landon Smith.

Di Mario now leads Drane by 21 points, 127-106. Paige is third with 86 points, one better than Correa.

Stock 1000 – Lee Doubles Down

The MotoAmerica Stock 1000 Championship changed at the start of the second lap of Sunday’s race at Road America when OrangeCat Racing’s Jayson Uribe crashed out of the lead in the high-speed turn one, handing his teammate Andrew Lee a third victory and an expanded lead in the series point standings.

Even though his main championship rival and teammate was out of the race, Lee didn’t let up and he broke the lap record with his 2:12.730 midway through the eight-lap race.

Behind Lee was an all-Honda scrap between Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates and Real Steel Honda’s JD Beach for second place, with the spot ultimately going to Yates by 1.9 seconds over Beach.

BPR Racing’s Bryce Kornbau had a lonely race to fourth as he was well clear of Edge Racing’s Jason Waters and 5.6 seconds behind Beach.

3D Motorsports’ Gabriele Da Silva was able to beat The Bike Experience USA’s Eziah Davis to the line with the pair separated by just .705 of a second.

Hot on their heels came RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Rocco Landers, who was just .139 of a second behind. BPR Racing’s Deion Campbell and Top Pro Motorsports’ Alex Arango rounded out the top 10.

“The OrangeCat Racing team is putting a bike under me that is capable of that, and I just want to thank the team, my friends, family and the fans for sure for being here. I’m really happy to be here.”

When asked if he can continue the run that has seen him win three of the first four races of the year while finishing second in the other, Lee said, “That’s why we keep going to the racetrack, right? So that’s the goal and we’ll just keep plugging away and see what the rest of the season looks like.”

With three wins in the first four races, Lee leads the championship chase by 30 points over Yates, 95-65. Beach is third with 62 points, one more than Uribe.

Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race.- Oh, So Close

Miranda Cain won the closest race in Royal Enfield Build.Train.Race. history with Cain topping Camille Conrad by a scant .079 of a second.

Cassie Creer finished third, some 13 seconds behind the lead duo.

Yesterday’s winner Kira Knebel crashed out of the race, bringing out the red flag. Shea MacGregor would also lead and would also crash. MacGregor remounted, however, to finish eighth. 

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More from a press release issued by MotoAmerica :

Herrin Sweeps With Second Road America Superbike Victory

Josh Herrin charged to his second MotoAmerica Superbike victory on Sunday, with the Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati rider completing a doubleheader sweep of the two races at Road America.

Herrin won Saturday’s Superbike race over Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong and Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Cameron Beaubier, beating those two by almost three seconds. Beaubier had made a few errors along the way, and Herrin felt a bit lucky in nabbing the 17^th AMA Superbike win of his career.

On Sunday, Herrin was under pressure from Beaubier at the front when he made the first error of the race with an off-track excursion in the chicane on the second lap. But Herrin fought back and didn’t waste any time in repassing Beaubier for fear of the five-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion pulling away at the front.

From there the two circulated in formation, with Herrin doing the leading, Beaubier the following. With four laps to go, the much-anticipated final-lap battle was over when Beaubier crashed at speed in the Carousel, ending his day and allowing Herrin to cruise to his 18^th career Superbike victory.

With Beaubier’s crash, Fong inherited second place, finishing 8.6 seconds behind Herrin.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante was a popular third with the Mexican milking everything he had out of his dying Suzuki on the final lap. He made it to the finish, just three seconds ahead of Benjamin Smith.

For Smith it was another strong finish with the FLO4LAW/SBU Racing rider again showing speed in racing to a career-best fourth.

Real Steel Honda’s JD Beach was fifth, a little less than a second ahead of his teammate Hayden Gillim. Beach’s fifth also earned him the win in the MotoAmerica Superbike Cup for those racing Stock 1000-spec motorcycles in the Superbike class.

Gillim crossed the line just a fraction of a second in front of Jones Honda’s Ashton Yates with the three Hondas flying in formation in the final laps.

Fong’s teammate Jake Gagne had an eventful start to his race as he came together with Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Sean Dylan Kelly, with the incident ruining the race for both. Gagne ended up eighth and Kelly was 14^th, ending a miserable weekend for the Floridian.

BPR Racing’s Bryce Kornbau and Aftercare Scheibe Racing’s Danilo Lewis rounded out the top 10.

Beaubier’s points lead evaporated with his crash, and he now leads Herrin by just two points, 111-109. Fong is third with 96 points while Gagne drops to fourth with 93.

Superbike Race 2

1. Josh Herrin (Ducati)
2. Bobby Fong (Yamaha)
3. Richie Escalanate (Suzuki)
4. Benjamin Smith (Yamaha)
5. JD Beach (Honda)
6. Hayden Gillim (Honda)
7. Ashton Yates (Honda)
8. Jake Gagne (Yamaha)
9. Bryce Kornbau (Yamaha)
10. Danilo Lewis (BMW)

Quotes..

Josh Herrin – Winner

“Like we talked about yesterday, just getting through those first two rounds is important for us. I think for me mentally, I got to get through them. It’s like A1 for Supercross. I’ve just got to do it. Luckily, we had two really good races this weekend. We don’t want to catch Cam (Beaubier) because of crashes, but that’s part of the game. Making mistakes is part of it. You’ve got to try to minimize them. The guys gave me a perfect bike this weekend. Like Bobby (Fong) said, the track didn’t have the grip that it had yesterday, but it seems like when the grip is down, our bikes, the V2 and the V4, always seems to be better for us. I ran off in the chicane and I just knew I had to put in a solid two laps to catch back up to Cam or my race is over. I was able to do that 9.4 which I was shocked by. I don’t know what my best time was this weekend, but I don’t think it was anywhere close to that. So, super happy with how the week went. I got two babies and two wins, so can’t ask for anything more than that. Go race at the Ridge in a couple weeks. Got to say a big thank you to my crew chief, Simone. I think he was the only guy I forgot to say on the podium, and he made sure to tell me about it whenever I got back. Big thanks to Simone for making improvements to the bike today to make it even better than it was yesterday.”

Bobby Fong – Second Place

“I was kind of doing the same thing as yesterday. We always try 100 percent, but I felt like the track was a little greasy today. Either that or I just couldn’t carry the momentum like I did yesterday. I was actually dumbfounded at the end of the race. I was going pretty slow with the times. I was asking Richie (Escalante), but I can’t ask this guy (Herrin) because he did a 9.4, so I can’t ask him if it felt slick. Obviously, it wasn’t that slick. I was a little more disappointed with myself that I couldn’t do the same pace. I lost the draft after the first lap and was just kind of a sitting duck. The crew has been working hard. It’s cool to get two second-place points. I was a little far down in the points leading up to this round. It’s good to move up in the points and to keep the Yamaha on the podium is good. Bummer for my teammate. I don’t know exactly what happened, but hopefully he’s good. I know Jake (Gagne) would have been up here as well if he had a good start.”

Richie Escalante – Third Place

“I’m really happy to be on this. For some reason this year I haven’t had the best feeling with the bike, so I take time every day to feel a little bit better. I think today I was maybe a little bit lucky, to be honest, but it’s part of racing. I’m super happy to finish on the podium. In the last lap, I think I had no fuel. So almost did not finished the race. Super happy. I tried to stay close with Bob (Fong), but I made a mistake in the chicane. After that, I just maintained my pace. To compare Friday to today, I’m super happy. Big thanks to my team, Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki. To my personal sponsor, Mission Foods. Can’t wait for the Ridge and Laguna. I think it’s special tracks for us. I think the Suzuki is working very good there.”

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More from a press release issued by Ducati Motor :

Josh Herrin is picture perfect with two wins on the Ducati Panigale V4 R to celebrate a new start in life.

It’s not every week that your wife delivers two healthy twin daughters, and you bring home two healthy MotoAmerica Superbike race wins, but that’s exactly what happened to Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati) this weekend at the third round of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Road America.

After a steady start over the first two rounds, Herrin needed to light his championship fire in Wisconsin, and that’s precisely what he did, taking the number one Ducati Panigale V4 R to his first win of the season in race one after a tense battle with Cameron Beaubier.

Beaubier made a lunge at turn one with two laps to go but ran wide, allowing Herrin to seal the deal and catapult himself back into championship contention.

Herrin and Beaubier battled once again in race two, but Beaubier lost the front at the long turns nine and 10.

That let Herrin escape for a relatively easy win, and what’s more, he closed right up in the championship to be just two points off the lead heading into round four at The Ridge Motorsports Park.

2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship After Round Three
P1 – Cameron Beaubier, 111
P1 – Josh Herrin (Ducati) 109
P3 – Bobby Fong, 96
P4 – Jake Gagne, 93
P5 – Richie Escalante, 57

Josh Herrin (Warhorse HSBK Racing Ducati–#1)
“I wasn’t expecting to get two wins, that’s for sure,” Herrin said. “Cam (Beaubier) was strong all weekend, but I guess on race pace, I was doing more laps, and I was just more comfortable.

“Coming into this weekend, I told my guys I didn’t want Qualifying 1 on Friday to be a qualifying run. That had to be a practice run where we nailed the set-up and then Qualifying 2 on Saturday was the one to go for a grid spot.

“I was really happy with that procedure as I even ran a race tire at the end of Q2 on Saturday, so I am super happy with how everything worked out. Two new babies, two new race wins. I can’t ask for anything more than that.”

Round four of the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship is scheduled for June 27-29 at The Ridge Motorsports Park in Washington on June 27-29.

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More from a press release issued by Yamaha Motor :

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong scores a pair of second-place finishes at Round 3 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship. 

Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong strengthened his title campaign with a second runner-up finish at Round 3 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at Road America. Jake Gagne overcame adversity from a near crash at the start of Race 2 to finish eighth, scoring valuable points as the premier-class title chase tightened up in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. 

It was another great day for racing, with a record Superbike crowd at the iconic four-mile track. Once again, Fong got another good start from the fourth spot on the grid to third. The Californian ran a calculated race, running a consistently strong pace in third. With four laps remaining, the series points leader crashed out of the race, and Fong advanced to second, where he would finish. His fourth runner-up result of the season was a 20-point gain, moving him up to third in the championship standings and within 15 points of the leader. 

Starting fifth on the grid, Gagne had a big moment after the start, as he and another rider came together, causing him to nearly go down. Thankfully, the three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion saved it but went off track on the front straight and rejoined at the back of the field. Gagne put his head down and made an impressive charge back to ninth by the halfway mark, and then to eighth after the frontrunner crashed. In the end, he lost too much time after the race-start incident to advance further and was shuffled back to fourth in the standings, but his efforts closed the gap to the leader to 18 points.

Next up for the Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing team is Round 4 of the MotoAmerica Superbike Championship at The Ridge Motorsports Park, in Shelton, Washington, on June 27-29.

Richard Stanboli – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing Team Manager
“The race did not go as we wanted, but Bobby earned some good points for the championship. Unfortunately, Jake came together with another rider after the start and never had a chance to show his potential, but in the end, also earned good points. We will work hard during this next break and get ready for The Ridge.”

Bobby Fong – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #50
“We want to be closer to Josh (Herrin) and Cam (Beaubier), but it was a good weekend. The bike was great, we had two second-place finishes, and got a little closer in the championship. We’re going to keep working to get one step further. We’re looking forward to The Ridge.”

Jake Gagne – Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing #32
“Right off the start, I got tangled with another rider and ran off into the grass. Fortunately, I rode it out because it could have been a lot worse. It was a bummer result, but I’m looking forward to the next round at The Ridge!”

2024 MotoAmerica Superbike Results

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More from a press release issued by Suzuki Motor USA :

Suzuki riders demonstrate pace and perseverance with top-five finishes, a pole position, and multiple podium appearances.

Suzuki Motor USA and Team Hammer added to their 2025 trophy haul with podium finishes in Superbike and Supersport as the MotoAmerica tour did battle at the high-speed Road America circuit in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.

Race Highlights:

• Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki
  • Superbike
    • Richie Escalante scored a pair of Superbike top fives aboard the GSX-R1000R, including a high drama third on Sunday.
    • Sean Dylan Kelly was lightning quick but luckless in Wisconsin.
  • Supersport
    • Qualifying in pole position, Tyler Scott ran at or near the front all weekend and was rewarded with yet another top three. 
    • Max VanDenBrouck earned valuable experience while running in top-ten contention.
• RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines
  • Stock 1000
    • Rocco Landers continued his smooth transition to big-bore racing with a pair of solid results.

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Richie Escalante steadily worked his way forward as the weekend played out, ultimately ending his stay in Wisconsin on the podium. After qualifying seventh, the hard-charging Mexican racing star worked his way up to finish fifth in Saturday’s MotoAmerica Superbike race aboard his GSX-R1000R. Sunday proved even more fruitful, if even more nerve-wracking. A near-certain third temporarily came into question when Escalante had an issue on the closing lap. However, he ultimately managed to power up the hill one final time and crossed the line to secure a hard-earned position on the box.
 
“I’m super happy to have progressed throughout the weekend,” Escalante said. “I’m really happy with the bike right now. Thanks to my team – we’re making steps. I really want to be able to consistently fight for the podium, and we’re getting closer to being able to do that. I can wait for the races coming up… there are some special tracks for us on the calendar just ahead.”

Sean Dylan Kelly continued to show front-running speed on the Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki GSX-R1000R, storming his way to a front-row grid position in qualifying. Unfortunately, he had little and less luck come race time. Saturday’s race saw him drop to the back of the field due to an early mishap, followed by a heavy Turn 1 crash at the opening of lap 3. Sunday’s race ended even earlier, as he and another rider made hard contact moments after leaving the start line, forcing Kelly into the pits. He returned to the fray and soldiered on to a 14th-place finish.
 
SDK said, “It was a rough ending to what I felt was going to be a strong weekend for us. I had a problem on the start on Saturday but was able to make an adjustment and get going. I was trying to catch back up but I came up on another rider in a bad spot for me and with a really high closing speed. I didn’t want to take him out so I had to pitch the bike. It was a wild two laps. On Sunday, I got my regular start and got nailed bad enough to bend the bars and had no choice but to come in. The boys were able to get me going and at least I got some laps. We’ll be back for the next one.”

Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Supersport ace Tyler Scott came away with the squad’s best combined finishes on the weekend, notching up a 2-5 weekend after earlier claiming the pole position. Scott had a GSX-R750-powered victory in his sights on Saturday, passing his way into the lead on the final lap. However, he was impacted by a trailing rider, forcing him to run wide and lose a couple positions. Scott rebounded quickly enough to fight his way back up to second at the checkered flag. He battled for the win again on Sunday, however, despite finishing just 0.734 seconds removed from victory, he finished in fifth position.
 
Scott said, “I feel like I had really good pace on the bike.  We actually turned a lot of stuff around this weekend. The whole Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki team did a great job. We flipped the bike upside down going into Q2 and was able to put it on the pole. We had confidence in the bike to be able to push. I didn’t feel it was necessary to lead all through (Saturday’s) race. Going into the last lap, I felt really good with the set-up, and I thought I could make the pass for the lead going into Turn 5. I got by into first, but when I went to dip into the corner, another rider smashed back into me and I ran a little bit wide. I had no rear brake, and then going up the hill, someone clipped my handlebar and broke my clutch. But overall, it was an awesome job by the team, and the bike worked amazingly.”

Scott’s up-and-coming teammate, Max VanDenBrouck, continued to prove himself a constant top-ten threat in the hotly contested Supersport class even if his final results didn’t fully reflect that potential. He was running inside the top ten on Saturday before suffering a fall that took him out of contention. And on Sunday, he engaged in a seven-rider drafting war for eighth before finally winding up at the tail-end of that group in 14th.
 
“I wasn’t happy with the weekend from a results standpoint,” Max Van admitted. “We were able to try a lot of adjustments on the bike that I was not previously familiar with. I liked some and didn’t like others, but I think we made progress. Friday, I was the fastest qualifier in the wet but the rest of the weekend was dry. Saturday, I crashed in the race, and Sunday we had a tire problem. I was able to stick with it, but what we ended up with was a bike with great grip at the rear and not much in the front. I got going better near the end. I finished 14th but had the eighth fastest lap of the race.”

RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Rocco Landers continued his literbike apprenticeship aboard the team’s GSX-R1000 Stock 1000 machine. Landers, who has won races in Supersport, Baggers, Twins Cup, and Junior Cup, hinted that it’s only a matter of time before he adds a 1000cc win to his resume, qualifying on the second row and earning sixth- and eighth-place finishes at Road America.

Landers said, “It was much better than Atlanta, honestly. We made big strides and got our best finish. We got some bad starts which didn’t help and it was always going to be a tough track for us. We made a ton of drastic changes but every session was way better. We set our best time of the weekend in Sunday’s race. The bike was really good on the brakes, which is important here. Our next few rounds will be way better.”
 
The 2025 MotoAmerica AMA/FIM North American Road Racing Championship will pick back up later this month at Ridge Motorsports Park in Shelton, Washington, on June 27-29.

Please visit SuzukiCycles.com/Racing/road-racing for more team news.

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More from a press release issued by PS Squared :

PS Squared Racing Shows Grit and Growth at Road America with Aprilia RSV4 1100

Elkhart Lake, WI — PS Squared Racing continued its 2025 MotoAmerica Stock 1000 campaign this past weekend at the legendary Road America circuit, with rider Cory Ventura making steady strides aboard the Aprilia RSV4 1100. Still racing the “demo bike” acquired and converted into a competition machine during the opening round at Atlanta, the team once again demonstrated its resilience, adaptability, and the growing potential of its package.

With Friday’s practice sessions hampered by wet conditions, the team was left with a single dry qualifying session on Saturday—far from ideal for a young squad still building familiarity with the RSV4 platform. Despite the limited track time, Ventura secured a spot on the fifth row of the grid, an encouraging result under the circumstances.

Saturday’s Race 1 saw a composed and consistent performance from Ventura, who crossed the line in 14th position, earning more valuable points and data. In Race 2 on Sunday, a pre- race technical infraction forced Ventura to start from the back of the grid. Undeterred, Cory launched into a determined charge through the field, clocking competitive lap times before a minor front-fender impact necessitated an unscheduled stop to address the damage. Refusing to let the setback define the day, Ventura returned to the track and brought the bike home, completing another gritty performance for the team.

With a long break before the next round at Virginia International Raceway (August 1–3), PS Squared Racing will continue development of the RSV4 1100, aiming to unlock even more performance from the promising package.

PS Squared Racing extends its gratitude to its dedicated partners: Powersport Supply, Robem Engineering, Piaggio Group Americas, Aprilia Racing, Öhlins Suspension, Imperial Sport Bikes, Infinity Fall Protection, SC-Project, and Dunlop Tires.

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More from a press release issued by Harley-Davidson : 

Harley-Davidson® X Dynojet actory rider Kyle Wyman goes 1-3 at Road America to stretch King of the Baggers points lead. 

The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team swept the podium in the first race of a Mission King of the Baggers double-header weekend at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wis. Racing in special livery inspired by the colors of the Harley- Davidson® CVOTM Road Glide® ST production motorcycle, factory team riders Kyle Wyman, Bradley Smith and James Rispoli finished the race 1-2-3 on race-prepared Harley-Davidson® Road Glide® motorcycles before a throng of home-town fans, including former Senior Vice President and Chief Styling Officer Willie G. Davidson. Following the race Smith was disqualified for a technical infraction, which Harley-Davidson has disputed and appealed. Wyman stretched his series lead to a commanding 56 points with his fourth victory of the season on Saturday and a third-place result behind second-place Rispoli in Sunday’s race.

During technical inspection following the Saturday race it was determined that Smith’s motorcycle had exceeded the 7000 RPM engine rev limit during the race, and he was disqualified by MotoAmerica officials. Because the infraction occurred only as the motorcycle was entering into Turn 3, accelerating downhill under no power from the engine (which was killed via spark cut) Harley-Davidson maintained no performance advantage occurred and appealed the decision to the American Motorcyclist Association, but the appeal was denied. This anomaly was caused by gearing and engine mapping specific to Smith’s motorcycle, and the motorcycles ridden by Wyman and Rispoli did not exceed the RPM limit.

“Due to an oversight within the 38 team, there was no counter measure added to my electronics for Race 1,” said Smith following the announcement of the disqualification. “For clarity, I exceeded the RPM limit for 30 meters during a lap of 5.8 kilometers. On Sunday, the counter measure was added, my lap times were faster and I was leading the race. I believe this clearly shows that there was no performance gain, and the exceeding of the rev limit was purely down to the nature of the track at Turn 3.”

Wyman put the King of the Baggers field on notice in Saturday qualifying with a blistering lap of 2:17.452, shattering his 2024 lap record by 1.683 seconds on the 4.05-mile, 14-turn Road America course. Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team riders filled the front row, as Smith qualified second at 2:18.737 and Rispoli was third at 2:18.862. Immediately after Saturday qualifying, Rispoli beat Wyman across the finish line by 0.244 seconds to win the two- lap Mission Challenge.

In the five-lap main event on Saturday, Wyman used a tremendous start to open a gap on a field that got bunched up fighting for position into the first turn. As the lap unfolded, it was Smith, Factory Indian riders Tyler O’Hara and Troy Herfoss, and RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson rider Hayden Gillim battling in a pack with Rispoli in sixth position. A bobble on the first lap by Herfoss held up the pack and allowed Wyman to stretch his lead to more than a second. Smith and Rispoli were running in second and third place on Lap 2 when Rispoli ran wide on Turn Five and fell back to sixth position. Smith settled into second place and began to chase down Wyman. Rispoli recovered and worked through the field, passing Herfoss for third position on Lap 4. Smith closed on Wyman, recording the fastest lap of the race at 2:18.007 on Lap 4, and was on Wyman’s rear tire as the teammates powered through the final turns leading to the finish line. Smith was not able to draft for the lead on the long uphill front straight, and Wyman crossed the line leading by 0.255 seconds. Rispoli finished third, 4.493 seconds behind Wyman and 1.095 seconds clear of O’Hara in fourth place.

“For all of us to lock the podium out is an amazing feeling,” said Wyman following the Saturday race. “I think the team has really earned this position that we’re in. We’ve all been working pretty hard. I think that something is just a little bit different this year. This is my fifth season with this program. Having the three of us and the energy that each of us brings to the table and how we’re all working together to put Harley-Davidson on top, we’ve made a big step when we didn’t really think that there was a step this big to be made. So, it’s a great feeling.”

Smith, the veteran British racer in his first season riding for the Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team, appreciated seeing the team’s full potential on display at Road America.

“Today as an eyewitness I can see the accumulation of the last five years, from when this project first started,” said Smith. “When you work on something 365 days a year for four or five years straight and then you finally get what we had today that’s going to go down in people’s life memories forever. It’s certainly going to go down in mine. I kind of felt like this track would feel like home, the fast and flowing nature of it. OK let’s see how I go at this place, and I put together as best a race as I could.”

On Sunday it was Herfoss taking the lead at the start with Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team riders Smith, Wyman and Rispoli in hot pursuit with O’Hara, Gillim and Factory Indian rider Loris Baz rounding out a seven-rider train. Herfoss worked to slow and control the pace of race, and Smith officially led Lap 3 only to be re-passed by the Factory Indian rider. Smith passed again for the lead entering the Carousel on Lap 4 as Herfoss slipped back to third place behind Rispoli. On the last lap of the race, Herfoss got past Rispoli at Turn 5 to re-gain second place. On the last turn of the race, Herfoss ran wide in attempt to pass, and contacted Smith, who ran off the track. Herfoss continued and crossed the finish line 0.229 seconds clear of Rispoli with Wyman 1.195 seconds back in third place. Smith was able to right his motorcycle and cross the finish line to earn 5 valuable points.

“This was my best weekend ever racing on the Harley Factory Road Glide,” said Rispoli after Sunday’s race. “I wanted to win today but I’ll take second place. The team has been really grinding to get me to a place where I can race with these world-class guys. I had a great seat to watch Bradley and Troy banging bars the entire race. It was all mustard until that last turn but it’s racing at some point. We’re all here trying to win.”

After 6 of 14 rounds in the 2025 MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers series, Wyman leads in series points with 136, followed by Herfoss with 80 points, Baz with 77 points, O’Hara with 63 points, Gillim with 58 points, Smith with 57 points and Rispoli with 53 points.

 

The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team returns to action July 11-13 at the MotoAmerica Superbike Speedfest presented by Law Tigers at WeatherTech Raceway in Laguna Seca in Salinas, Calif.

The Mission King of the Baggers series features race-prepared American V-Twin touring motorcycles competing in 14 races over seven doubleheader weekends held in conjunction with the MotoAmerica Superbike series. Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team Road Glide® motorcycles are powered by modified Screamin’ Eagle® Milwaukee-Eight® 131 Performance Crate Engines. The team bikes also feature upgraded suspension components, including Screamin’ Eagle/Öhlins Remote Reservoir Rear Shocks, plus competition exhaust, race tires and lightweight bodywork.

The Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team is sponsored by Rockford Fosgate®, Mission® Foods, Brembo®, Öhlins®, Akrapovič, SYN3® lubricants, and Screamin’ Eagle® Performance Parts and Accessories.

MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers Race Results – Road America Race 1

1. 1. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team

   2. James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team

   3. Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle

   4. Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson

   5. Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle

   6. Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson

   7. Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development

   8. Kyle Ohnsorg (Ind) TAB Performance Racing

   9. Cory West (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development

   10. Loris Baz (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle

        

       MotoAmerica Mission King of the Baggers Race Results – Road America Race 2

       1. Troy Herfoss (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle

       2. James Rispoli (H-D) Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team

       3. Kyle Wyman (H-D) Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team

       4. Tyler O’Hara (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle

       5. Hayden Gillim (H-D) RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson

       6. Loris Baz (Ind) S&S/Indian Motorcycle

       7. Jake Lewis (H-D) Saddlemen Race Development

       8. Kyle Ohnsorg (Ind) TAB Performance Racing

       9. Cameron Petersen (Ind) SDI Racing

       10. Rocco Landers (H-D) RevZilla/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson

       11. Bradley Smith (H-D) Harley-Davidson® x Dynojet Factory Race Team