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MotoAmerica: More From Friday’s Action At Laguna Seca

By Michael Gougis
By Michael Gougis

MotoAmerica: More From Friday’s Action At Laguna Seca

© 2025, Roadracing World Publishing, Inc. By Michael Gougis.

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Wayne Rainey powers out of Turn 11 at Laguna Seca, followed by three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Kenny Roberts, with grandson Logan Roberts riding pillion. Photo by Michael Gougis.

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On Friday, three-time 500cc Grand Prix World Champion Wayne Rainey turned his first laps at Laguna Seca since he won the US Grand Prix there in 1991. Rainey, a three-time 500cc Grand Prix winner at the circuit, was paralyzed in a 1993 crash and did not participate in that year’s US Grand Prix. (There was no Grand Prix at Laguna Seca in 1992). Yamaha put together a special XSR900 GP machine in the livery Rainey raced in, and equipped it with the Y-AMT fully automatic transmission. Rainey was pushed off, did two full laps and pulled in to pit lane, where his team caught him as he came to a halt. After the post-ride media interviews were done, Rainey spent some time talking to fellow wheelchair pilot Mario Bonfante, a former motorcycle road racer paralyzed in a bicycle accident in 2006. Bonfante has since developed a set of controls to allow him to drive high-performance racing cars.

 

Wayne Rainey, left, and Mario Bonfante. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

Bobby Fong (50) pounded in more laps than any other Superbike rider, firing in 49 laps around Laguna Seca on Friday. Fong led the first practice session and finished second to Josh Herrin in provisional qualifying, 0.006 seconds back. The two were the only riders in the 1:23 range. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

James Rispoli (43) watches on as Kyle Wyman (33) rides through the gravel outside of Turn Three at Laguna Seca. It was a good day for the pair. Wyman exactly matched Hayden Gillim’s session-topping time from morning practice to take provisional King of The Baggers pole. And Rispoli led both Super Hooligan sessions and took provisional pole. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

PJ Jacobsen held off the Strack Racing teammates of Mathew Scholtz and Blake Davis to top both Friday sessions on his Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL Panigale V2. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

Hank Vossberg (131) is adapting rapidly to the Twins Cup class and the Robem Engineering Aprilia RS660. Vossberg, a race winner in the Talent Cup class, stepped up to the Twins Cup bike at The Ridge and finished second in Race Two, although he was 20 seconds behind winner Alessandro Di Mario. On Friday at Laguna Seca, Vossberg was second in provisional qualifying and the only rider within a second of Di Mario. Photo by Michael Gougis.

 

 

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