KurveyGirl.com brings you the results of this weekend’s events.
Bobby Fong led a three-way fight for the MotoAmerica Superbike crown coming into the season finale at New Jersey Motorsports Park. Fong got his title challenge off to the best possible start, taking provisional pole while his key competitors struggled.
Cameron Beaubier crashed in practice and again in qualifying and was unable to compete for the top spots in provisional qualifying. Rain was forecast for Saturday, although it was not expected until the afternoon, so Beaubier will have one more chance to move up from his provisional 12th starting spot. Beaubier came into the weekend eight points behind Superbike Championship leader Bobby Fong.
Defending Superbike Champion Josh Herrin also struggled to put in a series of fast laps on Friday afternoon, stringing together three laps right at the end of provisional qualifying to put him on the front row. Herrin was 22 points behind Fong, and was the last rider with a mathematical chance to win the Championship.
The Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing YZF-R1s were going well, with Jake Gagne putting in a strong Saturday afternoon and taking second on the provisional Superbike grid. Gagne was not only second-quickest, but he put in more 1:20 laps in provisional qualifying than anyone other than teammate Fong.
Cameron Petersen had a good Friday as well. Petersen topped both King of The Baggers sessions, and was third in Supersport provisional qualifying.
With the Stock 1000 Championship concluded, OrangeCat Racing stepped up to the Superbike class with modified Stock 1000 machinery for the season finale in New Jersey. Stock 1000 Champion Andrew Lee was ninth quickest in provisional qualifying, while teammate Jayson Uribe was sixth, 1.155 seconds off of Fong’s quickest time.
More, from a news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Fridays aren’t Saturdays and Fridays aren’t Sundays, but being fastest on Friday isn’t a bad way to go.
Attack Performance Progressive Yamaha Racing’s Bobby Fong fired the first shot of championship weekend at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with the Californian earning provisional pole on Friday afternoon. Fong was fourth fastest on Friday morning but went 1.3 seconds quicker on Q1 to lead the way into tomorrow’s Q2 and race one with his lap of 1:19.912.
Fong’s combatants in the battle for the 2025 MotoAmerica Superbike Championship – Cameron Beaubier and Josh Herrin – were 12th and third, respectively, in Q1. Beaubier’s day was the worst of the three as he crashed twice on Friday.
Coincidentally, Fong crashed twice on Friday at Circuit of The Americas two weeks ago but rebounded to finish on the podium in both races. He knows what tough days are like and feels for Beaubier.
“Yeah, especially after COTA, having two crashes on a Friday, it always just sets you back,” Fong said. “We’ve done good about crashing and getting back up and going again. We’re definitely not going to get too excited because we know that with the talent of my competitors, we’ve just got to keep plugging away and fine tuning. We did really good today. I’m still a little bit uncomfortable in some places. We need to just fine tune some stuff.”
Fong was also happy for his teammate Jake Gagne, with the three-time MotoAmerica Superbike Champion ending the day second fastest. “It’s good to see my teammate up here, and to try to finish the season with a Yamaha one-two would be nice. It would be very nice to have a wing man. Honestly, he’s going good here, even on used tires. I’m stoked for him. He was struggling the last few rounds, but it would be good for the both of us.”
Still more, from a news release issued by MotoAmerica:
Motovation Supersport – Scholtz On Pace For Title
If Strack Racing’s Mathew Scholtz doesn’t wrap up the 2025 Motovation Supersport Championship tomorrow at New Jersey Motorsports Park, it won’t be from a lack of pace.
The South African wasted little time getting up to speed in the first practice session on Friday morning as he shattered the Supersport lap record with his 1:21.651. Although he was a tick slower in the afternoon Q1 session, his 1:21.704 was fast enough to earn him provisional pole position.
Scholtz leads the championship points chase by 21 over Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s PJ Jacobsen. If Scholtz scores four points in Saturday’s race one, he will earn his second successive Supersport title.
Although Scholtz led both sessions, things were tight at the top with Blake Davis second-fastest and just .361 of a second behind his Strack Racing teammate. Celtic/Economy Lube+Tire/Warhorse HSBK Ducati’s Cameron Petersen completed the provisional front row.
Vision Wheel M4 ECSTAR Suzuki’s Tyler Scott was fifth-fastest with his 1:22.527 and the last rider to be within a second of Scholtz’ best.
Rahal Ducati Moto w/XPEL’s Kayla Yaakov, Altus Motorsports’ Jake Lewis, Rahal Ducati Moto w/Roller Die’s Corey Alexander, Bauce BARTCON Racing’s Joseph LiMandri Jr., and BPR Racing Yamaha’s Teagg Hobbs rounded out the top 10 on opening day at NJMP.
SC-Project Twins Cup – Di Mario Over Chapin
Robem Engineering’s Alessandro Di Mario and RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Suzuki’s Matthew Chapin battled over provisional pole in Friday’s Q1 session for the SC-Project Twins Cup races, with the fight ultimately going to Di Mario by just .137 of a second.
While Di Mario has wrapped up both the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul and SC-Project Twins Cup titles and recently signed a deal that will see him race for the Rahal Ducati Moto team in next year’s Motovation Supersport series, we haven’t seen Chapin since the VIRginia International Raceway round in August. On Friday, he reminded us how good he is by ending the day so close to Di Mario, who lapped at a best of 1:25.057.
Di Mario’s teammate Hank Vossberg ended up third-fastest with his 1:25.363, just .306 of a second off his Di Mario’s best.
Bad Boys Racing’s Avery Dreher and Speeddemon Racing’s Logan Cunnison rounded out the top five.
Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul – Vossberg!
Tytlers Cycle Racing’s Hank Vossberg led Friday’s Q1 session in the Parts Unlimited Talent Cup By Motul class, but things are tight at the front with the top six within a second of the Wisconsinite.
With newly crowned Talent Cup Champion Alessandro Di Mario sitting this one out, Vossberg took over as the rider to beat with his 1:29.668.
Jones Honda’s Bodie Paige ended up second, .350 of a second from Vossberg and .068 of a second ahead of fellow Australian Sam Drane and his Yamaha BLU CRU Estenson Racing-backed Krämer APX-350 MA.
Team Roberts’ Kody Kopp continued to move closer to the top with the multi-time flat track champion ending the day fourth. Bettencourt Racing’s Nathan Bettencourt rounded out the top five on opening day at NJMP.
Mission King Of The Baggers – Hello, Mr. Petersen
SDI Racing’s Cameron Petersen was all business on Friday at New Jersey Motorsports Park, with the South African having his best qualifying session of the season to put his Indian Challenger on provisional pole position in Mission King Of The Baggers Q1.
Petersen’s 1:22.901 was .097 of a second faster than RevZilla/Motul/Vance & Hines Harley-Davidson’s Hayden Gillim with the two ping-ponging the top spot in the waning minutes of the 39-minute session.
Gillim’s teammate Rocco Landers was third-fastest and only .109 of a second off Petersen’s best.
S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Tyler O’Hara was the first of the factory Indians in fourth, narrowly ahead of newly crowned Mission King Of The Baggers Champion Kyle Wyman.
S&S/Indian Motorcycle’s Loris Baz and Harley-Davidson x Dynojet Factory Racing’s Bradley Smith ended the session .891 of a second from Petersen and the last rider on the same second as the provisional pole sitter.
